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Katy ISD Regular Board Meeting, November 21, 2016

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  1. 0:00 to 2:35 Item 3 Reconvene from Closed Meeting - The Board will reconvene from Closed Meeting. The presiding officer will verify that the meeting has been duly called and notice of the meeting has been posted for the time and manner required by law. 3.1 Consider Board approval of the personnel report. 3.2 Consider Board approval of the candidate for the position of Deputy Superintendent.
  2. 2:35 to 6:23 Item 4 Pledges of Allegiance 4.1 James Randolph Elementary Student
  3. 6:23 to 8:28 Item 5.1 Recognitions The University of Chicago Outstanding Educator Award
  4. 8:28 to 10:57 Items 5.2 & 5.3 5.2 Texas Music Educators Association Finalist High School Full Honor Orchestra 5.3 Texas Music Educators Association Finalist High School Honor String Orchestra
  5. 10:57 to 13:11 Items 5.4 & 5.5 5.4 The Foundation for Music Education Middle School String Orchestra: National Winner, Mark of Excellence Competition 5.5 The Foundation for Music Education High School Full Orchestra: National Winner, Mark of Excellence Competition
  6. 13:11 to 16:34 Item 5.6 The Learning Counsel 2016 Top Digital District
  7. 16:34 to 31:39 Item 6 Report 6.1 Legislative Priorities Recommended by the Legislative Priorities Advisory Committee
  8. 31:39 to 32:17 Consent Agenda 7.1 Consider Board approval of the minutes of the October board meetings. 7.2 Consider Board approval of grant ratifications. 7.3 Consider Board approval of the November 2016 budget amendments. 7.4 Consider Board approval of the October 2016 financial statements. 7.5 Consider Board approval of the October 2016 check registers. 7.6 Consider Board approval of the September 2016 tax report. 7.7 Consider Board approval of the proposal for District-Wide Security Upgrade Package #4. 7.8 Consider Board approval of the interlocal agreement with Harris County Department of Education for therapy services. 7.9 Consider Board approval of the annual review of investment policies and strategies. 7.10 Consider Board approval of the annual course additions for the 2017 - 2018 school year. 7.11 Consider Board approval of design services and construction delivery method associated with elementary school #41. 7.12 Consider Board approval of a Dedication of Easement to Municipal Utility District No. 346 associated with the pedestrian bridge being constructed adjacent to Hazel S. Pattison Elementary School.
  9. 32:17 to 33:14 Item 8 Information Items 8.1 Donated Items to Katy Independent School District 8.2 Board Member Update - Student Activity Facility: Second Stadium Naming Advisory Committee
  10. 33:14 to 33:36 Items 9 & 10 9. Future Meetings 9.1 Board Work Study Meeting - Monday, December 5, 2016 9.2 Regular Board Meeting - Monday, December 12, 2016 10. The Board will adjourn Open Meeting and begin Closed Meeting after a brief recess.

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Item 3

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Good evening. The Board will now reconvene an open meeting. Today is Monday, November 21, 2016, and the time is 636 p.m.

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Dr. Hint, would you please verify that we are in compliance with the provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act with regard to the notice for this meeting?

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President Fox, we are in compliance with the provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act with regards to the notice for this meeting.

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KDSD Board of Trustees met last week in a work study to receive information and recommendations

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from staff, administration and the superintendent.

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Board members were able to ask questions and receive answers and should be prepared with

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our responses this evening.

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The Board has just reconvened from closed meeting.

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In accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, any action arising from discussions

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in a closed meeting must be taken in an open meeting.

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meeting.

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Mr. Madam President.

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Ms. Mr. Griffin.

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Mr. I move that the Board of Trustees approves the Personnel Report as recommended

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by the Superintendent and close the meeting.

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Mr. Second.

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Ms. I have a motion by Mr. Griffin, a second by Mr. DeBrell that the Board of

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Trustees approves the Personnel Report as recommended by the Superintendent and close

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the meeting.

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Any discussion?

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Hearing none, we'll proceed to vote.

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All in favor raise your right hand and say aye.

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Mr. Aye.

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Ms. The motion passes 6-0.

