Jun 20, 2022 Agenda Workshop

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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HI. GOOD EVENING.

WELCOME TO THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING.

WE'RE SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE HERE THIS EVENING.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE AND THANKS TO THOSE OF YOU LISTENING ONLINE.

TODAY IS MONDAY, JUNE 20TH, AND THE TIME IS 5:30 P.M..

A QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT.

AT THIS TIME THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO A CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

[B. CLOSED SESSION]

THE TIME IS 5:31 P.M..

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

[C. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]

I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR MEETING TONIGHT AND THOSE OF YOU LISTENING ONLINE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT.

WE HAD ALREADY ESTABLISHED A QUORUM.

LET'S GET STARTED NOW WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AS SAID BY OUR BOARD SECRETARY ESPERANZA OROSCO.

OROSCO. NEXT UP IS OUR MISSION STATEMENT, WHICH WILL BE READ BY OUR BOARD VICE PRESIDENT RAUL VELA.

[E. MISSION STATEMENT]

GREAT. THANKS SO MUCH, MR. VELA.

[F. SOCIAL CONTRACT]

THE BOARD WILL SERVE AS DISTRICT AMBASSADORS, BE PROFESSIONAL, COLLABORATE AS A TEAM, AND RESPECT THE BODY CORPORATE.

PROMOTE DISCUSSION AND RESPECT EACH OTHER.

ASSUME POSITIVE AND NOBLE INTENTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. VELA. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE TAX RATE.

MR. RAU. IS THAT TONIGHT? CORRECT, OR IS THAT FOR NEXT WEEK? OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

ALL RIGHT. SO JUNE 27TH, WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE TAX RATE.

ALL RIGHT. OUR SUPERINTENDENT REPORT IS NEXT TEAM.

[H. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT]

YOU HAVE A LOT OF PAPERS AND I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST TO POINT OUT YOUR PAPERS.

SO IF YOU'LL FIND THE ONE WITH THE BAR GRAPHS LIKE SO.

MS. DR.

WRIGHT WILL BE REFERENCING THESE DURING HIS SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.

DR. WRIGHT. TAKE IT AWAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR PRELIMINARY STAAR RESULTS BY CAMPUS AND GIVE YOU SOME GOOD NEWS.

YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PANDEMIC WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND HOW WE WOULD BOUNCE BACK COMING FROM OUR LAST RATINGS IN 2019.

AND SO I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS CHART.

AND IF YOU'LL LOOK AND UNDERSTAND THESE ARE PRELIMINARY.

WE STILL HAVEN'T GOT STATE RESULTS, GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT TO COMPARE WITH.

AND I SHOULD GET THOSE PROBABLY THURSDAY OR FRIDAY AND I'LL HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU NEXT MONDAY.

AND BUT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW.

AND SO KEVIN MELANDRI, OUR DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT, PUT THESE NUMBERS TOGETHER USING A LEAD FORWARD TOOL THAT HE HAS.

AND SO THE FIRST LINE THAT YOU'LL SEE IS HE IS PREDICTING THAT WE ARE MOVING FROM AN 82 THAT WE SCORED AS A DISTRICT IN 2019 UP TO AN 86 THIS YEAR.

SO A FOUR POINT INCREASE.

AND THEN I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT SOME CAMPUSES THAT REALLY PERFORMED WELL.

AND FIRST OF ALL, BARTON MIDDLE SCHOOL INCREASED BY THREE POINTS FROM A 91 TO A 94, SO THEY'LL BE AN A CAMPUS.

CHAPA MIDDLE SCHOOL MOVED FROM A C CAMPUS TO A B CAMPUS, GOING FROM A 79 TO AN 82.

AND THEN MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL MOVED THE FURTHEST OF ANY CAMPUS WE HAVE IN THE DISTRICT.

THEY MOVED FROM A D A 68 ALL THE WAY UP TO AN 85, SO A 17 POINT INCREASE AND SO OUTSTANDING.

SO MR. CRUZ, WHO WAS NAMED PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, HIS TEAM GOT AFTER IT AND SO VERY EXCITING TO SEE THAT RESULT.

AND THEN WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL MOVED UP FIVE POINTS FROM 73 TO A 78 HAYS HIGH SCHOOL.

MR. PEARCE, LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE AN A AND Y'ALL IMPROVED FROM 87 TO 90 A 3 POINT SWING THERE AND THEN HUGE GAIN AT BUDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GOING FROM A 79 TO A 91.

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AND THEN BLANCO VISTA ELEMENTARY WENT FROM AN 82 TO AN 88.

SO RIGHT THERE AT THE CUSP OF BECOMING AN A, A 6 POINT GAIN, AND THEN CARPENTER HILL ELEMENTARY MOVED FROM A B TO AN A FIVE POINT GAME UP FROM AN 89 TO A 94, AND THEN CAMINO REAL 84 TO AN 85, A B CAMPUS.

ELM GROVE STAYED THE SAME AT A 94, WHICH IS OUTSTANDING.

AND THEN HEMPHILL ELEMENTARY, HUGE GAIN FROM 74 TO 86, FROM A C TO A, B, KYLE ELEMENTARY FROM A C TO A B, A SEVEN POINT GAINS FROM A 77 TO AN 84 AND THEN PFLUGER ELEMENTARY FROM AN 89 TO A 92.

SO THEY'LL ALSO BE AN A, IT LOOKS LIKE THREE POINT GAIN.

AND THEN THE LAST ONE I WANTED TO POINT OUT WAS UHLAND ELEMENTARY MOVED FROM AN 82 TO AN 84.

THEY'LL MAINTAIN THAT B STATUS.

AND SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.

AND THEN IF YOU'LL FLIP OVER TO THE BACK SIDE, I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE PRELIMINARY CAMPUS RATINGS AS COMPARED TO 2019, 2019 IS THE BLUE AND 2022 IS THE RED.

SO WE INCREASED FROM FOUR CAMPUSES WITH A'S TO SIX AND THEN FOR B'S WE INCREASED FROM TEN CAMPUSES TO 12.

AND THEN THIS NEXT ONE, IT MAY LOOK A LITTLE FUNNY TO YOU, BUT WE ACTUALLY WANT TO DECREASE THESE NUMBERS.

AND SO WE WENT FROM SIX C CAMPUSES TO FOUR AND WE WENT FROM TWO D CAMPUSES DOWN TO ONE.

AND SO WE'LL ONLY HAVE ONE CAMPUS THAT IS NOT RATED THIS YEAR SINCE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE ANYTHING LESS THAN A C.

SO THIS IS PRELIMINARY DATA, BUT VERY PROUD OF THE PROGRESS THAT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS HAVE MADE ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

AND WE HAVE SOME SPOTS THAT WE'LL OBVIOUSLY BE TARGETING.

BUT OVERALL, VERY PROUD AS A DISTRICT, WE DID MOVE UP FOUR POINTS AND AND WE ARE A HIGH B AND SO IF WE KEEP TRACKING AT THIS PACE NEXT YEAR, BE THE YEAR FOR OUR DISTRICT TO BE AN A.

SO ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER FOR YOU AT THIS TIME? THANKS SO MUCH, DOCTOR. I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT NEGLEY WENT FROM A B TO AN A.

THERE'S ANOTHER ONE. WHICH ONE? NEGLEY. YEAH, THEY ACTUALLY DROPPED FROM AN A TO A B.

OH, SO THAT'S THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T HIGHLIGHT THEM.

SO SORRY.

BUT YEAH. SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP.

I'VE MIXED UP MY LITTLE BLUES AND REDS.

I SHOULD PROBABLY LOOK AT IT ON THE GIANT SCREEN.

YES. OKAY.

AWESOME. WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY NOW FOR QUESTIONS FOR DR.

WRIGHT. AGAIN, THESE ARE PRELIMINARY.

DO WE HAVE THE REGION DATA OUT YET? WE DON'T KNOW. THEY WAIT UNTIL THE STATE THE STATE AND THE REGION DATA WILL COME OUT NEXT WEEK.

AND AND THEN HOPEFULLY FOR NEXT MONDAY, I'LL HAVE ALL OF OUR BOARD GOALS AND YOU KNOW HOW YOU LIKE TO SEE ALL THE GREEN AND THE RED, AND WE'LL HAVE THAT COMPARED TO THE STATE AS WELL IN GREEN AND RED.

AND THAT WAY YOU CAN GET A COMPARISON OF OF HOW WE DID AND I DO HAVE A CHART THAT I MAY SHARE WITH YOU FOR EOC SCORES THAT WE COMPARED OURSELVES TO ALL OF THE OTHER AUSTIN AREA SCHOOLS.

AND WE DID VERY, VERY WELL WITH OUR EOC DATA.

AND SO I'LL LOOK AND SEE.

I JUST I DON'T WANT TO USE OTHER OTHER SCHOOLS DATA UNTIL THEY'VE HAD OFFICIAL AND SO A LITTLE HESITANT BUT I THINK ONCE ALL THE DATA IS RELEASED FROM THE STATE, IT'S ALL FAIR GAME SO WE CAN GO WITH IT AT THAT POINT.

GOT IT. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OVER HERE ON MY LEFT OR COMMENTS, MRS. RUNKLE? NO QUESTIONS.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS AWESOME.

AND YOU GUYS, THE TEACHERS, THE ADMINISTRATORS AT THESE CAMPUSES, IT HAS BEEN TOUGH, TOUGH TIMES.

BUT YOU GUYS HAVE SHOWN UP, DONE THE WORK OUR STUDENTS HAVE.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING TO BE CELEBRATED.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS FOR DOING SUCH AN AMAZING WORK AND KEEP ON DOING IT BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE SHOWING US ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK IN THIS.

AWESOME. THANK YOU, MRS. OROZCO. YES.

EVERYONE HAS WORKED REALLY HARD THIS YEAR AND THIS IS JUST A PIECE.

SO JUST REMEMBER THAT THIS IS JUST A PIECE AND NOT THE END ALL, BE ALL.

THERE'S MANY COMPONENTS ON MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A HOLISTIC EDUCATION FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS.

SO GREAT JOB AND I KNOW WE WILL CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO BE BETTER FOR THE WHOLE CHILD.

AWESOME. ANYTHING ELSE? ANY MORE COMMENTS? YES, DR. WRIGHT. THIS IS I MEAN, IT FEELS LIKE IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE'VE HAD ACTUAL DATA.

AND I KNOW THE STAAR DATA ISN'T, ISN'T EVERYTHING RIGHT.

BUT IT IS ONE METRIC BY WHICH WE CAN SEE HOW, HOW WE'RE DOING AGAINST THE STATE, AGAINST THE REGION, OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

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SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE ON THE TEAM, ALL OF THE ADMINISTRATORS, THE TEACHERS.

THIS IS A LOT OF A LOT OF HARD WORK.

AND I THINK PROBABLY THE HARDEST YEAR OF EDUCATION WE'VE WE'VE EXPERIENCED FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS.

AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD, BECAUSE YOU GUYS APPROVED EXTRA INTERVENTIONIST, YOU APPROVED ALL OF THE ESSER POSITIONS YOU ALLOWED US TO TO REALLY PUT PEOPLE WHERE THEY WERE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE PROCESS.

AND SO IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO DO.

BUT, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL KEPT SAYING, WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP? AND WHEN WE ASK Y'ALL, Y'ALL DELIVERED.

SO THANK YOU, TOO, BECAUSE IT'S IT'S ALL A TEAM EFFORT.

GO, TEAM. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, DR. WRIGHT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. WHEN WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ADDITIONAL DATA POINTS NEXT MONDAY.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT STEP IS OUR PUBLIC FORUM.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT, SO WE WILL MOVE AHEAD THEN TO OUR REVIEW OF SAFETY AND SECURITY PROTOCOLS.

[J. REVIEW SAFETY AND SECURITY PROTOCOLS]

IT'S JUST A ONE PAGER.

MS. SKROCKI IS STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT WITH HER VOICE, BUT MAKE SURE THAT MIC IS ON.

YOU MIGHT NEED TO TAP IT.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

I REALLY ENJOYED HEARING TEAM, BECAUSE REALLY WHAT I'M GOING TO START WITH THIS EVENING IS SAFETY AND SECURITY IS A TEAM.

WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT EVERYBODY DOING THEIR PART.

AND SO THE REALISM THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS IS THAT IT'S NOT JUST ME AS AN INDEPENDENT INDIVIDUAL STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT.

IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND FROM THE MOST GLOBAL REALLY DRAW BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF I CAN'T HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS SAFE AND CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING, THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OUR KIDS FEELING COMFORTABLE.

AND SO REALLY WHAT I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT IS REALLY JUST GIVING YOU A SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING.

KEEP IN MIND, ALMOST DESCRIBE SAFETY AND SECURITY AS AN ICEBERG.

WE KNOW WE SEE JUST REALLY THE TIP OF IT.

BUT KNOW THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON UNDERNEATH THAT'S HAPPENING.

SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT I CAN'T OBVIOUSLY TALK ABOUT.

BUT THE REALITY IS, IS THAT WE ALL KNOW THAT WHEN WE ARE DEALING WITH SAFETY AND SECURITY RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY AFTER YOU VALIDATE THAT REALLY THE ONE PIECE OF SECURITY THAT EVERYBODY IS THINKING ABOUT IS ACTIVE SHOOTER AND RIGHTFULLY SO.

WE ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER SAFETY AND SECURITY DEALS WITH SO MANY OTHER THINGS.

AND I'M GOING TO HIT ON SOME OF THOSE THINGS THIS EVENING AS WELL, BECAUSE WE'RE A GROWING COMMUNITY.

WE SEE A LOT OF THINGS SUCH AS TRAFFIC ISSUES.

WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE EVIDENCE OF DRUGS IN OUR SCHOOLS.

AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS COMBINED ARE THINGS THAT FALL INTO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY REALM AS WELL.

SO I KIND OF PUT SOME GUIDELINES FOR ME UP THERE.

GO BACK TO THE SLIDE.

JUST. ALL RIGHT.

SAFETY AND SECURITY ARE PRIORITY IN OUR DAILY ACTIVITIES, RIGHT? CREATING MUSCLE MEMORY AND IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MUSCLE MEMORY, IT'S DOING THINGS THE WAY WE WANT THEM DONE SO THAT WAY IT BECOMES AUTOMATIC.

WE DON'T THINK TWICE.

AS I'M WALKING INTO A ROOM, I PULL THE DOOR SHUT, I PUSH ON IT.

I MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLOSED AND SECURE.

THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE WANT TO START CREATING IN OUR CAMPUSES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CREATING THAT MUSCLE MEMORY SO THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS THE EXPECTATION.

WE START CALLING PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR IDS AND SAYING, WHERE'S YOUR ID? PUTTING IT ON AND THAT EXPECTATION LEADING BY EXAMPLE.

GETTING INTO THE MINUTIA, THE NUTS AND BOLTS WITH EVERYBODY.

BECAUSE AGAIN, ALL THESE LITTLE THINGS HAVE TO BECOME PART OF OUR EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES.

ALL RIGHT. WHEN WE START ESTABLISHING THAT SAFE CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO FIND IS OUR KIDS ARE ABLE TO LEARN AND OUR TEACHERS ARE ABLE TO TEACH, AND THAT'S WHAT OUR GOAL IS.

SO, ALL RIGHT.

I WANT TO GO OVER SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

BARBARA. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EACH OF THESE THINGS.

I'LL CERTAINLY OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS TO KIND OF GIVE YOU DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

NOW, KEEP IN MIND, A LOT OF THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING ALL DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, BUT WE ARE GOING TO WE'VE BEEN VERY AGGRESSIVE IN SOME OTHER AREAS IN ANTICIPATION OF COMING BACK TO SCHOOL AND A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE OCCURRING.

SO OUR ANONYMOUS REPORTING APPS ARE HUGE.

WE HAVE REALLY PUSHED OUT VERY CLEARLY AND SUCCINCTLY THE IWATCH TEXAS APP.

AND I REALLY WANT EVERYBODY TO REALIZE HOW INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THIS APP IS FOR US.

IT'S MONITORED 24/7 BY THE AUSTIN REGIONAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT FOR US.

ANY REAL TIME THREAT THAT COMES IN THAT COMES IN THROUGH THE IWATCH APP IS IMMEDIATELY, EXCUSE ME, RELAYED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DISTRICT PERSONNEL. THANK YOU.

HE KNOWS THAT IT'S THE DIET COKE OR THAT'S SO IT'S ALL JUST THE LEMON HONEY WATER.

YES, THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

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WE'VE ACTUALLY FACILITATED SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL INVESTIGATIONS IN REGARDS TO THIS, WHERE WE COLLABORATE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HELPS US TREMENDOUSLY IN THWARTING SOME OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA LED TYPE OF THREATS AND ACTIVITIES THAT WE'RE SEEING.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR HAYS HOTLINE, WHICH IS GEARED MORE TOWARDS THE MENTAL HEALTH ASPECT.

BUT OF COURSE WHAT YOU REALIZE IS THAT MANY OF OUR OTHER AREAS START AS A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY TRYING TO COLLABORATE THOSE TWO PIECES WITH MS. GONZALEZ, AS WELL AS MYSELF, TO TRY TO TO REALLY INTERCHANGE THAT.

AND I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SEGUEING INTO THAT WITH OUR ASSESSMENT AND CARE TEAM, WHICH WE'VE THE ACRONYM IS ACT AND THAT'S OUR BEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENT.

AS WE WELL KNOW, SENATE BILL 11 BASICALLY INSTRUCTED US THAT WE HAD TO HAVE BEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAMS ACROSS TEXAS.

WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS THE BOARD WAS VERY GENEROUS AND ALLOWED US TO BUY AN APP THAT IS FACILITATING THAT, WHICH IS NAVIGATE 360.

WHAT WE HAVE DONE.

AND RIGHT BEFORE THE UVALDE SHOOTING, I ACTUALLY HAD A PRESENTATION WITH OUR PRINCIPALS AND WE TALKED ABOUT BEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENT AND THE TEAMS AND THE NEED FOR THE SUMMER TRAINING. SO THEY HAD ALL GOTTEN THE ASSIGNMENT TO DO THE EIGHT HOUR CLASS ONLINE.

AND THEN OF COURSE, THE NEXT WEEK UVALDE HAPPENED.

SO WE ARE WE ARE SEGUEING INTO MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR TEAMS HAVE ALL THE REQUISITE TRAINING.

THEY WILL HAVE IT ALL BY THE TIME THEY GET BACK.

THAT IS PHENOMENAL FOR US.

IT'LL HELP TREMENDOUSLY.

WE ALREADY HAVE THE GUIDELINES AND THE PROTOCOL AND EVERYTHING WITH THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN WRITTEN AND ESTABLISHED, INCLUDING ALL OF OUR PROCESSES.

SO WHEN WE COME BACK, WE WILL BE WORKING HARD AND FURIOUS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

AND WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIND WITH OUR BEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAMS IS THAT EACH CAMPUS WILL HAVE A DESIGNATED ADMINISTRATOR.

TYPICALLY, IT'S GOING TO BE YOUR AP.

IT'LL ALSO BE A TEAM COMPONENT, WILL BE MADE UP OF COUNSELORS SPED REPRESENTATIVE AS WELL AS YOUR NURSE.

IF THERE'S AN SRO OR LAW ENFORCEMENT ON CAMPUS, THEY'LL BE INVOLVED IN ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WILL ALSO HAVE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ASSIGNED TO THAT CAMPUS, IF NECESSARY, TO HAVE THAT PIECE OF IT.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, WITH BEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENT, WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT OFTENTIMES THERE'S GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT TEACHER, AN ADMINISTRATOR, MAYBE A COACH, SOMEONE IN THAT INDIVIDUAL'S LIFE THAT MAY BE A MENTOR IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM OR HAS REAL GOOD CONNECTION WITH THAT KID.

AND THAT PERSON WILL BE INCLUDED IN THAT BEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENT.

OUR GOAL IS, IS CERTAINLY TO IDENTIFY THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT RISK AND GET THEM THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE BEFORE WE FIND THEM IN AN ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATION.

SO THAT BEING SAID, I'M VERY HAPPY WITH WHERE WE ARE AT IN THAT SIDE OF THINGS.

WE'RE MAKING GREAT STRIDES TO MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S ACCOMPLISHED.

OUR AUDIT SCHEDULE, AS MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN IN GOVERNOR ABBOTT'S MEDIA RELEASES, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S COMING INTO PLAY IS THE AUDITS, THE CAMPUS AUDITS.

WE HAVE FINISHED ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AUDITS FOR THIS THREE YEAR CYCLE.

WE HAVE OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL AUDITS LEFT TO GO.

WE'VE DONE SEVERAL OF OUR EXTRANEOUS BUILDINGS AS WELL ALREADY.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT IS INTRUDER DRILLS AS WELL THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO.

CAMPUS, THIS IS NOTHING NEW.

I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND WHEN WHEN GOVERNOR ABBOTT MADE THE DESIGNATION TO HAVE INTRUDER DRILLS, EVERYBODY HAS THIS VISION THAT IT'S GOING TO BE SOME MASKED MAN THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING UP AND TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, JUMP ONTO CAMPUSES.

THIS ISN'T WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.

IT IS TALKING ABOUT BREACH POINTS THAT POTENTIALLY WOULD BE AN OPEN ON LOCKED DOOR OR SOMEBODY WALKS OUT ONTO A RECESS FIELD AND THEY ARE TALKING TO KIDS AND DOES ANYBODY APPROACH THIS INDIVIDUAL.

AND THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING.

THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE'RE EXPECTED TO DO.

WE WERE ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS OF STARTING TO DO INTRUDER DRILLS AND THEN COVID HIT AND WE WERE ALL TAKEN OUT OF SCHOOL.

SO AS I CAME INTO THE CAME INTO THIS POSITION, THAT WAS REALLY THE NEXT REALLY EDUCATION PIECE THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT.

I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT LIKE ANYTHING, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME MISTAKES, BUT WE'LL LEARN FROM THEM AND IT WILL HELP US TREMENDOUSLY TO SEE WHERE, WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE SOME SHORTCOMINGS TO ADDRESS THEM.

LIKE ANYTHING, WHAT WE DO IS WE WOULD RATHER HAVE A MISTAKE IDENTIFIED DURING A TRAINING OR AN ASSESSMENT OF OURSELVES AND MAKE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS.

WE DON'T WANT TO FIND THOSE THINGS AFTER THE FACT.

SO I'LL SAY AS NERVOUS AS PEOPLE ARE ABOUT THEM, I RELISH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CAMPUSES TO BE TESTED AND SEE WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE SOME AREAS THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE ON.

THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE DOING SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED IN ANTICIPATION OF THAT.

AND WHEN I TALK ABOUT CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY, THAT IS SUCH A HUGE THAT'S THAT TIP OF THE ICEBERG THAT I WAS REFERENCING EARLIER.

AND WHEN YOU REALLY TALK ABOUT THINGS LIKE CAMPUS IDS, MAKING SURE THAT ANYBODY WHO IS ON A CAMPUS HAS GOT THEIR ID ON AND PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED AT ALL TIMES, THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THEM TUCKED IN THEIR HOODIES OR UNDERNEATH, OR EVEN THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE THEM DOWN HERE WHEN THEY'RE TUCKING THEM INTO THEIR PANTS.

OR WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO I DON'T LIKE MY PICTURE, SO I'M GOING TO PUT A STICKER OVER MY FACE.

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WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IF ANYBODY HAS COME ON TO OUR CAMPUSES, THAT THEY'RE CHECKING IN WITH THE FRONT OFFICE, THAT THEY'RE LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY'RE THERE, WHETHER IT'S MAINTENANCE TEAM, WHETHER IT'S A CONTRACTOR.

OUR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, OUR VOLUNTEERS, OUR PARENTS, EVERYBODY EITHER NEEDS TO HAVE A REQUISITE ID THAT'S DISTRICT SPONSORED OR THEY NEED TO HAVE THAT VISITOR TAG ON.

AND REALLY, WHAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS IS THAT THERE IS POWER IN THE SHEER VOLUME OF NUMBERS.

IT SHOULD BE OKAY FOR ANY ADULT TO BE TELLING SOMEBODY, WHERE'S YOUR ID? IT SHOULD BE OKAY FOR A STUDENT TO GO, HEY, MS. SMITH, I SAW A PERSON OUT IN THE HALLWAY AND HE DOESN'T HAVE AN ID ON AND BRINGING THAT TO THE ATTENTION OF THAT INDIVIDUAL, THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE NEED TO EMPOWER OUR STAFF TO DO AS WELL AS OUR KIDS.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR TEACHERS AREN'T KNOCKING ON AN EXTERIOR DOOR OR TELLING LITTLE SUSIE TO COME OPEN IT BECAUSE OOPS, I FORGOT MY PROXY CARD ON MY DESK.

WE DON'T WANT OUR CHILDREN TO BE IN THE HABIT OF, HEY, THAT'S MS. SMITH. I KNOW IT'S HER. WE DON'T WANT OUR KIDS TO BE PUT IN THAT POSITION.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT OPENING EXTERIOR DOORS.

THINK FOR JUST A SECOND. WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILD, WHAT DO THEY DO? THEY PAY ATTENTION TO ADULTS.

RIGHT. AND THEY'RE FEARFUL THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE IF THEY DON'T HEAR AN ADULT OR DON'T LET AN ADULT IN.

SO UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE TO EDUCATE OUR KIDS AS WELL.

HEY, YOU NEED TO GO GET A TEACHER IF SOMEBODY'S KNOCKING OUT THE DOOR, LET ANOTHER CAMPUS ADULT.

SO IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE AN EDUCATION ON ALL OF OUR FOLKS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE NEED TO ANTICIPATE WITH THINGS THAT ARE COME UP PROPPED AND UNLOCKED DOORS, YOU KNOW, THAT CONTINUES TO BE ALWAYS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR ANY CAMPUS.

WHAT WE ALL KNOW IS THAT IF YOU GO OUT TO RECESS, YOU HAVE FIELD DAY, YOU HAVE ATHLETICS, YOU HAVE FINE ARTS, VARIOUS THINGS THAT ARE OCCURRING OUTSIDE THE CAMPUS.

WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT OUR CAMPUSES TO FEEL LIKE PRISONS, BUT YET AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT SAFETY AND SECURITY PIECE.

SO OUR CHALLENGE IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE MAKING SURE THAT THOSE DOORS ARE, IN FACT, CLOSED, LOCKED AND SECURED AT ALL TIMES.

WHAT I WILL TELL YOU, I'VE BEEN MS. MARINO AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING MEETING WITH FINE ARTS TO ACTUALLY ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES AT SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES.

AND HOW CAN WE MAKE THOSE AREAS SAFE AND SECURE? WHAT NEEDS DO THEY HAVE THAT WILL WILL WE BE ABLE TO ANTICIPATE AND PLAN FOR IN THE COMING WEEKS? AS FAR AS PREPARING, DO WE NEED AN ADDITIONAL PROXY CARD? MAYBE. DO WE NEED CAMERAS? DO WE NEED SIDEWALKS BECAUSE THERE'S NO SIDEWALKS TO A CERTAIN DOOR TO GET PEOPLE ON THE INSIDE.

SO THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE'RE ASSESSING BECAUSE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND THEN REALLY PRIORITIZING WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO ADDRESS THOSE THINGS WILL HAPPEN.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO THE SAME THING, MEET WITH WITH ATHLETICS AS WELL.

MR. MOFFITT'S KIND OF HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, SO WE'LL GET WITH HIM AS WELL.

BUT THOSE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE TWO BIGGEST AREAS THAT WILL BE A CHALLENGE FOR US.

AGAIN, KEEP IN MIND, A LOT OF THOSE TIMES WERE OUR ATHLETICS AND OUR OUR FOLKS ARE COMING IN A LOT EARLIER, BEFORE SCHOOL EVEN STARTS.

SO THINKING ABOUT HOW WE MANAGE THOSE THINGS AS WELL, ALL THOSE MEETINGS ARE HAPPENING.

THEY'RE OCCURRING. WE ARE WE'RE DOING A LOT BEHIND THE SCENES THAT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET THE GLOBAL MASSES KNOW, BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY ADDRESSING.

ALL RIGHT. I'M SUPER STOKED ABOUT THIS NEXT BULLET.

THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM, WHICH IS CERT, IS ACTUALLY WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY WITH US TO TRY TO FACILITATE THE VETERANS PROGRAM AT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

AND WHAT THAT BASICALLY IS, IS THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN HAYS COUNTY IS ADDRESSING HAVING OUR LOCAL VETERANS THAT ARE COMPLETELY VETTED.

THEY GO THROUGH A VERY RIGOROUS BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION AND THEN RIGOROUS TRAINING IN ORDER TO BE A FORCE MULTIPLIER OR ANOTHER SET OF EYES ON OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUSES, WHICH DURING PICK UP AND DROP OFF, WHICH WE ALL KNOW IS ONE OF OUR WEAKEST TIMES BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING AND GOING, BUT ALSO TO HELP MONITOR THOSE AREAS DURING RECESS AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS.

WE KNOW THAT ANY TIME ANYBODY CAN DRIVE AROUND OR BE A PRESENCE AND SEE WHEN PEOPLE ARE DOING SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS, NO, THAT'S GOING TO BE IDEAL FOR US.

AND SO I'M WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO TRY TO FACILITATE THAT PROGRAM ON EACH OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

MR. JONES ASSURES ME WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

AND I GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT ON THE NEXT ONE TO ROGER RAMIREZ, WHO'S OUR SRO, WHO'S SITTING IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM.

ROGER, IF YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW, IS IN CHARGE OF CAMPUS CRIMESTOPPERS ON HAYS HIGH SCHOOL.

ROGER'S BEEN AN SRO FOR 120 YEARS [LAUGHTER].

WORKED FOR ME IN ANOTHER LIFETIME AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

BUT I CAN'T SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH.

AND WE'VE HAD MANY, MANY CONVERSATIONS IN REGARDS TO CAMPUS CRIME STOPPERS, AND IT WAS OUR GOAL TO ROLL OUT THIS PROGRAM DISTRICT WIDE.

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE ARE DOING JUST THAT.

SO I'VE JUST ORDERED THE POSTERS AND WE'RE GETTING THEM UP AND THEY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED.

WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON SOME OTHER THINGS IN THE WORKS.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME STUFF THAT I WAS VISITING WITH ROGER ABOUT.

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AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE GOT TO HAVE SOME MONEY.

WE KNOW THAT THE GREEN IS GOING TO TALK.

AND SO IF WE CAN GET GET OUR FOLKS TO MAKE SOME REPORTS MIGHT VERY WELL HELP US WITH SOME OF OUR DRUG POSSESSIONS AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON ON CAMPUS.

SO THAT IS OUR GOAL.

LOOK FOR THOSE CAMPUS CRIME STOPPERS POSTERS TO BE POSTED IN ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THAT IS ROGER RAMIREZ.

THAT IS HIS PROGRAM.

AND I CAN'T SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE IN THE STAFF AT HIS HIGH SCHOOL TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM A REALITY FOR US.

ALL RIGHT. THE DRILL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

AND I'M GOING TO REALLY KIND OF LAY THIS ONE OUT FOR YOU, BECAUSE THIS IS ONE THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY TO BE AWARE OF. SO WE HAVE A SYSTEM, WE HAVE ACTUALLY AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE BEEN USING.

BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE UTILIZING IT FOR DRILL MANAGEMENT.

AND SO WHAT THIS DOES IS IT ALLOWS US TO, AS WE ALL KNOW, WE PULL A FIRE ALARM, WE HEAR AN ALARM, WE HEAR A PA ANNOUNCEMENT.

RIGHT. FOR VARIOUS MECHANISMS OF A CRISIS, WHETHER IT'S LOCKDOWN, WHETHER IT'S LOCKOUT, WHETHER IT'S FIRE ALARM, THERE'S ALWAYS A VERBAL WARNING THAT GOES WITH THAT.

BUT WITH OUR PROGRAM, OUR DRILL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WHAT IT'S ALSO GOING TO START DOING IS WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO INITIATE THOSE SAME CRISIS NOTIFICATIONS VIA CELL PHONE.

SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS WE WILL ALSO BE SENDING A NOTIFICATION FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO OPT IN TO THAT AND THROUGH THEIR CELL PHONE.

THEY WILL ALSO BE GETTING THAT MESSAGE ON THEIR CELL PHONE.

AND AS WE ALL KNOW, WE CAN'T HEAR WE DON'T HAVE PAS OUTSIDE, IN RECESS OR IN THE CAFETERIA.

IT GETS VERY LOUD AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS.

HOW INCREDIBLE IS IT GOING TO BE THAT THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT ALERT ON THEIR CELL PHONE AS WELL? SO I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS ROLLOUT.

THIS ALSO ALLOWS US TO HAVE OUR ATTENDANCE DATA ROLLED OUT SPECIFICALLY TO THAT TEACHER.

SO IT ALSO WILL HELP US WITH THE REUNIFICATION PIECE.

LET'S SAY, FOR INSTANCE, IF I'M OUTSIDE AND I PULL UP MY ATTENDANCE ROSTER, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN I'M GOING TO GO, SUSIE SMITH IS MISSING.

SHE'S NOT HERE.

I'M GOING TO SHOW ALL OF MY STUDENTS ARE PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR, BUT I'M GOING TO SHOW SUSIE SMITH IS MISSING.

