Feb 08, 2022 School Board Study Session

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JEFF, GOOD EVENING.

[1. CALL TO ORDER CALL TO ORDER]

DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? WE DO.

ALL RIGHT. AND WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA AND THAT IS THE OPEN FORUM SECTION OF OUR AGENDA.

AND WE HAD ONE SPEAKER SIGNED UP THIS EVENING.

I DO NOT SEE OUR SPEAKER, BUT WHY DON'T WE? WHY DON'T WE WAIT A MINUTE OR TWO TO SEE IF TO SEE IF ANYBODY SHOWS UP? THE SPEAKER WILL BE AFFORDED THREE MINUTES.

LIKE THE OPENING REMARKS BY THE BUSH, IT'S UP TO YOU, OK? WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO WORK? ALL RIGHT.

WELL, DR.

[4. 2022 STRATEGIC SUMMIT]

THE THE BOARD HOLDS STRATEGIC SUMMIT ONCE A YEAR.

IT'S AMONG IT'S, IN MY VIEW, THE MOST IMPORTANT MEETINGS THAT WE THAT WE HAVE EVERY YEAR. THESE ARE THESE ARE THESE MEETINGS, THE MINUTE WE'LL HAVE TONIGHT AND WE'LL HAVE, I BELIEVE ON THE 22ND ARE OUR OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO CANDIDLY TALK ABOUT THE SUCCESSES AND THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND TO TALK ABOUT OUR GOALS AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH OUR PRIOR GOALS ALIGN WITH OUR, OUR OUR OUR CURRENT WANTS AND NEEDS. AND WE CAN MAKE CHANGES AND WE CAN WE CAN CHOOSE TO FORTIFY THINGS THAT NEED SUPPORT AND WE CAN CHOOSE TO ELIMINATE OR ELIMINATE THINGS THAT HAVE KIND OF MATURED TO THE POINT THAT THEY NO LONGER REQUIRE A LOT OF OUR ATTENTION AND REGULAR SUPPORT.

THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THESE OF THESE MEETINGS.

AND DR.

LEONARD, DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANY COLOR TO THAT? YEAH, A COUPLE OF THINGS.

OH, VERY QUICKLY.

THE THE DISCUSSION IS THAT WE HAVE INFORMED THE OUR FORMAL PRIORITIES THAT WE POST ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE, AND THEY ALSO FEED THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WHICH ALSO FEEDS THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

SO THAT'S THE THAT'S HOW BOARD POLICY ACTUALLY TRICKLES DOWN TO THE INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS LEVELS AND AS WE NOW HAVE TO LEARN.

SURE. AND OH, I GOT TO BE SURE, I DON'T GET TOO LOUD.

FIRST OF ALL, I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROCESS TO GO THROUGH.

THE WAY WE DO IT, I THINK, IS SORT OF UNIQUE.

BUT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HEAR THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY AND ESTABLISH WHAT OUR GOALS MIGHT BE.

OK. WE CAN'T HAVE EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY HERE TO DO THAT, BUT WE GET EMAILS, WE GET INFORMATION FROM THEM.

BUT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT SOME POINT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IS THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES IS TO SAY THIS IS WHAT WE THINK WE SHOULD FOCUS ON AS A DISTRICT FROM A HIGH LEVEL AND ADMINISTRATION. THEN DOWN TO STAFF NEED THEN TO TRY TO CARRY OUT WHATEVER THOSE OBJECTIVES ARE. AND I THINK THE BOARD HAS BEEN WISE.

THIS IS PROCESS IS ONE THAT IS FACILITATED EVERY YEAR.

WE DO HAVE A FACILITATOR HERE TONIGHT AND I'LL LET HER INTRODUCE HERSELF IN A LITTLE WHILE, BUT THAT'S AMY JACOBS, AND SHE'S SITTING RIGHT OVER THERE.

YOU'LL ALSO SEE WE HAVE A BUNCH OF ADMINISTRATORS AND DIFFERENT STAFF MEMBERS AND PRINCIPALS WHO ARE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM.

THEY'LL BE DIFFERENT TIMES WHERE BOARD MEMBERS MAY HAVE QUESTIONS, MAY WANT TO GET CLARIFICATION, AND YOU'LL BE TALKING TO THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HEAR FROM THEM.

WHAT ARE WE DOING AND WHY ARE WE DOING IT? AND WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS PRETTY CONSISTENT IN ESTABLISHING SOME PRIORITIES.

MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.

ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU CHANGE IT A LITTLE BIT.

ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU ADD SOMETHING NEW.

I DO NOT KNOW HOW THIS WILL ADD, OK.

IT'S A TWO DAY SUMMIT RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS OUR FIRST DAY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN LAST WEEK, BUT MOTHER NATURE PLAYED A TRICK ON US. WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THAT SECOND DATE FOR THE SUMMIT.

WE BELIEVE THERE IS A CHANCE THAT WE MAY DO THE SECOND DATE OF THE SUMMIT AT OUR FEBRUARY 22ND MEETING.

WE'RE TOYING WITH THAT BECAUSE WE'RE JUST HAVING TROUBLES WITH EVERYBODY'S SCHEDULES, BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.

EMAIL WITH YOU THAT LATER DATE.

ONCE WE GET THAT SOLIDIFIED FOR ME, THERE'S ANOTHER IMPORTANT PART OF THIS.

AND THAT'S ACCOUNTABILITY.

ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE STAFF.

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WE DO THIS NOW SO THAT WE'LL HAVE THAT ALL IN PLACE BY THE TIME WE LEAVE IN MAY, JUNE AND WE CAN START UP THE SCHOOL YEAR READY TO ROLL.

OK. A COUPLE OF THINGS I'VE SAID EVERY YEAR, AND I'LL SAY THEM AGAIN THIS YEAR IF THAT'S NOT THE SLIDE I WANTED, BUT I'LL GET TO THE NEXT SLIDE WE CAN.

I DO BELIEVE THIS. WE CAN DO ANYTHING.

WE CAN'T DO EVERYTHING.

YOU HAVE TO TRY TO STAY FOCUSED.

IF YOU TRY TO DO TOO MANY THINGS, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO MANY OF THEM WELL.

THE OTHER THING YOU HAVE TO RECOGNIZE TEACHERS WHO ARE ON THE GROUND, THEY HAVE BANDWIDTH ISSUES LIKE.

EVERY HUMAN BEING HAS BANDWIDTH ISSUES, THEY CAN ONLY GET PEED ON SO MANY THINGS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SO MANY THINGS, THEY CAN ONLY BRING SO MANY NEW THINGS INTO THE CURRICULUM OR INTO THE INTO THEIR SPHERES IN A PARTICULAR YEAR.

SO WE NEED TO BE CONSCIOUS OF THAT.

WE ALSO NEED TO BE CONSCIOUS OF OUR RESOURCES AND TIME AS A RESOURCE.

THE OTHER RESOURCES, MONEY AND THIS IS WHAT'S SOMETHING A BOARD MEMBER GAVE ME YEARS AGO, AND IT'S NOT MOVING.

CAN YOU GET ME TO THE NEXT SLIDE BECAUSE THIS.

