Okay. Good afternoon. We'll call this regular meeting of the Carroll ISD Board of Trustees to order on 03/30/2026 at 5PM. Our first agenda item is executive session. Therefore, we will adjourn to executive session in accordance with Texas Government Code 551.071, 551.072, 551.074, 551076, and 551-0821 at 5PM. Before you this evening grateful for the opportunity to serve our community. We ask for your guidance and wisdom to help make decisions that reflect what is
best for our students, staff, and families. Tonight, we also pause to celebrate the many blessings within our district. We give thanks for Rockenbaugh Elementary School, our campus of the month, and for the dedication of its students, teachers, and staff who strive for excellence each day. We recognize and appreciate our substitute of the month, whose flexibility and commitment ensure continuity in our classrooms. And we are especially grateful for our Safety Resource Officers, recipients of the Texas School Safety Award, whose vigilance and care help keep our schools safe and secure.
Lord, we ask that you continue to watch over our district and our community. Grant us patience in our discussions, clarity in our decisions, and unity in our purpose. It's in Jesus Christ's name that we pray, Amen. Good evening, doctor Glenn, president Bryan, and school board. I am so excited to introduce our rock and ball girl scouts. I'm a let them introduce themselves real quick. I'm Blakely, and I'm in second grade. And my favorite subject is reading. I'm Tia, and my favorite I'm in second grade, and my favorite subject
is, reading and writing. I'm Ashvi, and my I'm in second grade, and my favorite subject is art. I'm Ella, and I'm in second grade, and my favorite subject is science. I'm Mira, and I'm in second grade, and my favorite subject is reading. I'm Elizabeth, and I'm Elizabeth, and I'm in second grade, and my favorite subject is science. I'm Kennedy. I'm in second grade, and my favorite subject is art. I'm Nitty. I'm in third grade, and my favorite subject is science. I'm Noel. I'm in third grade, and my favorite subject is writing.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States Of America, and to the republic for which is flag, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. And now the Texas flag. I pledge the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to the Texas, one state under God, one indivisible. And now for the moment of silence. Thank you for having me You may be seated. Good job, students. We have a surprise for you.
Okay. Are you ready? Yep. Thank you, everybody. We're so excited to be here today. You may be seated now. Thank you. This is, Rock and Bough Elementary Choir. We're a group of third and fourth grade students who, meet once a week after school to perform, to rehearse, and we have, several performance, opportunities throughout the year. Our next song that we're gonna perform for you is called Discovery by Teresa Jennings, and it's going to feature Sonya Usmani as our soloist. Good job, you guys. Okay. Thank you for students and parents. Miss Blackwell,
thank you so much, for, the great entertainment starting I mean, I always love when the campuses show up and, perform for us. So thank you very much. Next, we'll move on to the recognitions part of our agenda at four point two, which is we're recognizing the Dragon Super Substitute of the Month, and I believe it is in rock and ball. So miss Blackwell. Thank you so much. Tonight, I am so excited to introduce Marybeth Winson because she's truly deserving of the, the Dragon Super substitute. So super, she's supportive, which is s, u, uplifting,
p, positive, e, empowering, and r, resilient. She faithfully supports our campus every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in our ECSC classroom, and then Tuesdays and or Tuesdays and Thursdays in our ACE Room, making her essentially a full time employee for our member of our team. Marybeth is dependable, flexible, and consistent. She's willing to serve wherever she is needed most. Beyond her reliability, Marybeth demonstrates a genuine commitment to our school community through her positive and proactive approach. She often arrives early,
and if time allows, checks with the front office who offers additional assistance to staff or teachers. Her willingness to go above and beyond always with a positive add attitude and never with a complaint makes her an invaluable asset to our campus. Marybeth's dedication and servant hearted mindset truly embody the spirit of a Dragon super supportive, uplifting, positive, empowering, and resilient substitute of the month. Thank you. Congratulations. Okay. Next up, is item 4.3, which is a Texas School Safety Award to our Carroll ISD SROs.