AND THEN YOU HAVE ANOTHER TEACHER WHO GRABBED SUSIE SMITH UNBEKNOWNST TO HER PARTICULAR TEACHER.

SHE SAW HER COMING OUT OF THE RESTROOM AND SHE PUT HER WITH HER CLASS.

AND THEN SHE BASICALLY WILL COME BACK AND LOOK AT HER ATTENDANCE ROSTER AND SHE'S LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, SUSIE SMITH, YOU'RE NOT MY STUDENT, BUT WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? I'M GOING TO IMMEDIATELY ADD SUSIE SMITH IF SHE'S AN EXTRA STUDENT, AND THEN NOW WE'RE GOING TO MARRY UP THAT DATA SO THAT WE HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE.

THAT'S ALL GOING TO BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL FOR US FOR THAT STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND REALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING TIMELY NOTIFICATION OF THOSE THINGS.

AS WE ALL KNOW, ALL CALL MESSAGING IS HELPFUL.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE MADE SURE THAT ALL THE CAMPUSES ROLL OUT IS DO YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE A MESSAGE, GO OUT TO THE ENTIRE CAMPUS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ERRONEOUSLY HEARD FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE IS, OH, I HAVE TO CALL THE CAMPUS PRINCIPAL OR THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN ORDER TO GET A THREAT PUT OVER THE LOUDSPEAKER. NO, NO, NO, NO.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE PERSON WHO SEES THE GUN, THE PERSON WHO SEES THE FIRE, THE PERSON WHO SEES THE SUSPICIOUS MAIL IS THE PERSON THAT NEEDS TO BE THE ONE CALLING IMMEDIATELY FOR THE APPROPRIATE CRISIS ACTION.

AND SO THAT'S EDUCATION ON OUR PART TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR STAFF AND OUR OUR FOLKS KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND THEN THE APPROPRIATE MECHANISM THAT THEY CAN DO TO CALL THAT LOCKDOWN. IMAGINE FOR JUST A SECOND.

ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR AP HERE IS LOCKDOWN.

WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO? WHAT IS THE PRINCIPAL? THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY WHAT WE WANT.

WE ALL KNOW THAT AN ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATION OR ANY CRISIS, MINUTES MATTER, SECONDS MATTER.

AND SO THE FASTER THAT WE CAN GET THAT CRITICAL INFORMATION TO OUR FOLKS, OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO SEE A MITIGATION OF POTENTIAL LOSS OF LIFE.

AND THAT'S WHAT OUR GOAL IS IN ALL OF THIS.

THE STATE HAS INSTITUTED MANDATORY DRILLS THAT HAVE TO OCCUR.

WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE PRELOADED INTO OUR SYSTEM.

AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS IS IT SERVES AS AN ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE.

SO EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL CAMPUSES GETS A NOTICE THAT SAYS, HEY, YOU NEED TO SCHEDULE YOUR DRILL, IT'S DUE THIS MONTH OR IT'S DUE THIS SEMESTER.

AND THEN AS THEY IS, THEY ENCROACH ON THE DUE DATE.

IT'LL SEND REMINDER EMAILS.

ONCE THEY LOAD THAT INFORMATION INTO THE SYSTEM, IT'LL SEND THEM REMINDERS.

HEY, YOUR DRILL'S COMING UP. HEY, DON'T FORGET THAT YOUR DRILL IS COMING UP.

WHAT'S NICE IS IT'LL ALSO ALLOW LOGINS FOR OUR BOSSES TO LOOK AT.

I WILL GET NOTIFICATIONS GOING.

CAMPUS, YOU KNOW, IT HASN'T SCHEDULED THEIR DRILLS.

WE NEED TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE REPORT TO THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER THAT WE ARE COMPLIANT ON ALL OF OUR DRILL MANAGEMENT AND THAT WE'RE DOING THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF DRILLS THAT WE HAVE BEEN SET.

I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH THAT DRILLS ARE NOT A CHECKBOX.

AND ANYBODY WHO'S DRILLING JUST SO THAT THEY CAN CHECK OFF THAT I GOT MY DRILL DONE.

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DRILL HAS TO DRILLS HAVE TO BE GOAL ORIENTED.

THEY HAVE TO BE GOAL SPECIFIC.

WE HAVE TO BE TESTING OUR SYSTEMS AND NOT JUST SIMPLY CHECKING A BOX THAT I GOT MY FIRE DRILL DONE OR I GOT MY WHOLE DRILL DONE.

WE NEED TO DRILL WITH A PURPOSE AND WE NEED TO BE TESTING OUR MECHANISMS. AND WE NEED TO BE TEACHING OUR PEOPLE HOW TO USE THEIR GRAY MATTER AND UTILIZE WHAT TO DO IN A CRITICAL INCIDENT.

AND THAT'S HUGE, HUGE, HUGE AND PEOPLE I DON'T WANT A SPOON FEED.

WHAT DO I DO? I CAN'T CREATE A WHAT IF LIST FOR YOU.

I NEED YOU TO BE ABLE TO THINK ON YOUR FEET.

AND WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT DURING ALL OF OUR AUDITS.

HOW DO WE ADDRESS THIS WITH OUR OUR CAMPUS STAFF? HOW DO WE REALLY, TRULY GET THE MESSAGE OUT? AND THEN WITH THAT, WE SET THOSE GOALS AND THEN WE DO A TRUE AFTER ACTION REPORT.

AND WITH THAT AFTER ACTION REPORT, WE CRITIQUE OURSELVES.

WE GIVE OURSELVES THE REPORT CARD.

WHAT DID WE DO RIGHT? WHAT DID WE DO WRONG? DO WE NEED TO REVISIT IT? AND HOW DO WE ADDRESS IT IN THE FUTURE? AND LETTING THE CAMPUS KNOW, BOY, HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR THAT CAMPUS TO HEAR? WHAT DID YOU DO RIGHT? HEY, WHAT DID YOU DO WRONG? AND REALLY STARTING TO STRESS THAT WE NEED TO DO ANNOUNCEMENTS.

WE NEED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT TO DO DURING A DRILL, MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROCESS IS TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS. OUR EOP OR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN UPDATE I'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR DOCUMENT, OPEN RECORDS.

OBVIOUSLY, IT'S SECURITY BASED.

AND SO WE DON'T TYPICALLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE THIS INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC.

IT DOES EXIST.

IT'S ON FILE WITH THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE JUST UPDATED, OUR ACTIVE SHOOTER ANNEX AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS WE JUST GOT THE TEMPLATE FROM THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER.

SO WE DID ADDRESS THAT. WE ARE REVIEWING THAT DOCUMENT AS WELL.

BUT WITH THAT, WE'RE ALSO CREATING A TEMPLATE FOR CAMPUS EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN SO THAT WE CAN FORWARD TO CAMPUSES, REALLY A GUIDELINE ON HOW THEY GET THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAMPUSES READY. AND I WANT TO STREAMLINE IT SO THAT ALL OF THEM LOOK THE SAME.

WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL CAMPUSES WHO DO GREAT THINGS, BUT WHAT WE FIND IS EVERYBODY DOES IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

I AM VERY KEEN ON EVERYTHING KIND OF LOOKING THE SAME AND FOLLOWING THE SAME PATTERN AND I DON'T LIKE STINGY FILES AND THAT'S WHAT I FIND IS A LOT OF FOLKS DO, IS THAT THEY CREATE THEIR EVACUATION PLAN OR THEY CREATE THEIR THEIR SPECIFIC PLAN AND THEY KEEP IT ON THEIR OWN DRIVE.

AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT PERSON PROMOTES OR THEY TOOK IT BECAUSE IT WAS THEIR WORK PRODUCT AND THEN WE HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL.

IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT THAT ALL OF US ARE SHARING THAT INFORMATION DISTRICTWIDE AND SO THAT THE NEXT PERSON WHO COMES IN HAS THE ABILITY TO PICK UP WHERE THAT INDIVIDUAL LEFT OFF.

AND PLUS, IT GIVES US HISTORICAL DATA EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR US WHEN WE HAVE NEW BUILDS AND OTHER AREAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ADAPTING TO OUR NEW DYNAMIC OF WHAT OUR SCHOOL LAYOUT LOOKS LIKE. TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER IS ALSO ADDING, AND I FIRMLY EXPECT THERE'LL BE SOME THINGS THROUGH THIS NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED IN THAT DOCUMENT THAT WE'LL HAVE TO INCORPORATE.

AND SO I DEFINITELY WILL BE MONITORING THAT AND I'M SURE WE'LL BE NOTICED BY A REPRESENTATIVE AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE EXTERNAL NUMBERING ON THE CAMPUSES.

AS WE ALL KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN A QUESTION THAT COMES UP AND THAT'S CONSTRUCTION.

I HAD BEEN WORKING WITH MR. CLEAVER WITH THE EXTERNAL NUMBERING OF DOORS, ETC.

I HAVE WORKED WITH OUR AREA FIRST RESPONDERS ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

THAT'S ACTUALLY IN PROGRESS.

SO I ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL BE ROLLING OUT WHAT THE EXTERNAL NUMBERING LOOKS LIKE FOR THE DOORS.

IT WILL MAKE SENSE TO THE LAYPERSON, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU IT MAKES SENSE TO THE FIRST RESPONDERS.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.

I JUST MET WITH THE SWAT TEAM COMMANDER THIS PAST WEEK AND WE WORKED OUT THE NUANCES OF THAT.

SO WE ARE DEFINITELY EMPLOYING BEST PRACTICES FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS TO DEAL WITH THAT.

I'M ALSO GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT.

FEMA [INAUDIBLE] TRAINING, AND THAT'S WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOW DO WE MANAGE A CRISIS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE FIND IS FIREFIGHTERS ARE REALLY GOOD IN INCIDENT COMMAND, LAW ENFORCEMENT, A LITTLE BIT BETTER, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, NOT SO MUCH.

AND SO TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FOLKS UNDERSTAND WHAT A TRUE UNIFIED COMMAND LOOKS LIKE, WHICH MEANS THAT ALL OF THE PARTIES THAT ARE RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY CRISIS HAVE TO BE IN THE SAME LOCATION, AND THEY ALL HAVE TO BE COLLABORATING IF WE HAVE A FIRE.

I ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, MAYBE LAW ENFORCEMENT, THAT THEY'RE ALL IN THE SAME PLACE AND THEY'RE ALL TALKING.

AND SO AS A RESULT OF THAT, OUR SAFETY TEAMS ARE GOING TO BE TAKING SOME REQUIRED ICS TRAINING SPECIFIC TO MANAGING CRISIS.

IT'S ABOUT 16 HOURS WORTH OF CLASSES, SO THEY'LL BE SUPER HAPPY WITH ME.

SORRY, GUYS.

JUST HEARD THAT. I THINK THAT BEING SAID, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THAT PIECE OF IT BECAUSE IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW HOW TO MANAGE THAT INCIDENT.

WE'RE ALSO WE'VE I KNOW THAT ID BADGES ARE NEAR AND DEAR TO ALL OF YALL'S HEARTS, AS IS MINE.

THE QUICKEST WAY FOR ANY OF US TO KNOW IF SOMEONE BELONGS ON A CAMPUS IS THE IMMEDIATE RECOGNITION OF THE PRESENCE OF AN ID TAG.

WE HAVE OUR NEW TEMPLATE THAT'S BEEN CREATED.

AS YOU GUYS KNOW, EACH YEAR YOU WILL HAVE A NEW TEMPLATE THAT WILL BE GIVEN TO A STUDENT, WHICH IS COLOR CODED SO THAT WE KNOW, HEY, IF YOU'RE WEARING A BADGE THAT HAS

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AND SO THAT WILL HELP WITH THE THE SECURITY PIECE OF KNOWING WHO HAS A BADGE OR NOT.

THE BEAUTY OF IT, NOW THAT WE'VE BEEN IN YEAR ONE, IS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE BADGES IMMEDIATELY WHEN THEY COME INTO THE DISTRICT BECAUSE THEY'LL USE LAST YEAR'S BADGE FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS RIGHT WHEN THEY COME BACK TO SCHOOL BECAUSE FOR BUS AND VARIOUS THINGS, THEY'LL HAVE ONE UNTIL THEY GET THEIR NEW ONE ISSUED AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A MECHANISM IN PLACE AS WELL WHERE IMMEDIATELY IF THEY DON'T HAVE A BADGE, THAT THEY CAN PRINT ONE RIGHT THEN AND THERE.

NEW CARDS HAVE BEEN ORDERED AND THAT'S REALLY THE THE GOAL THAT WE'RE HANDLING THERE.

OUR MAP UPDATES.

CONNIE AND THE M&O TEAM HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB IN REGARDS TO OBTAINING MAPS WITH OUR NEW CONSTRUCTION, SO OUR LAYOUTS AND VARIOUS THINGS.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE GOOD PRIMARY SECONDARY EVACUATION ROUTES AS WELL AS SAFE ZONES.

AND SO THOSE ARE BEING UPDATED.

OBVIOUSLY, THOSE ARE ONLY SHARED WITH FIRST RESPONDERS.

AND THEN WE ALSO INCLUDED A CENTRAL REPOSITORY SO THAT WE HAVE THE SAME MAPS AVAILABLE DISTRICT WIDE SO THAT THEY'RE AGAIN, NOT IN A DINGY FILE, BUT THEY'RE THERE SO THAT WE CAN PASS THEM ON TO SOMEBODY WHO COMES INTO THAT AREA.

PARENTS AND STUDENT SAFETY TEAMS. THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION, RECOMMENDATION THAT I MADE DURING AUDITS.

AND MOST OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE NOT REALLY BEEN ABLE TO JUMP ON THIS BECAUSE OF COVID.

I'M GOING TO HIT THIS HARD, FAST AND FURIOUS WHEN WE COME BACK.

AND REALLY, WHAT A PARENT TEAM IS IS REALLY CREATING A SAFETY TEAM OF PARENTS ON YOUR CAMPUS THAT YOU MEET A COUPLE TIMES A SEMESTER, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, AS WELL AS A STUDENT SAFETY TEAM AND REALLY GETTING THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE PARENTS HAVING AN HOUR MEETING WITH AN AGENDA AND REALLY WHAT WHAT ARE WE DOING RIGHT? WHAT ARE WE DOING WRONG? BUT I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, LOTS OF PEOPLE WILL BRING PROBLEMS TO THE TABLE.

I NEED SOLUTIONS.

SO WHAT I FOUND IN A DISTRICT LEVEL IS OFTENTIMES WHO HAS THE SOLUTIONS IS OFTENTIMES OUR PARENTS OR THEY HAVE SUGGESTIONS.

BUT REALLY, AT THE END OF THE DAY, MANY OF THEIR SUGGESTIONS REQUIRE ACTION BY PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT.

I NEED VOICES OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT TO BE ABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE CITY OF BUDA, THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, HAYS COUNTY, THE CITY OF KYLE.

AND OFTENTIMES THAT PARENT TEAM IS GOING TO BE THAT VOICE THAT I NEED AT CITY COUNCIL AND VARIOUS THINGS.

BUT OFTENTIMES THEY'RE GOING TO BE A PERSPECTIVE THAT WE HAVEN'T REALLY THOUGHT OF.

AND SO OUR GOAL IS TO REALLY GIVE THOSE FOLKS A VOICE AND DO THE SAME THING WITH OUR STUDENTS AS WELL.

HAVING THAT MEETING TO BE ABLE TO SAY, FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, HOW DO WE SOLVE X, Y AND Z? SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO REALLY KICK THAT OFF AND REVISIT THAT WITH OUR CAMPUSES.

I THINK IT CAN BE EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL FOR US.

ALL RIGHT. A LOT OF QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT SCHOOL BASED LAW ENFORCEMENT.

AND DR. WRIGHT AND I ARE ACTUALLY MEETING WITH COMMISSIONERS COURT TOMORROW IN REGARDS TO SOME STAFFING ISSUES AND SEEING WHAT WE CAN ADDRESS ON THAT PIECE OF IT.

I JUST WANT TO I JUST WANT TO REFER EVERYBODY I WANT YOU TO BE VERY COMFORTABLE IN THE FACT THAT THERE IS AN ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE COURSE THAT IS REQUIRED.

IT'S CALLED 2195.

WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS HAYES COUNTY HAYES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE SROS WERE DOING ACTIVE SHOOTER ONE AND TWO MAN RESPONSE BEFORE IT ACTUALLY BECAME MANDATED.

THAT TEAM OF SROS BACK THERE THAT ROGER REALLY REPRESENTS, THEY ARE TRAINED TO DO THIS ALREADY AND HAVE BEEN BEFORE THIS CURRICULUM EVEN EXISTED.

THEY CONTINUE EACH SUMMER TO ENHANCE THEIR SKILLS AND THEY DO A REFRESHER COURSE ON THIS.

THEY ALSO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR BASIC TRAINING.

IF THEY DO IF WE DO GET A NEW SRO INTO WHEN WE DO HAVE AT LEAST ONE NEW SRO COMING IN TO A CAMPUS THAT'LL BE OVER AT MCCORMICK, WE'LL GET THEIR [INAUDIBLE] TRAINING, THEIR REQUIRED BASIC TRAINING.

SO I DO WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND AND KNOW THAT OUR OUR FOLKS ARE ALREADY COMPLIANT WITH THIS SO THAT THAT WHAT YOU'RE HEARING AND WHAT YOU'RE HEARING FROM GOVERNOR ABBOTT HAS ALREADY BEEN INSTITUTED ON OUR TEAM.

ALL RIGHT. AND WE ARE DOING A NEEDS ASSESSMENT RIGHT NOW, CURRENTLY ON SECURITY CAMERAS AND SECURITY LIGHTING.

I ACTUALLY HAVE MY NIGHT CREW GOING OUT AND LOOKING AT LIGHTING AND REALLY MAKING.

WE'VE CREATED A SPREADSHEET WHERE ARE WE LACKING AND SOME OF THOSE LIGHTING AREAS AND BY EACH CAMPUS.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE.

I WAS ACTUALLY JUST TALKING TO MS. NOBLE AS WELL ABOUT EACH OF THE CAMPUSES.

IN A PERFECT WORLD, IF YOU WANTED CAMERAS, WHERE WOULD YOU WANT THEM? SO WE'LL BE CREATING THAT AS WELL TO DETERMINE WHERE WE NEED TO GO.

I WILL TELL YOU.

CAMERAS ARE BACK ORDERED.

A LOT OF THOSE ELECTRONIC PARTS, WE'RE HAVING A REALLY DIFFICULT TIME ASSESSING THAT.

BUT THAT CERTAINLY WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER THAT NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND THAT'S ULTIMATELY A FORCE MULTIPLIER THAT WILL BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL FOR US.

WE'RE ALSO INSTITUTING SOME ADDITIONAL SRP AND WHICH IS STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL AND STANDARD REUNIFICATION METHOD. IF YOU'VE BEEN TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY PAGE, YOU'VE SEEN THE SRP VIDEO, AND WE RECOMMEND THAT EVERY PARENT, EVERY STUDENT WE MAKE, EVERY STUDENT AND EVERY EMPLOYEE WATCH

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BUT WHAT WE NEED IS TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR PARENTS KNOW WHAT IT IS.

AND I NEED ALL OF OUR PARENTS TO ABIDE BY IT.

IF YOU'RE IN THE SCHOOL, WHEN WE CALL FOR A LOCKDOWN PARENT, YOU DON'T GET TO LEAVE.

YOU'RE GOING TO LOCK DOWN. AND I NEED PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS THAT'S THE RULES.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IF IT'S A LOCKOUT.

AND LET ME JUST TELL YOU, TIM CAN TELL YOU ABOUT A LOCKOUT DURING ELECTIONS, SOME UNHAPPY PEOPLE.

BUT THE REALITY IS, IS THAT I HAVE A CRISIS IN SCHOOL FIRST.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, ELECTIONS KIND OF HAD TO GO TO A HOLDING PATTERN FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES BECAUSE BECAUSE OF THAT.

BUT WE ARE MEETING WITH THE TASK FORCE.

WE MEET EVERY EVERY MONTH AND WE'VE INSTITUTED SOME SIGNIFICANT UPDATES TO THE PROGRAM.

SO WE WILL BE DOING THAT.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, SAN MARCOS HIGH SCHOOL AND THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS HOSTING AN SRP DRILL AT SAN MARCOS HIGH SCHOOL IN JULY.

BUT I CAN ASSURE AND TELL ALL OF YOU WE HAVE OUR STANDARD REUNIFICATION BOX READY TO GO IN THE EVENT THAT WE HAD TO REUNIFY TOMORROW.

I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT THIS DISTRICT IN HAYS COUNTY WOULD BE WELL PREPARED FOR THAT OPTION.

I'M ALSO WORKING ON TRAINING.

I'VE ACTUALLY ALREADY CREATED THE CROSSING GUARD TRAINING.

WE'VE BEEN STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT WITH MAKING SURE THAT OUR FOLKS UNDERSTAND SAFETY AND SECURITY WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC ROADWAYS.

I'VE HAD SOME PRINCIPALS AND I'VE HAD SOME FOLKS THINK THEY CAN STOP TRAFFIC ON ROADWAYS SUCH AS 967, WHICH IS NOT OK.

SO WE TALKED WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LOT ABOUT WHAT CROSSING GUARDS AND THEIR DESIGNATED AREAS AND WHAT THEY NEED TO DO AND ASSESS.

THERE'S A REASON WHY LAW ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T STAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY.

THAT REALLY IS THE ONE THING THAT I HEAR TIME AND TIME AGAIN IS SROS NEED TO BE OUT DIRECTING TRAFFIC.

I WILL TELL EVERYONE IN A STAND BY IT, THE MOST THE MOST RISKY TIME ON ANY CAMPUS IS BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL.

THAT'S WHEN WE HAVE FIGHTS.

THAT'S WHEN WE HAVE OUR BIGGEST ISSUES.

IF I HAVE OUR SROS TIED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, THEY ARE NOT DEALING WITH AND ADDRESSING THE ISSUES ON CAMPUS AND PUTTING THEM OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF 2770.

THERE'S NOWHERE FOR THE CARS TO GO.

THEY'RE JUST SIMPLY IS NOWHERE FOR THEM TO GO.

THAT'S AN INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUE THAT IS GOING TO REQUIRE ALL OF US AS A COMMUNITY TO FIGURE THAT PROBLEM OUT.

AS WE ALL KNOW, HAYS HIGH SCHOOL HAS GOT A NEW SUBDIVISION GOING IN ACROSS THE STREET.

AND THE ONE THING THAT'S FRUSTRATING TO ME IS THAT THE OUTLET FOR THAT IS NOT DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE EXIT FROM HAYS HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M NOT AN ARCHITECT. I'M NOT AN ENGINEER.

BUT THOSE HAVE KIND OF BEEN THINGS THAT I HAVE LOOKED AT.

SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT.

WE WANT OUR FRONT DESK PERSONNEL TO ALSO GET SOME TRAINING.

WE WANT THEM TO RECOGNIZE JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY KNOCKS ON A DOOR OR SOMEBODY RINGS A BELL.

THEY DON'T JUST AUTOMATICALLY PUSH THE BUTTON AND LET PEOPLE IN.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED TO TO LOOK AT AND WHAT THEY NEED TO RECOGNIZE.

WE'RE ALSO WE'VE GOT THE WEATHER SENTRY APP ROLLED OUT TO ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FOUND IS THAT A LOT OF OUR CAMPUSES ARE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

WE ONLY HAD WEATHER REPORTS GOING TO ATHLETICS.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN YOU KNOW YOU HAVE LITTLES OUTSIDE AT RECESS AND IT GETS TO BE 105 DEGREES, WE NEED TO HAVE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE WE'RE NOTIFYING OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUSES. SO THAT'S UP AND RUNNING AND WE HAVE 100% COMPLIANCE.

WE HAVE ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES ARE ON BOARD WITH THAT.

WE'RE LOOKING AS WELL ON OUR VAPE PROGRAM.

I'VE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH JUSTIN MCCORKLE AND AS WELL AS OUR AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT, OUR JP'S AND OUR DA'S OFFICE ON VAPE EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT AND HOW TO MANAGE THAT PIECE OF IT.

STAY TUNED. THERE'S MORE TO COME ON THAT, BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY WORKING ON THAT PIECE.

BARBARA, CAN YOU GIVE ME THE NEXT SLIDE? I'M JUST GOING TO REAL BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT, AND I'LL JUST BREEZE OVER THESE REALLY QUICKLY.

WE ARE LOOKING AT AND LAYING OUT ADDITIONAL CAMERAS, GATES, FENCING.

WHERE ARE THOSE NEEDS AND WHERE DO WE GO WITH THAT? ONE OF THE THINGS WE JUST FINISHED COMPLETING OUR $322,000 GRANT ON FENCING, WHICH IS PRIMARILY TARGETING OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, SO THAT WE JUST LITERALLY COMPLETED THAT AT THE END OF MAY. AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES BECAUSE WE COULDN'T GET CONTRACTORS BECAUSE OF COVID.

AGAIN, SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN AND HEARD SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MONEY BEING POTENTIALLY EARMARKED FOR DISTRICTS ABOUT ALARM NOTIFICATION BUTTONS.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ENTERTAINED AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT.

WE'RE RESEARCHING THAT AS WELL.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS MONITOR AND SOME TRAINING REQUIRED ON EACH OF THOSE CAMPUSES AND WHAT THOSE FOLKS CAN LOOK FOR IN THE COMING COMING WEEKS ON HOW TO ADDRESS BEST PRACTICES ON THEIR CAMPUSES.

WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR PROCESSES INTERNALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HITTING ALL OF THE REQUIRED ELEMENTS THROUGH THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER.

BUT REALLY, QUITE FRANKLY, WE WANT TO LOOK AT OTHER THINGS SUCH AS, HEY, LET'S TALK ABOUT CELL PHONES, BECAUSE REALLY, AT THE END OF THE DAY, HOW DO MOST OF OUR THREATS COME ACROSS AT OUR SCHOOLS? IT'S THOSE HANDY DANDY LITTLE CELL PHONES.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS THERE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT DELIVERIES, OUTSIDE VENDORS, OUTSIDE LUNCHES.

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WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT THE PARENT AND STUDENT HANDBOOK AND THE ENFORCEMENT MEASURES OF THOSE THINGS.

WE'RE TAKING SOME OPTIONS INTO CONSIDERATION ABOUT RESTROOMS AND RESTROOMS, ACTIVITIES.

SO ALL OF THOSE PROCESSES ARE ALSO BEING LOOKED AT AS AS I TALKED, WE'LL BE TALKING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ABOUT PERSONNEL DISCUSSION MORE TO COME ON THAT.

WE'RE ALSO BEEN KIND OF TOSSING AROUND SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS ABOUT HAVING SOME LAW ENFORCEMENT SPACE IN OUR SCHOOLS.

ANYWHERE THAT I CAN GET A COP SITTING WITH THEIR PATROL CAR PARKED OUTSIDE AND GIVING THEM A LITTLE BIT OF WORKING SPACE WOULD BE IDEAL, A LITTLE SUBSTATION, IF YOU WILL.

SO WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THAT OPTION AS WELL.

I KNOW SPACE IS AT A PREMIUM, BUT LIKE ANYTHING, IF I CAN IF I CAN CARVE OUT A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE AND AND GET A FREE POLICE OFFICER SITTING THERE, THEN WE'LL DO THAT.

IT PROBABLY JUST COSTS US A LITTLE BIT OF COFFEE AND SOME WATER, SO THEY'RE PRETTY EASY.

WE'LL BE LOOKING AT PARKING TAGS AS WELL, DISTRICT WIDE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS WHAT IT MEANS TO LOOK IN YOUR PARKING LOT AND NOTICE SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE TALKED ABOUT PROXY CARD ACCESS FOR THE CLASSROOMS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE.

GUEST TEACHER ACCESS ADDRESSES OUR LOST KEYS ISSUES AS WELL AND EASE OF ACCESS FOR OUR ADMIN, ETC..

AND WHAT'S NICE ABOUT THAT WITH A LOST KEY YOU'RE LOOKING AT, HEY, YOU'RE HAVING A KEY, POTENTIALLY AN ENTIRE SCHOOL WHERE A PROXY CARD WOULD JUST DEACTIVATE.

SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, BIG PICTURE.

SOME OF THESE ARE SUPER PRICEY AND OTHERS ARE JUST DECISIONS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE AND INSTITUTE THE STANDARDS FOR THAT.

SO I TALK REALLY FAST.

I STOPPED COUGHING. SO ANY QUESTIONS? JERI, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR AN ABUNDANCE OF INFORMATION.

IT'S VERY HELPFUL.

AND JUST FOR THOSE LISTENING AT HOME AND MAYBE WHO DON'T KNOW YOU, CAN YOU GIVE US LIKE THE 30 SECOND BACKGROUND ON YOUR AMAZING HISTORY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HOW WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU, BUT I WANT PEOPLE AT HOME TO KNOW YOUR BACKGROUND.

I ACTUALLY RETIRED AFTER 30 YEARS WITH HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

I RETIRED AT THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT OR I WAS IN CHARGE OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF MY CAREER I SPENT IN CHILD ABUSE, 16 OF THOSE YEARS WERE ACTUALLY DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN INVESTIGATING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS.

UPON MY PROMOTION.

ULTIMATELY, I ALSO WENT OVER INTO SUPPORT SERVICES WHERE I BECAME THE SUPERVISOR OVER THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER UNIT.

AT THAT TIME, I REALLY SET A GOAL FOR MYSELF THAT WE WERE GOING TO REVAMP THAT PROGRAM.

AND ROGER CAN PROBABLY TELL YOU ABOUT ME COMING IN AND FIRING ALL OF THE SROS BASICALLY, AND REAPPLYING FOR THEIR JOB WITH MY WITH THE STANDARDS AND THE EXPECTATIONS WE INSTITUTED. AND I'M SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE TEAM THAT ENDED UP TAKING OVER THAT.

AND SO ULTIMATELY I WORKED IN THAT CAPACITY FOR THREE YEARS BEFORE I WENT BACK TO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND LED THE INVESTIGATIVE EVIDENCE NARCOTICS UNIT DURING THAT TIME FRAME WAS A KEY PART OF THE TASK FORCE.

THE SRP TASK FORCE THAT WE CREATED IN HAYS COUNTY, WHICH I'M VERY PROUD TO SAY IS WAS REALLY THE FIRST OF ITS KIND.

WE ACTUALLY DEVELOPED ONE COUNTY, ONE PROTOCOL WITH FOUR OF US SITTING AROUND SOMEBODY.

WE HAD A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WITH SAN MARCOS AND HAYS COUNTY, AS WELL AS SAN MARCOS PD AND MYSELF.

BOB [INAUDIBLE] CARLY BAGLEY SMITH.

AS WELL AS. OH, MY GOD.

WILL [INAUDIBLE] SORRY, WILL, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER A PROGRAM THAT I WILL HONESTLY TELL YOU AT THE TIME WE HAD THESE GLOBAL ASPIRATIONS THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A PROGRAM THAT WAS GOING TO JUST BE SUPER EASY.

IF WE HAD KNOWN HOW HARD IT WAS, I DON'T KNOW IF WE WOULD HAVE KEPT GOING, BUT WE DID.

AND REALLY, OUR MANUAL WAS THE ONE THAT GOVERNOR ABBOTT ACTUALLY HELD UP DURING HIS ROUND TABLE, WHICH IS A HUGELY SIGNIFICANT ISSUE FOR HAYS COUNTY.

SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S KIND OF THE SHORT VERSION OF.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, JERI. YEAH.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT POTENTIAL THREATS AND CRISIS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT ACROSS THE COUNTY.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM OUR TEAM, AND I'LL I'LL START OVER HERE FIRST, MR. VELA. JERI, THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE EXPRESSED THAT WE APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR ROLE.

TALK TO ME AND OTHER PARENTS, JUST SOME OF THESE, LIKE YOU SAID, THE PARENT AND STUDENT SAFETY TEAM.

YOU MENTIONED THE THE CERT TEAM FOR VETERANS PROGRAM.

SO HOW DO WE GET INVOLVED IN THESE? HOW DO WE GET SIGNED UP FOR THEM? WELL, I WOULD LOVE FOR ANYBODY TO GO TO THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND FILL OUT AN APPLICATION FOR THE CERT TEAM.

IT'S ALL ONLINE.

IT IS SUPER EASY TO DO.

MIKE JONES HAS GOT ALL THAT.

IF YOU GO TO HAYS COUNTY WEBSITE AND THEN YOU SEARCH UP THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THEN THERE'S THE VETERANS PROGRAM.

THAT'S GOING TO BE THE EASIEST WAY.

WHAT I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THE CAMPUS TEAMS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT TILL WE GET BACK TO SCHOOL.

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WE WANT A MIX OF PEOPLE WHO CAN GIVE US THE GOOD AND THE BAD.

AND SO THAT'S THAT'LL BE CAMPUS BASED THAT WILL COME OUT FROM THE PRINCIPALS.

AND THEN I KNOW YOU HAVE YOUR LIST OF OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.

WHAT ARE YOUR GRAND GOALS OR SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HELP WITH AS A BOARD? WHAT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU IS GIVE ME SOME TIME TO PUT TOGETHER SOME.

REALLY MARK TIMMONS AND I ARE WORKING REALLY DILIGENTLY.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME CAMPUS ASSESSMENTS.

REALLY? I WANT TO HEAR FROM MY CAMPUSES.

