K.1. Consideration and possible adoption of the instrument to be used to evaluate the Superintendent

[K.6. Consideration and possible approval of a Development Agreement with Clayton Properties and Casetta Ranch Residential Community, Inc. at Lehman High School for the Construction of a Drainage Channel]

CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CLAYTON PROPERTIES AND CASITA RANCH RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, INC.

AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DRAINAGE CHANNEL.

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AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DRAINAGE CHANNEL AS PRESENTED.

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

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ON PAGE 79, ITEM K.7.

[K.7. Consideration and possible approval of an Interlocal Agreement for Region 20 - PACE Purchasing Cooperative]

CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR REGION 20 PACE PURCHASING COOPERATIVE.

PACE PURCHASING COOPERATIVE AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MISS PETREA, SECOND BY MR. CERVANTES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MR. SEIBEL.

SORRY, GUYS, I'M GONNA NEED A LITTLE HANDHOLDING ON THIS ONE.

JUST A LITTLE EXPLAINER FOR THE NEWBIE AS TO WHAT THIS REALLY MEANS AND WHAT THIS AGREEMENT MEANS.

EXCUSE ME. SO, TRUSTEE SEIBEL, WERE MEMBERS OF SEVERAL PURCHASING COOPERATIVES.

SO WITH THE DISTRICT OUR SIZE, WE DO HAVE A PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, BUT WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PURCHASING COOPERATIVES, WHICH ACTUALLY GO OUT AND DO ALL THE LEGWORK, THE BIDDING GATHERING ALL THE INFORMATION FOR SOLICITING VENDORS AND WHATNOT.

AND THEN BASED ON ENTERING INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, THEN WE'RE ABLE TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT WORK THAT'S ALREADY DONE ALLOWING US TO USE THE VENDORS.

THIS PARTICULAR ONE THE REASON WE'RE BECOMING A MEMBER OF IS WALMART, WHO WE'VE HISTORICALLY DONE BUSINESS WITH.

WE'VE ALWAYS HAD TO CAP OUR PURCHASING WITH THEM UP TO 50,000, BECAUSE ONCE YOU GO OVER 50, THEN YOU HAVE TO GO OUT AND BID AND ALL THAT. SO WALMART HAS NOW BECOME PART OF A PURCHASING IN CO-OP AND THE PURCHASING CO-OP IS THE PACE.

SO THAT'S THE REASON WE'RE JOINING THIS ONE SO WE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, OF WALMART BEING ON THERE.

SO AND TO JUST SUMMARIZE IT DOESN'T COST US ANYTHING.

BUT IT ALLEVIATES A LOT OF LEGWORK ON OUR BEHALF.

AT THE RISK OF THE PURCHASING COOPERATIVE NOT, I GUESS, DOING THE PROPER LEGWORK THAT WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY DO, BUT WE HAVE FAITH THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO JUST AS GOOD A WORK AS WE WOULD DO.

AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO JUST DUPLICATE WORK TO DUPLICATE WORK.

CORRECT. YEAH. SO OKAY.

MAKES SENSE. AND IT EXPANDS OUR VENDOR LIST, TOO, AS WELL.

GOT IT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.

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

ALL RIGHT, TEAM, THAT TAKES US THROUGH ALL OF OUR ACTION ITEMS.

[L.2. Update on Data Center Power]

WE HAVE ALREADY DONE INFORMATION ITEM L.1, SO WE ARE ON INFORMATION ITEM L2 UPDATE ON OUR DATA CENTER POWER.

I KNOW THAT MR. DEWAR IS NOT HERE.

SO, MR. RAY GONZALEZ IS COMING UP TO THE DAIS TO GIVE US THE HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT VELA DR.

WRIGHT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I WISH I WAS HERE TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT FUN AND EXCITING STUFF THAT THINGS LIKE CARPENTER HILL ARE DOING, BUT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT POWER AND UPSS.

SO, ON THE WEEKEND OF THE 23RD, 24TH, WE STARTED TO GET ALERTS.

THAT WAS SATURDAY, SUNDAY, EARLY SUNDAY, WE STARTED TO GET ALERTS FROM OUR REDUNDANT DATA CENTER THAT WE HAD LOST POWER TO ALL SERVERS AND INFRASTRUCTURE THERE AT THE DATA CENTER.

SO WHEN WE DROVE OUT THERE, WE WERE GREETED WITH A DARK, DARK DATA CENTER AND A VERY HOT ROOM.

SO AT THAT POINT, WE TECHNOLOGY AND ALONG WITH THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT, DECIDED TO START DIGGING AND SEEING WHAT THE ISSUES WERE.

AND WHAT WE FOUND WAS THAT BOTH WE HAVE TWO BIG UPS THAT POWER UP THAT WHOLE DATA CENTER.

AND BOTH UPS WERE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR.

AND WE DETERMINED THAT THAT WAS DUE TO A LIGHTNING STRIKE.

AND SO WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT OUR OPTIONS WERE.

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AND SO WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD BYPASS THE UPS AND GO BASED OFF OF THE PROVIDER'S POWER LINE TO GET THOSE UP AND RUNNING.

SO WITHIN ABOUT FOUR HOURS OF IT GOING DOWN, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE DATA CENTER AND ALL THE RESOURCES BACK ONLINE USING THE PROVIDERS POWER LINE.

SO THEN WE WERE ABLE TO RUN LIKE THAT FOR ABOUT 48 HOURS BEFORE WE EXPERIENCED ANOTHER POWER SURGE OFF OF THAT, OFF OF THE PROVIDERS LINE, WHICH MOMENTARILY TOOK DOWN OUR DATA CENTER.

SO, KIND OF JUST EVERYTHING WENT OFF AND THEN CAME BACK UP.

AND FOR SERVERS, THAT'S NEVER REALLY GOOD FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.

SO WE HAD LOST POWER AGAIN.

BUT IT WAS VERY BRIEF.

AND SO AT THAT POINT WE DECIDED WE NEED TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER SOLUTION BECAUSE THE UTILITY POWER LINE IS NOT CLEAN POWER.

AND THOSE UPS, THAT'S THEIR FUNCTION IS TO PROVIDE CLEAN POWER AND MAKE SURE THAT IT PROTECTS OUR EQUIPMENT FROM ANY SURGES.

SO WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO WAS WE DECIDED TO GO TO USE OUR GENERATOR.

AT THAT TIME. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR ABOUT 3 OR 4 WEEKS NOW, WE'VE BEEN RUNNING OFF OF GENERATOR POWER, WHICH AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE GENERATORS ARE NEVER MEANT TO RUN.

YOU KNOW THAT CONSISTENT.

AND SO THEY THEY TOLD US THAT 240 HOURS, WHICH PUTS US AT TEN DAYS, THAT WE HAVE TO BRING THOSE DOWN AND DO MAINTENANCE ON THEM.

DO OIL CHANGES, REPAIR, REPLACE ALL FILTERS AND THEN BRING IT BACK UP.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS NOW.

AND WHAT IT TAKES FOR OUR TEAM TO DO IS WE HAVE TO GO IN ON THE WEEKEND, EVERY WEEKEND, SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN.

AND THEN THEY CAN DO THE MAINTENANCE AND THEN BRING EVERYTHING BACK UP.

AND SO, THEN WE, WE GOT INVOLVED WITH OUR, WE'VE BEEN CONSULTING WITH MULTIPLE VENDORS ON A SOLUTION.

SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THEM FOR WEEKS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT OUR BEST OPTIONS WERE.

AND WE RECENTLY HAVE DECIDED, YOU KNOW, TO GO WITH A SOLUTION THAT WILL BEST FIT HAYS NEEDS AND ALSO ROOM FOR GROWTH.

AND SO I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE HAVE PROCESSED THE REQUISITION AND WE HAVE ORDERED THOSE PARTS.

UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE LEAD TIMES FOR THE UPS ARE 8 TO 11 WEEKS.

AND SO, WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO AS AN INTERIM, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO RUN THAT GENERATOR POWER.

BUT OUR SHORT TERM SOLUTION IS WE'RE GOING TO PURCHASE WHICH WE ALREADY HAVE.

I'M SORRY. WE'RE GOING TO PURCHASE A RACK MOUNTABLE UPS.

SO WHAT THAT WILL DO IS THAT WILL KEEP OUR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE UP AND RUNNING.

WE CAN GO BACK FROM NOT RELYING ON THE GENERATOR AND GO STRAIGHT ON PROVIDERS POWER LINE.

AND SO THOSE CURRENT UPS WILL PROTECT OUR EQUIPMENT.

SO WE'RE NOT HAVING TO SHUT DOWN EVERY WEEKEND.

AND SO THEN OUR LONG TERM GOAL IS ONCE THOSE UPS DO ARRIVE, WE'RE WORKING WITH BECKETT ELECTRICAL COMPANY, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY DETERMINING WHAT WHICH WAYS WE'RE GOING TO GO AND HOW MUCH DOWNTIME IS NEEDED FOR THIS PROJECT TO TAKE PLACE, BECAUSE IT'S A BIG TASK TO BE ABLE TO REPLACE THESE BIG UPS CABINETS.

SO WE'RE BEING TOLD RIGHT NOW IS THAT THEY WOULD NEED AROUND TEN, AT LEAST TEN DAYS DOWNTIME.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT BASED ON WHEN THEY GET ORDERED, WHEN THEY'RE ORDERED.

