Jun 17, 2024 Agenda Workshop

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>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE HAYS CISD,

[A. CALL TO ORDER: Establish a quorum]

AGAIN, THE MEETING OF THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

HERE AT THE HAYS CISD ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER, WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE BEING IN ATTENDANCE, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU LISTENING ONLINE.

THE TIME IS 5:30.

THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY CALLED TO ORDER WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEING PRESENT.

AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO A CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH

[B. CLOSED SESSION]

THE TIME IS STILL 5:30 P.M. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME BACK.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT, WHETHER YOU ARE IN PERSON OR JOINING ONLINE.

THE TIME IS 6:40 P.M.

THE QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEING PRESENT.

AT THIS TIME, WE'RE MOVING ON TO OUR PLEDGES LED BY BOARD SECRETARY VANESSA PETREA.

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

OUR MISSION STATEMENT WILL BE READ BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT, MR. SEVERANCE.

[E. MISSION STATEMENT]

>> THE MISSION OF HAYS CISD IS TO EDUCATE, VALUE, AND NURTURE STUDENTS THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND PERSONALIZED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES WHILE CELEBRATING OUR DIVERSITY.

>> THANK YOU, MR. SEVERANCE. OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT,

[F. SOCIAL CONTRACT]

>> THANK YOU, SIR. 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.

>> THANK YOU, MR. FLORES.

TEAM, WE ARE ON LETTER G OR PUBLIC HEARING.

[G. PUBLIC HEARING to be held June 17, 2024]

WHO IS COMING TO THE DAIS FOR THAT? DR. WATSON.

>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT VELA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. WRIGHT.

THIS IS A FORMALITY THAT WE HAVE TO DO EVERY YEAR FOR LIVE OAK ACADEMY SINCE THERE ARE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL OF CHOICE, AND WE JUST HAVE TO OFFER A PUBLIC HEARING.

>> FOR ANYBODY WHO IS [INAUDIBLE] YOU WANT TO JUST GIVE US A REAL QUICK OVERVIEW, AND THEN WE'LL SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.

>> OVERVIEW OF LIVE OAK ACADEMY OR OVERVIEW OF THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION?

>> THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION.

THE OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM AFFORDS US THE FLEXIBILITY AT LIVE OAK ACADEMY, SO WE CAN ACCOUNT FOR ATTENDANCE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.

IT GIVES OUR STUDENTS MORE FLEXIBILITY IN HOW THEY GO TO SCHOOL AND THE TIMES THAT THEY GO TO SCHOOL, AND THE MANNER THAT THEY'RE EDUCATED.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT, SIR. I'M LOOKING TO MY RIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? LOOKING TO MY LEFT. SEEING NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DR. WATSON.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> OUR NEXT PUBLIC HEARING AND

[H. PUBLIC HEARING to be held June 24, 2024]

NOW WE'RE MOVING INTO LETTER I,

[I. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT]

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IN THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE PASA PROJECTIONS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING OFF OF FOR THIS YEAR.

THE MODERATE PROJECTION THAT WE ARE DOING ALL OF OUR STAFFING ON IS 24,607 STUDENTS, AND SO LOOKS LIKE WE'LL BE ABLE TO HIT THAT TOTAL.

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THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.

YESTERDAY WAS FATHER'S DAY, SO I WANT TO WISH ALL THE FATHERS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY HAPPY FATHER'S DAY.

APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR YOUR FAMILY, FOR YOUR KIDS, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S KNOWN.

THEN I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE FROM OUR UIL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING.

IT'S BEEN MY PRIVILEGE TO SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.

THE BIGGEST THING THAT PASSED IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE PLAYOFF STRUCTURE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

WE ARE ABOUT TO DOUBLE OUR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR MOST ALL OF OUR TEAM SPORTS, AND SO LET ME GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW.

THE CHANGE TO THE CURRENT PLAYOFF STRUCTURE IN SOME SPORTS WILL ALLOW FOR SPLIT DIVISIONS IN THE POST-SEASON, MUCH LIKE WE'VE HAD WITH 6A FOOTBALL.

FOUR TEAMS WILL GO TO THE PLAYOFFS, THE TOP TWO WITH THE HIGHEST ENROLLMENT GO TO DIVISION 1, THE LOWEST TWO GO TO DIVISION 2.

WE WILL BE REPLICATING THAT FOR 2A-6A VOLLEYBALL, SOFTBALL, AND BASEBALL, 4A AND 6A SOCCER, AND 1-6A BASKETBALL.

LIKE I SAID, THE CHANGE WILL CREATE TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKETS FOR THE TEAMS THAT ADVANCE THROUGH POST-SEASON FOR THESE CONFERENCES, AND VOLLEYBALL, SOFTBALL, BASEBALL, SOCCER, AND BASKETBALL, AND OF COURSE, WE ALREADY HAVE IT IN FOOTBALL.

THAT'S A PRETTY BIG DEAL.

WE'RE DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

THE SCHOOLS WERE POOLED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND ALL OF THEM AGREED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER DOUBLING THE STRUCTURE BECAUSE OF THE DISPARITY BETWEEN SMALLER SCHOOLS AND LARGER SCHOOLS WITHIN THE SAME CLASSIFICATION.

I WANTED TO INFORM YOU OF THAT.

THEN THE ONLY RECOMMENDATION IN MUSIC WAS THAT WE FOLLOW THE SAME GUIDELINES FOR HEAT PROTOCOL THAT ATHLETICS USE NOW.

THE MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CALLED THE MAC, IS MAKING SURE THAT BANDS ARE GOING TO HAVE COOLING ZONES WHERE THEY HAVE ICE HANDY IN CASE A KID IS SUFFERING A HEAT STROKE.

THEY'LL HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN INSTANTANEOUSLY COOL OUR STUDENTS.

IT'S A NEAT PROCESS, AND THEN THEY'LL ALSO USE THE SAME WET BULB TECHNOLOGY TO DETERMINE THE RANGE OF HEAT SO THAT THEY'LL KNOW THE TIMES THAT ARE ACCEPTABLE TO PRACTICE.

I ALWAYS ENJOY BEING ON THAT COMMITTEE AND THE DIFFERENT CHANGES.

THEN FINALLY, WE HAD SEVERAL NEW SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES PROPOSED, AND ONE THING THAT PEOPLE REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THAT UIL DOESN'T MANUFACTURE OUR SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES.

UIL WAITS UNTIL THERE ARE ABOUT 150 SCHOOLS PLAYING A SPECIFIC SPORTS STATEWIDE.

THEN ONCE IT GETS TO THAT LEVEL AND THERE'S ENOUGH TO FIELD AN ENTIRE BRACKET FOR A PLAYOFF STRUCTURE, THAT'S WHEN UIL ADOPTS IT.

FOR THE FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW, WE GOT TO HEAR AN APPEAL FOR LACROSSE, AND I THINK THEY'RE UP TO AROUND 60 SCHOOLS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING NOW.

MAYBE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THEY'LL HAVE ENOUGH.

WE HAD AN APPEAL FOR, WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE?

>> DO WHAT? OH, YEAH, MEN'S VOLLEYBALL. I'M SORRY.

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL AND THAT ONE HAS ABOUT 38 SCHOOLS THAT ARE CURRENTLY PLAYING, SO IT'LL PROBABLY BE A LITTLE BIT LONGER BEFORE WE SEE THOSE TWO.

BUT THEY'RE ON THE RADAR, AND SO IT PROBABLY WON'T BE LONG BEFORE WE ADD ANOTHER ONE.

YOU'LL REMEMBER WE ADDED WRESTLING HERE AND WATER POLO AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE FINALLY GOT UP TO THAT 150 RANGE OF SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT WERE PARTICIPATING.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEHIND THE SCENES THAT MOST PEOPLE AREN'T AWARE OF.

ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.

>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR WRIGHT. LOOKING TO MY LEFT FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

LOOKING TO MY RIGHT, MS. PETREA.

>> YOU SAID FOR THE ICE THING, FOR ATHLETES AND COOLING ZONES.

I'VE HEARD A RUMOR THAT THAT ALSO WILL APPLY TO FINE ARTS LIKE BAND.

I WANTED TO SEE IF YOU'D HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

I KNOW YOU'RE ON THE FINE ARTS COUNCIL, BUT YOUR MENTION.

I HAVE WORKED THE FIRST AID TENT AT MARCHING BAND SUMMER BAND, AND I WOULD LIKE TO PUT MORE ICE TOWELS ON CHILDREN MORE OFTEN.

IS THAT GOING TO BE SOMETHING WE CAN DO?

>> IT'S THE EXACT SAME PROTOCOL AS WHATEVER ATHLETICS IS DOING IS WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING FOR MARCHING BAND.

>> PERFECT. THANK YOU.

>> IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR WRIGHT. TEAM, AT THIS TIME,

[J. PUBLIC FORUM ]

AS A REMINDER, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD IN PUBLIC FORUM MUST

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

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE AUDIO AND VIDEO OF PUBLIC FORUM IS RECORDED AS PART OF THE RECORDING OF THE ENTIRE MEETING AND IS PUBLISHED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE WITHOUT ALTERATION.

A PERSON WHO CHOOSES TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC FORUM IS CONSENTING TO THE ONLINE PUBLICATION OF THEIR COMMENTS.

THE GREEN SHEETS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, SO TEAM TONIGHT, WE HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS.

THEY WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES EACH AND WE WILL START WITH MS. SCHEFFEL.

HAVE I PRONOUNCED THAT CORRECTLY? MS. SCHEFFEL, IN THE MIDDLE, YOU'RE GOING TO PRESS THE BUTTON ON THE RIGHT TO TURN THE MICROPHONE GREEN AND THEN YOU'RE LIVE AND WE'LL HAVE THE TIMER GOING ON BEHIND US.

>> THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS STEPHANIE SCHEFFEL.

I'M ONE OF THE MUSIC THERAPISTS IN HCISD.

I'VE BEEN A MUSIC THERAPIST SINCE 2010, AND I'VE PROBABLY SUPPORTED STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT SINCE 2017.

I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING SOME OF YOU AND GOT TO MEET THE REST OF YOU TONIGHT, I THINK.

TONIGHT, I WANT TO TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO TELL YOU ABOUT MUSIC THERAPY IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT IN ACTION, BASICALLY, THERAPY IS THE USE OF MUSIC TO ADDRESS NON-MUSICAL GOALS.

YOU GUYS ALL KNOW MUSIC AS AN INNATELY HUMAN EXPERIENCE.

WHETHER IT'S A SONG THAT BRINGS US BACK TO A MEMORY OR A BAND OR A SINGER THAT MUSIC HELPS US GET THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES OR A SONG THAT HELPS US REMEMBER SOMETHING THAT'S OTHERWISE PRETTY EASY TO FORGET.

I KNOW FOR ME, I CAN REMEMBER ALL 50 STATES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BECAUSE BACK IN FOURTH GRADE, WE LEARNED FIFTY NIFTY UNITED STATES, AND THAT STICKED WITH ME FOR SOME REASON BECAUSE OF MUSIC.

MUSIC IS CONSIDERED A WHOLE-BRAIN ACTIVITY, WHICH MEANS THAT ENGAGING IN MUSIC ACTIVATES THE SAME AREAS OF THE BRAIN THAT PROCESS SPEECH AND LANGUAGE, MEMORY, MOTOR MOVEMENT, SOCIAL CUES, EMOTIONAL IDENTIFICATION, AND MORE.

IN SCHOOLS, MUSIC THERAPY IS RECOGNIZED AS A RELATED SERVICE UNDER IDEA.

HERE IN HAYS CISD, MY COLLEAGUE, LUIS MUNOZ AND MYSELF HAVE SUPPORTED STUDENTS THROUGH THE HYBRID MODEL.

THAT MEANS WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS FOR WHOM WE EVALUATE AND WE FIND THAT MUSIC-BASED STRATEGIES ARE A CRITICAL FACTOR IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS.

THAT MEANS THAT MUSIC THERAPY IS LISTED ON THEIR IEP.

WE ALSO HAVE ABOUT 300 STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT WHO PARTICIPATE IN WHAT WE CALL THE ENRICHMENT MODEL.

LAST SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAD 55 SPECIALIZED CLASSROOMS ACROSS 22 CAMPUSES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THAT ENRICHMENT MODEL, AND THOSE CLASSROOMS RECEIVED MUSIC THERAPY ONCE A WEEK FOR 30 MINUTES.

THERE'S A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES, INCLUDING INSTRUMENT PLAYING, SINGING, SONGWRITING, MOVEMENT TO MUSIC, RELAXATION, MUSIC GAMES, AND MORE.

WHILE TO A CASUAL OBSERVER, ENRICHMENT MUSIC THERAPY SESSIONS LOOK LIKE FUN, AND THEY ARE FUN, BUT THERE'S AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO PLANNING AN ENRICHMENT SESSION.

WE'RE IN ONGOING TREATMENT PLANNING PROCESSES.

WE INCORPORATE THE STUDENTS' IEP GOALS, WE INCORPORATE WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON IN THE CLASSROOM IN TERMS OF ACADEMIC AND FUNCTIONAL TOPICS, AND OTHER AREAS OF GROWTH THAT THE TEACHERS WE'RE WORKING WITH IDENTIFY.

WE DEVELOP AND WE PREPARE SONGS AND OTHER MATERIALS THAT ARE INDIVIDUALIZED TO THE STUDENTS IN THAT CLASSROOM.

WHAT MODES OF COMMUNICATION DO THOSE STUDENTS USE? ARE THEY VERBAL COMMUNICATORS? DO THEY HAVE COMMUNICATION DEVICES? DO WE HAVE STUDENTS WITH ACCESS NEEDS IN TERMS OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS? ARE THEY DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING? DO THEY HAVE LIMITED FINE AND GROSS MOTOR? ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE THINGS THAT WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT FOR EVERY ENRICHMENT SESSION THAT WE BRING TO OUR KIDS.

BECAUSE EACH STUDENT IS UNIQUE, EACH SESSION IS PRESENTED UNIQUELY, SO WE CAN MEET STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE AND REAFFIRM THEM IN THIS MOMENT, AND ALSO CHALLENGE THEM TO GROW AND MOVE FORWARD.

THERE'S SO MANY COOL MOMENTS THAT I COULD TELL YOU ABOUT AND IT'S A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, BUT IT'S BEEN MY PLEASURE TO FACILITATE ALL THESE MOMENTS, WHETHER IT'S A LITTLE THREE-YEAR-OLD WHO SAID HER FIRST WORDS IN MUSIC THERAPY, OR WHETHER IT'S A KID WHO REMEMBERED SOMETHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK BECAUSE WE SANG ABOUT IT.

IT'S AMAZING TO BEAR WITNESS TO THOSE MOMENTS AND MUSIC IS THE AGENT OF CHANGE THERE.

THERE'S A NUMBER OF BENEFITS TO THE ENRICHMENT MODEL, AND THAT'S WHY WE'VE HAD IT FOR SO LONG.

ONE BENEFIT IS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO REACH SO MANY STUDENTS WITH JUST THE TWO OF US, 300 PER WEEK.

IT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT.

ANOTHER BENEFIT IS THAT WE GET EQUAL ACCESS TO MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES ACROSS THE DISTRICT, SO THAT NO MATTER WHAT RESOURCES A KID HAS, WHAT SITUATION THEY'RE IN, IF THEY'RE IN THAT CLASSROOM, THEY RECEIVE MUSIC THERAPY AND THAT'S TRUE DISTRICT-WIDE, AND I THINK THAT'S BEEN A REALLY STRENGTH OF OUR PROGRAM.

WE'RE ALSO FORTUNATE TO HAVE INCREDIBLE PARTICIPATION FROM OUR TEACHERS, OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS, EVEN OTHER SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF DURING SESSIONS.

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IT'S TRULY IMPOSSIBLE TO JUDGE THE VALUE OF MUSIC THERAPY, TO REDUCE IT TO NUMBERS, I FEEL LIKE. THERE ARE OTHER NUMBERS.

THERE'S LOTS OF GRANTS THAT WE'VE WRITTEN TO PUT BOXES AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN CLASSROOMS. THERE'S THE NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS THAT WE'VE DONE FOR OUR TEACHERS, PARAPROFESSIONALS, OTHER MUSIC THERAPISTS.

BUT THE VALUE OF OUR WORK, I FEEL LIKE WE CAN SEE IN OUR STUDENTS, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SUPPORTERS HERE TONIGHT.

WE'RE HERE BECAUSE OF THE STUDENTS WE SERVE.

IN CLOSING, LUIS AND I HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU VIA EMAIL, THAT LAYS OUT SOME MORE SPECIFICS OF WHAT WE DO IN OUR DISTRICT, AND WE'VE ALREADY GOTTEN SOME FEEDBACK ABOUT THAT.

WE WELCOME MORE FEEDBACK AS WE MOVE FORWARD, AND THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

>> THANK YOU, MS. SCHEFFEL. GREAT TEAM.

NEXT WE HAVE MR. LUIS MUNOZ.

>> MR. MUNOZ, YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES.

>> THANK YOU. HI. MY NAME IS LUIS MUNOZ.

I'M THE SENIOR BILINGUAL MUSIC THERAPIST FOR THE DISTRICT.

OUR MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2006 AS A HYBRID PROGRAM IN ORDER TO REACH AND MAXIMIZE STUDENT OUTCOMES.

WE'RE ABLE TO SERVICE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT IN ECSC CLASSROOM, FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING CLASSROOMS, STUDENTS WHO HAVE SENSORY NEEDS, AND ALSO STUDENTS WITH EMOTIONAL BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS IN THE STRUCTURED LEARNING CENTERS.

AS STEPHANIE SAID, WE ARE CLINICAL AND EVIDENCE-BASED PROFESSION THAT USES MUSIC AS A MEDIUM TO WORK ON 10 DOMAINS, FOR EXAMPLE, GROSS MOTOR SKILLS, COGNITIVE SKILLS, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, EXPRESSIVE AND RECEPTIVE COMMUNICATION, AUDITORY, AND PERCEPTION, SENSORY AND ORAL MOTOR.

WE KNOW THROUGH THE RESEARCH THAT MUSIC HAS MORE ABILITY TO ACTIVATE MORE PARTS OF THE BRAIN, INCLUDING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SPEECH AND LANGUAGE AND SINGING, RHYTHM AND BODY MOVEMENT, MEMORY, RECALL, ACADEMIC, THE ABILITY TO CHANGE MOODS, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE BEHAVIORAL CLASSROOMS WHERE THERE MIGHT BE AGITATION TO WHERE WE COME IN AND WE HELP THE STUDENTS COPE WITH ANXIETY AND STRESSES OF THE DAY.

STEPHANIE AND I SEE STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, I MAINLY TAKE THE E-SIDE WHERE OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE BILINGUAL AND DEAF BECAUSE I ALSO ASSIGN FOR STUDENTS THERE.

WE MAY SEE STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, SUCH AS STUDENTS WITH AUTISM, VISUALLY IMPAIRED, DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING, AND OTHER SPECIAL LEARNERS.

AS STEPHANIE MENTIONED, WE HAVE WRITTEN AND BEEN AWARDED OVER $10,000 FOR OUR STUDENTS.

STEPHANIE AND I ARE ADVOCATES FOR OUR STUDENTS IN SPECIAL ED, AND WE'VE BEEN AWARDED BY THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND ALSO TANGER OUTLETS IN ORDER TO GET RESOURCES INTO THOSE CLASSROOMS, SO WHEN WE'RE NOT THERE, THE TEACHERS CAN CONTINUE WHAT WE DO EVERY WEEK THERE.

BEYOND OUR JOB DESCRIPTIONS OF WORKING FULL-TIME WITH OUR STUDENTS. BEING GRANT WRITER.

STEPHANIE AND I ARE ALSO UNIVERSITY-AFFILIATED INTERNSHIP AND PRACTICUM SITE DIRECTORS.

WE WORK WITH TEXAS WOMEN'S DENTON, SAN HOUSTON STATE, HUNTSVILLE, INCARNATE WORD, AND ST. MARY THE WOODS, WHERE WE ARE TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATIONS OF MUSIC THERAPISTS.

STEPHANIE AND I ARE ALSO RECOGNIZED AND INVITED PRESENTERS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, REGIONAL LEVEL, WHICH MEANS TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, NEW MEXICO, THE STATE OF TEXAS, LOCAL AND SCHOOL PRESENTERS, WHERE WE RECENTLY PRESENTED IN ALBUQUERQUE REPRESENTING HAYES TO MUSIC THERAPISTS FROM AROUND THE UNITED STATES.

WE ALSO SUPPORT OUR RELATED SERVICES PROFESSIONALS THROUGH DISTRICT WIDE EVENTS SUCH AS TALK FEST WITH ALTERNATIVE AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION DEVICES OR STUDENTS WITH AAC DEVICES, SPECIAL OLYMPICS, AND WE CONSISTENTLY PRESENT FOR TEACHERS STAFF, AND OTHER DISCIPLINES THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

STEPHANIE AND I RECENTLY SUPPORTED TOM GREEN THIS YEAR AS TRAUMA SUPPORT CRISIS INTERVENTION CLINICIANS USING MUSIC THERAPY STRATEGIES TO HELP SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AND STAFF THROUGH A TRAUMATIC EVENT.

EVERY YEAR WE DEVELOP A NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND PROJECT FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND PRESENT OUR FINDINGS TO LEADERSHIP, INCLUDING MODEL CHANGES, STAFFING NEEDS, STUDENT SUPPORT NEEDS, AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW TO SEE IF THERE'S A WAY

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IF WE WERE TO CHANGE MODELS TO STRICTLY IEP-BASED, OUR REDUCTION OF STUDENTS WOULD BE LESS, WE'LL BE DOING MORE ASSESSMENTS.

AS IT IS, STEPHANIE AND I STILL WORKING ON IEP GOALS, WHEN WE CONSULT WITH THE TEACHERS, WHAT ARE THEY WORKING ON FOR THE NINE WEEKS OR THAT WEEK? WE ARE STILL IN THOSE GOALS.

WE STILL DOCUMENT, WE STILL ARE DATA-DRIVEN, AND THAT'S WHAT HELP THE STUDENTS MAKE PROGRESS.

AS STEPHANIE SAID, STEPHANIE AND I TRULY BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF MUSIC.

WE BELIEVE THAT ALL STUDENTS DESERVE THE BENEFIT OF MUSIC THERAPY ACROSS THE DISTRICT, AND WE APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT FOR OUR PROGRAM AND STUDENTS, AND WE INVITE YOU ALL TO A PRESENTATION IN ORDER TO TALK MORE IN-DEPTH ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE DO HERE AT HAS.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MUNOZ. ALL RIGHT.

TEAM, NEXT, WE HAVE LISA WOLF CHARTER.

DID I PRONOUNCE IT CORRECTLY?

>> I'VE NOT DONE THIS BEFORE, I'M NERVOUS.

MR. MUNOZ AND MS. SCHEFFEL WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE TEACHERS TO ADDRESS IP GOALS, INCORPORATE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL COMMUNICATION, AND FINE GROSS MOTOR SKILLS.

THEIR WORK AND UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC HELPS STUDENTS EVEN WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL OR COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS TO PARTICIPATE.

I KNOW THE TEACHERS, ESPECIALLY IN ECS USE MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE DAY, BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME AS MUSIC THERAPISTS.

THE LOSS OR DIMINISHMENT OF THIS PROGRAM WOULD BE FELT INCREDIBLY DEEPLY.

MY DAUGHTER HAS LIMITED LANGUAGE.

EVERYONE THOUGHT SHE WOULD NEVER SPEAK, AND WITH HER VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, COMMUNICATION WAS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE.

BUT IT WAS CLEAR FROM THE BEGINNING THAT SHE LOVED MUSIC, AND MORE THAN THAT, SHE CRAVED MUSICAL INTERACTION.

SHE'S NOW DEVELOPED SOME LANGUAGE, WE'RE SO PROUD OF HER.

BUT THE FIRST TIME SHE WAS ABLE TO MEANINGFULLY COMMUNICATE WITH US WAS THROUGH MUSIC.

I'LL NEVER FORGET THE DAY SHE STARTED INDEPENDENTLY SINGING TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR.

SHE WAS SO JOYOUS AND PROUD WHEN WE WERE ALL ABLE TO DECIPHER WHAT SHE WANTED AND EVEN MORE SO WHEN WE WERE ALL ABLE TO SING IT TOGETHER.

MUSIC THERAPY IS MORE THAN A SPECIAL.

IT'S A TRUE SERVICE.

IT'S A PATHWAY TO HELP CHILDREN COMMUNICATE. CHILDREN LIKE MINE.

CHILDREN, IT HELPS CHILDREN LEARN FINE AND GROSS MOTOR SKILLS.

IT IS THE TRUEST PATHWAY TO SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A POINT OF CLARITY THAT THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO OUR MUSIC THERAPY THAT WE'RE AWARE OF.

WE'RE GOING TO GO TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER.

MISS TANYA VAN BREE.

>> I'M TANYA VAN BREE, AND I'M THE MOTHER OF TWO STUDENTS AT HAYS CISD.

ELLIE IS ENTERING HER FRESHMAN YEAR AT JOHNSON.

MY YOUNGER CHILD WILEM IS ENTERING FIFTH GRADE AT SUNFIELD, ELEMENTARY.

WHEN WILEM WAS 16 MONTHS OLD, HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM.

HE'S OVER THERE. HE'S MAKING A SOUND TRACK FOR US TONIGHT.

[LAUGHTER] WE HAVE SINCE BEEN DISCOVERING HIS NEEDS, AND THEY'RE QUITE EXTENSIVE DUE TO THE CHALLENGES THAT IMPACT HIS DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING GLOBAL MOTOR DELAYS, HIS INABILITY TO USE HIS MUSCLES IN THE WAY THAT HIS BRAINS INSTRUCTS THEM.

FOR EXAMPLE, IT TAKES HIM A LONG TIME TO LEARN HOW TO CLIMB.

IT TAKES HIM A LONG TIME AND NEEDS A LOT OF SUPPORT TO LEARN HOW TO WRITE OR TO TYPE.

THROUGH MUSIC THERAPY, WE HAVE LEARNED HOW TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS.

AS AN EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC EDUCATOR HERE IN BUTA FOR OVER 10 YEARS, I DISCOVERED THE POWER OF MUSIC THERAPY.

IT BECAME CLEAR TO ME THAT OUR MOST RELIABLE FORM OF COMMUNICATION IS MUSICALLY DRIVEN.

MUSIC CAN ACCESS HIS BRAIN IN A WAY THAT SPOKEN WORD CANNOT.

IN THE SAME WAY THAT ANY OF US MIGHT HAVE USED THE SONG ABCS IN ORDER TO LEARN IT IN STEAD OF PLAINLY LEARN THE SPOKEN WORD.

HE REQUIRES MUSIC IN ALMOST EVERY ELEMENT OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ORDER TO LEARN.

IT PUTS HIS MIND AND HIS BODY IN A COMFORTABLE, REGULATED SPACE SO THAT HE CAN ACCESS THOSE NEUROPATHWAYS IN HIS BRAIN THAT SAY, IT'S OKAY TO LEARN RIGHT NOW.

I'M SAFE. I'M OKAY.

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WHEN I DISCOVERED THIS INTENSE AND VITAL IMPACT THAT MUSIC HAS ON HIS ABILITY TO GROW AND LEARN IN A SOCIETY THAT'S NOT BUILT FOR HIM, I WENT OUT AND BECAME A MUSIC THERAPIST MYSELF.

I STUDIED FOR TWO ADDITIONAL YEARS IN ADDITION TO MY EXISTING BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MUSIC AND MASTER'S, AND I ATTENDED OVER 1,000 HOURS OF ADDITIONAL PRACTICUM AND INTERNSHIP AND SAT FOR A BOARD EXAM.

THESE ARE NOT JUST PEOPLE OFF THE STREET.

THESE ARE REALLY AMAZING PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE, IN ADDITION TO WHAT I'VE DONE, CLOCKED ALL OF THESE EXTRA HOURS WITH THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES.

AS A PARENT AND A BOARD CERTIFIED MUSIC THERAPIST, AND I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH WHAT MUSIC THERAPY MEANS TO OUR FAMILY, SPECIFICALLY TO WILEM, LOUISE AND STEPHANIE, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER MUSIC THERAPIST THAT HAS COME INTO HIS LIFE HAS TREMENDOUSLY INCREASED HIS ABILITY TO LEARN.