WHAT DO YOU WANT IN A PERFECT WORLD? WHAT WOULD MAKE YOUR CAMPUS SAFE AND SECURE? AND HOW HOW CAN I HELP YOU TO MAKE SURE DOORS ARE LOCKED AND AREAS ARE SECURED? IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING INTO A BUILDING BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A SIDEWALK.

AND SO THAT'S WHY I KEEP A DOOR.

I NEED TO HEAR FROM THE CAMPUSES.

I'M NOT THERE EVERY DAY, YOU KNOW? I KNOW WHAT I'VE SEEN. I WATCH CAMERAS.

I'M THAT CREEPER. I KNOW WHERE THE VIOLATIONS ARE.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I NEED MY CAMPUSES TO REALLY GIVE ME THAT FEEDBACK.

AND THEN I WILL DEFINITELY COME BACK TO YOU AND SAY, THIS IS THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

IT'S A LITTLE EARLY RIGHT NOW. I WILL TELL YOU, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S ONE OF ME AND I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT I GET EVERYTHING DONE NOW DURING THE SUMMER.

SUMMER IS THE BUSIEST TIME FOR ME, REALLY, QUITE FRANKLY, ONCE WE GET BACK TO SCHOOL.

RIGHT. IT'S KIND OF TRAFFIC THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT IT IS EXTREMELY BUSY AND THERE'S A LOT FOR ME TO DO DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.

SO THAT'S KIND OF BEEN PUT ON THE BACK BURNER.

BUT I WILL I WILL DEFINITELY GET YOU THE THE GRANDIOSE I WISH LIST.

GREAT. GREAT. THANK YOU.

MRS. RUNKLE IS JUST GOING TO ASK BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THAT WISH LIST YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ON, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A BUDGET IN FRONT OF US.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY WE WILL COME BACK AND ADJUST AND AMEND WHAT WE NEED TO AMEND BECAUSE WHAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER SAFETY AND SECURITY ON THE BUDGET IS NEEDS TO BE OBVIOUSLY ADDRESSED A LITTLE BIT.

SO ANYONE THAT'S LISTENING, I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO FREAK OUT GOING, WAIT, THEY'RE APPROVING THIS, THEY'RE GOING TO APPROVE THIS BUDGET, BUT WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING SOME OF THESE NEEDS THAT YOU ARE WORKING ON.

SO I WANTED TO SAY THAT, BUT ALSO CAN YOU TELL ME, BECAUSE I'VE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS COME UP FROM VARIOUS PEOPLE, AND I KNOW DR.

WRIGHT ADDRESSED IT IN HIS RIGHT THIS MINUTE.

BUT HOW MANY POINTS OF ACCESS DO WE HAVE ON EVERY CAMPUS DURING THE DAY? SO IT CHANGES DEPENDING ON THE CAMPUS.

WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS ANY EXTERNAL DOOR IS A POTENTIAL ACCESS POINT.

YOU KNOW, ANY WINDOW POTENTIALLY COULD BE AN ACCESS POINT.

WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT ACTIVE SHOOTERS IS TYPICALLY THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO THAT OPEN DOOR.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO THE EASY ACCESS POINTS.

YOU'RE TYPICALLY SEE THEM COME THROUGH A DOORWAY, NOT A WINDOW.

ARE THERE SAFETY AND SECURITY THINGS THAT WE CAN DO IN DESIGN? ABSOLUTELY. THAT CAN PREVENT THAT.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S GOING TO BE OUR DOORS.

THAT'S OUR WEAK POINT. THAT IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE OUR WEAK POINT.

YOU KNOW, CAMPUS GATES, MAKING SURE THAT THOSE AREAS ARE SECURED BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST THE ACTIVE SHOOTER.

IT'S ALSO A VEHICLE THAT'S COMING IN THE BACK.

AND WE IF WE'VE GOT A VEHICLE GATE THAT'S OPEN AND WE'VE GOT A KID RUNNING OUT AND SOME OF THOSE SOME OF OUR KIDS ARE EXTREMELY LITTLE.

SO REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE UTILIZING THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF IT AND REALLY MAKING SURE THAT THOSE BREECH POINTS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE, ARE SECURE AND THAT'S ALL OF US.

I NEED PARENTS AND VISITORS TO THE CAMPUS TO KNOW WHERE THE FRONT ENTRANCE IS.

AND I NEED THEM TO NOT TRY TO COME IN THE SIDE DOOR TO DELIVER LUNCH FOR THEIR STUDENT OR, HEY, I NEED TO DROP OFF YOUR BAND INSTRUMENT OR YOU FORGOT YOUR TENNIS SHOES.

THAT'S ALL THROUGH THE FRONT OFFICE.

BUT WE SEE IT EVERY DAY THAT SOMEBODY IS, OH, I DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE FRONT OFFICE.

I DON'T WANT I WANT THEM TO COME OUTSIDE.

AND THEN WHAT THEY DO IS THEY'LL LEAVE A DOOR OPEN OR SOMEBODY'S HOLDING IT AND JUST ALL THESE THINGS, WE WE NEED OUR PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THOSE THINGS HAVE TO STOP AS WELL.

AND WE CAN'T DO THAT IF WE'VE GOT PEOPLE PROPPING DOORS OPEN.

UNDERSTOOD SO POINT OF THAT POINT OF ENTRY IS THE FRONT DOOR TO THE CAMPUS, CORRECT? EVERYBODY SEES WHO'S COMING IN AND OUT.

YES, MA'AM. GREAT. THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL I HAD, THE VETERANS.

THAT'S AMAZING. I'VE HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE TAKING ON THIS.

AND REALLY, IT'S ALL THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT THAT'S BRANDON HIGH AND MIKE JONES.

BUT I COMPLETELY THAT'S A FABULOUS PROGRAM.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, I'M NOT AFRAID OF MANY PEOPLE, MRS. SKROCKI, BUT I AM DEFINITELY AFRAID OF YOU.

EVERY TIME I HEAR YOU SPEAK, I GET GOOSEBUMPS AS A PARENT IN THIS DISTRICT, I FEEL EXTREMELY SAFE FOR MY KIDS AND THAT IS A LOT GOES TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

THANK YOU, MRS. RUNKLE. ANYTHING ELSE ON.

YES, DR. PEREZ GONZALEZ.

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THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR ENSURING THAT OUR CAMPUSES, OUR TEACHERS AND EVERYONE IS SAFE.

AND SECONDLY, COMMEND TO COMMEND YOU AND YOUR SRO OFFICERS FOR BEING SO HIGHLY TRAINED.

SO THANK YOU. I DON'T HEAR THAT OFTEN, SO I SINCERELY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND I DO HEAR FROM FOLKS, ARE THEY THIS OR ARE THEY THAT? AND IT'S JUST WONDERFUL THAT OUR PUBLIC NOW KNOWS.

AND SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH TO ALL OF YOU.

THEY'RE ROCK STARS.

LIEUTENANT [INAUDIBLE] AND SERGEANT YOUNG AND SERGEANT TORRES.

AND THAT TEAM IS THEY'RE VERY DEDICATED TO WHAT THEY DO.

SO APPRECIATIVE TO WHAT THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ON MY RIGHT, MR. MCMANUS. JERI, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

I, I KNOW HOW MUCH TIME AND ENERGY YOU AND YOUR TEAM PUT INTO THIS.

AND I THINK THAT WE ARE BLESSED AS A DISTRICT TO HAVE YOU AS THE YOU KNOW, YOU TALK ABOUT IT BEING A TEAM, BUT EVERY TEAM NEEDS A LEADER.

AND I'M THANKFUL THAT YOU ARE THE LEADER OF THAT TEAM.

IT'S I APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME THAT YOU SPENT AND NOT JUST THE TIME, BUT THE CARE.

I THINK THERE'S TRULY A HEARTFELT LOVE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND KEEPING THEM SAFE.

AND LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S NOT JUST CHECKING A BOX, BUT IT'S A IT'S A IT'S A TRUE COMPASSION FOR THEM.

AND I SURE APPRECIATE THAT THESE ARE HARD CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE, AND IT MAKES ME SAD THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE THEM.

BUT I FEEL LIKE THAT WE'RE BRAVE ENOUGH TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS, AND I THINK IT'LL MAKE US A BETTER DISTRICT FOR THAT.

SO I THINK JUST KIND OF THE LAST THING I WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE OF, AND YOU SAID IT VERY EARLY ON, WHICH IS WHY I KIND OF WANT TO CIRCLE BACK TO IT.

BUT IT'S THE IWATCH TEXAS APP AND JUST HOW IMPORTANT IT IS, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'VE STRESSED TO US MAKING SURE EVERYONE KNOWS THEY NEED TO HAVE ACCESS TO IT.

AND I JUST WANT US AS A DISTRICT TO BE UNIFIED IN THAT MESSAGE AND THAT IT IS MONITORED 24/7 AND WE HAVE TAKEN ACTION BASED UPON REPORTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED THERE.

SO I THINK THAT'S FANTASTIC.

IT'S DEFINITELY IT'S AN APP ON YOUR PHONE.

YOU GO INTO YOUR APP STORE AND YOU JUST PUT IN I WATCH TEXAS SPELL OUT TEXAS ALL ONE WORD AND DOWNLOAD IT AND IT'S SUPER EASY.

YOU CAN EITHER REPORT A SCHOOL RELATED INCIDENT OR AN OUT OF OTHER INCIDENT.

AND IT REALLY IS. IT'S SO USER FRIENDLY.

IT'S ALL IT'S ALL DROPDOWN MENUS.

IT'S INCREDIBLY ROBUST AND IT HAS BEEN VERY BENEFICIAL TO US IN MULTIPLE CIRCUMSTANCES.

THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MRS. OROSCO. THANK YOU, JERI.

IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THAT OUR SAFETY IS NOW ON THE FRONT OF OUR WEBSITE, SO WE HAVE A BIG BUTTON THERE ABOUT SAFETY.

SO THANK YOU, MR. SAVOY AND JERI, FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN, BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE EASY ACCESS FOR PARENTS TO BE ABLE TO KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, WHAT THEY CAN DO, BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO SOMETHING. SO THANK YOU FOR OUTLINING SOME WAYS THAT PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN GET INVOLVED IN THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ALL OUR KIDS.

RIGHT. SO THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND I KNOW THE BOARD HAS MADE A COMMITMENT ALREADY TO THE SAFETY OF ALL OUR STUDENTS.

THAT IS ONE OF OUR BOARD GOALS AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE'RE COMMITTED TO WE VALUE.

SO WHENEVER WE NEED TO MAKE A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THAT BUDGET, YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE COMMITTED AND STAND BEHIND YOU IN MAKING THESE CHANGES.

YOU ARE THE EXPERT.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU TO GIVE US THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO HELP IN ANY WAY WE CAN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM.

THANK YOU, MRS. OROSCO.

MR. SEVERANCE. HI.

SERIOUSLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TO THE LIGHT.

YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S YOU'VE BEEN YOU'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB.

I THINK YOU HAVE THE THE SUPPORT OF THIS BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION.

BUT I REALLY THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC GETS TO MEET YOU.

HI, I'M JERI.

THEY'RE INSURED THAT THEY THAT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY TAKEN CARE OF BEHIND THE SCENES BECAUSE PERCEPTION IS REALITY.

SO, YOU KNOW OUR FRIENDS IN UVALDE TERRIBLE, TRAGIC THINGS.

SO NOW WE'RE ABLE TO PUT THIS STUFF ON THE ON OUR WEBSITE.

PEOPLE CAN NOW UNDERSTAND IT.

PEOPLE ARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND MAKE SURE THINGS ARE BEING DONE TO PROTECT ALL OF OUR KIDS.

MY QUESTION A COUPLE OF THINGS.

WHEN DO YOU THINK THE UVALDE REPORT WILL BE FINAL TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED THERE? AND JUST SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE JUST CROSSING OFF THE BUTTONS, THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING IT, WHAT HAPPENED THERE IS NOT HERE AND JUST, YOU KNOW, GO THROUGH IT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT.

I THINK WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIND WITH THE THE AFTER ACTION, A TRUE AFTER ACTION REPORT, AND THERE'S MULTIPLE AGENCIES THAT HAVE BEEN TASKED WITH THAT.

THE THE ALERT CENTER, WHICH IS LOCAL, WHICH WE HAVE I MEAN, THEY'RE THE GRANDFATHER OF THE ACTIVE SHOOTER PROGRAM.

SO THE ALERT CENTER WILL BE DOING ONE, AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, I BELIEVE, WILL BE ALSO DOING ONE.

BUT I THINK YOU'RE LOOKING AT A YEAR I REALLY THINK YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A YEAR DOWN THE LINE FOR TO TRULY GET A GOOD VISUAL.

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AS WE ALL KNOW, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO TALK AND THEY'RE GOING TO SPECULATE.

I'LL BE THE FIRST PERSON TO TELL YOU.

I CAN I CAN LOOK AT THAT SCENE AND GO RIGHT OFF THE BAT AND GO, OKAY, WHAT DO WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR? WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN AFTER ACTION REPORT.

WE CAN LOOK AT SOME THINGS NOW INTERNALLY, BUT I WANT TO REST ASSURED AND TELL EVERYBODY THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE CONTINUED TO LOOK AT EVERY DAY AND THAT WE'VE MADE, YOU KNOW, THOSE REQUIREMENTS.

WE'RE NEVER GOING TO WE'RE NEVER GOING TO STOP EVIL IN THE WORLD.

WE'RE JUST NOT EVIL EXISTS.

AND I WISH I COULD KEEP ALL OF US FROM EVER HAVING TO DEAL WITH IT.

THE REALITY IS WE NEED TO MAKE OURSELVES AS UNATTRACTIVE OF A SOFT TARGET AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

AND THAT MEANS COLLECTIVELY, HAYS COUNTY, WHICH MEANS EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT LIVES HERE, WORKS HERE, HAS A STUDENT IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY AMBASSADOR.

THERE'S NO OTHER WAY AROUND IT.

IF EVERYBODY WERE TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES, NOT GAME THE SYSTEM AND BE EYES AND EARS, WE'D BE SUCCESSFUL.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. THAT'S THE COMMITMENT WE NEED.

ONE COUNTY, ONE PROTOCOL.

IT'S NOT JUST WORDS.

IT'S IT'S IT'S A IT'S A WAY OF LIFE.

WELL, I'M PROUD THAT YOU'RE ON OUR TEAM FOR SURE, AND MAKING SURE WE'RE GETTING THROUGH THIS.

AND THEN WITH THE THE CAMPUS I'M SORRY, THE THE CRIME STOPPERS DISTRICT WIDE.

SO WHERE DO WE DONATE? WHERE DO WE START RAISING MONEY? I MEAN, TALK ABOUT PUTTING OFFICERS COME STOP IN, GET A CUP OF COFFEE, SOME WATER.

I'M SURE I COULD GET A COFFEE POT.

I COULD GET A REFRIGERATOR AND PROBABLY AS MUCH CASH AS YOU NEED TO FUND THAT IF WE NEED IT.

SO I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO HOW TO JUMP INTO THAT.

ROGER'S BACK THERE SMILING.

HE'S LIKE, I'LL TAKE YOUR CHECK NOW.

PERFECT, PERFECT, PERFECT.

BUT STAY TUNED.

MORE TO COME ON THAT. ROGER AND I WILL BE MEETING ON THAT AS WELL.

BUT SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM.

AND WE'LL WE'LL DEFINITELY MAKE SOME ROOM FOR OUR PARTNERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT.

WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

IT'S PERFECT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S ALL.

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? THIS IS OROSCO. JERI, I'M SORRY.

I KNOW WE KEEP GETTING THIS QUESTION FROM THE COMMUNITY, RIGHT? ABOUT WHY CAN'T WE JUST PUT SROS ON EVERY ELEMENTARY CAMPUS? IS IT BECAUSE OF BUDGET? WHAT IS IT? AND REST ASSURED THAT WE ARE WILLING TO PUT THE MONEY IN.

BUT TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT BEING A REALITY.

OKAY. RIGHT.

NOW, WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IN GENERAL, LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS OPENINGS.

IT'S NOT A PLEASANT TIME IN THIS COUNTRY TO WORK IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

SO WHAT YOU WILL FIND IS YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GO ANOTHER ROUTE WITH THEIR CAREER.

SO WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT POTENTIALLY 15 OFFICERS, YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT THAT IS A CONTRACT OBLIGATION BY AN AGENCY THAT WE WOULD BE GUTTING THAT AGENCY 15 OFFICERS AND IMAGINE FOR JUST A SECOND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR OUR PATROL RESPONSE.

THEN COUPLE THAT WITH THE FACT THAT WHO ARE WE GOING TO GET IN THAT POSITION? I NEED I NEED THE I NEED THE OVERACHIEVERS.

I NEED THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE TO BE MY GUYS THAT ARE GUNG HO.

UNFORTUNATELY, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU A LOT OF ACTIVITY.

SO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIND IS YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO SEE OFFICERS GRAVITATE TOWARDS WANTING TO DO THAT PARTICULAR JOB IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FULL TIME.

THERE'S NOTHING TO KEEP THEM ENGAGED.

AND THE REALITY IS, IS, YES, YOU CAN DO YOU CAN CERTAINLY NETWORK WITH KIDS, YOU CAN DO PRESENTATIONS, YOU CAN DO ALL THOSE THINGS, AND YOU CAN HIGH FIVE.

BUT THE REALITY IS, IS THAT HOW DO WE BEST UTILIZE OUR LOCAL RESOURCES, NOT OUR TASK, OUR PATROL TEAMS AND OUR PATROL FORCE? AND IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN MANAGE IT IN ANOTHER IN ANOTHER AVENUE? THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO COMMISSIONERS COURT ABOUT TOMORROW.

YOU KNOW, I WILL DO WHATEVER THE BOARD WANTS US TO DO IF THAT'S THE ROUTE THAT WE WANT TO TRY.

I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW REALISTIC IT IS BASED ON OPENINGS AT OUR LOCAL LEVEL AND ACROSS THE NATION, HONESTLY.

LAW ENFORCEMENT IN GENERAL, I MEAN, WE HAVE WE HAVE IMMENSE OPENINGS IN OUR CORRECTIONS DIVISION, OUR DISPATCH.

I MEAN, I THINK [INAUDIBLE] IS ADVERTISING AND SAN MARCOS PD IS ADVERTISING FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS ON I-35.

YOU SEE BILLBOARDS NOW FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

AND THE REALITY IS, IS IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TIME TO FILL THESE JOBS.

I THINK I THINK WE CAN MANAGE.

I THINK WE HAVE AN IDEA THAT MAY WORK.

I DON'T WANT TO PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE JUST YET, BUT I'VE KIND OF I THINK WE HAVE A POTENTIAL.

WE'LL SEE AND WE'LL KNOW A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

I MEAN, I THINK TOMORROW ON IF IT'S IT'S FEASIBLE.

BUT THE REALITY IS I THINK THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE'RE AT.

I MEAN, IF YOU TOOK 15 OFFICERS FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OR EVEN SPLIT AGENCY KYLE OR BUDA, THAT'S THAT'S A LOT OF PATROL DEPUTIES TAKEN OFF THE STREET.

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SO THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF NUANCES YOU'RE LOOKING AT, REALLY.

I MEAN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, PROBABLY A YEAR DOWN THE LINE BETWEEN THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, ETC., WE NEED SOMETHING NOW THAT WE CAN ADDRESS AND MANAGE.

THANK YOU. AND I THINK THAT WAS A MISCONCEPTION OUT THERE THAT IT WAS A MONEY ISSUE AND NOT BECAUSE THERE'S A SHORTAGE.

SO THANK YOU FOR CLEARING THAT UP.

GREAT. THANKS SO MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

AND MRS. OROSCO, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS.

I'VE BEEN ASKED THIS QUESTION, SO I WANTED TO SEE IF YOU COULD PROVIDE SOME COLOR AROUND THE SROS AND WHO THEY REPORT TO.

I KNOW WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] BUT FOR FOLKS LISTENING AT HOME, ARE YOU THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? I AM NOT. THE SROS ARE ACTUALLY HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE EMPLOYEES AND THEY RESPOND THROUGH OR THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPORTING THROUGH THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND.

SO THEY REPORT TO A SERGEANT, WHICH IS SERGEANT RONNIE TORRES.

RONNIE TORRES HAS A LIEUTENANT, WHICH IS TODD [INAUDIBLE] AND THAT'S THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND STRUCTURE.

LIEUTENANT [INAUDIBLE] IS IN CHARGE OF THE SRO UNIT IN THE TRAFFIC UNIT, WHICH ENDS UP BEING VERY HELPFUL FOR US AS WELL, BECAUSE WE CERTAINLY HAVE TRAFFIC NEEDS IN OUR SCHOOL ZONES. BUT THEN WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS SERGEANT TORRES AND LIEUTENANT [INAUDIBLE] ARE FABULOUS ABOUT NOTICING ME IMMEDIATELY WHEN THINGS ARE GOING ON, ETC..

SO THEY I'M THE LIAISON, IF YOU WILL, WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN THAT ASPECT OF IT.

AND SO I TRY TO INFORM THEM OF DISTRICT ISSUES THAT COME UP AND VICE VERSA.

I CAN TELL YOU THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I'M GETTING PHONE CALLS FROM FROM THE SRO TEAM VERY, VERY QUICKLY, OR I'M GETTING A TEXT MESSAGE OR HEY, EMS IN ROUTE.

YOU KNOW, THEY MAY JUST BE TELLING ME, I DON'T KNOW THE THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF IT YET, BUT THEY'RE THEY'RE EXCEPTIONAL AND MAKING SURE THAT I'M AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

OF COURSE, THERE'S ALSO BEEN TIMES WHERE, HEY, WHEN YOU GET A MINUTE, CAN YOU CALL ME AND LET ME KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON? BECAUSE I'VE GOT IT FROM FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE.

BUT LIKE SOMEBODY DRIVES BY AND SEES AN AMBULANCE WITH BLINKING LIGHTS ON AND SOMEBODY CALLS.

AND CERTAINLY THAT THAT HAPPENS, WANTS TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AT A CERTAIN SCHOOL.

SO OR SOMETIMES I CALL YOU BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER'S TEXTING AROUND ABOUT PEOPLE.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. YES. SO WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT ACTIVE SHOOTER.

AND I KNOW THAT THAT IS HIGH ON OUR LIST OF THINGS TO CARE ABOUT.

BUT YOU MENTIONED THE DRUGS EARLIER, AND I KNOW WE'VE SEEN QUITE AN INCREASE IN THAT ACTIVITY.

FENTANYL IS HERE FOR OUR PUBLIC.

CAN YOU TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT DO WE HAVE, DRUG DOGS? WHAT ARE YOU UP TO IN TERMS OF TRYING TO THWART AND MITIGATE SOME OF THE DRUG ACTIVITY? WE DO HAVE REGULAR CANINE DETECTION DOGS THAT COME IN.

THEY'RE DUAL THEY'RE DUAL CERTIFIED.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE WEAPONS DETECTION AS WELL AS DRUG DETECTION.

THEY ARE NOT THE CAMPUS IS NOT NOTICED WHEN THEY'RE COMING.

I KNOW THAT SCHEDULE AND I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT KNOWS THAT SCHEDULE AND I SEND THEM TO THE CAMPUS.

SO DURING THAT TIME FRAME, I RECEIVE A REPORT IN REGARDS TO THAT.

IN THE EVENT THAT A ALERT HAPPENS THROUGH THE DOG, THEY THAT STUDENT WILL BE SEARCHED BY CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS IN THE EVENT THAT SOMETHING IS FOUND THAT IS LEGAL OR IS CONTRABAND, THEN SROS WILL BE PULLED IN AND THEN THAT WOULD BECOME A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.

SO WE DO HAVE THAT PIECE OF IT.

WE ARE WORKING JUST MCCORKLE AND I HOPEFULLY WHOEVER COMES IN AS HIS REPLACEMENT, AS IF THAT CAN HAPPEN.

BUT BIG SHOES TO FILL.

BUT WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO DO AS WELL AS TO LOOK AT SOME EDUCATION PSAS, I MEAN, IN A PERFECT WORLD, I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM A TEENAGER SPEAKING TO OTHER TEENAGERS, YOU KNOW, WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS.

I THINK THAT'S OFTENTIMES VERY COMPELLING.

SO IT'S IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

YOU KNOW, CAMPUS CRIME STOPPERS COULD POTENTIALLY HELP TREMENDOUSLY WITH THAT AS WELL.

SOMEBODY GIVES A REPORT AND WE FIND SOMEBODY HOLDING THEN THAT POTENTIALLY MEANS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT A PAYOUT.

SO VARIOUS THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S GOING TO BE EDUCATION AND IT'S REALITY AS PARENTS NEED TO BE CHECKING BACKPACKS AND THEY NEED TO BE TALKING TO THEIR KIDS.

AND OUR EDUCATORS NEED TO BE WATCHING.

AND DO I HAVE A KID SLEEPING IN THE BACK OF THE CLASSROOM OR ARE THEY ACTING VERY STRANGE WHEN THEY GET ON THE BUS? ARE THEY ACTING DIFFERENTLY THAN THEY NORMALLY DO? BECAUSE WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS OF INTOXICATION.

AND IT'S REALLY SAD.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TRAIN OUR STAFF ON THOSE THINGS, RECOGNIZING WHEN WHEN A WHEN A STUDENT'S INTOXICATED AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT AND ADDRESS IT. YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE CARRYING [INAUDIBLE] ON CAMPUSES, OUR SROS AND OUR NURSES, BECAUSE IT'S IT'S FRIGHTENING.

WE'RE HAVING TO TRAIN OUR OUR STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THEY DO SEARCHES, THAT THEY'RE WEARING GLOVES BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT THEM TO BE AFFECTED.

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AND WE'VE GOT TO GET OUR KIDS TO TO REALIZE THAT.

AND IT STARTS WITH PARENTING AT HOME.

WELL, AGAIN, I ECHO WHAT PEOPLE HAVE SAID TONIGHT.

I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE AT THE HELM AND THINKING ABOUT ALL OF THESE THINGS AND TRYING TO STAY AHEAD OF THEM.

YOU MENTIONED EARLIER THAT YOU'RE JUST ONE PERSON, AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN OUR COMPENSATION PLAN AND OUR ARE TO HELP YOU WITH, GET SOME SUPPORT AS A SECURITY COORDINATOR. WE'RE WE'RE CHANGING THE PAY GRADE FOR THE SECURITY MONITORS.

YOU KNOW, REALLY HOPING IF YOU HAVE OTHER STAFFING NEEDS, THAT YOU WILL LET US KNOW.

I FORESEE YOUR TEAM GETTING BIGGER JUST BY THE NATURE OF WHAT WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST HERE.

AND SO JUST KEEP THAT DIALOG OPEN TO LET US KNOW WHAT IT IS YOU NEED ON THE CAMPUSES OR SROS OR WHATEVER.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT YOU CAN SHARE MAYBE NEXT WEEK AFTER THE TUESDAY MEETING WITH THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

I THINK THAT WILL BE HELPFUL.

I HAVE JUST A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS, AND I THINK THIS ONE IS FOR MAYBE FOR DR.

WRIGHT. I'LL GIVE YOU A BREAK.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TALK ABOUT TEACHERS CARRYING, AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S A PRETTY CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC.

BUT DR. WRIGHT, YOU HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WITH THIS.

SO I WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU A MINUTE TO SPEAK TO THAT.

YES. IN A PREVIOUS DISTRICT, MY COMMUNITY WANTED TO START THE SCHOOL MARSHAL PROGRAM AND ALLOW TEACHERS TO CARRY.

AND, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL HAVE HEARD ME MENTIONED MANY TIMES THAT IT'S THE COMMUNITY AND THE AND THE TAXPAYERS ARE THE ONES WHO WE LISTEN TO BECAUSE IT'S THEIR SCHOOL, IT'S THEIR KIDS AND THEIR MONEY.

AND IN THAT PARTICULAR PLACE, THE SCHOOL BOARD WANTED TO DO THAT.

AND I THINK THERE'S A MISCONCEPTION THAT YOU JUST ALLOW ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY TO HAVE A WEAPON AND TAKE THAT TO DEFEND THEMSELVES.

BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL STEPS THAT ONE MUST GO THROUGH.

IF YOU GUYS, AS A COLLECTIVE WHOLE DECIDED THAT YOU WANTED TO IMPLEMENT THE SCHOOL MARSHAL PROGRAM OR ALLOW TEACHERS TO CARRY AND THIS IS GOING TO SOUND STRANGE, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF TEACHERS CANNOT PASS A PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STEP, BECAUSE TEACHERS AREN'T TRAINED KILLERS, THEY'RE TRAINED EDUCATORS AND NURTURERS.

AND AND SO I THINK MY SCHOOL BOARD WAS A LITTLE ASTONISHED WHEN WE PUT IT OUT THERE.

I THINK WE ENDED UP HAVING SIX PEOPLE THAT PASSED ALL SIX STEPS, INCLUDING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE, THAT MAY SOUND STRANGE, YOU KNOW. ARE YOU SAYING THAT THAT OUR TEACHERS HAVE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS? NO, THEY DON'T.

IT'S HAVING THE MENTAL ABILITY TO DRAW DOWN AND KILL SOMEBODY AND MAYBE ONE OF YOUR FORMER STUDENTS.

SO IT'S THAT TYPE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE THAT A TEACHER WOULD HAVE TO PASS.

MOST OF THEM CAN'T PASS.

IN THAT PARTICULAR DISTRICT, THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT PASS THAT STEP WERE FORMER MILITARY OR FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT MADE A SECOND CAREER OUT OF EDUCATION.

AND THEN YOU HAVE YOU HAVE TO PASS THE FINANCIAL BACKGROUND BECAUSE ANYBODY THAT WAS IN DEBT WAS NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL OF JUST NEFARIOUS ACTION THERE.

AND THEN THEY HAD TO QUALIFY AND THEY HAD TO BE ABLE TO SHOOT AT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER RANGE BECAUSE IF THEY'RE IN LOCK DOWN IN THEIR CLASSROOM, THEY HAD TO BE ABLE TO HIT THE TARGET FROM FURTHER AWAY AT LIKE A 90% RATIO.

AND A LOT OF PEOPLE COULDN'T PASS THE SHOOTING TEST.

AND AND THEN THERE'S JUST AN AWFUL LOT OF TRAINING.

AND THERE WE DECIDED TO BUY GUN SAFES IN EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM.

AND AND SO TEACHERS HAD THE CODES AND WE ARMED EVERY TEACHER WITH BEAR SPRAY AND IT WOULD SPRAY ABOUT 60 FEET.

SO IF THEY WERE IN THEIR ROOM AND SOMEBODY BREACHED THE DOOR, THEY WOULD AT LEAST HAVE SOMETHING TO TO KIND OF DISTRACT THE SHOOTER.

AND THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO DO.

THE PROBLEM IS YOU HAVE TO SECURE IT SO THAT ONE KID CAN'T GET TO IT AND THEN HARM ANOTHER KID.

THE OTHER THING THAT OFTENTIMES SCARES ME, IF YOU'RE GOING TO ALLOW THE TEACHER TO CARRY ON THEIR PERSON, IF A STUDENT WERE TO RECOGNIZE THAT TEACHER HAD A WEAPON, SOMETIMES THEY COULD BE OVERPOWERED AND TAKE THAT WEAPON AND USE IT FOR EVIL.

SO, I MEAN, JUST LIKE ANYTHING, THERE ARE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVES ABOUT THAT.

PERSONALLY, IF YOU WANT MY OPINION, I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO TO ARM TEACHERS JUST BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY GOT INTO THE EDUCATION BUSINESS FOR.

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BUT IT TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON.

BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

AND I'VE ALSO HAD SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND GERRY'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

WHEN WHEN WE HIRED OUR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WE PUT AN OFFICER ON EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS, IT TOTALLY DEPLETED THE COUNTY AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FILL THEIR POSITIONS.

AND SO WE HAD OFFICERS AT AN ELEMENTARY CAMPUS AND THEY RARELY HAD ANYTHING TO DO OTHER THAN BE A PRESENCE.

AND AND THERE WERE UNANSWERED CALLS GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE HAD ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN THE SHERIFF WAS NOT HAPPY WITH ANY OF US.

AND, YOU KNOW, IN RETROSPECT, I KNOW THE SCHOOL BOARD HAD TO MAKE A DECISION BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS WHAT WAS BEST FOR THE KIDS.

BUT IT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCE BECAUSE THE THE THE TIME WAS THE COLLEGE AND THE RESPONSE TIME THE RESPONSE TIME TO GET TO A CAMPUS WAS LIKE 15 MINUTES THERE AND HERE IT'S ABOUT 2 MINUTES.

YEAH. BECAUSE WE HAVE WE HAVE THE CITY OF BUDA POLICE, THE CITY OF KYLE POLICE.

WE HAVE CONSTABLES, WE HAVE DPS, WE HAVE THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

SO WE'RE FORTUNATE HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT CAN RESPOND QUICKLY.

AND THEN, AS JERRY MENTIONED, WE'RE GOING TO BE MEETING WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS JUST TO SEE HOW MANY POTENTIAL SROS THAT WE CAN GET.

AND THAT'S WHY WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU WITH A BUDGET AMENDMENT AT SOME POINT ONCE WE SEE WHAT'S DOABLE.

AND SO WE WANT TO GET ALL THOSE THINGS IN ALIGNMENT BEFORE WE DO.

