11.A. 2020-2021 District/Campus Improvement Plan Goals/Performance Objectives and Targeted Improvement Plans

[11.E. Consideration of and Possible Action on the Superintendent's Recommendation to Propose Termination/Discharge of Teacher Kendall Pearson's Probationary Contract prior to the end of the Contract Period.]

ASK FOR CONSIDERATION OF AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION TO PROPOSE TERMINATION DISCHARGE OF TEACHER KENDALL [INAUDIBLE] PROBATIONARY CONTRACT PRIOR TO THE END OF THE CONTRACT PERIOD.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ACCEPT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION AND PROPOSE THE TERMINATION DISCHARGE OF KENDALL [INAUDIBLE] PROBATIONARY CONTRACT PRIOR TO THE END OF THE CONTRACT PERIOD.

SECOND. FURTHER, EXCUSE ME, [LAUGHTER] I MOVE THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZE THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO SEND KENDALL [INAUDIBLE] NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED TERMINATION DISCHARGE PURSUANT TO TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SECTION 21.104 AND BOARD POLICY DFAA LEGAL.

MR. PRESIDENT, I SECOND THAT MOTION.

[LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY MS. CARRILLO, A SECOND BY MR. ESPINOSA. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR.

PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. THAT MOTION WILL CARRY SEVEN ZERO, THE BOARD.

[12.A. Safety Audit]

THIS WILL NEXT BRING US TO OUR INFORMATION ITEMS. NEXT UP, WE HAVE DR.

VERN ALEXANDER WITH A SAFETY AUDIT UPDATE.

[APPLAUSE] OH, NO, THE BIG BOOK.

[LAUGHTER] THE BIG BOOK. STARTING WITH PAGE ONE, [LAUGHTER] PARAGRAPH A.

IN THE BEGINNING.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO READ US WAR AND PEACE, ARE YOU? NO, I'M NOT. I'M NOT GOING TO READ YOU THE SAFETY AUDIT.

THAT'S MY JOB IS TO READ IT.

AND I'VE ENJOYED READING IT AND I'LL FINISH IT OVER THE HOLIDAY.

PRESIDENT KING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT MS. ELLIS, CERTAINLY IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE FOR YOU TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR SAFETY AUDIT.

TEXAS EDUCATION CODE REQUIRES THAT ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS PERFORM A SAFETY AUDIT OF ALL OF ITS FACILITIES.

YOU HAVE TO DO IT AT LEAST EVERY THREE YEARS.

SOME DISTRICTS HAVE A TENDENCY TO DO IT IN THIRDS, ONE THIRD, ONE THIRD, ONE THIRD.

WELL, WE CHOSE TO DO I WAS ALL IN THE THIRD YEAR.

AND THIS IS THE RESULT OF THAT SAFETY AUDIT.

THE CRUX CORPORATION IS THE ORGANIZATION THAT WE ENGAGE TO PERFORM THIS AUDIT.

AND THE CHIEF AUDITOR IS DENNIS PORTER.

DENNIS PORTER WAS A, WAS AN OFFICER WITH THE GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALSO SERVED AS AN SRO IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

AND SO WE RESPECT HIS EXPERTISE.

AND HE CERTAINLY PROVIDED US WITH A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THE GOOD THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE AND ALSO ON THE THINGS, THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US.

OK, THE PURPOSE OF THE AUDIT HERE IS TO ASSESS THE PHYSICAL SECURITY OF EACH SITE, AS WELL AS VERIFIED IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR EMERGENCY OPERATION PLAN.

YOU JUST PASSED THE EMERGENCY OPERATION PLAN.

BEYOND THAT, THE INTENT IS TO BE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IN FINDING HELPFUL AND REASONABLE SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING BOTH AT THE INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT IS PRESENTED IN AN EXECUTIVE REPORT AND IN INDIVIDUAL REPORTS FOR EACH FACILITY.

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SO EACH CAMPUS HAS ITS OWN DOCUMENTATION THAT WE WILL BE SHARED WITH THE BUILDING LEADER.

LEADERS AT THE PARTICULAR CAMPUSES.

LET ME TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHAT WE CALL IS THE SCOPE OF THE AUDIT.

THE AUDIT LOOKED AT THE [INAUDIBLE] AND IT ALSO EXAMINED THE GROUNDS IN THE EXTERIOR OF ALL OF OUR FACILITIES.

SECONDLY THE INTERIOR SURVEY TO EXAMINE THE LAYOUT CONDITION AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE INTERIOR OF OUR BUILDINGS.

THE POLICY SURVEY WAS TO EXAMINE WHETHER THE DISTRICT WAS FOLLOWING THE SAFETY POLICIES IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN AS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN OUR DISTRICT.

ARE WE TRULY FOLLOWING OUR SAFETY PLAN? FINALLY, IT LOOKED AT THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

TO SEE IF OUR LEADERS HAD BEEN TRAINED IN THAT ASPECT.

TEXAS SAFETY SCHOOL CENTER PROVIDES EVERY DISTRICT AND AUDITOR WITH THOSE ITEMS A LIST OF ITEMS THAT THE AUDITOR IS TO LOOK AT.

THEY GIVE US THE TEXAS SAFETY SCHOOL GIVE US 16 ITEMS THAT THE AUDITOR IS TO EXAMINE WHEN HE OR SHE COMES BEFORE A DISTRICT OUR DISTRICT.

FIRST, THEY LOOK AT THE FLOOR PLANS, THE MAPS OF OUR FACILITIES.

THEY ALSO LOOK AT THE CAMPUS BADGE POLICY.

THEY LOOK AT OUR DISTRICT EOP AND ALSO THE CAMPUS EOP.

THEY LOOK AT OUR CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN.

THEY ALSO LOOKED AT OUR AERIAL PHOTOS OF OUR FACILITIES AND THEY LOOKED AT THE DOCUMENTATION OF OUR DRILLS AND OUR EXERCISE.

ALSO, THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHETHER WE HAD A PARENT CHILD REUNIFICATION PLAN.

WHEN WE HAVE TO EVACUATE A BUILDING AND GO TO ANOTHER SITE.

WHAT IS OUR PLAN FOR REUNIFYING THE PARENTS WITH THE STUDENT? SO ALL OF THAT IS THE TYPE OF INFORMATION THAT THEY LOOK FOR.

WE CERTAINLY ARE PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.

AND WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS PERFECTION.

THE AUDITOR GIVES US ACCOMMODATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS.

SO I WILL SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE ACCOMMODATIONS THAT HE SAW AS THEY WENT THROUGH OUR FACILITIES. THIS IS ONE, AND I THINK YOU CAN BE PROUD OF IT.

THE DISTRICT IS COMMENDED FOR THE OVERALL CLEANLINESS AND APPEARANCE OF THE DISTRICT FACILITIES. WE ARE CERTAINLY PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE AND WE CERTAINLY WILL TAKE CARE OF THE INVESTMENT THAT THE TAXPAYERS MAKE IN OUR FACILITIES.

THE DISTRICT IS COMMENDED FOR HAVING A DOOR NUMBERING SCHEME IN PLACE AT ALL FACILITIES THAT WERE AUDITED.

WE HAD WE NEED TO HAVE NUMBERS ON THE DOORS.

SO WHEN FIRST RESPONDERS COME, IF WE HAVE A PARTICULAR AREA THAT WE NEED THE FIRST RESPONDERS TO COME TO, WE CAN GIVE THEM THE NUMBER OF THAT DOOR AND THEY CAN FIND THAT DOOR EASILY. THIS ONE WE CAN CERTAINLY BE PROUD OF.

THE DISTRICT IS COMMENDED FOR THE SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED AFTER THE 2017 AUDIT.

IT IS CLEAR TO THE AUDIT TEAM THAT THE LEADERSHIP EMBRACES MANY OF THE SUGGESTIONS THAT WAS SUGGESTED FROM THAT PARTICULAR AUDIT.

WE DON'T JUST WE DON'T JUST TAKE THIS AUDIT AND PUT IT ON THE SHELF.

WE CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN WORKING SINCE THIS AUDIT TAKING PLACE.

THE DISTRICT HAS ALSO COMMENDED FOR ITS CONTINUOUS EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT ALL FACULTY ADMINISTRATORS ARE TRAINED IN THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

THAT IS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HE WANTED TO POINT OUT AS COMMENDATION FOR US.

AND THEN HE POINTED OUT THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO WORK ON.

BUT I'D LIKE TO DO IS TO INTRODUCE TO YOU PART OF THE COMMITTEE THAT HAVE ALREADY BEGUN THE WORK AND IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS THAT WERE MADE.

MS. RAMIREZ? WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? [APPLAUSE] MS.

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BRANT.

TIME PUTTING TOGETHER A PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THOSE SUGGESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN POINTED OUT IN THE AUDIT, AND WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD AND BRING TO YOU WHAT WE'VE DONE TO ADDRESS THE ITEMS THAT WERE POINTED OUT DURING THIS PARTICULAR AUDIT.

WE HAVE TO THIS IS THE THREE YEAR.

THEN WE WILL START AGAIN THIS MONTH.

THEY START COUNTING FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

WE COULD DO ANOTHER ONE NEXT YEAR OR ONE THIRD.

BUT I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO BEFORE WE GET GET TO THAT PARTICULAR POINT, BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE OF YEARS OF WORK THAT WE NEED TO PUT TOGETHER AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE.

AND I'LL TELL YOU, WE'RE JUST PART PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE GPISD DISTRICT.

WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN.

AND OUR MISSION IS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FACULTY IS ALWAYS SAFE WHEN THEY ENTER OUR FACILITIES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE] DR.

ALEXANDER, THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING THE COMMITTEE, BUT YOU LEFT SOMEBODY OFF.

DID I LEAVE SOMEONE OFF? YOU. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, DR.

ALEXANDER, FOR MANY, MANY YEARS OF HAVING SUCH AN AMAZING PRIORITY AND COMMITMENT TO KEEPING OUR CHILDREN SAFE.

I KNOW THAT IT IS THE FIRST AND LAST THING YOU PROBABLY THINK OF EVERY DAY.

AND I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU THAT FOR EVERY TIME DR.

ALEXANDER CALLS ME, I LOOK AND I SEE HIS NAME AND I KNOW THERE IS POTENTIAL THERE FOR BAD NEWS. BUT NOT ONE TIME HAS HE EVER CALLED ME WITHOUT A SOLUTION AND A PLAN.

AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] IT'S MY PLEASURE.

FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT NEED AN INTRODUCTION TO THE REAL DR.

ALEXANDER, HIS HEART IS AS BIG AS IT COMES.

HE IS ABSOLUTELY DEDICATED.

LIVES, BREATHES, EAT, SLEEPS EVERY MOMENT OF THE SAFETY AND THE WELL-BEING OF THE CHILDREN AND STAFF IN THIS GREAT DISTRICT.

WE WOULD BE SO LOST.

IF YOU WASN'T THAT BIG PART OF THIS DISTRICT.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, THE SLEEPLESS DAYS, THE SLEEPLESS WERE 24/7S THAT YOU DO BECAUSE YOU MAKE IT WORTHWHILE.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM SENDING ANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS, ANY OF MY GRANDKIDS OR ANYTHING TO GRAND PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BECAUSE I KNOW BESIDES THE MAGNIFICENT STAFF IS AT THAT SCHOOL, THERE'S SOMEBODY THERE THAT'S KIND OF WATCHING OVER THEM.

HE'S THE GUARDIAN ANGEL OF THIS DISTRICT, I'M ASSURING YOU.

THANK YOU, DOC. I APPRECIATE THAT.

[APPLAUSE] CERTAINLY.

DOC, SIR? GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD. CERTAINLY WE LIKE TO THANK THE GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALSO FOR WHAT THEY DO IN ENHANCING THE SAFETY OF OUR FACULTY AND OUR STUDENTS.

THEY PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE BECAUSE LET ME TELL YOU WHEN I SAW IT, I WILL I WANT SOME RESULTS AND I WANT PEOPLE TO MOVE AND THEY GET MOVING.

HE KNOWS THAT I'M ON IT.

AND HE IS VERY RESPONSIVE TO MY CALLS.

THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, I WENT TO SCHOOL.

IT'S DANIELS NOW, BUT I WENT TO SCHOOL, AT [INAUDIBLE] AND AS A YOUNG CHILD AT [INAUDIBLE], I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IMPRESSION WAS MADE, BUT IT WAS THERE. I REMEMBER SEEING YOU AROUND CAMPUS FROM TIME TO TIME, YOU KNOW, AS A STUDENT AT [INAUDIBLE]. AND WHAT I CAN REMEMBER SEEING OF YOU THEN AND HOW YOU CONDUCTED YOURSELF THEN, NOT KNOWING WHO YOU ARE OR WHAT YOU DID, THAT STILL REFLECTS TO THIS DAY AND YOUR DEDICATION TO THIS DISTRICT AND ALL OF THE YEARS THAT YOU'VE PUT IN AND YOUR SERVICE.

