Dec 11, 2023 Board Meeting

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

[A. CALL TO ORDER: Establish a quorum]

AND WELCOME TO EVERYONE LISTENING ONLINE.

TODAY IS MONDAY, DECEMBER THE 11TH, 2023 THE TIME IS 5:30 P.M..

A QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.

ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT.

AT THIS TIME THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO A CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551, SUBCHAPTERS D AND E, OR

[B. CLOSED SESSION]

THE TIME IS STILL 5:30 P.M..

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

WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING IN ATTENDANCE.

LOVE TO SEE WHEN THERE'S A GOOD CROWD HERE.

WELCOME TO EVERYBODY ALSO LISTENING ONLINE.

THE TIME IS 6:09 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]

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

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

[E. MISSION STATEMENT]

THE MISSION OF HAYS CISD IS TO EDUCATE, NURTURE.

EXCUSE ME. MY EYES ARE FAILING ME.

EXCUSE ME. THE MISSION OF HAYS CISD IS TO EDUCATE.

VALUE AND NURTURE STUDENTS THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND PERSONALIZED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES WHILE CELEBRATING OUR DIVERSITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND NOW FOR OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT.

[F. SOCIAL CONTRACT]

THE BOARD WILL SERVE AS DISTRICT AMBASSADORS, ASSUME POSITIVE AND NOBLE INTENTIONS, COLLABORATE AS A TEAM AND RESPECT THE BODY CORPORATE.

PROMOTE DISCUSSION AND VALUE EACH OTHER'S PERSPECTIVES AND BE PROFESSIONAL.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU EVERYBODY, THAT TAKES US TO AGENDA ITEM G SUPERINTENDENT REPORT, DR.

[G. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT]

FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO GIVE AN ENROLLMENT UPDATE.

AS OF TODAY, WE ARE AT 23,391 STUDENTS.

AND SO, WE ARE JUST 51 SHY OF WHAT OUR DEMOGRAPHER SAID WE WERE GOING TO BE.

IT'S PRETTY AMAZING. AND OUR DEMOGRAPHERS ARE IN THE AUDIENCE, SO HOPEFULLY THEY'RE FEELING THE LOVE RIGHT NOW.

[LAUGHTER] NEXT, OUR ATTENDANCE FOR THE DISTRICT IS 93.78%.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE STARTED OFF THE YEAR AROUND 95, 96%.

AND IT'S STEADILY BEEN GOING DOWN WITH THE FLU AND RSV AND ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE ABOVE WHAT OUR TARGET IS.

AND I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WHEN WE GET BACK FROM THE HOLIDAYS AND START A NEW YEAR, THOSE TRENDS ARE GOING TO GO UP THE OTHER DIRECTION.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING.

AND THEN THE LAST THING, AS FAR AS NUMBERS I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU UIL RELEASED THE RECLASSIFICATION AND REALIGNMENT CUTOFF NUMBERS FOR CONFERENCES FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR AND THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND SO BASICALLY, WHAT THEY DID IS THEY BUMPED EVERYTHING UP 50 STUDENTS.

SO 6A IS 2275 AND ABOVE.

AND SO JOHNSON, LIKE WE PREDICTED, WILL REMAIN IN 6A.

AND THEN LEHMAN AND HAYS WILL BOTH BE IN 5A DIVISION ONE AND LIVE OAK ACADEMY WILL STAY IN CLASS 2A.

AND SO JUST WHAT WE PREDICTED HAPPENED.

THEY JUST RAISED THE BAR ABOUT 50 STUDENTS, SO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY WAS AWARE OF THAT.

AND THEN I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST.

AND I'M GOING TO GET UP AND COME AROUND TO THE FRONT.

SO MISS BORRESON, DIANNE BORRESON, COME ON DOWN TO THE FRONT.

[APPLAUSE] SO, AS MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD, DIANNE BORRESON IS RETIRING SHE WENT FROM FULL TIME A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO TO PART TIME.

AND DIANNE'S BEEN WITH US FOR 37 YEARS, AND AND SHE STARTED AS A SECOND GRADE TEACHER, I BELIEVE.

AND SHE'S WORKED HER WAY UP THROUGH THE DISTRICT.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE THING THAT I'VE LOVED ABOUT DIANNE IS FOR THE FIRST TIME, I GOT THE LAYMAN'S TERMS FOR WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY, BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME IT'S JUST WELL OVER MY HEAD.

BUT SHE COULD SHE COULD TALK TO ME IN TERMS THAT I COULD UNDERSTAND, AS SHE COULD WITH THE COMMUNITY.

AND SHE'S BUILT A GREAT DEAL OF TRUST AMONGST OUR TEACHERS, OUR KIDS AND OUR STAFF OVER ALL THESE YEARS.

AND SO, DIANNE, I WANT TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PLAQUE.

AND IT SAYS IN APPRECIATION FOR 37 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AS A TEACHER, DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY PIONEER, AND A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION

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OUR BEST WISHES AND HEARTFELT ADMIRATION ACCOMPANY THIS EXPRESSION OF OUR GRATITUDE.

SO LET'S PUT OUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR DIANNE BORRESON.

[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE TO BALANCE IT OUT.

MIC] ALL RIGHT.

AND DIANNE WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS AFTER SHE HUGS EVERYBODY.

HELLO. OKAY, GOOD.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

AND IT WAS ACTUALLY 38 YEARS BECAUSE I FINISHED OUT THE YEAR FOR A SUB AND GOT A FULL CREDIT FOR FROM TRS, SO.

BUT YEAH, BUT NOT THAT I'M COUNTING.

IT HAS BEEN GREAT. I WENT TO SCHOOL HERE FOR 12 YEARS PRIOR TO WORKING FOR THE DISTRICT FOR THOSE 38 YEARS, AND IT'S THE BEST DISTRICT IN THE STATE AND I CAN'T THINK OF ANY OTHER PLACE I WOULD HAVE RATHER SPENT THE LAST 38 YEARS.

I APPRECIATE ALL YOU.

MEMORIES ARE GOOD, BUT I'M OUT OF HERE.

THANK YOU.

OKAY. [APPLAUSE] DR.

WRIGHT WAS THAT EVERYTHING? THAT WAS A NICE ONE TO WRAP UP ON.

TEAM ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR.

WRIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

THAT TAKES US TO PUBLIC FORUM.

[H. PUBLIC FORUM ]

SO EACH ONE OF YOU WILL BE ALLOTTED FIVE MINUTES, ALL OF THESE ARE ON AGENDA ITEMS. SO YOU'LL COME UP, WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THE MIC TO MAKE SURE, THAT IT IS ON.

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

AS A REMINDER, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD IN PUBLIC FORUM MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE GREEN SHEET LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE MEETING ROOM PRIOR TO THE BOARD RECONVENING IN OPEN SESSION.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN BOARD MEETINGS IS LIMITED TO THE PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF THE MEETING, AS PROVIDED IN BOARD POLICY BED LOCAL.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE AUDIO AND VIDEO OF PUBLIC FORUM IS RECORDED AS PART OF THE RECORDING OF THE ENTIRE MEETING, AND IS PUBLISHED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE WITHOUT ALTERATION. A PERSON WHO CHOOSES TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC FORUM IS CONSENTING TO THE ONLINE PUBLICATION OF THEIR COMMENTS.

FIRST UP THIS EVENING IS BARBARA MANWAHL.

COME ON DOWN.

TAP IT AND SEE IF IT'S ON NOW.

NOPE. HANG ON MICAH'S GOT IT.

GOT A NEW MIC.

THAT'S IT. THERE WE GO.

JUST A PLUG.

OKAY YOU ARE UP.

I'M DR. BARBARA MANWAHL AND I'M A RESIDENT OF HAYS COUNTY.

I'M ARGUING AGAINST HAVING CHAPLAINS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN TEXAS.

IN THE UNITED STATES WE HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF RELIGION AND BELIEF IN THE WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE TODAY.

ALL FAITHS AND NON FAITHS COEXIST WITHOUT FAVOR OF ONE OVER ANOTHER.

TO GET A JOB AS A CHAPLAIN ONE GENERALLY IS ENDORSED BY A PARTICULAR RELIGIOUS GROUP, WHICH IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE NATURE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN TEXAS,

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THE LAW CONCERNING CHAPLAINS RAISES TWO SPECIFIC QUESTIONS TO WHAT END AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE WILL CHAPLAINS BE USED? WITHOUT QUESTION, PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETAIN THEIR RIGHTS TO FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION.

WHEN OFF DUTY SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ARE FREE TO ENGAGE IN WORSHIP, PROSELYTIZING, OR ANY OTHER LAWFUL FAITH BASED ACTIVITY.

WHEN THEY ARE ACTING AS REPRESENTATIVES OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM HOWEVER, THE SUPREME COURT HAS CONSISTENTLY SAID THEIR RIGHTS ARE CONSTRAINED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT'S ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE THAT SAYS CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION.

UNFORTUNATELY, AS A LETTER FROM 100 CHAPLAINS WHO WERE AGAINST THE TEXAS BILL POINTED OUT, THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT IN THIS LAW THAT THE CHAPLAINS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM PROSELYTIZING WHILE AT SCHOOLS OR THAT THEY SERVE STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BACKGROUNDS.

FURTHERMORE, THE SUPREME COURT HAS CONSISTENTLY PROTECTED STUDENTS AGAINST A RELIGIOUSLY COERCIVE ATMOSPHERE.

FOR EXAMPLE, IN ITS CASE LYNCH V DONNELLY.

IN 1984, JUSTICE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR STATED, QUOTE, NO LAW OR RULING COULD ENDORSE OR DISAPPROVE OF RELIGION.

ENDORSING A SPECIFIC RELIGION WOULD LEAD THOSE MEMBERS TO THINK OF THEMSELVES AS PARTICULARLY SPECIAL, AND DISAPPROVING OF A SPECIFIC RELIGION WOULD ALIENATE THOSE MEMBERS.

END OF QUOTE.

CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE ALIENATED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM.

FINALLY, THE PROPOSED CHAPLAINS DID NOT HAVE SPECIAL TRAINING IN COUNSELING.

WHILE CHAPLAINS CONSIDER MATTERS OF BELIEF, WORSHIP, THE SOUL, PRAYER RITUALS, AND GOD, THEY ARE NOT TRAINED TO HELP STUDENTS DEAL WITH HOMOPHOBIA, PREGNANCY, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE, HOMELESSNESS, EATING DISORDERS, SCHOOL SHOOTINGS, SELF-ESTEEM PROBLEMS, RACISM, SEXISM, POVERTY, SUICIDE THOUGHTS, BULLYING, AND PEER PRESSURES.

I ARGUE THAT ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING SHOULD BE USED TO EMPLOY PROFESSIONAL AND QUALIFIED COUNSELORS, AND WE SHOULD KEEP IN MIND THAT FREE PUBLIC, SECULAR EDUCATION HISTORICALLY HAS HELD THE KEY FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS.

LET'S KEEP IT SO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT UP IS AMANDA BOEHM.

YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WRIGHT AND PRESIDENT MCMANUS AND ALL THE TRUSTEES OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AND FOR THIS TIME TONIGHT.

MY NAME IS AMANDA BOEHM, AND I'M A TAXPAYER IN HAYS.

MY CHILDREN ARE GROWN, AND I'VE WATCHED CAREFULLY WHAT THEIR GREATEST STRUGGLES HAVE BEEN IN ACHIEVING THEIR ADULTHOOD.

PLEASE CONSIDER SERIOUSLY THE AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT THAT WOULD ADD PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ECONOMICS TO THE CURRICULUM AT HAYS HIGH.

OTHER THAN SLEEPING, MAKING MONEY AND SPENDING MONEY ARE THE ACTIVITIES THAT CONSUME MOST OF OUR TIME, AREN'T THEY? OUR GRADUATES HEADS ARE FULL OF FACTS ON MANY SCHOOL SUBJECTS, BUT MANY DON'T TRULY UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF TAPPING A CREDIT CARD OR SCANNING AN APPLE PAY ON THEIR ABILITY TO HAVE RESILIENT FINANCIAL HEALTH.

ONE MONTH AGO, CNN REPORTED THAT CREDIT CARD BALANCES JUST HIT A NEW HIGH OF OVER 1 TRILLION.

NOT A BILLION, BUT $1 TRILLION.

IT'S UP 48 BILLION IN JUST THREE MONTHS AND 154 BILLION IN A YEAR.

THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS ENTERING SERIOUS DELINQUENCY IS THE HIGHEST IT'S BEEN IN 12 YEARS.

AND SINCE 2020, EXPERIAN HAS SAID THAT GEN Z HAS HAD THE GREATEST INCREASE IN THEIR CREDIT CARD DEBT OF ANY AGE GROUP.

LET'S ADD ADVANCED SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AND GREAT VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO THE CURRICULUM TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO EARN AN INCOME.

AND LET'S ADD PRINCIPLES OF EXERCISE AND WELLNESS TO HELP THEM STAY HEALTHY.

BUT ALSO LET'S TEACH THEM HOW TO BUDGET, SAVE, INVEST, AND MANAGE DEBT AND MAKE THEM TRULY SUCCESSFUL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. LET'S TEACH THEM TO DISCERN BETWEEN WHAT THEY WANT RIGHT NOW AND WHAT THEY WANT MOST IN LIFE.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT UP IS PASTOR JEFFREY THOMPSON.

GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WRIGHT AND BOARD MEMBERS, MY NAME IS JEFF THOMPSON.

I'M A MEMBER OF TEXAS IMPACT AND INTERFAITH ADVOCACY NETWORK, WHICH PROMOTES CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE ALONG WITH HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

TEXAS IMPACT HAS OVER 35 CHURCH BODIES AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AS MEMBERS, ALONG WITH MANY MORE CONGREGATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS.

I'M A PASTOR OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA.

I AM A 1974 GRADUATE OF TRINITY LUTHERAN SEMINARY IN COLUMBUS, OHIO WITH A MASTER OF DIVINITY DEGREE. I HAVE SERVED CHURCHES WITH AS LITTLE AS 90 MEMBERS AND AS MANY AS 900 MEMBERS.

I'VE TAKEN TWO UNITS OF CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION ALONG THE WAY, THAT'S ABOUT HALF OF WHAT YOU WOULD NEED TO BE A PROFESSIONAL CHAPLAIN.

I DID A FAIR AMOUNT OF YOUTH WORK IN MY MINISTRY, ESPECIALLY IN MY YOUNGER YEARS.

BUT MY FAVORITE AREA OF MINISTRY WAS PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELING.

NOW, WHY AM I TELLING YOU ALL OF THIS ABOUT ME? BECAUSE EVEN WITH 49 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE MINISTRY AND ALL THE TRAINING THAT I HAVE RECEIVED OVER THE YEARS, I AM IN NO WAY QUALIFIED TO BE A SCHOOL COUNSELOR.

THIS PAST SPRING, THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE PASSED SENATE BILL 73, WHICH GIVES SCHOOL DISTRICTS THE OPTION TO HIRE CHAPLAINS TO REPLACE SCHOOL COUNSELORS, THAT'S AN ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA THIS EVENING.

WE AT TEXAS IMPACT ARE OPPOSED TO THAT BECAUSE THOSE TWO PROFESSIONS REQUIRE TWO VERY DIFFERENT SKILL SETS AND TRAINING.

WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO CHAPLAINS IN GENERAL, BUT WE BELIEVE THAT HIRING THEM IN SCHOOL AS SCHOOL COUNSELORS WOULD NOT GIVE STUDENTS THE GUIDANCE THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL ACADEMICALLY.

EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT TO ME.

I'M ON THE BOARD OF CAPITAL IDEA, WHICH EACH YEAR PROVIDES LOW INCOME STUDENTS IN CENTRAL TEXAS WITH OVER $2 MILLION OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER KINDS OF AID TO ATTEND AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

STUDENTS NEED PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED COUNSELORS TO HELP PREPARE THEM FOR THOSE KINDS OF OPPORTUNITIES.

VERY IMPORTANT TO ME PERSONALLY IS THAT I HAVE TWO GRANDCHILDREN IN THE HAYS CISD SYSTEM.

ONE'S A SENIOR AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL AND THE OTHER A THIRD GRADER AT NEGLEY ELEMENTARY.

AND I WANT TO SEE THEM TO HAVE THEM RECEIVE THE BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE.

AND I BELIEVE THAT SCHOOL COUNSELORS NEED TO BE TRAINED TO DO THAT.

THEREFORE, I OPPOSED CHAPLAINS AS SCHOOL COUNSELORS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU SIR.

NEXT UP WE HAVE MR. PAUL HILL. HELLO EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY.

I AM HERE TO SPEAK ON ACTION ITEM K2 AND I AM IN FAVOR OF THIS.

I LIVE IN KYLE.

I LIVE IN KYLE WITH MY PARTNER.

I DON'T HAVE ANY CHILDREN IN HAYS CISD YET, BUT MY PLAN IS TO HAVE CHILDREN IN HAYS CISD IN THE FUTURE, AND I LIKE LIVING HERE BECAUSE THERE IS ROOM FOR US HERE.

I'M A GAY MAN.

I LIVE WITH MY PARTNER, AND OUR FAMILY IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THAN A LOT OF OTHER FAMILIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN HAYS CISD, BUT I DO FEEL LIKE WE WILL FIT IN HERE. HOWEVER, IF CHAPLAINS WERE TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE SCHOOLS, I WOULD HAVE TO THINK TWICE ABOUT THAT.

I'M ALSO AN ATTORNEY, AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS BILL THAT WAS PASSED IS POORLY WRITTEN, AND IT'S ALSO JUST A BAD IDEA.

CHAPLAIN IS NOT DEFINED IN THE BILL.

THE DUTIES ARE NOT DEFINED IN THE BILL.

IT SEEMS TO ME TO BE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO IMPLEMENT IN A FAIR WAY OR EVEN A CONSTITUTIONAL WAY.

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RIGHT? I CAN TELL YOU THAT AS AN ATTORNEY, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TRY TO AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

AND I'M NOT SAYING I'M AGAINST RELIGION.

I'M NOT A RELIGIOUS PERSON, BUT I KNOW PLENTY OF GREAT PEOPLE WHO ARE.

AND RELIGION HAS A REALLY IMPORTANT PLACE IN THE HEARTS AND HOMES OF OUR COMMUNITY.

IT DOES NOT HAVE A PLACE IN OUR SCHOOLS.

AS I PLAN MY FAMILY AND AS I PLAN MY FUTURE HERE, IT'S ALREADY DIFFICULT ENOUGH DECIDING WHICH NEIGHBORHOOD AM I GOING TO LIVE IN, WHICH SCHOOLS DO I WANT TO GO TO? YOU KNOW, WHICH ARE THE BEST SCHOOLS? WHO'S GETTING THE BEST GRADES? I DON'T ALSO WANT TO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT, OKAY, WHICH CHAPLAIN IS EMPLOYED IN THAT SCHOOL? WHAT DENOMINATION ARE THEY? WHAT RELIGION ARE THEY? DO I HAVE TO WORRY THAT MY CHILD, BEING RAISED IN A NON-RELIGIOUS HOME, IS GOING TO POSSIBLY HAVE SOMEBODY TRY TO CONVERT THEM? ANY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION THAT HAPPENS SHOULD HAPPEN IN THE HOME AND IT SHOULD STAY THERE.

IT IS UP TO THE FAMILY.

I RECEIVED MY RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS FROM MY FAMILY WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, AND EVERY SINGLE FAMILY HAS THEIR OWN RIGHT TO DO THAT WITH THEIR OWN CHILDREN, AND ALSO THINKING ABOUT THE TEENAGERS AS WELL.

LIFE AS A TEEN IS HARD ENOUGH, PARTICULARLY IF YOU ARE LGBT, IF YOU ARE SOMEBODY WHO DOESN'T FIT INTO THE MAINSTREAM, AND THE IDEA THAT WHILE YOU'RE ALREADY GOING THROUGH EVERYTHING ELSE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE PRESSURE TO BE PERFECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, TO GET PERFECT GRADES, TO GET INTO THE BEST SCHOOL, THE IDEA THAT ON TOP OF THAT, IT'S, HEY, WHY DON'T WE GO SEE THE CHAPLAIN AND WHY DON'T WE, YOU KNOW, SEE IF THAT PERSON CAN CHANGE YOU TO THEIR RELIGION AS WELL? IT'S JUST TOO MUCH.

OUR KIDS ARE ALREADY FACING SO MUCH, AND OUR FAMILIES ARE ALREADY FACING SO MUCH.

IT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.

AND I TELL YOU, IT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE RESOLUTION HERE TODAY IS TO NOT HIRE THEM.

I THINK THAT THAT'S THE BEST DECISION ON A LEGAL STANDPOINT, AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S THE BEST DECISION FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON ACTION ITEM K2.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND OUR FINAL SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS MR. RAY CHAVEZ. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND FIRST, I COMMEND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DO.

IT'S REALLY APPRECIATED.

ONE OF THE TITLES THAT I CAN CLAIM, I AM THE REVEREND RAY CHAVEZ, ORDAINED BY THE UNIVERSAL LIFE CHURCH, A NONDENOMINATIONAL CHURCH THAT'S HEADQUARTERED IN MODESTO, CALIFORNIA.

I AM AUTHORIZED TO OFFICIATE AT WEDDINGS, FUNERALS, AND OTHER FUNCTIONS.

I AM MEXICAN AMERICAN, BUT I AM ALSO INDIGENOUS.

