Jul 24, 2023 Board Meeting

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ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, HERE WE GO.

SO GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THE BUSINESS MEETING OF THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

[A. CALL TO ORDER: Establish a quorum]

AND WELCOME TO EVERYBODY LISTENING ONLINE.

TODAY IS MONDAY, JULY 24TH, AND THE TIME IS 5:30 P.M.

A QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.

ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT.

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

[B. CLOSED SESSION]

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.

[C. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION - immediately following Closed Session]

THE TIME IS 6:32 P.M.

A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED.

ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT.

SO LET'S GET STARTED WITH OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, LED BY BOARD SECRETARY COURTNEY RUNKLE.

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

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU, MISS RUNKLE.

AND NOW OUR MISSION STATEMENT WILL BE READ BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT RAUL VELA.

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THANK YOU. TRUSTEE OROSCO WOULD YOU MIND READING OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT?

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THANK YOU. AND NOW FOR OUR SUPERINTENDENT REPORT, DR.

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

SO I WANTED TO START OFF WITH A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.

I'M SURE THAT MOST OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE AND ONLINE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING ALONG.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE NEXT SPECIAL SESSION FOR EDUCATION WILL BE IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

THE SENATE IS GOING TO HAVE THE TRIAL FOR OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL IN SEPTEMBER.

AND SO WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT THE SPECIAL SESSION DEALING WITH EDUCATIONAL FINANCE AND VOUCHERS WOULD BE IN SEPTEMBER, BUT THAT GOT BUMPED BY A MONTH, IT LOOKS LIKE, TO OCTOBER.

THE BUDGET THAT WAS PASSED DOES INCLUDE $4.5 BILLION OF EDUCATION FUNDING, BUT IT WILL HAVE TO BE FLESHED OUT IN THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN OCTOBER TO SEE HOW YOU KNOW WHAT STRINGS ARE ATTACHED TO THAT.

AND SO I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT THAT THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE PROLONGED A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.

AND THEN I HAD AN UPDATE FROM THE COMMISSIONER THIS PAST THURSDAY.

AND SLOWLY BUT SURELY, TEA IS TAKING THE LAWS THAT WERE PASSED IN THIS LAST SESSION AND THEY'RE COMING UP WITH THE RULES PERTAINING TO EACH ONE.

THOSE AREN'T OUT YET.

WE'LL HAVE SOME LOCAL AND LEGAL POLICY IMPLICATIONS THAT WE WILL BE BRINGING FORTH AS SOON AS THOSE ARE READY.

I KNOW TASB LEGAL IS WORKING ON ON SOME OF THOSE AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THERE'LL BE SOME COMMISSIONER RULES TO FOLLOW WITH THE REST OF THOSE.

AND SO STILL A LOT UP IN THE AIR BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE PASSED.

AND THEN FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR REGISTRATION PROCESS.

SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE 21,681 STUDENTS FULLY ENROLLED AND WE HAVE 1390 THAT ARE IN PROGRESS.

THAT'S A TOTAL OF 23,071 STUDENTS.

AND AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LIKE TO PROCRASTINATE.

AND AND SO WE PROBABLY WILL SEE A PUSH IN THE IN THE TWO WEEKS PRECEDING THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, WHICH IS AUGUST THE 16TH, WE'LL SEE A LOT MORE PEOPLE REGISTER BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.

AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.

AND THAT IS MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. DR. WRIGHT. TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR.

WRIGHT ON THAT? ALL RIGHT.

OH, MISS OROSCO.

DR. WRIGHT, ARE THE CAMPUSES FULLY OPEN OR READY? I MEAN, HAVE THEY COME BACK AND ARE FULLY OPEN TO ASSIST FAMILIES TO REGISTER ALL WEEK LONG? YES. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT EVERYBODY IS BACK ON CAMPUS READY TO GO.

OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. I THINK THAT CLOSES OUT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

THAT BRINGS US ON TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING.

[H. PUBLIC FORUM ]

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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 COMMENTS.

TONIGHT WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER AND SHE WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

GOOD EVENING, DR.

WRIGHT. PRESIDENT MCMANUS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I AM CARLA PEREZ.

I AM COMING TO YOU AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF HAYS EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION TSTA.

TODAY WAS OUR OFFICIAL DAY BACK OR OUR HAYS CON.

WE HAD A LOT OF FOLKS SHOW UP TO JOHNSON AND DO THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

IT WENT VERY WELL.

MY COMPLIMENTS TO THE FOLKS THAT PUT IT ON.

THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB AND WE HAVE BEEN SEEING TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT TODAY.

WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED TO BE BACK.

AND IN LIEU OF CONVOCATION, WE KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT.

WE'RE ALL KIND OF OUR FEEDER SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO KIND OF DO THINGS TOGETHER.

THE ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO HOST THE BACK TO SCHOOL BASH AND OUR BACK TO SCHOOL BASH WILL BE NEXT FRIDAY, I BELIEVE IT'S AUGUST 4TH.

AND WE ARE INVITING YOU AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND AS THE SUPERINTENDENT TO COME OUT AND VISIT WITH OUR FOLKS.

IT IS OPTIONAL FOR FOLKS TO COME.

IT WILL BE FROM 5:00 TO 7:30.

MOST OF YOU WILL GET AN OFFICIAL INVITE VIA EMAIL THIS WEEK.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO COME AND GIVE YOU SOMETHING, SOME NEWS ON THAT SO THAT YOU CAN PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR.

AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR A DJ.

I HAVE APPROACHED MR. VELA. WE'LL SEE IF HE CAN MAKE IT.

WE WILL HAVE A HOT DOG DINNER AND WE ARE GIVING AWAY LOTS OF PRIZES AND IT IS OPEN TO EVERYONE.

EVERYONE IN HAYS CISD.

WE HAVE A LOT OF STAFF THAT ARE MEMBERS, A LOT OF OUR ADMIN THAT ARE MEMBERS AND SO WE ARE ALSO GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN PARTNER WITH THE HAYS EDUCATION FOUNDATION TO SEE IF THEY CAN KIND OF SUPPORT US AND ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN COME AND ANY VENDORS THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME.

WE WILL BE SET UP AT THE KRUEGER ACTIVITY CENTER, WHICH THAT'S NEW FOR ME.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THAT WAS WHAT THEY CALL THE PLAZA DOWNTOWN KYLE AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE.

I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS CAN MAKE IT AND COME OUT AND SUPPORT TEACHERS.

WE'RE SUPER EXCITED AND HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS CAN COME OUT AND SEE US.

SO I KNOW THAT THE TEACHERS WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU GUYS.

AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

I HOPE YOU GUYS HAD A GREAT SUMMER AND WE'RE BACK AT WORK.

WE'RE VERY EXCITED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. MISS PEREZ, ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE YOU COME AND SPEAK TO US.

THANK YOU FOR THE INVITE AS WELL.

OKAY, TEAM, THAT BRINGS US TO CONSENT.

[I. CONSENT AGENDA ]

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FOLKS COME FORWARD AND TALK ABOUT THAT JUST TO CLARIFY THE INFORMATION FOR THAT.

MS. SEDILLO BEFORE WE DO THAT, LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANY OTHERS THAT WERE GOING TO TO WANT TO PULL FOR ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION.

THIS MAY BE THE ONLY ONE.

MISS PETREA. I1 C? C.

GOT IT. STILL ON.

ALL OF THESE, I THINK, ARE JUST ABOUT YOURS.

ANYWAY, SO JUST HANG IN THERE.

ANYBODY ELSE? WELL, TAKE YOUR TIME. IT'S FINE.

THERE'S A LOT ON THERE.

MS. RUNKLE WHAT YOU GOT? I HAVE A QUESTION ON 1A.

A. OKAY.

AND THEN ON N PLEASE.

FOR SMART TAG.

N? YES. OKAY.

TAKE YOUR TIME.

WE'RE GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S GET TO I1A THEN.

THIS IS THE ANNUAL RENEWAL OF THE PURCHASE OF SUCCESS FOR AN ONLINE RTI, IEP AND 504 SOFTWARE FROM FRONTLINE

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AND MAYBE MISS VELASQUEZ IS HERE, SO MAYBE SHE COULD ANSWER THIS, TOO, IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT.

WHO HAS ACCESS TO SUCCESS AT EACH OF THE CAMPUSES? LIKE WHO MANAGES THAT AND WHO HAS ACCESS TO IT TO LOOK INTO IT AS THEY, YOU KNOW, HELP KIDS? SO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR STUDENTS ON THEIR CASE MANAGING LIST ON CAMPUS.

OUR ADMINISTRATORS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO [INAUDIBLE], SAID THEY HAVE READ ONLY ACCESS SO THEY CAN ACCESS ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS IN THERE.

AND THEN ALL OF OUR ARD FACILITATORS HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THE CAMPUSES THEY SERVE.

OKAY. WHAT ABOUT COUNSELORS? COUNSELORS ALSO HAVE READ ONLY ACCESS.

OKAY. BECAUSE LAST YEAR I REMEMBER WE HAD SOME ISSUES WHERE SOME COUNSELORS DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS.

SO NOW ALL COUNSELORS HAVE ACCESS.

I WILL DOUBLE CHECK THAT.

BUT YES. OKAY. AWESOME.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT ONE? OKAY. SO THAT BRINGS US DOWN TO I1C, WHICH IS THE PURCHASE OF MATERIALS AND SUPPORT FOR INTENSIFIED ALGEBRA ONE FOR LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL.

MS. PETREA, I BELIEVE THAT WAS YOUR.

YES, THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PETREA.

I AM EXCITED TO SEE THIS, BUT WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY WE'RE DOING THIS AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL FOR OUR ALGEBRA ONE STUDENTS AND TO BRAG ON SOME OF THE DATA THAT WE'VE SEEN SO FAR.

ABSOLUTELY. FIRST OF ALL, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT MCMANUS AND DR.

WRIGHT. SO THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THAT, FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION, BECAUSE WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT CONTINUING TO UTILIZE AGILE MIND BECAUSE OF THE RESULTS THAT WE SAW THIS YEAR WITH OUR 2021 SEVENTH GRADE COHORT.

SO BACK IN 2021 OF SEVENTH GRADERS, THEY HAD PERFORMED COMBINING BOTH CHAPA AND SIMON STUDENTS TOGETHER.

THEY HAD PERFORMED AT ABOUT A 21%.

AS EIGHTH GRADERS THEY DID INCREASE ABOUT 52% IN THEIR MATH PERFORMANCE.

AND THIS PAST YEAR THEY WERE AT 70%.

AND SO I REALLY FEEL AND I KNOW OUR TEAM, ESPECIALLY DEREK MCDANIEL IS OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICER, REALLY FEEL AS WELL AS OUR PRINCIPAL AND OUR DAO, DAVID PIERCE, THAT IT'S REALLY IT REALLY MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE HAVING THIS CURRICULUM AVAILABLE TO OUR TEACHERS.

AND SO WE'VE INVESTED A LOT OF TIME IN COACHING AND SUPPORT AND WE FEEL LIKE IT'S BEEN THE BEST THING THAT WE COULD HAVE DONE FOR OUR STUDENTS TO REALLY SHOW THAT PROGRESS IN THEIR OVERALL MATH PERFORMANCE.

YEAH, I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD YOUR EFFORTS AND YOUR TEAM'S EFFORTS TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES.

WE NEEDED A DIFFERENT SOLUTION TO TO HELP OUR STUDENTS AT LEHMAN.

SO GREAT JOB.

I ALSO NOTICED THAT THIS WAS DEVELOPED OUT OF RESEARCH FROM THE UT AUSTIN, SO I LIKE THAT AS WELL.

YES MA'AM. HOOK EM HORNS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

AND WE HOPE ONE DAY TO NOT USE THIS WOULD BE MY GUESS.

BUT FOR NOW IT'S WORKING.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US.

ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THAT ONE, MR. SEVERANCE? IT'S JUST A GENERAL COMMENT.

I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THE SCORES.

IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALLOCATING RESOURCES FOR, YOU KNOW, PROGRAMS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

SO IT'S JUST A GENERAL COMMENT ABOUT ALL THESE PROCUREMENTS.

I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE ACTIONABLE RESULTS OF LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR.

IF YOU'RE ASKING FOR A PROCUREMENT, IT'D BE HELPFUL IF WE HAD THOSE RESULTS IN THE INFORMATION.

SO WE'RE NOT WELL, HOW DID IT PERFORM VERSUS LAST YEAR? LIKE WE HAD TO LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO GO LOOKING FOR IT.

I'M SURE YOU HAVE GOOD RESULTS THAT CAN PROVIDE THAT AND IT DOESN'T IT CAN BE ON BOARD BLOG OR WHATEVER.

BUT I WOULD JUST LOVE TO SEE RESULTS BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT WORKING, I WANT TO KNOW THAT IT'S NOT WORKING AND NOT JUST KEEP THROWING MONEY AT IT.

IF NOT THIS CASE.

I KNOW THIS IS A DIFFERENT EXAMPLE, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT TO SEE THE RESULTS.

AND THEN I WANT TO KNOW WHO NOT WITHIN C&I, BUT WHO'S GOING TO BE THE USERS AND ON THE CAMPUSES WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY LIKE THEM, THEY DON'T LIKE THEM BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES I DON'T THINK WE GET THAT.

WE UNDERSTAND WHO EXACTLY YOU'RE PRESENTING THIS STUFF TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE END USER IS REALLY FAVORABLE OF IT.

AND SOMETIMES YOU CAN MAKE DECISIONS THAT THE END USER MIGHT NOT LIKE.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT IT'D BE NICE TO KNOW THAT ON THE FRONT SIDE THEY'RE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.

THEY CAN MAKE SOME DECISIONS WHETHER OR NOT THEY LIKE IT OR DON'T LIKE IT OR SUGGESTIONS OR SOMETHING ELSE ON THE ROAD.

SO THAT'S JUST FOR GENERAL PROCUREMENTS COMING OUT OF C&I.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE THINGS GOING FORWARD.

SO BUT THIS IS GREAT.

THANKS FOR GETTING THOSE NUMBERS TO US.

ABSOLUTELY. I APPRECIATE IT. WE CAN DO THAT.

OKAY. SO THAT TAKES US UP TO I1I AND IF YOU'LL LOOK ON PAGE 43 OF YOUR

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IT'S JUST IT WAS COPIED AND PASTED INCORRECTLY.

ALL THE REST OF IT IS CORRECT.

THE BACKUP IS CORRECT.

THE MOTION IS CORRECT. ALL OF THAT'S GOOD.

BUT IT WAS A LITTLE CONFUSING.

SO I WANTED MS. SEDILLO TO COME IN HERE AND EXPLAIN KIND OF WHAT WAS GOING ON.

SO, MARIVEL, GO AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO READING PLUSES IS AN ONLINE PLATFORM TO HELP SUPPORT INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND THIS COMING YEAR, WE REALLY WANT TO UTILIZE READING PLUS AT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

AND SO I'M GOING TO READ YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BACKGROUND SO YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY AROUND THAT.

SO AGAIN, READING PLUS IS AN ONLINE READING PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES THREE AREAS READING COMPREHENSION, FLUENCY AND VOCABULARY.

THE PROGRAM PLACES EACH STUDENT ON THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL READING LEVEL AND INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION BASED ON THREE DIMENSIONS OF SUCCESSFUL READING, WHICH INCLUDES INTELLECTUAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL.

THE PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WHO HAVE A LOWER READING LEVEL WITH MORE INSTRUCTION ON FLUENCY AND VOCABULARY.

IF STUDENTS HAVE A HIGHER LEVEL, IT PROVIDES THEM MORE READING COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY PRACTICE.

THE SUPPLEMENTAL ONLINE READING PROGRAM CAN BE USED EITHER AT HOME OR AT SCHOOL.

OKAY. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT OR DOES THAT GET YOU THE INFORMATION THAT THAT WE NEEDED? MS. RUNKLE. OKAY.

SO THIS PARTICULAR PROCUREMENT IS FOR $90,624.

WE WERE JUST HANDED DATA ON READING PLUS COMING INTO THIS MEETING BASED OFF OF A YEAR, HER MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS.

IF I'M JUST BEING FRANK, THIS ISN'T ENOUGH DATA FOR ME TO BE GOOD WITH SAYING I CAN APPROVE A $90,000 PROCUREMENT AND SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT A COUPLE OF THE CAMPUSES, THEY'RE NOT UTILIZING IT.

AND THAT'S CLEARLY SHOWN HERE.

SO IS THERE A REASON WHY WE COULDN'T JUST BRING THIS BACK IN AUGUST WHEN YOU CAN PROVIDE MORE DATA THAT ACTUALLY SHOWS THAT THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT IS BENEFICIAL TO STUDENTS? AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT'S NOT.

IF IT IS, THAT'S GREAT.

I WILL SUPPORT IT 1,000%.

I WANT TO I'M JUST YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE A $16 MILLION DEFICIT AND THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF DATA THAT GETS SHOWN FOR THIS, I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT IT.

WE SAW ON STUDENT SURVEYS READING PLUS WAS CALLED OUT A FEW TIMES.

I KNOW THAT I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT READING PLUS IN THE PAST AND THAT PROGRAM AND HAVE ENCOURAGED EVERYONE WHO, YOU KNOW, GIVES OUT THAT PROGRAM OR UTILIZES THAT PROGRAM TO REALLY DO THAT THEMSELVES.

RIGHT? SO I STRUGGLE WITH SUPPORTING THIS JUST BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH DATA TO SUPPORT IT FOR A $90,000 PROCUREMENT. SO MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO MOVE IT TO AUGUST WHEN MORE DATA CAN BE PROVIDED.

AND IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE RIGHT AWAY, THEN COULD THIS NOT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO US IN JUNE? IS THERE ANYTHING PREVENTING US FROM PUTTING THIS OFF UNTIL AUGUST? NO, IT'LL JUST DELAY WHEN WE SCREEN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.

OKAY. I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS WITH WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED TODAY, BECAUSE EVEN TO OUR CONVERSATION EARLIER, YOU DID SAY THAT THERE IS MORE DATA THAT YOU USE TO GUIDE YOU ON READING PLUS, AND THE ONLY THING THAT'S HERE IS A YEAR'S WORTH OF DATA FOR READING PLUS AND A COUPLE OF CAMPUSES THAT DON'T UTILIZE IT.

SO I'M STRUGGLING WITH THIS.

I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS TODAY.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT I COULDN'T SUPPORT IT IN AUGUST.

I VERY WELL COULD.

IF YOU GUYS COME BACK WITH THE DATA THAT SHOWS THAT IT IS GOOD FOR KIDS AND IT'S IMPROVING THEIR ACADEMICS, THAT'S WHERE I'M AT ON THAT.

SO I'M CURIOUS WHAT OTHER DATA WOULD BE AVAILABLE.

SO OVERALL, YOU WOULD LOOK AT YOUR STAAR SCORES, YOU ALSO LOOK AT YOUR CBA DATA.

THIS IS REALLY A SUPPLEMENTAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM THAT REALLY HELPS WITH FLUENCY COMPREHENSION, VOCABULARY PLACE THE STUDENTS BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION.

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AND SO IT'S SUPPLEMENTAL AT THIS TIME I KNOW I CAN GO BACK AND VISIT WITH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS THAT HAVE UTILIZED IT AND REALLY HAVE CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE UTILIZATION.

I KNOW SOME CAMPUSES USE IT WITH MORE FIDELITY.

THEY HAVE A HIGHER USAGE.

AND YOU CAN DEFINITELY SEE IF YOU JUST LITERALLY EYEBALL THE DATA.

AND I DO APOLOGIZE THAT I JUST GOT YOU THE DATA JUST RIGHT BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING, BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY SEE THAT THERE IS A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE BELOW LEVEL.

WE CAN DEFINITELY BRING THIS BACK.

WE CAN GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT READING PLUS DATA OVER THE LAST AT LEAST THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, TWO YEARS, THREE YEARS.

HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN USING READING PLUS? AT A MINIMUM, 2 TO 3 YEARS.

AND THEN WE CAN LOOK TO SEE HOW WELL OUR STUDENTS HAVE PERFORMED.

IT DOES HAVE A BUILT IN SCREENER, SO THAT'S IMPORTANT TOO TO PLACE STUDENTS BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED READING LEVEL AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL.

AND SO THAT DOES HELP.

BUT IT'S IN ADDITION AND I KNOW THAT THIS YEAR WE WERE PLANNING TO IN THE PAST WE HAVE UTILIZED LOCAL FUNDS AND WE HAVE PAID FOR IT. THIS YEAR WE HAVE ALLOWED WE'RE HAVING BECAUSE OF OUR BUDGET SITUATION, IS THAT WE'RE UTILIZING GRANT FUNDS FOR FOUR OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS IF THEY CHOOSE TO UTILIZE IT.

WHEN WE CREATE AND PUT THIS TOGETHER, WE FELT LIKE IF THEY ALL DECIDED TO PURCHASE THE READING PLUS AS A SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAM THAT IT WOULD EXCEED THE $50,000.

AND SO WE GAVE YOU WHAT IT WOULD COST.

BUT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A MIDDLE SCHOOLER, TOO, MIGHT SAY, WE'RE GOING TO PASS ON IT.

SO WE COULD GO BACK AND FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE ALL GOING TO UTILIZE IT AND THEN ALSO PROVIDE YOU AT LEAST 2 TO 3 YEARS WORTH OF DATA TO SHOW THAT.

MS. PETREA. OKAY, SO THIS IS FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

BUT I KNOW THEY ALSO USE THIS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

WE WON'T IN THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR.

WELL, HALLELUJAH TO THAT, BECAUSE WHAT I WANTED TO TELL YOU WAS THIS IS BUSY WORK.

AND THEY GET 100 IF THEY DO IT IN A ZERO, IF THEY DON'T, IT'S LIKE A PLACEHOLDER PARTICIPATION GRADE AND THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS HATE IT.

SO I'M NOT SURE HOW HELPFUL IT IS WILL BE IS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND SO I'M KIND OF ON BOARD AND WANT TO KNOW FROM THE TEACHERS IF IT'S HELPFUL TO THEM.

LIKE, I MEAN, I JUST I DON'T I DON'T LOVE BUSYWORK PERSONALLY.

I LIKE THAT IT HAS A SCREENER IN IT.

AND THAT'S SORT OF INTERESTING TO ME THAT WE COULD GET SOME SCREENER DATA FROM IT.

BUT I DO KNOW I HEAR A LOT OF MOANING AND GROANING FROM MY HIGH SCHOOLER, WHO'S AN AP STUDENT AND BUT SHE DOES NOT LIKE HERSELF SOME READING PLUS EITHER.

OKAY. SO YEAH, I WOULD BE ON BOARD TO PUSH THIS IF WE CAN, TO GET TO GET MORE OF THE CBA OR THE EOC OR WHATEVER WE CAN GET TO SEE AND FEEDBACK.

I'M OPEN TO ANECDOTAL FEEDBACK FROM.

WE'RE DOING IT NOW IN MIDDLE SCHOOL CLEARLY? YES, WE HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTING THIS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WHY ARE WE TAKING IT AWAY FROM HIGH SCHOOL? BECAUSE IT WAS NOT UTILIZED WITH FIDELITY.

RIGHT. AND SO WE HAD LOWER USAGE.

AND WE ALSO HEARD FROM STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.

AND SO THEREFORE, IT WAS BEST JUST TO KEEP IT WHERE PRINCIPALS SAID THEY WANTED.

SO OUR PRINCIPALS, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS SAID THEY WERE ON BOARD AND WANTED READING PLUS.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT BARTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, JUST FROM HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH HIM AND HE ALSO SHARING WITH OTHERS IN OUR CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT IS GUNG HO ABOUT THIS AND FELT LIKE THIS HAD REALLY CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR SEVEN DISTINCTIONS.

AND HE WAS A LITTLE HESITANT AT FIRST.

AND AS SOON AS THEY GOT ON BOARD, THEY SAW A RISE IN THEIR ELA SCORES AND STUDENTS REALLY PERFORMING BETTER.

AND OBVIOUSLY THIS PAST YEAR THEY HAD RECEIVED SEVEN DISTINCTIONS.

SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS REALLY SUPPLEMENTAL FOR THE CAMPUSES THAT WANT TO UTILIZE THIS THAT ARE GOING TO MONITOR THE USAGE OF IT. SO IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH ANY PROGRAM THAT YOU PURCHASE IF YOU'RE GOING TO MONITOR THE USAGE UTILIZATION AND UTILIZE IT IN THE RIGHT WAY, THEN IT COULD MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

WE'RE JUST IN A BUDGET DEFICIT, RIGHT? SO IF IT'S NOT GOING TO BE USED, I DON'T IF IT'S A MAYBE SO I DEFINITELY WANT TO HEAR AND I'M WITH YOU.

BARTON WAS AN A SCHOOL AND IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY ATTRIBUTE TO THAT SUCCESS, THEN ABSOLUTELY WE NEED ACCOUNTABILITY AT EVERY CAMPUS TO MAKE SURE IT'S

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IF THAT'S IF THAT WAS A GAME CHANGER FOR BARTON, THEN I AM ON BOARD.

I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, SPENDING $90,000 ON SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW IT GOES WHEN WE'RE WATCHING EVERY PENNY, YOU KNOW MAYBE NOT BE ON BOARD WITH EITHER.

THAT'S ALL. MR. VELA. THEN MS. OROSCO.

MS. SEDILLO, THANK YOU FOR TAKING OUR QUESTIONS.

WE KNOW THAT WE PROBABLY NORMALLY WOULD HAVE HAD THESE DISCUSSIONS BACK IN MAY AND COULD HAVE POINTED TO THE SUMMER IF NEEDED.

BUT WE KNOW THAT WE ALSO NEEDED TO DO SOME BUDGET WORK.

SO YOU SAID THE SCREENER IS BUILT IN WITH THIS PROGRAM.

