Sep 17, 2024 Regular School Board Meeting

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READY. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LAMAR CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:30 P.M..

[1. Call to order and establishment of a quorum ]

WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH SIX MEMBERS PRESENT.

TRUSTEE BRUNZELL IS ABSENT TONIGHT.

PLEASE JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO OBSERVE AS YOU FEEL APPROPRIATE.

THANK YOU. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS FLAG, LED BY SIXTH GRADER REY TORRES FROM NAVARRO MIDDLE SCHOOL.

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, AND LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED.

DOCTOR NIVENS, ARE THERE ANY RECOGNITIONS OR AWARDS?

[3. Recognitions/awards ]

AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. COLE-HAMILTON.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, TRUSTEES, DOCTOR NIVENS AND THE LAMAR CISD COMMUNITY.

AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE JOINED US IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY TONIGHT.

NOW THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE BACK ON CAMPUS, WE'RE STARTING TO HEAR ABOUT THE EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING ACROSS OUR DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR, BUT WE'RE ALSO HEARING ABOUT SOME SUCCESSES THAT OCCURRED OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS.

THIS EVENING, WE ARE PROUD TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF OUR GEORGE RANCH SENIORS WHO, TOGETHER WITH HER TEAMMATES HAVE WHICH HAVE NOW GRADUATED, CELEBRATED A NATIONAL WIN THIS SUMMER.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ELIZABETH PHAM.

COME ON UP, ELIZABETH.

STAY RIGHT HERE. ELIZABETH IS NOW IN HER SENIOR YEAR AT GEORGE RANCH HIGH SCHOOL IN THE 2324 TEXAS TECHNOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATION SERIES OF COMPETITIONS.

ELIZABETH AND HER TEAM ADVANCED FROM THE STATE MEET AND WENT ON TO COMPETE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL THIS SUMMER IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, WHERE THEY PLACED FIRST IN THE GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY EVENT.

ELIZABETH WAS THE ONLY JUNIOR ON HER TEAM LAST YEAR, AND WE'RE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE HER THIS EVENING FOR THIS NATIONAL FIRST PLACE WIN.

WAY TO GO, ELIZABETH, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM ADVISOR, MR. BRIAN SAULNIER.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT LAMBERT TRUSTEE.

THOSE ARE ALL THE RECOGNITIONS FOR THIS EVENING.

DOCTOR NIVENS, ARE THERE ANY INTRODUCTIONS? NO, SIR. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY INTRODUCTIONS TONIGHT.

OKAY. WE WILL NOW HAVE THE BOARD MEMBER REPORTS.

[5. Board members reports ]

IT'S VERY QUICK TONIGHT.

I KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT A FEW MORE TO GO, BUT I DO WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, ESPECIALLY TO SONYA COLE-HAMILTON AND DOCTOR KENISHA WEIGHTS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND TO FOR THE DEDICATION OF OUR TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

WE RECENTLY ATTENDED THOSE EVENTS, THOSE CEREMONIES, AND OF COURSE FOR WILLIAM MELTON ELEMENTARY AND VIOLA RANDALL ELEMENTARY.

THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS WERE SO IMPRESSED WITH THE WITH OUR DEDICATION FOR THEIR LOVED ONES.

AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK FOR MAKING THOSE CELEBRATIONS SO SPECIAL.

AND I KNOW WE'VE GOT MORE TO GO, BUT THANK YOU FOR NOW.

I KNOW I SHOUTED OUT GEORGE RANCH LAST TIME, BUT I'M GOING TO DO IT AGAIN BECAUSE THEY HOSTED A CHEER AND DANCE CLINIC THIS PAST WEEKEND.

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SO TO MISS SKOPIL AND MISS SUEY AND THE LARIATS, THE BELLES AND THE LONGHORN CHEERLEADERS, I GUESS, AS THEY'RE CALLED. JUST GREAT JOB.

THEY MANAGED 129 GIRLS AND RAISED A TON OF MONEY FOR THEIR PROGRAM, SO JUST GREAT JOB.

MY DAUGHTER HAD AN AWESOME TIME AND THE GAME WAS REALLY FUN TO WATCH THEM CHEER AND DANCE.

SO. YEAH, I WANT TO THANK STACY JOHNSON, SONIA SANTOS AND HEATHER PATTERSON, THE THREE PRINCIPALS AT THE RANCH SCHOOLS, AND SHERILYN ANTHONY AT WRIGHT JUNIOR HIGH AND MONICA CRANE AT RANDALL HIGH SCHOOL.

I RECENTLY VISITED THESE SCHOOLS AND WALKED AROUND AS A BOARD MEMBER.

AND I FIND THAT THESE THESE CAMPUS VISITS ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME AS A BOARD MEMBER, BECAUSE IT KIND OF BRINGS SOME REALITY TO WHAT WE TALK ABOUT AND ALL THE EMAILS THAT WE DO BEHIND THE SCENES AND ALL THE COMMUNICATION I HAVE WITH DOCTOR NIVENS DURING THE WEEK AND THE MONTH BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS, IT KIND OF KIND OF MAKES IT REAL AGAIN.

AND SO THEY WERE VERY GRACIOUS TO ME AS I WAS OUT AT THE CAMPUS RECENTLY, AND I HOPE TO GO TO A LOT MORE SCHOOLS THIS YEAR IS JUST KIND OF DEPENDS ON THE THE PRINCIPAL'S SCHEDULE, WHO I ALWAYS SCHEDULE MY VISITS WITH AND MY OWN SCHEDULE.

SO BUT THANK YOU TO THOSE FIVE.

I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT NOT THIS WEEKEND, BUT NEXT WEEKEND, FORT BEND COUNTY FAIR STARTS.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF KIDS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING REAL HARD ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS.

SO I ASK THAT EVERYONE REMEMBER THAT.

AND IF YOU GET A CHANCE, GET OUT AND SUPPORT THOSE KIDS.

ON TOP OF THAT, OUR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, QUITE A FEW CONTRACTORS WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON IN OUR DISTRICT.

SO IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THEY WOULD SHOW UP.

NONE OF THESE PROJECTS ARE CHEAP FOR THESE KIDS.

IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY, AND IT'D BE GREAT IF THEY'D GET OUT AND SUPPORT THESE KIDS ON AUCTION NIGHT.

AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO SAY, WE WENT TO CULVER ELEMENTARY, AND PRINCIPAL DICKIE SHOWED US AROUND, AND WE WERE ABLE TO WATCH WHAT THEY WERE DOING WITH THEIR INNOVATIVE DAY AND JUST KIND OF SEE HOW THE TEACHERS WERE BASICALLY WORKING IT, AND THEN WHAT THE KIDS WERE DOING AT THE SAME TIME.

AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED.

AND I KNOW THAT THE TEACHERS THERE SEEMED TO BE REALLY APPRECIATIVE.

SO IT'D BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW AS WE GO AROUND TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, HOW THEY'RE IMPLEMENTING IT AT DIFFERENT CAMPUSES AND HOW THEY CAN SHARE THAT INFORMATION AMONG SCHOOLS. SO FOR MINE TONIGHT, I WANT TO GIVE A PROPS AND SHOUT OUT TO OUR CTE DEPARTMENTS.

TOMORROW WE HAVE 30 1/11 AND 12TH GRADERS STARTING THE CENTRAL FORT BEND CHAMBER CTE ACADEMY.

SO THERE WAS 169 11TH AND 12TH GRADERS THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT THAT APPLY TO BE A PART OF THIS PROGRAM.

31 SELECTED.

WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES. REPRESENTATIVES ACROSS ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

SO THEY WILL COME AND THEY WILL SPEND THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS VISITING MEDICAL EMPLOYERS, INDUSTRY EMPLOYERS.

THEY'LL ARE THE SPONSOR FOR THIS EVENT WAS FRITO-LAY.

SO THANKS TO FRITO-LAY AND ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARTNERS AND THE CENTRAL FORT BEND CHAMBER, AND THEN ALSO OUR CTE STAFF, TEACHERS AND BEHIND THE SCENES ON OUR ADMIN LEVEL THAT ARE CREATING SYSTEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO GET THAT REAL WORKFORCE EXPERIENCE AND FOR THEM TO BROADEN OPEN THEIR EYES TO SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT EMPLOYERS AND THINGS THEY CAN DO WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO TOMORROW MORNING WE'LL HAVE 31 JUNIORS AND SENIORS HAVE THEIR EYES OPEN TO THINGS THEY CAN DO TO MAKE A LIVING.

SO THAT IS THAT WE HAVE DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS? NO. COMMITTEE REPORTS.

OKAY. DOCTOR EVANS, DO YOU HAVE A SUPERINTENDENT REPORT?

[7. Superintendent reports ]

I WANT TO KIND OF SHOUT OUT THE THE UNSEEN HEROES.

SO TO ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ACROSS ALL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE, IN THE COUNTRY, YOU KNOW, WE GET THESE, THESE THREATS ONLINE AND ALL THESE THINGS THAT KIDS SAY AND THEN PEOPLE SAY.

