Feb 20, 2024 School Board Regular Meeting

>> GO IN.

THE TIME IS NOW 6:01 PM

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM?

[2. ESTABLISH A QUORUM]

>> WE DO.

>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION

[3. CLOSED SESSION]

WE WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY 07:00 PM.

THANK YOU FOR COMING, SEE YOU IN A BIT.

[NOISE] THE TIME IS NOW 07:00 PM AND WE WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.

[4. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION (Approximately 7:00 p.m.)]

THANK YOU FOR COMING, LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU HERE FOR OUR MEETING.

THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S MEETING IS FOR THE BOARD TO DELIBERATE AND VOTE ON MATTERS LISTED ON ITS AGENDA.

THE DISTRICT IS COMMITTED TO TREATING EVERYONE HERE WITH RESPECT AND WE EXPECT THE SAME IN RETURN.

PLEASE REFRAIN FROM OUTBURSTS OR ANY OTHER FORM OF DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR.

THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT LATER IN THE MEETING.

HOWEVER, NO ONE SIGNED UP BY YESTERDAY'S DEADLINE, SO WE WILL HAVE NO OPEN FORUM SPEAKERS TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SCHOOLS.

WE WILL NOW BEGIN OUR AGENDA.

WE WILL START WITH OUR EANES ISD MISSION STATEMENT;

[5. EANES ISD MISSION STATEMENT]

WE UNITE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THOUGHTFUL RELATIONSHIPS, CREATING A SENSE OF BELONGING FOR ALL.

WE EMPOWER STUDENTS PROVIDING AN EXEMPLARY EDUCATION THAT DEVELOPS CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY, AND INDIVIDUAL TALENTS.

WE INSPIRE EACH OTHER TO LEAD PURPOSEFUL LIVES OF EMPATHY, GRATITUDE, AND COMPASSION.

WE WILL NOW HAVE OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

TONIGHT, OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY SYDNEY PARKER.

SYDNEY IS A SEVENTH GRADE STUDENT AT WEST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SHE BEGAN HER TIME IN EANES ISD IN KINDERGARTEN AT FOREST TRAIL ELEMENTARY.

SYDNEY, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

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>> THANK YOU, SYDNEY.

WILL YOU COME FORWARD FOR JUST A SECOND?

>> THERE YOU GO.

>> I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU THIS MEDALLION FOR YOU.

GOOD LUCK.

THANK YOU AGAIN, SYDNEY.

WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, DR. ARNETT.

[7. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT]

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. SPRADLEY.

WELL, WE'VE GOT JUST A FEW POSITIVE THINGS THAT WE'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE THIS EVENING.

FIRST OF ALL, COACH KERRIANNE JAIME FROM WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN SELECTED TO BE A PART OF THE 2024 ROCK MENTORING PROGRAM.

COACH JAIME WAS NOMINATED FOR THIS PROGRAM BY A COLLEAGUE BECAUSE SHE HAS PROVEN TO BE AN OUTSTANDING COACH.

THE PROGRAM'S NAMESAKE WAS FOUNDED ON THE WORDS RARE, OUTSTANDING, COMPELLED, AND KNOWLEDGEABLE, ALL TRAITS THAT COACH JAIME PORTRAYS.

THE ROCK MENTORING PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP FORM BETWEEN THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND TEXAS A&M THORNTON-MCFERRIN COACHING ACADEMY.

IT'S BEEN CREATED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF AND TO RETAIN HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER COACHES.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, COACH JAIME.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HER.

[APPLAUSE] I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, NEW COMMITTEES HAVE LAUNCHED.

THE POLICY COMMITTEE MET TODAY, AND OF COURSE, THE LONG RANGE FACILITY PLANNING COMMITTEE HAS MET IN BOTH ITS HIGH SCHOOL AND ITS MIDDLE SCHOOL ITERATIONS.

THE ELEMENTARY CAMPUS COMMITTEES WILL BEGIN MEETING IN THE NEXT MONTH.

THEN THE FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE ALSO MET FOR THE FIRST TIME WITHIN THE LAST WEEK.

