Board of Education - Jan 16, 2024

001THE SILENT AND ANTICIPATION IS DEAFENING. HERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING, WELCOME TO LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR SESSION. TODAY IS TUESDAY, JANUARY 16th, 2024. I CALLED THIS MEETING TO ORDER. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO OUR FIRST SESSION OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR -- THE NEW YEAR, 2024. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME A NEW BOARD MEMBER FOR DISTRICT 5, BUT A RETURNING AND FAMILIAR FACE. MR. FRANK, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANYONE ELSE , BUT 16 DAYS, IT FEELS LIKE WE'VE BEEN BUSY. AT THIS POINT I WOULD LIKE MR. WOFFORD TO TAKE THE ROLE. [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] WE HAVE ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR STUDENT ADVISOR, DAHLIA, FROM LAS CRUCES HIGH SCHOOL. [ APPLAUSE

002] >> AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS AGENDA, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR YOUR INPUT. FEEL FREE TO RAISE YOUR HAND AND GET OUR ATTENTION, AND WE WILL PROBABLY ASK YOU QUESTIONS AS WELL. NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME STUDENTS. THEY WILL BE LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. COME TO THE PODIUM. EVERYBODY, PLEASE STAND. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. I SLID THE FLAG OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO AND THE ZIA SYMBOL OF PERFECT FRIENDSHIP AMONG UNITED CULTURES. LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND. [ APPLAUSE ] CAN YOU PLEASE COME UP HERE. I HAVE A LITTLE THANK YOU FOR YOU. YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

003THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. JOSEPH LAURA'S, OUR COORDINATOR OF FINE ARTS. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOSEPH FLORES AND I'M THE COORDINATOR OF FINE ARTS FOR A DISTRICT. IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THEPICACHO MIDDLE SCHOOL SCORPION CHOIR. THEY WILL BE PERFORMING FOR YOU TONIGHT. THEY ARE BUSY PREPARING FOR THE ANNUAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE, WHICH WILL BE AT THE END OF FEBRUARY. THEY HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY PERFORMING FOR A TRIP THEY PLAN TO CALIFORNIA LATER THIS YEAR. PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING THEM. [ SINGING ] [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SOUNDED BEAUTIFUL. MOVING ON TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 16th, READ THE REGULAR SESSION AGENDA. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. NEXT WE

004HAVE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. BEFORE I ENTERTAIN A MOTION, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING ATTENTION TO A MISSPELLED NAME. IF WE WOULD HAVE A CORRECTION OF THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 8th, 2023. THE NAME IS SPELLED [ INDISCERNIBLE ] I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING ELSE IN THE MINUTES. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DECEMBER EIGHTH MINUTES WITH THE ADDED AMENDMENT. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THEM. PROPERTY DISPOSITIONS, AND VENDOR PAYMENTS. SO MOVED. SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES. REPORT ON CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSIONS OF DECEMBER 13, 2023 AND JANUARY 16, 2024. THE BOARD MET ON DECEMBER 13th TO DISCUSS LIMITED PERSONNEL MATTERS AS PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 10 OF THE NEW MEXICO OPEN MEETINGS ACTE. SPECIFICALLY SO THAT THE BOARD CAN

005PRESENT TO AND DISCUSS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S MIDYEAR EVALUATION. THE BOARD ALSO MET IN CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION ON JANUARY 16th, 2024 FROM 4:37 UNTIL 5:52 TO DISCUSS LIMITED PERSONNEL MATTERS SPECIFICALLY SO THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT COULD UP DATE THE BOARD AND LEGAL COUNSEL COULD ADVISE REGARDING THE INVESTIGATIONS OF CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. TO MEET WITH LEGAL COUNSEL TO DISCUSS PENDING OR THREATENED LITIGATION SPECIFICALLY TO DISCUSS LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CASE NUMBER [ INDISCERNIBLE ] INCLUDING POSSIBLE SETTLEMENT. AND STARTING AT 5:32 UNTIL ADJOURNMENT. AND THE AGENDA ITEM FOR A SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE MOVEMENT WAS NOT DISCUSSED. I AFFIRM THAT THE MATTERS DISCUSSED IN THIS MEETING WERE LIMITED TO THOSE STATED HERE. NOW WE ARE MOVING ON TO RECOGNITIONS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, OUR STUDENT ADVISOR, AND THOSE HERE WITH US TONIGHT , AND THOSE AT

006HOME. I'M THE PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR FOR LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS HERE TO INTRODUCE RECOGNITIONS FOR TONIGHT. AFTER THE FINAL RECOGNITION, WE ASK THOSE TO STAY FOR A PHOTOGRAPH. LET'S BEGIN. ON JANUARY 1st, 2020, CAROL COOPER WAS SWORN IN AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION REPRESENTING DISTRICT 5. IT WAS CLEAR FROM DAY ONE THAT SHE LOVED THE STUDENTS SHE REPRESENTED AS MUCH AS SHE LOVED EDUCATION, AND HAD A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR EDUCATORS AND THEIR STAFF. WHILE SERVING , SHE OFFERED STUDENTS, TEACHERS, UNION REPRESENTATIVES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS A THOUGHTFUL YEAR. SHE LISTENED TO CONCERNS AND LOOKED FOR WAYS TO BE HELPFUL. WHETHER SHE WAS ATTENDING A RIBBON-CUTTING EVENT, SERVING HOLIDAY MEALS TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES OR CELEBRATING INCLUSION AND CHEERING FOR STUDENTS AT ONE OF OUR CHAMPION SCHOOLS FOR INCLUSION OR UPDATING

007POLICIES TO HELP BETTER THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF. NO MATTER THE CHALLENGE, SHE WAS UP FOR IT ALL. GIVEN HER EXPERIENCE SHE CONTINUES TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE WORK AHEAD KNOWING THE BENEFITS AND IMPACT TO SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS. IT'S EVIDENT SHE'S PROUD TO BE AN ADVOCATE, A SUPPORTER, AND ALLY TO THE STUDENTS AND STAFF OF LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IF SHE WAS INVITED, SHE WAS THERE. NOW TO TALK MORE ABOUT HER ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHE SERVED ALONGSIDE WITH. BOARD MEMBERS, I DO HAVE A PREPARED STATEMENT, BUT IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE, I WELCOME YOU TO DO THAT NOW. IF YOU HAVE A PREPARED STATEMENT, I WOULD JUST WANT TO TELL CAROL WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT HAS BEEN TO SERVE WITH YOU

008THESE LAST TWO YEARS, THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF MY TENURE ON THIS BOARD. YOU HAVE BEEN A VERY THOUGHTFUL, CARING BOARD MEMBER , WHO PUTS STUDENTS FIRST. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES IN MEETINGS YOU HAVE REDIRECTED US TO THINK ABOUT OUR GOALS AND WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE AND HOW WE CAN MAKE THOSE A REALITY. I HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU. I WILL MISS YOU. I HAVE LOVED WORKING WITH YOU. IT WAS SUCH A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU AT ALL THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL MEETINGS AND YOUR EFFICACY FOR FAMILIES , AND BRINGING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER, AND YOU ALWAYS REDIRECTED US WHEN WE WERE GOING OFF ON A TANGENT TO SAY THIS IS WHY WE ARE HERE, AND I HOPE TO FOLLOW YOUR LEAD AND ALWAYS LEAD WITH AN OPEN MIND AND AN OPEN HEART

009AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO SERVE VERY LONG TOGETHER, BUT I APPRECIATED YOUR DEDICATION TO SERVICE. I THINK THE PERSPECTIVE WE HAVE HERE IS SPECIAL. I THINK YOU HONORED THAT EVERY DAY. I HOPE MAYBE I HAVE GONE UP IN THE RANKINGS WORKING WITH EACH OTHER, BUT YOU ARE --A REAL DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE. I THINK THAT WAS SOMETHING WE ALL NEED. I KNOW WE WORKED TOGETHER FOR A SHORT TIME. FROM THE TIME THAT I GOT HERE , I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND BEING PART OF THAT DECISION. MANY GREAT CONVERSATIONS AROUND WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR KIDS AND FAMILIES HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THE RIGHT SUPPORT. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH YOU. I KNOW YOU WILL

010BE ACTED OUT THERE. IN 2019 I RAN FOR REELECTION. CAROL BEAT ME BY 78 VOTES , OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IN THIS MOST RECENT ELECTION IN 2023, I THINK I WON BY 29 VOTES. YOU WOULD THINK WE HAD BAD FEELINGS TOWARD EACH OTHER, BUT THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE. WE CAME AWAY FROM BOTH OF THESE CAMPAIGNS WITH NOTHING BUT RESPECT. I KNOW YOUR HEART IS ALWAYS IN THE RIGHT PLACE, AND I WISH YOU WELL AND I HOPE YOU STAY IN TOUCH. I WISH YOU THE BEST. I HAVE TO READ THIS. MISS COOPER AND I STARTED TOGETHER IN 2020, AND WE WERE ENTHUSIASTIC TO BECOME BOARD MEMBERS. WE AND SHE OVERSAW THE DISTRICT AS A CLIMBED OUT OF A CYBER ATTACK. SHE LED WITH US A PANDEMIC A SCHOOLS BECAME VIRTUAL FOR A YEAR. WHEN SCHOOLS REOPENED,

011SHE ADVOCATED FOR STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, FOR INCREASED PARENT ENGAGEMENT, AND THE EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF STUDENTS. SHE HAD A KEEN AND EXPERIENCED I FOR FINANCE AND AUDIT DETAILS AND THE DISTRICT WAS FORTUNATE FOR HER PARTICIPATION IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND THE LCPS FOUNDATION. SHE WAS A VERY GOOD LISTENER. SHE WOULD PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER AND SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE. SHE PROVIDED COMPELLING INPUT DURING CLOSED AND OPEN SESSIONS AND ALONG OUR JOURNEY HER NORTHSTAR GUIDED HER THROUGH DIFFICULT DECISIONS SHONE BRIGHT AND CLEAR. IT WAS LOVE AND RESPECT. LOVE FOR ALL CHILDREN, LOVE FOR FAMILIES AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT FOR HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, A RESPECT FOR THE ROLES OF OUR SCHOOLS AND A QUALITY EDUCATION. A RESPECT FOR OUR HARD-WORKING EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. CURE-ALL, I HAVE A DEEP ADMIRATION, AFFECTION, AND RESPECT FOR YOU. IT WAS A PLEASURE

012WORKING WITH YOU ON THE BOARD. THANK YOU FOR SERVING IN SUCH A CHALLENGING BUT VITAL CAPACITY, AND THANK YOU FOR ACTING IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL STUDENTS. YOU WERE A WONDERFUL BOARD MEMBER. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE HAVE SOME GIFTS FOR YOU. WE ARE GOING TO COME DOWN THERE. I AM OVERWHELMED. I APPRECIATE THAT I AM APPRECIATED. ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT ARE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND ME THAT I HAVE GOTTEN TO BE WITH --THE CARING OF SO MANY PEOPLE THAT I GOT TO WORK WITH. THE TALENTED PEOPLE AND THE DEDICATED PEOPLE, AND THE JOY OF PUTTING KIDS FIRST. WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE SIGHT OF THAT. AND I'M SO EXCITED FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT WE HAVE MR. RUIZ.

013I AM EXCITED FOR THE POSSIBILITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS , AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THIS ONE OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOURAGE US AS A COMMUNITY TO HELP OUR STUDENTS FOCUS FOR THOSE GREAT OUTCOMES THAT WE KNOW ARE POSSIBLE. OUR CHILDREN ARE GIFTED --EVERY SINGLE ONE. EVERY SINGLE STUDENT HAS A PURPOSE AND THE NEED FOR THIS EDUCATION TO BE ABLE TO FULFILL THOSE PURPOSES. WE EXPECT GREAT OUTCOMES. . AS A COMMUNITY I AM FORCED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE STUDENTS AROUND US, HOW WE CAN HELP AND ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS AND HELP THEM REALIZE THAT THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THEM FOR A LONG TIME. IT IS A LIFETIME GIFT TO HAVE AN EDUCATION. LET'S ALL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY. NOT ALL STUDENTS IN ALL COUNTRIES GET TO HAVE THE KIND OF EDUCATION THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR OUR

014STUDENTS. SO LET'S EVALUATE AND PURSUE IT. [ APPLAUSE ] THIS NEXT RECOGNITION, INDUCTION TO THE LEGACY WALL WAS AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR CLASSIFIED UNION PRESIDENT JOHN PAUL TAYLOR DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO EDUCATION, THE ARTS, HISTORY, AND FAMILY. UPON GRADUATING FROM THE NEW MEXICO COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND MECHANIC ARCS AND HONORABLE SERVICE IN THE U.S. NAVY, MR. TAYLOR TOOK HIS DEGREES IN HISTORY AND EDUCATION AND WENT ON TO SERVE STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS OF LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR NEARLY 3040 YEARS. WHEN HE FIRST ARRIVED AT LCPS IN 1951, HE TAUGHT SIXTH GRADE AND LATER SERVED AS RENTABLE AS THE PRINCIPLE OF SEVERAL SCHOOLS. FROM 1961 TO HIS RETIREMENT, MR. TAYLOR WAS A LEADER IN ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, AND SERVED AS ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT FOR INSTRUCTION. EVEN IN RETIREMENT HE CONTINUED HIS ADVOCACY FOR EDUCATION WHEN

015HE BECAME THE CONSCIENCE OF THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE, SERVING NINE CONSECUTIVE TERMS AS THE DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISTRICT 33. IN 1985 THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF NEW MEXICO NAMED HIM TO THE HALL OF FAME IN RECOGNITION OF HIS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO CHILDREN OF NEW MEXICO, FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION, AND FOR HIS DEVOTION TO THE IDEALS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. IT IS FOR ALL OF THESE REASONS THAT LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS INDUCT HIM TO THE LEGACY WALL FOR HIS LIFELONG DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION. THIS DESCRIPTION CAN BE FOUND ON HIS HONORARY PLAQUE, WHICH WILL HANG ON THE LEGACY WALL. I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE . HIS FAMILY. PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED. [ APPLAUSE ] THERE ARE SOME GRANDCHILDREN. >> IF YOU WOULD NOT MIND,

016WE WOULD LIKE TO GET A BIG GROUP PHOTO WITH YOU IN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THIS NEXT AWARD CELEBRATES THE TOP HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES FOR EXCELLENCE ON THE COURT, IN THE CLASSROOM, AROUND THE COMMUNITY AND DISTINGUISHES ONE OF OUR OWN STUDENT ATHLETES AS NEW MEXICO'S BEST VOLLEYBALL PLAYER FOR HIGH SCHOOL. GATORADE ANNOUNCED ADDISON MASSEY IS THE 2023-2024 GATORADE NEW MEXICO VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: SHE'S THE SEVENTH TO BE SELECTED FROM LAS CRUCES HIGH SCHOOL. THE OUTSIDE HITTER LED THE BULLDOGS TO A 26-2 RECORD AND A CHAMPIONSHIP THIS PAST SEASON. SHE RECORDS A 450 KILOS AND 249 DIGGS IN THE STATE FINAL. ACCORDING TO THE NEW MEXICO ACTIVITY ASSOCIATION, SHE'S HAD 28 LOCKS AND 22 ASSISTS AND A .299 HITTING PERCENTAGE. SHE HAS VOLUNTEERED LOCALLY AS A YOUTH VOLLEYBALL COACH AND HAS DONATED HER TIME

017TO MULTIPLE COMMUNITY SERVICE INITIATIVES. PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED. [ APPLAUSE ] EACH YEAR THE ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION STRIVES TO RECOGNIZE AS MANY ART EDUCATORS AS POSSIBLE IN EACH CATEGORY. THEY RECOGNIZE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT AND ACCOMPLISHMENT IN VISUAL ARTS EDUCATION BY AN ART EDUCATOR. THIS YEAR THEY HAVE SELECTEDEMILY BENNETT TO RECEIVE THE ART EDUCATOR ADVOCACY AWARD. SHE HAS BEEN AN EDUCATOR FOR LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS SINCE 2001. SHE HAS CLASSES AT TWO SCHOOLS WHILE SERVING ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES AT LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS. SHE EARNED A MASTERS DEGREE IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND USES HER KNOWLEDGE OF OUR NATION'S NARRATIVE TO CREATE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE AND INFORMED VISUAL ART LESSONS. SHE WAS GRAPHIC ARTIST. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING HER FOR EARNING THE 2024 ART EDUCATOR ADVOCACY AWARD. [ APPLAUSE ] >> UP NEXT WE HAVE JOSEPH FLORES. HE

018HAS SPENT HIS CAREER TEACHING IN THE AREA DEVELOPING AND IMPROVING MUSIC PROGRAMS ALONG THE WAY. HE BEGAN TEACHING IN 1997. IN 2016 HE RECEIVED AN EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD. HE ALSO EARNED AN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING. UNDER HIS DIRECTION, HIS MUSIC GROUPS HAVE EARNED SUPERIOR RATINGS FOR MUSIC EXCELLENCE AT THE STATE, LOCAL, AND NATIONAL LEVELS. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE NMMEA AND PRIOR TO THAT HE WAS THE SOUTHWEST DISTRICT PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT. ADDITIONALLY, HE IS A GUEST CONDUCTOR AND SPEAKER IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO, TEXAS, ARIZONA, COLORADO, MISSOURI, AND FLORIDA. HE WAS SELECTED AS THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF BANDS AT CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL. IN THE FIRST YEAR THE BAND PROGRAM HAD 60 STUDENTS UNDER HIS DIRECTION AND IN FOUR YEARS THE DEPARTMENT DOUBLED IN MOMENT. IN OVER 26 YEARS OF DEDICATION