Mr. Nickel. Good Good evening, president Brian, doctor Glenn, and board of trustees. Tonight I'd like to recognize an outstanding partnership that continues to strengthen the safety of our schools. The Southlake, Police Department SRO team has been recognized by the Texas School Safety Center with a school safety spotlight award, including a star designation for overall excellence in staff development and training. What makes this program special is that it moves beyond simple compliance drills and focuses on building confidence and readiness among our staff. Each campus conducts multiple lockdown drills each year using customized scenarios for that campus that
are designed by our SROs. These exercises allow our staff to practice communication, decision making, and leadership in a calm, controlled environment without alarming students. The team has also introduced innovative camera coordination drills. This approach strengthens coordination between the officers, administrators, and dispatch while ensuring that everyone understands how to, use our safety systems effectively. Because of this work, Carroll ISD is not only meeting safety expectations, we are helping to lead the way in how schools prepare for these critical situations. Please join me in congratulating the Southlake Police Department SRO team for their dedication,
innovation, and commitment to keeping our students safe. And I think you guys may have a few things to say, maybe, a few words. Okay. Good evening, board members. Thank you. I wanna say congratulations again to our SROs. I know we've got such a great team, and we're so proud of all the work that they do. In our business and I think in life in general, we we always say we don't rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level of our training. And I think this training is demonstrative of the the links to that our team are willing to go to to make sure that we protect the youngest members of
our community and we are so grateful for the board and the district's partnership in that. So thank you very much. Thank you, Chief. Love our SROs and what they do for us every single day, keeping our our students and faculty and family safe on our on our campuses. So thank you again. Job well done. And thank you also. Just a reminder to our community, the city pays for, our CR SROs at at our campuses. And we very much appreciate and have a great working relationship with our city council, and, we're very appreciative of you guys. So thank you guys again for being here. Alright. We're gonna move on to the,
public comments portion of our meeting. And we only have one speaker tonight, so we'll give that speaker three minutes. Miss Shelton, will you please call our first speaker? The speaker this evening is Mr. Tim Schutz. Good evening. My name is Tim Schutz. I'm a President of Southlake. Welcome. I've got a very exciting comment to make. I went to the Dragon's Talk on Friday night. Fantastic event. Fantastic. I was so proud to see our students up there speaking. I was so disappointed in the number of people that were there to observe it. So hopefully, Jeff and I talked with Southlake Foundation and we're looking at getting an AI
plug in to our website so we could actually go in, say, I wanna go to something in Carroll ISD tonight. What's playing? We have lots of things that go on in our community and we don't know. I did because of my senior card. I love looking and I love participating and seeing what's going on in our community. It's a great way to do it. So thank you. It was a fantastic event. But more to my point tonight. I'm here to face another challenge besides our cell phones, artificial intelligence in our school. Students are using it for white papers. They're using it for homework. Teachers are using it for creating lessons,
generating quizzes, and even pot provide feedback. I even used it to help me write this today. It's not going away, and it's coming faster than any of us have thought about. Our technology team, five year plan, useless. We have to focus now on AI. It's a serious gap. We have nothing. I went out to our website. Not a single thing comes up under AI or artificial intelligence. Is there a policy? Isn't there apology? What are our teachers doing? What do we expect our parents to do, and what do we expect our students to do? So I'm asking the board to take action.
We need a district wide AI policy as soon as possible. It's not going away. It's a powerful tool that can be abused and is abused. I urge the board to take action to develop a policy before the beginning of next year's school. I haven't found very many. It's complex. It's harder than the cell phone. Because if you don't see the cell phone, you know they aren't using it. But we have tablets out all the time. We have to be careful on what our district allows them to see, what they have access to do through our Wi Fi.
So please, let's work on it. Let's get a committee. Let's make something happen. It's critical, as we can see by the two court cases that were lost last week by Meta because phones are so bad for our kids and we know about that. Let's make sure AI is used effectively. We have a chance to do it right now. Thank you for your time. Thank you, sir. And we, we totally agree with you. And, you know, we're nearing the end of our five year strategic plan and, gonna re up to another, effort, to get a strategic plan going. That'd certainly be part of it. Hopefully, you volunteer.
