Aug 28, 2023 Board Meeting

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

[A. CALL TO ORDER: Establish a quorum ]

TODAY IS MONDAY, AUGUST THE 28TH, AND THE TIME IS 5:00.

A QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.

ALL BOARD 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 ]

SECTION 418.183F.

THE TIME IS 5:01 P.M..

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

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

AGAIN, WELCOME TO EVERYBODY IN ATTENDANCE AND EVERYONE LISTENING ONLINE.

THE TIME IS 6:05 P.M.

A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED.

ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT.

WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, LED BY BOARD SECRETARY COURTNEY RUNKLE.

[D. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS ]

[E. MISSION STATEMENT ]

THANK YOU. AND NOW, OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT BY TRUSTEE VANESSA PETREA.

[F. SOCIAL CONTRACT ]

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM G, OUR SUPERINTENDENT SAFETY REPORT, DR.

[G. SUPERINTENDENT & SAFETY REPORT ]

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON OUR ENROLLMENT.

AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE 23,053 STUDENTS AND OUR ATTENDANCE RATE FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL.

96.27%. AND YEAH, I SEE YOU.

I SEE YOUR FIST PUMPING OUT THERE, DR.

DAWSON. YEAH.

SO WE BUDGETED ON 93%.

AND SO IF WE CAN CONTINUE THIS TREND AND KEEP THAT 96% THRESHOLD, THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL ABOUT $4.5 MILLION THAT WE CAN ADD TO OUR BUDGET, WHICH WOULD BE OUTSTANDING.

SO LET'S KEEP IT UP.

AND I KNOW THAT AFTER LABOR DAY, WE WILL INCREASE OUR ENROLLMENT EVEN MORE.

WE'RE ABOUT 300 DOWN FROM WHAT THE DEMOGRAPHER SAID WE WOULD BE.

AND TYPICALLY THROUGH THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, WE CONTINUE TO ADD MORE AND MORE STUDENTS.

NEXT, I WANTED TO ADDRESS OUR NEW PROTOCOL AS IT DEALS WITH COVID.

YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT WE USED TO HAVE AN EXTENSIVE PROTOCOL DURING THE PANDEMIC.

NOW COVID IS JUST A PART OF OUR OTHER COMMUNICABLE DISEASES SUCH AS THE FLU AND RSV, AND WE TREAT IT EXACTLY THE SAME.

AND I KNOW IF THERE IS A TEST OF POSITIVE, OUR NURSES WILL RECOMMEND THAT STUDENTS STAY HOME OR STAFF STAY HOME FOR FIVE DAYS. IT'S NOT MANDATORY, BUT IT IS RECOMMENDED.

AND SO WE'VE UPDATED THAT ON OUR OUR WEBSITE.

THANK YOU, MR. SAVOY, FOR GETTING THAT TAKEN CARE OF.

WE APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR DOING THAT.

AND SO JUST WANTED TO CLEAR UP ANY MISCONCEPTIONS.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MASK MANDATES WHATSOEVER.

I'VE BEEN ASKED THAT QUESTION THIS WEEK IF WE WERE GOING TO HAVE ANY OF THOSE.

AND OF COURSE, IF AN INDIVIDUAL CHOOSES TO WEAR ONE, THEY ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO DO SO.

AND THEN FINALLY, I WANTED TO JUST SAY HOW EXCITED I AM TO SEE OUR KIDS IN ACTION.

WE HAVE VOLLEYBALL CURRENTLY HAPPENING, WATER POLO, CROSS COUNTRY AND THEN WE HAVE OUR FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAMES HAVE STARTED AND IT WAS SO EXCITING TO SEE ALL OF OUR TEAMS PLAY THIS WEEK.

OUR HAYS HAWKS WON 36 TO 0.

OUR JOHNSON JAGUARS BEAT SAN ANTONIO CLARK 28 TO 0, AND OUR LEHMAN LOBOS LOST 29 TO 15.

BUT WAS I WAS VERY PROUD OF THE FIGHT THAT THEY EXHIBITED THROUGHOUT THE GAMES AND WATCHING OUR DRILL TEAMS, OUR CHEERLEADERS, OUR BAND, SEEING EVERYBODY COME TOGETHER IN

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THIS COMING FRIDAY.

IF YOU GUYS HAVEN'T EVER GONE TO A WATER POLO MATCH AT CAMP MOODY, ALL OF THE HAYS CISD SCHOOLS WILL BE COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER, BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS.

AND AND THAT'S I HAD THE ABILITY TO PLAY IN COLLEGE IN INTRAMURALS AND THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST TAXING, HARDEST SPORT I'VE EVER PARTICIPATED IN.

IT TAKES A LOT OF SKILL AND EFFORT.

SO GO CHECK OUR KIDS OUT AT CAMP MOODY.

THEY'RE PLAYING ALL DAY ON FRIDAY.

AND SO JUST WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF THAT.

AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR MY REPORT TEAM.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR.

WRIGHT? OKAY.

SO MRS. SKROCKI'S GOING TO NOT HAVE ANYTHING IN HER PART OF THE SAFETY AND SECURITY REPORT RIGHT HERE DUE TO COMING UP LATER FOR ACTION ITEM J 1 WHERE SHE WILL HAVE PLENTY TO SAY, I'M SURE. SO THAT TAKES US INTO PUBLIC FORUM.

SO AT THIS TIME WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF OUR MEETING.

[H. PUBLIC FORUM ]

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.

WE HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS TONIGHT.

THE FIRST TWO ARE FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES EACH.

THE LAST THREE ARE FOR AN AGENDA ITEM.

YOU WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES EACH.

SO FIRST UP IS CASEY PAOLOS AND I APOLOGIZE TO ALL OF YOU IN ADVANCE IF I SAY YOUR NAME WRONG, I PROBABLY WILL.

SO, CASEY, COME ON UP.

ONE MOMENT. WE'RE WAITING ON THE TIMER TO POP UP.

[INAUDIBLE] YES.

OKAY, PERFECT. I WANT TO APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE.

I JUST GOT NEW CONTACTS. SO IF YOU SEE ME LOOKING AT NOTES LIKE THIS, NO WORRIES.

LET'S MAKE SURE YOUR MICROPHONE [INAUDIBLE].

THERE WE GO. AND YOU MAY BEGIN.

I'M GOING TO KEEP THIS SHORT AND SWEET.

MY NAME IS CASEY PAULOS.

I HAVE TWO CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BETWEEN THE ELC AND CARPENTER HILL ELEMENTARY, AND I'M THE HUSBAND OF AN EDUCATOR IN THE DISTRICT AS WELL.

UM, RECENTLY WE WERE NOTIFIED OF A TUITION INCREASE FOR THE ELCS ACROSS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

HOWEVER, WE WERE NOT GIVEN A PRICE WITH THAT AND BEING TOLD THAT WE HAVE TO GIVE 30 DAYS NOTIFICATION IF WE WANT TO PULL OUR CHILDREN OUT OF THE ELC.

IF WE ONLY HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME WHERE WE KNOW WHAT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT FOR US IS GOING TO BE, THAT LEAVES US WITH VERY LIMITED OPTIONS AS FAR AS FINDING CHILD CARE IN AN AREA THAT'S GROWING RAPIDLY.

MY FIRST QUESTION IS WHY WAS THIS ANNOUNCED WITHOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TELLING US WHAT THE TUITION INCREASE IS GOING TO BE? IN THIS EMAIL, THEY SENT OUT A EFFECTIVELY A BROCHURE THAT COMPARES IT TO THE THREE MOST EXPENSIVE OPTIONS WITHIN THE AREA.

UM, AND THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION THAT YOU SEE BETWEEN THE TWO IS INSANE.

THEY'RE ASKING FOR PAY RAISES FOR TEACHERS, WHICH I 100% SUPPORT FROM A FAMILY OF EDUCATORS MY WIFE IS AN EDUCATOR.

I SUPPORT IT WHOLEHEARTEDLY.

BUT WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR IS EQUIVALENT OF MONTESSORI SCHOOL EDUCATION PAY WHERE THEY'RE NOT GETTING THAT REGULAR.

I CAN WALK INTO THE ELC, I'LL SEE BLUEY ON THE TV OR SOME OTHER RANDOM YOUTUBE VIDEO AND THE TEACHER IS DOING THEIR BEST.

THE ELCS ARE ARE ADVERTISED TO EMPLOYEES AS BEING A FINANCIALLY SAFE OPTION FOR THE TEACHERS.

IT'S A CONVENIENCE FOR THEM.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE CHEAPER FOR THEM.

BUT WHEN YOU ACTUALLY BREAK DOWN BY THE TIME YOU'VE GOT AT THE END OF IT WITH ALL THE FEES, THE SCHOOL SUPPLY FEES, THE LUNCHES, THE BREAKFAST, THE SNACKS, IT'S A VERY CLOSE COMPARISON WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MORE EXPENSIVE OPTION, IT'S ABOUT A $200 A MONTH DIFFERENCE.

BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MORE AVERAGE OPTIONS IN THE AREA, IT'S ANYWHERE FROM $50 TO $70 A MONTH DIFFERENCE.

AND THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION YOU GET AT THOSE SCHOOLS IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT.

IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S OFFERED STEM PROGRAMS, DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS, DIFFERENT AREAS WHERE KIDS CAN EXPRESS THEIR INTEREST AND MAYBE FIND THAT CAREER INTEREST EARLY ON SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE, BUT AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL WHERE THE STUDENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY FROM THE FROM THE YOUNGEST AGES, WHY IS NONE OF THAT OFFERED HERE YET? YOU WANT US TO START PAYING THAT LEVEL OF TUITION? WHAT ARE WE GOING TO GET FOR IT? WHY IS IT THAT ON TOP OF THE SCHOOL SUPPLY FEE OF $200 PER STUDENT, WHICH I HAVE NO PROBLEM PAYING, I WANT MY KIDS TO GET THE BEST EDUCATION.

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WHY IS IT AT THE END OF THE YEAR OR EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, WE'RE ASKED TO SUPPLY EXTRA SUPPLIES, EXTRA SNACKS, STUFF AS PARENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

BUT WHERE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ALL OF THIS? AND THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT UP IS MEGAN PAULOS.

MAYBE I SAID THAT RIGHT CLOSER TO IT THAT TIME.

COME ON. COME ON UP.

HELLO. I'M ACTUALLY MEGAN GILIBERTO.

I MESSED UP.

DON'T MIND ME. I WAS NERVOUS.

I AM AN ENGLISH TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT.

I'VE BEEN IN THE DISTRICT FOR.

OOO THIS IS MY NINTH YEAR IN THE DISTRICT, AND I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE.

I'M ALSO A PARENT, THOUGH, OF A STUDENT, ONE WHO'S CURRENTLY IN THE ELC PROGRAM, ONE WHO'S BEEN IN THE ELC PROGRAM UP UNTIL THIS YEAR, AND NOW SHE'S IN THE DISTRICT PRE-K PROGRAM. I'M ALSO HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ELC TUITION RAISE, BUT I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MY FELLOW TEACHERS WHO QUITE FRANKLY ARE FEELING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. NONE OF US GOT INTO EDUCATION FOR THE MONEY.

WE GOT INTO IT BECAUSE WE LOVED THE STUDENTS AND WE WANT TO SHARE OUR LOVE OF WHAT WE LEARNED IN SCHOOL WITH THEM.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE HUMANS AND WE WANT TO SEE VALUE FOR THE DOLLARS THAT WE SPEND ON A DAILY BASIS.

WE ALSO WANT TO SEE THOSE VALUE OR THE VALUE PRESENTED TO OUR CHILDREN, JUST AS WE AS EDUCATORS ATTEMPT TO EVERY DAY GIVE YOUR STUDENTS A VALUABLE EDUCATION.

I'M AN ENGLISH TEACHER, LIKE I SAID, SO I'M NOT GOOD AT MATH.

BUT I DID SOME SIMPLE MATH WHICH I WAS ABLE TO DO ON MY PHONE CALCULATOR AND I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

I WAS TOLD RECENTLY IN AN IMPROMPTU MEETING WITH MISS MARY NOBLE THAT IF TUITION DID NOT INCREASE IN JANUARY, THAT THE ELC PROGRAM WOULD BE ROUGHLY $92,000 IN THE HOLE.

AND SO IT COMES BACK ON US AS PARENTS SLASH EMPLOYEES TO PAY MORE TO MAKE UP THAT DIFFERENCE.

THE MATH IS NOT MATHING IF YOU WILL.

MY CHILDREN ARE BOTH AT CARPENTER HILL AND THROUGH THE ELC PROGRAM APPROXIMATE NUMBERS JUST FROM TUITION ALONE THIS YEAR IIF TUITION DID NOT INCREASE, THEY WOULD BE MAKING ROUGHLY $280,000 FROM TUITION ALONE.

THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE SUPPLY FEES.

IT ALSO DOES NOT INCLUDE ENROLLMENT FEES FOR NEW STUDENTS.

IF THOSE NUMBERS ARE ROUGHLY THE SAME AMOUNT ACROSS THE SEVEN ELC CAMPUSES, THAT EQUATES TO ROUGHLY $1.9 MILLION BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

SO MY QUESTION IS THIS, WHERE IS OUR MONEY GOING? BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW THAT.

WHERE'S OUR MONEY GOING? WHERE IS THE VALUE THAT WE SHOULD BE SEEING FOR THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE PAYING? BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE, I COULD SEND MY CHILD TO PRIMROSE THIS YEAR.

I CAN NOW BECAUSE IT'S TOO LATE.

BUT I COULD SEND HER THIS YEAR, PAY $500 MORE AND GET A TRUE ACCREDITED CURRICULUM TAUGHT TO HER AS AN INFANT.

WELL, AS A ONE YEAR OLD.

AND WHY ARE WE WHY ARE WE ONLY BEING TOLD THIS AT THE LAST MINUTE WHEN WE ARE EXPECTED TO DO BETTER FOR YOUR STUDENTS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

GIVE MRS. GLORIA A MOMENT TO RESET THE TIMER.

FIRST UP WILL BE LELAND LAROCQUE.

WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

THANKS AGAIN FOR BEING HERE AND PROVIDING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON AN IMPORTANT MATTER.

SO, ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS LELAND LAROCQUE, AND I AM HERE TO COMMENT ON THE POLICIES.

SORRY, ON THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT POLICY OF DENYING HOMESCHOOLERS FAIR ACCESS TO UIL ACTIVITIES.

SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR.

I'M NOT HERE TO BEG FOR A SEAT AT THE TABLE, EVEN THOUGH IT FEELS LIKE I'M HELPING TO PAY FOR THE TABLE.

THE STATE LAW IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD, THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS FINAL SAY ON THE MATTER WHETHER OR NOT TO APPROVE THIS.

AND WHATEVER HAPPENS, YOU KNOW, I WILL OBVIOUSLY RESPECT THAT.

THAT BEING SAID, I WALKED AWAY QUITE DISAPPOINTED AFTER LAST WEEK'S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

I WAS DISAPPOINTED NOT JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE WAS A NOT SO OPTIMISTIC RESPONSE TO THE AGENDA ITEM, BUT BECAUSE THE NEGATIVE REACTION TO IT APPEARED TO BE BASED ON A PERCEIVED LACK OF INFORMATION WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY OUT THERE.

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IF THE BOARD SORRY.

IF THE BOARD CHOOSES TO VOTE AGAINST THIS ITEM TONIGHT, I WOULD STILL LIKE TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU TO BRING OUR COMMUNITY CLOSER TOGETHER AND BE MORE INCLUSIVE.

SO SOMEONE LIKE MY SON AND OTHERS WHO WITHOUT A DOUBT IS THE BRIGHTEST, MOST MATURE AND KIND HEARTED, KINDHEARTED CHILD I KNOW, HAS MORE OPPORTUNITIES THAT SHOULD BE AFFORDED TO HIM. THERE IS A REASON HOME SCHOOLING WORKS FOR HIM.

IT'S BECAUSE HE'S AN AMAZING STUDENT.

HE TAKES CARE OF BUSINESS AND HE IS THE MODEL STUDENT THAT WOULD BENEFIT THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD BENEFIT FOR HIM BEING AROUND OTHER STUDENTS AS WELL. NOW, THE REACTION LAST WEEK WAS KIND OF A HUMAN REACTION.

I UNDERSTAND IT WHEN WE'RE FACED WITH A PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED, ONE THAT WE ARE NOT PARTICULARLY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND MIGHT REQUIRE SOME TIME AND EFFORT.

WE GENERALLY BACK AWAY AND NOT TAKE ACTION OR WE KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.

IT IS VERY OBVIOUS, BASED ON THE BASED ON THE PRESENTATIONS FOR THE NEW PROJECTS I WITNESSED LAST WEEK, THAT THIS SCHOOL BOARD IS MORE THAN CAPABLE OF HANDLING OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAY BE DISGUISED AS PROBLEMS OR OBSTACLES.

I SAT HERE WITH MY SON FOR FOUR HOURS AND LISTENED TO THE QUESTIONS THAT ALL OF YOU POSED FOR YOUR OTHER PRESENTERS, AND IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT YOU DO CARE ABOUT THINKING BIG AND TAKING ON COMPLEX ISSUES.

IN FACT, A FREQUENT THEME LAST WEEK WAS THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE, BUILD FOR THE FUTURE.

IT'S A GOOD, GOOD VIEW TO HAVE.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE AND BRING AS MANY STUDENTS ALONG FOR THE RIDE AS POSSIBLE.

I ALSO WANTED TO UPDATE ALL OF YOU THAT I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH A COUPLE OF OUR LOCAL ATHLETIC DIRECTORS OF DISTRICTS THAT HAVE OPTED IN.

COACH WARREN, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF WIMBERLEY ISD, TOLD ME THAT THE EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN A VERY POSITIVE ONE, DESPITE BEING SKEPTICAL AT FIRST ABOUT THE PROGRAM.

FIVE STUDENTS HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY AND ONE OF THEM ACTUALLY ENDED UP ENROLLING IN ONE OF THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

NOW, FOR THE SAKE OF TRANSPARENCY, I DID SPEAK WITH MR. LAPLANTE OF HUTTO ISD AND HE WAS NOT AS OPTIMISTIC, BUT IT WAS FOR A VERY CLEAR REASON.

HE DID SAY THE STUDENTS, WHICH HAVE ONLY BEEN FIVE AS WELL, THEY HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY GREAT AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES, BUT THEY'VE HAD GROWING PAINS ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE. SO IF BOTH DISTRICTS HAVE NEARLY IDENTICAL NUMBERS AND PARTICIPATION AND WIMBERLEY HAS HAD A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE OVERALL AND HUTTO IS STRUGGLING ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE, THIS IS SIMPLY A MATTER OF POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND EXECUTION.

AND NONE OF YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO OPTING IN.

AS I JUST STATED, THOSE NUMBERS, THERE'S ONLY BEEN FIVE IN BOTH DISTRICTS EVEN SCALING THOSE NUMBERS TO HAYS ISD ENROLLMENT NUMBERS, IT'S APPROXIMATELY 0.002% OF ENROLLMENT.

SO THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE, YOU KNOW, OF HOMESCHOOLERS TAKING UP SPACE.

NOW, LET ME BE CLEAR I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO OPEN UP THE FLOOD GATES WITH NO PLAN IN PLACE BECAUSE THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR ANY OF THE STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED.

AS THIS IS AN ANNUAL DECISION ALL OF YOU MUST MAKE, I DON'T WANT IT TO BE SUCH A BURDENSOME EXPERIENCE THAT NEXT TIME AROUND YOU CHOOSE TO OPT OUT.

I'M SIMPLY ASKING YOU TO GET THE PROCESS STARTED.

I AM WELL AWARE THAT SOMETHING HAPPENING THIS YEAR MIGHT BE A STRETCH, AND I GET THAT THE STATE LAW IS VAGUE FOR A REASON.

IT GIVES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS MUCH FLEXIBILITY AS POSSIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO CREATING POLICY.

THIS CAN BE AS EASY OR AS DIFFICULT AS YOU WANT IT TO BE.

SO ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION.

DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN UP A BIGGER FORUM, TAKE TIME AND GET A POLICY IN PLACE.

I'M NOT ASKING YOU GUYS TO RUSH ANYTHING.

I'M JUST ASKING YOU ALL TO SIMPLY CONSIDER IT AND GET MORE INFORMATION AND POSSIBLY MAKE A MOVE ON IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT UP IS RANDY HUNT.

YOU'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

GOOD EVENING. AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS.

I'M HERE TO SUPPORT MY FRIEND MR. LAROCQUE AND HIS 14 YEAR OLD SON, WHO I CAN ATTEST TO IS EVERYTHING THAT HIS FATHER DESCRIBED HIM AS.

HE'S VERY DEDICATED, HARD WORKING YOUNG MAN, STUDIOUS YOUNG MAN.

MR. LAROCQUE HAD TOLD ME THAT HAD INFORMED ME EARLIER IN THE WEEK ABOUT THIS PROPOSITION, Y'ALL'S THOUGHTS OF MAYBE

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I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT Y'ALL TAKE YOUR TIME, MAYBE DO SOME STUDYING.

AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO OFFER MYSELF AS TO HELP IF NEEDED BE.

I CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION, DO SOME OF THE GOOGLE SEARCHES, WHATEVER IT TAKES.

I HAVE A DAUGHTER IN JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL WHERE I'M NOT PLANNING ON TAKING HER OUT FOR HOMESCHOOL, BUT I'M PUTTING MYSELF IN MY FRIEND'S POSITION.

IF I WERE, I WOULD WANT HER TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO HER FINE ART DANCING AND THEATER AND STUFF LIKE THAT THAT SHE DOES. SO I THINK RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST TO DISALLOW THIS THIS YOUNG MAN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A TEAM ON A TEAM SPORT, TO LEARN THOSE THINGS THAT WE LEARN BY BEING ON A FOOTBALL TEAM OR BEING AT BASEBALL TEAM AND PARTICIPATING I JUST THINK IT'D BE PROBABLY NOT THE BEST CHOICE.

AND I'D LIKE TO SEE Y'ALL AT LEAST GIVE HIM THAT OPPORTUNITY.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AND OUR LAST SPEAKER OF THE NIGHT IS AARON FOLTZ.

HELLO. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE SAME ISSUE.

AND I THIS IS MY LITTLE GIRL OVER HERE, AND I HAVE A 12 YEAR OLD SON.

WE ARE ALSO HOME SCHOOLERS.

I JUST MET THIS FAMILY TONIGHT.

I WAS LIKE, OH, THERE'S SOMEBODY ELSE HERE THAT IS INTERESTED IN THIS.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT JUST AN EXAMPLE OF A FAMILY THAT DOESN'T FIT IN THE SYSTEM SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE DIVERSITY WITHIN EVEN HOME SCHOOLERS THAT WE CAN BRING TO THE TABLE.

UM, WE STARTED HOMESCHOOLING WHEN MY SON WAS FIVE BECAUSE HE WHEN WE WENT TO PUT HIM IN SCHOOL, THEY COULD NOT ACCOMMODATE HIM BECAUSE HE WAS TOO FAR AHEAD.

HE [INAUDIBLE] WAS FIFTH GRADE.

HE WAS ALREADY DOING SECOND AND THIRD GRADE MATH WE WEREN'T HERE WE WEREN'T IN THIS DISTRICT.

LET ME CLARIFY. WE'VE ONLY BEEN IN THE HAYS COUNTY FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.

SO THIS IS A NEW COMMUNITY FOR US.

WE WERE IN A DIFFERENT COMMUNITY IN TEXAS AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO PUT HIM.

THEY COULDN'T THEY OH, WE COULD ACCELERATE IN ONE YEAR.

WELL, HE NEEDED MORE THAN ONE YEAR OF ACADEMIC ACCELERATION.

NOT NECESSARILY SOCIAL EMOTIONAL ANYWAY IT JUST CAME DOWN TO IT JUST WASN'T A GREAT FIT.

AND WHAT WE LEARNED IS THAT ONCE IT WAS NEVER IN MY PLAN, IT WAS NEVER IN MY PLAN.

I WAS ALWAYS PLANNING. I WENT TO PUBLIC SCHOOL, WAS FINE EXPERIENCE FOR ME.

UM, SO WHAT ENDED UP HAPPENING IS HE JUST TOOK OFF.

I DOVE INTO DIFFERENT RESOURCES AND STARTED PUTTING ON THIS CAP OF WHAT AM I GOING TO DO TO TEACH MY KID? AND AND HE JUST TOOK OFF AND SOARED.

AND HE DID ABOUT TWO YEARS OF MATH IN ONE YEAR AND JUST HE'S JUST HE'S 12 YEARS OLD.

AND HE IS WHAT WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF 9TH GRADE.

AND HE IS IN 10TH GRADE MATH AND HE IS DOING A MATH COMPETITION THAT IS EVEN HIGHER THAN THAT.

SO FOR HIM, IT WAS THE BEST REASON.

HIS ALSO HIS EXTRACURRICULAR IS HE IS NOW A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITIVE IRISH DANCER.

AND SO HE WE HAVE TO TRAVEL 3 TO 4 TIMES A YEAR INTERNATIONALLY FOR HIM TO COMPETE.

SO IN ORDER FOR US TO ACCOMMODATE THAT PASSION OF HIS AND HIS DREAM, WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY SO IT WOULDN'T FIT WITHIN THE TRUANCY IN THE REQUIREMENTS OF SCHOOL. SO I'M HERE TO TO JUST SAY THAT I WOULD LOVE FOR HIM TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY WHEN HE IS OF HIGH SCHOOL AGE TO BE ABLE TO BE ON THE DEBATE TEAM OR THE MATH TEAM.

HE WOULD BE AN AMAZING ASSET ON THE MATH TEAM COMPETITION OR HE LOVES THEATER TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME OF THE SHOWS.

RIGHT NOW, HE'S NOT INTERESTED IN SPORTS PER SE AT THIS TIME IN HIS LIFE.

BUT WHO KNOWS IF THAT MIGHT CHANGE.

BUT JUST, YOU KNOW, AS A PARENT, TO BE ABLE TO OFFER HIM SOME OF THE MORE SOCIAL GROUP ACTIVITIES, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IN TEXAS, WE'RE 'RE CATEGORIZED AS PRIVATE SCHOOLS INDIVIDUALLY BECAUSE OF LEGAL REASONS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, WE DON'T HAVE THE BENEFITS OF A PRIVATE SCHOOL WHEN IT COMES TO THE GROUP ACTIVITIES.

SO MY DAUGHTER SITTING WITH ME, SHE'S PROBABLY MORTIFIED THAT I'M BRINGING HER INTO THIS.

