J.3. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of SMARTtag Upgrade and Annual Renewal for Transportation - Secured Mobility dab SMARTtag

[J.3. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of SMARTtag Upgrade and Annual Renewal for Transportation - Secured Mobility dab SMARTtag]

CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF SMARTTAG UPGRADE AND ANNUAL RENEWAL FOR TRANSPORTATION.

SECURED MOBILITY DBA SMARTTAG.

MOVE BY MR. SEVERANCE. SECOND BY MS. PETREA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. SO WHO'S COMING UP IS MISS CASSANDRA AND MR. CLEAVER. ALL RIGHT, HAD SOME QUESTIONS.

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ALL RIGHT. WELCOME, MR. CLEAVER. I'LL START WITH MISS RUNKLE.

OKAY. I LOVE ALL THINGS SMARTTAG.

SO WILL YOU KIND OF TELL ME WHAT WE'RE UPDATING? WHAT WE'RE INCORPORATING? THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T DONE ALREADY.

AND JUST KIND OF KIND OF RUN THROUGH A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHAT YOU'RE BRINGING TO US.

THAT'S DIFFERENT.

YES. OF COURSE. SO OUR TABLETS ARE NOW FOUR YEARS OLD.

THE TECHNOLOGY IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED.

SO THEY'RE LIKE A SAMSUNG ONE TABLET AND WE'RE ON THE FOUR.

AND SO TO REPLACE ANYTHING THAT'S BROKEN ON THE TABLETS, WE HAVE TO GO ON EBAY ACTUALLY TO FIND PARTS.

IF WE CAN FIND SOMETHING.

SO OUR TABLET NUMBERS HAVE GONE DOWN.

SO WE'RE NEEDING TO UPGRADE OUR TABLETS.

IN DOING THAT, WE'RE ALSO NOW GOING TO HAVE TO UPGRADE THE MOUNTING HARDWARE ON OUR BUSSES.

SO 250 BUSSES, BECAUSE THERE'S A NEW MOUNT THAT'S ACTUALLY BETTER THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CHARGING ALL THE TIME.

IT DOESN'T BREAK.

THEY WORKED REALLY HARD WITH SMARTTAG, WORKED WITH RAM MOUNTS TO GET THIS NEW HARDWARE SO THAT IT'LL STAY THROUGH THIS TEST OF TIME INSTEAD OF IT GOING OUT LIKE IT IT DID WITH THE FIRST ROUND OF SMARTTAG WHEN IT WAS NEW.

SO IT'S UPGRADING, ADDING TABLETS, CHANGING OUT THE TABLETS AND THE NEW HARDWARE THAT'S GOING ON THE BUSSES.

IT'S ALSO UPGRADING SOME OF OUR PRINTERS.

BECAUSE LAST YEAR, WITH THE CAMPUSES DOING ALL OF THEIR PRINTING OF THE BADGES, IT KIND OF WORE OUT SOME OF THOSE PRINTERS.

SO WE ARE UPGRADING THOSE CHANGING THEM OUT.

AND THEN AT OUR CAMPUSES THAT NEED IT, WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING ADDITIONAL PRINTERS THERE.

SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE TWO PRINTERS PRINTING IF NEEDED.

THANK YOU. WE DON'T WANT YOU.

WE'RE ALSO SORRY BECAUSE OF US ALSO HAVING COACHES NOW USING SMARTTAG ON THEIR FIELD TRIPS.

THAT'S WHY WE NEEDED TO ALSO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TABLETS THAT WE HAVE, SO THAT ALL OF OUR COACHES CAN BE UTILIZING SMARTTAG.

WONDERFUL. WELL, WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT YOU HAVING TO PURCHASE THINGS OFF OF EBAY AND NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND THINGS.

NO, I SO THIS IS GREAT.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR ALL OF THESE THINGS TO ARRIVE? SO THEY'RE ALREADY KIND OF PREPARED AND WAITING FOR US.

NOT GOING TO SAY IT'S HERE FOR SCHOOL START.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT A MONTH, MONTH AND A HALF.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE STARTING OUT THE YEAR WITH OUR OLD TABLETS.

AND THEN WE WILL BE TRANSITIONING OVER BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO TAKE US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME WHICH IS WHY WE INCLUDED THE INSTALLATION OF THEM COMING DOWN SINCE THEY'RE IN GEORGETOWN.

SO THEY'RE NOT FAR FOR THEM TO COME DOWN AND HELP US DO THE INSTALLS OF THAT NEW HARDWARE, BECAUSE IT'S I MEAN, IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT SETUP IN THE BUSSES.

SO YOU'LL HAVE THE HARDWARE AND THEN THE SETUP AND ALL OF THAT DONE IN THE FALL.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY. WONDERFUL.

AND THEN LAST THING. SO THE FEATURES I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ADDED AND INCORPORATED A LOT OF FEATURES AND KIND OF ADDED SOME OVER TIME.

SO KIND OF I WANT TO KNOW, LIKE WHAT'S WORKING AND WHAT ISN'T WORKING.

WELL, NOTHING'S NOT WORKING.

WELL, THAT'S GREAT THEN. I LOVE THAT.

[LAUGHTER] EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE UTILIZING, I THINK THAT IT'S JUST GETTING USED TO THE NEW PROCESSES.

SO LAST YEAR WE ADDED IN SMART CONDUCT, WHICH WAS THE WAY FOR OUR DRIVERS TO DO WRITE, GOOD REFERRALS AND BAD REFERRALS AND ALSO JUST WELLNESS CHECKS IN THERE.

SO OUR DRIVERS HAVE GOTTEN USED TO THAT A LOT MORE AS WE'VE BEEN LIKE, HEY, THIS IS HOW YOU NEED TO UTILIZE IT.

WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM THEM SAYING THAT THEY REALLY LIKE THAT BECAUSE IT'S AN EASY WAY FOR THEM TO MARK THE STUDENTS OR, HEY, I NEED TO DO THIS WHEN I GET BACK TO BASE. WE'RE ROLLING OUT WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ON THE TABLET.

THEY CAN GET ON THE COMPUTERS WHEN THEY GET BACK TO TRANSPORTATION THIS YEAR.

AND TYPE IT UP, BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO DO IT ON THE COMPUTER.

IT'S BIGGER KEYBOARD THAN ON THE SCREEN.

SO WE'RE KIND OF ADDING THAT INTO IT, BUT NOTHING ADDITIONAL IS CHANGING WITH SMART CONDUCT.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL USING A DIFFERENT ROUTING PROGRAM, AND IT'S TALKING TO SMARTTAG.

WE'VE REALLY BEEN WORKING THROUGH THAT THIS SUMMER.

SO IT'S STILL WORKING OUT WELL AT THE MOMENT.

AND ALL THE OTHER FEATURES THAT WE'RE USING CURRENTLY HAVE BEEN GREAT.

ARE THERE ANY FEATURES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING THAT ARE STICKING OUT THAT, OH MY GOSH, THIS IS GOING TO BE GREAT FOR HAYS.

AND WE'RE GOING TO ADD THIS TOO.

THERE'S NOT ANYTHING CURRENTLY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ADDING.

YOU KNOW, OUR CAMPUSES USE THE CAMPUS PORTAL AND CAN PUT NOTES ON THE STUDENTS IF THEY NEED TO, OR IF A STUDENT LOSES THEIR BUS PRIVILEGES, THEY'RE ABLE TO UPDATE THAT ON THERE. SO THE DRIVERS ARE AWARE OF IT AS WELL.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT ADDING ANYTHING.

OKAY. AND THEN LAST THING SO I OCCASIONALLY WILL GET A REPORT FROM TRANSPORTATION WITH ALL OF OUR KIDS THAT DO NOT SCAN THEIR

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IDS. I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MY KIDS NAME.

I'M LIKE, HIS NAME BETTER NOT BE ON HERE.

AND IT IS USUALLY BUT HOW ARE WE? HAS THAT GOTTEN BETTER WITH KIDS SCANNING THEIR IDS, OR ARE WE STILL REALLY HAVING AN ISSUE WITH KIDS HAVING IDS AS THEY'RE GETTING ON THE BUS AND LEAVING THE BUS? I KNOW THAT WE HEARD FROM DRIVERS LAST YEAR AT OUR BOARD MEETING THAT THAT WAS A PROBLEM, AND THEY WANTED US TO CARE ABOUT THAT.

AND SO HAVE WE DONE ANYTHING DIFFERENT? HAVE WE LEARNED ANYTHING? ARE WE GOING TO DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT MOVING INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR? I THINK THAT WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE STUDENTS WHO DO NOT WANT TO USE THEIR BADGE TO GET ON, BUT WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH OUR CAMPUSES AND CHIEF SKROCKI AND AND ALL OF ON THE ACADEMIC SIDE ON MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THOSE EXPECTATIONS, ESPECIALLY STARTING OUT THAT SCHOOL YEAR ON THE EXPECTATION IS THAT JUST LIKE WE HAVE TO WEAR OUR OUR BADGE, THEY NEED TO WEAR THEIR BADGE.

AND USING THAT ON THE BUS IS PART OF THAT.

SO WE'RE VERY OPTIMISTIC TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR OUT, THAT WE'LL START TO SEE MORE STUDENTS UTILIZING THEIR BADGES AS THEY'RE GETTING ON.

WE HAVE SMARTTAG, ACTUALLY.

THEY'RE PRINTING OUR STUDENT BADGES RIGHT NOW, SO WE'LL GET TO START OFF THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH A LOT MORE STUDENTS HAVING THEIR BADGES.

BECAUSE THEY'RE TAKING THAT BURDEN OFF OF THE CAMPUS AND HELPING THEM OUT WITH THAT.

SO WE'RE OPTIMISTIC THAT IT WILL.

THAT'S AWESOME. WELL. THANK YOU.

IT'S SO GREAT TO HEAR YOU PRESENT.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE THING WITH THE SMARTTAG, LAST YEAR, YOU GUYS KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK, THOUGH I DON'T YOU GUYS REALLY DID.

I THINK EVERYONE HAD IDS BEFORE WE OPENED UP THE SCHOOL YEAR.

I REMEMBER BEING AT THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS HAD THEIR IDS, SO YOU CAN ONLY GET BETTER, BUT I THINK Y'ALL DID AN AMAZING JOB LAST YEAR ROLLING INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR ALSO. SO OUR CAMPUSES HELPED WITH THAT FOR SURE.

THEY WORKED VERY HARD. YES. AND YOU KNOW, FOR ANYBODY LISTENING YOU KNOW, THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL, THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION, IT'S ROUGH.

AND THERE'S A LITTLE THERE'S SOME HICCUPS, SO PLEASE BE PATIENT.

WE HAVE AMAZING STAFF AND A GREAT DIRECTOR, AND THEY'RE GOING TO GET OUR KIDS HOME AND TO SCHOOL SAFELY.

SO REMEMBER TO BE PATIENT AND KIND THE FIRST COUPLE WEEKS OF SCHOOL.

THANK YOU, MISS RUNKLE, MISS PETREA.

YES. AND FOR THOSE CAMPUSES THAT DON'T HAVE BUS SERVICE, THEY DON'T APPRECIATE ALL OF THE COMPLAINING OF THE BUS RIDING PARENTS ON THE FACEBOOK.