IF WE DON'T DO IT, WHAT'S OUR SCREENING PROCESS AGAIN, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE READING PLUS? IT WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE WE WOULDN'T HAVE AN INSTRUMENT TO SCREEN OUR STUDENTS AT THIS POINT, UNLESS I'M WRONG.

AND I COULD ASK DEREK, IS DO WE HAVE A BACKUP? WE WOULD UTILIZE OUR HMH SCREENER.

[INAUDIBLE] BUT DEREK SAYS WE WOULD HAVE TO TRAIN ON THAT.

OKAY. WHICH WOULD BE OKAY.

SURE. BUT WE DO HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE.

OKAY. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

AND THEN ALSO, BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED IT, YOU KNOW, IF WE WERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS IN AUGUST, YOU KNOW, THAT THIS WOULD DELAY WHEN WE DO OUR SCREENING AS WELL.

AND WE KNOW THAT THERE'S SOMETIMES UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.

WHAT KIND OF DELAY DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? IF WE WERE GOING TO DO OUR SCREENING, WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME? LET'S SAY THAT WE WERE TO HAVE PASSED THIS TONIGHT.

WHAT'S OUR SCREENING SCHEDULE, IF YOU WILL? IT COULD PUT US AROUND 2 TO 3 WEEKS BEHIND BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD NEED TO BRING THAT PROCUREMENT RIGHT BACK TO THE BOARD IN AUGUST.

AND THEN BY THE TIME WE AND IT COULD BE A FLIP OF A SWITCH TO HAVE ACCESS, THEN WE WOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, OUR TEACHERS WOULD JUST NEED MORE TIME TO THEN START THE SCREENING. OKAY.

AND THEN LET'S SAY THAT WE DON'T GO WITH THIS AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK TO OUR HMH SCREENER.

WE NEED TO DO SOME TRAINING ON THAT.

WHAT'S THE TIMEFRAME WITH THAT PROCESS? WHAT DO YOU THINK? I KNOW WE'RE KIND OF DOING SOME THINGS ON THE FLY, BUT SO IT'D STILL BE AROUND SEPTEMBER THAT WE WOULD START THE SCREENING.

SO IT'D PUT US BEHIND POSSIBLY 2 TO 3 WEEKS.

2 TO 3 WEEKS EITHER WAY. OKAY.

OKAY. I MEAN, I APPRECIATE WHAT, YOU KNOW, MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS ARE BRINGING, AND WE KNOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERY SINGLE PENNY THAT WE'RE SPENDING.

SO I'LL WAIT TO SEE WHAT ELSE ANYBODY ELSE HAS TO SAY.

THANK YOU. SO, MS. SEDILLO, WE HAVE BEEN USING THIS AS A SCREENER, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. SO IT WOULD ONLY MAKE SENSE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT COMPARISON DATA IF WE USE THE SAME SCREENER THIS YEAR.

BECAUSE THEN IF WE CHANGE THE SCREENER, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO WITH THIS SCREENER, THEN WE KIND OF LOSE SOME OF THAT DATA THAT WE HAVE COLLECTED BECAUSE THEN WE WON'T BE COMPARING APPLES TO APPLES AND THEN HAVING A NEW TRAINING ON A DIFFERENT SCREENER.

WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO PUT MORE WORK ON OUR TEACHERS TO GET THIS NEW TRAINING.

SO I AM NOT OKAY WITH THAT.

THIS LATE IN THE GAME, YOU KNOW, HAVING TEACHERS TRAIN ON A NEW SCREENER.

SO I AM OKAY WITH READING PLUS.

I KNOW ATTENDING ALL THE SHOWCASES THAT I'VE ATTENDED I HAVE ATTENDED EVERY SINGLE ONE AND HAVE HEARD THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS TALK ABOUT READING PLUS AND HOW THEY HAVE UTILIZED THE DATA AND HOW IT HAS ASSISTED THEM, ESPECIALLY AT BARTON SPECIFICALLY AND OTHER CAMPUSES THAT HAVE USED THAT TO THEIR BENEFIT OF THEIR STUDENTS.

AND HOW HELPFUL THAT HAS BEEN.

I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO MOVE ON.

I MEAN, WHAT WE COULD DO IS YOU SAID FOUR SCHOOLS WOULD BE PAID WITH A GRANT, SO THAT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND.

SO HOW MUCH OF, IT WAS 90,000 OVERALL? IS THAT WHAT IT WAS? BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE.

AND SO THE DISTRICT WOULD COVER AROUND 30.

AND THAT'S IF BARTON AND DAHLSTROM DECIDE TO GO AHEAD AND UTILIZE IT.

AND I KNOW FOR SURE BARTON WOULD HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK WITH DAHLSTROM TO SEE IF IT'S A PROGRAM.

SO TECHNICALLY IT WOULD BE $15,000 THAT THE DISTRICT WOULD BE COVERING FOR READING PLUS ACCESS AT BARTON MIDDLE.

THE OTHER FOUR CAMPUSES HAVE RECEIVED AN ESF GRANT AND SO THEY WOULD BE UTILIZING GRANT FUNDS.

NOT THAT GRANT FUNDS AREN'T, YOU KNOW, WORTH STRETCHING AND UTILIZING, BUT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE LOCAL BUDGET WOULD BE EITHER 15 TO $30,000.

SO DEFINITELY A GAME CHANGER, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT IS NOT COMING COMPLETELY OUT OF GENERAL FUND, JUST THAT $15,000.

WE HAVE SHOWN DATA THAT HAS HELPED GUIDE INSTRUCTION AND SEEING HOW THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS HAVE USED IT.

SO I'M OKAY MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE DON'T GET BEHIND IN THE SCREENING PROCESS.

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RIGHT. SO I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO USE THAT EARLY ON.

SO I'M OKAY WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS.

HOWEVER, AFTER YOU DO ASK ALL THESE SCHOOLS BECAUSE WE'LL WE CAN ADOPT IT FOR THE MAX AMOUNT OF X DOLLARS.

BUT THEN IF YOU SEE THAT SCHOOLS ARE LIKE, HEY, YOU KNOW, NO, WE DON'T NEED IT.

WE DON'T WE DON'T WANT TO UTILIZE IT.

WE DON'T WANT TO COMMIT TO IT IF IT'S A NON-NEGOTIABLE.

NOW, IF IT IS A, YOU KNOW, NON-NEGOTIABLE ITEM AND EVERYBODY SHOULD BE DOING IT, THEN THAT'S ONE THING.

BUT IF IT'S A NEGOTIABLE ITEM AND THEY DECIDE IT'S NOT FOR THEIR CAMPUS, THEN THAT WOULD EVEN LESSEN THAT AMOUNT THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR.

SO I'M OKAY MOVING WITH THIS ITEM, HAVING TAKEN THOSE THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MR. FLORES. I JUST WANT TO ECHO OR PIGGYBACK OFF OF SOMETHING THAT TRUSTEE OROSCO SAID.

FOR ANY TEACHER, ESPECIALLY NEW TEACHERS THAT ARE COMING INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR, ARE STILL TRYING TO ADAPT TO NEW PROGRAMS. THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO GET TO KNOW THEIR KIDS.

THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO PERFECT THEIR CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT COMING OFF THE SUMMER BREAK.

SO ANY DELAY IN THE ROLLOUT OF THIS PROGRAM TO BRING SOMETHING IN EVEN IN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL MIGHT BE A SETBACK FOR TEACHERS THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO AVOID.

SO THERE CERTAINLY MAY BE HARM IN DELAYING THIS AND COULD PUT MORE STRAIN ON TEACHERS THAN, YOU KNOW, ON TOP OF WHAT THEY ARE ALREADY DEALING WITH.

I WILL SAY THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE, TRUSTEE RUNKLE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT UNIFORMITY AND FIDELITY.

WE CERTAINLY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL CAMPUSES ARE USING THIS WITH FIDELITY.

IF WE'RE GOING TO SPEND $90,000 ON A PROGRAM THAT ALL INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES ARE ON PAR WITH WHERE WE NEED TO BE, IT COULD BE, OBVIOUSLY THAT THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT APPLIES PERSONALIZED PATHWAYS.

BUT IF WE'RE NOT USING IT AND UTILIZING IT EFFECTIVELY, THEN IT'S NOT A WISE INVESTMENT, NO MATTER IF THE PROGRAM IS FANTASTIC OR NOT.

I ALSO WILL SAY THAT THE DATA MIGHT BE A LITTLE MISLEADING.

THERE MIGHT BE MORE UNDERLYING ISSUES THAT GO ALONG WITH THIS BEING THAT THIS IS JUST A SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAM.

SO I WOULD ALSO BE IN FAVOR OF KEEPING THIS MAYBE ANOTHER YEAR OF DATA WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.

BUT I WOULD SAY TO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, PUTTING ANY EXTRA STRAIN ON TEACHERS RIGHT NOW MIGHT NOT BE A GOOD THING. SO.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

MR. VELA. ALL RIGHT.

HEARD SOME GREAT THINGS. AND SO I'VE WROTE DOWN A FEW MORE QUESTIONS.

SO THE GRANT. WHERE DID WHERE DID THE GRANT MONEY COME FROM AGAIN? SO WE APPLIED FOR A GRANT THROUGH THE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS FRAMEWORK.

OKAY. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.

SO WE APPLIED FOR A GRANT AND OBVIOUSLY IT WAS OPTIONAL FOR US TO EITHER APPLY FOR IT.

WE ACTUALLY WERE GRANTED THE EXTRA GRANT FUNDS FOR OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS RECEIVED THE GRANT FOR $115,000 EACH.

AND SO THIS WOULD ALLOW THEM AND GIVE THEM SOME FLEXIBILITY TO EXPEND THOSE FUNDS TO FOLLOW THE LOVERS AND THE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS FRAMEWORK.

AND SO THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME TRAINING NOT REQUIRED THIS WOULD BE THE REQUIREMENTS IF YOU WERE UNDER ANY KIND OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN GIVEN THE FUNDS TO HELP SUPPORT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.

AND SO THIS WOULD BE ONE WAY THAT OUR CAMPUSES COULD EXPEND THEIR FUNDS ON READING INSTRUCTION.

AND SO THAT'S WHY IT WAS SUPPLEMENTAL.

OKAY. AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I CALLED IT THE RIGHT THING.

SHE SAYS YES. SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.

OKAY, SO THE GRANT MONEY, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SPECIFICALLY SPENT ON READING PLUS? NO, SIR. WE CAN USE IT TO IMPROVE OUR RATINGS AND OUR PERFORMANCES? THEY HAVE SOME AUTONOMY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND THEN I DO APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, I'M A DATA KIND OF GUY AND I KIND OF GEEK OUT ON THINGS.

AND SO I DO APPRECIATE HAVING AN APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON.

CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO DELAY ANYTHING, BUT I MEAN, IF WE DON'T DO THIS PROGRAM TONIGHT, THEN WE'RE GOING TO DELAY.

IF WE DO IT IN AUGUST, IF WE SWITCH, WE'VE ALREADY SAID WE'RE GOING TO DELAY AND DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE, OF COURSE.

I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUDGETS AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE BEHIND, BUT WE ALSO KEEPING STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

YOU KNOW, I DO WANT TO SEE BETTER USE BETTER UTILIZATION OF THIS AS WELL.

YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE MAY BE A MIDDLE SCHOOL WHO'S GOING TO OPT OUT.

THERE'S A POSSIBILITY.

I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MR. GOMEZ, WHO IS OUR DAO OVER AT DMS. AND SO I THINK THEY WERE HAVING SOME CONVERSATIONS ON WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS SOMETHING THEY WERE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH BECAUSE I HAD THAT ANECDOTAL IS THE

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AND SO AGAIN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THEY DID DECIDE TO PURCHASE READING PLUS THAT WE HAD COVERED THE PROCUREMENT.

AND SO THIS WAS JUST UTILIZING READING PLUS AT ALL OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND GIVING YOU THE TOTAL AMOUNT NOW INSTEAD OF HAVING TO COME BACK AND ADD TO THE PROCUREMENT.

SO THAT WAS THE REASON WHY I INCLUDED ALL MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND THEY STILL HAVE THAT OPTION, WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE GOING TO ADOPT IT.

I THOUGHT I GOT TURNED OFF FOR A MINUTE THERE.

OKAY. AND SO THE 90 PLUS THOUSAND, HOW MUCH OUT OF POCKET ARE WE COMING UP WITH IF WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH READING PLUS? SO IT'S 15,000, AROUND 15,000 PER CAMPUS.

SO THE ONLY TWO CAMPUSES THAT WE WERE GOING TO COVER WITH LOCAL FUNDS WAS BARTON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND DAHLSTROM MIDDLE.

AND SO AT THIS POINT, IT'S TENTATIVE WITH DAHLSTROM.

AND SO RIGHT NOW IT COULD BE 30,000 OR IT COULD BE 15,000 TO COVER EITHER BARTON OR BOTH BARTON AND DAHLSTROM.

AND THEN OUR SCHOOLS STILL HAVE, AGAIN, FUNDING TO USE AUTONOMY WHEREVER THEY NEED TO PLACE THOSE GRANT FUNDINGS AS WELL.

OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. SEVERANCE. OKAY.

SO THIS IS SUPPLEMENTAL OPTIONAL.

HOW ABOUT THIS? I DID GET AN EMAIL TODAY THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING NEXT MONDAY FOR AN AGENDA ITEM.

CAN WE SURVEY THE PRINCIPALS WE HAVE AND FIND OUT FOR SURE IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS AND SEE IF THEY'RE REALLY GOING TO DO IT AND IF THEY ARE GOING TO DO IT. WHO WANTS TO DO IT? YAY OR NAY AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK AND JUST ADD ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM TO THAT AND JUST DO IT THEN POSSIBLY.

WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD PROCEDURALLY? I'M NOT SURE. YEAH, I'M STILL NOT SURE THAT'S THE WILL OF THE BOARD JUST YET, BUT IT'S A POSSIBILITY.

OKAY. THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION IF WE'RE BECAUSE IF THE SCHOOLS AREN'T REALLY GOING TO USE IT, THEN THERE'S NO POINT IN SPENDING MONEY ON IT.

BUT MR. OROSCO'S POINT, I MEAN, CONTINUITY IS IMPORTANT.

SO BUT BUDGET THAT IT IS WHAT IT IS.

BUT IF WE CAN MOVE IT, THEN LET'S ASK SOME QUESTIONS AND THEN COME BACK.

SO THANK YOU, MRS. RUNKLE AND MR. OROSCO.

YEAH, I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR.

I DIDN'T SAY THAT I DIDN'T SUPPORT READING PLUS, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT MORE WORK ON TEACHERS.

I WILL NEVER DO THAT AND I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

TYPICALLY, WHEN WE HAVE DATA THAT IS PRESENTED TO US, WE HAVE PRIOR YEAR DATA TO COMPARE IT TO.

THIS IS NOT WHAT I HAD, SO I'M BASING IT OFF OF THAT.

SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR.

IT'S NOT SAYING I DON'T SUPPORT THIS, I VERY WELL CAN SUPPORT THIS AS LONG AS WE SEE THE DATA AND WE HAVE THE FEEDBACK.

AND AGAIN, YOU HAVE A COUPLE CAMPUSES THAT DON'T USE IT, IT'S ON HERE.

BUT WE AND I LOVE YOUR IDEA.

I'M IN TOTAL SUPPORT OF THAT.

I CAN TOTALLY GET ON BOARD WITH THAT.

THANK YOU, BYRON, FOR THE SUGGESTION.

BUT TO GO BACK TO HOLDING IT UP AND AND ALL OF THAT, I MEAN, SCHOOL STARTS AUGUST 15TH.

WE HAVE A BOARD MEETING ON THE 21ST AND THE 28TH, SO THERE WOULDN'T BE A WHOLE LOT OF A HOLD UP.

BUT WE DO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING UP NEXT WEEK SO WE COULD ADDRESS IT THERE.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD OFF IF IT'S JUST A WEEK, THAT'S NOT GOING TO PUT US BACK AND OF SCREENING STUDENTS.

SO THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.

MRS. OROSCO. AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE CAN SET THE MAX PRICE THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND AND NOT SPEND ALL OF THAT.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A FOR THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM THAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS ON THAT SPECIAL MEETING.

IT'S REALLY SPECIFIC TO THAT.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT ISSUE AND THAT ISSUE ALONE.

SO I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY IF IT IS THE WILL OF THE BOARD, FINE.

BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY.

WE CAN SET THE MAX PRICE, GET THAT INFORMATION AND SPEND LESS.

SO WE'RE SAYING YOU CAN SPEND UP TO THIS AMOUNT.

DOESN'T MEAN THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BASED ON WHAT THOSE CAMPUSES SAY.

SO I DON'T THINK THERE REALLY IS AN ISSUE WITH THAT.

AND DEFINITELY YOU CAN PROVIDE MORE DATA FOR US ON BOARD BLOG IF NEEDED.

I DIDN'T REALLY GET TO LOOK AT ALL THE INFORMATION BECAUSE IT WASN'T.

WE WERE JUST GIVEN THAT INFORMATION.

BUT REGARDLESS, WITH THOSE OTHER FACTORS OF USING THAT SCREENER BEFORE HAVING GONE TO ALL THOSE SHOWCASES TO SEE HOW IT WAS UTILIZED, I THINK THAT'S SUFFICIENT FOR ME TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

MISS PETREA. YEAH, I'M IN FAVOR OF MOVING THIS TO THE SPECIAL MEETING, AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT SAYS WE HAVE TO HAVE ONE THING ON OUR AGENDA FOR A SPECIAL MEETING.

SO THERE'S THAT.

AND I WILL SAY THE TRANSMITTAL SHEET WAS JACKED UP.

NOBODY'S FAULT, BUT IT WAS JACKED UP.

THIS WAS, YOU KNOW, HELPFUL.

BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET, YOU KNOW, PREVIOUS YEAR VERSUS A CURRENT YEAR.

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AND IF WE CAN GET SOME INFORMATION AND I DON'T LOVE THAT WE'RE GIVING THE OPT OUT.

RIGHT LIKE SO IF IT'S A SCREENER, IT'S A SCREENER AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES.

AND IF THEY'RE USING IT A LITTLE BIT, THEN THE SCREENER PIECE MAYBE ISN'T SUPER HELPFUL.

IF IT'S BARTON, THEY'RE PROBABLY USING IT TO FULL FIDELITY.

AND THAT DATA IS STRONG.

RIGHT? BUT A SCREENER HAS TO BE REALLY UTILIZED FOR IT TO BE HELPFUL DATA.

AND SO I JUST DON'T KNOW ENOUGH.

AND MAYBE WE ARE, BUT I THINK WE CAN ABSOLUTELY PUT THIS ON A SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA AND JUST GET A LITTLE BIT MORE DATA.

I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM AT ALL.

AND SO I'M IN FAVOR OF THAT.

DR. WRIGHT WHEN DO WE INTEND TO POST THE MEETING? WHAT DAY IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN? I THINK BARBARA WAS POLLING EACH OF YOU TO SEE WHAT YOUR SCHEDULE WOULD ALLOW.

AND BARBARA, YOU AND I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS.

SO WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT MONDAY OR TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK? TUESDAY. LIKELY OF NEXT OF NEXT WEEK.

SO A THURSDAY.

SO WE WOULD WE WOULD POST THURSDAY.

YES. IS THAT ENOUGH TIME BETWEEN NOW AND THURSDAY TO GATHER THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN REQUESTED? ABSOLUTELY. TRANSMITTAL AND DO ALL OF THAT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

I MEAN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THIS? NO,I CAN I COULD GO EITHER WAY ON IT.

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I UNDERSTAND THE REQUEST FOR MORE DATA AND TO HAVE THE COMPARISON SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE THAT APPLE TO APPLE APPROACH.

I'M WITH ESPERANZA, THOUGH.

I DON'T I'M NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN HAVING TO GO TO A NEW SCREENER AND THEN TRAIN TEACHERS AND THEN NOT HAVE THAT COMPARISON.

AND SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE THE DATA AND THAT IT WILL BACK UP THE RATIONALE FOR THIS REQUEST AND THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH IT AND NOT DELAY THE PROCESS, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THOSE SCREENERS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR SO THAT WE CAN PLACE STUDENTS IN THE APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS AND GET THEM THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED.

SURE. OKAY. I JUST LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW, MISS RUNKLE, WE CERTAINLY ABSOLUTELY HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS THAT YOU DO WITH IMPLEMENTATION AND FIDELITY.

AND WE ARE GOING TO WORK WITH OUR CAMPUSES ON THAT.

NEXT MONDAY IS ABSOLUTELY OR TUESDAY.

WE CAN BRING THAT DATA TOGETHER.

WE CAN COME BACK TO YOU GUYS WITH ANOTHER PROPOSAL.

THE CHALLENGE WITH OUR STAAR SCORES IS WE HAVE OUR STAAR SCORES.

WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT'S PASSING, WHAT'S NOT PASSING, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT SET UNTIL AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER, WHENEVER WE GET THAT.

SO BUT I'VE GOT AN IDEA FOR SOME DATA THAT WE CAN PULL AND BRING THAT BACK TO YOU GUYS, AND THAT STILL WON'T PUT US BEHIND SCHEDULE.

WE CAN STILL KEEP OUR YES.

SO NEXT MONDAY CAN ABSOLUTELY WORK AND WE CAN COME BACK FOR THAT.

OKAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE MAJORITY WOULD LIKE TO WAIT ON THIS UNTIL NEXT WEEK.

THAT'S KIND OF THE NODS THAT I'M SEEING.

SO. OKAY. SO I THINK WHAT WE'LL DO THEN IS WE WILL PULL I1I FROM CONSENT TONIGHT AND WE'LL PUT IT BACK ON THE SPECIAL MEETING.

BARBARA ARE YOU HEARING OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WILL BE WHAT TWO AGENDA ITEMS ON OUR SPECIAL MEETING AND WE'LL HANDLE IT AT THAT TIME.

SO. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. SO I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES THE CONVERSATION ON THAT ONE.

WE HAD ONE MORE THAT WAS ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION AND CONSENT AND THAT WAS I1N AND THAT'S FOR SMART TAG PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR TRANSPORTATION.

MS. RUNKLE.

I SAW TRANSPORTATION WAS HERE, SO I WANTED TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ALL GREAT THINGS SMART TAG.

I DID SEE ON HERE THAT WE HAD SMART CONDUCT.

SO CAN YOU KIND OF TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AND WHERE YOU GUYS HAVE GOTTEN ON TRAINING AND ALL THE THINGS AND HOW IT'S WORKING FOR SMART CONDUCT? OKAY. SO SHE'S ASKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT SMART CONDUCT WITH OUR SMART TAG PROGRAM.

SO WHAT SMART CONDUCT IS, IS THAT THE DRIVERS ARE ABLE TO, IF THEY NEED TO MAKE A NOTE ABOUT A STUDENT FOR BEHAVIOR POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THAT WITHIN THEIR TABLET.

MARK THAT STUDENTS NAME AS THEY ARE DRIVING THE ROUTE OR AT THE STOP SO THAT THEN WHEN THEY FINISH THEIR ROUTE, THAT NAME POPS BACK UP, THAT THERE'S STUFF THAT THEY STILL NEED TO DO WITHIN SMART CONDUCT.

AND THAT WOULD BE THEY CAN DO A POSITIVE REPORT FOR THE STUDENT.

SO SAY THAT THEY HELPED OUT ON THE ROUTE, DID SOMETHING WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE THAT POSITIVE STUFF AND SEND IT TO THE CAMPUS.

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THE DRIVER IS ABLE TO PUT THAT IN.

WE GET THAT REPORT AND THEN OUR LEAD DRIVERS ARE ABLE TO SEND IT ON TO THE CAMPUS.

SO WE'RE STILL UTILIZING IT JUST IN HOUSE TO REPLACE ALL OF OUR PAPER SO WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THEM WRITING ANYTHING AND THE PAPER GETS LOST OR SOMETHING HAPPENED.

OUR DRIVERS ARE DOING ALL OF THAT ONLINE.

OUR LEAD DRIVERS THEN GET THAT.

THEY MAKE THE INITIAL PHONE CALLS TO THE PARENTS AND THEN THEY MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS PUT INTO TEAMS SO THAT THE CAMPUSES HAVE IT AS WELL.

AFTER THE SECOND ONE, THEN THE CAMPUSES KIND OF TAKE OVER ON THEIR SIDE.

AND WHAT'S THE FEEDBACK FROM THE DRIVERS? SO OUR DRIVERS LOVE IT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO DO PAPER.

THAT'S GREAT. YEAH, THAT'S GREAT.

WELL, I WAS REALLY EXCITED WHEN WE STARTED TO DO REGISTRATION THIS YEAR AND YOU SCROLL THROUGH THE PARTS FOR REGISTRATION AND THEN WHAT POPS UP IS SMART TAG REGISTRATION, WHICH WAS PRETTY COOL.

SO THANK YOU GUYS.

AND IT IN THE BACK THAT HELPED FACILITATE THAT.

SO THANK YOU GUYS. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY EASIER FOR PARENTS TO NAVIGATE AND KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

I EVEN HAD A PARENT REACH OUT TO ME THAT SAYS, HEY, I WENT TO REGISTER, EXPLAIN THIS WHOLE SMART THING, SMART TAG THING TO ME.

SO IT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE THEM UTILIZE IT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR IT, TOO.

WE DID SEE AN UPTICK ALREADY.

I THINK WE HAVE ABOUT 1000 MORE PARENTS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP ALREADY FOR THIS COMING UP SCHOOL YEAR THAN WHAT WE HAD BEFORE.

THAT'S WONDERFUL.

WELL, GREAT JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH, Y'ALL.

Y'ALL HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK ON SMART TAG THIS YEAR AND IMPLEMENTING A LOT OF FEATURES AND JUST A WONDERFUL JOB.

AND SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF YOU.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT.

ANY OTHER ON THAT ONE.