AND SO I ALWAYS WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE OUR POLICE OFFICERS BECAUSE THEY WORK 24 OVER SEVEN.

AND SO SOMETIMES CHIEF WILL BE TEXTING ME AT 3 OR 4 A.M.

AND I'M LIKE, MAN, GO TO BED.

BUT IT'S IT'S A IT'S A CONSTANT THING.

SO I WANT TO CELEBRATE OUR POLICE, OUR IOC AS THE POLICE OFFICERS.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO CELEBRATE THE PEOPLE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT WHEN YOU'RE A PARENT OR YOU'RE A FAMILY MEMBER AND YOU HAVE YOUR OWN FAMILY MEMBER ENGAGING IN BEHAVIOR THAT'S NOT SAFE FOR OTHERS.

AND SOMETIMES WE'LL HAVE PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS TURN IN THEIR OWN FAMILY MEMBERS BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT'S NOT THE APPROPRIATE THING TO DO.

AND SO I ALWAYS WANT TO CELEBRATE THEM BECAUSE THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S YOUR OWN CHILD AND YOU HAVE TO TURN IN YOUR OWN CHILD.

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BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

AND SO I ALWAYS WANT TO CELEBRATE THOSE PARENTS AND THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT TAKE THE TIME THEY'RE IN THEIR CHILD'S LIFE.

THEY'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON, AND THEY SEE SOMETHING AND THEY SAY SOMETHING REGARDLESS OF THE CONSEQUENCES THAT MAY COME.

AND SO I ALWAYS WANT TO CELEBRATE.

SO, PARENTS, IF YOU'RE OUT THERE AND YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE PARENTS, WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU AND THE REST OF OUR COMMUNITY APPRECIATES YOU FOR STANDING UP AND DOING WHAT THE RIGHT THING. ALL RIGHT.

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL TAKE ACTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[9 CONSENT AGENDA ]

OKAY. WAIVERS.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE GOING TO PULL F CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CLASS SIZE WAIVERS.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CURRENT CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF ITEM F, OUR TRUSTEE WELCH MAKES A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE DANZINGER MAKES A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF F.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

WE WILL NOW DISCUSS MOTION F OR LETTER F O.

[9.F. Consider approval of class size waivers ]

DO I HAVE MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE F? YEAH. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CLASS SIZE.

WEIGHT. OKAY.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT.

TRUSTEE BONAZZI MAKES A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? NOW WE HAVE DISCUSSION.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

NOW WE CAN DISCUSS.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY.

JUST FROM THE DISCUSSION THAT I HAVE WITH DOCTOR NIVENS FROM BEFORE WITH THE EMAIL.

SO OUR OUR CLASS RATIO IS 22 TO 1.

BUT WE DON'T FILE A WAIVER UNTIL 23, POST FOR A NEW POSITION AT 24 AND INTERVIEW AT 25, AND THEN HIRE AT 26.

SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE A PARTICULAR REASON WHY WE DO IT THIS WAY? LIKE WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS AS FAR AS BRINGING IN NEW TEACHERS BEFORE WE GET TO THAT SIZE? OR MAYBE PERHAPS GOING TO SCHOOLS THAT HAVE A, YOU KNOW, WE DID THE REZONING.

SOME SCHOOLS HAVE LOWER BRINGING TEACHERS FROM THOSE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE LOWER ATTENDANCE OR, YOU KNOW, NUMBERS TO THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE HIGHER ONES, SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE 26 KIDS IN THE CLASSROOM.

YEAH. SO WE HAVE A SYSTEM, WE HAVE WE EXCESS TEACHERS.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A SYSTEM FOR THAT.

SO MR. BATES WILL EXPLAIN THAT FOR US.

SO THE MEDIAN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION THAT YOU'RE ASKING IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LOOK INTO WHEN YOU, EVEN THOUGH YOU SEE THE 23, 24 AND 25 BACK BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION, WE ALSO LOOK AT THE AREA BECAUSE SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WE HAVE AS FAR AS THE SCHOOLS, IF IT'S IN A GROWING AREA, WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HIRE A TEACHER A LOT SOONER, BUT IF IT'S AN AREA WHERE WE SEE THEY HAVE A 23RD STUDENT, WE TRY NOT TO IMMEDIATELY HIRE A TEACHER BECAUSE IF IT'S AN AREA WHERE, LET'S SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'RE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, WE CAN PREDICT DUE TO THE CAMPUS CAPACITY COMMITTEE MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE DECLINING IN ENROLLMENT.

THEN WE DON'T WANT TO DO IS HIRE A TEACHER, AND THEY'RE GOING TO TURN AROUND AND BE BELOW 22, 21, 19, 20 WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

SO WE TRY TO MAKE SURE WE ALSO BALANCED, YOU KNOW, IS IT A GROWING COMMUNITY.

IS IT A NOT SO GROWING COMMUNITY OR THINGS LIKE THAT? AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WE KIND OF SLOW DOWN BECAUSE WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE WE ARE NOT HIRING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TEACHERS.

SO WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A SETTLING OF ALL THE STUDENTS SHOW UP BECAUSE EVERY STUDENT THAT SHOW UP, UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL OR THINGS LIKE THAT, AND WE TRY TO WAIT TO AS CLOSE AS WE CAN TO LABOR DAY.

SOMETIMES WE MOVE TEACHERS SLIGHTLY BEFORE THEN, BUT TYPICALLY WE TRY TO MAKE SURE WE WE'VE MOVED THEM ON AS WE SPEAK, AS, AS AT THIS VERY MOMENT, THE PURPLE TRACK, WHICH YOU PROBABLY KNOW OF IS WHERE WE HAVE THE MOST, WHERE WE HAVE THE EXCESS TEACHERS TO OR WE HAVE TO START POSTING POSITIONS AS WELL.

SO THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO AS FAR AS DO YOU REALLY TURN AROUND AND COMMIT? IS THE WORD THE RIGHT WORD TO USE? DO WE WANT TO COMMIT TO HIRING A TEACHER AS SOON AS 23, OR DO WE WANT TO SEE IF WE'RE EVER GOING TO GO UP AND DOWN? BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS AN UP AND DOWN MOTION THAT GOES ALONG WITH STUDENT ENROLLMENT.

BUT HOW CAN YOU PREDICT IF IT'S GOING TO GO DOWN ONCE AGAIN BASED ON THE AREA? SO LIKE THE PURPLE TRACK, I CAN'T THINK OF A CAMPUS OF AN ELEMENTARY CAMPUS ON THE PURPLE TRACK WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PREDICT THAT THEY'RE LIKELY TO LOSE ENROLLMENT AND GO DOWN BELOW 22, WHICH IS NOT WORTH FILING A WAIVER FOR AND STAY WELL BELOW THAT.

BUT WE HAVE SOME OTHER AREAS WITHIN THE DISTRICT WHERE IT MAY BE WISE TO GO AHEAD AND FILE A WAIVER, BECAUSE THEY'RE LIKELY TO NEVER GO EVEN ABOVE JUST THE ONE STUDENT.

AND IT'S NOT 23 FOR THE ENTIRE GRADE LEVEL.

IT'S FOR IT'S PER CLASS.

SO WE MAY HAVE ONE CLASS IF WE HAVE FOR, YOU KNOW, KINDERGARTEN CLASSES, ONLY ONE OF THEM ACTUALLY GOT TO 23.

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SO THEN YOU HAVE TO ASK YOUR QUESTION.

ASK YOURSELF, DO WE WANT TO COMMIT THE FUNDS TO HIRING ONE MORE TEACHER FOR BEING OVER ONE STUDENT? OR DO WE WANT TO FILE A WAIVER WHICH ALLOWS US TO DO TO SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN STAY PAT WITH JUST THE ONE STUDENT, BUT WE'RE COMMITTED TO WILL AT SOME POINT IN TIME, YOU GOT TO HIRE ANOTHER TEACHER BECAUSE THREE AND FOUR MORE, WHICH TYPICALLY IS LIKE A GROUP OR A POD, 3 OR 4 MORE STUDENTS IS JUST A BIT MUCH THAT YOU CAN PUT IN THE CLASSROOM.

SO IT'S TIME TO HIRE ANOTHER TEACHER.

YOU EXPLAINED THE EXCESS PROCESS.

YES. SO AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, LIKE I SAID, WE LOOK AND SEE WHERE OUR CAMPUSES ARE.

AS FAR AS THE 22 TO 1 RATIO PRE K THROUGH FOUR, WE ALSO HAVE A RATIO FOR 24 FOR FIFTH GRADE AS WELL.

WE TRY NOT TO GO TOO MUCH ABOVE 25 AROUND 26 TO 27.

AND THEN WE START TO LOOK TO SEE AS THE STUDENTS HAVE SHOWN THERE ARE NO MORE NO SHOWS.

THEY PRETTY MUCH CAME BACK FROM VACATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THEN FROM THERE WE KIND OF LOOK AT ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.