SO THERE'S THAT. [LAUGHTER] DO WE STILL LIKE SMARTTAG? ARE THERE COMPETITORS THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT? WE'RE FOUR YEARS IN AND THEIR TECHNOLOGY IS OBSOLETE.

THIS DOES NOT GIVE ME A LOT OF TRUST IN THIS COMPANY.

WHAT IS THAT ABOUT? SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE TECHNOLOGY.

IT'S THAT WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT THEM IT'S THE FIRST YEAR OF THOSE TABLETS.

AND YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE OUR PHONES, WE HAVE TO REPLACE EVERY YEAR OR TWO YEARS.

NO, NO I DON'T.

MINE STILL HAS A HOME BUTTON.

I'M JUST JOKING. BUT FOUR YEARS IS NOT SOUND THAT OLD FOR A TABLET.

AND I'VE SEEN THEM. THEY LOOK, THEY LOOK, THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE SOME STRANGE ANDROID.

SO SOME OF IT IS REALLY THE MOUNTING HARDWARE FOR IT.

SO. OKAY WHAT'S ON THE BUSSES RIGHT NOW.

AND I CAN GET MAX TO SEND YOU GUYS SOME OF THOSE PICTURES OF WHAT OUR HARDWARE CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE.

SO THERE WAS THIS VERY LIKE YOU PUT THE TABLET IN AND THERE'S THIS LITTLE, LIKE, ROLLY THING THAT COMES OVER HERE.

WELL, THAT ROLLY THING BREAKS OFF VERY EASILY.

I USE IT AS MY STRESS RELIEVER ON MY FACE.

BUT THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED TO WHERE EVERYTHING IS ON THE TOP AND IT'S LIKE A BUTTON AND IT RELEASES THE TABLET.

IT ALSO CHARGES IT A LOT BETTER.

YOU KNOW, THEY WERE STILL LEARNING FOUR YEARS AGO.

THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED, I THINK THEY STARTED FIVE YEARS AGO.

AND SO IT MOVED AROUND IN THAT HARDWARE, THAT MOUNTING HARDWARE.

AND SO THIS NEW WHERE IT CHARGES, IT CHARGES AT THE BOTTOM.

AND SO IT STAYS IN.

IT'S JUST IT'S A LOT BETTER.

AND YOU KNOW, JUST UNFORTUNATELY, TABLETS, I THINK, GO OUT OF AGE A LOT FASTER THAN OUR PHONES DO.

LIKE, THE TABLET THAT WE CURRENTLY USE CAN STILL BE UTILIZED.

IT'S JUST ONCE WE START UPGRADING THAT HARDWARE, IT NO LONGER FITS IN THAT NEW MOUNTING HARDWARE.

NOW THAT I'M WITH YOU, BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE PHONE HAS A DIFFERENT CASE AND HOLDER AND CONTRAPTION SO THAT I COMPLETELY CAN APPRECIATE.

AND I THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT, BECAUSE I THOUGHT FOR YEARS IN THESE TABLETS WERE BUYING PARTS ON EBAY, LIKE, THEY'RE LIKE, FEELS LIKE A 20 YEAR OLD TECHNOLOGY. SO BE ABLE TO UNLOCK THEM FROM SMARTTAG.

AND THEN THE DISTRICT, BECAUSE WE OWN THEM, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE WANT TO WITH THEM AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

OKAY. LET'S TALK ABOUT REFERRALS.

BECAUSE THE ID IS A PROBLEM AND KIDS JUST SORT OF GET, LIKE, I'M JUST GOING TO PUT IN MY DEAL, AND IT'S A TIME SITUATION.

SO COULD WE HAVE WE CONSIDERED DOING REFERRALS FOR FOLKS THAT IF YOU DON'T BRING YOUR ID THREE TIMES OR YOU GET TWO

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WARNINGS OR SOMETHING WHERE LIKE, YOU CAN LOSE BUS PRIVILEGES, SO CARE ABOUT YOUR ID? YES. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO CHANGE THAT.

PARENTS WILL GET NOTIFIED IF THEIR STUDENTS DON'T USE AN ID BADGE WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME.

THERE'S A WAY FOR A NOTIFICATION TO GO OUT TO THE PARENTS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO ROLL THAT OUT THIS YEAR.

WITH THE VERBIAGE OF LETTING THEM KNOW THAT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING NEW, THAT FEELS NEW.

WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE IT TURNED ON LAST YEAR AS WE WERE STILL WORKING THROUGH, YOU KNOW, BADGES WAS STILL NEW.

AND THEN I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH STUDENT SERVICES ON THOSE EXPECTATIONS THAT ARE IN THE STUDENT HANDBOOK AND CODE OF CONDUCT ON USING THEIR BADGE WHEN THEY'RE ON THE BUS, BECAUSE WE WERE DOCUMENTING THE BEHAVIOR.

AND OUR LEAD DRIVERS WERE CALLING.

BECAUSE OUR DRIVERS WANT THE STUDENTS TO USE THE BADGE, AND THEY'RE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE STUDENTS USING THEIR BADGES TO GET ON THE BUS.

SO WE'RE WORKING WITH STUDENT SERVICES AND THEM ON WHAT EXACTLY THAT LOOKS LIKE WHEN THEY'RE NOT USING THEIR BADGES.

WELL, I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE RIGHT NOW.

YOU'VE GOT ORIENTATION AND BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS COMING AND FRESHMAN CAMPS COMING.

SO HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS ARE COORDINATING AND COLLABORATING TO ADD THAT TO THEIR SLIDESHOWS FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL.

I KNOW A LOT OF EXPECTATION PRESENTATIONS, AT LEAST AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL.

THAT'S WHAT THEY DO IN ADVISORY.

THEY ARE REMINDED ABOUT EXPECTATIONS AND CONSEQUENCES, FRANKLY.

SO I MEAN, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE KINDS OF THINGS TO BE COMMUNICATED.

WHEN THEY'RE KIND OF A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE AND THEY'RE TRYING TO SOAK ALL OF THAT IN.

ALSO, I KNOW THAT SEAT BELTS WILL BE A PRIORITY AND WOULD LIKE FOR REFERRALS TO BE MONITORED FOR, YOU KNOW, NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SEATBELT WEARING.

SO, I MEAN, THIS BOARD WILL PROBABLY WANT A REPORT AT SOME POINT ABOUT HOW THAT'S GOING.

WE ALSO HEARD FROM BUS DRIVERS ABOUT WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOUR KIDS TO BE IN SEATBELTS MORE.

BUT WE NEED WE NEED SUPPORT FROM THE PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY.

I THINK WE HAVE THAT.

BUT I ALSO THINK WE NEED SOME MECHANISMS FOR CONSEQUENCES.

SO IF THAT COULD BE AN EXPECTATION THAT'S ONE COMMUNICATED THOROUGHLY AND ALSO HAVE SOME CONSEQUENCES ON THAT.

THAT WOULD BE, I THINK, HELPFUL FOR FOLKS.

LET'S TALK ABOUT FIELD TRIPS, BECAUSE I, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW LOVE TO RIDE ON THE SCHOOL BUSSES FOR BAND FIELD TRIPS.

AND LAST YEAR THEY TRIED TO USE THE SMARTTAG FOR THE GAMES AND IT DIDN'T WORK.

IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT IT TIMING OUT AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.

SO WE TRIED IT AND THEN WE JUST GAVE UP BECAUSE IT DIDN'T WORK.

AND YOUR DRIVERS WILL KNOW WHAT THE ISSUES WERE.

BUT I MEAN, I THINK IT WAS REALLY SMART AND HELPFUL.

AS A PARENT THAT'S CHECKING IN AND THEN RECHECKING EVERYBODY IN.

AND DID EVERYBODY MAKE IT BACK ON THE BUS? AND THE KIDS WERE TRAINED. THEY'RE LIKE, YES, I HAVE MY ID AND MY TUBA AND MY BACKPACK AND THEY'RE READY TO.

AND THEN IT JUST LIKE THE BUS DRIVERS WERE LIKE, NO, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

IT'S NOT WORKING. SO SOMETHING ABOUT IT TIMING OUT AFTER A CERTAIN TIME, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S ABOUT.

YOU PROBABLY KNOW. YES.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH PATTY MORENO AND HER TEAM ON, BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY MET WITH A LOT OF THE FINE ARTS PEOPLE LAST WEEK.

AND SO WE TALKED ABOUT IF THEY GIVE US STUDENT LISTS OF WHO'S SUPPOSED TO BE ON EACH BUS, WE CAN BUILD A ROUTE THAT IS FOR THAT GROUP, AND THEN THE KIDS ARE ASSIGNED SO THAT WE ALREADY KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

AND THAT'S THE FIELD TRIP FOR LIKE JOHNSON BAND BUS ONE OR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL BAND BUS ONE.

AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS NEW DOING IT AS THE FIELD TRIPS AND BUILDING THEM THESE WAYS.

SO IT'LL THERE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF A LEARNING CURVE FOR US, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFY WHAT STUDENTS ARE ON WHICH BUS.

AND SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH ALL OF THAT WITH SMARTTAG AND OUR ROUTING PROGRAM AS WELL.

WELL, AND I KNOW YOU HAVE VERY HARD WORKING PARENTS IN THE BAND BOOSTER THAT COORDINATE ALL OF THAT.

AND SO I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THEIR LIVES ANY HARDER.

BECAUSE SOME OF THAT IS A LITTLE BIT LAST MINUTE.

HOWEVER, I KNOW I'M LOOKING AT BEDWELL BECAUSE I KNOW SHE HAD A BAND KID AT ONE POINT, BUT IT'S PRETTY SET LIKE WHICH INSTRUMENT IS ON WHICH BUS, AND BUT YOU KNOW, IT CAN CHANGE.

AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR CARING ABOUT THAT.

BECAUSE I DO THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THAT MONITORED.

I WAS GOING TO ASK WHAT FEATURES WERE NOT USING.

IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE USING ALL THE ONES THAT WE WANT TO USE.

ARE THERE ANY OUT THERE THAT SMARTTAG HAS THAT WE JUST HAVE NOT EVEN TALKED ABOUT YET? WE'VE LOOKED AT ALL OF THEM.

THEY HAVE A ROUTING PROGRAM THAT IS STILL NEWER.

SO THERE'S THAT AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

I CAN'T I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT WRONG SO I CAN LOOK INTO IT.

THERE'S ONE OTHER ONE THAT WE DO NOT UTILIZE THAT WE DON'T THINK WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.

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BUT I WILL MAKE SURE THAT THAT GETS TO YOU GUYS.

OH, AND THERE'S WI-FI.

THAT'S A THIRD ONE. THEY DO HAVE WI-FI FOR THE BUSSES.

OH LIKE THEIR OWN ROUTER ON THE BUS OR SOMETHING? YES, MA'AM. OKAY.

WELL, I'M GLAD THAT YOU ARE IMPLEMENTING THE OBVIOUSLY THE THE CONDUCT.

AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PARENT NOTIFICATION IS GOING TO BE REALLY GREAT.

THERE'S AN APP.

ALL PARENTS SIGN UP FOR THE APP.

100%. IF YOU ARE NOT SIGNED UP FOR THE APP.

WE HAVE TWO PARENT SIGN UP EVENTS AUGUST 8TH AND AUGUST 10TH.

