Aug 19, 2024 Agenda Workshop

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING HERE AUGUST 19, 2024 IN THE MERIDETH KELLER BOARDROOM.

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE BEING HERE AND EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO THOSE OF YOU LISTENING ONLINE AGAIN.

THE TIME IS 5:30 P.M..

THE MEETING IS OFFICIALLY CALLED TO ORDER.

ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

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

[B. CLOSED SESSION]

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

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

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYBODY JOINING TONIGHT.

AND THOSE OF YOU WATCHING ONLINE A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEING PRESENT.

THE TIME IS 7:02 P.M..

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE PLEDGE.

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

ALL RIGHT.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS GOING TO BE READ BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT MR.

[F. MISSION STATEMENT]

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. SEVERANCE. AND OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT TONIGHT WILL BE READ BY TRUSTEE COURTNEY RUNKLE.

[G. SOCIAL CONTRACT]

ASSUME POSITIVE AND NOBLE INTENTIONS.

COLLABORATE AS A TEAM AND RESPECT THE BODY CORPORATE.

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

ALL RIGHT TEAM, THAT TAKES US TO LETTER H IN OUR AGENDA ON PAGE SEVEN.

[H. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT]

THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

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

SO THESE ARE WARM BODY I CALL IT THE WARM BODY COUNT.

SO THE STUDENTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY PRESENT, 23,900 STUDENTS AS OF TODAY.

AND THEN WE HAVE REGISTERED, NOT ENROLLED, AND MAYBE NOT IN ATTENDANCE AS OF YET.

WE HAVE 972 LEFT IN THE QUEUE.

IF THEY ALL WERE TO SHOW UP, WE WOULD HAVE 24,872 STUDENTS AND THE DEMOGRAPHER'S REPORT WAS 24,607 COMPARED TO THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR ON THE SAME DATE.

WE'RE UP 1041 STUDENTS FROM LAST YEAR.

SO JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE GROWTH.

AND SO WE EXPECT TO SEE MORE AND MORE STUDENTS ENTER IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

NEXT, I WANTED TO GIVE EVERYONE AN UPDATE ON OUR TOTAL NUMBER OF TEACHER VACANCIES.

WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 22 AT THE MOMENT.

16 SPECIAL ED TEACHERS, TWO SCIENCE TEACHERS, TWO ELEMENTARY GEN ED TEACHERS, ONE ELEMENTARY BILINGUAL TEACHER, AND ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL INTERVENTIONIST.

LAST YEAR, AT THE SAME TIME, WITH 1041 FEWER STUDENTS, WE HAD 18 TEACHER VACANCIES.

SO WE'RE TRACKING ABOUT THE SAME WAY WE DID LAST YEAR.

AND OUR ATTRITION RATE FOR OUR TEACHING STAFF WAS AROUND 8.6% THIS YEAR.

THE STATE AVERAGE IS AROUND 18%.

SO I'M VERY PROUD OF OF THE WORK THAT EVERYONE'S DOING TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN TEACHERS.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.

I KNOW MISS COURSON SAYS.

WE HAVE SOME IN THE QUEUE AND WE ARE TRYING TO FILL ALL OF THOSE POSITIONS, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THOSE TAKEN CARE OF IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR TRANSPORTATION.

I SAW CASSANDRA THERE.

THERE SHE IS OVER HERE.

I WANT TO THANK CASSANDRA AND HER TEAM FOR OUTSTANDING WORK THIS YEAR.

THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ON THE WAY HOME.

WE ALWAYS ACTUALLY, THE FIRST WEEK, WE GET THE ALL CLEAR WHEN EVERY BUS, EVERY BUS IS BACK IN THE YARD AND THEY'VE FINISHED DROPPING OFF ALL THE KIDS.

AND IT WAS AROUND 6:45 THE FIRST NIGHT.

AND THEN THE NEXT NIGHT IT WAS LIKE 6:38, AND THEN THE NEXT IT WAS LIKE 6:30, AND IT'S ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 6:00 NOW.

AND SO YOU REMEMBER, OUR HIGH SCHOOL KIDS GET OUT AT AROUND 4:25.

AND SO I THINK WE'RE STARTING TO FIGURE IT OUT.

AND SO JUST WANTED TO THANK OUR TRANSPORTATION TEAM FOR DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND, AND LEARNING THE NEW ROUTES AND UNDERSTANDING OUR KIDS AND EVEN WHEN OUR SMART TAG APP WASN'T WORKING THE WAY THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO OUR CALL CENTER KICKED IN AND OUR PEOPLE DID A FABULOUS JOB WITH THAT, SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE THEM KUDOS.

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ALL RIGHT. YOU ALREADY HAVE IT.

OKAY. CAN YOU, PUT IT ON OUR LITTLE SCREENS OR BECAUSE I HAVE THE OTHER CAMERA ANGLE.

OKAY, YOU HAVE IT UP HERE.

ALL RIGHT. I WAS LOOKING AT MY MONITOR.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE OUR A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS RELEASED ON AUGUST THE 15TH. AND BECAUSE OF A LAWSUIT STATEWIDE, IT HAS BEEN DELAYED.

THERE IS AN INJUNCTION, AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A HEARING ON THE 26TH.

AND THE REASON FOR IT, I THINK IS BEST EXPLAINED IN THIS CHART.

AND SO WHAT I ASKED KEVIN MALANDRUCCOLO TO PRODUCE FOR US IS THE DIFFERENT PERCENTAGE IN YEAR TWO OF ALL NEW IMPLEMENTATIONS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.

AND SO IN STAAR 1.0, YEAR ONE TO YEAR TWO, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE WERE GAINS ACROSS THE BOARD.

AND IF YOU DO THE MATH, THERE WAS A 3 PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN READING, ONE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN MATH SCIENCE 4%, SOCIAL STUDIES 3%.

AND IF YOU AVERAGE THOSE ALL, IT'S ABOUT A 2.75% INCREASE.

AND THEN THE NEXT TIME THEY REDID THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM WAS IN 2018.

THAT WAS THE BASELINE.

AND THEN IN YEAR TWO OF THE IMPLEMENTATION READING WENT UP TWO POINTS TWO PERCENTAGE POINTS.

MATH TWO PERCENTAGE POINTS.

SCIENCE THREE PERCENTAGE POINTS.

SOCIAL STUDIES TWO PERCENTAGE POINTS FOR AN AVERAGE GAIN OF 2.25% PERCENTAGE POINTS.

AND SO THE REASON THAT WE HAVE AN INJUNCTION AND THAT THERE IS A LAWSUIT GOING ON IS BECAUSE IN YEAR 1 TO 2 AND STAAR 2.0, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE WAS A 1% INCREASE IN READING.

