Jun 07, 2022 Regular Meeting

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>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

[1. Roll Call - Announcement of Quorum]

IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT CHEMICALS OR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR DALLAS COLLEGE JUNE 7, 2022 AT 4:16 PM.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE DALLAS COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WEBSITE FOR REGISTERING TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION WILL BE GIVEN FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

THIS REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS BEING BROADCAST OVER THE INTERNET AND AUDIO RECORDING AND TRANSCRIPT WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE MEETING AT A LATER DATE.

CAN YOU PLEASE CONFIRM THE MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW?

[2. Certification of Notice Posted for the Meeting]

>> MADAM CHAIR, I CERTIFY THE BOARD MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED ACCORDING TO SECTION 551.054 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

>> WE WILL NOW STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

>> AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO HOLD A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SENSELESS TRAGEDY THAT TOOK PLACE IN UVALDE, TEXAS.

I RECOGNIZE THIS MAY PERSONALLY AFFECT MANY HERE WHO COME TO WORK EVERYDAY WITH THE MISSION OF HELPING OUR STUDENTS.

OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO THIS STUDENT IN THE UVALDE COMMUNITY.

PLEASE STAND AND TAKE A MOMENT WITH ME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR LOSS.

[SILENCE] THANK YOU.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CITIZENS SEND UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD TODAY, IS THAT CORRECT?

>> CORRECT.

>> WE WILL NOW PROCEED WITH THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR OUR NEWLY ELECTED SWIMMERS WOULD

[5. Oath of Office for Newly Elected Board Members, Districts 2 and 4]

>> I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE TRUSTEES.

DISTRICT 4 FOR DALLAS COLLEGE, POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY SERVE TO PROTECT THE C ONSTITUTION.[INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE] NOW TRUSTEE DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.

>> I AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER THIS OATH OF OFFICE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND

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I, PHIL RITTER, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF TRUSTEE DISTRICT NUMBER TWO FOR DALLAS COLLEGE.

THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE SO HELP ME GOD.

>> CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE] I USED TO BE IN POWER TO PERFORM WEDDINGS.

WINDOWS COUNTY JUDGE ARE REALIZED I'D JUST MARRIED YOU SIX MORE YEARS.

[LAUGHTER] ONE LAST THING, I'M STILL WORKING WITH THIS FABULOUS DALLAS COLLEGE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THERE ARE A LOT OF PROJECTS.

WHEN I WAS CHANCELLOR OF UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS IT PUZZLED ME HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS TO WORK OUT TRANSFER AGREEMENTS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS AND THIS DISTRICT AND THIS BOARD, THE FORMER CHANCELLOR AND CURRENT CHANCELLOR DESERVE A LOT OF CREDIT FOR WHAT WAS A SENSITIVE TRANSITION BUT W AS A SENIOR UNIVERSITY USED TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH SEVEN DIFFERENT REVIEW PROCESSES ENDING UP WITH SEVEN DIFFERENT WAYS FOR STUDENTS CREDIT HOURS THAT MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT TRANSFER.

ALONG WITH OTHER ISSUES INVOLVED BUT THAT IS A BIG STEP FORWARD AND THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE]

>> I THINK WE WILL DO SOME PICTURES.

THIS IS MY DAUGHTER WHO IS ONE YEAR OLD WHEN -- [INAUDIBLE] RICE GENERATOR

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YOUR SECOND TERM.

>> APPRECIATE IT.

AND I BELIEVE SOMEONE SIGNED MY CERTIFICATE SO I'LL GET THAT AT A LATER DATE.

I CANNOT CERTIFY MYSELF.

THANK YOU FOR INDULGING US IN SOME PERSONAL PICTURES.

I BELIEVE, ARE WE READY FOR THE NEXT ITEM? YES? OKAY.

WE HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION FROM GOLDMAN SACHS 10,000 SMALL BUSINESS

[6.1. Goldman Sachs 10K Small Business Fellows]

>> THE OTHER JUSTIN, WHO LEADS THE INNOVATION EFFORTS, GOLDMAN SACHS PROGRAM IS SOMETHING WE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS OR SO.

AND CERTAINLY, A TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAM FOR THOSE THAT GO THROUGH, THERE'S A LARGE ALUMNI NETWORK AT THIS POINT AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO STOP AND RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THAT PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT AS WE RECENTLY HAD A CEREMONY AROUND THAT.

>> YEAH, IT IS A REALLY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STUDENTS.

AND SOMETHING THAT, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE GET TO HAVE WHEN THEY'RE GOING THROUGH COLLEGE.

THE GOLDMAN SACHS 10,000 BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP WITH DALLAS COLLEGE STARTED IN 2015.

GOLDMAN SACHS HAS CURRICULUM THAT THEY PROVIDED FOR US TO TEACH SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE REGION.

THE SMALL BUSINESSES GO THROUGH FAIRLY INTENSIVE PROGRAM WHERE THEY LEARN THE INS AND OUTS OF GROWING THEIR BUSINESS.

AND WITH THAT THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM STARTED WITH THE 10,000 SMALL BUSINESSES.

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS IN DALLAS COLLEGE TO WORK WITH SOME OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM.

SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE HAD ABOUT 45 STUDENTS GO THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

AND SOME OF THE UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM, IS THE STUDENTS GET PAID $20 AN HOUR, THEY COMMIT 10 TO 20 HOURS PER WEEK TO BE IN THE PROGRAM, AND THEY DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO DO MARKETING PLANS AND WORK ON BUSINESS STRATEGY AND INVENTORY, FINANCE, THEY GET INVOLVED IN THE BUSINESS AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACETS OF IT SO THEIR LEARNING REALLY INTENSIVELY GETTING PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OF THE CLASSROOM AND IN SMALL BUSINESSES.

ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT THEY GET IS THAT THEY GET INTO A REALLY TIGHT NETWORK.

THE SMALL BUSINESSES PROGRAM HAS ABOUT A RETENTION RATE OR I THINK IT IS 86 PERCENT OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE GOING TO THE PROGRAM, AND OF DOING BUSINESS TOGETHER SO THEY REALLY HAVE CREATED THEIR OWN COMMUNITY OF BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE WHO WORK TOGETHER THIS IS A LIST OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE STUDENTS HAVE GONE TO THE PROGRAMS SO IF YOU SEE ONE, THAT'S NEARBY HOP IN AND SAY HI AM SURE THEY LOVE TO SEE YOU AND YOU MIGHT WANT TO SEE ONE OF OUR STUDENTS THERE.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

THIS IS THE CLOSING CEREMONY, THE GRADUATION CEREMONY.

WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT TEAM LED BY CHRISTIAN THOMAS WHO RUNS THE PROGRAM, CHRIS BRADSHAW IS ANOTHER PERSON WHO'S DONE REALLY GOOD TO THE PROGRAM THE STUDENTS ARE OBVIOUSLY HAPPY TO GRADUATE AND I THINK THAT A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

WE ALSO HELD A ROUNDTABLE SESSION WITH CONGRESSMAN COLIN ALLRED AND SO HE, THE PARTNER GLOBAL HEAD OF CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT AND PRESIDENT OF THE GOLDMAN SACHS FOUNDATION.