WE DO THE SAME THING FOR THE SECONDARY AS WELL, BUT IT'S EASIER TO EXPLAIN WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT ELEMENTARY.

WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A HEALTHY BALANCE OF 22 TO 1 IN ALL OUR CAMPUSES, SO IF WE HAVE A CAMPUS THAT'S WAY BELOW BECAUSE FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEIR ENROLLMENT DID NOT MEET WHAT WE PROJECTED BASED OFF THE DEMOGRAPHY REPORT, SOME OF THE THINGS WE TALK ABOUT IN THE SPRING.

THEN FROM THERE WE CONSOLIDATE CLASSES, BUT WE TRY TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T GO OVER 22 TO 1 OR WELL ABOVE 22 TO 1.

AND THEN WE TAKE THAT TEACHER AND WE ACCESS THEM TO ANOTHER CAMPUS.

SO IF THEY'RE AT CAMPUS A, BUT THEIR ENROLLMENT DIDN'T MEET WHAT WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE, WE'LL MOVE THEM TO CAMPUS.

B THAT PROBABLY HAS A LOT OF STUDENTS AND THEY'RE NEEDING MORE TEACHERS.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO WHEN WE DO SEND A TEACHER TO ANOTHER CAMPUS, HOW DO WE SUPPORT THEM? SO THE FIRST THING WE DO IS WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GIVING ABOUT A WEEK TO TWO WEEK NOTICE THAT DUE TO NUMBERS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE ACCESSED.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO IS THAT WE KIND OF HELP THEM PACK UP THEIR ROOMS, WE MOVE THEM, AND WE ALSO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE THEM A $500 STIPEND TO SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, THE COST OF HAVING TO MOVE OR ANYTHING ELSE THEY MAY HAVE TO DO FOR OTHER CLASSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND ALSO THIS YEAR, DOCTOR ANDREWS, OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HR, SHE MADE SURE THAT THEY ALSO GOT A CRUMBL COOKIE TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WE WOULD CRUMBLE WITHOUT THEM.

SO WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE REALIZE IT'S A HARDSHIP TO KIND OF MOVE ONE SCHOOL TO START, BUT WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ALL THEIR ACADEMIC NEEDS AS WELL AS PERSONAL NEEDS ARE TAKEN CARE OF AS WELL.

AND GO AHEAD.

I KNOW IN THE PAST THAT WHEN WE SEE THIS COMING, WE DO TALK TO THE PRINCIPALS THAT THESE WAIVERS WILL AFFECT.

AND I KNOW EVEN A WHILE BACK SOMETIMES YOU WOULD GO TO A GRADE LEVEL AND SAY, YOU'RE ALMOST OVER, AND SOME OF THOSE TEACHERS DON'T WANT ANOTHER ONE COMING IN JUST YET, BECAUSE THEN YOU DO HAVE TO MAKE A NEW CLASSROOM.

AND THOSE KIDS HAVE MADE THE CONNECTIONS.

SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S CORRECT, THAT YOU REALLY NEED THAT TEACHER BEFORE YOU MAKE.

I'VE BEEN ONE OF THOSE TEACHERS THAT HAD TO GO DO ANOTHER GRADE TWO WEEKS AFTER SCHOOL STARTED.

IT'S NOT FUN, BUT YOU DO IT IF IT'S NEED BE.

SO I GUESS YOU JUST NEED TO WATCH.

BUT ALL THE PRINCIPALS ARE AWARE THAT YOU'RE ASKING A WAIVER FOR THEIR CAMPUS, CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. OKAY.

NOT JUST THE CAMPUS, BUT FOR EACH CLASS THAT'S ON THEIR CAMPUSES.

SO THEY DISCUSS IT WITH THEIR EACH GRADE LEVEL.

WHAT'S HAPPENING? YES, MA'AM.

OKAY. BUT, I MEAN, IT'S NOT REALLY THEIR DECISION.

IT WOULD BE THE PRINCIPAL'S DECISION.

IT'S ULTIMATELY ACTUALLY OURS AND THE ADMINISTRATION.

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW. 26 JUST SEEMS LIKE A LOT MORE THAN 22.

I THINK IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.

YEAH. SO GO AHEAD.

DO WE EVER MOVE TEACHERS MIDDLE OF THE SEMESTER OR THE CHANGE OF SEMESTERS, AS OPPOSED TO ONLY THE FIRST 2 OR 3 WEEKS OF SCHOOL? IT'S TYPICALLY REALLY JUST THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL.

THAT'S LIKE I SAID, IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE TRY TO PREDICT AND PROJECT.

BECAUSE TO MOVE A TEACHER IN THE MIDDLE OF A SCHOOL YEAR LET'S SAY SECOND SEMESTER OR EVEN LATE IN THE FIRST SEMESTER, THAT'S A HARDSHIP NOT ONLY ON THE TEACHER, BUT THE STUDENTS AS WELL. SO TYPICALLY WE TRY TO DO OUR BEST.

I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT GUESSTIMATE BECAUSE IT'S A VERY EDUCATED SYSTEM AND PROCESS THAT WE USE, BUT WE CAN PRETTY MUCH DETERMINE THAT, THAT THERE'S NOT A CAMPUS WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO JUST CONSISTENTLY LOSE ENROLLMENT BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

THAT'S A WHOLE NOTHER CONVERSATION OR PROCESS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD TALK ABOUT AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, ZONING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO JUST FOR EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND.

SO KIND OF ONE OF THE EDUCATIONAL TERMS WE USE IS CALLED POSITION CREEP.

AND SO POSITION CREEP IS WHEN YOU HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE AND NOT ENOUGH STUDENTS.

AND SO YOUR YOUR BUDGET IS TIED TO KIDS.

AND SO IF YOU LOSE STUDENTS, YOU HAVE TO LOSE PEOPLE.

IF YOU GAIN STUDENTS, YOU GAIN PEOPLE.

IT'S THAT IT'S REALLY THAT SIMPLE.

AND SO IF YOU HIRE A TEACHER, SAY, FOR INSTANCE, WITH THE STATE, WE'RE GETTING, YOU KNOW, ROUGHLY $6,000 PER KID, AND WE HIRE A TEACHER FOR AN INITIAL $6,000, AND WE HIRE A TEACHER THAT'S MAKING $80,000.

NOW THAT'S POSITION CREEP.

SO NOW WE'RE UPSIDE DOWN.

AND SO IT'S A DELICATE BALANCE, BALANCE OF THE BUDGET ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH STUDENTS TO PAY FOR THE TEACHERS.

SO THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO COME TO THE BOARD AND SAY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A DEFICIT BUDGET BECAUSE WE'RE OVERSTAFFED.

SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE FORMULAS THAT WE USE TO TO MAKE SURE ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BALANCE THE BUDGET.

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SO Y'ALL FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT.

TO FILE AT 23, POST AT 24, INTERVIEW AT 25, AND HIRE WHEN THEY HAVE.

THAT'S NOT THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT, BUT THAT'S THE BEST WAY WE CAN DO IT.

I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO DO IT, BUT FROM OUR EXPERIENCE, THAT'S BEEN THE BEST WAY TO DO IT.

CORRECT. AND IF I CAN BE VERY CLEAR, WHEN WE KNOW THAT IT'S IN AN AREA WHERE THEY'RE GROWING SUPER DUPER FAST, WE DON'T STICK DIRECTLY TO 26 BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THEY'LL BE AT 26 TOMORROW.

IT'S WHEN IT'S IN ONE OF THOSE AREAS WHERE THEY GROW REALLY, REALLY SLOW.

IT'S WISE TO STICK TO THAT FORMULA BECAUSE IF NOT, YOU KNOW, NOT TO DO A STICKER SHOCK.

BUT IF WE DIDN'T, IF WE DIDN'T FILE ANY WAIVERS, THEN, YOU KNOW, WE LIKE DOC SAID WE'LL HAVE LIKE POSITION CREEP AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO BUT YOU COULD HAVE A TEACHER WITH 25 STUDENTS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.

IT'S POSSIBLE. YES, MA'AM.

WOULD YOU WOULD YOU NOT BALANCE IT? SO IF YOU HAD ONE, IF YOU HAD ALL CLASSROOMS LIKE IN THIRD GRADE AT 22 AND YOU GOT ONE EXTRA STUDENT, YOU'D BE ONE OVER AND YOU GET A SECOND STUDENT, YOU WOULD NOT PUT THAT 2024.

YOU'D PUT IT A SECOND CLASSROOM WITH 23, RIGHT? CORRECT. ALL OF THEM WOULD GET 23.

IN THEORY, BEFORE YOU HAD ANY OF THEM WOULD GET 24.

IN THEORY. CORRECT. WE DO NOT DECIDE THAT THE PRINCIPALS ACTUALLY DECIDE THAT.

BUT YEAH, TYPICALLY IN THEORY YOU WOULD JUST MAKE SURE THEY BALANCE OUT.

23 2323 BEFORE YOU GET TO 24, 24, 24 SO IF YOU HAD A ONE CLASSROOM WITH 25 AND EVERYBODY ELSE WAS AT 22, THEY WOULD.