Happy to. And by the way, my daughter hasn't come home and told me she has been restricted from her tablet yet. So we're working. Thank you, sir. Have a good evening. Okay. Next item is item number six which is consideration President Bryant, I move that this Board accept the personnel report as presented in executive session. Second. We have a motion and second. Any further discussion? All in favor? Motion carries seven-zero. Item 6.2 is consider and take possible action on administrators contracts. President Bryan, I also move that this Board approve the administrator's contracts as presented in executive session.
Second. Motion is second. Any further discussion? All in favor? Motion carries seven-zero. Next item is 6.3, which is consider and take possible action on professional contracts. President Bryan, I move that this Board approve all professional contracts as presented in executive session. Second. Motion is second. Any further discussion? All in favor? Motion carries seven to zero. Next item is 6.4, consider and take possible action to approve legal services agreement with the Jordan Law Firm. Doctor. Glenn? Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like Carroll ISD to consider engaging the Jordan Law Firm as additional legal counsel.
I want to be clear that this recommendation is not intended to replace Tim Davis or Jackson Walker and their role as Board Counsel, nor does it represent a move away from our current partnership with Leiser Crass. Both firms continue to provide strong, reliable legal support to Carroll ISD and we value the work they do on behalf of our District. This recommendation is about strengthening our capacity and responsiveness as the District's needs have grown and there have been occasions when time sensitive matters required administrative attention but were delayed
due to existing Council managing high workloads. Adding another firm will help ensure that we can address issues more efficiently and avoid unnecessary delays that impact District operations. Additionally, Mr. Jordan brings a unique and valuable perspective as a former School Board Trustee. His first hand understanding of Board governance and District operations allows him to provide practical, informed guidance that can streamline decision making and reduce the time spent navigating legal questions. From a financial standpoint,
this arrangement is also prudent. The proposed annual retainer of 1,000 will allow Trustees and Administration to seek general legal guidance without incurring substantial hourly legal fees. This proactive access can help prevent minor questions from becoming more complex and costly legal issues, a savings we will be able to track and monitor quarterly. Furthermore, Mr. Jordan's hourly rate falls well within our insurance carrier's approved limits,
ensuring that Carroll ISD does not incur unnecessary legal expenses. It is also common practice knowledge ensures that we can match specific issues with the most appropriate counsel. In summary, this recommendation is about enhancing service, improving responsiveness, and managing costs effectively, while continuing to add value in utilizing our existing legal partners. Adding the Jordan Law Firm will provide Carroll ISD with an additional resource and a beneficial resource. I'm happy to take any questions.
Thank you, Doctor. Glenn. We appreciate that clarification. Before I open it up, I just want to reiterate what you began talking about and that is, the Jordan Law Firm will not be replacing Jackson Walker. We're very happy, with Jackson Walker and their services. Jackson Walker serves primarily as the board attorney. The Jordan law firm and Lisa Crafts will serve primary primarily to represent the district. If we were to ever get to a level three grievance, you can the district and the board cannot be represented by the same attorney or
the same firm. This is going to guarantee, that the board attorney stays with the board, and the district attorney, advises the district. So we appreciate that. We appreciate, you know, the relationship and the trust that we have in Dudley Jordan. And, you know, why wouldn't you want to select an individual or a firm that you know, you trust, especially in the in the legal environment. And I think that, the fact that, he wants to help us out and he wants this is gonna be a significant cost savings over the course of many years,
that we will be monitoring and we'll be reporting out to our community in that regard. So I appreciate you reaching out and asking for a, RFQ, from Dudley and ensuring that his qualifications, are as such that he can represent this district and this board well. So thank you, Doug. And I believe that's over and beyond what we have to do. These are considered professional services, and typically we don't do that, right? And for transparency wise, we don't ever put these types of things on agenda to talk about publicly in
front of the community and have a board discussion. So, we decided to do that knowing that we all know Dudley Jordan, he was a past trustee, and we wanted to make sure our community understood exactly the reasoning why, where the district is moving with this recommendation for a board vote tonight. So with that, I'll open it up to any discussion or questions for Doctor. Blint. I want to reiterate, last week when this agenda was posted, there's a synopsis that talks about the fact that according to state law, Trustee Jordan had to be off the Board a year.
