>> ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. GOOD EVENING,
[A. CALL TO ORDER: Establish a quorum]
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AND WELCOME TO THE NOVEMBER 18TH MEETING OF THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE MERIDETH KELLER BOARDROOM.THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT IS HERE IN ATTENDANCE AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE LISTENING ONLINE.
THE MEETING IS OFFICIALLY CALLED TO ORDER.
ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL TURN TO CLOSED SESSION
[B. CLOSED SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551, SUBCHAPTERS D AND E OR TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 418.183F.THE TIME IS STILL 5:30 P.M. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY, AND WELCOME BACK.
[C. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]
WE ARE HERE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT WHETHER YOU'RE IN PERSON OR ONLINE.
OUR QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEING PRESENT.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL DO OUR PLEDGES,
[D. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS]
LED BY BOARD SECRETARY VANESSA PETREA.>> GET A ROOMFUL OF STUDENTS, AND THEY MAKE US SOUND EVEN BETTER WITH THE PLEDGES.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT WILL BE READ BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT, MR. BYRON SEVERANCE.
[E. MISSION STATEMENT]
>> HAYS CISD MAKES IT 100% POSSIBLE. [APPLAUSE]
>> THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU, SEVERANCE.
OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT TONIGHT WILL BE READ BY
[F. SOCIAL CONTRACT]
THE BIRTHDAY BOY HIMSELF IF HE DOESN'T MIND, MR. FLORES.>> 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, MR. FLORES AND AGAIN HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, SIR.
DR. WRIGHT SUPERINTENDENT REPORT,
[G. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT]
AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED FROM LAST WEEK.IS THAT WHAT I UNDERSTAND? WE ARE GOOD ON THAT. THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. WRIGHT IN LAST WEEK'S SUPERINTENDENT REPORT? SEEING NONE? WE DO HAVE ONE. ALL RIGHT. MS. PETREA.
>> CAN WE GET AN UPDATE ON OUR PLAYOFF FOOTBALL?
>> CERTAINLY, YOU CAN. THE JAGS WON FRIDAY NIGHT IN LAREDO.
THEY WILL PLAY LOS FRESNOS, IN SAN ANTONIO AT THE ALAMODOME, SATURDAY AT 3:00 P.M. WE NEED EVERYBODY THAT CAN POSSIBLY MAKE IT TO GO AND PULL AND ROOT FOR THEM.
IF THEY HAPPEN TO WIN THAT GAME, THEY PLAY THE WINNER OF AUSTIN WESTLAKE AND SOMEONE, AND I'M ASSUMING IT'LL BE WESTLAKE, SO WE'VE SECURED BERGER FIELD IN AUSTIN FOR THAT NEXT ROUND. THAT'S THE UPDATE.
[APPLAUSE] TEAM THAT TAKES US TO LETTER H, WHICH IS OUR PUBLIC FORUM.
I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS TONIGHT.
[I. CAMPUS RECOGNITION - Fuentes Elementary School]
IT IS OUR FAVORITE MOMENT OF ALL OF OUR BOARD MEETINGS, AND THAT IS OUR CAMPUS RECOGNITION.TONIGHT, WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE OUR WONDERFUL STARS FROM FUENTES ELEMENTARY.
I KNOW THAT MISS MARY NOBLE, ARE YOU COMING UP TO DO THE INTRODUCTION? IS THAT WHAT I'M READING ON MY SCRIPT OVER HERE. WELCOME TO THE PODIUM.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT VELA, DR. WRIGHT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I AM ABSOLUTELY THRILLED TONIGHT TO WELCOME OUR FUENTES STARS, AND OUR ABSOLUTELY AMAZING PRINCIPAL KRISTIN SEIBEL WILL START US OFF. [APPLAUSE]
>> AND TEAM, I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION IN OUR FOLDER. MS. SEIBEL, WELCOME.
>> HI. GOOD EVENING, DR. WRIGHT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE, AND I HAVE SOME VERY EAGER STUDENTS BEHIND ME THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO MEET SOON AS WELL.
AS MISS NOBLE SHARED, I AM THE PRINCIPAL OF FUENTES ELEMENTARY, AND THIS IS MY AMAZING ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, MS. CRAWFORD.
[APPLAUSE] THIS IS OUR 25TH YEAR OPEN FOR FUENTES.
IN THE SPRING, WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME FUN OPPORTUNITIES TO CELEBRATE.
OUR MISSION AND VISION REALLY FOCUSES ON GROWING PASSIONATE LEARNERS AND EMPOWERING THEM TO BECOME EXCEPTIONAL GLOBAL CITIZENS.
CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 726 SHINING STARS THAT SHOW UP EVERY SINGLE DAY.
WE ARE A LITTLE SHY OF 60% TITLE 1.
WE HAVE ABOUT 82 LAB STUDENTS, AND WE ALSO HAVE TWO AMAZING FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING CLASSES.
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ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN A HUGE PUSH THIS YEAR, AND I'M SO EXCITED TO SHARE THAT IF YOU LOOK AT OUR TRENDS, WE ARE BACK UP TO WHERE WE WERE RIGHT BEFORE COVID HAPPENED.THIS IS A HIGHEST IT'S BEEN IN A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND NOT TO BRAG, BUT WE HAVE SAT IN THE NUMBER ONE SPOTS FOR 10 WEEKS.
BUDA ELEMENTARY WAS GIVING US A RUN FOR OUR MONEY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT WE TOOK IT BACK THIS WEEK, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED.
WITH PLCS THIS YEAR, ONE OF THE MAIN FOCUSES THAT WE HAD FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR IS TO REALLY FIND A WAY TO CREATE INTENTIONAL TIME THROUGH OUR PLANNING DAYS.
WITH THAT CAME THE VISION OF KYLE ELEMENTARY AND FUENTES ELEMENTARY PARTNERING TOGETHER DUE TO OUR SIMILARITIES IN DEMOGRAPHICS AND OUR POPULATION.
MR. MAXWELL AND I COLLABORATED, AND WITH EACH OF OUR PLANNING DAYS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS GRANTED, WE'VE BROUGHT OUR STAFF TOGETHER.
THE INTENT BEHIND THAT IS BECAUSE WE WANT TO PROVIDE INTENTIONAL TIME FOR OUR TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO MEET OTHER PEERS IN THE SAME SITUATION.
WE ALSO WANT TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO HAVE IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH INSTRUCTION AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE AS THEY'RE WALKING INTO THAT NEXT UNIT.
DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE TEACHERS TO THE 15-DAY CHALLENGE, WE ALSO USE THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW OUR OWN LEADERS WITHIN.
NOW WE STARTED WITH OUR FIRST PLANNING SESSION, BEING ABLE TO USE OUR CAMPUS SUPPORT STAFF AND OTHER PEOPLE AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL TO COME IN AND HAVE THAT MEANINGFUL TIME.
BUT NOW WE'RE ABLE TO START HANDING IT OVER, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF TEACHER LEADERS WHO ARE LEADING THOSE SESSIONS WITHIN THEIR GRADE LEVELS.
WE'VE EVEN BEEN ABLE TO GET TOGETHER SOMETIMES DURING OUR PLC TIME THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AS WELL.
WE ARE DOING A NUMBER OF AMAZING THINGS.
ONE OF THEM IS WE HAVE A PHENOMENAL COUNSELOR, AND WE ARE ENSURING THAT OVER 63 FAMILIES WEEKLY ARE GETTING BACKPACK BUDDIES.
THIS IS A SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH HAYSHOPE2GO, AND WE ALSO COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT OUR FAMILIES THAT ARE ALSO DONATING FOOD FOR OUR BACKPACK BUDDIES.
IN ADDITION, WE HAVE A WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH CHAPA MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND WE HAVE A VIOLIN TEACHER THAT COMES OVER AND DOES AN AFTER SCHOOL CLUB FOR FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADERS.
OUR STUDENTS LOVE IT. THEY ALL HAVE VIOLINS IN THEIR HANDS, AND THEY ARE DEFINITELY ROCKING THE CLUB.
UNIFIED CHAMPIONS IS INCREDIBLY NEAR AND DEAR TO OUR HEART.
MISS HAYES IS ONE OF OUR AMAZING FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING TEACHERS, AND SHE IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT HELPS MAKE THIS MAGIC HAPPEN.
WITH OUR UNIFIED CHAMPIONS, IT'S AN AFTER SCHOOL CLUB WHERE OUR FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING KIDS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH OTHER STUDENTS ON CAMPUS.
THEY GET TO STAY AFTER SCHOOL TOGETHER AND THEY GET TO PARTICIPATE IN DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD TO SAY THAT WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO EARN A BANNER BY THE END OF THE YEAR BY ALLOWING OUR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROGRAM CALLED YAP, THE YOUNG ATHLETES PROGRAM.
IT'S THROUGH THE FOUNDATION LEARNING PROGRAM AS WELL.
IN ADDITION, WE LOVE DOING STUFF WITH LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, AND ONE OF THE SPECIAL THINGS IS THEY COME OVER AND THEY'VE DONE A HAND WASHING CLINIC FOR ALL OF OUR LITTLE BABIES.
IT'S FUN TO SEE THEM IN THE HALLWAY, AND IT MAKES US INCREDIBLY PROUD.
LASTLY, THIS YEAR, WE HAVE TWO DESIGNATED DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO CLUBS ON CAMPUS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY SO THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE, AND IF ALL GOES WELL, THEN WE'RE HOPING TO EXPAND THAT THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
EMERGENT TREE HAS BEEN ANOTHER SPECIAL SPOT FOR OUR CAMPUS.
WE HAVE 100 CHART, AND WE HAVE GOAL SET FOR EVERY 25 STARS THAT WE GET AS A CAMPUS, THEN WE HAVE A CELEBRATION DAY.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO SHARE THE BEST PART ABOUT THIS IS THAT OUR STUDENTS GET VOICE IN WHAT THE CELEBRATIONS ARE.
THEY GET TO SHARE WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO AND ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL MOMENTS WAS AFTER WE HAD 50 STARS, A STUDENT CAME TO ME AND WROTE A PERSUASIVE PAPER AS TO WHY THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO WEAR COSTUMES FOR ONE OF THEIR REWARDS.
AFTER TALKING TO THE COMMITTEE, WE DECIDED WE'D PUT THAT ON SO THE KIDS COULD VOTE IN A COURSE AT ONE, AND WE STARTED OCTOBER 1ST THAT WAY, SO JUST THINK ABOUT US AND HOW WE FELT ALL OCTOBER.
BUT THEY HAD SO MUCH FUN, AND AS I PUT THAT KID IN THE CAR ONE DAY FOR DISMISSAL, HE TURNED AROUND AND HE WAS LIKE, MS. SEIBEL, I CANNOT BELIEVE IT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I SUGGESTED THAT AND THEN WE ALL GOT TO DO THAT.
IT JUST REMINDS US THE IMPORTANCE OF LETTING OUR STUDENTS HAVE VOICE, LETTING OUR STUDENTS HAVE CHOICE, AND THAT THEY LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.
WE ALSO HAVE A FABULOUS SEL PROGRAM, AND SO OUR STUDENTS START THEIR DAY THE FIRST 15-20 MINUTES EVERY DAY.
THEY GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO CIRCLE TIME.
WITHIN THAT TIME, THEY GET TO DO THE COMMUNITY CIRCLE, AND THEY GET TO EXPERIENCE DIFFERENT IMPORTANT LESSONS THAT HELP THEM BECOME
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A BETTER CITIZEN AND ALSO JUST WORK ON VOCABULARY WORDS AND GET TO WATCH EMPOWERING VIDEOS.STAFF HIGHLIGHTS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A FUN ONE FOR ME.
OUR MOTTO THIS YEAR IS ONE TEAM ONE DREAM, AND MY GOAL WALKING INTO FUENTES WAS TO MAKE SURE MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT WE WERE FAMILY, THAT MY PARENTS UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE FAMILY, AND THAT MY STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE FAMILY.
THROUGH SOME OF OUR OTHER PARTNERSHIPS LIKE WOODMEN LIFE, WE'RE ABLE TO ACTUALLY HIGHLIGHT A TEACHER EVERY SINGLE MONTH.
THAT HAS BEEN SUPER REWARDING.
WE ALSO DO THE SUPERSTAR SNACK CART, AND ADMIN GOES AROUND AND WE SURPRISE THEM EACH MONTH JUST TO TELL THEM THAT WE SEE THEM, WE LOVE THEM, AND WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF THEM.
THEN THE THING I'M PROBABLY MOST PROUD OF IS STARTING NOVEMBER 1ST, MS. CRAWFORD AND I REALLY WANTED TO JUST BRING OUR STAFF TOGETHER AS FAMILY, AND WE WANTED TO SERVE OUR STAFF.
WE STARTED THE FUENTES FAMILY FEAST, AND WE STOOD BEHIND THE LINE, AND WE SERVED OUR STAFF AS THEY CAME THROUGH, AND THEN WE OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ALL BE TOGETHER AND JUST HAVE A NICE LUNCH ALL TOGETHER AS WE KICKED OFF NOVEMBER.
WE REALLY ARE FOCUSED A LOT ON OUR COMMITTEES THIS YEAR AND FINDING WAYS TO BRING FAMILIES IN.
WE DID A FALL INTO READING, OUR LITERACY TEAM, DID A PHENOMENAL JOB.
EVERY SINGLE GRADE LEVEL WAS REPRESENTED THERE, AND WE HAD OVER 125 FAMILIES SHOW UP.
AT THAT OPPORTUNITY, THEY ALSO WERE ABLE TO PAINT A TILE FOR OUR CEILINGS SO THEY COULD LEAVE A LITTLE BIT OF THEIR LEGACY WITH OUR SCHOOL.
IN ADDITION, WE WERE ABLE TO GET DONATED TO US BRAND NEW BOOK SETS, 36 BRAND NEW BOOK SETS, WERE RAFFLED OFF THE NEXT MORNING FOR KIDDOS.
AND BOY, WERE THEY EXCITED TO GET TO RECEIVE THAT.
HANK WAS ALSO TEACHING THE CLASS IN THAT PHOTO.
LASTLY, WE HAVE MATH AND SCIENCE JUST HAPPENED, AND WE HAD OVER 150 PEOPLE COME TO OUR MATH AND SCIENCE NIGHT.
WE HAD A PLANETARIUM PRESENT, THANKS TO OUR PTA.
AGAIN, ALL OF OUR GRADE LEVELS WERE REPRESENTED.
WE HAD LINES AT EACH STATION BECAUSE KIDS WERE SO EXCITED TO BE THERE.
THIS PAST WEEKEND, WE PARTNERED WITH PTA TO DO OUR FAMILY FALL FESTIVAL.
ONE OPPORTUNITY YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN OUR FAMILY ON IS IN THE SPRING, WE DO HAVE OUR FINE ARTS NIGHT, AND WE'RE INCREDIBLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
NOW AT THIS TIME IS REALLY WHAT YOU'RE PROBABLY MOST EXCITED FOR.
WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP OUR AMAZING STUDENTS.
IF YOU'RE A STUDENT AND YOU'RE TALKING TONIGHT, WILL YOU COME UP HERE? ISAIAH, CAN YOU HEAR ME? COME HERE, ISAIAH.
>> [INAUDIBLE] I'M IN THIRD GRADE, AND THIS IS MY SECOND GRADE.
[INAUDIBLE] AFTER SCHOOL BECAUSE WE ALL LIKE TO PRACTICE SPORTS. [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE]
>> WE'LL JUST GO DOWN THE LINE AND SAY OUR FAVORITE BOOK.
>> SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN.
>> CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS. [LAUGHTER]
>> DR. WRIGHT, WE SKIPPED YOU. I'M SORRY.
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>> I LIKED THE OLD YELLER. [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE]
>> [APPLAUSE] WE HAVE A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU GUYS BECAUSE WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU INTO OUR FAMILY AS WELL.
WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT, I WANT THE REST OF MY FAMILY TO STAND UP AS WELL THAT CAME TONIGHT.
>> SAY HAVE A GREAT NIGHT, EVERYBODY.
>> WE READY FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
THANK YOU MS. SEIBEL. [LAUGHTER]
>> I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY WE WEREN'T TAKING PICTURES.
>> WELL, WE'LL START WITH MR. SEIBEL.
>> GET TO GO FIRST. YES. HEY, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE.
WHAT AN AMAZING TURNOUT FOR EVERYBODY.
YOU GUYS ARE DEFINITELY THE HIGHLIGHT.
EVEN THOUGH I WILL SAY GETTING TO HEAR FROM MY WIFE IS ALSO A HIGHLIGHT PERSONALLY.
BUT YOU STUDENTS ARE INCREDIBLE, AND YOU GUYS DID SUCH AN AMAZING JOB.
I LOVE EVERY MOMENT OF GETTING TO KNOW THIS CAMPUS.
I'LL SAY I GET TO BE THERE MORE THAN SOME OF THE OTHER CAMPUSES, JUST BY THE NATURE OF IT.
BUT YOU GUYS JUST HAVE FROM THE FRONT OFFICE STAFF AND THE SMILES AND THE GREETINGS TO ALL THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT, GETTING TO PLAY KICKBALL WITH SOME ON THE WEEKENDS BACK THERE IS A GOOD HIGHLIGHT SO FAR THIS YEAR.
FALL FEST THIS WEEKEND. I THINK SOME STUDENTS GOT SOME GOOD RETRIBUTION TO MS. SEIBEL.
SHE SAT THERE FOR A GOOD LONG WHILE TO MAKE SURE EVERY STUDENT GOT THE PUT PIE ON THEIR FACE.
I THINK SOME TEACHERS MISSED SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE FUN WITH THAT.
BUT IT'S JUST AN INCREDIBLE CAMPUS, AN INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY, BEING A WALKABLE COMMUNITY WITH SOME OF THE HOUSES RIGHT AROUND THERE.
SUCH A UNIQUE ATMOSPHERE THERE AT FUENTES ELEMENTARY, AND IT'S JUST VERY EXCITING TO GET THE WITNESSES PERSONALLY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT.
I REALLY LOVE YOUR PLC, THE ONE TEAM WIN DREAM.
I LOVE THAT YOU'RE PARTNERING WITH ANOTHER SCHOOL.
WE DON'T SEE THOSE COLLABORATIONS LIKE THAT.
I LOVE THAT YOU AND SEAN BROUGHT THAT TOGETHER AND ARE MAKING IT WORK FOR YOUR TWO CAMPUSES. LOVE THAT.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE STUDENTS AND ALL THE STAFF THAT ARE HERE.
WE HAD SUCH A FUN TIME AT FALL FESTIVAL.
IT WAS A GOOD TIME, AND RASPBERRY LOVED PIEING YOU.
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[APPLAUSE]>> YES, MS. SEIBEL, I WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK THAT WE SHOULD MAYBE CHANGE WHAT WE DO HERE AND JUST HAVE STUDENTS COME AND ASK US QUESTIONS BECAUSE THAT IS MY FAVORITE THING WE'VE DONE SO FAR.
WHEN STUDENTS GET INVOLVED, HAVE THE ABILITY TO COME UP AND ACTUALLY TALK TO ADULTS, THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT WHAT THE STAFF DOES OR GETTING READY FOR THE NEXT THINGS OF LIFE, I APPRECIATE THAT.
I ALSO LIKE YOUR PRESENTATION.
IS THERE MAYBE A NEW BRANDING GOING ON, NEW COLORS, NEW GRAPHICS? I SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE HERE, AND I ADMIT IT, I THINK I LIKE THAT A LITTLE BIT.
THE VERTICAL INTEGRATION WITH THE CAMPUS WITH CHOPPER, WITH THE VIOLIN CLUB, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
I THINK THAT'S GREAT THAT THEY'RE COMING DOWN AND THEY'RE GETTING KIDS EXCITED ABOUT ORCHESTRA AND MAYBE THE MARIACHI DOWN THE ROAD.
I THINK THAT'S GREAT THAT YOU'RE DOING THAT.
I LOVE THE FACT THAT FROM A CLUB STANDPOINT, THAT WE HAVE THAT COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR CAMPUSES.
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I APPRECIATE YOU CONTINUING THAT.
I KNOW IT'S INCREDIBLY HARD TO BE A FIRST-YEAR PRINCIPAL, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE BRINGING YOUR COMMUNITY INVOLVED, YOUR STUDENTS LOVE YOU, IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR STAFF LOVES YOU.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU DOING GREAT.
THE LAST THING IS I THINK I SAW A PICTURE OF A PIE IN THE FACE FROM THIS YEAR, FROM YOUR FESTIVAL.
I'M PRETTY SURE I'D LIKE TO VOLUNTEER, MR. SEIBEL, TO DO THAT FOR YOU NEXT YEAR, AND I WOULD LOVE TO COME AND HELP PARTICIPATE FOR THAT IF YOU NEED ME TO.
APPRECIATE YOU GUYS ALL BEING HERE, ESPECIALLY THE KIDS THAT CAME AND SPOKE TO US.
>> MS. SEIBEL, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING IN OUR DISTRICT?
>> [LAUGHTER] ISAIAH SAID WHAT WE'RE ALL THINKING.
YES. YOU DON'T LOOK OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN WORKING ANYWHERE FOR 20 YEARS.