WE'RE TRACKING THEM NOW.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR A CHRISTMAS TIME FRAME TO BE ABLE TO BRING THAT DATA CENTER DOWN FOR AT LEAST TEN DAYS TO GET EVERYTHING REPLACED.

AND SO WHAT WE'LL DO ONCE THOSE UPSS ARE INSTALLED IS WE'LL TAKE THOSE SMALLER UPS AND WE'LL DISTRIBUTE THOSE TO THE CAMPUSES THAT ARE WORKING OFF OF OLDER UPS.

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE THAT AMONG THE DISTRICT.

SO, YEP.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT LIGHTNING STRUCK TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE? NO, IT ACTUALLY.

SO I'M.

YEAH, THAT'S THE QUESTIONS WE HAD.

AND SO WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER.

WE'VE SENT HIM ALL THE DATA, PICTURES, VIDEOS, ALL THAT SURVEILLANCE CAMERA STUFF.

AND WE'RE WAITING ON HIS REPORT.

BUT WHAT HE'S THINKING IS THAT THERE WAS A LIGHTNING STRIKE ON A POWER LINE, AND IT JUST KIND OF FED ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND STRUCK BOTH OF THEM.

IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY AMAZING, BASED ON THE VIDEO THAT THAT DATA CENTER DIDN'T CATCH FIRE BECAUSE THERE WAS ARCING IN THAT ROOM.

STARTING SATURDAY EVENING.

AND I THINK BECAUSE THE POWER WENT OUT IN THOSE ROOMS ARE VERY TIGHT, SEALED.

THERE WAS NO AIR FLOW THAT PROBABLY PREVENTED IT FROM SPREADING.

WOW. SO WE'RE KIND OF LUCKY.

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YEAH. OKAY.

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

OKAY. NOT LOOKING RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.

THANK YOU FOR STEPPING IN. IF I COULD JUST MENTION ONE MORE THING, AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK TRANSPORTATION AND CASSANDRA AND HER TEAM FOR YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN FUELING UP OUR GENERATORS TWICE.

TWICE A WEEK.

THOSE GENERATORS ARE ACTUALLY USING 100 GALLONS A DAY TO KEEP THAT DATA CENTER UP.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT SKIPPED A BEAT.

AND IF IT WASN'T FOR THEM FUELING US UP, THERE PROBABLY WOULD BE MORE INTERRUPTIONS WITHIN OUR NETWORK.

SO YEAH, THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THAT IS A BIG UNDERTAKING TO HAVE A GENERATOR THAT BIG.

YES. SO ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT TEAM, WE ARE ON L.3.

[L.3. Update on New Dress Code Policy]

UPDATES TO OUR NEW DRESS CODE POLICY.

DR. DAWSON IS ON HIS WAY UP HERE.

AND DR. WRIGHT, IT'S GOING TO START.

ALL RIGHT, LET ME KICK THIS ONE OFF.

SO WE INSTATED A NEW DRESS CODE POLICY.

THANKS TO OUR BOARD AND OUR SUBCOMMITTEE.

AND SO WE KIND OF WANTED TO TRACK IT TO SEE HOW WE'RE DOING.

AND OUR GOAL WAS REALLY NOT TO NOT TO OVEREMPHASIZE OR ENFORCE THE DRESS CODE WHEN IT DIDN'T NEED TO BE. SO IF THERE WASN'T A DISTRACTION OR A DISRUPTION IN LEARNING, THEN IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE KIND OF AGREED THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO PURSUE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU LIVE AND LEARN AS YOU HAVE NEW POLICIES.

BUT IN OUR STUDENT HANDBOOK, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A SHIRT, AND THIS IS IN NUMBER TWO OF OUR, OF OUR GUIDELINES, IT SAYS A STUDENTS MUST WEAR A SHIRT.

AND THEN IN PARENTHESES IT SAYS WITH FABRIC THAT TOUCHES THE WAISTBAND IN THE FRONT, THE BACK AND ON SIDES, UNDER AND UNDER THE ARMS. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND TONIGHT IS THAT WE TAKE AWAY WHAT'S IN PARENTHESES.

AS THE FATHER OF FOUR GIRLS, I CAN TELL YOU IT'S REALLY HARD TO FIND SHIRTS TODAY THAT ARE GOING TO STAY DOWN.

SO IF A KID RAISES THEIR ARM TO ANSWER A QUESTION, THEIR SHIRT IS GOING TO PULL UP AND PART OF THEIR STOMACH MAY SHOW AND PART OF THEIR BACK MAY SHOW.

BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT REALLY CAUSES A DISRUPTION.

AND WE'VE HAD SOME KIDS THAT HAVE BEEN QUESTIONED OR CALLED OUT FOR THAT, AND THAT WASN'T THE INTENT OF THIS.

AND SO DR.

DAWSON AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT IT, AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN EASY FIX.

BUT I ALSO GOT DR.

DAWSON TO RUN ALL OF THE DRESS CODE INFRACTIONS, AND WE SHARED THOSE WITH THE BOARD.

THE MAJORITY OF THEM SEEM TO BE ID VIOLATIONS.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US, IS THAT EVERY KID WEARS AN ID, AND THEN WE ALSO HAD SOMEWHERE, YOU KNOW, THE PANTS WERE FALLING DOWN AND THEY WEREN'T AROUND THE WAIST.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY CAN CAUSE A DISTRACTION.

AND SO WITH THAT BEING SAID DR.

DAWSON, YOU WANT TO CHIME IN AND THEN I KNOW THE BOARD WILL HAVE SOME INPUT AND SOME QUESTIONS AS WELL.

I ALWAYS FORGET THAT. SORRY.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALSO FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP WITH EVERYTHING REGARDING THE DRESS CODE, BECAUSE WE'RE KEEPING OUR FOCUS ON KEEPING OUR STUDENTS IN CLASS AND TREATING OUR STUDENTS WITH DIGNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP WITH THAT AS WELL.

SO BOARD, THIS EVENING I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU TALKING ABOUT OUR DATA SPECIFICALLY, EVEN DIGGING A LITTLE DEEPER IN THOSE STUDENTS WHO WERE QUOTE UNQUOTE DRESS CODED.

I WENT BACK AND I ACTUALLY AUDITED ALL THE COMMENTS AND EVERYTHING AS WELL.

AND MOST OF IT NECESSARILY WASN'T EVEN THE DRESS CODE.

IT WAS THE REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH ADULT DIRECTIVES.

AND SO THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY THE CHALLENGE THERE, TOO.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, SECONDARY PRINCIPALS OR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS YESTERDAY AND OUR ELEMENTARY ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS TODAY AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I VISITED WITH THEM ABOUT, JUST SO YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS DIRECTLY SHARED WITH THEM AND IS THAT OUR FOCUS IS ON KEEPING KIDS IN CLASSROOMS, PERIOD, AND NOT HUMILIATING OUR STUDENTS, MAKING THEM.

WHAT CAN WE DO TO SHARE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS SAFE, WHERE THEY FEEL VALUED, WHERE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE PART OF SOMETHING SUCCESSFUL AND IMPORTANT, AND THEN CONTINUING SUPPORTING OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AND HELPING SHIFT THE CULTURE AROUND OUR STUDENT DRESS CODE.

BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT IS, IS A CULTURAL SHIFT BECAUSE, I MEAN, I WAS SHARING WITH OUR APS, I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL MYSELF, I USED TO HAVE TO TELL STUDENTS, BY MONDAY, YOUR HAIR IS CUT TO YOUR COLLAR, HERE'S A RAZOR.

GO SHAVE BEFORE YOU CAN GO BACK TO CLASS.

AND IT'S SO DIFFERENT NOW.

AND THAT'S THE HARD THING IS, A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ENFORCE THE RULES ARE LIVING BASED UPON WHAT THEIR EXPERIENCES WERE VERSUS REMEMBERING.

WE'RE IN A DIFFERENT TIME, AND I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE EDUCATION PROCESS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH.

SORRY, I'M A HAND PERSON.

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THAT'S WHERE WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS TO REALLY HELP SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AND UNDERSTANDING THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT ABOUT, I THINK, THEM WANTING TO BE DEFINED.

IT'S ABOUT EDUCATION.

IT'S ABOUT HELPING THEM REALLY HAVE A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF WHY WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING.

AND WE'RE NOT TRYING TO EXCUSE INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO LET THEM KNOW IT'S NOT INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, IT'S NOT A BEHAVIOR ISSUE.

AND SO WE WANT TO FOCUS WHERE WE NEED TO FOCUS.

AND I THINK HE SAID EVERYTHING I HAD WRITTEN ON MY LIST.

SO THAT'S GREAT. SO BUT I THINK THE BIGGEST THING IS THAT WE JUST CONTINUE COLLABORATING.

AND IF THINGS ARE COMING UP, THAT IT'S ALWAYS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COACH, OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON WHAT WE'RE DOING.

THERE WERE THINGS THAT WE SAID MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE TIMES IN OUR OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS TODAY AND YESTERDAY, WHICH WAS IF WE EXPECT TO SEE OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS TO BE DIFFERENT, WE HAVE TO SEE CHANGES IN ADULT BEHAVIORS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CONSISTENTLY FOCUSING ON.

ALL RIGHT, DR. DAWSON, THANK YOU.

I'M GONNA LOOK TO MY RIGHT TO SEE A QUESTION.