He has been off the Board over a year. I also want to acknowledge that I spoke with both Tim Davis and trustee, former Trustee Jordan and certainly they have a knowledge of each other and we don't anticipate any issues as far as their working relationship. Doctor. Glenn? President Brian, I appreciate a lot of people in the community rightfully so ask that we look for cost savings and lawyer fees like many things else other things have just gone up and up. The fact that Mr. Jordan and his services are the fact that Mr.
Jordan and his services are actually below what the insurance pays is great, so we will not have high legal fees from this. The fact that also there is an extremely low retainer for the entire year that basically gives us a sort of like a one-eight 100 legal help. I will be very interested to see the amount of savings. I'm glad that we're going to be keeping track of that because I think that's going to be a significant number. And as someone who served on this Board with Mr. Jordan and I appreciated in the Executive Council,
his role and his role here, I think this is going to be a real asset to our Board and to our district. And what's great again is that it's going to be also at a cost savings. Again, as you know, the number one priority as we move into the next budget year is looking at ways that we can save funds. Enrollment is declining and obviously the state is not stepping up to give us our recapture dollars back. So anywhere we can save money, we want to do that. And so one of the conversations that I had with Mr. Jordan was the ability to come in and offer that retainer,
which is an incredible value to Carroll ISD. Anything else for Doctor. Glenn? Okay. Doctor. Glenn, just real quick. Can you we have liability insurance that we use for legal matters. Can you kind of just briefly talk about liability insurance versus spending directly out of the General Fund for legal services? Sure. And it is not uncommon for a large entity like a school district to incur legal costs, right? And they come in a variety of different forms. Sometimes we're reaching out to an attorney to have a conversation about maybe a level one grievance or maybe a student with special needs.
And so we are engaging that attorney. Those are legal costs that the district has to budget for. We incur those costs. However, there are also times where individuals outside the scope of what we control decide that they want to file a suit against the district. When those instances occur, we actually carry insurance and we report to those legal expenses to our carrier. Our carriers pick up those legal expenses on our behalf up to a certain threshold. And so we want to make sure that whatever the hourly rate in attorneys charges
is that it is within that threshold so that as a district we don't incur those legal costs. Okay. Very appreciative of clarifying that point, Doctor. Glenn. I think it's important for our community to understand that we do carry insurance to cover a vast majority of our legal costs when it's not initiated by us. That's right. And again, that's not uncommon. That's something every district does. But yeah, occasionally somebody is going to file suit against the school district for a variety of reasons. And that's why we have insurance rights. We turn it over to our carriers and then they pick up the town.
Okay. Any other questions, comments? Okay. I move that this Board approve the legal services agreement with the Jordan Law Firm PLLC as presented in Executive Session. Second. Motion is second. Any further discussion? Okay. All in favor? Motion carries seven to zero. Thank you Trustee Yeager for that motion. Okay. We'll move on to item number seven which is the president's report but first 7.1 are committee reports. Do we have any committee reports to report out tonight? None? Okay. I have a statement to read, as part of my president's report, so I'll go ahead and get that started.
Good evening. We wanna begin by taking a moment to recognize the incredible work happening across our district. Every day, our teachers and staff show up with dedication, professionalism, and a deep commitment to our students. The Board seized that effort and we are grateful. We also wanna recognize and congratulate our Teachers of the Year who were celebrated last week. Congratulations and thank you for what you do. Next, we want to follow through on a commitment we made earlier this year. When the VADER was presented to our community and ultimately passed in November,
this Board made a promise to our staff. As part of that commitment, we provided a $1,000 payment in November and I am pleased to remind everyone that an additional $1,000 will be included in your April paycheck. This is one way we can say thank you for the important work you do each day and for the role you play in the success of our district. In addition, as a direct result of the VADER passing, the Board has asked the administration to bring forward a salary recommendation also in April.