AND I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS NOT JUST TO ME, BUT ANYONE THAT KNOWS YOU AND KNOWS WHAT YOU DO, IT'S IN YOUR EYES. IT'S ALL OVER.

YOU ARE GPISD AND YOU HAVE DEVOTED YOUR LIFE TO THIS.

AND WE COULDN'T BE ANY MORE PROUD TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF YOU IN THIS AND STILL HAVE YOU A PART OF THIS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE Y'ALL.

[APPLAUSE] I'M A TAKE THE BOOK.

[LAUGHTER] NEEDED A TWO-WHEELER.

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YEAH, WE'LL CALL YOU WHEN WE CAN'T SLEEP, [LAUGHTER] SEE IF YOU CAN READ US A COUPLE PASSAGES. GREAT JOB.

ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE TO NETWORK UPDATES.

[12.B. Network Upgrades]

THE PRESENTER WILL BE [INAUDIBLE]. HOWDY, GOOD EVENING.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO FOLLOW UP.

I JUST NEED DOC TO STAND UP HERE BESIDE ME JUST TO GIVE ME THAT GIVE ME THAT THAT GOOD VIBE. MS. ELLIS, PRESIDENT KING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, FELLOW AGGIES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION TO YOU TONIGHT.

I JUST FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS A CULMINATION OF THE HARD, HARD WORK OF FIVE PEOPLE ON THE TECHNOLOGY STAFF.

VERY, VERY PROUD, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE.

I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE AND THE HEART AND SOUL THAT THEY'VE POURED INTO THIS PRESENTATION FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS.

I WANT TO INTRODUCE DIANNA DREW.

[APPLAUSE] SHE IS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL AND DOCUMENT SERVICES WITH HER WITH HER LEADERSHIP AND THE GROUP THAT WE'VE GOTTEN THIS PUT TOGETHER.

SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND HER AND THE REST OF THE TEAM.

HOPEFULLY THEY'RE WATCHING AND SEE THAT SEE THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING.

WHAT I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TONIGHT IS THE STATE OF OUR NETWORK.

THIS IS INFORMATION JUST TO GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION WHERE WE ARE, WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO AND WHAT WE'D LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH WITH OUR WITH OUR WORK.

OUR CURRENT NETWORK IS OLD.

IT'S TIRED. MOST OF OUR GEAR BEING SIX TO 12 YEARS OLD.

WITH THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AS YOU GUYS WELL KNOW, WE HAVE WITH YOUR GRACIOUS INPUT AND ACCEPTANCE OF OUR DESIRE TO PUT A ONE TO ONE PROJECT IN PLACE.

APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DID.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE FOCUSED ON FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

SO NOW IT'S TIME TO TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE BACKBONE OF OUR OF OUR NETWORK.

WITHOUT THE BACKBONE OF OUR NETWORK.

ALL THE HARD WORK WE'VE DONE FOR PUTTING THE DEVICES OUT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT.

IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF WHEN SOMETHING IF SOMETHING FAILS, BUT WHEN SOMETHING FAILS.

SO THAT'S WHY I HAVE THE PADDLES ON OUR SOME OF OUR SWITCHES THERE, IN OUR PICTURE.

OUR CURRENT STATUS.

TWO YEARS AGO, YOU GUYS MAY REMEMBER YOU APPROVED SOME NETWORK [INAUDIBLE] A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THAT WAS FOR OUR WAN RING, WHICH IS OUR WIDE AREA NETWORK.

AND THAT'S HOW WE GET ALL OF THE NETWORK SERVICE TO ALL OF THE CAMPUSES.

THIS INFORMATION IS ABOUT OUR LAND, OUR LOCAL AREA NETWORK, AND THIS IS ALL OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN OUR CAMPUSES.

ANOTHER THING THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON IS THE POWER PROTECTION AT EACH CAMPUS.

OUR UPSS ARE FAILING AND THE UPSS AND UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY, OUR CORE NETWORK SWITCHES AT MOST CAMPUSES ARE EIGHT TO 12 YEARS OLD.

OUR EDGE NETWORK SWITCHES AT ALL CAMPUSES DESPERATELY NEED TO BE REPLACED.

WE USED TO BE ABLE TO REPLACE BASED OFF OF SPARES, BUT WE'VE USED ALL OF OUR SPARES AND NOW WE'RE DOWN TO TAKING SOMETHING, STEALING, ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL.

OUR WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS ARE SIX TO TEN YEARS OLD AND IN DESPERATE NEED OF UPGRADE.

OUR PAGING SYSTEM IS A JUMBLED MIX OF ANALOG AND DIGITAL SPEAKERS THAT HAVE BEEN KIND OF BAND-AIDED/ WE PUT BANDAIDS ON THEM FOR UP TO THIRTY YEARS.

SOME OF OUR SPEAKERS ARE AS OLD AS SOME OF OUR BUILDINGS.

AS I SAID, OUR NETWORK TEAM IS A SMALL GROUP OF FIVE, THEY'RE BRILLIANT PEOPLE, HOWEVER, NOW THEIR CURRENT STATUS, THEY HAVE TO BE REACTIVE REPAIRMEN INSTEAD OF PROACTIVE DESIGNERS AND ENGINEERS.

IN THE PAST, WE'VE ONLY REPLACED THIS MUST HAVE NETWORK GEAR USING ERATE AND BOND FUNDS.

THIS HAS MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO PUT ANY KIND OF A REFRESH CYCLE AND PLACE.

ERATE FUNDS CONTINUE TO PLAY A MAJOR PART IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS GEAR, BUT WILL NOT COVER THE ENTIRE COST.

ERATE IS A VERY TEDIOUS PROCESS AND IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR APPLICATION ONCE A YEAR AND IT COMES IN FIVE YEAR FUNDING CYCLES.

WE APPLY EACH YEAR AND HISTORICALLY HAVE RECEIVED AWARDS OF REIMBURSEMENT BASED ON OUR FREE AND REDUCED PERCENTAGES.

IN CATEGORY ONE, WE RECEIVE 90 PERCENT REIMBURSEMENT AND IN CATEGORY TWO RECEIVE 85 PERCENT REIMBURSEMENT.

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EACH CATEGORY HAS A VERY SPECIFIC LIST OF ITEMS THAT WE CAN USE THE FUNDING FOR.

SMALL PORTIONS OF OUR LOCAL BUDGET HAVE ALWAYS BEEN USED TO ASSIST WITH THE PURCHASES AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO.

THE REASON FOR OUR NEED FOR REPLACEMENT IS OUR GEAR RUNS 24/7, 365, AND PARTS ARE STARTING TO FAIL. A GOOD ANALOGY IS LIKE BUYING A NEW CAR, STARTING IT AND LEAVING IT RUNNING IN YOUR DRIVEWAY FOR 10 YEARS.

IT'S GOING TO IT'S GOING TO START TO FAIL.

THESE DEVICES ARE PAST THE END OF LIFE AND LONG BEEN OUT OF WARRANTY WITH THE KNOWN UNSTABLE POWER GRID RUNNING THROUGH GRAND PRAIRIE.

WE MUST HAVE STABLE POWER CONDITIONING, BATTERY, BACKUP TO PROTECT OUR GEAR AT EACH LOCATION AND PREVENT THE LOSS OF DATA.

REPLACING THIS GEAR WILL HELP OUR NETWORK RUN ON A MUCH MORE EFFICIENT LEVEL.

THIS WOULD ALLOW OUR NETWORK TEAM AND OUR TECHNOLOGY SECURITY TEAM TO BE PROACTIVE AND NOT REACTIVE WITH THE NEED FOR CONSTANT TRIAGE.

WHAT WE HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH IS AN END TO END MONITORED SYSTEM OF UPS EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT POWER SPIKES, DROPS AND OUTAGES THAT WILL PROTECT OUR GEAR AND OUR DATA.

NEW CORE SWITCHES TO MEET INDUSTRY STANDARDS, NEW EDGE SWITCHES WITH ENOUGH POWER TO SUPPORT OUR NEW POE ACCESS POINTS.

CAMERAS AND SPEAKERS, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, IS POWER OVER ETHERNET.

WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS ALLOWS US TO HANG THE ACCESS POINTS, PUT THE PHONES, THE CAMERAS UP WITHOUT NEEDING ADDITIONAL POWER RUN TO EACH LOCATION.

THE POWER IS PROVIDED FROM THE SWITCH THAT WE PUT IN OUR NETWORK CLOSET.

THE NEW CAMERAS, ACCESS POINTS AND SPEAKERS REQUIRE MUCH MORE POWER THAN OUR CURRENT POE SWITCHES WILL PROVIDE. WITH MORE THAN FIFTY THOUSAND WIRELESS DEVICES IN THE DISTRICT.

THIS GEAR WILL IMPROVE THE TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCE TREMENDOUSLY.

THE DESIRE OF THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT IS TO MAKE EVERY EXPERIENCE IN THE CLASSROOM THE BEST IT CAN BE TO CREATE SUCCESS AND ENHANCE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT WITH THESE NETWORK UPGRADES WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.

NOW FOR THE SLIDE WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.

BOTTOM LINE, WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE BROKEN THIS UP INTO A THREE YEAR, THREE YEAR PROJECT. OUR MOST CRITICAL NEEDS ARE YEAR ONE, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE IN NOW.

2020-2021.

UNINTERRUPTABLE POWER SUPPLIES.

THE CORE SWITCHES AND THE WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS AND CONTROLLERS.

YEAR TWO WOULD BE OUR EDGE SWITCHES AN ADDITIONAL IDF CLOSETS.

IN YEAR THREE, WE WOULD LOOK AT WORKING ON OUR PAGING SYSTEM AT ALL SCHOOLS.

THIS IS WE'VE ALREADY STARTED GOING OUT FOR BID BECAUSE OF OUR WINDOW THAT HAS TO OPEN.

SO WE WILL GATHER BIDS AND PRESENT TO YOU GUYS AGAIN IN JANUARY.

AND WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY, VERY SUPPORTIVE OF TECHNOLOGY AND WE REALLY, TRULY APPRECIATE IT AND ENTERTAIN SOME QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM.

THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

YES, MA'AM. IT WAS GREAT HAVING THAT LITTLE STICKER SHOCK.

SO MY FIRST QUESTION IS, I MEAN, WE KNOW TECHNOLOGY ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE.

IF ANYTHING, NOT ONLY IS IT ALREADY FAST CHANGING, BUT WITH WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH NOW, WE KNOW IT'S HERE TO STAY.

SO MY QUESTION IS, ONCE WE DO THIS WORK, IF WE DO THIS WORK, HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO BE BEFORE YOU'RE STANDING BACK IN FRONT OF ME ASKING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN AGAIN? IS THIS GOING TO BE SUSTAINABLE OVER TIME? AND DO YOU ANTICIPATE PUTTING IT ON A ROTATION LIKE WE DO BUSSES AND ROOFS AND ALL THAT SO THAT WE AREN'T BACK HERE AGAIN? YES, MA'AM. THAT IS A FANTASTIC QUESTION.

AND MY MY GOAL WITH THIS, IF WE PUT IT IF WE'RE ABLE TO PUT ALL OF THIS IN PLACE, THIS WAS TO SUSTAIN US FOR FIVE YEARS.

INDUSTRY STANDARD ON THIS KIND OF EQUIPMENT IS A FIVE YEAR REFRESH CYCLE.

SO WHAT WE WOULD WHAT WE WOULD INTEND TO DO IS TO START AT THAT YEAR FIVE AND THEN WORK OUR WAY THROUGH. AND WE'LL HAVE TO BECAUSE OF THIS BEING A TOTAL FORKLIFT BASICALLY OF OUR OF OUR NETWORK, WE WOULD HAVE TO LET SOME THINGS EXTEND BEYOND THE FIVE YEARS TO DEVELOP THAT REFRESH CYCLE.

SO OUR INTENTION WOULD BE TO YEAR FIVE START LOOKING AT BREAKING THE PIECES APART SO THAT WE KNOW YEAR SIX.

WE NEEDED TO THIS PART, YEAR SEVEN, THIS PART.

