Feb 26, 2024 Board Meeting

[A. CALL TO ORDER: Establish a quorum]

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

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

AND WELCOME TO EVERYONE LISTENING ONLINE.

TODAY IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH AND THE TIME IS 6:21 P.M.

A QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.

ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT AT THIS TIME.

[B. CLOSED SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]

183F. THE TIME IS STILL 6:21 P.M.

OH ALRIGHT EVERYBODY, WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.

[C. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION - immediately following Closed Session (Part 1 of 2)]

THE TIME IS 7:00 PM.

A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED.

ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT.

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

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

GOOD, VERY GOOD.

NOW FOR OUR MISSION STATEMENT READ BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT RAUL VELA.

[E. MISSION STATEMENT]

THANK YOU. AND NOW OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT WILL BE READ BY BOARD SECRETARY COURTNEY RUNKLE.

[F. SOCIAL CONTRACT]

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

THANK YOU.

WELL DONE ON ITEM F, MS. RUNKLE. THAT WAS. NAILED IT.

THAT'S RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, ITEM G.

DR. WRIGHT, SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.

[G. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT]

FIRST AND FOREMOST, IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME TO TAKE JUST A MOMENT, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE MCMANUS FAMILY FOR THE BIRTH OF THEIR NEWEST GRANDDAUGHTER, ELEANOR.

I DO HAVE A PICTURE FOR LATER.

THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S THAT'S EXTREMELY HOT OFF THE PRESS NEWS.

SO EXCITED FOR YOU GUYS.

ENROLLMENT UPDATE, WE HAVE 23,544 STUDENTS AS OF TODAY.

OUR ATTENDANCE RATE IS 93%.

AND THEN JUST WANTED TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THANKS TO OUR COMMUNICATION TEAM AND THE FIGHTING FENTANYL CAMPAIGN THAT WE STARTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO TO TRY TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY AWARE AND THE STATE AWARE, THE NATION AWARE AND INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH FENTANYL AND THE DANGERS THEREIN.

I'VE BEEN INVITED TO BY SENATOR CORNYN TO GO TO WASHINGTON DC TOMORROW, AND I'M GOING TO BE TESTIFYING IN FRONT OF SENATORS ABOUT ABOUT FENTANYL.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT SEVERAL ISSUES.

SO I WANTED YOU TO WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF THAT.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND TO SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME FEDERAL SUPPORT AS FAR AS OUR CAMPAIGN IS CONCERNED AND HELP OTHER SCHOOLS, MAYBE EVEN WITH TREATMENT FACILITIES AND SOME OTHER THINGS TO HELP OUR FAMILIES AND OUR KIDS THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH THAT ADDICTION AND ALSO TRYING TO PREVENT FENTANYL FROM EVEN GETTING HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE AND REALLY CONTINUING THAT FIGHT.

BUT OUR COMMUNICATION TEAM TIM SAVOY AND JERI SKROCKI HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF MARKETING AND GETTING THAT OUT.

AND SO THE REASON I'M GETTING TO GO IS BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS.

JUST TO BE QUITE FRANK WITH YOU, BUT I'M EXCITED THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE FRUITFUL.

THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU DR.

WRIGHT TEAM ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR.

WRIGHT I THINK DOCTOR THANK YOU FOR CALLING OUT THE OTHER EMPLOYEES.

I THINK YOU ARE UNDERSELLING IT JUST A LITTLE BIT.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF, BUT I THINK THAT YOUR DECISION AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE FENTANYL PROBLEM TO SAY TO EVERYONE, WE'RE GOING TO GET IN FRONT OF THIS HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THAT AREA.

AND YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO GO SPEAK TO SENATORS IS I DON'T WANT TO SAY WELL-DESERVED, BUT IT'S WELL DESERVED BECAUSE OF THE EFFORT YOU AND THE TEAM HAVE PUT IN.

SO I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.

OKAY. WE'RE ON TO ITEM H PUBLIC FORUM.

MISS GLORIA. ANY GREEN SHEETS?

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[I. CAMPUS RECOGNITION - Live Oak Academy]

IT'S OUR FAVORITE PART OF THE NIGHT.

CAMPUS RECOGNITION.

WE LOVE TALKING ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR STUDENTS.

SO TEAM LIVE OAK.

COME ON DOWN.

PARTY OF ONE, PARTY OF ONE.

ALRIGHT, I'M GOING TO LET YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

OH, NO. GO AHEAD. THAT'S CONFIDENCE THERE.

SO I WAS TRYING TO RUN UP.

I'M NOT AS FAST AS HIM.

HIS LONG LEGS. SO GOOD EVENING, DR.

WRIGHT, PRESIDENT MCMANUS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

IT IS MY PLEASURE.

OBVIOUSLY, HE'S READY TO INTRODUCE DOUG AGNEW, THE PRINCIPAL OF LIVE OAK ACADEMY.

DOES IT WORK? I GOT TO TURN IT ON FIRST.

GOT IT. ALL RIGHT.

FIRST I WAS TOLD I HAD 7 TO 10 MINUTES AND I FEEL VERY CHEATED.

BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO TALK LIVE OAK, 7 TO 10 MINUTES IS NOT ENOUGH.

THIS IS MY SEVENTH YEAR AS PRINCIPAL AT LIVE OAK, AND I THINK WE'VE DONE SOME AMAZING THINGS AND SEEING THE DISTRICT'S MISSION WHOLEHEARTEDLY AND WITH ALL THE CONFIDENCE IN THE WORLD, CAN SAY THAT LIVE OAK.

THERE'S NO CAMPUS IN THIS DISTRICT THAT EMBODIES WHAT THAT MISSION SAYS AS FAR AS INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES AND EDUCATION THAN LIVE OAK.

A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

EVERYBODY'S THERE FOR THEIR OWN REASON.

YOU KNOW, KIDS COME TO LIVE OAK FOR THEIR OWN REASON, BUT IT'S ALL THE SAME.

IT JUST WASN'T WORKING WHERE THEY'RE AT.

AND WE FEEL AS A STAFF, IT'S OUR JOB TO USE A PHRASE COINED BY DR.

WATSON WHEN HE GOT UP AND STARTED TEACHING ME, LET ME SAY THAT KIDS ARE DISENFRANCHIZED WITH THEIR EXPERIENCE AT THEIR OTHER CAMPUS, AND WE'VE GOT TO SOMEHOW TURN THAT AROUND AND GET THEM TO LIKE, SCHOOL AGAIN.

THAT'S WHAT WE FEEL OUR BIGGEST STORY IS.

GOT TO GET THEM TO LIKE, SCHOOL.