Our goal is to move toward a more competitive compensation structure across all disciplines in the District. We know that attracting and retaining high quality staff requires us to remain competitive and we are committed to making thoughtful, strategic decisions in this area. Finally, I want to reiterate an important opportunity for those interested in helping shape the future of our district. The application period to serve on a transition team for the campus consolidation effort will
close on April 3. This is a meaningful opportunity to contribute and it does require a twelve month commitment. I encourage anyone who is interested to consider applying before the deadline. Thank you again to our staff, our students, and our community for your continued support. We are proud of the direction we are heading and the work we are doing together. Thank you. Okay. We'll move on to the superintendent's report. Doctor. Glenn? Alright. Thank you, Mr. President. And good evening, everyone. I'm excited to share some great news from around our district this month.
First, a huge congratulations to Carroll Senior High. This past weekend, they won the UIL District Championship in Academics. This is an incredible accomplishment and a reflection of hard work and dedication from both our students and staff and we couldn't be prouder. And it's also worth four Lone Star Cup points to further our lead as number one in the state of Texas. Also on Friday and it was mentioned by one of our speakers, the Carroll Business Academy celebrated the success of their first annual Dragon Talks.
Students did share innovative ideas, engage in thoughtful discussions and we were really impressed that they had the attendance they did considering that the sponsorteacher is relatively new. And so we appreciate the parents that did come out and support that event. It's exciting to see our students confident and creative. And I definitely believe that this is one of those events that is gonna grow in the years ahead because there really were some tremendous speakers. Also want to acknowledge that, the Lady Dragons soccer team advanced to the regional finals tomorrow night 07:30,
Birdville Athletic Complex. The Lady Dragons will take on Denton Geier as they continue their march toward what hopefully will be the state finals in another week. Is that right? Next week? End of next week. We're gonna guarantee that. So Trustee Sexton has a he is personally invested in that team. So we're excited to go out tomorrow night. But before that, we want to offer everybody the Johnson Elementary on April 7, both taking place at 05:30 in the evening. These sessions will cover the transition to Durham Intermediate next year,
again, for current fourth graders and how they fit into the 2027 transition plan. We encourage families to please join us, learn more, ask questions. This is the next step for your students and we want to ensure that it's as smooth of a transition as possible. As we move through March and get ready for April, let us remember we have less than eight weeks remaining in this school year. And so I see a dad of a senior out there. It's going to close fast. So let's finish strong, celebrate our success and keep supporting students every step of the way.
Thank you, trustees. Thank you, Doctor. Glenn. Tomorrow is Johnson, not Walnut Grove. Oh. Tomorrow is Johnson. Johnson tomorrow. Yes. And then Walnut Grove on the seventh. Yes, sir. Thank you for that clarification. Okay. We're going to move on to item number nine, which is the information portion of our meeting. Item 9.1 is consider spring twenty twenty six acquisition of K-twelve instructional materials and elementary classroom library materials. Ms. Petty, you're up. Good evening, President Bryan, Doctor. Glenn, Board of Trustees. I am here tonight for, to to ask for you to consider our spring acquisition list.
As you know, we bring a fall acquisition list and a spring acquisition list. We have vetted this material. Our principals have vetted it. Our teachers have vetted it. Our administration has vetted it. So we feel like and our LSAT committee has also vetted it. So it's gone through quite a bit. It will be available for the public to view for the next thirty days. Any questions? Questions for miss Betty? Okay. And then you will bring this back oh, I'm sorry. Go ahead. I just had a comment. I want to thank all of the community members on our library committee that was part of,
I think it was Senate Bill 13. They read every single book cover to cover. A lot of books. So thank you for all your hard work. We appreciate you. It was a lot of work. Was it, like, 60? It was 68. They did an outstanding job. So, miss Petty, when will you bring this back to us for a vote after the end of the thirty days, so probably May? It'll be May 12, I believe. That'll be the May 12 meeting. Okay. Alright. Any other questions? Read them so we don't have to. That it? Okay. Thanks, miss Betty. Perfect. Okay. Moving on to 9.2, which is consider recommendation for grades k through 12 math curriculum adoption.