NOT ONLY DO THEY TEACH WILEM BUT THEY TEACH HIS TEACHERS, HIS PARENTS, AND THE OTHER THERAPISTS HOW TO USE MUSIC TO ACCESS HIS WORLD.

HIS IP CURRENTLY DOES PROVIDE HIM WITH MUSIC THERAPY AS WELL AS ONE ON ONE MUSIC THERAPY SESSIONS.

I'VE ACCESSED MUSIC THERAPY BECAUSE I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT MUSIC THERAPY IS, AND I REQUESTED IT SPECIFICALLY WHEN WE WERE ADDRESSING HIS REASSESSMENT.

BUT I KNOW THERE ARE MANY STUDENTS JUST LIKE HIM IN ELEMENTARY AND PPCD IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL WHO LIKELY QUALIFY, BUT HAVEN'T BEEN PROVIDED THAT OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE THEY SIMPLY DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS AVAILABLE TO THEM.

IS IT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF THE BUDGET THAT'S AVAILABLE, OR IS IT THE CLARITY ON WHAT MUSIC THERAPY ACTUALLY DOES? BY REMOVING OR QUESTIONING MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES OR REDUCING THE ABILITY FOR IT TO BE PROVIDED TO OUR STUDENTS, THE STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR THEM ARE REMOVING HIS LEGAL RIGHT TO LEARN.

I'VE ALSO BROUGHT MY DAUGHTER, WHO WISHES TO SHARE A FEW WORDS ON WILEM'S BEHALF SO YOU HAVE A STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MISS VAN BREE. YES, AGAIN, WE WILL NOT BE MAKING ANY CHANGES TO THE MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAM.

WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP OUR LAST SPEAKER, ELIZABETH VAN BREE.

>> HELLO. HI. MY NAME IS ELLIE, AND MY BROTHER'S NAME IS WILEM.

HE'LL SOON BE A FIFTH GRADER AT SUNFIELD ELEMENTARY.

SINCE HE DOESN'T SPEAK VERBALLY, I'M GOING TO SHARE WHAT HE MIGHT SAY TO YOU.

IF HE COULD TALK, HE WOULD TELL YOU HOW MUCH MUSIC THERAPY MEANS TO HIM.

HE USES A TABLET TO TALK AND ONE OF THE ONLY THINGS THAT HE REQUESTS ALL DAY IS SONGS.

HE SAYS, I WANT TO SING LET IT GO OR ABCS.

OR IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT, THEN HE PICKS UP WHAT VERSE HE WANTS AND CONTINUES UNTIL THE SINGER IS WORN OUT.

HE SPENDS MOST OF HIS FREE TIME WATCHING FROZEN, SUPER WHY, OR SIGNING TIME, A SHOW THAT TEACHES SIGN LANGUAGE THROUGH SONGS.

WITH THE HELP OF A MUSIC THERAPIST AT SCHOOL, HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVE TO HIS TEACHERS THAT HE DOES KNOW LOTS OF THINGS AND CAN LEARN A LOT OF NEW THINGS.

WITH THAT EVIDENCE, PEOPLE USUALLY ASSUME HE CAN'T LEARN, BUT I KNOW THAT MY BROTHER IS SMART AND VERY CAPABLE OF LEARNING.

HE JUST HAS TO BE HELPED IN THE RIGHT WAY BY EXPERTS WHO UNDERSTAND HIM AND MEET HIM WHERE HE'S AT.

PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE MUSIC THERAPY FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ALL STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE THE BENEFIT OF LEARNING IS HIS RIGHT.

MY BROTHER DESERVES IT TOO. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MISS VAN BREE. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS FOR COMING ON.

I KNOW IT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK IN PUBLIC FORUM.

I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT THIS BOARD SUPPORTS MUSIC THERAPY, AND I KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT MAKING ANY CHANGES.

DOCTOR, DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING?

>> TURN ON THIS TIME. NO, WE ABSOLUTELY AREN'T MAKING ANY CHANGES FOR THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE HAD THE UNIQUE ADVENTURE OF TRYING TO ANALYZE ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS BECAUSE OF OUR REVENUE SHORTFALL BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR CONTINUES TO HOLD OUR DOLLARS HOSTAGE.

WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED A BASIC ALLOTMENT INCREASE SINCE 2019, AND A LOT OF YOU THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT PROBABLY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT LOSING PROGRAMS HAVEN'T VOTED.

WE AS A COMMUNITY HAVE TO GO AND VOTE TO MAKE SURE

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IT'S HARD WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT YOUR REVENUE SHRINK AND SHRINK AND YOU MAKE CHOICES.

OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE DECIDED TO ADD TO OUR COMPENSATION PACKAGES, EVEN THOUGH WE WEREN'T GETTING ADDITIONAL REVENUE SO THAT WE COULD KEEP AND RETAIN GOOD PEOPLE.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT THERE'S A COST.

YOU CAN'T CONTINUE TO OPERATE THAT WAY YEAR AFTER YEAR.

BUT WE HAVEN'T EVER ADDED A PROGRAM OR A POSITION THAT WE DIDN'T THINK WE NEEDED, AND ALL OF THEM OFFER VALUE.

IF THE STATE LEGISLATURE DOESN'T ACT ACCORDINGLY IN JANUARY, THEN THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WE WILL BE HAVING TO MAKE SOME REALLY TOUGH DECISIONS, AND SO EVERYTHING WILL BE ON THE TABLE.

I'M JUST USING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET ON MY SOAPBOX AND ASK ALL OF YOU TO ASK THE LEGISLATURE TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

LET'S RAISE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS SO THAT WE CAN APPROPRIATELY FUND PUBLIC EDUCATION. THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE.

IN 2019, WE WERE THE 42ND RATED STATE FOR PER PUPIL EXPENDITURES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL, AND TO STAY AT NUMBER 42 OUT OF ALL 50 STATES, WE NEED TO RAISE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT BY ABOUT $1000 PER KID.

IT'S UNFORTUNATE. MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND THAT'S WHY THEY DON'T GO AND VOTE.

BUT LESS THAN 20% OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS ACTUALLY ELECT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN OFFICE THAT MAKE THESE DECISIONS THAT THEN FORCE LOCAL ENTITIES TO HAVE TO MAKE TOUGH CHOICES DOWN THE ROAD.

BUT HAPPY TO SAY THAT MUSIC THERAPY IS HERE.

WE APPRECIATE IT, I LOVE GOING AND WATCHING YOU GUYS PERFORM IN CLASS, AND AT THE PARK EVERY YEAR.

WHAT'S MY FAVORITE SONG? IT'S RAINING TACOS.

GOOD STUFF. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING Y'ALL DO YOUR THING AGAIN THIS YEAR.

IF YOU ARE A PART OF A ORGANIZATION, PLEASE ADVOCATE TO GET THE BASIC ALLOTMENT INCREASED SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A MUCH EASIER TIME MAKING DECISIONS IN THE FUTURE AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

BUT THANKS TO EVERYBODY, APPRECIATE OUR SPECIAL ED LEADERSHIP.

APPRECIATE MS. ADIO FOR TAKING A LOOK AT ALL OF THIS, AND YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB MAKING WHAT WE HAVE WORK.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN VERY TOUGH IN MAKING SOME OF THOSE DECISIONS.

I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU. THAT'S BASICALLY ALL I HAVE TO SAY I'M GOING TO GET OFF MY SOAPBOX.

>> DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR GET ON THAT SOAPBOX.

AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THOSE FAMILIES THAT CAME OUT AND SPOKE TONIGHT.

TEAM, WE ARE MOVING ON TO LETTER K IN OUR AGENDA,

[K. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT - STAAR / EOC Results]

>> ARE WE DOING THOSE SLIDES? OH, GOT YOU. THERE WE GO.

>> WE SHOULD HAVE THIS IN OUR [INAUDIBLE] FOLDERS, IS THAT CORRECT? WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION.

>> YES.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I'LL SAY EVERY TUESDAY MORNING THAT UPPER BUTA IS MUSIC DAY.

PROBABLY THE BEST DAY OF THE WEEK FOR ME.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT VELA, DR. WRIGHT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

TONIGHT, WE HAVE A QUICK UPDATE WITH OUR SPRING STAR RESULTS TO LET YOU KNOW WE'RE STILL WAITING ON A COUPLE OTHER DATASETS BEFORE WE CAN GET YOU OUR BEST ESTIMATES FOR WHERE WE'LL LAND FOR OUR FINAL 2024 A-F RATINGS.

I'M HOPING TO GET THAT TO EVERYBODY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN JUST KNOW THAT OUR FINAL A-F RATINGS FOR 2024 WILL BE MADE PUBLIC ON AUGUST 15.

FIRST SLIDE HERE. THESE ARE OUR SPRING RESULTS ALONG WITH THE STATE AND REGION.

WHILE WE HAD WISHED TO HIT MORE OF OUR GOALS CREATED LAST AUGUST, MOST OF THE AREAS WHERE WE MISSED OUR GOALS MATCHED SIMILAR DROPS ACROSS THE STATE AND REGION.

WE ARE PROUD OF THE WORK OUR CAMPUSES HAVE DONE AT THE MASTERS LEVEL, HITTING SEVEN OUT OF THE EIGHT MASTERS GOALS FOR READING, BUT WE STILL KNOW WE HAVE PLENTY OF WORK TO DO FOR SCHOOL YEAR 24/25.

AS WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH WRITING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

THIS SHOWS THE AVERAGE EXTENDED CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE SCORES OUT OF TEN POINTS FOR THE DISTRICT STATE AND REGION.

AS A REMINDER, TEAS, THIS IS TEA'S FIRST YEAR USING ITS AUTOMATED SCORING ENGINE OR THE ASE.

WHILE WE DID SEE MORE ZEROS IN CERTAIN GRADE LEVELS, OUR INITIAL REVIEWS OF THE ASE SHOW THAT IT IS PRETTY ACCURATE.

EVEN WITH THAT, YOU CAN EASILY SEE THAT OUR AVERAGE SCORES AT ALL GRADE LEVELS FROM THREE THROUGH ENGLISH 2 ARE WELL ABOVE THE STATE AND REGION.

WE'RE DOING GREAT WITH THAT, BUT STILL DEFINITELY MORE WORK TO DO.

FINALLY, WE JUST WANTED TO BRAG A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS

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WE SAW A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS LAST YEAR FOR 2023 GRADS.

WELL, I SAID, WE'RE WAITING ON A COUPLE MORE THINGS TO MAKE A-F PREDICTIONS FOR THE REST OF OUR CAMPUSES.

WE DO THINK OUR HIGH SCHOOLS ARE ALL GOING TO BE RATED IN A OR B THIS YEAR, SO WE ARE PROUD OF THAT.

ALSO LATER THIS SPRING, WHEN OUR AP SCORES COME IN IN JULY, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A BETTER ESTIMATE FOR WHERE OUR CLASS OF 2024 LANDED, WHICH WILL BE USED IN 2025 ACCOUNTABILITY.

JUST A REMINDER, WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP SAYING IT, THAT THE RULES KEEP CHANGING AS AS IT PERTAINS TO CCMR. IT'S GOING TO KEEP GETTING HARDER FOR THINGS LIKE THE IBCS TO BE EARNED.

OUR HIGH SCHOOLS ARE REALLY GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP GETTING BETTER AT THINGS AROUND THE ACADEMIC OR THE COLLEGE SIDE OF CCMR. IT'S LATER IN THE AGENDA, BUT IF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS REALLY USE THE NWEA MAP DATA CORRECTLY, IT'S GOING TO HELP CONTINUE TO IMPROVE SAT, TSI, AP SCORES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AGAIN, GREAT WORK AT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

WE'RE PRETTY PROUD OF THOSE NUMBERS.

FINALLY, YOU'LL HAVE ALL THE CAMPUS DATA COMPARED TO THIS SPRING TO LAST SPRING AND AT THIS TIME, WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION, MR. [INAUDIBLE].

I SHOULD HAVE HAD YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE FRIENDS ONLINE.

>> OH, SORRY, [OVERLAPPING], DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. I'M LOOKING AT MY RIGHT FOR ANY QUESTIONS, MR. FLORES.

>> YEAH, FIRST OF ALL I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT OUR COLLEGE CAREER OF MILITARY READINESS.

THAT'S A BIG JUMP FOR EACH ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

I DO WANT TO FOCUS ON JUST WHAT SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS AND STRATEGIES WILL BE USED FOR, THOSE KIDS THAT DID NOT MEET.

WHAT ARE WE DOING JUST CLOSE THOSE GAPS GOING INTO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR?

>> YES, SIR. IT WAS CALLED HOUSE BILL 4545, IT'S NOW CALLED 1416.

THEY JUST READ AN FAQ DOCUMENT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHERE ANYBODY THAT FAILS, WE'RE REQUIRED TO GIVE THEM 30 HOURS OF TUTORING THE FOLLOWING YEAR IN THAT SUBJECT SO KIDS ARE GOING TO GET PLENTY OF EXTRA HELP.

THEY SUGGEST CERTAIN PROGRAMS, CERTAIN THINGS TO DO.

IT'S A SMALLER RATIO FOR KIDS OR STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO.

THESE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE SEEN PRETTY GOOD DATA AS FAR AS THEY FAIL ONE YEAR AND THEY PASS THE NEXT YEAR.

WE CAN OBVIOUSLY KEEP GETTING BETTER WITH THAT.

BUT STUDENTS ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO GET THEIR SHARE.

>> YES, SIR. HOW ARE WE MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE INTERVENTIONS? MAYBE THESE NEW STRATEGIES THAT WE'RE USING IN OUR SCHOOL YEAR.

HOW DO WE MEASURE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE? CAN WE SEE THAT DATA IN REAL TIME, WHETHER THROUGH FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS, FOR EXAMPLE, THROUGH QUIZZES, THROUGH TESTS? HOW ARE WE MEASURING THAT?

>> CAMPUSES SHOULD BE USING A VARIETY OF THINGS WITH INCLASS MAP DATA, PROGRESS MONITORING DATA, CFAS, CBAS, ALL THE DIFFERENT DATA POINTS WE SHOULD BE USING ALL THOSE.

THERE ARE VARIOUS THINGS TO SEE, IS WHAT WE'RE DOING WORKING? DO WE NEED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS MOVING FORWARD?

>> OF COURSE. THANK YOU.

JUST BEING A TEACHER, I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF DATA FOR TEACHERS, AND HOW OFTEN AND [INAUDIBLE] YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS.

HOW OFTEN ARE TEACHERS ACTUALLY HAVING THOSE DATA MEETINGS WITH THEIR ACADEMIC DEANS? I ASSUME OFTEN, BUT I JUST WANT TO KNOW CURIOUS ON HOW OFTEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY VISITING THE DATA AND FINDING OUT WHAT SPECIFIC AREAS THAT THEY NEED TO CLOSE THE GAPS.

HOW IS THIS AFFECTING THEIR RETEACHES AND REVISITING CERTAIN MATERIAL THAT'S DIFFICULT? HOW OFTEN DO THEY HAPPEN? I'M JUST CURIOUS.

I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO MUCH IN THE WEEDS, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS ON HOW OFTEN THAT HAPPENS.

>> I'LL DEFINITELY SAY WEEKLY, IT'S PART OF THE PLC PROCESS.

IF WE'RE DOING THOSE PLCS ACCURATELY.

DR. WATSON HAS COME. DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOME? NO. IT SHOULD BE HAPPENING WEEKLY.

AS WE PLAN FOR THE NEXT WEEK'S LESSONS, INTERVENTIONS, TRYING TO ACCELERATE KIDS SO THAT WE'RE NOT ALWAYS FOCUSING ON WE JUST TOOK A TEST YOU STILL STRUGGLED WITH THIS.

HOW CAN WE PRE-TEACH THINGS TO CERTAIN KIDS WHO STRUGGLE AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT WE CAN CATCH KIDS UP BEFORE AND MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE BEFORE WE TAKE SOME OF THESE ASSESSMENTS.

>> OF COURSE, THANK YOU. OF COURSE, I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO MUCH IN THE WEEDS.

I DON'T REALLY HAVE MUCH ELSE, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND, WHAT ARE WE DOING IF WE'RE STAGNANT ON SOME OF THESE AREAS AND WE DIDN'T MEET SOME OF THESE GOALS, WHAT ARE WE DOING DIFFERENT, I GUESS IS MY GENERAL QUESTION.

BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW.

I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, SIR.

>> YES, SIR.

>> MS. PETREA.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU PROVIDED THE REGION DATA FOR THIS REPORT.

THANK YOU. IT'S HELPFUL TO SEE THE STATE.

I KNOW DEMOGRAPHICALLY WE MIRROR THE STATE, BUT I REALLY LIKE TO SEE THIS REGION DATA.

SOMEBODY LISTENED, AND I'M SO EXCITED BECAUSE WE DID VERY WELL IN A LOT OF AREAS,

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I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR BIOLOGY DEPARTMENTS, BUT THEY ARE KILLING IT.

AS OUR US HISTORY FOLKS, GREAT JOB AND FOURTH GRADE READING AWESOME, AWESOME JOB.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT SHOUT OUT.

I KNOW YOU PUT IT UP THERE WITH THE GREEN ON YOUR SLIDE, WHICH WE APPRECIATE THE COLOR CODING.

BUT IT'S REMARKABLE TO SEE SOME OF THESE AREAS WHERE WE ARE REALLY FAR AHEAD OF OUR REGION AND CERTAINLY THE STATE.

I DID SUBMIT QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS.

I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN THOSE, BUT JUST WANT TO ASK PUBLICLY, SIMILAR TO TRUSTEE FLORES, SPECIFICALLY IN SEVENTH GRADE MATH AND ENGLISH 1, WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE.

I KNOW WE'VE BROUGHT IN SOME SUPPORTS FROM OUTSIDE FOLKS TO HELP WITH, FOR EXAMPLE, ALGEBRA 1 AND LEHMAN.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S AN OPTION FOR SEVENTH GRADE MATH, BUT I ACROSS THE BOARD IN THE MAJORITY OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

SEVENTH GRADE MATH IS STRUGGLING.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A COVID THING, I DON'T KNOW IF WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, IF IT'S A LEARNING LOSS THING, NOT THAT WE CAN BLAME COVID FOR EVERYTHING, BUT IT'S CONSISTENT.

IT'S NOT JUST IN POCKET THAT'S OF CONCERN.

>> I WILL SAY SENATE BILL 2124, THE ADVANCED MATH BILL, COMPARING OUR SEVENTH GRADE TO THE REST OF THE STATE AND REGION STILL ISN'T THE BEST WAY TO LOOK AT THAT ONE PARTICULAR GRADE LEVEL AS OF RIGHT NOW.

>> TELL ME WHY NOT.

>> NEXT YEAR WHEN SENATE BILL 2124 KICKS IN, EVERYWHERE AROUND THE STATE IS GOING TO HAVE TO PUSH MORE KIDS INTO THEIR ADVANCED MATH PROGRAM SO THAT THEY'RE TAKING ALGEBRA 1 BY THE EIGHTH GRADE.

WHERE WE STARTED THIS, DEREK MCDANIEL AND JOY PHILPOTT ACTUALLY TESTIFIED FOR THAT BILL.

WE WERE AHEAD OF THE STATE AND A LOT OF THESE AREAS PUSHING MORE KIDS TO THAT ADVANCED PATHWAY.

I WILL SAY PROBABLY THE SPRING OR THIS TIME IN 2026, TWO YEARS FROM NOW IS WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE STATE SHOULD BE DOING EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING.

IT'S PROBABLY A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE WE CAN TOTALLY SAY OUR SEVENTH GRADE MATH IS UNDER THE STATE OR REGION.

BUT WITH THAT, THOSE NUMBERS ARE DEFINITELY SMALL AND THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT OF WORK THAT WE STILL NEED TO BE DOING WITH KIDOS TO HELP CATCH THEM UP.

>> WELL, I KNOW IN OUR DOMAIN TWO GROWTH SCORES, THEY COMPARE THE SEVENTH GRADE COHORT TO ALGEBRA 1.

I THOUGHT MAYBE WE WERE INTENTIONALLY SANDBAGGING TO LOOK REALLY GOOD THERE, BUT I HOPE THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE DOING. I'M JUST JOKING.

BUT THAT IS A MEASURE, SO WE'RE PUSHING THAT DOWN, IF ALGEBRA 1 IS IN EIGHTH GRADE, AND THEN THE SEVENTH GRADE MATH, IS THIS ACTUALLY SEVENTH GRADE OR IS THIS SIXTH GRADE.

>> THAT'S ACTUALLY SEVENTH GRADE ON LEVEL STUDENTS.

>> IT'S SEVENTH GRADE ON LEVEL, COMPARE THOSE TO THE ALGEBRA 1, AND WE'RE PUSHING.

>> RIGHT. OUR HIGHER LEVEL, A SEVENTH GRADE ADVANCED KIDOS ARE IN THE EIGHTH GRADE MATH NUMBERS.

>> IN THE ALGEBRA 1 TEST.

>> AND THEN THE ALGEBRA 1 TEST. HOLD ON LET ME BACK UP.

IF I'M A SEVENTH GRADE ADVANCED KIDO, I'M TAKING EIGHTH GRADE MATH STAR SO THEY'RE IN THERE.

THEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, WHEN THOSE ADVANCED KIDS ARE IN EIGHTH GRADE, THEY'RE TAKING THE ALGEBRA 1.

>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET OUT. THE SEVENTH GRADE KIDS ARE TAKING THE EIGHTH GRADE MATH STAR?

>> YES.

>> THAT'S WHY WE MIGHT SEE A DIP.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO ME.

THEN ENGLISH 1, I'M ASSUMING WE'LL GET SOME RESPONSES TO THOSE.

WHAT SUPPORTS WE MIGHT BE DOING THERE?

>> YES. THAT DATA THAT ALL HAVE IN THERE IS ENGLISH 1.

THAT'S ALL TESTERS THAT'S NOT JUST FIRST TIME TESTERS SO WE CAN GET SOME OF THAT TOO.

LEHMAN DID SEE SOME IMPROVEMENTS WITH ENGLISH 1 FIRST TIME TESTERS, WHERE THEY'RE CLOSING SOME GAPS COMPARED TO SOME OF THE FALLS OF THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS TOOK IN ENGLISH 1.

>> PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> MS. RUNKLE.

>> CLOSE TO ME [INAUDIBLE] YELLED OUT MR. PETREA BACK THERE.

THANK YOU. HUGE GAINS IN CCMR, SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ACTUALLY HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT WAS THE SEVENTH GRADE MATH BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL SAW THE DIP THERE.

BUT I'M GOOD. HUGE SHOUT OUT.

WE HAVE MADE LOTS OF GOOD GAINS ACROSS THE BOARD.

SOME POCKETS THAT WE STILL NEED TO ADDRESS, BUT THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THE SEVENTH GRADE MATH BECAUSE I WAS GOING, WHAT IS HAPPENING? BUT THAT MAKES A LITTLE BIT MORE SENSE TO ME.

BUT THE CCMR, WE HAVEN'T SEEN THIS LOOK THIS GOOD.

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>> HIGH SCHOOL ADMIN TEAMS, COUNSELING STAFF, IT TAKES A TEAM.

>> THERE'S STILL A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE ON THIS, BUT MY SPECIFIC ONE WAS SEVENTH GRADE MATH AND THAT'S BEEN ADDRESSED SO THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.

>> MS. RUNKLE COME OUT HERE ON MY LEFT. MR. SEIBEL.

>> YEAH, I KNOW AS A FORMER SEVENTH GRADE MATH TEACHER, RAISED SOME EYEBROWS, BUT I KNOW SEVENTH GRADE MATH TRADITIONALLY IS JUST A VERY DIFFICULT GRADE LEVEL BECAUSE IT'S A BIG JUMP FROM SIXTH GRADE MATH INTO SEVENTH GRADE MATH IN INTRODUCING SOME OF THOSE ALGEBRA CONCEPTS.

BUT I THINK WHAT THAT DOES SPOTLIGHT THOUGH IS WHEN WE HAVE JUST LOOKING IN OUR ESSENTIALLY ON LEVEL STUDENTS THAT WE DO HAVE GAPS THAT THEY'RE DEVELOPING WAY BACK IN THIRD GRADE, FOURTH GRADE THAT I HOPE THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO ADDRESS TO MAKE SURE BY THE TIME THEY DO GET TO SEVENTH GRADE ON LEVEL, THAT THOSE STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING STRONGER.

BUT OVERALL, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE SAID THESE ARE GREAT RESULTS IN A LOT OF AREAS.

LIVE OAK, I KNOW THEIR CCMR IS DIFFICULT BY THE WAY THE STATE MEASURES THAT COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY READINESS, AND SO I KNOW THAT MAY LOOK LIKE A NUMBER THAT WE SHOULD BE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT.

BUT THE REALITY OF THAT IS THAT IT'S JUST REALLY DIFFICULT FOR THE WAY LIBO IS STRUCTURED TO HAVE STUDENTS MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS.

AT THE SAME TIME, LOOKING AT WAYS LIKE YOU'VE ADDRESSED TO FIND OUT HOW WE CAN GET THOSE STUDENTS STILL TO TSI BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY PATHWAY OF THAT OR FILLING OUT THE DD FORM MILITARY REGISTRATION FOR THEM.

ONLY QUESTIONS. I KNOW FOR SOCIAL STUDIES, TOO, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A GAP AT THE START, WE STARTED A LITTLE BIT BEHIND WE PICKED BACK UP BUT US HISTORY SCORES ARE GREAT, AND SO THEY GAIN THAT BACK, BUT DO HAVE CONCERNS AS THAT TEST EVOLVES AND HAS EVOLVED OVER TIME.

I REMEMBER BACK WHEN I WAS TEACHING THAT SOCIAL STUDIES WAS THE AFTERTHOUGHT WITH A LOT OF TESTING AND THAT IS NOT THE CASE ANYMORE BECAUSE READING THOSE EXAMS, THEY ARE TOUGH.

I KNOW WE HAVE REQUIRED MINUTES AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, BUT CAN YOU REMIND EVERYBODY WHAT THOSE REQUIRED MINUTES ARE AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL AND HOW WE MIGHT DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER JOB TO ADDRESS.

>> I DON'T HAVE THAT ONE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

>> DEREK MCDANIEL EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION.

OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN SPECIFICALLY WRITING LESSONS FOR OUR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS AND SOCIAL STUDIES TO IMPLEMENT K-5.

IT IS BUILT INTO OUR DAILY SCHEDULE FOR STUDENTS TO RECEIVE THOSE INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES.

WE KNOW OFTENTIMES IN ELEMENTARY, IT'S EASY TO THINK, OH, I GOT TO DO READING, I GOT TO DO MY MATH MINUTES.

BUT KIM PENA, OUR SOCIAL STUDIES COORDINATOR HAS LED A GROUP OF CURRICULUM WRITERS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS THEY CONTINUE TO TURN OUT GREAT LESSONS FOR OUR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS AND FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN BY FIFTH GRADE SO THAT THEY CAN START TO ATTACK THOSE IN EIGHTH GRADE IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT TEST IN EIGHTH GRADE IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE BASICS AND THE FOUNDATION.

WE ARE ADDRESSING THOSE IN ELEMENTARY, AND WE'VE GOT TEAMS THAT WE'RE WRITING TODAY FOR ELEMENTARY SOCIAL STUDIES.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT, BACK WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, SOCIAL STUDIES WAS PURE MEMORIZATION OF FACTS AND DATES AND PEOPLE, AND THAT IS NOW FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE NOW IN EIGHTH GRADE LOOKING FOR THEM TO EVALUATE AND ANALYZE AS HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS ON THAT TEST.

IS A VERY DIFFICULT CONCEPT AT THAT AGE LEVEL, SO IT'S GREAT TO HEAR. THANK YOU, GUYS.

>> MISS [INAUDIBLE]

>> THANKS FOR BRINGING SOCIAL STUDIES UP.

I LOVE SOCIAL STUDIES THAT'S WHERE MY DEGREES IN. LOVE IT.

I KNOW WE ALWAYS HAD TO INTEGRATE IT IN ELEMENTARY, INTEGRATE IT ACROSS CURRICULAR AND ALL THAT, AND DIDN'T GET ENOUGH SOCIAL STUDY TIME AS I WOULD HAVE LIKED.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THE EXTENDED CONSTRUCTOR RESPONSE AVERAGE THAT HAS GONE UP TREMENDOUSLY.

