Sep 23, 2024 Lockhart ISD Board of Trustees

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>> I CALLED THIS MEETING OF THE LOCKHART INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[Call to Order]

LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT A QUORUM OF BOARD MEMBERS IS PRESENT, THAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED, AND A NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.

LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT TRUSTEE SANCHEZ RAYOS, LOCKHART, BURNETT, GUYTON, PAULINE, WRIGHT, ARE PRESENT.

WE WILL NOW STAND FOR THE PRESENTATIONS OF THE COLORS AND SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

COMMANDING THE LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL AIR FORCE JUNIOR ROTC COLOR GUARD IS CADET ALEJANDRO ESQUIRE.

I THE NATIONAL ARES IS ARIANA PEREZ GIL AND MARIA GOTAY.

THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FOR THAT.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 3 INVOCATION.

TRUSTEE BURNETT, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US?

>> LET'S PRAY. BY THE GOD, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING OVER OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF AND TAKING CARE OF THEM.

GIVE US WISDOM TONIGHT AS WE CONDUCT THIS MEETING.

IN JESUS. AMEN.

>> AMEN. WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 4 RECOGNITION BY MR. MILLER.

[Recognition]

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, PRESIDENT WRIGHT.

THANK YOU COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

PRESIDENT WRIGHT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA, WILL YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD TO HELP RECEIVE THE EVENING'S HONOREES FOR RECOGNITION.

AS THEY MOVE FORWARD, I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THE AWARD.

THE BOARD WILL PRESENT THE HONOREE THIS EVENING.

THE BOARD WILL PRESENT EACH HONOREE WITH A SPECIAL MEDAL.

IT IS THE LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE COIN GIVEN ONLY BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND GIVEN ONLY TO THOSE WHO TRULY EXHIBITFY EXCELLENCE IN LOCKHART ISD.

NOW WE WILL BEGIN WITH TONIGHT'S RECOGNITION.

THIS EVENING, WE ARE HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE GEAR PROGRAM.

THIS SUMMER, THESE DEDICATED LIONS SPENT SIGNIFICANT TIME TRAVELING, VISITING COLLEGE STATION, AUSTIN, SAN MARCOS, AND SOME ALL THE WAY TO THE WEST COAST EXPLORING UNIVERSITIES AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THEY HAD INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITIES TO VISIT COLLEGES AND EXPAND THE HORIZONS, GAINING VALUABLE INSIGHTS FOR THEIR FUTURE.

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WE ARE PROUD OF THEIR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK, AND CONTINUE TO UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL.

IN ADDITION TO THEIR RECOGNITION, IT IS ALSO NATIONAL GEAR UP WEEK IN LOCKHART, TEXAS WITH A PROCLAMATION FROM OUR MAYOR.

THAT'S CERTAINLY WORTH CELEBRATING AS WELL.

PLEASE HELP ME AND RECOGNIZE FOLLOWING STUDENTS.

WE HAVE MR. THOMAS A SINGER, WHO WENT ON THE WEST COAST COLLEGE TOUR.

[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE AMELIO SUAREZ AND LELAND RAMIREZ, WHO WENT TO TEXAS A&M CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE.

[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE MISS VALERIA SANTANA, WHO WENT TO THE UT FOR COLLEGE CAMP.

[APPLAUSE] THE STUDENTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY GEAR COORDINATOR, MISS GUERRA MURY.

MISS PRINCIPAL CYNTHIA VASQUEZ, AND MISS MARIA BUDOS.

[APPLAUSE] OH, WE HAD TWO MORE STUDENTS TO SHOW UP.

>>YEAH.

>> CJ MARTINEZ. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TO DO THE CHOIR CAMP AT TEXAS STATE.

[APPLAUSE] ALANA ELIZONDO, WHO ALSO WENT ON THE WEST COAST UNIVERSITY TOUR.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR GEAR UP STUDENTS AND GEAR UP WEEK.

IF EVERYONE TO PLEASE COME STAND IN THE CENTER, WE'LL GET A QUICK PICTURE.

THANK YOU AGAIN, THE GEAR UP.

FOR OUR NEXT RECOGNITION THIS EVENING, WE WOULD LIKE TO HONOR AND EXTEND A HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO OUR INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO GENEROUSLY DONATED BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO PREPARE FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

YOUR OVERWHELMING SUPPORT HAS MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS, ENSURING THAT THEY STARTED THE YEAR EQUIPPED AND READY TO LEARN.

THANKS EACH OF THESE REMARKABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR YOUR GENEROSITY, WHO PROVIDED ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO MANY STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN NEED.

THANK YOU ALL FOR TRULY HAVING A LOCKHART FOR PEOPLE, AND WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR SUCCESS.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

CONNIE S. AMAYA EDUCATION FOUNDATION, REPRESENTED BY MISS CONNIE AMAYA AND FAMILY.

[APPLAUSE] IF EVERYONE WITH MISS AMAYA CAN GO AHEAD AND COME UP, WE'LL TAKE YOUR PICTURE NOW. OUR NEXT RECOGNITION GOES TO

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[APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT RECOGNITION FOR COMMUNITY DONATIONS IS FOR PROMISED LAND CHURCH, REPRESENTED BY MR. MICHAEL FAIRS.

[APPLAUSE] OUR FINAL RECOGNITION TONIGHT IS 412 KIDS, REPRESENTED BY MISS CHARITY KATRAIL AND HER BOARD MEMBERS. [APPLAUSE]

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>> THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S RECOGNITIONS.

?? I'M ALWAYS GONNA PULL IT ALL THE WAY OUT.

>> WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[Public Comment]

I WILL READ OUR STANDARD COMMENTS BEFORE WE START.

THE BOARD WILL HEAR COMMENTS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK BEFORE THE MEETING BEGINS.

ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS MUST SIGN IN PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING AND LIST THE AGENDA ITEM THEY WANT TO DISCUSS.

EACH PUBLIC COMMENT SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF FIVE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

ANY PUBLIC TESTIMONY SPEAKER WHO REQUIRES A TRANSLATOR WILL RECEIVE UP TO 10 MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING WILL ALLOW ALL SPEAKERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP BEFORE THE START OF THE MEETING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

THE BOARD ENCOURAGES PREDENTERS TO KEEP COMMENTS OR CRITICISM CIVIL AND COURTEOUS.

PLEASE AVOID USING PROFANITY.

LAST, WE ASK THAT YOU DISCUSS STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT YOUR OWN CHILD.

IF A SPEAKER IS SEEKING BOARD RESOLUTION OF A SPECIFIC COMPLAINT, THE BOARD MAY ONLY PROVIDE RELIEF THROUGH THE DISTRICT'S GRIEVANCE PROCESS.

DISTRICT POLICY DGBA HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR ADDRESSING EMPLOYEE COMPLAINTS.

POLICY FN G IS AVENUE FOR FILING PARENT COMPLAINTS AND POLICY GF ADDRESSES COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMPLAINTS.

GRIEVANCE FORMS CAN BE ATTAINED AT ANY CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OR IN THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICE.

MISS BERG, IF YOU WOULD, WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE?

>> HI THERE. MY NAME IS TAYLOR BURGE.

I'M AT 406 SOUTH CHURCH STREET HERE IN LOCKHART.

>> MR. GUYTON OUR SECRETARY WILL BE THE TIME KEEPER FOR 5 MINUTES.

>> GOOD DEAL. I WON'T NEED THAT MUCH TIME.

I APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE AND A ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TO YOU.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE CELL PHONE POLICY UPDATE THAT YOU ALL ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT.

RECENTLY, I HAVE BEEN READING A LOT OF RESEARCH THAT TALKS ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF SMARTPHONES AND KIDS, MENTAL HEALTH, ESPECIALLY WHEN IN REGARDS TO IN SCHOOL.

THE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ABOUT 2015, RIGHT WHEN THE FIRST SMARTPHONE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAME ABOUT, THERE WAS A STARK DECLINE IN THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH.

THIS RESEARCH HAS BEEN STUDIED.

THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT STUFF.

I'VE READ A BOOK CALLED THE ANXIOUS GENERATION AND IT OUTLINES A STACK OF RESEARCH.

BIG TECH COMPANIES HAVE DESIGN TECHNOLOGY SO THAT IT DISTRACTS AND ADDICTS OUR CHILDREN.

WHEN WE HAVE THOSE TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS, IT'S DISTRACTING THEM FROM NOT ONLY LEARNING, WHICH IS WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING IN SCHOOLS, BUT ALSO ENGAGING WITH ONE SOCIALLY.

I BELIEVE THAT THIS RESEARCH AND LOTS OF DIFFERENT SCHOOL SYSTEMS AROUND THE NATION ARE CHOOSING TO GO SMARTPHONE FREE IN CAMPUSES.

I KNOW THAT THE BENEFITS FAR OUTWEIGH THE CONS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ELIMINATING SMARTPHONES COMPLETELY FROM CAMPUSES.

THE RESEARCH DOESN'T TALK ABOUT FLIP PHONES OR BASIC PHONES, THE WATCHES AND THINGS, SO KIDS CAN GET IN CONTACT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, BUT SMARTPHONES IN PARTICULAR AND THE ACCESS TO SOCIAL MEDIA IS DAMAGING OUR CHILDREN'S ABILITY TO LEARN AND CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER ACROSS THE NATION.

THROUGH THE RESEARCH, THEY LEARNED THAT, IF YOU ELIMINATE PHONES FROM SCHOOLS, SMART PHONES FROM SCHOOLS, DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR GOES DOWN AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT GOES UP.

LEARNING GOES UP. INSTEAD OF SEEING KIDS GLUED TO THEIR PHONES DURING LUNCH BREAKS, THEY'RE ENGAGING WITH ONE ANOTHER AND TALKING WITH ONE ANOTHER.

THOSE ARE PIVOTAL MOMENTS IN DEVELOPMENT OF OUR KIDS, AND WE NEED TO SET A NEW STANDARD IN LOCKHART FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.

WE NEED TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO ENGAGE WITH REALITY TO QUOTE ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES, THE SANDLOT.

GO OUTSIDE GET INTO TROUBLE.

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THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO BE ENCOURAGING OUR CHILDREN TO DO.

WHEN WE ALLOW THEM AND CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY'RE ABLE TO BE FELL VICTIM TO THESE SMARTPHONES IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA, THEN WE'RE NOT DOING OUR JOB IN PROTECTING THEM.

BOUNDARIES ARE IMPORTANT, AND I BELIEVE THAT WITH THE BOUNDARY SET THAT CAMPUSES ARE SMARTPHONE FREE.

KEYWORD THERE, SMARTPHONE FREE.

IT'S THE SMARTPHONES AND SOCIAL MEDIA THAT ARE DAMAGING AND THAT ARE THE CULPRITS OF THIS.

AT SCHOOL, THEY SHOULD BE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT SO THEY CAN BLOSSOM.

THAT MEANS NO SMARTPHONES AT ALL, NOT JUST DURING CLASS HOURS.

IT HAS TO BE A BLANKET RULE CAMPUS WIDE.

IN ADDITION TO ELIMINATING SMARTPHONES FROM SCHOOL CAMPUS, I'D LIKE TO ALSO ADD THAT THIS MOTION IS GREATLY COMPLIMENTED WITH MORE PLAYTIME.

KIDS LEARN BEST WHEN THEY PLAY.

PROVIDING THEM WITH MORE UNSTRUCTURED PLAYTIME WILL HELP THEM NOT JUST LEARN BETTER SOCIAL SKILLS, BUT ALSO HELP THEM FOCUS MORE IN CLASS.

I KNOW THAT THESE CHALLENGES ARE SO HARD TO MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE LOTS OF OPINIONS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO FEEL NERVOUS ABOUT ACCESSING THEIR CHILDREN IN THE CASE OF SOME THREAT.

I ALSO KNOW THAT TECHNOLOGY THAT IS SAFE FOR KIDS TO HAVE FLIP PHONES OR SMART WATCHES ARE TOTALLY DOABLE TO MEET THAT NEED OF CONNECTION IN THE CASE OF A THREAT.

THE BOTTOM LINE IS IF WE DON'T ADVOCATE AND WORK TO PROTECT OUR KIDS WHILE WE'RE IN SCHOOL, THEN WHO WILL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6, CLOSED SESSION.

