001♪ >> like ♪ >> and everybody who we will call this work session to order 04:00:02PM, Director vice president flee as running a few minutes behind that. You will be here shortly. And then we have Director Jorgensen joining us remotely Jason's everything working, OK, as far as audio, can you hear us? >> I can hear you and others to a final check on my audio. Yeah. You some Okay. So we have 3 items on the agenda this evening. There was originally scopes recently scope a legislative updates and there's really not too much to update us on at the moment. >> There will be a final a regular meeting with some news about the school finance think it went down, but it sounds like from our obviously side with there's nothing in particular to updates at
002the present moment. And so that from the agenda mid to late last week, I believe the first item that we have tonight the discussion of the you and your team, the so with no further I'm going to turn this over to our superintendents. But the one thing I want to kind of say your first is I think what you're going to see tonight a robust plan to deliver on a lot of the things that the board has asking for over the >> pretty robust plan to deliver a lot of things the board been asking for either formally with task or documents. Are you formally, you know, statement made at the diaspora conversation because one of no comment. better word complaints that the workers had over at least 2 years that I there's not a career
003in the system. We don't have enough in the way of actually take you back to between staff students and families to ensure that we're actually delivering on the education that parents families expect us to. And the board has also at times said things like why are we pushing students through the system when the data tells us they're not ready for the next level, right? So we cases where we put someone in high school >> they're reading is not where it needs to be to tackle high school curriculum and there multiple grade levels behind. all the high school teachers to just deal with that. That's not fair to the high school staff. It's not fair families and it's most of all not fair to the student. And so. stop talking. No, but I think if you
004kind of take moment to zoom out, you'll see that a lot of these proposals are in response to things that the board has either explicitly asked for 4 expressed interest over the last few years. And so with that Superintendent, thank you. President Kerry welcome. You can see we've got a full house and probably more people behind them. >> Which said it's just showing you the depth of our team is really bill. So cross-functional working groups to understand this isn't a deal out of This is a problem across America, which is how do we go from input space system to actually build it ourselves backwards science and about comes. So I have probably never prouder of my professional career. Then to present this body work. We're really presenting this to the board. Has an update. This
005isn't a thumbs. This isn't we need a vote of approval. You all hired me as your superintendent and we're here to share with you the work and how we're going trust us going forward. And is critical that we get the time and the space and the support to be able to execute to ensure that our value proposition of public education, not just locally, but again, nationally is reinstated. The rain still that parents feel that the whether it's the tax base that generates 10 school experience, but that they feel the same way. I believe most of us felt when we that, if you work hard and you put the time and you put the effort you will actually not to succeed, you will likely exceed your parents experience has changed in America. Many of us, particularly
006that are of right now have kids that are not being told that that's true. I think that's because we have lost focus. What are the real core values of what we think needs to happen? Education. So you're going to hear us talk really at the wave tops. We will do our best to dispel the concerns will hold the questions for the and and you can let us know what your fears are. I want people to see this. Not from a fear perspective, but from an opportunity perspective, there's a recent article that came out in the Atlantic that talks about Mississippi. Miracle for a lot of people are reading about Mississippi, of course, has a horrible reputation, our country for a variety of different reasons around public education has now turned the tide in early literacy
007and has some of the higher grade reading scores nationally on nationally standardized tests like N W crux of the story is it's not a miracle. It's about systems. It's about structures. It's about layers of accountability that go from 3rd grade reading backwards. I was recently at the Capitol and I advocating to not and also law that reduces the reporting on kindergarten readiness assessments. And I was talking to legislators who clearly sent to My kindergartner teachers say that our kids are just fine and they don't need this assessment. It's a waste of their time. Our kindergartners in district 11 are not find you. And we need that report. And if anything, I need a way to ensure that parents get court to parents understand where their children are so they can be a way that many
008of you as individuals have >> I mean, take up all, but I'll just do it as a representative. You raise your hand if you read to your kids before bedtime when they were little. That's something that we believe belongs in this type of program. Now I can be in everybody's nursery or everybody's race car bed. I was one of the race or get the race car But I do think that we can be offering programs and opportunities for parents to see how they can benefit from type of structure in their relationship with their child. again, we'll go through this. We're super excited about it. And I've got a couple of slides up front and then we'll give you each. One of the teams will present the reason for 3, 8. as nose of those very
009Hellboy Michelin is a water balloon game and we can this differently and we can say for the next 4 years we're going to focus on 3rd grade reading and then 5 years we're focused on 8th readiness for high school. And then 7 years we're going to get to high school. That's a waterfall This district cost to have every school bought to this idea. Whatever a strategic initiative is to ensure that we don't just keep focusing on one space and moving the problem to another 6. Now see in every one of these. I want to be really clear. No, this is Magic fairy pixie dust. We are not walking elementary schools next year and heard class rooms and say, guess what? We have new special bottled water and everybody drinks exactly the way we want them
010Everybody's this is you join us in kindergarten. And if you only change schools once and hopefully you don't change schools at all. But if you need to change schools and you bring your kid to school night 10 days and you find some way that you read to your We promise you that your kid will be a grade level by the and insert a furry. So it is a partnership internally and you'll most of the internal parts of this year and then hopefully externally. And that's where we really love the support of the board, which is how do we take pledge and how do we match it to this? That says, if you're struggling with getting your kids, school and Thomas and ways to either get the material to you at home or different ways to
011transport yourself school. He fall community partnership to make sure that our kids can deliver there. This is really your own fault. So if you don't like it, you guys can turn around and, you yourselves of born from earlier in the year, late last year on the middle school Accountability directive, which was how is it that we have? Kids are graduating straight us? And why do we think that they're going to be successful in high school? The was Smith's from Mitchell. That's the way you know, we swat really hard every year to get our kids up. And then every year in 9th grade, we actually start for time we got to in the year before because middle school was constantly passing things along that we're ready for So these ideas are really born out Can we
012system that ties? wasn't a conversation earlier today and I said what if you're middle school stopped and 6 The whole world stopped and Daryn needs What can we do for care instead of the constant So maybe parents going to figure it out next week. Maybe there going to figure it out. 7th grade. This is not a district 11 problem. These are district 11 initiatives. Many school systems in America believe kids can catch up once they fall behind. The data proves that that's not true. And the data as the number one correlation of is your socioeconomic status And so as these things progressed, we will be changing the way that we engage with our families. And we will be changing things like summer school to be hyper specific on the kids who of the express need
013to make sure that they can get there. So as I talk about that, there's your directive are solutions. We're really I know people are gonna want to hijack this and say we're trying to hold kids That's not Our goal is to resource children in a space that we don't have to hold kids back. These are really board level decisions on what happens when a kid is or isn't ready for high school. I hear talk about getting rid see mass at the state level. If we just are kind to any kids because they stay with us for 12 years is not the school system that's going to fail is the community that's going to fail. I have 3 children. One of my kids. thought they had a great first year of college. They got all A's
014and B's like their transcript and against your credits for their first year of college. Because they're all high school remediation classes. We had to pay for 27 years. He finished his college experience, but he didn't take high school serious enough and certainly blew off the entrance exams when he got to college and cause ensure no problem. You're not ready for college-level material. We will give you a place of what your parents will pay for what you will get. No credit inexperience. You look at those classes of under his doing a great job now. This is our commitment to you. Is this really ship for us? And I want you to know that this hasn't been an easy conversation for a team. These are professional educator, subject matter, expertise that had never seen a system. That
015said what we have to do to guarantee this. What we've said is here's where we're going next year to hope that it gets better. The scariest and area superintendents is every August. When the phone ration we've got your see mass results. It shouldn't be a mystery to superintendents with results are going to when we come into these things as our goals is seen an affirmation of what we know to true, there's always going to be some distance. I appreciate the COVID you the seems like in our and insights. We have a really tight correlation between our our assessments and see the house. >> So we're really we know likely what's going to happen. But we want to know every day what's happening in the classroom is more likely than not going to produce the result
016that we're actually held accountable for the state. >> That's our commitment to you. Our design flaws you can see just backwards. Yeah. Let's take some liberties. Are those numbers and years? Are those numbers and semesters? Are those numbers in quarters or those numbers changeable based upon the SPF of an existing school like we're in that design phase right now. But the result past we know that this is where the goals going to get to and then we have to doctors about that. I say that on the interchange ability of the measures of one through 5 because all things are not created equal. Coronado the business cards last year for the 12th grade guarantee of every kid has a plan. Now we actually saw our school IX. They don't just today we have a much better
017position of where all our schools are or kids are going to get Some of those schools are still like, you when we break it down the got your kids will be concentrated at one school and our commitment, I can tell a family what to do. But please have real plan. Your gap year. He's a real plan that that wealth create opportunity should literally just start the first and 12th year. And it just it's just a promise. Scholarship for 12th Because we offer kids a promise scholarship to go to Point and then we should be that should be the default field. And that spreadsheet. And then we're changing that based upon what we learn from our kids and we learn from our families and we learn for future centers. And we learned from our counselors of
018what kids are actually inspiring to be able to do. Right now. We're sort space where there's about 20% the kids who aren't quite sure what do in their terms. county so. We're going to drill down even more. I think the great news I saw today 2% of our kids are planning to or 4 year college and a solid 15% of them have very specific job and that it certifications that they're percent so I'm super excited about that. Okay. This is the framework that we're using. Again. You can see many, much of this data already exists. You're going to get deeper into this The reason we want to wrap this all together into an experience for our internal team to drive towards his. There's and off that happens in each one of these. Now. 3rd grade
019is obviously 5 years away from a great 38 is the thing that feeds 4th 5th grade testing and 5th grade to 6th grade. Middle school isn't about what happens in 8th grade. It's about restart 6. Great. So there's a continuum You know, one of the analogies I use mine team all the time is the American automotive industry when the Japanese automotive industry came over, they had what was called Sheikh UN Total Quality Management, which is you measure from the backwards in American auto industry. We looked at every assemblies position on the assembly line. Looks good. looks good. Looks good the car gets to the end and it doesn't work. doesn't mean a quality standard. And people were buying. And so then we went backwards. And we said, let's start from the and what needs to
020happen. 4th grade teachers should not be dreading what 3rd grade scores are for 3 teachers. Many in many higher performing schools actually sit with the 3rd preteen and say, tell me about the kids that are coming up. We can't think about it as an individual rate level experience. This gives us this framework gives us a complete for how we operate to deliver our on those board priorities. Nobody sweats more on how lower scores on then the team around this table on all the educators that are represented we a framework that drives us to get there because otherwise it's too easy for A rough year family moved out challenge a lot of challenges in our neighborhood. All those things do exist. What are we gonna differently to make sure they have? I think that less than
02115 minutes, a pretty good guarantee. No one night and into Crystal Comey bring it down introduce your team good to see you. >> So Darren Smith and Karen Joyner actually worked. And this guarantee with we also had Charlie with us really as kind of consultants pushback speaking and challenge us to make sure that we have the best product moving forward. So it's really a group effort and obviously with a larger group to also see, are we in agreement because we really our best thinking when we're all a table at other. So I was kind of a process. We because Colorado has a very similar react as Alabama Mississippi. We knew that our plan wouldn't be putting into place things like contracting parents or documenting on because we already have state was required. So we were
022really looking at how we make things really proactive. How do we certain going right at Mitt your of kindergarten and knowing who's on track was not on track. Who's growing, who's not. And so we really put in some practice responses. Some of the things that you'll see just a touch quickly. As mentioned, schedules guaranteeing that the amount of minutes Army did that. Our curriculum tells us we need, which is not always consistent across district. And so that's a shift requiring win for everyone. of us 30 minutes we started that front. Start. Perfect. What it now and so that. Yeah, good reminder, education. So many afternoons, right until you're kind of in your life. What is happening? so really wanted to make sure that every student, whether you are struggling or whether you are meeting that
023we are still pushing Micron, getting exactly what you need that moment. We start focusing a lot on PGA professional development. And so really thinking about how do feel teacher gaps have student gaps, how we literacy. So that once she jurors are intervening, for example, the very unnerving at correct skill. When we get the was a results. For example, and that they are intervening in a way that's actually a time research and gets results so that we also can look and see our students growing and responding to interventions at the rate. We would be expecting them to do so. That's some of the proactive stance is we took and then I will over to center. And I just wanted to. Name something that we're really working on, which is shrinking the time that the kids are
024off track are struggling. So as we as Crystal said, working with our futures can be more strategic in their planning their implementation of the plans. >> That whole cycle will allow us to respond to kids needs in a faster. We're strategic way. >> And then Charlie, is that happened in 2. Peter, when Yes, quite one of the things that's been so fun about this is nearly everybody that's on these working groups has been a principal. And so so many of them have said I did something very similar to this one. I was leaving my school, but that was specific to just that school. And so we're trying to system of ties that again, it's not left to chance to the child of whether or not they just happen to be lucky enough to be in
025your example, at up lament school for the years that you were there, that the guarantee this is where the were apparent he comes in. So you come to district 11, you're going to get that. Not that we convinced ourselves and we don't need 120 minutes for life. So they help illustrate that point make sure about a system that we're going to be bringing in a few schools across the system to learn about in just a few weeks here, which is something called stride, PSA. >> Stands for Plan. Do Study Act very much ties to bullet points about when or what I need now, intervention time where we're targeting student needs based on data. So not only are starting enter doubles data, but once the group's get up and running into small groups based on like
026needs to teachers will actually be able to take anecdotal data on a daily basis so that we can do midstream checkpoints and think is this student in the right group? Are they growing today? Maybe need to be accelerated into into the other group, really maybe need a higher level of support so that we're building in the systems of collaboration, data literacy. I think every that phrase over there in a systematic way like Mr. Gaal is saying so it's not just one off islands of excellence, but we're taking proven practices and spreading across the system. So a lot of excitement about developing these systems spreading across the whole district. >> And Dr Frei is going to talk a school. Good evening as a reminder, Carol, friend that you construction similar to what she presses and talked
027about. We also had a cross-functional team working on that academic readiness guarantee. So that included area superintendents there a sky. builds on the work that they're in Joyner and the And asked which stands for the Middle School accountability system. We had Angelo Friends are professional development department, Dr, Comfort and just wise was also on this team, which was incredibly helpful to think about how we're involving community in these guarantees. But I'll just echo some of the things that were previously shared. I think I hope for you as you read, these guarantees of is the community is that there's not a lot of new up there. We're not about adding What we're about is ensuring that the things that say we're doing, we're doing system right, so that if you have strong school and I think
028you've heard about this, for example, it up But in my 12 years as an elementary school principal, you can build all of the systems out of your individual school and then what happens the day 5th graders graduate as they go right out into the world and they join these different middle schools and it almost feels like sometimes they're starting over there getting to know their new teachers there. New principal, their new systems. Well, we want to do is guarantee a student's experience that for a child they aren't in 3 different schools there in one of the 11 pathway that has different entry and exit points. But the child is known from the time they enrolled 3 or 4 years old to through their graduation out of 12th grade. And so what you'll see here, I
029think speaks to some of these guarantees around schedules. We have been working really hard at thinking about how we use our 2 strongest resources as a district time and And so you'll see here on time we thought of that. Every middle school set schedule is part of the work and what was incredible as we found schools were all sorts of creative in how they were using the time that they had. However, with that created across the system is some inequities that you can be in a school that has a much shorter reading earlier, see block another school. You could be in a school that offers this course. But that's for this course. And what we want to guarantee for reading and for math is that kids have equal access. If you are a child and
03011, we are going to guarantee a 70 minute a block by doing that for next year. And 57 hours. 57 additional powers more than a week of instruction for every child in literacy alone, simply by ensuring that happens in our schedules and some schools that still the opportunity to build around that guaranteed doesn't standardize all of it. What it does standardize the most important thing for children and then let schools creatively. Think about how they use their resources around these guarantees. And so similar to what was shared about the conveyor belt for students when they need additional academic interventions. We just want to be able to to promise to families. But if your child is behind our system doesn't week for that. So starting coming out of grade, students will have their day to share
031with their incoming schools, their school already before the John Steps foot on the campus be able to act on that data schedules will be built based on students performance coming out of elementary school. Students will be known by the support teams on those campuses prior to that child ever stepping foot on the campus so that there's not wait and see when we already know. And so you'll see that show up there on the guarantee response just that we're activating support sooner. Again, a lot of this for teachers, they're going to say, oh, we have parts of that or we have pieces of this. We had principal spend time reading through the much lengthier versions of these right, that individually outline each action for schools and many of them were thinking, oh, that's something I have.