AND HOPEFULLY BY YEAR EIGHT, WE'VE ESTABLISHED THAT REFRESH CYCLE WHERE WE CAN EITHER EXTEND IT A YEAR OR EVEN TWO YEARS TO SO THAT WE CAN ESTABLISH THAT AND GET INTO A TRUE REFRESH CYCLE AND SPEND A LITTLE BIT EVERY YEAR INSTEAD OF A LOT EVERY FIVE YEARS.

MR. KING. MR. BROOKS.

KIND OF GOING OFF WHAT MS. LILES JUST SAID IN MY LAYMAN'S WORLD, YOU KNOW, ABOUT MY TECHNOLOGY IS WAY

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BELOW THE BAR. BUT ANYWAY, I KNOW THAT WHEN I BUY SOMETHING IN THE TECH WORLD THAT BY THE TIME I REALLY GET IT, IT'S ALREADY OUTDATED.

SO IS THAT WHAT WE'RE FINDING OR DO YOU ANTICIPATE AND I KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL AND YOU KNOW WHAT HOLDS FIVE YEARS FROM NOW? BUT IS THIS KIND OF PUT INTO YOUR EQUATION AS FAR AS BUYING FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS OF THE OUTDATED THE ONES THAT'S ALREADY YOU KNOW? YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? YES, SIR.

WELL, WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WHEN WE GO OUT FOR BID, WE BUY THE ABSOLUTE BEST THAT THERE IS OUT THERE AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT IN TIME.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS WITH THIS KIND OF NETWORK GEAR IS WE CAN ESTABLISH WITH THE VENDOR OR BEING WE USE CISCO GEAR, WE CAN ESTABLISH WHAT THE VENDOR WHAT THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THAT PARTICULAR PRODUCT OR MODEL IS.

AND IF THEY IF THEY TELL US THAT THIS PARTICULAR THING IS END OF LIFE IN A YEAR, THEY'VE ALREADY GOT SOMETHING NEW IN DEVELOPMENT.

SO BY THE TIME WE GET READY, WE CAN BUY THAT NEXT PIECE THAT HAS A MUCH FURTHER LIFE EXPECTANCY. SO THIS GEAR THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, STARTING THIS YEAR WILL BE THE NEWEST THAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE WITH THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF BEYOND BEYOND THE FIVE YEARS.

INDUSTRY STANDARD IS A FIVE YEAR REPLACEMENT CYCLE.

BUT THE GEAR THAT WE OBVIOUSLY THE GEAR THAT WE HAVE NOW FROM CISCO IS EIGHT TO 12 YEARS OLD AND IT'S STILL RUNNING, BUT IT'S JUST ANTIQUATED AND GETTING TIRED.

YOU KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

YES SIR. MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PARRA. MR. MALONE. HOW MANY POSSIBLE VENDERS ARE WE LOOKING AT? WELL, WE'RE WE PUT IT OUT FOR BID.

WE BUILD AN RFP FOR EACH PROJECT PROJECT AND WITH THE ERATE CYCLE AND THE RULES OF ERATE, WE POST THAT BID TO A PUBLIC, TO OUR WEBSITE AND WE CAN GET AS MANY BIDS AS PEOPLE WANT TO DO. THEY HAVE THEY HAVE 28 DAYS TO SUBMIT A BID.

SO WE COULD HAVE TWO.

WE COULD HAVE 20. SO WE HAVE A MATRIX THAT WE GRADE EACH BID OFF OF AND WE POST THAT BACK TO OUR OUR ERATE CONSULTANT, WHO THEN IN TURN TURNS IT INTO USAC, WHICH IS THE FEDERAL AGENCY THAT REGULATES ERATE.

YES, SIR. AND WHENEVER YOU COME BACK IN JANUARY, THOSE BIDS WILL HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AND WE'LL GET REAL NUMBERS.

YES. VS THE I'M ASSUMING THESE ARE JUST ESTIMATES.

THESE ARE ESTIMATES WITH THE KIND OF THE RULES OF ERATE.

WE CAN'T ASK ANY VENDOR TO GIVE US TRUE PRICING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO THEN EXCLUDE THEM FROM BIDDING. RIGHT. SO WHAT WE DO IS WE GO TO THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURER AND THEY SEND US RETAIL PRICES. AND WE KNOW THAT AS AN EDUCATIONAL ENTITY WE'RE GOING TO GET AT LEAST FORTY TWO PERCENT OFF. THAT'S THE MINIMUM WE'LL GET SO WE CAN CALCULATE BASED OFF OF 42 PERCENT.

BUT THEN EACH VENDOR, DEPENDING ON WHAT LEVEL, GOLD STAR, PLATINUM, WHATEVER, THEY GET A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF POINTS THAT THEY CAN ALSO AWARD ON THE BACK END TO GIVE US MORE OF A DISCOUNT. SO THESE NUMBERS THAT WE FIGURED ARE BASED OFF OF THE MINIMUM FORTY TWO PERCENT. SO WE'LL PROBABLY GET HISTORICALLY, WE'VE GOTTEN BETTER NUMBERS THAN FORTY TWO PERCENT. SO WHAT I HEARD HIM SAY WAS IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT LESS THAN THE 14 MILLION PLUS THAT I JUST SAW.

[LAUGHTER] GOOD JOB. MR. MALONE ACTUALLY HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.

SO IF WE GO THROUGH WITH THIS WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WE'RE REPLACING [INAUDIBLE] GETTING SOME MORE GEAR. THIS FIGURE HERE VERSUS NOW WE'RE ON TRACK.

WE'RE KEEPING OUR EQUIPMENT UPDATED AND ROLLING.

ANY IDEA WHAT THAT COST PROJECTION WOULD BE IN FIVE YEARS WHEN YOU COME BACK TO US? WELL, A LOT OF A LOT OF THE UPFRONT COSTS THAT WE'RE DOING NOW WILL BE IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT MORE NOW LIKE THE UPS COST IS BASICALLY WE'RE BUYING THE GEAR FOR NOW.

AFTER FIVE YEARS, IT JUST BECOMES A MAINTENANCE.

SO THE JUST FOR AN EXAMPLE, THE UPS PROJECT IS THE CHASSIS THAT WE PUT IN PLACE ARE, YOU KNOW, ESTIMATED FOR 10 PLUS YEARS.

SO AS LONG AS WE AS LONG AS AFTER FIVE YEARS, WE MAINTAIN THAT SORT OF WARRANTY OR MAINTENANCE PROTECTION PLAN, THEN IT IS FULLY COVERED AT THAT FRACTION OF THE COST EACH YEAR THAN WHAT WE WERE HAVING TO PAY UP FRONT JUST TO PUT ALL THE GEAR IN.

SO A LOT A LOT OF THE A LOT OF THAT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF.

A LOT OF THIS IS NEW CABLING THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE AND THAT CABLING WILL SUSTAIN FOR YEARS TO COME. SO THE NEXT TIME THAT WE DO A PIECE OF IT, HOPEFULLY WE GET IT BROKEN DOWN INTO A REFRESH CYCLE.

IT WILL BE A MUCH, MUCH LESSER COST.

DO WE CABLE IN-HOUSE OR IS THAT OUTSOURCED? IT'S OUTSOURCED, BUT WE HAVE WE HAVE A VENDOR THAT'S BEEN AWARDED AN RFP BID AND THEY

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TREAT US REALLY WELL. PERFECT.

ON THE RESALE EQUIPMENT OR ON THE RESALE VALUE FOR WHAT WE HAVE.

IS THERE MUCH OF ANY RESALE THERE OR? ON THIS GEAR, NOT REALLY.

THE GEAR THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

WE CAN ACTUALLY TAKE SOME OF IT AND PUT IT BACK FOR SPARES FOR OUR CLASSROOMS, WHICH IS BECAUSE EVERY CLASSROOM IN THE DISTRICT, I THINK THE NUMBER IS JUST OVER TWENTY ONE HUNDRED HAS A SMALL CLASSROOM SWITCH.

SO FOR US TO REPLACE ALL TWENTY ONE HUNDRED OF THOSE, THAT WOULD BE, Y'ALL WOULD PROBABLY THROW TOMATOES AT ME AND GET ME OUT THE DOOR.

BUT WITH WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING WE GET TO KEEP THOSE SWITCHES AND THEN THE THINGS THAT WE TAKE OUT, WE CAN USE SOME OF THOSE FOR SPARES FOR THAT.

OK, SO THAT MAKES SENSE.

WELL AND I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY, TOO.

I KNOW. I KNOW PREVIOUS TO ME GETTING ON THE BOARD, THERE WERE HICCUPS WITH TECHNOLOGY AND MONEY SPENT AND ALL THAT.

BUT I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY NOW, I MEAN, AS A BOARD, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO WATCH TAXPAYERS AND THE DOLLARS, MAKE SURE THE DISTRICT STAYS AFLOAT.

BUT ONE THING THAT I DO WANT TO JUST POINT OUT AND SAY FOR THE RECORD THAT SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT HAS REALLY MADE AN IMPACT.

THEY'VE MADE A FOOTPRINT. AND HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE LEADERSHIP IN OUR CURRENT TECHNOLOGY WITH OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES, WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANYWHERE WITHOUT THESE IPADS. AND I MEAN, WE WE WOULD BE IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE RIGHT NOW.

SO OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, AS A BOARD, WE HAVE FINANCES TO CONSIDER.

BUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE, YOU KNOW, TO NOT UPDATE THAT AND TO NOT GO FORWARD WITH THAT ALMOST JUST WASTES ALL THE MONEY AND TIME THAT WE'VE PUT INTO THE REST OF THIS, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK THE TRUST AND SUPPORT FOR OUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, I KNOW FOR ME ANYWAY, SPEAKING SOLELY FOR MYSELF IS DEFINITELY IN PLACE.

AND YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH WHAT YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN AND WITH THE TAXPAYERS DOLLARS AND WHATNOT.

AND IF WE CAN GET OVER THE FINANCIAL PART OF IT, MAN, I'M SOLD ON WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEST INTERESTS AT HEART, SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'VE PUT IN. APPRECIATE THAT.

MR. PRESIDENT? QUICK QUESTION, [INAUDIBLE] WHAT WOULD BE THE PRICE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEASING A NETWORK VERSUS OUR OWN HAVING OUR OWN NETWORK? WELL, WITH WITH ERATE IN ORDER TO GET THE ERATE FUNDS, WE CANNOT LEASE.

WE HAVE WE HAVE TO PURCHASE.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT I HAVEN'T REALLY DOVE INTO.

I BELIEVE THAT IF WE TRIED TO LEASE, IT MIGHT HARM OUR RATING, YOU KNOW, TO TRY TO LEASE PRODUCT, KIND OF LIKE WE DO WITH THE APPLE, THE APPLES.

I THINK THAT LEASING WOULD PROBABLY BE A MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE COST THAT I'M SPEAKING IN PAST FROM PAST EXPERIENCE, BECAUSE ONCE YOU LEASE, YOU PAY FOR MAINTENANCE FEES AND THINGS THAT YOU DON'T NORMALLY HAVE TO PAY FOR BECAUSE THEY'RE IN IT TO PROTECT THEIR INVESTMENT, BECAUSE THERE'S A POTENTIAL THAT AT THE END OF THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TURN IT BACK IN, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A CAR.

SO THEY WANT TO THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE AND PROTECT THEIR INVESTMENTS.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE YOU PAY UP FRONT FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND IF YOU GET A SCRATCH, DENT KIND OF LIKE ON A CAR.

SO BUT I CAN CHECK INTO THAT IF YOU IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION.

I HAD A QUESTION, I HAD NO IDEA THAT SOME OF OUR EQUIPMENT, THE AGE OF SOME OF OUR EQUIPMENT.

HAS ANY OF THAT IMPACTED ANY OF WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW WITH OUR VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR OUR KIDS? YES MA'AM.

WE'VE HAD SOME HICCUPS.

BUT LIKE I SAID, OUR NETWORK TEAM IS BRILLIANT AND THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO GO OUT AND I MEAN, GET WE'VE HAD A FEW MORNINGS THAT CAMPUSES HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DOWN WITHOUT NETWORK AND OUR TEAM IS DISPATCHED AND BEEN THERE AND GOT EVERYTHING BACK UP AND RUNNING BY SIX THIRTY, SEVEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT TOOK FOR EVERYTHING TO COME BACK UP. AND SO WE HAVEN'T STARTED A DAY OF SCHOOL WHEN THE KIDS GOT THERE WITHOUT NETWORK.

GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY. A LOT OF LATE NIGHT GROUP ME MESSAGES, RIGHT? [LAUGHTER] YES MA'AM. YES MA'AM.

I'VE LEARNED TO SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN, THAT'S FOR SURE.