THEY TALK ABOUT WORKFORCE AND TEXAS AND DALLAS AND THE CREATED UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS TO HEAR WHAT CONGRESSMEN ARE DOING TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES AND LISTEN TO THE SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE INTERNS TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE TO HELP THEM GROW.

THE LAST SLIDE, AGAIN, HERE IS AFTER THE ROUNDTABLE YOU KNOW, EVERYONE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM WITH A LOT OF LEARNINGS AND WE HAVE EVEN HAD SEVERAL STUDENTS COME BACK FOR ANOTHER SEMESTER, TO REPEAT THEIR INTERNSHIP WITH THE SAME COMPANY SO WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF REPEAT BUSINESS FROM THE DALLAS COLLEGE STUDENTS AND BOTH MS. POMPEII AND REPRESENTATIVE ALREADY HAD GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT

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>> THANK YOU, JUSTIN.

SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS COULD INTERACT WITH SOME FOLKS THEY MAY NOT GET TO INTERACT WITH OTHERWISE.

AND THE NETWORK FOR STUDENTS THAT IT CREATES ANOTHER POINT JUSTIN POINTED OUT, OUR STUDENTS, MANY HAVE TO WORK.

AND SO THIS PROVIDES AN AVENUE FOR THAT, WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HEAR FROM THE NEXT RECOGNITION AS WELL.

>> DO WE HAVE A COPY OF THE PRESENTATION?

>> YES MA'AM.

>> WE DON'T HAVE IT HERE.

PLEASE SEND IT TO ME.

>> WILL GET IT SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY READ SOME OF THOSE BUSINESS PARTNERS.

>> AND I WAS TO ADD, SINCE I'M AN ALUM OF GOLDMAN SACHS 10,000 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM, ANY DEFENDANT HOW I CAN GET A FELLOW FOR MY COMPANY! I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT.

I THINK IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS AND I DO BUSINESS WITH SOME OF MY CLASSMATES SO IT'S VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

>> THANK YOU.

>> OKAY THE NEXT PRESENTATION.

[6.2. First US Department of Labor Registered Teacher Apprenticeship in TX Established at Dallas College ]

>> NEXT PRESENTATION THAT I COULD ASK DOCTOR FLOYD TO COME UP.

WE RECENTLY HAD A CEREMONY TO ANNOUNCE THE FIRST TEACHER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

LED BY.] WHO YOU WILL HEAR FROM IN A MINUTE AND PARTNERING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT WE HAVE FOLKS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HERE TO HELP KICK THAT OFF AND SO WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF STUDENTS TO HEAR FROM.

I JUST SAID YOUR TALKING POINTS, SORRY.

>> I WILL JUMP RIGHT IN BEFORE YOU SAY EVERYTHING.

THIS NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SCHOOL OF EDUCATION IN RICHARDSON ISD REALLY EXEMPLIFIES OUR WORK IN THE NEW COLLEGE STRUCTURE AND ACADEMICS.

NOW MORE THAN EVER, WE KNOW THAT OUR EMPLOYER PARTNERS ARE NEED OF TOP TALENT TO MEET THEIR WORKFORCE NEEDS.

AND THIS TEACHER APPRENTICESHIP SHOWS THAT THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP, WE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, WITH A KEY COMMUNITY PARTNER.

THIS APPRENTICESHIP MODEL ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE POWER OF LEVERAGING THE TALENT THAT EXISTS ACROSS OUR DIFFERENT DALLAS COLLEGE OPERATIONAL AREAS AND IN THIS CASE, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION WORKED HAND-IN-HAND WITH WORKFORCE AND ADVANCEMENT AND STUDENT SUCCESS, TO BRING THIS PROJECT TO LIFE.

WITH THAT, BRING UP THE VICE PROVOST FOR THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND WE WILL SHARE A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM AS WELL AS INTRODUCE AND RECOGNIZE OUR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS AT RICHARDSON ISD.

[INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

AND THESE TWO LADIES BESIDE ME THEY REALLY THE BRAINS BEHIND THIS OPERATION.

I WILL SIMPLY TAKE CREDIT FOR HIRING BOTH OF THEM.

BUT THANK YOU, FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY.

IT IS A REALLY EXCITING TIME TO BE IN THE EDUCATIVE PREPARATION SPACE.

IT IS ALSO A REALLY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TIME TO BE DOING THIS WORK.

EACH YEAR, STATE OF TEXAS HIRES AROUND 40,000 NEW TEACHERS.

BUT EACH YEAR, THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE ARE ONLY CERTIFYING AROUND HALF OF THAT NUMBER.

AND THIS IS PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE THERE IS A HUGE TEACHER SHORTAGE IN THIS REGION AND IN THE STATE AND IT IS ONLY GETTING WORSE.

PEOPLE ARE NOW LOOKING TO US AT DALLAS COLLEGE TO HELP SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

YESTERDAY, SARAH AND I WERE AT UT AUSTIN FOR STATEWIDE CONVENING OF EDUCATOR PREPARATION LEADERS.

AMONG THEM, THE UT PRESIDENT, THE HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATOR BOARD COMMISSIONER, HARRISON KELLER AND JOHN FITZPATRICK OF EDUCATE TEXAS, ALL SOUNDED THE ALARM.

THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF OUR STATE LIES IN OUR ABILITY TO EQUIP OUR STUDENTS WITH HIGH QUALITY EDUCATORS.

AND THROUGHOUT THIS CONVENIENCE THEY CONTINUOUSLY POINTED TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE AS BEING A KEY PLAYER IN SOLVING THE PROBLEM.

THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TEACHER APPRENTICESHIP IN TEXAS, BEING BUILT RIGHT HERE IN DALLAS COLLEGE, IS AN EXAMPLE OF A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM THAT IS SCALABLE AND ALREADY BEING RECOGNIZED IN OUR STATE AS BEING REPLICABLE.

THIS PROVIDES THE CURRENT STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT WITH

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THIS IS A WIN-WIN FOR OUR STUDENTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTNERS.

BECAUSE STUDENTS ARE HELP FILLING IMMEDIATE WORKFORCE VACANCIES AS EDUCATIONAL AIDS WHILE ALSO HELPING THE DISTRICT PLAN FOR THEIR FUTURE TEACHER PIPELINE NEEDS.

IN THE TRADITIONAL MODEL, THE STUDENTS WOULD BE EARNING ZERO DOLLARS.

OUR MODEL, THEY WILL BE EARNING $30,000 AS EMPLOYEES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND UPON COMPLETION OF THE ONE YEAR APPRENTICESHIP, THERE WILL BE A FULL-TIME TEACHING JOB WAITING FOR THEM AND WHAT THEY WILL DOUBLE THEIR SALARY TO $60,000 AS FIRST-YEAR TEACHERS.

ONE OTHER THING I MIGHT ADD IS, AS BEING RECOGNIZED AS A DEPARTMENT OF LABOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, THE STUDENTS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO FREE TUITION.

IMAGINE THAT, A DEGREE PATHWAY FOR FREE, LEADING TO A FIRST YEAR JOB OF $60,000.