SO EASY MISSION, EDUCATE, ACCELERATE AND GRADUATE.

IT'S ALL ABOUT GETTING THE DIPLOMA.

AND OUR STAFF REALLY GOES OUT OF THEIR WAY TO FIGURE OUT WHATEVER THAT IS FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL CHILD.

I'VE BEEN SAYING FOR, I THINK, THE LAST 15 YEARS, IF THERE ARE 100 GRADUATES AT LIVE OAK, THEY WERE 100 DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET THERE.

NO ONE HAS THE SAME EXPERIENCE AS ANYBODY ELSE.

EVERYBODY GETS TO DO IT THE WAY THAT WORKS FOR THEM.

AND THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE STAFF'S COMMITMENT TO MAKING SURE THAT STUDENT IS SERVED IN A WAY THAT SUITS THEM AND GETS THEM TO THAT FINISH LINE.

OUR OBJECTIVES, EVERY STUDENT VALUE YOURSELF AND OTHERS.

EVERY STUDENT WILL GRADUATE, PREPARE TO PURSUE PERSONAL ASPIRATIONS, WHATEVER THAT IS.

I WAS JUST TELLING A PARENT TODAY IN A MEETING I WAS IN, THAT THE GREATEST THING FOR ME AT LIVE OAK IS TO RUN INTO A STUDENT 3 TO 5 YEARS LATER, WHEN THEY SIT THERE AND JUST SAID, I JUST WANT TO BE DONE.

I JUST WANT TO BE DONE. I'M DONE WITH SCHOOL.

I JUST WANT TO BE DONE.

AND THEN YOU SAY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW? OH, I'M AT ACC, I'M STUDYING THIS.

AND THEN, WELL, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? AND IT'S USUALLY WELL AFTER, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO REFLECT.

IF I COULD DO IT AT LIVE OAK, I COULD DO IT.

I CAN DO THIS RIGHT.

AND THEY HAD THAT CONFIDENCE FINALLY TO GO BACK AND PURSUE SOMETHING.

UPDATE ON SOME NUMBERS RIGHT NOW, THESE NUMBERS ARE PROBABLY A WEEK OLD.

I FINISHED THIS A WEEK AGO, I THINK, BUT WE'VE SERVED ROUGHLY 315 STUDENTS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TILL TODAY.

ATTENDANCE RATE HOVERED AROUND 81%.

NOT IDEAL, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT NO MATTER WHO THE STUDENT IS WHEN THEY COME TO LIVE OAK, TRUST ME, THEY'RE COMING WITH ATTENDANCE PROBLEMS ALREADY.

THEY DON'T START WHEN THEY GET TO LIVE OAK.

SO 100% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE AT RISK.

100% OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE ATTENDANCE PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY ARRIVE.

AND ONE OF THE GOALS THIS YEAR WAS TO INCREASE OUR COLLEGE CAREER READINESS NUMBERS.

AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE WAY UP.

I THINK OUR TOTAL LAST YEAR WAS 19, AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE'RE OVER 61 KIDS WHO EITHER HAVE SOME CERTIFICATION PASSED A TEST OF SOME SORT.

TSI, WHATEVER IT IS, SO THAT THEY'RE EITHER COLLEGE OR CAREER READY.

YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS ON THE SIDE.

SOME DATA FROM THIS YEAR.

SO THIS IS SPRING OF 20.

SPRING LAST YEAR.

FALL THIS YEAR. RIGHT.

SPRING 23. IT SAYS FALL 23.

BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY FALL 24.

SORRY. NUMBER OF STUDENTS TAKING THE TEST.

NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO PASSED THE TEST.

AND I DON'T HAVE THE PERCENTAGES, AND I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT ANY FOCUS ON ANYONE ELSE.

BUT IF YOU COMPARE THESE NUMBERS TO THE NUMBERS AT THE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS, THEY'RE RIGHT THERE ON PAR.

AND I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE [INAUDIBLE] LIFERS.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE KIDS WE GET HAVEN'T EVER PASSED THESE TESTS.

THEY'RE COMING IN, NOT HAVE PASSING ANY A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.

I'VE GOT ONE THAT, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER HAD COME TO LIVE OAK AND PASSED THE TEST.

AND HE HADN'T NEVER PASSED ONE SINCE THIRD GRADE.

SO GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING.

LIVE OAKS. WHAT I WANT TO SAY.

OUR THING ABOUT SEL AND PBIS, THIS IS OUR COUNSELORS AND SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO GET THE KIDS INVOLVED IN SOME ON

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YOU SAW SOME PICTURES EARLIER.

WE CREATED SOME LETTERS AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TRYING TO DO THINGS AROUND CAMPUS.

GET THEM SERVING.

THESE KIDS AREN'T USED TO THAT.

THEY HAVEN'T BEEN IN WHERE THEY'VE BEEN A PART OF PROGRAMS THAT DO THAT.

SO YOU KNOW, IT WON'T BE LONG.

THEY'LL BE REQUIRED TO GET THEIR 40 HOURS.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET A JUMP ON THAT AND DO THINGS AROUND CAMPUS.

BUT THESE TWO LADIES ARE COUNSELORS WHO SPEARHEAD SEL, AND WE DON'T LOOK AT SEL AS WHAT PROGRAM ARE YOU USING? IT'S MORE ABOUT WHAT RELATIONSHIPS ARE BEING DEVELOPED IN THE CLASSROOM.

SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS WE DO, BUT IT'S MORE ABOUT GETTING TO KNOW THE STUDENTS, WHAT ARE THEIR NEEDS AND HOW CAN WE SERVE THEM.

WE'RE DOING A BRINGING IN AS MANY AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE, ALL THE OUTSIDE SERVICES THAT WILL COME TO LIVE OAK AND HELP SUPPORT US.

IT IS A SMALL CAMPUS.

AND YOU GOT, YOU KNOW, ONE CIS STAFF, ONE ACADEMIC COUNSELOR WHO'S ALSO TRYING TO HELP WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH.

SO WE'RE USING ALL THE SERVICES WE CAN.

I THINK THEY'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB.

AND THEN 100% HAYS.

SO THIS YEAR, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY STUDENTS WHO ELECTED TO DO UIL.

BUT WE DO HAVE OUR ARCHERY CLUB THAT WE'VE ALWAYS HAD.

AND THEN WE DO A LOT OF SPECIAL THINGS AT LIVE OAK.

AND THE PICTURE YOU SEE IS ONE OF THEM, LIKE ON THE DAY THEY GRADUATE, WE HAD THAT HAPPENED TODAY.