OKAY. I THINK THAT CONCLUDES OUR CONVERSATION ON CONSENT.

SO UNLESS THERE'S ANY DISSENT, WE TALKED ABOUT SEVERAL OF THEM.

I THINK WE WILL VOTE ON AGAIN UNLESS THERE'S DISSENT.

I'M NOT SEEING ANY.

WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE ENTIRE CONSENT AGENDA, AS DISCUSSED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF I1I.

SO THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF I1I AS DISCUSSED.

MOVED BY MISS OROSCO, SECONDED BY MR. VELA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OH, I'M SORRY, ANY.

THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU, MISS OROSCO, FOR THAT.

ALL RIGHT, TEAM. GOOD JOB.

THAT TAKES US TO I2 CONTRACTS, MOUS AND AGREEMENTS.

THE FIRST ONE OF THOSE YOU'LL FIND ON PAGE 82.

OH, I'M SORRY.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I'M GETTING SO MUCH HELP TONIGHT.

THAT'S WONDERFUL.

AND I NEED IT. APPARENTLY.

NO, THAT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU. OKAY, SO WE ARE ACTUALLY UP TO J1 A AND LET ME GET TO THE CORRECT PAGE WHILE I FUMBLE AROUND HERE.

[J.1.a. Consideration and possible approval of the Superintendent's recommendation to contractually employ administrative personnel, including the Assistant Principals for McCormick Middle School, Carpenter Hill Elementary School, Camino Real Elementary School, and the Executive Director of the Hays Education Foundation.]

SO MOVED. OPEN IT UP FOR COMMENTS.

YOU ALREADY MOVED IT. SO MOVED.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

MR. FLORES, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

DR. WRIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

IT'S MY PLEASURE. NOW TO INTRODUCE YOU TO CASEY GERNERD.

I THINK I SAID THAT CLOSE TO BEING RIGHT.

I PROBABLY NEED A LITTLE PRACTICE.

BUT CASEY IS THE NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND, CASEY, IF YOU WANT TO STAND UP AND WAVE TO EVERYONE SO THEY CAN SEE YOU.

[APPLAUSE] SO CASEY'S BEEN WITH US THE LAST FOUR YEARS AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACH AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL.

AND BEFORE THAT SHE WAS A SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AND A VOLLEYBALL COACH.

AND SO SHE HAS NUMEROUS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION.

AND SO CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING ABLE TO MAKE THE MOVE INTO ADMINISTRATION.

AND WE'RE EXCITED THAT YOU'RE STILL GOING TO BE IN THE FEEDER PATTERN AND YOU CAN HELP THOSE EIGHTH GRADERS GET READY FOR HIGH SCHOOL.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO LINDSEY BROWN.

SHE COULDN'T BE HERE WITH US TONIGHT, BUT SHE'S GOING TO BE THE NEW AP AT CARPENTER HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

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SHE WAS AN INTERVENTIONIST AND AN RTI COORDINATOR AT BUDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEFORE LEAVING AND GOING AND ACQUIRING TWO YEARS OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL EXPERIENCE IN AUSTIN ISD.

SO WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE LINDSEY BACK IN THE DISTRICT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS LINDSEY.

AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS IDA MUSGROVE, AND IDA HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMMITTEES IN THE DISTRICT.

SHE IS CURRENTLY THE BAND BOOSTER PRESIDENT FOR THE JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL BAND, AND SHE IS AN ATTORNEY AND A FORMER EDUCATOR.

AND SHE'S WORKED WITH THE LEGISLATURE.

SHE'S DONE CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING.

SHE'S DONE FUNDRAISING WITH OBVIOUSLY THE JOHNSON BAND AND HAS EXPERIENCE WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT GROUPS AND HAS BEEN ABLE TO CREATE GREAT THINGS AND ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHE'S BEEN A PART OF.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING IDA IN THAT NEW ROLE AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYBODY.

I'D SAY WELCOME TO HAYS, BUT EVERYBODY'S FROM HERE OR COMING BACK HOME, SO THAT'S GREAT.

LOVE IT. ALL RIGHT.

VERY EXCITING TO HAVE THOSE HIRES DONE.

SO. OKAY, TEAM, THAT TAKES US UP TO J2, WHICH IS ON PAGE 102 OF YOUR PACKET.

[J.2. Consideration and possible approval of the rescheduling of the October 16, 2023 Board Meeting]

SO MOVED. MOVED BY MISS RUNKLE SECONDED BY MISS PETREA.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MISS OROSCO.

DR. WRIGHT, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU.

I'M GOING TO BE OFF FOR MY ANNIVERSARY, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT CHANGE.

[LAUGHTER] BUT REALLY SAY THE REASON WHY WASN'T FOR THAT.

SO THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION DECIDED TO HAVE A FALL GOLF TOURNAMENT AND WE ARE GOING TO MOVE FROM A SPRING GOLF TOURNAMENT.

AND SO THE DAY THAT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET PLUM CREEK WAS THE SAME DAY AS OUR BOARD MEETING.

AND OBVIOUSLY ALL OF YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GREAT SUPPORTERS OF THE FOUNDATION AND THE GOLF TOURNAMENT.

AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU COULD BE PRESENT AND SUPPORT.

AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU CONSIDERING THIS.

FANTASTIC. OKAY. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

WE NOW HAVE A BOARD MEETING ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 2023.

AND MS. OROSCO, THAT ONE WILL STILL BE HERE IN THE KUNKEL ROOM AND NOT AT OUR NEW FACILITY, WHICH WILL HAPPEN IN MAY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

NOW WE ARE UP TO J 3.

[J.3. Consideration and possible appointment of Texas Association of School Board Delegate and Alternate Delegate for the Annual 2023 TASA/TASB Convention]

WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS ATTENDING.

MR. SEVERANCE AND MISS OROSCO ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND, AND I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THIS.

AND MR. VELA, I BELIEVE YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT FOR US.

YES. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINT TRUSTEE SEVERANCE AS OUR DELEGATE AND TRUSTEE OROSCO AS OUR ALTERNATE DELEGATE FOR THE TASA TASB CONVENTION. SECOND.

SECONDED BY MS. PETREA.

MOTION AND A SECOND.

AND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. SEVEN ZERO.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. SEVERANCE REPRESENT US WELL.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SOME GREAT STORIES COMING BACK FROM THERE.

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE UP TO J4 PAGE 105.

[J.4. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of materials and support for Advanced Placement Biology 2 and Advanced Placement World History - Bedford Freeman and Worth Publishers]

THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF MATERIALS AND SUPPORT FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT BIOLOGY TWO AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT WORLD HISTORY FROM BEDFORD FREEMAN AND WORTH PUBLISHERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $95,090.63 AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MS. OROSCO.

SECOND BY MS. PETREA.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MR. SEVERANCE.

JUST A QUICK CLARIFICATION.

IT SAYS THIS PURCHASE PROVIDES SIX YEARS OF ONLINE ACCESS.

DOES THAT MEAN THAT THIS IS A PROCUREMENT THAT WILL WE WON'T SEE AGAIN FOR SIX YEARS? OR IS THIS FISCAL IMPACT $95,090.63 PER YEAR? NO, THIS WOULD BE FOR SIX YEARS.

OKAY. SO THIS IS FOR WE WON'T SEE THIS AGAIN FOR SIX YEARS.

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AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS OUR AP IN KIND OF CHUNKS.

AND THIS WAS ONE OF THEM THAT WAS UP.

OKAY. AND WE STILL HAVE THE ABILITY IS THIS A SIX YEAR CONTRACT OR IS THIS DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS, WE CAN FLEX IN AND FLEX OUT? OR IS THIS A NO? THIS WOULD BE A AT THIS POINT IT WOULD BE FOR SIX YEARS.

WELL, THEN I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE RESULTS NEXT YEAR, HOW THEY COMPARE TO THIS YEAR.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

MISS PETREA. OKAY.

I'M SO GLAD THAT THIS CAME UP.

THIS IS SORT OF TIMELY. MY DAUGHTER IS IN AP WORLD NEXT YEAR AND NO, SHE'S IN A [INAUDIBLE] NEXT YEAR.

SHE WAS IN AP WORLD.

BUT WHAT HAPPENS IS THE PARENTS HAVE TO BUY THESE TEXTBOOKS OR PEOPLE OFFER THEM UP ON THE FACEBOOK AND STUFF.

SO I'VE BEEN CURIOUS AS TO WHY OUR PARENTS ARE HAVING TO BUY THESE BOOKS.

WE'VE BEEN INCONSISTENT WITH REQUIRING FOR OUR AP MATERIALS.

AND WE GET ASKED. YES, LIKE WHY AM I PAYING FOR MY KID'S TEXTBOOKS? SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW, IS THIS ARE WE GOING TO BE SUPPLYING THESE FOR KIDS FOR SIX YEARS? IS THAT THE PLAN? YES.

YES. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YEARS AGO WE UPDATED ALL OF OUR AP MATERIALS IN ONE YEAR AND IT'S NOW TIME TO START REFURBISHING SOME OF THOSE THAT HAVE EXPIRED.

AND SO, YES, THIS WOULD BE FOR OUR SIX YEARS.

OKAY. BECAUSE THE KIDS DO THEY PASS THEM DOWN.

ARE THEY IN THE CLASSROOM? ARE THEY ALLOWED TO MARK THEM UP AND HIGHLIGHT THEM AND TAPE FLAG THEM AND THEN PASS THEM DOWN? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MY DAUGHTER'S BOOK LOOKED LIKE? I WILL FIND OUT FOR YOU.

OKAY. I MEAN, MAYBE THAT'S FINE.

BUT AFTER SIX YEARS, THEY GET A LITTLE WORN AND TATTERED AND HIGHLIGHTED UP AND UNDERLINED AND TAPED FLAGGED AROUND.

SO I WILL CLARIFY AND GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.

I KNOW WE'RE STRETCHING OUR DOLLARS AND SIX YEARS, I MEAN, NOT TOO MUCH HISTORY HAPPENS I GUESS IN SIX YEARS, BUT MAYBE A LITTLE.

SO, I MEAN, I WOULDN'T BE OPPOSED TO BRINGING THIS BACK A LITTLE SOONER, BUT, I MEAN, IF $95,000 IS WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT IS, SO.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME MORE CONSISTENCY AND I KNOW YOUR TEAM IS ON IT AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO KIND OF HOW THOSE GET PASSED DOWN AND COMMUNICATED TO PARENTS BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN THINK MY DAUGHTER I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF SHE HAD A CHOICE.

IT WAS MORE OF A YOU HAD TO HAVE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND WHO PASSED DOWN THE BOOK.

YEAH. MR. FLORES. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO C&I ON THIS RECOMMENDATION TO GIVE STUDENTS AN UPDATED VERSION OF HISTORY BASED ON NEW INFORMATION AND BIOLOGY.

MY ONLY QUESTION IS, WILL THESE BOOKS BE DELIVERED? CAN WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY DELIVER TO CAMPUSES TO ALLOW TEACHERS MORE TIME TO PLAN THEIR LESSONS, TO ALIGN THEIR INSTRUCTION ON THE TEXTBOOK? JUST JUST AN UPDATE ON WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE DELIVERED WOULD BE FANTASTIC.

TRAVIS, HE'LL TELL US ABOUT THE DELIVERY.

GOOD EVENING. TRAVIS SMITH, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS COORDINATOR.

SO THESE SPECIFIC ONES FOR BOTH OF THESE FROM BEDFORD ARE GOING TO BE CLASS SETS OF PRINT BOOKS.

AND THEN THE PRIMARY RESOURCE FOR THIS IS JUST ALL GOING TO BE ONLINE.

SO AS SOON AS WE SUBMIT THIS PURCHASE ORDER, OUR ONLINE STUFF IS UP AND RUNNING LIKE THAT.

I'VE WORKED WITH BEDFORD ALREADY.

THEY KNOW THIS PROCUREMENT IS COMING.

IT'S NOT A LARGE QUANTITY OF BOOKS.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CLASS SETS FOR JUST A FEW SELECT KIND OF SPECIALIZED COURSES.

IT'S NOT LIKE ALL OF ALGEBRA ONE OR ALL OF BIOLOGY OR SOMETHING.

SO THE TURNAROUND ON THAT IS PRETTY QUICK, BUT THEIR PRIMARY RESOURCE IS THE ONLINE.

THANK YOU. MS. RUNKLE. WHAT ABOUT STUDENTS THAT WANT TO TAKE THE BOOKS HOME AND DON'T UTILIZE ONLINE AS WELL? WE PURCHASE EXTRAS FOR THEM.

OKAY, PERFECT. SO THEY HAVE THE OPTION.

THEY JUST. YEAH. WE ALWAYS PUT A LITTLE BUFFER IN THERE IN CASE BECAUSE THERE'S A PARENT OR A STUDENT THAT MAY PREFER THAT THEY HAVE ONE AT HOME.

OR IF WE HAVE A STUDENT THAT HAS SPECIAL NEEDS, THAT NEEDS TO HAVE ONE AT HOME.

SO WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE A HANDFUL OF EXTRA FLOATING AROUND FOR THEM.

OKAY, WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? NONE.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE UP TO J5 PAGE 111.

[J.5. Consideration and possible approval of consulting services for the support of School Improvement Efforts and Face-to-Face Coaching - MGW Educational Consulting]

THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE CONSULTING CONTRACT WITH MGW EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $70,000 AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO.

SECONDED BY MS. PETREA.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MR. FLORES? FIRST OF ALL, I THINK IT'S VERY WISE TO FOCUS TO GIVE MR. VEGA AT SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.

I WAS PLEASED THAT THERE IS A FOCUS ON SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR.

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I DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD ANSWER THAT IN REGARD TO THIS PROGRAM, HOW OFTEN THEY WOULD ACTUALLY BE ON CAMPUS TO GIVE APS AND PRINCIPALS GUIDANCE.

THAT WAS THE ONLY QUESTION. I THINK I MIGHT HAVE SUBMITTED THIS TO BOARD BLOG AS WELL, BUT I HAVE YOU UP HERE.

SO OUR CONSULTANT WILL BE ON CAMPUS AT A MINIMUM OF TWO DAYS PER WEEK.

AND SO SHE'LL BE MEETING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TEAM AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES AND OR TEACHERS.

AND SO SHE'S GOING TO BE MEETING WITH THEM AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK.

THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL? OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

JOB TEAM WE ARE UP TO.

J6 ON PAGE 117.

[J.6. Consideration and possible approval to Empanel and Charge a Committee for Elementary School Rezoning regarding Elementary School #16]

SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOME CONVERSATION AROUND THAT.

MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

DR. WRIGHT.

LET US BEGIN WITH ITEM J6.

THINK IT'S PROBABLY. THERE'S A COUPLE OF DECISIONS.

THE MAIN DECISION WOULD BE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE YOU WANT TO PLACE ON EACH OF THESE COMMITTEES ACCORDING TO YOUR LOCAL BOARD POLICY.

OR IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE YOUR LOCAL BOARD POLICY AND ALL THE RULES ON HOW WE DO IT, YOU CAN DO THAT TOO.

RIGHT NOW, IT IS AN EQUAL NUMBER OF APPOINTEES TO THE COMMITTEE, AS THERE ARE TRUSTEES ON THE BOARD.

AND THE CONCEPT THERE, OF COURSE, IS TO GET PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO PARTICIPATE IN FACILITATING DISCUSSION, REVIEWING FEEDBACK THAT COMES IN, AND THEN PROVIDING A RECOMMENDATION TO DR.

WRIGHT AND TO THE BOARD THAT AND THAT'S KIND OF THE GENERAL PROCESS FOR BOTH OF THESE.

THE REZONING ONE IS FIRST AND THEN THE NAMING ONE IS SECOND.

BUT MY GENERAL TIMEFRAME GOAL RIGHT NOW IS TO NORMALLY WE WOULD TAKE THESE IN AUGUST, BUT SINCE WE'RE HAVING A JULY MEETING, WE'LL PUT IT OUT NOW GIVES YOU A LITTLE MORE TIME TO TALK TO FOLKS TO SEE WHO YOU WANT TO GET ON THE COMMITTEE AND THEN PROBABLY NOT START THE ACTUAL COMMITTEE IN AUGUST, BECAUSE EVERYBODY I'M ASSUMING A LOT OF THE PEOPLE YOU'RE LOOKING AT ARE PROBABLY EITHER EMPLOYEES OR PARENTS.

AND IT'S JUST A BUSY, BUSY TIME WITH BACK TO SCHOOL.

SO PROBABLY SOMETIME AROUND SEPTEMBER, MID TO LATE SEPTEMBER WITH THE GOAL OF SHOOTING FOR NOVEMBER ISH ON A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD NO LATER THAN DECEMBER FOR BOTH A NAME AND A ZONE.

AND THEN THAT WHEN WE WOULD GO ON THE CHRISTMAS BREAK AND EVERYBODY WOULD KNOW WHAT WAS WAS GOING ON WITH THESE TWO THINGS.

BUT I GUESS REGARDING THE ATTENDANCE ZONES, IT'S GOING TO THE MOTION RIGHT NOW READS THAT IT WOULD BE LIMITED TO JUST CREATING THE ATTENDANCE ZONE FOR ELEMENTARY 16.

AND THE REASON IT'S AND THAT'S FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SO THAT OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOU CARVE OUT AN ATTENDANCE ZONE FOR AN ELEMENTARY, YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE FROM EXISTING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

SO YOU'RE BY DEFAULT GOING TO BE ADJUSTING SOME OF THE NEIGHBORING ELEMENTARY ATTENDANCE ZONES.

THIS IS LIMITED TO THAT WITH THE ALLOWANCE FOR A RECOMMENDATION TO ADJUST HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL ZONES ONLY IF YOU'RE WANTING TO KIND OF KEEP THAT UNIFORM FEEDER PATTERN.

SO THIS IS NOT WE TRY TO BE VERY SPECIFIC ON THIS.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT JUST OPENS UP A FREE FOR ALL BECAUSE THAT CAN EASILY HAPPEN.

I HAVE DONE SCHOOL THE WORK THAT I DO IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR NOW FOR PROBABLY GOING ON A QUARTER OF A CENTURY.

AND I WILL SAY THAT THE MOST DIFFICULT ONE OF THE I MEAN, AMONG THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN, JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME YOU DO IT IS ATTENDANCE ZONING OR REZONING.

AND THAT'S FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.

IT'S ACTUALLY A GOOD REASON.

WE ASK PEOPLE TO SUPPORT THEIR SCHOOLS AND TO BE INVOLVED IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND TO HAVE SCHOOL SPIRIT.

AND THEN WE COME ALONG.

IF WE'RE FAST GROWING AND SAY, OH, WAIT A MINUTE, NOW YOU HAVE TO GO TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL.

SO YOU'RE YOU'RE PULLING PEOPLE AWAY FROM WHAT THEY KNOW.

AND THEN SOMETIMES THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT ABOUT GOING TO A NEW SCHOOL.

AND THEN THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T MAYBE GET TO GO TO THE NEW SCHOOL THAT THOUGHT, HEY, I MIGHT GET TO GO TO THE NEW SCHOOL.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF INVESTMENT ON PEOPLE, ON THE REZONING PROCESSES.

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AND THAT IS INTENTIONAL.

SO THERE ISN'T A FAVORITE MAP, IF YOU WILL, NECESSARILY.

THERE'S TWO MAPS THAT THE COMMITTEE WOULD LOOK AT.

AND IF I MEAN, OUR LAST ONE WAS SUNFIELD, AND THAT WAS RELATIVELY EASY BECAUSE IT LITERALLY WAS JUST PRETTY MUCH SPLITTING THE TOM GREEN IN HALF.

AND SO THERE WASN'T A LOT OF CONSTERNATION OR ANYTHING WITH THAT.

IF IT'S AN EASY PROCESS, I THINK WHAT WE DID LAST TIME WAS WE DID THE PUBLIC FORUMS JUST BEFORE THE REGULAR MEETINGS.

BUT IF THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT THOUGHTS ON THIS, WHICH IT MAY BE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE ADJUSTING OTHER ZONES, THEN WE CAN CERTAINLY SCHEDULE THOSE PUBLIC FORUMS AS SEPARATE STANDALONE MEETINGS FOR THE BOARD TO SEE.

BUT REALLY ON THIS ONE, THE MAIN DECISION IS JUST THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE YOU WANT ON THE COMMITTEE.

MS. PETREA. SO WE'VE DONE THESE BEFORE.

IT'S BEEN A MINUTE.

THERE'S I FEEL LIKE THERE'S KIND OF A MAGICAL NUMBER.

YOU DON'T WANT TOO MANY.

YOU DON'T WANT TOO FEW.

SO I'M IN FAVOR OF 2 OR 3 PER BOARD MEMBER.

I DEFINITELY WANT TO HEAR WHAT OUR FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS SAY.

14 FEELS MAYBE TOO FEW FOR ZONING.

THAT MIGHT BE BETTER FOR NAMING WHEN WE GET THERE, YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT CAN'T SHOW UP AND THAT AREN'T AVAILABLE AT SOME OF THE MEETINGS.

SO MAYBE HAVING 21 ALLOWS FOR PEOPLE TO NOT BE THERE.

IT JUST BECOMES HARD TO FIND THREE PEOPLE SOMETIMES AROUND THE DISTRICT.

YOU CAN'T BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO JUST STACK THEM ALL IN THIS AREA.

AND SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE DON'T LIVE ANYWHERE NEAR THAT, THEY DON'T FEEL AS INVESTED IN THE PROCESS AND WANT TO SHOW UP TO ALL THE THINGS.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT. SO I'M IN FAVOR OF 2 OR 3.

AND SO THAT'S MY SUGGESTION.

WE DID FOUR ONE TIME AND THAT WAS A WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE FROM [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE YOU HAVE 28 PEOPLE AND THEY ALL WANT TO TALK.

AND THE MEETINGS, YOU TRY TO BE, YOU KNOW, RESPECT THE TIME AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT THEY COULD GET.

AND THEN IT'S JUST HARD TO MAKE A DECISION WHEN YOU HAVE THAT MANY PEOPLE THAT WENT AWAY.

AND SO FOUR I WOULD SAY IN PRACTICE THAT I'VE HAD HAS BEEN A LOT.

ONE IS DEFINITELY NOT ENOUGH FOR REZONING.

3 21 PEOPLE.

YEAH. IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE SOME OF THEM SHOW UP, THAT MIGHT BE FINE.

WHEN YOU GET TO ABOUT 21 PEOPLE THOUGH, IF THEY ALL DO SHOW UP AND ARE VESTED.

THAT'S, IT COULD WORK.

BUT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, EVERYBODY WANTS TO PARTICIPATE AND DISCUSS.

AND THEN YOU HAVE THAT MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO.

SO IF THEY ALL TALKED FOR THREE MINUTES, THAT'S WHAT 100 AND I MEAN, A.

THAT'S AN HOUR. YEAH.

PLUS ALL THE INFORMATION AND ALL THAT.

SO. MR. SEVERANCE. HOW MANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO BE POSSIBLY AFFECTED BASED ON MAPS? WELL, I THINK AND ONCE MAX AND ERIC AND I WILL GO AND WE'LL GET WITH THE DEMOGRAPHER HERE PROBABLY IN AUGUST AND START HAVING THEM PLAY AROUND AND DRAFT THE TWO MAPS.

I KNOW THAT THE BIGGEST ZONE THAT WILL BE AFFECTED WILL BE NEGLEY BECAUSE THAT GOES ALL THE WAY WEST OUT TO DRIFTWOOD AND IT PASSES ELEMENTARY 16 IS KIND OF LIKE I'M ASSUMING ELEMENTARY 16.

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE SOMEBODY LIVING WEST OF ELEMENTARY, 16 DRIVING PAST ELEMENTARY, 16 TO GO TO NEGLEY.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST THING.

AND I'M TRYING TO GET MAYBE PORTIONS OF KYLE.

IF THEY GO OUT WEST, WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT ARE YOU GOING TO WIND UP PASSING WHAT HELP ME OUT WITH SOME OF THE OTHER POTENTIAL, MAYBE BLANCO VISTA, BECAUSE I THINK IT COMES UP THE BACK.

IN MY MIND, TIM, I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT AT BLANCO VISTA, A PIECE OF BLANCO VISTA, KYLE, NEGLEY AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE THE NEW ANTHEM AREA.

BUT IT'LL BE FORMED FROM THE OTHER THREE EXISTING MOST LIKELY.

CARPENTER HILL BECAUSE 150 GOES ALL THE WAY OUT TO.

OH THAT'S RIGHT. IT GOES WAY OUT IF IT'S CARPENTER HILL AND IT MAY BE A SHORTER DISTANCE PHILLY.

PHILLY WILL PROBABLY BE ABLE TO OFFER INFORMATION DOWN THE ROAD FOR THAT AS WELL AS A DEMOGRAPHER.

BUT SO I THINK THOSE FOUR.

SO I ASK THE QUESTION BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO I MEAN, I KNOW WE CAN APPOINT PEOPLE, BUT YOU WANT TO HAVE STAKEHOLDERS IN THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THAT DECISION.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF TWO IS ENOUGH, MAYBE PER BOARD MEMBER, BUT MAYBE IT'S WEIGHTED HEAVIER TO BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE WHOSE CAMPUSES

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I DON'T KNOW. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE JUST NOT PUTTING TWO PEOPLE ON THE COMMITTEE THAT DON'T HAVE ANY STAKE IN THE PROCESS, MAY HAVE SOME INSIGHT, BUT MIGHT NOT BE AS INVESTED AS THOSE THAT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE AFFECTED.

SO THOSE FOUR SCHOOLS MIGHT HAVE MORE DELEGATES, SO TO SPEAK, THAN MAYBE SOMEONE SCHOOLS THAT DIDN'T.

SO I'D SAY NO MORE THAN TWO IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT JUST STRAIGHT NUMBERS PER BOARD MEMBER.