019WORKING WITH LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE ARE THANKFUL TO HAVE HIM LEADING THE DISTRICT AS THE FINE ARTS COORDINATOR. LCPS IS PROUD THAT MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION IS RECOGNIZING HIM FOR HIS INVALUABLE SERVICE IN BRINGING THE BEST IN MUSIC EDUCATION TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEW MEXICO. IT'S WITH GREAT PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THAT HE WILL RECEIVE THE 2024 HALL OF FAME AWARD PRESENTED BY THE NEW MEXICO MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING HIM. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THAT LCPS EARNED MANY RECOGNITIONS FROM NMMEA THERE WERE INDIVIDUALS RECOGNIZED AT A CONFERENCE THIS PAST WEEK. THE NEXT AWARD PRESENTED BY THE NEW MEXICO MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION IS THE NEW AND EMERGING EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD. IT RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS NEW TO THE PROFESSION OF

020MUSIC EDUCATION. THEY ARE TO HAVE NO MORE THAN FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND DEMONSTRATED SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS IN THEIR EARLY YEARS OF TEACHING AND ARE LIKELY TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF MUSIC EDUCATION. GABRIELLA ALVAREZ, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND. THIS YEAR'S WINNER OF THE NEW AND EMERGING EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR GABRIELLA ALVAREZ GOES TO. SHE WAS RECENTLY MARRIED. SHE'S IN HER SECOND YEAR OF TEACHING AND SPECIFICALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR INTERMEDIATE JAZZ AND ADVANCED BANDS WITH HER CO-TEACHER. HER COLLEAGUE NOTES THAT HER WILLINGNESS TO ASK QUESTIONS , SELF REFLECT, AND ADAPT YOUR STUDENTS NEED THIS INSPIRATIONAL. IN MY 18 YEARS OF MUSIC EDUCATION, I'VE NOT SEEN A NEW TEACHER WITH SO MANY OUTSTANDING QUALITIES AND HAS EXCEPTIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND INVENTIVENESS WITHIN THEIR TEACHING. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE NEW AND

021EMERGING EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR. [ APPLAUSE ] THE NEXT AWARD IS PRESENTED TO THE EMERITUS TEACHER OF THE YEAR. ROMAN CHIP, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? [ APPLAUSE ] IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS AWARD, THE NOMINEE MUST BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER WHO HAS IN THE COURSE OF THEIR CAREER CHANGED THE LIVES OF OTHER PEOPLE FOR THE BETTER AS A RESULT OF THEIR ACTIONS. THEY SHOULD HAVE INFLUENCED THE SUCCESS OF NUMEROUS MUSIC EDUCATORS ACTIVELY WORKING IN EDUCATION. AND THEY SHOULD CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CAUSE OF MUSIC EDUCATION THROUGH THEIR PASSION AND CONTINUED WORK FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC EDUCATION. HE HAS BEEN AN INFLUENTIAL FIGURE IN MUSIC EDUCATION FOR THE PAST 35 YEARS. SOUGHT AFTER FOR HIS EXPERTISE, HE SERVED AS A PERFORMER AND EDUCATOR ACROSS TEXAS, KENTUCKY, MISSOURI, AND CENTRAL AMERICA. HE RETIRED

022FROM LCPS IN 2010 . HE CONTINUES TO TEACH PRIVATELY AND SEVERAL OF THE STUDENTS HAVE CONTINUED ON TO PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. HE IS OFTEN FOUND IN OUR SCHOOL BUILDING MENTORING TEACHERS, ASSISTING JAZZ PROGRAMS, AND TEACHING. 'S FORMER STUDENT IS THE CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR. SHE SAID HE HAS SHAPED THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF MUSIC STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. WHEN WE SPEAK ABOUT A STAPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, HE FITS THAT PERFECTLY. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [ APPLAUSE ] THE NEXT AWARD IS PRESENTED IS THEADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR. IT IS PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED SUPPORT FOR A COMMITMENT TO HIGH-QUALITY MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS. OVER HER 32 YEARS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION,DR. WENDI MILLER-TOMLINSON HAS SERVED IN A VARIETY OF ROLES INCLUDING 17 YEARS AS A CLASSROOM TEACHER. SHE NOW SERVES

023AS DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR RESEARCH AND LEARNING. SHE'S SEEN THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT PARTICIPATION THAT ACTIVITIES CAN PROVIDE TO STUDENTS AND IS A POWERFUL ADVOCATE FOR ACTIVITIES, ATHLETICS, AND THE ARTS. DURING HER CAREER IN EDUCATION SHE'S BEEN COMMITTED TO CULTIVATING QUALITY INSTRUCTION AND IMPROVING STRUCTURES THAT ADVANCE ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS. SHE BELIEVES THE KEY TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF STUDENTS IS THROUGH EXPANDING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THE FOLLOWING. HER BRILLIANT LEADERSHIP VISION AND PASSION AND ADVOCACY HAVE CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT HER UNWAVERING BELIEF IN THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC HAS HELPED TO UNLOCK THE TALENTS OF COUNTLESS STUDENTS ALLOWING THEM TO EXPERIENCE THE LIFELONG BENEFITS THAT MUSIC EDUCATION BRINGS. JOIN ME IN A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR DR. WENDI MILLER-TOMLINSON. I WOULD HAVE ASKED HER TO STAND, BUT SHE WOULD HAVE KILLED ME. THE NEXT

024AWARD IS PRESENTED BY THE MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION AND IT'S THE DISTRICT CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION . THE PRIORITY SUCH A DISTRICT PLACES ON MUSIC EDUCATION IS A FACTOR OF THE PROGRAMS WITHIN THAT DISTRICT. THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY LCPS HAS CONSISTENTLY SHOWN A COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT OF ITS MUSIC PROGRAMS AND ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS. THIS COMMITMENT IS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH FUNDING FACILITIES AND IMPORTANCE AND RECOGNITIONS IT PLACES ON MUSIC EDUCATION. EXECUTIVE CABINET, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND ARE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, PRIORITIZE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT AND FUNDING TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD CAN PARTICIPATE IN MUSIC AND CAN DO SO UNDER THE BEST CIRCUMSTANCES. EACH TEACHER GETS RESOURCES TO MEET THE MUSICAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS MAY TEACH AND STUDENTS MAY THRIVE. IN THE PAST TWO YEARS THE BUDGET FOR FINE ARTS HAS INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY IN ORDER TO HELP BENEFIT

025STUDENTS, INCLUDING THE LAUNCH OF A NEW IN SCHOOL FINE ARTS TUTORING PROGRAM FUNDED BY FEDERAL PROGRAMS CALLED ART SMART. THE LAS CRUCES HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTOR SAYS IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO TEACH IN A DISTRICT THAT MAKES MUSIC EDUCATION A PRIORITY. OUR STATEMENT SAYS THE LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXEMPLIFIES AN EQUITABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT PROVIDES STUDENTS THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS TO A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION AND OUR ADMINISTRATION UNDERSTANDS THAT MUSIC EDUCATION IS NECESSARY IN ACHIEVING THIS GOAL. THIS YEAR WE'VE SELECTED LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE THE 2024 CERTIFICATE OF MISSION. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT THIS AWARD BELONGS TO OUR ENTIRE DISTRICT , OUR DISTRICT LEADERS, SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND ARE MUSIC EDUCATORS AND OUTSTANDING MUSIC STUDENTS. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE HERE. [ APPLAUSE ] SPEAKING OF STUDENTS, THEY SELECTED THELAS CRUCES HIGH SCHOOL

026JAZZ BAND. THEY ARE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF --THEY JUST FINISHED A CONCERT AT THE ALLSTATE MUSIC FESTIVAL AND IN-SERVICE CONFERENCE IN ALBUQUERQUE ON JANUARY THE 10th. IT WAS PHENOMENAL. IT WAS MOVING AND THE EDUCATORS I WAS SITTING AROUND HAD THE MOST INCREDIBLE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THE STUDENTS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE. IN RECOGNITION OF WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND THE HONOR YOU BRING TO OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT, JASMINE STUDENTS AND DIRECTORS, I ASK THAT YOU STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED. [ APPLAUSE ] >> CAN GO. AT THIS TIME I WOULD ASK ALL OF THE HONOREES AND EVERYBODY RECOGNIZED DURING THIS PART OF THE MEETING, PLEASE JOIN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION UP FRONT FOR A PHOTOGRAPH. WE WILL ORDER OF THE AGENDA. THANK YOU. [ SILENCE WHILE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE BEING TAKEN ] IF WE COULD HAVE MR. TAYLOR'S

027FAMILY JOIN US UP FRONT, PLEASE. [ SILENCE ] THEY ARE ALL GONE, BUT YOU CAN SEE WHO'S REMAINING. MR. FRANK WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOMETHING. I'VE BEEN AT FIVE DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICT THROUGHOUT THE COMPANY. I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED ANY MUSIC PROGRAMS THAT COME CLOSE AND COMPARING TO THE MUSIC PROGRAMS IN LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE MUSIC HERE IS EXTRAORDINARY. WHAT WE EXPERIENCED EARLIER IN THE PROGRAM WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR. THEY ARE AMAZING. I THINK WE NEED TO BE PROUD OF THAT AS A COMMUNITY AND A DISTRICT. THANK YOU. NOW WE ARE MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE FIRST ONE , THE TOPIC THE DECEMBER 11th AND 12th ATTENDANCE DROP. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU . I'M HERE TO ADDRESS DECEMBER 11th AND 12th DROP IN ATTENDANCE. THOSE TWO DAYS FOR REASONS OF CULTURAL ACCORDANCE

028TO WHAT HAPPENED. WE HAVE SIX TRIBES THAT RESIDE HERE. FIVE OF WHICH ATTEND THE CULTURAL HAPPENINGS ON THOSE DAYS. I'M HERE AS A CULTURAL EDUCATOR. MY PASSION FOR EDUCATORS IS INTENSE, AND ALSO A CULTURAL BEING OF THE STUDENTS. ON THOSE DAYS WE ARE VYING FOR THE SAME PEOPLE. THE STUDENTS. AS CULTURAL EDUCATORS WE WANT TO INSTILL THE TRIBAL CULTURE INTO OUR STUDENTS. ON THOSE TWO DAYS WE WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO BE WITH US DOING THE CULTURAL EVENTS THAT HAPPEN ON THOSE DAYS. TO WRAP UP A SEMESTER BEFORE HOLIDAY, THE EDUCATORS WANT STUDENTS TO BE IN THE CLASSROOM. THE ATTENDANCE DROPS, AND THEN EDUCATORS HAVE TO PLAY CATCH-UP WITH STUDENTS THAT MISSED. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THOSE TWO DAYS MEANS A LOT TO THE TRIBES THAT ATTEND THOSE TWO DAYS. I REFERENCE THREE SCHOOL BOARDS IN

029THE STATE. GALLUP PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE A DAY ON THE CALENDAR. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH INDIGENOUS STAY OCTOBER 9th. THE GRANT PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE A CULTURAL DAY ON THEIR CALENDAR. THEY HAVE TWO OR THREE DAYS ON THEIR SCHOOL CALENDAR BECAUSE OF NATIVE AMERICAN FEAST DAYS. THE SANTA CLARITA FEAST DAY. THERE ARE DAYS DIFFERENT FROM THE INDIGENOUS STAY IN THE MEANING OF THE CULTURAL FOR STUDENTS SO THE INDIGENOUS STUDENTS AND YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN EVERYTHING CULTURAL. BY HAVING THOSE DAYS FALL IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CALENDAR , DOES NOT GIVE US LEEWAY TO SAY, OKAY, STUDENTS CAN BE OFF. BUT AS A TRIBAL SECRETARY, EVERY YEAR I'M SUBMITTING LETTERS OF EXCUSE FOR THE STUDENTS OF OUR TRIBE SO THEY CAN HAVE EXCUSED ABSENCES FOR THOSE DAYS. A QUICK FIX. ALL WE NEED TO DO IS NOT

030ASK FOR AN EXTRA DAY OFF. JUST SHIPPED A DAY AND DESIGNATED AS CULTURAL DAY. IT WILL ALLOW ALL OF US TO CELEBRATE ON THAT DAY. ANY CULTURE. NOT JUST THE CULTURE OF THE ONES THAT HAPPEN ON THOSE DAYS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR AUDIENCE AND I WILL BE BACK. NEXT TOPIC IS STUDENT SUCCESS. GOOD EVENING. I AM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT RIO GRANDE PREP INSTITUTE . I STAND BEFORE YOU TO SPOTLIGHT THE INCREDIBLE IMPACT OF OUR STUDENT SUCCESS ACADEMY. THIS PROGRAM STANDS AS A BEACON OF HOPE FOR STUDENTS WHO FACE LONG-TERM SUSPENSION OR FIND THEMSELVES ON A 45 DAY PLACEMENT. WE EMPHASIZE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF BEHAVIORAL SKILLS. IT IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING EVERY STUDENT WITH A CHANCE OF SUCCESS REGARDLESS OF THE CHALLENGES THEY MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED. IN

031A WORLD WHERE EDUCATION GOES BEYOND TEXTBOOKS AND CLASSROOMS, THIS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS. IT IS AT THE HEART OF OUR ACADEMY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT ACADEMIC SUCCESS IS INTIMATELY TIED TO STUDENTS ABILITY TO NAVIGATE THEIR MOTIONS, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND MAKE SOUND DECISIONS. BY PLACING A FOCUS ON EMOTIONAL LEARNING, WE EQUIP STUDENTS WITH LIFELONG SKILLS CRUCIAL FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS. EQUALLY SIGNIFICANT IS THE EMPHASIS ON BUILDING BEHAVIORAL SKILLS RECOGNIZING THAT BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES CAN BE SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES TO ACADEMIC PROGRESS. WE ADDRESS AND MODIFY NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS. NOT ONLY CREATES A CONDUCIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT PREPARE STUDENTS TO NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITIES OF LIFE BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. I AM THRILLED TO EXTEND A WARM INVITATION TO EACH MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TO VISIT THE STUDENT SUCCESS ACADEMY AND WITNESS THE

032POSITIVE TRANSFORMATIONS TAKING PLACE , ENGAGE WITH THE EDUCATORS WHO ARE MAKING A PROFOUND IMPACT, AND SEE THE RESILIENCE AND COMMITMENT OF THE STUDENTS IN THIS PROGRAM. YOUR PRESENCE WOULD NOT ONLY BE A POWERFUL STATEMENT , BUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE THE TANGIBLE RESULTS OF YOUR SUPPORT. JOIN US IN THIS JOURNEY OF EMPOWERMENT, AND LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT GETS THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO EXCEED ACADEMICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. I LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO STUDENT SUCCESS ACADEMY WHERE WE ARE BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. NEXT TOPIC IS BOOK REVIEW. GOOD EVENING. WE'LL HAVE TAXPAYER-FUNDED ATTORNEY REPRESENTATION TO NAVIGATE LEGAL QUESTIONS OR STAFF TO HELP US RESEARCH OUR CONNECTIONS TO CITY HALL OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SUPPORT US. WE DON'T HAVE POWERFUL SCHOOL UNIONS PROVIDING

033POLITICAL SUPPORT. WE DON'T HAVE NONPARTISAN GROUPS TO COME TO SPEAK . WE ARE JUST CITIZENS. WERE TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN FOR OUR KIDS, AND WE FOLLOW THE PROCESS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS CITIZEN CONCERNS THAT WE EXPECT INTEGRITY BY THE LEADERS WE TRUST WITH OUR KIDS. TWO BOARD MEMBERS WITH STRONG INFLUENCE IN THE COMMUNITY WE HAVE A BOARD MEMBER CONNECTED TO POLITICIANS AND ATTEMPT TO ENFORCE A PREDETERMINED OUTCOME TO BE DECIDED BY OBJECTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND NOT HIS ASSOCIATES. THE REVIEW PROCESS IS SUPPOSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, WHY DID MR. NOLAN FEEL COMPELLED TO STACK THE COMMITTEE OR MR. WOFFORD REFERRED TO US IN INACCURATE TERMS. SITTING BOARD MEMBERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BOUND BY AN OATH. THE ISSUE IS NO LONGER AGE INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE BOARD. YOUR

034OATH OF OFFICE READS, IN PART, I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE LCPS BOARD MEMBERS. WHY WOULD TWO BOARD MEMBERS THAT I CONSIDER HONORABLE ALLOW THIS CHARADE TO CONTINUE? INTEGRITY SHOULD BE ONE OF THE PILLARS OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS . AS I STATED EARLIER, WE DON'T HAVE THE TAXPAYER-FUNDED SUPPORT YOU HAVE, BUT WE WILL NOT BACK DOWN AND DEMAND A FAIR AND OBJECTIVE BOOK REVIEW. THE PROCESS NEVER SHOULD'VE BEEN COMPROMISED BY TWO BOARD MEMBERS AND IT WAS. WE ASK THAT YOU DO THE HONORABLE THING, TO SIMPLE AND OBJECTIVE AND RANDOM BOOK REVIEW COMMITTEE AND ALLOW THE CITIZENS TO DECIDE. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] EDWARD THOMAS. BOOK CHALLENGE. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. I WILL DIRECT MY COMMENTS PRIMARILY TO YOU. WHEN A SPORTS TEAM FAILS TO PERFORM AN WIN GAMES,