032But I don't have it at scale or that something I thought about. But I haven't guaranteed it for my campus. And so what this does is just codified for What we are promising to every child. And so before I turn it over to the other members of my team. But I would just share for middle school specifically is how much I appreciate the board's focus on this work. First because ultimately, well, I believe all of this work is important. Middle school is an inflection point for kids. It's make or break for so many of our children's right. And we get this opportunity at elementary school where they're they're ready. Are we believe that they're ready and something happens for children in those 3 years. And this is our chance to do something different to those
033kids. And so just let area superintendent join or speak to really what we've done around family engagement on this before we can get over to Ashley is a former middle school principal can just really speak to what this has meant based on her experience. Thank Want to get off the going back to putting the principal had on one of the themes that we during my time as a school leader everybody engaged, staff students, parents, the community. we talk about family communication. Every There are several things that we are looking and we're really excited to partner with their families on around the guarantees. >> First one is sending benchmark to do home throughout the year, but it's not enough to just send that it but sending all do with some supporting documentation about what is a
034percent what scale score. is my student at what does this mean for my or the on track of the off They're on track. What next steps are off track where you and help me out where life it as a parent and this entire partnership. Also student-led conferences. I think we do a lot of speaking at our families to our families. We want our students to speak with their parents. And so the idea student agency student ownership of their learning being able to talk about their data and how they're on track or not and what they're doing about it. goal at school health checks to careers and We're really looking forward to bringing that to in the coming year with the guarantees and really a summary. We're just excited about the age just continuing our communication,
035all of our families throughout the year, not waiting. It's one thing Chief Rob talked about. We're not waiting anymore. coming to you. We're coming to are going to educate. You were going to partner with you and over and used together as a team, one to 11 >> yeah. I was tearing couple times. knew I wanted to say that the several things that really sparked something for me. So I'm a product of an old license program and I have never some divorce to talk a single day my life before I was given my own 4th grade classroom. Many of you would probably do not put my child in that person's class room because I have high expectations. The students in my classroom thrived because I was in a school that used a PSA system, right? system
036of ties. Did we ensured we were looking at what students needed? And we're responding quickly and I tried my first year and my students write because of the system that I had joined. And so as somebody who cares deeply about teacher retention, I think about this guarantee that impact that this system could have on our new teachers as well. And then what I knew from high. It's raised my first years of teaching. I took that with me when I was in middle school principal and we started with what we want leaders to know and be able to do when they need us. Right. Some of are coming to us. We are not middle school. So as receiving students from the elementary campuses across my district and then 40% students were coming from outside of our
037district. So I've probably had 30 to 40 different. All the trees feeding And so I started to notice. Kids, preparedness and readiness for middle school depended on where they gone to school for elementary and the systems that it then in the all to ensure that we were responding quickly to their needs. so we used to that with our own middle school system to the to create. What do we you'd be able to do to ensure that we're handing them off to high school prepared. And so I just think about what a gift. A system like this. guarantee our students because what's what shouldn't depend who the leader and what school they're going to. They all deserve that every single country 11. And so this just excites me from teacher retention lanes. Student outcome lands like
038principles being able to say, like we know what kids are coming with him. You know where we want to get in at the you know, 100 resources. So it just makes me very excited to think about older kids having access to this. Okay. We'll turn it over chief. Here to talk about that will make it. Great. So I'm here to of the chief of student experience and success. It reduce our team. So Michael Robinson is. >> Mike, we're going remind me of your title because we've changed is coordinating futures. with >> And then we have Superintendent Sherry Cole back. We also have Chief was on our team. And then we also had Shauna Kurtz who was on our team to work through this idea around. How do we ensure that every student has a plan
039post-graduation? We've all heard that their conversation around students handing Mr. Gall a business card saying what they want to do. But what we want to get to is you want to move away from compliance of these are a number of credits we want to complete 2. This is a set of skills that we want to ensure that every student can demonstrate by the time they graduate. And so that starts from their first step on a school campus where we're looking at a future mapping. So not just the of the there. Students future ready, but we are helping them map. These are the key points. And just like any is going to be multiple directions that you can go to get there. But we're going to ensure we have the right checkpoints in place to direct
040you. If you get off track. And so what we're going to do with this guarantee is ensure that we have that future mapping and that we have the accountability metrics set so that as soon as a student is not meeting one of those metrics, whether the academic or a future, kind of component that we will be adjusting their plan. And so we will be looking at that student ensure ensuring the can intervene. We're also going to ensure that those jumpstart days before school starts are not just about welcoming students of the school campus, but also on ensuring they understand what career opportunities exist for them within their high school experience. >> When we look at our school instead of right now, the number one career option grader wants right now is a professional athlete. We
041know that a lot of our younger students do not have the ability they have been explored enough career options. And so we want to ensure that we're doing that from as early as we can. And so while this is the 12th grade guarantee, that work, we know starts much earlier and we are working towards this as the ultimate outcome. We're also working on that master schedule component as well. What we know is that our high school level students have too many free periods. We know that we have students that have failed courses and have them still have a free period where we're moving that a through this guarantee we're looking at how do we ensure that is if a student is failing make up credits, their schedule is throughout that experience. So let's start it.
042can talk a little bit about the future center work and how this work expands on the Mr of all, is this having having a plan is the most important thing and I agree for seniors. >> And when I think about that, that's how we approach this in terms of backwards planning, what is going to help seniors get to a plan so that every top greater has won. So something that you've also share before is that we care about the student Success and 14th. Great, not 12% 14. The grade. So what is a student doing 2 years after high school to get to a place where they have a meaningful filling, sustainable career and life for that matter. Right. So in terms of that back towards playing, very excited about a lot of the infrastructure we
043have to make these things happen. And the 2 biggest ones, future centers and district-wide advisory system that was put in place this year called future ready. I believe both those things allow us to guarantee, not just a hope, but to guarantee that every student has access both of the tangible thing to do, meaningful future planning and academic advising. But also they have a trusted staff member check in with every single student. Not just when they turn grade, but from the moment they onto school campus. So we want to guarantee that every student from 9th grade all the way through 12 has that meaningful conversation with somebody and it's documented from 9 through 12. So when they get there, it's not something that just put on a spreadsheet or a business card. But it's something that's
044been meaningfully worse off since Thomas. The campers. excited about that. I think it brings together the academic success have an elementary middle schools that we just talked about. And then 10 says that to the meeting that they're going to do. And degrade to successful life. >> And then our team is area Superintendent Darin Snapp. And he's going be a little bit >> about how we can use that. That master schedule to ensure that we can act fast in create courses that aligned to students >> Yeah, I was going to give an example of the act. Fast concept. just sent a little bit about my time in Coronado as principal. During actually as a teacher, almost corner we had as help center and our center with was optional. May be strongly encouraged that times. So if
045a kid struggling math, we would we invite into the adult center was open all day. And what's different about this process and this guarantee is strategically court has strategically aligned the master schedule. They're guided study hall alongside of Wow, it's a class where the profe like teacher. were students centers that are having some issues and missing some gaps in their learning will be mandated to go into This map a lot. strategically aligned to the study. Also, just not interfere with any of their other courses that they would for the left And in that class, you're talking about using data to identify gaps fill the gaps. Masslive class. They reassess and to that reassessment can credits that they need best. This is a play on the supplemental work. This is a guarantee. >> Darren, to remember
046we did an audit of this focus on the positive. was a number kids with free periods o'clock on this year wasn't has been was pretty low, right? Was pretty well Was action systems across all our is not as consistent. That's with this guarantee gets us, which is not having have individual conversations and individual schools. what's the challenge inside school kids who are not asking classes should not have free periods, it should be and help centers. They should be in kind of study center. It should be with their guidance counselor, understanding where the challenges in their life, they're holding them back from scheme for receiving the help. We have to build the schedule What does it actually take to deliver for the experience instead of just waiting to be observation, whether or not somebody participating experience,
047that's kind of the gap that exists right now. There's some very, very high achieving students our district. We have a lot of kids that are not making full use of the resources that are available. And we believe our obligation is to align ourselves, that that opportunity is a little bit more relevant and the persistent. I believe that's our last slide. Some got one more >> so finally, Europe Superintendent Sherry Cole, that is going to share a little bit about how we can see this in action from some personal examples. Good afternoon. So you're really hearing a theme tonight about early identification and more quickly that we act, the better student outcomes. We find. >> At the high school level, we absolutely know which students are struggling by the end of first semester of their 9th
048grade year and in many cases even 1st quarter up for a year. And that's when action really needs to begin following up from that jumpstart, David Deirdre mentions counselors can use the structure. And as Michael mentioned, documented system to identify students early in their 9th grade year and to start to identify what supports that student might need. You heard from Karen fact fast as one of those potential opportunities. Again, the earlier we intervene, more aligned. Our response better. The outcomes are for students. We talked a little bit and you even heard of from the middle school group about students really understanding all of the opportunities that are available to them, post-high school or even during high school and paralyzing academic, advising counselor devising all different ways that we get there. And when we set those
049plans, they need to be intentionally aligned to the student's future plans and the root cause of whatever their high school struggle is. It grades academic attendance, a lack of understanding what a future plan leaked needs to look like. I want to be a nurse. There's a particular course plan that gets me there. And there's a way that the adults in our system can support students really knowing what that plan We also know that as we build agency into this by high school, students have an ownership role in this. And so we have a really successful example at a particular high school student led plans and student-led to see high school as soon as a student struggling accounts or post a student they start work on whose student identifies will be the adult building, the resources
050and supports both to bolster their strengths and to support them in those areas me also works with the student plan for a family meeting with a student stands up and says this is we good at this is where I'm having a hard time in high school is are the 3 people and help and mom and dad. These are cool. You can tell me or that you can watch. To certain metrics and get myself back on track to graduate on time with a really highly successful But again, that should not if you're fortunate enough to be at this particular school. I guarantee means that happens regardless of which high school you happen to be at as a student 11. We turning over to chief. all just jump in really quick these to slice remain just really
051reiterate what you heard across the table. >> all of this presentation, which is this is about accountability and system that icing article that the superintendent mention mentions that talks about Mississippi Mericle and how that came to be many states sense from have focused on the science of reading. But article mentioned, if you put only that in and you don't hold a high level of accountability, you're not actually going to get different outcomes. And so this is where and 11 is picking up on that and understanding this can't be happening in just one quarter of the district or one school. But it's got to be across the system. That's more with the left side goes into when you get into the very detailed man plans that doctor Fraiman get into it looked at it gets down
052to roll specific clarity. What are we going to guarantee every building? But then what? We have each role during to have accountability toward this end, making sure that we're all invested understanding what the common vision is that were rolling toward. And so the final slide just gets into that piece. As we look across the rolls of teachers that support team in the building that would be pulling his data reviewing as you Charlie mentioned earlier, when they're in pdsa cycle, who's a viewing at that and who's checking in a timely manner that so that our actions are nimble on our way in the right place for the student or do we need to go to a different action based on what the data saying. The principal will be holding accountability of each of those roles in
