[A. CALL TO ORDER: Establish a quorum]
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>> ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. GOOD EVENING.
WELCOME TO THE NOVEMBER 12 MEETING OF THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES HERE AT THE MEREDITH KELLER BOARDROOM.
WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY IN ATTENDANCE, AND THOSE OF YOU LISTENING ONLINE.
THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY CALLED TO ORDER.
AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO A CLOSED SESSION IN
[B. CLOSED SESSION]
ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551, SUBCHAPTERS D AND E OR TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 418.183F.GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.
[C. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT HERE IN PERSON, OR THOSE OF YOU ONLINE.A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED.
WE'LL TURN IT OVER FOR OUR PLEDGES LED BY BOARD SECRETARY VANESSA PETREA.
[D. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS]
THANK YOU, MS. PETREA.OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS GOING TO BE READ BY VICE PRESIDENT BYRON SEVERANCE.
[E. MISSION STATEMENT]
>> THANK YOU, SPEAKER. HAYS CISD MAKES IT 100% POSSIBLE WITH THE FRISBEE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. SEVERANCE, AND IF YOU DID FORGET, YES, WE DO HAVE SOME FRISBEES OUT THERE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR YOU, TOO.
OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE READ BY TRUSTEE COURTNEY RUNKLE.
[F. SOCIAL CONTRACT]
>> THE BOARD WILL SERVE AS DISTRICT AMBASSADORS, ASSUME POSITIVE AND NOBLE INTENTIONS, COLLABORATE AS A TEAM, AND RESPECT THE BODY CORPORATE, PROMOTE DISCUSSION, AND VALUE EACH OTHER'S PERSPECTIVES, AND BE PROFESSIONAL.
>> THANK YOU, MRS. RUNKLE. TEAM, THAT TAKES US DOWN TO LETTER G IN OUR AGENDA,
[G. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT]
WHICH IS OUR SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. DR. WRIGHT?>> THANK YOU, SIR, AND GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
GLAD TO SEE ALL OF YOU IN PERSON, AND THOSE YOU THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE. WELCOME TO OUR MEETING.
TONIGHT IN THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT, WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE HAVE THE TWO BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE WORLD AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT.
I'VE DECIDED TO INCORPORATE SOME PICTURES WHEN I TALK ABOUT OUR STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS AND EVENTS, AND SO YOU'LL GET TO SEE SOME OF THOSE TONIGHT.
MS. BARBARA, IF YOU'LL DO THE PLEASURE.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU, WE HAD OUR THIRD ANNUAL STRING FESTIVAL TODAY AT THE PARK AT 12:15, AND IN A MERE FIVE YEARS, WE'VE PROGRESSED FROM ABOUT 35 BEGINNING ORCHESTRA STUDENTS TO 300 ORCHESTRA STUDENTS.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT GOT TO ATTEND, I SAW SEVERAL OF YOU THERE, THEY SOUNDED REALLY GOOD.
THESE ARE KIDDOS THAT DON'T KNOW HOW TO PICK UP A VIOLIN OR A CELLO OR WHATEVER THEY CHOOSE TO PLAY.
THE FIRST WEEK, THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO READ MUSIC, AND THEN WHAT THEY PLAY ABOUT SEVEN SONGS OR SO, AND THEY ACTUALLY SOUNDED REALLY GOOD.
WE HAVE THE IDEA, OF COURSE, I DIDN'T COME UP WITH THE IDEA.
A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD ORCHESTRA, BUT HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE BOARD SAW THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT OUR COMMUNITY WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT AND THAT OUR KIDS WOULD GRAVITATE TO.
IN A MERE FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE NOT ONLY 300 BEGINNERS, BUT WE HAVE 200 SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS AND 100 NINTH AND 10TH GRADERS FOR A TOTAL OF 600 STUDENTS IN ORCHESTRA IN FIVE YEARS, SO PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK FOR THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT, BARBARA. TODAY, OUR HAYS HEAT, AND I SEE A COUPLE OF HAYS HEAT SHIRTS IN THE AUDIENCE, THEY GOT TO COMPETE IN BOWLING, I BELIEVE, OVER IN SAN MARCUS, AND THEY HAD A GREAT TIME, AND I THINK THEY DID VERY WELL FROM THE REPORT I GOT, AND SO I WANTED TO FEATURE THEM.
I LOVE IT WHEN THEY GET TO GO OUT AND DO THEIR THING ON THE BOWLING ALLEY AND IN THE LANES, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SPECIAL OLYMPIANS AND HAYS HEAT TODAY.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW OF THE THREE FOOTBALL TEAMS THAT WE HAVE IN HAYS CISD, JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL MADE THE CLASS 6A PLAYOFFS, AND THEY WILL BE PLAYING IN THE BI-DISTRICT ROUND AGAINST LAREDO UNITED THIS COMING FRIDAY AT 7:30.
IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO LAREDO, WE'LL BE STREAMING THAT GAME ONLINE, AND SO HOPEFULLY YOU'LL CHEER ON THE JAGUARS, SO VERY PROUD OF THEM, AND, HOPEFULLY, THEY'LL MAKE IT A COUPLE OF ROUNDS.
NOW, TONIGHT, RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK, THE JOHNSON JAGUARS ARE PLAYING THE JOHNSON JAGUARS IN VOLLEYBALL.
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[LAUGHTER] SAN ANTONIO VERSUS BUDA, AND THEY'RE PLAYING IN SEGUIN FOR THE ORIGINAL QUARTER FINALS, AND SO WE WISH OUR GIRLS WELL TONIGHT, AND, HOPEFULLY, THEY'LL WIN.WE PLAY THE WINNER OF STEELE AND WESTLAKE, WHO ARE CURRENTLY PLAYING OVER AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL TONIGHT, AND SO WE'LL GET THE WINNER OF THAT GAME, SHOULD WE WIN, AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL.
THEN GOT TO GO SEE THE HAYS HAWK BAND, PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE MARCHING CONTEST, AND OF COURSE, THEY FEATURED THEIR SHOW GLORIOUS, AND THEY DID A REMARKABLE JOB.
THEY FINISHED 18 OUT OF THE 38 SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE STATE MARCHING CONTEST.
I THOUGHT THEY WERE INCREDIBLE.
I WAS SITTING UP IN THE PRESS BOX WITH SOME OF THE JUDGES AND I'M LIKE, "WHY DIDN'T WE WIN AT ALL?" I GOT THE SCOOP SO I CAN SHARE IT WITH OUR BAND DIRECTORS IN THE FUTURE, BECAUSE I'M JUST A LITTLE COMPETITIVE, BUT WE HAVE 247 SCHOOLS IN CLASS 5A, SO REALLY, IT MADE ME FEEL A LOT BETTER WHEN I PUT IT INTO THOSE TERMS. WE FINISHED 18 OUT OF 247 SCHOOLS, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HAYS HAWK BAND.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT, I WANTED TO INVITE YOU ALL TO THE LOS LOBOS MARIACHI FESTIVAL SATURDAY AT 10:00 AM OVER AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE AWARD WINNING MARIACHI PROGRAM AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, AND THOSE KIDS ARE JUST INCREDIBLE AND I KNOW THEY WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU AT THEIR FESTIVAL, AND SO I WANT TO GIVE THEM A SHOUT OUT, AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THEIR UIO PERFORMANCE AS WELL IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
I THINK IT'S USUALLY IN FEBRUARY. I DON'T KNOW.
HOW MANY YEARS HAS IT BEEN, TEAM, THAT WE'VE DONE A CUSTOMER SERVICE SUMMIT? IT'S BEEN A LOT.
YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY OF OUR FRONTEND, PEOPLE THAT WE INVITED TO THE SUMMIT AND THEY GAVE THEIR TIME TO COME AND WE ROLLED OUT OUR HELLO, THE HAYS' WAY MANTRA, SO THAT THEY DO SUCH A GREAT JOB OF BEING SO WELCOMING TO OUR PUBLIC ON THE PHONE AND IN PERSON, AND THEN WE JUST GAVE AN ADDITIONAL SHEET IN CASE THEY HAVE SO MANY THINGS FLYING FROM DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND I HOPE IS THAT IF THEY REFLECT UPON THAT CARD, AS SOMEBODY COMES IN, THEY'LL MAKE EYE CONTACT AND SAY, "I'M ON THE PHONE.
I'LL BE WITH YOU IN JUST A SECOND," OR VICE VERSA SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY'RE SEEN, THEY'RE HEARD, THEY'RE VALUED, AND SO LISTENING TO THIS, TEAM, I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT.
REALLY ENJOYED THE SPEAKERS AT THE SUMMIT, AND TIM AND HIS COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT DID A GREAT JOB WITH THAT, SO I APPRECIATE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE SUMMIT.
THEN, BARBARA, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, YESTERDAY WAS VETERANS DAY.
YOU CAN SEE OUR OWN PRESIDENT VELA RIGHT THERE SPEAKING TO THE CROWD AT LEHMAN YESTERDAY, BUT WE HAD VETERANS DAY PROGRAMS AT PRACTICALLY EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS.
GUYS, WE CONSCIOUSLY HAVE SCHOOL ON VETERANS DAY BECAUSE WE THINK IT'S THAT IMPORTANT FOR OUR KIDS TO BE EXPOSED TO OUR VETERANS AND TO SERVICE ABOVE SELF IN THE GREATEST SACRIFICE.
WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE FREEDOMS THAT WE ENJOY WITHOUT OUR VETERANS, SO THANK YOU, VETERANS.
[APPLAUSE] THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT. I'M GOING TO LOOK TO MY LEFT FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
LOOKING RIGHT. DR. WRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THE PICTURES.
IT'S EASY TO GET CAUGHT UP IN ALL THE DISCUSSIONS AND THINGS THAT ARE NOT ALWAYS AS POSITIVE, BUT I THINK AS WE LOOK AT THE FACES OF OUR STUDENTS IN ACHIEVING, COMPETING, AND JUST GOOD WORK ETHICS, SO THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THEM.
TEAM, THAT'S GOING TO TAKE US TO OUR PUBLIC FORUM NUMBER 2 FOR ATTENDANCE ZONE MAPS.
MS. GLORIA, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS TONIGHT.
APPARENTLY, MR. SAVOY IS VERY EFFECTIVE IN COMMUNICATING OUR INTENT WITH OUR MAPS, SO THANK YOU, MR. SAVOY.
THAT TAKES US TO PUBLIC FORUM.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS FOR THAT? NOT TONIGHT.
MOVING RIGHT ALONG, AND THAT'S GOING TO TAKE US TO LETTER J,
[J. DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT]
THAT IS OUR DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT.I WILL BRING UP MR. CLEAVER WHO'S GOING TO INTRODUCE OUR GUESTS.
TEAM, WE SHOULD HAVE OUR PRESENTATION RIGHT HERE ON THE DIS AS WELL.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT VELA AND DR. WRIGHT AND BOARD.
WE HAVE KRIS POOL AND JUSTIN SILHAVY, AND CAROLINE COUCH FROM PASA HERE, POPULATION AND SURVEY ANALYSTS OUT OF COLLEGE STATION.
THEY'VE BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT THIS TIME FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.
PRIOR TO THAT, THEY DID SOME WORK FOR US IN THE '90S, AND THEN THEY'VE COME BACK.
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I'M HAPPY THAT THEY'RE HERE TONIGHT.THIS YEAR, THE REPORT IS NOT AS ABRUPT AS IT WAS LAST YEAR WITH THAT EXTRA FOUND GROUP OF HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS.
THIS YEAR IT'S NOT QUITE AS ALARMING.
WITH THAT SAID, IF YOU ALL WANT TO COME ON UP AND PRESENT.
>> YES, I WAS INVOLVED IN THE WORK THAT WE DID FOR THE DISTRICT BACK IN THE EARLY 2000S, AND I WAS SITTING HERE LOOKING AT THE ORCHESTRA PHOTOS AND THINKING, HOW DIFFERENT THE DISTRICT, HOW MUCH HAS CHANGED HERE IN THE LAST 20 OR SO YEARS, SO KUDOS TO ALL YOU GUYS AND IT WAS A LOT OF HARD WORK.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, AND DR. WRIGHT.
LIKE I SAID, MY NAME IS KRIS POOL.
I'M HEARING FEEDBACK. ARE YOU ALL HEARING FEEDBACK? I'M WITH POPULATION AND SURVEY ANALYSTS, AND A LOT OF YOU GUYS HEARD US SPEAK LAST YEAR, AND SO WE'RE HERE JUST TO UPDATE THOSE NUMBERS.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WHEN YOUR GROWTH IS THIS EXTENSIVE AND THIS FAST, WE HAVE TO STAY ON TOP OF IT BECAUSE LITTLE THINGS CHANGE HERE AND THERE, AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, TIMELY.
IT'S VERY INVOLVED, AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE. GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT.
JUSTIN'S GOING TO COME UP HERE IN A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN I'LL COME BACK AND FINISH IT UP WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE NUMBERS MEAN FOR THE SCHOOLS THEMSELVES, THE ATTENDANCE ZONES.
FIRST, JUST A SLIGHT REVIEW OF OUR PROCESS, THE VERY FIRST THING WE DO IS COLLECT BACKGROUND DATA.
IF I WAS TOO CLOSE TO IT, I FELT LIKE I WAS GETTING FEEDBACK, SO YOU'LL LET ME KNOW.
WE HAVE TO START BY COLLECTING BACKGROUND DATA.
WE'VE DONE THAT FOR YOU GUYS NOW.
OF COURSE, WE HAVE 20-YEAR-OLD DATA THAT WE COULD USE TO SOME EXTENT, BUT SO WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE DISTRICT, BUT WE BUILD THAT MAP THAT YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR THAT MAX HAS HERE ON THE FLOOR.
WE PRINTED FOR YOU GUYS A LOT OF LARGE AERIAL MAPS WITH A LOT OF THINGS ON TOP OF THEM.
DOWNLOAD CAD DATA, FLOOD DATA, ALL OF THESE SORTS OF THINGS AND BUILD A VERY ROBUST MAP BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHERE EVERYTHING IS COMING ONLINE.
WE GET CENSUS DATA, WE GET ABSOLUTELY AS MUCH BACKGROUND DATA AS WE CAN, AND WE START WITH THAT.
THEN WE GO IN AND WE STUDY ECONOMIC AND HOUSING DATA, SO THAT'S A LOT OF WHAT JUSTIN IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT FOR YOU TO HAVE THOSE NEW KIDDOS, THEY GOT TO HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE, AND THEY GOT TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO BUY THE HOUSE TO START WITH.
THAT'S OF COURSE A REALLY IMPORTANT PART.
WE STUDY PAST AND CURRENT STUDENT POPULATION, WE GEOCODE YOUR STUDENTS, WE GEOCODED LAST YEAR STUDENTS IN THE YEAR BEFORE AND THE YEAR BEFORE SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON IN SOME OF THESE EXISTING HOMES, BECAUSE MOST OF YOUR STUDENTS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TOMORROW, YOU ALREADY HAVE TODAY.
WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE EXISTING.
ARE YOU GAINING AN EXISTING HOMES? ARE YOU LOSING IN EXISTING HOMES? WHAT IS GOING ON THERE? WE PROJECT STUDENTS DISTRICT WIDE TO START WITH.
WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS OF GROWTH.
WE USE OUR PRIMARY ONE IN THE MIDDLE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A LOW AND A HIGH, AND THEN WE TAKE THAT DATA AND WE BOIL IT DOWN INTO THE ATTENDANCE ZONE LEVEL.
WE WILL WORK ON PLANNING UNITS, SO LITTLE PUZZLE PIECES, AND WE CAN TAKE THOSE PUZZLE PIECES THAT HAVE PROJECTIONS IN THEM, PUT THEM INTO YOUR CURRENT ATTENDANCE ZONES, AND THEN WE CAN BREAK THEM APART TO DO PLANNING, LIKE FOR ELEMENTARY NUMBER 17.
WE'LL TOUCH ON JUST A FEW THINGS HERE.
THE FIRST THING WE'LL DO IS HIT A COUPLE OF THESE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS, JUST A FEW THINGS THAT WE THINK ARE INTERESTING.
THIS FIRST MAP IS THE REGION, THE AUSTIN AREA.
IT SHOWS A FIVE-YEAR NUMERICAL CHANGE IN ENROLLMENT AND THIS IS THE PIMS DATA FROM THE FALL OF 2018 TO THE FALL OF '23.
OF COURSE, '24 HAS BEEN GATHERED.
IT'LL BE FINALIZED AND STUFF AND TURNED IN, BUT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT UNTIL ABOUT APRIL.
THIS IS THE MOST RECENT DATA THAT'S AVAILABLE.
OF COURSE, IN THE ENTIRE REGION, HAYS WAS SECOND ONLY TO LIBERTY HILL ISD NORTH OF LEANDER THERE WHEN IT COMES TO GROWTH, 03,388 STUDENTS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND THAT'S AN AWFUL LOT OF GROWTH FOR YOU GUYS TO HANDLE.
I KNOW YOU KNOW IT, I KNOW YOU SEE IT, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
BUT ONE THING THAT IS ALWAYS VERY INTERESTING IS TO SEE THE COLORS ON THE MAP BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE THERE IN THE DARK MAROON, DARK RED COLOR WITH LEANDER WITH THE HUTTO IS OVER THERE ON THE EAST AND WITH LIBERTY HILL.
THEN YOU CAN SEE THE BLUE AREAS, THE AUSTIN, AND ROUND ROCK, AND SO FORTH, THAT ARE LOSING STUDENT POPULATION.
THAT RING OUTSIDE THE AUSTIN AREA, THERE'S GAINING STUDENTS.
IT LOOKS LIKE THIS, YOUR GROWTH HERE OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS.
THE ONLY TIME THAT YOU GUYS HAVE HAD A LOSS WAS DURING COVID, FALL OF 2020, IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE 43 OR 46 DISTRICTS IN THE ENTIRE STATE ACTUALLY GAINED STUDENTS IN THAT TIME PERIOD, SO NOT SURPRISING TO GET A LOSS.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE THAT TRAJECTORY IN THOSE LAST FOUR YEARS, IT SEEMS TO HAVE TICKED UP JUST A LITTLE BIT, AND THAT'S QUITE REMARKABLE BECAUSE YOU HAD TWO LARGE CHARTER SCHOOLS DROP IN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DISTRICT.
DESPITE THAT, YOU HAD ALL OF THAT GROWTH, AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE CARRY THAT FORWARD, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A CONTINUED MAJOR INCREASE IN STUDENTS.
NOW, ONE THING THAT'S HARD FOR US TO GET AT ALL OF THE TIME IS KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT.
WE CAN'T KNOCK ON DOORS AND ASK HOW MANY TWO-YEAR-OLDS ARE IN THE HOUSE, BUT WE CAN GET THE NUMBER OF BIRTHS BY ZIP CODE OF THE BIRTH MOTHER, AND THEN WE CAN TAKE THAT DATA AND WE CAN MOVE IT FORWARD FIVE YEARS AND COMPARE IT TO KINDERGARTEN.
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YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY START WITH MORE KINDERGARTNERS THAN THE STUDENTS THAT WERE BORN, AND WE WOULD EXPECT THAT BECAUSE THERE WILL BE FAMILIES THAT MOVE INTO NEW HOMES THAT HAVE TWO-YEAR-OLDS AND THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND FOUR-YEAR-OLDS.THEY GOT REALLY CLOSE TOGETHER IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE CHARTER SCHOOLS.
THOSE NUMBERS WENT AHEAD AND GOT REALLY CLOSE TOGETHER AND MIRRORED ONE ANOTHER QUITE TIGHTLY.
THE THING THAT'S MOST IMPORTANT AND MOST INTERESTING HERE IS THAT DASHED LINE IS REALLY WHERE WE ARE TODAY FOR THE FALL OF '24, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT UPTICK, AND SO WE WOULD EXPECT THOSE KINDERGARTNERS TO BE HEADED ON IN THE DOOR HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF THREE YEARS.
I MENTIONED PAST AND CURRENT STUDENTS, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.
FIRST, I DO WANT TO TOUCH ON THE FACT THAT I MENTIONED PLANNING UNITS A MINUTE AGO.
THAT'S HOW WE ORGANIZE ALL OF THE DATA.
IF YOU EVER WANT TO STUDY YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, SOMETHING THAT YOU SEE GOING UP DOWN THE STREET FROM YOU, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS FIGURE OUT WHAT PLANNING UNIT IT'S IN AND YOU CAN LOOK UP ALL SORTS OF INFORMATION IN THE REPORT THERE.
WE ACTUALLY TRY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WHEN THERE IS A QUESTION, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT WE HAVE PROJECTED AND WHAT WE HAVE RELIED UPON IN THAT DATA FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE PLANNING UNITS.
THEY'RE THE ORGANIZATIONAL SCHEME, THAT'S HOW WE ORGANIZE ALL OF THE DATA.
MENTIONED THE GEOCODING, SOMETIMES IT'S INTERESTING TO ACTUALLY SEE THE GEOCODING.
WHAT THIS IS IS THE FALL OF '21 AND THE FALL OF '24, THE TWO DATASETS LAID ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER.
EVERYWHERE YOU SEE A YELLOW DOT IS A NEW ADDRESS.
THAT'S A NEW HOME THAT HAS A STUDENT IN IT THAT WAS THERE IN '24, THAT WAS NOT THERE IN '21.
IF YOU STOP AND THINK OVER IN THE NEGLI AREA OR OVER IN SUNFIELD IN THE NORTH OR FAR DOWN IN THE SOUTH, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THOSE NEW HOMES ARE COMING ONLINE, YOU KNOW IT, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE IT ACTUALLY SPREAD OUT THERE ON THE MAP.
>> ANOTHER THING THAT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, LIKE I MENTIONED, MOST OF YOUR KIDS ARE GOING TO HAVE TOMORROW ARE ALREADY HERE TODAY, AND SO OUR PROJECTIONS, THOUGH ARE NOT BUILT ONLY ON NEW KIDS.
WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND HOW THOSE STUDENTS ARE MOVING THROUGH THE SYSTEM RIGHT NOW.
WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS LOOKS AT FOR EVERY YEAR, SAY FOR THE FALL OF '24, WE WILL LEAVE OUT EE, LEAVE OUT PRE-K AND LEAVE OUT NINTH GRADE BECAUSE OFTENTIMES NINTH GRADE IS THE LARGEST CLASS SIZE.
BUT THEN IT COLOR CODES ALL OF THE REMAINING CLASS SIZES BY COLOR, SO THAT THE LARGEST ONES ARE IN MAROON AND THE LIGHTER ONES ARE IN THOSE DARK BLUE.
THAT WHAT YOU CAN SEE THERE IS THE LARGE CLASSES THAT ARE MOVING THROUGH.
YOU'VE GOT THIS BULGE OF STUDENTS THAT HAS BEEN MOVING THROUGH SINCE 2015, OR THEY PROBABLY ENTERED KINDERGARTEN IN ABOUT 2012.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS IF WE SHUT THE DOORS AND SAID, NOBODY ELSE MOVE IN.
ALL WE'RE GOING TO DO IS LET THE STUDENTS IN THE FALL OF '24 AGE FORWARD.
THEN WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN, IS THAT YOU WOULD SEE ALL OF THOSE KIDDOS MOVE FORWARD AND YOU WOULD PICK UP STUDENTS IN YOUR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS AS THAT COHORT MOVES THROUGH, AND THEN IN THREE OR FOUR YEARS YOU PROBABLY LOSE SOME STUDENTS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL AS THOSE LARGER COHORTS WENT ON OUT.
THAT'S JUST SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS ISN'T ALL ABOUT NEW HOUSING.