BUT I ALSO WANT YOU GUYS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT THAT WE'RE JUST BEING REACTIVE.

WE'VE BEEN PROACTIVE OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS NOW.

AND PROBABLY THE BEST THING THAT WE DID WAS HIRE JERRI, BECAUSE JERRI HAS SO MANY CONNECTIONS WITH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES.

AND AND SHE'S SUCH AN ASSET FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR KIDS.

AND AND WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO REVISIT OUR MARKET VALUE STUDIES TO ANALYZE WHAT WE'RE PAYING OUR OUR MONITORS, OUR SROS, AS WELL AS JERRI.

AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ADDING A COORDINATOR TO HELP JERRY.

AND I ALSO WANT TO ADD A COORDINATOR TO HELP OUR DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES SO THAT WE CAN THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL THE SYSTEMS IN PLACE ON THE DISCIPLINE SIDE, TOO, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR APS ARE TRAINED SO THAT THE SAFETY TEAM AND ALL THE ALL THE STUDENTS AND ALL THE EMPLOYEES ON THE CAMPUS WILL TAKE THIS EXTREMELY SERIOUS, BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE TO BE ABLE TO LAY OUR HEAD ON OUR PILLOWS AT NIGHT AND SLEEP, KNOWING THAT WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN POSSIBLY DO.

AND THAT'S WHY I LIKE HAVING JERRI, BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T CUT ANYBODY ANY SLACK.

AND IF THEY DON'T DO IT, SHE'S GOING TO LET THEM KNOW AND SHE'S GOING TO LET ME KNOW.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT, BECAUSE THERE'S NO REASON WHY THESE THINGS ARE TOO DIFFICULT TO DO TO PROTECT PEOPLE. AND AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT COMPLAIN ABOUT HAVING TO WEAR IDS.

WE HAVE WE HAVE PARENTS AND TEACHERS THAT COMPLAIN ABOUT HAVING TO WALK AROUND THE BUILDING TO GO THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I TRY TO GET 10,000 STEPS A DAY AND AND WE'RE GOING TO PROMOTE FITNESS AND WE'RE GOING TO ASK THEM TO WALK ALL THE WAY AROUND AND NO MORE PROPPING DOORS.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE NOTES AND AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT OUT WHO'S COMPLIANT, WHO'S NOT, AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE IT'S TAKEN CARE OF.

AND AND ALSO, JERRI TOUCHED ON SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, IS CELL PHONES.

SO DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE WERE ABLE TO RAMP UP OUR PURCHASES OF DEVICES AND NOW WE'RE 1 TO 1.

AND SO IT'S HARD TO JUSTIFY WHY WE EVEN HAVE CELL PHONES ON CAMPUSES ANYMORE.

AND I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO BE LIKE LIKE CUTTING THE UMBILICAL CORD.

AND I KNOW IF WE GO THAT ROUTE WHERE WE LIMIT WHEN AND WHERE THEY CAN HAVE THOSE OUT, YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT IT.

BUT IN MY HEART, I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS YOU LIMIT ACCESS TO THEM.

AND AND SO WE'RE GOING TO MEET WITH OUR PRINCIPALS AND WE'RE GOING TO DECIDE WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE TO HAVE THOSE AND WHEN IT'S NOT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO ROLL THAT OUT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

AND ALSO, I'VE BEEN ON CAMPUSES DURING DELIVERY TIME.

YOU KNOW, KIDS MAY NOT LIKE WHAT WE'RE SERVING IN THE CAFETERIA THAT DAY.

AND I'M NOT TRYING TO CUT DOWN ON ON THE ECONOMY BY STOPPING UBER EATS AND ALL THESE THINGS.

BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE A SYSTEM WHERE WE FUNNEL THAT THROUGH THE OFFICE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN'T DELIVER THAT.

AND ALSO PERCOCET WITH FENTANYL OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE AND SNEAK THOSE THINGS IN.

AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE PROBLEMATIC, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CREATE A SYSTEM SO THAT WE CAN FLOW THOSE DELIVERIES THROUGH A CHANNEL AND BE ABLE TO ACCOUNT

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AND JERRY HAS HAS A LIST OF THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.

WE'RE WORKING ON PRICING AND WE'RE WORKING ON HOW MANY POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL PATROLS SROS WE CAN GET FOR OUR FOR OUR DISTRICT.

AND SO I WAS TALKING TO RANDY AND HE SAID HE HAS TO DO HIS NORMAL BUDGET AMENDMENTS FROM THE PREVIOUS BUDGET IN AUGUST.

AND SO IF WE NEED TO PURCHASE SOME THINGS, IF YOU APPROVE THIS BUDGET NEXT MONDAY, WE'LL PURCHASE IT OUT OF GENERAL FUND.

AND THEN BASED ON THE MONEY WE GET FROM THE STATE AND FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON SAFETY, WE MAY REIMBURSE OURSELVES OR WE'LL WE'LL JUST ADD TO THE BUDGET AND THEN WE'LL ASK FOR AN AMENDMENT AT THAT TIME WHEN WE NEED IT, BUT WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO START.

AND IF WE HAVE A PURCHASE OVER OVER 50,000, IF IT'S FOR SAFETY AND YOU GUYS WANT TO EXPEDITE IT, YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER GIVING US THE AUTHORITY TO FOR ALL THINGS SAFETY RELATED.

WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED, OBVIOUSLY.

BUT UNLESS WE ARE ABLE TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING, WE MAY ASK FOR PERMISSION TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THOSE PURCHASES AHEAD OF TIME AND AND WE'LL GET WITH YOU ON THAT.

BUT OVERALL, I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING AND ALL MY KIDS ARE OUT OF SCHOOL.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU, IF THEY WERE STILL YOUNG, I WOULD FEEL THAT THEY HAVE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO LEARN.

AND I WOULD ABSOLUTELY ALLOW THEM TO GO TO SCHOOL, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S CRITICAL THAT THAT THEY FOR THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND FOR THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS TO HAVE THE SOCIAL INTERACTION WITH OTHER KIDS.

AND Y'ALL HEARD MY VIDEO AND YOU'VE SEEN THE LETTER THAT I PUT OUT.

I DON'T THINK YOU CAN LIVE IN FEAR, BUT I THINK YOU HAVE TO BE SOLUTION ORIENTED AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THINGS IN PLACE THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY NON-NEGOTIABLE AND WE HAVE TO ENFORCE THOSE. SO THAT'S MY $0.02.

AND AFTER OUR MEETING TOMORROW, I'LL GIVE YOU GUYS A FOLLOW UP UPDATE AS TO WHAT WE DISCOVER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR WRIGHT. I JUST I HAD ONE QUESTION.

WHILE HUCKABEE IS HERE, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE NEGLEY RELIEF SCHOOL AND KIND OF EARLY STAGES OF THAT AND WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY SAFETY AND SECURITY THINGS.

YOU KNOW, DOORS WITH ELECTRICITY FOR [INAUDIBLE] YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT EARLIER SCANNING IN.

IS THAT SOMETHING OR ARE THERE OTHER POTENTIAL ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES THAT WE COULD BE THINKING ABOUT AHEAD OF THE NEGLEY RELIEF SCHOOL? MR. CLEAVER AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT, SO THAT'S ALL SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON.

SO WE ACTUALLY VISITED ABOUT THAT LITERALLY THIS PAST WEEK IN REGARDS TO WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN DO IN OUR NEXT DESIGNS, BECAUSE OF COURSE, OUR PROTOTYPE MAY NEED TO CHANGE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.

BUT YEAH, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT I THINK WE CAN DO AND WE CAN AMEND, BUT WE HAVE BEEN IN TALKS ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR AVENUE TO START KIND OF EASING TOWARDS DOOR NUMBERING. SEEMS EASY ENOUGH, AT LEAST FOR YOUR SAKE.

I WILL JUST TELL YOU THAT THAT DOOR NUMBERING IS GOING TO HAVE AN EXTERIOR DOOR NUMBER AND IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

IT MAY NOT MAKE SENSE TO YOU, BUT IT WILL MAKE SENSE TO FIRST RESPONDERS.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO MAKE SENSE TO ME.

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS ITEM? THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR HELP MS. [INAUDIBLE] AND ALL THAT YOU DO. AGAIN, I'M SAD.

IT MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH THAT THESE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE.

BUT I'M GLAD THAT YOU ARE LEADING OUR EFFORTS.

OK, ALL RIGHT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK FIVE MINUTE BREAK.

OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON NOW TO OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT.

[K. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT]

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PETRI.

DR. RIGHT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR END OF YEAR ASSESSMENT DATA FOR OUR UNIVERSAL SCREENERS.

SO WE HAVE OUR PRE K DATA, OUR ELEMENTARY MATH, AND OUR ELEMENTARY READING DATA TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE STRENGTHS WHEN WE LOOK AT WELL, JUST TO BACK UP FOR A SECOND, WE SCREENED STUDENTS WITH OUR UNIVERSAL SCREENERS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR IN THE END OF THE YEAR.

AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT GROWTH FROM BEGINNING OF YEAR TO THE END OF THE YEAR.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

WE'VE GOT VALID AND RELIABLE DATA THIS YEAR WITH COVID SOME STUDENTS TESTING, MISSING TESTS, GETTING ACCURATE SNAPSHOT OF WHERE OUR KIDS ARE HAS BEEN CHALLENGING. AND SO TO HAVE A FULL YEAR OF OUR BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND END OF THE YEAR DATA WAS DEFINITELY A STRENGTH FOR US.

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AND OUR END OF YEAR MCLASS DATA SHOWS GROWTH IN EVERY COMPOSITE SCORE K TO THREE IN FIFTH GRADE AND IN FOURTH GRADE IT JUST REMAINED RIGHT WHERE IT WAS.

SO IT DIDN'T DROP. IT JUST KIND OF REMAINED RIGHT THERE.

SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED FROM OUR SCREENER DATA IS WE STILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF TIER TWO AND TIER THREE STUDENTS THAT WAS LARGER THAN IT WAS PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.

SO WE'VE STILL GOT KIDS THAT NEED ADDITIONAL INTERVENTIONS, THAT NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO MAKE GAINS, ESPECIALLY IN READING.

BUT WE STILL HAVE WE HAVEN'T REACHED OUR PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS, AND THAT'S OUR OUR GOAL MOVING FORWARD, OUR PLAN OF ACTION MOVING FORWARD.

WE NOW HAVE MCLASS K TO FIVE, WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] TO K TO FIVE FOR OUR SPANISH ASSESSMENTS.

AND THEN LAST MONTH Y'ALL APPROVED OUR MAP GROWTH FOR OUR MATH SCREENER TO BE DONE K THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE A TRUE UNIVERSAL SCREENER THAT CAN MEASURE GROWTH ALL THE WAY FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE.

OUR PLAN OF ACTION IS ALSO TO CONTINUE UTILIZING THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE GAINED FROM THE READING ACADEMIES AND TO PUT THAT INTO PRACTICE.

WE FELT VERY STRONGLY THAT THE OPEN COURT PHONICS THAT WE HAVE TRAINED AND PURCHASED FOR OUR STUDENTS AND HAVE IMPLEMENTED NOW, THEY'RE GETTING TO THE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY NEED TO IMPLEMENT IT WITH FIDELITY.

AND SO THAT WAS A HUGE HURDLE FOR OUR TEACHERS THIS YEAR TO ACCOMPLISH, BUT THEY DID IT AND WE'RE ANXIOUS TO PUT THAT NEW KNOWLEDGE INTO PLACE.

WE ALSO HAVE WE WANT TO DO A MORE TARGETED INTERVENTION WITH OUR FACT FLUENCY PROGRAM IN MATHEMATICS.

WE HAVE A FACT FLUENCY "FACTASTIC" IS WHAT IT'S CALLED FOR ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION.

WE PURCHASED THIS AND TRAINED ON OUR TEACHERS IN JANUARY OF 2020.

SO IT WAS A VERY TOUGH TIME TO ROLL OUT A FACT FLUENCY PROGRAM.

IN THE MEANTIME, WE CREATED EVERYTHING VIRTUALLY.

WE CONVERTED ALL OF OUR RESOURCES TO GOOGLE SLIDES.

WE DID A LOT OF THINGS VIRTUALLY, BUT NOW WE'RE READY TO GET BACK, GET IN PERSON, AND REALLY MAKE STRIDES WITH OUR FACT FLUENCY PROGRAM AT THAT ELEMENTARY LEVEL.

WE'RE ALSO EXCITED WITH THE ESSER INTERVENTIONIST THAT WE HIRED LAST YEAR THAT WE CAN START OUR INTERVENTIONS IN AUGUST.

WE'VE GOT THE DATA, WE'VE GOT THE STAFF.

WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT ANY LONGER.

AND DR.

WRIGHT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH OUR DEPARTMENT ON IN AUGUST.

WE KNOW WHO OUR KIDS ARE.

LET'S GET THEM IN AND LET'S START MEETING THOSE THOSE NEEDS.

AND THEN THE LAST THING I WANTED TO SHARE IS THAT OUR PLAN OF ACTION ALSO INCLUDES A VERY ROBUST PARENT OUTREACH PROGRAM ON OUR UNIVERSAL SCREENERS, WHY WE GIVE THEM WHAT THEY MEAN AND WHAT QUESTIONS YOU AS A PARENT NEED TO BE ASKING YOUR TEACHER.

WE'VE GOT ACHIEVEMENT AND WE'VE GOT GROWTH, AND WE REALLY WANT TO EDUCATE OUR PARENTS.

THIS IS WHAT THE FORM MEANS.

THESE ARE HOW IT'S ASSESSED THE PERCENTILE RANKINGS.

AND THEN HERE'S THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU NEED TO ASK, AND WE REALLY WANT TO EMPOWER OUR PARENTS TO HAVE THAT.

SO THAT'S JUST KIND OF A QUICK RECAP OF OUR END OF YEAR UNIVERSAL SCREENER DATA FOR ELEMENTARY AND PRE-K.

AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL TAKE THEM AT THIS TIME.

ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON PRESENTATION THUS FAR? MRS. OROSCO.

I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT JUST PHENOMENAL WORK BY CAMINO, KYLE ELEMENTARY AND PFLUGER WITH THOSE PRE K LETTER NAMES AND SOUNDS.

THAT IS AMAZING GROWTH THAT THEY DID FROM THE FIRST NINE WEEKS TO THE FOURTH NINE WEEKS AND THEN IN SPANISH BLANCA VISTA AND CAMINO REAL AS WELL.

THEY SUCH TREMENDOUS GROWTH.

GREAT JOB. THANK YOU.

WE'LL PASS THAT ON.

WE CERTAINLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

ALL RIGHT, MR. MCMANUS.

JUST QUICKLY, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR INCREASING THE PARENT INFORMATION.

I KNOW WHEN OUR KIDS WERE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I'M SURE EVERYONE WAS DOING A GREAT JOB, BUT WE SOMETIMES JUST FELT A LITTLE LOST AS TO WHAT WAS GOING ON AND HOW OUR STUDENT, OUR CHILDREN WERE BEING EVALUATED.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

SURE. WE WANT TO EMPOWER OUR PARENTS TO ASK THOSE THOSE QUESTIONS ON ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTH.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS PRESENTATION? MRS. RUNKLE, A QUICK QUESTION, AND I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PRE K, BUT YOU ALSO MENTIONED THE YOU KNOW, THE K THROUGH EIGHT AND THOSE TYPE OF SCREENERS THAT WE'RE ALSO USING AS WELL.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE WRITING COMPONENT, THOUGH.

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OUR WRITING ASSESSMENT COMES THROUGH OUR TEACHER OBSERVATIONS, PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS ON OUR CBAS AND OUR UNIT CHECKS, OUR FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS THAT WE HAVE.

WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE IT AS A UNIVERSAL SCREENER, JUST THE READING AND THE PHONICS AND THE COMPREHENSION.

WELL, IS THERE A PRODUCT OUT THERE FOR THAT? WE CAN LOOK INTO IT AND CERTAINLY TAKE A LOOK AT IT AS WELL.

I THINK I THINK WE WOULD LIKE THAT.

YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT.

YEAH, I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO POST THAT ON BOARD BLOG, SO IF WE CAN ADD THAT TO BE ASKED, THEN I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT TOO.

I KNOW THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN THE PAST, ABOUT WRITING.

I'VE HAD A LOT OF PARENTS COME TO ME GOING, MY KID CANNOT WRITE, WHY? AND SO I KNOW THAT WE ADDRESS A LOT OF THESE WITH STAAR AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT THAT KIND OF FALLS OFF IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WRITING AFTER THAT.

SO I WOULD KIND OF LIKE TO SEE WHERE WE ARE AND KIND OF WHAT WE CAN LOOK AT TO ADDRESS THAT PIECE.

SURE. I MEAN, I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU GUYS.

WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, I REMEMBER WHEN I HAD TO WE HAD TO READ A BOOK.

AND EVERY SIX WEEKS WE HAD TO READ A BOOK AND THEN WE HAD TO WRITE A REPORT ON IT.

BUT WE KNEW HOW TO WRITE BECAUSE WE WERE CONSTANTLY WRITING.

THAT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING I'VE SEEN A LOT IN OUR DISTRICT, HAVING A SENIOR THAT JUST GRADUATED.

SO I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KIND OF LOOK INTO THAT ALSO AND KIND OF SEE WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE AND WHERE THEY WHERE WE NEED TO ADDRESS THAT COMPONENT.

SURE, WE CAN. WE CAN LOOK AT THAT.

THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. I CAN TELL YOU THAT WITH STAAR 2.0, LITERACY ACROSS THE CONTENT IS THE MAJOR FOCUS, RIGHT? SO WRITING IN SCIENCE, WRITING IN SOCIAL STUDIES IS GOING TO BE A BIG PART MOVING FORWARD WITH STAR 2.0.

AND WE'RE PREPARING OUR TEAMS RIGHT NOW FOR THAT.

WE CAN GET YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT AS WELL AS SCREENING FOR WRITING.

THAT'D BE GREAT. SURE. I APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYTHING ELSE? YES, I'M IN FAVOR OF THAT.

I KNOW WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD ABOUT JUST WRITING CURRICULUM, KIND OF BEING ALL OVER THE PLACE AND CHANGING KIND OF EVERY COUPLE OF THREE YEARS. SO I THINK HAVING SOME KIND OF SCREENER COULD BE HELPFUL IN THE LONG RUN, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE NEW ASSESSMENT TOOL IS GOING TO BE VERY HEAVILY WRITING FOCUS, BECAUSE I THINK THE STATE SEES A GAP THERE.

I KNOW TO YOUR POINT, MY CHILDREN HAVE REALLY STRUGGLED WITH WRITING AND I, I REALLY ENJOY WRITING.

SO I DON'T I CERTAINLY WANT IT TO BE A FOCUS FOR FOR OUR CURRICULUM.

SO THAT WOULD BE AWESOME IF THERE'S AN OPTION OUT THERE.

YES, MA'AM. ANYTHING ELSE FOR US? NO, MA'AM. THAT WAS IT.

OKAY, PERFECT.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE SOME THINGS AROUND, TEAM.

I HOPE YOU'LL BE FLEXIBLE WITH ME.

FIRST UP, WE'RE GOING TO ASK OUR TV PRESENTER TO COME TO THE PODIUM.

GUYS, THIS IS UNDER 01, SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE UP 01.

[O.1. TASB Pay System Presentation and Recommendations]

DR. FERNANDO MEDINA IS ALSO LISTED UNDER THIS ITEM.

WE'RE GOING TO GET A PRESENTATION AND YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF DOCUMENTS IN YOUR DAIS FOLDER.

THAT LOOKED LIKE THIS.

IS IT BOTH OF THESE? MISS BARTON? YES. YES, BOTH OF THESE DOCUMENTS? YES. SO YOU HAVE THE PRESENTATION AND THEN YOU HAVE THE FINAL REPORT THAT WAS PROVIDED TO YOU BY DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.

AND SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS EVENING IS THE PRESENTATION.

AND THEN I CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE REPORT WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

SO THIS IS MORE FOR INFORMATION TONIGHT, BUT I DO WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED FOR TIME SAKE.

SO I AM JENNIFER BARTON WITH TASB HR SERVICES.

I AM THE CONSULTANT THAT'S BEEN WORKING WITH HAYS CISD ISD FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.

PRIOR IT WAS CINDY CLEGG AND SHE KIND OF GAVE OVER THE REINS.

THIS YEAR THE DISTRICT DECIDED TO DO A PAY SYSTEM REVIEW.

IN THE PAST WE HAVE DONE PAY MAINTENANCE AND SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT REALLY WITH MAINTENANCE IS IT'S A LITTLE MORE SURFACE LEVEL.

IT IS THINGS THAT WE WE LOOK AT SPECIFIC ISSUES WITH A PAY SYSTEM REVIEW.

WE ACTUALLY LOOK AT ALL THE PAY SYSTEMS TO UPDATE A DEEP DIVE INTO MARKET ANALYSIS.

WE USE MORE NON DATA, NON SCHOOL DATA SOURCES AND THEN WE GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

SO I DO WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT JUST ABOUT THE PAY STUDY PROCESS JUST VERY BRIEFLY.

WHEN WE GO THROUGH EITHER PAY MAINTENANCE OR AP REVIEW, WE DO GO THROUGH THE DATA COLLECTION PROCESS.

SO WE HAVE KICKOFF DISCUSSIONS WITH DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION TO TALK ABOUT GOALS, NEEDS FOR THE COMPENSATION PLAN, ANYTHING THAT WE WANT TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS EACH YEAR AND

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AND THEN WE ALSO TALK ABOUT WHAT DATA THAT WE NEED AND WE GO THROUGH THE DATA COLLECTION PROCESS.

SO WHILE I'M THE CONSULTANT, WE ALSO HAVE A DATA ANALYST THAT WORKS ON THIS PROJECT, AND THAT DATA AND ANALYST ACTUALLY COLLECTS DATA FROM THE DISTRICT.

SO YOUR EMPLOYEE PAY DATA, ALL OF THOSE THINGS, AND THEY DO A DEEP CLEAN OF THAT AND THEY MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DATA SAYS.

WE ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS OF THE DISTRICT AND WE WORK WITH THE HR DEPARTMENT TO DO THAT.

ONCE WE GET ALL OF THE DATA TO A POINT WHERE WE WE LIKE IT AND WE KNOW THAT IT'S GOOD, WE GO INTO THE MARKET PAY REVIEW AND SO WE LOOK AT THE MARKET AND WE MATCH COMMON JOBS.

SO A LOT OF TIMES DISTRICTS ASK, WELL, DO YOU MATCH EVERY SINGLE JOB? NO, WE HAVE ABOUT 150 BENCHMARK JOBS.

AND THOSE ARE BASICALLY THE JOBS THAT WE COMMONLY SEE ACROSS TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

WE LOOK FOR COMMON PRACTICE, WE LOOK FOR THOSE TYPE OF THINGS, AND WE COLLECT THAT INFORMATION THROUGH OUR SALARY SURVEY THAT WE SEND OUT EVERY YEAR TO DISTRICTS.

OTHER THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT IS OUR MARKET DATA.

SO WE DO LOOK AT STATEWIDE VALUES WHENEVER WE'RE LOOKING AT DISTRICTS OF SIMILAR SIZE TO HAYS CISD WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT 10000 TO 2499, GIVE OR TAKE.

WE ALSO LOOK AT YOUR LOCAL MARKET, OF COURSE, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE MARKET DISTRICTS HERE IN JUST A SECOND.

WE ALSO LOOK AT NON SCHOOL VALUES.

SO WE DO HAVE SOME JOBS THAT ARE WE HAVE IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL AS OUT IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THERE'S A COMPETITION THERE.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BRING IN THAT NON SCHOOL VALUES, THINGS LIKE TECHNOLOGY, SOME OF YOUR BUSINESS, SOME OF YOUR OTHER TYPES OF JOBS THERE.

AND SO WE DO A MARKET PAY REVIEW.

WE LOOK AT HOW THOSE INDIVIDUAL JOBS COMPARE TO MARKET.

ARE THEY ABOVE, BELOW OR ARE THERE OUTLIERS? WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE? WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE MATCHES ARE REALLY GOOD.

SO WE DO USE DISTRICT ADMIN HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR MARKET DATA IS SUFFICIENT.

AND THEN ONCE WE HAVE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION, WE'VE MATCHED THOSE JOBS WE GO THROUGH AND WE BUILD YOUR MODELS FOR IMPROVEMENT.

SO WE ALIGN YOUR PAY STRUCTURES WITH MARKET VALUES TO BE COMPETITIVE AND HAYS YOU HAVE VERY COMPETITIVE STRUCTURES, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE THAT AND THEN WE ALSO LOOK AT INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE PAY SO WE MAKE ADJUSTMENTS THERE.

SO WHILE YOU MIGHT HAVE GREAT PAY STRUCTURES, MAYBE SOME OF YOUR POSITIONS ARE LOOK VERY COMPETITIVE.

SOMETIMES OUR INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE PAY IS NOT AS COMPETITIVE AS IT COULD BE.

AND SO WE DO DIVE IN AND WE GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL TO ENSURE THAT THAT IS COMPETITIVE ALSO.

SO JUST VERY QUICKLY, FOR COMPENSATION IN SCHOOLS, WE ARE LOOKING FOR STRATEGIES FOR YOUR PAY SYSTEM CONTROL.

SO THIS IS REALLY THE GOALS AND THE PROCESSES OF YOUR PAY PLAN.

SO WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ASSESSING JOBS VALUE ACCURATELY EACH YEAR.

THAT'S WHY WE DO THIS MAINTENANCE AND REVIEW.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP OUR PAY RANGES COMPETITIVE.

WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTROLLING SPREAD BETWEEN OUR JOB INCUMBENTS.

AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THAT PAY SPREAD AND ALLEVIATING COMPRESSION WITH SOME OF YOUR HOURLY GROUPS.

AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT STRATEGIES FOR THAT.

WE ALSO WANT TO ACCELERATE EMPLOYEES TO MARKET PAY AT A FAST ENOUGH RATE.

RIGHT. A LOT OF TIMES YOU'LL GET QUESTIONS ABOUT WHEN DO I REACH MIDPOINT, WHEN AM I EVER GOING TO GET THERE? AND SO WE ADDRESS THAT WITHIN HERE AND WE GIVE SOME TALKING POINTS FOR YOUR DISTRICT ADMIN TO TALK TO EMPLOYEES ABOUT THAT.

AND THEN OF COURSE, THE ONUS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD IS REALLY YOUR BUDGET, RIGHT? AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BUDGETING SUFFICIENTLY FOR PAY INCREASES, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT OVEREXTENDING, BUT WE ARE ALLOCATING ENOUGH MONEY FOR THOSE INCREASES TO BE COMPETITIVE WITHIN OUR MARKET AND OUR SURROUNDING AREAS.

SO DIVING INTO THE ACTUAL PAY STUDY.

SO HERE ARE THE MARKET DISTRICTS.

WE DID RECEIVE SOME FEEDBACK LAST YEAR ABOUT ADDING A COUPLE OF THESE DISTRICTS IN THIS YEAR, SO WE ADDED WIMBERLEY AND A FEW OTHER DISTRICTS.

YOU CAN SEE THAT FOR THE MAJORITY OF THESE DISTRICTS WHERE WE GET THE MAJORITY OF THIS DATA IS FROM OUR SALARY SURVEY.

THERE ARE TWO DISTRICTS THAT HAVE A DOUBLE ASTERISKS.

THOSE DISTRICTS DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN OUR SALARY SURVEY, BUT WE STILL WERE ABLE TO PULL TEACHER MARKET FOR THEM BECAUSE WE CAN GET THOSE TEACHER HIRING SCHEDULES OFF OF THEIR WEBSITE AND WE CAN TALK WITH THOSE DISTRICTS.

BUT OVERALL, WE HAD A VERY STRONG DATA SET FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT THIS YEAR.

THE OTHER MARKET THAT WE USE TASB HR SERVICES PAYS FOUR TO THIRD PARTY VENDORS.

WE PAY FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE OR ERI AS WELL AS COMP ANALYST.

AND WE LOOK AT THE AUSTIN METRO AREA FOR THOSE NON-SCHOOL VALUES AND WE PULL THAT IN FROM THESE TWO PARTICULAR VENDORS.

AND FOR YOUR PARTICULAR PAY PLAN, WE ACTUALLY USE QUITE A BIT OF NON-SCHOOL DATA BECAUSE OF THE JOBS THAT YOU HAVE AND YOU HAVE SUCH A VARIETY OF JOBS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

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SO REMEMBER THAT WHEN WE PULL YOUR DATA, IT IS A SNAPSHOT IN TIME AT THAT SNAPSHOT.

IT IS ABOUT 1548 TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS AND NURSES ON THE TEACHERS STRUCTURE.

AND YOU CAN SEE HERE THE PIE CHART GIVES YOU THE DISTRIBUTION OF EXPERIENCE.

BECAUSE REMEMBER, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TEACHERS, WE LOOK AT PAY RAISES AND WE LOOK AT OUR TEACHERS IN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT YOU HAVE A VERY NICE DISTRIBUTION OF WHERE YOUR TEACHERS FALL WITHIN THE ONE TO FIVE, 6 TO 10, 11 TO 15, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

WHILE YOU DO HAVE A GOOD NUMBER OF TEACHERS THAT ARE MAYBE IN THOSE RETIREMENT YEARS, THEY DON'T OVERPOWER THE NUMBERS OF WHERE YOU HAVE YOUR MOST VETERAN TEACHERS HERE.

YOU'RE MOST EXPERIENCED IN THOSE YOU KNOW 1 TO 20 YEARS WHERE WE LIKE TO SEE A REALLY NICE DISTRIBUTION.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT THE MAJORITY OF YOUR TEACHERS ARE IN THAT 1 TO 20 AND THAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY WHILE YOU DO BRING SOME NEW TEACHERS INTO THE PROFESSION, YOU DON'T HAVE A HUGE NUMBER. SO IF YOU'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE YOUR NEW HIRES ARE.

THIS YEAR IS ABOUT 211 TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS AND NURSES TO THE DISTRICT.

AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE DISTRIBUTION IS THERE AND WHERE YOU'RE RECRUITING IN.

AND SO ABOUT 59 OF THOSE TEACHERS HAD ZERO YEARS IN THE PROFESSION.

BUT YOU SEE THAT YOU ARE ALSO RECRUITING IN QUITE A GOOD AMOUNT OF THE 1 TO 5 AND 6 TO 10, WHICH IS GREAT.

WE KNOW THAT THOSE TEACHERS HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE.

THEY'RE INVESTED AND YOU ARE ABLE TO RECRUIT THEM IN.

OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT OUR TEACHER MARKET.

SO WE'LL DO THIS VISUALLY AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT THE VALUES HERE IN JUST A SECOND.

BUT YOU CAN SEE HERE WHERE HAYS CISD IS THAT ORANGE COLOR COMPARED TO THE BLUE, WHICH IS THE MARKET MEDIAN.

AND SO OTHER THAN THAT ZERO YEAR, YOU CAN SEE THAT YOU ARE ABOVE MARKET MEDIAN AND ALL SURVEYED YEARS.

WE KNOW IN HAYS THAT THERE IS A SPECIFIC STRATEGY, STRATEGY ABOUT KEEPING THAT ZERO YEAR A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN MARKET.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT.

AND SO THAT IS INTENTIONAL.

SO WE'RE NOT AS CONCERNED ABOUT THAT NUMBER BECAUSE IS AN INTENTIONAL STRATEGY.

BUT WHERE WE DO SEE WE HAVE NO YOU'RE FINE.

YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE WHERE YOU SEE YOUR ABOVE MARKET AT THE FIVE, TEN, 15 AND 20 YEARS.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

AND EVEN AT THAT ZERO YEAR, EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE A BELOW MARKET, YOU'RE REALLY ONLY 1% OR $750.

IT IS NOT THAT BIG OF A SPREAD WHERE YOU'RE MOST COMPETITIVE IS AT THAT 20 YEAR MARK.

AND YOU CAN SEE TO THAT AS YOUR YOUR TEACHERS BECOME MORE VETERAN IN THEIR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, THEY ARE MORE ABOVE MARKET.

AND SO WE GO BACK TO THE 86 LEGISLATURE WITH HOUSE BILL THREE, WHERE THERE WAS A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON ADDING PAY FOR YOUR VETERAN TEACHERS.

AND YOU CAN SEE HERE WHERE SOME OF THOSE EFFECTS CONTINUE ON.

OTHER THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR TEACHERS, WE LOOK AT THOSE TEACHING AREA STIPENDS THAT ARE FOR YOUR HARD TO FILL OR CRITICAL NEED AREAS.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE STIPENDS THAT ARE OFFERED BY THE DISTRICT COMPARED TO THE MEDIAN.

AND YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY DISTRICTS OUT OF THAT TEACHER MARKET ARE REPORTING THAT STIPEND.

SO GENERAL MASTER'S DEGREE THAT IS PRETTY COMMON ACROSS MOST DISTRICTS ALL OFFER THESE SPECIAL EDUCATION STIPENDS, BILINGUAL AND THEN ESL GENERAL AND DUAL LANGUAGE. AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE YOU EITHER EXCEED OR LAG THE MARKET WITH THOSE PARTICULAR STIPENDS.