053the building, but also to those systemic efforts, many of which we heard tonight are things like the master schedule and how are we staying tight to But also the conditions within that would trigger active responses to students not waiting, seeing the data about waiting back and saying, oh, we'll get to that and we get to going quicker. And then that supervisory role where area superintendents and other members of our teams that are in schools often can also hold that accountability layer Are we keeping fidelity here to this process and where if we're not, what is the escalation thing to say that we're going to go back to that whole the system to the expectation that we set. With that we finished 5 in internally which we need celebrate other period for cueing me that all
054>> off. we got the my apologies for being late. >> This clearly something that has. lot of effort has been put into. And thank you. For that. I I don't know. Everybody sits and the spectrum of having time in the classroom, but I have a lot time in the classroom. All of the high school level and it's been my experience that you can lead a kid to water. You cannot make some trick. >> That's just the simplest way I can say. So there are we all know I have trouble with the or guarantees. >> We can guarantee is a school district that we're going to do ABC, and and we are absolutely committed to that and we're absolutely going do these things. That's our guarantee. >> And please correct me if I'm hearing I'm not
055hearing kind. We cannot guarantee us every single student in this district is going to read it or grade level. I great. I don't know how that's possible schooling, please, because without student accountability. I don't know how you make that possible. So as I'm looking at at the rolls on on >> Well, I wasn't there last time that that was the real accountability. Everybody has a guarantee. We got teachers support team principals supervisors. That's right. And that's exactly where we need to be. I personally would like to see are 2 more columns. And there. Student. I know that their parents that. That don't have time. I know they're working 2, 3 jobs just to make ends meet. I know they're counting on their older kids to help out with younger kids. I get up. I also
056know. From the experience that I had with high schoolers, education. It's what gets them out of that. It gets the months touch. And so I personally would like to see some sort of accountability for students because the district throwing all these things. We're providing all these things for kids and that's great. Kids no earthly idea what it is that. >> That that they have in front of them. I my goodness. I never had that. I didn't graduate high school that long ago. >> The idea, though, that all of things that we have for kids and all of the support all of these opportunities and all of that. And we are. I love the fact that we're drowning. In these opportunities for kids. Kids don't have any early Only school. I don't want to be here
057right. I mean, we've all seen probably all been that at some point in our lives. There has to be accountability for students. There has to be accountability for parents, even if they are working 2, 3, jobs. There's got to be 20 minutes and school day. talk to your younger kids about. Anderson writes. You know, go for a walk. take the dog for a walk. You take your little brother or sister for a and writing things as you go. There are ways to do this without just sitting down sitting across from somebody. Tell me what you learned about today. All right. There are better ways to do So I personally would like to see 2 more columns built out and that for. Students and parents and parents and not suggesting that you become all of a
058sudden copter parent, please don't do that. But it's been my experience and I don't need a whole scientific study to tell me this. It's been my experience that the students that I have in class for 30 years, if their parents were involved, they did a year. Not overly involved. Certainly not an early evolved, but their parents actually checked on their progress, contacted their teachers. And it's easier now than it's ever e-mail is some teachers get their cell phones and people can touch them. Zips it. Quick, easy. Parents need to be involved. Kids have to have accountability. And I'm so pleased to say these other 4 columns looking forward to seeing how how that affects kids. So thank you. 2 thumbs go. certainly supportive of that. And that and I partnering with Dak and the Sox
059would be a great way for us to figure out how the find the right language that is supportive for all families can agree with you. More of any invested adult in the child's education increases the likely succeed and that education absolutely aunts, uncles, grandparents, the next door neighbor. Somebody. As opposed to. Here's your sermon control internal just. So if it partnership policy that come just a half back. I think we'll take a refresh on that. mall. >> I want to see Marriott to this because the pair partnership exists outside of this. But to be a little bit more specific and then we would seek to want to operation allies that at the school level, most parents relationships are with teacher first and with principal seconds, knowing the people around this table as INS high importance
060for most individual parents and the same thing with the kids. Michelle's very patient, some a turnover and say regarding the thank This is a problem the most important work we could be doing or to the and struggling. And we thank you. Thank you for making this a priority. Spending time >> I believe what Joel said looking at the 4th call time the very bottom require corrective action and outcomes lag. So I would love to hear more. I love this option for resources. Thank you. With you said you were drowning in resources. Thank you for making that available. >> A while back, we had a board work session where Director Jordan tonight one project that was an early warning system for literacy and some of the research that we came up with was what do you
061do in second grade when he didn't great, that would be to outcomes lag and it seems like best practices are after second grade, not meeting milestones. Then you have the opportunity for targeted summer school by 3rd grade. It's an intensive summer school. And if you don't pass that by the and yes, you do repeat 3rd grade. And I heard you superintendent all about how we don't want to be notice. We're going his back, but I'd love to hear a little bit more about that. One bullet where gateways we're getting all these resources will add that to But what if you're just not meeting gateway, the park or the benchmark? What's the cause so that we can guarantee what's wrong repeating 3rd grade with different teacher. >> Yeah. Let me start by saying there's nothing wrong
062but sometimes people will take the idea of a guarantee as as a threat and said as an opportunity. So we will build it as an opportunity. That term is a fairly loose because can to Pence. But I'm going to ask I have to as team entry leaders who all have these types of experiences to talk about when it is that we make a recommendation because we do make recommendations to parents for children to repeat a grade. We can create policy that will say it following things are not met. I think we should. My recommendation would be used. Let's see what the size is and let's see what the response is. High. was just appointed the first year we went with targeted messages to parents for summer break. No, we spoke in our language. Your 5.40,
063on see masses in 70's 3rd percentile and remember taking their kids to the pediatrician. I have an advocate with a big battle ahead. And so, you know, other bones as really big o is like clearly he's came as was really big his own We do communicate well to parents on what the actual Gap Inc. So I would love for us in this first year to see what is the size and the scope. How have parents responded before it has to get to policy says if if this then but I'd love to hear from Sarah Carol, little bit of how they now to get that in their buildings are tight. >> I think or when when we're intending to our young students needs and the including parents very early in the conversation. And I think as
064a school principal I used, we used retention very strategically with certain kids. It's not the answer for all kids. >> And there are other risks that come when we retain kids. >> When we're truly in partnership with the parents around what he's going to be best for their kids. >> And retention can be a very good strategy to enshrine affection is on track by 3rd grade and as a principal, I found that almost every retention needed resulted in cuts reading by 3rd grade and then really thriving once they have middle school. But but again, I think if we say every kid who's not reading like you have to put, you have to change the a dull actions in support of different conditions so that kids can be more successful. That's what we're trying to get
065out the Karen before we ever get to conversation about retention. >> I would echo a lot of what Sarah just shared in my previous district actually worked in Indianapolis and Indiana was one of the original states that had I read 3 language and so very similar to what happened in Colorado. But in the end, it was a mandatory retention. And so you can imagine the that exists when we say every 3rd grader reason grade level or your retained. >> And what actually happened in practices. That high bar forced these actions to work, right. They forced the interventions to come early and often they forced families to be engaged in different level. They forced principles to be involved at a different level individual kid data because you knew what the outcome was going to be and
066what that resulted wasn't that every child was retained. I worked in a school that was 96% free and reduced and in India, next, students taken performance as the Kobe I re 3 is standard measure reading proficiency and students had multiple opportunities to take that. And if you didn't pass, there were mandatory interventions. And so as a principal there, great teachers from Saturday school for students who didn't pass the first time around, then they would retake it. Then a small percentage of students might not pass again. Then we would build individual plans were to let Sarah share. Sometimes retention was the right strategy. But often in those conversations, I was asking a lot of questions about how did we get here anyway? Because right, you want to ensure that by 3rd grade, those are so targeted
067that if you're considering your attention the earlier, the better right, the opportunity to really say coming out of that. I know we're talking in 3rd grade, but coming out of kindergarten, what this forces all the way back, the story of the 12th graders got their head like this didn't start that Something didn't happen for that child and absolutely and committed on the pair and the kid. But I think we internally can do a lot because that little 5 year-old was excited. They just worked my experience in elementary principal. They were excited and something we did. Didn't get them all the way there. And I think we have the power to control that. And so I do think yes, we use targeted retention is yes, we use them K 1, 2, 3, But I think the
068fear around at a heavy title in school as did retain everyone in the interest. The answer was this was the in the system. It put the pressure in a good on everyone to say isn't this are guarantee. Isn't this what we want to tell? Every 5 year olds, mom and it we absolutely can guarantee this. And if and when weekend that we will do everything we can. Everything we can. Summer school Saturday school after school tutoring before school today. And teachers running summer camps like anything we could do. And so I think you don't see all the granularity here, but what I can promise from the instructional team in from all the work that you're hearing here is the granularity is going to get every step of this process, which is what else can we
069try? Okay. I've got some time talk share. specific feedback us below what you >> put together. Appreciate all best As a board member this is my 78 on the board going in One, I'm interacting with it. state where something community to question comes to me. one of the challenges of your son of the Kentucky and often if going myself and so question, it's going to be lack of accountability in the system, but on student outcomes. What we have put people out here. Quite pathway. board people along the way. If the sick in August and September the the if stack the look at what right, what wrong some schools on the same list piecing together we walk out of lit some crash given as to why schools up. You don't want stand But the start of
070school seems to continue year after year is no accountability for and minimal fluctuations and student achievement. these commitments you're putting together. The superintendent calls it puts us take into for all collectively in the system and that's the community. You know, something that I was going to be different to pull back up there. other school districts with high expectations and excuses shared that you might. Story. I didn't grow up in this country. A cool up in a different country, but they're different expectations. But students when they went to everybody in the system at the end of the year, you've got to need some standards. If not. There are some consequences to associated, but if everybody in the system to get the students and the parents aware those expectations it to at the school year. I strongly
071believe that our students obligo price up to that far pulled past park. So that's I see with this. So I appreciate what you're looking in that as far what's going to be grassroots level. I'm expecting yielding to case. second, taken to out. specifically asked for a statement like this one feet back to you. I know that. And that's where it's just like that. has the preschool in that Yeah, I think what focusing here peaking at grade level. It's about about My feet back would be. That's grieving and pleading grateful. of the challenges that in our system quite obvious that current assessment start assessment Bessent students and like to proficient, C C messed and even students that capable. Credo nurses talked a little bit putting those woods and 2 competent do coach and sentence out So
072how can and this is the struggling 10 years being associated with the district. And I've always got pushback that just don't have enough time to debate Great content. So it's much easier. you Abcd question great as opposed to complicated question. But in this day and age, most of our students are like do need I do like Tennessee. vote how we ensure a student's a competent fighters. So that would be want feedback as look to that system may be riding, could also be taking proficiency with also considered that I've had some conversations with superintendent, Paul and Michigan or lady. And I didn't like what about spent the that I in all the I like Multiple. when you talk about the sources some following student needs, you want to make sure that the suspect student school have
073different needs than we've got to be able to do saying if student is going to meet, that's how ensure respects to punt. also he put if that means that you need to look at sources and a different way and you need to come to the board. That could cause some point in time, This is much like where we were with universal Pre-K where we went all in on Pre-K year before the state funded Universal Pre K. >> There is a readout plan that is operational as ation levels that we have a requirement to write a react plan for each child that doesn't meet that expectation, which includes most of your special ed kids that aren't able to be able to perform at level, that just becomes a part of their high up and there got
074planned. So all those things and accounted which also answers some of the question of when you say all. Are ever really able to get all what I would say where 3rd right So we're going to go with all. And if that means we're sitting here 2 and a half years now where it's 66%, we're going to pop some corks and we're going to right There's always going to be a family who moves 3 months before the test and they bring in a set of challenges or gaps from other districts of the kids don't have what we will immediately have for that family is a react plan that ensures that they are the month, the smallest number of kids that are going to be able to catch up in that 4th grade year. We're in a
