001Mhm. >> Mhm. >> another but See you all. I don't know if I should go by my daughter. The district is Of course I'll take that. Yeah, I did notice that. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. She's a nominee too. email I don't pay that close attention. Can you be smart here? It will scratch it. That was good. They're just walking in. You don't know either. It's about to do almost everything. Okay, we're going to get started now if everybody will find your seats. I call this meeting of the Red Oak Independent School District to order at 7:00 p.m. Let the record show that a quorum of board members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of the meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act,
002Texas Government Code Chapter 551. All board members are present. And Mr. Lutrick, would you lead us in prayer? Yes. Would you bow with me, please? Lord, we thank you for first of all for all of our staff, our teachers who serve daily, our custodians, our bus drivers, support staff. We're thankful for everyone who makes up this district and makes it what it is. We're thankful for our parents, those that are grandparents, friends, and supporters. We thank you for what they do, not only for our district, but most importantly for our students and their support of who they're becoming. We thank you for our students. This is their time. We ask that you bless them in all that they do as we ask you to bless them with curiosity, with diligence, and with energy, Lord, as
003they finish out this school year. We ask that you bless each of these in Jesus' name. Amen. Amen. Miss Matt, did our pledge leader, is he here? Okay. You can go ahead and Just to make sure Colin Harper, is anybody out there? Well, then I will ask you to please stand for the pledge of allegiance. 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. Honor the Texas I pledge allegiance to Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. Okay, we're going to move into the recognitions portion of our meeting. And there's a lot of people here, but we ask that you stay everyone stay until the end of the recognitions. That way the
004students that are coming up, their parents get to hear their name without people moving around all in the audience. So, if everybody will stay, then we'll take a short break and and let you go. So, first we are going to start with Ms. Michelle Alera, our deputy superintendent, and Mr. Shawn Kelly. We're waiting for presentation for Teacher of the Year. There it is. All right. Where is this name? Okay, every year I have the privilege to share about our amazing teachers. The Texas Teacher of the Year program has honored excellence in the classroom education and showcases many outstanding educators whose efforts and example have inspired students, colleagues, and the communities they serve. Every year each campus in Little Hawks accepts nominations from their staff for their campus Teacher of the Year. These nominations reflect how
005each of the teachers exemplify the educator profile of the four talents of the hawk: prepared, grit, character, and service. Once selected as the campus Teachers of the Year, they complete information about themselves, which is then provided to a district committee. The district committee then selects our elementary and secondary Teachers of the Year, which will be announced during our celebration tour in May. These two teachers will go on to to be recognized and honored by our regional service center. We're excited to be able to have each of these teachers here tonight to celebrate such an honor. As I call your name, please join us in the front and remain standing up here until we call everyone up for their award. So, our first one >> [laughter] >> Okay. So, Little Hawks Teacher of the Year is
006Vanessa Claust. She [clears throat] is compassion- compassionate and attentive, going above and beyond to ensure each child feels safe, secure, and deeply loved. Tara Hill-Eastridge Teacher of the Year She shared, "In my classroom, students learn that success comes from persistence, and many who began the year struggling are now demonstrating confidence and progress because they did not give up. Red Oak Elementary Teacher of the Year, Kaylee Crum Now. She shared, "Academic readiness in my classroom is built through intentional routines, high expectations, and joyful engagement." Our Shotman Teacher of the Year, Irma Martinez. She shared, "If a student doesn't meet a goal that we set during a student conference, we still celebrate that they showed growth from the last time. Growth is just as important as meeting the goal." Shields Elementary Teacher of the Year, Kaylee Weeks.