IT IS AMAZING TO SEE THE GAINS REGIONALLY AND STATE.

THERE'S A COUPLE THAT WE LOWERED FROM LAST YEAR IN OUR DISTRICT.

WE'RE STILL WAY ABOVE THE STATE AND REGION AND THAT'S AMAZING BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET BETTER IN WRITING.

I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT THAT THERE ARE SOME GOOD THINGS HAPPENING WITH OUR EXTENDED CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE.

I KNOW THAT WHEN WE DO OUR WALK THROUGHS WITH SOME OF OUR DAOS, AND SO ON, WE SEE A LOT OF THAT THEN REALLY WORKING ON THAT CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE IT'S GOOD TO SEE THOSE SCORES GOING UP. THANKS FOR SHARING THAT.

>> YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

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>> MR. SEVERANCE.

>> THANK YOU GUYS FOR PRESENTING THIS.

HAD A GOOD, WONDERFUL FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND TO CONSUME ALL THIS DATA AND WE'RE STILL GOING THROUGH IT, BUT I DO APPRECIATE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS SHE POINTED OUT.

I DO SEE THAT WE'VE GOT A COUPLE HOT SPOTS FULLY AWARE OF THAT.

MY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT IS AS THROUGHOUT CBA 1, CBA 2, HOW CLOSE WERE THOSE RESULTS TO IDENTIFY THE SAME WAY THAT WE ENDED THE YEAR? HOW CLOSE WERE THOSE NUMBERS TOGETHER THROUGHOUT THE CBA 1, CBA 2 VERSUS HOW THEY ENDED.

>> OUR CBAS WERE DEFINITELY INFLATED THIS YEAR.

FOR AS LONG AS STAR 1.0 HAS BEEN AROUND, WE MIMICKED THE CAT SCORES FOR WHAT'S APPROACHES MEETS AND MASTERS FOR OUR CBAS.

THIS FIRST YEAR, SINCE IT CHANGED LAST YEAR, WE CHANGED THOSE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO MATCH STAR 2.0, AND SOME OF THE AREAS WERE REALLY LOW TO GET APPROACHES MEETS AND MASTERS.

WE WERE ABOUT, I'LL SAY 10 POINTS AT AROUND THE MEETS LEVEL INFLATED ON CBAS THIS YEAR COMPARED TO WHERE WE ENDED ON STAR.

THE PLAN AS OF RIGHT NOW IS WE'RE GOING TO ADJUST THOSE CUT SCORES ON OUR CBAS TO MATCH CLOSER WHERE WE ENDED UP.

CBAS ARE GOING TO LOOK A LITTLE BIT HARDER, I GUESS, NEXT YEAR FOR WHERE THAT DATA LANDS, BUT WE THINK THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE MORE ACCURATE AND A BETTER PREDICTOR NEXT YEAR.

WE KNEW THAT GOING IN, SOME OF THE CBAS WERE JUST THROUGH THE ROOF.

WE KNEW THOSE WERE SLIGHTLY INFLATED.

WE REALLY WANTED TO PUSH TEACHERS TO USE THE SC LEVEL DATA.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO STAY CONSISTENT.

CFAS, ALL OF OUR OTHER DATA POINTS THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO NOT JUST USE ONE TEST IF IT'S INFLATED OR NOT.

WE GOT TO USE MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES FOR THAT.

>> WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF DATA POINTS TO LOOK AT GOING TO NEXT YEAR GOING FORWARD.

FOR NEXT YEAR, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO LOOK AT YOUR GOALS FOR THE 24/25? WHEN YOU GET SET THE GOALS FOR NEXT YEAR BASED ON THIS DATA?

>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED THAT.

WE DO THAT EVERY YEAR IN AUGUST WITH THE BOARD.

>> YOU'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS, LOOK AT THE WAY THE CBAS WERE DONE LAST YEAR, HAVE BEEN INFLATED AND MAYBE ADJUST THEM ACCORDINGLY.

THEN WHENEVER WE PRESENT THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE PRESENTED TOO, WE DEFINITELY SEE IN THE DATA WHERE THERE'S SOME SPOTS ON THE ATTENTION, BUT MAYBE SOME INTENTIONAL INSTRUCTIONS, SOME INTENTIONAL TO MR. FLORES POINT ABOUT WHERE CAN WE BE INTENTIONAL NEXT YEAR TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE REALLY TRYING TO HELP SOME OF THESE CAMPUSES AND SOME OF THESE SECTIONS GET THEM TO WHERE WE WANT IT TO BE.

STATE RESULTS ARE GREAT, 16 OUT OF 20.

I THINK WE'RE DOING GREAT VERSUS THE STATE COMING ON THE REGION SIDE.

I THINK WE'RE DOING BETTER BETTER THAN HALF.

I KNOW WE WOULD ALL PROBABLY WANT TO DO MUCH BETTER THAN THAT.

I APPRECIATE THE PLAN FOR WHEN WE LAY OUT OUR 24/25 RESULTS OR GOALS FOR NEXT YEAR, HOW WE CAN BE INTENTIONAL WITH THOSE NUMBERS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON WHERE WE REALLY NEED SPOTS ARE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OH, AND FOR THE RECORD, MY FIRST YEAR OF THE BOARD FOR THE COLLEGE MILITARY READINESS.

I SAID THAT OUR GOAL SHOULD BE 70%.

I WAS TOLD THAT WAS WRONG.

WE SHOULD LEAVE IT AT 65 OR WHATEVER IT WAS, BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE AT 80.

I WAS RIGHT, YOU WERE ALL WRONG.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DID IT.

[LAUGHTER] WAY TO GO TEAM.

I KNOW THAT'S A BIG NUMBER FOR US, I'M PRETTY PROUD OF ALL THE FOLKS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE THOUGHT THAT WAS GOING TO DO, BUT WE RAISED THAT STANDARD AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT RESULT AND PRETTY PROUD OF THAT NICE JOB. THANK YOU ALL.

>> THANK YOU, MR. SEVERANCE. ON OUR NEXT BREAK WE'LL GO OVER THE SOCIAL CONTRACT AGAIN.

[LAUGHTER] BUT, HONEST AND NOBLE INTENTION. NO, GOOD JOB.

WAY TO CALL IT OUT ACTUALLY, YES, I WAS GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING.

I'M REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT, AS AND BS FOR CCMR FOR ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, AND YOU HEARD LOTS OF GREAT COMMENTS ALREADY I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT THAT.

OF COURSE, WE KNOW WE STILL HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AGAIN, GREAT JOB TO THE TEAM TO EVERYBODY.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO EVEN MORE CONTINUE SUCCESS, AND SOME OTHER [INAUDIBLE] DR.

BRIGHT WANTS TO CHIME IN AS WELL.

>> YOU REMEMBER THEY REFRESHED THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM BACK IN 2023.

LAST YEAR, WE DIDN'T GET OUR DATA UNTIL ALMOST WHAT SEPTEMBER? YOU MADE A GOOD POINT, AND YOU MADE ME THINK OF THIS.

WE ALWAYS TRY TO ADJUST WHEN THERE'S A REFRESHMENT CYCLE, AND SO OUR CBAS, WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT UNTIL AFTER WE SET OUR GOALS FOR LAST YEAR.

IT HAPPENED AFTER THE FACT, AND I'M NOT MAKING EXCUSES.

I'M JUST TELLING YOU THE WAY THAT THE NUMBERS WERE GIVEN TO US.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT NOW IS ACROSS THE STATE, YOU SEE THE DATA AND THEY SAY THAT THEY

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HOWEVER, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO FATHOM HOW ALL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS COULD DROP SIX AND SEVEN PERCENTAGE POINTS ACROSS THE BOARD BECAUSE ALL THROUGHOUT HISTORY, ON THE FIVE-YEAR WINDOWS OF TIME, HISTORICALLY, EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS GONE UP INSTEAD OF DOWN, AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY'VE GONE DOWN.

I TRIED TO CALL KEVIN TODAY, BUT HE WAS GETTING SOME VERY IMPORTANT TRAINING SO WE DIDN'T GET TO TALK, BUT WHAT I'M GOING TO TASK HIM TO DO IS FIND OUT WHY.

WHAT REALLY CHANGED BEHIND THE SCENES? THEY PROBABLY WON'T TELL YOU, BUT YOU'RE ON THE COMMITTEE.

HE'S ONE OF THE FOLKS ON THE, IS IT ATAC?

>> YES, SIR.

>> THE ATAC COMMITTEE WHICH HELPS DETERMINE ALL OF THESE.

YOU WANT TO TELL THEM WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT, WHAT Y'ALL DO?

>> WELL, SOMETIMES I DON'T THINK I HAVE MUCH INFLUENCE ON THAT WHEN IT COMES TO [INAUDIBLE] CHANGES.

[LAUGHTER] BUT IT'S THEIR ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR ALL THINGS ACCOUNTABILITY, SO LOOKING AT DATASETS AND WE CAN REQUEST TO SEE VARIOUS THINGS.

I COULD JUST ASSUME THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE LOTS OF DATA REQUESTS AROUND WHAT'S COMING OUT BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, EVERY YEAR, TEA PUTS OUT SOME GRAPH WHERE THINGS ARE GOING UP AND THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THEY HAVEN'T DONE THAT BECAUSE IT DIPPED STATEWIDE IN READING AND MATH.

YES, GOOD POINT. I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT EARLIER WHEN MR. SEVERANCE SAID THAT.

>> I WANT TO SEE THE PREVIOUS REFRESH DATA CYCLES OR SETS OVER PREVIOUS FIVE-YEAR PERIODS AND SEE WHAT THE FIRST YEARS LOOK LIKE IN COMPARISON TO THIS, AND THEN I WANT TO KNOW THE WHY SO THAT WHEN WE HAVE OUR REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT MEETINGS, WE CAN SPEAK TO THAT INTELLIGENTLY, AND AS WE FORMULATE OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, WE'LL HAVE SOME TALKING POINTS BECAUSE IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE AND I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT.

BUT I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE DID AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS BECAUSE IF YOU ALL WILL REMEMBER THE PREDICTION THAT HE GAVE US, WE WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE ANY AS, AND WE WERE GOING TO HAVE ONE B AND TWO CS.

BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK AT THAT LEVEL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE A AND TWO BS, AND ONE IS ON THE BORDERLINE THAT WE MAY HAVE TWO AS.

IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE AND YOU ALL HAVE HEARD ME SAY TIME AND TIME AGAIN, WE'RE A DISTRICT FOR ALL THE PEOPLE, AND WE HAVE EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS THAT COME INTO OUR COUNTRY FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THEY HAVE TO LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE.

I DON'T GET REAL CAUGHT UP IN HOW THEY DO EARLY, BUT I'M SO PROUD OF HOW WE CATCH THEM UP BY THE TIME THEY GET IN HIGH SCHOOL SO THAT OUR GRADUATION RATES ARE HIGH AND SO THAT THEY'RE READY TO DO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO NEXT.

I THINK WE'RE TRENDING IN THAT DIRECTION.

THANKS TO ALL THE EFFORTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL BECAUSE THAT EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS, AND THAT REALLY MADE ME HAPPY AS WELL.

>> MS. OROSCO.

>> I HAVE TO GIVE ONE LAST SHOUT-OUT TO SUZI MITCHELL THAT IS RETIRED THAT REALLY BUILT SUCH A STRONG PROGRAM WITH MAKING SURE THAT WE GET THERE.

THE CAREER READINESS IS SUCH A HUGE PIECE, AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT, AND HER AND HER TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO DO GREAT THINGS.

BUT I'M SO GLAD THAT WE HAVE A VERY STRONG SYSTEM IN PLACE TO ONLY GROW AND GET BETTER.

JUST ONE MORE SHOUT-OUT TO YOU, SUZI MITCHELL, LOVE YOU.

>> JUST KNOW IBCS ARE DEFINITELY CHANGING OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS AGAIN, SO THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO DIP A LITTLE BIT, THAT'S NOT THE NEW GUYS FAULT, [LAUGHTER] SO THAT'S A REAL THING.

>> WE KNOW ALL ABOUT THE PROGRAM OF STUDY.

>> WE LOVE SUZI, BUT RICK IS A GOOD GUY TOO.

>> MR. MALANDRUCCOLO, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GOOD JOB ON THE PRESENTATION.

TEAM THAT TAKES US TO LETTER L, OUR CONSENT AGENDA, BEGINNING ON PAGE 13.

I KNOW THAT THESE ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE BY NATURE AND MANY OF YOU HAVE SUBMITTED QUESTIONS.

I'LL GO DOWN THE LIST, AND I'LL SEE IF ANY OF OUR MEMBERS WANT TO PULL ANY ITEMS. STARTING WITH LETTER L1 ARE MINUTES OF BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETINGS.

NUMBER 2, PROCUREMENTS.

LETTER A: CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SCHOOLOGY.

LETTER B: CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF ONLINE LEARNING SYSTEMS, EDGENUITY IMAGINE LEARNING.

LETTER C: CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF EP AND 504 SOFTWARE FRONTLINE EDUCATION, FORMALLY SUCCESSED.

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LETTER E: CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF INTENSIFIED ALGEBRA 1 PROGRAM, MR. FLORES WANTS TO PULL THAT ONE.

WHO WANTS TO COME UP AND SPEAK ABOUT AGILE MIND? MCDANIEL. MR. FLORES?

>> THANK YOU, SIR. THIS CONNECTS TO THE ISSUES WITH SEVENTH AND EIGHTH-GRADE MATH BECAUSE WHEN THEY GET TO THIS SPECIFIC CAMPUS, THIS IS LEHMAN, WE'RE HAVING TO NOW IMPLEMENT A RIGOROUS CURRICULUM, BASED ON, APPEARS TO BE THE RESEARCH OF THE CHARLES A. DANA CENTER.

>> CORRECT.

>> IT'S A DIFFERENT CURRICULUM AND IT LINES UP WITH THE BLOCK SCHEDULE AT LEHMAN.

THERE'S SPECIFIC RESEARCH THAT SAYS THIS WOULD BE THE MORE ADEQUATE WAY TO GO AND EMBED SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING.

CAN YOU JUST LIKE SPEAK MORE TO THAT?

>> SURE.

>> ALSO HOW THE CURRENT ALGEBRA 1 CURRICULUM IS NOT ADEQUATE ANYMORE BASED ON WHAT WE'RE SEEING OUT OF THOSE FEEDER PATTERN SCHOOLS.

>> AGILE MIND IS A PRODUCT FROM THE CHARLES A. DANA CENTER AT UT MATHEMATICS, AND IT WAS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS PRE-UNMASTERED SKILLS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IT IS A DOUBLE-BLOCKED MATH COURSE FOR THE STUDENTS IN NINTH GRADE, ALGEBRA 1 AT LEHMAN.

THOSE STUDENTS GET 90 MINUTES OF INSTRUCTION EVERY SINGLE DAY ON THE AGILE MIND CURRICULUM.

IT EMBEDS A LOT OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING, PRODUCTIVE STRUGGLE, DISCOVERY LEARNING.

BUT ONE OF THE MAIN ATTRIBUTES OF IT IS IT GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO SIXTH-GRADE MATH IN AUGUST, AND IT STARTS BUILDING IN SOME OF THOSE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS THAT THOSE STUDENTS MAY HAVE MISSED.

WE WENT TO AGILE MIND.

WE JUST FINISHED OUR SECOND YEAR COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, THAT FEEDER PATTERN, THE DATA WAS SHOWING THAT WE NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING DRASTIC, AND WE NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING THAT WOULD MEET THOSE STUDENT'S NEEDS.

WE GOT OUR TEACHERS TRAINED, WE IMPLEMENTED THE FIRST YEAR, AND WE JUST FINISHED THE SECOND YEAR, AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE RESULTS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF AGILE MIND.

WE ARE VERY PLEASED AND WE DO PLAN TO CONTINUE WITH AGILE MIND AT NINTH GRADE FOR THAT LEHMAN.

>> GREAT. IF YOU COULD PROVIDE, I LIKE READING RESEARCH.

OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T MISS GRAD SCHOOL, BUT RESEARCH IS ALWAYS USEFUL.

IF YOU COULD PROVIDE THAT RESEARCH, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT EMBEDDING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING INTO ALGEBRA.

>> YES.

>> I KNOW JEFF MIGHT BE ABLE TO SPEAK MORE OF THIS.

BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT, AND I KNOW THAT, IF I'M AVERAGING THE TWO FEEDER PATTERN SCHOOLS, WE'RE AT 33.5% MEET IN EIGHTH-GRADE MATH, SO THEY'RE GOING INTO NINTH GRADE OBVIOUSLY, WHERE WE NEED TO CLOSE A LOT OF GAPS, RIGHT?

>> WE HAVE SEEN SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THAT FEEDER PATTERN, BUT WE'RE NOT THERE YET TO WHERE WE FEEL LIKE WE COULD CHANGE COURSE.

WE STILL FEEL LIKE THAT COURSE IS SERVING A NEED FOR THOSE STUDENTS.

>> YES, SIR. AGAIN, I WOULD JUST LOVE TO SEE THAT RESEARCH OR LINK, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

>> SURE.

>> THANK YOU, MR. FLORES. GOING ON THE LIST AGAIN, WE'RE ON CONSENT AGENDA,

[L. CONSENT AGENDA ]

LETTER G, AMPLIFY MCLASS.

WE'RE ON ITEM L3, CONTRACTS, MOUS, AND AGREEMENTS.

LETTER A, AGAIN, THE HAYS CISD AND TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY AND TEACHERS FELLOWS.

L4, THE HAYS CISD BUDGET AMENDMENTS.

MR. SEIBEL AND MR. [INAUDIBLE], DO YOU WANT TO COME ON UP FOR THAT, SIR?

>> IT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE POTENTIAL BEAR OR THE NEWBIE HERE BECAUSE IT MENTIONS A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE 2023-'24 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET.

THERE'S A REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHMENT IN HERE.

BUT I JUST WASN'T SURE IF, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF BUDGET TALK IN THIS MEETING HERE ALTOGETHER, AND SO I JUST WASN'T SURE WHAT EXACT AMENDMENTS WE WERE LOOKING AT IN THIS CONSENT ITEM.

>> EVERY BOARD MEETING OR EVERY MONTH, WE HAVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT WHERE WE'RE MOVING THINGS ACROSS FUNCTIONS.

TYPICALLY, SOMETIMES WE ARE ADDING TO THE BUDGET IF WE SEE SOME ADDITIONAL REVENUE COMING IN.

AS AN EXAMPLE, SOMETIMES IF WE HAVE A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND WE GET SOME INSURANCE MONEY IN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE SELL SCRAP METAL, GET SOME MONEY IN TO OFFSET AN EXPENDITURE, SO THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A BUDGET AMENDMENT.

IT REFERENCES AN ATTACHMENT, BUT THAT ATTACHMENT I'M STILL WORKING ON BECAUSE SINCE

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>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MR. SEIBEL. L5, TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY WAIVER APPLICATION FOR OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE SCHOOL DAY AT LIVE OAK ACADEMY FOR THE 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR.

TEAM, WE ARE ON OUR ACTION ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK'S MEETING.

[M.1. Consideration and possible approval of the Hays CISD 2024-2025 Board Meeting Calendar]

QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT, EXCUSE ME, MS. OROSCO.

>> SORRY, IT LAGS A LITTLE BIT.

THANK YOU, MS. RUNKLE, FOR ACTUALLY BRINGING ONE OF THOSE DATES UP IN REGARDS TO OUR CONFERENCE.

AFTER LOOKING AT IT, THERE'S SEVERAL DATES THAT I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT, BASED ON STAFF EXCHANGE IN STUDENT HOLIDAYS.

I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH SEPTEMBER.

FOR SEPTEMBER 23RD, THAT IS A STAFF EXCHANGE STUDENT HOLIDAY.

I DO NOT THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO BRING OUR STAFF IN TO HAVE THAT MEETING WITH US.

IT IS A STAFF EXCHANGE, SO IT MIGHT NOT IMPACT EVERYBODY, BUT IT MIGHT.

I WOULD SUGGEST WE MOVE THAT DATE FROM THE 23RD, WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 23RD, WHICH IS A MONDAY.

TEAM, I WANTED TO FLOAT THIS OUT THERE.

AFTER LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR, AND SEEING THAT THERE'S SOME MONTHS THAT HAVE A FRIDAY OFF AND A MONDAY OFF, AND THEN THEY SCHEDULE A TUESDAY MEETING, I DON'T KNOW HOW CONDUCIVE IT IS FOR US TO GET INFORMATION IN A TIMELY BASIS.

I WOULD LIKE TO FLOAT OUT TO THE TEAM THAT ON SOME OF THOSE TIMES THAT THAT HAPPENS, WE MOVE IT TO THURSDAY INSTEAD OF TUESDAY.

THAT IS MY SUGGESTION IN ORDER TO GIVE STAFF ENOUGH TIME TO PROCESS INFORMATION FOR US AND FOR US TO GET A CHANCE TO READ IT.

FOR SEPTEMBER 23RD, I WOULD SUGGEST SEPTEMBER 26TH.

FOR JANUARY 21ST, I WOULD SUGGEST JANUARY 23RD.

FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, I WOULD SUGGEST WE MOVE THAT TO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH.

FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 25TH, I WOULD SUGGEST WE MOVE THAT TO MARCH 27TH.

FOR APRIL 14TH, THAT ONE'S FINE.

THE NEXT ONE IS APRIL 21ST.

I WOULD SUGGEST WE CHANGE THAT TO THURSDAY, APRIL 24TH.

BECAUSE AGAIN, THAT'S ANOTHER FOUR-DAY WEEKEND THING.

THEN FOR JUNE, I WOULD SUGGEST WE MOVE THAT, AND THIS ONE COULD BE TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE OUR TRAINING ALL IN JUNE THAT WE HAVE.

I'M SUGGESTING TUESDAY THE 17TH, AT THE EARLIEST, BECAUSE THEY ARE OFF ON FRIDAYS DURING THE SUMMER.

WE WON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET INFORMATION.

WE'RE COMING BACK FROM A CONFERENCE, FROM OUR TRAINING.

SO TUESDAY THE 17TH ON THAT ONE, BECAUSE THERE IS A TRAINING FOR FOLKS THAT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO JOIN US FOR THE SAME ONE THAT FOLLOWING WEEK.

I'M TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS I SAY THIS.

THEN CHANGING JUNE 23RD TO TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH.

THAT IS MY SUGGESTION BASED ON EVIDENCE OF ATTAINMENT THAT I RECEIVED THIS PAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET ALL THE ITEMS, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME, AND I KNOW EVERYBODY WAS RUSHED WHEN WE HAD

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I JUST WANTED TO OFFER THAT UP AND SEE WHAT THE TEAM THINKS ABOUT THAT.

>> THANK YOU, MS. OROSCO. MS. RUNKLE.

>> CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME? THANK YOU, MRS. OROSCO. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION.

I'M TOTALLY FOR THAT.

I WAS ACTUALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE MEETINGS AS WELL, SO I THINK THAT THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION.

THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT I WANT TO BRING UP.

THE JUNE 16TH, THAT DOES STILL FALL ON A WEEK THAT THAT'S A DAY BEFORE.

MOVING IT TO JUNE 17TH, THAT'S A DAY BEFORE WE LEAVE FOR SLI AND FORT WORTH.

THAT I HAVE FOUND TO BE VERY HARD IS DOING BOARD MEETINGS AND SLI THE SAME WEEK.

FOR THIS PARTICULAR WEEK, WHEN SOME OF US WERE JUST AT SLI, WE WERE GETTING ALL OF OUR INFORMATION WHILE WE WERE THERE WHILE STILL TRYING TO BE IN BOARD TRAINING, SO WE WORKED ALL WEEKEND.

I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE MOVE THAT ACTUALLY UP, MAYBE TO THE PRIOR WEEK WE LEAVE TO SLI, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A LAG, AND IT'S NOT COMPLETELY ONE WEEK FROM ONE MEETING TO THE NEXT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYONE FEELS ABOUT THAT.

BUT ALSO, IN MARCH.

WELL, I WOULD SAY JUNE 12TH, IF WE'RE GOING TO STICK TO THE THURSDAY UNLESS YOU WANTED TO DO IT.

YOU'RE NOT IN SLI THAT WEEK.

SLI FOR 2025, IS IT THAT WEEK? GOT IT.

THE WEEK BEFORE, CAN WE NOT DO IT IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR BUDGET MEETING? BECAUSE WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO END UP HAVING SOME BUDGET MEETINGS IN THE BEGINNING OF JUNE ALSO.

I'M JUST TRYING TO PREVENT US FROM BEING AT A BOARD MEETING UNTIL 11 O'CLOCK OR 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT AND THEN TURNING AROUND AND HAVING TO GO TO SLI, AND THEN US NOT GETTING THE INFORMATION AND BEING ABLE TO ACTUALLY WORK ON IT.

I'M OKAY WITH WHATEVER, BUT THAT WAS JUST A SUGGESTION AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR.

I'LL WAIT TO HEAR HOW EVERYBODY ELSE FEELS ABOUT THAT, BUT TO ADD TO MARCH, WE ONLY HAVE ONE MEETING ON HERE FOR MARCH.

I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO ADD TWO MEETINGS IN MARCH, ESPECIALLY WITH THE BOND THAT'S COMING UP.

OUR FBOC IS GOING TO BE MEETING QUITE A BIT.

I JUST DON'T THINK WITH BUDGET AND CALENDARS, AND THIS BOND THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON, ONE MEETING IS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH IN THE MONTH OF MARCH WITH TWO MONTHS BEING LEFT FOR SCHOOL.

THAT'S JUST MY TAKE. I THINK I'M OKAY WITH ONE MEETING IN DECEMBER.

QUITE FRANKLY, I DO THINK WE NEED TO HAVE TWO MEETINGS IN NOVEMBER, BUT ALSO MARCH AS WELL.

THAT'S JUST MY THOUGHTS.

ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO ADD TO THAT, THAT'D BE GREAT.

>> MS. PETREA.

>> I APPRECIATE ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DIFFERENT MEETING TIMES.

I DO WANT TO KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS THE CALENDARS AND CAN TELL US.

SEPTEMBER 26TH, BEING A THURSDAY, COULD POTENTIALLY BE A FOOTBALL GAME, AND THAT COULD BE AN ISSUE.

I DON'T HAVE THE SCHEDULE IN FRONT OF ME TO KNOW WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE, BUT WE DO NEED TO CHECK THAT BEFORE I COMMIT, PERSONALLY.

THEN I AGREE WITH MS. RUNKLE.

WE HAD TWO MEETINGS IN MARCH THIS YEAR, AND I THINK WE NEEDED THEM.

I REALLY WANT TO SEE US DO MORE BUDGET CONVERSATIONS EARLIER.

EVEN IF IT'S JUST BOND PRIORITIES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LEGISLATIVE SESSION STARTING IN JANUARY, AND I FEEL LIKE MARCH IS GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT MONTH TO START TALKING ABOUT BUDGET PRIORITIES.

I WOULD RECOMMEND ADDING MARCH 10TH AS A DATE, AND THEN I LIKE THE MARCH 27TH WHEN WE COME BACK AND JUST KEEP IT THAT FAR APART.

I THINK THAT'S FINE.

I THINK THE BOND WILL BE DONE AND PRETTY MUCH PACKAGED UP.

BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, MS. RUNKLE, THERE'S A LOT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE BOND, AND SO I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR AN ADDITIONAL MEETING IN NOVEMBER.

MR. SAVOY ISN'T HERE TO REMIND US OF THE BOND TIMELINE, AND I WAS GOING TO SUBMIT A QUESTION, BUT THEN I DIDN'T.

WE MIGHT WANT TO GET WITH MR. SAVOY AND ASK HIM.

MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER ARE PRETTY BUSY, OR MISS BEDWELL MIGHT HAVE SOME INSIGHT FOR US.

I JUST DON'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I FEEL LIKE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER ARE PRETTY IMPORTANT MONTHS WHEN WE'RE BUILDING A BOND.

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>> BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PUBLIC FORUMS, WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT IT A LOT.

I DO NOT WANT TO FEEL RUSHED IN POTENTIALLY THE LARGEST BOND THIS DISTRICT HAS EVER SEEN IN THE HISTORY OF OUR EXISTENCE.

THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADD ONE IN MARCH 10TH, AND I WAS GOING TO LOOK AT THE DATES IN NOVEMBER.

WE HAVE ONE FOR NOVEMBER 18TH, AND WE RAN INTO THIS BEFORE WHERE WE DON'T WANT TO MEET THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING, WHICH IS THE 25TH, SO YOU'D END UP HAVING TO MEET THE 11TH AND THE 18TH.

11TH IS A HOLIDAY, VETERANS DAY.

ARE WE CLOSED AS A DISTRICT ON THAT DAY? WE ARE NOT CLOSED AS A DISTRICT ON THAT DAY.

EITHER NOVEMBER 11TH OR 12TH, THAT'S A HOLIDAY FOR PEOPLE.

I THINK OTHERWISE, I'M FINE WITH THE THURSDAY.

MIXES IT UP. THAT'S NEW AND DIFFERENT.

I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING TO REMEMBER ALL THE CONFLICTS WE HAVE ON THURSDAY NIGHT ONCE WE SET THAT INTO MOTION, BUT I'M OKAY WITH IT.

JUST HAVE A QUESTION ON NOVEMBER 26TH TO MAKE SURE THAT ENOUGH PEOPLE WILL BE HERE.

I'M SORRY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL THERE.

>> WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A LAG ON OUR MICROPHONES, RIGHT, MR. SEVERANCE?

>> THESE ARE ALL WONDERFUL DISCUSSIONS.

I SEE YOU ARE MOVING SOME DATES AROUND, BUT I ALSO WANT TO REMIND US THAT NOW IT'S 20 MEETINGS A YEAR.

THIS YEAR, ON 6/6, THIS LAST YEAR, WE DID A BUDGET WORKSHOP, INDEPENDENT OF THE BOARD MEETING.

ON 8/17, WE DID TEAM BUILDING, ON 9/6, WE DID GOAL SETTING, AND THEN ON 10/2, WE DID SUPERINTENDENT EVAL.

THEN WE ALSO HAD ANOTHER ONE PEPPERED IN THERE.

BUT I LOVE THE FACT OF TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF SOME OF THESE DATES, MS. OROSCO, I THINK THAT CONFLICTS WITH SOME THINGS, BUT I THINK THERE COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY WITH SOME OF THESE SPECIAL MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO TO TAKE OUR MONTHLY WORKSHOP VOTING MEETING, INSTEAD OF DOING TWO, DOING IT AT ONE, AND THEN MY OLIVE BRANCH WOULD BE THE AGENDA-SETTING WOULD BE DONE TWO WEEKS PRIOR, LIKE YOU'RE DOING IT FOR THE WORKSHOP MEETING AND THEN GIVING EVERYONE THE AGENDA AND THEN A WEEK, AND THEN THE NEXT TO VOTE.

OR FOR THE JUNE WITH IT COINCIDING WITH SLI, MAYBE WE DO OUR TEAM BUILDING AT SLI THAT WEDNESDAY.

WE CAN DO IT HERE. BUT TAKE AWAY ONE OF THE MEETINGS AND SUBSTITUTE SOME OF THESE OTHERS THAT WE DO AND JUST MAKE THE MONTHLY INSTEAD OF DOING TWO MEETINGS, JUST DO ONE.

COULD MAKE THE LEAD TIME A LOT LONGER FOR ADMIN STAFF, AND THEN US TO ASK QUESTIONS, THEN TRY TO PUSH IT ALL INTO FOUR EXTRA MEETINGS OR FIVE EXTRA MEETINGS.

YOU CAN SMILE. I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME WHERE THIS ISN'T NOT GOING TO WORK, BUT I DEFINITELY THINK THAT WHAT WE ASK OF THIS TEAM ON MEETINGS ON THIS STUFF IS THAT'S 24, 26 MEETINGS A YEAR.

I FEEL LIKE WE COULD PROBABLY CONDENSE SOME OF THAT STUFF DOWN AND PLUG IN SOME OF THE SPECIAL MEETINGS THAT WE KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO EVERY YEAR INTO SOME REGULAR ATTENDED OR SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING. THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MR. SEVERANCE. MS. OROSCO.

>> I LOVE THE NOVEMBER THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, MS. PETREA, AND DOING I THINK NOVEMBER 12TH BECAUSE VETERANS DAY IS A HOLIDAY, NOT FOR OUR DISTRICT, BUT FOR OUR VETERANS, AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, SO DOING IT NOVEMBER 12TH.

THEN WE'LL HAVE THAT ONE NOVEMBER 18TH.

I LOVE THE IDEA OF THAT LEAD TIME WITH AGENDA-SETTING THAT MR. SEVERANCE TALKED ABOUT. I THINK THAT'S A FABULOUS IDEA ABOUT LEAD TIME.

WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT DOING ONE MEETING BEFORE, WE JUST HAVEN'T REALLY FOUND A WAY TO MANAGE THAT WITH ALL THE INFORMATION WE'RE RECEIVING.

BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY EXPLORE.

I LOVE THE AGENDA ONE, THOUGH I THINK MAYBE WE CAN INCORPORATE THAT IN THERE SOMEHOW.

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BUT LOOKING AT THAT 24TH TUESDAY IF THERE'S A HUGE CONFLICT WITH FOOTBALL, IT MIGHT BE NOT A CONFLICT, WE DON'T KNOW, WE'LL FIND OUT.

WE CAN LOOK AT THAT 24TH, WHICH IS TUESDAY IF WE NEED TO.

BUT 26TH, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE DIDN'T HAVE TO AFTER THAT HOLIDAY.

THE OTHER ONE IN MARCH, I THINK HAVING THAT MARCH 10TH, MS. PETREA IS A GREAT IDEA, MARCH 10TH AND THEN MARCH 27TH, THAT'LL GIVE US AMPLE TIME.

WE VOTE ON THE BOND IN FEBRUARY, AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE SPECIAL MEETINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PEPPERED IN BEFORE THEN TO HEAR PUBLIC FORUM, TO HEAR ALL THAT INPUT AND EVERYTHING, BUT THAT IS REALLY GREAT.

THEN FOR JUNE, MOST PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THE FORT WORTH OPTION, SO HAVING IT ON TUESDAY, JUNE 10TH IS FINE BECAUSE I DON'T MIND STAYING UP LATE.

I HAD A MEETING TO GO LEAVE THE NEXT DAY, I'M GOOD WITH THAT BECAUSE I'LL BE LEAVING TO SAN ANTONIO, THAT'S FINE.

JUNE 10TH AND JUNE 24TH, I THINK WOULD BE GOOD OPTIONS FOR JUNE TIME.

I THINK THOSE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT.

I THINK IT COULD BE PRETTY SOLID ON THAT WITH THOSE CHANGES ON THERE. THANK YOU.

>> MS. RUNKLE.

>> I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP FOOTBALL BECAUSE I HAVE INCOMING NINTH GRADER, AND THAT MAY BE FOOTBALL NIGHTS, IT'S THURSDAYS.

IF WE CAN CHECK ON THAT BECAUSE I'M GOING TO CARE ABOUT THAT A LOT.

THEN, MRS. OROSCO, YOU SAID THE 10TH, WOULD THE NINTH HELP IF IT WAS ON A MONDAY? OH, THAT'S RIGHT. THEY HAVE FRIDAY OFF, SO THAT'S WHY YOU WERE DOING IT.

OKAY, PERFECT. WELL, THANKS FOR BEING FLEXIBLE.

I THINK IT'S EASIER FOR EVERYBODY, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

>> MS. OROSCO.

>> ONE MORE THING. FOOTBALL IS ONLY UP UNTIL WHEN? I DON'T KNOW FOOTBALL SEASON. DECEMBER, SO THERE'S ONLY ONE DAY THAT IT COULD BE POSSIBLY.

>> CHRISTMAS.

>> THERE COULD BE ONLY ONE POSSIBLE CONFLICT FOR THAT SEPTEMBER ONE FOR FOOTBALL, SO THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT WE NEED TO CHECK ON.

SORRY, I DON'T KNOW FOOTBALL SCHEDULES.

I JUST GO, IT'S ON MY CALENDAR.

>> FOOTBALL CONFLICTS IN DECEMBER IF WE'RE DEEP INTO THE PLAYOFFS, WHICH WE LOOK FORWARD TO.

TEAM, JUST TO TAG ALONG WITH THE CONVERSATION, I LIKE THE COLLABORATION THAT'S HAPPENING.

IF WE WERE TO CONSOLIDATE SOME OF THESE MEETINGS INTO ONE MEETING FOR THE MONTH, THE OLIVE BRANCH MR. SEVERANCE EXTENDED TO US, THEN WE COULD CONSIDER STARTING OUR MEETING AT 4:30 ON ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS, AGAIN, WITH AMPLE NOTICE FOR ALL OF US.

THAT'S SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND AS WELL, STARTING AN HOUR EARLIER FOR ONE OF THOSE COMBINED MEETINGS THAT'S WORKSHOP AND TAKING ACTION THAT NIGHT. GOOD TALK.

NO OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. GREAT. TEAM. WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM M2 ON PAGE 71,

[M.2. Consideration and possible nomination of a Hays CISD Board Trustee as a Delegate to participate in the 2024 TASB Delegate Assembly]

THIS IS A BOARD MATTER, MR. SEVERANCE.

>> I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO DO THIS LAST YEAR, AND I REALLY ENJOYED IT.

IF THAT WOULD BE AMICABLE TO THE BOARD, I'D LIKE TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AGAIN FOR THIS YEAR.

IF YOU GUYS ARE OPEN TO THAT.

>> ARE THERE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I SEE SOME THUMBS UP. MS. OROSCO.

>> I WANT TO SAY THAT MR. SEVERANCE DID A WONDERFUL JOB REPRESENTING US AT DELEGATE ASSEMBLY, HE DID A WONDERFUL JOB JUST REALLY EXPRESSING OUR INTEREST, SO HE DID A FANTASTIC.

I CANNOT WAIT TO VOTE FOR MR. SEVERANCE TO BE OUR DELEGATE ONCE AGAIN.

WE DO NEED AN ALTERNATE DELEGATE, AND I WOULD LOVE TO BE AN ALTERNATE DELEGATE IF NO ONE ELSE IS INTERESTED.

I DID IT LAST YEAR, AND SO MR. SEVERANCE AND I WERE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ARTICULATE THE PRIORITIES OF THE DISTRICT.

BUT IF ANYBODY ELSE IS INTERESTED, THAT'S FINE.

>> THANK YOU, MS. OROSCO. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE NO DISCUSSION. THANK YOU.

ITEM M3 ON PAGE 72,

[M.3. Consideration and possible approval of the naming of the Board Room at Hays CISD Academic Support Center]

[01:25:01]

>> WE HAD AN EMERGENCY. COME UP.

MR. SAVOY IS FORGIVEN.

DOCTOR, DO YOU WANT TO GIVE ANY INSIGHT TO THIS OR?

>> YES. FIRST OF ALL, JUST PRAYERS FOR TIM AND HIS MOM.

HIS MOM HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL.

HE DOESN'T MIND ME SAYING THIS.

THAT'S WHY HE WASN'T HERE.

EMERGENCY. SHE HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED.

I THINK SHE'S IN STABLE CONDITION.

SO HE'S JUST TRYING TO FIND THE NEXT STEP FOR THAT.

YES, I'LL BE HAPPY TO DO THE BEST I CAN WITH THIS ONE.

THERE WAS A NOMINATION FROM OUR PRIOR BOARD PRESIDENT, WILL MCMANUS, TO NAME THIS NEW BOARD ROOM, THE MEREDITH KELLER BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING ROOM.

TIM WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ THE LETTER THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY MR. MCMANUS.

IN THERE IT JUST DETAILS ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT MISS KELLER PUT IN OVER ALL OF THE YEARS.

SHE WAS I BELIEVE TIED WITH BEING ONE OF THE LONGEST-SERVING BOARD MEMBERS IN H CISD AND REALLY JUST WATCHED THE PLACE GROW AND IN WILL'S WORDS, SHE MOVED MOUNTAINS, AND SHE MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

HE RECOMMENDED THAT WE HONOR HER BY NAMING THIS PARTICULAR BOARD ROOM AND MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITY IN HER HONOR.

>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR RIGHT. MISS ROSCO.

>> I AM SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

I KNOW MEREDITH KILLER WILL PROBABLY KILL US OR EVEN THINKING OF SUCH A THING, BUT I THINK IT'S SUCH A WONDERFUL WAY TO HONOR HER.

SHE HAS DEFINITELY MENTORED MANY OF US AND ACTUALLY STARTED MANY OF US ON OUR ROAD HERE.

SHE HAS MADE A HUGE IMPACT IN OUR DISTRICT AND CONTINUES TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR OUR DISTRICT.

I CANNOT THINK OF ANYBODY BETTER.

I LOVE WILL MCMANUS, SO I KNOW THAT HIS LETTER IS PERFECTION, AND MEREDITH KELLER WELL DESERVES THIS HONOR.

I KNOW WHEN I WENT TO LOCKHART, ISD A FEW MONTHS AGO, I SAW THAT THEIR BOARD ROOM WAS NAMED AFTER A GENTLEMAN THAT HAD MADE SUCH A HUGE IMPACT.

IT'S SUCH A GREAT WAY TO REMEMBER THOSE THAT CAME BEFORE US THAT REALLY PAVED THE ROAD.

I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

CAN'T WAIT TO VOTE YES ON THIS.

THANK YOU, WILL MCMANUS FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD.

>> THERE WE GO OUT TO WORKING. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MISS ASCO. MS. PETREA.

>> HEY, YES, I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS, TOO, AND I'M PRETTY SURE THERE'S A REASON MISS MEREDITH KELLER IS NOT HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T WANT THIS.

BUT I THINK SHE'LL BE EXCITED ABOUT IT, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE SHOW HER WITH ALL OF THE PRAISE AND WORDS THAT SHE WILL NOT WANT US TO DO NEXT WEEK WE'LL MAKE HER BE HERE NEXT WEEK.

YOU KNOW, AND I WAS READING MR. MCMANUS'S WORDS, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE, SHE DID SERVE FOR FOUR TERMS, SO 12 YEARS AS A TRUSTEE.

ONLY 69 PEOPLE IN THE HISTORY OF HCSC HAVE SERVED AS TRUSTEES.

SHE'S THE LONGEST-SERVING WOMAN.

I DARE TO SAY, PROBABLY HAD THE MOST TERMS AS PRESIDENT IN A 12-YEAR LENGTH OF SERVICE.

FOR SURE, THE ONLY WOMAN TO SERVE THAT LONG.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT OTHER FOLKS.

WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY, I DON'T KNOW ALL THE HISTORY.

BUT I, PERSONALLY OWE A LOT OF MY BOARD TRAINING, AND THE MENTORSHIP SHE'S PROVIDED HAS CERTAINLY BEEN A VALUABLE ASSET TO THE DISTRICT, AND I OWE A LOT TO HER.

I WANT TO ADVOCATE THAT BACK THERE ON THAT WALL, WE HAVE A LIFE-SIZE PORTRAIT OF HER OF THAT PICTURE THAT SHE LOVES OF HERSELF, THAT'S HANGING IN THE OLD ADMIN.

WE'LL TALK TO MR. SAVOY ABOUT MAKING THAT INTO A PORTRAIT.

I WILL COLLECT SOME DOLLARS IF THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN, BUT BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW WHO SHE IS.

YOU KNOW HOW THAT GOES? LIKE, 20 YEARS FROM NOW, 50 YEARS FROM NOW, WE WANT PEOPLE LIKE, WHO'S MORA KELLER? WELL, THERE'S YOUR PICTURE RIGHT THERE.

SO WHO'S ON BOARD? EVERYBODY ON BOARD FOR THAT? YES. GREAT, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF WHITE, BLANK, EMPTY WALL SPACE IN HERE.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND WELL DESERVED, AND I'M SO GLAD THAT NAMING OF THIS ROOM CAN PRESERVE HER LEGACY.

[01:30:04]

>> MS. PETREA, MS. RUNKLE.

>> YES, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, SHE HASN'T SEEN THIS SHIRLEY OR SOMEBODY'S GOING TO BE IN BIG TROUBLE.

NO, I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS.

I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THIS, AND THANK YOU, MR. MCMANUS, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

MEREDITH KELLER WAS ONE OF MY MENTORS, AND I AM INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL TO HER AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT SHE'S TAUGHT ME, BUT ALSO WHAT SHE'S TAUGHT EVERYBODY ELSE ON THIS BOARD.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST REALLY WANT TO POINT OUT IS THE HISTORY AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT SHE HAS OF HAYS CISD.

IT GOES BACK YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS.

IF YOU EVER HAVE A QUESTION OR IF YOU EVER WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING, MEREDITH KELLER KNOWS THE ANSWER TO IT.

I'VE JUST ALWAYS APPRECIATED HER ABOUT THAT.

SHE'S A HUGE CHAMPION FOR HAYS CISD, FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL, AND KIDS.

SHE IS STILL CHAMPION HCISD.

I AM INCREDIBLY ECSTATIC ABOUT THIS, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO VOTE ON IT, BUT WE'RE ALL GOING TO HEAR OF THIS AS SOON AS WE WALK OUT THE STORY. THANKS, MR. MCMANUS.

>> THANK YOU. THAT DISCUSSION TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.

MISS KELLER, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN TOLD YOU ARE NOT THE FUNNIEST BOARD MEMBER IN THE HISTORY OF ACISD. BUT ANYWAYS, ALL RIGHT.

TEAM, FORGIVE ME.

WE DO HAVE SOME FOLKS THAT ARE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.

I JUST OUT OF RESPECT FOR THEIR TIME.

I WANTED TO MOVE UP ITEM NUMBER 10 TO DISCUSS THAT ONE NEXT,

[M.10. Consideration and possible approval of the Reassignment of Construction Manager at-Risk Assignments for Major 2023 Bond Projects]

MR. CLEAVER, GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BELL.

>> DOCTOR WRIGHT AND BOARD. ON PAGE 91, YOU CAN SEE THE AGENDA ITEM.

WE'RE BRINGING THIS HERE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE BACK IN APRIL, WE ACTUALLY HAD ALL ACTUALLY ASSIGNED CM AT RISK FOR THE MAJOR PROJECTS, WE DEFINED MAJOR BEING ONE THAT HAD A LOT OF ACTUAL DESIGN IN THEM IN TERMS OF SCHOOL DESIGN.

THE MINOR PROJECTS ARE THOUGHT THAT THEY'RE MINOR IN NATURE.

THEY'RE JUST MINOR IN DESIGN.

THEY HAVE AIR CONDITIONING PROJECTS, ROOFING PROJECTS, THINGS THAT DON'T HAVE A LOT OF INPUT SPECIFICALLY ON DESIGN.

BACK IN APRIL, YOU ALL APPROVED THE ASSIGNMENTS FOR ELEMENTARY 17 AND 18 FOR THE RENOVATIONS AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, AND JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL.

THOSE ALL WENT TO BARTLETT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH WENT TO CORE.

THEN FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, KYLE AND TOM GREEN, THOSE WERE ORIGINALLY ASSIGNED TO A COMPANY CALLED LEE LEWIS.

THEN FINES AND HEMPHILL WERE ASSIGNED TO JACKSON CONSTRUCTION.

SINCE THAT TIME, LEE LEWIS HAD WHAT I WOULD CALL A MAJOR ONE OF THEIR STAFF MEMBERS HAD A MAJOR LIFE EVENT AND THEY ARE NO LONGER WITH THE COMPANY, AND THAT CAUSED A SLEW OF ISSUES WITH THE COMPANY, AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THEY JUST COULDN'T COMPLETE THEIR ASSIGNMENT.

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, WE WENT BACK AND ASSIGNED THIS TO JACKSON AND THEY'VE BEEN WORKING WITH US, BUT WE LOOKED AT THE AGENDA ITEM AND WE SAID, WE BETTER MAKE THIS OFFICIAL AND ACTUALLY MEMORIALIZE THIS BECAUSE ALL DID TAKE OFFICIAL ACTION ON THAT.

WE HAVE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT, JOHN HERNSBERGER, FROM JACKSON CONSTRUCTION.

IF THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS, I CAN'T ANSWER.

>> THANK YOU, MR. CLEVER, I'M LOOKING AT MY LOVE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, MR. SPENCE.

>> THIS IS JUST A QUESTION FOR YOU, MAX.

HOW MANY PROJECTS IS JACKSON HANDLING RIGHT NOW FOR US?

>> THEY'VE GOT FINIS AND HEMPHILL.

THEY WOULD HAVE KYLE AND TOM GREEN, AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE BID PACKAGE 6, WHICH IS THE DSTRUM AND WALLACE AIR CONDITIONING, AND BID PACKAGE FIVE, WHICH IS SOME ROOFING AND SOME OTHER AIR CONDITIONERS DISTRICT-WIDE.

>> RIGHT NOW THEY'RE WORKING ON BI PA FIVE AND SIX, AND THEN AND THEN THE FOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WHENEVER THAT COMES.

>> THAT'S RIGHT. THOSE ARE ALL IN BID PACKAGE 12.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> MS. PETREA.

>> OKAY. MR. CLEVER, MAYBE I'M MISSING SOMETHING.

IN OUR TRANSMITTAL, AND I HAVE A LOT OF PAPERS HERE.

IN OUR TRANSMITTAL IN MY ORIGINAL BOARD PACKET, I'VE GOT LEE LEWIS NEXT TO COLIN TOM GREEN, BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU WERE SAYING JACKSON WAS GOING TO TAKE OVER THOSE?

>> YES, MA'AM. ON PAGE 91 IN SECTION D. THAT WAS THE PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION.

>> GOT IT. OKAY.

>> THAT WAS WHAT WE ASSIGNED BACK IN 80. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

>> YEAH. OKAY. I WAS JUST SCANNING AND THINKING, OH, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING.

THESE ARE THE FORMER ONES, AND NOW WE'RE CHANGING THIS TO JACKSON.

[01:35:01]

>> THANK YOU FOR CLEARING MISS BETRI. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LOOKING LEFT? LOOKING RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. MR. CLEVER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT LATER ON ON THE SHOW.

OKAY. THANK YOU. TEAM, WE ARE NOW ON LETTER M4,

[M.4. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of additional Access Control Systems for Districtwide Use]

CHIEF ROCKY, THIS IS ON PAGE 75.

>> GOOD EVENING.

>> GOOD EVENING.

>> HOW ARE Y'ALL? GOOD. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR HERE ON THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST IS WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS MORE AND MORE OF OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY NEEDS ON OUR CAMPUS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALL KNOW IS THAT WHAT WE SAW POST UVALDE AND REALLY IN THE SENATE BILL THAT WE SAW REGARDING SAFETY AND SECURITY IN 2019.

IS THAT WE REALLY NEEDED TO ADDRESS CLASSROOM DOORS AND ACCESS CONTROL.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE PEOPLE WALKING AND BEING ABLE TO ENTER INTO PLACES WHERE WE HAD INSTRUCTION GOING ON.

WHAT ULTIMATELY HAPPENED WAS IN THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST IS WHAT WE LOOKED AT DISTRICT WIDE AS WE INCORPORATED OUR OWN PROCEDURES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR OUR CLASSROOMS DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME THAT SCHOOL WAS IN SESSION.

THAT WAS ENHANCING OUR EXTERIOR DOORS.

BUT ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE FOUND THAT WE WERE LACKING WAS REALLY THE MOVEMENT OF OUR STUDENTS IN AND OUT SOME OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL SPACES.

THE ONES THAT BECAME THE MOST PROBLEMATIC ARE GOING TO BE AREAS SUCH AS OUR LIBRARIES AND OUR GYMNASIUMS. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THOSE ARE OFTENTIMES GOING TO BE THOSE AREAS WHERE WE HAVE KIDS IN AND OUT VERY FREQUENTLY.

WHAT WAS HAPPENING IS WE HAD A CHOICE.

WE EITHER HAD TO LEAVE THAT ACCESS AREA OPEN AND UNLOCKED AND ALLOW KIDS IN AND OUT THROUGH THAT AREA, OR WE NEEDED TO KEEP THEM SECURED AND WE WERE HAVING A STAFF MEMBER HAVING TO GET UP TO CONSTANTLY OPEN AND CLOSE THAT DOOR, DEPENDING ON THAT.

WHAT WE DID IS WE MET COLLECTIVELY AS A GROUP, AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR STAFF AND CAME UP WITH REALLY THE SOLUTION, WHICH WOULD BE ACCESS CONTROLLED AND GIVING A PROXY CARD ACCESS TO THOSE AREAS AND THEN COMING UP AND DEVELOPING A SYSTEM IN WHICH OUR STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT TAG.

IF THEY GOT CALLED TO THE OFFICE, IF THERE WAS AN INJURY, ETC, SO A CHECK IN OUT PROCESS THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE REST ROOM AVAILABILITY AND THE LIKE.

ULTIMATELY, THIS COMBINED WITH OUR CURRENT PROCEDURES IS REINFORCING WHAT WE HAVE REALLY ON ALL OF OUR CLASSROOMS NOW, WHICH IS THAT WE HAVE THE ACCESS CONTROL WHERE WE HAVE THE LOCKED DOOR.

IT'S JUST NOT A DOABLE SOLUTION WHEN YOU HAVE, ANYWHERE FROM 30, 40, 50 KIDS IN AN AREA, AND YOU HAVE THAT VERY LIMITED STAFF WHO ARE AVAILABLE TO GET UP AND MONITOR THAT DOOR AND LOOK AT A REGULAR BASIS.

ULTIMATELY, WHAT WE DID IS DEVELOPED THE ASSESSMENT FOR ALL OF THESE THROUGH THE BOND, AND AT THAT POINT, AND MARK TIMMINS, WHO'S BEEN A GODSEND, AS WE ALL KNOW, HAS BEEN THE ONE WHO HAS BEEN WORKING BOOTS ON THE GROUND WITH ME ON ALL OF THIS.

WE'RE NOT PUTTING ACCESS CONTROL ON EVERY GYMNASIUM DOOR.

WE'VE GOT WITH THE CAMPUSES, AND WE HAD THEM DECIDE WHICH ONE WAS THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION.

THERE IS A COST ASSOCIATED WITH HAVING TO WIRE THAT DOOR AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

THAT'S WHAT THIS IS DOING IS EFFECTIVELY MANAGING THOSE SPACES FOR US.

>> THANK YOU, MS. ROCKY. LOOKING AT MY LEFT FOR ANY QUESTIONS. MR. SEIBEL.

>> JUST TO CLARIFY, IT'S A PROXY CARD THAT STUDENTS WOULD HAVE TO GET GAINING ACCESS.

>> THE PROXY CARD ALLOWS FOR STAFF WHO ARE ON CAMPUS TO DO IT.

BUT WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN, LET'S SAY, FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE A STUDENT WHO NEEDS TO GO USE THE RESTROOM.

WHAT HAPPENS IS WE AFFORD THAT TEACHER MAYBE TWO OR THREE PROXY CARDS, AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT STUDENT WILL CHECK OUT THAT PROXY CARD, THEY GO TO THE RESTROOM.

THAT PROXY CARD ALLOWS THEM TO OPEN THE DOOR TO COME BACK IN, AND THEY GIVE IT TO THE TEACHER UPON RETURNING.

SAME THING IF THEY GET CALLED TO THE OFFICE OR THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.

THAT'S CURRENTLY WHAT WE'RE EMPLOYING FOR MOST OF OUR OUTSIDE ATHLETICS.

THAT'S HOW WE MANAGE THAT BECAUSE AS YOU ALL KNOW THERE'S LOTS OF IN AND OUT POTENTIALLY DURING ATHLETICS.

WE DON'T HAVE REST ROOMS OUTSIDE, AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE EMPLOYED, AND IT'S PROVED TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE.

WE ALSO MAKE IT SPECIFIC TO A DOOR, AND WE ALSO MAKE IT SPECIFIC TO SCHOOL OPERATIONAL TIME.

IF THAT CARD GETS LOST, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SOMEBODY POCKETS IT, AFTER HOURS, THAT CARD'S DEACTIVATED, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET IN AND USE IT.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF SECURITY STANDARDS IN PLACE THROUGH MARK AND HIS TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT CARD, IF IT DOES GET INTO THE WRONG HANDS, THAT IT DOESN'T ALLOW SOMEONE ACCESS TO THE BUILDING.

[01:40:03]

>> FOLLOW UP, I GUESS, FOR LIBRARY ACCESS, FOR EXAMPLE, SIMILAR SYSTEM.