WE ALWAYS SAY WHEN YOU HAVE REALLY STRONG BASE PAY THAT YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO CONCENTRATE AS MUCH ON THOSE ADD INS OR STIPENDS FOR TEACHERS AND WE WOULD LIKE FOR ALL TEACHERS TO RECEIVE PAY.

THIS IS USUALLY ONLY USED WHENEVER WE'RE REALLY HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME TRYING TO RECRUIT OR RETAIN THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

SO IF YOU ARE IN A CERTAIN AREA, THEN THAT MIGHT BE WHERE YOU WOULD ADJUST THOSE STIPENDS.

FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, THE DISTRICT DOESN'T OFFER THAT SECONDARY MATH OR SECONDARY SCIENCE, BUT IT'S LIKELY BECAUSE YOU HAVE REALLY STRONG SALARIES, THAT YOU MIGHT NOT NEED THAT AT THIS TIME.

BUT IF THERE'S EVER AN AREA TO WHERE YOU'RE REALLY EXPERIENCING A SPECIFIC NEED, YOU CAN ALWAYS CONSIDER HAVING AN ADD IN.

IT TENDS TO BE A LITTLE LESS COST.

BUT THEN YOU'RE YOU'RE REWARDING SOME OF THOSE TEACHERS FOR THOSE SPECIAL CERTIFICATION AREAS.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS.

AND SO THESE WOULD BE YOUR EXEMPT.

AND ALL THAT MEANS IS BASICALLY YOUR SALARIED POSITIONS.

SO WE DO BREAK YOUR MARKET INTO THREE SUBGROUPS FOR EXEMPT.

WE HAVE OUR ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL GROUP, BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL AND THEN TAIL END IS BASICALLY YOUR TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS AND NURSES.

IT'S THOSE JOBS THAT ARE ON THE TEACHERS STRUCTURE BUT COMPARE TO THE MARKET VALUES IN YOUR EXEMPT MARKET.

AND SO OVERALL, YOU CAN SEE THAT THESE GROUPS ARE WITHIN A COMPETITIVE RANGE.

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AND THEN THOSE TEACHER, LIBRARIAN, NURSE POSITIONS ARE RIGHT THERE AT THE 99% MARK.

WE CONSIDER A COMPETITIVE RANGE WITHIN THAT 90 TO 110 PARTICULARLY, BUT ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT JOBS HERE, AT LEAST AT THE 100% MARK.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT YOU HAVE A STRONG ALIGNMENT MARKET FOR YOUR EXEMPT JOBS.

NONEXEMPT WOULD BE YOUR HOURLY POSITIONS.

AND AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT TWO THINGS ACTUALLY HERE.

WE BREAK IT INTO THREE SUBGROUPS, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE PAY.

BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO LOOK AT STARTING RATES FOR YOUR HOURLY.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE HERE AGAIN, A VERY STRONG CONNECTION TO MARKET.

WE ARE ABOVE MARKET FOR EMPLOYEE PAY THE MIDPOINTS AS WELL AS STARTING PAY.

YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT YOU'RE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT JOBS.

SO THAT WOULD BE YOUR CLASSROOM AIDES, BOTH SPECIAL EDUCATION, GENERAL EDUCATION, ANY OTHER TYPE OF CAMPUS SUPPORT JOBS ARE VERY STRONG THERE, BUT REALLY ALL OF YOUR HOURLY ARE STRONG. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO OUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND THIS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR REPORT.

SO WE DO RECOMMEND THAT YOU IMPLEMENT THE PAY STRUCTURES THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED.

WE GIVE YOU FIVE STRUCTURES.

SO YOU HAVE YOUR TEACHER STRUCTURE, WHICH IS YOUR HIRING SCHEDULE.

THEN YOU HAVE YOUR MID-POINT BASED STRUCTURES, WHICH ARE YOUR ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL PARAPROFESSIONAL AND AUXILIARY.

WE ALSO RECOMMEND THAT YOU IMPROVE STARTING SALARIES.

THAT THE MIDPOINTS ARE ALIGNED WITH MARKET AND WE DID THAT WHEN WE ADJUSTED YOUR STRUCTURES AND THAT THE JOBS THAT WE'VE RECOMMENDED IF THERE WERE ANY MOVES FOR IMPROVEMENT OR FOR DIFFERENT REASONS AND THAT THEY'RE ALIGNED WITHIN THOSE STRUCTURES, THAT THOSE ARE ADOPTED ALSO.

RECOMMENDATION TWO IS TO ADOPT A GENERAL PAY INCREASE.

NOW, THIS IS ALIGNED WITH WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MORE DETAILS TONIGHT.

BUT IT IS THE 7% FOR ALL JOB GROUPS OFF OF THE MIDPOINT OF THE TEACHER HIRING SCHEDULE AS WELL AS THE MIDPOINT FOR YOUR NON TEACHERS.

AND IT'S THE MIDPOINT OF THEIR PAY GRADE.

RECOMMENDATION THREE.

THIS IS WHERE WE GET INTO THE INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE.

SO REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT POSITIONS AS A WHOLE, BUT THEN WE REALLY WANT TO LOOK AT IMPROVING INDIVIDUAL PAY.

SO WE PROVIDE ADJUSTMENTS TO ADDRESS MARKET DIFFERENCES.

SO ONCE WE MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STRUCTURES AND WE ALIGN JOBS APPROPRIATELY, IF THERE ARE ANY EMPLOYEES WHERE THEIR CURRENT SALARY IS BELOW THE MINIMUM OF THAT PAY RANGE. SO WE'VE MOVED THAT STRUCTURE TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE.

WE WILL BRING THEM A PERCENT ABOVE MINIMUM.

SO WE BASICALLY BRING THEM INTO THE RANGE TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO MAKE LESS THAN A BRAND NEW HIRE TO THE DISTRICT WITH THEIR SAME YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, BASICALLY.

SO WE DON'T WANT ANY LEAPFROGGING TO HAPPEN.

WE ALSO ADDED SOME STRATEGIC ADJUSTMENTS FOR SELECT PAY GROUPS TO ENSURE THAT ONCE THE GENERAL PAY IS PAY INCREASE IS APPLIED AS WELL AS ANY OTHER ADJUSTMENTS, IF ANY EMPLOYEES PAY IS BELOW THE 90% MARK, BELOW 90% OF MARKET, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM AN ADDITIONAL PERCENT TO START MOVING TOWARDS THAT MIDPOINT VALUE A LITTLE BIT QUICKER.

SO THEY WON'T BE THERE YET, BUT THEY ARE GOING TO MOVE A LITTLE BIT FASTER TOWARDS MIDPOINT.

FOUR. I'M SORRY IF YOU'LL GO BACK TO YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.

THANK YOU. SO, EDUCATOR CAREER PATHWAY ADJUSTMENTS.

SO THAT IS FOR ANY JOB THAT IS AN EDUCATOR CAREER PATHWAY.

SO THAT WOULD BE COUNSELORS, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES, YOUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, PRINCIPALS.

SO WE LOOK AT THEIR SALARIES COMPARED TO WHAT THEY WOULD BE MAKING IN THE CLASSROOM WITH THE SAME YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

AND WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THOSE PATHWAY JOBS ARE AT LEAST 2% ABOVE WHAT THEY WOULD BE MAKING IN THE CLASSROOM.

SO WE DO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A BUMP THERE TO HELP INCENTIVIZE THE EDUCATOR CAREER PATHWAY AND FOR TEACHERS MOVING INTO THOSE POSITIONS.

AND THEN WE ALSO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PLACEMENT SCALE ADJUSTMENTS FOR YOUR HOURLY.

SO I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COMPRESSION.

WHEN WE RAISE STARTING RATES FOR OUR HOURLY JOBS, IT TENDS TO COMPRESS, RIGHT? IF WE COMPRESS IF WE DO NOT APPLY ANY TYPE OF ADJUSTMENT TO THOSE EMPLOYEES.

SO YOU KIND OF BUBBLE EVERYBODY DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, RIGHT? BECAUSE YOU BRING UP THE STARTING THE FLOOR, BUT YOU DON'T GIVE ENOUGH TO EVERYBODY ELSE.

SO WHAT WE'VE RECOMMENDED IS A TOOL CALLED THE PLACEMENT SKILL TO WEAR FOR THOSE PARTICULAR PAY GRADES WHERE WE'RE HAVING SIGNIFICANT COMPRESSION WOULD ACTUALLY ALIGN THOSE EMPLOYEES BY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO ALLOW THE SPREAD TO HAPPEN ACROSS THE PAY GRADE.

IT IS COSTLY, BUT IT ALSO HELPS REDUCE COMPLAINTS ABOUT EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE MAKING THE SAME AS A NEW HIRE IN SOME OF THOSE THINGS TOO.

SO IT IS A STRATEGY TO ALLEVIATE COMPRESSION.

NOW RECOMMENDATION FOUR WE ALSO RECOMMEND TO IMPROVE PAY EQUITY AND BUDGET MANAGEMENT THAT YOU HAVE A STRATEGY FOR ANYBODY THAT WOULD BE ABOVE THE PAY

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SO HOW YOU DO THIS IS REALLY A DISTRICT PROCEDURE AND YOU HAVE TO KIND OF DECIDE IT USED TO REALLY BE HARD AND FAST ABOUT FREEZE ANYBODY THAT'S ABOVE THE MAXIMUM. BUT WE'VE REALLY KIND OF GONE AWAY FROM THAT BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EMPLOYEES ARE REWARDED FOR THEIR YEAR OF SERVICE WITH THE DISTRICT.

AND SO WHAT WE WOULD SAY IS THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO THIS.

YOU COULD FREEZE THEM.

YOU COULD GIVE THOSE EMPLOYEES THE PAY RAISE AND JUST LET IT BE.

A LOT OF SUPERINTENDENTS AND BOARDS ARE LIKE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO FIGHT THAT.

WE'RE JUST MOVING ON. IT'S NOT THAT MUCH OF A COST.

YOU COULD ALSO GIVE THAT AS A ONE TIME PAYMENT.

THERE ARE SOME DISTRICTS THAT WILL GIVE THEM HALF OF THE RAISE, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO AGAIN, IT IS THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO IT, BUT IT'S REALLY NEEDS TO BE WITHIN BUDGET AND BASED CONSISTENTLY FOR ANY EMPLOYEE THAT WOULD BE ABOVE THE MAXIMUM. AND THEN OUR LAST RECOMMENDATION FIVE IS TO CONTINUE TO REVIEW THE REVIEW THE COMPENSATION PLAN UPDATE IS NEEDED, WHETHER THAT'S DONE INTERNALLY OR YOU CONTRACT WITH TSB AGAIN, AND WE DO GO BACK TO PAY MAINTENANCE.

SO THAT WAS FAST AND FURIOUS.

BUT THAT IS REALLY THE GENERAL PRESENTATION THAT YOU CAN FIND IN THE REPORT.

SO I AM READY FOR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. BARTON AND TEAM.

I KNOW WE'VE HAD THIS FOR A LITTLE BIT.

THE SYSTEM PAY SYSTEMS REVIEW, WHICH IS AWESOME AND SUPER HELPFUL.

SO THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON THAT WITH OUR DISTRICT.

SO TEAM, I'LL OPEN IT UP.

I'LL START HERE ON MY RIGHT.

FIRST, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS..

BARTON OR DR.

MEDINA, AS IT WERE, MRS. OROSCO. YES.

DR. MEDIAN, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU FIRST, PLEASE.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO SEE BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GAVE US MS..

MARTIN. I KNOW WE HAVE THE PAY SYSTEMS REVIEW.

RIGHT. AND DR.

MEDINA, IN YOUR COMPENSATION PLAN, YOU REFERENCE YELLOW FOR TASB STUDY AND BLUE FOR TASB MARKET ANALYSIS.

WHICH ONE MATCHES TO THIS? YES. SO THE STUDY ACTUALLY MATCHES THE BLUE DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVE.

THIS ONE IS A YELLOW.

YES. AND THE SECOND ONE IS ARE RECLASSIFICATIONS OR POSITIONS AND SO FORTH THAT WERE BROUGHT TO CABINET FOR CONSIDERATION.

AND SO AS A PART OF THAT, WHAT WE DO IS WE ACTUALLY USE THE TASB TOOLS TO DO THE MARKET ANALYSIS USING THEIR DATA SOURCE.

DO WE HAVE A PRINTOUT? I'M SORRY, DO WE HAVE A PRINTOUT OF THAT MARKET ANALYSIS? I CAN PROVIDE THOSE OF ANYONE THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE A QUESTION.

OKAY. YEAH, DEFINITELY.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I'M REFERRING TO THE RIGHT THING.

AND THEN, MS.. MARTIN, I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS CORRECTLY.

SO I'M LOOKING AT YOUR SLIDE ONE.

SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN.

SLIDE TEN ON TEACHERS MARKET STIPENDS.

AND PROBABLY FOR YOU, TOO, DR.

MEDINA. SO I'M HERE FOR GENERAL MASTER'S DEGREE.

YOU ARE SAYING THAT WE RANK 15 OUT OF 16? NO. SO WHAT THAT IS TELLING YOU IS THAT OF THE MARKET.

SO THOSE MARKET DISTRICTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, 15 OF 16 OF THOSE DISTRICTS REPORTED THAT THEY PAY A GENERAL MASTER'S DEGREE.

SO THAT IS NOT RANK ORDER.

I LIKE RANKINGS.

I WANT TO KNOW WHERE I'M AT.

SO FOR STIPENDS OR ARE YOU WANTING RANKING FOR..

WELL, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE THE GENERAL MASTER'S DEGREE.

SO WE DON'T WE DO NOT SURVEY FOR RANKING OF WHO WE SURVEYED FOR THE MARKETS THAT HAVE IT.

AND SO I'M TRYING TO LOOK IN A REPORT, YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT IN YOUR MARKET ANALYSIS ON PAGE 39, IN YOUR FINAL REPORT.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE TEACHER STIPEND COMPARISONS AND YOU CAN SEE ALL OF YOUR PEER DISTRICTS.

AND THEN IF YOU LOOK ACROSS, YOU CAN SEE WHO OFFERS THAT PARTICULAR DISTRICT AND FOR HOW MUCH.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? YES, EXACTLY.

SO THEN I JUST LOOK DOWN THE WAY AND YES, IF YOU READ LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT.

YOU CAN SEE, FOR EXAMPLE, AUSTIN ISD OFFERS $1000 FOR BACHELOR'S DEGREE.

BUT THEN IF YOU LOOK DOWN, YOU COULD SEE WHO'S THE HIGHEST.

IT LOOKS LIKE EANES MAYBE.

[INAUDIBLE] 1800.

OH, NO, 2100, DELL VALLEY, 2285, 2285 IS EANES.

SO THEN I WOULD JUST LOOK AT THIS TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT, CORRECT, IN COMPARISON.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF YOUR LIST WHERE IT SAYS HAYS CISD, YOU CAN LOOK ACROSS AND THEN IF YOU CONTINUE TO LOOK DOWN, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE MEDIAN, THE AVERAGE, AND THEN THE DOLLAR DIFFERENCE OF WHERE YOU'RE AT.

SO THIS IS A REALLY GREAT TABLE TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT YOUR PEERS ARE DOING.

AND WE ALSO HAVE THAT OBVIOUSLY IN YOUR OTHER MARKET TABLES.

I THINK IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF WHERE YOUR PEERS ARE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO IT'S I THINK FOR TEACHER MARKET TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE OFFERING AND WHY.

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RIGHT. OKAY, VERY GOOD.

AND SO THIS WAS DONE BEFORE WE PASSED OUR 7100 STIPEND FOR BILINGUAL.

RIGHT. SO THIS IS BASED ON THE TASB HR SALARY SURVEY FOR 21-22, RIGHT? SO WE WON'T HAVE WHAT EVERYBODY DOES THIS YEAR UNTIL THE FALL.

OKAY. VERY GOOD.

SO THAT WAS MY QUESTION ON THAT ONE.

THEN I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

SO WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THESE CHARTS AND FOR EXAMPLE, ON PAGE SEVEN OF THIS PAY SYSTEMS REVIEW, SO WHEN I'M LOOKING AT IT, I'M THINKING NEGATIVE MEANS BAD, RIGHT? SO I'M LOOKING AT THE COORDINATOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES.

THAT'S BELOW BY 16%, IS THAT CORRECT? YES. SO THEN ARE YOU SAYING LIKE THE LIGHTER BLUE ARE THE ONES THAT WE SHOULD ADDRESS RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE THAT'S WITHIN THAT 10%? OUR LOWER OUR BELOW 10% OF MARKET.

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR MARKET COMPARISONS.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE YOU HAVE WITHIN 10%, MORE THAN 10% FROM MARKET.

WHAT WE WOULD SAY IS TYPICALLY A COMPETITIVE RANGE FOR A JOB WOULD BE WITHIN 90 TO 110%, GIVE OR TAKE.

RIGHT. AND YOUR BULLSEYE WOULD BE MARKET VALUE IN THE MIDDLE, BUT MAYBE NOT ALL JOBS COMPARE THAT WAY, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE WOULD SAY IF TEACHER PAY IS 90% OF MARKET, WE'RE IN A CRISIS.

RIGHT. BECAUSE WE WANT THAT TO BE AT LEAST 100% OF MARKET.

SAME THING WITH MAYBE ADMINISTRATORS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SOMETIMES THERE ARE JOBS IN DISTRICTS THAT MAYBE COULD BE BELOW MARKET FOR A REASON.

THE INCUMBENT COULD BE BRAND NEW, DOESN'T HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE.

MAYBE THAT JOB DOESN'T MATCH EXACTLY TO THE BENCHMARK TITLE BECAUSE IN A LOT OF DISTRICTS THEY'RE HYBRID, RIGHT? WE HAVE PEOPLE DOING A COUPLE OF JOBS.

SO I THINK WHAT IT IS, IS IT'S GREAT BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, OKAY, WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION.

AND THEN I THINK WE NEED TO DIG INTO WHY ARE THEY AND THIS YEAR, YOU KNOW, WILL THE PAY RAISE, WILL OUR ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE ALL TALKED ABOUT HELP MOVE THAT MARKET COMPARISON? AND THEN WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? SO WHILE WE WOULD SAY, YEAH, PROBABLY 13, 16% BELOW MARKET, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO PROBABLY CONSIDER SOMETHING, BUT WE WANT TO KNOW WHY I WOULD THINK WHY THAT WOULD BE AN OUTLIER. I THINK WE COULD SAY THE SAME ABOUT THOSE THAT ARE 26 ABOVE MARKET, RIGHT? YES. BUT IT COULD BE BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES, ESPECIALLY IN LIKE YOUR ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL AND YOUR BUSINESS GROUP, YOU HAVE MANY JOBS IN THERE THAT ARE SINGLE INCUMBENT. SO THEY REQUIRE A SPECIFIC SKILL SET, SPECIFIC EDUCATION.

A LOT OF TIMES WE'RE RECRUITING FOR TALENT AND SO WE ARE GOING TO PAY ABOVE OR MAYBE IT DOESN'T AND MAYBE WE'RE LIKE, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY DON'T CONSIDER THAT JOB MAYBE THE SAME, YOU KNOW.

AND SO WE'RE OKAY WITH IT BEING 13% BELOW RIGHT NOW OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO AGAIN, I THINK IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHY AND THEN WE CAN KIND OF DETERMINE THEM THERE.

OKAY. SO YOU PROVIDE THE DATA AND THEN DR.

MEDINA, YOU CAN PROVIDE THE CONTEXT, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE NEED THAT CONTEXT.

LIKE YOU WERE SAYING, MISS BARTON, IS WHY ARE WE 26% OVER FOR THE CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER OR WHY ARE WE 16% OF THE COORDINATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT? NOW, I KNOW SOME OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS BEING ADDRESSED IN OUR COMPENSATION PLAN, SO I WANT TO KNOW FROM YOU, DR.

MEDINA, ARE YOU ADDRESSING IN THIS COMPENSATION PLAN? BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO LIKE MATCH EVERYTHING UP.

ARE YOU ADDRESSING EVERYTHING THAT IS BELOW THAT 10% THRESHOLD IN THE COMPENSATION PLAN? THANK YOU. REALLY GOOD POINTS.

SO, YES, THE ANSWER IS YES.

SO THOSE THAT ARE BELOW 10%, YOU SEE ON THE SIDE BY SIDE.

AND THAT DOCUMENT THAT I PROVIDED, THE BOARD THAT I AM ADDRESSING, THOSE I AM ALSO ADDRESSING WE ARE ALSO ADDRESSING IN RECOMMENDING PROPOSING THAT IN SOME OF THESE CASES, FOR EXAMPLE, THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, ALTHOUGH IT'S FALL, DOESN'T FALL MORE THAN 10%.

WE DO KNOW THAT TASB IS ALSO RECOMMENDING THAT WE LOOK AT THE PAY GRADE THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN, LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER SPECIAL ED POSITIONS THAT THEY NEED TO GO UP TO THE NEXT PAY GRADE.

AND WHEN WE DO THAT, IT'LL ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE COMPENSATION ISSUES.

AND SO YOU'LL SEE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RECLASSIFICATION THAT IS MARKED AS A TASB RECOMMENDATION IN THAT DOCUMENT.

AND SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.

YOU WILL SEE SOME ALL OF THE ONES THAT ARE MORE THAN 10% OFF WILL DEFINITELY BE ON THE DOCUMENT AND SOME OF THE OTHER ONES WILL BE AS WELL.

I MEAN, I PERSONALLY DON'T LIKE ANY NEGATIVES.

I KNOW. SO I DON'T LIKE ANY OF THOSE THINGS FALLING BELOW, YOU KNOW, THE MARKET VALUE.

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YES. AND NEGATIVE.

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY BAD BECAUSE REMEMBER, WE HAVE A RANGE AND THERE'S REASONS WHY WE COULD BE BELOW 100%.

IT'S MARKET VALUE.

THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS WHY.

SO I THINK IT'S A LITTLE MORE COMPLEX THAN THE BAD OR GOOD.

IT'S JUST UNDERSTANDING WHY.

AND DO WE NEED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS OR ARE WE OKAY WITH THAT FOR RIGHT NOW? AND SOME JOBS ARE A LOT MORE VOLATILE THAN OTHERS, SO THEY MOVE VERY QUICKLY.

AND SO TO FOR A DISTRICT TO TRY TO KEEP UP WITH SOME OF THOSE JOBS IS DIFFICULT SOMETIMES.

SO, AGAIN, IT IS DATA, IT IS INFORMATIONAL, AND THEN IT IS WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO RIGHT NOW FOR THAT? AND YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER, TOO, THAT'S A POSITION THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY A SINGLE PERSON.

OBVIOUSLY, SOME OF THOSE ARE SINGLE INCUMBENT.

RIGHT. BUT IF IT'S A POSITION, TOO, WHERE YOU HAVE MULTIPLE INCUMBENTS, THEN IT'S THE AVERAGE.

SO AGAIN, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME ABOVE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME BELOW.

IF YOU'RE BRAND NEW TO THE POSITION, OF COURSE, YOU'RE GOING TO MOST LIKELY BE BELOW MARKET, BUT THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME THAT ARE GOING TO BE MORE ABOVE.

SO YOU HAVE TO REALLY THINK ABOUT.

IN DIFFERENT TERMS. OTHER THINGS THAT AFFECT MARKET COMPARISONS COULD BE THE DAYS THAT THAT INDIVIDUAL IS WORKING.

IT COULD BE MORE OR LESS THAN MAYBE WHAT WE SEE IN THE MARKET, AND THAT AFFECTS THE VALUE ALSO ON A DAILY RATE BASIS WHERE IT COULD BE HIGHER ON A DAILY RATE BASIS, BUT MAYBE IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF DAYS IN THE MARKET.

SO THOSE MARKET TABLES GIVE YOU EVEN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT POSITIONS.

BUT THESE ARE ALL POSITIONS, NOT NECESSARILY PEOPLE.

SURE. AND PROVIDING THAT CONTEXT REALLY HELPS.

RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO I WAS TRYING TO CROSS REFERENCE EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF ALL THE FOLKS THAT ARE AT MINIMUM 10% BELOW MARKET.

HOWEVER, I DEFINITELY AND I THINK WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION LAST YEAR, MISS BARDEN, AS WELL.

I KNOW MS.. KELLER WAS HERE AND BOTH OF US TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT, WELL, WE DON'T WANT TO BE JUST 10% BELOW MARKET.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INCREASE BECAUSE WE ARE AN EMPLOYEE FRIENDLY ORGANIZATION.

SO WE ALWAYS WANT TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND JUST THAT 10% PIECE.

SO, DR.

MEDINA, YOU HAVE ONLY ADDRESSED THE 10% BELOW MARKET, IS THAT CORRECT? YES. AND SOME RECLASSIFICATIONS THAT HAPPEN TO BE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS.

WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT THE BOARD LOOK AT THAT AS A RECLASSIFICATION.

AND ANOTHER ONE WAS THE PT SPECIAL ED.

YOU SEE THAT IT'S AT 6%.

SO THAT WILL ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE NEGATIVE ASPECT OF IT BEING BELOW MARKET.

THE OTHER THING THAT THIS DOES NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION IS THAT THE BOARD'S APPROVAL OF THE 7% TO THE MIDPOINT WILL HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT, ALTHOUGH NOT TOTALLY.

AND THAT'S WHY THE OVERALL COST IS NOT AS SIGNIFICANT AS IT HAS BEEN IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

YOU KNOW, SO I'M THINKING THAT MAYBE I NEED TO LOOK AT THE ONE FROM LAST YEAR BECAUSE IT KIND OF LAGS, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S KIND OF LIKE THIS IS FOR 21-22, LIKE YOU SAID.

SO IT DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT 7%.

SO MAYBE I WOULD GET A LITTLE BIT OF A BETTER PICTURE IF I LOOKED AT LAST YEAR'S TO SEE HOW WE'VE GROWN.

POSSIBLY. I MEAN, AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO.

RIGHT. IT'S NOT JUST THE POSITION, BUT IT'S LIKE HOW THE POSITION COMPARES IN THE MARKET.

AND SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YES, THE 7% WILL TAKE CARE OF A LOT OF IT.

I MEAN, PERCENT IS SIGNIFICANT, BUT THAT'S WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL ADJUSTMENTS COME IN.

AND SO I THINK IT'S LOOKING TOO TO SAY, OKAY, YOU KNOW, ARE WE ADJUSTING? WHICH I MEAN, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION RELATED SERVICES IS A GREAT EXAMPLE BECAUSE WE DISCUSSED THOSE.

AND SO BY PUTTING THEM IN A DIFFERENT PAY GRADE, THEIR PAY RANGE IS MORE COMPETITIVE.

SO YOU KNOW IF WE'RE TAKING A 7% OFF OF THAT PAY GRADE, THEN IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SIGNIFICANT FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS RIGHT? SO I THINK IT'S JUST LOTS OF DIFFERENT FACTORS THERE AND COMPARING, BUT JUST MAKING SURE THAT THEIR MARKET POSITION IS CONTINUING TO MOVE POSITIVELY AND THAT EMPLOYEES ARE CONTINUING TO MOVE TO MIDPOINT IN A REASONABLE RATE.

RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE ADJUSTING THEM.

SO I THINK IT'S MORE THAT THAN MAYBE JUST SEEING A NEGATIVE WITH THE POSITION, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

YEAH, DEFINITELY. THE CONTEXT IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT.

AND DR. MEDINA, YOU'RE ALSO ADDRESSING THE SPECIAL ED AUDIOLOGISTS, AUDIOLOGISTS.

AND WE LOOK AT NON SCHOOL MARKET FOR THAT PARTICULAR POSITION.

SO YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND TOO THAT SOMETIMES SOME OF OUR NON SCHOOL JOBS DO NOT LOOK EXACTLY LIKE WHAT WE WOULD SEE IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT WE DO PULL IN THAT VALUE AND WE TYPICALLY EITHER USE THE NON SCHOOL VALUE IF WE DON'T HAVE MARKET VALUE OR WE COMBINE IT.

BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT THOSE JOBS DON'T ALWAYS LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME AND SOMETIMES THERE'S A LOT OF BENEFITS FOR BEING IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT COMPARED TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR. SO WHILE THEY MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT BELOW MARKET, THAT WOULD BE OKAY FOR THAT POSITION.

AND SO, MR. BARTON, YOU GAVE A COUPLE OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF WHAT TO DO IF THEY'RE WAY ABOVE MARKET, RIGHT?

[02:05:05]

DR.. YOU, WHAT IS THE PLAN ON ADDRESSING THE ONES THAT ARE MORE THAN 10% ABOVE MARKET? AND EVEN WHEN WE'RE SEEING ABOVE 20% ABOVE MARKET, WHAT IS THE PLAN MOVING FORWARD WITH THOSE POSITIONS? SO I WANTED JENNIFER TO BE SURE TO ADDRESS SPECIFICALLY WHAT SHE MEANT BY THAT, TYPICALLY WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT FREEZING IS WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR YOUR MINIMUM MID AND MAX SAYING YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PAY MORE THAN THAT MAX RIGHT.

AND SO THAT'S WHERE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT DISCUSSION THAN SOMEONE WHO IS 23 OR 20 PLUS PERCENT MORE THAN MARKET, RIGHT? SO THAT'S A DIFFERENT STRATEGY THAN IT'S TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.

SO YES, SO WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE ON PAGE IS SEVEN, FOR EXAMPLE, YOUR MARKET COMPARISONS ARE WHERE THE POSITION COMPARES TO THE MARKET.

THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY THAT THE PERSON IS PAID 26.

NOW SOME OF YOUR SINGLE INCUMBENT.

THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE ABOVE THE PAY MAXIMUM, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE ADJUST STRUCTURES TO BASICALLY SCOOP ALL THOSE PEOPLE IN MOSTLY EACH YEAR.

SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT THINGS, I GUESS IS THE BEST WAY TO SAY.

YOUR COMPARISONS WHEN THEY'RE ABOVE MARKET.

THERE COULD BE REASONS FOR THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT YOUR PROFESSIONALS, BECAUSE THESE INDIVIDUALS HERE HAVE THAT, AGAIN, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, TALENT. THESE ARE YOUR IRREPLACEABLE PEOPLE SOMETIMES, THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE REALLY RECRUITING IN, RIGHT? LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, YOUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER IS IS NOT ONLY THE CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, BUT ALSO THE DEPUTY RIGHT.

AND SO THERE'S A COMBINED JOB THERE.

SO TO PAY MORE THAN MARKET MAKES TOTAL SENSE FOR THAT.

A HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, YOU WOULD WANT TO PAY MORE THEN MARKET AND MOST HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ARE THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEIR SALARY IS NECESSARILY ABOVE THE MAXIMUM OF YOUR PAY RANGE IN THIS DISTRICT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

SURE. I MEAN, IT'S A LITTLE MISLEADING, BUT I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING WHEN YOU'RE EXPLAINING IT.

SO I THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.

AND I'LL JUST ASK NOT RIGHT NOW, BUT I'LL SEND YOU AN EMAIL DR.

MEDINA JUST TO JUST ASK ABOUT SPECIFICS, BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO CROSS REFERENCE, BUT I MIGHT NOT FIND THEM ALL.

SO I'LL ASK YOU SPECIFICALLY AT A LATER DATE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INFORMATION.

MS. OROSCO, CAN I ASK ONE MORE THING ABOUT THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ABOVE MARKET IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOOK AT IS WHEN YOU LOOK AT DISTRICTS OF OUR SIZE AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY COMPARING TO IN TERMS OF THE MARKET OF OUR PEER GROUPS.

SO IN OUR GROUP, I KNOW THAT COMAL, I KNOW THAT PFLUGERVILLE, THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT TEND TO HAVE 20, 25,000 STUDENTS.

AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT WE MAY BE CLOSER IN ALIGNMENT ROUND ROCK IS BIGGER THAN US, BUT YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'RE CLOSER TO ALIGNMENT IN TERMS OF SOME OF THESE POSITIONS.

BUT WHEN YOU START BRINGING IN SMALLER DISTRICTS THAT ARE IN OUR PEER COMPARISON GROUP, IT'S APPLES AND ORANGES.

AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALSO LOOK AT WHO WE'RE ACTUALLY COMPARING OURSELVES TO AS WELL.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

AND JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE, WE DO HAVE A COMPENSATION PLAN AGENDA ITEM LATER, TOO, SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS MORE.

MRS. RUNKEL. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR ACTUALLY ONE FOR EACH OF YOU.

DR. MEDINA, THE POSITIONS THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT DO NOT THE 7% INCREASE WILL NOT ADDRESS, CAN YOU LET US KNOW WHAT THOSE POSITIONS ARE ON THIS? THIS CAN YOU REPHRASE THAT QUESTION? I WANT TO BE SURE THAT.. THE POSITIONS THAT ARE UNDER MARKETED THAT WE'RE LOOKING..

10% OR MORE YES. YES.

SO WHERE YOU SAID THAT WE HAVE POSITIONS THAT DON'T QUITE ADDRESS THE 7% THAT WE ARE GIVEN TO MEET THE MARKET VALUE.

YES. AND IF I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY THAT THE THE POSITIONS LISTED THAT FALL IN THAT LIGHT BLUE AREA.

RIGHT. THEY WILL BE RECOMMENDED FOR SOME KIND OF ADJUSTMENT AND THEY ARE RECOMMENDED AS SOME KIND OF ADJUSTMENT.

YOU'LL LOOK AT THAT SIDE BY SIDE.