SO THESE ARE MOSTLY NEW COMMITTEES THAT THE BOARD HAS CONVENED AND APPOINTED ITS OWN DELEGATES TO AND EACH OF THESE COMMITTEES BEGAN WORK RECENTLY, SO EXCITED TO SEE THE WORK THAT IS IN FRONT OF THEM.

IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN OVER TO VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY, THEY HAVE A BRAND NEW MURAL THAT IS IN THEIR FRONT LOBBY.

THIS IS AN AMAZING PIECE OF ARTWORK.

IT IS 35 FEET WIDE BY 9.5 FEET TALL.

IT TAKES UP THE FULL EXPANSE OF ONE WALL IN THE LOBBY, AND IT WAS CREATED BY ARTIST CATHY RICHARDSON.

SHE HAS ALSO DONE OTHER MURALS AT BRIDGEPOINT ELEMENTARY AS WELL AS AT THE CHAPARRAL STADIUM.

SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW MURAL THAT CAPTURES ALL OF THE ELEMENTS,

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SO IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN IT, WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.

IT DEBUTED LAST WEEK WITH THEIR SPANISH IMMERSION OPEN HOUSE ON FEBRUARY THE 15TH, AND THEN OF COURSE, KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP TOMORROW.

SO A LOT OF FAMILIES WILL BE ENJOYING THIS ALONG WITH THE STUDENTS AND STAFF.

THEN FINALLY, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE ANNUAL EEF GALA IS SATURDAY NIGHT.

OF COURSE, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

A LOT OF WORK AND ENERGY PLANNING HAVE GONE INTO THIS BIG EVENT.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT NOT ONLY TO EEF, BUT ESPECIALLY TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS COMMUNITY CELEBRATION AND IT WILL BE SATURDAY EVENING AT OMNI BARTON CREEK RESORT.

SO THANK YOU TO EEF FOR ALL IT DOES TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FOR ITS HARD WORK IN PREPARING FOR THIS ANNUAL EVENT.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR THIS EVENING.

>> THANK YOU, DR. ARNETT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO THE REPORTS.

WELL, WE HAVE NO OPEN FORUM TONIGHT.

WE'LL NOW MOVE INTO OUR REPORTS.

[9.1 Monthly Financial Report and Budget Amendment(s) for the Period Ending January 31.]

WELCOME, MARIA. THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. SO FOR OUR FINANCIAL REPORT, OUR SPEND TO DATE PERCENTAGE IS PRETTY MUCH VERY CLOSE TO WHERE I WAS AT THIS POINT LAST YEAR.

OUR TAXES ARE A LITTLE BIT BETTER AT THIS POINT THIS YEAR AS IT WAS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S REALLY A REAL REASON WHY THAT HAPPENED, OTHER THAN MAYBE JUST TIMING.

THEN OUR BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE DEBT SERVICE FUND AND THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND, THERE WERE NO BUDGET AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED DURING THIS MONTH.

FOR THE GENERAL FUND, WE HAD SOME SUBMITTED FROM CAMPUSES AND DEPARTMENTS.

VERY FEW ACTUALLY, AND THE NET EFFECT ON THE FUND BALANCE WAS ZERO. WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, THANK YOU, MARIA.

YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION WHICH WAS GOING TO BE IF THERE WAS ANY THOUGHTS ON WHY THE TAX COLLECTION MAY HAVE CHANGED AND JUST DIFFERS.

>> YEAH, WE DIDN'T REALLY SEE ANYTHING.

I THINK WE PROBABLY SAW MORE INSTANCES LAST YEAR OF PEOPLE GOING INTO PAYMENT PLANS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY THEIR TAXES ON TIME.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ELSE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MARIA.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO CONTINUING OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT BOARD PRIORITIES.

[9.2 Board Priorities]

>> SURE. WELL, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING IS SOMEWHAT LIGHT COMPARED TO MOST MEETINGS IS BECAUSE WE HAD FIVE BOARD MEETINGS IN A NINE-DAY SPAN.

[LAUGHTER] WE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT TOGETHER AS THE BOARD AND THE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THAT HAS RESULTED IN THE DRAFT THAT WE'RE GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING.