THERE WE GO. WELL, YOU'RE THERE.

THANK YOU. IS THE JUICE WORTH THE SQUEEZE? AGAIN, IF WE CAN'T WORK ON EVERYTHING, HOW MUCH EFFORT DO WE WANT TO PUT IN CERTAIN THINGS AND DECIDE WHAT DO WE WANT TO FOCUS ON? SO BETWEEN NOW AND DAY TWO OF THE SUMMIT, OUR OBJECTIVE IS THIS FIGURE OUT WHAT STRATEGIC PRIORITIES YOU WANT TO HAVE REMAIN.

OR HAVE JUST ADJUSTED A LITTLE BIT OR TWEAKED A LITTLE BIT, RIGHT? WELL, AND FIGURE OUT IF THERE IS SOME NEW STRATEGIC PRIORITY YOU WANT TO BRING IN.

IS THERE A STRATEGIC PRIORITY YOU WANT TO TOTALLY RETIRE OR MERGE? AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE EVERY TIME WE'VE DONE THIS.

AND SO WE HAVE A FACILITATOR WHO IS GOING TO BRING US THROUGH DOTS AND THROUGH COLORED PENS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, AND WE WILL GET THERE.

WE'VE GOT IN THERE EVERY YEAR.

WE'LL GET THERE THIS YEAR. TWO.

AMY, IF I CAN LET AMY INTRODUCE YOURSELF REALLY QUICKLY AND WE'LL SEE IF THE PUBLIC SPEAKER IS COMING AFTER THAT, IF THEY HAVEN'T, I GUESS WE'LL GET ROLLING.

BUT AMY, CAN YOU TELL THE BOARD AND WHOEVER'S OUT THERE LOOKING AT YOU NOW ON IN CYBERSPACE, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF? ABSOLUTELY. SO FIRST OF ALL, I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE.

I'M AMY JACOBS AND I'M REPRESENTING TOSA.

I HAVE A VERY LONG CAREER IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND I'M DEFINITELY A CHAMPION AND I'M DEFINITELY A CHAMPION FOR WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING TONIGHT.

WE CURRENTLY LIVE AT JOHNSON CITY, AND SO I'M RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD AND VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE DISTRICT AND I'M EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS.

I HAVE I COME FROM A LONG LINE OF EDUCATORS, AND SO WE, MY PARENTS ARE EDUCATORS.

MY GRANDMOTHER WAS AN EDUCATOR AND MY HUSBAND IS A TEACHER COACH.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER.

WE'VE PUT IN BOTH OF US 25 YEARS PLUS IN EDUCATION.

AND SO I'VE BEEN A TEACHER AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, THE JUNIOR HIGH LEVEL, THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. I'VE BEEN A CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR.

I'VE BEEN A DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.

I SERVED AS THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT AT MARBLE FALLS ISD RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE MOVING INTO MY FIRST SUPERINTENDENT IN WEST TEXAS.

AND SO I SERVED AS SUPERINTENDENT AT WEST TEXAS FOR SEVEN YEARS AT KAHOMA ISD.

IT'S IN THE NEAR BIG SPRING I-20 AREA, AND SO OUR CLAIM TO FAME, WE DID A LOT OF REALLY GREAT THINGS AND WE DID IT BECAUSE WE HAD A TEAM OF EIGHT.

AND SO I HAD I JUST HAVE SUCH A STRONG JUST VALUE, THE TEAM OF EIGHT, SO MUCH BECAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU GET THINGS DONE AND DO MOVE THINGS ALONG FOR CHILDREN.

AND SO OUR CLAIM TO FAME, WE WERE THE TULSA HONOR BOARD IN 2017, AND I BELIEVE WE'RE STILL TODAY THE ONLY SMALL SCHOOL.

WE WERE 38 SCHOOL, AND SO WE'RE THE ONLY SMALL SCHOOL TO EVER WIN THAT AWARD.

AND THAT CAME FROM A LOT OF THIS TYPE OF PLANNING AND GIVING ALL OF OUR MISSIONS AND WHAT WE WANTED TO DO ALIGNED AND LIKE.

DR. LEONARD SAID, I LOVE THAT YOU SAID THAT WE DIDN'T TRY TO DO EVERYTHING.

WE WE STARTED WITH WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO AND THEN MOVE FROM THERE.

SO ALL THAT TO SAY, I HAVE ALSO DONE QUITE A BIT OF STRATEGIC PLANNING AND SO I AT MARBLE FALLS, IT'S MY FIRST TIME TO BE INVOLVED IN STRATEGIC PLANNING.

I SERVED AS THE INTERNAL FACILITATOR, SO I HAVE STILL ATTENDED QUITE A FEW OF THESE SESSIONS AND NOTHING BUT GREATNESS COMES FROM THEM BECAUSE YOU'RE PUTTING IN THE WORK.

SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE.

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THANK YOU. AND OUR GENERAL PLAN FOR THE EVENING IS ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU CAN JUST TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THAT.

IF WE DO NOT GET OUR SPEAKER FOR PUBLIC COMMENT SOON, WE PROBABLY WILL JUST PASS PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT WE DO, BUT THAT'LL BE UP TO JOHN FOR ANYONE WATCHING. WE WILL ADJOURN.

I THINK WE'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO DO THIS BOARD.

IT'S UP TO YOU, BUT WE'VE ALWAYS KIND OF SAID WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING ROUGHLY BY 9:00 P.M.

OR SOONER. WE DO HAVE A CLOSED SESSION AFTERWARDS, SO WE WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION. NO ACTION IS TAKEN IN THIS MEETING LATER.

IF WE DO LATER, THERE WILL BE MORE DISCUSSION ON WHAT COMES OUT OF THIS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE DIP AND THOSE WOULD BE PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS AS WELL.

AND EVENTUALLY THE BOARD WILL VOTE ON WHAT OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES WILL BE FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN AT THIS MEETING.

IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AT THIS MEETING.

NOW CLEAR. SO WITH THAT, JOHN, IT'S UP TO YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THIS MEETING.

AND AS WE ROLL INTO THE INTO THE MEETING, THE STRATEGIC PLAN, LET ME LET ME OFFER FOLKS WHO MAY BE WATCHING REMOTELY A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, DR.

LEONARD SAID. WE HAVE A BUNCH OF ADMINISTRATORS HERE.

IN FACT, WE HAVE 22 AND 22, AND ADMINISTRATORS ARE SPREAD ACROSS ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX DIFFERENT DOMAINS, AIR COUNSELING, THE CIA AND OUR OPERATIONS TEAM.

AND WE WILL BE MEETING.

WE TRUSTEES WILL BE MEETING WITH EACH OF THESE, EACH OF THESE TEAMS AT VARIOUS POINTS IN THE MEETING TO TALK ABOUT PRIORITIES THAT RELATE SPECIFIC TO THEM.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY WE GATHER INFORMATION AND THE WAY AND THEN WE'LL SHARE IT OUT AMONG OURSELVES.

SO MS. JACOBS, I'M HAPPY TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING.

THE MEAT MISSILE, SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AND WE'VE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THE AGENDA, BUT WE REALLY HAVE A COUPLE OF TASKS WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON TONIGHT.