BUT YOU GOT TO REMEMBER THE THIRD GRADERS THAT ARE THAT TESTED LAST YEAR WERE THE FIRST KIDS AFTER THE READING.

OUR SCORES. WE WERE, YOU KNOW, PLEASED THAT WE WERE AHEAD OF THE STATE AND REGION IN MOST AREAS.

BUT WE COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY WE DECREASED.

AND AND SO NOW THIS LAWSUIT HOPES TO GET TO THE HEART OF WHY THAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU, BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF HOT OFF THE PRESS.

AND IT ALSO TIES INTO ONE OF OUR AGENDA ITEMS THAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING LATER ON.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THAT IS ALL I HAVE, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU DR.

WRIGHT I'M LOOKING LEFT.

WHAT QUESTIONS DO WE HAVE? LOOKING OVER TO MY RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD START TO THE YEAR, DR.

WRIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS.

AND AGAIN, JUST A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

ALL RIGHT, TEAM, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS TONIGHT.

SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND SKIP PUBLIC FORUM FOR TONIGHT.

[J. CONSENT AGENDA]

BEGINNING ON PAGE NINE OF OUR BOARD BOOK THERE.

TEAM WE KNOW THAT CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY NATURE.

I KNOW WE'VE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS.

DOES ANYBODY WISH TO PULL AN ITEM? I'M LOOKING LEFT.

LOOKING RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, TEAM WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR ACTION ITEMS. THINGS THAT WE WILL VOTE ON FOR NEXT MEETING NEXT WEEK.

EXCUSE ME. SO. ALL RIGHT. BEGINNING ON PAGE 100.

ACTION ITEM K ONE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION RESULTING FROM CLOSED SESSION.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING THERE, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO K2.

[K.2. Consideration and possible adoption of a Resolution to join Litigation regarding A-F Accountability System]

DOCTOR WRIGHT, YOU JUST MENTIONED THIS IN YOUR SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.

SO TEAM I WILL LOOK RIGHT.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? AND ACTUALLY, MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IS WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE WORDING BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR A RESOLUTION TO BE ADOPTED.

WE'RE ASKING FOR POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF A LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT.

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OKAY. AND DR.

IF YOU WANT TO GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW.

ABSOLUTELY. SO WORKING WITH THE O'HANLON LAW FIRM, WE ARE LOOKING AT ENTERING IN JUST TO LIKE I MENTIONED, AND I SET THIS UP IN MY SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

HAVE THEM REALLY VET THE TEST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S FAIR.

I THINK WE OWE IT TO OUR STUDENTS AND TO OUR TEACHERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE ARE TEACHING IS IN LINE AND ASSESSED PROPERLY.

AND YOU KNOW, I THINK FOR A VERY SMALL FEE.

WE WILL BE ABLE TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER, AND IF FOR SOME REASON THE TEST COMES BACK AND IT IS VETTED APPROPRIATELY, WE'LL KNOW.

AND THIS WILL BE OUR NEW BASELINE THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD FROM.

IF IT'S VETTED AND IT'S FLAWED, THEN OBVIOUSLY IT WILL BE THROWN OUT AND WE'LL ESTABLISH A BASELINE FOR THIS YEAR ANY WAY IT GOES.

YOU'VE HEARD ME TALK TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT STUDENTS, ONCE THEY TAKE THEIR FIRST TEST IN THIRD GRADE, IF THEY IF THEY'RE NOT SUCCESSFUL, THEN THEY CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE A FAILURE.

AND WE HAVE TO WORK REALLY HARD TRYING TO HELP THEM REGAIN THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE.

AND ALSO, IF OUR TEACHERS REALLY WORKED AS HARD AS I KNOW THEY DID, AND IT WAS A FLAWED TEST, AND THEN THEY'RE PENALIZED WITH A FAILING SCORE OR A CAMPUS GRADE, THEN IT'S NOT FAIR TO THEM EITHER.

AND SO THE MORE SCHOOLS THAT JOIN THE LAWSUIT, THE LESS THE FEE WILL BE AND YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT WE JOINED THE LAWSUIT IN THE PAST YEAR, AND OUR TOTAL FEE FOR LEGAL SERVICES WAS $5,000 FOR THAT, AND I WOULD ASSUME THAT IT WOULD BE SOMEWHERE IN THAT BALLPARK AGAIN.

BUT YEAH, I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE JOIN JUST SO THAT WE CAN DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS THE WAY THAT THEY DESERVE TO BE SUPPORTED. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. DOCTOR WRIGHT. LOOKING LEFT, MISS OROSCO.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR WRIGHT.

CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT DISTRICTS ARE PART OF THE LAWSUIT ALREADY? I AM 100% IN SUPPORT OF THIS, JUST LIKE WE SUPPORTED THE LAST LAWSUIT.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO JOIN TOGETHER BECAUSE WE KNOW OUR VOICE IS STRONGER WHEN ALL THE DISTRICTS JOIN TOGETHER.

WE HAVE OVER 1000 DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND WHEN WE STAND UP TOGETHER AND SAY NO, LET'S CHECK ON THIS.

MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS DOTTED AND OUR T'S ARE CROSSED.

THEN WE SEND A MESSAGE.

I KNOW WHEN COMMISSIONER MORATH TALKED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO HE TALKED ABOUT, OH, THERE'S JUST A FEW SCHOOLS, SO IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BIG THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, IT'S JUST MAYBE 200,000 STUDENTS THAT THEY'RE QUESTIONING ABOUT, WHEN IN REALITY IT'S OVER 5.5 MILLION STUDENTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT WE NEED TO BE WORRIED ABOUT.

SO CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DISTRICTS THAT JOINED THE LAWSUIT ALREADY? WELL, I'LL HAVE TO GET WITH THE LAW FIRM TO GIVE YOU AN EXCLUSIVE LIST.

AS OF LAST WEEK, THERE WERE ABOUT 67 THAT WERE ON THE ORIGINAL CONFERENCE CALL, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY HAVE SIGNED UP SINCE THEN.

I KNOW ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS, COMAL IS LOOKING INTO THIS AS WELL, AND I THINK DEL VALLE IS AND AND SEVERAL OF THE OTHER, I THINK PFLUGERVILLE IS AND SEVERAL OF THE OTHER LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE AREA.

BUT I'LL WORK WITH THE TEAM TOMORROW AND GET YOU GUYS AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST.

WONDERFUL. I THINK THAT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL.

AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO NETWORK AS WELL AS BOARDS, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE TALK ABOUT THIS LAWSUIT AND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT, AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ALSO ADVOCATE ON THE BEHALF OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN.

THANK YOU.

MR. SEIBEL.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, ASSESSMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AREN'T BAD TERMS. WE OFTEN USE THEM IN THAT SENSE, BUT THEY'RE NOT SO LONG AS THEY'RE FAIR.

AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE OBVIOUSLY GETTING A FAIR SHAKE.

AND WHAT WE'RE DOING, OUR TEACHERS PUT IN A LOT OF WORK.

WE MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER GRADE WE'RE RECEIVING IS FAIR.

SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.

I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND TO WHAT IS THE BENEFIT TO US AS A DISTRICT TO JOIN A LAWSUIT.

AND IF IT'S JUST, WE MAY PAY, YOU KNOW, $5,000, $10,000 JUST TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF IN THIS EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GETTING A FAIR ASSESSMENT.

FINE. THERE'S NO REAL OTHER DIRECT BENEFIT OTHER THAN THAT.

BUT IF WE WERE TO NOT JOIN A LAWSUIT IN OTHER WORDS, WE'D STILL FIND OUT THE SAME INFORMATION, PERHAPS.

OR DO WE NOT FIND THAT INFORMATION OUT BECAUSE WE WEREN'T PART OF THE LAWSUIT? THE DIFFERENTIAL MAY BE THAT IF WE HAVE A FEW LOW PERFORMING CAMPUSES, INSTEAD OF HAVING TO SPEND ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR ALL OF THAT SUPPORT,

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AND THEN THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE LABELED AS, AS LOW PERFORMING.

IF THAT WERE THE CASE, WHICH MIGHT CAUSE, YOU KNOW, SOME MOVEMENT AND SOME TRANSITION OF STAFF AND FAMILIES TO OTHER PLACES. MR. FLORES. AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, DOCTOR WRIGHT, I KNOW WE YOU KNOW, WHEN THE TEA CHANGED THE RATING SYSTEMS CRITERIA RETROACTIVELY THAT WAS A SEPARATE LAWSUIT.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S DIFFERENT THAT WE'RE SIGNING ON TO.

THAT WAY WE CAN GET INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE ACTUAL EXAM.

CORRECT. OKAY.

AND ALSO, I MEAN, I JUST WANT FOLKS TO UNDERSTAND FROM A TEACHER'S POINT OF VIEW, TEACHERS SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS LESSON PLANNING YOU KNOW, TO ATTEST TO STAAR DATA MEETINGS, ETC.

AND IF THE TEST ISN'T INDEPENDENTLY REVIEWED, SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE TEACHING TO YEAR ROUND IN ORDER TO GET THE BEST RESULTS, IT'S UNFAIR TO HAVE A TEST THAT IS NOT ACCORDING TO THE, YOU KNOW, TO THE TEKS, BASICALLY.

SO I MEAN, THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT THAT ARE AND FAIR FOR OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.

BUT I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH THIS.

AS TRUSTEE OROSCO SAID, AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO DO THIS AND, AND JOIN THAT EFFORT AND SPEAK OUT.

THANK YOU. MISS RUNKLE.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO GO ON THE RECORD AND SAY I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT THIS, JUST LIKE WE SUPPORTED THE FIRST LAWSUIT IN THE BEGINNING.

WE OWE IT TO OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF AND OUR FAMILIES TO FIGHT FOR OUR KIDS.

THAT'S WHAT WE DO AND THAT'S WHAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO.

SO AS LONG AS WE HAVE TO DO THIS TO GET THE ANSWERS FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT TEA ON THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU.

MISS OROSCO.

I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT FOR MR. SEIBEL AND FOR OTHERS THAT MIGHT NOT KNOW WHEN WE DID THAT FIRST LAWSUIT, IF YOU JOINED, YOU WERE GUARANTEED THE REMEDIES IF REMEDIES CAME OUT.

SO NOT EVERYBODY WAS GOING TO BENEFIT FROM REMEDIES.

IF A LAWSUIT WERE TO HAPPEN AND THEY ASKED FOR CERTAIN REMEDIES, IT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE APPLIED TO EVERYBODY.

IT WOULD JUST BE POSSIBLY APPLIED TO THE SCHOOLS THAT JOINED THE LAWSUIT.

SO THAT IS WHY IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE JOIN THE LAWSUIT.

SO IF THERE IS REMEDIES THAT COME DOWN OUR WAY THAT WE ARE GUARANTEED A REMEDY.

SO I JUST WANTED TO HAVE THAT CLARIFICATION.

MR. SEVERANCE.

DOCTOR WRIGHT DID THEY GIVE YOU ANY KIND OF INDICATION ABOUT HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO GET THAT TEST, TO GET, LIKE, WHAT KIND OF ACTION PLAN THEY WERE GOING TO PUT OUT TO KIND OF MAYBE THIS YEAR, NEXT YEAR.

I THINK THEY'LL HAVE TO PRODUCE SOME EVIDENCE UP FRONT.

AND THEN IF PROVEN THAT THERE ARE A FEW FAULTY QUESTIONS, THEN I THINK THEY WOULD ASK FOR AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW.

AND IT COULD TAKE MONTHS, BUT THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN US A DEFINITIVE TIMELINE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, TEAM.

DOCTOR WRIGHT, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT OVERVIEW.

AND I MEAN, YOU'VE HEARD I MEAN, WE CERTAINLY WANT TO BACK OUR, TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATION THAT WE KNOW THAT THE CHANGE IN THE GOAL OR JUST THE UNFAIRNESS. SO WE APPRECIATE BEING AT THE FOREFRONT OF THAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR LEADING THAT.

ALL RIGHT TEAM NEXT ONE IS ITEM K3 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN HAYS CISD AND TEXAS STATE

[K.3. Consideration and possible approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between Hays CISD and Texas State University Dietetic Internship Program]

I KNOW MISS COURSON IS COMING UP.

TEAM I KNOW WE'VE SUBMITTED QUESTIONS, BUT, MISS COURSON, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR US? MAKING SURE THIS IS ON.

GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT, DOCTOR WRIGHT.

THIS ITEM ORIGINALLY BROUGHT FORWARD AS AN ACTION ITEM.

THIS IS A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT THAT WOULD ENABLE DIETETIC INTERNS FROM TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY AT A MASTER'S LEVEL PROGRAM TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH OUR REGISTERED DIETITIAN AND TO INTERN FOR FOUR WEEKS PER INTERN TO GAIN THAT VALUABLE EXPERIENCE.

INITIALLY, WE BELIEVED THAT WE NEEDED TO BRING THIS TO THE BOARD FOR BOARD APPROVAL, ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO FINANCIAL IMPACT WHATSOEVER.