BUT THEN I THINK ABOUT THAT LIKE DURING OPPORTUNITIES, EXTENDED PASSING PERIOD OR LUNCH OPPORTUNITY FOR A STUDENT TO GO TO THE LIBRARY.

WOULD THAT BE RELIANT MORE ON STAFF THEN TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR THEM OR.

>> MARK, YOU WANT TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT LIBRARY SPECIFICALLY.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID ON LIBRARIES AS WELL AS WE ALSO CREATED, IF YOU REMEMBER CORRECTLY, WE WERE DOING THE ACCESS CONTROL BUTTONS AND THE CAMERAS AS WELL.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M NOT MISSPEAKING ON WHERE WE LANDED ON THAT.

>> ON THE SECONDARY CAMPUSES, WE CAN SET UP A VIDEO DOORBELL AND A MONITOR FOR THE LIBRARY DESK TO BE ABLE TO SEE AND THEN OPEN THE DOOR.

THEN THE ELEMENTARIES TYPICALLY EITHER GOING TO BE WITH A TEACHER OR USE THE PROXY CARD THAT THE TEACHER HAS TO GIVE TO THEM.

>> THE UNFORTUNATE WORLD AGAIN THAT WE'RE IN.

BUT SOMETIMES NECESSARY, BUT ALSO AT THE SAME TIME, JUST MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS STILL HAVE ACCESS TO THESE SPACES IS NON INVASIVE AS POSSIBLE FOR OUR STAFF BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THESE THINGS AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

TRYING TO MAKE IT SO THAT OUR LIBRARIANS AND AIDES AND EVERYBODY THAT'S WITH STUDENTS ALREADY IN THOSE SPACES CAN MAINTAIN THAT THEIR INSTRUCTURAL TIME WITH THEM AS THEY ALSO HELP MONITOR THE INS AND OUTS.

THANK YOU FOR THINKING THROUGH THIS.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU, MR. SEIBEL. YOU HAVE THE QUESTIONS ON MY LEFT.

COME OVER TO MY RIGHT. CHIEF ROCKY THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I GUESS YOU ARE THE NEXT ITEM AS WELL,

[M.5. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Harris Handheld Radios and Desktop Systems to replace current units]

TEAM, I WILL LOOK TO MY RIGHT, SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

LOOKING LEFT. MR. SEIBEL YES, SIR.

>> IT'S ALWAYS ME. I FEEL LIKE.

I KNOW IT LOOKS LIKE WE WERE ESSENTIALLY REPLACING 301 UNITS WITH 326, I BELIEVE.

I GET MY NUMBERS RIGHT THERE.

I ASSUME THAT EXTRA IS JUST FOR GROWTH NEW CAMPUSES.

THE QUESTION IS, WE'RE USING BOND FUNDS FOR THIS.

IS THAT SUFFICIENT FOR THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING IN THE DISTRICT? IS THERE ANY REASON TO LOOK AT PRE PURCHASING ANYMORE? IN ESSENCE, WHAT'S THE LIFETIME OF THESE UNITS, AND DOES IT MAKE ANY SENSE TO MAXIMIZE THE USE OF THE BOND FUNDS WHAT WE CAN INSTEAD OF OTHER BUDGET ITEMS FOR FUTURE PURCHASES?

>> WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS THIS A PHASED IN APPROACH.

WHAT I AM GOING TO TELL YOU IS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE 326 UNITS THAT WE HAVE ACCOUNTABLE, IN OTHER WORDS THAT WE'VE PURCHASED, ETC.

WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS PHASE IN THE HANDHELDS AND UTILIZE AS MUCH LIFE AS WE CAN OUT OF OUR CURRENT UNITS.

WHAT THIS WOULD ALSO INCLUDE IS A TRADE IN FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 OF THOSE.

WE WOULD HOLD ON TO 100 IN RESERVE.

BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND THE TECHNOLOGY IN THESE RADIOS.

MY BACKGROUND IS LAW ENFORCEMENT.

I WAS ACTUALLY OVER EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT THESE ARE ON THAT 900 MEGAHERTZ.

WHAT YOU ARE FINDING IS THAT IN GENERAL, WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THERE ARE SO MANY COMPANIES OUT UTILIZING THESE SAME RADIOS IN THE SAME TYPE OF SITUATION.

WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS THE FCC IS OPENING SOME OF THOSE BANDS, ETC.

LAW ENFORCEMENT TRANSITIONED IN ALL FIRST RESPONDERS TRANSITION TO THE 700 SERIES, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO.

WHAT THAT DOES IS GIVES US A MORE SECURE BAND SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE BREACHES, BUT IT ALSO PUTS US ON THE SAME BAND THAT OUR EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS ARE FOR OUR AREA.

WITH THAT, WE ALSO COUPLED WITH OUR GRANT AND BOND FUNDING.

WHAT WE CALL IS BIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS.

WE ACTUALLY OUR HAVING A COMPANY CAME OUT WITH LCRA AND THROUGH THE SUBCONTRACTING ASPECT OF IT, TO MAKE SURE WE VISITED THAT AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING IN ORDER TO ASSESS WHERE WE WERE GOING TO GET THE MOST BANG FOR BUCK, BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE.

IT'S REALLY A TWOFOLD SITUATION IS THAT, YES, WE NEED TO RIGHT NOW, THESE ARE THE BEST RADIOS ON THE MARKET WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE WIFI CAPABLE ONES THAT WE CAN'T AFFORD.

THAT BEING SAID, WHAT WE WOULD DO IS A PHASED OUT APPROACH.

PRICE POINT HAS GONE UP SINCE THAT HAPPENED, SO WE WILL FIND THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO NOT BUY AS MANY RADIOS AS WE ANTICIPATED, BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT OUR BUS FLEET IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS.

WHAT WE WILL NEED TO DO IS START TRANSITIONING OUR BUS FLEET AS WELL AS OUR WHITE FLEET ACROSS THE BOARD.

WE WILL STILL BE ABLE TO TALK BETWEEN OUR OLD RADIO SYSTEM AND OUR NEW RADIO SYSTEM.

PLEASE DON'T THINK WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE,

[01:45:01]

THE PARTS ARE NOT GOING TO BE MADE.

WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD IS THEY'RE NOT MAKING PARTS AND THEY EXPECT A FULL PHASE OUT PROBABLY WITHIN THREE YEARS.

THAT BEING SAID, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR UNITS ARE REPLACED.

WE PLANNED FOR THIS REAL EARLY ON, AND SO WE ARE IN A VERY GOOD POSITION.

BUT IT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INSTANTANEOUS COMMUNICATION WITH OUR EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS TO THAT.

IT'S ALSO THE COMMUNICATION DEVICE THAT I USE IN THE EVENT, WE HAVE A TORNADO ISSUE, AND I'VE GOT TO PUT CAMPUSES INTO A SHELTER POSITION.

THESE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT I'M TRAINING CAMPUSES NOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S OUR FIRST LINE OF COMMUNICATION IS TO HAVE THAT.

NOW, IT'S NOT GOING TO EVERYBODY, BUT IT GOES TO KEY PEOPLE ON EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES AND OUR DEPARTMENTS.

>> [INAUDIBLE] LOOKING TO MY RIGHT. MS. ROCKY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> TEAM, WE ARE ON ITEM M6,

[M.6. Consideration and possible approval of the selection of General Legal Counsel for Hays CISD]

I'LL LOOK TO MY RIGHT TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

LOOKING LEFT, MS. OROSCO.

>> I'M SORRY. I DID NOT SEE AN UPDATED TRANSMITTAL WITH ANY INFORMATION.

IN MY BOOK, IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON WHO THAT COUNSEL IS OR WHAT HAVE YOU, AND IT SAID AN UPDATED TRANSMITTAL SHEET WOULD BE PROVIDED, BUT I DON'T FIND IT. I'M I MISSING IT?

>> I THINK BARBARA SAID THE UPDATED TRANSMITTAL WOULD COME FOR THE POSTING FOR THE NEXT MEETING BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHO IT IS.

IT'S THE FISHER FIRM AND THEIR PROPOSAL WAS IN THE EXTRAS.

ALL OF THE INFORMATION FOR THE FIRM THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS ATTACHED AND LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE OVERVIEW.

THE ATTORNEY THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND IS A LADY NAMED KELLY KAVETSKI AND I USED HER WHEN I WAS SUPERINTENDENT IN HUNTINGTON ISD AND SHE'S BY FAR THE BEST ATTORNEY I'VE EVER WORKED WITH.

LAST TIME WE WENT OUT FOR SOLICITATIONS FOR ATTORNEYS, SHE WAS UNABLE TO SUBMIT BECAUSE SHE WAS A BROKER, AND SHE AND HER PARTNER DECIDED TO DISBAND BECAUSE SHE WAS SPENDING MORE TIME MANAGING THE FIRM THAN SHE WAS ACTUALLY PRACTICING LAW.

SHE DECIDED TO GET BACK INTO PRACTICING AND SO NOW SHE CAN COMPETE AGAIN.

I KNOW CHRISTINA HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HER AND I THINK CHRISTINA DESCRIBED IT THIS WAY.

SHE SAID, IF THERE WAS A CLONE FOR ANN DIXON THAT WAS AN ATTORNEY, IT WOULD BE KELLY KAVETSKI.

I THINK THAT WILL SAY IT ALL FOR YOU ESPERANZA.

BUT SHE'S BEEN PRACTICING FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE.

YOU CAN ASK HER QUESTIONS.

SHE'LL GIVE YOU AN IMMEDIATE ANSWER AND SHE'S TIMELY WITH HER RESPONSES AND HER TEAM IS AS WELL.

THIS IS THE FIRM THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE RECOMMENDING TO YOU GUYS.

>> I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR. THIS IS FOR THE DISTRICT'S ATTORNEY.

PERFECT. YES. COMPARISON TO ANN DIXON, I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS.

I CANNOT WAIT TO MEET THIS PERSON.

HOPEFULLY, I DON'T HAVE TO MEET HER BECAUSE WE NEVER HAVE TO HAVE A DISTRICT ATTORNEY COME INTO CLOSED SESSION OR ANYTHING.

BUT SIR, THAT'S PRETTY HUGE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.

>> THANK YOU. MISS COURSON, WILL BE TAKING THAT. LOOKING AT MY RIGHT.

TEAM, WE ARE MOVING ON TO M7.

[M.7. Consideration and possible approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between Hays CISD and Texas State University Teacher Residency Partnership]

LOOKING LEFT, ANY QUESTIONS, MR. SEIBEL? MISS COURSON, COME TO THE PODIUM.

>> I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE ANYTIME I THINK WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH TEXAS STATE, THEN THE BETTER BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE BEST EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE STATE.

KATS, I'M I RIGHT? JOHNNY? THERE YOU GO.

BUT CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE RESIDENCY IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN STUDENT TEACHING.

IT'S NOT TEACHERS FELLOWS.

HOW DOES THIS ACTUALLY WORK IN PRACTICE WITH THESE EMERGING LEADERS THAT WILL BE ON OUR CAMPUSES AND HOW THEY PARTNER WITH THEIR TEACHER THERE? GET A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARIFICATION ON THAT.

>> THANK YOU. I'M CHRISTINA COURSON AND CHIEF HR OFFICER FOR HAYS CISD.

[01:50:01]

SUPERINTENDENT. I AM VERY EXCITED TO BRING TO YOU THE TEXAS STATE RESIDENCY TEACHER PARTNERSHIP.

WE ALREADY KNOW THAT WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT PARTNERSHIP WITH TEXAS STATE ON TEACHERS FELLOWS, WHICH PROVIDES OUR TEACHERS A CHANCE TO EARN A MASTER'S DEGREE AND TO BE IN THE CLASSROOM AND TO BE COACHED BY EXCHANGE TEACHERS THAT HELP THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

WE ARE ALREADY CELEBRATING THAT.

THIS WOULD BE ADDING TO THAT PIPELINE OF EXCELLENT TEACHERS FROM TEXAS STATE.

THE TEXAS STATE RESIDENT TEACHER PARTNERSHIP IS DIFFERENT IN THAT THESE ARE TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION STUDENTS WHO NEED TO DO THEIR STUDENT TEACHING.

THERE ARE MANY DISTRICTS NEAR US THAT PAY STUDENT TEACHERS, AND WE'VE NOT DONE THAT.

WE'VE NOT NEEDED TO.

HOWEVER, WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT IS GOING TO DOUBLE IN SIZE IN 10 YEARS, AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED STAFF TO SUPPORT THAT GROWTH AND SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TEACHERS TO SUPPORT THAT GROWTH.

AT A TIME WHEN THERE ARE LESS PEOPLE ENTERING FOUR YEAR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITIES, AND AT A TIME WHEN WE ARE SEEING OUR VETERAN EDUCATORS RETIRING.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TAKING ACTION NOW FOR THAT FAST GROWTH THAT WILL ACCELERATE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO BRING IN HIGH QUALITY WELL EDUCATED TEACHERS.

THESE TEACHER RESIDENCE, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW HOW WE CAME INTO THIS.

TRADITIONALLY, WITH TEXAS STATE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, THE DISTRICT IS REQUIRED TO OFFER UP FACILITIES AT A CAMPUS, SOME CLASSROOM THAT THE RESIDENTS CAN USE TO LEARN TO ACTUALLY HOLD A CLASS A COUPLE OF TIMES DURING THE WEEK.

A LOT OF FAST GROWTH SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE STRUGGLED WITH BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS BECAUSE THERE JUST REALLY ISN'T THE CLASSROOM SPACE TO DO IT AND SO THAT HAS BEEN A BARRIER.

A NEIGHBORING SCHOOL DISTRICT REACHED OUT TO TEXAS STATE TO PROPOSE A DIFFERENT MODEL IN WHICH TEXAS STATE DOES THE TEACHING IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AT TEXAS STATE AND THE RESIDENTS WOULD COME TO THE DISTRICT ONLY FOR THEIR STUDENT TEACHING.

IN DOING THIS, THEY OPENED UP WITH A COUPLE OF OTHER DISTRICTS THIS IDEA OF, WELL, IF YOU GUYS CAN SECURE 20 BETWEEN ALL OF YOU DISTRICTS, THEN WE'LL BE OPEN TO THIS IDEA.

WE GOT AN INVITATION TO SEE IF WE WANTED IN, AND WE DEFINITELY DO, AND HERE'S WHY.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BUILDING THAT PIPELINE OF THOSE TEACHERS.

SPECIFICALLY, THIS PROGRAM WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE TEACHER RESIDENTS NOT JUST COME IN IN THE FALL, BUT WE CAN OPT TO HAVE THEM COME IN IN JANUARY.

THE REASON WHY THAT'S APPEALING TO US IS BECAUSE NOBODY ELSE, BUT ONE OTHER DISTRICT DOES THIS.

THE REASON WHY IT'S STRATEGIC FOR US IS BECAUSE IF THIS IS APPROVED, WE WILL HAVE THREE SPED RESIDENT TEACHERS SECURED FOR JANUARY, THREE SPED, AND WE'LL HAVE TWO ELEMENTARY RESIDENTS SECURED IN THE FALL.

THEY'RE WITH US FOR A YEAR.

THAT FIRST SEMESTER, THEY DO TWO DAYS OF CLASSES AND THREE DAYS IN OUR CLASSROOMS. THE SECOND SEMESTER, THEY'RE ALL FIVE DAYS IN THESE CLASSROOMS. THE STUDENTS IN THOSE CLASSES, WHERE WE HAVE THESE TEXAS STATE RESIDENT TEACHERS ARE GETTING MORE SUPPORT, SO THAT'S A WIN WIN FOR THE STUDENTS.

THE TEACHER HAS SOME SUPPORT, WIN WIN FOR THE TEACHER, AND THE RESIDENT IS GAINING EXPERIENCE FROM ONE OF OUR VETERAN ROCK STAR HAYS CISD TEACHERS, AND WE'RE TRAINING THEM THE HAYS WAY.

WHAT'S BEAUTIFUL ABOUT THIS STAGGERED ENTRY IS THAT WHEN OUR SPED RESIDENTS THAT STARTED IN JANUARY GRADUATE IN DECEMBER, GUESS WHAT WE'RE DOING? WE'RE GROWING AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR SPED TEACHERS AND GUESS WHAT, WE HAVE THREE RESIDENTS THAT WE CAN NOW HIRE, CERTIFIED, READY TO GO.

[01:55:01]

AS THIS RESIDENCY PROGRAM GROWS WITH THIS NEW MODEL WITH THE CLASSROOM TEACHING OCCURRING ON THE CAMPUS.

MORE DISTRICTS WILL BE MORE OPEN TO IT, AND WHAT OUR HOPE IS, IS THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GO BEYOND ELEMENTARY.

WHAT IF WE COULD HAVE SECONDARY RESIDENT TEACHERS, WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO BEFORE? THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.

IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DO BEFORE BECAUSE ALL THE RESIDENTS HAD TO GO TO CLASS TOGETHER AT THE FACILITY.

NOW, WITH THOSE CLASSES OCCURRING AT THE UNIVERSITY, IT FREES US TO JUST TAKE THE RESIDENTS AND IT ALLOWS THE UNIVERSITY TO TAKE CARE OF THE CLASSROOM TEACHING AND THE SPACE FOR THAT.

IN TIME, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY AND GET THOSE SECONDARY RESIDENTS AS WELL, WHICH WILL BE SUPER EXCITING.

THERE IS A COST FOR THIS, AND THE COST IS $10,000 PER RESIDENT PER SEMESTER.

FOR FIVE RESIDENTS IN A YEAR'S TIME, THAT WOULD BE $100,000.

BECAUSE WE WANT TO HONOR OUR FIVE TEACHERS WHO WOULD BE WORKING WITH THEM, WE WOULD WANT TO PROVIDE SOME SUPPLEMENTAL PAY UP TO $1,000 FOR THE YEAR, IN PAYMENT INCREMENTS OF 250 PER GRADING PERIOD.

>> IN TOTAL, THAT'S 105,000 AND I WANT TO APOLOGIZE THAT SHOULD BE ON THE BOARD TRANSMITTAL, SO I'M GOING TO UPDATE THE BOARD TRANSMITTAL FOR NEXT MONTH.

BUT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT I CONFIRMED WITH OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER THAT THIS IS BUILT IN THE BUDGET THAT HE IS PROPOSING FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

IT HAS ALREADY BEEN BUILT IN.

WE'RE SIMPLY ASKING FOR YOU TO REVIEW THE MOU, AND TO CONSIDER APPROVAL AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THESE RESIDENTS COULD, WHEN THEY FINISH, BECOME A TEXAS STATE FELLOW AND GO FOR THEIR MASTERS.

THEY COULD JUST KEEP GOING THROUGH THOSE PROGRAMS, AND WE BENEFIT WITH HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS.

>> I APPRECIATE ALL THE CLARIFICATION, ESPECIALLY THE FINANCIAL SIZE.

ALL THAT $10,000 STIPEND PER SEMESTER, AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

AGAIN, I THINK ANY OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX LIKE THIS TO GET THESE NEW TEACHERS IN, AND THEY'LL COME IN, EVEN THOUGH THEY'LL BE MAYBE ON YEAR 1 WHEN THEY ARE FULL TIME AND FULLY CERTIFIED, THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY MUCH HIGHER THAN A TYPICAL ENTRY LEVEL TEACHER.

THAT'S ALL GREAT THINGS FOR OUR FAST GROWTH AND HIGH NEED FOR NEW TEACHERS COMING IN AS WE GROW. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> MS. OROSCO.

>> DO WE GET ANY IDEA IF THOSE TEACHERS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET ARE GOING TO BE IN CORE AREAS? BECAUSE I DO SEE A LOT OF STUDENT TEACHERS OR SO ON, MAYBE COMING IN, FOR EXAMPLE, IN SOME DISTRICTS, MAYBE NOT OURS, BUT COMING IN A LOT OF PE PEOPLE.

WELL, WE DON'T HAVE THOSE SPOTS THAT REALLY BECOME AVAILABLE.

WE'RE TRAINING THEM, BUT THEN THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE IN A HIGH DEMAND FOR.

MAKING SURE THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN PICK LIKE, WE REALLY WANT PEOPLE IN MATH OR WE REALLY WANT BILINGUAL AND NOT MAYBE THOSE OTHER AREAS THAT DON'T HAVE A LOT OF OPENINGS, LIKE THE DANCE TEACHER OR PE.

IS THERE ANY WAY TO BE MORE SPECIFIC ON OUR NEEDS?

>> WE CAN ABSOLUTELY CONVEY OUR WISHES.

WE CAN SHARE OUR NEEDS AND CERTAINLY WORK WITH THEM TO TRY TO FIND THE APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT.

I CAN FOLLOW UP ON THE TWO INTENDED FOR THE FALL.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN IDENTIFIED YET.

I JUST KNOW THAT TYPICALLY, THEY'RE GOING TO BE ELEMENTARY.

I JUST DON'T KNOW EXACTLY FOR NOW, BUT I CAN FOLLOW UP TO SEE ON THOSE TWO.

I DO KNOW THAT THE THREE WE'RE GETTING IN JANUARY ARE SPED.

>> SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU.

>> MS. PETREA.

>> I KNOW YOU SAID THIS IS PART OF THE BUDGET, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE JUST APPROVING THE MOU, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT SINCE IT'S OVER 50,000 IN THE TRANSMITTAL SHOULD WE? YOU'RE GOING TO UPDATE THE TRANSMITTAL WITH ALL THAT?

>> YES.

>> SORRY, YOU SAY YOU'RE UPDATING THE TRANSMITTAL, I DIDN'T THAT.

>> I'M GOING TO UPDATE THE TRANSMITTAL WITH THAT AMOUNT.

>> WELL, THEN WE'LL VOTE ON BOTH THE MOU AND THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM?

>> CORRECT.

>> PERFECT. THANK YOU.

>> MS. RUNKLE.

[02:00:02]

>> I APPRECIATE MS. OROSCO'S COMMENT ON ENSURING THAT THEY'RE IN AREAS THAT ARE IN HIGH DEMAND.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN SPECIFY IN THE MOU?

>> IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN REQUIRE.

WE DO NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE.

IT HELPS THEM TOO.

IT IS A WIN-WIN.

I WOULD BE HESITANT TO EXCLUDE AND ONLY TAKE SPECIFIC ONES, BECAUSE EVERY DISTRICT COULD DO THAT, AND THEN TEXAS STATE WOULD BE IN A POSITION WHERE THEY STILL HAVE SOME THAT STILL NEED TEACHING.

WE CAN CONVEY THAT PREFERENCE.

WE CAN MAKE SURE THEY KNOW OUR NEEDS, AND WE CAN CERTAINLY PUSH BUT I WOULD HATE TO PUSH TOO FAR.

>> IF YOU'LL JUST LET US KNOW WHAT THE FEEDBACK IS ON THAT, AND REQUESTING IT BEING CORE AND IN HIGH NEED AREAS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU.

>> MR. FLOYDS.

>> I MEAN, ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM, IT'S NOT ONLY A WAY TO GIVE THESE RESIDENTS IN SOME CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE, BUT ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY CURRENT HCISD TEACHERS ARE FORMER RESIDENTS.

IT'S ALSO A RECRUITING TOOL TO GET SOME NEW YOUNG ENERGETIC TEACHERS IN CLASSROOMS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY HAVE ACTUALLY SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT? I WANT TO LIVE AROUND THIS AREA.

THIS SEEMS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST DISTRICTS IN THE STATE. THE BEST DISTRICT.

I WANT TO STAY HERE AND TEACH." I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY CURRENT TEACHERS ARE FORMER RESIDENTS.

I'M VERY CURIOUS ABOUT THAT OF HOW MANY WE'VE ACTUALLY.

>> ANY CURRENT HCISD TEACHERS ARE FORMER TEXAS UNIVERSITY RESIDENT?

>> YES. ALSO, BEING THAT SOME OF OUR STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIOS ARE CHANGING AND GOING UP, ARE WE THINKING ABOUT THAT WHEN WE'RE PLACING THESE RESIDENTS IN CERTAIN CLASSROOMS OR MAYBE IT'S 25:1, MAYBE ANOTHER BODY, ANOTHER ADULT, MIGHT HELP JUST BEING IN THERE, TRYING TO SUPPORT KIDS.

>> WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THIS IN CABINET AND JUST THINKING ABOUT IT AND WEIGHING WHETHER OR NOT IT'S SOMETHING WE WERE INTERESTED IN AS A CABINET, THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS WE CONSIDERED.

WAS DURING A TIME WHEN WE WERE HAVING TO REVIEW HOW TO RESPOND TO THE REVENUE SHORTFALL, THINKING ABOUT THE IMPACT OF RATIOS AND HOW HELPFUL IT WOULD BE TO HAVE A RESIDENT IN A CLASSROOM HELPING WITH THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS REALLY APPEALING TO US.

>> ALSO, AND THIS IS DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE STATE ACTUALLY DECIDES TO ACT AND GIVE US A RAISE IN OUR ALLOTMENT, HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT PARTNERING WITH OTHER UNIVERSITIES IN THE AREA, WHETHER IT BE SAN EDWARDS OR THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS?

>> I'M ALL FOR PARTNERING WITH OTHER UNIVERSITIES.

>> WELL, I LOVE TEXAS STATE, DON'T GET ME WRONG AS JEFF SAID, EAT UP CATS, BUT ALSO, I MEAN, WITH OUR GROWTH AND EVERYTHING, THERE ARE OTHER UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE AREA WITH YOUNG MOTIVATED TEACHERS, BUT I KNOW THIS MIGHT BE DOWN THE ROAD.

I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.

>> I KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN BAYLOR IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THEIR PROGRAM TO SPECIFICALLY TURN OUT SPED TEACHERS.

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO AS A DISTRICT TO PARTNER WITH THEM.

ALSO, I MEAN, I'M JUST BRAINSTORMING, HOW CAN WE GET OUR STUDENTS TO GO THERE, AND GET THEIR SPED CERTIFICATION TO COME BACK.

THERE ARE A LOT OF IDEAS FOR SURE.

I WOULD LOVE TO BUILD THOSE PARTNERSHIPS, AND SELL OUR DISTRICT BECAUSE WE ARE THE LEADER IN THE REGION, AND WE DO WANT THEM TO BE HERE.

WE KNOW THAT ONCE THEY COME, THEY WON'T WANT TO LEAVE.

>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, KATRINA.

>> OF COURSE, THANK YOU SO MUCH TEAM.

I THINK WE ARE AT A GOOD STOPPING POINT FOR A BREAK.

JUST LOOKING AT THE CLOCK, IF WE CAN BE BACK IN SEVEN MINUTES AT 8:50.

>> AS WE'RE ALL MAKING OUR WAY BACK TO THE DAIS, FOR THOSE OF YOU LISTENING ONLINE, WE ARE HAVING SOME SMALL TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH THE MICROPHONES.

YOU'VE HEARD SOME DELAYS, SO THANK YOU TO OUR TECH TEAM. WE ARE ADDRESSING THAT.

JUST MAKE SURE YOU DOUBLE-CHECK YOUR VOLUME AT HOME ON YOUR OWN PERSONAL COMPUTER OR WHATEVER DEVICE YOU'RE LISTENING ON.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

TEAM, WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ANOTHER ITEM.

WE HAVE SOME OTHER FOLKS THAT ARE IN THE ROOM WITH US.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE UP ITEM M14 ON PAGE 135,

[M.14. Consideration and possible approval of a Cooperative Construction Contract for 2023 Bond Bid Package 10 Adaptive Playgrounds]

MR. CLEAVER, GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT AWAY, SIR.

>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. THANK YOU ALL.

YES, SIR, ON PAGE 135, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE 2023 BOND BID PACKAGE 10, ADAPTIVE PLAYGROUNDS.

[02:05:01]

YOU CAN SEE THERE IN ITEM C. THE GOAL OR NEED, I'M JUST GOING TO READ IT HERE, BUT I'M GOING TO ADD TWO KEY ELEMENTS THAT I DIDN'T ADD HERE, BUT I'M GOING TO ADD FOR THE NEXT AGENDA.

THE GOAL OF THE ADAPTIVE PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE, AND RIGHT HERE, I'D SAY UP TO THREE PLAYGROUND AREAS PER CAMPUS.