I AM PART TARAHUMARA FROM MEXICO AND PART MESCALERO APACHE.

I HAVE PERFORMED TWO WEDDINGS IN WHICH, THE COUPLE WERE INDIGENOUS, AMERICAN INDIANS.

AND WHILE I RESPECT MY FELLOW CHAPLAINS, I RESPECT MY COLLEAGUES AND ALL THEY DO FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, THEY DO A GREAT DEAL OF GOOD WORK.

HOWEVER, GIVEN THE DIVERSITY OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PARENTS, I FEAR THAT SOME OF OUR MORE, SHALL WE SAY, OVERZEALOUS CHAPLAINS, MIGHT TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY INTENTIONALLY, OR PERHAPS INCIDENTALLY, TO PROSELYTIZE.

ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS IS HINDU AND RECENTLY CELEBRATED DIWALI.

ANOTHER NEIGHBOR IS LIGHTING A CANDLE NIGHTLY, FOR HER MENORAH.

THERE ARE, OF COURSE, NUMEROUS CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS THROUGHOUT MY NEIGHBORHOOD, DESPITE MY MANY YEARS IN EDUCATION, I AM NOT QUALIFIED TO BE A HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR AND ITS SPECIFIC EDUCATION AND SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THAT IS BEYOND ME.

THEREFORE, I LIKE MY FELLOW REVEREND WHO SPOKE EARLIER, AM OPPOSED TO CHAPLAINS AS COUNSELORS.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD BE QUALIFIED TO DO SO.

AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER OPPOSING CHAPLAINS AS COUNSELORS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAVEZ.

THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL THE SPEAKERS WHO CAME OUT TONIGHT.

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, BOTH SOME OF YOU STATED IT, BUT BOTH OF THOSE ARE AGENDA ITEMS K2 FOR CHAPLAINS AND K3 FOR COURSE SELECTION.

THERE'S A FEW THINGS TO DO BEFORE WE GET TO THOSE, BUT IF YOU STAY AROUND, WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT EACH ONE OF THOSE AGENDA ITEMS. OKAY. THAT TAKES US UP TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT.

[I. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT - Unified Champion Schools Update]

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HI, EVERYONE.

IT'S NICE TO BE BACK UP HERE AGAIN.

WE WANTED TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION WITH YOU ABOUT UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS.

IF YOU REMEMBER, WE BROUGHT THIS TO YOU BACK IN 21, 22.

WE INTRODUCED THIS PROGRAM TO THE BOARD AND TO, THE CABINET AS WELL.

WE WANTED TO BRING THIS PROGRAM HAYS CISD.

OUR INAUGURAL YEAR WAS LAST YEAR IN 22, 23, WHICH WE WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL AND HAD A GREAT 5K THAT WE PUT ON IN FEBRUARY. AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE CONTINUED WITH THAT SUCCESS.

SO YOU'LL SEE, WE HAVE, THE SAME NUMBER OF SCHOOLS LISTED THAT ARE STILL PARTICIPATING WITH UNIFIED CHAMPIONS AND REALLY, OUR GOAL HERE IS TO MAKE INCLUSION AND ACCEPTANCE PART OF OUR CULTURE OF OUR CAMPUSES AND OUR DISTRICT.

AND YOU WILL SEE HOW WE ARE CONTINUING TO DO THAT.

I'M GOING TO LET MISS WILMA HERE SHARE INFORMATION.

BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I DID NOT INTRODUCE MYSELF.

MY NAME IS MICHELLE VELASQUEZ, AND I'LL LET MELISSA SAY HELLO.

GOOD EVENING, MELISSA CORONA.

NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS.

AND THEN MISS WILMA IS OUR, SPECIAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR FOR MOTOR SUPPORTS.

AND SHE HEADS UP OUR UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOL INFORMATION THAT SHE PROVIDES TO THE DISTRICT.

SO I'M GOING TO LET HER SHARE ALL THE GREAT THINGS WE HAVE SEEN THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING US COME AND HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE WONDERFUL SUCCESSES WE'VE HAD AT OUR CAMPUSES.

WE'VE HAD SEVERAL EVENTS AND FAMILY EVENTS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND CAMPUS WIDE EVENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THIS YEAR AND AS WELL AS LAST YEAR.

THE NEXT SLIDE, IF WE CAN TURN THAT WELL, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE SOME PICTURES OF SOME OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAVE GONE ON THIS YEAR, IF YOU LOOK OVER, WE'RE GOING TO START ON THE LEFT AT THE TOP THERE FOR OUR BOWLING.

WE HAVE HAD WE HAD SEVERAL OF OUR UCS PARTNERS COME OUT AND SUPPORT US AT OUR SPECIAL OLYMPICS BOWLING COMPETITION THAT WE HOSTED IN NOVEMBER.

WE HAD 179 SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES AGES 8 TO 19 COMPETE AN SEVERAL OF OUR UCS BUDDIES.

ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL WERE THERE TO SUPPORT AND CHEER ON THEIR FELLOW PEERS.

DOWN AT THE BOTTOM AT TOBIAS ELEMENTARY, THERE WAS A CAMPUS WIDE PARADE SENDOFF FOR ALL OF OUR ATHLETES THAT WERE GOING TO BE GOING TO BOWLING COMPETITION.

AT THE TOP.

THAT'S KIND OF CUT OFF THERE.

YOU WILL SEE SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL, OUR UCS PARTNERS, THEY ALL COOK TOGETHER AND SERVE TOGETHER A THANKSGIVING MEAL FOR ALL OF THE STAFF THERE.

SO IT WAS A GREAT, WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.

THERE WAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WERE OCCURRING THERE.

THERE WAS FELLOWSHIP BETWEEN THE PEERS, THEY WERE COOKING TOGETHER.

THEY WERE PLAYING GAMES TOGETHER.

THEY WERE SERVING THE FOOD.

THEY WERE BUSING THE TABLES.

THEY WERE GREETING. THEY WERE SEATING.

IT WAS A VERY I GUESS, WHOLE LIKE FROM THE START TO THE END, IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT.

UP THERE AT THE TOP RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE A BARTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THEY ALSO HAD A SENDOFF WHERE THE BAND PLAYED, AND THEY HAD THE CHEERLEADERS THAT WALKED WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THE HALL.

THE NEXT ONE DOWN THERE IN THE GYM.

THAT'S FROM FUENTES. THEY HAVE A UNIFIED CLUB WHERE THEY MEET AFTER SCHOOL, AND THEY DO ALL KINDS OF FUN ACTIVITIES.

THEY DO BASKETBALL, DRUM FIT, ARTS AND CRAFTS, WATER DAY, SINGING, KARAOKE.

SO IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.

BUT THE STUDENTS LEAD WHAT ACTIVITIES THEY WANT TO DO.

SO OUR STUDENTS, WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES WORK TOGETHER TO DECIDE AND PLAN THE CLUB EVENTS.

WHAT DO THEY WANT TO DO TOGETHER? SO IT REALLY PROVIDES THAT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THERE AT THE BOTTOM, WE PARTICIPATED IN THE BUDA FEST LIGHTED PARADE THIS YEAR FOR THE SECOND YEAR LAST YEAR, JOHNSON UCS PARTICIPATED AND THIS YEAR WE EXPANDED THAT AND AND OFFERED IT TO ALL OF OUR UCS CAMPUSES AND SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES.

AND THEY'RE IN THE MIDDLE THAT SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH SOME OF THEIR UCS BUDDIES THAT CAME ALONG TO SUPPORT THEM.

SOME OF THE DIFFERENT SOME OF THE OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT FEATURED UP HERE.

LET ME TURN MY PAGE HERE INCLUDE INCLUDE ELM GROVE HAS A PEER BUDDY SYSTEM THAT THEY HAVE GOING ON WHERE EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR 30 MINUTES, PEER BUDDIES, WITH OR WITHOUT DISABILITIES GET TOGETHER AND THEY HAVE READING TIME.

THEY DO COOKING ARTS AND CRAFTS.

THEY HELP WITH HOMEWORK.

SO THERE'S TUTORING INVOLVED.

THEY GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY GAMES, KICKBALL, BASKETBALL, OR THEY JUST SIMPLY SIT DOWN AND TALK AND LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER AND LEARN HOW TO CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER.

AT SIMON'S, SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT THEY DO IS, TOMORROW NIGHT, ACTUALLY, THEY'RE DOING A HOT COCOA MOVIE NIGHT WHERE THEY'RE BRINGING FAMILIES TOGETHER IN THE EVENING SO THEY REALLY CAN HAVE SOME FAMILY CAMARADERIE, AND FAMILIES AND PARENTS CAN MEET ONE ANOTHER.

THEY ALSO DO A VOLLEYBALL STAFF VERSUS STUDENTS GAME AND A BASKETBALL ONE THAT WILL BE GOING ON IN THE SPRING.

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A COUPLE OF THE OTHER THINGS, AT BARTON AND AT SCIENCE HALL, THEY HAVE A COFFEE CART, WHERE THEY GO AROUND AND THEY SELL COFFEE TO, TO STAFF MEMBERS.

BUT IT'S STUDENTS WITH OR WITHOUT DISABILITIES THAT HANDLE ALL OF THE THE GROCERY LIST, THEY MAKE THE COFFEE, THEY TAKE THE MONEY AND THE ORDERS, AND THEN THEY DELIVER THE COFFEE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL. SO THEY'RE LEARNING, YOU KNOW, FINANCIAL INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, SKILLS, FINANCIAL SKILLS, PLANNING, GROCERY SHOPPING.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S KIND OF A WIDE RANGE OF SKILLS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON THERE.

AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, THEY ARE GOING TO BE GOING CHRISTMAS CAROLING HERE SOON.

HOLIDAY CAROLING, WITH THE COSMETOLOGY DEPARTMENT.

THEY DO PUMPKIN PAINTING WITH THE ART CLUB.

SO THEY'RE FINDING LOTS OF WAYS TO CONNECT WITH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL.

AND I JUST WANTED TO ALSO SHARE ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES, LOST THEIR UCS SPONSOR THIS YEAR, WENT ON TO OTHER TO DO OTHER THINGS AND ALTHOUGH THEY DO NOT HAVE AN OFFICIAL UCS SPONSOR, THEY DO THEY DO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES ON THEIR CAMPUS.

AND THEY HAD A PLAY RECENTLY WHERE SOME OF OUR STUDENTS WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES WERE PART OF THE PLAY AND USED THEIR AAC DEVICE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THEIR LINES TO THE AUDIENCE.

SO IT WAS REALLY FUN TO SEE THAT.

YEAH, AND SHE'S ALSO A CHEERLEADER ON THE CAMPUS.

SO NOW WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME UPCOMING EVENTS THAT ARE BE GOING ON.

RECENTLY WE AWARDED 14 OF OUR ATHLETES, ACROSS THE DISTRICT AT ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS.

LETTER JACKET. SO HERE'S ONE OF OUR ATHLETES SHOWING OFF SHOWING OFF HIS JACKET.

THEY'RE ALL VERY, VERY PROUD OF THAT.

TOMORROW WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE FITTING, SEVERAL MORE ATHLETES, AND JUST, YOU KNOW, GOING OVER LIKE THE DOCUMENTATION.

SINCE 2015, WE'VE AWARDED 68 JACKETS.

AND THAT'S JUST SINCE WE'VE STARTED DOCUMENTING, LIKE, IN A SPREADSHEET, YOU KNOW, ON THE COMPUTER, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS, BUT FROM 68 SINCE 2015 SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT OUR ATHLETES.

AND, YOU KNOW, COVID WAS HARD BECAUSE WE COULDN'T OFFER ANY SPORTS BECAUSE SPECIAL OLYMPICS, WAS NOT ALLOWING US TO PARTICIPATE.

SO NOW WE ARE UP AND GOING STRONG.

THEY ARE AT THE BOTTOM, YOU'LL SEE A PICTURE.

WE, FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, PARTICIPATED IN THE BUDA TRAIL OF LIGHTS.

SO WE CREATED A LIGHT DISPLAY.

AND THOSE ARE, COACH HARTMAN AND COACH BARRIOS, WHO ARE OUR OTHER TWO DISTRICT UCS SUPPORTERS.

SO THEY ARE THE ADAPTIVE PE TEACHERS AND FELLOW SPECIAL OLYMPICS COACHES WHO COULDN'T BE HERE THIS EVENING BUT IF YOU GO OUT TO THE TRAIL OF LIGHTS, PLEASE TAKE SOME PICTURES AND SEND THEM OUR WAY.

SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT.

AND THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR, SO, YOU KNOW, IT TOOK A LITTLE EXPERIMENTING.

YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO GROW NEXT YEAR.

WE ALSO HAVE SPECIAL OLYMPICS BASKETBALL THAT WE ARE STARTING THIS YEAR.

WE START PRACTICE IN JANUARY.

COMPETITION WILL BE IN FEBRUARY, AND APRIL 6TH IS OUR UCS 5K.

SO WE HOPE YOU GUYS WILL WILL SIGN UP AND JOIN US.

HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A LOT WARMER THIS YEAR, SINCE IT'S IN APRIL AND NOT FEBRUARY BECAUSE IT WAS QUITE CHILLY ON THE DAY OF DAY OF THE RACE.

SO APRIL 6TH.

SO, YOU KNOW, MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT US.

THE FUNDRAISING IS GOING TO GO TO HELP SUPPORT CAMPUS LEVEL ACTIVITIES BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF THE SPONSORS TEND TO, YOU KNOW, WANT WANT THINGS AND THEY NEED FUNDING FOR THAT.

SO WE'RE OFFERING, YOU KNOW, WE WORK REALLY HARD FOR THE 5K TO GET GENERATE THOSE FUNDS SO THAT, THE TEACHERS CAN DO ALL THESE FUN ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR STUDENTS.

SO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IS THAT IT? IS THAT OKAY? SO, TEAM, OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION.

MR. VELA. ALL RIGHT.

I LOVE THE PROGRAM.

I KNOW I SAID THAT LAST YEAR, AND GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU FOR THE RECAP.

SO 13 CAMPUSES I KNOW THAT THE GOAL WAS THAT WE EVENTUALLY BECOME 100% ACROSS ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES, SO WE STILL HAVE SOME TRACTION ON THAT.

WE LOST ONE OF OUR SPONSORS, BUT WE'RE.

YES, WE'RE WORKING WITH CAMPUSES AND MOVING FORWARD AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF TRY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CAMPUSES AND OFFER OUR SUPPORT.

SO WE'LL CHECK IN AGAIN IN JANUARY TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE IS INTERESTED AT THAT TIME TO INTRODUCE IT AGAIN TO THEIR CAMPUS.

SURE. OKAY. GREAT.

I DO APPRECIATE THE BUDDY SYSTEMS. I KNOW THAT MY YOUNGER SON WAS A PART OF THAT AT FUENTES, AND, HE WOULD COME HOME AND TALK ABOUT THAT.

SO GREAT JOB ON THAT.

AND THEN I SAW THE POST, THE OTHER DAY FOR THE BOWLING, AND I WAS LIKE, WHERE WAS THE INVITE? SO I'M JUST AND MAYBE I MISSED IT, [LAUGHTER] YOU KNOW? BUT, YOU KNOW, IF NOT, PLEASE JUST MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, SEND OUT THE EVENTS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO PARTICIPATE.

ABSOLUTELY. AND AS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE HELP? SO, YEAH, DEFINITELY MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE.

SO YES. THANK YOU. THANK Y'ALL.

MS. RUNKLE. THANK YOU GUYS FOR PRESENTING TONIGHT.

I REMEMBER WHEN YOU GUYS PRESENTED THIS PROGRAM.

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SO I JUST WANT TO REALLY COMMEND YOU LADIES AND, YOUR ENTIRE TEAM FOR REALLY TAKING A PROGRAM AND REALLY EXPANDING IT TO THE WAY THAT YOU GUYS HAVE.

I TOO SAW THE BOWLING THING.

I WAS GOING TO BRING THAT UP. YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE LOVE TO COME TO EVENTS.

WE WILL COME TO THEM.

SO IF YOU SEND US AN INVITE AND TELL US, WE WILL BE THERE, I'M REALLY THANKFUL THAT THAT 5K IS IN APRIL.

I WAS I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS BECAUSE AT FIRST I DIDN'T SEE IT IN FEBRUARY.

I, YOU KNOW, AND THEY CHOOSE JOHNSON TO DO THAT FIVE K AND THEY'VE GOT THAT HILL, YOU KNOW, THAT LOVELY HILL THAT WE JUST LOVE BUT NO, I'M REALLY EXCITED YOU GUYS HAVE DONE GREAT THINGS. AND, I LOVE TO CONTINUE TO SEE WHAT OUR CAMPUSES ARE GOING TO DO, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES AND GET US TO 100%.

SO LET'S WORK TOWARDS THAT AND SEE HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THOSE CAMPUSES IN GETTING TO THAT POINT.

SO THANK YOU. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF OUR AMAZING ATHLETES OUT THERE DOING AMAZING THINGS.

AND WE DID SEE THEM AT BUDA FEST.

MRS. PETREA AND I WERE SCREAMING OUT HAYS HEAT FROM THE SIDE.

SO I HOPE THEY ALL HEARD US.

BUT THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND I DO WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE UP HERE REPRESENTING UCS, BUT IT'S TRULY THE WORK AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL THAT MAKES IT HAPPEN.

YOU KNOW, WE GET TO COME AND KIND OF BRAG AND SHOW OFF THE PICTURES AND TALK ABOUT ALL THE GREAT STUFF.

BUT I MEAN, WE'RE NOT THE ONES THAT HAVE TO DO THE HARD WORK ON THE CAMPUS LEVEL.

SO, HOPEFULLY YOU'RE ABLE TO SEE THE LIST OF SPONSORS, AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE OUT THERE PROMOTING AND EXPOSING THE UCS PROGRAM TO THEIR CAMPUS AND GETTING ALL THESE THINGS COORDINATED AT THEIR LEVEL.

SO WE JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THAT WE'RE SEEING FROM OUR CAMPUS SPONSORS AND ADMINISTRATION.

WE ACTUALLY I ASKED THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I WANTED TO KNOW WHO WERE THE CLASS SPONSORS.

WE GOT THAT LIST TODAY SO IT WAS GREAT TO SEE ALL OF THEIR NAMES.

SO WHOEVER PROVIDED THAT, THANK YOU.

WE WERE GIVEN THAT TODAY.

I THINK THE BEST PART ABOUT UCS.

PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE.

SORRY, I THINK THE BEST PART ABOUT UCS, AT LEAST FOR ME, MAYBE HOPEFULLY SPEAKING FOR THE TEAM IS HEARING OUR BUDDIES ASKING FOR US, FOR THEIR SPONSORS TO PUT ON AN ACTIVITY SO THEY CAN BE WITH THEIR PEERS.

IT'S VERY HEARTWARMING FOR THAT.

IT'S AMAZING. YEAH, AMAZING.

MR. FLORES. I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR PROMOTING, YOU KNOW, AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE, YOU KNOW, AT A TIME WHEN A LOT OF KIDS FEEL ISOLATED AND ALONE, YOU KNOW, THE KEY WORD I GOT FROM YOUR WORDS WAS TOGETHER.

YOU KNOW, KIDS DOING, ACTIVITIES TOGETHER, WHETHER IT BE COOKING OR PUTTING ON EVENTS, YOU KNOW, AND BRINGING SUCH JOY TO OUR KIDS WITH DISABILITIES, THAT'S FANTASTIC.

AND GIVING THEM AVENUES TO COMPETITION LIKE BASKETBALL AND TRACK.

I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC.

I KNOW YOU SAID IT WAS YOUR FIRST YEAR, 13 SCHOOLS.

WELL, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING YOU AT EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL, BUT I MEAN, I, I'M ALL FOR THIS.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR BRINGING JOY TO OUR KIDS.

SO I APPRECIATE IT.

IT'S A TEAM TEAM EFFORT.

AND OUR HOPE IS THAT WE ALL GROW TOGETHER THROUGH THIS, THAT PEOPLE AND STUDENTS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES ARE ALL GAINING KNOWLEDGE AND OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

SO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING.

MISS PETREA. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

I JUST WANT TO ALSO JUST CHEER YOU ON AND SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS.

THERE'S THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADDING ANOTHER PROGRAM AND ACTIVITY FOR CAMPUSES.

WHEN YOU ROLLED THIS OUT, I WAS SUPER PUMPED BECAUSE YOU SHOWED US WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING, AND I'M VERY COMPETITIVE.

AND I WAS LIKE, WE NEED TO BE BEATING THEM AND DOING THAT AND, YOU KNOW, HAVING A SON WITH SOME SPECIAL NEEDS, THIS IS AWESOME BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, EVERYONE BENEFITS FROM THIS.

NOT JUST OUR, OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, BUT ALSO OUR OUR BUDDY STUDENTS AND SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT US TO GIVE YOU CREDIT, BUT I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME CREDIT BECAUSE JUST YOU'RE CLEAR THAT YOU'RE REALLY, STRONG ADVOCATES OF THIS PROGRAM, AND THAT'S CONTAGIOUS. RIGHT? AND YOU'RE RIGHT. THE CAMPUSES, IT IS IT IS SOMETHING FOR THEM TO, OWN.

AND WE HAVE SOME AMAZING CAMPUS LEADERS AND KIDS THAT I SUSPECT THIS IS GOING TO BE 100% HAYS BEFORE TOO LONG, BECAUSE EVERYONE'S GOING TO BE JEALOUS OF ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT OUR CAMPUSES.