YOU CAN GO TO THE DISTRICT WEBSITE AND WE WILL BE AT THE PAC HELPING PARENTS SIGN UP FOR SMARTTAG APP IF THEY NEED THAT ASSISTANCE.

AND I DID GET THAT IN MY REGISTRATION REMINDER EMAIL ABOUT SMARTTAG.

SO I THINK WE'RE DOING SOME REALLY GOOD STUFF, GETTING THE WORD OUT.

AND I SEE PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK REMINDING PEOPLE LIKE, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? YOU KNOW, THIS ONE'S A SMARTTAG.

SO I THINK WORD IS GETTING OUT.

THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING A CHAMPION OF SMARTTAG.

IT IS A LOT OF WORK.

DO WE STILL HAVE LIKE A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE JUST DOING SMARTTAG ALL DAY, EVERY DAY? WE DO HAVE VERONICA.

PERFECT. THAT DOES AMAZING.

THANK YOU. WHAT? MR. CLEAVER SHE'S DOING AN ATHLETIC TRAINING THIS WEEK FOR THE COACHES FOR SMARTTAG.

OH, I THOUGHT SHE MEANT, LIKE, SHE'S GOING TO THE GYM.

I'M LIKE, WE DON'T NEED TO KNOW THAT SHE'S.

SO SHE'S DOING. YEAH, SHE'S DOING TRAINING.

DOING A TRAINING FOR THE ATHLETICS PERSONNEL.

CORRECT? CORRECT. FOR THE FIELD TRIP PORTION.

SHE'S DOING A TRAINING FOR THEM.

AWESOME. THANK YOU.

YES. I'M SILLY.

IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY. RUNKLE SAY THANK YOU.

THAT'S IT. SO WE DON'T NEED TO KNOW THAT.

BUT WE ASK YOU TO REPEAT IT ANYWAYS.

OKAY. MR. FLORES.

HI. THANKS FOR COMING UP TO SPEAK TO US.

JUST SO I UNDERSTAND, JUST CLEARLY 250 BUSSES.

WE PLAN ON HAVING THOSE FITTED WITH THIS NEW HARDWARE.

CORRECT. THIS FALL? YES, SIR. OKAY.

AND WHAT'S A TYPICAL TURNAROUND TIME? AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO HOW DOES THAT PROCESS WORK AS FAR AS ROTATING SOME IN AND OUT TO GET THAT HARDWARE INSTALLED.

SO ONCE IT'S APPROVED, WE'LL WORK WITH SMARTTAG ON HOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO LOOK, BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE SOME OF THE NEW ONES ONLINE, WHILE THE OTHER ONES, THE OLD ONES ARE ONLINE. SO THERE WILL BE THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK THROUGH THAT WITH THEM.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT GOT APPROVED FIRST, OF COURSE.

AND ALSO AND THIS IS IN REGARDS TO ON AUGUST 10TH, 2023, WE ORDERED SEVEN REGULAR BUSSES.

CORRECT. HAVE THOSE AND I KNOW IT'S A 12 MONTH TURNAROUND.

HAVE THOSE BEEN DELIVERED YET? I WILL KNOW MORE NEXT WEEK ON THEIR EXACT BUILD DATE.

BECAUSE IT'S INTERNATIONAL BUSSES CHANGED BODY STYLES.

AND SO WHEN WE ORDERED THOSE LAST YEAR THEIR BUILD DATE WAS ABOUT A YEAR OUT.

SO IT'S AUGUST IS THEIR, THEIR BUILD DATE.

AND SO THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO GET BACK TO ME NEXT WEEK ON EXACTLY WHEN NEXT MONTH.

THEY'RE BEING BUILT. YES, MA'AM.

AND OBVIOUSLY THIS PURCHASE HERE COVERS THOSE BUSSES COMING IN, CORRECT? YES, SIR. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU, MR. SEVERANCE. HEY, Y'ALL.

OKAY, SO I LIKE THIS PROGRAM.

I LIKE IT A LOT, AND BUT MY QUESTION IS MORE ON THE FUNDING SIDE.

SO, YOU KNOW, MAX, WE'VE BEEN BUYING BUSSES EVERY BOND.

WE'RE JUST BUYING A CYCLE OF BUSSES.

SO IS THERE A LEVEL OF SOFTWARE THAT THEY SUPPORT, LIKE IPHONE 12, 11, 10, 9 OTHER VERSIONS OF THEIR SOFTWARE THAT THEY SUPPORT TO A POINT WHERE THEY JUST DON'T SUPPORT IT ANYMORE? OR IS IT THE HARDWARE ITSELF THAT'S NOT SUPPORTING THE SOFTWARE? IT'S THE MOUNTING HARDWARE.

SO THE SOFTWARE WORKS ON WHAT WE HAVE.

IT'S THE MOUNTING HARDWARE THAT WE'RE HAVING THE ISSUES WITH AND RAM MOUNTS NO LONGER MAKES THAT MOUNT BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY DEFECTS WITH IT.

THEY MOVED TO THIS NEW MOUNTING HARDWARE.

AND SO WE NEED TO UPDATE THAT SO THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT THAT ARE BROKEN, WE'VE TRIED BUYING FROM OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE UPGRADED. THERE'S JUST NOT THAT HARDWARE, THE MOUNTING HARDWARE ON THE BUS ANY LONGER.

SO BY DOING THAT, WE NEED TO UPGRADE OUR TABLETS AND THEN GOING FORWARD TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM GOING FORWARD, THIS WOULD BE JUST SOMETHING PROBABLY LIKE A BOND REQUEST ALONG WITH THE BUSSES AT THE SAME TIME, TO WHERE IT WOULD BECOME A A BOND ITEM DOWN THE ROAD, NOT A, YOU KNOW, A GENERAL FUND, BUT A BUDGET REQUEST.

YEAH, I THINK THE CADENCE WILL BE LIKE EVERY, EVERY OTHER BOND.

WE WOULD HAVE TO GET THE TABLETS BECAUSE OF, LIKE SHE SAID, THEY WILL LAST ABOUT FOUR YEARS AND THEN SO EVERY, EVERY OTHER BOND WOULD BE A LARGER SMARTTAG REQUEST AND THEN EVERY OTHER, YOU KNOW, A LARGE REQUEST AND THEN A SMALL REQUEST AND THEN A LARGE REQUEST AND THEN A SMALL REQUEST AND A BOND.

THAT'LL SORT OF BE I THINK THAT'S RIGHT. WELL, THEY'LL COME THEY'LL COME ON THE NEW AND COME ON THE NEW BUSSES.

RIGHT. WELL THE NEW BUSSES, JUST ANOTHER ADD ON THAT WE GOT TO DO FOR THEM.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GREAT.

THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT. TEAM.

YES. SO JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, I'M GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING AT MY WORK.

I HAVE 250 BUSSES THAT WE'RE OUTFITTING, AND THE RAM MOUNTS ARE DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO UPGRADE.

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MY CONCERN ON THE TABLETS ARE THAT WE THINK JUST A SMALL SWITCH.

WE'RE GETTING NEW TABLETS, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, IF WE IF WE APPROVE THIS BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT COMMUNICATES WITH THE SOFTWARE BECAUSE SOMETIMES THERE ARE SOME NUANCES OR FEATURES THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE ARE ENABLED ON TABLETS THAT OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, MIGHT MESS UP OUR ROUTING OR WHATEVER OTHER.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. SO WE'RE DOING SOME USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING WHEN WE SWITCH OUT BATCHES OF TABLETS.

THEY'RE STRAIGHT FROM SMARTTAG.

SO THEY'RE ALREADY TESTING AND IT'S THE NEWEST TABLET THAT'S COMING OUT.

SO THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT A YEAR OLD TABLET.

LIKE IT LITERALLY JUST CAME OUT.

SO IT'S STRAIGHT FROM SMARTTAG.

IT'S BEEN TESTED. THEY'VE BEEN TESTING IT.

TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WORKS WITH ALL OF THE PROGRAMS AND HOW IT TALKS AND HOW IT TALKS WITH THE THE CARD READER AND EVERYTHING THAT'S ON THE BUS.

AND THEN WHEN THE BUS DRIVER, THEY HAVE TO LOG IN A CERTAIN WAY AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S JUST AN UPGRADED TABLET.

OKAY, GREAT.

WELL TEAM. WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND.

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

THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL.

ALL RIGHT TEAM MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

WE ARE ON PAGE 36 AND WE ARE ON AGENDA ITEM J 4 CONSIDERATION

[J.4. Consideration and possible approval of the Assignment of Professional Services for 2023 Bond Construction Vendors]

AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE ASSIGNMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE 2023 BOND CONSTRUCTION VENDORS.

MOVED BY MR. FLORES. SECOND BY MISS PETREA.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MR. SEVERANCE.

HEY, MAX. CAN YOU JUST REFRESH US? WHAT THIS IS FOR.

IN ADDITION TO, LIKE, THE SERVICES THAT OUR CONTRACTORS PROVIDE, LIKE SERVICES THAT BARTLETT COULD PROVIDE US OR JACKSON OR CORE WHAT IS DIFFERENT WITH THIS THAT WE WOULD BE SPENDING MONEY ON VERSUS THEY WOULD NOT BE DOING THAT ON OUR BEHALF AS OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

ABSOLUTELY. I WOULD ACTUALLY AKIN THESE MORE TO WHAT OUR ARCHITECTS DO FOR US AND THEIR CONSULTANTS.

SO IN OTHER WORDS, OUR ARCHITECTS MIGHT HIRE A CIVIL ENGINEER OR A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AS THEIR CONSULTANT.

THESE ARE ACTUALLY THE DISTRICT'S CONSULTANTS TO GET DISTRICT INFORMATION.

SO ON THAT CHART ON PAGE 37, I'M JUST GOING TO LOOK AT LIKE ELEMENTARY 17, FOR INSTANCE, THAT TOP LINE, YOU'VE GOT CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIAL TESTING.

YOU'VE GOT THAT'S THAT THIRD COLUMN, THAT COMET.

THAT'S CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIAL TESTING.

IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, IT WASN'T OVER 50.

SO EVEN THOUGH WE'RE DOING IT, WE DIDN'T INCLUDE IT ON THAT CHART.

SO WE GOT CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS TESTING.

AND THEN THE NEXT ONE OVER IS COMMISSIONING.

THAT'S THE FOLKS THAT TEST OUR WATER HEATERS AND OUR AIR CONDITIONERS AND OUR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. IN THAT CASE, DBR, WE'RE RECOMMENDING DBR THERE AT $65,000.

AND THEN THE NEXT ONE OVER IS GEOTECH.

WE'RE STILL DOING GEOTECH, BUT AGAIN, IT DIDN'T REACH THE $50,000 LEVEL.

AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL.

WHEN WE WHEN WE HAVE TO DO WHEN WE BUY PROPERTY, THERE'S AN ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT PHASE ONE.

AND SO WE DID IT THERE BUT IT WASN'T OVER 50.

AND THEN SAME WITH SURVEYING.

SO OUR CONSULTANTS ARE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL TESTING, COMMISSIONING GEOTECH ENVIRONMENTAL AND SURVEYING.

AND THIS JUST SHOWS THOSE PARTICULAR CONSULTANTS IN THOSE PROJECTS WHERE IT'S OVER $50,000.