LITTLE GIRL GRADUATED, AND I HAVE NOT SEEN A STUDENT CRY AS MUCH AS THIS GIRL DID WHEN SHE CROSSED THE FINISH LINE TODAY.

IT WAS REALLY EXCITING.

BUT WE PUT HIM IN A CAP AND GOWN.

WE LET HIM WALK AROUND THE BUILDING.

THEY GO IN AND OUT OF THE ROOMS. KIDS ARE CLAPPING FOR THEM.

TEACHERS ARE TAKING PICTURES.

WE TRY TO MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT.

AND THIS IS MY SECRETARY WHO WILL GET THEIR PHONE AND TAKE A BUNCH OF PICTURES.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'LL SEND THEM OUT TO MOM AND DAD, WHOEVER IT IS, WE GET IT ALL OUT.

AND SO JUST, YOU KNOW, TRY TO MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT BECAUSE SOME OF THESE KIDS ARE GRADUATING AND IT'S MONTHS, OBVIOUSLY MONTHS AWAY FROM THE CEREMONY.

SO WE MAKE SURE IF THEY RUN OFF AND THEY DON'T COME BACK, THEY AT LEAST GOT SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE, RIGHT? WE TRY TO CELEBRATE AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

IT'S A BIG DEAL.

I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBER, BUT I WOULD HAZARD TO GET.

WE GOT A TON OF FIRST GEN GRADUATES AT LIVE OAK ACADEMY.

RIGHT. AND THEN SOME OF YOU ARE AWARE BECAUSE SOME OF YOU HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN TO THEM.

WE DO A LOT OF STAFF APPRECIATION DAYS AND STUDENTS.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PLANNING OUR BIG STUDENT APPRECIATION.

WE DO ONE IN THE FALL AND ONE THE SPRING AROUND THE ECLIPSE.

SO WE'LL COOK OUT FOR THE KIDS THAT DAY, MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT.

TRY TO GET EVERYBODY AS MANY, YOU KNOW, AS MANY PEOPLE COMING TO SCHOOL, AND WE'LL CELEBRATE THAT DAY FOR THEM, WITH THEM.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT LIVE OAK ACADEMY? ALL RIGHT, TEAM, LET'S DO SOME QUESTIONS.

MISS PETREA, I'M SO EXCITED.

I LOVE LIVE OAK ACADEMY.

I THINK IT WAS VERY FITTING THAT DR.

WATSON INTRODUCED YOU HAVING BEEN THE PRINCIPAL THERE BEFORE.

TALK TO ME ABOUT YOUR CONSTRUCTION.

I SAW THAT 315 FEELS LIKE A LOT.

I FEEL LIKE WE WERE ALMOST CAPPED AT ONE POINT.

SO YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING TO GET WELL? NO, WE'VE ALWAYS DONE THIS.

BUT WHAT? THE NUMBER YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD IS HOW MANY ENROLLED AND HOW MANY GRADUATED.

AND SO I'M LIKE, YOU NEED TO KNOW.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WAS EVER ADDING THOSE NUMBERS TOGETHER.

RIGHT. WE GOT 170 GRADUATES.

WELL, HOW MANY YOU GOT? RIGHT.

THAT'S 315 KIDS HAVE BEEN IN THE BUILDING AT SOME POINT THIS YEAR.

NEVER AT THE SAME TIME.

RIGHT. GOT IT. THE HIGHEST PROBABLY.

WE YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO STAY AROUND 200.

HONESTLY THAT REALLY IS A THERE'S A METHOD TO THIS MADNESS, RIGHT.

WE CAN SERVE A LOT OF KIDS.

BUT IF THEY'RE ALL THERE IT'S THE SAME THING THEY WERE DEALING WITH.

TEACHERS DON'T HAVE TIME.

THERE'S TOO MANY KIDS. THEY'RE NOT GETTING THE HELP THEY NEED.

SO STAGGERING IT AND CONTINUING ENROLLMENT WE JUST GOT AND WE'RE ENROLLING ONE TOMORROW, RIGHT.

WE CONTINUALLY ENROLL KIDS ALMOST DAILY AS WE GRADUATE THEM, BRINGING MORE IN AND KEEPING THAT ENROLLMENT TO A NUMBER WHERE THE TEACHERS CAN REALLY BE EFFECTIVE.

WHAT IS THE PROJECTED ENROLLMENT? REMIND US WITH THE CONSTRUCTION EXPANSION, I WOULD THINK IT COULD GO TO 400 DOUBLE IN SIZE.

RIGHT. BUT YOU HAVE SOME CONCERNS, IT SOUNDS LIKE ABOUT IF WE GET TOO BIG, JUST DON'T KNOW.

JUST DON'T WANT TO DO IT ALL AT THE SAME TIME.

RIGHT? RIGHT. DON'T WANT TO GO FROM 200 TO 400 OVERNIGHT.

THAT WILL BE A CULTURE KILLER.

BUT AS WE PROGRESS IN A SLOW NUMBER, WE CAN BUILD TO THAT.

AND IT'S NOT ABOUT JUST TEACHING THE KIDS.

STAFF HAVE GOT TO BE ABLE TO DO IT RIGHT TOO.

YOU CAN'T JUST BRING 12 NEW PEOPLE IN WHO'VE NEVER DONE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY NOT THE LIVE OAK WAY.

RIGHT. AND YOU GOT 400 KIDS IN A BUILDING.

YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO TEACH THEM, RIGHT? THEY'RE GOING TO BE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, AND THEY'RE JUST GOING TO DO WHAT THEY KNOW, WHICH IS NOT SERVING THE KIDS THE WAY I FEEL LIKE OR WAY LIVE OAK FEELS LIKE THEY SHOULD BE SERVED. WELL, I MEAN, I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP SO MUCH.

THERE IS SUCH A CULTURE THING.

YOU HAVE A VERY SPECIAL STAFF.

I LOVE JANA, YOUR SECRETARY.

GWEN CROW IS A FRIEND, YOU KNOW THAT.

YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF GREAT STAFF, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THERE A VERY LONG TIME.

CORRECT? WHICH HELPS TO BUILD THAT THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE STUDENTS.

BECAUSE, I MEAN, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OVER THERE, IF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW KIDS ARE JUST ON A COMPUTER DOING EDGENUITY ALL DAY AT THEIR OWN PACE.

AND SO THAT CAN BE THAT CAN SOUND REAL BORING AND REAL TERRIBLE, ALMOST LIKE COVID DAYS OF ONLINE LEARNING ALL DAY, EVERY DAY.

AND THESE TEACHERS MAKE IT AWESOME.

AND EVERYBODY'S AT A DIFFERENT PLACE IN THE CURRICULUM.