YOU'RE SUCH A ROCK STAR FIRST-YEAR PRINCIPAL, AND A LOT OF THAT IS BECAUSE YOU'RE A HOMEGROWN HAYS A LOT THAT YOU EMBODY THE HAYS CISD SPIRIT.
YOU LOVE WORKING HERE, AND YOU'VE DONE ALL OF THE VARIOUS POSITIONS THAT A LOT OF PRINCIPALS NEED, I THINK TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS FIRST-YEAR PRINCIPALS.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU JUST AS A PERSON.
YOU TAUGHT MY DAUGHTER AND FOURTH GRADE.
SHE'S A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL NOW.
THAT WAS ONE YEAR OF HER LIFE AND YOU MADE A HUGE IMPACT.
AS EDUCATORS, WE KNOW THE PASSION THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE AND YOU EMBODY THAT SO DEEPLY.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR DEDICATING YOUR CAREER AS AN EDUCATOR WITH HAYS CISD BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE THE LUCKY ONES THAT WE GET TO HAVE YOU AS A LEADER HERE.
I LOVE THE COLLABORATION WITH SEAN MAXWELL.
I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE WORKED TOGETHER.
DID YOU ALSO DO SOME COMPETITION WITH TOBIAS AND MELISSA ENGLISH? DID I SEE THAT ON FACEBOOK OR AM I JUST MAKING THAT UP?
>> YOU ARE JUST MAKING THAT UP.
>> [OVERLAPPING] SUNFIELD, THAT WAS ALISA BECAUSE THEY WERE TOGETHER, AND THEY SPLIT OFF, SO YOU AND SEAN.
ANYWAY, I LIKE SEEING THOSE COLLABORATIVE COMPETITION, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, PLC IS A GREAT WAY TO HAVE THOSE COLLABORATION.
I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON THE ATTENDANCE.
WE KNOW THAT GETTING KIDS TO SCHOOL EVERY SINGLE DAY IS HARD, SO KUDOS FOR BEING MOST IMPROVED, KEEP UP WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING.
GREAT JOB. THEN IS THAT HANK AND A LOT OF THOSE PICTURES?
I KNOW THE KIDS PROBABLY DO TOO.
JUST WANT TO SAY LASTLY, THAT THE UNIFIED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. THAT'S PROBABLY TAKES ADULTS STAYING AFTER AND PEOPLE CARING ABOUT THAT AND MORE PROBABLY VOLUNTEER TIME TO KEEP THAT GOING.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND FOLKS THAT ARE STAYING AFTER SCHOOL TO PARTNER WITH OUR UNIFIED CHAMPION KIDS, THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MS. SEIBEL. WHAT I'LL SAY, THERE'S SO MANY GREAT THINGS, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE RECOGNIZED BEING A TRUSTEE AND BEING A PART OF THE BOARD IS THAT WHEN YOU'VE LEFT CAMPUSES AND MOVED ON TO BIGGER ROLES, THOSE CAMPUSES YOU'VE LEFT HUGE FOOTPRINTS.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE ALWAYS HEARD.
WHEN I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO FUENTES, I KNEW THAT YOU WOULD JUST WALK IN AND AN ALREADY AMAZING CULTURE AND JUST FIT IN AND JUST MAKE IT SO GREAT.
I LOVE TO SEE ALL OF YOU GUYS HERE, AND EVEN BEING ON CAMPUS, I CAN SEE THE INTERACTION WITH ALL OF YOU AND JUST THE WARM FEELING.
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MY HEART IS WITH FUENTES FOR MANY REASONS.MY OLDEST, WHO'S ABOUT TO BE 21, HE WENT TO FUENTES FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE.
THERE'S STILL SOME OF YOU THAT STILL WORK THERE.
MS. HICKEY IS THE SAME NURSE, MRS. SALINAS IS THE SAME ART TEACHER AS MY SOON-TO-BE 21-YEAR-OLD.
THERE'S JUST SO MANY GREAT THINGS ABOUT FUENTES, AND IT'S SO INCREDIBLY GREAT TO SEE YOU GUYS PRESENT EACH TIME BECAUSE YOU SEE IT.
THE COMMUNITY IS JUST SO GREAT THERE.
STUDENTS, THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING TONIGHT. THEY SAID IT.
THIS IS THE BEST PART OF OUR NIGHT.
WE LOVE HEARING FROM YOUR PRINCIPALS AND YOUR TEACHERS, BUT SEEING YOU GUYS AND HEARING FROM YOU, YOU ARE THE REASON WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO, SO THANK YOU.
ALL OF OUR STAFF THAT'S HERE TONIGHT, WE KNOW YOUR DAY HAS BEEN VERY LONG, SO THANK YOU.
I'M JUST GOING TO TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF THINGS.
THE 95% ATTENDANCE, THAT'S AMAZING, THAT JUST SHOWS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO COME TO SCHOOL AND THEY LOVE BEING WHERE THEY'RE AT. GREAT JOB.
THE PLC COLLABORATION, I LOVE THE COLLABORATION WITH KYLE, CHAPA, LEHMAN, ALL OF IT.
THAT'S HOW YOU BUILD PROGRAMS AND YOU CONTINUE TO BUILD COMMUNITY, AND THE INVOLVEMENT IS SO GREAT.
I LOVE THAT. CONTINUE TO KEEP THAT UP.
I KNOW THAT WE AS A DISTRICT, WE REALLY WANT TO PROMOTE 100% CLUBS.
I LOVE THAT YOU'RE TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO DO THAT DURING THE DAY SO THAT EVERY KID CAN BE INVOLVED IN A CLUB.
I KNOW THAT THAT TAKES A LOT OF TIME OUT OF YOUR DAYS, TOO.
BUT ALL IN ALL, THANK YOU GUYS.
IT'S BEEN AMAZING. I LOVE HEARING FROM FUENTES.
I LOVE COMING TO YOUR CAMPUS TO VISIT.
JUST KEEP UP ALL OF THE GREAT WORK. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M PROUD FUENTES STAR FATHER.
THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST GIFT WE'VE EVER GOTTEN FROM ANYBODY.
I WILL SAY THAT. IT'S FANTASTIC.
BUT, AGAIN, YOU TOOK THIS JOB, YOU HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, AND IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE REALLY BUILDING THE CULTURE AT FUENTES ELEMENTARY.
IT'S REALLY A GREAT COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR PUSHING THE ATTENDANCE AS MENTIONED.
THAT'S SUCH A BIG DEAL, THE 95%, THAT'S FANTASTIC.
IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOUR EFFORTS AND YOUR AMAZING STAFF.
I SEE MR. CHICK, I SEE MS. CRAWFORD, COACH LEGER ISN'T HERE? HE'S GREAT. GREAT MS. NEWTON IS HERE, MS. LUGO.
BUT, AGAIN, VIOLIN CLUB, ENRICHING OUR KIDS WITH MUSIC AT SUCH AN EARLY TIME IN THEIR SCHOOL.
THANK YOU, THE STAFF THAT STAYS LATE WITH OUR UNIFIED CHAMPIONS, OUR FL KIDS, GIVING THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO ENRICH THEMSELVES AND TO LEARN NEW THINGS.
I LOVE THE SOCIOEMOTIONAL LEARNING.
THE COSTUME DAY IS A GREAT IDEA.
THAT EXPLAINS A LOT WHEN MY DAUGHTER WILL DECIDE TO GO TO SCHOOL IN A COSTUME.
AGAIN, ALL IN ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
THANKS TO THE KIDS THAT SHOWED UP AND SPOKE.
I KNOW THAT'S HARD. BUT, AGAIN, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. SEIBEL. [APPLAUSE]
>> I'M GOING TO START WITH THE STUDENTS.
FUENTES STARS, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, A GREAT JOB.
YOU ALL DID A WONDERFUL JOB WAY TO REPRESENT. GIVE YOURSELVES A HAND. THAT'S GOOD.
[APPLAUSE] THE VELA HOUSEHOLD, WE HAVE TWO FORMER FUENTES STARS AS WELL.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US WHEN WE WALK INTO THE CAMPUS, WE LOOK UP AT THE CEILING GOES LIKE, OH, THERE'S ONE OF OUR CEILING TILES.
JUST GIVING YOU A FAIR WARNING, WE'LL LOOK FOR THEM WHEN WE COME IN.
IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE FRIENDS, FAMILY, TEACHERS THAT LED BOTH OF MY SONS THROUGH FUENTES.
MS. SEIBEL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
YOU'VE HEARD SOME GREAT THINGS. I WOULD ECHO EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE HEARD THAT IS GREAT AND WONDERFUL.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE AND MAYBE A BREAK SO WE CAN TAKE A SLICE OF THIS BREAD. WE'LL GO IN NOW, WE'LL TAKE A PHOTO.
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>> [BACKGROUND] TEAM, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND WALK OUR WAY BACK UP TO THE DAIS, PLEASE.
AGAIN, I NEED ALL TRUSTEES BACK UP TO THE DAIS, PLEASE. COME ON UP.
GREAT JOB TO OUR FUENTES STARS IN THAT PRESENTATION.
TEAM, THIS TAKES US TO ITEM J1,
[J.1. Continued Development of Draft Attendance Zone Maps]
OUR ATTENDANCE ZONE MAPS, WHICH IS ON PAGE 10, IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING ALONG, AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT ON THE TRANSMITTAL, IT'S LAST WEEK'S AGENDA ITEM, BUT THIS ACTUALLY SHOULD BE ITEM J1. MR. SAVOY.>> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. WRIGHT.
WE ARE COMING TO OUR FINAL STAGES OF OUR ATTENDANCE ZONE MAP, AND I HAVE THAT PRESENTED TO YOU THERE.
THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION FROM US WILL BE MAP 7.
IT'S UP ON THE WEB AS WELL, AND WE HAVE HAD OUR COMMENT WINDOW OPEN TOO FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS ON THAT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH Y'ALL WANT TO GET IN THE NITTY GRITTY ON HERE.
BUT BASICALLY, THE RECOMMENDATION ACHIEVES CREATING A ZONE FOR RAMAGE ELEMENTARY, AND IT DOES IT BY PULLING FROM THE THREE NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS TO CARVE OUT THAT AREA, AND THEN WE BACKFILL SOME OF THOSE OTHER SCHOOLS AND WE HELPED YOU WIND OUT WITH IT.
THERE'S ALSO A MINOR MIDDLE SCHOOL REALIGNMENT, BECAUSE WE HAD AN AREA WHERE WE TOOK FROM UHLAND AND PUT THEM AT SCIENCE HALL TO HELP WITH SOME OF THE PRESSURE, AND THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN THE ONLY KIDS AT SCIENCE HALL THAT WOULD HAVE GONE TO ASSIGNMENT, SO WE MOVED THAT LITTLE PIECE RIGHT THERE SO THEY COULD GO TO CHAPA, WHICH IS ACTUALLY CLOSER.
THEN, OF COURSE, WITH THE RECOMMENDATION ON THE MAP, THE CAVEATS WOULD BE OUR TRADITIONAL ALLOWING AFFECTED STUDENTS AND SIBLINGS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE GOING INTO THE FIFTH GRADE OR ANY OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS, TO STAY THERE AT THEIR CAMPUS AND NOT GET MOVED OUT.
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THOSE TRANSFERS THOUGH WOULD NOT COME WITH TRANSPORTATION, BUT WE WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO STAY IF THEY WANTED TO FOR THOSE GRADE LEVELS.THAT WOULD BE BASICALLY IT ON THE MAP RECOMMENDATION.
DURING THE PROCESS, WE DID COME ACROSS SOME OTHER ISSUES THAT CAME UP, AND ONE OF THOSE WAS THE MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE POPULATION THERE, AND WE DO ADDRESS THAT OUTSIDE OF THE MAP RECOMMENDATION PROCESS WITH THE IDEA OF THE HAYS CHOICE PROGRAM THAT'S EXPLAINED IN THE RECOMMENDATION.
THE MAP THAT WE'RE PROPOSING DOES ACTUALLY HAVE SCIENCE HALL AT A LITTLE HIGHER, BUT THE SOLUTION THERE WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE MOVE.
THERE WOULD BE THE PFLUGER BILINGUAL STUDENTS.
I THINK THERE'S ABOUT 119 OF THEM THAT CURRENTLY GO TO SCIENCE HALL.
WE COULD PUT THAT GROUP AT TOM GREEN ELEMENTARY AND THERE'D BE ROOM, AND THAT SHOULD ALLEVIATE SCIENCE HALL, AND THAT WOULD HAVE THEM AT THEIR CAPACITY.
THEN, OF COURSE, SUNFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR LATER ON, I THINK IN TONIGHT'S MEETING.
THERE'S A RELIEF SCHOOL, IF YOU WILL, FROM SUNFIELD, AND ALSO ONE THAT I THINK WOULD HELP CAMINO REAL THAT IS BEING PROPOSED TO GO INTO THE 2025 BONDS.
OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE NOT TO DO ANYTHING WITH THAT THIS FALL AND WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE BOND, AND THEN IF WE NEED TO, WE COME BACK NEXT FALL AND ADDRESS OVERCROWDING THERE IF IT'S NOT ALLEVIATED WITH THE BOND.
THAT IS BASICALLY THE PRESENTATION OF OUR RECOMMENDATION.
>> MR. SAVOY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, AGAIN, DIFFERENT ITERATIONS OF THE MAP THERE.
I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME CHANGES, SO WE'LL SEE WHAT QUESTIONS WE HAVE.
I'LL START FROM MY LEFT WITH MR. FLORES.
>> THANK YOU, MR. SAVOY, JUST FOR WORKING SO HARD ON THE ZONING.
I KNOW IT TOOK A FEW PROPOSALS.
BUT AGAIN, THERE'S SOME GREAT THINGS I WANT TO KNOW.
THERE'S A SHORTER COMMUTE AS FAR AS TRANSPORTATION FOR THE STUDENTS THAT YOU MOVED FROM CAMINO REAL TO UHLAND ELEMENTARY.
>> I THINK THAT'S ALSO BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT CAME FROM OUR TRANSPORTATION GROUP.
THEY SAID, JUST THE WAY THEY HAVE TO MANEUVER THE BUSES IN AND OUT OF THERE AROUND 21, THAT THAT MAKES MORE SENSE FROM A [OVERLAPPING]
>> YES, SIR. IN ADDITION TO, AS YOU MENTIONED, MOVING, I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE THE PLANNING UNITS UP 98 AND 139 TO CHAPA'S OPPOSED TO SIMON, WHICH WILL BE A SHORTER COMMUTE FOR PARENTS.
I THINK THAT'D BE REALLY APPRECIATED, AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE MASSIVE GROWTH AT SUNFIELD AND CAMINO REAL AND SCIENCE HALL.
JUST REMIND ME WHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NUMBER 18, IF EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED, WOULD BE ONLINE?
>> I BELIEVE IF IT'S PASSED IN 2025, IT WOULD OPEN IN 2027.
>> I KNOW THERE'S MASSIVE GROWTH, THIS INCLUDES PFLUGER AS WELL.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WHEN THAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL [OVERLAPPING]
>> I THINK THERE'S TWO IN THIS BOND? ONE AND THE DESIGN FEES, AND SO THEN THE ELEMENTARY 18.
IS THAT GOING TO BE THE ONE LIKELY UP THERE TO RELIEVE?
>> WE BELIEVE ELEMENTARY 18 WILL DEFINITELY BE IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER, EITHER SUNFIELD SITE OR ANOTHER TRACK THAT'S COME ON IN THE LAST ABOUT 30 DAYS THAT'S LOOKING VERY POSITIVE.
THAT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL WITH THE PRAIRIE LAKES SUBDIVISION.
>> YES, SIR. AGAIN, I'M JUST GOING THROUGH JUST SOME BRIGHT SPOTS.
AGAIN, MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD WAS ZONED TO RAMAGE, AND AS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK CAME IN, I KNOW THAT YOU SHARED A COMMENT, MR. SAVOY, ABOUT IT BEING A LOT CLOSER, I THINK 1.6 MILES FROM I THINK IT'S PLANET UNIT 87 TO RAMAGE ELEMENTARY, WHICH SHORTENS THAT COMMUTE AS WELL.
AGAIN, I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD SOME FEEDBACK IN REGARDS TO MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
JUST TO REITERATE TO THE COMMUNITY, MR. SAVOY, CAN YOU JUST GIVE PARENTS A CONFIDENCE ON WHY WE'RE NOT ZONING NOW OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME HIGH NUMBERS THERE, BUT JUST GIVE THE COMMUNITY A LITTLE BIT MORE CONFIDENCE, WHY WE'RE NOT DOING THAT THERE?
>> YES, BECAUSE ONE OF THE BIG TICKET ITEMS IN THE PROPOSED BOND IS A FOURTH COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN IF THAT PASSES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT ON A LATER BOND, BUT BECAUSE IT'S A SHORTER PROJECT, WE MIGHT POSSIBLY BE LOOKING AT MIDDLE SCHOOL NUMBER 7 AS WELL,SO REALLY WITHIN A SHORT 3, 4-YEAR WINDOW.
WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO DO A MAJOR OVERHAUL ON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL FEEDER PATTERNS, AND WE WANT TO TRY TO AVOID A DISRUPTION FOR KIDS WHO MIGHT, IN THEIR SIXTH GRADE, EXPERIENCE A REZONING AT MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THEN ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IN THE EIGHTH GRADE,
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THEY WOULD MAYBE EXPERIENCE ANOTHER ONE.THE TIMELINES ARE A LITTLE BIT FLUID, AND THERE'S SOME UNKNOWNS. WE'LL KNOW.
HERE'S OUR PLAN, I HAVEN'T LOOKED SINCE THE WEEKEND, BUT WE DIDN'T TAKE ANY NAMES OR ANYTHING WHEN WE DID FEEL ON WHAT WOULD PEOPLE BE INTERESTED IN DOING A CHOICE TRANSFER IF WE WERE ABLE TO DO TRANSPORTATION.
OUR CNI DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE WORKING ALL THE LOGISTICS ABOUT THAT.
BUT I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 80 KIDS OR SO, MAYBE SOMEWHERE IN THERE, AND THAT'S PEOPLE SAYING, YES, I'M INTERESTED.
WHEN IT COMES TO FILLING OUT THE TRANSFER PAPERWORK AND DOING ALL OF THAT STUFF, MAYBE 50, 60.
THAT BUYS US, WE THINK, JUST ENOUGH TIME AT LEAST TO GET US TO NEXT YEAR.
WE'LL KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN MAY WITH THE BOND.
IF IT DOESN'T PASS, THEN THAT PROBABLY ACCELERATES US LOOKING AT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME REZONING IN HERE.
BUT IF IT DOES PASS, THEN IT SAYS, OKAY, AND LET'S USE SOME OTHER TECHNIQUES TO BUY US A LITTLE TIME.
IT'S JUST SO THAT WE CAN BE THE LEAST DISRUPTIVE AS POSSIBLE.
THE SCHOOL CAN ACTUALLY HOLD A LITTLE MORE THAN THE 1,200.
I'M GOING TO PULL UP MY CHIP HERE IF I HAVE IT.
THE SCHOOL ACTUALLY HAS A CAPACITY, AND THIS IS THE IDEAL CAPACITY OF, LET'S SEE,1,236.
THEORETICALLY, YOU CAN GO A LITTLE HIGHER THAN THAT.
I KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET, AND IT'S A LOT, SO I DON'T WANT TO MINIMIZE THE FACT THAT WHEN YOU HAVE THAT MANY KIDS AT THE SCHOOL, AND IT'S A CHALLENGE FOR TEACHERS AND THE STAFF AND FOR THE STUDENTS.
WE'RE TRYING TO SEE IF WE CAN BUY A LITTLE TIME, AND I ALWAYS SAY THAT WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT WE'RE A GROWING DISTRICT, AND WE'RE GROWING 1,000 KIDS A YEAR, AND WE MAY GROW MORE THAN THAT A YEAR AS WE MOVE FARTHER INTO THE DECADE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE GROWING PAINS.
THIS WHOLE REZONING, SO TOUGH AND SO CHALLENGING.
I'VE DONE THIS FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS IN COMMUNICATION IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND IT'S ALWAYS ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS YOU DO, BECAUSE YOU ASK YOUR PARENTS TO ENDEAR THEMSELVES TO THE SCHOOL, JUST LIKE WE SAW WITH OUR FUENTES AUDIENCE.
THEY GET CONNECTED TO THE SCHOOL FAMILY.
THEN BECAUSE WE'RE GROWING SO FAST AND WE'RE ADDING NEW SCHOOLS, AND WE'RE CARVING OUT NEW ATTENDANCE ZONES FOR THOSE NEW SCHOOLS, AND WE'RE BALANCING POPULATIONS, WE COME ALONG AND WE SAY, YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE YOU.
THAT'S DISRUPTIVE FOR FOLKS AND THEIR ROUTINES, SO IT'S A CHALLENGE, AND IT'S A TOUGH THING, BUT I WILL TELL YOU IT'S A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE, BECAUSE THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF OUR GROWTH, WHICH CAUSES, IN MANY RESPECTS, THE CHANGING OF THE ZONES, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO OFFER SO MANY MORE THINGS TO OUR KIDS.
THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE, THE WATER POLO AND BARBERING, JUST YOU NAME IT.
THERE'S SO MANY ORCHESTRA VIOLIN CLUB.
AS A LARGER DISTRICT, THE ECONOMIES OF SCALE ALLOWS, FIREFIGHTER ACADEMY, THE LIST GOES ON.