IF YOU RECALL ON FEBRUARY 1ST AND 2ND FACILITATED BY DR. GREG GIBSON AND DR. JODY DURAN FROM MOAK CASEY, WE WALKED THROUGH IDENTIFYING A DRAFT OF ORD OR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING, NOT JUST THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, BUT POTENTIALLY THE NEXT 4-5 SCHOOL YEARS.

SO WE WANTED TO BRING BACK TO YOU OUR WORK AND YOUR LEADERSHIP TEAM HAVING LOOKED AT WHAT THE BOARD DID AND THEN EXPANDED ON THAT TO NOT ONLY IDENTIFY THE BOARD STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES, BUT ALSO WHAT WOULD BE THE TACTICAL ACTIONS THAT WOULD FOLLOW THOSE AND THOSE WOULD THEN BE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION.

SO WE HAVE DIGESTED THAT WORK DOWN INTO A SIMPLE SLIDE THAT REPRESENTS THE SIX PRIORITIES THAT YOU IDENTIFIED AS A BOARD.

YOU CAN SEE THOSE PRIORITIES ACROSS THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.

THEN LISTED BELOW THOSE ARE THE SPECIFIC BOARD OBJECTIVES.

NOW, THESE ARE ALL OF THE PARTS THAT THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR AS MOAK CASEY EXPLAINED TO US.

BUT THEN YOU HAVE IN THE GREATER DETAIL OF YOUR BOARD AGENDA, YOU HAVE THESE SHEETS WHICH I KNOW ARE VERY HARD TO SEE ON THIS SCREEN, BUT THEY ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PUBLIC MATERIALS FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING WHERE YOU CAN SEE WHAT HAS BEGUN TO FORM THE ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSE TO THE BOARD PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES AND WHAT WE THINK WOULD BE THE TACTICAL ACTIONS TO SUPPORT THOSE.

NOW, WE'VE NOT YET GONE TO THE STEPS OF IDENTIFYING WHAT WOULD BE THE SHORT-TERM MEASURES OR EVEN THE LONG-TERM MEASURES, BECAUSE THE SHORT-TERM MEASURES, WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FIRST WE HAVE FULL UNDERSTANDING AND WE HAVE YOUR AGREEMENT WITH WHAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED AS THE OBJECTIVES AS WE HEARD THEM,

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BUT THEN WE'LL COME BACK LATER AND PROPOSE WHAT SOME OF THOSE MEASURES MIGHT LOOK LIKE BOTH IN THE SHORT TERM AND THE LONG TERM.

SO THIS EVENING IS SIMPLY A CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING.

THESE FIRST THREE COLUMNS ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND WE'VE, ALONG WITH YOU, HAVE DONE A LITTLE BIT OF WORDSMITHING, PARTICULARLY IN COLUMNS 2 AND 3 BASED UPON WHAT WE HAD HEARD AT THE SUMMIT ON FEBRUARY 1ST AND 2ND AND WANTED TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK SO THAT WE CAN THEN BEGIN TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE MEASURES AND HOW WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROGRESSING TOWARDS THESE PRIORITIES AND THESE OBJECTIVES AND THEN WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU AT A LATER MEETING.

>> QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. HELEN?

>> I'M GLAD WHOEVER DID THE WORDSMITHING, [LAUGHTER] IT FLOWS MUCH CLEANER AND MUCH NICER THAN I REMEMBER IT DID WHEN WE FINISHED OUR SUMMIT WORK.

BUT THE THOUGHTS WERE CAPTURED, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

THAT'S PROBABLY YOU, DR. ARNETT.

>> IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT, I CAN ASSURE YOU.

>> I ALSO WAS PLEASED WITH HOW THIS IS EVOLVING.

IT REALLY IS BEGINNING TO MAKE SENSE IN TERMS OF THE STRATEGIC VERSUS THE TACTICAL, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE MEASURES.

THE ONE QUESTION I HAD WAS I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STUDENT SUCCESS FOR ALL, SO A VARIETY OF PATHWAYS BETWEEN 1.2A AND 1.2B THAT WE TALK ABOUT COLLEGE AND CAREER IN 1.2A, AND THEN IN 1.2B, IS IT THE CERTIFICATION IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE POINTS BECAUSE IT DOES TALK A LOT ABOUT CAREER AGAIN?