IT'S UP TO THREE PLAYGROUND AREAS PER CAMPUS, INCLUDING THE ADA COMPLIANT GROUND LEVEL, PLAY COMPONENTS, WHICH ARE THE SPINNER AND THE MESSAGE BOARD, ADA AND ACCESSIBLE SWINGS, SHADE CANOPIES, AND RUBBERIZED FALL PROTECTION.

IN ADDITION TO THE NEW COMPONENTS, THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES PLAYGROUND REPAIRS FROM FIVE DIFFERENT VENDORS DUE TO MULTIPLE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS.

THIS PARTICULAR ITEM ON PAGE THEN 136, WE'RE ACTUALLY ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF TWO PIECES, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S MULTIPLE PARTS HERE.

WE HAVE TO ASK FOR APPROVAL FOR ANYTHING OVER $50,000.

IN THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, AGAIN, ON PAGE 136, THE ESTIMATED CO-OP CONTRACT AMOUNT FROM TF HARPER, AND AGAIN, KERRY URBANOWICZ IS HERE FROM TF HARPER, THEY'RE A GOOD PARTNER.

THEY'RE RIGHT HERE IN THE DISTRICT ON FM 1626, BUT THEIR PART IN THIS IS RIGHT THERE, THE $2.3 MILLION.

THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS $2.7 MILLION, BUT AGAIN, THE THINGS WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL ARE THE CO-OP CONTRACT FOR TF HARPER AND THEN A CO-OP CONTRACT FOR LEE PARKIN PLAY IN THE AMOUNT OF 89,918.

WE'VE HAD SEVERAL QUESTIONS ASKED.

WE THINK WE'VE ANSWERED THEM.

THE TEXAS ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS, PEOPLE HAVE ASKED, ARE THESE IN COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS AND THE ANSWER IS YES.

THERE'S SO MANY WAYS YOU COULD DRAW THESE THOUGH.

TEXAS ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS SAY THAT UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NOT JUST A YES OR NO. ARE YOU IN COMPLIANCE? THE ANSWER IS YES, AND HERE'S WHY KIND OF THING.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE ROUGHLY 25% TO 33% OF YOUR ELEVATED ACCESSIBLE PLAYER EVENTS ON AN ACCESSIBLE WALK ROUTE.

THESE DRAWINGS FROM O'CONNELL ROBERTSON DO SATISFY THOSE REQUIREMENTS.

LIKE I SAID, CARRIE IS HERE. THE TWO THINGS WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL ON IS THE 2.3 MILLION FOR TF HARPER AND THE 89,000 FOR LEE PARKIN PLAY.

>> THANK YOU, MR. CLEAVER. I'M LOOKING RIGHT FOR ANY QUESTIONS. MS. PETREA?

>> HEY, MR. CLEAVER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS, AND WE'RE EXCITED THAT WE'RE DOING THIS.

I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A FORWARD THINKING.

MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE DONE IT BEFORE, BUT I'M GLAD WE'RE DOING IT NOW, AND THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR STANDARD.

WE DID GET SOME EMAILS FROM A FAMILY THAT HAD DIFFICULTY NAVIGATING.

I GUESS, TALK ABOUT THE GROUND, THE COVERING.

IT'S LIKE RUBBERIZED [OVERLAPPING] FLOORING. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CALL IT.

>> THE MULCH.

>> THE RUBBERIZED MULCH?

>> IT'S THE ENGINEERED WOOD FIBER, IS BUILD TO BE ACCESSIBLE, AND IT IS ACCESSIBLE FOR SOME STUDENTS, BUT THIS PARTICULAR STUDENT, I BELIEVE HAS A WALKING DEVICE, AND IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO GET THROUGH THE MULCH.

>> IS IT FAKE MULCH?

>> THAT'S WHAT THE DIFFICULT MATERIAL IS.

THIS PARTICULAR ITEM HAS RUBBERIZED SURFACING WHERE THEY POUR CONCRETE AND THEN LET THAT CURE AND THEN PUT A RUBBERIZED SURFACING THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FALL ZONE.

INSTEAD OF THAT MULCH MATERIAL, IT'S A SMOOTH SURFACE.

>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT PRIMARILY IN THE WALKWAYS AND THE PLAYGROUNDS?

>> THE WALKWAYS LEADING UP TO THE VARIOUS PLAY EVENTS, AND THEN YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THE GROUND LEVEL PLAY EVENTS ON THE PERIMETER OF THAT RUBBERIZED SURFACING SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY STAY ON THE RUBBERIZED SURFACING AND USE THE PLAY EVENT.

>> THEN WHERE WILL THE MULCH BE?

>> THE MULCH THEN JUST TRANSITIONS AWAY AROUND THOSE AREAS.

WE HAVE DRAWINGS, AND YOU CAN SEE THE HASHED AREAS, THAT'S THE RUBBERIZED SURFACING, AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE MULCH.

>> ARE WE THINKING 90% OF STUDENTS, BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT ARE IN MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIRS.

HOW ACCESSIBLE DO WE CONSIDER THIS?

>> WELL, THE GOAL IS FOR ALL STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO PLAY.

>> WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE MAY BE SOME STUDENTS THAT WON'T BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT.

>> [OVERLAPPING] I BELIEVE THE RUBBERIZED SURFACING IS ACCESSIBLE TO 100% OF THE STUDENTS.

I THINK IT'S THE MULCH THAT SOME OF THE STUDENTS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH,

[02:10:04]

IT'S A SMOOTH SURFACE.

IT'S JUST SOFT UNDERFOOT.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> MS. RUNKLE.

>> THANK YOU, MS. PETREA FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO ASK YOU, MR. CLEAVER.

MRS. KELLY WAS ACTUALLY HERE THIS EVENING WITH OUR SPED EDUCATORS ADVOCATING FOR MUSIC THERAPY EARLIER.

SHE'S ALSO AN INCLUSION AND RESOURCE TEACHER AT SUNFIELD, BUT SHE ALSO IS A PARENT OF SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS AND A HUGE ADVOCATE AND ALSO SERVES ON THE [INAUDIBLE] COMMITTEE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS POINTED OUT AT ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS, AND I JUST WANT TO READ THIS FOR A SECOND, IT SAID, "WHILE THE INSTALLATION OF POURED RUBBERIZED FLOORING PATHWAYS ON THE PLAYGROUNDS, AT BUTA ELEMENTARY WAS A POSITIVE STEP FORWARD.

IT HAS NOT ENTIRELY SOLVED THE ISSUE.

THE MULCH SURROUNDING THESE PATHWAYS OFTEN COVERS THEM DUE TO THE HEAVY USAGE OF THE PLAYGROUND, RENDERING THEM INACCESSIBLE ONCE AGAIN.

FURTHERMORE, PATHWAYS ALONE ARE INSUFFICIENT AS THEY RESTRICT ACCESS TO THE ENTIRE PLAYGROUND, PREVENTING STUDENTS LIKE LAURA FROM FULLY ENGAGING IN PLAYGROUND ACTIVITIES IN GAMES LIKE TAG WITH THEIR FRIENDS." MY QUESTION IS, YOU MENTIONED THAT THE MULCH WOULD STILL BE AROUND, HOW DOES THAT PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING?

>> I DON'T KNOW THAT IT DOES.

IT'S STILL GOING TO BE A COMBINATION OF MULCH AND RUBBERIZED SURFACING.

THAT'S HOW THE PLANS ARE DRAWN CURRENTLY.

>> IS THERE A WORKAROUND THIS TO MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE IN WHAT IT IS TODAY ON THE PLANS?

>> I THINK THE WORKAROUND WOULD BE POTENTIALLY TO ADD MORE RUBBERIZED SURFACING OR POTENTIALLY LOOK AT SOMETHING OTHER THAN RUBBERIZED SURFACING.

I KNOW SOME PEOPLE HAVE CHOSEN TO GO WITH AN ARTIFICIAL TURF.

THAT'S AN OPTION THESE DAYS.

I THINK WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW THOUGH DOESN'T PREVENT US FROM DOING SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE, MORE IMPROVEMENTS.

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE 2021 BOND WHERE WE STARTED WITH SHADE STRUCTURES, SO THOSE SHADE STRUCTURES DIDN'T PREVENT US FROM DOING THIS WORK, AND I DON'T THINK THIS WORK WILL PREVENT US FROM DOING ADDITIONAL FUTURE WORK.

>> THE ADAPTIVE PLAYGROUNDS THAT WE'RE DOING AT THE OTHER CAMPUSES, THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR TO THIS CAMPUS THAT THEY'RE REFERRING TO AT BUTA, CORRECT?

>> YES, MA'AM. I THINK IF YOU GO AND LOOK AT LIKE SUNFIELD, IT'S THE SAME THING.

YOU'LL HAVE A CONCRETE PATH WITH PERIODIC SECTIONS OF RUBBERIZED SURFACING WITH THOSE PLAY EVENTS ON THEM DISPERSED.

>> THE RENDERING THAT WE HAVE, YOU'LL HAVE TO MAYBE SHOW IT TO US AGAIN, WHERE IT SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RUBBERIZED AND WHERE THE MULCH MEETS. CAN YOU SHOW US THAT?

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> [OVERLAPPING] YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT RIGHT NOW, BUT IF IT'S ON THE BOARD BLOG, JUST SEND IT, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING IT TO WHERE ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THESE ADAPTIVE PLAYGROUNDS.

THE WHOLE REASON FOR THE ADAPTIVE PLAYGROUNDS IS TO MAKE THEM ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.

IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE PREVENTING STUDENTS FROM PARTICIPATING, THEN I OBVIOUSLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CORRECT THAT, AND IF THERE'S WORKAROUNDS OR THINGS THAT WE CAN DO DIFFERENTLY IN THOSE AREAS, WE CERTAINLY WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN DO THAT.

MAYBE MR. HARPER BACK THERE HAS SOME SUGGESTIONS.

I'M NOT SURE, BUT I WOULD LIKE JUST US TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE WHOLE BOARD HAS SEEN THAT EMAIL.

I DIDN'T SEE IT POSTED ON BOARD BLOG.

I DID SEE AN EMAIL THAT YOU ALL GOT SENT, BUT I DON'T THINK YOU ALL SAW TAYLOR KELLY'S EMAIL BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE THAT POSTED ON THE BLOG.

>> WE DID SEE HER EMAIL, AND THEN I THINK MAYBE THE CONFUSING POINT WAS THERE WAS A FOLLOW-UP EMAIL THAT SHE SENT THAT SAID, THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSES, AND I DIDN'T RESPOND TO HER, SO SOMEONE ELSE MUST HAVE.

I DON'T KNOW. WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT.

>> PERFECT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> I'M JUST STANDING HERE AND I JUST THINK GREAT OPPORTUNITY HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE A PROBLEM THAT I THINK IS EASILY SOLVABLE BECAUSE WE HAVE AMAZING STUDENTS THAT I KNOW CARE ABOUT INCLUSIVITY AND TEACHING THEM HOW WE CAN CARE ABOUT OUR OTHER STUDENTS THAT HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS.

MY DAUGHTERS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT LEADER IN ME CAMPUSES.

I THINK THIS IS A GREAT AREA THAT WE HAVE AN ISSUE THAT IS, I THINK EASILY FIXABLE BY HAVING SOME STUDENT LEADERS TAKE OWNERSHIP OF ENSURING THAT THESE PATHWAYS ARE CLEAR OF MULCH

[02:15:01]

I JUST LOVE THE IDEA OF EMPOWERING OUR STUDENTS AND GIVING THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE THE SOLUTION TO THE ISSUE HERE AS EASY AS THAT.

>> THANK YOU. MS. OROSCO.

>> THAT'S A GREAT IDEA TO CLEAR THOSE PATHWAYS.

BUT I'M ASSUMING THERE'S STILL ISSUE WITH UTILIZING THE PLAYGROUND IN MULCH AREAS IS WHAT I'M ASSUMING, I COULD BE COMPLETELY WRONG, AND MAYBE JUST CLEARING THE PATHWAYS IS ENOUGH.

I DEFINITELY WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THAT IF THAT IS AN ISSUE.

WHEN THOSE PATHWAYS ARE CLEAR, IS THERE STILL AN ISSUE WITH UTILIZING ALL THOSE PLAYGROUND PIECES? I ALSO WOULD LIKE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGING IT TO MORE ACCESSIBLE.

LIKE YOU SAID, THERE'S OPTIONS, WHETHER YOU PUT TURF OR YOU PUT MORE RUBBERIZED MATERIAL IN MORE AREAS, GIVING THAT OPPORTUNITY TO MORE STUDENTS TO USE ALL THE PIECES AND NOT JUST HAVE TO STAY IN THE PATHWAY OF IT, BECAUSE THAT WOULDN'T BE FUN IF YOU'RE JUST ON THE PATHWAY LOOKING AT ALL THE KIDS SWING OR DO WHATEVER.

IF YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION, CLARIFICATION, IF CLEARING THE PATHWAYS IS ENOUGH TO GET TO AND UTILIZE THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, AND ALSO THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH RUBBERIZING MORE IF IT'S NOT.

IF THAT DOESN'T HELP THE PROBLEM JUST CLEARING THOSE PATHWAYS AND WE NEED MORE RUBBERIZED, WHAT WOULD THE COST BE ASSOCIATED, HOW CAN WE DO IT TO MAKE IT WORK, AND WHAT THE COST WOULD BE FOR TURF? I'M NOT SAYING WE HAVE TO DO TURF FOR THIS OR THAT.

I'M JUST SAYING GIVE US THE COST ASSOCIATED SO WE CAN MAKE AN EDUCATED DECISION BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE INCLUSIVITY FIRST IN OUR MIND.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL KIDS HAVE ACCESS TO THIS FUN PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND SOCIALIZE. THANK YOU.

>> GREAT IDEAS, GREAT SUGGESTIONS.

WHEN I READ THE EMAIL, I SEE SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT, IT SEEMS WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS.

I'M THINKING OF RUNOFF, MAYBE HAVE TO RAIN OR SOME KIND OF STORMS SO WE HAVE SOME LANDSCAPING RETENTION.

WE DON'T WANT TO IMPEDE ON ANY OF THE ACCESSIBLE PATHWAYS.

MAYBE WHAT WE DO, MR. CLEAVER, THIS IS A SUGGESTION IS WE HAVE CONCERNED PARENTS THAT HAVE RAISED THIS.

WHY DON'T WE DO A WALK THROUGH AND INVITE THEM WITH THEIR KIDS OUT THERE AND BRING THEIR MOBILITY DEVICES OR WHATEVER ACCESSIBLE EQUIPMENT THEY'RE RELYING ON, AND LET'S JUST GET A GOOD FIRSTHAND FROM THE END USER STANDPOINT OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, IF IT IS SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS USING OUR STUDENTS TO, LET'S DRAW THE PATHWAY BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN RAIN, THERE'S BEEN WIND OR WHATEVER, OR IS THERE SOMETHING IN TERMS OF THE CONSTRUCTION IN WHICH CASE WE WANT THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION.

JUST A SUGGESTION. THANK YOU TO OUR GUEST OF COURSE FOR HANGING IN THERE.

WE TRY TO DEFINITELY BE RESPECTFUL OF TIME, BUT THANK YOU FOR HANGING OUT WITH US. TEAM, GOOD DISCUSSION.

LET'S CIRCLE BACK TO M8,

[M.8. Consideration and possible approval of a TEA Waiver for Missed School Day at Hemphill Elementary]

I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THERE WITH ALL THE PIPES.

LOOKING TO MY LEFT, ANY QUESTIONS? LOOKING RIGHT, MOVE IT ON.

TEAM M9, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF

[M.9. Consideration and possible approval of Third-Party Medicaid Billing Services - Texas Association of School Boards]

LOOKING LEFT FOR ANY QUESTIONS. MS. OROSCO?

>> I DO NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

I JUST WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT I WILL BE ABSTAINING SINCE TASB IS MY EMPLOYER.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT MS. OROSCO.

LOOK INTO MY RIGHT FOR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

ALL RIGHT TEAM. GOOD JOB. MOVING ON.

M11, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF

[M.11. Consideration and possible approval of a Drainage Facility Escrow Agreement with Clayton Properties at Lehman High School]

LOOK INTO MY RIGHT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? LOOKING LEFT, MR. SEVERANCE.

>> HEY, MAX, JUST A QUICK QUESTION.

HOW DID THIS COME UP AFTER WE FINISHED THE BASEBALL/SOFTBALL COMPLEX AND REALIZED THERE WAS A DRAINAGE ISSUE FROM RAIN OR WHERE DID THIS COME FROM?

>> YES, SIR. THIS ONE, IT DIDN'T COME UP OUT OF NOWHERE.

[02:20:01]

IT'S JUST THE ADDITIONAL VOLUME GOING DOWN ONTO THE NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY, AND AT THE SAME TIME, THE SUBDIVISION IS BUILDING OUT.

WE NEEDED THE DRAINAGE DITCH AT THE SAME TIME TO BE DEEPER AND WIDER.

WE JUST THOUGHT IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA TO COMBINE AND GO IN TOGETHER ON THE PROJECT.

>> NO, I THINK IT'S SMART. STRATEGICALLY WE HAD A PARTNER TO HELP WITH THAT.

I THINK MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

I'M GLAD THEY'RE WILLING TO SHARE THAT AN EXPENSE.

THIS WILL BE ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE VOLUME ONCE ALL THE OTHER CONSTRUCTION THAT WE'RE DOING, THE VOLUME.

>> YES, THE FULL MASTER PLAN BUILD OUT. THAT'S CORRECT.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? MR. CLEAVER, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

M11, CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF

[M.12. Consideration and possible approval of an Elementary School Site Donation and Development Agreement at Crosswinds Subdivision]

LOOKING RIGHT. NO QUESTIONS.

LOOKING LEFT, MS. OROSCO.

>> FOR M12, CAN YOU REMIND ME HOW MUCH SPACE WE NEED TO BUILD AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?

>> YES, MA'AM. DEPENDING ON SHAPE, THE CLOSER IT IS TO A SQUARE OR A RECTANGLE, OPTIMAL WOULD BE ABOUT 12 ACRES, BUT WE CAN DO IT ON AS LITTLE AS NINE OR 10.

BUT 12 WOULD BE FINE, 13-16 IS EVEN BETTER.

>> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WAS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO BUILD AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THANK YOU.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> DO WE HAVE ANY SPECS ON LIKE THE SHAPE OR SIZE OR DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC LAND OR ARE THEY JUST SAYING WE WILL DONATE AT THE TIME?

>> OH, NO, IT'S A VERY SPECIFIC SIZE AND SHAPE.

WE HAVE A MEETS AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION, AND WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE A SITE LAYOUT ON IT TO MAKE SURE OUR CURRENT PROTOTYPE FITS ON IT WITHOUT MODIFICATION.

>> ALL GOOD.

>> IT LOOKS GOOD. YES, SIR.

WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED TITLE COMMITMENT TODAY OR THE DRAFT, AND SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH THAT WITH OUR ATTORNEY JUST TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S OUT THERE THAT THEY CAUGHT THAT WE DIDN'T SEE, AND ALL THE OTHER DUE DILIGENCE ITEMS AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU. MR. FLORES.

>> THANK YOU. IT SAYS WE HAVE TO UTILIZE THIS PROPERTY BY JUNE 29, CORRECT? OR ELSE THIS GOES BACK TO THE DEVELOPER?

>> YEAH, THERE'S A REVERSION CLAUSE IN THERE, AND MY GUESS IS IF WE WERE TO GET TO THAT DATE, WE COULD PROBABLY EXTEND IT.

BUT FOR NOW, THAT'S ABOUT AS FAR OUT AS THEY WOULD LET ME GO.

>> THAT'S A GREAT SPOT.

CROSSWINDS IS GROWING VERY RAPIDLY.

>> IT IS.

>> REMIND ME, DR. WRIGHT, ABOUT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, OUR TIMELINE AGAIN, I KNOW WE HAD THE DEMOCRACY REPORT SOMETIME BACK ABOUT OR WHEN THAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS SUPPOSED TO BE BUILT?

>> IT'S ONE OF THOSE DEALS WHERE THE ANSWER IS, I THINK THIS WILL BE EITHER 18 OR 19.

THEN I WILL ALSO SAY THEN I THINK THEN THE 18 OR 19 WILL ALSO EITHER BE IN SUNFIELD OR CROSSWINDS OR IN VICE VERSA, WHICHEVER ONES IS NOT IN SUNFIELD WILL BE IN CROSSWINDS AND VICE VERSA.

DEFINITELY ON THE EAST SIDE OF I-35 RIGHT NOW, I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE GROWTH IS CENTRAL KYLE NORTH.

>> YES, SIR. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MR. CLEAVER. MOVING ON TO M13.

[M.13. Consideration and possible approval of a School District Land Development Standards Agreement with the City of Austin]

THIS IS ON PAGE 102. MS. OROSCO.

>> MR. CLEAVER. I KNOW THE LAST TIME WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THIS, IT WAS IN TRAVIS COUNTY AND NOT CITY OF AUSTIN PROPER.

HAS IT BEEN ANNEXED, OR WHY ARE WE ENTERING WITH CITY OF AUSTIN?

>> BECAUSE IT'S IN THEIR ETJ.

THEY ACTUALLY DO HAVE SOME HOOKS INTO IT.

THIS YEAR AUSTIN ISD HAS DONE ONE OF THESE, AND PFLUGERVILLE HAS DONE ONE OF THESE.

IT IS THAT OLD GAME MONOPOLY.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE CLOSEST TO GET OUT OF JAIL-FREE CARD I'VE EVER SEEN, AND IN THIS THING, I SAY RED TAPE AND RED TAPE HAS TO DO EVERYTHING FROM BUILDING HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS, TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS, IMPERVIOUS COVER REQUIREMENTS, PARKING, STORM WATER, SETBACKS, REVIEW FEES.

>> ALL OF IT IS IN CITY OF AUSTIN ETJ, IT IS NOT TRAVIS COUNTY?

>> IT IS TRAVIS COUNTY SO WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS LET YOU GET OUT OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN REQUIREMENTS, BUT THEN WE STILL HAVE THE TRAVIS COUNTY REQUIREMENTS.

YOU STILL HAVE BOTH REQUIREMENTS, BUT THIS EASES UP THE CITY OF AUSTIN STUFF.

[02:25:03]

>> THANK YOU.

>> I HAVE A PHONE NUMBER I NEED TO CALL FOR THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

>> WELL, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CHECKING EVERYTHING, CROSSING OUR T'S, DIRTYING OUR EYES BECAUSE I KNOW THEY ARE VERY TERRITORIAL SO WE JUST WANT TO BE CAREFUL.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> THANKS.

>> MR. SEIBEL?

>> I KNOW MY BIGGEST CONCERNS WITH THE POTENTIAL SITE THERE IS JUST THE ROAD DEVELOPMENT OUT TO THAT SITE AND SO WILL THIS ASSIST IN ANY WAY WITH THAT PORTION OF IT?

>> IT'S HARD TO SAY IT COULD, BUT A LOT OF THAT ROAD IS IN HAYS COUNTY.

DID YOU TALK ABOUT THE MAIN STREET EXTENSION OR TRAVIS?

>> WAY BACK WHEN I WAS ON SITE SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, I BELIEVE IT WAS A MILE AND A HALF OF ROAD THAT WOULD EXTEND THE MAIN STREET EXTENSION OUT TO THIS PARTICULAR SITE THAT WAS IN TRAVIS COUNTY, THAT WOULD BE A LOT OF HOOPS TO JUMP THROUGH TO GET THAT ROAD DEVELOPED.

IF THIS IS A POTENTIAL SITE, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE WAY AHEAD OF GETTING THAT ROAD.

>> IF THIS SCHOOL IS TO COME ONLINE IN 2029, IT DOES SEEM A LITTLE WE'RE OUT THERE A LITTLE EARLY, BUT WE'RE NOT.

WE'RE ON TIME. IT'S TIME.

>> TEAM, WE ARE MOVING ON TO M15.

[M.15. Second Reading and possible adoption of proposed revisions to Local Policy FC - School Attendance Areas]

THIS IS ON PAGE 137.

WE KNOW THAT MR. SAVOY IS OUT ON A FAMILY EMERGENCY.

LOOKING LEFT FOR ANY QUESTIONS. LOOKING RIGHT.

MS. PETREA. I GUESS DR. WRIGHT WHETHER YOU GOING TO BE ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS? MS. PETREA.

>> I DON'T THINK THESE ARE QUESTIONS AS MUCH AS I JUST WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT ON THIS.

THIS POLICY WOULD REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT TO HAVE COMMITTEE BASED DECISION MAKING FOR SCHOOL ZONES, WHICH I THINK IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO AT THIS TIME.

WE ARE LARGE ENOUGH WHERE THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT PROCESS AND COMPLICATED, AND WE HAVE AN AMAZING DEMOGRAPHER THAT CAN HELP US.

BUT PEOPLE THAT SERVE ON THESE COMMITTEES BECOME TARGETS OF PRETTY NASTY TARGETED CAMPAIGNS AGAINST THEM AS PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY.

THE LAST TIME WE DID THIS FOR JOHNSON WAS EXTREMELY HEATED AND I THINK AS WE GO FORWARD, AS LARGE AS THIS DISTRICT IS, NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE DONE BY CITIZEN COMMITTEE.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE WILL STILL HAVE PUBLIC FORUMS. WE WILL STILL HAVE PUBLIC INPUT.

WE WILL BE THE LISTENING BOARD THAT WE ARE AND WANT TO HEAR FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND WANT TO LISTEN TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR CITIZENS.

BUT HAVING 12-20 PEOPLE SERVE ON A COMMITTEE ONLY TO BE BLASTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE SIGNED UP FOR THAT AS ELECTED OFFICIALS.

WE GET BASHED ON SOCIAL MEDIA REGULARLY AND WE KNEW THAT WAS PART OF THE GIG, SADLY, BUT THAT'S THE REALITY.

BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT TO PEOPLE SERVING IN THE COMMUNITY ON SOMETHING THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT AND CONTROVERSIAL AND IMPACTS PEOPLE'S LIVES.

I JUST WANTED TO GO ON RECORD AND NOT LET THIS JUST PASS BY AND NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A PRETTY BIG CHANGE FROM WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, BUT I THINK IT'S TIME.

I THINK WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TOOLS WHERE MAYBE WE DIDN'T BEFORE WHEN WE REALLY NEEDED TO GO OUT AND SOLICIT AND HAVE COFFEES AND GO OUT AND ASK PEOPLE AND BRING ALL THAT FEEDBACK BACK TO THE BOND BUILDING MEETINGS.

WE HAVE TONS OF AMAZING TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT MR. SAVOY PUT IN PLACE.

I JUST WANTED TO GO ON RECORD AND SAY, I THINK IT'S TIME TO DO THIS, AND THERE ARE SOME REASONS WHY WE'RE DOING THIS, BUT WE AREN'T GOING TO IGNORE COMMUNITY INPUT.

WE'RE NOT REPLACING THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO JUST DO A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

>> THANK YOU, MS. PETREA. WE'LL MAKE SURE WE HAVE MR. SAVOY PUT A BUTTON ON THE WEBSITE.

MY DAUGHTER LOVES THAT. MS. OROSCO.

>> THANK YOU, MS. PETREA, FOR POINTING THAT OUT.

[02:30:03]

YOU SAW THE COMMUNITY INPUT AND HOW CONTROVERSIAL THINGS WERE, AND YOU ARE RIGHT.

IT BECAME VERY HOSTILE TOWARDS OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE PUBLIC FORUM AND HAVE INPUT WITH A BIG BUTTON ON THE WEBSITE THAT WE'LL PUT UP THAT TEAM LOVES SO MUCH AND LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR INPUT.

BUT THE DEMOGRAPHER IS A GAME CHANGER, HAVING THAT MAKING IT SO OBJECTIVE, AND THAT IS SO HELPFUL.

I'M GLAD THAT WE ARE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION. THANK YOU.

>> NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

TEAM, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO M16,

[M.16. Second Reading and possible adoption of the proposed addition of Local Policy GBBA - News Media Relations]

AGAIN, MR. SAVOY IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING.

PAGE 143, LOOKING TO MY RIGHT FOR ANY QUESTIONS? LOOKING LEFT. TEAM,

[M.17. Second Reading and Possible Adoption of TASB Policy Update 123]

POLICY CHANGES ARE ON PAGE 195, LOOKING LEFT FOR ANY QUESTIONS? LOOKING RIGHT. TEAM, WE'VE MADE IT TO THE HARDEST PART OF THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE M19,

[M.19. Consideration and possible approval of the Hays CISD Compensation Plan for the 2024-2025 School Year]

I KNOW WE HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.