IT'S A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE, BUT IT IS STILL A CHALLENGE, AND SO WE DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT.
THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE IT, THERE'S NOT REALLY A, HEY, LET'S MAP SOMETHING OUT FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS, BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN EACH YEAR.
YOU JUST TAKE IT ONE STEP AT A TIME.
YOU BUY YOURSELF A COUPLE OF YEARS WITH THINGS YOU CAN DO, AND YOU DO HAVE A LONG-RANGE PLAN, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE NIMBLE WITH THAT BECAUSE ECONOMIC THINGS COULD COME IN, AND OUR BONDS COULD FAIL, AND SO FORTH.
>> THANK YOU. MY LAST QUESTION IS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THE HAYS CHOICE TRANSFER OR THE CAP AND OVERFLOW STRATEGY THAT WE'RE DOING IT EFFECTIVELY AND WE'RE REALLY COMMUNICATING TO PARENTS, BECAUSE PARENTS HATE UNCERTAINTY ON WHERE THEIR KIDS ARE GOING TO GO THE NEXT YEAR.
I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE THAT THE DISTRICT AND STAFF WILL CARRY THESE ALTERNATIVE MEASURES OUT EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO REITERATE JUST THAT WE DO IT IN THAT WAY.
>> YES, AND I'LL TELL YOU, CAP AND OVERFLOW IS BASICALLY WHERE YOU DECLARE A SCHOOL FULL, AND THE NEXT KID THAT MOVES INTO THE ATTENDANCE ZONE AUTOMATICALLY HAS TO GO TO THE NEW SCHOOL.
THAT WE DECIDED AS WE FLOW TO DIFFERENT IDEAS, WAS A LAST RESORT FOR A LOT OF REASONS.
NUMBER 1, IS HORRIBLE ON THE KIDS, BECAUSE WHAT IF YOU MOVE INTO A HOUSEHOLD WHERE YOUR COUSINS OR SOMETHING OR YOUR NEIGHBORS OR YOUR NEXT DOOR, ALL OF A SUDDEN, ALL THE KIDS IN AN AREA GO MCCORMICK, BUT THE NEXT KID HAS TO GO TO DAHLSTROM OR SOMETHING.
ALSO, FROM A TRANSPORTATION AND AN EFFICIENCY STANDPOINT FOR LOGISTICS AND COST SAVINGS AND STUFF FOR THE DISTRICT, IF YOU COULD HAVE KIDS COMING IN ALL OVER THE ENTIRE MCCORMICK DISTRICT, AND THEN YOU RUN IN BUSES THAT WE'RE SHORTAGE ON DRIVERS, ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
YOU HAVE DIFFERENT CHALLENGES LOGISTICALLY WITH DOING A CAP AND OVERFLOW.
WE THOUGHT WITH THE SCHOOL CHOICE TRANSFER, AT LEAST WE'RE GIVING FOLKS AN OPTION.
WE'RE NOT TELLING ANYONE THEY HAVE TO GO.
WE'VE ACTUALLY EXPANDED IT IN OUR DISCUSSIONS, AND I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE DR. DAWSON, HE'S IN CHARGE OF OUR STUDENT TRANSFER OFFICE.
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WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY OPEN UP NOT JUST AN OPTION TO GO TO DAHLSTROM, BUT AN OPTION TO GO TO CHAPA, AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT MAY BE CLOSE FOR SOME OF THE STUDENTS THAT GO TO MCCORMICK THAT THEY MAY WANT TO GO.WE'RE GOING TO OFFER THOSE AND WE'LL SEND MORE STUFF OUT, BUT JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS IF THEY'RE LISTENING NOW, PEOPLE WILL APPLY DURING THE NORMAL TRANSFER WINDOW IN JANUARY, IT'S ANY BUSINESS DAY IN JANUARY, THE TRANSFERS ARE OPEN.
THEN THEY'RE GOING TO PRIORITIZE THE CHOICE TRANSFERS TO TRY TO GET A DECISION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT WHERE IT MAKES SENSE TO RUN BUS ROUTES, AND IF WE HAVE ENOUGH INTEREST TO RUN A BUS, THEN WE CAN SAY, YOUR TRANSFER APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED, AND IT'S BEEN APPROVED WITH TRANSPORTATION OR WITHOUT, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE DEPENDENT ON TRANSPORTATION, SO WE MAY APPROVE THEIR TRANSFER, BUT IF IT DOESN'T FIT WHERE WE CAN DO TRANSPORTATION, WE NEED TO LET THEM KNOW THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT THEY CAN SAY, NEVER MIND.
I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. GO AHEAD AND STAY.
WE'LL GET THE LOGISTICS OUT THERE, BUT WE'LL GET INFORMATION OUT.
WE'LL LET PARENTS KNOW THAT IT'S AN OPTION FOR THEM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S ALL I HAVE RIGHT NOW.
>> I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I ROSE MY HAND.
PERFECT. YOU KNEW I WAS GOING TO.
I KNOW THIS IS A LOT OF WORK, AND THIS WAS ESSENTIALLY THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE A REZONE WITHOUT A COMMUNITY COMMITTEE.
HOW DO YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING?
>> I THINK IT'S GOING GREAT, BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN ALL BLAME YOU DIRECTLY. I'M JUST KIDDING.
NOW, WE HAVE NOT CUT OFF INPUT OPPORTUNITY.
WE HAVE OUR DIGITAL ZONE TALK.
WE LEFT THE PUBLIC FORUMS IN PLACE, AND THOSE WERE AVAILABLE, AND OF COURSE, ANY BOARD MEETING, PEOPLE CAN SPEAK AS WE'RE DOING THIS.
I FEEL LIKE WE'VE COMMUNICATED.
EVERY STEP ALONG THE WAY, I'VE SENT DISTRICT-WIDE EMAILS, EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY NOT AFFECT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT.
WITH A CITIZENS COMMITTEE, LIKE I SAID, THIS CAN BE A TOUGH THING TO DO, AND THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE ON A VOLUNTEER CITIZEN, BECAUSE THEY GOT TO REPRESENT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEIR AREA, AND I GET IT, AND I WOULD BE THE SAME WAY.
>> AND SO THERE'S PRESSURE FOR THEM TO BRING THINGS TO THE TABLE AND IF THE COMMITTEE VOTES DOWN AN IDEA, THEN THEY GET PEOPLE MAD AT THEM.
IT PUTS THEM IN A NO-WIN SITUATION.
I WILL TELL YOU, WE'VE HAD LOTS OF CITIZENS DO LOTS OF COMMITTEES FROM THE CALENDAR TO THE BOND AND ALL THAT, BUT I'VE HAD LOTS OF CITIZENS OVER THE YEARS SAYING AFTER BEING ON A REZONING COMMITTEE SAID I WILL NEVER DO A DISTRICT COMMITTEE AGAIN.
I THINK FOR THAT AND NOT HAVING THAT EXTRA STEP IN THERE IS PROBABLY GOOD.
WE'RE NOT CUTTING OFF VOICE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
ULTIMATELY, THIS IS ALL DRIVEN BY THAT, BUT IT JUST CUTS UP THAT MIDDLE STAGE.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE COMMENTS WE'VE RECEIVED FAIR COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS, ABOUT THE SAME MORE OR LESS?
>> IT DEPENDS ON WHAT'S YOUR ZONING AND WHERE YOU'RE ZONING AS TO WHAT THE COMMENTS ARE.
>> LIKE SUNFIELD WAS FAIRLY EASY?
>> SUNFIELD WAS IS EASY BECAUSE WE TOOK AN EXISTING TOM GREEN AND SPLIT IT IN HALF.
[OVERLAPPING] WITH COLIN, IT WAS FAIRLY EASY BECAUSE WE TOOK THE EXISTING NEGLIGENCE AND SPLIT IT IN HALF.
THIS ONE IS A LITTLE MORE CHALLENGING BECAUSE WE HAD TO SHUFFLE SOME THINGS AROUND.
YOU START WITH THE FACT THAT THE RAMAGE ELEMENTARY IS BUILT IN THE FUENTES ZONE, SO YOU HAVE TO PULL A GROUP OUT OF FUENTES.
YOU DON'T WANT TO LEAVE FUENTES EMPTY, SO YOU THEN BACK FILL A LITTLE BIT ON FUENTES AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO WORK IN SOME SAFETY AND TRANSPORTATION ROUTE STUFF WITH CAMINO TO YUELIN.
ALSO YUELIN'S GROWING TREMENDOUSLY SO I THINK ONE OF THE HIDDEN GEMS IN HERE IS WE'VE REALLY HELPED YUELIN.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THEM FROM BEING, LIKE, BUSTING AT THE SEAMS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS WITH THIS MAP.
I THINK THAT THIS ONE HAD A BIT MORE DETAIL IN IT.
BUT I THOUGHT WE GOT A FAIR AMOUNT OF COMMENT.
I DO APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE, EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T REALLY A FOCUS OF THIS, TALKING ABOUT THE MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL ZONE, BECAUSE THAT ALLOWED US TO LOOK AT IT AND COME UP WITH A POTENTIAL SOLUTION FOR THAT AS WELL, AT LEAST TO BIAS A YEAR.
>> WELL, I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP THE 12:36, AND THEY'RE NOT AT THAT YET.
I KNOW IT FEELS LIKE A LOT OF KIDS BECAUSE IT IS A LOT OF KIDS, BUT TECHNICALLY THEY'RE NOT BLOWING OVER THEIR CAPACITY NUMBERS LIKE JOHNSON AND SUNFIELD ELEMENTARY.
ONCE THIS IS APPROVED, TALK TO ME ABOUT THE COMMUNICATIONS TO THE FAMILIES AFFECTED.
WHAT'S THE TIMELINE LOOK LIKE FOR THE PARTICULAR FAMILIES?
>> THAT'S WHY WE DO IN THE FALL.
WE'LL TELL ALL THE FAMILIES THAT IT HAS CHANGED.
I WILL UPDATE OUR INTERACTIVE ZONE MAP ON THE WEB AND THEN WHEEL E-MAIL AND GET THE CAMPUSES TO COMMUNICATE OUT.
THE FUN PART IS THE KIDS IT'LL BE ZONED OUT TO RAMAGE.
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WE'LL THEN START GETTING E MAILS ABOUT MASCOT SELECTION, COLOR SELECTION, AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS BECAUSE I THINK YOU'LL ARE SLATED IF I'M CORRECT TO HIRE A PRINCIPAL PROBABLY EARLY IN THE YEAR FOR THAT AND THEN THEY WOULD LEAD THAT AND YOU WOULD START GETTING THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO RAMAGE THE KIDS WHO ARE GOING TO BE GOING TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS BESIDES RAMAGE, WE'LL GET THE PRINCIPALS AND STUFF TO WELCOME THEM ABOARD AS WELL.>> REMIND ME IF FOLKS WANT TO STAY AT THEIR CURRENT SCHOOL IN FOURTH OR FIFTH GRADE, WHAT'S OUR PLAN?
>> THEY JUST NEED TO PUT IN FOR A TRANSFER AND THEY WOULD BE GRANDFATHERED IN.
>> THEN FINALLY THIS TRANSFER THING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FROM MCCORMICK TO CHAPA TO DAHLSTROM IS SOMETHING NEW FOR ME ANYWAY ON THE BOARD KIND OF A VOLUNTARY SITUATION AND I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TRANSFERS APPLICATION, WE LOOK AT DISCIPLINE, WE LOOK AT ATTENDANCE RECORDS, ARE THOSE THINGS GOING TO BE LOOKED AT?
>> YEAH, WE TALKED ABOUT THE FIRST THING WE'LL LOOK AT IS, DO YOU QUALIFY FOR WHAT WOULD BE A TRADITIONAL TRANSFER AND THAT'S YOUR DISCIPLINE RECORD AND ATTENDANCE RECORD.
IF YOU QUALIFY FOR THAT, THEN LIKELY THE TRANSFER WOULD BE GRANTED.
AND FROM THERE, WHETHER OR NOT YOU GET TRANSPORTATION IS GOING TO JUST HAVE TO BE AFTER WE GET ALL THE FINAL REQUESTS AND WE HAVE X NUMBER OF KIDS.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GIVE EVERYBODY TRANSPORTATION, BUT THERE MIGHT BE A FEW ONE OFF SITUATIONS WHERE IT DOESN'T FIT, LIKE ON WHERE THEY COULD RUN A BUS AND SO THOSE WOULD PROBABLY BE GRANTED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ONE ISN'T GOING TO COME WITH TRANSPORTATION.
OR IF THERE'S ONLY FOUR KIDS OR SOMETHING THAT WANT TO GO FROM MCCORMICK TO ANOTHER SCHOOL OR SOMETHING, THAT OBVIOUSLY WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE TO RUN A WHOLE 44 SEAT BUS OR HOWEVER BIG THERE.
>> AND IF IT WAS EASY TO GET ACROSS 35 FROM SUNFIELD.
YEAH, WE COULD JUST HAVE THEM GO TO MCCORMICK, AND THEN I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT TO MISS CASSANDRA TO FIGURE THAT OUT AS BEST WE CAN.
>> SO THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THIS AND A REGULAR TRANSFER, WELL AND ALSO WE WOULD CAP IT.
I MEAN, IF WE WIND UP WITH MORE WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET 500 PEOPLE MOVE OUT.
I MEAN, WE WOULD JUST BE SHIFTING THE PROBLEM.
SO WE WOULD CAP IT AT A CERTAIN NUMBER IF WE WIND UP WITH MORE PEOPLE INTERESTED THAN WE WOULD WANT TO ACCOMMODATE OR WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE.
SO THE DIFFERENCE, THESE WOULD BE THE TWO KEY DIFFERENCES.
ONE, YOU MIGHT GET TRANSPORTATION ON THIS TRANSFER, WHICH WE DON'T DO ON OTHER TRANSFERS.
NUMBER 2, THIS WOULDN'T BE A TRANSFER IN THE SENSE THAT ONCE YOU GET THERE THAT WE TRANSFER BACK BECAUSE IT'S A PROGRAM IN LIEU OF CAP AND TRADE.
ONCE YOU ACCEPT THE TRANSFER AND IT WOULD BE IN THE THEN THAT'S YOUR YOUR NEW HOME MIDDLE SCHOOL. LIKE YOU CAN.
>> WHAT ABOUT FEEDER PATTERN IF YOU GO TO CHAPA?
>> WELL, THAT WOULD BE THAT YOU COULD PICK EITHER ONE.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WON'T HAVE A UIL IMPACT.
IF YOU WENT TO CHAPA, YOU COULD GO ON TO JOHNSON BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE YOUR HOME WHEREVER THE MAP TURNS OUT TO BE.
IF THAT'S STILL IT DEPENDS, BECAUSE IF WE GET A FOURTH HIGH SCHOOL, THAT'S ALL GOING TO CHANGE.
THAT ADDS ANOTHER LAYER ON IT.
BUT IF YOU WANTED TO STAY WITH PEOPLE AT CHAPA THAT YOU'VE MET, YOUR FRIENDS AND STUFF AND GO TO LEHMAN, THEN WE COULD DO THAT TOO.
BUT IT WOULD BE FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PART.
>> FEELS LIKE SCHOOL CHOICE TO ME TOWNS BOY.
LIKE I'VE ALWAYS SAID, WE BELIEVE IN SCHOOL CHOICE.
WE BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BE CHOICE 1, 02, 3, 4, 5, 6, AND 7.
>> AND THEN IF YOU REALLY DON'T LIKE OUR DISTRICT, THEN YOU CAN GO WITH SOME OF THOSE OTHER OPTIONS.
BUT WHY NOT? I MEAN, THE ALTERNATE IS TO DRAW A LINE AND SAY, OKAY, YOU HAVE TO GO.
WE DID ACTUALLY PLAY AROUND WITH WHAT IF WE DID REZONE RIGHT NOW, THE PROBLEM IS WHAT MAKES SENSE ON THE REZONING IN THE POPULATION DENSITIES LIKE IN SUNFIELD, YOU'D BE MOVING 250, 300 KIDS OFF OF ONE AND THE OTHER AND THEN AGAIN, THEY COULD BE REZONED.
>> YEAH, I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE AROUND THE LAST TIME WE DID.
IT'S PRETTY CRAZY WHEN THEY DO THE BIG REZONE.
I AM IN FAVOR OF HOLDING OFF UNTIL THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND AND DOING IT AS INFREQUENTLY AS POSSIBLE AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF DOING THE HIGH SCHOOL 4, MIDDLE SCHOOL 7, JUST THROW DOWN THE GAUNTLET AND WE'RE GETTING SO BIG THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO JUST DO IT THAT WAY.
>> WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING, THAT'S A GIVEN.
>> I DON'T WANT TO DO IT IN TWO YEARS.
>> IF WE BUY OURSELVES A YEAR, WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION.
WE'LL KNOW, ARE WE REZONING BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING
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A FOURTH HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN IN ANOTHER MIDDLE SCHOOL, OR ARE WE REZONING CAUSE WE'RE PROBABLY NOT FOR A WHILE.THAT'S CRITICAL INFORMATION TO HAVE WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO ZONE IN.
>> YEAH. THERE WAS ONE CLASS OF JOHNSON THAT LITERALLY EVERY TWO YEARS WAS GOING TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL, AND IT'S NOT IDEAL.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
JUST THANKS FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS.
>>THANK YOU, MR. SAVOY FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS MAP.
I KNOW IT WAS A LOT. I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF THINGS.
A MAJORITY OF THE REZONING COMMENTS.
I MEAN, YOU IN FACT, CHECK ME ON THIS, BUT I WOULD SAY PROBABLY 90% OF THEM WERE RELATED TO THE MCCORMICK OVERCROWDING, MAYBE NOT 90.
>> I DON'T THINK 90, BUT YEAH THERE WERE A LOT.
>> STOOD OUT VERY MUCH SO, AND SO WHILE I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO BE REZONING TWICE IN A TWO YEAR SPAN.
WE'D LIKE TO YOUR POINT AND TO THE CONVERSATION WE'VE HAD, MCCORMICK NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
YOU SAY THE CAPACITY IS AT 12:36, ENROLLMENT IS AT 12:07 AS IT WAS THIS WEEK.
BUT I HEAR FROM ADMINISTRATORS, A MAJORITY OF THE COMMENTS ON HERE ARE FROM DISTRICT STAFF FROM MCCORMICK THAT HAVE COMMENTED ON HERE AND I'M GOING TO READ ONE BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT I SAY THIS.
I'M A TEACHER AT MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL AND I CURRENTLY HAVE 176 STUDENTS.
THIS IS NOT INCLUDING MY ADVISORY STUDENTS THAT I ALSO SEE EVERY DAY.
WE ARE EXTREMELY OVERCROWDED AND IS SHOWING IN OUR CLASS SIZES.
MY LARGEST CLASS SIZE IS CURRENTLY 33 STUDENTS.
I'M UNABLE TO TRACK DATA, BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS, KEEP UP WITH GRADING, CONFERENCE WITH ALL OF THE STUDENTS, PULL SMALL GROUPS, OR KEEP TRACK WITH ACCOMMODATIONS WITH THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS I HAVE.
I UNDERSTAND WANTING TO BUY TIME AND STUDENTS.
WE HAVE CAMPUSES THAT HAVE TO THAT ARE FEELING THE SQUEEZE.
IT HASN'T JUST BEEN MCCORMICK.
RIGHT AND THE CNI TEAM ABOUT HOW ARE YOU ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS OF THIS STAFF? WHEN YOU HAVE A CAMPUS SIZE TO THAT NATURE, REGARDLESS OF THE BUILDING YEAH, WE PUT IN CLASS SIZES OR ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE REST OF THE FACILITIES ACROSS THAT CAMPUS, THEY'RE TOO SMALL FOR THE NUMBER OF KIDS THAT ARE THERE, AND WHILE WE ARE ADDRESSING IT ON THE BOND, THAT DOESN'T ADDRESS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A TEACHER, TEACHERS THAT ARE TELLING US THAT THEY CAN'T BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS.
THEY CAN'T TRACK THAT DATA, AND THAT'S NOT THE ONLY TEACHER AT MCCORMICK THAT IS FEELING THIS AND IS EXPERIENCING THIS.
I'VE EVEN HAD PEOPLE THAT COME UP TO ME THAT SAID FORGET THE TRANSFER.
I MEAN, AT THIS POINT, LET'S JUST PUT SOME PORTABLES HERE JUST TO KEEP US TEMPORARILY FOR TWO YEARS IF THAT'S THE CASE, INSTEAD OF SPLITTING UP OUR COMMUNITY OF SCHOOL.
I PERSONALLY DON'T LIKE US SENDING MCCORMICK KIDS TO CHAPA IF THEIR FEEDER PATTERN IS GOING TO BE JOHNSON.
I WAS A PROUD MCCORMICK PARENTS.
THE REASON WHY YOU PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT 70 PARENTS THAT ARE REACHING OUT IS BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO STAY AT MCCORMICK.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S A VERY SMALL NUMBER AT DAHLSTROM BUT AT THE SAME TIME IF WE CAN'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE FACILITY SPACE TODAY, WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT HOW WE ARE ENGAGING WITH OUR STUDENTS, HOW WE ARE SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS, AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FROM AN EDUCATIONAL STANDPOINT IN THE CLASSROOM.