AND SO THE FIRST ONE IS WE ARE GOING TO REVISIT YOUR CURRENT GOALS AND THEN THE TABLES ARE SET UP AROUND THE ROOM.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS IN 10 MINUTE INCREMENTS.

SO AT ABOUT NINE MINUTES, WE'LL GIVE YOU A SOME SORT OF WARNING THAT IT'S COMING CLOSE BECAUSE WHAT WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO DO IS FOR EVERYBODY TO HAVE A CHANCE TO VISIT EACH OF THE TABLES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE.

AND SO AROUND THE ROOM, YOU HAVE TABLES SET UP FOR EACH OF THE OF THE GOALS IN YOUR CURRENT PLAN. SO THE BESIDE EACH TABLE JUST TO HELP YOU OUT A LITTLE BIT, THE CHART LIST ALL OF THE CURRENT PLANS SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT TABLE YOU ARE, YOU'RE AT AND WE'LL DO.

WHAT WE ASK IS THAT YOU DON'T ALL GO TO THE SAME TABLE AT ONCE.

YOU WILL GET A CHANCE TO VISIT WITH EVERYBODY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO.

THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF ROTATIONS AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO STOP AND VISIT WITH EVERY, EVERY SPOT THEY WANT TO BEFORE WE BEFORE WE CLOSE THAT OUT. SO DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO RUSH BACK AND FORTH DURING THE 10 MINUTES.

SO WE WOULD ASK YOU IF YOU WOULD JUST TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND RIGHT NOW YOU SHOULD HAVE THESE IN FRONT OF YOU IN YOUR POCKET AND JUST LOOK THROUGH THOSE GOALS AND FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WILL TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND THEN WE'LL START OUR ROTATIONS, IF YOU WOULD.

WHILE YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT, IF YOU WOULD JOT DOWN QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

THERE'S GOING TO BE QUITE A FEW OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND THEN ALSO TO ADD THOSE TO OUR FUTURE PLANNING.

SO WE'LL JUST TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR YOU TO LOOK THROUGH, WRITE YOURSELF SOME NOTES AND MAKE A PLAN.

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SO THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO ASSIGN YOU TO A TABLE, BUT WE WOULD ASK YOU TO MAYBE MOVE IN PAIRS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE WITH THE SAME PARTNER EACH TIME.

BUT WHAT WE'LL DO IS IF YOU'LL GO FIND YOUR FIRST TABLE AND THEN WE'LL START TIME AND LET YOU ASK QUESTIONS AND THEN WE'LL ROTATE EVERYBODY.

AND THEN YOU CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO TO AS OPPOSED TO GOING IN AN ORDER. SO WE'LL WE'LL SEE IF THAT WORKS AND IF WE NEED TO READJUST, WE WILL.

SO IF YOU WOULD GRAB YOUR NOTES OR ANYTHING YOU NEED TO TAKE WITH YOU, AND IF YOU WOULD MOVE OUT AND AGAIN, MAYBE GO WITH A PARTNER WITH ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER AND STOP BY ONE OF THE TABLES FOR SOME CLARIFICATION AND DISCUSSION.

AND AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIMES FOR ROTATION, SO IF THERE'S ALREADY TWO PEOPLE AT A TABLE, IF YOU'D GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO A DIFFERENT TABLE, THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.

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THANK YOU.

OK, IF YOU DID NOT ALREADY ROTATE, WE WOULD ASK YOU TO DO THAT NOW, IF YOU WOULD MOVE TO A DIFFERENT DISCUSSION TABLE, PLEASE.

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THANK YOU.

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WE DO HAVE SOME OF OUR STAFF WHO HAS TO LEAVE, SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND ROTATE THROUGH.

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NOW, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO ANOTHER ONE, IF YOU'D GO AHEAD AND START MAKING THAT TRANSITION IN THE NEXT MINUTE OR SO.

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BUT IF YOU DID WANT TO MAKE ONE MORE STOP, WE'RE GOING TO WRAP UP IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

SO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT TRANSITION NOW.

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EICKE.

SO.

I JUST.

WOZENCRAFT.

A. WHEN I ASKED.

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LET'S SEE.

YEAH. YEAH.

FAMBROUGH.

IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, IF YOU WOULD GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR WAY BACK TO THE TABLE AND OUR AD MEN THAT ARE HERE, IF YOU WOULD BRING YOUR CHAIRS UP AND JOIN US.

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OK, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD HERE, THE FIRST THING WE WANT TO DO IS JUST HEAR SOME FEEDBACK.

AND SO IF ANY OF OUR INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SHARE OUT, WE'LL TALK ABOUT JUST ANYTHING THAT STOOD OUT AND THEN WE'LL ALSO TALK ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL FUTURE ACTION ITEMS. BUT RIGHT NOW, WE'LL JUST LET'S HAVE SOME FEEDBACK.

ANYBODY WOULD LIKE THE FLOOR.

OH, HEATHER, IT'S WEIRD.

I WANT TO TALK. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE ARE SO LUCKY AND EANES ISD TO HAVE LITERALLY THE BEST STAFF ON THE PLANET.

IT'S JUST SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO GO AROUND THE ROOM AND PICK ALL OF YOUR BRAINS AND HEAR ALL OF YOUR IDEAS AND YOUR THOUGHTS.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT AND NEED IS REALLY SO STUDENT CENTERED.

IT IS REFRESHING AND IT GIVES ME HOPE FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR DISTRICT.

AND I'M JUST GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOU AND YOU ALL REPRESENT THE STAFF SO WELL.

AND WITHOUT A GREAT STAFF, WE DON'T HAVE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING FOR STUDENTS.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SAYING THANK YOU.

ANYBODY. JEN, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU.

NOW I WANT TO ECHO WHAT TOM SAID EARLIER.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY MY FAVORITE MEETING OF THE YEAR.

IT'S ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT WE DO.

I LOVE THAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED THIS, THIS PROCESS AND THAT WE'VE KEPT REFINING IT OVER THE YEARS TO MAKE IT BETTER AND BETTER.

I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M STRUCK WITH AS I HAD, I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING. ARE WE TRYING TO TALK IN SPECIFICS OR GENERALITIES AT THIS POINT, OK? I THINK JUST GENERAL FEEDBACK, YES.

OK. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS STRUCK WITH AS I TALK TO THE PEOPLE THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET TO AND SPEAK WITH, THE ONE THING THEME THAT SEEMS TO PERMEATE IS THE CHALLENGE TO FIND STAFF.

THE CHALLENGE TO FIND APPROPRIATE STAFF AND HIRE THE STAFF THAT WE CURRENTLY NEED.

AND THE ABILITY TO FULFILL SOME OF THOSE REALLY BIG GOALS THAT WE HAVE THAT ULTIMATELY

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UNLESS WE CAN FIND WAYS TO ADD MORE STAFF, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

SO IT'S I DON'T KNOW, JUST GLOBALLY, THAT IS ONE OF MY BIG TAKEAWAYS THAT TO TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND TO KEEP GROWING AS A DISTRICT.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT WE CAN.

ADD SOME MORE STAFF IN SOME KEY AREAS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JAMES.