[CLOSED SESSION]

NO FINAL ACTIONS, DECISIONS, OR VOTES WILL BE TAKEN WHILE THE BOARD IS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THE BOARD ENDED ITS CLOSED SESSION AT 6:32 P.M. ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2024. WHAT DID I SAY?

>> 632.

>> MAKE THAT 732.

THE BOARD WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN,

[Business: Consent Agenda]

>> CAN I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ITEMS AS LISTED?

>> WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIDE.

PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.

WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 8 COMMUNICATION A,

[Student Cell Phone Use Policy Update]

MISS VASQUEZ, AND MISS NIXON.

>> PRESIDENT, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I JUST WANT TO LAY SOME CONTEXTS AND REMINDERS FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MAY BE WATCHING AT HOME, THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE, AND THEN ALSO FOR THE BOARD.

BACK IN 2019, WE IMPLEMENTED THIS POLICY THAT WAS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE USED IN THE PAST.

BUT IN 2019, REALLY BECAUSE OF OUR STUDENTS.

PART OF MY SUPERINTENDENTS ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH IS MADE UP OF KIDS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, PRIMARILY HIGH SCHOOL KIDS AND SOME JUNIOR HIGH KIDS.

WHAT THEY WERE REPORTING ALL OF THAT YEAR, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MY FIRST YEAR AS SUPERINTENDENT 2018 WAS THE AMOUNT OF STRESS AND ANXIETY THAT THEY FELT.

WE REALLY TOOK A DEEP DIVE INTO WHERE THAT WAS COMING FROM.

WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS, THE PRESSURES OF HOMEWORK, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR KIDS WHO ARE IN AP CLASSES AND DUAL CREDIT CLASSES AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

BUT THE MORE AND MORE WE TALKED, THE MORE WE REALIZED AND ESPECIALLY OUR STUDENTS REALIZED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE STRESS AND ANXIETY WAS ACTUALLY THE PRESSURES OF CHECKING THEIR CELL PHONE, THE NOTIFICATIONS, KEEPING UP WITH WHAT EVERYONE WAS DOING ONLINE, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, AND THAT STARTED THIS HUGE CONVERSATION IN THE SUMMER OF 2019 BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTED.

WE COMMUNICATED WITH THE BOARD AND ACTUALLY EARLIER THIS MORNING, I WENT BACK AND WATCHED THAT MEETING JUST TO REFRESH MY MEMORY OF THE CONVERSATION.

BUT LARGELY DRIVEN BY THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF OUR STUDENTS.

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WE SAW SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR ALGEBRA PERFORMANCE.

WE ALSO SAW IMPROVEMENT FROM ACTUALLY KIDS REPORTING BACK TO US.

THAT WAS BACK IN 2019.

SINCE THAT TIME, WE'VE HAD DIFFERENT LEVELS OF IMPLEMENTATION JUST TO BE TRANSPARENT.

WE'VE HAD YEARS TO WHERE IT HAS WORKED REALLY WELL.

WE'VE HAD YEARS TO WHERE WE DIDN'T IMPLEMENT IT FULLY.

IN REFLECTING, I ALSO WANT TO THANK MISS BERG FOR SPEAKING EARLIER BECAUSE THERE'S THE BOOK THAT SHE REFERENCED, I ACTUALLY HAVE IT HERE.

IT'S CALLED THE ANXIOUS GENERATION.

PAST SIX WEEKS OR SO, THERE HASN'T BEEN A DAY THAT'S GONE BY THAT I HAVEN'T RECEIVED AN EMAIL, THAT I HAVEN'T HAD A COLLEAGUE, BRING IT UP TO ME, THAT I HAVEN'T HAD A FAMILY MEMBER BRING IT UP TO ME IF I'VE READ IT, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

I'VE BEEN READING THE BOOK AND IT'S REALLY IT REMINDS ME OF WHERE WE WERE IN 2019, WHAT WE WERE HEARING FROM OUR STUDENTS AND WHAT WE CONTINUED TO HEAR FROM OUR STUDENTS.

WHAT I THINK IS JUST SAD DATA THAT'S REPORTED IN THIS BOOK, BUT IT CONFIRMS WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE LOCALLY.

SUCH THINGS AS 140 SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE MODERN CELL PHONE WITH THE FRONT FACING CAMERA, WITH HIGH SPEED DATA, WITH ACCESS TO SOCIAL MEDIA, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

REALLY LIKE 2010, 2015 ON, WE'VE SEEN 145 INCREASE IN GIRLS HAVING MAJOR DEPRESSION AS TEENAGERS, 161 INCREASE FOR OUR BOYS.

THESE ARE STAGGERING AND VERY CONCERNING DATA POINTS.

WE'RE SEEING THAT HERE AS WELL.

THE DAILY AVERAGE TIME KIDS ARE SPENDING WITH THEIR FRIENDS HAS ALSO DECREASED, YOU KNOW, FROM 160 MINUTES BACK PRE PHONES TO ABOUT 40 MINUTES NOW.

THESE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS ARE BEING REPLACED BY THE ADDICTION TO PHONES AND IT'S DOING VERY HARMFUL THINGS TO OUR STUDENTS, AND IT'S VERY CONCERNING.

I WANT TO THANK OUR PRINCIPALS FOR BEING HERE TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON HOW WE'RE STARTING THE YEAR, BUT I ALSO WANT TO USE THIS AS A SPRING BOARD FOR A LARGER CONVERSATION WITH US AS A TEAM OF EIGHT, WITH OUR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, WITH OUR FAMILIES, WITH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BECAUSE I THINK THAT THIS ISSUE, WHILE WE'RE LOOKING AT IT AS A IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY HAS A MUCH BIGGER AND A MUCH MORE IMPORTANT CONTEXT FOR US AS A COMMUNITY, TRYING TO RAISE ALL OF OUR KIDS TOGETHER.

I CAN TELL AS A FATHER OF FOUR, I'VE BEEN SITTING IN PICTURES TO BETHANY, SAYING, LIKE, OH, MY GOODNESS, LOOK AT THIS DATA.

WE HAVE FOUR KIDS WHO ONE HAS A CELL PHONE.

I GOT HIM A CELL PHONE.

MANY PARENTS OF THE SEVENTH GRADER THINKING HE NEEDED IT FOR COMMUNICATION THINGS.

ELI, WHO'S NOW IN SEVENTH GRADE, DOES NOT HAVE A PHONE.

HE WILL NOT GET A PHONE UNTIL HE'S IN HIGH SCHOOL, JUST BECAUSE OF MY OWN EXPERIENCES AS A FATHER, BEING CONCERNED WITH WHAT I'M SEEING WITH A LOT OF THE KIDS WHO ARE OVER AT OUR HOUSE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AT THIS TIME, I WANT TO TURN IT OVER TO PRINCIPAL OF VASQUEZ AND PRINCIPAL NIXON TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON SECONDARY SCHOOL IMPLEMENTATION.

>> GOOD EVENING. ON THE SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING.

CELL PHONES ARE ONLY ALLOWED AT LOCKHART JUNIOR HIGH FROM 8:10-8:45 A.M. THEN THEY HAVE TO POWER THEM OFF UNTIL AFTER 4:30 P.M. DURING THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY, PHONES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE POWERED OFF.

THE KEYWORD IS SUPPOSED TO BE POWERED OFF.

DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE SHARED THIS INFORMATION.

FOR EXAMPLE, WITH OUR STAFF, IT WAS PART OF OUR 2024 SERVICE.

WE ALSO HAVE IT IN OUR LOCKHART JUNIOR HIGH HANDBOOK.

IN OUR STAFF NEWSLETTER AND INDIVIDUALLY WHEN IT'S NEEDED.

SO FAR THIS YEAR,

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THE SECOND TIME IT IS A DEFINITELY WRITE UP.

IT'S FIRST TIME WARNING, SECOND TIME A WRITE UP BECAUSE THAT'S GOING AGAINST OUR POLICIES.

STUDENT COMMUNICATION, WE HAVE SIXTH GRADE ORIENTATION.

WE SHARED THAT INFORMATION DURING OUR SIXTH GRADE ORIENTATION.

WE ALSO SHARED THE INFORMATION DURING ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE MORNING, ALSO LUNCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

THEN WHEN SIX, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH EIGHTH GRADE ASSEMBLIES, WE DID COHORTS OR YOU CAN CALL THEM EIGHTH GRADE ASSEMBLIES, WHERE WE CALLED EACH GRADE LEVEL INTO THE CAFETERIA, AND WE ALSO SHARED THE INFORMATION AGAIN ALONG WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER EXPECTATIONS.

>> FAR AS THE PARENT COMMUNICATION, WE SHARED THAT INFORMATION OUT IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, OUR SIXTH GRADE ORIENTATION, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE PROVIDED HARD COPIES TO SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS WHEN THEY PICKED UP THEIR SCHEDULES.

JUST LIKE WE DID SIX GRADE ORIENTATION, WE SHARED HARD COPIES.

WE SENT IT OUT THROUGH PARENT SQUARE, OUR PARENT NEWSLETTERS, AND WHEN PARENTS PICK UP A CELL PHONE, WHICH IS USUALLY THE SECOND TIME A PARENT HAVE TO COME IN AND PICK IT UP, THEN WE ALSO PROVIDE THAT PARENT AGAIN WITH A HARD COPY, AND ALSO THE DISTRICT COMMUNICATED OUT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL.

AT THE VERY BOTTOM, YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE VIOLATIONS WE'VE HAD SO FAR THIS YEAR AND THIS WAS AS OF FRIDAY.

I CAN PROMISE YOU I SAW SOME PICKED UP TODAY, SO THIS INFORMATION ON THE SCREEN IS FROM FRIDAY.

IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST, WE HAD 22 PHONES PICKED UP.

OUR TECHNOLOGY PICKED UP.

I THINK WE ONLY HAD ONE EARBUD, MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN CELL PHONES, AND SO FAR IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, WE HAD 82 ON FRIDAY.

COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, AUGUST, WE HAD 28, AND ALL THE WAY TO THE END, WE HAD 93 IN SEPTEMBER.

ANY BODY WANT TO GO AHEAD?

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS.

MR. SVELLE, SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA.

MY NAME IS CYNTHIA VASQUEZ, YOU ALL KNOW ME.

FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE, I AM THE PROUD PROUD PRINCIPAL OF LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL.

VERY SIMILAR TO MISS NIXON, JUST TO GO OVER A FEW THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR WITH OUR CELL PHONE POLICY.

SAME THING, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT WITH THE HOURS.

WE DO ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE THEIR PHONES ON BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS, WHICH IS NINE O'CLOCK.

THEN DURING LUNCHES, THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL, OUR STUDENTS CAN ACTUALLY USE THEM DURING LUNCH, AND THEN AFTER 4:45, WHICH IS AT THE END OF THE DAY.

THEY SHOULD BE POWERED OFF DURING THE ALL OTHER TIMES.

ALSO, STAFF COMMUNICATION.

WE'VE HIT THIS HARD SINCE LAST YEAR.

WE TALKED ABOUT IT DURING OUR IN SERVICE DURING THE SUMMER.

IT'S IN OUR HANDBOOK, PAGE 15, TEACHERS KNOW.

I HAVE IT LINKED TO OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER THAT GOES OUT EVERY SUNDAY TO OUR STAFF, AS WELL AS I HAVE HAD TO, I CALL THEM LOVE LETTERS TO MY STAFF, BUT REALLY THEY ARE MORE LIKE MEMORANDUMS, HEY, I'VE NOTICED THAT YOUR STUDENTS ARE USING CELL PHONE.

LET ME REMIND YOU PAGE 15 OF OUR HANDBOOK SPECIFICALLY SAYS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE CELL PHONES DURING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME.

I'VE HAD TO DO THAT FOUR TIMES THIS YEAR WITH FOUR DIFFERENT TEACHERS.

STUDENT COMMUNICATION.

MY STUDENTS KNOW WHEN NINTH GRADERS CAME UP TO THE HIGH SCHOOL THIS SUMMER, WE MET WITH THEM IN SMALL GROUPS DURING LINE EXPERIENCE, AND WE TALKED ABOUT CELL PHONES, DRESS CODE, IDS, ALL OF OUR POLICIES.

BUT CELL PHONES WAS A VERY CRITICAL ONE BECAUSE WE DO TEND TO SEE MANY OF THE REFERRALS THAT COME THROUGH ARE RELATED TO CELL PHONES.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, SAME THING. OVER OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS, WE TALK ABOUT THE CELL PHONE POLICY, MAKE SURE IT'S POWERED OFF.

WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM, NO HIP PHONES, EARBUDS, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

THEN OUR NINTH, TENTH AND 11TH AND 12TH GRADE COHORT MEETINGS.

WE HAVE THESE AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

WE WERE VERY EXPLICIT WITH THE POLICY.

AS FAR AS OUR PARENT COMMUNICATION, SOME OF YOUR PARENTS IN HERE, YOU GET MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AS WELL.

EVERY SUNDAY, IT'S IN THERE IN OUR PARENT NEWSLETTER.

WE ALSO PROVIDE HARD COPIES TO ALL OF OUR PARENTS AND STUDENTS WHEN THEY PICKED UP THEIR SCHEDULES, BUT NOT ONLY THAT, WE ALSO HAVE WHEN STUDENTS ENROLL, WE HAVE STUDENTS ENROLLING EVERY DAY, FOR THE MOST PART, THEY ALSO GET A HANDOUT WITH THE PHONE POLICY AS WELL AS ALL OUR OTHER POLICIES.

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THE DISTRICT COMMUNICATION ALSO HAS SENT THAT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.

OUR NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

WE HAVE MORE STUDENTS, AS YOU KNOW.

IN AUGUST, WE ONLY HAD 15 HEADPHONES, HEADSETS OR ANYTHING THAT WERE PICKED UP ONCE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT SEPTEMBER, IT'S JUMPED DRAMATICALLY AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 107.

YOU'LL SEE THE HOW MANY PHONES HAVE BEEN PICKED UP ONLY ONCE.

THEY ARE GIVEN BACK TO THE STUDENTS AT THE END OF THE DAY.

THEN EIGHT PHONES HAVE BEEN PICKED UP, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME.

IF YOU'VE HAD MISS NIXON, WE PICKED UP HER PHONE, AND THEN WE PICKED IT UP AGAIN, SO SHE GOES ON OUR SECOND COLUMN FOR TWO PHONES, TWO INFRACTIONS.

WE'VE HAD EIGHT OF THOSE, AND WE HAVE HAD ONE STUDENT CURRENTLY THAT HAS HAD THREE INFRACTIONS.

THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS UP TO RIGHT NOW.

I WILL SAY, THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW VIOLATIONS OF OUR CELL PHONE POLICY THAT HAVE LED TO MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.

I'M TALKING ABOUT STUDENTS WHO JUST DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP THEIR PHONES, WHETHER IT'S A TEACHER, A SUB, EVEN AN ADMIN.

THEY WILL WALK OUT OF OUR BUILDING BEFORE GIVING US THEIR CELL PHONE.

WE HAVE TO HAVE MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH THOSE STUDENTS, AND SO IT'S A SERIOUS PROBLEM.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO EVER SNATCH A PHONE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WE HAVE HAD A FEW STUDENTS, I WOULD SAY PROBABLY THREE THAT I CAN THINK OF, SAY I'M NOT GIVING IN MY PHONE AND THEY WALK OUT OF THE BUILDING, THEN WE HAVE TO GO INTO MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.

MOST CELL PHONES THAT WE'VE PICKED UP THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN RELATED TO STUDENTS LISTENING TO MUSIC IN THE HALLWAYS, AND WE'RE TRYING TO CUT DOWN ON THAT.

THEY SHOULDN'T EVEN BE POWERED ON.

THAT'S A BIG ONE.

I DO WANT TO SAY KUDOS TO OUR JUNIOR HIGH BECAUSE WE SEE THAT OUR FRESHMAN COMING UP, IT'S DIFFICULT TO MANAGE 2,000 OR 1,500 STUDENTS.

I'D BE CURIOUS TO SURVEY MY STUDENTS TO SEE HOW MANY OUT OF MY 2,000 STUDENTS ACTUALLY HAVE A CELL PHONE.

I'D BE SHOCKED IF I DIDN'T HAVE LESS THAN 2,000.

I'M PRETTY SURE THAT ALMOST EVERY SINGLE STUDENT HAS A CELL PHONE.

BUT KUDOS TO JUNIOR HIGH, BECAUSE WE SEE OUR FRESHMAN COMING UP ALREADY KNOWING THE POLICY.

THEY KNOW THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE IT POWERED OFF.

KUDOS MS. NIXON, BECAUSE I DO KNOW AND I GET A LOT OF MY TEACHERS TELLING ME, HEY, OUR FRESHMEN ARE COMING UP ALREADY KNOW THESE POLICIES.

THANK YOU BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER TO DO THIS.

SOME CONSIDERATIONS THAT I WANT TO ASK.

I KNOW, THIS MAY BE I'M ALWAYS THINKING BIG, BUT I THINK OF OUR DISTRICT VALUES.

WE SAY WE'RE LOCKED ON EXCELLENCE.

WE SAY WE'RE UNLOCKING POTENTIAL IN OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR STAFF.

WE SAY THAT WE HAVE A LOCKHART FOR PEOPLE.

I'M HERE TO TELL YOU AS A HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, AND I KNOW I'M STARTING MY SECOND YEAR, BUT FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, CELL PHONES SOMETIMES IMPEDE OUR STUDENTS FROM LIVING OUR VALUES.

I SAY THAT BECAUSE THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL, I TASKED MY TEACHERS TO DO TEAM CULTURE BUILDING WITH OUR STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY THE FIRST FOUR DAYS OF SCHOOL.

NO PHONES. WE DIDN'T HAVE CHROMEBOOKS YET, AND SO THEY WERE TASKED TO DO CULTURE BUILDING IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. WHAT THAT DID TO OUR CULTURE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IS JUST IT WAS A BIG EYE OPENING FOR ME AND MY STAFF BECAUSE BACK TO YOUR POINT IS STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY TALKING TO EACH OTHER WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE A DEVICE.

I'M NOT SAYING GET RID OF CHROMEBOOKS, BUT I'M JUST SAYING WE DIDN'T HAVE THEM, THEY DIDN'T HAVE PHONES, THEY WERE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN GETTING UP AND DOING TEAM BUILDING WITH EACH OTHER.

NOW, STUDENTS WILL SEE EACH OTHER IN THE HALLWAYS AND HEY, MR. ROZ, HEY, HOW ARE YOU? BECAUSE THEY MADE THAT CONNECTION.

MY STAFF WAS TASKED FOR THEM TO DO THAT PURPOSEFULLY SO OUR STUDENTS COULD MAKE A CONNECTION WITH OTHER STUDENTS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T DO THAT, THEY'RE JUST SITTING WITH A CHROMEBOOK OR THEY'RE SITTING LISTENING TO THE LESSON, BUT WHEN DO THEY GET TO REALLY TURN AND TALK AND MINGLE AND DO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS? IT'S CHANGED DRAMATICALLY.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE DATA BEHIND THAT LAST YEAR, GOING INTO THREE WEEKS, THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF SCHOOL, I'M EVEN ASHAMED TO SAY THIS,

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THIS YEAR, WE HAD ONE MINOR FIGHT.

THAT'S IT, THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF SCHOOL.

IT'S CHANGED DRAMATICALLY WHEN STUDENTS GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER, TALK TO EACH OTHER, HAVE THAT LOCK HEART FOR PEOPLE WITH EACH OTHER, NOT HAVING THAT DEVICE IN FRONT OF THEM.

IT UNLOCKS THEIR POTENTIAL WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE THAT PHONE IN FRONT OF THEM.

THEY'RE ABLE TO REALLY BE ENGAGED WITH EACH OTHER AND THE TEACHER, AND THEY'RE LOCKDOWN EXCELLENCE BECAUSE NOW THEY'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO EXECUTE OUR LESSONS.

I JUST WANT YOU TO CONSIDER PERHAPS HAVING THE SAME TO BE ALIGNED WITH MISS NIXON, HAVING THE SAME ALIGNMENT AND NOT ALLOWING OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE THEIR PHONES ON DURING LUNCH.

I KNOW IT'S A BIG ASK, BUT I AM HERE ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER THAT.

ALSO, WE DO WANT TO ASK IF THERE'D BE ANY WAY WE COULD GET OUR PHONE POUCHES FOR OUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES.

I KNOW MR. CHAPMAN SHARED SOME WITH US.

YEAH, TO SHARE IT.

I KNOW THAT'S A BIG ASK, LIKE I SAID, BUT I REALLY FEEL LIKE IT'LL BE A GAME CHANGER FOR US.

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> THIS WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO ALL STUDENTS.

THEY CARRY IT WITH THEM.

THEY CARRY IT IN THEIR BACKPACKS.

NO ONE TAKES THEIR PHONE, BUT THEIR PHONES ARE TURNED OFF, POWERED OFF IN HERE.

AND THEN AT THE END OF THE DAY, LIKE MISS NIXON SAID, THEY WOULD OPEN IT, GET THEIR PHONES OUT.

>> WHAT DO THEY COST YOU KNOW?

>> ABOUT $30.

>> YES.

>> WOULD THEY PICK THE POUCH UP IN THE MORNING AND RETURN IN THE AFTERNOON?

>> IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO CHROMEBOOKS.

THEY KEEP THEIR POUCH.

IN THE MORNING, THEY PUT THEIR PHONE IN THERE AND THEY LOCK IT. THAT'S HIGH SCHOOL.

>> THE LOCK STAYS WITH THEM AS WELL?

>> NO. THE LOCKS ARE ACTUALLY I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THIS ARM OR NOT, BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY MOUNTED ON THE WALLS OR TEACHERS HAVE SOME. NOBODY ELSE HAS THEM.

>> AND THEN IN THE END OF THE DAY THEY GO AND JUST UNLOCK IT?

>> THEIR EIGHTH PERIOD WOULD UNLOCK.

>> THEY HAVE IT BUT IT'S IN THEIR POUCH.

>> THE TEACHERS. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PHONE.

BECAUSE HALF OF THE BATTLE IS THAT.

THEY DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU THEIR PHONE.

A LOT OF TIMES THERE MIGHT BE SOME CONTENT IN THERE.

THEY THINK WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THEIR PHONES OR SOMETHING, IT'S LIKE, NO, WE JUST WANT I TELL MY STUDENTS ALL THE TIME.

POWER IT OFF. I STAND THERE, POWER IT OFF. THEY POWER IT OFF.

THEY SHOW IT TO ME, GIVE IT TO ME, AND THEN TAKE IT UP.

THAT WAY, THEY FEEL A LITTLE BIT MORE SECURE AND KNOWING THAT, NO ONE'S GOING TO GO THROUGH MY PHONE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THEM AS MENTIONED TODAY, HAVE HAD TWO OR THREE AND THAT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN.

WE KNOW WHAT SOMETIMES THAT CAN [INAUDIBLE]

>> LIKE MISS BYRD WAS SAYING, WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST ON THE OTHER SIDE IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY? I'M JUST TRYING TO BE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE. FOR THE STUDENT. WHAT ABOUT THAT?

>> YES. SO IN THIS SITUATION, WE WOULD TAKE THE MAGNETIC PIECES WITH US AND THEY COULD UNLOCK DOWN THE PHONES.

IN TERMS OF EMERGENCIES, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE RAPTORS, SO ALL OUR PARENTS WOULD BE AWARE THAT WE WERE HAVING AN EVACUATION OR FIRE DO OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, NOTHING LIKE THAT WOULD CHANGE.

THE ONLY THING WOULD BE THEY HAVE THEIR PHONES IN THEIR POUCHES, THE TEACHER WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THEIR LITTLE LOCK THING TO UNLOCK THEM.

>> OKAY.

>> MR. ROZ, I THINK TO AN IMPORTANCE REGARDING SCHOOL SAFETY.

THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK, WHEN I READ IT, FOUND IT VERY POWERFUL, BUT HE ACTUALLY MAKES A COMPELLING ARGUMENT THAT SCHOOLS THAT DON'T HAVE TECHNOLOGY LIKE THIS IN A REAL SITUATION OF SCHOOL SAFETY, BY ALL THE KIDS HAVING PHONES ACTUALLY MAKES THEM MORE VULNERABLE AND LESS SAFE BY SO MANY PEOPLE WHETHER THAT'S FLOODING THE CAMPUS, BREAKING PROTOCOLS, I ACTUALLY MAKES THE ENVIRONMENT LESS SAFE.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING FOR US TO REFLECT ON AND TO DEBATE BECAUSE WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT'S A PARENT MYSELF, YOU WANT TO HAVE QUICK ACCESS TO YOUR CHILD.