HOWEVER, IN SPEAKING WITH OUR ATTORNEY TODAY, WE LEARNED THAT ACTUALLY WE DON'T HAVE TO BRING IT TO THE BOARD FOR ACTION.

AND IT CAN BE REWRITTEN IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT COULD APPROVE THIS.

HOWEVER, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT THIS.

AND THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WILL NOT BE ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT OUR POTENTIAL DIETETIC INTERN

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THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. ALL RIGHT. LOOKING TO MY RIGHT.

MR. FLORES. YES, SIR.

I'LL JUST GO ON RECORD TO SAY THE MORE BOBCATS WORKING IN OUR DISTRICT, THE BETTER.

[LAUGHTER] BUT I JUST AS FAR AS THE, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S A GREAT PIPELINE TO GET TO GET REALLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN CHILD NUTRITION.

AND A GOOD RECRUITMENT TOOL TO GET THESE FOLKS TO COME AND WORK IN OUR DISTRICT.

DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA OF HOW MANY KIDS MIGHT BE OR KIDS STUDENTS MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN TAKING THIS INTERNSHIP.

YES, THIS YEAR THERE ARE THREE STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.

THEY ARE IN THE MASTER'S PROGRAM.

THEY WOULD BE WORKING WITH ANGELICA SOLIS.

NOT ALL THREE AT THE SAME TIME, BUT EACH ONE WITH A FOUR WEEK INTERVAL.

AND I ASKED A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, AND THEY WOULD BE DOING REVIEWS OF THE MENUS AND HELPING TO WRITE THOSE MENUS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH USDA.

SO PLANNING THOSE MENUS, BUT ALSO WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO HAVE SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS, AND OUR REGISTERED DIETITIAN IS CRITICAL IN ENSURING THAT WE ARE MEETING THOSE SPECIAL NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS WHETHER THEY HAVE CELIAC DISEASE OR THEY MAY HAVE A LACTOSE INTOLERANCE OR A FOOD ALLERGY THAT MAY CAUSE A SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION.

SO IT'S ALSO IT ALSO BENEFITS OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE THESE HIGHLY EDUCATED, WELL-PREPARED DIETITIANS SO THAT AS WE GROW OR AS WE NEED TO RECRUIT MORE, WE ALREADY HAVE FOLKS THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH OUR FACILITIES AND WITH THE HAYS WAY, AND IT'S A GREAT RECRUITMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR US. ABSOLUTELY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MISS COURSON.

YES, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, STEVE? ALL RIGHT, MISS COURSON, AGAIN, THANK YOU.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO GETTING ANOTHER PROGRAM GOING FOR US.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, TEAM, WE ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

WOW. ALL RIGHT.

ITEM K FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ENTER INTO A COLLECTION CONTRACT

[K.4. Consideration and possible action to enter into a collection contract with Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP to collect delinquent property taxes pursuant to TX Tax Code Sections 6.30, 33.07, 33.08, 33.11, and 33.48]

33.08. 33.11 AND 33.48.

ALL RIGHT. AND RANDY RAU BRINGING THIS ONE TO US.

SO I KNOW WE'VE SUBMITTED SOME QUESTIONS, BUT RANDY, IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP, KEEP LOOKING LEFT.

WHAT QUESTIONS DO WE HAVE? LOOKING RIGHT. OKAY.

RANDY, WANT TO GIVE US THE HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW, SIR? YES, SIR. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A RENEWAL OF OUR EXISTING CONTRACT, TAKING IT THROUGH DECEMBER 2027.

OKAY. AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAD ANY QUESTIONS UNLESS, I MEAN, WE SUBMITTED, BUT.

YEAH, RANDY LIKES TO TALK. WE KNOW.

[LAUGHTER] MS. OROSCO. I SAW YOUR HAND COME UP.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

I JUST WANT TO THANK LINEBARGER FOR BEING A WONDERFUL PARTNER WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ALWAYS DOING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE IN COLLECTING THESE TAXES FOR US.

SO THANK YOU, LINEBARGER.

WE SEE LINEBARGER WAVING THEIR HAND BACK THERE.

SO LINEBARGER WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UPDATE YOUR MAILING LIST.

WE GOT A COUPLE OF CORRECTIONS.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT OFFLINE.

BUT ANYWAYS.

[LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. WELL MR. RAU THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION, SIR.

OKAY, THERE WE GO.

STAY UP FOR THE NEXT ONE. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ONE IS ITEM K SIX.

CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF A PROPOSED DEFEASANCE AND REDEMPTION.

OH. EXCUSE ME.

SAME. SAME. SAME FIRM CONSIDERATION AND ITEM K 5 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION TO AN MOU APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH LINEBARGER.

[K.5. Consideration and possible action to adopt a memorandum approving a contract with Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP for School Property Value Study Services]

MR. RAU.

DITTO. [LAUGHTER] NO CURRENTLY LINEBARGER DOES NOT DO OUR PROPERTY VALUE STUDY, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO LINEBARGER AND DOING OUR PROPERTY VALUE STUDIES SINCE THEY ALREADY DO OUR DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTIONS.

THEY HAVE A HISTORY WITH THE DISTRICT AND THEY KNOW OUR AREA WELL AND, AND AND KNOW OUR, VALUES.

SO WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO UTILIZING THEM AS WELL.

OKAY. GREAT. LOOKING TO MY RIGHT FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

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MR. RAU THANK YOU AGAIN.

OKAY. MIGHT AS WELL STAY FOR THE NEXT ONE.

IT SEEMS LIKE NOW ITEM K 6, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF A PROPOSED DEFEASANCE AND REDEMPTION OF A PORTION OF OUTSTANDING BONDS.

[K.6. Consideration and possible approval of a Proposed Defeasance and Redemption of a Portion of Outstanding Bonds]

I SHOULD HAVE BEEN CALLING THIS OUT. WE ARE ON PAGE 128.

MR. RAU.

YES. SO BEFORE SETTING OUR TAX RATE WE HAD LOOKED AT OUR PROPERTY VALUES AND IF WE KEEP OUR RATE THE SAME AS WE HAVE IN THE PAST, WE WILL BE ABLE TO PAY OFF ALMOST $23 MILLION IN DEBT.

THE WAY WE HAD OUR DEBT STRUCTURE, OUR PAYMENTS ACTUALLY WENT DOWN SOME THIS YEAR.