SOMETHING'S OFF LEAVING THE DECISION TO THE LOCAL PRINCIPAL.

SOMETHING'S OFF WITH THAT LOCAL PRINCIPAL AT THAT POINT.

YES. WOULD THAT BE A SAFE ASSUMPTION? YES, SIR. I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD SAY SOMETHING'S OFF.

I WOULD PROBABLY THINK THAT THAT PRINCIPAL HAS TALKED TO THAT TEACHER, AND THAT TEACHER IS PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, A HIGH PERFORMER.

AND SO I'M SURE A PRINCIPAL HAS TALKED TO THAT TEACHER FIRST THAT SAYS, HEY, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU 25 STUDENTS.

YOU ONLY HAVE 22, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE CONSIDERED A MASTER TEACHER.

GOTCHA. AND SO I KNOW THAT WOULD BE A CONVERSATION THAT THE PRINCIPAL WILL HAVE WITH THAT STAFF MEMBER BEFORE THEY DO THAT.

I SEE. WELL, AND IT ALSO DEPENDS ON THE CHILD.

EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON THAT CHILD AND WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE.

SO YOU CAN'T IT'S JUST NOT.

THE ONLY TIME THAT KIND OF HAPPENS IS KINDERGARTEN, WHEN YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW THE KIDS COMING IN, BUT IN THE OTHER GRADES THEY REALLY KNOW THEIR.

THEY KNOW WHICH KIDS NEED TO GO WHERE? I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME TO ASK THIS QUESTION, BUT I KNOW WE ALWAYS HAVE A LOT OF STUDENT TEACHERS THIS SEMESTER THAT POSSIBLY COULD BE READY TO HIRE BY NEXT SEMESTER. DO WE HAVE A GROUP OF THOSE AGAIN THIS YEAR? WE DO. WE DO.

WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY I BELIEVE THE NUMBER IS AROUND ABOUT 17 THIS YEAR.

WOW. AND LAST YEAR WE DID A GOOD JOB OF HIRING MAJORITY OF THEM.

MAJORITY OF THEM STAYED. WE DID HAVE SOME THAT CHOSE TO NOT COME BACK, BUT WE DO USE THAT TO BE ABLE TO GAIN ADDITIONAL STAFF AFTER THE FIRST SEMESTER.

AND THEY AND THEY CAN START WORKING BEFORE THE END OF THE SEMESTER, RIGHT? YES. ONCE THEY COMPLETE THEIR PROGRAM, THEY TYPICALLY WIND UP BEING THEY WIND UP BEING LONG TERM SUBS BEFORE THE JANUARY ROLLS AROUND.

BUT BY THE TIME JANUARY COMES AND THEY GET ALL THEIR CREDENTIALS TAKEN CARE OF, WHICH IS OUTSIDE OF US, THEY WANT TO BE.

SO WE HAVE SOME EYES ON SOME TEACHERS RIGHT NOW.

YES, MA'AM. GOOD. THANK YOU.

CAN YOU FOR THE PUBLIC TALK ABOUT HOW LONG A WAIVER CAN LAST? BECAUSE IT'S LIKE WE TALK ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT THIS YEAR.

SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT PROCESS? SO THE WAIVER IS ACTUALLY GOOD FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR JUST THAT CLASS GROUP.

SO TYPICALLY IF WE SEE OTHERS THAT KIND OF CREEP UP, THEN WE TRY TO MAKE SURE, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, WE GO AHEAD AND MAKE SURE WE FILE THAT WAIVER AS WELL.

BUT IT'S ONLY GOOD FOR THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR.

SO WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE CLASSES AREN'T OVER AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

BUT SOMETIMES, I MEAN, WE ALL KNOW WE HAVE HYPER GROWTH.

SO YOU KNOW, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN AS FAR AS OUR STUDENT CLASS SIZES.

BUT THEY ARE ONLY GOOD. WE CANNOT FILE A MULTIPLE YEAR WAIVER.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT I WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING CONSENT.

ITEM F SAY I.

I. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. ANYONE WISH? ABSTAIN. MOTION PASSES 6 TO 1 FIVE I APOLOGIZE.

TRUSTEE BRUNZELL WAS ABSENT.

5 TO 1.

AT THIS TIME. WE WILL TAKE ACTION ON THE ACTION ITEMS.

[11.A. Consider approval of design development for Elementary School #37, Elementary School #38 and High School #8 ]

TONIGHT, WE'RE BRINGING FORTH A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF SOME DESIGNS FOR THREE OF OUR CAMPUSES.

ELEMENTARY, 37, 38 AND HIGH SCHOOL EIGHT.

SO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 37 IS LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PEAK AND BEECHNUT.

THIS IS OPTION ONE.

OPTION TWO.

OPTION THREE.

THIS WAS OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT VOTED ON THE THREE OPTIONS.

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ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. THAT LOOKS PRETTY CLEAR.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO APPROVE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT? OPTION THREE FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

NUMBER 37.

TRUSTEE WELCH MAKES THAT MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE BOX MAKES A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. I WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANYONE WISH TO ABSTAIN? THE MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. SO, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 38.

IT IS LOCATED IN THE BROOKWATER HOUSING ADDITION, AND IT IS SOUTH OF ROSENBERG.

AND IT IS NORTH OF BEASLEY ON HIGHWAY 59.

IT WAS OPTION ONE.

OPTION TWO.

OPTION THREE.

WE HAD THE SAME COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

THEIR VOTING WAS.

ALL OF THEM VOTED FOR OPTION TWO.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO APPROVE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT? OPTION TWO FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 38.

TRUSTEE DANZINGER MAKES A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE HARTZELL MAKES THE SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? I WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANYONE WISH? ABSTAIN.

THE MOTION CARRIES HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER EIGHT.

THIS IS LOCATED AT THE COUNTY LINE BETWEEN FORT BEND COUNTY AND ON 359.

SO THAT IS LOCATED BOTH ON THE EAST AND THE WEST SIDE.

THE COMPLEX IS BUT JUST THE SCHOOL WILL BE LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF 359 AT THE COUNTY LINE.

THIS IS OPTION ONE.

OPTION TWO.

OPTION THREE.

THESE WERE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT REVIEWED THE THREE EXTERIOR DESIGNS FOR THE FACILITY.

TEN OF THEM VOTED FOR OPTION ONE, ZERO FOR OPTION TWO, AND SEVEN FOR OPTION THREE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.

ALL RIGHT. THIS ONE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE TRICKY.

SO DOES ANYONE MAKE AN OPTION OR MAKE A MOTION.

YEAH, I'LL GO WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE OF THE OF THE COMMITTEE.

I WAS I WAS ALSO TORN BUT MY I WENT TO OPTION ONE THE BEST AND THE COMMITTEE I WAS, I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE MAJORITY VOTED FOR OPTION ONE.

SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE OPTION ONE FOR HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER EIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE WELCH MAKES THAT MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE EUBANK MAKES A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR NIVENS.

[11.B. Consider approval of mascot selection for Fagert Elementary School and Haygood Elementary School ]

GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

SO THE ITEM THAT WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS NOW IS TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF FAGOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND HAYGOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL'S MASCOTS.

AND SO JUST TO RECAP THE PROCESS FOR OUR ELEMENTARY MASCOTS.

OUR AREA SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE COLOR TRACK MOST LIKELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW CAMPUS.

LEADS A COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE OPTIONS FOR THE MASCOT, SOMETIMES WITH INPUT FROM THE NAMESAKE OF A SCHOOL OR A FAMILY MEMBER.

THE OPTIONS ARE NARROWED DOWN TO TOP CHOICES.

OUR GRAPHIC ARTS TEAM COMPLETES A GRAPHIC FOR EACH OPTION, AND THEN ONCE THE MASCOT IS SELECTED AND ZONING IS COMPLETED, THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT A NAME FOR THEIR MASCOT.

SO THE FIRST CAMPUS WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THIS EVENING IS ALICE DEHEN FAGGART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THIS SCHOOL IS LOCATED ON THE SECONDARY COMPLEX SEVEN SITE OFF 723 NEAR BELLE BOULEVARD.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR CAMPUS NAMESAKE.

MISS FAGGART GREW UP, WENT TO SCHOOL IN BEASLEY.

SHE WAS A LIFELONG LEARNER AND EDUCATOR IN ROSENBERG.

AS A FORT BEND COUNTY TEACHER FOR 47 YEARS, SHE RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS, INCLUDING THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE GOLDEN APPLE TEACHER AWARD.

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SHE TAUGHT ENGLISH AND SHE TAUGHT ELEMENTARY ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS, AND MANY OF HER STUDENTS WENT ON TO WIN WRITING AWARDS.

SO WHEN THE COMMITTEE GOT TOGETHER, ONE OPTION THEY WANTED US TO CONSIDER YOU ALL TO CONSIDER ARE THE FAGOT.

FOXES. WHEN MISS FAGOT TAUGHT AT JANE LONG, THE CLASSES PARTICIPATED IN A PARADE EACH YEAR, AND THE FAGOT CLASS WAS ALWAYS THE FAGOT FOXES.