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>> I THINK I SAW THAT LAST YEAR WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT RUMORS JUST WENT INSANE BECAUSE EVERYBODY WAS TEXTING AND SNAPPING EVERYONE WITH 1,000 STORIES BUT ONLY ONE OF THE CORRECT.

>> NONE WERE CORRECT.

THAT'S THE REALITY.

>> LISTENING TO THE FACT, AND WE FIND THAT OFTENTIMES THEY WILL TEXT A PARENT AND NOT EVEN COME PARENTS SHOW UP AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY THE PARENT IS THERE JUST BECAUSE THEY'VE RECEIVED A TEXT.

WE CAN'T CONTROL EVERYTHING BECAUSE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESTROOM.

SOMETIMES THEY GO INTO THE RESTROOM TEXT THEIR PARENTS.

I THINK WHILE I WOULD NEVER DISMISS SOME OF THE TRAGEDIES THAT HAVE HAPPENED.

WHAT WE KNOW RIGHT NOW IS THAT 3,000 KIDS THAT ARE IN OUR DISTRICT WE'RE CAUSING THEM HARM RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY'RE ON THEIR PHONE AT HOME, DOING THIS, LOOKING AT INAPPROPRIATE THINGS, SHARING IT WITH FRIENDS, ENGAGE IN THINGS THAT ARE MAKING THEM ADDICTED AND IS LITERALLY REWIRING THEIR BRAINS THAT IS NOT NATURAL.

I THINK THAT'S THE CONVERSATION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE BECAUSE THAT'S HAPPENING EVERY DAY RIGHT NOW IN LOCKHART, EVERY SINGLE DAY, EVERY MINUTE ALMOST, YOU COULD ARGUE FOR SOME KIDS.

YOU HAVE ANY IDEA LIKE HERE HOW LONG THESE POUCHES WOULD LAST? I MEAN, THEY LAST THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH CONSTANT USE.

TALKING WITH YONDER AND SOME OF THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACTUALLY HAVE THESE, THEY LAST THE WHOLE YEAR, NO PROBLEM.

IF KIDS DESTROY THEM, THEY HAVE TO REPEL OR THE PROCESS OF GETTING EVERYTHING.

YONDER HELPS YOU WITH ALL THAT.

THEY HELP YOU ALL THE LEGAL STUFF, THEY HELP YOU WITH THE IMITATION.

IS IT MADE OUT OF SOME FABRIC? I MEAN, IT'S A REAL DURABLE FABRIC.

I CAN'T JUST TEAR IT, YOU LITERALLY WOULD HAVE TO.

CAN YOU BRING ONE UP? I DON'T EVEN THINK IT WOULD BE EASY CUT IT.

I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE SOME REALLY SHARP SCISSORS THAT EVEN CUT THROUGH IT.

BUT, TALK ABOUT THE CELL PHONES WHY HE'S BRINGING THAT UP.

I'VE BEEN REALLY TRYING TO THINK A LOT, WHY HAVE OUR KIDS BECOME.

I FEEL LIKE A LITTLE BIT MORE VIOLENT, OR AGGRESSIVE.

I THINK LIKE YOU MENTIONED, THEY'RE WATCHING A LOT OF THIS STUFF ON SOCIAL MEDIA, A LOT OF THE VIOLENCE, AND THEN I HAVE BRAGGING RIGHTS IF SOMEONE CAN POST ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA, FIGHTING, MAYBE I WON, WHATEVER.

I THINK IT ALL GOES BACK TO THEM.

I MEAN, WE EVEN HAVE VIDEOS OF KIDS WHO THEY'RE FRIENDS, AND THEY'RE FRIENDS, AND THEY JUST WANT TO ACT LIKE THEY'RE FIGHTING, THEY VIDEOTAPE IT POST IT.

30 SECONDS FIGHT.

THEN THEY LAUGH AND HUG EACH OTHER AND GO ABOUT THEIR DAY, BUT THEY'RE TAKING THESE VIDEOS AT PARKS AROUND TOWN, AT DIFFERENT PLACES, SOMETIMES IN RESTROOMS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

I WANT TO WE LOOKED AT THESE, AND I THINK PART OF MY OWN LEARNING PERSONALLY.

I USED TO BE OF A MINDSET OF WELL, OUR KIDS ARE GOING TO COMPLY, THEY'RE GOING TO PUT THESE IN THE POUCH.

THE ONES WHO AREN'T, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PUT THEM IN THE POUCH.

ARE WE JUST GOING TO WASTE $100,000.

BUT AS I CONTINUE TO LEARN ABOUT IT, THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR KIDS WHO DO COMPLY RIGHT NOW, THEY STILL ARE TEMPTED.

THEY STILL HAVE THIS THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO.

THEY'RE STILL TEXTING THEIR PARENTS, THEY'RE STILL TEXTING THEIR FRIENDS, SNEAKING IT.

WE HAVE SO MANY GREAT KIDS AND I WOULD SAY PROBABLY 98, 99% OF OUR KIDS.

ARE GOING TO COMPLY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME WHO AREN'T GOING TO COMPLY, WHETHER WE DO THIS OR NOT.

BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS FOR ALL THOSE KIDS WHO DO COMPLY, AND ARE COMPLYING NOW.

YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE AWAY THAT ANXIETY AND THAT STRESS OF LOOKING AT IT THE ADDICTION OF YOU GET YOUR PHONE AND WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU DO? SWIPE AND I START CHECKING MY NOTIFICATIONS.

IT JUST TAKES THAT AWAY.

IT IS, AND I'VE HAD SO MANY KIDS THAT ARE PART OF MY STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL AND OTHERWISE, NOT A PART OF IT.

THE INTERESTING THING IS THAT OUR KIDS WILL TELL US THEY'RE NOT HIDING IT.

THEY TELL YOU, NO, I DON'T LIKE BEING ADDICTED TO IT.

I DON'T LIKE THE WAY THAT IT MAKES ME FEEL

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BUT THEY CAN'T STOP THEMSELVES BECAUSE THEY'RE ADDICTED TO IT.

WHEN IT'S FOR SOMEONE WHO IT'S BEEN IN EDUCATION FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

I CAN'T THINK OF ANOTHER SITUATION WHERE KIDS WILL ACTUALLY ADMIT THAT THEY DON'T WANT IT, BUT THEN THEY KEEP DOING SOMETHING.

IT'S FASCINATING, BUT I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THESE THINGS AND I WANT TO THANK, OUR TWO PRINCIPALS HERE AND ALSO DISCUSS AT PRIDE HIGH SCHOOL.

MR. PETERS IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING, BUT AT PRIDE, THEY ACTUALLY GRANTED, IT'S A SMALLER CAMPUS.

WE'LL MAX OUT TYPICALLY 80 KIDS THERE AT A TIME.

BUT RIGHT NOW, THE KIDS, THEY ACTUALLY CHECK IN THEIR PHONE.

WHEN THEY WALK INTO THE FRONT DOOR, THEY TURN THEIR PHONE OVER, IT STAYS IN THE OFFICE AND THEN THEY GO TO CLASS.

I PUT YOUR PHONE IN HERE.

YES.

IF THEY'RE GETTING [INAUDIBLE] YES, THEY WOULD HAVE TO POWER THEM OFF.

NO.

TO THE END OF THE DAY.

THE OTHER THING I SEE IS THIS IS OUR FUTURE AND OUR WORKFORCE.

IF WE CAN TEACH THEM THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THEIR PHONE ALL THE TIME, AND THAT HELPS EVERYTHING GOING FORWARD FOR THE FOR THE WORKFORCE.

AS WE HIRE PEOPLE AND THEY'RE ADDICTED TO THE CELL PHONES, THEY'LL BE LIKE GET OFF YOUR PHONE, EMPLOYEE AND THEY'RE LIKE, WHATEVER, AND THEY JUST WALK RIGHT OUT JUST LIKE THEY DO AT THE HIGH SCHOOL SOMETIMES.

WE GOT TO GET TO A POINT WHERE WE BREAK THE HABIT.

[INAUDIBLE] YOU HAVE SOME.

THERE ARE SOME THAT THERE ARE PLACES, BUT THERE ARE SOME TO WHERE THEY DON'T NEED THEIR PHONE TO DO THEIR JOB.

I DO.

I THINK THIS WOULD BE A REAL INTERESTING BOOK STUDY FOR US TO DO AS A TEAM OF AD.

BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF DYNAMICS IN WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN ADOLESCENT WITH ACCESS TO THIS TECHNOLOGY, AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND THOSE THINGS VERSUS THE PRODUCTIVITY POSITIVE SIDES OF IT FOR ADULTS.

IT'S A COMPLICATED THING THAT I THINK YOU KNOW,.

ISSUE WITH MENTAL, MENTAL ILLNESS? YES.

MENTIONED THE ADDICTION.

YES.

THERE ARE CRITICAL ISSUES TO REALLY ADDRESS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF KIDS.

IT'S A DIALOGUE THAT HAS TO HAPPEN AT HOME TOO, BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PARENTS, THE FAMILY DYNAMIC, HAS TO ADDRESS WHAT'S HAPPENING.

EVEN AT HOME, I'M SURE PARENTS WILL TELL YOU HOW AGGRESSIVE.

I MEAN, YOU GO TO RESTAURANTS, YOU SEE LITTLE KIDS ON THE PHONE ALREADY.

THE PARENTS ARE SITTING THEM THERE WITH THEIR PHONES.

THE MINUTE YOU PUT THE PHONE UP, THAT BABY STARTS SCREAMING, YOU'RE LIKE, WHY ARE YOU GIVING YOUR BABY THE PHONE? THEIR EYES, I MEAN, THE BRAIN.

IT'S LIKE THERE'S SO MANY FACTORS THAT ARE GOING TO IMPACT EARLY LEARNING ALSO.

THEN NOW THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU'RE LOOKING AT HIGH SCHOOL.

I THINK WE DO NEED TO REALLY ADDRESS AND LOOK AT THE PROS AND THE CONS, AND REALLY SHARE THAT INFORMATION SO THAT OUR KIDS CAN.

AS YOU SEE DOCTOR SANCHEZ, THAT'S A GREAT SEGUE.

THE THIRD CONSIDERATION THAT OUR PRINCIPALS CAME UP WITH WAS A PARENT COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN.

THINK OF JUST FINISHING UP AT PRIDE HIGH SCHOOL AGAIN, IT'S GOING REALLY WELL. IT'S GOING GREAT.

THE KIDS ACTUALLY REPORT, THEY LIKE NOT HAVING THEIR PHONE, THEY CAN FOCUS MORE, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

BUT THEN ALSO THE PARENT PHONE CAMPAIGN, I THINK, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE KNOW IS CHALLENGING IS THAT IT'S HARD FOR EVEN ADULTS TO BE THE LONE WOLF DOING THINGS BY YOURSELF.

IT'S REALLY HARD FOR KIDS SO THAT IF WE CAN GET PARENTS TO TEAM UP ON THIS.

FRIEND GROUPS AND CAR POOL GROUPS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS TO WEAR.

LET'S SET SOME BOUNDARIES FOR OUR KIDS TOGETHER BECAUSE THE HARDEST THING IS, AND I'M HEARING THIS NOW FROM ELI WHO'S IN SEVENTH GRADE.

I'M THE ONLY SEVENTH GRADER OUT OF PHONE IT'S NOT FAIR.

BUT I HEARD THAT TOO AND MIKE GROWN UP. LIFE'S NOT FAIR.

HE MAY VERY LIKELY BE THE ONLY SEVENTH GRADER.

THAT'S NOT IN TROUBLE.

THAT DOESN'T HAVE A PHONE.

I THINK THAT'S A VERY THAT'S A PATH FORWARD.

IT'S A PATH FORWARD THAT WE HAVE TO DO THIS TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY.

WELL, BEING A PARENT MEANS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE THOSE HARD DECISIONS AND HELP YOUR KID UNDERSTAND IT.

IF THEY DON'T, I REMEMBER IT WAS BECAUSE I SAID SO.

NOW, FAST FORWARD.

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AGAIN, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO GOOD PARENTING, WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AND SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH OUR KIDS, AND THEY MAY NOT BE HAPPY ABOUT IT.