WE HAVE TO ALSO UNDERSTAND WHO'S HERE NOW AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AS THEY'RE MOVING THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
I MENTIONED THE GEOCODING OF THE STUDENTS, AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE DO WHEN WE GEOCODE THE STUDENTS IS WE DEVELOP A RATIO OF STUDENTS PER HOME.
BECAUSE YOU MIGHT THINK THAT THERE ARE TWO KIDS IN EVERY HOME AND THERE MAY BE AN AVERAGE FOR FAMILY, BUT THEY'RE NOT ALL ENROLLED IN THE DISTRICT AT ONE POINT IN TIME.
I'VE GOT TWO KIDS THEY'RE IN COLLEGE, SO MY HOME COUNTS IS A ZERO AT THIS POINT, AND ALL OF THOSE ARE AVERAGED IN.
RIGHT NOW, THAT NUMBER IS ACTUALLY FOR SINGLE FAMILY, IT'S 0.46, BUT THE MINUTE WE GENERATE THAT NUMBER TO TELL IT TO YOU, WE CAN THROW IT AWAY BECAUSE, WHEN WE ARE PROJECTING HOMES, WE HAVE TO PROJECT WHERE THEY ARE, WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE THERE, AND HOW MANY STUDENTS EACH ONE OF THOSE HOMES IS GOING TO YIELD.
RIGHT NOW YOU'VE GOT 14 DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE LESS THAN 0.1 STUDENTS PER HOUSE.
ON THE FLIP SIDE, YOU'VE GOT 12 SUBDIVISIONS THAT ARE GREATER THAN ONE.
WE'VE GOT A LIST IN THE REPORT, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING DOWN TO THAT GRANULAR DATA, BUT WE ASSIGN A RATIO TO EACH ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WE ACTUALLY CAN WATERFALL THAT DATA A LITTLE BIT.
WE WOULD EXPECT MAYBE A NEW SUBDIVISION TO COME IN WITH LOWER RATIOS TO INCREASE OVER TIME AND THEN AS IT AGES OUT, ULTIMATELY DROP BACK OFF.
WE ACTUALLY WERE JUST HAVING A CONVERSATION HERE BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED.
WE WOULDN'T BE ALL THAT SURPRISED, BUT YET THAT NUMBER IS GOING TO GO UP BEFORE IT GOES DOWN.
A LOT OF OUR SUBURBAN DISTRICTS SOMETIMES THAT NUMBER MAY BE 0.68, IT MAY BE 0.7, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF SPACE IN THE HOMES THAT YOU HAVE ON THE GROUND FOR THE NUMBER OF KIDDOS IN THERE TO INCREASE.
THEN THE LAST THING I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT REAL QUICK IS WHAT WE CALL ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
ANYMORE, THAT MEANS AN AWFUL LOT OF STUFF.
WE'RE LOOKING AT VIRTUAL ACADEMIES, WE'RE LOOKING IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS, WE'RE LOOKING AT JUST TRANSFERS OUT TO OTHER DISTRICTS.
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I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THESE COUPLE OF CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT OPENED.YOU CAN SEE THEM RIGHT THERE ON THE MAP.
THEY'VE OPENED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
WE TRY TO TRACK THAT INFORMATION ABSOLUTELY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT SPEND AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME TRYING TO UNDERSTAND CHARTER SCHOOLS.
THE DIFFICULTY, OF COURSE, IS THAT WHEN WE FOLLOW THE AMENDMENTS, THE AMENDMENTS MAY BE REALLY BROAD.
WE'RE GOING TO OPEN A NEW CHARTER SCHOOL SOMEWHERE ON THE EAST SIDE OF AUSTIN.
DOESN'T HELP US THAT MUCH BECAUSE, SO MUCH OF THE TIME WHEN A CHARTER OPENS SOMEPLACE, THE BULK OF THE KIDS COME FROM PRETTY CLOSE BY BECAUSE THEY DON'T PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION OTHERWISE.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHEN AND WHERE THOSE SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO OPEN.
NEWS IS, WE DON'T KNOW OF ANY OTHERS IN THE CONFINES OF THE DISTRICT RIGHT NOW, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT DORAL ACADEMY IS ADDING HIGH SCHOOL GRADES, IDEA BLUFF SPRINGS, IS ADDING SPACE, AND VALOR KYLE IS ADDING SOME GRADE LEVELS.
WE ARE EXPECTING YOU GUYS TO SEE AS MANY AS WE'RE ESTIMATING AT THIS POINT, 723 STUDENTS ADDITIONAL THAT LEAVE TO GO TO SOME OF THOSE GRADES BASED ON THE PROPORTIONS OF STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THESE SCHOOLS NOW.
THAT'S ALL BEEN FACTORED IN TO THE REST OF THE NUMBERS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE.
LIKE I MENTIONED, THERE ARE AN AWFUL LOT OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE AT THIS POINT THAT THE PARENTS HAVE, VIRTUAL ACADEMIES ARE SHOWING UP AS A BIGGER NUMBER IN A LOT OF SITUATIONS.
WE'RE ALSO SEEING OR ALSO HAVE THE DIFFICULTY THAT IF A STUDENT NEVER ACTUALLY ENROLLS IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, TEA NEVER CAPTURES THEM, AND SO WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY GO, AND WE CAN'T CAPTURE HOME SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY DON'T KEEP DATA ON THAT THING TOO.
BUT AS IT IS, THIS IS THE BEST DATA THAT WE CAN GET.
WE CONTACT PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND THEN A LOT OF THE REST OF THE DATA WE GET FROM TEA.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO JUSTIN FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
>> GOOD EVENING. IT WAS JUST ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, YOU GUYS WERE ONLY HAVING ABOUT 2000 HOMES BUILT AND OCCUPIED IN HAYS, AND NOW WE'RE ABOUT 4,000.
IT INCREASED QUITE A BIT OVER THE LAST YEAR, ACTUALLY, A LITTLE FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED.
REALLY HIGHER MORTGAGE RATES HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO SLOW DOWN THE HOUSING HERE, AND A LOT OF THAT'S JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF GROWTH.
WHERE THE NEW HOUSES ARE BEING BUILT, YOU ARE IN IT.
I JUST WANT TO JUMP RIGHT IN AND GO INTO THOSE AREAS OF GROWTH.
THIS MAP IS LISTING EVERY DEVELOPMENT THAT IS GOING TO HAVE OVER 800 HOUSES OCCUPIED OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE SCATTERED EVERYWHERE, BUT I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT 75% OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARE EAST OF I-35.
I DID WANT TO POINT OUT A COUPLE.
WE HAVE PECAN WOODS RIGHT NEXT TO SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
DR HORTON IS STARTING THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR PHASE 1 OF THAT DEVELOPMENT RIGHT OFF 150, AND WE ALSO HAVE FOR, GOODNESS, PROBABLY 15 YEARS BEEN ANTICIPATING THE LARGE CAMINO REAL DEVELOPMENT, [INAUDIBLE] WALL.
THAT IS ALSO IN THE EARLY PHASE OF PLANNING, AND WE HAVE HEARD THAT DR HORTON IS ALSO LOOKING AT THAT AS WELL.
YOU'RE GOING TO START SEEING SOME OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE CAMINO AND FROM WALTONS THAT HAVE BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME ON THAT EAST SIDE OF THE DISTRICT, STARTING TO ACTUALLY MOVE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE, ALONG WITH ALL OF THESE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE MOVING FORWARD AS WELL.
I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE TOP FIVE HERE. WE DON'T WANT TO FORGET THESE.
THESE ARE NOT, OF COURSE, THE ONLY ONES, BUT THESE ARE YOUR LARGEST DEVELOPMENTS ANTICIPATED OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
WATERSTONE, WHICH JUST BROKE GROUND DOWN IN THE FAR SOUTH IN SAN MARCOS, THERE ARE CURRENTLY 184 HOMES UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN WATERSTONE, ONLY ABOUT 10 OCCUPIED.
BUT ONE THING TO WATCH HERE, WHILE IT'S A LOT OF HOUSES UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND A LOT MORE TO COME WITH ABOUT 6,000 SINGLE FAMILY, LOTS PROJECTED AND EVEN MORE MULTI-FAMILY, WE'VE GOT SMALL HOMES COMING IN HERE AS WELL.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S BEEN DOWN THERE LATELY.
BUT LANAR IS PUTTING DOWN A SMALL HOUSE PRODUCT.
THERE ARE ABOUT 800 SQUARE FOOT HOMES.
CHRIS SPOKE ABOUT RATIOS OF STUDENTS PER HOUSE.
WHEN YOU SEE HOMES LIKE THIS, YOU DON'T ALWAYS GET LARGE STUDENT DENSITIES.
THESE ARE THE THINGS WE HAVE TO FACTOR IN AS THE BUILDERS DECIDE WHAT TO PUT DOWN.
WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO PUT DOWN FIVE YEARS FROM NOW.
THEIR MINDSET CAN CHANGE BASED ON INTEREST RATES IN THE MARKET AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
PRAIRIE LAKES. THAT'S OFF 2001.
DR HORTON IS BUILDING THAT ONE, OVER 2000 HOMES.
WE'VE GOT ALREADY 132 OCCUPIED.
THAT ONE'S IN ITS INFANCY AS WELL, BUT IT'S GOING TO HAVE OVER 2,100 OCCUPANCIES.
SUNFIELD. THAT WAS YOUR NUMBER ONE DEVELOPMENT LAST YEAR, BY THE WAY, WITH JUST SHY OF 600 NEW HOMES OCCUPIED.
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THEY'RE GOING TO START MOVING NORTH TOWARD MAINE, AND IF ANYONE'S BEEN DOWN MAINE STREET, THAT IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.THEY'RE DOING SOME DEVELOPMENT OUT THERE.
YOU'LL START SEEING THE DEVELOPMENT REALLY PICK UP IN THE NORTHERN FRINGE NOW AS WELL.
OF COURSE, WE CAN'T FORGET ABOUT THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE DISTRICT.
WE HAVE THREE LARGE DEVELOPMENTS THAT SUM TO ABOUT 3,000 LOTS ONION CREEK.
WE'RE LOOKING AT PER SIMON, BEING, OF COURSE, THE LARGEST, AND MILESTONE HAS A SMALLER COMMUNITY, THEY'RE PLANNING JUST TO THE WEST CALLED HAYS COMMONS, ABOUT 400 HOUSES IN HAYS CISD.
THEN, OF COURSE, MERITAGE IS BUILDING OFF OVER THERE FARTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST OFF OLD BLACK COLONY ROAD, I BELIEVE IS THE NAME. SMALL ROAD DOWN THERE.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ABOUT 700 OR 800 HOMES AS WELL.
THAT JUST GOT GOING T. THINGS ARE PICKING UP THERE WEST OF ONION CREEK THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN A WHILE.
SIX CREEKS CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD, AND WE HAVE SOME NEW SECTIONS THERE AS WELL.
WE COULD EVEN SEE MORE OUT IN THE PROJECTION PERIOD.
THERE'S STILL LAND AVAILABLE TO BUILD ANOTHER 1,100 LOTS, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE DO, OF COURSE.
WE CAN'T FORGET ABOUT WHAT COULD DEVELOP.
WE KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY, BUT WE LOOK AT WHAT IS ON THE HORIZON AS WELL.
WHAT HASN'T EVEN BEEN PLANNED YET.
WE KNOW INVESTORS AND DEVELOPERS OWN MORE LAND THAN HAS EVEN BEEN PLANNED FOR, AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT LAND AS WELL.
SIX CREEKS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE.
WE KNOW WHAT'S CURRENTLY THERE LEFT TO DEVELOP, BUT WE KNOW THERE'S MORE LAND CLOSER TO THE RIVER THAT WILL DEVELOP IN TIME.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS BY PLANNING UNIT, OF COURSE, OUR PLANNING UNITS ARE BROKEN UP INTO NEIGHBORHOODS AND LOGICAL AREAS FOR PLANNING, THE DARK RED AREAS ARE WHERE YOU'LL SEE THE MOST SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING GROWTH OVER THE 10-YEAR PERIOD.
OVER HERE ON THE LEFT, JUST NOTE THAT THE 150 CORRIDOR IS YOUR HOT SPOT, ALL THE WAY FROM ANTHEM IN THE WESTERN KYLE AREA, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO [INAUDIBLE].
THEN IF YOU BREAK THE DISTRICT INTO A SMALL LITTLE PIECE, EVERYTHING EAST OF 35 AND SOUTH OF HIGH ROAD, IN JUST WEST OF [INAUDIBLE], THAT'S WHERE 36% OF ALL YOUR HOUSING IS GOING TO BE IN THAT SMALL QUADRANT.
IT'S PROBABLY ONLY ABOUT 15-20% OF THE DISTRICT'S GEOGRAPHY, 36% OF THE GROWTH.
YEAR 1, THAT'S YOUR HOUSING IN JUST THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S JUST A FEW NEIGHBORHOODS HERE AND THERE, OF COURSE, SCATTERED EVERYWHERE.
BUT THEN, YOU CAN SEE AS THE YEARS GO ON, LOOKING AT YEARS 1 THROUGH 7 AND THE YEARS 1 THROUGH 10, THOSE DARK RED AREAS REALLY PICK UP IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE DISTRICT.
THAT'S THAT HOT SPOT AND THEN EVEN FARTHER EAST TOWARD 21.
WE DON'T WANT TO FORGET ABOUT APARTMENTS.
WHAT I WILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, THE APARTMENT MARKET IN THE AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO REGION ISN'T DOING SO HOT. IT'S A LITTLE OVERBUILT.
VACANCIES ARE AT ABOUT 15%, SOME OF THE HIGHEST NUMBERS I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME.
YOU HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT ARE LEASING UP RIGHT NOW.
YOU HAVE ABOUT SIX UNDER CONSTRUCTION, MOSTLY COMPLETE.
YOU REALLY ONLY HAD ONE BREAK GROUND IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS RIGHT HERE IN KYLE.
ALL OF THOSE ARE FOR THE MOST PART GOING TO START LEASING UP THIS YEAR.
THERE WILL BE A LITTLE GAP PERIOD, PROBABLY IN ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO, WHERE YOU WON'T SEE A LOT OF APARTMENT OCCUPANCIES, BUT IT WILL PICK UP AGAIN BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LOT OF APARTMENTS PLANNED, ESPECIALLY IN THE KYLE AREA ALONG I-35.
I'LL SHOW YOU THAT MAP HERE IN A SECOND.
OVERALL, IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS, WE'RE PROJECTING JUST SHY OF 20,000 APARTMENT UNITS.
NOW, OF COURSE, THAT CAN BE ANYTHING FROM ONE BEDROOM TO A LOW INCOME THREE OR FOUR BEDROOM UNIT.
WE HAVE TWO OF THOSE PROJECTS ACTUALLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND LEASING UP CURRENTLY.
WE HAVE 1,000 BUILD-TO-RENT SINGLE FAMILY HOMES PLANNED AND PROJECTED OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS, SO THEY LOOK OFTEN JUST LIKE A SINGLE FAMILY HOME, BUT THE DEVELOPER IS LEASING THEM, SO WE'VE PROJECTED FOR THOSE AS WELL.
LOOKING AT THOSE APARTMENTS, AGAIN, THIS IS SUCH AN INTERESTING MAP TO ME, BECAUSE EVERY APARTMENT IS WITHIN THE I-35 CORRIDOR.
THEY'RE NOT REALLY SPREAD OUT.
THIS IS WHERE WE'RE SEEING THEM LEASING UP IN DARK RED.
WE HAVE A LOT MORE PLANNED, THOSE BLUE DOTS, AND THEY'RE PLANNED EVERYWHERE.
BUT AGAIN, IF YOU LOOK IN THAT CENTRAL PART OF THE DISTRICT, RIGHT AROUND WHERE WE ARE HERE, THAT'S WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND PROPERTIES ARE PLANNED.
OF COURSE, I MENTIONED SUNFIELD, THEY'RE EXPANDING TOWARD THE NORTH, BUT ALSO THAT ONION CREEK AREA TO THE WEST.
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WE HAVEN'T HAD A TON OF DEVELOPMENT THERE LATELY, BUT WE NOW HAVE THESE THREE NEW COMMUNITIES, SO WE HAVE, OF COURSE, PROJECTED FOR THEM, AND THEY'RE ALL STARTING TO GET GOING RIGHT NOW IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO.THEN OF COURSE, THAT HIGH GROWTH IN THE SOUTHEAST.
THOSE SOUTHEAST SUBDIVISIONS, BY THE WAY, THEY DON'T HAVE AS MUCH STUDENT DENSITY YET.
I MENTIONED SOME OF THOSE SMALLER HOMES THAT ARE BEING BUILT IN WATERSTONE, FOR INSTANCE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP MONITORING THAT.
OFTEN, WHEN YOU HAVE HOMES IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DON'T HAVE THOSE HIGHER STUDENT DENSITIES IN THE BEGINNING, WAIT A BIT BECAUSE THEY WILL COME.
SOME OF THESE ARE STARTER HOMES, AND THEY TEND TO TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO BUILD UP WITH STUDENTS.
WE SEE FAMILIES SLOWLY GETTING GOING IN THEM.
YES, YOUR OVERALL STUDENT RATIO MIGHT BE 0.46 DISTRICT WIDE, BUT IN A LOT OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST, THEY'RE NOT EVEN HITTING 0.3 STUDENTS PER HOME YET.
IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO CONTINUALLY MONITOR, AND THAT CAN CHANGE ON A DIME, ESPECIALLY AS YOU BUILD NEW CAMPUSES, TOO.
OVERALL IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS, WE'RE LOOKING AT OVER 63,000 NEW HOMES TO BE OCCUPIED.
THAT'S OCCUPANCIES PROJECTED, AND THAT CAN BE ANYTHING FROM A SINGLE FAMILY HOME, WHICH IS 66% OF THAT TOTAL, MIND YOU, TO AN APARTMENT, WHICH IS ABOUT 30%.
ALSO RVS AND MOBILE HOMES, THAT MANUFACTURED NUMBER THERE.
YOU'VE GOT SEVERAL NEW MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES.
ONE IS ABOUT TO START BREAKING GROUND RIGHT OFF BB, JUST EAST OF 35.
YOU'LL START SEEING A FEW OF THOSE POP UP.
SOME ALREADY ARE, BUT ANYWAY, WE COVER ALL OF OUR BASES HERE, EVEN RV PARKS.
THAT'S ALL IN CHAPTER 3'S APPENDIX.
I'M SURE MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT ALREADY.
DRILL DOWN FOR EACH SUBDIVISION, EACH DEVELOPMENT.
YOU CAN LOOK AT ALL THE HOMES THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION TODAY AS OF SEPTEMBER, ALL THAT ARE PLANNED, HOW MANY VACANT LOTS ARE LEFT IN EACH ONE, AND WE HAVE ALL OF THAT IN THE APPENDIX 3.
HOW DOES ALL OF THIS RELATE TO, OF COURSE, YOUR STUDENTS? CHRIS HAS MENTIONED QUITE A BIT OF THIS ALREADY, BUT I'LL GO OVER SOME OF THESE AGAIN.
OF COURSE, WE LOOK AT BIRTH RATES.
THAT CONTINUES TO INCREASE FOR YOUR DISTRICT, AND NOT NECESSARILY THE RATES, BUT JUST THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN BORN.
OF COURSE, AS YOU GET NEW HOUSING, YOU GET PEOPLE IN HERE AND THEY START HAVING BABIES.
INCOMING KINDERGARTEN CLASS SIZE.
THE LAST THREE YEARS, IT'S BEEN UP AND DOWN.
IT DECREASED WHEN WE HAD THOSE TWO LARGE CHARTER SYSTEMS MOVE IN, BUT THEN IT INCREASED LAST YEAR, AND THEN IT STABILIZED AGAIN. THAT CAN HAPPEN.
WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR THAT. IF WE START SEEING AN INCREASE DRAMATICALLY, THAT'S GOING TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE YOUR PROJECTIONS OVER TIME.
REGENERATION, NOT EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN HAYS IS NEW, SO WE HAVE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE ALREADY AGING, AND SO WHEN YOU ACTUALLY DRILL DOWN INTO THE INFORMATION, SOME OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE LOSING STUDENTS, BUT OF COURSE, THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE NOT.
BUT WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
IT'S A LITTLE ODD SOMETIMES IN A HIGH GROWTH AREA WHEN YOU HAVE SUBDIVISIONS MIXED IN THAT AREN'T SO NEW ANYMORE.
COHORT SIZES. CHRIS TALKED ABOUT THAT.
I DON'T WANT TO DWELL ON THAT AGAIN, AND OF COURSE, CHARTER SCHOOLS, WE AREN'T ANTICIPATING ANY LARGE ONES IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS MOVING IN.
BUT NEW HOUSING, IT REALLY IS THE DRIVER, OF COURSE.
YOU'RE NOT SEEING 1,500, 01,600 NEW STUDENTS A YEAR.
YOU'VE ONLY BEEN SEEING ROUGHLY 1000, 1,100, BUT WE PROJECT ACTUALLY THE NUMBER OF NEW STUDENTS IN THESE NEW HOMES IS HIGHER.
BUT BECAUSE OF YOUR COHORT SIZES, LARGE ONES MOVING THROUGH, AGING STUDENT POPULATION IN THE UPPER GRADES, YOU'RE NOT NECESSARILY SEEING THAT GROWTH YET.
THAT CAN CHANGE, OF COURSE, AND OF COURSE, IF YOU START SEEING THOSE KINDERGARTEN STUDENT CLASSES INCREASE.
WHAT IS THE ENROLLMENT FORECAST? HERE WE ARE TODAY STARTING AT BETWEEN 23 AND 24,000.
WE ANTICIPATE THAT NUMBER TO GO UP TOWARD 33,000 BY 2029.
>> WE FULLY ANTICIPATE BY THAT POINT IN TIME YOU'RE GOING TO START SEEING HIGHER GROWTH MORE THAN JUST 1,000 STUDENTS.
WE'RE TALKING UPWARDS OF 1,500 STUDENTS A YEAR BY THAT POINT.
THEN BY 2034, WE COULD BE LOOKING AT 45,000 STUDENTS.
NOW THE LOW GROWTH SCENARIO IS ABOUT 4,000 LESS.
THAT COULD MEAN YOU HAVE MORE CHARTER SCHOOL GROWTH THAN ANTICIPATED, THAN IT HAS BEEN AVERAGED.
IT COULD ALSO MEAN THAT REALLY THOSE STUDENT RATIOS STAY DEPRESSED.
WE DON'T SEE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS, OR WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SUBDIVISIONS REALLY STAY OFFLINE THE WHOLE PERIOD THAT WE ANTICIPATE BUILDING.
ON A HIGHER GROWTH SCENARIO, WOULD MEAN WE HAVE A HIGH INCREASE IN BIRTHS OF THOSE KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS,
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HIGHER THAN WE'VE SEEN IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.THERE'S A LOT THAT CAN CHANGE OVER TIME, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TO HELP MONITOR IT FOR YOU.
WITH THAT, I'LL HAVE CHRIS COME BACK UP HERE.
SHE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW THE GROWTH IS AFFECTING EVERY CAMPUS.
>> I'VE JUST GOT A COUPLE MORE SLIDES HERE TO TALK ABOUT.
THIS FIRST SLIDE MENTIONS RESIDENT STUDENTS VERSUS ENROLLED STUDENTS.
THE MAPS AND TABLES THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HERE IN JUST IN THE NEXT SECOND ARE GOING TO CONCENTRATE ON RESIDENT STUDENTS.
WE HAVE TO PROJECT BASED ON WHERE WE THINK THEY'RE LIVING, AND YET THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO SCHOOL.
ESPECIALLY AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, OF COURSE YOU GUYS HAVE SOME PROGRAMS THAT MOVE A NOT INSIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF STUDENTS INTO SOME OF YOUR SCHOOLS.