BUT I MEAN, CAN WE WEIGHT IT? CAN WE ALLOCATE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND THEN MAYBE ALLOCATE, YOU KNOW, WHO NOMINATES BASED ON.

YOU KNOW, THE CAMPUSES THAT ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED.

YOU KNOW, IT'S MY OPINION.

I DON'T HAVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS ANYMORE.

SO I DON'T WANT TO BE INSENSITIVE TO THAT.

BUT I KNOW PEOPLE THAT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE GOING TO HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ON THIS PROCESS.

SO LET'S MAKE SURE THE MOST PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE MOST FEELINGS IN THAT AREA ARE GOING TO HAVE THE MOST VOICE IN THE PROCESS.

THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.

THANK YOU. AND I THINK WE KIND OF HAVE A TWOFOLD LIKE THE REASON OBVIOUSLY WITH THE EACH TRUSTEE APPOINTING, THEN YOU GET EVERYBODY FROM THE DISTRICT KIND OF AS THE COLLECTIVE VOICE.

THERE WILL BE SOME FORM WHILE THE COMMITTEE IS DELIBERATING PROBABLY DIGITAL OR ELECTRONIC FEEDBACK AND I'M JUST READING TO SEE BECAUSE I THINK WE CHANGED.

IT USED TO BE THAT WE WOULD HAVE THIS CITIZEN COMMITTEE PRESENT IN PUBLIC AND GET FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC BEFORE THEY MADE A RECOMMENDATION.

BUT THAT TURNED DISASTROUS ON MANY OCCASIONS FOR OUR CITIZENS WHO ARE NEITHER PAID NOR ELECTED, AND THEY'RE JUST DOING THEIR CIVIC DUTY.

AND PEOPLE VICIOUSLY GET EMOTIONAL SOMETIMES AT THESE CITIZENS.

AND SO WHAT WE DO NOW, I THINK, IS WE HAVE THEM MAKE A RECOMMENDATION BASED ON FEEDBACK AND DISCUSSION TO YOU, AND THEN YOU SHOP AT THE BOARD ITEM THREE ON THE ATTENDANCE ZONE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

IF YOU DO A COMMITTEE.

THE BOARD SHALL CONDUCT AT LEAST TWO PUBLIC FORUMS. SO THEN ANY KIND OF EMOTION IS DIRECTED AT YOU.

SO IT'S SO REMEMBER THAT THE COMMITTEE ISN'T VOTING RIGHT? THE THE COMMITTEE IS NOT VOTING TO MAKE THE DECISION THEY'RE VOTING TO.

THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE THE ADMINISTRATION'S TWO STARTING POINTS.

WE CAN'T PICK A STARTING POINT.

WE HAVE TO START WITH TWO PLACES.

THE COMMITTEE LOOKS AT THOSE, MAKES ANY CHANGES THEY WANT.

SOMETIMES YOU GET TO MAP 5, 6 OR 7, THEN IT'S AT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION LEVEL AND THAT'S NOT A DONE DEAL AT ALL.

THEN IT GETS SHOPPED BY THE BOARD FOR OTHER PUBLIC FORUMS IN PERSON AND THE WRITTEN FEEDBACK CAN CONTINUE THE COMMENT BUTTONS.

THEN YOU CAN MAKE A DECISION ENTIRELY INDEPENDENT IF YOU WANTED TO OF ANYTHING, BECAUSE THE VERY FIRST LINE IN THE POLICY RESERVES YOUR RIGHT TO DO THAT.

SO. HOPEFULLY, AND ESPECIALLY IF IT'S PASSIONATE, THEN PEOPLE WILL HAVE MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO BE HEARD AND THERE WILL BE MULTIPLE STEPS, IF YOU WILL, THAT ULTIMATELY COMES RIGHT BACK TO YOU BEFORE A FINAL DECISION IS MADE.

NOW, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T POINT OUT THAT WE ALSO DID ADD A PROVISION THAT YOU CAN DO REZONING WITHOUT A COMMITTEE.

NOW, IN YOUR OWN LOCAL POLICY, AND THAT WAS MOSTLY FOR THINGS THAT WHEN WE CHANGE PLACES THAT NO ONE LIVES AT, I WOULD RECOMMEND FOR SURE.

OBVIOUSLY ON THIS ONE, DOING A COMMITTEE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE LIVING IN AREAS, BUT JUST FOR THAT IS AN OPTION.

SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'RE JUST GOING TO LOOK AT THE MAPS, MAKE A DECISION AND DO PUBLIC FORUMS, BECAUSE SOME DISTRICTS HAVE GONE TO DOING THAT, TOO, DEPENDING ON HOW THEIR FRIENDS, WHO THEY APPOINT TO THIS COMMITTEE, ARE NO LONGER THEIR FRIENDS SOMETIMES AFTER.

[LAUGHTER] SO IT'S HAPPENED.

MR. VELA. YES, I WANT TO BACK UP.

SO YOU SAID THAT THE TWO MAPS AT SO WE'RE GOING TO GET WITH OUR DEMOGRAPHER.

WE HAVE PROJECTIONS AS FAR AS HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE DRAWN FROM THE NEW SUBDIVISION.

THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT, FOR MENTIONING.

I DID WANT TO MENTION OR ASK WHEN DOES TRANSPORTATION GET INVOLVED IN THIS AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE SOME ROUTING.

AND YES, WE HAVE THEM ON THERE THERE'S A NUMBER OF CENTRAL OFFICE FOLKS THAT WILL BE AT THESE MEETINGS AS NON-VOTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THAT'S GOING TO BE ME AND I'M SURE ERIC, MAX, TRANSPORTATION, PHILLY AND ALL OF THEM.

THE TEAMS PROBABLY WILL GET IN THERE TOO.

AND PROBABLY REPRESENTATION JUST DEPENDS.

MAYBE PRINCIPALS OR THE DAO'S OR MARIVEL IN THERE.

YEAH, BECAUSE REALLY WE JUST START WITH THE DEMOGRAPHER TO SEE WHAT KIND OF WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT BECAUSE YOU GOT TO YOU WANT TO FILL THE SCHOOL ENOUGH TO WHERE YOU'RE NOT JUST OPENING UP MOSTLY EMPTY SCHOOL THAT IS PROJECTED TO STAY MOSTLY EMPTY SO THAT WE'RE EFFICIENTLY USING THE BUILDINGS.

BUT THEN YOU DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, IT MIGHT BE THAT THEY DRAW THE ONE LINE AND, YOU KNOW, THE SOFTWARE WILL AUTOMATICALLY TELL YOU BECAUSE THEY HAVE GEOCODING WHERE EVERYONE LIVES, WHAT THE PROJECTION IS TEN YEARS OUT.

SO IF YOU DRAW ONE LINE AND YOU JUST LET'S SAY I'M JUST GOING TO THROW THIS OUT THERE AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE, I HAVE NOT LOOKED AT ANYTHING, BUT IN THEORY IT'S POSSIBLE

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IF IT SAYS BOOM, NOW YOU'RE AT 890 KIDS AND IT'S GOING TO STAY THAT WAY FOR TEN YEARS.

THAT MIGHT BE ALL YOU HAVE TO DO, BUT THEY'LL BE THAT'LL BE THE PRIMARY FOCUS.

BUT THEN IN THE PROCESS, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE MAKING MOVES ON SOME OF THE OTHER SURROUNDING SCHOOLS ANYWAY, IF YOU DO HAVE TO CUT INTO SOME OF THOSE ZONES, YOU CAN WORK WITH TRYING TO CREATE EFFICIENCIES IN THE SURROUNDING ZONES THAT YOU'RE HAVING TO BECAUSE MAYBE ONE OF THEM IS PROJECTED TO BE OVERCROWDED IN A CERTAIN NUMBER OF TIME.

MAYBE YOU CAN HELP STAVE OFF A COUPLE OF YEARS.

SO THERE'S SOME MOVING PARTS IN THERE.

AND THEN THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I ALSO. IT SEEMS LIKE THREE IS ALMOST ONE TOO MANY AND TWO IS ALMOST ONE.

NOT ENOUGH. BUT I'M GOOD WITH EITHER WAY, ESPECIALLY WITH SO MANY PUBLIC FORUM OPTIONS AND SO MANY CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT ARE IN THAT PROCESS.

AND I MEAN, I THINK WE ALL KNOW, YOU KNOW, PLENTY OF FOLKS WITHIN THE DISTRICT THAT HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN ALLEVIATING CONGESTION AND TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

SO COMING UP WITH A COMMITTEE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, 2 OR 3 I THINK IS APPROPRIATE.

AND WE CAN MAKE 2 OR 3 WORK EITHER I DON'T WANT TO SOUND LIKE I WAS FOR OR AGAINST ONE OR THE OTHER.

WE CAN MAKE 2 OR 3 WORK.

I WOULD BE WORRIED IF WE WENT TO FOUR.

AGAIN, THAT DIDN'T FUNCTION VERY SMOOTHLY.

IT WAS JUST TOO LARGE OF A ROOM AND TOO MANY PEOPLE TRYING TO TALK.

MS. RUNKLE. THANK YOU.

AT THE SAME TIME, NOT THAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR THEIR VOICES TALKING AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE YOU GET LITTLE DISCUSSIONS GOING ON ON THE SIDE WHEN YOU'VE GOT 40 PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. OKAY.

THANK YOU, MR. SAVOY. I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE IT MEANS WE'RE ONE STEP CLOSER TO GETTING ANTHEM, BUT ALSO RELIEVING NEGLEY BECAUSE THEY ARE DESPERATE OVER THERE TO GET SOME RELIEF.

WE'RE GOING TO GET ASKED AS WE'RE LOOKING AT COMMITTEE MEMBERS, WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE MEETING AND HOW OFTEN, WHETHER THAT'S IN THE EVENING, A CERTAIN TIME, ARE THEY ALL GOING TO BE IN PERSON? WHAT CAN WE TELL THOSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS WE GO OUT AND LOOK FOR THEM WHAT TO EXPECT? I'M GOING TO DO LIKE I ALWAYS DO.

I THINK IT WORKS WHERE WE HAVE A HOME BASED WEB PAGE, SO I'LL HAVE THAT UP AND RUNNING HOPEFULLY HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AS WE DO BACK TO SCHOOL.

I'M LOOKING AT I WOULDN'T I DON'T THINK WE WILL START LET'S JUST SAY WE'LL START AT SOME POINT IN SEPTEMBER AND IT MAY EVEN BE CLOSER TO THE END.

I'M GOING TO MAP OUT PROBABLY FOR THE ATTENDANCE ZONE.

IT'S GOING TO BE PROBABLY MAYBE WEEKLY MEETINGS FOR ONE INTRODUCTION ORIENTATION MEETING.

THEN WE ANNOUNCE, HEY, WE'RE STARTING THE PROCESS HERE.

THE DRAFT MAPS WILL SHOW THE COMMITTEE.

PROBABLY. IT'S HARD TO SAY.

IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT THE MAPS TURN OUT TO BE.

I MEAN, IF THERE ARE A BUNCH OF CHANGES, IT'S GOING TO BE A LONGER PROCESS.

I'D SAY EVENINGS FOR SURE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE MOST PEOPLE ARE AVAILABLE.

WE WOULD INCLUDE THE CUT OFF TIME BECAUSE I'VE FOUND IN COMMITTEE WORK BEFORE, IF YOU DON'T, YOU HAVE A START TIME.

BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN END TIME, PEOPLE WILL LEAVE AND HAVE TO GO DO THINGS AT HOME AND YOU WIND UP WITH THE LAST FOUR PEOPLE WILLING TO STAY TILL MIDNIGHT THAT MAKE THE DECISION. SO WE ALWAYS HAVE A START AND AN END TIME.

AND SO I WILL BUILD OUT A CALENDAR THAT HAS THE THE PROJECTED MEETING TIMES WITH ALTERNATE MEETING AND IT'LL BE REVERSE ENGINEERED FROM A DECISION.

WHAT I'D LIKE TO HAVE IS THE COMMITTEE TO HAVE A DECISION SOMETIME MAYBE, MAYBE AT THE END OF OCTOBER, EARLY NOVEMBER.

AND MAYBE YOU CAN SEND ME THE NOTES ON THIS.

SO I REMEMBER WHAT I'M PROMISING HERE BECAUSE I'M GOING TO FORGET.

[LAUGHTER] SOMEWHERE IN THAT TIMEFRAME BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE PUBLIC FORUMS DONE SO THAT THE ATTENDANCE ZONE IS DEFINITELY ON YOUR DESK HERE, IF YOU WILL, TO MAKE A VOTE NO LATER THAN THE DECEMBER MEETING, BECAUSE WHAT THAT HAPPENS THEN IS WE CAN ANNOUNCE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND THAT GIVES PEOPLE AN ENTIRE SEMESTER TO PLAN BECAUSE THIS NEW ATTENDANCE ZONE WILL GO INTO EFFECT IN AUGUST OF 2024.

SO I WILL COMMIT TO BACKING THE PROCESS DOWN TO WHERE YOU GET IT NO LATER THAN THE DECEMBER MEETING.

IF IT WORKS OUT, WE CAN COME EARLIER.

IT'D BE AWESOME IF WE COULD GET IT TO YOU IN THE NOVEMBER MEETING, BUT THAT'S ALL GOING TO JUST SORT OF DEPEND ON HOW THE DISCUSSION AND THE MAPS LOOK.

OKAY. WILL YOU PROVIDE THE BOARD YOUR TIMELINE WHEN YOU HAVE THAT FINALIZED? I WOULD SAY THAT THIS ONE WILL TAKE MORE MEETINGS THAN THE NAMING.

THEY CAN JUST PLAN ON THAT.

I WOULD SAY THAT YOU'VE GOT AN ORIENTATION MEETING WHERE WE LOOK AT THE MAPS AND KIND OF THE DEMOGRAPHER SHOWS HOW THEY ARRIVED AT THE NUMBERS THEN PROBABLY WILL PLAY AROUND WITH THE NUMBERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE LIVE.

YOU CAN MOVE LITTLE CENSUS, LITTLE MICRO CENSUS BLOCKS AND IT'LL CHANGE THE MAPS AND SHOW YOU ALL THE DATA AND PROJECTIONS OUT FOR TEN YEARS.

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THAT'S ONE OTHER THING.

IF YOU HAVE A LARGE GROUP, EVERYONE HAS AN IDEA AND THEY WANT TO MOVE A SECTION IN THE POOR PERSON, THAT'S THE DEMOGRAPHER RUNNING THE MAP.

THAT'S MORE MOVE THIS OVER HERE, YOU KNOW, SO THE.

THEN YOU'LL HAVE A I WOULD SAY PROBABLY PLAN ON FOUR WITH WITH TWO ALTERNATES, 4 TO 6 MEETINGS ON THIS ONE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS THAT I SUPPORT TWO PROBABLY NOT MORE THAN TWO.

I HAVE BEEN ON A ZONING COMMITTEE, PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST.

OH, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

HARDER ONES.

AND WHAT I'LL SAY TO THAT IS, I LIKE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM ALL ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

AND I SAY, AND I THINK IT'S DIFFERENT FOR THIS BOARD BECAUSE WE PUT COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON COMMITTEES THAT WE KNOW THAT ARE GOING TO SHOW UP AND CONTRIBUTE AND BE A PART OF THE DISCUSSION.

BUT IN THE PAST, THERE HAVE BEEN INDIVIDUALS ON COMMITTEES THAT HAVE HAD AGENDAS.

AND WHAT HAS HELPED WITH HAVING ALL DISTRICTS INVOLVED IS THAT'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW, KIND OF BROUGHT PEOPLE IN A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE A BETTER DECISION FOR EVERYBODY AND IT NOT BE SO AGENDA MINDED.

SO I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF IT JUST BEING A CERTAIN DISTRICT OR A COUPLE OF DISTRICTS OVER ANTHEM.

I LIKE THAT WE HAVE A FULL DISTRICT THAT REPRESENTATION ON COMMITTEES, BUT I WOULD SAY PROBABLY NOT MORE THAN TWO.

THAT'S JUST ME.

SO, YEAH. MS. PETREA. SO, YES, I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON WHAT MR. SEVERANCE SAYS. I MEAN, I THINK IN THEORY IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA WHAT YOU HAVE WITH TWO AT LARGE THAT GETS COMPLICATED.

AND WHAT'S HAPPENED BEFORE.

I LIKE A COLLECTIVE VOICE DECISION.

I THINK IT SENDS A BETTER MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THAT WE'VE DONE THIS AS A COLLECTIVE VOICE.

AND WHAT ALSO I HAVE SEEN HAPPEN IS LET'S SAY THAT THERE'S ONLY 400 KIDS THAT WE CAN FIND THAT REASONABLY WILL ZONE TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 16. SOMETIMES THEY'LL TAKE A UNIT OR A PROGRAM FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL THAT WE'RE NOT EVEN THINKING OF, AND THAT'S HAPPENED BEFORE.

SO JUST TO FILL THE SCHOOL PRE K FROM HEMPHILL, LET'S SAY JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE.

I'M JUST MAKING THIS UP.

DON'T FREAK OUT ON ME.

LET'S JUST SAY HEMPHILL'S NUMBERS ARE BLOWING UP.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE WHOLE PRE-K PROGRAM AND PUT IT OVER THERE, FOR EXAMPLE, AND THEN WE WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN THOUGHT, OH, WOW, WELL, THAT'S MR. FLORES'S AREA AND WE ONLY GAVE HIM ONE AND WE HAD THREE.

JUST AN EXAMPLE LIKE SOMETIMES THAT STUFF HAPPENS.

SO I THINK FOR THAT REASON, AND I WAS ALMOST, AS YOU WERE SAYING THAT LEANING MORE TOWARDS THREE FOR THAT REASON AGAIN, I MEAN, I CAN BE CONVINCED EITHER WAY.

COURTNEY, MRS. RUNKLE SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE MORE AT TWO.

I DO THINK IT GETS UNRULY.

I JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY TO FEEL LIKE 14 VOICES IS ENOUGH.

AND SOMETIMES I WORRY THAT 14 VOICES FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS WON'T WON'T BE ENOUGH.

I WILL SAY IT'S NOT A HIGH SCHOOL AND I THINK IT'S JUST A HANDFUL OF SCHOOLS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED.

IF WE'RE BEING HONEST, THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE JUST DRIVING OUT THERE AND SEEING THAT AREA BLOW UP IT VERY WELL COULD YOU DRAW A CIRCLE AROUND NEGLEY AND EVERYONE ELSE IS GOOD HERE AND WE'RE DONE.

AND SO FOR THAT REASON, I THINK I'M, YOU KNOW, MAYBE I'VE TALKED MYSELF BACK INTO JUST TWO WOULD BE GOOD.

I WILL SAY I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THE THE 14 VOICES I LIKE HOW YOU WORDED THAT BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE THE PEOPLE SITTING AT THE TABLE, BUT KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE LIMITED. IF YOU'RE AFFECTED AS A PARENT, YOUR VOICE CAN GO THROUGH FIRST THE COMMITTEE LEVEL.

AND IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WEREN'T HEARD THERE, YOU CAN THEN COME TO THE BOARD DURING THE PUBLIC FORUM LEVEL BEFORE YOU MAKE A DECISION AND SAY, HEY, I DON'T THINK I WAS HEARD AT THE COMMITTEE. SO I THINK WE'VE BUILT IN MULTIPLE LAYERS OF PEOPLE TO HAVE THEIR VOICE IN THERE.

I ALSO KNOW, THOUGH, THAT ONCE YOU KIND OF START GOING DOWN A PATH AND A COMMITTEE MAKES A RECOMMENDATION, IF IT'S NOT IN WHAT YOU WANTED TO SEE AS AN INDIVIDUAL'S FAVOR, IT'S A LITTLE HARDER THAN TO KIND OF CONVINCE EVERYBODY TO SORT OF REVERSE COURSE.

I GET THAT. BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE ARE LAYERS OF PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO RAISE THEIR VOICES AND CONCERNS.

AND WE HAVE HISTORICAL EXAMPLES OF OUR BOARD MAKING ADJUSTMENTS AND CHANGES HERE AND THERE TO ALLOW TO CORRECT THINGS THAT MIGHT, YOU KNOW, AS THE PROCESS UNFOLDS.

MISS OROSCO. YES, I THINK I'M GOOD WITH TWO, ESPECIALLY FOR ELEMENTARY HAVING TWO APPOINTEES FOR THAT, I THINK HISTORICAL INFORMATION IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP, MS. PETREA. BECAUSE WE HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE, SO WE HAVE SEEN WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND HOW CONTENTIOUS IT CAN BE.

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SO I THINK HAVING TWO FOR THE ELEMENTARY I THINK WOULD BE FINE.

AND, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, IN THEORY IT DOES SOUND LIKE REALLY GREAT TO HAVE THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE VESTED TO HAVE THE MOST VOICE.

BUT IN REALITY, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO TAKE ALL VOICES INTO CONSIDERATION BECAUSE WE, LIKE YOU POINTED OUT, MS. PETREA. THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE DON'T SEE OR WE MIGHT NOT KNOW.

SO IT'S NICE TO HAVE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT, BRING THAT TO THE TABLE AND OF COURSE NOT CLOSING OFF ANY INPUT FROM OTHERS. WE'LL STILL GIVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO OTHERS THAT ARE IMPACTED DIRECTLY TO COME VOICE THEIR CONCERNS.

AND WE HAVE MADE THOSE TWEAKS.

WE HAVE MADE THOSE CHANGES THAT WERE TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE RECOMMENDATION THAT CAME OUT BASED ON FEEDBACK.

SO WE HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE.

SO THANK YOU. I'VE WORKED.

WELL I DON'T WANT TO SAY I WORKED IN ANOTHER DISTRICT BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY ONE.

I DON'T WANT TO CALL ANYONE OUT.

I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THESE TYPES OF PROCESSES IN THE PAST, YOUNGER IN MY CAREER WHERE, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS OWNERSHIP ON THE WE MADE A MAP INTERNALLY AND THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO PUSH FOR KIND OF FROM THE INSIDE.

AND I'VE ALWAYS FELT THAT THAT WAS I GET IT WHEN YOU WORK ON A MAP AND YOU'RE OKAY, HERE'S THE MAP.

WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT IT AND WE'RE GOING TO SHOP IT AROUND.

BUT I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN OPPOSED, AND I KNOW YOU ARE, TO ANY KIND OF YOU KNOW, JUST PROCESS YOU GO THROUGH FOR THE SAKE OF GOING THROUGH A PROCESS.

THIS IS A LEGIT PROCESS OF DEVELOPING AND GETTING FEEDBACK.

AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE IN THE POLICY THAT WE DON'T START WITH THE ONE WHERE YOU HAVE MORE TENDENCY TO HAVE OWNERSHIP.

WE START WITH TWO.

AND I WILL SAY ON THE APPOINTMENTS, WHILE THE POLICY IS WRITTEN BECAUSE YOU'RE EQUALLY SPREAD OUT IN YOUR FIVE SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS AND TWO AT LARGE TO REPRESENT ALL DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE DISTRICT, WELL, YOU HAVE TO PUT AN EQUAL NUMBER AS EACH TRUSTEE TO THE TO THE COMMITTEE.

THERE IS NOTHING THAT WOULD REQUIRE YOU TO PICK SOMEBODY FROM YOUR OWN DISTRICT.

NOW, IF YOU'RE A SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT, IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE FOLKS THAT YOU WORK WITH MOST CLOSELY, BUT ALSO AS TRUSTEES, YOU REPRESENT THE WHOLE DISTRICT. SO YOU CAN DO THAT AND WE'VE HAD THAT HAD AS AN EXAMPLE BEFORE.

THANK YOU, MR. SAVOY, FOR BRINGING THAT POINT UP.

WE ARE TRUSTEES AND NOT REPRESENTATIVES, SO THAT'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR OUR JOB AND WHAT WE DO.

SO IT'S SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND.

SO THANK YOU FOR.

YES.

I WILL SAY I THINK PROBABLY A LOT OF THIS IS GOING TO COME INTO DISTRICT FIVE WITH THE CHANGES JUST BECAUSE OF WHERE THE SCHOOL IS BEING BUILT AND THE BIGGEST DISTRICT, BUT PROBABLY DISTRICT FOUR WILL BE TOUCHED AT LARGE.

AND THEN I'M GETTING OFF DISTRICT ONE.

RUNS OUT. I HAVE TO LOOK AT THE NEW ELECTION MAP.

I USED TO HAVE IT MEMORIZED, BUT IT CHANGED AFTER THE CENSUS.

MR. FLORES? YES, SIR.

I CERTAINLY WILL AGREE THAT TWO IS AN ADEQUATE NUMBER PER BOARD MEMBER.

AND EVEN THOUGH THIS MIGHT NOT AFFECT, FOR EXAMPLE, DISTRICT TWO, WHAT HAPPENS IN ONE PART OF THE DISTRICT CERTAINLY AFFECTS.

ABSOLUTELY. OUR DISTRICT, AND IT'S CERTAINLY IMPORTANT FOR A ZONING PROCESS, AS SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM KNOW MORE THAN I ON THE CONTENTIOUSNESS THAT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE IN REGARDS TO REZONING.

IT'S CERTAINLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A DIVERSITY OF OPINIONS AND TO BE INCLUSIVE IN ANY DECISIONS REGARDING REZONING AND DIVERSITY IS IN OUR MISSION STATEMENT.

SO I WILL CERTAINLY I THINK TWO IS AN ADEQUATE NUMBER.

I DO AGREE THAT THREE, YOU GET A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING AT THE SAME TIME AND A LESS DENSE DEBATE.

AND EVEN WITH AN ELEMENTARY, I ASSUME THE DEBATE COULD GET CONTENTIOUS IN MANY WAYS EVEN WITH AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SO I WILL HAVE TO AGREE THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE DISTRICT THAT AND TO THE PEOPLE THAT WE APPEAR AS INCLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE IN THIS REGARD.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL REMEMBER THE LAST COUPLE OF ELEMENTARIES WE'VE DONE HAVE NOT BEEN CONTENTIOUS BECAUSE WE WERE LUCKY THAT THE MAPS JUST SORT OF WORKED OUT AND IT KIND OF ALL FELL INTO PLACE.