THEY WOULD DRESS UP AS FOXES WITH EARS AND A TAIL, AND SO THE COMMITTEE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE REALLY FITTING TO PRESENT THAT AS AN OPTION FOR YOU THIS EVENING.

THE FOX IS WEARING A T SHIRT WITH F FOR FAGOT.

THE T SHIRT WILL BE RECOLORED WITH THE ACTUAL COLORS OF THE SCHOOL.

I BELIEVE RED, WHITE, BLACK, AND SILVER ARE THE COLORS THEY'VE SELECTED, BUT THIS IS A DESIGN OPTION FOR THE FOX.

THE OTHER OPTION THE COMMITTEE WANTS YOU TO CONSIDER POTENTIALLY WOULD BE THE CARDINALS.

THEY SAID MISS FAGOT LIKED THE SYMBOLISM OF A CARDINAL SYMBOLIZING GOOD LUCK AND ABUNDANCE AND NEW TRANSFORMATION.

SO, TRUSTEES, THIS EVENING YOU GET TO PICK BETWEEN A CARDINAL AND A FOX FOR FAGOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? WHAT DOES THE FOX SAY? THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

I ALMOST SAID IT OUT LOUD.

ON TUNE.

IT'S A FUN SONG.

WELL, LOOK AT YOU DOING A JIG OVER THERE.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM THE TRUSTEES? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FOX FOXES AS THE SCHOOL MASCOT.

ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE HUTSELL MAKES THAT MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL MAKE THE SECOND. TRUSTEE DANZINGER MAKES A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? I WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, WE GOT THE FAGOT BOXES.

AND NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT JAMES, RICHARD AND MARINELLA HAYGOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THIS CAMPUS IS LOCATED AT CROSS CREEK WEST IN FULSHEAR.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR CAMPUS NAMESAKES.

THEY BOTH WERE FORMER TEACHERS FOR THE DISTRICT.

RICHARD HAYGOOD WAS A HISTORY TEACHER FOR 34 YEARS AT LAMAR CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL.

HE ALSO MANAGED OUR GT PROGRAM AT GEORGE JUNIOR HIGH AND SPENT MANY YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE BEING A BOY SCOUT LEADER, LITTLE LEAGUE COACH, AND A MEMBER OF THE OPTIMIST CLUB, ANY ENTERTAINED NURSING HOME RESIDENTS WITH HIS SINGING AND STORYTELLING.

MARINELLA WAS A FORMER ART TEACHER AT LAMAR CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE SHE MENTORED ASPIRING ARTISTS FOR MORE THAN 27 YEARS.

BOTH WERE ACTIVE IN THE CHURCH AND COMMUNITY, SO THIS COMMITTEE WANTS TO PRESENT FORWARD ONE MASCOT OPTION.

THEY WANT TO BE THE HAYGOOD.

HEDGEHOGS. HEDGEHOGS ARE CURIOUS, INTUITIVE AND COURAGEOUS, AND OUR HEDGEHOG IS WEARING A T SHIRT ADORNED WITH THE TEXAS FLAG IN HONOR OF MR. JAMES RICHARD BEING A TEXAS HISTORY TEACHER.

ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS.

ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM THE TRUSTEES? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE HEDGEHOGS.

ALL RIGHT. THE MASCOT OF HAYGOOD ELEMENTARY.

TRUSTEE WELCH MAKES THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE HEDGEHOGS AS THE MASCOT.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT.

TRUSTEE BOX MAKES A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

WHAT DOES THE HEDGEHOG SAY? TRUSTEE WELCH, DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA? NO. I'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.

THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM.

ALL RIGHTY. SO MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM.

[11.C. Consider approval of mascot and colors for Tomas High School, Banks Junior High School, and Bielstein Middle School ]

THE PROCESS FOR OUR SECONDARY CAMPUS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

WE FORMED A SMALL INTERNAL COMMITTEE, WHICH MET TO DISCUSS THE PROCESS AND PARAMETERS THIS SUMMER.

THEY COLLECTED COMMUNITY FEEDBACK VIA A SURVEY REGARDING POTENTIAL MASCOTS AND COLORS FOR OUR NEW SECONDARY COMPLEX.

SEVEN IN JULY.

THE COMMITTEE OF PARENTS, PRINCIPALS, CAMPUS AND DISTRICT STAFF MET TO REVIEW THE SURVEY RESULTS AND DEVELOP A RANKING AND RATIONALE FOR MASCOT AND COLOR OPTIONS.

SO IN THE FIRST SURVEY, WE RECEIVED MORE THAN 1000 RESPONSES AND THE TOP SUGGESTIONS WERE TIGERS, GATORS, BEARS, TITANS AND BULLDOGS.

IN SURVEY NUMBER ONE, THE TOP SUGGESTED MAIN COLORS WERE GREEN AND ORANGE, WITH THE SECONDARY COLOR BEING BLACK.

SO IN THE SECOND SURVEY WE HAD ABOUT 700 RESPONSES AND WE PRESENTED THE TOP TWO MASCOT OPTIONS GATORS AND TIGERS, AND THE TOP SIX COLOR COMBINATIONS GREEN AND BLACK, GREEN AND YELLOW, GOLD, GREEN AND SILVER, WHITE, ORANGE AND BLACK, ORANGE AND BLUE, ORANGE AND WHITE.

TRUSTEE IS THE COMMITTEE'S.

THE COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING THAT IF YOU GO WITH GATORS, YOU GO WITH GREEN.

IF YOU GO WITH TIGERS, YOU GO WITH ORANGE.

AND ALL THE COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING THAT YOU KEEP THOSE ITEMS TOGETHER.

TRUSTEE YOU COULD ABSOLUTELY CHOOSE THE COLORS AND MASCOTS INDEPENDENTLY.

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WE SEE THAT TIGERS WAS THE PREFERRED MASCOT, COMING IN AT 67% AND THE PREFERRED COLOR WAS ORANGE, COMING IN AT 57%.

WE ASKED THEM, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU PAIR WITH YOUR MAIN CHOICE? AND IF IT'S ORANGE, THEY LIKED ORANGE AND BLACK, AND IF IT WAS GREEN, THEY TIED GREEN AND BLACK OR GREEN AND SILVER OR WHITE.

SO TO GIVE YOU ALL A VISUAL WE DID HAVE, WE DO HAVE MOCKUPS OF WHAT THE GREEN COLOR COMBINATIONS COULD LOOK LIKE.

THE GREEN AND BLACK, GREEN AND GOLD AND GREEN AND SILVER.

AND THAT'S A MOCK UP OF AN ATHLETIC FOOTBALL UNIFORM.

WE ALSO HAVE A MOCK UP OF A BAND FINE ARTS UNIFORM.

AND THEN WE HAVE MOCKUPS OF THE ORANGE COLOR COMBINATIONS THE ORANGE AND BLUE, ORANGE AND BLACK, ORANGE AND WHITE.

THAT'S THE FOOTBALL MOCK UP.

AND THIS IS THE BAND FINE ARTS MOCK UP TRUSTEES.

YOU NOW HAVE A DECISION BEFORE YOU.

AND AGAIN SEPARATELY, THE COLOR.

WE'LL PICK THE COLOR TRACK.

AND THEN THE MASCOT.

MA'AM, CAN YOU CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SURVEY ONE RESULTS? CAN YOU PUT THAT ON THE SCREEN FOR A SECOND? THAT ONE. AND DID DID WE ASK ABOUT MASCOTS IN THE FIRST SURVEY OR JUST COLOR? YES. IN THE FIRST IT WAS AN OPEN ENDED.

IT WAS OPEN ENDED. WHATEVER. YES.

AND SO SOME OF THE TOP RESPONSES WERE TIGERS, GATORS, BEARS, TITANS AND BULLDOGS.

ALL RIGHT. SO GO TO THAT NEXT SLIDE THAT YOU WERE OKAY.

SO 42 OKAY.

ONE OF THE THOUGHTS I HAD TOWARDS THIS WE VALUE THE VOICE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

ALL THAT. MY MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS GO BACK TO LEGACY AND WHERE A PERSON CAME FROM AND WHAT BROUGHT THEM TO THIS POSITION WHERE THEY GET A SCHOOL NAMED AFTER THEM.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS I HEARD RESOUNDING WAS MR. THOMAS'S ROLE AS PRINCIPAL AT GEORGE JUNIOR HIGH, WHERE THEY WERE THE GATORS.

AND FOR ME, IMMEDIATELY THAT MADE SENSE.

AND THAT THAT LANDED WITH ME.

SO I KNOW OUR SURVEY AND OUR THE SURVEY TWO LEANED MORE TOWARDS THE TIGERS.

AND THEN I STARTED THINKING ABOUT THE GATORS.

GATORS HAVE MEANING HERE IN FORT BEND COUNTY RIGHT THERE IN THAT AREA.

THERE'S PROBABLY SOME GATORS THAT WERE ON THAT LAND AT ONE POINT.