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Mr. Mihalski is out of town.

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Mr. DeBrell, what's your name?

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DeBrell.

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I move that the Board of Trustees approves Ken Grigorski for the position of Deputy Superintendent

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as discussed in closed meeting.

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A second.

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I have a motion by Mr. DeBrell, a second by Mrs. Doyle that the Board of Trustees approves

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Ken Grigorski for the position of Deputy Superintendent as discussed in closed meeting.

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Any discussion?

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Hearing none, we'll proceed to vote.

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All in favor raise your right hand and say aye.

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Aye.

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Aye.

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The motion passes 6-0.

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Just so the board knows who our new deputy superintendent is,

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Mr. Gregorski is here with us tonight.

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Congratulations, Chief.

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Mr. Gregorski, welcome home.

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We're glad to have you back.

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You were telling me your wife's family's from this area, right?

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So good.

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Happy wife, happy life.

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That's what they say.

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We're really excited to welcome you back and look forward to joining us next semester.

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We've got the Pledges of Allegiance right now, and we have Ryan Norman from James Randolph Elementary School.

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Our principal is Kristen Harper, and I believe Ryan is in the fifth grade.

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And before you get started, we also have parents, Eric and Joanna Norman with them.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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under the Texas flag I pledge allegiance to the Texas one state under God one and indivisible

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and let me just give you a little bit of information about Ryan Ryan's favorite

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subjects are math and social studies some quotes from his teachers miss Summerford says Ryan

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brightens every day with his beaming and contagious smile let me see it there you

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go miss Mabry says Ryan is such a joy to

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teach I appreciate his curiosity and his love of learning he makes me smile every

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day and miss Hellman says Ryan's big bear hugs and contagious smile always

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makes my day the best he makes me so proud to be his teacher I'm gonna let

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ryan give us a few words at this time i have attended randolph elementary ever since the

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school opened in 2014 i i just absolutely love being a part of the randolph family

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everyone at school helps me to be the best that i can be the teachers also make learning fun too

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we get to play educational games and do presentations in class i absolutely love

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the way the teachers are preparing us for our future by opening our minds to

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think deeply about topics this year as an outstanding fifth grader I am a part

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of the photography club we did run and the safety patrol JRE rocks Miss Harper

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You've got a rock star there. I think all right

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Thank you Ryan for leading us in both of our pledges tonight for telling us a little bit about yourself

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And why James Randolph Elementary is so awesome and a special place for you. You have a certificate

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Join it today November

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2016 regular board meeting you presented us and let us in both of the pledges and

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We have a little gift here and like we'd like to say in Katy ISD

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This lunch box keeps the hot things hot and the cold things cold, and not everybody gets

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it.

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So about nine of these given out a year, and you're a special one to be getting tonight

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and your certificate.

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Thank you, ma'am.

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You're welcome.

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Thank you, Ryan.

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Do we have any scouts in the audience this evening working on a badge?

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We generally have a place of honor for them at the front row,

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and I don't see any this evening.

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Next on our agenda, I'd like to introduce Ms. Maria Corrales,

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Manager of Media Relations and Multimedia,

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for the recognitions portion of our meeting tonight.

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Good evening Madam President, Board Members, and Superintendent Dr. Lance Hint, and good

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evening to everyone in our audience today. Each year the University of Chicago invites entering

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first-year students to nominate an educator who has influenced, challenged, or helped them along

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the path toward intellectual growth. The University receives the letters from hundreds of students

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sharing how they were inspired by teachers who literally changed the course of their lives through

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through excellent teaching and mentorship.

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In recognition of this profound influence,

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the Office of College Admission grants

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Outstanding Educator awards to teachers

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who have demonstrated exceptional dedication

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to the education personnel development of their students.

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We are proud to celebrate the incredible work

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of Joseph Michnik, a science and physics teacher

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from Morton Ranch High School,

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as he is honored with the Outstanding Educator Award tonight.

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congratulations on this

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Congratulations.