BUT IF YOU GO BACK BEFORE THE HIGH SCHOOL ONE AND THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION WHEN WE PUT ON MCCORMICK, WHEN WE CREATED THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WE HAD TO ADJUST THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH THAT. AND THERE WERE THAT WAS WE HAD HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SHOW UP AT AND THEY HAD POSTERS OF THEIR CHILDREN.

AND THEY TOLD THE BOARD MEMBERS AT THE TIME, THESE ARE THE FACES OF THE KIDS YOU ARE TAKING FROM THEIR SCHOOL.

SO IT CAN BE THAT PASSIONATE.

AND LIKE I SAID, IN MY EXPERIENCE, THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT BRINGS THAT OUT.

BUT LOOK AT IT EVEN IF IT GETS CHALLENGING AS A GOOD THING BECAUSE THAT MEANS PEOPLE CARE AND THEY'RE INVESTED IN THE SCHOOLS AND THE PARENTS ARE INVOLVED.

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SO ALL OF THE PASSION, ALL STEMS FROM THE PLACE THAT THEY'RE CONNECTED AND INVESTED IN THE DISTRICT AND IN THEIR SCHOOL SPECIFICALLY THAT THEY GO TO.

AND THAT'S A GOOD THING.

OKAY. MS. RUNKLE. I JUST WANT TO SAY, BECAUSE YOU BROUGHT THIS UP, POINTING OUT THAT SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS AND AT LARGE, THERE'S NOTHING THAT SPECIFIES THAT THEY HAVE TO JUST BE WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.

WITHIN YOUR SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT.

I THINK.

WHEN I BECAME A BOARD MEMBER, I CAME ON AND THERE WERE INDIVIDUALS ON THE COMMITTEES THAT DIDN'T EVEN LIVE IN MY DISTRICT, SO MY DISTRICT WASN'T REPRESENTED.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND PUTTING PEOPLE ON COMMITTEES ON IN SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS IF THEY'RE NOT IN YOUR DISTRICT.

TO ME THAT IS NOT A REPRESENTATION OF YOUR DISTRICT WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

AT LARGE POSITIONS.

I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT NOT SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS THOUGH I'VE ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT.

SO I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT THAT IS, AGAIN, A GOOD REPRESENT PORTION OF THE ENTIRE DISTRICT WHEN YOU'RE NOT POINTING PEOPLE WITHIN YOUR SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT. NOW, I AGREE.

I AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT.

BUT I KNOW THAT WE WROTE WE LEFT THE POLICY VAGUE ON THAT.

IF YOU ALL DECIDE LATER YOU WANT TO COME BACK AND CHANGE THE POLICY TO MAKE THAT BE THE CASE, YOU CAN.

I THINK THE PHILOSOPHY WAS THAT AS THE ELECTED TRUSTEE FOR A PARTICULAR DISTRICT, IT IS IN YOUR PURVIEW AS THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE, YOU WOULD THINK NATURALLY YOU WOULD HAVE A TENDENCY TO WANT TO PUT THE PEOPLE IN YOUR DISTRICT BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD VOTE FOR YOU FOR THE SEAT, BUT YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO. AND THAT WOULD BE BETWEEN YOU AS AN ELECTED OFFICE HOLDER AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

PART OF IT IS SOMETIMES.

IF YOU CAN'T GET SOMEBODY TO COMMIT AND THERE'S THREE IN A NEIGHBORING DISTRICT OR SOMETHING, THERE'S BEEN SOME CROSSOVER AND THERE'S BEEN SOME TIMES WHERE PEOPLE JUST I MEAN, YEAH, NO, I'M WITH YOU PHILOSOPHICALLY.

YEAH. YEAH. BUT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. OKAY.

OKAY. I'M IN FAVOR OF TWO FOR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

I THINK IN LESS THERE'S ANYBODY WITH A LOT OF HEARTBURN OVER IT.

I THINK WE'LL SET THE NUMBER AT 14.

SOUND GOOD? OKAY, HERE WE GO.

THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES EMPANEL A SCHOOL REZONING COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF 14 MEMBERS FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE OF PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE CREATION OF AN ATTENDANCE ZONE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NUMBER 16, INCLUDING NECESSARY CHANGES TO EXISTING SURROUNDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ZONES AND POTENTIALLY AFFECTED MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL AREAS IF APPLICABLE AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MR. FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO AND DITTO ON ALL THE APPOINTMENT STUFF FOR THIS.

[J.7. Consideration and possible approval to Empanel and Charge a Committee for New School and Facility Naming]

NOW I WILL SAY WE DID SPECIFICALLY WRITE IN THIS ONE.

I BELIEVE EITHER THE NOMINEES OR MAYBE THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE.

LET ME LOOK. THEY HAVE TO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT OR BE AFFILIATED.

THERE'S A PROVISION IN THERE BECAUSE THERE WAS A TREND THERE FOR A WHILE WHERE PEOPLE WERE GETTING ON THE INTERNET AND LIKE OTHER STATES AND COUNTRIES AND HIJACKING NAMING PROCESSES, THERE WAS A BOAT IN BRITAIN THAT THEY NAMED BOATY MCBOAT PANTS OR SOMETHING.

THEY HAD A CONTEST FOR IT.

I MEAN, SO TO I THINK IT WAS THE ACCEPTANCE OF NOMINATIONS HAS TO BE I'LL READ THE POLICY ANYWAY.

OKAY. MR. SAVOY.

TO BE CLEAR ON THIS ONE, THIS IS NOT JUST FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 16.

SO DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT? YES. OKAY. SO WE HAVE TWO APPROVED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; 16 IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, 17 WAS JUST APPROVED BY THE VOTERS.

WE'RE NOT DOING THE ZONE FOR 17 BECAUSE IT WON'T BE FOR TWO MORE YEARS.

AND THIS THE CLOSER YOU CAN BE TO THE ZONE, THE BETTER YOU ARE TO SEE HOW THINGS ACTUALLY COME TO FRUITION.

SO WE'RE ONLY DOING ZONE FOR 16.

THERE'S NOTHING THAT WOULD PRECLUDE DOING A NAME.

AND I THINK IT'S PROBABLY BETTER BECAUSE YOU MIGHT HAVE TWO NAMES YOU REALLY LIKE.

THERE ARE TWO SCHOOLS THAT NEED A NAME THAT'S 16 AND 17.

IN THE EARLIER ACTUALLY THEY HAVE THE NAME, THE BETTER YOU ARE BECAUSE THEN THEY CAN INCORPORATE MASCOT SELECTION AND ALL OF THAT AND COLORS INTO THE BUILDING IF IT'S NOT TOO FAR IN CONSTRUCTION.

THE OTHER CONSIDERATION THAT I BRING TO YOU IS THE NEW STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES CENTER SLASH CENTRAL OFFICE.

NOW, I DON'T YOU CAN NOT INCLUDE THAT IN THIS PROCESS.

IT HAS A NAME.

IT'S MOE JOHNSON.

BUT THEN THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION THAT SINCE NOW SINCE THAT BUILDING HE HAS A HIGH SCHOOL WITH HIS WIFE, WHICH IS CLEARLY MORE HIGH PROFILE IN TERMS OF BUILDING THAN A

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THERE'S NOTHING THAT WOULD PRECLUDE HAVING THAT NAME ON BOTH BECAUSE HE WAS THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR SO MANY YEARS.

SO YOU COULD INCLUDE ON THE NEW BUILDING THAT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED.

DO YOU WANT THE COMMITTEE TO SEEK NOMINATIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR YOU TO REVIEW REGARDING A NAME FOR THAT? AND MOVE THE WHOLE NAME AND THE COMPLEX TO THAT.

DO YOU WANT A NAME FOR THE NEW BUILDING AND KEEP MOE JOHNSON ON THE SORT OF HISTORIC ADMIN BUILDING BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY NOT GETTING TORN DOWN.

IT'LL STILL BE USED AT SOME POINT PROBABLY AS WE GROW EVEN MORE.

OR DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE IT LIKE IT IS? I HAD THE FOUR OPTIONS IN THERE OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER SO THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.

OKAY. SO TRUSTEES, I THINK WHAT WE'D LIKE TO HEAR IS WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE ON THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS AND WHETHER OR NOT TO INCLUDE THE NEW CENTRAL OFFICE IN THE PROCESS.

MISS PETREA.

I WANT TO GO WITH TWO AGAIN, BECAUSE WE HAVE POTENTIALLY THREE FACILITIES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

I LOVE THAT WE'RE IMPANELING FOR BOTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

THAT'S SO GREAT. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, WE TYPICALLY DO HAVE 1 OR 2 NAMES THAT REALLY BUBBLE TO THE TOP AND YOU CAN ONLY DO THE ONE.

SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT PLAN.

AND I AM IN FAVOR OF EMPANELING THESE FOLKS FOR THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER.

MY RECOMMENDATION OR MY THOUGHTS OR MY OPINION, WHICH I WON'T SPEAK FOR MY FELLOW TRUSTEES, IS TO HAVE THE MOE JOHNSON WING, IF YOU WILL, OR THE MOE JOHNSON HISTORIC WING AND KEEP THAT.

IT IS CONFUSING.

AND AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN IN THIS DISTRICT HAVE NEVER CALLED IT THE MOE JOHNSON BUILDING.

MOE AND GENE JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL.

ABSOLUTELY. YEAH.

I MEAN THAT IS I ACTUALLY NEVER EVEN NOTICED THAT IT SAID LIKE MOE JOHNSON UNTIL RECENTLY, THAT IT SAYS IT ON THERE JUST NOBODY WE JUST DIDN'T SOCIALIZE IT IN THE DISTRICT FOR WHATEVER REASON.

SO I DON'T HEAR PEOPLE CALL IT THAT.

I CALL IT THEY CALL IT THE ADMIN CENTER OR WHATEVER.

AND UNLESS WE GIVE THIS ONE A NAME THAT'S GOING TO STICK PROBABLY WON'T BE CALLED ANYTHING BUT THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER EITHER, YOU KNOW, AND MAYBE THE COMMITTEE COMES BACK AND SAYS, CALL IT THE HAYS CISD ACADEMIC CENTER.

I DON'T KNOW. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT NAMING THAT BUILDING AS WELL.

AND THERE'S NOTHING I MEAN, AGAIN, THIS IS ALL YOUR LOCAL PROCESS.

SO IF THE COMMITTEE COMES WITH A WHOLE SLATE OF THINGS FOR YOU TO DO, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, WHEN WE GET DOWN TO IT, YOU COULD SAY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO NAME IT OR WE ARE JUST GOING TO NAME IT A BASIC NAME.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT, MOST PEOPLE SAY CENTRAL OFFICE.

THAT HAPPENS A LOT WITH CENTRAL OFFICE BUILDINGS WHERE IT MIGHT BE NAMED AFTER SOMEBODY, BUT YOU JUST CALL IT CENTRAL OFFICE.

BUT IT'S THE MOE.

NO, IT'S THE IN THERE, THE FINAL NAME.

BUT IT'S THE JOHNSON ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING.

IT'S HIS FULL NAME.

IT'S HIS FULL NAME WITH HIM, BUT IT'S ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING.

THE BEAUTY IS THAT WILL REMAIN ITS OWN BUILDING STILL.

SO IT CAN ALWAYS BEAR THAT NAME IF YOU WANT.

YEAH, IT CAN BE ITS OWN WING OR.

YEAH, A SEPARATE BUILDING.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M IN FAVOR OF.

MS. OROSCO. I WOULD LIKE TWO MEMBERS AS WELL.

AND THEY CAN LOOK AT ALL OF THESE OPTIONS, THE TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY WE'LL GET TO MAKE THAT DECISION IF SOMETHING IS OFF THE RAILS OR ANYTHING.

BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND GET INPUT ON THAT.

THANK YOU MR. FLORES. AGAIN, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, ANY DECISION, EVEN NAMING, I WOULD ASSUME, COULD GET CONTENTIOUS BASED ON HISTORICAL CONTEXT, REPRESENTATION IN ADDITION TO THAT.

SO I WOULD GO WITH TWO AS WELL.

I THINK THAT LEAVES TIME FOR PLENTY OF DEBATE, PLENTY OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH AS WELL.

AND LOOK WHO'S CONTRIBUTED TO THE DISTRICT AND THE AREA.

SO I WOULD GO WITH TWO.

AND AGAIN, I THINK A DIVERSITY OF OPINIONS IS AN ASSET.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY ON THE LEFT? MISS RUNKLE, DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THE ADMIN BUILDING WAS CALLED MOE JOHNSON? WHEN I READ THIS BOARD BOOK, I HAD NO IDEA.

REALLY? Y'ALL DON'T SEE THE GIANT SIGN? LIKE WHEN YOU GO IN THE FRONT DOOR.

NEVER NOTICED IT? NEVER.

SO I SHARE THE SAME SENTIMENT WITH THE OTHERS TOO.

AND THEN ALSO HAVING THEM LOOK AT ALL THREE.

SO THAT WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE.

ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE ON THE LEFT? MR. VELA. I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST FIVE MEMBERS ON THE COMMITTEE, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE WILL OF THE BOARD IS TWO.

AND ALL THREE BUILDINGS.

THANK YOU, MR. SEVERANCE. AND FOR FEAR OF ANOTHER HISTORY LESSON, I THINK I WILL ALSO SAY TWO MEMBERS AND THEN NAMING ALL THREE BUILDINGS AT THE SAME TIME MAKES A LOT OF SENSE DOING IT TWICE

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YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU KNOW WHY YOU DON'T THINK OF MOE JOHNSON? I JUST FIGURED IT OUT BECAUSE MOE IS NOT IN THE NAME.

IT'S WILLIAM M JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

OKAY. YOU WANT TO LEAVE IT LIKE.

ALL RIGHT. SO I FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOT A CONSENSUS ON HOW WE WANT THIS MOTION TO BE READ.

SO HERE IT IS.

THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES EMPANEL A SCHOOL NAMING COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF 14 MEMBERS TO PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION REGARDING A POSSIBLE NAME FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, NUMBER 16 AND NUMBER 17 AND THE NEW HAYS CISD ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER, WHICH HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY VOTERS AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MR. FLORES. ALL THOSE.

OH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

COOL. START RECRUITING FOLKS.

AND IT'S TIME TO START RECRUITING.

YES. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TEN MINUTE BREAK.

BE BACK HERE AT 8:22 ISH.

AS WE GO WORKING AND TALKING.

ALL RIGHT, TEAM, WE'RE BACK.

LET'S JUMP TO J8.

[J.8. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Safety & Security Products and Services - Navigate360]

YES, I'M THERE. OKAY, SO THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $81,828.90 AS DISCUSSED AND PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO.

SECONDED BY MR. VELA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. SEVEN ZERO.

THANKS FOR ALL THOSE WORDS, MS. SKROCKI. THAT WAS WONDERFUL.

OKAY, WE ARE ON NINE PAGE 132.

[J.9. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase and implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning system - Frontline]

THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE 2023 BOND PURCHASE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM FROM FRONTLINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,510,076.51 AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO.

SECONDED BY MS. PETREA.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MS. PETREA. OKAY.

SORRY MY MIC WASN'T ON. OKAY.

FRONTLINE IS ALSO TEAMS, WHICH IS WHAT OUR PARENTS ARE USED TO ALREADY, WHICH IS AWESOME.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS WAS IN THE BOND, AS SOME OF YOU MAY RECALL, IF YOU VOTED ON THE BOND FOR TECHNOLOGY, THIS WAS IN THERE.

AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE IS A PINKY PROMISE FROM OUR STAFF THAT AFTER THIS IS IMPLEMENTED, WE WILL NEVER HEAR A COMPLAINT ABOUT FRONTLINE BECAUSE I HAVE A COMPLAINT BOX A MILE LONG OF MUNIS COMPLAINTS AND THIS CAME BEFORE MY TIME.

BUT EVERYBODY WANTED SOME MUNIS AND EVERYBODY HATES MUNIS.

SO TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION IS ABOUT ADOPTION, RIGHT? YOU GOT TO IT'S GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT.

IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

I JUST ROLLED ONE OUT OF MY OWN JOB, AND NOBODY WANTS TO LEARN IT.

NOBODY WANTS TO DO IT.

IT'S AMAZING.

IF THEY WOULD JUST CARE ABOUT IT AND ADOPT IT AND GO TO THE TRAINING ONCE IN A WHILE.

SO WHEN WILL THIS BE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED TO OUR EMPLOYEES? I KNOW THIS TAKES A LONG TIME, SO I'M NOT EXPECTING YOU TO SAY, YOU KNOW Q FOUR.

WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T MAKE ANY PROMISES LIKE NATE TO MS. OROSCO ABOUT WHEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO A CERTAIN PLACE.

BUT WITH THIS MOTION THIS EVENING, IF IT PASSES, WE MOVE FORWARD.

THEN WE CAN START THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH FRONTLINE TO GET THE CONTRACT IN PLACE AND START DOING THAT TIMELINE.

JUST IN GENERAL, IT TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 18 TO 24 MONTHS.

BUT THEY SAID THAT WE WOULD BE GOING LIVE PROBABLY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 12 AND 18.

SO YOU HAVE TO KIND OF PICK A POINT IN TIME WHERE IT WILL CORRESPOND WITH THE EITHER A QUARTER OR A FISCAL YEAR OR A CALENDAR YEAR SO THAT YOU CAN DO YOUR W-2S, YOUR 1099S AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

ABSOLUTELY. AND WHO'S THE PROJECT MANAGER DRIVING THIS PROJECT FORWARD ON THE DISTRICT SIDE? I GUESS ME? YOU WERE NOT A PROJECT MANAGER LAST TIME I CHECKED, YOU WERE A CPA AND HAVE A LOT ON YOUR PLATE.

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OKAY. WE'LL GET A PROJECT MANAGER FROM THEM.

YEAH. AN 18 TO 24 MONTHS IS TOTALLY RIGHT.

THESE THINGS TAKE TAKE A LONG TIME.

SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

I MAY OR MAY NOT BE ON THE BOARD BY THE TIME THIS THING ROLLS OUT.

SOUNDS LIKE. BUT I HIGHLY RECOMMEND FINDING SOMEBODY WHO IS VERY, VERY DETAILED TO TO WORK AS A PROJECT MANAGER FOR THIS TO MAKE IT WORK IN THAT TIME FRAME.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL. ALL RIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO ADD, 18 TO 24 MONTHS IS THE RIGHT TIMELINE.

WHEN OUR COMPANY CHANGED IT TOOK A SOLID 18 MONTHS AND THEN ANOTHER SIX OF WHY DID WE DO IT THAT WAY? LET'S DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

BUT IT ALL WORKED OUT IN THE END.

IT'S INTERESTING TO ME.

I LOVE TECHNOLOGY, BUT YOU KNOW, ERPS ARE SORT OF THE BLOCKING AND TACKLING OF THESE THINGS.

BUT I'M EXCITED FOR OUR DISTRICT BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY MODERNIZING WHAT WE'RE DOING AND MR. RAU THE EXPECTATION IS WHEN WE ASK ALL OF OUR SALARY QUESTIONS, OUR PAY QUESTIONS AT BUDGET TIME, THAT WE GET INSTANTANEOUS ANSWERS FROM YOU.

I THINK THAT WAS THE COMMITMENT THAT I HEARD.

SO. I'M [INAUDIBLE]. THAT'S RIGHT.

THE PINKY PROMISE WAS THERE.

THAT'S RIGHT. NO.

SO VERY EXCITING.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

I GUESS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. SEVEN ZERO.

MR. RAU, YOU GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT TEAM WE ARE ON.

I GOT TO TURN THE PAGE.

HERE WE ARE ON J10 PAGE 133.

[J.10. Consideration and possible approval of 2023 Bond purchase of School Buses - Longhorn Bus Sales]

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MR. SEVERANCE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MR. SEVERANCE.

JUST A QUESTION FOR MAX OR NATE OR SOMEBODY.

PREVIOUS BONDS AND BUSSES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN PURCHASED YET, OR ARE WE ALL UP TO DATE? WE'VE PURCHASED ALL BUSSES IN PREVIOUS BONDS THROUGH 2023.

I BELIEVE WE PURCHASED THEM ALL, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'VE ALL ARRIVED.

SO THE LAST BOND WHEN I FIRST STARTED THAT WE BOUGHT, WE BOUGHT 51 BUSSES.

THOSE ARE CURRENTLY SLATED, OUR SPECIAL NEEDS BUSSES TO GO INTO BUILD IN SEPTEMBER AND OUR GEN ED BUSSES RIGHT NOW IT'S END OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER.

OKAY, SO IT'S ABOUT A YEAR.

IT'S BECAUSE OF PARTS AND EVERYTHING.

WE'RE ABOUT A YEAR OUT ON BUSSES.

AND DO WE REMEMBER HOW MUCH WE PAID FOR THOSE BUSSES PRIOR TO THIS ONE? SO LAST TIME WHEN I CAME TO YOU GUYS WITH THE PURCHASE, THE BUSSES WERE $133,000.

THEY'VE GONE UP 18% IN A YEAR.

SO MY QUESTION IS, IS SHOULD WE JUST BUY THE REST OF THEM NOW AT THIS PRICE AND RISK NOT GETTING I MEAN, I'M JUST ASKING I MEAN I HATE TO JUST KEEP PUSHING THEM DOWN THE ROAD.

IF WE'RE GOING TO NEED THEM, WE'RE GOING TO NEED THEM.

MIGHT AS WELL GET THEM TO PRODUCTION, LOCK IN THE PRICE NOW INSTEAD OF A RISK BECAUSE THEY DON'T HOLD THESE PRICES.

RIGHT. I MEAN.

FOR 30 DAYS WHEN WE GET THEM.

RIGHT. SO I JUST THAT'S JUST MY OPINION.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO CHANGE THAT OR BUT I WOULD SUGGEST UNLESS YOU FEEL LIKE THE PRICES ARE GOING TO STABILIZE OR COME DOWN, THEN WE CAN HOLD THE NUMBER AND ORDER AS WE NEED IT. BUT OKAY.

OR IF WE CAN HANDLE THAT MANY BUSSES.

SO PART OF THE REASON THAT WE WEREN'T USING ALL OF THE BOND MONEY TO PURCHASE RIGHT NOW IS BECAUSE OF THE REPLACEMENT CYCLE.

IT KIND OF MAKES IT DIFFICULT LIKE THIS 51 THAT WE'RE GETTING.

THAT'S GOING TO BE A HUGE CHUNK IN 15 YEARS TO DO A REPLACEMENT.

SO WE KIND OF WANTED TO EVEN THAT BACK OUT A LITTLE BIT AFTER THIS PURCHASE.

BUT WE WERE GOING TO BE TRYING TO COME IN JANUARY TO PURCHASE THAT NEXT SET BECAUSE AGAIN, SINCE WE'RE ABOUT A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF FROM WHEN WE PURCHASED TO WHEN WE ACTUALLY GET THE BUSSES.

THE OTHER THING IS THAT WE WERE AWARDED A GRANT FOR SOME PROPANE BUSSES, BUT WE NEED TO SEE KIND OF WHERE THE MANUFACTURERS ARE WITH PROPANE BECAUSE SOME OF THEM STOPPED MAKING PROPANE FOR A LITTLE BIT WHILE THEY'RE FOCUSING ON ELECTRIC BUSSES.

SO WE'RE KIND OF WAITING TO SEE.

BUT WITH THAT GRANT, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS LIKE WE HAVE TO HAVE BUSSES WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME AND WE HAVE TO SEE IF OUR MANUFACTURERS CAN EVEN MAKE THOSE DEADLINES RIGHT NOW. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHY WE'RE WAITING UNTIL TO PURCHASE IN JANUARY.

AND YEAH THAT MAKES SENSE. I MEAN, JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO REPLACE 150 BUSSES AT ONE TIME, THAT'S WHY WE'RE KIND OF DOING A MICRO AMOUNTS OF BUSSES ON THESE BONDS NOW

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SO I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF WE HAD A THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GO UP SIGNIFICANTLY MORE IN PRICE NEXT YEAR, BUT WAITING UNTIL JANUARY FOR THE REMAINING IS FINE.

I JUST WANTED TO.

AND YEAH, WE DID. WE DEFINITELY DID THINK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I, YOU KNOW, SEEING WE HAD THOUGHT WE WERE ONLY GOING TO BE JUMPING ABOUT 10% A YEAR IS KIND OF WHAT THE MANUFACTURERS THOUGHT.

BUT JUST THE ENGINES FROM JUNE TO JULY WENT UP $10,000 A CUMMINS ENGINE.

MR. VELA. ALL RIGHT.

SO DO WE EVER FIND FLEETS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT ARE BUILT ALREADY THAT WE CAN MAKE A PURCHASE ON? I'M SORRY. CAN YOU REPEAT THAT AGAIN? DO WE EVER FIND A FLEET OR A NUMBER OF BUSSES THAT ARE ALREADY MANUFACTURED AND THAT ARE READY TO BE PURCHASED? DO WE EVER FIND ANYTHING LIKE THAT? SO SOMETIMES OUR VENDORS DO ORDER STOCK BUSSES THAT COME IN, BUT THEY DON'T ALWAYS NECESSARILY HAVE EVERYTHING THAT WE FEEL THAT WE NEED FOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HERE IN THE DISTRICT.

BUT WITH ALL OF THE SHORTAGES THAT THEY'VE HAD, THEY'RE NOT EVEN ABLE TO KEEP STOCK WITH ANY OF THE THREE VENDORS.

SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO JUST BUY THINGS THAT ARE ALREADY OUT THERE.

AND BUYING USED BUSSES IS A LITTLE RISKY.