SO TO BE ABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE, SOMETIMES THEY HAVE MULTIPLE GRADES SOMETIMES.

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YOU'VE GOT THIS THE YOUR MASTERS 23% MASTERS IN US HISTORY FOR SPRING 2023.

CORRECT. WHO'S THAT TEACHER? BRETT COATS. THAT'S AWESOME.

OKAY, WELL, THAT SORT OF STOOD OFF THE PAGE AT ME.

SO I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT.

AND ALSO, THANK YOU FOR DOING SOME COOL THINGS OVER THERE.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO THERE WASN'T A PROM.

THERE AREN'T EXTRACURRICULAR STUFF.

AND YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO BRING SOME OF THOSE THINGS IN.

I KNOW DID YOU BRING TENNIS OR.

I FEEL LIKE THERE'S SOME. WE TRY.

WE HAD A GREAT TENNIS TEAM, BUT THEY EITHER GRADUATED EARLY OR MOVED AWAY.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR PICKLEBALL COURTS? CAN WE START A LEAGUE THERE? IT GOES ON EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY AT 4:30.

YOU HAVE A PICKLEBALL COURT? I DON'T THINK PEOPLE KNOW THIS.

YES, THREE OF THEM. SO LET'S.

MY HUSBAND'S GOING TO GET REAL EXCITED HEARING THIS, BUT WE COULD START A PICKLEBALL LEAGUE.

I'M FAIRLY CONFIDENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE SPECIAL THINGS THAT YOU'VE ADDED.

LIKE YOU SAID, THE GRADUATION PICTURES.

THERE'S PROM NOW.

I HOPE YOU'RE STILL DOING THAT.

CORRECT. MAY 11TH.

AND THE WHAT? MAY 11TH.

OH. MAY 11TH. OKAY. GOOD TO KNOW.

ANY ANYTHING ELSE YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT WITH THIS CONSTRUCTION PIECE AND EXPANDING LIVE OAK? NO. I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET STARTED.

I FEEL LIKE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO START IN APRIL, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE DONE IN APRIL.

ROWE. OKAY.

ROWE. AWESOME.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT WAS IT.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND BRAG ON YOU AND AWESOME JOB.

THANK YOU. IT IS APPRECIATED.

MR. VELA.

MR. [INAUDIBLE] YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD YOUR ANNOUNCER FROM GRADUATIONS.

THAT GUY IS HYPE ALL THE TIME.

YEAH I REALLY LIKE THE INDIVIDUAL FLAVOR THAT WE HAVE AT LIVE OAK.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP THERE.

I KNOW YOU LET THE STUDENTS COME IN, AND I'M GOING TO TALK TO GRADUATION BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'VE SEEN MOST.

BUT YOU LET THEM COME IN IN WHATEVER ORDER THEY WANT.

THEY GET ANNOUNCED BY THE CHICAGO BULLS, YOU KNOW? PA ANNOUNCER. IT SOUNDS LIKE.

AND JUST REALLY I LIKE WHAT YOU SAID.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAD 100 KIDS GRADUATE, THEY GOT THERE A HUNDRED DIFFERENT WAYS.

REALLY PROUD THAT WE HAVE AN ACADEMY THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO GROW IT BECAUSE THERE IS A NEED YOU KNOW, FOR SO MANY KIDS THAT ARE NOT JUST DISENFRANCHIZED.

I MEAN, WE HAVE SOME THAT BECAUSE OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS OR BECAUSE OF OTHER, YOU KNOW, OTHER THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST BEING A TRADITIONAL STUDENT AT ONE OF OUR OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS JUST DOESN'T FIT THEM. AND I'M GLAD THAT WE ARE INDIVIDUALIZING LIVING OUT OUR VISION.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU.

YES, SIR. MR. FLORES. OH, THANK YOU AGAIN.

AND LIVE OAK IS ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE CAMPUSES I'VE EVER BEEN ON, WHERE, AS MISS PETREA SAID, YOU KNOW, KIDS ARE ON CHAIRS, ON COUCHES.

NOT EVERY KID LEARNS THE SAME WAY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT ALMOST HAS A SMALL TOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FEEL TO IT BUT I LOVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING, AND I ACTUALLY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THE.

I MEAN, YOU HAVE SOME YOUNG HISTORIANS THERE, SO I, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH YOUR HISTORY TEACHER AGAIN.

WHAT WAS THE NAME? BRETT COATES.

YEAH. WELL, HE'S DOING A GOOD JOB.

BUT IT'S FANTASTIC.

JUST, I MEAN, I'VE GOT TO GO TO MY FIRST GRADUATION WHEN I WAS A BRAND NEW TRUSTEE.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S UNIQUE.

AND SHE ALSO MENTIONED TRUSTEE PETREA MENTIONED THE CONSTRUCTION.

I MEAN, YOU KIND OF ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS ON THAT, BUT AGAIN, IT'S SUCH A UNIQUE WAY AND INNOVATIVE WAY TO YOU KNOW, ALLOW KIDS TO LEARN.

AND PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

THANK YOU, MR. SEVERANCE. YEAH.

MR. AGNEW, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

LIKE, I JUST KNOW THAT EVERY.

I'VE BEEN ON YOUR CAMPUS A FEW TIMES THIS YEAR, AND YOU'RE AS WELCOMING TO US.

I MEAN, I KNOW HOW YOU'RE WELCOMING TO ALL THESE KIDS THAT ARE COMING TO YOUR CAMPUS FOR SPECIFIC REASONS.

YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED DIFFERENT REASONS, LIKE YOU SAY.

BUT I JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THIS IS ONE OF OUR IT'S THE FOURTH HIGH SCHOOL.

I MEAN, IT'S LIKE A HIGH SCHOOL. I MEAN, I THINK PEOPLE WE FORGET THAT SOMETIMES, I MEAN, AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE, BRING IT IN YOUR CCR NUMBERS, YOUR INCORPORATING THAT WITH DISTRICT PRIORITY THAT WE HAVE YOUR 100% HAYS.

I LOVE THAT YOU DO THAT.

I WANT TO SAY THAT THE I WAS GOING TO MISS PETREA.

TRUSTEE PETREA HAS REALLY GOOD AT WORDSMITHING AND SHE SAID A LOT OF WONDERFUL THINGS THAT I WAS GOING TO SAY, BUT I WON'T REPEAT THEM.

BUT HIGHLIGHTING THE US HISTORY THE MASTERS, THAT WAS PRETTY.

THAT'S A HIGHLIGHT.