075position where more than half of our kids are below grade level by state standard. Now we're not far from the state number were 39% for our reading scores. The state standard is 43%. I'm not saying that Michael is are inching up towards actually be better than average in the state. Now for us, we believe 100%. I'm her 70%. We've been talking about by Twenty-thirty. Can we get half of our kids or above grade level. That's a monumental amount of work that suspect kids will have. They already have documentation and and then make its secondary documentation with our with react requirements and the state is just starting to roll. Those communications were just in front of the state again because we can't wait. You can't wait. Every time we wait. We and her service to family
076and then we push that problem and we make it harder because there's less years to catch up. Thank you. Appreciate that What I hear when I talked to some of the teachers. >> Even though they have a plan sometimes that the source is something not Florida needs as to what those students may need. up you go into less a specialization as you go to look your make sure that students need updated. I fully that need to not be able to meet if the student we may not be able to get them to meeting. And I think what the conditions, level that was there for use the same thing in a different technology that shoot for the of its promise. Okay. last thing that get feedback on creating a plan. It's great we are putting some
077checks and balances in place place. we planned Even the best-laid plans state say that they're We and red against, but needs stand up without patient. That's where we need buy in central coast the school districts that are spent in this one. If you are, does each of you, but it's going to district leader thinking during right down to classroom. Global has to be bought in that this is going to group effort, including the partnership to talk about that fence students. This is going to be a collective. Partnership. If we want to move that you do indicate that action not so I do think is it connects some conversations later in the evening. The board's looking for ways to be supportive or help influence its policies that give us teeth into that accountable because very difficult
078in education right now to say to people this is what we want you to do. And then people get to say, well, that's not what I want. And so the board is looking for spaces, it is about the accreditation work that the board asking us and it's about how it is that we manage personnel and what do we do when a school moves backwards on the list? >> We should be having more critical conversations what is the internal accountability that's built into that system. So that gives Karen's point Dr Price point that it can be a positive contagion that everyone sees this. I don't anticipate that we'll have a cultural problem I believe that the average educator is super excited know that the district is a 40 more resources and accountability and more direct communications
079with students and I come from a world where he signed the student handbook and it got stuck back in your face when you broke one of those rules very often. No, we might not be maybe people site and we all hold them accountable. I with a chance to sit and see what those challenging. You know, talking about those policies, becomes like that when this operation that one the old lane, >> As we go about discussing and she talked to when the and looking all the policies as a whole new of the year. If that audience for a couple needs to step in and adopt a policy, please keep us informed about We all want students to move fact that it should not expect this to you. the summit will be farmer to back. A lot
080of is not showing. make right direction that we got to know if it not change quickly that and if that change isn't happening, so that the beauty of this number, this is you're measuring 3rd grade reading, it's actually the first year the kids are on the scene so if you are thinking now about first and second grade doubles as forms, 3rd grade reading. >> Your 3rd graders on score well as the mask because they can't read. You might actually know the answer, but they can't read the question because it's the first time because that's not doubles as presented that conversations. we're excited about the work and the thank you that. It's my I guess no close us out Sorry. I see him from Jason. Jason taken of living little create mighty for called the need
081>> Or you owe it all of helping the overall it not yet. >> I want to get through the first year, which is kind of 0 year. We're really measuring. But obviously, like I said, there's no magic very pixie dust that everything will be better. So 3, 8, 12 is really about Kinder. 69 next year. And so I think as we navigate that and see the size of the challenge, we're happy to come back to the board even early in the year as we get this year. Seamounts results to say that are asking for this type of policy change. >> Okay. And then all and lighter to lot of money said meeting workers years you know, already growing great but the a weighing one and is the urgent need to help. Are ready the next
082And mentioned, getting when they did the to every year to be able tell learned that the those are trained identities of the of year. they very much. >> All right. I close us out when I was graduate, students Boulder, right Just kind of freelance comes this coming and there was a tutoring but I I competed with that be guaranteed. I remember being very puzzled about that because I thought, well, hold on. If the student goes in there and just totally fumbles there, mechanism like there's nothing we can do about But what what excites me about this work? I go some of the comments from parts and Jason, only been on the work 2 years, but the quality of thinking and the quality of systems design here is markedly different than what I was seeing 2
083years ago. And I think what excites most about this work is the guarantee that we're making because agree with end of the learning something that happens in the mind of a student. And I think one of the hardest lessons for any new teacher to learn is you can't do it for them. It's actually frequently counterproductive to try and do it for them. But they guarantee here is a description of our own efforts as a system to ensure that we're not just leaving out comes the chance that any struggle on the part of the students, whether that circumstance or aptitude or whatever is met with action. I spoken from the dice before about the importance of feedback loops and teaching and that I've I've I've wanted to see the district embrace that same thinking when it
084comes to, you know, systems design. And we've done good work and that this year, a lot of the work on coaching the, you targeted money that allocated earlier this year to specific places that mean, and it really excites me to kind of see this full system being built out of okay. We're going to students where they're at and we're going to income it from there. And if we need to push and more support, we will. And if we need to change our approach, we will. And we're going to actually a line in the sand and really hold everyone in the system. The high standards. If you go in, you read books on leadership, you will find that really audacious goals. Do a lot better job of getting people know the and it energized than than
085Mickelson's. All echo. What parts that I really hope the team shoots for the fences on this one. And how are things going the beginning part of next year? I'm hoping you learn quickly and you can comment quickly yourselves to figure out what's working and what do we need to improve really make this a great out. So thanks everyone on the team like it's great. I er up and out. Is that >> Well, president, you're surrounded school because in the they there for second, things that. >> Confusing are up and okay. the second item that we have on the agenda tonight is hearing back from FOX Signal as far as polling results. >> And we asked Mike to send information to the board as soon as we have it available. So you had some time look
086into yourselves, but I believe the intentions tonight is to kind of hear from the team their own interpretation of the results in their own explanation of what they next steps so that turn it over to superintendent called the I won't belabor argument Brann and the team her second. I will call survey results. There's always a lot of discussion between pool and a survey and when and how and what. We'll have all those Just trying to keep a constant pulse of what we're believing the community is I will preface that. Obviously the world is a very dynamic place as of late. >> And it certainly depends upon what news channel you listened to, whether or not you're happy what's in the news or whether disappointed with some most people feel that on what they pay either
087in the grocery store at the gas pump. What I will say is that at least in almost 59 years when things aren't so good in April, that's probably really good for forecasting for November because things do move fairly quick cycles. And so was that survey information here that we actually see still more positive coming, the negative in the conditions that we're in right now? I see that is very positive. I will not find playing Notre Dame us and tell you happened in the world that we live in. I do. I mean, outside of of the van itself. But I do know that the world is very dynamic. We do take that into consideration and I'm excited for Rahm fun seeing all that share with you today. Critic. >> a vote stay. We will over the
088survey results. team from toxic most here so that you get to hear straight from them. They answer your questions in which I can not. We will do a what's coming next? And then I'm gonna close the night or not the close this presentation with graphics that you'll get to see in terms of how we're going to be communicating, what projects are happening at every school so that we continue fully communicate with our community. What's happening with so turnover even just for a new car. James, I want to partner the flexible strategies tonight. I'm joined. But with Jeremy, he's a senior consultant for community engagement. He also felt a of this pulls it together. Kind of go what we call a more layman's terms, some our findings. Also, some of the grass and just to call
089out on kind include you'll see we rounded a lot of the numbers up for grabs. Just say that we're part we earlier and be sure has a lot of that actual to the decimal point numbers. just to make sure our graph don't look terrible in terms of president presentation roundabout. >> So real quick, just remind from single strategies were from but does multiple I have. This is our campaign measures. We work City School, district's fire districts, healthcare district. >> And I want to find what the best revenue measures are and what is feasible to secure proper funding also handles research representing that aspect represent with our poll results gets our economy to say I'm a college poll that is internal terms. We dig into the numbers is the same thing as a poll in terms
090scientific quality, we call community survey confused feedback survey stuff like that just because that it's a better snapshot of what we're trying to do. We also cover public affairs which into general, you know, more engagement. And we also kind just general community outreach for nonprofits in the such. On our data record. We're very fortunate have a really good in-house team. Our in-house team of the 98% accuracy rate on our bond measures. That bond measures not to school districts, but that's all so community colleges and such. I will say that 90% within a margin of So is not 98% to exact with And we provide its that 3.5% in this case. Martin, up there. So we've worked with over 550 different campaigns are scared over 50 million dollars in funding and again, I want to emphasize
091on this is not political polling. Your common sense. This is a feasibility research feasibility survey. The big difference is a typical political polls. The horse race. It's 2 candidates, a snapshot in time. How do they stack up against each other in this case? my view is for the bonding Canada guests about the separate can. That is not how we structure our survey. We structure it is more of a simulation of the full year up to the campaign cycle. So we test feasibility and by doing 3 about at test that includes paused arguments, native arguments in a final bell kind of simulate a full that helped to kind of really understand where the vulnerabilities lie and wee care is on the vulnerability. Folks will discuss why we have some the strategy with That gives us a
092much better concept of what we can look like summer months in the future versus just what our response for saying last month when you're talking kind of similar what they expect. I think during just want to mention that who things exactly easy this year saying survey itself. >> The sample was to registered voters in District 11. that he's not that voting just raging was going to be sent out to text excellent and phone. So couple different stretches of track. area also ran up February's through March of this year, subject right March. 26 in terms of the fuel that the survey, we have an plus or -3.4 percent margin of error at a 95% confidence in terms of the instrument. Carter was just going through this just the just a second But the survey itself include
093issues of importance in terms education, PA. He 3 ballot tests along the 13 Project Press, which includes basically how we how people would foresee point the Bosque Co 2. And then also 25 arguments, 12, 4 than gets all within I think we was was pushed traffic Haitians on to match the midterm likely voter universe. So we expect to see about and just further emphasize, not we share some of the demographics like this is not a proportionate representation of the demographics of those registered is also not a proper representation of the Democrats in the district. >> It's we've seen historically through mid term result and well, it's just kind what you can expect and that November 2020 election. >> And then just in terms of the sample itself an interesting points that actually the several out
094you don't have the people respondents actually self-reports age part of the registration voting History, Geographic location. he do is we source these from 5 independently to ISIS. And the reason that for doing this is really has a lot of respondents either. Might forget or they might be actually self-conscious toward some of these answers. And then really if you are answering some of these questions that maybe feel even feel a bit more political put humans sort of a political mindset PC as as a nonpartisan or measure that nonpartisan nature. So that further new election, look at some of these, you know, response so the first question we asked without talking anything about the bond. We want to know what is your community priorities to get a handful of you can see that had show the differences.
095You'll see prevented tax increases, actually not a priority for people. >> Yes, a little bit surprised, especially because we did the poll in the middle tax season. I did my fastball. During this cloud. People were killed. So you see low side of that. What you would expect would you communities the safety security of the students and the faculty and staff in the priority. And you kind of go down that education quality right there with it. Streets and roads. We wanted to test not just school related things. This is we want to know what people are caring about. You can see streets roads being 89%. That is right where you You know, you hear candidates all the can my priority. Few fixing potholes. Make keeping the price and club. Well, this is kind of our benchmarks.