THOSE NUMBERS ARE A LOT SMALLER THAN SECONDARY LEVELS NORMALLY.
THAT IS SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND.
WHEN YOU SEE A NUMBER ON THIS NEXT MAP, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT'S HOW MANY KIDS ARE THERE TODAY, THAT'S OUR STARTING POINT.
IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE TRANSFERS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON, IN APPENDIX 4 OF THE REPORT, THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF DETAILED INFORMATION LIKE THAT. WE'LL JUMP RIGHT IN HERE.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE PLANNING UNITS.
FOR EACH ONE OF THE PLANNING UNITS WE HAVE THE PROJECTED NUMBER OF STUDENTS BY GRADE GROUP FOR EACH PLANNING UNIT FOR EACH YEAR OF THE 10-YEAR PROJECTION PERIOD.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING DOWN THE STREET FROM YOU, YOU CAN LOOK AT PLANNING UNIT NUMBER 6, AND YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY STUDENTS WE'RE PROJECTING FOR EVERY GRADE GROUP THERE.
THIS IS TOTAL EE-12, AT THE END OF THE PROJECTION PERIOD, AND IT'S DONE BY DENSITY.
YOU CAN PROVE UP THERE WITH SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS THAT JUSTIN WAS TALKING ABOUT THERE IN THE SOUTH AND IN THE EAST.
WHEN WE LOOK AT PROJECTED RESIDENT ELEMENTARY STUDENTS BY CURRENT ATTENDANCE ZONE, REMEMBER TWO THINGS, RESIDENT AND CURRENT.
BECAUSE WE KNOW WE HAVE ELEMENTARY 17 COMING ONLINE, OF COURSE, AND ALSO DO REALIZE THAT THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE A PROGRAM TRANSFERRING INTO SCIENCE HALL, WITH QUITE A FEW STUDENTS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE KNOW THOSE PROGRAMS CHANGE.
WHEN THEY NEED TO BE MOVED SOMEPLACE ELSE BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT STUDENT GROWTH, YOU MOVE THE PROGRAM, AND SO THAT'S WHY WE START WITH THOSE KIDDOS THERE.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS ON A SPREADSHEET, MAYBE SOMETIMES THESE COLORS TELL A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE STORY.
I MENTIONED ELEMENTARY 17, RELIEVE THE SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTHWEST, WILL RELIEVE HUELEND, AND HEMPHILL, AND FUENTES, ALL THE ONES IN THAT AREA THERE.
THE NUMBERS WON'T BE QUITE AS EXTREME AS WHAT YOU SEE HERE.
BUT WHAT THIS DOES IS COMPARES THE PROJECTED STUDENT ENROLLMENT TO THE CAPACITY, THAT IS THE CURRENT CAPACITY.
I KNOW THERE'S POSSIBILITY OF GROWING SOME OF THOSE FACILITIES UP TO 900 STUDENTS.
BUT ALL OF THE RANDOM COLORS ON HERE, WHAT THEY'RE SHOWING IS THE TAN IS WHEN YOU REACH 100% OF CAPACITY, AND THE PINKY RED IS SHOWING WHEN YOU REACH 120% OF CAPACITY.
BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU'LL USE PORTABLE BUILDINGS TO AN EXTENT, BUT AT SOME POINT IN TIME THOSE KIDS HAVE TO COME IN, THEY'VE GOT TO HAVE LUNCH.
YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE LUNCH AT 10 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING BECAUSE YOU GOT 40% OF YOUR DISTRICT OUTSIDE IN PORTABLE BUILDINGS.
THE PINK IS MORE OF THE DANGER-DANGER.
WE NEED TO REALLY BE THINKING THAT WE HAVE ADDITIONAL SPACE ONLINE FOR THESE GUYS.
WHAT I'VE HIGHLIGHTED HERE AT THE END IS IN 2034, IN GREEN, JUST FOR GREENS, IS THE FACT THAT YOU'VE GOT 10 SCHOOLS PROJECTED TO BE ABOVE 1,000 STUDENTS, AND YOU'VE GOT TWO PROJECTED TO BE AT 2,000 STUDENTS, AND WERE HEMPHILL LEFT ALONE, IT COULD BE AT 3,000 STUDENTS.
BUT EVEN BY THE MIDDLE OF THAT PROJECTION PERIOD IN 2029, WE'RE LOOKING AT EIGHT OF THEM AT LARGER THAN 1,000, AND HEMPHILL, WERE IT TO BE LEFT ALONE, ALMOST AT 2,000.
[LAUGHTER] THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IT'S DOABLE, AND YOU GUYS ARE STARTING ON BONDS AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING.
YOU HAVE A VERY GOOD FRAMEWORK LAID INTO PLACE.
BUT YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THAT TAN AND ALL OF THAT RED COLOR IS GOING TO MEAN THAT YOU NEED A LOT MORE FACILITIES ON THE GROUND IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
THE NUMBERS LOOK SIMILAR AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL AND AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.
YOU CAN SEE HERE SIMON COULD HAVE 2,500 KIDS IN IT.
MCCORMACK COULD HAVE 2,500 KIDS IN IT.
THOSE SCHOOLS ONLY ON THE WEST SIDE, THEY'RE NOT SLACKERS EITHER.
WE'VE GOT WHAT WAS AT 1,666 TOWARDS THE END OF THE PROJECTION PERIOD.
WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AT THE TABLE, YOU CAN SEE THAT ALMOST OF THEM, EXCEPT DAHLSTROM, DAHLSTROM WOULD BE RIGHT THERE, SIX STUDENTS AWAY FROM CAPACITY.
IT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT DOESN'T END UP SHADED IN A COLOR.
WE KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME POSSIBILITY OF ADDING A LITTLE CAPACITY THERE, AND THAT'S GOING TO HELP.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING OVER THE 10-YEAR TIME FRAME, THERE'S, I THINK IT'S 543 STUDENTS, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT IS THE AVERAGE GAIN PER YEAR.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT YOU NEED A MIDDLE SCHOOL EVERY 2-3 YEARS.
IT'S GOING TO VARY DEPENDING ON EXACTLY WHAT THE ATTENDANCE ZONES LOOK LIKE, AND EXACTLY WHERE THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED, AND EXACTLY HOW SOME THINGS WORK OUT.
BUT WE COULD BE LOOKING AT MIDDLE SCHOOL 7,8,9, PRETTY QUICKLY THERE, TOWARD THE MIDDLE AND END OF THE PROJECTION PERIOD.
THEN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, IT'S THE SAME THING, THIRD VERSE.
ALL OF THE SCHOOLS ARE QUITE EVENLY MATCHED FOR THE TIME BEING, BUT LAMAN AND HAYES,
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COULD BE OVER 4,000 STUDENTS, JOHNSON AT 5,000 STUDENTS.THERE'S A LOT OF PINK AND RED ON THIS ONE.
I KNOW THAT JOHNSON'S GOING TO GROW TO 2,800 STUDENTS.
YOU WANT TO BRING THE CAPACITIES OF THE OTHER TWO UP TO THAT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CAPACITIES OF 7,300 STUDENTS DISTRICT -WIDE.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT ALL OF THE SCHOOLS ARE LOSING SOME STUDENTS MAINLY TO LAVEK ACADEMY.
YOU'VE GOT OTHER PROGRAMS THAT THE KIDS ARE GOING OUT TO THAT DON'T HAVE AN ATTENDANCE ZONE, SO IT DOES DEPRESS THESE NUMBERS, BUT IT'S EVER SO SLIGHTLY.
BY THE MIDDLE OF THE PROJECTION PERIOD AND PROBABLY AGAIN AT THE END OF THE PROJECTION PERIOD, COULD BE WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT HIGH SCHOOLS 4 AND 5.
WITH THAT, WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL LOOK OVER TO MY RIGHT.
LOOKING OVER TO MY LEFT. MR. SEIBEL.
>> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFORMATION.
THERE IS A LOT IN HERE THAT ANSWERED A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS THAT I HAD WRITTEN DOWN.
YOU OBVIOUSLY ARE USING OUR DATA TO DETERMINE STUDENTS PER HOUSEHOLD AND ITEMS LIKE THAT, AND SEEING HOW THAT'S CHANGING OVER TIME.
YOU'RE USING THE PRICE OF THE HOMES TO HELP EVALUATE THAT AS WELL.
AS NEW HOMES ARE COMING IN, SEEMS LIKE WE'RE SEEING MEDIAN PRICES ARE LOCATED IN THAT DATA AS WELL.
IS THE NUMBER OF BEDROOMS IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, IS THAT FACTORED IN AS WELL?
>> IT MATTERS A LOT, ACTUALLY, SO IT IS.
YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF TWO LEASING UP CURRENTLY WITH 50% THREE AND FOUR BEDROOMS. THAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE REPORT THERE ARE TWO THAT HAVE HIGH RATIO PROJECTED BECAUSE OF THAT.
>> IT WOULD MEAN THAT'S 276 UNITS AND [OVERLAPPING] 90% IN THREE BEDROOM?
>> I KNOW OBVIOUSLY OUR STUDENTS PER MULTI FAMILIES CHANGED, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WAS 0.2, NOW CREEPING UPWARDS 0.23.
WE'RE SEEING THAT CREEP, AND THAT AS THINGS ARE CHANGING RAPIDLY, AS YOU SAID, IT CAN CHANGE ON A DIME.
>> IT CAN. I THINK RIGHT NOW A CONCERN OF MINE, I WOULDN'T SAY IT'S A HUGE CONCERN YET.
BUT FOUR, FIVE, SIX YEARS FROM NOW ARE WE GOING TO START SEEING MORE BABIES IN SOME OF THESE HOMES THAT I WOULD CONSIDER A STARTER HOME TODAY? IT'S ALWAYS A GAMBLE.
WE HAVE TO PROJECT FOR IT, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO OVER-PROJECT EITHER, SO IT'S FACTORED INTO ALL OF OUR NUMBERS.
>> I DON'T WANT TO SAY THE UGLY V WORD LOUD, BUT WITH LEGISLATIVELY, POTENTIAL CHANGES COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, HOW THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CHANGE.
OBVIOUSLY IT DEPENDS ON CHARTER SCHOOLS IN OUR AREA, ETC, THAT ALLOW THEM TO USE THOSE V-WORD THINGS.
>> WE WERE JUST HAVING THAT CONVERSATION TODAY IN THE OFFICE, WHERE WE'VE GOT A WHITE PAPER WRITTEN, WE'VE GOT RESEARCH DONE, WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE WHITE PAPER.
WE WOULD EXPECT SOME FORM OF THAT PROGRAM WITH THE V WORD IN IT TO PASS IN THE SPRING PROBABLY.
BUT WE CAN'T UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT WE THINK THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE UNTIL WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PARAMETERS ARE GOING TO BE.
WE'VE GOT DATA FROM ARIZONA, WE GOT DATA FROM FLORIDA, WE GOT DATA FROM VARIOUS PLACES.
WHAT WE'LL HAVE TO DO IF AND WHEN THAT PROGRAM COMES ONLINE, IF IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE ROBUST, WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE THOSE NUMBERS OFF THE TOP.
BUT WE'VE GOT TO WAIT AND SEE HOW IT WORKS OUT.
>> THEN STATISTICALLY SPEAKING, DO YOU GUYS DEAL WITH ANY CONFIDENCE INTERVALS ON ANY OF THE PROJECTIONS BASED OFF EXPECTED, OR ANY OTHER FANCY STATISTICAL TERMS THAT YOU WANT TO THROW AT US?
>> NOT REALLY. WE DON'T USE A LOT OF THOSE FANCY STATISTICAL TERMS. THIS IS A SOCIAL SCIENCE, FOR THE MOST PART. [LAUGHTER]
>> TAKE MY STATISTICS OUT HERE.
NO, I APPRECIATE ALL THIS, IS A LOT OF REALLY GOOD INFORMATION.
WE ARE MAKING BILLION DOLLAR DECISIONS OFF OF THIS INFORMATION, AND WE LOOK REALLY BAD WHEN PROJECTIONS ARE WAY OFF, AND IT'S COMFORTING TO KNOW BASED ON WHAT YOU HAD LAST YEAR, COMPARING TO WHERE WE ARE AT TODAY, THAT WE'RE WITHIN 1-3%, BASED ON THE DIFFERENT ADMISSION LEVELS, AND SO THOSE ARE ALL COMFORTING LEVELS TO KNOW, IT GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE CONFIDENCE THAT WE CAN BANK ON THIS INFORMATION A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN OUR PRIOR CONTRACTOR FOR THIS.
I'LL JUST SAY THAT. THIS IS, IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORTING HOW YOU GUYS HAVE PRESENTED THIS. THANK YOU.
NOT TONIGHT, BUT I LOVE LOOKING AT ALL THIS DATA.
I KNOW YOU GUYS DO A LOT OF HARD WORKING CHASING LANDOWNERS DOWN.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO. THEY MIGHT SELL, THEY MIGHT NOT SELL.
THEY MIGHT WAKE UP AND GO, WE COULD ALL CHANGE TOMORROW.
I KNOW YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB WITH PLANNING THIS STUFF OUT.
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I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SPECIFIC DATA, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF POINTS.WITH LIKE HEMPHILL, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE AT 720 RIGHT NOW, AND NEXT YEAR PROJECTED TO GO TO 1,033.
>> IT'S A REALLY LARGE ATTENDANCE ZONE WITH A WHOLE LOT GOING ON.
>> ALL THAT STUFF'S ONLINE, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE 300 HOMES.
YOU'RE PROJECTING THE CLOSING AND WE'RE BRINGING 300 KIDS TO THAT SCHOOL.
>> BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS 17 WILL OPEN AND PEEL OFF PART OF THAT.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF OUR ARRANGEMENT WORKS, BUT IT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT IF WE COULD GET THIS MAP, AND THEN LET'S PUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 17 IN THERE, AND THEN JUST LOOK WHAT THE HEAT MAP LOOKS LIKE.
IT'S PRETTY SCARY RIGHT NOW, BUT WE DO KNOW WHERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 17'S GOING.
WE DO A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT KIDS ARE GOING TO GO WHERE, AND IT'D BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT JUST AS AN APPENDIX MAYBE.
>> SO MAYBE HEMPHILL DOESN'T LOOK AS SCARY, OR [INAUDIBLE] DOESN'T LOOK AS SCARY, OR [INAUDIBLE] DOESN'T LOOK AS SCARY, BECAUSE WE KNOW WE'RE DROPPING IN.
>> I'VE BEEN RUNNING THOSE NUMBERS FOR THEM NOW THAT THE DATA IS HERE, AND LOOKING AT THOSE ATTENDANCE ZONES.
YES, IT DOESN'T GIVE YOU QUITE THE HEART ATTACK FOR THE FALL OF 25.'
>> IT'S PRETTY OVERWHELMING TO LOOK AT IT IN THIS FORMAT.
THEN ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE PERSIMMON.
WITH DELAYS IN THE WHOLE PROJECT, WHEN DO YOU ALL EXPECT THAT'S COMING.
THEY'VE STARTED TO PUT ENTRANCES NOW.
THEY'RE STARTING TO PUSH DIRT AROUND.
>> I'LL PULL IT UP, BUT I BELIEVE ABOUT 12-18 MONTHS, YOU WOULD SEE SOMETHING STARTING.
TWO YEARS WOULD BE ABOUT WHEN YOU'D SEE IT REALLY INCREASE. IT COULD TAKE A COUPLE OF YEARS.
>> I ASKED THAT ONLY BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK AT THE DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL NUMBERS, THEY DON'T REALLY MOVE FOR EIGHT YEARS.
I CAN'T IMAGINE WE'RE DROPPING THE THIRD LARGEST COMMUNITY INTO THAT ATTENDANCE ZONE AND THAT MIDDLE SCHOOL NOT GAIN ANY.
>> NOW, I'M NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH THE ATTENDANCE ZONES, CHRIS IS, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THIS, THAT AREA HAS A LOT OF EXISTING HOUSING.
AGAIN, YOU'RE DEALING WITH GROWTH, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER.
>> HOUSING THAT MIGHT BE LOSING MIDDLE SCHOOL. CHRIS MIGHT KNOW THAT.
>> IT'S A SIMILAR SORT OF A THING TO WHAT WE'VE SHOWN IN THE PAST.
WE HAVE A G CODED STUDENTS OF COURSE BY PLANNING UNIT AND ALSO BY TENANT ZONE, SO WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AND SEE HOW MANY KINDERGARTNERS ARE THERE RIGHT NOW THAT ARE GOING TO WORK THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
ALSO, I JUST DEALT WITH THIS YESTERDAY IN WILEY ISD.
SOMETIMES YOU'LL GET THE HOMES THAT COME IN, BUT THEN YOU HAVE TO MULTIPLY BY THAT RATIO.
BUT THEN IT'S ABOUT PROBABLY 0.23 OR PROBABLY 0.21 OF THE HOMES TIMES THE RATIO TIMES 0.21, TO GET TO YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS.
SO 1,000 HOMES MAY YIELD A MUCH SMALLER NUMBER OF ACTUAL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THAN YOU'RE THINKING ALONG THE WAY.
>> THEN TAKE A LOT OF THOSE SMALL KINDERGARTEN, FIRST GRADE, SECOND GRADE CLASSES THAT WILL MOVE UP TO OFFSET THAT.
>> THANKS FOR CLARIFYING THAT. THAT CLEARS IT UP.
MY NEXT QUESTION JUST ON THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SLIDE.
WHEN YOU PUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL NUMBERS UNDERNEATH THE YEARS, ARE YOU SAYING THAT THAT'S WHEN YOU THINK THAT MIDDLE SCHOOL NEEDS TO BE OPEN.
>> THAT BRACKET IS TALKING VERY GENERALLY BECAUSE I CAN'T KNOW AT THIS POINT EXACTLY WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO WITH CAPACITY, BECAUSE THAT'LL ALTER IT.
IF WE'RE LOOKING AND WAITING UNTIL YOU GET TO THE 120% OF CAPACITY TO OPEN A NEW SCHOOL, THEN IF YOU ADD TO ALL OF THEM, AND THAT'S SORT OF IN THE AREA THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TIME-WISE, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROJECTED HOMES AND THE TOTAL CAPACITY THAT COULD BE IF A BOND PASSES AND YOU ADD STUDENTS TO ALL THEM.
BUT YOU CAN'T EVER REALLY LOOK AT TOTAL NUMBERS COMPARED TO TOTAL CAPACITY, BECAUSE WHAT YOU'LL END UP WITH IS PRESSURE POINTS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE DISTRICT.
YOU'LL END UP WITH SOME THAT ARE UNDER CAPACITY BECAUSE YOU'VE OPENED A NEW SCHOOL THERE AND YOU'RE ALLOWING IT TO GROW AND FILL.
YOU'LL END UP WITH SOME THAT ARE OVER CAPACITY, AND THAT'S THE AREAS THAT YOU'RE NEEDING TO RELIEVE.
IT REALLY HAS TO BE ADDRESSED EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
YOU'LL SEE DEPENDING ON HOW EXACTLY THAT ZONE FOR SAY ELEMENTARY 17 IS DRAWN, OR FOR THE NEXT MIDDLE SCHOOL, HOW THAT'S DRAWN.
IT CAN LET YOU HAVE A LITTLE PRESSURE HERE OR A LITTLE SPACE THERE.
WITH EVERY NEW ATTENDANCE ZONE, WE REALLY HAVE TO ROLL THAT OUT AGAIN AND BE SURE OF WHERE THOSE PRESSURE POINTS ARE.
>> WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT JUST TOTAL MIDDLE SCHOOL CAPACITY, WHICH IS THE TOTAL NUMBER, [OVERLAPPING] YOU WOULD THINK THAT MIDDLE SCHOOL 7 SHOULD PROBABLY COME ONLINE SOMETIME AROUND '27-'28.
>> RIGHT. BECAUSE IF YOU HOP THEM ALL UP TO 1,200, THEN YOU'RE SOMEWHERE A LITTLE OVER 7,300 STUDENTS.
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IN THAT YEAR, YOU'RE AT 7494 DISTRICT-WIDE.BUT THAT MAY NOT MEAN YOU MAY HAVE PRESSURE IN ONE SPOT THAT KICKS IT A LITTLE EARLIER TO MAKE IT MORE DOABLE.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL THIS INFORMATION.
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR PROCESS.
I'M JUST CURIOUS, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE EXTERIOR FACTORS THAT COULD AFFECT THIS DATA IN THE FUTURE? OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN'T FORECAST THE STATE OF OUR ECONOMY IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, WHETHER THAT BE CUTTING INTEREST RATES OR EVEN LEGISLATION AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL, WHETHER THAT BE ON THE ECONOMY OR WE HAVE A LOT OF NEWCOMERS IN THIS DISTRICT, MEANING NEW ARRIVALS, OR EVEN LEGS REGARDS TO IMMIGRATION.
HOW COULD THAT AFFECT SOME OF THE DATA GOING FORWARD IN THOSE PROJECTIONS?
>> ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED, OTHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, INTEREST RATES, ECONOMY, IMMIGRATION, EVERY SINGLE BIT OF THAT CAN FACTOR IN, AND SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE LOW-GROWTH AND THE HIGH-GROWTH SCENARIOS THERE.
WE TRY TO FACTOR IN SOME OF THOSE THINGS, BUT THAT'S WHY IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO COME BACK AND TRY TO READDRESS IT EVERY YEAR AND SEE WHAT HAS CHANGED.
I REMEMBER WALKING INTO FRISCO ISD, DELIVERING REPORTS, SETTING THEM ON THE TABLE AS WE HAD THE 2007 CRASH THAT I WAS LISTENING IN THE CAR ON THE RADIO TO THIS CRASH AND THE ECONOMY THAT WAS OCCURRING AS I'M SETTING THESE REPORTS ON THE TABLE.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS, OF COURSE, CAN FACTOR IN.
>> THE PANDEMIC WAS AWFUL FOR US. I WANT TO PULL MY HAIR OUT.
SIX MONTHS BEFORE THAT, I WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT THEN THE THINGS SOMETIMES PEOPLE WORRY ABOUT LIKE INTEREST RATES DON'T HAVE AN EFFECT AT ALL IN A DISTRICT LIKE YOURS, SOMETIMES.
>> IN A DISTRICT LIKE YOURS. IN OTHER DISTRICTS, IT DEFINITELY HAS HAD AN IMPACT.
AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS THAT GO INTO WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE.
IT'S LIKE THE WEATHER, WE DON'T KNOW HOW FAR OUT PROJECTIONS IS GOING TO BE ACCURATE.
ALSO, IT'S NOT ONLY ABOUT THE NUMBER OF KIDS, BUT WHAT THE MAKEUP OF OUR STUDENT POPULATION IS GOING TO BE.
I DIDN'T SEE IT IN HERE, BUT IS THERE SOME CULTURAL DEMOGRAPHICS THAT WE COULD LOOK AT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE I'M PREPARING, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST ESL PROGRAM? THE TYPES OF KIDS THAT ARE COMING INTO THE DISTRICT AND WHAT WE CAN BETTER PREPARE FOR, WHETHER THAT BE IN OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OR ESL.
>> THERE'S NOT. REALLY, THE ONLY THING THAT WE COULD DO IS TAKE TREND DATA AND WE TRY TO NOT USE TREND DATA AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
WE TRY TO GET OUT THERE AND TURN THE DIRT AND TALK TO THE PEOPLE AND ACTUALLY LOOK AT WHAT'S ON THE GROUND AND WHAT WE THINK IS COMING ON THE GROUND.
THE ONLY WAY WE CAN'T KNOW WHAT SORT OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS MIGHT BE INHABITING ANY OF THOSE HOMES THAT COME IN.