I KNOW THAT'S NOT A QUESTION FOR YOU, MR. SAVOY.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY TO YOU TOUCHED ON SOMETHING IMPORTANT THAT I MENTIONED, WE ASK PEOPLE TO BE ENDEARED TO THEIR SCHOOLS AND CLEARLY THE MCCORMICK COMMUNITY IS.
WHAT WE WERE GRAPPLING WITH IS GIVEN THAT, DO WE TELL PEOPLE, SORRY YOU HAVE NO CHOICE, YOU'RE GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE.
YOU'RE GOING TO CHAPA AND NOW LEHMAN OR DO WE SAY, CAN WE GET ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS.
I KNOW THAT THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS WHERE THEY HAD SOME FEELINGS ABOUT, WELL, YOU'RE ASKING PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER AND THAT SPLITTING UP THE COMMUNITY.
THE SAD TRUTH IS WHEN YOU HAVE TO PULL A GROUP OF KIDS OUT OF A SCHOOL, YOU'RE SPLITTING IT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
OUR HOPE IS THAT BY OFFERING VOLUNTARY, WE'RE GIVING PEOPLE A CHOICE INSTEAD OF FORCING THEM TO LEAVE THE SCHOOL.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT AND THANKS FOR EXPLAINING THAT.
I THINK THAT AGAIN, THIS JUST GOES BACK TO THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF A CLASSROOM AND THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH NECESSARILY THE MAP, AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN ADDRESS TODAY, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO A REZONING OF MCCORMICK NOW,
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THEN HOW ARE WE ADDRESSING THESE TYPES OF COMMENTS FROM TEACHERS IN A CLASSROOM.THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. I SUPPORT THE MAP.
I'M HAPPY WITH THIS MAP. I THINK THE MAP IS GREAT.
I'M JUST VERY, VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MCCORMICK AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF A CLASSROOM FOR STUDENTS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ON MY LEFT? MR. SEVERANCE.
>> YEAH, TIM, LISTEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS.
I KNOW THIS IS A NEW PROCESS FOR US.
I KNOW IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW THAT WE'RE SENSITIVE TO THAT.
I MEAN, THAT'S NOT EASY TO DO.
KIDS GET COMFORTABLE WHERE THEY'RE AT, PARENTS WANT TO MOVE. I UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU FOR PROVIDING THE HAYS CHOICE OPPORTUNITY.
I THINK THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT WAY TO GIVE OUR COMMUNITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, LOOK, IF I WANT TO MOVE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME.
I KNOW HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER FOUR IS GOING TO PROBABLY CHANGE SOME OF THAT MAPPING ZONING DOWN THE ROAD AND WE ALWAYS HATE TO DO THINGS TWICE.
I APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING AT SOME ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS TO HELP ALLEVIATE THOSE OVERCROWDING AT MCCORMICK, WHETHER IT BE PORTABLES, WHETHER IT BE TRANSFERS, WHEREVER THAT IS TO GIVE US SOME TIME TO GET TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH HIGH SCHOOL FOUR.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS. I KNOW IT'S HARD.
I KNOW THIS WENT FROM A CITIZEN COMMITTEE TO TIM SAVOY COMMITTEE.
I KNOW YOU'VE HAD VERY DEEP CONVERSATIONS WITH TRANSPORTATION WITH MAX WITH CNI.
YOU'RE NOT DOING IT A VACUUM AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE COLLABORATIVE SIDE OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO MAKE SURE THIS THING GETS TO US RIGHT AND WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANKS, TIM FOR BRINGING THIS CREATIVE APPROACH, THE REALIGNMENT OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
HAVING THAT CHOICE IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT CAUSES ME SOME CONCERN IS THE GOING TO CHAPA AND THEN YOU GET TO PICK WHETHER IT'S JOHNSON OR LEHMAN.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD MAYBE PUT A PIN IN AND RETHINK ABOUT.
>> THAT'S A LATE ADD. WE MET WITH THE PRINCIPALS OF BOTH DAHLSTROM AND MCCORMICK ABOUT WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING SOME LOGISTICS.
WHAT THE OPTIONS WERE WITH MCCORMICK.
THE OPTIONS BASICALLY WERE TO DO NOTHING, WHICH ISN'T A GOOD OPTION, OBVIOUSLY.
FOR ALL THE REASONS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ON THE ENVIRONMENT, WE COULD DO A REZONE AND THAT SPLITS BECAUSE IF YOU TAKE ALL OF SUNFIELD OUT, FOR EXAMPLE, AND THAT'S THE GEOGRAPHICALLY CLOSEST AREA YOU WOULD MOVE, THAT PUTS TOO MANY KIDS OUT.
YOU HAVE TO SPLIT SUNFIELD AND HAVE HALF OF THEM GO TO ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HALF GO TO THE OTHER.
ANYWAY, SO WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THOSE OPTIONS AND IT CAME UP THAT THE CREWS THOUGHT, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE AND I DON'T WANT TO CALL OUT ANY PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE ARE SOME FOLKS THAT ACTUALLY LIVE FAIRLY CLOSE TO CHAPA IN THE ZONE A LITTLE BIT THAT COULD PASS BY THERE BEFORE THEY TURN UP. I THINK DAISY AND GO.
HE SAID HE THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE SOME INTEREST, AND WE SAID, IF WE'RE GOING TO GIVE PEOPLE A CHOICE, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WOULD BE THAT IF YOU DO JUST DAHLSTROM, YOU DO HAVE EVERYBODY CONTAINED IN THE SAME HIGH SCHOOL THEATER PATTERN.
IF YOU DO CHOOSE CHAPA THAT DOES CROSS HIGH SCHOOL THEATER PATTERNS, BUT THAT'S NOT ACTUALLY GOING TO AFFECT THEIR UIL ELIGIBILITY BECAUSE WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO WORKS FOR OUR DISTRICT HERE THAT IS ON ALL THE UIL COMMITTEES, AND THEY'VE BROACHED THAT BEFORE.
IF YOU WERE TO GO UNDER AN APPROVED DISTRICT PROGRAM, IT DOESN'T MESS WITH YOUR ELIGIBILITY BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST, IT'S AN APPROVED PROGRAM.
>> THAT'S NOT MY CONCERN, THE UIL ELIGIBILITY PART OF IT.
JUST GOING BACK TO THAT WHOLE FAMILY CONCEPT AND WHY WE HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS.
>> IF WE CANNOT KEEP THOSE STUDENTS AT THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WE'RE ALLOWING THEM TO GO TO THEIR SISTER SCHOOL, IF YOU WILL, BECAUSE DAHLSTROM AND MCCORMICK FEED INTO JOHNSON, MAKES SENSE TO ME.
BUT WHEN WE START OPENING IT UP TO OH, THEY CAN GO TO CHAPA, AND THEN THEY CAN PICK BETWEEN JOHNSON AND LEHMAN AND SO ON, I THINK THAT GETS A LITTLE BIT COMPLICATED.
I UNDERSTAND IT'S A LAST MINUTE ADD.
MAYBE THAT NEEDS TO BE FLASHED OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE BEFORE MOVING ON THAT, AND WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS WOULD BE.
>> YEAH, WE DIDN'T ASK, WE DIDN'T SURVEY ON.
I HAVE NO IDEA IF IT WOULD BE 57.
>> BUT I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT FORWARD, BUT I REALLY THINK IT NEEDS TO BE FLASHED OUT SOME MORE AND REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO BRING THIS MAP TO US
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WITH THE INPUT AND FEEDBACK THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED SO THANK YOU FOR DRAFTING THIS.>> THAT WAS THE OTHER THING. WE HAD ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED THIS MEETING AS POSSIBLY THE VOTING MEETING, BUT BECAUSE WE HAD NEW DATA COMING IN, I WENT AHEAD AND ALREADY CHANGED THE TIMELINE.
AND SO BECAUSE WE TOLD EVERYBODY YOU WOULDN'T VOTE ON IT TILL DECEMBER, THIS IS BASICALLY JUST THE FINAL DISCUSSION TO SAY, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO DO RIGHT NOW THAT WE CAN SHIP IT TO THE DEMOGRAPHERS TO LOOK AT?
>> PRESIDENT VELA, MAY CONTINUE?
>> SO SINCE WE'RE NOT VOTING UNTIL DECEMBER, YOU'LL GET MORE INFORMATION ON THIS WHOLE CHAPA, GO TO JOHNSON, GO TO LEHMAN THING.
>> I THINK TECHNICALLY, BECAUSE THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE ZONING PROCESS, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT GETS VOTED ON.
>> WELL, YOU JUST ARTICULATED IT IN YOUR DRAFT, SO IF YOU CAN GIVE US THAT INFORMATION, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, THANK YOU, MR. SAVOY, FOR DOING ALL THE WORK AND ALLOWING YOURSELF TO BE THE ONE THAT EVERYBODY GETS MAD AT AND IS ALSO GRATEFUL FOR, BUT OUR GRATITUDE FOR DOING THAT.
FOR ME, IT'S FIRST TIME MYSELF GOING THROUGH THIS, PROBABLY A LITTLE NAIVE GOING INTO IT AND THINKING, WE'RE JUST OPENING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CALLING WAS EASY, SOME FIELDS EASY, AND NOT REALLY UNDERSTAND.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED, AND THEN ALSO OPENING IT UP, WELL, WE HAVE SOME WIDER ISSUES THAT WE MAY LOOK INTO.
JUST TO REITERATE THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MOVING, PLANNING UNITS, AND THINGS, IT'S NOT AN EASY PROCESS.
THESE ARE STUDENTS THAT HAVE FRIENDS THAT ARE IN OTHER PLANNING UNITS AND SO THIS IS JUST NOT SOMETHING I EVER TAKE LIGHTLY THAT WE'RE JUST MOVING STUDENTS FROM CAMPUS TO CAMPUS ARE OBVIOUSLY PAWNS ON THE CHESSBOARD.
THEY'RE STUDENTS THAT WE HOLD NEAR AND DEAR AND BUILD THAT FAMILY ATMOSPHERE, EVERYBODY'S SAID I AGREE WITH TRUSTEE RUNKLE, CLASS SIZES OF MCCORMICK.
I'VE BEEN IN THE CLASSROOM, A MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOM IN BARTON, WHEN I HAD 28 STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM.
HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EVEN JUST 28, TALKING ABOUT 33, TO ME THAT JUST MAKES ME TWITCH A LITTLE BIT AND GIVES ME NIGHTMARES.
HAVING 23 IN A CLASSROOM, GREAT, 28 WAS A NIGHTMARE OF 33 IS EVEN WORSE.
SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO ALLEVIATE THOSE CLASS SIZES THERE, I'M ALL FOR LOOKING AT THOSE AVENUES GOING FORWARD LIKELY OUTSIDE OF THE ZONING PROCESS HERE.
BUT TRYING TO MINIMIZE THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
OVERALL THOUGH, AS EVERYBODY ELSE SAID, MAP, I THINK AS GOOD AS WE CAN MAKE IT FOR RAMAGE AND ALL THE SURROUNDING SCHOOLS, THERE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY WHERE WE CAN LOOK AT THESE INTERIOR SCHOOLS ESSENTIALLY AND LOCK THEM DOWN.
ELM GROVE IS ALMOST ESSENTIALLY LOCKED DOWN.
>> FUENTES IS ALMOST GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S GETTING LOCKED DOWN.
SOME OF THOSE SCHOOLS, ESSENTIALLY, THERE'S NOT REALLY A WHOLE LOT OF MOVING PIECES THAT CAN HAPPEN THERE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE WORKING LIKE THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD OUTWARD IN THE DISTRICT.
BUT THIS IS JUST NOT AN EASY PROCESS AND SO I JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON IT.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME, AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT AND I DON'T WANT TO MAKE POLICY HERE FROM THE PODIUM, BUT I'M GOING TO THINK OUT LOUD FOR A MINUTE JUST BECAUSE I CAN AND EVERYONE CAN FILL IN THE BLANKS.
I THINK WITH THE PORTABLES AND STUFF IN MCCORMICK, WE'LL KNOW MORE.
A LOT OF IT DEPENDS ON WHAT WE KNOW WE MAY BE DOING BASED ON WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE BOND I VOTERS CHOOSE TO DO THAT, THEN THAT'LL PROBABLY GUIDE US IN ONE DIRECTION.
IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO VOTE FOR THE BOND IN MAY, THEN THAT'LL GUIDE US IN ANOTHER DIRECTION.
BUT I THINK THAT GETTING US THROUGH TO THAT POINT GIVES US MORE INFORMATION.
LIKE IF WE KNOW, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER SCHOOL.
EITHER WAY, WE COULD LOOK AT PORTABLES AND THEN I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW ALL THE STAFFING WORKS, BUT I'M ASSUMING THAT THE NUMBERS OF KIDS DICTATE THE NUMBER OF STAFF MEMBERS.
SO IF WE PUT A TEMPORARY FIX FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS WITH PORTABLES AND YOU EXPAND THE SPACE THAT THEY CAN TEACH IN, MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ALL HOPEFULLY LOOK FORWARD TO.
BECAUSE IT SHOULD BE THAT THE STAFF NUMBERS ARE DICTATED BY THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS.
BUT I ALSO GET IT IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE ROOMS AND THE SPACE IN THE BUILDING, THEN YOU CAN'T ADD MORE STAFF NECESSARILY.
SO I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT WE'RE ON THAT, WE'RE LOOKING AT IT, IT MATTERS, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET THE BEST DIRECTION THROUGH ON MCCORMICK.
AS FAR AS THIS MAP, PEOPLE CAN STILL TALK ABOUT THIS.
WE'VE GOT THE ZONE COMMENTS STILL UP SO IF THEY THINK OF SOMETHING AFTER THIS MEETING, OR THEY HAVEN'T LOOKED AT IT YET, WE'RE GETTING FARTHER ALONG IN THE PROCESS, BUT IT'S NEVER TOO LATE UNTIL THE FINAL VOTE HITS TO SAY, HEY, WAIT A MINUTE, WE GOT AN IDEA OR CONCERN.
>> I JUST HAD A COUPLE MORE THOUGHTS AFTER HEARING FROM MR. ONCO.
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I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE REMINDED AS A BOARD THAT WE VOTED TO INCREASE THE SECONDARY RATIOS FOR STUDENTS SO WHAT MIGHT FEEL LIKE OVERCROWDING IS ACTUALLY OUR DOING BECAUSE OF OUR BUDGET CONSTRAINTS SO WE HAVE MORE STUDENTS IN CLASSES AT ALL SECONDARY CAMPUSES.AND SO I'M GOING TO SUBMIT A QUESTION JUST SO WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
AT EVERY CAMPUS BY GRADE, EVERY CLASSROOM THAT'S ABOVE 25.
I WANT TO KNOW THAT NUMBER AND THEN I WANT TO KNOW THE NUMBER OF ABOVE 30? BECAUSE I KNOW MY DAUGHTER'S GOVERNMENT CLASSES LIKE 35.
THAT'S A LOT, AND THOSE JOHNSON CLASSROOMS ARE ABOUT THE BIG.
SO STUDENTS ARE LITERALLY STANDING BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE DESKS FOR THEM.
SO I'D LIKE TO KNOW THOSE NUMBERS.
AND WE KNOW THAT HOPEFULLY THIS IS ONE NOT SUSTAINABLE, BUT TWO, WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME ACTION FROM THE LEGISLATURE AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET SOME RELIEF FROM THIS.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO LONG TERM.
BUT THE OTHER THING I WANT TO UNDERSTAND AT MCCORMICK IS THAT THE 12, 36 CAPACITY, WHAT IS THAT STUDENT RATIO NUMBER GOAL.
IS THAT 35? IS THAT 28? IS THAT 25? SO I'M HOPING SOMEBODY CAN LET ME KNOW AT THE 12 36 CAPACITY WITH THE NUMBER OF CLASSROOMS WE HAVE, WHAT THAT STUDENT RATIO COULD LOOK LIKE BEST AND WORST CASE SCENARIOS.
I GUESS IS WHAT I'M ASKING THERE. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IS 12, 36 IF WE'RE AT 37 KIDS OR IS IT AT 25? I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING DR. WRIGHT WANTS TO REMIND US ABOUT THAT WE DID THIS AND SO WHAT MIGHT FEEL LIKE OVERCROWDING IS ACTUALLY JUST HELPING TO SAVE DOLLARS SO THAT WE DIDN'T TO LET ANYONE GO DURING THAT LAST BUDGET CYCLE.
>> WE VOTED TO INCREASE THE SECONDARY STAFFING 25-1 TO 28-1 AND SO 28-1 IS GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENT IF I'M MR. CRUZ AND I WANT TO GIVE THE COACHES AN EXTRA ATHLETIC PERIOD, THAT MEANS THAT I FOREGO EXTRA NUMBER OF KIDS IN THAT CLASS, SO IT MAY BOLSTER THAT UP TO 33 SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THAT EXTRA ATHLETIC PERIOD OR EXTRA THEATER PERIOD, OR EXTRA BAND PERIOD OR WHATEVER IT IS.
SO WE STAFF ON 28-1, BUT THEN THE PRINCIPALS CREATE THE MASTER SCHEDULE BASED ON WHAT THEY THINK IS BEST FOR KIDS SO THAT THEY CAN GIVE ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES AND EXPERTISE IN THOSE PARTICULAR ROOMS AND SO SOMETIMES IT MAY CREEP UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE ACTUAL STAFFING RATIO IS 28-1 WHEN THEY EXCEED THAT AMOUNT, WE ASK HR FOR ANOTHER FTE AND WE BUDGET IT, AND WE GO FORTH FROM THERE.
WHEN THEY REACH THE MAGIC NUMBER FOR AN ADDITIONAL COUNSELOR, THEY GET AN ADDITIONAL COUNSELOR WHEN THEY REACH THE MAGIC NUMBER FOR AN ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, THEY GET ONE.
AND SO WE HAVE OUR STAFFING RATIOS, AND WE ADHERE TO THOSE.
AND SO AT 12, 36, THAT'S FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY.
MAX CORRECT ME, BUT I BELIEVE THAT'S 70% RIGHT AROUND 75%.
SO THAT MEANS WE CAN GO ALL THE WAY UP TO PROBABLY 13, 50 SOMEWHERE IN THAT RANGE, AND STILL HAVE ENOUGH CLASSROOM SPACE.
BUT WHAT YOU HAVE TO DELVE INTO, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW HOW THE PRINCIPAL IS USING HIS STAFF IS LOOK AT THAT MASTER SCHEDULE.
AND SO WE DO ALLOCATE ONE PER 28 THOUGH BASED IN THE RATIO.
I KNOW IT GETS COMPLEX AND IT'S NOT JUST REALLY CUT AND DRY BECAUSE I'M THINKING WHEN I TAUGHT US HISTORY IN THE HIGH SCHOOL, I GOT TWO ATHLETIC PERIODS, BUT THAT MEANS THAT MY US HISTORY CLASSES WENT UP TO 34 PIECES.
AND THE PRINCIPAL ASKED, DO YOU WANT THE EXTRA PERIOD OR DO YOU MIND TAKING A FEW EXTRA KIDS? AND I'M LIKE, I'LL TAKE EXTRA KIDS BECAUSE I NEED TO BE IN BOTH OF THESE PERIODS SO I CAN DO BOTH OF MY JOBS.
>> JUST GOING ON THE PORTABLE THEORY, I JUST WANTED TO GET SOME QUESTIONS CAPTURED OR READY TO REMIND US HOW MANY WEB PORTABLES DO WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO MOVE IF WE DID GO WITH THAT OPTION AND HOW MANY PORTABLES WILL WE NEED TO RELIEVE SOME OF THAT STUDENTS OVERCROWDING IN THE ACTUAL BUILDING? BUT I THINK ALSO HAVING THAT MASTER SCHEDULE, MS. PETREA, WILL ALSO BE HELPFUL IF WE CAN SEE WHAT THAT MASTER SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE THEN YOU'RE RIGHT, DR. WRIGHT, I DON'T KNOW SECONDARY, SO I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT YOU CAN TAKE THREE MORE KIDS HERE SO YOU CAN HAVE AN OPEN PERIOD STUFF.
SO IF YOU CAN GIVE US AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THAT,
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THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU.>> EXCUSE ME, YES. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HEADING THIS UP.
I KNOW WE GOT SOME GREAT INFORMATION LAST WEEK FROM OUR DEMOGRAPHER YOU WERE RIGHT ON IT AS FAR AS GETTING US THE LATEST AND GREATEST AND THIS IS NOT EASY.
I WANT TO REMIND OUR TEAM AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE PROJECTED TO GROW AS FAST OR FASTER THAN WHAT WE'VE GROWN THESE LAST 20 YEARS.
SO THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A DISCUSSION THAT'S GOING TO GO AWAY, AND WE WANT TO MINIMIZE THE CHANGES, BUT GUESS WHAT? I MEAN, THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE COMING UP.
WE'VE HEARD ABOUT ALL THE GROWTH THAT'S HAPPENING ON THE EAST SIDE OF KYLE.
THESE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT WHETHER IT'S THIS BOARD OR OTHER ITERATIONS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS AGAIN I DON'T WANT TO PUT OUT THE MISNOMER OUT THERE THAT, OH, WE'RE GOING TO SET THIS IN TWO YEARS AND WE'RE GOOD AND MAYBE THE HIGH SCHOOLS COMING ON OR MAYBE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, NO WE MAY COME BACK TO THESE VERY DISCUSSIONS THAT CAN BE VERY PASSIONATE.
SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING CHARGE OF THIS.
>> THERE WILL SOON BE A HIGH SCHOOL FIVE AND SIX AND SEVEN AS WE GROW.
I JUST WOULD RE-EMPHASIZE THAT I HAVE COLLEAGUES IN MY ROLE THAT DO THIS IN OTHER DISTRICTS THAT ARE SHRINKING.
>> AND THEY ARE ALSO HAVING THE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHERE TO DRAW THE MAPS IN THE ZONES BECAUSE THEY'RE HAVING TO DECIDE WHICH SCHOOLS TO A MOTHBALL THAT'S JUST AS SAD WHEN YOU HAVE A HISTORIC CAMPUS WITH LOTS OF HISTORY AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
IT GETS SHUTTERED BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ENOUGH KIDS THERE.
I KNOW IT'S PAINFUL SOMETIMES THE GROWING PAINS IS WHAT I CALL THEM, BUT IT'S STILL A MUCH BETTER POSITION TO BE IN BECAUSE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN OFFER KIDS AND FAMILIES IN OUR DISTRICT AND I THINK THAT YOU JUST HAVE TO THINK OF THAT WHEN WE GO THROUGH ALL OF THE WORK TO MANAGE GROWTH.
>> WHAT WOULD BE INTERESTING, MR. SAVOY, I KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD, BUT MAYBE ON YOUR LITTLE 15-MINUTE COMMUTE, WHERE YOU HAVE THOSE SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTIBLE GENIUS MOMENTS.
THE EPIPHANUS MOMENTS. THERE YOU GO.
IF THE DISTRICT WERE TO START OVER DAY ZERO TODAY, WHAT WOULD THOSE ATTENDANCE MAPS LOOK LIKE AND HOW FAR OFF ARE WE FROM WHERE WE ARE? THAT MIGHT BE JUST A GOOD THING TO SPITBALL IN.
>> WE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT.
WE ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ONE ATTENDANCE ZONE.
I'M JUST GOING TO LAY IT OUT THERE. WE DON'T HAVE ONE ATTENDANCE ZONE MAP.
>> THERE'S AN ELEMENTARY ONE, THERE'S A MIDDLE SCHOOL ONE, AND A HIGH SCHOOL ONE, AND THOSE HAVE TO ALIGN.
AND SO WE'VE LOOKED AT, WE'VE HAD SOME SUGGESTIONS, HEY, CAN WE JUST DO A BIG MAP THAT'LL GO OUT FOR 10 YEARS? IT'S ACTUALLY 30 MAPS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO BECAUSE THERE'S A LONG-RANGE ROUGH PLANNING OF MAPS.
BUT THEN THERE'S THE ACTUAL WHAT ARE WE GOING TO TELL PEOPLE THE MAP IS FOR NEXT YEAR WHEN THEY REGISTER FOR SCHOOL.
THAT'S REALLY WHY THE RAMAGE TAKES PRECEDENCE IN THIS PROCESS OVER THE MCCORMICK, THOUGH WE'RE WORKING ON THE MCCORMICK BECAUSE WE KNOW NEXT YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RAMAGE ELEMENTARY, AND THE ONE THING WE HAVE TO START WITH IS WHO'S GOING THERE.
THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE NEXT YEAR.
THAT'S NOT ANYTHING WE CAN UNLESS IT STAYS EMPTY.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT. SO THOUGHT ABOUT, CAN WE DO THAT? AND WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE? I THINK WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE.
NOW, YEAH, IN EACH PROCESS, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF HEY, WE'VE GOT A GROUP THAT WANTS TO BE HERE THERE, OR THE ELSEWHERE AND THERE'S SOME HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE TO WHY THE MAP LOOKS THE WAY IT DOES.
BUT IT'S GENERALLY THERE BECAUSE WE GENERALLY FOCUS ON THE PROXIMITY TO THE SCHOOL BECAUSE IT'S EFFICIENT BOTH ON THE TERMS OF OPERATING A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BEING RESPONSIBLE WITH TAX DOLLARS AND GAS AND BUSES AND ALL THAT.
IT ALSO THE MOST SENSE IN TERMS OF KIDS NOT HAVING TO BE ON A BUS ANY LONGER THAN THEY NEED TO BE ON OR A COMMUTE ANY LONGER THAN ANY DO.
SO WE HAVE THE REGIONAL AREAS AND WE'LL FILL IN AND WE'LL HAVE INCREASED DENSITY IN OUR POPULATION AS A DISTRICT AND YOU HAVE MORE SCHOOLS POP IN THERE.
SOME OF IT'S A FUNCTION OF DO WE GET THE LAND DONATED IF IT'S HERE VERSUS THERE.
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, IT'S BETTER TO GET THE FREE LAND AND SO FORTH.
BUT I THINK WE'RE PRETTY WELL SHAPED OUT, IN GENERAL.
BUT TO TRY TO FORECAST OUT WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE IF WE DID A MAP TODAY FOR ONE THAT WOULD FIT 10 YEARS.
WE'D HAVE TO DO THREE MAPS FOR NEXT YEAR, THREE MAPS FOR THE YEAR AFTER, THREE MAPS CONTINGENT UPON CERTAIN BUILDINGS GETTING BUILT AND PASSING BONDS IT WOULD BE LIKE 30 MAPS, YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO TO GET US THERE.
AND ALSO THE PROBLEM WITH IT IS JUST DEMOGRAPHICS.
I FEEL LIKE IN MANY RESPECTS, IT'S A LOT LIKE THE WEATHER. THAT'S MY BACKGROUND.
I DIDN'T DO WEATHER, BUT I WORKED WITH THE TV STATION IN A NEWS CAPACITY AND THE WEATHER GUYS WERE IN THERE.
YOU CAN ALMOST PREDICT TOMORROW'S WEATHER WITH PRETTY GOOD ACCURACY, BUT THE TEN-DAY FORECAST THINGS CHANGE.
SO THE TOMORROW'S FORECAST OR NEXT YEAR'S FORECAST THE YEAR AFTER, THAT'S MORE ACCURATE THAN THE 10-YEAR FORECAST, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW IF ANOTHER 2008 RECESSION OR ANOTHER PANDEMIC OR SOMETHING'S GOING TO
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HAPPEN OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD SHIFT THE LONG-RANGE TRENDS.SO WE GET AN UPDATE EVERY YEAR ON THE DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT AND WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE, MAX'S OFFICE, PARTICULARLY, THEY REALLY STUDY THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
WE DO HAVE A CITIZEN COMMITTEE THERE THAT LOOKS AT THAT AND THEY'VE GOT A 10-RANGE PLAN ON THE NUMBER OF BUILDINGS WE NEED AND ROUGHLY WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.
AND SO I THINK WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE ON THE PLANNING.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AS WE GO.
IT'S GOT JUST LITTLE STEPS AT A TIME.
YOU MANAGE IT'S LIKE THAT HOLE OUT OF YOU EAT AN ELEPHANT, ONE BITE AT A TIME.
LITTLE PIECE HERE, A LITTLE PIECE THERE, AND THEN IT GETS YOU THROUGH.
>> BUFFET. THERE WE GO. YEAH, THANK YOU JUST A REMINDER, AGAIN, IF ANYBODY IS NOT HAPPY WITH THE OUTCOME OF THIS, THEY HAVE THE TRANSFER, I WANT TO SAY THE TRANSFER PORTAL, BUT THE TRANSFER OPTION.
SO WE HAVE THE TRANSFER OPTION.
THE OTHER THING AS YOU'VE HEARD SEVERAL TIMES NOW, THAT THIS HAS BEEN A CITIZEN COMMITTEE IN THE PAST.
THIS BOARD HAS ELECTED TO MAKE MR. SAVOY BE THE PERSON THE WHOLE COMMITTEE.
BUT SAY TUNE CITIZENS COMMUNITY FRIENDS BECAUSE IF WE ENACT A CITIZEN.
>> WE'RE ON MAP 7, AND WE STARTED WITH ONE.
>> AND WE'VE LISTENED TO COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN COMMENTING, BUT ALSO FROM TRANSPORTATION.
HE SAID WELL, WAIT A MINUTE, NOW, WE GOT A SAFER IDEA HERE.
ALL THE NEW DATA CAME IN WITH THE DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT THAT'S WHY WE WENT 6-7 BECAUSE WE SAID, OH, YOU GOT AN INCREASE SO LET'S PULL A LITTLE MORE OFF THERE TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE PRESSURE.
YEAH, IT'S NOT EVER A STATIC PROCESS WHERE WE JUST PRE-DECIDE A MAP AND ALL THIS IS FOR SHOW.
WE REALLY DO LISTEN AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE ON NUMBER 7.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, MR. SAVOY.
TEAM, GOOD DISCUSSION, AND WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT MONTH'S POTENTIAL VOTE ON THIS.
THERE'S STILL TIME TO WEIGH IN IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE CITIZENS, FROM THE COMMUNITY.
TEAM, THAT TAKES US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA, STARTING ON PAGE 11.
[K. CONSENT AGENDA ]
AGAIN, OUR CONSENT AGENDA IS OUR MINUTES OF BOARD TRUSTEE MEETINGS, OUR PROCUREMENTS, ANNUAL RENEWAL OF ASSESSMENT DATA AND MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM CALLED EUPHORIA AND GPS PRODUCT SERVICES AND HARDWARE SAM SARA, AND OUR BUDGET AMENDMENTS.THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HCISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
SECOND BY MS. RUNKLE, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
TEAM, WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO OUR ACTION ITEMS.
>> ITEM L1, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF
[L.1. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Security Fencing and Associated Installation Services - Encore Fence]
SECURITY FENCING AND ASSOCIATED INSTALLATION SERVICES THROUGH ENCORE FENCE.THIS IS ON PAGE 31 OF YOUR AGENDA.
THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF SECURITY FENCING AND ASSOCIATED INSTALLATION SERVICES FROM ENCORE FENCE, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $232,029 AS PRESENTED.
MOVED BY MS. PETREA, SECOND BY MS. RUNKLE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
[L.2. Consideration and possible approval of the Campus Improvement Plans containing Performance Objectives and Strategies]
THIS IS THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS CONTAINING PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES, AND STRATEGIES.THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE 2024/2025 CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS AS PRESENTED.
MOVED BY MS. PETREA, SECOND BY MS. RUNKLE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
[L.3. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Unique Learning Systems Curriculum]
PURCHASE OF UNIQUE LEARNING SYSTEMS CURRICULUM.THIS IS ON PAGE 35 OF OUR AGENDA.
THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF UNIQUE LEARNING SYSTEMS CURRICULUM FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $62,223.15 AS PRESENTED.
MOVE BY MS. RUNKLE, SECOND BY MR. FLORES.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
[L.4. Consideration and possible approval of Pro Audio Sound Systems Audio/Video Repairs and Replacements - Various Vendors]
APPROVAL OF PRO AUDIO SOUND SYSTEMS, AUDIO VIDEO REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS THROUGH VARIOUS VENDORS.THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE PHASE 1 OF THE AUDIO SOUND SYSTEM AV REPAIRS AT VARIOUS CAMPUSES,
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BY MULTIPLE VENDORS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $326,000 AS PRESENTED.>> MOVED BY MS. OROSCO, SECONDED BY MS. RUNKLE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MS. PETREA.
>> I'LL BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS VOTE DUE TO MY HUSBAND'S INVOLVEMENT IN AV ACTIVITIES.
>> THANK YOU, MS. PETREA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MR. SEIBEL.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THIS ONE WAS HONESTLY DIFFICULT FOR ME.
THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIRST ITEM I HAD COME ACROSS THAT I WAS REALLY ON THE FENCE ABOUT, NOT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE OUR AUDIO SYSTEMS WE ALL KNOW WE'VE BEEN AT PERFORMANCES WHERE WE REALLY NEEDED THEM, AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE MR. DIOR AND JAMES PRESENTING AND PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SOME CLARITY BECAUSE, FOR ME, WHEN WE SEE THIS, WE'RE USING OLD BOND FUNDS, AND SO I STRUGGLED, ARE WE BEING RESPONSIBLE WITH OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND USING THAT? ALSO THE NEWNESS, IT SEEMED LIKE IF SOME OF THE CAMPUSES THAT WE'RE REPLACING AND THE FRUSTRATION OVER HAVING TO REPLACE ITEMS THAT, I FEEL LIKE A NEWER, BUT I APPRECIATE AGAIN, THE TRANSPARENCY AND HONESTY THAT, HEY, WE HAVE TO LEVEL SET OUR MINDS AS TO HOW LONG THESE SYSTEMS SHOULD BE LASTING IN THE SEVEN-YEAR CYCLE THAT WAS MENTIONED AND QUESTIONS ON BOARD BLOG AND JUST BEING PREPARED BECAUSE MENTALLY FOR ME, I WASN'T THERE YET.
AFTER HEARING THAT, THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL FOR ME TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED TO BE READY TO REPLACE THESE THINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS BECAUSE THEY JUST ARE TECHNICAL AND THEY JUST WEAR OUT.
REGARDLESS OF HOW WELL WE DO INFORMING OUR STAFFS AND HOW THE PROPER USAGE OF THESE ITEMS, IT'S JUST GOING TO HAPPEN.
BUT I REALLY LOVE THE PLAN GOING FORWARD, THAT WE'RE PUTTING THIS UNDER YOUR PURVIEW AND THAT I LOVE THE IDEA OF THE QR CODES ON THE STANDS, AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR STAFF IS A LITTLE BIT BETTER EDUCATED ON HOW TO USE THEM AND MAKE THEM A LITTLE BIT SIMPLER.
LIKE TRUSTEE SEVERANCE SAID, HAVING WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO MAKE THEM EASIER FOR EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND AND USE IS GREAT.
SONY, I WILL BE VOTING FOR THIS ITEM, BUT THIS HONESTLY WAS JUST A STRUGGLE FOR ME.
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT FOR THE COMMUNITIES PURPOSE THAT WE ARE BEING AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE, WHY WE'RE USING THE OLD BOND FUNDS IS BECAUSE WE'RE IN A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE HAVE INTERESTS TO USE, AND SO WE'RE TAKING THAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT AS OPPOSED TO PUTTING IT ONTO THE BOND ELECTION AGAIN AND ASKING FOR MORE MONEY FROM THE PUBLIC WHEN WE ALREADY HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO DO IT, AND WE HAVE POLICY THAT DICTATES THAT AND ALLOWS US TO DO THAT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. SEIBEL, MR. SEVERANCE.
>> THIS IS JUST A MATH QUESTION.
SO 198 IN BOND INTEREST EARNINGS AND 127 AND 2023 BOND, I GET 325,000 NOT 326,000, AM I WRONG? CHECK IT. I'M JUST SAYING. AM I WRONG?
>> YES, MR. SEVERANCE YOU'RE CORRECT.
MR. DEWAR, YOU WANT TO CHIME IN ON THAT AS TO HOW WE CAME UP WITH OUR NUMBER, IF YOU HAVE ANY?
I THINK WE JUST NEED TO MAKE THE MOTION 325,000 INSTEAD OF 326.
>> HOLD ON, FOLKS. WE HAVE A QUESTION.
FIRST OF ALL, YES, THE MATH IS 325,000, MR. DEWAR, DO YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN HOW WE COME UP WITH 326, OR DO WE NEED AN AMENDED MOTION?
>> I WAS DEPENDENT ON THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND NOT INVOLVED WITH WHERE THE FUNDS WERE COMING FROM.
I CANNOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
>> WHILE THE GENERAL NUMBER SAYS 326, I MEAN, THE MOTION DO SAYS NOT TO EXCEED 326,000, SO YOU WERE COVERED.
IT CAN COME UNDER AT 326,000 SINCE IT DOESN'T ADD UP, SO THAT'S FINE.
THIS IS NOT TO EXCEED 326,000 IS WHAT THE MOTION SAYS.
WE DON'T HAVE TO AMEND THE MOTION OR ANYTHING OF THAT SUCH, BUT MAYBE GIVE US A UPDATE ON WHAT THE ACTUAL COST IS AT A LATER DATE.
>> DURING THE PROJECT AND WHEN WE COMPLETED. IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?
>> I THINK LET'S JUST TALK ABOUT THE MOTION.
>> AGAIN, WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTAINING? MOTION CARRIES 6-0 WITH ONE ABSTENTION FROM MS. PETREA.
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TEAM, WE'RE AT A POINT, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE A STRATEGIC BREAK BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION WITH OUR BOND STUFF, SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO A 10-MINUTE RECESS. THANK YOU.ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. WELCOME BACK. AGAIN, THANK YOU.
WELCOME BACK FROM THAT QUICK BREAK, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ON WITH OUR ACTION ITEMS. NEXT ONE IS L5,
[L.5. Consideration and possible approval of the Facilities Bond Oversight Committee's recommendation regarding a potential May 2025 Bond election]
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE FACILITIES AND BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION REGARDING A POTENTIAL MAY 2025 BOND ELECTION. MR. CLEAVER.>> YES, SIR, MR. VELA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DR. WRIGHT AND BOARD.
WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT A POTENTIAL MAY 2025 BOND.
BACK IN APRIL OF 2024, Y'ALL CHARGED US.
YOU CHARGED THE COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A POTENTIAL BOND PROGRAM.
WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO DELIVER THAT.
IT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT NOW, THE RECOMMENDATION IS ABOUT $885 MILLION.
WORKING BACK FROM STATUTORY DATE, WE HAVE TO CALL BY MID FEBRUARY, Y'ALL CAN UTILIZE EITHER YOUR UPCOMING SCHEDULED MEETINGS OR CALL SPECIAL MEETINGS TO DELIBERATE THIS.
IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU, BUT WE DO HAVE MORE TIME THAN WE HAVE GIVEN ALL IN THE PAST.
TIM SUGGESTED MAYBE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO USE OUR TIME WISELY, MAYBE AT A COUPLE OF THE UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS THAT WE USE THOSE AND COMBINE THOSE TO ALSO BE PUBLIC FORUMS, SOMETHING TO CONSIDER IF WE WANT TO DO THAT.
BUT TONIGHT, LIKE I SAID, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE JESSICA BEDWELL, SHE'S BEEN THE COMMITTEE CHAIR.
THIS IS OUR FOURTH COMMITTEE, MY FOURTH COMMITTEE TO GO THROUGH.
THEY ALL HAVE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SPIN, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FLAVOR.
REALLY APPRECIATED WORKING WITH JESSICA, AND LIKE I SAID, SHE'S HERE TONIGHT TO INTRODUCE THE TEAM MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE, AND THEN TO DELIVER HER PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD EVENING. DR. WRIGHT, BOARD.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I'M JESICA BEDWELL.
I'M REPRESENTING THE FACILITIES, BOND AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE SOME OF OUR FRIENDS HERE TONIGHT.
I'M CALLING THEM UP LIKE I ALREADY TOLD THEM I WOULD.
I FEEL A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE FBOC IS, AND JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT THIS IS A COMMITTEE MADE UP OF BOARD APPOINTEES.
MOST OF US HAVE KIDS IN THE DISTRICT, BUT NOT EVERYBODY, AND WE'RE JUST FAMILIAR WITH A LOT OF THINGS AND WE WORK THROUGH, DO A LOT OF THE PRE-WORK FOR BOND PROJECTS, AND THEN WE OVERSEE SOME OF THE SPENDING AFTER, BUT REALLY OUR JOB IS JUST TO HELP THE BOARD DO THEIR JOB.
I'M GOING TO HAVE THEM ALL INTRODUCE THEMSELVES STARTING WITH OUR CO-CHAIR SECRETARY.
SAY YOUR NAME AND WHO APPOINTED YOU.
BY THE WAY, MS. OROSCO APPOINTED ME.
>> BRANDON NUTTING, SECRETARY CO-CHAIR AND COURTNEY RUNKLE.
>> BERMAN CIFUENTES, AND I'M APPOINTED BY BYRON SEVERANCE.
>> ALEX ZAVALA, AND I'M APPOINTED BY RAUL VELA.
>> MIMI RIVERS, AND I'M APPOINTED BY COURTNEY RUNKLE.
>> STEVEN DEAN, AND I'M APPOINTED BY MS. VANESSA PETREA.
>> MARTHA KELLY AND RAUL VELA.
>> AMANDA FIUQUE, APPOINTED BY MR. SEVERANCE. [LAUGHTER].
>> ADI ARMSTRONG, AND IS APPOINTED BY GEFF SIEBEL.
>> THAT'S EVERYBODY. JUST SOME CLAPS FOR ALL THESE GUYS.
[APPLAUSE] THERE'S A LOT OF MEETINGS.
MOST OF US HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE.
WHEN WE FIRST JOIN, WE DO HAVE SOME NEWER, IT'S REALLY LIKE DRINKING FROM A WATER HOSE, AND SO I APPRECIATE THEM AS WELL AS WE'RE TRYING TO PUT ALL THIS TOGETHER.
WE'LL GET GOING. I'M GOING TO DO THIS AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH, WE HAD SOME GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS AS OPPOSED TO GETTING DOWN INTO THE EXACT PROJECTS.
