[00:00:02] ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE HAYS CISD BOARD MEETING FOR OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES. [A. CALL TO ORDER: Establish a quorum] WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU BEING HERE TONIGHT. THOSE LISTENING ONLINE TODAY IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH, AND THE TIME IS 5:32 P.M.. A QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT. [B. CLOSED SESSION] AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO A CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551, SUBCHAPTER D AND E OR TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 418.183(F) THE TIME IS 5:32 P.M.. [C. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION] ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING. WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE IN ATTENDANCE IN PERSON AND THOSE LISTENING ONLINE. WE APPRECIATE YOU CARING ABOUT THIS. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, TODAY AGAIN IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH. THE TIME IS 6:55PM. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT. SO WE HAVE A QUORUM. LET'S GET STARTED WITH A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AS LED BY OUR BOARD SECRETARY ESPERANZA OROSCO. [D. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS] THANK YOU SO MUCH. [E. MISSION STATEMENT] NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR MISSION STATEMENT, WHICH WILL BE READ BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT RAUL VELA. THE MISSION OF HAYS CISD IS TO EDUCATE, VALUE AND NURTURE STUDENTS THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND PERSONALIZED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES WHILE CELEBRATING OUR DIVERSITY. THANK YOU, MR. VELA, WOULD YOU MIND, PLEASE, ALSO READING OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT? [F. SOCIAL CONTRACT] ABSOLUTELY. THE BOARD WILL SERVE AS DISTRICT AMBASSADORS, ASSUME POSITIVE AND NOBLE INTENTIONS. COLLABORATE AS A TEAM AND RESPECT THE BODY. CORPORATE. PROMOTE DISCUSSION AND RESPECT EACH OTHER'S PERSPECTIVES, AND BE PROFESSIONAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT UP, OUR SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. [G. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT] DR. WRIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT ON TONIGHT? ANY UPDATES? LOTS OF THINGS, PRESIDENT PETREA. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND THOSE OF YOU ONLINE. WELCOME TO OUR MEETING. SO I WANTED TO START OFF AND LET EVERYBODY KNOW THE STATUS OF OUR WAIVER FOR OUR ICE DAYS THAT WE HAD ON JANUARY THE END OF JANUARY 30TH, THE 31ST, THE 1ST AND THE 2ND, AND SO A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ASKED IF WE WERE GOING TO MAKE THOSE DAYS UP THIS COMING FRIDAY OR MONDAY, AND I WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE NOT. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE ALL OF OUR PARENTS AMPLE TIME TO MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHAT WILL BE NEEDED SHOULD WE HAVE TO MAKE THOSE DAYS UP. SINCE THE GOVERNOR DECLARED OUR COUNTY A DISASTER BECAUSE OF THOSE DAYS, IT APPEARS THAT TEA MAY WAIVE THOSE DAYS, SO WE MIGHT NOT HAVE TO MAKE THOSE UP, AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A MEETING WITH THE COMMISSIONER THIS COMING THURSDAY AT 3:00, AND I WILL GET MORE INFORMATION, AND AT THAT TIME WE'LL MAKE A DECISION WHAT WE NEED TO DO. SO TYPICALLY IN NORMAL YEARS WE HAVE TO INCORPORATE TWO BAD WEATHER DAYS INTO OUR SCHOOL CALENDAR AND WE HAVE TWO INCORPORATED AND THEN ANYTHING AFTER THAT WE CAN APPLY FOR WAIVERS, AND SO IF THEY CONTINUE WITH THAT INTERPRETATION, THEN IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ENOUGH MINUTES FOR OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, BUT OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE EARLY DISMISSAL FOR FINAL EXAMS, IT LOOKS LIKE WE MAY HAVE TO ADD SOME MINUTES TO THEIR DAY, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I'M LEANING TOWARD. WE CAN ADD SEVEN OR 8 MINUTES TO THE SCHEDULE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR SHOULD WE NEED TO MAKE THOSE DAYS UP. AT LUNCHTIME, RIGHT? POSSIBLY, YEAH. YOU CAN ALWAYS USE MORE TIME AT LUNCH, PRESIDENT PETREA, FOR SURE. SO ANYWAY, AFTER THURSDAY, WE WILL GET INFORMATION OUT AND BOARD. WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU WITH A RESOLUTION TO PAY OUR EMPLOYEES FOR THE DAYS MISSED , AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE HAVE IT ON NEXT TUESDAY'S AGENDA, AND SO I'LL GIVE YOU THE STATUS OF THE WAIVER UPDATE AFTER MY MEETING ON THURSDAY, AND WHILE I'M TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER, A LOT OF PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK ME, YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU MAKE THOSE DECISIONS TO CANCEL SCHOOL? AND HOW DID HAYS CISD MAKE THE DECISION TO CANCEL ON BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WHILE THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS CHOSE NOT TO? I'M GOING TO TELL YOU MY SECRET. THIS IS BEHIND THE CURTAIN. SO WE HAVE A METEOROLOGIST THAT ACTUALLY LIVES IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT HAS HIS OWN SITE. IT'S CALLED WEATHER GUIDANCE, AND BECAUSE HE HAS CHILDREN THAT GO TO LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, HE COMMUNICATES WITH US VERY OFTEN, AND THE GUY'S BEEN--KNOCKING ON [00:05:10] WOOD; YOU SEE ME--100% ACCURATE AS FAR AS THE FORECAST AND ALL THE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, AND MY FAVORITE STORY IS WHEN WE HAD GRADUATION DURING COVID AT OUR FOOTBALL STADIUM, AND I'M SITTING IN MY OFFICE AT 4:00 AND HE CALLS ME AND HE SAID, ERIC, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE GRADUATION CEREMONY TONIGHT AT SEVEN, AND I SAID, WHY NOT? IT'S SUNNY. THERE'S NOT A CLOUD IN THE SKY, AND HE SAID, TRUST ME. HE SAID, RIGHT AROUND 7:00 YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE 30 TO 45 MILE AN HOUR GUST, SIDEWAYS, RAIN AND LIGHTNING, AND HE WAS RIGHT, AND SO WHEN I ANNOUNCED IT, OF COURSE, ON SOCIAL MEDIA, EVERYBODY THOUGHT I WAS THE VILLAGE IDIOT, AND THEN AT 7:00, I LOOKED SMART AGAIN BUT IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF OUR METEOROLOGIST, AND HIS NAME IS ROB WHITE, AND SO I PLAN ON GIVING HIM ONE OF MY SUPERINTENDENT COINS OF EXCELLENCE. HOPEFULLY HE'S NOT WATCHING, BUT IF HE IS, THEN IT WON'T BE A SURPRISE, BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S HOW WE MAKE THE DECISIONS. WE REALLY ARE BLESSED TO HAVE A GOOD METEOROLOGIST HERE AND SO THAT IS THE TEA WAIVER, AND NOW I WANT TO GIVE YOU A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON ACROSS THE DISTRICT, AND WE HAVE AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST, SO I'LL JUST TOUCH BASE WITH A FEW. STARTING WITH FINE ARTS, OUR LOS LOBOS MARIACHI FROM LEHMAN QUALIFIED AGAIN FOR THE UIL STATE MARIACHI FESTIVAL, AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE'LL RECEIVE STRAIGHT ONES AGAIN. NO PRESSURE. GUYS AND GALS, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THAT'LL BE IN SEGUIN IN FEBRUARY, AND THEN WE ALSO HAD OUR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, MARINE CORPS JROTC AIR RIFLE TEAM, WHICH HAS HAD A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE. THEY FINISHED TOP FIVE AND GET TO GO ON TO NATIONALS IN OHIO TO COMPETE FOR A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, AND I THINK IT WAS EITHER LAST YEAR OR PRE-COVID THE YEAR BEFORE THAT THEY FINISHED SECOND IN THE NATION, AND SO VERY PROUD OF WHAT THE KIDS ARE DOING IN THAT PROGRAM, AND SO I WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF IT. WE'VE HAD COLLEGE SIGNINGS FOR LOTS OF DIFFERENT SPORTS AT ALL THREE OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS, AND WE TRY TO KEEP EVERYONE UPDATED AS FAR AS SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT ALL OF THE SCHOOLS HAD SEVERAL ATHLETES THAT WILL BE MOVING ON TO PLAY AT THE NEXT LEVEL , AND THAT WAY THEY CAN HELP GET THEIR EDUCATION PAID FOR, WHICH IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. SO VERY PROUD OF THEM. WE HAVE THE UIL STATE SWIM MEET THAT'S FORTHCOMING THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR A CLASS 6A JOHNSON'S IN 6A AND HAYS HIGH SCHOOL'S IN 5A. WE HAVE ONE SWIMMER FROM JOHNSON. HER NAME IS KARINA CANARY IN THE 200 YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY AND SHE HAS THE EIGHTH FASTEST QUALIFYING TIME IN THE STATE, AND IF SHE GETS MOTIVATED, MAN, SHE MAY MEDAL. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, AND THEN FROM HAYS HIGH SCHOOL 5A MEET, WE HAVE ANDERSON BROWN ALSO THE 200 YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY AND HE HAS THE SECOND FASTEST TIME IN CLASS 5A IN THE STATE AND THEN THE HAYS 200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY TEAM ALSO QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE MEET. SO I KNOW COACH MOFFITT WILL KEEP US UPDATED ON HOW WELL THEY DO SO IF YOU KNOW EITHER OF THOSE KIDS AND THE KIDS ON THE RELAY TEAM PLEASE GIVE THEM A PAT ON THE BACK. WE'VE HAD POWERLIFTING MEETS AND WRESTLING MEETS AND OUR KIDS FROM ALL THREE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO DO WELL THERE. AS FAR AS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS. IS IT 7:00 YET? YEP. SO THE HAYES GIRLS ARE PLAYING CANYON TONIGHT IN SEGUIN FOR THE BI DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP AND THEY ARE 34-3 AND THEY WENT THROUGH DISTRICT 14-0, AND SO I THINK THEY HAVE A REALLY GOOD SHOT OF MAKING A DEEP RUN INTO THE PLAYOFFS. THE JOHNSON BOYS BEAT LAKE TRAVIS ON FRIDAY NIGHT, AND SO THEY HAVE ONE GAME IN LAKE TRAVIS. YES, AND IF THEY BEAT DEL VALLEY TOMORROW NIGHT, THEN THEY WILL BE CO DISTRICT CHAMPS WITH WESTLAKE, AND WESTLAKE HAS A BYE TOMORROW NIGHT. SO COACH MOFFITT WAS TELLING ME BEFORE I CAME IN THAT THEY WANT TO FLIP, WE WANT TO PLAY , AND SO WE'RE GOING TO PLAY FOR AN OUTRIGHT DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP VERSUS WESTLAKE AT A NEUTRAL SITE, A TIME AND PLACE TO BE ANNOUNCED, AND THEN THE HAYS BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM PLAY LEANDER TOMORROW NIGHT FOR SECOND PLACE AND. YEAH, IF THEY WIN THEIR SECOND, IF THEY LOSE, THEY'RE IN THIRD, AND SO WE'LL GIVE YOU THE UPDATES PROBABLY NEXT WEEK WITH ALL THE PLAYOFF GAMES, AND THEN SOFTBALL STARTS THEIR SEASON TOMORROW NIGHT. [00:10:03] REAL GAMES. BASEBALL'S ONE WEEK FROM THAT. WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT SOCCER ACTION HAPPENING IN THE DISTRICT. GOLF TENNIS TRACK IS ALL ROLLING, AND LET'S SEE IF I MISSED ANYTHING. I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT FOR THE OVERVIEW PRESIDENT PETREA LOTS GOING ON AND KIDS ARE WORKING HARD. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES. LADY HAWKS PLAYING TONIGHT. I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR HOW THEY DO, AND I WAS AT THAT GAME WHEN JOHNSON BEAT LAKE TRAVIS IN LAKE TRAVIS, AND IT WAS IT WAS PRETTY SPECIAL. YES. SO WE BEAT WESTLAKE BY QUITE A BIT. CAN'T WE JUST HAVE SOME KIND OF POINT SYSTEM WHERE WE [INAUDIBLE] JUST GET THAT. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS. OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS ON OUR SUPERINTENDENT REPORT TEAM? ALL RIGHTY, MOVING ON THEN, TO PUBLIC FORUM. [H. PUBLIC FORUM] AS A REMINDER, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD IN PUBLIC FORUM MUST HAVE COMPLETED ONE OF OUR GREEN SHEETS LOCATED AT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING HERE OR FRONT OF THE ROOM HERE. BEFORE WE COME BACK INTO OPEN SESSION. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN BOARD MEETINGS IS LIMITED TO THE PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF THE MEETING AS PROVIDED IN BOARD POLICY BED LOCAL. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE AUDIO AND VIDEO OF PUBLIC FORUM IS RECORDED AS PART OF THE RECORDING OF THE ENTIRE MEETING AND IS PUBLISHED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE WITHOUT ALTERATION. A PERSON WHO CHOOSES TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC FORUM IS CONSENTING TO THE ONLINE PUBLICATION OF THEIR MEETINGS. WE HAVE QUITE A FEW SPEAKERS TONIGHT, SO I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT YOU BASICALLY GET TO TALK AT US. WE DON'T GET TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR HAVE ANY DIALOG. THAT ALWAYS FEELS WEIRD. I ALWAYS HAVE TO REMIND PEOPLE IT'S NOT THE MOVIE FOOTLOOSE. I KNOW I WISH IT WAS, BUT IT'S NOT. SO YOU GET TO TALK AT US. IF YOU DO HAVE QUESTIONS, WE CAN WRITE THEM DOWN AND SOMEBODY CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT , AND I ALSO LIKE TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT WE EXPECT OUR STUDENTS TO BE KIND TO EACH OTHER. WE ALSO EXPECT ADULTS TO BE KIND TO US. WE ARE JUST VOLUNTEERS HERE, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE SIX PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. MS. GLORIA HAS A TIMER THAT SHE'LL PUT ON OUR SCREEN HERE, AND EACH SPEAKER TONIGHT WILL HAVE 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK. SO TIGHTEN UP YOUR SPEECHES, AND FIRST UP, WE HAVE MARK VAN [INAUDIBLE]. WE CAN'T DO OUR TIME, BUT IF YOU WANT TO NOT BE A SPEAKER, I CAN ADD A MINUTE TO EVERYBODY ELSE, AND SO WE'LL HAVE 4 MINUTES FOR EVERYBODY ELSE. DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT? ALL RIGHT, THEN. RACHEL HAMM, YOU'LL BE UP. SO WE HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME ALLOTTED TO PUBLIC FORUM. SO THIS IS GREAT. MS. HAMM, YOU'LL BE UP FIRST. YOU'LL HAVE 4 MINUTES. SO MS. GLORIA WILL CHANGE OUR TIMER TO 4 MINUTES. MS. HAMM, PLEASE TAP ON THE MICROPHONE AND MAKE SURE IT'S TURNED ON AND READY TO GO. NO, YOU'RE GOING HAVE TO CLICK IT ON. THERE'S LIKE A LITTLE BUTTON ON THE TOP. YEAH. NOPE. UP HIGHER. YEP. RIGHT THERE. YOU GOT IT. OKAY, OKAY, ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS RACHEL HAMM, AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT. I COULD ADDRESS YOU AS A BUDA RESIDENT. I COULD ADDRESS YOU AS A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE, BUT TONIGHT I AM ADDRESSING YOU IN MY MOST IMPORTANT ROLE AS A MOTHER. LAST THURSDAY EVENING, A SEVENTH GRADE PARENT AT DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS MADE AWARE OF A TIKTOK VIDEO UNDER THE ACCOUNT @DMS._2023, WHICH DEPICTED SEVERAL SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS AT DMS. SHE POSTED ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF THE VIDEO IN THE SEVENTH GRADE PARENT GROUP AND ENCOURAGED PARENTS TO CHECK THEIR KIDS PHONES. BY FRIDAY MORNING, THE VIDEO AND THE ACCOUNT WERE BOTH DELETED, BUT THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE SCHOOL. I DON'T HAVE A SEVENTH GRADER SO I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS POST, BUT ON FRIDAY MORNING I GOT A PHONE CALL LETTING ME KNOW THAT OUR SON MICHAEL WAS ONE OF THE RETARDS HUMILIATED ON THIS VIDEO. TO SAY I FELL APART DOESN'T ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE MY PAIN THAT OUR BEAUTIFUL SON AND SEVERAL OF MY FORMER STUDENTS WERE TARGETED BY THIS HATE CRIME. THE STUDENT WHO MADE THIS VIDEO SCROLLED THROUGH MONTHS OF POSTS ON THE DAHLSTROM FACEBOOK PAGE TO FIND PICTURES OF THESE SPECIFIC STUDENTS WITH A RANGE OF EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGES. THE STUDENTS ARE IN DIFFERENT GRADES AND ASSIGNED TO DIFFERENT SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND YET WHOEVER MADE THIS VIDEO MANAGED TO SYSTEMATICALLY CHOOSE THEIR PICTURES AND PUT THEM TOGETHER INTO A MONTAGE VIDEO SAYING THAT THEY ARE LESS THAN NORMAL KIDS. THIS WAS A DELIBERATE ACT THAT TOOK TIME AND EFFORT. MICHAEL DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS VIDEO, AND I PRAY THAT HE NEVER DOES. I'M HESITANT TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE IT POTENTIALLY INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD THAT PEOPLE WILL TALK AND IT WILL GET BACK TO MICHAEL BUT WE FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT TO GIVE A VOICE TO THE VOICELESS AND STAND AGAINST THOSE WHO SEEK TO SPREAD HATE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION OF STUDENTS. OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS, I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE PRINCIPAL, MICHAEL'S TEACHERS, MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND SEVERAL DISTRICT OFFICIALS THROUGH THEIR SWIFT ACTION. [00:15:03] I GOT A HAPPIER PHONE CALL THIS AFTERNOON THAT THE STUDENT RESPONSIBLE HAD BEEN CAUGHT. HOWEVER, THIS DOESN'T END HERE. DAVID'S LAW ALLOWS FOR EXPULSION AND OR LEGAL CONSEQUENCES FOR ANY STUDENT ENGAGED IN CYBERBULLYING WITH THE INTENT TO INFLICT HARM ON OTHERS, AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT MICHAEL WOULD BE IN DANGER IF HE FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS VIDEO. HE KNOWS HE'S DIFFERENT AND MAKES COMMENTS ABOUT NOT WANTING TO HAVE AUTISM AND FEELING SHAME THAT HE IS A PAIN FOR OTHERS AND CAUSES PEOPLE TO WORK HARD TO TAKE CARE OF HIM. SHOULD HE FIND OUT THAT HE WAS TARGETED FOR HIS DIFFERENCES, I CAN'T IMAGINE THE DEPTHS OF DEPRESSION PILED ON TO HIS ALREADY LOW SELF-ESTEEM. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN CARRYING THROUGH WITH THESE CONSEQUENCES FOR WHOEVER WAS INVOLVED IN MAKING, ENCOURAGING AND SPREADING THIS VIDEO. I AM HEARTBROKEN. I AM ENRAGED, BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, I AM STEADFAST TO SEE THIS TO THE END. I IMPLORE YOU TO TAKE THIS INCIDENT SERIOUSLY AND TO PURSUE IT WITH THE URGENCY THESE STUDENTS DESERVE. I KNOW THIS TO BE A DISTRICT WHO PUT STUDENT HEALTH AND SAFETY AT THE TOP OF THEIR PRIORITY LIST AND I'M TRUSTING IN THE PROCESS THAT MY SON AND THE OTHERS WILL BE CARED FOR AND PROTECTED BEFORE MY TIME IS UP. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SHARE A FEW THINGS ABOUT OUR SON. MICHAEL LOVES ANIMALS, VIDEO GAMES, HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS. ONE TIME WE ORDERED CHICK-FIL-A AND MY OLDEST DIDN'T HAVE THEIR CHICKEN NUGGETS AND HE HANDED HIS OVER SO THEY WOULDN'T BE HUNGRY. WHEN MICHAEL'S FOURTH GRADE TEACHER GOT TEARY EYED READING A SAD PART IN THE BOOK, CATCH IT. HE WENT AND STOOD WITH HIS ARMS AROUND HER UNTIL SHE WAS ABLE TO FINISH THE CHAPTER. LAST SUMMER, HE SAT ON OUR DRIVEWAY FOR HOURS AND RAISED OVER $300 FOR THE HAYS COUNTY FOOD BANK. WHEN THE MOST RECENT ESPN DOCUMENTARY WAS RELEASED LAST WEEK ABOUT THE BALTIMORE RAVENS, HE WANTED ME TO TEXT THE MOM OF A FORMER CLASSMATE OF HIS BECAUSE HE KNOWS THE BOY LOVES THE RAVENS. MY PRAYER IN ALL THIS IS FOR ANYONE HERE TONIGHT IN PERSON OR WHO WATCHES THIS MEETING ONLINE OR WHO SEES OUR STORY ON FACEBOOK WILL THINK OF THESE THINGS WHEN TALKING ABOUT OUR SON AND NOT THINK OF HIM AS A RETARD SITTING ALONE AT A SCHOOL POPCORN PARTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MISS HAMM. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, WE HAVE MELISSA FLEMING. I HOPE MY PHONE DOESN'T DIE. HELLO, I'M JUST GOING TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT. I STAND BEFORE YOU AS A MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER, A FORMER MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER, A FORMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, MY TITLE TODAY IS MOM. ONE THING I'D LOVE TO SEE IS MORE RESOURCES ON CAMPUSES USED TO BUILD UNDERSTANDING ABOUT KIDS WITH HIDDEN DISABILITIES AND AUTISM IN GENERAL. THESE STUDENTS OFTEN DON'T QUITE FIT IN, BUT ALSO DESERVE UNDERSTANDING, ACCEPTANCE AND PATIENCE. CULTURE IS SO IMPORTANT ON CAMPUSES. I HOPE THIS IS A REMINDER THAT WE ARE DAHLSTROM IS MORE LIKE WE HAVE TO DO BETTER FOR ALL KIDS. MAKE SURE THESE TARGETED STUDENTS ARE MADE TO FEEL INCLUDED THAT THEY MATTER. THESE STUDENTS WANT TO BE INCLUDED, BUT CAN STRUGGLE WITH COMMUNICATION, CAN BE IMMATURE AT TIMES, AND HAVE DIFFICULTY REGULATING EMOTIONS AND MISUNDERSTAND SOCIAL CUES. THEY DESERVE FRIENDSHIPS. SOMEONE TO SIT WITH AT LUNCH. THEY DESERVE PATIENCE, ACCEPTANCE, AND THEY ARE DAHLSTROM, TOO. I KNOW MONEY IS SPENT FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, BUT MONEY NEEDS TO BE SPENT INTO MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING ON ALL CAMPUSES. HAYS COUNTY SUICIDE RATE IS HIGHER THAN THE US AVERAGE. THIS IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP BRING AWARENESS, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS TARGETED POPULATION AND DO BETTER FOR ALL KIDS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. IT'S TRULY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, MISS FLEMING. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, WE HAVE HAILE VOGEL. HAILE VOGEL. GOING ALONG WITH THE THEME HERE. MY DAUGHTER SHOULDN'T BE LABELED RETARDED OR LESS THAN. SHE'S MORE THAN I COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED. THOUGH SHE HAS CHALLENGES, SHE DOESN'T LET THEM HOLD HER BACK. SHE EXCEEDS ALL EXPECTATIONS. SHE IS SMART AND KIND AND COURAGEOUS. SHE'S MY HERO. THIS WAS A TARGETED, MALICIOUS ATTACK ON CHILDREN WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A PROTECTED CLASS. THE PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND USED WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION. WITHOUT OUR PERMISSION. [00:20:07] THEY WERE EXPOSED AND POSTED FOR THE WORLD TO SEE. THIS IS A HATE CRIME. THIS INCIDENT, ALONG WITH SO MANY OTHERS, HAS CAUSED US GREAT PAIN. WE'VE GONE THROUGH A ROLLER COASTER OF EMOTIONS, SADNESS, ANGER AND HURT. THOSE DON'T EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE HOW WE'RE FEELING. I'VE TRIED TO REMIND MYSELF THAT THE CONTINUOUS LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR MY DAUGHTER THAT SHE RECEIVES FROM 99% OF THE STUDENTS AT DAHLSTROM IS SO MUCH GREATER THAN THE NASTINESS BEHIND THIS VIDEO. MY FEAR IS THAT THE INCIDENT WILL BE SWEPT UNDER THE RUG AND WE'LL MOVE ON AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. WE NEED TO SEE A CHANGE IN ORDER TO PRODUCE A CHANGE. WE NEED TO SET AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE WHO COMMIT CYBERBULLYING AND HATE CRIMES. TO THE PARENTS OF THE CHILD OR CHILDREN THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE BEHIND THIS ACCOUNT, MY HEART ACHES FOR YOU AS WELL AS MUCH AS MY CHILD AND THESE OTHER BEAUTIFUL, DEFENSELESS STUDENTS HAVE BEEN HURT. I BELIEVE THERE HAS TO ALSO BE AN ENORMOUS PAIN IN KNOWING THAT YOUR CHILD HOLDS SO MUCH ANGER AND HATE IN THEIR HEART. IN MY OPINION, THEY ARE SICK AND NEED PROFESSIONAL HELP TO RISE ABOVE THE CRUELTY AND HATE THAT THEY HOLD. DO THE RIGHT THING. SET AN EXAMPLE. SHOW THAT THIS ISN'T TOLERATED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. VOGEL. NEXT UP, WE HAVE MICHAEL KRUG. MICHAEL KRUG. THAT'S ME. MY NAME IS MIKE KRUG. I HAVE TRIPLET BOYS IN SIXTH GRADE IN DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL. ALL THREE OF MY BOYS HAVE AUTISM TO ONE DEGREE OR ANOTHER. WHILE OUR EXPERIENCE AT DAHLSTROM HAS BEEN LARGELY POSITIVE, WE'VE BECOME AWARE OF A DARK SIDE OF DAHLSTROM THAT CONTAINS A CULTURE OF BULLYING THAT IS NOT PROPERLY ADDRESSED. UNFORTUNATELY, IT SEEMS TO BE ENCOURAGED BY THE LACK OF RESPONSE BY THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION AT DAHLSTROM. ON FRIDAY, THIS DARK SIDE CAME INTO FULL VIEW WITH A TIKTOK ACCOUNT CREATED BY A DAHLSTROM STUDENT POSTING VARIOUS VIDEOS MAKING FUN OF KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AS WELL AS TICKLED CHILDREN. WE ONLY SAW A FEW OF THE VIDEOS THAT WERE POSTED ON THIS ACCOUNT, BUT WE HAVE HEARD THERE WERE SEVERAL MORE AND THEY WERE WORSE. THE PARENTS OF THESE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN IN THE VIDEO WERE ALL MADE AWARE OF THIS AND WENT TO THE SCHOOL TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT. THE BOY'S MOTHER AND I PULLED OUR SON'S OUT OF SCHOOL THAT DAY OUT OF FEAR OF WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THEM. I GOT SEVERAL MESSAGES FROM OTHER PARENTS, ENCOURAGING ME NOT TO LET THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION SWEEP THIS UNDER THE RUG. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS THE GENERAL PRACTICE THIS PRINCIPAL HAS WITH DEALING WITH SUCH MATTERS. IN ADDITION TO THIS, SINCE FRIDAY, I HAVE GOTTEN EMAILS AND TEXTS AND CALLS FROM VARIOUS PARENTS ALL OVER WHO HAVE TYPICAL STUDENTS AS WELL AS SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS AT THIS SCHOOL WHO ARE NOT HANDLED AND NOT DEALT WITH BY THAT PRINCIPAL IN ANY FACTOR. IT'S MY KIDS. HOLD ON A SECOND. I'M GOING TO CALM DOWN. I KNOW THAT MIDDLE SCHOOL IS A TOUGH TIME FOR KIDS, AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT GO AWAY. WHAT I AM SUGGESTING IS A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY WHEN IT COMES TO BULLYING THE PERSON OR PERSONS BEHIND THIS TIKTOK ACCOUNT WHO MADE AND POSTED THESE GROTESQUE VIDEOS TARGETING SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS SHOULD BE PERMANENTLY EXPELLED FROM CAMPUS, JUST FOR STARTERS. THERE ALSO NEEDS TO BE A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY CAMPUS POLICE AND COOPERATION WITH THE HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO BRING CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST THE GUILTY PARTIES. THERE ARE LAWS ON THE BOOKS FOR CYBER CRIMES WITH REAL CONSEQUENCES. ODDLY ENOUGH, WHEN I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE VIDEO, MY BOY'S MOTHER AND I WERE SPEAKING ON THE PHONE OR ABOUT HOW ZANE, ONE OF OUR KIDS, SHOULD BE HANDLING BULLYING AT SCHOOL BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A COMMON THEME SINCE AUGUST. ONE OF MY BOYS WAS KNOCKED OFF HIS STOOL, HAD A BASKETBALL, BOUNCED OFF HIS HEAD, PICKED ON IN EVERY MANNER WHATSOEVER, AND WE TELL HIM TO TELL THE TEACHER THEY GO TO THE COUNSELOR. OH, WE TALK TO THE COUNSELOR. OH, WE HAD THE KID TALK TO HIM. WE TALKED TO HIM. WE'VE HANDLED IT. THE FACT IS, IT'S NOT BEING HANDLED IT AT ALL. SO THIS KIND OF CULTURE THAT'S CREATED WITH NO CONSEQUENCES FOR THE KIDS ENCOURAGES CHILDREN TO KEEP RAMPING IT UP TILL WE GET WHAT WE HAD FRIDAY, WHICH IS THESE VIDEOS. WE ARE HERE TO TELL YOU THAT THESE WEAK KIDS HAVE THE STRONGEST PARENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST A FULL ON INVESTIGATION INTO THE ADMINISTRATION AT DAHLSTROM. THE INACTION OF THIS CURRENT ADMINISTRATION IS, IN ESSENCE, AN ACTION. WE ARE HERE TO STAND UP FOR OUR CHILDREN WHO CAN'T SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. WE ARE HERE TO GIVE THEM A VOICE WHERE THEY CAN SPEAK. WE ARE HERE TO MAKE EVERYONE AWARE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING AND THERE ARE REAL REPERCUSSIONS. WE ARE HERE TO PUT A STOP TO THIS BEFORE ANOTHER CHILD TAKES HIS LIFE, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO QUIT AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT EVER GO AWAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. KRUG. WE HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER TONIGHT, RENEE KELSO. HI, I RECOGNIZE A LOT OF FRIENDLY FACES. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING PLANNED, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF US HERE THAT LOVE THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. I'M A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT ELM GROVE ELEMENTARY, AND MANY OF THE STUDENTS IN THE VIDEO WERE STUDENTS THAT I LOVE AND THE TEACHERS RIGHT BEHIND ME LOVE AS WELL. [00:25:09] THESE FAMILIES THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, THE ONES THAT ARE SO IMPASSIONED RIGHT NOW, THE MOMS ARE IN TEARS AND THE DADS ARE ANGRY AND THEY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE. THESE PARENTS HAVE SPENT THE MAJORITY, AS WELL AS YOU WELL KNOW, HAVE SPENT THE MAJORITY OF THEIR CHILDREN'S LIVES ADVOCATING FOR THEM, FIGHTING FOR THEM, WORRYING ABOUT THEM AND PASSIONATELY PROTECTING THEM, AND THE ONE PLACE THAT THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT WAS THEIR CHILDREN'S SCHOOL, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, ON FRIDAY MORNING, THEY RECEIVED A MESSAGE THAT LET THEM KNOW THAT THEIR WORST FEAR HAD COME TO PASS, THEIR WORST FEAR OF OTHER STUDENTS MOCKING THEIR CHILDREN JUST FOR BEING WHO THEY ARE. THE PICTURES OF THE KIDS ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PICTURES. THEY'RE GREAT CHILDREN AND THEY WEREN'T DOING ANYTHING WRONG. THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING AT ALL TO DESERVE THIS. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN THESE PARENTS WENT TO THE PRINCIPAL AT DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEY WERE MET WITH A DISMISSIVE ATTITUDE AND ONE THAT MADE THEM BELIEVE THINGS WOULD JUST BE SWEPT UNDER THE RUG BECAUSE BASICALLY IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL, BUT WE'RE ALL HERE TO SUPPORT THEM AND TELL YOU THAT IT IS THAT BIG OF A DEAL, THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE PARENTS THAT CARE ABOUT THIS, AS THEY RIGHTLY SHOULD, BUT IT'S THE EDUCATORS IN THIS GREAT DISTRICT OF YOURS THAT YOU SO PROUDLY PROMOTE. IT IS THE EDUCATORS, THE OTHER STUDENTS, THE FAMILY MEMBERS, AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I IMPLORE YOU TO MAKE A CHOICE, AND DON'T MAKE THEM WAIT. DON'T MAKE THEM WAIT AND HAVE TO GO THROUGH LAWSUITS. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO GO AHEAD AND SPEAK ON THE BEHALF OF THEIR CHILDREN. STAND UP FOR THEM. HAYS CISD IS LISTENING AND WHAT YOU SAY WILL ECHO THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. I IMPLORE YOU TO PLEASE MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE, DR. WRIGHT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD, FOR HAYS CISD. LET THEM KNOW THAT THEIR CHILDREN MATTER. LET THEM KNOW THAT BULLYING OF ANY KIND FOR ANY STUDENT WILL NOT BE TOLERATED, AND YES, THAT MAY MEAN THAT SOME, AS SOME HAVE SAID, WELL, THEY'RE JUST KIDS THEMSELVES. WELL, THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES, AND WE ALL KNOW AS ADULTS THAT SOME OF THE BEST LESSONS WE EVER LEARNED CAME FROM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE CONSEQUENCES THAT WE ALSO HAD TO FACE. SO IT MAY BE UNCOMFORTABLE RIGHT NOW, AND I FEEL AND EMPATHIZE WITH THEIR PARENTS, BUT AS A PARENT, I HOPE THAT THEY STAND BESIDE THEIR CHILD AND THEY LOVE THEM THROUGH IT, BUT THEY MAKE THEM LEARN FROM IT SO IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN, AND I ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET TO KNOW THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, BECAUSE I PROMISE YOU THAT ONCE YOU DO, YOU WILL FOREVER BE CHANGED. OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. TEAM, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE SOME THINGS AROUND AND FOLKS THAT WERE HERE TONIGHT, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO STICK AROUND. WE HAVE AN ITEM ON OUR AGENDA ON N1 THAT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST TO YOU, WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RESOURCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH FOR FAMILIES HERE. TEAM, I'M GOING TO MOVE UP REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD AND I JUST AM GOING TO REQUEST SOME INFORMATION [P. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES] MYSELF AS A MOTHER WITH A SON WITH ASPERGER'S, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS MYSELF. CAN WE FIND OUT FROM THE DAHLSTROM LEADERSHIP WHAT EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ARE BEING PROVIDED ? WHAT ANTI-BULLYING EDUCATION IS BEING PROVIDED OR WAS PROVIDED PREVIOUS TO THIS? AS PART OF DAVID'S LAW THAT'S REQUIRED. SO THAT SHOULD BE IN THERE FOR CYBERBULLYING AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF SAID CYBERBULLYING. SORRY. THAT'S FLASHING BEHIND ME. OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO KNOW AND WE ALREADY HAVE BEEN TOLD THE THAT THE PERSON WAS CAUGHT, SO WE DON'T REALLY NEED ANY UPDATE ON THAT. MS. [INAUDIBLE] I KNOW WILL GIVE US ADDITIONAL UPDATES AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE TO US. THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, I THINK, IS JUST NOW STARTING, SO WE WON'T HAVE ANYTHING THERE. TEAM, WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? MS. RUNKLE. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK THAT MRS. [INAUDIBLE], PROVIDE US WITH AN UPDATE WITH THE HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S INVESTIGATION, BUT ALSO IF YOU CAN FIND OUT IF OUR CURRENT CELL PHONE POLICY THAT WE HAVE PUT INTO PLACE IS BEING DONE WITH FIDELITY AT THE CAMPUSES AND AS A PARENT OF TWO SPECIAL EDUCATION CHILDREN, I GET IT. THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OTHER REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM THE TEAM? MRS. OROSCO. SORRY I'M TRYING TO TYPE THESE QUESTIONS AND MAKE SURE TO ASK QUESTIONS. YES. CAN WE BE PROVIDED THE PART IN OUR STUDENT CONDUCT, STUDENT HANDBOOK, REFERRING TO THE CYBERBULLYING? AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED? [00:30:01] I KNOW THAT THERE IS LIKE MINIMUM CONSEQUENCES AND MAX, SO WE CAN BE PROVIDED THOSE DIFFERENT ONES FROM DR. DAWSON, IF HE CAN SHARE THAT WITH US. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, TEAM, WE'RE GOING TO GO A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDER AS WELL. [N.1. Consideration and possible approval of the Hays County Social Service Funding Agreement for Mental Health Services, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (APRA) ] WE'RE GOING TO SKIP DOWN TO END ONE. THIS IS ON PAGE 48 OF YOUR BOARD PACKET. THIS IS A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE HAYS COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICE FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THIS FUNDING COMES AS PART OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT. DR. WRIGHT HAS SOME WORDS ABOUT THIS. THIS IS $181,000 THAT WILL BE COMING TO OUR DISTRICT TO BE FOCUSED ON MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. SO I'M HOPING YOU CAN GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THOSE FUNDS COULD BE USED FOR. ABSOLUTELY, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY AND THE COMMISSIONERS FOR TAKING MENTAL HEALTH SERIOUSLY AND UTILIZING THEIR ADDITIONAL AMERICAN RESCUE FUNDS, AND AS WE MET EARLIER IN THE YEAR, THEY DECIDED TO ALLOCATE ROUGHLY $200,000 TO WIMBERLEY, TO SAN MARCOS, TO DRIPPING SPRINGS AND TO HAYS CISD AND WE ACTUALLY HAD A MEETING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO TO DISCUSS HOW WE COULD GET MORE SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS ON OUR CAMPUSES, AND WE HAVE AN OUTSIDE COMPANY THAT PROVIDES THIS SERVICE SO THAT KIDS DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAMPUS DURING THE DAY, AND THEY CAN ACTUALLY SEE THEIR COUNSELOR ON A ROUTINE AND REGULAR BASIS, AND SO IF YOU GUYS APPROVED OF THIS FUNDING TONIGHT, THEN WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THEM, AND BASICALLY WHAT IT CONSISTS OF IS WE WOULD USE THOSE PARTICULAR FUNDS FOR FAMILIES THAT DON'T HAVE INSURANCE, AND THEN FOR THOSE THAT DO, THEY COULD BE BILLED, AND THAT WAY WE CAN SERVE AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE CHANGED OUR EXEMPTION POLICIES TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO GO AND SEE THEIR COUNSELORS, AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAD SEVERAL, ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, THAT REALLY NEEDED THE COUNSELING, BUT REFUSED TO MISS BECAUSE THEY ONLY GIVE UP THEIR EXEMPTIONS, AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE A TEENAGE KID, SOMETIMES YOUR PRIORITIES AREN'T WHERE THEY ALWAYS NEED TO BE. SO WE HAVE TO HELP EDUCATE THEM AND PROVIDE TIME SO THAT THEY WON'T MISS OUT ON SOMETHING THAT THEY DEEM CRITICAL, AND SO WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A GOOD FOUNDATION, YOU'RE NOT IN A GOOD PLACE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LEARN ANYWAY. SO WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THIS WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT AND SO THERE IS A MOU IN HERE FROM THE COUNTY THAT I AM RECOMMENDING THAT YOU GUYS APPROVE SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN TO DRAW DOWN ON THAT MONEY AND PROVIDE SERVICES FOR OUR KIDDOS. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT START TO SOME MONEY THAT CAN BE USED, LIKE YOU SAID, MAYBE WITH A PARTNERSHIP WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT WILL COME INTO OUR SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, WHICH IS AMAZING. I WANT TO JUST ASK ABOUT WITH OUR SPEAKERS TONIGHT OBVIOUSLY SEL IS WAS BROUGHT UP AND THAT'S VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. WE KNOW THAT KIDS THAT BULLY OTHER CHILDREN ARE USUALLY HURTING THEMSELVES AND HURT PEOPLE. HURT PEOPLE, AS THE SAYING GOES. CAN ANY OF THIS MONEY BE USED FOR SEL PURPOSES OR FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, OR DO WE KNOW YET WHAT IF THERE'S SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THESE FUNDS, OR IS IT JUST SORT OF MENTAL HEALTH LIKE SORT OF THERAPY? YEAH, YOU KNOW, REALLY IT WAS BECAUSE WHEN WE WENT TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, WE SAID WE NEED MORE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND SO IT'S REALLY GEARED TOWARD MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS. SO AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WHEN WE HAVE 22,400 KIDS, THAT AMOUNT PROBABLY WON'T GO AS FAR AS WE NEED IT TO. SO WHEN WE BEGIN THE BUDGETING PROCESS, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO LOOK AT ALL OF OUR RESOURCES AND THEN EARMARK SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THAT AS WELL. GREAT. MR. VELA, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YEAH. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PETREA. DR. WRIGHT. SO $181,000, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY, BUT WE KNOW THAT WE'RE PROBABLY NEVER COVER ENOUGH WHEN IT COMES TO MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. WHAT KIND OF CAPACITY DO WE EXPECT THAT TO BE TO COVER AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS OR THE NUMBER OF SESSIONS THAT THIS COVERS? CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME BALLPARK? WELL, WE HAD PRELIMINARY MEETINGS AND SO WE REALLY DON'T KNOW THE SCOPE OR THE AMOUNT OF KIDS IT'S GOING TO SERVE BECAUSE LIKE I MENTIONED, SOME KIDS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE INSURANCE, THEY'LL HAVE PRIVATE PAY THROUGH THEIR INSURANCE, AND SO THE FUNDS THAT WE'RE EARMARKING ARE FOR [00:35:08] THOSE THAT DON'T, AND SO COLLECTIVELY, I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY STUDENTS THAT WILL COVER, BUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT I'M SUGGESTING IS A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR, IF YOU APPROVE THIS AND WE CAN START ALLOCATING THOSE FUNDS AND GET THE SERVICES SET UP, WE CAN COME BACK AND GIVE YOU A MORE ACCURATE IDEA OF HOW MANY STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO SERVE WITH THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE BEING GIVEN RIGHT NOW, AND THEN IF APPROVED, HOW READILY AVAILABLE IS THE FUNDING? LIKE, HOW QUICKLY CAN WE TURN AROUND AND HAVE SOMEBODY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT? I THINK AS SOON AS YOU GUYS APPROVE ON THE 21ST, THEN WE CAN SEND THE MOU TO THE COUNTY AND THEN THEY'LL DISPERSE THE FUNDS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OVER HERE ON MY LEFT? DR. PÉREZ-GONZÁLEZ. OKAY, DR. WRIGHT. WILL THEY BE LOCATED ON EVERY CAMPUS AT CAMPUSES? WE ARE GOING TO TARGET OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. OKAY, I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY THAT. THANK YOU. ANOTHER QUESTION. IS THIS GOING TO BE A ONE YEAR OR A COUPLE OF YEARS? YOU CAN ACTUALLY EXPEND THE FUNDS THROUGH 2025, AND SO, ONCE AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY STUDENTS WE'RE GOING TO SERVE OR HOW QUICKLY THAT POT OF MONEY WILL BE UTILIZED, BUT WE CAN USE IT THROUGH 2025 IF NECESSARY, BUT I SUSPECT WE'LL USE IT MUCH QUICKER THAN THAT. WELL, I APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT ANYTHING THAT WE CAN ANY [INAUDIBLE]THAT WE CAN BRING TO OUR CAMPUSES THAT'S GOING TO BE HANDS ON RIGHT THEN AND THERE WILL ACTUALLY HELP OUR STUDENTS, AND I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. THIS WILL DEFINITELY COME IN HANDY AND IT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE IN OUR BACK DOOR. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, MS. RUNKLE. NO, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US. THIS IS A GREAT START. I KNOW THAT WE STILL HAVE LOTS OF WORK TO DO. WE STILL NEED LOTS OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE DOCTORS AND EXPERTS. WE NEED ALL THE THINGS, AND SO I THANK YOU FOR GOING TO OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND FOR THEM LISTENING BUT WE KNOW WE STILL NEED MORE WORK TO DO, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THAT MORE IN THE BUDGET AS WE GET CLOSER TO THAT. MENTAL HEALTH IS SO IMPORTANT. WE TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE FENTANYL OVERDOSES AND OUR FENTANYL POISONINGS, EXCUSE ME, AND OTHER THINGS, NOT JUST FENTANYL, BUT ALL OF THAT STEMS FROM MENTAL HEALTH STUDENTS ARE USING FOR A REASON. I LOST MY BROTHER THREE YEARS AGO TO MENTAL HEALTH. SO I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO NOT HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO OR SOMEBODY TO FEEL LIKE SOMEONE'S THERE TO HELP YOU. SO WE DO HAVE LOTS OF WORK TO DO, AND IT DOESN'T JUST START HERE AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT GOES MUCH FURTHER AND BEYOND WITH OUR LEGISLATORS AND OUR COUNTY AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THINGS THAT ARE HERE IN OUR COUNTY FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR CITIZENS. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. THIS IS A GREAT START, BUT WE STILL HAVE LOTS OF WORK TO DO. WE HAVE BEHAVIORAL SPECIALISTS THAT WE HAVE ON CAMPUSES THAT WE NEED TO KEEP ON OUR CAMPUSES AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT WE NEED TO BRING ON OUR CAMPUSES, BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US. THIS IS A START. THANK YOU, MS. RUNKLE. ANYTHING OVER HERE, MRS. OROSCO. THANK YOU. WELL, IT DIDN'T START HERE, RIGHT? WE HAVE BEEN INVESTING IN MENTAL HEALTH FOR SEVERAL YEARS, STARTING WITH SOME FUNDS FROM OUR ESSER FUNDS THAT WE MADE SURE TO PUT TOWARDS OUR THERAPEUTIC COUNSELORS. SO THIS IS NOT THE START. WE HAVE INVESTED IN THIS. WE BELIEVE IN THIS. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE ROLLED OUT SEL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT WHERE THEY ARE BEING MORE ROBUST AND BEING USED WITH FIDELITY. SO LET'S REMEMBER THAT BECAUSE, DR. WRIGHT, YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB OF MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD THAT ABILITY. IS EVERYTHING PERFECT? ABSOLUTELY NOT. DO WE NEED MORE RESOURCES? ABSOLUTELY. SO I DEFINITELY THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT, FOR SPEAKING AT COMMISSIONERS COURT AND FOR COMMISSIONER WALT SMITH FOR ACTUALLY SETTING ASIDE THE $200,000 TO GO TO MENTAL HEALTH IN HAYS CISD. SO THAT WAS PRETTY AWESOME THAT WE HAD THAT PARTNERSHIP TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THIS PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN SERVICE MORE STUDENTS THAT DON'T HAVE THAT ABILITY TO GO TO AN APPOINTMENT WHEN THEIR PARENTS ARE WORKING TO GO ON THE WEEKEND. SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY BEING SEEN. SO IT'S MORE CONVENIENT FOR OUR FAMILIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS. AS WE HAVE HEARD, YOU KNOW, FOR THE PAST YEAR, IT'S HARD TO FIND A DOCTOR TO HAVE A THERAPEUTIC COUNSELOR OUTSIDE OF THE [00:40:04] DISTRICT, AND OUR COUNSELORS ARE SO BUSY WITH THE ACADEMIC PIECE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE THERAPEUTIC WORK. SO THIS YEAR IT HAS BEEN GREAT HAVING THOSE ESSER FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO FUND THOSE COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS AND HAVE THOSE PARTNERSHIPS. I KNOW THAT I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH SOME OF THEM TAKING CARE OF THE FOOD INSECURITY AND THE CLOTHING INSECURITY, BECAUSE THOSE ARE BARRIERS THAT DO ATTRIBUTE TO LOW SELF ESTEEM AND OTHER ISSUES AS WELL. SO I AM GLAD THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. WE CAN ALWAYS DO MORE, AND US ADVOCATING I KNOW DR. WRIGHT HAS ADVOCATED WITH OUR LEGISLATORS, US AS A COMMUNITY, PARENTS, FAMILIES, AS BOARD MEMBERS AND SO ON. WE NEED TO ADVOCATE TO OUR LEGISLATORS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FUND MENTAL HEALTH. WE NEED THOSE RESOURCES FOR OUR FAMILIES NOW MORE THAN EVER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. OROSCO. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT, SO, TEAM WE'LL VOTE ON THIS NEXT WEEK, AND YOU'RE RIGHT, MRS. OROSCO, IT'S DEFINITELY NOT THE START, BUT OUR ESSE FUNDS ARE NOT GOING TO BE HERE FOREVER , AND SO THIS IS A GOOD CONTINUATION SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT WE HAVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN OUR CAMPUSES. THAT IS A BIG BARRIER FOR A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES. OKAY, I AM GOING TO WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON THAT. I'M GOING TO KIND OF MOVE AROUND AGAIN. [M.1. Consideration and possible action, if any, resulting from closed session a. Consideration and possible approval of the Superintendent's recommendation to contractually employ the Athletic Coordinator/Head Football Coach for Lehman High School ] SO FOLLOW ME. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE UP TO M1(A) WE HAVE SOME GUESTS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT I'M SURE ARE GOING TO WANT TO KNOW THE OUTCOME OF THIS. SO THIS IS OUR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUR ATHLETIC COORDINATOR, HEAD FOOTBALL COACH FOR LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL AND THIS IS FOR ACTION TONIGHT, AND SO THIS IS ON PAGE 20 OF YOUR BOARD BOOK. TEAM. THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION TO CONTRACTUALLY EMPLOY THE ATHLETIC COORDINATOR AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL AS PRESENTED. MOVED. MOVED BY MR. VELA. SECOND. SECONDED BY MRS. RUNKLE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. DR. WRIGHT. WHO'S OUR NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL? WELL, LET ME TELL YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO FIRST OF ALL, WE HAD A GREAT APPLICANT POOL OUT OF 75 TOTAL APPLICANTS. THE GENTLEMAN THAT'S STANDING BEFORE YOU, CHRIS CASTILLO, IS OUR NEW LOBO HEAD FOOTBALL COACH , AND HE HAS HIS WIFE, LAURIE, WITH HIM, AND SO, LAURIE, IF YOU WOULD, STAND AS WELL. WELCOME, AND JUST IN TERMS OF AN OVERVIEW, COACH CASTILLO HAS BEEN A HEAD COACH AT DALLAS SUNSET AND HE TOOK A PROGRAM THERE THAT I THINK HAD 12 FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHEN HE GOT THERE AND ENDED UP HAVING OVER 100 AND A TEAM THAT HADN'T MADE THE PLAYOFFS IN YEARS, AND HE TOOK THEM TO THE PLAYOFFS AND THEN WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GO TO SAN ANTONIO HIGHLANDS AND HIGHLANDS HADN'T MADE THE PLAYOFFS IN 22 YEARS AND COACH WAS ABLE TO BUILD A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, BUILD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE KIDS THERE AND THE COMMUNITY AND HAS HAD A GREAT DEAL OF SUCCESS AND SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING COACH AND LAURIE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO LEAD THE LOBOS. WE KNOW WE HAVE TALENTED KIDS AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU BRING OUT THE BEST AND TO REALLY CULTIVATE THE LOBO FAMILY. SO WELCOME. THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? I USUALLY DON'T DO THIS, BUT YOU'RE A FOOTBALL COACH, SO I CAN'T IMAGINE YOU SHY AWAY FROM A MICROPHONE. JUST TAP IT. MAKE SURE IT'S ON. OH, IT'S ON. WELL, NUMBER ONE, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, YOU KNOW, GETTING TO MEET THE INTERVIEW COMMITTEE AND THEN GETTING TO DO THE SECOND INTERVIEW WITH DR. WRIGHT AND SOME OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CABINET. I JUST SEE THE PASSION HERE FOR JUST TRYING TO GET THINGS RIGHT. YOU KNOW, LISTEN TO EVERYBODY TALK ABOUT HURT PEOPLE, HURT PEOPLE. MY NUMBER ONE GOAL IS TO BUILD SELF-ESTEEM THROUGH ATHLETICS, AND I THINK WE CAN DO THAT , AND USING ATHLETICS AS A CONDUIT TO CREATE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND ACADEMIC GOALS. SO I'M EXCITED. I TOLD COACH MOFFITT HE HAD THE KEYS RIGHT NOW TO GO TO WORK RIGHT NOW, AND I'D GO, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET GOING NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AND, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BRING SOME EXCITEMENT, SOME ENERGY. WE'LL BRING, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THE RIGHT PEOPLE ARE ON BOARD, GET OUR KIDS EXCITED TO PLAY SPORTS OR WHATEVER THEY DECIDE TO DO AND, YOU KNOW, DEVELOP OUR COACHES THERE AS WELL TO BE GREAT MENTORS AND LEADERS. [00:45:02] SO, AGAIN, I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED TO BE AT HAYS CISD AND ESPECIALLY AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. YES, AND YOU'RE SITTING NEXT TO ONE OF OUR FAVORITE ATHLETIC SECRETARIES IN THE DISTRICT. SO CONGRATULATIONS ON HAVING HER AT YOUR SIDE. HEY, TEAM, LET'S TAKE A QUICK FIVE MINUTE BREAK. [INAUDIBLE] ALL RIGHT, TEAM, HEAD BACK TO THE DAIS. WE WILL GET GOING. WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF GET BACK TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING, AND WE'LL HAVE OUR CAMPUS RECOGNITION NEXT WEEK FOR JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL. THAT'LL BE EXCITING. I EXPECT TO HAVE A DRUMLINE IN HERE OR SOMETHING CRAZY. I'M JUST KIDDING. I DON'T KNOW THAT TO BE TRUE, BUT WE HAVE OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT. [J. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT (February 13, 2023)] TEAM, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF STUFF IN BOARD BLOG FOR YOU TO REVIEW. I KNOW I'VE SEEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM THE TEAM I SUBMITTED, SUBMITTED MY OWN. I THINK MR. SEVERANCE AND I MUST HAVE BEEN THINKING ALONG THE SAME LINES ON SOME OF OUR QUESTIONS. YOU HAVE THOSE IN HERE TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE SOME MORE COMING BUT WE'VE GOT QUITE A BIT TO REVIEW FOR OUR CBA TWO OUR KINDERGARTEN READINESS, OUR COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY READINESS, AND THEN OUR MIDDLE OF YEAR SCREENER [INAUDIBLE] FOR MCLASS MATH AND READING PLUS. SO QUITE A BIT OF STUFF. MARIVEL SEDILLO IS HERE AS IS KEVIN MALANDRUCCOLO. SO OUR TVS ARE NOT ON OVER HERE. MS. GLORIA I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE NOT WORKING BUT THE TVS THAT SO IF WE JUST NEED TO THEY'RE NOT ON THESE TVS ARE HERE OR NOT [00:50:01] ON. THEY'VE NOT BEEN ON ALL NIGHT. SORRY. NO, AND I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING EARLIER. I'M SORRY, BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS THAT I HAVE TO CARE ABOUT, YOU DO ALSO HAVE THIS PRINTOUT IN YOUR FOLDER SO WE CAN FOLLOW ALONG THAT WAY. SO I'LL LET YOU TAKE IT AWAY. MS. SEDILLO. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE QUESTIONS. SO GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR PRESIDENT PETREA AND DR. WRIGHT. SO THIS EVENING, WE'D LIKE TO COVER A FEW OR GIVE YOU A FEW UPDATES REGARDING OUR CCMR KINDERGARTEN READINESS, CBA TWO DATA ALL OUR MOY UNIVERSAL SCREENERS THAT INCLUDE PRE K LETTER NAMES AND LETTER SOUNDS AND MCLASS, DIBELS AND [INAUDIBLE] AND MAP, AS WELL AS READING PLUS. SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO KEVIN MALANDRUCCOLO THAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO GIVE YOU A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW AND THEN WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S OKAY, THEY'RE WORKING ON THOSE. WE'LL JUST FOLLOW ALONG BEHIND OUR BACKS. OKAY, THERE'S LIKE 80 SOMETHING SLIDES. THIS WILL TAKE PROBABLY ABOUT 1 HOUR AND 47 MINUTES IF I TIMED IT. THERE WE GO. I WAS SAYING WE SHOULD GET THROUGH THESE SLIDES IN AN 1 HOUR AND 40 MINUTES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. NO, I'M JOKING. WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH THE FIRST SEVEN SLIDES AND THEN OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. SO GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? IS IT BETTER? FOR THIS MONTH'S STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT UPDATE, WE'RE PROVIDING YOU WITH A TON OF DATA FOR CBA TWO MIDDLE OF THE YEAR DATA. FIRST, WE WANTED TO INFORM YOU OF THESE FIRST TWO PIECES OF INFORMATION WITH THE KINDERGARTEN READINESS AND CHANGES FOR HOW TEA IS ONCE AGAIN UPDATING CCMR. FOR THIS SLIDE WE PROVIDED SOME GENERAL STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES WITH OUR SECOND ROUND OF DATA. BETWEEN NOW AND SPRING BREAK IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TIME FOR OUR C&I TEAM TO HELP OUR TEACHERS WITH MAKING SENSE OF ALL THIS DATA AND TO INFORM THAT QUALITY TIER ONE INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION PLANS. WE'RE ALSO CONTINUING TO PUSH FOR WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM, SINCE WRITING WILL PLAY A HUGE PART IN THE CHANGES TO STAAR 2.0 AND THE TELPAS ASSESSMENTS. THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF OUR TPEIR KINDER READY REPORT. IT SEEMS TO DROP A LITTLE BIT LATER EACH YEAR. WE'RE SHOWING YOU THE DATA FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. FOR THE MOST RECENT REPORT, THIS SHOWS THE BEGINNING OF YEAR MCLASS DATA THAT WAS TAKEN LAST FALL. SO THE FALL OF 2021, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ONLY HAD 52 STUDENTS WHO WERE IN OUR PRE-K PROGRAM THE PREVIOUS YEAR FOR MORE THAN 80 DAYS. SO THAT WAS THE FALL OF 2020. THAT'S WHEN WE STARTED. A FEW WEEKS LATER, WE STARTED ALL VIRTUAL. SO LASHAWN GAINES HAS ALREADY REACHED OUT TO HER CONTACT AT REGION 13 WHO REPORTED THESE DROPS IN PRE-K NUMBERS. IT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE REGION AND AROUND THE STATE, AND THIS ALSO MEANS THAT WE HAVE MANY MORE KIDS WHO ARE NOW FIRST GRADERS WHO DID NOT ATTEND PRE-K WITH THIS. THIS ONLY INCREASES THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR PHONICS PROGRAM TO BE IMPLEMENTED WITH FIDELITY ACROSS THE DISTRICT, ESPECIALLY FOR THIS GROUP OF KIDDOS. FINALLY ON THIS SLIDE, THIS IS ALSO THE NUMBER WE USE TO SET OUR PRE K GOALS FOR DR. WRIGHT'S GOALS. WHEN REVIEWING THESE GOALS FOR NEXT YEAR, NEXT AUGUST, WE THINK WE MIGHT NEED A LOOK AT HOW THIS GOAL MIGHT NEED TO BE ADJUSTED GOING FORWARD. FOR CCMR, THIS IS A QUICK UPDATE. WE'RE HAPPY THAT WE'RE KEEPING PACE WITH OUR CURRENT SENIORS BEING ROUGHLY 10% AHEAD OF WHERE THEY WERE WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR AT THE SAME TIME. DR. WATSON, JOY PHILPOTT, SUSIE MITCHELL, MARITZA GONZALEZ, CAMPUS ADMIN COUNSELORS AND TEACHERS CONTINUE TO DO A FABULOUS JOB WITH KEEPING THAT MOMENTUM GOING. ALSO, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO DIANNE BORRESON, MARTY ROUSE AND THEIR TEAM WHO ARE REALLY HELPING US BUILD SOME OF THOSE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DASHBOARDS, AND MANY OF OUR EFFORTS FOR CCMR STARTED WITH QUESTIONS THAT ARE SUGGESTIONS THAT CAME OUT OF THIS SCHOOL BOARD. SO A HUGE KUDOS TO EVERYONE HERE FOR HELPING OUR TEAMS CONTINUE TO MAKE THOSE GAINS AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. THAT BEING SAID, THAT WAS THE BUILDUP. THE A THROUGH F SYSTEM IS CHANGING. FOR WHAT WE KNOW NOW, OUR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE FOR OUR GOAL OF, YOU KNOW, SHOOTING FOR THAT A/B HONOR ROLL FOR THOSE CAMPUSES, FOR EACH OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND OUR DISTRICT RATING. THE UPDATES TO THE A THROUGH F SYSTEM ARE GOING TO PUT THEM AT A DISADVANTAGE. THIS IS LARGELY DUE TO THE CHANGES IN THE CUT POINTS FOR HOW THEY WILL SCALE CCMR. [00:55:03] OUR FRIENDS AT LEAD FORWARD ARE USING THE TERM DRACONIAN TO DESCRIBE THE CHANGES IN CCMR SCALING. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, OUR GOAL FOR THE LAST 4 TO 5 YEARS HAS BEEN TO HIT THAT 60% MARK, WHICH SCALED TO AN A FOR THE NEXT 4 TO 5 YEARS. 60% NOW SCALES TO A D. THE KICKER IN THIS NEW SCALE AS OF FEBRUARY 13TH AT 7:50 P.M., THIS IS GOING TO BE APPLIED TO THE CLASS OF 2022, THE KIDS THAT JUST GRADUATED FROM IT. SO STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT EVEN IN OUR BUILDING ANYMORE. WE'VE RUN SOME PRELIMINARY DATA FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. IF THESE RULES WERE IN PLACE LAST YEAR WITH THESE SAME CUT POINTS, BASICALLY EACH ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE DROPPED A LETTER GRADE FROM AN A TO A B, JOHNSON FROM A B TO A C AND LEHMAN FROM A C TO A D. TEA IS GOING TO RELEASE SOME OFFICIAL WHAT IF 22 RATINGS IN MAY. SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL WHEN WE GET THAT, BUT WE JUST WANT TO BE AHEAD OF THIS IN OUR COMMUNICATION BECAUSE THE COMPARISON FOR 2023 ACCOUNTABILITY, WHICH WE'LL GET IN SEPTEMBER, IT WON'T BE A FAIR COMPARISON TO OUR 2022 LETTER GRADES, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE THE SAME FOR OUR DISTRICT RATING AS WELL FOR HOW THEY'RE CURRENTLY COMMUNICATING THINGS. SO ALL IN ALL, I THINK NONE OF US WOULD AGREE THAT OUR GOAL SHOULD BE ONLY FOR 60% OF OUR STUDENTS TO GRADUATE. ALREADY, WE'VE HAD SOME OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS BACK IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, BUT OUR TEAMS ARE JUST GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK HARD TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR SENIORS ARE GRADUATING CAREER COLLEGE, MILITARY AND LIFE READY, AND THIS LAST SLIDE THAT WE'LL BE PRESENTING JUST SHOWS YOU SOME GAINS MADE ACROSS THE DISTRICT FOR OUR CBA TWO. WHILE YOU CAN'T DIRECTLY COMPARE A CBA ONE TO A CBA TWO--THEY COVER DIFFERENT CONTENT, THINGS LIKE THAT--WE DO WANT TO CELEBRATE OUR SUCCESSES WHERE WE CAN BECAUSE STUDENTS ARE BECOMING MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW STAAR 2.0 ITEM TYPES. HAVING WRITING, BEING ON THOSE RLA ASSESSMENTS AND MANY OF OUR YOUNGER STUDENTS TESTING ALL ONLINE. SO WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO, BUT THERE ARE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES, AND THEN THE REMAINING SLIDES IS JUST A TON OF DATA IN CBA TWO, MOY SCREENER DATA. SO OUR TEAM IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I WILL OPEN IT UP TO THE TEAM FOR QUESTIONS. I KNOW WE SUBMITTED A BUNCH. WE'LL GET THOSE. MS. OROSCO. YES, I DID SEE ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED, AND I SUBMITTED SOME AS WELL. I'M JUST SHOCKED WITH THE CCMR. RIGHT. THAT IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE TO SEE WHAT THE CUT IS NOW AND HERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. SO WHERE THE CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS ARE NOT BEING SET UP FOR PEOPLE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, FOR OUR STUDENTS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, IT IS SHAMEFUL AND VERY DISHEARTENING TO SEE THAT IT IS A TRUE ATTACK ON PUBLIC EDUCATION. SO SHAME ON THEM FOR THAT. IT IS JUST ASTONISHING TO SEE THAT AND TO SEE HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE OR ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT NEW RATE. JUST SHOCKING. IT LEAVES ME ASTONISHED. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THIS DATA AND THIS INFORMATION. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ADDRESSED. ATTENDING ALL THE SHOWCASES WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE OR THE PLANS AND HOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CBA TWO AND HOW THE WRITING PIECE IS REALLY MAKING THOSE SCORES DROP, BUT WE'RE HOPING TO SEE SOME INCREASES AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOREVER WRITING. I WAS A FOURTH GRADE WRITING TEACHER, SO I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS, HOW DIFFICULT AND IMPORTANT IT IS, AND OUR STUDENTS ARE NOW TRYING TO GET USED TO IT AND PREPPED UP IN ORDER TO TAKE THAT TEST, AND WHILE WE ALL KNOW THE TEST IS NOT END ALL, BE ALL, IT IS DEFINITELY THE DISTRICT DOES GET A GRADE AND PEOPLE WANT TO BE IN A DISTRICT THAT IS AN A RATED DISTRICT. SO IT'S MAKING IT HARDER AND HARDER, ISN'T IT, TO BE THAT A-RATED DISTRICT AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT DISTRICTS ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS DO NOT MEET THAT A RATING AND FUNNELING FUNDS INTO CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND IT IS JUST SHAMEFUL. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THIS DATA AND JUST REAFFIRMING EVERYTHING THAT I KNEW. THANK YOU, MR. OROSCO. [01:00:01] ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MR. SEVERANCE. I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION. DR. WRIGHT, I KNOW YOU HAD MENTIONED THIS THE OTHER DAY, AND I WAS TALKING TO MARVELL, TOO, ABOUT LIKE, I UNDERSTAND I WAS LIKE GETTING FRUSTRATED WITH THE READ AND IT REMINDED ME THAT THE WRITING IS NOW A BIG COMPONENT OF THIS, BUT IS THERE ANY WAY FOR US TO LOOK AT THESE, TAKE THE WRITING OUT AT ANY WAY TO LOOK AND SEE HOW OUR READING SCORES LOOK, WITHOUT THE WRITING? JUST TO KIND OF KNOW HOW WE'RE DOING. YEAH, THAT'S A QUESTION I KNOW MARIVEL WAS GOING TO ASK YOU, KEVIN, IS THERE A WAY WE CAN JUST LOOK AT A TEK BY TEK COMPARISON AND PULL THOSE TO SEE IF WE'RE TRENDING UP ON THOSE PARTICULAR ONES AND THEN COMPARE WRITING TO THE WAY WRITING USED TO BE AND ALSO GET A COMPARISON ON THOSE TEKS? WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YES, SIR. I MEAN, NOT THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD, YOU KNOW, HANG OUR HAT ON, BUT IT'D BE JUST NICE TO KNOW, I MEAN, HOW WE'RE DOING ON THE READING SIDE OF IT WITHOUT THE WRITING PART. I KNOW THAT'S A BIG PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND IT'S HERE TO STAY. I KNOW WE'VE GOT A FEW YEARS TO KIND OF GET THAT UNDER OUR BELT, BUT I'D AT LEAST LIKE TO KNOW ON THE READING SIDE HOW WE'RE DOING. YES, SIR, THAT'D BE GREAT, AND KEVIN, I KNOW YOU'RE PART OF THE ASSESSMENT. HE'S PART OF THE STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THE BOARD OR I CAN DO WITH OUR LEGISLATORS TO MAKE THIS REALISTIC? I MEAN, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEGISLATIVE SESSION, SO A LOT OF STUFF COULD CHANGE, YOU KNOW, AT ANY MOMENT. NONE OF THESE NUMBERS FOR THE CCMR SCALING IS GOING TO BE FINALIZED TILL MAY-ISH. SO IF YOU'RE TALKING TO PEOPLE OUT THERE, DEFINITELY MENTION ALL THOSE. THIS ISN'T FINAL, THIS IS WHAT'S PROPOSED, AND RIGHT NOW THEY'RE GETTING FEEDBACK. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW. WHEN THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TESTIFY, FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADVOCATE FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT BECAUSE THIS IS NOT OKAY FOR PUBLIC ED, AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT ON THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL, WORKING THROUGH ALL OUR ORGANIZATIONS LIKE TASB AND TASA AND SO ON, MAKING SURE THAT WE DO SPEAK AGAINST PROPOSALS LIKE THIS, BUT JUST MAKING SURE THAT YOU PROVIDE THE DATES OF OPPORTUNITIES TO TESTIFY TO ALL THE BOARD. DR. WRIGHT IF YOU AND YOUR TEAM CAN PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE DONE IT BEFORE AND SO IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE ON BOARD WITH SOME TALKING POINTS ON THAT AND WE CAN PREP UP FOR THAT. THAT'S A GREAT POINT, AND THEY WOULD PREFER LISTENING TO ANOTHER ELECTED OFFICIAL THAN THE SUPERINTENDENT. I CAN TELL YOU THAT FOR SURE. I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MS. RUNKLE. I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING STAAR. WE KNOW THAT STAAR HAS CHANGED, SO WE'RE DOING THE COMPUTERIZED ACROSS THE BOARD. WHAT ABOUT IS THERE A FLEXIBILITY FOR STUDENTS TO DO NOT THE COMPUTERIZED STAAR TEST IN OUR DISTRICT AND DO THE HAND THE PAPER COPY STAAR TEST? WE DO HAVE SOME STUDENTS SPECIFICALLY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION THAT DO BETTER TESTING ON HANDOUTS VERSUS A COMPUTER. SO WHAT FLEXIBILITY DO WE HAVE TO--WE DO HAVE A PROCESS FOR HOW STUDENTS WOULD QUALIFY FOR WHAT THEY CALL A SPECIAL ADMINISTRATION, A PAPER VERSION OF THE TEST FOR OUR SPED KIDDOS AND OR 504 STUDENTS. THE MAIN THINGS THAT WE SEE ARE STUDENTS THAT MIGHT REQUIRE BRAILLE OR HAVE MEDICAL ISSUES LIKE MAYBE SUFFER FROM A SEIZURE FOR STARING AT COMPUTER SCREENS TOO LONG. FOR OTHER STUDENTS, WE REALLY WANT THEM TO TRY THE ONLINE SYSTEM BECAUSE WE FIND THAT MANY OF THE EMBEDDED SUPPORTS WITH TEXT-TO-SPEECH CONTENT LANGUAGE SUPPORTS, THEY REALLY ONLY WORK IN AN ONLINE SYSTEM. SO WE WANT OUR KIDS TO HAVE ALL THE SUPPORTS AVAILABLE TO THEM, AND ALSO WE WANT THEM TO PRACTICE WITH THE WAY STAAR IS CHANGING WHAT WE'VE SEEN THE PAPER COPIES OF THE NEW ITEM TYPES, IT MAKES IT VERY HARD FOR THE STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO CIRCLE THIS OR BUBBLE THIS IN THESE PAPER TESTS WHERE IT JUST MAKES MORE SENSE ONLINE, WHERE YOU'RE JUST DRAGGING AND DROPPING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I WOULD SAY REACH OUT TO YOUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THOSE PROCESSES FOR THAT, AND THEN THEY KIND OF WORK WITH ME AND DEBBIE BROWN AND MICHELLE VELASQUEZ. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS DO PRACTICE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO TAKE A TEST ON PAPER. YEAH, I MEAN, I AGREE WITH THAT TO SOME EXTENT. I KNOW LIKE FOR INSTANCE, I HAD A STUDENT THAT BEFORE WE WERE TAKING MY CHILD, BEFORE WE WERE TAKING THE COMPUTERIZED TEST WE HAD WHERE HE [01:05:07] TOOK THE OR HE DID THE MATH ON PAPER AND HE DID THE OTHER COMPUTERIZED BECAUSE A STUDENT THAT HAS ADHD OR WHATEVER ELSE, IT'S HARD TO GO BACK AND FORTH FROM PAPER SCRATCH, PAPER TO COMPUTER. SO WE FOUND THAT HE DID MUCH BETTER ACTUALLY ON A PAPER TEST THAN HE DID ON A COMPUTERIZED FOR MATH. SO I'M NOT SAYING THAT HE'S EVERY KID AND EVERY KID IS LIKE THAT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROCESS AND PARENTS ARE BEING TOLD THAT IS AN OPTION IF THAT MEETS THEIR STUDENT'S NEEDS AND THERE ARE MEETINGS AND WHATNOT. SO IF YOU COULD PROVIDE THAT TO THE BOARD OF WHAT THAT POLICY LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT THAT PROCESS IS AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. YES, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, AND THEN THERE'S LOTS AND LOTS OF QUESTIONS THAT ALL SEVERAL OTHER TRUSTEES HAVE ASKED THAT LOTS OF GREAT QUESTIONS THAT I KNOW THAT WE STILL HAVE TO GET THROUGH. SO I KNOW I WILL LIKELY HAVE MORE AFTER LOOKING AT THOSE FROM TONIGHT. YES, MA'AM. DID YOU SAY PROCESS? YEAH, WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR REQUESTING A, LIKE, ACCOMMODATIONS FOR A TEST? YEAH, WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR REQUESTING A PAPER STAAR THAN A COMPUTERIZED STAAR TEST? IF THAT MAKES SENSE. OKAY, ANYTHING ELSE? DR. PÉREZ-GONZÁLEZ. I JUST WANT TO SHARE IT THAT IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT OUR CAMPUSES ARE SHOWING SOME IMPROVEMENT. AS I'VE ALWAYS TOLD ONE OF MY OLD PRINCIPLES, IT'S ONE STEP AT A TIME, AND EVENTUALLY WE SEE THOSE GAINS, AND SO IN LOOKING AT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE WITH I FINALLY FIGURED OUT IT'S THE THREE IS THIRD GRADE READING. YEAH, AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, GOT IT NOW. SO IT'S JUST REALLY GOOD. I WANT JUST A SHOUT OUT TO OUR TEACHERS WHO ARE WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD AND OUR STUDENTS ARE HAVING TO ACCOMMODATE TO A NEW STAAR TEST THAT NOW EMBEDS WRITING. SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING. I KNOW WE STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO BEFORE STAAR IS ADMINISTERED. SO, YOU KNOW, JUST KEEP DOING GOOD THINGS. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYTHING ELSE? MR. SEVERANCE? JUST REAL QUICK. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE SUBMITTED ONLINE. WHEN DO YOU THINK WE WILL GET THE ANSWERS TO THOSE AHEAD OF NEXT WEEK'S MEETING? JUST SO WE CAN KIND OF HAVE TIME TO CONSUME IT IN CASE WE HAVE MORE QUESTIONS FOR NEXT WEEK. I KNOW IT'S NOT AN ACTUAL ITEM, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS. OKAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THURSDAY, WE'LL EXPECT TO SEE UPDATES. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE? DOES THAT CONCLUDE THE PRESENTATION? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. OKAY, AWESOME. THANKS SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GO NOW DOWN TO CONSENT AGENDA AND TEAM. [L. CONSENT AGENDA] WE REALLY ONLY HAVE L 1 AND 2. SO DOES ANYBODY WANT TO PULL AND TALK ABOUT L1? THIS IS ON PAGE 13. ALL RIGHT, WHAT ABOUT L2? THAT'S ON PAGE 14. MR. SEVERANCE, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION ON L2? I KNOW YOU SUBMITTED SOME QUESTIONS--I HAD A QUESTION ASKING ABOUT THAT'S A PRETTY THAT'S A I MEAN, MAYBE THAT'S STANDARD, BUT IT'S A BIGGER THAN I'M USED TO SEEING IN THESE WHEN WE DO THESE. SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHERE THAT $306,000 GOT ALLOCATED TO FROM TWO IN THE LEDGER AND WHY WE MADE THAT. I'M JUST CURIOUS. YEAH. SO MR. RANDY RAU WILL GET US. DO YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ANSWER? OH, MR. RAU HAS AN ANSWER. SO IT'S THE YOU'VE GOT IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. THAT'S THE ONE. SO ON THAT LINE OUT OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENT, THERE'S A $300,000 L2. WE ONLY HAVE A, WE DON'T HAVE AN L3 OR L4. I SAID THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. THERE'S NO PAGE NUMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. SO, MR. RAU, YOU WANT TO COME TO THE MICROPHONE AND TALK ABOUT THAT? YOU WANT TO SEND US AN EMAIL OF THE BREAKDOWN? JUST COME TO THE MIC. LET'S WORK IT OUT. FIRST, I APOLOGIZE. I WASN'T IN THE OFFICE TODAY. I WAS IN SAN ANTONIO ATTENDING THE TASBO CONFERENCE, SO I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SEE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS UNTIL JUST HERE WHEN I GOT IN [01:10:55] BUT I DID ANSWER THAT PARTICULAR ONE IN THE BOARD BLOG, AND BARBARA WILL PROBABLY POST THAT WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR SO, BUT IN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, I DO HAVE THE SUPPORT FOR ALL OF THE BUDGET TRANSFERS AND I JUST PULL THESE OFF OF THE SYSTEM AS THEY'RE PRESENTED TO ME. THE MAJORITY OF THAT PARTICULAR ITEM, WHEN YOU LOOK ALL THESE TRANSFERS, ZERO OUT. SO IT WAS ABOUT 250000 TO 56, SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE THAT WENT FROM FUNCTION 11 TO FUNCTION 32, AND IT WAS A RECLASSIFICATION OF THE BUDGET FOR THE COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS BILLING AND IT WAS JUST PUT IN THE WRONG ACCOUNT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. FUNCTION 32 IS MENTAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND SO THAT'S WHERE THAT MONEY BELONGS. SO THEY WERE JUST RECLASSING THE BUDGET THERE AND THEN THE REMAINDER OF THAT WAS FROM FINE ARTS. THEY WERE BASICALLY COLLAPSING SOME OF THEIR ACCOUNTS THAT THEY HAD SOME OVERAGES IN AND PUTTING IT INTO FUNCTION 36 SO THAT THEY COULD PURCHASE SOME SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND WHATNOT FOR THE STUDENTS AT THE PACK, AND WHAT I TRY TO DO IS ON THESE TRANSFERS, I HAVE A DESCRIPTION COLUMN THAT'S ON THE FAR RIGHT THAT TRIES TO EXPLAIN THOSE BUDGETS. A LOT OF TIMES, IF IT'S BLANK, I'M NOT GETTING AN EXPLANATION AND I REACH OUT FOR THAT, BUT IN A LOT OF INSTANCES, THEY'RE NOT REAL LARGE DOLLAR AMOUNTS THAT ARE BEING MOVED. HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. OKAY, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON OUR BUDGET AMENDMENT ITEM? OKAY, WE'LL BE PREPARED TO VOTE ON CONSENT NEXT WEEK. ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE DOWN TO M2, AND THIS IS OUR MOTION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDER CALLING FOR A SCHOOL BOND [M.2. Consideration and possible action to adopt an order calling for a school bond election to be held May 6, 2023. ] ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MAY 6TH, 2023. TEAM, I WANT TO CONFESS SOMETHING TO YOU AND TALK ABOUT SOMETHING. SO I WENT HOME LAST MONDAY. HAD A GOOD SLEEP, FELT GOOD ABOUT. WE DID SUCH GOOD WORK. IT WAS SUCH GOOD WORK, BUT I WOKE UP IN THE MORNING AND I IMMEDIATELY HAD JUST LIKE THIS PIT IN MY STOMACH. WE'VE BEEN LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY OUR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS. AND IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT MAYBE THERE WAS ANOTHER WAY THAT WE COULD HAVE ADDRESSED THE NEED AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL THAT FRANKLY, HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOR A DECADE, AND. I WANT OUR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL FEEDER PATTERN FRIENDS TO BE EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOND, AND I JUST KEEP FEELING LIKE THEY'RE NOT EXCITED. THEY'RE NOT EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING. THEY'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF AWESOME STUFF. SO AND THEY, I THINK, KNOW THAT, BUT THERE'S ONE THING THAT THEY REALLY NEED, AND SO I ASKED MR. CLEAVER TO LOOK INTO SOME THINGS FOR ME. MR. SAVOY, I GUESS, IS COMING TO TALK ABOUT SOME THINGS. COACH MOFFITT HAS SOME INFORMATION FOR US, SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ADDING THE HAYES HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOM, AND I WANT YOU TO HEAR ME OUT AND HEAR WHAT WHAT WE CAN DO, AND THERE'S ALREADY BEEN SOME. SOME MOVEMENT AND SOME MONIES THAT CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN. SO, MR. SAVOY, WHAT DO YOU HAVE UP FIRST? OH, I WAS JUST HERE TO LISTEN. OH, WONDERFUL. OKAY, ALL RIGHT, SO, MR. CLEAVER, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU PROBABLY TO GO UP FIRST. WHAT WOULD IT COST US TO ADD? WHAT WOULD. BECAUSE WE GOT 29 MILLION FOR THREE WEIGHT ROOMS, BUT THAT WAS FOR GRADUATED COSTS FOUR YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, BUT WHAT IF WE DID ONE RIGHT NOW AND HAD IT BUILT PRETTY QUICK? WHAT WOULD THAT COST? IS THAT ON? COME ON, SAVOY. OKAY, IS IT ON? NO. NOPE. IS THAT BETTER? NO. THAT'S BETTER. OKAY, WE GOT AN OPINION OF PROBABLE CAUSE FROM HUCKABEE PULLING IT FORWARD A YEAR. I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE $8.6 MILLION. THAT'S WHAT WE ESTIMATE THAT HUCKABEE ESTIMATED AT THAT. OKAY, SO $8.6 MILLION. COACH MOFFITT, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU. TALK TO ME ABOUT HOW OLD THAT IS, HOW THE WEIGHT ROOM IS, HOW LONG THEY HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THAT. IS IT SAFE? TELL ME EVERYTHING. YEAH. THE WEIGHT ROOM WAS BUILT IN 2002 WHEN THEY EXPANDED THE FIELD HOUSE. IT'S 32 FEET BY 95 FEET, WHICH IS 33,040 SQUARE FEET. [01:15:04] IT'S NOT AN EXACT RECTANGLE. THROUGH MY RESEARCH, IT LOOKS LIKE WE TRIED TO BUILD WEIGHT ROOMS THAT WERE ABOUT 3200 SQUARE FEET AND ALL THREE SCHOOLS AT SOME POINT, SOME TIME ALONG THE WAY, BUT THERE'S CUTOUTS IN THE HAYS WEIGHT ROOM, AND SO WHEN THEY BUILT IT, IT HAD NO EQUIPMENT WITH IT. SO THEY MOVED ALL THEIR EQUIPMENT FROM THE WEIGHT ROOM THAT WAS IN BELGIUM TO THE NEW WEIGHT ROOM, AND SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE THROUGH BUDGET, THROUGH FUNDRAISERS, THROUGH BOOSTER CLUB, WHATEVER, REPLACED EQUIPMENT OVER THE YEARS AND THEN RESTOCKED THE BELLS WEIGHT ROOM AS WELL, WHICH IS 600 SQUARE FEET, WHICH IS TYPICALLY WHERE THE GYM SPORTS WORKOUT. IN REGARD TO SAFETY, YES, IT IS SAFE. THEY'RE ALWAYS GOING TO KEEP KIDS SAFE. IT'S NOT IDEAL IN TERMS OF GETTING KIDS IN THE WEIGHT ROOM, THOUGH. TYPICALLY THE SAFEST WAY TO LIFT WEIGHTS IS IN GROUPS OF THREE. THREE KIDS AT EACH AT EACH STATION, AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO NOW IS THEY HAVE TO TAKE BARS AND EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE. I WAS JUST THERE FRIDAY. I WAS I'VE BEEN THERE MANY, MANY TIMES IN THE FALL. I SAW THE BASEBALL TEAM THERE. THEY HAVE GROUPS THAT WORK OUTSIDE. THEY HAVE GROUPS THAT WORK INSIDE THE WEIGHT ROOM AND THEY TAKE EQUIPMENT IN AND OUT. SO SO IT IS SAFE, BUT IT'S SAFE BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL SPREAD OUT. IF THEY TRIED TO CRAM THEM ALL IN THERE, THEY WOULD BE IN GROUPS OF FOUR, WHICH IS NOT SAFE. IT'S TYPICALLY THAT MEANS ONE PERSON IS KIND OF STANDING AROUND. SO. OKAY, SO BUILT IN 2002. THEY'RE HAVING TO TAKE THE EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE TO MAKE IT SAFE. OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND. SO. TEAM. MR. CLEAVER ALSO INDICATED THAT $5 MILLION IN ASPHALT REPAIRS. SO THIS IS LINE THREE OF THIS GIANT 11 BY 17 DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVE ON PROP A MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE AMBITIOUS. MR. CLEAVER, YOU HAD INDICATED THAT 3.1 MILLION MIGHT BE MORE REALISTIC. 5 MILLION. IT STARTED OUT THE TOTAL ASK TO THE COMMITTEE WAS 9.9, AND THEN THAT WAS REDUCED TO SORT OF SUMMARILY TO FIVE, AND THEN WE HAVE PRIORITY ITEMS THAT WOULD TOTAL 3.1 MILLION. YES, MA'AM. SO WE COULD SHAVE 1.9 OFF OF. THAT ASPHALT AND CONCRETE IF WE WERE TO DO JUST THE PRIORITY ITEMS. OKAY, PERFECT TEAM. I KNOW I'M DROPPING A BOMB ON YOU, AND I JUST WANT YOU TO FOLLOW ME FOR A COUPLE MORE MINUTES AS I ROLL THIS OUT. SO IF WE MOVE THE 5 MILLION TO 3.1 AND THEN WE CONSIDERED MAYBE NOT DOING DAHLSTROM DRIVE RIGHT NOW AND DID MORE OF A STUDY. THAT'S LINE 14 ON PROP EIGHT. THAT'S YOUR DAHLSTROM DRIVE LOOP AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. THAT'S SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK THAT COULD POTENTIALLY WAIT AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT. THAT WOULD MOVE OUR BOND MONEY AROUND A LITTLE BIT, BUT NOT MUCH. SO WITH THE 3.1, INSTEAD OF 5 MILLION ON ASPHALT AND TAKING DM'S LOOP OFF, WE'RE AT 365 883 873 IF WE KEEP DMS ON TOTAL BOND IS 360 78245 66, WHICH IS WELL WITHIN OUR MEDIUM. DOLLAR FIGURE FOR OUR BOND CAPACITY. SO I WANT TO HEAR FROM OTHERS ON ON THEIR THOUGHTS ON A HAYS HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOM. I DON'T WANT TO RIP THIS UP. I DON'T WANT TO START OVER, BUT THAT REALLY GAVE ME SOME CONSTERNATION. WE REALLY HAVE HEARD FOR TEN YEARS. COACH GOAD SENT ME AND THIS BOARD A VERY STRONGLY WORDED EMAIL MANY YEARS AGO. THEY'VE BEEN WAITING VERY PATIENTLY FOR THIS, FOR THIS ITEM, AND THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH TO DO AT HAYS. THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH TO DO, AND THERE'S AND WE'VE DONE A LOT SCIENCE LABS AND BAND HALLS AND CTE AND SHELTON STADIUM UPGRADES AND A REBR AND GOING FROM THE REBELS TO THE HAWKS. BUT THIS IS SOMETHING I THINK WE NEED TO JUST THINK ABOUT AS A BOARD. MR. MCMANUS. YEAH. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PETREA. I KNOW THIS IS PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT OF AN UNUSUAL PROCESS FOR FOR US TO GET HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT, IN FACT, IT MIGHT NOT SIT WELL WITH SOME PEOPLE, BUT I DO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT FOR A LOT OF REASONS. I'M NOT GOING TO LIST ALL THOSE RIGHT NOW, BUT HAVING A STUDENT AT HAYS WHO IS AN ATHLETE, THIS IS A FEW YEARS AGO, I CAN ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK DESPERATELY NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND, YOU KNOW. WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS AT HAYS, BUT IT'S OUR IT'S AN OLD CAMPUS. [01:20:01] IT NEEDS IT NEEDS WORK AND THINGS JUST NEED TO BE UPDATED, AND SO I'M DEFINITELY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. I ALSO THINK THAT REMOVING THE DAHLSTROM LOOP IS A GOOD DECISION, NOT BECAUSE WE WANT TO REMOVE THE LOOP, BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE THE EFFORT NEEDS TO BE PUT IN TO DO MAYBE A TRAFFIC ANALYSIS AT ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AT ONE TIME AND ADDRESS THEM AS A SORT OF A PACKAGE DEAL RATHER THAN, YOU KNOW, ONE AT A TIME AS WE FIGURE THINGS OUT, BUT LET'S REALLY BE DATA DRIVEN WHEN WE MAKE THAT DECISION ON WHERE THOSE LOOPS GO, BUT I LIKE THIS PLAN. I'M SUPPORTIVE OF IT. SO LONG AS WE CAN MEET THE LEGAL OBLIGATIONS OF AMENDING THE BOND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD BE CERTAINLY IN FAVOR OF DOING THAT. THANK YOU, MR. MCMANUS. MRS. RUNKLE. YES. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PETREA, FOR BRINGING THIS TO US. I SUPPORT THIS. I SUPPORT THIS. I, TOO, WALKED AWAY FROM THAT CONVERSATION FEELING PRETTY TERRIBLE FOR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THAT WE HAVE DONE A LOT. I HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. CLEAVER ABOUT THE SAME THING, AND ALSO ACTUALLY, I HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL DRIVE AND NOT FEELING LIKE WE WERE QUITE READY TO SPEND NEARLY $2 MILLION ON THAT. SO I'M GOOD WITH THIS. I REMEMBER HEARING COACH GOAD. I KNOW THAT THIS WASN'T IN THE PLAN IN THE BEGINNING, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THIS WAS SUPPORTED BY THE IOC. SO I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU, MR. VELA. YEAH. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PETREA. I DO HAVE A QUESTION IN REGARDS. OBVIOUSLY, JOHNSON IS THE NEWEST HIGH SCHOOL, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE WEIGHT ROOM OF LEHMAN? HOW OLD IS THAT ONE? I KNOW THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ALL THREE CAMPUSES. CAN I GET A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND ON LAYMEN'S WEIGHT, ROOM, AGE AND CONDITION? CURRENTLY, THE WEIGHT ROOM IS IN A SPACE IT WAS DESIGNED FOR FOR THE WHITE ROOM WHEN THE SCHOOL WAS BUILT. SO WHATEVER YEAR THAT WAS, IT'S ABOUT 3200 SQUARE FEET, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT BIGGER. IT'S CONFIGURED DIFFERENTLY. IT'S MORE OF A SQUARE. SO IT'S A LITTLE MORE, IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO GET THE EQUIPMENT IN THERE AND TO BE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND. THEY HAVE BEEN, AS YOU KNOW. PRE-COVID POST-COVID. THEY WERE IN THEIR WEIGHT ROOM, AND WHEN WE MADE THIS TRANSITION, WE MOVED THOSE WEIGHTS OUT OF THAT WEIGHT ROOM BECAUSE WE NEEDED THAT SPACE. SO CONVERSATION HAS BEEN ABOUT SPACE. SO WE MOVED ALL THAT EQUIPMENT BACK INTO THE WEIGHT ROOM AND WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO BE THE WEIGHT ROOM, AND THEN THEY HAVE A SMALLER AUXILIARY PLACE, KIND OF LIKE HAYS DOES IN BELLS GYM, WHICH IS LESS THAN 600 FEET AS WELL. OKAY, SO WE CAN GET I MEAN, ESSENTIALLY WE CAN GET ANOTHER COUPLE OF YEARS OF GOOD USE OUT OF THE LEHMAN WEIGHT ROOM. YEAH, AND I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT PUTTING THE WEIGHT ROOM, THE WEIGHT ROOMS DOWN ON A FUTURE BOND, BUT I MEAN, YEAH, THE WEIGHT ROOMS, I BELIEVE, ARE ON THE TEN YEAR PLAN AS FROM THE FBOC SURE. ALL THE WAY AT ALL THREE CAMPUSES AND THEY CERTAINLY ALL THREE NEED THEM, BUT THEN THE MORE PRESSING NEED IS HAYS AND THEIR WEIGHT ROOM. YEAH. HAYS WAS THE WEIGHT ROOM PROPOSAL THAT CAME INITIALLY OUT OF FBOC FROM FROM OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN TERMS OF WHO NEEDED WHAT. WHEN WE LOOKED AT WHICH CAMPUS FEEDER PATTERN NEEDED THINGS PRIORITIZED HAYS WAS ALWAYS THE WEIGHT ROOM WAS ALWAYS. OKAY, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I TRUST OUR BOARD. I TRUST, YOU KNOW, OUR ADMINISTRATION. I THINK WE'VE DONE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS TO SHOW ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS THAT WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THE THINGS AND WE DO PRIORITIZE. I CERTAINLY I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE WILL OF THE BOARD, AND I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM OTHERS, BUT, MISS PETREA, THANK YOU FOR THE CREATIVITY TO BRING THIS FORWARD. MR. SEVERANCE? YEAH. I'M CURIOUS WITH A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. SO WHEN LOOKING AT WHEN LOOKING AT THE SITE PLANS FOR ALL THE WEIGHT ROOMS WHEN THIS FIRST CAME TO US, I THINK, YOU KNOW, AT ONE POINT THIS WAS A THIS WAS AN ITEM THAT WAS REMOVED FROM OUR BOND LIST FROM ADMINISTRATION, I GUESS, DURING CABINET. WE FELT LIKE THE WEIGHT ROOMS WITH THE 50% COMMODITIES COMMITTEE SUPPORT FROM THE FDIC THAT WAS REMOVED BY THE ADMINISTRATION. I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT'S, I'M NOT SAYING IT'S NOT NEEDED. I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO WITH ONE OF THE LOWEST ITEMS FROM THE COMMITTEE FOLK DOING THE WORK ABOUT THIS PROJECT AS A WHOLE, WHY IT WAS REMOVED, BRINGING IT BACK NOW, AND THEN ANOTHER QUESTION WITH THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE WITH THE PAVILIONS. WHAT PLAN DO WE HAVE FOR THE WEIGHT ROOM, FOR THIS WEIGHT ROOM AS IT RELATES TO AT HAYS? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, THE PLAN THAT WAS PRESENTED TO US WHEN WE MADE THIS DECISION LAST WEEK, THE WEIGHT ROOM WAS GOING TO BE TIED TO THE PAVILION KIND OF OVER EITHER RIGHT BEHIND THE DAHLSTROM, NOT THE DAHLSTROM, BUT THE MUSIC HALL. [01:25:01] AND THERE'S ANOTHER PLAN THAT HAD IT OVER THERE WHERE THE OTHER BASEBALL SOFTBALL, THE SECOND BASEBALL SOFTBALL COMPLEX IS. SO IF WE IF WE DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, WITH THIS WEIGHT ROOM, WHAT PLANS DO WE HAVE FOR WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO? ASSUMING THE PAVILIONS DON'T PASS, MAYBE THEY DO PASS AND YOU CAN PUT IT WITH THE PAVILION AS YOUR PLAN WAS, BUT LET'S SAY THE PAVILIONS DON'T PASS. THEN WHAT'S WHAT WORK HAS BEEN DONE TO SHOW WHERE THAT WHERE THAT GYM IS GOING TO GO AND WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GOING TO STAY WITHIN THE BUDGET WE HAVE NOW, IF WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN YET FOR WHERE EXACTLY IT'S GOING TO GO ON THE CAMPUS. SO MS. BEDWELL IS HERE, OUR FOLK CHAIR. I WANTED TO ADDRESS YOUR FIRST QUESTION ABOUT THE PRIORITIZATION OF WEIGHT ROOMS AND HOW THIS CAME TO BE. SO I'VE HEARD IT NOT JUST TONIGHT, BUT OTHER NIGHT AS WELL. MENTIONED THAT THERE'S ONLY THE VOTE LIST THAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING AT FROM OUR LAST MEETING ONLY SHOWED 50% SUPPORT OF WEIGHT ROOMS, BUT THAT IS DECEIVING THE WAY THAT IT WAS PRESENTED IN THAT DOCUMENT. I FEEL SHE WAS DEFINITELY IN SUPPORT OF WEIGHT ROOMS. AS WE CAME CLOSER TO THE END OF TRYING TO FINALIZE A PROPOSAL. DISTRICT STAFF MOVED IT AROUND JUST AS A MONEY SHUFFLE. BASICALLY. IT DIDN'T NECESSARILY ACTUALLY REFLECT. SUPPORT OR NOT SUPPORT OF WEIGHT ROOMS AND THEN AT THE FINAL VOTE, THAT 50% SUPPORT. IT'S ACTUALLY A REFLECTION OF. A REQUEST TO PUT IT ON THE LIST THAT ALREADY EXISTED, AND AT THE END OF THE MEETING, WHAT IF WE VOTED TO JUST THROW THIS ON? KNOWING THAT SOMEBODY IS GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CUT MONEY TO PUT IT ON THIS LIST, WHICH WAS NOT SUPER WELL RECEIVED. SO THAT IS WHY IT SHOWS A 50% SUPPORT OF WAIT ROOMS. IT WAS REALLY. JUST A FACTOR OF HOW IT WAS COMING IN AND NOT SUPPORT DIRECTLY OF WEIGHT ROOMS. WE KNOW THE COACHES AND PARTICULARLY AT HAYS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THAT FOR A VERY LONG TIME. SO, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR ARCHITECTS HERE THIS EVENING. IF THEY WANT TO ADDRESS THE CAN WE BUILD A WEIGHT ROOM WITHOUT A PAVILION AND VICE VERSA AND HOW THAT MAY WORK, WE CAN, AND ORIGINALLY WE LOOKED AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL. WE SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN WE LOOKED AT IT ORIGINALLY TO ACTUALLY JUST EXPAND THAT EXISTING WEIGHT ROOM. SO THERE'S ALL KINDS OF OPTIONS AND I GUESS I SHOULD BE ADDRESSING YOU. BYRON, COULD YOU ASK A QUESTION? SO I THINK IF THE BOND WERE TO PASS AND IN THE OUTDOOR MULTIPURPOSE PAVILIONS WERE TO ALSO PASS, THEN OF COURSE WE WOULD BUILD THEM AS PLANNED. IF NOT, I THINK WE'D PROBABLY GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD ABOUT HOW TO MAYBE RENOVATE AND ADD ON TO THAT EXISTING WEIGHT ROOM SO LONG AS IT DIDN'T MESS WITH OUR, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO GET A BETTER FLOW AROUND CAMPUS WITH THE PARKING AND THE DRIVE. SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MINDFUL OF THAT IN A MASTER PLANNING KIND OF SITUATION. YEAH, I'VE GOT I WOULD SAY THAT I'M NOT OPPOSED TO IT. HOWEVER, I DO FEEL LIKE I DO FEEL LIKE IF WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING THAT BACK ON AT THE EXPENSE OF THE DAHLSTROM LOOP, I'LL PROBABLY BE A VOTE NO ON THAT. HOW MANY CARS CAN WE STACK AT THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS? WHEN DO PICK UP? WHEN YOU'RE LIKE FOR SOME FIELD? WHAT WAS THE STACK AT SOME FIELD? 95 CARS. GOSH, I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION. I THINK IT WAS IN THAT 90 RANGE, AND THE DAHLSTROM LOOP RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT A STACK OF ABOUT 20, AND SO RIGHT NOW THAT WITHOUT THAT LOOP GOING INTO THE BAG, THAT TRAFFIC IS JUST ALL IN THE RIGHT OF WAY ON THE YMCA COMPLEX BOULEVARD. SO I WOULD SAY I WOULD BE MORE FAVOR OF IF WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, PUTTING THE BASEBALL, I MEAN NOT BASEBALL, THE ALL THE WEIGHT WEIGHT ROOMS BACK ON THEN LET'S PUT THEM ALL BACK ON, AND THE SAME PROP THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, THE PAVILIONS. AND I THINK LAST TIME WE WE HAD TALKED, I THINK WE ASKED THE QUESTION WHAT THE PRESENT VALUE IS FOR ALL THE WEIGHT ROOMS. IT WAS 14, 15 MILLION. I THINK THAT WAS THE CONSTRUCTION NUMBER, AND SO THE EIGHT SIX WAS WHERE WE LANDED WITH BRINGING IT BACK TO TODAY'S DOLLARS AND THEN ESCALATING IT FROM MAY OF 20, AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD PROBABLY CUT MUCH MORE ALL TO GET ALL THAT BACK ON THERE, BUT I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE SUPPORTIVE, SUPPORTIVE OF THE WEIGHT ROOM. I'M NOT SUPPORTIVE OF TAKING AT THE EXPENSE OF THE DAHLSTROM LOOP. OKAY, ANYBODY ELSE, MISS REZKO? YES. I DEFINITELY DON'T LIKE THESE LAST MINUTE CHANGES. [01:30:01] I KNOW THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IT EXTENSIVELY AND WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT. RIGHT, AND THE NEED FOR IT. SO PRETTY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS IS COMING BACK UP. THE ONLY WAY I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF SUPPORTING SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS IF WE DO PUT IT IN PROP D WITH THE PAVILIONS, NOT WITH THE OTHERS, NOT IN THE OTHER PROP, BUT IN PROP D, AND I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT JUST DOING IT FOR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL AND NOT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL. SO, COACH MOFFITT, CAN CAN I ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? SO YOU SAID THE WEIGHT ROOM AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL IS FROM WHEN THEY OPENED. SO THAT WAS LIKE, WHAT WAS THAT DR. WRIGHT, LIKE, SO THEY'RE ABOUT THE WEIGHT ROOM IS ABOUT 20 YEARS OLD PRETTY MUCH. AND HOW OLD IS THAT? HAYES HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOM. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT BEFORE. SO TO ME, IT WOULD SEEM, SINCE THEY ARE VERY SIMILAR IN LIKE A YEAR OR TWO DIFFERENCE, IT WOULD NOT SEEM RIGHT TO JUST DO IT FOR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL AND NOT DOING IT FOR HIS COUNTERPART OF LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL. SO THAT WOULD TAKE US TO HOW MUCH IF WE WERE TO DO BOTH OF THOSE. I'M INFERRING 17.2. YES, MA'AM. I THINK WE COULD START THERE AND MAKE A GOOD. THAT'S A GOOD ASSUMPTION. YES, MA'AM, AND SO THAT WOULD TAKE US TO WHAT? WITH A CUT OF YOUR ASPHALT REPAIR AND NOT TOUCHING THAT LOOP, BUT SEEING HOW MUCH THAT WOULD COME OUT TO. WHO HAS? WHO'S THE NUMBER PERSON? SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT 8.6 TIMES TWO AND. WITH ALL THOSE ADS, YOU MAY HAVE PUT THE DAHLSTROM LOOP BACK IN. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT IS WITH THE DAHLSTROM LOOP BACK IN BECAUSE TRAFFIC IS IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS BEFORE I THINK A WEIGHT ROOM SAFETY IS SO IMPORTANT FOR US AND WE KNOW WE HAVE HAD SO MANY ACCIDENTS ON 967. OK WITH THE ADS AND SUBTRACTS, AND SO LET ME JUST TELL YOU WHAT I'VE DONE TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR. I REDUCE CONCRETE AND ASPHALT REPAIR TO 3.1. I LEFT DAHLSTROM DRIVE LOOP ALONE, AND I ADDED TWO TIMES 8.6 MILLION, AND THAT COMES TO 3.76. 4.24 566. THAT'S 376424, 566, AND REMIND US WHAT OUR. BOND CAPACITY IS AT THE MIDRANGE. YES, MA'AM. FROM MEMORY, I BELIEVE IT'S 372 AND A HALF. THREE 72.5, AND I THINK I LOOKED IT UP JUST TO GET AN IDEA THAT YOU CAN BUY A FRANCHISE OF GOLD'S GYM OR WHAT HAVE YOU FOR $3 MILLION TOTAL, AND WE CAN SEND OUR KIDS, WE CAN OPEN UP A FRANCHISE THERE AND SEND THEM FOR $3 MILLION TO A WEIGHT ROOM, YOU KNOW, 24 SEVEN. SO IT IS A REALLY HUGE AMOUNT FOR THOSE WEIGHT ROOMS. SO 376 WOULD PUT US OVER. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YES, MA'AM. IT'S THREE 72.5 IS THE IT WAS THE MIDDLE MIDDLE BONDING CAPACITY OF MID MID GROWTH RANGE. SO DEFINITELY, IF OUR FRIENDS REALLY WANT THOSE WAIT ROOMS, FINDING SOME MONEY ELSEWHERE TO LOOK AT THAT. THINK YOU CAN PUT ALL OF IT ON THERE? THIS ISN'T, AGAIN, A AUTHORIZATION TO SPEND. I MEAN, IT'S JUST AN AUTHORIZATION TO SPEND UP TO THAT AMOUNT BY VOTERS. THE BOARD. THE SCHOOL BOARD WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SELL THE BONDS IF THE CAPACITY WASN'T THERE. SO IF YOU WERE TO ADD IT ON AND ALL OF THE PROPOSITIONS WERE TO PASS, THEN WE WOULD JUST SEE NEXT YEAR DID WE ACTUALLY EXCEED THE MIDDLE PROJECTION AND THEREFORE WE HAVE THE CAPACITY, AND IF WE DIDN'T, YOU COULD WAIT TO SELL THE BONDS FOR THE WEIGHT ROOMS TO BUILD THOSE UNTIL WE HAD THE CAPACITY. OR SAVINGS FROM OTHER. OR THE DEBT. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WITH THE CAPACITY FORMULA, YOU KNOW, WE'RE BOTH PAYING DOWN OLD DEBT AS WE'RE ALSO GROWING WITH. SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE COULD ADD THE HAYS AND LEHMAN WEIGHT ROOM CAPACITY AND WE WOULD BE OKAY BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SELLING OUR BONDS RIGHT AWAY? [01:35:01] SURE. FIRST THING, CAPACITY. DR. WRIGHT, CAN YOU ANSWER THAT? FIRST THING WOULD HAPPEN IS ALL THE PROPOSITIONS WOULD HAVE TO PASS IF ONE OF THEM DIDN'T. YOU'RE FINE. YES, SIR. DR. WRIGHT, CAN YOU ANSWER? IF THEY ALL PASSED, WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN? AND IF WE ARE TELLING OUR TAXPAYERS THAT WE ARE GOING TO COME TO THEM FOR $376 MILLION TO MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE WAIT ROOMS THIS GO AROUND? YEAH, YOU'RE JUST MOVING FROM THE CONSERVATIVE RANGE APPROACH TO A LITTLE MORE TOWARD THE HIGH END. THE HIGH END. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IT WAS 420. YEAH, FOR 1004, TEN, TEN. SO 410. SO IT PUTS IT JUST A BIT OVER THE CONSERVATIVE MID RANGE APPROACH, BUT WHAT MR. SAVOY IS EXPLAINING IS THAT WE WOULD KNOW MORE FROM MR. TRAYLOR AND WE COULD ACTUALLY VIEW OUR GROWTH AND IF WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY, WE WOULDN'T SELL IT WITH THAT PARTICULAR BOND. IT MIGHT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL ANOTHER ONE. SO JUST BECAUSE THE VOTERS AUTHORIZE IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO SELL THE BONDS. IF WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY, THEN WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT AT TODAY'S DOLLARS. CORRECT. SO IF WE WERE DIDN'T HAVE THAT AND WE HAD TO WAIT TO SELL IT, THEN IT'S GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT AMOUNT. CORRECT? YES. AND THE OTHER THING YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER, TOO, IS MAX IS REALLY GOOD AT BUILDING CONTINGENCIES AND SO WITHIN THOSE CONTINGENCIES, IF HE HAS THE FLEXIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF SOME UNDERAGE CHARGES OR OVERAGES, THEN HE CAN PROBABLY MAKE THE MATH WORK AS WELL. WELL, I UNDERSTAND CONTINGENCY. HOWEVER, I DON'T WANT TO BE PAYING SINCE WE CANNOT AFFORD IT. IF WE COULDN'T AFFORD IT AT THIS POINT, WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE FUTURE DOLLARS. AND THEN THAT CONTINGENCY IS PAYING FOR A $15 MILLION WAIT ROOM. THAT IS NOT WHAT WE ARE PROMISING OUR TAXPAYERS. SO WE NEED TO BE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO HERE AND IF WE CAN REALLY AFFORD TO DO IT RIGHT. I THINK IF I THINK IF YOU PUT IT ON A FUTURE BOND, YOU'RE GUARANTEEING IT'S GOING TO COST MORE THIS WAY. IF THIS BOND, IT IS DEFAULTED ON THIS BOND AND WE COME IN THE MODERATE MID RANGE ON THE CAPACITY, THEN IT COULD BE BUILT FOR WHAT THE WHAT'S ON THIS BOND. SO IF YOU PUT IT ON THIS BOND, THEN YOU'RE TAKING A SHOT AT BEING ABLE TO BUILD THEM MORE CHEAPLY. IF YOU PUT THEM ON A FUTURE BOND, THEN YOU'RE GUARANTEEING THEY'RE GOING TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE. SO THE GAMBLE IS NOT WHETHER IT'S GOING TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE. THE GAMBLE IS WHETHER YOU'RE GOING TO GET THEM CHEAP OR NOT. THANK YOU, MR. SAVOY, FOR THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A GAMBLE THAT WE WOULD TAKE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'M WILLING TO GAMBLE WITH OUR TAXPAYER MONEY. RIGHT. AND WILLING TO DO THAT. PUTTING THESE WEIGHT ROOMS ON, TAKING US TO 376 OR LEAVING ONE OUT FOR LAYMEN. YOU KNOW, I DON'T FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE AT THIS POINT RIGHT NOW. DR. RYAN, WHAT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION? ARE YOU RECOMMENDING THAT WE DROP THE DAHLSTROM LOOP AND THAT WE DO ALL OF THESE CHANGES? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? PERSONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SEE THAT YOU HAD THE HAYS WEIGHT ROOM JUST BECAUSE OF THE PARTICIPATION RATES AND LEHMAN, ALTHOUGH THEIRS IS ABOUT THE SAME SIZE BUILT JUST TWO YEARS LATER, THEY DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME. AND SO I THINK WE WOULD BE FINE MOVING THEIRS TO THE NEXT ITERATION AND IT MAY COST A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT I THINK WE GET CLOSER TO THAT WINDOW AND, AND AND SO HONESTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU BUMP THE ASPHALT COSTS DOWN TO 3.1 AND LEAVE THE DAHLSTROM LOOP AND THEN ADD THE 8.6 FOR THE HAYS WEIGHT ROOM AND THEN MAKE THE TOTAL AROUND THAT 360. WHAT YOU SAY 65 MORE. TAKE OUT THAT. NO, THAT INCLUDES TAKING OUT THE DAHLSTROM YEAH. THEN WE'RE WITHIN THE MODERATE GROWTH RANGE AND THEN I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. I'M SORRY, YOU SAID TO LEAVE THE DAHLSTROM FROM LUBE OR TAKE IT OUT. LEAVE IT THOUGH. LEAVE THE DAHLSTROM DO A HAYS HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOM. AND I JUST KIND OF WANT TO THINK ABOUT OUR PHRASING RIGHT, AND NOT DOING IT BECAUSE OUR FRIENDS ARE NOT HAPPY WITH US. WE HAVE A PLAN, RIGHT? AND IT'S ABOUT HAVING A PLAN AND MAKING SURE THAT WE FULFILL THAT PLAN AND WE LOOK AT THE WHOLE PROJECT, RIGHT? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME? THAT YOU THINK WE CAN HANDLE THAT? YES, I DO. AND I REALLY THINK IT'S A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MANY KIDS UTILIZING THAT SPACE THAT WASN'T DESIGNED FOR THAT MANY PEOPLE AND SO I THINK IT MAKES THE MOST SENSE AT THIS TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT. I APPRECIATE THAT. MR. MOCK. COACH MOFFITT, YOU HAD SOMETHING TO SAY. [01:40:04] I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO THE THE THAT THE YEAR IS NOT REALLY THE ISSUE, RIGHT? IT'S IN ALL THREE BETA PATTERNS. IT'S 1100 KIDS IN ATHLETICS AT JOHNSON, IT'S 700 AND WHATEVER. THAT NUMBER I GAVE YOU A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND A LITTLE BIT LESS AT LEHMAN. IT'S THE DR. ROGERS SPOKE TO IT THE NUMBER OF KIDS THAT WE'RE BRINGING INTO THAT SPACE. RIGHT. AND SO THAT'S THE NEXT ITERATION. YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THAT BLOCK TO GET THOSE SAME SPACES THAT THOSE OTHER PLACES AS WELL. AND SO THAT'S WHERE IT BECOMES, TO DR. WRIGHTS POINT, A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE AS WELL. SO IT'S NOT SO MUCH HOW OLD THEY ARE, IT'S MUCH HOW BIG THEY ARE. AND AT SOME POINT SOMEONE DESIGNED THEM ALL ABOUT THE SAME SIZE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, AT ONE SCHOOL WITH THAT MANY KIDS, THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH SPACE, THAT'S ALL. MR. FARLEY, YOU HAD SOMETHING? NO, MY QUESTION WAS ANSWERED. THANK YOU. OKAY, MR. RUNCLE, THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT, COACH MOFFITT, BECAUSE THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY NEXT COMMENT IS I ONLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT ME PERSONALLY, HAYS RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE CAN'T JUST SAY, OH, WELL, HAYS HAS THE SAME YEAR OF A WEIGHT ROOM WHEN WE HAVE SO MANY KIDS AT JOHNSON THAT ARE LITERALLY ON TOP OF EACH OTHER IN THEIR WEIGHT ROOM. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING ABOUT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE PREVIOUS BONDS AT HAYS. WE CAN'T JUST WE KNOW THAT THINGS NEED TO BE DONE. WE HAVE A TEN YEAR PLAN. WE JUST CAN'T THROW MONEY JUST BECAUSE WE WANT TO THROW MONEY. THE DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL DRIVE LUBE. I WAS I'M A I WILL GO WITH THE WILL OF THE BOARD. YOU WANT TO KEEP IT? FINE. I DO SHARE THOUGH, WITH MR. MCMANUS SENTIMENT OF THERE JUST WASN'T A WHOLE LOT REALLY PROVIDED OF WHAT THAT STUDY LOOKS LIKE. I'VE HEARD THAT IT BENEFITS CARPENTER HILL, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT BENEFITS MORE THAN CARPENTER HILL. AND LET'S BE CLEAR, THIS DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL DRIVE LOOP IS NOT GOING TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS ON 1626 AND NINE, SIX SEVEN. THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. WHEN I WAS PROPOSING THAT YOU COULD ADD IN AND GO OVER WHAT I WAS DOING AS ADDRESSING TRUSTEE SEVERANCE IS CONCERNED THAT YOU HAVE TO CUT THAT IN ORDER TO ADD SOMETHING, AND THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE. THERE IS ANOTHER WAY TO DO IT WAS WHAT I WAS WHAT I WAS ADDRESSING. SO IT'S NOT A GIVEN THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO CUT THAT. I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION, THOUGH. SO WAS IT THE RECOMMENDATION TO PUT THIS ON THE PROP WITH THE MULTIPURPOSE PAVILIONS? IS THAT WHAT I HEARD? SO MY IDEA WOULD BE TO PUT IT ON PROP B SO IT WOULD NOT BE MY RECOMMENDATION TO PUT IT ON ANYTHING BUT PROP B, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE SAID FINE ARTS, ATHLETICS AND CTE BELONG. AND IT LOOKS LIKE DR. PÉREZ-GONZÁLEZ AGREES. I DON'T KNOW HOW MR. VELA FEELS, BUT WE'VE KIND OF WE KNOW THAT THE PAVILIONS ARE SORT OF AN OUTLIER. THE WEIGHT ROOMS ARE ALREADY THERE, THEY ALREADY EXIST. WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THEY NEED TO BE DEALT, YOU KNOW, HANDLED AND UPGRADED. THEY'RE NOT A NEW THING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO TELL OUR COMMUNITY, HEY, WE WANT TO DO THIS NEW BIG THING THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME TO PUT THE PAVILIONS ON THEIR OWN PROPOSITION. AND I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT THE WEIGHT ROOMS CAN EXIST WITHOUT PAVILIONS AND DON'T NEED THOSE TO PASS TO BE UPGRADED. AND I'M GLAD, DR. WRIGHT, YOU SPOKE TO THIS ON THE PARTICIPATION LEVELS. I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE. WHEN I FOUND OUT THEY'RE TAKING BARS OUTSIDE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE LISTED LIFTED A BAR LATELY. MY DAUGHTER'S IN POWERLIFTING. THOSE BARS ARE 45 POUNDS JUST BY THEMSELVES. AND THEN YOU HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, ALL THE PLATES AND EVERYTHING. I KNOW YOU'RE SAYING THAT, SAY, COACH MOFFITT, BUT THAT. I MEAN, YOU PUT SOME RISK IN THERE JUST CARTING ALL THAT STUFF OUTSIDE. ALL RIGHT, SO I'M SAYING PROP B FOR THIS. MR. VELA, DID YOU HAVE AN OPINION ON THAT? I THINK IT FITS IN PROP B AND, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, LAYMAN IS IN MY BACKYARD. I WANTED TO BE CLEAR THEN THAT WE'RE SAYING WE HAVE TO PRIORITIZE. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A FUNNEL, IF YOU WILL. AND RIGHT NOW THE FUNNEL FITS THE NEED FOR HAYES AND WE WILL TAKE CARE OF LEHMAN WE WILL TAKE CARE OF JOHNSON FOR THIS. I MEAN, SO, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I WANT OUR FRIENDS IN THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT. I MEAN, THAT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, AS AS A BOARD WHERE WE'RE HAVING TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. BOSSIE DID A GREAT JOB OF VETTING ALL THE PROJECTS. AND THEN WE HAVE TO MAKE THE TOUGH DECISION ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE ON A BOND OR WHAT WE DECIDE TO BE ON A BOND. SO I AGREE WITH PROP B, OKAY, MR. OROZCO, IF IT IS THE WILL THE BOARD TO PUT THE WEIGHT ROOMS IN, THAT'S FINE, BUT IT SHOULD GO IN PROP D. IT WAS A CONTROVERSIAL ITEM IN OUR COMMUNITY, SO MAYBE NOT IN FOLK. WAS IT A CONTROVERSIAL ITEM? BUT WE DID GET BOND TALKS ON THE WEIGHT ROOMS. [01:45:04] WE HAVE GOTTEN PHONE CALLS. THERE HAS BEEN CONCERN ABOUT SUCH A HEAVY EXPENSE FOR WEIGHT ROOMS AND WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT THE BUILD IS OR WHATEVER, THAT'S FINE. I COULD SUPPORT IT IN PROPOSITION D AND NO, IT'S NOT BECAUSE A PAVILION GOES WITH THE WEIGHT ROOM. BUT KNOWING THAT THAT WAS AN ISSUE FOR A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE PUTTING IT THERE. I CAN GET BEHIND THAT IF THAT IS TAKEN TO THE VOTERS RATHER THAN MAKING IT A MUST IN PROP B. MR. RAMIREZ. I'M SORRY. ONE MORE THING. THANK YOU, MS. BEDWELL, FOR CLEARING UP THE [INAUDIBLE] THING. YOU KNOW HOW [INAUDIBLE] WANTS A WEIGHT ROOMS AND WE SAW THE 50% NUMBER, AND SO THAT WAS KIND OF INTERESTING TO SEE THAT NUMBER. BUT OF COURSE, THE ATTENDANCE OF THE [INAUDIBLE] ALSO SAYS A LOT ABOUT WHAT THAT PERCENTAGE AND NUMBER IS GOING TO BE. SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING TO CONSIDER AS WELL. JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. MR. MCMANUS. SO KEEPING THE DAHLSTROM DRIVE IS FINE. I STILL FEEL LIKE IT'S A LITTLE RUSHED IN MY OPINION, BUT I'M OKAY WITH LEAVING IT. I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN SOMETHING FOR EVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL, EVEN IF IT WAS. WE DON'T NEED TO DO ANYTHING THERE. BUT A STUDY DONE ON ALL OF THOSE. I THINK THAT BELONGS IN PROP B, I THINK IT'S JUST MORE CLOSELY RELATED TO THOSE THINGS. I THINK THAT FOR ME THE PAVILIONS ARE. THEY'RE MORE CLOSELY ALIGNED TO BEING AN ATHLETIC FACILITY, WHICH WOULD HAVE REQUIRED A LEGALLY DIFFERENT APPROACH IF IT WAS A STADIUM OR WHATEVER. IT HAS TO HAVE ITS OWN PROP. JUST FOR ME, THERE ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THAT TO WARRANT BEING IN THEIR OWN PROPOSITION, WHEREAS FOR ME THE WEIGHT ROOMS ARE NOT THAT AND I THINK THEY SHOULD BE IN PROP B AND I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF THEM BEING IN THAT PROPOSITION. THANK. MR. SEVERANCE DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION ON. JUST HAVE QUESTIONS FOR LANCE. WHAT'S THE SIZE OF THE WEIGHT ROOM AT HIS HIGH SCHOOL AND WHAT'S THE PARTICIPATION RATE? ALMOST 800. AND LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE SIZE OF THE WEIGHT ROOM. [INAUDIBLE] AND WHAT'S THE PARTICIPATION RATE? [INAUDIBLE]. AND WHAT'S THE SIZE OF THE WEIGHT ROOM AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL? AND PARTICIPATION RATE. 1100 KIDS. OKAY. AND THEN, I MEAN, SO WHAT I'M HEARING DAHLSTROM LOOP STAYS, BUT WE'RE JUST GOING TO ADD THE HAYS LEHMAN IS WE'RE NOT GOING TO ADD LEHMAN IN THERE. I MEAN, WELL, WE CAN'T AFFORD HAYS RIGHT NOW EITHER, BUT WE'RE ADDING IT BACK IN. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL SAYING THE SAME THING. AND IT'S GOING TO BE 3.76. THAT'S AT THE HIGH POINT OF OUR MIDPOINT FOR OUR BOND CAPACITY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE 3.67 367 367. AND THEN I'M WITH I'M DEFINITELY WITH THE WILL OF THE BOARD WITH WHERE YOU PUT IT AND PUT IN PROP B WITH THE REST OF IT. I THINK I'M OKAY WITH THAT. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING SOMEWHERE. LIKE IF YOU LOOK, I'M TRYING TO GET MY CALCULATOR ON MY PHONE APP. I'M NOT TEXTING SOMEBODY. SO IF YOU DO TRY TO FIGURE OUT KIDS PER SQUARE FEET, RIGHT? I MEAN, SO WHERE'S THE MOST NEED THERE. IS IT WHAT'S HIGH SCHOOL NEEDS FROM A PARTICIPATION RATE? I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE SAY IT OUT LOUD. I MEAN, IDEALLY, YOU KNOW, THE IDEAL SQUARE FOOTAGE IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 7010 THOUSAND SQUARE FEET FOR A WEIGHT ROOM. SO ALL THREE OF THEM ARE SHY OF THAT. RIGHT. BUT I THINK FROM A NUMBERS STANDPOINT TO YOUR POINT, HAYES HIGH SCHOOL IS GOT THE NUMBERS TO SUPPORT IT RIGHT NOW. AND THEN IF THE OTHER TWO WERE TO BE PUT ON A FUTURE SITUATION THROUGH FBC OR WHATEVER, THEN THEY WOULD BE ADDED. BUT YOU KNOW, JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL HAS GOT THE MOST NUMBERS AND THERE'S LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO HAYS HIGH SCHOOL IN TERMS OF HOW THEY DO THINGS AND WHAT THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS, JUST BASED ON THE NUMBER OF KIDS. I MEAN, THEY HAVE 300 KIDS IN FOOTBALL. HAYS HIGH SCHOOL HAS 186 IN FOOTBALL. AND THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY. [01:50:02] THE OTHER GROUPS ROTATE IN DURING THEIR ATHLETIC PERIODS AND HOWEVER THEY CAN MAKE IT WORK. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE 6 TO 1 ON PROP B. MR. ROSCOE, ARE YOU WILLING TO COMPROMISE ON YOUR PROP B OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE ON PROP B COMPROMISE WHERE WE TOOK OFF THE LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL ONE AS WELL? SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COMPROMISE MEANS. I AM NOT IN SUPPORT OF ADDING THE WEIGHT ROOM SO LATE IN THE GAME. SO LET ME ASK THIS QUESTION. CAN WE VOTE ON IT SEPARATELY? PROP A, PROP B, PROP C, PROP D THAT WE'RE IN FAVOR OF? NO, I THINK YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON THE ELECTION ORDER IN ITS ENTIRETY WITH EACH PROPOSITION DELINEATED. AM I CORRECT ON THAT? YEAH. YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON THE WHOLE ELECTION ORDER AS ONE DOCUMENT. THANK YOU, MR. SAVOY. THAT'S VERY UNFORTUNATE. OKAY. SO TO DO THIS ON THIS ELECTION ORDER. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? SOMETHING ELSE. WHAT DO YOU GOT, MR. RUNKLE? GO AHEAD AND ANSWER THIS QUESTION IS ACTUALLY FOR MR. CLEAVER. YES, MA'AM. AND THIS WAS ON THE BOND SUPPORT. DISTRICT WIDE FOR ALMOST 1.6 MILLION. SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD WAS ABOUT PROJECT MANAGERS TO ANSWER THAT. YOU SUBMITTED THAT. BUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE AND I KIND OF WANT TO GET THE WILL OF THE BOARD, BUT WHEN I SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT THOSE PROJECT MANAGERS AND KIND OF WHAT THAT PROCESS WAS, THE RESPONSE TO ME AND THE RESPONSE THAT YOU GAVE ME WERE THERE'S A LOT OF UNKNOWN, RIGHT? LIKE WE DON'T HAVE WE DON'T KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE. THERE'S AN ESTIMATE ON DUE DILIGENCE FEES AND THE EXPENSES. SO I WOULD ASK THAT THOSE POSITIONS COME TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL FOR ME TO SUPPORT THE BOND SUPPORT. THERE'S JUST SO MUCH UNKNOWN ON THIS LINE ITEM THAT I HAVE QUESTIONS OF. THERE'S A LOT OF ESTIMATES. SO I WOULD LIKE TO JUST TO KIND OF KEEP TRACK OF THIS. BUT THESE ARE AND SPECIFICALLY IT SAYS WE ARE WORKING WITH H.R. ON HOW TO MAKE THIS WORK WITH THE PAY GRADES AND ONBOARDING. SO THAT ALONE MAKES ME WANT TO HAVE THOSE POSITIONS COME TO THE BOARD. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYBODY ELSE FEELS ABOUT THAT. MAY I MAY I KIND OF JUST TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIND AND TRY TO DO? THEY'RE SO SIMILAR TO SEVERAL OF THE OTHER TRADES LIKE IN THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE LIKE WHATEVER POSITION ONE, TWO AND THREE. AND SO A PERSON, AN APPLICANT COMES TO US, DOES AN INTERVIEW AND PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT SKILL LEVELS. AND SO WE'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PLACE PEOPLE WITHIN A RANGE. AND SO WE'VE BEEN WE'VE HAD THREE ROUNDS OF INTERVIEWS FOR PROJECT MANAGERS AT OUR CURRENT PAY RATE, AND SO FAR WE'VE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL WITH THE THREE FIRST THREE ROUNDS. AND SO JUST TALKING WITH THE COMMITTEE, WE'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SORT OF SPREAD THAT OUT AND BE ABLE TO OFFER A HIGHER RATE IF THAT RIGHT PERSON WERE TO COME AND INTERVIEW WITH THIS. WELL, THESE POSITIONS ARE BIG POSITIONS. THEY ARE MANAGING ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR DISTRICT. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE REST OF YOU FEEL, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE POSITIONS COME TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. TO MS. RUSSELL'S POINT, YOU KNOW, WE BROKE THESE POSITIONS, THE PROJECTS DOWN BY PROJECT MANAGER AND AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO BE DOING ANYWHERE FROM 75 MILLION UP TO $125 MILLION AT A TIME, AND THAT'S WITH THE FOUR OF THEM. SO IF YOU DO LESS THAN THAT, THEN IT'S THEN THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, MANAGING MORE. AND I'M NOT SAYING WE CAN'T, BUT IT'S JUST AS YOU MANAGE MORE, YOU KIND OF TEND TO GO, YOU GET LESS PROACTIVE, THE MORE YOU HAVE TO MANAGE AND YOU TEND TO BE REACTIVE. AND I WANT TO STAY ON THE PROACTIVE SIDE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT IMPACT, AND I DIDN'T ASK IT LAST WEEK. SO FOR 1.5 MILLION, YOU GOT AN ASPIRATIONAL LARGE LAUNDRY LIST OF THINGS. CAN WE REALLY ACCOMPLISH ALL OF THIS FOR 1.5? I THINK SO. I MEAN, THE MAIN THING THERE THAT WOULD COST I THINK THE PLUMBING IS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, MFP IS ALWAYS THE BIG TICKET ITEM. AND WE BELIEVE WE MIGHT CAN BE ABLE TO CONVERT A PORTABLE FOR THE RESTROOM NEEDS. [01:55:04] AND SO THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO SAVE SOME MONEY THERE. BUT YES, THAT'LL BE THE BUDGET. THAT'S THE BUDGET THAT WE'VE SET. WELL, I'M HOPING WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE PORTABLE RESTROOMS. THAT WAS MY NO, NO, NO. A PORTABLE BUILDING THAT IS CONVERTED TO RESTAURANTS. I UNDERSTAND. NOT LIKE A RESTROOM TRAILER AT A CARNIVAL. NO, NOT LIKE THAT. NO. PROMISE ME IT'S NOT LIKE THAT. AND NOT A PORTABLE NOT ONE OF THOSE FANCY PORTA POTTY TRAILERS LIKE THEY HAVE AT SOME CONCERT VENUES AND THINGS. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE GETTING. RIGHT. OKAY. OKAY. BECAUSE THIS IS A LOT. WE'RE GOING TO GET CLASSROOMS, KITCHEN IMPROVEMENTS, TEACHER WORKROOM, WALKWAY COVER, PAVING, FENCING, DRIVE GATES, GREENHOUSE, ALL THAT. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. OKAY, MR. SEVERANCE. SORRY. IT'S NOT A QUESTION ON IMPACT, BUT I APPRECIATE MS. RUNKLE'S QUESTION ABOUT BOND SUPPORT. I REALLY THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. I DON'T KNOW IF I MEAN, MAYBE THEY CAN BRING TO US. I MEAN, EITHER WAY, I'M OKAY WITH WHATEVER THE BOARD WANTS, BUT I DO FEEL LIKE SOMEONE IN THIS BUCKET NEEDS TO BE DEDICATED TO BOND WORK, ONLY TRACKING WHAT THE DISTRICT NEEDS FROM TEACHERS TO PRINCIPALS DEALS. I MEAN THAT WORKS FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] LIKE KIND OF LIKE BETWEEN YOU AND [INAUDIBLE], BUT JUST 100% DEDICATED TO MANAGING THESE BONDS FOR US BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY QUESTIONS THAT COME UP ABOUT, WELL, SOMEONE ASKED FOR THIS. WELL, IT DIDN'T MAKE IT TO SOME LIST. WELL, THERE'S SOMEWHERE BETWEEN WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT UP TO GET TO A LIST, SOMETHING HAPPENS AND IT JUST IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A PERSON THAT'S JUST 100% RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGING OF THE INFORMATION FROM START TO FINISH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, WE COME BACK. WELL, WHY DIDN'T WE? WELL, WE HAVE SOMEONE DEDICATED TO THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY ASK ABOUT THE BOND SUPPORT. IF WE'RE GOING TO ADD THAT IN THERE, THAT ACTUALLY IT'S SOMEONE THAT IS MANAGING THAT SPECIFICALLY THAT WORKS TO THE [INAUDIBLE] AND ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE SURE THESE PROJECTS ARE ROLLING AND RIGHT. YES, SIR. I MEAN, SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE TRYING TO FIND SORT OF A COORDINATOR SO THAT NATE WINS TO WHICH IS ABLE TO DO MORE OF EXACTLY WHAT YOU JUST DESCRIBED. WE LIKE NATE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. YEAH, IT'S A REALLY GOOD GOOD POINT. I THINK MS. BEDWELL HAS EVEN RECOMMENDED THAT IN THE PAST, SO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I NEED TO GET BACK TO MY NOTES HERE. ALL RIGHT, SO, MR. SAVOY, WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP? WHAT DO WE DO NOW? OKAY, SO LET ME CLARIFY WHAT YOU'RE. WHEN YOU MAKE THE MOTION FOR THE BOND ORDER, YOU HAVE THE. DO YOU HAVE THE SCRIPT? I DO. OKAY. THE I HAVE THE NEW TOTALS THAT I JUST NEEDED. MATH VERIFICATION FROM THE MATH EXPERTS IN THE ROOM. IF IN THIS MOTION YOU WERE ONLY REMOVING 1.9 MILLION OUT OF THE ASPHALT AND YOU'RE LEAVING THE DAHLSTROM DRIVE, THEN MY MATH GETS THAT THE NEW TOTAL FOR PROPOSITION A WOULD BE 208814047. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE. OKAY. IF YOU ARE ADDING $8.6 MILLION EVEN FOR PROPOSITION B, THE WEIGHT ROOM AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, THEN MY NUMBERS HAVE THAT THE TOTAL NEW PROPOSITION B IS GOING TO BE 102857074. YEP, THAT'S WHAT I HAVE. PROPOSITION C WOULD REMAIN THE SAME, BUT THE TOTAL THERE WOULD BE 3980000. YES. PROPOSITION D ALSO STAYING THE SAME AT 52173445. YES. THEN I HAVE A GRAND NEW TOTAL FOR THE BOND WITH THE ADDITION OF THE WEIGHT ROOM AND THE REMOVAL OF 1.9 MILLION IN ASPHALT FROM A BRAND NEW NUMBER IS 367824566. YES. OKAY. IF THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS, THEN YOU WOULD JUST READ THE AMENDMENT FOR ADOPTION OR THE ELECTION OR NOT THE AMENDMENT OR IS IT AN AMENDMENT OR IS IT JUST A STRAIGHT ADOPTION WITH THOSE CHANGES? IT'S A MOTION TO ADOPT WITH THOSE CHANGES. YEAH. SO THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE ORDER CALLING FOR A SCHOOL BUILDING BOND ELECTION, WHICH IS BEFORE THE BOARD TONIGHT WITH THE FOLLOWING DOLLAR AMOUNTS INSERTED FOR EACH PROPOSITION. PROPOSITION A WILL BE 208814047. PROPOSITION B WILL BE 102857074. PROPOSITION C WILL BE 3,980,000. PROPOSITION D AS IN DAVID WILL BE $52,173,445. [02:00:08] FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF $367,824,566. SO MOVED, MOVED BY MR. VELA, SECONDED BY MR. MCMANUS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MRS. OROSCO, I WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE WEIGHT ROOM SHOULD BE IN PROPOSITION B. THEY DO BELONG FOR THE PEOPLE TO VOTE ON IT, I KNOW IS A CONCERN FOR MANY FOLKS AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN PROPOSITION D. SO I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS BOND. HOW IT IS BROKEN UP. I DON'T BELIEVE WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THE WEIGHT ROOMS AT THE LAST MINUTE WITHOUT SOME MORE THOUGHT ON THAT. HOWEVER, ONCE THIS DOES PASS AND IT WILL PASS SIX ONE, ONCE IT DOES PASS, I WILL SUPPORT THE BODY CORPORATE. THANK YOU. MR. SEVERANCE, DO WE NEED TO UPDATE THE TRANSMITTAL FOR THIS INFORMATION OR IT'S IN THE RECORD? OKAY. MOTION. THANK YOU. IT'S THE MOTION. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. FOR THE RECORD, MRS. OROSCO IS OUR SIX ONE WITH ONE NAY. MS. OROSCO. SO SIX ONE. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A BOND. THANK YOU. WE HAVE AN ELECTION. WE HAVE AN ELECTION ORDER. YES. OUR BOND COUNCIL IS HERE TONIGHT, AND THEY'RE PROBABLY GRATEFUL THAT WE ARE DONE WITH THAT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP ON OUR AGENDA, LET ME MAKE SURE I'M IN THE RIGHT ORDER HERE. [N.2. Consideration and possible adoption of a Resolution Regarding compensation of staff affected by inclement weather January 30, 2023 through February 2, 2023 ] WE'RE ON IN TWO. I'LL MEET WITH THE COMMISSIONER THIS THURSDAY AND I'LL HAVE THE INFORMATION FOR YOU AS SOON AS I POSSIBLY CAN. I'LL TRY TO SEND THAT OUT TO YOU FOLLOWING THAT MEETING THURSDAY AFTERNOON, WHAT THE STATUS IS, AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET YOU THE RESOLUTION REGARDING COMPENSATION OF STAFF AT THAT TIME. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE MUCH INFORMATION RIGHT NOW? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DR. WRIGHT. [N.3. Consideration and possible approval of Amendments to the 2022-2023 Compensation Plan for Summer School Pay] NEXT UP IS IN THREE. THIS IS A CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE COMP PLAN FOR SUMMER SCHOOL PAY. I KNOW THERE WERE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS. AND MS. SEDILLO IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS. MS. SEDILLO, DO YOU WANT TO LET US KNOW YOU DROP SOMETHING OFF FOR US TO AND I'VE LOST MY PAPER. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, PRESIDENT PETREA. SO I WANT YOU TO WALK WITH ME. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO RETHINK, REIMAGINE HOW WE HAVE OFFERED SUMMER SCHOOL SERVICES THIS PAST YEAR. IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE WITH ESSER FUNDS. AND SO WHAT I PROVIDED TO YOU LAST WEEK WAS JUST A SUMMARY OF WHAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT. IT IS STILL IN DRAFT FORM IN TERMS OF WHAT WE NEED AND WHERE WE NEED TO FOCUS. AND SO OUR DOGS HAVE ACTUALLY TAKEN TIME TO MEET WITH PRINCIPALS, THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN BEST SERVE OUR STUDENTS SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE SUMMER SCHOOL SERVICES IN A WAY THAT IS FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE. WE'VE ALSO LOOKED AT DATA IN THE PAST FEW YEARS THAT SHOW US THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT ATTENDING DAILY. AND SO IF THEY'RE IF WE'RE SPENDING, YOU KNOW, X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS ON SUMMER SCHOOL, BUT OUR ATTENDANCE RATE ISN'T THERE, THEN WE'VE EXPENDED ALL THESE RESOURCES IN OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT FULLY BENEFITING TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE. BY LAW, WE NEED TO PROVIDE SUMMER SCHOOL SERVICES FOR OUR BILINGUAL ESL STUDENTS. AND SO WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO DO IS, IS REALLY HONE IN AND FOCUS ON LITERACY DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR LITTLE ONES. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING PRE-K STUDENTS AND OUR KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS WITH SUMMER SCHOOL SERVICES, AS WELL AS OUR MONOLINGUAL PRE K KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR OUR BILINGUAL STUDENTS, WE WANT TO ALSO DO FOR OUR MONOLINGUAL AND REALLY HONE IN ON THAT LITERACY DEVELOPMENT IN THE EARLY YEARS. WE ALSO KNOW THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO PROVIDE SOME CREDIT RECOVERY AND AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL SO THAT KIDS COULD STILL EARN THEIR CREDITS AND GRADUATE ON TIME AS WELL AS PROVIDE GET AHEAD COURSES. WE'RE REIMAGINING OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE MORE OF A SUMMER SCHOOL NOW, AND THAT'S [02:05:07] PROVIDING SUMMER SCHOOL SERVICES WHERE OUR KIDS COULD COME TO SCHOOL IN THE SPRING ON SATURDAYS. SOME CAMPUSES ARE EVEN CONSIDERING PROVIDING EXTRA SERVICES AFTER SCHOOL SO THAT WE COULD TRY TO BE MUCH MORE PREVENTATIVE THAN WAITING UNTIL THE SUMMER. WE TYPICALLY PROVIDE SUMMER SCHOOL FOR 15 TO 20 DAYS, AND IF THEY IF OUR KIDS AREN'T ABLE TO ATTEND SUMMER SCHOOL EVERY SINGLE DAY, THEN WE REALLY NEED TO RETHINK HOW WE'RE PROVIDING SUMMER SCHOOL SERVICES. SO MY RECOMMENDATION TO YOU IS TO CONSIDER INCREASING THE HOURLY RATE FOR THOSE WHO WILL BE SERVING AND PROVIDING SERVICES, INTERVENTION SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS OVER THE SUMMER. AND SO WE'RE INCREASING THAT RATE BY I BELIEVE WE WERE AT $30 AN HOUR TO $40 AN HOUR. AND FOR OUR BILINGUAL TEACHERS, GOING FROM $35 AN HOUR TO $45 AN HOUR. TRUSTEE OROSCO HAD SOME GREAT QUESTIONS THAT WE WILL BE PROVIDING TO YOU IN BOARD BLOG SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK. AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A NARRATIVE ABOUT WHAT I'M SHARING WITH YOU THIS EVENING. AND SHE HAD SOME GREAT QUESTIONS AROUND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. SO AS WE RETHINK THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE WILL BE SERVING IN THE SUMMER, IT WON'T EVEN BE NEAR 400 STUDENTS. SO IN THE PAST AND KEVIN MELLINGER REMINDED ME THAT IN THE PAST WE HAD TO HAVE AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL TO HELP WITH S.I., WHICH WAS THE RETESTING THAT WE HAD TO DO FOR KIDS WHO FAILED START. AND SO WE NO LONGER HAVE TO DO THAT. SO WE CAN NOW HAVE ONE PRINCIPAL THAT CAN OVERSEE OUR PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS OVER THE SUMMER WILL ALSO HOUSE OUR EXTENDED WHAT'S THIS SCHOOL YEAR? THANK YOU. FOR SOME REASON S.Y. JUST LEAVES ME THE EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR SERVICES FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS THAT COULD ALSO BE HOUSED ON THE SAME CAMPUS AND OUR NEWCOMERS. AND FOR THEM TO BE PROVIDED WITH JUST SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AS THEY ARE TRANSITIONING AND LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE. AND SO WE WOULD BE SERVING OUR NEXT STUDENTS OUR SECOND THROUGH FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS. SO AGAIN, IT'S JUST HELPING THEM WITH THAT LANGUAGE ACQUISITION. AND SO REALLY OUR WHOLE FOCUS THIS YEAR FOR SUMMER SCHOOL IS TO HONE IN AND REALLY HELP SUPPORT OUR PRE-K AND OUR KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS WHO ARE THE RISING KINDERGARTEN FIRST GRADE STUDENTS WITH LITERACY DEVELOPMENT AND AND REALLY SCALING IT DOWN, BECAUSE AT ONE POINT WE HAD A TON OF MONEY, WE HAD LOTS OF EXTRA MONEY TO REALLY HELP OUR KIDS REBOUND DURING THE PANDEMIC, TO FOCUS ON LEARNING LOSS. WE ALSO HAD HOUSE BILL 4545, AND WE FIND THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING DURING ONE TIME, DURING ANY KIND OF INTERVENTION, ENRICHMENT TIME DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR IS ENOUGH THAN TO HAVE OUR KIDS COME BACK FOR SUMMER. AND THEN IF THEY AREN'T ABLE TO COME TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY, IT'S REALLY HARD TO REALLY ANSWER THE QUESTION, WELL, HOW EFFECTIVE WAS SUMMER SCHOOL? I'VE ASKED KEVIN TO PULL SOME DATA AND I HAVE FOUND THAT I'M NOT. IT'S A LITTLE DISHEARTENING BECAUSE WE INVESTED SO MUCH IN OUR STUDENTS DURING SUMMER SCHOOL IN THAT RETURN ON INVESTMENT. I DON'T REALLY SEE IT. AND SO WE HAVE TO BE FISCALLY. RESPONSIBLE. AND I THINK IT'S JUST WE'RE AT A TIME WHERE WE REALLY NEED TO RE-IMAGINE AND RETHINK HOW WE DO SUMMER SCHOOL. OKAY. THANKS FOR THAT EXPLANATION, TEAM. I PASSED THIS OUT. THIS IS A REVISED VERSION OF WHAT WE'VE WE'VE SEEN. YES, I THINK THERE WERE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL WAS ADDED UNDER ELEMENTARY FOR THIS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS WERE. THOSE WERE SOME GREAT QUESTIONS. TRUSTEE. OROSCO. AND I FIGURED EVEN IF WE DON'T NEED THEM, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE THERE SO I DON'T HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO YOU NEXT MONTH BECAUSE FOR ALL I KNOW, WE MIGHT HAVE MORE STUDENTS ENROLLED. AND SO THAT GIVES US JUST THAT BUFFER AND THAT JUST ASSURANCE THAT THEY'RE ON THE LIST. BUT I THINK THIS IS A YEAR THAT WE REALLY NEED TO RETHINK AND AND REALLY INCENTIVIZE OUR TEACHERS FOR THE TIME SPENT. THE OTHER THING IS JUST REALLY THAT MENTAL HEALTH PIECE FOR OUR TEACHERS AND THAT MENTAL BREAK FOR OUR STUDENTS OVER THE SUMMER. SO WE REALLY WANT TO HONE IN AND HELP SUPPORT THE STUDENTS THAT COULD REALLY USE THE EXTRA INTERVENTION TEAM. WE HAVE QUESTIONS ON THIS. MS. OROSCO THANK YOU. I KNOW ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WAS SUBMITTED WAS WHEN DID THIS COME ABOUT, THIS INCREASE AND THIS COMPENSATION CHANGE? [02:10:01] AND IT ACTUALLY HAS BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING, YOU KNOW, SINCE OUR SUMMER SCHOOL PAY HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED IN YEARS AND YEARS. I KNOW THAT MY MISS EDU AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SUMMER SCHOOL AND I ALWAYS BRING IT UP HERE AT EVERY BOARD MEETING THAT WE TALK ABOUT SUMMER SCHOOL. I TALK ABOUT THAT COMPENSATION NEEDING TO INCREASE BECAUSE IT WAS THE SAME AMOUNT THAT I WAS GETTING PAID WHEN I WAS TEACHING SUMMER SCHOOL. SO IT HAS BEEN SO JUST TO GIVE SOME HISTORY OR SOME CONTEXT TO OUR INCREASES, I LOVE THE INCREASES THAT WE ARE DOING FOR SUMMER SCHOOL. I AM IN TOTAL SUPPORT OF THAT. I'M GLAD THAT YOU RECONSIDERED SOME OF THOSE POSITIONS BASED ON THE QUESTIONS SUBMITTED BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE WHAT IT LOOK LIKE AND THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE PLAN BECAUSE IT WAS IN ISOLATION. SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE DOING. SO I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE RETHINKING OF RETHINKING IT TO SEE HOW CAN IT WORK? BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE HAVE A LOT OF KIDS THAT COME IN AND SOMETIMES THEY'RE BURNT OUT AS WELL AS OUR TEACHERS OF COMING IN. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THIS PLAYS OUT IN HOW IT WORKS. BUT I AM IN TOTAL SUPPORT OF THESE INCREASES THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CHANGED A LITTLE BECAUSE I USED TO GET PAID 25 AN HOUR. I CHANGED A LITTLE BIT BY $5. AND SO THE INCREASE WILL HELP, YOU KNOW, RECRUIT THOSE TOP NOTCH TEACHERS TO COME TEACH IN SUMMER SCHOOL AND GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE EXHAUSTED. SO I LOVE THAT. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW THIS WORKS OUT, THIS NEW MODEL. I'M EXCITED FOR IT TO TRY SOMETHING NEW. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MR. SIMMONS, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YEAH, ABOUT. OKAY, SO THIS IS NEW TO ME. SO JUST A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL. HAVE WE ALREADY IDENTIFIED THE KIDS THAT NEED THAT SUMMER SCHOOL NOW? IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS? HOW MANY KIDS IS THAT? GOSH, EVERY CAMPUS. LET ME PULL THAT OUT FOR YOU. I MAY NOT HAVE IT. I DO. IT'S ON THE LAST PAGE OF A PACKET THAT I BELIEVE I PLACE. I KIND OF TOOK A PEEK AT THAT, BUT I DIDN'T SEE I SAW TEACHERS. I DIDN'T SEE KIDS. SO LET ME THIS IS SOMETHING ON THERE THAT ONE OF OUR DUOS WORKED ON. IT DOESN'T HAVE NUMBER OF STUDENTS, NOT HAVE NUMBER OF STUDENTS. WE CAN DEFINITELY ADD THAT. SO BASICALLY WE ARE TARGETING THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING EITHER JUST ACADEMICALLY IN GENERAL OR BASED ON CBA DATA, BASED ON INTERIM DATA. THOSE ARE THE STUDENTS THAT WE WILL BE TARGETING. MIDDLE SCHOOL. YEAH, NO, I THINK I MEAN, I MEAN, IF I WAS A MIDDLE SCHOOL KID, I'D RATHER GET IT DONE AFTER SCHOOL OR ON SATURDAYS. BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO HOW MANY KIDS THAT IS AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL THAT THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO BY THE END OF THE YEAR. AND THEN IF THEY'RE NOT, THEN IS THERE ANY OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE, LIKE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL, LIKE A BUCKET OR. I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST I JUST WANT TO KNOW, LIKE, WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY DON'T ALL GET THROUGH IT? OR YOU JUST FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET ALL THROUGH IT, THAT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS ARE NOT GOING TO NEED SUMMER SCHOOL. I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT. AND HERE'S THE OTHER THING I DIDN'T MENTION THAT I HAD VISITED WITH DR. RIGHT ABOUT IS THAT IF WE DON'T UTILIZE ALL OF OUR SUMMER SCHOOL FUNDS, IT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO AFFORD SOME INTERVENTION SUPPORT THAT WE COULD CERTAINLY REPURPOSE THOSE FUNDS AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THAT WE COULD UTILIZE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO HELP STUDENTS WHO WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND ANY OF THE INTERVENTION CLASSES. AND SO I WOULD RATHER OUR STUDENTS BE SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND WE CAN DO THAT BASED ON HOW WE'RE UTILIZING OUR FUNDS, NOT ADDING TO THE BUDGET, BUT JUST REPURPOSING OUR FUNDS SO THAT WE COULD PROVIDE THAT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. WELL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. DR. WRIGHT. THAT ANY MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS THAT COME TO THE END OF THE SUMMER AND THIS YEAR THAT STILL NEED HELP, THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THEM. SHOULD THEY NEED HELP JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO I GET YELLS. YES, NO, MAYBE. GOOD. FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT. I DO FEEL OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S A NEW PLAN AND IT'S OKAY. WE'RE REIMAGINING WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE. AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THE DATA, I WAS A LITTLE DISHEARTENED WITH THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE STARTED LAST YEAR AND THEN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ACTUALLY ENDED UP ATTENDING SUMMER SCHOOL. SO I THINK WE NEED TO USE OUR DATA TO INFORM OUR DECISIONS AND HOW WE UTILIZE OUR FUNDS. I AGREE. SO AS LONG AS I CAN GET JUST A NUMBER OF HOW MANY KIDDOS THAT IS RIGHT NOW, THAT'D BE GREAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MR. RUNKLE. AND THEN MR. MCMANUS. OKAY, WE JUST GOT THIS DOCUMENT. SO THE GOOGLE LINK ON HERE IS DOES THAT LIKE DOES THAT TELL ME WHAT EXACTLY SUMMER SCHOOL NOW IS? WHAT IS THIS LINK? YES, MA'AM. OKAY, PERFECT. AND THEN CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT EACH CAMPUS IS DOING? YOU SAID THAT SOME ARE DOING THEM AFTER SCHOOL OR ON SATURDAYS. [02:15:03] SO IF YOU CAN LET US KNOW WHAT EACH CAMPUS IS DOING, IF THEY'RE NOT ALL DOING IT THE SAME. BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT INTERVENTION AND WHAT WE CAN DO MORE, NOT JUST WAITING UNTIL SUMMER SCHOOL. I KNOW THAT WE TALKED ABOUT TUTORING IN THE FALL AND THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS WITH THERE NOT BEING ENOUGH TUTORING AVAILABLE. AND THERE WERE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS THAT I HEARD THAT, OH, THIS IS WHEN WE RAMP UP. THE TUTORING IS IN THE SPRING. SO CAN YOU PROVIDE WHAT THE TUTORING LOOKS LIKE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS AS WELL AS THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND HOW THEY ARE OFFERING TUTORING OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM, WHETHER THAT'S IN THE MORNING OR AFTER SCHOOL. AND THEN THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THE COMPENSATION. I'VE HEARD MRS. OROZCO SAY THIS MANY TIMES, AND THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. YOU WERE HEARD. TUTORING? YES. IF THEY CAN PROVIDE WHAT EACH CAMPUS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL IS DOING FOR TUTORING. YES. AND MAKING SURE THEY'RE NOT ALL IN THE SAME DAYS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. MR. MCMANUS JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS. DEFINITELY SUPPORT THIS. I LOVE SEEING US THINK CREATIVELY AND DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT, NOT JUST CHECKING THE BOX AND SAYING SUMMER SCHOOL. AND I KNOW AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD. TRUSTEE OROZCO HAS BEEN PUSHING FOR SUMMER SCHOOL. PACE. I'M SUPER HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS AND SEE IT COME TO FRUITION. IT'S REALLY GOOD ON ON ON BOTH OF THOSE MARKS. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE, MR. VELA? YES, MS. SEDILLO AGAIN, I WANT TO ECHO WHAT EVERYBODY SAYING. YOU KNOW, WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS, I WAS ACTUALLY I WAS THROWN FOR A LOOP. BUT, YOU KNOW, I DO TRUST IN OUR ADMINISTRATION. AND SO THANK YOU FOR BEING CREATIVE AND, YOU KNOW, MEETING THE SHIFTING NEEDS OF OUR DISTRICT. AND, YOU KNOW, KUDOS TO OUR TEAM FOR PUTTING IN SOME GREAT THOUGHTS AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? OH, DR. PEREZ GONZALEZ. OKAY. I SIMPLY WANT TO SAY THAT I'M GLAD TO SEE SOME OF THOSE POSITIONS BACK ON YOUR NEW HANDOUT BECAUSE I HAD IT ALL IN BLUEPRINTS. OROSCO BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH AND SHE SUBMITTED THE QUESTIONS, WHICH IS AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF THE SATURDAY BECAUSE HAVING TAUGHT SUMMER SCHOOL AND I ONLY HAVING SEVEN KIDS, I ALWAYS WONDERED ABOUT FUNDING. NOW THAT I'M IN THIS ROLE ON THE OTHER SIDE, I'M THINKING, OH OMG ALL THAT MONEY, YOU KNOW, TYPE THING. SO IT'S A GOOD THING THAT WE'RE THINKING CREATIVELY. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING TO SEE HOW THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL NOW YOU KNOW THE SUMMERS I'M SORRY, THE SATURDAYS BECAUSE I NOTICE IT'S SIX SATURDAYS STARTING AFTER SPRING BREAK. SO I'M EAGER TO SEE TO HEAR HOW THAT PARTICULAR WORKS WORKS OUT. NOW, AS FAR AS THE ELEMENTARIES, IS THAT STILL GOING TO BE REGULAR FOUR DAYS A WEEK, FOUR DAYS A WEEK, THE NORMAL MONDAY AND THEY DO THURSDAYS OR HALF. IT'S FOCUSED HALF DAY WITH BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AND JUST KNOW THAT WE'RE STILL MEETING WITH CHILD NUTRITION AND TRANSPORTATION, TRYING TO IRON OUT ALL OF THAT. AND SO WE FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO JUST LASER FOCUS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE KIDS ON TASK DURING THOSE TIMES. AND THEN TO RUN A SUMMER SCHOOL LIKE A REGULAR SCHOOL DAY. OUR KIDS ARE TIRED. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S QUALITY OVER QUANTITY AS WELL. AND THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE WHOLE SUMMER SCHOOL. NOW, THE MERE FACT THAT THEY'RE GETTING IT DONE NOW, JUST AS TRUSTEE SEVERANCE MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, DOING IT NOW AND SUMMER SCHOOL, THEY'RE ABLE TO GO AND ENJOY IT AND DO WHATEVER IT IS THEY WANT TO DO WITH FAMILY. SO GOOD THINKING, INNOVATIVE, SUPPORTED AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING THOSE INCREASES. TEACHERS ALWAYS APPRECIATE THAT INCREASE, ESPECIALLY SUMMER SCHOOL. ABSOLUTELY. WELL, I WANT TO THANK MY DEMOSS AND MY PRINCIPALS, BECAUSE THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME IDENTIFYING THEIR SPECIFIC CAMPUS NEEDS. AND SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE TO PREPARE. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE PRETTY AMAZING. LOOK AT THEM. WELL, ACTUALLY, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE SATURDAY SCHOOL BECAUSE I KNOW DR. WATSON DID THIS AT DAHLSTROM AND IT WAS PRETTY EFFECTIVE. IS THAT WHERE WE BORROW THE IDEA FROM SLASH? NO. I MEAN, THERE MAY BE OF OTHERS, BUT LIKE, THAT WAS PRETTY EFFECTIVE TO KIND OF HELP WITH INTERVENTION WITH THE SATURDAY SCHOOL. AND PRIOR TO THAT, I DON'T REMEMBER US EVER DOING THAT AT DAHLSTROM. SO DR. WATSON'S COME TO THE MIC, SO MAYBE HE'LL TAKE CREDIT FOR IT. GOOD EVENING. NO, I JUST WANTED TO ALSO SHARE AND REITERATE SOME OF THE REASON FOR REIMAGINING, ESPECIALLY FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ONCE AGAIN. YEARS PAST, IF A STUDENT FAILED A STAAR TEST, THEN THEY HAD TO TAKE IT AGAIN IN THE SPRING BEFORE SCHOOL LET OUT. [02:20:07] AND IF THEY FAILED AGAIN, THEN WE WOULD PREP THEM FOR STAAR TESTING IN THE SUMMER AGAIN. SO THAT WAS A SIGH. WE NO LONGER ARE DOING THAT, SO IT'S TOUGHER TO GET THE STUDENTS TO COME IN AND BUY IN. SO WE'RE TRYING TO THINK LIKE MS. SEDILLO SAID, LET'S BE PROACTIVE AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN REDUCE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL ON THE TEST. SO. GREAT. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. HAVING HAD A KID TAKE SUMMER SCHOOL, I WAS ALWAYS LIKE, REALLY EAGER TO GET THE SUMMER SCHOOL INFORMATION AND LOOK AT THE CATALOG AND SEE WHAT'S BEING OFFERED AND HOW IT'S BEING OFFERED. SO THIS IS ALL NEW AND DIFFERENT, RIGHT? SO WE ALL TELL OUR FRIENDS, LIKE, SIGN UP AND THIS IS WHAT IT SO HOW ARE WE WHEN ARE WE COMMUNICATING TO PARENTS? ALL OF THESE CHANGES? OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO VOTE ON SOME THINGS, BUT I'D REALLY LIKE TO KNOW KIND OF HOW WE'RE COMMUNICATING AND WHEN WE'RE GOING TO COMMUNICATE SOME OF THESE CHANGES. THOSE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS. PRESIDENT PETRIE MORE THAN LIKELY WE'LL BE COMMUNICATING PROBABLY IN MARCH, EARLY MARCH, JUST TO LET OUR PARENTS KNOW WHAT WE'RE OFFERING AND WHEN AND FOR HOW LONG. WE DO HAVE TO GET PARENT CONSENT COMMITMENTS EARLY ON FOR THE LITTLE ONES, SO WE WILL BE SENDING OUT INFORMATION WE HAVE POSTED FOR SOME OF THE POSITIONS JUST TO HAVE THEM POSTED SO THAT WE COULD DETERMINE INTEREST AND HOPEFULLY GO OUT AND RECRUIT IF WE DON'T. BUT AGAIN, WE WON'T BE EXTENDING ANY SUMMER SCHOOL OFFERS UNTIL YOU VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION PLAN. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF IT. WE STILL HAVE A FEW MEETINGS LEFT TO FACILITATE JUST SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE IRON OUT EVERYTHING IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED. ALL RIGHT. AND JUST ONE MORE QUESTION. I THINK I FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULD MAYBE RUN THIS BY IT AND HERE'S WHY. SO AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, YOU DON'T HAVE ANYBODY CALLED A SUMMER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. AND I KNOW THAT OUR FOLKS THAT ARE LOOKING TO GROW HERE REALLY PRIDE THEMSELVES ON BEING SUMMER SCHOOL PRINCIPALS. WHEN THEY APPLY FOR A PRINCIPAL JOB. IT'S USUALLY OUR APS. IT SERVICES SUMMER SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, AND IT IS A BIG RESUME BOOSTER AND BUILDER. AND IT IS A BIG JOB TO KIND OF RUN THE HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL CLASSES AND DAY TO DAY. AND THERE'S TESTING EVERY DAY. IT FEELS LIKE WHEN YOU GO THROUGH SUMMER SCHOOL. SO HOW ARE WE SORT OF COMMUNICATING THAT TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO BE LEADERS? BUT I GUESS WE'RE CALLING THEM SUMMER SCHOOL COORDINATOR, WHICH IS REALLY TECHNICALLY WE'LL HAVE ONE DISTRICT SUMMER SCHOOL COORDINATOR THAT WILL BE COORDINATING AMONGST ALL THE THREE CAMPUSES. AND THERE IS A WAY TO STILL INCLUDE THAT ON A RESUME AND THEN INCLUDE SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT THEY'LL HAVE TO HAVE OVERSIGHT OVER THE THREE CAMPUSES. AND THEN OUR SITE ADMINISTRATORS WILL JUST THEY WILL BE ON CAMPUS SUPPORTING THE STUDENTS COMING IN FOR CREDIT RECOVERY OR IF THEY'RE TAKING GET A HEAD CLASSES. AND SO WE'LL HAVE SOMEONE ON SITE TO HELP SUPPORT. BUT I FEEL PRETTY STRONGLY THAT THAT WILL HELP SOMEONE BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WHEN THEY ARE APPLYING FOR A PRINCIPAL JOB THAT THEY ACTUALLY DID THAT OVER THE SUMMER. AND IT COULD BE SEMANTICS. BUT, YOU KNOW, THE SUMMER SCHOOL COORDINATOR IS REALLY THE SUMMER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, BUT THEY'RE JUST GOING TO BE OVER THREE SITES, IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE. MAYBE CALL WE CALL THE DISTRICT SUMMER SCHOOL COORDINATOR OR SOMETHING. WE CAN ADD IT. OKAY. I'LL ASK DR. MEDINA TO ADD THE DISTRICT. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING LATER, IS I HOPE TO HEAR ABOUT THAT. YEAH, I DON'T KNOW. I THINK DR. WATSON HE OR WAS IT MAYBE MR. PIERCE ACTUALLY VISITED WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS. EACH OF THEM TOOK A LEVEL AND ACTUALLY RAN IT BY THEIR PRINCIPALS AND HAD CONVERSATIONS. SO WE MADE A LOT OF THE DECISIONS COLLABORATIVELY. OKAY, AWESOME. GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON SUMMER SCHOOL COUNT? ALL RIGHT. DO WE WANT TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK? WE WANT TO TRY TO GET THROUGH THE NEXT THREE ITEMS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. [N.4. Consideration and possible approval of the Final Plat for Elementary School #16 Site] SO NEXT STEP, WE HAVE OUR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 16 TEAM. THIS IS ON PAGE 66 OF YOUR PACKET. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? PAGE 66. THIS IS THE FINAL PLAT. I DON'T REALLY HAVE A DRAWING OR ANYTHING. WAS THAT JUST IN OUR FORWARD BLOG MATERIALS? I FEEL LIKE I SAW A LINK TO IT. YES, MA'AM. THERE'S A IT'S A TWO PAGE PDF. OKAY. AND IS IT ANYWHERE IN OUR FOLDER OR ANYTHING? OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT IT ON THE SCREEN, FRIENDS. I DON'T NEED [INAUDIBLE]. AND SO THIS IS OUR ANTHEM NEIGHBORHOOD. [02:25:05] YES, MA'AM. ON THE SORT OF THE SIDEWALK LIKE THIS. AND READ LIKE THIS. SORT OF ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. I CAN HEAR THAT. I MEAN, THIS IS ACTUALLY ANTHEM PARKWAY COMING IN HERE OFF OF 150. YEAH. I CAN'T REALLY READ ALL THIS, SO. YEAH. WHAT AM I LOOKING AT? THAT'S THE DRIVEWAY IN. YES, MA'AM. AND THEN THIS IS THE OLD EASEMENT THAT ACTUALLY WENT ALL THE WAY BACK INTO THE RANCH THAT DOWN HERE WOULD CONNECT TO FM 150. RIGHT. AND SO THAT WILL BE ABANDONED WHEN THIS PLAT IS ACCEPTED, BECAUSE THIS WILL BE THE NEW ACCESS TO THAT AREA. AND THAT'S KIND OF THE MAIN ROAD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I'M GUESSING. YES, MA'AM. THAT'S THE MAIN ROAD. OKAY. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS OUR PLAT. THAT'S CORRECT. AND THIS IS JUST BASICALLY A BOX. WE HAVE TO CHECK WITH THE COUNTY BECAUSE THIS DRIVES THE ADDRESSING SYSTEM AND WE HAVE TO GET THE ADDRESSING SYSTEM IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THE PERMIT. SO AND THESE ARE HOUSES RIGHT HERE, THESE ARE LOTS THAT ARE GOING TO BACK UP TO OUR PROPERTY. THAT IS CORRECT. THAT IS CORRECT. AND THIS WE NEGOTIATED THEY'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING IN A CONCRETE FENCE HERE, JUST LIKE THEY'RE DOING AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL. YOU'RE GETTING AHEAD OF MY QUESTIONS. MR. CLEAVER, DO YOU HAVE WAS THAT WAS THAT THE NEXT QUESTION? OKAY, PERFECT. ANY QUESTIONS? TEAM ON OUR FINAL PLAT. THE STRUGGLE. YOUR QUESTION? NO COMMENT. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE'LL BE READY TO VOTE ON THAT NEXT WEEK. OKAY. NEXT UP IS IN FIVE CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF A SITE DONATION. [N.5. Consideration and possible approval of Site Donation and Development Agreement for Elementary School #17] LOVE THAT. AND DEVELOP AGREEMENT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 17. THIS IS ON PAGE 67. AND I THINK. MR. CLEAVER. DR. WRIGHT, YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL US ABOUT THIS? ABSOLUTELY. SO BETWEEN NOW AND THE 21ST, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE THIS DONATION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. WE THINK WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE IT DONE BY THE 21ST. BUT IN CASE WE DON'T, WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IN THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM, WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU ALL TO CONSIDER THE AMOUNT THAT WE WOULD OUR COST SHARED THE DISTRICT'S COST SHARE TO DELIVER THE UTILITIES. EXCUSE ME, RIGHT THERE ON PAGE 67, SPECIFICALLY FOR WATER, WASTEWATER, DRAINAGE AND STREETS. THE ON THE TABLE WOULD BE TO PAY HALF OF OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR COSTS THERE. AND THEN THE DEVELOPER WILL ASSUME THE FULL COST OF NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRICAL UTILITIES TO THE SCHOOL BOUNDARY. AND THEN ON PAGE 69, THAT'S THE ACTUAL ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COST THAT WE WOULD ACTUALLY BE AGREEING TO SPLIT. AND SO THE NATURE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT IS WE ARE AGAIN STILL NEGOTIATING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, BUT WE WOULD ASK TO FOR NEXT WEEK TO HAVE APPROVAL OF THE CONCEPT, APPROVAL OF SPENDING THE MONEY SHOULD A BOND PASS. AND IT'S ALL CONTINGENT UPON THE BOND PASSAGE BECAUSE WE CAN'T SPEND MONEY WE DON'T HAVE. AND THEN ALSO DON'T GRANT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD PRESIDENT THAT THE AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE FINAL OF THE FINAL DONATION. AND THIS IS THE SAME PROCESS WE USED FOR, I BELIEVE, TURNERS CROSSING AND ALSO FOR ANTHEM. SO WE KIND OF TEE IT UP, LAY IT UP OUT THERE. HAVE YOU ALL APPROVED ANY COSTS? AND THEN WE KIND OF DO THE PAPERWORK AND GET IT CLOSED. OKAY, WELL, THAT FEELS LIKE GOOD NEWS. TEAM. WE HAVE QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM. MR. SEVERANCE. YEAH. THANK YOU. TWO QUESTIONS. MAX, WILL YOU OVERLAY A SITE PLAN, A CURRENT SITE PLAN ON THIS PROPERTY JUST TO MAKE SURE I KNOW IT'S SMALL? I MEAN, HOW BIG WAS THE SUN FILLED PROPERTY? IS IT 11 ACRES? TEN ACRES? OH, GOSH. SOME FIELDS, 16 AND A HALF. OKAY, SO THIS WAS LIKE A LITTLE SOUNDS A LITTLE SMALL FOR ELEMENTARY. SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE COULD JUST LOOK AT A FOOTPRINT OF OUR. WE ABSOLUTELY CAN. YES, SIR. SO WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD THIS THING WE SAY WE OUR ARCHITECT, HUCKABY, HAS HAD THIS THING SITED ON THIS PROPERTY SINCE, OH, GOSH, A YEAR ALREADY. AND SO WE'VE GONE THROUGH SEVERAL GYRATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPER ABOUT HOW THE CUL DE SACS WILL LOOK AND DIFFERENT THINGS STACKING OF CARS, ALL THE YES, SIR, WE COULD SEE THAT. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. AND OH, YES, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE THAT. WE CAN PROVIDE THAT BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. THE SECOND QUESTION IS WHERE ARE THESE FUNDS COMING FROM? YOU'RE REQUESTING. SO WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS IF THE BOND WERE TO PASS, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT A PORTION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FEES THAT NINE 7178 THAT WE'RE REQUESTING WOULD BE TAKEN FROM INFRASTRUCTURE AND FEES AND PAID OUT OF THAT LINE ITEM. SO I CAN WHAT I'LL ALSO DO, I WILL PROVIDE YOU ALL THE SITE PLAN AND THEN ALSO THE BREAKDOWN HOW WE NORMALLY DO CONSTRUCTION ARCHITECT [02:30:08] FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND FEES AND CONTINGENCY. AND IN OTHER WORDS, I'LL GIVE YOU A BUDGET TO SHOW WHERE WE WOULD PROPOSE TO PAY THAT FROM. SO I'M CURIOUS YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BUT I'M CURIOUS WHY THAT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF THE 22 BOND THAT WE JUST THAT WAS JUST PASSED FOR ELEMENTARY IS 17 DESIGN FEES FOR 3.4 MILLION. YES. ARE THE ELEMENTARY 17 CONSTRUCTION IS ON THIS BOND. BUT WE APPROVED 3.4 MILLION FOR ELEMENTARY 17 DESIGN FEES ON THE 22 BOND. YES, SIR. BECAUSE THIS WOULD BE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE, PIPE STREETS. AND SO IT'S NOT DESIGN, IT'S CONSTRUCTION. OKAY. DID I ANSWER IT? YOU DID. BUT I THINK IT'S. I JUST THINK IT'S. I FEEL LIKE THAT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT COMES OUT OF THOSE DESIGN FEES. I MEAN, THE PROJECT IS SHOVEL READY. SHOULD VOTERS APPROVE ITS CONSTRUCTION FUTURE BOND INITIATIVE? SO THAT WOULD MEAN THAT THE NINE SEVEN, THE NINE OR 70,000, YOU'RE SAYING TAKE IT OUT OF THE BOND IF IT PASSES. RIGHT. AND IF IT DOESN'T PASS, WE DON'T WE WOULDN'T BUILD A SCHOOL THERE. OKAY. AND. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING. IF THERE'S SOMETHING THERE, IF I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING SOMETHING, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. BECAUSE WE ARE STILL NEGOTIATING AND WE WILL. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE NATURE OF THIS. THIS AGENDA ITEM IS TO JUST LET YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE WITH IT. SO IF I'M MISSING SOMETHING, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. ANYBODY ELSE? MR. MCMANUS. MAX. THE LITTLE PLAN THAT WAS ON HERE I COULDN'T FIND. WHERE IS THIS? OH, YES, SIR. IT'S. I LOOKED ON THE MAP. NONE OF THESE STREETS ARE THERE YET, SO I COULDN'T FIND IT. YEAH, IT'S ACTUALLY SO. OH, GOSH. I COULD POINT TO. SO IF YOU. FROM HERE, I WOULD GO. THE EASIEST WAY WOULD GO UP 150. EXCUSE ME. 50 EAST AND TAKE A LEFT ON HYDEN. IS IT HEIDENREICH OR HEIDENREICH? HEIDENREICH ROAD? AND THAT'LL GET YOU BACK TO IT. SO IT'S WHERE HEIDENREICH AND GRISTMILL COME TOGETHER. AND IT'S A THIS AREA RIGHT HERE IS A IS A CATTLE PASTURE. SO THAT'S WHY YOU PROBABLY YOU WOULD YOU ACTUALLY STAND AT THE END OF THE ROAD AT THE, AT THE BARRICADE AND IT'S RIGHT THERE AT THE END WHEN YOU GRISTMILL ENDS UP IN A BARRICADE RIGHT OVER THE SIDE OF THAT BARRICADE. OKAY. SO I AM CURIOUS ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE IN ACREAGE. I MEAN, I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE WORKED THROUGH IT, BUT DO YOU FEEL LIKE THERE'S GOING TO BE ANY SIGNIFICANT COMPROMISE TO BASICALLY SHOVE A SCHOOL INTO THAT SPOT? YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK SO. WE FIT ALL THE ELEMENTS IN THERE, JUST LIKE SON FIELD. THE I GUESS THE ONLY COMPROMISE AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WAS A COMPROMISE BECAUSE WE CHECKED WITH THE PE PEOPLE FIRST AND THAT'S INSTEAD OF HAVING A FULL WIDTH FOOTBALL FIELD, IT'S A LITTLE NARROWER AND A LITTLE LONGER. AND THEY SAID THAT'S ACTUALLY OKAY, BECAUSE THEN THEY CAN DO TWO EVENTS EITHER SIDE INSTEAD OF ONE BIG EVENT. SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY. AND LIKE I SAID, THE STACKING LOOP IS GIGANTIC. OKAY. I CAN GET YOU THE NUMBERS ON THE STACKING LOOP, TOO. OKAY, THAT'S FINE. YEAH, I'LL GET YOU THE SITE PLAN AS WELL. THANK YOU, MAX. MR. OROSCO, YOU HAVE A QUESTION, MAX, HOW IS IT COMPARED TO [INAUDIBLE]? I KNOW ONE OF THE CONCERNS FROM THE [INAUDIBLE] STAFF WAS THE FIELD THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN AREA FOR THE KIDS TO REALLY RUN RIGHT WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE BY THE PLAYSCAPE. AND THEN THEY HAD TO. EVENTUALLY THEY HAD TO FIND ANOTHER PIECE OF LAND FOR THE KIDS TO RUN OR THEM TO DO RACES AND SO ON. SO HOW IS IT COMPARED TO THE [INAUDIBLE]? IS IT SMALLER THAN THE UPLAND LAND SITE? IT'S A LITTLE SMALLER. I THINK THE BEST PROBABLY THE BEST EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE NEW [INAUDIBLE] ELEMENTARY SIZE, EXCEPT IT'S BEAUTY. ELEMENTARY IS SORT OF AN EXTREME TRIANGLE. IT'S AN ODD SHAPE AND SO THIS ONE'S A LITTLE BETTER SHAPE, HAS A LITTLE BETTER ACCESS POINTS. BUT I THINK IT ALL FITS ALL I CAN. I'LL GLADLY SHOW YOU ALL THAT SITE PLAN, AND I THINK IT ALL FITS PRETTY WELL. AND JUST LIKE SON FIELD. I MEAN, IT'S NOT THE 16 ACRE GIANT FIELD, BUT IT'S GOT AMPLE RECREATION AREA. YOU KNOW, WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO HEAR AFTER THE FACT, OH, THIS IS NOT ENOUGH FIELD SPACE FOR US TO DO ANYTHING, RIGHT? YES MA'AM. IT'S LIKE WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING HERE. SO WE NEED TO GO DO OUR RACES SOMEWHERE ELSE AND DO OUR EVENTS AT ANOTHER AREA. AND THEY'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE YMCA NEXT TO THEM WHERE THEY CAN UTILIZE SOME OF THAT SPACE WHEN THEY MAKE THAT CONNECTION. BUT OTHER SCHOOLS MIGHT NOT. SO YEAH, IF YOU CAN SHARE THAT WITH US, THAT WILL BE HELPFUL. ABSOLUTELY. AND IT'S I WILL SAY THAT BEING A [INAUDIBLE] IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN BEING A PURCHASER, AND IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT. [02:35:09] HOW'S YOUR LEVERAGE THERE ON YOUR AND IN OTHER WORDS, WE COULD IN THE FUTURE, IF THERE ARE CONCERNS IT MIGHT BE A SITUATION, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT MY LEGACY TO BE THE GUY THAT STARTED HAVING TO BUY SCHOOL SITES. BUT IF AS THINGS TIGHTEN UP AND IF PEOPLE WANT TO GIVE US LESS SITES OR NO SITES, IT MIGHT BE A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE TO START PURCHASING THEM IN THE FUTURE. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T WANT TO BE THAT GUY. THANK YOU, MAX. DON'T BE THAT GUY. NO. WELL, I'M LOOKING AT 11 ACRES. WHAT IS AN ACRE NOWADAYS? 7 MILLION AN ACRE OR SOMETHING? NOT THAT MUCH, I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON. IT'S A GIFT. I THINK THEY. $1 MILLION AN ACRE. NO, I THINK IT'S A LOT MORE NOW. I THINK THEY SAID SOMEBODY SAID IT'S WHATEVER YOU CAN GET FOR IT. BUT NO, I DON'T THINK IT'S $1,000,000. WELL, I THINK FOR 11 ACRES, $970,000 OF A COST COME IN IS NOT TOO SHABBY. BUT YEAH, I'D LIKE TO SEE KIND OF WHAT ABSOLUTELY WE HAVE THAT. I'VE GOT THAT ON MY LAPTOP RIGHT NOW. I CAN GET THAT TO YOU ALL TONIGHT, EVEN. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM, MS. RUNKLE? AND THEN DR. PEREZ GONZALEZ CAN I SAY, MAX, CAN'T YOU NEGOTIATE FIVE MORE ACRES? I WOULD I'M GOING TO SAY A STRONG NO ON THAT, BECAUSE IT STARTED IT STARTED AT MORE, AND THAT'S WHERE WE ENDED UP. WE TRIED TO START WITH A LITTLE MORE, BUT THERE WAS NO MORE FOR FREE. OKAY. WILL YOU LET US KNOW WHAT OTHER DEVELOPERS HAVE DEVELOPED AS FAR AS ACREAGE IN THE LAST TEN YEARS? I BET YOU CAN'T GO THAT FAR. BUT NOW WHAT'S THE QUESTION? WHEN WE WHEN LAND HAS BEEN DONATED TO US, CAN YOU TELL? TELL ME GIVE US LIKE A SPREADSHEET OF THE ACREAGE THAT HAS BEEN DONATED TO US IN THE LAST TEN DONATIONS. I PROBABLY CAN DO THAT AND PROBABLY CAN ALSO TELL YOU WHAT THE LAST THINGS THE SCHOOL PURCHASED AS WELL. SO THE SCHOOL HAS PURCHASED SITES AS WELL. CAN YOU DO THAT AS WELL? WE FOUND SOME DOCUMENTATION THE OTHER DAY. OKAY, THANKS. WELL, THEN YOU'VE GOT SOME MONEY IN SOME PREVIOUS BONDS TO BUY LAND. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S OVER $3 MILLION. YOU PUT YOUR PROSPECTOR HAT ON. WE REALLY WE HAVE SOME IDEAS. SO PREVIOUSLY, I MEAN, I GUESS SINCE YOU'VE SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP PREVIOUSLY, WHAT A PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION DID WAS ACTUALLY HIRED A BROKER. I THINK IT WAS THE STAUBACH COMPANY, ACTUALLY, AND THEN DID A LARGE LAND SEARCH AND DID A SUBSEQUENT PRETTY BIG LAND PURCHASE. AND THAT'S WHAT THE DOCUMENT I FOUND THE OTHER DAY. AWESOME. YEAH, I'M INTERESTED IN THAT. DR. PÉREZ-GONZÁLEZ, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YEAH. QUICK ONE. CAPACITY OF THE BUILDING. ARE WE GOING TO 900? 800? WHAT ARE WE GOING TO. YES, MA'AM. 900. TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING. 900 STUDENTS. OKAY. NOW, IS THIS GOING TO BE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT DESIGN OR DO YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE IN MIND THAT WE'RE GOING TO BUILD, THAT IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME FOOTPRINT AND THE SAME BASIC CONCEPT AS SON FIELD AND THEN THE ANTHEM SCHOOL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. THANKS, MR. CLEAVER. YOU'LL GET THOSE THOSE ITEMS. THAT'D BE GREAT. [N.6. Consideration and possible approval of the 2022 Bond Academic Support Center GMP 2] ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS IN SIX CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE 2022 BOND ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER FOR THIS IS OUR GMP TO MR. CLEAVER'S STILL AT THE PODIUM FOR QUESTIONS. THIS IS ON PAGE 71 OF YOUR FORD BOOK QUESTIONS ON OUR GMP TO. ON PAGE 72. I THINK THE PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS WE ARE IN BUDGET AND NOT ONLY IN BUDGET, BUT WE HAVE A PROJECT CONTINGENCY STILL IN THIS. WITH THIS PROJECT, IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. IT'S LOOKING GOOD. AND THIS WAS A QUESTION THAT CAME THROUGH THE DAY, REMINDED ME ABOUT THE COMPLETION DATE. SO THIS IS SORT OF A PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO. SO IT'S A SPLIT COMPLETION, THE MAIN BUILDING AND IN THE DATA CENTER, THAT WOULD BE DONE IN ABOUT A YEAR. SO FEBRUARY 2024 AND THEN JUNE JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER THAT, THEY WOULD, YOU KNOW, GET WORRIED. THEY'D TEAR DOWN ALL THE DEMO AND FINISH ALL THE PARKING LOT. SO IT'S A SPLIT COMPLETION FEBRUARY 24 FOR THE BUILDING AND THEN THE WHOLE PROJECT PARKING LOTS, EVERYTHING DONE BY JUNE. ALL RIGHT, GREAT UPDATE QUESTIONS, TEAM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. TEAM ITEMS IN SEVEN THROUGH 20 ARE BEING PULLED AND WILL NOT BE DISCUSSED TONIGHT. WE'LL MOVE THOSE TO MARCH, WHICH SHOULD SHORTEN UP OUR MEETING QUITE A BIT. I KNOW YOU WERE PROBABLY NERVOUS ABOUT THAT. [O.1. Update on the Hays CISD Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA)] SO OUR NEXT ITEM IS ONE. WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE HAYS CISD TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT. I HEAR WE HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT NEWS TO SHARE. SO DR. MEDINA IS HERE AND MARY TO GIVE US AN UPDATE. [02:40:07] THIS IS ON PAGE 109. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THIS IS OUR CELEBRITY. WE DO HAVE SOMETHING IN I SAW THIS HOLD ON IN OUR IN YOUR FOLDERS. YOU HAVE THIS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE PETREA, BOARD MEMBERS. DR. WRIGHT. SO, YES, MS. TORRES IS HERE WITH US. SHE'S A CELEBRITY OF THE AIR PODCAST. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY HEARD ONE, YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO DO THAT. WE ARE TRYING TO DO THAT EACH AND EVERY MONTH. AS A MATTER OF FACT, OUR LAST PODCAST WAS ON THE TIRE INCENTIVE, WELL, THE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT. SO TONIGHT WE DO HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU. YOU DID ASK FOR US IN THE FALL TO BRING TO YOU AN UPDATE AS SOON AS WE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE AGENCY, TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY. AND SO WE HAVE RECEIVED SOME INFORMATION. SO WE WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE IN TERMS OF WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US AND WHAT ARE THE NEXT IMMEDIATE STEPS FOR THOSE TEACHERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED. AND JUST IN SOME GENERAL THINGS THAT YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, DO YOU WANT TO GIVE MARY SOME ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR WORKING ON THIS PROJECT THIS YEAR? SHE'S JOINED US ALSO KEVIN ANGELO, WHO RAN THE DATA FOR US. AND SO THIS IS DEFINITELY A TEAM EFFORT. ALL OF THIS IS REALLY GROUNDED IN OUR IN OUR MISSION STATEMENT. OH, HERE IT IS. GREAT. I THOUGHT SOMEBODY ELSE WAS CONTROLLING THE. LET'S SEE HERE. I'M SORRY. WHERE IS. WHERE DO I POINT IT? OKAY. THANK YOU, BARBARA. THERE IT IS. NOPE, BY WAY. ALL RIGHT. IT'S GROUNDED IN OUR MISSION, AND IT'S ALL ABOUT BUILDING AND SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES MAKING THE DIFFERENCE FOR OUR KIDS. AND WITH THAT'S OUR AGENDA. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MARY. THANK YOU, MARY. THANK YOU, DOCTOR MESSINA. GOOD EVENING. GREETINGS. I'M SO GLAD TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU OUR LATEST UPDATE ON TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT. YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THESE SLIDES YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE IN OUR PAST PRESENTATION. I ALWAYS INCLUDE THEM AS A BACKGROUND INFORMATION AS I'VE BEEN GOING OUT TO CAMPUSES AND PRESENTING TO FACULTY AND STAFF, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE WHO HASN'T HEARD YET THE GREAT NEWS, SO IT'S GREAT TO GIVE THEM THIS BACKGROUND INFORMATION. SO I'LL GO THROUGH THAT BRIEFLY WITH YOU AND GIVE YOU THE NEWEST INFORMATION AS WELL. SO WE'RE HERE TODAY TO GET A LATEST UPDATE ON TIA. AS A REMINDER, A IS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES TEACHERS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE THEIR SALARY BY EARNING A DESIGNATION RECOGNIZED, EXEMPLARY OR MASTER TEACHER. AS YOU KNOW, WE SUBMITTED OUR DATA REPORT IN NOVEMBER AND WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE NEWS FROM TEA, FROM TEA. SO WE DID RECEIVE OUR WONDERFUL NEWS THAT TEA HAS APPROVED OUR DATA, SO THAT DEFINITELY WE WERE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I HEARD DOCTOR MEDINA RAN DOWN THE HALLWAY YELLING WHEN I WASN'T THERE TO WITNESS SO THAT HE WAS EXCITED. YOU WERE A LITTLE EXCITED. SO WE WERE REALLY EXCITED TO GET THAT GREAT NEWS. AND SO DOCTOR MEDINA RECEIVED WORD LAST WEEK OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION FROM TEA THAT WE'VE BEEN APPROVED, AND WE DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK THE TEA STEERING COMMITTEE FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE HAYS CISD TEAM THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CNI. AND HE MENTIONED KEVIN MAL, ANDREW MAL ANGELO FOR THE DIRECTOR OF DATA AND ACCOUNTABILITY, JUST WORKING WITH ALL OF US, THE TEAM THAT HAS WORKED TO HELP MAKE THIS PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL. SO HERE IS WHAT TIA APPROVED OUR 80 RECOMMENDED DESIGNATION. SO WE RECEIVE THAT OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION ON FEBRUARY 7TH, 2022. WE HAVE 12 MASTER TEACHERS, 29 EXEMPLARY TEACHERS AND 37 RECOGNIZED TEACHERS. AND YOU DO HAVE A LIST OF THOSE TEACHERS YOU'RE PROVIDED WITH THE LIST IT'LL BE IT'S ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE, OUR TEA WEBSITE, AND WE'LL ALSO BE SHARING THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND CELEBRATING ALL THE CAMPUSES WHERE WE HAVE DESIGNATED TEACHERS. WE HAVE SOME REALLY IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES REGARDING THIS YEAR'S DESIGNEES AND ALLOTMENT. AND SO IN APRIL, TEA IS GOING TO SEND US OUR DATA. WE'RE GOING TO BE VALIDATING IT FOR THEM. AND THEN THOSE DESIGNATED TEACHERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY HUMAN RESOURCES OF THEIR ALLOTMENT AMOUNTS. THEY'LL ALSO BE NOTIFIED OF THEIR DESIGNATION FROM TEA AS WELL, ALONG WITH THEIR AMOUNTS, AND THEY'LL ALSO BE RECEIVING A TEA SURVEY SENT VIA EMAIL. SO WE'LL ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO THAT AS WELL. AND THEN IN MID JUNE, THE HAYS CISD PAYROLL WILL DISTRIBUTE ALLOTMENTS IN A SEPARATE PAYCHECK FOR THOSE TEACHERS. [02:45:07] AND SO AS A REMINDER, THOSE TEACHERS GET 90% OF THE ALLOTMENT AND THE REMAINDER IS KEPT TO HELP FUND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT TEA. SO WE'RE INCREDIBLY EXCITED FOR OUR TEACHERS AND WE'LL DEFINITELY BE CELEBRATING. WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN FIND THOSE BIG PAYCHECKS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE'LL PLAN IT. SO YOU'VE SEEN THIS SLIDE BEFORE. THIS IS WHAT'S NEW. IN 2023, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND TO NEW GRADE LEVELS. WE'VE ALSO EXPANDED TO ADDITIONAL CONTENT AREAS. WE'VE ALSO ADOPTED NEW STANDARDS FOR EARNING A DESIGNATION, AND I'LL DISCUSS THAT IN A LATER SLIDE, AS WELL AS JUST REFINING OUR CRITERIA AROUND THE TEACHER PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND THE STUDENT GROWTH MEASURES AS WELL FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE STATE SUCH AS TRANSITION TABLES AND THE STATEWIDE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. SO WITH ALL OF THAT NEW INFORMATION, HERE'S OUR CRITERIA FOR HAYS CISD. OF COURSE, WE STILL HAVE TO ADHERE TO THE TWO BIG PIECES THAT TEA. REQUIRES, WHICH IS THE TEACHER PERFORMANCE MEASURE AS WELL AS THE STUDENT GROWTH MEASURE, IN ADDITION TO THE CRITERIA YOU SEE THERE. AND THEN THEY HAVE TO BE IN AN ELIGIBLE TEACHING ASSIGNMENT HERE AT HAYS CISD. THOSE ARE LISTED THERE FOR YOU, AS WELL AS HAVING THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF CLASSES TAUGHT AS WELL AS THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT THEY'RE TEACHING. THE NEXT SLIDE ARE THE STATEWIDE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. SO TEA DOES PROVIDE US WITH SOME GUIDANCE ON MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. SO WITH THE TIA STEERING COMMITTEE, WE ADOPTED THE STATEWIDE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL FOR A TEACHER TO BE ABLE TO BE DESIGNATED PLUS YOU FOR A DESIGNATION. RECOMMENDED FOR A DESIGNATION. THE NEXT SLIDE IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE WOULD APPLY THOSE STANDARDS. AND SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE. IF A TEACHER MET MASTER LEVEL IN THEIR TEST SCORE, WHICH IS A 4.5 AND I'M JUST GOING DOWN TO THE NEXT TABLE, THEY MEET PROFICIENT IN ALL DIMENSIONS OF DOMAINS TWO AND THREE, SO AT LEAST PROFICIENT AND SCORED AT LEAST 60% IN THEIR STUDENT GROWTH, WHICH WOULD PUT THEM IN THE EXEMPLARY CATEGORY. THAT TEACHER WOULD BE RECOMMENDED FOR AN EXEMPLARY DESIGNATION THEY HAVE TO MEET, OR THE DESIGNATION REFLECTS THE MINIMUM OF THE TWO SCORES ATTAINED. AND SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT ALL THOSE PIECES TOGETHER AND FOLLOWING THE GUIDANCE OF TEA. AS FAR AS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE PERFORMANCE MEASURES. THE NEXT SLIDE IS JUST A LOOK OF YOU'VE SEEN THESE KEVIN WAS PRESENTING EARLIER TODAY. AND SO THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT A TRANSITION TABLE MIGHT LOOK LIKE. AND HE'S ALSO GOING OUT TO THE SCHOOLS AND WE PRESENT TOGETHER SOMETIMES ON STUDENT GROWTH MEASURES FOR STUDENTS. ON OUR NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE A TIMELINE OF MOVING FORWARD WITH TIA SOME OF THE DATES THAT WE SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER. AS FAR AS PAYMENTS GO OR TEACHERS BEING NOTIFIED ARE ON HERE. BUT THE BIG PIECES ARE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MEET WITH TEACHER AND TIA STEERING COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE TO REVISE AND REVIEW OUR PLAN SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO EXPAND TO ADDITIONAL TEACHING AREAS AND ULTIMATELY HAVE ALL CONTENT AREAS ELIGIBLE. AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS THAT, WE ALSO CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION TO IDENTIFY PROPER ASSESSMENTS FOR STUDENT GROWTH OUTSIDE OF STAAR TESTED AREAS AND TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN PROCESSES AND PROTOCOLS AROUND ASSESSMENTS. SO WE CONTINUE TO WORK AND IT'S A CYCLE WHERE WE, YOU KNOW, OUR APPLICATION IS DUE IN APRIL TO EXPAND AND THEN WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE COMMITTEE TO EXPAND TO ADDITIONAL AREAS AND WE BRING THAT TO THEM. AND IT'S JUST KEEPS GOING YEAR BY YEAR. SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE ALL CONTENT AREAS ELIGIBLE IN THE FUTURE. AND SO JUST LIKE WE SPOKE ABOUT AND ITS INTENTION, ITS PURPOSE IS TO HELP US RECRUIT AND RETAIN TEACHERS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE ALL OF THIS AS WELL AS WE ENTER RECRUITING SEASON BY CREATING MATERIALS, SHARING THE PODCASTS AND REALLY GETTING THE WORD OUT THERE THAT IT HAYS CISD YOU CAN EARN A TIA DESIGNATION WITH ADDITIONAL MONEYS THAT ARE TIED TO THAT. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO USE THAT FOR RECRUITING PURPOSES. IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THE PODCAST YET, IT'S THERE. OUR NEXT PODCAST WILL BE ON NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS AND HOW THEY CAN ALSO EARN A MONEY THROUGH TIA. [02:50:06] SO ONE OF OUR OWN BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE ON THAT PODCAST. SO WE'RE EXCITED. AND ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'RE CREATING MORE MATERIALS SO THAT TEACHERS AND REALLY ANYONE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT TIA AT HAYS CISD. WE NOW HAVE A DEDICATED TIA WEB PAGE THAT YOU CAN GO TO. ALL THE RESOURCES ARE LISTED THERE, LIKE THE HANDBOOK, DIFFERENT CHARTS, ELIGIBILITY, FLOWCHARTS ARE ON THERE AS WELL AS JUST THE STORY OF TIA AND ITS PURPOSE. THE HANDBOOK IS LISTED AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS WEB PAGE THAT ALSO HELPS SUPPORT TIA WITHIN OUR DISTRICT, AND THEY WORK TOGETHER. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. TEAM DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? MR. VELA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION. JUST IT'S EXCITING. SO IT'S EXCITING. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE TEAM AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MORE RECOGNITIONS AHEAD. THAT'S RIGHT. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND THE TEACHERS ARE VERY EXCITED. SO THEY'RE EVEN EMAILING ME AND SAYING, IS THIS REAL? YES, IT IS REAL. I'LL CALL YOU. AND SO WE'LL TALK. WE'VE HAD THOSE EMAILS, SO THEY'VE BEEN VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. HOLT, YOU HAVE SOME. NO QUESTION. JUST CONGRATULATIONS. ST THE MAIN THING AND THIS IS EXCITING, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON THIS LIST. AND FOR THOSE LISTENING THAT WANT TO GET ONE IN ON THIS AND THEY KNOW WHERE TO GO. AND THAT'S RIGHT. AND COME TALK TO YOU. YES, IT'S GREAT. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE ON THIS LIST. THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING. THANK YOU, DR. PÉREZ-GONZÁLEZ. I WAS HOPING YOU'D SAY SOMETHING. I AM SUPER EXCITED ABOUT ALL THIS. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE TEACHERS. I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT MY COLLEAGUES ARE SAYING HERE. CONTINUE TO IMPACT STUDENTS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE DOING. AND I DO HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION. THE IMPACT IS ON THIS LIST. THE TWO NBA TEAMS WE HAVE IN HAYES, THE TWO NBC TEAMS ARE NOT ON THIS LIST. I CAN ADD THEM TO THAT LIST. YES. THEY AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY FOR THIS PARTICULAR. YES. THANK YOU FOR POINTING. WITHOUT HAVING TO JUMP ANY HOOPS, THEY AUTOMATICALLY JUMP ONE HOOP, WHICH WAS CERTIFIED AS A NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHER. YES. THESE ARE OUR NEW AIDES. SO, YES, I WILL ADD THEM TO THAT LIST. NOW, ONE OTHER QUESTION. YES, WE HAVE 80 THIS YEAR, SO THESE ARE ALREADY DESIGNATED. SO NEXT YEAR WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER SET OF 80 OR IT DEPENDS ON THE DATA THAT WE RECEIVED BACK IN WITH OUR NEW STANDARDS, HOW WE REPORT THEM. IT COULD BE 80, IT COULD BE LESS, IT COULD BE MORE. WE WOULD HOPE FOR MORE, BUT IT COULD BE MORE THAN THAT. WILL IT BE SOME? I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS I WANT ALL OF OUR TEACHERS TO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS, DO ALL ALL THAT THEY DO FOR OUR KIDS SO THAT THEY CAN GAIN THESE EXTRA FUNDS. YES. SO EVERY YEAR AND I'VE COMMUNICATED THIS WITH TEACHERS EVEN JUST TODAY, EVERY YEAR IS A NEW YEAR. IT'S A NEW DATA CAPTURE YEAR. AND THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, AGAIN, TO BE DESIGNATED. THOSE 80 TEACHERS ARE DESIGNATED AND. YES, YES. AND THEN WE HAVE A NEW GROUP, LIFT THE PAGE. WE'LL HAVE A NEW SET OF THE NEW DESIGNEES. YES. OR IF THESE TEACHERS CAN ALSO MOVE UP. SO IF THEY MOVE UP, WE'LL REPORT THEM. WE STILL HAVE TO REPORT ALL THE DATA ON OUR TEACHERS, BUT THEY'RE NOW DESIGNATED AND WE ALL HAVE A NEW GROUP. YES. OKAY. I LIKE THAT BECAUSE WE CAN FLIP THE PAGE AND HAVE TWO OTHER TEACHERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE DESIGNATED. SO I WANT ALL OF OUR TEACHERS TO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THIS EXTRA MONEY. YES, THAT'S RIGHT. I KNOW THEY ALL WORK HARD. THEY ALL BE GREAT THINGS WITH OUR KIDDOS. THEY'RE ALL IMPACTING LEARNING. SO JUST KEEP DOING GREAT THINGS. AND THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH, THAT'S THE MESSAGE WHEN I GO OUT THERE. JUST KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING, KEEP, YOU KNOW, KEEP WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS AND SUPPORTING THEM AND, AND YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR IS A NEW YEAR. AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DR. PÉREZ-GONZÁLEZ. REALLY GOOD POINT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. TORRES. THANK YOU, DOCTOR MEDINA. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR FIRST READING OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO POLICY D LOCAL. THIS IS ON PAGE 111 TEAM. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THEN WE HAVE O THREE. [O.3. Custodial Staffing Pilot Study at Johnson High School] THIS IS OUR CUSTODIAL STAFFING PILOT STUDY AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS ON PAGE 113. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE VERY, VERY DESCRIPTIVE TRANSMITTAL SHEET WE GOT ON THIS TEAM. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM, MISS RUNKLE? [02:55:02] MR. CLEAVER, WILL YOU COME TALK TO US ABOUT THIS AND HOW THIS CAME ABOUT AND TELL US ALL THE THINGS? YEAH. YOU BET. SO IT CAME ABOUT JUST BASICALLY AS, YOU KNOW, NO STONE UNTURNED KIND OF A SITUATION. WE'RE TRYING TO STAFF THE BUILDING. WE'VE DONE, AS IT SAYS HERE. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD JOB FAIRS WITH A FOCUS ON THE ON JOHNSON SPECIFICALLY. WE'RE JUST NOT ABLE TO STAFF THAT BUILDING. WE'VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE STAFFING IT. AND WE WE KIND OF SPECULATE BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF INTIMIDATING. I MEAN, IT'S A GIANT BUILDING. IT'S USED ALL THE TIME AND IT'S JUST A FRANKLY, A HARD JOB. AND SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, YOU KNOW, IN A IS SORT OF SOME PEOPLE CALL IT OUTSOURCING, AND IT IS THAT'S KIND OF AN UGLY WORD IN SOME SOME SETTINGS. BUT WE'RE IT'S REALLY STAFF AUGMENTATION. AND THE DIFFERENCE I BELIEVE IS IF YOU'LL ON PAGE 113 ABOUT AT THE VERY BOTTOM, YOU KNOW, THE HAYS TEAM, WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THE DAY SHIFT. THE HAYS EMPLOYEES WILL REMAIN HAYS EMPLOYEES IF THEY WANT TO. IF THEY CHOOSE TO, WE WILL HAYS WILL SUPPLY THE CHEMICALS, SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT. AND SO, IN OTHER WORDS, WE'RE NOT SELLING THEM. THEY'RE OUR EQUIPMENT. WE'RE NOT BUYING THE CHEMICALS FROM THEM. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING. THE OUTSOURCED SHIFT WOULD BE THE LATE SHIFT, IF YOU WILL, THE 3 TO 11 WITH THE FOCUS ON THE CLEANING OF THE STUDENT AREAS. AND THEY WILL ALSO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THOSE FACILITY USE EVENTS AFTER HOURS. THIS ONE, THIS ONE, I THINK, ACTUALLY AS WE KEEP GOING IN THE AREA GROWS, I THINK THIS NEXT ONE HAS SOME MERIT. THE VENDOR HAS A BENEFIT PACKAGE WHICH MAY ATTRACT A DIFFERENT POOL OF APPLICANTS DUE TO THE RETIREMENT PLAN AND CORPORATE GROWTH POTENTIAL. SO IN OTHER WORDS, A COLLEGE KID OR SOMETHING THAT HAS NO DESIRE TO BE A LIFE LONG TRIP TYPE PERSON AND WANTS TO HAVE A 401 K, THEY CAN GET IN AND DO SOME, YOU KNOW, THREE OR FOUR YEARS WITH US AND JUMP BACK OUT AND KEEP THEIR 401 K. THE VENDOR WILL PROVIDE THE UNIFORMS, YOU KNOW THAT WE REQUEST THE MANAGEMENT, THE TRAINING, THE BACKGROUND CHECKS. AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR, THOSE BACKGROUND CHECKS ARE THE SAME BACKGROUND CHECKS THAT WE GO THROUGH. SO IT'S NO KIND OF IT'S NOT A SHORT CUT BACKGROUND CHECK. IT'S THE FINGERPRINT BACKGROUND CHECK. THE VENDOR WOULD WORK A 260 DAY CONTRACT AND DOES WOULD HAVE THAT SUMMER CLEANING PROGRAM. AND THEN THE OTHER REASON THIS CAME ABOUT IS THE VENDOR COULD POTENTIALLY BE A SOURCE FOR THAT EMERGENCY CLEANUP LABOR. SO IF WE HAVE A THIRD PARTY ON SORT OF ON THE YOU KNOW, IN OUR PROCESS AND IN OUR DEPARTMENT, THAT MIGHT BE A SOURCE TO WHEN WE HAVE SOMETHING GOING ON, WE CAN JUST CALL THEM INSTEAD OF THE ABATEMENT COMPANY. AND SO WE, YOU KNOW, ANY TIME YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, YOU DON'T WANT TO JUST SPRING IT ON PEOPLE AND SURPRISE THEM OR SCARE THEM. SO, YOU KNOW, BRANDON, THE DIRECTOR, HAS TALKED WITH THE LEAD AND THE STAFF THERE TO LET MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THIS IS A STRATEGY TO TRY TO HELP THEM AND NOT TO HARM THEM. AND IF IF WE KIND OF CHALLENGED THEM, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO HELP GET THAT PLACE STAFFED UP. BUT IF WE CAN'T, WE'RE THINKING IN THE NEXT 60 TO 90 DAYS AS SORT OF IN CONSORT WITH THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR THIS YEAR, WE WOULD MAKE THIS RECOMMENDATION AND GET AN A VENDOR ON BOARD ON PAGE 115. THAT'S JUST THE SPREADSHEET THAT SUPPORTS IT. WE DID COMPANY ONE, TWO AND THREE. SINCE WE'RE JUST TALKING, WE DIDN'T WANT EVERYONE'S NUMBERS OUT THERE FOR EVERYONE TO LOOK AT. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF IN A NUTSHELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FOR TELLING US ALL OF THAT. AND ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT BACKGROUND CHECKS AND MAKING SURE THAT ANYONE THAT WE ARE OUTSOURCING, THEY ARE BEING RUN THROUGH THE SAME PROCEDURES AND THINGS THAT OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALSO. YES, MA'AM. I APPRECIATE THIS. FINDING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO GET THINGS DONE. WE KNOW THAT JOHNSON IS A VERY LARGE CAMPUS. WE KNOW THAT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH STAFFING. SO ALL THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, AS WE GO IN TO THIS BUDGET CYCLE AND WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, THIS PILOT STUDY COST COMPARISON THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED US, IT GOES BACK TO OUR HOURLY WAGE AND HOURLY WAGE EMPLOYEES. WE HAVE TO PAY THEM A LIVING WAGE. AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THESE HOURLY RATES, SOME OF THESE ARE NOT LIVABLE WAGES. SO IT'S HARD TO EMPLOY AND RETAIN PEOPLE WHEN WE'RE NOT PROVIDING LIVABLE WAGES. SO AS WE GO IN TO THIS BUDGET CYCLE, WE NEED TO REALLY TAKE ANOTHER HARD LOOK AND DIVE IN TO WHAT OUR HOURLY EMPLOYEES ARE GETTING PAID ACROSS THIS DISTRICT. THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY TO THAT. I APPRECIATE THIS. [03:00:02] THIS WE KNOW WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING NOW. BUT I ALSO WANT TO LOOK LONG TERM. I DON'T WANT TO OUTSOURCE ALL OF OUR POSITIONS WHEN WE CAN PAY EMPLOYEES WHAT THEY SHOULD BE PAID HERE IN OUR DISTRICT AND THEN BE OUR EMPLOYEES. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT COMMENT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. I THINK THIS IS I MEAN, IT'S A IT'S INNOVATIVE. WE HAVE TO WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING. BUT YEAH, I WOULD LIKE US TO SEE US PAY OUR HOURLY EMPLOYEES A LITTLE MORE AND MAYBE WE CAN KEEP THEM AND WANT THEM TO BE ON OUR CAMPUSES. THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY. THANK YOU, MR. VELA. ALL RIGHT, MR. CLEAVER. SO WHO WOULD BE OUR PROGRAM MANAGER IS THAT MR. PORTER IS GOING TO BE THE ONE THAT WOULD OVERSEE LIKE THE QUALITY CONTROL OF SAID COMPANY? YES, SIR. AND THEN ALSO THE HEAD AND LEAD CUSTODIAN THERE AT THE SCHOOL. OKAY. SO IT'S MORE OF A TURNKEY OPERATION. WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE ALL THE SUPPLIES. WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THE EQUIPMENT. WE JUST NEED THEM TO BRING THEIR OWN STAFFING. AND THAT'S RIGHT, STAFFING. AND THEY ALSO SORT OF PROVIDE THEIR WHAT DID THEY CALL IT, BASICALLY JUST THEIR TRAINING, SORT OF THEIR TRAINING PROGRAM AND JUST THEIR PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, THEIR JOB SPECIFICATIONS. A LOT OF THESE BIGGER COMPANIES, THEY MIGHT HAVE A JOB CARD OR SOMETHING THAT GOES ON THE CART, YOU KNOW, JUST WHATEVER THEIR PROGRAM IS. AND THEN BEING A VENDOR FOR US, ARE THEY ON OUR INSURANCE AS FAR AS LIABILITY OR WORK COMP AND, YOU KNOW, INJURY, I MEAN, ANYTHING LIKE THAT OR ARE THEY ON THAT? THAT WOULD BE THEY WOULD CARRY THAT AND WE'LL VERIFY ALL THAT AS WE GET INTO THE CONTRACT. BUT THEY WOULD CARRY THEIR THEIR OWN INSURANCE. OKAY. AND I'VE GOT A FEW OTHER I'LL SUBMIT QUESTIONS. BUT I MEAN, I DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH CONTRACTORS AS WELL. SO IT PIQUED MY INTEREST. BUT I DO APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, THE EFFORT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TO GET OUR FACILITIES TAKEN CARE OF. AND LET'S SEE WHAT THIS DOES FOR US. THANK YOU. YEAH, THE MAIN THING IS, I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, ONCE PEOPLE GET OVER THE SHOCK OF GOING, OH MY GOSH, IT'S OUTSOURCING OR WHATEVER, THEY DO REALIZE IT'S JUST HELP AND WE WANT TO NOT JUST WEAR PEOPLE OUT. AND THAT'S THE KIND OF JOB YOU CAN LITERALLY WEAR PEOPLE OUT. IT'S A PHYSICAL JOB. WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. SURE. THANK YOU. MR. SEVERANCE, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YEAH. SO THE EIGHT EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE NOW, THEY'RE GOING TO REMAIN AT JOHNSON ON THE DAY SHIFT. AND THEN YOU'RE RECOMMENDING COMPANY TO TAKE OFF THE EVENING, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT. WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW COMPANY TWO PUTS THEIR PLAN TOGETHER. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND THEY'D BE WOULD THEY BE? AND THEN THE HEAD CUSTODIAL, THE HEAD CUSTODIAN NOW KIND OF WILL THEN TAKE THE LEAD ON ALL OF THAT. THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S YOU KNOW, STAFF AUGMENTATION IS KIND OF THE INDUSTRY BUZZWORD. OKAY. THEY'LL SEND PEOPLE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO US. I KNOW THAT'S TAKEN SOME CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE THINKING TO ADDRESS A PRETTY BIG PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. [O.4. Update on Safety and Security Initiatives District Wide] SKROCKI THAT CANNOT BE EMAILED AND ARE BURNING IN YOUR HEART AND MIND RIGHT NOW ON SAFETY AND SECURITY. MS. OROSCO. MS. SKROCKI STILL HERE? YEAH, SHE'S HERE. SHE'S HERE. COME ON DOWN. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, MS. SKROCKI. SO YOU ARE THE CHIEF OF SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR THE FOLKS OUT THERE. I JUST WANT TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT GOES TO YOU. DOES CYBER BULLYING ITEMS COME TO YOU? TYPICALLY, NO. WHAT WE DEAL WITH PRIMARILY IS THE CAMPUS HANDLES. THERE ISSUES ON CAMPUS, THERE IS TYPICALLY GOING TO BE A NOTIFICATION EITHER THROUGH SOME OF OUR SYSTEMS WHERE I MIGHT BE INFORMED OF SOMETHING IF IT COMES IN THROUGH ONE OF OUR PLATFORMS. BUT IF IT COMES DIRECTLY TO THE CAMPUS, IT'S USUALLY MORE OF AN FYI TO ME, AND ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENT THAT IT IS RELAYED TO ME THROUGH, THERE'S A POTENTIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PIECE AS WELL. SO IT'S REALLY JUST ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, DEPENDING ON HOW THE INFORMATION COMES IN. MOST FREQUENTLY IT IS HANDLED AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL. SO YOU'RE LOOPED IN WHENEVER LAW ENFORCEMENT IS INCLUDED IN THE CONVERSATION OR DISCUSSION OF WHAT HAS OCCURRED ON CAMPUS, CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. THROUGH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS. OKAY. SO THEN YOU BECOME AWARE OF THE INVESTIGATION. YOU KIND OF OVERSEE THAT OR ARE AWARE OF THE INVESTIGATIONS THAT OCCUR? THAT'S CORRECT. I BASICALLY LIAISE WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED AS FAR AS OUR RECORDS, ETC.. THAT MAY INCLUDE SOME INFORMATION ON OUR END IF THEY NEED INFORMATION REGARDING EMPLOYEE STUDENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT. [03:05:05] OF COURSE, I DON'T SUPERVISE THEM. IT'S MORE OF A I'M A CONNECTION, IF YOU WILL, A BRIDGE TO GET THEM NEEDED INFORMATION SO THAT WE'RE COOPERATING AND COLLABORATING WITH THEM REGARDING THEIR INVESTIGATION. AND DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THE DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND SECURITY, DOES YOUR POSITION HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH CONSEQUENCES THAT ARE GIVEN TO STUDENTS OR DOES A BOARD OR SUPERINTENDENT HAVE ANY CONNECTION WITH THAT OR WHO DEALS WITH THE CONSEQUENCES THAT GO TO STUDENTS? SO DR. DAWSON AND HIS TEAM WILL HEAD UP SCHOOL CONSEQUENCES. I DO ENSURE THAT IF WE ARE REQUIRED VIA A DETENTION OR AN ARREST THAT THE REQUIRED CCP 1527 NOTIFICATION IS SENT TO OUR TEAM SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ANY LEGAL ASPECT OF IT THAT WOULD COME FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE. SO WE HAVE A DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. OFTENTIMES IN CASES, WE MAY ALSO HAVE A PARALLEL LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATION. THERE ARE DEFINITELY TWO DIFFERENT TRACKS, BUT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE REPORTED TO THE DISTRICT FOR APPROPRIATE CONSIDERATION IN THAT TYPE OF SITUATION. SO SINCE THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT TRACKS, THEY MIGHT NOT BE ON THE SAME TIME FRAME, CORRECT? TYPICALLY, THEY ARE VERY RARELY ON THE SAME TIME FRAME, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION IT IS. WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIND AS LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL TAKE A LOT LONGER. BUT THEY DO. WE DO CONNECT WITH THEM AND I DO FACILITATE IF THEY WANT US TO HOLD OFF INTERVIEWING SOMEBODY OR VICE VERSA, OR LET'S SAY WE HAVE A PRESSING ISSUE, WE NEED SOME FASTER OR QUICKER SORT OF MOTIVATION WITH THAT, THEY DO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL. AND THOSE ARE DAILY CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAVE WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TEAM. OKAY, GREAT. THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED TO KNOW. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. SKROCKI? OKAY. NEXT UP, WE HAVE UPDATES ON BOND CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT. ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MR. CLEAVER? ALL RIGHT. [O.6. Update on 2023-2024 Budget] OH SIX IS UPDATE ON THE 2023 2024 BUDGET. THIS IS ON PAGE 118 TEAM. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? MRS. OROSCO. MR. RAO, ARE YOU HERE FOR QUESTIONS ON THE BUDGET? DR. WRIGHT. I'M LOOKING AT OUR DATES FOR MARCH. WHEN IS OUR WORKSHOP ON THIS OR OUR SPECIAL MEETING ON THIS? BECAUSE I DON'T SEE IT IN MARCH UNLESS I'M MISSING IT. I WAS THIS SPECIAL BOARD MEETING, BUT DAY TO BE DETERMINED. SO WE HAVE NOT MARCH SIX. NO, IT'S MARCH SIX. SO IT'S JUST NOT LISTED ON HERE. YEAH, IT'S JUST NOT LISTED ON HERE. THAT CAN BE UPDATED MR. ROUND TO SAY MARCH 6TH OR HOWEVER YOU WANT TO SAY. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A CHANGE SINCE IT'S SAID TO BE DETERMINED. YEAH. NO, I DON'T KNOW WHY IT SAYS THAT. OKAY, THAT'S MY QUESTION. THANK YOU. PERFECT. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. OH SEVEN IS OUR QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT ON PAGE 121. NO QUESTIONS ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON PAGE ONE, 27 QUESTIONS ON THAT ITEM. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE ALREADY DONE OUR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. [Q. RECAP OF QUESTIONS] MS. OROSCO, CAN YOU GIVE US A RECAP OF QUESTIONS? YES. OKAY. SO AND AGAIN, IT HAS THE AGENDA ITEM AND THE AGENDA TOPIC. SO IT SOUNDS KIND OF WEIRD IN ISOLATION, BUT THE QUESTION IS, FIND OUT FROM DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP WHAT EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR CYBERBULLYING ARE BEING PROVIDED. PROVIDE UPDATE ON INVESTIGATION FROM HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF IN REGARDS TO THE DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL SITUATION. AND IS PHONE POLICY BEING IMPLEMENTED WITH FIDELITY AT DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL? PLEASE PROVIDE POSSIBLE DISTRICT CONSEQUENCES FOR CYBERBULLYING. WHAT IS THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS AND OR SESSIONS THAT THIS WILL ADDRESS? THIS IS IN REGARDS TO N ONE THE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM. HOW WILL STUDENTS BE REFERRED TO THIS MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM? PLEASE PROVIDE DATES FOR US TO TESTIFY WITH OUR STATE LEGISLATORS, ETC. AGAINST SOME OF THESE PROPOSED CHANGES ON THE EIGHT THROUGH F SCORECARD AND CMR, PLEASE PROVIDE PROCESS AND REQUESTING WRITTEN ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STAR TESTS. WHAT WOULD OUR SCORES LOOK LIKE WITH WRITING QUESTIONS PULLED OUT OF THE READING? CBAS. PLEASE PROVIDE WHAT EACH CAMPUS ON MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL ARE DOING FOR TUTORING TO INCLUDE STATES AND TIMES. [03:10:04] PLEASE PROVIDE SUMMER SCHOOL DAYS AND HOURS. OH, PLEASE PROVIDE SUMMER SCHOOL HOURS. PLEASE PROVIDE A LIST OF THE LAST TEN DONATED SITES WE HAVE RECEIVED AND THE LAND BOUGHT BY THE DISTRICT. ANYTHING ELSE ADDED TO THAT? OKAY, TEAM, WE ARE NOT GOING TO GO BACK IN CLOSED SESSION. WE'RE GOING TO PUSH THAT ITEM TO NEXT MONDAY. SO IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, WE'LL BE BACK HERE ON TUESDAY. [S. UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS] I SHOULD SAY. WE HAVE A HOLIDAY MONDAY, SO WE'LL BE BACK HERE ON TUESDAY, ON FEBRUARY 21ST. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 10:05 P.M.. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.