AND RIGHT ACROSS THE WAY IN CINCO RANCH, THEY HAVE SIGNS THAT SAY, DON'T FEED THE GATORS.

AND I THINK ABOUT WHEN WE GO AND WE BUILD THE SCHOOL, WE PUT THE NAMESAKE ON THE WALL AND ALL THE LIBRARIES WE TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, AT RANDALL AND THEN AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THE NAMES THAT WE JUST MENTIONED ABOUT HAYGOOD.

WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT IT MEANT TO THEM AND ALL THAT STUFF.

AND THEN WHEN I THINK ABOUT THAT AND WHY WE NAMED MASCOTS AFTER THE HEDGEHOGS, AND THEY PUT A TEXAS ON HIS SHIRT LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT PAYS HOMAGE TO MR. HAYGOOD. SO MY THOUGHTS INITIALLY ARE I HEAR ABOUT MR. THOMAS AND WHAT HE DID FOR THE GEORGIA GATORS.

SO THAT'S WHERE I'M LEANING ON.

THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THE GREEN GATORS.

JUST BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO IF WE DO THE TIGERS WE'LL HAVE THE TIGERS THERE.

BUT THEN ON THE WORDS ON THE WALL WE'LL SAY THE GATORS POTENTIALLY SO.

WELL, AS I SAID LAST MONTH, AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS THE FIRST TIME, I PERSONALLY I KNOW MR. THOMAS HAS IS PARTIAL TO GREEN AND PARTIAL TO THE GATORS.

SO I'M I'M DEFINITELY LEAN ON VOTING THAT WAY.

AND THE ONE THING THAT GIVES ME SOLACE ABOUT IT IS IT THE GREEN ONE, THE FIRST SURVEY.

SO I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, TOO, AND AND I'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME, AND ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE I MET WAS JEAN TOMASO.

WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE I'VE WALKED INTO THIS.

SO I'M KIND OF A LITTLE.

I'M. I GUESS I'M A LITTLE PARTIAL, BUT I, TOO, HAVE LEANED TOWARDS THE GREEN GATORS.

THAT'S WHERE MY SON GOT HIS FIRST JOB, AND THEY WERE STILL THE GREEN GATORS OVER THERE AT GEORGE JUNIOR HIGH.

THEY ONLY CHANGED WHEN.

AND I AGREE THAT IT HAS MADE A CAMARADERIE OF THE DIFFERENT MIDDLE SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL TO ALL GO WITH THE SAME MASCOT AND COLORS, AND IT KEEPS THEM AS A FAMILY.

AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT WITH THE SECONDARY, BUT IT'S KIND OF SAD THAT WE HAD IT AND IT WENT AWAY.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO KIND OF SEE IT COME BACK.

WHEN WE PUT OUT THIS SURVEY, I CAN'T REMEMBER IF WE'VE ASKED THIS QUESTION BEFORE.

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I WONDER IF WE HAD HAD THE RESULTS MAYBE BEEN A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IF THE COMMUNITY WOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? ABSOLUTELY, YES.

NO, WE DID NOT PROVIDE THAT HISTORICAL CONTEXT, BUT I WAS FOLLOWING A LOT OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA CHATTER.

AND SO WHEN THE SURVEY WENT LIVE, LOTS OF ADVOCATING ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND PEOPLE DID SHARE THAT HISTORICAL CONTEXT THERE.

SO I SAW A CONVERSATION THERE WHERE PEOPLE WERE MADE AWARE OF HIS CONNECTION WITH THE ORIGINAL GATOR MASCOT.

OKAY, I THINK I LEAN TOWARDS THE GATORS AS WELL.

WELL, I CAN TELL YOU FOR A FACT THERE WERE GATORS ON THAT PROPERTY.

YOU SEE THOSE? I SAW THEM UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL.

SECOND. I MEAN, WHAT WAS MR. THOMAS'S RECOMMENDATION? I BELIEVE HE WAS ADVOCATING FOR THE GATORS.

AND AS FAR AS THE COLORS GREEN, GREEN AND, OH, I DIDN'T I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS THE GREEN, AND BUT I KNOW GREEN WAS SOMETHING HE WAS PREFERRING THAT HE SHARED.

HE WAS PREFERRING. I THINK WE HAVE OUR ANSWER THEN.

ALL RIGHT. I WILL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE GREEN AND GATORS.

OH, I GUESS GREEN AND BLACK AS THE SCHOOL COLORS FOR THOMAS HIGH SCHOOL, BANKS JUNIOR HIGH AND BILSTEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEE BONAZZI MAKES A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? I WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES.

SO THERE WE GO.

AND NOW WE WILL NEED A MOTION.

ALL BE WELCOME TO THE SWAMP.

ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE GATORS AS THE MASCOT FOR THOMAS HIGH SCHOOL, BANKS JUNIOR HIGH AND BILSTEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL. ALL RIGHT.

TRUSTEE HUTSELL MAKES THAT MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

TRUSTEE ACT MAKES A SECOND.

I WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. DOCTOR NIVINS.

YES. I ALSO WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT WITH THAT BEING GREEN, THAT IS NOW GREEN IS NOW THE NEW TRACK COLOR OF THE ENTIRE TRACK.

OKAY. SO NOW MR.

[11.D. Consider approval of strategic plan committee roster ]

ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEES. SO THIS ITEM IS FOR YOU TO APPROVE THE ROSTER OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN COMMITTEE, SO FORMING A DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC STRATEGIC PLAN COMMITTEE IS A CRITICAL PART OF OUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO START THE STRAT PLAN PROCESS HERE IN LAMAR.

SEE ISD APPROVAL OF THIS ROSTER THIS EVENING WILL AUTHORIZE THESE INDIVIDUALS TO START THEIR DUTIES, WHICH INCLUDE ASSESSING CURRENT STRATEGIES, IDENTIFYING AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT, AND RECOMMENDING ACTIONABLE PLANS THAT ALIGN WITH OUR DISTRICT'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.

THIS COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF SELECTED MEMBERS FROM VARIOUS SEGMENTS OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, PARENTS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.

THEIR ROLE WILL BE PIVOTAL IN SHAPING THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF OUR DISTRICT OVER THE COMING YEARS.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE APPOINTED BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.

IN ADDITION, CAMPUS STAFF REPRESENTATIVES WERE APPOINTED AS A RESULT OF THEIR HONOR AS A SUPPORT STAFF MEMBER, TEACHER OR PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR.

OUR COMMITTEE EXPECTATIONS.

OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL COLLABORATE WITH OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING DISTRICT LEADERS, EDUCATORS, PARENTS AND FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

THEIR ROLE WILL INVOLVE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN DISCUSSIONS AND SHARING THEIR PERSPECTIVES, REVIEWING RELEVANT DATA AND REPORTS TO INFORM THEIR COLLECTIVE DECISION MAKING PROCESS, AND HELPING TO FORMULATE STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL GUIDE DISTRICT INITIATIVES THIS EVENING.

TRUSTEES, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE ROSTER IN FRONT OF YOU.

THERE'S ALSO ONE ON THE SCREEN THAT REPRESENTS THE 28 MEMBERS WHO WILL SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE.

THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS RECEIVED AN EMAIL EXPLAINING THE TIME COMMITMENT, AND WE DO UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF THEIR TIME, AND WE'RE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT THEIR INVOLVEMENT IS IMPACTFUL AND MANAGEABLE.

SO THIS COMMITTEE IS EXPECTED TO MEET AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH, TYPICALLY FROM 6 TO 8, BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER AND CONCLUDING IN MAY.

ADDITIONAL SUBCOMMITTEES MAY BE SCHEDULED AS NECESSARY.

THE FIRST KICKOFF MEETING TAKES PLACE NEXT WEEK, SEPTEMBER 24TH, RIGHT HERE IN THIS BOARD MEETING ROOM.

ANY QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION? AND TRUSTEES, WE WILL BE POSTING THE NEXT WEEK'S MEETING AS AN ACTUAL BOARD MEETING SO THAT ALL OF US CAN ATTEND.

AND FOR THE PUBLIC'S SAKE, IF THERE'S THREE OR MORE OR FOUR OR MORE TRUSTEES IN A ROOM, IT'S CALLED A QUORUM.

AND THEN WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT AS A PERSON MEETING.

SO IT'S NOT REQUIRED FOR US AS TRUSTEES, BUT FOR US TO COME LISTEN AND BE A PART OF THAT.

WE WILL BE POSTING THAT MEETING AS WELL.

SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, IT'S IT IT IS A PUBLICLY POSTED MEETING, BUT IT IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE IT WOULD WE WOULD IMMEDIATELY

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CORRECT. SO IT'S NOT IT'S NOT FOR ANYBODY TO COME AND PARTICIPATE IN IN, IN.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO APPROVE THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE ROSTER? ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE BOX MAKES THAT MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE HUDSON MAKES THAT SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? WE WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. I MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW HAVE REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS ON THE INFORMATION ITEMS.

[12.A. LCISD Police Department safety and security update ]

GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR NUNES.

MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.

I'M HERE TO DISCUSS AN UPDATE WITH THE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO OVER THE PAST YEAR.

AS OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR, I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE A FULL TIME POLICE OFFICER ASSIGNED TO THEIR CAMPUS.

AGENCY. RIGHT NOW, AS IT SPEAKS, WE'RE HIRING ADDITIONAL 15 MORE OFFICERS TO BACKFILL POSITIONS AND CREATE A PATROL DIVISION.

THIS YEAR ALONE, WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE 18 POLICE VEHICLES THROUGH AID OF GRANTS FROM NOT JUST THE BOND OFFICE, BUT GRANTS AS WELL.

WE ESTABLISHED AN INVESTIGATIONS UNIT, AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY BUSY.

LAST WEEK, THAT WAS THE UNIT RESPONSIBLE FOR GOING OUT AND INVESTIGATING THESE THREATS AFTER HOURS.

THE OFFICERS THIS YEAR ARE ARMED WITH STANDARDIZED EQUIPMENT AND WEAPONRY.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY, ANY OF THE WEAPONS THAT WERE ASSIGNED TO OUR OFFICERS WERE RELIABLE AND MET THE NEEDS THAT WERE REQUIRED OF THEM INSIDE OF THIS ENVIRONMENT.

THIS YEAR, WE'RE BEGINNING TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP A STANDARD TACTICAL RESPONSE TEAM.

MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE TERMINOLOGY SWAT.

THIS IS A TIER FOUR RESPONSE TEAM TO BEGIN BUILDING AND TRAINING AND HAVE THE CAPABILITIES OF RAPID RESPONSE IN CASE OF ACTIVE THREAT EMERGENCIES INSIDE THE CAMPUS.

CURRENTLY, THE LAMAR CONSOLIDATED POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE'RE CURRENTLY IN RESEARCH OF ESTABLISHING OUR OWN TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK OR OPERATORS.

BASICALLY, THIS GIVES US A DISPATCH WHO WOULD MONITOR ALARM CALLS 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FOR THE LAMAR CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVED 911 CALLS THAT ARE TRANSFERRED INTO OUR DISTRICT, AS WELL AS RESPOND TO CALLS FOR SERVICE AFTER HOURS.

THIS SERVES. THIS TYPE OF UNIT SERVES AS A COMMUNICATION RESOURCE FOR ALL DISTRICT RELATED SAFETY PERSONNEL.

THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR WAS THE START FOR US TO TAKE ON THE SAFETY AND SECURITY SPECIALIST.

THE INTEGRATION BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE SECURITY TEAM HERE AT LAMAR CONSOLIDATED WAS INTEGRATED AT THE END OF LAST SEMESTER.

IMMEDIATELY, WE LOOKED AT STRATEGICALLY PLACING THIS PERSONNEL THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT WHERE IT MAKES SENSE.

THE REDISTRIBUTION OF SAFETY AND SECURITY SPECIALISTS ALLOWED US TO ASSIGN TO ALL HIGH SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH CAMPUSES, AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL OF SAFETY AND SECURITY SPECIALIST WHO ACTS IN COMBINATION WITH THE POLICE OFFICER AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION.

AN EXTRA SET OF EYES.

WE'RE WORKING RIGHT NOW TO FIELD THREE MIDDLE SCHOOL VACANCIES.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE WE'VE REACHED ALMOST 95% CAPACITY IN THAT IN THAT POSITION.

GOOD RECRUITING EFFORTS BY OUR STAFF, OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY SPECIALISTS.

AND I DEFINITELY WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MR. SEAN JOYNER, THE SAFETY AND SECURITY SPECIALIST AT LAMAR CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL, WHO ASSISTED WITH RECRUITING SOME FINE CANDIDATES.

THIS YEAR'S FOCUS FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STANDARDIZE THEIR TRAINING, BRING THEIR TRAINING REGIMEN AND CURRICULUM UP TO UP TO STATE STANDARDS, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLOCKING TRAINING AND GETTING THEM INVOLVED IN THE INTEGRATIONS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, GETTING THEM ON BOARD WITH US.

SO THAT WAY THEIR RESPONSE PROTOCOLS ARE UNIFORMED.

THIS YEAR, WE REVAMPED THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE FOR LAMAR CISD.

THE AGAIN, THE INTEGRATION INSIDE OF THE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALLOWED US TO LOOK AT THESE STATE MANDATES AND WHAT THE SAFETY SECURITY COMMITTEE DOES FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 3709 REQUIRES EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ESTABLISH THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE, BASED ON THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER GUIDELINES.

THIS COMMITTEE IN OF ITSELF IS UNIQUE BECAUSE IT IS ALREADY TELLS YOU THE MEMBERS WHO NEED TO SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES.

DEVELOP THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EOPS PROVIDE PERIODICAL BOARD UPDATES TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MUCH LIKE I'M DOING NOW SUPPLY ANY CAMPUS AND CAMPUS FACILITY.

THE SUPPORT SERVICES AND POSSIBLY EQUIPMENT NEEDED.

REVIEW EACH REPORT THAT THE DISTRICT SUBMITS TO THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER, AND WORK WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES UP TO SELECTING BLEEDING CONTROL STATIONS FOR EACH CAMPUS AND HOLD REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETINGS ACCORDING TO THE LAW.

THIS YEAR, THIS COMMITTEE GREW TO 14 MEMBERS.

BECAUSE WE'RE SUCH A VAST DISTRICT OF 384MI² AND 14 OVER, WE OVERLAP 14 JURISDICTIONS.

WE WORK WITH SO MANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY KNOW ONE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SAFETY AND SECURITY IS HERE.

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SO WE INVITED NOT ONLY THE CITY OF SUGARLAND, RICHMOND, ROSENBERG, FORT BEND COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, ALONG WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, DOCTOR NIVENS, AND THE BOARD PRESIDENT THEMSELVES.

THIS COMMITTEE HAS RISEN TO ABOUT 14 MEMBERS.

IN ORDER FOR US TO GAIN THOSE PERSPECTIVES AND INSIGHTS, TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW WHAT OUR COMMITMENT IS HERE AT LAMAR CONSOLIDATED, SEVERAL INITIATIVES ON SAFETY HAVE TAKEN PLACE.

ONE OF THE INITIATIVES TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ERPS ARE NOT JUST WORDS ON A PAPER.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE RESPONSE PLANS ARE ROBUST.

THEY INCLUDE EVACUATION ROUTES, STAGING AREAS, ENTRY POINTS, POINTS OF ACCESS TO THE AREA, AND NOT JUST BLEED CONTROL KITS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, OUR POLICE OFFICERS, OUR SECURITY PERSONNEL UNDERSTAND WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THEM AND HAVE ACCESS TO THAT ERP. THAT'S WHY INVITING SO MANY MEMBERS TO JOIN THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE IS VITAL IN US MAKING SURE THAT THOSE PLANS ARE EXACTLY WHAT IS NEEDED FOR LAMAR CONSOLIDATED. CHIEF, WHAT DOES THE EOP STAND FOR? EOP IS AN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THE ACRONYM.

THAT'S COP STUFF. I GUESS FOCUS ON TRAINING IS ANOTHER SAFETY INITIATIVE THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

AND SAFETY AND SECURITY PERSONNEL.

YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR TRAINING AND WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO.

ALL OF OUR OFFICERS ARE STATE MANDATED TO RECEIVE ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING THROUGH ALERT FROM THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER.

THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DO THAT ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS.

WE'RE DOING THAT EVERY YEAR.

EVERY SUMMER. WE'RE GOING TO STRIVE TO EXCEED THE STATE MANDATE IN THAT, BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE UTILIZE THE SUMMER TIME FOR US TO HOLD THESE DRILLS AND AND TRAIN OUR STAFF WITH THE CURRENT REMEDIES THAT ARE OUT THERE.

ALSO PART OF THAT TRAINING IS ALLOWING US TO TEST AGENCY AND DISTRICT RESPONSES TO TABLETOP EXERCISES, BRINGING THE FORT BEND COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN REGION FOUR, WE WERE ABLE TO DO AN ACTIVE SHOOTER TABLETOP EXERCISE THAT ACTUALLY PUT TO TEST SOME OF OUR OUR DISTRICT RESPONSES THROUGH A TABLETOP ACTIVE CONVERSATION TO SEE WHERE WE NEED TO STRENGTHEN IN AREAS IN WHICH WE DO WELL.

THIS IS MOVING TOWARDS A MULTI-AGENCY, A MULTI-AGENCY, MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL EXERCISE.

WE'RE PLANNING TO HOLD ALERT AIR HERE WITHIN THE DISTRICT OVER THIS SUMMER.

ALERT IS STANDS FOR ACTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT RAPID RESPONSE TRAINING.

ACTIVE ATTACK.

INTEGRATED RESPONSE.

THIS GOES FROM YOUR DISPATCHERS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL TO FIRE AND EMS. SO THAT WAY YOU CAN ESTABLISH AND WATCH YOUR DISTRICT FUNCTION UNDER A UNIFIED COMMAND.