I KNOW WE'LL HAVE MORE QUESTIONS TONIGHT.

I AM LOOKING RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR PRESENTATION.

YOU SHOULD HAVE THE PRESENTATION FOLLOW ALONG IN YOUR DIAS FOLDER.

LIKE THIS RIGHT THERE TOO. MISS COURSON.

>> ONE MOMENT, PLEASE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? GREAT. GOOD EVENING. ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS CHRISTINA COURSON.

I'M THE CHIEF HR OFFICER, AND IT IS MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE HAYS CISD COMPENSATION PLAN FOR 24/25.

I WANTED TO REVIEW SOME OF THE BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS SHARED WITH YOU DURING THE BUDGET WORKSHOP.

WE ARE FACING A 6.3 MILLION DOLLAR REVENUE SHORTFALL FOR THE DISTRICT FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

THE DISTRICT FUND BALANCE IS AT 25 MILLION AND IT'S IN A SITUATION WHERE WE REALLY DO NEED TO WORK TO PROTECT WHAT'S THERE AND TO HAVE A PATH FORWARD TO REBUILD IT.

THE DISTRICT WAS INTENTIONAL IN USING THAT FUND BALANCE IN STRATEGIC TO SUPPORT STUDENT SERVICES AND STAFF, EXPECTING THAT THE LEGISLATURE WAS GOING TO DELIVER AS IT USUALLY SHOULD WITH PUBLIC FUNDING.

HOWEVER, WE'VE HAD NO ACCESS TO THAT FUNDING, AND SO WE'VE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO REPLENISH THAT.

AS OF NOW, THAT DISTRICT FUND BALANCE IS AT 25 MILLION.

ANOTHER BUDGET ASSUMPTION IS THE FACT THAT TRS ACTIVECARE PRIMARY PREMIUMS HAVE INCREASED AGAIN.

THEY'VE INCREASED BY $50 PER MONTH FROM 395 TO 445 PER MONTH.

GIVEN THESE PIECES, WE WORKED WITH THE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THOSE CONVERSATIONS INCLUDED REPURPOSING LOCALLY FUNDED INSTRUCTIONAL COACH POSITIONS, AIMING TO SAVE 2.3 MILLION DOLLAR.

ADJUST SECONDARY STAFFING RATIOS.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE LOWER RATIOS ACROSS THE DISTRICT BUT WITH THE REVENUE SHORTFALL, WE ARE ADJUSTING SECONDARY STAFFING RATIOS AT A SAVINGS OF 1.2 MILLION DOLLAR AND THE DISTRICT CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION REASSIGNMENTS, WHICH JUST OCCURRED IN THE LAST BOARD MEETING, WHERE WE PROMOTED TEACHERS, ICS TO AP POSITIONS, APS TO PRINCIPALS,

[02:35:01]

THE COST OF LIVING ADJUST CONTEXT IS KEY BEFORE WE PRESENT THE RECOMMENDATION FOR COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS THIS YEAR.

I WANTED TO SHARE THIS TO SHOW THE AVERAGE FROM FISCAL YEAR 2020 TO 2024, ON AVERAGE, WAS A 4.8% INCREASE.

VERY GENEROUS AND VERY INTENTIONAL COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT OUR STAFF ARE WELL PAID BECAUSE WE WANT THEM TO STAY IN OUR DISTRICT, BECAUSE THEY SERVE OUR STUDENTS WELL.

WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT IT IN THIS GRAPH, WHICH IS WHAT DR. WRIGHT SHARED IN THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, YOU SEE THAT HAD WE DONE JUST THE USUAL AMOUNT, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THAT LOWER LINE, JUST THAT AVERAGE 3% BUT BECAUSE THE STRATEGIC AND INTENTIONAL ABOUT BEING COMPETITIVE.

YOU SEE THAT OUR COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE JUST WENT WITH 3% EACH ONE OF THOSE YEARS.

THIS HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT TO OUR STAFF BECAUSE AS WE ALL KNOW, THE RATE OF INFLATION HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY AND SO YOUR ACTIONS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, WERE QUITE PROTECTIVE DURING THIS STORM.

TEACHER COMPARISON WHEN WE LOOK AT TEACHER SALARIES THIS YEAR.

WE SEE THAT OUR ZERO YEAR SALARY IS STILL BELOW THE MARKET RATE AND CURRENTLY, WE REMAIN IN 16TH PLACE FOR OUR ZERO YEAR SALARY BUT AS YOU KNOW, THE STRATEGY FOR HCISD IS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PAYING OUR VETERAN TEACHERS WELL BECAUSE WE WANT EXPERIENCED TEACHERS WITH OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

YOU SEE IN THAT ORANGE LINE THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE LEADERS IN THE REGION FOR VETERAN TEACHER PAY AND SO WE ARE STILL QUITE ABOVE THE MARKET GOING UPWARDS IN TERMS OF TEACHER SALARY.

WE'RE IN A GOOD POSITION THERE.

ALSO, WE'RE IN A GOOD POSITION WITH OUR PAY FOR AUXILIARY AND PARAPROFESSIONAL STAFF.

BECAUSE OF THE ACTIONS THAT YOU TOOK LAST YEAR AND RAISING THE MINIMUMS FOR OUR AUXILIARY AND PARAPROFESSIONAL STAFF, THEY ARE IN GOOD STANDING.

THEY ARE IN AUXILIARY PAYING 5% ABOVE MARKET RATE.

OUR CLERICAL POSITIONS ARE PAID 7% ABOVE MARKET RATE.

OUR INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT DOUBLE DIGITS, 12% ABOVE MARKET RATE.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WORK THERE BECAUSE WE ARE DOING QUITE WELL IN THIS AREA.

BUT GIVEN THE REVENUE SHORTFALL AND GIVEN THE INCREASE IN THE INSURANCE COSTS.

WHAT WE WANT TO DO THIS YEAR IS A LITTLE MORE RESERVED THAN WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST.

WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A 1% COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT JUST FOR THOSE WHO ARE TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, NURSES, AND COUNSELORS.

THAT WOULD BE 1.1 MILLION DOLLAR.

WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS TO ADDRESS THE COMPRESSION IN AU4, PP4 AND PP6 AS REFERENCED ON THE 23/24 COMP PLAN.

THOSE ARE THE PAY GRADES WHERE WE SAW COMPRESSION WHEN WE RAISED THE MINIMUM.

WHILE WE DID WELL TO RAISE THE MINIMUM, BY MAKING THIS ADJUSTMENT, WHICH IS ABOUT 500 MILLION I'M SORRY, $500,000, RANDY.

500 MILLION. IT'S ABOUT $500,000 TO ADDRESS THE COMPRESSION IN THOSE SPECIFIC BANDS.

THE COMPRESSION IN THE PP6S BAND, WHICH IS OUR SPED PARA BAND.

THOSE ADJUSTMENTS ARE UNDERWAY USING 23/24 FUNDS,

[02:40:01]

IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THERE WILL BE NO COMPRESSION.

WHAT IT DOES MEAN IS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FOR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND LOOKING AT PEER EQUITY IN THOSE FOUR BANDS, AU4, PP4, PP6I, AND PP6S, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO CREATE SPACE IN THOSE PAY GRADES BASED ON YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

FOR INSURANCE BECAUSE WE ARE AN EMPLOYEE FRIENDLY DISTRICT.

OUR PRIORITY IS TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A NO COST OPTION FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

THAT WOULD BE AN INCREASED CONTRIBUTION OF $50 A MONTH TO $445 A MONTH FOR MONTHLY PREMIUMS FOR THE EMPLOYEE ONLY.

THAT'S AT A COST OF $1,388,448,000 AND SO THE LOCAL 24/25 PAYROLL ESTIMATE IS AT $209,720,968.

>> THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE PROPOSE TODAY DO NOT INCLUDE ANY CHANGES TO STIPENDS AT THIS TIME.

WHILE WE DID HAVE TASB CONDUCT A STIPEND REVIEW, THE REVENUE SHORTFALL MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DO MUCH MORE THAN WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE WITHOUT HAVING TO MAKE CUTS AND SHIFTS ELSEWHERE.

WE DO HAVE DATA ABOUT STIPEND REVIEW, BUT WE'RE NOT IN A POSITION TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES THIS YEAR.

I DID WANT TO MENTION, I DON'T HAVE A SLIDE ABOUT IT, BUT LAST YEAR, WE APPROVED THE K4 CAPACITY SUPPLEMENTAL PAY.

I WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT.

IN TOTAL, THERE WERE 32 TEACHERS WHO RECEIVED SOME FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL PAY FOR THAT.

SOME OF THEM WERE TEAM TEACHERS AND OTHERS WERE INDIVIDUAL.

BUT OF THOSE 32 TEACHERS, BECAUSE THE BOARD APPROVED FOR THE USE OF THAT UNDER SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, WE SPENT ABOUT $64,000 ON THAT, BUT WE SAVED $1.2 MILLION BY NOT HAVING 17 FTES ADDED TO THE BUDGET IN THE COURSE OF THIS PAST YEAR.

AS YOU RECALL, AND I KNOW MR. SEIBEL YOU ARE NEW TO THE BOARD, BUT THE BOARD APPROVED FOR THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE PAYMENT TO TEACHERS WHO MET CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WHO VOLUNTEERED TO DO SO TO BE PAID AN ADDITIONAL $750 PER GRADING PERIOD FOR EACH STUDENT ABOVE RATIO AND SO IT COULD EASILY BE UP TO 3,000 PER YEAR FOR ONE STUDENT AND WE WOULD BRING THOSE FORWARD TO THE BOARD AND UPDATE THEM AS WE WERE APPROVING THEM.

I WAS DOING THIS IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER AFTER SOME NEEDED TWEAKS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

THAT WAS $1.2 MILLION IN SAVINGS, AND THAT DOES REMAIN ON THE PLAN FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE FOR ME?

>> THANK YOU, MISS COURSON. I'M LOOKING TO MY RIGHT, I HAVE MS. PETREA.

>> HELLO, MRS. COURSON.

THANKS SO MUCH. THIS IS HELPFUL PRESENTATION.

I SUBMITTED SEVERAL QUESTIONS ON A BOARD BLOG THAT MOST OF WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN ANSWERED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS.

WE HAD SEVERAL SPEAKERS COME OUT AND TALK ABOUT THE MUSIC THERAPY WHICH IS A PROGRAM CHANGE THAT THE BOARD WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF, AND I'M GLAD THAT THAT'S BEEN RECTIFIED AND WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THE MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAM NEXT YEAR.

BUT IT MADE ME CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT OTHER PROGRAMS OR POSITIONS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CHANGED OR ELIMINATED THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN MADE AWARE OF.

ARE YOU ANTICIPATING ANY OTHER SURPRISES OR DO WE FEEL WE HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON, WE KNOW THAT WE HAD TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS WITH OUR CNI TEAM, WITH OUR INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES, AND WE'VE UP THE RATIOS, WE'VE DONE SOME DIFFERENT THINGS WITH

[02:45:02]

BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, I'M HOPING THAT WE DON'T LEARN ABOUT ANYTHING THAT WE DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW ABOUT AND SPECIFICALLY ON SPED, AND I CAN TALK ABOUT THIS ON THE BUDGET AS WELL, BUT BASED ON THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A SPED AUDIT THAT WE'VE JUST GOT, I THINK A HEALTHIER APPROACH TO LOOK AT OUR SPED SERVICES AND DELIVERY OF THAT WITH THE STAFFING MORE HOLISTICALLY, AND I PROBABLY SHOULD BE LOOKING AT MONEY, AND I'LL LOOK AT YOU.

BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO LEARN SOME THINGS FROM THAT SPED AUDIT, AND WE'RE GOING TO LEARN SOME THINGS FROM HAVING EVERYBODY HERE UNDER ONE ROOF WITH THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAVING OPENED, AND MAYBE WE'LL FIND SOME EFFICIENCIES.

MAYBE WE'LL FIGURE SOME THINGS OUT, AND IT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE MAYBE AN AGENDA ITEM OR A PRESENTATION ON THE SPED AUDIT SO THAT WE CAN AS A BOARD, LOOK THROUGH THAT, LOOK AT THE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND UNDERSTAND THAT BETTER.

I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY PROGRAM CHANGES TO MUSIC THERAPY, WHICH WOULD HAVE INCLUDED SOME STAFFING CHANGES.

I JUST WANTED TO GO ON RECORD TO SAY THAT, AND ON THE STIPENDS, I'M GLAD THAT WE GOT A REVIEW FROM TASB.

I DO WANT TO US TO LISTEN.

WE'VE HAD A LOT GOING ON.

NOT A LOT OF MONEY TO DO IT WITH.

I'M HOPEFUL THAT IN JANUARY, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR THAT THE GOVERNOR GOT HIS WAY AND WE'LL STOP THROWING A TANTRUM AND WE'LL RELEASE SOME DOLLARS TO US, AND SO I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN TAKE A REALLY DEEP DIVE IN THESE STIPENDS.

IT'S LONG OVERDUE.

I THINK AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, WE'VE DONE A FEW THINGS, BUT THERE'S A WHOLESALE AUDIT REALLY COULD BE DONE AND I KNOW YOU'VE HAD COACHES AND TEACHERS TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS.

I KNOW I'VE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT IT.

THAT'S NOT A SURPRISE, BUT MAYBE THAT CAN BE A GOAL NEXT YEAR.

ONE THAT I HAVE ADVOCATED FOR THAT SOUNDS WE HAVE A PLAN FOR, BUT I'D LIKE A MORE DETAILED PLAN FOR IS THE CLASS SPONSORS.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE MIGHT DO SOME SUPPLEMENTAL PAY FOR THEM, WHICH IS AWESOME, AND SO I'LL PUT IN AS A QUESTION, BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE IS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR THAT, AND ARE THEY TRACKING THEIR HOURS? ARE WE JUST DOING THAT FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS, CLASS SPONSORS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE? THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS ABOUT TARDY MONITORS.

I KNOW THIS IS SO SILLY, BUT I ASKED, WHICH CAMPUSES HAVE TARDY MONITORS, THE ANSWER WAS ZERO.

IF THE PLAN IS TO JUST REMOVE OR NOT HIRE THOSE PEOPLE, AND MR. SEVERANCE IS A BIG ADVOCATE OF THIS, THEN WE NEED TO JUST TAKE THEM OFF OF OUR BUDGET, SO THAT THAT'S NOT A PLACEHOLDER FOR DOLLARS THAT WE'RE NOT SPENDING, AND MAYBE WE'RE NOT.

BUT TO ME, IT'S DECEIVING WHEN WE SAY TARDY MONITORS IN THE CORE PLAN AND WE ACTUALLY DON'T EMPLOY ANY TARDY MONITORS, AND MAYBE WE'RE PLANNING TO.

BUT THE RESPONSE I GOT ARE MORE BLOG MADE IT SEEM WE DON'T HAVE ANY, AND WE'RE NOT PLANNING TO HIRE ANY.

>> NUMBER 1, WITH THE STIPEND GOAL REVIEW, THE GOAL OF REVIEWING ALL THE STIPENDS, ALTHOUGH WE WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE STIPENDS THIS YEAR, WE DID HAVE THE TASB STUDY, WHICH WAS HELPFUL, GAVE US AN IDEA, DID RECEIVE SOME GREAT PROPOSALS THAT WE HAVE AMAZING STAFF, AND THEY ARE ABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR EACH OTHER IN VERY CLEAR WAYS AND THEY HAVE SUCH PASSION FOR WHAT THEY DO, AND THAT'S WHERE THIS COMES FROM.

I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET SOME GREAT FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE.

BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING IN HR IN THIS NEXT YEAR IS WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT SOME SAMPLE JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR STIPENDS.

THERE ARE SOME TO BUILD WITH AND I'M TASKING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, HR MARY TORRES TO LEAD A PROJECT IN WHICH SHE'S REVIEWING THESE, BUT ALSO REACHING OUT TO FIND OUT WHAT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS USE JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR STIPENDS, AND HOW DO THEY TRACK THAT? HOW DO THEY MONITOR THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE BOARD THAT IT'S CLEAR WHAT THAT STIPEND IS FOR.

THAT IT'S CLEAR WHO'S MONITORING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE THOSE ARE PUBLIC DOLLARS AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF THOSE FUNDS, AND SO MY HOPE AND VISION AND GOAL FOR THE NEXT YEAR IS THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO

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BUT THEN HOPEFULLY ALONG THAT WAY, TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP A CATALOG OF DESCRIPTIONS FOR THESE STIPENDS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A CLEARER PICTURE AND ALSO SOME ACCOUNTABILITY BUILT IN FOR THE RESPONSIBILITIES IT'S ATTACHED TO.

IN TERMS OF THE TARDY MONITORS, I HAD THAT SAME QUESTION.

ORIGINALLY, I SAW MY STAFF HAVE BEEN SO HELPFUL.

THEY'RE ALWAYS HELPFUL, BUT THEY'VE REALLY BEEN ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS AND THEY'RE HELPING ANSWER SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS, AND I SAID, HOW DO WE HAVE ZERO? WHY? SIMILARLY, DO WE NEED THIS? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T NEED? BUT WHAT I LEARNED WAS THAT THERE WAS ONE HIGH SCHOOL THAT HAD IT AND IT WAS HAYS HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY DID HAVE SOMEBODY IN THAT POSITION, BUT BECAUSE OF CAMPUS NEEDS, THEY WOUND UP MOVING THAT PERSON FROM TARDY MONITOR TO AP SECRETARY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.

IT WASN'T THAT IT WASN'T NECESSARILY NEEDED, BUT THEY JUST NEEDED THAT PERSON OVER HERE.

I CAN CERTAINLY VISIT WITH OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER WITH OUR DAOS AND FOLLOW UP ON THAT QUESTION ABOUT THE TARDY MONITORS AND SEE WHAT OTHER INFORMATION I CAN PROVIDE.

>> PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> MR. FLORES.

>> YES. THANK YOU, CHRISTINA, FOR JUST SUPPLYING ALL THIS.

I LOVE THIS SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON HERE.

THIS HELPS A LOT WITH JOB DESCRIPTIONS.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE SPEAKERS EARLIER.

I'M JUST EXPRESSING THEIR PASSION FOR MUSIC THERAPIST, WHICH I DO SEE ON HERE.

I ALSO NOTICED A NEW POSITION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, THE SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST ASSISTANT.

>> YES.

>> THAT'S A BIG DEAL. I MEAN, A LOT OF SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS ARE IN CHARGE OF FORMING IEPS, ATTENDING RD MEETINGS, ET CETERA, AND IT'S A LOT CREATING PROGRESS SUPPORT.

SO I MEAN, THE DESCRIPTION YOU HAVE ON HERE IS FANTASTIC, AND THIS IS JUST MORE SUPPORT FOR OUR KIDS THAT ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE.

I THINK WE'LL OFTEN BE MEASURED BY WHAT WE DO FOR THOSE KIDS THAT TRULY NEED THAT HELP.

SO THANK YOU THAT. THAT'S JUST SOMETHING I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT.

THAT'S A FANTASTIC POSITION.

ALSO WHEN IT COMES TO CURRICULUM, I NOTICED THE CAMPUS SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, WHICH THERE SEEMS TO BE 12 EMPLOYED, WHICH I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES AND OUR TEACHERS NEEDING THAT SUPPORT IN CURRICULUM STRATEGIES.

THESE 12 WILL BE ROTATING TO ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES, CORRECT?

>> MY UNDERSTANDING FROM MS. ADIO IS THIS IS PART OF THE REORGANIZATION OF CNI TO EVOLVE AND MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR TEACHERS AND OUR CAMPUSES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE FACT THAT WE HAD TO ELIMINATE THE LOCALLY FUNDED IC POSITIONS.

THIS IS A RESTRUCTURE THAT ENSURES THAT OUR TEACHERS ON THE CAMPUSES GET THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED SO OUR STUDENTS GET WHAT THEY NEED.

MS. ADIO HAS WORKED VERY HARD ON TRYING TO LEVERAGE EXISTING RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE AND ENSURING THAT THE CAMPUSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT WOULD BE ABLE TO RECEIVE SUPPORT BECAUSE THERE WAS UNDERSTANDABLY SOME CONCERN ABOUT, WELL, WHAT ABOUT TEACHERS NEEDING SUPPORT? IF WE DON'T HAVE THE ICS, WHAT WILL THAT LOOK LIKE? THIS IS PART OF CNI'S EVOLUTION TO MEET THAT NEED EVEN IN THE FACE OF A REVENUE SHORTFALL.

>> YEAH. I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT MONTEVALLO.

WE SEE ISSUES AND NOBODY WANTS TO CUT POSITIONS, BUT WE'RE FINDING SOLUTIONS IN HOW TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.

I HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I COULD SUBMIT ON BOARD BLOG, BUT I DO WANT TO ASK, I DO SEE BOOKKEEPERS ON HERE.

>> YES.

>> NOW THAT'S BEEN AN AREA OF CONCERN THAT'S BEEN EXPRESSED TO ME.

DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE BOOKKEEPERS STAFFED AT ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES?

>> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE NO BOOKKEEPER STAFFED.

EACH BOOKKEEPER FROM THE THREE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS RESIGNED ABOUT THE SAME TIME FRAME.

AS WE WERE REVIEWING THE BUDGET SITUATION AND UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHAT WE WOULD NEED TO DO WITH STAFFING AND UNCERTAIN ABOUT OUR NEXT MOVES FORWARD, BECAUSE IT WAS A VACANCY, THE DISTRICT DECIDED TO PAUSE ON HIRING FOR THAT AT THAT TIME PERIOD JUST IN CASE, JUST AS WE DID FOR MANY OTHER VACANCIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

THIS PAUSE WAS A PARTICULAR PAIN POINT FOR OUR CAMPUS SECRETARIES WHO DIDN'T HAVE THE TRAINING TO BE ABLE TO PICK THIS UP QUICKLY.

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BUT IT WAS JUST A LOT DURING A BUSY TIME.

I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR SECRETARIES BECAUSE ONE SECRETARY REACHED OUT AND WANTED TO HAVE A MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OF BEING A PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND DOING THE BOOKKEEPING.

WHEN I GOT THAT E-MAIL I THOUGHT, WHY MEET WITH ONE? LET'S GET ALL.

SO I ASKED MY SECRETARY, MISS MARTINEZ, WILL YOU PLEASE INVITE EACH OF THE CAMPUS SECRETARIES AND THE PRINCIPALS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOLS TO COME MEET SO WE CAN HEAR FROM ALL OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME.

SHE WENT AHEAD AND INVITED THE PRINCIPALS TOO.

I LEARNED A LOT THAT I WAS ABLE TO BRING BACK AND SHARE WITH OUR CABINET.

I'M REALLY PROUD TO WORK FOR A SUPERINTENDENT THAT'S OPEN TO FEEDBACK AND A CABINET THAT IS WILLING TO WORK TO SUPPORT STAFF AND OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SAID, HEY, LET'S KEEP THESE BOOKKEEPERS, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I'LL SUPERVISE THEM BECAUSE THAT WAY, I KNOW THE SKILL SET THAT'S NEEDED TO HIRE THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE UP TO THIS POINT BEEN SUPERVISED BY PRINCIPALS.

BUT THE PRINCIPALS DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE BOOKKEEPING EXPERTISE.

SO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SAID, HEY, I'LL HIRE, I'LL SUPERVISE THEM, TRAIN THEM.

OF COURSE, THE PRINCIPALS WILL BE INVOLVED WITH THAT BECAUSE IT'S THEIR CAMPUS.

IT'S THEIR CULTURE AND IT'S THEIR TEAM, SO THEY'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE IT'S A GOOD FIT.

BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STAFF HIRED HAVE THE TECHNICAL SKILLS AND THE ABILITIES TO DO THE JOB WELL BECAUSE WHEN IT'S NOT DONE AND WHEN IT'S NOT DONE WELL, IT IMPACTS THE CAMPUS IN DISASTROUS WAYS.

SO KUDOS TO THE CAMPUS SECRETARIES WHO DID STEP UP, WHO DID TAKE ON AND HELP DURING THAT TIME PERIOD OF TRANSITION WHILE WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE EVERYTHING OUT WITH THE BUDGET.

BUT WE ARE SO GLAD TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT HIRING.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WAS TALKING TO MR. RAO ABOUT HOW SOON WE CAN GO AHEAD AND POST AND MOVE FORWARD, SO WE ARE MOVING FORWARD.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. RAO FOR PROVIDING THAT SUPPORT AND TO OUR SECRETARIES.

I'M SURE THAT'S A HEAVY LIFT AND A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY.

BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE. EVERYTHING ELSE, I CAN SUBMIT ON BOARD BLOG BUT THANK YOU, CHRISTINA.

>> SURE. THANK YOU.

>> MS. RUNKLE.

>> YEAH, I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO ALL OF MY QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED ON BOARD BLOG.

I'LL JUST WAIT FOR THOSE TO BE ANSWERED, BUT I DO WANT TO ASK JUST FOR PURPOSES OF KNOWING.

I KNOW FRIDAY IS A DAY OFF AS WEDNESDAY.

IS EVERYBODY WORKING WEDNESDAY? ARE WE OFF WEDNESDAY?

>> JUNETEENTH IS A HOLIDAY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>> SO WE'RE ONLY GOING TO GET RESPONSES TUESDAY AND THURSDAY? SO WILL WE HAVE ALL OF THESE BUDGET QUESTIONS ANSWERED BEFORE YOU GUYS LEAVE FOR THE HOLIDAY?

>> NEARLY ALL OF MY QUESTIONS THAT YOU'VE ASKED ARE ANSWERED.

>> I'M TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THE BUDGET QUESTIONS AS A WHOLE, AND THE COP PLAN, WILL THEY BE ANSWERED BEFORE YOU GUYS LEAVE A BREAK? BECAUSE NOT ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN ANSWERED.

>> I WILL WORK VERY HARD TO GET THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED BECAUSE YOU NEED THAT INFORMATION.

I CANNOT SPEAK FOR OTHER PEOPLE.

>> OKAY. GREAT. I ALSO WANT TO ASK FOR SPED TO GO OVER THAT 50 PAGE AUDIT THAT WE RECEIVED TOO, THAT'S A LOT TO GO THROUGH AND DECIPHER YOURSELF, SO IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THEM WALK US THROUGH IT.

I WENT THROUGH IT TODAY AND I WAS SHAKING MY HEAD GOING, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS.

SO IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE CAN HAVE THEM PRESENT, AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE GREAT EVERY YEAR TO HEAR FROM SPECIAL EDUCATION TO SUPPORT ON OR TO PRESENT ON.

BUT ALSO JUST TO BACK UP ON THE STIPENDS.

SO LAST YEAR, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT A STIPEND REVIEW, AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WE'RE IN A BUDGET DEFICIT.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ADDING STIPENDS RIGHT NOW, TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AHEAD AND WE'RE DOING INTERNAL AUDITS NOW OF WHAT THOSE STIPENDS ARE AND WHO THOSE PEOPLE ARE.

AND NOT JUST THAT BUT TO THE ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE ALSO INTERNALLY.

TASBY CAN GIVE US ALL OF THE MARKET ANALYSIS THEY WANT, BUT WE KNOW WHAT EACH OF OUR INDIVIDUALS ARE DOING.

IT'S THE ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE TO THAT COMES INTO PLAY.

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BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT SOME OF THOSE STIPENDS, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT AND WE CAN HAVE A BIGGER CONVERSATION ABOUT, AND I WON'T PUT IT ALL OUT THERE, BUT I WOULD LIKE US TO HAVE A FOCUS ON AN INTERNAL AUDIT FOR STIPENDS.

EVEN IF IT'S NOT ADDING, BUT IT'S THE ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.

SO THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY ABOUT STIPENDS, I TOTALLY UNDERSTOOD THOUGH THE RESPONSE AND IT BEING ABOUT A PAUSE RIGHT NOW, BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO PAUSE ON AN INTERNAL AUDIT ON SEEING WHO'S GETTING STIPENDS, WHAT THOSE JOB DESCRIPTIONS ARE AND WHO'S KEEPING THEM ACCOUNTABLE.

>> I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH YOU, WHICH IS WHY WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS IN THE HR DEPARTMENT.

I'VE ALREADY APPOINTED MARY TORRES TO LEAD THAT.