BUT I SAID IT, I'M THE PARENT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT IS THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND IT'S ALL PART OF BEING A GOOD PARENT.

DO YOU EVER WANT TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN THAT BELL RINGS AT THE END OF THE DAY, I CONTACTED LOSS. THAT'S ALL YOU.

OH, YES.

THEY'LL RUN YOU OVER BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST THAT PHONE IS IN THEIR HANDS.

I'VE SEEN THEM WALK ACROSS THE STREET, LOOKING AT THE PHONE, NOT REALLY LOOKING AT THE CARS.

WELL, WE SEE THAT IN ADULTS.

WE SEE THAT THEY'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION.

I MEAN, YOU'RE GET TO GET RUN OVER, BUT YOU'RE JUST LOOKING AT YOUR PHONE.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

YOU WANT TO SEE.

ALSO, COME VISIT DURING LUNCH THERE.

YOU CAN SEE, I MEAN, A LOT OF THEM ARE ON THEIR PHONES.

WHEN I SEE STUDENTS HAVING CONVERSATIONS DURING LUNCH AND LAUGHING, IT JUST MAKES MY HEART HAPPY, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ON THEIR PHONES.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY SOCIALIZING WITH OTHER PEERS, BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE ON THEIR PHONES, AND THEY'RE NOT SOCIALIZING.

THOSE ARE JUST A FEW CONSIDERATIONS.

I WILL SAY THAT TAI HERE HAS OFFERED TO BUY THEM IF WE IMPROVED 2% ON OUR ATTENDANCE.

I WANT THAT TO GO ON THE RECORD.

THAT'S A PERSONAL.

I'M JUST KIDDING.

LET ME ASK YOU THIS. IF WE DECIDED TO GO THIS DIRECTION, HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO ACQUIRE THIS PRODUCT? A TAKE ABOUT A MONTH OR SO TO GET IT IMPLEMENTED, ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF, EVERYTHING. THEY HAVE THEM READY AVAILABLE.

WELL, THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPANIES, SO WE HAVE TO.

WE'D HAVE TO BID IT OUT. ESPECIALLY THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, IT WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH PROBABLY BE THREE MONTHS.

WHAT NEARBY DISTRICTS ARE DOING THIS? IS ANYBODY DOING THIS TO THIS SCALE? RICHARDSON ISD OF NORTH IS DOING IT.

THEY HAD ONE HIGH SCHOOL THAT DID IT THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL DID NOT.

THEY SEEN A 20% INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY IN THE CLASSROOMS. I SENT ALL THAT INFORMATION.

THERE'S ACTUALLY SOME OTHER ONES THAT WE TALKED TO.

DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR US? BOARD.

I JUST WANT TO SAY I AGREE WITH THE PARENT COMPONENT.

I THINK THAT THAT'S AN EXCELLENT IDEA BECAUSE IT SHOULD BE JUST LIKE OUR 1.5.

IT'S GOT TO BE FROM THE BOARD ROOM TO THE LIVING ROOM THING.

THEN THE OTHER PART THAT I WANT US TO CONSIDER IS WHAT WE HEARD FROM GEORGE [INAUDIBLE] WHEN WE WENT TO SEND THING WITH YOU.

HE TALKED ABOUT HE HAD TALKED TO SOME KIDS ABOUT CELL PHONE USAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME INSTANCES.

I USE MY OWN JOB FOR AN EXAMPLE.

MY PHONE IS MY OFFICE.

I HAVE TO USE IT. EVERYTHING IS ON THERE, MY WORK PHONE.

HE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE KIDS SAID, HEY, IT'S LIKE THROWING US IN WATER.

YOU SAY NO CELL PHONES AND WE'RE TRYING TO NAVIGATE AND TRY TO SWIM.

WE NEED HELP LEARNING HOW TO SWIM.

I THINK WE HAVE TO TEACH THEM HOW TO USE IT ALSO.

I THINK THAT WE ARE I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE IN, IS THE BUSINESS OF EDUCATING KIDS.

THAT'S A PART OF IT BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO GROW UP AND HAVE TO USE A CELL PHONE AND THAT'S ALL A PART OF IT, I THINK.

BUT I DO AGREE AT SCHOOL AND WHEN YOU'RE LEARNING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I DON'T SEE A NEED FOR THEM WHATSOEVER. I NEVER HAVE.

BOTH OF MY KIDS HAVE A CELL PHONE.

I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT.

I'VE GOT A SIXTH GRADER AND AN EIGHTH GRADER.

HOPEFULLY YOU NEVER CATCH THEM, BECAUSE THEY SNEAK WITH THOSE PHONES OUT.

BUT THEY ARE CONVENIENT FOR THEIR PARENTS BECAUSE WE BOTH WORK OUT OF TOWN AND WE TRAVEL AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WE'RE ABLE TO TRACK THEM.

WE'RE ABLE TO TELL THEM, DO THIS, DO THAT, IF WE'RE NOT MAKING IT HOME FOR SOMETHING.

THERE'S SOME CONVENIENCE FOR US IN THAT ALSO.

THAT'S WHY I SAY, WE HAVE TO TEACH HOW TO USE IT AND USE IT RESPONSIBLY.

MR. SO, WHAT ARE THE CURRENT CONSEQUENCES RIGHT NOW. GO AHEAD.

I WAS GOING TO SAY, OUR CELL PHONE POLICY, THE FIRST TIME THEY GET PICKED UP, THE CELL PHONES, THEY CAN COME PICK THEM UP AT THE END OF THE DAY.

THE SECOND TIME A PARENT OR A GUARDIAN HAS TO PICK IT UP AND THEY HAVE TO PAY $15.

OURS IS THE SECOND.

THE THIRD TIME IS THE SAME AND THEN YOU START CONSEQUENCES A DAY OF ISS.

THEN IT BECOMES PERSISTENT MISBEHAVIOR.

IF THEY KEEP DOING IT LIKE THE ONE STUDENT THAT'S BEEN PICKED UP THREE TIMES.

THEN YOU START ASSIGNING ISS, SATURDAY SCHOOL.

IF IT GETS OUT OF CONTROL.

I MEAN, BY THIS TIME, YOU'VE ALREADY BROUGHT THE PARENT IN, YOU'VE EXPLAINED EVERYTHING, THEN YOU POSSIBLY COULD BE LOOKING AT PLACEMENT IN OUR ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL FOR PERSISTENT MISBEHAVIOR.

ALSO, MISS VASC, YOU SAID YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE HIGH SCHOOL.

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YES, SIR. I WOULD JUST BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, WHEN I THINK OF OUR DISTRICT VALUES, I THINK LUNCHTIME IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO HAVE THAT LOCK HEART FOR PEOPLE AND BE HAVING CONVERSATIONS, AND SOCIALIZING INSTEAD OF BEING ON THEIR PHONES.

IT WOULD ALIGN OUR JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL.

RIGHT NOW, OUR FRESHMEN COME UP AND THEY'RE USED TO HAVING THEM TURNED OFF.

BUT NOW THAT THEY KNOW THAT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL THEY CAN TURN THEM ON, IT'S A LOT EASIER.

THEY TURN THEM ON DURING LUNCH AND IT'S HARDER FOR THEM TO TURN THEM OFF WHEN THEY GO BACK TO CLASS.

THAT WOULD REMOVE THAT TEMPTATION.

THAT WOULD BE TRUE.

WOULD WE STILL HAVE THE SAME CONSEQUENCES IF THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE UP THEIR PHONE LIKE WITH THE POUCHES AS WELL? YES.

ARE WE INCREASE IT TO DIFFERENT.

I WOULD THINK WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES WILL BE IF WE DID PURCHASE SOMETHING.

SOMETHING THAT KEEP ON THE COMMITTEE AND SET UP A COMMITTEE AND DO ALL THAT.

I JUST THINK WHEN YOU MEET WITH PARENTS OR WHERE YOU ENGAGE WITH THEM.

THE IMPORTANCE FOR THEM IS UNDERSTANDING THE WHY.

WHY IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THIS, BASED ON THE DATA THAT'S AVAILABLE, BASED ON THE FACT THAT WE REALLY WANT YOUR KID TO BE SUCCESSFUL TO ACQUIRE CONCEPTS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

THERE ARE TIMES FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO USE THEM.

BUT WHEN YOU ENGAGE PARENTS, I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF IT, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT EXPLAINING THE WHY TO THEM.

BECAUSE MANY OF THEM, I MEAN, I READ SOME OF THE POST ALREADY ON FACEBOOK AND THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE BEING PICKED ON OR IT'S LIKE.

AGAIN, IT'S GIVING THEM THE INFORMATION SO THAT THEY'LL UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF EDUCATING YOUR KID.

DEFINITELY HAVING THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR PARENTS IS CRITICAL.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BY THE WAY, I'M WEARING MY DALLAS COWBOYS, JERSEY BECAUSE IT WAS JERSEY DAY TODAY, AND I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GO CHANGE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER]

[Progress Monitoring Data on District Achievement Targets]

GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT WRIGHT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA.

I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THE BASELINE DATA FOR SCHOOL YEAR 24-25.

FOR THIS YEAR, OUR TARGETS, WE'LL BE 80% OF OUR STUDENTS IN GRADES PK THROUGH FIVE, AND 70% OF SIX THROUGH TENTH GRADE WILL MAKE 1.5 YEARS PROGRESS IN READING.

WHILE IN MATH, WE'LL HAVE 70% OF OUR STUDENTS K THROUGH ALGEBRA ONE, MAKE THAT 1.5 YEARS.

PROGRESS MONITORING.

WE WILL CONTINUE WITH OUR STUDENT AND PARENT COMMUNICATION.

THAT INCLUDES PROGRESS REPORTS, CSAW POSITIVE PHONE CALLS, WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEN THE PARENT MEETINGS THAT CAMPUSES HAVE.

THE CAMPUS DATA MONITORING.

A CAMPUSES HAVE TURNED IN AND HAVE A PROGRESS MONITORING TOOL THAT WILL BE USED NOT ONLY FOR THE MAJOR ASSESSMENTS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

BUT ALSO TO BE USED FOR RTI, SMALL GROUPS, INTERVENTIONS AND ENRICHMENT.

>> CAMPUS AND DISTRICT WALKTHROUGHS.

I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT OUR CAMPUSES SPENT THE MAJORITY OF AUGUST AND THE FIRST WEEK OR SO OF SEPTEMBER CALIBRATING, AND THAT MEANS THE PRINCIPAL, AP, AND LEVER LEADERS WALKED TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE CALIBRATED ON NOT ONLY WHAT THEY SAW IN CLASSROOMS AND THE SCORING OF THE WALKTHROUGH RUBRIC, BUT ALSO THE FEEDBACK THAT THE TEACHERS WERE BEING PROVIDED, SO THAT WE COULD KNOW HOW TO THREAD OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

PRINCIPALS HAVE HAD THEIR PLC, APS HAVE ALREADY HAD THEIR OWN PLC, AND LEVER LEADERS HAVE HAD A PLC, AND WE HAVE THREADED THE TOPICS OF THAT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH ONE OF THE MAJOR TOPICS OF THOSE PLCS AROUND FEEDBACK AND THE EXPECTATIONS OF WALKTHROUGHS, SO THAT EVERYTHING CAN BE CONNECTED FOR THE INFORMATION FROM THE BOARDROOM TO GET TO THE LIVING ROOMS OF OUR FAMILIES.

BASELINE DATA, AND I'LL START WITH READING.

SO WE HAVE ISTATION AT THE ELEMENTARY, RENLEARN FOR SECONDARY.

WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS BASELINE DATA FOR TIER 1 COMPARISON DATA.

YOU SEE THE LAST THREE YEARS AND THEN INCLUDING THIS CURRENT YEAR.

OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE TAKEN ISTATION IN ENGLISH HAS STAYED STAGNANT OVER THE YEARS.

BUT I'M VERY PROUD TO SAY IF YOU LOOK AT OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE TESTING IN SPANISH, THEY HAVE KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK.

IN TALKING AND LOOKING THROUGH THE DATA,

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WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE SCORES, THE TWO GRADES THAT ARE LIFTING THE TIER 1 UP, ALTHOUGH ALL GRADE LEVELS REPRESENTED PRE-K THROUGH FIVE SHOWED GAINS, THE LARGEST GAINS WERE IN KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE.