AND DID THESE HAVE YOU BROUGHT THIS TO US BEFORE PREVIOUS YEARS ON THESE SERVICES? WE HAVE NOT. THIS WAS A CLARIFICATION FROM THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT THAT WE NEEDED TO START BRINGING THESE FORWARD ON ANYTHING THAT WAS OVER 50,000.

BECAUSE THESE ITEMS ARE NOT TO BE OVER $50,000.

THAT'S RIGHT. SO SO, YOU KNOW, WE SHALL NOT BID PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, BUT WE DO HAVE THE REQUIREMENT WHEN IT GOES OVER 50,000 IN ANY SINGLE INSTANCE.

JUST BEING TRANSPARENT. THAT'S MAKES COMPLETE SENSE.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING.

YOU LISTED FOUR COMPANIES HERE US, WHICH IS FORMERLY ALPHA TESTING AND THEN THE OTHER THREE.

BUT I DON'T SEE EMA OR DBR ON THIS LIST LIKE THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO USE THEM ON THE 2023 BOND.

IS THAT ARE WE JUST SAYING THAT WE'RE JUST PUTTING THEM IN THE BUCKET THAT WE CAN USE THEM SHOULD WE NEED TO AS A BACKUP? WE ARE USING UES.

WE'RE USING THEM AGAIN.

LIKE AGAIN. FOR INSTANCE, ELEMENTARY 17 CULLEN UES IS OUR CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIAL TESTING AGENCY.

IT JUST DIDN'T REACH $50,000.

SORRY, THE COMPANY EMA AND DBR.

SO I WAS LOOKING AT THAT AND WE MIGHT JUST BE OUT OF CYCLE BECAUSE I HAVE USED EMA SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.

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AND SAME WITH DBR OR RABA KISTNER.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ITEM H PRIOR YEAR SPENDING, RIGHT? YEAH. IT COULD HAVE JUST BEEN A THE LAST YEAR YOU KNOW, THE 2023 YEAR, BUT WE HAVE USED THEM IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, BUT MAYBE JUST NOT LAST YEAR IN TERMS OF THE SPIN CYCLE.

OKAY, GREAT. WELL, I APPRECIATE THE TRANSPARENCY BRINGING IT FORWARD SPENDING.

THOSE CONSTRUCTION PRICES HAVE GONE UP.

SO THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING OVER A THRESHOLD NOW THAT THEY WEREN'T THAT COST THAT MUCH A FEW YEARS AGO.

SO THANK YOU.

THANKS, MAX. WELCOME.

ALL RIGHT, MISS PETREA.

THANKS, MR. CLEAVER. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR MR. SEVERANCE'S QUESTIONS.

THOSE ARE EXACTLY THE QUESTIONS I WAS GOING TO ASK INITIALLY.

JUST LIKE FOR CLARIFICATION, BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING THIS EVER BEFORE EITHER.

THAT'S RIGHT. BUT I THOUGHT MAYBE I JUST DIDN'T REMEMBER.

WELL AND WE HAVE A WHOLE LOT MORE OF THEM THAT ARE UNDER 50 THAN ARE OVER 50.

SURE. BUT IN THE AGGREGATE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT INFRASTRUCTURE AND FEES LINE.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU THINK ABOUT OUR CHART, WE HAVE THE YOU KNOW, WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND FEES AND CONTINGENCY.

THIS IS THAT INFRASTRUCTURE AND FEES LINE.

THAT'S WHERE THIS COMES FROM.

OKAY. NO, I APPRECIATE THE TRANSPARENCY.

MY ONLY QUESTION WAS THE SPOT ON SURVEYING.

IF THAT WAS A COMPANY, I DON'T I DIDN'T SEE IT ON PAGE 36.

AND SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WERE SUPPOSED TO APPROVE SPOT ON SURVEYING AS ONE OF THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

THEY ARE.

LET'S SEE. I MAY HAVE MISSED IT.

NO, THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY ONE OF OUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THAT IS THAT WE'D LIKE TO GET APPROVED TONIGHT.

LET'S SEE. SO DO WE JUST NEED TO WRITE THEM IN INK ON OUR PAPER, AND THEN MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON. WELL, YES.

YOU KNOW, IT'S CLEAR ON PAGE 37, BUT IT IS.

THEY ARE NOT LISTED ON PAGE 36.

BUT THAT IS ONE OF OUR MAIN CONSULTANTS IS SPOT ON SURVEYING.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY CLEAR ON 37, BUT THERE IS NOT A BULLET ON 36 ON SECTION D.

RIGHT. AND I THINK THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PROBABLY RIGHT.

YEAH. WELL AND THEN I WAS ALSO CONFUSED BECAUSE LIKE PRIOR YEAR SPENDING, THEY WEREN'T LISTED.

AND I THOUGHT SPOT ON SURVEYING MEANT LIKE SPOT ON SURVEYING.

LIKE WE JUST GO OUT THERE AND ON THE SPOT WE SURVEY, I DON'T KNOW, LIKE.

AND IT IS. IT'S A COMPANY? THEY ARE. YEAH. SPOT ON SURVEYING S.O.S.

IS OKAY. THAT'S OUR GO TO AND THEY ARE A LOCAL LOCAL VENDOR.

AND SO YES THERE WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE A PRIOR YEAR SPEND TO SPOT ON SURVEYING AS WELL.

OKAY. SO MAYBE WE CAN GET THAT.

I KNOW WE'RE VOTING ON THIS, BUT MAYBE MAKE SURE THE TEAM RECOGNIZES THAT WE'RE ALSO ADDING THIS COMPANY.

SO IT'S UES FORMALLY ALPHA TESTING RABA KISTNER, EMA, DBR AND THEN SPOT ON SURVEYING.

I DIDN'T SEE ANY OTHER NEW NAMES ON THIS CHART.

YES MA'AM. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT IS CORRECT.

OKAY. YEAH.

SO WE'LL JUST WE'LL JUST DO AS DISCUSSED FOR OUR MOTION.

WE NEED TO REDO OUR MOTION, I GUESS.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. CLEAVER. THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO, TEAM YES, WE DO NEED TO AMEND OUR MOTION.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. CLEAVER. OKAY.

SO THE AMENDED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED MULTIPLE VENDORS TO FACILITATE THE PURCHASE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION VENDORS ON 2023 BOND PROJECTS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $995,000 AS DISCUSSED.

MOVED BY MISS PETREA, SECOND BY MR. SEVERANCE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

SO THE MAIN MOTION WAS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE MULTIPLE VENDORS TO FACILITATE THE PURCHASE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION VENDORS ON 2023 BOND PROJECTS, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $995,000 AS PRESENTED.

THAT WAS. AS DISCUSSED AGAIN, AS AMENDED. AS AMENDED.

SO MOVED BY MISS OROSCO.

SECOND BY MISS PETREA.

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

ALL RIGHT. TWO MOTIONS FOR ONE ITEM.

HEY, WE DID IT. GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, TEAM, WE ARE ON PAGE 38.

[J.5. Consideration and possible endorsement of an individual to serve on the TASB Board of Directors - Region 13, Position C]

THIS IS ITEM J 5 CONSIDERATION.

EXCUSE ME. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ENDORSEMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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REGION 13, PLACE C TEAM.

WE DO HAVE TWO RESUMES IN OUR DAIS FOLDER.

THIS IS A BOARD MATTER, SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO READ OVER THOSE RESUMES.

AND IF YOU'VE ALREADY DONE THAT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

YEP. MISS RUNKLE.

YEAH. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE NOMINATE KATHY MAJOR.

READ IT. OKAY, I MOTION I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ENDORSE KATHY MAJOR TO SERVE ON THE TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGION 13, POSITION C. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

SECOND BY MISS PETREA.

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

CONGRATULATIONS, MISS MAJOR.

REPRESENT US WELL.

TEAM THAT TAKES US THROUGH ALL OF OUR ACTION ITEMS. GREAT JOB.

WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO OUR INFORMATION ITEMS LETTER K ON PAGE 39.

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

ANY UPDATES ON OUR DISTRICT SAFETY AND SECURITY INITIATIVES? SO, TEAM, I'M LOOKING TO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF SKROCKI.

MISTER FLORES.

JERRY, I JUST HAD A QUESTION.

I KNOW PARENTS GO THROUGH A PRETTY CAREFUL PROCESS CHECKING IN, ENTERING SCHOOLS YOU KNOW, REQUIRING AN ID, ETC..

ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR IN REGARDS TO PARENT VISITATION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NO, SIR. WE'RE REITERATED DURING LEAD AND LEARN THE PROTOCOLS AND THE EXPECTATIONS WITH ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES, OBVIOUSLY OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND SOME NERVOUS PARENTS, KIDS ARE USUALLY OKAY, BUT WE ARE MAKING SOME ALLOWANCES FOR PARENTS TO BE ABLE TO WALK OUR KIDS TO CLASS DURING THAT FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL, BUT WITH ENHANCED PRECAUTIONS BY ALL OF OUR STAFF ON HOW TO MANAGE THAT.

BUT STARTING WEEK TWO, WE WILL BE BACK TO VERY STRICT ADHERENCE TO OUR SECURITY PROTOCOLS.

THANK YOU. THAT'S PERFECT, I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MISS PETREA? I LOVE JULY MEETINGS.

I'VE JUST REALIZED THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO ASK YOU ALL OUR QUESTIONS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS.

BECAUSE, MAN, TRANSPORTATION IS CRAZY AND STUFF.

AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN IN A LOT OF TALKS AROUND SOME OF THE NEWER SCHOOLS WITH ALL THE TRAFFIC PLANNING AND ALL THAT.

AND I'M THINKING OF CULLEN.

I KNOW YOU YOU WERE TALKING THROUGH SOME, SOME ISSUES THERE.

ANY UPDATES ON SOME OF THE WORK YOU WERE DOING WITH SOME OF THE ANTICIPATED CHALLENGES THAT WE KNOW MIGHT BE COMING? WHY, MA'AM, WE HAVE ANTICIPATED CHALLENGES AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES WHEN IT COMES TO TRAFFIC.

I KNOW I DIDN'T WANT TO NAME ANY CAMPUSES SPECIFICALLY, BUT I DID NAME ONE.

SO WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS AT LEAD AND LEARN, WE JUST MET WITH ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF REVIEWING THEIR TRAFFIC PLANS.

THEY ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO SAFETY AND SECURITY.

THEY'RE DUE THIS COMING WEEK.

WE WILL BE REVIEWING THEM AND LOOKING AT ALL OF THEM.

I HAVE BEEN GOING TO CAMPUSES AND DOING SITE VISITS AS WELL AS MY TEAM WENT OUT TO CULLEN YESTERDAY OR LAST WEEK.

SO WE ARE MANAGING ALL OF THOSE AND TRYING TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE ISSUES SPECIFICALLY TO REALLY TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE SAW.

OUR GOAL IS, IS THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUR RELEASE AS WE HAVE OVER THE YEAR.

RIGHT. AND WHAT OUR STANDARD IS GOING TO BE.

BUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING THOROUGHLY WITH OUR PARENTS AND SO ON THOSE CAMPUSES AS WELL.

LOOK FOR THAT TRAFFIC PLAN TO BE PUBLICIZED VIA YOUR CAMPUS PRINCIPAL THROUGH THE WEBSITE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND THAT EXPECTATIONS.