HERE I WANTED TO REALLY EMPHASIZE THAT WE HAVE A LONG-TERM STRATEGY FOR FACILITY PLANNING, AND SO ANYTHING THAT WE GIVE YOU TONIGHT IS JUST ONE PART OF THE PUZZLE, AND I THINK THERE'S ALWAYS MAYBE SOME DISAPPOINTMENT OVER WHAT
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ABOUT THIS OTHER THING THAT I DON'T SEE ON THERE? REST ASSURED THAT IT'S PART OF THE LONGER TERM PLAN.THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT SEE TONIGHT THAT THE BOARD MIGHT MOVE AROUND, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THOSE THINGS DISAPPEAR.
THEY JUST GO TO A DIFFERENT PLACE IN THAT LONG TERM STRATEGY.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THIS BOND PACKAGE BE AROUND $900 MILLION.
THAT'S THE LARGEST ONE WE'VE EVER DONE.
I FEEL LIKE WE SAY THAT EVERY SINGLE TIME.
THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT OUR BOND CAPACITY, BUT ALSO REMEMBERING HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO PRESERVE FUTURE BOND CAPACITY BECAUSE, PART OF THAT LONG TERM STRATEGY IS THAT WE MIGHT DO A BOND EVERY TWO YEARS.
THAT'S WHERE WE'VE LANDED AS WHAT WE FEEL IS A SAFE NUMBER.
THIS IS A VERY LARGE BOND PROPOSAL, SO JUST TO TRY TO PUT IT INTO CHUNKS.
IN THE PAST, WE'VE DONE MORE JUST A LONG SHOT LIST OF EVERY PROJECT.
EVEN WITH THE LAST PROPOSAL, AFTER WE HANDED IT TO THE BOARD AND WE LISTENED TO THE BOARD, DELIBERATE FOR A WHILE, I KNOW THAT SEVERAL OF US FELT LIKE DOING IT THAT WAY, DIDN'T REALLY FULLY REPRESENT SOME OF OUR DISCUSSIONS, AND SO I FELT LIKE THIS TIME, BECAUSE IT'S SO BIG, LET'S DO IT INTO THESE CHUNKS, AND THEN WITHIN EACH CHUNK, THERE'S SOME RANKING THAT YOU CAN PLAY AROUND WITH AND TO ME, IT FEELS MORE LIKE A MENU TO CHOOSE FROM INSTEAD OF THIS HARDCORE.
THEY DREW THE LINE HERE AND I THINK THIS IS BETTER FOR WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON HERE.
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WERE MOST IMPORTANT AS WE WERE TRYING TO MAKE SOME PRETTY DIFFICULT DECISIONS, HONESTLY.
ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT.
TO ME, I THINK IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE RESPECT THAT WE ARE USING TAXPAYER MONEY, AND THAT WE ADVOCATE FOR THINGS THAT NOT JUST ONE CERTAIN GROUP THINKS IS IMPORTANT, BUT THAT MOST KIDS WILL USE AND THAT SORT OF THING, SO THAT'S ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF MY MIND WHEN WE'RE WORKING ON THIS STUFF.
WE HAVE SOME GENERAL THINGS THAT WE FELT LIKE WERE IMPORTANT TO MENTION.
NUMBER 1 IS THAT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE FBOC, WE ARE A CITIZEN COMMITTEE.
WE'RE NOT THE PAID PROFESSIONALS, SO WHAT WE'RE DELIVERING TO YOU IS A STARTING POINT FOR YOUR CONVERSATION, REALLY MEANT MORE AS LIKE A TOUCH POINT OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY THINKS ABOUT SOME OF THIS STUFF.
BUT BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO DELIVER THIS PROPOSAL A LITTLE BIT EARLY COMPARED TO YEARS PAST, IT WILL GIVE YOU PLENTY OF TIME TO GET MORE INFORMATION FROM THE PAID GUYS, AND THE DEMOGRAPHER REPORT THAT JUST CAME OUT, I THINK IT LINES UP PRETTY CLOSE WITH WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM, AND I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT.
THE OTHER KEY HIGHLIGHT HERE IS STANDARD AMENITIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW, THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TRYING OUR BEST TO HAVE CAMPUSES LOOK PRETTY EVEN.
I THINK WE WANT TO KEEP THE FLARE OF CERTAIN CAMPUSES LIKE KYLE ELEMENTARY COMES TO MIND, THERE'S CERTAIN SPECIAL THINGS ABOUT EACH CAMPUS, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT TOO, BUT THAT WE KNOW THAT AT EVERY ELEMENTARY, THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO BE THERE.
WE HAVEN'T ALWAYS DONE A GOOD JOB OF THAT IN THE PAST, SO WE'RE TRYING TO PLAY A LITTLE CATCH UP WITH THAT.
AS PART OF OUR COMMITTEE WORK, I THINK IT HAS FOR SURE COME TO LIGHT THAT WE HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH OUR ELEMENTARY LEVEL ZONING IN PARTICULAR.
I HOPE THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR ELEMENTARY RECOMMENDATIONS, KEEP IN MIND THAT WE ARE EXPECTING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOME REZONING TO EVEN OUT THOSE NUMBERS.
YOU'VE GOT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF CAMPUSES THAT ARE RUNNING HALF FULL AND THEN YOU'VE GOT SOME THAT ARE JUST BUSTING, AND THE FEEDER PATTERN MODEL MAY NOT WORK FOR US FOREVER.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU REALLY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND.
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I HAVE HAD FIVE KIDS GO THROUGH THIS DISTRICT.I'M NOT SURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO RUN THEM THE WAY THAT WE DO.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT THING, I THINK FOR US TO EVALUATE.
>> ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PROJECTS GOING ALL THE TIME.
SOMETHING THAT SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED IS THAT IT HURTS TO HAVE CONSTRUCTION ON YOUR CAMPUS ALL THE TIME.
IN THE PAST, THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A THOUGHT THAT, WELL, WE'LL DO A LITTLE BIT HERE AND A LITTLE BIT THERE AND EVERYBODY GETS A LITTLE BIT.
BUT WHEN YOU DO IT THAT WAY, DO THAT ONE ON CAMPUS IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR LIKE 10 YEARS.
PERHAPS PULL THAT BACK A LITTLE BIT, AND EVEN IF SOMETHING GETS DELAYED A LITTLE BIT, THAT'S STILL PROBABLY MORE COMFORTABLE FOR THE CAMPUS, ACTUALLY.
I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU'VE ALREADY BROUGHT UP THE P WORD, PORTABLES.
IN THE RECENT PAST, I FEEL LIKE A STANDARD OF SUCCESS MEASUREMENT WAS IF THERE'S PORTABLES OR NOT.
IF THERE'S PORTABLES AND SOMETHING'S WRONG.
I THINK THAT UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT JUST GROWING, WE'RE FAST GROWING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE REALISTIC ABOUT PORTABLES.
SOMETHING I'VE WITNESSED AND NOTICED AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT NOW.
THIS VERY TIGHT SUMMER SCHEDULE THAT WE TRY TO DO SO MANY HUGE PROJECTS IN.
I THINK IF WE WERE OKAY WITH PORTABLES ON THIS TEMPORARY THING, WE CAN STRETCH THAT CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE A LITTLE BIT, AND THAT WOULD PROBABLY WORK BETTER A LOT FOR EVERYBODY.
SOMETHING THAT WE GET ASKED A LOT ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY IS, WELL, WHY ARE WE BUILDING NEW STUFF? I SAW THIS OTHER THING AND IT'S EMPTY.
I'M NOT SURE THAT WE DO A REALLY GREAT JOB OF MAKING SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE USING FACILITIES FOR IF THEY'RE OLDER, IF OLD BUTAS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT.
IN THE FUTURE, JUST SOMETHING TO ALSO BE THINKING ABOUT IS WE HAVE SOME SMALLER PROGRAMS THAT COME UP, SOME SMALLER NEEDS THAT COME UP AS PART OF COMMITTEE WORK THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BRAINSTORM SOME OUT OF THE BOX THINGS TO DO WITH OLDER FACILITIES.
WE'VE GOT OUR ELEMENTARY MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AGAIN, AT THE ELEMENTARY, THIS RECOMMENDATION IS ASSUMING THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME LEVEL OF REZONING.
WHEN SOMEONE BROUGHT UP THE, HEY, WHAT IF WE JUST DROPPED A BOMB AND STARTED COMPLETELY OVER I THOUGHT THAT ACTUALLY WOULD BE GREAT.
HERE'S HOW THESE ARE STRUCTURED.
WITHIN EACH CATEGORY, YOU'VE GOT ONE THROUGH WHATEVER.
THOSE ARE RANKING WITHIN THAT CATEGORY, AND THEN BEGRUDGINGLY.
WE HAVE DRAWN SOME BUDGET LINES JUST LIKE I SAID, AS A VERY ROUGH STARTING POINT FOR YOU GUYS TO TRY TO KEEP IT AROUND THAT 900 MILLION.
ONCE IT STARTS GOING ITALIC AND GRAY, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE LIKE, WELL, MAYBE THESE CAN WAIT.
I THINK THESE ARE PRETTY SELF EXPLANATORY, ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE HITTING THE STUFF THAT ALREADY HAD DESIGN FEES LAST BOND.
NOW YOU'RE COMPLETING THOSE AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER ELEMENTARY.
WE DREW THAT LITTLE LINE RIGHT BEFORE YOU START DOING ANOTHER BRAND NEW ELEMENTARY, I SHOULD SAY.
AGAIN, THAT'S DEPENDENT ON HOW MUCH REZONING YOU DO.
IF YOU DON'T DO A LOT OF REZONING, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT ADDING ANOTHER ELEMENTARY PROBABLY.
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE BIG QUESTION IS, WHAT ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL SEVEN? WHEN'S THAT GOING TO HAPPEN? THIS RECOMMENDATION IS BASED ON INFORMATION THAT MAYBE OUR M&O BUDGET IS A LITTLE TIGHT AND IT WOULD BE HARD TO OPEN MIDDLE SCHOOL SEVEN RIGHT NOW AND THAT IT FOR VARIOUS REASONS MIGHT BE BETTER TO OPEN IT AROUND THE SAME TIME AS HIGH SCHOOL FOUR.
WE'RE DESIGNING IT, BUT WE'RE NOT BUILDING IT UNTIL LATER.
I THINK IMPORTANT HERE IS PROBABLY MCCORMICK HAS ALREADY HAD ITS ACADEMIC ADDITION, BUT THE ATHLETICS GOT LEFT OUT OF THAT A LITTLE BIT.
WE'RE PUTTING THAT IN THERE BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN LOUD AND CLEAR THAT WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
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THE DRAW LINE OF THIS IS STUFF THAT REALLY PROBABLY NEEDS TO GET DONE RIGHT NOW.OBVIOUSLY, SIMON AND MCCORMICK.
JUST AS A NOTE. AS PART OF OUR COMMITTEE WORK, WE'VE LOOKED AT ZONING AND WHAT CAN WE DO AND WHATEVER.
I KNOW THAT I CAN REITERATE WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID THAT KNOWING THAT MIDDLE SCHOOL SEVEN IS COMING AND KNOWING WHERE IT'S LIKELY GOING TO BE, IT'S PRETTY HARD TO REZONE MCCORMICK AND SIMON, BECAUSE IT'S ALL GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE.
I THINK PORTABLES IS PROBABLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION TO THAT FOR NOW BECAUSE MIDDLE SCHOOL SEVEN IS GOING TO MAKE A PRETTY BIG DIFFERENCE OVER THERE.
FOURTH HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO COME.
WE'RE SUGGESTING THAT YOU GO AHEAD AND BUILD IT WITH THE FULL RANGE OF THINGS THAT WE LIKE TO BUILD.
WE DID GIVE OUR ARCHITECT A LITTLE, HEY, HOW ABOUT IF YOU BROUGHT THE PRICE DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT, AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
THAT'S UP TO PEOPLE TO DECIDE LATER.
YOU'VE GOT SOME THINGS THAT SOMETIMES TEND TO BE ACTUAL PARTS OF A BUDGET INSTEAD OF A BOND, BUT BECAUSE OUR BUDGETS ARE SO BAD, THEY ARE SHOWING UP ON THE BOND.
I THINK REPLACEMENT CYCLE YOU'VE JUST GOT TO DO THOSE.
THE BIG QUESTION OBVIOUSLY FOR EVERYBODY IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE, WHY IS LEHMAN GETTING PUSHED A LITTLE BIT? HERE'S THE LOGIC ON THAT.
BASICALLY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT CURRENT ENROLLMENT, LET ME BACK.
YOU'VE GOT JOHNSON, WHICH WE'VE ALREADY DONE ACADEMIC ADDITION.
I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO JUST FINISH THAT OUT AND THEY'RE DONE FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
THEN YOU GOT HAYS AND LEHMAN THAT BOTH NEED ACADEMIC EXPANSIONS.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT ACTUAL ENROLLMENT NUMBERS, HAYS IS GROWING FASTER THAN LEHMAN, AND THEY'RE WITHOUT MOVING AROUND SIMILAR THINGS, THAT MEANS THAT LEHMAN WOULD GET PUSHED TO 2027.
YOU CAN CHOOSE TO DIVIDE UP SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS, BUT THEY'RE GETTING A LOT OF WORK RIGHT NOW.
WE HAD COMMITTEE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE THOUGHT OF, LET'S TRY TO KEEP PEOPLE NOT CONSTANTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THAT IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO LET'S JUST BUILD ALL OF IT AT THE SAME TIME.
THAT WAS THE THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND POSSIBLY BUMPING LEHMAN ONE CYCLE.
BUT LIKE I SAID, THESE ARE PRETTY HARD DECISIONS.
IT'S NOT IDEAL. I WISH THERE WAS MORE MONEY TO NOT NEED TO DO THAT.
THE COMMITTEE FELT PRETTY STRONGLY THAT IMPACTS THE OUTDOOR TURF COVERED SPACES NEEDED TO BE PULLED OUT AWAY FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECTS.
ORIGINALLY, OUR PRICING INCLUDED IMPACTS FOR JOHNSON HAYS AND LEHMAN.
BUT IT'S LEFT IN FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOR PULLED OUT FOR THE EXISTING HIGH SCHOOLS.
STADIUM DESIGN FEES WERE A MIXED BAG WITH THE COMMITTEE.
I THINK THEY FEEL LIKE THERE'S PROBABLY STILL A QUESTION MARK ON EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH STADIUMS AND WHATEVER, AND WHEN IT COMES TO, WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SOME CUTS SOMEWHERE.
THAT WAS THE REASONING FOR THAT.
DISTRICT LEVEL, I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT TO KEEP UP WITH OUR REPLACEMENT CYCLES.
WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE.
FOR BUSES, BASICALLY TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY.
ALL OF THESE GUYS HAVE GIVEN US REPORTS OF, HEY, THIS IS EXACTLY, THESE ARE THE REPLACEMENT CYCLES WE'RE DOING.
THIS IS WHAT IT COSTS TO DO IT.
OBVIOUSLY, LAND PURCHASE IS PRETTY IMPORTANT AS WELL BECAUSE WE NEED TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.
LAND ISN'T GETTING ANY CHEAPER AND IT JUST EVAPORATES AT SOME POINT.
I THINK THOSE ARE PRETTY SELF EXPLANATORY ALSO.
I THINK WE DO GET SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT BOND SUPPORT.
WHY IS THAT? WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? I FEEL LIKE I WITNESSED FIRSTHAND A LITTLE BIT WHY THAT IS SO IMPORTANT.
WHEN WE HAVE A DISTRICT THAT'S DOING SO MANY PROJECTS ALL THE SAME TIME.
THESE GUYS CAN'T DO IT BY THEMSELVES.
EVEN WITH PEOPLE THAT WE HIRED LAST TIME, LIKE, EVERYBODY IS STILL, THAT IS A LOT OF WORK.
THERE'S SO MANY THINGS TO KEEP TRACK OF.
IF BOND SUPPORT IS ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WE NEED TO HIRE TO HELP GET THESE DONE CORRECTLY.
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I THINK, WE'RE THERE. THAT'S THE END.HERE'S THE HIGHLIGHTS. THAT'S ALL.
>> MS. BEDWELL, AND TEAM, THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING THIS.
WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A HARD JOB, HARD COMMITTEE GET PAID THE BIG BUCKS FOR IT.
NO, BUT WE KNOW THAT IT'S A BIG INVESTMENT OF TIME.
IT'S A BIG INVESTMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR BRINGING THIS TO US.
OUR TEAM, I JUST WANT TO REMIND US WITH THIS SUMMARY THAT TONIGHT WE'RE VOTING ON WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BOND ELECTION IN MAY OF 2025.
THESE ARE SOME GREAT RECOMMENDATIONS AND EVEN WHITTLING IT DOWN TO WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
I KNOW WE WILL HAVE MORE ROBUST DISCUSSIONS AND SOME THINGS WILL PROBABLY RESURFACE THAT MAYBE YOU ALL SAID, HEY, THIS IS NOT ONE OR IT'S NOT AS HIGH OF A PRIORITY AND VICE VERSA.
STAY TUNED FOR THOSE DISCUSSIONS, BUT AGAIN, SO TONIGHT AS A TEAM, WE ARE DECIDING IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A MAY 2025 BOND ELECTION.
I'M SORRY. CONSIDERATION. I'M SORRY. I MISSPOKE.
I WAS GOING TO READ THE SUGGESTED MOTION, WHICH IS MORE OFFICIAL THAN MY BANTER.
BUT FIRST OF ALL, SEE, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW THERE WAS A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION AND JUST AGAIN, ALL THE HARD WORK AND THOUGHT THAT OUR FPOC DOES.
ANY QUESTIONS ON MY LEFT, MR. SEIBEL?
>> I KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE SO MUCH DISCUSSION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.
THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS I HAVE OVER INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS AND WHY WE'RE DOING CERTAIN THINGS AND ALL THAT, AND I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO ALL THE WEEDS AS TO WHY THINGS ARE HAPPENING TONIGHT.
I JUST REALLY WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU.
ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, I KNOW HOW MUCH WORK THIS IS THAT YOU GUYS DO AND PUT FORTH AND ALL THIS.
I KNOW IT'S ALSO BE FRUSTRATING SOMETIMES TO DO ALL THAT WORK AND THEN WE SIT UP HERE ON THE BOARD AND WE'RE LIKE, THAT KIND NEXT, WHAT ALL YOU DO?
>> CAN I RESPOND TO THAT? ACTUALLY, WE EXPECT YOU TO DO THAT.
I FOR SURE, MAKE SURE THAT OUR NEW PEOPLE KNOW THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
NOBODY'S FEELINGS ARE GOING TO BE HURT.
>> GREAT. BUT IT'S ALSO A DIFFERENT PROCESS TOO NOW BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST STARTED FBOC, IT WAS ONE BOND PACKAGE.
WE HAD TO BE VERY STRATEGIC AS TO WHAT ALL WENT INTO THAT PACKAGE BECAUSE IT WAS TAKE IT ALL OR LEAVE IT FOR THE VOTERS.
NOWADAYS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FIVE PROPOSITIONS, POTENTIALLY, THINGS WILL HAVE TO GO INTO CERTAIN PROPOSITIONS AND SO IT IS AN ALL THE CARD SITUATION SOMETIMES FOR THE VOTERS.
SO IT DOES MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER AT SOME POINT TO PUT ON THINGS ONTO THE BOND.
BUT OVERALL SENTIMENT IS JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND EFFORT TO PUT THIS BEFORE US, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, MAX AND HIS TEAM, EVERYBODY, DESIGNING ALL THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS. THANK YOU.
>> YES, I KNOW WE'LL HAVE LOTS OF MORE QUESTIONS.
I THINK LOOKING AT THE DETAIL SHEET REALLY HELPS BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, WHY AREN'T THEY GETTING A WEIGHT ROOM AND SO ON.
LOOKING AT THAT DETAIL SHEET HELPS.
I JUST REALLY LIKE HOW YOU PRIORITIZED IT AND HOW YOU BROKE IT DOWN BY ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL AND DISTRICT.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL AND THAT'S GOING TO HELP OUR WORK LATER ON.
THAT'S THE IMPORTANT PIECE IS HERE YOU ARE BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME FURTHER EXPLORATION ON IT.
WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY, WHICH WILL THEN IMPACT WHAT WE ACTUALLY PUT ON THE BALLOT.
SO I'M GLAD THAT NOBODY TAKES IT PERSONAL.
WE'RE JUST ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO HAVE AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT PACKAGE FOR OUR VOTERS, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE THAT DECISION, US INCLUDED SINCE WE'RE TAXPAYERS, BUT THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND MAKING IT EASIER TO DIGEST. THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, SERIOUSLY. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH, MS. BEDWELL, F BOC.
IT'S EXTREMELY REWARDING, BUT IT'S A LOT.
IT'S A LOT OF WORK ON THE COMMITTEE.
I KNOW YOU'VE HAD MANY PHONE CALLS WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
I JUST THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR STANDING HERE PRESENTING THIS TO ME.
THE BUCKETS IS AWESOME FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT THAT WAY.
IT'S NICE TO YOU GUYS OF RANKED IT THAT WAY.
THANK YOU. BUT I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
I HAVE A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS, AND I'M SURE I'LL SUBMIT A MILLION OF THEM ONLINE.
BUT I MAINLY HAVE TO DO WITH NOT MAINLY, BUT WITH A CASE, START AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL.