IN CLOSING, I WANT TO THANK THE CHANCELLOR, DOCTOR FLOYD AND THE BOARD OF COURSE, FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL OF EDUCATION.

TO TAKE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO SOLVING OUR COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY PARTNER PROBLEMS. AND WITH THAT I KNOW THAT DOCTOR GOODSON FROM RICHARDSON ISD, THE CHIEF OF HUMAN CAPITAL, IS GRACIOUSLY HERE AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE HIM TO SAY A FEW WORDS, AND THEN HE WILL PASS IT OFF TO TWO OF OUR STUDENT GUESTS WHO ARE GOING TO BE SOME OF THE FIRST PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM TO SAY A FEW WORDS TOO.

THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> JUST LEFT ME UP HERE BY MYSELF, OKAY! [LAUGHTER] GETTING BORED, THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME.

THAT'S OKAY I'M GOOD, I'LL BE FINE.

MY NAME IS CHRIS GOODSON ASSISTANT HUMORSUPERINTENDENT HUMAN RESOURCES.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR SUCH AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO START A PARTNERSHIP THAT I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, IS GOING TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF YOUR STUDENTS, AND HOURS.

WE ARE PROUD TO BE THE FOURTH MOST -- DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND PEOPLE THINK OF RICHARDSON ISD THEM I HAVE AN IMAGE IN THEIR MIND BUT THE REALITY IS THAT THE STRUGGLE IS REAL WHEN IT COMES TO THE TEACHER SHORTAGE.

EVERYBODY'S DEALING WITH THE SAME STRUGGLE.

AND WE CANNOT RELY ON THE TRADITIONAL PATHWAYS TO FILL THE VOID.

WE CANNOT, IT DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY ANYMORE.

WE ARE PROUD OF THE CANDIDATES THAT WE GET AND WE LOOK FOR ONLY THE BEST.

BUT WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE INNOVATIVE AND BEING INNOVATIVE MEANS CONNECTING WITH QUALITY PARTNERS WHO CAN HELP DEVELOP NEW IDEAS, AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE EXCITED TO BE PART OF HERE TODAY.

WE HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH ROB AND SARAH AND OTHERS AND I CANNOT WAIT FOR YOU TO MEET THE TWO FRIENDS OF OURS WHO WILL COME UP AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR STORY.

ONE OF WHOM IS A GRAD BY THE WAY.

BUT, THIS MAKES A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE IT ACCOUNTS FOR DEALING WITH THE CHALLENGES IN A DIFFERENT WAY AND IF WE CAN MAKE IT AN INVESTMENT NOW, WE ARE LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR GREATNESS.

AND WE ARE SO EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH DALLAS COLLEGE AND WITH OUR RESIDENTS THAT WILL BE COMING IN STARTING NEXT YEAR, THEY WILL BE WORKING HAND-IN-HAND WITH A MASTER TEACHER AND SOME OF OUR MOST CAMPUSES THEY WORK WITH STUDENT POPULATION THAT NEEDS STRONG EDUCATORS, THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, ENTIRE STUDENT BODY NEEDS THAT.

BUT WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THEM WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THAT SAME KIND OF DYNAMIC THAT OUR KIDS WHO NEED IT THE MOST ARE GOING TO GET QUALITY SUPPORT.

WHEN THEY FINISH THE SCHOOL YEAR, THEY WILL INCORPORATE WHAT THEY LEARNED AT DALLAS COLLEGE AND PUT INTO PRACTICE AND THEY WILL BE DOING EVERY SINGLE DAY.

ONE OF THE DAYS WILL BE SUBBING IN OUR CAMPUS.

THAT IS A DIFFERENCE MAKER BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU, WHEN I DID MY STUDENT TEACHING YEARS AGO, ALMOST 30, WE DID NOT GET PAID AND YOU HAD TO HOPE FOR THE BEST.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT HOPE, THIS IS ABOUT MAKING AN INVESTMENT AND WATCHING THE INVESTMENT COME TO FRUITION.

SO AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF RICHARDSON ISD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WITH DALLAS COLLEGE.

[APPLAUSE] >> HELLO, MY NAME IS PRISCILLA -- I AM ONE OF THE GRADUATES.

I'M CURRENTLY A FOURTH-YEAR STUDENT, ABOUT TO BE A SENIOR AT DALLAS COLLEGE AND I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED TO START THIS NEW SEMESTER.

I ATTENDED RICHLAND COLLEGE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO TO COMPLETE MY ASSOCIATES AND

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I WENT TO THE PROGRAM WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN BUT I DO NOT REGRET ANY SECOND OF IT I HAVE MET AMAZING PEOPLE, AMAZING PROFESSORS AND AMAZING OPPORTUNITIES.

JUST RECENTLY, I HANDED MY SCHOOL YEAR WITH THE ISD AS A TUTOR AND I FELT AMAZING BEING ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH SO MANY STUDENTS AND BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH TEACHERS AND THE PRINCIPLES AND JUST BEING ABLE TO TALK TO MY PROFESSORS ABOUT IT AND HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE.

BUT I DID LOVE DISD BUT IT DIDN'T REALLY COME TO HER ABOUT RICHARDSON ISD BECOMING PART OF THE PROGRAM FOR OUR RESIDENCY.

AND I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE, TO BECOME PART OF THAT PROGRAM.

I HAD THE MOST AMAZING 12 YEARS OF EDUCATION AT RICHARDSON.

I MET MY LIFELONG MENTOR, WHO HAS BECOME PART OF MY FAMILY AND ALL THE EDUCATORS I'VE HAD THROUGHOUT MY 12 YEARS AT RICHARDSON, HAVE ALWAYS MADE AN IMPACT ON ME AND MY EDUCATION SO I WOULD LOVE TO RETURN, AND I LOVE THAT I WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY AND I APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH, THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO RICHARDSON AND HOPEFULLY, BECOME AN AMAZING EDUCATOR LIKE THE EDUCATORS I'VE HAD BEFORE.

AND MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE CHILDREN THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO TEACH AND I WOULD LIKE TO THINK DALLAS COLLEGE AND EVERYONE INVOLVED IN MAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU.

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>> HELLO, MY NAME IS.] I DROVE THE BIG YELLOW SCHOOL BUS FOR 11 YEARS.

I REALLY TRULY ENJOYED IT BUT, I JUST ALWAYS DESIRED TO TEACH, I ALWAYS DESIRED MORE, TO TEACH MY STUDENTS AND I HAVE ACTUALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH MY ELEMENTARY BABIES ON THE SCHOOL BUS.

SO I WAS LIKE, WHEN THIS OPPORTUNITY CAME, I WAS LIKE MY GOSH, I GOT A GET IN THIS PROGRAM, I HAVE TO! AND I APPLIED, I SENT IN THE APPLICATION AND I WAS JUST, WHEN I GOT ACCEPTED, I WAS SO ECSTATIC, I WAS JUST LIKE GOD, JUST MAKE IT A WAY FOR ME! I AM JUST TRULY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.

IT HAS BEEN A DREAM COME TRUE TO ME AND HONESTLY, I DON'T THINK I WOULD ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO FINISH MY BACHELORS DEGREE.

I'M A MOTHER OF TWO SO, I DIDN'T REALLY SEE ANY OTHER OPTION.