WITH THAT, I'M ALSO MAKING CONTACT WITH OUR CITY OFFICIALS, TXDOT.

OUR GOAL IS, TO GET ALL OF OUR TRAFFIC SCHOOL ZONE LIGHTS ACTIVATED AT LEAST A WEEK BEFORE WE HAVE WE DO HAVE A SCHEDULE CHANGE WITH OUR BUS TIME FRAMES.

SO WE WILL NEED TO ADJUST OUR SCHOOL ZONE LIGHTS, FIVE MINUTES IN VARIOUS THINGS.

SO THOSE ARE ALL THE AREAS THAT I'M WORKING ON ALONG WITH OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, TO HELP US MONITOR THOSE TRAFFIC CONTROL HOTSPOTS, IF YOU WILL TO TRY TO HAVE SOME ENHANCED PRESENCE DURING THOSE TIMES.

OUR GOAL IS AND WE ASK EVERYBODY TO BE PATIENT.

THERE'S LOTS OF LITTLE PEOPLE OUT ON THE ROAD, RIGHT? THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE ABIDING BY THE RULES OF THE ROAD, MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE PAYING ATTENTION WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING AND NOT TO YOUR HANDHELD DEVICES AND THOSE THINGS.

BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN HAYS COUNTY.

WE DON'T HAVE THE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THAT AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC.

AND SO WHAT WE DO IS WE WORK VERY HARD TO TRY TO KEEP IT RUNNING AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE.

SO IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT OUR PARENTS, OUR STUDENTS ARE ABIDING BY THOSE GUIDELINES.

AND I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE A PLUG FOR SMARTTAG.

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WE CAN LOAD AND UNLOAD MUCH FASTER WHEN EVERYBODY IS WEARING THEIR IDS.

WHEN EVERYONE WEARS THEIR IDS, THAT MEANS THAT THOSE CHILDREN CAN GET OFF A BUS AND THOSE RED BLINKY LIGHTS WILL STOP AND THAT TRAFFIC CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE.

AND SO THE SAME IS IN REVERSE WHEN THEY'RE LOADING.

SAME THING WHEN WE'RE GOING IN THE MORNINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDS ARE WEARING THOSE IDS BECAUSE THAT IS THE FASTEST, QUICKEST, AND MOST EFFICIENT WAY FOR US TO SPEED THAT PROCESS.

BUT AGAIN, CONTINUE TO BE SAFE AND MINDFUL.

WE DON'T WANT TO RUSH TO THE POINT THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, DRAGGING KIDS OUT OF, YOU KNOW, CAR.

HURRY UP, HURRY UP. WE WANT IT TO BE VERY, VERY SAFE AND CONTROLLED, BUT AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE.

PERFECT. I KNOW WE HAVE SEVERAL NEW PRINCIPALS AROUND THE DISTRICT.

THAT MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THOSE TRAFFIC PLANS, BUT YOU GUYS DID A REALLY GOOD JOB LAST YEAR OF KIND OF WORKING THROUGH SOME, SOME CHALLENGES AT VARIOUS CAMPUSES WITH SOME TRAFFIC PLANS AND TRIAL AND ERROR.

I KNOW I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MELISSA ENGLISH, WHO WILL STILL BE AT TOBIAS, WORKING THROUGH A DIFFERENT TRAFFIC PLAN THERE AND THEN HAVING TO BE VERY DILIGENT TO ENSURE THAT PARENTS FOLLOWED SAID TRAFFIC PLAN.

AND I KNOW OTHER CAMPUSES.

YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T AS SMOOTH EVERYWHERE.

BUT WE GOT TO A BETTER PLACE.

I MET WITH MISS ENGLISH TODAY.

ACTUALLY WENT OVER THE PLAN TODAY.

I'M JUST SAYING, LIKE SOME OF THE NEWER, NEWER WE HAVE CAMPUSES THAT HAVE BRAND NEW ADMINISTRATORS.

SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT THOSE ARE GETTING PASSED ALONG AND WHATEVER WAS WORKING THAT THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, RELY ON YOU BECAUSE YOU, YOU PROBABLY ARE FAMILIAR WITH MOST OF THE TRAFFIC PLANS AROUND THE DISTRICT, I WOULD GUESS.

YEAH. SO WHAT WE DID IS WE SHARE EVERYTHING FROM LAST YEAR IN A SHARED DRIVE WITH THEM.

SO THEY GET WE ASKED THEM TO REVIEW ALL OF THOSE PLANS, REVIEW THEM, MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE WORKING, ETC.

ONCE THEY'VE THEY'VE LOOKED AT IT AND SAID, YES, THAT MAKES SENSE.

THIS MAKES SENSE. OR WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION, WE HAVE NEW ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT.

THEN WHAT WE DO IS THEY'LL SUBMIT IT TO US AND WE WILL REVIEW IT.

WE'LL TALK TO THEM, WE'LL DO SITE VISITS AND THOSE THINGS.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

OKAY, PERFECT. AND THEN MY FINAL QUESTION.

THERE ARE SO MANY TIMED LIGHTS AROUND THE DISTRICT THAT I GUESS WE HAVE TO TELL TXDOT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY YEAR, THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS A SHOCK AND SURPRISE TO WHOEVER HAS TO RUN OUR LIGHTS.

SO I JUST.

I'M SURE YOU'RE ON THIS, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT SO THAT PEOPLE AT HOME CAN HEAR.

JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE IF THERE'S A PIECE OF PAPER OR WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN FOR TXDOT TO KNOW THAT AT OUR STOPLIGHTS HAVE TO THE TIMING HAS TO BE LONGER OR WHATEVER THAT IS.

SO. YES, MA'AM. I HAVE CONTACTS FOR ALL THOSE.

WE DO THAT AND WE ANTICIPATE IT.

I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU THAT IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME WE GET THAT ALL SQUARED AWAY, WE HAVE SOME MAJOR STORM COMES THROUGH AND IT RESETS EVERYTHING AND IT BECOMES CATASTROPHIC.

BUT YES, I ACTUALLY MET WITH MISS BEAR TODAY, AND HER AND I DISCUSSED THAT PIECE OF IT.

WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE COUNTY AND THEN CITY OF KYLE, CITY OF BUDA AND TXDOT, DEPENDING ON WHERE OUR ROADWAYS FALL.

SO EACH OF THOSE AREAS HAS TO BE ADDRESSED INDIVIDUALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE AREAS ARE ADDRESSED APPROPRIATELY.

SO YES, MA'AM, I AM WORKING ON THAT.

RIGHT. OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. SEVERANCE? OKAY, JERI, THIS HAS TO DO WITH TRANSPORTATION, I GUESS.

SAFETY AND SECURITY WITH WITH TWO OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS THAT HAVE PRETTY LARGE PARKING CHANGES THIS YEAR, I KNOW LEHMAN WE'RE BUILDING, WE BUILT A NEW PARKING LOT IS IT A STUDENT PARKING LOT OR STAFF THAT WE BUILT BEHIND THE STADIUM AT LEHMAN.

IS THAT A STUDENT? STUDENT. OKAY.

AND SAME WITH JOHNSON.

WE'VE HAD TO REARRANGE STAFF, KIND OF FLIP THE STAFF PARKING TO WHERE THE SENIOR PARKING LOT WAS, AND WE ARE ADDING NEW STUDENT PARKING ON THE OTHER SIDE.

IS THERE GOING TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOME EXTRA HELP DIRECTING TRAFFIC ON THOSE TWO CAMPUSES AT LEAST THE FIRST WEEK OR SO OF SCHOOL TO KIND OF HELP PEOPLE GET INTO THE NEW RHYTHM OF HOW THAT PARKING IS GOING TO LOOK.

SO BY DIRECTING TRAFFIC, ARE YOU MEANING STAFF DIRECTING TRAFFIC? I'M TALKING ABOUT ALL OF IT.

I MEAN, STUDENTS AREN'T GOING TO KNOW WHERE TO GO, NO MATTER HOW MUCH INFORMATION WE'RE GOING TO PUT OUT.

THERE'S STILL GOING TO WHERE DO I GO? AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE STAFF, OUR STAFF, YOU KNOW, WELL, SOMETHING SIGNAGE, WAYFINDING, SOMETHING TO KIND OF HELP DIRECT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

BECAUSE I HAVE A FEELING THAT AT, AT LEHMAN THAT'S GOING TO BE IT'S GOING TO BE A LEFT RIGHT OUT.

THEY CAN GO IN THAT BACK PARKING LOT NOW, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE PROTECTED WITH A LIGHT.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE A ONE LANE OUT.

SO IF ONE PERSON'S GOING LEFT AND THE TRAFFIC'S BACKED UP GOING RIGHT IT'S GOING TO BE I JUST HAVE I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE PROBLEMATIC AT LEHMAN.

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AND THEN ALSO WITH JOHNSON WITH JUST MOVING, FLIPPING STUFF AROUND.

SO I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE'S I MEAN, I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO SOLVE IT TODAY ON THE DOT.

I'M JUST I'M JUST ASKING THAT YOU JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THAT TO SEE IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE COULD KIND OF MITIGATE SOME OF THAT THAT FIRST WEEK OR SO.

WE MET WITH WITH JOHNSON STAFF TODAY.

SO WE DID DO SOME REVAMP OF THAT PARTICULAR AREA THAT WE'RE MANAGING NOW.

I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU THERE'S LOTS OF CARS IN THOSE AREAS.

AND OUR BIGGEST ISSUE OR THE BIGGEST COMMITMENT WE ASK EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES IS TO BE VERY SPECIFIC IN YOUR TRAFFIC PLANS AND YOUR EXPECTATIONS WHEN YOU ARE TALKING TO YOUR STUDENTS, TALKING TO YOUR PARENTS ABOUT WHAT THOSE EXPECTATIONS ARE, WE'RE ASKING OUR PRINCIPALS IN THEIR LETTERS HOME BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AND MANAGE WITH THEIR STUDENT DRIVER WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE AND WHERE TO GO.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO REALLY STRESS TO.

AND WE HAVE BEEN TO OUR PRINCIPALS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS KNOWN TO EVERYONE.

THE BIGGEST CONCERN THAT WE HAVE WILL CERTAINLY WANT TO LOOK AT IS PRESENCE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ON THE ROADWAYS.

BUT AS FAR AS ANYBODY DIRECTING TRAFFIC THAT BECOMES MUCH MORE PROBLEMATIC PUTTING SOMEBODY IN A PARKING LOT.

WE YOU CAN'T UNLESS YOU'RE LAW ENFORCEMENT, YOU CAN'T GET ON A PUBLIC ROADWAY THAT'S A CROSSING GUARD SPECIFIC ON A CONTROLLED TRAFFIC ACCESS AREA.

THAT IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN DIRECT TRAFFIC TO CROSS PEDESTRIANS AND PEDESTRIANS ONLY.

SO THERE WON'T BE ANYBODY STANDING AT DIFFERENT AREAS FLAGGING TRAFFIC AND THOSE THINGS.

SO WHAT WE WILL AND WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS DONE REPEATEDLY THROUGHOUT MY TENURE HERE IS THEY WILL PUT EXTRA ADDITIONAL OFFICERS IN THOSE AREAS TO MONITOR. AS YOU WELL KNOW, PEOPLE BEHAVE WHILE LAW ENFORCEMENT IS ON SCENE.