WITH THE MULTIPURPOSE GYM, IS THAT A NEW GYM OR IS THAT RENOVATING THE OLD GYM?
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WHICH GYM IS THAT? I'VE SEEN IT ON TWO DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS, TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.>> ON HERE IT MENTIONS GRAHAM RENOVATION.
HAYS ALREADY HAS THE OTHER GYM SPACES, AND IT'S GOT GRAHAM.
IF YOU'RE NOT SUPER FAMILIAR WITH JOE GRAHAM, IT SHOULD BE A HISTORIC LANDMARK.
I THINK PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HESITANT TO TOUCH IT BECAUSE OF THAT.
IT HAS MYRIAD ISSUES, INCLUDING NOT BEING HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE.
I FEEL LIKE THERE'S ALWAYS A PLUMBING AND I'VE WORKED IN THAT GYM PERSONALLY.
IT'S LONG OVERDUE FOR A WORKOUT.
>> FOR THIS PROJECT, IT'S JOE GRAHAM, NOT THE FINE ARTS MULTIPURPOSE GYM.
THAT'S ALSO NOT BEING PROPOSED ON THIS ONE, BUT THAT'S ALSO ON THE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE PLAN.
>> I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING.
>> IF I MAY. WE PROVIDED Y'ALL SOME ONE PAGERS THAT SHOW WHAT WAS ALL ON THESE PROJECTS.
I THINK THIS GRAHAM RENOVATION COULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF A MISNOMER.
ITEM 2 THERE ACTUALLY INCLUDES THE ALL PURPOSE INDOOR SPACE, AND IT'S SHOWN ON THIS DRAWING.
IT'S A GRAHAM REPLACEMENT IS WHAT IT IS.
>> THE GRAHAM GYM THEN GOES AWAY AND THEN THEY REBUILD IT ON THE BACK OF WHERE THE FINAL FACILITY IS?
>> AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL NOW, CORRECT?
>> DOES THAT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE TO MANAGE THE ACADEMIC EXPANSION THAT HAS TO HAPPEN? DOES JOE GRAHAM GYM HAVE TO MOVE TO DO THE ACADEMIC EXPANSION.
>> NO, SIR. THEY DESIGNED IT SO THAT IT COULD REMAIN IN PLACE IN CASE THE OTHER ONE DOES NOT PASS.
>> ORIGINALLY, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION.
IT'S AN EXPENSIVE PROJECT AND THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION.
WE WEREN'T EVEN SURE THAT WAS GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION, BUT WE LANDED ON. IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU. THEN FOR LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, COULD YOU BREAK OUT THE ACADEMIC EXPANSION SEPARATELY, I GUESS, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S ON THE LIST.
>> YOU'VE GOT A BUNCH OF STUFF IN THERE.
ACADEMIC ADDITION, IMPACT, CT, MULTIPURPOSE GYM, DINING, KITCHEN, BAN HOLE, WEIGHT ROOM, LOTS OF THINGS IN THERE.
BUT JUST COULD YOU MAYBE ITEMIZE THOSE A LITTLE BIT SO WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT THEM? I KNOW THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK RIGHT NOW WITH THE NEW FACILITY THEY'RE BUILDING.
I KNOW THAT THAT FINE ARTS SPACE THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO POSSIBLY ADD AT LEHMAN IS GOING TO BE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF WHERE THAT CONSTRUCTION IS.
I KNOW THE ACADEMIC INTENTIONS ON THE FAR NORTH SIDE OF THE CAMPUS, SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF WE COULD.
>> I THINK THE INFORMATION YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, IS ALL BROKEN OUT.
THE IDEA WAS WITH THIS, WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS YOU'RE JUST KEEPING IT ALL TOGETHER.
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
THAT IT IS AVAILABLE IN [OVERLAPPING].
>> I COULD SEE IT BROKE. I MEAN, WE COULD GET THAT INFORMATION.
>> YES, SIR. THERE ARE SEVEN ELEMENTS AT LEHMAN.
>> OKAY. AND THIS MIGHT JUST BE SEMANTICS AND NUMBERS ON THE FORMS, BUT WITH THE MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL, TURF WEIGHT ROOM LOCKER ROOM AT 9.8 MILLION, ON THE SHEET THAT WE SAW LAST MONDAY, WE HAD MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS FOR 3.9 MILLION, AND IN THE NOTES, YOU HAD PRIORITY 1 ITEMS FROM OCR DOCS SCRATCHED OFF.
WHAT STAYED IN VERSUS WHAT THE MIDDLE OR WAS THAT A TYPO?
>> NO. WHAT YOU SEE HERE TONIGHT IS ACCURATE.
THE CONSTRUCTION ADDITION NUMBER, WE BROKE THAT OUT PROPERLY.
IT WAS NOT ORIGINALLY BROKEN OUT PROPERLY BETWEEN THE WEIGHT ROOM AND THE DANCE ADDITION, AND NOW WE HAVE DONE THAT.
THE BALANCE AT MCCORMICK, AS YOU SEE HERE, THE REMAINING EXPANSION IS BASICALLY THE DANCE STUDIO.
NO, THE WEIGHT ROOM IS INCLUDED IN ITEM 3, ITEM 9 INCLUDES THE DANCE STUDIO AS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN.
>> OKAY. I WILL HAVE TO GO BACK AND ASK SOME MORE QUESTIONS.
>> WE HAVE THAT BROKEN OUT AS WELL, AND IT GOES ALONG WITH THE ONE-PAGER THAT WE PROVIDED TO YOU GUYS.
>> OKAY. I NEED TO FIND THAT ONE PAGER THAT [BACKGROUND] OKAY.
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THANKS. DID THE ONE-PAGER ENTER THE DAIS FOLDER TONIGHT? OKAY, GOT IT. I DID NOT BRING THOSE.>> THE COLOR SHEETS ARE DIFFERENT.
>> THE LAST QUESTION I HAVE ON THE CT FIRE TOWER.
WHERE IS THAT GOING TO BE PROPOSED BEING BUILT?
>> OKAY. THAT'S JUST GOING TO BE A STANDALONE TOWER.
>> LET ME GO BACK OVER THERE. THERE IT IS.
>> YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT CTE, WHAT DO WE CALL THAT? THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING HAS BEEN ON THE LIST AT LEAST ONE BOND BACK.
THE BUDGET IS SO TIGHT, AND THAT PROJECT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK A LOT OF US WANT TO DO.
IT AFFECTS A PROPORTIONALLY SMALL AMOUNT OF STUDENTS, AND SO I THINK WE FIND OURSELVES IN A DILEMMA ABOUT THAT.
TOWARDS THE END, AS A LAST MINUTE, HEY, WHAT IF WE PULLED OFF THE FIRE TOWER AND JUST BUILT THAT FOR NOW? BECAUSE WE KNOW THEY USE THAT LIKE RIGHT NOW THEY'RE RENTING THOSE, THEY TRAVEL AND GO DO IT.
WHAT IF WE DID THIS AS A PHASE 1? THAT'S WHY IT'S THERE.
>> NO, I LOVE IT. BUT I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE BUILT HERE LIKE SOMEWHERE BACK HERE [OVERLAPPING].
>> IT'S GOING TO BE BUILT NEXT TO YOUR PARKING SPOT.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS, BEAR WITH ME.
ON THE MAINTENANCE AND GROUND SHOPS AT UHLAND, THAT PRE-ENGINEERED MIDDLE BUILDING, HOW BIG IS THAT BUILDING GOING TO BE?
>> RIGHT NOW, WE THINK IT COULD BE A FOUR-BAY BUILDING.
IF WE COULD USE OUR OWN ASSETS TO DO SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION, WE MIGHT MAKE IT A LITTLE LARGER.
>> FIVE THOUSANDS SQUARE FEET? TEN THOUSANDS SQUARE FEET?
>> THAT RANGE, 5-6,000, 07,200 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> [NOISE] JUST FROM A PROCEDURAL STANDPOINT, SO AT THIS POINT, I'LL STOP ASKING QUESTIONS BECAUSE I CAN LITERALLY HAVE BROUGHT ALL MY BOOKS.
I MEAN, WE COULD DO THIS, BUT ARE WE GOING TO SET OURSELVES SOME MORE TIME AS A BOARD TO DISCUSS THIS IN ANOTHER MEETING OR A SPECIAL MEETING?
>> MR. SEVERANCE, WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS ON THE LIST AND THE FINALIZED LIST AND THE FINALIZED FINALIZED LIST BEFORE WE GET TO IT.
>> WE HAVE ONE DECEMBER MEETING AND THEN IT'S JANUARY ALREADY, AND THEN I THINK TIM'S CALENDAR, WE GOT TO CALL IT AT THAT, JANE.
>> YES. WE'LL DO A SPECIAL. [OVERLAPPING] WE'LL DO WHAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE.
>> CAN I INTERJECT A LITTLE BIT?
>> THIS PRESENTATION WAS PUT OUT ON THURSDAY, AND I THINK NOW CABINET'S BEEN ABLE TO ABSORB IT A LITTLE BIT, TOO.
I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET FBOC PLUS CABINET RECOMMENDATIONS STILL COMING A LITTLE BIT.
QUESTIONS ARE GOOD NOW, BUT I THINK THERE'S STILL GOING TO BE SOME MORE INFORMATION.
THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
WE'RE GOING LIKE CRAZY AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOME OF THE STUFF.
BUT I LOVE THE ACADEMIC FOCUS ON THIS BOND.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE SEATS THAT WE NEED FOR STUDENT GROWTH, SO THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.
>> YES. THANK YOU, MR. NETTING, AND MISS BEDWELL.
I KNOW THAT IT'S A LOT OF WORK BEING ON FBOC, AND MEMBERS, HAVING SERVED ON FBOC WITH SOME OF YOU, EVEN UP HERE ON THE DAIS, IT'S JUST A LOT.
I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS TAKE A LOT OF TIME OUTSIDE OF YOUR PERSONAL LIVES TO DO THIS, AND ALSO COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMUNITY WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND WHERE WE'RE AT, SO THANK YOU.
WE COULD TALK ABOUT THIS LIKE MR. SEVERANCE SAID ALL NIGHT, AND I'VE GOT LOTS OF QUESTIONS.
BUT SINCE WE ARE JUST DISCUSSING MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS, I WANT TO ASK THOUGH ABOUT AND I KNOW MR. SEVERANCE ASKED A LITTLE BIT, THE MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL REMAINING EXPANSION OF 4,580,000.
ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT'S ONLY FOR THE DANCE STUDIO?
>> YES, MA'AM. THAT'S THE DANCE STUDIO AND THE SOFT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT AND SOME CONTINGENCY.
I THOUGHT THE ART RENOVATION WAS INCLUDED IN THE GENERAL ADDITION. WHERE'S DOUG?
>> OKAY, SO THAT INCLUDES THE ART AND IT INCLUDES DANCE. IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING?
>> THE REMAINING BALANCE INCLUDES DANCE.
>> OKAY, SO WHAT IS IT MISSING? IS THERE ANYTHING FROM FINE ARTS THAT'S NOT ON HERE? THIS COVERS IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAD.
>> BETWEEN NUMBER 3 AND NUMBER 9, YOU HAVE EVERYTHING IN MCCORMICK? WE'RE PRIORITIZING THE WEIGHT ROOM LOCKER FOR NOW.
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>> OKAY. WHAT WAS THE DISCUSSION ABOUT HOLDING OFF ON THE DANCE ROOM?
>> I THINK THE SENTIMENT IS THAT MCCORMICK HAS HAD SO MUCH WORK BACK TO BACK AND THAT WE NEED TO MAKE BUDGET ROOM FOR OTHER CAMPUSES.
IT WAS NOT THAT THEY DIDN'T NEED THAT, IT WAS JUST WHERE CAN WE GIVE THEM SOME AND ALSO SOME MONEY FOR OTHER PLACES.
THERE'S BEEN TALK ABOUT MCCORMICK WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO PUT SOME PORTABLES, INCLUDING A DANCE PORTABLE AND THAT THING.
>> I'VE NEVER SEEN A DANCE STUDIO IN A PORTABLE, BUT MAYBE THERE'S ONE.
I'D BE INTERESTED IN SEEING WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
AS A DANCER, I HAVE MAJOR ISSUES WITH THAT, BUT WHATEVER.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, I'VE SPOKEN A LOT ABOUT MCCORMICK.
I GET IT. BUT MCCORMICK IS WE'RE OUT OF CAPACITY HERE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE SERVED FOR HAVING TO FILL THE SQUEEZE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE FILLING FOR SOME NUMBER OF YEARS.
THAT'S ASSUMING THAT A MIDDLE SCHOOL NUMBER 7 EVENT PASSES, SO THERE'S THAT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL REMAINING EXPANSIONS AT MCCORMICK AND HOW THAT REALLY AFFECTS MCCORMICK. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
>> OKAY. I HAVE A LOT OF PAPERS HERE.
I'M GOING TO SAVE A LOT OF MORE DETAILED QUESTIONS FOR LATER.
BUT SINCE WE HAVE THE FBOC HERE, I HAVE SOME SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT I WANT TO SEE SOME HEAD NODS MAYBE FROM.
BUT JUST TO ADDRESS WHAT MS. RUNKLE SAID, THE DANCE PROGRAM IS ACTUALLY NEW IN OUR DISTRICT.
WE HAVEN'T HAD IT FOREVER, ESPECIALLY AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, SO PRIOR TO HAVING A SPACE FOR THEM, THEY WERE IN PORTABLES AT DAHLSTROM, FOR SURE, BACK IN THE DAY.
THEN THEY PUT THEM IN THE THEATER ROOM, SO WE HAVE HAD THEM IN THERE.
IT'S NOT IDEAL, ESPECIALLY AS BIG AS THOSE PROGRAMS HAVE GOTTEN, BUT CERTAINLY.
>> I THINK ALSO IT NEEDS TO BE SAID.
THERE ARE ALSO CAMPUS PROGRAMMING DECISIONS BEING MADE.
WE BUILD ROOMS, AND THEN CAMPUSES ARE ALLOWED TO USE THOSE ROOMS, HOWEVER THEY NEED TO.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING TO EXPLORE THERE AS WELL.
>> OKAY, THAT FEELS LIKE I NEED TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES AND MEET WITH YOU PERSONALLY, WHICH I CAN DO LATER.
ONE QUESTION I HAVE ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT MIGHT COME FORWARD.
I'M JUST THINKING OF THE FUTURE, I'M GOING TO TRY TO MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH PATTY MARINO.
ARE WE GOING TO NEED A COLOR GUARD ROOM, OR ARE WE JUST GOING TO HAVE THEM IN THE CAFETERIA THROWING FLAGS EVERYWHERE?
>> I THINK IT DEPENDS ON HOW MANY PERIODS YOU HAVE OF [OVERLAPPING] SO THEY'RE IN HERE.
>> RIGHT NOW, THE HIGH SCHOOL FOLKS ARE JUST COMING OVER FOR A COUPLE OF PERIODS, BUT ARE WE GOING TO GET TO A DAY WHERE THERE ARE SIX SECTIONS OF THE COLOR GUARD AT MIDDLE SCHOOL? NO. OKAY, GOOD.
PERFECT. FOR THE FBOC? DO YOU GUYS TOUR CAMPUSES? DO YOU GO AROUND AND SEE THINGS IN PERSON?
>> OKAY. AWESOME. HAVE YOU TOURED BEACON HILL?
>> OKAY. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT.
THAT'S WHERE WE KEEP ALL OF OUR GROUNDS, PLUMBING, PEST CONTROL, AND A LOT OF MAX'S FOLKS.
>> CAN YOU BE SPECIFIC ABOUT YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THAT?
>> YES. WHEN I SEE THAT THERE'S A $950,000 BUILDING AT UHLAND, WHERE WE HAVE, I DON'T KNOW, 100,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY ALREADY.
IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOME EQUIPMENT OUT THERE, WHICH MAKES SENSE THAT WE PUT SOME EQUIPMENT AT UHLAND.
WE HAVE A LOT OF EQUIPMENT AT BEACON.
WE DON'T HAVE GREAT BATHROOMS AT BEACON.
THEY DON'T HAVE A BREAK ROOM AT BEACON, AND YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF MAINTENANCE, GROUNDS, TRANSPORTATION, AND EMPLOYEES AT BEACON.
I THINK MOST OF US HAVE BEEN THERE AND SEEN IT.
I JUST WAS CURIOUS AS TO WHY THAT DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT.
>> I WILL SAY THAT HASN'T BEEN PRESENTED AS SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK AT.
>> I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU GO LOOK AT IT.
YOU WILL FIND SOME OF THE HAPPIEST EMPLOYEES WORKING IN [OVERLAPPING] INDUSTRIES.
>> I FEEL LIKE YOU MIGHT DISAGREE WITH ME ON THAT.
>> I WOULD SAY, IT'S JUST NOT ON THE PLAN BECAUSE THAT'S ONE WE ACTUALLY THINK WE HAVE TAKEN CARE OF ANOTHER WAY AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO COVER IT IN CABINET TOMORROW.
>> OKAY. WELL, THAT'S EXCITING.
>> YEAH, IT'S MOVING, MAYBE NEED BOND FUNDING FOR IT.
>> WE MIGHT NOT NEED BOND FUNDING.
>> OKAY. BECAUSE I FEEL SAD FOR THEM.
>> ABSOLUTELY. HAND WASHING, FOR SURE.
>> THE PLUMBING AND THEY HAVE A PLUMBING IN [OVERLAPPING].
>> PAY WASHING AFTER THE MECHANICS, PEOPLE COME ON.
>> NO. THERE'S JUST A LOT OF DIFFERENT BUILDINGS, WHICH YOU NEED FOR SOME OF THE THINGS.
BUT ANYWAY, JUST I WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU ALL HAD BEEN THERE.
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YOU SHOULD GO THERE, AND ADD IT TO YOUR LIST IF YOU'RE GOING [OVERLAPPING].>> WE'RE GOING TO CHECK INTO THAT.
>> THEN MPAC, WHAT IS MPAC? IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE IMPACT?
>> MULTI PURPOSE ACTIVITY CENTER?
>> MULTI PURPOSE ACTIVITY CENTER.
THOSE ARE THE COVERED PAVILIONS.
OKAY, SO MPAC IS NOT ON HERE. I WAS SO CONFUSED.
>> IT'S VERY CONFUSING. YOU'RE RIGHT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> OKAY. THAT'S FINE. I USUALLY KNOW MY ACRONYMS, YOU ALL.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ORGANIZING IT IN THIS MENU A LA CARTE WAY THAT'S SUPER HELPFUL.
I ALSO WANT TO APPLAUD YOUR BRAVERY FOR SAYING, LET'S ACCEPT PORTABLES AS A FACT OF LIFE. IT'S FINE.
I WAS VERY AGAINST PORTABLES, MY SWEET DAUGHTER HAD TO BE IN THEM.
TURNS OUT, TEACHERS LOVE THEM, THEY LIKE BEING SEPARATED FROM THE ADMINISTRATION AND AWAY FROM OTHER PEOPLE.
THEY DON'T HATE IT, AS IT TURNS OUT.
SOME MAY NOT LIKE IT, BUT THESE CREATORS SOME PEOPLE DON'T MIND IT.
>> I'M GOING TO PUT IT OUT THERE. I'VE ALSO HAD KIDS IN PORTABLES.
THE FIRE ALARM WASN'T HOOKED UP, AND I'VE HAD MY OWN CONCERNS ABOUT PORTABLES.
THEY'RE HARD TO WORK INTO A SAFETY PLAN.
I DON'T LOVE THEM FOR SPED, BUT I DON'T MIND THEM FOR FIFTH GRADE.
>> WE DON'T NEED TO OVERBUILD WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING COMING IMMEDIATELY THAT'S GOING TO FIX IT, SO WE JUST NEED SOMETHING TEMPORARY.
THAT IS SO HIGHLIGHTED ON THAT SLIDE, THE TEMPORARY SOLUTION.
>> OKAY. I APPRECIATE YOU JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO START THINKING ABOUT AND GETTING USED TO.
TALK TO ME ABOUT CTE IMPROVEMENT AND CYCLE REPLACEMENTS.
THERE'S NOTHING IN THE COMMENTS.
WHAT IS THAT TALKING ABOUT? 998,000.
>> WE JUST GOT THAT LIST BUT OFF THE TOP OF MY MIND. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YOU CAN ASK AND [OVERLAPPING] WE'LL GIVE IT TO YOU.
>> THAT IS FINE. MY ONLY OTHER COMMENT.
I TOO AM INTERESTED IN THE LEHMAN BREAKDOWN.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO JUST COMPLETELY LEAVE OFF LEHMAN.
ALTHOUGH I DO THINK THAT THE CONSTANT CONSTRUCTION WOES ARE REAL.
I KNOW HAYS HAS BEEN LIVING THROUGH CONSTANT CONSTRUCTION FOR YEARS AND YEARS.
DAHLSTROM JUST GOT DONE WITH THEIR CONSTRUCTION.
IT'S A LOT FOR THE PRINCIPALS.
IT'S A LOT FOR THE STUDENTS, SO I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, AND THEY'RE ABOUT TO HAVE A ROUNDABOUT CONSTRUCTION.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY THERE IS SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO NOTE AS WELL THAT THERE'S STILL THE ROAD STUFF THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS.