MR. FLORES. THANK YOU.

DR. DAWSON, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK, BY THE WAY.

SO, THINKING ABOUT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I DO HAVE I DID READ THE LOG.

AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING THE COMMENTS, YOU KNOW, FROM ADMINISTRATORS AND ENFORCING THE IDS, THE ID POLICY.

THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

I KNOW IT COULD BE HARD.

I TEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL.

I UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S HARD TO HAVE KIDS WEAR THE LANYARD, KEEP THE IDS ON.

THEY WANT TO KEEP THEM IN THEIR BACKPACKS, ON THEIR BELTS EVERYWHERE ELSE BUT WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE, RIGHT? SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HOLDING KIDS ACCOUNTABLE.

AND THAT WAY WE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN KNOW WHO THEY ARE AT ALL TIMES.

BUT I DID NOTICE THAT THE OTHER THING THAT WAS ON THOSE LOGS WERE VIOLATIONS FOR SAGGING OF PANTS.

AND JUST SO I'M CLEAR, WHERE WHAT IN THE DRESS CODE IS BEING VIOLATED FOR THE SAGGING OF PANTS? I MEAN, I JUST SPECIFICALLY THEIR ENTIRE BUTT IS SHOWING.

YES. AND SO THAT'S THE LEWD.

OBSCENE. IT POTENTIALLY COULD BE.

YES, SIR. AND THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF IT ACTUALLY ISN'T JUST THE SAGGING.

IF YOU IN THE FURTHER AUDITS.

THAT'S WHY I WAS EXPLAINING TO YOU IS MORE OF THE REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH A REQUEST FROM AN ADULT.

YES, SIR. AND THANK YOU.

I MEAN, I KNOW FROM WHAT I SAW, KIDS WERE IN PARTIAL IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION OR IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION FOR REPEATED VIOLATIONS.

YEAH. FROM WHAT I SAW, I THINK ONE KID MIGHT HAVE HAD THREE VIOLATIONS OR SOMETHING, AND HE WAS PUT IN IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION.

AND MAY I INTERJECT? YES, SIR. I'M LOOKING AT THAT ONE, AND I ACTUALLY SAW WHO THE ADMINISTRATOR WAS.

AND THAT'S A COACHING CONVERSATION, BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE CLEARER IN OUR NARRATIVE OF HOW WE'RE DOCUMENTING, BECAUSE THERE WAS MORE INVOLVED IN THAT THAN JUST THE SAGGING PART.

YES, SIR. AND THERE'S SO IT'S SUCH A GRAY AREA BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, KIDS SAG THEIR PANTS AND YOU COULD SEE THEIR BUTTS, RIGHT? I MEAN, AND SOME NOT SO MUCH.

AND IT'S A HARD THING TO ENFORCE FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

WHAT I, WHAT I WORRY ABOUT SOMEWHAT IS THAT WE'RE PROVIDING WE'RE OVERREGULATING IT TO A POINT WHERE WE'RE PROVIDING CONSEQUENCES AND KEEPING KIDS OUT OF CLASS.

I KNOW IT'S HARD.

SPEAKING OF GROWING UP IN A DIFFERENT TIME, I'M PRETTY SURE THERE WAS SAGGING IN THE 90S, THOUGH, WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT IT IS VERY COMMON.

AND SPECIFICALLY, YOU MIGHT EVEN SAY THAT SAGGING OF PANTS CAN EVEN BE A CULTURAL THING WHERE YOU HAD ALLEN IVERSON COME OUT AND EVERYBODY WANTED TO SAG THEIR PANTS.

JEFF KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, BUT IT'S A THING THAT IN SOME WAYS COULD BE CULTURAL.

AND I JUST WANT TO BE COGNIZANT OF THAT.

RIGHT? MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT OVERREGULATING IT.

I UNDERSTAND, THOUGH, HOW IT COULD GO UNDER VIOLATING THE LEWD AND OBSCENE PART OF OUR DRESS CODE, BUT I DID NOTICE THAT.

AND IT'S A HARD THING TO REGULATE, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING KIDS IN CLASS AND MAKING SURE THEY'RE LEARNING.

ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DISCUSSED IS HOW ARE WE KEEPING OUR STUDENTS IN CLASS? YES, SIR. BUT THANK YOU, DR.

DAWSON. APPRECIATE IT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SAGGING, MISS PETREA.

HA HA HA.

HERE WE GO.

THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS BACK UP ON OUR AGENDA.

I THINK TRUSTEE OROSCO BROUGHT THIS BACK UP.

JUST TO GET KIND OF AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF OUR DISTRICT AND THE CHANGES WE'VE MADE.

AND FOR THE MOST PART, I'VE HEARD PRETTY GOOD THINGS.

I WANTED TO GET A REMINDER.

OUR STUDENTS ALLOWED TO WEAR TANK TOPS AND SPAGHETTI STRAPS WHEN WE SAY SHIRTS AS WE BROUGHT UP SHIRTS SPECIFICALLY.

WE DON'T SAY THEIR SHOULDERS CAN'T SHOW.

OKAY. AND I THINK THAT'S I THINK THAT'S RIGHT.

I THINK THAT WAS THE INTENT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I THINK THERE MAY STILL BE SOME CONFUSION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BOYS CAN WEAR TANK TOPS, BUT GIRLS CAN'T.

OR SPAGHETTI STRAP AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS A SHIRT IS DIFFERENT THAN A TANK TOP.

SO IF WE'RE I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH SEMANTICS WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO WITH SINCE DR.

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WRIGHT SPECIFICALLY PULLED IN SHIRT AND WE TOOK OUT THE PARENTHESES, BUT WE DIDN'T.

I DON'T THINK IT SAID SHOULDER IN THERE, DID IT? OKAY. I DON'T RECALL SEEING ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

NO. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING TO SPECIFY THAT.

MAYBE IT'S JUST AN EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS THAT TANK TOPS AND SPAGHETTI STRAPS ARE OKAY.

YEAH. OKAY.

I JUST I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY FOR MY OWN BENEFIT BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW FOR SURE.

YEAH. OKAY. AND COVER UP ONCE, BUT NEVER.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT.

COME ON OVER HERE, MISS OROSCO.

GREAT. I'M SO GLAD THAT WE'RE GETTING AN UPDATE ON THIS.

I THINK THERE'S SOME RESIDUAL PHILOSOPHY OUT THERE FROM OUR MAYBE SOME ADMINISTRATION THAT DOESN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO CONVEY.

AND OUR PHILOSOPHY IS SO DIFFERENT AND OUR BOARD STANDS BEHIND IT.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS ARE IN CLASS.

I DON'T CARE IF THERE'S A SLIVER OF TUMMY SHOWING.

THAT DOESN'T MATTER.

THEY NEED TO BE LEARNING.

AND WHILE THE NUMBERS ARE NOT VERY HIGH, WE KNOW THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF INFORMAL DRESS CODING THAT WAS BEING DONE.

SO I AM GLAD THAT YOU HAVE TALKED TO THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND HAVE REALLY CONVEYED THAT.

AND IT ALSO GOES BACK TO NEEDING THE SUPPORT FROM THE DOWS, RIGHT? WE NEED THAT SUPPORT FROM THE DOWS BECAUSE I KNOW DR.

DAWSON, YOU CANNOT REALLY ENFORCE ANYTHING WITH THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.

YOU CAN TEACH AND LEARN, AND IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE DIALOG.

BUT OUR DOWS ARE GOING TO BE THE ONES WHO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS ENFORCED.

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR FROM ANOTHER STUDENT OR HAVE A PICTURE SENT TO ME ABOUT THAT, RIGHT? ABOUT HOW WE'RE DRESS CODING, BECAUSE THAT IS NOT OUR INTENT.

AND I AM SO GLAD, DR.

DAWSON, THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO CONVEY THAT AT ILT AND WITH YOUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.

AND WE JUST NEED TO KEEP REITERATING THAT.

RIGHT? DR. WRIGHT. I MEAN, IT JUST WE JUST HAVE, IT'S A CHANGE IN MINDSET.

SO IT TAKES TIME FOR IT.

IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO WORK.

BUT DEFINITELY WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT LITTLE SAGGY PANT THING BECAUSE IT COULD BE CULTURAL AND SUCH.

WE JUST HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF THAT.

AND I THINK WE'RE DOING GREAT BY PUTTING THIS IN PLACE.

SO HOPEFULLY, MAYBE IN THE SPRING SEMESTER WE'LL GET ANOTHER UPDATE ON HOW IT'S GOING NOW THAT WE REMOVE THAT PARENTHESES.

WE'LL SEE HOW THAT IS GOING.

THANK YOU, DR. DAWSON, FOR WORKING SO HARD ON THIS WITH US.

MY PLEASURE. ALL RIGHT, MR. SEVERANCE. THANK YOU, DR.

WRIGHT. DR. DAWSON.

DR., I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT ABOUT THE SHIRTS, BECAUSE, I MEAN, I HAVE ONE DAUGHTER, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO FOREVER 21, BUT IT IS HARD TO FIND A SHIRT THAT WILL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN ALL THE TIME.

SO THANKS FOR DOING THAT, DR.

DAWSON, COULD YOU JUST.

I KNOW, MS. OROSCO JUST ENOUGH, BUT JUST WHAT'S THE PROCEDURE NOW FOR DRESS CODING A VIOLATION.