096Treat the roads can be right up there, shows the school safety security, education, quality really high points. not just oh, yeah, that's good. That something they want to put an emphasis district lead performance. We kind of rated friend along District 11 just general perform better compared to school education. Parts and you can see crime activity. That's kind of just generic quality. What polled are at 70% school facilities 0.74% I will say that's just about 2 to 3 point higher than typically credit. Lot of that work to the district's efforts to communicate all the of the school buildings and the work that is needed. A lot of people have no clue what schools look like sized driving through anything like like So that's not alarming number by any means. A lot of people just don't know
097what inside the So we've had occasion we asked a very open-ended question. How do you view the quality in your local school? So again, these properties versus only with the registered voters in District 11. So these are representation how the field district 11 do You can see 39.2% rated it positively. That 6% of the excellent about 33.3% of the gut. That means not a lot of people really started putting up many. See 32.2%, a lot responses are I don't have any complaints. That's good. If you hear fair, sure they might be it's fine. It's okay. That was kind market And you know, a lot of people they might I don't have kids quiet note about schools are doing so you'll see a really big chunk of that for 3.0 45.3 1%. They don't really have
098much of perception, which means they could be influenced, educate the developments in the efforts to increase college education. The districts a 15.4% rate education negley. That's the 9.2% for poor and the very Rounding up the left. these numbers are I would say actually fairly high in the fair, not sure point. It just means people are really sure how schools are doing they do, how much the perception, which is a really good place to kind of need a proper communication effort from here on out on what the board decides on how they want to start to the bottom. So how the voter priority for the Bond fund the after we kind of mentioned the district is exploring 750 million dollar bond effort. We asked them several different bullet We have some kind pick which ones they
099find a top priority. We rank the and these are products that are posed directly from the district's effort for the Bali is on speaking with faculty and staff as well Perkins Eastman Research. So these are not what we came up with. These are real needs in the schools. Kind of maybe some rise in different ways. But real nice. You can see a fact near to drum that I think I won the district being part of well voting here 83% of people think that's product they would prioritize that they themselves are getting all that and knew how spend the money. That's really what put it. Health and safety codes and access ability. Also really high up there. Also, if you're kind general infrastructure on write rules, plumbing, electrical, the things you need for a school to
100be considered good condition that for everyone to see it. Those the kind of a lesser one sign thousands me performing arts. That's just not as much fun at this. As we look at these questions, I want to take that as a green salt or but it does result because people are going to look at that and say. This is an important lesson, important that school safety or something like that. If we saw those numbers in the 40 to 60 range, that would mean it's not a priority for people. It's not something they really care about. It just means it's not the highest just kind of mixture across a cross party consensus. You'll see these issues really are fairly consistent with the parties to see because whole Bird was with the roof general infrastructure. Following for
101the close. And obviously the on being have that removal as they have all that talk about talks weeks. Of course, that's when we up the facilities, remove asbestos lead height. Make sure that, you know, these all out the building. There over 6 years. All they're getting brought up times, which would required to happen with any improvements West. So the initial about we've we build this a race. Like I said, we asked those initial questions talent concept before we really speak. Any messaging to them and then we test them. We say this is about question exactly how you expected on your ballot come November. Given just your contacts. Part to talk in the poll when you vote yes we're going see a 0.5% Yes, which is really good. right now, we test a lot of districts
102that are on. 55. 56. This means generally a lot of people in district understand there is a purpose of a fog or they don't feel on overloaded. I know it's not a case in this district, but a lot of districts to go for 3 or 4 bonds and elect another one. But you don't have that issue here because no one is paying up on in this case. And so that's right. want to be in will compare this later when we see the next few poll results. So like I said, the polling Tester, dive into violent kind of give this gentle snapshot. You can see that initial test. really happy with the high after Really don't move. That means the ballot test about pressure we tested is very accurate in terms of compelling voter like what
103they're voting for. That means the project list for you, including the BALLOT or something that someone would vote for on its Kurt, can you explain this is a theoretical change over time. The you did a positive and the on your survey that this is that we did do a positon. so this is and we'll dive into each individual, the Internet and the final bout question. This is a snapshot of that. This is accurate, too. >> So after about that is after we tested are positive arguments and we'll get to the sites thing with those aren't met. After all arguments signed the finale. The final bout question we test the opposition arguments and you can see park drops to just above passing at 51.8% Lisa. 52 1% of all about it. You can see a really
104large portion of that. They went to polls. They can go not sure that means those opposition actually will explain why. I do want to say to I think this whole time all to We test about questions that are not necessarily about opposition arguments are not necessarily true full to the 100%. No campaign. Many of you been very involved with campaign is about is does appear information campaign. You know, nothing like the so we wanted to test fairly from ation just flat out lies because that could come up in an election. And we want to know how to counter early encounter now. So that way, it's not something that potentially her potential So those of Jeremy, we're gonna mention a the as strong as positive Yes, 67% student safety and security 66% warnings of to save
105money long term 67% career and technical education 66%. >> And even facilities and these are pretty on par fully all other districts of the sites. And as you'll see, these are also similar to the concept of that. We want to fund the project for. These are things the needs of the district, which is good. That's what we want. And we went in for a pause or arguments that are based, in fact, better base than the needs. We want to really make any potential communication plan. The Needs-based plant. >> So this is through the stress test, the through all opposition arguments kind give high-level overview of what some of those are. testing questions that are not like us and not based. In fact, one of the question show very strong influence opposition. we said after the
106back after the election has passed, bond measure passed the ballot or the public was can change. >> That's just flat out. Not true. It is structured. It is legally sound by the time he was submitted to county elections office, that progress has to be secure. So stretch of what all they can change, the projects, the stuff saying they're funding, they're going to hold completely different. not for but that show really strong impact voters. And we believe that's really easy thing to counter because you can very easy in our communication say it is required by law not to change from transparent product list. Some of those other things we kind of talk about your general concept of you know. It's a large tax amount stuff like that. And I know the in the full report going
107let more we didn't see taxes to being the highest ranking arguments we saw in the middle of the pack, which means the reason these negative arguments are of people, maybe not the support of measure there. Not it wrote that is a lot of money. It's they have some different type of We can kind of counter. as countries believe sometimes the numbers, not the scariest featured. I things the 750 mark. We kind of estimate. Are we testing the is shown to the voters based in the feasibility and kind of the needs of the district. It's not beyond what they can show. So this is a voter movement and I will call out over the room. Yes, the is it in tent this several times? It is that he was booked on how they Not so this
108demonstrates how initially, yes, voters changed by the and the final ballot question versus the initial vote. No borders. You'll see that 54% action movie. Yes, that means over the course of these testing positive and a card and you know you actually can miss me. I am support of it and that's a good metric we want to be at. You'll see there largest percent. But my catches that 30 think with percent still undecided that are people who feel like they don't have enough information. They don't know about. And that's where district information campaign can really target them a kind of target. Those the we're just going cause some demographics now. And again, a lot of the demographic sites are based on final ballot test because we believe that is the closest to what we will see.
109November is not final one after all, this. It S so you'll see a B testing, both children and 11 as well as no children and 11. And they're really not that far off. 61% of children are of respondents who had children and some form of Only a few points above know, tell me a which means. What I think we could have improvement explaining to parents and those committee members who children and 11 kind of the needs of the facilities. And, you know, I believe will complain that process for good hear. It also shows that the community, the whole actually has a lot of support for 11. not a castle on a The feel connected. They don't feel like you guys are only talking from. I may feel like there's a connection there. They support. A
110senior that ages 18 to 29. That's not too surprising because that's kind of real your demographics of people who may be graphic 11 or just got out of school and understand this is important. But as someone on the lower side little bit about that on the lower side of that, I still I'm a over mall right now. I think I can afford a home and I believe a lot of this questions probably impacted people. then the that info about if measure goes to the ballot is a tax paid by property owners out property renters. And that's another target we could potentially use an information campaign, a large portion. Those 18 to 29 year old, maybe beneficiaries of better but not actual taxpayers for the And this is the breakdown by zip code. And again, it's
111not completely even split in terms of the quantity percent cut. But you'll see a really good chunk of them actually really consistent, which is That means the district's fairly fair spreading in terms communication effort certain zip codes being left out not here for the district. Everyone seems to be really in the know. And real briefly, I don't want to do too much a comparison. just know the June 2025 polling that was present day previously. Our looks different. I just kind of what explains some of the reason why some of the differences. So you know how that can compare. there was a single with what you did in June of 2025. They pulled 400 responded to the 4.8% March. And are days Iqr start panel and I will explain too much about the process that I
112want to see whether there not too sure, but that is different than ours is usually off in a group of people wonder willing to accept poll ours and kind of the Intent sense. Cold cold calls. The people inside game for But again, I don't want to say full fact. I wasn't You can see a lot of other things match We have the ballot language developed developing very similar that source is we use 2 different times day. You what I believe is So this is taken after again. Our final bout question as well, their strongest ballot You can see the support of initially is really right up It at 15.5% for us. Again, if 4.2% of that over the course of time and that medication efforts, the district done. I believe that would explain, kind People
113are hearing that district me has needs and those needs need to be funded. So that 4% a boost that roughly it's a good sign that the district's communications initially have been getting well received. That graphic really are very similar of the few that's in turn the part registration. I can't tell you exactly why that may be the case. It could be purely because of self reporting that people not wanting to admit I can because I don't have the raw data to tell for sure. I can tell you there's nothing here, but it's alarming in terms is inconsistent with the priest. Paul. Partridge actor, you'll see here kind of right where we want to be in terms of partisan breakdown. People with a different test. People didn't the terms of the response. And some our key
114takeaways real quick. I I know recovery going play in We believe feasible. I wouldn't say it's a water park. I will not say on comments as well I'm not going to run to the bond is going to pass a I would be a full and out of a job many, many years ago. If I told people It is with 100% feasible, it is feasible with as we pull into that, it's a long year is a very politically charged and without kind of some type for both from the district an independent campaign. You're going to most likely struggle from voter fatigue in terms understanding the need and the severity of people in the repair. So this portrait person doesn't exactly one We touched a lot of Republican heavy district because her public or Democrat, heavy districts
115and those measures are a little bit difficult for me to say with full confidence like this is good. This a party has a reason not to turn up in November. It's really difficult to test. So when it's not for some, especially into dish about is Colorado Springs. So Not affiliated voters. That's doesn't have a political union will have a specific part of All not touch. Now the 10 football because it's a left or right ratio. And then voters agree on what matters. We didn't see any primaries that we haven't already discusses the, you know, as a group, no, nothing on the field. And again, like I said, proactive campaign specifically for those misinformation. Opposition argument is really important because that is feasibly something you can overcome. Okay. >> Questions before I talk about next I
116want to give you, I just want to introduce Obviously, there's a lot of chatter in the community about this as the community sometimes still polls instead, of course, is another. will ask an aspirin like and you just discussed what a bond oversight committee is. And with that responsibility is, I think for the people that vote no district 11 has a long history of maybe not being seen and the best of eyes. And I've heard people say that there's a concern of fiscal transparency and this idea that these things don't happen in a vacuum on front and on the fly to just introduce that to the board. are absolutely intent. Obviously, if this were to go to ballot and then passes that have a citizens bond oversight committee just as the district had with the class
117passed measure. >> operated very successfully. So it's much like our Millet. The Oversight Committee now where they are heavily involved both reviewing the financials as well as the spending and the and in a bond that the project completion. And so we would assemble that same committee, that same form of committee where it's citizens committee that would oversee the duration of the projects to make sure as Carter said, you can't by law change the project list. You can't. And so but you want to have that continued sense of transparency. And so there would be a group 20 to 25 citizens who meet on a monthly basis to review projects and look at spending and make sure that everything is above board happening. How should happen? What I what I heard is in the district when they
118didn't have oversight committee there, election failed. And then when they added that past least that's what you're from and all the committee. And so again, something we would definitely be we move place for a collection like this, especially because it's been 20 years. >> And especially because this would be a long project completions. And just one more thing I want to add to that that kind of bills, transparency slash understanding. >> A lot of districts. They, you know, the with a successful bond measure and then they don't tell what the buyer actually got put up a sign from the construction fence. But they may not a big Web site. They may not announce this new building. These new improvements or because lot of people don't really understand where that money, where their vote went. So,
119you know, recommendation be as a district. It. That's what got the balance of success. We passed there be great effort in terms of connecting these projects from the project list directly to this is your measure blank vote to kind of build that not only trust of the district but transparency. Yeah. Be like what we've seen in the city with 2 right. You can't you can't drive on a good street without seeing it to a certain. >> And so we would win the be on board with that talk about next steps. Yeah, I think I think real quick pause and just see if there any questions on the board on the polling data itself and that will come up. >> Transition correcting pose, you correct anymore. have a couple of who was chosen for the survey
120and how are they chosen? I was not chosen and I live in this district so this serving up to 20,000 people. The district has 180,000 people help. >> It is people are necessarily they have shown over the last firms they're likely to read. likely to vote. That's either by ballot or by mail in ballot or in person. >> It's also people are pre-registered because if they're pre-registering, they're really excited to vote number selection that 17 year olds might return 18 people who just moved there something like that. And they haven't had a chance actually vote. But the update, their voter registration since moving to the dish or something like that is also waited. So it's we it's our sample size. We didn't send out 60 70,000 text message get the right response. It's weighted to
121match those demographics. We decide. So a certain percent heritage city. It also has education status. We really broke down. also we included and probably why more children were very strategic how contact they have with the district. So how many parents, how many staff so that way? We didn't send out 20,000 tax and we get 15 or we get close to 700 We have 650 really engage parents because we did it for move. A good chopper. Lot of teachers. the reason why is that the really big that we marry really down? It's not personal, of course. But that's why. Most your job to influence voters as he went through the servant. It is likely, yes, that's what the cause of an opposition arguments are. It's not so when the responding by phone or digital obviously digital,
122we don't have communications with another filling out into polling by digital. They may ask a question and we usually tell them along the lines you need to answer this on the best availability of the content or the information I'm giving But when it comes to the argument, we will say, oh, yeah, this is true, but we would say up. But if someone said this is the case, would this be influential to you on your bill? Would this be considered, you know, so no, we didn't. Someone said, you know, not really willing. We want to all they will. Have thought about this? in order. So it's a scientific. Think strategically align to if the about and we don't answer a question that are outside the scope We arguments are completely contained. 2008 apartment we've tested. So
123what were these arguments? I don't have directly from air and the full report we sent out They receive government yeah, I'm sorry. I don't have actually my house. I'll try to pull off a full report. will come. It's whatever may make You I dream. I love that might use your to promise Grant well. So I'll start with all work on Not any specific just so we're clear in all ranging from a Z understand cause of students say these are positive arguments. Students ages become a top priority. This battle increase safety and security measures to prevent protect students. Step. The second one being the battle of Bunker and technical education prepares students for careers in healthcare, engineering, skilled trades and technology. 3rd inning school buildings, waste energy costs more to maintain. I agree the city's this
124battle save money on operating costs in the long run. Before being best measure will help fix them deciding process district given all students access 21st century learning environments or 5 being local business is important a workforce are preparing students for careers. This event, it's entire regional com. Under 6 being raised by the measure will stay local to support students. It can be taken away by the state or be used for other purposes. Number 70 cars being district 11 has effort to pass school over 20 years. The measure is long overdue and addresses critical facilities. Number voters protected because this pond not used for next Salaries for operating expenses on first facility, construction and improvements. Number 19, without this investment or school fall further behind, making hard to attract and retain quality number 10, be the
125spender. Well, right side of the district's reduce operating costs, improve educational, calling for consolidating schools in the markets. All these the rollout of school district 11 had a physical response, a plan for easing up on FOX with strict financial accountability, independent audit. Any persons on But it's the opposition wants. Number one thing Florida has not been transparent about long-term plan school closures and consolidations or should not from on until there's a clear plan. to being district 11. He's already have your financial mismanagement before asking voters for 750 million prove that they can manage existing funds responsibly. Number 3 being there's no legally binding guarantee on loans will be spent as promised the problems can change after voters approved fact that being one of the very clear misinformation international. Can I just stop you right I
