Advisory Board Meeting:
Monday, May 11, 2026, 1:00 PM

1. Call to Order
2. Establish Quorum
3. Meeting Minutes
   1. Presentation and approval of Meeting Minutes, March 9, 2026 (Consent)
4. Public Comment
5. People First Spotlight: Curriculum Team
6. Superintendent’s Report
   1. Brazil Trip
   2. School District Partnerships Update
   3. Raider Nation Day
   4. Graduation 2026
   5. Staffing Updates
7. End of Year Recognitions
8. Gifted & Talented Board Training
9. Fall 2026 Lottery Outcomes
10. STAAR/EOC Participation Rates
11. Adjourn

Call to Order

• Superintendent Robert Bayard called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.
• Quorum established; majority of board members present.

Board Members Present

• Kayla Morrison
• Jon McNaughtan
• Shawn Mason
• Cameron Brown
• Margaret Leifeste

Consent Items

• Minutes from the March 9, 2026 meeting were reviewed and approved by
  the advisory board.
• No public comment.

People First Spotlight: Curriculum Team

Chyrel Mayfield and her team introduced themselves and their roles to the advisory board. She explained that their purpose is to provide high quality online courses of study that engage, challenge and prepare students for the future. They design courses that are flexible, accessible and resilient so that every student can succeed in any learning environment. She showed the life cycle of the lesson development from writing the content to releasing the course.

Superintendent’s Report

• Mission and Vision: Dr. Bayard reviewed the school’s mission and vision to reaffirm goals and ensure alignment with current initiatives.
• Brazil Trip: Dr. Bayard talked about their Brazil trip in April with Dr. Moye and how they visited 7 schools in 3 cities. Saw 500 students and leaders from 40 prospective schools. It was a huge success and very productive.
• School District Partnerships Update: Dr. Bayard updated that Texas Tech K-12 was currently developing the MOUs for Clear Creek ISD, La Porte ISD, Lubbock-Cooper ISD and Canyon ISD.
• Raider Nation Day: Dr. Moye shared that the goal of Raider Nation was to immerse students in to everything Texas Tech. There were 54 students and 47 parents that attended.
• Graduation 2026: Dr. Allison shared that Graduation will be held on May 15th at 1:00 p.m. at the Frazier Alumni Pavilion. There are 108 students
  registered to attend. Dr. Siwatu, Dean for College Education, will be the guest speaker.
• Staffing Updates: Dr. Bayard talked about the positions that are still needing to be filled. Two Instructional Coaches, Dual Credit Program
  Director, Science Program Director and several Full-Time Teachers.

End of Year Recognitions

• Teacher of the Year: Michelle Kirkpatrick
• Staff Member of the Year: Marissa Sanchez
• Doctoral Degree Recognition: Dr. Braxton Allison
• Advisory Board Member Recognition: Margaret Leifeste

Gifted & Talented Board Training

Paige Barnes and Stephanie Nations talked about how state law requires an annual Board training for Gifted and Talented. They passed out documents outlining what Gifted and Talented is defined as and what the Advisory Board’s role is in
accountability. Those documents contained QR codes for the members to learn more about the areas and requirements. They will be required to do a compliance report at the end of the year and will report back those results as well.

Fall 2026 Lottery Outcomes

Dr. Bayard reported that 419 students were accepted into the school from the lottery out of over 500 applicants, 36 of which are Kindergarten. He said that they will work closely with those kindergarten students to make sure they have a successful learning experience.

STAAR/EOC Participation Rates

Keetha Chadwick reported that our goal was to reach over 95% participation in the STAAR/EOC testing and our projected participation is 97%. She talked about the added layers they did to help get the word out and to follow up with the students. It was a big win for Texas Tech K-12.

Adjourned

1:52 p.m.

Next Meeting

The next meeting will be on August 11, 2026