SO WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

RIGHT. WHAT KIND OF MODIFICATIONS DO WE DO? DO WE EVER DO ANY MODIFICATIONS TO BUSSES WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY FEATURES AS THEY ARRIVE ON OUR LOT? THE ONLY THING THAT WE DO IS WE MAKE SURE TO PUT IN THE CAMERA SYSTEMS ON THE BUSSES.

WE DO THAT IN-HOUSE.

EVERYTHING ELSE WE IT'S ORDERED WHEN WE GET IT FROM THE MANUFACTURER.

SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE PUT IN, LIKE COLLISION MITIGATION IS ON THE BUSSES.

NOW THAT'S A NEW STANDARD FEATURE.

SO THAT'S IN THERE.

I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE.

OH, THE SEAT BELTS, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S REQUIRED.

SO THE SEAT BELTS BEING ON THERE AND I DON'T THINK ANYTHING ELSE.

THAT'S IT. AND JUST THE OTHER DAY, IN REFERENCE TO THE STATE OF EDUCATION, EACH STATE HAS DIFFERENT STATE CERTIFICATION.

GOING TO HAVE TO COME TO THE MICROPHONE.

SO WHAT HE WHAT HE'S SAYING IS THAT FOR SCHOOL BUSSES THERE, EACH STATE HAS THEIR OWN SPECIFICATIONS OF WHAT WE HAVE TO HAVE AS A MINIMUM FOR OUR BUSSES.

AND SO THAT'S WHY IT'S HARD FOR THE MANUFACTURERS TO HAVE A LOT OF THOSE BUSSES ON HAND BECAUSE YOU THEN HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, THOSE GOES THROUGH HOW IT JUST GOES THROUGH THE FACILITY WHERE THEY'RE BUILDING THEM.

WE GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT THERE IN MAY AND KIND OF SEE IT.

AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S A BUS HERE THAT'S BEING BUILT FOR OKLAHOMA AND THEN THERE'S A BUS HERE BEING BUILT FOR TEXAS.

AND SO YOU KIND OF WANT TO MAKE AS YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO HAVE JUST THOSE STOCK BUSSES BECAUSE IT IS HARD TO THEN WHEN WE GET THEM, THEN WE HAVE TO MODIFY OR ADD ADDITIONAL THINGS.

SO 51 BUSSES FOR THIS ASK TODAY AND THEN.

51 WAS ASKED IN I THINK IT WAS.

RIGHT HERE. RIGHT HERE? YEAH, RIGHT HERE. BUSSES.

SEPTEMBER. SEPTEMBER.

WE HAD 51 BUSSES IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.

I'M SORRY. SO TEN BUSSES THIS TIME.

AND THEN HOW MANY IN JANUARY ARE WE ANTICIPATING? SO WE WOULD HOPE THAT WE CAN DO ANOTHER TEN.

ANOTHER TEN, AND THAT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING UPON THE GRANT, WE MAY BE ABLE TO DO A FEW ADDITIONAL, YOU KNOW, AND THEN THAT ALSO DEPENDS.

THERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS THAT GO WITH THAT AS WELL.

OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. CLEAVER ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST, I'M JUST WONDERING WHERE WE ARE OVERALL IS THE BUILDING OUR OWN PROPANE, LIKE FILLING STATION OR BUYING PROPANE? WHAT ARE WE DOING THESE DAYS FOR THAT? WE'RE STILL GOING TO THE RV PARK, BUT WE HAVE FROM OUR LOCAL VENDORS, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF QUOTES TO ACTUALLY PUT IN OUR OWN FILLING STATIONS, ONE AT BEACON HILL AND ONE OVER AT THE UHLAND TRANSPORTATION CENTER.

AND THOSE QUOTES ARE IN THAT 75 TO 80,000 RANGE.

AND SO WE NEED MORE PROPANE BUSSES TO MAKE THAT VIABLE.

AND SO THAT. THE LONG TERM CONTRACT WITH THEM.

BUY, WE PAY FOR A PART OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT TOO.

SO REMIND ME HOW MANY WE HAVE ON THE ROAD RIGHT NOW.

TEN. TEN? TEN. PROPANE ON THE ROAD.

OKAY. SO LONG TERM.

AND I'M VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THIS.

TONIGHT, I'M JUST CURIOUS WHERE WE'RE GOING.

SO LONG TERM ARE WE GOING TO BE 100% PROPANE OR ARE WE GOING TO ALWAYS HAVE A MIXED FLEET? I'VE GOT AN OPINION, BUT I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOURS.

YOU WOULD ALWAYS NEED TO HAVE A MIX.

IT'S VERY HARD FOR PROPANE TO GO ON FIELD TRIPS ON OUR LONGER FIELD TRIPS.

GOTCHA. BECAUSE OF FUELING STATIONS ACROSS THE AREA.

SO WE WOULD ALWAYS NEED TO AT LEAST HAVE A MIX.

OKAY, FANTASTIC.

ALL RIGHT. ANY ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

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[J.11. Consideration and possible approval of the 2017 Bond purchase of Student Furniture for Johnson High School - Worthington Contract Furniture, L.P.]

THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF STUDENT FURNITURE FOR JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL FROM WORTHINGTON CONTRACT FURNITURE L.P. IN THE AMOUNT OF $127,508.08 AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MR. SEVERANCE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MR. SEVERANCE AND THEN MISS PETREA.

JUST TO CLEAN UP THIS.

WE ALREADY DID LUNCHROOM TABLES LAST YEAR OR ON THIS BOND, RIGHT.

SO WE'VE ALREADY CAUGHT UP WHERE WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO BE WITH PEOPLE FOR THE LUNCHROOM TABLES.

YES, SIR. THAT WAS JUST THAT WAS DONE IN THE LAST 6 OR 8 MONTHS.

YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

MS. PETREA. THANK YOU.

SO THIS IS FOR THIS YEAR.

I'M ASSUMING NOT FOR THE EXPANSION.

WE'RE NOT THERE YET. THAT'S RIGHT.

THIS WOULD BE TO EQUIP OUT WHAT'S THERE NOW.

AND DO WE EXPECT THIS FURNITURE TO ARRIVE BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS? IF WE APPROVE TONIGHT? THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.

I WOULD ASSUME IT WOULD.

BUT LET ME I'M LOOKING OVER HERE AT MARY.

I KNOW THEY WERE BACKORDERED FOR A WHILE.

WE WERE, YOU KNOW, SHORTAGE, SUPPLY CHAIN, WHATEVER.

I CAN ASK THAT QUESTION.

I DO NOT KNOW.

I DO NOT KNOW IF IT WILL BE HERE IN TIME OR NOT.

I WOULD ASSUME THAT WE HAVE THIS SORT OF QUEUED UP THAT IF IT WERE TO BE FAVORABLY CONSIDERED, THAT WE WOULD PUSH THE BUTTON TOMORROW MORNING AND IT WOULD GO OUT.

OKAY, GREAT. BECAUSE I DID SEE THE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS OVER THERE WAS PRETTY SHOCKING.

SO I'M ASSUMING THEY PROBABLY DO NEED SOME FURNITURE OVER THERE.

AND I KNOW THAT SOME OF THESE CLASSROOMS MR. CLEAVER ARE TINY.

SO ARE WE SURE THAT THESE WILL FIT IN THE CLASSROOMS? YEAH, I BELIEVE SO.

AND I WOULD I WOULD RELY ON MARY NOBLE'S.

MARY NOBLE'S EXPERTISE ON THAT.

OKAY. WELL, YEAH, BECAUSE I SEE THAT THERE ARE STUDENT DESKS IN HERE.

YES, MA'AM. IT LOOKS LIKE DR.

WATSON IS MAKING A MAD DASH TO THE PODIUM.

YEAH. OKAY. DR. WATSON, YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN ON THIS? DO WE HAVE ROOM FOR ALL THESE TABLES? I KNOW SOMETIMES IN THOSE CLASSROOMS, THEY.

THESE ARE THE THEY KIND OF CAN ADJUST AND FORM DIFFERENT SHAPES AND THINGS.

YES. SO WHAT THEY'RE.

GOOD EVENING, DR.

WATSON DAO.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD.

DR. WRIGHT. SO TO ANSWER THIS SHORTLY, THEY'VE HAD TO TAKE FURNITURE FROM OTHER ROOMS TO PUT THEM IN CLASSROOMS TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE STUDENTS.

SO THERE'S AND THEN CONVERTING SOME OF THE ROOMS INTO CLASSROOMS WHICH THEY'VE BEEN USING PLASTIC TABLES AND SOME FOLDING CHAIRS AND SUCH. SO GETTING APPROPRIATE FURNITURE IN THERE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THE STUDENTS.

OKAY. WELL, YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE 187 CHAIRS.

SO WE DEFINITELY ARE I MEAN, THAT'S A FEW CLASSROOMS FOR SURE OF FOLKS.

OKAY. WELL, THAT'S HELPFUL.

HOPEFULLY WE GET IT BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS SO KIDS AREN'T SITTING ON WINDOW SILLS.

AND YES, FOR THE SPACE.

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE ROOMS WERE BUILT FOR, BUT THEY'RE PRETTY TIGHT.

THEY ARE. AND LIKE I SAID, REARRANGING DESKS FROM ONE ROOM TO THE OTHER.

SO WE WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA ABOUT HOW MANY WILL FIT IN A ROOM AND TRYING TO MAXIMIZE ALL THE SPACE WITHOUT HAVING TO PLAY MUSICAL CHAIRS.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. FLORES. I JUST WANT TO ADD ALSO I WOULD LOVE TO BE UPDATED ON MAKING SURE THOSE THAT FURNITURE IS DELIVERED BY THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ALSO, AND ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH SPACE IN ADDITION TO WE HAVE ENOUGH FOR ANY SPIKE IN ENROLLMENT THAT MIGHT HAPPEN.

AS DR. WRIGHT MENTIONED EARLIER IN THIS LAST MONTH OR LAST FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

SO I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE UPDATED ON THAT JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE THERE ON DAY ONE.

SO KIDS ARE NOT HAVING TO, YOU KNOW, TO STAND ASIDE ON THE SIDE OF THE CLASSROOM.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING FURTHER.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. SEVEN ZERO.

THAT TAKES US UP TO PAGE 139.

THIS IS REGARDING THE DESIGN INTENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL.

[J.12. Consideration and possible approval of the 2023 Bond Design Intent for High School Baseball and Softball Artificial Turf]

MR. SEVERANCE, START WITH YOU.

[02:00:04]

PLEASE SAY THAT AGAIN, SIR.

PLEASE TELL ME THAT THE LOGOS WILL BE EMBEDDED IN THE OUTFIELD AS THEY'RE SHOWN ON THESE DRAWINGS.

YES, SIR. THAT IS THE DESIGN INTENT.

THAT IS CORRECT. THAT'S FANTASTIC.

YOU LIKE THAT? AND THEN THE BROWN AREAS IN THE DESIGN, THAT'S ALSO TURF.

THAT'S JUST BROWN.

IT'S NOT JUST [INAUDIBLE]? YES. YES, IT'S BROWN.

AND WHAT I'VE LEARNED IN THE PROCESS IS, YOU KNOW, WHERE A FOOTBALL FIELD HAS ONE DENSITY OF TURF, BASEBALL FIELDS HAVE MULTIPLE DENSITIES OF TURF, AND THEY HAVE DENSER TURF IN THE HEAVIER WEAR AREAS LIKE THE BASELINES, THE PITCHER'S MOUND, THE BATTER'S BOX AND THAT KIND OF THING.

THAT'S A LITTLE FACTOID FOR YOU.

THANKS FOR THAT FACTOID.

OKAY. NO, THAT'S GREAT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS ACTUALLY I WAS SEEING THAT CORRECTLY AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED ON THE FIELD.

THAT'S PRETTY GREAT. SO THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. YEAH, I'D LIKE TO BRAG ON THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT.

THEY ACTUALLY GOT IN VEHICLES AND WENT TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT VENUES TO LOOK AT ALL THE MAJOR TURF MANUFACTURERS AND THEY CAME TOGETHER WITH AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT WORDS IN LANCE'S MOUTH, BUT I THINK THAT THE COACHES PRETTY MUCH AGREE ON THESE THINGS AND THIS IS THE DIRECTION THEY WANT TO GO.

AND THIS DESIGN INTENT IS SORT OF LIKE A SCHEMATIC DESIGN.

BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S INSTEAD OF CALLING IT SCHEMATIC DESIGN, IT'S DESIGN INTENT BECAUSE THESE THINGS ARE SO PRESCRIPTIVE.

IT'S LIKE A BASEBALL FIELD IS A BASEBALL FIELD, AND A SOFTBALL FIELD IS A SOFTBALL FIELD.

SO THAT'S THE DESIGN INTENT.

THE OTHER PIECE, JUST A VOLUNTEER.

I GOT AN EMAIL TODAY AT 3:40 IN THE AFTERNOON AND ON PAGE 139 IF YOU WANT TO JUST MAKE SOME NOTES.

SO THE SECOND WEEK IN AUGUST AND THIS HAS TO DO WITH LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL AND THE LEFT FIELD OUTFIELD AND THE ALLIANCE REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY.

THEY SENT ME AN EMAIL TODAY THAT SAID THEY ACTUALLY DID DO THE BIDS AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH US.

THEY GOT THE BIDS.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING SUBMITTALS NOW.

THEY BELIEVE THAT THE CONTRACTOR WILL MOBILIZE THE SECOND WEEK IN AUGUST WITH MATERIALS ACTUALLY DELIVERED AUGUST 16TH AND ALL THE TUNNELING AND EVERYTHING WILL BE COMPLETE IF EVERYTHING GOES WELL BY 10:11 OF 23.

SO IT SYNCS UP WITH OUR SCHEDULE.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO WORK.

THAT'S GREAT NEWS.

MR. FLORES. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS REGARDING THE I MEAN, IT LOOKS FANTASTIC BY THE WAY .

I'M ALSO GOING TO ECHO WHAT BYRON SAID ABOUT THE LOGOS AND THE OUTFIELD.

I THINK ANY BALLPLAYER IS GOING TO BE EXCITED TO SEE THESE DESIGNS AND KNOWING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE PLAYING ON THAT FIELD NEXT SEASON.

I WILL JUST I DIDN'T SEE IT ON HERE, BUT THERE WILL BE UPGRADES TO THE RESTROOM FACILITIES AT THE LEHMAN COMPLEX, CORRECT? YES. YES, SIR.

ON PAGE.

LET'S SEE. WHAT IS THAT? 141 ON PAGE 142, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT IT'S GOT THE AN ADDITIONAL RESTROOM.

YOU'VE GOT THE BACKSTOPS, YOU'VE GOT THE SOME BATTING CAGES, YOU'VE GOT A PLAZA AREA, YOU KNOW, CONCRETE AREA.

YES, SIR. THERE WE GO.

THAT'S HAYS. AND.

YES, SIR. RIGHT THERE.

THOSE ALL OF THOSE SHOW YOU THE DIFFERENT ITEMS. I'M HAVING A HARD TIME WITH MY VISION TODAY.

THERE WE GO. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SEE THE OUTFIELD WALL OF BASEBALL GETS RAISED.

YOU GOT THE CHAIN LINK FENCE, YOU GOT THE BATTING CAGE TURF.

IF YOU MOVE UP YOU GOT THE BULLPEN TURF, THE BULLPEN FENCE BACKSTOP WALL, THE CONCRETE FLATWORK CHAIN LINK RIGHT THERE IN BETWEEN THE TWO, YOU SEE THE PROPOSED BUILDING.

THAT WOULD BE YOUR NEW RESTROOM.

YES, SIR. AND ALSO THE BATTING CAGES THAT ARE THERE NOW BETWEEN THE SOFTBALL, THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST BASE SIDE AND THE FIRST BASE SIDE OF THE BASEBALL FIELD.

THERE WERE BATTING CAGES THERE.

WILL THOSE NOT BE THERE ANYMORE AS FAR AS THE CAGES? I THINK THEY MIGHT BE GETTING RELOCATED.

YOU'LL HAVE A BATTING CAGE HERE ON THE THIRD BASE LINE AT BASEBALL AND IN THE FIRST BASE LINE HERE AT SOFTBALL.

YES, SIR. AND LAST QUESTION JUST ON THE WHAT SPECIFIC UPGRADES ARE COMING TO THE BLEACHERS DIRECTLY BEHIND HOME PLATE.

ARE THEY BEING RAISED? THAT'S THE MAIN THING. YES, SIR.

THEY'RE GOING TO THE VENUE WILL BE SIMILAR TO JOHNSON AND HAYS, SO YOU'LL GET THAT 5 OR 6 FOOT VENUE.

SO, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN BE UP ABOVE THE PLAYERS AND ACTUALLY SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

THE WALK DECK IS WIDENED WITH THE HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE SEATING UP FRONT.

THE NEW PRESS BOX.

YES, SIR. SO I LIED TO YOU.

I GOT ONE MORE. IN ADDITION, IN THE CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER, YOU KNOW ANOTHER ICE STORM, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, HOPEFULLY THERE'S A BACKUP PLAN IN REGARDS TO STARTING PRACTICE IN THE SPRING OR IN THE WINTER IN REGARDS TO BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL.

[02:05:05]

GETTING READY FOR THE EARLY SCRIMMAGES TO COME IN ANY BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL SEASON, THAT'D BE FANTASTIC ALL THE WAY.

I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IT'LL BE READY BY JANUARY 15TH.

YEAH. WHEN I ASKED LANCE THAT QUESTION, I THINK THE ANSWER WAS SOMETHING LIKE, WE ARE AWARE OF IT AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN IMPEDIMENT, BUT EVERYONE'S SO EXCITED THEY'RE JUST GOING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND JUST POWER THROUGH IT.

THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY.

THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE DESIGN INTENT FOR THE 2023 BOND BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL IMPROVEMENTS AS PRESENTED.

SO MOVED. MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MRS. RUNKLE. ALL THOSE.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.

SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT, TEAM, WE'RE ON OUR LAST ACTION ITEM FOR THE NIGHT ON PAGE 144.

[J.13. Consideration and possible approval of Amendments to the Compensation Plan for the 2023-2024 School Year]

MRS. OROSCO. MISS COURSON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING THIS GRID.

I GUESS WHAT YOU CALL IT WAS SO MUCH EASIER TO READ AND UNDERSTAND, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

THE ONLY THING THAT I KIND OF WANT TO POINT OUT IS THE CHANGES WITHIN STIPEND PAY SCHEDULE FOR THE READING ACADEMY INSTRUCTOR.

SO I KNOW WHEN WE HAD THAT BEFORE, THEY ACTUALLY DID NOT RECEIVE A STIPEND.

IT WAS JUST LIKE ASSIGNED AS OTHER DUTIES.

SO I AM GLAD TO SEE THAT THERE IS A STIPEND ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, I MEAN, AS WE MONITOR IT THROUGH THIS YEAR TO SEE IF 2000 IS SUFFICIENT, BUT WE'LL SEE THAT AS YOU DO A STIPEND AUDIT THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED BECAUSE MAYBE STIPENDS IS NOT THE WAY TO GO, BUT THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE MONITORED.

AND ALSO FOR THE READING CHANGES WITHIN INCENTIVE AND SUPPLEMENTAL PAY SCHEDULE, MOVING FROM TEACHERS RECEIVING THE 480 TO DECREASING IT TO 300, BECAUSE NOW THE BLENDED LEARNING MODEL HAS CHANGED.

MORE WORK IS GOING TO BE DONE DURING THEIR WORK DAY.

I REALLY WANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS ONE BECAUSE THEORY AND PRACTICE ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

SO THEY MIGHT SAY TEA MIGHT SAY IT'S GOING TO BE DURING THE WORKWEEK, I MEAN, DURING THE WORKDAY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

WHEN EXACTLY IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN? BECAUSE TEACHERS ARE ENTITLED TO 450 MINUTES OF PLANNING TIME.

I DON'T WANT THEM TO HAVE TO DO THIS DURING THEIR PLANNING TIME BECAUSE THEY CAN USE THEIR PLANNING TIME HOWEVER THEY SEE FIT.

SO WE KNOW BY LAW 450 MINUTES FOR EVERY TEN DAYS.

SO I DEFINITELY WANT TO MONITOR THIS.

I WANT TEACHERS TO MAKE SURE TO GIVE THEIR INPUT AND FEEDBACK THROUGH DLT OR THROUGH HR.

TEAM LEADS NEED TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE TO PROVIDE US THAT INFORMATION TO SEE IF WE NEED TO TWEAK ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS.

AND THE OTHER THING, I KNOW THAT THERE'S STILL SOME UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THINGS THAT WE DO, RIGHT? I JUST WANT YOU TO FEEL COMFORTABLE BRINGING THEM TO US.

IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO CHANGE AND TWEAK.

I KNOW THAT I'M STILL GETTING CALLS ABOUT SOME BANDS OF PAY AND YOU ARE WORKING ON THEM.

YOU KNOW, OUR AUXILIARY THREE WHO MOVED TO AUXILIARY FOUR? I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REMEDY ANY OUTLIERS OR ANY SITUATIONS THERE, BECAUSE IF WE CREATED SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT OUR INTENTION, SO PLEASE BRING THOSE TO US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN GET THEM REMEDIED AND GET OUR FOLKS PAID WHERE THEY NEED TO BE PAID.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. OROSCO. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE 2023 2024 COMPENSATION PLAN AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MR. SEVERANCE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES.

SEVEN ZERO.

GREAT JOB, TEAM. THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE ACTION FOR TONIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE STRAIGHT INTO K SOME INFORMATION ITEMS.

[K.1. First Reading of the proposed revisions to Policy CH (Local)]

DR. WRIGHT HAVE THESE BOTH OF THESE NEXT TO K1 AND K2 HAVE THEY BEEN PRESENTED TO THE TEACHER ORG YET? NO, SIR, NOT YET.

OKAY. WE'LL HAVE TO DO THAT AT A FUTURE TIME.

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AND USUALLY WE DON'T HAVE THE MEETING IN JULY, SO THIS IS KIND OF NEW, BUT WE'LL PRESENT IT TO THEM IN AUGUST BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN. VERY GOOD.

MISS OROSCO. SO I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS CHANGE.

THIS ONE WOULD TAKE US FROM THINGS COMING TO THE BOARD AT 50,000 TO UPPING THAT, INCREASING THAT TO 100,000.

I UNDERSTAND THE REASONING BEHIND IT.

I DID ASK FOR SOME DISTRICTS THAT ARE DOING THIS THAT ARE LIKE SIZED.

THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION MR. RAU. IT IS IN OUR DAIS FOLDER.

THEY CITED TWO DISTRICTS THAT ARE DOING THAT THAT HAVE THE RELATIVELY THE SAME SIZE AND THAT HAVE INCREASED THEIR THRESHOLD.

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT INCREASING THAT THRESHOLD.

WE HAVE HAD ISSUES IN THE PAST, NOT WITH DR.

WRIGHT AND HIS ADMINISTRATION.

SO DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THE THEORY.

UNFORTUNATELY, DR.

WRIGHT WILL RESIGN IN TEN YEARS AND THINGS MIGHT CHANGE THEN.

RIGHT. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REALLY THINK ABOUT THIS POLICY CHANGE, WHY IT IS SO VITAL FOR US TO CHANGE IT, BECAUSE THIS REALLY DOES CHANGE THINGS A LOT FOR US.

SO I WANT TO I'M KEEPING AN OPEN MIND.

I'M NOT SURE I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT FROM THE ORGANIZATIONS.

I WANT TO HEAR MORE JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS.

DR. WRIGHT, IF YOU CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHEN WE EVER GOT IN A SITUATION WHERE THIS REALLY HURT US AND IS IT REALLY NECESSARY? CAN YOU SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AROUND THIS? YEAH, WE ACTUALLY STARTED LOOKING AT THIS PRE-PANDEMIC.

AND WHEN MISS KELLER WAS THE BOARD PRESIDENT, SHE RECOMMENDED THAT WE TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND HONESTLY, WE JUST DIDN'T REVISIT IT.

AND THEN WE NOTICED THAT WITH PRICE ESCALATION AND JUST THE WAY THE COSTS ARE BASICALLY INCREASING ANYWHERE FROM 12 TO 18% PER YEAR, YOU'RE JUST NOT ABLE TO PURCHASE AS MUCH AS YOU ONCE DID.

AND SO WE THE 50,000 THRESHOLD USED TO BE I THINK THE 100,000 IS THE NEW 50,000 BECAUSE OF SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES.

AND SO, HONESTLY, THAT'S ALL THAT IT IS, IS JUST YOU JUST CAN'T PURCHASE AS MUCH AS YOU USED TO BEFORE.

AND THAT'S KIND OF TRENDING WITH SOME OTHER DISTRICTS JUST BECAUSE OF THOSE ESCALATIONS IN PRICES.

AND THAT'S ALL WE WOULD STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW THE STATE PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES AND FOLLOW ALL THE PURCHASING PROCESS.

IT WOULD JUST FREE THE BOARD UP FROM HAVING TO TO APPROVE AS MANY OF THESE THINGS.

YES, YOU MAY. I KNOW WE HAD ISSUES WITH CURRICULUM AND AGAIN, NOT WITH MS..

SEDILLO OR YOUR ADMINISTRATION, BUT WE HAD ISSUES LIKE THAT WHERE WE WERE BUYING SERVICES AND IT GOT A LITTLE TRICKY. AND I UNDERSTAND THE 100,000 IS A NEW 50,000, SO DEFINITELY SOMETHING FOR US TO GET SOME MORE INPUT ABOUT.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN SOME MORE FEEDBACK FROM THE ORGANIZATIONS AND SUCH.

I'M NOT SURE YET HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT.

IT'S A HUGE CHANGE FOR US, SO SOMETHING DEFINITELY TO CONSIDER.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET SOME INPUT AND FEEDBACK FROM THE REST.