126don't need go on any further. My question revise my final question revolves around this. This last one that you just planners, but you could participants false information. What plant that seed that we already struggle with communication issues anyway. >> There will people that regardless of you telling them, hey, look, that was just that was just a false. really this can't be changed later. There will be people that don't hear that. They will hear what you initially say. So why even bother planting that? 2 reasons. One, they're going to hear about spending they become virtually any type of small offices in Cambridge. we have plan to roll out a very structured amount where every single voter will some type of communication. The district transparency, accountability is. >> Probably one of those como score a concept of
127that. So we will drive that But realistically I can't tell you, we can't tell you that on percent accurate when we have And when we tell you this 50% or 51.8%, mark is accurate. If we don't test. potential the likelihood of opposition campaigns. For the record, I'm completely. Lorde at that part of the survey and completely disagree. why? >> Why we would plant that scene. I don't care what kind of data. I don't care. What kind of scientific. What I care about people with their hearing and how that comes out of their brains in onto a ballot. that's just like shooting yourself in the place far as I'm concerned also mention, I didn't see list of arguments in the kind of preliminary data that we were sent. So might want to touch base. And if
128we're see that form part of the letter public, the thing is sheriff and >> thank you for saying I do That was something I looked at the e-mails. I don't see that information so that something to to >> poll itself. So that is some kind of guy. You talked about it going completely 1000 people and plenty dozen people that didn't make a strong. There. is 14 history and 2 Democrats expect mid the. What the May pop ABC and the that absolutely. And just to clarify 20,000 people do not click on the link. An app for the Yeah, we would get up to back respond back. Completed the extent come think that dust. Democratic matter what? Because, yes, as for the sex scenes, education race, what it what it is that you. just little. It's time
129to be how that Initially we start with that exact because obviously love to get that right after we about 3 or 4 days, get a certain amount of responses we see. Okay. There's a heavy influence of a certain group. >> We then sent out a different a group of people with a different waiting to make And then once you get all the results, we actually way it differently. In terms you know, we might negate some responses to get where great. That's the kind of when you look at and you said if I could right, difference between that signal pole and what you guys was to signal, pull the fees for Soviets. almost something different. I concerted political poll. I want to speak for them and their cause. I don't know, you know, their whole structure,
130how they put But in my understanding and first reviewing the results out want to play a couple and then to difference as far as the Democratic school, there seems to be a smaller portion of that. Republicans supporting talked and a large section of the Democrats. >> If you go snow on the talking about 84 to 57 and Republicans from 34 to 47 to jump out. But now it looks like. Across all party affiliations. It's about 57. I was too difference chill previously. I you that I'm not able to really think too much on the difference compared to tears because I don't know. >> I don't have the raw data to really be. Will tell you really confidently. I can tell you kind of where we see Parson lining is it's over to districts, no offense
131to anyone might in the Midwest with a similar demographics. Colorado Springs and in terms of party breakdown, the unaffiliated percent. So this is something I ask you has the body assigned get to a of the co-defendants? >> Just for the communities And that's what do anything that you've got this long enough? you start to something anything surprise to Very little surprises. I it's always difficult to really see surprises cause park public to different. I know we talked a little bit about I want find surprises and I maybe clarify governor talked previously. I would consider them. Flags in key concern of in terms of trust and transparency. It's clear the district making strides in that, but it's room to grow in terms of on transparency, funding, transparency, that stuff. I saw a little bit bodies not
132consistent with the response that we saw in terms of the response of likes part of all, but not a lot for us go into the lake. >> And Forgive Me is the first one I go to work you hear about the question of stories hired to actually running a nonpartisan feasibility study to see is this possible? It feels like you are hired to figure out how to win a van to me that point alone. And more thing from slide. 16 says the priority is partnering with 26% of soft. Yes, voters who weekend under opposition messaging rest of its behavior modification. So was it honestly and AISD feasibility study or was driven? But campaigns are so I'll answer that 3 different answers. So what guess what? I say part of the 0, 6%, of soft. Yes,
133first. >> I don't think very clear the district cannot allocate for bond not now not ever in should We will not look at real advocate for your Thank you. Will that advocate after the bot. That is not our job. Our job is to him for us to yes free. And those who we get this in case an impact campaign we think important event priority. That is a priority for campaign you might hear is calling information as in the campaign. That is not what we find like a camp. And we should clarify a campaign that is for an independent campaign talk and card signed to stop the district can't do and shouldn't that is if you know, obviously of the district uses, but about I will say also when we were right on one of the
134core of this is a kind of bringing few bully t*****. We really wanted to understand what message he works. Our main goal, one of the big part of the contract we wanted to however, started board, was to go forward with it. we want to make sure the committee has all the information they need, the best information they need. And this tricks, all over really good job, especially internally. But our experience on to the broader audience, all they, too, are communities it's And, you know, we have a through quite a bit to make sure the pressures we test everything. We don't want to sound like the district is a one endorsing it. And you know, these questions when asked are not saying district 11 is testing a. X Y Z indoor. Thats think those are the
135types of things that would be advocating that we want to very clearly stay away from. We want to keep it purely informational. Any other questions about the poll few questions yes, when looking at the data, >> it's like the reverse of what people want to with each not going to I guess. And here's front. We haven't voted. you know, year, would it be possible to vote? better I guess we find that are going to better. A better option going forward tracking. comes into more of a concern is compared to what the just to be trouble. I would be qualified to tell you that kind of decision you guys have to make in terms facilities need to prove. That's what the district I will say. >> Throughout this entire thing, I did not see tax sensitivity
136being a niche for start Texas giving plus the actual amount since to being the So if there are 750 million dollars worth repairs that are needed, my recommendation would I mean, this is something that needs happen because the schools are outdated and fact we X, Y Z. But, you know, new career tech type statement per century, it might not seem all about respect. My about 1.8% I can tell you that for sure it's up to the discretion board of the district coming as one structure. >> I was also curious, And just with a consistent pull him cause weight. you know, no one knows most office. Obviously against. >> all in So we don't asked. You know, and love great world asking why, Ryan, why? Why did those opposition messages were viewing take? I can tell
137you it or not want to when? >> More negatives than the rest of I can just show you the data. That is what it I don't really know why. Unfortunately, guess my question to this going to something that people be busy kind of doing the right the tension because of what is the motivation to keep people engaged Some of those come Yeah, I think Dr. Kerr occur a little bit of that. That's full information efforts and you don't you don't want to just kind ignore it and let all right. Cool. We got the call. We'll see you guys in November because people are going get people are not going to see the needs X Y Z. And I think coverage slight concern about those next steps. >> other questions on polling in particular? >> I
138stepped out earlier out for those of coach. We don't have happy to share on. Obviously if there's further detail, that's we have all of that we can produce. it's and so my my quick Google just kind of south of the band. The so south of downtown quarterly would agree with So I kind of and little bit are is nose. >> 9, 1, 0, And I'm not sure if we win, we might have one school down there to couple's thanks. So that's that closed. Helen Hunt might fall overnight. >> 1, 0, the once he edges and wants to listen we're going to talk about next steps, OK, granted, you want to take it away for next it's in terms of next steps. >> To the point, Johnson just made. We want to continue kind of deepening
139the community awareness and engagement and messaging. We have a couple liaisons and principals in the audience. I want to acknowledge them. They've done an incredible job so far and engaging their communities. >> Not bored by on yes people getting paid to the Kate Snow there in the audience. They're doing a really great job of engaging their communities. And we know that there are a large portion of people who live in the 11 that are not associated with their school. >> So that's where you'll see options for potential next steps to really make sure that what we're thinking is what the community is thinking to your question. Director Johnson, we could absolutely have a conversation about what doesn't with 500 million there's pros and cons, So that's kind of a deepening engagement. We want to continue
140the feasibility work. We've got to start building ballot language and structures, accountability based provisions. We will you'll see here in a second one of the mechanisms in which we will be communicating each school's projects election. I want ever on this point for a second in terms of transparency, every single data point. This entire process has been access to the public. So every FCi score, every educational advocacy score, every funding allocation, you can now see on the district's website where you can go to any individual schools website. And so we will continue that now that schools have all selected their projects that they want to say. And I'll show you what that looks like second. And we that there are thoughts and opinions of this feasibility study as there were thoughts and opinions of the previous
141poll, we would like to another form in the next 3 to 6 weeks, depending on what's happening in our nation around the world. when we think makes the right time, if that were to come back continue to be very favorable, we want to refine about language continue community messaging and then ultimately prepared to bring you guys the ballot for for your vote. If we conduct another former pole and things shift. And we start to get into a space where it's not looking as they obviously would bring that back to the board for United Nations. As the superintendent, I have said multiple times. Nobody has any interest in bringing something to the ballot doesn't that doesn't have a chance to be successful. All right. There's no point in that. And so we will have another we
142use the word poll intentionally. A formal poll. So we would again bring the board of the most up-to-date information. Okay. So that's kind of what we're looking at for next steps I don't know if we have control, but I want to show you a couple of examples of what school when pagers will look like in terms of. Project communication. So a couple of things you'll see here. Again, transparency like this is that you'll see what their bond allocation You will a couple of things, a reminder of what their edge educational adequacy and facility condition index coursework because those are the primary points of data that we used. Zoom in just a bit. >> We're also because we're all former teachers were trying to also communicate if you get. Thank you. After these projects, how can
143we expect those scores to change? I wish I could tell you that 750 million dollars rebuilds all of our schools. Obviously, we all know that's not true. But we want to communicate the sizable difference that this money will make in changing the condition of our facilities. So you'll see they're not how you go from a 41 to a 25 remembering facility condition. That's a good thing. The smaller the number, the better we're actually going to color code some of those things where we're working on a lot of things. And then on the educational out, it was the it side. You'll see some narrative as well as the categories in which projects that have been selected both by the school and district directed projects how they change the experience for students at that school. You'll then
144see the project priorities, the school and their liaisons came up with and how they rated them in terms of their priority. So it is and wants generations and window replacement about the renovations like prudence and then some interior entry improvements. If the money allows, we put a rendering of what re envision space that aligns with their project priorities as the primary picture, then you'll see what the district priority projects are. So that. they were going to replace the roof. And we've got to do some other safety and security upgrades. Obviously, that language will track really well with what we heard from the community so far in terms of priorities. And then Melissa Fuel. Scroll down. And then again, as they probably the 7th reminder that the community think look at this, the reminder of the
145existing data that school broken down by category. So we're really communicating all of the previous things that we communicated. But with now the clarity of what the project list can be like, we said, we have no opportunity to now not what we do still, but after that and Oliver to be approved, if it is approved, would have an opportunity to change that project list. And so we have this would you mind going to the north for him? >> For about a 3rd of the way through our schools. We're actively building those. You'll see a very similar thing here for north. >> They have some different priorities, some different data. The district is doing some different things but we're communicating and the same way to make sure that both north and the surrounding community is really
146aware of what will happen >> This information is going to be of the schools. That's it will It will be on school's web site. It will also be on our district website bond you'll be able to see that the school project teachers. So this is kind of our next step to communicating projects and priorities. Obviously, we will expand that if things continue to schools have been reaching out wanting. Renderings that they can showcase on the front of their buildings. This school communities are very active in wanting us to continue to move forward. Obviously, we've reminded them at every stage of this that ultimately the board will make a decision whether put this on the ballot or not. And going get to that point. And that is are going to all turned over to the board
147for questions. All start off with just 2 quick. Well, to questions of my The first is I'm I'm sure you answered this already. >> I would just appreciate if you could just remind us because there was a discussion earlier of okay, we're not advocating for the buck per se. The district can advocate for the body per se. You know, the last we are doing a lot of work and community engagement going to schools building a project lists we have to have. Those project was built out. So my first request maybe you can clarify for the board where the line is for advocacy and what the rules are both pretty postponing and then my second question is related to charter schools. So to what? And one of the reasons I'm asking this is because I was
148it for many of the funding mechanisms that we have, whether mill levy override or whatever, there are various passed through mechanisms for charter schools, some mandated by state I don't know how that looks in the context of I was doing a little bit of Googling state statute today. I notice that there's this is for anyone is actually a lawyer, not me. This Colorado statute. 22 Dash 30.5 Dash 4, 4, 1, there's there's a due date of June first for having conversations with charter schools, about bond indebtedness to eligible electors. So my second question is just can you bring me up to speed what this process looks like for charter schools and were you know, the first actually, Carter helped us develop a one in terms of what we can talk about when some happy to
149share that with the think we need that. Yes, we will hosting are buying the is at the end of the month will be bringing all of them back together as we did before the project selection will be going over how they can engage with their community and communicate where we are now. One of those things that we will do is give them all of fair election campaign rules. That's about what you can say and what you can't. >> Ultimately the district will not will not be in an advocacy space the entire time. Now there's some wiggle room until the ballot is. Voted on by the board. But we're staying in a pretty clear space here, which is here is the needs. Here's what schools want to select. Ultimately, if the board chooses to move forward
150and if there's kind of private campaign, they the ones that are more on the advocacy site. Ultimately, once we get to a place that the board were to approve the ballot, the district really gets quiet at that point. And then we're really just providing clear factual information that that can't be in any way considered pro or against week. We will have actually communicate both sides. I will also say about 2 weeks we will be bringing on underwriter who will help the board if we continue to get to that point financially structure it. So we talked about a few financial options while ago, but we will bring the underwriter to walk us through that process. As a reminder, the underwriter counseling scenes and we don't pay them unless we were to go to ballot and all
151of those things. So they kind of do that work for us prepare us up so. We'll get the financial side as well. But yes, we can sign up to one major so that the more kind of understands what the >> it's not okay to do. >> On the charter side, we're engaged with some legal review of understanding what our which is the we are in contact with all our district, 11 authorize charters. They have all expressed interest and participating in that pond. So we think there's a great opportunity. There is some language to determine what van dollars can and cannot be used given that many of our charters are in different sets of housing relationships. And so can you allow on dollars to pay for rent or can you allowed on dollars instead to pay
152for lease payment on a mortgage space of which state our could become conceived as rats. But they actually own the building the of the mortgage. So we will come back to the board will send an email update of what we think that portfolio set of needs is are all based upon the interest of those charters is that as we've gone in with the initial piece of traditional schools is that every the 11 student wins in the we don't want to get into space for work stealing from Peter to pay for Paul or downsizing. What our communities believe is what they need because this is what one school needs as compared to another. We think we're very close number right now and 7.50, that might have to move a little bit north to meet, which is
153now we've had about a 10, almost 15% swing in our student population over the last 3 years that are now survive. Charters and I shuns basis of right. Got back to the board. super excited about that. They've expressed great interest and we think it's a great opportunity. there are some legal reasons. And there is some current legislation up the capital that has to be resolved for us to get a final answer on Okay. Other questions from the board. The candidate that Peter, thank you talking about. That's a different district employees and board members because there different space. we get into U.S. can do a lot more that we can in And so provide some kind adjustment you recall in district to the north of us have a lot of news coverage last year on, did
154they or did they not speak inappropriately about? >> Their bond that passed? so we're paying a lot of attention to which is why you can see us talking so much. I wasn't were there any questions? I want read moving I for you. The questions. >> I know standing at each individual school. Each project has to be outlined he said before. It's working to the body language. >> Projects must project have to be identified. Yes, and carry over to Chargers are that's what's being investigated. >> We are investigating the size of the charter need to. And yes, project list is the same. >> Yeah, they have to there. it was the >> I will I just wanted Dr Comfort his team's horn. And I want to Carter from fog and also signal before and any of
155the other players that have been a part of this process, regardless of where this goes. But I will tell you that has done is re-established faith and confidence from schools and central office and its board. And knowing that we understand what their challenges are every day because we're constantly talking about how it is that we can create opportunities for them to overcome. And that to me is the big one of the biggest one. We've couple years and I see principles out here right now. I see looking and saying do not know what's on the agenda next where virus, Stephanie bill, it and towards Iran. If I missed any of the other principle that says to me how invested your schools are in a conversation with their community about we level the playing field for choice.