I MEAN, THAT'S A PRETTY BIG GLARING THING ON THE PAGE THAT SHOWS WHAT GREAT THINGS ARE GOING ON AT YOUR CAMPUS.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE THIS AVAILABLE TO OUR DISTRICT.

I LOVE THAT WE'RE EXPANDING IT.

I KNOW THERE WAS A WAITLIST AT SOME TIME, AND DR.

WRIGHT. IT WAS LIKE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO WE'RE NOT HAVE A WAITLIST IF WE NEED.

WE NEED TO PUT KIDS HERE. WE NEED TO PUT THEM HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.

SO. BUT JUST WE GOT TO DO IT SLOWLY SO WE DON'T CHANGE THE CULTURE ALL AT ONE TIME.

SO I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO THAT YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS WITH THAT.

SO ANYWAY, JUST THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU GUYS ARE DOING.

THANK YOU, MISS RUNKLE.

HOW ARE YOU DOING, MR. AGNEW? BETTER THAN I DESERVE.

I MEAN, I HAD TO ASK THAT BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST MET MR. AGNEW, THAT'S WHAT I ASKED HIM.

AND THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.

AND THAT'S HOW HE RESPONDS EVERY TIME I ASK HIM HOW HE'S DOING.

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BUT, YOU KNOW, AS A TRUSTEE, WE HEAR STORIES YOU KNOW, FROM STUDENTS THAT USED TO ATTEND LIVE OAK OR FAMILIES OR PARENTS OF STUDENTS THAT ATTENDED LIVE OAK.

AND ON THE STUDENT ADVISORY PANEL, WE HAVE SOME OF YOUR STUDENTS ON THE ADVISORY PANEL THAT WE GET TO HEAR FROM.

SO HEARING THEIR STORIES OF WHAT HOW THEY ARRIVED AT LIVE OAK AND JUST HOW THEY FEEL TO BE THERE AND SUPPORTED.

JUST I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE HEAR IT OR I HEAR IT ALL THE TIME.

AND I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE A CAMPUS LIVE OAK AND HAYS CISD.

THERE WAS A TIME WHERE THE WAITING.

I MEAN, WE CAN ONLY HAVE WHAT WAS 125 STUDENTS.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE TRY TO STAY AROUND FOR, AT LEAST SINCE I'VE BEEN THE PRINCIPAL, AROUND 200.

BUT WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, 280 APPLICATIONS.

SO 80 KIDS HAD TO WAIT.

RIGHT? THERE'S KIDS THAT WANT TO GET IN TO LIVE OAK.

I MEAN, I EVEN I HAVE STUDENTS THAT REACH OUT TO ME.

I KNOW YOU JUST HAD A STUDENT THAT JUST ENROLLED, CORRECT.

BECAUSE THEY SAW WHAT LIVE OAK CAN DO FOR THEM.

I CALL HIM A LEGACY. HIS SISTER GRADUATED FROM LIVE OAK.

I LOVE IT, AND I KNEW THAT I LOVE IT, BUT AGAIN, I THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH THINGS I CAN SAY ABOUT LIVE OAK THERE.

WHAT YOU'RE DOING THERE IS PHENOMENAL.

THE STUDENTS ARE WONDERFUL.

AND I'M JUST GLAD THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, LIKE LIVE OAK FOR THEM TO COME TO SCHOOL.

THANK YOU.

MRS. OROSCO.

I THINK ONE OF THE BEST THINGS IS SEEING YOUR STAFF IN THEIR ELEMENT, RIGHT? SEEING YOU WALK DOWN THE HALLS AND YOU KNOW EVERY SINGLE KID, AND YOU HAVE THAT ABILITY TO KNOW EVERY SINGLE KID, RIGHT? AS OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THAT.

BUT JUST SEEING THE STAFF AND THAT TURNOVER RATE AS LOW AS IT IS, I MEAN, THOSE TEACHERS HAVE BEEN THERE LIKE FOREVER.

BRETT COATES, WHOSE MUSICAL GENIUS.

RIGHT. AND YOU HAVE JAM OUT SESSIONS AND YOU MAKE IT FUN.

IT'S ALWAYS GREAT.

AND YOUR COUNSELORS ARE AMAZING IN REACHING OUT AND UTILIZING THE RESOURCES THROUGH OUR HAYS HOPE TO GO AND OUR CLOTHES CLOSET AND PARTNERING WITH PROM, MAKING SURE PEOPLE HAVE PROM DRESSES AND EVERYTHING.

I LOVE THAT THEY UTILIZE EVERYTHING AND CONSTANTLY CALL TO SEE WHAT CAN I DO.

I'M REALLY TRYING TO CONNECT THIS KID WITH THE RESOURCES GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND AT ALL TIMES.

SO I LOVE LIVE OAK.

IT HAS BEEN AMAZING FOR A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS AND THEY WOULD NOT BE AS SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

DOUG. JUST FOR ME.

I KNOW ALL OF OUR STAFF LOVE THEIR STUDENTS, BUT.

WHAT I SENSE FROM YOU IS JUST SO REAL AND GENUINE ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU CARE FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS.

NOT JUST THE THE MISSION THAT YOU'RE ON.

BECAUSE I'VE KNOWN YOU A REAL LONG TIME.

YES, SIR. AND I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CARE ABOUT ABOUT KIDS AND FAMILIES AND JUST WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET OUT OF LIFE.

AND IT SHINES THROUGH AT LIVE OAK.

AND I'M JUST. I'M BLOWN AWAY.

LIKE MISS RUNKLE SAID, EVERY TIME YOU SHOW UP ON CAMPUS, THERE'S JUST AN ENERGY THERE THAT'S.

I DON'T KNOW, IT'S JUST DIFFERENT.

AND IT FEELS GOOD.

AND YOU AND I HAVE TALKED BEFORE THAT I THINK YOU HAVE THE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, AND EVERYBODY ELSE NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

RIGHT. AGREED.

I THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT.

NO, I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TONIGHT.

TEAM. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FOR MR. AGNEW? ALRIGHT, ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

JUST WHAT TOOK SO LONG.

WHAT TOOK SO LONG? I'M JUST SAYING, YOU HAVE A SONG OR ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD OR SING? I'M GOOD. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. PARTY OF ONE.

ALRIGHT. THANK YOU DOUG.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

[J. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT - Mid-Year Review of Extracurricular and Club Participation (presented at the February 20, 2024 Board Meeting)]

SO WE'RE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA.

[K. CONSENT AGENDA ]

MOVED BY MRS. PETREA.

SECONDED BY MR. SEVERANCE.

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

WE ARE ON TO OUR ACTION ITEMS.