AND ALSO HEARING I'LL CHECK WITH THE DIFFERENT BOARDS THAT WERE SENT TO US, THE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AND HEARING HOW THAT HAS WORKED OUT FOR THEM.

IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY ISSUES THAT HAVE COME UP WITH ANY SERVICES AND ITEMS PURCHASED AND SO ON.

AND I KNOW THAT WE CAN ALWAYS CHANGE OUR LOCAL POLICY.

THIS IS SPECIFIC TO LOCAL POLICY.

IT IS NOT LEGAL.

SO WE COULD CHANGE IT BACK IF WE NEEDED TO IN TEN YEARS WHEN DR.

WRIGHT RETIRES, WE COULD ALWAYS CHANGE IT BACK IF NEEDED.

SO WE'LL I MEAN SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.

THANK YOU. MR. VELA, I HAD YOU NEXT.

ALL RIGHT. YES, MISS OROSCO, THANK YOU FOR POINTING OUT A FEW THINGS.

AND I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I FIRST READ THIS.

OBVIOUSLY, THE TRUST WE HAVE IN DR.

WRIGHT AND THE CURRENT STAFF, WE KNOW THAT THE COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES HAS INCREASED EXPONENTIALLY.

MAYBE WE WANT TO CONSIDER A STEP BACK FROM THE HUNDRED THOUSAND.

YOU KNOW, LOOK AT TONIGHT. WE YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF CHEWED UP, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF CHEWED UP ON A $90,000 TICKET.

YOU KNOW, THAT IN OUR CURRENT IN OUR CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS WITH, YOU KNOW, THINGS OF THAT SORT.

SO THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT WE'VE MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, IT'S AGAIN, IT'S NO REFLECTION OF YOU, DR.

WRIGHT. BUT BUT MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO CONSIDER.

IF THINGS HAVE INCREASED, YOU KNOW, 12, 18% WELL, 12, 18% OF $50,000 IS EITHER $6,000 OR $9,000, RESPECTIVELY.

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BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE JUST KEEP GOOD, GOOD MANAGEMENT, YOU KNOW, FISCAL MANAGEMENT.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE MANAGING PUBLIC FUNDS.

I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO DO AS A BOARD.

SO I'M JUST KIND OF THINKING OUT LOUD, I KNOW WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO DISCUSS THIS MUCH, BUT JUST KIND OF SOME INITIAL THOUGHTS AFTER TONIGHT, EVEN THOUGH I READ ABOUT THIS LAST WEEK. SO THANK YOU, SIR.

MS. PETREA? YEAH.

SO THOSE ARE SOME OF MY SAME THOUGHTS.

I FEEL LIKE WITH THE BUDGET DEFICIT THAT WE'RE IN AND THE LEGISLATURE NOT DOING US ANY FAVORS THAT I REALLY WANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON ALL THE THINGS FINANCIALLY.

TO MR. VELA'S POINT.

WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON AN AGENDA ITEM THAT WOULDN'T HAVE COME TO US HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THAT FOR THAT CUT OFF.

ACTUALLY, 12 ITEMS TONIGHT WOULD NOT HAVE COME TO US AND SUCCESS ED AND THE AGILE MIND FOR THE ALGEBRA ONE FOR LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL THE BRAINPOP AMPLIFY, READING PLUS, M-CLASS, STEM SCOPE SMART TAG, TALENT ED, AP TEST, MGW AND NAVIGATE 360.

NONE OF THOSE WOULD HAVE COME TO US TONIGHT, AND I WOULD HAVE LIKED MOST OF THOSE TO HAVE WEIGHED IN ON.

I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN MAYBE LOOKING AT 75,000 AND OR CARVING OUT CURRICULUM BECAUSE TO MS. OROSCO'S POINT, THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

THERE ARE SOME TIMES WHERE THINGS POP UP AND IN THE CURRICULUM SIDE THAT CAN BE A NEW PROGRAM OR A NEW SCREENER.

AND THEN WE GET CALLS ABOUT IT AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT.

AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT TOUCH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE CLASSROOM LIKE HAVE SUCH A BIG IMPACT ON THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE, LIKE, WHAT WE'RE DOING AT LEHMAN FOR ALGEBRA ONE. LIKE, I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THAT.

I LOVE KNOWING ABOUT THAT.

SO MAYBE CARVING OUT CURRICULUM AND OR THE $75,000 THRESHOLD I WOULD BE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH AT THIS POINT.

BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, WITH THIS ECONOMY AND WHAT'S HAPPENING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION, THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AT EVERY EXPENSE AND SO AND I KNOW THAT OUR DISTRICT IS DOING THAT.

I KNOW MR. RAU HAS HEARTBURN OVER IT EVERY DAY.

AND SO WE'RE DOING ALL WE CAN.

AND I THINK OUR TRUSTEES WANT TO DO ALL WE CAN TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE SPENDING OUR MONEY ON.

SO FOR ME, IT'S 75.

I WOULD BE I WOULD CONSIDER CARVING OUT CURRICULUM BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A BIG PIECE OF THIS.

BUT FOR ME, 100,000 IS ABSOLUTELY WHERE WE NEED TO GO.

BUT IT MAY NEED TO BE LIKE A YEAR FROM NOW WHEN THE LEGISLATURE GETS ITS ACT TOGETHER AND WE HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON OUR FINANCES.

SO THAT'S WHERE I'M AT. THANK YOU, MS. PETREA. MR. FLORES? NO, I HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING WITH DR.

WRIGHT AS LONG AS MANY OF YOU HAVE.

I WILL SAY WHEN I READ THIS, IT CERTAINLY IS A BIG JUMP AS TO WHAT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

I WOULD FEEL LESS CONFIDENT IF I DIDN'T KNOW THAT DR.

WRIGHT AND HIS TEAM ARE COMPETENT AND THE REASONS FOR THIS ARE TIMELINESS FOR THE COMPLETION OF SERVICES TO MAKE SURE THAT WITH THE RAPID DISTRICT WE ARE GROWING QUICKLY AND THINGS NEED TO BE ROLLED OUT QUICKLY AND IN A TIMELY FASHION.

BUT I WILL AGREE WITH MR. VELA AND WHAT MS. OROSCO SAID WAS, WAS GREAT TO KNOW THAT WE COULD CHANGE THIS POLICY IF WE NEED TO.

AND THAT'S KIND OF A GUARD RAIL TO KNOW THAT IF YOU KNOW, AND I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE THAT THIS WON'T HAPPEN, IF THERE'S SPENDING THAT'S GOING ON, THAT IS GOING AGAINST THE ABILITY FOR US TO TIGHTEN OUR BELT GOING FORWARD, WE CAN CHANGE THIS POLICY.

BUT I DO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN DR.

WRIGHT AND HIS TEAM THAT THEY WILL YOU KNOW, THEY WILL BE EFFICIENT WITH THIS.

AND THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT.

I'M FOR IT ONLY, YOU KNOW, WITH MY CONFIDENCE IN THIS AN THE TEAM AND BUT YEAH, BUT THERE CERTAINLY NEEDS TO BE A GUARD RAIL AS MS. OROSCO SAID. SO THANK YOU.

THERE WE GO. GREEN LIGHT.

MR. SEVERANCE.

THANK YOU. SO JUST TO I MEAN, TO WHAT EVERYONE'S KIND OF SAYING, I DID SOME NUMBERS LEADING UP TO TODAY.

AND JUST, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE HAD HAD THAT RULE IN EFFECT TONIGHT, IT'S ALMOST $1 MILLION DOLLARS THAT WOULDN'T HAVE COME TO US AT ALL TONIGHT.

JUST TONIGHT.

I'M NOT PICKING ON C&I, BUT OUT OF YOUR BUDGET, I MEAN, OVER 30% OF YOUR ENTIRE OPERATIONAL BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR THAT WE BUDGETED TWO WEEKS AGO WOULD HAVE NOT COME TO THE

[02:20:07]

I'M NOT SAYING I WANT TO MICROMANAGE IT.

MOST OF IT KIND OF GOES RIGHT THROUGH AND IT'S NO PROBLEM.

BUT THAT'S JUST PRETTY BIG NUMBERS.

EVEN IF WE TOOK IT TO $75,000, IT'S STILL $600,000 OUT OF 744.

$744,000 WOULD STILL BE WOULD NOT COME TO US.

SO JUST MY $0.02.

I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULDN'T CHANGE IT, BUT I THINK IF THE WILL OF THE BOARD IS TO DO THAT, I'D BE OKAY WITH IT.

BUT I THINK THAT I PERSONALLY LIKE THE ABILITY TO LOOK AT THOSE PROCUREMENTS ON A MICRO LEVEL, AT LEAST FOR THIS NEXT YEAR.

THANK YOU.

MRS. RUNKLE. YES, I SHARE AND A LOT OF WHAT THE OTHER TRUSTEES ARE SAYING, YOU KNOW, $16 MILLION DEFICIT.

THE SAME THING WITH LOOKING AT ALL THE PROCUREMENTS TODAY AND EVEN PULLING THE ONE AGENDA ITEM THAT WE DID.

THAT'S A HUGE NUMBER TO NOT COME TO US.

I WILL I AGREE WITH MAKING KEEPING CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION AT THE 50.

I WOULD TOTALLY BE OKAY WITH MOVING EVERYONE ELSE UP TO 75.

BUT I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THE 100,000 AS OF RIGHT NOW.

UNLESS YOU CAN, UNLESS YOU COME BACK AND YOU TELL US THAT ALL OF THE REPS AND BOARD ORGS AND EVERYONE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THIS CONVERSATION, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE PROBABLY NEED TO KEEP IT TO WHERE WE HAVE OVERSIGHT ON IT, AT LEAST UNTIL WE HAVE A LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND WE KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO BE HELD HARMLESS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

THIS NEXT YEAR JUST LOOKS VERY IFFY ON WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

SO,YEAH, I WOULD TOTALLY BE IN FAVOR WITH MOVING THAT TO 75,000 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LEAVING OUT C&I.

OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, SO, I MEAN.

DR. WRIGHT WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WAS NOT JUST MAYBE A C&I CARVE OUT, BUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT COME TO US ARE BECAUSE IT WENT FROM $49,999 TO $50,001.

RIGHT. AND SO IS THERE A WAY TO CARVE OUT TO SAY AT THAT POINT THAT'S OKAY FOR EXISTING OR EXPANDED PRODUCT OR SYSTEMS, WHATEVER IT IS, IF IT CROSSES BY LIKE THAT BUCK OR TWO, IS IT OKAY? TO LET THAT GO VERSUS SOMETHING NEW, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE NEW IS.

SO NEW THINGS GET A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF SCRUTINY THAN, SAY, MAYBE EXPANDED OR THEY JUST HAPPEN TO, YOU KNOW, INFLATION, WHATEVER KICKS IT OVER THAT THAT MAGICAL DOLLAR.

I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST KIND OF THROWING IT OUT THERE FOR CONVERSATION.

I'M COMFORTABLE WITH EXPANDING THIS NUMBER.

I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A MULTI-TIERED, SUPER COMPLEX PURCHASING SYSTEM EITHER.

I'M NOT ASKING FOR A TON OF RESEARCH.

DR. WRIGHT, BUT I MEAN, IF SOME THINGS COME TO PEOPLE'S MINDS WHERE THEY COULD MAYBE POINT OUT TO THE BOARD WHERE THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT HAS PREVENTED SOMETHING FROM HAPPENING BECAUSE OF A DELAY WAITING ON A BOARD MEETING.

RIGHT. IF THAT'S THE CASE, I WANT TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.

IF NOT, I DON'T KNOW.

I'M ALSO AND I'M REALLY JUST KIND OF THINKING AND RAMBLING AND TALKING HERE, BUT I MAYBE WAITING UNTIL AFTER THE LEDGE HAS FINALIZED THEIR BUDGET.

IT'S NOT A BAD IDEA EITHER, JUST SO THAT THERE'S SOME LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE MAYBE WITH WHAT OUR TOTAL SPEND COULD BE.

I DON'T KNOW.

THIS IS THE FIRST READING. WE'VE GOT TIME TO TALK ABOUT THIS OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR SO BEFORE THIS COMES BACK TO US.

SO I DON'T KNOW, JUST SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO WE JUST WANTED TO BRING IT TO DISCUSSION PHASE BECAUSE JUST TO KIND OF GAUGE THE TEMPERATURE AND MR. RAU HAS MORE HEARTBURN THAN ANYBODY WITH THE BUDGET.

AND HE WAS THE ONE THAT WAS RECOMMENDING THIS BECAUSE JUST BECAUSE OF THE PRICE ESCALATION AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S NO RUSH ON THIS OR NO HURRY. BUT IF YOU DON'T EVER BRING IT FORWARD, THEN NOTHING EVER CHANGES.

SO THAT'S THE SPIRIT OF IT.

AND SO DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'RE TRYING TO FAST TRACK THIS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT WE JUST WANTED TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION.

VERY GOOD. OKAY.

I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS UP FOR THAT ONE.

SO THAT TAKES US TO K2 ON PAGE 159, WHICH IS A CHANGE.

[K.2. First Reading of the proposed revisions to Policy FEA (Local)]

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MS. SEDILLO. DO YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO THIS ONE? THERE'S A COUPLE OF OF CHANGES OR DR.

DAWSON, YOU WANT TO COME UP? OKAY. YOU'RE GOOD.

SOMEBODY TAG IN, I'LL TAG AFTER HER.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOOD.

I'LL LEARN FROM DAWSON. YOU'VE BEEN NOMINATED.

COME UP. APPARENTLY, I HAVE.

SO THANK YOU. I THINK THE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING OR ATTEMPTING TO ADDRESS IS THE FACT THAT WE ARE LOSING OUR ADA BECAUSE WE HAVE STUDENTS NOT ENROLLED OR NOT COMING TO SCHOOL THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY RECEIVE THE BENEFIT OF UNENROLLING.

OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT OUR STUDENTS IN SCHOOL.

IT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GOING TO UNENROLL THEM AND NOT SEEK THEM.

WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THE PROCESS AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THEM BACK.

BUT WE HAVE SEVERAL STUDENTS.

I WAS LOOKING AT THE DATA TODAY.

WE HAVE SEVERAL STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD WHO TAKE EXTENDED DAYS AND DON'T HAVE THE SENSE OF URGENCY, ESPECIALLY AFTER COVID.

WE'RE SEEING THE IMPACT OF A LOT OF STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY OUR PRIMARY STAYING HOME LONGER THAN WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST.

BY CREATING THIS OPPORTUNITY, IT ALLOWS US TO PREVENT US FROM BEING DINGED IN OUR ADA, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO BE AWARE OF.

AND THEN SECONDLY, IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ACCURATE NUMBERS IN OUR ENROLLMENT.

THANK YOU, DR. DAWSON. ALL RIGHT.

QUESTIONS. MS. PETREA. OKAY, I LIKE THIS POLICY CHANGE.

I'M IN FAVOR OF IT FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT DR.

DAWSON SAID. I ALSO KNOW THAT PARENTS ARE GOING TO FREAK TO FREAK OUT.

AND SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS WHAT THE COMMUNICATION PLAN IS ON DAY THREE, DAY FOUR OF SAID ABSENCES AND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND DO PRE K PARENTS HAVE TO SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT AGREEMENT OR SOMETHING BECAUSE THIS AND LISTEN I'VE BEEN GUILTY OF THIS I'VE TAKEN MY KID ON A DISNEY VACAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE TO GO TO DISNEY IN THE SUMMER WHEN IT'S HOT AND THERE'S A ZILLION PEOPLE THERE.

I DON'T THINK IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FIVE CONSECUTIVE DAYS, BUT I WILL ADMIT THAT IT'S A LOT EASIER TO GO TO DISNEY IN FEBRUARY THAN IT IS IN JUNE.

I ALSO THINK, THOUGH, THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE CAVEAT THAT WHEN WE'RE COMMUNICATING WITH FAMILIES, IT'S THE ONES THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GET A HOLD OF, THE ONES THAT ARE NOT RESPONDING, THE PEOPLE THAT WHEN WE'VE CONSISTENTLY ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE FAMILY, THAT THEY'RE CHOOSING NOT TO.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE DIFFERENCE IS.

FOR INSTANCE, IF I WERE TO CALL YOU AND YOU TOLD ME, I MIGHT SAY THAT'S UNEXCUSED, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO UNENROLL, I MIGHT SAY, WHERE CAN I GO? BUT I'M NOT GOING TO SAY.

BUT I THINK IT COMES TO THE FACT THAT WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO ENGAGE OUR FAMILIES AND THOSE WHO JUST DO NOT RESPOND IN ANY WAY, THAT WOULD BE OUR NEXT STEP.

WELL, AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME FAMILIES THAT ARE THAT WORK THAT ARE LIKE MIGRANT FARM WORKERS AND MOVE AROUND.

AND SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT IF THEY'RE COMMUNICATIVE, IF THEY'RE RESPONDING, THAT THERE CAN BE EXCEPTIONS AND WE CAN WORK AROUND TAKE YOU OUT OF THE SYSTEM.

OUR ULTIMATE FOCUS IS HOW DO WE GET KIDS TO SCHOOL.

RIGHT. AND OUR ULTIMATE FOCUS THEN IS IF THEY'RE NOT COMMUNICATING, SOMETIMES THAT MIGHT SERVE AS AN IMPETUS TO GET THEM TO SCHOOL AS WELL.

YES, AGREED.

OKAY. WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG PAIN IN THE REAR TO HAVE TO RE ENROLL YOUR KID IF YOU'RE NON-RESPONSIVE.

SO, I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S ONE WAY TO COMBAT WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH, WITH ADA.

SO THANK YOU.

THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS.

SO I JUST THINK THE COMMS NEED TO BE EARLY AND OFTEN MAYBE IN TIM SAVOY'S BACK TO SCHOOL MESSAGE.

WE PUT IT IN THERE. I DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S RIGHT. THEY'LL BE IN THE FAQS SECTION OF THE BACK TO SCHOOL NEWSLETTER.

[LAUGHTER] OKAY, MR. SEVERANCE? WELL, I'VE NEVER TAKEN MY KIDDO OUT OF SCHOOL EVER, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

NO, THANK YOU.

PROCEDURALLY. SO IF YOU TAKE THEM, TAKE IT TO FIVE DAYS AND UNROLL THEM.

IF YOU UNROLL THEM, DOES THAT TAKE AWAY ALL ABSENCES FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR OR JUST ANYTHING FROM THERE MOVING FORWARD DOES IT AFFECT YOUR ADA? RIGHT. RIGHT.

SO THEY'VE BEEN ENROLLED.

AND IF THEY CONTINUE TO STAY OUT, THOSE ABSENCES CEASE.

OKAY. SO WHEN THEY COME BACK IN THE PAST.

RIGHT. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH, I'M WITH MISS PETREA.

LIKE THE COMMUNICATION.

AS LONG AS THEY'RE COMMUNICATING, THAT'S GREAT.

BUT JUST A SOLID FIVE DAYS AND GONE, THEN THAT'S OKAY.

THAT'S I APPRECIATE THE THOUGHT INTO THAT, BECAUSE THEY WOULD DEFINITELY BE LETTING US KNOW IF THAT'S HAPPENING.

SO TIM'S GOING TO BE ALL OVER IT WITH ALL EXTRA OVER COMMUNICATION BECAUSE THAT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO SURPRISE SOME PEOPLE THIS YEAR IF WE DO THAT.

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I MEAN, WE'VE GOT TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A BAT TO SWING, SO TO SPEAK, TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, GET KIDS AND KEEP KIDS IN SCHOOL.

SO I'M ALL FOR OKAY. I'VE GOT MR. FLORES AND MISS OROSCO THEN MR. VELA.

FIRST OF ALL, I YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO BE PROACTIVE ON ATTENDANCE, GETTING PEOPLE TO SCHOOL.

THAT'S HOW WE GET OUR MONEY.

THE FACT THAT WE FELL SHORT LAST YEAR, YOU KNOW, WE OBVIOUSLY DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS DOESN'T STOP AS A TEACHER.

IF A KID IS OUT TWO DAYS, I HAVE IT.

I USUALLY WILL CONTACT THE PARENT MYSELF AND TO TRY TO SAY, HEY, I'M WORRIED ABOUT JOSE.

HE'S BEEN OUT OF CLASS FOR TWO DAYS.

YOU KNOW, HERE'S SOME MAKEUP WORK.

BUT ANY COMMUNICATION FROM STAFF.

SO NONE OF THIS, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, CHANGES THAT, YOU KNOW, AS A TEACHER, YOU CAN CONTACT THE PARENT YOURSELF BEFORE IT EVEN GETS TO THIS POINT.

AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A SITUATION THAT WE WERE IN AND BEING PROACTIVE IN HOW TO GET KIDS TO SCHOOL IS VERY IMPORTANT.

SO I'M VERY I THINK THIS IS A GOOD THING.

SO THANK YOU, SIR.

I WANT TO ALSO SHARE THAT IN OUR PRINCIPAL OR OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION MEETINGS THIS LAST WEEK, WE HAD THAT SAME CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW CAN OUR PRINCIPALS HELP HOLD OUR TEACHERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR MAKING THOSE INITIAL COMMUNICATIONS? BECAUSE THAT'S CRITICAL AS WELL.

WE DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF WE WANT TO ENHANCE WHAT WE'RE DOING.

MRS. OROSCO. GREAT.

I LOVE THAT YOU'RE BRINGING THIS TO US.

I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO USE THE COMMUNICATION TOOLS WE HAVE ALREADY.

WE ALREADY GET THE EMAIL SAYING YOUR CHILD HAS BEEN ABSENT.

THAT'S A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO ADD THAT PIECE.

IF YOU ARE ABSENT FIVE CONSECUTIVE DAYS, YOU WILL BE UNENROLLED.

YES, MA'AM. RIGHT.

HAVING IT IN THAT EMAIL, HAVING IT IN THAT TEXT THAT WE GET WHEN OUR CHILD IS ABSENT, HAVING IT IN THE PHONE CALL.

ABSOLUTELY. SO WE NEED TO MODIFY THOSE THINGS.

ONCE THIS PASSES, WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, MODIFY THOSE TOOLS.

WE ALREADY HAVE THEM THERE, SO LET'S USE THEM, RIGHT? SO NOW, AGAIN, NOT JUST GOING BACK WITH YOUR TEACHER THAT HAS TO MAKE THAT FIRST CONTACT, BUT MAKING SURE IT IS OUT THERE SO NO ONE CAN SAY, I DIDN'T KNOW.

I DIDN'T KNOW. WELL, IT WAS ON YOUR PHONE CALL.

IT WAS ON THE EMAIL.

IT'S ON THE PORTAL.

THAT'S ANOTHER PLACE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE TO PUT IT ON THAT PORTAL.

ABSOLUTELY. WHERE PEOPLE GO TO CHECK THEIR PROGRESS REPORTS AND THE REPORT CARDS.

IT SAYS ON THERE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GET YOUR REPORT CARD OR PROGRESS REPORT, IT HAS IMPORTANT MESSAGES THAT NEEDS TO BE ON THERE FOR EVERYBODY.

SO THESE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE'RE COMMUNICATING TO ALL.

AND I UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS.

I WORK WITH A LOT OF THE POPULATION THAT HAS THESE ABSENCES AND WE CANNOT FIND THEM THAT COME TO THE CLOTHES CLOSET AND COME FOR FOOD SERVICES AND OTHER SERVICES WE PROVIDE.

AND THEY ARE NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE COUNSELOR AND THEY'RE LIKE, WE CAN'T FIND THEM.

AND I'M LIKE, OH, THEY CALLED FOR THIS OR THEY CALLED FOR THAT.

SO MAKING SURE THAT WE COMMUNICATE THROUGH ALL THOSE TOOLS.

SO I THINK IF WE DO THAT PIECE AND WE DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE, I THINK THIS CAN BE VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE AT THE SHOWCASES AGAIN, WE HEARD HOW MANY KIDS WE CAN'T FIND, HOW MANY KIDS ARE JUST ABSENT, DON'T RETURN CALLS, DON'T WRITE A NOTE.

THEY'RE GONE FOR TEN PLUS DAYS.

SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CURB THAT NOW.

SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS.

YES, MA'AM. MR. VELA. ALL RIGHT.

THE MESSAGE FOR ANYBODY LISTENING OUT THERE, RIGHT, IS THAT WE WANT YOUR KIDS IN SCHOOL, THAT WE WANT LEARNING TO TAKE PLACE.

SO THIS IS NOT A AT LEAST IN MY OPINION, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BE PUNITIVE WITH ANYTHING.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT WE WANT YOUR KIDS IN SCHOOL.

DR. DAWSON WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE UNENROLLED? WHAT DOES WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN? BASICALLY, THEY'RE NO LONGER OUR STUDENT.

AND SO THEN WE HAVE TO WORK ON MAKING SURE THEY'RE EITHER ENROLLED IN ANOTHER DISTRICT OR THEY CLAIM BEING HOMESCHOOLED OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE, SO THAT WE HAVE A CLEAR KNOWLEDGE OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM THEY'RE BEING ATTACHED TO.

AT THIS MOMENT THEY'RE NOT ATTACHED TO US, WHICH SAYS THEN THEY SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO SOME OTHER DISTRICT, WHETHER IT'S A CHARTER SCHOOL OR HOME SCHOOL OR PUBLIC SCHOOL.

OUR JOB THEN IS THROUGH THE LEVER PROCESS, MAKING SURE WE DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE IN LOCATING WHERE THEY'RE AT.

OKAY. SO JUST BECAUSE WE SAY SOMEBODY IS UNENROLLED, IF THEY MEET THE THRESHOLD, WHETHER IT'S THE CURRENT TEN DAYS OR IF WE MOVE DOWN TO FIVE DAYS, THERE IS STILL WORK ON OUR SIDE OF. OH, ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, OKAY.