156The city the state have adopted wildly successful for choice District 11 and not the years. It's not a level playing field more. He's no air conditioning. Coronado. Most embarrassing days I had was this year, the day before school started and it was very hot. do you or any other boards even hear me say it as group of educators was in the PD covered in sweat and we have swamp cooler blowing more swat and hot water on the Macon cooler. And my comment to them, obviously because I'm so students focus thank God this heat wave will break before tomorrow with awful thing to say in the back of our educators. Our educators, sweat it out the day before because we as a community can't figure out how to reinvest in our schools. That building was built
1571970, 69. 60 not even on our arose. We have to we have to say if choice is the way families are going to navigate on the district that is in the centre, our city, which everybody can get out. We got to give reason for people and having not just use Coronado again, having a high school that delivers back quality of experience. How many families and staff members just say no, because it is 2026 and we might have more heat cancel days this or We had snow because we only had 2 snow days this year and gets hot again quick. We might lose a couple of days and a high school in corn are conditions. I appreciate the work that's happened. The work continues to make this district better. We will not run into a buzzsaw.
158We will do this poll. This poll will be a combination of what you've seen before on the things that people liked about the survey and things that people liked about the poll last year, we will bring these bodies together to create a poll that gives us the data then we're going to have to say that the dyes and decide what we want to do. So super excited. Super thankful, Dr, Comfort and his team. We know so much more about what we thought we knew about a couple years ago and this is prepared us regardless of the So bottom line will run last formal role and conditional on that things continue to look favorable will start to the refined about language and prepare for the timing >> That's We would love to wrap up the school
159year with that. We understand Obviously we're going to try and see if things in the Middle East in the next 2, 3, weeks before we send to pull out, maybe Kate gas prices to just and then we will be working closely with the board president vice president on communicating with that date is I know that is often a time where we really reduce the number of meetings that we have. And then you going to recess board language. >> And laws to allow for us to make a recess to vote if we need Obviously the sooner that we make, that commitment gives us more time to handle any of the campaign staff. there's a lot of things that need to happen. But the process continues. great increase sport. thanks. Everyone will move on to our 3rd
160agenda item ♪ >> just a issue, >> get 60 seats. >> You >> know to the last night, source put the league. ♪ Jenkins lot of principles something. Take away. And then it away just a publicly share some touches She's at place to stay forward to resources seniors fall to Carol. He said that Democrats, does and the Kings say is that stops in the for >> and I didn't get ♪ >> And I felt. ♪ >> just >> because this idea that. >> I think it's safe to say of all the workers and probably one that's most. >> I joined the board 2 years ago. So I not have the same history of longevity that vice president he flee for Dr. Mehmet Hakan have. But my case to jury say don't saying, yeah, here's what
161the was. I don't remember the exact number 60 years of the future acts the So this 60 the this is going this is off to a great start so this time this this is just my own standpoint. >> And I as I kind of close, you'll see that that this is this is going to just have to be a conversation for the whole board. But this is my take on this particular topic of conversations. Let me kind of go over this tree here our policy manual has something on the order of college, 440 various documents, including policy regulation, my own opinion is that many of these have outdated language in various ways. They have, you know, eternal Croft cross references that are broken for most of the concern to me, they are to operational in
162nature and by sheer coincidence, I was at the library with my kids the other day. I happened to see a book on the shelf by one of the chief justices of the Supreme Court called overruled. And the thesis of that book is basically just that in the previous decades there's been this information in. >> Rulemaking and regulations, mostly at the federal level, but also at the state and local level and that this causes a great deal harm for ordinary citizens. >> And I in a similar way personally feel that the proliferation of policies and regulations as a problem unto itself, even local systems system is rarely if ever how the actual direct incentives to pare down there. All of internal rules and as a result, policy manual such as ours get bigger over time, they
163basically never get There's just no, there's never any question the system to bother to do that. And so to tackling our policy manual and trying to bring it up to a senior governance level with the very high value working very useful work, both the future boards and to the community and the board of Education, particularly in the last year or 2 has intentionally started to write policy at a different level that has historically been the case for. We've been trying to elevate policy to a senior government level where we basically articulate the goal. We articulate guardrails and then we leave the implementation and execution to the superintendent. And this is generally how 5 high functioning organizations behave in. This is generally how could management works? You go and read any book on leadership in the
164library will tell you if you want to be, you know, if you want to do your your direct reports to favor, you will articulate the vision. You leave the execution up to that. That's, you I feel very confident that the military folks normal backing up that that's that's in general. want to lead your people this was something that we had that I have kind of brought up back in February. And at that time there was a certain amount kind of cautious agreement. But this seems like a useful thing to do. There was not very much agreement as to the specific next steps. And so the asked to Dr X and the team was to try to articulate the workflow. Little more precisely. Can we get kind of a rough draft idea of okay of those
165430 some documents that I talked about, how many of those seem like they're right for repeal. How many of those seem straightforward to update and how many of those are going to require a pretty serious left and to just be clear, because this is something I've had some conversations with people about. All of this is board work. Policy is the main thing that the board does. Delegation to staff is 48 explicit set of work with explicit guardrails. And this is already how policy frequently works. Generally when there's policy work to be done, staff brings a rough draft to oftentimes from Cassidy as a starting not all the time. >> And then the board works. And from there we put our own spin on it, we say actually needs to contain this language. Occasionally will do
166the works. Nothing ourselves. And sometimes I think we did this in the library policy recently. We just articulate. Here's the thing that has got to draft that meets this need. So the concept of delegating policy work to staff under certain parameters is something that this board already Johns, as a matter, of course, this work would be no different. So what Dr X is going to kind of bring to us this evening is a spreadsheet that contains a rough draft of the asked here. Here's rough idea of how many policies we think probably could be revealed based on, you know, comparison to casting comparison to the actual state statute. Here are the ones that we think are relatively straight forward to update to that senior government Sable. Then here are the ones that are going require
167heavy left at the end of it. There's also a proposed timeline for both how his team would tackle the work and then how the board with that providing the oversight and reviewing it later all the while. So I do want to say no plan survives first contact with the These are rough. Drafts spreadsheets a rough draft of the timeline is a rough draft. I fully expect both to change if and when the work begins in earnest, I would be frightened if they didn't this will, you know, should we decide to test staff with this? This would obviously go through a full legal review. And at the end of it, there would be an actual full vote from the board to adopt, you know, potentially this new policy manual. So one thing I do want to
168be clear on just what the scope of this conversation. At the end of this. I will 100% be asking on a plan that includes, you know, whatever guardrails we deem necessary. And, you know, if we have any adjustments, we want to make sure that rough timeline or any other things that we as a board want to add to feel comfortable with this work being done, you know, will will include that in whatever we take comes on. This is not a final decision. Everything would come back to the board starting in late summer for detailed work and oversight and then again, a vote at some point be on that. There was one other thing. I was going to what you want I remember the last thing and a totally acceptable outcome to me. Like I said,
169I this is this is something that I'm passionate about. really the work of the board. If I you know, if we don't get those times, that's totally fine with me. At the end of the because of as group of 7 have to decide if this is work, we feel comfortable undertaking at this time. And if the answer is no, that's totally fine. But I wanted to open up the conversation and just see how people were feeling about it so that I will turn it over to chief operandi, Rx. And the President carry great introduction. kind of give some background from where we went where talk through. >> The fall where we've been and just as a reminder of the chart in front of you check things that have. Currently push the legal the legal of
170the which are strongly recommended. And then the casting and this becomes the framework because this kind of get gives us a starting point to jump into we went back as a team to look at analysis of the policies we did really 2 season, we kind each policy according to some really loose terms. So bored work. in these 2 analysys is described as when the board really need to be in giving us lots of advice on some guiding principles. And for some of that 35,000 feet, you for that work. >> What the staff who worked with one of those areas where we might have a policy that already really descriptive and really regulatory lots of titles. >> Lots links, lots procedure that we need to remove. And then of course, we have the repeal, which doesn't
171always necessarily mean that it that I'm saying repeal. Let me do that. We would have to obviously take the board have to look at to make that decision. And then there's clear ones in there that are adoptions that may as a as a board as a team have to talk about whether there should be an adoption policy. So as much as we would like to maybe clean it a little bit. We do know that there would be a spot that we might have to adopt. You might even have classify a policy so that fits into a a new place. So there's a lot of work that has to be done kind of detail on each of those. But we have to start somewhere. So when we went to plan, we began with the legal in
172mind. First, what is the bare minimum that the state of Colorado? up either that that their minimum in your spreadsheet, I believe everybody has got I had sent a draft version out and se. But the and sent out the correct. That's the one you saw the looking at. So that the first 2 columns and be placed in there with the the beagle column. That, of course, in the notes section, I put the actual legal reason why that policy has to exist for your reference. So I started there a put a bunch of accessing those columns and said here's the policies. The second column, that idea was the cast. The recommended since we do have an agreement with Cascade Park has been I'm in a column for District 11. Those policies are policies district 11 also
173has. So you can have all 3, you can have one and in some cases, just 11 has a bunch of policies that are just theirs. So from that we went back. We decided to conduct analysis and this is column. D is the first one analysis to that idea. That's the one that when I went through a pretty said is a required by law. Yes, key bet. Is it something the board entered into a discussion on a good example of that would the parent partnerships policy, which is an a that is not required by law. I went through and said required by law. The has already negotiated or talked about this past. That she another wise repeal. It all. So I went through. It really gave a 35,000 foot of repealing those policies. I did go
174back and make sure that I checked to make to say, OK, we even though this may not be required by law. This is one aboard. Definitely needs to have. moving into a direction where they'll have to keep the state makes a change. I then created analysis. One which is kind of a middle ground to all practice of staff bringing work forward staff as President Kerry said staffing that work forward. We go in front of the The board gives us some feedback there. We take that back. So that analysis was going to more board having when it comes creating the drafts of the new And we would probably be going back and forth and work session and at the dice summit to get that to happen. So you have analysis won. kind of a middle ground
175analysis just really repeal heavy, which is that really high governance model where we take a lot of the decision-making, the out of the policy hand it over to regulations that have a war scoping scopes of work those stay with the administration so that those decisions can be made quickly fluid and the policy work stays up and the principal high high level. So what I I include in your packet for tonight, kind of a difference between the chairs. They'll see where there's a difference with board work, where there's a difference with her appeals. >> You'll see clearly that analysis to its repeal have And then I went and groups. >> But policies based on what we think attainable workflow eyes and which policy groups may make sense together. We do have some sizable ones that have
176to exist on their own policy. I policy J. But for the most part, he or she should also have color taps. I believe that have a grouping that I signed that as we move into the fall, we would present a group of policy drafts get feedback and work. Sessions talk about what was and allow you to interact with those drafts before we do that to the next stage. So I know I did put out in the fall and I'm sure when you saw that, you really what is the thinking that we would work every week to pass all of these? I was just showing you kind of a grouping in a that would allow us to get a those policies put place. would actually stagger it. So you would have to work session after that
177work session. It would go to consent to action. But then the next the next opportunity should have. We bring forth that next year. so we've locked the series as we go through the fall and just second here, like one of the things that we have talked about at the very first for a treat is that, you know, I was hoping to keep the tempo one regular meeting, one work session a month. >> Obviously, if board were to undertake this, that that would fall by the wayside entirely. One of the things that we talked about it, the first retreat is, you know, we could have. Work sessions that were just 100% dedicated to policy. And if if we were interested in doing something like this, I think we would on city have to be using that
178structure. Okay. We're just going to have work session on the counter and all we're doing is talking policy shop South. Start back to you. With that in mind we those work sessions. We, of course, will bring for the draft. We would also bring forth a summary. >> the key changes that were made to the series itself and to the regulations and exhibits. And how does change? make sure that the draft that you are presented >> would be removed of some of the smaller The cross reference make sure that already taken care of some of that cleanup before you even what the present a draft would be for that policy. >> You just want to clarify to so much when we're going policy by policy, the same processes used typically great. Good team are coming back,
179writing it, bringing it to the board. And then the board always has room to revise at it, suggest changes additions, omissions that they want from the policy and then it comes back on action and then it goes for a vote. The same thing would happen in this process and just be in bulk rather than bringing every policy. One by one by one, we would be bringing policy sections of which we already know policies are sorted by content be series a school board governance. The series is probably where you're going to want to have a lot of comment and right. And you have those 2, the whole manual, but you might be one you chime in the most. When you look at the analysys we conducted that's where there's a big discrepancy in what legal requires