LIKE, TELL ME THE PROCEDURE, THE HOW OUR STAFF SHOULD BE HANDLING THAT.

JUST TO REFRESH. JUST A REFRESHER FOR EVERYBODY.

WHAT WE DISCUSSED FROM THE VERY BEGINNING ARE THE ONSET OF THIS DIALOG IS HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT TEACHERS ARE ALLOWED TO TEACH IN A CLASSROOM.

AND SO WE DON'T WANT THEM POLICING THE ENTIRE TIME.

OBVIOUSLY, IF THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTION, THEN WE EXPECT THEM TO INTERACT OR IMMEDIATELY COMMUNICATE WITH AN ADMINISTRATOR OTHERWISE HAVE.

OUR CAMPUSES ARE HAVING WAYS WHERE THEY CAN COMMUNICATE WITH ADMINISTRATORS TO SAY, HEY, JUST PUT THIS ON YOUR RADAR SO WE CAN LOOK AT IT LATER.

THE INTENT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE HAVE TEACHERS OR WHATEVER, TRYING TO ADMONISH OR REDIRECT THE STUDENT IN FRONT OF THEIR PEERS OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A CLASSROOM, THAT'S COUNTERINTUITIVE TO WHAT THE WHOLE PHILOSOPHY OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO EMBRACE.

SO THAT IS WHAT WE EXPECT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.

I JUST WANT TO SAY, LIKE, IT SHOULDN'T BE DONE, LIKE IN A HALLWAY BETWEEN PASSING PERIODS.

IT SHOULDN'T BE DONE IN FRONT OF THEIR PEERS.

NOW I HAVE HAD SIDE CONVERSATIONS EVEN MYSELF.

BUT SOMETIMES THAT YOU IT'S DEPENDENT ON YOUR STUDENTS, TOO, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BROADCAST IT IN FRONT OF EVERY SINGLE PERSON, TOO.

BUT IT'S A MATTER OF LOOKING AT THE SITUATION IN AND OF ITSELF AS WHAT MS. OROSCO WAS SAYING. RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. I THINK IT'S ALL ABOUT THE EDUCATION OF KIDS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD BE HERE TO DO.

NOT WORRYING ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S AN INCH OF THEIR BELLY OR WHATEVER SHOWING.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION AND THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT ADJUSTMENT TO IT.

THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY.

MR. SEIBEL.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE VELA. THANK YOU, DR.

DAWSON, FOR THIS UPDATE.

ALL YOU KNOW, THE ONLY THING FOR ME.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING UP THE ADDRESSING OF THE NONCOMPLIANCE ISSUES, BECAUSE READING THROUGH SOME OF THOSE COMMENTARIES, AND I EXPERIENCED THAT MYSELF AS TEACHING SEVENTH GRADE MATH, SOMETIMES THE WAY STUDENTS RESPOND TO A DIRECTIVE IS INTERESTING.

[02:45:03]

SO TRYING TO COACH, YOU KNOW, OUR STAFF THROUGH THOSE PROCESSES TO TRY TO DEESCALATE SITUATIONS IN ORDER TO TRY TO GET STUDENTS TO COMPLY.

SO, AGAIN, SO THEY'RE IN CLASS AND NOT DEALING WITH DISCIPLINARY ISSUES FOR SOMETHING AS SILLY AS JUST PUT ON YOUR ID LIKE WE EXPECT YOU TO DO. SO ANYWAYS, I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE DIRECTIVE AND THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING IN AND THE CONTINUANCE TO MONITOR.

JUST LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE CYCLE OF CREATING OR MONITORING THE RESULTS AND JUST SEEING HOW THIS GOES AND JUST CONTINUING BECAUSE STUDENTS, AS YOU KNOW, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE AS TO WHAT IS APPROPRIATE AND DISTRACTED TO CLASSROOM LEARNING.

AND SO, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A NONSTOP PROCESS FROM HERE ON OUT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS OROSCO.

I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH UPON THE COMMUNICATION PIECE.

HOW WILL THIS BE COMMUNICATED OUT AND UPDATED FOR OUR FAMILIES WHO RECEIVE THE DRESS CODE PREVIOUSLY, WITH THIS NEW CHANGE IN PARENTHESES, I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TALKED TO THE APS AND SO ON, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR FAMILIES ARE AWARE.

HEY, THERE'S AN ASTERISK.

HERE'S AN UPDATE KIND OF THING.

MY VISION OF THAT WOULD BE ONCE WE MAKE THE ADAPTATION IS TO MAKE SOME TYPE OF NOTATION OR HIGHLIGHT IT, AND THEN HAVE OUR PRINCIPALS SEND IT OUT IN THEIR COMMUNITY NEWSLETTERS OR WHATEVER THEY USE TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR FAMILIES.

AND THEN I'LL GET WITH MR. SAVOY.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN SEND OUT A GENERAL ONE AS WELL.

PERFECT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, DR. DAWSON, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME. MY PLEASURE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, TEAM EXCUSE ME.

[L.4. Update on District Safety & Security Initiatives]

THIS TAKES THEM TO ITEM L.4.

UPDATE ON DISTRICT SAFETY AND SECURITY INITIATIVES.

I KNOW CHIEF SKROCKI WANTS TO COME UP HERE AND POSSIBLY MR. TIM SAVOY AS WELL.

TIM LOOKS SO HAPPY.

GOOD EVENING Y'ALL.

I'M GOING TO TALK VERY BRIEFLY WITH YOU, BUT I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T STAND BEFORE EACH OF YOU THIS EVENING AND TALK ABOUT THE SCHOOL THREATS THAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN EXPERIENCING ALONG THE I-35 CORRIDOR.

AND WE OURSELVES HERE AT HAYS CISD HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SOME VERY SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

I WANT TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO THE MAN SITTING IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF HAYS CISD, OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE PROGRAM.

SAM MONTEMAYOR BACK IN THE BACK.

SAM, WAVE.

SAM MONTEMAYOR, HE'S INVESTIGATING SOMETHING.

BUT AS OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER IS USUALLY MUCH MORE ATTENTIVE AT SCHOOL.

SO I'M JUST SAYING.

I THINK HE'S I THINK HE'S TIRED AT THIS POINT.

HE'S BEEN UP FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.

BUT WE HAVE HAD A SLEW OF REALLY INAPPROPRIATE ACTIVITY BY YOUNG PEOPLE.

AND WHAT WE ARE FINDING IS THAT THIS IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY CATASTROPHIC FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

IT IS DISHEARTENING, TO SAY THE LEAST, THAT THE COMMUNITY ITSELF, OUR TEACHERS, OUR STAFF, OUR PARENTS ARE ALL OVERWHELMED BY THESE HORRIFIC TYPE OF SHARE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE INDICATING A SERIOUS THREAT TO OUR PHYSICAL SAFETY, WHETHER IT'S A JOKE OR WHETHER IT'S.

I WANTED TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN JUST TODAY, AS WE ARE ALL VERY MUCH AWARE.

SAN MARCOS ISD EXPERIENCED AN INCREDIBLY SIGNIFICANT EVENT IN WHICH WE JUST SAW OVER 40 POLICE OFFICERS ARRIVING AT SAN MARCOS HIGH SCHOOL AT THE END OF A SCHOOL DAY LONG GUNS FIRE DEPARTMENT PARENTS RIGHT AT RELEASE, TERRIFIED ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE SEEING.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO FIND THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DONE THESE THINGS.

I CAN'T SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH FOR OUR LOCAL AUTHORITIES, WHETHER IT'S KYLE PD, BUDA AND OUR OWN HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, WHAT THEY DO, AS WELL AS OUR PATROL SHIFTS AND HOW THEY ARE JUMPING ON THESE AND HOW THEY'RE ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE, COMPLETE INVESTIGATION, WORKING WITH OUR DA'S OFFICE, WITH OUR JUVENILE COURTS, OUR JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICE, AS WELL AS DR.

DAWSON AND OUR SCHOOL OFFICIALS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT WE EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS BEHAVIOR.

IT IS NOT TOLERABLE, IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

AND WE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT AS A COMMUNITY, WE ARE RESPONDING APPROPRIATELY.

AND AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, TIM SAVOY HAS MOMENTS.

AND WHAT I WANT TO DO IS I WANT TO PUBLICLY COMMEND MR. SAVOY BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN WHEN YOU SEE TIM SAVOY COME WALKING INTO THE OFFICE AT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT I WON'T SAY THE TIME, I WON'T SAY THE TIME.

I WAS GOING TO GIVE YOU GRACE.

BUT HE FOLLOWS THAT.

OR HE PRELUDES THAT WITH A TELEPHONE CALL.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

AND BY 1030, 45 MINUTES LATER, I TOOK THE IDEA FROM MY HEAD AND PUT IT ON PAPER.

AND IT'S SCARY, GUYS.

IT'S SCARY TO SEE THOSE COGS COME OUT AND THEY COME OUT IN FORCE.

SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS EXPLAIN TO YOU ALL THIS PARTICULAR.

HE AND I HAVE TALKED REPEATEDLY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION.

YOU KNOW, WE EDUCATE ALL THE TIME.

THAT'S WHAT WE DO IN SCHOOLS.

AND SO OUR GOAL IS TO ALWAYS GO ONE STEP FURTHER.

[02:50:01]

WE DID THAT WITH OUR FENTANYL INITIATIVE.

BUT WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE DOING THE SAME WITH THIS.