I ALWAYS JUST HAD TO WORK AND YOU KNOW, JUST GO TO WORK.

AND NOW THAT THIS APPRENTICESHIP HAS COME ALONG, IT IS GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO WORK AND STILL GET PAID AND STILL BE ABLE TO DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO IS A MOTHER.

I'M TRULY APPRECIATIVE OF DALLAS COLLEGE, CREATING A COLLEGE AND I REALLY BELIEVE THIS PROGRAM WAS CREATED FOR ME.

ESPECIALLY! [LAUGHTER] BUT I'M JUST EXCITED TO GROW IN RICHARDSON ISD AND LEARN ALL HE CAN DO AND DO ALL I CAN DO FOR THE CHILDREN.

THANK YOU!

[APPLAUSE] >>.AS I SAID THE OTHER DAY AT THE KICKOFF CEREMONY, THAT THE CHAIR WAS AT, THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THE CALL TO COME INTO THE PROFESSION.

AT A TIME WHERE IT IS DIFFICULT.

AND THERE IS A LOT OF ANXIETY AROUND THE PROFESSION, SO THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THE CALL IN THE PROGRAM WAS MADE FOR YOU AND STUDENTS LIKE YOU.

AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU IN THE PROGRAM AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TYPE OF THING WE ARE DOING HERE AT THE COLLEGE.

AS I SAID EARLIER, AND AS YOU HAVE HEARD, STUDENTS OFTEN TIMES, THEY HAVE TO WORK.

AND SO, WE ARE SEEKING TO DEVELOP MORE OPPORTUNITIES WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS, WORKING WITH BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY TO DEVELOP THOSE WORK/LEARN MODELS SO THEY CAN GET EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF STUDY, AND GET PAID WHILE DOING IT AND YOU KNOW, WE A FEW YEARS AGO, WE ENGAGED IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR AND WE ARE THE LARGEST FAMILY OF LARGEST NUMBER OF APPRENTICESHIPS IN THE HEALTHCARE SPACE.

AND WE KNOW THE NEED IN THE HEALTHCARE SPACE SO WE TACKLED THAT AND HAS SOUGHT TO ADDRESS THAT AND WE KNOW THE SAME THING IS TRUE WIT TEACHER SHORTAGE AS WAS MENTIONED.

AND SO, THIS IS ANOTHER WAY THAT WE ARE SEEKING TO DO THAT.

>> CHANCELLOR?

>> YES SIR.

>> HOW MANY SLOTS HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN BE PUT IN THE PROGRAM?

>> YEAH, SO, IT IS LIMITED BY OUR PARTNERS STARTING WITH US, BUT WE ARE ENGAGING

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>> THIS FIRST YEAR -- [INAUDIBLE] YES, SIR.

THIS YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO PILOT AND WE WILL HAVE ABOUT 100 TO 150 APPRENTICES SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

WE ARE DREAMING BIG, AND SO, WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE EVERY STUDENT COMING THROUGH OUR PROGRAM WILL HAVE ACCESS TO APPRENTICESHIP DOLLARS.

AND TO PUT A NUMBER ON THAT IS, WE THINK THERE IS A WORLD WHERE WE COULD HAVE 700 AND MORE PER YEAR.

>> IS APPRENTICES, IS THEIR COMPENSATION FROM THE DISTRICT? SOLELY?

>> YES, SIR.

>> OKAY SO THE DISTRICT IS, OKAY.

>> IS IN THIS THE FIRST PROGRAM IN TEXAS?

>> IT IS THE FIRST TEACHER APPRENTICESHIP DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEACHER APPRENTICESHIP IN TEXAS.

>> THE STUDENTS WE HAVE HERE, WHAT YEAR.

>> THEY ARE RISING SENIORS.

THEY WILL GRADUATE WITH A BACHELORS DEGREE ANTICIPATED SPRING 2023.

>> 2023, OKAY.

>> I WANTED TO SAY THAT I LIKE HEARING ABOUT PROGRAMS THAT TEAR DOWN BARRIERS.

AND BOTH OF THE YOUNG WOMEN, HAVE HAD SOME CHALLENGES.

AND HAD SOME BARRIERS TAKEN AWAY SO THAT IS A GOOD PROGRAM.

A QUESTION FOR YOU.

HOW MANY YEARS IS THIS MORNING AVAILABLE TO DO THIS AT THIS POINT? [LAUGHTER] LET'S NOT ALL SPEAK IT ONCE!

[LAUGHTER] >> YES, SO, I CAN SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THIS.

I THINK WHAT IS REALLY EXCITING ABOUT THE APPRENTICESHIP MODEL IS, IT'S POSSIBLE FOR THE APPRENTICESHIP MODEL TO BE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BACHELORS CAREER OF A STUDENT.

AND SO AS IT WAS MENTIONED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PILOT, THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IS IN THE SENIOR YEAR OF THE BACHELORS PROGRAM.

WE CAN BUILD WORK-BASED LEARNING BACK INTO THE JUNIOR YEAR, BACK INTO THE SOPHOMORE YEAR, AND THEN YOU CAN DO A PRE-APPRENTICESHIP IN THE FRESHMAN YEAR.

SO IT IS POSSIBLE AND OUR GOAL IS FOR THE APPRENTICESHIP TO SPAN THE BACHELORS PROGRAM.

ONCE YOU ARE REGISTERED AS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND HAVE THE APPROVAL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY ACCESS FUNDS FOR TUITION, THOSE ARE COMPETITIVE DOLLARS.

AND SO, WE HAVE APPLIED FOR NUMEROUS GRANTS WITH US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, TO FUND THIS IN PERPETUITY.

AND THE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS IS THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IS SEEKING TO EXPAND APPRENTICESHIPS AND SO, WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THERE WILL BE FUNDING STREAM MOVING FORWARD.

>> THE REASON I WAS ASKING, AND I HOPE WE STILL DO THIS OR CONTINUE.

I KNOW IT ONE TIME WE CAME TO FUNDING AND REQUESTS AND SO FORTH, THAT WE ROUTINELY SENT A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE BOARD, IN TERMS OF CONTINUED FUNDING AND SO FORTH.

SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IT WOULD HELP AND IT WOULD LOOK GOOD ON THE OVERALL PACKAGE, IF THE BOARD SUBMITTED A LETTER OF SUPPORT AND REQUEST FOR FUNDING TO CONTINUE.

THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT, IF YOU FIND SOMETHING THIS GOOD, YOU DON'T WANT IT TO JUST DRY UP.

IT'S TAX DOLLARS ON EVERYTHING.

[LAUGHTER] >> MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THAT AND ANYTHING THAT THE BOARD NEEDS TO DO,

TO SUPPORT SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS, CHANCELLOR.[INAUDIBLE] >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

>> THANK YOU TRUSTEE.

>> QUESTION.

>> YES TRUSTEE.