IT'S ON PAGE ONE AND YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE.

SOME OF THOSE. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT WE GOT.

SO I JUST WANTED ABSOLUTELY YOU KNOW, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.

BUT MY SECOND QUESTION IS PAY GRADES.

I DID A LOT OF LOOKING AT PAY GRADES.

AND I LISTEN, I WASN'T AT THE LAST MEETING, BUT I DID LISTEN TO IT.

AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WAS ASKED WAS WHEN WE LOOK AND HOW WE ADDRESS PAY GRADES.

AND SO SPECIFICALLY LIKE TODAY WHEN I WAS LOOKING KIND OF DID MY OWN RESEARCH ON TASBY WITH SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND I NOTICED THAT WE WEREN'T IN MARKET WITH SAFETY AND SECURITY.

SO I KIND OF WANTED TO ASK YOU, WHO ADDRESSES THE PAY GRADES?

[02:10:02]

MEDINA, IS THAT IS THAT OUR HR ROLE? AND HOW OFTEN ARE WE DOING THAT? BECAUSE I PERSONALLY JUST ME SPEAKING, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD THINK WE WOULD DO ON A MORE CONSISTENT BASIS.

WHAT WE'LL WANT TO DO IS I WAS HAVING A SIDEBAR CONVERSATION WITH DR.

WRIGHT EARLIER TODAY WITH SOME OF THESE SAFETY AND SECURITY POSITIONS MAY NOT BE POSITIONS THAT TASB NECESSARILY COLLECTS DATA FOR RIGHT.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, TODAY I PULLED INFORMATION FOR SECURITY GUARD RIGHT.

THEIR POSITIONS ARE MORE THAN 187 DAY TYPE OF CAMPUS BASED TYPE OF SECURITY SUPPORT ON THE CAMPUS HOUR FOUR AND NOW FIVE THAT WE HAVE ARE THE 248 DAY EMPLOYEES THAT ARE ACTUALLY PATROLLING.

AND SO WE'LL HAVE TO DO OUR OWN ANALYSIS SEPARATE FROM WHAT TASB COLLECTS AND GO AND CALL INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE A MODEL THAT WE WANT TO REPLICATE AND ASK ABOUT THEIR SALARY COMPARISON.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD.

SO FOR A LOT OF THOSE POSITIONS FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY, WE DO USE NON SCHOOL DATA, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE FOR OUR PURPOSES YOU NEED TO HAVE THE POSITION IN YOUR DISTRICT ALREADY. AND SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO CREATE THAT, THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO DO IT IS TO WHERE YOU DO RESEARCH, YOU DO A MARKET ANALYSIS AND THEN YOU COMPILE AND THEN YOU DETERMINE THERE. AND OF COURSE, WE CAN ALWAYS HELP WITH SOME OF THAT TOO.

IF IT IS A SCHOOL JOB.

WE HAVE HR DATA SOURCE, WHICH IS A TOOL THAT HR CAN USE.

THEY CAN GO IN AND THEY CAN PULL MARKET DATA FOR JOBS THAT ARE NOT IN YOUR PAY PACKET CURRENTLY.

AND IF WE HAVE THEM, THEN WE CAN PULL DATA THAT WAY FOR LOCAL MARKET.

AND THEN OF COURSE THE NON SCHOOL MARKET.

WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT VENDORS AND BEEN ADDRESSING SOME OF THESE, BUT AGAIN WE DO NOT BENCHMARK FOR EVERY JOB AND SO IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH WHEN YOU'RE WANTING TO CREATE JOBS THAT MAYBE ARE NOT SEEN IN TYPICALLY IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS BECAUSE I DID THAT RESEARCH MY OWN TODAY.

SO I DO WANT TO SEE MOVING FORWARD THAT WE AS A DISTRICT HR ARE LOOKING AT THOSE PAY GRADES ON A CONSISTENT BASIS AND REALLY DIGGING INTO THE RESEARCH. IF THEY'RE NOT ON THE TASB, IT'S LISTED AS A POSITION.

SO EVERY EMPLOYEE JOB IS ADDRESSED WHENEVER WE DO PAY MAINTENANCE WITH THE DISTRICT AND THE PAY GRADES ARE ALSO.

SO THOSE JOBS ARE ADDRESSED.

WELL, I'M CONFUSED BECAUSE WHEN I HEARD THE MEETING LAST WEEK, THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEARD DR.

MEDINA SAY.

ON WHAT? LOOKING AT PAY GRADES, I HEARD THAT IT'S VISITED.

IN FACT, I CAN'T EVEN, I DON'T EVEN WANT TO SAY WHAT I HEARD.

BUT I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEARD.

IT WAS YOU LOOK AT IT ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS IS WHAT I UNDERSTOOD.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S NOT WHAT IS HAPPENING.

MAYBE I MISUNDERSTOOD THAT.

RIGHT? SO THE FIRST OF ALL AS A DISTRICT WE WANT TO COMMIT TO DOING A REVIEW EVERY YEAR RIGHT NOW, WHETHER OUR DISTRICT HAS DONE THAT CONSISTENTLY EVERY SINGLE YEAR AND ENGAGED IN A COMPENSATION STUDY LIKE THIS EVERY YEAR.

WHAT WE DO IS I PERSONALLY, AS THEY COME TO THE TABLE AND PEOPLE WILL CALL ME AND SAY, HEY, LISTEN, I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SALARY, CAN YOU LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME? AND SO THOSE I TAKE ON AS A ONE OFFS AND ACTUALLY DRIVE THESE CONVERSATIONS TODAY.

RIGHT. I'LL MAKE IT A POINT TO TELL OUR EMPLOYEES, I'M GOING TO MAKE A LIST OF THESE WHEN THE TIME COMES FOR US TO LOOK AT COMPENSATION, I CAN TAKE A DEEPER DIVE.

AND SO THEY ARE KIND OF LIKE ONE OFFS, RIGHT? BUT UNLESS WE COMMIT TO DOING THIS EVERY SINGLE YEAR WITH TASB, THEN YOU RESORT TO DEALING WITH THEM.

AS YOU LEARN ABOUT THEM, IT'S CHALLENGED TO ADDRESS ALL THE AREAS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED EVERY SINGLE YEAR OR TO LOOK AT THEM REALLY, REALLY, REALLY DEEPLY, UNLESS SOMETIMES THEY'RE BROUGHT TO YOU AS ISSUES.

BUT NOT EVERYBODY IS GOING TO COME TO YOU ABOUT PAY.

THAT'S EXACTLY. AND THAT IS THE THAT'S A VERY YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T WANT TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.

THEY'RE IN FEAR OF THEIR JOBS IF THEY HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, WHATEVER.

BUT AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO WHAT I HEARD LAST AT THE LAST MEETING, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT.

SO I DO THINK THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BRING TO US A PROBLEM WITH THEIR PAY.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE PROACTIVELY LOOKING AT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THAT BASIC WHAT THAT CONSISTENCY LOOKS LIKE.

ABSOLUTELY. NO, ABSOLUTELY TRUSTEE RUNKLE.

AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE SO AGGRESSIVELY PUTTING SO MUCH ON THE TABLE THIS YEAR, IS BECAUSE WE'RE ADDRESSING JUST ABOUT EVERY SINGLE RECOMMENDATION THAT HAS BEEN IS BRINGING TO US.

OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

ALL RIGHT. AWESOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. SEVERANCE? IT'LL BE QUICK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST NEED HELP WITH A COUPLE WORDING.

SO A NUMBER OF BENCHMARKS AS IT RELATES LIKE EXEMPT MARKET SALARIES THAT SAYS ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL NUMBER OF BENCHMARKS, 38 VERSUS TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS AND NURSES

[02:15:08]

WHAT TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE IN THOSE NUMBERS.

I'M JUST ASKING BECAUSE I'M NEW LIKE WHY THERE WOULD BE ONLY SIX BENCHMARKS FOR TLN AND 38 FOR AN ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL.

SO ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL, WE ARE LOOKING AT THOSE JOBS IN THAT GROUP THAT ARE LIKE PRINCIPALS, APS, ANYBODY THAT WOULD BE ON THE ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL SIDE AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES.

SO HOW MANY JOBS WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT WE COMPARE IN THE MARKET OR THE REASON THERE ARE ONLY SIX FOR THE TEACHERS, LEADERS, LIBRARIANS AND NURSES IS BECAUSE IN THAT MARKET THERE ARE ONLY SIX JOBS THAT ARE COMPARED TO THE TEACHER STRUCTURE.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS WITHIN ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL OR BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL FOR YOUR EXEMPT POSITION.

THANK YOU. IS THAT HOW MUCH? YES, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT HERE IN HAYS.

SO, YES, THAT'S I APPRECIATE IT.

THANKS. SURE. ALL RIGHT.

IS THAT THE ONLY QUESTION, MR. SEVERANCE? OKAY. AWESOME. ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE TEAM? THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. BARTON.

I APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION.

VERY INFORMATIVE.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE SOME THINGS AROUND.

WE HAVE SOME FOLKS HERE ON N 13.

[N.13. Consideration and possible approval of the schematic design for the 2022 Bond Project: Elementary School 16 (Negley Relief School), designed by Huckabee Architects, as presented]

THIS IS A 2022 BOND PROJECT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 16.

THIS IS OUR NEGLEY RELIEF SCHOOL.

FOLKS, YOU HAVE SOME GIANT PAPERS IN YOUR PACKET.

MR. CLEAVER, IS THIS IS IT JUST THIS ONE, GIANT ONE? OR IS THERE A IS THERE ARE THERE TO WATCH OR JUST THIS ONE? GREAT. ALL RIGHT.

SO THIS IS OUR NEGLEY RELIEF SCHOOL AND TEAM.

THIS IS ON PAGE 114 OF YOUR PACKET.

AND AH JASON, ARE YOU PASSING OUT THE THE NEWEST VERSION? THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE A NEW VERSION.

YES. OKAY, FANTASTIC.

SO THIS IS A PRETTY DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT WE'RE IN.

SO THINGS LITERALLY CHANGE WEEKLY, DAILY, HOURLY.

AND SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT INFORMATION.

EVERYTHING IS THE SAME ON THERE EXCEPT FOR SOME SCHEDULE INFORMATION.

SO ALL THE BUDGET'S GOING TO STAY THE SAME, ALL THE INFORMATION IS GOING TO STAY THE SAME, BUT JUST A FEW LITTLE ITEMS CHANGE.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US.

WE HAVE THE WHOLE TEAM HERE TONIGHT.

AND TELL US WHO YOU HAVE HERE WITH YOU.

YEAH, WE HAVE LASCHAY AND WE HAVE MIKE AND WE HAVE JORDAN AND JASON.

ALL FROM HUCKABEE? ALL FROM HUCKABEE.

WELL, AND SO WHAT I CAN'T ANSWER.

THEY CAN, THEY CAN PROBABLY ANSWER IT BETTER ANYWAY.

BUT I'M GOING TO START AND TELL YOU JUST WANT WHAT I WANT YOU ALL TO HEAR.

WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING FROM PAGES 114 AND 115 IN THE BOARD AGENDA ITEM AND THEN THE DOCUMENT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.

SO THIS SCHOOL, THE ELEMENTARY 16, ALSO KNOWN AS THE NEGLEY RELIEF SCHOOL, IS SET TO OPEN IN FALL OF 2024.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.

IT'S NOT FALL OF 2023.

WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE LEEWAY ON THIS ONE THAN WE HAD ON SUN FIELD.

SUN FIELD, WE HAD ABOUT 15 MONTHS AND THIS ONE WE HAVE OVER, OVER TWO YEARS.

SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A TIME.

IF YOU ALL REMEMBER, THE ADDITIONS AT NEGLEY ARE GOING TO BRIDGE THAT CAPACITY GAP UNTIL THAT 2024.

SO I ALSO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 2.7% OVER BUDGET.

WE HAVE WE BELIEVE WE HAVE A WAY TO GET IT WITHIN BUDGET.

THE NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE ON PAGE 115 THAT SD OF 44 759 440 THAT DOES INCLUDE THIS THE SCHOOL AS DRAWN WITH ALL 47 CLASSROOMS. WHEN WE BID IT HOWEVER, WE'RE GOING TO BID IT WITH 41 CLASSROOMS WITH ALTERNATE BIDS ALL THE WAY.

EXCUSE ME, MS. PETREA, WHAT IS HE REFERRING TO? WHAT? ON PAGE 115.

NO, NO. IN THE KNOW THOSE ARE THE SCHEMATIC DESIGNS IN THE BOARD BOOK ON PAGE 114 AND ONE 114 AND 115.

THERE ARE NO DRAWINGS AT ALL IN THE BOARD BOOKS.

SO 114 AND 15, THAT'S JUST A NUMERICAL AND WRITTEN INFORMATION.

WHAT I WAS SIMPLY SAYING IS THAT ON PAGES 12, 13 AND 18, OF THE DRAWING OF THE HUCKABEE DRAWING ARE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT THE ALTERNATIVE BIDS ON PAGES 12, 13 AND 18 OF THAT DRAWING.

OKAY. THEIR NUMBERING IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

SO IT THE NUMBER MIGHT SAY PAGE SIX, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY PAGE LIKE 12.

[02:20:05]

I'M JUST GIVING YOU A HIGH OVERVIEW.

WE'RE OVER BUDGET.

THE PAGE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, WE'RE GOING TO WAIT ON THAT.

LET'S SPEAK TO THE TRANSMITTAL ITEM.

RIGHT NOW. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CONSTRUCTION LINE ITEM SD 44759 4400 WE'RE 2% OVERBUDGET, BUT WE'RE GOING TO WE HAVE SOME PLANS TO HOPEFULLY MITIGATE THAT.

THE BIGGEST ONE IS TO DO AD ALTERNATIVES.

WE'RE GOING TO BID THIS THING WITH WHERE WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO BID IT WITH 41 CLASSROOMS AND THEN ALTERNATES FOR 43 TOTAL, 45 TOTAL AND 47 TOTAL CLASSROOMS. AND THOSE ARE ON PAGES 12, 13 AND 18.

AND WE'LL GET TO THAT.

WE'VE DONE MULTIPLE WAVES OF VALUE ENGINEERING.

SOME OF THE TANGIBLE EXAMPLES MIGHT BE LIKE THE REDUCTION OF THE VOLUME AND THE LIBRARY AND THE CAFETERIA WHERE WE'RE REDUCING THOSE CLAIRE STORY WINDOWS AND DROPPING THE ROOF A LITTLE LOWER. WE'VE USED THAT STRATEGY BEFORE.

SOME OTHER TANGIBLE EXAMPLES MIGHT BE THE USE OF PAINTED DRYWALL IN LIEU OF LIKE PLASTIC LAMINATE OR TILE ON A WALL.

LESS TANGIBLE EXAMPLES WOULD BE SQUARE.

WE SQUARED OFF THE BUILDING AND AGAIN YOU'LL SEE THAT ON PAGES 12, 13 AND 18 WHERE IT USED TO BE SOME ANGLES WE'RE NOW SQUARED OFF, WE'RE USING INTEGRATED CONCRETE FORMS IN LIEU OF METAL FRAME.

IT SAVES ON A LOT OF CROSS BRACING AND AREAS, CHASE AREAS AND THINGS LIKE USING SANDY LOAM INSTEAD OF SOIL BLEND TO ESTABLISH TURF. SO THINGS YOU DON'T NECESSARILY SEE BUT THEY SAVE MONEY.

SO THE OTHER THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO GO OUT FOR BID.

INSTEAD OF GOING OUT FOR BID WHEN WE'RE AT 100% CD, WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO GO OUT TO BID AT 50% CD TO SAVE SOME TIME.

AND AGAIN, WE'LL GO OVER THAT SPECIFICALLY THAT THOSE ITEMS ARE ON PAGES, THE SCHEDULES ON PAGE SEVEN, AND WE'LL GO OVER THAT SPECIFICALLY.

AGAIN, WE'RE OVERBUDGET, BUT I THINK WE'RE IN STRIKING DISTANCE.

AND HERE'S THE MAIN THING I WANT YOU TO HEAR IS ON PAGE 115 ON THE TRANSMITTAL, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE APPROXIMATELY 1.39 MILLION OVER BUDGET. BUT IN THAT NUMBER, IN THAT CONSTRUCTION NUMBER, ON PAGE 115 OF THE BOARD BOOK, THERE IS $3.5 MILLION OF DESIGN, CONTINGENCY AND ESCALATION THAT WE BELIEVE WILL LET US BE BE ABLE TO RIGHT THIS SHIP.

IN OTHER WORDS, WE THINK WE'RE IN STRIKING DISTANCE AND WE CAN MAKE THIS THING COME IN TO BUDGET WITH THE ENTIRE PACKAGE.

SO WITH THAT SAID, I WANT TO JUST COUCH THAT TO SAY WE ARE OVER BUDGET, BUT WE THINK WE CAN GET THERE.

BUT WE DO HAVE A WAY THAT IF WE CAN'T GET THERE WITH THE ENTIRE SCHOOL, WE CAN GET THERE WITH LESS CLASSROOMS. AND SO WITH THAT.

DO WE HAVE THAT CUED UP? THAT PRESENTATION CUED UP, BARBARA? YEAH. SO WE NEED A PRIMER, A LEGEND OR A KEY OF SOME SORT.

BECAUSE THE PAGE NUMBERS FOR THIS ARE NOT INTUITIVE.

THEY CAN EXPLAIN THE PAGE NUMBERING. OKAY.

WELL, Y'ALL CAN GO THROUGH JUST THE HARD COPIES, RIGHT? YEAH. IF YOU WANT TO HOLD IT UP AND SHOW US WHERE TO START.

I'M ON THE FLOOR PLAN ONE, SOMETHING SIX.

WE'RE GOING TO BACK UP JUST ONE MINUTE.

PERFECT. AND WE'RE GOING TO DIVE IN BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS TURNED OUT THERE.

SO, FIRST OF ALL, IT IS GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.

IT HAS BEEN A FEW MONTHS BEFORE I GOT TO COME OUT HERE AND EXCITED THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON THE DOCKET, EXCITED FOR THE GROWTH YOU HAVE IN YOUR DISTRICT. AND WE'RE EXCITED TO WRANGLE THE VERY DIFFICULT MARKET THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW.

AND AS YOU COULD SEE WITH YOUR PRINTED BOOKS, THAT CHANGES NOT ONLY BY THE DAY, BUT IT CHANGES BY THE HOUR.

BUT WE ARE ON TOP OF THAT.

AND YOU HEARD FROM TEAM EFFORT VERY FIRST THE NIGHT FROM JERI SKROCKI HERSELF.

IT IS A TEAM EFFORT, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS WE BROUGHT THE WHOLE TEAM HERE TONIGHT OR A MAJORITY OF THEM.

ALSO WITH US IS OUR CIVIL ENGINEER, KIMLEY-HORN, WHO'S A WONDERFUL PARTNER.

SO MY NAME IS LASHAE BASKIN, I HAVE BEEN THE PRINCIPAL IN HAYS FOR THE LAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE CURRENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

WE DO BELIEVE IN PROMOTING OUR NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERSHIPS.

SO I DO ALSO WANT TO INTRODUCE TO YOU TONIGHT A NEW FACE, JASON [INAUDIBLE], WHO WILL BE YOUR PRINCIPAL IN HAYS MOVING FORWARD AS WELL.

I AM GOING NOWHERE, BUT WE ARE ADDING TO YOUR TEAM AND ALSO A VERY TALENTED PROJECT ARCHITECT JORDAN, WHO'S ALSO WITH US TONIGHT.

MIKE HALL AND I ARE STILL HERE, PART OF IT, BUT WE WANT TO BE SURE WE'RE CONSTANTLY GIVING YOU THE BEST.

SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES TONIGHT.

IT IS NOT ON SCREEN AND WE HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION TO COVER.

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I'M GOING TO PLAY VANNA WHITE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES AND I'M GOING TO HAND THIS OVER TO JASON AND LET HIM WALK YOU THROUGH.

WE HAVE A PROTOTYPE WHICH YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH, AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK THROUGH SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE HAVE CONTINUED TO COLLABORATE WITH THE DISTRICT THROUGH THIS PROTOTYPE.

IT WILL BE THE SECOND TIME IT HAS BEEN BUILT, SUNFIELD BEING THE FIRST.

NOW, ONE THING THAT WE ALL KNOW FROM PROTOTYPES IS THEY YOU MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT NEED FIVE YEARS FROM NOW.

RIGHT. AND NOBODY HAS ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY LIVED IN SUNFIELD YET.

SO ONE THING I DO WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE SAY IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO MANY WALKS OF SUNFIELD, THE FIRST BEING IN OCTOBER AND DO A LESSONS LEARNED AND HEAR FROM THE TEACHERS, THE PRINCIPALS.

HOW IS THE SPACE WORKING FOR YOU? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MATTERS AT THE END OF THE DAY, THOSE LESSONS LEARNED WILL BE CONTINUED TO APPLY TO EVERY PROTOTYPE FROM CURRENT MOVING FORWARD AND WE WILL GIVE YOU UPDATES AND REPORT OUTS ON HOW THAT'S GOING.

SO WITH THAT, THE MARKET RIGHT NOW IS VERY AGGRESSIVE AND THE BOTTOM LINE SUBS ARE JUST NOT HUNGRY BECAUSE THEY ARE FULLY SATURATED.

SO WHEN THEY GO OUT FOR NUMBERS OR CONTRACTOR GOES OUT FOR NUMBERS, THEY WILL GET NUMBERS.

BUT THEY HAVE SO MUCH WORK.

IT IS VERY MUCH A WELL, IF I'M GOING TO DO IT, THIS IS WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IT FOR.

SO WE ARE PUSHING THEM, WE ARE SHARPENING PENCILS AND WE ARE GETTING NUMBERS VERY AGGRESSIVELY.

WE'RE EVEN LOOKING AT THE TIME THAT THEY'RE PUTTING, THE SUBS ARE PUTTING TO COMPLETE THE WORK.

WE'RE ASKING FOR ITEMIZED LINE BY LINE ITEMS. WE ARE CURRENTLY OVER BUDGET.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK THROUGH SOME OPTIONS.

NOW, WHEN WE CAME TO YOU WITH THE ORIGINAL PROTOTYPE, WE REDUCED A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS TO GET WITHIN A BUDGET AT THAT TIME.

WE TOOK THAT SAME LENS AND APPLIED IT TO THE PROTOTYPE FOR NEGLEY RELIEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 16.

SO WE LOOKED AT REDUCING SOME OF THE STEEL, WE LOOKED AT REDUCING SOME OF THE VOLUMES.

WE LOOKED AT ALL THE FINISHES.

NO FINISH WAS SPARED.

SO DO WE HAVE ANY FULL TILE WALLS? I SURE HOPE NOT. AND IF WE DO, ARE WE CUTTING THOSE? WHAT TILE ARE WE USING? IS IT STOCK READY? MEANING WE CAN GO GET IT OFF THE SHELF IF WE NEED IT.

WHAT KIND OF DELAYS ARE WE GOING TO HAVE? NO SEAT.

AND WHEN I SAY SEAT, I MEAN STRUCTURE MEP, CONTRACTOR, DESIGNER, ARCHITECT.

NO ONE WAS SAFE FROM LOOKING AT WHERE WE CAN BE MORE EFFICIENT.

AND SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO TALK THROUGH SOME ALTERNATES.

I KNOW SOME OF THE ALTERNATES THAT WE ARE TALKING THROUGH OUR CLASSROOM ADJUSTMENTS.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK THROUGH FLEX ROOMS AND FLEX SPACES IN YOUR PLAN TO COMPENSATE SHOULD THAT HAPPEN? THE GOAL IS THAT IT DOESN'T, BUT SHOULD IT, HOW DO WE ADJUST FOR YOUR GROWING DISTRICT? ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO THINK IS A VERY COST SAVING, EFFICIENT MEASURE IS THAT DOUBLE VOLUME SPACE IN THE LIBRARY, WHICH HAS GREAT NATURAL LIGHT, HAS SOME GLAZING AT THE TOP TO BRING THAT IN.

WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE REDUCE THAT SOME, BUT WE'RE IN FOR THE LIGHT, BRINGING IN SOLAR TUBES, WHICH ARE VERY COST EFFICIENT, SO WE CAN THROW THE LIGHT IN THE SPACE AND YOU GET A SIMILAR EFFECT.

SO WE'LL TALK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE THINGS.

FIRST THING WAS JUST KIND OF GET OUR ARMS AROUND THIS AND LET'S DIVE IN.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAND THIS OVER TO JASON.

NOW, THE BOOK THAT YOU HAVE IS OUR STANDARD BOOKLET WE SAW WITH SUNFIELD.

THE BEGINNING PAGE IS REAL PRETTY AND FORMATTED.

SECOND PAGE IS GOING TO SHOW YOU AN INDEX.

SO WHEN I'M NOT HERE PLAYING VANNA WHITE, YOU CAN GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT THE SITE PLAN.

WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED THE NARRATIVE.

THE NARRATIVE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE SYSTEMS IN THE BUILDING.

IT'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE COMPONENTS OF THE BUILDING.

RIGHT. SO KIND OF THE TECHNICAL THINGS.

WE ARE HERE. I AM HERE 24 SEVEN.

SHOULD YOU THINK OF QUESTIONS OUTSIDE OF TONIGHT BECAUSE IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME AND THERE'S LOTS OF QUESTIONS COMING FROM YOUR COMMUNITY ALL AROUND PLEASE SEND IN THOSE QUESTIONS TO MAX AND WE ARE ALL YOUR TEAM.

WE WILL GET THEM ANSWERED FOR YOU.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO JASON AND I'LL BE STANDING BY.

THANK YOU, LASHAE. FIRST OF ALL, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THE HAYS TEAM.

I RECENTLY MOVED OUR FAMILY INTO BUDA.

WE MOVED IN, IN NOVEMBER.

WE RECENTLY MOVED MY IN-LAWS INTO KYLE.

OUR BEST FRIENDS JUST MOVED INTO KYLE, ACTUALLY, ONE APARTMENT COMPLEX OVER FROM THE IN-LAWS.

AND I'M WORKING REALLY HARD ON MY PARENTS TO TRY TO GET THEM TO COME DOWN HERE AS WELL.

SO MY CLAN IS ALL IN IN BUDA AND KYLE RIGHT NOW.

SO I WANT TO WALK Y'ALL THROUGH THE PAGES JUST SO IT'S REALLY EASY TO KEEP TABS ON WHEN EVERYTHING IS.

SO YOU ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IN THE BOOKLET.

SO I'M GOING TO START ON THE BASICALLY THE SECOND PAGE, WHICH IS THE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, WHICH IS A LIST OF EVERYBODY THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED AN IT LOOKS LIKE THIS.

SO EVERYBODY THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN HYPER COLLABORATIVE.

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IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO BUILD A SCHOOL, ESSENTIALLY, IS WHAT THAT'S TELLING US.

WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE EVERYBODY THAT'S BEEN A PART OF IT.

THE NEXT PAGE YOU'LL SEE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM IT [INAUDIBLE] NARRATIVES PAGES 2.1, 2.2, 2.3.

I WILL SPARE Y'ALL READING THROUGH THAT BECAUSE THAT IS JUST A BASICALLY LIKE A LITTLE NOVELLA ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT.

IF YOU WANT TO DIVE INTO SOME OF THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE GOING INTO THE BUILDING THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE IN THE PRETTY PICTURES THAT WE'RE GOING TO SHOW TONIGHT THAT WILL GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE GUTS THAT ARE GOING INSIDE OF THE BUILDING.

SO IN FOLLOWING THAT FIRST PAGE, MILESTONES 03, THAT IS YOUR SCHEDULE.

AND SO THIS IS SHOWING A STEP BY STEP GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO DECEMBER WHEN THE PROJECT WAS STARTED.

THE STEPS THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH IN ORDER TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND IF YOU LOOK DOWN AT JUNE, WE'RE HERE ON THE 20TH DOING OUR SDD PRESENTATION.

SO TECHNICALLY WE'RE ACTUALLY ABOUT A WEEK AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

AND SO THINGS ARE MOVING ALONG REALLY WELL.

AND WHAT YOU'LL NOTICE IS THERE'S A LOT OF STEPS IN HERE THAT HAVE EVOLVED.

THE VARIETY OF PEOPLE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, MEETINGS WITH THE CONTRACTOR, MEETING WITH THE COMMITTEE, MEETING WITH LEADERSHIP EVERY STEP OF THE WAY WE INVOLVE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING INPUT AN THE FEEDBACK THAT WE NEED TO DESIGN THE BUILDING.

THE OTHER THING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN BROUGHT UP THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THAT THE STRATEGY OF BIDDING THIS PROJECT AT 50%, CDS AND EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW, THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM RIGHT NOW IS INFLATION, RIGHT? WE'RE ALL FEELING IT. I PAID 5.30 A GALLON FOR GAS TODAY.

THAT TOTALLY BLEW MY MIND.

WE'RE FEELING IT AT THE GROCERY STORE, WE'RE FEELING AT THE LUMBER YARD.

EVERYBODY'S FEELING IT AND CONSTRUCTION IS NO DIFFERENT.

AND SO RIGHT NOW, THE CONTRACTORS ARE TELLING US ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1% AND 2% ESCALATION PER MONTH.

ON A $40 MILLION PROJECT YOU CAN DO THE MATH THAT ADDS UP REALLY FAST.

SO BY SPEEDING UP THE BIDDING FROM WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN OUR 100% CDS TO 50% CDS, WE'RE ACTUALLY SAVING ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF, WHICH IS GOING TO BE SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF POTENTIAL SAVINGS TO THE PROJECT SIMPLY BY DOING IT FASTER.

AND SO THAT ALSO IS GOING TO TRANSLATE TO US POTENTIALLY STARTING CONSTRUCTION A MONTH OR TWO EARLIER.

THE OTHER PROBLEM THAT WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW WITH CONSTRUCTION IS SUPPLY CHAIN PROBLEMS. RIGHT. THINGS ARE TAKING LONGER TO GET AND IT'S REALLY UNPREDICTABLE.

I HEARD A STORY THIS MORNING FROM ONE OF THE FOLKS IN OUR OFFICE THAT THERE WAS AN ITEM THAT WAS SAYING THAT THEY COULD DELIVER IT WITHIN TWO WEEKS, LAST MONDAY. AND ON WEDNESDAY, THEY WERE TOLD IT WAS GOING TO BE 14 WEEKS.

AND SO AND WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS ARE NOW 24 MONTHS TO GET A TRANSFORMER IN SOME CASES, WHICH IS LONGER THAN THE DURATION OF THE WHOLE PROJECT.

AND SO OBVIOUSLY WE'VE GOT SOME CHALLENGES TO MAKING SURE THAT THEY CAN SIMPLY ORDER THE MATERIALS AND GET THEM ON THE SITE IN A TIMELY SO HAVING A COUPLE EXTRA MONTHS TO HELP ABSORB SOME POTENTIAL CHALLENGES WITH THAT, IT'S GOING TO BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL.

WORST CASE SCENARIO IS THAT THE BUILDING GETS DONE A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, AND SO THAT GIVES Y'ALL MORE TIME TO MOVE IN, MORE TIME TO SET UP, MORE TIME TO TRAIN.

SO I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL ALL THE WAY AROUND.

SO THEN SKIPPING TO THE NEXT PAGE, YOU'LL SEE A SPREADSHEET SET OF SPREADSHEETS.

THIS IS YOUR PROGRAM, WHICH IS NOTHING MORE THAN A SPREADSHEET THAT LISTS OUT ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL SPACES, HOW MANY OF THEM, WHAT THEY ARE, HOW MANY OF THEM AND HOW BIG THEY ARE.

AND THIS IS OUR WE CALL THIS OUR BIBLE, RIGHT.

THIS IS HOW BIG YOUR BUILDING NEEDS AND WHAT EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO GO IN IT FOR IT TO FUNCTION FOR YOU GUYS TO BE ABLE TO TEACH AND FOR KIDS TO LEARN.

SO, AGAIN, NOT GOING THROUGH THIS LINE BY LINE WITH YOU ALL, BUT THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME PROGRAM AS SUNFIELD.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BEING THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE ULTIMATE STRATEGY FOR A HANDFUL OF CLASSROOMS WITH SOME STRATEGIES TO HELP OFFSET THAT THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED.

BUT EVERYTHING ELSE RIGHT NOW, THE SIZES OF THE SPACES, THE TYPES OF SPACES ARE ALL ESSENTIALLY EXACTLY THE SAME AS SUNFIELD.

AND WITH THAT, IF YOU SKIP A COUPLE MORE PAGES, YOU'LL START OUT TO THE SITE PLAN, WHICH IS THIS GUY RIGHT HERE.

AND I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO MIKE HALL, WHO IS YOUR DESIGNER, AND LET HIM EXPLAIN THIS PART OF IT.

GOOD EVENING. SO ON THE SITE PLAN, BASICALLY THERE WERE SEVERAL THINGS ON THIS WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ADDRESSED FROM WHEN WE WORKED ON SUNFIELD ONE WAS THE STACKING FOR THE PARENT DRIVE.

THAT WAS SOMETHING WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON AT SUNFIELD.

WITH THIS DESIGN SOLUTION HERE WE BASICALLY HAVE ADDED 40 ADDITIONAL CARS THAT CAN STACK ON THE SITE.

AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SITE PLAN, YOU ACTUALLY COME OFF OF ANTHEM PARKWAY ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER.