JUST ASK JEN, AND MAYBE YOU CLARIFY THERE AT THE END THE YOU KNOW, I HEARD KIND OF CONSISTENTLY THAT WE'RE HAVING CHALLENGES FILLING EXISTING OPEN POSITIONS, WHICH IS, I MEAN, THIS IS REALLY UNIVERSAL IN THE WORKFORCE RIGHT NOW.

BUT YOU'RE EVEN SAYING ONCE WE GET OVER THAT HURDLE, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL HEADCOUNT WE NEED TO CONSIDER AS WELL, RIGHT? YEAH. I MEAN, WHEN WE GET TO MORE SPECIFIC DIALOG, I MEAN, SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I ASKED THAT WERE ANSWERED, REALLY SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'D LOVE TO ACHIEVE, WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IF WE DON'T PUT MORE RESOURCES INTO OUR STAFF AND ADD MORE STAFF IN CERTAIN AREAS.

YEAH, I IF I IF I CAN.

YEAH, I CAME INTO THE ROOM HAVING VISITED WITH WITH FRIENDS IN THE DISTRICT WHO TEACHERS, STAFF, CETERA WHO HAD KIND OF TOLD ME THAT SAME MESSAGE BEFORE EVEN GETTING INTO THE ROOM. SO THAT RESONATES VERY WELL.

I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT MY KIND OF GENERAL OBSERVATION COMING INTO THE ROOM AND VISITING AT DIFFERENT TABLES WAS I'M VERY MINDFUL THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY, AS A WORLD PERHAPS ARE IN THIS RECOVERY MODE RIGHT NOW.

I MEAN, WE'RE TRYING TO CATCH OUR BREATH, WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THIS NEW WORLD THAT WE'RE LIVING IN THIS HOPEFULLY POST-COVID WORLD OR POST PANICKED COVID WORLD. AND I'M VERY HESITANT TO WANT TO ADD ANY BIG GOALS TO THESE LISTS RIGHT NOW.

AND I DON'T THINK THAT I SAT DOWN AT A TABLE WHERE SOMEONE SAID, OH, WE NEED TO GO AFTER THIS BIG THING. I THINK WE ALL HAVE VISIONS AND DREAMS AND HOPES, AND THERE ARE THINGS WE'RE GOING AFTER.

BUT I'M JUST, GENERALLY SPEAKING FOR ME, VERY HESITANT TO WANT TO ADD SOMETHING TO ANYONE'S LIST AT THIS POINT THAT IT CAUSES JUST MORE WORK.

I MEAN, IF ANYTHING, WE'VE GOT A GREAT LIST AND I WANT TO SEE US CONTINUE TO GO AFTER THESE GREAT THINGS. AND I THINK THAT HAVING MET WITH STAFF, THAT WAS KIND OF THE COMMUNICATION OVER AND OVER IS WE'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON THESE THINGS AND THESE ARE GOOD GOALS. THANK YOU, ELLEN.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF WHO ARE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE WE HAVE 22 OF YOU THAT ARE IN THE ROOM WITH US TONIGHT, THAT IS ALWAYS SO MUCH FUN AND I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND I'M GLAD I GOT TO TALK TO MOST, ALL OF YOU. AND I'D JUST LIKE TO ECHO THE THE THEMES THAT JAMES AND JIN JUST TALKED ABOUT.

I GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT WE ARE DOING BUT NEED TO BE VERY, VERY MINDFUL AND PURPOSEFUL OF REGROUPING THAT COVID HAS.

THE PHRASE SOMEBODY USED EXPOSED A LOT THINGS WE THOUGHT WE KNEW, OR MAYBE THINGS WE HAVE LEARNED THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW.

AND SO WE'RE IN A REGROUPING MODE, INCLUDING HOW TO REBUILD COMMUNITY AND CONNECTIONS BETWEEN KIDS, BETWEEN KIDS AND STAFF WITHIN OUR STAFF, STAFF, COMMUNITY, THE AND THE.

AND THEN THAT ALSO LEADS TO THE STAFF RECRUITING AND RETENTION.

AND I THINK WE ALL ARE AWARE THAT NONE OF OUR GOALS FROM THE PAST SEVERAL SUMMITS HAVE SPECIFICALLY INDICATED BEEN AROUND STAFF.

AND IF THERE'S EVER A YEAR TO CHANGE THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE FOCUS ON THAT VERY DILIGENTLY, I THINK THIS IS IT.

SO I'M SURE WE'LL SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THAT.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENT? I DON'T I'LL I'LL ECHO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN THE ROOM AND ALL OF THE WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO GETTING US TO THIS POINT AND ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT HAS GONE IN TO THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO US.

THE ONLY TAKEAWAY THAT I HAVE, AND IT'S NOT AN ONLY, IT'S IT'S A BIG TAKEAWAY, IS WE'RE DOING A LOT OF GREAT THINGS AND I WOULDN'T CALL THIS A CONCERN, BUT I LEARN ABOUT SO MANY GREAT THINGS AND I FEEL LIKE I'M PRIVY TO A LOT OF INFORMATION.

SO ONE OF MY HOPES IS THAT ALL THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF IS AWARE OF THE THINGS

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AND IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN DIFFERENT PLACES AND SO THEY MAY NOT KNOW BECAUSE THEY MAY BE NEWLY COMING BACK ONTO CAMPUS AS OPPOSED TO COMING BACK A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. SO I KEEP FOCUSING ON THE COMMUNICATION OF WHAT STUDENTS ARE AWARE OF AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT THEY HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO TO KNOW WHAT RESOURCES ARE THERE. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE HERE.

I KNOW YOU ALL DID A CRAZY AMOUNT OF WORK PREPARING FOR THE LAST MEETING.

AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TODAY TO SPEAK WITH YOU ALL AND SPEAK CANDIDLY AND WITH YOU.

IT'S ALWAYS IT'S ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO HEAR YOUR IDEAS.

YOU ARE ALL THE EXPERTS YOU ALL ARE.

SOME OF THE BEST IN THE FIELD AND I LOVE HEARING YOUR IDEAS.

I AGREE.

I THINK WITH THE REST OF THE TRUSTEES THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A WE'RE IN A RECOVERY STAGE RIGHT NOW. WE'RE REBUILDING.

WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO JUST FIND OURSELVES AGAIN AND RECENTER.

AND I THINK THAT'S THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO BE AND THAT'S WHERE OUR FOCUS NEEDS TO BE.

AT THE SAME TIME, I ASKED MOST OF Y'ALL, YOU KNOW, A BIG QUESTION, A DREAM, A QUESTION.

IF MONEY WAS NO OBJECT, YOU KNOW WHAT? IF YOU COULD DO ANYTHING? WHAT WOULD YOU DO? AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.

THAT'S WE ARE ALL VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT EDUCATION AND WE ALL HAVE BIG DREAMS ABOUT WHAT WE WANT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND AS WE'RE, YOU KNOW, REGROUPING AND RECENTERING.