SO LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU.

LET US KNOW WHAT WHAT YOU NEED, OR WHAT A CAMPUS MIGHT NEED TO GET THIS GOING, OR TO EXPAND IT.

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THANK YOU.

MR. SEVERANCE.

YEAH. I JUST WANT TO SAY, I MEAN, EVERYONE'S ALREADY SAID A LOT OF THINGS, BUT YOU SAID JUST THE BEGINNING, RIGHT? I MEAN, WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED, SO WE MIGHT DO THINGS WE MIGHT NOT LIKE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE IT OUT, MAKE IT BETTER.

JUST KEEP BUILDING ON IT. SO THE FACT YOU HAVE 13 CAMPUSES DOING IT IN OUR DR.

WRIGHT AND YOUR BIG PICTURE OF OUR 100% HAYS, YOU KNOW, I THINK THESE KIDS JUST WANT TO FEEL LIKE NORMAL KIDS AND BE INCLUDED IN THEATER AND BE INCLUDED IN AND CROSS COUNTRY OR FOOTBALL OR WHATEVER THEY DO.

JUST THEY JUST WANT TO FEEL LIKE THEY'RE JUST LIKE ANYBODY ELSE ON CAMPUS.

SO I LOVE THAT WE'RE DOING THIS, AND I'M JUST EXCITED THAT IT'S JUST GOING TO GET BETTER AND BETTER.

AND I PREDICT THAT THIS IS JUST GOING TO BE A STANDARD AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

SO GOOD WORK KEEPING IT GOING.

AND TO TRUSTEE PETREA IF YOU GUYS NEED ANYTHING.

I MEAN, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU RAISE YOUR HAND AND LET US KNOW, BECAUSE I THINK THIS BOARD IS A BIG SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM AND IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, MISS OROSCO.

I KNOW WE HAVE SOME CONSTRAINTS WITH OUR BUDGET RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE IN A DEFICIT BUDGET, AND SO IT'S REALLY HARD.

AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING THE 5K.

AND THERE'S OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO FUNDRAISE TO KIND OF HELP THOSE CAMPUSES, YOU KNOW, ABSORB THAT COST.

RIGHT? SO WE HAVE TO BE REALISTIC ABOUT THAT.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY PROBABLY NOT EVERYBODY IS ON BOARD BECAUSE IT TOOK A HIT TO THEIR BUDGET.

RIGHT. SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO HELP FUNDRAISE AND MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL, WE WOULD LOVE TO HELP WITH THAT.

I REALLY ENJOYED I ATTENDED ALL THE SHOWCASES FOR OUR DISTRICT, ALL THE CAMPUSES, AND SEVERAL OF THEM BROUGHT THIS UP AND HIGHLIGHTED HOW WONDERFUL THIS PROGRAM IS ON THEIR CAMPUS.

SO THAT BROUGHT ME GREAT JOY TO SEE THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY HIGHLIGHTED AND FOUND SPECIAL ENOUGH TO SHARE DURING THEIR CAMPUS SHOWCASE.

SO I CAN SEE THE BENEFITS OF IT.

AND WE ALL KNOW AND FEEL THE BENEFITS OF IT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. JUST LAST THING FOR ME.

I KNOW, I JUST WANT TO AGREE THE BUDGET ISSUES CERTAINLY COMPLICATE THINGS, AND MAYBE THE STATE WILL HELP US OUT AT SOME POINT.

BUT, I DO WANT TO CHALLENGE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL DAO'S AND THAT PART OF OUR STAFF, BUT ALSO OUR CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TO FIND WAYS TO HELP OUR CAMPUSES GET THIS PROGRAM UP AND RUNNING WHATEVER WE WE NEED TO DO, I THINK IT BENEFITS A STUDENT POPULATION WITHIN CISD THAT JUST NEEDS A LOT OF LOVE AND CARE. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE DOING FOR THEM.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

SIGN UP FOR THE FIVE K IN APRIL.

FRIENDS AND FAMILIES.

WE DO A LOT OF FIVE K'S.

WE DON'T LOVE FIVE K'S.

MISS RUNKLE WE DO A LOT OF FIVE K'S.

THANK Y'ALL. [LAUGHTER] WE WILL WE YOU CAN VOLUNTEER AS WELL.

WE COME IN LAST PLACE AT EVERY FIVE K SO IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

THAT'S TRUE.

MR. SEVERANCE IS QUITE THE RUNNER.

ALL RIGHT TEAM ALL RIGHT.

THANKS EVERYBODY. SO THAT BRINGS US UP TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEM J.

[J. CONSENT AGENDA]

ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING FOR DISCUSSION ON THOSE.

OKAY. THEN I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY MRS. OROSCO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

ALL RIGHT, TEAM, TURN TO PAGE 25.

[K.1. Consideration and possible approval of the Naming Committee Recommendations for Elementary School 16, Elementary School 17, New Central Administration Building, and Child Nutrition Building]

PRETTY EXCITING THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TONIGHT.

MR. SAVOY, AS HE APPROACHES THE PODIUM IS GOING TO BE HERE FOR, QUESTIONS.

I FEEL LIKE THAT WE'RE PROBABLY HAVE SOME THINGS TO SAY IF FOLKS WANT TO.

SO WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP FIRST FOR, DISCUSSION.

ANYBODY? MISS OROSCO.

I THINK WE SAID IT LAST TIME HOW EXCITED WE WERE THAT THE NAMING COMMITTEE BROUGHT THESE NAMES FORWARD.

WE ARE SO HONORED THAT WE CAN NAME OUR SCHOOLS AFTER SOME REALLY FANTASTIC PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAVE REALLY SERVED OUR COMMUNITY AND SERVE OUR STUDENTS AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

AND I KNOW, MR. SAVOY, IT'S A LOT OF WORK PUTTING THIS NAMING COMMITTEE TOGETHER AND GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS.

SO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR THE HARD WORK BEHIND THE SCENES AS WELL.

AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT JIM CULLEN AND MR. RAMAGE AND MISS HELEN FOR HOURS, BUT I WON'T SO I'LL, TURN IT BACK OVER BUT THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD . MS. RUNKLE. I JUST NO QUESTIONS.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE NAMING COMMITTEE, MR. SAVOY AND HIS TEAM AND ALL THOSE THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT.

I AM VERY, VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE.

AMAZING INDIVIDUALS AND I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER FOR THIS.

EXCITED. THANKS. I'M SORRY, MR. SEVERANCE. YEAH.

SAME. HONESTLY. LIKE, I'M.

I'M NOT NEW TO THE DISTRICT, BUT I'M NEW TO THIS, THE BOARD.

BUT I JUST GOT TO MEET MR. CULLEN TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME.

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I THANK EVERYONE THAT, YOU KNOW, [INAUDIBLE] THE COMMITTEE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB.

YOU KNOW, WITH THAT'S A PRETTY BIG TASK TO PUT THIS KIND OF THING TOGETHER.

IT'S A LOT HARDER BEHIND THE SCENES.

AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, FROM WHAT WE SEE FROM UP HERE.

SO I THINK THE COMMITTEE VERY MUCH AND THANK EVERYONE ELSE THAT'S COME HERE TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE THIS, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT.

I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT. SO GREAT WORK.

THANK YOU. MISS PETREA.

YES, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AGENDA ITEM.

AND I'M GLAD THE FAMILIES ARE OUT HERE THIS EVENING.

I NEVER GOT TO MEET LAMONT RAMAGE, BUT I SEE HIS NAME ON LOTS OF OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR DISTRICT.

AND I THINK THIS IS A VERY GREAT HONOR FOR THE RAMAGE FAMILY.

JIM CULLEN, I'VE KNOWN SINCE PRETTY MUCH I GOT HERE AND WOULD PROBABLY ATTRIBUTE HIM, TO RUNNING FOR THIS OFFICE. I MEAN, HE SUPPORTED ME EARLY IN MY PTA DAYS, AND, HIS FAMILY IS AMAZING, AND I DIDN'T KNOW HIM AS AN EDUCATOR.

AND I'M KIND OF SAD I DIDN'T, JUST BECAUSE WHEN I GOT HERE, HE WAS OUR PHOTOGRAPHER, AND I GOT TO SEE HIM ON ALL OF THE, EVENTS AND, IS A GREAT HISTORIAN IF YOU DON'T KNOW THIS ABOUT HIM, JUST PERSONALLY SO, AND HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF RECORDING HISTORY OF THE DISTRICT THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER.

OBVIOUSLY REMY FALLON IS ALSO HERE FOR, HER FAMILY AND THE CHILD NUTRITION BUILDING, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND IT HAS A VERY, VERY WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.

DAISY LANE IS DONE, Y'ALL.

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ON DAISY LANE LATELY, IT IS NICE.

AND THAT BUILDING IS FRONT AND CENTER.

SO THAT'LL BE A REALLY, GREAT HONOR FOR HER FOR THEIR FAMILY AS WELL.

SO GLAD Y'ALL ARE ALL HERE TONIGHT.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS VOTE.

MR. VELA. ALL RIGHT.

YES. DITTO TO EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY HAS SAID.

THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE. I KNOW THAT LOTS OF NAMES POP UP.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE GO BACK TO EVEN OUR MISSION STATEMENT TALKING ABOUT DIVERSITY.

WE'RE HEARING ABOUT THAT AND JUST THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER HERE AT HAYS CISD.

AND, I MEAN, I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT REPRESENTATION OF WHO WE ARE HISTORICALLY AS A COMMUNITY SO, AGAIN, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE VOTE AS WELL.

MR. FLORES. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE NAMING COMMITTEE FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK.

AND I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, MR. CULLEN, MR. RAMAGE, ARE SEEM TO BE REFLECTIONS OF THE VALUES OF THIS DISTRICT BUT I'M ESPECIALLY GLAD THAT THE COMMITTEE DECIDED TO GO OUTSIDE OF THEIR SCOPE AND TO NAME THE CHILD NUTRITION BUILDING AFTER MISS ALCALA.

AND I THINK I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY FOR HER FAMILY.

AND YOU KNOW, THAT SHE GETS TO HAVE THIS BUILDING NAMED AFTER HER, RIGHT ON THE NEW AND IMPROVED DAISY LANE.

I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

AND, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO SAY, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK.

YEAH. SO I MEAN, THIS IS SUPER EXCITING.

THERE'S A FEW THINGS WE GET TO DO AS A BOARD THAT ARE, A WHOLE LOT OF FUN.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM. WE LOVE HEARING FROM STUDENTS.

BUT NAMING SCHOOLS IS GREAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S NAMED AFTER LONG TIME MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE POURED HOURS AND HOURS OF LOVE AND CARE ONTO OUR STUDENTS.

AND TONIGHT, THAT IS, COMPLETELY EVIDENT WITH THE NAMES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO US.

AND JUST AS A REMINDER TO EVERYONE WHO MAY NOT HAVE AN AGENDA IN FRONT OF THEM, BUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 16 HAS BEEN PROPOSED AS JIM CULLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

ELEMENTARY 17 IS LAMONT RAMAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND AS WAS MENTIONED, THE CHILD NUTRITION BUILDING AS HELEN ALCALA CHILD NUTRITION CENTER.

AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THERE WAS FOUR THINGS THAT WERE BEING LOOKED AT BUT THE COMMITTEE OPTED TO LEAVE THE NEW CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AS THE HAYS CISD ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER, WHICH IS WHAT EVERYONE CALLS IT ANYWAY.

[LAUGHTER] OKAY, TEAM.

SO THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE NAMES FOR HAYS CISD FACILITIES AS PRESENTED JIM CULLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LAMONT RAMAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HELEN ALCALA CHILD NUTRITION CENTER, AND HAYS CISD ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER AS PRESENTED. SO MOVED. MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MISS RUNKLE.

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

[APPLAUSE] SO DR.

WRIGHT, BEFORE.

YES, I SEE SOME STANDING.

LET'S ALL STAND.

OKAY. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A, EVERYBODY WHO'S HERE FOR OTHER THINGS.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE A COLLECTIVE DEEP BREATH AND GIVE US A MINUTE.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE SOME PICTURES AND SAY HI TO THE FAMILIES THAT ARE HERE.

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SO, DR. WRIGHT? OR TIM.

TAKE IT AWAY, MR. PRESIDENT.

DR. WRIGHT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE, OUR HONORED GUEST TONIGHT FOR THIS, OCCASION, TONIGHT'S VOTE MARKS THE COMPLETION OF A PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE JULY.

BUT IT IS THE BEGINNING.

SO IT'S THE END OF THAT PROCESS.

BUT IT'S THE BEGINNING OF WHAT PEOPLE WILL KNOW THESE SCHOOLS TO BE FOR THE NEXT 100 YEARS OR MORE.

SO IT IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN OUR DISTRICT'S HISTORY.

AND I AM PLEASED.

AND I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE EVERYBODY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EVERYBODY COME UP AND WE'RE GOING TO GET A BIG GROUP PICTURE OF EVERYBODY.

AND THEN WE'LL DO SEPARATE PICTURES FOR EACH OF THE, FACILITIES.

BUT WE'LL BEGIN WITH, ONE OF OUR NAMESAKES, MR. JIM CULLEN. AND HIS WIFE, LOU ANN CULLEN.

[APPLAUSE]. AS THEY'RE COMING UP THERE FOR THE AND THAT'S FOR JIM CULLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, OBVIOUSLY.

FOR HELEN ALCALA CHILD NUTRITION CENTER, WE HAVE REMY FALLON, AND THAT'S HELEN'S GRANDDAUGHTER, AND SHE IS HERE.

[APPLAUSE] AND THEN FOR LAMONT RAMAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE HAVE SANDRA RAMAGE, LAMONT'S WIFE.

[APPLAUSE] LUCINDA DOYLE, LAMONT'S DAUGHTER.

MONTY RAMAGE, HIS SON.

BAILEY RAMAGE, GRANDSON.

BROOKE HALL, SOON TO BE RAMAGE.

SO I HEAR. [LAUGHTER] AND ALL RIGHT AM I GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE HERE? IS THERE IS THERE A BRANDY THAT SHOULD BE COMING UP? NO. OKAY.

OKAY. NO, I SAID LUANNE.

OH, LUANNE, YOU GOT TO COME UP.

YEAH, I DID, I DID.

MY BRAIN SAYS I DID, I PROMISE.

AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, IN THE GRAND FINALE.

LUANNE CULLEN.

[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND BRING UP DR.

VANESSA WESTBROOK. SHE IS REPRESENTING THE NAMING COMMITTEE HERE TONIGHT.

WE HAD A LOT OF GREAT FOLKS ON THE NAMING COMMITTEE.

SHE WAS ELECTED AS THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE COMMITTEE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HER IN THE PICTURES AS WELL.

YEP.

AND WHILE THEY'RE GETTING. WHILE THEY'RE GETTING.

YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE BOARD WITH EVERYBODY.

AND WHILE THEY'RE DOING THAT JUST FOR THE AUDIENCE, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW THAT, HELEN ALCALA CHILD NUTRITION CENTER IS IS ALREADY BUILT.

AND WE'LL BE PLANNING WE'LL BE PUTTING, THE NAME SIGNAGE UP THERE, PROBABLY IN THE NEXT SEMESTER.

AND WE'LL BE PLANNING A DEDICATION FOR THAT BUILDING.

AND, WE'LL HAVE A LOT MORE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR THAT.

JIM CULLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL OPEN IN AUGUST OF 2024, AND WE'LL CERTAINLY HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING IN ALL OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT GO WITH THAT.

AND THEN FOR LAMONT RAMAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THAT WILL OPEN IN AUGUST OF 2025.

CONGRATULATIONS, FAMILY MEMBERS.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE PICTURES, GET IN LINE BEHIND ME.

MIC] JIM WAS THE PAST PRESIDENT OF THE TEXAS STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, TSTA, AND THEY ARE HERE AS WELL REPRESENTED.

HE'S ALSO ESPERANZA OROSCO'S MENTOR.

SHE IS HERE TONIGHT AS WELL.

HE STILL MENTORS.

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I DON'T KNOW. COME ON. LIKE THIS.

I'M LIKE NO.

FOR ME.

YEAH, SURE YOU SHOULD.

THIS IS MY DAD. OH, OH, THAT'S HELEN ON THE LEFT, ON THE POSTER BOARD THERE THAT YOU SEE.

SHE WORKED HERE IN THIS VERY SCHOOL.

AND THAT PHOTO IS FROM THE 1968 YEARBOOK.

THE LAST YEAR IT WAS HIGH SCHOOL, AND SHE STAYED IN OUR DISTRICT UNTIL 1980, WHEN SHE RETIRED AND OPENED THE RESTAURANT IN DOWNTOWN BUDA THAT'S STILL THERE TODAY.

YES.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE IN TOUCH TO PUT TOGETHER THE CEREMONY AND ALL THAT BECAUSE WE DO A BIG RIBBON CUTTING AND THEN I'LL GET A LOT MORE PICTURES.

SO BE THINKING ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE 20 TO 30 PICTURES.

WE'LL PROBABLY PUT 4 OR 5 IN A PRINTED PROGRAM, BUT THEN WE'LL HAVE A BIG SIGN.

SO IN A BIOGRAPHY AND ALL THAT YEAH WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DO YOU NEED HELP CARRYING THAT ONE? GOOD ONE. Y'ALL KEEP THAT.

THAT'S YOURS.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANKS.

YOU SHOULD HAVE EVERYONE'S NAME THEN.

OKAY. I GOT THE INFORMATION ON THE AGENDA.

YEAH, YEAH YEAH, YEAH. WELL, HERE, JUST TAKE THIS IF YOU NEED IT.

COMMITTEE CHAIR.

SO I KNOW THAT THE REST OF OUR MEETING IS VERY RIVETING FOR EVERYBODY.

BUT I'M GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE PAUSE SO THAT THE NAMING FAMILIES CAN LEAVE IF THEY WANT TO.

FIVE MINUTES BOARD.

OKAY, WE ARE BACK AND TEAM.

UNLESS THERE'S OBJECTION.

WE HAVE SOME GUESTS HERE FOR A PRESENTATION.

AND I WANT TO DO A LITTLE SHUFFLE OF THE AGENDA HERE, SO I WANT TO MOVE, IF YOU'LL LOOK AT INFORMATION ITEMS AT L1 FOR OUR DEMOGRAPHERS REPORT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THEM UP BEFORE WE GET TO K2 SO THAT THEY CAN DO THEIR PRESENTATION.

OKAY. SO I HAVE SOME OBJECTION TO THAT.

SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD TO K2.

[K.2. Consideration and possible approval of a Resolution not to Employ Chaplains to serve as School Counselors]

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BECAUSE WE DID HAVE QUITE A FEW.

THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER.

WE HAD QUITE A FEW SPEAKERS HERE SO WE ARE WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO TO K TWO WHICH IS ON PAGE 27.

I AM GOING TO TEAM THE WAY THIS IS GOING.

I'M GOING TO READ THE RESOLUTION.

THEN DR. WRIGHT, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO SAY A FEW THINGS.

YOU AND I HAVE TALKED QUITE A BIT ABOUT THIS, ABOUT, WHERE WHERE YOU'RE AT WITH THIS, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR NORMAL CADENCE.

SO IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 28, YOU'LL FIND THE RESOLUTION.

IT READS AS FOLLOWS HAYS CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOLUTION.

WHEREAS SECTION 23.001 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE PERMITS THE DISTRICT TO EMPLOY OR ACCEPT AS A VOLUNTEER TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AS ASSIGNED BY THE BOARD.

WHEREAS SENATE BILL 763, PASSED BY THE 88TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE, REQUIRES EACH SCHOOL BOARD TO TAKE A RECORD VOTE BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2023 AND MARCH 1ST, 2024, ON WHETHER TO ADOPT A POLICY AUTHORIZING A CAMPUS OF THE DISTRICT TO EMPLOY OR ACCEPT AS A VOLUNTEER A CHAPLAIN UNDER EDUCATION CODE, CHAPTER 23.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES HEREBY DOES NOT PERMIT THE DISTRICT TO EMPLOY A CHAPLAIN IN LIEU OF A PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELOR TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AT THIS TIME.

DOES PERMIT THE DISTRICT TO ACCEPT A CHAPLAIN AS A VOLUNTEER TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AT THIS TIME. DR.

WRIGHT. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT MCMANUS.

YES, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE WE CLARIFY OUR INTENTION HERE.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE BELIEVE THAT OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE THE BEST SUITED TO, HANDLE ALL OF THE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR OUR STUDENTS AS FAR AS, AS GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING, BECAUSE THEY ARE TRAINED FOR SUCH A PURPOSE.

AND AND SO THAT'S WHY WE DON'T WANT TO EMPLOY, CHAPLAINS IN LIEU OF THAT.

HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE A HISTORY OF HAVING THE ABILITY, FOR EXAMPLE, A A CHURCH PASTOR THAT WANTS TO COME UP AND MENTOR A GROUP OF KIDS, THAT THEY SERVE IN THEIR CHURCH OR THAT, COUNSELORS HAVE REACHED OUT TO THEM JUST BECAUSE THEY MIGHT NEED A MALE ROLE MODEL IN THEIR LIFE.

OR IF WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT WANTS TO SERVE IN FCA, WE HAVE CLUBS DEDICATED FOR THAT.

AND SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO ACCEPT, DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM, BACKGROUNDS, CHAPLAINS, PREACHERS, PRIESTS, ETC.

TO COME IN AND SERVE ON OUR CAMPUS TO VISIT WITH MEMBERS OF THEIR CONGREGATION AT LUNCH AND SERVE AS MENTORS AS NEEDED.