WE'VE GOT CENSUS DATA, WE'VE GOT OLDER DATA FROM THE DISTRICT, BUT WE DON'T PROJECT THAT SORT OF THING.
>> YOU CAN KEEP LOOKING IN THE REPORT.
>> OF COURSE. BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL THIS, AND IT'S A LOT TO TAKE IN.
BYER AND I'LL TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO LOOK OVER IT, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THAT.
>> WE APPRECIATE THAT. I'VE BEEN TO PLENTY OF DISTRICTS WHERE THEY GO, "GREAT, AND THEY PUT IT ON THE SHELF," BUT YOU GUYS HAVE TO HAVE IT RIGHT.
>> I GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND ACTUALLY, I WAS GOING TO ASK THE SAME QUESTION MR. FLORES DID ABOUT JUST ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT NEED SPECIAL SERVICES? I KNOW THAT OUR SPED DEPARTMENT IS HERE.
WHAT ABOUT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS? DO YOU LOOK AT DATA, HOW MANY STUDENTS NEED TRANSPORTATION? THIS IS NOT JUST PLANNING FOR SCHOOLS, BUT HOW DO YOU MOVE STUDENTS AS WELL?
>> WE DON'T LOOK AT THE BUS SYSTEM, BUT WE DO DRILL DOWN, OF COURSE, TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOUR ADMINISTRATION COULD EASILY USE THAT DATA BASED ON NEIGHBORHOODS AND PLANNING UNITS TO SEE WHERE STUDENTS WILL BE LOCATED.
WE COULD HELP IF THERE'S EVER ANYTHING NEEDED IN SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHY TO UNDERSTAND IF WE DREW THIS ROUTE THIS WAY, HOW WOULD IT LOOK? BUT THAT'S UP TO THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AT THAT POINT.
MAX, I'M SURE, COULD TELL YOU MORE. [LAUGHTER]
I KNOW THAT WE HEAR THE REPORTS.
USUALLY, DR. WRIGHT'S SUPERINTENDENT REPORT TALKS ABOUT HOW SPOT-ON A DEMOGRAPHER'S REPORT IS WITH ENROLLMENT OR HOW WE'RE TRENDING.
JUST LOOKING BACK, NOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN A VENDOR OF OURS FOR THE LAST YEAR PLUS, WE'RE STILL FEELING CONFIDENT THAT OUR PROJECTIONS FOR THE NEXT YEAR ARE LOOKING PRETTY SOLID.
>> I'LL BE HONEST, PERSONALLY, I'VE BEEN VERY PLEASED.
WE'VE BEEN A LITTLE UNDER EVERY YEAR, BUT WE STARTED RIGHT AFTER COVID WAS ENDING.
WE WERE STILL NERVOUS ABOUT THAT.
WE HAD TWO GIANT CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPLETE THE ENROLLMENT FOR A YEAR, BUT THAT WAS IT.
ONCE THEY'RE GONE, THEY'RE JUST AGING UP.
I'VE BEEN PLEASED WITH HOW THINGS HAVE LOOKED, AND, OF COURSE, WE BELIEVE WE'RE STILL GOING TO TREND UPWARDS AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE MOVE IN HERE, AND NOW WE'VE HIT THAT 4,000 HOME ANNUAL MARK.
YOU SHOULD BE NOWHERE BUT UP BARRING ANY UNFORESEEN INCIDENTS LIKE THE V WORD?
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THAT COULD [INAUDIBLE].>> THEN MY LAST QUESTION THAT I CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW, AS DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE, WE KNOW WHAT THE NEXT SEMESTER LOOKS LIKE.
DO YOU ALL HAVE MID-YEAR REPORTS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT OR JUST THE PROJECTIONS ON WHERE YOU PROJECTED AND, HEY, I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO BE HERE, BUT WE'RE SKEWING A LITTLE BIT?
>> WE DON'T. WE BEGAN WORKING FOR FRISCO IN THE FALL OF 1999 WHEN THEY WERE GROWING AT 30% PER YEAR FOR A HANDFUL OF YEARS, AND THAT'S THE ONLY DISTRICT THAT WE'VE DONE TWO STUDIES FOR.
WE DID A STUDY IN THE FALL AND WE DID A FOLLOW-UP STUDY IN FEBRUARY.
THE STUDIES THEMSELVES TAKE SO LONG AND THE DATA SOMETIMES, WE DON'T THINK VERY ACTIONABLE.
EVEN IF WE TRIED TO REDRIVE THE SUBDIVISIONS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THE BULK OF YOUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO MOVE IN DURING THE SUMMER.
IF YOU'RE OFF BY 50 HOMES, THAT'S 50*0.4, SIX OR EIGHT STUDENTS OR WHATEVER ON AVERAGE, TIMES 0.5 TO GET TO YOUR ELEMENTARY KIDS.
IF YOU BREAK THAT ACROSS SIX GRADES, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME SORT OF A FACTOR THAT IS SO SMALL THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT ACTUALLY BE VERY USEFUL.
>> ALSO, DON'T FORGET IT TAKES A MONTH OR TWO MONTHS TO HIT THAT PEAK ENROLLMENT IN OCTOBER, WHICH, OF COURSE, EVERY ONE OF OUR PROJECTIONS IS FOR SNAPSHOT IN LATE OCTOBER, BUT THEN ALSO YOU CAN HAVE DROPOUTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THAT COULD AFFECT YOUR NUMBERS, ESPECIALLY IN NEW HOME COMMUNITIES, SO IT'S BEST TO JUST LOOK AT A BASE SNAPSHOT ON OCTOBER.
>> HEY, SORRY, I JUST THOUGHT OF SOMETHING.
THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING I THINK WE'VE EVER HAD ON THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT WHERE WE DIDN'T GET AN UPDATE ON OUR ENROLLMENT BECAUSE DR. WRIGHT ALSO LIKES TO SAY THAT THE EXACT FIGURE THAT IT'S OFF FROM YOUR REPORTING, WHICH IS ALSO ALWAYS VERY, VERY SLIM.
CAN WE GET THAT REPORT, DR. WRIGHT? DO YOU HAVE OUR ENROLLMENT, AND HOW MANY TICKS IS OFF OF THEIR PROJECTIONS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY ON POINT.
>> I DON'T HAVE LAST YEAR'S PROJECTION.
>> CERTAINLY. AS OF MONDAY, WE'RE 24,344 STUDENTS, AND WE'RE OFF JUST 263 TOTAL KIDS, AND SO IT'S RIGHT AROUND 99% ACCURATE.
LAST YEAR, WE WERE 99.7, AND SO VERY, VERY CLOSE AND WE KEEP GAINING, THOUGH, SO I THINK WE'LL HIT IT BEFORE THE YEAR IS OVER WITH.
>> THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR COMING AND GIVING US THIS VERY INFORMATIVE UPDATE. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, TEAM. I WAS GOING TO TAKE US TO LETTER K. THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT,
[K. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT]
OUR PRELIMINARY TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT.MS. COURSON AND MS. TORRES COMING UP.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND SUPERINTENDENT DR. WRIGHT. I'M SORRY.
>> DO WE HAVE THIS IN OUR DAIS FOLDER? I'M SORRY. THANK YOU.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND SUPERINTENDENT DR. WRIGHT.
I AM SUPER, SUPER EXCITED AND PROUD TO INTRODUCE TO YOU, ASSISTANT HR DIRECTOR, MARY TORRES.
YOU HAVE HEARD FROM HER BEFORE, AND YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR SOME VERY EXCITING THINGS TONIGHT.
BEFORE I TURN THIS OVER TO YOU, I WANT TO JUST THANK YOU.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE COURAGE FOR BEING EARLY ADOPTORS OF THE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT PROGRAM.
NOT ONLY DID YOU TAKE A BOLD STEP TO REWARD OUR HIGH-PERFORMING TEACHERS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AMAZING STUDENT GROWTH IN OUR DISTRICT, BUT YOU SHORED UP OUR ABILITY TO BE VERY COMPETITIVE IN A MARKET WHERE WE HAVE TO WORK HARD TO RETAIN OUR TEACHERS AND RECRUIT TEACHERS, BUT YOU HAVE SET US UP FOR SUCCESS.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CNI DEPARTMENT AND THE HR DEPARTMENT IN THIS ENDEAVOR HAS BEEN A STRONG ONE, AND YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT THE FRUITS OF THAT LABOR AND HOW WE'VE BECOME A MODEL DISTRICT FOR TIA IN TEXAS. MS. TORRES.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT VELA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND SUPERINTENDENT DR. WRIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AN UPDATE ON TIA AT HAYS CISD.
I DO HAVE SOME VERY EXCITING NUMBERS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.
I'LL ALSO UPDATE YOU ON OUR EXPANSION THROUGH 24-25,
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AS WELL AS THE POSITIVE IMPACT THAT TIA IS HAVING THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THINGS THAT WE CAN BE CELEBRATING.NOW, UP THROUGH THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 648 TEACHERS ELIGIBLE FOR TIA, AND A TOTAL OF 264 TEACHERS HAD EARNED A DESIGNATION IN THOSE LAST TWO DATA SUBMISSIONS, AND THAT STANDOUT NUMBER 158, THAT'S THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS THAT LANDED AT THE EXEMPLARY LEVEL.
WE RECENTLY SUBMITTED OUR DATA SUBMISSION FOR THE 23-24 DATA CAPTURE YEAR IN OCTOBER.
WE WILL GET WORD IN FEBRUARY FROM TEA ON WHETHER WE HAVE BEEN APPROVED IN THAT DATA SUBMISSION, BUT AGAIN, THOSE STANDOUT NUMBERS IN THE EXEMPLARY LEVEL AND MASTER TEACHER LEVEL.
WITH THAT DATA SUBMISSION, 99 TEACHERS INCREASED THEIR TIA DESIGNATION, AND THAT REALLY SHOWS THE HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT OF OUR HAYS CISD TEACHERS TO INCREASE THEIR STUDENT GROWTH.
WITH THAT APPROVAL, WE WOULD HAVE 59% OF OUR TIA ELIGIBLE TEACHERS EARN A TIA DESIGNATION.
IF APPROVED IN FEBRUARY, OUR GRAND TOTAL OF TIA-DESIGNATED TEACHERS WILL BE 381.
THESE EXCITING NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE HERE, OVER $3.7 MILLION WILL BE THE ESTIMATED FUNDING FOR THIS GROUP OF DESIGNATED TEACHERS.
FOR THAT THREE-YEAR TOTAL, THEY WOULD HAVE EARNED OVER $6.4 MILLION TOWARDS THEIR COMPENSATION.
ON THIS SLIDE, I PROVIDED YOU WITH A BREAKDOWN OF EACH CAMPUS WITH A NUMBER OF RECOGNIZED EXEMPLARY AND MASTER TEACHERS.
IN 24-25, WE HAVE EXPANDED TWO ADDITIONAL AREAS, WHICH IS GOING TO GIVE US APPROXIMATELY 800 TEACHERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR TIA THIS YEAR.
THIS YEAR HAS BEEN OUR LARGEST EXPANSION, AND SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT WORK TO INCLUDE MANY MORE TEACHERS IN OUR EXPANSION.
THIS YEAR, WE ADDED K THROUGH 3 MATH, INTERVENTION AND DYSLEXIA, ALGEBRAIC REASONING, ALGEBRA 2, ENGLISH 3, 5 THROUGH 8, SCIENCE, AND BIOLOGY.
IN ADDITION, GEOMETRY IS ALSO ELIGIBLE THIS YEAR.
WE ARE ALSO IN A PILOT YEAR FOR THE SPED INCLUSION/RESOURCE TEACHERS.
AS MS. COURSON WAS TELLING YOU EARLIER, WE ARE REALLY MAKING A HARD EFFORT TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN THOSE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE HAYS CISD, THAT STAND-OUT DISTRICT WHERE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS CAN COME HERE AND HAVE A POTENTIAL TO EARN A DESIGNATION AND INCREASE THEIR SALARIES DRAMATICALLY.
WE WILL BE ONE OF THE ONLY DISTRICTS OR THE ONLY DISTRICTS IN THE AREA THAT WILL HAVE A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AS PART OF THEIR TIA PROGRAM.
THIS YEAR, WE'RE WORKING HARD TO ENSURE THAT OUR PROGRAMS ARE IN PLACE.
DANA BRAUN HAS HELPED US A LOT WITH THAT THIS SCHOOL YEAR, AS WELL AS PROVIDING THOSE CAMPUSES WITH DIRECTION.
THE SPED TEAM IS ALSO MEETING WITH THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEAM LEADERS TO GATHER THAT FEEDBACK FROM THEM AS WELL AND GIVE THEM THOSE UPDATES, AND THEN AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO DO A TEST RUN ON THAT DATA.
KEVIN MALANDRUCCOLO WILL BE RUNNING THAT DATA AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT AND SEE IF WE NEED TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS SO THAT IN THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR, THOSE SPECIAL ED TEACHERS WILL BE IN THEIR FIRST DATA CAPTURE YEAR, AND IF APPROVED, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR FIRST PAYOUT IN JUNE OF 2027.
THE PIECES WE NEED ARE THE STUDENT GROWTH MEASURE, WHICH WE'LL BE USING THE SAME ONE CIRCLE M CLASS, MAP, AND STAR, AND THAT STUDENT GROWTH FROM THOSE STUDENTS IS GOING TO COUNT FOR THE CLASSROOM TEACHER AND THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER.
THEY'LL BE SHARING THAT STUDENT GROWTH DATA, WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP THOSE STUDENTS GROW, AND THEN EACH TEACHER CAN EARN THEIR OWN DESIGNATION AND THEIR OWN ALLOTMENT AMOUNTS.
WE SEE A LOT OF POSITIVE THINGS HAPPENING AROUND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ADDITION TO THAT COMPENSATION.
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FOR EXAMPLE, WE ARE HEARING ABOUT TEAMS REALLY WORKING TOGETHER TO COLLABORATE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER SO THAT THEY CAN ENSURE STUDENT GROWTH FOR ALL OF THEIR STUDENTS.ONE GREAT EXAMPLE IS THIS FIRST GRADE TEAM AT TOBIAS.
I'VE SPOKEN WITH MS. ENGLISH ABOUT THIS.
I'VE VISITED THEIR TEAM BEFORE.
THEY ARE REALLY WORKING TOGETHER THIS LAST YEAR, AND IF OUR SUBMISSION IS ACCEPTED AND APPROVED, THAT ENTIRE FIRST GRADE TEAM WILL BE MASTER TEACHERS.
WE ARE ALSO IMPROVING EVERY YEAR ON OUR CORRELATION.
THIS CHART IS SHOWING YOU THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE TEACHER OBSERVATIONS AND THE STUDENT GROWTH.
THIS IS WEIGHED HEAVILY IN OUR APPROVAL PROCESS.
TEA WANTS TO SEE AND WILL SCORE HIGHER WHEN OUR TEACHER OBSERVATIONS ALIGN WITH THAT STUDENT GROWTH.
YOU CAN SEE IN OUR FIRST DATA SUBMISSION, WE DID PASS.
WE JUST BARELY PASSED OR EARNED THOSE POINTS OF A 0.21 IN THAT CORRELATION AREA, BUT YOU CAN SEE IN THE VERY NEXT YEAR HOW MUCH OUR CORRELATION INCREASED TO 0.34, WHICH WE'RE SAYING IS LIKE A B+, SO WE'RE GRADING OURSELVES, AND WE'RE GETTING BETTER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR.
MR. MALANDRUCCOLO ALSO RAN OUR DATA AGAIN THIS YEAR PRIOR TO DATA SUBMISSION, AND OUR CORRELATION INCREASED TO A 0.40, WHICH IS OUTSTANDING.
IT'S LIKE AN A, AND WE HAVEN'T PUT THAT UP THERE BECAUSE WE ARE WAITING FOR APPROVAL FIRST TO SEE BEFORE WE CAN PUT THAT UP THERE, BUT WHAT THAT SHOWS US IS THAT CAMPUS PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS ARE WORKING REALLY HARD TO GO THROUGH THAT CALIBRATION TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TO INCREASE THAT SCORE, AND WE JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THAT HARD WORK.
YEAR AFTER YEAR, THEY'VE BEEN IMPROVING.
WE ALSO WANT TO THANK THE DAOS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THESE PRINCIPALS, AS WELL AS THE CNI DEPARTMENT FOR PROVIDING THEM WITH THAT TRAINING.
>> LAST, I DO WANT TO THANK THE TIA STEERING COMMITTEE '23-'24 FOR HELPING US HAVE THAT SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
WE'RE AWAITING APPROVAL, BUT THESE INDIVIDUALS MET WITH US, PROVIDED US WITH FEEDBACK, AND THEN WENT BACK AND SERVED AS AMBASSADORS AT THEIR CAMPUS.
WE ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR '24-'25, OUR NEW STEERING COMMITTEE, FOR THE FUTURE WORK THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING ON HELPING US REVIEW AND REVISE OUR PLAN INTO THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, ALL THESE TEACHERS THAT PUT IN THIS HARD WORK.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, TIA IS A BIG PROGRAM, AND IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE.
I LOVE COMING OUT HERE AND TALKING ABOUT IT WITH YOU, SHARING THIS INFORMATION, AND GOING OUT TO THE CAMPUSES.
BUT ALL OF THIS WORK TAKES MULTIPLE PEOPLE.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO KEVIN, WHO IS SITTING RIGHT BEHIND ME.
HE'S MY PARTNER IN C&I, WHO RUNS ALL THE NUMBERS, DOES ALL THE DATA HELPS PREPARE THAT DATA SUBMISSION FILE.
AS WELL AS DEREK MCDANIEL, WHO'S ALSO SITTING BEHIND ME, [APPLAUSE] WHO ALSO WORKS HEAVILY WITH US IN GIVING US THAT GUIDANCE.
THEN OF COURSE, THE SUPPORT OF OUR LEADERS, CHRISTINA COURSON, TIM ROBINSON, GINGER BLANCHON, AS WELL AS ALL THE DAOS AND MS. DAO.
MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HELP US WITH THIS PROGRAM, IT TRULY TAKES A TEAM.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THEM FOR ALL OF THIS HARD WORK AND MAKING TIA SUCCESSFUL AT HCISD.
>> WE'LL SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. [INAUDIBLE], MS. PETREA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM, AND I'M EXCITED THAT WE'RE AHEAD OF THE CURVE.
I THINK DR. MEDINA ACTUALLY BROUGHT THIS TO US AND REALLY DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MUCH THIS WAS TO STAND UP, AND IT'S QUITE A BIT OF WORK.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO CONTINUE IT AND GROW THIS BECAUSE IT DOES SEEM LIKE QUITE A BIT OF WORK.
JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
HOW MUCH OF THIS MONEY DO WE KEEP ADMINISTRATIVELY? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE IS SOME MONEY THAT WE HOLD BACK TO HELP STAND IT UP AND SUPPORT.
>> YES. IN OUR APPROVED SPENDING PLAN, THE TEACHERS GET 90%, AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT KEEPS 10%.
>> GREAT. THEN I LOVE THE COLLABORATION AND ALL OF THAT.
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I JUST WAS WONDERING IF THERE ARE OTHER THINGS WE CAN DO OR MAYBE WE'RE ALREADY DOING TO INCENTIVIZE SOME COMPETITION AMONG OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS BECAUSE I'M LOOKING.WE WERE GIVING OUT AWARDS, BLANCO VISTA WOULD WIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BARTON WOULD WIN MIDDLE.
THEN JOHNSON WOULD WIN HAYS, IF YOU JUST DID IT BY TOTAL.
BUT ALSO SOME OF THESE MASTER'S NUMBERS ARE BANANAS.
JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT AS WE GROW IT, COULD THERE BE SOME INCENTIVIZING OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH THE MOST? BECAUSE A PIZZA PARTY, I DON'T THINK THAT SUPER MOTIVATING THESE DAYS, BUT MAYBE YOU ALL CAN THINK OF SOMETHING BETTER.
[LAUGHTER] ALSO, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I CAN READ THIS RIGHT.
IF YOU'LL SEE BLANCO VISTA, THE SECOND ROW, IT SAYS THERE'S 21 MASTERS.
>> THEN MASTER MONEY POT IS 16,290.
IS THAT THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT, IS THAT PER TEACHER?
>> THAT'S PER TEACHER. BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO SAY, KYLE, THERE'S ONLY ONE, AND THEN IT'S 14,989.
I WAS JUST MAKING SURE 21 PEOPLE AREN'T SPLITTING THE $16,000 POT, AND ONE PERSON IS GETTING $14,000.
>> A MASTER TEACHER AT BLANCO VISTA WOULD GET 16,290 [OVERLAPPING] PER ONE.
>> FOR THE TOTAL, IT'S LIKE TOTAL TOTAL DOLLAR.
>> GOT IT AT THE. THAT MAKES MORE SENSE.
>> IT'S NOT JUST ADDING ACROSS, IT'S ADDING THEM ALL THE WAY UP. GOT IT.
>> I CAN'T DO MATH LIKE [INAUDIBLE].
HE PROBABLY HAD ALREADY DONE ALL THAT [OVERLAPPING].
>> [LAUGHTER] KEVIN DOES ALL THE MATH FOR US.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M READING THAT CORRECTLY.
YOU'VE GOT 21 TEACHERS AT BLANCO VISTA WHO GOT A $16,290 BONUS. I'M I READING THAT RIGHT?
>> TWENTY-ONE TEACHERS AT BLANCO VISTA GOT $16,290.
>> YES, ISN'T THAT AWESOME? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
>> THEY GET THE PAYOUT IN THE SUMMER.
IN JUNE THIS LAST YEAR [OVERLAPPING].
>> DOES THE STATE TAKE TAXES OUT OF IT?
>> YES. THEY DO HAVE TO PAY THEIR WITHHOLDINGS.
YES. THOSE ARE STILL TAKEN OUT. MY GOODNESS.
>> THAT IS HELPFUL. THAT HELPS ME BE ABLE TO READ THIS.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE. IT'S INCREDIBLE.
>> WE'RE SO PROUD AND WE REALLY WANT TO CELEBRATE IN A BIG WAY.
WHEN WE TELL THEM AND NOTIFY THEM, WE'LL TELL THEM THEIR PROPOSED DESIGNATIONS THIS MONTH BEFORE WE LEAVE FOR THANKSGIVING, SO THEY'LL ALL KNOW.
IN FEBRUARY, WE KNOW WE'RE APPROVED.
BUT THEN IN MAY, IT IS THEN PUT ON THEIR TEACHING CERTIFICATE FROM TEA.
IN THE PAST, WE'VE GONE TO THEIR CAMPUSES TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE BIG CHECK, AND THEY ALL GATHER TOGETHER.
BUT WE'D LOVE TO PLAN SOMETHING WAY BIGGER THAN THAT.
ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE HAVE THIS GREAT SPACE.
ALSO, I KNOW SOMETIMES THEY PUT IT ON THEIR DOOR, WHATEVER.
BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO COLOR-CODE OUR DOORS BASED ON YOUR DESIGNATION. I'M JUST JOKING. SOMETHING.
YES. WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SIGN THAT WE GIVE THEM, AND THEN MANY OF THE CAMPUSES FRAME IT, AND THEY HANG THOSE SIGNS ON THEIR DOORS.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> MR. FLORES. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL THIS.
I JUST WANT TO BASICALLY GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO THESE TEACHERS BECAUSE IT'S HARD.
I KNOW WE WENT WITH DANIELSON LAST YEAR, AND NOW WE HAVE THE T-TEST MODEL.
IT INVOLVES A LOT AND THERE'S NOTHING SCARIER SOMETIMES AND MORE STRESSFUL THAN WHEN AN ADMINISTRATOR COMES INTO YOUR CLASS, EVEN WHEN YOU KNOW THEY'RE COMING IN.