I THINK THAT LOOKING AT THOSE AND TALKING THOSE BIG IDEAS AND TALKING ABOUT THOSE HOPES AND DREAMS THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR STUDENTS WILL PROVIDE US ALL WITH SOME ENERGY, YOU KNOW, AND AND JUST SOME A REASON TO TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I THINK I SHARE EVERYBODY'S, YOU KNOW, CONCERNS ABOUT ABOUT STAFFING AND OVERLOADING OUR EXISTING STAFF WITH ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND IN THIS IN THIS SPACE.

BUT I ALSO BELIEVE THAT IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR OUR PRIORITIES, THAT WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO REFINE THEM, TO SHARPEN THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY MORE ARTICULATELY EXPRESS WHAT WE WANT AND WHAT OUR AND WHAT OUR WHAT THIS TIME DEMANDS OF US. SO. I THINK THE DISCUSSION IS IS A GREAT ONE.

WE DO THIS ANNUALLY, AND I THINK I THINK OUR OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR COMMUNITIES ARE RICHER FOR IT. SIR.

AND I WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THIS.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE FEEDBACK, AND THAT'LL BE VERY HELPFUL.

MOVING INTO THIS NEXT TASK, AND IF WE COULD, WE GET THE SLIDE FOR TASK TO UP.

SO THIS IS YOU HAVE MARKERS IN FRONT OF YOU.

AND SO THIS IS A CHANCE TO REALLY BASED ON WHAT YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU CAME INTO IT, THE INFORMATION AND THEN THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU WERE JUST GIVING IN YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DIFFERENT ON THE DIFFERENT SUBJECTS.

WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO NOW IS WE'RE GOING TO GO AROUND AND YOU SEE THAT WE HAVE OUR INSTRUCTIONAL OR THE PRIORITIES AROUND THE ROOM.

AND SO YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO MAKE YOUR WAY TO EACH STAND INTO EACH, EACH DIFFERENT GOAL AND YOU'RE GOING TO EVEN WITH THE SPECIFIC BULLET YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE OUT OF YOUR MARKERS, YOU'RE GOING TO BRING YOUR GREEN, YOUR YELLOW AND YOUR PINK.

AND WE'LL LEAVE THIS UP HERE BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE GET CONFUSED, BUT IT'S GREEN IS GO YELLOW IS CONTINUE, BUT WITH REFINEMENT AND PINK IS WE FEEL LIKE IT'S BEEN COMPLETED OR WE'RE GOING TO DISCONTINUE IT.

SO THIS JUST GIVES A TIME TO TAKE ALL OF THIS THAT YOU'VE TAKEN IN AND REALLY REFLECT ON IT. AND WE'LL PUT SOME ACTIONABLE STEPS HERE.

SO IF YOU WOULD GRAB YOUR THREE MARKERS AND YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY AROUND, THEY'RE SPREAD OUT AND YOU CAN GO IN ANY ORDER.

BUT DO PLEASE TRY TO STOP BY EACH OF THESE.

AND SO WHAT YOU'LL DO IS FOR THE FIRST ONE, WE HAVE OPERATIONS OF LONG-RANGE PLANNING, MAINTAIN A LONG RANGE PLAN FOR OPERATIONAL PROCESSES, AND THE FIRST ONE IS STUDY POTENTIAL BUDGETING AND POLICY PRIORITIES AS A RESULT OF OR IN PREPARATION FOR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. AND SO YOU WOULD TAKE YOUR MARKERS.

AND IF YOU BELIEVE THAT THAT IS STILL CONTINUE AS IS, THAT'S GOING TO BE A GREEN.

IF YOU THINK THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE WITH THAT, BUT WITH REFINEMENT, WE NEED TO ADAPT

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IF YOU THINK THAT'S BEEN COMPLETED OR SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO DISCONTINUE, THEN YOU'LL PUT A PINK DOT.

AND SO ARE WE DOING DOTS OR MARKERS? I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE SURE SORRY DOTS WITH MARKERS.

THAT WAS VERY CONFUSING.

THAT'S WITH MARKERS NOT USING THOSE.

OK. YES. FINE. YES.

THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.

THAT WAS VERY CONFUSING. IF YOU HAVE THE THESE COLORS AND DOTS AND YOU WOULD PREFER THAT, BUT WE WANT TO KEEP THE COLORS COORDINATED, SO WE'LL KNOW WHAT THEY THEY MEAN. SO IF YOU HAVE A GREEN MARKER AND A GREEN DOT, YOU CAN CHOOSE BUT KEEP THE COLORS. SO GREEN IS GO, YELLOW IS ADAPT AND PINK IS COMPLETE.

IT'S BEEN COMPLETED OR WE WANT TO DISCONTINUE THAT.

AMY, DO YOU WANT US TO PUT A DOT BY EVERYTHING? I BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE THE MOST HELPFUL BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS SOME OF THE SUBHEADINGS HAVE MULTIPLE UNDER IT, AND THIS MAY HELP WITH THE EFFICIENCY AND REALLY BE EFFECTIVE WITH OUR MOVING FORWARD.

SO GO AHEAD AND EVERY EVERY BULLET GIVE IT A MARK.

SO THE STICKY NOTES, IF YOU WERE ALREADY AT THAT POINT WHERE YOU HAVE A COMMENT THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TIME TO REFINE THAT LATER.

BUT THE STICKY NOTES? ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION POINTS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THAT GOAL? GO AHEAD AND ADD THOSE ON.

YES, YES. DID YOU HAVE YOU HAVE ANOTHER DISCUSSION? DODGE MARKERS, EITHER ONE, JUST MAKE SURE YOUR COLOR COORDINATED IF YOU PUT A GREEN, YOU LIKE IT AS IS.

YES. RIGHT.

I'M NOT.

WHAT CAN YOU WHAT DO YOU NEED? YEAH, YOU CAN YOU CAN SEE HE'S PROBLEM.

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I THINK WE'RE ABOUT READY.

OK, AMY. RIGHT, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT.

IT REALLY GUIDES OUR NEXT DISCUSSIONS.

AND SO JUST WITH A QUICK WE THANK YOU TO OUR TEAM WHO CALCULATED FOR US, BUT JUST WITH A

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WE FEEL LIKE IT'S IT'S WORKING AND WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.

AND YOU SEE SOME YELLOW SPRINKLED IN.

AND SO JUST QUICKLY, I'LL GO OVER THE ONES THAT TENDED TO HAVE A FEW MORE YELLOW THAN GREEN, OR MAYBE JUST ONE OR TWO MORE, BUT JUST FOR FOUR THOUGHT SO UNDER A CULTURE OF GUARANTEED BIBLE CURRICULA REINFORCE THE THOUGHTFUL, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE USE OF TECHNOLOGY.

HAD SOME YELLOW.

AND IN OUR DTI GOAL, CREATE A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF DEI ASSESS, MONITOR AND WORK TO MODIFY THE CLIMATE TO ENSURE INCLUSIVITY, DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF EQUITY FOCUSED RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND ENGAGE THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEI AND THEN UNDER STUDENT SUPPORT.

THERE WERE SEVERAL YELLOWS FOR REFINED RESOURCES, STAFFING SYSTEM AND INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY MODELS, ENSURING THE GROWTH OF ALL STUDENTS.