035THE FIRST PERSON THAT THEY LOOK AT IS THE COACH. I CONSIDER YOU THE COACH OF THIS TEAM. THE DECISION TO ALLOW PORNOGRAPHIC NOVELS BY JACK OF HEARTS INTO THE MAYFIELD HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY WILL BE YOUR OWN AND DOING BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING AGAINST THE WISHES OF THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PARENTS NOT ONLY AT MAYFIELD HIGH SCHOOL BUT ALL OF THE PARENTS IN THE DISTRICT. MOST OF THE PARENTS HAVE SPOKEN TO EXPRESSED DISGUST AND SHOCK WHEN I SHOW THEM WHAT YOU'VE ALLOWED. THEN THEY START THINKING ABOUT WAYS TO MAKE ENDS MEET AS THEY TAKE THEIR KIDS OUT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL OR SEND THEM TO PRIVATE SCHOOL, WHICH WE KNOW IS MORE EXPENSIVE. ONLY TIME WILL TELL WHAT WILL HAPPEN AS YOU PROGRESS IN THIS DECISION YOU MAKE TO LET MORE PORNOGRAPHIC BOOKS INTO THE LIBRARY. I

036CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT ENROLLMENT WILL DECREASE IN YOUR SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF DECISIONS LIKE THIS. PERHAPS YOU'VE SEEN OUR LATEST BILLBOARD SIGN . YOU SHOULD SEE THE REACTIONS WE GET WHEN WE TELL THEM HOW YOUR BOARD MEMBERS HAVE STACKED THE BOOK REVIEW COMMITTEE AND BRAGGED ABOUT IT IN CAPTURED TEXTS BETWEEN HIM AND A FRIEND HE HAND-PICKED TO BE ON THE COMMUNITY. WE CAN ONLY SUSPECT THAT THE REST OF THEM WERE SELECTED IN THE SAME FASHION. AT ANY RATE, YOUR REFUSAL TO THROW OUT THE RESULTS AND START OVER AGAIN IN A TRANSPARENT FASHION THAT RESULTS IN THE RANDOMLY SELECTED FIELD OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT TRULY REPRESENTS THE DISTRICT MAKES IT COMPLICIT IN THE CORRUPTION IN THE PROCESS YOU DICTATED TO US. YOU HAVE BROKEN THE RULES, YOU SAID YOU AND THE BOARD WOULD ABIDE BY. FOR THAT

037REASON I WOULD CALL FOR YOUR RESIGNATION ALONG WITH MR. NOLAN AND THE LIBRARY AT THE MAYFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. I THINK YOU HAVE BETRAYED THE TRUST OF THE LAS CRUCES SCHOOL COMMUNITY. FRANKLY , I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT. SARAH SMITH. BOOK COMMITTEE. GOOD EVENING. GREER DISTRICT POLICY WITH THIS COMPLAINT FILED, USE THE SCHOOL BOARD ARE TO CREATE A BOARD TO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE BOOK. WHEN WE FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOK AT MAYFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, SOME OF THE STACKED THE COMMITTEE WITH PARENTS AND TEACHERS WHO WOULD VOTE IN FAVOR OF KEEPING FULL ACCESS TO THE BOOK NO MATTER WHAT INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE BOOK. WE HAVE EVIDENCE THAT YOU PURPOSELY PUT THE NAMES OF PROGRESSIVE ACTIVISTS IN THE COMMITTEE POOL. CONSIDERING LIBRARIAN WAS

038THE PERSON WHO WOULD PRESENT EVIDENCE HAS TURNED THE PROCESS INTO A CHARADE WITH A PREDETERMINED OUTCOME. THE BOOK HAS PASSAGES OF SEXUAL ACTS AND MANY DETAILED PASSAGES ABOUT KIDS ABUSING DRUGS AND ALCOHOL AND PERFORMING SEX ACTS INCLUDING BONDAGE. THE BOOK COMMITTEE VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE BOOK. WE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT WAS HANDLED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD. THE POOL OF MEMBERS WAS PURPOSELY PICKED TO REPRESENT A SPECIFIC POINT OF VIEW AND DIDN'T ADEQUATELY REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY. THE NAMES NEEDS TO BE DISCARDED AND A NEW GROUP OF MEMBERS NEEDS TO BE CREATED. IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN WITH GUIDANCE AND OVERSIGHT SO THE SAME THING DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. DISTRICT POLICY NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMITTEE POOL IS UNBIASED AND NOT CHOSEN TO REPRESENT ONE SPECIFIC VIEWPOINT. THE

039POLICY IS BROKEN BECAUSE IT HAS NO SAFEGUARDS TO MAKE SURE THE COMMITTEE POOL REPRESENTS OUR COMMUNITY. ONE WAY TO CREATE A REPRESENTATIVE POOL WOULD BE TO ASK ALL PARENTS AND TEACHERS IF THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN RANDOMLY CHOOSE NAMES FROM THE LIST OF THOSE WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR PARENTS TO KNOW THE CONTENT OF THE BOOKS IN YOUR LIBRARY'S. MOST WOULD NEVER THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE PRESENT IN YOUR SCHOOL AND YOU OWE IT TO THEM THAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE HANDLED WITH INTEGRITY. YOU CAN CREATE A NEW COMMITTEE POOL AND FIX YOUR POLICY. LAST WE HAVE NEW MEXICO FREEDOM ALLIANCE. THE TOPIC IS LETTER FROM TEACHERS. I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU A LETTER TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WRITTEN ON BEHALF OF 200 TEACHERS INCLUDING TEACHERS IN ALBUQUERQUE, SANTA FE, AND ELSEWHERE.

040[ INDISCERNIBLE ] THE LETTER INCLUDES THE WAYS THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE CAN ENSURE STUDENT SUCCESS. I WANT TO SHARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WITH YOU TODAY. REDUCE CLASS SIZES. MANY CLASS SIZES ARE TOO LARGE TO BE AFFECTED. WE HAVE LESS TIME TO GIVE INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION TO STUDENTS. WE RECOMMEND FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE, NO MORE THAN 18. FROM 9th TO 12th GRADE NO MORE THAN 22 TO 24 STUDENTS. AND SOCIAL PROMOTION. ALL CHILDREN ADVANCE TO THE NEXT GRADE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY ARE READY ACADEMICALLY. THEY MEET HIGH EXPECTATIONS, NOT HANDOUTS. WE HAVE TO HOLD BACK STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT READY. WE CAN'T DO THIS EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS SUFFERS. STUDENTS AT THE TOP OF THE CLASS ARE LEFT ON THEIR OWN INSTEAD BEING CHALLENGED TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THOSE WHO COME INTO

041CLASS IS STRUGGLING FALL FURTHER BEHIND BECAUSE THEY NEED AN EXTRA YEAR TO CATCH UP. WE NEED TO GIVE THEM THE TIME THEY NEED. HOLD KIDS ACCOUNTABLE FOR BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS. KIDS ARE ACTING OUT IN CLASS AND BEING VIOLENT TO THE POINT OF ASSAULTING TEACHERS, THROWING CHAIRS IN THE CLASSROOM. SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES ARE WIDESPREAD. STUDENTS HAVE THE EDUCATION INTERRUPTED. THIS IS A HUGE REASON WHY MANY ARE LEAVING THE PROFESSION. STUDENTS WHO DO NOT RESPECT STUDENTS SHOULD RECEIVE SWIFT DISCIPLINE. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES ARE NOT ENOUGH. TEACHERS NEED TO BE EMPOWERED AS TO HOW TO DEAL WITH BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS AND THEY NEED TO BE SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCES. VIOLENT STUDENTS NEED TO BE EXPELLED MAKE IT EASIER FOR PARENTS TO BE INVOLVED IN SCHOOLS. ENGAGED PARENTS ARE ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE TOOLS WE HAVE IN ENSURING THE SUCCESS OF OUR

042STUDENTS. IT HELPS US ENSURE THERE'S ENOUGH ATTENTION FOR ALL STUDENTS. IT'S BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT FOR PARENTS TO BE PRESENT THAT PARTICIPATION HAS DECREASED NOTICEABLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SECURITY CONCERNS, BUT WE NEED TO ALLOW MORE PARENTS TO BE INVOLVED IN SCHOOLS. BLACK TEACHERS TO FOCUS ON THE BASICS INSTEAD OF ADDING MORE TOPICS. WE HAVE SO MANY AREAS AND TOO MANY PROGRAMS IN POLITICS ARE BEING ADDED INTO OUR WORKLOAD. WE NEED TO FOCUS ON READING, WRITING, AND MATH. LASTLY WE NEED YOU TO TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR WORSENING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES THE COVID POLICIES. THE COVID SCHOOL CLOSURES AND VACCINE MANDATES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS OF STACKED THE DECK AGAINST SUCCESS IN MEXICO IN NEW MEXICO SCHOOLS. SCHOOL CLOSURES A MASK MANDATE IMPEDED CRUCIAL SKILLS LIKE READING AND MATH. YOU NEED TO TAKE

043OWNERSHIP AND MAKE SURE THIS IS NEVER ALLOWED TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE IS MUCH YOU CAN DO TO HELP US SUCCEED. WE URGE YOU TO IMPLEMENT THE CHANGES WE RECOMMEND. THAT IS A SUMMARY OF THE ITEMS. I'VE EMAILED YOU THE FULL COPY. I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION. NEXT WE HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE REPRESENTATIVES, AND THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE STUDENT ADVISORY REPORT. GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO DISCUSS -- MY WIFE AND I MET AT NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY. SHE HAS A LARGE HISTORY OF FAMILY IN EDUCATION. AT THAT TIME I WAS IN ATHLETIC TRAINING AND SHE WAS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. WE MET AND GOT MARRIED. AS WE THOUGHT ABOUT OUR PROFESSIONS, WE ARE LOOKING AT A LOT OF TIME AWAY FROM OUR FAMILY. MY

044WIFE HAD OFFERS FROM GEORGETOWN AND TEXAS TECH. WE SAT DOWN AND HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION. WHAT DID WE WANT OUT OF OUR LIVES. OUR LIVES WERE ABOUT OUR FAMILIES AND ABOUT RAISING OUR KIDS, WHOEVER THEY MAY BE. WE DECIDED WE WOULD MOVE TO LAS CRUCES TO BE NEAR FAMILY WHERE I COULD BE BY MY FAMILY. I AM TELLING YOU THIS FOR A REASON. FAMILIES ARE IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY IN MEXICO. IT IS CULTURAL. JUST LIKE THE GENTLEMAN UP HERE BEFORE ASKING FOR HIS TRIBE. I GET IT. IT IS INGRAINED IN THE CULTURE. I'M TELLING YOU THIS BECAUSE WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE WHAT IS IMPORTANT. WE HAVE YEARS OF DATA WHERE WE TIGHTENED THE NOOSE ON TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES. WE'VE GONE FROM BLOCK SCHEDULING TO PERIODS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE LESS TEACHERS WITH MORE STUDENTS. SO WE

045CAN GET MORE OUT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH LESS. WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE WHAT IS IMPORTANT. WE HAVE GOTTEN RID OF A LOT OF CLASSES THAT KID COULD TAKE DUAL CREDIT. WE'VE GOTTEN RID OF TRADES CLASSES THAT WERE VERY IMPORTANT PROGRAMS THAT WE HAD WITHIN THIS DISTRICT. WE ARE FINALLY IN A PLACE WHERE NEW MEXICO HAS THE FUNDING. WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT WHERE WE WILL GO THIS YEAR AND COME UP WITH A PLAN WE CAN SEND TO THE STATE THAT DOES DECREASE CLASS SIZES. RIGHT NOW, YOU COULD PUT 160 STUDENTS IN MY CLASS, AND SHORTENS THE AMOUNT OF TIME I CAN GIVE EACH STUDENT. I AM ACTUALLY OVER 160, WHICH GOES OVER THE STATE STATUTE. WHAT ARE OUR PRIORITIES? ME AND MY WIFE HAD TO MAKE THAT DECISION FOR OUR FAMILY. WE RAISED THREE BEAUTIFUL

046DAUGHTERS WHO ARE SUCCESSFUL. THEY ARE OUR PRIDE AND JOY, BUT THIS IS ALSO OUR COMMUNITY. THESE KIDS THAT WE TEACH ARE ALSO OUR FAMILIES AND , YES, WE ARE UNION, BUT WE ARE YOUR STAFF. THERE ARE ALWAYS ONE OR TWO PEOPLE THAT WILL STAND UP AND TALK FOR INDIVIDUALS, BUT YOU HAVE TO KNOW THERE ARE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE BEHIND THEM THAT ARE NOT WILLING TO STEP UP AND TALK. BUT THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY BEHIND THEM. IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRIORITIZE. KIDS COME FIRST. EVERY STUDENT EVERY DAY. THAT IS OUR MOTTO NOW. WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT IS IMPORTANT AND PRIORITIZE AND DECIDE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. OUR LEGISLATURE HAS BEGUN, AND IT'S A 30 DAY SESSION. THE PRIORITY IS MONEY AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE PRIORITIZED? I'VE HEARD OUR CENTERS SAY NEW MEXICO IS NOT

047A POOR STATE. AND THERE ARE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. I WISH THE PEOPLE THAT WERE HERE COULD HEAR THIS BECAUSE THEY TALKED ABOUT REDUCING CLASS SIZES, BUT I DID NOT HEAR THEM SAY INCREASING TEACHERS. I DID NOT HEAR THEM SAY THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT OUR LEGISLATORS BUT FOR MONEY TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL THE DISTRICTS OF NEW MEXICO. I HEAR SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HOW NEW MEXICO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF ALL THE STATES. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE AND WE CANNOT MISS THAT OPPORTUNITY. I HAVE AN IDEA, AND MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING I NEED TO PROCEED WITH THE LEGISLATURE. IT WOULD BE FABULOUS IF WE COULD HAVE TWO OR THREE EDUCATION ASSISTANTS THAT WOULD BE GENERAL EDUCATION ASSISTANTS IN EVERY GRADE AND THIS IS NOT SPECIAL

048AT OUR BILINGUAL. JUST GENERAL. THEY WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO DIFFERENT GRADES. TEACHERS CAN SELECT WITH STUDENTS THAT NEED SPECIAL HELP. IT'S NOT A NOVEL IDEA. IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE FABULOUS IF THEY COULD HAPPEN. THE MONEY IS HERE. IT IS GOING TO GO AWAY BECAUSE I THINK OIL AND GAS WILL STILL BE PUMPED OUT OF OUR STATE. CANNABIS IS STILL AROUND. I AM A REALIST. THE CAMPUS MARKET IS NOT GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON. SO THERE IS LOTS OF MONEY COMING INTO NEW MEXICO FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WE NEED TO BE MORE ACTIVE AND VOCAL AND THIS GROUP NEEDS TO BE MORE VOCAL AS WELL TO TALK TO LEGISLATORS ABOUT PUTTING MORE MONEY INTO LCPS SO OUR KIDS CAN HAVE THE RESOURCES. I'M UP PROUD OF LCPS, BUT I'M A PROUD RETIRED EMPLOYEE AND I'VE

049SEEN THIS DISTRICT GROW INTO THE DISTRICT THAT IT IS. WE GRADUATED MANY STUDENTS WHO ARE VERY SUCCESSFUL. I KNOW YOU HAVE MANY STUDENTS THAT YOU KNOW OF THAT HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. THIS DISTRICT, WE HAVE A LOT TO THREE PROUD OF. MANY STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL GRADUATING AND GOING ON. COULD WE DO BETTER? ABSOLUTELY. THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR GROWTH. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS AND I HOPE THAT MONEY IS PUT MORE INTO EDUCATION BECAUSE THE MONEY IS THERE. REMEMBER THE PERMANENT FUND? WELL THAT IDEA CAME AND WENT, BUT NOW WE HAVE THE RESOURCES THAT ARE HERE NATURALLY IN MEXICO, AND THE CANNABIS MARKET. AND IF I STEP ON ANYONE'S TOES ABOUT THAT, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. I WANT TO THANK MS. COOPER FOR HER SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. ONE THING I

050SAW HER DO IN HER YEAR OF TENURE I SAW HER GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT UNIONS DO PUBLIC EDUCATION AND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. I THINK YOU, MS. COOPER, FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO OPEN YOUR MIND AND SEE WHAT UNIONS DO FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. I WANT TO WELCOME MR. FRANK TO THE BOARD. I SEE THAT YOU ARE A PHILADELPHIA EAGLES FAN. I DID SEE PART OF THE GAME. I'M GLAD YOU ARE HERE RATHER THAN THE SNOW IN PENNSYLVANIA. WELCOME TO THE BOARD. I KNOW THAT YOUR DEDICATION TO STUDENTS WILL BE THE SAME. I AM THRILLED FOR THE RECOGNITION THAT MR. TAYLOR HAS ON THE LEGACY WALL. I WISH YOU COULD'VE BEEN HERE TO HAVE SEEN THAT. HE WOULD'VE BEEN VERY HUMBLED BY THAT. THOSE OF US THAT KNEW HIM, HE WAS A VERY HUMBLE SERVANT ,