>> SURE. LET ME JUST, WHILE I'M ASKING MOLLY MAY TO PREPARE HER THOUGHTS TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS.

AGAIN, WE HEARD WHAT THE BOARD CAME OUT OF THE SUMMIT WITH, WHICH WERE COLUMNS 1 AND 2.

THEN WE ASKED EACH ADMINISTRATIVE AREA TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THOSE WOULD MEAN IN THEIR RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES AND IDENTIFY HOW WE THOUGHT WE WOULD FULFILL THOSE.

SO MOLLY, I'M GOING TO LET YOU TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT 1.2 BECAUSE I KNOW YOUR TEAM HAD THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT.

>> YES, SO THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

NOW, 1.2A IS A LITTLE BIT MORE JUST MAKING SURE OUR STUDENTS, EVEN OUR VERY YOUNG STUDENTS, HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE ALL SORTS OF CAREERS AND JUST ANYTHING RELATED TO POST SECONDARY.

WHEREAS 1.2B IS REALLY MORE FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT OF MORE OF THE DISTINCTION IN THERE.

WHEN WE FLESH OUT, EVEN SOME IN THE DIP WILL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC.

BUT THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION BECAUSE THEY DO OF SEEM ALIGNED, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVEN OUR LITTLES ARE GETTING COLLEGE AND CAREER EXPLORATION.

>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, ELLEN. JEN?

>> THANK YOU, LIKE ELLEN SAID, FOR WHOEVER REALLY FINESSED THIS, I'M HAPPY WITH HOW IT TURNED OUT.

DR. ARNETT, THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EACH OF THESE COLUMNS AND WHERE THAT LIES.

I THINK WE'VE GONE A LONG WAY TO DELINEATING THAT STRATEGIC VERSUS TACTICAL.

THE ONE OUTLIER IN ALL OF THESE, HOWEVER, IS THAT LAST ONE, NUMBER 6, GOVERNANCE BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.

WE HAD DISCUSSED THAT BEING A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO COME UP WITH THE TACTICAL PLAN FOR FILLING OUT THE REST OF THAT CHART.

SO I GUESS I'M JUST WONDERING WHEN WOULD YOU, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, EXPECT THAT CONVERSATION TO TAKE PLACE AND DO WE HAVE A PLAN FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT PORTION OF THE CHART?

>> WE HAVE TIME DESIGNATED IN THE TWO MARCH MEETINGS, SO THERE WOULD BE, I THINK, AMPLE OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION THERE.

YOU ARE CORRECT THAT THE BOARD HAD SAID THAT IT WANTED TO HAVE MORE OWNERSHIP OVER THAT PARTICULAR PRIORITY AND OBJECTIVE.

WE JUST PROVIDED SOME POSSIBILITIES THERE, SOMETHING PERHAPS TO SPARK YOUR CONVERSATION, BUT THOSE ARE CERTAINLY OPEN FOR FURTHER INTERPRETATION AND EDITING.

>> OKAY, GREAT. I APPRECIATE THAT.

>> THANK YOU, JEN. WE'LL GO TO HEATHER AND THEN DIANE.

>> I'M WONDERING IF I'M NOT AWARE OF A GROUP OR IF MAYBE THERE WAS A TYPO

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BUT 2.2B, IT SAYS TEACHER ADVISORY GROUP.

IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE THE TECH ADVISORY GROUP OR IS THAT A DIFFERENT GROUP THAT I AM NOT?

>> THAT'S THE TEACHER ADVISORY GROUP, AND THAT IS COMPRISED OF THE MOST RECENT TWO YEARS OF EDUCATORS OF THE YEAR.

SO YOU'RE CORRECT, IT SHOULD SAY TEACHER ADVISORY GROUP.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR NOTING THAT.

>> BUT OTHERWISE, EVERYTHING LOOKED REALLY GOOD AND I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE WAY THAT YOU ALL WERE ABLE TO WORDSMITH AND CAPTURE ALL OF OUR IDEAS AND MAKE THEM SOUND GREAT. SO THANK YOU.

