Sep 10, 2024 School Board Special Meeting

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THE TIME IS NOW 6 P.M., AND I CALL THE SEPTEMBER 10TH MEETING OF THE EANES ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

[2. ESTABLISH A QUORUM]

WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODES, SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.074.

[3. CLOSED SESSION]

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND WE'LL SEE YOU IN A BIT.

THE TIME IS NOW 7:22 AND WE WILL NOW RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.

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

ON BEHALF OF THE TRUSTEES AND THE ADMINISTRATION, WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S MEETING.

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

WE WILL HAVE OUR BOARD MEETING HERE.

WE WILL DISCUSS TOPICS ON OUR AGENDA AND THEN TAKE A VOTE.

THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY.

WELL, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT LATER IN THE MEETING.

HOWEVER, NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR TONIGHT, SO WE WILL HAVE NO OPEN FORUM.

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

WE WILL NOW BEGIN OUR AGENDA.

DOCTOR ARNETT.

[6.1 Discuss and take potential action on student grievance based on arguments for the Board to consider]

OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE ACTION ITEM? KIM. I MOVE THAT THE TRUSTEES UPHOLD THE LEVEL ONE AND LEVEL TWO REMEDIES WITH ONE EXCEPTION, WHICH IS THAT IN THE LEVEL ONE REMEDY THAT THE HANDBOOK WILL BE REVIEWED, ETC..

THAT THERE WOULD BE AN ADDED REMEDY THAT PARTICIPANTS IN ALL ELECTIONS, INCLUDING OFFICER ELECTIONS, WILL BE NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE IN WRITING PRIOR TO ELECTION.

OH, SORRY.

LET ME START OVER AGAIN. PARTICIPANTS IN ALL ELECTIONS, INCLUDING OFFICER ELECTIONS, WILL BE NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE IN WRITING OF THE ELECTION PROCEDURES.

MOTION BY KIM. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. BY DIANE.

ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. MOTION MADE.

YES, ELLEN.

I'LL. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

WE DON'T HAVE AN ATTORNEY IN THE ROOM.

THE MY FEELING ON THAT IS BECAUSE LEVEL TWO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED EACH ITEM ON THE LEVEL ONE THAT IT WAS A SORT OF A READ.

THAT WAS A REVISIT OF THE LEVEL ONE.

I THINK THAT WE COULD ADDRESS THE NOTES THAT WERE OR THE DECISIONS THAT WERE LAID OUT IN LEVEL TWO.

DO YOU NOT AGREE? AND MAYBE I'M SPEAKING IT WRONG.

WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO WAS VALIDATE LEVEL TWO, WHICH I SAW AS AGREEING WITH LEVEL ONE. MAY WANT TO JUST WORD IT THAT WAY, THAT UPHOLDING THE LEVEL, THE LEVEL TWO IN THEIR REVIEW OF.

SO YEAH. BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED LEVEL ONE.

JUST YES. LET'S JUST STICK TO LEVEL TWO.

SHOULD I RESTATE IT? I THINK THAT YEAH.

BUT I THINK ULTIMATELY YOU'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THE WORDING.

YEAH. GO AHEAD AND RESTATE IT SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON.

I AM MAKING A MOTION THAT THE TRUSTEES UPHOLD THE LEVEL TWO GRIEVANCE WITH ONE EXCEPTION, WHICH IS ADDING IN ON THE THIRD REMEDY OFFERED THAT THE HANDBOOK WILL BE REVIEWED FOR UPDATE AND CHANGES TO INCLUDE THE WORDING.

PARTICIPANTS IN ALL ELECTIONS, INCLUDING OFFICER ELECTIONS, WILL BE NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE IN WRITING OF THE ELECTION PROCEDURES.

OKAY. AS MOVED BY KIM.

SECONDED BY DIANE.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON WITH OUR MEETING.

[7. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SPRADLEY.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE AND VIEWING ONLINE.

I'LL START THIS EVENING BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO NOTICE SOMETHING THAT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN OUR PRESENTATION.

AND THAT ARE THESE.

THAT IS, THESE LITTLE ICONS OR BADGES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE NOW ON ALL OF OUR SLIDES, ANYTIME THERE IS A TOPIC OR A PRESENTATION THAT CORRESPONDS TO

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SO YOU'LL SEE THAT NOW.