AND SO THAT'S OUR GOAL. BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CHALLENGE, SIR.

BUT IT ABSOLUTELY WILL. YOU'VE MET WITH THE STAFF AND THEY YOU'RE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS ALL THE WAY LEADING UP TO THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL JUST TO KIND OF MAKE IT BETTER AND REFINE.

I JUST WANT TO I JUST WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT I REMEMBER WHEN HAYS WAS AT 3200 KIDS.

I MEAN, IT WAS ALSO BANANAS AT THAT, YOU KNOW, ON THAT HIGH SCHOOL WHEN IT WAS THAT.

SO I JUST WANT TO JUST WE GOT TO BE PATIENT ON THE FIRST DAY, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE LIKE THE SMARTTAG THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, MESSAGE TO PARENTS.

THIS IS WHERE THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

THESE ARE THE MAPS. THIS IS WHERE TO GO.

LIKE, THIS IS ALL THAT STUFF ON THE FRONT SIDE TO KIND OF HELP MITIGATE THAT FIRST WEEK, THAT FIRST WEEK OR TWO.

SO AND I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT.

I WOULD LIKE TO PUBLICLY SAY WE IMPLORE OUR PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND, PLEASE DO NOT STOP ON THE ROADWAY OR ON THE SHOULDER AND OFFLOAD YOUR CHILD IN THAT PUBLIC ROADWAY.

AND THAT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM.

PEOPLE DON'T PREPLAN.

AND SO WE'RE URGING EVERYBODY, PLEASE USE THE QUEUE LINES.

WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO MAKE THEM AS SAFE AND AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE, BUT YOU ARE OPENING LOTS OF PEOPLE UP TO VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WHEN YOU'RE DOING THAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

THIS IS WE ARE GOING TO BE DROPPING THE KIDS OFF WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DROPPED OFF, AND WE'RE PICKING THEM UP WHEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE PICKED UP.

SO. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SEIBEL. JUST A QUICK QUESTION, TOO, BECAUSE WE MENTIONED IDS MULTIPLE TIMES TONIGHT.

AND SO FOR ALL OF OUR NEW TO DISTRICT PARENTS ESPECIALLY, BUT EVEN FOR SOME OF US THAT NEED REMINDERS THAT HAVE KIDS GOING INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT NOW WILL BE HAVING THEIR IDS WITH THEM AT ALL TIMES, WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO GET THEIR IDS? SO WE HAVE AND WE HAVE PLACED THE ORDER WE EXPECT AND ANTICIPATE THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK THOSE UP WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

THEY WILL THEN BE DEPLOYED TO THE CAMPUSES FOR ISSUANCE AT THEIR BACK TO SCHOOL EVENTS OR, YOU KNOW, THEIR DIFFERENT ENDEAVORS THAT THEY HAVE AT THE VARIOUS CAMPUSES.

I DO WANT TO LET THE BOARD KNOW AS WELL, THAT WHAT WE HAVE DONE THIS YEAR IS WE HAVE REQUISITION TWO IDS PER LITTLE.

SO ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL BE GETTING TWO IDS.

ONE OF THOSE WILL BE YOUR TRANSPORTATION ID, IF YOU WILL.

THAT WILL BE THE ONE THAT WILL BE TIED TO THEIR BACKPACK OR THEIR LUNCHBOX, ETC.

THAT WILL BE THE ONE THEY'LL UTILIZE FOR TRANSPORTATION.

AND THEN THEY WILL LEAVE ONE AT SCHOOL EVERY DAY.

SO THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN OUR CHALLENGE IS WITH THOSE LITTLES SOMETIMES NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP TRACK OF IT.

SO WE'RE VERY DILIGENTLY WORKING WITH THOSE KIDS TO REALLY TRAIN THEM ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT FROM DAY ONE.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE A VERY, VERY FIRM POLICY AS FAR AS OUR IDS, I'M HAPPY TO SAY OUR DEPUTY ACADEMIC OFFICERS AND DOCTOR DAWSON HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY, VERY HARD.

IN OUR DISCIPLINE PIECE, AS FAR AS ALL OF THOSE GUIDELINES AND WHAT TO DO OUR GOAL IS TO BE 100% CONSISTENT ON ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES, WHAT OUR EXPECTATIONS ARE OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ALSO MAKING OUR STUDENTS COMPLIANT WITH THAT AND LEADING BY EXAMPLE BY WEARING THEIR OWN TAG.

FANTASTIC. THANK YOU.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. SEIBEL. OKAY, MISS RUNKLE.

YEAH, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

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SO WITH THE DISCIPLINE PIECE AND THAT YOU SAY THAT THE DAOS AND DOCTOR DAWSON ARE WORKING TOGETHER, WILL YOU GUYS SHARE WITH US WHAT THOSE EXPECTATIONS ARE GOING TO BE? AS IT RELATES TO DISCIPLINE AND THE IDS WITH BUS BUSSES, I KNOW THAT AS A PARENT MYSELF, I MEAN, I'D LOVE NOTHING MORE TO TELL MY KID.

YOU GET YOU GET ON A BUS WITHOUT YOUR ID, YOU'RE GOING TO ISS OR DETENTION OR SOMETHING.

BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE AS PARENTS CAN, CAN HAVE THE CONVERSATION AT HOME TO.

LIKE THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES FOR NOT HAVING YOUR ID'S IN THESE OR WHAT THOSE CONSEQUENCES ARE BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS, SO THAT WE CAN HELP YOU GUYS ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THEIR IDS EVERY DAY.

YES, MA'AM. THE ID POLICY IS CURRENTLY IN THE STUDENT HANDBOOK PARENT STUDENT HANDBOOK.

BUT WE'RE ALSO REITERATING THAT TO FOLKS AND MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE ADHERING TO IT AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES BECAUSE THAT WE'VE BEEN INCONSISTENT WITH MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S BEING FOLLOWED ON EVERY CAMPUS.

AND SO WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS MANAGING THAT THE SAME WAY.

OKAY, WELL, THEN I'VE MISSED THAT PIECE OF THE HANDBOOK OF ID DISCIPLINE.

SO IF WE CAN.

I THINK IT'S PAGE 47 AND 48.

LOOK AT YOU WITH THE NUMBERS.

OKAY. I LOOK AT IT A LOT.

OKAY, WELL, THANKS, BUT MY KID PROBABLY I WILL BACK YOU ON THE CONSISTENCY PART BECAUSE MY KID HAS NOT BEEN IN TROUBLE FOR NOT HAVING AN ID ON THE BUS.

SO THERE'S THAT. I WILL PUT IT ON BOARD BLOG.

THANK YOU I APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CHIEF SKROCKI.

TEAM, WE ARE MOVING ON TO INFORMATION ITEM K 2 UPDATE ON DISTRICT BOND CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION PROJECTS.

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

ANY QUESTIONS? MR. SEVERANCE? I HAVE A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS I'LL SUBMIT ONLINE, BUT I DO WANT TO ASK THIS ONE QUESTION.

CULLEN ELEMENTARY HOW ARE WE DOING? WE'RE AT. ARE WE ALL MOVED IN FURNITURE IS IN.

WE ARE A LOT.

LANDSCAPING IS DONE.

NO, WE'RE A LOT FURTHER ALONG THAN WE WERE ON SUNFIELD.

THAT FEELS GOOD AND FEELS GOOD.

IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, ON THE LANDSCAPE, I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP.

IT IS CULLEN RIGHT THAT WE'RE HOLDING.

SO ON LANDSCAPE, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THAT SCHOOL.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, IT'S A LITTLE HOT AND DRY.

WELL, NOT TODAY. THAT'S A BAD EXAMPLE.

BUT GENERALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR WHEN WE PLANT LANDSCAPING, IT'S A CHALLENGE TO KEEP IT ALIVE.

AND SO WE'RE ACTUALLY THE CITY IS ALLOWING US TO DEFER TO PLANT THOSE TREES AND STUFF UNTIL IT GETS A LITTLE COOLER.

SO THAT THAT IS ONE THING THAT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE, BECAUSE I HATE SEEING THOSE DEAD TREES AND DEAD LANDSCAPING AND THE MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER IT TAKES TO GET IT GOING. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I WAS KIND OF JOKING ABOUT THE LANDSCAPING I WAS MORE INTERESTED ON WHETHER OR NOT, LIKE, THE STAFF WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO MOVE IN WHEN, LIKE, EVERY OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOVES IN TO GET THE ROOM READY AND ALL FURNITURE WILL BE THERE, AND THEY'LL HAVE THE SAME TIME THAT ANY OTHER SCHOOL CAMPUS IS GOING TO HAVE.

WE ARE WE STILL SHOOTING FOR AUGUST 1ST ON THAT ONE AS WELL, OR WE GOT I'M GOING TO ASK NATE TO COME UP AND GIVE ME SOME OF THIS INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. KEEP LOOKING BACK AT HIM.

YOU CAN GO THERE OR GO HERE WHICHEVER ONE YOU WANT TO.

GOOD EVENING. SO FOR THE AT THE CAMPUS THERE WE ARE ANTICIPATING A TCO THIS WEEK.

AND SO WE'RE COORDINATING WITH OUR FIRE MARSHAL AS WELL AS WE HAVE PRINCIPAL LARA ON STANDBY AS WELL AS HER TEAM.

LET HER KNOW THAT WHEN WE GET THAT TCO, WHEN WE CAN LEGALLY START MOVING ITEMS INTO, EXCUSE ME, SUPPLIES INTO THE CAMPUS, WE'LL LET HER KNOW THAT.

AND THEN HER TEAM WILL BE ABLE TO START MOVING IN.

OKAY, THAT'S AT SOME POINT THIS WEEK.

IT'S ANTICIPATED PENCILED IN FOR WEDNESDAY RIGHT NOW.

AND ALL SYSTEMS LIKE CAFETERIA SYSTEMS AND BREAKER BOXES, EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE GOOD TO GO.

YOU'RE NOT WAITING ON PARTS FOR ANYTHING FOR THIS CAMPUS LIKE WE WERE FOR SUNFIELD? NO, SIR. OKAY.

YEAH, WE'LL BE DOING OUR COMMISSIONING, ALL OF OUR TESTING, ALL THOSE ITEMS SUCH AS THAT.

THERE IS NO LIKE WE'RE TALKING.

WE'RE MR. CLEAVER AND I WERE JUST LAMENTING THAT PREVIOUS TO THIS MEETING WAS THAT WE'RE NOT OPENING THIS WITH YOU SWITCHGEARS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO WE HAVE ALL OF OUR PERMANENT COMPONENTS IN, IN PLACE.

THERE IS, THERE WILL BE SOME PUNCH ITEMS LIKE THAT, LIKE THERE ALWAYS IS.

BUT WE WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE.

OKAY. AWESOME. GREAT. THANK YOU GUYS VERY, VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT. YES, SIR. MS. OROSCO. JUST REAL QUICK, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WHERE YOU ARE IN REGARDS TO COMPLETION THERE? I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME HVAC AND SOME OTHER ISSUES THAT WERE STILL HAPPENING, AND DO WE KNOW WE HAVE MIDDLE SCHOOL LIKE ORIENTATION COMING UP.

AND IT WAS A CHALLENGE FOR THEM TO DO THAT.

ON WHEN? AUGUST 5TH.