Miss Stevens and mister Shea. And miss Betty. We are thrilled to be here tonight. We are here to present a, really, a year's worth of work. We have not had a K-twelve math textbook adoption in twelve years. And so this is huge for our staff and and they are really looking forward to it. We've got two of our coordinators here. We have Julie Stevens who is our elementary, pre k six coordinator and Terry Hsien who is our grades seven through 12 coordinator,
to give you a little bit more in-depth idea of exactly what took place. Good evening. We wanted to share a little bit about the process before we brought to you the recommendation of the committee. Like miss Petty said, we started at the beginning of the year. We had to wait until the November when the state put out their approved resource list. List. And once that happened, we made sure that we met with all those vendors and kind of vetted those things through us first and chose the ones that we thought best met that state rubric as well as what we needed for Carroll ISD.
In January, our committee met, and the vendors came and presented their products and kind of trained the teachers a little bit so they could they could dig in. And then we had a showcase for the community members and for teachers to come in and look at the resources, access the online materials, and then provide us with feedback. And then through January and February, those committee members took those resources back to their campus, shared with their team, shared with their teachers, tried out some of those resources so that in February, they came back to give us their recommendation.
Part of the criteria that we use, we kinda based it on the state's rubric for criteria. We were looking for we and the committee were looking for TEKS alignment, English language proficiency standards alignment. The instructional materials were research based and gave our kids a chance to think critically and problem solve. Vertical alignment, we were really looking for a vendor that spanned as many grade levels as possible for consistency in instructional methods and vocabulary and all the things needed so that every
year, it wasn't a new math class because they had a new math textbook. We were looking for educational supports. What what resource is gonna give us the most for teachers to be able to do what they need for students? And then what resource is gonna give us professional learning support and what what cost would that incur? This is a little bit Stevens, I'm sorry to interrupt. Can you go back to that last slide? I'm just curious because, we've been told for for years that, each curriculum base now includes progress monitoring for individualized students,
so teachers can actually, monitor the progress and report on that to parents and to the the students. Is this built directly into this textbook curriculum Yes. It is. It's built into the program that we are adopting. Okay. And I've actually reached out to the vendor to give me a little bit more details because there are some other programs we have that do that Yeah. That we could possibly not have to purchase because this resource provides. So not so we can I'm I'm hoping that we're kinda diving into this, miss Petty. I know that you said that you that you were so that we're less reliant
on standardized tests for progress and more reliant on the day to day activities of a student in a classroom and a teacher's feedback. Absolutely. Is that right? Okay. Thank you. This is a little bit about the committee, the representatives that were on the the adoption committee. Teacher representatives, classroom teachers, special programs teachers, administrators from each level, and then representatives from special programs and curriculum instruction were all part of the committee. And, the bar graph and then the colorful pie graph are the same information. I think you have to zoom in if you wanna see the numbers.
But just to kinda show you that we tried to get input from every area, every grade level that we could possibly. In our final survey, we asked teachers to rate the five resources on a scale of one to five, and then give us their feedback on what how they felt about each resource. And the resource that they overwhelmingly chose as their top was Savvas is the vendor, and the the product is Envision Math. And so 18 of our committee members gave that the highest rating of five, and then seven shows it as a four. And then down at the bottom,
once you get to algebra two, then those higher courses have different textbook options. So those groups recommended Pearson, BFW Publishers, McGraw Hill, and then OpenStax. But for the for the k algebra two, this was the recommendation for Sabbath. And then here are just some things that the committee members shared that were strengths of the resource that it was the resource they chose was fully aligned to the TEKS, and there was no question. There were some resources where you had to piece things together yourself.