WELL, THANKS AGAIN TO CLAUDIA MCWHORTER AND HER COMMUNICATIONS STAFF FOR CREATING THESE FORESTS SO THAT WE CAN CONSTANTLY BE REMINDED OF THE BOARD'S STRATEGIC WORK AND YOUR PRIORITIES. SO YOU'LL SEE THEM THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION THAT ALIGN WITH EACH OF THE TOPICS THAT ARE WITHIN THOSE SUBJECT AREAS.

I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE NOT ONLY OUR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

MANY OF YOU ARE PROBABLY WELL AWARE FROM A NEWS EVENT THAT OCCURRED OVER THE WEEKEND.

A POTENTIAL INCIDENT WAS AVERTED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WHEN SEVERAL STUDENTS UTILIZING OUR ANONYMOUS TIP LINE, WESTLAKE WATCH, VERY QUICKLY NOTIFIED OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT OF A POTENTIAL THREAT.

CERTAINLY SOME LANGUAGE THAT WAS CONCERNING.

AND THERE WAS SOME MENTIONS OF POTENTIAL VIOLENCE AGAINST A STUDENT OR STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

AND SO OUR STUDENTS RESPONDED VERY QUICKLY AND ALERTLY TO THAT BROUGHT THAT TO OUR ATTENTION.

AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, WORKING ALONGSIDE OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, MOBILIZED IMMEDIATELY.

AND AS THE NEWS REPORTS HAVE INDICATED, THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS AT THE CENTER OF THIS IS IN POLICE CUSTODY TODAY.

SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE QUICK ACTION OF OUR STUDENTS.

THEY DID EXACTLY WHAT WE WOULD WANT THEM TO DO, AS WELL AS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS.

SO I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM THIS EVENING.

AND THEN ALSO SPEAKING OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL RECOGNITION THAT IS INCLUDED IN MY REPORT TONIGHT.

AND I'M GOING TO ASK CHIEF GREER IF HE'LL COME TO THE PODIUM.

PLEASE. WE HAVE SOME GUESTS WHO ARE WITH US THIS EVENING TO MAKE A VERY SPECIAL PRESENTATION TO ONE OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS WELL, I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO INTERIM CHIEF HENDERSON HERE, WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION TO ONE OF OUR OFFICERS, AND THAT'S SHELLY BORTON.

CHIEF HENDERSON. THANK YOU, CHIEF GREER.

I APPRECIATE IT, DOCTOR ARNETT AND EANES ISD SCHOOL BOARD, THANK YOU FOR BESTOWING ME THIS HONOR THIS EVENING AND FOR AFFORDING ME SOME TIME TO PRESENT THIS AWARD.

IT'S IMPORTANT.

AND SO I'D JUST LIKE TO READ A FEW WORDS RELATED TO OFFICER SHELLY BORTON, WHO RECENTLY RETIRED FROM THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN HER RECOGNITION CEREMONY.

BUT IT WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH JUST BASED ON THE QUALITY OF HER WORK AND HER DEDICATION TO THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT, THAT I PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE HER HERE TODAY. SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TIME AND HONOR.

OFFICER SHELLY BORTON, YOUR MOST RECENT ASSIGNMENT BEFORE RETIRING FROM THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS WITH THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM CIT TEAM.

HER PASSION AND DUTY ASSIGNMENT WAS WITH THE HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH OUTREACH STRATEGY TEAM, MOST COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS HOST.

HOST IS A SPECIALIZED GROUP CONSISTING OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS AND OUTREACH SOCIAL WORKERS FROM INTEGRAL CARE AND DOWNTOWN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COURT.

A PARAMEDIC FROM EMS AND OFFICERS FROM THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

OFFICER BORTON TOOK A PROACTIVE APPROACH IN ADDRESSING PEOPLE'S NEEDS, USING APPROPRIATE RESOURCES BEFORE THEY REACHED A STATE OF CRISIS TO DIVERT INDIVIDUALS FROM THE EMERGENCY ROOM. EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES OR ARREST.

OFFICER BURTON TYPICALLY WOULD COVER THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND THE WEST CAMPUS AREA.

THE MISSION OF HOST IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL AUSTINITES BY COMBINING POLICE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS.