BUT THEY WILL NOT TAKE THE PLACE OF OUR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR OUR KIDS.

THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP FOR, DISCUSSION.

MISS PETREA, THE MISTER FLORES AND MISS OROSCO.

I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND MAYBE THE INTENT OF THIS, BILL, WAS THAT THERE'S CLEARLY A CRISIS IN MENTAL HEALTH AND THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. I'M ASSUMING THAT THEY THOUGHT THIS COULD BE A GOOD WAY TO BRIDGE THAT.

BUT, LIKE MANY OF THE SPEAKERS SAID, I JUST I DON'T THINK IT'S, A GOOD FIT.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW MANY PASTORS AND CHAPLAINS THAT WANT TO DO THAT JOB, OR HAVE THE EXPERTISE AND WOULD ADMIT THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE EXPERTISE.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT CHURCHES IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT HAVE YOUTH PROGRAMS THAT PEOPLE, CAN TAKE PART WITH AND HAVE A LOT OF MENTORING AT CHURCHES, IF THAT'S A NEED.

SO I'M, I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION.

I LIKE THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN. I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING TO REMIND FOLKS THAT WE WE DO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MENTORS FOR FCA IF FOLKS WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH THOSE, PROGRAMS. SO I JUST WANTED TO GO ON RECORD TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK I UNDERSTAND THE INTENT OF WHAT THEY WERE TRYING TO DO. AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S DEFINITELY A SHORTAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, IN OUR STATE.

BUT I THINK THEY COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR THAT, MAYBE JUST GIVING US MORE MONEY TO HIRE ACTUAL MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS.

BUT THAT'S JUST ME.

OKAY. THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU, MISS PETREA. MR. FLORES. THANK YOU, SIR, I FIRST WANT TO SAY JUST JUST SPEAKING CANDIDLY FOR JUST A MOMENT.

I BELIEVE IN THE VALUE OF OF RELIGIOUS GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTION.

I ATTEND CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY RIGHT ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AT UMC WITH MY FAMILY HOWEVER, I AM STRONGLY AGAINST THE HIRING

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I BELIEVE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE, AS WELL AS TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS IN HAYS CISD SECULAR.

I BELIEVE RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IS BEST GIVEN IN HOUSES OF WORSHIP, AND NOT IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND THAT THOSE DECISIONS NEED TO BE THAT OF THE STUDENT AND THEIR FAMILIES AND NOT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO I AM STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO DENY THIS AND I DO HAVE A QUESTION HOWEVER, DR .

WRIGHT, AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, ALLOWING PASTORS TO VOLUNTEER, JUST FOR THOSE LISTENING, WHAT'S THE VETTING PROCESS LOOK LIKE AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, WHO WE ALLOW AS FAR AS, TO VOLUNTEER IN OUR SCHOOLS, BEING THAT THEY MAY BE, IN SOME CASES, EVEN ONE ON ONE WITH SOME OF OUR KIDS, YOU KNOW, GIVING THEM INSTRUCTION AND GUIDANCE.

WHAT IS THAT VETTING PROCESS LOOK LIKE? ABSOLUTELY. THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH OUR, BACKGROUND CHECKS AND THEN THE PARENTS HAVE TO CONSENT FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO BE MENTORED BY ONE ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS.

YES, SIR. BECAUSE AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND FROM THE BILL, THESE PASTORS DO NOT HAVE TO BE LICENSED.

THEY COULD ACTUALLY BE FREELANCE, FROM WHEN I WAS READING FROM THE BILL.

AND I'M GOING TO SECOND WHAT MISS PETREA SAID I WISH THE STATE WOULD PROVIDE MORE FUNDING FOR US TO HIRE GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, AND I DO THINK THERE'S A SOLUTION TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE OUR KIDS MORE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, BUT I CERTAINLY THINK THIS IS NOT IT.

SO THEREFORE, I'LL I'M STRONGLY AGAINST THIS, AND I WILL VOTE YES ON THIS MOTION TO DENY.

THANK YOU, MS. OROSCO.

THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND ALL THE INTENT.

I MEAN, WE'RE BEING VERY POSITIVE TO THINK, THAT THEY HAD GOOD INTENTIONS.

WE'LL LEAVE IT THERE.

I DO BELIEVE THAT, THE RESOLUTION IS GREAT THAT YOU BROUGHT THIS FORWARD IN THE DO NOT PERMIT.

AND FOR CLARIFYING OUR PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE DO HAVE CURRENTLY WITH DIFFERENT CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS ARE CRITICAL IN HELPING OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I KNOW WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THEM FOR SO MANY THINGS AND NOT FOR THEM TO PREACH, BUT THEY WANT TO BE PART OF THE ACTION, RIGHT? MAKING SURE THAT THEIR ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER, THEIR WORDS, AND CONTRIBUTING AND DOING GOOD FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION ON HOW WE DO PARTNER WITH THEM, NOT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

THAT IS NOT APPROPRIATE, BUT FOR PROGRAMS LIKE SUPPORT AND SERVICES AND MENTORING WHEN IT'S 1 TO 1 AND APPROVED BY THEIR PARENTS OR, FAMILY MEMBER THAT APPROVES THAT.

SO THANKS FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.

I THINK THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU.

MR. VELA. ALL RIGHT, YES.

I TOO DO NOT WANT TO SPECULATE ON THE INTENT.

I DO WANT TO MENTION THIS RIGHT THERE ON THE HAYS CISD WEBSITE IF THERE'S ANYTHING OF MENTAL HEALTH OR ANY MENTAL HEALTH OR ANY KIND OF CRISIS, WE HAVE THE LINK RIGHT THERE ON THE VERY ON THE HOME PAGE IT TAKES YOUR INFORMATION.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

I KNOW THAT, THE DISTRICT DOES A GREAT JOB OF MAINTAINING THAT, I'M IN FAVOR OF OUR RESOLUTION, GO AHEAD AND GO ON RECORD OF SAYING THAT, BUT I DO WANT TO, SAY AS WELL THAT I APPRECIATE, THE PRESENCE OF AN ORGANIZATION LIKE FCA, SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT I'VE BEEN A PART OF, I GOT TO MENTOR BEFORE BEING ON THE BOARD.

I GOT TO MENTOR AT OUR IMPACT CENTER THROUGH I JUST VOLUNTEERING THROUGH THE CHURCH THAT I WAS ATTENDING AT THE TIME.

SO. SO I APPRECIATE, THE PRESENCE THAT MENTORS, AND EVEN THOSE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S PRAYING WITH A STUDENT VOLUNTARILY OR WHAT HAVE YOU.

I MEAN, I THINK THOSE HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT IMPACT, IN SHAPING, OUR STUDENTS.

SO I'M IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION.

MS. RUNKLE.

THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT, FOR BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION FORWARD.

I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD SAYING THAT I DO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION.

YOU KNOW, THERE ARE MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO SUPPORT OUR KIDS.

THEY KEEP SAYING FCA.

FCA, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT FCA IS, IT'S FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES.

IT'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS WITH OUR ATHLETES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

I'VE MY SONS HAVE BEEN A PART OF IT.

BUT I JUST WANT TO ONE GO ON RECORD SAYING THAT I AM IN SUPPORT OF THIS.

WE KNOW THAT WE'RE ONLY GOING TO PUT EXPERTS IN FRONT OF OUR CHILDREN THAT ARE QUALIFIED TO DO ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO.

WHILE I VERY MUCH RESPECT OUR, OUR CHAPLAINS, COMPLETELY, WE KNOW AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU COMING FORWARD AND EVEN THE EMAILS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT AND THOSE THAT HAVE REACHED OUT.

1,000% SUPPORT YOU.

BUT WE ALSO WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE PUT THOSE IN OUR SCHOOLS THAT ARE MOST QUALIFIED.

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SO THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SPEAKING TONIGHT.

BUT NO, I JUST WE KNOW THAT WE CAN DO LOTS OF THINGS TOWARDS MENTAL HEALTH, AND WE KNOW THAT WE STILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO MORE THINGS.

AND I KNOW THAT WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM COMING UP WITH SOME ADDED MENTOR PEER MENTORS.

SO, THANK YOU FOR COMING FORWARD TONIGHT.

AGAIN, I AM IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD.

OKAY YEAH.

I JUST WANT TO ADD, IF, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE AND YOU'RE AT A CHURCH OR A MINISTRY AND YOU'RE KIND OF WONDERING WHAT THIS IS, I JUST, I MEAN, IT'S BEEN SAID, BUT WE LOVE YOU BEING INVOLVED WITH OUR STUDENTS.

I THINK THAT THERE'S A TIME AND A PLACE FOR WHAT, THOSE ORGANIZATIONS OFFER AND THE POSITIVE OUTCOMES THAT IT CAN HAVE IN OUR STUDENTS LIVES, INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, CHURCHES ADOPTING ALMOST WHOLE SCHOOLS JUST TO LOVE AND CARE ON.

AND WE SEE IT AND WE APPRECIATE THOSE THINGS NOT JUST, FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES, BUT YOUNG LIFE IS ACTIVE IN OUR, DISTRICT AS WELL. AND THIS DOESN'T CHANGE ANY OF THAT.

THIS IS REALLY ABOUT HAVING THE MOST QUALIFIED PERSONNEL THAT WE CAN HIRE DOING THE JOB THAT THEY'RE HIRED FOR, WHICH IS ADVISING OUR STUDENTS AS A PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELOR.

AND IT'S BEEN SAID AND I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT AGAIN, BUT THIS I'M FILED THIS UNDER THE LACK OF FUNDING CATEGORY FROM THE STATE.

WE'VE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS AS A BOARD ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY COUNSELORS TO STUDENT RATIO DO WE HAVE.

AND IT'S JUST, FRANKLY, OUT OF WHACK.

WE HEARD FROM OUR STUDENT ADVISORY PANEL AT THE LAST LUNCHEON.

THE TOPIC OF COUNSELORS CAME UP.

AND HOW MANY OF THEM THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE COUNSELOR.

I'LL MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR ABOUT THAT, BUT HAVE TROUBLE GETTING THESE APPOINTMENTS BECAUSE THEY'RE LITERALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SO MANY PEOPLE.

SO WHILE I'M SAYING THAT TO ENCOURAGE OUR STATE TO, DO SOMETHING, HELP US OUT WITH FUNDING, LET'S GET THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST QUALIFIED, TO DO THIS ROLE AND NOT SUPPLEMENT IT WITH PEOPLE WHO, ALTHOUGH THEY LOVE OUR STUDENTS AND SERVE A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE LIFE OF OUR DISTRICT, IT WOULD BE A MISMATCH OF QUALIFICATIONS.

AND SO SPEAKERS THAT CAME OUT TONIGHT TO REITERATE THAT, I THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE COURAGE TO COME AND DO THAT.

I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE A VERY INTIMIDATING BOARD.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU FOR COMING OUT AND SPEAKING TO US.

[LAUGHTER] SO OKAY, EVERYBODY, WE ARE TO THE, SUGGESTED MOTION, WHICH IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE RESOLUTION NOT TO EMPLOY CHAPLAINS, TO SERVE AS SCHOOL COUNSELORS, AS PRESENTED.

SO MOVED. MOVED BY MISS RUNKLE, SECONDED BY MR. FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

OKAY, I'M GOING TO ASK AGAIN ABOUT MOVING UP L1 DO WE HAVE ANY? WELL, LET ME ASK THIS.

IS THERE ANTICIPATED LOTS OF CONVERSATION ABOUT THE COURSE SELECTION? I'M SEEING SOME NODS.

NO. OKAY, SINCE WE HAD A SPEAKER FOR THAT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THAT ONE AS WELL.

AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE BEING CONSIDERATE OF EACH OTHER TONIGHT.

IT IS DULY NOTED.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO TO PAGE 29.

SEEING THAT THIS IS A ONE MEETING MONTH, I'M INCLINED TO ALWAYS DO DISCUSSION FIRST.

SO I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO, THE TRUSTEES FOR QUESTIONS.

COMMENTS, DISCUSSION.

MS. OROSCO. YES, I DID APPRECIATE THEM, INCLUDING PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.

I THINK THAT IS A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ADD TO OUR COURSES, WHICH IT IS A FRESHMAN LEVEL CLASS IN THAT PROGRAM OF STUDY TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE FIELD OF NONPROFITS, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AS WELL AS EXPLORE CAREER OPTIONS THAT ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. HERE IN OUR DISTRICT, WE TALK ABOUT SERVICE ABOVE SELF AND WE VALUE COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE MADE IT A REQUIREMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE 40 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, STARTING WITH THIS FRESHMAN CLASS.

SO I LOVE THAT WE ARE ADDING THIS COURSE TO A PROGRAM OF STUDY.

AND LOOK FORWARD TO OUR STUDENTS LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO IN OUR COMMUNITY, HOW IT CAN BENEFIT ALL OF US SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT ADDITION, AND I APPRECIATE THE PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ECONOMICS COURSE THAT'S ALSO BEING ADDED INTO.

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AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE START TEACHING AND SCAFFOLDING IN THROUGH ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND THEN WE HAVE SOME MORE EXPLICIT COURSES ON OR INFORMATION ON FINANCIAL LITERACY IN THE HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT THIS IS A GOOD COURSE TO HAVE HOLISTICALLY RIGHT TO CAPTURE ALL OF IT.

BUT THERE ARE PIECES THAT ARE BROUGHT IN THROUGHOUT ELEMENTARY TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE FINANCIAL LITERACY, WHICH IS MUCH NEEDED FOR SURE.

SO I LIKE THESE COURSES THAT HAVE BEEN SELECTED AND BROUGHT FORWARD.

THANK YOU, MISS OROSCO. MISS RUNKLE.

YES. I WAS SO EXCITED TO GET THIS VERY EXCITED.

ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I WANT TO POINT OUT.

THANK YOU, MRS. BOEHM, FOR COMING OUT AND SPEAKING ON THE PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY.

THAT IS A GREAT COURSE.

I THINK THAT IT'S GOING TO BE, SO IMPACTFUL TO OUR STUDENTS.

I APPRECIATE YOU SPEAKING ABOUT IT.

I WAS EXCITED TO SEE THAT, BUT I WANTED TO ALSO TOUCH ON THE PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, LIKE MRS. OROSCO DID.

SO I WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND PEER MENTORING AND MENTORING ADULTS ON OUR CAMPUSES AND REALLY LOOKING FOR MENTORS.

AND IT'S BEEN GREAT.

AND IT'S ALSO BEEN A STRUGGLE.

RIGHT. AND SO, I AM A PRODUCT OF AISD.

AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT THERE IS AN AMAZING CAMPUS IN AISD THAT DOES A PROGRAM CALLED PALS.

I'VE WATCHED THAT PROGRAM JUST DO TREMENDOUS THINGS, AND I REALLY WANTED TO SEE IT IN HAYS CISD.

AND THEN WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT HOW CAN YOU REACH STUDENTS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL OR THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL? AND I KNOW THAT IT'S SO GREAT TO HAVE ADULT MENTORS ON CAMPUS, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE CHILDREN, THAT OR YOUNG ADULT YOUNG ADULTS THAT ARE GOING TO THE CAMPUSES AND MENTORING KIDS, THOSE KIDS ARE REALLY CONNECTING WITH THOSE OTHER KIDS.

AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT KIDS THAT ARE THE STRAIGHT-A KIDS OR THE KIDS THAT ARE A PART OF ALL OF THE SPORTS OR THE PROGRAMS. IT MAY BE THE KID THAT IS JUST THE AVERAGE KID THAT HAS GONE THROUGH SOME THINGS IN THEIR LIFE AND HAVE SOME THINGS TO SHARE, AND THEY GET TO SHARE THAT WITH, YOU KNOW, THEIR YOUNGER, PEERS.

AND SO, WHEN I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS PROGRAM, WE TALKED ABOUT IT WITH THE STUDENT ADVISORY PANEL.

AND THEN I CALLED SUZI MITCHELL AND MARIVEL SEDILLO AND THEY WERE ALL ON BOARD.

AND I AM JUST SO INCREDIBLY HAPPY TO SEE THIS ON HERE.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO TAKE GREAT I THINK IT'S GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS AT OUR CAMPUSES, BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO INVOLVE A LOT OF STUDENTS AND THERE AND LIKE I TOLD MRS. SEDILLO AND MISS MITCHELL, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A SPECIAL PERSON TO LEAD THESE CLASSES BECAUSE IT REALLY YOU'VE GOT TO BE A SPONSOR THAT LOVES TO DO WHAT THEY'RE DOING BECAUSE THEY REALLY DO AMAZING THINGS.

YOU WILL HAVE KIDS THAT ARE KNOCKING ON THE DOORS TO GET INTO THAT CLASS, AND YOU MAY EVEN HAVE TO TURN SOME AWAY.

SO I'M JUST REALLY THANKFUL.

MRS. MITCHELL, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, THANK YOU FOR LOVING THIS.

AND I KNOW THAT SHE IS A HUGE CHAMPION FOR PALS.

SHE USED TO RUN IT IN ANOTHER DISTRICT, SO I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO DO BE A GREAT THING.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MR. FLORES.

THANK YOU. I'LL START OFF WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING, AND THEN GET TO THE SPECIFIC COURSES.

RIGHT NOW, ARE WE CURRENTLY, DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE ENOUGH SPACE AS FAR AS, IMPLEMENTING THESE COURSES AS FAR AS CLASSROOM SPACE? MISS SEDILLO, WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP, PLEASE? THANK YOU. OH, THERE YOU ARE.

THANK YOU, I WAS LISTENING.

GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

YEAH. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS.

YEAH? DO WE HAVE ENOUGH? I KNOW WE'RE TIGHT ON SPACE AT SOME CAMPUSES, RIGHT? I MEAN, DO WE HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO CARRY OUT TO IMPLEMENT ALL THESE COURSES YOU KNOW, FOR THE 2024, 25 SCHOOL YEAR? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY.

THAT'S I MEAN, THAT'S IT.

ABSOLUTELY. WE WILL MAKE SPACE.

FANTASTIC. WE WILL SHARE SPACE IF WE NEED TO.

WE TYPICALLY WILL FLOAT AND HAVE TEACHERS TRAVEL, AND OCCUPY SPACE THAT'S AVAILABLE JUST TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO TAKE THE COURSES THAT THEY SIGN UP FOR.

FANTASTIC. AND AS FAR AS THE I KNOW, THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS MADE.

AND THIS IS A STAFFING QUESTION AS FAR AS, CERTIFICATIONS FOR SOME CTE COURSES.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, A COURSE LIKE PHARMACOLOGY OR PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO WE MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN IN THE, IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY, FOR EXAMPLE MAYBE, THAT HAS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN THAT AREA OR FOR EXAMPLE, SOMEBODY THAT HAS A MASTER'S IN AGRIBUSINESS, YOU KNOW, TEACHING THE

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WOULD WE MAKE EXCEPTIONS FOR COURSES LIKE THAT? ABSOLUTELY. SO WE WILL ALWAYS LOOK FOR TEACHERS WHO HAVE THE PREREQUISITE.

SO WE'LL DO A TRANSCRIPT REVIEW, WE'LL VET WE'LL ASK TEACHERS TO SEE IF ANYONE YOU KNOW WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO TEACH THE CLASS BASED ON THEIR OWN PROGRAM OF STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL.

IF WE DON'T HAVE SOMEONE THAT HAS THE PREREQUISITES FOR THOSE CLASSES, THEN BASICALLY WE WILL DO, WE'LL DOY THEM.

SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE DOY'D AND ARE ABLE TO TEACH THE CLASS.

THANK YOU. AND, ALSO, YOU KNOW, AS TO WHAT CAMPUSES GET THESE RIGHT, SOME FOLKS MIGHT BE LISTENING, YOU KNOW, HEARING THAT WE'RE ADDING THESE NEW COURSES.

HOW IS THAT DECISION MADE AS FAR AS WHAT, MIDDLE SCHOOLS OR HIGH SCHOOLS ACTUALLY GET THESE COURSES.

SO IT'S BASED ON STUDENT CHOICE.

SO THE STUDENTS GET TO CHOOSE THE COURSES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO TAKE.

AND SO BASICALLY THEY GO TO THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING THEIR FIRST AND SECOND AND THIRD CHOICE.

AND IF THE CLASS MAKES IT, WE AT LEAST HAVE 15 STUDENTS THAT MAKE A CLASS.

THEN WE OFFER THE CLASS AND IT COULD BE OFFERED AT ANY MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. AND JUST TO SAY, I LOVE THE FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSE, ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS, YOU'LL BE SURPRISED HOW MANY SIXTH GRADERS, SEVENTH GRADERS HAVE, THEIR CREDIT CARDS, RIGHT? I MEAN, THEY'RE SWIPING A DEBIT CARD AT THE CONCESSION STAND WHEN I'M VOLUNTEERING.

RIGHT THE PRINCIPLES OF EXERCISE AND WELLNESS, I THINK, IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR MENTAL HEALTH.

I MEAN, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT AT ALL CAMPUSES.

I BELIEVE IT'S BEING TAUGHT TO EIGHTH GRADERS, AS FAR AS I SEE.

AND THEN ALSO THE PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.

I THINK THAT'S FANTASTIC.

I KNOW DR. WESTBROOK LEFT, BUT I WAS JUST AT A KEY CLUB MEETING AT LEHMAN.