[L.1. Consideration and possible action resulting from Closed Session]

GIVE ME A MOMENT TO GET WHERE I NEED TO BE.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION TO CONTRACTUALLY EMPLOY THE DIRECTOR OF BANDS AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL AND THE DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION AND PLANNING, AS DISCUSSED, MOVED BY MRS.

[00:25:01]

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

WRIGHT. THANK YOU.

SO FIRST I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION, JOE ALEXANDER.

JOE, IF YOU'LL PLEASE STAND UP.

GIVE HIM A NICE, WARM WELCOME.

SO JOE IS COMING TO US FROM TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY.

HE'S BEEN A PROJECT MANAGER FOR FIVE YEARS AND A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER FOR TEN YEARS.

AND WE ARE SO EXCITED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE JOINING THE HAYS CISD FAMILY.

AND JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A WARM WELCOME, AND WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE A PART OF OUR TEAM AND LOOKING FORWARD TO GREAT THINGS.

CONGRATULATIONS. AND NEXT, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THE DIRECTOR OF THE MOE AND GENE JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL BAND.

OUR NEW DIRECTOR IS JOANNIE PEREZ, AND JOANNIE HAS BEEN THE HEAD DIRECTOR AT THE WOODLANDS FOR 12 YEARS.

SHE HAS JUST A NUMBER OF ACCOLADES AND THEY HER BANDS HAVE BEEN TO THE BOA GRAND NATIONALS AT LEAST THREE TIMES TO THE FINALS.

THEIR BAND HAVE FINISHED IN THE TOP THREE UIL STATE MARCHING AND THE VIDEO THAT I GOT TO SEE.

AND I GOT A PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN FROM DESIGN ALL THE WAY TO IMPLEMENTATION.

AND I WAS BLOWN AWAY.

I'VE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING SO IMPRESSIVE IN MY LIFE AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL THE GREAT THINGS SHE'S GOING TO DO AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF MR. LUCIDA AND THE BAND MEMBERS THAT WE HAVE FOR LAYING THE GROUNDWORK TO ATTRACT SUCH AWESOME CANDIDATES.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING HER COME TO THE DISTRICT ON FRIDAY AND INTRODUCE HERSELF TO THE BAND AND TO THE FACULTY, STAFF AND PARENTS.

SO JOANNIE IF YOU'RE WATCHING, CONGRATULATIONS.

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU DR.

WRIGHT. THANKS, BAND STUDENTS, FOR BEING HERE.

THAT WAS AWESOME.

[L.2. Second Reading and Possible Adoption of Proposed Revisions to Local Policy CCA]

THIS IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO LOCAL POLICY CCA THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO LOCAL POLICY CCA AS PRESENTED.

SO MOVED. MOVED BY MISS RUNKLE.

SECONDED BY MR. FLORES.

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

[L.3. Consideration and possible approval of the district Wide Campus wireless Network Upgrade - Converge One]

THIS IS ITEM L3.

THIS IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF EXTREME WIRELESS FOR DISTRICT WIDE CAMPUS WIRELESS NETWORK.

NETWORK UPGRADE FROM CONVERGE ONE.

THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF EXTREME WIRELESS NETWORK UPGRADE FROM CONVERGE ONE FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,143,354 AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MR. VELA. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN SEEING NONE.

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

ALL RIGHT, TEAM UP TO PAGE 36.

[L.4. Consideration and possible approval of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) 2 and Construction Documents (CD) for 2023 Bond Bid Package 1 - Ramage Elementary School]

THIS IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE TWO FOR 2023 BOND BID PACKAGE ONE AT RAMAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

AND THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE 2023 BOND BID PACKAGE.

ONE RAMAGE ELEMENTARY, DESIGNED BY HUCKABEE ARCHITECTS AND APPROVED GMP2 FROM BARTLETT COCKE IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $40,848,027 AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MR. FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

[L.5. Consideration and possible approval of guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) 2 and Construction Document (CD) Estimates to-date for 2023 Bond Bid Package 2 for Improvements at Johnson High School]

OF THE MAX CLEAVER SHOW.

SO THIS IS ITEM L5.

AND THIS IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE TWO AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT ESTIMATES TO DATE FOR 2023.

BOND BID PACKAGE TWO FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL.

[00:30:04]

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MR. SEVERANCE. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

THAT TAKES US UP TO L6 ON PAGE 53.

[L.6. Consideration and possible approval of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) 2 and Construction Documents (CD) for 2023 Bond Bid Package 5 for Improvements at Dahlstrom Middle School and Wallace Middle School]

HOLD, PLEASE.

OKAY, SO THIS IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE TWO FOR 2023.

BOND BID PACKAGE FIVE FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, DESIGNED BY O'CONNELL ROBERTSON ARCHITECTS, AND GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE TWO FROM JACKSON CONSTRUCTION FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,745,003 FOR 2023 BOND BID PACKAGE FIVE FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL AS PRESENTED.

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

SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN, ZERO.

WE'RE ON PAGE 65, ITEM L7.

[L.7. Consideration and possible approval of the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) 2 AND Design-to-Date (DD) for 2023 Bond Bid Package 6 for Improvements at Kyle Elementary, Elm Grove Elementary, Fuentes Elementary, Tom Green Elementary, Hemphill Elementary, Pfluger Elementary, and Simon Middle School]

TWO FOR 2023 BOND BID PACKAGE 6 FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT KYLE ELEMENTARY, TOM GREEN ELEMENTARY, ELM GROVE ELEMENTARY, HEMPHILL ELEMENTARY, FUENTES ELEMENTARY, PFLUGER ELEMENTARY, AND SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL.

OUR SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE DESIGN TO DATE FOR 2023.

BOND BID PACKAGE SIX FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT KYLE ELEMENTARY, TOM GREEN ELEMENTARY, ELM GROVE ELEMENTARY, HEMPHILL ELEMENTARY, FUENTES ELEMENTARY, PFLUGER ELEMENTARY, AND SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL AS DESIGNED BY O'CONNELL ROBERTSON ARCHITECTS AND GMP TWO PROVIDED BY JACKSON CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $7,593,858 AS PRESENTED.

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

THANK YOU.

MAX, I JUST WANT TO SAY I KNOW YOU WERE OUT OF TOWN THIS WEEK, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM, INCLUDING THE UPDATED TABLES INTO THE TRANSMITTALS JUST SO IT'S ALL TOGETHER FORWARD.

AND MY ONLY QUESTION ABOUT THIS PACKAGE I DON'T THINK I ASKED IT PROPERLY NEXT WEEK.

LET ME TRY THAT ONE MORE TIME.