OFFICER BURTON'S DEDICATION AND ACTIONS EXCEEDED THE MISSION STATEMENT EXCEEDED THE MISSION STATEMENT AND ASSISTING COUNTLESS COMMUNITY MEMBERS A DAY WITH. OFFICER BORTON CONSISTED OF THE FOLLOWING, INCLUDING AWESOMENESS WORKED HAND IN HAND WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM SEVERAL GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE CITY OF AUSTIN'S HOMELESS STRATEGY OFFICE, INTEGRAL CARE, AND OTHER AFFILIATES.

SHE ASSISTED THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIVE UNITS AND PATROL WITH RESOURCES AS NEEDED.

ASSISTED SOCIAL WORKERS AND BEHAVIORAL SPECIALISTS WITH POLICE RESOURCES, SECURITY, AND ALSO MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATIONS AS NEEDED.

CONDUCTED GENERAL OUTREACH AND TO PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WITH CIVILIAN MEMBERS OF HOST AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND HER PEERS, AND IN HER SPARE TIME. OFFICER BORTON REGULARLY MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM MULTIPLE CITY AGENCIES TO DISCUSS AND COORDINATE AND ENHANCE OUTREACH EFFORTS.

SO TO THAT END, MA'AM, IF YOU COULD COME UP, PLEASE.

I WANTED TO PRESENT OFFICER BORTON.

WITH THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FOR SBO.

SHELLY BORTON FOR OUTSTANDING DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

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SO THAT IS FOR CONGRATULATIONS.

WE ALSO WANT TO GIVE YOU A [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT.

AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO, YOU KNOW.

PUT ON YOU CAN PUT ON DISPLAY WHEREVER YOU LIKE.

AND IT STATES IN RECOGNITION OF OFFICER SHELLY BORTON FOR HER COMPASSIONATE POLICING AND DEDICATED TO THE HOMELESS OUTREACH STRATEGY TEAM.

THROUGH HER EXPERTISE, EMPATHY AND TIRELESS EFFORTS, SBO BORTON HAS MADE A LONG LASTING, PROFOUND AND POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, MA'AM.

THAT IS FOR YOU. AND ONE MORE IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND.

I KNOW IT'S TEAMWORK AND I KNOW IT'S A CHALLENGING JOB, AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S A SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT'S AT AT HOME, MAKING SURE THAT WHEN YOU GET HOME YOU HAVE THAT SUPPORT, THAT CARE.

ALL THAT THOSE WELLNESS COMPONENTS THAT YOU NEED TO KEEP DOING THE PHENOMENAL JOB THAT YOU DO, WHICH IS JULIE BEGGS, WHO I'VE KNOWN FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

AND SO, MA'AM, I DID BRING YOU SOME.

THESE ARE ACTUALLY FOR YOU, MA'AM.

SO I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU AGAIN, DOCTOR ARNETT, I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. YEAH.

YEAH.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT ANOTHER RECOGNITION COMING UP HERE IN JUST A MOMENT.

SO BUT FIRST, A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT I WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF.

ONE WAS ACTUALLY A RECAP OF A VISIT THAT I MADE LAST WEEK ON OUR THEME OF SAFE AND INCLUSIVE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.

HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE CENTER FOR CHILD PROTECTION, ALONG WITH HEIDI SAUER, WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING, AND OCIE GOMEZ, WHO IS A BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT THERAPIST AT HILL COUNTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE CENTER FOR CHILD PROTECTION AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTNERSHIP, A PARTNERSHIP ALONG WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL. SO THAT WAS A VERY ENLIGHTENING VISIT, BUT WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF THAT.

AND THEN NEXT ONE OF THE BOARD TO BE AWARE THAT TYPICALLY IN THE FALL WE WOULD INVITE OUR OR IN THE SPRING, I THINK TYPICALLY WE WOULD INVITE OUR NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS FOR RECOGNITION HERE AT THE BOARD MEETING, AND THE HIGH SCHOOL WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR.

AND THEY ARE INVITING YOU TO A LUNCHEON TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

IT'S ON SEPTEMBER THE 25TH FROM 1130 TO 130, AND THEY WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO BE THEIR GUEST.

IT'S IN THE COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

SO PLEASE MARK THAT ON YOUR CALENDARS AND WE HOPE THAT YOU CAN JOIN THEM THAT DAY.