I KNOW SHE'S GOING TO DO A FANTASTIC JOB WITH THAT.

WE DID CHECK WITH TASBY ALREADY TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR THOSE STIPENDS, AND WE DO SEE SOME MODELS FOR THAT, AND THERE IS RESEARCH UNDERWAY TO SEE WHAT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALSO DO THIS, JUST TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR SYSTEMS LOOK LIKE WITH TRACKING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

WE DON'T HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL, WE CAN LEARN FROM OTHER DISTRICTS.

SO THAT WORK IS ALREADY UNDERWAY, AND WE'LL CERTAINLY KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WE MOVE THROUGH IT.

>> OKAY. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.

>> MR. SEVERANCE

>> THANK YOU, MISS COURSON. COMPETITION BUDGET IS HARD.

I MEAN, WE'RE IN A TIME.

WE'RE IN IT, AND WE'RE HAVING TO GET CREATIVE.

ARE WE GOING TO GET EVERYTHING THAT WE LIKE TO DO? PROBABLY NOT.

HAVE WE BEEN PRETTY THOUGHTFUL FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT? I'D SAY YEAH.

I MEAN, I APPRECIATE THIS SIDE BY SIDE.

I'M GOING THROUGH AND LOOKING AT ALL THIS AND SOME POSITIONS WE'RE REPURPOSING THEM, AND IT'S TURNING OUT THAT WE'RE FINDING OUT THAT THEY'RE MAYBE DOING THINGS THAT THEY MAYBE HAVE BEEN COMPENSATED FOR, SO WE'RE MOVING THEM AROUND, BUT THAT WE'RE ALSO OFFSETTING BY REMOVING A CATEGORY OR MOVING A POSITION TO OFFSET THAT SO THERE'S NOT A BUDGET IMPACT IN PLACE.

I WANT TO SAY THERE'S A LOT OF POSITIVE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING FOR SOME PEOPLE ON THE DISTRICT MIGHT NOT LOOK LIKE THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT I THINK WE'RE MAKING SOME THINGS RIGHT WITH SOME PEOPLE AND I JUST APPRECIATE THE SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON, WHEREAS YEARS PAST, WE'VE HAD TO TAKE THE COMP PLAN AND JUST GO LOOK AT IT AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN.

I APPRECIATE THE TRANSPARENCY.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I'M GOING TO SUBMIT ONLINE.

I KNOW I DON'T DO IT HERE BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE TRANSPARENCY, WHICH YOU'RE PUTTING THIS STUFF TOGETHER BECAUSE ALL OF THIS CAN BE HARD, AND I KNOW PEOPLE ARE PRETTY SENSITIVE TO WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH COMPENSATION AND BUDGET THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE FUNDING CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE GOT, BUT WITH HARD THINGS COMES GREAT THINGS TOO.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS YEAR AND THE GOVERNOR CAN RELEASE SOME OF THAT FUNDING AND INCREASE THE ALLOTMENT.

I THINK WE'RE TO MAKE WITH SOME THINGS AND GET IT FOR NEXT YEAR.

I APPRECIATE YOU BEING TRANSPARENT AND HONEST A LOT OF THIS.

I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY TO DO, AND I KNOW IT'S HARD, BUT YOU'RE JUST NOT AFRAID TO PUT IT OUT THERE AND DEAL WITH IT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

I'LL SUBMIT MY QUESTIONS ONLINE, BUT I JUST WANT TO REALLY SAY THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION ON SOME OF THE STUFF ON THE SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON.

MAKES IT EASY TO LOOK AT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK CASSIE CANTU AND GINGER BLANCHIN, WHO WORKED VERY HARD TO DEVELOP THIS SIDE BY SIDE FOR YOU AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW CABINET MEMBERS AND THE REST OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM BECAUSE THIS WAS ALL HANDS ON DECK TO DEVELOP THIS, DOING IT THOUGHTFULLY AND TRYING TO PROVIDE AS MUCH DETAIL AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE COULD DEVELOP THIS AND SO IT TRULY WAS A JOINT EFFORT, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR OUR TEAM FOR DOING IT AND DOING IT AS WELL AS WE COULD UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

>> THANK YOU. MR. SEIBEL.

>> I ALSO WANT TO SHOW APPRECIATION BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN UNDER IT, I SAY, IN THE MONTH OF JUNE.

YOU'VE HAD QUITE A BIT OF COMMUNICATIONS TO GET OUT.

I KNOW PEOPLE WANT INFORMATION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND I KNOW WE HAVE MAYBE SOME THINGS WE WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY THE NEXT TIME, BUT I ALSO KNOW HOW MUCH HEART AND SO YOU PUT INTO THIS.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A LOT OF MOVING PARTS HERE OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND A LOT OF WORK AND A LOT OF HARD CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME AND EASIER CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHERS.

I APPRECIATE THAT LEADERSHIP THERE FOR YOU.

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>> THANK YOU.

>> THAT SAID, I KNOW WE TOUCHED ON STIPENDS AND SOME OTHER QUESTIONS.

I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, FOR ME, MY BENEFITS BACKGROUND, I KNOW WE'VE KIND OF A TRANSITIONAL YEAR HERE, AND WE'VE MOVED A LITTLE BIT OF SUPPORT, AND THERE'S A LOT OF I'LL SAY A LOT OF, BUT JUST SOME ANXIETY OVER HOW THIS NEXT YEAR WILL LOOK, WITH SOME TRANSITIONING.

WE'RE ALL HOPEFUL AND OPTIMISTIC THAT OUR GETTING EVERYBODY INTO THIS BEAUTIFUL BUILDING WILL HELP RECOGNIZE SOME EFFICIENCIES AND GET US MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTIONS BUT WITH REMOVING SOME OF THOSE SAFETY NETS THAT WE'VE KIND OF BEEN ACCUSTOMED TO LATELY, THIS IS WHERE BENEFITS ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE HAVING A HEALTHY AND, WORKFORCES AND HOW THEY SHOW UP TO WORK EVERY DAY.

I DO VALUE GREATLY, MAKING SURE THAT WE STILL OFFER A FREE BENEFIT OPTION TO OUR EMPLOYEES BECAUSE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY, HAPPY WORKFORCE OUT THERE, SO I APPRECIATE YOU VALUING THAT AS WELL.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS OUT THERE, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I'LL SUBMIT ON BOARD BLOG AS WELL, BUT THANK YOU AGAIN.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I'M ALL ABOUT THAT, JEFF.

YOU'RE SPEAKING MY LANGUAGE.

DEFINITELY AS A TEACHER, I APPRECIATED THE ZERO COST INSURANCE, AND I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING WE CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO DO, SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT SINCE THE COST KEEPS SKYROCKETING.

I'M GLAD WE'RE NOT TOUCHING IT THIS YEAR, AND HOPEFULLY WITH DOCTOR WRIGHT'S INNOVATIVE PLAN OF DOING A COOP THAT WILL DEFINITELY HELP.

DR. WRIGHT IS ALWAYS TRYING TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND FIND SOME SOLUTIONS TO THESE REAL LIFE ISSUES THAT WE FACE DUE TO THE REVENUE SHORTFALL SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

DEFINITELY, I LOVE THAT WE'RE GROWING OUR PEOPLE.

OUT OF THESE REASSIGNMENTS AND OUT OF HAVING A REVENUE SHORTFALL, WE REALLY CREATED SOME AMAZING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR PEOPLE THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE HAPPENED AS FAST FOR THEM HAD WE NOT BEEN IN THIS CHALLENGING TIME BECAUSE WE WERE CREATIVE AND MADE SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH FOR OUR PEOPLE.

I THINK THAT'S ONE SUPER GREAT THING THAT CAME OUT OF THIS, WHICH WE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF OURSELVES FOR CREATING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR PEOPLE.

THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT AND TEAM AND THE WHOLE BUDGET COMMITTEE WHO WORKED ON THAT.

ALSO, AS FAR AS STIPENDS, I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT MARY TORRES GETTING ON THAT AND WORKING ON THAT.

I KNOW SHE'S VERY DETAILED, AND SHE DID A WONDERFUL JOB WITH TIA, AND I KNOW THAT SHE WILL DO A GOOD JOB AT OVERHAULING AND LOOKING HOW TO OVERHAUL THE STIPENDS STRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.

IT HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING FOR YEARS.

IT HAS NOT BEEN THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY BECAUSE WE HAD OTHER THINGS HAPPENING.

I AM GLAD MOVING FORWARD THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE LOOKED AT AND WORKED ON FOR THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I DO NOT HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.

I WILL SUBMIT THEM VIA BOARD BLOG AT A LATER DATE.

I THINK MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS ASKED MOST OF THOSE QUESTIONS THAT I ALSO HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT, SO I DON'T WANT TO INUNDATE YOU, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS PROJECT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> MISS COURSON, YES. THANK YOU.

I KNOW THAT THIS HASN'T BEEN EASY.

IT HASN'T BEEN EASY FOR ANY OF US, AS WE'VE ALL TALKED ABOUT EVEN IN OUR LAST MEETING JUST REGARDING OUR BUDGET MEETING, EXCUSE ME, REGARDING THE FUNDING SHORTAGE AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR THE BETTER PART OF TWO YEARS, NOW.

YOU'RE HEARING LOTS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROGRAMMING, WHICH IS NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A BOARD, BUT WHEN WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY, I KNOW WE HAVE GREAT STAFF, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A GREAT COMMUNITY, AND THEY SHOW BEEN FORCED, AND THAT'S WHY WE DO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS, NOT BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO MINIMIZE THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE EMPOWERMENT THAT YOU ALL HAVE, BUT JUST TO PARTNER AND BE COLLABORATIVE IN OUR EFFORTS SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING JUST GOOD PARTNERS TO US AS WELL AND THESE HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT DISCUSSIONS, AND WE'VE HAD TO LOOK AT TIGHTENING UP THE BELT AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

CAN'T REITERATE ENOUGH THAT AT OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP, WE HEARD THAT WE WERE EXPECTING A WAS IT A $16,000,000 SHORTFALL AND WE GOT IT CUT TO LESS THAN HALF.

WE'RE IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION AND AGAIN, NOT POINTING FINGERS AT OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS OR THROUGHOUT THE STATE BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY, AS ONE OF US HURTS, WE ALL HURT IN PUBLIC EDUCATION BUT I'M JUST GLAD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PULL SOME THINGS TOGETHER, SEE THESE ASSIGNMENTS.

TO THE COMMUNITY THAT LOOKS AT THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR ADMINISTRATION, THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS TEAM,

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WE DO HAVE THE DIFFICULT DISCUSSIONS, AND YOU GUYS COME UP WITH SOME GREAT SOLUTIONS AND WE CHIME IN WHERE WE NEED TO.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

WELL, TEAM, GREAT.

WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG. LOOK AT THAT.

WE ARE ON M18,

[M.18. Consideration and possible adoption of General Fund, Debt Service Fund, and Food Service Fund budgets and approval of the budget for additional accelerated instruction pursuant to HB 5 requirements for the 2024-2025 School Year]

THAT WAS A MOUTHFUL TO SAY.

PAGE 147, AND WE SHOULD HAVE PLENTY OF HANDOUTS IN OUR DIAS FOLDERS.

I WILL LOOK TO MY LEFT.

I SEE MISS COURSON HAS A QUESTION ALREADY.

OKAY. JUST MAKE IT SURE BECAUSE YOU SAID I DIDN'T CALL ON YOU EARLIER, SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU FIRST TICKETS. MR. SEVERANCE.

>> THANK YOU. MY ONLY

>> MY ONLY QUESTION IS, I'M GOING TO SUBMIT A COUPLE, I FEEL LIKE I'M STILL RELATIVELY NEW, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING ON PAGE 159 ON OUR FEDERAL REVENUE THAT WE HAVE ALLOCATED THROUGH A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT BUCKETS THROUGH TITLE I, TITLE II IDEA PART B, THAT WHOLE GRAPH PAGE, HOW WAS THAT MONEY ALLOCATED? DO WE APPLY FOR THAT BECAUSE OF A NEED, OR IS THAT A FORMULA-DRIVEN REVENUE THAT WE GET FEDERALLY, THEN WE USE THAT MONEY AS WE NEED TO WITHIN THOSE BUCKETS?

>> YES.

>> SO THAT'S BASED ON, LIKE IS IT PER STUDENT?

>> ALL OF THESE GRANTS BACK HERE ARE PROVIDED TO BASICALLY SHOW YOU THAT NOT ALL MONEY THAT WE RECEIVE IS JUST IN THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND.

YOU'RE ONLY REQUIRED BY LAW TO APPROVE THE GENOP FUND, THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND, AND THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, SO THIS IS PROVIDED AS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

THEY'RE BASICALLY CALLED NON-COMPETITIVE GRANTS, WHICH MEANS THEY'RE FORMULA-BASED AND YOU GET THEM BASED ON A PER PUPIL ALLOCATION FOR THOSE STUDENTS THAT FIT INTO THAT DEFINITION FOR THAT PARTICULAR GRANT.

>> THEN IT'S UP TO US TO DECIDE HOW TO BEST USE THOSE FUNDS IN EACH ONE OF THOSE BUCKETS?

>> WELL, IT'S UP TO OUR DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, THEY GET TOGETHER AND THEY MAKE SURE THAT THOSE FUNDS ARE APPLIED WHERE BEST NEEDED.

IN SOME CASES LIKE WITH TITLE I, THOSE ARE REMEDIAL TYPE FUNDS, SO YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THEY DO THE BUDGET.

BUT THESE RIGHT HERE, THIS YEAR, WE GOT OUR TENTATIVE PLANNING ENTITLEMENTS WAY LATER THAN AT ANY OTHER POINT IN TIME, SO THERE'S STILL MORE DOLLARS COMING IN, BUT A LOT OF THE STUFF IS BASED ON SETTLE UP FROM THE PRIOR YEAR GRANT, HOW MUCH YOU CAN ROLL FORWARD.

THESE ARE PLANNING ESTIMATES, WE'LL GET OUR REAL ENTITLEMENTS PROBABLY IN ANOTHER MONTH ONCE THE GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE ALL SUBMITTED.

>> THANK YOU. THEN MY LAST QUESTION, I KNOW YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD AT WATCHING ALL THE PENNIES THAT WE SPEND WITHIN THE BUDGET, AND I APPRECIATE THAT, RANDY.

WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR THIS NEXT UPCOMING YEAR ON THE TRANSMITTALS FOR THINGS THAT ARE OVER $50,000 THAT WE APPROVED THAT ARE IN THE BUDGET, OF COURSE, THAT'S GOING TO BE A CHECK MARK, BUT THEN THINGS THAT AREN'T IN THE BUDGET, THAT YOU NEED APPROVAL FOR, CAN WE GET A SEPARATE TRANSMITTAL FUNDING SOURCE SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND THESE ITEMS ARE WITHIN BUDGET OR NOT IN BUDGET, THIS IS AN INCREMENTAL ASK FOR THIS NEXT YEAR? I'D JUST LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SEPARATE THOSE TWO GOING FORWARD.

THAT'S FOR ALL THE DEPARTMENT, AS I GUESS, WE'RE SUBMITTING WHEN WE'RE APPROVING STUFF.

IF IT'S IN BUDGET, AND WE APPROVE THE BUDGET, AND THIS IS JUST AN ITEM OF $50,000, THAT'S GREAT, THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT, BUT THEN IF THERE'S ITEMS THAT AREN'T IN THE BUDGET, THAT'S INCREMENTAL TO THE BUDGET, JUST LIKE THOSE IDENTIFIED THIS NEXT YEAR ON THE TRANSMITTAL BECAUSE OF FUNDING SOURCE.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO DO THAT?

[03:15:04]

>> THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THERE.

>> AS WE'VE GOTTEN MORE STRATEGIC WITH WHERE SOME OF THESE FUNDS COME FROM, I THINK WE'VE ADDED SOME SEPARATE BUCKETS, BUT I LIKE TO HAVE JUST ANOTHER ONE THAT IS ABLE TO IDENTIFY IF IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AT THE END OF THE YEAR, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NEW THAT COME UP JUST SO WE CAN HAVE THAT HIGHLIGHTED FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

>> WELL, I DO KNOW IN THE TRANSMITTAL THAT YOU DO HAVE TO SHOW THE BUDGETARY CONSEQUENCE, AND THERE IS A FIELD TO SHOW WHERE IT'S COMING FROM, WHETHER IT'S CHILD NUTRITION, OTHER BEING BOND OR GRANT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THE ONE THING IS IF IT'S NOT ALREADY IN THE BUDGET, THEN I HAVE TO COME TO THE BOARD WITH THE BUDGET AMENDMENT FOLLOWING THAT TRANSMITTAL, SO WHEN WE GO OVER A LOT OF THAT STUFF IN CABINET OR WHEN BARBARA'S PUTTING ALL THAT TOGETHER, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HASH OUT TO.

IF IT IS AN ADD TO THE BUDGET, I HAVE TO COME WITH THE BUDGET AMENDMENT, AND YOU'LL HAVE TO APPROVE THAT.

>> FOR ANY DOLLAR AMOUNT?

>> ANY AMOUNT.

>> SO WE'RE DOING THAT ALREADY?

>> YEAH. AS PART OF BUDGET AMENDMENTS, IF YOU CROSS FUNCTIONS, I HAVE TO BRING IT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.

IF I INCREASE OR DECREASE THE OVERALL BUDGET, I HAVE TO BRING IT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD, IRRELEVANT OF THE DOLLAR AMOUNT.

>> I'M GOING TO THINK A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THAT AND THEN I'LL PROBABLY SUBMIT SOME QUESTIONS ONLINE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THAT.

>> MS. OROSCO.

>> I LOVE THAT IDEA, MR. SEVERANCE. I ALREADY ENVISIONED IT ON OUR TRANSMITTAL SHEET, AND SO WE NEED AN EASY READ, AND NOT CROSS-REFERENCE THIS PAPER WITH THAT PAPER BECAUSE WE DON'T GOT TIME FOR THAT.

WE'RE A LITTLE BIT BUSY, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE.

ON OUR TRANSMITTAL SHEET, WHERE IT SAYS FISCAL IMPACT AND COSTS, THERE COULD BE A LITTLE MARK WHERE IT SAYS BUDGET, MAYBE YOU MARK IT, BUDGET, OR HAVE BUDGET AMENDMENT NEEDED TO IDENTIFY THAT IT WAS NOT IN THE BUDGET.

THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE TO GO CROSS-REFERENCE A BUDGET AMENDMENT SHEET WITH THAT TO MAKE SURE, THAT WILL TELL US RIGHT THERE, BUDGET AMENDMENT NEEDED.

WE'RE LIKE, BUDGET AMENDMENTS NEEDED? THAT WAS NOT BUDGETED, THIS IS OFF THE BUDGET.

THAT WILL MAKE IT PLAIN AND EASY FOR US.

I'M NOT AS SAVVY AS YOU, MR. RANDY RAO, AND KNOWING THAT YOU CAN CROSS-REFERENCE THESE THINGS.

I'M NOT AN ACTUARY LIKE MR. SEIBEL.

I'M SURE HE COULD DO IT IN HIS SLEEP, BUT I NEED SOMETHING EASY-PEASY.

SO I LOVE IT, MR. SEVERANCE, AND I THINK THAT WILL BE REALLY NICE AND EASY.

MOVING FORWARD, MAYBE NOT FOR NEXT WEEK, BUT AS WE GO INTO OUR REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR, THAT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL, BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING TO CAUSE PAUSE AND MAKE US THINK AND REFLECT, OKAY, THIS WAS NOT BUDGETED, IS THIS REALLY SOMETHING WE WANT TO SUPPORT MOVING ON? IS THIS SOMETHING CRITICAL? WHY DIDN'T WE BUDGET IT? WE NEED TO HAVE THAT REFLECTION AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS, AND NOT JUST SAY, OKAY, PASS A BUDGET AMENDMENT, LIKE WHAT HAS ROUTINELY HAPPENED BEFORE.

BUT NOW SINCE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, AND WE ARE ALL TRYING TO LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE CENT AS WE GO INTO THIS SHORTFALL, WE JUST WANT TO BE MORE COGNIZANT OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AND HOW IT'S BEING SPENT.

THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL. THANK YOU, MR. SEVERANCE, AND THANK YOU, MR. RAO, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO AN AMAZING JOB.

MAKE IT SUPER EASY FOR US TO UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU.

>> LOOKING TO MY RIGHT, MS. PETREA.

>> WELL, I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE DRAGGED ON CHRISTINA COURSON ON THE LAST AGENDA ITEM, BUT COMPENSATION IS PART OF BUDGET, SO I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT ON THIS AGENDA ITEM.

I LOVE THIS PIE CHART.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL SAW THIS ON THE BACK OF THE COMP PLAN, I'M SURE MR. RAO HELPED WITH IT BECAUSE HE'S REALLY GOOD AT THESE PIE CHARTS, AND THEY LOOK VERY FAMILIAR TO THE ONES WE SAW ON THE BUDGET.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE TRUSTEE SAW THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET A BREAKDOWN OF THE SALARY PERCENTAGES BY COMPENSATION GROUP.

IT'S LIKE THE BACK PAGE OF THE COMP PLAN.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THAT.

IT WAS IN OUR DAIS FOLDER.

[03:20:01]

I SUBMITTED MOST OF MY QUESTIONS PRIOR WITH OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP.

I DO LIKE THE IDEA THAT MS. OROSCO HAD.

I THOUGHT I HAD A BETTER IDEA THAN WHAT SHE WAS GOING TO SAY, BUT TURNS OUT SHE HAS A BETTER IDEA, SO I'M JUST GOING TO WRITE DOWN HER IDEA ABOUT THE BUDGET APPROVAL AMENDMENT.

>> YOURS WAS STILL SEPARATE.

>> NO, BUT YOU ITERATED ON IT BEAUTIFULLY, AND I WILL ADMIT THAT.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

I'LL JUST LOOK FORWARD TO MY QUESTIONS AND THE ANSWER THAT I'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED ON THE BUDGET.

FEEL LIKE WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. RAO.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE UPDATE.

THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER AS WELL ON THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS.

I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF US JUST HAVING THAT EXTRA LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY AND DISCLOSURES WE'RE VOTING ON THINGS THAT AFFECT THE BUDGET.

THANK YOU FOR ARTICULATING THAT.

WE TOOK THAT DOWN AS AN ITEM TO FOLLOW UP ON.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED FROM US, MR. RALPH, TO WRAP THESE THINGS UP? I MEAN, ARE THERE ANY OTHER THINGS THAT WE NEED TO HICK AROUND?

>> ON THIS, NO, IT'S JUST WE HAVE IT SET FOR NEXT MONDAY NIGHT FOR ADOPTION AND ALL OF THAT TO MEET OUR NOTICE IN THE PAPER. I CAN START.

>> GREAT. I KNOW AGAIN, YES, TO MS. RUNKLE'S POINT EARLIER, WITH WEDNESDAY BEING A HOLIDAY.

THURSDAY IS STILL A WORKDAY, IS THAT CORRECT? IS IT JUST SO HAVING ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS, AGAIN, THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED THAT HAD BEEN ANSWERED, AND THAT WAY WE CAN COME INTO MONDAY'S MEETING AND PUT THESE UP FOR ACTION AS SCHEDULED OR THEY GET DEEPER?

>> I'M ALREADY WORKING WEDNESDAY.

I DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD OFF UNTIL MR. SEIBEL POINTED IT OUT.

BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO TRY TO MEET WITH HIM ON WEDNESDAY AND HE SAID, I THINK YOU'RE OFF.

I'LL TAKE IT OFF WHEN I HAVE TIME.

>> YOU'LL FLOAT IT SOMEWHERE ELSE DOWN.

>> DOCTOR FLEX WITH.

HE'S ALREADY SAID HE'S APPROVED IT RIGHT HERE.

APOLOGIZE. I SAW THAT ALREADY. GREAT, WELL, MR. ROD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. MS. RUNKLE WAS A QUESTION. OKAY.

>> I KNOW THERE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE MORE QUESTIONS THAT ARE SUBMITTED THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW.

IS THERE A CUTOFF TIME THAT WE CAN HELP YOU GUYS LIKE SO MANY QUESTIONS BY TOMORROW AT SUCH AND SUCH TIME SO THAT WE'RE NOT TO GET THINGS ANSWERED BEFORE THE WEEKEND OR DOES IT MATTER? WE'RE JUST GOING TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS.

WE'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOOD.

>> SOUNDS LIKE WE WILL SUBMIT OUR QUESTIONS, AND YOU GUYS WILL GET TO MISS DIGILS.

ABSOLUTELY. GREAT. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT.

TEAM, THAT IS ALL OF THE ACTION ITEMS THAT WE WILL BE TAKING ACTION ON NEXT WEEK.

WE'RE DOWN INTO LETTER N INFORMATION ITEMS.

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

LOOK AT MY RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF SCI? LOOK AT MY LEFT.

I KNOW WE GET AN UPDATE ON SOME THINGS EARLIER.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION NEXT WEEK FOR ACISD SURVEY RESULTS.

[N.2. Presentation of Hays CISD Survey Results (Scheduled for June 24, 2024)]

TEAM NUMBER N3,

[N.3. Notice of Intent to Apply for Federal Grant Funds]

MS. PETREA WENT AHEAD AND ADDRESSED THAT WE WILL BE PUSHING THAT TO NEXT WEEK.

NUMBER 4, UPDATE ON DISTRICT BOND CONSTRUCTION, AND RENOVATION PROJECTS.

[N.4. Update on District Bond, Construction, and Renovation Projects]

THEN, TEAM ON THE ACTION ITEMS,

[N.5. First Reading of TASB Policy Update 123]

THEY WERE ACTUALLY THE FIRST READING.

SO THE FIRST READING OF TASBY POLICY UPDATE 123.

ITEM. N6, THE FIRST READING OF

[N.6. First Reading of proposed revisions to Local Policy FC - School Attendance Areas]

NUMBER 7, FIRST READING OF PROPOSED ADDITION OF

[N.7. First Reading of the proposed addition of Local Policy GBBA - News Media Relations]

[03:25:01]

EIGHT HAYS CISD FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

[N.8. Hays CISD Financial Statements]

THEN OUR QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT LOOKING LEFT.

[N.9. Quarterly Investment Report]

NO QUESTIONS ON THOSE. THE LETTER O,

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

I'M LOOKING LEFT, MS. OROSCO.

>> YES, I KNOW MS. PETREA MENTIONED IT.

SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SECOND HER REQUEST FOR AN AGENDA ITEM ON THE SPECIAL ED AUDIT FOR I SAY AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, WHATEVER WORKS BEST DEPENDING ON WHAT OUR ROUTINE IS FOR THOSE MONTHS.

I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE HEAVY, SO WE CAN GET A PRESENTATION ON THE SPECIAL ED AUDIT.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU, MISS ROSCO. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT IS AN AGENDA ITEM IN ONE OF THOSE UPCOMING MEETINGS.

ANY OTHER REQUESTS LOOKING LEFT? LOOKING RIGHT? GREAT JOB.

TEAM, I KNOW THAT MS. PETREA HAS BEEN DILIGENTLY CAPTURING OUR QUESTIONS OVER HERE,

[P. RECAP OF QUESTIONS]

[Q. UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS]

HERE AT OUR ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER AT 5:30 P.M.

UNLESS THERE IS DISSENT.

WHAT ARE YOUR POINTS.

>> WE STILL HAVE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS TO GO BACK INTO. YOU ALLOW IT?

>> I AM ALLOWING IT. THANK YOU.

SO LET ME GO BACK TO MY SCRIPT ABOUT THE CLOSED SESSION.

AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO A CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551 SUBCHAPTERS D AND E OR TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 4181 83F.

THE TIME IS 10:16 P.M. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

EVERYBODY. WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US IN PERSON TONIGHT OR THOSE OF YOU WAITING ONLINE, WATCHING ONLINE.

THE TIME IS 10:41 P.M.

A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEING PRESENT.

TEAM, WE HAD ALREADY REQUESTED OUR INFORMATION ITEMS. WE HAD A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, A RECAP OF QUESTIONS.

AGAIN, OUR UPCOMING MEETING IS GOING TO BE ON JUNE 24 AT 5:30 P.M.

RIGHT HERE IN THE HAYS ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER.

UNLESS THERE IS DISSENT, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 10:41 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.