007She shared, "I structure my classroom around relationships with the students so that when the learning gets tough, they feel safe to take risks and make mistakes." Our Wooden Elementary Teacher of the Year, Nicole Pinner. Through constant conversation and goal setting, our younger learners can absolutely be held to a higher standard, and it is my personal mission to lead my students on a path of continuous individual growth. Our Red Oak Middle School Teacher of the Year, Hannah Schwieger. She shared clear expectations, consistent feedback, and opportunities for revision help students understand that learning is a process. Our Schaw Middle School Teacher of the Year, Jacosta Maldonado Mullet. She shared I intentionally teach students to persevere, reflect, and grow from setbacks, helping them understand that resilience, persistence, and sustained effort are essential to achievement. Our Red Oak High
008School Teacher of the Year, Tangela Mason. She shared with our Furry Delight business, students run the business, which helps develop meaningful pre-vocational skills, communications, and social skills while building real-world connections with the community. So, if you're looking for dog treats, she's your person. >> [laughter] >> Okay? All right, so we want to congratulate our district or our campus teachers of the year. >> [laughter] >> Okay, next we will have Hawk Talks with Ms. Sanford doing the introductions and Mr. Knight will be handing out the certificates. Okay. Uh for the 2025-2026 school year, Red Oak ISD continues the celebration of students and staff with Hawk Talks and Hawk Hawk Staff Spotlight programs sponsored by area businesses and organizations. Each grading period campuses will select top Hawks, one boy and one girl from their entire school based
009on the four talents of the Hawk. Each elementary school winner will receive a $25 gift card and each middle school and high school winner will receive a $50 gift card from our sponsor. Thanks to our sponsor for this grading period is Chick-fil-A and I believe we are joined by Amelia and Jeremy, both of you Trott a zig from Chick-fil-A who graciously sponsored this event. And they will be presenting the gift cards. Okay, so we will get started here and please remain standing up here until we finish calling all elementary and parents we will give you an opportunity to take pictures as well. So we're going to start with Eastridge Elementary. We have second grader Bryce Scott. Eastridge Elementary, fourth grader Rihanna Martinez. Red Oak Elementary, fourth grader Jonah Corns. Red Oak Elementary, fifth grader Skye
010Rooms. Yeah, that's Skye. Okay, uh from Shields Elementary, second grader Ferguson Bell. And that would be Gus. And from Shields Elementary, third grader Dakota Westbrook. From Shotwell Elementary, first grader Nicole Wells. >> From Shipman Elementary, first grader, Jayden Rodriguez. From Wooden Elementary, kindergartner, Luna Belle Torres. And from Wooden Elementary, fifth grader, Isaac Melchor De Julian. These are our elementary Top Hawks for the grading period. Congratulations to you all. Okay, Jonah, here comes the paparazzi. Here they come. Congratulations. Hey, we're going to move into our secondary top hawks from Red Oak Middle School, we have seventh grader Aiyala Crawford. Eighth grader from Red Oak Middle School, Jaquinn Rowland. From Dr. Joyce Shaw Middle School, eighth grader Arabella Jackson. From Shawl Middle School, eighth grader Corey Montgomery. From Red Oak High School, senior Hannah Edwards. And from
011Red Oak High School, junior Roman Ershadi. And these are our secondary top hawks for this grading period. >> Chick-fil-A is also sponsoring our Hawk Staff Spotlight. From our bus drivers and office staff to principals, custodians, teachers, and more, our Hawk Nation consists of the best of the best. Everyday Hawk staff go above and beyond in a variety of ways. Tonight's winner will receive a certificate and a $100 gift card from our sponsors Chick-fil-A. So, congratulations to our Hawk Staff Spotlight for this grading period, Michelle Carson, second grade teacher from EAST PAULDING ELEMENTARY. >> [applause] >> AND ON HER NOMINATION, IT WAS SHARED she's the most amazing teacher, tough but loving, preparing the students well for next year, and making an environment that makes them want to be there. >> [laughter] >> Awesome. Hey, so it's
012it's not a lot of times that you get to speak about your friends. This was an accident. This wasn't I They handed me this on the way in today. I have the pleasure of seeing her away from school. And our kids play ball together, and for a decade, even through the hardest time, this is one of the biggest encouragers that I know in my life. And I'm we're so lucky to have her in the classroom with students and her teachers and our she's encouraging to everybody. I I love you and Kyle so much, Michelle. Congratulations. That concludes our recognitions portion. And for those of you that don't think you can stay for the rest of this >> [laughter] >> exciting school board meeting tonight, you may be excused now. Thank you all and congratulations. Congratulations.