051BUT I REMEMBER HIM FROM WAY BACK. I WAS HIRED IN 1970. HE WAS THE COORDINATOR OF THE MIGRANT PROGRAM. THOSE OF YOU WHO REMEMBER WHERE THE CENTRAL OFFICE USED TO BE, I THINK THERE'S A BANK THERE NOW. I REMEMBER THAT BUILDING AND HOW WHEN YOU WOULD WALK THE WALLS WOODCREEK. A FABULOUS EDUCATOR AN INDIVIDUAL. ALWAYS ENCOURAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. I WANTED TO TELL YOU IT WAS A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO ASK MS. KELLY AND MS. SAMANTHA. THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON THE PROJECTS. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS. I WILL NOT BE GOING TO SANTA FE, BUT A GROUP OF MY MEMBERS WILL GO TO SANTA FE TO THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, I WILL BE GIVING SOME OF MY MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO

052BE OVER THERE. FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE ARE HERE TO PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS AND TO BE THERE FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE STAFF AND EMPLOYEES THAT WE REPRESENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ONE LAST THING. MR. COOPER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. FRANK, THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK ON. I WANT TO SAY THIS PUBLICLY, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE THAT YOU REALLY GO INTO THIS WITH THE COMMITMENT OF DOING YOUR VERY BEST. YOU COME IN KNOWING THAT THERE'S MORE BEING TAKEN FROM YOU THAN BEING GIVEN TO YOU BECAUSE YOU TAKE TIME AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILIES AND FROM THINGS THAT YOU COULD BE DOING BECAUSE YOU HAVE A COMMITMENT TO CHILDREN. THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO AND CARE ABOUT THE EFFORTS THAT

053YOU ARE GIVING. THESE CONVERSATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE BUILT TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS ULTIMATELY DO BUILD WHAT WE HAVE IN THIS CITY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU. DAHLIA. EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. WE DISCUSSED THE DIFFERENCES THE ADVISORY TIMES ARE HIGH SCHOOLS, SPECIFICALLY THE USAGE OF TIME. STUDENTS FEEL IT COULD BE USED TO MORE BENEFICIAL WAYS SUCH AS FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND INFORMATION SESSIONS ON SCHOLARSHIPS, RESUME BUILDING AND SCHOLARSHIPS. WE DISCUSSED A SOLUTION OF A DAY AND AVOIDING CONFLICT WITH THE TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS UNION. WE DISCUSSED THE CONTINUING EQUITY TO STAFF MEMBERS. MANY CLUBS HAVE SUFFERED AND CEASE TO EXIST AT CERTAIN SCHOOLS WITH A LACK OF ADVISOR SUPPORT. WE DISCUSSED THE UNFAIR FACILITY SITUATION AND HOW TO PROVIDE AN EQUITABLE SOLUTION FOR ALL SPORTS IN SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE A SAFER ATHLETIC ENVIRONMENT

054FOR STUDENT ATHLETES. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. THE INFORMATION THAT DAHLIA BROUGHT FORWARD, WE ARE LOOKING AND ANALYZING THAT. AND, AS A MATTER FACT, I WILL BE VISITING THE GROUP SOON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANTED TO KNOW IF BOARD MEMBERS HAD QUESTIONS. I LIKE THE IDEA OF A DAYLONG ROTATING THING. A FEW THINGS TO REPORT. SINCE OUR LAST MEETING DISTRICT HAS GONE FULL SPEED AHEAD INTO SPRING SEMESTER. LAST WEEK WE STARTED GROWING OUR OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK AS WELL AS OUR PROFESSIONAL FRAMEWORK AS WELL. WE MET WITH OVER 1500 EDUCATORS LAST WEEK AT THEIR SCHOOL SITES. THE TLC TEAM, INCLUDING CABINET MEMBERS MET WITH TEACHERS AND PART OF THE WORK THAT OUR TEAM HAS DONE, IT WAS A TALL TASK. WE HAD A CONVERSATION TODAY AND ARE LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK. PART OF THAT PROCESS YOU

055WILL GET MORE INFORMATION AND PART OF THAT IS GAINING FEEDBACK FROM EDUCATORS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. I ALSO VISITED SEVERAL SCHOOL CAMPUSES. GREAT CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR PRINCIPALS AND THERE IS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT AROUND THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING. ALSO THE FOCUS ON DATA. LOOKING AT SCHOOL DESIGNATIONS. ALSO SOMETHING COMING UP NEXT WEEK. WE WILL HOST A CEREMONY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE WILL SEND OUT A MEDIA ADVISORY LATER THIS WEEK TO INVITE MEMBERS OF THE PRESS TO JOIN US AS WE WELCOME IN A CHAPTER FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS. WE WOULD GATHER AT THE SITE ON THURSDAY , JANUARY 25th. WE HAVE STAFF AND STUDENTS WILL BE PRESENT. ALSO WE HEARD EARLIER ABOUT AWARDS THAT WERE GIVEN FROM THE NEW MEXICO EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION. WE ALSO RECEIVED A NOTE FROM SENATOR

056LUJAN. AND ALSO OUR MUSIC TEACHERS. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR WORK IN BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR EXPRESSION THROUGH MUSIC. THAT LETTER WE WILL FRAME AND PUT UP. I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH REPRESENTATIVES SMALL TO DISCUSS LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES ALONG WITH OUR CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECT. TODAY MARKS THE FIRST DAY OF THE 30 DAY SESSION, AND WE WILL BE UPDATING THE AGENDA AND A BRIEF UPDATE OF THINGS WE SHOULD CONSIDER. LASTLY, I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS MEETING AND ALL MEETINGS MOVING FORWARD CAN BE INTERPRETED INTO ANY LANGUAGE USING A QR CODE THAT IS ON THE SCREEN ON OUR WEBSITE. THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING REMOTELY IT CAN ACTE AS A TRANSLATION LINK FROM OUR HOME PAGE AND ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION PAGE, AND THIS SERVICE IS IN PILOT MODE. PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE

057OF IT AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK BY SENDING AN EMAIL . THIS IS ONE OF OUR GOALS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ACCESS. NOT ONLY ARE THE AGENDAS TRANSLATED IN ENGLISH, BUT NOW WE HAVE A LINK WITH THE SPANISH TRANSLATION AS WELL. THAT DESERVES SOME APPLAUSE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR TEAM. THEY DID A LOT OF RESEARCH TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT. THANK YOU TO THEM AS WELL. I LIKE TO SCREENSHOT THE AGENDAS AND PUT THEM ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA. I HAVE ALSO INVITED [ INDISCERNIBLE ] WHO IS JOINING US ON SOON. HE HAS BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY. I APPRECIATE HIM JOINING US. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME FROM THE BOARD AND QUESTIONS IN GENERAL. ARE LEGISLATIVE SESSION HAS STARTED. CHRIS IS THE LCPS LOBBYIST AND PROVIDES A WEALTH OF

058INFORMATION AND CAN GUIDE US IN THIS PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED AND LEVERAGE TIME WITH OUR LEGISLATORS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING THE RIGHT LEGISLATIVE PIECES. I WILL TURN THE TIME OVER NOW TO HIM. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> WE WOULD LIKE IT A LITTLE BIT LOUDER. HOW COLD IS IT SANTA FE? IT IS COLD. THAT IS BETTER. I'M GLAD THAT I GET TO CONNECT WITH YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE. AS THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS MENTIONED, I WANT TO GO OVER A FEW THINGS SO WE CAN HAVE A STRONG STRATEGY AND WORK TOGETHER ON BEHALF OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND STUDENTS . I BELIEVE THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY YOU WILL BE UP HERE. AND ALSO AT THE NEW MEXICO SCHOOL BOARD

059ASSOCIATION. WE WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. DID WE LOSE THE AUDIO? I'M SORRY. CAN YOU REPEAT THE LAST SENTENCE? WE SHOULD JUST CALL HIM. WOULD THAT WORK? WE ARE HAVING ISSUES. I CAN PUT YOU ON SPEAKER ON MY PHONE AND WE CAN GET YOU ON MY MICROPHONE. YOU ARE ON SPEAKER. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU HEARD? I'M GLAD THAT YOU CALLED ME. NMSBA. I KNOW YOU WILL BE HERE THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY, AND WE WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT WHEN YOU'RE UP HERE. CERTAIN ITEMS I WILL GO OVER. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT BUDGET. WE HAVE BEEN HEARING THE MEDIA , THE GOVERNOR'S VERSION OF THE BUDGET THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS ANNOUNCED, AND YESTERDAY , THE COMMITTEE PRESENTED THEIR VERSION OF THE BUDGET FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORT. NOW WE HAVE THREE

060BUDGETS. YOU SHOULD'VE RECEIVED ON FRIDAY ALL THREE SIDE-BY-SIDE. AT THIS POINT , THE BUDGET WILL BE DIFFERENT. IT WILL BE A HYBRID VERSION [ INDISCERNIBLE ] WITH A FEW ITEMS. THERE ARE A LOT OF NEGOTIATIONS THAT WILL HAPPEN BETWEEN APPROPRIATORS AND LOBBYISTS AND POLICYMAKERS YOU WILL RECEIVE AN ANALYSIS FROM US SO YOU HAVE ALL OF THE BREAKDOWN . WHEN IT COMES TO THE BUDGET, -- WHEN IT COMES TO PARTICULAR BILLS , YOU WILL GET A LEGISLATIVE TRACKING LIST, AND YOU WILL SEE SENATE BILLS AND HOUSE BILLS RELATED TO EDUCATION. LIKE THERE'S A BILL RIGHT NOW THAT IS TO INSTRUCTION HOURS GIVEN THE BOARD THE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE HOW TO DO INSTRUCTION HOURS. THAT WOULD BE A DIRECT IMPACT. HOW MUCH A BOARD MEMBER WOULD RECEIVE. THERE ARE A LOT OF BILLS THAT MIGHT COME UP.

061ANYTHING RELATED TO EDUCATION. I ASK YOU TO TAKE A LOOK ON THE LEGISLATIVE TRACKING. WE HAVE A ROBUST AI SYSTEM. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE TAKING A LOOK AT THAT. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE A REQUEST LIST. THAT IS THE LIST THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP. WE PRESENT THAT TO THE DELEGATION. THEY TOLD US THAT WE NEED TO ASK MORE. WE FELT THIS WAS A GOOD LIST AND WE ARE WORKING ON HAVING THEM COMMIT ON HELPING US WITH EACH ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS. THERE ARE FIVE PROJECTS, AND WHAT I WANT TO ASK YOU IS, WHEN YOU'RE UP HERE IN FEBRUARY AND THEY TELL YOU, ADVOCATE THE DISTRICT, THINK ABOUT THE LEGISLATORS THAT YOU HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND REACH OUT TO EACH ONE OF THEM. ASK THEM, HOW MUCH

062HAVE YOU COMMITTED TO THIS PROJECT? AND THEY MAY ASK YOU, WHAT IS THE LCS CODE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BULLET POINTS, WE ADDED A CODE FOR YOU. THE LEGISLATURE CAN DRAFT WHAT PROJECT , AND IT WILL MAKE THEIR LIVES EASIER. AND WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PROJECT HOW MUCH IS IT. IF YOU DO HAVE CONTACT WITH LEGISLATORS BEFORE YOU COME HERE TO SANTA FE, YOU CAN SEND A TEXT MESSAGE OR MAKE A PHONE CALL AND ASK THEM FOR THEIR SUPPORT. SOME OF THEM WILL SAY IT'S TOO EARLY AND OTHERS MAY SAY IT'S TOO LATE. CONSTANT REMINDERS. I ALREADY SENT AN EMAIL TO THEM AND I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I'M HERE. TOMORROW I WILL START KNOCKING DOORS AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE PROJECTS ARE MOVING INTO LEGISLATION. THAT IS THE MAIN

063COMMITTEE WHERE EVERYTHING GETS SIGNED AND APPROVED. IF THERE ANY MEMBERS YOU WANT TO FOCUS ON, I WOULD SUGGEST --WITH THAT I WILL LEAVE IT TO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. YOU MENTIONED A COUPLE COMMITTEES THAT WE COULD FOCUS ON IN ADDITION TO OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH LEGISLATORS. CAN YOU REPEAT THOSE. CAN YOU MENTION WHICH COMMITTEES THOSE ARE SO WE CAN HAVE THAT INFORMATION. DID YOU GET THAT? CAN YOU HEAR ME? I CAN HEAR YOU NOW. THE QUESTION IS YOU MENTIONED SOME COMMITTEES. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHICH COMMITTEES ARE THE MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD CAN BE FOCUSING ON? [ INDISCERNIBLE ] HOUSE APPROPRIATION FINANCE COMMITTEE [ INDISCERNIBLE ] FINANCE COMMITTEE. FOR THE NEXT 2 1/2 WEEKS, HOUSE EDUCATION, SENATE EDUCATION, AND AFTER THAT YOU CAN TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE APPROPRIATION FINANCE. WE WILL BE SENDING YOU,

064EVERY WEEK YOU WILL GET AN EMAIL -- EVERY OTHER DAY. THOSE COMMITTEES MEET ON MONDAY WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. HE TALKED ABOUT THE CODES AND ON CAPITAL OUTLAY. THE ONES WE'VE BEEN USING FOR THE DINNER. WILL MAKE SURE WE PUT THAT TOGETHER FOR YOU. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THE CODE REPRESENTS, AND YOU CAN CHIME IN ON THIS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE CODE IDENTIFIES THE CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUEST. AM I CORRECT? THAT IS WHAT IT IS FOR. THEY ARE IDENTIFYING BY CODE SO THEY CAN LOOK IT UP. IS ON THE CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUEST. DO WE HAVE ANY SENSE OF THE PARTIES WE PUT FORTH WILL FAIR? DOES THE LEGISLATOR HAVE ANY APPETITE TO HELP US, WOULD WE --WOULD WE SEE --ARE THERE ANY PARTICULAR BILLS THAT YOU KNOW WE HAVE PRIORITIZED , WHICH AT THIS POINT SEEM LIKE

065THEY MAY BE WORKING. WE WILL WANT TO PUT OUR EFFORTS ON THOSE THAT THEY ARE MORE INTERESTED IN OR MORE SYMPATHETIC TO? THE QUESTION IS, AS WE LOOK AT THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, AS WE HAVE IDENTIFIED, HAVE ANY BILLS BEEN INTRODUCED. EVERY LOOKING AT THE 80-20 PRIORITY THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED . I KNOW IT IS COMMON WITH OTHER DISTRICTS AND, OR, ARE YOU MAYBE IDENTIFYING SOME POTENTIAL LEGISLATORS THAT ARE LOOKING TO SPONSOR BILLS THAT ARE PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT WE CAN START FOCUSING IN ON KNOWING THAT MAYBE THAT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS? RIGHT NOW, I CANNOT ANSWER THE QUESTION. THIS THE HOUSE FLOOR DID NOT DO AN INTRODUCTION OF THE LEGISLATION AND THEN, ON THE SENATE SIDE, THEY STARTED INTRODUCTION. THE SYSTEM RIGHT NOW IS COLLECTING ALL OF THE DATA AND ALL OF

066THOSE BILLS THAT THEY ARE CREATING A LIST AND THAT IS WHAT I DO. AFTER 8:00 P.M., ALL OF THE TEAMS STAYS AWAKE FROM 8 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT AND THEN WE GO THROUGH THE BILLS AND WE START TO SEPARATE THEM AND WE LOOK AT THE SYNOPSIS YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A BETTER IDEA ON ALL OF THAT. I CANNOT ANSWER THE QUESTION SO, SO WE HAVE THIS INFORMATION. SO WE CAN LOOK AT WHAT POTENTIAL NEXT STEPS THERE COULD BE ONE ITEM I WANT TO KEEP IT IN MIND IS THIS IS A -- EVEN OF THIS MIGHT FILE A BILL THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE SUPPORT, IT MIGHT NOT BE GERMANE -- OR A AND THE THIRD MAY NOT BE GERMANE BY THE HOUSE. ANY BILLS THAT YOU SEE ON THE LIST RIGHT NOW, THOSE ARE BILLS

067THAT WILL BE GOING INTO COMMITTEES AND TO OUR IN OTHER WORDS, BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN GERMANE. SO YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANOTHER THAT --IF IT IS NOT GERMANE. THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM THE SIX-DAY SESSION WHERE WE THINK WE HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE BILLS WAY BEFORE. BUT RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY THING THAT WE CAN ACCESS OUR DRAFTS AND I AM TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT I DON'T WANT TO SEND YOU A LIST. I DON'T WANT TO SEND YOU BILLS AND THEN FIND OUT NONE HAVE BEEN GERMANE SO WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON THE BILLS THAT ACTUALLY ARE GERMANE AND HAVE TO BE SCHEDULED IN COMMITTEE. I WILL KNOW ABOUT THAT GOING THROUGH THE WEEKEND STARTING TONIGHT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR LOBBYISTS? I DO NOT. THANK YOU. HB 75 IS A BILL FOR ELECTRIC