AND, YOU KNOW, SEEING A LOT OF THESE KIDS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT COMMUNITY SERVICE AND GIVING BACK IS GREAT.

SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THESE COURSES AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THEM PUT IN PLACE.

I AM TOO, THANK YOU.

YEAH, MISS PETREA.

OKAY, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

ON THE, I LOVE THAT WE'RE PUSHING DOWN ADVANCED CLASSES TO SIXTH GRADE.

GREAT JOB MATH ISN'T ON THERE.

CAN YOU REMIND US, DO WE ALREADY HAVE SIXTH GRADE ADVANCED MATH? WE DO. OKAY, I WANTED TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT WAS.

IT'S BEEN A MINUTE SINCE MY KIDS YES. SO NOW.

NOW WE'LL HAVE SIXTH GRADE ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE AND ELA AND WORLD CULTURES.

LOVE IT. OKAY IS THERE A REASON WHY WE DON'T HAVE GUARD COLOR GUARD AT MIDDLE SCHOOL AS A CLASS? BECAUSE I KNOW WE DO IT THERE, BUT IT WASN'T ON HERE.

IS IT ALREADY A CLASS OR HOW DOES HOW DOES THAT WORK? IS IT. IT'S ALREADY A CLASS.

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

MS. MORENO. YEAH I JUST SAID 9 TO 12.

BUT I KNOW LIKE I KNOW WE HAVE COLOR GUARD NOW AT THIS HIGH SCHOOLS.

AND I KNOW WE'RE DOING COLOR GUARD AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SO I JUST WANT TO GET CLARIFICATION.

MS. MORENO IS COMING UP.

YEAH I'M JUST STALLING.

BRING OUR EXPERT WORDS.

YEAH. IT'S HERE. ALL THINGS FINE ARTS.

HELLO. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

THANK YOU. BOARD, THIS IS PATTY MORENO.

GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL TONIGHT.

SO MIDDLE SCHOOL COLOR GUARD IS OFFERED TO SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS.

AND IT'S A PE CREDIT.

SO IT FALLS UNDER COLOR GUARD.

IT'S LIKE PE.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY.

WE'RE OFFERING IT UNDER THE PE CLASSES OKAY.

WHAT DO THEY CALL. WHAT DOES IT CALL ALL THEIR COURSE SHEETS.

HOW DO THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE PICKING COLOR GUARD WHEN THEY SIGN UP FOR THAT.

YES. THEY DO SIGN A CIRCLE LIKE A COLOR GUARD OR COLOR GUARD OR.

OKAY, OKAY. BUT IT'S TECHNICALLY A PE CREDIT.

IT'S NOT THIS KIND OF CREDIT.

GOT IT. OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS MORENO.

AND THEN HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE SELECTING FOLKS TO GO INTO THE SIXTH GRADE ADVANCED CLASS? ARE WE GOING TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR WHERE WE'RE LIKE, OH, YOU MASTERED THE STAAR.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU'RE NOW IN ADVANCED.

IT'S GOING TO BE BASICALLY THE SAME PROCESS.

BUT I KNOW THAT DR.

WATSON HAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR COUNSELORS AND JOY PHILPOTT, OUR DIRECTOR OF ADVANCED ACADEMICS.

SO, MICHAEL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD TO THAT? GOOD EVENING.

SO KEEPING IT QUICK AND SHORT, WE WILL BE USING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA OFF OF DIFFERENT DATA POINTS TO STEER KIDS INTO THOSE ADVANCED COURSES.

BUT WE'RE STILL GOING TO ALLOW STUDENTS, IF THEY WANT TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES, TO SIGN UP FOR THOSE COURSES AS WELL.

SO IT'S AN OPT.

WE'RE DOING AN OPT OUT, BUT STUDENTS CAN STILL SIGN UP FOR THOSE CLASSES.

AND TAKE THEM AND CHALLENGE THEMSELVES, OKAY? BECAUSE OF COURSE SHEETS COME OUT LIKE IN FEBRUARY.

SO JANUARY.

SO AS PARENTS ARE LISTENING, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING SPECIAL.

YOU CAN JUST SIGN YOURSELF, YOUR KID UP FOR IT.

RIGHT? UH, FOR THOSE ADVANCED CLASSES.

OKAY. THE LAST QUESTION I HAD IS ABOUT WELDING.

WE CONTINUE TO HEAR THAT WE GOT RID OF WELDING, WHICH IS A MISNOMER.

CAN YOU, REMIND FOLKS WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR WELDING PROGRAM? ACTUALLY, WE STILL HAVE A WELDING PROGRAM, AND WE'RE STILL WELDING, AND WE HAVE A CURRICULUM LAID OUT THAT WE FOLLOW.

[01:25:07]

SO PERHAPS WE NEED TO REMIND FOLKS THAT WE DO OFFER WELDING.

WELL, I THINK IT MAY NOT BE CALLED A WELDING.

PROGRAM. LIKE I THINK IT'S A BROADER PROGRAM.

SO THERE'S THIS JUST LIKE THIS MISCONCEPTION THAT MAYBE, WE USED TO DO WELDING ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR.

NOW IT'S SORT OF PART OF A BIGGER PROGRAM OR SOMETHING.

IT IS. AND I CAN'T THINK OF THE NAME OF THE I COULDN'T EITHER.

THE CLASS I CAN'T THINK OF IT'S I WANT TO SAY LIKE INSTRUCTION SCIENCES.

HOWEVER, I DO KNOW THAT WITHIN THE CURRICULUM THERE ARE SPECIFIC MINUTES, THAT ARE PART OF THE CURRICULUM WHERE THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO THE HANDS ON WELDING.

AND SO I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT'S 450 MINUTES.

I KNOW IT'S IN UNIT FIVE, BUT I CAN'T THINK OF THE NAME OF THE TITLE RIGHT NOW.

BUT I KNOW THAT I'VE ACTUALLY DONE THE VETTING OF THE STANDARDS REQUIRED TO MEET THE CLASS REQUIREMENTS.

SO I CAN TELL YOU ALL OF THAT.

I CAN SEE IT IN MY HEAD, BUT I CAN'T THINK OF THE NAMES.

SO MAYBE UNDER CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE OR AGRICULTURE OR SOMETHING.

OKAY, GREAT.

AND I MEAN, I HOPE WE TELL OUR COUNSELORS I FEEL LIKE THIS PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL LITERACY IS AMAZING.

AND IN THE ECONOMICS COURSE IS CURRENTLY THEY DO A LITTLE BIT OF THIS.

THEY MAKE A BUDGET AND, YOU KNOW, FIGURE SOME THINGS OUT TO REALLY I MEAN, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF FOLKS MAYBE PREFERRING THIS OVER OUR TYPICAL ECONOMICS CLASSES.

SO THANKS SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS TO US.

IT'S A GOOD LIST.

MR. SEVERANCE.

THANK YOU. YEAH, A COUPLE THINGS, A COUPLE QUESTIONS RELATING TO PHARMACY WE DON'T DO ANY PHARMACY RIGHT NOW.

CORRECT. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE NEW.

ALL OF THIS WILL BE NEW FOR ALL OF US.

WILL THEY BE WILL THEY BE GRADUATING WITH A PHARMACY TECH LICENSE, OR IS THIS JUST KIND OF HELPING THEM STEER INTO THAT PROGRAM THAT THEY'LL HAVE TO DO SOME POST HIGH SCHOOL WORK AS WELL TO GET THAT CERTIFICATE? IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YEARS AGO WE WERE ACTUALLY OFFERING THE PHARMACY TECH LICENSURE.

I BELIEVE IT'S A LICENSE SO TO BE A PHARMACY TECHNICIAN.

TECHNICIAN? EXCUSE ME.

WE HAD TO STOP OFFERING, AND NOW WE'RE RESURRECTING AND BRINGING IT BACK SO THEY WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY.

JUST LIKE AN IBC BE ABLE TO TAKE THE LICENSE EXAM.

OKAY. AND I THINK IT'S GREAT, I DO SEE THAT THE COLUMN ON THE FAR RIGHT WE HAVEN'T REALLY TALKED ABOUT, BUT THE BUDGETARY IMPACT FOR CONSIDERATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR IS ANY OF THIS.

I KNOW SUZI DOES A GREAT JOB OF LIKE SECURING GRANTS AND FUNDING AND WHATNOT.

IS ANY OF THIS FINANCIAL IMPACT GOING TO BE SECURED, POSSIBLY BY SOME GRANTS THAT SHE'S APPLIED FOR, OR WILL THIS JUST BE NEW BUDGETARY, ASKS FOR US GOING INTO FOR NEXT YEAR.

IT'LL BE PART OF OUR LOCAL BUDGET.

I DON'T SEE THAT IT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR BUDGET.

WE ALSO HAVE, OUR PERKINS GRANT THAT PAYS FOR, SOME OF THE MATERIALS AND RESOURCES THAT WE NEED AS WELL AS PERSONNEL.

SO I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO COVER THE COST FOR THESE ADDED COURSES.

OKAY. GREAT. BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE A DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR EACH OF THE 4 PHARMACY, BUT IS THAT JUST ONE AMOUNT FOR THE WHOLE PROGRAM OR IS THAT FOR EACH COURSE THAT'S GOING TO BE THAT FINANCIAL RESPONSE, THAT FINANCIAL IMPACT FOR EACH CAMPUS, FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE COURSES? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DEFER TO SUZI MITCHELL TO MAKE SURE I ANSWER THAT CORRECTLY, BECAUSE I'M NOT REAL SURE IF IT'S INDEPENDENT OR IF IT'S JUST COMPREHENSIVE.

OKAY. AND THE LAST THING I'M GOING TO SAY IS THE PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY.

WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR SCHOOL BOARD, I HAD ONE KID AND HE WASN'T MINE, ASKED ME WHY WE DON'T DO THIS, AND PARKER TAYLOR, THIS IS FOR YOU.

WE ARE NOW GOING TO OFFER A PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ECONOMICS AND I THINK IT'S GREAT.

SO I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'M GREAT. IT'S GREAT.

MISS OROSCO. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY ON THE WELDING, BECAUSE I KNOW I ASKED THIS BACK IN, EARLY AUGUST OR DURING THE SUMMER AND AUGUST, THAT THEY DID NOT ELIMINATE WELDING.

THEY RECEIVED THE TEXAS REGIONAL PATHWAYS NETWORK GRANT FROM TEA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SAN MARCOS CISD AND LOCKHART ISD, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND PIPE FITTING INTO OUR CURRICULUM WE HAD STUDENTS TAKING THE AG MECHANICAL PROGRAM OF STUDY.

SOPHOMORES. TWO SENIORS WILL CONTINUE IN THAT PROGRAM OF STUDY.

THE FRESHMEN ARE STARTING THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION PROGRAM OF STUDY IS WHAT IT'S CALLED, WHICH INCLUDES WELDING, BUT ALSO INCORPORATES ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND PIPE FITTING INTO THE CLASSES.

AS THERE ARE ALL AREAS OF GREAT NEED IN THE WORKFORCE.

AG MECHANICS WAS THE WORD I WAS LOOKING FOR.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MISS OROSCO. MR. VELA.

MS. SEDILLO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I TOO AM EXCITED ABOUT ALL OF THE CLASSES THAT EVERYBODY'S MENTIONED.

[01:30:03]

MICHAEL ACTUALLY LEADS THE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR DIRECTORS, AND I'M GOING TO LET HIM SPEAK TO THAT, BECAUSE HE'S PROBABLY GOT A LOT MORE CLARITY AROUND THE PROCESS.

AND SO. SO I DON'T MISSPEAK.

I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND LET HIM EXPLAIN.

SOUNDS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. SO THERE'S GENERALLY A FEW WAYS THAT WE START GAUGING INTEREST WE SEND OUT AN EMAIL WITH A GOOGLE FORM FOR ALL THE CAMPUSES TO FILL OUT AND TYPICALLY THE REQUESTS CAN COME FROM TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, ADMINISTRATORS.

AND THEN WE ALSO TRY TO GET STUDENT VOICE IN THERE AS WELL.

AND THEN WE'LL HEAR DIFFERENT TIMES, WHAT THE STUDENTS ARE INTERESTED IN.

AND THEN WE START LOOKING FOR FROM THERE.

SO IT'S, HOLISTIC APPROACH AND TRYING TO BRING COURSES, HERE.

THE OTHER THING THAT WE HAVE TO DO IS SOME OF THESE COURSES, THEY JUST CHANGE NAMES.

SO WE HAVE TO KEEP UPDATED WITH THAT AND REPURPOSE AND, CHANGE THEM WITH THE NEW NAMES.

OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. AND I APPRECIATE JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW.

DO WE HAVE A LISTING OF THE CLASSES THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE OFFERING GOING INTO NEXT YEAR? YOU KNOW, DO WE WHERE DO WE KEEP THAT? YES, WE WILL HAVE A LIST AND WE CAN SEND THAT TO YOU.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE SOME OF THE WORK WE'RE GOING TO DO TOMORROW AS PROVIDED THIS PASSES TONIGHT AND WE WILL START UPDATING OUR COURSE SHEETS.

AND THEN WE CAN SHOW YOU THE ONES THAT DROP OFF.

BUT TYPICALLY THE ONES THAT DROP OFF ARE THE ONES THAT ARE EITHER BEING REPLACED WITH CTE COURSES, OR WE'RE HAVING TO CHANGE THE NAMES DUE TO, THE STATE. OKAY. THANK YOU.

MISS PETREA.

WHAT ARE WE USING THIS YEAR FOR FOLKS TO SELECT THEIR CLASSES? WELL, I'M HOPING THAT WE USE SCHOOL LINKS, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND IS THAT WE LIKE TO DO THINGS IN PAPER FORM AS WELL, JUST TO MAKE SURE.

SO, MICHAEL, I'M GOING TO LET YOU SPEAK TO THAT.

SO WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF A STRUGGLE OF GETTING RID OF PAPER COMPLETELY SO WE'RE GOING TO STILL USE PAPER FORMS FOR KIDS TO PLAN WITH, AND THEY CAN GO HOME AND SHARE WITH THEIR PARENTS WHAT COURSES THEY WANT TO SELECT.

AND THEN ONCE THOSE COME BACK TO THE SCHOOL, THEY WILL BE ENTERING EVERYTHING INTO SCHOOL LINKS AT THAT POINT.

SO OKAY. THANK YOU.

MISS RUNKLE. HI.

SO HOW ARE WE ENSURING THAT EVERY PARENT IS HAVING THEIR EYES ON THAT COURSE SHEET? BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE STRUGGLES THAT I HAD AND WE TALKED ABOUT IS SOMETIMES PARENTS DIDN'T SEE THEM.

SO HOW ARE WE ENSURING THEY'RE GOING TO BE A SIGNATURE? EVERYONE'S CHECKING OFF THAT PARENTS ARE CHECKING COURSE SHEETS.

THEY'RE ALL OKAY.

YOU ALL ARE JUST LOOKING AT ME.

YES, I AM KIND OF LOOKING AT YOU.

SO WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THOSE PROCESSES.

WE'VE GONE BACK AND FORTH A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES, AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME WE DO SOMETHING, WE STILL MISS A FEW.

SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

AND THAT IS ALSO PART OF THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE PAPER SHEETS.

STILL IS BECAUSE WE KNOW, ESPECIALLY AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, WE CAN GET THE PARENTS TO SIGN OFF.

AND THEN, THE STUDENTS WILL THEN COME SELECTING SCHOOL LINKS.

WE ALSO SEND OUT COURSE VERIFICATION EMAILS AS WELL, SO WE'RE TRYING MULTIPLE TIMES TO REACH TO THE STUDENTS AND GET THE PARENTS TO SIGN OFF AS WELL.

SO WE HAVE SOME CAMPUSES THAT ARE USING SCHOOL LINKS.

ALL CAMPUSES WILL END UP ENTERING EVERYTHING INTO SCHOOL LINKS WHICH PARENTS HAVE ACCESS TO.

SO THAT WAS KIND OF THE ANSWER TO THAT.

BUT WE'RE STILL KIND OF MIGRATING THERE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO STILL CONTINUE TO GIVE STUDENTS A PAPER COPY SO THEY CAN PLAN, HAVE IT WRITTEN DOWN, AND THEN THEY WILL ENTER THEM INTO SCHOOL LINKS.

OKAY, OKAY.

OKAY, SO THE SUGGESTED MOTION FOR THIS IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE NEW COURSES FOR THE 2024 2025 SCHOOL YEAR AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MISS PETREA.

SECONDED BY MR. VELA.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THANK YOU, MS. PETREA.

SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

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

NOW THE EVER POPULAR L1 IS GOING TO GET MOVED UP.

[L.1. Report of Hays CISD Demographics - Population and Survey Analysts (PASA)]

[01:35:02]

NO. MR. CLEAVER. COME ON UP AND LET'S JUMP AHEAD AND GET SOME DEMOGRAPHICS.

YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, MR. MCMANUS. DR.

WRIGHT AND BOARD. SINCE DR.

WRIGHT HAS ALREADY GIVEN A POSITIVE PLUG TO THE DEMOGRAPHER FOR BEING SO ACCURATE IN THAT 99% RANGE, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THEM AND BRING THEM ON UP HERE.

WE'VE GOT CHRIS POOLE.

WE'VE GOT, TIFFANY AND SUSAN AND I JUST MET THEM TONIGHT, SO I'M SORRY I DON'T HAVE YOUR LAST NAMES.

JUST MET THEM TONIGHT.

AND THEN, JUSTIN SILHAVY, TO GIVE THE 2023 DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT.

TEAM. THE COPY OF THAT IS IN YOUR, PACKET, AS WELL AS A THREE RING BINDER RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT MCMANUS, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT WRIGHT AS MR. CLEAVER SAID, MY NAME IS KRIS POOLE AND I'VE BEEN WITH POPULATION SURVEY ANALYSTS FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS, AND WE HAVE RECENTLY COMPLETED OUR ANNUAL UPDATE FOR YOU ALL FOR A LOT OF OUR CLIENTS THAT ARE FAST GROWTH, WE DO COME IN AND STUDY THE GROWTH AND THE DATA, ANNUALLY.

AND YOU GUYS HAVE A COPY OF THAT REPORT.

I CAN SEE IT ALREADY OPEN ON YOUR DESK BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST DYING TO READ IT SO MUCH.

JUSTIN AND I HOPE TO GIVE YOU JUST A BIT OF A BRIEF OVERVIEW.

IT IS A RATHER DENSE, REPORT.

WE HAVE REORGANIZED IT A LITTLE BIT FROM THE ONE THAT WAS LAST YEAR.

SO WE'VE TAKEN SOME OF THE COMPLEXITY AND DENSITY AND PUT IT IN THE APPENDICES IN THE BACK, BECAUSE WE'RE HOPING THAT THE FRONT PART MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO READ THAT WAY. BUT ALL OF THE DATA THAT WE PROVIDED LAST YEAR IS STILL IN THE REPORT.

NOW IT'S JUST BEEN SHUFFLED.

OKAY. I WAS TOLD I HAD TO TURN THIS ON.

OKAY, HERE WE GO. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE APPROACH THAT WE TAKE FOR ANYBODY THAT'S NEW AND DOESN'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE EVEN GET STARTED TO PRESENT, TO PREPARE THIS INFORMATION, WE HAVE TO COLLECT BACKGROUND DATA.

THAT'S THE VERY FIRST THING THAT WE DO.

WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHY SOMEBODY WOULD WANT TO LIVE IN HAYS INSTEAD OF IN A NEIGHBORING DISTRICT.

SO WE START BY STUDYING THE REGION.

WE BUILD A VERY COMPREHENSIVE GIS MAP.

WE PROVIDED LARGE COPIES OF THAT, AND THERE ARE SMALLER COPIES OF THOSE SORTS OF THINGS THERE IN THE REPORT.

WE LOOK AT CENSUS DATA.

WE GATHER, YOU KNOW, DATA FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT SOURCES THAT WAY, SO THAT WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT ITSELF.

WE HAVE TO STUDY HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DATA.

THAT'S WHERE YOUR KIDDOS ARE COMING FROM.

WHEN YOU GET NEW ROOFTOPS, YOU'RE GOING TO GET NEW KIDDOS MOST OF THE TIME.

AND SO THAT'S A VERY LARGE PORTION OF WHAT WE DO.

IT'S A VERY BIG PART OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE GOING ON.

SO WE HAVE TO STUDY THE PAST AND CURRENT STUDENT POPULATION.

MOST OF YOUR STUDENTS ARE ALREADY HERE.

MOST OF THE ONES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE NEXT YEAR, THEY'RE ALREADY HERE.

AND SO WE GEOCODE YOUR STUDENT POPULATION AND WE GET A DOWNLOAD OF DATA FROM THE DISTRICT.

AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE'VE GEOCODED PROBABLY 5 OR 6 YEARS WORTH OF DATA.

AND WE LOOK AT TRENDS THAT CAN THAT GO ON, WE CAN DRILL DOWN TO EXISTING SUBDIVISIONS.

AND WE CAN SEE LAST YEAR HOW MANY K FOUR STUDENTS MOVED UP TO BE FIRST THROUGH FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS IN THOSE EXISTING SUBDIVISIONS.

AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.

WE GENERATE THE PROJECTIONS.

WE'LL LOOK AT A LOW, A MODERATE AND A HIGH GROWTH SCENARIO.

BUT WE DO MOST OF OUR PLANNING AND OUR USAGE BASED ON THE MODERATE SCENARIO OF GROWTH.