180versus what Cosby recommends versus what do 11 has on the books. So we do anticipate some of these as great is because some of require probably more in-depth conversation than others. When you look at Gn de, for example, the personnel and the fiscal management, many of the policies in those series are taking it directly from state statue there required. They have to look at exact way with legal language on the books. Those might require less at its because they're pulled from statute requirements. Where is the others have more local Sometimes. >> All right. With that, I'll turn it over to the board for any comments. Thoughts of any kind. Okay, All-Star against Arsenal. So just Kennedy page, 5, 6, the previous to be just that in looking documents you guys how long it takes. >>
181And like I said earlier, this is this is a rough draft. See just a timeline. I would fully expect as states again, should we decide that asked him with this, that this would probably changed somewhat as they kind of really dug into it and figured out, OK, we had budgeted 5 hours for the actually going to closer to 7 or whatever the case may be. So this not some those workflow for us with this helps us to in the summer is scope that when schools aren't and sessions are central ad change a little bit, I'll take the talent management team. For example. >> When schools are in session, there's all kinds of different issues that they may need to go support a school without a school building in the summer. When happening. They still have
182a lot of work to do in hiring and things like that. But we can also school three-day session where they can come and look at all the personnel policies with and dedicate 3 full days to that, the there's no way that that can be happening because the workload needs to be focused on our students and staff that are in session. So this was just afford us the opportunity. Great. And I write all of these drafts. What will do is pull the content experts for that area when we're in the instructions series and the I series >> will be pulling the 3 academic chief saying, hey, we're going to go through process. Here's drafting of all of these policies, user content, expertise to build out series. I and then offer that back to as draft's. I
183can't use that word enough. These are all just working document that then the board gets Got to look site where they want find change and then we would go to adoption. Once we're clear with you all looks the way you want it to look. That's just want to make sure that H 5, 6 probably has an ordinance to the board itself because this is income of working I would tell you that the peace that we want to work understand is that if we want to rewrite the whole policy, summer is helpful for us to have the bandwidth to so. Absolutely makes sense to me I mean, commandant just came back just came initially infertility and played comment The amount of that you guys are going to put it. Let's start with that. It's not something
184you have so called maybe close to him. You guys have the bad. guy summer. We absolutely We just don't want do with the book. I'm glad that you stepping in and helping out. But this pass us by if you need at all of resources remove If you guys are willing to take on status of from the and talking is a deeply troubled member. Even if this is going to that pH 7, that be with the of lucrative you section by section. It just doesn't give me times. So this is to be spent about on a monthly basis when it comes like, you know, of if that's going to be one looks ocean, that is going to set aside for policies of substance will be a And if it takes full 5 months to understand policy
185manual review with tradition. >> And then conducted a simple so might only feedback the because we are talking about looking at the whole matter a little bit, says 400 pages and possibly beating 100 policies. you know, if we don't to I just want to to Senate, possibly the Bulls have adopted these policies one reason the other and maybe some of them out of the day. But he didn't want to respect the process to community. Also. >> Up Absolutely. We want you to have the time to go through every I dotted and t's that t that is crossed. in there as Greg said to, we want our Dr, it's we will be giving you a summary sheet as well. That shows you the comparison and you have the current policy manual to always be able to
186go back and forth and say when we're series B, okay, this one was out for repeal. Am I really comfortable with that or do I want to ask for that to be added back the schedule? We gave you Page 7. Just to be clear, I don't think anyone sees it going every week like that. What we're trying to say is it's doable for us to review them in small sections to then be able to adopt a whole policy. Once the board has had the time to review, it is comfortable with that. What could help determine that is obviously something we usually adopt in May, which is your next year's board calendar. And so if we wanted to make a policy focused meeting where we can get deep into these work session would likely be what
187it is once a month for next number of months. That's absolutely something we can do as we adopt next year's calendar for port. might. >> Make it back. >> You mention community I'm understanding and maybe a year and a The public Policy committee. What It was task, but at least disbanded in favor. >> committees. And so mentioned community involvement. I think that's important piece for it at the very least stakeholders right? So you're talking about. When it pertains to parse know you have personnel people what is where is there a place for community place? >> When the has becoming presentan chose to go to a governance board. Members can chime in here as well. You all are here, the thought was to have the ad hoc committees are ad hoc feedback as needed when the
188policy was drafted. >> In this process, if you're talking about internal stakeholders, of course, content experts there to become an assistant drafting the policy. If the board gets to review, there's a policy that you're looking You're wanting to know what constituents think about You can absolutely do ask them as you're reviewing the manual that we bring to in the fall, which is kind of 2 D are packages point. I think if we schedule those monthly and it gives you time to review the certain series that we're looking and go get feedback or input where you need to. The policy committee. Just a check of the was part of That I'm thinking different come and the board have robust discussion about the decided to different ways but hoc committee subsequent feedback will come. >> When policy
189itself us poster on digital community and community gets to look What's coming in part of the will. What honestly Sublimity that what would have too biased and then point in time they provide feedback to emails are public. Comments are not contacting will members as The stunning schools things of that nature. I think 2 to director. not it's point as well about just spacing out the timing a little bit like I think should we decide to task you with this work? We would absolutely want to build enough time so that you could go and talk to constituents. >> Or people you have your corner or anyone you would need to to make sure that okay, I'm up to date what this would impact. And I have my own head straight as to what you know what
190I think the merits of this particular language with this particular idea, that it switch from the committee, the prior work was that the committee would meet just wants to a policy is. And then by that late that lead deadline on Friday post changes. >> Cannot action. And then to action when the committee was when they change the policy making structure. The board added a work session element which actually exposes the draft for 2 more weeks ahead of time for the public to to see comment because they haven't 2 weeks or so in between before it goes to consent action. So there's additional time, actually, it's but up. >> Jason, I just want to make sure you're not left out online. Are you feeling good? Any anything you want to chime in with your? >> Now
191the park. >> So just The community has some tragedy and hope percent capacity. This document that doesn't the fuzz you like to get I know that double people to work with the district. That's of talk about connected. Cary N. guys involved this, We had we had scheduled a meeting early just early last week to kind of take a look at initial drafts. I think you are probably got 75% done with that. At point. of the was not able to make that meeting. I took a look at it and I said this looks reasonable to me. I don't have any specific concerns. Let's bring this to the whole board. That was kind of the total of the work that I when it cut going. But fact is as the admin is doing this work in the
192summertime is one the few want to be in water than That's level meeting with the various departments that stood on options until yeah, I I actually I'm so I'm less certain about that. And let me let me tell you why. I want to hear what you all think about this, too, because a I you know, I've been a big advocate, as you all saw the system of kind of spending, 2 board members off. This is a place where makes me just a little bit nervous and so much as this is a pretty central to board authority. Ask. And so I'm just a little bit nervous about having to board directors out of the 7 with undue influence over the process. And makes sense. So if the board's comfortable with that, I'm totally down. But that
193to me a feeling this is a place where I almost feel like it should be the whole board talking and only the whole report talk about access that and in addition to that, I'm looking at the most coming from why some of the If you take a few of thick of this many others, I mean, all of >> because the >> I guess any other any other thoughts or comments from the boards. like I said, I I'm definitely going to asking for thoughts with us so. >> just this check of we asked for that would. Is this actually too much work? We put too much from the district to do this within time period. district position as if it is to build from the minimum up. >> It's very it's a lot easier and trying
194to original card. Get to the core of somebody, 15, 2030, years ago felt that this one thing was super important. We're so far over what is either the Cosby wore the legal requirement that for us a chance to say here's what we think is just for 11.1 or 11.2, here's a place to start and then allow you to pilot things that are important U.S. board members. We're super ready for that part. I think the hard part for us is several years ago when this conversation came up before we were literally going group by group through these that may be one the month and at 400 plus policies. You're either saying that 250 of them are and importance because we will never get to them in the life cycle of money to your word or that
195none of that are important because how do you do this? I mean, when we do it, 10 o'clock at night, there's a lot are people who want to have some strong impetus to People are really tired at point. So they we get the space to say this is the minimum not we have no recommendation here. >> Because we all do policy. But having looked at what Cosby says with other districts. we give you the package that allows this board to say we wanted to simplify this for our community right now. Half of our policies conflict with each other. I don't like that. Do you feel resources to do this without extremism some areas in the be the email that says we're behind. If we I think you need to cast. Be able to include to
196look at the little United wraps. Absolutely to start from so that we're not starting from scratch, but we will take those. And then using the comparison that we already have in the handbook to figure out where we need to get those drafts working toward 11 tracks. >> Dr. I have a memory. I don't know if this is one year ago, but that there was a smaller like batch of policies and a certain space where you did bring a group of suggestions and you have like a title page. Do you remember what that was? George Mason River was this in like student conduct space. the got think that's disciplined. Yeah. was part of the BBC's. That's right. So I guess I guess this is mostly too. >> Joe in-person Jason were there for that. But again,
197point I would make is we have done things like this before and smaller scale. The scale of this would just be, you know, the whole policy manual president, this list of 10 policies or whatever. Any other thoughts or comments from the board what's to come? thank So the thumbs-up would be that we are directly asking staff. Over the summer to work through the full policy manual and to bring a proposal to the board. Number one, you know, of a timeline. John, I would have to work on the signage on the agenda. Setting aside the timeline of when the board would have the opportunity and space to review all of the changes and then. Number 2, just to build out, you know, the suggested updated policy manual with language retaining all statutorily required policies going on
198the county center and center. And I think just in the interest of, you know, both transparency us being able to keep our own head straight about it. I think I would really emphasize that there's got to be a really robust paper trail here are the specific wording know for policies that stuck around. Here's the specific things that we changed for policies that are statutorily required. And I know some of this is an excel file ready. Here is the you know, here's the actual statutory title that you should go look at. If you want to know why this policy is here. And then for anything that is recommended for appeal. Here's a brief description of why we think we do this. So that's that's the ask. As long as it comes to the my feedback will
199be This comes in manageable chunks. maybe. >> that's something to can even talk about its one board meeting a month specifically assigned just discuss policies as opposed to it being to listen We presented this way to show that is that I just of all I think the other option. >> As right now we're doing a board meeting a work session. They're always for Wednesday, a cinema commit to one when standing as only policy there's no student thinking the beginning. Another republic comment based upon policies. I want to say reducing to the public, but all you guys do is you come in and say we're doing 3 hours of policy work one once a and that even if somebody can't be there in space where you could contribute remotely because it's not really is public-facing as
200this song and dance. That is the first one so. I think we would take that too. if the will award was to move in this direction to present you all of the to schedule options for what your next year's board cycle would look like. Okay. I'm gonna >> But the yes So from the board on this on this can't you're adding more board meetings or you're saying one more, one more normally have would be reduced suggest we remember, this is just want to be one additional board meeting. This is. >> We I think we have to. That's not what you're on right now. You're thumbing and you want us to go in this direction. And then in the board calendar that happens and manners and I I can commit to a recent Wednesday that would
201not. I have no desire to do everything I want to say. I think I like present. >> Just speaking for myself, I like part suggestion of one additional fully dedicated to policy. Okay, just this is this is just minute edition. One that pops up. It was optional. We would use that space first. Yes, yep. think that some I can work out an agenda setting. This is just a task for administration. We would recommend that the board had the ability to focus on these and have it not be 10 o'clock tonight we're getting into the thing that might be very important to individual board member and we will have different Gordon on why we policy review that give it to us 2 weeks prior. I can read it on Saturday night when kids go to have
202also adjusted. We're gonna have early enough to be able to fully digest. Absolutely. Absolutely. But I continue to be done with a look at the summer. So think it all at once. >> Thank A lot of a book if you'd like And Jason. Now I'm just I'm gonna ask you, don't you just tell me whether you're a yes or no because I see one of the >> Yeah, I like the general myself. Michelle Hurst, Jason, Staff you have your marching orders and I think that's the last time that we have tonight. We do have a board retreat next week. Right now, the 2 items on that present a discussion of this board wants to handle resolutions moving forward. And then as part across the rabbit, talk about some persistent communication gaps and issues that we've
203been having, was up. But we still TBD on the location there. okay. So we still have some logistical work to figuring out the retreat details. I will get that to the moment that I We will call it there for tonight at 06:57PM. Thanks, everybody. Rest of review. ♪