068SCHOOL BUSES. HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? THE QUESTION IS, HB 75 IS ALLOW AROUND ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES. HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING AROUND THAT? THE ONLY THING I HEARD TODAY, RELATED TO THAT IS, DO WE HAVE AN APPROPRIATION FOR IT? THAT IS THE QUESTION, RIGHT? AND, WAS THAT NEGOTIATED WITH --AND DO WE HAVE A LOCATION AND FUNDING FOR THAT? IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SPONSOR AND THE ASSOCIATION THAT IS PUSHING THAT, --FINANCE COMMITTEE BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BEYOND THAT. AS THIS IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE SESSION BUT I CAN MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE -- I TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT IS ONE OF THIS THINGS THAT HAVE A STAR ON THE SIDE SO WE CAN TRACK WHERE THAT GOES. AND WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE

069ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS BUT I KNOW THAT AS THINGS COME UP WE WILL ALWAYS BE IN COMMUNICATION AND WILL BE LOOKING FOR UPDATES. THE PRESIDENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WILL BE GIVING YOU A BASE JUST TO ENSURE THAT ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE REACH OUT AS WELL. AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR REPORTS. THEY ARE GOOD. INSPECTOR, FOR YOUR REPORTS. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF YOU HERE. IT JUST PLEASE BRING SOME OF THE WARM WEATHER FROM ALASKA RECESS. THANK YOU. >> HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. YES. >> THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS. WE ARE MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 5. THIS IS A 1. WELCOME DOCTOR LOZANO AND MS. REGAN. WE COME BEFORE YOU

070TONIGHT TO BRING THE THIRD READING AND WE DID HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE LAST SCHOOL BOARD MEETING EMBEDDED IN THE POLICY. THIS IS AN EXISTING POLICY THAT WAS ADOPT DID DECEMBER 15, 2020 AND IT IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET, THE PROPOSED KJJ POLICY. WE DID ADD LANGUAGE AROUND CAREERS AND CIVIC LIFE TO SECTION TWO CO. A AND WE ALSO REMOVED THE FOUR COLORS OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. RIGHT NOW THAT IS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING SO, FOUR PILLARS IS JUST A MATTER OF DEFINITIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE REGULATIONS SO WE THOUGHT, WHY PUT THAT IN THERE? WE KNOW THAT IF THAT CHANGES AGAIN, WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE YOU HAVE TO REVIEW THE POLICY AGAIN. WITH THAT, WE STAND FOR QUESTIONS. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE THE ACTUAL POLICY IN CASE ANY BOARD

071MEMBERS WANT TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN. ARE YOU ABLE TO SCROLL IN? THANK YOU. >> WHAT HE HAS MENTIONED IS SCRATCHING OUT THE LAST SENTENCE UNDER THREE DEFINITIONS AND TO A, THE LAST SENTENCE INCLUDES A COMMENT ON, THE SENTENCE ON INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE AND CAREERS AND CIVIC LIFE. THAT WAS A REQUEST BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING. A SMALL FAVOR. PLEASE PUT A PERIOD INSIDE THE QUOTATION MARK WHERE YOU TOOK OUT DOWN THERE -- THE DEFINITIONS. WHERE YOU TOOK OUT, I WANT TO SAY THE FOUR PILLARS. CAN YOU SCROLL DOWN TO THE DEFINITIONS? THE NEXT COPYCAT YOU CAN SEE. OH, THERE WAS. ICY. COLLIN, IF YOU CAN GET TO THE NEXT CLEAN COPY OF THE POLICY? YES. THAT IS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. IT IS A

072SMALL THING. IT JUST A TYPO. YES. THE PERIOD GOES INSIDE THE QUOTATION MARKS. IT IS NOT LIKE A CLAUSE OR A SENTENCE. AMERICAN CONVENTION IS INSIDE THE QUOTATIONS. GOOD DAY CONVENTION IS OUTSIDE OF. I AM GOING TO SIDE WITH MR. WOFFORD ON THIS. WELL, WE WILL PUT IT --UNLESS --I DID CHECK WITH DOCTOR --AS WELL. I CAN QUOTE CHAPTER AND VERSE IF YOU WOULD LIKE. YOU HAVE JUST BEEN READING TOO MANY BRITISH NOVELS. I DO THAT IS FINE. I DON'T CARE. SO, WE WILL PUT THE PERIOD BEFORE THE QUOTATION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'M FINE NOW. NO. SO, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE KJJ AS AMENDED . ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO THE THIRD READING AND FINAL READING OF ECABA. GOOD

073EVENING. IN YOUR POCKET YOU HAVE A CLEAN VERSION WITH THE UPDATES MADE IN THE FIRST AND SECOND READING AND WE DO NOT HAVE -- WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PUBLIC INPUT AS OF THIS EVENING. MADAM PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I STAND FOR QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JUST A SMALL COMMENT. IN THE DECEMBER MEETING ASKED TO MAKE NUMBERS TWO AND THREE PARALLEL AND THEY ARE EXCEPT FOR THE, THAT IS MISSING AFTER MEMBERS AND CONTRACTORS. ONE IS PLURAL AND WHAT IS NOT. IF YOU WANT THEM TO --. IF YOU WANT THEM TO BE THE SAME. I WILL NOT DIE ON THAT HILL. EVERYBODY GOOD WITH THAT? WE HAVE THE OXFORD,. AFTER MEMBERS? IT A, AFTER MEMBERS. TO ENSURE ALL STAFF MEMBERS? SUBJECT TO STAFF MEMBERS,,. WILL BE AT THE DEFIED.

074I HAVE STRAIGHTENED UP THE ORDER IF THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE POLICY ECABA, STAFF CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION AS INDICATED. SO MOVED. SECOND. >> MOVED BY MS. CORT AND SECOND BY NOLAN. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. >> OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. THIRD READING AND PASSING OF THE STAFF EVALUATION POLICY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SUPERINTENDENT. I STOOD BEFORE YOU WITH THE FINAL READING OF GCO POSSIBLE APPROVAL. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IN YOUR PACKET AS WELL AS A CLEAN COPY. ON NUMBER ONE, WITH PURPOSE, KEEPING WITH THE FORMAT AND THEN IN POSITION THERE WAS A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS THERE. AS NOTED IN A READ AND SO, AT THIS POINT, I STAND FOR QUESTIONS. BOARD MEMBERS? SO THIS IS GCO, NOT GBAA?

075>> CORRECT. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. GO AHEAD. IS SAYS THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL GET REGULATIONS. WHEN I LOOK FOR A GCO- R IN THE POLICY A DO NOT SEE IT BUT MY GUESS IS THAT THE REGULATIONS ARE PROMULGATED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND IT REALLY IS PUT TOGETHER BY THE --. THE EVALUATION OF STAFF IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND HOW WE TRAIN OUR EVALUATORS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH EVALUATIONS TO LEAVE BIASES OUT. AND HOW WE SUPPORT STAFF WITH MENTORSHIP AND TRAINING, IF THE EVALUATIONS ARE NOT, IS NOT AS HIGH AS WE WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE. ARE WE ENCOMPASSING PEER REVIEW INTO OUR EVALUATION? DO WE LOOK AT STUDENT FEEDBACK ON TEACHERS? I THINK THAT IS A TREND NOW, IF NOT A TREND, AN IDEA TO DO. IN THE 360 EVALUATION. AND,

076WHAT ABOUT THE MARZANO EVALUATION CRITERIA? WHAT I DO NOT KNOW IS I HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF EVALUATION IN THIS DISTRICT AND HAVE LIVED THROUGH YEARS WHERE IT WAS PUNITIVE. THERE WAS ONE YEAR WHERE MY EVALUATION WAS BASED ON IF I PUT TOGETHER A BINDER OF DOCUMENTS. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? YES, I DO. >> THAT WAS OUR WHOLE EVALUATION. I COME WITH TRUE CONCERNS ABOUT THE EVALUATION PROCESS AND IT'S FAIRNESS. WHEN I LOOK FOR THOSE REGULATIONS, I DO NOT SEE -- I DID NOT FIND HOW THIS IS INTERPRETED INTO --WHAT ARE WE SAYING HERE TODAY? THE OPENING SAYS THE PURPOSE OF THE POLICY IS TO ENSURE THAT SELF EVALUATIONS ARE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY AND THROUGH AN APPROPRIATE PROCESS BUT THE PURPOSE IS FAR GREATER THAN THAT. YES, WE WANT THEM DONE ANNUALLY AND WE NEED TO

077PROCESS BUT, WE WANT THEM TO REFLECT OUR BEST PRACTICES AND THE BEST PRACTICES THAT WE HAVE RESEARCHED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES ON HOW TO EVALUATE STAFF TO MAKE THE PROCESS A BUILDING AND A GROWING ONE INSTEAD OF --INSTEAD OF ANY OTHER NUMBER OF THINGS THEY CAN BE. THAT IS COVERED UNDER THE BACKGROUND. AS FAR AS PART OF THE PURPOSE, IT CONTINUES INTO THE BACKGROUND. IT DOES. WE WANT OUR STAFF TO PERFORM BETTER. AM I ASKING QUESTIONS THAT ARE OFF THE POLICY STATEMENT HERE? BOARD MEMBERS, WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? THIS IS THE THIRD READING? EVERYTHING ELSE I THINK IS IN LINE. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT WE HAVE SAID HERE. MAY I? I AM TRAILING OFF. IT'S OKAY. THE PURPOSE OF THE POLICY IS TO BE BROAD AND OVERARCHING AND THEN IN THE REGULATION, YOU

078GET TO THE NITTY-GRITTY OF ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. SO, I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN THIS POLICY AT THIS POINT IN TIME. BECAUSE, IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE BROAD AND OVERARCHING. THAT IS THE PURPOSE AND THEN THE NITTY-GRITTY OF THAT IS IN THE REGULATION. BUT THEN WHEN I LOOK FOR GCO-R, I DON'T SEE THAT. IF I MAY, THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT STEP AND AT THIS POINT WE DO NOT HAVE A REGULATION. THE REASON WHY WE WANTED TO UPDATE THIS POLICY IS SO THAT WE COULD HAVE THE MOST CURRENT LANGUAGE AND UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP., SO THAT THE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE, WE HAVE THE EVALUATIONS THAT HIT GUIDES SO WE CANNOT REALLY GO ANYTHING FURTHER THAN WHAT THE REGULATION STATES. SO, OUR REGULATION

079AT L CPS WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW WITH THE OVERARCHING IS AS FAR AS STATE UNLICENSED POSITIONS. THAT WOULD BE OUR NEXT STEP. THOSE DISCUSSIONS AS TO THE -- THAT I USED . THE OVERALL PURPOSE, BROAD, CONDUCTED IN REALLY WITH AN APPROPRIATE PROCESS. THIS GIVES US THE NEXT STEP IS TO GIVE US MORE DETAILED MEASURES. SO, THE MENTORING AND THE TRAINING AND THE RESOURCES ? THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN DISCUSS. AND I THINK COLLECTIVE BARGAINING HAS A LOT TO SAY. YES. THERE IS A LOT THAT GOES INTO THE REGULATION THAT GOES WITH THE COLLECTIVE ARE GETTING LANGUAGE. THIS WOULD JUST SUPPORT THE PROCESS. OKAY, THANK YOU MISS DONNELLY. I UNDERSTAND NEW MEXICO, THE EVALUATION SYSTEM IS REALLY THE --EVALUATION SYSTEM AND INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO DEVISE THEIR OWN AND THAT, I THINK

080--SOMEDAY DOWN THE ROAD WE NEED TO PURSUE A CHANGE. IN PENNSYLVANIA, THERE WAS A STATE EVALUATION SYSTEM BUT INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS COULD SUBMIT THEIR OWN AND, IF IT WAS APPROVED BY THE STATE THEN YOU COULD IMPLEMENTED. SO, I WAS INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EVALUATION SYSTEM AND IT WAS A TENURE PROJECT. THE SOLE PURPOSE, THE MAIN PURPOSE WAS THE IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION AND THAT IS THE WAY WE BUILT IT. WE ALSO, WE HAD TO PUT SOME THINGS IN THERE RELATED TO TEACHERS WHO MAYBE WERE NOT PERFORMING AND POSSIBLY COULD BE PUT UP FOR DISMISSAL. THAT HAD TO COMPLY WITH STATE REGULATIONS BUT THE SYSTEM WAS BASICALLY -- IT WAS HOURS. I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO, SOMEDAY, MAYBE, WE NEED TO CHANGE THE AMOUNT OF POWER THAT THE --HAS IN THIS AREA BECAUSE, REALLY,

081AS YOU HAVE SAID, THEY HAVE COME WITH IDEAS THAT DON'T NECESSARILY IMPROVE INSTRUCTION. THANK YOU, MR. FRANK. RESIDENT 10 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, GREAT POINTS. IT DEFINITELY GREAT POINTS BY MEMBER FRANK AND GET MEMBER WOFFORD. RIGHT NOW WE ARE FOLLOWING THE GUIDANCE. WE ARE WITHIN THOSE PARAMETERS AND WHERE WE DO HAVE CONTROL IS WHERE WE ARE EMBARKING RIGHT NOW. WE TALKED ABOUT THE PLC PROCESS AND THAT PIECE RIGHT THERE IS PROVIDING TEACHER SUPPORT. BUILDING THAT CAPACITY. IT THE OTHER PART IS LISTENING TO PRINCIPALS AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS ARE NEEDING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BUILDING CAPACITY AROUND HIGH-CAPACITY INSTRUCTION. AS WE LOOK AT THE EVALUATION, THE PARAMETERS ARE THERE BUT AS WE BUILD SUPPORT AND AS WE HAVE A COHERENT SYSTEM, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT WILL

082HELP THE EVALUATION PROCESS AS WELL. PART OF THAT IS COMMUNAL MENTORING. HOW ARE WE MENTORING OUR NEW TEACHERS AND ETC. THOSE ARE THINGS WE CAN CONTROL IS A DISTRICT AND WE HAVE EMBARKED UPON THAT. MR. WOFFORD. EVEN IS THAT A STICK DATING WHAT THEY WANT FROM AN EVALUATION, WE CAN HAVE A STATEMENT OF WHAT WOULD BILLIE FOR OUR EVALUATION. WHERE DO WE CELEBRATE TEACHERS WORKING TOGETHER IN COLLABORATION? IS THIS WHAT THEY WOULD EVALUATE US ON OR DO WE RECOGNIZE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO INCLUDE? AND, AND IF THE DOGS CAME FROM --, WHAT YEAR WAS THAT? WHO KNOWS. BUT, THAT WAS THE EVALUATIVE METHOD. AND IF IT HAS BECOME MORE THAN A PERFUNCTORY FUNCTION FOR EDUCATORS, IT SHOULD BE A REFLECTIVE PROCESS THAT CELEBRATES LEARNING AND INCLUDES WHAT IS --. THANK YOU. MAY

083I ADD ONTO THAT? >> YES. >> I AM NOT AN ENTIRELY FAMILIAR WITH THE PED EVALUATION. A YOU MENTIONED HUNDRED 60 EVALUATION PROCESS. OF THIS TIME I THINK THAT IF THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY FOR THAT TO BE REFORMED IN A WAY THAT STUDENTS CAN BE REFLECTED ON THEIR ENGAGEMENT -- I HAVE BEEN TAKING CHALLENGING CLASSES BUT I HAD TEACHERS THAT MAKE THE LEARNING -- AND, IF THE EVALUATION OF TEACHERS IS NOT TOTALLY JUST ON DOCUMENTS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, IT IS ALSO WITH STUDENT FEEDBACK AND HOW ENGAGED THEIR SUCCESSES, FACT CAN PROMOTE MORE STUDENTS ATTENDING CLASSES AND TEACHER EVALUATIONS AND GETTING BETTER FEEDBACK. THE ADMINISTRATOR TOLD ME THERE WAS SOMETHING THERE THAT WAS NOT EVALUATIVE. THERE WERE PERFORMANCE WALK-THROUGHS THAT I SAID, IF YOU ARE NOT EVALUATING ME EVERY TIME YOU WALK INTO THE CLASSROOM,

084THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING AT HOW I AM ENGAGING KIDS NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCE. IT NEEDS TO BE A MULTIFACETED AND THOUGHTFUL PROCESS. I APPRECIATE YOU BRING IN THE CONVERSATION. LIKE YOU, I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE PED EVALUATION PROCESS. I DO KNOW THAT THE PED NEEDS INFUSIONS OF INNOVATION FROM LOCAL CONTROL. BUT WHAT WE DO SHOULD BE, IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING WE WANT TO USE IN OTHER PLACES SO WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO USE OUR INNOVATION AND COLLABORATE LOCALLY TO DO IT WORKS FOR OUR EDUCATORS. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, GREAT FEEDBACK ON THAT. AS I THINK THROUGH THIS, OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FEEDBACK, WE HAVE MADE ALIGNMENTS WITH THE TEACHER EVALUATIONS SO THAT WE ARE NOT ASKING TEACHERS TO DO SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T EXPECT. WHERE I SAY THAT WE HAVE

085AN OPPORTUNITY IS WITHIN THE SIX YEAR STUDY. AS WE LOOK AT DISTRICTS GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS, EACH WILL ANALYZE, WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU DID AND WHAT WAS THE IMPACT? IF THE STATE IS SPONSORING AND LOOKING AT THIS, WE WANT THEM TO LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT WERE SUCCESSFUL AND MADE AN IMPACT AND IF YOU LIKE THE WORK THAT WE ARE EMBARKING UPON IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL DEFINITELY SEE THE IMPACT MOVING FORWARD. SO I THINK THAT IS WHERE THAT WILL HAPPEN. THANK YOU. MISS CORT. I KNOW THAT IN THE SIX YEARS STUDY THEY TALK ABOUT STUDENT INPUT AND WE NEED TO KEEP THAT AT THE FOREFRONT. WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO IS BECAUSE OF YOU. IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY INPUT IN YOUR EDUCATION, WHAT IS THE POINT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

086WITH THAT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS POLICY? I THINK THIS IS A VALUABLE TOOL FOR PEOPLE. FOOD SERVICE WORKERS IN CUSTODY SINCE -- CUSTODIANS. I AM AGREEING WITH ALL OF THE POINTS THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE MADE. BUT THAT IS MY TAKE AWAY FROM THIS POLICY. IT IS A RIGHT TO EVALUATION. CORRECT. THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE RECOMMENDATION OR SUGGESTION. IT IS ON THE LAST LINE AFTER DISTRICT EMPLOYEES,,. THERE IS A GREAT SONG CALLED OXFORD,. I HAVE SOME JOKES IF YOU WANT. SO, ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I AM GOING TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION NET GCO AS AMENDED IN TONIGHT'S MEETING. SO MOVE. SECOND. >> IT MOVED BY MR. FRANK AND A SECOND BY WOFFORD. ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. AYE. >> THE MOTION PASSES, 5-0. THIRD READING A POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF GBAA. WITH THIS

087POLICY GBAA, WE BRING THE RECOMMENDATION TO ADD THE LANGUAGE OF THE ADDITIONAL PREFERENCES OF TITLE VII, THE PREGNANT WORKER FAIRNESS ACT. THAT WAS NOT THERE PRIOR TO THIS RECOMMENDATION. SO, THAT WAS BROUGHT FORTH. IF YOU RECALL THERE WAS A QUESTION BACK AT THE FIRST READING AND BOARD MEMBER WOFFORD, WE DID DISCUSS ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE OF THE BOARD BEING A PART OF THE PROCESS WITH TITLE IX AND BEING AN APPEALED DECISION-MAKER. WE RESEARCH THAT AND TOOK IT INTO CONSIDERATION AS PART OF THE DISCUSSION THAT TOOK PLACE. WE DID DISCUSS THIS AT THE SECOND READING BUT YOU WERE OUT. I DID MAKE A NOTE ON HERE. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY WANTED TO DIVE INTO. THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE WOULD BRING BACK --, THIS IS WHERE WOULD FIT MOST APPROPRIATELY.