WE UP FRONTED, I GUESS, LACK OF A BETTER TERM SOME OF OUR BONDED PAYMENTS LAST YEAR ON OUR 2023 BOND. AND SO NOW MOVING FORWARD ONE YEAR INTO THAT, OUR DEBT SCHEDULE HAS GONE DOWN A LITTLE BIT, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO PAY OFF THAT 20, ROUGHLY 23 MILLION EARLY.

AND SO WE NEED TO HAVE THE BOARD APPROVE THIS SO THAT WE CAN THEN SET OUR TAX RATE COMMENSURATE WITH THE DEBT PAYMENT.

OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD.

THANK YOU. LOOKING LEFT.

LOOKING RIGHT.

MR. RAU, YOU'RE ANSWERING ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE ASK THEM.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT, SIR.

[K.7. Consideration and possible adoption of the 2024-2025 Tax Rate]

OKAY. ALL RIGHT SIR.

STILL YOUR SHOW. OKAY.

SO WHEN WE ADOPTED THE BUDGET BACK IN JUNE OF COURSE, WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR CERTIFIED VALUES AT THAT TIME.

WE DID EVERYTHING BASED ON A CERTIFIED ESTIMATE.

SO YOU ESSENTIALLY HAVE TO DO YOUR TRUTH AND TAXATION ON YOUR CERTIFIED ESTIMATE, WHICH WAS RECEIVED IN APRIL.

SO THE TAX RATE IS WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD OR RECOMMENDED THAT YOU SHOULD LEAVE YOUR TAX RATE THE SAME AS THE PRIOR YEAR FOR TRUTH AND TAXATION PURPOSES.

ONCE WE GET OUR CERTIFIED VALUES UNDER HOUSE BILL THREE IF YOUR VALUES INCREASE, YOUR TAX RATE WILL BE COMPRESSED.

SO AS LONG AS YOUR TAX RATE ADOPTED IN AUGUST IS GOING TO BE LESS THAN WHAT WAS PUBLICLY PUBLICIZED IN JUNE, THEN THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND THE BOARD IS AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE THAT RATE.

OUR PROPERTY VALUES CAME IN IN JULY AT ABOUT 8.83% HIGHER THAN THE PRIOR YEAR.

KEEP IN MIND THAT WE'RE ALSO NAVIGATING A GOING FROM A $40,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION TO A $100,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

SO WHEN WE COMPARE THE APPLES TO APPLES THIS YEAR, IT HAS THE EFFECT OF OUR RESOLUTION NOW SAYING WHERE THE SAME RATE OR EVEN A SLIGHTLY LOWER RATE BEING ASSESSED THIS YEAR ON A HIGHER VALUE, WILL GENERATE MORE TAXES THAN WHAT WAS GENERATED ON THOSE VALUES LAST YEAR.

SO ESSENTIALLY THAT'S IN A NUTSHELL, A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON ON THE RATE AND THE RESOLUTION.

WE'RE LOOKING AT A PROPOSED RATE THAT IS 2/10 OF A PENNY LESS THAN LAST YEAR.

BUT OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, THAT'S A 38 CENT DECREASE.

ALL RIGHT. LOOKING TO MY RIGHT FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

LOOKING LEFT. ALL RIGHT.

I SAW MR. SEIBEL'S HAND FIRST.

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS GOOD NEWS.

HOPEFULLY FOR RESIDENTS THAT ARE TAX RATES A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN LAST YEAR.

I WISH THAT WE COULD GIVE THEM A BIGGER TAX BREAK, AS ALWAYS, BUT OUR CERTIFIED VALUES ARE DOWN.

AND A LOWER TAX RATE NOW.

SO HOW DOES THIS JUST LAYMAN'S TERMS, HOW DOES IT IMPACT THE BUDGET THAT WE APPROVED IN JUNE? IT DOES NOT.

LITERALLY THE VALUES IN THE RATE JUST KIND OF IT'S LIKE AN INVERSE RELATIONSHIP OR A TEETER TOTTER EFFECT IF THE RATE OR THE THE ASSESSMENT THAT WE'LL GET FROM LOCAL TAXES GOES DOWN, THE STATE'S SHARE GOES UP.

IF THE LOCAL GOES UP, THE STATE SHARE GOES DOWN.

SO IT HAS NO EFFECT ON THE OVERALL BUDGET THAT'S ALWAYS GEARED TOWARD KIDS.

YEP. OKAY.

YEP. SO JUST MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE WERE BUDGETING IN JUNE.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE SHORT ANYMORE.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL DEFICIT BECAUSE OUR VALUES ARE DOWN AND WE'RE PASSING A LOWER TAX RATE.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS CLEAR FOR EVERYBODY.

[00:30:01]

MISS OROSCO? YES. THANK YOU, MR. SEIBEL, FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

ANOTHER THING THAT WE NEED TO ALWAYS EMPHASIZE IS THE WHOLE RESOLUTION AND WHAT WE NEED TO READ WHEN IT COMES TO TAKING ACTION, BECAUSE IT CAN SOUND A LITTLE MISLEADING, RIGHT, THAT WE ARE INCREASING, THAT WE HAVE THIS TAX RATE, WHEN IN REALITY WE HAVE GONE DOWN BY $0.38.

YOU SAID, MR. RAU. YES.

AND SO WE HAVE. OUR BOARD HAS WORKED VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE TO DECREASE THAT TAX RATE.

BUT WHEN YOU READ THIS RESOLUTION AND THE WAY WE HAVE TO DO IT BY LAW AND STATE IT, IT MAKES IT SEEM LIKE WE KEEP INCREASING THIS TAX RATE.

SO THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT DECREASE.

THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TEAM OKAY.

AGAIN MR. RAU THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GOOD NEWS.

AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO.

[K.8. Consideration and possible approval of an agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credit (Netting Chapter 48 Funding)]

MR. RAU, WHAT ELSE HAVE WE GOT? OKAY. SO THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE SECOND YEAR THAT WE'VE HAD TO DO THIS.

AND THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE ON THE BOARD LAST YEAR KIND OF REMEMBERED.

I DID A, I THINK A ONE SLIDE PRESENTATION THAT BASICALLY SAID, WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.

SO TEA HAS TO SEND THIS OUT BASED ON CURRENT LAW BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR TIER TWO RATE WILL BE.

IN ESSENCE, THE RATE WE HAVE ADOPTED ON THE M&O SIDE HAS AS MANY GOLDEN PENNIES THAT WE CAN HAVE. BUT TEA SAYS THAT IF WE WERE TO HAVE LIKE A TAX ROLLBACK ELECTION OR VATRE I THINK IS WHAT THEY CALL THEM NOW. ANY PENNY WE ASSESS THAT WOULD BE NOW CONSIDERED A COPPER PENNY THAT WOULD GET US MORE TIER TWO FUNDING WOULD RESULT IN US HAVING TO PAY RECAPTURE BACK ON THOSE PENNIES.