>> THIS INVOLVES NOT ONLY YOUR OBSERVATION ITSELF, BUT IT IS YOUR FORMAL OBSERVATION, BUT YOUR PRE-OBSERVATION WHERE YOU HAVE TO BRING YOUR DATA, YOUR LESSON PLAN, ANCHOR CHARTS, ETC., AND THEN ALSO YOUR POST-OBSERVATION.
THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT, AND YOU'VE GOT TO BE ON POINT.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO EVEN MAKE THE PROFICIENT LEVEL.
BASIC IS PROBABLY WHERE MOST TEACHERS WILL LAND AT, AND THEN TO GET EXEMPLARY IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO DO.
BUT THE FEELING YOU GET WHEN YOU GET THAT CHECK IS GREAT, AND TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR WORK.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO ALL THE TEACHERS THAT DO THIS BECAUSE YOU REALLY GOT TO BE ON POINT.
THEY GRADE YOU REALLY NOT ONLY ON WHAT YOU DO, BUT WHAT YOUR KIDS DO.
IF YOUR KIDS ARE TALKING 80% OF THE TIME AND ENGAGE IN A LESSON, THEN YOU DO WELL.
TO GET MIDDLE SCHOOLERS ENGAGED IN A LESSON FOR 80% OF THE TIME OR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS IS VERY DIFFICULT SOMETIMES, AS YOU KNOW.
THEY HAVE TO SEE THE KIDS ENGAGE, AND THEY GOT TO DO MOST OF THE TALKING.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO ALL THE TEACHERS THAT EARNED THIS.
I AGREE WITH VANESSA, CREATING THAT COMPETITION BECAUSE TEACHERS SEE IT AS A CHANCE
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TO MAKE MONEY FOR THEIR FAMILIES BASED ON THE CRAFT THAT THEY KNOW.AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING AND A SHOUT-OUT TO THOSE TEACHERS WHO EARNED THIS.
>> SAME ECHO WHAT THEY HAVE SAID SO FAR.
HOW MANY YEARS DO TEACHERS GET THIS ONCE THEY QUALIFY? I'LL START WITH THAT.
>> ONCE THEY QUALIFY, THEY KEEP THIS DESIGNATION FOR FIVE YEARS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEIR DATA IS IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
THEIR DATA DOES COUNT IN THE NEXT YEAR.
IF THEY MOVE UP, THEIR DESIGNATION CAN BE MOVED UP TO EXEMPLARY OR MASTER, BUT THEY CANNOT BE BUMPED DOWN.
FOR FIVE YEARS, THEY'RE AT LEAST AT THIS LEVEL.
>> THEY'LL GET THAT MONEY EVERY YEAR.
>> ISN'T THAT AMAZING? [LAUGHTER].
>> I WISH THERE WAS TIA TEACHER.
>> OVERALL, THE MONEY IS GREAT.
I'M GLAD WE HAVE TEACHERS THAT ARE PERFORMING AT THE EXEMPLARY AND MASTERY LEVEL, BUT THEN OVERALL, BIG PICTURE-WISE, THIS IS STUDENT GROWTH.
>> THIS IS WHAT'S IMPACTING OUR STUDENTS' ABILITY TO LEARN AND JUST BE BETTER PRODUCTS IN THE END OF WHAT WE'RE ALL TRYING TO GET TO DO.
I KNOW OVERALL, THIS IS LEADING TO A LOT OF REALLY HEALTHY CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN EVALUATORS AND TEACHERS.
DIGGING INTO THOSE VERBIAGE WORDS AND T-TESTS AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.
THE NUANCES OF EVERY LITTLE THING AS TO HOW YOU MOVE FROM PROFICIENT TO EXEMPLARY, TO MASTERY LEVEL.
REALLY GETTING PEOPLE REALLY ENGAGED IN THAT CONVERSATION.
IT'S FASCINATING FROM MY PERSPECTIVE TO GET TO WATCH THAT A LITTLE BIT.
NOW, YOU ALLUDED TO SOMETHING BECAUSE THIS IS EYE-OPENING TO MEET.
NOT EVERYBODY PARTICIPATES IN THIS?
>> NO, NOT EVERYBODY PARTICIPATES.
A LITTLE OVER 500 SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATE IN TEXAS, AND THERE'S ABOUT 1,200 TOTAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
ABOUT 50% OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IT IS OPTIONAL.
MANY TIMES DISTRICTS CHOOSE TO NOT OPT-IN BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE WORK THAT GOES INTO THIS PROGRAM.
IT'S DAUNTING, ESPECIALLY MAYBE FOR SMALLER DISTRICTS THAT DON'T HAVE THE STAFF THAT ARE ABLE TO DO THIS WORK.
OUR COACH HAS TOLD US MANY TIMES THAT, AS MS. COURSON SAID, WE'RE LIKE A MODEL DISTRICT.
SHE ALWAYS SAYS, NOT EVERYBODY HAS A KEVIN.
IT IS HARD FOR DISTRICTS TO OPT-IN.
WE'RE JUST SO GRATEFUL TO BE HERE AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS PROGRAM HERE.
YES, AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVING THIS PROGRAM.
>> I REALLY LOVE THE CHART OF THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE TEACHER'S PERFORMANCE AND THE STUDENT GROWTH BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO AIM FOR, AND THE CALIBRATION.
IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO DO THIS AS TRUSTEE FLORES STARTED WITH THE PRE-CONFERENCE, THE EVALUATION, POST-CONFERENCE, IT'S A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT.
IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TOO TO CALIBRATE THOSE EVALUATIONS AND SELF-REFLECT AND UNDERSTAND, ARE YOU BEING TOO STRICT OR TOO EASY? GETTING EVERYBODY CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD IS REALLY GREAT.
WE CAN COMPARE THESE SCORES AND SAY, YES, BLANCO VISTA WAS THE BEST.
WE CAN SAY THAT WITH FIDELITY BECAUSE WE'RE CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD ALL THE WAY AROUND.
LAST QUESTION, I THINK TRUSTEE SEVERANCE ALLUDED TO THIS ON BOARD BLOG, BUT ALSO FROM MR. RAUL.
>> INITIALLY, THE DISTRICT DOES PAY THE TEACHERS.
WE FRONT THE MONEY, BUT TIA THEN REIMBURSES US.
IT'S A SETTLE-UP IN SEPTEMBER.
>> ONE-TO-ONE. NOT, YOU PAID $1 AND WE'LL PAY YOU 80 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR.
>> WHAT WOULD, RANDY, SAY ABOUT THAT? [LAUGHTER] YES, ONE-TO-ONE. YES.
>> AWESOME. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK, THE TEAM BACK BEHIND YOUIT'S INCREDIBLE FOR ALL OUR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THIS AND FOR OUR STUDENTS TO SEE THE OUTCOMES OF IT IN THEIR PERFORMANCE AS WELL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I LOVE THIS SO MUCH, AND IT SEEMS LIKE, FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THE DESIGNATIONS FOR THIS YEAR ALMOST ARE OF THE SAME NUMBER AS THE FIRST TWO YEARS, SO IT'S JUST GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER AS WE GO.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT, IS THERE A CAP ON THIS? IS THERE A LIMIT TO WHAT, WE COULD JUST?
[LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] THERE'S NO CAP ON THIS.
TIA INTENDS THIS PLAN TO INCENTIVIZE OR REWARD THE TOP 33% OF TEACHERS.
BUT THEY HAVE TOLD US THAT EVERY DISTRICT, THERE'S NO CAP.
IF YOUR TEACHERS ARE PERFORMING AND THEY'RE GETTING THAT STUDENT GROWTH AND THEIR EVALUATIONS ARE GREAT, IT'S UNLIMITED, IT'S NO CAP.
>> I LOVE THAT. IF IT WAS EASY, EVERYBODY WOULD DO IT. IT'S HARD.
WE SOMETIMES TAKE THE DECISION TO DO THINGS THAT ARE HARD
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BECAUSE WE KNOW IT'S RIGHT AND IT'S GOOD FOR OUR TEACHERS.I ALSO LIKE TO HEAR THAT NO ONE ELSE IN OUR AREA IS DOING THINGS.
I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT WE'RE NUMBER 1 IN ALL OF TEXAS, BUT THE SPED PILOT THAT WE'RE DOING, I THINK IS GOING TO BE A PRETTY REALLY NICE PROGRAM WHEN IT COMES ONLINE.
WHEN IT COMES TO THAT, HOW MANY TEACHERS ARE IN THAT PILOT PROGRAM? ARE THEY IN A PILOT NOW? HOW'S THAT WORKING?
>> YES. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER OF SPECIAL-ED INCLUSION RESOURCE TEACHERS.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN GET FOR YOU AND PROVIDE YOU WITH THAT NUMBER LATER.
BUT DANA BRAUN KNOWS WHO THEY ARE.
SHE IS HELPING US WITH THAT SYSTEM RIGHT NOW SO THAT WE CAN ACCURATELY GATHER THAT DATA.
IDENTIFY THE TEACHERS, TIE THOSE STUDENTS THAT THEY SUPPORT TO THAT TEACHER SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT DATA, AND THEN THEY KNOW THEY'RE IN A PILOT YEAR, AND THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT IT.
I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM THEM AS WELL AS BEING EXCITED.
BUT THE EXACT NUMBER, I'M NOT SURE, BUT I CAN GET YOU THAT.
>> THAT'S OKAY. ACTUALLY, I LIKE THAT WE'RE DOING IT. I THINK IT'S GREAT.
I THINK IT'S GIVING ALL THOSE TEACHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN MORE MONEY, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
I JUST LOVE IT. I APPRECIATE THIS PROGRAM AND WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING.
WHEN IS IT GOING TO COME OUT? EXACTLY WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO GET THE DESIGNATION?
>> OUR DATA SUBMISSION FILE THAT WE JUST SUBMITTED IN OCTOBER IS FOR LAST YEAR'S DATA.
'23-'24, WE SUBMITTED IT IN OCTOBER.
IN FEBRUARY 2025, THEY WILL LET US KNOW, TEA WILL TELL US IF WE'RE APPROVED, AND THEN THIS SUMMER, IN JUNE, IS WHEN WE WOULD DO THE PAYOUT.
>> WHEN WILL YOU LET THE TEACHERS KNOW?
>> [LAUGHTER] I'M NOTIFYING THEM THIS MONTH OF THEIR PROPOSED DESIGNATION.
THEY DO KNOW, WE HEAVILY COMMUNICATE.
WE'VE SUBMITTED YOUR NAME FOR A DESIGNATION, BUT THIS IS ALL UPON FINAL APPROVAL IN FEBRUARY.
WHAT THEY'VE TOLD US IS THAT THE KNOWING THAT THEY'VE BEEN PROPOSED GIVES THEM SO MUCH EXCITEMENT FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR, OR UNTIL FEBRUARY WHEN THEY FIND OUT, AND THAT IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO.
WE GOT THAT FEEDBACK FROM OUR STEERING COMMITTEE.
THEY'LL KNOW BY THE END OF THIS MONTH OR BEFORE WE LEAVE FOR THANKSGIVING.
>> PERFECT. AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT'S WHY I LOVE THIS PROGRAM. THANKS FOR BRINGING IT.
>> I LOVE HOW DIFFERENT IT IS IN PERFORMANCE-BASED PAY BECAUSE PERFORMANCE-BASED PAY WAS SOMETHING [NOISE] THAT NOBODY BOUGHT INTO.
THIS IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE EVERYBODY CAN EARN IT.
YOU'RE NOT REALLY COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER.
I LOVE THE COLLABORATION IN FIRST GRADE AT TOBIAS.
I KNOW THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT I HAD, I AM SUPER EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THIS YEAR.
THAT IS GREAT BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN HEARING A LOT FROM INTERVENTIONISTS IN DYSLEXIA AND OTHER TEACHERS WANTING TO BE PART OF THIS.
I'M GLAD THAT YOU HAVE OPENED THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY GOING TO BE GREAT FOR MORALE AND GREAT FOR EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING MORE INFO ON THE SPED PILOT.
WHATEVER INFORMATION YOU CAN SHARE WITH US, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
BUT THANKS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I KNOW TEACHERS ARE SUPER EXCITED WHEN THEY DO GET THEIR DESIGNATION, AND IT'S VERY EMPOWERING TO THEM AS WELL.
I AM GLAD THAT WE'RE GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS. THANK YOU.
>> MS. TORRES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, AGAIN, A GREAT PRESENTATION, GREAT NEWS TO SHARE WITH US, AND IT'S EXCITING.
MOST OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I'VE HAD HAVE ALREADY BEEN ASKED.
I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN REQUESTED.
IN ADDITION TO LET'S KNOW WHEN THE HOOPLA IS HAPPENING.
>> WE WANT TO BE PART OF THAT HOOPLA PATROL OR WHAT DO WE CALL IT NOW.
NOT PRIZE PATROL, BUT SURPRISE PATROL.
>> SURPRISE PATROL. BUT, THANK YOU AGAIN.
I DO LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT HOW OUR SPED TEACHERS, SPED DEPARTMENT IS, AGAIN, BENEFITING FROM THIS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS.
SPEAKING OF NEXT WEEK, COME BACK FOR THIS MEETING BECAUSE YOU'LL HEAR
[M. ATTENDANCE ZONE MAPS]
SOME MORE GREAT NEWS ABOUT OUR ATTENDANCE ZONE MAPS.THAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. NEXT WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT NOW. ITS NEXT WEEK? IT'S NEXT WEEK. THEN ALSO MORE GREAT NEWS.
WE'LL HAVE OUR CAMPUS RECOGNITION.
[L. CAMPUS RECOGNITION]
WE KNOW THAT FUENTES ELEMENTARY WILL BE HERE. WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.[01:25:03]
TEAM, THAT TAKES US DOWN TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. YES.>> NO, THAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[N. CONSENT AGENDA ]
THANK YOU. TEAM, SO I'M LOOKING.DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM OUR CONSENT AGENDA LOOKING, RIGHT, LOOKING LEFT.
NO ISSUES WITH OUR CONSENT AGENDA THAT TAKE IT DOWN TO OUR ACTION ITEMS.
[O.1. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Security Fencing and Associated Installation Services - Encore Fence]
AGAIN, WE'LL BE VOTING ON THESE FOR NEXT WEEK.STARTING ON PAGE 33 ACTION ITEM 01, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF SECURITY FENCING AND ASSOCIATED INSTALLATION SERVICES WITH ENCORE FENCE I KNOW CHIEF SROCKY, MAY HAVE STEPPED OUT FOR A MINUTE.
MR. CLEVER, DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION DO YOU WANT TO GIVE US ON THIS, SIR?
>> NOTHING IN PARTICULAR, JUST THAT THIS IS PHASE 2, I THINK IT'LL BE PROBABLY THREE OR FOUR PHASES.
BUT THIS IS PHASE 2 OF MULTIPLE PHASES.
>> PHASE 2, AND WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG WITH THE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED FOR FENCING.
TEAM, LOOKING RIGHT ANY QUESTIONS? LEFT. ACTION ITEM 02, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF
[O.2. Consideration and possible approval of the Campus Improvement Plans containing Performance Objectives and Strategies]
THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN CONTAINING PERFORMANCE, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES.>> HI, PRESIDENT VILA, DR. WRIGHT.
I DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU, BUT WE'VE INCLUDED ALL OF THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> GREAT. TEAM, I WILL LOOK LEFT.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ON THE VERY ROBUST IMPROVEMENT PLANS? NO. LOOKING RIGHT. MS. RUNKLE.
>> THANK YOU, MS. TORRES. IF YOU CAN JUST PROVIDE US A LIST OF THE CAMPUS LEADERSHIP MEMBERS AT EACH CAMPUS.
THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ON THE CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TEAMS.
>> IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT THE BACK OF EACH CIP.
I THOUGHT I PRINTED IT OUT FOR EACH ONE.
>> MAYBE SO. I JUST HAVEN'T GOT TO THAT YET.
THAT'S FINE. I'LL LOOK FOR THAT. IF THAT'S NOT THERE THEN.
>> I'LL ABSOLUTELY GET IT FOR YOU.
>> PERFECTLY. THEN I HAD ONE OTHER QUESTION AND THEN I JUST GOT OFF.
ON THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
I ALSO KNOW THAT THE CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TEAMS ALSO DISCUSS BUDGET WITHIN ALL OF THIS.
I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES IN THE PAST WHERE WE WERE MEETING TOO LATE, AND WE WERE WAITING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO IDENTIFY MEMBERS AND SO FORTH.
ARE WE GETTING AHEAD OF THAT ON THIS SCHOOL YEAR FOR NEXT YEAR?
>> FOR CURRENT YEAR, YES. SORRY. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING AND WE'RE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS IN THE CURRENT YEAR AND NOT WAITING.
>> YES. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO MEET AFTER I'M SO SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
>> NO. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO MEET AFTER EACH FORMATIVE REVIEW.
AFTER EACH NINE WEEKS, THEY SHOULD BE MEETING, REVIEWING PROGRESS, DETERMINING IF THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME UPDATE TO THAT CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN SO THAT WE STAY ON TRACK TO MAKE THE PROGRESS.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON MY RIGHT? MOVING ON.
I HAVE 03, ON PAGE 37, IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING LONG,
[O.3. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Unique Learning Systems Curriculum]
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF UNIQUE LEARNING SYSTEMS CURRICULUM.MS. SADIO, MR. MCDANIEL, MS. VELASQUEZ.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'D LOVE TO ANSWER ALL THESE QUESTIONS, BUT I KNOW MICHELLE IS HERE, AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK HER ANY QUESTION THAT YOU'D LIKE SHE KNOWS ALL ABOUT UNIQUE LEARNING SYSTEMS. YOU PROBABLY NOT GOING TO LIKE ME SAYING THAT.
>> HELLO, PRESIDENT VILA, DR. WRIGHT, BOARD.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON MY RIGHT? LOOKING LEFT. CAN WE JUST GET A REAL QUICK OVERVIEW. MS. VELASQUEZ. THANK YOU.
>> YES. UNIQUE LEARNING SYSTEMS DOES INCORPORATE SEVERAL PIECES OR TOOLS THAT WE USE FOR INSTRUCTION IN OUR FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING CLASSROOMS. ALSO, WE USE OUR ACST TEACHERS, ALSO USE SOME OF THE PRODUCTS FROM UNIQUE LEARNING SYSTEMS. WE'VE BEEN USING THIS CURRICULUM FOR A BIT.
WE'VE EXPANDED THE USE OF THE CURRICULUM FOR ALL OF
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OUR FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING TEACHERS SO THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING HAVE ACCESS TO THE CURRICULUM.>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS, TEAM WITH AN UPDATE, LOOKING LEFT, LOOKING RIGHT.
AGAIN, JUST THE REASON THAT THIS IS COMING TO US IS BECAUSE IT EXCEEDS A THRESHOLD.
WE'VE BEEN USING THIS YEAR OVER YEAR.
>> YES, SIR. IT DOES EXCEED BECAUSE WE ADDED MORE TEACHERS TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE LICENSES.
>> WE'RE STILL CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS THE CURRICULUM, THE PROGRAM THAT WE NEED TO BE INVESTING IN.
>> YES. IT IS ALIGNED TO TIKS AND DOES PROVIDE THE PREREQUISITE SKILLS THAT STUDENTS ARE WORKING TOWARDS FOR THE STAR O2 CURRICULUM.
>> WELL, THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> TEAM, THIS NOW TAKES US TO ITEM 04,
[O.4. Consideration and possible approval of Pro Audio Sound Systems Audio/Video Repairs and Replacements - Various Vendors]
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF PRO AUDIO SOUND SYSTEMS, AUDIO VIDEO REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS BY VARIOUS VENDORS. MR. ALLEN DEER.>> DR. WRIGHT, PRESIDENT VILA, MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.
GOOD EVENING. THIS IS JAMES. GO AHEAD.
VERY GOOD AT SOUND SYSTEMS. FOR THE HAYSCISD, THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO STANDARDIZE AND UPGRADE AUDIO SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE HAYSCISD.
WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO IS FOR THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, IT'S GOING TO GIVE US THE ABILITY TO HAVE ASSEMBLIES, PRESENTATIONS, TRAININGS, AND SPORTING EVENTS WHILE GETTING CONSISTENT AUDIO DELIVERY.
WE'RE BREAKING THIS PROJECT UP INTO THREE PHASES TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE.
IN PHASE 1, WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON THE CAFETERIAS, IN PHASE 2, WE'RE GOING TO SHIFT THE ATTENTION TO THE GYMS, AND IN PHASE 3, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING STANDARDIZED AND MAKING SURE THAT THE SYSTEMS ARE PROTECTED.
MANY OF THE PROBLEMS IN THE PAST INVOLVE PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO USE THE SYSTEMS. WE'RE TURNING UP THE WRONG CONTROLS AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE EQUIPMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO BUILD IN PROTECTIONS FOR THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH CONSISTENT DIRECTIONS, BOTH WHERE YOU CAN SCAN IT IN, USING YOUR PHONE AND ALSO HAVE SOME PRINTOUTS FORM.
THEN THE OTHER PART IS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND TRAIN PEOPLE AT THE CAMPUSES.
THIS SLIDE COVERS A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT PHASE 1 AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO FUND PHASE 1, AND WE'RE GOING TO TARGET THE TECHNOLOGY BOND INTEREST.
HERE IS A LIST OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS FIRST.
THESE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAVE CAFETERIA SYSTEMS THAT ARE EITHER NON FUNCTIONAL OR FUNCTIONING VERY BADLY.
WHEN WE GET DONE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE FUNCTIONING OUTSTANDING.
IN ADDITION TO THOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, WE HAVE TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ONE HIGH SCHOOL THAT WE FELT WE WANTED TO ADDRESS IN PHASE 1.
AS PHASE 2 COMES UP, WE'RE GOING TO TURN TO A DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCE.
THAT FUNDING SOURCE IS GOING TO BE THE 2025 BOND.
IF THE 2025 BOND PASSES, THE GYMS ARE NEXT UP ON THE AGENDA.
AGAIN, WE HAVE A LOT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT THEIR GYMS. THEIR SOUND SYSTEMS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY.
ONE SIDE BENEFIT FOR US TAKING CARE OF THESE SOUND SYSTEMS IS THAT WE ARE NOW RENTING OUT OUR SCHOOLS.
WHEN WE HAVE GOOD SOUND SYSTEMS THAT ARE FUNCTIONING IN SOME GOOD DIRECTIONS, WE CAN MAYBE EXPLORE THOSE OPTIONS FOR LONG TERM CUSTOMERS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE SIGNING LONG TERM CONTRACTS WITH THE HAYSCISD.
WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF JAMES AND, SOME NICE LITTLE BOUNCY THINGS IN THERE.
YOU A LITTLE BIT OF EYE BLING IN THERE FOR YOU.
[LAUGHTER] NOW WE GET TO GO ON TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ALLOW THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS HAVE BOTH GYMS AND CAFETERIA ISSUES.
AS WE STEP THROUGH ALL THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF BOTH OF THOSE AND THEN BOTH LAYMAN AND HAYS HAVE CAFETERIA AND GYM SYSTEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO REPAIR.
IN PHASE 3, THE FOCUS TURNS TO STANDARDIZATION THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
AS WE'RE INSTALLING THE SYSTEMS, WE'RE GOING TO STANDARDIZE ON THE EQUIPMENT AND THE PROTECTION.
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WE'RE NOT WAITING A PHASE 3 FOR THAT.BUT IN PHASE 3, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND EMPHASIZE WHAT WE HAVE TO DO WITH THE STANDARDIZATION, WITH THE DOCUMENTATION.
WE'RE GOING TO ADD PROCESSORS FOR THE QUALITY OF THE AUDIO AND POWER SEQUENCERS TO HELP PROTECT THE AUDIO DEVICES AS THEY COME UP AND GO DOWN.