AND THEN LASTLY, UNDER THE OPERATIONS OF LONG-RANGE PLANNING, SAFEGUARD STUDENTS, STAFF AND RESOURCES BY SECURING SCHOOLS AND CYBER TECHNOLOGIES.

AND THEN THANK YOU FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ADDED THE POST-IT NOTES THAT GAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH ON THAT.

SO THAT BEING SAID, YOU GOT TO LOOK AT ALL OF THE GOALS.

IF THERE'S ANY JUST INDIVIDUAL REFLECTIONS OR ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE OUT THAT JUMPED OUT TO YOU OR THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE DISCUSSION AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO OUR NEXT STEP, WHICH WILL BE LOOKING AT SOME ADOPTING, ADAPTING AND ABANDONING POSSIBILITIES. JEN, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I DID ADD PINK IN ONE SPOT.

OH YES, THANK YOU. AND THAT WAS THE HONORING THE 150 YEAR LEGACY.

THAT LEGACY IS THIS CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR AND WILL HAVE BEEN BEYOND THAT BY NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. SO ACTUALLY, A LOT OF THE ACTIVITIES ARE BACK LOADED INTO THE FALL OF NEXT SCHOOL YEAR FOR THE.

BUT THE ANNIVERSARY WAS THIS YEAR, RIGHT? WELL, IT'S 20 22, BUT IT'S THE FALL OF 2022.

WE THINK PROBABLY THE SCHOOL ACTUALLY OPENED IN OCTOBER, BUT AROUND HOMECOMING AND THAT SORT OF THING. A LOT OF THINGS WILL BE CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER OR AUGUST THROUGH NOVEMBER OF 2022.

OK, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY ELSE.

HMM. AND ALSO, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK ANY OF THE STAFF OR ANY KIND OF CLARIFICATION WHILE THEY'RE HERE AND AVAILABLE? I WISH THE STAFF ACTUALLY WOULD DO THIS EXERCISE WITH US.

I FELT LIKE A LOT OF THE THINGS, PARTICULARLY THE DETAIL, ARE THINGS WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND WE'VE BEEN IN TWO OF THE MOST UNUSUAL.

WILD AND CRAZY ACADEMIC YEARS POSSIBLE, AND SO I'M JUST I'M DON'T HAVE THE FEELING THAT MAY BE THE WAY WE SAID IT TWO YEARS AGO AND AMENDED IT LAST YEAR.

I'M NOT SURE THAT'S HOW IT IS BEST DESCRIBED LIKE GVC.

WE'VE LEARNED A WHOLE LOT, BUT WE'RE STILL KIND OF WORKING BACK TOWARDS THE LANGUAGE THAT WE PUT UP THERE TWO YEARS AGO.

SO I'D LOVE CRICKET. I'D LOVE MORE STAFF INPUT ON THIS BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE KIND OF GOING WITH WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS GONE WITH, ALWAYS BEING DEFINED AS PRE-COVID.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S RIGHT TO YOUR WHAT WE COULD DO IS LOOKING.

WE COULD HAVE A STAFF MEMBER WHO IS ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF THESE, LIKE THE LEAD STAFF MEMBER ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THESE STAND NEAR THE PARTICULAR SEAT AND JUST REFLECT ON ANYTHING THEY WANT TO REFLECT ON FOR A MOMENT.

AND LOOKING AT THE GREEN AND THE YELLOW, IF THAT WOULD HELP ELLEN, ANY ANY STATE IN THE BOARD WOULD SUPPORT WISHES.

WE COULD TAKE A MINUTE OR TWO TO GET A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO IT.

I LIKE THAT IDEA. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT TWO THINGS IT FEELS LIKE ON SOME OF THESE, THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE, SO I'M NOT SURE THERE ARE ONE CORRECT AND ALL THEY CAN ALL COME OUT, THEY CAN ALL COME UP.

ONE COMMITTEE SPOKESPERSON.

SURE, THE OTHER IS I DON'T THINK WE'VE PROVIDED DIRECTION ON WHY WE MAY HAVE MARKED SOMETHING YELLOW. AND SO THEY I DON'T WANT THEM TO HAVE TO FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO DEFEND OR EXPLAIN SOMETHING THAT'S GOT A YELLOW.

THAT'S NOT REALLY THE PURPOSE, BUT I THINK YOU'RE SAYING MAYBE FOR THEM TO LOOK AT THE ITEMS AND ARE THERE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE MODIFIED ADDED CHANGE.

THAT KIND OF THING. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? YES, FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE, AND I'LL GIVE AN EXAMPLE THOUGHT FOR YOU INTEGRATION AND

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IS THAT STILL SOMETHING THAT RISES TO THE LEVEL OF NEEDING TO BE ON THE SHEEP OR NOT? I DON'T KNOW. THREE YEARS AGO, WE NEEDED TO HAVE IT THERE.

MM HMM. YEAH, I DO THINK KIND OF LOOKING AHEAD THAT OUR NEXT STEP MIGHT GIVE US THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH STAFF.

IF YOU READ TASK NUMBER THREE WHERE WE USE OUR POSTED SIGNS, THAT KIND OF IT IS.

AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT SEGWAY IN.

AND LIKE DR LEONARD MENTIONED, IF THE STAFF MEMBERS COULD POSITION THEMSELVES NEARBY, THE NEXT STEP WE WERE, WE ARE GOING TO BUILD JUST REALLY AN AFFINITY DIAGRAM OF NEW IDEAS OR THINGS THAT WE WANT TO ADAPT OR ADOPT, OR AGAIN, IF WE WANT TO ABANDON ANY BIT THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO BE THE CASE.

AND SO WHAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO IS YOU CAN ADD YOUR NOTES ON THE THE ACTUAL GOALS THAT ARE SET UP. AND SO SOME OF YOU HAVE ALREADY STARTED THAT.

AND SO IF WE COULD OR WE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, HAVING OUR STAFF, I'LL FOLLOW YOUR LEAD. OKAY, OKAY. OKAY.

YEAH, SO WE'LL HAVE THEM THERE.

AND I THINK THAT WAY YOU CAN GET THE FEEDBACK YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AS YOU GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS ON OUR TASK THREE, IF WE COULD, CAN WE GET OUR SLIDE ON TEST THREE? ONE MORE, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK.

SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO ON THIS STEP IS BRAINSTORM POSSIBLE NEW PRIORITIES AND SO ON THIS IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU JUST PUT ONE IDEA ON A POST-IT.

IF YOUR POST-IT NOTES THAT YOU ADDED FOR YOUR REFLECTION ARE PART OF THIS, AND YOU WOULD LIKE FOR THAT TO BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION, YOU CAN LEAVE THEM UP THERE.

AND WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL GATHER THOSE UP AND SORT THEM OUT BASED ON THEIR JUST THE THEIR PRIORITIES AND WHERE THEY FIT.

AND SO IF YOU WOULD TAKE YOUR STACK OF POST-IT NOTES AND THIS IS WHERE YOU DO GET TO HAVE THOSE IDEAS IN EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO SHARE.

AGAIN, SOME OF YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE THAT.

THAT'S GREAT. AND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS GO AHEAD AND POST THE NOTES.