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congratulations next the Texas music educators Association is an organization

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dedicated to promoting excellence in music education the association is

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compromised of the band orchestra vocal elementary and college divisions

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throughout Texas recorded selections from a live concert are submitted to the

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Association for evaluation will the following band and orchestra directors

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please come forward when I call your name earning the designation finalists

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in high school full honor orchestra are Michael re band director and Clint

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Capshaw, Orchestra Director of Taylor High School.

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Earning designation finalists in High School Honor String Orchestra are

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Desiree Overee, Seven Lakes High School Orchestra Director, Clint Capshaw, Taylor

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High School Orchestra Director, and Matthew Porter, Tompkins High School

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ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR.

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AND AFTER YOUR PHOTO, JUST STAY PRESENT.

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WE STILL HAVE A CONTINUATION OF THIS SECTION.

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Mr. Principal.

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I'm getting the picture.

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Is that a powder blue tie?

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Any other?

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Seven lights?

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the foundation for music education

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is dedicated to the support and advancement of music education through scholarships and other projects.

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Every year, the foundation sponsors a national competition that recognizes the top performing ensemble nationally.

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This year, 236 of the finest music ensembles in the nation from 36 states entered that competition.

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For the third year in a row, the Beckendorf Honor Orchestra has been named a national winner

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in the mark of excellence National Orchestra honors project under the direction of Carl butts

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and earning the designation of national winner as well as the

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as well as the McMeans junior high orchestra under the direction of Amy Williams

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at the high school level we have two national winners in the mark of

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excellence and National Orchestra project Seven Lakes High School Symphony

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Orchestra directed by Desiree Overeem and Taylor High School Symphony

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Orchestra directed by Clint Capshaw Mike Irene and Tiffany Webb the KDISD

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orchestras are wonderful examples of the music achievements and our credit to our

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district congratulations to all of you for these achievements and for your

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passion dedication and commitment to our students

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there we go

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Big round of applause.

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The Learning Council is a national news outlet focused on digital curriculum strategy and

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tactics.

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It is a source of knowledge, research, and reference for the leaders to determine the

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The next steps and how to source companies, apps, and tools to help transform their school

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or district.

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The Learning Council understands that making the transition from a traditional curriculum

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and content to a digital format is a complex undertaking and it conducts rather a survey

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to help measure districts in the digital transition.

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As a result of the survey, Katy Independent School District has been recognized by the

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learning council as a top district or digital district rather with this with us here tonight

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to accept this award is dr john alowni chief information officer along with fran mctigrit

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joe christopherson brenda white carrie rampelling jamie heinz and darling rankin

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also with us from the curriculum development department are dr. Kim Lawson dr. Casilda steel

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Karen Miller and Aline Lindley please come forward for your for talk for your photo

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I'M READY TO MAKE A COMMENT.

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THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR THE DISTRICT.

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and thank you madam president board members and superintendent dr. Lantin

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this concludes the recognition portion of this meeting

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Sorry, the rest of you can't watch the Texans playing in Mexico.

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We're going to be right here.

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Is that right?

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Is that tonight?

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Okay.

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So now we'll enter the report section.

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6.1, we'll have a presentation about the legislative priorities recommended by the Legislative

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Priorities Advisory Council.

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Ms. Liz Johnson is going to make her presentation this evening.

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Your committee is cheering you.

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Good evening, Ms. Johnson. We're glad you're here and your committee members. Would you

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like all like to stand to be recognized? Is that part of yours? Sorry. Stand to be recognized if

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you served on our Legislative Advisories Committee, please. Thank you very much.

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all right good evening madam president Fox board members and superintendent hint I'm here this

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evening to present the legislative priorities recommended by the board-appointed advisory

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committee as you know Katie ISD's seven-member board of trustees each appointed two members to

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serve on its legislative priorities advisory committee to further explore

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and establish agenda language pertaining to each issue highlighted by our

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community as we work to clear an overriding theme became evident

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throughout the community survey findings and discussions among the committee

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members clearly excessive oversight and regulations by state government impede

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the ability of high-performing school districts such as Katie ISD to

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efficiently and effectively address the academic needs of its students

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professional support of classroom teachers and its fiscal accountability to taxpayers there are

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four legislative priorities that the committee is presenting to you this evening for your consideration