>> THE $30,000 SALARY THAT THEY GET WHILE IN THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, THAT COMES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, DID I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY? IT COMES FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>> YES FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>> I WOULD IMAGINE, I'M SURE THAT THERE WILL BE A SUCCESSFUL PILOT AND WILL

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SO HOPEFULLY, THERE CAN BE -- WELL, EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO THOSE 1000 OR MAY BE MORE AND THAT DALLAS COLLEGE CAN REALLY HELP PUT OUT A LOT OF DEGREED TEACHERS AND I WENT TO THE RECEPTION ABOUT A YEAR AGO, DOWNTOWN, I CAN'T REMEMBER IF THE BOARD RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION BUT THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION HAS AN ADVISORY BOARD WITH NATIONAL ACCLAIMED MEMBERS IN THE SPACE ON THE ADVISORY BOARD THAT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE THE REST OF THE BOARD MEMBERS DO NOT KNOW ABOUT IT, COULD YOU TALK ABOUT THAT REAL QUICK?

>>.

>> YES MA'AM, THANK YOU TRUSTEE FLOREZ.

AS MENTIONED, LAST FALL WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A CELEBRATION EVENT DOWNTOWN WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE THE INAUGURAL SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD WHICH DOES CONSIST OF A NUMBER OF LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEADERS WHO HAVE HELPED ASSIST, ACT AS PARTNERS FOR US IN OUR VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE WORK.

THE ENTIRE EDUCATOR PIPELINE, BIRTH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND ALSO, THE K-12 SPACE.

AND WE CONTINUE TO LEAN ON THEM.

FOR ADVICE, FOR ADVOCACY, AND LASTING ALL POINT TO IS THAT, YOU KNOW TO YOUR POINT TRUSTEE FLOREZ, I THINK HAVING A NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD IS JUST A TESTAMENT TO HOW EXCITED PEOPLE ARE ABOUT THE WORK WE'RE DOING AT DALLAS COLLEGE.

IN THE WORK YOU ARE ALL SUPPORTING AS A BOARD.

WE DID NOT HAVE A SCHOOL OF EDUCATION TWO YEARS AGO AND NOW WE ARE DOING THINGS THAT ARE BEING RECOGNIZED ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.

AND AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR ALLOWING US TO TAKE INNOVATIVE MEASURES TO SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS.

>> YOU CAN SEE THE REST OF THE BOARD -- >> COUNSEL.

>> ADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE BOARD, SO THEY CAN GET A FLAVOR FOR WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL PEOPLE?

>> YES MA'AM.

>> WHAT ARE THE HURDLES, WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES THAT WE AS POLICYMAKERS AND SUPPORTERS OF THIS, WHAT IS THERE THAT WE NEED TO BE STRONG, STRONGLY ADVOCATING, WHAT DO WE NEED TO BE DOING TO MAKE IT BETTER AND MORE PERFORMING IN A BETTER WAY?

>> ONE HUGE ONE YOU'VE ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED BY ALLOWING US TO OFFER THE FIRST BACHELORS DEGREE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

YOU KNOW, SIMPLY BY BEING ABLE TO OFFER A BACHELORS DEGREE AT $79 PER CREDIT IS TRULY GROUNDBREAKING.

WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SURVEY ALL STUDENTS AND EVEN APPLICANTS THIS PAST YEAR AND BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS, THE RESPONSE FROM STUDENTS AROUND WHAT MADE THIS PROGRAM MOST ATTRACTIVE OR, ONE, I'M A FORMER DALLA COLLEGE GRADUATE.

SO THEY HAVE LOYALTY TO DALLAS COLLEGE AND THE COST.

SO THAT IS TRULY TRANSFORMATIONAL.

BEING ABLE TO OFFER A FOUR YEAR DEGREE, ALL IN FOR UNDER $10,000, THAT ALSO LEADS TO INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION.

AND THAT IS ASSUMING STUDENTS ARE PAYING OUT-OF-POCKET.

WHICH NUMBER OF OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT BECAUSE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING, PELL GRANTS, DALLAS COUNTY PROMISE, EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AND DUAL CREDIT.

SO, WHEN IS LIKE I SAID, JUST TO REITERATE, YOU ARE ALREADY DOING THAT AND THE SECOND PIECE WHICH I THINK WE ARE SEEING SMALL GAINS IN THIS, BUT GOOD GAINS ESPECIALLY IN THE REGION, IS THE WHOLE PIECE AROUND ADVOCACY FOR HIGHER WAGES FOR TEACHERS.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE LEADERS IN THE DALLAS AREA AROUND THAT AND I MENTIONED THE $60,000 STARTING SALARY.

YOU KNOW, THAT HAS MOVED LEAPS AND BOUNDS IN THE LAST FIVE OR 10 YEARS AS WELL.

AND THAT'S REALLY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THERE'S THIS FALSE NARRATIVE WERE USED TO BE A FALSE NARRATIVE WERE TEACHERS COULDN'T MAKE ANYTHING, NOW TO COME OUT WITH A DEGREE WITH LITTLE TO NO DEBT EARNING $60,000 WITH A PATHWAY TO BE QUITE HONEST IN SOME OF THE WAR MANY OF THE LOCAL DISTRICTS, TURNING SIX FIGURES AS AN EDUCATOR.

SO THAT IS A NARRATIVE WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO CHAMPION ADVOCATING FOR HIGHER WAGES.

[00:40:01]

>> WHAT ABOUT CAPACITY?

>> IN WHAT SENSE?

>> HOW MANY STUDENTS CAN WE TAKE?

>> IF I HAD A DOLLAR FOR EVERY TIME I WAS ASKED THAT QUESTION.

[LAUGHTER] I MENTIONED EARLIER, YOU KNOW, WE THINK OUR GOAL, I WILL REPHRASE THAT.

I THINK OUR APPROACH IS ALWAYS WANTED TO BE, WE NEED TO PRODUCE GRADUATES THAT ARE MEETING A SPECIFIC DEMAND.

SO WE DON'T WANT TO JUST BE A DEGREE FACTORY.

AND THAT IS IMPORTANT AS WELL.

HOWEVER, THERE IS A HUGE NEED AND YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY IF WE START THINKING ABOUT SPECIFIC POPULATIONS AND GRADE LEVELS, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR EXAMPLE.

YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT FROM BIRTH UNTIL THIRD GRADE IN OUR REGION ALONE, THERE IS A NEED OF OVER 4500 EDUCATORS.

THAT IS JUST CONTINUING TO GROW.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE ARE IN THE SPACE.

WE KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, OUR TRADITIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MEET THAT NEED, SO THIS IS A COLLECTIVE IMPACT PROBLEM THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.

SO WE THINK THAT AGAIN, THERE IS A WORLD WHERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE BECAUSE THERE IS THE NEED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 750 €" 1000 GRADUATES, NEW TEACHERS PER YEAR.

AND AGAIN, WE ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR FLOYD, FOR EARLY DESIGN OF THE NEW SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, WE'VE BEEN REALLY INTENTIONAL TO BUILD CAPACITY EARLY ON, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN MEET THAT NEED BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN DEMAND FROM STUDENTS.

WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER 4000 APPLICATIONS FOR THE PROGRAM, SO WE'VE HAD TO VERY QUICKLY IDENTIFY HIGH QUALITY FACULTY, BUILDING UP A GREAT SUPPORT TEAM AND AGAIN, OUR LEADERSHIP AND YOU WILL HAVE REALLY BEEN SUPPORTIVE IN HELPING US DO THAT SO THANK YOU.