AND SO AT THIS POINT, TIM AND I TALKED AND WE WERE REALLY STRUGGLING TO TRY TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.

BUT AS USUAL, TIM HAD THAT MOMENT AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING AND CAME UP WITH SOMETHING.

AND SO I'M GOING TO TURN THE MIC OVER TO HIM.

BUT I REALLY WANTED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EACH OF YOU TO REALLY SEE AND APPRECIATE HOW MUCH WORK HE PUTS IN AND HOW MUCH SAFETY AND SECURITY AND COMMUNICATIONS REALLY HAS A VERY COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP.

I'M TALKING TO TIM ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WHEN THESE COME IN.

WE ARE COMMUNICATING. WE ARE COLLABORATING.

OUR GOAL IS, IS TO GET CORRECT INFORMATION OUT TO YOU AS SOON AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

WE DO NOT WANT TO GIVE YOU ERRONEOUS INFORMATION OR HALF TRUTHS OR SPECULATION.

AND SO FOR THAT, I WANT YOU TO ALL UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET IT OUT AS SOON AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, BUT IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES MAKE THOSE REPORTS TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AS SOON AS IT HAPPENS.

I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, BE A REPORTER, NOT A REPORTER, BECAUSE IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU ARE REPORTING THESE CRIMES AND NOT JUST GOING TO SOCIAL MEDIA OR FORWARDING THINGS AS A REPOSTER, BECAUSE IF YOU WOULD DO THAT, LET ME TELL YOU HOW MUCH FASTER WE WOULD BE ABLE TO INITIATE, BECAUSE EVERY TIME YOU REPOST THAT, WE ARE LOSING VALUABLE TIME AND INFORMATION. SO I AM GOING TO ASK PARENTS, I'M GOING TO ASK OUR TEACHERS.

I'M GOING TO ASK OUR STUDENTS TO SPEAK UP.

IT'S IMPERATIVE. AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. SAVOY. THANK YOU, MA'AM, WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING KIND OF COOL IN OUR DISTRICT THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

AND IT STARTED WITH THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING.

WE PUT INTENTIONALLY THE COMMUNICATION AND SAFETY AND SECURITY OFFICE IN THE SAME POD SO THAT WE CAN JUST YELL DOWN THE HALL, AND PROBABLY SO WE COULD KEEP THE THINGS WE YELL DOWN THE HALL CONTAINED AWAY FROM THE FRONT AREA OF THE BUILDING, LIKE WHERE WE USED TO BE.

BUT NO, I THINK WE'RE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE DO ALL THE COMMUNICATION FOR A LOT OF THINGS, BUT THERE'S NOT A PIECE OF COMMUNICATION THAT COMES OUT OF THE COMMUNICATION OFFICE THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN SOMETHING RELATED TO SAFETY OR SECURITY.

AND SO, I MEAN, WE DO BACK TO SCHOOL.

I MEAN, WE DO LOTS OF THINGS.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY AND SECURITY, THAT'S INFORMATION THAT HAS TO GET OUT FAST.

IT HAS TO BE ACCURATE AND IT HAS TO NOT AFFECT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY.

IN OTHER WORDS, WE DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING TOO SOON THAT MIGHT TIP OFF SOMEBODY TO DESTROY EVIDENCE.

YOU KNOW, WHEN WE SEND A BIG EMAIL OUT RIGHT AWAY, THE PERSON WHO HAS PROBABLY CREATED A THREAT REALIZES.

OH, WOW, THERE'S AN INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY.

LET ME JUST DELETE EVERYTHING OR THROW MY PHONE INTO A POND SOMEWHERE.

OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO WE HAVE A VERY CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP, AND I'M PROUD TO WORK WITH GERRY BECAUSE OF HER RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

AS YOU KNOW, SHE HAS 30 YEAR HISTORY WITH HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE COUNTY.

SO. SO IN THAT SENSE, WE'RE SUPER GLAD.

SO WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN OVER THE YEARS.

WE'VE KIND OF WORKED VERY CLOSELY FOR A WHILE.

THE THING THAT REALLY STOOD OUT TO ME ON THIS ONE AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HAD THREATS ONCE IN A WHILE AND THEY'LL BLOW OUT PROBABLY, MAYBE ONCE A YEAR, BUT NOT SUSTAINED LIKE THIS, AND CERTAINLY NOT BY THE 11 YEAR OLD KIDS.

WE HAD A COUPLE OF HIGH SCHOOL KIDS THAT WERE VERBAL THREATS, BUT WHEN THE OTHER FOUR CASES THAT WERE INVOLVING THE SNAPCHAT AND INSTAGRAM, WE'RE ALL SIXTH GRADERS AT 11.

AND WE SAID, SURELY THEY KNOW THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS.

AND THEN WE THOUGHT, MAYBE THEY DON'T.

SO LET'S TRY TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE WE KNOW THEY'RE NOT WATCHING THE NEWS, SO THEY'RE NOT SEEING ALL OF THE CASES AROUND THE AREA WHERE PEOPLE ARE GETTING ARRESTED.

SO MAYBE WE CAN REACH THEM THROUGH A POSTER.

THIS IS OUR NEXT STEP. WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER THINGS WE'RE CONSIDERING IF WE NEED TO, I HOPE.

I HOPE THE TWO WEEK STRETCH ENDS BECAUSE IT IS INCREDIBLY TAXING, MOST PARTICULARLY ON OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE TO GO KNOCK ON THAT DOOR AT TWO IN THE MORNING AND THEY'LL DO IT.

AND I DO WANT TO REASSURE EVERYONE THAT WE ARE TAKING EVERY ONE OF THESE THREATS SERIOUSLY, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ONE COME IN.

AND SO THAT'S PROBABLY JUST ANOTHER FAKE ONE.

IT'S NOT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE PEOPLE AT THEIR WORD WHEN THEY POST IT, WHETHER YOU'RE 11 OR WHETHER YOU'RE 97.

I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE YOU AT YOUR WORD, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IS GOING TO DO AN INVESTIGATION, AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT RIGHT AWAY AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT OVERNIGHT.

AND SO IT IS TAXING AND EXPENSIVE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OVERTIME AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT GO THROUGH THAT.

BUT ANYWAY, SO THE FIRST COLONEL THOUGHT AND TALKING WITH JERRY, I SAID, YOU KNOW, WE NEED SOMETHING LIKE THE CLICK IT OR TICKET SEAT BELT THING, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY DO.

AND SO I THOUGHT THREAD IT AND REGRET IT.

BUT THAT DIDN'T REALLY YOU DON'T THREAD IT.

SO ANYWAY, SO THAT ALL MORPHED INTO THREAD REGRET IN A DREAM.

AND THEN I MADE IT INTO A POSTER.

AND SO, I ACTUALLY TOOK THIS PICTURE TO BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO, IN ANOTHER PLACE I WORKED AT THE STATE LEVEL WHERE THEY DEALT WITH JUVENILE OFFENDERS.

[02:55:01]

AND SO THAT'S NOT EVEN A CLIP ART, IN CASE YOU ALL WERE WONDERING.

THOSE ARE REAL JUVENILE OFFENDERS.

AND THAT'S THE THING THAT I HOPE WE CAN GET THE, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE FELONY OFFENSES.

JUVENILE SYSTEM IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, BUT THESE ARE THIRD DEGREE AND STATE JAIL FELONY EQUIVALENT OFFENSES IN THE JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM.

AND THANK GOD, SO FAR IN TEXAS, THE PHILOSOPHY IS STILL THAT WE DO REHABILITATE JUVENILE OFFENDERS.

SO IT'S GOING TO STING AND IT'S GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE.

IF PEOPLE WANT TO HIRE A LAWYER, IT'S GOING TO BE ON THEIR RECORD FOR A WHILE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH SOME HOOPS AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY A PRICE FOR MAKING THESE THREATS A REAL PRICE.

HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T HURT THEM FOREVER, BECAUSE THAT'S THE OTHER THING.

WHILE YOU HAVE TO RESPOND AND YOU HAVE TO SHOW THAT YOU CANNOT DO THIS EVEN TO AN 11 YEAR OLD, YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE AN 11 YEAR OLD GET ARRESTED.

SO OUR HOPE IS THAT TAKING THIS SORT OF NEXT STEP, JUST PUTTING THESE POSTERS AROUND, WE'LL SEE IF THAT HELPS TO KIND OF LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS IS REAL.

THIS IS SERIOUS.

AND DON'T DO IT.

AND I KIND OF, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT THE AIRPORT SECURITY AND ALL THAT.

YOU GOT TO IMAGINE IF YOU'RE TAKING YOUR FAMILY ON A VACATION, AND YOU'D PROBABLY BE PRETTY UPSET IF YOUR KID MADE A JOKE AND YOU PLANNED THIS VACATION.

THEY TRIED TO MAKE A JOKE ABOUT A BOMB IN A TSA LINE.

THINK THEY'D BE IN TROUBLE AT HOME, TOO? AND SO HOPEFULLY THAT SAME MESSAGE IS KIND OF KIND OF GETTING OUT TO THE KIDS.

ALL RIGHT. MR. SAVOY.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

I'M GOING TO LOOK TO MY LEFT I SEE MR. SEVERANCE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS.

I THINK THIS IS, YOU KNOW, CLICK IT OR TICKET KIND OF MATERIAL LIKE IT'S REALLY IMPACTFUL.