AND THEN WE TAKE THAT AND WE DRILL IT DOWN TO THE EXISTING FACILITIES, TO THE PROJECTIONS BY ATTENDANCE ZONE.

AND THAT'S WHERE THE RUBBER REALLY MEETS THE ROAD AS TO WHEN AND WHERE YOU ALL NEED TO BE PREPARING TO OPEN NEW FACILITIES.

SO WE'LL TOUCH ON JUST A LITTLE BIT OF THAT HERE.

JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS TO OPEN US UP WITH ABOUT DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS.

THIS IS A LOOK AT THE TEA AT THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE SEEN FROM THE FALL OF 2017 TO FALL OF 2022.

THIS IS PEIMS DATA.

THE PEIMS DATA FOR 23, OF COURSE, HAS BEEN COLLECTED, BUT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET ALL OF IT FOR THE STATE UNTIL PROBABLY APRIL.

SO THIS IS ACTUALLY TECHNICALLY LAST YEAR'S DATA, BUT WE'RE JUST LOOKING A LITTLE BIT AT THE REGION TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND IN THE RED THERE THAT YOU HAVE, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS THE LARGE GROWTH SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

YOU GUYS ARE THIRD IN THE REGION WITH GAINING 2400 STUDENTS BETWEEN THE FALL OF 2017 AND THE FALL OF 22.

AND OF COURSE, THAT INCLUDED THE FALL OF 20, WHEN MOST DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE LOST STUDENTS.

ONE THING, THOUGH, THAT IS INTERESTING TO ME, AND IT'S WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS AREA, IS WHAT'S GOING ON IN MOST OF THE REGION OR, I'M SORRY, MOST OF THE URBAN CENTERS IN THE STATE, IN THE CENTER THERE IN AUSTIN, IN DEL VALLE AND EANES AND SEVERAL OF THOSE DISTRICTS, YOU'RE SEEING LOSS OF STUDENT POPULATION THERE IN THE IVORY, AND YOU CAN SEE THE GROWTH SORT OF IN A RING.

WE'VE GOT LEANDER AND LIBERTY HILL.

LIBERTY HILL IS ACTUALLY AT THE TOP NOW, AS LEANDER IS BEGINNING TO BUILD OUT.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE DISTRICT, WE'VE GOT ALL OF YOUR NEIGHBORS ALL THE WAY UP TO ELGIN, THERE ON THE EAST, THAT ARE REALLY GAINING LARGE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS EVERY YEAR.

YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT BREAKS DOWN HERE OVER THE AVERAGE, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 600 STUDENTS SINCE 2014 EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

BUT IF YOU LOOK REAL CAREFULLY, THE END THERE, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE LAST 2 OR 3 YEARS BEING SOMEWHERE NEAR A GAIN OF 1000 STUDENTS, BECAUSE THAT AVERAGE IS GOING TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT LOSS IN 20, AND ALSO THAT VERY TINY GAIN IN 2018.

SO YOU DEFINITELY ARE SEEING LARGE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.

[01:40:01]

WE CAN'T KNOCK ON DOORS AND ASK HOW MANY THREE YEAR OLDS ARE IN THERE, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TELL US AND WE JUST FLAT DON'T HAVE THE MANPOWER TO DO THAT SORT OF THING.

WE CAN GET AT THE BIRTHS BY ZIP CODE OF THE BIRTH MOTHER.

AND SO WE TAKE THAT DATA, AND THE ZIP CODES DON'T LINE UP EXACTLY WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.

BUT WE WORK TO TO MAKE THEM FIT AND TO APPORTION THOSE OUT APPROPRIATELY, TAKE THE BIRTHS AND MOVE THEM FORWARD FIVE YEARS AND COMPARE THEM TO ENROLLMENT SO WE CAN SEE WHAT WE WOULD BE EXPECTING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.

AND IT'S NO SURPRISE WE EXPECT IN GROWTH, YOU KNOW, WE CAN SEE THAT TREND LINE DEFINITELY WORKING ITS WAY UPWARD.

AND SO I'M GOING TO HAND THIS OVER TO JUSTIN FOR A COUPLE OF OF SECTIONS HERE.

AND THEN I'M GOING TO COME BACK AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SCHOOL PLANNING.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS FOR HAVING US.

I DO WANT TO STRESS THAT WHILE WE I THINK DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB [LAUGHTER] WHAT WE EXCEL AT IS LONG RANGE PLANNING, OUR ONE YEAR PROJECTIONS. YOU KNOW, A LOT CAN CHANGE SOMETIMES, OR THE ECONOMY CAN PLAY A BIG ROLE, RIGHT? BUT WHAT YOU USE US FOR TOO IS THE LONG RANGE PLANNING.

AND IT'S. AND KRIS WILL GET BACK TO THAT IN A MINUTE BUT I'LL STRESS THAT A LOT AS I GO THROUGH OUR ECONOMY AND HOUSING SECTION AS WELL.

BUT TO START OFF, AS KRIS MENTIONED, WE LOOK AT YOUR CURRENT STUDENTS.

AND SO CURRENTLY IN ALL OF YOUR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, YOU HAVE 0.48 STUDENTS PER UNIT, SO ABOUT ALMOST 50 STUDENTS PER EVERY 100 HOUSE THAT CAN BE IN ANY NEIGHBORHOOD.

BUT THE THING IS, SOME OF YOUR NEW NEIGHBORHOODS DON'T HAVE THAT MANY.

SOME NEW NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE MORE.

AND SO WE REALLY DRILL DOWN INTO EACH NEIGHBORHOOD AND FIGURE OUT, OH, HEY, YOU KNOW, PLUM CREEK ACTUALLY HAS MORE THAN 0.48.

SOME STARTER NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE 21 CORRIDOR, HAVE HALF THAT MANY.

IT'S NOT TO SAY THEY WON'T GAIN THAT MANY EVENTUALLY, SO WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT.

IN MULTIFAMILY YOUR STUDENTS PER UNIT IS ACTUALLY QUITE LOW, LOWER THAN MOST SUBURBAN DISTRICTS.

I ATTRIBUTE THAT TO YOUR PROXIMITY TO SAN MARCOS, TO TEXAS STATE.

BUT EVEN IN A LOT OF THE APARTMENTS IN BUDA KYLE, IT'S LOWER.

NOW SOME OF YOUR APARTMENTS THAT ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP, THREE THIS YEAR ARE GEARED MORE TOWARD LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

THEY MAY HAVE HIGHER BECAUSE THEIR BEDROOM COUNT IS LARGER.

SO ALL OF THESE FACTORS ARE VARIABLES WE LOOK AT.

WE ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT OTHER SCHOOL CHOICES.

YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR YOU HAD TWO LARGE CHARTERS OPEN UP.

AGAIN, I WON'T SPEAK OF THEIR NAMES, BUT THEY'RE STILL ENROLLING.

SO THIS YEAR YOU CAN SEE IN TWO YEARS WE HAD A LARGE UPTICK IN ENROLLMENT.

WE WENT FROM ABOUT 1500 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN CHARTERS THAT LIVE IN THIS DISTRICT TO NOW ESTIMATE IT TO BE ABOUT 25 TO 2700.

SO JUST IN TWO YEARS, THAT'S A BIG INCREASE.

YOUR ENROLLMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN IT WAS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

SO AS THEY OPEN, THAT'S WHEN THE BULK OF THEIR STUDENTS GET TAKEN AWAY.

ONCE THEY'RE GONE, THEY'RE GONE WE ALSO HAVE OTHER ISD TRANSFERS SHOWN THERE ON THAT CHART IN PURPLE THAT HAS BEEN RELATIVELY UNCHANGED OVER THE LAST 8 TO 10 YEARS.

SO 86.3% OF THE STUDENTS IN PRE-K 12 WHO LIVE HERE ATTEND SCHOOL IN HAYS CISD.

THAT'S ABOUT NORMAL, ANYWHERE FROM 85 TO 95% IS TYPICAL.

AND THAT CAN FLUCTUATE AS NEW CHARTERS OPEN.

SO LET'S LOOK AT THE ECONOMY AND HOUSING.

AS I MENTIONED WE THINK LONG RANGE.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT HOUSING, WE'RE NOT ONLY LOOKING AT WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY.

WE KNOW WHAT DEVELOPMENTS ARE ON THE GROUND TODAY, BUT WE WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT'S COMING.

SO WE KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF LARGE LAND TRACTS.

WE KNOW YOU ALSO HAVE A LOT OF LAND IN THE NORTH THAT IS OWNED BY ONE LANDOWNER.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF BIG PIECES OF LAND JUST WEST OF 35 THAT ARE INDUSTRIAL, YOU KNOW, QUARRIES AND SUCH.

WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHERE WE COULD ACTUALLY HAVE NEW HOMES BUILT, WHO OWNS LAND THAT IS LIKELY TO SELL.

STARTING OFF, WE ALSO LOOK AT THE ECONOMY.

WE KNOW RIGHT NOW OUR MORTGAGE RATES ARE THE HIGHEST THEY'VE BEEN IN A WHILE.

SO THEY'VE BEEN KIND OF AVERAGING ABOUT 7 TO 8% THE LAST YEAR OR SO.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT CHART DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, FOR ABOUT EVERY PERCENTAGE POINT INCREASE IN MORTGAGE RATES, THAT'S ABOUT $200 MORE A MONTH FOLKS ARE PAYING FOR A HOME.

SO THAT HAS CAUSED A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE IN CERTAIN THINGS.

FOR INSTANCE, THIS BALANCED MARKET CHART YOU SEE HERE AT THE TOP RIGHT, THAT'S FOR THE ENTIRE AUSTIN METRO AREA.

A BALANCED MARKET IS CONSIDERED SIX MONTHS INVENTORY OF HOMES.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IN A LONG TIME, PARTICULARLY IN THE AUSTIN METRO.

TWO YEARS AGO IT WAS ABOUT ONE MONTH INVENTORY, VERY, VERY LOW.

[01:45:01]

SO THESE ARE THE THINGS WE THINK ABOUT AS WELL.

WE KNOW THAT WE'VE SEEN MORE EXISTING HOMES ON THE MARKET OR NOT ACTUALLY GETTING ON THE MARKET.

PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO SELL WHEN THEY HAD A 2 OR 3% MORTGAGE RATE.

IN THIS DISTRICT, YOU HAVEN'T HAD AS BIG OF AN IMPACT AS THAT.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF NEW HOMES COMING.

SO YOU DON'T SEE THOSE AVERAGES INCREASE HERE.

BUT LET'S START WITH A COUPLE OF, HOT TOPICS.

THESE ARE OUR FIVE LARGEST SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISIONS.

THOSE NUMBERS ARE A NUMBER OF UNITS PROJECTED IN EACH OVER THE TEN YEAR PERIOD.

TWO OF THESE HAVE NO HOMES OR SORRY.

THREE OF THESE HAVE NO HOMES CURRENTLY OCCUPIED PRAIRIE LAKES MAY NOW HAVE SOME HOMES OCCUPIED, BUT I'M GOING TO JUST REAL QUICKLY HERE DISCUSS THESE SUNFIELD.

OF COURSE, IN BUDA IT'S BEEN YOUR BIGGEST DEVELOPMENT FOR A WHILE.

IT STILL HAS A LOT OF LAND LEFT AND ALSO A LOT OF UNITS TO BE OCCUPIED.

WATERSTONE JUST BROKE GROUND DOWN IN SAN MARCOS.

PERSIMMON MOTTS MILESTONE.

IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A CONTROVERSIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE BUDA AREA, BUT IT'S GOING TO START GETTING GOING NOW.

THEY'RE WORKING OUT THOSE KINKS, SO WE EXPECT THAT TO GET GOING SOON.

AND THEN PRAIRIE LAKES IS DR HORTON'S NEWEST DEVELOPMENT IT'S IN NIEDERWALD AND KYLE, AND THEN SIX CREEKS.

THEY HAVE OVER 500 HOMES CURRENTLY OCCUPIED WITH STILL ABOUT 1500 TO GO.

THAT'S OFF 150.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A FEW ITEMS THAT ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

SOME ADJUSTMENTS WE MADE.

WHAT'S CHANGED SINCE LAST YEAR.

SO BOLLINGER, THIS IS A RANCH ROAD DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY.

IT'S IN CALDWELL COUNTY, THE PIECE OF CALDWELL COUNTY THAT'S IN HAYS CISD.

SO THAT DEVELOPMENT IS I WAS TOLD IT JUST BROKE GROUND.

MAYBE IT'S SOME VERY INITIAL DIRT WORK ABOUT 300 ACRES OF NEW HOMES.

I BELIEVE DR HORTON WILL ALSO BE BUILDING THERE.

SO THAT'S FAR FAR IN THE SOUTHEAST EAST OF 21.

PERSIMMON I MENTIONED.

THAT'S RAMPING UP, GETTING GOING NOW, OFF OF NINE.

I'M SORRY. RIGHT AT THE COUNTY LINE, THE TRAVIS COUNTY LINE.

INFINITY ESTATES, I BELIEVE THAT'S WHERE ELEMENTARY 17 NOW CALLED IS IT RAMGER? I MISSED THE NAME. THAT'S WHERE THAT'LL BE FROM A RECENT PRESS RELEASE, THEY MAY BE BUILDING QUITE A BIT OF BUILD TO RENT IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

LUX OF BUDA. THAT'S ANOTHER BUILD TO RENT COMMUNITY, SOUTH OF 2001.

AND THEN THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF NEW MULTIFAMILY PROPOSALS IN THE KYLE AREA.

SO RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE DISTRICT, BOTH EAST AND WEST OF 35, SOUTH OF KOHLERS CROSSING LITTLE NORTH OF 150.

SO WE'VE REALLY RAMPED UP MULTIFAMILY.

THAT WAS ALREADY SOMETHING YOU GUYS, SAW DIFFERENT IN OUR REPORT FROM LAST YEAR.

A LOT MORE MULTIFAMILY PROJECTIONS, BUT WE'VE EVEN INCREASED IT FURTHER BECAUSE OF A LOT OF NEW PROPOSALS COMING ONLINE, MOSTLY IN THE 35 CORRIDOR, WHICH WE'LL SEE HERE IN A MINUTE. SO THIS MAP IS SHOWING YOU SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS.

THESE ARE YOUR ANYTHING IN RED IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

AND YOU CAN SEE THERE WE HAVE 12.

THESE ARE YOUR LARGEST MULTI SORRY LARGEST SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS.

BUT ABOUT HALF OF THOSE IN RED DON'T EVEN HAVE HOMES OCCUPIED YET.

SO WE THINK PRETTY FAR OUT.

AND THEN ANY LETTER YOU SEE THERE IN GRAY, THOSE WILL BE COMING SOON.

SO ANYWAY, TAKE A LOOK AT THAT LATER.

EVERY DEVELOPMENT, NOT JUST THESE ARE OUTLINED IN CHAPTER THREE OF THE REPORT.

SO ANYTHING FROM A VERY SMALL PROPERTY TO ONE OF YOUR LARGEST DEVELOPMENTS LIKE SUNFIELD.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING, WHICH IS THE BULK OF YOUR DEVELOPMENT, THESE THIS SERIES OF MAPS SHOWS YOU WHERE THAT'S GOING TO BE LOCATED.

THE VERY TOP LEFT IS ONE YEAR OF DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S KIND OF SCATTERED AROUND.

BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT BOTTOM RIGHT MAP, THAT'S THE TEN YEAR PROJECTED, HOUSING BY PLANNING UNIT, WHICH ARE JUST PIECES OF YOUR ATTENDANCE ZONES.

ESSENTIALLY, FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, ALL PROJECTIONS ARE BROKEN UP INTO PLANNING UNITS.

YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LOT OF RED SCATTERED EVERYWHERE.

IN FACT, QUITE A BIT OF IT.

THE MAJORITY OF IT IS IN THE SOUTH.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED WORKING WITH THIS DISTRICT, THAT SURPRISED ME, BUT I KNOW WHY NOW.

THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT VARIABLES FOR IT.

BUT ANYWAY, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING.

YOUR DEVELOPMENT IS SCATTERED MORE SO IT'S NOT IN ONE BIG CONCENTRATED AREA.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT RENTAL PROPERTIES, MULTIFAMILY AND THOSE BUILD TO RENT COMMUNITIES, AND WHEN I SAY BUILD TO RENT, I'M TALKING ABOUT A DEVELOPMENT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE A SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, BUT THEY'RE BUILT FOR RENTALS.

AND SO THEY'RE ALL RENTED.

THESE ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE POPULAR.

LAST YEAR WE ONLY HAD ONE KNOWN, ONE IN THE DISTRICT.

THIS YEAR WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE.

EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS SEEING AN INCREASE IN BUILD TO RENT AS MORTGAGE RATES HAVE GONE UP.

SO WE HAVE 20,000 MULTIFAMILY UNITS PROJECTED, AND THAT'S IN THE ENTIRE DECADE.

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JUST REMEMBER, THEY DON'T GENERATE AS MANY STUDENTS AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING.

AND THEN WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUILD TO RENT IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, ABOUT 4% OF ALL OF YOUR SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING IS GOING TO BE BUILT TO RENT.

AND SO THAT'S ABOUT 1200 UNITS.

THESE ARE WHERE THESE, CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OR VERY SOON TO BE DEVELOPING PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED.

SO AGAIN, RENTAL PROPERTIES ARE PRETTY MUCH CONCENTRATED IN THAT 35 CORRIDOR.

YOU HAVE A COUPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY LEASING UP.

AND THREE OF THOSE RED ONES ON THE MAP, AS I MENTIONED, ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE MORE BEDROOM COUNTS IN THEM.

SO WE FACTORED THAT IN AS WELL.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT TOTAL HOUSING IN THE TEN YEAR PERIOD, 63,000 PLUS NEW HOUSING UNITS PROJECTED.

THAT'S A LOT. YOU'RE ONE OF MY HIGHEST GROWTH DISTRICTS.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT SINGLE FAMILY, THAT'S ABOUT TWO THIRDS, ALMOST 62% OF ALL THOSE 63,000 MULTIFAMILY 20,000.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THERE MANUFACTURED HOUSING, WHICH COULD BE A MOBILE HOME OR AN RV, ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 2%.

IT'S YOUR DEVELOPMENT'S BEEN RAMPING UP.

I TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR, HOW YOU'VE REALLY INCREASED IN THE LAST 5 TO 6 YEARS.

WE'VE PRETTY MUCH HIT THAT MARK NOW, WHERE WE'RE CERTAIN THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE DEVELOPING ABOUT 3000 SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES A YEAR.

SO THAT'S THAT MAROON BAR ON THE VERY BOTTOM.

YOU CAN SEE WE'RE STARTING OUT JUST SHY OF 3000 HOUSING UNITS FOR NEXT YEAR.

THESE ARE PROJECTED OCCUPANCIES.

WE PROJECT WHEN PEOPLE WILL MOVE IN BY THE END OF THE TEN YEAR PERIOD.

WE COULD BE LOOKING AT CLOSE TO 5000 HOMES PER YEAR BEING OCCUPIED.

AND YOUR APARTMENTS ARE THERE LOCATED ABOVE THAT IN GOLD.

ALL RIGHT, BUT HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO YOUR STUDENTS? I MENTIONED STUDENT RATIOS EARLIER.

YOU KNOW, EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

SO ONCE WE FACTOR ALL OF THAT IN ALL THAT MATH.

WE LAND FOR YOUR MODERATE GROWTH SCENARIO IN 2033, AROUND 45,000 STUDENTS.

SO YOU HAVE YOUR LOW ON THE LEFT, YOUR HIGH ON THE RIGHT.

ANYWHERE BETWEEN 40 AND 48,000 BY 2033.

SO OUR ACCURACY ACCURACY OF COURSE IS LESSENED AS TIME GOES ON.

WE ONLY KNOW TRULY WHAT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TODAY, RIGHT? WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TOMORROW IF WE IF WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEONE THAT GOES ON THE GROUND AND COUNTS NEW HOMES? HOW MANY LOTS OR SLABS ARE SITTING THERE SO WE CAN PRETTY ACCURATELY PREDICT PROJECT NEXT YEAR? BUT WE DON'T KNOW.

MR. SMITH IS GOING TO SELL HIS TRACT OF LAND TO A DEVELOPER.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SOME ASSUMPTIONS.

WE ALSO MAKE OTHER ASSUMPTIONS, SUCH AS KINDERGARTEN GROWTH.

THAT'S A BIG FACTOR IN YOUR TEN YEAR NUMBER.

WE SAW A HUGE SPIKE IN KINDERGARTEN THIS YEAR.

I BELIEVE THAT COULD INCREASE AS WE SEE SOME OF THESE STARTER HOME COMMUNITIES, GROWING, IT'S SO HARD TO PREDICT THEIR ENROLLMENT SOMETIMES BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE MOVE IN WITH CHILDREN OR MAY HAVE CHILDREN IN FIVE OR 6 OR 7 YEARS.

I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A LOT OF THOSE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY'RE JUST KIND OF WAITING TO PICK UP IN ENROLLMENT.

SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF FACTORS.

MORTGAGE RATES, OF COURSE, CAN COME AT PLAY HERE, TOO.

WE'VE OUTLINED THIS A LITTLE FURTHER IN THE REPORT.

BUT SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CHART, IT'S JUST NOTHING BUT UP.

WE DON'T EXPECT ANY DIFFERENT.

BUT THE QUESTION IS GOING TO BE OF COURSE, HOW UP THAT GOES, HOW MUCH OF AN INCREASE.

BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT STARTING, YOU KNOW, ABOVE 23,000 TODAY SOMEWHERE IN THAT 40 TO 48,000 RANGE IN TEN YEARS.