SO THE FACT THAT TEA DOESN'T HAVE OUR RATE YET, THEY SEND THIS OUT AND WE HAVE TO AT LEAST RESPOND TO IT.

SO THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS OWED TEA ESTIMATES EVEN SHOW THAT WE OWE NOTHING.

BUT BECAUSE THE WAY THE LAW IS WRITTEN, WE DO HAVE TO CHOOSE AN OPTION THAT WE WILL NOT USE.

OKAY, I'M LOOKING TO MY LEFT.

ANY QUESTIONS, MR. SEIBEL? SORRY.

ME AGAIN. SO ROOKIE HERE.

SO THIS IS WHERE IT GETS A LITTLE SCARY AND YOU START TALKING ABOUT RECAPTURE.

BECAUSE WE HEAR HOW BIG OF A DEAL IT IS FOR A LOT OF OTHER DISTRICTS AND HOW THAT IMPACTS THEIR BUDGETS.

SO IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THAT POINT.

BUT IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION, HOW CLOSE ARE WE TO THAT POINT? WE'RE NOT AS LONG AS WE'VE GROWN LIKE A THOUSAND, OVER A THOUSAND STUDENTS AND OUR RATES HAVE ONLY INCREASED 8%.

THE ONLY REASON WE'RE HAVING TO DO THIS IS IF WE WERE TO LEVY A RATE.

WE HAVE BY LAW, WE CAN GO UP ANOTHER $0.17 ON OUR M&O RATE.

BUT THAT WOULD REQUIRE VOTER APPROVAL.

ALL THIS IS SAYING IS IF WE DID THAT, WE WOULD THEN HAVE TO SEND BACK.

IT WOULD JUST BE A WILD GUESS.

AND I KNOW THIS FROM THE DISTRICT THAT I WORKED AT BEFORE HERE.

WE DID HAVE WHAT WAS CONSIDERED COPPER PENNIES, AND THEY WERE RECAPTURED AT THE OLD THE OLD WADA, SO TO SPEAK, THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.

AND SO FOR EVERY DOLLAR WE GOT, WE HAD TO SEND ABOUT $0.45 BACK TO THE STATE.

IN OUR CASE HERE, WE'RE NOT EVEN IN THAT REALM.

SO THE STATE'S PUSHING OUR RATE DOWN.

SO THERE'S NO NOTHING TO RECAPTURE IF OUR RATES BEING FORCED DOWN.

AND THIS IS WHY FOR US, AND WE'VE HEARD SOME OTHER LOCAL DISTRICTS HAVING A VATR ELECTION TO INCREASE THEIR REVENUE, SO TO SAY IN ORDER TO HELP FUND THEIR DISTRICTS.

WHY, FOR US, THAT'S NOT AS BENEFICIAL FOR US, BECAUSE WE WOULD BE GIVING UP A LOT OF THAT MONEY RIGHT BACK.

THAT'S RIGHT. IT WOULD NOT BE A DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR FOR US TO KEEP.

IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE GOING BACK TO THE STATE.

LOOKING RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. MR. RAU, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT UPDATE.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO K 9 TEAM.

[K.9. Consideration and possible grant of a Non-Exclusive Utility Easement to County Line Special Utility District for Ranch Road Wayside LLC at the Wayside Subdivision]

CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE GRANT OF A NON-EXCLUSIVE UTILITY EASEMENT TO COUNTY LINE SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT FOR RANCH ROAD WAYSIDE, LLC AT THE WAYSIDE SUBDIVISION.

MR. CLEAVER.

[00:35:01]

ON PAGE 135, YOU CAN SEE IN THE SUMMARY IT'S KIND OF A CONTINUATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

YOU ALL PREVIOUSLY GRANTED AN EASEMENT TO PEDERNALES ELECTRIC CO-OP BACK IN MAY OF 21.

AND THIS AGAIN, IS JUST SORT OF A CONTINUATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND COUNTY LINE NEEDS TO PUT THEIR WATER, WASTEWATER AND RECLAIMED WATER LINES IN THAT SAME EASEMENT. AND SO IT'S A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT.

OKAY, TEAM LOOKING LEFT.

ANY QUESTIONS? LOOKING RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. MR. CLEAVER. IT SOUNDS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE.

AND LIKE MR. RAU BEFORE YOU, YOU MIGHT AS WELL STAY FOR THE NEXT ITEM.

YES, SIR. AND THIS IS ITEM K TEN.

[K.10. Consideration and possible approval of an Amendment of Interlocal Agreement with Hays Caldwell County ESD 1]

YES, SIR. THIS ONE WAS ACTUALLY KIND OF FUN BECAUSE THIS ONE GOES BACK TO JANUARY 2018.

IN MY FIRST BOARD MEETING WAS FEBRUARY OF 2018.

AND SO THIS WAS THIS OCCURRED ONE MEETING PRIOR TO ME GETTING ON BOARD, BUT I HAD THAT TRANSITIONAL BOARD BOOK.

AND SO WHAT THIS IS, IS THEY YOU KNOW, THEY ACTUALLY HAD THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE FIRE STATION THIS WEEKEND, AND SO THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD.

AND LET ME TURN TO PAGE.

IF YOU WOULD TURN TO PAGE WITH ME.

TURN TO PAGE, WHICH EXPLAINS IT THE BEST IS THE LITTLE SKETCH ON PAGE 164.

SO BASICALLY THEY'RE AT THE FACILITY THERE.

THERE'S THE DRIVEWAY FROM THAT GOES FROM HIGHWAY 21 INTO OUR TRANSPORTATION FACILITY, AND THERE'S A GATE RIGHT ON HIGHWAY 21.

THEY JUST WANT TO MOVE THAT GATE BACK TO BE IN LINE WITH THE PROPERTY, SO THAT SOMEONE CAN ENTER THE FIRE STATION OFF 21 DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH A GATE AND CAN ACTUALLY GET TO THE FIRE STATION. AND SO THE REQUEST IS JUST TO AMEND THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE THAT LITTLE PIECE OF AGAIN ON PAGE 164. IT IS 0.27 ACRES OR 11,702FT² FEET OF AN ACCESS EASEMENT IN ORDER TO GET TO THE FIRE STATION.

IT'S THE LITTLE HATCHED AREA ON THE CONCRETE DRIVEWAY.

SO IT'S JUST AN AMENDMENT TO THAT EXISTING AGREEMENT.