IT WILL BE A SPECIAL EVENT BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN SUCCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS.

AND THEN SPEAKING OF THAT, WE HAVE ANOTHER RECOGNITION THIS EVENING.

AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO ASK DOCTOR CHRISTY SAYLORS IF SHE WOULD INTRODUCE SOME DISTINGUISHED GUESTS WHO ARE IN THE AUDIENCE THIS EVENING.

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AND MARGARET SHEEHAN, WHO ARE OUR APPLE, OUR LOCAL APPLE SUPPORT TEAM EDUCATION TEAM.

I WANT TO SAY A WORD THAT WE WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO SAY, LIKE PARTNER, BUT IT'S ALL GOOD.

SO THEY'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE THE DISTRICT FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT THE CAMPUSES, STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE DONE.

AND THIS IS THE OFFICIAL UNVEILING OF THE APPLE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS DISTINCTION CERTIFICATION.

WE'RE THRILLED THAT THIS HAPPENED.

AND FRED BENITEZ AND THE CAMPUS STAFF WORK REALLY HARD TO HELP US ACHIEVE THIS DISTINCTION.

IT'S A PERSONAL DELIGHT FOR ME TO BE COMING UP HERE AND TO RECOGNIZE THIS DISTINCTION.

THESE ARE PRETTY RARE.

OH, YOU WANT ME TO USE THE MIC? I WAS USING MY TEACHER VOICE.

THERE'S PEOPLE STREAMING. OKAY, SO THESE THIS IS REALLY RARE.

AND I THINK WHAT THIS SPEAKS TO IS THE YEARS OF STEADFASTNESS OF LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO PROVIDING THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR STUDENTS AND YOUR TEACHERS TO DO THEIR VERY BEST WORK.

DEFINITELY ALL THE SUPPORT STAFF THAT THAT WORK, YOU KNOW, HAND IN HAND TO, TO MAKE THIS YOU KNOW, HAPPEN SEAMLESSLY AND STAY THE COURSE, BUT ALSO THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY, RIGHT.

THE COMMUNITY NOT TO JUST AGREE TO IT, BUT TO ALSO ENGAGE IN A MEANINGFUL WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN EANES ISD REALLY ADVANCES TEACHING AND LEARNING.

AND I THINK I THINK THE RESULTS SHOW, YOU KNOW, WITH DISTINCTIONS LIKE WHAT OFFICER HENDERSON JUST MENTIONED, YOU'RE ABLE TO ATTRACT PEOPLE TO THE DISTRICT LIKE THAT.

SO IT'S DEFINITELY AN HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY.

SO THE APPLE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS PROGRAM IS BASICALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CELEBRATE THE BEST IN WHAT BEST IN CLASS OF WHAT WE SEE SCHOOLS DOING WITH TECHNOLOGY NOT ONLY TO, YOU KNOW, USE APPLE TECHNOLOGY, BUT ALSO TO HELP MAKE AN IMPACT.

WE WE LOOK FOR, YOU KNOW, WE LOOK FOR EXAMPLES AND EVIDENCE ON THE CAMPUSES AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO PROVIDE THEM SHOWING HOW THEY GO BEYOND JUST SIMPLY MEETING THE STANDARDS, BUT REALLY EMBRACING, YOU KNOW, CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL THINKING AND, AND REALLY USING THE TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING IN A WAY THAT'S ELEVATED AND DISTINGUISHED DISTINGUISH APART FROM WHAT WE SEE ACROSS OTHER DISTRICTS.

AND THAT'S CERTAINLY THE CASE HERE.

THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT FOREST TRAIL TO WATCH THEIR CELEBRATION.

AND YOU CAN JUST TELL FROM THE CULTURE WHEN WE WALK IN THE BUILDINGS AT EANES.

AND SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS PROGRAM.

ALL IN ALL, WE HAVE LESS THAN A THOUSAND SCHOOLS ACROSS 37 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE THAT HAVE RECEIVED THE SCHOOLS DISTINCTION, AND MUCH FEWER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET ALL OF THEIR SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT AS CERTIFIED.

AND SO, SO EANES HAS ACHIEVED THAT RECOGNITION WITH, WITH ALL CAMPUSES, OUR APPLE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS AS OF THIS YEAR.

