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Matthew Fields (identified in the meeting sign-up as the public speaker) told trustees he has worked in the district for six years as an executive director of technology and has done work on safety and security. He described having reviewed a large volume of alerts and building a bullying-and-suicide alert program and said he has taken the director of safety duties seriously, often without compensation. Fields said he has experienced personal attacks following the prior board meeting and asked trustees to \"stop\" rhetoric that he described as \"venomous\" and divisive. \"If you have something to say, then bring solutions and create solidarity,\" he told the board. He also referenced national reports that examined Uvalde and urged professional, unified responses to safety questions.

Board members thanked Fields for speaking and for his work on safety; the president and superintendent subsequently moved on to agenda business.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Special Board Meeting 02/26/2025 4:00pm (render v2)","oneSentenceSummary","A technology director and school safety coordinator addressed trustees during public comment, asking the board to prohibit inflamed rhetoric and to present a more balanced view of district safety efforts.","taxTitle","JUDSON ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",14234,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6307158,"District presents scorecard, board approves superintendent evaluation instrument and plans performance-management rollout",8400,1674000,10074000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2434754-cf3e6c50364a45699abd85622a85aa0a&start=1674&end=10074","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2434754-cf3e6c50364a45699abd85622a85aa0a/thumbnail_1674000.jpg","/articles/6307158/Texas/District-presents-scorecard-board-approves-superintendent-evaluation-instrument-and-plans-performance-management-rollout","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6307158-6389978f74e4fe55db29daf8c0b85157/orig.mp4?Expires=1775172077&Signature=XYgLWDT7Cb4ZDeWpW8-zzIRElqRt6XVvI~~ekFpzUdonWovOIWU8i8M4pgU370h85XBM-6JevENOmKTEa0GO0T60BxDOy5UeQ-VElswKtOEDRVGKr~3S1X2zsDr-WljaYeftWfzMJyoZib1qDdZJosgwRO9KE1J1k64TcNgDJN5q0I3UPhZycvKLKVmE~EYVA02kG~dO0DKWHzP01XwmZihCJ3U92M4cTGQHXyOCO-h5oM6uX8nc7CSwsvJx1uFrrBBD0ysOOjakH-LRULRcGLsfBGfXlKqyDrUX6IPltNpbNMgcauSY3s1A5gLiU2cg~jLbCfqeXBA-IllbEdX-rA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Judson ISD leadership presented a district scorecard and a proposed superintendent-evaluation instrument on Thursday, and trustees approved the evaluation process after the presentation.

Consultant Richard Gibson of OKC LLC led a training-style briefing on performance management and scorecards, urging the board and administrators to create internal accountability systems that align strategic, tactical and operational teams. Gibson described \"strategic roundtables,\" cascaded scorecards and community advisory committees as mechanisms to keep strategy aligned with campus practice and public understanding. \"No amount of external accountability will matter in the absence of internal accountability,\" Gibson said during his presentation.

District staff then summarized the scorecard's priority areas and long-term targets, including student academic outcomes (reading and math across Grades 3\b), career, college and military readiness (CCMR), student participation in extracurricular and co-curricular programs, staff recruitment and retention, stakeholder engagement and facilities planning. Administrative highlights included:

- Staff-reported reduction in teacher turnover from 21.3% to 17.9% (per the district's internal calculation after the 2023-24 TEA report).
- A CCMR target pathway and a current senior-year CCMR participation figure cited at roughly 13% (the district noted changes in state reporting and a multi-year lag for some military reporting).
- A district facilities assessment under way with two architecture firms, due in June; staff said a long-range facility/bond plan will follow.
- Several tactical items tied to priorities: monthly CCMR meetings at each high school, targeted student supports, mental-health and counseling investments, and programmatic investments such as STEM at Kirby Middle School.

After the presentations, the board voted to adopt the superintendent evaluation process and instrument that match the scorecard: the motion, moved by Board President Conoyer and seconded by Trustee Faulkner, passed 5-1. Trustees were given an evaluation form aligned to the scorecard and asked to return completed forms to staff by close of business on March 17 so that results can be collated and discussed at the next board meeting. Staff said Alex will collate trustee inputs and return a compiled report for discussion.