[LAUGHTER] ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT TO BRING US TO HOUSE BILL THREE BOARD GOAL PRESENTATION

[12.C. HB3 Board Goals Presentation]

. DR. ANGELA HERRON AND MS. CORNELIA MCCOWAN.

HELLO, GOOD EVENING TO BOARD PRESIDENT AARON KING, SUPERINTENDENT MS. ELLIS AND BOARD MEMBERS, IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT LEVEL THREE [INAUDIBLE] BOARD GOALS WHERE WE WILL FOCUS ON CCMR PROGRESS MEASURES.

IF YOU REMEMBER TWO MONTHS AGO, WE LEARNED THAT THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE LAST YEAR DECIDED

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THAT ALL LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS SHOULD ADOPT BOARD GOALS IN THREE KEY AREAS.

THOSE THREE AREAS ARE EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY, EARLY CHILDHOOD MATHEMATICS, AND LASTLY, COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS.

IN ADDITION TO THESE BOARD GOALS, THEY DECIDED THAT WE SHOULD ALSO ADOPT PROGRESS MEASURES. BASICALLY WHAT THAT IS, IS THE PLAN TO ENSURE WE WILL ACHIEVE THOSE BOARD GOALS. SO LAST MONTH WE WENT OVER THE PROGRESS MEASURES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MATHEMATICS.

AND TONIGHT WE HAVE THE PLEASURE OF LISTENING TO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS, MS. CORNELIA MCCOWAN, COME TO THE PODIUM.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT KING, SUPERINTENDENT MS. ELLIS, TO OUR ESTEEMED TRUSTEES, I'M EXCITED TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR PLANS FOR A CCMR MOVING FORWARD. WE'RE LOOKING TO INCREASE OUR ACCOUNTABILITY FROM 46 PERCENT TO 58 PERCENT BY AUGUST OF 2025 FOR A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY RATING FOR CCMR. AND LET ME EXPLAIN THE A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY AND SOMETHING NEW THAT WE HAVE, WHICH ARE THE CCMR OUTCOME BONUSES.

SO WITH THE A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY, WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT GRAND PRAIRIE ISD RECEIVES AN A IN THE CCMR DOMAIN.

AND SO THERE ARE 10 WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN ACHIEVE THIS GOAL FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THAT SOME OF THOSE WAYS ARE THROUGH DUAL CREDIT, AP, ON RAMPS, LEVEL ONE LEVEL TWO CERTIFICATIONS AND INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATIONS.

AND IN LINE WITH TEXAS GOAL OF REACHING 60 BY 30, TEA HAS GIVEN DISTRICTS INCENTIVES TO HELP THEM REACH THAT GOAL OF 60 BY 30 AND 60 BY 30 IS SIMPLY BY THE YEAR 2030, 60 PERCENT OF THE OF THE YOUNG ADULTS AGES 25 TO 34 WILL HAVE A POST-SECONDARY CREDENTIAL.

SO THE STUDENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY SITTING IN OUR 10TH GRADE CLASSES ARE GOING TO BE PART OF THIS OUTCOME MEASURE.

AND SO TEA WANT TO ENSURE THEY INCENTIVIZE THE DISTRICTS.

SO IN ORDER FOR US TO REACH THE OUTCOME BONUS GOALS, WE MUST ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE GRADUATING COLLEGE READY.

THAT MEANS THEY ARE TSI MET AND ENROLL IN COLLEGE OR THEY RECEIVE AN INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATION AND TSI READY, OR THEY ENLIST IN THE MILITARY.

AND RIGHT NOW, TEA HAS SUSPENDED THE MILITARY ENLISTMENT BECAUSE THERE IS STILL IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO VERIFY THE STUDENTS THAT HAVE ENLISTED IN THE MILITARY. SO THE PROGRESS MEASURES THAT WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER PUTTING IN PLACE, WE WANT A PERCENTAGE OF OUR CCMR STUDENTS TO MEET THE THRESHOLDS FOR THE CCMR OUTCOMES BONUSES AND COLLEGE READINESS.

WE WANT TO LOOK AT A PERCENTAGE OF THE CCMR STUDENTS THAT MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR THE A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CAREER READY.

AND WE WANT TO LOOK AT THE PERCENTAGE OF CCMR STUDENTS THAT MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR CCMR OUTCOME BONUS FOR MILITARY READINESS.

AND JUST A QUICK REVIEW OF OUR TSI CRITERIA.

SO IN ORDER FOR A STUDENT TO BE CONSIDERED COLLEGE READY, WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE MET THE TSI REQUIREMENTS IN READING AND MATH ON THE TSI TEST OR ON THE SAT OR ACT OR A COMBINATION OF TWO OR MORE OF THOSE EXAMS. SO JUST FOR EXAMPLE, IF A STUDENT TAKES THE SAT DURING SCHOOL DAY, WHICH GPISD PROVIDES TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND THEY ARE MET IN ENGLISH AND WRITING, AND THEN THEY COME BACK AND TAKE THE TSI MATH THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED COLLEGE READY.

SO IN MEASURE THREE POINT ONE FOR COLLEGE READINESS, WE'RE LOOKING TO INCREASE FROM 26 PERCENT, WHICH WAS IN 2017 TO 40 PERCENT BY 2025.

THIS MEANS THAT WE WANT TO HAVE 40 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS THAT ENROLL IN COLLEGE BE

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COLLEGE READY BY THE TSI STANDARDS.

SO THAT MEANS THAT THEY WILL HAVE THEY'RE, THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED COLLEGE READY IF THEY MEET MATH AND THE ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS ON THE TSI, ACT OR SAT AND THEY ENROLL IN COLLEGE THE FALL AFTER THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP MR. WINSTON MINIX TO EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT'S GOING ON WITH CTE AND THE PROGRESS MEASURES THAT CTE WILL HAVE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE CAREER READY, MR. MINIX? THANK YOU, MR. MCDOWN.

PRESIDENT KING, SUPERINTENDENT ELLIS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON OUR CERTIFICATION EXAMS. OBVIOUSLY, AS WE STARTED CERTIFICATION REPORTING BACK IN 2014, 2015 GRAND PRAIRIE WAS AHEAD OF ITS TIME. WE WERE PROUD OF ALL OF THE CERTIFICATIONS THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE EARNED OVER THE YEARS AND ALWAYS REPORTED TO THE BOARD THE GREAT SUCCESS OF OUR CERTIFICATIONS. I WANT TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS WITH THE LIST OF CERTIFICATIONS BY YEAR. IF YOU LOOK AT THE CERTIFICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED, BEING THAT GRAND PRAIRIE WAS AHEAD OF ITS TIME, THE STATE INTRODUCED LOOKING AT INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATIONS IN THE 2016, 2017 SCHOOL YEAR.

I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT DURING THAT TIME, BECAUSE IT WAS SO NEW, THE STATE LIMITED THAT LIST TO ONLY ABOUT SEVENTY THREE CERTIFICATIONS THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAD TO KEEP TRACK OF. OBVIOUSLY IN GRAND PRAIRIE, BECAUSE OF OUR ROBUST CTE DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF THE CAREER PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER, WE EXCEEDED THAT LIST OF SEVENTY THREE CERTIFICATIONS OFFERED IN OUR DISTRICT.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS WERE NOT ONLY WORKFORCE READY AND MET WITH THE STATE REQUIRED OF US.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE EMPLOYABLE.

AND SOME OF THOSE CERTIFICATIONS THAT WE OFFER IN THE DISTRICT WERE NOT ON THAT LIST OF SEVENTY THREE THAT THE STATE ORIGINALLY CAME UP WITH.

THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS CHAMPIONED WITH AND CHALLENGED THE STATE ON WHICH TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER TO CURRENTLY TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE CERTIFICATIONS ON THAT LIST. AND I WILL TELL YOU, IT IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE.

THERE ARE STILL PROGRAMS WHERE WE OFFER CERTIFICATIONS THAT DON'T THAT DO NOT FALL ON THAT LIST. AND SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH THE BOARD TONIGHT.

I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE THAT THE LIST THAT WE REPORT, IT IS A PICTURE OF OUR NINTH THROUGH 12TH GRADERS DISTRICT WIDE.

MANY OF OUR STUDENTS GRADUATE OUR PROGRAMS WITH MORE THAN JUST ONE CERTIFICATION.

THE STATE ONLY TRACKS FOR CCMR AND A THROUGH F THE SENIOR YEAR AND ONLY ONE CERTIFICATION. SO I DID WANT TO POINT THAT OUT ON TONIGHT.

I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR NEIGHBORING SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE ONLY LOOKING AT THE TWO FORTY FIVE CERTIFICATION NUMBER.

THAT'S THE ONLY CERTIFICATIONS THAT THEY'RE GONNA OFFER IN THEIR DISTRICT.

BUT WE KNOW IN OUR DISTRICT WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE MORE THAN WHAT THE STATE REQUIRES. SO I WANTED TO SHARE THE GOAL AND WHERE WE WERE.

SO KEEP IN MIND, THESE ARE ONLY SENIORS.

THIS IS A THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE CERTIFICATIONS THAT HAPPEN STARTING IN 2016, 2017 WITH THE LIST ABOVE JUST SEVENTY THREE.

SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT 2017, 2018, 2019 THE STATE ONLY REQUIRED SEVENTY THREE CERTIFICATIONS AND THAT'S ALL THEY WERE TRACKING EVEN THOUGH WE OFFERED WAY MORE FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE GOAL SETTING FOR THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR, 22 ALL THE WAY TO 2025, THESE ARE THE GOALS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET OUR OVERALL GOAL FOR CCMR A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY.

AND AT THIS TIME I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO MS. MCCOWN. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MINIX. MR. MINIX AND HIS TEAM, THEY'RE DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF PROVIDING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS IN GRAND PRAIRIE ISD.

AND AS YOU HEARD IN THE PREVIOUS BOARD PRESENTATIONS, IN ORDER TO GROW THE ACADEMIC ABILITY OF OUR STUDENTS, WE HAVE TO START EARLY SO THEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE

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OPPORTUNITIES. IN THE 2018, 2019 SCHOOL YEAR, GRAND PRAIRIE WAS AGAIN AHEAD OF ITS TIME.

COLLEGE READINESS PARTNERED WITH TEACHING AND LEARNING TO CREATE CANVAS COURSES IN TSI BEFORE IT WAS EVEN A REQUIREMENT.

BEFORE THERE WAS AN INCENTIVE, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY STUDENT THAT HAD AN ASPIRATION TO BE A PART OF A CAREER PATHWAY HAD A PATH TO GET THERE.

IF THEY WERE WILLING TO WORK HARD AND PUT IN THE WORK, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY HAD THE TOOLS TO DO SO.

AND THROUGH A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE GATES FOUNDATION, WE WERE ABLE TO CREATE TSI CANVAS COURSES IN MATH AND ENGLISH THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL NINE THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS.

LAST MONTH I TOLD YOU WHEN I WAS WORKING WITH THE COUNSELING SERVICES THAT WE ARE BRINGING ON A PROGRAM CALLED THE TEXAS COLLEGE BRIDGE, AND WE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH CTE TO ENSURE STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH AND RECEIVING THEIR INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATION HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE THEIR TSI CERTIFICATION IN THE 12TH GRADE.

THE TEXAS COLLEGE BRIDGE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR OUR SENIORS AND WE ARE CURRENTLY PILOTING THAT PROGRAM AT YWLA AND GRAND PRAIRIE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL.

AND SO FAR FOR THE FINAL PROGRESS MEASURE OUTCOME, IS OUR MILITARY READY.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY STUDENT THAT HAS THE ASPIRATION TO JOIN THE MILITARY AND SERVE OUR COUNTRY RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SCORE POSSIBLE ON THE ASVAB.

SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON PROVIDING THEM ASVAB PREP THROUGH OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTERS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL ON THEIR TEST AND ABLE TO ENLIST IN THE MILITARY BRANCH OF THEIR CHOICE.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, MS. MCCOWAN, THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, DOCTOR HERRON.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR HERRON. ALL RIGHT.

SEE YOU NEXT MONTH.

[12.D. Grand Prairie High School ECHS Nursing Academy Update]

WE'LL GET AN UPDATE, THIS TIME ON GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL ECHS NURSING ACADEMY UPDATE.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

PRESIDENT KING, SUPERINTENDENT ELLIS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE ARE EXCITED TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THE UPDATES THAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL NURSING ACADEMY AT GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE US A LITTLE BIT BACK SO THAT WE CAN REMEMBER.

HOW DID THE NURSING ACADEMY START? IT STARTED THE 2017 SCHOOL YEAR OF WHAT OUR FIRST COHORT OF STUDENTS, WE STARTED WITH A GRANT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS CALLED THE NEXT GENERATION EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL GRANT.