SO AS I MENTIONED, LONG RANGE PLANNING IS WHAT WE DO BEST.

AND KRIS IS GOING TO COME BACK UP HERE AND TALK ABOUT HOW ALL OF THIS AFFECTS YOUR CAMPUSES.

SO BEAR WITH US FOR ONE MORE MOMENT.

THERE YOU ARE. OKAY, JUST ONE SLIDE HERE REAL QUICKLY.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GEOCODED STUDENTS AND ENROLLED STUDENTS.

AND SO WHAT WE DO IS WE GEOCODE YOUR STUDENTS.

LIKE I MENTIONED, THEY POP UP LIKE LITTLE DOTS EVERYWHERE.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE START WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW MANY STUDENTS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AT ANY ONE GIVEN POINT IN TIME OR ONE GIVEN PLACE.

WE HAVE TO START WITH WHERE THEY LIVE.

BUT DUE TO PROGRAMS, THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE THEY GO TO SCHOOL.

AND SO WE DO MOST OF OUR PLANNING BASED ON GEOCODED STUDENTS WITH A MIND TO WHAT YOU'RE TRANSFERS CURRENTLY LOOK LIKE TODAY.

AND SO SOME OF THESE TABLES, WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS GEOCODED STUDENTS WITH A COUNT OF TRANSFER STUDENTS ALSO.

AND YOU GUYS HAVE SEVERAL OF YOUR SCHOOLS THAT HAVE A NET IN OR OUT OF 100 STUDENTS OR MORE.

AND SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

SOME DISTRICTS ONLY HAVE A NET IN AND OUT OF 10 OR 15.

AND SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LONG RANGE PLANNING, THAT'S MUCH LESS IMPORTANT.

BUT WE DO START WITH THE KIDS THAT ARE ON THE GROUND.

AND SO DO KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RESIDENT OR GEOCODED STUDENTS.

THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO SCHOOL.

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THIS IS YOUR GEOCODED STUDENT POPULATION.

AND SO WE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, BLANCO VISTA I THINK HAS A COUPLE OF HUNDRED STUDENTS THAT ARE TRANSFERRING INTO IT.

AND SO THOSE NUMBERS WILL CHANGE.

BUT A LOT OF TIMES WE WILL SEE DISTRICTS THAT HAVE A BETTER ABILITY OR AN EASIER WAY TO CHANGE PROGRAMS, OR THAT PROGRAMS JUST CHANGE OVER TIME.

THEY'LL EITHER NEED TO BE SPLIT OR THEY'LL NEED TO BE COMBINED.

AND SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS WILL FACTOR INTO ALL OF YOUR LONG RANGE PLANNING.

BUT WE'LL START HERE WITH A GEOCODED STUDENTS.

YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT TO BE GEOCODED IN THE FALL.

THAT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THAN ENROLLED.

BUT THEN ALSO LOOKING AT FIVE YEARS AND TEN YEARS.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE WE'RE SEEING BIG, BIG NUMBERS THERE.

IF YOU LOOK THINK BACK TO JUSTIN'S HOTSPOT MAP THERE ON THE SOUTH AND IN THE EAST WE'VE GOT CAMINO REAL.

WE'VE GOT HEMPHILL AT A COUPLE OF THOUSAND STUDENTS, AT THE END OF THE PROJECTION PERIOD.

AND WHEN YOU'RE TALKING 700 TO 900 STUDENTS CAPACITY, IN EACH CASE, 2 OR 3 SCHOOLS COULD BE FILLED INSIDE OF EACH ONE OF THOSE ATTENDANCE ZONES BASED ON THIS MODERATE SCENARIO OF GROWTH. BUT THEN EVEN THEN, YOU'VE GOT SEVERAL OF THE FACILITIES AT 1600 STUDENTS AND SEVERAL AT 1100 TOWARD THE END OF THE PROJECTION PERIOD.

SO THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE BREAK IT DOWN ON A TABLE.

IT'S COLOR CODED BASED ON THE INTENSITY OF THE NUMBERS, IF YOU WILL THERE YOU CAN SEE HEMPHILL AND CAMINO REAL, LIKE I MENTIONED WITH YOUR NET TRANSFERS THERE ON THE SIDE, BLANCO VISTA NETTING IN 245 STUDENTS.

LIKE I TALKED ABOUT, 2000 STUDENTS AT CAMINO REAL AND HEMPHILL 1500 AT BUDA, FUENTES, PFLUGER AND UHLAND.

AND THEN KEEPING IN MIND THAT MOST OF YOUR CAPACITIES ARE IN THAT 700 TO 900 STUDENT RANGE.

SO THAT GIVES YOU A BIT OF AN UNDERSTANDING.

WE'RE TALKING BASICALLY ABOUT THE DOUBLING OF THE STUDENT POPULATION IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS.

SO OF COURSE THAT MEANS YOUR FACILITY NUMBERS WILL HAVE TO KEEP UP AS WELL.

WE TAKE THIS DATA AND WE DO LOOK AT LONG RANGE PLANNING.

I WANT TO SAY SEVEN TIMES IN A ROW WE HAVE NOT DESIGNED ATTENDANCE ZONES FOR THE YEAR 2033.

WHAT WE ARE DOING IS LOOKING AT THE SECTORS OF THE DISTRICT THAT MIGHT SUPPORT A SCHOOL AND WHEN AND WHERE THOSE MIGHT BE NEEDED, BECAUSE THE DISTRICT NEEDS TO BE PLANNING FOR THAT IN THE FUTURE.

THE ATTENDANCE ZONES, OF COURSE, ARE DESIGNED AT THE MOMENT WITH THE BEST DATA POSSIBLE, AND THEY'RE MUCH MORE FINE TUNED THAN WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

BUT THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF HOW MANY FACILITIES WE COULD SEE IN ROUGHLY WHEN AND WHERE IN THE NEXT DECADE.

NOW WE'LL TALK ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL, BUT IN SOME RESPECTS IT'S SORT OF THE SAME SONG, SECOND AND THIRD VERSE.

YOU KNOW, AS MANY AS 2000 STUDENTS, 2300 STUDENTS IN SIMON, ALMOST 3000 IN MCCORMICK.

ALMOST ALL OF THE FACILITIES WOULD BE AT 1000 TO 1505 YEARS OUT.

AND SO, OF COURSE, THAT IS, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY, ALL OF THE ADMINISTRATORS AND BOARD MEMBERS NORMALLY START COUNTING ON THEIR HANDS ABOUT HOW LONG THEY'RE GOING TO BE UNTIL THEY RETIRE AND ALL OF THOSE SORTS OF THINGS HERE.

BUT A LOT OF WORK TO DO IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS, OF COURSE, AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.

AND SO HERE WE CAN SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE ON THE TABLE.

YOU HAVE MANY FEWER TRANSFERS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, OF COURSE.

AND THAT'S VERY TYPICAL.

CAPACITIES THOUGH RANGE FROM 1000 TO 1200, SOME POSSIBILITIES FOR SOME ADDITIONS AND IN A FEW SPACES.

BUT, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONS AREN'T GOING TO GET YOU VERY FAR WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALMOST 2900 STUDENTS IS A POSSIBILITY IN MCCORMICK AT THE END THERE.

WHEN WE LOOK AT ROLLING THAT OUT, WE CAN SEE AT LEAST THREE NEW MIDDLE SCHOOLS THERE TOWARD THE END OF THE PROJECTION PERIOD, BY THE END OF THE PROJECTION PERIOD.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THEM COMING ONLINE PRETTY QUICKLY, TO RELIEVE SOME OF THOSE LARGE NUMBERS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

AND THEN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, IT LOOKS VERY MUCH THE SAME.

YOU CAN SEE VERY LARGE NUMBERS, 4000, 5000 STUDENTS IN EACH ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

I KNOW THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF INCREASING THOSE CAPACITIES UP TO ABOUT 2800.

AND AT ALL THREE SCHOOLS.

THAT WOULD BUY YOU ABOUT A HIGH SCHOOL AND A HALF.

BUT OF COURSE, IT'S NOT GOING TO ANSWER ALL OF THE NEEDS THERE FOR THE NEW STUDENTS THAT ARE COMING IN ON THE TABLE.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OUR SOME OF OUR DISTRICTS, WHEN WE SHOW THIS SORT OF A THING, WE'LL SEE, SOME ATTENDANCE ZONES THAT ARE STARTING TO DECLINE.

AND SO YOU'LL HAVE SOME BLUE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE BASICALLY NONE OF THAT.

WE'RE SEEING GROWTH IN PRETTY WELL IN ALL OF THESE SITUATIONS.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER TOO, THOUGH, WHEN I STRESS GEOCODED STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, ALL THREE OF THESE ARE SHOWING A NET LOSS IN STUDENTS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE GEOCODING IN AN ATTENDANCE ZONE FOR, SAY, LIVE OAK.

AND SO WE'VE GOT STUDENTS COMING OUT OF ALL THREE OF THOSE IN INTO THAT SCHOOL.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS, YOU WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE TOP OFF JUST A LITTLE BIT FOR LIVE OAK.

WE ARE LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER COUPLE OF FACILITIES.

EVEN IF YOU DO ADD ON SPACE TO THE THREE EXISTING FACILITIES YOU HAVE, AND REALLY, IT SHOULDN'T BE MUCH OF A SURPRISE GIVEN THE LOCATIONS OF YOUR SCHOOLS TO THE WEST THAT THE FUTURE ONES MAY BE ON THE EAST WITH EAST AND SOUTH, WITH ALL OF THAT GROWTH OCCURRING.

SO NEXT STEPS ELEMENTARY 17, WE'LL BE DRAWING A ZONE FOR THAT FOR THE FALL OF 2025.

WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT TO ROLL OUT A COMPREHENSIVE LONG RANGE PLAN.

WE'VE STARTED IT, BUT LAST YEAR WE STARTED ONE.

WE WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD A TIME OR TWO WITH THE DISTRICT, TO BE SURE THAT WHAT WE SEE FROM OUR THOUSAND, YOU KNOW, 50,000 FOOT VIEW IS LINING UP WITH WHAT YOU GUYS ARE

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AND THEN WE ALSO WILL DRILL DOWN MORE DIRECTLY INTO PROJECTIONS BY GRADE THAT LOOK VERY CLOSELY AT TRANSFERS IN AND OUT AND AGING THOSE AROUND.

AND WE'LL BE TURNING THOSE OVER TO THE DISTRICT EITHER AT THE END OF THIS WEEK OR AT THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY.

SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS.

OKAY. SO LET'S HAVE SOME DISCUSSION.

MR. VELA. I SAW YOUR HAND FIRST.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, TEAM, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE GOT TO GET SOME MORE NAMING COMMITTEES GOING HERE PRETTY SOON.

THAT'S CRAZY.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU.

AND, YOU KNOW, TO EVERYBODY'S POINT, I MEAN, IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE HOW ACCURATE THE DATA WAS FOR THIS YEAR.

I KNOW YOU SAID YOUR EXPERTISE IS NOT THAT PART OF IT, BUT IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT THAT'S A GOOD FEATHER IN YOUR HAT, BUT THE LONG TERM PLANS.

AND SO, DR.

WRIGHT I DON'T KNOW IF WE GOT A CHANCE TO TALK THE OTHER DAY IN THE OFFICE, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY NEED TO GET SOME SKETCH DESIGNS AND ALL KINDS OF OTHER THINGS HERE ON THE DOCKET PRETTY SOON BECAUSE, 2025, IS THAT WHAT I HEARD FOR ELEMENTARY OR WAS IT MIDDLE SCHOOL? ELEMENTARY 17. YEAH.

SO, THAT FEELS LIKE WE'RE PROBABLY ALREADY BEHIND, JUST AT THE SPEED OF HOW THINGS ARE MOVING.

SO, THAT'S ALL.

THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.

AS FAR AS.

AND THANK YOU FOR PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER.

IT'S JUST IT'S IT'S GREAT TO SEE JUST THE MASSIVE GROWTH THAT'S COMING.

AND I KNOW THAT YOU ALL PLAN FOR MODERATE GROWTH IN THE FUTURE, BUT, YOU KNOW, CONSIDERING THE MIGRATION OF TEXAS FROM STATES LIKE CALIFORNIA, THE, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT WE'RE AT A LOW TAX STATE IS VERY, APPEALING TO MANY.

AND WE'RE ALSO AT THE MERCY OF AUSTIN.

AND WE KNOW THAT THE COST OF LIVING IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, IS GOING UP.

A LOT OF FOLKS, WILL MOVE TO THIS AREA.

AND SO, SO LOOKING AT IT, I MEAN, AND I'M JUST GOING TO, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY JUST SAY WHAT I'M GETTING FROM IT, [INAUDIBLE] RIGHT NOW IS, IS OBVIOUSLY GOT THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF RESIDENTS AS FAR AS NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

RIGHT. AND THERE'S STILL SOME SPACE TO GROW AS OF 2023.

HOWEVER, AS WE LOOK FORWARD INTO 2033, THE GROWTH, IS, MOSTLY GOING TO TAKE PLACE OFF THAT 21 CORRIDOR, OUT THERE IN [INAUDIBLE] AND UHLAND, RIGHT NEAR CAMINO REAL.

AND I KNOW THAT IF WE DO PROJECT FOR THE HIGH GROWTH, THAT'S WHERE IT'LL TAKE PLACE.

CORRECT? WELL, IT DEPENDS.

SOMETIMES GROWTH LAGS.

SO A LOT OF WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY, IT TAKES A WHILE, ESPECIALLY TO GET, YOU KNOW, WHEN PEOPLE MOVE INTO NEW NEIGHBORHOODS, A LOT OF TIMES NOT EVERYWHERE, BUT A LOT OF TIMES THEY'RE YOUNGER. IF YOU HAVE MORE EXPENSIVE HOUSING, SOMETIMES YOU GET ALL GRADE LEVELS MOVING IN AT ONCE.

BUT AGAIN, REMEMBER A LOT OF THOSE COMMUNITIES OFF 21, YOU HAVE A FEW MORE STARTER HOME COMMUNITIES OUT THERE.

THEY ARE GENERATING VERY FEW STUDENTS TODAY AND BY VERY FEW.

YOU MAY NOT THINK POINT THREE IS VERY LOW, BUT IT'S PRETTY LOW COMPARED TO MOST NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE GOING TO STAY THAT WAY.

BUT IT TAKES TIME TO TO GENERATE MORE.

SO THE LAG MATTERS.

SO YEAH, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE GROWTH EVERYWHERE, ESPECIALLY EAST OF 35 [INAUDIBLE] .

ABSOLUTELY. AND YOU KNOW, IF IF THAT HAPPENS AND YOU MENTIONED, I MEAN, I GUESS GOING TO PAGE 68 ON OUR DAIS FOLDER LOOKING AT THAT BOTTOM, RIGHT, RIGHT.

THAT THAT'S YOU SEE THE RED EAST, MOSTLY EAST, WHERE YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, SCHOOLS LIKE HEMPHILL ELEMENTARY.

YOU ALSO HAVE CAMINO REAL AND UHLAND.

YOU SEE THOSE HIGH NUMBERS.

AND, YOU KNOW, JUDGING FROM THAT, I MEAN, I GUESS IT'S IT'S JUST KIND OF INEVITABLE THAT WE GROW.

BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, IT COULD LAG.

AND, YOU KNOW, OUR ELEMENTARY ZONES ON PAGE 78 ON OUR FOLDER, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF GROWTH COMING UNLESS IT LAGS, LIKE YOU SAY.

BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF THESE NUMBERS.

AND, YOU KNOW, THIS CERTAINLY IS GOING TO HAVE AN EFFECT ON, ON OBVIOUSLY WHERE WE BUILD.

AND YOU SAID SUNFIELD DOES HAVE ROOM TO GROW, CORRECT? CORRECT, CORRECT.

YEAH. THERE'S THERE'S MORE LAND TO THE NORTH IN THAT AREA.

SO YOU CAN EXPECT, I MEAN, EVEN IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WE STILL HAVE, YOU KNOW, OVER 1,000 HOMES LEFT OR 1,000 LOTS.

SO. SURE. YEAH.

OKAY. WELL, THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO.

I MEAN, THIS IS I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO DECIDE, WHERE THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL IS BUILT.

IT'S CERTAINLY GOING TO HELP, BUT I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU DO.

I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY. I'LL ADD I'LL ADD ONE THING.

SOMETIMES WE BOTH SAY THIS.

I KNOW CHRIS AND I SAY THIS A LOT.

A LOT OF TIMES, YOU KNOW, A LOT CAN CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR, ECONOMICALLY, ETC.

USUALLY WHERE THE SCHOOLS NEED TO BE BUILT DON'T CHANGE ALL THAT MUCH.

SOMETIMES IT'S WHEN THAT CHANGES MORE THAN THAN WHERE.

SO JUST THINK ABOUT THAT AS YEAH, PROVIDING US WITH THESE NUMBERS AND I TRULY APPRECIATE IT.

MR. SEVERANCE.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE NUMBER WORK.

RIGHT. WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATE IS YOU TELLING US EXACTLY WHERE THE SCHOOL NEEDS TO BE AND WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE ON THE GROUND.

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SO IF YOU SAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE NEED TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OPEN AND ON THE GROUND BY 2027.

DOES THAT MEAN THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN BY 2027.

THAT'S WHEN THE DOOR NEEDS TO OPEN.

THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD BE THE FALL OF 27.

FALL OF 27. RIGHT.

THAT'S WE TRY TO TRY TO SORT OF PROJECT TO PEIMS. THAT'S WHEN THE DATA IS THE BEST AND ALL OF THAT SORT OF.

YEP. AND TO REMIND OUR COMMUNITY, IF WE IF WE WANT TO OPEN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAX, THAT'S A TWO YEAR CONSTRUCTION CYCLE.

SO YOU BACK THAT TO 25 RIGHT OKAY.

AND SO I JUST I'M SAYING THIS OUT LOUD FOR OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE I JUST WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, IN 2027 WE'VE GOT TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SAYS THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO OPEN BY 2027.

WE ALSO HAVE ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND WE PROBABLY COULD SQUEEZE A SECOND, I MEAN, MIDDLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT PROBABLY A SECOND MIDDLE SCHOOL IN 2028 FOR THE SUNFIELD AREA.

THAT'S PROBABLY CAN BE COMPRESSED UP PROBABLY TO 2027.

SO THAT'S FOUR SCHOOLS IN 27.

AND THEN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOUR NUMBER, YOUR HEAT MAP, WHICH I CALL IT A HEAT MAP BECAUSE YOU COLOR CODE IT THAT WAY.

BUT IT'S THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE EXPANSIONS TO 2800 AT ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS.

RIGHT. BUT WE HAVEN'T BONDED THE EXPANSION YET AT LEHMAN HIGH AND HAYS HIGH SCHOOL.

WE'VE JUST EXPANDED THAT, DONE THAT AT JOHNSON.

SO TWO EXPANSIONS.

TWO, POSSIBLY TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS, TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

AND THEN RIGHT BEHIND THAT, A NEW HIGH SCHOOL.

SO, I MEAN, I KNOW THAT WE'RE THIS IS WHAT I APPRECIATE, PUTTING IT ON A MAP WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY VISUALLY LOOK AT IT.

BUT I JUST IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO START WRAPPING THEIR HEAD AROUND SOME OF THESE BONDS THAT ARE COMING DOWN THE ROAD ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE PRETTY, PRETTY HEFTY, KNOWING THAT WE HAVE THIS MUCH GROWTH TO ACCOMMODATE.

NOBODY LIKES OVERCROWDING IN SCHOOLS.

I MEAN, I THINK WE ALL HATE IT.

I MEAN, I KNOW WE'RE EXPERIENCING SOME OF THAT STUFF NOW, AND SOME OF THESE, THESE BLUES ARE KIND OF HIDDEN A LITTLE BIT.

I THINK WE HAVE SOME PRESSURE AT SOME PLACES THAT ARE IN A BLUE AREA, BUT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE MORE OF A RED.

SO JUST THANKS FOR FOR BRINGING IT TO US.

WE'VE NEVER SEEN IT THIS WAY BEFORE, SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK YOUR TEAM DOES.

I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY TO GO OUT AND KNOCK ON OUR DOOR AND GO, HEY, I KNOW YOU GOT 2000 ACRES.

I MEAN, I KNOW YOU'RE PROBABLY 65, AND, YOU KNOW, YOU PROBABLY GOT 30 MORE YEARS TO LIVE, AND THEN YOUR KIDS WILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

BUT YOU HAVE TO ASK THOSE KIND OF TOUGH QUESTIONS.

PROBABLY EARLIER THAN YOU'D LIKE TO.

AND YOU PROBABLY DON'T GET A LOT OF RESPONSE FROM PEOPLE ALL THE TIME.

SO, PRETTY GOOD WITH THE NUMBERS.

I APPRECIATE IT.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, TRYING TO CLOSE ON SOME OF THIS STUFF.

SO AS WE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, WE GET INTO MAX'S WORD, A CADENCE OF OPENING SCHOOLS, THIS REALLY HELPS US LINE OUT HOW THAT NEEDS TO WORK OUT.

SO I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

MS. RUNKLE.

THANK YOU. I SAID THIS LAST YEAR.

YOU GUYS ARE LIKE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.

HAVING BEEN A PART OF THE FBOC COMMITTEE AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH PRIOR DEMOGRAPHERS THE DATA AND THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS PUT IN IS IT'S DATA THAT WE CAN COUNT ON AND WE CAN RELY ON, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND OUR FBOC I KNOW DOES TOO.