AND THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY SPECIAL.

THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

SO WE HAVE NEW ONES THIS YEAR FOR FRED OVER HERE.

YEAH SO WE HAD 3 OR 4 THAT WERE ALREADY HAD PREVIOUSLY EARNED THE DISTINCTION.

AND THIS YEAR WE DECIDED, LET'S RENEW THOSE AND TRY TO GET ALL OF THE REST OF THEM.

AND AFTER SOME MANY HOURS OF FOOTAGE AND EDITING, WE GOT NINE APPLICATION VIDEOS.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM FOR CEDAR CREEK ELEMENTARY.

WHAT I LOVE ABOUT CEDAR CREEK IS THE COMMUNITY, THE COMBINATION OF STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES AND THE WAY THAT EVERYONE WORKS TOGETHER AND REALLY SUPPORTS EACH OTHER IS SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL. HERE AT THIS SCHOOL.

THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY EVERY DAY IN ARRIVAL AND AT DISMISSAL, WHERE WE GET TO INTERACT WITH OUR FAMILIES OUTSIDE AND THE STUDENTS TOGETHER.

THAT MAKES THIS JUST A REALLY SPECIAL ATMOSPHERE.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT REALLY IMPACTS WHAT STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO DO AND ACHIEVE HERE AT CEDAR CREEK.

CREATING A COMMUNITY WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE TO TAKE RISKS IN THEIR LEARNING, IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF CEDAR CREEK.

TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE CONNECTIONS ACROSS EACH OTHER'S LEARNING EXPERIENCES, AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE CAN CHALLENGE OURSELVES AND EACH

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AT CEDAR CREEK, WE VALUE COLLABORATION AMONG ALL LEARNERS TO DISCOVER NEW WAYS OF THINKING.

ONE WAY WE SHOW THE VALUE OF DIVERSE THINKING IS THROUGH INTEGRATING DIFFERENT USES OF TECHNOLOGY IN OUR EVERYDAY INSTRUCTION.

WHEN I GO INTO THE CLASSROOM, I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR STUDENTS TO BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING.

SO HAVING SOME OF THAT HANDS ON OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE AND LEARN THINGS IN A NEW WAY AND THEN EXPLORE THEIR INTERESTS.

SO THINGS THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN, THEY'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT GETTING TO EXPRESS THAT IN A WAY THAT'S AUTHENTIC TO THEM AT SCHOOL AND REALLY USE THAT TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION. INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY IN INNOVATIVE WAYS ALSO ALLOWS OUR STUDENTS TO BE A PART OF SCHOOL CULTURE AND INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY.

OUR STAFF IS LOOKING TO CONSTANTLY IMPROVE AND PROGRESS SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE ENGAGE WEEKLY IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ASSESSMENTS, STUDENT DATA, AND WAYS TO IMPROVE AND INNOVATE BOTH INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AND OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS. OUR PASSION AS A SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY IS TO CREATE LIFELONG LEARNERS AND INSPIRE DAILY CURIOSITY.

IT'S AMAZING. WE SHOULD HAVE LED WITH THAT, RIGHT? SO I GOT TO TELL YOU FIRSTHAND AFTER, YOU KNOW, I KNEW HOW SPECIAL IT WAS WHEN I WAS HERE.

AND NOW THAT I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO EXPERIENCE A WIDER VARIETY OF DISTRICTS.

IT JUST SHINES EVEN MORE.

SO THAT'S THAT'S THANKS TO THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.

SO AND EVERYBODY BEHIND THE SCENES AND THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.

AMAZING. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A BANNER AND A PLAQUE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZING EANES INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AS AN APPLE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO HERE WE GO.

SURE. GREAT IDEA GET READY TO MAKE A MOTION.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MOTION. I'M READY.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR ARNETT.

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DO I HAVE A MOTION? HEATHER.

[9.1 Request to approve the Austin Police Department memorandum of understanding (MOU)]

MOTION BY HEATHER, SECOND BY ALLEN.

ANY DISCUSSION? TRUSTEES.

OKAY. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

THAT CONCLUDES THE BUSINESS OF TONIGHT'S EANES ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING.

PLEASE NOTE UPCOMING MEETINGS.

[10. UPCOMING MEETINGS]

AND WITH THAT, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:47.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.