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HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT.

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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE JUNE 30TH.

[A. CALL TO ORDER: Establish a quorum]

JULY 31ST.

EXCUSE ME. SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE MERIDETH KELLER BOARDROOM.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THE TIME IS 6 P.M., AND THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY CALLED TO ORDER.

ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

[B. CLOSED SESSION]

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION FIVE, FIVE, ONE, SUBCHAPTERS D AND E, OR TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 418.183(F).

THE TIME IS STILL 6 P.M..

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

[C. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION (Immediately following Closed Session)]

WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.

THE TIME IS 9:42 P.M..

A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED.

RIGHT. WE ARE MOVING ON IN OUR AGENDA.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY HERE FOR PUBLIC FORUM.

OKAY, GREAT.

THEN WE ARE MOVING ON IN OUR AGENDA TO CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION, IF ANY, RESULTING FROM A CLOSED SESSION.

[E.1. Consideration and possible action, if any, resulting from closed session]

POSSIBLE ACTION ON CONTRACT EXTENSION AND COMPENSATION FOR SUPERINTENDENT.

I DO HAVE A MOTION.

I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION AND CONTRACT EXTENSION AS DISCUSSED AND PRESENTED.

I MOVED OKAY, SO SECONDED BY MISS RUNKLE.

OKAY, I HEARD MISS RUNKLE.

ALL RIGHT.

ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, SO I GOT A STATEMENT THAT I WANT TO READ HERE.

JUST AGAIN, OUR TEAM IS EXCITED TO HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT LEADING OUR DISTRICT.

EXTENDING DR. WRIGHT'S CONTRACT DEMONSTRATES OUR CONFIDENCE IN HIS VISION, DEDICATION AND LEADERSHIP WHICH HAVE CONSISTENTLY BENEFITED OUR COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS.

WE ARE EAGER TO CONTINUE BUILDING ON THE SUCCESSES ACHIEVED SO FAR, AND TO ACCOMPLISH EVEN MORE TOGETHER.

UNDER DOCTOR WRIGHT'S LEADERSHIP, THE DISTRICT HAS SEEN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS.

HE INHERITED A DISTRICT FACING ACADEMIC CHALLENGES, INCLUDING SEVERAL FAILING OR NEAR FAILING SCHOOLS.

SINCE HIS TENURE, THE NUMBER OF A-RATED CAMPUSES HAS INCREASED AND THE OVERALL DISTRICT RATING HAS IMPROVED FROM A C TO A B, WITH CONSISTENT GROWTH EACH YEAR IN 2023. OUR HISPANIC AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS EXCEEDED HB THREE BOARD GOALS IN GRADE THREE MATHEMATICS FOR STUDENTS AND MEETS PERFORMANCE LEVEL.

EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS SURPASSED HB THREE BOARD GOALS FOR READING, MATHEMATICS AND CMR, AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT SET TELPAS GOALS.

THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF HAYS CISD STUDENTS AND TEAMS HAVE RECEIVED STATE AND NATIONAL AWARDS IN THEIR CO-CURRICULUM, CTE, AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND THE GRADUATION RATE HAS RISEN TO 91.7%.

STAFF TURNOVER. AGAIN, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS HAS DECREASED YEAR OVER YEAR AND AGAIN, CONTINUES TO BE AT SINGLE DIGITS.

WITH LESS THAN 6% THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR.

ADDITIONALLY, DOCTOR WRIGHT EXCELS IN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS.

HE IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, FOSTERING STRONG CONNECTIONS AND ENSURING THAT OUR DISTRICT REMAINS A VIBRANT AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL.

I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT JUST A FEW OF THESE AREAS AGAIN FAST GROWTH SCHOOLS.

GREATER SAN MARCOS PARTNERSHIP, WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION ESC REGION 13 SUPERINTENDENT SYMPOSIUM.

UIL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, UIL REGION 18 MUSIC, AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW THE LIST CONTINUES.

SO AGAIN, DOCTOR WRIGHT, WE'RE EXCITED THAT WHAT YOU HAVE DELIVERED, THE VISION, THE LEADERSHIP, YOU'RE INSPIRING PRESENCE, AND WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE YOU AGAIN LEADING OUR DISTRICT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

YES. DOCTOR WRIGHT.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE THE KIND WORDS AND THE AND THE TEAM OF EIGHT APPROACH.

OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS WE DO IT TOGETHER, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AS A BOARD.

I APPRECIATE THE RESOURCES THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO OUR STAFF AND TO OUR STUDENTS, AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, IS EDUCATING OUR KIDDOS, AND WE HAVE GREAT TEACHERS IN THE DISTRICT.

WE HAVE GREAT KIDS IN OUR DISTRICT AND AND THE SKY'S THE LIMIT.

WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER NECESSARILY, AND THAT WE FOCUS ON EACH INDIVIDUAL KID AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY GROW EACH YEAR, AND AND WE WANT TO BE THE BEST DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND I THINK WE'RE HEADED IN THAT DIRECTION.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MY CONTRACT EXTENDED SO I CAN CONTINUE FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT WITH YOU GUYS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING YEARS, AND SO THANK YOU, AND AND I APPRECIATE THE POSITIVE WORDS AS WELL AS THE CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK, AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT.

SO THANK YOU.

HERE, HERE.

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ALL RIGHT. TEAM, THAT BRINGS US UP TO LETTER F, ANY REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

LOOKING RIGHT, LOOKING LEFT.

SEEING NONE. OKAY, GREAT.

OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING, OUR NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING IS GOING TO BE MONDAY, AUGUST 19TH, 2024 AT 5:30 P.M., RIGHT HERE IN THE MERIDETH KELLER BOARD MEETING ROOM, AND THEN,

[G. UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS]

OF COURSE, DON'T FORGET ABOUT OUR CULLEN ELEMENTARY RIBBON CUTTING THIS FRIDAY AT 10 A.M..

SO UNLESS THERE IS DISSENT, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:46 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.