AND IT WAS A STARTUP GRANT WHICH KICKED OFF MANY OF THE PIECES THAT STARTED TODAY'S NURSING ACADEMY.

THE FIRST COHORT WAS FORTY SIX STUDENTS THAT WERE BRAVE TO BE A PART OF OUR INNOVATIVE NURSING ACADEMY.

AND SO WE WERE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

IT WAS IT IS THE SECOND NURSING ACADEMY FOR STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THAT.

[APPLAUSE] THE GRANT REQUIRED THE DISTRICT TO CREATE A LEADERSHIP TEAM, AND IT ALSO REQUIRED THE DISTRICT TO HAVE AN ADVISORY BOARD, THESE TWO TEAMS WERE VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN SHAPING WHAT IS TODAY'S NURSING ACADEMY PROGRAM.

AND SO WE'RE SO PROUD OF THE FOLKS THAT SIT ON BOTH OF THESE COMMITTEES.

THE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE IS A COLLABORATION OF MANY DEPARTMENTS IN OUR DISTRICT.

AND SO WE BROKE DOWN THE SILOS IN ORDER TO MAKE A GREAT INNOVATIVE PROGRAM FOR OUR STUDENTS. THE ADVISORY BOARD IS A MIXTURE OF OUR HIGHER ED PARTNERS THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT BRIEFLY AS WELL AS OUR INDUSTRY, OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS.

THE VISION OF THIS PROGRAM WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO GO INTO THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY.

WE KNOW THAT OUR STUDENTS STARTED OFF IN HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE.

THEY BECAME A PART OF THE NURSING ACADEMY, WHICH WAS THE FIRST FORTY SIX COHORT.

AND IT WAS COUPLED WITH PARTNERSHIPS OF OUR HIGHER ED, WHICH IS DALLAS COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS IN ARLINGTON, AS WELL AS OUR GREAT PARTNERS AT BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE, WHICH I'LL SHARE MORE ABOUT.

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THE GREAT COLLABORATION OF THAT LEADERSHIP TEAM AND ADVISORY BOARD AT THE VERY BEGINNING, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE OFFERED THE STUDENTS OF THE NURSING ACADEMY A STATE OF THE ART LAB, SO THAT THEY WOULD HAVE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES THAT WAS NEEDED TO MAKE THEM VERY SUCCESSFUL AS THEY WENT THROUGH THEIR JOURNEY, THE ANATOMAGE MACHINE. WE HAVE THREE OF THEM IN THE DISTRICT.

AND IF YOU CAN JUST KIND OF VISUALIZE THERE'S A PICTURE OF IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THREE AT THE BOTTOM, AND IT'S LIKE HAVING AN ELECTRONIC CADAVER.

AND SO IT OFFERS OUR STUDENTS TO OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE ANATOMY OF THE HUMAN BODY. AND IT GIVES THEM THAT EXPERIENCE.

ANOTHER SET OF EQUIPMENTS THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS HAVE WAS REAL SIMULATION.

WE PURCHASED A MEDICAL NURSE AND SIMULATION MANNEQUINS AND WE HAVE THREE IN OUR NURSING ACADEMY LAB. WE HAVE A PEDIATRIC ONE FOR THEM TO LEARN ABOUT BABIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN.

WE HAVE YOUNG ADULT, WE HAVE ADULT, AN ADULT MALE AND ADULT FEMALE.

AND SO THESE STUDENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN A SKILL SETS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO START THEM ON THEIR ENTRY LEVEL WAY.

WE ALSO WANTED TO PROVIDE HOSPITAL BEDS SO THAT THEY HAD THE REAL UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWING OF WHAT IT WOULD FEEL AND BE LIKE TO BE IN A TRUE HOSPITAL AND LEARNING THAT EQUIPMENT PIECES AS WELL.

LET'S GET TO THE FUN STUFF, OUR PARTNERSHIPS.

WE PARTNER WITH DALLAS COLLEGE.

SO BETWEEN THE 9TH AND 11TH GRADE OF OUR CURRENT STUDENTS, THEY RECEIVE EIGHTY FOUR CREDIT HOURS DURING THIS TIME FRAME.

AND SO WE ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

I KNOW FOR ME, OBTAINING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE, IT TOOK A WHILE TO GET TO EIGHTY FOUR CREDITS [LAUGHTER] AND FOR STUDENTS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL, THAT IS AMAZING.

AND BEFORE YOU GO ON ON THAT PARTICULAR NOTE, ON THE 84 DUAL CREDIT HOURS, HOW MUCH DID IT COST PARENTS AND STUDENTS? I'M ACTUALLY GETTING TO THAT.

[LAUGHTER] AND OUR OTHER GREAT PARTNER IS UTA.

OBVIOUSLY, THE STUDENTS TRANSITION FROM DALLAS COLLEGE OVER TO UTA TO EARN A BSN, WHICH IS THE BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.

AND SO WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THAT PARTNERSHIP AS WELL.

SO THE STUDENTS CURRENTLY IN OUR 12TH GRADE YEAR.

SO THIS IS OUR OUR 12TH GRADE, OUR FIRST 12TH GRADE CLASS, THEY HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED THE EIGHTY FOUR DUAL CREDIT HOURS AT DALLAS COLLEGE.

NOW THEY'RE WORKING IN THEIR FIRST SEMESTER WITH UTA EARNING 12 HOURS IN ADDITION TO THAT. AND SO WHAT THE QUESTION THAT COMES TO MIND IS IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT EARNING A BSN, IF THEY'VE ALREADY RECEIVED EIGHTY FOUR AND THEY'RE WORKING ON 12, WHAT'S LEFT? THESE STUDENTS WILL HAVE FORTY EIGHT HOURS REMAINING TOWARDS THEIR BSN AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF ARLINGTON.

AND SO WE ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE AND HAPPY OF THAT.

[APPLAUSE] AND THEN THAT NEXT QUESTION, WHAT DO WE SAVE PARENTS IN THE COMMUNITY? SO THIS IS AN ESTIMATE.

AND SO OF THE HOURS THAT THEY CURRENTLY EARN WITHOUT THE FEES THAT ARE INCLUDED, IT'S ABOUT FOURTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS THAT WE SAVE PARENTS WITH GOING THROUGH OUR PROGRAM FOR THE NURSING ACADEMY.

[APPLAUSE] I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OUR GREAT PARTNERS AT BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE, WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERS WITH THEM OVER SEVEN YEARS NOW.

THEY HAVE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR SEVERAL OF OUR JUNIORS AND SENIORS IN THE HEALTH SCIENCE PROGRAM.

DUE TO WHERE WE ARE WITH THE PANDEMIC, WE HAD TO SUSPEND THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

BUT I WILL TELL YOU, WHEN OUR SENIOR CURRENT SENIORS IN THE NURSING ACADEMY, BECAUSE OF THEIR PASSION, BECAUSE OF THEIR BEING ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE RIGOR AND BEING ABLE TO GET TO THEIR SENIOR YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS.

I JUST ACTUALLY THIS WEEK HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CHIEF NURSING OFFICER AND THAT CHIEF NURSING OFFICER'S BOSS.

AND WE HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATION TO ALLOW THESE SENIORS OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THEIR CLINICALS IN THE SPRING.

AND SO WE ARE GETTING TO THAT FINISH LINE WHERE WE WILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO WE'RE VERY GRACIOUS OF THAT TEAM AND THAT HOSPITAL IN IRVING FOR ALLOWING THIS, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS TIME.

YES. AND SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR GRAND PRAIRIE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AND NURSING ACADEMY CHANCELLOR MS. LENORA BROWN. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT KING, SUPERINTENDENT ELLIS AND BOARD MEMBERS.

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I'M EXTREMELY PROUD TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY AND TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF OUR FIRST GRADUATING NURSING COHORT.

OUR NURSING CURRICULUM MAP OUTLINES THE COURSES THE STUDENTS MUST TAKE TO GRADUATE WITH THE ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE FROM THE DALLAS COLLEGE.

AND IT ALSO LISTS THE COURSES REQUIRED FOR THEIR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING FROM UT ARLINGTON.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE FOUR CHARTS, THEY SHOW THE DUAL CREDIT COURSES THAT THE NURSING STUDENTS MUST TAKE, AND SPECIFICALLY THEIR CHARTS ARE FOR GRADES NINE THROUGH 12.

THE COURSES HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE ARE THE UTA REQUIRED SCIENCE COURSES AND STUDENTS MUST EARN A B OR BETTER IN THEM IN ORDER TO MEET THE UTA ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS.

DURING THE STUDENTS 10TH GRADE YEAR SCHEDULING BECOMES A LITTLE COMPLEX BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE TO TAKE THEIR DUAL CREDIT CLASSES, BUT THEY ALSO MUST MEET THE TSI ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT IN ORDER TO TAKE THOSE COURSES THAT YOU SEE, AS YOU CAN SEE, DURING THE 10TH AND 11TH GRADE, THE COURSES ARE RIGOROUS AND THERE ARE A LOT OF COURSES.

SO THE STUDENTS MUST GO TO COLLEGE IN THE SUMMER FOR SUMMER ONE AND SUMMER TWO.

THE 11TH GRADE STUDENTS WHO HAVE MET THE UTA REQUIREMENT WITH A GRADE GPA OF THREE POINT ZERO AND WITH THESE OF AT LEAST A B OR BETTER, ARE ALREADY REGISTERED AND HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY.

THEY APPLIED FOR ADMISSION IN THE FALL OF THEIR ELEVENTH GRADE YEAR.

AND SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT.

[APPLAUSE] FROM AUGUST 2017 TO JULY 2020, THE NURSING STUDENTS EARNED A TOTAL OF ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR DUAL CREDIT COLLEGE HOURS, AND IF YOU CAN SEE IN THE NINTH GRADE, THEY STARTED OUT WITH TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY FOUR, BUT EACH YEAR THEY INCREASED. AND SO AS OF TODAY, THEY HAVE COLLECTIVELY EARNED A TOTAL OF ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR DUAL CREDIT HOURS.

[APPLAUSE] I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS SLIDE.

THE STUDENTS HAVE WORKED VERY HARD AS THEIR GPA AND RANKS INDICATE.

AND SO WE STARTED OUT WITH FORTY SIX AND NOW WE HAVE SIX.

WHEN WE STARTED IN TWENTY SEVENTEEN, THEY SAID WE WOULD ONLY HAVE THREE GRADUATING NURSING STUDENTS, BUT WE HAVE SIX.

AND I'M SO EXCITED.

[APPLAUSE] EACH GRADUATING NURSING STUDENT HAS EARNED FIVE CTE CERTIFICATIONS. AND TOMORROW THEY WILL BE COMPLETING THEIR BOARD OF NURSING BACKGROUND CHECKS. AND SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

IF YOU CAN SEE ON THE CHART, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF NINETY NINE NURSING STUDENTS.

COHORT FOUR HAS A TOTAL OF 40 STUDENTS.

THAT'S NINTH GRADE.

10TH GRADE, A TOTAL OF 30 STUDENTS.

11TH GRADE COHORT, TWENTY TWENTY TWO WITH A TOTAL OF TWENTY THREE.

OUR GRADUATING CLASS CONSIST OF SIX STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED AT UT ARLINGTON AND THE 40 STUDENTS THAT REMAIN ARE NOW EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND THEY ARE EARNING AND WORKING TOWARD EARNING THEIR ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN SCIENCE.

AND TODAY THIS EVENING, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU JUDITH TAPIA.

SHE IS OUR EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL NURSING STUDENT.

SHE IS A SENIOR.

SHE IS CURRENTLY RANKED SECOND OF A CLASS OF FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ONE.

[APPLAUSE] SHE IS OUR NOVEMBER 2020 STUDENT OF CHARACTER.

LAST YEAR, SHE EARNED THE GRAND PRAIRIE ISD CTE STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM AWARD.

SHE WAS OUR SOPHOMORE STUDENT OF THE YEAR.

SHE WAS, I THINK, A FRESHMAN STUDENT OF THE YEAR.

AND SHE HAS EARNED FIVE CTE CERTIFICATIONS.

ALL RIGHT. [APPLAUSE]

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WAY TO GO. ABSOLUTELY.

GOOD EVENING, I'M JUDITH TAPIA AND I'M A GRAND PRAIRIE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL NURSING ACADEMY STUDENT. I WAS BORN IN DALLAS, TEXAS, TO TWO WONDERFUL AND SUPPORTING IMMIGRANT PARENTS WHO ARE HERE TODAY WITH ME.