WE'RE GOING TO DO IT BECAUSE WE'RE SETTING UP OUR STAFF AT EACH LOCATION.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY POST THESE ON THE THE CHART THAT YOU'RE DISCUSSING.

IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT US TO LOOK AT AND YOU WANT THE BOARD TO CONSIDER FOR NEW GOALS, AND IT DOESN'T, IT'S NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OF THESE KEY PRIORITIES, THEN WE WILL HAVE WE HAVE A BLANK WHITEBOARD OVER HERE AND WE'LL PUT THOSE THERE THAT YOU'RE NOT SURE WHERE IT FITS.

OK, SO LET'S GIVE OUR OUR STAFF.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SPECIFIC PEOPLE YOU WANT OR YOU JUST WANT THEM TO CHOOSE ONE OF THE SHEETS. OK.

YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. GO FIND YOUR GIFT.

FIND YOUR POST. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND BOARD, IF YOU WOULD, YOU NEED A PEN AND YOUR POST-IT NOTES AND YOU CAN GO BACK AND MOVE YOURSELF AROUND AND ADD ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO.

WE'RE MORE ALIKE. YEAH.

GOT IT. THAT'S RIGHT, SIR. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.

FOR.

ALL RIGHT.

COUNCILMAN.

I DON'T THINK.

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THE PROBLEM? RIGHT. RIGHT.

TYPEKIT SMART.

SPRADLEY. THIS.

I.

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BUELLER. NO.

AND MCMATH.

OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, ELLEN, ABOUT READY.

JIM? NO.

ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT I THINK THAT ROUND OF EXERCISE, I MEAN THAT ROUND OF CONVERSATIONS WAS WAS SUPER HELPFUL AND THAT WAS A GOOD SUGGESTION, ALAN.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. OK, AMY, TAKE IT AWAY.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT IS THAT A LOT OF THE INPUT IN THE ACTIVITIES AND THE NOTES ARE ACTUALLY MORE ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD FALL UNDER THE GOALS AND THE PRIORITIES. SO THAT'S VERY HELPFUL IN DIALOGING.

AND THEN WHEN YOU GET TO YOUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND THE ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION. AND SO WHAT I'VE DONE IS I'VE KIND OF GONE AROUND BEHIND YOU.

AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET YOUR GREEN, YELLOW AND PINK OUT AGAIN.

AND SO YOU SEE, JUST FROM LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM, THERE'S QUITE A FEW POST-IT NOTES.

SO IF YOU NOTICE, THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE RIGHT BEHIND KIM THERE, THE INSTRUCTIONAL PRIORITIES. THERE ARE TWO POST-IT NOTES AT THE BOTTOM THAT HAVE A CIRCLE UNDERNEATH.

THOSE WOULD ACTUALLY BE MORE LIKE KEY PRIORITIES.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON THOSE AND THE OTHER POST-IT NOTES THAT DO NOT HAVE THAT CIRCLE UNDER THEM. THEY ACTUALLY, IN TALKING TO OUR STAFF AND JUST LOOKING AT WHAT THOSE ARE, THEY ARE WOULD FALL IN AS ACTIVITIES UNDERNEATH SOME OF THOSE GOALS THAT ALREADY THERE. SO YOU DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO REWRITE THE GOAL OR ADAPT THOSE IN ANY WAY.

BUT IT'S GREAT FEEDBACK MOVING FORWARD WITH THE THE DISTRICT PLANS AND THE CAMPUS PLANS.

AND SO WHAT WE WOULD ASK YOU TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO DO A COMBINED RESPONSE AND BREAK.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO GO ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

DOES THAT GIVE EVERYBODY TIME? WE'LL GO 12. SO WE'LL GO TILL SEVEN FIFTY FIVE.

AND WHAT WHAT WILL ASK YOU TO DO IS TAKE YOUR GREEN, YELLOW PINK.

SAME, SAME PLAN.

GREEN IS YOU FULLY AGREE.

LIKE, LET'S REALLY LOOK AT ADDING THIS YELLOW IS YOU MOSTLY AGREE AND YOU WOULD SUPPORT THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND PINK AS YOU JUST YOU DISAGREE.

AND MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE OF WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.

THERE'S A LOT GOING ON AND WE DON'T WANT TO ADD MORE.

MAYBE THAT'S WHAT YOU DISAGREE WITH, BUT PINK IS I REALLY I DON'T AGREE WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS AS AN ADDITION TO OUR ALREADY IMPLEMENTED PLANS.

SO IS EVERYBODY CLEAR ON WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IF YOU SEE A POST-IT NOTE THAT JUST STANDS OUT TO YOU AND YOU SAY, I REALLY WANT THIS TO STAND ALONE, I FEEL LIKE IT'S A SPECIFIC PRIORITY.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO PULL IT DOWN AND AND WE CAN GIVE FEEDBACK ON THAT.

SO IF YOU'LL MAKE YOUR WAY ONE MORE TIME AND SIMULTANEOUSLY TAKE A BREAK.

WE'LL RECONVENE AT ABOUT 7:55 AND HAVE SOME FEEDBACK AND PREP FOR OUR DAY, TOO.

SO, AMY, YEAH, SORRY.

DO WE GET TO USE OUR STICKIES NOW? PLEASE USE YOUR STICKIES.

I THINK THAT'S ONLY FAIR.

THANK YOU.

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I THINK I THINK THAT WAS AGAIN PRODUCTIVE.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY FOR CLARIFYING WHY THINGS ARE THE WAY THEY ARE.

SO WHAT WE'LL DO NEXT WHEN WE RECONVENE AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN A MINUTE WHEN THAT'S GOING TO BE.

BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL BE TAKING THESE AND REFINING THEM.

YOU'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR ON YOUR CONSENSUS.

I THINK WE HAVE ONE THAT WAS IT WAS A CONSENSUS THAT THAT'S MAYBE NOT A DIRECTION WE WANT TO GO RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN SEVERAL OF THE OTHERS THAT ACTUALLY ARE ON SEVERAL CHARTS.

YOU SAW THINGS WITH STAFF RETENTION OVER HERE.

AND SO WE'LL ACTUALLY COORDINATE THOSE AND DRAFT THOSE AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND STAFF ENGAGEMENT, FOR EXAMPLE.

AND SO WE CAN TAKE THESE NOTES AND REFINE THEM AND BRING IT BACK FOR DAY TWO.

AND THEN THAT'S WHERE WE'LL MOVE INTO THE SECOND STEP.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES. YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT HISTORICALLY THIS EXERCISE HAS HAPPENED AND THEN SOMEONE DR.

ARNETT HAS STAYED UP REALLY LATE, TYPING ALL OF THIS UP AND TRYING TO GET IT READY FOR US THE NEXT DAY. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT I I HOPE THAT WHAT MAYBE WHAT I COULD SUGGEST IS THAT SOMEONE TAKE A FIRST STEP AND THEN MAYBE GO BACK TO THE PEOPLE WHO STOOD AROUND THE CHART, AND THEY ALSO HEARD SOME INTERPRETATION AND LET THEM TAKE A STAB.