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WE WORKED WITH OUR CIVIL ENGINEER ON THAT.

THEY WERE REALLY ABLE TO DO A GREAT JOB WITH THE AMOUNT OF STACKING.

THE OTHER THING WE ALSO LOOKED AT WAS PLACEMENT OF THE FIELDS, SO WE MADE SURE THOSE WERE IN THE SAME LOCATION AS WHAT WE HAD WITH SUNFIELD.

WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES THAT WE HAD AT THE FRONT OF THE MAIN ENTRY AND ALSO AT THE BACK BY THE GYM.

SO AT THE FRONT HERE WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 89 PARKING SPACES.

AND THEN IN THE IN THE BACK, WHICH IS ACTUALLY BY THE GYM, YOU HAVE ABOUT 66.

SO IN TOTAL WE HAVE OVER 160 PARKING SPACES.

SO THAT WAS SOMETHING WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT.

AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS JUST HOW ALL THE ROADS ALIGN.

SO YOU'LL SEE WHERE THAT PARENT DRIVE ALIGNS.

WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT ALIGNS WITH THE DRIVE THAT GOES INTO THE FUTURE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS LIKE THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MINDFUL OF TO MAKE ALL OF THAT REALLY FLOW TOGETHER.

ON THE NEXT PAGE IS THE FIRST FLOOR.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'LL NOTICE RIGHT AWAY IS THE SHAPE OF THE ACADEMIC SPACES.

ON SUNFIELD, WE HAD MORE OF AN ANGLED AREA IN THE MIDDLE.

WHAT WE DID IS WE STRAIGHTENED ALL OF IT UP AND LIKE IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT ALLOWED US TO SAVE SOME MONEY.

IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE THE JOISTS AND BEAMS BE EXACTLY THE SAME SIZE ALL THE WAY UP THE CORRIDOR INSTEAD OF HAVING TO CHANGE BECAUSE OF THE LENGTH OF THAT ANGLE.

THE OTHER THING WE ALSO LOOKED AT WAS SOME OF THE VOLUMES THAT WERE IN THESE AREAS.

SO THE DINING AND THE LIBRARY WOULD REDUCE THOSE VOLUMES.

WE ALSO LOOKED AT SOME OF THE OTHER ADJACENCIES WITHIN THE SPACE, BUT THE MAIN THING WAS THE ALTERNATES AND YOU'LL SEE IN RED WHERE WE HAVE DASHED AT THE END OF THREE OF THE WINGS, YOU HAVE ACTUALLY TWO CLASSROOMS BECAUSE IT'S TWO STORIES.

SO THERE'S SIX CLASSROOMS THAT CAN BE AN ALTERNATE WITH THE DESIGN.

THE REST OF THE LAYOUT IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS SUNFIELD.

WE HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH AND MADE THAT MANY ADJUSTMENTS.

THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT IN THE ADMIN AREA BECAUSE THAT SHAPE CHANGED.

THERE'S SOME SPACES THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT, LIKE THE BREAK ROOM TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A GOOD SIZED BREAK ROOM FOR THE STAFF.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THE REST OF THE LAYOUTS ARE PRETTY MUCH SPOT ON FROM WHAT WE HAD WITH SUNFIELD AND EVEN WITH FEEDBACK, WE'LL LOOK AT MAKING ANY MORE ADJUSTMENTS.

FOR THE SECOND FLOOR.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE FIRST WITH ALL CLASSROOMS ON THAT UPPER AREA, WITH THE ALTERNATES ON THREE OF THE CORNERS AND HAVING A NICE, CLEAN, STRAIGHT CORRIDORS.

YOU'LL NOTICE THERE'S NO COLLABORATION SPACES.

SO WE HAVE THE STRAIGHT [INAUDIBLE] CORRIDORS FOR EFFICIENCY, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS ALL INTACT.

IN THE SAME, ALL THE EXTRA SUPPORT SPACES AROUND THE LIBRARY ARE STILL THERE FROM SUNFIELD.

AND THEN THE NEXT PAGE WE HAVE THE FIRST RENDERING, WHICH IS THE LIBRARY SPACE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, IT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO SUNFIELD.

BUT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS IF YOU LOOK AT THE CEILING IN THE LIBRARY, WE DON'T HAVE THAT CLEAR STORY THAT WOULD BE OVER HERE TO THE RIGHT.

BUT WHAT WE DO HAVE AND YOU'LL SEE SOME CIRCLES THAT ARE IN THE METAL DECK THERE, THOSE ARE CALLED SOLAR TUBES.

AND THEY BRING THAT NATURAL LIGHT INTO THE SPACE.

AND WE ALSO HAVE THE DIRECT, INDIRECT LIGHTING.

SO IT'S STILL GOING TO HAVE A NICE OPEN FEEL.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO REDUCE THAT VOLUME AND SAVE SOME MONEY WITH THE STRUCTURE AND WITH THE ROOFING THERE.

AND THEN GOING TO THE DINING.

HERE WE DID REDUCE THE VOLUME A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT STILL HAS A VERY SIMILAR FEEL.

THE MATERIALS ARE VERY MUCH THE SAME FROM SUNFIELD, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID DO IS THE TILE THAT'S AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE OF THE CAFETERIA.

IT WAS MUCH TALLER ON SUNFIELD.

WE BROUGHT THAT DOWN.

SO YOU'RE PAYING FOR A LOT LESS TILE.

WE STILL HAVE AN ACCENT MATERIAL AROUND THE STAGE AND WE STILL HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF ACCENT COLOR ON THE FLOOR TO IDENTIFY THAT CENTRAL AREA FOR THE SEATING, BUT REALLY TRY TO LOOK AT ALL THESE THINGS THAT WE CAN SAVE MONEY ON BUT STILL GIVE THAT SAME FEEL FOR THE OTHER CAMPUS.

IN REGARDS TO THE PALETTE.

THIS IS OUR INTERIOR'S PALETTE FOR THE PROJECT REALLY WERE THE FOUR ACCENT COLORS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE DEFINE EACH

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SO WHEN YOU GO DOWN THE CORRIDOR, THERE'S KIND OF A GATEWAY THAT HAS AN ACCENT COLOR AND IT'S FOR WAYFINDING FOR THE STUDENTS.

THAT INITIALLY WAS A PELHAM MATERIAL.

WE'RE LOOKING AT JUST PAINTING THAT.

SO THAT WAY YOU STILL HAVE THAT COLOR, BUT THE REST OF THE PALETTE IS VERY NEUTRAL.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT SOMETHING WHERE, LET'S SAY THE TILE THAT WE HAVE ON THE WALL IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT IN STOCK.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN SELECT SOMETHING ELSE REALLY QUICKLY THAT CAN EASILY FIT IN.

SO GOING WITH NEUTRAL MATERIALS IS A MUCH EASIER WAY TO WORK THOSE FINISHES IN.

AND IT DOESN'T AGE THE BUILDING OVER TIME AS WELL.

AND THEN WE'VE ALSO INCORPORATED SOME OF THE WOOD ELEMENTS.

WE DO HAVE A PAINT COLOR HERE THAT ACTUALLY GIVES YOU THAT WOOD LOOK ON THE EXPOSED METAL DECK FOR BOTH THE DINING AND THE GYM.

AND THEN GOING TO THE EXTERIOR.

WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON THE FINISHES ON THE EXTERIOR.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ACTUALLY FOUND OUT FROM BARTLETT COCKE IS THAT THE STONE ON THE PROJECT IS ACTUALLY CHEAPER THAN BRICK.

EVEN WITH US SELECTING, WE STILL HAVE AN ACCENT BRICK BY THE WINDOWS AND THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE LOOKED AT FROM THE ELEGANT PLANT.

SO IT'S STILL REALLY LOCAL, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE MATERIALS WERE VERY PURPOSEFUL, VERY COST EFFECTIVE, BUT DURABLE.

SO THAT WAY IT STILL GIVES A VERY NICE LOOK TO THE CAMPUS.

BUT JUST BEING STRATEGIC ABOUT HOW WE PLACE THAT MATERIAL THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.

AND THEN ON THE NEXT IMAGE.

YOU SEE THIS IS A VIEW FROM THE PARKING LOT FOR THE STAFF LOOKING BACK AT THE GYM AND THEN THE ACADEMIC AREAS.

AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THOSE RED DASHED AREAS ARE, HOW WE HIGHLIGHT THOSE ALTERNATES.

SO IT MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT IF WE DON'T PUT THOSE CLASSROOMS THERE, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IT STILL HAS A VERY SIMILAR FEEL.

OK. AND THAT'S IT.

I USUALLY HAVE A VERY LOUD VOICE IT CARRIES WELL SO.

SO WE DO HAVE THE PHYSICAL SAMPLES BECAUSE IMAGES CAN BE HARD TO GET AN IDEA AND THOSE ARE AT THE ISD.

IF YOU GUYS WANT TO SEE THOSE IN PERSON, WE ARE HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU AND WALK YOU THROUGH WHOEVER HOWEVER WE NEED TO.

SO YOU HAVE A GOOD IDEA WHEN WE SAY WAYFINDING, ESPECIALLY IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AN EACH WING HAS A DIFFERENT COLOR.

KINDERGARTNERS, YOU ARE IN THE BLUE WING LINE UP ON THE BLUE SQUARE FOR ME, THAT KIND OF BECAUSE THEY CAN'T NECESSARILY READ EITHER.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE MEAN BY WAYFINDING.

WITH THAT DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M SURE YOU DO. YES, WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS, MR. VELA. ALL RIGHT.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THAT VANNA WHITE PRESENTATION.

PAGE FIVE. THE SITE PLAN.

AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE ROAD HASN'T BEEN BUILT, SO.

MR. CLEAVER THIS IS PROBABLY MORE FOR YOU, BUT JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE PARENT DRIVE ON BOTH OF THOSE THAT WE HAVE TRAFFIC LIGHTS.

I MEAN, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE AND PUSH FOR ON ANTHEM PARKWAY? I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE THERE YET.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE TRAFFIC COUNTS HAVE LIGHTS THERE OR NOT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S WHAT KIND OF CONTROL DEVICES THERE WILL BE.

HELLO, GUYS. SO WILL YOU ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME? YES. SORRY. MY NAME IS PAUL MOREIRA.

I WORK WITH KIMLEY-HORN I'M PART OF THE CIVIL TEAM.

WE WORK ON THE PROJECT [INAUDIBLE] THE PROJECT.

SO CURRENTLY THE INTERSECTION IS A FOUR WAY STOP.

IT DOES NOT.

THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TRAFFIC COUNTS TO NEED A TRAFFIC SIGNAL.

SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY IS IT IS A FOUR WAY STOP CURRENTLY.

OKAY. AND I'M JUST THINKING, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE NEVER HAVE THE ISSUE, BUT IF WE NEEDED TO EVACUATE THE FACILITY, WHAT'S THE EASIEST WAY TO GET TRAFFIC OUT OF THAT? WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT GETTING TRAFFIC INTO THE SCHOOL.

RIGHT. BUT WHAT ABOUT SO PAGE SIX FLOOR PLANS.

JUST I KNOW THAT THE 41 CLASSROOM CAPACITY, WE'RE SAYING IT'S 866 47 CLASSROOM CAPACITY IS JUST OVER 1000. IS THAT IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHERE WE WANTED TO BE WITH? WE'LL ANSWER THAT IT HAS TO DO WITH THOSE FLEX CLASSROOMS THAT'S A GOOD ANSWER.

GOOD CATCH. THE TARGET IS 900.

OKAY. SO WE'RE HOVERING AROUND THAT.

YEAH. YEAH.

SO THE WAY THAT WE CALCULATE THE CAPACITY AND THIS IS THE SAME WAY THAT WE DID ON SUNFIELD, WAS ONE SMALL ADJUSTMENT THAT WE DID IS THAT WE COUNT UP THE NUMBER OF

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AND IF YOU WERE TO HAVE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF KIDS IN EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM, THEN IT'LL GIVE YOU WHAT WE CALL A MAXIMUM CAPACITY.

THEN FROM THERE, WE DO WHAT WE CALL A UTILIZATION RATE, WHICH MEANS THAT WE KNOW IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR THERE TO BE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF KIDS IN EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM IN THE SCHOOL IT'S JUST NOT THE WAY IT WORKS.

SO FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, IT RANGES ANYWHERE FROM 85 TO 90% IS A UTILIZATION FACTOR.

MIDDLE SCHOOLS IS LIKE 80 TO 85, AND HIGH SCHOOLS CAN GET DOWN TO 75.

AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE DONE TWO THINGS.

ONE IS THE FLEX CLASSROOMS USED TO BE COMPUTER LABS.

AND WE RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM YOUR CURRICULUM FOLKS SAYING THAT COMPUTER LABS ARE KIND OF ON THE WAY OUT, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A TREND THAT WE'RE SEEING UNIVERSALLY.

AND YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH TURN ANY CLASSROOM INTO A COMPUTER LAB NOW WITH COMPUTERS ON WHEELS.

AND SO WE TURN THOSE INTO FULL SIZED CLASSROOM SPACES AND THEN HAD SOME SPACE LEFT OVER, WHICH GIVES YOU A LITTLE 250 SQUARE FOOT RESOURCE ROOM.

WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THOSE IS, IS THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN ACTIVITIES THAT HAPPEN IN THE CLASSROOM WHERE YOU MIGHT ONLY HAVE SIX OR EIGHT KIDS IN A FULL SIZED CLASSROOM WHERE THAT ACTIVITY COULD EASILY HAPPEN IN A SMALLER ROOM.

AND SO THAT FREES UP THAT CLASSROOM SPACE TO BE USED FOR FULL CLASS ACTIVITIES SO THAT, AGAIN, THAT IMPROVES YOUR UTILIZATION RATE.

AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS, IS THAT WE'VE GIVEN YOU A COUNT THAT IF THE ALTERNATE CLASSROOMS ARE NOT ACCEPTED, IF WE'RE UNABLE TO BUILD THOSE, THEN YOUR FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY IS THE 866.

AND THEN IF WE ARE ABLE TO BUILD ALL OF THOSE CLASSROOMS AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, THE REASON IT'S GONE UP ABOVE WHAT IT WAS ON SUNFIELD IS BECAUSE WE'VE TURNED THOSE COMPUTER LABS INTO CLASSROOM SPACES.

NOW WE'RE UP TO ABOUT 1008 STUDENTS.

SO THAT'S A BIG PART OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE.

SO. TWO MORE QUICK QUESTIONS.

SO, ONE, WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT OUR DEMOGRAPHER WE'VE ALREADY LOOKED AT THIS AND WE WILL NOT EXCEED THE CAPACITY, I MEAN, UNLESS IT'S JUST A LARGE NUMBER OF ELEMENTARY FAMILIES MOVE IN.

I MEAN, EVENTUALLY WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY IN THAT 10, 12 YEAR BUILDOUT, BUT WE BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUILD THE WHOLE SCHOOL.

SURE. AND IF NOT, IT'LL BE SOME CLASSROOMS LESS SO.

BUT MATHEMATICALLY, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE SAYING 41 CLASSROOMS WITH THE TWO FLEX SPACES, IT'S REALLY LIKE 43.

SO IT'S YOU'RE ONLY YOU'RE NETTING YOU'RE REALLY LOSING FOUR AND NOT SIX.

AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION JUST I SEE THE ONE ELEVATOR.

WHAT'S THE CAPACITY? I MEAN, WE HAVE TWO STORIES HERE.

WE GOT 41 OR 47 CLASSROOMS, UP TO 1000 STUDENTS.

STAFF. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, DURING A FIRE DRILL OR A FIRE EMERGENCY, WE DON'T USE ELEVATORS.

BUT I MEAN, WHAT IS THE CAPACITY IN THE RATIOS THAT WE USUALLY STRIVE FOR THOSE MEASUREMENTS? SO WE TYPICALLY DO 2,500 POUND ELEVATORS AT 100 FEET PER MINUTE, AND IT'S REALLY PLANNED MORE FOR EVERYDAY USE.

AND EVERYDAY USE IS RELATIVELY RESTRICTED.

SO KIDS DON'T GET TO USE THE ELEVATOR ALL DAY LONG FOR FUN.

BUT, YOU KNOW, FOR HANDICAPPED STUDENTS, FOR MOVING MATERIALS UP AND DOWN, THINGS LIKE THAT.

IN THE CASE OF EMERGENCY, THE ELEVATOR IS SHUT DOWN.

SURE. IT'S NOT A MEANS OF EGRESS PER CODE OR PER THE WAY THAT THE FIRE MARSHAL WANTS YOU TO USE IT.

IT ACTUALLY GETS SHUT DOWN. IT CAN ONLY BE USED BY FIRE PERSONNEL.

SO THE REST OF THE BUILDING IS DESIGNED WITH THE IDEA OF EGRESS, INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT THERE ARE STRATEGIES FOR GETTING HANDICAPPED STUDENTS OUT OF THE BUILDING.

SOMETIMES THEY CAN USE THE ELEVATOR WITH HELP FROM FIRE PERSONNEL.

WE ALSO HAVE AREAS OF REFUGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, OTHER STRATEGIES THAT WE USE TO ALLOW THEM TO BE SAFE UNTIL SOMEBODY CAN ACTUALLY PULL THEM OUT OF THE BUILDING.

SURE. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MRS. OROSCO. I'M SORRY, MS. RUNKLE. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

MR. VELA, THANK YOU FOR ASKING ABOUT CAPACITY, BECAUSE THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION.

WE KNOW WITH EXPERIENCE OF JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL THAT WE WERE OVER CAPACITY AT TWO YEARS.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT ISSUE AT ANY OF OUR CAMPUSES MOVING FORWARD.

ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE, WHO IS THE DEVELOPER OF THIS PROJECT OR WHO'S THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAS THAT DONATED THE LAND FOR THIS.

CLARK FM150 LLP, I BELIEVE LLC I'M SORRY.

FM 150 LLC, I BELIEVE.

WELL, MAYBE THEY'RE INTERESTED IN RAMPING UP OUR TEACHERS WORK ROOM LIKE SUNFIELD ELEMENTARY JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE.

[02:50:01]

JERI SKROKI, SAFETY AND SECURITY.

I KNOW THAT SHE MENTIONED EARLIER THIS EVENING THAT YOU AND HER HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CAMPUSES.

BUT MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR YOU, DR.

WRIGHT, AND MOVING FORWARD ON ALL OF OUR NEW BUILDS, AT WHAT POINT IS SHE BROUGHT IN WHEN WE START HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT BUILDING CAMPUSES AND WHAT IS HER ROLE IN MEETING WITH ARCHITECTS AND THAT NATURE? YEAH. GO AHEAD.

YEAH. SHE'S BROUGHT IN EARLY AT SD EARLY ON AND YOU KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED HAVEN'T CHANGED, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE, THE VESTIBULES OF HAVING THE VANDAL PROOF YOU KNOW VANDAL RESISTANT FILM, THE CAMERAS COVERING THE EXITS, THE GATES, THE FENCING, ALL THAT'S KIND OF UNIVERSAL THINGS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO, YOU KNOW, DON'T PLANT A CRAPE MYRTLE THAT'LL BE TOO BIG IN TWO YEARS FOR A CAMERA EVEN DOWN TO THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL WITH THE LANDSCAPING.

SO SHE'S BROUGHT IN AT SD THOUGH TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION AND WE LOOK AT THOSE SAME THINGS OVER AND OVER.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE LISTENING TONIGHT ALSO HEARD THAT AS WELL.

AND THEN I THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THE NEED TO BID EARLIER.

I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT IT DOES GIVE ME MAJOR ANXIETY ABOUT PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE NEED MORE CAMPUSES, WE KNOW WE NEED A NEW HIGH SCHOOL.

WE KNOW WE NEED A MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THERE'S MORE CAMPUSES THAT ARE ON THE HORIZON THAT ARE GOING TO COME REALLY QUICK AND WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THE SAME ISSUE THAT WE ARE RIGHT NOW.

BUT I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING AND I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO KEEP US UNDER BUDGET OR AT BUDGET.

WELL, THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAD.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I AM GOING TO PUT IN BOARD BLOG BECAUSE IT IS SOME SAFETY AND SECURITY THAT I REALLY DON'T WANT TO ADDRESS ON THE DAIS, BUT I WILL SEND THOSE IN AND ASK YOU AT THAT POINT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT.

AWESOME. ANY QUESTIONS, MRS. OROSCO? YES.

THANK YOU, HUCKABEE, FOR DOING YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SAVE MONEY.

THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I KNOW WE HAVEN'T ALWAYS HAD THAT, SO WE'RE SO GLAD TO HAVE THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU ALL.

I WANT TO BUILD THE WHOLE SCHOOL.

DON'T GIVE ME LESS THAN THE WHOLE SCHOOL BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO GO PUT PORTABLES IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.

I DON'T WANT TO DO IT. THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

IT WAS TERRIBLE THAT WE HAD TO DO WITH JOHNSON OVERCAPACITY.

I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

SO LET'S BUILD IT AND BUILD THE WHOLE THING.

I KNOW YOU CAN FIND A WAY, AND I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE FOUND WAYS TO DO THAT BEFORE.

SO THAT'S THE MAJOR THING I WANT TO SAY.

I DO WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THESE COLORS, BUT WE CAN TALK OFFLINE.

[LAUGHTER] THAT'S YOURS.

ALL RIGHT, MR. SEVERANCE AND THEN MR. MCMANUS. YEAH.

THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

LISTEN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, MY JOB BEFORE THIS JOB, I GUESS, WAS ON THE FBOC.

I'M SURE THE FBOC AND JESSICA BEDWELL'S TEAM IS GOING TO HAVE AN AMPLE CHANCE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THESE DESIGNS.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT VOLUMES, I THINK WALKING THROUGH THE SUNFIELD TOUR, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S ONE THING ON THE COMMITTEE THAT WE REALLY DIDN'T LOOK AT VERY WELL IS LIKE ELEVATIONS OUTSIDE ARCHITECTURE VOLUMES, DETAILS WITH STONE, BRICK CMU TILE, STUCCO.

I DON'T KNOW, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT GROUP HAS THE SAME AFFORDABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION AND WORK THROUGH.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE PROJECT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S A COMMITTEE OF 28 THAT'S REALLY THAT WE'VE CHARGED TO KIND OF MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MANAGING THESE DOLLARS ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

AND I'M NOT SURE I THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER, BUT LIKE, I MEAN, I'M SURE YOU HAVE I KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE PROTOTYPES MIDSTREAM. WE'VE ALREADY BUT I'M SURE THERE'S OTHER FORMATS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BUILT ACROSS.

I'M NOT SURE WHERE ALL OF Y'ALL ARE AT BUT I MEAN, I'M NOT SAYING BUT I'M WITH ESPERANZA.

I WANT THE WHOLE SCHOOL LIKE I WANT EVERY CLASSROOM.

IT'S LIKE WITH AN IPAD, RIGHT? WHEN YOU LOOKING AT IT, YOU WANT TO ZOOM IN.

IT'S LIKE JUST EVERYTHING'S A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.

JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE CAPACITY BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS RUNNING UP AGAINST.

WE'RE ALWAYS BEHIND.

WE'RE ALWAYS I JUST DON'T WANT TO DO THAT ANYMORE.

SO I AGREE WITH JUST I WANT ALL THE CLASSROOMS IF POSSIBLE SO AND I'M JUST SAYING THIS I'M JUST IT'S A REAL QUESTION POLISHED CONCRETE I KNOW THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY THAT'S THE WHOLE SCHOOL FOR POLISHED CONCRETE AND MAJORITY OF IT IS THERE IS ANYTHING GETTING BETTER WITH FLOORING FROM A MAINTENANCE STANDPOINT THAT MIGHT BE CHEAPER LONG TERM TEN YEARS THAN POLISHED CONCRETE? IF THERE IS WE HAVEN'T FOUND IT POLISHED CONCRETE SEEMS TO BE IT.

OKAY.

[02:55:05]

THAT'S WE LIKE IT.

YEP. FAIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S ALL I HAD. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, MR. MCMANUS.

MR. SEVERANCE MENTIONED IT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT BETWEEN THE 23RD AND THE 27TH, WE'RE PROVIDED SOME KIND OF REPORT ON THE FBOC'S CONVERSATION. IT SAYS YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT TO THEM ON JUST SOMETHING IN BOARD BLOG SO THAT.

YES, SIR. THURSDAY NIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT THIS COMING THURSDAY.

RIGHT. IN THIS VERY ROOM.

SO IF YOU COULD PUT SOMETHING TO US JUST HOW THAT WENT OR WHATEVER.

YES SIR. THAT WOULD BE SUPER HELPFUL.

SO I'M SUPER WORRIED ABOUT THIS.

THIS IS WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING, NOT ARCHITECT, BUT BUILD THINGS.

I MEAN, WE'RE NOT HOLDING PRICING FOR ANYBODY FOR ANY REASON.

AND SO MATERIAL ESCALATIONS, MATERIAL GUARANTEES, WE'RE SEEING LIKE I HEARD TWO YEAR LEAD TIMES ON ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS.

THIS IS I APPRECIATE ALL THE ENTHUSIASM.

THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY HARD TO DO.

AND I'M I'LL TAKE LESS OF A SCHOOL TO GET IT BUILT.

I'M GOING TO COME DOWN A LITTLE BIT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THAT.

I'D RATHER HAVE MOST OF IT THAN NONE OF IT.

SO IF WE HOLD OUT FOR EVERY SQUARE INCH OF THIS THING, I'M AFRAID IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO GET DONE.

THAT'S JUST WHERE I'M AT FROM WHAT I'M SEEING OUT IN THE MARKETPLACE.

IT IS THIS IS I'VE NEVER SEEN THE CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT LIKE IT IS RIGHT NOW.

NO, IT'S SUPER AGGRESSIVE.

AND I'M GOING TO ANSWER YOU OR RESPOND THIS WAY.

SO IT'S ABOUT THE TIME, RIGHT? IT'S ABOUT TIME. LIKE YOU JUST SAID, YOU DON'T HOLD A BID VERY LONG AT ALL.

SO SOME OF THE STRATEGY THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE 2021 BOND, YOU KNOW, WE DID MULTIPLE GMPS IN ATTEMPT TO GET THINGS EARLY OR SCHEDULE IT OUT.

WE'RE SUGGESTING THAT WE MOVE THIS WHOLE THING FORWARD.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY, NOT JUST PIECES, BUT THE WHOLE THING.

RIGHT. AND IF YOU LOOK SPECIFICALLY ON MILESTONES THREE MILESTONES 03 AND MILESTONES, IT'S LABELED 03 THAT SCHEDULE, THE SCHEDULE PIECE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SAYING ACTUALLY ISSUE ON AUGUST 10TH, WE WOULD BE ISSUING THAT 50% CD SET TO BID AND THEN WE WOULD BE COMING BACK TO Y'ALL TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION IN SEPTEMBER, THE SEPTEMBER BOARD MEETING NOTICE TO PROCEED THEN RIGHT AFTER THAT IN OCTOBER.

AND THEN BECAUSE OF THIS ALSO THE PERMITTING ENVIRONMENT IN ALL THE AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION ARE SO BACKED UP THAT WOULD ACTUALLY GIVE US FROM OCTOBER TO FEBRUARY TO PERMIT FINALIZE AND THEN NOTICE TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN FEBRUARY.

SO WE WOULD BEGIN CONSTRUCTION EARLY AS WELL THAT MONTH WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WE'D EVERYTHING'S JUST ACCELERATED ABOUT A MONTH.

I MEAN, I'M GOING TO BE OPTIMISTIC.

I'M GOING TO BELIEVE THAT WE'RE ALL WORKING TOWARDS THIS.

I WANT THE WHOLE SCHOOL BUILT.

I GET ALL OF THAT.

WHAT I WOULD ASK IS THAT AS WE GO ALONG, I'D LIKE TO JUST KNOW ABOUT ANY HICCUP, JUST ANYTHING THAT COMES ALONG THAT, HEY, BE AWARE THIS IS GOING TO BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM SO THAT WE CAN GET AHEAD OF THAT.

AND WE'RE NOT REACTING TO THAT AS WHATEVER SUPPORT YOU NEED FROM THIS BOARD.

I MEAN, I'M AFRAID WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH SOME THINGS ALONG THE WAY, WHATEVER THOSE MAY BE.

SO WE, AT LEAST ME PERSONALLY I WANT TO BE A RESOURCE.

I WANT TO BE AS HELPFUL AS I CAN.

SO DON'T WAIT UNTIL WE'RE SCRAMBLING.

LET'S GET THIS IS GOING TO BE IT'S GOING TO BE A CRAZY SHOW TO GET THIS THING DONE.

APPRECIATE THAT. SO. SO THIS IS THE HOT ALMOST THE ONLY TOPIC THAT WE TALK ABOUT AT HUCKABEE RIGHT NOW.

WHEN WE PULL UP, WE HAVE WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH ALL OF OUR OFFICES AND WE ARE POOLING EVERY RESOURCE.

SO ANY STRATEGY THAT ANYBODY'S COMING UP WITH THAT IS SAVING MONEY.

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S IN DFW, HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, IT COULD BE IN COLORADO.

WE DON'T REALLY CARE IF IT'S A STRATEGY THAT CAN SAVE MONEY RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IT AS A POSSIBILITY.

AND SO ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TALKING TO THE CONTRACT ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS ACTUALLY PURCHASING MATERIALS BEFORE WE NEED THEM AND STORING THEM.

RIGHT. WHICH STORING THEM HAS COSTS.

BUT IF WE CAN SAVE 10% ON THE MATERIALS AND WE SPEND 5% OF THAT IN ORDER TO STORE IT, WE JUST STILL SAVE 5% ON THE COST OF THOSE MATERIALS. AND SO WHAT'S GREAT IS THAT YOU GUYS CHOSE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK AND WE HAVE A PARTNER THAT'S WITH US.

AND WE'RE ALREADY HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM RIGHT NOW.

AND THEY ARE ALSO A VOICE IN THIS CONVERSATION VERY MUCH BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO IMPLEMENT WHATEVER THOSE STRATEGIES MIGHT END UP BEING.

AND THEN THE ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER STRATEGY, THE SOLUTION THAT SOMEBODY CAN I DON'T KNOW WHO IT WAS, BUT WHOEVER DID IT WAS A SMART STRATEGY.

THEY SPLIT IT INTO TWO SEPARATE ELECTRICAL SERVICES, GOT TWO SMALLER TRANSFORMERS THAT THEY COULD GET IN HALF THE TIME.

SO WHEN WE DO COME ACROSS THESE STUMBLING BLOCKS, WE CALL IT COLLECTIVE WISDOM.

WE PULL EVERYBODY TOGETHER THAT WE CAN AND SAY, OKAY, WHAT'S A CREATIVE WAY TO GET OUT OF THIS PICKLE?

[03:00:02]

SO.

I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.

I TRULY DO.

AND I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP AGAINST, SO EVER HOW I CAN HELP, JUST PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ANYTHING ELSE? MRS. RUNKLE.

ONE MORE QUESTION. THIS IS PROBABLY FOR MR. CLEAVER.

FBOC. I KNOW THAT WHEN I WAS ON FBOC AND IT WAS DURING COVID, WE WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A LOT OF THE DESIGN MEETINGS.

AND YOU GUYS WERE DOING THAT VIRTUALLY.

ARE YOU GUYS STILL HAVING THOSE MEETINGS VIRTUALLY? ARE THEY IN PERSON NOW? AND HAS THE FBOC MEMBERS BEEN INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE DESIGN MEETINGS? YEAH, WE HAVE GONE BACK TO FULL.

THE FBOC MEETING ITSELF IS ALL 100% IN-PERSON.

BUT YEAH, WE'RE STILL DOING A LOT OF THE DESIGN VIRTUALLY BECAUSE IT JUST, IT LENDS ITSELF TO IT AND THEIR TOOLS ARE GOOD IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND BEING ABLE TO POINT TO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND CHANGE THINGS REAL TIME.

AND SO, YES, WE'RE CONTINUING TO I THINK BYRON CALLED IT KIND OF LOOKING BEHIND THE CURTAIN.

WE'RE CONTINUING THAT NOT JUST WITH CONSTRUCTION BUT WITH SOME OTHER THINGS AS WELL.

IT WAS VERY BENEFICIAL TO ME AS AN FBOC MEMBER TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE MEETINGS.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS IN FBOC FOR PUTTING IN THE TIME TO ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS OUTSIDE OF THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED FBOC MEETINGS. SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT AVAILABLE TO THEM AND GIVING THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS.

ABSOLUTELY. AND JUST TO CIRCLE BACK, SO WE DO MEET WITH THEM THURSDAY NIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM.

BACK IN FEBRUARY, WE DID BOTH A VIRTUAL AND WE WERE TRYING TO DO AN IN-PERSON, BUT I THINK WE HAD SOME CRAZY WEATHER IN FEBRUARY.

IT WAS LIKE THE ONE ICE STORM THAT WE GOT.

SO IT ENDED UP BEING VIRTUAL TOO.

BUT WE DID IT AT TWO SEPARATE TIMES.

WE DID A MIDDLE OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY AS A PROTOTYPE REFRESH JUST TO SAY, HEY, IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE TALKED ABOUT SUNFIELD.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PROTOTYPES AND SHOW YOU WHAT YOU DID BACK IN THE DAY AND SHOW YOU WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.

AND THEN WE DID AN EVENING ONE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT COULDN'T MAKE THE MIDDAY ONE, AND THAT WAS THE NEXT DAY IN THE EVENING.