WHEN YOU'RE DEFERRING RECOMMENDED TO FIRM, PART OF THE WORK TO A MASTER PLAN IS DEVELOPED.

FOR EXAMPLE, FUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARKING LOT REPAIR.

HOW FAR DOWN THE ROAD COULD THAT PROJECT BE PUSHED TO? AND THEN WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE FUNDS IN THIS BID PACKAGE THAT WERE ALLOCATED TO THAT, AND THEY'RE JUST GOING TO HANG UNTIL WE'RE READY TO DO THAT? YEAH. AT THIS POINT WE'RE OVER BUDGET.

SO I'LL ANSWER THE FIRST QUESTION FIRST.

WE'RE DESIGNING THAT NOW.

AND SO THOSE ITEMS WOULD LIKELY BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE 2025 BOND ON THE MASTER PLANNING FOR THE 2025 BOND.

WHAT ELSE IS GOING TO HAPPEN THERE.

THAT'S WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND.

IT OCCURRED. AND AT THIS POINT WE ARE ACTUALLY OVER BUDGET.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT SEE WHERE THIS THING LANDS AND SEE IF THERE'S MONEY IN THIS PROJECT TO DO IT WITH OR NOT.

OKAY. WILL YOU BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT BACK TO US? YES, SIR. AS THE PROJECT GOES FORWARD, WE SURE CAN.

ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

AND WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSION.

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

[L.8. Consideration and possible adoption of the Hays CISD Board Operating Procedures]

I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED.

AND I DO MEAN THAT WATCHING THE MEETING FROM LAST WEEK AND THE CONVERSATION AROUND THIS, I FEEL LIKE A REALLY GOOD DOCUMENT HAS BEEN CRAFTED BY THE TEAM. AND I JUST THINK YOU ALL DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF WORKING TOGETHER AND LISTENING.

[00:35:05]

AND IT'S BEEN PUT TOGETHER VERY WELL.

SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO SPENT JUST A LOT OF TIME REALLY THINKING ABOUT THAT AND WHAT MATTERS TO THE DISTRICT, BUT ALSO TO THIS BOARD AND WHAT WE LEAVE A LEGACY FOR BOARDS THAT COME AFTER US.

SO ON PAGE 79, ITEM L EIGHT, THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MRS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MR. FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING? NONE.

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

WAY TO GO, TEAM.

THAT WAS AMAZING.

OKAY. SO WE ARE ON M1 AND OUR INFORMATION ITEMS.

[M.1. Update on District Safety & Security Initiatives]

SCRATCH THAT.

[M.2. Update on District Bond, Construction, and Renovation Projects]

THANK YOU, MAX, BUT YOU CAN GUESS WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK YOU ABOUT.

NO. SO I'M AGAIN, I HAVE JUST THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THE DEAL WITH THE LIGHTS BEING ON AND THE FACT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO UTILIZE THEM AS NEEDED. AND YOU MENTIONED THAT WOULD BE FOR THE TURF INSTALLATION, NOT THE HAULING OF THE GRAVEL.

THAT'S RIGHT. THEY DON'T THEY WANT TO HAUL OUT OF THOSE QUARRIES AT NIGHT.

YES, SIR. AND MY OTHER QUESTION IN REGARDS TO WHEN CREWS ARE WORKING, ARE THEY STILL WORKING ON WEEKENDS? SATURDAY AND OR SUNDAYS, I DON'T KNOW, I CAN FIND OUT.

I CAN CERTAINLY FIND THAT ONE.

YES, SIR. THE REASON I ASK IS, OBVIOUSLY WE HAD NICE WEATHER THIS PAST WEEKEND.

BUT DRIVING BY THERE WERE NO CREWS WORKING ON THAT SATURDAY.

AND I AGAIN WANT TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF URGENCY.

I GOT AN INVITE EARLIER TO TEACHER APPRECIATION NIGHT, MARCH 19TH AT THE LEHMAN BASEBALL FIELD.

AND ACCORDING TO BOARD BLOG AND A MEETING ON FEBRUARY THE 2ND, THE FIELDS ARE DUE TO BE READY OR THAT FIELD THE BASEBALL FIELD ON MARCH 20TH.

SO YOU COULD SEE HOW THAT'S DEFINITELY CUTTING IT CLOSE.

AND OF COURSE, AS I MENTIONED LAST MEETING, THE PARENTS HAVE BEEN REALLY PATIENT ON IT.

AND I JUST WANT TO JUST EMPHASIZE THAT SENSE OF URGENCY, YOU KNOW, TO GET THAT FIELD READY FOR THE KIDS AND PLEASE KEEP US UPDATED AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE COACH CASTILLO PLEASE UPDATE THE PARENTS.

AND THAT WAY, WE COULD AT LEAST MANAGE EXPECTATIONS.

YES, SIR. FOR OUR KIDS.

BUT THANK YOU, MAX.

WE CAN DO THAT, MR. SEVERANCE. YEAH.

THANK YOU, MR. CLEAVER. I'D ALSO LIKE ON THE LEHMAN BASEBALL SOFTBALL PROJECT.

IS THERE A WAY TO GET, LIKE, A WEEKLY SCHEDULE FROM THE CONTRACTOR OF WHAT'S HAPPENING? LIKE. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED IT EVERY DAY, BUT, LIKE, FOR THIS WEEK, KIND OF A SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND KIND OF A TIMELINE.

I JUST KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE DATES THAT WE'VE HAD, I KNOW THROUGH RAIN AND DELAYS.

I KNOW YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE WEATHER, BUT I'M JUST I THINK FEBRUARY OR MARCH 14TH HAS KIND OF BEEN THAT DATE THAT'S BEEN STICKING OUT THERE.

I KNOW WE CAME AT THE 20TH.

I THINK THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITY TO POSSIBLY COME IN ON THAT 14TH, BUT I'D JUST LIKE TO SEE TO GET THE CONTRACTOR, MAYBE A SCHEDULE TO US BECAUSE I SURE DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL IT'S THE 20TH AND THEN WE GET THE NEWS THAT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG.

I LIKE TO KIND OF GET SOME UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK IF POSSIBLE.

JUST [INAUDIBLE] THIS TIMELINE IN IS I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING ALL THAT WE CAN TO DELIVER THAT PROJECT.

DO YOU HAVE A DATE THAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH, THAT WE WILL BE COMPLETED, THAT YOU FEEL REALLY CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE COMPLETED BY A CERTAIN DATE? I MEAN, WE PUT OUT IN THE BLOG TODAY 320 AND THAT'S WHAT WE WERE COMFORTABLE WITH.