>> SURE.

>> THANK YOU, HEATHER. DIANE.

>> I'LL START BY REPEATING THE THANK YOU.

IT LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER.

I DID MAKE A FEW NOTES, SO I'M GOING TO STEP THROUGH A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

NUMBER 1, 1.3, I KNOW THIS IS OUR OWN OBJECTIVE, SO MAYBE THE BOARD MIGHT BE THE ONE TO RESPOND HERE.

BUT WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE OR IS IT JUST ASSUMED IN HERE THAT IDENTIFYING STUDENTS WHO NEED IDENTIFICATION, IS IT JUST IN THERE ALREADY OR DO WE NEED TO PUT THAT WORD IN THERE? IT'S IN ONE POINT. YEAH, I'M SAYING TARGETED INTERVENTION.

THE INTERVENTION IS THE ACTION THAT YOU DO ONCE YOU IDENTIFY THEM OR IS THAT THE ACT OF IDENTIFYING THEM AS WELL? WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT.

>> TARGETED PIECE MEANS YOU'VE FOUND THAT ONE IN YOU.

>> FINDING THEM IS PART OF THE INTERVENTION?

>> I WOULD INTERPRET IT THAT WAY.

>> THANK YOU. THEN JUST A LITTLE WORDING THING FOR ME, NUMBER 2.1, THE TOP QUALITY STAFF, EVERYTHING TO THE RIGHT IS TALKING ABOUT RECRUITING.

THEN WE DO TALK ABOUT RETENTION DOWN IN 2.3 OR 2.2.

I'M WONDERING IF RECRUIT TOP QUALITY STAFF IS MORE APPROPRIATE AS A WORD THERE? THAT WAS JUST A THOUGHT. JUST THE OTHER COMMENT I HAVE IS AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THIS, I HAD SEVERAL POINTS WHERE TO ME, INHERENT IN ALL THE COMMUNICATION IS ALWAYS THE TWO WAY EXCHANGE OF COMMUNICATION.

WHEN WE'RE GETTING FEEDBACK FROM STAFF OR STUDENTS, ALWAYS THAT IDEA OF COMMUNICATING THE RESULTS BACK TO PEOPLE SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE TAKING THEIR INPUT IN.

I HAD MADE SOME LITTLE NOTES IN HERE OF WHERE I MAYBE THOUGHT SOME WORDSMITHING COULD HELP.

BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS REALLY ARE PRETTY SOLID ON THE WORDING, SO I'M NOT GOING TO GET TOO NIT PICKY.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO THROW OUT THAT THOUGHT OF WHAT I LIKE TO SEE UNDERLYING THOSE CONCEPTS.

>> IF YOU HAVE NOTES, I'D BE HAPPY TO LOOK AT THOSE AND SEE HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THEM.

>> I'LL SEND THESE OVER.

>> THAT'LL BE COOL. HEATHER.

>> TO DIANE'S POINT ON 1.3, I WAS FEELING LIKE I WAS COMFORTABLE BUT I THINK YOU BRING UP A GOOD POINT THAT WE AREN'T MENTIONING IDENTIFICATION AND I THINK THAT WE ARE DOING A GREAT JOB OF THAT BUT WE COULD ALWAYS IMPROVE.

MAYBE WE DO WANT TO CONTINUE TO AT LEAST MENTION IDENTIFICATION.

I DO AGREE WITH DIANE SAYING AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY TARGETED, IT'S MORE JUST IDENTIFYING CHILD FIND AS MOLLY WELL KNOWS.

>> IDENTIFICATION AND TARGETED INTERVENTION.

JUST PUT THE WORD IDENTIFICATION IN THE FRONT. THANK YOU.

>> I THINK THIS IS WONDERFUL, BEING ABLE TO SEE OUR PRIORITIES LIKE THIS IS SO CLEAN AND MUCH MORE IMPACTFUL THAN WHAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST, SO I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT EVERYBODY DID OVER THOSE TWO DAYS.

JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, DIANE, THAT TOP-QUALITY STAFF KIND OF CAUGHT ME ALSO.