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the first is unfunded mandates the state of Texas should provide additional funding for staff

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materials equipment building space and other provisions needed for local school districts

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to provide any new or additional mandated services. Unfunded mandates

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imposed by the state of Texas disproportionately impact local property

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taxpayers, placing a greater burden on citizens to bear the costs of public

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education and relieving the state of its fiscal responsibility to adequately fund

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it. The second topic concerns the equitable accountability and

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transparency for all state funded education the state of Texas should

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impose the same accountability and regulatory standards on all state funded

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schools including public school districts charter schools and any

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voucher or other similar programs receiving any state funding the vast

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majority of students in the state of Texas are and will continue to remain

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enrolled in public schools this is the primary delivery method for the

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constitutionally required efficient system of public free schools allowing a different

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accountability and regulatory standards for other publicly funded education methods will dramatically

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undercut the financial and operational ability of the public school system to meet the current

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and future needs of Texas students streamline teaks and delay the implementation of the new

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statewide accountability system. The state of Texas should suspend all punitive components

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of the statewide accountability system. There is no independent statistically reliable analysis

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that correlates the TEKS to STAAR testing to what the students should have mastered at grade level

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or whether the STAAR Test even accurately measures grade level. The state of Texas should permit

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school districts to develop or use a professionally assessed statistically reliable testing program

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to replace STAAR testing beginning with the 2018-2019 academic turn. As you will

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recall the board also passed a resolution on assessment and

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accountability in March 2015 that called for the eliminations of high-stake

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testing and the use of local assessments in lieu of those assessments. The

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committee continues to support this resolution as well. While progress has

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been made in this area through the reduction of STAAR exams over the past

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couple of years we still hope to see the punitive measures removed as well.

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Removing the state's 8.5% cap for students receiving special education services.

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While this particular legislative item was not polled in the community feedback survey,

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a number of parents who participated in the committee's town hall this past month passionately

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expressed this as an area that needed to be addressed. As you know, a recent

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investigative report by one of our media outlets found that TEA had imposed an

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arbitrary cap on the number of students that school districts should identify to

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receive special education services. The committee is aware that the TEA has

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responded to the federal government's directive to discontinue the practice,

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however we believe the TEA's response is inadequate and we must continue to

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emphasize our opposition to the practice. Thus the state of Texas should eliminate

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the Texas education agencies in position of an 8.5% cap for the percent of

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students allowed to receive special education services. All students who

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qualify for special education services should be eligible to receive those

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needed services. In addition, we feel that costs associated with the anticipated

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increase in special education services should be borne by the state of Texas

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and not shifted to the local taxpayer.

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Okay.

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In closing, our committee is comprised of a very passionate group

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with an array of knowledge and background on the issues presented this evening.

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Many of us, along with a number of other community members,

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are already having conversations with our legislators

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in hope that we will have a positive influence

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on how legislation impacting public education will be shaped this legislative session.

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We'd like to urge our entire community

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to continue to contact their legislators and work with them.

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a single set of legislative priorities will strengthen our position as a Katy community and help us to speak with one voice as we

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move forward together

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At this time are there any questions about these recommended priorities?

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and president mr. DeBrell, I had the privilege of serving as chair of this committee and

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passionate is a

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Interesting way to put some of our conversations. We had some very passionate conversations about this

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But I want to thank every committee member for sticking in there making it through and coming to this point

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I believe that this is a

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Positive direction for this board to advocate for these items

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From community feedback to talking with the people on this committee. I think that

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When Katie makes a stand and says that this is a direction we need to go the state will listen

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There's a lot going on in education right now. I mean I

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I got text this weekend about the Dallas Morning News article this past week.

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So there's a lot of talk about changes in education coming forward,

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and I think Katie needs to have his voice out there.

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I would ask that our next board meeting on December 6th,

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that the board would take action on these priorities.

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Madam President.

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Mr. Scott.

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I, too, want to thank the committee.

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Yeah, Henry, it was spirited, wasn't it?

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Yeah, that's what I'm saying.

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The end result was I want to thank the president of the school board, Rebecca,

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and I want to thank Dr. Hint for opening this process up more.

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It was a very valuable thing to do.