AUGUST 6TH. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ON TRACK TO GET PEOPLE IN TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS.

WHERE ARE WE? SO WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN TARGETING AUGUST 1ST AS THAT, AS THAT DATE TO START MOVING FOLKS IN.

[01:10:01]

AND IN THAT WAY, WE HAVE A LARGE CHILLER PROJECT THAT WE'RE REPLACING, A LOT OF HVAC COMPONENTS.

AND SO IT'S A RACE TO THE FINISH.

RIGHT. AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CLOSELY WITH PRINCIPAL CARLISLE THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS A SEAMLESS TRANSITION THERE.

SHE'S BEEN FLEXIBLE, VERY GRACIOUS, QUITE HONESTLY.

SO SHE'S WORKING WITH US TO COORDINATE THAT MOVE IN AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED.

SO AUGUST 1ST, THAT'S THE INTENTION.

YES, MA'AM. AWESOME. SO THAT SHOULD NOT IMPACT THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL ORIENTATION.

THAT'S AUGUST 5TH OR SIXTH THAT IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE DISTRICT THEN.

THAT'S OUR BEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.

AND I KNOW THAT'S KIND OF A GRAY ANSWER, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT WE HAVE ABOUT NINE WORKING DAYS LEFT TO GET US THERE.

I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET THERE.

IF YOU CAN, PLEASE PROVIDE A LET US KNOW WHERE WE ARE IN REGARDS TO COMPLETION, LIKE TOBIAS, WALLACE, ALL THOSE SCHOOLS THAT ARE HAVING A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON AT THEIR CAMPUS, DAHLSTROM AND SO ON.

LIVE OAK, WHERE WE'RE AT.

BUT ESPECIALLY IF IT'S GOING TO IMPACT INSTRUCTION.

RIGHT. AND MAKING SURE THAT TEACHERS ARE IN THERE.

SO IF YOU CAN UPDATE US ON OUR BOARD BLOG, JUST LET US KNOW WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT THE ANTICIPATION DATE IS.

YES, MA'AM. AND MAKING SURE WE MEET THAT AUGUST 1ST DEADLINE, BECAUSE WE WANT OUR STAFF TO BE IN THERE, AND WE WANT OUR KIDDOS TO GET THAT TOUR OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEIR CAMPUS. ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU. Y'ALL YOU JUST LISTED OFF ABOUT FIVE, BUT I THINK WE ACTUALLY ARE TURNING OVER ABOUT 12 PROJECTS YES, ALL OF THEM.

AND WE'RE ACTUALLY STILL WORKING ON ABOUT 15 OR 16 TOTAL.

BUT WE'LL BE TURNING 12 OVER.

SO WE'LL GET [INAUDIBLE]. PERFECT.

YES. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, MR. FLORES. YEAH.

THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THIS SCHEMATIC, THIS JOHNSON PARKING PLAN RIGHT HERE WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON.

THIS REALLY HELPS A LOT.

IF THERE COULD BE A PACKET PROVIDED FOR LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL.

JUST HAVE PARENTS ASK ME ABOUT THE PARKING PLAN FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

AND ALSO, I DON'T REALLY KNOW IF THIS TIES IN, BUT ALSO THE MARCH SOME MARCHING BAND PARENTS THAT ARE JUST WONDERING.

I KNOW FOOTBALL SEASON'S COMING UP MAKING SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE SPACE TO PRACTICE FOR HALFTIME SHOWS.

SO I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON IN THAT PARKING LOT RIGHT AROUND THAT BAND TOWER.

SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE SPACE TO TO WORK WITH.

YES, SIR. I'M SORRY, DID I WAS LOOKING FOR A QUESTION.

NO. WELL, JUST IF WE COULD PLEASE HAVE IS THERE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN THE WORKS FOR LEHMAN AS FAR AS A PARKING PLAN, I GUESS IS MY QUESTION.

WE HAVE A WELL FROM CONSTRUCTION.

WE DO A LOGISTICS PLAN, AND THAT LETS THE FOLKS KNOW KIND OF WHERE THE LIMITS OF CONSTRUCTION WILL BE AND WHAT TYPE OF ACCESS WE'LL HAVE THERE.

AND THEN I BELIEVE THAT INFLUENCES WHAT CHIEF SKROCKI DOES WITH HER PARKING PLAN TEAM TO MITIGATE THAT AND HELP NAVIGATE THAT.

BUT YES, WE HAVE THAT DEVELOPED ALREADY AND WE CAN MAKE THAT AVAILABLE TO WHOEVER NEEDS IT.

YES, SIR. THAT'D BE GREAT.

AND AS FAR AS THE MARCHING BAND PRACTICE, I COULD PUT THAT ON BOARD BLOG AND JUST SEE WHAT THE PLAN IS AS FAR AS HAVING ADEQUATE SPACE FOR THEM TO TO PRACTICE.

I KNOW THAT'S TECHNICALLY NOT YOUR DEPARTMENT, SO.

YES. NO, IT'S WE ARE HAVING A LARGE IMPACT ON THAT.

RIGHT. SO WE HAVE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE EXISTING BAND PRACTICE PAD AND THAT WILL STAY AS IS FOR RIGHT NOW, WE ARE WORKING THROUGH SOME LOGISTICAL ITEMS TO GET THE FOLKS FROM THE BAND HALL TO THE ACTUAL PRACTICE PAD, BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION AND HAVING A VIABLE PATH TO THAT WITH THE WEATHER, WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THOSE DETAILS.

BUT WE EXPECT TO HAVE A SOLUTION THIS WEEK.

YES, SIR. THAT'S PERFECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT, MISS PETREA.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE FLORES, FOR ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS.

I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU TO BRING UP THE JOHNSON PARKING.

I HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE JOHNSON PARKING PLAN.

MR. CLEAVER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RESPONDING TO MY EMAILS.

I'VE RECEIVED PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS AND THE FACEBOOK IS ALIVE AND WELL WITH CONCERNS.

BECAUSE FRANKLY, AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, YOU COULDN'T PARK AT JOHNSON IF YOU WENT THERE FOR A LATE MEETING.

I'M LOOKING OVER HERE.

YOU DID NOT FIND A PARKING SPOT, RIGHT? SO I KNOW WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT PLANS IN PLACE FOR THIS, BUT BEFORE I GET TO THAT, I JUST WANT TO BRAG.

LIVE OAK LOOKS SO AMAZING.

HAS ANYBODY DRIVEN BY LIVE OAK RECENTLY? I GUESS THEY'RE FINISHING, LIKE, THE FRONT FACADE, AND THEY'VE PAINTED IT, AND IT JUST LOOKS AWESOME.

THEY GOT, LIKE, BIG LOA LETTERS.

I TOO WOULD LIKE.

OH, MISS OROSCO DISAPPEARED.

WOULD LOVE TO SEE KIND OF THE PROJECT COMPLETION.

HONESTLY, I WANT TO CREATE A SPREADSHEET BECAUSE.

AND THEN MAYBE ASK YOU TO HELP ME FILL IT OUT.

JUST BECAUSE THIS, IN MY TENURE ON THE BOARD, SEVEN YEARS ON THE BOARD, NEVER HAVE I EVER SEEN THIS MANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ALL OVER THE DISTRICT KIND OF SIMULTANEOUSLY.

AND I AM LOSING TRACK OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.

I SAW A CONSTRUCTION SIGN AT ELM GROVE, AND I WENT, WHAT?

[01:15:04]

WE'RE NOT DOING ANY. YES WE ARE.

WE'RE DOING ADAPTIVE PLAYGROUND.

BUT LIKE, I MEAN, I THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I COULD KEEP IT ALL IN MY BRAIN OF EVERYTHING.

YOU'RE RIGHT. OF EVERY.

AND THEN WE HAD TO HIRE TWO NATE'S AND SO WE DON'T WE CAN'T.

SO IF I CREATED, LIKE, A GOOGLE SHEET, WOULD YOU, LIKE, HELP ME FILL IT OUT SO THAT I CAN REFER TO IT AND KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING ALL AROUND THE DISTRICT? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THAT'D BE AMAZING.

OKAY. THAT'S AWESOME.

SO I WANTED TO BRAG ON LIVE OAK.

WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL FLOORING.

I KNOW THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR THIS SUMMER TO HOPEFULLY GET THAT DONE.

CAN YOU PINKY PROMISE ME THAT WALLACE FLOORS ARE GOING TO BE DONE THIS SUMMER? I'M GOING TO DEFER TO MR. CLEAVER. THAT'S A MAINTENANCE PROJECT, NOT A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

BUT WHEN WE'RE COORDINATING WITH THOSE, OUR INDICATIONS ARE THAT THAT THAT'S GOING WELL AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE WRAPPING THAT UP THIS WEEK.

I DON'T KNOW. YEAH. THAT'S THAT'S ROLLING NOW I'LL GET A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON IT FOR YOU.

BUT YEAH THAT'S WE HAVE NO INFORMATION THAT'S NOT GOING WELL.

NO I SAID WE HAVE NO INDICATION THAT IT'S NOT GOING WELL.

OKAY. OKAY. SORRY.

RIGHT. SORRY FOR THE DOUBLE NEGATIVE.

I KNOW THOSE ARE KIND OF HOLD OVER PROJECTS LIKE HOLD OVER FLOORING, BECAUSE WHEN THE KIDS ARE THERE, IT'S JUST TOO HARD TO DO.

SO WE'RE GOING TO WE'VE BEEN PUTTING IT OFF A COUPLE SUMMERS, SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S GETTING DONE THIS SUMMER.

AND I KNOW MISS CARLISLE WAS GREAT ABOUT ADVOCATING FOR HERSELF, SO I SUSPECT IT'S GETTING DONE.

OKAY, LET'S TALK ABOUT JOHNSON PARKING.

AND, YOU KNOW, THIS KIND OF INFRINGES ON MISS SKROCKI A LITTLE BIT.

SHE'S GOING TO PROBABLY GET NOT BE HAPPY WITH ME, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT STOPLIGHTS AGAIN.

SO THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO GET OUT OF JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL OTHER THAN WE HAVE THE BACK GATE.

THAT'S A LITTLE BIT CONTROVERSIAL THAT SOME BUSSES CAN USE, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY IN AND OUT, AND IT'S CONTROLLED BY A STOPLIGHT.

WILL, WE HAVE OFFICERS HELPING WITH THAT CHIEF SKROCKI AT ALL? SO THAT'S WHAT'S REAL FRUSTRATING.

AND THAT CREATES A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE PEOPLE LITERALLY JUST JUMP OVER THE CURBS AT CARPENTER HILL AND AND GO.

SO WHAT CAN WE DO TO MITIGATE THIS? I'M GOING TO LOOK AT DR. WRIGHT IF THIS IS IF WE CAN'T, BECAUSE IF THREE CARS GET OUT AND PEOPLE HAVE JOBS AFTER SCHOOL, PEOPLE HAVE FAMILIES. AND IF YOU'RE IN THE EAST SIDE PARKING LOT, IT LITERALLY TAKES YOU AN HOUR OR MORE TO GET OUT OF THERE, WHICH IS ONLY BECAUSE OF THAT STUPID LIGHT THAT DOESN'T STAY GREEN LONG ENOUGH.

THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE WITH TXDOT AS FAR AS CYCLING IN THE TIMES.