SHE JUST KIND OF FOLLOWED IN HIS FOOTSTEPS BECAUSE I WAS ALREADY DOING IT WITH BIG BROTHER AND WHAT DOOR THAT HAS OPENED FOR US IS SHE IS A COMPETITIVE GYMNAST JUNIOR OLYMPIC TRACK.

SHE TRAINS FOR 20 TO 25 HOURS A WEEK.

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NOT EVERY DAY IN THE AFTERNOONS, BUT A LOT.

AND SO SHE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BE IN A TYPICAL SCHOOL DAY EITHER.

AND SO I WOULD LOVE FOR HER TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHE'S AN ARTIST TO BE ABLE TO DO, AND SHE'S A DANCER AS WELL TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE BE ON THE DRILL TEAM OR, YOU KNOW, OR WHATEVER.

SO I'M JUST HERE AS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A FAMILY THAT DOESN'T REALLY FIT INTO THE MOLD.

AND TO KNOW THAT I HAVE THE DEEPEST RESPECT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL AND, AND I WANTED VERY MUCH FOR MY KIDS TO BE ABLE TO GO.

IT JUST DIDN'T WORK OUT THAT WAY.

SO PLEASE CONSIDER THE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT LELAND HAS SAID.

AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAYBE TABLE THE ISSUE.

TIME FOR GATHERING INFORMATION AND RESEARCH FROM OTHER DISTRICTS THAT ARE DOING THIS TO TRY TO FIND WHAT POLICY MIGHT WORK IN THE FUTURE.

MINE ARE A LITTLE YOUNG FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL CONSIDERATION, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT APPLIES TO MIDDLE SCHOOL OR NOT.

UM, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU COMING AND SPEAKING TONIGHT.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC FORUM SECTION.

WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE INTO CONSENT SECTION I.

[I. CONSENT AGENDA ]

TEAM JUST LET YOU KNOW SINCE WE HAVE SO MANY GUESTS HERE, I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT UP IN FRONT OF J 1 BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE, SO WE'LL TACKLE THAT FIRST.

[J.1. Consideration and possible adoption of a resolution for a Good Cause Exception from the Requirement to Comply with HB 3 Sec. 37.0814 ]

OKAY. SO CONSENT ANYTHING WE WANT TO PULL.

MRS. OROSCO.

I 6. ANYBODY ELSE.

OKAY, THAT IS ON PAGE 54.

YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? OH, OKAY. YES, I'M SORRY.

I'M TRACKING NOW.

SO YES, I MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS PRESENTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF I 6.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND MOTION BY MRS. PETREA, SECOND BY MR. SEVERANCE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE PROPERTY, SCHOOL LIABILITY, AUTOMOBILE AND WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGES FROM TASB RISK MANAGEMENT FUND AS PRESENTED.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MRS. PETREA, A SECOND FROM MR. VELA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MRS. OROSCO? I WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS VOTE SINCE TASB IS MY EMPLOYER.

THANK YOU, MRS. OROSCO.

ANYTHING ELSE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. OH, I'M SORRY.

ANY ABSTAIN? ONE. MOTION CARRIES 6-0-1.

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.

THAT'S NOT GOING TO TAKE US TO, AS I PROMISED, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE J 2 UP.

[J.2. Consideration and possible approval of the denial of Participation of Non-Enrolled Students in Hays CISD Extracurricular or UIL Activities ]

SO I DO WANT TO SAY, WHATEVER THE OUTCOME OF THIS VOTE IS TONIGHT BEFORE WE DO THAT IS THAT THIS IS NOT A FOREVER THING.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE REVISITED IN THE FUTURE.

DR. WRIGHT IS THAT CORRECT? SO AS THE SITUATION CHANGES, THINGS CAN CAN CHANGE WITH HOW PARTICIPATION FROM NON ENROLLED STUDENTS IS HANDLED BY THE DISTRICT.

OKAY. FAIR ENOUGH.

SO IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY BEFORE WE ADDRESS THIS? NO, I JUST APPRECIATE OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND OUR FINE ARTS DIRECTOR FOR GETTING INFORMATION FROM THE RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS AND COACHES AND REALLY THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY.

AND YEAH, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT THAT WE CAN CONSIDER AT ANY TIME.

IF THINGS CHANGE, WE GET MORE INFORMATION.

WE FEEL COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD, THEN WE CAN BRING IT BACK JUST AS QUICKLY AS AS PEOPLE WANT IT TO.

OKAY. THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATION TO DENY THE PARTICIPATION OF NON ENROLLED STUDENTS IN HAYS CISD EXTRACURRICULAR OR UIL ACTIVITIES AS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO. SECOND BY MR. VELA. DISCUSSION? MRS. PETREA.

SO I KNOW WE DISCUSSED THIS A LITTLE BIT LAST WEEK.

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I'D SCALE THAT UP TO TEN TOPS, WHICH IS WHAT I WAS KIND OF THINKING IN MY MIND AROUND HERE.

I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO VOTE ON THIS, TO VOTE YES ON THIS.

SO I'M GOING TO BE VOTING NO.

I WANT TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT COULD WE DO, HOW COULD WE BUILD IT OUT IF WE WANTED TO DO THIS? HAVING HOMESCHOOLED MY SON AND KNOWING SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AROUND WHY YOU DO THAT AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT COULD AFFORD SOME OF OUR STUDENTS, I DO THINK WE NEED TO PUT SOME WOULD HAVE TO PUT GUARDRAILS AND MAYBE EVEN CAPS, I DON'T KNOW.

BUT IF IT'S UP TO US AND WE GET TO WRITE THE POLICY AND FRAME IT OUT AND IT'S NOT JUST A FREE FOR ALL, THEN I'D LIKE TO EXPLORE WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE.

I WANT TO LOOK AT HUTTO'S POLICY.

I WANT TO LOOK AT WIMBERLEY'S POLICY AND MAYBE TALK TO THEM.

AND I JUST DON'T THINK AFTER MAYBE THIS AFTER THE SPECIAL SESSION IN OCTOBER, THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT COULD COME TO US.

SO AT THIS TIME, I JUST WANTED TO BE ON RECORD AS TO WHY I'M GOING TO VOTE NO ON THIS TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, MRS. PETREA. MR. VELA.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

MR. MCMANUS YOU KNOW, IN KEEPING WITH THE 100% HAYS PHILOSOPHY, I MEAN, WE KNOW WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO BE ENGAGED IN AN ACTIVITY OR A SPORT OR A FINE ART.

COMPETITION IS GREAT.

I GREW UP PLAYING SPORTS AND I THINK IT IS VERY HEALTHY, BUT JUST KEEPING IN THE SPIRIT OF OUR OF OUR OWN STUDENTS ALREADY, YOU KNOW, WE WANT THEM TO COMPETE AND WE WANT THEM TO COMPETE FOR THE ACTIVITIES THAT THEY'RE PARTICIPATING IN.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM HAVE OPPORTUNITIES, YOU KNOW, THAT, AGAIN, THAT THEY'RE TRYING OUT, WHETHER IT'S SPORTS, WHETHER IT'S FINE ARTS AND LIKE MRS. PETREA I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION AS WELL.

BUT JUST KEEPING AGAIN WITH 100% HAYS I, DO VALUE OUR COMMUNITY, BUT I VALUE OUR STUDENTS ABOVE ALL ELSE.

AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO VOTE IN KEEPING THIS AT A NO.

ANYBODY ELSE, MRS. RUNKLE? YES.

I JUST. I TOO, ALSO WANT TO GO ON RECORD AND JUST SAY I TOO AM GOING TO VOTE NO ON THIS TONIGHT.

BUT I WANT IT TO BE CLEAR THAT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I WOULD VOTE NO IN THE FUTURE.

WE HEARD LAST WEEK FROM DR.

WRIGHT THAT THERE IS STILL MORE INFORMATION TO COME.

WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS INFORMATION COMES IN THE SPECIAL LEGISLATION.

I CAN'T EVEN TALK IN THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT IS COMING UP.

YOUR CHILDREN IN THIS AUDIENCE THAT HAVE COME AND SPOKEN, THEY MATTER TO ME JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER KID IN OUR DISTRICT.

AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE WANT ALL OF OUR KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO THRIVE.

SO I JUST WANT YOU I WANT TO GO ON RECORD BY SAYING THAT I DON'T SUPPORT THIS TODAY BECAUSE, ONE WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR CURRENT ENROLLED STUDENTS AND HOW THAT AFFECTS OUR CURRENT STUDENTS AND WHAT WE CAN EXPECT COMING IN OCTOBER, BUT JUST KNOW THAT DON'T GIVE UP AND CONTINUE TO TALK TO US.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE OPTIONS AND I WILL ASK AND ADVOCATE FOR THAT.

SO THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANYBODY ELSE? SO I'M A LITTLE TORN ON THIS IN THAT I AGREE WITH SOME OF THE THINGS MRS. RUNKLE SAID ABOUT CARING ABOUT ALL THE KIDS IN HAYS COUNTY, FRANKLY, I MEAN, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT LIVE WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE HAD A VERY STRONG TRACK RECORD ON THIS BOARD OF BEING SUPPORTIVE OF OUR STAFF, BEING VERY EMPLOYEE FRIENDLY, FOCUSED AND SUPPORTING THE THINGS THAT THEY BELIEVE IN.

AND THERE WAS AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY WHO I DON'T I DIDN'T GET THE FEELING EVERYBODY WAS SAYING, NO, WE DON'T EVER WANT THAT.

BUT IT WAS WE'RE NOT REAL SURE WHAT ALL THIS MEANS JUST YET.

SO MAYBE THERE'S A MIDDLE GROUND.

MAYBE WE CAN THREAD THIS NEEDLE A LITTLE BIT DR.

WRIGHT. SO WHAT REMIND US WHAT OUR OUR CURRENT POLICY IS.

CURRENTLY, WE DON'T ALLOW ANY, ANY HOMESCHOOL PARTICIPATION.

AND AND I THOUGHT OF ANOTHER COMMENT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS REOCCURRING OVER AND OVER AND I THINK IT WAS MENTIONED BY ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS TONIGHT THAT THEY HAVE THE LUXURY, SINCE THEY'RE NOT IN SCHOOL, TO GO AND WORK OUT AT THE GYM FROM 7 TO 10 EVERY DAY.

WELL, OUR UIL RULES ONLY ALLOW 60 MINUTES A DAY AND OUR COACHES ARE VERY FEARFUL AND OUR DIRECTORS ARE FEARFUL THAT WE'LL HAVE A KID THAT MAY JOIN THE ORCHESTRA OR JOIN MARCHING BAND OR JOIN ONE OF THE INDIVIDUAL SPORTS, AND THEY'LL VIOLATE THE UIL RULE, WHICH WOULD CAUSE US NOT TO BE ELIGIBLE TO MOVE

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AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WAITING TO GET CLARIFIED BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FROM FROM UIL THAT ALLOWS FOR ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATION DURING THE SCHOOL DAY BEYOND THEIR TEAMMATES.

AND SO UNTIL WE GET ITEMS LIKE THAT, I DON'T WANT TO PENALIZE THE KIDS THAT HAVE ALREADY ENROLLED IN OUR SCHOOLS, THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN OUR TEAMS JUST TO ALLOW SOMEONE ELSE TO PARTICIPATE. IF THEY GET THAT CLARIFIED, THEN I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE, THEIR FEAR WOULD BE ALLEVIATED.

BUT I THINK THAT'S A THAT'S A BIG CONCERN.

AND AND THAT WAS BROUGHT UP TONIGHT HOW THEY CAN GO TO THE GYM AND WORK OUT THREE HOURS A DAY.

AND THE KIDS THAT ARE IN SCHOOL CAN'T DO THAT.

AND THEY ALSO WOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, A COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGE BY ALLOWING THAT TO HAPPEN.

AND AND I CAN TELL YOU, BEING A FORMER FOOTBALL COACH AND BASKETBALL COACH, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD GO PLAY AN OUT-OF-TOWN GAME AT ON A TUESDAY NIGHT AND WE WOULD GET BACK AT 1 OR 2 IN THE MORNING.

AND OUR KIDS WERE EXPECTED TO BE IN CLASS AT 8 A.M.

AND AND SO KIDS THAT ARE HOME SCHOOLED ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT SAME EXPECTATION.

AND SO IT'S JUST IT'S JUST SO MANY DIFFERENT DYNAMICS AND IT'S A CHOICE.

AND I RESPECT THE CHOICE.

AND I KNOW PARENTS KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR THEIR KIDS.

BUT I THINK THERE'S JUST JUST A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS THAT HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET ANSWERED IN THE IN THE NEXT FORESEEABLE FUTURE AND THEN WE CAN REVISIT IT AT THAT POINT.

SO IF WE TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS, IT ESSENTIALLY LEAVES THE CURRENT POLICY IN PLACE AND MAYBE WOULD GIVE THE TIME THAT A COUPLE OF TRUSTEES HAVE EXPRESSED SOME INTEREST IN MAYBE GETTING SOME CLARIFIED RULES FROM TEA OR UIL WHEREVER THAT'S COMING FROM.

ABSOLUTELY. SO IF YOU IF YOU TAKE NO ACTION, THE POLICY REMAINS IN PLACE THAT WE DON'T ALLOW HOMESCHOOL PARTICIPATION.

IF YOU TAKE ACTION TO DENY HOMESCHOOL PARTICIPATION, WE STILL DENY HOMESCHOOL PARTICIPATION.

SO IT'S A MATTER OF SEMANTICS, REALLY.

SO IF WE HAVE TO HAVE A VOTE AND WE VOTE NO AND NO WINS, THEN IT LEAVES CURRENT POLICY.

DENY THE PARTICIPATION.

EXCUSE US JUST A MOMENT.

OKAY. SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO VOTE ON THIS AND JUST SEE WHERE WE GO WITH IT.

SO, YES, VOTE.

OKAY. OKAY.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MRS. RUNKLE? OH, I'M SORRY.

YOU DID RAISE YOUR HAND. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, DR.

WRIGHT, FOR CLARIFYING THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO HERE IN HAYS CISD WITH OUR STUDENTS IS I MEAN, JUST RECENTLY, WE ARE NOW REQUIRING VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR GRADUATION. THEY PARTICIPATE IN BOOSTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT ALSO BEHAVIOR, BEHAVIOR IS A BIG PART OF EVERY DAY, TOO.

SO OUR ATHLETES AND OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN FINE ARTS, IT JUST DOESN'T START ON THE FIELD OR ON A COURT BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL.

WHAT THEY DO THROUGHOUT THE DAY ALSO CARRIES ON TO WHAT THEY DO IN THEIR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

SO I JUST WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT WITH OUR ATHLETES AND OUR FINE ARTS STUDENTS THAT WE DO RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT THEY PUT IN ON A DAILY BASIS ALL DAY LONG. SO I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.

MRS. OROSCO. I MOVE TO POSTPONE DEFINITELY UNTIL AFTER THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

AND I BELIEVE THAT REQUIRES A SECOND SECOND BY MRS. PETREA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? WE ARE POSTPONED DEFINITELY ON THIS AGENDA ITEM UNTIL AFTER LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.

GET MY PAPERWORK SORTED HERE.

OKAY. THAT WAS ALL VERY CONFUSING FOR EVEN THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE.

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OKAY, NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO J 1.

MRS. SKROCKI.

BOARD WE'RE ON PAGE 60.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING. SO WHAT I AM HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY IS TO REALLY FOLLOW UP WITH OUR CONVERSATION IN REGARDS TO HOUSE BILL 3.

AS WE ARE ALL VERY MUCH AWARE, THE RECENT 88TH LEGISLATURE HAS MADE IT A MANDATE THAT WE ARE TO HAVE OFFICERS WHO ARE ARMED AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.

THAT BEING SAID, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEEDED TO DO AS A DISTRICT IS LOOK FOR GUIDANCE FROM THE STATE IN REGARDS TO WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE.

AS OF YET, WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF DEFINITIVE GUIDANCE FROM THE STATE IN REGARDS TO THIS, BUT WE HAVE BEEN PRESSING FORWARD.

ONE OF THE FIRST ORDERS OF BUSINESS WAS ME GOING COMPREHENSIVELY THROUGH HOUSE BILL 3 AND REALLY LOOKING AT ALL OF THE AREAS THAT WE NEEDED TO START ADDRESSING.

ULTIMATELY, IT RESULTED IN A DECISION IN TALKING TO OUR OUR BOARD AS WELL AS DR.

WRIGHT, TO VISIT WITH HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WHO IS CURRENTLY OUR CONTRACTED EMPLOYER OR CONTRACT EMPLOYEE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ON ALL OF OUR CURRENT CAMPUSES THAT DO HAVE SROS.

SO THAT'S BASICALLY ALL OF OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES.

AND THEN WE HAVE THREE FLOATING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SROS THAT WE STAFFED APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO, BUT WE JUST NOW FILLED FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

THAT BEING SAID, WHAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DURING THAT MEETING IS THAT THEY ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT HAYS CISD IN QUEST FOR HAVING OFFICERS AT EACH OF OUR SCHOOLS WITHIN HAYS CISD.

HOWEVER, THEY WERE VERY REALISTIC IN LOOKING AT THE SITUATION THAT THEY WERE EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW AND REALLY ACROSS THE STATE AND ACROSS THE NATION WITH THE OFFICER SHORTAGE.

SO THAT BEING SAID, WE HAD A VERY CANDID DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW THAT WOULD BE MANAGED WITH HAYS COUNTY AND REALLY THE COMMITMENT FROM THE BOARD AS WELL AS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO STAFF THOSE POSITIONS AS THEY COULD WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY DO HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF OPEN POSITIONS AS AS ALL OF OUR LOCAL POLICE AGENCIES DO AT THIS POINT. SO WE DID DISCUSS THAT.

THAT WAS THEIR COMMITMENT TO US.

AND ULTIMATELY WHAT WE ALSO AND WHAT I WANT THE BOARD TO KNOW AND REALLY UNDERSTAND IS THAT I AM INCREDIBLY PLEASED WITH WHAT WE SEE IN OUR FIRST RESPONDER TEAM.

HAYS COUNTY HAS VERY ACTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT.

HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WHO IS OUR CONTRACT PARTNER, HAS BEEN FABULOUS AND DOES EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO SUPPORT HAYS CISD.

BUT ALSO WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS WE HAVE GREAT SUPPORT FROM KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FROM BUDA POLICE DEPARTMENT, FROM SAN MARCOS POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLY ACTIVE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE WITH CONSTABLE ALLEN AND HIS STAFF.

ALL OF THOSE FOLKS ARE REALLY DOING ENHANCED, INCREASED PATROLS AROUND ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS.

THEY'RE DOING DOOR CHECKS FOR US.

THEY'RE REALLY COMING OUT AND BRINGING PRESENCE TODAY I WAS LITERALLY GOING TO HAYS HIGH SCHOOL AND I SAW CONSTABLE TORRES'S OFFICE OUT IN FRONT OF HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEY'RE DOING WHAT WE WANT, WHICH IS COMING TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND A COLLABORATION AND DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN IN REGARDS TO KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE AND OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

SO ULTIMATELY, WE ARE PURSUING THAT.

BUT WHAT THAT ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN IS THAT WE DO HAVE TO LOOK AT REALISTICALLY WHAT WE CAN DO WHEN IT COMES TO THAT ABILITY TO STAFF WITH THOSE OFFICERS AND BASED IN OUR ABILITY TO COME IN COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE BILL 3.

AND SO ULTIMATELY, WE WE DID A PRESENTATION HERE FOR A EXCEPTION BASED ON THE CRITERIA IN HOUSE BILL 3.

SO I WILL STOP THERE AND SEE IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION.

I'LL START WITH MRS. OROSCO.

THANK YOU, MR. MCMANUS.

FIRST, JERI, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS INFORMATION TO US.

I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF THIS BOARD AND STAFF OF PRIORITIZING SAFETY IN OUR DISTRICT.

WE HAVE ALWAYS PRIORITIZED IT.

WE HAVE MADE IT A BOARD GOAL THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.

AND IT'S WORTH CONSIDERING THAT WHILE THIS MANDATED ARMED OFFICERS ARE A STEP TOWARDS MAKING OUR SCHOOLS SAFER, THEY MAY NOT FULLY ADDRESS THE COMPLEXITY OF

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INCORPORATING STRONGER GUN LAWS, FACILITATING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND IMPLEMENTING MEASURES THOUGHTFULLY OVER TIME WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE WELL ROUNDED APPROACH TO ENSURING SCHOOL SAFETY.

I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES WITH THIS HB 3.

I KNOW WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR SUPERINTENDENT, THE CHIEF OF SAFETY AND SECURITY IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR TEAM, WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS ALL COMPONENTS NEEDED TO ADDRESS SCHOOL SAFETY AND MAKING HAYS CISD A SAFE LEARNING AND WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US.

I KNOW WE WILL MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THANK YOU. MRS. OROSCO.

MRS. PETREA. MRS. SKROCKI, CAN YOU REMIND FOLKS, WHEN THIS LAW WAS PASSED.

IT WAS THIS PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

I COULDN'T GIVE YOU THE EXACT DATE, BUT THE DUE DATE IS SEPTEMBER 1ST, WHICH IS FRIDAY.

RIGHT AND WE KNOW WE HAVE CLOSE TO 1,200 SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE WHO ARE ALL BEING ASKED TO DO THE SAME THING, WHERE WE'RE PUTTING ARMED FOLKS IN EVERY CAMPUS, WHICH FEELS VERY REACTIONARY, IN MY OPINION, FROM THE STATE.

AND I JUST WANT TO REITERATE SOME OF WHAT MRS. OROSCO SAID, THAT THIS BOARD HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD.

I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR SIX YEARS.

AND IN 2018, THE SANTA FE SHOOTING HAPPENED HERE IN TEXAS AND WE WERE ALL REMINDED OF HOW CLOSE THESE TRAGEDIES CAN BE TO OUR BACKYARD. AND THEN OF COURSE, UVALDE HAPPENED AND WE WERE ONCE AGAIN REMINDED OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN EVEN AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUS.

SO WE'VE HAD A CHIEF OF SAFETY AND SECURITY IN PLACE.

YOU'VE GOT TWO PEOPLE ON YOUR TEAM WHO ARE FULL TIME FOCUSED ON SECURITY, ONE FROM THE STATE TROOPER'S OFFICE, ONE FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SIDE.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT, WE AS A DISTRICT ARE LUCKY AND THAT WE ENJOY VERY STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CITY OF BUDA PD, THE CITY OF KYLE PD, CONSTABLE'S OFFICE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND OUR CONSTABLES.

AND SO I APPLAUD YOUR EFFORTS AND I FEEL SORRY FOR OTHER DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE THAT ARE PROBABLY BEING CAUGHT FLAT FOOTED, DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES, DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET, AND MAYBE HAVE PUT THIS ON THE BACK BURNER BECAUSE FRANKLY, THEY'RE TRYING TO PAY THEIR TEACHERS AND EDUCATE CHILDREN.

AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF PIECES AND PARTS OF THIS.

I UNDERSTAND THE INTENT AND MAYBE THE, YOU KNOW, THE WHY BEHIND THIS, BUT I AM GLAD YOU'RE HERE AND I FEEL SAFER GOING TO SLEEP EVERY NIGHT KNOWING THAT YOU'RE IN THE POSITION THAT YOU'RE IN AND THE EFFORTS THAT YOU'VE MADE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE A SAFER DISTRICT.

SO THANK YOU.

AND I KNOW WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING FOR THIS LATER THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. PETREA. MR. VELA.

ALL RIGHT. PUT AN ARMED SECURITY OFFICER AT EACH CAMPUS, RIGHT? I MEAN, NOTHING COULD BE SAFER, RIGHT? MRS. SKROCKI, CAN YOU JUST REMIND US OF THE INTRICACIES OF WHAT IT TAKES TO BECOME A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER OR GUARDIAN? CAN YOU JUST GIVE US SOME INSIGHT AS TO WHY IT'S NOT A JOB FOR EVERYONE? SO I THINK THERE'S TWO QUESTIONS WITHIN WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.

IN SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER IS A COMMISSIONED PEACE OFFICER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, RIGHT? THAT IS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER THAT WE SEE, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, SCHOOL BASED LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THEY HAVE THAT EXTRA NUANCE OF HOW TO HANDLE SCHOOL BASED ACTIVITIES, ACTIONS BECAUSE, OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, BUT THEY'RE ALSO A RESOURCE AND THAT'S LITERALLY IN THE NAME OF WHAT WE DEAL WITH.

AND SO OUR GOAL IS REALLY TO HAVE THAT INTERVENTION AND HAVE THAT CONNECTION WITH STUDENTS IN A POSITIVE WAY, WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

REALLY, OUR GOAL IN ANYTHING IS TO TRY TO REROUTE THEM INTO A DIFFERENT AVENUE IN SOME SITUATIONS.

WHEN YOU DEAL WITH HAVING A MARSHAL PROGRAM OR A GUARDIAN PROGRAM OR THE OTHER OPTION, OF COURSE, IS PRIVATE SECURITY.

THERE COMES PROS AND CONS WITH EACH OF THOSE.

BUT THE REALITY IS NONE OF THEM HAVE THE TRAINING LIKE A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, LIKE A TEXAS PEACE OFFICER WILL HAVE.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT AN OFFICER GETS IN THE TERM IN THE TERMS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION AND REALLY BEING UP TO DATE ON ALL OF THOSE THINGS, MANDATORY FIREARMS TRAINING, TACTICAL TYPES OF THINGS.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT IS TYPICALLY GOING TO HANDLE.

AND SO IT'S IMPERATIVE, IN MY OPINION, TO HAVE THE BEST QUALITY PERSON IN THAT SCHOOL TO HANDLE THE WORST DAY OF ANYONE'S

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YOU KNOW, THE REALITY IS, IS THAT NONE OF US WANT TO SEE THAT.

AND THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT WE DO IN HAYS CISD TO HARDEN OUR EXTERIORS AND AND REALLY TRAIN BEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENT BEFORE WE EVER GET TO SOMEONE WHO MAYBE IS IS LOOKING TO GO DOWN THE WRONG PATH.

ULTIMATELY IT'S INCUMBENT ON ALL OF US TO DO THE BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THAT BEING SAID, I'M NOT SURE THAT HAVING SOMEONE WHO MAYBE GOES TO THE FIRING RANGE ONCE A YEAR OR TWICE A YEAR, YOU KNOW, THERE'S MINIMUM STANDARDS.

BUT AGAIN, YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S THE BEST PRACTICES, WHAT'S THE AVENUE? SO WE HAVE TO WE HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AT WE HAVE TO WE HAVE TO PUT PEOPLE THROUGH A PSYCHOLOGICAL WE HAVE TO PUT THEM THROUGH FIREARMS TRAINING.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE TRAINED APPROPRIATELY AND USE OF FORCE AND HOW TO HANDLE A POTENTIAL DEADLY ENCOUNTER.