WHILE THE PROBLEMS THAT WE SAW IN THE PAST, WHERE PEOPLE JUST HAPHAZARDLY TURNING ON PARTS OF THE SYSTEM, AND LEAVING THOSE DEVICES ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, WHICH BURNS OUT THE EQUIPMENT AND, THE EXTENDED LIFE OF THE EQUIPMENT.
HERE ARE THE OTHER CAMPUSES THAT ARE GOING TO BE COVERED IN PHASE 3.
WE HOPE TO COVER PHASE 3 IN THE 2025 BOND.
IF IN FACT, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS, WE'LL COMPLETE IT WITH THE 2027 BOND, IF THERE IS.
I GUESS WE'LL OPEN THE FLOOR UP IN JAMES.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO MEET THE BOARD.
WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE HIM AT THE HAYSCISD.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE DOWN.
>> THANK YOU, ALLEN. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> LOOKING LEFT. WHAT QUESTIONS, MR. SEIBEL?
>> OVERALL, I, START WITH THE POSITIVE.
I REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO ATTEND SOME OF THESE CAMPUS FUNCTIONS AND BEING ABLE TO HEAR WHOEVER'S PRESENTING AND SPEAKING. IT'S A FRUSTRATION.
I KNOW FOR A LOT OF US THAT SHARE, WHEN WE GO TO THESE CAMPUSES AND WE HAVE TEACHERS OR ADMINISTRATORS TRYING TO HOOK UP PORTABLE SOUND SYSTEMS BECAUSE THE ONES THAT ARE INSTALLED THE CAMPUS LEVELS, JUST DON'T WORK.
THIS IS GREAT THAT WE'RE DOING THAT.
AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S A POINT OF FRUSTRATION BECAUSE JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL IS A SIX-YEAR-OLD CAMPUS, AND YET, WE HAVE AUDIO ISSUES WITH HOW IT WAS INSTALLED IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND WE'RE HAVING TO GO BACK IN AND BAND AID PROBLEMS OF CAMERAS THAT WERE JUST BUILT, WHICH IS FRUSTRATING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE REST OF THE PEER OF HAVING TO DO IT.
MORE OPTIMISTIC, AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN PLACE THAT NOW WE ARE GOING TO GET IT SOLVED ONCE AND FOR ALL, I DON'T LIKE MICROMANAGING TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE HAVING JUST DESIGNATED PEOPLE THAT CAN ONLY OPERATE THE SYSTEM.
I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE HAVE TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADES THESE DAYS THAT ALLOW IT TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE USER FRIENDLY.
AUDIO SYSTEMS ARE INCREDIBLY COMPLEX, AND SO THEY ARE NOT EASY THINGS THAT MOST PEOPLE EVEN THOUGH IT'S JUST TURN IT ON AND TURN VOLUME UP, AND THAT'S IT.
KNOWING THAT AND NOT TRYING TO HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE TRY TO BE EXPERTS.
WITH THAT, WE HAVE SOME PLACEMENTS I GUESS FOR FUNDING FOR THIS.
AGAIN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT POTENTIALLY FOR PHASE 1, REMIND ME AGAIN.
>> BOND INTEREST FOR ALL OF IT.
>> ALL PHASE 1, PHASE 2 IS POTENTIALLY 2025 BOND.
WE SHOULD HAVE ONE BASED ON THAT PRESENTATION SO GREAT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY GETTING THIS SOLVED ONCE AND FOR ALL AND MOVING FORWARD AND BEING DONE WITH HAVING AUDIO ISSUES AT OUR CAMPUSES. THANK YOU, GUYS.
>> CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THESE SCHOOLS WERE SELECTED TO BE ON PHASE 1 AND THEN PHASE 2 AND PHASE 3? WHAT WAS THE CRITERIA?
>> THE STAGES ARE MORE IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE PRESENTATIONS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
THE GYMS, SOME OF THEM NEED TO WORK, BUT THESE ARE THE WORST ONES FROM WHAT I SAW, I WENT THERE AND I WENT THOUGH SOME OF THE MICROPHONES AREN'T WORKING? SOME OF THE INPUTS ARE BROKEN, MICROPHONES CLR PLUGS ARE CORRODED, THEY'RE DAMAGED TO THEM.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY I CHOSE THOSE.
>> YES, I DID THAT MYSELF AND SOME OF MY GUYS.
I WENT WITH CONTRACTORS AS WELL FOR SOME OF THEM.
>> WONDERFUL. WHAT TIMELINE ARE WE LOOKING AT TO COMPLETE PHASE 1?
>> AS SOON AS WE GET FUNDING, WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED ON IT.
AGAIN, I'M HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE A BIGGER CREW.
BUT TRYING TO GET TO THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
>> WE DID BRING IN A NUMBER OF CONTRACTORS, GOT QUOTES, AND WE HAVE VALID QUOTES IN HAND TO PROCEED WITH.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO OUT AND START THE PROCESS OF BRINGING IN CONTRACTORS TO KNOW WHAT WE COULD FINISH WITH THE FUNDING OF PHASE 1 BECAUSE WE HAD A GENERAL IDEA OF WHAT WE WERE GOING TO ASK FOR, WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN THE PROCESS OF BRINGING IN MULTIPLE. GO AHEAD.
>> GREAT. YOU HAVE FRONT LOADED THAT AND HAVE THAT QUEUED UP.
>> I'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR A WHILE.
>> WONDERFUL. I KNOW THIS IS LIKE MR. SEIBEL AND ALL OF US HERE PROBABLY WOULD SAY, WE ATTEND A LOT OF DISTRICT EVENTS.
IT IS DEFINITELY VERY FRUSTRATING WHEN THE AUDIO DOES NOT WORK,
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AND PARENTS STRUGGLE TO HEAR.KIDS ARE STRUGGLING TO YOU CAN'T HEAR THEIR VOICE.
I'M GLAD THIS IS BEING ADDRESSED.
I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
I JUST WANT A MORE CONCRETE TIMELINE IF YOU CAN PROVIDE THAT.
LIKE PHASE 1 WILL BE DONE BY AN ESTIMATED TIME.
I KNOW WE'RE ALREADY GOING INTO NEXT SEMESTER, JANUARY AND SUCH.
HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING WILL BE DONE IN TIME FOR END OF THE YEAR, ASSEMBLIES AND SUCH, BECAUSE THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT TIME FOR FAMILIES.
>> THAT'S MY GOAL. THAT'S WHY I CHOSE THE STAGES FIRST AND SOME OF THE HIGH SCHOOL CHOSE JOHNSON.
THAT SYSTEM IS ON THE WAY OUT.
I BETTER FIX IT NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE LIKE THE OTHER ONES.
>> TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STADIUM, SHELTON STADIUM.
BECAUSE THE AUDIO, WHEN WE'RE HAVING EVENTS THERE LIKE BLUE, RED, AND WHITE, BARBECUE EVENT THERE AND OTHER EVENTS THERE, THEY BRING OUT THIS PORTABLE SYSTEM, AND I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT AUDIO, BUT THEY DRAG OUT A SPEAKER IN A MICROPHONE THAT DOESN'T WORK.
EVERY YEAR, YEAR AFTER YEAR, AT LEAST FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS THAT I HAVE GONE, EXCEPT FOR COVID, I CAN'T HEAR.
WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THOSE KINDS OF SYSTEMS?
>> THIS IS PROBABLY BE PART OF AN BOND.
THIS IS JUST FOR STAGES AND GYMS THE MAJORITY.
I DON'T KNOW WHO PROBABLY THE PERSON WHO RUNS IT, I'D GET WITH HIM TO SEE WHY THEY'RE NOT LETTING YOU USE THE SYSTEM.
>> JAMES, LET ME JUMP IN THERE FOR THE EVENTS THAT ARE NON FOOTBALL GAME RELATED.
THEY ALWAYS WANT TO HAVE THEM ON THE VISITOR SIDE.
THEY DON'T USE THE STADIUM EQUIPMENT.
BECAUSE THEY'D RATHER SIT IN THE SHADE ON THAT SIDE.
>> THAT'S BEEN A TRADE OFF IF THEY WOULD USE THE REGULAR SOUND SYSTEM AND JUST SWEAT.
THEN IT WOULD ALL WORK, OR MAYBE WE CAN COME UP WITH A WIRELESS SOLUTION TO USE THE OTHER SIDE.
BUT THE ACTUAL STADIUM EQUIPMENT DOES WORK, I WAS JUST BEING SILLY, BUT I THINK WE CAN COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO MAKE IT WORK BECAUSE WHEN WE UPGRADED WITH THE NEW VIDEO BOARD, THE AUDIO SYSTEM WAS UPGRADED AS WELL.
NOW I WAS THERE A FEW DAYS AGO, SO I KNOW THAT SYSTEM WORKS GREAT. IT SOUNDS GREAT.
>> THE SYSTEM, BUT LIKE DR. WRIGHT SAYS, SINCE IT IS SO HOT, IT'S 100, 105 WHEN WE HAVE THIS EVENT, WE TRY TO SIT IN THE SHADE, AND WE CAN'T HEAR A THING.
IT'S SUCH AN EVENT TO CELEBRATE OUR ATHLETES AND WE CAN'T HERE.
I LOVE THAT YOU ARE SAYING, DR. WRIGHT, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO COME UP, OR YOUR TEAM WILL COME UP WITH A SOLUTION ON ADDRESSING THAT SITUATION.
>> JAMES, YOU HAVE TO HELP ME OUT ON THAT.
>> SINCE JAMES IS THE EXPERT, JAMES.
>> IT WAS PART OF THE FUNDING OF PHASE 1.
IF WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE GOAL OF PHASE 1, THEN THAT WOULD AFFECT THE AMOUNT OF SCHOOLS WE CAN DO.
WE'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND EXAMINE TOTAL OF PHASE 1.
RIGHT WILL BE CREATIVE AND FIND SOME MONEY FOR US.
FOR THE OTHER STADIUM FOR THE OTHER PRESS BOX.
>> I'M THINKING WE CAN USE THE REFEREES MICROPHONES AND USE THOSE THAT'S JUST A PLEASANT GO SYSTEM, I CAN FIND SOME PARTS FOR IT.
WE HAVE SPAR PARTS THAT WE CAN USE AND JUST GET IT UP AND RUNNING AGAIN.
>> PERFECT. I DON'T NEED TO KNOW THE DETAILS.
I JUST WANT IT FIXED. THAT'S GREAT.
YES, IF YOU CAN PROVIDE A TIMELINE OF WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE, WHAT SCHEDULE ARE WE LOOKING AT TO BRING THESE ONLINE, AND THEN PHASE 2 AS WELL.
WHAT KIND OF TIMELINE ARE YOU LOOKING FOR PHASE 2, I KNOW IT'S POTENTIAL 2025 BOND.
IF IT WERE TO PASS, WHAT TIMELINE ARE WE LOOKING AT? I KNOW YOU'LL GET MORE INFORMATION ONCE THE BOND PASSES AND SUCH, BUT SINCE YOU'RE PUTTING THINGS IN Q, YOU'RE KNOWING IT'S GOING TO TAKE NINE MONTHS OR IT'S GOING TO TAKE SIX MONTHS.
WE CAN JUST PROVIDE SOME OF THAT OR INFORMATION THAT'LL BE HELPFUL.
DEFINITELY, THIS IS A MOVE, FINALLY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
I LOVE IT. THANK Y'ALL FOR BRINGING THIS TO US.
THANKS, JAMES FOR GOING OUT AND TESTING EACH ONE OF THESE, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S REALLY DIFFICULT WORK AS WELL TO GET TO ALL THESE SCHOOLS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO HEAR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF ON THE MIC, SO THANK YOU.
>> THANKS. REAL QUICK. I'M NOT A DJ, BUT I SEE A LOT OF DJS DOING WORK, AND ARE THESE SYSTEMS GOING TO BE MORE LIKE IPAD DRIVEN? YOU CAN CONTROL THEM WITH LIKE YOUR PHONE, LIKE AN APP OR SOMETHING? BECAUSE THESE ARE A LOT OF SYSTEMS THAT HAVE ALL MAYBE GONE BAD OVER TIME JUST BECAUSE MAYBE THEY'RE OVERCOMPLICATED FOR WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
ARE THEY GOING TO BE A LOT EASIER MAYBE, IPAD DRIVEN OR SOMETHING I'M THEY'RE GOING TO BE A CONTROL PANEL LIKE WE HAVE HERE.
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I'M GOING TO PUT A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS IN EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL, PUT A QR CODE.YOU SCAN IT. YOU GET INSTRUCTIONS OF VIDEO. THAT'S MY GOAL.
BUT YEAH, THEY'RE GOING TO BE VERY USER FRIENDLY BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY'RE NOT HAVE TO MOVE KNOBS EVERYWHERE AND DISCONNECT CABLES, AND IT'S A MESS. THAT'S MY GOAL AS ME.
>> GREAT. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE JUST MAKE IT SIMPLE AND CORRECT.
PEOPLE CAN USE IT FROM THEIR PHONE AND I THINK IT'S GREAT, SO THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK THIS IS GREAT NEWS.
I KNOW THERE'S TRUSTEES ON THIS DIE THAT HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
BUT IT'S GREAT FOR OUR PARENTS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.
BUT I KNOW THAT, BOTH BEING ON STAGE AND IN THE CROWD THAT NOTHING CAN KILL AN EVENT QUICKER THAN BAD SOUND, AND FEEDBACK AND NOT BEING ABLE TO HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON.
BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT UPKEEP BECAUSE ONCE WE GET THIS STUFF INSTALLED, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO USE IT, AND THAT GOES AS SIMPLE AS KNOWING HOW TO ROLL UP A MICROPHONE CORD.
KNOWING NOT TO KEEP A PA SYSTEM OR MICROPHONES IN A MOIST PLACE, YOU WANT TO KEEP IT IN AIR CONDITION.
KNOWING NOT TO TURN IT ALL THE WAY UP, YOU COULD BLOW THE SPEAKERS, KNOWING WHERE TO STAND.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO TRAIN OUR STAFF TO USE THIS EQUIPMENT, WHETHER IT BE IN THE SUMMER, BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS, MAYBE JUST TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO USE THE EQUIPMENT, HOW TO USE THE USER FRIENDLY IPADS, EXAMPLES.
LIKE, WHERE CAN WE EMBED SOME TRAINING FOR OUR STAFF AND EVEN STUDENTS WHO USE THIS? I'D SAY THEY JUST EMAIL US TECHNOLOGY AND WE'LL BE AVAILABLE.
I MEAN, THERE'S GOING TO BE A FEW OF US DOING THIS ONCE WE GET DONE WITH THIS FEEDBACK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PROCESSORS. WE'RE GOING TO STOP THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT POWER SEQUENCERS, JUST ON AND OFF BUTTONS, TRY TO MAKE IT REALLY SIMPLE THAT WAY, THEY DON'T BLOW THE SYSTEMS? I KNOW FEEDBACK IS REALLY BAD OR THEN TURNING THE APP ALL THE WAY UP.
WELL, USUALLY IT'S REALLY BAD FOR SPEAKERS.
TO MUCH INPUT SIGNAL CAN CAUSE ALL THAT, SO THAT'S WHERE JUST GO TRAIN THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND I KNOW EVERY YEAR, TEACHERS MOVE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS, WE GET NEW TEACHERS.
THE END GOAL IS IF TEACHERS MOVE TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, I WANT ALL THE SCHOOLS THE SAME.
IF THEY'RE THE SAME, IT'S THE EXACT SAME SYSTEM.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WORRY ABOUT, HOW DO I USE THIS ONE NOW? IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME. THAT'S THE END GOAL TOWARDS ALL THE SYSTEM STEPS.
ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THAT AGAIN.
IT'S JUST KNOWING WE WANT TO BE ABLE, IF WE'RE GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON IT WOULD BE ABLE TO UPKEEP, TO RESPONSIBLY USE IT.
ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, I KNOW YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE ANSWER FOR THIS RIGHT NOW, WHAT THE CYCLE OF REPAIRS ARE GOING TO BE, HOW OFTEN ARE WE GOING TO GO IN, MAYBE CLEAN OUT SOME OF THE INPUTS, FOR EXAMPLE.
JUST HOW OFTEN WOULD WE DO THAT, I GUESS, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
I'VE BEEN TALKING TO SOME OF THE TECHS ABOUT THAT.
I SEE EVERY SIX MONTHS, WE GO AND EVALUATE THE SYSTEMS. WE TRAVEL AND GO SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING, WHAT BROKE, AND HOPEFULLY WE GET INPUT FROM OUR PRINCIPALS OR YOU KNOW, OUR USERS THAT USE IT. NO. THANK YOU, AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THIS, AND I'M EXCITED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKE OUR EVENTS LIKE JUST WAY BETTER. APPRECIATE IT.
>> YES, I AM BEYOND EXCITED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, JUST BASED ON THE TRANSMITTAL AND THE PRESENTATION.
I NOTICED THAT UNDER JOHNSON ON OUR TRANSMITTAL, IT JUST SAYS STAGE.
AND IN THE PRESENTATION, IT ALSO SAID THE GYM.
I KNOW THAT THE GYM IS AN ISSUE.
ARE WE VOTING ON PHASE ONE TO INCLUDE THE GYM AT JOHNSON?
>> YES, IT SHOULD BE ON THERE AS WELL.
>> COLIN MIKE, INPUTS, A SPEAKERS AND RETUNE.
IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE GYM IN OUR TRANSMITTAL.
>> I'M GOING BY WHAT I WROTE ON THIS IS THE MOST CURRENT WE HAVE ON THE SLIDE.
>> THAT'S OKAY. WE'RE NOT VOTING ON IT TONIGHT, SO WE CAN GET AN UPDATED VERSION.
>> OKAY. CAN WE GO TO THE NEXT?
>> FOR NEXT WEEK. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON, AND I'M HAPPY THAT IT INCLUDES THE GYM.
>> I HAVE IT ON PHASE 3 HERE TWO, JOHNSON CAFE AGAIN, BECAUSE I PLAN TO PUT A CONTROL SYSTEM IN THERE.
RIGHT NOW, I JUST WANT TO PUT SPEAKERS AND GET IT GOING BECAUSE SYSTEM IS WORKING, SO I JUST WANT TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, AND THEN WHEN I MAKE EVERYTHING THE SAME, I WILL PUT A CONTROL SYSTEM TO TURN IT ON AND OFF.
>> THAT'S ANOTHER ONE OF MY QUESTIONS.
FOR SOME BANANAS REASON, Y'ALL, JOHNSON WAS BUILT WITH THE SOUND SYSTEM CONTROL INSIDE THE CHOIR ROOM.
IF YOU ARE IN THERE AFTER HOURS TRYING TO HAVE A PTA MEETING, A BOOSTER MEETING, WHATNOT, YOU HAVE TO BREAK INTO THE CHOIR ROOM, WHICH SOME OF OUR STAFF HAVE LEARNED HOW TO DO.
TO BE ABLE TO TURN ON SAID SYSTEM IN THE CAFES.
WHEN WE BUILD JASON ANDREWS ISN'T HERE WITH HUCKABEE, BUT WHEN WE BUILD HIGH SCHOOL FOUR, WE SHOULD NOT HIDE OUR SOUND SYSTEMS. I KNOW WE HAVE TO HIDE THEM SOMEWHAT IN A CLOSET OR WHATEVER, BUT, LIKE, YOU CAN'T TURN IT ON.
YOU KNOW THIS, JAMES. I'M NOT TELLING YOU.
BUT I'VE BEEN THERE WHEN TEACHERS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE IT, SO I'M GLAD HOPEFULLY THAT'S PART OF YOUR PLAN TO MAKE IT EASIER TO TURN ON AND OFF WITHOUT GOING INTO THE QUART.
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>> IT MAY BE PASS PROTECTED, OR IT DEPENDS ON THE CAMPUS WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
WE'LL GO FROM THERE BUT THE SAME SYSTEM, HAVE THE CONTROL OUTSIDE.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE GOING INSIDE AND TURNING THAT SYSTEM ON AND SHUT IT OFF AND SHUT IT ON FROM WHEREVER THE CONTROL PANELS AT, SO THAT'S A GOAL.
>> PERFECT. THEN I NOTICED AND YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS, WE ARE PAYING FOR THIS OUT OF A VERY OLD BOND THAT PREDATES ME, AND THEN FROM 2008 AND THEN BOND INTEREST.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE AND SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR OTHER CARPET AND WHATEVER, TO HAVE SOME REPLACEMENT CYCLE, WHEN THE MONEY'S FLOWING AGAIN, EVERY 10 YEARS, FIVE YEARS, WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE AND TO STAGGER THOSE THINGS SO THAT WE BUDGET FOR AV BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WE'VE BEEN BUDGETING FOR THESE THINGS.
NO, WE HAVE NO TECHNOLOGY DOES EVOLVE AND CHANGE AND GO BAD.
I THINK AS A BOARD, WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THAT ON OUR BUDGET AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE THINGS THAT WE KNOW ARE GOING TO GO OUT THAT WE HAVE SOME REPLACEMENT CYCLE.
>> ONE OTHER ADVANTAGE IS WHEN WE COME IN IN A BIG PROJECT LIKE THIS, WE'RE GOING TO STANDARDIZE ON THE EQUIPMENT.
INSTEAD OF HAVING MULTIPLE VENDORS OVER DIFFERENT CAMPUSES, WHEN WE STANDARDIZE ON THE EQUIPMENT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE SPARES OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT FAILS AND KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO WORK IN THOSE PARTICULAR SOUND SYSTEMS.
>> WE WILL BE KEEPING UP WITH TECHNOLOGIES THAT CHANGES, WE'LL ADD NEW STUFF ON THEIR NEW INPUTS, WIRELESS VIDEO, WHATEVER.
WHATEVER COMES TO MIND, WHATEVER NEW TECHNOLOGY COMES OUT, WE WANT TO KEEP UP WITH IT.
>> PERFECT. JOHNSON'S NOT THAT OLD, SO THE FACT THAT WE'RE HAVING TO REDO JOHNSON CAFETERIA AND THE GYM, SO I'M GIVING YOU PERMISSION, JAMES TO DIG INTO THESE SUBCONTRACTORS THAT WE'RE USING WHEN WE BUILD THESE SCHOOLS BECAUSE TO ME, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE THESE SO SOON.
>> THAT'S A SUBCONTRACT ISSUE, AND I'LL LET YOU FIGURE THAT OUT, AND THEN I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP THE COMPETITION GYMS FOR THE BOND.
WE JUST REDID THE DOSTROM GYM, AND I DON'T THINK WE TOUCHED THIS.
> THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT.
WE DON'T SEE THAT ON THE BLUEPRINTS OR THE SCHEMATICS, SO IF WE'RE TOUCHING A GYM, IF WE'RE TOUCHING A THEATER OR A STAGE OR AS WE'RE DOING MORE OF THESE EXPANSION PROJECTS, WHICH ARE NEW TO US? THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO ASK.
>> THE DOSTROM GYM DID NOT GET REDONE.
ONLY NEW ALI DID. DOSTROM DID NOT GET REDONE, SO THAT ONE'S ON MY PHASE 2.
>> DO WE KNOW WHY DOSTROM GYM GOT REDONE, OR NOT.
>> IT WAS TAKEN OUT OF CONSTRUCTION, SO I DON'T KNOW WHY I WASN'T HERE WHEN THAT HAPPENED, BUT IT'S ON MY PHASE 2 TO TAKE CARE OF IT, AND PUT THE SAME SYSTEM AS WELL AS. THAT'S THE GOAL.
>> WELL, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO ASK MORE QUESTIONS WHEN WE LOOK AT BUILDING DOCUMENTS.