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And sometimes when you open it up, you have spirited discussion, don't you, Chris?

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You know, and the rest of you.

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I think one of the more important things here that I want to focus on tonight

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is to streamline the TEKS and delay the implementation of the new statewide accountability system.

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my background is public accountability I've been doing it for a long time I

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like that they put in the state of Texas should permit school districts to

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develop or use a professionally assessed statistically reliable testing program

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to replace STAAR testing beginning with 2018-19 academic term I would like to

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see our school district do this I would like to see our school district take the

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lead the STAAR Test is disgraceful it is punitive it hurts at-risk minority

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students it hurts at-risk teachers of at-risk minority students it is

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discriminatory and it is academically fraudulent so I am very proud that this

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committee said Katie go do it they've given us a couple of years to get it

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together now darn it let's do it okay let's go together and let's get this

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done and when the next session of the Texas legislature convenes we're not

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going to get it done this session we all know that but when the next session of

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the Texas legislature does let's give those people in the back room back of

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the room who put this on a piece of paper and have the courage to do this

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let's validate what they've said I am very proud that you all did this and I'm

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very appreciative of your courage can I say something mr. Johnson I think one of

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the things that's the most important about this is that this is something

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that parents can get behind and I just want to encourage everyone in the

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community to do their due diligence as a voter and as a taxpayer and as a citizen

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to contact and work with their legislators, work with you all, and really just do the best that they can for our students.

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And that doesn't mean just showing up. It really means showing up when it counts and doing the work behind the scenes.

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So we just really want to encourage the entire community to get involved and stay involved.

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Thank you, Mrs. Johnson. And to you and your committee and to Mr. DeBrell, the chair, and Mr. Scott, who served on the committee,

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It's a big task, right, because there are a lot of issues in education that we care

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about, lots.

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But when we dilute it by having a dozen or two dozen on a pamphlet or a booklet or something

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and we take it to a legislator, they're simply overwhelmed by everyone else coming.

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They do much more than education and it's overwhelming.

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So to fine-tune it and to find out what Katy community cares about and putting it into four bullets

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That we all can take and with one voice continue to talk to our legislators about the things most important

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Because once we take care of these then we can move on to other things right but to be unified in that message

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I think is critical and very important

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Do you?

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Thank you for challenging our community to speak with you and do that

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But from the people I know who served on that committee, you all are probably not finished.

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No, we're not.

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Let me ask a question first.

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Board members, are you okay with putting this on the agenda for action on December 6th when we meet?

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Are you good with that?

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And, of course, we'll take community input now that we've made the presentation,

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And then we'll move it to the agenda for a possible action item on December 6th

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Do you?

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Do you have if you have anything else you'd like us to know please let us know that and then you will I'm

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Guessing that you will continue to be involved and during the legislative sessions

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This committee was not just formed and with the intent of just presenting with this our work is nowhere near done

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We've already started presenting this to our local legislators because we fully

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expect that they we will need to build relationships with them and frankly that

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doesn't always happen in Austin. It happens here in Katy. Once they get to

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Austin you know we have a very limited time frame to work with them and you get

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five minutes in an office. That's not going to get this done. So our work

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has already begun and we've already started individually working with all of

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our legislators on on these topics and it really has just been waiting for the final language to

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be approved but individually we all have different extremes as to how we feel about this and we each

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have the certain ones that we're more passionate about than others so we'll continue to address

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these the whole committee is very engaged great and i also know that many of you already have

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relationships and conversations ongoing so if anyone listening to this presentation would like

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to contact you i suggest that you um email mr de brel you know how to get them in touch with this

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group um to if you'd like to become involved and and speak on behalf of these things mrs mr de

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brel could get in touch with mrs johnson and some of the efforts that you'll lead going forward we're

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We're just so appreciative of all of you, the people that each of us asked.

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You know, we called in favors.

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Hey, could you, one more time, could you help us with something?

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And you represent every zip code and every demographic and all of the things that our community cares about.

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And I know you seek input from outside people.

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You don't just come and talk about what Mrs. Johnson cares about.

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You come and talk about what your community cares about.