SO THERE WAS A PROTOTYPE REFRESH DONE.

THE ONE TOMORROW NIGHT IS A CURRENT STATUS UP TO DATE.

HEY, WE SHOWED YOU THE PROTOTYPE BACK IN FEBRUARY.

NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MARKET TODAY AND CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE SO ABSOLUTELY.

WONDERFUL. AND THEN ON YOUR WALK THROUGH IN OCTOBER, WHEN YOU GO THROUGH SUNFIELD, YOU'LL INVITE THE FBOC MEMBERS TO ALSO DO THAT, WALK THROUGH? YES, ABSOLUTELY.

AND WE'VE DONE MANY WALKTHROUGHS AND I'M HAPPY.

YEAH, I'LL GO WALK IT ANY DAY.

SO YOU JUST LET ME KNOW WHEN THERE'S INTEREST AND WE'LL BE THERE.

WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

THIS IS GREAT.

I AM KIND OF ON MR. MCMANUS' TEAM IN TERMS OF JUST GETTING IT BUILT.

41 CLASSROOMS AT 866 IS REAL CLOSE TO OUR 900 THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY AT.

SO FOR ME, THAT FEELS PROMISING.

I KNOW THAT WE BUILT MCCORMICK WITH THE ABILITY TO ADD ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS, AND WE'RE DOING THAT NOW WITHOUT HAVING TO DO PORTABLES.

WE'RE JUST I MEAN, THEIR GROWTH EXPLODED.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE MAYBE THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AND THEN YOU CAN ADD LATER AS NEEDED.

LIKE IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE THINKING ABOUT, I DON'T THINK THAT'S A BAD OPTION EITHER.

I KIND OF THOUGHT IT WAS WEIRD AT MCCORMICK THAT WE WOULD DO THAT AND HERE WE ARE ALREADY UTILIZING AND HAD THAT CONCRETE ALREADY THERE READY TO GO.

SO I LOVE ALL THE CREATIVE THINKING AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE UP AGAINST.

JUST HEARING MR. MCMANUS TALK ABOUT THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT IS VERY STRESSFUL TO ME BUT WE'RE DOING IT.

I'M GLAD WE HAVE TWO YEARS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD HAVE DONE A SUNFIELD IN THIS ENVIRONMENT SO QUICKLY.

SO WITH OUR NEXT BOND, WE HAVE TO PROBABLY BE REALISTIC WITH OUR TIMELINES AS WE THINK THROUGH THAT.

SO I'M GLAD MS. BEDWELL IS HERE TONIGHT FROM THE FBOC TO HEAR THE CHALLENGES THAT WE ARE FACING.

SO I APPLAUD YOUR EFFORTS TO GET US CLOSER TO BUDGET.

HOPEFULLY IT'S GOING TO BE AT BUDGET WHEN WE'RE ALL SAID AND DONE.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

YEAH. OKAY, TEAM, WE HAVE A LOT TO GET THROUGH.

WE ARE GOING TO PUSH SOME THINGS TO NEXT WEEK IS MY GUESS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE AROUND SOME THINGS.

BUT LET'S GO BACK TO CONSENT, SHALL WE? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GET BACK ON TRACK AND WE'LL START.

I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH THESE ONE AT A TIME.

[L. CONSENT AGENDA]

FIRST UP, IS L1, L2 A, L3. MRS.

[03:05:02]

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL STOP THERE.

QUESTIONS FOR LOOKS LIKE MARIVEL IS NOT HERE.

WHO CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS ON BEHALF OF MARIVEL ABOUT THE SHAC? MS. NOBLE. PERFECT.

I CAN TRY.

[LAUGHTER] WE DON'T HAVE JUSTIN OR MARIVEL TODAY, BUT YES, I CAN WRITE IT DOWN IF NOTHING ELSE.

THAT'S OKAY. I KNOW I SUBMITTED A QUESTION ALREADY ABOUT IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE ANSWER IS, BUT I WAS LOOKING AT THE MEMBERSHIP LIST AND I KNOW I'VE SEEN THESE SOME OF THE MEMBERS LIKE FOR YEARS AND YEARS. AND WHILE THERE'S NO TERM LIMIT, THERE'S FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN SERVING SINCE LIKE 2017.

AND I KNOW WE WANTED TO DIVERSIFY THE MEMBERSHIP.

AND SO THERE WAS AN ANSWER PROVIDED THAT PROVIDED THE DATES THAT THEY JOINED AND OH, ACTUALLY THERE'S ONE FROM 15, 16, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THEM FROM 15, 16.

SO JUST A THOUGHT THAT WE WANT TO DIVERSIFY.

AND I KNOW MS.. BEDWELL WAS THE CHAIR OF THE SHAC UNTIL HERE RECENTLY.

I DON'T SEE HER ON THE LIST ANYMORE, BUT SHE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU WITH SOME OF THAT INFORMATION.

I HAVE A LITTLE HELP FROM SOMEBODY THAT'S ACTUALLY ON SHAC.

THAT'S STILL FOR A VERY LONG PERIOD AS WELL, [INAUDIBLE] THAT DID FOR A VERY LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

AND SHE SAID THERE'S ABOUT A TWO YEAR LEARNING CURVE FOR THE SHAC COMMITTEE BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH SO REALLY TO HAVE SOMEBODY WITH THAT BASE KNOWLEDGE.

SURE. BUT 2015 IS A LITTLE LONG.

IT'S A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE THOUGH.

SO I WOULD JUST LIKE SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THAT BECAUSE I DID GET THOSE DATES, BUT I WANT MORE INFORMATION ON HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE TO CAPTURE SOME NEW VOICES AS WELL, TO THE SHAC.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

NO PROBLEM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? MRS. RUNKLE. YES, I HAD THE SAME QUESTION.

THANKS FOR ASKING THAT. BUT I ALSO AND I DID SEE SOME NEW NAMES.

IN FACT, I HAD A PARENT REACH OUT TO ME WANTING, INQUIRING ABOUT A COMMITTEE LIKE THIS, AND I SEE HER ON THE LIST NOW.

SO THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME.

BUT I DO WANT TO SEE, I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, LIKE I HAVE NOT AS A PARENT IN THIS DISTRICT, I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS REALLY PUBLICIZED AND REALLY PUT OUT THERE TO JOIN ON THIS COMMITTEE.

SO I THINK THAT THAT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FIRST PROBLEMS IS WE REALLY NEED TO GET IT OUT THERE SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE HAVE THIS COMMITTEE AND THAT WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO JOIN IT AND REALLY KIND OF GET A, YOU KNOW, A BUY IN FROM EVERYBODY ALL ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

SO I WOULD THAT'S JUST MY COMMENT ON THAT.

BUT I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO TRY TO PROMOTE MORE PEOPLE ON THIS COMMITTEE AS WELL.

PERFECT. AND I WILL SAY I'VE BEEN ON CAMPUSES AND I'VE SEEN THE SIGNS ASKING FOR VOLUNTEERS.

WE'VE GOT SIGNS OUT, BUT I DON'T KNOW AS FAR AS PUBLICLY.

WHERE DID TIM GO? BUT MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HE COULD SHOOT OUT OR WE COULD DO EMAILS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND MS. BEDWELL IS HERE, IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO HEAR SOME OF THE RECRUITING TACTICS THEY'VE USED IN THE PAST, OR IF YOU JUST WANT US TO DO IT IN BOARD BLOG.

THAT'S FINE. BUT THEN I WANT TO CORRECT MYSELF BECAUSE WHEN I SAY MORE PEOPLE, I DON'T MEAN ADD MORE PEOPLE TO THIS COMMITTEE.

I JUST MEAN HAVE LIKE AGAIN, IT MORE DIVERSIFIED AS FAR AS WHO'S ON THAT COMMITTEE AND A ROTATION OF PEOPLE.

LIKE A TERM OR SOMETHING. YEAH, 15-16 IS A LONG TIME TO SIT ON THAT COMMITTEE AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME NEW FRESH FACES.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS 4A, ANYBODY NEED A PULL 4A? MRS. OROSCO? TEXTBOOKS, WORKBOOKS.

I KNOW I SUBMITTED A QUESTION ON THIS AS WELL IN REGARDS TO THAT WORKBOOK.

BECAUSE IT CAME DOWN FROM 9000.

IT CAME DOWN BY $9000 DOLLARS SINCE OUR LAST CONVERSATION, SINCE IT WAS PULLED FROM THE AGENDA.

SO I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE BREAKDOWN IS OF WORKBOOK DISTRIBUTION, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, INUNDATED WITH WORKBOOKS, BLANK WORKBOOKS, AND I KNOW THERE'S SOME GOOGLE FOLDER, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS GOOGLE FOLDER IS.

SO IF YOU CAN LINK IT AND NOT JUST TELL ME A GOOGLE FOLDER, THAT WOULD REALLY HELP.

AND I KNOW THAT IT CAME DOWN BY 30% BY 3,000 WORKBOOKS, BUT 1,500 WERE FOR SUNFIELD ALONE.

SO THAT LEADS ME TO THINK THAT WE COULD STILL DO A LITTLE BIT MORE DUE DILIGENCE ON BRINGING THOSE NUMBERS DOWN, ESPECIALLY WITH THE AMOUNT OF WORKBOOKS THAT CAME OUT AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

[03:10:06]

I'M JUST READING WHAT THEY WROTE ON MY ANSWER.

. OKAY.

OKAY. SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW WE CAN REDUCE IT SOME MORE OR WHAT IS THE PLAN ON USING THESE WORKBOOKS? BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE YEAR WE STILL RECEIVED TONS OF BLANK WORKBOOKS COMING OUT OF DIFFERENT CAMPUSES.

SO IF YOU CAN JUST PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION ON WHAT THE PLAN IS, THAT'LL BE GREAT.

I DON'T THINK SO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT ITEM? ALL RIGHT. THANKS SO MUCH.

OKAY. NEXT UP IS 4B.

MR. SEVERANCE. I JUST HAVE A MEDINA I THINK THIS IS YOUR ITEM.

YEAH. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION WITH THE WITH THIS IT SAYS THE LANGUAGE WITH CONTINUED ASSIST HR WITH RECRUIT, HIRE AND MAINTAIN EMPLOYEE HISTORY LIKE THIS IS A SYSTEM THAT WE OUTSOURCE TO DO OUR EMPLOYEE DATA.

FOR THE RECORD.

QUESTION. YEAH, I DON'T THINK YOUR MICROPHONE'S WORKING.

SO THAT HELPS.

CAN YOU REPEAT THAT DR. MEDINA? ABSOLUTELY SO THIS IS OUR REPOSITORY.

THIS IS THE SOFTWARE.

THIS IS THE PLATFORM THAT ACCEPTS ALL OF OUR APPLICATIONS AND SOURCE, THAT COLLECTS ALL OF OUR INFORMATION WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO PULL INFORMATION ABOUT ANY NEW HIRES APPLICANTS.

THIS IS ALSO WHERE ALL OF OUR EVALUATION DATA IS COLLECTED AND STORED.

IT'S A TOTAL SYSTEM OUTSIDE OF THE FINANCE SYSTEM.

IT'S THE WHOLE HR INFORMATION SYSTEMS. OK.

IT SAYS AS WELL AS MANAGING OUR SUBSTITUTE GUEST TEACHERS SYSTEM.

SO WE HAVE WE HAVE A SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE FOR SUBSTITUTE GUEST TEACHERS, BUT WE HIRE THEM TO MANAGE THAT FOR US? THIS IS ACTUALLY ALSO WHERE THEY APPLY AS WELL TO BE A PART OF OUR DISTRICT TO SUBSTITUTE.

AND SO WE MAINTAIN THOSE APPLICATIONS THERE OUR HIRING PROCESS HAPPENS THROUGH THAT AS WELL.

AGAIN, IT'S A REPOSITORY OF ALL OF OUR HR DATA, APPLICANT DATA, EMPLOYEE DATA.

AND SO. AND IF WE'RE ON A CONTRACT, WE'RE NOT ON A CONTRACT WITH THEM IT'S A YEAR TO YEAR CONTRACT? THAT IS CORRECT. AND WE'RE UP FOR A RENEWAL.

AND AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NOT EXPLORED ANY OTHER OPTIONS, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS, BUT WE'RE NOT READY TO REALLY MOVE IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

AND THEN IF WE DECIDED TO NOT DO THIS RENEWAL SOMETIME DOWN THE ROAD, WE GET TO KEEP ALL THAT DATA FROM YEARS PAST? WE WILL KEEP OUR DATA THAT IS CORRECT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANKS SO MUCH. NEXT UP IS 4C CONCRETE WORK.

MRS. RUNKLE. ALL RIGHT.

QUESTION MR. CLEAVER?

[03:15:01]

LAST YEAR, I THINK IT WAS 248.

THAT WAS DISTRICT WIDE.

I THINK THE BIGGEST SINGLE JOB I CAN REMEMBER WAS LIKE THE BASKETBALL COURT AT TOM GREEN, FOR INSTANCE.

AND SO ITS SIDEWALKS, BASKETBALL COURTS, DRIVEWAYS, JUST AS NEEDED AS WE NEED THINGS.

DO YOU HAVE A WORKING LIST OF WHAT IS? IT'S PRIMARILY WORK ORDERS AND THINGS THAT COME IN.

OK. AND THEN WE DO HAVE A CIVIL LIST THAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR PARKING LOTS AND THINGS.

BUT IT'S THIS IS SMALLER STUFF THAT JUST SMALLER PROJECTS THAT JUST ADD UP.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAD.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS 5A WITH COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS.

MS. OROSCO. I KNOW I SUBMITTED THESE QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE, BUT I KNOW WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH FILLING ALL THE CIS POSITIONS LAST YEAR.

AND I INQUIRED ABOUT THE SALARY SAVINGS IN THAT OR HOW IT WORKED OUT, BECAUSE I KNOW SOME POSITIONS WERE NOT HIRED UNTIL LIKE THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO CHECKING ON THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE STAFF TO FILL OUR NEEDS AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT, MS. NOBLE, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU CAN CAPTURE FOR MS. SEDILLO? ALL RIGHT.

JUST COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS, STAFFING.

GOT IT. OKAY.

5B. ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE THROUGH CONSENT.

NEXT UP IS AN ACTION ITEM FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.

[M.1. Consideration and possible action, if any, resulting from closed session]

THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE BOARD MOVE TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENTS RECOMMENDATION TO CONTRACTUALLY EMPLOY ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AT DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL, MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AS PRESENTED.

SO MOVED. SECOND. MOVED BY MRS. RUNKLE, SECONDED BY MR. VELA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

THIS IS AN EXCITING VOTE, DR.

WRIGHT. YES.

THANK YOU FOR THAT VOTE.

AND LET ME RECOGNIZE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE ARE BRINGING INTO THE HAYS CISD FAMILY.

FIRST OF ALL, THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL IS HELEN GARCIA.

WELCOME ABOARD, MRS. GARCIA.

AND THEN FOR DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IS BRIDGETTE [INAUDIBLE].

WELCOME ABOARD TO MRS. [INAUDIBLE]. AND THEN THE AP AT WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ALI TYSON.

SO ALI IS ALREADY A TEACHER HERE AND SHE'LL BE MOVING INTO AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL'S ROLE.

SO WELCOME ABOARD AND THANK YOU.

AWESOME. CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE] WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS N2 THIS IS ON PAGE 50 OF YOUR BOARD PACKET.

[N.2. Consideration and possible action to temporarily suspend a portion of policy DC (LOCAL) from June 27, 2022 through August 22, 2022]

MRS. OROSCO AND I KNOW I'VE SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR WHAT POSITION? THIS IS ROUTINE BY NATURE.

I MEAN, YOU DO THIS ROUTINELY, HOWEVER, WITH A CAVEAT IF THERE IS A BIG HIRE THAT WE WOULD HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING TO ADDRESS THAT.

SO I HAVE REQUESTED WHAT WE ANTICIPATE IN REGARDS TO POSITIONS DURING THAT TIME FRAME THAT WE'RE HIRING.

DR. MEDINA, OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, IS THERE ANYTHING ABOVE? YES. ABSOLUTELY.

SO EARLIER THIS EVENING, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE THREE OUTSTANDING MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, AND WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN THE INTERVIEW PROCESS AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL, AND THEN THEY'LL COME UP TO US FOR A SECOND.

WE'RE HOPING TO GET TO ALL OF THOSE THIS WEEK.

WE ALSO HAVE AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL THAT IS ALSO UNDER WAY AS WELL THIS WEEK.

AND THEN WE HAVE A DIRECTOR OF STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES, AND SO WE ANTICIPATE THAT.

SO THAT'S FIVE THAT WE KNOW OF.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE, MS. SEDILLO AND I, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO FIT ALL THOSE INTERVIEWS IN AND TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN.

IF NOT, IT COULD BE ONE OR MORE OF THOSE POSITIONS THAT WE KNOW OF TODAY.

DR. WRIGHT. I KNOW THE DATE SAYS JUNE 27TH, BUT WE ARE HAVING A MEETING ON JUNE 27TH.

WE'RE ALSO HAVING A SPECIAL MEETING ON JUNE 28TH AS WELL.

SO CAN I SUGGEST THAT WE CHANGE THAT DATE? INSTEAD OF STARTING FROM JUNE 27TH, LIKE MAYBE JUNE 30TH OR JULY 1ST WAS THE LAST ONE THAT WE DID BEFORE.

SO WE HAVE A MEETING ON THE 27TH AND WE HAVE A MEETING ON THE 28TH.

[03:20:02]

AND SO, YEAH, I MEAN, IF WE CAN FIT IT IN BETWEEN THAT.

JUNE 29TH AND THEN IF.

WHAT DAY DO Y'ALL GO TO SLI? THE 29TH.

YEAH. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT EARLY IN THE DAY BECAUSE I THINK SEVERAL OF Y'ALL ARE GOING TO THAT MEETING.

YES. I'M SORRY.

I'M NOT BEING VERY CLEAR.

SO IT'S AS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND A PORTION OF POLICY DC LOCAL FROM JUNE 27TH THROUGH AUGUST 22ND.

SO MY SUGGESTION IS TO MOVE IT TO THE 29TH? I'M WITH YOU. [LAUGHTER] IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL UPDATE THAT MOTION.

HOWEVER, IF A POSITION COMES UP, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AND EVEN IF THE WHOLE BOARD CANNOT BE HERE, YOU KNOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD IS HERE.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS JUST DEFINITELY NO ROOM FOR ANY HORSING AROUND, YOU KNOW? ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? MRS. RUNKLE? I WAS GOING TO PULL IT TOO AND SAY THE SAME THING, THAT THESE ARE PRETTY I WILL TOTALLY MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE FOR EARLIER THAT DAY OR A SPECIAL MEETING AS WELL.

OKAY. FANTASTIC.

I WANT TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT FOR THIS NEXT COUPLE OF ITEMS.

[Items N3 & N4]

I KNOW MRS. KELLER WORKED REALLY HARD WITH DR.

MEDINA AND DID SOME AWESOME, AWESOME THINGS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

AND DURING THAT TIME, THERE WAS A LOT OF CONVERSATION AROUND, LISTEN, WE KNOW WE'RE DOING SOMETHING AWESOME AND DIFFERENT AND THERE MAY BE SOME UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES ABOUT THIS LANGUAGE. AND SURE ENOUGH, WE FOUND ONE, AND THAT IS WHEN FOLKS LEAVE OUR DISTRICT OUTSIDE OF RETIREMENT, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE WORDING IN THE POLICY MADE THEM SO THAT THEY LOST THEIR LOCAL DAYS.

RIGHT? SO I LIKEN IT TO LIKE I WORK AT AN EMPLOYER AND I EARN MY PTO AND WHEN I LEAVE THEY PAY ME OUT FOR THAT.

I DON'T GET TO TAKE IT WITH ME TO MY NEXT JOB, BUT THEY DO PAY ME OUT FOR THAT.

SO IT'S SOMEWHAT SIMILAR.

SO I WORKED WITH DR.

MEDINA, I SCOURED THIS, THE STATE, OTHER DISTRICTS AND HOW THEY DO THIS AND SOME DO THIS BETTER THAN OTHERS.

AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF SPELLING THIS OUT.

SO I APPLAUD DR.

MEDINA. AND IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 120, YOU'LL SEE THE ACTUAL POLICY LANGUAGE REVISIONS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO UPDATE.

I'M OPEN TO FEEDBACK ON THIS, BUT I DO THINK WE NEED TO BE MORE EXPLICIT AND SAY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AND SO THAT EMPLOYEES DON'T LEAVE OUR DISTRICT AND GET VERY SURPRISED AND SAD THAT THEY HAVE LOST THEIR DAYS.

THE OTHER THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS RETROACTIVE.

SO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS A RESOLUTION, WHICH I DON'T KNOW IF.

IS IT IN OUR PACKET SOMEWHERE? THE RESOLUTION. ARE YOU STILL WORKING ON THAT? ACTUALLY, PRESIDENT PETREA, WE SPOKE TO A COUNCIL AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT WE WRITE WITHIN THE POLICY THAT IT'S RETROACTIVE BACK TO JANUARY ONE THAT WILL CAPTURE THOSE.

THE POLICY ACTUALLY TOOK EFFECT LIKE EARLY FEBRUARY, BUT IT WILL CAPTURE THEM IF WE SAY JANUARY ONE.

AND THAT WAS OUR LEGAL COUNSEL'S RECOMMENDATION.

AND SO THE POLICY VERBIAGE REFLECTS THAT.

SO WHAT'S IN OUR BOOK NOW? YES, MA'AM. SO THEN WE BASICALLY DON'T HAVE A NEED FOR THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM N4 WE CAN GET RID OF.

FOR THE RESOLUTION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT CONTEXT OPEN TO HEARING FEEDBACK.

MRS. OROSCO HAD HER HAND UP.

SO I'LL START THERE.

AND I KNOW I'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED SOMETHING THAT IS VERY GENEROUS OF US TO GIVE 60 DAYS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AT 30, NOT AT 60.

THEY ARE PARTING WAYS WITH US.

I DO LIKE THAT YOU PUT CRITERIA ABOUT AT LEAST A MINIMUM OF FIVE YEARS WITH US.

AND ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS I MADE WAS THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO FINISH OUT THE CONTRACT HERE.

RIGHT? SO IF THEY GIVE US NOTICE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO LEAVE TWO WEEKS NOTICE WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT THEY FINISH OUT THE YEAR WITH US.

THIS IS A GRACIOUS AND GENEROUS PAYOUT.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT 30 AND GIVE A COMPARISON OF WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING BECAUSE MOST DISTRICTS DO NOT DO ANYWHERE 60.

THAT IS A LARGE NUMBERS.

[03:25:02]

RIGHT. AND KNOWING THAT THERE IS SOME CRITERIA SET FORTH IS GREAT TO HAVE THAT, BUT IT'S VERY GRACIOUS AND GENEROUS FOR FOLKS THAT ARE DEPARTING OUR DISTRICT.

SO I DEFINITELY WANT TO REVISIT THOSE NUMBERS.

ABSOLUTELY. TRUSTEE OROSCO AND TRUSTEE PETREA, IF I CAN JUST EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ON THIS POLICY.

SO THE WAY THIS POLICY WOULD WORK IS IT ACTUALLY MATCHES THE LOCAL DAYS AND THE STATE DAYS AND WHEREVER THEY'RE COUPLED, WHENEVER YOU HAVE A PAIR, YOU WOULD GET PAID OUT FOR THE LOCAL DAYS BECAUSE OF COURSE, YOU CAN'T BUY OUT YOUR STATE DAYS.

RIGHT? BUT YOU COULD GIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE LOCAL DAYS.

AND SO THE WAY THE POLICY AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE WOULD BE WRITTEN IS IF YOU HAVE ONE LOCAL, ONE STATE, WE WOULD PAY FOR A LOCAL, YOU HAVE TWO LOCAL TWO STATE, WE WILL PAY FOR TWO LOCAL.

AND SO THAT'S A DETAIL THAT'S IMPORTANT.

TRUSTEE OROSCO YOU HAD ALSO SUGGESTED THAT I LOOK AT A DIFFERENT CRITERIA AS WELL IN TERMS OF ENSURING THAT WE HAVE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS MET.

AND SO I DID REPLY, YOU MAY NOT HAVE SEEN IT, WE'VE ALL BEEN HERE, BUT I AM GOING TO ADD THE LANGUAGE.

A THIRD CRITERIA THAT READS THE EMPLOYER SHALL COMPLETE ALL WORK AND OR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS THROUGH THE LAST DAY OF INSTRUCTION.

AND WE'LL ADD THAT BULLET.

AND THEN ALSO DR.

MEDINA AND I PROBABLY HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO READ IT.

YOU PROBABLY PROVIDE IT FOR ME OR MAYBE HAVE IT.

BUT THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS, RIGHT? BECAUSE IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT RETROACTIVE FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE LEFT, THAT MEET ALL THE CRITERIA THAT WE VOTE ON, WHAT IS THAT COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT? AND THAT'S GOING TO BE NEW DEPENDING ON WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO.

RIGHT. SO RIGHT NOW, BASED ON THE 60 DAY CRITERIA AND WE CAN RUN IT FOR 30.

SO FIRST OF ALL, THEY HAVE TO BE WITH US FOR FIVE YEARS.

SO WHEN WE WENT BACK TO LOOK BACK PERIOD, THAT WAS THE FIRST RUN THROUGH FIVE YEARS.

AND SO THAT IMMEDIATELY WHITTLED PEOPLE DOWN WHEN IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE, THERE WERE 12 PEOPLE THAT MET THE CURRENT CRITERIA.

NOW A COUPLE OF THEM RESIGNED BEFORE THE CONTRACTUAL PERIOD.

RIGHT. SO THAT'S GOING TO TAKE THOSE DOWN.

THERE WERE NOT VERY MANY, I THINK IT WAS LIKE TWO.

SO WE'LL GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT DATA AGAIN.

BUT THERE WERE 12 TOTAL THAT MET THE CURRENT CRITERIA AND IT WAS APPROXIMATELY $4,900 THAT WE WOULD OWE BACK TO THOSE EMPLOYEES BECAUSE THE DAYS HAVE TO MATCH AS WELL.

AND WE'LL LOOK AT THAT FOR 30 DAYS AS WELL.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS? MRS. RUNKLE. YEAH, I SHARE THAT AND WANTING TO LOOK AT THE 30 DAYS AS WELL.

BUT ALSO I WANT TO THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PETREA, FOR BRINGING THIS ON THE AGENDA AND TO THE INDIVIDUAL THAT BROUGHT THIS TO OUR ATTENTION, BECAUSE THIS WAS UNINTENTIONAL. AND WE DO STRIVE TO BE EMPLOYEE FRIENDLY AND WE NEVER WANT TO INTENTIONALLY CAUSE SOMEONE HEARTACHE AND ANXIETY OVER SOMETHING LIKE PAY.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS TO US.

BUT I DO I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THE 30 DAYS.

60 DAYS IS VERY GENEROUS.

I'M IN H.R..

I DON'T GIVE OUT PAYOUTS THAT LARGE.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S TYPICALLY DONE REALLY IN MANY WORKFORCES.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AS WELL.

SURE THING. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS? MR. VELA.

DR. MEDINA, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY.

SO THE 12 EMPLOYEES THAT THIS IMPACTS ARE THE 12 THAT WOULD HAVE OUR ORIGINAL INTENTION THEY WOULD HAVE HAD THAT PAYOUT.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO NOW CONSIDERING WHETHER IT'S 60 DAYS, 30 DAYS OR WHATEVER.

OKAY. JUST WANTED TO. I ALSO PROVIDED THE LIST OF THOSE EMPLOYEES AT YOUR REQUEST, TRUSTEE [INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? CAN YOU REMIND THE BOARD WHAT WE WERE DOING BEFORE WE CHANGED THE POLICY IN FEBRUARY? SURE. IT WAS 60 DAYS AND THE PAY AT THE TIME.

OH MY GOSH, I DON'T HAVE THAT PRIOR POLICY, BUT THE DAILY RATE WAS BASED ON THE MINIMUM WAGE AT THE TIME.

AND SO WE TOOK A LOOK AT THAT AS A CABINET AND WE LANDED ON THAT WE WOULD MOVE AWAY FROM THAT CONCEPT OF IT BEING MINIMUM WAGE AND THAT WE WOULD PAY A FLAT RATE FOR A PROFESSIONAL OF 100 AND THAT WE WOULD PAY A 50 A $50 DOLLAR RATE FOR AUXILIARY AND PARAPROFESSIONAL.

THE OLD POLICY, THE PRIOR POLICY HAD A PARAPROFESSIONAL AND THEN A LOWER AMOUNT FOR AUXILIARY.

WE FELT THAT THAT WAS COMPARABLE GIVEN THAT WE HAD ALREADY MOVED TO A MINIMUM WAGE FOR THOSE EMPLOYEE TYPES.

AND SO WE STUCK TO $50 AND $100 FOR PROFESSIONAL.

I MEAN, THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THIS IS I WANT PEOPLE TO LEAVE HERE WITH A REALLY GOOD TASTE IN THEIR MOUTH AND COME BACK.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT. AND I RECOGNIZE THAT PEOPLE ARE LEAVING EDUCATION, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK.

[03:30:06]

AND SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN CONTINUE BEING GENEROUS.

AND WHEN I LEAVE MY FIRM, IF I HAVE 375 HOURS, THEY WILL PAY ME FOR THAT.

IT'S EARNED TIME. EARNED PTO TIME IS DIFFERENT.

I GET IT THAT I WORK IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, BUT I DID TALK TO MY HR PERSON AND IT'S DIFFERENT FROM LIKE COVID DAYS OR FLOATING HOLIDAYS OR THIS.

BUT THE EARNED DAYS, THOSE LOCAL DAYS, THEY EARN OVER TIME AND IT WOULD BE REALLY HARD TO GET TO 60 BECAUSE THEY DON'T EARN A MILLION OF THEM.

IT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE 60 LOCAL AND 60 DAYS THAT MATCH IN ORDER TO GET PAID OUT.

AND THAT'S HARD TO DO.

SO ANYWAY, I REALLY THINK WE'RE DOING A GOOD THING BY JUST OUTLINING WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A SHOCK THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING IN THERE AND THEN IT WAS JUST DIFFERENT.

MS. RUNKLE, YOU HAVE A QUESTION.

I DON'T WANT TO I DON'T WANT TO SOUND LIKE I WANT TO TAKE THINGS FROM PEOPLE THAT HAVE EARNED IT.

I WANT TO I ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE THEIR TIME WHILE THEY ARE WORKING FOR US.

IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, FOR YOU, OUR STUDENTS AND EVERYONE AROUND THEM FOR THEM TO TAKE THOSE DAYS.

SO WE SHOULDN'T REALLY BE BANKING THAT MANY DAYS AT THE END.

I DO WANT ALL OF OUR STAFF AND OUR TEACHERS TO HEAR US WHEN WE SAY, TAKE YOUR TIME, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH TO TAKE YOUR TIME.

AND THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY.

MRS. OROSCO.

YES, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SUBS, BUT WE'RE GETTING SUBS NOW.

[LAUGHTER] I ALSO WANT TO LOOK AT 15 DAYS, 15 DAYS AND 30 DAYS IS WHAT I WANT TO LOOK AT, I KNOW COUNTY AND STATEWIDE, THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

THEY DO LIKE 40 HOURS THAT THEY'LL PAY YOU OUT AND SO ON.

SO I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO LOOK AT 15 AND 30.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THOSE ITEMS? SO THAT KIND OF BRINGS US DOWN TO OUR BUDGET, WHICH IS ON 5 AND IT IS 10:30.

SO I THINK AT THIS POINT WE NEED TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS IF WE ARE GOING TO PUSH EVERYTHING UNTIL NEXT WEEK, WHICH IT SOUNDS LIKE WE MAY NEED TO.

I HIGHLY, HIGHLY, HIGHLY, HIGHLY, HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO EMAIL YOUR QUESTIONS THIS WEEK OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS SO THAT WE CAN VOTE ON A LOT OF THIS. WE CAN VOTE ON SOME THINGS ON THE 28TH.

WE ARE MEETING AGAIN ON THE 28TH.

SO IF THERE'S THINGS ON THE 27TH WHERE WE FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY, WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE QUESTIONS, WE WILL HAVE THAT 28TH MEETING.

I'M JUST LOOKING DOWN THE WAY WE GOT TO A LOT OF THE MEATY STUFF.

BUT THE BUDGET AND THE COMPENSATION PLAN ARE TWO THINGS THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF DOCUMENTS TO LOOK THROUGH AND TO GO OVER.

SO I HIGHLY RECOMMEND SUBMITTING ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS FOR THAT.

ANY OTHER FINAL THOUGHTS BEFORE WE ADJOURN AT 10:30 P.M.? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL BE BACK HERE ON MONDAY, THE 27TH AT 5:30.

WE HAVE SOMEBODY HERE THAT MR. CLEAVER IS MOTIONING TO ME.

WE MIGHT HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM THAT WE MAY NEED TO THINK ABOUT.

TALKING ABOUT WHICH ONE? THERE'S NO OTHER ACTION ITEMS TONIGHT.

WE'RE NOT VOTING ON IT TONIGHT, SO WE'RE FINE IN SEVEN.

IF WE HAVE, WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR PRESENTATIONS.

IT'S 10:30, SO WE ADJOURN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.