AND THOSE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO REALLY DIVE INTO WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL BECAUSE YOU'RE ASKING SOMEONE TO MAKE SPLIT SECOND DECISION IN A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION. AND SO IT'S IMPERATIVE FOR MY END IS THAT WE ARE VERY THOUGHT CONSCIOUS IN THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE AND THAT WE'RE VERY ARTICULATE IN OUR JOB DESCRIPTION AND OUR POLICIES AND OUR TRAINING ENDEAVORS.

WHO'S DOING OUR TRAINING? I'VE SEEN JUST IN JUST A FEW DAYS DIFFERENT POP UPS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO SAYS, HEY, WE CAN TRAIN YOUR FOLKS, BUT WE'RE FINDING THAT THOSE ARE NOT LEGITIMATE TRAINING ORGANIZATIONS. SO THOSE ARE STARTING TO COME OUT IN FORCE.

SO IT'S IMPERATIVE ON MY END TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SLOW, METHODICAL, AND WE ARE DOING THIS WITH A ABSOLUTE VISION AND THOUGHT CONSCIOUS ON THE DECISIONS THAT WE'RE MAKING.

SO THERE'S SO MUCH THAT'S UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT ABOUT WHAT FITS BEST FOR HAYS CISD, BUT THAT'S PART OF WHAT MY ROLE HAS BEEN, IS TO START DOING A DIVE INTO THOSE AND SEE WHAT'S GOING TO WORK BEST AND WHAT CAN WE WHAT CAN WE HANDLE IN A TIMELY MANNER.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, MRS. SKROCKI.

AND LIKE MY OTHER FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS HAVE STATED, I MEAN, WE ARE COMMITTED, WE'RE COMMITTED TO THIS COMMUNITY.

WE'RE COMMITTED TO OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF SAFETY.

I WANT TO ECHO WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID ABOUT YOU, YOU KNOW, BEING AT THE HELM OF OUR SECURITY.

DR. WRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

AND I KNOW THAT WE AS A BOARD WILL CONTINUE TO PUT THINGS IN PLACE THAT ARE GOING TO STRENGTHEN THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF EVERYBODY ON OUR CAMPUSES.

BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT INSIGHT.

THAT'S REALLY TELLING.

AND IT'S NOT JUST SOMEBODY THAT YOU CAN JUST PLUG AND PLAY IN A ROLE THAT JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE COMMISSIONED OR WHATEVER THE APPROPRIATE TERM IS, WE WANT HIGHLY TRAINED, WE WANT HIGHLY ACCURATE SOMEBODY ON WEAPONS PROFICIENCY, YOU KNOW, IN A SITUATION.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU, SIR.

MRS. RUNKLE. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

JUST A FEW COMMENTS.

THANK YOU, MRS. SKROCKI, FOR PRESENTING ALL THAT YOU HAVE PRESENTED TO US.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE COMMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY UNIQUE IN THIS COUNTY WHERE WE DO HAVE SO MANY GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND YOU HAVE SIMULATED THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND THEY'VE BEEN THEY'VE DONE VERY WELL FOR US ACROSS THIS DISTRICT.

AND YOUR TEAM CONTINUES TO MAKE SAFETY A PRIORITY, AS DOES THIS BOARD.

WE'VE TOLD YOU A YEAR AGO, WE'VE CONTINUED TO TELL YOU THAT WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO SUPPORT YOU.

WE DO WANT SROS ON EVERY CAMPUS.

THAT IS OUR GOAL.

BUT THIS BOARD, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE GO TO BED AT NIGHT, IT'S THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS THAT WE THINK ABOUT IN THIS DISTRICT.

AND SAME THING WHEN WE WAKE UP AND THAT'S EVERYONE THAT IS ON A CAMPUS EDUCATING KIDS OR MAKING DECISIONS FOR OUR KIDS.

WE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO MAKE SAFETY AND SECURITY A TOP PRIORITY IN THIS DISTRICT.

AND I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT.

AND THERE'S YOU KNOW WE WILL DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING TO MAKE THAT THAT HAPPENS.

AND I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THAT WE WILL SUPPORT YOU IN ALL OF THAT.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OTHER THAN I KNOW THAT DR.

WRIGHT IS GOING TO SPEAK VERY MUCH TO THIS HERE SHORTLY, TOO.

SO I THINK HE CAN KIND OF COVER SOME OTHER THINGS THAT I WOULD SAY THAT I KNOW HE'S GOING TO.

THANK YOU, MRS. RUNKLE. MR. SEVERANCE? YEAH.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THE INTENT OF WHAT HAVING ARMED OFFICERS ON EVERY CAMPUS.

IT'S. I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

I THINK WE JUST NEED SOME TIME TO KIND OF MAKE DO THAT RIGHT.

I DO KNOW THIS BOARD HAS A LOT OF THINGS, AND I KNOW THAT OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY AND SECURITY IS PARAMOUNT.

SO BEFORE THIS LEGISLATION COME OUT, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY, I MEAN, WE PASSED ONE OF THE LARGEST SAFETY AND SECURITY BOND ITEMS ON A BOND THAT WE'VE EVER DONE IN THIS DISTRICT BEFORE. WE ELEVATED YOU TO CABINET TO BE THE LEAD ROLE FOR OUR DISTRICT, FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY.

WE ADDED RESOURCES TO YOUR DEPARTMENT TO ADD TWO EMPLOYEES, TO HELP FACILITATE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY.

WE ALLOCATED THREE SRO POSITIONS LAST YEAR FOR TO MONITOR ALL OF OUR OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

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SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING CHARGE OF THIS.

I KNOW WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS TO DO IT.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS BOARD WILL SUPPORT EVERYONE AND WHATEVER YOU NEED.

AND I THINK WE'VE DEMONSTRATED THAT NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SEVERANCE. MR. FLORES.

THANK YOU, JERI, FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THE DISTRICT.

I KNOW IT'S A TOUGH JOB.

I JUST WANT TO SPEAK FOR A SECOND TO THOSE LISTENING IN REGARDS TO THE PASSAGE OF HB 3.

OUR GOVERNOR, OUR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND MANY IN THE LEGISLATURE HAVE WAGED WAR ON PUBLIC EDUCATION.

WE'VE SEEN THIS IN ACADEMICS, WHETHER IT BE THE CHANGING OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY RATING SYSTEM OR THE ZERO FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVE AFTER THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION. AND NOW THEY ARE DOING THIS IN THE AREA OF SAFETY.

AND QUITE FRANKLY, THEY'VE GIVEN US AN UNFUNDED MANDATE WITH THE PASSAGE OF HB 3 WITH MINUSCULE FUNDING AND THEY EXPECT US TO COMPLY WITH HB 3. AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT OUR KIDS OR PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHOULD BE USED AS POLITICAL PAWNS.

BUT REGARDLESS OF THIS EFFORT BY THE STATE, I KNOW THAT HAYS CISD WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT OUR KIDS, TO NOT ONLY COMPLY WITH THE LAW, TO PROVIDE OUR KIDS THE SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY DESERVE.

SO I'M PROUD THAT WE'RE IN A DISTRICT THAT VALUES KIDS AND VALUES THEIR SAFETY.

AND I ASSUME THAT GOING FORWARD, WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COMPLY AND COMPLY WITH THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES.

SO I'M GLAD TO BE A PART OF THIS TEAM.

I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU AT THE HELM, JERI.

AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT I WANTED TO SAY ABOUT THIS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MR. FLORES.

SO A COUPLE OF THINGS FOR ME AND IT JUST MOSTLY ECHOING SOME OTHER COMMENTS EVERYBODY HAD GOOD THINGS TO SAY.

I DO AGREE THAT THIS THIS THIS BOARD, PREVIOUS MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD HAVE TAKEN STUDENT SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND IT'S BEEN A TOP PRIORITY.

IT HAS. IT HAS MATTERED.

AND NOT JUST HARDENING OF THE SCHOOLS, BUT MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND ALL THE THINGS THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT.

AND I ANYWAY, JUST TO ECHO A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS, WE WERE NOT CAUGHT FLAT FOOTED BY THIS.

AND I WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT SINCE IT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME, IT WAS JUST MAYBE A DIFFERENT SET OF ACTIONS TO TAKE THAT WERE HANDED TO US.

BUT WE HAVE A TEAM THAT IS ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT HOW TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE ON THEIR CAMPUSES.

WE WANT PARENTS TO BE NOT ONLY CONFIDENT THEIR KIDS ARE SAFE, BUT WE KNOW THAT SAFE STUDENTS LEARN BETTER.

AND SO IT MATTERS A LOT FOR EVERY STUDENT, REGARDLESS OF THEIR AGE, WHEN THEY ARRIVE ON CAMPUS, TO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE SAFE BEING THERE AND NOT TO WORRY.

AND SO, YOU KNOW.

ANYWAY, THAT AND THEN ALSO IT'S BEEN SAID BY OTHERS ON THIS BOARD.

BUT MINIMUM STANDARDS ARE NOT WHAT WE ARE GOING TO STRIVE FOR.

WE ARE GOING TO EXCEED THOSE.

OUR EXPECTATION LEVEL FOR WHAT WE PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS IS GOING TO BE TOP NOTCH.

AND SO THERE'S A LOT ON THIS BOARD WHO HAVE SAID IT IN OTHER MEETINGS.

AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO THAT, THAT WE ARE NOT SHOOTING FOR THE MINIMUM, BUT FOR THE VERY BEST THAT WE CAN OFFER OUR KIDS.

AND JUST FOR ME PERSONALLY, WHATEVER ROLE I HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S ON THIS BOARD OR JUST AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES HERE, I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO HELP KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE. AND I THINK THAT'S THAT'S THE MINDSET THAT ALL OF US WHO LIVE HERE NEED TO HAVE, IS THAT STUDENT SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT.

AND, JERI, I HEAR YOU SAY IT ALL THE TIME.

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.

IF YOU'RE JUST A GUEST ON A CAMPUS AND YOU SEE SOMETHING, DON'T BE AFRAID TO TALK TO SOMEBODY AND AND BRING THAT UP.

AND I PROMISE YOU THAT THERE ARE TEAMS THAT WORK IN THIS DISTRICT THAT WILL TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION, WHETHER IT'S A DOOR THAT DOESN'T CLOSE RIGHT.

OR JUST SOMETHING THAT MAYBE IS SEEMS OFF TO YOU.

DON'T JUST SWEEP THAT UNDER THE RUG.

BUT BUT TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT MATTERS TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US SITTING UP HERE.

AND I KNOW ALL OF YOU SITTING OUT THERE AND LISTENING ONLINE AS WELL.

SO. OKAY, THAT'S IT FOR ME.

ANY ANYBODY? OKAY. SO, MR. VELA, ARE YOU READY? READ THE RESOLUTION.

YES, SIR. WHEREAS SECTION 37.0814 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE REQUIRES THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF ARMED SECURITY OFFICERS FOR EACH DISTRICT CAMPUS.

WHEREAS SECTION 37.0814A OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE REQUIRES THE BOARD TO ENSURE THAT AT LEAST ONE ARMED SECURITY

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WHEREAS SECTION 37.0814B OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE REQUIRES THAT AT LEAST ONE ARMED SECURITY OFFICER AT EACH CAMPUS BE A COMMISSIONED PEACE OFFICER, NAMELY A SCHOOL DISTRICT PEACE OFFICER, A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER OR A COMMISSIONED PEACE OFFICER EMPLOYED AS SECURITY PERSONNEL UNDER SECTION 37.081 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.

WHEREAS SECTION 37.0814C OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE PROVIDES THAT IF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT IS UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION, THE BOARD MAY CLAIM A GOOD CAUSE EXEMPTION IF THE DISTRICT'S NONCOMPLIANCE IS DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING OR QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF HAYS CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HEREBY DETERMINE THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS UNABLE TO ENSURE THAT AT LEAST ONE ARMED SECURITY OFFICER, AS DEFINED BY LAW, IS PRESENT DURING REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS AT EACH DISTRICT CAMPUS.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THAT THE DISTRICT'S NONCOMPLIANCE IS DUE TO LACK OF AVAILABLE QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. FINALLY, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, HAVING CLAIMED A GOOD CAUSE EXEMPTION, WILL DEVELOP AND DOCUMENT AN ALTERNATIVE STANDARD WITH WHICH THE DISTRICT IS ABLE TO COMPLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 37.0814C AND E OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.

D. EXCUSE ME.

37.0814D AND E OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.

THANK YOU, MR. VELA. THAT WAS A LOT.

SO I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT A RESOLUTION FOR A GOOD CAUSE EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO COMPLY WITH HB 3 SECTION 37.0814 AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. SECOND BY MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? DR. WRIGHT. THANK YOU.

FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO COMMEND OUR BOARD ON THE COMMITMENT TO ALL THINGS SAFETY AND SECURITY.

SINCE THE TIME THAT I GOT TO THE DISTRICT, ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE ASKED FOR, WE HAVE DELIVERED ON.

AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE JERI SKROCKI AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ADD SECURITY MONITORS.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ADD SECURITY COORDINATORS.

WE HAVE A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR PARTNERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ACROSS THE AREA.

WE WORK WITH THE CITY OF BUDA, THE CITY OF KYLE, THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS PDS.

WE WORK WITH OUR CONSTABLES, WE WORK WITH OUR DPS TROOPERS, AND WE HAVE OUR OWN SRO PATROLS.

AND SO BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THINGS THROUGH OUR BOND ISSUES, THANKS TO THE VOTE OF OUR COMMUNITY CONSTITUENTS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HARDEN OUR BUILDINGS.

AND BECAUSE OF OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS, WE BELIEVE THE WAY TO GO IS TO ADD AN SRO TO EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS.

AND MRS. SKROCKI AND I MET WITH SHERIFF CUTLER AND HIS TEAM LAST WEEK, AND THEY HAVE COMMITTED TO MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

THEY'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THE COMMISSIONERS AND WE'RE GOING TO STAFF UP OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES AS QUICKLY AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

NOW, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE OVER 1,200 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND 8,000 CAMPUSES THAT ARE TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.

SO WE KNOW IT MAY TAKE A WHILE, BUT WE'RE COMMITTED TO GETTING TRAINED EXPERTS.

AND SO I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW.

EACH OF OUR 23,000 PLUS STUDENTS ARE OUR RESPONSIBILITY.

AND WE HAVE PRIORITIZED THEIR SAFETY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THAT'S FIRST AND FOREMOST TO A QUALITY EDUCATION.

AND WE VALUE EACH AND EVERY KID AS OUR OWN WHILE THEY'RE UNDER UNDER OUR SUPERVISION.

AND SO THE OTHER PIECE TO THIS IS.

THE STATE DID GRANT A LITTLE MONEY.

AND LET ME LET ME STATE THAT IT'S VERY LITTLE MONEY.

THEY'RE GOING TO ALLOW FOR $0.28 PER STUDENT.

SO WHEN YOU ADD THAT UP, TIMES 23,000 IS NOT VERY MUCH MONEY.

AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO GIVE US $15,000 PER CAMPUS.

AND SO TOTAL, THAT ADDS UP TO ABOUT $390,000.

$390,000. OUR KIDS, TO THE OFFICIALS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS ARE WORTH $0.28.

$0.28 THAT'S ALL.

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SO IN ORDER FOR US TO GET COMPLETELY STAFFED WITH SROS, WE ARE PLEDGING ANOTHER $1.9 MILLION TO FUND SROS AT EACH ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES.

CURRENTLY, WE SPEND $1.5 MILLION ON THE ONES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO SPENDING THE MONEY THAT IT TAKES IN ORDER TO HAVE EXPERTS ON OUR CAMPUSES.

SO ONCE AGAIN, JERI TALKS ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME.

OUR EXTERIOR DOORS HAVE TO MAINTAIN AND BE AUDITED AND LOCKED AT ALL TIMES BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT ALLOWS THE CITY OF BUDA, CITY OF KYLE, CITY OF SAN MARCOS, DPS TO GET THERE IN LESS THAN TWO MINUTES, BRINGING A LONG GUN TO FIGHT AN IDIOT THAT'S BRINGING A LONG GUN.

SO IT'S A FAIR FIGHT, RIGHT? AND AND SO WE FEEL CONFIDENT IN THAT.

SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR FUTURE OPTIONS, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE TAKE THIS EXCEPTION TONIGHT.

JERI AND I WILL BE LOOKING AT THE GUARDIAN PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE SCHOOL MARSHAL PROGRAM.

PERSONALLY, I PREFER THE GUARDIAN PROGRAM, BUT I'M GOING TO DEFER TO JERI BECAUSE THAT'S HER FIELD, MINE'S MORE CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT.

SO I'M GOING TO DEFER TO HER AND TOGETHER WE'LL COME UP WITH A GREAT PLAN.

BUT I WANT TO SAY THIS AND PUT IT ON RECORD.

IMPROPERLY TRAINED INDIVIDUALS POSE A GREATER PROBLEM THAN HAVING PATIENCE AND ALLOWING OUR CURRENT SYSTEM TO WORK FOR US.

AND SO I'M FEARFUL THAT SOME OF THESE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE HIRING THESE SECURITY FIRMS WHERE PEOPLE AREN'T TRAINED, AREN'T LICENSED PEACE OFFICERS, I'M WORRIED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD.

AND AND SO WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND WE'RE GOING TO BRING YOU GUYS SOMETHING AS SOON AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

I'D LIKE TO BRING IT BACK IN SEPTEMBER TO TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT OUR PLAN IS.

AND THEN FROM THERE, WE'LL START TRAINING AND BRIDGING THE GAP AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT, DR.

WRIGHT. OKAY, TEAM, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

THANK YOU FOR THAT EVERYBODY.

OKAY. WE ARE ON PAGE 64.

CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.

[J.3. Consideration and possible approval of the Student Code of Conduct for the 2023-2024 School Year ]

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? MRS. RUNKLE. HELLO, MR. DAWSON. HOW ARE YOU? I'M WELL.

HOW ARE YOU? GOOD.

SO I JUST GOT YOUR RESPONSES TONIGHT OR TODAY SORRY.

THERE'S ONE IN PARTICULAR, THOUGH, THAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS.

AND AND MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DR.

WRIGHT CAN WEIGH IN AS WELL.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS CHANGED IS THE DAEP FOR VAPING.

AND THAT'S OBVIOUSLY CHANGING.

AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE AN IMPACT OF NUMBERS PROBABLY AT IMPACT OR GREATER NUMBER OF NUMBERS AT IMPACT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS, YOU KNOW, CAMPUSES DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY WHEN IT COMES TO BEHAVIOR.

IN PARTICULAR, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT VAPE PENS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE THERE VAPE PEN.

IF YOU HAVE A VAPE PEN AT MCCORMICK OR AT DAHLSTROM OR BARTON, IT'S THE SAME VAPE PEN AT A DIFFERENT SCHOOL.

RIGHT? RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO BE REAL CLEAR THAT I DON'T WANT CAMPUSES LIKE ALL OVER THE BOARD WITH DISCIPLINE.

SO WHERE YOU HAVE ONE CAMPUS THAT IS SENDING A STUDENT THAT MAYBE HASN'T BEEN IN TROUBLE OR MAYBE A LITTLE BIT.

I DON'T KNOW, BUT SENDS THEM FOR AN X NUMBER OF DAYS, BUT THEN ANOTHER CAMPUS ONLY SENDS THEM FOR THIS NUMBER OF DAYS.

RIGHT. IT'S THE SAME OFFENSE.

SO I JUST WANT TO BE REAL CLEAR ON HOW WE'RE TREATING THAT, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE A CASE BY CASE AT EVERY CAMPUS.

RIGHT. I DO THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT MAY I RESPOND TO THAT? ABSOLUTELY.

SO LOOKING AT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING, I AGREE 100%.

SO ANY TIME WE HAVE A SPECIFIC PLACEMENT FOR ANY STUDENT, I SERVE AS THE SCREENER.

AND SO THEREFORE, I REVIEW ALL THEIR INFORMATION, I REVIEW ALL THEIR REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION.

AND THEN WE HAVE A PROGRESSIVE APPROACH FOR OUR E-CIGARETTES.

WE HAVE A PROGRESSIVE APPROACH FOR OUR THC AND THEY ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO FOLLOW THOSE.

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IF THEY DON'T GET MY APPROVAL TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD, THEIR STUDENT DOESN'T GO TO DAEP.

SO WE HAVE SET UP THAT CHECKS AND BALANCE TO MAKE SURE EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING DOES HAPPEN.

WE WANT EQUITABLE APPROACHES.

EQUITABLE DOESN'T MEAN EQUAL PER SE, BECAUSE WE DO LOOK AT CERTAIN STUDENTS AND DETERMINE DO THEY HAVE A HISTORY OF A REPEATED BEHAVIOR OR DO THEY HAVE A HISTORY OF OTHER BEHAVIORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO.

AND THEN WE DO ADD ADDITIONAL DAYS, BUT WE HAVE A GROUND BASE FOR WHAT WE WOULD DO.

AND THEN WE LOOK AT THEIR HISTORY, LOOK AT THEIR INTENTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

OKAY. SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS IT ALL COMES THROUGH YOU? FOR PLACEMENT TO DAEP.

YES, MA'AM. GOT IT. OKAY.

SO THAT ANSWERS THAT.

THE NEXT QUESTION I HAVE IS, YOU KNOW, HANDBOOK, THE HANDBOOK REALLY SHOULD BE DERIVED FROM THE CODE OF CONDUCT.

SO WHY ARE WE DOING THE CODE OF CONDUCT BEFORE THE HANDBOOK? THE HANDBOOK IS READY.

WELL, BUT WHEN I LOOKED AT THE HANDBOOK, I STILL SAW SOME OF THERE WERE STILL OLDER, RIGHT? UNTIL WE HAVE AN APPROVAL ON THE ATTENDANCE POLICY AND THAT BEING APPROVED AS WELL AS OTHER FEEDBACK GIVEN REGARDING DRESS CODE.

I WAS HOLDING OFF ON PUTTING IT ON THE WEB PAGE OR HAVING IT PUT ON THE WEB PAGE.

I DON'T DO IT SO THAT WE DON'T KEEP ADDING AND CHANGING, ADDING AND CHANGING.

SO THAT'S WHY WE SENT OUT ON AUGUST 17TH THE CLARIFICATION REGARDING DRESS CODE, BECAUSE THAT DID COME UP.

AND THEN SPECIFICALLY, ANY OTHER THINGS THAT ARE VERY, VERY CLOSE TO WHAT WOULD BE EXPECTED EXCEPT WHEN WE IMPLEMENT, IF IT DOES GET TO BE IMPLEMENTED, OUR NEW ATTENDANCE POLICY. OKAY.

AND THEN DID YOU MAKE SOME CHANGES BASED OFF OF SOME OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD? I SAW THAT. IS THAT ACCURATE? THEY WILL BE. YES, MA'AM.

OKAY. OKAY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. I APPRECIATE YOUR THOROUGH REVIEW OF IT.

MRS. PETREA. SO ON THE DAEP FOR THC VERSUS NICOTINE VAPES, WE DID HAVE I DID HAVE THIS QUESTION IN BOARD BLOG, BUT I WANT TO ASK IT AGAIN, PLEASE DO, PUBLIC, BECAUSE SO MY QUESTION WAS, HOW DO YOU TEST? HOW DO YOU KNOW? THOSE LITTLE CARTRIDGES MY UNDERSTANDING SOME OF THEM CAN BE TAMPERED WITH, REMOVED, REPLACED.

AND SO I COULD SEE WHERE PARENTS WOULD SAY, OH, NO, NO, MY KID IS ONLY VAPING CINNAMON BUN WATER OR WHATEVER FLAVOR BUSINESS THEY HAVE GOING ON THESE DAYS.

SO AND YOU POPPED HIM FOR THC AND THAT'S 30 DAYS.

OR YOU ARE SENDING THEM ON, YOU KNOW, TO IMPACT NOW FOR NICOTINE WHICH I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WAS A THING BECAUSE OF THIS NEW LAW. SO DO WE HAVE A FOOLPROOF TESTING SITUATION FOR THESE LITTLE CARTRIDGES? THERE'S NO FOOLPROOF WAY TO TEST EVERY TIME.

EVERYTHING. BUT OUR SROS ARE VERY, VERY SUPPORTIVE AND ONE HELPING US RECOGNIZE ANY OF THE PACKAGING THAT HAS CHANGED.

I JUST SHARED RECENTLY WITH ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS A CHANGE IN PACKAGING AS WELL.

THE ULTIMATE THING IS I SHARED IN OUR BOARD BRIEF THERE ARE SPECIFIC THINGS LIKE DELTA 8 AND OTHERS THAT WILL HAVE SPECIFIC LABELING.

IT MIGHT NOT SAY THC, BUT IT WILL HAVE A SIGN THAT LOOKS LIKE A TRIANGLE THAT REPRESENTS OR RESEMBLES THE RECYCLE AS WELL.

THE POLICE OUR SROS HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL IN HELPING US BECAUSE OF THEIR EXPERIENCE TO HELP DETERMINE WHETHER THERE IS THC IN THERE, OR CERTAIN THINGS THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO TEST RIGHT AWAY. YEAH, AND I THINK SOME OF THE NEWER ONES AREN'T AS EASY MAYBE TO TAMPER WITH OR WHATEVER.

THAT'S THAT'S THE CHALLENGE.

WE LITERALLY HAVE TO BREAK IT APART.

AND I BELIEVE THAT'S WHY THE LAW WAS CREATED WITH THE NICOTINE, BECAUSE THERE IS A CHALLENGE IN DETERMINING AT TIMES.

WELL, AND THE KIDS ARE SMART, SO THEY'RE PROBABLY JUST GOING TO BUY THE NICOTINE AND THEN TRADE IT OUT WITH THE OTHER ONE AND, RIGHT.

IT WASN'T AS HARSH OF A PUNISHMENT FOR THE OTHER ONES SO.

RIGHT. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU IS MY GUESS SO.

[INAUDIBLE] GOOD LUCK.

THANK YOU. WELL, WE HAVE PHENOMENAL ADMINISTRATORS.

I WILL TELL YOU, THEY HAVE DONE AN ABSOLUTE GREAT JOB ALREADY THIS YEAR, TRACKING AND BEING AWARE AND EDUCATING THEIR STUDENTS.

THAT'S ONE THING I'VE ALREADY HEARD THEM DO, IS MAKING SURE THEY'RE TAKING TIME TO EDUCATE THEIR STUDENTS ON WHAT'S EXPECTED AND WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES CAN BE.