THANK YOU, MR. CLEAVER. I WILL LOOK LEFT AND SEE WHAT QUESTIONS WE HAVE.

MR. SEVERANCE.

THANKS, MAX. THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD WAS IF WE MOVE THAT GATE.

THAT GATE RIGHT NOW IS CURRENTLY LOCKED.

CLOSED. RIGHT. WE DON'T USE THAT.

THAT'S CORRECT. DO WE EVER USE THAT GATE? HAVE WE? WHAT WOULD BE THE REASON WHY WE WOULD OPEN THAT GATE AND USE IT? AND I GUESS JUST FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS IF WE NEED IT IN.

SO WE WILL KEEP THAT GATE CLOSED.

AND SO WE WILL STILL HAVE, YOU KNOW, A SECURE DRIVEWAY AND A SECURE FACILITY BACK BEHIND THAT GATE.

OKAY, GREAT. AND THEN IF WE MOVE THAT GATE, IF WE DECIDE TO OPEN IT, WE DON'T NEED PERMISSION FROM THEM TO OPEN IT INTO THAT EASEMENT THAT ACCESS, WE CAN JUST.

THAT'S RIGHT. WE OWN ALL OF THAT.

AND SO WE'RE JUST GIVING THEM PERMISSION TO BE IN THAT FRONT, WHATEVER THAT IS A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET.

OKAY. GREAT. THANKS.

OKAY. LOOKING RIGHT REAL QUICK QUESTION MR. CLEAVER. SO THAT GATE IS LOCKED, ALTHOUGH WE DON'T OPEN THAT FOR ANYTHING CURRENTLY.

I PERSONALLY HAVE NEVER SEEN IT OPENED AND CASSANDRA'S, INDICATING WE HAVE NO REASON TO GO IN AND OUT OF THAT GATE.

OKAY, SO IT'S NOT IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE ANYTHING ON HOW WE DO, HOW WE OPERATE TODAY.

NOT A SINGLE THING. WE'RE JUST MOVING IT OUT OF THE WAY. WE'RE BEING RESPECTFUL AND GOOD NEIGHBORS TO OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES.

YES SIR. OKAY, GREAT.

AND THEY ACTUALLY ASKED US INSTEAD OF JUST MOVING IT.

SO I APPRECIATED THAT.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE JUST MOVE GATES.

OKAY. THEY DIDN'T.

GREAT. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

MR. CLEAVER THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT WAS, LIKE I SAID, INTERESTING.

AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR MAKING IT PAST THAT INITIAL MEETING THAT YOU MADE BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2018.

LOOK AT THAT. ALL RIGHT, TEAM, THE NEXT TWO ITEMS, ITEM K 11 AND K 12.

THOSE ARE GOING TO BE TO BE DISCUSSED NEXT WEEK.

THAT IS AFTER OUR TEAM BUILDING MEETING THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS FRIDAY.

SO WE WILL NOT BE DISCUSSING THOSE TONIGHT, BUT BE READY AND STAY TUNED FOR THOSE AT OUR NEXT SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING ON MONDAY.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO OUR INFORMATION ITEMS. ITEM L ONE UPDATE ON DISTRICT SAFETY AND SECURITY INITIATIVES.

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

YEAH, MOST OF WHAT I HAVE IS CLOSED SESSION.

OKAY, GREAT.

TEAM DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING? JUST GENERAL LOOKING LEFT.

LOOKING RIGHT. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE THE ITEM L TWO THE 2024 2025 APPRAISAL CALENDAR AND TIMELINE.

[L.2. 2024-2025 Appraisal Calendar and Timeline]

[00:40:01]

IS ON THAT.

WE HAVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW.

MISS COURSON. THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND THE DRAFT.

YES. GOOD EVENING.

SO YOU HAVE BEEN PRESENTED THE DRAFT EMPLOYEE APPRAISAL CALENDAR FOR 24-25.

THIS MIRRORS THE PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE HAD LAST YEAR, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WE DID MOVE UP SOME OF THE BEGINNING OF THE OBSERVATIONS INTO LATE SEPTEMBER BEFORE IT STARTED IN OCTOBER.

BECAUSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF TIME BETWEEN THE TIME WE START SCHOOL AND THE TIME THAT THAT WE BEGIN THESE OBSERVATIONS. LET'S GET IN THERE A LITTLE BIT EARLIER SO THAT WE CAN GIVE THAT FEEDBACK SOONER AND HAVE AN IMPACT SOONER.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THE CALENDAR THAT YOU SEE MIRRORS WHAT WE'VE DONE BEFORE AND CERTAINLY YOU SEE THE TIMES THAT ARE BLOCKED OFF FOR NO OBSERVATIONS ALLOWED, TYPICALLY BEFORE OR AFTER HOLIDAYS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CALENDAR? YOU'VE ALSO BEEN PROVIDED A LIST OF THE CERTIFIED APPRAISERS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BY CAMPUS.

RIGHT YES WE HAVE, THANK YOU.

SO I'LL LOOK LEFT AND SEE WHAT QUESTIONS WE HAVE, MR. SEIBEL. AND NO QUESTION, I JUST I THINK IT'S GOOD MOVING A CALENDAR UP A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY TIME INTENSIVE PROCESS OR I MEAN, I KNOW WHEN I WAS IN THE CLASSROOM, GETTING A FORMAL OBSERVATION IS VERY STRESSFUL ON THE TEACHER AND MAKING SURE YOU GET EVERYTHING LINED UP IN A ROW.

AND NOW YOU HAVE A PRE-CONFERENCE MEETING, YOU KNOW, BEFORE YOUR OBSERVATION, AND THEN YOU DO THE OBSERVATION AND A POST OBSERVATION MEETING AND MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS IN ALIGNMENT. EVERYBODY'S COMMUNICATING APPROPRIATELY.

SO THESE TAKE MULTIPLE DAYS.

IT'S NOT JUST A SIMPLE DROP IN THE CLASSROOM AND OBSERVE.

AND SO THIS IS GOOD. GIVING A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY ON TIME HERE FOR THIS IS GOOD.

SO THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY.

MR. SEDILLO SUGGESTED THAT AND WE AGREE THAT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA.

ALL RIGHT. LOOKING RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. MISS COURSON, THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. AND THEN L 3.

[L.3. Update on District Bond, Construction, and Renovation Projects]

I'M SURE WE HAVE SEVERAL UPDATES.

MR. CLEAVER IS COMING ON UP TO THE LECTERN.

YES, SIR. I REALLY WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL SORT OF A FORWARD LOOK FOR WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIKE.