>> ONLY TOOK THIS EFFORT INITIALLY, IT WAS IN THE OLD STRUCTURE.

SO WE HAD TO LOOK TO COLLEGE, BROOKHAVEN AT THE TIME, AND THEN IT WAS, WE HOPE TO BUILD MAYBE 400, COULD WE DREAM BIG TO GET TO 400 OUT OF THAT COLLEGE, ONCE WE MOVED IT TO THE NEW STRUCTURE AND NEW MODEL, ALIGNED TALENT AND RESOURCES ACROSS THE SYSTEM, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DREAM EVEN BIGGER, AND SO, THE, YOU SEE THE DEMAND THAT EXISTS, WE HEARD OFTEN FROM THE SCHOO DISTRICT PARTNERS.

AND THEY ARE LOOKING TO US TO ABSOLVE THE PROBLEM AND WE ARE IN A BIG WAY TRYING TO FIGURE HOW TO DO THAT WE CANNOT DO IT ALL HERSELF BUT WERE GOING TO BE DOING A BIG PERCENTAGE OF IT HERE IN NORTH TEXAS.

>> IF THEY'RE NOT ANY QUESTIONS, BEFORE YOU GO TOO FAR CAN WE GET A PICTURE WITH THE STUDENTS AND YOUR TEAM AND DOCTOR GOODSON, COME ON UP.

>> OKAY, MOVE ON TO COUNSELOR AND BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS.

>> GREAT, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TODAY TO ALL OF THE ISSUES WE HAVE BEEN ADDRESSING.

[00:45:02]

[7. Chancellor and Board Announcements]

WE KNOW IN DISTRICT ONE THAT THAT RACE CONTINUES AND WHILE THERE IS VOTER FATIGUE AND OTHER THINGS, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS TO GO OUT AND EARLY VOTING IS GOING ON NOW, WE GO OUT AND SUPPORT, THE CHOSEN CANDIDATE BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE 18.

BUT ALSO, IT MEANS TRUSTEE WILLIAMS MAYBE YOUR LAST REGULAR BOARD MEETING WE WILL SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT BUT IN THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME YOU'VE BEEN HERE BUILDING ON THE LEGACY OF THE PREVIOUS TRUSTEE WILLIAMS, WE APPRECIATE YOUR VOICE AND YOUR PASSION AND ATTENTION DURING THE TIME THAT YOU'VE BEEN HERE.

WELCOME, AND THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] NOW ALSO, WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK OUR FACULTY LEADERSHIP COME UP, DOCTOR ANDREW, IF YOU COME UP, THAT EACH YEAR, OUR FACULTY LEADERSHIP GOES THROUGH A PROCESS WITH TO ENGAGE NEW OFFICERS TO HELP LEAD THAT, THE FACULTY ASSOCIATION IS SUCH GREAT THOUGHT PARTNERS WITH US I EVERYTHING WE DO CERTAINLY DOCTOR FLOYD AND I AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TEAM MEET WITH THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS AND SO, THEY HELP US SPITBALL THINGS AND ENGAGE IN DIFFERENT ISSUES WE ARE THINKING THROUGH AND CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE AND THEIR LEADERSHIP.

SO DOCTOR TOAL HAS BEEN SELECTED AS AN EX-PRESIDENT, SO THE FLOOR IS YOURS TO INTRODUCE THE REST OF THE GROUP.

>> ALL RIGHT WELL, LUCKILY WE'VE GOT THEM ALL RIGHT HERE, SO WE DON'T -- CHANCELLOR, MADAM CHAIR, ESTEEMED TRUSTEES, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR REPRESENTING OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING US THE RESOURCES AND STRATEGIC DIRECTION TO ALLOW US TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS.

WE HAVE QUITE A FEW NEW FACES ON THE NEW COUNSEL, AND SO, WE HAVE FOUR THAT ARE NEW AND THEN YOU ARE STUCK WITH THREE OF US.

I'M GOING TO GO DOWN ALPHABETICALLY BY CAMPUS.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT IS HOW I'M DOING -- WE ARE ALL EQUAL! [LAUGHTER] ALPHABETICALLY FIRST WE HAVE BROOKHAVEN FACULTY ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT JOSH ROSE, IS ALSO A VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE COUNCIL.

[APPLAUSE] YES! CEDAR VALLEY CAMPUS, HER FIRST DAY, SHE'S AT A BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING WHICH IS, IMPRESSIVE! WE HAVE JENNIFER C -- [APPLAUSE] AND SHE IS TAKING OVER FOR TOMMY THOMPSON, WHO WAS OUR OUTGOING COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR HIS LEADERSHIP.

FOR EL CENTRO, HAVE DENISE GRIFFIN.

[APPLAUSE] MOUNTAIN VIEW, HAVE STACY VAZQUEZ.

[APPLAUSE] NORTH LAKE, WE HAVE KEITH BAKER.

[APPLAUSE] AND FOR RICHLAND, THE LAST IN THE ALPHABETICAL ORDER, WE'VE GOT AARON KELLY.

[APPLAUSE] THE LAST THING I'LL JUST SAY IS THAT ALL SEVEN OF US ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU TO CONTINUE TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION.

THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU ANDREW AND FOR ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGING IN ALL THE ISSUES IN WHICH WE ENGAGE IN TOGETHER AND CERTAINLY, WE

[00:50:01]

AS WE WELCOME NEW FACULTY LEADERSHIP, LET ME ALSO SAY GOODBYE TO A TRUSTED MEMBER OF OUR TEAM.

IF I COULD ASK PATTY TO COME AT THE CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER IS DEPARTING.

AND RETURNING TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR, PATTY HAS BEEN A KEY TRUSTED MEMBER OF OUR TEAM, THROUGH SOME TRYING TIMES, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, TRYING TO FIGURE HOW TO DO MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS DURING A PANDEMIC, WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS WE NEED TO ENGAGE IN AND BY THE WAY, WE DID A CONSOLIDATION DURING THE TIME AS WELL.

AND ALL THE CHALLENGES AROUND THAT AND HOW TO COMMUNICATE THAT.

I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT PATTY HAS DONE TO HELP LEAD THAT TEAM AND SO, PATTY, YOU WILL BE MISSED.

YOU HAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL AND WE WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE BECAUSE I REALLY DO FEEL LIKE I'VE MADE AN IMPACT.

YOU ARE ALL MAKING AN IMPACT EVERY DAY, EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM WHO IS PART OF THIS FAMILY.

I STILL FEEL LIKE I WILL BE PART OF THE FAMILY AND I WANT TO CONTINUE THAT.

I'VE READ HE SAID I WANT TO VOLUNTEER, I WANT TO BE PART OF THIS BECAUSE I CAME FROM HERE.

I WAS ONE OF OUR STUDENTS, UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ARE HERE AND THERE PATHS AND I WANT ALL OF YOU TO KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE.

[APPLAUSE] >> FINALLY, I WILL MENTION ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PATTY AND HER TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING ON.