WELL, I ASKED MY DAUGHTER IF SHE HAD HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THIS NEW LAW AND TO TELL ALL HER FRIENDS.

AND SHE SAID, YES, THAT THEY HAD DONE A LOT OF THAT COMMUNICATION THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL.

SO IT'S DEFINITELY GETTING OUT.

AND I NOTICED I JUST LOOKED AT THE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS TODAY AND THE IMPACT NUMBERS HAVE NOT REALLY MOVED SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

SO MAYBE THE THE MESSAGE IS OUT, I HOPE.

THANK YOU, MRS. PETREA.

ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE 2023-2024 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AS PRESENTED. MOVED BY MRS.

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ALL RIGHT, TEAM. THAT JUMPS US ALL THE WAY UP TO PAGE 102.

THIS IS OUR SECOND READING OF THE CHANGES TO TASB POLICY FEA LOCAL.

[J.4. Second Reading and possible adoption of revisions to Policy FEA (Local) ]

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO.

SECONDED BY MR. SEVERANCE.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MRS. PETREA? SO I'M GOING TO VOTE NO ON THIS TONIGHT AND THE REASON IT'S NOT NO FOREVER.

IF WE WANT TO BRING THIS BACK AGAIN, MY VOTE IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE PROBABLY THE WILL OF THE BOARD TONIGHT.

BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS HAS ALREADY SORT OF BEEN ROLLED OUT AND CAMPUSES ARE ALREADY BEING NOTIFIED OF UNENROLLED NUMBERS.

AND THE WILL OF THIS BOARD WAS THAT THE INTENTION WOULD BE COMMUNICATED DOWN TO THOSE STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE DEALING WITH SOME EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES. I KNOW MR. SEVERANCE ASKED THAT SPECIFIC QUESTION, AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING YET AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN VOTED YET.

AND SO I HAVE SOME VERY SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THIS IS GOING TO ROLL OUT TO OUR FOLKS ON CAMPUSES AND HOW VERY, VERY DELICATE FAMILY SITUATIONS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO BE FOR THIS TO BE HANDLED.

SO FOR THAT REASON, I'M GOING TO STICK WITH OUR TEN DAY.

I'D LOVE TO PICK YOUR BRAIN LATER ABOUT THAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU, MRS. PETREA. MR. FLORES, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, I DO APPRECIATE THE PROACTIVE APPROACH TO GETTING OUR KIDS TO SCHOOL.

AND, YOU KNOW, I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION AND THE TRAINING DONE TO THOSE AT THE FRONT OFFICE OR IN THE FRONT OFFICES OF OUR CAMPUSES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE CLEARLY ARTICULATING THE POLICY.

AND THEY'RE CLEAR WITH PARENTS.

AND YOU DID MENTION PREVIOUSLY THAT THERE IS TRAINING THAT HAS OCCURRED, CORRECT? YES, IT HAS, AND IT WILL CONTINUE.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP.

YES, SIR. YES.

BUT I DO SUPPORT THIS JUST BECAUSE CONSIDERING THAT ADA IS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR FUNDING, I THINK THAT THERE ARE THERE IS A RESPONSIBILITY THAT LIES ON THE PARENTS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CAMPUSES, TO SAY, MY CHILD IS OUT FOR THIS OR THAT REASON, AND THEY SHOULD BE AWARDED A CHANCE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OR AT LEAST AN EXPLANATION TO ADMINISTRATION AS TO WHY THEIR CHILD IS ABSENT.

BUT I HAVE FAITH THAT THE COMMUNICATION AND OUR TRAINING IS EFFECTIVE FOR THOSE WHO WORK IN OUR FRONT OFFICES AND WHO ARE THE LINE OF COMMUNICATION.

BUT I DO.

I WILL VOTE YES JUST BECAUSE I DO THINK WE HAVE TO BE PROACTIVE.

THAT IS WHERE WE ARE AND GETTING OUR KIDS TO SCHOOL.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

TO PROVIDE JUST A LITTLE CLARITY, IF WE EVER HAVE A PARENT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO LOCATE OUR STUDENT, WE'RE ABLE TO LOCATE, WE'RE NOT UNENROLLING THEM.

AND IF WE IDENTIFY STUDENTS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AS FIVE DAYS, IT'LL TAKE SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE DAYS WORTH OF OUR WORK TO PROVE TO UNENROLL.

AND THERE IS A CHECK PROCESS TO GO THROUGH SIS OR MYSELF, IF THEY'RE UNENROLLING BASED UPON THE FIVE DAYS OR SHOULD BE, AND IT WILL BE DOUBLE CHECKED. MR. SEVERANCE THANK YOU.

I KIND OF AGREE WITH TRUSTEE PETREA THAT I MEAN, I SAY IT ALL THE TIME CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

EVEN IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, OUR CUSTOMERS ARE OUR KIDS AND OUR FAMILIES.

RIGHT? AND SO I KNOW, I THINK THE INTENT OF WHY WE'RE DOING THIS MAKES SENSE.

I WILL BE VOTING YES TO DO THIS, BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR THESE TYPES OF REQUESTS TO HAVE TO COME POSSIBLY THROUGH YOU OR SOMEBODY FOR A FINAL APPROVAL TO MAKE SURE THAT SOMEONE ELSE'S VETTED IT.

I MEAN, I'M SURE IT'LL ALL BE DONE PRETTY GOOD ON CAMPUSES.

BUT I'M JUST I'M HEARING SOME THINGS THAT THEY'RE GEARING UP TO JUST START POSSIBLY UNENROLLING JUST TO GET THEM OFF THE BOOKS.

AND I JUST I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T I DON'T LOVE IT.

SO I JUST THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REVISIT THIS AGAIN AFTER TONIGHT IF IT PASSES.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE REST OF THE BOARD IS GOING TO DO, BUT BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE SOME ANOTHER LAYER OF FINAL APPROVAL COMING FROM YOUR OFFICE BEFORE THEY CAN JUST DO IT. I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH YOU IN OUR COMMUNICATION, IF IT DOES PASS, WE'LL BE THAT.

OKAY. I ALREADY HAVE IT WRITTEN OUT THIS YEAR.

OKAY, GREAT. THAT'S GOOD INFORMATION TO HAVE.

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THANK YOU, MRS. RUNKLE. OKAY.

I GUESS I'M A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED BECAUSE I HEARD THAT THERE WAS TRAINING THAT TOOK PLACE BEFORE A VOTE HAS TAKEN PLACE.

TRAINING REGARDING COMMUNICATION THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE UNENROLLING ANYONE THAT UNTIL IT'S PASSED.

BECAUSE WE HAD SOME BECAUSE THEY HEARD OF IT WE'RE THINKING THEY COULD GO AHEAD AND UNENROLL AND WE'RE LIKE, NO, STOP.

WE'RE NOT DOING ANY OF THAT.

BUT THIS HAS NOT BEEN VOTED ON YET SO.

EXACTLY. I'M NOT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WAS COMMUNICATION OR HALF COMMUNICATION TO CAMPUSES WITHOUT FULL COMMUNICATION AT ONCE.

THAT'S HOW THINGS MESS UP IS WHEN WE DELIVER PIECEMEAL INFORMATION TO CAMPUSES.

I HAVE NOT VOTED ON THIS, RIGHT.

PERSONALLY, I HAVE SUPPORTED THIS AGENDA ITEM FROM DAY ONE BECAUSE I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE HAVE STUDENTS ON CAMPUS.

SO I HAVE SUPPORTED THIS, BUT I FIND IT VERY DISHEARTENING TO SIT HERE TONIGHT TO LISTEN, THAT WE HAVE COMMUNICATED TO CAMPUSES.

WE HAVE CAMPUSES THAT ARE COMMUNICATING WRONG INFORMATION.

IT IS EMBARRASSING AND IT'S NOT OKAY.

AND NOW I'M NOW I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS.

THE ONLY COMMUNICATION THAT WAS AUTHORIZED BY ME OR MR. SAVOY WAS THE INFORMATION MR. SAVOY SENT OUT AS PART OF THEIR NEWSLETTER REGARDING, HEY, THIS IS BEING CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD.

I HAVE NOT SENT OUT PERSONALLY ANY OTHER INFORMATION BESIDES THAT.

WELL, THEN MAYBE MRS. SEDILLO CAN EXPLAIN WHY CAMPUSES OR SOMEBODY CAN EXPLAIN WHY CAMPUSES ARE ALREADY TELLING PARENTS ABOUT THIS POLICY THAT HASN'T EVEN BEEN VOTED ON YET.

HELLO.

HI. I AM NOT AWARE OF THAT EVERY OCCURRING.

NOW WE DID DROP ALL THE NO SHOWS AFTER THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF SCHOOL.

I MEAN, THAT'S AUTOMATIC.

THAT'S OUR PRACTICE IF THEY HAVEN'T SHOWED UP.

BUT AS FAR AS SINCE THEN, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANYONE BEING DROPPED.

OKAY. I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS TONIGHT BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT.

BUT I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THIS ON THE DAIS AND I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT ONCE.

COMMUNICATION NEEDS TO IMPROVE IN THIS DISTRICT.

I HAVE HEARD OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST TWO WEEKS THAT EMAILS GO UNANSWERED, VOICEMAILS GO UNANSWERED AND LACK OF COMMUNICATION.

WE NEED TO CLEAN IT UP, TIGHTEN IT UP.

WE NEED TO FIND BETTER WAYS TO COMMUNICATE TO OUR CAMPUSES TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPER COMMUNICATION IS HAPPENING.

I AM SO ANGRY RIGHT NOW THAT WE ARE HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT ATTENDANCE WHEN WE HAVEN'T EVEN VOTED ON CHANGING THIS YET. IT'S FRUSTRATING.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE ANOTHER TOPIC WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS LATER.

SO I AM GOING TO VOTE YES ON THIS.

BUT I REALLY DO HOPE THAT THE DISTRICT IS IS GOING TO CLEARLY HAVE A CLEARLY DEFINED COMMUNICATION TO EVERY CAMPUS ABOUT HOW THIS IS GOING TO BE HANDLED, HOW WE'RE GOING TO TREAT IT AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO TREAT FAMILIES, BECAUSE SOME OF THESE FAMILIES ARE GOING THROUGH SOME PRETTY TERRIBLE THINGS AND WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT.

AND THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY.

I WOULD AGREE. YES, I WOULD, TOO.

AND I KNOW MR. DR. DAWSON TRAINS ALL THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.

THEY'RE PRIMARILY IN CHARGE OF THE ATTENDANCE.

SO I'M SURE THERE'LL BE ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES ON HIS AGENDA DURING THE FIRST MEETING.

THANK YOU, GUYS. THANK YOU.

DR. WRIGHT, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO ADD? YEAH, WE DECIDED THAT SINCE WE WERE CONSIDERING THIS MR. SAVOY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO PUT IT OUT IN THE BACK TO SCHOOL NEWSLETTER SO THAT PEOPLE WOULD KNOW THAT WE WERE CONSIDERING A CHANGE MOVING FORWARD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND SO PARENTS WOULDN'T BE BLINDSIDED BY THIS.

AND BUT WE ALSO INFORMED OUR PEOPLE THAT THIS WOULDN'T GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL YOU GUYS VOTED ON IT.

TO MY KNOWLEDGE, WE HAD ONE EMPLOYEE THAT MADE A MAJOR MISTAKE.

AND SHE DOES NEED TO BE TRAINED AND SHE NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.

BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, WE HAVEN'T HAD AN OVERWHELMING PROBLEM WITH THIS.

AND I APOLOGIZE ON HER BEHALF.

AND THE FACT THAT SHE PROBABLY JUST ASSUMED THAT THIS HAD ALREADY BEEN PASSED.

BUT REGARDLESS, THAT PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL DIDN'T HANDLE IT RIGHT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.

AND SHE IS ON THE LIST TO MAKE SURE SHE GETS GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAINING.

AND SO I DON'T WANT THE BABY TO BE THROWN OUT WITH THE BATHWATER.

WE DO NEED GREAT ADA AND AND YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATION IS KEY AND AND SO I JUST WE'LL TAKE OUR MEDICINE AND WE'LL MOVE ON.

BUT JUST, JUST KNOW THAT WE REALLY WE DIDN'T AUTHORIZE ANYBODY TO DO THIS.

[01:25:04]

SO IF IT DOES PASS TONIGHT, IT WON'T BE A TOTAL SURPRISE.

TIM. OH, YEAH.

I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD ON THERE.

AS THE CHIEF COMMUNICATION OFFICER WHO IS SPEAKING, I GUESS, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNICATION FOR THE DISTRICT, THAT WE DID INCLUDE THAT IN THE NEWSLETTER VERY SPECIFICALLY THAT IT WAS BEING CONSIDERED.

WHEN WAS THE FIRST READING? IT WAS LAST MONTH I THINK.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE WHO HEARD THAT UNDERSTOOD IT WAS JUST THE FIRST READING.

BUT WE WE KIND OF DO A ROUNDUP OF ALL THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES COMING UP.

AND SO THAT WAS DEFINITELY IN THE NEWSLETTER.

YOU PROBABLY GOT IT AS A PARENT TOO, AND BOARD MEMBER.

BUT ANYWAY, IT WAS SPECIFIC IN THERE THAT IT WAS PENDING.

IT WAS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD AND WOULD NOT TAKE EFFECT UNLESS THE BOARD ADOPTED IT.

THAT'S ALL I KNOW THAT WENT OUT ON THE COMMUNICATION ABOUT THAT.

REGARDING EMAILS, I KNOW WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF SITUATION WITH OUR EMAILS AND FOR A LITTLE WHILE, SO THAT MIGHT MIGHT BE PART OF LIKE EMAILS NOT GETTING ANSWERED.

I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR TECHNOLOGY, BUT WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED THE FIX BY MOVING TO THE CLOUD.

AND I'M PRETTY SURE IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT EMAIL IS GOOD NOW.

OKAY, KNOCK ON WOOD, IF IT DOESN'T WORK TOMORROW, THEN IT'S MY FAULT BECAUSE I JUST SAID SOMETHING.

IT'S GOING TO WORK TOMORROW.

WE ARE ALSO JUST ON THE ON THAT SAME LINE.

WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL A CUSTOMER SERVICE CREW IN OUR DISTRICT.

AND THAT'S MADE UP OF ALL THE ALL THE FOLKS THAT ARE ON THE FRONT LINES.

THE OUR PEIMS CLERKS, OUR RECEPTIONISTS, OUR SECRETARIES.

IT'S GENERALLY IT'S REALLY OPEN TO ANYONE IN THE DISTRICT.

THOSE ARE THE FRONT OFFICE STAFF FOLKS.

WE MEET WITH THEM OVER.

WE'LL MEET WITH THEM AT THE FIRST WEEKEND IN NOVEMBER OR EXCUSE ME, OCTOBER.

SO HERE IN ABOUT A MONTH AND A WEEK.

AND WE'VE GOT A SPEAKER COMING IN TO DO CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAINING.

IT'S KIND OF A HALF CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAINING FOR OUR FRONT STAFF.

AND THEN THE OTHER HALF IS THE SUMMIT PART WHERE WE LISTEN TO THEM AND THEY TELL US THE THINGS THEY'RE SEEING, LIKE, HEY, YOU ALL SHOULD THINK ABOUT GETTING NEW RAPTOR MACHINES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO IT'S KIND OF A IT'S A TWO WAY, IT'S A TRAINING AND THEN WE LISTEN BECAUSE THEY'RE THE FRONT LINE EYES AND EARS.

AND SO WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT THEY SEE ON A DAILY BASIS AND WE WANT TO ADDRESS THOSE THINGS.

AND WE'VE WE'VE DONE THAT FOR SEVERAL WELL, REALLY ABOUT TEN YEARS NOW.

IN FACT, I DO BELIEVE THAT OUR NEW CHIEF HR OFFICER, CHRISTINA COURSON, WAS IN A DIFFERENT ROLE BACK IN THE DAY AND STARTED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE GROUP WHERE IT'S BOTH A TRAINING ON SUMMIT.

AND THAT SEEMS TO HAVE WORKED WELL NOW.

WE USED TO WE USED TO DO IT TWICE A YEAR, BUT BECAUSE IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO ALL BE GONE FROM THEIR CAMPUSES AND OFFICES, IT'S NOT JUST FOR CAMPUSES, BUT IT'S ALSO DEPARTMENTS.

WE DO IT ONCE A YEAR, BUT WE COULD LOOK AT MAYBE EXPANDING THAT IF WE NEED TO.

MR. VELA AND THEN BACK TO MRS. RUNKLE. YEAH.

THANK YOU. DR. WRIGHT, REAL QUICK.

WHAT WAS THE 96.2? 7% WAS OUR ADA AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL.

I MEAN, GREAT. AND I'VE SEEN ATTENDANCE EMAILS FROM MY SON'S SCHOOLS, AND I'M JUST EXCITED TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.

I DO HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF AN EMAIL THAT CAME OUT AND IN BOLD, IT DOES SAY THAT STUDENTS WHO ARE ABSENT.

SO AGAIN, TO REITERATE NOT TO BEAT THE DEAD HORSE, UM, BUT THIS IS ALREADY BEING COMMUNICATED AND IT HASN'T BEEN VOTED ON.

I WANT TO GO WITH THE WILL OF THE BOARD.

AND I KNOW THAT WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST MONTH, MY SUGGESTION LAST MONTH WAS THAT GOING FROM 10 TO 5 WAS PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT AGGRESSIVE.

AND I DO WANT TO SAY AGAIN, WE ARE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF PUTTING KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL.

WE'RE HERE TO EDUCATE.

I HAD SUGGESTED THAT DROPPING IT FROM 10 TO 7.

WE JUST HEARD AGAIN ABOUT WHAT'S OUR POLICY WITH ANY COMMUNICABLE DISEASE.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY CAN BE OUT FIVE DAYS.

A BAD WEEK CAN HAPPEN.

YOU KNOW, AN AIR CONDITIONER CAN GO OUT SOMEBODY CAN BE SICK.

I REALLY I WANT TO GO WITH THE WILL OF THE BOARD.

BUT I'M REALLY STARTING TO LEAN THAT.

I THINK FIVE IS GOING TO BE TOO AGGRESSIVE IF WE CAN'T EVEN MANAGE WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED IS STILL PENDING.

UM, I'LL SEE WHAT ANYBODY, WHAT ANYBODY ELSE HAS TO SAY ABOUT THAT.

BUT THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I'M LEANING RIGHT NOW.

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

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I'M NOT UPSET THAT WE WERE PUTTING OUT COMMUNICATION IN THE NEWSLETTER BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW WHAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE COMING.

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.

WHAT I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IS CAMPUSES ALREADY ASSUMING THAT A POLICY HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM I HAVE.

SO I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD THAT I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE NEWSLETTER AND THE COMMUNICATION THAT HAD BEEN GOING OUT.

COMMUNICATION IS KEY.

THE MORE COMMUNICATION WE HAVE, THE BETTER IT IT MAKES EVERYBODY'S LIFE EASIER.

[01:30:04]

I DIDN'T. I DO THINK THAT PARENTS NEEDED TO KNOW WHAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE COMING.

MRS. OROSCO. THANK YOU.

JUST TO MR. VELA'S POINT ABOUT THE FIVE DAYS VERSUS THE TEN DAYS, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THIS IS WITH ZERO COMMUNICATION BACK WHERE YOU CANNOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE PARENT.

THE PARENT DOESN'T COMMUNICATE.

THE PARENT DOESN'T EMAIL, THE PARENT DOESN'T CALL OR YOU CAN'T GET AHOLD OF ANYBODY.

I KNOW THAT DR.

DAWSON AND HIS TEAM DO HOME VISITS AS WELL.

SO I THINK WE JUST NEED TO BE CLEARER ON THAT PIECE.

AND DR. DAWSON, CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT THIS IS WHEN THERE IS ABSOLUTELY ZERO COMMUNICATION, NOT JUST BECAUSE I KNOW MY CHILD HAS BEEN SICK, BUT I MAKE SURE TO EMAIL THE DOCTOR'S NOTE OR THEY WILL CALL ME AND I'LL SAY, HEY, [INAUDIBLE] IS SICK AND I'LL TALK TO THEM.

BUT THIS IS WITH ZERO COMMUNICATION ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT'S GUARDIAN OR PARENT, CORRECT? THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

SO WE HAVE SEVERAL STUDENTS WHO ARE ABSENT.

WE GO THROUGH HOME VISITS OR WHATEVER, COMMUNICATION BY EMAIL, BY PHONE, IF THEY'RE JUST NOT THERE.

AND EVEN WHEN WE GO VISIT THE HOME, NO ONE'S THERE OR WHAT WE EVEN HAD LAST YEAR AND EVEN AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, WE DON'T KNOW WHO THOSE PEOPLE ARE.

THEY WERE USING WRONG ADDRESSES.

AND SO WE DO THAT.

BUT THE ULTIMATE THING IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID.

THESE ARE STUDENTS THAT WE WANT TO TRY AND GET INTO SCHOOL NO MATTER WHAT OUR FOCUS IS, GETTING THEM INTO THE SCHOOL.

IF WE CAN'T FIND ANY WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM AND THEY'VE MADE ZERO COMMUNICATION OR EFFORT TO EVEN GET IN TOUCH WITH US ABOUT THE SEVENTH OR EIGHTH OR NINTH DAY IS OUR QUEUE WHEN WE ARE WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TEN DAYS MR. VELA. FIVE DAYS IS OUR QUEUE TO GO, OKAY, SOMETHING'S REALLY WRONG HERE, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DROP THEM RIGHT AWAY.

WE HAVE TO DO OUR HOMEWORK AND MAKE SURE OUR SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES ARE IN PLACE.

AND AS YOU HAD REQUESTED EARLIER, IT WILL NOT GET APPROVED UNLESS IT GOES THROUGH EITHER MYSELF OR MRS. BRAUN FOR THE REMOVAL OF A STUDENT, BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.

SOME PEOPLE CAN GET MOVE AHEAD TOO FAST AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE STAY, CREATE OUR CHECKS AND BALANCES.

I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.

I'LL CONTINUE.

I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE TO KEEP REITERATING, NOT JUST FOR I MEAN, FOR US, OF COURSE, FOR US TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND, BUT FOR OUR FAMILIES TO UNDERSTAND AND OUR STAFF TO UNDERSTAND.

ABSOLUTELY. SO I KNOW THAT YOU'LL DO EXTENSIVE TRAINING WITH THE FOLKS THAT ARE COMMUNICATING TO OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ABOUT THIS CHANGE. AND I KNOW I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT IT LAST WEEK BECAUSE I HAD SOME CONCERN WITH THAT ONE PERSON WHERE MISINFORMATION WAS TOLD TO A FAMILY. SO I WANTED TO BE CLEAR, MAKE SURE THE CORRECT INFORMATION IS GOING OUT.

AND, YOU KNOW, I KIND OF WANT TO SAY I'M PRETTY EXCITED.

THAT STAFF WAS PRETTY PROACTIVE.

THEY READ THE NEWSLETTER AND THEY'RE LIKE, OH, THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

AND MAYBE THEY INFORMED FAMILIES OUT OF TURN, BUT THIS WAS SENT TO EVERYBODY.

SO I'M GLAD THAT PEOPLE ARE READING THE NEWSLETTER.

MAYBE THEY ASSUME TOO MUCH, BUT NONETHELESS THEY'RE READING IT.

SO THAT'S A GREAT THING THAT WE'RE GETTING PEOPLE INTERESTED AND WANTING TO KNOW, HEY, WHAT ARE Y'ALL DOING? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? HOW DOES THIS IMPACT ME? AND THAT'S WHERE WE CAN CLARIFY THAT AND WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR FAMILIES BECAUSE WE WANT KIDS IN SCHOOLS.

THAT'S WHAT WE WANT AND THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART.

THANK YOU. I AGREE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. OROSCO. MRS. PETREA, THEN.

MR. FLORES. SO I WANT TO BE CLEAR.

I'M NOT JUST MAKING THIS DECISION IN A REACTIONARY MODE BECAUSE OF ONE INSTANCE.

I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT.

WE'RE AT 96%, SO I WANT TO CELEBRATE THAT, TOO.

BUT ALSO, WHEN YOU SAY THAT APS ARE TRAINED IS IN THE EXPECTATION THAT THAT EVERYONE ON THE CAMPUS THAT DEALS WITH ATTENDANCE WILL THEN BE TRAINED AS WELL.

IS ARE YOU TRAINING THE TRAINER? WHAT'S THAT LOOK LIKE? WELL, WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON FIRST AND FOREMOST IS OUR SIS IS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH OUR PEIMS CLERKS AND WILL CONTINUE ONCE WE HAVE IT APPROVED.

IF IT GETS APPROVED, WE'LL CONVEY EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS, AS WELL AS THE SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES.

AND WE WORK WITH MRS. SEDILLO TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS SOLID AS WELL.

AND THEN I ALREADY SENT OUT A COMMUNICATION THAT WAS VERY, VERY FOCUSED AND CLEAR ON WE WANT OUR KIDS AT SCHOOL AND IN THEY'RE REMINDED OR REITERATED TO OUR ADMINISTRATORS, THIS HAS NOT STARTED YET.

SO IT CONCERNS ME ONLY A LITTLE, BUT I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ON TOP OF IT.

BUT THE ULTIMATE FOCUS IS ONCE IT DOES GET APPROVED, IF IT IS APPROVED, I WILL WORK WITH OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS ABOUT TALKING THROUGH A DELIVERY PLAN FOR THEIR CAMPUS, BECAUSE I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IS EVERYBODY HAS A CLEAR, CONSISTENT UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT EXPECTATION IS.

[01:35:04]

NO, NOTHING LIKE THAT.

JUST THE CAN WE SEE THE COMMUNICATION THAT YOU'VE ALREADY SENT OR THE ONE AND THE ONE THAT YOU'RE PLANNING TO SEND? THE ONE I SENT? YEAH. SHE CAN FORWARD IT TO YOU.

OKAY. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SEE.

THE ONLY THING I'VE COMMUNICATED WITH OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND PRINCIPALS ARE OUR NO SHOWS TO VERIFY OR OUR LEAVERS WHAT THEY CALL LEVERS WHERE WE CAN'T LOCATE THEM.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING AND WORKING HARD ON RIGHT NOW, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE.

OKAY, THANKS.

THANK YOU. MR. FLORES, AGAIN, I WANT TO ECHO THE PRAISE.

I MEAN, THE ATTENDANCE NUMBERS RIGHT NOW SEEM GREAT AND ABOVE EXPECTATIONS, EVEN ANECDOTALLY AS PEOPLE SEEM TO BE GETTING SICK TO MY LEFT AND I MEAN EVERYWHERE TO MY LEFT AND RIGHT, EVERYBODY THAT I KNOW, MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST UNDER THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW.