THOSE STRONG TIER 1S IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE, WE'VE REAPED THE BENEFITS OF THAT STRONG WORK IN PARTICULAR AT CARVER.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE SAW A BOOST.

WE HAVE A SPANISH PHONICS PROGRAM.

WE TRAINED AND WE ARE SEEING SOME BENEFITS OF MAKING SURE THAT THAT PHONICS PROGRAM IS BEING IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE BOARD.

ONE OTHER PIECE OF DATA THAT I WANT TO SHOW IS, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WINTER FREEZE A LITTLE BIT, BUT YOU USUALLY HEAR ABOUT SUMMER MELT.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS, THERE IS A DROP IN OUR STUDENTS WHO TAKE THE ASSESSMENT IN ENGLISH, LEAVING THE END OF LAST YEAR TO THIS CURRENT YEAR.

WHAT YOU SEE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE IS END OF YEAR LAST YEAR, AND WHAT YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE IS CURRENT YEAR.

BUT IT'S JUST ANOTHER TESTAMENT TO THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON WITH OUR EMERGING BILINGUAL GROUP.

THERE WAS ACTUALLY ZERO SUMMER MELT AND THEY ACTUALLY SHOWED A GAIN OVER THE SUMMER, SO THAT 56-60% IS A GAIN FROM WHERE THEY WERE AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO THE CURRENT YEAR.

I'LL MOVE ON TO STARREN AT SIXTH, SEVENTH, EIGHTH AND NINTH AS WELL AS 10TH GRADE.

WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE PREDICTABILITY OF OUR LEARNING, OUR STARREN ASSESSMENT.

THE RED SQUARES ARE THE STUDENTS WHO ARE PREDICTED TO NOT MEET THE EQUIVALENCY IN STAAR AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WITH THE YELLOW BEING APPROACHES, BLUE BEING MEETS, AND GREEN BEING MASTERS.

IF YOU LOOK AT SCHOOL YEAR '24, '25, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A COMMON THEME THROUGH ALL THE GRADE LEVELS, THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS THAT ARE PREDICTED TO NOT MEET HAS DROPPED AT EVERY GRADE LEVEL.

WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN PREDICTABILITY FROM STARREN FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS, WHICH MEANS IT'S GOOD NEWS.

SIXTH GRADE IS PREDICTED TO HAVE AN INCREASE IN PASSING STUDENTS AT 13%.

SEVENTH GRADE IS AT 21%.

EIGHTH GRADE IS AT 24%, NINTH GRADE AT 26, AND 10TH GRADE IS AT 16.

SOME REALLY STRONG EARLY INDICATORS FOR HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS UPCOMING YEAR.

ALTHOUGH I'M NOT MAKING A PREDICTION HERE, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WHEN WE COMPARE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS OF STARREN TO WHERE THEY ENDED UP AT THE SCHOOL YEAR, STARREN LOW BALLS US, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

IN SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH, IT'S A DISCREPANCY OF AROUND 10%.

WHAT WE SEE HERE IS IF THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS ARE HISTORICALLY CORRECT, THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS IN SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH THAT ACTUALLY PASS WILL BE HIGHER THAN THAT AVERAGE OF AROUND 14%.

IT'S ROUGHLY 10% OFF.

IN NINTH AND 10TH, IT'S BETWEEN FIVE AND 7% OFF.

THAT HISTORICAL DATA CONTINUES, WE WILL SEE ACTUALLY BETTER SCORES THAN WHAT THIS IS PREDICTING IN STARREN.

>> I THINK TO THAT POINT, THESE ARE COMPUTER ADAPTIVE-BASED ASSESSMENTS THAT THEIR DATA TYPICALLY IT'S NOT GOING TO TELL YOU THAT A KID IS NOT CAPABLE OF DOING SOMETHING, BUT SOMETIMES IT MAY UNDERSHOOT THINGS.

TYPICALLY YOU SEE THAT BECAUSE WHEN PRINCIPALS GET DATA, AS A DISTRICT, THERE'S AN ACTION PLAN THAT HAPPENS.

IF A STUDENT'S STRUGGLING WITH PHONEMIC AWARENESS, WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS AND TEACH THEM ABOUT THAT IF THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH COMPREHENSION, WE'RE GOING TO HELP THEM, SO YOU WOULD EXPECT TO SEE US DO BETTER BECAUSE WE'RE RESPONDING TO THAT DATA.

>> INCLUDED WITH THAT IS WHEN WE GET OUR CBA DATA AS WELL.

IT'S THAT RESPONSE THAT REALLY HELPS OUT. OUR MATH DATA.

WE DO NOT HAVE COMPARABLE DATA WITH DREAMBOX UNTIL AFTER WE GET OUR BASELINE DATA, WHICH WE HAVE, SO YOU'LL SEE AN UPDATE OF DREAMBOX LIKE YOU DID IN PREVIOUS YEARS IN THE UPCOMING MONTH.

I WILL FOCUS IN ON STARREN FOR MATH.

WHAT WE SEE FOR STARREN MATH IS SIMILAR PROGRESS THAT WE SAW IN READING.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE RED PORTION OF THESE BAR GRAPHS,

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THAT MEANS WE HAVE A HIGHER NUMBER OF STUDENTS PREDICTED TO PASS IN MATH AS WELL.

IN THIRD GRADE MATH, IT IS AN INCREASE OF 12% OF THE PREDICTED PASSERS.

IN FOURTH GRADE, IT IS 11%.

IN FIFTH GRADE, IT'S AN INCREASE OF 10%, AND IN SIXTH GRADE, IT'S 11%.

SEVENTH GRADE, IT IS SEVEN, AND IN EIGHTH GRADE, IT'S NINE.

WHEN WE LOOK AT ALGEBRA 1, IT IS 23%.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT MATH TEAM? WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL THE GRADE LEVELS, I SHOULDN'T SAY EVERY, ALL BUT ONE SHOWED AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PASSERS THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IN THIS PREDICTABILITY FROM STARREN.

THE ONE THAT DIDN'T SURPASS WAS DOWN BY 1%.

THEN JUST A REMINDER OF OUR LOCKHART ISD INSTRUCTIONAL TENANTS BEFORE I SHOW WHERE WE ARE WITH THE FUNDAMENTAL FIVE.

OUR INSTRUCTIONAL TENANTS ARE THESE FIVE HERE, SO YOU SEE CLASSROOM COMMUNITY, STUDENT GOALS AND PROGRESS, FLEXIBLE LEARNING PATH AND COMPETENCY DRIVEN, INSTRUCTION, INNOVATION AND LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS THE FUNDAMENTAL FIVE.

WHEN WE LOOK AT WALKS, WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY, THERE HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO 400 WALKS THAT HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

WHEN WE BROKE THOSE DOWN BY THE FUNDAMENTAL FIVE, YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE POWER ZONE, 92% OF OBSERVATIONS ARE AT PROFICIENT OR ABOVE.

FOR RECOGNIZING AND REINFORCING INSTRUCTION, IT'S 79% PROFICIENT OR ABOVE.

FOR FREQUENT SMALL GROUP PURPOSEFUL TALK, WE'RE AT 47% PROFICIENT OR ABOVE.

BUT I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT 30% WAS NOT OBSERVED, SO THAT SKEWS THE PERCENTAGE OF SHOWING PROFICIENCY OR NOT.

FOR LESSON FRAME, WE'RE AT 80% OF PROFICIENT OR ABOVE, AND FOR CRITICAL WRITE, 49% PROFICIENT OR ABOVE, BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, 44% NOT OBSERVED.

WHEN PRINCIPALS ARE GOING BACK INTO CLASSROOMS, IT'S IMPORTANT AND IMPERATIVE THAT THEY START PHASING THEIR WALKS TO LOOK FOR FREQUENT SMALL GROUP PURPOSEFUL TALK AND CRITICAL WRITE.

TRYING TO PLAN WALKS AFTER THEY LOOK AT LESSON PLANS, AND THEY GO INTO PLC SO THAT THEY CAN OBSERVE THESE FUNDAMENTAL FIVE ELEMENTS.

>> JUST WANT TO REMIND THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY.

WHEN WE LOOK AT FUNDAMENTAL FIVE, THESE THINGS, YOU WOULDN'T EXPECT TO SEE THEM AT 100%.

I KNOW TYPICALLY WHEN WE LOOK AT PIE CHARTS, IT'S WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT SHOULD BE 100%.

I WANT TO JUST BE VERY CLEAR THAT BEST PRACTICES IN TEACHING REQUIRE THE TEACHER TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS.

WHETHER SOMEONE COMES IN TO WATCH IT AND IF THE KIDS AREN'T DOING CRITICAL WRITING, IT MAY BE BECAUSE THE TEACHER HAS THEM DOING SOMETHING ELSE THAT THEY REALLY NEED.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO HAVE THE FREQUENCY OF THE CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS TO WHERE, AND I CAN TELL YOU ON THIS CRITICAL WRITING, IF WE WERE TO SEE THAT AT 40% AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THAT'S A VERY HIGH-LEVEL, HIGH-RIGOR CLASSROOM IF KIDS ARE WRITING 40% OF THE TIME.

NOT THAT JUST WRITING, THERE'S A VERY SPECIFIC CRITERIA THAT IT TAKES TO HIT THAT PROFICIENCY LEVEL ON CRITICAL WRITING.

I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT, OH, MAN, IT WASN'T OBSERVED.

WELL, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE OBSERVED EVERY TIME.

YOU CAN'T EXPECT A TEACHER TO DO FIVE THINGS.

>> FOR VERY LONG.

>> AT ONE TIME.

IT'S JUST NOT REALISTIC.

BUT I KNOW THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT PIE CHARTS TYPICALLY, YOU THINK, IT SHOULD BE 100. THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

THE ONLY THING THAT SHOULD BE 100 THAT YOU WOULD SEE ON THIS IS YOUR LESSON FRAME AND ARGUABLY THE POWER ZONE.

THE OTHER THREE WOULD NOT EXPECT TO BE 100.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.

I MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER THAT ALL CAMPUSES SPENT AUGUST AND THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER CALIBRATING THEIR WALKS WITH LEVER LEADERS AND APS, AND THAT WILL CONTINUE.

CALIBRATION WALKS WERE IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD AN UNDERSTANDING

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IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE IS MONTHLY PROGRESS MONITORING, SO NOT ONLY THE ONE-ON-ONE PRINCIPAL MEETINGS THAT BOTH DR. CAMARILLO AND I HAVE, BUT CAMPUSES ARE MONITORING, WHETHER THAT'S 1.5 DATA OR CBA DATA.

THIS YEAR, EVERY MEMBER OF THE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION TEAM IS DOING WALKS ON CAMPUSES.

WE PROVIDE, I SHOULD SAY, SPECIFIC FEEDBACK IN A GENERIC COMMENT BOX FOR THE TEACHERS THAT WE VISIT, BUT EVERY SINGLE C&I MEMBER IS ON CAMPUSES WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS.

ACTUALLY THE C&I TEAM IS MEETING THIS THURSDAY, WE'RE GOING TO CALIBRATE TO SEE IF WE CAN BE EVEN MORE INTENTIONAL WITH OUR FEEDBACK SO THAT PRINCIPALS AND CAMPUSES CAN GET THAT INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED FROM THE WALKTHROUGHS THAT WE'RE DOING AS WELL.

ALL CAMPUSES HAVE DONE A DATA ANALYSIS BASED ON LAST YEAR, AS WELL AS ANY INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE CURRENTLY, INCLUDING 1.5 DATA.

OUR RTI SYSTEMS ARE BEING CHECKED AND MONITORED BY THE C&I GROUP.

I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT CIPS HERE IN A LITTLE BIT, BUT ALL CAMPUSES HAVE COMPLETED THEIR CIP PLANS WITH FOCUS AREAS.

I MENTIONED A LITTLE WHILE AGO THAT THE PRINCIPAL ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS ARE STILL CONTINUING.

DR. CAMARILLO HAS ONE.

I HAVE ONE, AND THEN MEMBERS OF THE C&I WILL REACH OUT TO PRINCIPALS AND SEE IF THEY WANT TO MEET AND TALK ABOUT THEIR SPECIFIC AREAS, WHETHER THAT'S BILINGUAL, SPECIAL EDUCATION, C&I OVERALL OR RTI OR GT. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> BOARD?