IT JUST FELT, I DON'T KNOW, ALL THE OTHER WERE A LITTLE MORE DESCRIPTIVE, BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT IS OUR PRIORITY, OUR PRIORITY IS TO HAVE TOP-QUALITY STAFF.

I HAD TO RECRUIT, ATTRACT AND I CROSSED THOSE OUT AND WAS LIKE, SOMETIMES SIMPLE WORKS JUST FINE.

I ALSO HAD SOME TIMES WHERE I WAS LIKE, OH, I DON'T LIKE THE ORDER, CAN WE JUST FLIP THE ORDER OF THESE TACTICAL GOALS?

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I WILL ASK ABOUT UNDER 31A AND 31B, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CLARIFICATION ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO.

>> JUST READING THROUGH IT. CLAUDIA, I KNOW THAT'S YOUR SECTION IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO DELINEATE THERE BETWEEN 1A AND 1B?

>> SORRY, I'M JUST READING THROUGH BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

>> I CAN GO ON AND SAY HOW MUCH I LOVE SOME OF THESE OTHERS WHILE YOU'RE READING.

[LAUGHTER]

>> COMMUNICATION CHANNELS VERSUS THE MECHANISMS IS THE WAY I'M READING THIS.

GOSH, JEFF, WHAT WERE WE THINKING HERE? THE B IS DEFINITELY THE MECHANISM TO DO THAT, AND USING SURVEYS AND THOUGHT EXCHANGE.

[LAUGHTER] THAT'S THE WAY I REMEMBER IT.

>> HAVING WORKED THROUGH THIS, I THINK THAT 1A IS HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH AND 1B IS HOW WE GAIN FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY, AND THEN 1C IS HOW WE USE THAT FEEDBACK, HOW WE ANALYZE THAT FEEDBACK TO THEN MAKE DATABASE DECISIONS.

IT'S THE FULL LOOP OF COMMUNICATION.

>> MAYBE WHAT'S THROWING ME OFF IS IN 1A, IT SAYS, TO GATHER FEEDBACK AND INSIGHTS, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE-

>> YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S REDUNDANT.

>> THAT'S ACTUALLY THE WORD I WANTED TO SAY.

[LAUGHTER] YES, EXACTLY.

I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ALL ARE SAYING, BUT MAYBE THAT COULD BE A LITTLE MORE CLEAR, WE SEEM TO ALL BE STRUGGLING UNDERSTANDING THAT, SO MAYBE WE CAN CLEAN THAT UP.

BUT I LOVED SO MUCH OF THIS, IT WAS A GOOD PROCESS, AND I REALLY AM PLEASED WITH WHAT WE HAVE, SO THANK YOU ALL.

>> KIM.

>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS FOR THE TACTICAL ACTIONS.

I GUESS MY QUESTION, DR. ARNETT, WOULD BE WHAT WOULD BE THE NEXT STEP THAT THE BOARD WOULD SEE? WHEN YOU BRING IT BACK AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, WILL YOU THEN FILL OUT THE TACTICAL MEASURES, IS THAT WHAT WE SHOULD SEE AND WHAT THE PUBLIC WILL SEE NEXT?

>> JUST TO REFLECT ON THE PROCESS AS EXPLAINED BY MOAK CASEY, ONCE WE HAVE AGREEMENT AROUND THESE FIRST THREE COLUMNS, THEN WE'LL GO BACK AND REFINE THAT BASED ON YOUR INPUT TONIGHT.

WE'LL BEGIN TO SUGGEST WHAT WE THINK WOULD BE SOME MEASURES IN RESPONSE.

THE FIFTH COLUMN IS THE ONE THAT WOULD ACTUALLY PROBABLY COME AT A LATER TIME.

BECAUSE AS YOU REMEMBER, DR. GIBSON SAID THAT WE PROBABLY WOULD NEED TO SEE SOME THINGS EVOLVING OVER THE FIRST 6-12 MONTHS BEFORE WE WOULD REALLY FINALIZE OUR LONG-TERM MEASURES WHICH WOULD PLAY OUT OVER A PERIOD OF 3-5 YEARS POTENTIALLY.