And in this resource, it was very clear what was aligned to the standards. The product was engaging with conceptual learning, real world connections. The one we overwhelmingly heard was that third bullet that it supports all learners, meaning it their intervention resources, extension resources, and lots of differentiation options so that teachers don't have to create those things on their own or go searching in another resource. It's all built in. There's family and teacher support. There are videos. If a teacher's not sure how to teach something or they need to communicate with a family, there are videos and,
and help for them to be able to understand how to teach that effectively before they get to the middle of the class and get stuck. And then the BFW publishers, what course is that for? Statistics. Statistics. They they create the scoring rubrics for the AP exam. So that group liked the fact that if they're creating the exam, then their materials are probably most aligned to what that exam is going to be. And then, the quote that's above those little people was one of our favorite. Resources, by far, the best choice presented. It feels alive,
aligned, and has every component we've asked for in an adoption. I envision students being much more engaged with this curriculum than any other we evaluated. This curriculum will help us meet the needs of all of our learners. So here's the here's the last page. I won't read all the numbers to you, but I will tell you that all of these are for an eight year adoption, except for Pearson, which is a six because they do not offer an eight. And so the top line is k through algebra two, and those other those other vendors are some of those higher level math courses that that just aren't all encompassing in that that main adoption.
Have any questions? Yeah. I have a couple. Yeah. So, just wanna make sure we level set. When we say textbook, do we actually mean a textbook? Yes. Physical textbooks. Wow. Okay. And so in your, guesstimate, how how much what what's the percentage that you would say, EdTech is involved in this curriculum? For the teacher side, more so for the student side, it could be minimal to none. Terry was talking to the vendor today, and there's another district that is looking for Savas. And they communicated with the publisher that they are moving away from technology.
And a lot of the pieces in some of the presentations, students have to respond on technology. Well, Savas heard that need, and so they're making a book right now as we speak. They're making a book of those things that students would have had to respond electronically, but now there's going to be a paper option for that. And they have to use one of these? They do. Oh, wow. That's pretty good. And that's included. Thank you very much Sure. For doing that. And then, lastly, you said, Savvas is an eight year commitment and Pearson is a six.
Is that typical? I mean, I guess we went twelve years. Typically, before before they opened it up to where there are no rules, when we were in an adoption cycle, it was typically an eight year adoption. Alright. And the way we are realigning campuses and math levels, we thought it would not make sense to do a two year or a four year if we're in the middle of rolling out new math courses that it it wouldn't make any sense for us to have to retrain and get a new resource. And and plus, you get a little bit more of a a cut the longer you you sign
that contract. I love this because and this is gonna start next at the beginning of next school year. Yes. Okay. That's great. Thank you. Open it up for questions, comments. I guess oh, go ahead. My question is how much has math changed in twelve years? Well, if you look at the textbook we're currently using compared to the one that we will be using, more more problem solving, more application is expected of kids now than it was fourteen. It's been fourteen years since they changed the stakes. But twelve years ago, it was
not as deep. You didn't have to think as deeply about some of the problems. And now they're not just asking you for the answer, they're asking you what was step three and how did you get there? For secondary, there is a lot more conceptual understanding rather than just there is a strategy, here's the steps, just follow the steps. They, rely more on the conceptual understanding. Do you truly understand the material versus do you know the steps to get the answers? That's great. That's what they're trying to do. That's awesome. Yeah. Trying to help their kids with the whole thing. That's right. Exactly. Julie, Terry, great presentation. Thank you for that quick question.
I think everybody up at this dais supports the idea of more pen and paper opportunities for kids, especially in math. But with the state emphasizing that that testing will still be online, do do teachers or does the curriculum department see any issues with, with not giving kids the opportunity to to do use a digital format knowing that that's how they'll be tested at the end of the year? At the elementary level, speaking specifically for elementary, it honestly, the kids seem to be able to navigate without direct instruction on a piece of
technology. A lot of times when it gets closer to those expectations, the teacher will kind of present, here is what this type of question could look like, and here's how you can manipulate this platform. But they'll have an opportunity to practice. But at the elementary level, it doesn't seem to be a huge issue. Same for secondary. Yes. They do need to know how to do use some of the tools that are on the digital platform, but as long as they understand and they know the material, kids tend to understand the technology real quick. So it doesn't have to be, like, a year long. It just needs to be a couple practice before you,
get to the actual test. So, it's more on the math and not really the technology piece. Perfect. Thank you for that. So I assume this is a thanks, sir. I assume this is an annual number or is this total fund option? This is for the whole adoption. For the eight year plan? For the eight years and six years for Pearson. Yes. That's pretty good. Alright. Better than I thought it was. And that includes everything? Includes everything. Mhmm. So what what is the price based on? Is that number of It's based on number of students, number of teachers for teacher editions, teacher access, the physical books for teachers, and then the physical books for students.