[APPLAUSE] I'M THE ELDEST OF THREE SIBLINGS, THE FIRST TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND WILL BE THE FIRST TO OBTAIN A COLLEGE DEGREE IN MY FAMILY.

[APPLAUSE] I CURRENTLY HOLD A GPA OF FOUR POINT FOUR AND I'VE RANKED SECOND IN MY GRADUATING CLASS.

[APPLAUSE] IN THE EIGHTH GRADE, I APPLIED TO THE GRAND PRAIRIE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL NURSING ACADEMY BECAUSE I HAD A LOVE FOR SCIENCE.

AND BEING A PART OF THE NURSING ACADEMY HAS ALLOWED ME TO TAKE MULTIPLE SCIENCE COURSES ALONG THE WAY.

THE CURRICULUM HAS BEEN EVERYTHING I IMAGINED IT WOULD BE.

AND ALTHOUGH THE COVID PANDEMIC HAS LIMITED SOME OF OUR HANDS ON TRAINING, WE'RE STILL GETTING SOME OF THE BENEFITS.

FROM 9TH GRADE UNTIL NOW, I'VE LEARNED TO PERSEVERE, MANAGE MY TIME AND CHALLENGE MYSELF.

I'VE LEARNED MANY NURSING BASICS, INCLUDING THE APPRAISAL OF LEARNING, ORAL, NON-VERBAL, WRITTEN, VISUAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR PATIENT EFFICIENCY AND THE PRACTICE OF SAFE EVIDENCE BASED NURSING CARE.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'VE HAD THE BEST SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FROM MRS. [INAUDIBLE] AND MR. BURKS, WHICH HAS HELPED ME LIVE UP TO MY TRUE AND FULL POTENTIAL AS A STUDENT.

I'M READY TO TAKE THE SKILLS I HAVE ACQUIRED AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STAGE OF MY CAREER AS A STUDENT AND SERVANT LEADER.

NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE FUTURE WILL HOLD, BUT I HOPE TO WORK AS A NURSE RESEARCHER OR A NURSE SCIENTIST WHERE I WILL RESEARCH, CONDUCT ANALYSIS AND PERFORM SCIENTIFIC STUDIES USING CUTTING EDGE SCIENCE.

THANK YOU. WOW.

[APPLAUSE] OK, EDUCATE ME A LITTLE BIT HERE.

A NURSE SCIENCE, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING THERE? [INAUDIBLE] NURSE SCIENTIST.

OK, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SCIENTIST AND A NURSE SCIENTIST? I MEAN, YOU'RE IN A LAB, I'M ASSUMING, AND YOU'RE CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS LIKE THE COVID VACCINE OR WHAT? OR WHAT ARE WE DOING? RIGHT. JUST LIKE A SCIENTIST, I WOULD BE DOING A LOT OF THE RESEARCHING AND A LOT ANALYSIS. BUT I THINK I'D BE FOCUSING MORE ON THE PATIENT'S RESEARCH AND SCIENTISTS SUCH AS TAKING LABS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

AND RATHER THAN A SCIENTIST, THEY FOCUS MORE ON TAKING SAMPLES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

AS SMART AS YOU ARE, BE THE SCIENTIST.

YOU AMAZE ME.

REALLY. YOU JUST AMAZE ME.

DID I SEE THE MICROBIOLOGY WAS A REQUIRED COURSE? YES.

I TOOK THAT IN COLLEGE AND COULDN'T EVEN GET THROUGH IT.

SO, I MEAN--.

[LAUGHTER] HEY, MOM. MOM, WILL YOU STAND UP? YEAH. [APPLAUSE] I CAN SEE YOUR-- I MEAN, I CAN'T EVEN SEE YOUR FACE, I KNOW SHE'S SMILING, BUT [INAUDIBLE]. [APPLAUSE] WOW, THAT IS SO COOL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE AMAZING YOUNG WOMAN THAT YOU ARE.

FABULOUS. AMAZING.

I JUST WANT TO FIRST SAY CONGRATULATIONS.

I'M AMAZED BY ALL YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED AND YOU'RE NOT EVEN OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL YET.

I COME FROM A FAMILY OF NURSES.

MY MOM AND MY TWO SISTERS ARE NURSES.

THEY CURRENTLY WORK RIGHT NOW.

AND WHEN I MR. KING AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME VISIT YOUR SCHOOL AND KIND OF PLAY AROUND WITH ALL THE STUFF YOU HAD THERE. AND I WAS TELLING MY MOM AND MY SISTERS, THEY WERE JUST FLOORED.

THEY COULDN'T BELIEVE IT THAT THIS WAS AT A HIGH SCHOOL SETTING BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T SEE THIS UNTIL WELL INTO THEIR COLLEGE CAREER WHEN THEY WERE GOING THROUGH SCHOOL.

SO I ONE, KUDOS TO THE PROGRAM.

I'M A HUGE SUPPORTER. I THINK IT'S AMAZING AND TWO, TO YOU, I KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO GO DO GREAT THINGS. AND I AM SO PROUD FOR YOU.

AND MOMMA, YOU ARE DOING IT RIGHT.

YOU'VE GOT A REALLY, REALLY GOOD ONE HERE.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING AND TALKING TO US TONIGHT.

MS. TAPIA. I KNOW MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS CAN AGREE.

WE ARE SO, SO PROUD OF YOU.

I KNOW THAT YOUR MOM [SPANISH] THE SKY'S THE ABSOLUTE LIMIT.

CONTINUE TO CHASE YOUR DREAMS. DON'T EVER TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYTHING THAT YOU ACCOMPLISH IN YOUR LIFE.

[SPANISH]. YES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN.

[APPLAUSE] I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS, I WANT TO GO BACK.

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WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOURTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OR FOURTEEN FOUR AROUND AVERAGE THAT PARENTS SAVE BY THEIR CHILDREN TAKING DUAL CREDIT CLASSES.

YOU CAN GET UP TO NINETY SIX HOURS.

DID I COUNT THAT RIGHT? WHICH IS LIKE TWO-- AND I DIDN'T FINISH COLLEGE SOMETHING LIKE TWO AND A HALF YEARS OR SOMETHING. IT'S ALMOST THREE YEARS OF COLLEGE.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DUAL CREDIT, I HOPE THAT THERE'S PARENTS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW WITH KIDS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL WHOSE EARS ARE PERKING UP RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE WONDERING HOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET YOUR KID THROUGH COLLEGE, HOW YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE YOUR KID THE BEST CHANCE TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE, BY GOSH, YOU NEED TO BE LOOKING AT DUAL CREDIT AND TRYING TO GET YOUR CHILD ON TRACK TO TAKE THOSE DUAL CREDIT CLASSES.

YOU'RE A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.

AND WE LOVE YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH.

AND WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU. BUT YOU'RE THE POSTER CHILD.

YEAH, BUT I HOPE I REALLY HOPE THAT PARENTS THAT ANY PARENTS THAT ARE LISTENING TO THIS MAN, I HOPE YOUR EARS JUST PERKED UP OVER THE LAST TWENTY MINUTES WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE THIS IS AN AVENUE, THIS IS A GREAT AVENUE TO BE ABLE TO GET FURTHER ALONG IN YOUR ACADEMIC CAREER.

[APPLAUSE] I JUST WANT TO SAY, SENORA TAPIA [SPANISH], I MEAN, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.

I WAS THE H.R. PERSON FOR A HOME HEALTH AGENCY IN ARLINGTON WHERE WE HAD NINE AGENCIES.

AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT FOR US TO FIND A BILINGUAL RN AND THEN FOR US TO FIND A BILINGUAL BSN, I MEAN, THEY'RE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN AND EVERYBODY'S LOOKING FOR THEM.

IT'S ESTIMATED THAT IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY THAT IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, 30 PERCENT OF THE JOBS ARE GOING TO BE IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY.

SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE AND ALL THAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED AND SO YOUNG. REALLY PROUD OF YOU.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING THIS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

I WANT TO START OFF BY REALLY GIVING RECOGNITION TO UTA AND TO DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT.

I AM A PRODUCT OF BOTH OF THOSE.

I'M A PRODUCT OF THE DCCD MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE, UTA AND-- GO MAVS.

AND I ALWAYS GET THEIR BROCHURES IN THE MAIL.

AND A GREAT FACT IS THAT UTA HAS BECOME THE LARGEST UNIVERSITY IN SERVING LATINO AND LATINO STUDENTS, AND THAT-- I WAS SO IMPRESSED BY THEIR PROGRAMS AND THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE HAD WITH UTA.

AND DCCD, IT'S AMAZING.

AND IT'S A LOCAL SCHOOL.

I ALWAYS ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO ATTEND DCCD AND UTA, BUT I AM JUST, YOU KNOW, SPEECHLESS AT THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING WITH THE LOCAL UNIVERSITIES HERE AND THEY SERVE. AND ALSO FUN FACTS TOO.

UTA IS ONE OF THE TOP UNIVERSITIES IN THE NATION FOR ENGINEERING.

AND DCCD SERVES A LOT OF OUR MINORITY STUDENTS.

BUT I'M JUST SO IMPRESSED ON WHAT'S THE MOVEMENT THAT'S GOING ON.

AND YOUNG STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE HERE, LIKE MS. TAPIA THAT ARE STARTING YOUNG.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS LIKE BERT SAID, YOU KNOW, YOUR EARS PERKED UP.

BUT THIS HURTS PARENTS IN THE POCKETBOOK, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEIR STUDENT FINISHES HIGH SCHOOL. AND THANKS TO ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT MOUNTAINVIEW COLLEGE GAVE ME AND DCCD GAVE ME AND UTA ALSO.

BUT NOW THERE'S A LOT MORE OPPORTUNITIES.

STUDENTS TAKE ADVANTAGE.

[SPANISH] THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY TO BE USED.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT BECAUSE I DID.

AND YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO BE, YOU KNOW, THE LAST TRUSTEE UP HERE, BUT I WANT OTHER STUDENTS TO ALSO, YOU KNOW, COME BACK AND SERVE ON THE BOARD AND GO THROUGH OUR LOCAL UNIVERSITIES. YOU KNOW, WE GOT SOME AGGIE'S AND DIFFERENT SCHOOLS HERE.

[LAUGHTER] BUT, YOU KNOW, UTA OVER HERE.

HE'S SURROUNDED BY TWO AGGIES RIGHT NOW.

OH, AND THEN MS. GLORIA WITH DALLAS BAPTIST.

TEXAS TECH, LET'S NOT FORGET.

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ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK JUDITH FOR SHARING HER JOURNEY WITH EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR ALLOWING THE CT DEPARTMENT AND THE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM IN GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH TO BE INNOVATIVE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING NUMBER TWO TO HAVE THE SECOND NURSING PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHICH IS PROBABLY OPERATING AT THIS POINT BETTER THAN THE FIRST.

[APPLAUSE] AND SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU.

EACH OF YOU GOT A CTE FOLDER WHICH HAS INFORMATION AND PUBLICATION ABOUT THE NURSING ACADEMY PROGRAM. MOST IMPORTANTLY IN HERE IS THE STICKER THAT YOU CAN PUT UP THAT SAYS PROUD TO SUPPORT A GRAND PRAIRIE ISD NURSING ACADEMY STUDENT.

AND SO WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THE GPISD CT DEPARTMENT TO MOVE EDUCATION FORWARD.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] AND AT THIS POINT, WE WOULD OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

Y'ALL ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB.

YES, FANTASTIC JOB.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MOM.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MS.

[12.E. Review of Board Agenda Calendar]

ELLIS, THIS WILL BRING US TO THE REVIEW OF THE BOARD AGENDA CALENDAR.

I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY OF A THANKSGIVING BREAK COMING UP, WHICH EVERYBODY KNOWS IS COMING UP BEGINNING NOVEMBER THE TWENTY THIRD.

ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'LL HAVE THE OPEN FORUM FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS.

[13. OPEN FORUM FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS]

MS. LILES, WOULD YOU READ THOSE FOR US? MR. KING, WE HAVE TWO TONIGHT.

THE FIRST ONE IS FROM JAY, WHO RESIDES AT 2905 PITKIN DRIVE.

AND THEY SAY, DEAR BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT ELLIS, COVID-19 CASES ARE DANGEROUSLY SURGING IN OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.

150000 CASES A DAY, OVER A THOUSAND LOSING THEIR LIVES A DAY AND A THOUSAND PLUS DAILY CASES IN DALLAS AND TARRANT COUNTY.

DESPITE THE CONTACT TRACING AND SAFETY PROCEDURES IN OUR SCHOOLS, WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER OVER OUR STUDENTS GETTING IN CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS.

THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT ARE NOT IMPLEMENTING STRONG MEASURES THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO WITHIN THEIR POWERS AND GAVE UP ON CONTACT TRACING.

WE HAVE NO IDEA WHOSE STUDENTS AND STAFF GET IN CONTACT WITH OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, AND MOST PEOPLE WITH THE VIRUS WILL BE ASYMPTOMATIC.

BOTH DALLAS AND TARRANT COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGING SCHOOLS TO GO VIRTUAL.

IT IS NOT THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND PREFERRED WAY TO TEACH AND LEARN, BUT IT IS WAY SAFER.

IT IS ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE FROM NOW UNTIL SPRING AND A LONG WAY UNTIL THE VACCINE ROLLS OUT. THANK YOU AND I HOPE YOU CAN MAKE BOLD DECISIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THE SECOND SPEAKER TONIGHT IS MS. DORIS HILL, WHO IS HERE.

IF YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT ELLIS, PRESIDENT KING AND TRUSTEES.

I'M DORIS HILL AND I RESIDE AT 534 [INAUDIBLE] DUNCANVILLE.

I TEACH AT SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL AND REPRESENT GRAND PRAIRIE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION TSTA.

EMPLOYEES IN GRAND PRAIRIE ISD ARE WORKING HARDER THAN EVER, WHETHER IT BE EXTRA CLEANING OF BUILDINGS, BEING COUNSELING STUDENTS OR TEACHING THREE DIFFERENT WAYS.

IT FEELS LIKE IT'S APRIL, NOT NOVEMBER.

EMPLOYEES SMILE FOR STUDENTS TO CONVERSE POLITELY WITH PARENTS PLAN AND GRADE.

THEN WE GO HOME, DO ATTENDANCE PLAN AND GRADE FOUR HOURS MORE.

BY THE TIME WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF OUR SCHOOL DUTIES, NO ENERGY OR TIME IS LEFT TO TAKE CARE OF US, OUR FAMILIES, OUR HOMES.

TEACHERS ARE GETTING SICK DUE TO NO TIME OR ENERGY FOR SELF CARE, RESULTING IN TAKING DAYS OFF, WHICH MEANS MORE SUBS.

MORALE IS VERY LOW.

THIS IS A PROBLEM NOT JUST IN GRAND PRAIRIE DISTRICT, BUT IT'S EVERYWHERE ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS. THIS IS WHAT A FEW TRUSTEES AND A SUPERINTENDENT HAVE SAID CONCERNING THESE ISSUES AND THE STEPS THEY'VE TAKEN TO HELP SHOW EMPLOYEES THERE ARE THINGS TO MAKE THEM FEEL VALUED. ALL EMPLOYEES HAVE WORKED HARD DURING THE PANDEMIC.

TEACHERS OFTEN TAKE THEIR WORK HOME.

AS AN EXAMPLE, THE DISTRICTS ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNERS HAVE UNTIL ELEVEN FIFTY NINE P.M.

TO TURN IN SCHOOL WORK.

THIS IS A 24/7 JOB THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE CARRYING, DOING THE HEAVY LIFTING ON IT.

ACCORDING TO MARIBELLE, A SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE AT CORPUS CHRISTI ISD.

DUNCANVILLE ONE EMPLOYEE [INAUDIBLE] EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE FROM CUSTODIANS TO TEACHERS.

THE BOARD WANTS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES.

THEY WENT TO THE RESERVE FUND TO SHOW GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR THE HARD WORK TEACHERS AND STAFF HAVE PUT IN DURING THE CURRENT HEALTH PANDEMIC.

LEANDER ISD BOARD MEMBER GLORIA GONZALEZ SAID A GLOBAL PANDEMIC IS EXAMPLE OF A TIME TO

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USE EXISTING FUND BALANCE.

THE DISTRICT'S CHOICE TO GIVE STIPENDS IS IMPORTANT FOR EDUCATORS MORALE.

SUPERINTENDENT BRUCE GEERING SAID THE CONVERSATION SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT TEACHERS IN A DIFFICULT TIME.

I THINK WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY NOW TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AND NOT JUST TEACHERS, BUT ALL OF OUR STAFF.

LEANDER FULL TIME STAFF WHO RECEIVE $800 STIPEND AND PART TIME FOUR HUNDRED.

SAN MARCOS EMPLOYEES WILL RECEIVE A 500 DOLLAR STIPEND.

DUNCANVILLE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES RECEIVE THE TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR STIPEND.

CORPUS CHRISTI RECEIVED A TWO PERCENT OF THE [INAUDIBLE] FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH A MINIMUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO THE LOWEST EARNING WORKERS.

MESQUITE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A THOUSAND DOLLARS STIPEND AND PART TIME FOR FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

GPISD EMPLOYEES WE LOVE OUR STUDENTS AND WHAT WE DO.

SOMETIMES VERY WELL APPRECIATE AND A PAT ON THE BACK MAY BE ALL THAT'S NEEDED TO FUEL EMPTY TANKS TILL THE END OF THE YEAR AND [INAUDIBLE] YOUR DESIRE TO RETURN NEXT YEAR AND TRY EVEN HARDER.

BUT TO USE THE SPORT SIMILE, IT FEELS LIKE WE'VE ALREADY LEFT IT ALL OUT ON THE FIELD.

THESE ARE EXTRAORDINARY TIMES WHEN EVEN MORE IS NEEDED, SUCH AS THE EXAMPLES SET BY THESE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE HERE FOR OUR STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT.

WE BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL BE HERE FOR US AND ADD GRAND PRAIRIE TO THE LIST.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MS. HILL. ALL RIGHT, THIS WILL BRING US TO COMMENTS FROM INDIVIDUAL BOARD

[14. COMMENTS FROM INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS]

MEMBERS AND BOARD, I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE, JUST TO KEEP US CURRENT WITH LAW AND OUR AGENDA, THIS IS AN EXPRESSION OF THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS AND CONDOLENCES.

THIS WEEK I'D LIKE TO START WITH MS. LILES. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO START BY CONGRATULATING OUR STUDENTS OF CHARACTER.

EACH QUARTER, I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THESE STUDENTS RECEIVE THIS AWARD BECAUSE OF OUT OF ALMOST 29000 STUDENTS THESE ARE THE CREAM OF THE CROP WHO GOT THERE BECAUSE OF THEIR CHARACTER, WHICH IS SUCH AN HONORABLE TRAIT.

AND NOT ONLY DOES IT REFLECT POSITIVELY ON THE CHILDREN, BUT IT ALSO IS A REFLECTION OF THEIR PARENTS. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE HOME TONIGHT, BE PROUD.

YOU'RE DOING PARENTING RIGHT.

I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE GPISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR THEIR 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I THINK HEATHER IS STILL HERE.

SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.

WE APPRECIATE EVERY BIT OF IT.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARD WINNERS AND THE LONE STAR STATE COUNCILOR AWARD WINNERS.

THOSE ARE BIG ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU.

KEEP DOING THAT GREAT WORK.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR NEWEST NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL HOBBS WILLIAMS. THE ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF AND STUDENTS HAVE MADE GREAT STRIDES LIKE MR. ESPINOSA SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, AND THE AWARD IS PROOF OF THEIR HARD WORK. I WANT TO THANK OUR TEACHERS.

TEACHING THROUGH A PANDEMIC HAS NOT BEEN EASY.

THERE HAVE BEEN CHALLENGES ARISE YET EACH OF YOU CONTINUE TO WORK DESPITE THEM FOR ONE RIGHTEOUS CAUSE, WHICH IS OUR STUDENTS.

I'VE HEARD THAT BECAUSE WE AREN'T TEACHERS, WE CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH. AND THAT IS A VERY FAIR STATEMENT.

I'M NOT IN THE CLASSROOM EACH DAY, BUT I DO HAVE CHILDREN WHO ARE AND I'M SEEING AND HEARING FROM MY GIRLS AMAZING THINGS.

YOU'RE SHOWING UP DAY AFTER DAY AMIDST FEAR AND ANXIETY.

AND INSTEAD OF LETTING IT CONSUME YOU, YOU'RE MAKING THE CHOICE TO DROP IT AT THE DOOR, SO TO SPEAK, TO LET THE LOVE OF TEACHING AND THE LOVE OF YOUR STUDENTS CONQUER THAT FEAR.

I SEE YOUR PASSION, YOUR COMMITMENT, YOUR WILLINGNESS TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN YOU'RE TIRED, OVERWHELMED AND AFRAID.

THE CHILDREN OF GPISD ARE BETTER BECAUSE OF THE HARD, EXHAUSTIVE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.

AND WHILE I CAN'T BE IN THE CLASSROOM WITH YOU, HELPING YOU EACH DAY, WHAT I CAN OFFER YOU IS MY SUPPORT.

I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO DO WHATEVER I CAN FOR YOU.

AND SOMEONE RECENTLY TOLD ME THAT THE SILVER LINING IN THIS PANDEMIC IS IT HAS PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HIT A RESET BUTTON.

IT'S CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE CHANGES FROM THE BOARD LEVEL ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO OUR CLASSROOMS. AND I'M UP FOR THAT CHALLENGE.

AND I HOPE YOU ARE, TOO, BECAUSE WITH YOUR HELP, OUR DISTRICT IS GOING TO COME OUT OF THIS STRONGER THAN EVER. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

WE WON'T BE BACK UNTIL AFTER THE BREAK.

AND I HOPE THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO ENJOY TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND REST AND RELAX BECAUSE IT IS MUCH NEEDED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MS. LILES. MS. GLORIA.

I WANT TO THANK ALL THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THAT GOT OUT AND VOTED NOVEMBER THE 3RD IN OUR RECENT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR VETERANS.

IN MY FAMILY, I HAVE TWO.

I HAVE A MARINE AND ARMY AND RETIRED FROM THE NAVY.

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SO I WANT TO THANK ALL THE VETERANS THAT ARE OUT THERE FOR US EVERY DAY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS OF CHARACTER AND THEIR PARENTS.

I WANT TO THANK MS. TRACY RAY AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR THE WONDERFUL REPORT THAT YOU GAVE TO THE BOARD TONIGHT. AND DR.

ALEXANDER, FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT YOU DO WITH THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF. THANK YOU AND THANK THE STAFF THAT WORKED WITH YOU.

AND LASTLY, I WANT TO WISH, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, THE HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARD, MS. MARY [INAUDIBLE] DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN OUR DISTRICT.

AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE HER AND ALL THE HONOREES.

SHE WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT PUT UP AT AN ALTAR FOR DIOS DE LOS MUERTOS AND THEY HONORED VANESSA GUILLEN AND THE [INAUDIBLE] STUDENTS THAT HELPED HER DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A GREAT THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.

I'M GOING TO SOUTH CAROLINA TO BE WITH MY DAUGHTER AND MY FAMILY.

SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS.

AND I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY HERE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY WITH THEIR FAMILY AND THEIR FRIENDS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MS. GLORIA. MR. HALL. WELL, I JUST WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU TO OUR ALL OUR VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED. MR. LAFFEY, I SAW A PICTURE OF YOU EARLIER.

AND DUDE, YOU WERE CUT MAN.

IT'S AWESOME. ANYWAY, I WANT TO SAY-- I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE REALLY TO OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF, OUR ADMIN.

LINDA, Y'ALL ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

I WANT TO ALWAYS I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY THAT ALLOWS ME TO SERVE.

IT IS AN HONOR TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY IN THIS DISTRICT.

I WANT TO TELL EVERYONE TO HAVE A HAPPY, SAFE THANKSGIVING.

I'M KIND OF A BARBECUE GUY.

AND SO I'LL SAY THIS AND ALL JEST, I HOPE YOUR TURKEY IS AS MOIST AND SUCCULENT AS MINE, ALTHOUGH THAT'S PROBABLY VERY DOUBTFUL.

[LAUGHTER] SO THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HALL. MR. ESPINOSA.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE PEOPLE WE RECOGNIZED AT THE BOARD MEETING.

AND I WANT TO ALSO CONGRATULATE HOBB WILLIAMS. OF COURSE, I SAID WHAT I HAD TO SAY WHEN THEY WERE HERE.

GREAT SCHOOL. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE SCHOOLS GET THE BLUE RIBBON IN GPISD.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE SCHOOL.

ANOTHER THING.

TEACHERS, PLEASE BE SAFE.

THIS PANDEMIC IS REAL, ALTHOUGH SOME DON'T BELIEVE IT, WHICH IS CRAZY, I DON'T SEE WHY THEY DON'T BELIEVE IT. BUT, YOU KNOW, PRAYERS GO OUT TO THOSE THAT ARE SICK.