013>> [clears throat] >> That is so true. >> It's like oh, I love it. >> [laughter] >> Your choice. Your choice. >> [laughter] >> Oh, goodness. Okay, we'll get start back started with uh Miss Sanford's superintendent's report. >> Okay, I have just a little to um talk about today. Early voting began today and goes through April the 27th. Remember, there is no voting on Tuesday, April the 21st or Sunday, April the 26th. Red Oak ISD will be closed on Friday, April 24th, for a district holiday. Teacher Appreciation Week is May the 4th through May the 8th. Coffee Talk with with myself will take place on Wednesday, May the 6th at 7:45 a.m. Don't forget this. Put this down on your calendars. The next regular school board meeting is scheduled for Monday, May the 11th at
0146:00 p.m. at Dr. Joy Shaw Middle School. We'll be holding our board meeting there at Shaw Middle School. There's going to be a lot of recognitions. That's why I'm not doing any tonight. As far as that goes for athletics, for fine arts, for FFA, there's just a lot of students we're going to be recognizing. So, it's going to be a great meeting. And the next mobile food pantry will be on Thursday, May the 14th at 4:00 p.m. here at the ESC. And that's all I have. That's all. Oh, we have the Oh, sorry. You know, I just follow my script here. We do have the opening and I'm I'm hoping and praying that we do not have rain. I think it's going to stop by then. But, we do have the opening of the Shirley
015Jones Elementary School on Harmony Way tomorrow. 5:30 to 6:30. Actually, we're going to start bussing from Shut-In Elementary around 5:40-ish, I believe, is what time. 4:40-ish. Goodness, see y'all need to fix the script for me. About 4:40-ish, we're going to start doing our shuttling from Shut-In. There will be no parking there on site. So, please don't go park in the neighbor's yard because they'll be mad at us. So, just go ahead and go to Shut-In and jump on the bus and we'll shuttle you over. It's going to be a great event. Like I said, it's supposed to rain tomorrow, but we're looking and I think it's going to stop around 5:00, so I'm thinking we're going to be okay. We will let you know if there's any change in that. But, that's going to be
016an exciting opening tomorrow at Shirley Jones Elementary. Okay, Debbie, did we have Okay, no one for open forum. So, our next item is school board school board members continuing education record. For State Board of Education Texas Education Code 11.159 19 Texas Administrative Code 61.1 and 61.3 completing required continuing education each year of service is a basic obligation and expectation of any sitting board member. Per policy BBD legal, as board president, I'm required to announce the name of each member who has completed the required continuing education, exceeded the required continuing education, and is deficient in meeting the required continuing education. And the following board members have completed the required board training: John Anderson, Shawn Kelly, Donna Nutt, Johnny Nutt, Melanie Peterson, Donny Luchrick, and Brian Seagroves. And the following board members have exceeded the required continuing
017education hours. John Anderson exceeded the required amount of continuing education training by 12 additional hours. Shawn Kelly exceeded the required amount by 13 additional hours. Donna Nutt exceeded the required amount by an additional 12 hours. Johnny Nutt exceeded with the continuing education training by 12 additional hours. Melanie Peterson exceeded the amount of continuing education training by 12 hours. Donny Ludrick exceeded the required amount of continuing education training by 14.25 additional hours. Frank Seabring exceeded the required amount of continuing education training by 12 additional hours. Okay, now we will move to the consent agenda. Are there any any items on that consent agenda that anybody wants pulled to discuss? If not, do I hear a motion? I move that we accept the consent agenda as presented. Second. Okay, that's a motion by Mr. Seabring and a
018second by Ms. Knight. All those in favor say I and raise your right hand. I. I. Motion passes 7 Those opposed, same sign. Motion passes 7-0. And that's concludes That's it. our meeting. We will go into closed session and the time is 7:29. Thank you all.