AND BUT WE CAN GO BACK AND WE'LL PROVIDE YOU THE SCHEDULE FOR THE BALANCE OF THE JOB AND SEE WHERE WE CAN TWIST IT A LITTLE MORE.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I KNOW THAT IF THERE'S SCHEDULING EVENTS A DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE, THAT MIGHT BE PROBLEMATIC.

SO I JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL IN OUR COMMUNICATION.

ABSOLUTELY. THE TIMELINE FOR THAT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HAVE A PARTY IN THE FIELD AND READY.

MISS OROSCO.

I LOVE THAT IDEA, MAX.

SUCH A GREAT IDEA TO POSSIBLY HAVE IT READY FOR THE 19TH.

THAT'LL BE AWESOME BECAUSE THAT'S JUST LIKE A DAY OFF.

SO I'M THINKING IT IS TOTALLY DOABLE AND POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE SUCH GREAT FLEXIBILITY WITH THE LIGHTS AND BEING ABLE TO WORK AT NIGHT AND DOING ALL THESE THINGS. LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. IT WOULD MEAN SO MUCH TO THE COMMUNITY IF WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.

SO I KNOW THAT OUR CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS AND EVERYBODY, WE CAN ALL PITCH IN AND MAKE SURE THAT IT CAN HAPPEN.

YES, MA'AM. MAKE IT A REALITY.

[00:40:02]

MR. VELA, MR. CLEAVER. YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T HEARD THIS TONIGHT, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND RAISE THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE ABOUT THE LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, BASEBALL FIELD, HIGH SCHOOL, AND BASEBALL FIELDS. YES, SIR.

WE ALL ECHO THE SENTIMENT, YOU KNOW, WE WANT THEM TO FEEL JUST AS READY FOR THE SEASON AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

AND SO LEHMAN FAMILIES THAT ARE LISTENING AND TUNING IN OR TEXTING, MANY OF US WE SEE YOU AND WE'RE ON IT.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MISS PETREA? HEY I AM.

YES, THIS IS GOING TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD, BUT I WAS AT LEHMAN FOR THE FIVE K FOR THE GOBLET AT FIVE K ON SATURDAY AND GOT TO SEE FIRSTHAND.

YOU KNOW, THE CURRENT CONDITION OF IT AND IT FEELS LIKE SUNFIELD ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE IT WAS GOING TO OPEN.

WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AROUND LIKE, REALLY, HOW IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN? SO I'M GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF FAITH THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

BECAUSE WHAT I DID SEE IS ALL THOSE GRAVEL BAGS.

AND MR. SEVERANCE AND I WERE OVER AT JOHNSON WHEN THEY HAD ALL THOSE GRAVEL BAGS OUT.

AND THEN, I MEAN, IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU PUT THE KITCHEN CABINETS IN AND YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO MOVE FROM THERE.

THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I FELT LIKE WAS HAPPENING.

SO IT FEELS LIKE ALL THE MATERIALS ARE IN PLACE AND READY TO GO.

BUT WHERE ARE THOSE PEOPLE PRACTICING? THEY GOT I'M SURE I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW, LIKE, IT'S JUST ROCKS.

YEAH, RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT'S UNDER IT.

YEAH, IT'S THAT'S WHAT'S ON TOP UNDER THE CARPET.

YEAH. THEY'RE PRACTICING DOWN THE FIELD IS UNDER AT THE LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS DOWN THE STREET IS MY UNDERSTANDING.

GOT IT. OKAY.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

I'M SURE THEY ARE EAGER TO GET AND IT'S SPRING AND.

YOU KNOW, IT'S STARTING TO COME.

WHAT'S THE HAYS TIMELINE LOOKING LIKE? ARE THEY DONE? I BELIEVE THEY ARE DONE.

I THINK I SAW AN EMAIL TODAY SAYING WITH A SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION DOCUMENT TO SIGN.

OKAY, SO.

JOHNSON DONE. HAYS DONE.

LEHMAN ALMOST DONE.

THAT'S RIGHT. GETTING THERE.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS RUNKLE.

NO. WELL, I WAS JUST GOING TO COMMENT.

I DO BELIEVE THAT THE LEHMAN PLAYERS ARE BEING ABLE TO GO OVER TO HAYS HIGH SCHOOL TO PRACTICE AS DOING SOME OF THAT.

I DO THINK FROM COACH MOFFAT THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO THAT AS WELL.

BUT NO, I JUST WANTED TO ECHO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SAID.

THAT WE ABSOLUTELY WANT THESE FIELDS DONE BEFORE THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO BE DONE.

SO LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.

MISS MA'AM. GET IT DONE! AND IF NOT, YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEARING FROM US.

WHO DID IT? WE'LL DO IT, I THINK.

ALL RIGHT. AND I WATCHED THE DRONE FOOTAGE TODAY THAT COACH PUTS TOGETHER, TOO.

THAT WAS PRETTY AWESOME. PRETTY COOL I LIKE DRONES.

YEAH, THAT WAS VERY GOOD.

OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE FOR MR. CLEAVER? ALL RIGHT, TEAM, THANK YOU.

MAX. ON ITEM M3 AND M4 ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR.

[Items M.3 & M.4.]

OKAY, TEAM, WE'LL COME BACK OUT AND WE'LL DO IN THROUGH THE END.

[B. CLOSED SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]

SO 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 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 418.

183F. THE TIME IS 7:42 P.M..

[C. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION - immediately following Closed Session (Part 2 of 2)]

THE TIME IS 9:32 P.M.

A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED.

ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT.

WE ARE ON AGENDA ITEM N REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD.

[N. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES]

I WOULD LIKE US TO BE PROVIDED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN ADDRESSING EQUITY ADJUSTMENTS WITH ALL CLASSES OF EMPLOYEES.

THANK YOU.

I WILL AGREE TO HAVE THAT PUT ON THE APRIL AGENDA.

FOR ALL. READ YOUR FOR ALL.

I'M SORRY. YOU PROBABLY PUT IT AWAY.

I'M MAKING A NOTE.

PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN ADDRESSING EQUITY ADJUSTMENTS WITH ALL CLASSES OF EMPLOYEES.

THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID. OKAY.

GOT YOU. THANK YOU, MR. FLORES. I BELIEVE I SAW YOUR HAND.

YES, SIR. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW THE CURRENT STATE OF OUR SUBSTITUTE POOL TO MAKE SURE WE'RE HAVE THE, YOU KNOW, NECESSARY NUMBERS TO PROCEED EFFICIENTLY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO SKIP OVER THE RECAP OF QUESTIONS.

[00:45:02]

[P. UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS]

THANK YOU TEAM.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.