Trustees asked for clarifications about data baselines and timing: several members emphasized the need to monitor BOY/MOY/EOY progress, to cascade district measures to campuses, and to reserve strategic roundtable time to dig into campus-level tactics. The superintendent and cabinet said the scorecard will be a living document, updated as official TEA accountability figures and interim measures become available.

Board members and staff also discussed legislation and state-level changes (House Bill 3, teacher incentive allotments and TEA reporting processes) that could affect how some measures are counted and reported over the next one to two years.

The board requested staff to return with more granular campus-level reporting at future strategic roundtables, and the superintendent directed staff to circulate the evaluation instrument and the scorecard materials electronically.","Consultant Dr. Gibson presented a performance-management framework and district staff reviewed a multi-priority scorecard. The board approved the superintendent evaluation process and instrument and set a March 17 deadline for trustees to return individual evaluations.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6307164,"Judson ISD board narrows speaking time, sets question deadline and adds nonverbal conduct rule to governance handbook",94,4486000,4580000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2434754-cf3e6c50364a45699abd85622a85aa0a&start=4486&end=4580","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2434754-cf3e6c50364a45699abd85622a85aa0a/thumbnail_4486000.jpg","/articles/6307164/Texas/Judson-ISD-board-narrows-speaking-time-sets-question-deadline-and-adds-nonverbal-conduct-rule-to-governance-handbook","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6307164-7fdf65e8295fb97edd28fdd413f29453/orig.mp4?Expires=1775172077&Signature=WVAEx31ZOe8iht5SmSlI8pTF9mpKaw5C6pOTyYUZjq5pHPXEjYi~kVjyzrHRrdZo7xlMW8U989zpanehvA4sFREvWff1JZ0IgVPZlPFf-EunYA-fO8UnY~7tBIsD0yC8GP1Gb2ThFDHwX39sREvc5Onp-kqZaBHNaCsftSwm3QZKEM-yUEAJv7sC61M6NCxRaZGklJNOwpQmng2ZK88D29io75Q3no~lV2nK4Sy4rvTH2Gzq7HlUIqdU8vsPWkHqY8hns8nUeSs2k9ZmYn5~k6SCD4u3f-4DKi2NupFwb47~H1FWgCr-~fsiPQf6ggSu6KJ5qXGdDHmskFAKbRUcAg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Judson ISD Board of Trustees on Thursday amended its good governance handbook to add time limits on board discussion, set a deadline for agenda-related questions and to call out nonverbal conduct as part of expected board civility.

The board approved a motion to update the handbook after extended discussion about meeting length and public perception. The motion, moved by the board president and seconded by Trustee Faulkner, passed 5-1.

Under the approved changes: individual trustees are limited to five minutes of speaking on a given agenda item with a three-minute opportunity for rebuttal; board members should submit reasonable requests for agenda-related information no later than the Tuesday (noon) following publication of the board packet (the board agreed a workable standard is \"Tuesday at noon\" to allow staff time to respond); and the handbook's civility norm was edited to include nonverbal communication (for example, expressions and body language) in the list of behaviors the board will avoid. Trustees also agreed to remove a redundant bullet discussed in the meeting.

Board leaders said the updates are intended to shorten regular meetings and to make public proceedings clearer and more orderly. \"We're trying to create space to have meaningful conversation about the scorecards,\" the board president said during discussion. Trustees agreed the vice president will serve as timekeeper at meetings; staff said they will explore technology cues to assist timekeeping.

Trustees flagged enforcement and flexibility: the board agreed members may request extensions if a discussion clearly needs more time, but extensions will be subject to a board vote or consensus. The adoption included an instruction to revisit the handbook after a trial period and to place more detailed norms and scheduling in future strategic roundtables and workshops.