SO CASSANDRA AND I ALSO SPOKE ABOUT THIS TODAY, AND I'LL BE REACHING OUT TO TXDOT IN REGARDS TO INCREASING THE CYCLING OF THE LIGHT.

BUT I ALSO WANT YOU TO BE AWARE WE'VE MADE SOME CHANGES AT JOHNSON AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TO TRY TO MANAGE, INCLUDING THE BACK GATE.

AND SO WE ARE MANAGING AND UTILIZING BOTH OF THOSE EGRESS POINTS TO BE ABLE TO HELP MITIGATE SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.

I WILL SAY THAT AT THIS POINT, WE ARE RUNNING A SRO SHORTAGE WITH SOME OF OUR STAFF.

SO WE WILL BE STARTING OUR YEAR WITH NOT ALL OF OUR POSITIONS STAFFED WHEN IT COMES TO THE SRO POPULATION.

AT JOHNSON. YEAH, BASICALLY, I'M NOT SURE AT WHAT LOCATION.

I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO GIVE ME A REPORT ON THAT SPECIFIC ISSUE, AND WHO WILL BE AFFECTED AND WHAT CAMPUSES WILL BE AFFECTED.

OKAY. WELL, IT DEFINITELY CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE PEOPLE GET LIKE ROAD RAGE SITTING.

AND I'M ONE OF THEM HAVING BEEN THERE AND SEEN IT.

AND THEN I'VE SEEN VERY, VERY IRRESPONSIBLE DECISIONS BEING MADE BY CHILDREN, STUDENT DRIVERS THAT LITERALLY GO INTO CARPENTER HILL AND TURN AROUND PEOPLE WHILE THEY'RE LIKE, SOMEBODY'S TRYING TO TURN LEFT THEY LITERALLY ARE LIKE, TURN LEFT.

THEY'LL JUST TURN RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM WHILE THEY'RE WAITING TO TURN LEFT.

IT'S VERY DANGEROUS, AND THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS IN FRONT OF THERE.

SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN THE LIGHT SITUATION WILL GET FIXED, BUT AS THAT POPULATION GROWS AND GROWS, IT'S JUST HARD TO GET OUT OF THERE.

OKAY, SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SENIOR PARKING.

LOOKS LIKE THAT GOT RESOLVED.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THEM OVER TO THE EAST SIDE.

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THE WEST SIDE PARKING.

CAN YOU CONFIRM IT'S GOING TO BE FOR STAFF ASIDE MAYBE FROM THE GRAVEL TEMPORARY LOT? YES, MA'AM. THAT'S CORRECT.

SO THE LOT OVER THERE BY CARPENTER HILL FOR THOSE LISTENING AT HOME.

THAT'S. YES. ON THE WEST SIDE NEAR CARPENTER HILL IS GOING TO BE FOR STAFF ONLY, NO STUDENTS.

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT SOME TEMPORARY IN THOSE BLUE AREAS.

YOU'VE GOT TEMPORARY GRAVEL LOTS GOING IN TO ADD ADDITIONAL PARKING.

YES, MA'AM. AWESOME.

I THINK THAT WILL HELP CERTAINLY MITIGATE.

AND IT'S. I WAS TOLD WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AS MUCH OR MAYBE MORE PARKING SPACES AS WE HAD LAST YEAR.

[01:20:09]

YES, MA'AM. GREAT.

AND I KNOW WE HAVE A GROWING POPULATION AND MAY OR MAY NOT BE ENOUGH, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S A GOOD START.

WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW, BE ABLE TO TELL OUR PUBLIC, LIKE YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING WE'RE DOING ALL THE THINGS BECAUSE THIS, THIS TRAFFIC ON 967 IS DANGEROUS, FOR SURE.

IF I COULD PUT ONE ASTERISK ON THE EAST SIDE PARKING AND SPEAKING WITH MR. HENSARLING TODAY. THEY INDICATED THAT THEY WILL BE PARKING THAT STUDENT SUMMER BAND STUDENTS SURE WILL BE PARKING ON THAT EAST SIDE.

I'M FINE WITH THAT BECAUSE MY I HAVE ONE OF THOSE RIGHT ON THE WEST SIDE.

YEP. UNTIL AUGUST 1ST.

YES MA'AM. YES. WE GOT THAT EMAIL, WHICH I THINK IS FINE.

I MEAN, I'M ALL FOR GETTING THE KIDS USED TO PARKING ON THE OTHER SIDE AND THIS BEING LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE WITH THE STAFF BATHROOM, THIS IS NOT YOUR PARKING LOT.

YOU GOT TO GO.

AND I THINK, FRANKLY, OUR STAFF ARE GOING TO APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THERE SOONER OR SUBS OR, YOU KNOW, FOLKS THAT DON'T HAVE TO STAY AFTER BECAUSE EVERYONE IS JUST YOU JUST LIVE THERE, YOU KNOW, JUST HAVE TO PACK A SNACK TO GET OUT OF THERE.

OKAY. AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE BACK GATE.

I GOT A LITTLE TEASE FROM JERI SKROCKI OVER THERE.

I'M HAPPY TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT LATER.

OKAY. IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT, I'M SURE EVERYBODY ELSE IS HEARING STUFF ABOUT JOHNSON PARKING ON THE FACEBOOK.

YOU'RE NOT IN ALL THE GROUPS.

OKAY, WELL. LUCKY YOU.

THANK YOU. I FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOTTEN SOME GREAT EMAILS FROM MR. HENSARLING ABOUT THE PARKING.

AND THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE MORE COMING OUT THIS WEEK, SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMUNICATION AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO HELP MITIGATE TO ADD ADDITIONAL PARKING.

AND THERE'S NO, LIKE, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WITH THE I KNOW WE DID THIS AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL TOO.

WE ADDED ALL THOSE GRAVEL LOTS SIMILAR.

IS IT LIKE THAT? LIKE THEY'RE IMPERVIOUS OR YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT I THINK COMPACTED BASE IS NOT CONSIDERED IMPERVIOUS OR SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DRAINAGE FOR IT AND A LITTLE CONTAINMENT FOR IT.

IT IS. OKAY, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE TO TELL ANYBODY.

OKAY? WE GOT THE PERMITS.

WE'RE GOOD. RIGHT? [INAUDIBLE], OUR ARCHITECT.

THEY EVALUATED THAT ACTUALLY WHEN THEY TOOK THE LOOK AT THAT AND WE PROPOSED ALL THESE EXTRA OKAY GRAVEL PARKING LOTS SINCE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED IMPERVIOUS.

WE'RE CHECKING THAT BOX.

OKAY. AND I KNOW THIS IS.

I KNOW LEHMAN PROBABLY HAS A SIMILAR LOTS GOING ON.

I HAVEN'T BEEN BY THERE LATELY, BUT DID WE MAKE A LOT OF PROGRESS THIS SUMMER? BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF RAIN AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT, BUT I'M HOPING I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CONSTRUCTION.

AND YOU'LL TELL ME THAT WE DID MAKE A LOT OF PROGRESS.

YES, MA'AM. WE'RE TRACKING.

WELL WE DO HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF DIRT WORK AND EARTH WORK TO DO OUT THERE.

SO THAT'S. IT'S ALWAYS DECEIVING.

YES. RIGHT. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

IT'S HARD TO COMPREHEND HOW MUCH ITEMS ARE WHETHER OBSCURED BEHIND WALLS OR BENEATH THE GROUND OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT OF THAT NATURE.

BUT YES, WE'RE DOING. WE HAD A GREAT SUMMER OVER THERE AT LEHMAN.

OKAY. FOR CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS.

OKAY. WELL, I MEAN, I HAVE BEEN TELLING EVERYBODY I KNOW THAT THAT GOES LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A CONSTRUCTION WAR ZONE.

IT'S ALL GOING TO BE HARD.

BE PATIENT.

BECAUSE IT'S IF WE'RE JUST MOVING DIRT, I CAN'T IMAGINE WHEN WE'RE PUTTING UP STEEL AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS WE ARE GOING TO DO.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS RUNKLE.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MRS. OROSCO, FOR ASKING COMPLETION DATES.

I THINK THAT'S KIND OF WHAT YOU WERE GOING ALONG WITH, WITH THE GOOGLE FORM.

SO IF WE COULD JUST GET THE RUNDOWN OF WHERE WE ARE ON ALL THE PROJECTS BEFORE WE OPEN SCHOOL AND WHAT CAMPUSES LOOK LIKE, THAT'D BE AMAZING.

THE QUESTION I HAVE IS FURNITURE AT TOM GREEN AND KYLE ELEMENTARY.

DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT? YES, MA'AM. THAT'S BEEN COMPLETED.

THERE IS ONE OUTSTANDING ITEM AT TOM GREEN RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE TO MOVE A SMALL AMOUNT OF THE FURNITURE FROM THE CAFETERIA INTO THE CENTRAL B WING.

AND WE ALSO HAVE TO PUT SOME CASTERS ON THAT, SOME OF THAT FURNITURE AT TOM GREEN.

OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE.

SO THAT'S AWESOME.

SO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND CAMPUSES ARE GOING TO HAVE EVERYTHING IN PLACE ON DAY ONE.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. AWESOME.

I'M SURE THEY'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT.

AND THEN THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF THE MARQUEES.

I DROVE BY MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND IT LOOKS SO AMAZING.

THANK YOU. I KNOW WE'VE DONE MANY MORE, BUT IT LOOKS GREAT AND HUGE HELP TO THE CAMPUSES.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

LAST QUESTION, I HAVE MRS. PETREA. IF YOU'LL AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THIS TODAY, BUT IF WE HAVE ANY OUTSTANDING PERMITS THAT WE ARE WAITING ON APPROVAL FROM, FROM THE CITY OF BUDA AND THE CITY OF KYLE, IF YOU COULD PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE AND WHEN THEY WERE REQUESTED.

[01:25:07]

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

AND THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, TEAM, A LOT OF QUESTIONS ARE ON THAT TOPIC ON THAT AGENDA ITEM.

SO WE ARE NOW ON LETTER L.

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

ANY REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.

TEAM. DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS.

MR. FLORES? YEAH.

THIS MIGHT BE ALREADY AVAILABLE.

I KNOW THE COUNSELORS HAVE THIS INFORMATION, SO JUST A LIST OF UPDATED LIST OF ACCEPTABLE ACTIONS THAT COUNT AS COMMUNITY SERVICE.

WHAT RANGE OF ACTIONS COULD KIDS DO? THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE.

JUST AN UPDATED LIST OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

YES. VOLUNTEER HOURS.

EXCUSE ME.

RIGHT. ANY MORE REQUESTS LOOKING INTO MY RIGHT.

LOOKING TO MY LEFT.

ALL RIGHT. TEAM.

[M. RECAP OF QUESTIONS]

I KNOW THAT MISS PETREA HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF CAPTURING OUR QUESTIONS, AND SHE WILL MAKE SURE AND GET THOSE SUBMITTED FOR US.

TEAM THERE IS WE ARE MISSING SPECIAL MEETING.

[N. UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS]

SO, ACTUALLY, OUR NEXT UPCOMING BOARD MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST AT 6:00 P.M., RIGHT HERE AT THE HAYS CISD MERIDETH KELLER BOARD ROOM.

UNLESS THERE IS DISSENT TEAM, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:11 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Jul 22, 2024 Board Meeting

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