088AGAIN, WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE TITLE IX FINAL UPDATES. WHEN AND IF THAT WOULD CALM. IF WE FEEL THE NEED TO GET THIS WITH THAT, PRIMARILY, UNDER PER THIS, THERE WAS ADDED LANGUAGE AND THE THERE WERE SUGGESTIONS UNDER BACK ROOM. WE ADDED EDUCATION CENTERED -- DOES NOT TOLERATE GENDER-BASED OR SEX-BASED DISCRIMINATION AND THERE WERE SOME CLARIFYING POINTS. THAN ON PAGE 2, UNDER RETALIATION, ASSISTED OR PARTICIPATED IN THE REPORT OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. AND THEN, THE PRONOUNS CONVERSATION. AND, THAT WAS ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS UNDER THE SECOND READING. THERE WAS NO PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE THIRD READING. WITH THAT I STAND FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. BOARD MEMBERS. MR. WOFFORD. I SAW YOU REFERENCED THAT IN THE DECEMBER MEETING AND MY BELIEF SYSTEM IS THAT WE ARE JUST FINE WITH WHAT YOU HAVE SAID. I HAVE GIVEN

089A NOD FROM THE LAWYER. I WOULD SEEK SOME CLARIFICATION ON THE PURPOSE. PLEASE HELP ME TO CLARIFY. ARE WE ON THIS PAGE? I, PURPOSE. THE PURPOSE OF POLICY GBAA IS TO --TO NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX AND GENDER EQUITY. ON THE BASIS OF SEX, AND, I THINK IT IS ON THE BASIS OF SEX AND GENDER EQUITY. NO , COMMA. THE WAY I READ IT IS THAT WE TAKE OUT THE SEMI COLON AND WE PUT THAT AFTER THE WORD SERVICES. I CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT CLAUSES. THE POLICY IS A COMMITMENT TO NONDISCRIMINATION BASED UPON SIX. GENDER EQUITY IN ALL PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, SERVICES, AND PRACTICE. AND TO ENSURE THAT LCPS WILL WORK WITH --. IF WE DO THAT THEN, IT IS MORE --IT IS MORE CLEAR TO ME BECAUSE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO NONDISCRIMINATION BASED ON

090SEX, BASED ON GENDER EQUITY, SERVICES, AND PRACTICES. OKAY. LET'S DO THAT. IF WE CAN PUT THE WORD TO RATHER THAN AND ON GENDER EQUITY. YES. IN THAT CASE -- TAKE OUT THE COMMA IN ALL PROGRAMS, AFTER EQUITY. AND PUT THE COMMA AFTER THE WORD SERVICES. AND ALL PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND ACTIVITIES. A COMMA AFTER THE WORD SERVICES? YES. AND THEN THERE WOULD BE A COMMA AFTER THE WORD SEX. IT IS THE FIRST CLAUSE. THEN YOU PUT -- COMMITMENT TO NONDISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEX. GENDER EQUITY IN ALL PROGRAMS. IF YOU LEAVE THE WORD AND IN THEIR -- COMMITMENT TO ALL --. IT IS NONDISCRIMINATION ON GENDER EQUITY. IT IS COMMITMENT TO GENDER EQUITY. RIGHT. SO YOU ARE LEAVING THE SEMI COLON AND SAYING TO GENDER EQUITY AND TO ENSURE. I WOULD NOT SAY AND GENDER EQUITY. I

091WOULD SAY IN THE FORECAST GENDER EQUITY WOULD SAY IN THE FORECAST GENDER EQUITY IN ALL PROGRAMS. NO COMMA. AND YOU WERE SAYING BECAUSE OF THE INTERNAL --. IT CAN WORK EITHER WAY. THAT MAKES MORE SENSE. DID A HER CORRECTLY ABOUT LEAVE IT AFTER PROGRAMS. THAT IS BETTER. WHAT ABOUT THE SEMI COLON AFTER PRACTICE? IT IS STILL THERE. THAT IS ANOTHER CLAUSE, BASICALLY. WOULD IT BE BETTER TO JUST START ANOTHER SENTENCE? IT IS PART OF THE PURPOSE TO AFFIRM THE COMMITMENT. YOU COULD. YOU JUST REPEAT SOME WORDS. THE BOARD IS ALSO COMMITTED TO ENSURE THAT LCPS WAS ABLE TO CONFIDE. I THINK YOU CAN OVERDO THE SEMI COLON. IT NOT IN MY BOOK! THE MATH TEACHER SAID TO THE ENGLISH TEACHER. MAYBE ONE DAY YOU CAN TEACH ME HOW TO USE THEM. WELL CALL YOU WHERE

092THE MATH GUY. RIGHT? YES. I THINK WE GET THAT DONE. ANYTHING ELSE? GOING ONCE? GOING TWICE? ARE YOU READY? I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE POLICY GBAA, GENDER EQUITY. AS AMENDED. SO MOVE. SECOND. THERE IS A MOVE BY WOFFORD AND A SECOND BY CORT . ALL IN FAVOR COPLEY SAY AYE. AYE. >> OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 5B. THIS IS REGARDING SOME CLOSED MEETING MATTERS. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND LEGAL COUNSEL TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION IN CONNECTION WITH THE PENDING LITIGATION, LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS V. MARTOS ET AL, CASE NUMBER 2:22-CV-00219-GBW-SMV D.N.M. SO MOVE. >> SECOND. IT MOVED BY MR. WOFFORD AND A SECOND BY MR. FRANK . ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE.

093>> OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. WE HAVE A HUMAN RESOURCES UPDATE. IF I MAKE, BEFORE MRS. DONNELLY BEGINS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AS WE LOOK AT HUMAN RESOURCES UP DATE, WE WANT TO MOVE ALSO TO DEFINITELY GIVING YOU UPDATES ON WHERE WE ARE WITH PERCENTAGES AND MOVING INTO WHAT ARE OUR BEST PRACTICES? DOING THE RESEARCH AND LOOKING AT DATA AND HOW CAN WE BEST RECRUIT AND RETAIN TEACHERS. BACK TO MISS DONNELLY, FOR SOME GREAT INFORMATION ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING AS A DISTRICT. SHE HAS GREAT IDEAS. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT THIS UPDATE TO YOU. AS YOU RECALL, BACK IN DECEMBER, WE DO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND HOW WE WERE DOING SOME RECRUITING AND RETENTION. I WILL START WITH AN OVERVIEW OF

094VACANCIES. THE REASON THAT I MENTION IT IS BECAUSE THEY CONTINUE TO BE OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE. AT THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WE WERE CLOSE TO 80 VACANCIES AND WE CAME DOWN TREMENDOUSLY. WE DID END THE SEMESTER WITH ABOUT 35 AND SO, THAT CONTINUES TO BE A CHALLENGE BUT I DID ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT THE FOOD SERVICE WORKERS, BECAUSE THAT IS THE LARGEST GROUP, THEY ARE VERY FLUID AND THAT CONTINUES TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE TRACK. THAT OF COURSE, THE TEACHERS. WE STARTED THE SCHOOL YEAR AT ABOUT 62 VACANCIES AND WE ENDED WITH ABOUT 39 AS OF JANUARY 8. AT THE BOTTOM I SHARED A VISUAL OF THE CUSTODIANS THAT WE TRACK. ALL OF THE OTHER VACANCIES DO STAY PRETTY STEADY. WE MONITOR ALL OF THEM, OBVIOUSLY, BUT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT,

095AGAIN, WHAT IMPACTS THE INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING AND THAT IS THE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANCE AND OUR TEACHERS. I MENTIONED 32 AS OF JANUARY 8. AS OF THIS MORNING WE'RE UP TO 35 SO WE CONTINUE TO TRACK THAT BECAUSE THAT IS A CHALLENGE WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LEAVING AND MOVING ON AND SOME ARE BECOMING FULL-TIME TEACHERS WHICH IS A GOOD THING. BUT WHAT I WANT TO TALK WITH YOU MORE ABOUT THIS EVENING IS OUR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PLAN, SPECIFICALLY WITH TEACHERS. AS OF JANUARY 8, WE ENDED AT 39. A LOT OF RESIGNATIONS AND RETIREMENTS AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER. AS OF THIS MORNING WE ARE AT 36 SO WE HAVE FILLED THREE. WE ARE GOING DOWN AND WE HAVE TO AVERAGE AT ABOUT 30% AVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER. WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR

096WHAT CHALLENGES EACH OF OUR PRINCIPLES MIGHT HAVE. WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU IS THIS STATE. RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT NEARLY 50% OF NEW EDUCATORS --THERE IS THIS BIG WIDE. THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT COMES FORWARD. WE COULD TALK ABOUT THE PANDEMIC AND WHAT THE OLD PERCEPTIONS ARE IN THE RESIGNATIONS. I WANTED TO SHARE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU. THE SCHOOL CEO IS POWERED BY --. LAST SEMESTER WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING TO A NATIONAL CONFERENCE. AT THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MYSELF, ELEGY MISSING, WE PARTICIPATED IN CONVERSATION ON BEST PRACTICES OF RETENTION. THEY SHARED THE SURVEY WITH US AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE A SHOW THIS INFORMATION WITH PRINCIPLES AS WELL AND WE WANT TO SHARE IT WITH YOU AS WELL. IT BETWEEN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER 2022 THERE WAS OVER

0971000 TEACHERS AND 3000 RANDOMLY SELECTED DISTRICTS THAT WE ARE SERVING. WORK AGE GROUP SHARE DEMOGRAPHIC CONSISTENCIES WITH REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES. COLLECTED BY THE CENSUS. WHAT DID THAT TELL US? THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED. WHAT DO TEACHERS OF ALL AGES WORK?? THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR HUMAN SERVICES. THEY SHARE WITH US THAT THEY ARE LEAVING AND THE QUESTION IS WHY? AND WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING FOR? AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE BEST EDUCATORS? AND HOW DO THEY LEARN ABOUT OPEN POSITIONS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COMES TO MY MIND ALWAYS IS, IS IT BECAUSE OF THE SALARY? IS IT COMPENSATION? I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT DATA. MY DECISION TO WORK IN MY CURRENT DISTRICT WAS PRIMARILY SHAPED BY SALARY AND BENEFITS. PRETTY SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE

098DATA. 42% DISAGREE AND AT LEAST TO SOME DEGREE. 39% AGREE AT SOME LEVEL AND 19% DISAGREE BUT THAT DOES NOT TELL ME MUCH. EVERYBODY WANTS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT. SO, THAT DID REALLY NOT GIVE US MUCH. SO LET'S GO BACK TO THE QUESTIONS THEY THAT THEY DID ASK. BUT WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE 38% EITHER. IT THAT IS RIGHT. THEY WERE ASKED TO RANK THIS AND I WAS ASKED FOR INTERACTIVE PARTICIPATION. PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND WITH THE TOP THREE FACTORS WERE WAS A SCHOOL CULTURE? MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES? GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS? SCHOOL LEADERSHIP? FLEXIBILITY IN CURRICULUM? STUDENT PERFORMANCE OR CAREER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES? THANK YOU FOR BEING SO HONEST THERE. SO, NO DRAMA THEN. HERE ARE THE RESULTS. THANK YOU. NUMBER ONE, GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION. NUMBER TWO, SCHOOL CULTURE AND

099SCHOOL LEADERSHIP. I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION. THE RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED TO AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT. I AM WILLING TO MOVE TO PURSUE ANOTHER CAREER. 60% OF OUR EDUCATORS INDICATE LITTLE OR NO INTEREST IN MOVING, AND THAT IS GREAT FOR US. THE MAJORITY OF RECRUITING IS HAPPENING HERE. PEOPLE THAT COME HERE STAY. THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE AND --AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, IF 30% OF THE TEACHERS NATIONWIDE INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO MOVE TO A NEW ERA YEAH, TO PURSUE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY, THEN WHY NOT EXPAND OUR RECRUITING EFFORTS? LET'S GO AFTER THAT 30% NATIONWIDE THAT IS WILLING TO MOVE? THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE STRATEGY IS TO HIGHLIGHT OSMOSIS. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WE SHOULD REVIEW A VIDEO WE PRODUCED IN

100HOUSE AND WE CONTINUE TO USE THAT. WE ALSO ARE WANTED TO TOP MORE IN TWO WHAT THE CITY HAS TO OFFER. ON OUR WEBSITE. EITHER WAY, WHAT WAS ON THE CONFERENCE, THAT IS PART OF WHAT WE USE FOR OUR WEBSITE AND WE ARE WANTING TO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE ALL OF THE GOOD, NOT JUST OF LCPS BUT LESS CURSUS. --LAS CRUCES. THAT WOULD BE A HIGHLIGHT TO RECRUIT THOSE INDIVIDUALS THINKING OF MOVING ON. SCHOOL CULTURE. RESPONSES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. SUPPORT, RESPECT, APPRECIATION, FAILING VALUED, I THINK TONIGHT, THE RECOGNITION IS A GREAT TESTIMONY TO WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE AT LCPS. I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE SCHOOL CULTURE HERE. SHARING THIS INFORMATION WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND SAYING, THAT CONTINUES TO BE OUR BEST RECRUITING EFFORTS. WE ARE IN A GREAT PLACE AS FAR AS SCHOOL CULTURE GROWS.

101WE WANT TO, YOU --CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE THAT. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE THAT TO ALL APPLICANTS BECAUSE WE ARE A GREAT PLACE AND IT SHOWS. IT REALLY DOES. SCHOOL LEADERSHIP. IT WAS A LOT OF RESPONSES ON WHAT SCHOOL LEADERSHIP IS AND HOW IT IMPACTS PEOPLE WANTING TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS IS A STATEMENT THAT REALLY RESONATED WITH ME THAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU. SCHOOL LEADERSHIP CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR EXPERIENCE. IT IS CRITICAL THAT YOU AS A SCHOOL LEADER RECOGNIZE HER RESPONSIBILITY TO CULTIVATE THE KIND OF SUPPORTIVE, RELATIONAL CULTURE THAT WILL ATTRACT AND RETAIN QUALITY TEACHERS. IF YOU WILL EXCUSE ME FOR JUST A MINUTE, I FEEL LIKE WE MISSED A SLIDE. LET ME GO BACK FOR JUST A SECOND. THERE IT IS. SO, FOR SOME REASON IT CLICK PASS THIS SLIDE. WHEN

102WE TALK ABOUT SCHOOL CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP AND THE GEOGRAPHY OF KEEPING THEM CLOSE, THE QUESTION IS, HOW DO WE COMPARE TO OTHER DISTRICTS? I WANT YOU TO I WANTED TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOU AS FAR AS VACANCIES AND SALARIES. THE SALARIES ARE PRETTY COMPARABLE SO, THAT REALLY WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WERE TOO CONCERNED ABOUT. A FEW YEARS AGO WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN. WE ARE IN COMPETITION WITH TEXAS AND THAT IS HARD TO BE BUT THANKS TO SOME OF THE LATEST RAISES, WE CAN AT LEAST BE AT THE TABLE WITH SOME OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS. IN REGARDS TO GADSON, THEY NOW HAVE 17 VACANCIES AND WE SAID, WELL, WELL, WELL. THEY DO HAVE 917 TEACHERS. ALBUQUERQUE, MUCH LARGER THAN US AT 115. THEIR BIGGEST CHALLENGE, PROBABLY NOT EASY TO GUESS . IT IS SPECIAL EDUCATION.