SO THAT'S FANTASTIC.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING I'M SURE THE COMMUNICATION TEAM IS ALL OVER.

BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION IN REGARDING THIS NEW POLICY IS COMMUNICATED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND INCLUDING HOME VISITS AS WELL, BECAUSE CERTAINLY THERE COULD BE A MISCOMMUNICATION, A LANGUAGE BARRIER THAT COMES DOWN.

YOU KNOW, FOLKS THINK THEY HEAR SOMETHING AND IT'S REALLY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

SO I'M SURE THE COMMUNICATION TEAM IS ALL OVER IT.

I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT.

AND CERTAINLY I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP.

THANK YOU. MR. VELA YEAH.

DR. DAWSON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE EXPLANATION.

AND MRS. OROSCO THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION.

I THINK I ASKED THAT AT THE LAST MEETING AS WELL ABOUT THE TIMELINE.

POLICIES ARE IN PLACE AND DON'T CHANGE VERY OFTEN UNLESS THEY COME FOR A VOTE, RIGHT, AS WE KNOW.

SO THE POLICY, AS IT READS, IS THAT A STUDENT HAS BEEN ABSENT FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE DAYS.

IT DOESN'T SAY, OH, THEY'VE BEEN ABSENT FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE DAYS.

AND THEN DR. DAWSON AND HIS TEAM BECAUSE ONE DAY, YOU KNOW, 15 YEARS FROM NOW, DR.

DAWSON MAY RETIRE. RIGHT. AND LEAVE, JUST LIKE DR.

WRIGHT, 15 YEARS FROM NOW OR 20 YEARS OR WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS.

I WANT THE POLICY TO SAY WHAT IT NEEDS TO SAY.

IF WE'RE SAYING THAT IT COULD TAKE UP TO SEVEN DAYS TO WITHDRAW A STUDENT, THEN THE FIVE CONSECUTIVE DAYS SHOULD BE OUR RED FLAG.

THE FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS SHOULD BE OUR RED FLAG.

RIGHT? AND THEN WE SHOULD CHANGE THE POLICY TO SAY SEVEN DAYS.

WE'RE SAYING ON PAPER, ON POLICY, IN POLICY THAT IT'S FIVE DAYS, BUT THEN WE'RE, OH, IT'S GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER TWO DAYS, WHICH WE KNEW THAT ALREADY.

SO I WANT THE POLICY TO MATCH UP TO WHAT THE TIMELINE ACTUALLY NEEDS TO BE TO INCLUDE THE ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORTS.

RIGHT. I APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO FOR ME, A COUPLE OF THINGS.

ONE, AND IT'S BEEN SAID BEFORE, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE IT AGAIN.

THE GOAL OF THIS IS KIDS IN CLASS.

THAT IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL FOR THIS.

I WOULD, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE I'S ARE DOTTED AND T'S ARE CROSSED.

I KNOW YOU GUYS WILL DO ALL THOSE THINGS.

BUT I WOULD ASK SINCE THIS IS NEW, AT SOME POINT, IF THIS HAPPENS, CAN I THINK A REPORT ON BOARD BLOG SAYING THIS IS ACTUALLY TAKING PLACE WOULD AT LEAST LET US KNOW CLEARLY, THE DECISION IS ADMINISTRATIVE AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST FIND OUT IF WE'RE FOLLOWING THROUGH ON SOME OF THIS.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

OKAY. OPPOSED? I'M IN FAVOR.

PRESIDENT MCMANUS. I DO WANT TO SAY I'M IN FAVOR, BUT I AM ON RECORD AS MAKING MY RECOMMENDATION.

I'M GOING TO GO WITH THE WILL OF THE BOARD, BUT I AM IN FAVOR.

OKAY. SO ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

OKAY. MOTION CARRIES 6-1.

TEAM LET'S TAKE A TEN MINUTE RECESS.

OKAY. WE ARE BACK.

WE ARE ON PAGE 105.

ONE MOMENT WHILE I GET THERE.

OKAY. SO WE DID NOT HEAR FROM MR.

[J.5. Second Reading and possible adoption of the proposed revisions to Board Policy GBAA (Local) ]

AND I FEEL LIKE SINCE IT INVOLVES SOME CHANGES TO HOW OUR COMMUNITY WOULD GET INFORMATION FROM THE DISTRICT, I ASKED MR. SAVOY TO HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE CHANGES TO THIS.

THE KEY PHRASE BEING HIT, THE HIGHLIGHTS.

OH, WE HAVE LOTS OF HIGHLIGHTS INVOLVED IN THIS.

I CAN SUMMARIZE THE HIGHLIGHTS.

NOW THIS IS ABOUT OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT REQUEST AND LET ME THAT WE GET PUBLIC RECORDS AND I'LL SAY IT ON THE RECORD.

I KNOW EVERYONE ON THE BOARD FEELS THE SAME WAY.

EVERYONE IN ADMINISTRATION DOES TOO, EVERYTHING WE DO BELONGS TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE BELONG TO THE COMMUNITY.

[01:40:01]

AND I SAY EVERYTHING IS PRESUMED TO BE PUBLIC, WHICH IS WHAT THE LAW SAYS WITH THE EXCEPTION UNLESS IT'S PRIVATE INFORMATION LIKE STUDENT RECORDS OR ANY OF A COUPLE OF DOZEN EXCEPTIONS OR, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT'S CONFIDENTIAL, LIKE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, THAT KIND OF THING.

SO WE START, THOUGH, WITH THE PREMISE THAT IT'S PUBLIC.

WHEN WE GET A REQUEST, WE HAVE TEN BUSINESS DAYS TO RESPOND TO IT.

THAT'S THE OLD LAW.

THE AND THOSE WOULD BE DAYS THAT WE ARE IN OPERATION.

THE LAW NOW HAS CHANGED FROM THIS LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT STARTS SEPTEMBER 1ST, WHERE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO DECLARE A NON BUSINESS DAY FOR FEDERAL AND STATE HOLIDAYS AND SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.

SO IN THEORY, CHRISTMAS, SPRING BREAK, THANKSGIVING WHEN WE'RE NOT HERE, THOSE ARE ALL BUSINESS DAYS.

UNIVERSITIES CAN STILL DECLARE WHATEVER DAYS THEY WANT, BUT FOR SOME REASON, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS TO NOW PICK UP TO TEN BUSINESS NON BUSINESS DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IN ADDITION TO STATE FEDERAL HOLIDAYS AND SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.

WELL, IF YOU KIND OF DO THE ROUGH MATH, WE GENERALLY HAVE 20.

THAT'S TWO WEEKS, FIVE AND FIVE FOR CHRISTMAS FIVE.

SO ONE WEEK AT THANKSGIVING, THAT'S FIVE AND FIVE FOR SPRING BREAK.

REALLY, REALLY THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WOULD BE AT CHRISTMAS, BECAUSE IF SOMEONE THEORETICALLY WITHOUT US DECLARING THESE DAYS WERE TO PUT IN A RECORD REQUEST THE FRIDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS BREAK, WE WOULD BE ON DAY TEN OF THE RESPONSE THE DAY WE GOT BACK.

SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT YOU CHANGE THE LOCAL POLICY AS OUTLINED TO DECLARE THE MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF SPRING BREAK, THE MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, AND THEN THE FIRST FOUR DAYS OF THE CHRISTMAS OR WINTER BREAK HOLIDAY AS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD.

THE FIRST FOUR DAYS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE CONSIDERED BUSINESS DAYS UNDER THIS NEW LAW.

NOW, I DO HAVE TO POINT OUT THAT WE ARE GOING AGAINST THE RECOMMENDATION OF TASB, AS WE LEARNED IN AN EARLIER ITEM IS TRUSTEE OROSCO'S EMPLOYER.

THE THE TASB RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU ADOPT A RESOLUTION EVERY YEAR.

WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO REMEMBER TO DO THAT.

OUR FUTURE FOLKS TO REMEMBER TO DO THAT.

AND THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF UNNECESSARY WORK.

OUR OUR LAWYERS HAVE LOOKED AT WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IN OUR LOCAL POLICY, WHICH IS ENTIRELY UP TO YOU AS A SCHOOL BOARD TO DO.

THEY THINK WE'RE FINE.

THE LAW SAYS THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE A GOVERNMENTAL BODY SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY DESIGNATE NOT MORE THAN TEN NON-BUSINESS DAYS UNDER THIS SECTION EACH CALENDAR YEAR.

WE'RE NOT ASKING YOU TO NAME THE DATES, BUT THE DAYS SO WE'RE COVERED THERE.

I THINK TASB IS LOOKING AT IT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SPECIFIC DATES EACH YEAR AND THEN THE PART UNDER THIS SECTION IN EACH CALENDAR YEAR.

WE DON'T READ THAT AS IT MUST BE ADOPTED EACH YEAR.

WE READ THAT AS JUST THE MAXIMUM PER YEAR, TEN PER YEAR.

AND SO ALSO WE FEEL LIKE IF IT'S IN LOCAL POLICY, IT'S RIGHT THERE.

SO EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT THOSE DAYS ARE.

NOW, IT'S NOT GOING TO COVER EVERYTHING.

THANKSGIVING IS COVERED BECAUSE MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY WOULD BE NON-BUSINESS DAYS T HEN THURSDAY IS ALWAYS GOING TO ACTUALLY BE A HOLIDAY THAT COVERS.

AND I THINK THAT'S A STATE HOLIDAY FOR THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING SO WE'RE FINE.

CHRISTMAS WE'LL PROBABLY BE ON LIKE DAY FOUR OR SOMETHING WHEN WE GET BACK, SO IT'LL JUST SHORTEN OUR ABILITY TO THE NUMBER OF DAYS WE WOULD HAVE TO RESPOND. OKAY.

THANK YOU MR. SAVOY, ANY DISCUSSION, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. SAVOY? OKAY.

THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE CHANGES TO POLICY GBAA LOCAL AS PRESENTED, SO MOVED. MOVED BY MRS. RUNKLE.

SECONDED BY MR. VELA.

ANY FURTHER -DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES .

I GOT THIS QUESTION AND I FORGOT TO ANSWER IT.

WE ARE AT RECORD REQUEST NUMBER 209 FOR THE YEAR JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW MANY WE GET.

THANK YOU, MR. SAVOY. OKAY.

[J.6. Consideration and possible approval of the Disposal and Destruction of Obsolete Voting Machines ]

I'M NOT SAYING THERE'S GOING TO BE ANYTHING FOR YOU, BUT JUST IN CASE.

YES. YES, SIR. PAGE 116.

YEAH. SO THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE DISPOSAL AND DESTRUCTION OF THE DISTRICT'S OBSOLETE ELECTION EQUIPMENT AS PRESENTED. MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO. SECONDED BY MR. VELA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

[01:45:02]

OKAY THIS IS FOR OUR DEMOGRAPHER AND WE DID TALK ABOUT THIS SOME AT OUR LAST MEETING.

[J.7. Consideration and possible approval of Demographic Services for Hays CISD ]

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO SECONDED BY MR. SEVERANCE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE UP TO PAGE 126.

GIVE ME A MOMENT TO GET THERE.

THIS IS FOR REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE SERVICES.

[J.8. Consideration and possible approval of the selection of Real Estate Broker Services for Hays CISD ]

MOVED FROM MR. VELA, SECONDED BY MR. FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

PAGE 128.

[J.9. Consideration and possible approval of the 2021 Bond Stage Lighting Equipment and Electrical Infrastructure for Dahlstrom Middle School - Olden Lighting ]

THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE 2021 BOND STAGE LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL FROM OLDEN LIGHTING FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $131,664 AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MR. SEVERANCE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

133 TEAM.

[J.10. Consideration and possible approval of the 2023 Bond Installation of Artificial Turf at Baseball and Softball Fields for Hays High School and Johnson High School ]

WE'VE HAD QUITE A BIT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS ALREADY, BUT I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP FIRST TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL FOR THIS ONE BEFORE WE MAKE A MOTION.

ANYBODY? OKAY.

THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH PARAGON SPORTS CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,607,556 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ARTIFICIAL TURF ON THE HAYS HIGH SCHOOL AND JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS DESIGNED BY CEI AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MR. SEVERANCE SECONDED BY.

HAVE A SECOND, SECOND.

SECOND BY MRS. RUNKLE.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

MR. CLEAVER IS NOT IN HERE.

OKAY. OH, THERE YOU ARE. HEY, I KNOW WE HAVE A GUEST FOR THIS ONE.

DID YOU WANT TO POINT OUT IF WE HAVE A GUEST HERE AND WHO THEY ARE? WE DO IN THE AUDIENCE.

LEE PENLAND IS HERE WITH US.

AND WOULD YOU LIKE HIM TO SAY A FEW WORDS OR SAY HI? WE REALLY WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT HERE.

NO, NO, NO. THE ONE WE JUST DID THE TURF.

JUST WANT TO SAY WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT AND EXCITED ABOUT BEING BACK IN HAYS CISD WITH YOU GUYS.

WE'VE DONE OTHER WORK HERE AND VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT.

IT'S GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY AND STATE OF THE ART WITH THE FIELD, SO WE'RE EXCITED, READY TO GO.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND HANGING OUT.

THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT, TEAM, THAT TAKES US UP TO PAGE 135.

[J.11. Consideration and possible approval of the 2023 Bond Adaptive Playground Improvements at Buda Elementary School ]

THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE 2023 BOND ADAPTIVE PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS AT BUDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROVIDED BY TF HARPER AND ASSOCIATES LP FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $124,974 AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO.

SECONDED BY MR. VELA.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ON PAGE 141.

THIS IS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY.

[J.12. Consideration and possible approval of the 2023 Bond Schematic Design Package for Elementary School 17 ]

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YES. THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THESE DESIGNS BECAUSE I LOVE TO GO THROUGH DESIGNS.

IT'S LIKE MY FAVORITE THING TO DO.

BUT I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY.

I WAS GOING THROUGH AND COMPARING THE DESIGN WORK FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 16 THAT'S IN PROGRESS NOW TO THIS PROJECT.

AND I HAD A COUPLE I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS I SEE IN THE ADMIN AREA.

YOU HAD TWO BATHROOMS AND THE ADMIN HALLWAY AND NOW WE'RE JUST DOWN TO ONE BATHROOM.

WAS THERE A REASON WHY WE COULDN'T KEEP THAT SECOND BATHROOM IN THAT HALLWAY? WE MOVED IT TO THE CAFETERIA AREA.

IT'S ONE OF THE ONES THAT WE ADDED BACK THERE AND IT WAS INTENDED TO OFFSET THE COST.

SO ADDING THAT ONE IN THE BACK WOULDN'T ADD COST TO THE PROJECT.

WE'RE JUST BUILDING RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

I MEAN, THE PLUMBING IS ALREADY THERE.

IT'S JUST IT'S AN EXTRA OFFICE NOW.

I THINK. AND WERE YOU GUYS ABLE TO SEND US THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE SUN FIELD PROJECT AND WHO ALL WAS AT THAT ON THAT WALKTHROUGH? WERE BE ABLE TO.

THE GOSH, YEAH, WE HAD PROBABLY 15 OR 20 PEOPLE THERE.

PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.

[INAUDIBLE] MAKE SURE YOU'RE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE MIC HAVING A HARD TIME.

YEAH, PROBABLY 15 OR 20 PEOPLE THERE.

[INAUDIBLE] WERE THEY INVITED TO THAT? I YEAH, I BELIEVE WE INVITED Y'ALL.

I CAN'T I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND SEE.

I MEAN I THINK WE DID.

I MEAN, I THINK I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT LESSONS LEARNED.

JUST AS YOU KNOW, AS I WOULD LIKE YOU ALL TO SEND THAT TO US, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.

I MEAN, THERE'S JUST A BUNCH OF THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE'VE DONE A COUPLE OF CONFERENCE CALLS WITH YOU GUYS ON SOME PROJECTS. AND, YOU KNOW, MAX, I APPRECIATE YOU SENDING US KIND OF A HISTORY TIMELINE OF WHEN SOME MEETINGS HAPPENED ON DIFFERENT VARIOUS STAGES OF THE PROJECTS.

I KNOW THAT WHEN I WAS ON THE FBOC FROM ALMOST THE VERY BEGINNING, I MUST HAVE BEEN ON 40-50 CONFERENCE CALLS. THAT WAS BACK WHEN IT WAS ZOOM.

IT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT BECAUSE IT WAS THE ONLY WAY WE COULD COMMUNICATE.

AND, YOU KNOW, WITH ARCHITECTS, IT WAS WITH CAMPUS PRINCIPALS, IT WAS WITH US, YOU, YOUR TEAM, THE CONTRACTOR AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND I'M GOING THROUGH YOUR NOTES OF THESE MEETINGS AND I DON'T SEE ANY ATTENDANCE FROM LIKE THE FBOC OR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO REVIEW SOME OF THESE PROJECTS AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE SYSTEM.

AND WE HAVE THIS COMMITTEE THAT'S SET UP AS OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO REVIEW PROJECTS TO HELP FACILITATE THAT.

IT GIVES US A GOOD LOOK FROM OUR COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE ON ON THE THINGS THAT THEY VOTED ON AND THAT THEY'VE APPROVED IN OUR DISTRICT.

AND I JUST FEEL LIKE MAYBE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, SOMETHING'S CHANGED WHERE THEY JUST HAVEN'T BEEN AS INCLUDED AS I FEEL LIKE WE WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE INCLUDED AND THIS BOARD WOULD BE INCLUDED.

I JUST LIKE TO KNOW IF WE COULD JUST LIKE SQUEEZE THAT, TIGHTEN THAT UP A LITTLE BIT WITH COMMUNICATION.

I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE WORKING PRETTY CLOSE.

I'D JUST LIKE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, OUR FBOC MORE INVOLVED IN THAT.

I THINK THE MEETING WE HAD THIS WEEK, I DON'T THINK IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.

I THINK OUR CHAIR AND OUR CO CHAIR WEREN'T THERE.

UM, I PROBABLY WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE SEE THAT MEETING MOVED INSTEAD OF HOLDING THE MEETING WITHOUT THEM THERE.

JUST, I JUST, I WANT TO, JUST US TO KIND OF TIGHTEN UP ALL THE LOOP WITH FBOC BECAUSE I JUST FEEL LIKE SOME OF THIS STUFF, LIKE, I MEAN, I HAD A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS AND I MEAN, I LOVE DOING THIS STUFF.

AND I THINK LAST WEEK YOU GUYS WERE LIKE, HEY, STOP TALKING AND JUST SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS ONLINE.

BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S ENOUGH TIME FOR US TO CONSUME IT TO MAKE SURE WE GET IT RIGHT.

AND I DEFINITELY KNOW IT PROBABLY WASN'T ENOUGH TIME FOR THE FBOC TO CONSUME IT TO GET IT RIGHT.

AND IF OUR STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN OUR CAMPUSES HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT TEN TIMES BEFORE IT GETS TO THE FBOC OR GET TO US, I THINK WE'RE DOING A DISSERVICE JUST FROM TRANSPARENCY AND JUST SO IT PREVENTS MR. SEVERANCE FROM TALKING TOO MUCH IN MEETINGS WHERE THE FBOC SHOULD REALLY BE THE ONES THAT ARE DOING THIS, THIS KIND OF WORK.

IT SHOULDN'T BE ONLY IT SHOULD BE US DOING IT.

AND I THINK OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR ARCHITECT PARTNERS AND OUR CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS SHOULD SHOULD BE HELPING WITH THAT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT OUT LOUD.

I KNOW YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB FOR US NOT TO CALL BARTLETT OUT AT ALL.

BUT IF WE BUILD ANOTHER CAMPUS WITH FINE ARTS DOORS WITHOUT WINDOWS, I'M PROBABLY I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, BUT THAT'S AT DAHLSTROM.

THAT'S THE DOOR AT BARTON AND A DOOR AT ELM GROVE ELEMENTARY THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A WINDOW ON CLASSROOMS. I IT JUST IT'S STUFF LIKE THAT THAT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S FBOCS JOB TO CATCH THAT STUFF, BUT WE JUST ALL HAVE TO BE WE ALL HAVE TO KNOW LIKE WHAT OUR STANDARDS ARE WHICH IS PART

[01:55:06]

SO THE LAST THING I'M GOING TO ASK IS ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 17, YOU HAVE IS IT I DIDN'T SEE THE NUMBER OF CLASSROOMS. WAS THAT 47 CLASSROOMS? 48, 48, 47, PLUS THE CONVERTED, THE OLD COMPUTER LAB.

COMPUTER LAB. SO, YEAH, 47 WE'RE GOING TO DELIVER IT WITH 47, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO VALUE ENGINEER IT DOWN.

IT'S ALL WE'RE GOING TO DO IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

OKAY, THANKS.

I MEAN, I KNOW YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB.

I JUST I SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE MAX, YOU OR HAVE A LOT GOING ON IN YOUR IN YOUR IN YOUR AREA.

I MEAN, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS YOUR BUILDING RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S A LOT.

AND YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.

I'D LIKE FOR THIS BOARD AT SOME POINT DOWN THE ROAD TO LOOK AT A DEDICATED POSITION IN YOUR OFFICE TO BE A BOND FACILITATOR, TO HELP, YOU KNOW, FACILITATE SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS, INCLUDE FBOC THE BOARD THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND MAYBE, YOU KNOW, HELP JUST TIE SOME OF THE THE COMMUNICATION TOGETHER.

BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT AT A LATER DATE.

BUT THERE'S JUST TWO THINGS ON THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT THAT I JUST WANTED TO SAY OUT LOUD AND JUST THANKS.

I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU MR. SEVERANCE. MRS. PETREA, THEN, MR. FLORES, I THINK I REMEMBER IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE GOT THE ICE CREAM SOCIAL MINUTES BACK, SO CAN WE JUST KIND OF GET A REFRESH MAYBE OF THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I DO REMEMBER SEEING THAT AND I REMEMBER SEEING EVEN FROM I GO, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY HAD SAID, WHICH WE IMPLEMENTED A LOT INTO THE SUN FIELD BUILD. AND I THINK EVEN AFTER SUN FIELD, WE WE LEARNED SOME MORE LESSONS.

SO DEFINITELY PUT THOSE TO THE TOP OF OUR INBOX WOULD BE WOULD BE GREAT.

MR. SEVERANCE IS RIGHT.

MR. CLEAVER THIS IS SO MUCH.

HAVE YOU EVER IN YOUR LIFE MANAGED THIS MONEY PROJECTS DOLLAR VOLUME? NO, NO NOT THIS MANY BONDS.

YOU KNOW SEQUENTIALLY LIKE THAT.

SEQUENTIALLY. I MEAN AND AND IT IS YOU KNOW A LOT OF DISTRICTS HOLD ON THESE THINGS.

THEY PASS BONDS AND SIT AND WAIT AND WE DON'T, ONE BECAUSE WE KNOW THEY JUST DON'T THEY DON'T GET ANY CHEAPER.

NO. RIGHT. RIGHT. SO WE WANT TO MOVE.

AND THE GROWTH AROUND HERE IS NOT SLOWING DOWN EITHER.

SO WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT LAKE TRAVIS WHERE WE SORT OF JUST INCREMENTALLY GROW AND WE CAN KIND OF PLAN FOR THAT.

SO WE'RE KIND OF STUCK IN A PLACE WHERE WE'VE GOT TO WE GOT TO MOVE QUICK.

AND THIS IS THIS PROCESS FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE KINDS OF THINGS HAS SO MANY STEPS.

AND I'M WITH HIM LIKE WHEN WHEN MONEY STARTS GROWING ON TREES EVER.

WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET YOU SOME KIND OF BOND HELP.

AND I KNOW WE HAVE PROJECT MANAGER FOLKS THAT WE HIRE AND MAYBE THAT THAT CAN BE A HELP, BUT YOU KNOW, GOING TO THE FBOC MEETINGS, WORKING WITH JUST MRS. BEDWELL, WHO'S HERE TONIGHT, MAKING SURE THAT THE PRINCIPALS SEE THESE THINGS A BUNCH, THE END USERS SEE THEM A BUNCH, THE CURRICULUM AS YOU LIKE TO CALL THEM, SEE THEM A BUNCH, THE FBOC SEES THEM.

AND SO BY THE TIME WE GET THEM, I MEAN, THEY'RE PRETTY DARN PERFECT.

I MEAN, THAT'S THE GOAL, RIGHT? THAT'S THE HOPE. AND I KNOW WE'RE MOVING SO FAST THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE JUST COMING TO US.

AND I HAD A MILLION QUESTIONS ON SOME OF THESE.

BUT JUST ON THE ELEMENTARY, I FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THE ELEMENTARY.

I'M GLAD MR. SEVERANCE KIND OF DID A COMPARE AGAINST WHAT WE DID AT SUNFIELD.

AND I HAD THAT QUESTION ABOUT THE TEACHER BREAK ROOM.

BUT YOU GUYS SAID YOU ALREADY KIND OF ADDED THAT.

SO I FEEL I FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

IT IS A SMALLER LITTLE PLOT OF LAND.

SO I WAS GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT ALL ON THERE, FRANKLY.

UM, BUT I DO WANT TO SEE KIND OF THAT REFRESH OF OR JUST, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE LEARNED FROM SUNFIELD AND I'M SURE WE'LL LEARN THINGS FROM, FROM 16 TO IMPLEMENT IN 17.

YEAH, I THINK THE TRICK ON 16 WAS THAT WE WERE TRYING TO BUILD OUR SECOND PROTOTYPE WHEN WE HADN'T EVEN BEEN IN THE FIRST ONE VERY LONG AND THAT WAS A LITTLE TRICKY.

WELL, AND THEN WE GET RID OF THE X AND MADE IT AN H.

YES, WE DID. THAT WAS ONE OF THE MAIN WE REALLY HAVEN'T BUILT 16.

GOT RID OF THE COLLABORATION THERE.

THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.

IT'S A NEW PROTOTYPE.

THAT'S. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S THAT'S CORRECT.

IT'S WE'LL CALL IT 1 B.

THAT'S RIGHT. WELL, ACTUALLY, IF WE DID ALL OUR PROTOTYPES, IT'D PROBABLY BE 14, BUT WHATEVER.

YES, YOU GET WHAT I'M SAYING.

SO, YEAH, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT WE'RE GETTING THERE, SO.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MRS. PETREA. MR. FLORES, MY QUESTION IS REALLY ABOUT THE ROADS THAT SURROUND THE SCHOOL.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT GOING AROUND ALONG RIGHT AROUND THIS AREA, RIGHT AROUND THIS SCHOOL.

[02:00:01]

THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S GOING TO RUN FROM HEIDENREICH TO BUNTON CREEK RESERVE, WHICH IS RIGHT IN MY BACKYARD.