I THINK KIDS ARE GOING TO REMEMBER THAT.

AND THEN MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS LIKE AS WE ROLL THIS OUT, WHERE ARE SOME PLACES THAT WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO PUT THESE LIKE PUT THEM ON LIKE STICKERS ON A ON THE BUS.

ARE WE GOING TO PUT THEM IN RESTROOMS LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE WE GOING TO.

WHERE ARE SOME PLACES THAT WE CAN PUT THESE TO KIND OF REALLY LET KIDS KNOW THAT, BOY, THIS IS THIS IS PRETTY SERIOUS.

YOU COULD DEFINITELY GET ARRESTED AND ALL THE THINGS WE HAVE IT WE HAVE IT ON OUR WEB NOW.

WE SENT IT TO THE PRINTERS.

OUR OWN PRINT SHOP.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THAT TODAY, BUT WE'RE HOPING TOMORROW OR THE DAY AFTER WE'LL START GETTING OUR POSTERS.

WE DO HAVE IT IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND IT'S ON OUR WEB UP THERE.

AND SO YOU'RE SEEING THE ENGLISH VERSION ON HERE, BUT WE'LL ALSO HAVE IT IN SPANISH.

WE'RE GOING TO OBVIOUSLY START AT OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS RIGHT NOW TO PUT IT IN THE ELEMENTARY.

WE DON'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY ANY PROBLEM FROM THE ELEMENTARY KIDS DOING IT YET, BUT IF NEED BE, MAYBE DROP IT DOWN TO FIFTH GRADE, BUT WE'LL PUT THEM AROUND THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO REALLY START, BECAUSE THAT'S AGAIN, IS WHERE I THINK THERE MAY BE THAT DISCONNECT. WE KNOW THAT A HIGH SCHOOL KID PROBABLY IS OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T DO IT.

WE'LL STICK THEM THERE, TOO.

BUT THE PROBLEM THAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE BULK OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS REALLY AT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL.

WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT. IT'S JUST EDUCATING THEM ON THE FRONT SIDE SO THEY JUST, YOU KNOW, WE'LL DO THE POSTERS AND, YOU KNOW WE'LL SEE. HOPEFULLY IT'LL CURTAIL IT BECAUSE AGAIN, NOBODY WANTS TO BE PANICKED AS A COMMUNITY OR TAXED IN SERVICE AS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS BECAUSE WE'RE ALL WORKING THERE WITH THEM.

AND THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PAID TO DO.

BUT IT IS TAXING.

BUT ALSO, NOBODY WANTS TO SEE A KID GET A FELONY CHARGE.

RIGHT. WELL GREAT JOB.

I THINK THIS IS WONDERFUL.

AND ANOTHER AWESOME BRAIN IDEA THAT YOU HAVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

WE'RE DREAMING WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING.

BUT KEEP DOING IT BECAUSE IT'S GREAT.

SO THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS TO US, MR. SEIBEL. THANK YOU, MR. SAVOY. WHAT ARE WE DOING COMMUNICATION WISE TO THE STUDENT? I KNOW WE TALKED. YOU KNOW, IT'S A FELONY.

IT'S A REAL DEAL.

YOU'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH HOOPS AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THIS AND KIND OF LOOSE TERMS, BUT COMMUNICATING THE REAL TERMS OF WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS FOR STUDENTS, BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY FULLY EVEN UNDERSTAND MYSELF AS TO WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS TO HAVE A FELONY AS A JUVENILE.

SO PUTTING THAT KIND OF DOLLAR, BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN I TALK TO MY OWN KIDS ABOUT IT, HEY, THIS IS THIS IS GOING TO COST YOU THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

THIS IS GOING TO COST YOU, YOU KNOW, X, Y, Z AND YOU THINK YOU GO THROUGH.

SO THE TERMINOLOGY IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE THE JUVENILE SYSTEM IS UNDER THE FAMILY CODE AND NOT TECHNICALLY THE CRIMINAL CODE.

YOU CAN BE A JUVENILE OFFENDER IF YOU COMMIT YOUR CRIME BETWEEN THE AGE OF TEN AND 16.

ONCE YOU'RE 17, YOU'RE AUTOMATICALLY ADULT.

SO LISTEN UP HIGH SCHOOL KIDS, IF YOU DO THIS AT 17 ANNUAL JUVENILE PART ABOUT IT, IT IS AN ADULT FELONY AND IT STAYS WITH YOU FOREVER.

[03:00:04]

YOU'RE ADJUDICATED DELINQUENT, NOT FOUND GUILTY OF A CRIME.

YOU'RE ADJUDICATED DELINQUENT OF AN OFFENSE.

SO THERE'S LOTS OF TERMINOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THE LAW.

BUT THE SIMPLE MATTER OF FACT IS THAT THAT IF YOU FACE A FELONY, THE JUDGE WILL HAVE THEY'LL HAVE A HEARING FOR IT.

IF YOU HAVE OTHER PIECES ON YOUR RECORD, YOU'RE GOING TO FACE MORE STRICT CONSEQUENCES.

IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME IT WON'T BE AS BAD.

I KNOW, AND THEN YOU CAN JOIN IN.

I KNOW THAT WHEN YOU GET A JUVENILE RECORD, THERE ARE WAYS THAT THESE TYPES OF THINGS WHEN YOU TURN A CERTAIN AGE, I DON'T KNOW, THEY'VE KIND OF CHANGED IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT YOU CAN HAVE THEM EXPUNGED OR HIDDEN FROM YOUR RECORD.

BUT THEN AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THE TRUTH IS, IN THIS DAY AND AGE, IS ANYTHING REALLY EVER HIDDEN.

I MEAN, IF YOU HAVE THIS ON YOUR RECORD AND IT'S NOT VISIBLE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IF YOU GO ON TO GET A CAREER WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR LIKE A SECURITY CLEARANCE WITH NSA OR FBI, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.

CAN THEY FIND THIS? I WOULDN'T TRUST THAT IT DOESN'T EXIST SOMEWHERE.

SO IT'S SERIOUS IN THAT SENSE, I DON'T.

THEY HAVE DETERMINATE AND INDETERMINATE SENTENCING.

INDETERMINATE MEANS YOU'RE COMMITTED.

IF YOU GET COMMITTED, I DON'T.

YOU MIGHT GET PROBATION.

YOU WOULD BE COMMITTED UNTIL YOU TURN.

USED TO BE 21, BUT IT MAY BE 18 OR 19 NOW, LIKE INDEFINITELY.

AND YOU HAVE A MINIMUM 12 OR 24 MONTHS.

A DETERMINATE SENTENCE IS RESERVED FOR THOSE REALLY SERIOUS CRIMES, LIKE THERE'S 7 OR 8, THERE'S SOME LIKE MURDER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THEN THAT'S A SPLIT SHIFT UP TO 40 YEARS, WHERE YOU WOULD START IN JUVIE AND THEN GO ON TO THE ADULT SYSTEM WHEN YOU TURN A CERTAIN AGE.

BUT FOR THIS TYPE OF STUFF JUST.

YEAH, IT'S YOU'RE GOING TO COURT.

SO I AGREE WITH YOU 100%.

AND SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I SAT DOWN AND DID TODAY WAS I ACTUALLY WORKED ON MY MONTHLY NEWSLETTER.

AND SO MY MONTHLY NEWSLETTER IS ALL THINGS THREAT.

I AM DUMBING IT DOWN, IF YOU WILL.

AND REALLY EXPLAINING THIS IS A NEWSLETTER THAT IS DIRECTED TOWARDS OUR COMMUNITY, OUR CAMPUS COMMUNITY AND TO OUR ADULTS.

I'M ACTUALLY WRITING IT ALMOST AS A LESSON AND IMPLORING OUR TEACHERS TO GO OVER THIS NEWSLETTER WITH OUR KIDS, RIGHT? IT ALSO GETS PUT ON THE SAFETY AND SECURITY PAGE.

SO IT COULD ALSO BE SOMETHING THAT A PARENT CAN TALK ABOUT.

IT'S LIKE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A THREAT IS MADE? HOW DO I REPORT A THREAT? WHAT SHOULD I DO? HOW DO I DO IT? YOU KNOW, IT TALKS ABOUT DON'T SHARE, CALL AND GO TO A TRUSTED ADULT.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT THE NEWSLETTER IS THIS MONTH.

IT IS 100%.

I ALWAYS LIKE THE JOKE.

SORRY, DR. WRIGHT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET YOU A JOKE.

SORRY, MR. SEVERANCE.

THIS MONTH IS LITERALLY ABOUT THIS IS EDUCATING.

THIS IS THE PIECE. AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE DONE THIS MONTH.

AND I'VE JUST FINISHED THE NEWSLETTER.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TARGETING, IS TO ADDRESS THAT LESSON THROUGH OUR PARENTS AND FOR OUR STAFF.

SORRY, I REALIZED I GOT CAUGHT UP IN TRYING TO REMEMBER ALL THE JUVENILE TERMS THAT I DIDN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

HOPEFULLY NOW YOU KNOW WHAT.

SO WE'VE OBVIOUSLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS SENDING EMAILS OUT.

NOW OUR STUDENTS DO HAVE THOSE DO GO OUT TO THE STUDENT EMAILS.

BUT I PRETTY MUCH CAN GUARANTEE YOU MOST OF THEM ARE PROBABLY NOT READING THEIR HAYS GMAIL ACCOUNT.