103THEY HAVE OVER 5000 TEACHERS SO WITH 115 VACANCIES THEY ARE ALSO AT A DECENT FILL RATE BECAUSE THEY ARE SO MUCH LARGER THEY HAVE QUITE A FEW VACANCIES AND IT IS THAT SPECIAL ED AREA. SANTA FE HAS 35 VACANCIES. AS OF THIS MORNING THEY HAVE 26 SO THEY ARE WORKING AT. AND THEN, LOS LUNAS HAD NINE AND NOW THEY HAVE 529 TEACHERS. AND JUST A REMINDER, WE ARE AT ABOUT 1600 TEACHERS SO OUR FILL RATE IS ABOUT 98%. THAT WAS A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER BUT I FELT LIKE THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO SEE. MOVING BACK TO TALKING ABOUT THE FACTORS AND WHAT CAME FORWARD WITH GEOGRAPHY AND HIGHLIGHTING LAS CRUCES AND HIGHLIGHTING OUR CULTURE AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP. THIS WAS IMPORTANT TO KELLY AND I BECAUSE WE WORK CLOSELY ON HOW WE WILL SPREAD THE GOOD

104NEWS. THIS IS A QUESTION THAT CAME FORTH IN THE SURVEY. HOW DO TEACHERS LEARN ABOUT OPEN POSITIONS. THE MOMENT FOR ME WAS THE 14% AT THE BOTTOM. THAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA. YES, WE HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE BUT THE NUMBER ONE SITE WAS LOOKING AT THE DISTRICT WEBSITE. IT MUST BE USER FRIENDLY AND INVITING. I ASKED MR. REESE HOW HE FOUND OUT ABOUT WHAT HE DID WHEN HE WAS RESEARCHING LAS CRUCES AND HE SAID HE WENT TO YOUTUBE. AND I WILL LET HIM EXPAND ON THAT. I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT AFTER. I WAS LIKE, WHAT IS HE LOOKING FOR? EVIDENCE OF WHAT? OUR CULTURE? AM I RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT. YES. SO, THE PRESSURE IS ON FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF THE SCHOOLS. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AGREED SUPERINTENDENT. AGAIN, WORD-OF-MOUTH. SHARE

105THE GOOD, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE. WE WANT TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR SCHOOLS AND I KNOW THAT JOSH IS SAYING THAT THE SCHOOL WEBSITES COULD BE BETTER BUT I THINK THEY LOOK GREAT ALREADY. I REALLY DO LIKE THE APOGEE PROGRAM OR THE SOFTWARE THAT IS BEING USED. WE WILL CONTINUED TO WORK ON THAT BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY, AND AS A DATA, THIS IS WHERE THEY ARE GETTING THE INFORMATION FROM. THE APPLICATION ITSELF, IF YOU CARE TO LOOK AT OUR NEIGHBORS, SOME ARE VERY CHALLENGING TO FIND WHAT THE OPENINGS ARE. A FEW HOURS ARE VERY USER-FRIENDLY AND EASY TO USE. THAT IS THE FEEDBACK WE ARE GETTING. AT 98% FILL RATE, I THINK WE ARE DOING ALL RIGHT BUT WE DO NEED TO BE PROACTIVE AND CONTINUE WITH THAT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE

106CHALLENGES MOVING FORWARD. THE NATIONAL TEACHER SHORTAGE IS REAL SO, THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO SUMMARIZE THAT I MENTIONED THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION. WE ARE GOING TO EXPAND RECRUITMENT OUTSIDE OF THE REGION AND HIGHLIGHT LAS CRUCES. WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON THE --PATHWAY. CONTINUE UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS. COLLABORATE WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT. NEXT MONTH I WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL EDUCATOR SUMMIT AND WE WILL COME BACK AND SHARE SOME OF THE RESEARCH BASED BEST PRACTICES. SUPPORT COMES IN MANY WAYS. A LOT OF IT COMES WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WOULD PROVIDE ON THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGAIN, THE RESPECT AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHERS TO BE HEARD AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AS FAR AS WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THEIR PARTICULAR CAMPUS SO THAT WE CAN KEEP THEM PASSED FIVE YEARS.

107WITH THAT, I STAND FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU MISS DONNELLY. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS? I THINK YOU NAILED IT. THE NATURE AND THE AREAS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT. THANK YOU. YOU ARE DOING GREAT. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS. AS THE YOUNGER GENERATION DOES COME, I KNOW THAT I EVEN HAVE A PERSON THAT I WENT TO MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH, WHO IS NOW A PART-TIME TEACHER AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SHE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE POSITION THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. AS JEN THE COMES FORWARD, AND THEY START LOOKING FOR JOBS, MANY HAVE A LINKED IN --A LINKEDIN ACCOUNT. ONCE AGAIN, LOTS OF INFORMATION IS TRANSFERRED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND NEWS OUTLETS. OUR GENERATION HAS A SHORT ATTENTION SPAN SO SOMETHING COLORFUL AND A SHORT VIDEO, SO, IF LCPS COLLABORATES

108WITH THE COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT AND PR TO ADVOCATE FOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES, THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND INSTAGRAM, TAKE TALK, THROUGH ANYTHING AROUND THAT, I THINK THAT WOULD EVEN BE A REAL BENEFICIAL IDEA FOR LCPS. JUNIOR LEADERSHIP WE GOT A COUPLE OF ADVISORS ON A BE REAL. AND THAT WAS SO FUN. BUT, THAT IS JUST SOMETHING WITH THE YOUNGER GENERATION. IT ALSO PROMOTES, I THINK, THE INTEREST IN BECOMING AN EDUCATOR. MANY OF US SEE ON TICK TOCK FLASHY LIFESTYLES BUT THEN SMALL VIDEOS OF TEACHERS WITH STUDENTS AND HAVING A GENUINELY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH STUDENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA COME UP WHILE RESPECTING THEIR PRIVACY. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. I RUN OUR SCHOOL STUDENT GOVERNMENT TIKTOK ACCOUNT AND WE VALUE OTHER TEACHER ATTENTION THAT WAY. THAT IS HOW WE INTERACT AND SOCIALIZE WITH EACH OTHER ACROSS

109THE STATE AND ACROSS THE COUNTY. YOU HAVE GIVEN ME SOME GREAT IDEAS AND I WOULD LOVE TO VISIT WITH YOU EVEN MORE. AS YOU SEE KELLY BACK THERE TAKING NOTES, WE WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH STUDENTS. WE THOUGHT OF FEATURING STUDENTS IN RECRUITMENT EFFORTS BECAUSE, IT IS YOU THAT CAN SHARE EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING AND THE POSITIVE THINGS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE MIGHT REACH OUT TO YOU MORE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> I AM ON THE DOG AND TEACHER TIKTOK WEBSITE. THE ALGORITHM KNOWS ME. SO, A TEACHER TAKEOVER OF THE LCPS TIKTOK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. DO WE EVER TAKE TEACHERS ON THE ROAD IN RECRUITMENT EFFORTS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO TEACH IN LCPS? I THINK, YOU ARE PROBABLY GREAT AND YOU DO A GREAT JOB IN PRESENTING LCPS

110BUT HEARING FROM TEACHERS WOULD BE REALLY SIGNIFICANT, I THINK, FOR PEOPLE LOOKING IN THE FIELD OR WONDERING IF THIS IS THE RIGHT DISTRICT FOR THEM. THAT IS A GREAT IDEA. PUT IT ON YOUTUBE. THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL DO THAT. OKAY. DAHLIA, WILL YOU RUN OUR SCHOOL TIKTOK? ABSOLUTELY. I LOVE THAT. HALFWAY JOKING BUT HALFWAY SERIOUS. I DO WANT TO SAY YOU, TO MR. COOPER FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT RECRUITER. WE SEE HER PRESENCE IN YOUR HEART. IT TAKES ALL OF US TO SHOW WHAT LCPS IS AND THAT STARTS WITH THIS BOARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. I HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT TO ADD. THINK THAT A LOT OF THE TIMES, THE STUDENTS THAT I SEE AT MY SCHOOL, THEY BECOME INTERESTED IN SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY. WE STARTED WITH DOG SEASON. HE

111STARTED PHOTOGRAPHING AND HE HAD A COUPLE OF VIRAL VIDEOS THAT REALLY PROMOTED OUR SCHOOL BASKETBALL PROGRAM AND HE MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF AND A BUSINESS OUT OF IT AND A LOT OF TIMES THAT IS ALSO HOW STUDENTS COME TO BE MORE INTERESTED IN SUCH POSITIONS. TO BECOME INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF A PROGRAM WITH A LOT OF ADVERTISING AND TYPE. SOMETIMES IT IS A MORE SELFISH QUALITY. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A COOL VIDEO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YOU CAN WORK WITH STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE SUCH GOALS AND THEN PROMOTE YOURSELF IN THAT WAY AS WELL. SO SHARING YOUR CULTURE AND YOUR ENGAGEMENT? YES. THANK YOU, MISS DONNELLY. IT IS 9:01 PM AND WE ARE ON THE BEND BEFORE THE HOMESTRETCH. SO, AM GOING TO PROPOSE, IF YOU WILL WANT TO DO A TINY LITTLE

112BREAK OR IF YOU WANT TO KEEP GOING? PUSH THROUGH. DOES ANYBODY NEED A BREAK? >> OKAY. WE ARE MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 6.C.1.. THAT IS THE REORGANIZATION OF LAS CRUCES BOARD OF EDUCATION. WE WILL NOMINATE FOR PRESIDENT AND THEN SEE IF PEOPLE AGREE WITH THAT. PRESIDENT --? >> I NOMINATE YOU, PRESIDENT TENORIO, TO CONTINUE TO BE PRESIDENT IF YOU ARE WILLING? I AM WILLING. >> I WOULD SECOND THAT NOMINATION. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT? ONCE THERE ARE NO MORE NOMINATIONS I WILL CLOSE THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS. WE HAVE AS THE NOMINEE, MISS TENORIO FOR PRESIDENT. WE WILL NOW VOTE FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT. ALL IN FAVOR OF MISS TENORIO FOR PRESIDENT? AYE. SHOULD WE DO A ROLL CALL? IT WAS KIND OF A ROLLCALL IN A

113WEIRD WAY. MEMBER FRANK? HOW DO YOU VOTE? I VOTE YES. MEMBER NOLAN. YES. VICE PRESIDENT? YES. >> AND, PRESIDENT TENORIO, HOW DO YOU VOTE? YES. YOU, VERY MUCH. I AM VERY HUMBLED BY THE CONTINUATION OF BEING IN THIS OFFICE AND I WILL DO MY BEST. WE KNOW YOU WILL. NEXT DOUBLE UP ON THE FLOOR TO ACCEPT NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT. IF PAM IS STILL INTERESTED I WOULD BE HAPPY TO NOMINATE HER IN THAT ROLE. I WOULD SECOND THAT. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THANK YOU FOR HER SUPPORT. SO WE HAVE THE NOMINATION BY MR. WOFFORD AND THE SECOND BY NOLAN. ACCEPTED BY CORT. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR VICE PRESIDENT? HEARING NONE, I WILL NOW CLOSE THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS. WE HAVE AS OUR NOMINEE FOR VICE PRESIDENT, MADAME CORT.

114IT WE WILL NOW VOTE FOR THE OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT., ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF MADAME CORT FOR THE OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT, PLEASE SAY AYE. PLEASE DO ROLLCALL. NUMBER NOLAN. YES. >> MEMBER TENORIO. YES. CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MADAME VICE PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. I WILL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR TO ACCEPT NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE SECRETARY WOFFORD. I WOULD HAPPY --BE HAPPY TO ACCEPT. I SECOND. I CAN SEE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE JUST KNOCKING DOWN THE DOOR TO GET INTO THIS JOB. WILL IT IS A PRETTY CUSHY POSITION. WAIT A SECOND, WE HAVE THE NOMINATION BY MR. NOLAN AND A SECOND BY MR. FRANK. DO YOU ACCEPT? YES. >> HE IS WILLING. I WILL NOW CLOSE , THERE ARE NO NOMINATIONS FOR SECRETARY AND TO CLOSE

115THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS. WE HAVE MR. WOFFORD --I'M SORRY. JUST A MOMENT. WE HAVE AS OUR NOMINEE FOR SECRETARY MR. WOFFORD AND WE ARE NOW GOING TO VOTE FOR SECRETARY., ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF MR. WOFFORD CAPITALISTIC ROLE . MEMBER FRANK. >> YES. >> MEMBER NOLAN? YES. MEMBER CORT? >> YES. >> MEMBER TENORIO? YES. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. IN ACCORDANCE WITH DISTRICT POLICY THE BOARD REORGANIZES COMMITTEE MEMBERS ANNUALLY. THE BOARD ELECTS A CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. AND A CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE ENTIRE BOARD SERVES ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THEN THEY APPOINT ONE ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBER ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. ONE VOLUNTEER MEMBER WHO IS A PARENT OF A STUDENT ATTENDING THE DISTRICT ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND ONE VOLUNTEER MEMBER WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN ACCOUNTING OR FINANCIAL MATTERS ON

116THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. ARE WE CLEAR? YES. >> WE WILL PROCEED WITH NOMINATIONS IN THE SAME ORDER. EACH DOMINATION REQUIRES A SECOND. I OPENED THE FLOOR TO ACCEPT NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF AUDIT CHAIR. PRESIDENT TENORIO. YES. >> I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MR. FRANK TO BE THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. I ACCEPT >> DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. SO THAT WAS MOVED BY MS. CORT AND THE SECOND BY NOLAN. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? SEEING NONE, I CLOSE THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS. AND, WE ARE GOING TO VOTE FOR THE POSITION OF AUDIT CHAIR. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF MR. FRANK FOR THE POSITION OF CHAIR, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE ROLE? MEMBER FRANK. >> YES. NUMBER NOLAN. >> YES. MEMBER CORT. YES. AND CHAIR TENORIO. YES. THIS WILL BE A CHANGE

117THAT I WILL HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO DO BUT, YES. YOU HAVE GOT IT. WE MAKE IT REALLY BORING. OKAY. WE ARE NOW ELECT THING FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR. I WILL NOT OPEN THE FLOOR TO ACCEPT NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR. ANYBODY INTERESTED? I WILL EXPRESS A WILLINGNESS TO DO IT AGAIN BUT I ALSO ACCEPT A WILLINGNESS TO SHARE. THERE IS ALSO A VICE CHAIR POSITION. MY LIFE THING IS --IT IS 11:00. YOU MIGHT HAVE MORE LEVERAGE IS A CHAIR. BUT I ALSO HAVE NO INTEREST IN CHANGING THINGS. I AM A VICE CHAIR CURRENTLY AND I THINK YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE ELSE TO SHADOW IF THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN. I HAVE CALLED UPON YOU ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION IN THE LAST YEAR. I

118HAVE APPRECIATED THAT. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE SECRETARY WOFFORD FOR CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. I SECOND. DO ACCEPT? >> I DO. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR FINANCE CHAIR? HEARING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS AND WE KNOW VOTE FOR THE POSITION OF FINANCE CHAIR. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF MR. WOFFORD. PLEASE TAKE ROLE. MEMBER FRANK? YES. MEMBER CORT. YES. >> MEMBER TENORIO. YES. AND THAT IS 5-0? DO WE DO VICE CHAIR? MADAME PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, IT SAYS DISCUSSION I THINK THAT THE WHOLE VICE CHAIR CONCEPT CAME WITH A POLICY CHANGE AND WE CAN CERTAINLY JUST MAKE SURE WE ADD THAT TO THE NEXT AGENDA. WOULD YOU DO THAT IN A REGULAR SESSION MEETING X OR DO WE DO THAT

119IN THE FINANCE THE COMMITTEE MEETING? I WOULD SAY THE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE OR AS A BOARD. EVEN IF YOU WANT TO GET IT DONE IN A WORK SESSION. I WOULD RECOMMEND A BOARD MEETING BECAUSE THAT IS HOW THE PUBLIC IS CUTE IN. SO THAT WOULD BE FEBRUARY 20. THERE IS A BOARD RETREAT ON FEBRUARY 6. YOU CAN DO IT AT THE BOARD RETREAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. NOW WE ARE GOING TO DO BOARD DISCUSSION AND APPOINTMENT. TO SERVE ON AUDIT COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION TO DASHBOARD DISCUSSION APPOINTMENT OF A SECOND BOARD MEMBER TO SERVE ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IN ADDITION TO THE COMMITTEE CHAIR. THE BOARD APPOINTS ONE ADDITIONAL MEMBER AND WE WILL PROCEED WITH NOMINATIONS IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE OFFICERS. PRESIDENT, I DON'T SEE THE OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP SEAR. WE DON'T HAVE TO ACT ON