MY QUESTION IS, AS I SEE THE STAFF PARKING LOT GOING ON TO GRIST MILL, IS THERE ANY COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY OF KYLE IN REGARDS TO, YOU KNOW, THE BUILDING OF THE ROADS, MAKING SURE THEY'RE ADEQUATE FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS.

YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE WALKING TRAILS.

THERE'S A NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT'S ABOUT TO BE BUILT RIGHT AROUND THIS CAMPUS.

THAT'S MORE OF MY QUESTION.

IS THERE ANY COORDINATION WITH THE BUILDING NOT ONLY OF THIS CAMPUS, BUT OTHERS AS WELL WITH THE CITY OF KYLE TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE AND THERE'S NO MISCOMMUNICATIONS OR THINGS WE HAVE TO REVISIT LATER.

SO THAT'S THAT'S TWO QUESTIONS.

WE COMMUNICATE WITH THEM A LOT AND WE DO OUR BEST.

BUT THERE MIGHT BE MISCOMMUNICATIONS IN THE FUTURE, BUT WE DO DO OUR BEST.

AND YES, WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THEM FROM THE FROM JUMP STREET, FROM THE COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, I THINK EARLY, EARLY ON, WHEN WE FIRST DO A SIGHTING, YOU KNOW, JUST A CONCEPTUAL SIGHTING, WE GET THEM INVOLVED THAT EARLY.

HEY, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT A SCHOOL DOWN HERE IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE OF THE DISTRICT.

YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE Y'ALL WHAT ARE THE ROADS GOING TO LOOK LIKE? HOW IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE GOING TO BE? SO WE DO GET THEM INVOLVED.

AND THEN WITH THE PERMITTING, THE PLATTING.

SO THE COUNTY IS INVOLVED ALSO ON THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE OF THE JURISDICTION.

SO YEAH, I MEAN, I THINK WE GET INVOLVED EARLY AND TRY TO DO OUR BEST TO GET THOSE GET THE COMMUNICATION CLEARED EARLY AND GET THE ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE, WE'RE DOING THE SITE PACKAGE AN EARLY RELEASE SITE PACKAGE SO THAT THE FOR THAT VERY REASON, BECAUSE OF THE ROADS.

AND SO I THINK WE'RE I THINK WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.

I REALLY THINK WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE AND WE'RE TRYING TO DELIVER THIS SCHOOL A WHOLE YEAR EARLY BASED ON THE DEMOGRAPHERS RECOMMENDATION TO GET GET THAT ON THE GROUND.

AND I THINK THAT'LL DOVETAIL NICELY.

IF WE DON'T HAVE A BOND IN 2024, WE'LL STILL HAVE CAPACITY, STUDENT CAPACITY COMING AND GETTING PUT ON THE GROUND.

AND YES, SIR, FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, TOO GRIST MILLS IS GOING TO RUN PAST, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT PAST BUNTON CREEK RESERVE.

BUNTON CREEK VILLAGE AND IT SHOULD TAKE YOU ALL THE WAY TO LEHMAN, ALL THE WAY IN YES, SIR.

IT'S A PRETTY GOOD SIZE ROAD, WHICH IS REALLY THE ONLY ROAD THAT'S IN GOOD SHAPE IN THAT AREA RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S RIGHT. AND I THINK THEY CHOSE TO DO THAT ONE.

I'M SPECULATING AT THIS POINT, BUT IT WAS LESS EXPENSIVE TO PUT THAT ROAD IN THAN TO REPAIR ALL THE LOW WATER CROSSINGS ON BUNTON.

THANK YOU, MR. FLORES.

MRS. RUNKLE? YEAH.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I DO FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT ELEMENTARY 17 AND THESE PLANS I HAVE NOTED FOR YOU GUYS TO PROVIDE US THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM SUNFIELD AND THAT ICE CREAM SOCIAL.

BUT I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT MR. SEVERANCE SAID IS, IS REALLY TAKING A LOOK AT HOW WE, YOU KNOW, SET THINGS UP WITH FBOC.

I KNOW THAT WHEN I WAS A PART OF FBOC, I TOO PARTICIPATED IN LOTS OF ZOOM PLANNING MEETINGS WITH ARCHITECTS AND CAMPUSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY APPRECIATED THE MOST IS I HAD MORE INFORMATION BECAUSE I WAS A PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS, AND I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE VERY MUCH OPEN TO FBOC BEING AT THOSE MEETINGS.

SO, YOU KNOW, JUST GETTING SOME HELP ON YOUR END MAX AND BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH FBOC AS THINGS COME UP WITH VISITS AND AND WHATNOT, BUT JUST TIGHTENING IT UP. AND I TOO WILL SAY THAT IT IS HARD TO LOOK AT PLANS.

I'M NOT AN ARCHITECT. I DON'T DO THIS FOR A LIVING IS LOOK AT PLANS.

I LIKE LOOKING AT THEM. WHEN YOU GIVE ME NICE PLANS I CAN LOOK AT.

BUT WHEN WE'RE GIVEN IT LAST WEEK AND WE HAVE A WEEK TO LOOK AT IT AND FBOC JUST GOT IT ON WEDNESDAY AND FBOC DIDN'T HAVE GREAT NUMBERS AT ATTENDANCE BECAUSE IT'S THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

SO SOMETIMES THINGS GET A LITTLE CRAZY.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GIVING ENOUGH TIME TO FBOC AND TO US WHEN PLANS LIKE THIS ARE PRESENTED TO US.

BECAUSE AS I SAID TO YOU, MR. CLEAVER AND TO YOU, JASON, ON FRIDAY, THAT LOTS OF US HAVE KIDS IN OUR IN THIS DISTRICT AT DIFFERENT CAMPUSES.

WE'RE ALL ACROSS THE SCHOOLS AND CAMPUSES.

AND SOMETIMES WE WILL SEE THINGS ON A PLAN OR WE WILL HAVE A TEACHER OR SOMEBODY TELL US, HEY, WHY IS THIS HERE AND NOT HERE? WE JUST WE HAVE THAT INSIGHT.

AND SO IT'S NICE TO HAVE THESE AHEAD OF TIME AND BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT THEM BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU PUT ALL OF OUR GREAT MINDS TOGETHER, WE CAN ALL COME UP WITH SOMETHING PRETTY GREAT.

AND SOMETIMES WE JUST NEED TO ADJUST SOME THINGS.

SO I WOULD JUST SAY, PLEASE, AS YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FBOC THAT WE GO BACK TO WHERE WE USED TO BE AND REALLY ONE GIVING THEM TIME, BUT COMMUNICATING IN A WAY WHERE THEY HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION AND THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT VOTING WITH THAT INFORMATION.

AND THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR.

[02:05:01]

I MEAN, THAT WOULD DEPEND ON HOW WE ZONED IT.

OKAY. BUT I MEAN BUT ALONG ALONG BUTTON, YOU KNOW, THAT ENTIRE AREA THAT THE SOUTHWEST EXCUSE ME, THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT IS IS A IS A HOT ZONE, JUST LIKE THE THE NORTHEAST.

SO YEAH, SO THERE'S YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF SHRUBS THAT HAVE BEEN A LOT OF A LOT OF WILDLIFE THAT HAS BEEN DISPLACED.

AND IT'S IT'S OKAY.

AT WHAT POINT DO WE ALSO INCLUDE ALL OF OUR OTHER DEPARTMENTS LIKE, YOU KNOW, TRANSPORTATION SECURITY.

I MEAN, LOOKING AT THIS FROM A HOLISTIC APPROACH, I GUESS, JUST JUST TALK ME THROUGH THAT.

ABSOLUTELY. THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN INVOLVED.

SO TRANSPORTATION HAS BEEN INVOLVED.

MARK TIMMONS HAS BEEN INVOLVED JERI SKROCKI HAS BEEN INVOLVED.

EVERYONE AT THIS POINT WHEN WE'RE AT SD HAS ALREADY BEEN INVOLVED.

THEY'LL GET INVOLVED FURTHER AS WE DEVELOP THE PLANS.

YOU KNOW, SPECIFICALLY WHERE WHERE DO THE CAMERAS GO? YOU KNOW? MARK RIGHT NOW I WOULD SAY WE NEED 16 OR 32 CAMERAS.

AND THEN IN DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, HE'LL SAY IT GOES ON THIS DOOR AND IN THIS HALLWAY.

AND SO IT WILL CONTINUE TO MASSAGE THROUGH THAT DESIGN.

BUT EVERYONE YOU JUST MENTIONED HAS ALREADY BEEN INVOLVED.

OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT REMINDER.

I JUST IT WAS KIND OF FRONT OF MIND ON, YOU KNOW, JUST ESPECIALLY KNOWING WHAT WE DISCUSSED TONIGHT ABOUT NEEDING ADDITIONAL COVERAGE FOR OUR CAMPUSES, YOU KNOW.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT HOLISTICALLY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS AND NOT JUST THE END USERS, BUT EVERY DEPARTMENT IS WEIGHING IN.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT REMINDER.

THANK YOU, MR. VELA. YEAH, I AGREE.

I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS SCHOOL.

AND I THINK THAT JUST AS A REMINDER, YOU KNOW, WE WERE ALL, AS A GROUP, GETTING CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST OF SCHOOLS.

AND I THINK THAT WE WERE PRETTY MUCH BOLD ENOUGH AS A DISTRICT TO GO AND LOOK AT AT OTHER DESIGNS AND TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A RISK OUT AT SUNFIELD AND DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

AND I THINK IT'S PAID OFF IN SPADES AND IT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE.

AND IT'S A IT'S A GREAT CAMPUS, IT'S A GREAT DESIGN.

AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS WELL.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT AFRAID TO ZIG ZAG WHEN WE NEED TO.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT LOVE THE IDEA OF A BOND MANAGER OR WHATEVER YOU WOULD CALL THAT POSITION.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC BECAUSE JUST AS A REMINDER, WE'RE AT 23,000 ENROLLED AND OUR DEMOGRAPHER THINKS WE'RE GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE NEAR 70 BY THE TIME WE'RE ALL SAID AND DONE IN THIS DISTRICT.

SO WE HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOME HELP ALONG THE WAY TO MAKE SURE IT'S DONE, NO DOUBT.

OKAY. MRS. OROSCO? YES. WE'VE BEEN ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT A BOND MANAGER FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

JESSICA BEDWELL BROUGHT IT UP A YEAR OR TWO AGO, SO I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, SO MAYBE WE CAN MAKE IT A REALITY PRETTY SOON, MAX, BECAUSE IT IS GETTING TO BE A HEAVIER AND HEAVIER LOAD.

SURE. YES, MA'AM. SO THANK YOU, MR. SEVERANCE FOR BRINGING IT BACK UP.

OKAY, TEAM. THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PACKAGE FOR 2023 BOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 17 FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $75,987,436 AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MR. SEVERANCE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

THANK YOU. I MEAN, MARK SOME STUFF HERE.

MAKE SURE I KNOW. OKAY, SO WE ARE ON J 13, AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, WE ARE PULLING FROM DISCUSSION J 13 AND 14.

[Items 13 & 14]

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE SPEAK TO THOSE AND THAT A LOT OF EYES WENT ON THESE AND THERE WAS A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE REALLY NEEDED TO DELIVER FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF ON THOSE CAMPUSES.

AND IT BECAME CLEAR THAT WE NEEDED JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME TO LET THOSE BAKE.

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD, FEEDBACK FROM STAFF THAT I THINK NOW NEEDS TO BE INCORPORATED.

AND THE EXPECTATION IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A TEAM, WE ALL WORK TOGETHER ON THIS.

AND SO IT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO US IN SEPTEMBER AFTER IT'S GOT A CHANCE FOR A FEW MORE ITERATIONS OF LOVE, CARE AND COMPASSION TO MAKE IT EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT IT TO BE. AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THESE COME BACK TO US IN SEPTEMBER.

ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT.

THAT TAKES US ALL THE WAY UP TO PAGE 152.

OKAY THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR FUTURE CAPITAL PROJECTS, ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL

[J.15. Consideration and possible approval of Educational Specifications for Elementary and High School Campuses ]

[02:10:01]

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

SINCE MRS. BEDWELL IS HERE TONIGHT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF SHE'S BEEN ON THE FBOC FOR SINCE 2016, 2017, MAYBE 17. AND SO ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE AS A DISTRICT THAT WE'VE JUST WE DO AND THEN WE FUNDRAISE FOR IT AND THEN WE MAKE IT A STANDARD AND WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND JUST THERE'S A WEALTH OF INFORMATION THAT I THINK THAT YOU ALL SHOULD SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER AND JUST PUT PUT EVERYTHING MEMORIALIZE IT ON PAPER JUST TO KIND OF TO GET IT ALL SET UP IN STONE, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD THAT WE'RE DOING THIS AND SETTING OURSELVES UP FOR JUST TO PREVENT SOME OF THESE DISCUSSIONS DOWN THE ROAD.

SO THANK YOU.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

MR. SEVERANCE. MRS. PETREA? WELL, I JUST TO BE CLEAR DID THE FBOC WEIGH IN ON THIS DOCUMENT.

THEY DID NOT THIS TIME AROUND.

WE WANTED TO DO IT WHEN JESSICA WAS PRESENT.

SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THAT LAST MEETING.

OKAY. I WAS INFERRING THAT BASED ON WHAT MR. SEVERANCE? I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

I'M GLAD MR. SEVERANCE BROUGHT THAT UP.

OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT SEEING THESE EVOLVE AND GROW.

AND LIKE MR. SEVERANCE SAID, WE'VE SORT OF BEEN COLLECTING THESE LITTLE NUGGETS FOR FOR YEARS.

AND TO SEE THEM DEFINED AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE EXPECT OUT OF OUR CAMPUSES I THINK IS SUPER GOOD.

SO. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

THANK YOU. WE'RE AT 154.

MR. RAU, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD? I CAN'T SEE HIM, BUT I SEE FEET MOVING, SO.

OH, YES.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

SO THAT WAS SUPER AWKWARD, BUT IT WAS DONE IN LOVE.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. TELL US TELL US WHAT YOU GOT.

[J.16. Consideration and/or action to approve an Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credit (Netting Chapter 48 funding) (Option 3 Agreement) and to delegate contractual authority to the Superintendent ]

AND BARBARA, IF YOU WANT TO HIT THE NEXT SLIDE.

SO, YEAH.

SO BASICALLY, WITHOUT TRYING TO GET TOO IN DEPTH, TEA HAS TO NOTIFY DISTRICTS BY JULY 15TH WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE TIER ONE OR TIER TWO FUNDING IS GOING TO EXCEED THE THRESHOLD.

TIER ONE, JUST SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, TIER ONE PROVIDES SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH THE BASIC LEVEL OF FUNDING, WHICH YOU CAN THINK OF THAT AS YOUR BASIC ALLOTMENT AND TIER TWO SUPPLEMENTS THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER THAT THE ENRICHMENT PART.

SO WHEN THE DISTRICT WAS NOTIFIED THAT WE EXCEEDED, WE WERE EXCEEDING IT ON TIER TWO, THE ENRICHMENT COMPONENT. AND ALL OF THIS WAS BASED ON CURRENT LAW.

AND THE CURRENT LAW ESTIMATES THAT TEA HAD SHOWED THAT OUR TIER ONE EXCESS REVENUE WAS ZERO.

OUR TIER TWO EXCESS REVENUE WAS ZERO.

BUT BECAUSE OUR TIER TWO AMOUNT, OUR YIELD EXCEEDED THE THRESHOLD, WE WERE PUT ON THE LIST.

SO WHAT IS WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SO WE WERE IDENTIFIED BY TEA, AND SO WE WERE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN INTENT FORM SO THAT WE COULD PASS OUR TAX RATE.

THERE ALSO HAS TO BE A CONTRACT THAT WE SEND IN TO TEA THAT DR.

WRIGHT HAS TO SIGN OFF, AND THAT'S WHAT'S IN Y'ALL'S BOARD PACKET THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK.

THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE JUST HAVE TO, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, JUMP THROUGH SOME HOOPS TO DO IN ORDER TO PASS OUR TAX RATE.

SO DOES THE DISTRICT OWE, NO, WE DO NOT OWE, WE DO NOT OWE ANYTHING.

THIS WAS JUST A CURRENT LAW ESTIMATE THAT WE KIND OF FELL IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME.

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AND JUST TO ALSO REMIND YOU THAT CURRENT LAW TEA BASED THIS ON A TAX RATE OF $0.71.

WE'RE AT A $0.66 M&O TAX RATE.

IT'S JUST WE GOT CAUGHT UP IN, YOU KNOW, IN THE MINUTIA OF LEGISLATION.

OKAY, OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION.

OKAY. SO JUST JUST TO BE CLEAR AND DR.

WRIGHT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU SAID THIS LAST WEEK THAT AND MR. ROGERS SAID IT. BUT I WANT TO I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT WE BELIEVE THE IMPACT GOING FORWARD TO THE DISTRICT IS NOT ONLY AN AMOUNT OWED OF ZERO, BUT THAT WE WON'T EVEN QUALIFY FOR THIS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

VERY GOOD. SO THEN THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE AN AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF ATTENDANCE CREDIT NETTING CHAPTER 48 FUNDING OPTION THREE AGREEMENT, AND TO DELEGATE CONTRACTUAL AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MR. VELA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MRS. OROSCO. MR. RAU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VISUAL.

I KNOW I'M A VISUAL LEARNER, SO THIS REALLY HELPS ME A LOT TO KIND OF PROCESS THE INFORMATION.

SO THANK YOU FOR THIS SLIDE.

OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW UP TO PAGE 157.

[J.17. Consideration and possible acceptance of the Certified Tax Values for Hays, Caldwell, and Travis Counties ]

YES. OKAY.

SO APOLOGIES TEAM.

THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ACCEPT THE 2023 2024 CERTIFIED PROPERTY VALUES FOR HAYS, CALDWELL AND TRAVIS COUNTIES AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MR. VELA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

OKAY. PAGE 159.

[J.18. Consideration and possible adoption of the 2023-2024 Tax Rate ]

SO ON THIS DATE, WE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE HAYS CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AT A DULY CALLED MEETING HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE. I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS THE CASE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. FORGIVE ME.

SO THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE TAX RATE AS PRESENTED ON THIS DATE.

WE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE HAYS CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AT A DULY CALLED MEETING HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING OPEN MEETING LAWS, HEREBY SET THE TAX RATE ON $100 VALUATION FOR THE DISTRICT FOR THE TAX YEAR 2023 AT A TOTAL TAX RATE OF $1 11.1569 TO BE ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BY THE HAYS COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR AS FOLLOWS.

MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS RATE OF 0.6692 INTEREST AND SINKING RATE OF 0.4877.

COMBINED TOTAL TAX RATE OF 1.1569.

ADOPTED THIS 28TH DAY OF AUGUST 2023 BY THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MR. VELA, DISCUSSION.

MRS. PETREA.

DR. WRIGHT, CAN YOU REMIND OUR TAXPAYERS WHAT HOW MUCH WE'VE LOWERED OUR TAX RATE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS? I CAN TELL YOU THAT WHEN I STARTED, THE FIRST TAX RATE THAT WE APPROVED WAS $1.5377.

AND TODAY, IF YOU APPROVE THIS, AT $1.15, WE WILL HAVE DECREASED THE TAX RATE BY $0.38 IN THE LAST SIX YEARS, WHICH IS SUBSTANTIAL. AWESOME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I KNOW APPRAISAL RATES GO UP, BUT OUR TAX RATE HAS GONE DOWN, SO I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS.

DR. WRIGHT AND AND BIRTHDAY BOY, MR. RAU.

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YES. FOR GETTING US $0.38 DOWN.

I MEAN, THAT'S THAT'S HUGE AND NOT EASY TO DO.

I KNOW WE'RE IN A DEFICIT BUDGET AND WE COULD USE EVERY STINKING PENNY, BUT WE ALSO CARE ABOUT OUR TAXPAYERS AROUND HERE.

AND I THINK THIS HOPEFULLY TELLS OUR PUBLIC AND OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT AND WE DO CARE.

SO THANK YOU. MRS. OROSCO YES.

THE COMMITMENT TO DECREASE OUR TAX RATE IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND REALLY SENDS A MESSAGE TO OUR TAXPAYERS THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO THAT, AND WE HAVE DONE THAT SINCE DR.

WRIGHT HAS BEEN WITH US AND THROUGH THE WILL OF THE BOARD.

SO I AM SO GLAD TO SEE THAT THAT IS ALSO DECREASING AND HOPEFULLY ALSO HELPING OUR TAXPAYERS.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

SO A LOT OF ACTION ITEMS TONIGHT.

WE'VE GOT TWO MORE.

THANKS FOR HANGING IN THERE WITH ME AND MY STUMBLING ALONG ON SOME OF THESE.

I DO APPRECIATE IT.

UM, SO THIS NEXT ONE IS A IS A BOARD MATTER.

[J.19. Consideration and possible endorsement of an individual to serve on the TASB Board of Directors - Region 13, Position B ]

REGION 13 POSITION B.

I SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BY MRS. RUNKLE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

OKAY, SO THIS IS A NEW ITEM FROM LAST WEEK.

[J.20. Consideration and possible approval of the 2023-2024 Board Mission, Vision, Beliefs, and Social Contract ]

WE MADE A SMALL CHANGE AND YOU'LL THAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET TO OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT.

THAT WAS THE ONLY CHANGE THAT WAS MADE.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT. I MISSED THE SMALL S.

THAT WAS THEIR OWN BELIEFS.

SO. SO, YES.

SO WE MADE THAT CHANGE AND WE CHANGED THE WORD ON THE SOCIAL CONTRACT TO VALUE FROM RESPECT ON THE PROMOTE DISCUSSION LINE.

LET ME GET WHERE I'M AT.

OKAY. THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE REVISED VISION, VISION, MISSION BELIEFS AND SOCIAL CONTRACT AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MR. VELA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

NEXT WEEK WE'LL HAVE SOME NEW STUFF.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL THE ACTION ITEMS. BOARD GREAT JOB.

THERE WAS A LOT THAT WAS A DENSE AGENDA.

I APPRECIATE IT. WE'RE NOW UP TO INFORMATION ITEMS. THIS IS STUFF WE DID NOT GET TO LAST WEEK DUE TO THE LENGTH OF THE MEETING.

SO WE DO HAVE SOME THINGS TONIGHT.

[K.1. Discussion of Hays CISD Student Dress Code ]

MRS. SEDILLO AND DR.

DAWSON, COME ON DOWN.

KNOW EXACTLY. I APOLOGIZE.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID TO ENSURE THAT OUR FAMILIES UNDERSTOOD THE CHANGES OR THE CLARITY, WE SENT OUT A MESSAGE ON AUGUST 17TH, AND THAT SHOULD HAVE GONE TO ALL HOMES AS A DIRECTIVE TO OUR PRINCIPALS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE CLARITY.

I WAS MADE AWARE THAT SOME OF THE SCHOOLS INADVERTENTLY HAD KEPT THE ORIGINAL DRESS CODE IN THERE ARE SOME MORE COMMUNICATION THAN OTHERS, ALONG WITH SENDING OUT THE CLARITY OR THE CLARIFYING DRESS CODE THAT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED.

HOPEFULLY IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT THE INTENT OF OUR DRESS CODE IS TO ENSURE THAT WE ONE, CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL STUDENTS CAN LEARN AND TWO, THAT WE DON'T TAKE AWAY A LOT OF THE CHOICE FROM OUR PARENTS FOR BEING A PARENT.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE DRESSED APPROPRIATELY AS THEY ATTEND SCHOOL.

SO THAT'S A NICE LITTLE FUN BALANCE THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP.

BUT WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO INADVERTENT NEGATE A PARENT'S JOB OF BEING A PARENT.

SO. OKAY.

MRS. RUNKLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING THIS AS AN INFORMATION ITEM.

I APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW THAT THERE WERE SOME CHANGES THAT WERE MADE PRIOR TO THE SCHOOL YEAR, CAUSED A LOT OF CONCERN, YOU GUYS REVISITED THAT AND MADE SOME

[02:25:02]

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO KIND OF WHAT WE WERE DISCUSSING EARLIER WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT KIDS BEING IN SCHOOL. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE JUST WANT CHILDREN IN SCHOOL.

WE WANT TO EDUCATE OUR KIDS.

WE WANT THEM TO BE WELL ROUNDED HUMAN BEINGS AND WE WANT THEM TO THRIVE IN OUR SCHOOLS.

AND WE JUST WANT THEM TO SHOW UP, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, I WILL BE VERY HONEST WITH YOU.

AND I'M JUST GOING TO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU MY OPINION AND TAKE IT WITH HOWEVER YOU WANT.

UM, DRESS CODE TO ME IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN A STUDENT I WANT TO BE REAL CLEAR, LIKE I WANT TO I DON'T WANT TO POLICE WHAT CHILDREN WEAR ON A DAILY BASIS.

I WANT US TO BE IN THE BUSINESS OF EDUCATING KIDS.

WHEN YOU HAVE A PRINCIPAL THAT HAS 20 THINGS OR AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL THAT IS ON THEIR LIST OF THINGS TO DO IN ANY GIVEN DAY, THAT DRESS CODE MAY BE AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THAT LIST.

SO THE WAY THAT I LOOK AT DRESS CODE IS IF YOU CANNOT ENFORCE IT 100% OF THE TIME, IT'S REALLY HARD TO MAKE IT IMPORTANT ON A MONDAY, BUT NOT MAKE IT IMPORTANT ON A TUESDAY.

RIGHT. RIGHT. AND SO WHEN I, YOU KNOW, WAS HAVING THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT DRESS CODE, I JUST SAID A FEW THINGS LIKE TO ME, I JUST WANT KIDS TO BE CLOTHED.

I WANT THEM TO BE COVERED.

I CARE THAT THEY HAVE AN ID BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THIS DISTRICT, AND WE WANT TO KNOW WHO'S ON OUR CAMPUSES.

AND OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T WANT CHILDREN WEARING HOODIES SO THAT WE CAN SEE YOUR FACE IN THE BACK OF YOUR NECK.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK THAT THAT'S ALL WE SHOULD BE CARING ABOUT.

I YOU KNOW, WE'VE WE HEARD THAT THERE WERE CAMPUSES THAT WERE PICKING KIDS OUT AND SAYING, YOU CAN'T WEAR THIS, YOU CAN'T WEAR THAT.

THAT'S INAPPROPRIATE.

NOT OKAY.

I AM A 41 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND I STRUGGLE ON A DAILY BASIS WITH MY APPEARANCE, WHETHER IT'S WHAT I'M WEARING, HOW I LOOK, YOU NAME IT.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO ALL THE TIME.