SO THANK YOU.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REALLY COUNT ON IN PRIOR YEARS, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

YES I REMEMBER WHEN WE BROKE GROUND AT SUNFIELD ELEMENTARY, WE WERE OUT THERE WITH THE SHOVELS, AND I REMEMBER THE DEVELOPER, COMING UP TO ME AND SAYING, MRS. RUNKLE, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED ANOTHER SCHOOL, AND IT'S GOING TO BE QUICKLY OVER HERE.

I'M JUST TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW.

AND I DIDN'T REALIZE JUST HOW QUICK THAT WAS GOING TO BE.

I LIVE IN SUNFIELD.

I HAVE A STUDENT THAT ATTENDS MCCORMICK.

I VERY MUCH KNOW THE HOW WE ALL FEEL.

WE FEEL VERY, VERY CLOSE TO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET THAT WAY.

SO I'M NOT SURPRISED.

SURPRISED BY THESE PROJECTIONS.

I DO WANT TO ASK, THOUGH, ARE WE GOING CAN WE THIS ENTIRE BOOK, BECAUSE THIS IS GREAT.

GREAT INFORMATION AND GREAT DATA.

CAN WE LINK THIS ON OUR WEBSITE? FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SEE.

IS IT ALREADY LINKED? I BELIEVE IT'S ALREADY THERE.

[INAUDIBLE] YES.

OKAY. AWESOME. THANKS.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. SO FOR THOSE LISTENING THIS ENTIRE BOOK, IT'S A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION.

WE ACTUALLY GOT THIS LAST WEEK AND, IT'S IT'S A GREAT, IT'S NOT BORING BY ANY MEANS.

SO YOU MAY BE THE FIRST PERSON EVER TO SAY THAT.

LISTEN, I MEAN, IT'S IT'S THE FUTURE OF OUR DISTRICT.

AND QUITE HONESTLY, I MEAN, IT'S THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW BEFORE THEY COME, RIGHT? SO, WE DEFINITELY ARE A DISTRICT THAT WE DON'T LIKE SURPRISES.

FOR MANY YEARS, WE HAVE PLAYED CATCH UP.

WE NO LONGER WANT TO PLAY CATCH UP.

WE ARE WE WANT TO BE AHEAD.

AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE US SOME TIME TO GET THERE.

BUT HAVING YOU GUYS AS DEMOGRAPHERS WILL GET US THERE, AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

[02:10:03]

I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION COME UP, ACTUALLY, EARLIER WHEN I MET ONE OF OUR NEW NAMESAKES, MR. CULLEN, HE ASKED ME IF I WAS A REAL ESTATE PERSON AND IF I WAS INTERESTED IN HIS LAND.

MR. CULLEN, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, I THINK WE FOUND THE PEOPLE.

BUT ANYWAYS, ON YOUR MAPPING, ON YOUR GIS, DO YOU ALL, DO SIDEWALKS ACCESSIBLE, ACCESSIBLE PATHWAYS ON YOUR ON YOUR.

WE DO NOT, DO NOT WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF INFORMATION.

I'M GUESSING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION.

ABSOLUTELY. YES. THAT'S WHERE I WAS GOING NEXT, BUT.

OKAY WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT SOMETIME.

BUT ANYWAYS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS PETREA.

WELL, WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED ROLLING THIS OUT, I WAS A LITTLE I FELT OVERWHELMED.

I'M NOT GOING TO LIE, BECAUSE, I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN LIVING FAST GROWTH FOR A WHILE, BUT I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD THIS TEAM BECAUSE IN THIS LAST BOND PACKAGE, WE PUT SOME THINGS IN THERE THAT I MEAN, EVEN I THINK WE WEREN'T SURE WE REALLY NEEDED, BUT THE ARCHITECTURE FEES THAT WE PUT IN THERE FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOUR ARE THERE, THE DESIGN FEES FOR EXPANDING LEHMAN AND, AND HAYS ARE AND ALL OF THAT'S THERE.

OF COURSE WE KNEW JOHNSON WAS A HOT SPOT, BUT I'M JUST PROUD OF THIS BOARD FOR KIND OF THINKING THROUGH, HEY, WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND DO THESE THINGS? I SORT OF REGRET NOT DOING THAT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL SEVEN, BECAUSE I THINK WE WERE KIND OF TOLD, AH, YOU DON'T NEED A MIDDLE SCHOOL.

CLEARLY WE'RE GOING TO NEED A MIDDLE SCHOOL SEVEN, SO WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

BUT I GUESS, YOU KNOW, THAT MAY BE A QUESTION FOR MR. CLEAVER LATER, NOT THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY PROJECTS GOING ON RIGHT NOW, BUT, OR THE ARCHITECTS OF, YOU KNOW, HOW QUICKLY ARE WE LOOKING TO KICK OFF DESIGNING HIGH SCHOOL FOUR? BECAUSE NOW I FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT, AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THAT'S NOT A QUESTION FOR RIGHT NOW.

I ALSO WANT TO APPLAUD YOUR EFFORTS.

I MEAN, HAVING LIVED IN THIS AREA SINCE 2005, I SORT OF SUSPECTED THIS WOULD HAPPEN GROWING UP IN HOUSTON AND JUST KIND OF WATCHING AND LIVING, THAT IS EXACTLY KIND OF WHAT HAPPENS NORTH WITH ROUND ROCK AND PFLUGERVILLE AND GEORGETOWN AND ALL OF THAT HAS KIND OF FLIPPED TO US.

SO NOT SURPRISING.

I DID WANT TO ASK YOU ON YOUR MAP, AND THIS IS JUST BECAUSE I'M CURIOUS, WAY OUT WEST, YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPTICK OF POPULATION.

FAR OUT, TIME WISE, BUT I MEAN, OTHER THAN, LIKE, THE SALT LAKE AND SOME BAZILLION DOLLAR, DEVELOPMENT OUT THERE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD BE BUILT OUT THERE.

YEAH, AND IT COULD BE.

I HAVE TO KIND OF SIT DOWN WITH YOU TO FIGURE OUT WHAT EXACTLY YOU'RE LOOKING AT.

IT COULD BE THAT ONE OF THE PLANNING UNITS, IT SAYS ROCKY CREEK.

ROCKY SOMETHING ON IT.

OH, OKAY. WELL, THERE IS HOUSING GROWTH OUT THERE THAT'S IN THAT.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WAY OUT NORTHWEST SOME OF THAT'S OH THAT'S 150 OKAY.

YES. YES. LIKE ARROYO RANCH AND ALL UP IN THAT FURTHER NORTHWEST GOING TOWARDS LIKE THE LAKE WIMBERLEY.

YEAH. OKAY. SO THERE IS THERE IS LARGER LOT DEVELOPMENT OUT THERE.

LARGER LOT. GOT IT. YOU MAY NOT BE GETTING AS MANY STUDENTS.

BUT IT'S THERE AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR TOO.

YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE SOME VERY LARGE TRACTS OF LAND THAT ARE A LITTLE CLOSER TO KYLE.

YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT HEARING ANYTHING ABOUT DEVELOPMENT, BUT THAT'S THAT'S A HIGH GROWTH SCENARIO SITUATION WHERE IF YOU HAD A, A LARGE RANCH SELL OR MORE OF THE WALTON PROPERTIES SELL, WE'D BE LOOKING AT A HIGHER GROWTH SCENARIO.

AND SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S AS TIME GOES ON, YOU KNOW, WE'LL LEARN MORE AND MORE.

BUT THAT'S THAT'S UNDER THAT HIGH GROWTH.

AND THIS MAY NOT BE A QUESTION YOU CAN ANSWER, BUT THIS WAS ALWAYS A QUESTION AND A PROBLEM.

ARE ANY OF THESE DEVELOPERS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING WATER OR ACCESS TO WATER? IT DEPENDS, OF COURSE NOW WE HAVE THE NEW PIPELINE THAT MOST OF THE CITIES OUT HERE ARE BEING SERVED BY.

ONE OF THE ISSUES, UTILITY WISE, HAS BEEN TRANSFORMERS IN PARTICULAR IN THIS REGION, THIS PARTICULAR AREA.

SO ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENTS OUT, IT'S A LENNAR DEVELOPMENT, PRADERA, I BELIEVE IS THE NAME OF IT UHLAND, IT I THINK FOR SIX MONTHS THEY'VE BEEN SITTING WITHOUT TRANSFORMERS.

THAT'S ONE OF THE LONGEST WAIT TIMES I'VE SEEN.

AND SO SOME OF THAT MIGHT BE THE DEVELOPER, YOU KNOW, NOT, YOU KNOW, GETTING THEM SOON ENOUGH SOME OF IT IS A TRUE LAG.

IN, IN TRANSFORMER DELIVERY.

I DON'T EXACTLY KNOW WHY THAT IS, FROM THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUE, BUT IT HAS BEEN SOMETHING I'VE BEEN HEARING EVERYWHERE, NOT EVEN JUST IN AUSTIN.

SO THAT CAN CAUSE A LITTLE BIT OF A DISTURBANCE AND IT DOES AFFECT THE NUMBERS SOMETIMES.

YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT THOSE HOUSES WOULD HAVE BEEN OCCUPIED BY NOW.

RIGHT. BUT DID NOT KNOW THAT THEY WERE WAITING ON TRANSFORMERS.

I'M GLAD YOU TOLD ME THAT, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN OUT TO UHLAND AND THEY WERE LIKE, I GUESS THEY JUST STOPPED BUILDING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

YEAH, WELL, YEAH.

BY THE WAY, SHOUT OUT TO EVERY CITY MANAGER AND PLANNER IN THIS DISTRICT.

I HAVE TROUBLE A LOT OF TIMES TALKING TO THEM.

[02:15:02]

SO YOU'RE LUCKY THEY ARE WILLING TO SHARE INFORMATION AND TALK TO US.

YES.

THEY ARE PRETTY GREAT.

OKAY, SO OTHER THAN, I MEAN, SO THE MORTGAGE INTEREST RATES, LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO BUY A HOME RIGHT NOW, IT'S BANANAS.

PEOPLE ARE STILL BUYING HOUSES AT THESE HIGHER INTEREST RATES.

YEAH, YEAH.

AND ONE OF THE REASONS NEW HOMES ARE SELLING MORE IS BECAUSE PEOPLE AREN'T PUTTING THEIR EXISTING HOME ON THE MARKET.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FINDING, I BELIEVE IN AUSTIN.

I'D HAVE TO LOOK IN THE REPORT.

IT IN THE LAST YEAR, SALES, EXISTING HOME SALES HAS DROPPED UPWARDS OF 20% OR MORE.

YEAH. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY ANYMORE.

I IF I SOLD MY HOUSE, I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'D LIVE.

YEAH. IF YOU'RE LOCKED INTO A 2 OR 3% MORTGAGE BACK WHEN THEY WERE HISTORICALLY LOW.

RIGHT. WHY WOULD YOU SELL? RIGHT. YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT TO GET A NEW ONE FOR 70%.

SO YOU'RE SEEING THAT PHENOMENON.

AND IT CAN IN VERY BUILT OUT DISTRICTS HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A RIPPLE EFFECT IN ENROLLMENT IS WHAT WE'RE SEEING MAYBE, HARD TO REALLY PROVE THAT.

BUT IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH HOMES SITTING THERE NOT TRANSITIONING OVER, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT PUTTING NEW, NEW PEOPLE IN THOSE HOMES.

THEREFORE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE AGING IN PLACE ESSENTIALLY.

THAT MAY BE MORE THAN YOU WANTED OUT OF THAT QUESTION.

NO, NO, THAT'S I AM FASCINATED BY THIS.

SO THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE I KNOW THERE WE'RE .48 FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND WE'RE .2 FOR APARTMENTS, BUT I'M NOTICING THESE WHAT I WILL CALL DUPLEX COMMUNITIES.

SO RIGHT BEHIND MCCORMICK, THEY'RE BUILDING OUT THIS FOR RENT ONLY.

IT LOOKS LIKE, THE BUILD TO RENT KIND OF COMMUNITY, MANSIONS YAH.

WHICH IS FASCINATING.

ARE THOSE QUADS OR DUPLEXES? I THINK THOSE ARE DUPLEX TOWNHOMES.

OKAY, SO WHAT DOES THAT SORT OF YIELD IN TERMS OF STUDENTS? OH IT'S TOUGH.

I HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT EACH ONE IS BUILDING.

AND SO BUILD TO RENT RUNS THE GAMUT.

YOU CAN HAVE MOSTLY 700FT² ONE BEDROOMS. YOU CAN HAVE LITTLE COTTAGES.

YOU CAN HAVE THESE DUPLEXES.

I'VE GOT ONE DISTRICT IN HOUSTON, THAT'S ALL THREE BEDROOM TOWNHOMES.

AND THE RATIO IS ALMOST ONE STUDENT PER HOUSE BECAUSE IT'S IN A VERY DESIRABLE AREA.

RIGHT. SO IT REALLY DEPENDS ON EACH INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT.

COTTAGE STYLE IS TYPICAL.

AND YOU HAVE A MIX OF ONE AND TWO BEDROOMS. IT'S YIELDING SIMILAR RESULTS TO LIKE A TYPICAL SINGLE FAMILY.

IF YOU'VE GOT MORE THREE BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE TOWNHOUSE STYLE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A HIGHER RATIO, IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE.

YEAH, I MEAN, THEY LOOK LIKE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT MIGHT BE MORE AFFORDABLE, CORRECT, THAN A SINGLE FAMILY HOME AROUND HERE.

CORRECT. SO I'M I'M ASSUMING THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN THE .3 RANGE.

I'M JUST GOING TO THROW THAT NUMBER OUT THERE.

I WANT TO SAY THAT WAS PROJECTED SOMEWHERE IN THE .4 RANGE, ESPECIALLY ITS PROXIMITY TO THE CAMPUSES.

RIGHT. THAT MATTERS TOO.

YEAH OKAY OKAY.

AND THAT'S ALSO WHAT THEY'RE BUILDING WAY OUT EAST ON 150 IS A BUILD TO RENT.

SO CURRENTLY IT SOUNDS LIKE INFINITY ESTATES IS SEEKING TO HAVE BUILD TO RENT.

YEAH. THE [INAUDIBLE] TRACT WHERE 17 IS LOCATED.

ARE THEY LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY TO DEVELOP IT? WELL IT DEPENDS.

I BELIEVE THEY'D BE THE DEVELOPER AND THEN, YOU KNOW, BUILD TO RENT WOULD COME IN.

SO I'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT.

SO IF I HAVE SOME MONEY I CAN GO BUILD A HOUSE THERE TO RENT? SO WHAT WE'RE FINDING, WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS THAT IN THREE YEARS AGO, BUILD TO RENT WAS KIND OF DONE BY A SELECT FEW DEVELOPERS, RIGHT.

OR HOME BUILDERS MOSTLY.

WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW IS ALMOST EVERYONE IS GETTING IN THE GAME.

SO ALL YOUR MAJOR HOME BUILDERS HAVE A LITTLE COMPONENT OF BUILD TO RENT RIGHT NOW, AND SOME OF THEM EVEN LOOK LIKE YOUR TYPICAL SINGLE FAMILY HOME YES, AND THEY MAY 1ST DAY SELL.

OKAY. SO YEAH, THERE'S ALL SORTS OF STYLES.

WELL, I MEAN, I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A THING AROUND HERE.

AND I, I LIKE THOSE DEVELOPMENTS.

THEY LOOK CUTE, BUT I JUST WONDERED WHERE THEY KIND OF FELL IN BETWEEN THE SINGLE FAMILY AND THE APARTMENT.

WE CLASSIFY THEM AS SINGLE FAMILY.

YOU DO? OKAY. JUST BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MOST THEY FOLLOW A TYPICAL ENROLLMENT RATIO OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

OKAY, GREAT.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY GOOD WORK TEAM.

ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS A LOT.

WE'RE HERE FOR IT.

WE CAN DO IT.

OKAY. HEY, MR. CLEAVER, WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP? I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I THINK YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER.

SO. I CAN ANSWER ANYTHING WITH THESE TWO STANDING RIGHT HERE.

YEAH. I'M TRYING TO CATCH MY BREATH A LITTLE BIT AFTER SEEING THIS REPORT.

I KNOW PEOPLE AT HOME UNLESS THEY SCRAMBLED AND WENT TO THE WEBSITE CAN'T REALLY ALWAYS SEE WHAT'S ON THE SCREEN.

SO JUST AS AS AN EXAMPLE, BYRON STARTED THIS CONVERSATION, AND I WANT TO I WANT TO PUT SOME WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD JUST A LITTLE BIT AS FAR AS BUILDING. SO IN TEN YEARS, JOHNSON IS PROJECTED TO HAVE AND I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THESE NUMBERS, EVEN THOUGH I DON'T WANT TO, 5,157 STUDENTS . HAYS 4,173.

LEHMAN 4,651.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE CHART WHERE IT'S THE PROJECTION OF EACH OF THE THREE GOING FROM BLUE TO RED, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO BUILD

[02:20:07]

SO IF YOU RIGHT.

SO IF YOU INCLUDE DESIGN IN THAT WE HAVE TO GO FOUR, THREE, THREE.

SO THREE SOLID YEARS THREE SOLID YEARS TIME.

SO WE'VE HAD THIS PRESENTATION FOR I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO HEAR THIS.

WE'RE WE'RE BEHIND WITH CONSTRUCTION TIME AND ADEQUATELY SERVING OUR STUDENTS ESPECIALLY KNOWING.

AND AGAIN, BYRON SAID THIS AND I'LL MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WE HAVE NOT EXPANDED TWO OF OUR THREE HIGH SCHOOLS TO 2,800 STUDENTS, SO THAT WORK'S NOT EVEN DONE YET.

SO WE NOT ONLY HAVE TO DO THAT, BUT WE'VE GOT TO BUILD AT LEAST TWO MORE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS, PROBABLY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE FREEWAY OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS, WHICH I'M DOING THE MATH IN MY HEAD.

IF IT TAKES THREE FOR EACH ONE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PROBABLY BUILD THEM AT THE SAME TIME.

WE'RE KIND OF OUT OF TIME.

NO. YEAH. THAT'S CORRECT.

WE HAVE TO START, HIGH SCHOOL FOUR RIGHT AT THE NEW YEAR.

WE'RE GOING TO START THAT DESIGN.

LIKE MISS PETREA SAID, WE HAVE THE MONEY AND THE 2023 BOND FOR THE DESIGN.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE ABOUT $20 MILLION OF DESIGN FOR ALL OF THAT NEXT ROUND OF PROJECTS.

AND SO AS I'M SITTING HERE WHERE MY HEAD WAS GOING, IS THERE MIGHT BE A WAY TO SORT OF ADVANCE DESIGN ON THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS LIKE WE DID SEVERAL YEARS AGO WITH THE REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SHOVEL READY.

WE COULD EVEN POTENTIALLY AND AGAIN, I'M JUST TALKING HERE AT THE MIC, WE COULD WE COULD EVEN MAYBE REDUCE THE SCOPE OF SOME OF THE DESIGN EFFORTS AND BRING THOSE OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOLS ON.

BUT YES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BRING MIDDLE SCHOOL SEVEN ON SOONER THAN LATER.

AND IF YOU'LL REMEMBER THE PREVIOUS DEMOGRAPHER.

SO WE'VE BEEN ONE YEAR THIS GROUP LAST YEAR TOLD US, OH WAIT, THERE'S ABOUT 5,000 MORE STUDENTS COMING THAN YOU WERE TOLD, YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS AGO.

AND SO WE WERE SORT OF, WE WERE KIND OF POSED AND POISED FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOUR A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN MIDDLE SCHOOL SEVEN FOR SURE.

OKAY. YES, I UNDERSTAND, AND I FEEL LIKE I'M STUCK IN THE REVERSE OF FIELD OF DREAMS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME.

WE'RE IN THE THEY'RE COMING.

WE BETTER BUILD IT SORT OF THING.

THAT'S RIGHT. SO, OKAY, I, YOU KNOW, I JUST TO ECHO WHAT MISS PETREA SAID, I FEEL LIKE THERE'S SOME COMPLIMENTS TO GO AROUND, BUT ALSO TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

I FEEL LIKE YOU BROUGHT TO US THIS IDEA OF DESIGN EARLY AND A BOND BUILD LATER AND ANOTHER BOND, BUT STAYING AHEAD.

AND I THINK WE GET A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS AS A DISTRICT.

AND AGAIN, KUDOS ALL AROUND TO THIS.

BUT WE BUILD THE THINGS THAT WE BOND AND WE DO IT IN A TIMELY MANNER.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND YOU GUYS BEING A VALUABLE PARTNER TO HELP US SEE DOWN THE ROAD TO WHERE WE NEED TO GO, BECAUSE THESE NUMBERS ARE OUTRAGEOUS.

AND SO I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT ALL THESE KIDS UNLESS WE HUSTLE.

SO, IT IS WHAT IT IS.

OKAY. THAT'S IT FOR ME.

ANYBODY? ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION.

AND PUBLIC GO OUT TO THE WEBSITE AND FIND THIS REPORT AND READ IT.

IT DEFINITELY IS NOT BORING.

SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO US.

ALL RIGHT TEAM THAT CLOSES OUT.

OH WHY DON'T WE TAKE A BIO BREAK REAL QUICK AND WE'LL BE BACK IN FIVE ISH?

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.