The motion to amend the handbook was seconded by Trustee Faulkner and passed by a recorded vote of 5 in favor and 1 opposed. The board president directed staff to circulate the amended text and a signature sheet for trustees to acknowledge the updated norms.","Trustees amended the district's good governance handbook to limit individual speaking time at meetings, require agenda-related questions by a Tuesday deadline, and add nonverbal communication to the board's civility norms; the changes passed 5-1.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6307169,"Judson ISD board approves targeted improvement plan for Kirby Middle School",1189,466000,1655000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2434754-cf3e6c50364a45699abd85622a85aa0a&start=466&end=1655","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2434754-cf3e6c50364a45699abd85622a85aa0a/thumbnail_466000.jpg","/articles/6307169/Texas/Judson-ISD-board-approves-targeted-improvement-plan-for-Kirby-Middle-School","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6307169-7dec7a492216a0079f6415e37da178b9/orig.mp4?Expires=1775172077&Signature=aCmonIxbMj~p1SYMPMhk0jwKrXzZTaiZhQyeO87hbwlHRvVRMshjFwTk8AhUcx9eRP2pV-PrU42QZSqUw87Znt5P14zNyoJ8LBBD5OdrXiDhtTavRklhmUFgrHWMnvE~3bIq5Bet3poKS58dQnUuSqdacXA3sy0SKySXKa~xY1irE7kr~8txqV4VJXmROLXyOrBRjmSe5f7uNQGj1yiTjy5J2RR3XLiJH0-wvsamwpX3b1QC7ZxJLB0VXvrKNEiYTY4dpEIrO7zWL~v8GHfu~B5ZMcjIr504cRwdPqdUNWp1U1TdjndgtFwl9w-u6ZbpCauuP9dcD9nfJrjxE4bVqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Judson Independent School District Board of Trustees on Thursday approved a targeted improvement plan for Kirby Middle School required by the Texas Education Agency to implement state-directed interventions.

The plan was approved by a 6-0 roll-call vote after a presentation that described the TIP as a compliance document TEA must receive by the filing deadline. The motion to approve the plan was moved by Trustee Faulkner and seconded by Trustee Macias; Trustees Stanford, Faulkner, Ryan, Macias and Salinas and Board President Conoyer voted yes.

The TIP matters because TEA requires campuses identified for federal improvement to submit this form before it will accept the campus's next steps. Dr. Fields, the district superintendent, told trustees the TIP for Kirby must be submitted by the TEA deadline and that the board's approval is needed to file on time.

Kirby's principal told the board the campus has been federally identified for multiple years and that the TIP is part of a TEA-directed remediation process. She said Kirby was a C during her first year, later dropped to an F under a new accountability scale, and that a history of ratings placed the campus into continued improvement status even when interim measures showed gains. She said, \"This March 4 will be my third year at Kirby...There is improvement in my data that we have seen from MAP and from interim and even improvement from last year.\" The principal also described programmatic work at Kirby, including a STEM program and increased outreach for incoming students, and listed barriers to implementation such as time management and resistance to new procedures among staff.

Trustees asked how the TIP differs from campus-level strategic plans and pressed for clearer links between the TIP's stated strategies and specific interventions for subpopulations named in state accountability reports. Board members noted they expect more granular, campus-level strategic roundtables later in the year to review how resource allocation and tactics will support the TIP. Dr. Fields and administrative staff explained the TIP is a TEA-focused document that identifies target groups and high-level strategies; campus strategic plans and monitoring processes carry the operational detail and measures used to adjust tactics each nine weeks.

The board discussed resource limits: one trustee said that hiring additional counselors or interventionists would help middle schools but that the district must manage a deficit budget. The superintendent acknowledged resource constraints and said staff would continue to prioritize supports and return to the board with further details as part of the district's broader performance-management work.

The board recorded no amendments to the TIP during the meeting and approved the plan to allow the district to submit it to TEA.

Votes at a glance: The motion to \"approve the target and improvement plan for Kirby Middle School as required to be implemented for interventions\" was moved by Trustee Faulkner, seconded by Trustee Macias and passed 6-0 in a roll-call vote (Stanford, Faulkner, Ryan, Macias, Salinas, Conoyer).","The Judson ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve a Texas Education Agency required targeted improvement plan (TIP) for Kirby Middle School and discussed the campus's federal identification, resource constraints and planned interventions.","actionData","errors"]

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