A SERIES OF OPEN HOUSES AT EACH OF THE LOCATIONS TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY, STAKEHOLDERS AND JUST REINTRODUCING DALLAS COLLEGE AND SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH AS AN INSTITUTION IN BETTER ORDER TO SERVE STUDENTS AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

THOSE WILL BEGIN HERE FAIRLY SOON AND I APPRECIATE THE CAMPUS PRESIDENTS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND HELPING TO COORDINATE AND ORGANIZE THOSE AND CERTAINLY, HOPE THAT BOARD MEMBERS CAN PARTICIPATE AS YOU CAN AND I THINK WE ASSURED THE CALENDAR AROUND BUT ANYWAY, IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE AND ENSURE THE ORDER, THAT WE ARE LETTING FOLKS KNOW WHAT DALLAS COLLEGE IS UP TO AND HEARING BACK FROM THEM.

WITH THAT MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS.

>> THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE ANY TRUSTEES THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY REMARKS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY? TRUSTEE FLORAS?

>> BASICALLY A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

I WAS NOT ABLE TO ASK THEM, TRYING TO FINISH UP IN THE WORK SESSION ROOM.

SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR KIDS ENRICHMENT OFFERINGS ETC. THAT WE USED TO HAVE, I AM LOOKING FOR SOME FOR SOME GRANDKIDS.

AND I WENT ON OUR WEBSITE AND DIDN'T SEE ANY OTHER THAN BROOKHAVEN AND RICHLAND, A COUPLE THAT NOT A BROAD OFFERING OTHER THA THOSE TWO CAMPUSES SO WHERE IS OUR CONSISTENCY IN TERMS OF DALLAS COLLEGE? WHAT WE OFFER, ETC. AND WHY NOTHING FOR KIDS THIS SUMMER AND IS THAT GOING TO BE OUR STANDARD PRACTICE MOVING FORWARD? OR WHAT IS IT? YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ANSWER NOW BUT IF WE COULD GET AN ANSWER.

>> YES MA'AM.

>> AND THEN WITH THE EXCELLENT PRESENTATION BY THE TEAM IT REMINDED ME THAT OUR ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM HAD BEEN PUT ON HOLD FOR CERTAIN REASONS.

IF WE COULD GET AN UPDATE ON WHAT THE STATUS OF THAT IS BECAUSE HOPEFULLY WILL BE RESURRECTED AND BECOME BEST IN CLASS BECAUSE THAT IS ANOTHER WAY THAT WE CAN HELP GET TEACHERS AND CLASSROOMS BY THOSE THAT WANT TO MAKE A CAREER CHANGE AND ARE CHOOSING TEACHING AS THAT CHANGE.

WE USED TO HAVE A WAY FOR THEM TO GET THE ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION BUT CURRENTLY WE DON'T AND I'VE BEEN ASKED SEVERAL TIMES BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN, WHEN THE PROGRAM IS COMING BACK.

>> WE WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER TRUSTEES?

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE AND ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WAS GRADUATION.

I HAVE TO TELL A FUNNY STORY MYSELF.

IT WAS VERY EXCITING TO BE UP THERE, YOU'RE ALL DRESSED AND AS FACULTY AND AS STAFF AND ALTHOUGH, IS VERY EXCITED BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

AND I HAD TO GO TO THE RESTROOM.

[LAUGHTER] AND SO I AM ALL EXCITED AND THINKING I BETTER TAKE CARE OF THIS AND I GO IN AND TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS BUT YOU GOT THAT LONG THING THAT HANGS DOWN

[00:55:03]

I WAS DRAWING IT OFF.[LAUGHTER] I WAS TRYING TO FIND HUMOR IN THE SITUATION.

AND I TOLD -- A SAID JUST MADE A REALLY ROOKIE MISTAKE HERE.

BUT, I WISH THE VERY BEST FOR THE NEXT TRUSTEE THAT THEY WILL BE A GREAT ADVOCATE FOR DALLAS COLLEGE.

IT IS A WONDERFUL PLACE.

[APPLAUSE] >> AND 2024, IT WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> ON THAT NOTE, I WOULD LIKE TO -- [LAUGHTER] >> I WILL SEE HOW LONG I KEEP IT ALIVE.

THANK YOU.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WHEN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, I AM A MARKETING -- IF YOU NEED TO BUY, SELL OR LEASE YOUR HOME I'M YOUR REALTOR OF CHOICE.

FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

AND AGAIN, YOU ARE WONDERFUL PEOPLE.

AND I HAVE TRULY ENJOYED MY TIME.

[APPLAUSE] >> ANY OTHER TRUSTEES?

>> NO, HE SAID I'VE SPOKE TOO MUCH ALREADY.

>> YOU HEARD ME!

>> I ATTENDED A FEW EVENTS THIS PAST MONTH GRADUATION OF COURSE, MANY OF US ATTENDED.

IT WAS GREAT SEEING THE ENERGY OF ALL OF THE STUDENTS.

WHEN MY FAVORITE EVENTS OF THE WHOLE YEAR.

I ALSO GOT A CHANCE TO ATTEND THE TEACHER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM LAUNCH WHICH I'M SO GLAD I ATTENDED BECAUSE WE GOT TO HEAR FROM ABOUT 8 TO 10 STUDENTS THAT DAY.

AND THE STUDENTS ARE PASSIONATE.

ABOUT GOING INTO EDUCATION SO IT IS GREAT WHEN YOU HAVE A PROGRAM THAT COULD JUST MATCH THAT PASSION AND DO IT FOR FREE TUITION CREDIT AND A JOB! I MEAN, WE HAVE TO REPLICATE THAT OVER AND OVER.

I ALSO GOT A CHANCE TO ATTEND THE OPEN HOUSE AT THE LANCASTER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION.

AND I WAS ABLE TO TOUR THE, IT'S LIKE A BIG TRUCK THAT WILL BE A MOBILE CENTER WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE TWO EVENTS AND DIFFERENT VENUES.

FOR PEOPLE WHO LACK TRANSPORTATION TO GET THE TRAINING NEEDED FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

GREAT EVENT.

I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE BOARD ABOUT OUR STRATEGIC BOARD MEETINGS AT THE END OF THE MONTH, JUNE 28 AND 29.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE THERE, WE NEED A QUORUM.

TO PROCEED AND I WILL ECHO THE CHANCELLORS COMMENTS, WELCOME TO TRUSTEE MAYOR, GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE ON THE BOARD AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO VICE CHAIR RITTER, WE WILL SPEND ANOTHER SIX YEARS TOGETHER.

AND TRUSTEE WILLIAMS, YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT ADDITION TO THE BOARD AND WE MISS YOU AND YOUR HUMOR.

>> I HOPE SO.

>> DEFINITELY.

AND THAT IS ALL MY COMMENTS.

BACK TO THE AGENDA.

ITEM 8.

OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CHANCELLOR TO DECLARE CONFLICT OF INTEREST SPECIFIC TO THIS AGENDA.

DO ANY TRUSTEES HAVE ANY CONFLICTS TO DECLARE?

[9. Consent Agenda]

>> CONSENT AGENDA, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, 9.1, A AND B, 9.2, A, B, C, D, E.

9.3, A, 9.4, A AND B.

DO I HAVE A SECOND?

>> DO WE HAVE A SECOND FOR THE MOTION?