>> PERFECT, AND THEN I FEEL LIKE I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE MS. GLORIA.
I'LL MAKE A NOTE TO ON THE TRANSMITTAL. OH, I KNOW WHAT.
ONE, I THINK I'M GOING TO I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT SOUND, BUT MY HUSBAND IS A SOUND ENGINEER, SO I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ON THE SHELTON STADIUM.
IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE ANTENNAS.
THEY CAN'T GO OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE.
THE WIRELESS THEY NEEDS SOME ANTENNA EXTENDER OR SOMETHING SO THAT THOSE WIRELESS MICS WILL WORK PROPERLY ON THE VISITORS SIDE.
THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. MAYBE THAT'S AN EASIER THING TO FIX ON SHELTON STADIUM.
I'M NOT AN EXPERT. I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE.
THEN THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO ASK, JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON HERE, AND THERE'S PROBABLY IT WAS PROBABLY ON YOUR THING, HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, EVERYTHING IS PERFECT AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL.
BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON HERE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.
>> HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, IT SHOULD BE ON MY PHASE 2.
HAYS HIGH SCHOOL AND LAYMAN ON THERE.
SO TELL US WHY YOU RANKED JOHNSON OVER HAYS, EVEN THOUGH JOHNSON LIKE 5-YEARS-OLD.
>> BECAUSE JOHNSON IS EASIER TO FIX RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT AS MUCH.
I WANT TO PUT A WHOLE NEW SYSTEM IN HAYS ENTERTAINMENT.
THOSE ARE THEY'RE GOING TO MATCH JOHNSON PRETTY MUCH.
I DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANY MONEY ON IT WHEN I HAVE TO GO BACK.
THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING YOUR RATIONALE ON THAT.
>> HOPEFULLY, THIS MEANS THAT OUR PTAS DON'T HAVE TO BUY A BUNCH OF SOUND SYSTEMS TO LEG AROUND BECAUSE THEY EITHER DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE THE ONE IN THE CAFETERIA OR IT'S BROKEN.
IT'S GOING TO SAVE EVERYBODY A LOT OF TIME AND HEADACHES, I THINK. THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND ADDRESS THAT WHEN MISS PETRI BREAK IN.
SHE SAID SHE MEANT CONTACT SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE RECORD. MISS RUNKEL.
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>> THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING TONIGHT.
IT'S SO GREAT TO HEAR FROM YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING SO MUCH WORK INTO THIS PROJECT. THEY'VE ALL SHARED.
WE HAVE ALL SHARED SOME FRUSTRATIONS GOING TO EVENTS.
BUT I DON'T THINK ANYTHING IS MORE DISHEARTENING THAN WATCHING A TEACHER OR STUDENTS THAT HAVE WORKED SO HARD ON A PROGRAM OR AN EVENT AND THEN FOR IT TO NOT GO THE WAY THAT THEY WANT IT TO.
I LOVE THAT YOU GUYS ARE TAKING SUCH AN INITIATIVE AND FIXING THIS.
WHAT I DON'T LIKE IS I DON'T LIKE HAVING TO FIX AND REPAIR IN CAMPUSES THAT ARE SOMEWHAT FAIRLY NEW.
I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT.
YOU'RE JUST COMING IN HERE TO FIX IT.
YOU KNOW, I LOOK AT BUTA ELEMENTARY, BUTA ELEMENTARY IS A VERY NEW CAMPUS.
THE FACT THAT WE'RE HAVING TO DO ANYTHING OVER THERE IS FRUSTRATING, TOO.
HERE'S MY QUESTION. MY QUESTION IS, AND THIS IS PROBABLY FOR MR. CLEAVER, NOT SO MUCH, YOU GUYS.
BUT AS WE ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS AND BUILDING NEW CAMPUSES, WHERE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS, WHAT ARE THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE THAT WE CONTINUALLY HAVE AT CAMPUSES.
I MEAN, EVEN MCCORMICK, MCCORMICK, I SEE IT'S ON PHASE 3, BUT EVERY TIME I GO TO MCCORMACK FOR AN EVENT, IT'S A PROBLEM EVERY SINGLE TIME.
AND THAT'S A FAIRLY NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT PROACTIVE STEPS WE'RE TAKING TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT HAVING TO COME BACK LATER AND FIX THINGS, BUT ALSO ENSURING THAT WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS AS WE ARE DOING UPGRADES TO SCHOOLS AND WHATNOT THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING THOSE AT THAT TIME.
TO MS. PETRI'S POINT, MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE DIGGING THROUGH THOSE CONTRACTORS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ONES THAT SCREWED UP AREN'T COMING BACK AND WORKING ON OUR CAMPUSES TODAY, SO WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE THAT.
ANYWAYS, MR. CLEVER SAW YOUR HAND UP.
>> I GOING TO SAY, WE'RE GOING TO APPROACH THIS IN THE FUTURE HOW WE DO FIRE ALARMS. ONCE WE FIND AND IDENTIFY THE RIGHT VENDORS, WE CAN DO ALLOWANCES IN THESE PROJECTS AND ACTUALLY GUIDE GUIDE THE MAIN CONTRACTOR, THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH THIS.
>> YOU GUYS ARE ESTABLISHING VENDORS RIGHT NOW.
>> FOR THIS. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A CLARITY ON THAT.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT TO EVERYBODY'S POINT.
HALLELUJAH. THIS IS WELL PAST DUE.
THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN FOR TAKING SUCH INITIATIVE.
I KNOW THAT OUR TEACHERS AND OUR PARENTS AND OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF THIS. THANK YOU.
>> GENTLEMEN, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AS WELL.
THIS IS IMPORTANT TO OUR DISTRICT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
ALSO IF I CAN, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO LIKE, OUR FINE ARTS APARTMENTS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE CAFETERIAS SEVERAL PLAYS.
>> WE KNOW, WE'RE WORKING WITH THAT AND WITH THE ATHLETICS BOARD.
>> GREAT. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT TYPICALLY USE IT, BUT I KNOW MR. ADAMS ON THE BACK.
>> WE HAVE ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS.
>> JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE FUNDING PART OF THAT.
>> I THINK WITH PROPER FUNDING, WE CAN DO.
>> SHE CUT THAT RIGHT. YES, SIR.
WELL, GREAT. WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THE END RESULT.
I KNOW THAT THIS IS A VERY SYSTEMATIC PLAN.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'LL HAVE PUT A LOT OF FORE THOUGHT TO IT, AND YOU'VE HEARD THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED HERE THAT ARE JUST ECHOES FROM THE COMMUNITY, SO THANK Y'ALL FOR THAT.
>> TEAM, WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE WE CAN GO AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 10-MINUTE BREAK, SO WE'LL BE BACK ON THE DIS IN 10 MINUTES.
WELCOME BACK. AS WE ARE COMING BACK, DURING THE BREAK, MOST OF US HEARD THE GOOD NEWS THAT THE JOHNSON JAGUARS CD JAGS HAVE WON THEIR VOLLEYBALL GAMES, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.
[O.5. Consideration and possible approval of the Facilities Bond Oversight Committee's recommendation regarding a potential May 2025 Bond election]
APPROVAL OF THE FACILITIES BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES RECOMMENDATION REGARDING A POTENTIAL MAY 2025 BOND ELECTION.MR. CLEAVER IS WORKING HIS WAY UP TO THE MIC TO THE LEFT HAND.
>> I DON'T THINK SO. UNLESS THEY ASKED FOR IT. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.
I THINK THE MAIN TALKING POINT IS THAT WE'RE HAVING A FBOC MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT TO FINALIZE THE RECOMMENDATION.
THE PREVIOUS TWO BONDS, WE PROVIDED THAT RECOMMENDATION IN DECEMBER AND FEBRUARY, AND THAT WASN'T A WHOLE LOT OF TIME FOR ALL TO DELIBERATE, AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT TO YOU A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.
JESSICA IS HERE. SAY A FEW WORDS.
>> HI, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE.
WE ARE HAVING OUR FINAL MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT, SO I DON'T WANT TO SAY A WHOLE LOT BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT EVERYONE HAS A VOICE ON THE COMMITTEE AND THAT WE'RE CORRECTLY REPRESENTING THE CONSENSUS.
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I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CHAT TO DO.>> ONE MORE MEETING. WE SHOULD BE DELIVERING SOMETHING TO Y'ALL NEXT MONDAY NIGHT.
>> GREAT. I WILL LOOK TO MY LEFT AND I'LL SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. MR. SEIBEL.
IN TERMS OF WHAT WE WILL RECEIVE, ARE WE GOING TO GET A RANKING OR WHO ALL ON THE COMMITTEE APPROVES OR WHERE THEY STAND, WHERE EACH PRODUCT FELL IN THEIR EVALUATION?
>> AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LARGEST BOND PROPOSAL WE'VE DONE EVER.
THIS ONE IS COMPLEX ENOUGH THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPLIT THAT INTO CATEGORIES OF PROJECTS FOR YOU AND THEN RANK THEM WITHIN THAT AND ALSO DRAW SOME OVERALL BUDGET LINES FOR YOU TO START WITH BECAUSE YOU'LL WANT TO MOVE THAT AROUND PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT, BUT YES, ALL OF THEM.
>> I SAID I WAS GOING TO ASK MANY QUESTIONS BUT I'M GOING TO ASK YOU ONE QUESTION.
THE MEETING IS TOMORROW NIGHT, WHEN WOULD WE GET THE INFORMATION THAT Y'ALL DISCUSS TOMORROW NIGHT? WHEN WILL THE BOARD RECEIVE THAT AHEAD OF THE MEETING?
>> WE WILL WORK TO GET IT PUSHED OUT AS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS WE CAN.
>> IF WE CAN DO IT EARLIER, WE WILL.
IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT.
>> ANYMORE QUESTIONS ON THE LEFT.
QUESTIONS ON MY RIGHT, MS. PETREA.
>> I KNOW THAT THIS IS KIND OF AN OVERVIEW DISCUSSION.
WE'RE NOT GETTING TOO MUCH IN THE WEEDS, BUT I HAVE TWO KIND OF IN THE WEEDS QUESTIONS THAT I HOPE YOU'LL HUMOR ME ON, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE JESSICA HERE, AND SHE'S GOT HER MEETING TOMORROW.
ON BUSES, WE TALK ABOUT EIGHT ACTIVITY BUSES WITH UNDERCARRIAGE STORAGE, WHICH I AM A HUGE FAN OF BECAUSE THOSE ARE ESSENTIALLY FIELD TRIP BUSES.
HOWEVER, IT CURRENTLY TAKES NINE BUSES TO JUST TAKE THE BAND.
ARE WE TRYING TO BUILD A FLEET? BECAUSE THIS DOESN'T GET US ANYWHERE WITH OUR ACTUAL NEEDS, AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE US AT 12 - 15 SO THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY TAKE CHEER DRILL TEAM, FOOTBALL BAND.
ONE CAMPUS GETS DIBS EVERY WEEK BASED ON HOW FAR AWAY THEY ARE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT EIGHT DOES NOTHING TO OUR CURRENT NEEDS.
WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM SOMEBODY ABOUT THAT.
>> TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR, CASSANDRA BEAR IS HERE.
>> GOOD EVENING. THE REASON THAT WE SETTLED ON THE NUMBER EIGHT FOR THIS ONE RIGHT NOW IS WE DID IT TWO PER HIGH SCHOOL, PLANNING FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOUR AS WELL.
KNOWING THAT THOSE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE BUSES OUR COACHES ARE ACTUALLY DRIVING.
FIRST OFF, BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THE SUPPORT FLEET FOR THE COACHES TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE WHEN THEY'RE GOING THOSE LONGER DISTANCES.
THEN WE CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD IN AND ADD IN A FEW BUSES EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THOSE BUSES ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, AND IT WILL TAKE SOME ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR THOSE THAT NEED TO DRIVE THEM BECAUSE THEY DO DRIVE A LOT DIFFERENT, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE DRIVEN SAFELY.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE A YELLOW SCHOOL BUS, IT'S A FLAT NOSE, OR THE TRANSIT STYLE BUSES, BUT THEY WILL LOOK LIKE A SCHOOL BUS SO THAT IF THEY EVER NEED TO BE REPURPOSED INTO A SCHOOL BUS, THEY CAN AND THEY'RE NOT JUST MILEAGE DRIVEN, JUST LIKE ONLY CAN BE USED FOR FIELD TRIPS, BUT WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY FOR FIELD TRIPS WITH THAT UNDER STORAGE AS WELL, BUT COULD TRANSITION TO A SCHOOL BUS IF NEEDED.
>> THESE ARE BASICALLY JUST FOR THE FOOTBALL TEAMS, IS WHAT I'M HEARING?
>> COACHES LIKE WATER POLO, OR VOLLEYBALL OR COACH DRIVEN.
NOT WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS. THAT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW.
THEN THE OTHER THING IN TERMS OF PACKAGING AND ALL OF THAT, AND WE'LL GET THERE. I'M SURE.
MR. DEWAR TALKED ABOUT THE AV AND TECHNOLOGY NEEDS, BUT NOTHING IS.
WE DON'T HAVE A LINE ITEM FOR TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW NOW ABOUT BOND INTEREST AND SOME OF THE FLEXIBILITY WE MAY NEED IN THE FUTURE, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE A TECHNOLOGY LINE ITEM OF SOME KIND.
WHETHER WE'RE PULLING THAT OUT AND IF I MISSED IT.
>> IT SHOULD BE 13 MILLION AT THE VERY BOTTOM, MAYBE.
>> TECHNOLOGY UPDATES, I DIDN'T GET THERE.
>> I REALLY DID LOOK AT THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT CLEARLY DIDN'T GET TO THE BOTTOM.
TO MR. SEIBEL'S POINT, ALPHABETICAL, I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS IN ORDER.
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I CAN'T TELL IF IT'S MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY.>> I BELIEVE THAT ONE WAS SORTED BY THE SECOND COLUMN, THE LOCATION.
I THINK WHAT JESSICA IS TALKING ABOUT DOING IS HAVING A DISTRICT LINE THAT HAS THE BUSES, LAND, THE DISTRICT LEVEL ITEMS, AND THEN AN ELEMENTARY LINE, A MIDDLE LINE, AND A HIGH SCHOOL LINE AND EACH ONE IN EACH CATEGORY IS RANKED.
>> YEAH, ANY ORGANIZATION WE CAN HAVE IN ORDERING, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL BECAUSE IN MY MIND TECHNOLOGY SHOULD BE UNDER THE DISTRICT INSTEAD OF BURIED DOWN HERE UNDER MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH IS WHY I COULDN'T FIND IT.
ANYWAY WE CAN BETTER ORGANIZE IT, THAT'D BE GREAT.
THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I HAD FOR NOW, I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR HOW IT GOES.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON MY RIGHT? CAN WE JUST GET A REAL QUICK, SO THE TIMELINE AGAIN OF, WE'RE GOING TO GET THE RECOMMENDATIONS NEXT WEEK.
WE'LL DELIBERATE, DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO.
MR. SAVOY, YOU WANT TO GIVE US THE TIMELINE JUST FOR THE RECORD SO WE KNOW WHAT TIMELINE WE'RE DEALING WITH?
>> I WAS GOING TO CHIME IN AFTER.
ON THE FRONT END OF THE TIMELINE THAT'S MAX WITH YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS, SO KEEP GOING WITH THAT.
>> YEAH. OBVIOUSLY, I MEAN, I'M FAST TRACKING THIS, AND WE MAY NOT GET THERE THAT FAST, BUT JUST TELL US WHAT IS THE DROP DEAD DATE FOR US TO SAY, YES, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE BOND AND THE BOND INCLUDES PACKAGES A, B, C, D, WHATEVER IT IS?
>> WORKING BACKWARDS, THE ABSOLUTE LEGAL DEADLINE TO CALL FOR AN ELECTION FOR THE MAY BALLOT WILL BE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY THE 14TH, 2025.
BUT NOTE THAT THE LAST SCHEDULED MEETING UNLESS YOU ALL WERE TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING, WHICH WE COULD TRY TO AVOID.
YOUR BUSINESS MEETING WOULD BE MONDAY, JANUARY 27, TO ACTUALLY CALL FOR AN ELECTION.
BUT KNOW THAT BEFORE YOU VOTE ON THE ELECTION ORDER, THE ATTORNEYS NEED A COUPLE OF DAYS BETWEEN WHAT YOU ALL DECIDE IN PRINCIPLE THAT YOU WANT THE ELECTION ORDER TO SAY SO THEY CAN WRITE IT UP.
REMEMBER, THE ELECTION ORDER IS A 40, 50 PAGE DOCUMENT, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PROPOSITIONS BECAUSE EACH PROPOSITION HAS TO HAVE A CALCULATION IMPACT TABLE AND VOTER INFORMATION WORKSHEET ATTACHED TO IT, GETTING DOWN TO THE NITTY GRITTY OF WHAT THIS DOES TO PROPERTY VALUES AND ALL OF THAT STUFF.
THE WORKSHOP IS THURSDAY, JANUARY 23RD.
I WOULD SAY THAT MEETING OR IF YOU FEEL YOU NEED A SPECIAL MEETING JUST TO DISCUSS IT SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN THEIR TO MAKE YOUR FINAL DECISIONS AND PACKAGING ON WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IN WHICH PROPOSITION.
THEN JERRY KYLE COULD THEN DRAFT THE ELECTION ORDER SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE IT FOR YOU ON MONDAY, JANUARY 27TH.
WHEN YOU VOTE WHETHER OR NOT TO CALL FOR AN ELECTION, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE ACTUAL ELECTION ORDER.
I JUST LOOKED IN OUR POLICY, WE HAVE NOT CODIFIED A REQUIREMENT FOR OURSELVES.
THE LEGAL THING TO DO TO CALL FOR A BOND ELECTION, ALL YOU REALLY HAVE TO DO IS ACTUALLY JUST CALL FOR AN ELECTION BY FEBRUARY 14.
WE HAVE IN PRACTICE DONE A COUPLE OF PUBLIC FORUMS JUST TO GET SOME INPUT.
ONCE THE BOARD, TYPICALLY, AND THEY'RE EARLY, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FBOC AND ALL THE HARD WORK THEY'RE DOING.
NORMALLY, THE BOARD WOULD GET THE RECOMMENDATION.
I THINK WE HAD THE BOARD VOTE JUST TO COLLECTIVELY GO ON RECORD SAYING, WE'RE GOOD WITH WHAT YOU'VE SENT US.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT OUT AND GET SOME FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS ON PUBLIC FORUMS. THEN WE'RE GOING TO SIT DOWN TAKING THE RECOMMENDATION PLUS THE FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS WE'VE HAD, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER THE FINAL ELECTION ORDER.
I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO DO A COUPLE OF PUBLIC FORUMS, WE CAN DO THOSE IN EARLY JANUARY BECAUSE PEOPLE AREN'T THINKING ABOUT THAT BEFORE WE LEAVE FOR CHRISTMAS MUCH.
I THINK WE'RE GOOD ON THAT, IF WE MAY EVEN BE ABLE TO DO A PUBLIC FORM OR SOMETHING IN DECEMBER, IF WE THINK PEOPLE, I DON'T KNOW.
I'M THINKING OUT LOUD RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T THINK PEOPLE WILL BE CONCENTRATED ON HOLIDAY SHOWS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT THAT'LL GIVE US SOME TIME.
WE CAN LOOK AT A COUPLE OF PUBLIC FORMS MID JANUARY.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF HOW MUCH YOU ALL WANT TO DISCUSS AND HAMMER OUT YOUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS AND HOW YOU WANT TO STRUCTURE AND PACKAGE WHICH ITEMS, AND WHICH PROPOSITIONS, AND WHAT YOU WANT ON THERE AND WHAT YOU DON'T WANT ON THERE, THE TOTAL AMOUNT, ETC AND ALL OF THAT STUFF.
IF YOU COULD PLAN ON HAVING THAT DONE BY JANUARY 23RD, AT THE LATEST TO WHERE THERE'S A CONSENSUS FROM THE BOARD, WE CAN THEN HAVE JERRY KYLE ACTUALLY WORK, THAT'S A THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND MONDAY.
USUALLY THEY NEED FIVE DAYS BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO GET DUSTY TRAILER IN WITH ALL THE CALCULATIONS.
I THINK WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN THOUGH, SO THAT WE HAVE AN ORDER FOR YOU TO VOTE ON MONDAY, JANUARY 27TH.
IF YOU CAN DECIDE THE FAIL SAFE THERE IS THERE'S ALWAYS THE OPTION OF A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO VALENTINE'S DAY.
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>> YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT OVERVIEW, MR. SAVOY.
I KNOW THAT TOMORROW OUR FBOC'S MEETING WE'RE GOING TO GET THE FINALIZED LIST.
JUST FOR THE RECORD, AGAIN, WHAT IS OUR BOND CAPACITY? ONE POINT.
>> YES, SIR. IT WAS A RANGE, AND IT WENT FROM RIGHT AROUND 800 MILLION UP TO ABOUT 1.3 BILLION.
THERE'S NO STICKER SHOCK. AGAIN, WE KNOW THAT BOND OVER YES BILLION, UP TO 1.3 BILLION NOW, OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF WHAT WE ASKED FOR.
I KNOW THAT THAT'S WHY OUR FBOC IS GOING TO GET A GOOD LIST AND PRIORITIZE THAT AS BEST AS THEY CAN.
DR. WRIGHT, ARE WE GOING TO ALSO HAVE ADMINISTRATION WEIGH IN ON THAT LIST AS WELL? I KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME DIFFERENT WAYS OF LOOKING AT HOW WE'RE GOING TO PACKAGE THESE.
>> I WOULD JUST ADD THAT THE BOND CAPACITY THAT HE TALKED ABOUT 800 TO ABOUT 1.3 BILLION, THAT IS THE BONDING CAPACITY WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF HAVING TO RAISE THE INS TAX RATE.
>> GOOD POINT. ALL RIGHT, SIR.
WELL, THEN WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THAT LIST.
WHAT DID WE SAY, MR. SEVERANCE, YOU SAID BY THURSDAY? NO, WE SAID BY FRIDAY.
BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME TIME.
I MEAN, FOR BEING, AGAIN, OUR LARGEST BOND EVER AS MS. BEDWELL SAID, WE KEEP SAYING THAT EVERY BOND, BUT WE HAVE SOME TIME.
BUT I'M GLAD THAT YOU MENTIONED MR. SAVOY THAT POTENTIAL SPECIAL MEETING.
AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME EFFORT TO AGAIN WHITTLE THAT LIST OR PRIORITIZE AND ADMINISTRATION CAN WEIGH IN, AND THEN WE AS A BOARD WE WILL PACKAGE IT AND SEE WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO GET THAT IN FRONT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
>> YES, SIR. I THINK THAT THE KEY THERE IT SAYS APPROVE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION, IS THE MOTION.
>> YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR THAT Y'ALL AREN'T VOTING ON THE FINAL BOND WHEN YOU VOTE TO ACCEPT FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION, THE RECOMMENDATION.
IT JUST CLOSES OUT A STEP IN THE PROCESS, BECAUSE YOU'LL RECALL YOU EARLIER CHARGED THE FBOC, AS REQUIRED BY OUR LOCAL POLICY TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF A BOND.
THE REASON WE HAVE YOU VOTE TO CHARGE THE FBOC TO DO THAT IS IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT, HEY, THE FBOC THAT NORMALLY MEETS ALL THE TIME IS ACTUALLY MEETING SPECIFICALLY TO LOOK AT A NEW BOND.
IT'S JUST ANOTHER TRANSPARENCY MECHANISM IN THERE SO THAT FOLKS KNOW THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON A POTENTIAL BOND.