IT MIGHT NOT HURT TO TAKE A PAUSE AND LET SOME OF THAT CATCH UP.
BUT, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON OVER THERE.
>> YEAH, BUT THERE MAY BE ONE OR TWO THINGS THAT WE COULD DO SOONER THAN LATER.
THEN THE ONLY OTHER THING I'M GOING TO KEEP SAYING IS ABOUT THESE ACTIVITY BUSES.
I DON'T SEE THE POINT IN TWO BUSES PER HIGH SCHOOL.
I THINK YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE FIGHT OVER THEM, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A NIGHTMARE.
I'M GOING TO LOOK AT DR. WRIGHT, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TO A LOT OF BAND COMPETITIONS AND I SEE HOW OTHER SCHOOLS DO THIS, AND OTHER DISTRICTS DO IT, IS YOU HAVE A FLEET OF 10 FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT, AND YOU RESERVE THEM BASED ON WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO LAREDO OR IF YOU'RE GOING TO SAN ANTONIO, ALL OF A SUDDEN, JOHNSON HAS BEEN ZONED TO ALL OF THESE SCHOOLS IN SAN ANTONIO, AND THE ROSETTES HAVE GOTTEN A WRECK ON 35.
I DON'T LOVE IT. I WOULD MUCH RATHER HAVE THEM WITH THEIR BAND EQUIPMENT, WITH ALL THEIR STORED UNDERNEATH.
IF YOU HAVE TWO ACTIVITY BUSES FOR COACH-DRIVEN, WHAT IS THAT FOR? WATER POLO, VOLLEYBALL? WHAT ARE THEY STORED UNDERNEATH?
>> LET ME AGREE WITH YOU 100%.
>> HERE'S THE PROBLEM. WE'RE ADDING THESE, AND WE DON'T HAVE THE CASH TO ADD AS MANY AS WE NEED TO BEGIN WITH.
BUT ALL THAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THE EXACT SAME THOUGHTS I HAD WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED AS PART OF OUR TRANSPORTATION PRESENTATION NIGHT. WHO'S GETTING THESE? PEOPLE ARE GOING TO FIGHT OVER THEM. BUT THE REALITY IS THEY'RE VERY EXPENSIVE.
THAT'S A MENU CHOICE YOU CAN MAKE, BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO CUT SOME OTHER STUFF IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL GOOD TO HAVE THE NICER BUSES, BUT WE'RE GOING TO NOT DO SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE JUST ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO DO.
>> I FEEL PRETTY STRONGLY ABOUT FIELD TRIP BUSES BEING SAFE, AND I THINK THE BOARD DOES, TOO. I HOPE THAT WE DO.
>> BUT THAT'S WHAT IT CAME DOWN TO [OVERLAPPING].
>> WE DON'T WANT PROJECTILES ON THEM.
I DON'T WANT TROMBONES FLYING AROUND.
I'VE BEEN A CHAPERON ON A LOT OF BAND BUSES, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT COULD FLY AROUND IF THEY'RE NOT STORED UNDERNEATH.
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>> I'M JUST GIVING COMMITTEE INPUT IS JUST THEY COST A LOT OF MONEY.
>> OKAY. BECAUSE THAT'S NOT BROKEN DOWN, SO I'M GOING TO ASK THAT QUESTION.
>> THERE'S A TRANSPORTATION PRESENTATION THAT WAS MADE TO THE FBOC.
BY THE WAY, JUST TO REFRESH EVERYBODY, ALL OF OUR MEETING NOTES ARE PUBLIC.
>> ANYTHING THAT'S GOT A MAP IS NOT PUBLIC, BUT YOU GUYS SEE THAT STUFF ANYWAY.
BUT WE TRY REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT LIKE IF TRANSPORTATION MAKES A PRESENTATION TO US, THAT IT SHOWS UP AS A MEETING NOTE THAT YOU COULD GO LOOK AT, I KNOW THAT SOME OF THAT'S BEYOND MY CONTROL.
I'M NOT SURE THAT ONE'S ON THERE, BUT IT DOES EXIST, AND I'M SURE CASSANDRA WOULD GIVE IT TO YOU.
>> DO WE ALREADY HAVE A TOW TRUCK AND A SHOP TRUCK?
>> WE DO. THOSE WOULD BE REPLACEMENTS.
>> PERFECT. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. THANK YOU.
>> MR. FLORES. AGAIN, THANK YOU, MISS PERUWELL, FOR ALL THIS AND TO ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF THEIR LIVES, TO JUST WORKING TOGETHER TO SEE HOW YOU CAN IMPROVE OUR DISTRICT AND TAKING WALKS IN THE FACILITIES, ETC.
I'M GOING TO SECOND TO WHAT MR. SEVERN SAID AND AS WELL AS MS. PETREA ABOUT THE LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT AND BREAKING IT OFF SPECIFICALLY THE WEIGHT ROOM.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT WEIGHT ROOM BROKEN OFF THE SAME WAY WE BROKE IT OFF IN THE 2023 BOND WITH THE HAYS HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOM.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT BROKEN OFF JUST TO SEE WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE TO MAYBE GIVE A MORE OF AN A LA CARTE MENU FOR THAT BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD UP THE PROGRAMS AT LEHMAN AND TRYING TO RETAIN ATHLETES AT THAT SPECIFIC SCHOOL.
IN ADDITION, I NOTICED ON ITEM 7097.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S PRIORITY ONE ITEMS, OBVIOUSLY AT WALLACE, BUT THEN THERE'S A PLUS THE WEIGHT ROOM AND TURF FIELDS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE JUST A SPECIFIC COST FOR THE WEIGHT ROOM BEING BUILT AT WALLACE IN ADDITION TO THE TURF FIELDS, JUST TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS.
>> THIS NUMBER WITH WALLACE DOES INCLUDE THAT.
JUST MAKING SURE THAT YOU KNOW THAT.
THAT IS BROKEN DOWN SOMEWHERE.
THAT NUMBER EXISTS BECAUSE WE ADDED IT TO THIS WITH THAT THOUGHT PROCESS OF WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS PROJECT ALL AT ONCE.
>> YES. AGAIN, BUT IT'S REALLY SPECIFICALLY, THE LEHMAN PROJECT.
I DO BELIEVE THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF BREAKING THAT UP, AND I UNDERSTAND THE CONSTRUCTION CONCERNS.
ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE THE WEIGHT ROOM WOULD BE ON THE SOUTH END OF THE CAMPUS, WHERE THE ROUNDABOUT CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE ON THE OTHER END, MAYBE THEY'LL SAVE SOME CHAOS. I KNOW HOW IT IS.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT JUST IN THE FUTURE, BUT I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT MORE ROBUST DISCUSSIONS ON WHAT'S NEEDED AND ALL THAT.
AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THE FPOC HAS DONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> NINETEEN SEVENTY FIVE, THE MOVIE JAWS.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER BOND.
GREAT MOVIE. GREAT YEAR BY THE WAY.
YES, AGAIN, I KNOW I STARTED OFF.
I KNEW THAT THEY WOULD HAVE GREAT QUESTIONS AND GREAT THOUGHTS. BUT YES, THANK YOU AGAIN.
I DO WANT TO CHIME IN AND YOU'VE HEARD IT ACTUALLY FROM A COUPLE OF US NOW.
FIVE OF US WERE ON THIS BOARD THE LAST TIME WE VOTED ON A BOND, AND WE PUNTED A COUPLE OF PROJECTS FROM THAT BOND.
WE SAID WE WOULD GET SOME UP IN TWO YEARS, WHICH WAS JOHNSON AND LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE GYMS WHEN WE HAD HAYS ON THE PREVIOUS BOND.
I'M GOING TO GO ON RECORD RIGHT NOW SAYING THAT I DO WANT TO SEE LEHMAN GET WHAT WE TOLD THEM WE WOULD GET TWO YEARS AGO.
I WANT TO BE A PERSON ON MY WORD.
I KNOW AS A TEAM, WE WANT TO FOLLOW THROUGH.
THANK YOU, MR. FLORES FOR ASKING FOR THAT BREAKOUT BECAUSE I DO WANT TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE THINGS THAT WE SAID, PLUS, WE KNOW THAT WHERE THE GROWTH IS HAPPENING.
WE HEARD THIS LAST WEEK. THIS IS FRESH AS OF LAST WEEK.
WHERE ALL OF THE GROWTH IS HAPPENING IS MOSTLY ON THE EAST SIDE OF 35.
SOME OF THESE THINGS, WE CAN'T WAIT TWO YEARS BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO NEED THEM IN TWO YEARS.
AGAIN, THE PROBLEM OF JUST BEING THAT FAST GROWTH.
DR. WRIGHT, YOU SAID 1,000-1,500 STUDENTS PER YEAR, AND THEN SOME, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY NEW HOMES ARE BUILT OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
TEAM WE DO HAVE SOME VERY TOUGHER DECISIONS TO MAKE BASED ON YOU ALL GIVE US A GREAT STARTING POINT.
AGAIN, I WANT TO ECHO EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY SAID.
IT'S NOT AN EASY COMMITTEE AND YOU'VE USED A GOOD RUBRICS, IF I CAN SAY THAT TO REALLY EVALUATE WHY YOU PRIORITIZE THINGS.
THANK YOU, MISS BEDWELL AND TEAM FOR SAYING THAT, YOUR FEELINGS ARE GOING TO GET HURT WHY I LIKE PROJECT NUMBER 22, BUT I WANT TO ADD PROJECT NUMBER 37, THAT YOU ALL SAID, LET'S HIDE THAT ONE FOR NOW.
AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT TO BE DISCUSSED, BUT YOU GAVE US A GREAT STARTING POINT.
I DO LOOK FORWARD AS WELL TO DR. WRIGHT TO WHAT YOU
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AND CABINET AND TEAM HAVE ALSO COME UP WITH.WE HAVE SOME MORE THINGS. MISS BEDWELL, YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE YOU WANT TO CHIME IN ON.
>> IN CONCLUSION, THIS ROLE, WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT HERE IS ACTUALLY HARD FOR ME BECAUSE MY NUMBER 1 PASSION IS ADVOCACY.
I WANT YOU TO PAY FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE PROJECTS.
I THINK THEY ABSOLUTELY ALL NEED TO BE DONE.
>> IT'S SUPER HARD TO PUT THE OVERSIGHT AT ON AND SAY, WELL, IF WE HAVE TO PUT THESE IN SOME ORDER, I AM GOING TO SAY WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH LEHMAN IS A RELATIVELY NEWER SOLUTION IN COMMITTEE DISCUSSION.
WE LOVE LEHMAN A LOT, AND I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO THAT AND CUT SOMETHING ELSE THAT WON'T HURT SO BAD.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WOULD BE, BUT.
>> EVERYTHING HURTS. THE GROWTH HURTS, AND THEN THE CUTS HURT.
>> FOR SURE. THE GOOD THING MISS BEDWELL, IS THAT THE FINAL VOTE RESTS UP HERE.
IT'S ON US TO SAY, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH.
BUT I KNOW THAT THE FOUNDATION OF WHAT WE'LL LIKELY MOVE FORWARD WITH IS GOING TO BE BASED ON WHAT YOU.
>> FOR SURE. AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS SOME GREAT WORK, SOME GREAT THOUGHT.
YOU HAVE SO MANY MEETINGS THAT IT'S LIKE, YOU ALL HAVE ALMOST AS MANY MEETINGS AS WE DO IF NOT MORE.
I DON'T KNOW. DOES CHEF FEED YOU ALL OF YOUR MEETINGS? WE GET FED PRETTY GOOD HERE AT THE MEETING.
YOU ALL GET FED PRETTY GOOD, TOO, THEN.
BUT LOTS OF HEAD NODS INTO THINGS THAT WERE SAID.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME BIGGER DISCUSSIONS, BUT AT THIS POINT, REALLY, THE POINT IS THAT WE'RE MOVING IT BACK FROM YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO US.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO OUR MOTION HERE AND MAKE MY LANGUAGE OFFICIAL, SO I DON'T MISSPEAK ON SOMETHING.
THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION THE FACILITIES AND BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING A POTENTIAL MAY 2025 BOND ELECTION AS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED.
MOVED BY MS. OROSCO. SECOND BY MR. SEVERANCE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
MR. SEIBEL, WE'RE GOING TO START THE CLOCK.
GREAT DISCUSSION TEAM. WE KNOW WE HAVE LOTS MORE WORK AHEAD.
[L.6. Consideration and possible grant of a Permanent Utility Easement to Pedernales Electric Cooperative at Ramage Elementary School]
WE ARE ON ITEM L6.THIS IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE GRANT OF UTILITY EASEMENT FOR THE PEDERNALES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE AT RAMAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
GOT A LONG MOTION HERE TO SUGGEST.
THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES GRANT AN ELECTRICAL UTILITY EASEMENT TO PEDERNALES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE AT RAMAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
APPROVE THE 2023 BOND FUNDED EXPENDITURE FOR ESTABLISHING ELECTRICAL SERVICE, AND AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY AND CONVENIENT TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $168,832 AS PRESENTED.
MOVED BY MR. FLORES. SECOND BY MR. SEIBEL.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0. TEAM,
[L.7. Consideration and possible approval of the 2023-2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Audit]
WE'RE ON L7 PAGE 50 OF YOUR AGENDA.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE 2023, 2024 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL AUDIT REPORT.
DO WE HAVE A QUESTION? MS. OROSCO.
>> MR. SEVERANCE JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF WE COULD TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE FBOC, BUT I SAID THEY'RE NOT ALL HERE.
MAYBE WHEN WE CALL FOR THE BALLOT ELECTION, WE CAN DO THAT.
PLEASE FBOC, COME BACK AND BRING ALL YOUR PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL DO THAT AT A FUTURE MEETING.
AWESOME. AGAIN, WE HEARD FROM MR. RAU LAST WEEK.
MR. RAU, WE HAVE SOME DOCUMENTS IN FRONT OF US, OR WE HAVE THE AUDITOR'S REPORT? YOUR MIC WAS NOT ON, MR. RAU.
HE'S SAYING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A COPY IN FRONT OF US.
THAT WE'RE HAVING SOME MIC ISSUES THERE.
THESE SUGGESTED MOTIONS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE 2023, 2024 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT AS PRESENTED.
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MOVED BY MS. PETREA.ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MR. SEIBEL.
>> SORRY, CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, I ACTUALLY DON'T WANT TO READ THROUGH ALL THIS STUFF.
ACCOUNTING STUFF REALLY IT ACTUALLY DOESN'T MAKE AS MUCH SENSE TO ME.
BUT WITH THAT SAID, I DO, AND I SPOKE WITH MR. RAU EARLIER ABOUT THIS.
BUT JUST FOR THE SAKE OF TRANSPARENCY BECAUSE WE JUST SAW A NUMBER UP HERE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY HIGH SCHOOL 4 AT $430 MILLION.
SINCE THESE ARE ALL PUBLIC DOCUMENTS THAT ANYBODY COULD JUST GO AND FIND AND PULL DOWN AND VIEW AND SEE.
FOR THE SAKE OF TRANSPARENCY, IF SOMEBODY WERE, THEY WOULD LOOK AT OUR CURRENT ASSETS AND LOOK AT OUR CURRENT BUILDING AND IMPROVEMENT ASSETS OF ROUGHLY $373 MILLION AND CONSTRUCTION AND PROGRESS OF 291 MILLION.
THIS IS ON PAGE 10 OF THE I ALWAYS SAY ACQUIFER, BUT YOU PUT THE A IN FRONT OF THE C AQUIFER, WHATEVER.
THAT'S 664 ROUGHLY $665 MILLION AND TOTAL BUILDING ASSETS CURRENTLY.
SOMEBODY LOOKING AT THAT AND SAY, WELL, HOW DO WE HAVE $665 MILLION OF BUILDING ASSETS CURRENTLY, BUT WE'RE BUILDING A $430 MILLION HIGH SCHOOL.
HOW DO THOSE TWO THINGS COMPUTE? JUST FOR THE SAKE OF TRANSPARENCY, I THOUGHT I GIVE MR. RAU THE FLOOR TO EXPLAIN WHY THAT IS DIFFERENT, WHAT WE SEE IN THE FINANCIAL REPORT VERSUS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO BUILD ON THE BOND.
IF YOUR MIC WORKS, GOT IT SCREEN.
THE NUMBER YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS NET OF DEPRECIATION.
MOST OF THE BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE ON THERE ARE DEPRECIATED OVER 30 YEARS.
RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS ARE ADDED AS SEPARATE ITEMS, BUT ALL THOSE NUMBERS ARE NET OF DEPRECIATION.
>> IN OTHER WORDS, WE BUILT HIGH SCHOOL FOUR AT $430 MILLION.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS REPORT 20 YEARS FROM NOW, THAT HIGH SCHOOL HAS DEPRECIATED IN VALUE TO X DOLLARS, AND SO IT'S ONLY WORTH.
>> ROUGHLY THEN AT THAT TIME, YOU'D HAVE 1/3 OF THE VALUE ON THE FACE OF THE FINANCIALS.
>> LOOK AT THAT AND YOU ALREADY KNEW WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE WORTH 20 YEARS FROM NOW, ABOUT THAT.
NO, BUT OVERALL, JUST WANTED TO SAY THIS IS GREAT TRANSPARENCY FOR EVERYBODY AND IF YOU'RE REALLY CURIOUS AND WANT TO DIG INTO NUMBERS AND HAVE GOOD BEDTIME READING, THIS IS WHERE TO GO.
BUT I APPRECIATE THE VALUE AND EVERYTHING.
NO SURPRISES AT ALL FROM OUR AUDITORS.
WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING BY THE BOOK AND ARE IN GREAT FINANCIAL SHAPE AS WELL AS WE CAN BE.
GREAT WORK ON ALL THAT. THANK YOU.
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES, 7-0.
TEAM THAT TAKES US UP TO ITEM L8,
[L.8. Consideration and possible vote to elect Directors of the Hays Central Appraisal District]
CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE VOTE TO ELECT DIRECTORS OF THE HAYS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.WE HAD OUR TWO NOMINATIONS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO ON A SPECIAL MEETING AND TEAM WITH A NUMBER OF VOTES THAT WE HAVE.
WE HAVE GIVEN THE INCUMBENT THE ONE EXTRA VOTE INSTEAD OF SPLITTING A VOTE.
THAT'S HOW WE CAME UP WITH THE NUMBERS.
THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
CAST 684 VOTES FOR NORA PUENTE, AND 683 VOTES FOR MARK JONES FOR THE HAYS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT DIRECTORS AS PRESENTED.
NO BY MS. RUNKLE. SECOND BY MR. SEVERANCE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
GREAT JOB TEAM THAT TAKES US THROUGH ALL OF OUR ACTION ITEMS. WE WILL NOW HAVE OUR INFORMATION ITEMS.
[M.1. Update on District Safety & Security Initiatives]
OUR DISTRICT AND SAFETY AND SECURITY INITIATIVES BY CHIEF SKROCKI.SHE HAS NONE. I KNOW WE GOT SOME IN CLOSED SESSION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF SKROCKI.
UPDATE ON DISTRICT BOND, CONSTRUCTION,
[M.2. Update on District Bond, Construction, and Renovation Projects]
AND RENOVATION PROJECTS.>>, I WANT YOU TO PREPARE THE BOND RECOMMENDATION.
>> YES, SIR. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. CLEAVER? ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. RAU ON OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS?
[M.3. Financial Statements]
THAT TAKES ALL OF OUR INFORMATION ITEMS. DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM ANY OF OUR TRUSTEES? MS. RUNKLE.[N. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES]
>> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY DANCE CLASSES MISS O'NEIL HAS AT MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL,
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AND HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE IN EACH OF THOSE CLASSES, AND HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE SERVED IN THE DANCE PROGRAM AT MCCORMICK? THANK YOU.>> ANY OTHER REQUESTS FROM MY RIGHT? MR. SEVERANCE.
>> MS. PETREA, ALL THOSE QUESTIONS THAT I WAS ASKING AND THAT DID YOU CAPTURE THOSE OR YOU'RE GOING TO JUST RESUBMIT THOSE AGAIN WITH JUST ANYTHING ELSE I HAD RELATED TO THIS.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION FROM YOU ABOUT THE BREAKDOWN OF COSTS FOR EACH OF THE SEVEN LEHMAN PROJECTS AND TO PROVIDE ONE PAGERS FOR BOARD BLOG.
>> I'LL SUBMIT THE REST. THOSE GREAT. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? I KNOW THAT MS. PETREA HAS BEEN CAPTURING THOSE QUESTIONS.
[O. RECAP OF QUESTIONS]
AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE ANY THAT YOU HAVEN'T ASKED, YOU CAN SUBMIT THOSE.OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING.
YOU ARE CORRECT. WE DO NEED TO GO BACK INTO OUR CLOSED SESSION. I APOLOGIZE.
THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER. AT THIS TIME.
[B. CLOSED SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]
THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551, SUBCHAPTERS D AND E OR TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 418.183F.THE TIME IS 9:21 P.M. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.
[C. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]
WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.THE TIME IS 9:39 P.M. A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED.
ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT.
[P. UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS]
AGAIN, OUR UPCOMING BOARD MEETING WILL BE DECEMBER 16, 2024.RIGHT HERE AT THE MEREDITH KELLER BOARD MEETING ROOM.
UNLESS THERE IS DISSENT, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:40 P.M. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOHN.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.