>> APPROVAL AND CONSENT AGENDA?

>> ALL OF THE ITEMS.

>> I WILL SECOND.

>> SHE WAS VERY THOROUGH LIFTING THEM ALL BUT IT IS ALL THE ITEMS. AND SECOND FROM TRUSTEE WILLIAMS BEAT YOU TO IT.

NO DISCUSSION NEEDED ON ANY OF THE ITEMS?

>> I HAVE A QUESTION.

>> YES.

[01:00:01]

>> ON ITEM 9.2 E, THE POLICE WILL COLLEGE.

I'M CURIOUS, IS IT EASY PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE POOL?

>> DOCTOR TAYLOR OR SCOTT?

>> I HAVE A QUESTION.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON.

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE THIS AGREEMENT.

YES, THERE WILL BE EASY ACCESS, IT WILL BE THE ELEANOR OTT CIRCLE.

WE ARE GOING TO REDO THE PARKING THERE, TO WHERE THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO PARK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT, BUT ALSO HAVE MORE ACCESS.

WE LOOKED AT SOME ADA STANDARDS AS WELL.

I THINK ONCE IT IS COMPLETED, IT WILL BE VERY ACCESSIBLE, PLUS THEY'RE MOVING THE WALL BACK JUST A LITTLE BIT.

SO THAT WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THEM ON THE BACKSIDE AS WELL ON THE FRONT SIDE FOR THE POOL.

>> RIGHT NOW THE AXIS IS NOT AS EASY BUT Y'ALL ARE MAKING ACCOMMODATIONS?

>> THERE IS LIKE A HILL.

>> THERE IS A HILL AND WE ARE RETHINKING THAT FOR SOME OF OUR ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS

AND SO WE'VE ALREADY STARTED THAT IN THE PROCESS BUT THAT WILL COME -- >> I THINK IT IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID AT NORTHLAKE.

>> YES MA'AM.

>> AND THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE THERE IS A POOL AT MOUNTAIN VIEW BUT IT IS HIDDEN IN THE CAMPUS SO I DON'T THINK WE COULD DO THE SAME THING UNLESS WE TORE DOWN THE BUILDING.

ANYWAYS, GOOD USE OF THE POOL.

>> I HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH THE PRESENT GONZALES TO TALK TO THAT.

AS YOU ALL MAY REQUIRE THE PRESENT IS LIKE LET ME HAVE A LITTLE PART OF THE POOL AGREEMENT OF THE NORTHLAKE CANCERS WE HAVE LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE TEAM SO WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THAT.

WE ARE DALLAS COLLEGE.

SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

>> KNOWLEDGE IS THE PARKING BUT THE ENTIRE POOL, THE ENTIRE AREA WILL BE RENOVATED THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT.

>> GREAT.

>> THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE WAS THAT RECENTLY, WE READ IN THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT THE CITY LIMITING THEIR POOL ACTIVITY BECAUSE THEY CANNOT HIRE ENOUGH STAFF.

SO, WHAT IS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THIS, HERE THEY ARE PUTTING ON ANOTHER POOL AND THEY CANNOT STAFF THE ONE THEY ALREADY GOT.

>> WE ASK THAT QUESTION TODAY AND MATTER OF FACT I KIND OF WANTED TO KNOW THAT AGAIN.

AND SO, WE WERE REASSURED THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO HIRE STAFF.

SOME WOULD BE MOVEMENT FROM THE STAFF WORKING AT THE CITY LEVEL THAT WILL BE AT THE EAST CAMPUS.

>> WE JUST -- >> AS WELL AS LIFEGUARDS AND WE HEARD THAT THEY HAVE SOME, THE CITY MANAGER TOLD ME TO HAVE SOME ON RESERVE AND SO THEY WILL BE ABLE TO BRING THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

>> Y'ALL JUST FOUND SOME EXTRA MONEY.

[LAUGHTER] >> DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?

>> YES I APPRECIATE.

AS LONG AS WE ARE PAYING AND BEING SENSITIVE TO THAT.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT WE EXPECT TO BE STAFFED IF WE ARE GOING TO OPEN IT UP.

>> AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT.

>> GONNA WANT TO HAVE OPEN EVERY OTHER DAY OR SOMETHING IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

>> AND WE ARE SEEING THAT IT ALLEVIATES THE PUBLIC PARTY THE CITY OF MESQUITE, THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH POOLS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR THE RESIDENTS TO ENJOY THE POOL.

AND ALSO, WITH MESQUITE ISD, THE ATHLETICS.

THIS OPPORTUNITY, BECAUSE THE COLLEGE DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A NEED FOR THE POOL SO THIS AGREEMENT KEEPS THE POOL, AND IT ANSWERS THE COMMUNITY AND IT'S A GOOD DEAL FOR ALL OF US.

>> DALLAS COLLEGE IS REALLY TRULY HELPING THE COMMUNITY ON THE EAST SIDE, ESPECIALLY THE UNDERSERVED.

IT IS REALLY INSPIRATIONAL SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT.

>> IS FANTASTIC.

>> GREAT JOB.

>> THANK YOU.

>> OKAY, NO OTHER COMMENTS, >> ONE MORE.

>> OKAY.

>> 9.4 I THINK, GOOD WORK AGAIN ON HELPING US BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS, EARLY PAYMENT OF THE BONDS AND IF YOU COULD NEXT MONTH OR MAYBE AT THE BUDGET MEETING, GIVE US A TOTAL NUMBER OF THE BONDS THAT WE PAID OFF EARLY AND THE SAVINGS TO THE TAXPAYER.

OR DO YOU HAVE IT OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD NOW?

>> YOU CAN SEE THERE'S NOTHING ON THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

[LAUGHTER] >> I HAVE BEEN WAITING 12 YEARS FOR YOU, >> WE SHOULD GO OUT --

[LAUGHTER] >> THAT'S WHY ASK THE QUESTION.

YOU CAN RESPOND THAT WAY.

>> MORE IMPORTANTLY IS THAT YES WE WILL BE UPDATED BECAUSE WE WILL BE BRINGING NEXT YEAR, WE WILL BE BRINGING A RESOLUTION TO PAY OFF THE REST OF THE TAX

[01:05:02]

OUR METHODOLOGY IS BASICALLY REDUCED DEBT THERE SO WE CANNOT GET RID OF IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE FACILITIES THAT WE CANNOT COME WE'VE DONE AS MUCH ADVANCE REFINANCING AND WILL HAVE THE TOTAL SAVING AND PRODUCTION WHAT WE WILL DO FOR NEXT YEAR AND BASICALLY, REDUCE THE DEBT DOWN TO THE LOWEST LEVEL THAT WE'VE HAD IN MANY YEARS.

>> WE ARE GETTING OLD.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?

>> ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY I WILL TAKE A MOTION, TAKE A VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE 9.1, 9.2, 9.3 AND 9.4.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS, MOTION PASSES.

OKAY, ITEM 10, INFORMATIVE REPORTS.

[10. Informative Reports]

AND SO WITH THAT, WE WILL ADJOURN TODAY'S BOARD MEETING AT 5:22 PM.

THANK YOU EVERYONE!

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.