YOU KNOW, I WON'T SAY NAMES OK. ALL RIGHT.

A FEW EMPLOYEES THAT ARE SICK AND, YOU KNOW, TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES.

YOU KNOW, THE MAJORITY OF OUR CASES IN GPISD ARE NOT FROM OUR SCHOOLS.

YOU KNOW, I CAN STAND STRONG BY THAT STATEMENT.

LOOKING AT OUR SUPERINTENDENT.

IT'S BEING SPREAD OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, DURING THIS THANKSGIVING, YOU KNOW, I'M A LITTLE BIT WORRIED, BUT PLEASE WEAR YOUR MASK. PLEASE TRY TO STAY CLEAN AND SAFE OR, YOU KNOW, USE YOUR HAND SANITIZER.

AND, YOU KNOW, TO THE NON ENGLISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY [SPANISH]. THERE I GO WITH MY SPANGLISH KICKS IN.

USING HAND SANITIZER [SPANISH] I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING [SPANISH].

EAT A LOT OF TURKEY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. ESPINOSA.

MR. PARRA.

ANY MARINES? TO ANYONE WHO HAS SERVED IN OUR MILITARY, CAN YOU PLEASE STAND UP AND BE RECOGNIZED? [APPLAUSE] I FIRST WANT TO START OFF BY WISHING THE MARINE CORPS A HAPPY TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY FIFTH BIRTHDAY AND THEN THANK ALL OUR SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN FOR THE SACRIFICES THAT THEY HAVE

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MADE. WE ARE THE LAND OF THE BRAVE.

WE ARE THE LAND OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE.

SO THERE IS NO WAY THAT WE CAN EVER THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR SACRIFICE.

I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO GPISD COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELING SERVICES.

I SEE THEM WORKING OVERTIME, BUT WHILE PUTTING ON VARIOUS VIRTUAL COLLEGE NIGHTS AND FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOPS, AND THEY ARE WORKING NONSTOP TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE MAXIMUM OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY ENTER THE NEXT STAGE OF THEIR LIFE.

I WOULD LIKE TO ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATE HOBB WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY FOR THEIR BLUE RIBBON-- FOR THEIR NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON AWARD.

I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MR. CHRIS MALONE, WHO IN LESS THAN A WEEK WILL BE THE PROUD OWNER OF AN AGGIE RING.

I AM THANKFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT AND THOSE THAT ARE TUNED IN WATCHING. I AM THANKFUL FOR THIS BOARD.

I AM THANKFUL FOR SUPERINTENDENT.

I'M THANKFUL FOR TEACHERS.

THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I DIDN'T THINK WE'D MAKE IT TO THANKSGIVING.

BUT WE ARE STILL HERE.

WE WILL REMAIN COMMITTED TO DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO SUPPORT EVERYONE IN THIS DISTRICT. I KNOW THAT EVERYONE ON THIS BOARD IS COMMITTED TO OUR STUDENTS.

THEIR SAFETY IS OBVIOUSLY THEIR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.

AND THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

PLEASE STAY SAFE. AND I JUST ASK FOR PRAYERS FOR THOSE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY COVID.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PARRA. MR. BROOKS. THANK YOU.

AS YOU CAN SEE, AND IF YOU'VE WITNESSED TONIGHT THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS, THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, THE DIFFERENT PROFESSIONALS THAT MAKE THIS GPISD THE BEST THAT IT IS.

FROM TECHNOLOGY TO SAFETY TO [INAUDIBLE] THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON, NURSING.

IT TRULY DOES TAKE A VILLAGE AND IT TAKES EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE MOST MAGNIFICENT, WONDERFUL, FANTASTIC PEOPLE THAT MAKE THIS WORK.

AND I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.

I'M SO VERY PROUD OF YOU.

I HAVE TO PINCH MYSELF SOMETIMES JUST TO KNOW THAT I AM A VERY, VERY SMALL PART OF SOMETHING MUCH BIGGER THAN ME.

AND THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE.

THAT'S HOW I WANT IT TO BE AND THAT'S HOW IT ALWAYS WILL BE.

I AM AMONGST HEROES EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE THAT I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER BE AROUND.

IT AMAZED ME THAT I COME FROM GRAND PRAIRIE ISD MYSELF.

AND I'VE SEEN THIS EVOLUTION OF EDUCATION AS IT EXISTS IN GRAND PRAIRIE NOW.

AND THAT'S WHAT I SAY.

THANK YOU TO MS. LINDA ELLAS. PLEASE KNOW THAT THAT MEANS THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY PERSON IN THIS DISTRICT. AND I WISH AND YOU ALL KNOW I'M A HUGGER AND I WANT TO HUG EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU SO BAD I CAN'T STAND IT BECAUSE I'M THAT PROUD OF YOU AND I LOVE YOU THAT MUCH.

I AM VERY PROUD AND I'M VERY EASED AT MIND TO KNOW THAT DR.

ALEXANDER HAS THE BEST INTEREST OF MY GRANDKIDS.

AND AT ONE TIME, MY KIDS AND I COULD ALMOST SAY ME.

BUT I AM GOING TO GO THAT FAR BACK, DOC, EVEN THOUGH WE DID HAVE THE SAME COACHES AND THINGS. BUT ANYWAY.

BUT YOU HAD ME, DOC. [LAUGHTER] SORRY, DOC. YOU KNOW, ONE SLIPPED THROUGH.

I DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED, DOC. THIS BOARD IS ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TOO.

I AM PROUD MEMBER OF A TEAM OF EIGHT.

AND I LIKE IT LIKE THAT TOO.

AND WE ARE-- I KNOW WHAT THESE MEN AND WOMEN THINK.

I KNOW WHAT THEY-- WHAT WE TALK ABOUT IN THE BACK ROOMS AND UP FRONT AND ALL THAT.

AND I KNOW EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM UP HERE IS DEDICATED TO YOU.

I'VE BEEN GOING TO AS MANY CLASSROOMS. THERE ARE MANY SCHOOLS AS I NORMALLY HAVE.

BUT JUST BE AWARE BECAUSE I JUST DIDN'T FEEL LIKE YOU NEED ONE MORE GERM WALKING AROUND YOUR SCHOOL OR WHATEVER.

SO JUST JUST KNOW THAT I AM PROUD OF YOU AND I SUPPORT YOU.

AND I WISH I COULD GET A MEGAPHONE AND COME UP HERE TO YOUR GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH AND SAY, I LOVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

SO YEAH.

VIRTUAL HUG. PLEASE BE CAREFUL THIS THANKSGIVING.

I WOULD RATHER YOU NOT BE AROUND SOME FAMILY MEMBERS AND ALL THAT THIS YEAR SO YOU CAN BE

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AROUND THEM NEXT YEAR.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. BUT I WENT TO SOUTH.

IF Y'ALL CAN'T GET ALONG, WE'RE GOING TO SEPARATE YOU.

YEAH, WE NEED TO PUT YOU BALCONY SCREAMING AT EACH OTHER AGAIN.

[LAUGHTER] OK, ALL RIGHT.

WELL, ANYWAY, PLEASE BE CAREFUL THIS THANKSGIVING AND BECAUSE I'D RATHER YOU BE AROUND FOR NEXT THANKSGIVING WHEN MAYBE THIS EPIDEMIC, THIS PANDEMIC OR WHATEVER IT IS, IS OVER WITH AND GONE. AND WE'VE ALL BEEN GOT THROUGH THIS.

ANYWAY. SO THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT SAFE HOLIDAY.

AND MS. ANDERSON, I WANT TO GET ON THE WHATEVER THAT IS WHERE YOU GET ALL THE [INAUDIBLE]. I DON'T KNOW YOU CAN STILL DO THAT.

SO I'LL SEE YOU WHEN THIS IS OVER.

HELP ME. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. BROOKS. MS. ELLIS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PRESENTERS TONIGHT.

AS USUAL, YOU DO A GREAT JOB OF PREPARING AND REPRESENTING OUR DISTRICT WELL.

BUT I GOT TO TELL YOU, IT WAS WAY OVERDUE AND SO COOL THAT FINALLY TONIGHT WE HAD A KID IN THE PRESENTATION. SO THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

I LOVE SEEING THAT AND CONTINUED PRAYERS FOR OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS.

THANK YOU MS. ELLIS. AND THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT'S NOT FUN BEING A SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT BECAUSE EVERYBODY GETS TO STEAL THE THUNDER AND THE CLOSING COMMENTS.

NOT THAT THERE'S ANY THUNDER TO BE STOLEN HERE.

BUT JUST TO REITERATE ON WHAT'S BEEN SAID.

I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR THEIR FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE AND OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS PROVIDED TO OUR DISTRICT.

I THINK THAT'S-- I MEAN, I DON'T THINK-- WE KNOW THAT'S A VERY HUGE ROLE AND IMPORTANT TO OUR DISTRICT. AND I THANK EACH AND EVERY MEMBER FOR, YOU KNOW, WORKING TOGETHER AND KEEPING THAT FOUNDATION ALIVE AND WELL AND SERVING LIKE IT IS.

SECOND THING THAT I HAVE AND I THINK EVERYONE ON THIS BOARD HAS ALREADY REITERATED IT, BUT TEACHERS AND I'M TALKING TO TEACHERS.

TEACHERS, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW AS A BOARD, WE SEE YOU.

YOU KNOW, [INAUDIBLE] MEANS I SEE YOU.

EVERY MEMBER ON THIS BOARD SEES YOU.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S TEACHERS OUT THERE, NOT JUST IN OUR DISTRICT, ALL ACROSS THE BOARD, ALL ACROSS THE DISTRICTS, YOU KNOW, THAT CRY ON A DAILY BASIS.

THEY GO HOME IN TEARS, THAT VENT TO THEIR SPOUSES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND STRUGGLE TO HOLD THAT TOGETHER WHILE HOLDING THEIR CLASSROOMS AND THEIR KIDS TOGETHER.

YOUR HEALTH IS ON THE LINE.

YOUR MENTAL HEALTH IS ON THE LINE.

YOU'RE DRIVING YOURSELF CRAZY.

THERE'S SOME GREAT FOLKS THAT WORK AT TEA, BUT TEA IS NOT ALWAYS OUR FRIEND.

TEA MAKES THIS JOB SOMETIMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AND VERY DIFFICULT ON TOP OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE GOT TO DO, YOU KNOW, DISTRICT WISE AND WHAT'S REQUIRED FROM DISTRICT TEA JUST MAKES IT EVEN HEAVIER AND MAKES THAT LOAD ALMOST UNBEARABLE.

YOU LOSE TIME AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILIES.

YOU'RE WORKING ON WORK ALL DAY.

YOU'RE BRINGING IT HOME. YOU'RE WORKING ON IT ALL NIGHT.

YOU'RE DOING THE BEST THAT YOU CAN.

IT'S TOUGH, BUT WE KNOW YOU'RE TOUGHER.

IT'S AN IMPOSSIBLE JOB AT TIMES.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A HEAVY LOAD, BUT YOU MAKE IT POSSIBLE.

AND WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE AS A BOARD.

SO TEACHERS JUST KNOW, [INAUDIBLE], WE SEE YOU.

WE ARE THINKING OF YOU DAILY.

IF THERE'S EVER ANY TIME THAT AS A BOARD, AS A DISTRICT THAT WE CAN HELP, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN TAKE A SUGGESTION.

WE CAN, YOU KNOW, HAVE AN EAR TO BEND JUST TO VENT TO.

WHATEVER IT MAY BE. WE WANT TO MAKE THIS LOAD LIGHTER AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND AS POSSIBLE AS WE CAN. SO PLEASE LET US BE YOUR FRIEND IN THAT AREA.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

AND AS MR. BROOKS SAID, WE'RE GOING ON THANKSGIVING.

PLEASE COME BACK SAFE.

THAT PANDEMIC IS OUT THERE.

DON'T LET SOMETHING ADD-- DON'T LET SOMETHING ELSE ANOTHER CATASTROPHE ADD TO WHAT WE'VE ALREADY GOT. BE SAFE.

HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH YOUR FAMILIES.

HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING.

WITH ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, IT IS NINE EIGHTEEN.

WE ARE GPISD TOGETHER AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

11.A. 2020-2021 District/Campus Improvement Plan Goals/Performance Objectives and Targeted Improvement Plans

11.B. Consider Approval of Emergency Operations Plan

Nov 12, 2020 Board of Trustees

11.A. 2020-2021 District/Campus Improvement Plan Goals/Performance Objectives and Targeted Improvement Plans

11.B. Consider Approval of Emergency Operations Plan

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