SO WHEN CHILDREN GET DRESSED IN THE MORNING, DO YOU NOT THINK THAT THEY PROBABLY GO THROUGH THE SAME EXACT THING ABOUT WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE? THEY DO. AND SO WHEN YOU GO TO SCHOOL AND YOU'RE RIDICULED ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE WEARING AND HOW YOU'RE WEARING IT, IT'S EMBARRASSING, IT'S DEMEANING. AND SO I WANTED TO GO ON RECORD AND I WANT TO SAY THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE CARING ABOUT DRESS CODE TO THE EXTENT THAT SOME CAMPUSES HAVE.

AND I WOULD AGREE TOO SOME OF THE APPROACHES THAT WE'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED BY SOME OF THE CAMPUSES.

BUT I THINK THEY HAVE BEEN VERY ACCEPTING OF ADVICE AND COACHING REGARDING THAT.

WELL, I MEAN, EVEN IN THIS DRESS CODE, IT SAYS FOR DRESS CODE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT, THE CAMPUS PRINCIPAL OR DESIGNEE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE.

I JUST WANT TO I KNOW THAT MRS. SEDILLO HAS CONFIRMED THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE EXTREME ON CAMPUSES WITH DRESS CODE.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS CHANGED WAS THE FINGER ROLL DOWN BY YOUR SIDE.

THAT IS AN OLD SCHOOL WAY OF PICKING A SIZE OF SHORTS OR WHAT MEASUREMENT THEY SHOULD BE.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT IF YOU TRIED THAT ON ME, HALF MY REAR WOULD BE SHOWING.

IT JUST DOESN'T WORK FOR EVERY SINGLE PERSON.

YES, I DID SAY IT. IT'S TRUE.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT.

LIKE, I DO NOT WANT PRINCIPAL.

I DON'T WANT TEACHERS HAVING TO POLICE CHILDREN IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. WHEN A CHILD GOES INTO A CLASSROOM, IT IS THE TEACHERS AND THE STUDENT, THEY SHOULD BE BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP BASED ON WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THAT CLASSROOM.

IT MAKES IT REAL HARD FOR A TEACHER TO HAVE TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH A STUDENT AND THEN A DAY LATER HAVE TO DRESS CODE THEM.

AND THEN THAT ENTIRE RELATIONSHIP THAT THEY HAVE BUILT HAS NOW GONE OUT THE WINDOW BECAUSE OF A DRESS CODE.

I JUST DON'T WANT US TO BE IN THE BUSINESS OF POLICING WHAT OUR KIDS WEAR.

THEY NEED TO BE CLOTHED.

BUT I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO BE MORE EXTREME THAN THAT.

I AM GOING TO YOU KNOW, THERE'S A SPECIFIC THING IN THIS POLICY, AND DR.

WRIGHT. I'VE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THIS, AND I STILL DISAGREE WITH THIS.

IT'S PERTAINING TO WHERE IS IT? UM. HOLD ON.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON. I'M SORRY.

YOU GUYS HAVE GIVEN US A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT FORMS AS IT RELATES TO DRESS CODES, SO, UM.

OKAY. SPECIFICALLY, IT WAS HATS.

I WHEN I WAS ON CAMPUSES ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, I WALKED AROUND AND ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES TO BE WAS WHERE

[02:30:08]

I DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.

I CLEARLY COULD SEE THEIR FACE.

I COULD SEE THE BACK OF THEIR HEAD.

IN FACT, THERE'S NOT VERY MANY KIDS THAT WEAR HATS.

SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY PINPOINT KIDS MORE BY WEARING THE HAT THAN YOU COULD BY NOT JUST BECAUSE THERE'S NOT VERY MANY THAT DO.

BUT I WANT TO GIVE I JUST WANT TO SHARE THIS.

MY BROTHER WAS BORN WITHOUT A SOFT SPOT, SO GROWING UP HE HAD A SCAR FROM EAR TO EAR.

HE WAS BULLIED GROWING UP IN SCHOOL, HE WAS.

SORRY. IT WAS HARD.

THEY DIDN'T ALLOW CAPS IN SCHOOL BACK THEN, SO HE DIDN'T GET TO WEAR ONE.

SO I WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF HATS ARE JUST NOT A HAT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO WEAR A HAT.

SOMETIMES KIDS WEAR A HAT BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON THERE.

OR, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TEACHERS THAT WEAR HATS OR A STUDENT THAT'S WEARING A HAT BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING THROUGH CHEMO TREATMENT OR WHATEVER.

SO I AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT WE CARE ABOUT AND WHERE WE'RE SPENDING OUR RESOURCES.

AND DRESS CODE SHOULD NOT BE AN EXTREME, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON EVERY DAY.

RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO SAY THAT ABOUT THE HATS.

I HEAR THAT IT'S A SAFETY AND SECURITY THING.

I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW A BASEBALL CAP OR A BUCKET HAT IS A SAFETY AND SECURITY THING.

MAYBE, MRS. SKROCKI CAN EXPLAIN THAT.

EXPLAIN THAT. BUT I WILL.

BUT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU BEFORE YOU EXPLAIN THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE IT IN HERE THAT YOU CAN WEAR A HATS ON SPIRIT DAYS.

EVERY DAY CAN BE A SPIRIT DAY.

I'M JUST SAYING. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT IN HERE THAT IT SAYS LET ME FINISH, THOUGH, BECAUSE SORRY. THIS IF WE CARE ABOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY AND WE'RE SAYING THAT HATS ARE A PROBLEM AND IT'S A SAFETY AND SECURITY THING, YOU CAN'T SAY THAT YOU CAN HAVE IT ON SPIRIT DAYS AND STILL CLAIM THAT IT'S SAFETY AND SECURITY.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT HATS.

I CARE ABOUT HOODIES.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT HATS.

I REMEMBER WE WERE SITTING AT A BOARD MEETING AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, AND YOU ALL REMEMBER THE YOUNG MAN THAT CAME AND SPOKE TO US THAT HAD A FEDORA HAT ON? IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL IT? IS IT A FEDORA HAT? IS THAT WHAT IT IS? FEDORA.

YEAH. THAT HAT. HE CAME AND HE SPOKE TO US ABOUT WHAT THAT HAT MEANT TO HIM AND HOW IT MADE HIM FEEL GOOD AND HOW THAT HELPED HIS SELF-ESTEEM. I'M JUST SAYING, I JUST DON'T THINK WE NEED TO BE WE NEED TO CHOOSE OUR BATTLES ABOUT WHAT WE CARE ABOUT.

IF A KID'S HEAD IS ON THE DESK, I CARE ABOUT THAT.

I CARE ABOUT EDUCATING KIDS.

I DO NOT CARE ABOUT DRESS CODE SPECIFICALLY THINGS LIKE THIS.

I'M GLAD THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ADJUSTED IT AND KIND OF CLEANED IT UP A LITTLE BIT TO WHERE IT'S MUCH MORE A CCEPTING. BUT I JUST I DID WANT TO ADDRESS THE HATS.

I'VE SPOKEN TO DR. WRIGHT ABOUT IT.

I'VE SPOKEN TO MRS. SEDILLO ABOUT IT.

I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. I KNOW THAT YOU HAD A LOT OF SECONDARY CAMPUSES THAT PARTICIPATED IN A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT, THAT WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT ON IT.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE BUSINESS OF POLICING WHAT CHILDREN WEAR.

AND I CAN REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

I'M GOING TO SAY THE THERE IS A CLAUSE IN THERE THAT SAYS WEARING A HAT INSIDE THE BUILDING IT TALKS ABOUT THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED BASED ON INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

SO THERE IS A CLAUSE IN THERE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS THAT WANT OR NEED TO FOR SPECIFIC REASONS.

OKAY. SO THAT COMMUNICATION IS GOING TO BE CLEARLY DEFINED, DEFINED TO CAMPUSES THAT IF A STUDENT COMES TO THEM ABOUT A HAT AND WHY THEY WANT TO WEAR A HAT THAT IS GOING TO BE LISTENED TO? FOR A REASONABLE REASON, IT SHOULD BE LISTENED TO.

ABSOLUTELY. OKAY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MRS. PETREA, THEN, MR. FLORES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. DAWSON.

YEAH, I GUESS I WANT TO KNOW KIND OF THE IMPETUS FOR FOR THE FOR THE CHANGES OVER THE SUMMER.

THE CHANGES HAPPEN BASED UPON FEEDBACK GIVEN TO OUR [INAUDIBLE].

DR. PIERCE WAS PART OF IT.

HE'S THE ONE WHO FACILITATED THE DR.

PIERCE. THAT HAPPENED.

EXCUSE ME, MR. PIERCE.

SORRY. MR. PIERCE PULLED. HE WAS A BUSY BEE OVER THE SUMMER.

YEAH, HE WAS WORKING HARD, SO HE WAS FACILITATING THE PROCESS WITH OUR ASSISTANT OR OUR PRINCIPALS AND IN THAT PROCESS, I'LL LET YOU TALK TO WHY IT WAS SO.

GOOD EVENING, DR. WRIGHT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

WE DID VISIT WITH OUR PRINCIPALS BACK IN MAY.

AND THE WHY IT WAS AFTER ONE OF OUR [INAUDIBLE] WE HELD ALL THE SECONDARY PRINCIPALS BACK AND THE WHY IS UNDERSTAND IT WAS WE WERE

[02:35:08]

SOME CAMPUS DRESS CODES WERE STRAIGHT COPY OF POLICY FNCA, WHICH SAYS IT'S VERY, VERY BROAD AND SOME WERE QUITE LENGTHY AND VERY DETAILED.

AND SO WHEN WE BROUGHT THIS TO THEM, THAT WAS THE QUESTION.

WHY ARE WE CHANGING? WELL, I THINK THAT'S WHY WE'RE IN THE ROOM TODAY IS BECAUSE WE'RE A LITTLE BIT ALL OVER THE MAP.

THERE'S A SENSE THAT WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE MORE CONSISTENT.

SOME DRESS CODES HAD PICTURES, SOME WERE VERY EXPLICIT, SOME WEREN'T.

SO WE DID MEET WITH THE PRINCIPALS AND TALKED TO THEM.

DR. DAWSON DID PROVIDE COPIES OF DRESS CODES FROM SURROUNDING DISTRICTS JUST SO WE COULD HAVE A CONTEXT AND LOOK AT THOSE AND WE DID.

SOME AGAIN, WERE VERY, VERY DETAILED.

I MEAN, THERE WAS ONE WE LOOKED AT.

I DON'T REMEMBER THE DISTRICT. IT WAS LIKE TEN PAGES.

AND I DO REMEMBER TELLING THE GROUP IS THAT THERE FNCA LOCAL? NO, IT WAS IT WAS BY CAMPUS AND SOME OF THEM WERE QUITE LENGTHY.

AND I DO RECALL TELLING THE GROUP THAT [INAUDIBLE] OTHER DISTRICTS.

WE WERE JUST FOR COMPARISON'S SAKE, THAT, YOU KNOW, LET'S LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE.

AND WE WERE AGAIN, WE HAD LOTS OF DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF WHAT A DRESS CODE ON A CAMPUS WOULD BE.

AND THEN WE LOOKED AT SOME DISTRICTS THAT WERE PRETTY SPECIFIC ACROSS ALL THEIR CAMPUSES.

SOME WERE QUITE LENGTHY.

I DO REMEMBER TELLING THE GROUP, WE ARE NOT BRINGING A TEN PAGE DRESS CODE OUT OF THIS ROOM, RIGHT? THAT JUST SHOULDN'T HAPPEN.

SO AND THE WHY WAS TO BE A LITTLE MORE CONSISTENT.

I ENCOURAGE THEM.

LET'S REMEMBER THE SPIRIT OF THIS, RIGHT? YOU CAN'T LIST EVERYTHING.

YOU CAN'T MAKE A DRESS CODE LONG ENOUGH TO HAVE OR NOT HAVE, YOU KNOW, TO EVERYTHING YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE.

THAT DRESS CODE WOULD BE THAT THICK.

SO I ENCOURAGE THEM THAT DISCRETION.

THAT IS A BIG PART OF IT.

AND TO USE YOUR JUDGMENT WISELY WHEN ENFORCING THESE THINGS.

AND IT'S A HARD THING.

I MEAN, I DID IT FOR 18 YEARS AND THREE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES, AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY, BUT I ENCOURAGE THAT TO THEM THAT, YOU KNOW, I'LL HELP YOU IN ANY WAY I CAN.

BUT REMEMBER, YOU HAVE SOME DISCRETION AND I THINK OUR POLICY GIVES THAT TO THEM.

BUT LET'S ALWAYS USE THAT WISELY AND LET'S REMEMBER THE SPIRIT OF IT.

AND THE SPIRIT OF IT IS SORT OF ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT YOU SAID.

WE WANT THEM IN CLASS.

AND SO MY EXPERIENCE AS PRINCIPAL IN HAYS CISD IS WE DIDN'T SEND A LOT OF KIDS TO ISS.

WE WE OUR PHILOSOPHY WAS, LET'S FIX THE PROBLEM AND LET'S MOVE ON.

LET'S FIX THE PROBLEM WE'LL MOVE ON.

AND WE WE PRIDED OURSELVES ON DOING THAT.

I ENCOURAGE THE GROUP THAT'S THAT'S THE END GOAL.

LIKE THEY NEED TO BE BACK IN THE CLASSROOM IF YOU CAN FIX IT, FIX IT, YOU KNOW, FIX IT SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SEND THEM HOME SO WE DON'T HAVE TO PUT THEM IN A DIFFERENT CLASSROOM, FIX IT AND WE'LL MOVE ON SO AND BE REASONABLE, RIGHT? BE REASONABLE IN WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE ASKING OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THAT WAS THE CHARGE THAT WE GAVE THEM.

I'M SURE I LEFT SOME THINGS OUT, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY SINCE YOU SHARED IT.

MR. PIERCE. THANK YOU. CAN YOU LET US KNOW IF ANY PRINCIPALS WERE UNABLE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL THEM OUT HERE.

BUT JUST LATER, WAS IT 100% ATTENDANCE? WAS IT CLOSE? CAN YOU LET US KNOW.

I THINK EVERYBODY WAS PRINCIPAL WAS THERE AS WELL AS HIGH SCHOOL DEANS WERE THERE.

OKAY. OKAY, PERFECT.

SO WE HAD 100% ATTENDANCE.

GREAT. THAT'S AWESOME.

WELL, I AGREE THERE ARE A LOT OF INCONSISTENCIES.

AND THERE USED TO BE THERE WAS A DAY WHERE WE HAD A LOT OF INCONSISTENCIES WITH WITH STAFF DRESS CODE TOO.

AND PEOPLE WOULD LITERALLY TRANSFER TO OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY COULD WEAR JEANS EVERY DAY HERE, BUT THEY HAD TO WEAR A SUIT OVER HERE.

IT WAS SILLY, REMEMBER THESE DAYS.

SO I AGREE THAT THE INCONSISTENCY NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED.

AND WE'VE HAD SOME CAMPUSES THAT LITERALLY WERE IN UNIFIED UNIFORM DRESS.

AND SO GETTING, YOU KNOW, MOVING OFF OF THAT, THEY PROBABLY DID HAVE A MORE CONSERVATIVE DRESS CODE BECAUSE THEY LITERALLY WERE IN KHAKIS AND POLOS AND, YOU KNOW, VERY STRICT DRESS CODES.

SO THERE'S BEEN AN EVOLUTION THERE, I KNOW, AT SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES.

SO WHAT CONFUSES ME AND THIS IS A GOVERNANCE THING THAT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT AS A BOARD.

BUT IN FNCA LOCAL, WHICH I WANT TO GO LOOK AT SOME OTHERS.

IT JUST SAYS IT DOESN'T EVEN SAY YOU CAN'T WEAR GANG AFFILIATED ATTIRE.

THERE'S JUST IT'S VERY BROAD.

AND I FEEL LIKE THIS BOARD MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT THAT FNCA NOW THAT WE, IT SOUNDS LIKE ARE MOVING TOWARD A DISTRICT DRESS CODE IS WHAT I'M HEARING.

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW OUR POLICY THAT THIS BOARD HAS APPROVED, SAYS THE DISTRICT PROHIBITS ANY CLOTHING OR GROOMING THAT, IN THE PRINCIPAL'S JUDGMENT, MAY RESPONSIBLY I'M SORRY, REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO CAUSE DISRUPTION OF OR INTERFERENCE WITH NORMAL SCHOOL OPERATIONS. THAT'S IT.

THAT'S THIS BOARD'S POLICY.

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LAST I CHECKED, THIS BOARD TRUMPS RIGHT? SO I FEEL LIKE WE MIGHT NEED AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED BARBARA TO PRINT FNCA LOCAL SO WE CAN LOOK AT IT AND SEE DO WE NEED TO AT LEAST SAY IN OUR FNCA POLICY WHAT, YOU KNOW, THIS WHATEVER LIKE WE DO IN SOME OF OUR OTHER POLICIES WHERE IT ALLUDES TO A STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT OR THE HANDBOOK OR YOU KNOW, THAT THAT IS THE FINAL SAY, NOT THE PRINCIPAL'S DISCRETION.

I FEEL LIKE THIS DISTRICT HAS BEEN FOR A LONG TIME WHERE THE PRINCIPAL WAS ABLE TO HAVE A LOT OF AUTONOMY IN DRESS CODE.

RIGHT. WE CLEANED THAT UP FOR THE STAFF.

WE WERE LIKE, WE GOT TO WE GOT TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT FOR THE STUDENTS.

SO I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS SUCH A BIG DEAL AND WHY THE PRINCIPALS WERE LIKE, WAIT, WHAT? WE'VE ALWAYS HAD AUTONOMY.

AND OUR CURRENT POLICY IN MY MIND READS THAT WAY.

SO IF WE NEED TO UPDATE IT TO SAY NOT PRINCIPAL'S JUDGMENT, BUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT, YOU KNOW THE HANDBOOK, WE NEED TO MIRROR THAT.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO THROW THAT OUT THERE WHICH IS WHY I ASKED FOR IT TO BE ON THE AGENDA, FRANKLY.

OKAY. SO I AGREE WITH MRS. RUNKLE. THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO IS TO BUILD THE RELATIONSHIPS, BUILD THE RELATIONSHIPS AND THEN SAY.

I'M SORRY, LITTLE JOHNNY YOUR TANK TOP IS TOO TIGHT.

YOU NEED TO GO TO THE OFFICE OR WHATEVER IT IS, YOU IMMEDIATELY ARE GOING TO PUT THE TEACHER IN A POSITION WHERE THEY'VE BUILT THAT RAPPORT, AND NOW THEY'VE GOT TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE AN UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATION WITH WITH THE STUDENT.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRESS CODED THE FIRST DAY BACK TO SCHOOL AFTER COVID, WE'D BEEN OUT, SCHOOLS FINALLY OPENED, DRESSING ROOMS HADN'T BEEN OPEN IN A YEAR.

MY DAUGHTER DIDN'T HAVE A PIECE OF CLOTHING THAT FIT HER PROPERLY.

I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF LEGGINGS AS PANTS.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WEAR THAT.

THE ONLY PAIR OF JEANS SHE HAD HAD HOLES IN THE IN THE THIGH.

NOT IDEAL.

AND THEY SENT HER HOME AND I WAS NOT HAPPY.

I'M STILL NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT, FRANKLY, BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE HER FIRST DAY BACK FROM COVID.

AND SO I KNOW THAT IF, YOU KNOW, MY DAUGHTER FELT BAD, SHE WAS LIKE, I CAN'T EVEN GO TO A DRESSING ROOM.

THEY'RE NOT EVEN OPEN.

I KNOW, BABY.

WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO GET MRS. PIGGOTT. MRS. LESLIE PIGGOTT, WHO IS MY HERO, TO SEW LITTLE PATCHES IN YOUR JEANS SO THAT YOU CAN WEAR THOSE JEANS EVERY DAY, BECAUSE THAT'S APPARENTLY ALL YOU CAN WEAR.

SO I JUST. I FEEL LIKE IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAT.

AND Y'ALL ALL KNOW ADDIE PETREA.

SHE'S NOT TRYING TO DRESS INAPPROPRIATE.

SHE'S TRYING TO GO TO SCHOOL AND DO HER THING.

SO I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE A BARRIER FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY DON'T THEIR SHORTS AREN'T MEETING CRITERIA.

I GET IT THAT THERE ARE SOME INCONSISTENCIES AND THERE ARE SOME FOLKS PUSHING THE ENVELOPE OUT THERE.

I DON'T LIKE TRENCH COATS.

I DON'T LIKE HOODIES.

I DON'T LIKE GANG ATTIRE.

I DON'T LIKE PORNOGRAPHIC ATTIRE.

I DON'T WANT ALCOHOL, YOU KNOW, DRUGS, WHICH IS IN OUR POLICY.

OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T CARE.

AND THE HAT THING IS WEIRD TO ME, TOO.

I MEAN, I DON'T LISTEN, I'M GOING TO SIDE WITH MRS. SKROCKI IF SHE TELLS ME IF IT'S SAFE TO SECURITY, THEN I'VE GOT TO DEAL WITH IT.

BUT WE DID HAVE THAT SWEET GUY COME TO LEHMAN AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S STUDENT ADVISORY PANEL.

DR. WRIGHT. THEY'VE TALKED TO US ABOUT HATS AND THEY'VE TRIED TO GET US TO LISTEN ABOUT HAT.

SO I KNOW THAT THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO CONTINUE TO COME UP.

I JUST THINK AFTER COVID, THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

LOOK AT DR.

WRIGHT HE WEAR A TIE ANYMORE? THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

MY LAWYERS DON'T WEAR SUITS ANYMORE.

IT'S BIZARRE. IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT TIME.

AND SO I'M JUST SAYING I HAVE A HARD TIME FINDING PROFESSIONAL CLOTHES NOW I GO TO LIKE ANN TAYLOR OR, YOU KNOW, THE STORES I USED TO SHOP AT.

AND ALL THEY SELL ARE LOUNGE CLOTHES NOW IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT DAY.

SO I DON'T KNOW, I JUST I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE AND BE ON RECORD TO SAY I DON'T REALLY CARE.

JUST, YOU KNOW, COVER YOUR PARTS AND THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU. MR. FLORES AND MRS. OROSCO.

YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY HARD TO NAVIGATE.

I MEAN, WE ALL WANT KIDS TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND, YOU KNOW, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND TO BE THEMSELVES.

UM, I MEAN, I COME FROM THE, THE BAND WORLD WHERE THERE WAS CERTAINLY A LOT OF FREE EXPRESSION.

HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, I DO THINK THAT THERE SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT BE UNIFORMITY IN THE DRESS CODE BECAUSE IN CERTAIN CAMPUSES YOU MAY HAVE ISSUES WITH GANG ACTIVITY, YOU MAY HAVE ISSUES WITH TODAY MIDDLE SCHOOLERS STILL SAGGY PANTS.

SO IN THE END IS WHAT IS APPROPRIATE.

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IT'S REALLY HARD TO NAVIGATE AT TIMES FOR PARENTS.

UM, YOU KNOW, AND WHAT'S NON-DISTRACTING, WHAT'S NON INFLAMMATORY.

SO BUT THERE'S ANOTHER THING WHERE IN ONE CAMPUS THERE MAY BE A NEED FOR A CULTURE CHANGE WHERE THE WAY FOLKS ARE DRESSED DOES SYMBOLIZE THE CULTURE AT THAT CAMPUS.

NOT ALL CAMPUSES ARE THE SAME SO I GET THAT.

I DO THINK IT NEEDS TO BE SIMPLIFIED.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE TEACHERS AREN'T LET TEACHERS HAVE SO MUCH TO DEAL WITH.

AND TO BE THE POLICE OF THESE DRESS CODES IS REALLY TOUGH.

ON TOP OF THE ADMINISTRATORS, AS TRUSTEE RUNKLE SAID, UM, IT'S TOUGH TO NAVIGATE.

AND I DO BELIEVE IN PROFESSIONALISM.

YOU KNOW, I WEAR A SUIT FOR BREAKFAST, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, NOT REALLY, BUT I DO TRY TO ENCOURAGE PROFESSIONALISM WITH YOUNG KIDS.

BUT IT IS A DIFFERENT TIME, UM, AS TRUSTEE PETREA SAID.

SO I DO THINK IT NEEDS TO BE SIMPLE FOR TEACHERS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE TEACHERS HAVE SO MUCH TO DO TO HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY DAY AND TO FLAG A KID FOR A DRESS CODE VIOLATION.

IT'S TOUGH AND YOU WANT THEM IN CLASS ULTIMATELY, BUT IT'S TOUGH TO NAVIGATE SO WE CAN GO ALL NIGHT ABOUT THE DRESS CODE.

BUT THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS.

MRS. OROSCO. WELL, LET ME PREFACE THIS WITH I KNOW THIS DRESS CODE IS ADMINISTRATIVE BY NATURE, AND IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE ACTION ON.

YOU KNOW, THE POLICY THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE HASN'T BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2007.

SO ALL OVER THE STATE THERE HAS BEEN UPDATES TAKING THAT OUT.

RIGHT. AND I MEAN, FRANKLY, WE NEED TO UPDATE AND WE USUALLY HAVE A POLICY REVIEW.

SO I'M SURPRISED THAT IT'S STILL IN THERE.

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PULLED.

AND ALSO THE THE LEGAL NEEDS TO HAVE A LEGAL UPDATE BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN LEGAL RULINGS SINCE THEN.

SO, DR.

WRIGHT, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THERE BE A POLICY UPDATE ON THAT.

YOU NEED TO CHECK ON THAT.

WE DO HAVE A TASB POLICY CONSULTANT THAT CAN LOOK AT OUR POLICY AND GIVE US THOSE LATEST UPDATES.

USUALLY IT TRIGGERS AND IT DOES IT BY ITSELF.

BUT I AM SEEING 2002 AND 2007 ON POLICY HERE, WHICH IS TOTALLY OUTDATED BECAUSE I REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE ACTION ON DRESS CODE.

THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO AND NOW WE CANNOT.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANY OF THIS EITHER.

I MEAN, MY OPINION, WHICH, YOU KNOW, DOESN'T INFLUENCE ANYTHING.

I DON'T CARE IF PEOPLE WEAR LEGGINGS AND SUCH, I DON'T CARE BECAUSE I JUST WANT KIDS TO LEARN.

THAT IS ALL.

YOU KNOW, I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE AND JUST PUT DR.

WRIGHT'S WORDS IN HERE.

DR. WRIGHT, CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THOSE WORDS ARE? AND I THINK THAT WOULD COVER US.

I THINK THIS WOULD COVER US.