INITIATIVES ON SAFETY.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE OBSERVED HERE UPON MY ARRIVAL IN THE LIEUTENANT'S ARRIVAL HERE IS NETWORKING.

WE'RE PREVENTING SILOED COMMUNICATION, LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT LAMAR CISD POLICE ARE HERE.

LET THEM KNOW THAT SAFETY AND SECURITY ARE HERE, AND WE TAKE OUR ROLES AND OUR ASSIGNMENT VERY SERIOUSLY.

WE'RE PREVENTING THAT SILOED COMMUNICATION BY ENSURING THAT WE'RE REACHING OUT AND WORKING WITH OUR COUNTERPARTS.

I HAVE A DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE CHIEFS, ALL IN FORT BEND COUNTY, AS WELL AS THE SHERIFF.

MANY TIMES I'VE TALKED TO THEM ON THE PHONE AFTER HOURS, EXCHANGING INFORMATION AND BOUNCING IDEAS ON EACH OTHER BACK AND FORTH.

THEIR PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN CRITICAL OVER THE PAST YEAR, AND THEY'RE THEY'RE HERE FOR US, AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THAT.

WE'RE CONDUCTING CAMPUS WALKTHROUGHS WITH OTHER AGENCIES.

AS YOU SEE THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OCCURRED LAST WEEK AT WRIGHT JUNIOR HIGH.

IF YOU NOTICE YOU SEE DPS FORT BEND COUNTY, OTHER AGENCIES COMING TO DO WALKTHROUGHS IN OUR CAMPUS.

WE'RE NOT AFRAID TO INVITE YOU IN.

COME TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE WHAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS, HOW MASSIVE OUR CAMPUSES ARE GETTING AND GETTING THAT FEEDBACK FROM THEM AS WE'RE WALKING THROUGH FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVES, TAKING SOME OF THOSE ON THE FLY CONVERSATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THE SERGEANTS ARE BRINGING THEM BACK UP AND WE'RE INTEGRATING THEM IN OUR DISTRICT.

EOPS PARTNERING WITH AGENCIES IS ESSENTIAL, SUCH AS DPS, FORT BEND COUNTY, ROSENBURG, RICHMOND, SUGAR LAND AND FULSHEAR FIRE AND FORT BEND EMS, AS WELL AS THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, WHO'S NOT ON THIS LIST.

BUT ALL OF THESE AGENCIES, MINUS DPS, SIT ON OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE.

ANOTHER INITIATIVE IS TECHNOLOGY.

WE HAVE TO EMBRACE THE TECHNOLOGY, THE MINDSET OF LAMAR CONSOLIDATED AND TALKING WITH DOCTOR NIVENS.

IT'S NO OBSTACLES WHATSOEVER.

AND ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS INTEGRATING AND BRINGING TECH TECHNOLOGY INTO THIS DISTRICT AND EMBRACING THAT TECHNOLOGY.

A LOT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TEND TO SHY AWAY FROM THAT BECAUSE IT'S THE UNKNOWN.

WELL, HERE WE EMBRACE IT.

TECHNOLOGY PORTION IS WE'RE WORKING WITH THE BOND OFFICE ON DESIGN OF NEW CAMPUS SECURITY MEASURES.

WE'VE ADOPTED SEPTET, WHICH IS CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY WITHIN THAT.

WE'RE WORKING TO STANDARDIZE ACCESS CONTROL, ALARM MONITORING AS WELL AS SURVEILLANCE.

WE'RE TRYING TO IMPROVE DISTRICT SECURITY MEASURES WITH RESEARCHING AND TESTING AND ADOPTING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY FOR WEAPON DETECTION.

AND CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW, WE UTILIZE A ROBUST PLATFORM THAT SCANS SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENTS FOR THREATS.

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AND OF COURSE, THE ANONYMOUS REPORTING SYSTEM SKYLARK HAS PROVED INVALUABLE.

WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR FOR DISCUSSION.

YES, MA'AM. YOU HAD ONE OF YOUR SLIDES.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU COULD GO BACK. IT WAS ONE OF THE INITIATIVES ON SAFETY.

AND IT WAS ABOUT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE, I BELIEVE.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY.

YEAH. SO WITH NO.

MAYBE GO FORWARD ONE.

YES. OKAY.

SO THE THE TOP STUFF WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT CREATING THESE PLANS WITH THE EVACUATION ROUTE, STAGING AREAS, ENTRY POINTS.

SO ONCE.

WELL, I KNOW YOUR OFFICERS KNOW THAT.

BUT WHEN YOU MEET WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AT THE SCHOOL, DO THEY DO YOU ALSO BRING IN TEACHERS FOR THEM TO HEAR ALL OF THESE THINGS, LIKE WHERE IS THE BLEED CONTROL KIT? WHERE IS THE, YOU KNOW, ALL THIS.

SO TO KIND OF ANSWER THAT QUESTION, PART OF THE COMMITTEE ACTUALLY INCLUDES PARENT AS WELL AS A TEACHER ON THE SAFETY SECURITY COMMITTEE.

SO WE DO HAVE THE INSIGHT FOR PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATION ON THE CAMPUS AS WE BUILD THESE APPS AND THEY GET APPROVED FROM THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE.

WE ARE MAKING THESE AVAILABLE TO THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS, SO THEY HAVE THOSE APPS IN PLACE AT THEIR DISPOSAL.

100%. IT DOES NO GOOD TO HAVE THEM PAPERS LOCKED AWAY IN A DRAWER, OR THAT PLAN LOCKED AWAY IN A DRAWER.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO BRING THE ADMINISTRATION IN ON THESE APPS AND THEN BRING THEM IN ON THE TABLETOP EXERCISES.

I WANT TO THANK THE AREA SUPERINTENDENT.

I READ THAT.

THERE HE IS. I'VE NAME ESCAPES ME FOR A SECOND NOW.

HIS SECOND DAY HERE, HE ACTUALLY SAT IN ON THE ACTIVE SHOOTER TABLETOP EXERCISE, AND HE SAID, I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS, THAT IT JUST SHOWS THE DEDICATION THAT WE HAVE FROM THE SAFETY, SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE OF YOUR DISTRICT TO INCORPORATE THE DISTRICT, THE CAMPUS LEVEL ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL AS THE MID-MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION.

WE CAN'T BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT THEM KNOWING WHAT IS EXPECTED.

AND TRUSTEES. THIS WAS THIS WASN'T ORIGINALLY ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY.

I TALKED TO DOCTOR NIVENS.

I GUESS IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST KIND OF RUMORS STARTED COMING IN ABOUT SOME THINGS HAPPENING ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

AND I SAID, FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR PUBLICS AND OUR PARENTS AND OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS SAKE, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND LET YOU TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU AND THAT YOU VALUE.

SO SAFETY AND SECURITY IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR US.

AND FOR THE COMMUNITY'S SAKE, THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE IN CHIEF'S PLAYBOOK THAT HE IS NOT TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT.

THERE ARE THINGS THERE ARE PROTOCOLS IN PLACE THAT WE HAVE AS A DISTRICT.

THERE ARE SYSTEMS THAT ARE IN PLACE THAT WE DON'T GIVE THE PLAYBOOK AWAY.

SO I KNOW LOOKING AT CONVOCATION AND LOOKING AT THE LARGE, LARGE CAPACITY EVENTS THAT WE'VE HAD FROM GRADUATIONS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE FELT AND I'VE SEEN.

IT'S JUST FELT EXTREMELY SAFE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE ROOM.

YOU LOOK FROM OUR VANTAGE POINT ON THE STAGE, YOU SEE EVERYTHING.

AND THEN I SEE OFFICERS IN PLACE, AND I SEE THEM STAGED, AND I SEE THEM ACTIVE.

I SEE HEADS ON A SWIVEL.

AND ALL THAT'S DUE TO THE CHIEF'S LEADERSHIP AND LIEUTENANT LATRINE, WHICH IS HERE IN THE BACK AS WELL.

WALKING AROUND THE FOOTBALL GAMES ON FRIDAY NIGHTS, THURSDAY NIGHTS, SATURDAY NIGHTS.

THESE MEN ARE UP THERE LIKE, THEY'RE THEY'RE SCANNING AND THEY'RE WATCHING AND PICKING OUT PLANS, AND THEY HAVE A GAME PLAN THAT THEY ARE DOING.

SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU, CHIEF, AS, AS YOU LEAD THIS.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS. ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE FUTURE CONSENT AGENDA THAT TRUSTEES WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR DISCUSSION AT THE OCTOBER BOARD MEETING?

[13. FUTURE CONSENT AGENDA ]

IT IS 7:29 P.M..

[14 CLOSED SESSION ]

LAND ACQUISITION OR CONSULTATION WITH OUR ATTORNEY.

WE ARE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION.

IT IS 8:13 P.M..

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THERE ARE NO MOTIONS TO BE MADE.

THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 8:13 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.