120THOSE. LIKE, WHO IS EQUITY COUNSEL? IT IS NOT ON OUR --. IT IS NUMBER SIX. IT IS JUST NOT AN ACTION ITEM. SO, THOSE ARE JUST APPOINTED? CORRECT. PRESIDENT TENORIO, JUST SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, THESE ARE STATUTORY COMMITTEES AND IT SAYS THAT THE BOARD SHALL APPOINT UNDER BOARD POLICY, THOSE THAT ARE NONSTATUTORY, AS IS THE RESIDENT SHALL SELECT SO THE PRESIDENT TAKES YOUR INPUT AND THEN SELECTS BUT THE STATUTORY ONES, BECAUSE OF THE MANDATORY LANGUAGE, YOU ARE ELECTING THESE OTHER MEMBERS. OKAY. GOING BACK TO, WE ALREADY ELECTED A CHAIR FOR THE AUDIT AND FINANCE. NOW WE ARE DOING A SECOND BOARD MEMBER TO SERVE ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO ACCEPT NOMINATIONS. PRESIDENT TENORIO? MADAME CORT? I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MR. ED FRANK NIGHT. --NOLAN. SO WE HAVE MADAME CORT NOMINATING

121MR. NOLAN. WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? I WILL NOW CLOSE THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS. WE HAVE MR. NOLAN AS A NOMINEE FOR SECOND BOARD MEMBER ON THE COMMITTEE. MEMBER FRANK? YES. >> NOLAN. YES. VICE PRESIDENT CORT. YES. PRESIDENT TENORIO. >> YES. THE MOTION PASSES. NOW WE ARE ON TO FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO CONSIST OF ONE VOLUNTEER MEMBER WHO IS A PARENT OF A STUDENT ATTENDING THE DISTRICT AND ONE VOLUNTEER MEMBER WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN ACCOUNTING OR FINANCIAL MATTERS. PRESIDENT, THE INDIVIDUAL THAT I WAS IN CONTACT WITH, AN ACCOUNTANT, TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE, HAS TOLD ME THAT HE IS TOO EASY TO DO SO AT THIS POINT. HE SAYS PLEASE ASK AGAIN NEXT YEAR, WAS HIS RESPONSE. I DO NOT HAVE --AND THEN, A VOLUNTEER THAT HAS A

122CHILD IN THE DISTRICT. IS THAT NEW? OR HAS IT ALWAYS BEEN THERE REX THAT HAS BEEN THERE. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM ANY PARENTS BUT I DO HAVE ONE COMMUNITY MEMBER TENORIO, I HAVE TWO REQUESTS OUT AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM EITHER. I HAVE TWO. ONE HAS AN ACCOUNTING DEGREE. HE IS A PARENT WAS AN ACCOUNTING DEGREE. I HAVE THE ONE THAT IS A COMMUNITY MEMBER. HE IS NOT AN ACCOUNTANT. IS SO, SHOULD WE GIVE THEIR NAMES? YES. THE COMMUNITY MEMBER IS AN ACCOUNTANT, OR NOT? THE COMMUNITY MEMBER OWNS A BUSINESS AND IT IS INSURANCE. HE IS VERY GOOD WITH FINANCE. IT IS BEN TRUJILLO. HE VOLUNTEERED. MINE IS DOUG CAMPBELL. HE IS THE PARENT OF A STUDENT. ACCOUNTING DEGREE AND HAS WORKED IN GOVERNMENT. AND HE WANTS TO DO THIS? >>

123YES. >> EXCELLENT. THE PERSON I CONTACTED IS HIGHLY QUALIFIED IT TURNED IT DOWN. THAT HAPPENED TO ME A COUPLE OF TIMES. I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY DOING RESEARCH AND REACHING OUT. WE WILL START WITH WANT TO GO TO THE NEXT. I NOMINATE BEN TRUJILLO TO BE THE COMMUNITY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY WITH FINANCE EXPERIENCE FOR THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND I NEED A SECOND. I SECOND. THANK YOU. AND, HE VOLUNTEERED. WILL YOU TAKE A ROLLCALL? MEMBER FRANK? YES. >> MEMBER NOLAN. YES. >> SECRETARY? YES. >> PRESIDENT? YES. >> THAT MOTION PASSES, 5-0. I NOMINATE DOUG CAMPBELL TO BE THE PARENT TO SERVE ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. I SECOND. IS THAT CAMPBELL OR KIMBALL? SO, MOVED BY MR. NOLAN AND THE SECOND BY TENORIO. MEMBER FRANK? >> YES. >> MEMBER NOLAN. SECRETARY? >> YES. >> PRESIDENT? YES. SO, WE

124ADD IN TRUJILLO. AND DOUG CAMPBELL. EXCELLENT. SO WE NEED TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SELECTED. THAT IS A ME THING, RIGHT? I DON'T KNOW. I CAN SEND OUT AN EMAIL. >> THEY NEED THE CONTACT INFORMATION SO YES. A QUESTION? IF THE BUT VICE PERSON FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS NOT IN STATUTE, CAN WE APPOINT A PERSON HERE? IT IS NOT STATUTORY, IS IT? TO HAVE A VICE CHAIR? IT WAS ON THE AGENDA. BUT IF IT IS NOT A REQUIRED ACTION ITEM? IT IS VERY HELPFUL. OH, I WANT ONE. MR. PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, IT DOES SAY UNDER NUMBER SIX, APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO OTHER COMMITTEES SO, MR. WOFFORD IS RIGHT THAT IT IS NOT STATUTORY THAT THE BOARD APPOINT A VICE CHAIR. MY ONLY HESITATION IS, I NEED TO GO

125BACK AND LOOK AT THE POLICY BECAUSE THE POLICY MIGHT SAY THE BOARD BUT, BEFORE THE PRESIDENT APPOINTS A VICE CHAIR I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS NOT BY POLICY. SO WE CAN PULL IT UP WHEN IT COMES UP ON OTHER COMMITTEES OR WE CAN JUST WAIT. I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO WAIT. OKAY. WE SHALL WAIT. WE ARE MOVING ONTO AGENDA ITEM 6.C.6.. BOARD PRESIDENT APPOINTMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS TO OTHER COMMITTEES. NUMBER ONE WE HAVE THE LCPS FOUNDATION THAT IS CURRENTLY VACANT. IS THERE ANY INTEREST IN SERVING ON THE LCPS FOUNDATION? COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THIS RESPONSIBILITY WOULD ENTAIL? I WILL GO THROUGH THEM SO, LCPS FOUNDATION IS KIND OF THE FUNDRAISING BRANCH , I THINK THEY ARE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT CREATES FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS. OKAY. I WOULD

126DO THAT. OKAY. >> AND YOU WILL SUBMIT MY NAME ? I'M SURE WE CAN GET YOU CONNECTED WITH THE ORGANIZATION. DO WE NORMALLY HAVE TWO NUMBERS ON EACH COMMITTEE? THAT ONE IS TYPICALLY ONE. OKAY. >> NEXT WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THAT IS COMPRISED OF LCPS, HATCH, GADSDEN AND WE SERVE AS ADVISORY BOARD TO THE DECK PRESIDENT. HOW OFTEN DO THEY MEET? QUARTERLY? MAYBE. THEY MEET QUARTERLY AND THEY GIVE US THEIR BUDGET AND THEN WE HAVE TO DO AND WE BRING IN A THIRD BOARD MEMBER. WE DO BOARD ACTIONS TO IMPROVE THEIR BUDGET AND OTHER PLANS? I DID THAT ONCE AND IT IS NOT TOO BAD. IT IS AWESOME BECAUSE YOU GET TO LEARN WITH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES DOING AND IT IS THAT NEXT STEP POST GRADUATION FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE WORKING TOWARDS,

127WHAT IS THE DEGREE? I'M GOING BLANK? WHAT IS THAT? >> ASSOCIATES. THEY ARE ALSO DOING THE ACCREDITATION INTERVIEW I BELIEVE. THAT IS COMING UP AND THAT IS A BIG DEAL. THEY NEED TO GET THE ACCREDITATION. I SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE AND I WOULD LIKE TO STAY THERE. IT GIVES US A BIRDS EYE VIEW OF STUDENT PREPARATION. SO, MR. NOLAN? I WOULD LIKE TO STAY ON THE. I WOULD BE HAPPY OTHER COMMUNITIES AS WELL. LIKE EQUITY AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. I HAVE SERVED ON EQUITY AND I AM HAPPY IN WHATEVER CAPACITY TO SERVE. ANYONE SHOWING INTEREST IN LCPS FOUNDATION OR THE DECK ADVISORY COMMITTEES? SO, MR. FRANK AND MR. NOLAN -- IT WAS MR. NOLAN AND MR. WOFFORD. NEXT, WE HAVE LCPS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. HOW MANY DO WE HAVE? EIGHT? OR IS IT SIX? SEVEN. SEVEN. OKAY.

128RIGHT IN BETWEEN. I WOULD LIKE TO STAY ON THERE FOR CONSISTENCY. I AM CURRENTLY ASSISTANT CHAIR. BUT I HAVE ALSO BEEN ON IT SINCE THE GET GO SO IF OTHER PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO DO IT, I CAN STEP ASIDE. YOU ARE DOING A GOOD JOB THERE. THERE IS A VACANCY ON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IF ANYBODY ELSE IS INTERESTED. I WOULD LOVE TO SERVE ON COMMITTEES. BUT, I IMAGINE, OTHERS MIGHT WANT TO. I WOULD THAT I AM ALSO HAPPY TO SHARE THAT. OKAY. YOU SHOULD EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST. I WOULD. I THINK YOU ARE MISREADING. OKAY. SO I SEE, I SEE MADAME CORT EXPRESSING INTEREST? ANYONE ELSE? NEXT, WE HAVE EQUITY COUNCIL AND CURRENTLY IT IS MYSELF AND MADAME CORT. ARE YOU WILLING TO SHARE DO WE WANT TO STAY ON? I WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE BUT OF

129SOMEBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE A TURN AS WELL, THAT'S FINE. I HAVE DONE BOTH OF THOSE. SO, IF SOMEBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO DO, THAT WOULD BE FINE. TYPICALLY I WOULD BE FINE WITH LETTING OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND I KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW, I WILL SHARE WITH YOU, WHAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW AND I FEEL LIKE WE ARE RIGHT IN THE THICK OF DOING SOMETHING. YOU WERE, ACTUALLY. >> SO, IF SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE TO TAKE MY PLACE, I CAN DO THAT. BUT I AM ALSO HAPPY TO STAY. SOMEBODY BE DEFINITIVE ABOUT IT. THE PRESIDENT SAYS YOU ARE STAYING. I'M GOING TO BE ON IT. NORMALLY I DON'T HOLD ONTO THINGS TOO TIGHTLY BUT I AM WORKING ON SOMETHING. I AM VERY INVESTED IN THAT COMMITTEE. THE NEXT IS THE AT LARGE REPRESENTATIVE FOR

130THE NMSBA. I HAVE HAD MS. COOPER GO ON MY BEHALF. I LIKE TO SHARE AND IT IS A GOOD LEARNING EXPERIENCE. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO DO IT, IT USUALLY JUST MEANS YOU HAVE TO BE THERE A LITTLE BIT EARLIER. THAT SOUNDS VERY PRESIDENTIAL. >> I DO GET A LITTLE RIBBON ON MY NAME TAG. IT'S VERY COOL. OKAY. I WILL KEEP MY NAME ON THERE. ANYTHING ELSE? WE WILL MOVE ON TO BOARD REPORTS. DO YOU WANT ME TO REPEAT WHAT I JUST WENT THROUGH? DO WE NEED ANY CLARITY? I THINK I'VE GOT IT. >> ABOARD REPORTS. MR. FRANK, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR A BOARD REPORT? I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT EXCEPT, I AM HAPPY TO BE BACK. I RECEIVED 1300 VOTES OR SO AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN HONORED IF I

131GOT SIX PEOPLE TO BELIEVE I COULD DO THIS JOB AND 1300 JUST LOWS ME AWAY SO I AM HUMBLED BY THAT AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO BE A GOOD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. THANK YOU MR. FRANK. MR. NOLAN? WE HAD A GREAT BREAKFAST YESTERDAY AND WE WERE ALL THERE. WE CELEBRATED THE LEGACY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING. INSPIRING SPEECHES. IT WAS --I APPRECIATED IT. I AM EXCITED FOR LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND IT IS A BIG ONE. IT ALWAYS IS. BUT, I THINK, THE MONEY THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR STICKS RIGHT NOW IS SORT OF, IT IS UNPRECEDENTED. THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS BEEN REALLY ORGANIZED ON OUR PRIORITIES AND I THINK AS A DISTRICT, MOVING FORWARD, I AM IMPRESSED. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE EXCITED FOR LEGISLATIVE SESSION BUT I AM. I CAN'T WAIT TO PUSH SOME LEGISLATORS

132AROUND. NICE. MR. WOFFORD? I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO PUSHING AROUND SOME LEGISLATORS AS WELL. I THINK WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE THERE WITH OUR HANDS OUT AND MAYBE GET SOME RESOURCES THAT HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. I WAS OUT OF TOWN THE MONTH OF SUMMER. I WAS SORRY TO MISS THOSE BUT ON MY TRIP I WAS ABLE TO VISIT WITH TEACHERS WITH ELEMENTARY KIDS, UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND TO TALK ABOUT EDUCATION IN VIETNAM. THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING AND AN INSIGHTFUL PART OF THE TRIP. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO JOSS SEVERSON AND WENDY TOMLINSON FOR THE GIFTS THAT THEY SO THAT IS ENOUGH. YOU ARE SUCH A GIFT GIVER. YES. MISS CORT. I HAVE SOME AMAZING THINGS COMING UP. I AM EXCITED TO JUST GET BACK INTO THE SCHOOLS AS THEY ALL START DOING

133I ALSO ENJOYED THE BREAKFAST OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EVENT. AND, HERE WE GO, 2024. ZOOM INDEED. THANK YOU FOR STAYING UNTIL THE BITTER AND CAROL. I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW THAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE SMALL COHORT OF EQUITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND WE ARE GOING TO DO A COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS WITH SEVENTH GRADERS ON WHAT IS EQUITY GETTING READY TO BRAINSTORM FOR THEM AND THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORK THAT THEY THINK NEEDS TO BE DONE. AND TO IMPROVE EQUITY IN THEIR LEARNING EXPERIENCE. I ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BECAUSE I WANT TO GO SEE IN PERSON THIS DRIVE THROUGH FOOD PANTRY THEY DO ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT SEEMS REALLY BIG AS FAR AS THE AMOUNT OF FOOD THAT THEY GIVE OUT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE SOCIAL

134WORKERS THERE AND WORKING WITH THE STUDENTS AND HELPING FAMILIES. THAT IS ON THE 24th. WE HAVE THE NMSBA BOARD INSTITUTE ON FEBRUARY 23 AND WE ARE GOING TO GO PUSH AROUND SOME LEGISLATORS. WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO FIND SOME PEOPLE IN THE ROUND ROOMS AND GIVE ELEVATOR SPEECHES ON PRIORITIES. I WAS REALLY EXCITED AND PROUD OF TWO OPPOSITES THAT MADE IT. I WROTE IN SUPPORT OF THE ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES IN HB 75 FOR FUNDING AND INFERRED PROCESS TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION FROM DIESEL TO ELECTRIC AND MONEY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. WE WANT TO DO THAT NOT JUST FOR LCPS BUT NATIONWIDE. WE RECEIVED A GRANT OF 200,000 AND FROM WHAT I LEARNED, ONLY HALF OF THE APPLICANTS WERE AWARDED SO THERE ARE ABOUT 80 SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WANT INNOVATION ZONE MONEY BUT THERE WAS ONLY MONEY

135FOR ABOUT HALF OF THEM. I ATTENDED THE MLK PARADE ON SUNDAY AND THE BREAKFAST ON MONDAY. IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SHARE A TABLE WITH BOARD MEMBERS. LASTLY, AT OUR NMSBA 2023 ANNUAL CONVENTION WE RECEIVE CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS UNDER WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MISS CORT FOR GATHERING THEM AND SAVING THEM. SO I CAN SHOW THEM WITH YOU TODAY. I BELIEVE MISS CORT GOT YOUR CERTIFICATE ALREADY, CORRECT? FOR YOUR TRAINING HOURS WITH NMSBA? I HOPE SO. SO, NMSBA HAS THIS --IT SAYS, LEVEL I. WHEN YOU REACH 24 CUMULATIVE HOURS YOU CAN ONLY ACHIEVE LEVEL I ONE TIME IN YOUR TURN. YOU CAN ONLY ACHIEVE THIS AND BE AWARDED ONCE. BUT ON A YEARLY BASIS YOU CAN BE AN EXEMPLARY RECEIVING 20 OR MORE HOURS IN ONE YEAR. LASTLY THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED MASTER BOARD

136MEMBER THAT HAS ALL KINDS OF SECRET HANDSHAKES AND MEETINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO ATTEND. SO, WE HAVE MYSELF AND MS. COOPER. WE HAVE ACHIEVED EXEMPLARY. BRAVO! MISS CORT HAS ACHIEVED EXEMPLARY AND HER ONE TIME LEVEL II. A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE PINS SAYS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND, MR. WOFFORD, RECEIVED THE LEVEL II AND EXEMPLARY AWARDS. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY. IF WE HAVE NO OTHER COMMENTS, I AM GOING TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. SECONDED. SO MOVED BY CORT AND THE SECOND BY WOFFORD. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. >> OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.