SO FAR, WE HAVE REALLY SENT THE INFORMATION TO OUR PARENTS AND OF COURSE ASKED THEM IN SO MANY WAYS TO BASICALLY PLEASE TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT IT.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE NEWSLETTER AND THE LESSON.

MAYBE WE CAN PARTNER UP WITH THE CNI AND GET THAT ROLLED OUT JUST SO THAT MAYBE THEY CAN SPEND A MINUTE OR TWO ON IT BECAUSE IT AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE FEEDBACK AND AGAIN, I'M NOT IN CHARGE OF THE INVESTIGATION, BUT THE RESPONSE IN GENERAL FROM THE KIDS.

WHY DID YOU DO IT? I DON'T KNOW.

I DIDN'T THINK ANYBODY WOULD SEE IT.

AND I HAVE THAT MANY FOLLOWERS.

OH, THE FBI SAW IT.

YOU KNOW. I MEAN, SO IT'S I DON'T KNOW.

YEAH. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WE GOT TO GET THE MESSAGE BECAUSE YOU GOT TO THINK BEFORE YOU DO THAT.

BECAUSE THIS THIS COMES WITH CONSEQUENCES.

YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

THIS IS SUCH A GREAT REMINDER AND REALLY HITTING THAT MESSAGE TOTALLY IN THE HOME ROOM OR WHATEVER WHERE WE CAN SHARE THAT AS A LESSON.

YOU KNOW, JUST TO GO THROUGH THE EXACT DEAL CONSEQUENCES.

AND AGAIN, I LIKE THE IDEA TOO, OF THIS IS WHAT YOU DO TO REPORT AN INSTANCE.

BECAUSE JUST HAVING THAT CONSTANT REMINDER, JUST LIKE WE DO SAFETY DRILLS FOR EVERYTHING ELSE.

THIS IS JUST ANOTHER THING THAT THEY JUST HAVE TO BE AWARE OF HOW TO REPORT WHEN THEY DO SEE SOMETHING.

SO THANK YOU, MR. FLORES. YEAH.

THANK YOU, TIM AND JARED.

DR. WRIGHT I WOULD LOVE TO COMMEND YOUR TEAM.

YOU HAVE ALL STARS HERE.

I MEAN, TIM AND JERRY.

TIM, I WOULD LOVE TO EXAMINE YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS.

I SEE YOU JUST HAVING EPIPHANIES AT 2 A.M.

[03:05:02]

EVERY OTHER DAY ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS.

THOSE ARE BILLABLE HOURS TOO, BY THE WAY.

I'M JUST KIDDING. BUT I LOVE.

AND TO BYRON'S POINT, WHERE ARE WE GOING TO PUT THIS? WE'RE GOING TO PUT THIS ON BUSSES, ON STICKERS.

IT'S GOING TO BE PART OF OUR MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS DURING AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL.

ARE WE GOING TO PUT THIS AT SHELTON? SACHSE. I MEAN, WE REALLY SHOULD GET THIS MESSAGE OUT BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD MESSAGE, AND WE'RE A PROACTIVE DISTRICT.

YOU KNOW, WE TACKLE ISSUES.

THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE, OBVIOUSLY.

AND IN TODAY'S, YOU KNOW, 2024.

SO AGAIN EVERYWHERE WE CAN, BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT MESSAGE.

AND I LOVE THE POSTER HOW KIDS CAN, YOU KNOW, THE QR CODE, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN GO TO IWATCH TEXAS AND REPORT SOMETHING THAT THEY SEE.

BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, FOOTBALL GAMES WOULD BE GREAT.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE, A LOT OF PEOPLE TO GET THE MESSAGE.

AND SOME OF OUR YOUNG LEADERS IN THE DISTRICT THAT, YOU KNOW, SHORT PSA WITH OUR KIDS KIND OF TELLING, YOU KNOW, OTHER KIDS DON'T DO IT RIGHT.

DON'T MAKE THIS MISTAKE RIGHT.

YOU MIGHT END UP HERE BECAUSE IT'S WE OUGHT TO BE HONEST WITH OUR KIDS AND OUR PARENTS.

AND THAT'S A BIG ONE, IS THESE CONVERSATIONS HAVE TO HAPPEN AT THE DINNER TABLE WITH FAMILIES, AND WE REALLY NEED TO GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS TO PARENTS TO MONITOR THEIR KIDS SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS.

AND THE PARENTS REALLY ARE THE FIRST THE FIRST GROUP WE SHOULD REALLY TARGET, YOU KNOW, AND REALLY GET THIS MESSAGE ACROSS.

BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, BEING PROACTIVE ON THIS, JUST LIKE WITH FENTANYL IS CRUCIAL.

BUT AND AGAIN I STILL DO WANT TO YOU KNOW I SEE YOU HAVING EPIPHANIES ALL THE TIME.

AND IT'S AMAZING.

BUT I LOVE THIS NEW FENTANYL POSTERS COMING OUT THIS YEAR FOR FENTANYL AWARENESS MONTH IN OCTOBER.

SO THAT'S HERE IN A WEEK.

ABSOLUTELY. BUT AGAIN, I COMMEND YOU.

I COMMEND YOU, DR.

WRIGHT AND YOUR TEAM, AND I APPRECIATE IT.

MISS PETREA JUST WANT TO SAY LOVE IT, LOVE THE COLLABORATION.

THE POSTER IS AMAZING.

I'M I THINK IT'S VERY IMPACTFUL.

I'M GLAD YOU SENT IT TO PARENTS, BECAUSE I THINK IT DOES OPEN UP THE ABILITY TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS.

I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE WHAT TRUSTEE SAID, AND I THINK FLORES WAS SAYING LIKE, THIS SHOULD BE A LESSON IN JAG TIME OR LOBO TIME OR WIND TIME, KIND OF AS AN SEL LESSON.

MAYBE IT'S PART OF ORIENTATION IN AUGUST WHEN WE DO THE KIND OF THE BACK TO SCHOOL THINGS.

MAYBE IT'S THE STUDENT ADVISORY PANEL AGENDA ITEM WHERE WE ASK THE STUDENT ADVISORY PANEL, LIKE, WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO WITH THIS? THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. AND MAYBE THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, WITH FENTANYL, WHEN THE FIRST YEAR WE HAD THE STUDENT ADVISORY PANEL COME UP WITH OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES, MAYBE THEY COULD TAKE THE THREAT REGRET CONCEPT AND MAYBE MAKE SOME OTHER THINGS THAT THEY CAN SHARE AMONGST THEIR PEERS AND SNAPCHAT OR SOMETHING.

YEAH, THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD PROJECT FOR THEM TO DO.

OKAY. AWESOME. THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU, GUYS. YEAH, I WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING FUNNY JUST ON THE DESIGN PROCESS.

SEE THE PART WHERE IT SAYS SAVE YOURSELF FROM THREAT REGRET.

I WANTED KIND OF A HANDWRITTEN LOOK AND FONT, AND MOST HANDWRITTEN LOOK AND FONTS ARE IN CURSIVE AND ORIGINAL.

ONE WAS KIND OF IN A CURSIVE SCRIPT FONT.

AND THEN HARVEST, WHO IS IN OUR DEPARTMENT, SAID, THE KIDS CAN'T READ THAT.

AND I WAS LIKE, WHAT? AND I FORGOT, SO I HAD TO MAKE IT IN A PRINT.

ALL CAPS WORK, ALL CAPS.

AND MR. SAVOY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE UPDATES ON THAT.

THAT WAS MY PLUG TO BRING BACK CURSIVE.

I WAS GOING TO SAY ALSO BRING BACK CURSIVE.

THAT'S RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

SO YES. THANK YOU.

AND THIS IS A, I MEAN, THANK YOU FOR FIRST OF ALL, JUST SHARING, YOU KNOW, THE THOUGHT PROCESS.

I AGREE WITH, YOU KNOW, EVEN THE ANNOUNCEMENTS, THE CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS.

I THINK THIS IS DEFINITELY ANOTHER GOOD ONE TO THROW IN THERE.

WE HAVE LOTS OF CREATIVE WAYS THAT WE CAN THROW THIS MESSAGE OUT THERE.

AND TO THOSE THAT ARE STILL LISTENING ONLINE, FAMILIES, STUDENTS.

I'M TELLING YOU FROM A FORMER LIFE AS WELL THAT BECAUSE I USED TO WORK IN THE FIELD JUVENILE JAIL OR THE DETENTION CENTER IS REAL, YOU WILL STAY WITHOUT MOM AND DAD.

IT IS NOT FUN AND OBVIOUSLY WE ARE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN AS A DISTRICT.

WHENEVER THERE'S A THREAT, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY AS YOU'VE HEARD, SO DON'T CHANCE IT, I PROMISE YOU, YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE IN THAT SITUATION.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE UPDATES.

SO THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, TEAM THE REST OF OUR ITEMS. WE HAVE GOTTEN SOME INFORMATION IN PREVIOUS MEETING.

SO WE'RE ON L.5 DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

[L.5. Discussion of Legislative Priorities for the upcoming Legislative Session]

SO I'M GOING TO LOOK RIGHT AND SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

LOOK LEFT OKAY.

MISS OROSCO HAS A QUESTION.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING A LIST.

SO ARE WE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING IT NOW OR WHAT?