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And we appreciate that very much and it certainly looks like you've covered the things that represent the values

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I know in Katie and that's our job is to represent and to fight for the values of our community

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And you've certainly given that to us and we know it was really hard. That's why we asked you

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Thank you. You're welcome. This is Fox. Mr. Tom

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As mrs. Johnson said that we're not going to stop here with this

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one of the first things we would like to do after the board passes it is bring

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our legislators together our local legislators and have an opportunity

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where they can hear us we brought them together I believe that was in a

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September right was it August the legislative breakfast legislative

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breakfast yeah where they had an opportunity to talk to us about their

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priorities but I think that it would be fitting them to have an opportunity to

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hear from our community about the things that this community would like them to

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to take to us in this upcoming session.

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I looked at my calendars. December 5

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is our board meeting on December 5.

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So Monday, December 5 is when

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we will add this for an action item.

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Any other questions for the committee

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or Mrs. Johnson?

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Thank you so much for your presentation. We appreciate you.

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You're welcome. Thank you. Thanks, you guys.

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At this time,

Consent Agenda

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board members will move to the consent agenda.

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item 7

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Mrs. Van I move this board of trustees approves the consent agenda as we met as recommended in item 7.1 through

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7.12

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second

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Have a motion by mrs. Van a second by mrs. Doyle that the board of trustees approves the consent agenda is recommended from item

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7.1 through 7.12

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All in favor raise your right hand and say aye aye

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motion passes six to zero I'll direct your attention to the information items

Item 8

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in section eight the donated items to the candy independent school district

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are included board members for your review and we have a update from the

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student activity facility second stadium naming advisory committee mr. Mahalsky

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is the chair of that he's and mrs. van is the vice chair please give us an

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update negotiations are continuing it's a lengthy process we're doing and KIC is

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doing the due diligence to negotiate with our loan and it who has stepped

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forward as the stadium naming for the complex we will be meeting again early

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December and hopefully I will have or mr. Mohalski will have more to report at

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our December meeting as far as more of the final details on the negotiation

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thank you very much okay future board meetings we have a board work study on

Items 9 & 10

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Monday December 5 and a regular board meeting on Monday December 12 2016 happy

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Thanksgiving we will adjourn our open meeting and begin our closed meeting

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after a brief recess. The time is 7.09.

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Motions and votes

Recorded actions

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MOTION 001 · AGENDA 3.1

Passed

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the personnel report as recommended by the superintendent in Closed Meeting.

Moved by
charles-griffin
Seconded by
henry-dibrell

6 Yes · 0 No

TrusteeVote
ashley-vann Yes
charles-griffin Yes
courtney-doyle Yes
george-scott Yes
henry-dibrell Yes
rebecca-fox Yes

MOTION 002 · AGENDA 3.2

Passed

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves Ken Gregorski for the position of Deputy Superintendent.

Moved by
henry-dibrell
Seconded by
courtney-doyle

6 Yes · 0 No

TrusteeVote
ashley-vann Yes
charles-griffin Yes
courtney-doyle Yes
george-scott Yes
henry-dibrell Yes
rebecca-fox Yes

MOTION 003 · AGENDA 7.1

Passed

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the Consent Agenda as recommended in items 7.1 through 7.12.

Moved by
ashley-vann
Seconded by
courtney-doyle

6 Yes · 0 No

TrusteeVote
ashley-vann Yes
charles-griffin Yes
courtney-doyle Yes
george-scott Yes
henry-dibrell Yes
rebecca-fox Yes

MOTION 004 · AGENDA 7.2

Passed

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the Consent Agenda as recommended in items 7.1 through 7.12.

Moved by
ashley-vann
Seconded by
courtney-doyle

6 Yes · 0 No

TrusteeVote
ashley-vann Yes
charles-griffin Yes
courtney-doyle Yes
george-scott Yes
henry-dibrell Yes
rebecca-fox Yes

MOTION 005 · AGENDA 7.3

Passed

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the Consent Agenda as recommended in items 7.1 through 7.12.