BUT THE SHORT-TERM MEASURES, WE WOULD BEGIN TO DRAFT THOSE AND THEN BRING THOSE BACK TO YOU, PROBABLY NOT AS EARLY AS MARCH THE 5TH, BUT IDEALLY BEFORE THAT MARCH 26TH MEETING.

WE HAD THAT CONVERSATION TODAY, AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE THINK THAT WOULD GIVE US SUFFICIENT TIME TO REFLECT ON YOUR CONVERSATION TONIGHT, BEGIN TO IDENTIFY SOME MEASURES THAT WE WOULD BE COMFORTABLE BEGINNING TO PLUG IN THERE, AND THEN SHARE THAT DRAFT WITH YOU ON MARCH THE 26TH.

IN THE MEANTIME, JEN, TO YOUR POINT, IF YOU WANT TO SPEND MORE TIME, EITHER THIS EVENING OR ON MARCH THE 5TH FOR THAT SIXTH PRIORITY, THAT WOULD AFFORD US THE TIME TO DO SO.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK TO YOU AND CABINET AND LEADERSHIP.

>> WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS, JEN? YOU'RE GOING TO MISS THE NEXT MEETING AND SO WILL ELLEN.

DO YOU WANT TO WORDSMITH A LITTLE BIT ON 6TH?

>> I'M OPEN TO WHAT THE GROUP WANTS, I HADN'T REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THAT FOR TONIGHT.

>> WHY DON'T WE TAKE THAT ACTION FOR THE BOARD TO LOOK AT IT AND SEND IN NOTES AND THOUGHTS?

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>> I'M HAPPY SENDING IN MY COMMENTS FOR YOU ALL TO DISCUSS ON MARCH 6TH.

>> I ALSO HAVE ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS WITH I THINK ALL OF YOU BETWEEN NOW AND THE SECOND MEETING IN MARCH, SO IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC THINGS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO DISCUSS RELATED TO THAT PRIORITY, WE COULD BEGIN TO INCORPORATE THEM THEN.

>> THAT SOUNDS GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, THOUGHTS? I'LL JUST SHARE AND ECHO THAT I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT'S GONE INTO THIS.

IT DOES FEEL LIKE A GOOD PROCESS AND IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE ON TRACK TO A GOOD PRODUCT TOO, SO THANKS TO THE WHOLE TEAM FOR THE WORK ON THIS.

ALL RIGHT IF THAT'S IT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM,

[11. ACTION - CONSENT AGENDA]

DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA? JEN?

>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

>> I HAVE A MOTION FROM JEN AND A SECOND FROM ELLEN.

ANY DISCUSSION? ELLEN?

>> JUST TO COMMENT. I WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOUR WORDING AS WELL, ON THE GIFT OF THE FOREST TRAIL ELEMENTARY BOOSTER CLUB.

I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY ELOQUENT HOW YOU PUT IN THE BOARD AGENDA AS A REMINDER, HOW WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND THE RESOURCES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY OUR BOOSTER CLUBS AND SO OFTEN, SO MANY OF THE THINGS THEY DO ARE UNDER THE $25,000 THRESHOLD, SO I ALWAYS LIKE TO SEE US CELEBRATE THE LITTLE ONES AND THE BIG ONES.

[BACKGROUND]

>> FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR AUDIENCE IN THE ROOM AND ON TV, IT IS REQUIRED THAT A DONATION OF $25,000 OR MORE BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

SO BOOSTER CLUBS CAN DONATE AND DO THINGS BELOW THAT THRESHOLD, BUT ONCE IT GOES ABOVE THAT THRESHOLD, IT NEEDS BOARD APPROVAL AND THE EXAMPLE TONIGHT IS THE FOREST TRAIL PURCHASE OF SWINGS FOR THE UPPER PLAYGROUND.

EXCELLENT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NO OPPOSITION, THE MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

BY THE WAY, THIS IS AN UNUSUALLY SHORT MEETING.

[12. UPCOMING MEETINGS]

[LAUGHTER] THE UPCOMING MEETINGS, WE WILL HAVE A STUDY SESSION ON MARCH 5TH AND A REGULAR MEETING ON MARCH 26TH, AND WITH THAT, THE BOARD STANDS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.