[03:10:04]

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT? I KNOW THAT THIS WEEKEND WE'RE GOING TO THE TSB CONVENTION, WHERE WE WILL BE DISCUSSING OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AS A STATE. RIGHT.

SO TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

I KNOW THAT MR. SEVERANCE IS REPRESENTING US AT DELEGATE ASSEMBLY, TRYING TO PUSH FORWARD SOME OF OUR PRIORITIES.

SO IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO THAT, THAT'D BE GREAT.

YEAH. SO WE HAD OUR SUPERINTENDENTS MEETING LAST WEDNESDAY, AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR MEETING FOR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES IN OCTOBER.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT OR WHY I THINK IS BECAUSE I BROUGHT IT UP.

I GOT ELECTED CHAIR TO HANDLE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.

AND SO I KNOW THAT'S FORTHCOMING.

WE DID RECEIVE SOME FROM LIKE RURAL SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION AND TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

ONCE WE GET THE ONES FROM TASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY, THEN I THINK WE'LL HAVE A GOOD LIST TO, TO COMPILE.

I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE VERY SIMILAR.

I THINK ALL MOST OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE AROUND FUNDING THE BASIC ALLOTMENT, FUNDING THE WEIGHTS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING, SAFETY AND SECURITY MANDATES.

THOSE ARE THE TOP THREE THAT I HEARD WHEN WE DISCUSSED IT THE OTHER DAY.

SO I WOULD JUST APPRECIATE YOU ALL SHARING THOSE PARTICULAR THE BIG THREE, SO TO SPEAK.

YES. THANK YOU. THAT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING MORE DISCUSSION ONCE YOU GATHER ALL THAT INFORMATION TO SEE HOW WE CAN BE MORE ALIGNED AND PUSH IT FORWARD. THANK YOU, DR.

WRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON MY LEFT? OKAY. COMING OVER TO MY RIGHT.

OKAY. MORE TO FOLLOW ON THAT.

TEAM REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR THE 2023 BOND BID PACKAGE.

[L.6. Review of Discussion of Schematic Design for 2023 Bond Bid Package 12 Projects and Middle School Renovations and Additions]

12 PROJECTS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS.

WE HAD THE OVERVIEWS LAST WEEK.

I'M GOING TO LOOK TO MY RIGHT TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, MISS PETREA.

MR. CLEAVER, THANK YOU FOR I KNOW I HAVE QUESTIONS I WANT TO GO KIND OF SPEND SOME TIME WITH.

AND I REALLY JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR GETTING US ALL THOSE DOCUMENTS, LIKE A MONTH BEFORE.

WE HAVE SO MANY BIG PROJECTS, AND SOME OF THOSE DOCUMENTS WERE 800,000 PAGES, AND I'M A BIG CONTROL-F PERSON, SO I CAN GET TO WHAT I NEED TO FIND.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I WANT TO SPEND SOME TIME LOOKING OVER THE ANSWERS THAT YOU SUBMITTED.

I GUESS I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT.

WILL YOU REMIND THE TEAM THIS IS JUST AN INFORMATION ITEM? YES. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO START TALKING ABOUT VOTING? LIKE. BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO JUST BUDGET TIME EVERY WEEK TO JUST LOOK AT THESE THINGS AND PROCESS THEM.

SO ESPECIALLY FOR OUR NEWER BOARD MEMBERS, HIGH SCHOOL FOUR IS BIG.

I'VE ACTUALLY NEVER BEEN ON THE BOARD WHEN WE DID A HIGH SCHOOL 2017.

IT'S A BIG DEAL. VOTE WAS WHEN I GOT ELECTED.

SO THIS IS NEW FOR ME EVEN LIKE, CAN YOU JUST REMIND US OF THE TIMELINE? THE SDS? THE SDS, ALL OF THAT? YEAH. AND THANKS FOR SAYING THAT.

WE GOT THOSE TO YOU EARLY BECAUSE WE DID TRY AND BECAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT WITH SO MANY, SO MANY PROJECTS.

THERE'RE 14 PROJECTS.

SO YES, THIS MONTH WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT IT.

WE WANT TO GET YOUR QUESTIONS.

WE DID ANSWER THEM IN BOARD BLOGS.

SO EVERYTHING IS IN THE BOARD BLOG.

THIS MONTH AGAIN IT WAS JUST INFORMATION.

IN OCTOBER WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THOSE SDS.

SO, THAT WILL BE CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK THAT THROUGH THE BOC PROCESS.

AND THEN IN NOVEMBER, THE BOC IS GOING TO BE BRINGING A RECOMMENDATION FOR A FUTURE MAY 2025 BOND.

SO THAT WILL BE IN NOVEMBER.

SO WE'RE STILL REALLY TWO MONTHS OUT.

SO IT'S ONE MORE MONTH BEFORE WE APPROVE THE SDS AND THEN THOSE SDS, THE NUMBERS, THE COST ESTIMATES WE GET FROM THAT WILL GO INTO THE FACILITY MASTER PLAN.

AND THEN THAT THEN WILL SPARK THE ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT CAN MAKE IT INTO THE 2025 BOND.

GOT IT. WE'LL BRING THAT TO YOU ALL IN NOVEMBER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL.

THANK YOU.

COMING OVER HERE TO MY LEFT.

MR. SEIBEL? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR STAYING LATE AND BEING HERE ALL NIGHT FOR THIS AND GETTING THIS TO US, BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE MASSIVE FROM THE GET GO. SO I APPRECIATE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE CAN GET EARLIER ON.

THE MORE WE CAN GET AHEAD OF IT.

SO THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT.

YEAH. MR. CLEAVER, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AS WELL.

I KNOW OUR CONTRACTORS VENDORS ARE HERE, SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE UPDATES THAT WE HAD LAST WEEK.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET Y'ALL EARLIER IN THE AGENDA, BUT WE HAD SOME OTHER BUSINESS ITEMS TONIGHT.

OBVIOUSLY, THE FLAVOR OF THE MOMENT.

JUST AS WE HEARD TONIGHT FROM SOME OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS COMMUNITY.

SO WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSION AGAIN REGARDING SPREAD AND I'M SEEING I'M SEEING HEAD NODS.

OKAY. SO GOOD. JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE THAT WE'RE ALREADY ON THAT.

SO. YES. THANK YOU.

OKAY. SO. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON.

[03:15:04]

WE ARE ON ITEM L SEVEN.

[L.7. Update on District Bond, Construction, and Renovation Projects]

UPDATE ON DISTRICT BOND CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION PROJECTS.

LOOKING LEFT. ANY QUESTIONS? LOOKING RIGHT.

OKAY. MAY I GIVE YOU ALL ONE QUICK UPDATE? YES, SIR. WE HAVE ONE OTHER ITEM IN THE BOARD BLOG THAT WE PUT IN THE BLOG THIS AFTERNOON.

YOU ALL PREVIOUSLY ASKED A QUESTION SPECIFICALLY ABOUT HVAC, AND WE I BELIEVE THAT WAS ON THE 13TH, AND WE SAID THOSE ITEMS WOULD BE COMPLETE ON THE 20TH.

AND SOME OF THEM, MOST OF THEM ARE, BUT THERE ARE A FEW ITEMS THAT ARE STILL OUTSTANDING ON HVAC, AND WE'VE GIVEN YOU ALL THAT UPDATE IN THE BLOG.

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH AC.

ALL RIGHT. GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. CLEAVER I APPRECIATE YOU ALL THE UPDATES.

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS?

[L.8. Financial Statements]

ANYTHING FOR MR. ROWE. LOOKING LEFT, LOOKING RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, MR. ROWE, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

OKAY, TEAM, WE ARE ON LETTER M.

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

ANY REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES? I'M GOING TO LOOK RIGHT AND SEE MR. FLORES. AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE NUMBER OF GUARDIAN CAP FOOTBALL HELMETS AVAILABLE COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF HAYS CISD FOOTBALL PLAYERS. AND THIS INCLUDES MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL, OF COURSE.

GIVE MISS PETREA A MOMENT TO TYPE THAT IN.

ANY OTHER REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM MY RIGHT? OKAY. LOOKING AT ANY REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, MR. SEIBEL? ONE.

I FORGOT TO ASK EARLIER.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW OUR SPED GROWTH IS COMPARING TO OTHER NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS, SO I KNOW WE'RE EXPERIENCING HIGHER SPED GROWTH THAN EXPECTED, BUT HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO OTHER DISTRICTS REGIONALLY? REGIONALLY AND ALSO WITH LIKE SIZED DISTRICTS? IS THAT. HOW DOES OUR SPED GROWTH COMPARE REGIONALLY AND ALSO TO LIKE SIZED DISTRICTS? OKAY. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE CAPTURED THAT REQUEST.

ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL REQUESTS OVER HERE TO MY LEFT.

ALL RIGHT.

TEAM, I TRUST THAT MISS PETREA HAS BEEN DILIGENTLY CAPTURING ALL OF THOSE REQUESTS AND QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME UP THROUGHOUT THE MEETING, SO WE WILL NOT DO A RECAP.

[N. RECAP OF QUESTIONS]

OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING IS OCTOBER 21ST, 2024, HERE AT THE MERIDETH KELLER BOARD MEETING BOARD MEETING ROOM.

[O. UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS]

EXCUSE ME, UNLESS THERE IS DISSENT, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:44 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Sep 24, 2024 Board Meeting

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