Moved by
ashley-vann
Seconded by
courtney-doyle

6 Yes · 0 No

TrusteeVote
ashley-vann Yes
charles-griffin Yes
courtney-doyle Yes
george-scott Yes
henry-dibrell Yes
rebecca-fox Yes

MOTION 006 · AGENDA 7.4

Passed

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the Consent Agenda as recommended in items 7.1 through 7.12.

Moved by
ashley-vann
Seconded by
courtney-doyle

6 Yes · 0 No

TrusteeVote
ashley-vann Yes
charles-griffin Yes
courtney-doyle Yes
george-scott Yes
henry-dibrell Yes
rebecca-fox Yes

MOTION 007 · AGENDA 7.5

Passed

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the Consent Agenda as recommended in items 7.1 through 7.12.

Moved by
ashley-vann
Seconded by
courtney-doyle

6 Yes · 0 No

TrusteeVote
ashley-vann Yes
charles-griffin Yes
courtney-doyle Yes
george-scott Yes
henry-dibrell Yes
rebecca-fox Yes

MOTION 008 · AGENDA 7.6

Passed

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the Consent Agenda as recommended in items 7.1 through 7.12.

Moved by
ashley-vann
Seconded by
courtney-doyle

6 Yes · 0 No

TrusteeVote
ashley-vann Yes
charles-griffin Yes
courtney-doyle Yes
george-scott Yes
henry-dibrell Yes
rebecca-fox Yes

MOTION 009 · AGENDA 7.7

Passed

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the Consent Agenda as recommended in items 7.1 through 7.12.

Moved by
ashley-vann
Seconded by
courtney-doyle

6 Yes · 0 No

TrusteeVote
ashley-vann Yes
charles-griffin Yes
courtney-doyle Yes
george-scott Yes
henry-dibrell Yes
rebecca-fox Yes

MOTION 010 · AGENDA 7.8

Passed

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the Consent Agenda as recommended in items 7.1 through 7.12.

Moved by
ashley-vann
Seconded by
courtney-doyle

6 Yes · 0 No

TrusteeVote
ashley-vann Yes
charles-griffin Yes
courtney-doyle Yes
george-scott Yes
henry-dibrell Yes
rebecca-fox Yes

MOTION 011 · AGENDA 7.9

Passed

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the Consent Agenda as recommended in items 7.1 through 7.12.

Moved by
ashley-vann
Seconded by
courtney-doyle

6 Yes · 0 No

TrusteeVote
ashley-vann Yes
charles-griffin Yes
courtney-doyle Yes
george-scott Yes
henry-dibrell Yes
rebecca-fox Yes

MOTION 012 · AGENDA 7.10

Passed

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the Consent Agenda as recommended in items 7.1 through 7.12.

Moved by
ashley-vann
Seconded by
courtney-doyle

6 Yes · 0 No

TrusteeVote
ashley-vann Yes
charles-griffin Yes
courtney-doyle Yes
george-scott Yes
henry-dibrell Yes
rebecca-fox Yes

MOTION 013 · AGENDA 7.11

Passed

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the Consent Agenda as recommended in items 7.1 through 7.12.

Moved by
ashley-vann
Seconded by
courtney-doyle

6 Yes · 0 No

TrusteeVote
ashley-vann Yes
charles-griffin Yes
courtney-doyle Yes
george-scott Yes
henry-dibrell Yes
rebecca-fox Yes

MOTION 014 · AGENDA 7.12

Passed

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves the Consent Agenda as recommended in items 7.1 through 7.12.

Moved by
ashley-vann
Seconded by
courtney-doyle

6 Yes · 0 No

TrusteeVote
ashley-vann Yes
charles-griffin Yes
courtney-doyle Yes
george-scott Yes
henry-dibrell Yes
rebecca-fox Yes

MOTION 015 · AGENDA 12.1

Passed

I move that the Board of Trustees denies the Level Three DGBA grievance in DGBA-16-006, thereby upholding the decision of the Level One and Level Two hearing officers.

Moved by
charles-griffin
Seconded by
ashley-vann

6 Yes · 0 No

TrusteeVote
ashley-vann Yes
charles-griffin Yes
courtney-doyle Yes
george-scott Yes
henry-dibrell Yes
rebecca-fox Yes