And then also for on the Sabbath end, they are also going to be able to provide some hands on manipulatives, multiple kits per grade level included in that cost. That's fantastic. I I think I heard you say I don't know if you said it or not. I think I heard you say that there are some parental resources. Yes. You know, so I I have relearned algebra two and calculus more times than I care to admit, but that would be very helpful for any parent that is, you know, trying to help their kid, learn this subject. And from what we saw of it, it it was very easy to understand,
but it was I think for parents. It wasn't watch this teacher video because that's a different audience. Absolutely. So it seemed to be a really great resource. Perfect. I have a quick question. Miss Stevenson, Mr. Shin, It sounds like there is a greater premium on reading skills based upon what you said, one of the differences. Carol, we're very proud that we have a 92% of our students read at grade level, which is the highest in Tarrant County. It sounds like our students, because they're good and proficient readers, are gonna be able to withstand that that challenge,
if you would, of this new math curriculum. Would that be fair to assume? I I agree. I think so. I mean, especially when looking at the younger ages. Yeah. Especially at the younger grades because, again, teaching the the reading comprehension, it's not just, can I pull out these numbers and just guess that I'm gonna add? They have to understand what's going on in the math too. Right. Okay. And then, based on our one public comment, which I thought was was very good, this evening. When we look at the higher math and we know that AI is more of an issue with technology,
but as the speaker said, technology that's actually not even in the classroom but maybe used elsewhere, Can you speak a little bit to the non is it Savas? Well, they say Savas. Savas. It sounds very Texas. Right? Savas. Yeah. So the the Pearson and the other, curriculum, can you speak a little bit about maybe some things that are concerns or maybe you feel comfortable when it comes to AI and technology for the higher math curriculum? I would say I there are no concerns. I think the importance is,
teachers for teachers to look at the work of the students making sure that they don't just give an answer, but they understand their process. And that's where we really need to focus on. So I think all of these curriculum do support, the conceptual understanding Mhmm. And the part that teachers have to, again, identify students' misconceptions and identify their understanding. It's with the balance of that will, make this a success. So when when my senior in college who's an engineer talks about, oh, dad, I do get a little prep for show your my work. This is exactly the type of prep that we're giving them with these higher maths.
Would that be accurate? Yes. Because they're all paper based as well, so that's Okay. Okay. Wonderful. Can I piggyback off mister Shen for just a second? We actually did put together an academic dishonesty task force that, trustee Yeager and I were on, in the fall. And we actually do have an artificial intelligence policy in our APG on Page 108. So we have addressed it. That's right. It's so new. We need the AI to find it. Any other questions or comments?
Okay. Thank you guys, very well done. Appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Moving on to item number 10, which is the consent agenda. Trustee Yeager, I think there's a couple donations. Absolutely. And as we say, so many times that we would not be able to do all the great and excellent things that we do at the school district without the wonderful help from parents, from faculty and staff. And that means our booster clubs, our PTO leadership. And so tonight I have just two quick donations to read off. From the Carroll Athletic Booster Club, a generous donation of $5,900
From the Carroll Senior High PTO, a very generous donation of $27,275 and part of that is monetary and part is in kind. So thank you so much to those two great organizations and all the organizations that make this district what it is today. Yep. Thank you, Trustee Yeager. I move to approve the, consent agenda as presented. Second. Motion and a second. All in favor? Motion carries seven to zero. If no objection, we'll adjourn this meeting at 06:58PM.