YOU CAN ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION AND TAKE IT FROM THERE AS THE GENERAL CONCEPT OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
THEN YOU SHOP IT AROUND, AND YOU NEVER KNOW.
THEY'RE CITIZENS, THEY'RE NOT PAID.
THEY REPRESENT PARTS OF OUR DISTRICT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, EAST TO WEST.
YOU GET GOOD GENERAL CITIZEN FEEDBACK.
BUT THEN THAT EXTRA STEP, WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT BRINGS IN EVEN MORE OPPORTUNITY.
YOU MAY HAVE SOME FOLKS TO BRING UP SOME GOOD IDEAS, SO YOU'RE STILL FLEXIBLE EVEN IF YOU'RE VOTING ON THE RECOMMENDATION TO MAKE CHANGES, TO MAKE IT YOUR OWN PACKAGE BEFORE YOU DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO CALL FOR A BOND.
THEN IF SO, WHAT DOES THAT BOND PACKAGE LOOK LIKE?
>> YEAH. GOOD. I MEAN, WE KNOW WE GOT SOME GREAT INFORMATION FROM OUR DEMOGRAPHER.
WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY GREAT YEAR OVER YEAR COMPARISONS AND WE KNOW WHERE THE HOTSPOTS ARE.
IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS WE NEED FIVE MORE MIDDLE SCHOOLS. I'M JUST KIDDING.
BUT SO WE KNOW AGAIN, WHERE THE FORECAST ISSUES, WHERE WE ARE NOW AS WELL AS WHAT WE'RE DECIDING THAT'S GOING TO ALLEVIATE THAT STRESS AND THAT PRESSURE ON OUR DISTRICT.
GREAT. THANK YOU THAT IS GOING TO BE FUN, FOLKS.
ITEM 06, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE GRANT OF
[O.6. Consideration and possible grant of a Permanent Utility Easement to Pedernales Electric Cooperative at Ramage Elementary School]
A PERMANENT UTILITY EASEMENT TO PEDERNALES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE AT RAMAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.MR. CLEAVER, IT'S LIKE IT'S STILL YOUR SHOW.
>> THIS IS A FAIRLY MUNDANE ITEM, THE SAME KIND OF REQUEST Y'ALL SEE BASICALLY EVERY TIME WE BUILD A SCHOOL.
THE DOCUMENTATION IS ON PAGES 45 THROUGH ABOUT 49.
I'M SORRY, IT GOES ON A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.
I GUESS ONE THING THAT HAS CHANGED IN OUR CONSTRUCTION WORLD IS THAT BACK MANY YEARS AGO, THE PEC OR YOUR ELECTRIC PROVIDER WOULD LOOK AT YOUR LONG TERM USE OF ELECTRICITY AND A LOT OF THE EQUIPMENT IT WAS FREE.
NOTHING'S FREE, BUT IT WAS FACTORED IN TO YOUR RATE STRUCTURE.
BUT NOWADAYS, WE ACTUALLY PAY FOR SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT,
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AS YOU CAN SEE ON PAGES 50 AND 51.>> THANK YOU. I'LL LOOK TO MY RIGHT FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
LOOKING LEFT. MR. CLEAVER, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[O.7. Consideration and possible approval of the 2023-2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Audit]
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE 2023-2024 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL AUDIT.MR. ROD, YOU WANT TO JUST GIVE US A QUICK OVERVIEW? SURE. YOU CAN DO IT FROM THERE.
>> THANK YOU. SINCE IT'S ON MY COMPUTER I'LL BETTER IF I JUST SIT RIGHT HERE.
>> ESSENTIALLY IN A NUTSHELL, WE STARTED OUR YEAR WITH A $47.7 MILLION FUND BALANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF 2024.
WE ARE TAKING IT DOWN BY 16.2 MILLION, SO OUR FUND BALANCE CURRENTLY SITS AT 31.4 MILLION.
WE DID COME UNDER BUDGET COMPARED TO OUR BUDGET BY ABOUT 1.7 MILLION.
WE WERE ONLY ABOUT $300,000 SHY OF MEETING OUR BUDGET ON OUR REVENUE, AND WE WERE UNDER ON OUR EXPENSE SIDE BY 1.4.
THE COMBINATION OF THE REVENUE AND THE EXPENSES CAUSED US OVERALL TO COME UNDER BUDGET BY 1.7.
TO PUT IT INTO PERSPECTIVE, OUR ORIGINAL BUDGET HAD A BUDGET DEFICIT OF 16.5, AND OUR ACTUAL BUDGET DEFICIT WAS 16.2.
>> THE AUDIT WAS A 2.5 MONTH PROCESS WITH THE AUDITORS PULLING INFORMATION.
I KNOW THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAD GOTTEN A COUPLE OF QUESTIONNAIRES THAT YOU HAD TO FILL OUT.
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT GOES INTO IT, PULLING THE NUMBERS TOGETHER, BACKUP AND SO FORTH.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE AUDITORS ARE GIVING US A CLEAN OPINION.
WE ALSO RECEIVED THE GFOA, THE GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL OFFICERS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING IN OUR 2023 AUDIT.
THE WAY THAT WORKS IS ONCE THE AUDIT IS COMPLETED AND DONE, IT'S SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW BY THE END OF DECEMBER.
WE USUALLY GET THAT INFORMATION BACK ABOUT MID MARCH, FIRST PART OF APRIL, AND THE AUDIT THAT WE HAVE NOW MEETS ALL THE SAME CRITERIA, AND WE DO INTEND TO SEND THAT OFF AGAIN AT THE END OF DECEMBER FOR THE SAME REVIEW IN CONSIDERATION FOR THE AWARD.
I KNOW IT'S A BIG DOCUMENT TO LOOK THROUGH 132 PAGES.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN FIELD THOSE OR BOARD BLOG.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. I'LL LOOK TO MY LEFT, ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS OVER HERE? ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT? MR. RAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE, AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO JUST THE FINANCIAL ACCURACY AND ACUMEN THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO FINALIZING THAT REPORT.
THANK YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT, TEAM.
[O.8. Consideration and possible vote to elect Directors of the Hays Central Appraisal District]
TAKES US TO OUR LAST ACTION ITEM FOR DISCUSSION.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE VOTE TO ELECT DIRECTORS OF THE HAYES CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
TEAM WE HAD OUR SPECIAL MEETING WHERE WE HAD RECEIVED OUR TWO NOMINEES, AND SO THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DECIDE HOW WE WOULD GIVE OUR VOTES.
DOCTOR, DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THIS ONE?
>> NO, I APPRECIATE YOU COMING TO THE SPECIAL MEETING AND NOMINATING THE TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HERE.
NOW WE NEED TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP AND ACTUALLY ELECT THEM AND THEN ASSIGN A VOTE TOTAL FOR EACH ONE.
>> GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS ON MY RIGHT? ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? ALL RIGHT, TEAM, THAT'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THE DISCUSSION FOR OUR ACTION ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR INFORMATION ITEMS, P1.
[P.1. Update on District Safety & Security Initiatives]
CHIEF SCROKI, SHE HAD TO LEAVE, SO WE CERTAINLY HOPE THAT SHE FEELS BETTER, SO MISS RUNKEL.>> YES, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, AND I KNOW CHIEF SCROKI ISN'T HERE TONIGHT, BUT OUR DISTRICT WEIGHS HEAVILY ON THE HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN AND OUR STAFF AND I JUST WANTED TO
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CONGRATULATE SHERIFF ANTHONY HIPLIDO ON HIS RECENT ELECTION, AND WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM AND CONTINUING TO KEEP OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT SAFE AND KEEP ON MOVING.CONGRATULATIONS TO SHERIFF ELECT ANTHONY HIPLIDO.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT ANNOUNCEMENT.
ANY OTHER INFORMATION ITEMS ON DISTRICT SAFETY AND SECURITY? YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS, IF NOT, I KNOW, WE'LL GET ANOTHER UPDATE FROM CHIEF SCROKI NEXT WEEK.
[P.2. Update regarding Staffing of the Hays CISD Special Education Department]
UPDATE REGARDING STAFFING OF THE HAYS CISD SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. MISS CORSON IS COMING UP.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE EXCELLENT WORK THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE SINCE THE LAST TIME WE MET.
I'VE SENT YOU INFORMATION, I'M ALSO SHARING IT HERE FOR FOLKS ONLINE.
WE WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE BASED ON THOSE THREE STRATEGIES SO THAT I CAN STAY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT I'VE PRESENTED TO YOU PREVIOUSLY.
ON THE STRATEGY OF INCREASING FUNDING FOR, AND EXPANDING TO GROW YOUR OWN INITIATIVES IN HAYS CISD, WE HAVE GONE AHEAD AND SCHEDULED THE SPED COHORT INFORMATION SESSIONS, AND THESE ARE FOR GEN ED TEACHERS THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO STUDY FOR AND PREPARE FOR SPED CERTIFICATION BY THE END OF NEXT SEMESTER.
WE HAVE INFORMATION SESSIONS SCHEDULED AND ON THE BOOKS, NOVEMBER 20TH, AND THEN AGAIN ON DECEMBER 12TH.
ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS FOR GEN ED TEACHERS WHO WISH TO OBTAIN THAT CERTIFICATION SO IT'S AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO GROW PROFESSIONALLY, BUT ALSO TO STEP INTO THE GAP AND MEET THE NEED AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE AMAZING, SUPPORT STIPENDS AND INCENTIVES THAT YOU HAVE RECENTLY APPROVED.
WE ALSO HAVE SCHEDULED THE GROW YOUR OWN TEACHERS OF TOMORROW A CERTIFICATION INFORMATION SESSION COMING UP ON DECEMBER 5.
WE HAD EXCITEMENT ALREADY FROM PEOPLE CONTACTING US OF LIKE, OH, MY GOSH WE'RE SO EXCITED OR I KNOW SOMEBODY WHO IS PERFECT FOR THIS, OR I'M GOING TO REFER SOMEBODY.
JUST EVEN AFTER THE BOARD MEETING, THERE WAS JUST SUCH A POSITIVE ENERGY COMING FROM FOLKS WHO ARE READY TO GO, SO WE HAVE THAT SCHEDULED, AND WE WILL GET THAT GOING.
WE'RE SHARING INFORMATION, OF COURSE WITH PRINCIPALS, BUT ALSO PUSHING IT OUT IN OUR HR NEWSLETTER, SENDING IT OUT VIA E-MAIL, FRIDAY FAX, AND, OF COURSE, WE'LL PUSH IT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
FOR THE STRATEGY RELATED TO INCREASING STIPENDS FOR SPED TEACHERS, WE COMMUNICATED WITH ALL SPED TEACHERS SPECIFICALLY.
IT WASN'T A DISTRICT WIDE E-MAIL THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS REGARDING THE BOARD'S ACTION TO INCREASE STIPENDS AND TO LAUNCH THE NEW INCENTIVE.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT THERE WAS GREAT EXCITEMENT FROM STAFF WHO RESPONDED AND WERE JUST SO APPRECIATIVE AND GRATEFUL FOR THE BOARD ACTION AND THEY WERE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, AND THEY WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
I HAVE A MEETING ACTUALLY SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW BETWEEN MIS, PAYROLL AND HR BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME TECHNICAL THINGS THAT WE NEED TO PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS GET EXECUTED SMOOTHLY, WITH FRONTLINE, MAKING SURE THAT WE KNOW EXACTLY WHO'S DOING WHAT, AND WHAT SHOULD THAT LOOK LIKE, SO I CAN DO A FOLLOW UP COMMUNICATION WITH SPED TEACHERS AFTER THAT THEY HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE.
WE'VE DEVELOPED MARKETING MATERIALS FOR THE NOVEMBER JOB FAIRS, AND JUST STRAIGHT OUT THE GATE FROM THE BOARD MEETING, WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE VETERANS JOB FAIR THAT WAS OVER AT THE PAC BY THE PAC ON NOVEMBER 2ND, AT TEXAS A&M, AT TEXAS STATE, AND THERE WAS ANOTHER VETERANS JOB FAIR IN SAN MARCOS.
I'M PROUD TO SHARE THAT IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL ENDEAVOR.
WHEN I CAME TO YOU LAST MONTH, I TOLD YOU WE HAD 15 SPED TEACHER VACANCIES AND FROM THE EFFORTS IN THE JOB FAIRS, WE HAVE SIX CANDIDATES IN THE HIRING WORKFLOW, ALL FOUR FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING CLASSES THAT WE HAD VACANCIES FOR, NOW HAVE PEOPLE IN HIRING WORKFLOW RIGHT NOW THAT WE CAN GET THEM ON BOARD WHEN THEY GRADUATE IN DECEMBER.
WE ALSO HAVE A RECRUITED AND ADAPTIVE PE TEACHER, AND THERE WAS ACTUALLY ANOTHER CANDIDATE THAT WE'RE HIRING TO BECOME AN INCLUSION RESOURCE TEACHER, SO THAT'S 15-9 WITH SIX CANDIDATES FULLY HIRED.
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WE ALSO HAVE ONE MORE OF OUR OWN GROW YOUR OWN CANDIDATES THAT'S GETTING READY TO FINISH THE ALZAR SO THAT WOULD BRING IT TO EIGHT, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE CREDIT FOR THAT YET UNTIL THAT PERSON OFFICIALLY FINISHES.BUT GOSH, THIS IS JUST PROOF THAT WITH THE RIGHT SUPPORT, WITH THE RIGHT PROGRAMS, THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITIES, WE CAN MAKE IT 100% POSSIBLE.
ABSOLUTELY. VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
IN TERMS OF THE INCREASED DAILY RATES FOR SUBSTITUTES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS, I WAS REALLY PROUD THAT IMMEDIATELY OCTOBER 31, DARLA PETERS WHO COORDINATES ALL OF OUR SUBSTITUTES, ALREADY SENT OUT THE COMMUNICATION, SHARING WHAT THE BOARD HAD DONE FOR SUBS TO INCREASE AND MAKE THAT AND TO LAUNCH THE SPECIALIZED DIFFERENTIATED SUB PAY.
WITH THAT, SHE TOOK THE LEADERSHIP IN GOING AHEAD AND LAUNCHING AN INTEREST SURVEY TO GO AHEAD AND SEE WHO'S INTERESTED SO FAR.
THAT SURVEY REMAINS OPEN, BUT PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED.
ALREADY, ON NOVEMBER 4TH, CNI, SPED, HR, ALL MET TOGETHER TO JUST TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT SPECIALIZED TRAINING WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR SUBSTITUTES BOTH AS TEACHERS AND AS PARAPROFESSIONALS, AND THE WORK IS UNDERWAY TO DEVELOP THE CONTENT, AND SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
BECAUSE NOT ONLY WILL THAT ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS, BUT IT GIVES THEM THE CONFIDENCE THAT THEY MAY OTHERWISE NOT HAVE HAD TO APPROACH A NEW LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY'VE NOT WORKED IN BEFORE.
BUT KNOWING THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THAT TRAINING AND GIVING THAT SUPPORT, I THINK IT HELPS STUDENTS, BUT IT ALSO HELPS OUR STAFF.
SO SO FAR, WE HAVE REALLY GOOD MOMENTUM JUST COMING OUT THE GATE.
I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.
I WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE SAME STRUCTURE OF FOLLOWING THESE STRATEGIES, SO YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE ON EACH OF THOSE STRATEGIES TO BE CONSISTENT. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU MISS CORSON. I LOVE THIS COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE SPED DEPARTMENT AND HR.
I THINK IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE THAT WE'RE CLOSING THE GAP, SIX CANDIDATES FROM JOB FAIRS.
I KNOW NEW CANDIDATES GROW YOUR OWN, BUT STILL, I THINK THE PROPER TRAINING THAT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM AHEAD OF TIME IS GOING TO BE JUST PRETTY AWESOME.
I FEEL LIKE ONCE CONTRACTS ARE AT THE END OF PEOPLE FEAR WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO, I FEEL LIKE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CLOSE THIS GAP EVEN MORE BY THE TIME THE SCHOOL STARTS NEXT YEAR AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A HUGE HOME RUN TO GO FROM 15-0 IN SIX MONTHS.
NICE JOB. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS PULLING THIS TOGETHER.
I NOTICED A LOT OF HARD WORK, A LOT OF WORK INVOLVED TO DO THIS, BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT GOING INTO THE NEXT YEAR, SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MISS CORSON FOR JUST PROVIDING US THIS UPDATES, AND THANK YOU PRESIDENT VELA FOR JUST KEEPING THIS ON THE AGENDA EVERY MONTH TO KEEP US UPDATED.
I'M SURE FAMILIES AND STAFF WANT TO SEE US FOLLOW THROUGH, TO SEE THE PROGRESS WERE BEING MADE.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME OF THE MARKETING MATERIALS THAT YOU'VE COME UP WITH IF THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE IN THE FUTURE, TO SEE MAYBE SOME PICTURES FROM SOME OF THESE JOB FAIRS TO SEE WHAT THEY ACTUALLY LIKE WHAT WE'RE DOING AND SOME OF THE GREAT ADVERTISEMENTS THAT ARE CREATING JUST TO GET PEOPLE TO COME TO OUR DISTRICT BECAUSE IT'S THE BEST.
BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR KEEPING US UPDATED, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEE WHAT YOU DO IN THE FUTURE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I'LL BE SURE TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE MATERIALS, BUT YOU'RE LIKELY GOING TO SEE THEM ON YOUR PHONE THIS WEEK BECAUSE I'LL BE PUSHING THEM OUT TO EVERYBODY'S FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM SO IF YOU DON'T SEE IT LET ME KNOW THAT BECAUSE THEN I'LL BE CHECKING MY GOO MAPPING.
>> YES, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, BRAVO, GREAT JOB.
THIS I KNOW WAS A LOT OF WORK, AND YOU MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT WAS EASY AND I KNOW IT WAS NOT.
I JUST FEEL LIKE WE HIT THIS IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY AND WE'RE SEEING THE FRUITS OF THOSE LABORS SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU PERSONALLY FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO HELP THESE STUDENTS AND THESE TEACHERS.
I KNOW THAT THEY'RE GRATEFUL, AND I LOVE TO HEAR THAT THERE'S JUST A FEELING OF MORALE, AND THEY FEEL SUPPORTED, SO THAT'S AWESOME.
>> CAN YOU REPEAT WHAT YOU SAID EARLIER ABOUT THE FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING TEACHERS, WERE THEY GRADUATING IN DECEMBER, IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID?
>> YES. WE HAVE TEACHERS GRADUATING FROM TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR MOST AMAZING PARTNERS, AND THEY'LL BE GRAD.
>> THEY'LL LOOK AT THE BEARCATS.
>> THEY'LL BE GRADUATING IN DECEMBER, AND THEY'RE SO STOKED TO COME TO HAYS CISD.
>> ARE THESE THE FOUR SPED CERTIFIED TEACHERS OUT OF TEXAS STATE?
>> WE WERE ABLE TO GRAB PEOPLE QUICKLY AND I'M GOING TO
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TELL YOU THAT MICHELLE VELASQUEZ WAS ON THE PHONE IMMEDIATELY CALLING THEM, WE JUST DID NOT WANT TO LET A DAY GO BY BECAUSE SOMEBODY WILL GET THEM.IN THE HR DEPARTMENT, EVERYBODY KNOWS FROM THE SPECIALIST TO THE COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATOR TO FINGERPRINTING AND EVERYTHING LIKE GUYS, IF YOU SEE SPED, MOVE BECAUSE SOMEBODY WILL GRAB THEM BEFORE WE DO SO IT IS NOW OUR WAY OF BUSINESS.
IT'S JUST THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS NOW AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO TREAT IT WITH CONTINUED URGENCY.
>> PERFECT. I LOVE THE SENSE OF URGENCY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M PROUD.
WE HAD SOME VERY CARING AND ENDURING CONVERSATIONS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THAT MAY HAVE EVEN SEEMED TO BE ON DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND DR. WRIGHT TO YOUR POINT WE ARE IN THE SOLUTIONS BUSINESS, AND SO THANK YOU TO THE TEAM.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPED LEADERSHIP, JUST EVERYBODY, THE COMMUNITY THAT IS PULLING TOGETHER, AND IT'S GREAT TO KNOW THAT WE'RE PUTTING FORTH THE EFFORT AND SEEING THE RESULTS TO MISS PETRIE'S POINT.
I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER UPDATE NEXT MONTH, AND THIS IS REALLY JUST THE MORE GOOD NEWS.
I SAID EARLIER IN YOUR SUPERINTENDENT REPORT WE LOOK AT ALL THE THINGS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ACHIEVING, BUT LOOK AT WHAT OUR STAFF IS ACHIEVING AS WELL TO ADDRESS WHERE WE DO HAVE CONCERNS AND OUR WORK CONCERNS ARE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, AND AGAIN, YOU WILL TAKE ACTION, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> ALL RIGHT, TEAM. WE ARE ON OUR UPDATE FOR
[P.3. Update on District Bond, Construction, and Renovation Projects]
DISTRICT BOND CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION PROJECTS? MR. CLEAVER, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT IS PRESSING THAT WE NEED TO KNOW TONIGHT, SIR?>> NOTHING FORMAL. BUT WE'RE HERE FOR QUESTIONS, IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> GREAT. LOOK IN TO MY RIGHT, QUESTIONS? LOOK IN THE LEFT. MR. SEVERANCE.
>> SORRY, WE'RE ALMOST DONE. ONE QUESTION.
I HAD SUBMITTED A QUESTION ON BOARD BLOG ABOUT THE PARK AND PROXIMITY TO THE ROAD TO THE PACK.
I'M CURIOUS, LIKE FROM A FENCING STANDPOINT, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO PUT A FENCE OF SOME SORT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO PUT LIKE SOME CONCRETE BLOCKS TOO JUST IN CASE A CAR COME UP A CURB OR SOMETHING ELSE BESIDES JUST A FENCE.
ARE WE GOING TO MAYBE LOOK AT DOING ANYTHING?
>> WE HAVEN'T STUDIED ANY BOLLARDS OR ANYTHING BUT WE KNOW THAT THE FENCING OVER THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME UPGRADED FENCING, NOT JUST CHAIN LINK, IT NEEDS TO BE EITHER METAL OR SOMETHING THAT WILL GO WITH THAT NORTH PLUM CREEK.
>> MAYBE WE CAN PUT THOSE BIG LIMESTONE BLOCKS LIKE EVERY EIGHT FEET ON THIS SIDE OF THE FENCE FOR JUST CEDING, BUT THEY CAN ALSO PREVENT CARS FROM-.
>> YES, SIR. WE'LL BE MEETING WITH THOSE GUYS AT THE CITY TO SEE WHAT ALL OUR OPTIONS ARE, BUT I REALLY LIKE THAT ONE.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAD.
>> SOME PROTECTION FOR THE PEDESTRIANS.
>> THE CEDING OUTSIDE TOO. THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? TEAM, WE HEARD A GOOD UPDATE EARLIER FROM MR. RAU.
[P.4. Financial Statements]
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS? LOOKING LEFT.[Q. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES]
LETTER Q REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, LOOKING RIGHT.ANYTHING TO REQUEST? LOOKING LEFT. MISS OROSCO.
>> I JUST WANTED TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE CELL TOWER THAT WAS BEING BUILT IN THE BARDEN AREA.
>> ANY OTHER REQUESTS? I KNOW THAT
[R. RECAP OF QUESTIONS]
MISS PETRIE HAS BEEN HERE RECAPPING ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS, SO I DON'T NEED A RECAP OF THAT.I TRUST THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THAT.
OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING IS GOING TO BE MONDAY,
[S. UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS]
NOVEMBER THE 18TH, 2024, RIGHT HERE AT THE MEREDITH COLLEGE BOARD ROOM AT 5:30 PM UNLESS THERE IS DISSENT, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:24 PM.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.