AND THEN HOW DOES SOMEBODY GET RE ENROLLED IF THEY'VE BEEN UNENROLLED, IF THEY WANT TO COME BACK TO US? THE SAME WAY THEY DID ON THEIR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, THEY JUST SHOW UP OR GO ONLINE OR WHATEVER AND MAKE SURE.

AND THEN WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE KIDDO SHOWS UP.

RIGHT. OKAY.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT WE HAD THE FEW YEARS, BUT I MEAN, JUST A STANDARD IF SOMEBODY HAS THE FLU.

[02:35:03]

I'M NOT A DOCTOR, BUT I MEAN, TYPICALLY SOMEBODY IS OUT FOR A WEEK.

WE HAVE TO ADD THE HUMAN SIDE TO THIS, RIGHT? SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S A CASE BY CASE AND IT'S NOT A BLACK AND WHITE, BUT THIS IS A GOOD COMMUNICATION TOOL TO SAY THAT IF YOU'RE NOT DOING YOUR PART AND GETTING YOUR KIDDO TO SCHOOL, THEY'RE EITHER HAS TO BE A REALLY GOOD REASON OR THERE HAS TO BE SOME TYPE OF COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE HOME AND THE SCHOOL SO THAT WE'RE NOT JUST OUT THERE WONDERING WHERE THE KIDDOS ARE.

SO IF SOMEBODY AND I'M GOING TO PLAY THE WHAT IF HERE, BUT IF SOMEBODY WERE COMPLETELY INCAPACITATED AND IT WAS FIVE DAYS AND, YOU KNOW, MOM AND DAD ALSO, THEY WERE OUT OF THE COUNTRY. BUT YOU KNOW.

IF WE, IS THERE A WAY TO REENROLL SOMEBODY AFTER WE'VE ENROLLED THEM? IF THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS BEYOND THEIR CONTROL OR IS THAT? IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A BIG ISSUE FOR SOME OF THEM TO OR FOR THEM TO REENROLL, BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE ALL THEIR INFORMATION, WE HAVE THEIR SHOT RECORDS, WE HAVE ALL THE THINGS THAT WE REQUEST OF A PARENT.

IT'S A MATTER OF BASICALLY TURNING THAT SWITCH BACK ON AND REENGAGING THEM BACK IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

OKAY. SO I MEAN, I APPRECIATE AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS.

WE KNOW HOW IT AFFECTS STUDENT LEARNING AND OUTCOMES.

YOU KNOW, IT AFFECTS US, YOU KNOW, BUDGETING AND BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, OPERATE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE.

SO IT IMPACTS EVERYTHING.

WE KNOW THAT.

I'M JUST WONDERING IF CUTTING IT FROM TEN DAYS TO FIVE DAYS IS A LITTLE BIT TOO AGGRESSIVE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU LOOK AT SOMEBODY WITH JUST A STANDARD SICKNESS, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT DOES TAKE THEM. I MEAN, WOULD WE CONSIDER DOING SIX DAYS BECAUSE THAT WOULD TAKE THEM THROUGH A WEEK.

AND THEN BUT WITH THE SICKNESS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO CUT THEM.

RIGHT. IF THEY HAVE A VALID REASON FOR BEING OUT.

AND WE'RE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THAT FAMILY AND ENGAGE WITH THEM TO KNOW WHY THEY'RE OUT, THAT'S NOT GOING TO AUTOMATICALLY CUT THEM.

IT'S THE ONES THAT, AGAIN, THAT WE'VE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY TYPES OF RESPONSES.

WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO REACH OUR PARENTS IN SPANISH AS WELL.

THREE FOURTHS OF MY STAFF SPEAK SPANISH.

I SPEAK SPANISH. SO WE CAN WORK WITH OUR FAMILIES AND ALSO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE THAT THEY'RE COMFORTABLE.

WE MAKE HOME VISITS.

THOSE ARE ALL THE TYPES OF THINGS WE'RE GOING TO DO PROACTIVELY BEFORE WE EVEN START LOOKING AT SOME OF THE DISMISSAL OR THE WITHDRAWAL PROCESS.

OKAY. AND THEN AS WE'RE MAKING AND I KNOW THAT IT SAYS ATTEMPTS ARE MADE OR EFFORTS ARE MADE TO CONTACT AND I APPRECIATE THAT WE DOCUMENT THAT.

IS THERE ONE LAST, YOU KNOW, ONE LAST DITCH EFFORT? MAYBE I'M GOING TO SHOW SOME AGE HERE, BUT DO WE SEND OUT CERTIFIED LETTERS? NOT JUST THAT. YES, WE DO SEND OUT CERTIFIED LETTERS THAT SAYS, HEY, YOU HAVE UNTIL TOMORROW TO CONTACT US OR WE ARE AT THAT POINT.

AND WE DO DOOR HANGERS AND ALL THE FUN STUFF.

YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE WE'RE TRYING TO SELL THEM THE WARRANTY EXTRA WARRANTY FOR THEIR CAR BY THE TIME THEY SEE US SO OFTEN BECAUSE WE DO ENGAGE WITH THEM A LOT AND IT'S JUST A MATTER OF THEM RESPONDING.

GREAT. SO WITH THE CURRENT WITH THE WAY IT IS CURRENTLY, I GUESS, AND YOU MAY NOT HAVE THIS NOW, BUT WHAT HOW MANY STUDENTS DO WE UNENROLL WHEN THEY'VE HIT THAT TEN DAY THRESHOLD? I GUESS, WHAT'S OUR PERCENTAGE OF THAT NOW? I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING WE.

I'D HAVE TO LOOK THAT UP. ABSOLUTELY.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE A GOOD FOLLOW UP.

AND THEN I WOULD ALSO TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER AND SAY, HOW MANY KIDS WILL WE HAVE LOST THIS PAST YEAR IF WE HAD THIS IN PLACE FOR THE FIVE DAY RULE? SO, AGAIN, I MEAN, IT'S NOT THAT WE WANT TO WE'RE NOT IN THE BUSINESS AND I SAY BUSINESS, WE DON'T EXIST TO UNENROLL STUDENTS.

WE EXIST TO TEACH.

ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW SO I JUST I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THOSE NUMBERS.

MY BET ON THAT, THOUGH, WOULD BE THAT WE POTENTIALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE STUDENTS TO GET THEM BACK INTO SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY WOULD BE UNENROLLED.

ABSOLUTELY. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE BANKING ON.

RIGHT. SO.

OKAY, EXCELLENT POINT.

MS. RUNKLE. YES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I JUST ENJOY HAVING YOU IN THE DISTRICT AND YOU BEING A PART OF THIS DEPARTMENT.

OH THANK YOU. I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE THIS.

I KNOW THAT I SHARED MY CONCERNS ABOUT ATTENDANCE WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BUDGET.

AND SO I AM ABSOLUTELY IN SUPPORT OF THE FIVE DAYS.

BUT COMMUNICATION IS KEY.

WHEN WE DON'T COMMUNICATE, ALL THINGS FAIL, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. BUT WE ALSO AS PARENTS HAVE TO BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS, AND THAT'S COMMUNICATING AS WELL.

SO WHEN OUR KIDS ARE OUT OR WE HAVE THINGS GOING ON, THEN WE NEED TO BE COMMUNICATORS AS WELL.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WILL ASK AND DR.

WRIGHT, MAYBE YOU WANT TO SHARE THIS, BUT WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE DISTRICT EXPECTATION FOR SCHOOL SPONSORED EVENTS? SO IF THERE'S A SCHOOL SPONSORED EVENT, WHAT IS THE DISTRICT EXPECTATION FOR ATTENDANCE? THERE IS AN EVENT THAT DAY.

SO IF IT'S THE EXAMPLE THAT I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

YEAH, I KNOW MR. GOMEZ HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THAT PARTICULAR CAMPUS AND SINCE THAT IS ACTUALLY NOT A SCHOOL SPONSORED EVENT, BUT IT'S AN OUTSIDE EVENT THAT I DON'T THINK THEY REALIZED WHAT IT WAS DOING TO OUR ATTENDANCE.

AND SO I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO SET CRITERIA AS A MINIMUM STANDARD OF HOW LONG YOU HAVE TO GO DURING THE COURSE OF THAT DAY TO BE OUR PARTNER AND TO ALLOW THEM TO ATTEND THAT PARTICULAR DANCE.

[02:40:03]

IT'S JUST THAT PARTICULAR CAMPUS BECAUSE THERE MAY BE OTHER THINGS THAT COME UP AT OTHER CAMPUSES.

BECAUSE ALL THE REST OF OUR SCHOOL RELATED AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, WE DO EXPECT ATTENDANCE.

BUT LIKE THAT PARTICULAR DANCE IS TOTALLY OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OF SCHOOL AND PEOPLE TOOK THE LIBERTY TO MAKE A DAY OF IT TO TO GET PREPARED FOR THAT.

AND I DON'T THINK THEY INTENTIONALLY WERE DOING THAT.

BUT AFTER THE CONVERSATION THAT MS. [INAUDIBLE] AND MR. GOMEZ HAD, I THINK THEY'VE WORKED OUT AN AGREEMENT.

SO WE WOULD HAVE TO DO THAT WITH ALL THE OTHER ONES THAT MIGHT POP UP AS WELL.

RIGHT. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR. MISS OROSCO.

JUST ONE MORE THING. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PART OF FOLLOWING UP WITH STUDENTS.

I'M ALSO ON THE HAYS COUNTY CHILD PROTECTIVE BOARD, AND SO THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE DON'T LEAVE ANY KID BEHIND, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. THAT WE TRY TO MAKE SURE TO MAKE THAT CONTACT.

I KNOW WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL DID AN AMAZING JOB AT GOING OUT AND FINDING KIDS AND GETTING THEM OFF THE BOOKS WHEN THEY WERE LEGITIMATELY GOING TO A CHARTER OR GOING HOME SCHOOL OR GOING TO ANOTHER DISTRICT.

SO THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB AT THAT.

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LEAVE ANY KIDS BEHIND WHERE THOSE ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF THOSE KIDDOS.

SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

ABSOLUTELY. I AGREE.

OKAY. JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

FOR ME, I FULLY SUPPORT THIS.

I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC.

WHEN YOU FIRST LOOK AT IT, IT HAS THE APPEARANCE OF BEING PUNITIVE, BUT IT'S NOT.

IT'S REALLY INTENDED TO ALMOST FORCE US TO AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE STUDENTS THAT AREN'T IN ATTENDANCE AND THAT WE CAN'T FIND.

AND SO I ACTUALLY THINK IT MAKES IT THE EFFORT AND THAT'S MENTIONED IN HERE, I THINK IS GOING TO GO UP EXPONENTIALLY AS WE TRY TO GET THOSE KIDDOS BACK ON OUR CAMPUSES.

SO I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD THING, NOT ONLY FOR THE DISTRICT FOR ATTENDANCE PURPOSES, BUT FOR STUDENTS TO HAVE THEM ON CAMPUSES.

SO GOOD, GOOD STUFF.

OKAY. WE GOT TWO MORE THINGS.

K 3, MS.

[K.3. Update on Safety and Security Initiatives District Wide]

OKAY. THAT TAKES US TO K4.

[K.4. Update on Bond, Construction, and Renovation Projects in the district]

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE READY AND GOOD TO GO.

I DON'T HAVE A REPORT FOR YOU RIGHT NOW, BUT I CAN GET YOU ONE FIRST THING TOMORROW AND OR WE CAN TALK TO NATE.

HEY, MAX, CAN I ANSWER THAT ONE.

SO I WAS ACTUALLY TOURING THAT BUILDING THE OTHER DAY AND AND THEY WERE DOING THE FINAL INSPECTION AND IT WAS SIGNED OFF.

SO HAYS HIGH SCHOOL WILL OPEN UP, I THINK IT'S CALLED THE C LAB.

AND SO IT'S READY TO GO.

FANTASTIC. AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE CAN TAKE A TOUR OF THAT AS WELL, SINCE IT IS READY TO GO.

AND I KNOW.

SO TAKING A TOUR OF HAYS HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE LABS AND DO ALL OUR HVAC IS THE HVAC WORKING EVERYWHERE? ALL THOSE EXPANSIONS THAT WERE HAVING ISSUES LEHMAN WAS HAVING A LOT OF HVAC ISSUES WITH THOSE EXPANSIONS AND SO ON.

CONTROL ISSUES. YES, MA'AM.

CAN YOU CHECK ON ALL THE HVAC THAT THEY ARE UP AND RUNNING? YES. WE HAVE PUT QUITE A BIT OF EFFORT INTO THE HVAC AND IT STARTED WITH HAVING A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT AT BARTLETT FOR ALL THE WORK ORDERS AND THAT HAS HELPED QUITE A BIT.

AND THEN WE FOLLOWED UP PART TWO WITH THAT WAS WE TIGHTENED UP SOME THINGS WITH THE ARCHITECT AND HOW THEY ROLL THEIR JOBS OUT, HOW THEY HAVE THEIR PRE-BID CONFERENCES, HOW THEY HAVE THEIR PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCES.

SO, SO YES, THE AC HAS TIGHTENED UP GREATLY SINCE ALL OF OUR ALL OF OUR NEGLEY ITEMS. HVAC AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT GAS DOESN'T COME ON.

RIGHT. WE DON'T WANT ANY GAS SMELLS FROM OUR EXPANSION.

YES. SO I'M TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE BOND CONSTRUCTION THAT WE'VE JUST DONE.

THE CONSTRUCTION WE'VE JUST DONE.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ONE THING WE DO HAVE HERE, WE HAVE FURNITURE HERE.

AND ON THIS WALL OVER HERE, THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF WHAT MAY OR SOME EXAMPLES WE MIGHT LIKE TO SEE IN THE BOARD AND NEW ASC.

SO I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG THEY'LL BE HERE.

NATE, WILL THEY BE HERE FOR A FEW DAYS? SO BY LIKE MAYBE NEXT TUESDAY WHEN YOU ALL HAVE THAT BOARD MEETING, IF YOU WANT TO SIT IN THEM OR, YOU KNOW, FEEL OF THEM AND SEE HOW THEY DO, THERE'S LITTLE COMMENT CARDS ON THEM.

[02:45:08]

SO CLARIFY WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS FOR THE BOARD AND THE DAIS CHAIRS? I BELIEVE THAT IS ONE OF THE CHAIRS OVER HERE.

MR. WENSOWITCH CAN YOU TELL ME WHICH ONE WE'RE THINKING FOR THAT ONE.

NOW THE COLORS ARE JUST.

NOT SURE THE WHITE CHAIR THAT WE WERE TOLD TO SIT IN IS THE WINNER.

OKAY. BUT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE WHITE.

THAT IS JUST A COLOR.

THERE ARE OTHER COLORS AVAILABLE.

IS IT.

HERE'S NATE. IS THIS THE.

THAT ONE'S GOOD. OKAY.

YEAH, THAT'S AN OPTION AS WELL.

SO GOOD EVENING.

REAL QUICK, BRIEFLY, THIS IS A PROPOSED CHAIR FOR A CONFERENCE ROOM CHAIR AS WELL AS THE DAIS CHAIR.

SO THROUGHOUT THE CONFERENCE ROOMS THAT WE HAVE IN THE NEW ASC, THAT WILL BE THE PROPOSED SOLUTION.

AGAIN, THIS IS CONSIDERED A SIT TEST, IF YOU WILL.

AND SO WE'RE JUDGING THESE BASED ON COMFORT, ONLY THE AESTHETICS, ETCETERA, THE COLORS, THE FINISHES, THOSE HAVE OPTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM SO THEY CAN BE CHANGED, MODIFIED TO BETTER FIT THE FINISHED PALETTE OF OUR NEW BUILDING.

SO AGAIN, NUMBER ONE, THE WHITE ONE HERE, THAT'S CONFERENCE ROOM CHAIRS, POTENTIALLY DAIS CHAIRS AS WELL.

AND THE NEXT THREE ARE OPTIONS FOR ONE SELECTION.

AND SO THAT WILL BE WHAT'S CALLED OUR TASK CHAIRS.

SO ALL THE FOLKS THAT HAVE THE DIRECTOR'S OFFICES AND ALL THE CUBICLES AND OR EXCUSE ME, WORKSTATIONS, ETCETERA, THOSE WILL BE OUR STANDARD CHAIR THAT HAVE THAT EVERYONE WILL BE SITTING IN THROUGHOUT THE NEW BUILDING.

AND THEN THERE'S ALSO ONE MORE OVER HERE AS WELL AND ONE AS WELL OVER HERE.

THIS ONE IS SCHEDULED TO BE OR PROPOSED TO BE IN ITS CURRENT CONFIGURATION.

RIGHT? SO IN THE NEW BOARD ROOM, WE HAVE THE TRAINING ROOMS AND THE BOARDROOM, ETCETERA.

THIS CHAIR WAS PROPOSED TO BE REPEATED THROUGHOUT.

SO WE HAD IT FOR RESERVE FOR MRS. BEDWELL. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, BUT WE'LL LOOK FOR HER INPUT AS WELL.

AND THEN ALSO IN OUR CENTRAL MALL AREA THAT WE HAVE SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF SEATING.

WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS SAME CHAIR AS WELL.

THAT WAY WE CAN FLEX AND USE SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL SEATING CAPACITY IF WE NEED TO USE FOR ALL THE TRAINING ROOMS. ALL FOUR QUADRANTS OF THE BOARDROOM ARE SEPARATED INTO TRAINING ROOMS. WE'LL HAVE THE ABILITY TO GRAB CHAIRS OUT OF THE CENTRAL MALL AND USE THAT AND THEN VICE VERSA AS WELL.

IF WE NEED TO ROLL OUT FOR MORE SEATING CAPACITY OUT IN THE CENTRAL MALL AREA, WE CAN GRAB SOME OF THE CHAIRS FROM THE TRAINING ROOM CONFIGURATION AND TAKE THOSE OUT.

SO AND THEN THE LAST ONE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP WITH CHAIRS, LADIES.

THE THAT ONE'S NO GOOD.

NONSTARTER. OKAY.

THE NONSTARTER. THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S RIGHT. SO THE OTHER ONE IS PREPARED.

THAT ONE IS PROPOSED TO BE THE SIDE CHAIR, IF YOU WILL, IN ALL THE SOME OF THE DIRECTOR LEVEL AND ABOVE OFFICES AND THE CHIEF OFFICES, ETCETERA, THE GUEST CHAIRS, WHEN THEY COME IN AND SIT DOWN, THEY HAVE VARYING DEGREES OF EITHER 1 OR 2 COUNT PER OFFICE.

BUT THAT'S WHAT IS PROPOSED THERE.

IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S KIND OF A IT'S OKAY.

DOES THAT MEAN IS IT UNCOMFORTABLE? THAT MEANS IT'S NOT GOING TO STAY VERY LONG.

NO. OKAY.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE FOR YOU GUYS TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. MR. VELA. YEAH.

THANK YOU, MRS. OROSCO, I WANTED TO ALSO ASK ABOUT THE LHS HVAC TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE READY FOR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

I KNOW YOU GOT AN UPDATE ON THAT.

I KNOW THIS IS NOT OUR PROJECT, BUT THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN FRONT OF CHAPA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

DO WE KNOW ANYTHING ON THAT? JERI GETS US A REPORT EVERY WEEK.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT DAISY LANE? YES, SIR. WE CAN SEND THAT TO YOU.

MAKE SURE YOU GET THAT REPORT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

MISS OROSCO. SO THEN WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE FOR THE DAIS.

IT'S JUST THAT WHITE CHAIR.

OH, NO, THERE'S ALWAYS A CHOICE.

WELL, BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD EARLIER THAT WE CAN ONLY LOOK AT THAT WHITE CHAIR AND THAT WE HAD NO OPTIONS.

WHO TOLD YOU THAT? SOMEBODY THAT'S.

I MUST HAVE MISCOMMUNICATED IF THAT WAS THE CASE.

SO THIS IS OUR STARTING POINT, RIGHT? IF THERE IF THAT IS A NOT AN OPTION FOR US OR NOT A VIABLE OPTION FOR THE DAIS, WE CAN REVISIT THAT.

NO PROBLEM. THAT'S WHY WE'RE BRINGING THESE UP HERE.

WELL, IT'S HARD BECAUSE IT'S JUST ONE OPTION, SO WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO COMPARE IT TO.

RIGHT. OKAY. SO, I MEAN, IF WE HAD SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR THE BOARD DAIS, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL BECAUSE THEN WE CAN COMPARE IF YOU'RE JUST TELLING US, WELL, THIS ONE OPTION OR IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, WE CAN GET SOMETHING ELSE.

WE DON'T KNOW IF THE GRASS IS GREENER OR NOT.

SURE. SO JUST A CLARIFICATION ON THAT.

AND THEN ALSO FOR THAT CHAIR OVER THERE, YOU SAID THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE.

THE GALLERY. IS THAT ONE OF THOSE FOLDABLE STACKABLE CHAIRS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

[02:50:04]

YOU GOT TO PICK THEM UP NESTING.

THEY NEST ON ROLLERS.

YEAH. OH, BUT DO THEY? YES. YES, MA'AM.

THEY NEST.

OKAY. THEY DON'T STACK. THEY NEST.

[LAUGHTER] YES. I LIKE THAT THEY NEST.

I KNOW. I HAD SENT YOU A PICTURE FROM LUBBOCK WHERE I WAS AT, AND THEY HAD THESE CHAIRS THAT WERE REALLY NICE AND COMPACT SO THEY WOULDN'T TAKE UP SPACE.

SO THAT'S COOL. OKAY, WELL, LET US KNOW WHEN YOU GIVE US SOME ACTUAL OPTIONS FOR THE CHAIRS.

OKAY. SO I THINK THE OPTION I THINK I HEARD THAT THE FIRST OPTION WOULD BE THE ONES YOU'RE SITTING IN.

I KNOW WHO'S TALKING WE WILL WE CAN GET YOU SOME MORE OPTIONS.

WE WILL DO THAT.

OKAY, COOL. THANK YOU.

MISS RUNKLE. WELL, I CARE ABOUT CHAIRS AS MUCH AS I CARE ABOUT CUBBIES.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE CHAIRS, WHATEVER.

I WOULD BE HAPPY WITH THIS CHAIR.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT I CARE ABOUT IS HOW EVERYONE BACK THERE IS COMFORTABLE BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO SIT IN THE CHAIRS ALL DAY LONG.

I DON'T. SO I DON'T PARTICULARLY CARE ABOUT CHAIRS.

I'M SURE EVERYBODY ELSE DOES.

THAT'S MY COMMENT.

I HAVE MAJOR ANXIETY TALKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE THIS.

MAJOR. THAT'S RIGHT.

MR. FLORES.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE CHAIRS, BUT MY MIND WAS JUST ON IF I COULD BE UPDATED JUST AS A NEW MEMBER OF THE BOARD ON ANY POTENTIAL LOCATIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER FOUR THAT HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT TO THIS DATE, PLEASE.

THAT'S ALL I GOT. I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE CHAIRS.

THEY ALL LOOK PRETTY COMFORTABLE TO ME.

THANK YOU. AND THEN AS FAR AS HOW LONG THE CHAIRS WILL REMAIN HERE, THE INTENT WAS THAT I TAKE THEM BACK, COME BACK AND GET THEM IN THE MORNING AND TAKE THEM TO THE CABINET MEETING SO THEY CAN SO THE SUPERINTENDENTS CABINET CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE.

BUT I CAN LEAVE THEM HERE AS WELL.

WHATEVER'S MORE CONVENIENT FOR YOU GUYS.

YOU TELL ME AND I'LL HAVE THEM THERE.

TAKE THEM BACK TO I WOULD TAKE THEM TO CENTRAL OFFICE.

LET'S TAKE THEM BACK. YEAH.

THANK YOU. WOULD THAT BE THE JOHNSON BUILDING? MS. PETREA IS TAKING THEM FOR A TEST DRIVE RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK, SO.

YEAH, I GUESS THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN CHOOSING PAINT COLORS FOR PEOPLE IS CHOOSING FURNITURE.

RIGHT? I HAVE 45 MINUTES WORTH OF THOUGHTS I'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD ABOUT THE CHAIRS.

OKAY. WE ARE UP TO RFI.

[L. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES]

I WANT MR. CLEAVER. I WOULD LIKE THE START AND END TIME OF WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER GOES OFF IN OUR CLASSROOMS. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, SO I WOULD LIKE THE START TIME WHEN THE AC KICKS ON AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY AND THE END TIME, ESPECIALLY WITH THESE HOTTER DAYS.

I KNOW IT DOES DIFFER FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY, BUT THAT IS A QUESTION WE GET ASKED OFTEN AND PEOPLE HAVE COME TO PUBLIC FORUM FOR.

SO I WOULD LIKE THAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. MS. RUNKLE. I WOULD LIKE THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE USING HERO IF YOU COULD PLEASE PROVIDE DATA TO HERO.

AND THEN ALSO IF YOU CAN PROVIDE THE SIDE BY SIDE CHANGES TO THE LAST BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES THAT WE CHANGED.

SO WHAT THEY WERE PRIOR AND THEN WHAT THEY WERE THAT WE JUST RECENTLY CHANGED, DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY.

MS. RUNKLE HOW MANY QUESTIONS DO WE DO WE HAVE? DO YOU WANT TO HOLD YOUR RECAP AND.

OKAY. SO THEY'LL END UP ON ON BOARD BLOG.

SO WE'LL SEE THOSE THERE.

OKAY, TEAM, OUR NEXT MEETING IS AUGUST 21ST, RIGHT HERE IN THE KUNKEL ROOM AT 5:30 P.M..

[N. UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS]

YES. IS NEXT.

OUR SPECIAL MEETING IS NEXT WEEK.

OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING IS AUGUST THE 21ST.

MISS GLORIA, WHEN WILL YOU HAVE THE NEXT ONE FINALIZED? TOMORROW? TOMORROW.

OKAY. BOARD WATCH FOR INFORMATION ON THAT MEETING FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

THAT WILL BE COMING TO YOU.

AND UNLESS THERE'S DISSENT, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:38 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.