SO I BELIEVE ON FRIDAY WE PLACED IN THE BOARD BLOG, WE PLACED THE DESIGNS FOR THE CURRENT THREE HIGH SCHOOLS AND THEN ALSO FOR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL FOUR.

SO OUR GOAL FOR THAT IS TO HAVE YOU ALL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND START GIVING US FEEDBACK AS YOU SEE FIT.

AND THEN BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING, BEFORE THE SEPTEMBER MEETING, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO SEND YOU THE DESIGNS FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

REMEMBER, THESE ARE THE BOND BID PACKAGE 12 2023 BOND BID PACKAGE 12.

SO WE'LL BE SENDING YOU KYLE AND TOM GREEN AND HEMPHILL AND FUENTES.

SO WE ALSO NEED YOU TO KIND OF LOOK AT THOSE.

OH, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE SENDING YOU SIX MORE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROJECTS TO LOOK AT.

SO FOR A TOTAL OF 14 PROJECTS.

NOW AGAIN, WE'VE LISTENED, WE'VE HEARD AND WE DON'T WANT TO RUSH THINGS, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THE TIME AT THE END.

SO IN SEPTEMBER, WE WANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THOSE 14 PROJECTS.

IN OCTOBER, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN APPROVAL PROCESS WITH THAT ACCOMPANYING SD COST ESTIMATE.

AND THESE ARE GOING TO BE USED TO FEED THE BOND PROCESS GOING FORWARD.

AND THEN SO IN NOVEMBER, WE BELIEVE WE'D BE TRYING TO MAKE AN FBOC BOND RECOMMENDATION.

SO WE'VE GOT THESE 14 PROJECTS SWIRLING THAT YOU HAVE SEEN VARIOUS STAGES OF.

SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO KIND OF BRING THOSE IN, APPROVE SD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH A R ECOMMENDATION IN NOVEMBER.

ALL THAT TO SAY, WE JUST WANT TO.

THERE'S SO MUCH OUT THERE.

WE DON'T WANT TO JUST THROW IT ALL AT YOU AT ONCE.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO METER IT OUT SO THAT YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO SORT OF DIGEST IT AND, MAKE COMMENTS ON IT.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE LINE FROM OUR SHOP.

ALL RIGHT. LOOKING TO MY RIGHT FOR QUESTIONS.

LOOKING LEFT, MR. SEVERANCE. THANKS FOR THAT UPDATE ON THE BOND CALENDAR.

BUT I HAVE A QUESTION. IF YOU'RE GOING TO BRING THAT TO US IN NOVEMBER, WHEN DO WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THE ITEMS? WHEN WOULD BE THE DATE THE BOND CALENDAR DATE THAT THIS BOARD WOULD HAVE TO SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO PACKAGE IT.

YES, SIR. THAT WOULDN'T BE UNTIL MID-FEBRUARY.

SO I THINK THE REQUEST LAST YEAR, I THINK WE DELIVERED Y'ALL SOMETHING MAYBE IN JANUARY.

AND THAT JUST WASN'T LONG ENOUGH.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE IT TO YOU IN NOVEMBER AND GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME.

[00:45:03]

I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE, BUT STATUTORILY IT'S MID-FEBRUARY.

ANY OPPORTUNITY TO GET ANY INFORMATION SOONER THAN NOVEMBER, POSSIBLY IN THE OCTOBER BOARD MEETING.

IT JUST FELT REALLY RUSHED.

I REMEMBER IT FEELING VERY RUSHED.

I KNOW YOU'VE GIVEN US A COUPLE, BUT WE ONLY HAVE ONE MEETING IN NOVEMBER, SO WE DON'T HAVE TWO.

WE ONLY HAVE ONE MEETING IN DECEMBER, ONE MEETING IN JANUARY.

SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO TO GET THAT VETTED AND PRESENTED TO US TO START LOOKING AT IN OCTOBER.

JUST A QUESTION. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A POTENTIAL RECOMMENDATION LIST.

YEP. I CAN CERTAINLY TALK WITH JESSICA, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY WE COULDN'T GIVE YOU WHAT WE HAD AT THE TIME.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'D BE GREAT. THE SECOND QUESTION I HAVE IS, I KNOW I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SENDING US, LIKE, A CALENDAR OR A COMPLETION DATE FOR PROJECTS THAT WE ARE KIND OF SUPPOSED TO BE FINISHED UP UNTIL SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, STARTING AND WHATNOT.

AND YOU PUT IT ON YOUR BOARD BLOG.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT LIST? AND ANY PROJECTS THAT ARE OUTSTANDING CONFIRM THAT THOSE DATES ARE STILL GOOD, AND IF THEY'RE NOT PROVIDING A NEW DATE.

JUST THERE'S NO SURPRISES FOR US IF SOMETHING GOT PUSHED BACK.

IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO GET TEXTS AND CALLS.

WHAT'S GOING ON? AND WE. I JUST RATHER HAVE THAT INFORMATION ON THE FRONT SIDE INSTEAD OF A SURPRISE.

AND IT WAS THE UPDATE WE PROVIDED RIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED.

YEP, YEP. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

THANK YOU. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE MAX.

THANK YOU. AND JESSICA WANTED TO MAYBE SPEAK ON SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR OR JUST STANDING HERE GIVING ME SUPPORT.

I'M AGREEING THAT WE ARE GOING TO TRY.

I PERSONALLY WAS SHOOTING FOR A RECOMMENDATION IN OCTOBER, BUT IT DEPENDS ON WHAT ALL THEY'VE GOT COOKING AS WELL.

SO EARLIER THE BETTER FOR SURE.

GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ALL RIGHT, MR. CLEAVER, I THINK THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS WE HAD.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT RECAP.

ALL RIGHT TEAM ANY REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION?

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

I HAVEN'T HAD MANY QUESTIONS.

MISS OROSCO. YES, MA'AM.

YES, I WOULD LIKE EVERY PRESENTATION DONE AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL ON DRESS CODE.

OKAY. MISS PETREA IS DILIGENTLY TYPING OVER HERE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

AND WE DO NOT NEED A RECAP OF OUR QUESTIONS BECAUSE THAT WAS THE ONE THAT WAS SUBMITTED.

SO I KNOW THAT MISS PETREA CAPTURED THAT.

TEAM, WE DO HAVE A SPECIAL SCHEDULED MEETING THIS FRIDAY HERE IN THE MERIDETH KELLER BOARDROOM AT 7:30 A.M.

[O. UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS]

THIS IS OUR REQUIRED BOARD TRAINING.

OUR TEAM OF EIGHT AS WELL AS GOAL SETTING.

SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.

AND UNLESS THERE IS DISSENT, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:49 P.M..

WOW.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.