AND SO IT'S MORE ACCURATE BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE WE'LL MEET AGAIN ON THIS, THIS TIME INSTEAD OF OVERNIGHT.

I'M JUST HOPING MAYBE WE CAN GET A MORE ROBUST PROCESS.

AND COULD WE? I THINK WHEN YOU ADD THINGS OR WORDSMITH THINGS, DO WE SEE HIGHLIGHTED WHAT CHANGED OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? YES, WE'VE DONE A RED LINE VERSION BASICALLY IN THE PAST, SO TRY TO DO THAT THIS TIME.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, JEN. AND JUST JUMPING OFF OF WHAT JAMES SAID, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES THIS YEAR THAT HAVE IMPACTED OUR TIMELINE FOR THIS, THIS EVENT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THINKING ON JAMES'S COMMENT OF HAVING MORE TIME BETWEEN THE TWO SESSIONS TO REALLY DIGEST TO COME BACK WITH THE NEXT DRAFT FOR THE BOARD, I'D LOVE FOR THE MAYBE THE STAFF TO REFLECT SOMETIME DOWN THE ROAD AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MIGHT WE MIGHT WANT TO INCORPORATE FOR NEXT YEAR IS, YOU KNOW, WE TYPICALLY DO THE FIRST SESSION IN THE EVENING AND WE'RE BACK EIGHT A.M.

THE NEXT MORNING WOULD WITH US DOING THE FOLLOWING WEEK MAKE MORE SENSE FROM A LOGISTICAL STANDPOINT FOR THE STAFF AND FOR ALL OF US.

SO I DON'T KNOW, JUST FOOD, FOR THOUGHT, FOR DOWN THE ROAD.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? UH, TOM, DO YOU HAVE ANY WRAP UP, MARKS, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS AGAIN, TO YOUR POINT, YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR WHEN WE LOOK AT BOARD CALENDAR, WHICH WE WILL START LOOKING AT AND WE PUT THESE DATES LIKE WAY IN ADVANCE, WE DON'T WE DON'T PUT WHEN THE ICE STORMS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T KNOW THAT KIND OF STUFF.

BUT. AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

WE WE'VE TWEAKED THIS PROCESS MULTIPLE YEARS.

I THINK THE FACT RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE AND WE'RE WE'RE STILL SOLIDIFYING THIS.

IT LOOKS LIKE FEBRUARY 22ND, WHICH IS OUR NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING IS PROBABLY WHEN WE'LL DO MOST OF A SESSION.

TWO IS WHAT WE'RE THINKING.

WE THINK WE CAN PULL THAT OFF.

YOUR SCHEDULES ARE TRICKY, AND THAT'S JUST I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ANYBODY.

YOUR SCHEDULES ARE TRICKY AND WE HAVE THAT ON THE SCHEDULE.

SO KEEP THAT IN MIND.

A LITTLE REFLECTION AS TALKING TO JEFF.

AS I'M WALKING AROUND AND LOOKING AT THIS, I REALLY DO LIKE THE IDEA THAT WE SEE A LOT OF GREEN. I THINK THAT'S A WISE THING, PARTICULARLY AT THE STATE WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.

INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, WHEN YOU HAVE STAFF RETENTION RECRUITMENT, THAT'S NOT A BIG SURPRISE TO ME. THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE SEEN THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING ONE OF THE BIG CHALLENGES I LIST ONLY LIST ABOUT THREE OR FOUR CHALLENGES AND ONE OF THEM IS RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT OF STAFF.

AND THIS IS NOT AN EANES ISSUE.

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WE NEED GOOD PEOPLE AND WE NEED PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE FOR A WHILE BECAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU GET THINGS DONE. SO I THINK THERE'S A REAL VALUE THERE.

I THINK IT'S ALSO WISE HEARING THE STAFF SAY THAT SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT YOU'VE WRITTEN DOWN REALLY ARE FURTHER DOWN OR DEEPER INTO THE INTO THE PLAN.

AND THAT'S HOW THIS WORKS.

YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF GIVE THE TOP THINGS.

WE SHARE THE WHOLE PLANS WITH YOU, YOU KNOW, SO YOU MAY SEE SOME OF THESE LITTLE NOTES THAT YOU HAVE POP UP LATER.

AND I KNOW THAT BETWEEN JEFF, SUSAN MARLEY, THE TEAM, ALL THOSE PEOPLE, THEY'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY KIND OF TRY TO NAIL THAT DOWN FOR YOU.

SO I THINK WE MAY BE IN A DECENT PLACE WHERE WE CAN LEAVE THIS TONIGHT.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE ANY MAJOR NEW PRIORITY, BUT MAYBE IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS YOU'LL COME UP WITH SOMETHING, BUT WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES AS WELL.

JOHN, I'LL TURN IT TO YOU AND WE CAN GO WHEREVER YOU WANT.

OKAY. I'D LIKE TO I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE STAFF THAT'S HERE TONIGHT.

I WANT TO THANK YOU NOT JUST FOR THE TIME, BUT FOR YOUR FOR YOUR INPUT.

A FEW OF US HAVE SAID THIS THIS EVENING, BUT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE ALL YEAR LONG.

AND AND I'M I'M.

I'M ALWAYS SO GRATEFUL FOR THE INPUT THAT THAT THAT I HAD THE BENEFIT OF WHEN WE SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT THESE PRIORITIES.

I GET A LOT OF A LOT OF INFORMATION ACROSS THE YEAR FROM SOME OF IT'S REALLY INFORMED, SOME OF IT'S NOT VERY INFORMED.

AND BUT I DEVELOP OPINIONS AND I COME INTO THESE MEETINGS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WITH WITH MY OWN IDEA ABOUT THE WAY, THE WAY I THINK THINGS YOU KNOW CAN BE OR SHOULD BE OR SHOULDN'T BE. AND HAVING THE HAVING THE LUXURY OF BOUNCING MY THOUGHTS OFF OF YOU IS IS IS TRULY GREAT.

I LEARNED SO MUCH AND I WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT I APPRECIATE EVERY, EVERY, EVERY MINUTE THAT YOU PUT IT INTO BUILDING THIS, THE PREPPING THAT YOU DID FOR US THE OTHER DAY AND YOU'RE AND THE PATIENCE THAT I'M GOING TO ASK FOR AS WE CONTINUE WITH THIS PROCESS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.

SO AMY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY IN CLOSING? NO, JUST OTHER THAN THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE, IT DOES MAKE IT VERY COLLABORATIVE AND IT GIVES YOU A GREAT, GREAT INSIGHT.

BUT ALSO THANKS TO YOU GUYS FOR ALL THE RESPECT.

AND IT'S JUST BEEN A VERY RESPECTFUL ENVIRONMENT.

I'VE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING BACK ON THE TWENTY SECOND TO WRAP IT UP. THANK YOU.

NOKES, ALISON, WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN TO A CLOSED SESSION, BUT PURSUANT TO WHAT? FIVE FIVE ONE ZERO SEVEN ONE ZERO SEVEN ONE AND ZERO SEVEN FOUR FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO

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THANK YOU TO ANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT STUCK WITH US THIS LONG.

GOOD EVENING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.