>> THANK YOU, MR. DAVIDSON.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO 8C, 2024,

[2024-2025 LISD District Improvement Plan and Campus Improvement Plans]

>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AS WELL AS CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS.

JUST A REMINDER THAT OUR DIP IS NOW BASED ON NAVIGATE TO '28 PRIORITIES, AND I'LL LIST THOSE HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.

WE ARE IN THE SECOND YEAR OF A FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO IMPLEMENT OUR DIP BASED ON THESE NAVIGATE TO '28 PRIORITIES.

DESIGN TEAMS WERE CREATED, AND THEY MEET ON A MONTHLY BASIS IN ORDER TO TALK ABOUT THEIR PRIORITIES AND WHERE THEY ARE, ANY SUPPORT THAT THEY MAY NEED, AS WELL AS PROGRESS TOWARDS THEIR GOALS, AND THESE UPDATES ARE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD IN BOTH FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE REVIEWS.

HERE ARE OUR PRIORITIES.

THEY'RE DIVIDED BY OUR DISTRICT VALUES.

UNDER LOCKHART FOR PEOPLE, YOU SEE RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT, AS WELL AS PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

UNDER UNLOCKING POTENTIAL, WE HAVE INNOVATIVE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES AND LEADERSHIP CULTURE.

LOCKDOWN EXCELLENCE IS STRATEGIC GROWTH AND PLANNING, ACADEMICS AND INSTRUCTION, STUDENT SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT.

UNDER THE LOCKHART FOR PEOPLE, UNDER THOSE PRIORITIES.

WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE CONTINUING WITH OUR TEACHER AND PARENT FORUMS IN BOTH SEMESTERS.

WE ARE AIMING TO IMPROVE ON OUR TEACHER RETENTION, INCREASE AND ENHANCE THE COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF IN OUR DISTRICT.

HAVE A NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR PARENT LIAISONS AND JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR THOSE PARENT LIAISONS ARE OCCURRING AS WELL.

IN UNLOCKING POTENTIAL, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS HAVE AGENCY AND THEY'RE LEARNING THROUGH INNOVATIVE STUDENT PROGRAMMING AND CONTINUING TO ENGAGE THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY IN IDENTIFYING AREAS OF INTEREST.

STUDENTS HAVE THAT AGENCY.

WE DO HAVE A INNOVATIVE PROGRAM COMMITTEE THAT HAS MET WITH BOTH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAFF MEMBERS.

RUBRIC BASED ON DISTRICT VALUES AS WELL AS LEADER IN ME HABITS.

WE DO WANT A LEADERSHIP ACADEMY OVER THE SUMMER, AS WELL AS FINALIZING PATHWAYS FOR ALL OF OUR LEADERS, NO MATTER WHERE THEY WANT TO END UP IN OUR DISTRICT.

UNDER LOCKED ON EXCELLENCE, CONTINUE TO EVALUATE OUR FACILITIES AND ALL OF OUR SPACES, MAXIMIZING THE SPACE FOR LEARNING, PLACEMENT OF NEW STUDENTS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE UTILIZING OUR DISTRICT FACILITIES IN AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL.

WE'VE HAD TASK FORCE EVALUATE THOSE SPACES.

WE'RE INCORPORATING READING AND WRITING INTO DAILY LESSONS AS WELL AS THREADING, BUT ALSO DIFFERENTIATING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SO THAT INDIVIDUALS IN OUR DISTRICT CONTINUE TO GET THE PD THEY NEED VERSUS JUST GENERIC PD.

THAT'S THAT THREAD, BUT ALSO WITHIN THOSE PLCS FOR LEVER LEADERS, APS, AND PRINCIPALS, WE'RE DIVIDING PEOPLE UP BASED ON EXPERIENCE.

WE IMPLEMENTED A UNIVERSAL SCREENER, AND WE'RE MONITORING THE EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH

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FOR THE CIPS, THERE IS NO CHANGE IN FORMAT FROM LAST YEAR.

WE STILL HAVE THE SAME GOALS.

STAYING LOCKED ON EXCELLENCE, HAVING A LOCKHART FOR PEOPLE, AS WELL AS UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL, AND THOSE DESCRIPTORS.

THESE ARE IDENTICAL TO THE ONES THAT WE USED LAST YEAR FOR CIP.

UNDER LOCKED ON EXCELLENCE, THE 1.5 GOALS OF 80% PRE-K THROUGH FIVE AND 70% IN READING FOR SIX THROUGH 10 REMAINS, 70% AND K THROUGH ALGEBRA 1 FOR MATH.

OUR CCMR COMPONENT SCORE, WE RAISED IT TO 93.

WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A LITERACY FOCUS.

JUST A REMINDER, WE WERE THE RECIPIENT OF THE LASO 2 GRANT, STRONG FOUNDATIONS PLANNING, AND ACTUALLY NEXT WEEK, WE DO WALKS AND WE WILL FOCUS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND TRYING TO ALIGN OUR LITERACY.

>> WHAT DOES LASO STAND FOR?

>> YOU PUT ME ON THE SPOT THERE.

>> LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT STUDENT ORGANIZATION.

>> IT'S THE STRONG FOUNDATIONS PLANNING GRANT.

>> LEARNING ACCELERATION.

>> LEARNING ACCELERATOR, SO IT'S THE OLD LAW IT'S LAWS TOO.

THANK YOU. I FAILED MY QUIZ, ARE THERE RETAKES? CONTINUED FOCUS ON CLOSING THE GAPS, AND PARTICULAR LOOKING AT STUDENT GROUPS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS.

UNDER LOCKHART FOR PEOPLE, COMMUNICATE AND INVITE COLLABORATIVE INPUT ON DECISION MAKING, SO CONTINUE WITH THE PARENT FORMS, STAFF ENGAGEMENT SURVEY, INTERVIEWS, THE PARENT SQUARE, NEWSLETTERS, CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT REFLECTS A COMMITMENT TO OUR FAMILIES AND PARENTS SO THAT WE SUPPORT THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS, SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

IT'S INCREASING THE PARENT ENGAGEMENT, ENSURING EMERGENCY OPERATIONS, THAT WE HAVE A STRONG PLAN AND PEOPLE KNOW THEM, WHERE YOU CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT LEADER IN ME, WE'RE IN YEAR THREE, AND FOCUSING ON CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.

UNDER UNLOCKING POTENTIAL.

THE RETENTION, THAT RECRUITMENT, AND HIRING PRACTICES, CREATING HOUSES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT'S A NEW THING THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL IMPLEMENTED THIS YEAR, ALSO KNOWN AS SMALLER LEARNING COMMUNITIES.

I TALKED ABOUT LIM AND [INAUDIBLE] THREE CREATING WIGS.

IF YOU DO EXIT AFTER THE MEETING AND YOU TAKE A LEFT INSTEAD OF A RIGHT, I'M VERY PROUD OF THE CNI DEPARTMENT CREATING THEIR OWN WIGS.

WE HAVE A BANNER OUT THERE'D BE COOL IF YOU ALL WERE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH AS A GROUP, MAINTAINING A CAMPUS CULTURE OF LEADERSHIP AND EXCEED THE DISTRICT WIDE GOAL OF 93%.

>> FOR OUR AUDIENCE. LIM AND WIGS. CAN YOU.

>> WIGS. I DO KNOW THIS ONE, SO MAYBE I GET CREDIT FOR IT.

WILDLY IMPORTANT GOAL, AND LIM IS LEADER IN ME.

LIKE MENTIONED EARLIER, THE CIPS HAVE FORMATIVE REVIEWS AND THE DIP, THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS.

WE'LL HAVE FORMATIVE REVIEWS BY THE BOARD IN DECEMBER, FEBRUARY AND APRIL WITH A SUMMATIVE REVIEW AT OUR JUNE MEETING. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. DAVIDSON.

>> THANK YOU ALL.

>> MOVING TO ITEM 8D,

[Review Bid Release for Replacing the Fence around the Athletic Stadium]

>> GOOD EVENING BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA.

I WANTED TO COMMUNICATE TO YOU THAT WE HAVE RELEASED A BID FOR REPLACING THE ATHLETIC STADIUM FENCING IN ORDER TO IMPROVE IT.

WE ARE LOOKING AT REPLACING THE EXTERIOR FENCE FOR OUR BASE BED AND THE ALTERNATE BEING REPLACING THE INTERIOR AROUND THE TRACK ITSELF.

>> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THE TERM IMPROVEMENT.

I THINK IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S SUFFICIENT AND WE'RE JUST IMPROVING IT BECAUSE WE WANT TO, IT'S FALLING DOWN AT THREE DIFFERENT PLACES.

[LAUGHTER] I WANT TO JUST REFINE THAT LANGUAGE.

RIGHT NOW IT'S A SAFETY THREAT, ESPECIALLY WITH SMALL KIDS.

THEY LIKE TO CLIMB ON IT, THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE HAVE REPLACED IT, PROPPED IT UP ABOUT AS MANY TIMES AS WE CAN, AND IT'S REALLY A SAFETY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL KIDS RUNNING AROUND ON FRIDAY NIGHTS AND ALL TIMES OF THE WEEK.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE WILL BE RECEIVING THE BIDS ON OCTOBER 10 AND PLAN TO BRING IT BACK TO ALL AT THE END OF OCTOBER AT THE BOARD MEETING.

I DID PROVIDE ALL WITH A PICTURE OF THE STADIUM.

YES. THAT BASICALLY OUTLINES WHAT THE BID WILL CONSIST OF, THE OUTSIDE AND THE RED IS OUR BASE BID AND THE INSIDE IS OUR ALTERNATIVE BID.

WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THE BASE BID INCLUDING

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HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE AN ALTERNATE AS WELL FOR THE BLACK CHAIN LINK VINYL CODED FENCE.

HOPEFULLY, WE CAN BE VERY SIMILAR.

WE'LL SEE WHAT THAT PRICING COMES BACK AT AGAIN AT THE OCTOBER BOARD MEETING.

>> I SURE YOU LIKE THAT FENCING YOU HAVE UP NOW, THAT LOOKS GOOD.

>> YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT KIND OF FENCE, ARE YOU AROUND THE STADIUM?

>> YES. THE BASE BIT IS THAT WROUGHT IRON THAT'S GOING UP RIGHT NOW.

>> THAT WOULD CERTAINLY LOOK GOOD.

>> YEAH. THAT'S THE MAIN ONE, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FIRST, AND THEN WE DO HAVE AN ALTERNATE FOR-

>> THE ONE IN RED?

>> THE ONE IN RED.

>> MIGHT BE THE BLACK.

>> YES.

>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, IT WOULD BE NICE TO MATCH THAT FENCING, WAS THE TEA SCHOOL SECURITY GRANT MONEY THAT WE RECEIVED, BUT I THINK IT'S FOR CONTINUITY, BUT ALSO JUST FOR SECURITY.

THE STADIUM IS THE CLASSROOM, WE HAVE KIDS ALL DAY THAT HAVE CLASSES OUT THERE, TO PROPERLY SECURE THAT AREA AS WELL, I THINK JUST MAKES SENSE.

>> WOULD THAT FENCING BE ELIGIBLE FOR HELP FROM THE STATE?

>> NO.

>> WE TRIED.

>> THEY DON'T INCLUDE ATHLETIC FACILITIES.

[LAUGHTER] WE CAN'T PAY FOR IT LIKE THAT.

[LAUGHTER]

>> HOW TALL IS THE FENCE?

>> EIGHT FOOT. IT'LL BE THE SAME HEIGHT AS THE FENCE THAT'S GOING IN RIGHT NOW.

>> THE GREEN INSIDE THIS WALL?

>> THE GREEN WILL BE THE FOUR FOOT FENCE.

>> THANK YOU. MS. HOMAN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NINE COMMUNICATION ACTION A.

[Consider of Certification of Unopposed Candidates, and possible action to cancel LISD Board of Trustee Election for Districts 1, 2 and 3]

>> SIR, AS YOU KNOW, THOSE THREE ARE UNOPPOSED, SO THAT'S JUST ACTION THAT WE NEED THE BOARD TO TAKE SINCE THAT DOESN'T NECESSITATE AN ELECTION.

>> THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CANCEL THE TRUSTEE ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 2024 FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] 1, 2 AND 3, AND POST NOTICE OF THIS ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH [INAUDIBLE].

>> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.

>> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? SAME SAY.

PASSES 7-0. ITEM B,

[Consider and/or Approve Request for Maximum Class Size Waivers]

>> GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD, PRESIDENT WRIGHT AND SUPERINTENDENT MR. ESTRADA.

[INAUDIBLE] TIME, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT CLASS SIZE WAIVERS.

THE NUMBERS FOR THE CLASS SIZE WAIVERS AS EXPECTED.

TWO YEARS AGO, WE ASKED TEACHERS, WOULD THEY PREFER A BUMP AND PAY WITH HAVING MORE STUDENTS IN THEIR CLASS OR WOULD THEY RATHER AS PURCHASE PORTABLES TO ACCOMMODATE FOR GROWTH? TEACHERS CHOSE TO TAKE ON ADDITIONAL STUDENTS IN THEIR CLASSROOM, AND AFTER [INAUDIBLE] OPENS UP, CLASS SIZE WAIVERS WILL REDUCE DRASTICALLY.

WE CAN GO THE NEXT SLIDE.

NOT THERE. THAT ONE.

HERE WE HAVE LISTED 26 ON WAIVERS, WHICH I'LL HAVE THIS LIST ALREADY FOR THE '24, '25 SCHOOL YEAR.

ONE AT BLUEBONNET, 15 IN NAVARRO, FIVE AT PLUM CREEK, AND FIVE AT CLEAR FORK.

FOR EACH EXTRA STUDENT STIPEND, THE CURRENT COST FOR BREAKDOWN IS FOR ONE EXTRA STUDENT STIPEND FOR EIGHT TEACHERS IS $12,000, TWO EXTRA STUDENTS FOR SIX TEACHERS IS $18,000, AND THREE EXTRA STUDENTS FOR 12 TEACHERS IS 54,000.

>> I WANT TO NOTE THAT IF YOU RECALL WHEN WHEN WE SOLICITED THE TEACHER FEEDBACK, THERE'S A COUPLE OF CRITERIA THAT WE GO THROUGH.

WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THE TEACHERS ARE HIGHEST PERFORMING TEACHERS, SO THEY RECEIVE EXTRA STUDENTS FIRST, THAT FIRST LEVEL OF PRIORITY AND THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO TAKE ON EXTRA STUDENTS.

I THINK THERE IS ONE CASE THAT WE HAD A LITTLE CONFLICT WITH THAT, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, EVERYTHING HAS GONE REALLY WELL.

I THINK THAT ORCHARD LOUPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH, [LAUGHTER] ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT NAVARRO, WE HAVE TWO PORTABLES AT NAVARRO AND FOUR CLASSROOMS. BUT EVEN WITH ADDING THOSE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THE GROWTH JUST CONTINUES TO GROW.

I THINK THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PARENTS TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO, PRIOR TO THIS, WHEN WE ASKED PARENTS, WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE YOUR STUDENT IN A CLASSROOM WITH 23 KIDS WITH

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I THINK IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN ALLOWING THE DISTRICT TO GIVE TEACHERS A RAISE BY AND LARGE, JUST TO REMIND THE BOARD A PORTABLE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT INSTALLATION, PLUMBING, ALL THOSE THINGS, THAT CAN GET UP TO $400,000 FOR A RESOURCE THAT IS GOING TO LAST THAT LONG.

AGAIN, WE HAVE TO REPORT THESE AND I THINK THAT AS WE GROW, WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT HOW WE MANAGE THAT GROWTH, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE TO DO THIS FOR AGAIN, EVER ASSUMING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PASS BONDS AND GET ON THE CYCLE.

AS WE KNOW WHEN THAT 2019 BOND DID NOT PASS, IT REALLY SET US UP TO HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS LIKE THIS, SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING, PREPARING, AND MANAGING OUR GROWTH SO THAT WE DON'T END UP IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE AGAIN.

>> DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> QUESTIONS BOARD?

>> NO. I MOVE THE LOCKHART IT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR THE MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE WAIVER EXCEPTIONS FOR THE 2024, 2025 SCHOOL YEAR.

>> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.

>> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSE? PASSES 7-0. THANK YOU, MR. DILL.

ITEM 89C, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AND QUICK CLAIM DEED.

[Discussion and consideration of a resolution and quitclaim deed to clear title for the property described as 0.5 Acre, more or less, out of the Byrd Lockhart League, as described in Volume 216, Page 62, and Volume 227 Page 466 Deed Records of Caldwell County, Texas.]

[LAUGHTER] AT VOLUME 216, PAGE 62 IN VOLUME 227, PAGE 466, DEED RECORDS OF CALDWELL COUNTY, TEXAS.

WE HAD A DISCUSSION IN CLOSED SESSION ABOUT THIS BOARD. DO I HEAR A MOTION?

>> I MOVE THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD TO EXECUTE THE QUICK CLAIM BEING ABLE TO CLEAR TITLE FOR THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS 0.5 ACRES MORE OR LESS OUT OF THE BYRD LOCKHART AS DESCRIBED IN VOLUME 216, PAGE 62 AND VOLUME 227, PAGE 466, DEED RECORDS OF CALDWELL COUNTY, TEXAS.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.

>> AYE.

>> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 7-0.

WE WILL NOW GO TO ITEM 10,

[BOARD AND STAFF COMMENTS - ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST*]

>> I DON'T HAVE A LOT, BUT JUST THANK YOU TO ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE RECOGNIZED AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING FOR ALL OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO LOCKHART, ISD.

I ALSO LOVE THAT WE HAD THREE OF OUR OWN BOARD MEMBERS THAT WERE PART OF THAT AS WELL.

HE DIDN'T GIVE HIMSELF.

[OVERLAPPING] I JUST THINK THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO OUR BOARD AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO HELP OUTSIDE OF OUR ACTUAL BOARD.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT AS WELL.

THEN HOMECOMING IS THIS FRIDAY, SO I HOPE EVERYBODY COMES OUT TO THE GAME AND HAS A GREAT TIME ON HOMECOMING EVENT.

>> DR. [INAUDIBLE]?

>> SOME OF US ARE GOING TO THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION SCHOOL BOARD CONFERENCE, AND WE WILL MISS HOMECOMING.

ANYWAY, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WE HIGHLIGHTED THIS EVENING BECAUSE IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY WHEN THEY STEP UP TO TRY TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR KIDS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE SCHOOL SUPPLIES, SO OF COURSE, I WAS HAPPY TO HELP.

EVEN THOUGH I HAD GOT A CONCUSSION ON THAT DAY AND I'M LIKE, BUT THAT WAS A NEGATIVE.

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF POSITIVE.

AGAIN, I WANT TO COMMEND THE DISTRICT FOR ALSO HIGHLIGHTING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AND DOING THE READ ALOUD, I'M REALLY ENJOYING THE SELECTIONS AND THE TEACHERS THAT ARE READING SUPPOSEDLY TO KIDS, COMMUNITY, ETC, SO, I'VE ENJOYED THAT. THANK YOU.

>> MR. BURNETT.

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DRUM LINE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY COMPETED LAST WEEKEND AND GOT FIRST IN THEIR DIVISION, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING FOR THEM, SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT.

>> MR. RAYOS.

>> JUST HAPPY HOMECOMING WEEK, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO PARADE.

I'M GOING TO PARADE THE [INAUDIBLE] HOMECOMING.

>> MR. BLACKART.

>> SAME FOR ALL THE PEOPLE GETTING AWARDS AND REBECCA SAID, IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE BOARD MEMBERS ALSO SUPPORT.

WE'RE DOING THIS FOR FREE AND WE DO A LOT OF OTHER THINGS FOR FREE, SO NOW,

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I GOT PAID MANY YEARS FOR [INAUDIBLE].

NEVER ENOUGH, BUT STILL.

>> THAT'S MORE THAN NOW. [LAUGHTER]

>> WELL, MORE THAN NOW, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WE WILL BE AT A CONFERENCE AT THE END OF THE WEEK, AND I WANT TO MENTION THAT SHOULD ANY OF YOU DECIDE YOU WANT TO BE THE DELEGATE, I'M WILLING TO STEP ASIDE.

>> HE'S ALREADY GOT HIS BOOKING.

>> I ACTUALLY REALLY ENJOY IT.

IT'S FUN TO DO.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO CHEAT ANYBODY ELSE OUT OF THAT.

>> DON'T WANT TO PASS THE TORCHES.

>> MR. GIDEON.

>> I THINK WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR.

I REALLY DO. IT'S VERY EXCITING, JUST BEEN A LOT OF FUN.

I KNOW WE HAVE A FEW HICCUPS HERE AND THERE, BUT JUST AMAZING ALL THE THINGS, ALL THE PLANNING AND WORK THAT GOES INTO IT.

THEN WHEN YOU GET TO SEE, IT'S REALLY START TO HAPPEN AND OCCUR EACH AND EVERY DAY.

I'M JUST PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE DISTRICT.

>> I WANT TO ALSO THANK THE VOLUNTEERS THAT WE'RE HERE TODAY TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR WHAT THEY DID FOR OUR KIDS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

IT'S A LOT OF FUND RAISING THEY DO, AND IT'S REALLY EXCITING THAT THEY DO THAT.

THE CONVERSATION WE HAD ABOUT PHONES WAS PRETTY INTERESTING AND DETAILED.

I THINK IT GIVES US SOME MORE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT AND A PATH TO MAYBE GO DOWN, AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT MORE SERIOUSLY HERE PRETTY SOON.

I WOULD JUST SAY DON'T FORGET YOUR TRAVEL PAPERS AS YOU LEAVE HERE TONIGHT THE CONFERENCE, THIS WEEKEND AND MR. ESTRADA

>> YES, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR TEACHERS, ECHO EVERYTHING.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE OUR STUDENTS BEING SUCCESSFUL.

THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT GREAT TEACHERS AND WITHOUT GREAT STAFF, AND I'M JUST INCREDIBLY PROUD I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY.

MY GOAL IS TO VISIT EVERY CAMPUS, EVERY WEEK THIS YEAR, AND THERE WILL BE WEEKS LIKE THIS WEEK WE WILL BE CHALLENGING.

BUT I'M DOING PRETTY WELL ON THAT, AND IT JUST BRIGHTENS MY DAY.

GOING TO CLASSROOMS, SEEING YOUR KIDS LEARNING, SEEING OUR TEACHERS, ENGAGING OUR KIDS.

I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE TEACHERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT WHO ARE DOING AN INCREDIBLE JOB IN THE CLASSROOM.

I WISH THAT MORE PEOPLE WOULD COME AND VISIT AND SEE THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE ACTUAL CLASSROOMS WITH OUR GREAT KIDS AND WITH OUR GREAT STUDENTS.

THEN SECOND, JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON MR. WRIGHT'S COMMENTS.

JUST ENCOURAGE PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE ANXIOUS GENERATION.

WE'RE GOING TO BRAINSTORM ON HOW WE CAN TRY TO DO A COMMUNITY WIDE OUTREACH ON THIS BECAUSE I JUST FEEL SO STRONGLY THAT IT'S A MAJOR ISSUE THAT WE ARE JUST IGNORING AS A NATION AS A STATE AS A COMMUNITY, AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AND DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT OUR KIDS' BRAINS ARE DEVELOPING AS THEY SHOULD AND THAT THEY ARE PREPARED AND HAVE ALL THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO BE A FUNCTIONING ADULT, AND I'M JUST FEARFUL RIGHT NOW THAT CELL PHONES ARE HINDERING THAT ABILITY.

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY AFTER MR. ESTRADA, NOW I LOOK FORWARD TO BECAUSE LOCKHART WILL BE LEADING THE WAY IN THIS.

AS EVERYTHING THAT MR. ESTRADA BRINGS TO US AND WE START AND WE FORMULATE, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THE NEWS MEDIA WILL BE HERE INTERVIEWING US.

ONCE AGAIN, WE'LL GET TO SAY LOCKHART LEADING.

EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW MUCH I LOVE SAYING THAT.

>> LOCKHART IS LEADING.

>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. [LAUGHTER] GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME TOGETHER TONIGHT TO BE ABLE TO DO THE BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT.

WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD KEEP OUR DISTRICT SAFE, OUR FAMILY MEMBERS SAFE, AND JUST ALLOW US TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

IT'S IN YOUR SON JESUS NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN.

>> AMEN.

>> AMEN. [NOISE]

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.