TIM, I HOPE NOBODY IN THE MEDIA IS LISTENING RIGHT NOW.

BUT HERE WE GO.

THIS IS OUR EMPLOYEE DRESS CODE.

NO BELLY, NO BACK, NO CLEAVAGE, NO CRACK.

I MEAN, KEEP IT SIMPLE.

IF WE KEEP IT SIMPLE, THEN WE DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT ALL THESE OTHER THINGS.

RIGHT? BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT.

WE DID TALK ABOUT IT IN STUDENT ADVISORY, AND WE HAD FEEDBACK FROM OUR FEMALE STUDENTS THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, SPAGHETTI STRAPS, YOU KNOW, THEY FIT DIFFERENTLY ON A PLUS SIZED GAL, RIGHT? SO WE DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, DISCRIMINATE, IF YOU WILL, ON ANY SIZE.

SO THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE.

AND ALSO, WE HEARD FROM OUR GENTLEMEN AS WELL, TALKING ABOUT HOW FOR CULTURAL REASONS, THEY'LL USE LIKE THESE RAGS ON THEIR HEAD BECAUSE THEIR HAIR IS BEING PROCESSED AND PEOPLE THINK IT'S A DISRESPECT OR SOMETHING.

BUT I UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY ISSUE COMPONENT TO IT.

BUT IF IT WAS UP TO ME, I WOULDN'T CARE.

BUT I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING TO BUILD SOME CONSISTENCY.

I THINK ONE, LET'S UPDATE OUR LEGAL AND LOCAL POLICY AND TWO, IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO GET THAT BUY IN FROM OUR END USER, WHICH IS OUR STUDENTS RIGHT.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT IS GOING TO HELP THEM AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO BE IN CLASS AND TO LEARN? THAT IS ALL I CARE ABOUT.

SO I KNOW THAT PEOPLE MISREAD THE DRESS CODE WHEN IT CAME OUT BECAUSE I HAD PRINCIPALS APPROACH ME AND SAY IT SAYS NO HOODIES, IT SAYS NO HOODIES.

AND I'M LIKE, CLICK.

IT DOES NOT SAY THAT.

IT SAYS NOT TO WEAR IT OVER YOUR HEAD.

SO I AM GLAD THAT YOU SENT THAT CLARIFICATION.

I FEEL IT IS MORE INTENTIONAL.

NUMBER SIX REALLY IS GOOD TO CONSIDER THOSE INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH WEARING HATS.

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AND TAKING THAT AWAY, YOU KNOW, WAS A HUGE THING.

RIGHT? SO I LOVE THAT YOU DO INDIVIDUALIZE SOMEWHAT, BUT I THINK IT REALLY IS TIME.

THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY LAWSUITS ON DRESS CODES AND SUCH.

IT REALLY IS TIME TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND SAY, HEY END USERS, WHAT IS REAL HERE? UM, SO JUST MY THOUGHTS AGAIN, I KNOW IT'S ADMINISTRATIVE BY NATURE, BUT THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. OROSCO. MRS. PETREA, I'M GLAD I HAVE SOMEBODY IN AGREEMENT WITH ME THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT.

UM, I WOULD SAY WHEN WE WHEN WE GET THEIR TEAM TO CONSIDER AND DR.

WRIGHT, I WOULD WANT YOUR OPINION ON THIS AND WE CAN PUT ANYTHING WE WANT IN POLICY, JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR [INAUDIBLE] IN LOCAL RIGHT, WE CAN MAKE IT AS DETAILED AS WE WANT.

OKAY. UM, POTENTIALLY PUTTING SOMETHING IN THERE ABOUT WHO POLICES THIS AND WE COULD PUT SOME THINGS IN THERE ABOUT ADMINISTRATION BEING HAVING THAT FUNCTION AND NOT TEACHERS AND TAKING TEACHERS OUT OF THE LINE OF FIRE FOR POLICING DRESS CODE.

JUST A THOUGHT. WE'LL GET THERE WHEN WE GET THERE.

UM, ALSO, I'M PRETTY SURE MRS. OROSCO DRESS WOULD BE OUT OF DRESS CODE, SO THERE'S THAT.

YOUR SHOULDERS ARE VERY DISTRACTING.

I DIDN'T SAY THAT. JUST SO YOU KNOW.

YES. THAT'S WHY I SAID IT'S SO OUTDATED SPAGHETTI STRAPS AND ALL THAT.

I HAVE JEANS THAT ARE TORN.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT.

I THINK WE NEED TO DEFINITELY TALK TO OUR ATTORNEY BECAUSE I THINK THE RECOMMENDATION NOWADAYS IS NOT TO HAVE ANY LOCAL POLICY ON IT.

RIGHT. LEGAL POLICY ONLY TALKS ABOUT UNIFORMS. IT DOES NOT TALK ABOUT ANY OTHER ATTIRE.

SO THAT IS ALL LEGAL TELLS YOU, LOCAL POLICY CAN BE ANYTHING YOU WANT BUT WITH ALL THE LAWSUITS I KNOW ATTORNEYS ARE BEING MORE CAUTIOUS NOW ON WHAT IS WRITTEN THERE AND WHAT WE DO FOR OUR DRESS CODE.

SO IT NEEDS TO BE VETTED.

SO DEFINITELY LOOK AT OUR POLICIES, LEGAL AND LOCAL, AND CHECK WITH OUR ATTORNEY.

I DID I DID REVIEW WHAT TASB GIVES FOR GUIDANCE AND MADE SURE WE HONORED THOSE AS WELL.

SO THERE WAS SOME STUFF THAT WAS NOT PUT IN THERE BASED UPON SUCH AS CULTURALLY, I CAN'T THINK OF THE WORD, BUT CERTAIN STUDENTS WEAR CERTAIN HAIRSTYLES. YES.

AND WE'RE NOT ALLOWED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TO SAY, NO, WE CAN'T DO THAT.

YES. YEAH, FOR SURE.

SO, YES, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE INFORMATION AND CLARIFYING WITH OUR FOLKS ON THE HOODIES AND THE HATS AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER.

BUT MAYBE WE DEFINITELY NEED TO LOOK AT THAT END USER AND GET MORE INPUT FROM OUR STUDENTS.

BECAUSE I REMEMBER SPEAKING AGAINST DRESS CODE IN SEVENTH GRADE AT BARTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WHEN I SAID NO DRESS CODE.

SO I STILL STAND BY THAT, BUT NONETHELESS, IT'S NOT MY DECISION TO MAKE.

THANK YOU. OKAY FOR ME.

I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO PUT ON MY DAD HAT JUST FOR A SECOND.

HAVING RAISED A COUPLE OF DAUGHTERS, MY SON, CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, AS THEY GROW UP, SELF ESTEEM IS A THING FOR YOUNG MEN AS WELL.

BUT FOR A LOT OF US HAVE HAVE RAISED DAUGHTERS.

AND MAN, I MEAN, THERE IS NOTHING MORE FRAGILE THAN A YOUNG TEEN OR EVEN A TEENAGER'S SELF ESTEEM.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SAYING THIS HAPPENED.

I DON'T HAVE RECORDINGS OR EVIDENCE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT I JUST IT REALLY SADDENS ME THAT THERE'S EVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL ONE OF OUR STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY SOMEONE WHO I DON'T REMEMBER WHO SAID IT EARLIER, WAKES UP IN THE MORNING AND JUST ISN'T SURE ABOUT THEMSELVES WHEN THEY GO OUT THE DOOR AND WHEN THEN WHEN THEY GET THERE TO BE TOLD THAT'S NOT APPROPRIATE.

HOW COULD YOU WEAR THAT? YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR OTHER STUDENTS.

I MEAN, CRASH AND BURN AND SO I'M PERSONALLY A FAN OF LESS IS MORE WHEN IT COMES TO DRESS CODE, BROAD BRUSH STROKES.

I DO AGREE. MAYBE IT'S MRS. PETREA WHO SAID THINGS LIKE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, PROFANITY, THINGS THAT CAN BE CLEARLY DEFINED, BECAUSE IF YOU CAN'T CLEARLY DEFINE IT, IT BECOMES SUBJECTIVE.

AND WHAT I THINK IS APPROPRIATE MAY NOT BE WHAT MR. SEVERANCE THINKS IS APPROPRIATE OR WHAT ANYBODY OUT IN THE AUDIENCE THINKS IS APPROPRIATE.

AND SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS WAR OVER APPROPRIATENESS, AND I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

AND IT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME REALLY, TO EVEN WASTE ANYONE ON CAMPUS TIME OR OUR STUDENTS TIME HAVING TO ARGUE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE STRAP ON MY SHIRT IS AN INCH OR A HALF INCH OR WHATEVER IT IS, I, I DON'T.

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I JUST WANT OUR STUDENTS IN CLASS LEARNING.

FOR ME YOU JUST KIND OF KNOW IT WHEN YOU SEE IT SOMETIMES, I GUESS I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT I DO THINK THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE KNOW ARE INAPPROPRIATE, RIGHT? WE DON'T WANT THOSE THINGS.

AND AGAIN, IT'S THE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.

IT'S THE GANG SIGNS. IT'S ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE GO, YEP, NOPE, CAN'T DO THAT.

BUT TO SUBJECTIVELY DECIDE THE LENGTH OF A SKIRT MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WE ALL HAVE THE SAME SENSE OF WHAT THAT MEANS.

SO ANYWAY, AGAIN, LIKE MRS. OROSCO SAID, IT'S ADMINISTRATIVE.

AND BUT, YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE WE'VE HAD SOME FAIRLY STRONG WORDS FROM UP HERE JUST ABOUT HOW WE FEEL ABOUT IT.

SO. OKAY.

ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. THANKS, GUYS.

THANK YOU. MR. CLEAVER CALLING MR. CLEAVER. HE'S GOT A QUICK ONE PAGER.

THAT'S RIGHT. SO WHY DON'T YOU TELL EVERYBODY WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT RIGHT NOW WITH THE VARIOUS BOND PACKAGES?

[K.2. Update on Bond, Construction, and Renovation Projects in the district ]

LET ME LET ME GRAB MY GLASSES.

RIGHT. YES, IT'S BEEN POSTED TO BOARD BLOG AND WE HAVE SEEN IT, BUT WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT IT. YES, SIR. IT'S THE ITEM FROM LAST WEEK.

I JUST SORT OF ENUMERATED GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE 2017 BOND.

SO WE LITERALLY HAVE FIVE BONDS ACTIVE RIGHT NOW.

2017 BOND WE FINISHED HEMPHILL OUTSIDE AIR UNITS AND THE HEMPHILL AND FUENTES CLASSROOM HAND WASH STATIONS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS.

SO THOSE ARE THE LAST TWO THINGS FOR THE 2017 BOND.

21 BOND IS STILL I'M SORRY, THIS IS WHAT THE DOCUMENT LOOKS LIKE IN CASE YOU ALL ARE LOOKING FOR IT.

IT WAS FROM LAST WEEK. IT'S IN LAST WEEK'S FOLDER DATED THE 18TH.

21 BOND IT'S STILL ROLLING ALONG.

WE ALL HAVE RECENTLY GONE TO HAYS HIGH SCHOOL AREA C SCIENCE LABS, PLUS THE ROOF IN THAT AREA AND HVAC THAT'S COMPLETE THIS SUMMER.

LEHMAN WE REPLACED 112 AIR CONDITIONING UNITS AND APPROXIMATELY A THIRD OF THE ROOF AND ALSO INSTALLED TENNIS COURTS 7 AND 8.

ALSO 21 BOND WE FINISHED THE SEVEN CAMPUS FLOORING PROJECTS AND COMPLETED ALL THAT SCOPE I N TWO SUMMERS.

WE DID THE FUENTES HVAC REPLACEMENT THAT'S COMPLETE THE FIRE ALARM REPLACEMENTS IN PROGRESS AND IT'LL BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR.

LIVE OAK ACADEMY PHASE ONE IS COMPLETE AND PHASE TWO IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN SPRING OF 24.

HAYS HIGH SCHOOL AREA A SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION WINTER BREAK OF 23 HAYS HIGH SCHOOL AREA B IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION SUMMER OF 24.

AND THEN WALLACE CHAPA OR EXCUSE ME WALLACE, IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST OF 24, AND CHAPA AND SIMON ARE SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER OF 23.

SO I CAN STOP RIGHT THERE BECAUSE NOW WE'VE COVERED THE 17 AND THE 21 BOND.

CAN I PAUSE THERE FOR QUESTIONS? YOU BET. MRS. OROSCO? HI, MAX.

I KNOW I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THIS LAST WEEK.

A CORRECTION THAT NEEDED TO BE ON THIS PAGE UNDER HAYS HIGH SCHOOL.

TALKING ABOUT THE SCIENCE LABS, IT SAYS ONE OF THE NOTES WAS FIRST HOT WATER NOT REQUIRED IN LABS, WHICH WE FOUND OUT THAT WAS NOT CORRECT.

IT SAYS TEPID WATER IS WHAT WAS THE CORRECT THING IS REQUIRED IN LABS BECAUSE CURRENTLY THEY JUST HAVE COLD.

SO YOU SAID THAT'S GOING TO BE FIXED, CORRECT, MA'AM, YOU SAID THAT WAS GOING TO BE FIXED.

THE THE HOT WATER IS NOT REQUIRED IN LABS FOR THE ACTUAL FOR THE ACTUAL EXPERIMENTS.

THE TEPID WATER IS REQUIRED FOR THE MIXING VALVE FOR THE EYEWASH STATIONS.

OKAY. SO CURRENTLY THERE WAS NO IT WAS JUST COLD WATER.

COLD WATER ONLY. OKAY.

AND SO THAT'S WHY I AM CHECKING ON THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF.

IT HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF YET.

AND WE WILL WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT THE WHAT THE FIX IS.

BUT NO, WE HAVE NOT INSTALLED A WATER HEATER SINCE THE SINCE THE VISIT.

OKAY. AND THE OTHER THING THAT WAS ON HERE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP FROM OUR WALK WAS AND THIS IS INCORRECT AS WELL, IT SAYS DEADBOLTS PROHIBITED INSIDE CREW RESTROOMS. HOWEVER, I DID NOT ASK THAT.

MY QUESTION WAS WHY WEREN'T THERE DEADBOLTS INSTALLED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RESTROOMS FOR ADMIN TO LOCK? OKAY, SO I CLARIFIED THAT WITH YOU LAST WEEK AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR BECAUSE I SAW THAT AGAIN IN OUR BOARD QUESTIONS.

THERE WAS INCORRECT INFORMATION.

I DID NOT ASK FOR A DEADBOLT INSIDE THE RESTROOM.

THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

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SURE. SO I CLARIFIED THAT WITH YOU IN PERSON.

I STILL SAW IT.

THE ANSWER WAS STILL LIKE THAT IN BOARD BLOGS.

SO THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.

YES, MA'AM. SO THAT IS A TRUE STATEMENT, THOUGH DEADBOLTS ARE PROHIBITED INSIDE A CREW RESTROOM.

THAT DID NOT GO WITH MY QUESTION.

OKAY. I'M SORRY I MUST NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO.

SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CORRECT IN BOARD BLOG.

I ASK THE QUESTION AND YOU ANSWERED DEADBOLTS ARE PROHIBITED INSIDE CREW RESTROOMS. BUT THAT WAS NOT MY QUESTION.

MY QUESTION WAS WHEN WILL LOCKS BE INSTALLED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THOSE RESTROOM DOORS FOR SAFETY REASONS? OKAY. SO IT WAS MISLEADING THESE NOTES ON HERE.

SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO CLARIFY WITH YOU.

YES, MA'AM. SO THE HOT WATER AND THEN ALSO THE LIGHT SWITCHES WAS ANOTHER THING.

AND CURRENTLY WHAT WAS THERE WERE LIGHTS THAT THE KIDS CAN TURN OFF AND ON WHICH ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.

AND SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS THEY JUST PUT LIKE THIS LITTLE PLATE OVER IT INSTEAD OF BEING ONE OF THOSE LITTLE SWITCHES.

YES, MA'AM. IN ORDER? YES, MA'AM. FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, WE WE HOT WIRED THEM ON SO THAT THEY COULD NOT BE TURNED ON AND OFF.

THOSE WILL BE FIXED.

YES, MA'AM. WE HAVE A TIME FRAME.

NO, BUT I CAN GET THAT TO YOU.

OKAY, PERFECT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THINGS WERE TAKEN CARE OF.

JUST TO BE CLEAR ON THAT QUESTION, THAT WAS HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, CORRECT? MRS. OROSCO ON THE SWITCHES, LIGHT SWITCHES OKAY. OKAY.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO MOVE ON? MOVE ON. OKAY.

2022 BOND ES 16.

ELEMENTARY 16 IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN JUNE OF 2024, AND THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION PHASE ONE WOULD BE IN TIME FOR THE MAY BOARD MEETING. WE WROTE THAT IN THERE.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN IN PHASE TWO IN JULY.

AND FOR THOSE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE ADMIN BUILDING TOMORROW, THEY ACTUALLY JUST THIS AFTERNOON OPENED UP THAT BACK EXIT ON THE FIREHOUSE SIDE.

SO THAT'S BACK OPEN FOR BUSINESS BACK THERE BY THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT.

SO THAT'LL BE THAT'LL BE BACK OPEN.

SO THAT'S 2022 BOND 23 BOND.

WE'VE HAD DESIGN, I THINK SOMEONE ASKED THIS A WHILE AGO.

WE'VE HAD DESIGN KICKOFF MEETINGS FOR ABOUT $268 MILLION WORTH OF THE PROJECT.

SO THAT'S BASICALLY ALL OF THE PROJECTS EXCEPT FOR THE PLAYGROUNDS, I BELIEVE.

SO WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.

AND THEN AT THE VERY BOTTOM, I HAD AN IMPROVEMENT METRIC ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE WORKING ON IS NOT JUST GETTING THEM DONE, BUT ACTUALLY OCCUPYING THEM AND OCCUPYING THEM IN A TIMELY MANNER. AND SO FOR THE LAST YEAR, THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL, WE HAD 30 CONSTRUCTION RELATED WORK ORDERS AND 23 OF THEM WERE HVAC. AND THIS YEAR, WITH NATE AND THE TEAM KIND OF CRACKING DOWN AND USING A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THESE CONSTRUCTION WORK ORDERS. WE'VE HAD AGAIN, LAST YEAR 30 WORK ORDERS AND 23 WERE AC THIS YEAR, WITH AT LEAST AS MUCH WORK GOING ON.

WE'VE ONLY HAD 11 CONSTRUCTION RELATED WORK ORDERS AND 7 FOR AC.

SO WE WENT FROM 23 AC WORK ORDERS THAT FIRST WEEK TO 7.

SO THAT I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT THAT WE ARE TRYING ON THAT HVAC SIDE.

MRS. OROSCO. I THINK WORK ORDERS ARE A LITTLE MISLEADING, RIGHT, BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY PUTS WORK ORDERS IN.

I KNOW WE'RE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO TELL PEOPLE PUT WORK ORDERS AND PUT WORK ORDERS IN BECAUSE I THINK 7 IS LIKE UNREAL.

ARE THOSE ALL AT DAHLSTROM? NO, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE, BUT I COULD CERTAINLY GET THAT BREAKDOWN FOR YOU.

OKAY. SO I'M SURE I KNOW THERE WAS LOTS OF FOLKS COMPLAINING ABOUT AC IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, SO PLEASE, PEOPLE THAT ARE LISTENING, PUT YOUR WORK ORDER IN. WE NEED TO KNOW WHEN IT'S NOT WORKING.

YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. NOT WE BUT THEY NEED TO KNOW WHEN IT'S NOT WORKING SO THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF IT.

YES, MA'AM. SO PLEASE PUT YOUR WORK ORDER IN BECAUSE 7, I CAN TELL YOU IS NOT CORRECT.

IT IS CORRECT BASED ON YOUR NUMBERS, BUT ON OUR EXPERIENCE, WE DID A MILLION WALKTHROUGHS ALREADY ON CAMPUSES.

I KNOW HVAC KEPT COMING UP OVER AND OVER AND OVER.

SO JUST SOMETHING.

DEFINITELY NOT TRYING TO MISLEAD, BUT APPRECIATE THE PLUG FOR HAVING PEOPLE PUT IN THOSE WORK ORDERS.

THANK YOU. THAT'S IMPORTANT.

YOU'RE REPORTING YOUR DATA.

THAT'S RIGHT. I CANNOT BLAME YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. I JUST KNOW IT'S INCORRECT BECAUSE MAYBE PEOPLE HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH THE WORK ORDER PROCESS.

GOT IT. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HOPEFULLY IN ILT MRS. SEDILLO THAT YOU CAN REALLY STRESS YOUR PRINCIPALS BECAUSE I HEAR THIS ALL THE TIME.

I DIDN'T KNOW WE COULD DO IT.

I THOUGHT WE JUST REPORT IT TO THE OFFICE AND SOMEBODY ELSE DOES IT AND THEN IT NEVER GETS DONE RIGHT?

[03:05:06]

THANK YOU MR. CLEAVER, YES, MA'AM, FOR THE INFORMATION.

YES, MA'AM. YOU KNOW, MRS. PETREA, JUST ONE MORE THING ON MRS. OROSCO'S RIGHT. ANOTHER THING TEACHERS WILL TELL ME IS I THOUGHT IT WAS A DISTRICT WIDE ISSUE, SO I DIDN'T DO IT.

SO, I MEAN, IT DOESN'T I THINK YOU CAN I THINK THE ILT IDEAS ARE REALLY GOOD ONE, TO JUST REITERATE.

ANYBODY CAN DO IT.

IT'S LIKE CALLING 911.

JUST DON'T ASSUME.

JUST CALL 911 EVEN IF THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU MIGHT HAVE ALREADY DONE IT.

JUST PUT IN THE WORK ORDER.

PUT IN THE WORK ORDER. PUT IN THE WORK ORDER.

YES, MA'AM. THAT'S RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CLEAVER.

THANK YOU ALL. MR. RAU, YOU WANT TO COME GIVE US A 45 SECOND EXPLANATION FOR WHAT THIS NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS AND WHY WE HAD TO HAVE IT IN HERE.

RAU. THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM WAS THE PURCHASING CO-OP FEES.

[K.3. Hays CISD Purchasing Cooperative Fees ]

MOST OF THEM ARE FREE.

BUT THESE TWO, WE ARE THE ONES THAT WE HAVE A FEE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY ON THOSE? BYRON, YOU TRICKED ME THERE FOR HALF A SECOND, MAN.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE READY TO ROLL.

YEAH, HE KIND OF KIND OF GAVE ME A LITTLE HALF A LITTLE THING THERE.

ALL RIGHT. SO MY ONLY QUESTION ABOUT THIS, JUST REAL QUICKLY IS, DO WE ACTIVELY UTILIZE THESE TWO? I KNOW WE USE SEVERAL, BUT ARE THESE LIKE ON THE LIST OF ACTIVE CO-OPS? OKAY. YES.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

LAST THING, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. RAU ON THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS?

[K.4. Hays CISD Financial Statements ]

[L. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ]

ALL RIGHT. IN LIEU OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTERS, I'D LIKE THE INFORMATION ON THE ELC PRICE INCREASE.

I KNOW THAT WE PRIDE OURSELVES AS A BOARD THAT IS REALLY LOOKING AFTER OUR STAFF.

SO I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.

MRS. RUNKLE DID YOU GET THAT ONE? OKAY, I DID. THAT WAS ACTUALLY MY QUESTION AS WELL.

SO. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. MRS. OROSCO AND THEN.

MRS. PETREA. AND PART OF THAT.

OH, SORRY. DID YOU CALL HER? NOW YOU'RE CONFUSING ME.

YES. OKAY.

MRS. OROSCO AND THEN MRS. PETREA. OKAY.

THE WORD ENTERPRISE FINALLY CAME INTO MY MIND WHEN I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF IT FOR ELC ENTERPRISE.

IT'S AN ENTERPRISE. OKAY.

MY QUESTION IS PLEASE PROVIDE A QUARTERLY REPORT OF UNENROLLED STUDENTS PER OUR NEW POLICY.

OKAY. ON THE ELC, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THE WHATEVER HAS BEEN COMMUNICATED TO OUR ELC TEACHERS? I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT.

MR. SEVERANCE.

YEAH. SINCE WE PULLED ITEMS 13 AND 14 TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO KIND OF SEE LIKE THE OUR NEXT STEP MEETING PLANS BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN WE HAVE TO SEE THIS AGAIN FOR THE NEXT TIME WITH FBOC AND REVIEWS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, LIKE A TIMELINE TO GET US BACK TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE.

YEAH. AND OF COURSE, I WOULD LIKE JUST JUST DATES AND A SCHEDULE FOR ANY FORMAL MEETINGS WITH THE CITY OF KYLE IN REGARDS TO FUTURE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT ARE HAPPENING, JUST TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S CORRELATION GOING ON GOING FORWARD IF I CAN JUST HAVE THAT, PLEASE.

RUNKLE YOU WOULD DO A QUICK RECAP?

[M. RECAP OF QUESTIONS ]

OKAY. YEAH.

YEAH, GO AHEAD. THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO SEE COMMUNICATION FROM DR.

DAWSON TO CAMPUSES REGARDING UNENROLLED STUDENTS.

COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD WHEN STUDENTS ARE UNENROLLED.

LESSONS LEARNED ON SUN FIELD WALKTHROUGH PROVIDED TO THE BOARD.

REVIEW THE PROCESS FOR FBOC AND REVIEW OF PLANS.

COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY OF KYLE REGARDING ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE AT ELEMENTARY NUMBER 17.

ATTENDANCE OF SECONDARY PRINCIPAL MEETING REGARDING DRESS CODE AND NOTES.

[03:10:02]

HAYS HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE LAB WATER HEATER INSTALL UPDATE.

WHEN WILL LOCKS BE INSTALLED ON THE OUTSIDE OF RESTROOM DOORS FOR SAFETY REASONS? HAYS HIGH SCHOOL LIGHT SWITCHES AND NEW SCIENCE LABS FIX.

PLEASE PROVIDE AN UPDATE.

THE BREAKDOWN OF AC WORK ORDERS.

REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.

PLEASE PROVIDE THE COMMUNICATION SENT TO ELC PARENTS.

PLEASE PROVIDE QUARTERLY REPORTS OF UNENROLLED STUDENTS.

NEXT UP PLANS FOR SCHEMATIC DESIGN OF HIGH SCHOOL PLANS AND THE DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.

OKAY THANK YOU.

IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION FROM ANYBODY, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:26 P.M.

OUR NEXT MEETING IS SEPTEMBER THE 18TH AT 5:30 P.M.

[N. UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS ]

THANKS EVERYBODY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.