[00:00:02] >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. [ A. CALL TO ORDER] WELCOME TO OUR MAY 12 BOARD MEETING OF THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES HERE IN MEREDITH KELLER BOARD ROOM. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY IN ATTENDANCE, AND THOSE OF YOU LISTENING ONLINE. THE TIME IS 5:01 PM. THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY CALLED TO ORDER. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. [B. CANVASS ELECTION RESULTS] OUR FIRST ITEM TONIGHT IS ITEM B1. TEAM, TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO BE VOTING ON THIS. MR. SAVOY, YOU WANT TO GIVE US. THIS IS THE B1 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF THE ORDER CANVASSING RESULTS AND DECLARING RESULTS OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING BOND ELECTION. YOU WANT TO GIVE US AN OVERVIEW, SIR. >> YES, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DR. WRIGHT, SUPERINTENDENT. THIS IS A REQUIRED STEP IN THE ELECTION PROCESS. BASICALLY, THE CANVASSING IS WHERE YOU COMPARE THE PRECINCT TALLY SHEETS WITH THE SUMMARY SHEETS FROM EACH OF OUR THREE COUNTIES. WE THEN ALSO TAKE THOSE THREE COUNTIES, THE DATA, AND WE PUT IT INTO THE FINAL CANVASSING, WHICH YOU HAVE ON THE TOP PAGE OF YOUR PACKET AND YOU COMPARE THOSE AND JUST MAKE SURE THOSE NUMBERS ARE CORRECT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THREE COUNTIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OUR ELECTORATE. OBVIOUSLY, THE BULK OF THEM COME FROM HAYS COUNTY, BUT WE DO HAVE A SMALL PIECE OF TERRITORY IN TRAVIS COUNTY IN CALDWELL COUNTY. WE DO HAVE SOME VOTERS IN THOSE AREAS THAT ARE ALSO REPRESENTED HERE ON THE TALLIES. I'LL SAY FROM ELECTION NIGHT THAT'S WHY A LOT OF PEOPLE THEY'RE UNOFFICIAL ON ELECTION NIGHT BECAUSE THERE ARE DEADLINES LATER IN THE WEEK AFTER THE MAY 3, SATURDAY ELECTION FOR OTHER VOTES TO COME IN, ABSENTEE BALLOTS. IF IT'S POSTMARKED PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M, AN ABSENTEE BALLOT, THEY CAN COME IN THROUGH MONDAY. THOSE ARE CONSIDERED LATE DOMESTIC MAIL BALLOTS, BUT THEY'RE TIMELY IF THEY'RE POSTMARKED AND THEN BY BEFORE 7:00 P.M ON ELECTION DAY ON SATURDAY, BUT THEN THEY ARRIVE BEFORE 5:00 P.M ON MONDAY. THEN THERE WAS A THURSDAY DEADLINE FOR ABSENTEE BALLOT BY MAIL, OVERSEAS BALLOTS, AND THEN THERE'S WHAT THEY CALL A FEDERAL POSTCARD APPLICATION STYLE BALLOT. THAT'S GENERALLY MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OR MILITARY. THEY CAN EITHER BE OVERSEAS OR DOMESTIC. THOSE CAN COME IN UP TO 5:00 P.M LAST FRIDAY. THE WINDOW TO CANVAS STARTED ABOUT MIDWEEK, BUT IT REALLY DIDN'T BECAUSE THE COUNTY BALLOT BOARDS HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE DEADLINES EXPIRE FOR THE BALLOTS TO COME IN. THEN YOU HAVE TO DO THIS TASK BY NEXT WEDNESDAY, BUT SINCE YOU WERE HERE ANYWAY FOR THE MEETING, WE SAID, WHAT A PERFECT TIME. JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS ON A CANVASSING MEETING IS JUST TWO, BUT YOU'RE ALL PRESENT. YOU'RE WELCOME, OF COURSE, TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. THE ONLY CHANGE FROM ELECTION NIGHT UNTIL NOW, THERE WERE SEVEN ADDITIONAL ABSENTEE MAIL VOTES, LATE DOMESTIC MAIL THAT CAME IN ON MONDAY IN HAYS COUNTY. FOR ANYONE FOLLOWING ALONG WITH THE BALLOTS THAT CAME IN ON ELECTION NIGHT, YOU'LL NOTE THAT THERE ARE SEVEN ADDITIONAL VOTES THAT ARE REPRESENTED IN THAT VERY FIRST BLUE COLUMN, ABSENTEE MAIL VOTES, HAYS COUNTY. THAT'S THE CHART THAT ADDS THEM ALL UP. I'M GOING TO GIVE Y'ALL A FEW MINUTES BECAUSE YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE PACKET. IT'S ORGANIZED WITH THIS MASTER OVERVIEW SHEET ON TOP. THE NEXT IS THE SUMMARY FOR HAYS COUNTY. BEHIND THAT WILL BE THE PRECINCT BY PRECINCT RESULTS FOR HAYS COUNTY. THEN THE NEXT IS THE SUMMARY FOR TRAVIS COUNTY, FOLLOWED BY PRECINCT BY PRECINCT BREAKOUT FOR TRAVIS COUNTY VOTERS, AND THEN THE LAST IS THE SUMMARY FOR CALDWELL COUNTY, AND THEN A PRECINCT BY PRECINCT BREAKOUT IN CALDWELL COUNTY. IT LOOKS LIKE OUR VOTERS, AT LEAST THE ONES THAT SHOWED UP ARE ALL IN ONE PRECINCT IN CALDWELL COUNTY BECAUSE WE HAVE LIMITED TERRITORY THERE. I WILL LET YOU HAVE A FEW MOMENTS TO GO THROUGH YOUR PACKETS AND SEE IF EVERYTHING LOOKS OKAY. >> THANK YOU, MR. SAVOY, AS YOU'RE LOOKING. I'M GOING TO LOOK TO MY RIGHT TO SEE IF ANYBODY HAS ANY IMMEDIATE QUESTIONS, MR. FLORES. >> NO QUESTIONS, JUST COMMENTS. I JUST WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO SHOWED UP AND VOTED, WHO TOOK THE TIME TO COME OUT AND JUST MAKE THEIR VOICE HEARD, AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE STAFF AND THOSE WHO WORKED REALLY HARD TO GO AROUND INFORMING FOLKS ABOUT WHAT THESE BONDS WERE ABOUT. I GUESS I CAN COMMENT ON THE OUTCOME. I'M VERY PLEASED AND PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS TEAM AND THIS DISTRICT. [00:05:02] AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE VOTERS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT CAME OUT AND TO MAKE THEIR VOICE HEARD, SO WE'RE VERY PROUD. >> ANYBODY ELSE TO MY RIGHT? LOOK AT LEFT, ANYBODY? VERY SUCCINCT OVERVIEW. THANK YOU, MR. SAVOY. >> I DO NEED TO READ FOR THE RECORD. >> YES, SIR. >> THE RESULTS. BOND PROPOSITION A PREVAILS IN A FOUR VOTE 1545 TO 1031. BOND PROPOSITION B PREVAILS FOUR VOTE 1461 TO 1112. BOND PROPOSITION C IS AGAINST IS THE PREVAILING VOTE. THAT DOES NOT PASS, AND THAT IS AGAINST 1346 VOTES TO THE 1229 FOUR VOTES. PROP D, THE MULTIPURPOSE ACTIVITY CENTER, THE VOTE FOUR PREVAILS WITH 1288 VOTES VERSUS 1284 VOTES. THERE'S FOUR VOTES DIFFERENT THERE.. IF ANYONE EVER WONDERS IF THEIR VOTE COUNTS, THAT'S PROOF. THIS IS PROBABLY THE CLOSEST SINGLE ELECTION ITEM SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE IN 2011 IN OUR DISTRICT THAT I'VE EVER SEEN. WE STILL HAVEN'T BEAT THE CITY OF KYLE, WHO I THINK HAD AN EXACT TIE IN ONE OF THEIR MAYOR RACES, BUT THAT'S PRETTY CLOSE FOR US AND FOUR VOTES. BOND PROPOSITION E. THE FOUR VOTE PREVAILS AT 1552 TO 1015. IF THOSE NUMBERS ARE SATISFACTORY TO THE BOARD, THIS TIME, THEN YOUR TASK WOULD BE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE ORDER CANVASSING THE BOND ELECTION. WE'LL NOTE THAT THIS IS ALSO ORDINARILY THE TIME THAT WE WOULD CANVASS THE TRUSTEE ELECTION. HOWEVER, BOTH OF OUR TRUSTEE CANDIDATES WERE UNOPPOSED AND DECLARED ELECTED EARLIER IN THE YEARS. THERE ARE NO VOTES TO CANVASS FOR THAT PARTICULAR ELECTION. HOWEVER, THE LAW REQUIRES THAT BEFORE A CANDIDATE WHO IS UNOPPOSED AND DECLARED ELECTED CAN TAKE OFFICE FOR THE NEXT TERM, YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE OFFICIAL CANVASSING PERIOD ENDS, AND SO THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE MOTION THAT YOU WOULD ENTERTAIN REGARDING THE BOND CANVASSING THEN YOU CAN, AT THAT POINT, ISSUE REGARDLESS OF HOW THAT VOTE GOES FOR THE ORDER ADOPTING CANVASSING FOR BOND ELECTION. YOU WOULD THEN ISSUE THE CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION TO OUR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN DECLARED ELECTED BECAUSE THEY WERE UNOPPOSED. >> AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR. SAVOY, FOR YOUR VERY THOROUGH STEP BY STEP. WALK THROUGH THIS PROCESS. TEAM, THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE ORDER CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING RESULTS OF THE MAY 3, 2025 SCHOOL BUILDING BOND ELECTION. MOVE BY MISS SODOSKO, SECOND BY MISS RUNKLE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7:0. YES. CELEBRATIONS ARE IN ORDER. [APPLAUSE] >> SO AT THIS TIME, STILL IN THE CANVASSING MEETING, YOU CAN NOW, BECAUSE THE CANVASSING HAS PASSED, ISSUE THESE CERTIFICATES OF ELECTIONS TO OUR CANDIDATES, [C. OATHS OF OFFICE FOR TRUSTEES ELECTED ON MAY 3, 2025] AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE WOULD GO INTO THEIR SWEARING IN FOR THE NEXT TERM. >> YES. I DO HAVE THE CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION, AND I ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE DISTINCT HONOR OF WELCOMING MR. MARK JONES, FORMER COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND FORMER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, WHO'S GOING TO BE DOING THE SWEARING IN. YES, WELCOME, MR. JONES. [APPLAUSE] WE WILL START WITH BYRON SEVERANCE, WHO WAS DULY ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE, SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT 4. >> THANK YOU. [00:11:02] >> DID YOU GET A PICTURE? MR. SAVOY, GET A PICTURE. THERE YOU GO. >> NO, YOU ARE NOT DONE. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO BYRON SEVERANCE FOR BEING SWORN IN FOR HIS SECOND TERM. HE CAME BACK FOR MORE. SO A GREAT JOB, AND WELCOME BACK. NEXT, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TRUSTEE ESPADANZO ADOSCO, SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT 5 BEING SWORN IN FOR HER FOURTH TERM. [APPLAUSE] AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF OUR RE ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS WHO RAN UNOPPOSED. SO WE LIKE TO THINK WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM AND THEY ADD TO IT. TEAM, AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO [D. CLOSED SESSION] 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 5:15 P.M. [E. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION] >> THANK YOU FOR HANGING IN THERE. GOOD EVENING. WE'RE BACK IN OPEN SESSION. AGAIN, I WANT TO WELCOME ALL OF YOU IN ATTENDANCE, AND THANK YOU FOR ANYONE THAT MIGHT BE LISTENING ONLINE. THE TIME IS OFFICIALLY 6:47, AND A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF PRES EXCEPT FOR PRESIDENT VELA OR MR. TRUSTEE VELA. THANK YOU. I MISS HIM ALREADY. I'LL LISTEN TO THAT. HE HAD TO GO DO WITH A FAMILY EMERGENCY. SO HE HAD TO HEAD OUT. [00:15:05] SO LET'S GET STARTED WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED [H. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS] BY NEWLY ELECTED SECRETARY, MR. JEFF SEIBEL. ALLEGIANCE] GREAT JOB, MR. SEIBEL. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR MISSION STATEMENT READ BY TRUSTEE FLORES. [I. MISSION STATEMENT] >> HAYS CISD MAKES IT 100% POSSIBLE. >> YES, IT DOES. TONIGHT, ALSO, OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT READ BY MISS VANESSA PETRI. [J. SOCIAL CONTRACT] >> THANK YOU. OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT SAYS THAT 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, MISS PETRIE. AND NOW WE'RE ON TO ITEM K, [K. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT] WHICH IS OUR SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. DR. WRIGHT, TAKE IT AWAY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SEVERANCE. DO YOU LIKE HOW THAT SOUNDED? CONGRATULATIONS. SO FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, BARBARA, IF YOU'LL ROW. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE OUR WORLD LANGUAGES GRADUATES. THIS PAST THURSDAY, WE WERE ABLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE GRADUATES THAT HAVE COMPLETED AN ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSE, INCLUDING SPANISH 4AP, FRENCH 4AP, OR ASL 4 ADVANCED, AND YOU'LL SEE A PICTURE ON THE NEXT SLIDE OF ALL OF THOSE GRADUATES. THAT'S A BIG DEAL WHEN YOU GET TO LEVEL 4 IN WORLD LANGUAGES AND NAP, AND SO LET'S GIVE THOSE GRADUATES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. NEXT, WE WERE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THE FUENTES ELEMENTARY 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, AND WE HAD FRIENDS AND FAMILY COME BACK OVER THE COURSE OF TIME. YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS HERE, THE STUDENTS PERFORMED, AND OBVIOUSLY, THEIR LIFELONG FRIENDS AND KIDS THAT REALLY LOVE THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL, AND SO IT WAS SO NICE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE EVERYBODY COME BACK AND CELEBRATE THE LEGACY THAT IS FES. [APPLAUSE] >> NEXT, JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL HAS REACHED THE ELITE 8 IN CLASS 6A DIVISION 1 STATE UIO PLAYOFFS. THEY WILL BE PLAYING SAN ANTONIO EAST CENTRAL, AND THEY'RE PLAYING A THREE GAME SERIES, BEST TWO OUT OF THREE AGAINST EAST CENTRAL, LIKE I SAID, AT LONG CREEK IN NEW BRAUNFELS. I THINK FIRST GAME IS AT 7:00 ON THURSDAY, 7:00 ON FRIDAY, AND WHAT TIME ON SATURDAY, LANCE, IF NECESSARY, LIKE, 1:00 SOMETHING LIKE THAT? GOOD GUESS FOR ME. LET'S GIVE THE LADY JAGS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL IS ROLLING AS WELL. THEY ONE AREA AND ARE MOVING INTO THE REGIONAL SEMIFINALS. THEY PLAY AGAINST ROUND ROCK, AND IT IS THE EQUIVALENT OF THE SWEET 16 NOW, AND THEY'LL PLAY AT ROUND ROCK ON THURSDAY. THEY PLAY AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, AND THEN IF NEEDED, THEY PLAY WHERE LANCE? DEL VALLE ON SATURDAY. HOPEFULLY WE WON'T NEED IT, BUT IT'S BEST TWO OUT OF THREE. CONGRATULATIONS TO JAG BASEBALL. [APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE HAD OUR AMBASSADOR AWARD LAST WEEK AND THANK YOU TO THOSE OF YOU THAT COULD MAKE IT. EVERY YEAR, I GET MORE AND MORE TOUCHED BY THE EMOTION THAT THE WINNERS HAVE. I TRY NOT TO LOSE MY MAN CARD WHEN I'M HANDING OUT THE AWARDS, BUT IT'S TOUGH. BECAUSE IT DOES MEAN A LOT TO THESE INDIVIDUALS TO BE SELECTED BY THEIR PEERS AND FOR ACHIEVING. BECAUSE WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WE HAVE CLOSE TO 3,500 TOTAL EMPLOYEES, AND WE'RE ACKNOWLEDGING AROUND 27 OR SO. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. THESE PEOPLE DO SUCH A GREAT JOB AS DO MANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES IN THE DISTRICT, BUT IT WAS JUST SO NICE TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THEM. LET'S GIVE THEM ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] THEN NEXT, AS WE WIND UP THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL YEAR. IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING FASTER AND FASTER THE OLDER THAT I GET. [00:20:03] OUR GRADUATING CLASS OF 2025, IT'S UPON US. WE HAVE OUR END OF THE YEAR ROBING ACTIVITIES, LIKE WE HAVE AT LEHMAN. I THINK HAYS HAS ONE FORTHCOMING. WE ARE ABOUT TO GO AHEAD, BARBARA. WE'VE HAD OUR DECISION DAY WHERE OUR KIDS ANNOUNCE WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT. THIS WAS A PRIORITY OF OURS THAT WE PUT IN SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE WANT TO KNOW WHERE EVERY KID IS GOING AND WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO NEXT, WHETHER IT'S COLLEGE, WHETHER IT'S CAREER, MILITARY, OR GOING INTO THE WORLD OF WORK. WE WANT TO KNOW, AND THEN WE WANT TO CELEBRATE WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND WE ARE SO PROUD THAT THEY HAVE THE SKILLS THAT THEY CAN PURSUE ANY OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY HAVE. WE'VE BEEN CELEBRATING DECISION DAY AND THEN STARTING TOMORROW, WE HAVE OUR FIRST ROUND OF SENIOR WALKS, AND WE THINK THIS IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE OUR GRADUATING SENIORS USED TO BE AT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND THEY USED TO BE AT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. IT'S SO AWESOME TO WATCH THEM INSPIRE OUR LITTLE ONES BECAUSE IN A FEW YEARS, THEY WILL BE WEARING THESE CAPS AND GOWNS, AND WE'LL BE CELEBRATING THEM. I LOVE THE TRADITION THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED AND SO IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO AND HI FIVE A FEW KIDS THAT ARE GRADUATING BECAUSE IT'S WELL DESERVED. IT ALL CULMINATES ON MAY 27TH AND 28TH. HAYS HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE GRADUATING, OF COURSE, AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY AT STRAHAN ARENA. HAYS GOES FIRST AT 2:00, JOHNSON IS AT 6:00, AND THEN THE FOLLOWING DAY, LEHMAN IS AT 2:00 FOLLOWED BY LIVE OAK ACADEMY. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THE LARGEST NUMBER OF GRADUATES THAT WE'VE EVER HAD IN THE HISTORY OF HAYS CISD BECAUSE WE'RE A FAST GROW DISTRICT, I GET TO SAY THAT EVERY YEAR, SO THAT'S KIND OF FUN. BUT HOPEFULLY YOU'LL BE ABLE TO COME AND CELEBRATE OUR KIDDOS THERE AS WELL. NEXT, I WANT TO GIVE YOU A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE. WE ARE STILL WAITING PATIENTLY TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH SCHOOL FUNDING AT THE STATE LEVEL. THE HOUSE PASSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 2, BUT IT HAS YET TO BE HEARD IN THE SENATE. WE'RE STARTING TO HEAR THAT THERE'S A DISAGREEMENT IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY BETWEEN WHAT THE SENATE WANTS TO SPEND AND WHAT THE HOUSE WANTS TO SPEND. I HEARD TODAY THAT THEY MAY HAVE A HEARING IN THE SENATE K-12 COMMITTEE ON THURSDAY. IF THEY CAN COME UP WITH A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD PASS OUT OF COMMITTEE ON THURSDAY, THEN IT WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE, AND THEN IT WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE. HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT 20 DAYS, WE'LL HAVE AN ANSWER AS TO WHAT TYPE OF REVENUE THAT WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE. THAT'S STILL PENDING. GOOD NEWS TODAY, STEMMING FROM THE HOUSE, THEY UNANIMOUSLY PASSED HOUSE BILL 4, WHICH IS THE NEW ACCOUNTABILITY BILL, AND IT WOULD REPLACE STAR AS WE KNOW IT, FROM A CRITERION REFERENCE TEST TO A NORM REFERENCE TEST, AND FOR ALL OF OUR ACCOUNTABILITY GURUS BACK THERE, I SEE YOU, DARREN. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT USING MAP. AND HAVING A BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, AND THE END OF THE YEAR TEST, SO THAT WE CAN GET REAL TIME DATA IMMEDIATELY SO WE CAN HELP KIDS IN THE MOMENT INSTEAD OF HAVING TO WAIT FOR A TEST ON ONE SINGULAR DAY AT THE END OF THE YEAR THAT WE DON'T GET RESULTS FOR UNTIL SIX WEEKS LATER. I DON'T OFTEN SAY THIS, BUT THEY ACTUALLY USE SOME AMAZING COMMON SENSE AT THE LEGISLATURE. FOR THE FIRST TIME I WALKED AWAY. I TOLD SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AFTER I WATCHED THEM VOTE. IT WAS LIKE 143 TO ONE OUT OF THE HOUSE. YOU USUALLY DON'T SEE PEOPLE CROSS PARTY LINES TO EMBRACE ANYTHING, BUT THEY DID TODAY, AND IT WAS EXCITING. THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS. THE BAD NEWS IS IT HAS TO GO TO THE SENATE NOW. I DON'T WANT TO SOUND PESSIMISTIC, BUT ANYTIME ANYTHING GOES TO THE SENATE, IT USUALLY DOESN'T FARE WELL. THEY'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO GO TO CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AND IRON OUT ALL THE DETAILS ON IT. BUT IT WAS VERY GOOD TO HEAR THAT THEY WANT TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM TO ACTUALLY DO WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS, TO HELP ALLEVIATE ANXIETY, BUT ALSO JUST TO SHOW GROWTH FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO THE END OF THE YEAR, AND THEY HAD SOME REALLY GOOD IDEAS, AND I'LL LET YOU GO INTO THE DETAILS ON THAT LATER. BUT THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WITH THE LEGISLATURE. THEN WHILE BARBARA GETS THE NEXT SLIDE TODAY'S ENROLLMENT WAS 24,399 STUDENTS. [00:25:04] OUR ATTENDANCE IS STILL TRACKING AT 93.3. RANDY, AND I BUDGETED AT 93%, SO WE'RE 0.3 AHEAD, WHICH COULD MEAN JUST A TAD BIT MORE REVENUE FOR US. I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT THAT'S STILL TRACKING WELL, AND I THINK WE HAVE EIGHT MORE DAYS OF SCHOOL LEFT, USUALLY THE END OF THE YEAR ACTIVITIES PROMOTE HIGH ATTENDANCE, WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT GOES. THEN FINALLY, I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THE THINGS THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE SAID TODAY. THANK YOU, HAYS CISD FAMILY COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORTING THE PASSAGE OF 962 OF THE $968 MILLION BOND PROPS. OUR KIDS ARE GOING TO BE THE BENEFICIARIES OF THAT, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH OUR GROWTH, WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE AGING BUILDINGS AND OUR REPLACEMENT CYCLES AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO HOUSE OUR KIDS AS THEY SHOULD BE. BUT BOARD, YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB OF EDUCATING PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT. I KNOW YOU CALLED PEOPLE. YOU GOT THEM OUT TO THE POLLS. FBOC, I SEE BRANDON OVER HERE, AND JESSICA BEDWELL, THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR DUE DILIGENCE. I KNOW, AS MAX ALWAYS SAYS, YOU'LL GET THE SAUSAGE, AND IT'S MESSY, AND THEN Y'ALL MAKE IT INTO A FINISHED PRODUCT. I KNOW YOU GUYS AS BOARD MEMBERS APPOINT ALL OF YOUR FBOC MEMBERS, AND THEN THEY GO OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THEY GET FEEDBACK, AND THEY BRING IT BACK TO THE TABLE. THESE THINGS DON'T JUST HAPPEN BY CHANCE. THEY HAPPEN THROUGH A LOT OF HARD WORK AND OUR TEAM, MAX AND NATE AND ALL THE FOLKS IN OPS. YOU GUYS HAVE TO GET THE BIDS AND THE SPECS AND ALL THE DETAILS AND THEN BRING THOSE BACK THEN YOU HAVE TO CRUNCH THE NUMBERS. THEN TO MAX AND TO LANCE AND PATTY, THANK YOU FOR GOING OUT ON I THINK WE DID 39 TOTAL BOND TALK TOURS TO TRY TO HELP EDUCATE AND ANSWER QUESTIONS IN THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT. I KNOW YOU HAD TO PUT OFF SOME OF YOUR OTHER DUTIES, THAT YOU WOULD THEN HAVE TO STAY LATE OR COME IN EARLY FOR, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THEN THE LAST THING, THE PROP D THAT PASSED BY FOUR VOTES. OFTENTIMES PEOPLE SAY THAT MY VOTE DOESN'T COUNT. MAN, I THINK THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO IT ABSOLUTELY DOES COUNT. TIM WAS JOKING EARLIER, AND HE SAID, I JUST WISH I KNEW WHO WERE THE LAST FOUR VOTES THAT VOTED FOR IT, BECAUSE WE SHOULD NAME THOSE MULTIPURPOSE PAVILIONS AFTER THEM. [LAUGHTER] BUT I DON'T THINK THE ELECTIONS OFFICE WILL GIVE US THAT INFORMATION, TIM, BUT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA. BUT WE APPRECIATE THAT. NOW WE NEED TO WORK ON GETTING PROPER FUNDING FROM THE LEGISLATORS FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION BUDGET. AT THE END OF EVERY BOND TALK TOUR, I ALWAYS MADE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE TWO POTS OF MONEY IN PUBLIC SCHOOL. WE HAVE THE INS PORTION OF THE BUDGET, WHICH IS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND NEW BUILDINGS, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS BOND ISSUE THAT WE CANVAS WAS TODAY. THAT MONEY IS ALL GENERATED LOCALLY, AND IT ALL GETS TO STAY HERE. BUT THE M&O BUDGET IS TOTALLY DICTATED FROM THE STATE. NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE GROW, HOW MANY NEW BUSINESSES WE PUT IN, NO MATTER HOW MANY NEW HOMES WE GET, IT DOESN'T MATTER. WE GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM THE STATE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN THE BASIC ALLOTMENT, $6,160 PER KID. OFTENTIMES PEOPLE WILL SAY, DR. WRIGHT, Y'ALL JUST PASSED THIS HUGE BOND, WHY CAN'T WE HAVE MORE OF THIS OR WHY CAN'T WE HAVE MORE OF THAT? WELL, THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT BUCKETS OF MONEY. WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO WORK AS TAXPAYERS TO CONTACT OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND TELL THEM THAT WE NEED THE SENATE TO SUPPORT THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 2 BECAUSE IT HAS A $395 INCREASE PER KID TO THE BASIC ALLOTMENT. IF THAT DOESN'T PASS, THERE WILL BE NO NEW MONEY THAT WE HAVE DISCRETION OVER. THE SENATE'S BUDGET COMPLETELY FOCUSES ON TEACHER RAISES, WHICH WE DEFINITELY NEED, BUT IT'S FOR TEACHERS ONLY. IT DOESN'T ALLOW US TO HAVE ANY DISCRETIONARY USE FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS, FOR BUS DRIVERS, FOR CUSTODIANS, FOR ALL OF THE REST OF OUR TEAM, AND THE HOUSE VERSION DOES. Y'ALL PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND. A LOT OF TIMES WE DON'T GET INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS BECAUSE WE THINK THEY WON'T LISTEN TO US. BUT THEY'LL LISTEN TO YOU AS CONSTITUENTS. THEY WON'T LISTEN TO ME AS A SUPERINTENDENT, BECAUSE THEY JUST LABEL US AS WHINY INDIVIDUALS, [00:30:02] AND THAT WE'RE ALWAYS ASKING FOR SOMETHING. BUT IF YOU REACH OUT TO YOUR ELECTED SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE, THEY WILL LISTEN TO YOU. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU, PLEASE DO THAT FOR THE 5.3 MILLION PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. WE THOUGHT BECAUSE VOUCHERS PASSED THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO PLAY BALL AND HONOR THE HOUSE'S VERSION OF THE PLAN, BUT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE TRACKING THAT WAY. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY NEEDS, AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN A RAISE SINCE 2019, AND I HEAR IT ALL THE TIME FROM EVERYBODY. I WISH WE JUST HAD THE PROVERBIAL MONEY TREE WHERE WE COULD GO JUST PLUCK IT OFF AND GIVE YOU WHATEVER YOU WANT. BUT THE VALUE OF A DOLLAR HAS DECREASED BECAUSE OF INFLATION OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND COSTS MORE FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AND SO WE NEED MORE MONEY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL CLOSE AND I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT. TO MY LEFT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. WRIGHT? MISS OROSCO? >> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY FOR COMING OUT AND SUPPORTING THESE PROPOSITIONS THAT HELP OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY. DR. WRIGHT, THIS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOUR STRONG LEADERSHIP LEADING OUR DISTRICT, THE WAY YOU HAVE BEEN FOR THE PAST SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THAT STRONG LEADER THAT WE NEED AND MAKING THIS HAPPEN. THIS IS PRETTY HUGE AND SIGNIFICANT FOR OUR DISTRICT. THANK YOU. >> MISS RUNKLE? >> YES, I THINK MISS OROSCO SAID IT, AND OTHERS HAVE SAID IT. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND SUPPORTING THE BOND. I WANT TO THANK THE FBOC ALSO. THEY DO A LOT OF WORK AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT AWARE, WE HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT MEETS AND THEY GO AND THEY VISIT CAMPUSES, AND THEY TALK TO ADMINISTRATORS, AND THEY TALK TO STAFF, THEY DR. WRIGHT SAYS, MAKE THE SAUSAGE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY THANKS THEM BECAUSE THEY PUT A LOT OF THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS INTO THAT. SPECIFICALLY, I WANTED TO CALL OUT THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT I'VE APPOINTED ONES HERE TONIGHT, BRANDON NUTTING. THANK YOU. LIBBY GIMPEL, MIMI RIVERS, AND CELESTE MEDULLA. I CANNOT THANK THEM ENOUGH FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY PUT INTO THE COMMITTEE AND SHOWING UP. THANK YOU TO MY BOARD MEMBERS AND ALL AND OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON THE FBOC. >> TRUSTEE PETREA? >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SEVERANCE. I JUST WANTED TO ALSO, THANK THE VOTERS, AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE LARGEST BOND THAT THIS DISTRICT HAS EVER PASSED. I REMEMBER A FEW YEARS AGO, AISD WENT OUT FOR LIKE A BILLION DOLLAR BOND. I WAS LIKE, THEY ARE BANANAS. LIKE, WHAT? HERE WE ARE, JUST GROWING LIKE CRAZY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FOURTH COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL. WITH A DESIGN, LIKE YOU HAVE NOT EVEN SEEN. LIKE IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION, THIS THING WRAPS AROUND A STADIUM. IT'S INCREDIBLE, WHAT WE'RE NOW GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO FOR OUR FUTURE STUDENTS THAT MY KID GRADUATES IN TWO WEEKS. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME, DR. WRIGHT ABOUT ALL OF THE SENIOR STUFF GOING ON RIGHT NOW. THAT'S MY YOUNGEST. THIS IS FOR, OBVIOUSLY THE FUTURE OF HAYS CISD. I ALSO WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK TIM SAVOY. HE DOES A LOT WITH THE BOND. HE MANAGES OUR ELECTIONS BEHIND THE SCENES, AND HE PUTS TOGETHER GREAT MATERIALS TO HELP EDUCATE OUR FOLKS. HE ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW WEBSITE, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THIS, [LAUGHTER] WHICH IS HARD TO DO IF YOU'VE NEVER LAUNCHED A WEBSITE. I JUST WANTED TO PERSONALLY THANK HIM AND HIS TEAM FOR ALL THAT GOES INTO THE COMMUNICATION SIDE OF THINGS. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION, HE IS A GREAT COMMUNICATOR, AS EVIDENCED BY HIS EMAIL THIS WEEK ABOUT OUR TIKTOK CHALLENGE AND CHROMEBOOKS. JUST READING ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO. THE LEGISLATURE IS ALSO LOOKING AT MOVING BOND ELECTIONS TO NOVEMBER AND MAKING IT VERY RESTRICTIVE ON WHAT BONDS CAN BE SOLD AND WHEN. THIS MAY BE IT FRIENDS, IF THEY GET THEIR WAY ON THAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION HAVING TO DO WITH DEBT AND LOCAL ENTITIES. THANK YOU ALL FOR THOSE THAT CAME AND VOTED. I AM EXCITED TO SEE THE FUTURE OF HAYS CISD WITH THIS BOND. >> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT. THIS IS A PRETTY SMART BOARD HERE. I'M PRETTY PROUD OF THIS TEAM. I TOOK OUT THAT WE HAVE PRETTY AWESOME STUDENTS THAT ARE EXCELLING ABOUT TO GRADUATE, [00:35:03] THE MOST OF YOU GRADUATED, WHICH IS PRETTY GREAT, AND OUR TEACHERS ARE AWESOME. THAT'S PRETTY GREAT, TOO. ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT REPORT. I APPRECIATE IT. NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM L, [L. PUBLIC FORUM] WHICH IS OUR PUBLIC FORUM. I SEE THAT WE DO HAVE THREE CONFIRMED GREEN SHEETS TONIGHT. I'M GOING TO READ THIS. ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD IN PUBLIC FORUM MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE GREEN SHEET LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE MEETING ROOM PRIOR TO THE BOARD RECONVENING AN OPEN SESSION. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN BOARD MEETINGS IS LIMITED TO THE PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF THE MEETING AS PROVIDED IN BOARD POLICY BED LOCAL. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE AUDIO AND VIDEO OF PUBLIC FORUM IS RECORDED AS PART OF THE RECORDING OF THE ENTIRE MEETING AND IS PUBLISHED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE WITHOUT ALTERATION. A PERSON WHO CHOOSES TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC FORUM IS CONSENTING TO LET THE ONLINE PUBLICATION OF THEIR COMMENTS. JUST ALSO ANOTHER FRIENDLY REMINDER, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENGAGE WITH OUR PUBLIC FORUM, ANYONE THAT SPEAKS IN PUBLIC FORUM. WITH THAT BEING SAID, OUR FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE MISS VAN RIE. COME ON, ON UP. IF I DIDN'T SAY IT, I APOLOGIZE, EVERYONE YOU HAVE, FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK. GOOD TO SEE YOU. AGAIN, WELCOME, AND GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. >> PUSH THAT BUTTON. THERE WE GO. MY NAME IS TANYA VAN RIE, I'M A MOM OF TWO, HAYS CISD STUDENTS. MY YOUNGEST SON, WILEM YOU SAW HERE EARLIER IS HERE TONIGHT, AND HE'S CURRENTLY ATTENDING SUN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING CLASSROOMS. HE'S ONE OF 14 CHILDREN IN HIS CLASSROOM, AND THERE IS ANOTHER FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING CLASSROOM IN THE SCHOOL. I GATHER THERE'S ABOUT 25-30 SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN THAT ONE CAMPUS ALONE WHO REQUIRE FULL-TIME ASSISTANCE WHO ARE IN THE FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING CLASSROOM. AS WE SEEM TO DISCUSS EVERY DAY IN OUR COUNTY, THIS POPULATION IS GROWING SO FAST. THANKS TO YOU GUYS, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WE'VE SEEN RESEARCH THAT PROVES WHERE THAT GROWTH IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BOARD CONSIDERS OUR SPED STUDENTS IN THAT EQUATION. LAST FALL, OUR GROUP OF SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENTS SPOKE TO THE BOARD ON MASS IN ORDER TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE CRISIS HAPPENING IN OUR CLASSROOMS. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE HERE FOR LISTENING TO US FOR CONSIDERING ALL OF OUR REQUESTS AND TAKING ACTION TO HELP PROVIDE MORE TEACHERS AND TRAIN NEW ONES, WHICH I UNDERSTAND HAS BEEN A REALLY BIG EFFORT ON BEHALF OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THAT. WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NEEDS AND STRUGGLES OF OUR FAMILIES ARE NOT FORGOTTEN. AS YOU PLAN AND MAKE BUDGETS WITH THE LOOMING CUTS IN OUR PUBLIC FUNDING, WE NEED YOU TO CONSIDER OUR DEPARTMENT OFF-LIMITS. I'M NOT SAYING THIS TO BE GREEDY OR CONSIDER MY SON MORE IMPORTANT THAN NEXT, BUT I DO KNOW THAT OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS ALREADY WORKING WITH MUCH LESS THAN THEY ARE ENTITLED TO. THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT, OR IDEA IS A FEDERAL LAW THAT ENSURES THAT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVE A TAILORED EDUCATION IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH MAY INCLUDE THEIR REGULAR SCHOOL, HOME CAMPUS, SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, HOMEBOUND INSTRUCTION, OR OTHER ALTERNATIVE SETTINGS, AS DETERMINED BY THEIR IEP AND THE ART COMMITTEE. IT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY SPED ADMINISTRATORS THAT THE STUDENTS SHOULD STAY IN THEIR EXISTING PROGRAMS IN THEIR EXISTING CAMPUSES. YEAR AFTER YEAR, WE SEE THAT OUR CHILDREN GET SHUFFLED BETWEEN CAMPUSES OVER AND OVER AGAIN, SWITCHING TEACHERS, CLASSROOMS, AND ADMINISTRATORS WHO HAVE TO LEARN ALL ABOUT THEIR COMPLEX NEEDS OVER AGAIN. IF YOU HAVE EVER WORKED WITH A CHILD, LIKE MY SON, HE REQUIRES A LOT OF ROUTINE. KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT IN HIS DAY TO DAY IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO FEEL SAFE. AS YOU CAN SEE, HE WAS DISRUPTED BY ME JUST BRINGING HIM HERE TONIGHT, WHICH WAS BRAVE FOR ALL OF US INVOLVED IN OUR FAMILY. EVEN THE SLIGHTEST CHANGE CAN FEEL SO UNCOMFORTABLE, IT IS PAINFUL TO HIM. WHEN HE WAS IN FIRST GRADE, HE ATTENDED ELM GROVE IN THE FLS CLASSROOM, AND THROUGHOUT THAT YEAR, HE HAD A TOTAL OF THREE DIFFERENT HOMEROOM TEACHERS IN HIS ONE FLS CLASSROOM. THIS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TRAUMA THAT HE EXPERIENCED THERE, GOING FROM A SWEET EASY-GOING KID WHO COULD USE THE TOILET ON HIS OWN TO ONE WITH SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR, MORE THAN 17 MELTDOWNS IN A DAY, AND REGRESSING TO PULL-UPS FULL TIME. NO ONE WOULD CONSIDER THAT EXPERIENCE TO BE AN ACCEPTABLE AND APPROPRIATE SETTING FOR HIS EDUCATION. FAST FORWARD TO NOW, I'M VERY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT AFTER SPENDING TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS WITH THE SAME TEAM OF WONDERFUL TEACHERS IN PARIS, HE IS NOT ONLY THRIVING AND READY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, [00:40:04] HE'S GOING TO BE AWARDED WITH THE PRINCIPAL'S AWARD ON HIS CAMPUS NEXT WEEK. HE'S READING, TYPING, DOING MATH, COOKING, AND GOING ON COMMUNITY TRIPS WITH THE INCREDIBLE SUPPORT AND CONSTANT LOVING CARE OF HIS SCHOOL TEAM. PLEASE THINK OF HIM WHEN YOU MEET IN THE COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THE STAFFING AND PROGRAMMING FOR NEXT YEAR AND YEARS TO COME. THIS COMMUNITY IS TRULY 100% HAZE THAT SHOULD INCLUDE OUR DISABLED KIDDOS, AND OUR SPECIAL SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF, INCLUDED IN THAT WHO CARE FOR THEM. ROUTINE EXPECTATIONS AND SAMENESS WITH SMALL MOMENTS TO STRETCH THAT TOLERANCE TO NEW THINGS IS VITAL TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, ALL OF THEM, BUT ESPECIALLY OUR SPED STUDENTS. WE KNOW THAT YOU AS MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM, YOU ALL ARE MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM AS WELL, AND WE CONSIDER YOU TO BE AS MUCH AS WE ADVOCATE AND WE HAVE TO SEE YOU HERE ALL THE TIME. WE KNOW YOU CAN PLEDGE TO STAY INVOLVED IN HIS GROWTH AND THE GROWTH OF ALL OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AS THEY TRANSITION THROUGH SCHOOL TO ADULTHOOD, AND THEN THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. WHAT'S THAT? TAYLOR KELLY. THE MIC SHOULD ALREADY BE ON, SO YOU'RE READY TO GO WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. >> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. WRIGHT, AND HAYS CISD LEADERSHIP. I WANT TO BEGIN WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE. THANK YOU FOR THE RESOURCES, STAFFING, AND FUNDING ALLOCATED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION THIS YEAR. THESE DECISIONS HAVE HAD A DIRECT AND MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON OUR FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, AND OUR STUDENTS, AND I'M ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL TO SERVE IN A DISTRICT WHERE OUR LEADERSHIP DOESN'T JUST LISTEN BUT TAKES ACTION. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED. AS A PARENT, EDUCATOR, AND MEMBER OF THE HAYS CISD DISABILITY COMMUNITY, I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE BUDGET CHALLENGES THAT ALL TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE FACING. WE UNDERSTAND TOUGH DECISIONS ARE ON THE BOARD. AS A PARENT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW THAT EVEN THOUGH SCHOOL VOUCHERS ARE BECOMING A REALITY, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THESE BUDGET ISSUES, BUT THEY OFTEN OVERWHELMINGLY FAIL TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. MOST PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE NEITHER EQUIPPED NOR REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION OFTEN REMAINS THE ONLY SYSTEM LEGALLY OBLIGATED UNDER IDEA AND OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS TO SERVE EVERY CHILD REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY. PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE NOT JUST ONE OPTION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, BUT THEY'RE OFTEN THE ONLY OPTION. CRITICALLY, STUDENTS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES SHOULD BE LEARNING TOGETHER WHENEVER POSSIBLE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. THAT IS NOT JUST A SENTIMENT. THAT IS GROUNDED IN FEDERAL LAW AND DECADES OF RESEARCH. THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT ISN'T JUST ABOUT PLACEMENT. IT IS GROUNDED IN FEDERAL LAW. IN LIGHT OF OUR FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION COMMUNITY IS CHOOSING TO LEAD WITH A MORE PROACTIVE APPROACH. WE HAVE SOME SOLUTIONS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE. WE FIND THEM TO BE LOW-COST, HIGH-IMPACT SOLUTIONS, AND THESE ARE THE THREE. NUMBER 1 IS UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING, WHICH I HAVE PROPOSED TO A FEW OF OUR LEADERS. UDL IS A FRAMEWORK, AND IT HELPS TEACHERS DESIGN LESSONS THAT SUPPORT ALL LEARNERS AND NOT JUST STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ENGAGES MULTIPLE WAYS TO LEARN AND SHOW UNDERSTANDING. TEACHERS TRAINED IN UDL OFTEN HAVE NEED FOR LESS COSTLY OR REACTIVE ACCOMMODATIONS, AND SOME OF THE DISTRICTS IN OUR STATE THAT ARE USING IT EFFECTIVELY ARE [INAUDIBLE] AND NORTH SIDE ISD. THESE ARE NOT JUST IDEAS. THEY'RE WORKING MODELS THAT IMPROVE THE OUTCOMES AND THEY REDUCE THE STRAIN ON SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCES. THE SECOND WOULD BE INCLUSIVE EDUCATION. INCLUSION ISN'T JUST ABOUT SPENDING MORE. IT'S ABOUT USING WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE BUT MORE INTENTIONALLY. WHEN STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ARE INCLUDED IN GENERAL EDUCATION, WITH THE APPROPRIATE SUPPORTS, EVERYONE BENEFITS ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY. BUT INCLUSION DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. SPECIAL AND GENERAL EDUCATORS MUST BE GIVEN THE TIME TO SUPPORT AND CO-PLAN WITH EACH OTHER. IN HAYS CISD, THESE ARE STILL OFTEN SILOED. TRUE INCLUSION REQUIRES COLLABORATION, NOT ISOLATION. THE LAST BEING PEER-MEDIATED SUPPORT, WHICH IS ALREADY HAPPENING IN OUR DISTRICT IN SOME WAYS. [00:45:03] BUT PEERS ARE OFTEN THE MOST UNDERUSED RESOURCE IN OUR SCHOOLS AND THEY'RE ALREADY HERE. WITH MINIMAL TRAINING AND THE RIGHT STRUCTURE, PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMS HELP STUDENTS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, THEY IMPROVE ENGAGEMENT, AND THEY BOOST LEARNING OUTCOMES. FOR BOTH STUDENTS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES, THESE PROGRAMS ARE FREE TO IMPLEMENT, THEY'RE BACKED BY RESEARCH, AND THEY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN MANY DISTRICTS BECAUSE WHEN STUDENTS LEARN TOGETHER, THEY GROW TOGETHER AND THEY THRIVE TOGETHER. AS WE PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR, WE HOPE THAT YOU DON'T JUST CONSIDER THESE STRATEGIES, BUT THAT YOU ACTUALLY ACTIVELY IMPLEMENT THEM THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT. THIS MOMENT CALLS FOR US TO BE BOTH FISCALLY AND MORALLY RESPONSIBLE. EVERY CHILD IN OUR DISTRICT DESERVES TO BE SEEN, SUPPORTED, AND GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND YOUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AS WE WORK TO MAKE HAYS CISD 100% POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MISS KELLY. MR. VEMBRY, COME ON UP. YOUR MIC IS ALSO STILL ON, SO YOU'RE READY TO GO WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. >> THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I HAD SOMETHING WRITTEN OUT, I HAVE A BUNCH OF NOTES, BUT I FIRST WANTED TO COMMENT QUICKLY ON HOUSE BILL 2 YOU MENTIONED. THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT BILL. I WAS WITH THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF TEXAS AT THE CAPITOL A MONTH AGO, ADVOCATING FOR JUST THAT BILL, PARTICULARLY WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION. IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHAT THAT BILL DOES IS IT PROVIDES A FUNDING FORMULA BASED ON THE NEEDS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION KIDS VERSUS WHAT IS CURRENTLY PLACE-BASED. IN THAT SENSE, IT SHOULD INCREASE THE FUNDING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS BASED ON THEIR NEEDS. REST ASSURED, THE COMMUNITY IS OUT THERE ADVOCATING FOR THIS AS WELL. NOW THAT IT IS WITH THE SENATE, I WILL DEFINITELY REACH OUT TO MY SENATOR FROM MY DISTRICT, SENATOR CAMPBELL, WHO IS ON THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE AS WELL. I WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE AS WELL AND TELL YOU ALL THAT, YES, THE COMMUNITY IS OUT THERE, ADVOCATING FOR THIS FUNDING AS WELL. TALKING ABOUT FUNDING, I KNOW THE BOARD IS CURRENTLY PREPARING FOR THE 2025/26 BUDGET, AND THAT PREPARATION WILL CULMINATE TOWARDS THE END OF JUNE. I THINK WE WERE HERE, A FEW MONTHS AGO, OR MAYBE LAST YEAR, TALKING ABOUT A FEW OF OUR CONCERNS IN TERMS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE BOARD AND DR. WRIGHT, EVERYONE TAKING THAT TO HEART. WE SAW IMMEDIATE ACTION STEPS BEING TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE STAFFING. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. WITH THAT EYE, KNOWING THAT THE BUDGET PREPARATION IS ON THE WAY RIGHT NOW, I WANTED TO COME UP AND JUST REITERATE THAT SPECIAL EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT FOR THE BUDGET AS WELL. THERE'S A LOT OF TALK AROUND IN THE COMMUNITY, AND IT'S SOMETIMES HARD TO SAY WHAT IS RUMOR, WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING ON. WE JUST LEARNED WHAT SEEMED TO BE A RUMOR ABOUT KIDS PUTTING THEIR PAPER CLIPS IN CHROMEBOOKS, IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING. I THINK SOMETIMES, WHERE THERE'S SMOKE, THERE'S FIRE IN THAT SENSE. WHAT I'M HEARING IN THE COMMUNITY IS THAT THERE ARE STILL CONCERNS ABOUT CASELOAD. I THINK OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE WORKING ON STAFFING AND INCREASING STAFFING FOR SPED. BUT THERE ARE DEFINITELY STILL CONCERNS ABOUT CASELOADS. I THINK WE'VE ALSO SEEN, AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMUNICATION AROUND THE STEM PROGRAM WHEN THERE WERE SOME RUMORS GOING AROUND THE STEM PROGRAM BEING CUT OR MOVED, SO I'D LIKE TO SAY, WE KNOW THERE ARE LOTS OF DECISIONS TO BE MADE. I THINK WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE IS, AS MY WIFE TALKED ABOUT, AS WELL, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS ARE SOME OF [00:50:01] OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS WHO NEED THE MOST CONSISTENCY. KEEPING PROGRAMS IN PLACE WHERE THEY ARE USED TO BEING IN PLACE IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, I THINK MAKING SURE THERE'S CONSISTENCY AND MAKING SURE THERE'S A LONG ENOUGH LEAD TIME IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION AROUND ANY POSSIBLE CHANGES. BUT AGAIN, AS WE HEARD AS WELL, IT'S WRITTEN IN LAW THAT WE SHOULD ALWAYS AIM FOR HOME CAMPUSES, SERVE SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AT THEIR HOME CAMPUS. I THINK AGAIN, AS YOU GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF THE BUDGET, I URGE THE BOARD TO REALLY CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, THESE PROGRAMS, THE CONSISTENCY AND THE CONTINUED FUNDING AND CONTINUED STAFFING OF SPECIAL EDUCATION. I KNOW WE HAVE A LISTENING EAR HERE AT THE BOARD, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AGAIN, LAST YEAR, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE RESPONSE, AND I HOPE WE CAN KEEP THAT GOING, AND I'M JUST HERE TO MAKE SURE WE DO. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE] I APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT, TEAM, AND YOU ALL CAME TONIGHT TO SPEAK. WE HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM MUCH LATER TONIGHT, AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM TALKING ABOUT SPED UPDATES WITH STAFFING AND WHATNOT. IF YOU GUYS STILL WANT TO HANG AROUND, IT'S TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE, JUST LISTEN IN LATER AND WE'LL HAVE SOME GOOD UPDATE LATER ON, MUCH LATER TONIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. NOW WE'RE MOVING INTO OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT TONIGHT. [M. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT - End of Year Review of Athletics] THIS IS GOING TO BE A END OF YEAR REVIEW OF ATHLETICS. MISS SADIO, WELCOME TO THE MIC. IN YOUR DIAS, YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE ATHLETIC. ATHLETIC PRESENTATION IN YOUR FOLDERS TONIGHT. LOOKS LIKE THIS. YOU DON'T HAVE IT? WE'RE GOOD? TO GET AWAY. >> [OVERLAPPING] BOARD PRESIDENT SEVERANCE. CONGRATULATIONS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. WRIGHT. THIS EVENING WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE OF ALL OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. OUR STUDENT ATHLETES HAVE ACHIEVED MUCH, AND WE HAVE PLENTY TO CELEBRATE THIS EVENING. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WE'RE GOING TO ASK THAT MR. MOFFITT AND MR. GIBBS COME UP AND SHARE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS AND GIVE US A NICE LITTLE UPDATE. >> GOOD EVENING. DR. WRIGHT, MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. MISS SADIO, THANK YOU. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE MR. GOMEZ AS WELL AND MISS SADIO FOR THEIR SUPERVISION AND LEADERSHIP OVER THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE THREE YEARS AGO. THERE WE GO. WE'D FIRST LIKE TO GIVE THANKS TO SEVERAL GROUPS THAT HAVE MADE HAYS CISD ATHLETICS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR. THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES. WE WANT TO THANK OUR COACHES, OUR TEACHERS, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS, OUR GROUNDS CREW, AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE TO GROW AND GUIDE OUR ATHLETES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THANKS TO ALL THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHO SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN ATHLETICS. IT IS CERTAINLY A GROUP EFFORT BASED ON ALL THE OPERATIONAL ASPECTS THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. THANKS TO DR. WRIGHT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ATHLETICS AND ALL EXTRACURRICULARS AT HAYS CISD. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN PASSING THE 2025 BOND. BOND ITEMS, ESPECIALLY OUR VOTERS, THE FBOC, THE BOARD, AND THE CABINET. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU PUT INTO THAT. THE BOND WILL GREATLY IMPACT AND BENEFIT THE STUDENTS OF HAYS CISD FOR MANY YEARS TO GO AND POSITIVELY AFFECT THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. ONTO THE NEXT SLIDE, OUR FIRST SLIDE. THIS IS OUR PARTICIPATION NUMBERS FOR THE YEAR. JUST A SECOND. THIS PAGE REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF ATHLETES PARTICIPATE IN EACH SPORT AT EACH CAMPUS IN THE 24/25 SCHOOL YEAR. SOME SPORTS PARTICIPANTS STAY THE SAME DUE TO THE NUMBER OF TEAMS WE CARRY AND HOW MANY THEY DECIDE TO CARRY ON EACH TEAM. WE'VE SEEN SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN SEVERAL SPORTS LIKE FOOTBALL, WRESTLING, BASEBALL, AND GOLF. WE ALSO INCLUDED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETES THAT PARTICIPATED THIS SCHOOL YEAR ALONG WITH THE SIXTH GRADE PRE-ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION NUMBERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. OF INTEREST, WE'LL JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. I TOOK TODAY'S TOTAL SECONDARY NUMBERS FROM OUR WEEKLY REPORT, 12,680 STUDENTS AT SECONDARY LEVEL. [00:55:02] OF THAT, 60% OF THOSE KIDS ARE NOW INVOLVED IN ATHLETICS IF YOU COUNT MIDDLE SCHOOL PRE-ATHLETICS. TAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRE ATHLETICS OUT, THAT'S 50%. THAT WAS OUR GOAL. STARTING THREE YEARS AGO, WE GOT HERE AND THE NUMBERS WE WERE GIVEN WHEN WE FIRST GOT HERE, WE HAD 38%, SO WE SET OUR FIRST GOAL AT 42%. WE ACHIEVED THAT PRETTY QUICKLY. WE SET THAT GOAL TO 45%, AND WE SET IT TO 48%, AND NOW I'M HAPPY TO REPORT TO YOU WE'RE AT 50% OF TOTAL PARTICIPATION, AS OF TODAY. NEXT SLIDE IS WHERE IT REALLY MATTERS. THAT'S WHAT I JUST EXPLAINED TO YOU, FROM 2022-2025. HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPATION IS UP 16.6%, MIDDLE SCHOOL PARTICIPATION IS UP 20.96%. THAT'S INCREASE FROM 2022. SINCE WE BEGAN COLLECTING THE DATA ON PARTICIPATION, WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS. WE DID NOT INCLUDE SIXTH GRADE PRE-ATHLETICS IN THE FIRST NUMBER WHEN WE GOT HERE THREE YEARS AGO, SO THAT NUMBER'S ADJUSTED A LITTLE BIT. THAT'S WHY WE BROKE THAT OUT FOR YOU. IN NEXT SLIDE IS OUR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, THIS IS WHERE IT ALL STARTS. ONE OF OUR EXPECTATIONS IN HAYS CISD ATHLETICS IS TO KEEP HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARD. FOR OUR STUDENT ATHLETES, HAYS CISD ATHLETES HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB IN ACADEMICS IN 2024 SCHOOL YEAR. ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE THE 90 PERCENTILE IN PASSING RATE WITH HIGH PERCENTAGE RATES, A AND A, B ON A ROLE STUDENTS ACROSS ALL SIX OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, WE ALSO HAVE A PASSING RATE OF 90 PERCENTILE. ON TOP OF ALL THIS, LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL'S FOOTBALL TEAM WAS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP SEVEN FINALISTS IN CLASS 5A FOR THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. WONDERFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTED ON THIS PAGE, WHICH WILL SERVE AS A FOUNDATION OF THE FUTURE SUCCESS ON THE FIELD COURT PITCH, MATT, AND EVEN THE WEIGHT ROOM. DO YOU NOTICE WHEN WE DID OUR BOND TALKS, ONE OF THE THINGS WE EMPHASIZED IS THAT JUST OVER, WHAT WAS THE PERCENTAGE? DO YOU REMEMBER? FIFTY FIVE PERCENT OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES ARE IN ADVANCED COURSES. THAT WAS ONE OF THE PIECES WE TALKED ABOUT, TIME MANAGEMENT AND EXTENDING THEIR ABILITY TO GET HOME AND DO THEIR HOMEWORK. NEXT SLIDE IS ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT. THIS IS WHERE WE'VE DONE REALLY WELL THIS YEAR. OUR ACADEMIC SUCCESS ALSO TRANSLATE TO ATHLETIC SUCCESS IN THE 24/25 SEASONS. EVERY HIGH SCHOOL HAD STATE QUALIFIERS THIS YEAR AND MANY TEAMS MADE THE PLAYOFFS. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 23 TEAMS THAT MADE THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR. JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL HAD EIGHT TEAMS THAT PLAYED FURTHER IN THE POST SEASON THAN ANY TIME IN THE SCHOOL HISTORY. WE ALSO HAD 44 INDIVIDUAL ATHLETES THAT QUALIFIED FOR STATE COMPETITION IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SPORTS. THE JET CORRELATION BETWEEN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE AND THIS SLIDE, FOUNDATIONAL PIECE IS SETTING THE HIGH STANDARDS FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND THEN THAT RESULTS INTO THE ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT ON THE COURT AND ALL THE DIFFERENT PLACES THAT THEY PLAY. THAT'S A LIST OF THOSE THINGS THAT HAPPENED. DR. WRIGHT ELOQUENTLY MENTIONED THE THINGS THAT ARE STILL GOING ON. NEXT SLIDE, I'M GOING TO LET DUSTY TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS. >> HELLO, EVERYONE. I WANT TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF COACH MOFFITT AND TELL THANK YOUS. THERE'S NO ONE IN THIS ROOM THAT I CAN'T SEE THAT WE HAVEN'T ASKED IN THE PAST THREE YEARS TO DO SOMETHING FOR US AND TO HELP US. THAT INCLUDES EVERYONE UP HERE. ALL OF THESE GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS THAT YOU SEE ARE A PRODUCT OF EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM THAT'S HAD TO HELP. WHETHER IT BE DANIEL'S CONSTRUCTION. EVERYBODY IN HERE HAS HELPED SO MUCH WITH ALL OF THIS. ALSO HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MOTHERS IN HERE. I HAD THE GREATEST MOM IN THE WORLD, AND SHE TOLD ME A COUPLE OF THINGS ALL THE TIME. SHE SAID, DUSTY, YOU TALK TOO MUCH, AND SHE SAID THAT ALWAYS TREAT PEOPLE WELL. THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE THE BASIS OF WHAT YOU SEE ON THIS RIGHT HERE. [LAUGHTER] WE HAVE FOUR PILLARS THAT HE JUST TALKED ABOUT. WE WANT PARTICIPATION. WE WANT OUR KIDS PARTICIPATING IN EXTRACURRICULARS. THAT'S FINE ARTS, ATHLETICS. WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM, WORK WITH THEM VERY WELL. WE ALSO WANT TO WIN. WE WANT TO BE COMPETITIVE. WE WANT TO GET BETTER ALL THE TIME, AND WE WANT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND WE KNOW THAT ATHLETICS, IT'S PROVEN TO SHOW THAT THAT HELPS WITH OUR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. THEN OUR LAST PIECE OF THAT, IT'S PROBABLY OUR MOST IMPORTANT, IS OUR CHARACTER, COMMUNITY, AND OUR CELEBRATIONS OF THOSE. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE REALLY PUSHED HARD AS AN EMPHASIS WITH OUR COORDINATORS. MOST OF OUR PROGRAMS RIGHT NOW, ALL OF OUR KIDS HAVE ACCESS TO SOME OF OUR CURRICULUMS, WHETHER IT'S AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE THEY DO CHARACTER MATTERS CURRICULUM WITH THEIR ATHLETES. OR IF YOU GO TO LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE THEY DO TWO WORDS CURRICULUM, WHICH IS ALSO A CHARACTER CURRICULUM THAT COACH CASTILE ACTUALLY MAKES ALL OF HIS COACHES, TAKE DIFFERENT PIECES OF THAT. OR IF YOU COULD GO EVEN TO JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, THEY DO SEVERAL DIFFERENT ONES. I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ASHLEY AKINA AND BRIANNA VOLPE IN THEIR CROSS-COUNTRY PROGRAM. THEY'RE ACTUALLY TO THE POINT OF THE YEAR, THEIR STUDENTS ARE TEACHING THE CHARACTER CURRICULUM TO ONE ANOTHER. [01:00:01] WE'RE REALLY BLESSED TO HAVE ALL THAT. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW THOSE CHARACTER PROGRAMS AS WE GET THROUGH ATHLETICS BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT. WE WANT OUR STUDENT ATHLETES TO ACT WELL AND WE WANT THEM TO INTERACT WITH OTHERS WELL AND WE WANT THEM TO RESPOND WELL, AND THAT'S THE BASIS OF THAT VALUE SYSTEM IN OUR CHARACTER CURRICULUM. AS FAR AS COMMUNITY SERVICE GOES, COACH MOFFITT MENTIONED ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT OUR STUDENT ATHLETES DO, THE RIGOR OF THE CLASSROOM THAT THEY GO THROUGH. IF YOU'VE EVER HAD A STUDENT IN ATHLETICS OR ANY EXTRACURRICULARS, YOU KNOW IT'S EARLY IN THE MORNING, IT'S LATE AT NIGHT, AND THEN THEY'RE PLAYING GAMES AND THEY'RE HAVING TO PASS THEIR CLASSES. ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT, OUR STUDENT, AND YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL OF THE PICTURES, THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. WHETHER IT'S ADOPTING KIDS FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE LEHMAN PROGRAM AND HELPING, OR IF IT'S TOYS FOR TOTS AT JOHNSON BASKETBALL, OR DONATING TO WOMEN'S SHELTER THROUGH HAYS ROLLS BASKETBALL. THEY'RE DOING SO MANY GREAT COMMUNITY ITEMS THAT ARE ON TOP OF ALL OF THIS AT [INAUDIBLE] WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR COACHES AND OUR STUDENT ATHLETES. FINALLY, WHEN WE GOT HERE, WE WANTED TO CELEBRATE THAT. ALWAYS TOLD OUR COACHES WHEN I HAD COACHES THAT FELT OVERWHELMED, I SAID, WHEN YOU FEEL OVERWHELMED ABOUT SOMETHING IN THOSE ISSUES, 99% IS GOING AS GOOD. IN EXTRACURRICULAR, SO MUCH IS GOING GOOD RIGHT NOW. WE WANTED TO CELEBRATE THAT SO YOU SEE OUR COACH OF THE WEEK AWARDS THAT WE DO. YOU CAN SEE COACH AMAN AND COACH SNELL AND SEVERAL OTHERS THAT ARE UP THERE. WE LIKE TO HONOR. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALSO ASKED THEM TO NOMINATE ONE ANOTHER, AND SOME OF THEM NOMINATE ACROSS CAMPUSES, WHICH IS GREAT. WE ALSO DO AN EIGHT-TEAM AWARD. YOU CAN SEE AT THE BOTTOM, YOU HAVE MOSES AND DAVID RIGHT THERE. THAT'S FOR AN ATHLETIC ALLY. THAT'S SOMEONE ON OUR STAFF THAT DOESN'T WORK IN ATHLETICS THAT HELPS WITH OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, AND THERE'S SO MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT WE STILL HAVE LEFT TO HONOR. THEN FINALLY, THE MARK JONES HATS OFF AWARD THAT GOES TO A COMMUNITY MEMBER THAT HELPS SO MUCH, AND WE HAVE SO MANY MORE TO HONOR. WE GOT TO AWARD A COUPLE OF THOSE THIS YEAR AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. WE REALLY ENJOY OUR CHARACTER, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR CELEBRATIONS OF ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IN ATHLETICS AT HAYS CISD. THANK YOU. >> THAT'S THE LAST SLIDE, BUT I'LL CLOSE WITH THIS. OUR GOAL IS MOVING FORWARD. NUMBER 1, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD IN A 100% HAYS INITIATIVE. WE'RE AT 50% NOW, WE WANT TO GET TO 100% OF SECONDARY KIDS INVOLVED IN ATHLETICS. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE OUR NUMBER OF CDL BUS DRIVERS AND OUR COACHING STAFF. THAT WAS ONE OF OUR INITIATIVES. WE CHALLENGED OUR CAMPUS COORDINATORS ON BOTH LEVELS TO IDENTIFY THOSE PEOPLE WHO WILL GET THAT DONE. WE HAVEN'T COME UP WITH THAT NUMBER YET BECAUSE MOST OF THAT TRAINING HAPPENS IN THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER. HOPEFULLY, AS WE GO INTO NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, WE'LL HAVE TO REPORT ON THAT. THEN WE WANT TO CONTINUE OUR TEXAS WAY SPORTSMANSHIP INITIATIVE. THAT WAS A STATE-WIDE INITIATIVE PUT ON BY TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION, TEXAS ATHLETIC DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF EJECTIONS, INCREASE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPORTS OFFICIALS, FANS, AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO GO TO THE GAMES. I CAN REPORT THAT WE ARE DOWN ON OUR EJECTIONS THIS YEAR. WE MEASURED OUR EJECTIONS LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE WE HAD 24 EJECTIONS, THIS YEAR WE HAVE 16 EJECTIONS. WE RECOGNIZED AS A STATE THAT 96% OF THE EJECTIONS THAT HAPPENED WERE AT SCHOOLS THAT DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE TEXAS WAY INITIATIVE. THAT'S A DIRECT RESULT OF THAT, AND WE'RE GOING TO EMPHASIZE MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS NEXT YEAR. THIS YEAR, IT WAS PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, BUT NEXT YEAR WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE EMPHASIS ON MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS. THEN LASTLY, EXCUSE ME I GOT TWO MORE THINGS. WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH MAX AND NATE OBVIOUSLY WITH THE BOND PROJECTS, AND THAT'S GOING TO GET GOING HERE PRETTY QUICK, I WOULD IMAGINE. THEN CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE AND DELL CHILDREN'S IN REGARD TO THEIR SPORTS MEDICINE INITIATIVES. THOSE ARE OUR GOALS MOVING FORWARD, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS AS YOU HAVE THEM. >> THANK YOU, MR. MOFFITT. I LOOK TO MY LEFT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MR. [INAUDIBLE] >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU GUYS. IT'S BEEN A FANTASTIC YEAR OVERALL ACROSS THE DISTRICT AT ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ATHLETICALLY AND EVERYTHING. IT'S A GREAT QUOTE BY PAT SUMMITT. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE PILLARS OF WHAT WE WANT TO BRING AND SHE SAID WINNING ISN'T THE POINT, IT'S WANTING TO WIN IS THE POINT, NOT GIVING UP IS THE POINT. PAT SUMMITT, THE GREAT TENNESSEE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH, IF YOU'RE WATCHING HOME. FOR ME, WHAT WE LOOK TO INSTILL ON OUR STUDENT ATHLETES, HARD WORK, HUMILITY, THE TEAMWORK, AND THAT WINNING MENTALITY. BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY ONE TEAM IN THE STATE IN EACH CLASSIFICATION, I GUESS, THAT GO HOME WITH A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY. EVERYBODY ELSE GETS GOOD SECOND PLACE, NOT FIRST OR LAST, RICKY BOBBY. [LAUGHTER] BUT WE HAVE TO BUILD THAT WINNING MENTALITY ACROSS THE BOARD THAT EVERY EVENT THAT WE GO INTO AND COMPETE IN, WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO WIN, AND WE BELIEVE IN OURSELVES THAT WE ARE GOING TO WIN. THAT'S WHAT WE LOOK THROUGH IN LIFE, NO MATTER WHAT, BECAUSE PERSEVERANCE IS A KEY CHARACTERISTIC. BUT I LOVE THE INCREASE IN PARTICIPATION. [01:05:02] FIFTY PERCENT IS LAUDABLE AND JUST SOMETHING WE SHOULD APPLAUD AND GET AFTER BECAUSE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETES, MY BIGGEST CONCERN OF THE COMMUNITY WITH THE WHOLE PAY TO PLAY IN ATHLETICS ACROSS THE BOARD, MIDDLE SCHOOL MAY BE THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR YOUNG STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN TEAMS ORGANIZED SPORTS. GETTING THEM JUST TO PARTICIPATE IN IT, YOU NEVER KNOW SOMEBODY THAT'S NEVER PARTICIPATED IN A SPORT BEFORE, THAT'S THE FIRST TIME. THEY COULD BE THE NEXT BIG THING. WHO KNOWS? JUST GIVING THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY IS JUST GREAT. BUT I LOVE THE TEXAS WAY MENTALITY AS A FORMER HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL OFFICIAL AND A FORMER COACH. THESE ARE BIG THINGS THAT DEALING WITH THOSE BEHAVIORS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO REPRESENT OUR DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE THAT. BUS DRIVING, ALSO A FUN THING. [LAUGHTER] I ACTUALLY PASSED MY BUS DRIVERS TEST WHEN I WAS A COACH DOWN AT FREDERICKSBURG BACK IN YOUR DAY, TOOK THAT DRIVER'S TEST THERE. BUT NO, I'M NOT GOING BACK TO WORK, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. [LAUGHTER] BUT IT'S A FUN THING FOR COACHES TO GET TO DO TOO TO DRIVE THE BUS. BUT I JUST LOVE THE TEAM EFFORT AND COLLABORATION THAT YOU GUYS HAVE WITH MISS MARINO AND EVERYBODY. DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I JUST APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO AND HOW MUCH YOU GUYS SUPPORT EACH OTHER, AND JUST KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> MISS FLORES. >> AGAIN, THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP WHEN IT COMES TO OUR SPORTS PROGRAMS. THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE LESSONS YOU LEARNED FROM SPORTS, THE SUCCESS RATE, THE HARD WORK, AND HOW TO WORK AS A TEAM TOWARD A GOAL. THOSE ARE LESSONS THAT GO BEYOND SPORTS, THAT GO ON INTO LIFE, AS YOU KNOW, THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE ARE SOMETIMES OUR COACHES, THAT YOU CARRY THOSE LESSONS ON, HOW TO WIN, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, HOW TO LOSE AND BOUNCE BACK. I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE, THE FEEDER PATTERNS HAVE CHANGED IN REGARDS TO SPORTS. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, MR. SEIBEL AND ME HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS. MIDDLE LEAGUES WERE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL KIDS. KIDS CAN AFFORD REGISTERING FOR LITTLE LEAGUE NOWADAYS, THE NATURE HAS CHANGED WITH TRAVEL BALL AND SELECT BALL, WHERE SOMETIMES PARENTS ARE PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THAT LEAVES OUT A WHOLE SWATH OF KIDS THAT JUST CAN'T AFFORD THAT. IN ADDITION, YOU HAVE FOOTBALL FIELDS, WHEN I WAS YOUNG ACCESSIBLE, YOU HAD KIDS PLAYING BALL ON A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD. I KNOW THAT THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN TODAY AT ONE OF OUR FIELDS. BUT WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES, AND THESE ARE THE CHALLENGES THAT WE SEE. WHAT ARE WE DOING AS A DISTRICT JUST TO REACH OUT NOT ONLY TO OUR COMMUNITY, BUT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO GET KIDS REALLY INTERESTED IN PLAYING SPORTS BECAUSE WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A CAROL TIGER. THAT WAS MY HIGH SCHOOL. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DO, TO GET KIDS REALLY INTO SPORTS AND WANTING TO PLAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. >> I THINK ALL OF OUR FEEDER PATTERNS HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE WHERE THEY CONNECT WITH THOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH SEVERAL OF THE LEAGUES OR THE REC LEAGUES OR THE NEIGHBORHOOD SPORTS OR SOME OF THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAPPEN AT THAT LEVEL. TO THE POINT OF THE BOND, WE'RE HOPING THAT WHEN WE GET THE TURF FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FIELD, THAT ACCESS WILL INCREASE ITSELF. WE'VE ALSO LOOKED AT, I THINK YOU MENTIONED BASEBALL IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE'VE ALSO LOOKED AT OTHER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE GONE TO HAVING MIDDLE SCHOOL AND BASEBALL. THEY DO THAT IN COMAL ISD. AGAIN, TO THE FACILITIES PIECE, ONCE WE GET TO THAT POINT, THEN THAT CAN BE A CONSIDERATION FOR US. BUT I THINK EACH FEEDER PATTERN LEADER HAS A DIFFERENT METHOD OF CONNECTING WITH THOSE GROUPS, WHETHER IT BE, THERE'S A PICTURE OF COACH CASTILLO, THERE'S A PICTURE OF LA LEHMAN KIDS ON THOSE CAMPUSES, JUST BEING PRESENT TO YOUR POINT, BEING THOSE ROLE MODELS THAT ARE THERE TO BE SEEN. THEY ALL HAVE SOME CONNECTION PIECE, AND THEN WE TRY TO FACILITATE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE LEAGUE SO THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO OUR FACILITIES SO THAT THAT PIECE CAN GO AS WELL. BY AN EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SPORTS HOSTED A CAMP AT SHELTON STADIUM, AND THEY GOT ALL OF OUR, I THINK, COACH CASTILLO AND COACH TORRES AND COACH CARLIN WERE ALL THERE PARTICIPATING IN THE CAMP, AND THEN THEY HAD THEIR PLAYERS THERE HELPING FACILITATE AND SERVICE COACHES AT THE CAMP, AND IT WAS DESIGNED FOR ELEMENTARY AGE KIDS. >> IT'S GREAT TO SEE. THE YOUTH CAMP, I BELIEVE, GOT REINED OUT RECENTLY. I'VE SPOKEN TO COACH CARLIN ABOUT THAT, BUT I HAVE HEARD FROM PARENTS. I SEE ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES WITH SOME PRETTY LOW NUMBERS. I THINK IT WAS TRUSTEE RUNKLE THAT ASKED ABOUT THIS, PARTICULARLY IN BASEBALL, COMPARED TO SOME OTHER SCHOOLS. BUT AGAIN, I THINK THAT ACCESS IS GREAT AND ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND HAVING THOSE YOUTH CAMPS, I THINK, IS REALLY GREAT. THAT WAY, WE'RE MAKING SURE ALL KIDS CAN ACCESS THESE PROGRAMS AT AN EARLY AGE. BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND PLEASE KEEP US POSTED FROM GUARDS A NUMBER. >> TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THE NUMBERS, I FORGOT TO MENTION THIS. THOSE NUMBERS ARE FLUID. THESE ARE TAKEN FROM OUR END OF SEASON REPORT, AND WE HAD THIS PRESENTATION PREPARED LAST MONDAY SO IT COULD BE PART OF THIS PROCESS. [01:10:06] WE'RE STILL GATHERING THOSE NUMBERS. WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A COMPLETE END OF SEASON REPORT SOMETIME PROBABLY OVER THE SUMMER. WE'LL CONTINUE TO SHARE THAT WITH MRS. GLORIA ONCE WE HAVE ALL THAT. FOR INSTANCE, OUR SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL COACHES AT JOHNSON HAVEN'T DONE ANY OF THIS. SOME OF THESE NUMBERS WE GOT WERE INACCURATE BECAUSE WE CALLED THE COACH ON THE PHONE AND SAID, BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED YOUR END OF SEASON REPORT, WE GIVE THEM A WINDOW OF 3-4 WEEKS TO FINISH THAT AFTER THEIR SEASON SO THEY CAN TAKE A BREATH AND GET FINISHED. SOME OF THAT DATA WE DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO, SO WE HAD TO HUSTLE TO GET IT. SOME OF IT'S NOT ACCURATE. >> SECRETARY SABO, IF YOU CAN GET THIS DOWN IS, HOW MANY YOUTH CAMPS WE'RE DOING ACROSS THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, SUCH AS THE ONE THAT HAPPENED TO JOHNSON? I'D LOVE TO KNOW THAT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT RIGHT NOW. BUT JUST HOW FREQUENTLY THAT'S HAPPENING TO MAKE SURE COACHES ARE ALSO VISIBLE IN THE COMMUNITY. I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTORS. BUT WHILE I HAVE YOU GUYS UP HERE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE HARD WORK INFORMING FOLKS ABOUT THE BOND THAT JUST CAME ACROSS. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT. THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. >> TRUSTEE OROSCO. >> I LOVE THE COMMITMENT TO 100% HAYS. THAT HAS BEEN A HUGE PIECE WITH ATHLETICS. SEEING THE COLLABORATION WITH FINE ARTS, I LOVE THAT SO MUCH. TRULY SEEING THE MODELING OF SERVICE ABOVE SELF WITH OUR ATHLETES. I'VE SEEN IT. I'VE HAD SEVERAL GROUPS, BASKETBALL PLAYERS, SWIM TEAM THAT HAVE DONE COLLECTIONS FOR THE CLOTHES CLOSET, FOR OUR FOOD PANTRY AND SO ON, BUT REALLY SEEING THEM OUT THERE BEING COMMITTED TO SERVICE ABOVE SELF, ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE. NOT EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE, BUT BEING A GOOD CITIZEN AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT LESSON, AND ALL THE HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ARE DOING THAT, AND EVEN IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL. I LOVE SEEING THAT. I LOVE SEEING THAT NEW ENERGY OF ATHLETES SUPPORTING OTHER DEPARTMENTS, THEM GOING OUT AND SUPPORTING COLOR GUARDS, SUPPORTING BANDS, SUPPORTING CHEER. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD NOT SEEN BEFORE IN OUR DISTRICT, SO IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT AS WELL. WE APPRECIATE THAT POSITIVE ENERGY THAT'S REALLY THROUGHOUT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND WITH ALL OUR COACHES ARE REALLY LEADING BY EXAMPLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> TRUSTEE RUNKLE. >> THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. I REMEMBER WHEN YOU GUYS FIRST CAME INTO THIS DISTRICT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I SHARED AND MANY OF US SHARED WAS THE IMPORTANCE OF REALLY CONNECTING THE FEEDER PATTERNS AND BRINGING AND BRIDGING THOSE GROUPS TOGETHER. YOU GUYS HAVE DONE THAT, AND YOU HAVE ENSURED THAT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES ARE ON EACH OTHER'S CAMPUSES. THIS WEEK WE HAD THE BASKETBALL KIDS AT JOHNSON GO OVER TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE'RE CONSTANTLY SEEING THAT. TO MRS. OROSCO'S POINT, WE DID NOT SEE THAT IN THE PAST. I REALLY CONTRIBUTE A LOT OF THAT TO Y'ALL'S LEADERSHIP AND JUST ENSURING THAT OUR STAFF IS MAKING A POINT TO DO THAT. IT'S SO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR YOUNGER KIDS TO SEE WHAT OUR OLDER KIDS ARE DOING BECAUSE WE WANT THEM TO BE EXCITED ABOUT THOSE THINGS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, BOTH OF YOU. YOU GUYS ARE EVERYWHERE. ALL ARE TRAVELING. WE'VE GOT BASEBALL, SOFTBALL GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE, AND YOU GUYS ARE IN THE CAR AND OFF Y'ALL GO. WHILE YOU GUYS DO A LOT, YOU GUYS ARE ALSO SHOWING UP TO GAMES AND TO EVENTS TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS ALL OVER THIS DISTRICT, AND WE'VE GOT LOTS GOING ON. THANK YOU FOR BEING EVERYWHERE. I WAS AT THE JOHNSON BOOSTER MEETING. I GOT TO SEE THE MARK JONES HATS OFF AWARD BE GIVEN TO MISSES HALL. SHE SHE IS A BOOSTER PRESIDENT AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S JUST SO GREAT TO SEE OUR DISTRICT RECOGNIZE VOLUNTEERS BECAUSE IT TAKES A LOT TO VOLUNTEER AND IT'S A THANKLESS JOB. BUT A LOT OF WORK GOES INTO IT. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THEM. I'M JUST GOING TO END ON THIS. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INTERACTION THIS YEAR, YOU GUYS. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, MY SON WAS SEVERELY INJURED IN THE FALL AT FOOTBALL AND IT OPENED UP MY EYES TO A LOT OF THINGS IN OUR DISTRICT. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE'VE NEEDED TO IMPROVE ON AS IT RELATES TO SAFETY. THERE'S SOME GAPS THAT WE'VE NEEDED TO FILL AND CLOSE UP. I COME DOWN LIKE A TON OF BRICKS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES MY KID. YOU GUYS HAVE JUST BEEN SO OPEN AND SO HUMBLE AND SO WILLING TO JUST FOLLOW ON THE SWORD A LITTLE BIT ON SOME THINGS AND REALLY FIGURE OUT HOW WE FIX THINGS FOR OUR STUDENTS. BASELINE CONCUSSIONS. THAT WASN'T A THING IN OUR DISTRICT THAT WE WERE PROACTIVELY DOING. YOU GUYS HAVE STARTED THAT THIS YEAR, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. [01:15:01] HEART SCREENINGS, ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE FREE TO STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT, AND YOU GUYS ARE HELPING PROVIDE THE FACILITY AND THE SPACE TO DO THAT. THESE ARE EXAMS AND TESTINGS THAT WOULD COST A PARENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WITHOUT INSURANCE. WITH INSURANCE, PROBABLY MANY THAT HAVE TO MEET DEDUCTIBLES TO GET SOME OF THESE THINGS. I LOVE THAT WE HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THAT RECOGNIZE THAT THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS AND WANT TO BE PARTNERS WITH US. WE STILL HAVE SOME THINGS TO IRON OUT. BUT AGAIN, I JUST APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S WILLINGNESS TO BE PARTNERS AND ENSURING THAT NOT ONLY DO OUR KIDS GO OUT AND BE GREAT AND WIN GAMES AND WHATNOT, BUT WE'RE ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PROTECTING THEM IN EVERY WAY WE POSSIBLY CAN. THANK Y'ALL. >> THANK YOU. >> TRUSTEE PETREA. >> I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT A BUNCH OF THE SAME STUFF, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THE PARTICIPATION NUMBERS, IT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO SEE. I SUBMITTED SEVERAL QUESTIONS AND IT LOOKED LIKE I'VE GOT SOME OF THOSE ANSWERS, SO THANKS FOR THAT. I LOVE THE COACH OF THE WEEK. I LOVE THE HATS OFF. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COLLABORATION WITH FINE ARTS. THAT CONTINUES TO BE A BRIGHT SPOT WITH YOU GUYS COMING ON AND PATTY AND JASON AND THE SPACE AVAILABILITY, AND I KNOW WHAT THE FINE ARTS TEAM. THERE'S THE MULTIPURPOSE GYMS. THERE'S GOING TO BE MULTIPURPOSE PAVILIONS, AND WE'RE VERY INTENTIONAL WITH THAT LANGUAGE BECAUSE IT IS A TEAM COLLABORATIVE EFFORT. THANKS FOR THAT. I DO WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT MR. FLORES SAID, TRUSTEE FLORES. I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO TAKE OVER YOUTH SPORTS AT SOME POINT. I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT GOING ON IN YOUR PLATE, BUT THOSE CHEER CAMPS AND THOSE ROSETTE CAMPS REALLY HELP LIGHT A FIRE FOR OUR YOUNG KIDS. IF WE COULD HAVE MORE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, I KNOW THESE COACHES DON'T GET MUCH OF A BREAK, AND SUMMER SOMETIMES IS THEIR BREAK, BUT IT ALSO COULD BE AN INCOME POTENTIAL POTENTIALLY FOR SOME OF OUR FOLKS. DEFINITELY WANT TO IF COACHES ARE WILLING AND WANT TO DO, NOT JUST THE STRENGTH COACH THE STRENGTH CAMP, LIKE THEY DO THAT FOR HIGH SCHOOL, BUT I'M ALSO INTERESTED TO HEAR WHAT WE'RE DOING. IF COACHES WANT TO DO MORE, I'M HERE FOR IT. >> TO THAT POINT, THEY DO. MOST OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS, AT LEAST ALL THE TEAM SPORTS HAVE SOME SORT OF YOUTH CAMP. IT'S REGULATED BY UIL AS TO HOW MANY CAMPS THEY CAN DO PER SUMMER. THEY ACTUALLY EXPANDED IT TO THE SCHOOL YEAR. NOW THEY CAN DO ONE EACH SEMESTER IN THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THEN THEY CAN DO ONE LEADING UP TO THE BEGINNING OF THE START OF THE SEASON. TYPICALLY, ALL OF OUR BASEBALL PROGRAMS DO A YOUTH CAMP THAT IS TYPICALLY STARTS IN THIRD GRADE, GOES TO SIXTH GRADE OR IT JUST DEPENDS ON HOW THEY DO IT IN THEIR PARTICULAR FEEDER. THEN THOSE ARE ALSO OFFERED. I KNOW LEHMAN DID A FREE VOLLEYBALL CAMP. IN APRIL, I THINK, THEY PARTNERED WITH THE LOCAL VOLLEYBALL GROUP AND PROVIDED A FREE CAMP FOR THOSE H KIDS AS WELL. WE ARE DOING THAT. WE PROBABLY NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF PUBLICIZING IT. >> MAYBE NOT HERE BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY A LOT. WILL YOU PROVIDE A LIST OF WHAT OPPORTUNITIES CURRENTLY EXISTS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AND BOYS ATHLETES? I JUST DIDN'T HAVE AN ATHLETE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND SO SHE PICKED UP POWER LIFTING IN HIGH SCHOOL, BUT. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW, WHAT ARE WE OFFERING CURRENTLY? I KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT MAYBE WE OFFER THINGS THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW WE OFFER. MAYBE WHAT THINGS YOU WOULD LIKE TO PUSH DOWN IF YOU COULD. I HEARD BASEBALL IS GOLF AN OPTION? IS [INAUDIBLE] AN OPTION. WHAT OTHER THINGS DO WE HAVE POTENTIAL IN A FUTURE STATE TO PUSH DOWN TO MIDDLE SCHOOLS? >> TENNIS AND SOCCER ARE PROBABLY THE TWO MOST, NOT UNUSUAL, BUT DIFFERENT SPORTS THAT MOST MIDDLE SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE, OR A LOT OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE. IF I WAS GOING TO SAY, THE NEXT THING WE WOULD PROBABLY ADD WOULD BE GOLF. WE HAVE A GOLF CLUB AT BARTON. >> NICE. >> OUR GOLF COACHES REALLY WANT TO ADD MIDDLE SCHOOL GOLF, AND IT'S RELATIVELY EASY TO ADD IT. >> GOLF CLUBS ARE CHEAP. >> [LAUGHTER] FINDING A PLACE TO PLAY, WE'LL BE PART OF THAT, BUT AS WE TALKED ABOUT IT. >> WE'RE NOT BONDING OUT GOLF COURSES PLANTS. WE DO HAVE SOME GOLF COURSES AROUND HERE. THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS. I HEARD ON THE MULTI PURPOSE PAVILIONS YOU CAN EVEN DRIVE GOLF BALLS. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. PART OF THE MULTIPURPOSE CENTERS IS GOING TO BE HAVING A GOLF NET AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE MATS IN THERE AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS. I WOULD SAY GOLF WILL PROBABLY BE THE NEXT THING WE HAD AT MIDDLE SCHOOL. THEN IF I WAS GOING TO GUESS, BASEBALL WOULD PROBABLY BE THE NEXT AFTER THAT. >> I KNOW THAT THAT'S MORE COACHING STAFF AND THINGS. THAT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW. I KNOW WE ASKED PATTY WHEN SHE CAME, [01:20:02] LIKE, WHAT WOULD YOU PUSH DOWN TO MIDDLE SCHOOL? SHE SAID, COLOR GARDEN, AND HEY, WE'RE DOING THAT. >> POWER LIFTING WOULD PROBABLY BE THE NEXT THING YOU'D GO DOWN TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH, AND JUST TO OCCUPY OFTENTIMES AFTER THE FALL SPORTS ARE OVER THAT'S MOST OF YOUR KIDS, THEN YOU RUN INTO SUPERVISORY ISSUES WITH KIDS WHO ARE JUST AN OFF SEASON. HAVING AN ORGANIZED COMPETITION SPORT LIKE POWER LIFTING FOR THAT LEVEL WOULD PROBABLY BE THE NEXT THING THAT WE'D WANT TO PUSH DOWN TO THAT LEVEL. >> I MAY NOT BE ON BOARD WITH THAT. JUST KNOWING THE POTENTIAL INJURIES YOU CAN GET IN POWER LIFTING, BUT I'LL LEAVE IT TO THE EXPERTS. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANKS, GUYS. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING UP TO TALK TO US TONIGHT. YOU GUYS CAME ON BOARD 2022, AND A LOT'S HAPPENED SINCE YOU'VE GOT HERE. I WANT TO APPLAUD YOU ON YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR VISION FOR WHAT YOU SAW IN ATHLETICS FOR US BECAUSE FROM A FACILITY STANDPOINT, WE'VE PRETTY MUCH DONE AMAZING THROUGH THE '23 BOND AND THEN THIS PAST BOND. I MEAN, NEW BASEBALL SOFTBALL, TURF, MIDDLE SCHOOL, TURF, WEIGHT ROOMS AND ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS. I THINK A LOT OF THE STUFF IS CONNECTED WITH SOME OF THE SUCCESS WE'RE HAVING, AND UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO BUILD SOME LARGER TROPHY CASES IN ALL OF THESE HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT ALL THESE SUCCESSES THAT WE'VE HAD. I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL LEADERSHIP WITH THAT BECAUSE THE CHARACTER COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS PART OF WHAT YOU'LL DO. IT'S IMPORTANT. I REALLY TIP YOUR HAT TO SAYING GIVING A LITTLE LOVE TO MOSES AND DAVID AT ALL THOSE EVENTS, TAKING PICTURES FOR EVERYBODY. THAT'S A BIG PART OF CELEBRATING YOUR SUCCESS PUBLICLY FOR ALL OF US. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR DOING THAT. >> THANKS. >> I LOVE THAT YOU TALK A LOT ABOUT THE ACADEMIC SIDE OF ATHLETICS. THAT'S HUGE. I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S NEW, BUT I JUST APPRECIATE THAT THAT'S EMPHASIS FOR YOU AND YOUR COACHES BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS IS SORE NUMBER 1 PRIORITY AND THE FACT THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO EXCEL AND ALSO DO ATHLETICS AND EXCEL IN ACADEMICS IS KEY. IT'S GREAT. I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT. GREAT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING UP. I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN STORE FOR US NEXT. THANK YOU. >> APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, TEAM. NOW WE'RE GOING TO JUMP INTO THE MEAT OF OUR AGENDA TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH A CONSENT AGENDA. [N. CONSENT AGENDA ] THESE ARE REGULAR ROUTINE ITEMS THAT WE DO. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH AND READ EACH ONE OF THESE. THEN IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PULL IT, THEN JUST LET ME KNOW AND WE'LL PULL IT. STARTING WITH N1, THE MEETING MINUTES. PULL THAT? NO. LET'S GO TO N2 OF PROCUREMENTS 2A, THE RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTIONS TO STEMSCOPES BY ACCELERATED LEARNING. YOU WANT TO PULL THAT ONE? NO. N2B, THE PURCHASE OF OPEN COURT WORKBOOKS AND DIGITAL LICENSES FROM MCGRAW HILL. READY TO PULL THAT? NO. RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION TO DESMOS MATH THROUGH AMPLIFY. NO. RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTIONS TO BRAIN POP AND BRAIN POP JUNIOR. PULL THAT? NO. PURCHASE OF TEXTBOOKS AND ONLINE ACCESS TO IM FOR AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY THROUGH, I'M GOING TO SAY IT WRONG, CENGAGE. THANK YOU. YOU NEED TO PULL THAT? NO. PURCHASE OF TEXTBOOKS AND ONLINE ACCESS TO IM AND AP GOVERNMENT AND ECON FROM BEDFORD, FREEMONT, AND WORTH PUBLISHERS. PULL IT. OKAY, MRS. PETREA. THE LAST ONE, PURCHASE OF SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES FROM SOCIAL STUDIES SCHOOL SERVICE. MRS. PETREA. BUDGET AMENDMENTS. LET ME PULL THAT, MR. SEIBEL. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO N2F. [N.2.f. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Textbooks and Online access to Instructional Materials for AP Government and AP Economics - Bedford Freeman and Worth Publishers] THAT'S GOING TO BE ON PAGE 38. >> MISS PETRIE TAKE IT AWAY. >> I DID SUBMIT A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS FOR THESE PROCUREMENT, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I KNOW THIS LOOKS LIKE INSTRUCTIONAL ALLOTMENT DOLLARS FOR MOST OF THIS. LISTEN, I HAVE A SENIOR WHO IS IN AP GOVERN AND IN AP ECON, AND NO TEXTBOOKS WERE CRACKED ALL YEAR FOR HER. I DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE TEXTBOOKS FROM 2015, SO THAT'S PROBABLY WHY THEY WEREN'T UTILIZED. IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE, DO THESE SENIORS GET NOT A GREAT EDUCATION BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A TEXTBOOK THAT WAS UP TO DATE? DO WE NEED TO DO THIS MORE OFTEN? IS 11 YEARS THE CYCLE? IS THAT DOES NOTHING CHANGE IN AP G AND AP ECON IN TEN YEARS? [01:25:02] I MEAN, IT JUST MADE ME FEEL ICKY THAT FOR WHATEVER LONG, THESE ARE OUTDATED. WE'RE NOT USING THEM IN THE CLASSROOM. JUST GIVE ME SOME BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHY WE WAIT SO LONG. IF WE HAVEN'T BEEN USING TEXTBOOKS FOR AT LEAST A LITTLE WHILE, WHY DO WE NEED THEM NOW? >> MISS PETRIE, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I KNOW THAT I WASN'T IN THIS POSITION BACK IN 2013. AND SO I REALLY CAN'T SPEAK TO WHY THEY MADE THE DECISION TO ADOPT ALL THE AP MATERIALS THEN. BECAUSE OF FUNDING, IT HAS TAKEN THIS LONG TO CATCH UP. I MAY NOT HAVE THE ENTIRE STORY STRAIGHT, AND I KNOW THAT MR. SMITH HAD PROVIDED SOME CONTEXT AROUND WHY HAVE WE WAITED THIS LONG AND WE'VE TRIED TO HAVE SOME KIND OF REPLACEMENT CYCLE IN PLACE. WE JUST HAPPEN TO BE HERE NOW FOR THESE PARTICULAR SUBJECTS. MR. SMITH, PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO CATCH UP. BUT GREAT POINT ABOUT THE FACT THAT IF YOUR DAUGHTER DIDN'T USE THE RESOURCES, WHY NOW? WHY ARE WE COMING BACK AND ASKING FOR THIS UPDATE? WE NEED THE UPDATE. I BELIEVE THAT MISS PHILPOT COULD PROBABLY SPEAK TO THIS WAY BETTER. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT SHE ALSO HAS VISITED WITH TEACHERS ABOUT THE NEED TO HAVE ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES ONLINE, AS WELL AS HAVING AT LEAST A CLASS SET OF TEXTBOOKS SO THAT OUR STUDENTS COULD ACCESS. I DON'T REALLY HAVE OTHER THAN WHAT WE DID BACK IN 2013, A GOOD REASON OTHER THAN WE'RE JUST TRYING TO REPLACE OUR BOOKS AND WHERE WE'RE LATE TO THE PARTY HERE REGARDING THAT ADOPTION, AND THE RENEWAL AND THE REPLACEMENT. >> I JUST WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS JUST THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TAKES FOREVER OR WHOEVER, HOW OFTEN ARE THEY UPDATING THESE TEXTBOOKS? >> I'M NOT REAL SURE, BUT MR. SMITH, MAYBE YOU CAN RESPOND TO THAT. I CAN TELL YOU, JUST IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH MISS PHILPOT, IS THAT WE TYPICALLY ACCESS THE COLLEGE BOARD'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES. THAT HELPS AND THAT HELPS OUR TEACHERS HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE RESOURCES, BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO LET MR. SMITH RESPOND TO THAT QUESTION BECAUSE HE PROBABLY HAS A LOT MORE INFORMATION TO SHARE. >> PERFECT. >> GOOD EVENING. YOU HEAR ME. IN 2013, THE DISTRICT REVAMPED ALL OF OUR AP RESOURCES BECAUSE WE HAD THE FUNDS TO DO IT AT THE TIME. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THAT MEANT THAT ALL OF THEM EXPIRED AT THE SAME TIME AND THAT WAS EIGHT YEARS LATER. WE SAW A FUNDING CUT FROM THE STATE FOR OUR IMTA FUNDS THE FOLLOWING YEAR. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO BE AS AGGRESSIVE WITH THIS AS WE WANTED TO BE, BUT WE ALSO DIDN'T WANT TO RENEW ALL OF OUR RESOURCES AGAIN AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE THEN WE JUST CREATE THE SAME PROBLEM FOR LATER ON DOWN THE LINE. WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE WORK I WORK WITH JOY. WE WORKED DIRECTLY WITH THE TEACHERS ON A REPLACEMENT CYCLE, WHERE ARE OUR PRIORITIES. WE PRIORITIZED HIGH TO LOW BASED ON THE AGE OF THE RESOURCES, THE NEEDS IN THE CLASSROOM, AND WE DEVELOPED A SCHEDULE. WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT SCHEDULE RIGHT NOW. THE PLAN WAS TO WORK OVER FIVE YEARS TO REPLACE ALL OF OUR AP RESOURCES. THEY'RE ALL SIX YEAR LICENSES, SO THAT GIVES US THAT SPARE YEAR, AND THEN WE START THE CYCLE OVER AGAIN, AND NOW WE'RE IN A SIX YEAR REPLACEMENT CYCLE. THERE'S NO CYCLE DICTATED BY THE STATE FOR AP RESOURCES. THE TYPICAL TIMELINE FOR A CORE RESOURCE AT THE STATE LEVEL IS EIGHT YEARS. THEY DON'T ALWAYS STICK TO THAT EITHER, WE'RE MORE LIKE 10 OR 12 MOST OF THE TIME. WE'RE TRYING TO BEAT THAT. BECAUSE OF OUR AP RESOURCES, THE TURNOVER IS A LITTLE HIGHER. WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND DO A SIX YEAR AND THEN THAT WAY THAT PUTS US ON SCHEDULE TO BE SORT OF RENEWING MORE FREQUENTLY, AND ALSO NOT HAVING TO DO IT ALL AT THE SAME TIME. >> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT RESOURCES ARE IN LINE BEHIND THIS, IF POSSIBLE FOR APS. IF MR. SEIBEL COULD CAPTURE THAT. DON'T HAVE TO KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW. IT WOULD JUST BE HELPFUL TO KNOW THE PRIORITIZATION OF THOSE RESOURCES. YES, JUST THE AP, IS IT FRESH SCHEDULE TEXTBOOK REFRESH. RIGHT, SCHEDULE. >> YES. >> BECAUSE I KNOW I FEEL LIKE WE'VE SEEN SOME OTHER ONES COME THROUGH RECENTLY. YOU'RE TELLING ME BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER FEELS LIKE SHE GOT A REALLY GOOD EDUCATION, AND SHE'S GOING TO MAKE A FIVE ON HER AP GOV TEST, AND SHE DID THAT WITHOUT TEXTBOOKS. YOU'RE TELLING ME WE GOT TO HAVE TEXTBOOKS. >> THESE RESOURCES ARE A LOT DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES THAT WERE ADOPTED IN 2013, THE ONLINE RECORD. [01:30:03] >> I HOPE SO. >> YES. >> IT'S BEEN A MINUTE. >> THE ONLINE ACCESS IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS IN 2013. YOU FIGURE IN 2013, YOU'RE ADOPTING A 2011 OR 12 BOOK. WE'RE NOW ADOPTING UP TO DATE RESOURCES WITH A LOT MORE ROBUST ONLINE RESOURCES THAT COME ALONG WITH THEM, AND THEN WE'RE PROVIDING THE CLASS SETS OF PRINT BOOKS FOR THE ROOMS SO THEY CAN USE THOSE. >> WELL, I'M GOING TO TRUST THE EXPERTS I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AND OF WHAT THE SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE FOR THE REST OF OUR MATERIALS. THANK YOU. >> ANYBODY ELSE? QUESTIONS ARE ON. MR. SEIBEL. >> I JUST HAVE A REAL QUICK QUESTION IN GENERAL. OBVIOUSLY, IT IS KIND OF A BROAD QUESTION, BUT WITH AI AND ITS INFLUENCE OVER THE NEXT I MEAN, WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE IN A YEAR, TWO YEARS, IS GOING TO BE INFINITELY MORE POWERFUL. I WAS OUT OF TRAINING LAST WEEK JUST FOR WORK, BUT IN GENERAL, HOW WE EMBRACE THAT IS GOING TO TRANSFORM A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THE CLASSROOM, I BELIEVE. I'M JUST CURIOUS AS WE'RE LOOKING AT REPLACEMENT CYCLES AND PURCHASING TEXTBOOKS AND THINGS AND AND MAKING SURE HAVING THAT VISION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS OF HOW THAT'S GOING TO TRANSFORM, SO HOW STUDENTS STUDY AND HOW STUDENTS PREPARE FOR SOME THINGS AND MAKING SURE LIKE, HEY, WE CAN DUMP THIS TEXTBOOK INTO WHATEVER AI PLATFORM THEY'RE USING, AND STUDENTS CAN GENERATE THEIR OWN QUIZZES OUT OF IT AND ASK IT TO CREATE THINGS FOR THEM AND STUFF LIKE THAT, AND CREATE STUDY VIDEOS FOR THEMSELVES, TO LOOK THROUGH AND DO THOSE THINGS. JUST DO WE HAVE ANY KIND OF VISION FOR THAT AND HOW THAT LANDSCAPE IS CHANGING AS WE KEEP IN MIND THIS AP TEXTBOOK REPLACEMENT CYCLE. IT'S A BIG BROAD QUESTION, BUT YEAH. >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, AND WE DO HAVE A VISION AROUND THAT AND I KNOW THAT MR. MCDANIEL WORKS CLOSELY WITH OUR CONTENT COORDINATORS, AND I'M HEARING THAT THERE IS A PLAN FOR TRAINING AND PREPARING. THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT ABOUT HOW STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THEIR TEXTBOOKS, SUMMARIZE THAT, AND USE THEM TO HELP THEM RETAIN THE INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE LEARNING. I'M NOT SURE THAT MR. MCDANIEL IS WILLING TO COME UP RIGHT NOW AND RESPOND TO THAT BECAUSE HE DOES WORK WITH THEM DIRECTLY. THERE HE COMES. I KNOW HE'S GOING TO HAVE A GREAT RESPONSE FOR YOU BECAUSE HE'S A LOT CLOSER TO THE WORK, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE IS A VISION BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT AND WE HAVE OUR CONTENT COORDINATORS WHO ARE ACTUALLY TRAINING OUR TEACHERS OVER THE SUMMER, JUST TO BEGIN ADDRESSING HOW WE CAN UTILIZE OUR AI TOOLS. >> AI HAS BEEN A HOT TOPIC ACROSS THE STATE. WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT OTHER DISTRICTS AND TO SEE WHAT THAT IS. RIGHT NOW, A LOT OF WHAT AI IS TALKING ABOUT IS USING IT TO REVISE AND EDIT AND SCORE PAPERS. THAT'S THE MOST PRACTICAL IN THE CLASSROOM RIGHT NOW USAGE. LATER ON, THE FUTURE OF IT AS FAR AS WHEN YOU MENTIONED BEING ABLE TO DUMP A TEXTBOOK IN THERE, GENERATING QUIZZES, WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT TYPE OF THING. WE KNOW IT'S OUT THERE, WE KNOW WE HAVE TO HAVE PHILOSOPHIES THAT ARE CONSISTENT ACROSS OUR CAMPUSES. WE ARE DOING A LOT OF INVESTIGATION RIGHT NOW. A FORMAL PLAN. NO, WE'RE AT THE VERY BEGINNING, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY A GAME CHANGER FOR EDUCATION. IT'S EXCITING, BUT WE HAVE TO BE CAUTIOUS, AND WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE LONG TERM RAMIFICATIONS. ARE WE USING IT AS A TOOL OR ARE WE RELYING ON IT? WE NEVER WANT TO TAKE THE CRITICAL THINKING OUT OF WHAT WE DO WITH STUDENTS. THAT'S WHERE THE AI CONVERSATION IS RIGHT NOW, BUT IT IS EXCITING. >> I APPRECIATE IT AND YOU GUYS ARE SMART TEAM ON TOP OF EVERYTHING, BUT THINGS COME TO MIND. YEAH, THANK YOU. >> ANYBODY ELSE? NO. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO N2F, MISS PETRIE. >> THIS IS SOCIAL STUDIES RESOURCES IN 2G. [N.2.g. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Social Studies Instructional Resources for Grades K-12 - Social Studies School Service (formerly Active Classroom)] >> G. >> YES. THIS IS FOR $814,000 FOR SOCIAL STUDIES, INSTRUCTION RESOURCES. IT LOOKS LIKE WE GOT IN OUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED ABOUT PREVIOUS SPENDING. I DIDN'T I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THIS WAS IN CONSENT. I DON'T I JUST DON'T HAVE A RECOLLECTION OF THIS PROCUREMENT FROM LAST YEAR. IT LOOKS LIKE MAYBE WE DID IT TWO YEARS AGO. I JUST WANTED TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THIS IS, WHY WE'RE DOING IT. IT'S INSTRUCTIONAL ALLOTMENT, I SAW THAT. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS FOR, I WANT TO SAY K12. IS THIS REPLACING SOMETHING? IS THIS NEW? THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. >> WE HAVE OUR SOCIAL SERIES COORDINATOR MISS CAMPENIA, AND I'M MAKING HER DEBUT HERE WITH THIS BECAUSE SHE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU JUST ASKED, [01:35:03] WHICH ARE GREAT QUESTIONS AND IT'S GOING TO GIVE HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE ALL THE THINGS THAT SHE'S BEEN DOING REGARDING THIS ADOPTION. >> THANK YOU, VICIDO. THANK YOU, BOARD AND DR. WRIGHT. THIS IS A REPLACEMENT AND AN ADDITION. WHEN WE BROUGHT IN SOCIAL STUDY SCHOOL SERVICES A FEW YEARS AGO, WE BROUGHT THEM AS WHAT WE CALLED THE GAP YEARS. WE WERE WAITING TO GET OUR CALENDAR, LIKE MR. SMITH WAS TALKING ABOUT FROM THE STATE BOARD. WE NOW HAVE THAT TIVE CALENDAR, AND IT'S ABOUT A 5-7 YEAR CALENDAR BEFORE WE GET A FULL REVISION OF TC, SO WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET THOSE RESOURCES THROUGH THAT. A LOT OF THESE ARE WITHIN THIS ONE COMPANY. THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT PRODUCTS WITHIN THIS ONE COMPANY THAT YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN. THE ENCOMPASSED PRODUCTS ARE THESE CARTS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN PREVIOUSLY FOR SOME OF OUR NEW CAMPUSES. IT'S JUST EXPANDING THAT ACCESS ACROSS SO THAT EVERY CAMPUS HAS THOSE CARTS. THAT WAY WE CAN BRING IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SO THAT EVERY ELEMENTARY WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCES BUILT AROUND THOSE. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM IS CALLED NAVIGATE TEXAS. IT IS A NEW PRODUCT FROM THIS COMPANY, SO THAT IS THE KIND OF NEWER PIECE. IN THE PREVIOUS PURCHASE, WE HAD ACTIVE CLASSROOM, WHICH WAS AT THAT TIME 4:12. THEN WE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON IT WITH 6:12. IT'S NOW GOING TO BE OUR 9:12 PROGRAM. WE'RE CONTINUING WITH THAT PROGRAM AT HIGH SCHOOL, BRING IN THEIR NEW PRODUCT AT MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THEN WE'LL AN EXPANDED PROGRAM WITH THE PRODUCT WE BROUGHT IN PREVIOUSLY AT ELEMENTARIES. >> THAT'S HELPFUL. THIS FELT NEW AND DIFFERENT TO ME. MAYBE NOT A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, MAYBE WHY I WAS QUESTIONING IT BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE TWO YEARS AGO WE SPENT 176 GRAND AND TONIGHT WE'RE DOING 814 IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE DIFFERENCE, IS IT BECAUSE ALL OF THESE RESOURCES THAT WE USED TO DO DISPARATELY ARE NOW UNDER THIS ONE VENDOR? IS THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING? >> WE HAD ONE MAIN RESOURCE A FEW YEARS AGO, AND WE'RE JUST PAYING FOR THAT ONE RESOURCE, WHICH WAS THE ACTIVE CLASSROOM. WE'RE PAYING FOR THREE DIFFERENT PIECES NOW. IT'S JUST EXPANDING THE RESOURCES WE'RE PROVIDING FOR ELEMENTARY AND FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS. >> THAT'S HELPFUL. MR. MCDANIEL, YOU HAVE MORE TO SAY THERE? >> SOCIAL STUDY SCHOOL SERVICES PURCHASED. >> ACTIVE CLASSROOM. >> THESE TEXTBOOK COMPANIES, THEY KEEP MERGING. THEY KEEP BUYING EACH OTHER. THE BACK END ACCOUNTING, SOMETIMES, I THINK IT DOESN'T QUITE COME ACROSS ON OUR BTSS, BUT SOCIAL STUDY SCHOOL SERVICES BOUGHT ACTIVE CLASSROOM LAST YEAR. WE ADOPTED ACTIVE CLASSROOM TWO YEARS AGO. >> I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE LIKE THE EDUCATION CARTEL. THESE TEXTBOOK COMPANIES. JUST WHY I'M MASSING. >> KEEP GETTING LARGER AND LARGER AND LARGER AND FEWER. >> BUT WE LIKE THEM. WE THINK THESE ARE GREAT. WE'VE ASKED TEACHERS AND FOLKS. >> WE HAD COMMITTEES FOR WE HAD AN ELEMENTARY COMMITTEE AND A SECONDARY COMMITTEE. WE HAD THEM REVIEW FOUR DIFFERENT OPTIONS AT EACH COMMITTEE, SO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT THEY COULD HAVE ADOPTED, AND THIS WAS THE ONE THAT THE TEACHERS OVERWHELMINGLY CHOSE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> ANYBODY ELSE? >> WITH ACTIVE CLASSROOM, JUST TO BE CLEAR. EIGHTH GRADERS ARE TAKING A VERY DENSE TEST. I MEAN, 8TH GRADE HISTORY IS A NO JOKE. I HAVEN'T IMPLEMENTED TEACHING TO THIS TEST MYSELF. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT WITH STAR 2.0. WITH THE VARIOUS QUESTION TYPES, HOW DOES THIS SAY HANDS ON ACTIVITIES, HANDS ON, INTERACTIVE LEARNING WITH MIDDLE SCHOOLERS? CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW THAT HELPS STUDENTS SUCCEED IN STAR 2.0? THE PRODUCT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL IS NAVIGATE TEXAS. IT'S NO LONGER ACTIVE CLASSROOM. ACTIVE CLASSROOM IS THE PRODUCT THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH HIGH SCHOOL. THE NAVIGATE TEXAS PROGRAM HAS TWO COMPONENTS. IT HAS AN ONLINE COMPONENT, AND IT HAS A CONSUMABLE TEXTBOOK COMPONENT THAT HAS 72 TIER 1 LESSONS BUILT IN, OVER 30 EXTENSION LESSONS AND OVER 36 INTERVENTION LESSONS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR TEACHERS WANTED WAS THAT BLEND. THEY WANTED MORE THINGS THAT WERE HANDS ON THAT WE'RE PUTTING MAPS IN KIDS' HANDS, THAT WE'RE PUTTING READINGS IN KIDS' HANDS SO THAT THEY WERE GETTING A BLENDED PIECE WITH THAT. THEY FELT LIKE THEY HAD GONE AWAY FROM NOT HAVING AS MUCH HANDS ON, AND THEY WANTED THAT BLEND BACK, LIKE I SAID, WE HAD OUR COMMITTEES THERE, FIVE OUT OF SIX OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS RATED THIS AS THEIR TOP 1, THEIR TOP CHOICE THAT THEY WANTED. THE ONLY MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT WAS HESITANT WHEN I MET WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND THEIR GRADE LEVEL TEAM. NOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE A PART OF OUR CURRICULUM WRITING TO HELP IMPLEMENT IT, SO THEY'VE BEEN MORE EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING IT INTO AS WELL. I THINK UTILIZING THAT MORE HANDS ON FEATURE IS GOING TO HELP OUR EIGHTH GRADE, ESPECIALLY THOSE KIDS WITH THOSE INTERVENTION LESSONS STRUGGLING. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT BRINGING IN SOME OF OUR AP WRITERS FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO ADVANCE OUR ADVANCED CLASSES TO FOCUS ON MASTERY. >> JUST TO BE CLEAR, EIGHTH GRADERS DO NOT HAVE PHYSICAL TEXTBOOKS, CORRECT? [01:40:05] >> THE TEXTBOOKS WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN THE CLASSROOM ARE FROM 2015, BECAUSE THAT'S THE LAST TIME WE HAD A TRUE TIK REVISION AND THEY DO HAVE CLASS SETS, BUT THEY'RE FROM 2015. >> YES, AND THEY DO UTILIZE THEM, I GUESS, SOMEONE. >> DEPENDS ON THIS. >> WITH THOSE PHYSICAL TEXTS NOT BEING UTILIZED, THE TEACHERS THEN TASKED WITH HAVING TO PRINT OUT PHYSICAL COPIES BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT PHYSICAL NOTATION ACTUALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE ON THE STUDENTS SUCCESS RATE. >> WE'RE HOPING TO INCREASE THAT WITH THIS. >> IN REGARDS TO THE TEST TAKING STRATEGIES, I KNOW THAT STAR 2.0 HAS THE HOT TEXT QUESTIONS. THEY HAVE PART A AND B QUESTIONS. >> THEY ACTUALLY HAVE MORE NEW ITEM TYPES THAN ANY OTHER CONTENT IN SOCIAL STUDIES WITH 2.0, AND WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED THOSE WITH OUR UNIT CHECKS, WE IMPLEMENT THOSE WITH OUR COMMON FORMED ASSESSMENTS AND WITH OUR CURRICULUM BASED ASSESSMENTS TO THE DISTRICT. >> FANTASTIC. AGAIN, I GUESS THE REASON I ASKED ABOUT TEST TAKING STRATEGIES BECAUSE IT'S HALF THE BATTLE, TEACHING KIDS HOW TO ANSWER. HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION. BUT THANK YOU AND PLEASE KEEP US INFORMED, AND I NOTICED THAT WE SWITCHED FROM SERVERS, WHICH I USE, ACTUALLY LIKE IT, BUT I GUESS THERE'S SOMETHING BETTER OUT THERE. >> WE DID HAVE THAT AS AN OPTION FOR BOTH OF OUR THINGS. A LOT OF SERVERS CURRENTLY IS JUST ONLINE, AND I THINK THAT WAS THE REASONING FOR LOOKING AT THIS WAS JUST HAVING THAT BLENDER, HAVING THE HANDS ON OPTIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. I APPRECIATE TRUSTEE PING PULLING THIS BECAUSE I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT IT'S A THREE-YEAR ONLINE PURCHASE, SO IT'S A BIG NUMBER. THAT'S WHY IT'S A BIG NUMBER, WE WON'T BE DOING THIS LARGE EVERY YEAR, BUT THERE WILL BE MAYBE SOME MICRO PURCHASES EVERY YEAR THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. MAYBE PHYSICAL MATERIALS. THAT'S WHAT THE TRANSMITTAL SAYS, I WANT TO FIND OUT. IS THAT GOING TO BE LIKE, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THAT ONGOING PURCHASE MIGHT BE IF WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING IN BETWEEN THE THREE YEARS? >> THAT'S JUST GOING TO BE FOR GROWTH. THIS PHYSICAL FACEBOOK COMPONENT IT ALSO HAS THOSE CARTS WITH THE GLOBES AND MAPS FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. AS WE OWN BOARD MORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MORE CLASSROOMS OUT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, WE MIGHT HAVE TO REPURCHASE SOME OF THOSE. IT WOULD BE A MUCH SMALLER COST, BUT THIS SHOULD BE MOST OF WHAT WE NEED TO GET THROUGH THREE YEARS. >> GREAT. AWESOME. THEN MY LAST QUESTION, I KNOW WE DON'T TEST SOCIAL STUDIES, I GUESS, IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. CAN YOU REFRESH WHAT THIS PROGRAM WOULD BE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO GET THEM INVOLVED IN THIS, TO GET THEM READY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL? >> WE DON'T TEST, BUT WE STILL DO HAVE STANDARDS. THIS IS TO COVER ALL THOSE STANDARDS THERE. WE HAVE ALSO SEEN A HUGE INCREASE IN SAR 2.0 OF SOCIAL STUDIES PASSAGES ON RLA TEST. IT'S ALSO TO GET SOME ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR TEACHERS LIKED A LOT ABOUT THIS PROGRAM WAS IT DOES HAVE CROSS CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THOSE CONNECTIONS BEFORE THEY GET TO THOSE TESTS, AND HAVING THOSE BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND THAT UNDERSTANDING BEFORE THEY HAVE TO READ A PASSAGE AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. >> PERFECT. AWESOME. WELL, AN YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. YES, DR. RIGHT. GO AHEAD. >> Y'ALL MAY NOT HAVE THE ANSWER TO THIS, BUT YOU KNOW, I KEEP UP WITH LEGISLATIVE ACTION VERY CLOSELY. A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT ARE CHANGING THE WEIGHTS FOR AP DUAL CREDIT AND ON RAMPS TO MANDATE THAT THEY'RE ALL THE SAME ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS. IF THAT PASSES, ARE WE GOING TO NEED ALL THE SAME NUMBER OF AP RESOURCES? NUMBER 1. NUMBER 2, IF THEY CHANGE THE FORMAT IN WHICH SAR IS CHANGED FROM CRITERION REFERENCE TO NORM REFERENCE. I KNOW THEY'RE NOT CHANGING THE TEAKS AT LEAST, NOT YET. WILL ALL OF THESE MATERIALS SUPPORT THE TEAKS OR WILL WE HAVE TO CHANGE SOMETHING IN ADDITION OR WHAT WILL WE NEED TO DO AS A RESULT OF THE CHANGE IN ASSESSMENT? >> ALL OF OUR MATERIALS, AT LEAST FOR THIS PIECE, DO COVER 100% OF YOUR TEAKS. THEY'RE FOCUSED ON THE TEAK, NOT NECESSARILY TEST. THEY SHOULD BE STILL COMPLIANT TO GO ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THAT. >> IN TERMS OF AP, WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. THERE ARE SOME AP CLASSES, LIKE THE AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY, WE DON'T HAVE A DUAL CREDIT OFFERING IN THAT, WE ALSO DON'T HAVE AN ON-RAMPS OFFERING IN THAT. I DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY DIFFERENCE IN AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY. WE MIGHT SEE A SHIFT IN GOVERNMENT OR ECON, BUT RIGHT NOW WE ALREADY OFFER DUAL CREDIT AND ON RAMPS IN THOSE. I DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER FOR THAT, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL AP CLASSES THAT ARE NOT OFFERED ANYWHERE ELSE. FOR THOSE MATERIALS ARE SAFE. >> YOU DIDN'T GET YOUR CRYSTAL BALL YET, EITHER. >> SORRY. NO. IF I DID, IT GOT BROKEN IN SHIPMENT OR SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THREE BUDGET AMENDMENTS, [N.3. Budget Amendments] MR. SEIBEL. YOU'RE UP. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SEVERANCE. I HAVE A $4 MILLION QUESTION FOR MR. RAH. [01:45:05] CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN JUST FOR EVERYBODY, SO EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME PAGE AS TO THE PAYROLL CHANGE THAT'S HAPPENING WITH THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT? >> YES. WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS CALLED TRS ON BEHALF. ESSENTIALLY, WHAT THAT IS IS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WE ESTIMATE THAT AMOUNT, AND THERE'S NO FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE DISTRICT. ESSENTIALLY, YOU'RE BOOKING WHAT THE STATE PAYS ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT ON SALARIES UP TO THE STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE. ANYTHING PAID OVER AND ABOVE THE STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE IS CONSIDERED TRS STAT MIN, AND THAT IS AN EXPENSE TO THE DISTRICT. BUT WHAT THIS IS IS RECONCILING THIS AMOUNT UP TO OUR MOST RECENT PAYROLL ANNUALIZATION AT THE END OF APRIL. AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU SEE A $4 MILLION INCREASE ON THE REVENUE SIDE AND A $4 MILLION INCREASE ON THE BUDGET SIDE. THERE AGAIN, WHEN WE BOOK THIS ENTRY, IT'S JUST ESSENTIALLY A BOOK ENTRY. YOU'RE DOING AN EXPENSE AND YOU'RE DOING A REVENUE. WHAT THIS IS ALLOWING IS SO THAT YOU'RE NOT OVERDRAWING ANY FUNCTIONAL CATEGORY. YOU DO HAVE TO HAVE IT AS PART OF YOUR BUDGET SO THAT YOU DON'T OVERDRAW IT. THAT'S WHAT THIS ITEM IS ATTEMPTING TO DO. >> GOT IT. IT'S NOT AN INCREASE IN OUR OVERALL BUDGET EXPENSES OR ANYTHING BECAUSE IT'S OFFSETTING NET ZERO COSTS, BUT WE JUST HAVE TO ACCOUNT THE MAGIC DEBT ACCOUNTANTS DO IN MY OPINION. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. >> ANYONE HAVE SOME QUESTION? THANKS RANDY. APPRECIATE IT. TEAM, WE'RE GOOD TO KEEP GOING, ACTION, READY TO GO. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR ACTION ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK, MAY 19TH, 01. I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO PULL THAT FOR NEXT WEEK. LEAVE IT ON THERE. GREAT. WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE IT ON THERE. WE'RE GOING TO 02 ON PAGE 56. [O.2. Consideration and possible Adoption of an Order Authorizing and Providing for the Defeasance and Redemption of Certain Outstanding Obligations of Hays CISD, Authorizing the Execution of an Escrow Agreement, and Containing Other Provisions Related Thereto] CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF AN ORDER AUTHORIZING AND PROVIDING FOR THE DEFEASANCE AND REDEMPTION OF CERTAIN OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS OF HAYES CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN ESCROW AGREEMENT, AND CONTAINING OTHER PERMITS RELATED THERE TOO. TEAM, LOOK TO MY LEFT, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? NO. MIKE BUFF. MOVE RIGHT ALONG TO 03 ON PAGE 91. [O.3. Consideration and possible approval of Interlocal Agreements to join the Goodbuy Purchasing Cooperative and the Southwest Purchasing Cooperative - Region 5] THAT'S A BIG SKIP IN YOUR DIAS FOLDER. WE'RE GOING TO BE ON 03. SORRY. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF INTERLOCKING AGREEMENTS TO JOIN GOODBYE PURCHASING COOPERATIVE AND THE SOUTHEAST PURCHASING COOPERATIVE FOR REGION 5. RANDY, WANT TO COME UP AND JUST GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US? >> ESSENTIALLY, WHAT A PURCHASING COOP IS IS AN ORGANIZATION, LIKE BY BOARD, CTPA, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE'RE MEMBERS OF TO WHERE WE CAN UTILIZE VENDOR LISTS AND SAVE TIME, SO TO SPEAK, HAVING TO DO OUR OWN RFPS. THE REASON FOR GOING WITH THE REGION 5 PURCHASING COOPERATIVE IS THERE ARE SEVERAL VENDORS ON THERE THAT WE USE, AND THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THIS PARTICULAR COOP. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. TEAM, I LOOK TO MY RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANY ON THIS ITEM, MS. FUNKO? >> THANK YOU, MR. RAH. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. THANKS FOR EXPLAINING THAT, MR. SEVERANCE. THANKS FOR ASKING THAT, BECAUSE THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION. CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC WHAT THIS IS AND WHY YOU'RE DOING THIS? BUT I DO WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING BECAUSE WE CAME ACROSS THIS DURING THE BOND AND WHATNOT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I CLEAR THIS UP. MR. RAH, DO WE STILL GET THREE BIDS FOR ANYTHING OVER $50,000, AREN'T WE REQUIRED TO DO THAT AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT? >> IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH A PURCHASING COOP, [01:50:02] THEN YOU'RE SATISFYING ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER STATE LAW. HOWEVER, IT'S PRUDENT TO STILL DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND LOOK FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES WITHIN THE COOP TO BRING FORWARD. BOARD POLICY, AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, IS ANYTHING OVER 50,000, A SINGLE PURCHASE ITEM OF OVER 50,000, IS REQUIRED TO COME TO THE BOARD, AND THAT'S PART OF OUR LOCAL POLICY. >> THANK YOU. JUST TO CLARIFY, WE DO THAT REALLY WELL. DO WE NOT, MR. RAH? >> I WOULD SAY WE DO. YES, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I CLARIFIED ANY MISCONCEPTIONS THAT THERE WERE OUT IN THE PUBLIC THAT HAVE COME UP DURING THE BOND. I WANTED TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT ON THAT. BUT THANK YOU. >> JUST TO ADD TO THAT, BY BEING A MEMBER OF A PURCHASING COOP, IT DOES SAVE SOME TIME BECAUSE SOME OF THAT COMPETITION HAS ALREADY BEEN VETTED BY THE COOPS, AND WE GO OUT THERE AND WE LOOK AT THE VENDORS AND GET COMPETITIVE QUOTES, BUT YOU DO SAVE SOME TIME. THAT IS NECESSARY WITH CONSTRUCTION AND PRICES AND TARIFFS AND ECONOMY AND EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON RIGHT NOW. >> GREAT. IF IT'S NOT TO A CRAZY LIST, CAN YOU GIVE US A LIST OF THE VENDORS THAT WE USE THAT ARE ON THAT PURCHASING CONTRACT? >> YES. I CAN GET WITH OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT. THEY CAN DO THAT. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ANYBODY ELSE? NO. THANK YOU, RANDY. >> THANKS. >> NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO PAGE 104. [O.4. Consideration and possible approval of a Utility Easement for Pedernales Electric Cooperative at McCormick Middle School] THIS IS A CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL TO GRANT A UTILITY EASEMENT TO PEDERNALES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE AT MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL. MR. CLEAVER, WELCOME. >> HEY. GOOD EVENING. >> FILL IN. READY TO GO. DO YOU WANT TO GIVE US A LITTLE UPDATE ON WHAT THIS ONE'S ALL ABOUT? >> YES. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SEVERANCE AND NEW BOARD OFFICERS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US HERE AND TALK ABOUT THIS. ON PAGE 100, IT IS JUST A TRADITIONAL EASEMENT TO PEDERNALES COOP FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THOSE PORTABLE BUILDINGS WE'RE TRYING TO PUT IN. IT'S JUST A MUNDANE EASEMENT. ONE QUESTION CAME THROUGH ABOUT, CAN YOU PUT PARKING LOTS OR DRIVEWAYS IN THERE? THE ANSWER IS YES. THE KEY WORD AND THAT IS YOU JUST CAN'T HAVE AN OBSTACLE IN THE EASEMENT. PARKING LOTS AND DRIVEWAYS, AND THINGS. WE ACTUALLY HAVE THAT CONDITION IN THIS BUILDING RIGHT OVER HERE, BEHIND ON THE BACK SIDE. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. LOOK TO MY RIGHT, MR. MICHAEL. >> THANK YOU, MR. CLEAVER. WE ARE GETTING PORTABLES AT MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL. >> YES, MA'AM. >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU. IT IS. WHEN WILL THIS BE COMPLETE? WHEN DO WE EXPECT TO START MOVING PORTABLES? >> SORRY, THE PORTABLES WILL GIVE ME THE NEXT-GEN ITEM. >> IT'S STILL PART OF PEDERNALES. >> FINE. BUT LET'S JUST STICK TO THE UTILITY EASEMENT SIDE OF 04 FIRST, AND THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE PORTABLE BUILDING RELOCATIONS ON 05. >> FINE. I CAN DO THAT. >> THANK YOU. THANKS. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU, MR. CLEAVER. I APPRECIATE THAT. APPRECIATE THE MAPS AND ALL THEY PRETTY EASY TO READ THERE AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AND WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO GO. BUT JUST HANG ON. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO 05. [O.5. Consideration and possible approval of Portable Building Relocation and Related Services] I BELIEVE THAT MS. RUNKLE HAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE PORTABLES AT MCCORMICK. MS. RUNKLE. >> LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN. >> YES, MA'AM. >> WE ARE GETTING PORTABLES AT MCCORMICK, BUT WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO GET PORTABLES AT SUNFIELD ELEMENTARY. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. WHEN IS THE PLAN TO MOVE THE PORTABLES? WHEN WILL WE START SEEING PORTABLES AT MCCORMICK, AND WHEN WILL WE SEE THEM AT SUNFIELD? >> THEY'VE ACTUALLY ALREADY STARTED ACTUALLY LAST WEEK ON THURSDAY. THEY MOBILIZED MOVE COR TO START MOVING THE STUFF OUT OF THE PORTABLES. WE BELIEVE THAT THOSE PORTABLES WILL MOVE THIS SUMMER. >> PERFECT. I KNOW THAT, SAY, FOR INSTANCE, MCCORMICK, THOSE PORTABLES ARE GOING TO BE THERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME UNTIL WE HAVE ANOTHER MIDDLE SCHOOL BUILT. WHAT CLASSES DO WE PLAN TO HAVE OUT IN SUNFIELD IN THOSE PORTABLES, BUT ALSO MCCORMICK? IF WE'RE HOUSING STUDENTS IN THOSE PORTABLES, DO WE PLAN TO HAVE A COVERED WALKWAY FROM THE BUILDING TO THOSE PORTABLES SO THAT OUR BABIES ARE NOT GETTING SOAKED AND WET IN TERRIBLE WEATHER? BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN THAT AT IMPACT, WITH NO COVERED WALKWAYS TO PORTABLES. [01:55:02] >> YES, MA'AM. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CLASSES' CURRICULUM WE'LL PUT IN THERE, BUT TO ANSWER YOUR SECOND PART ON PAGE 107, RIGHT NOW, WE DO NOT HAVE COVERS SCHEDULED, BUT WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING A PRICE FOR THOSE. FOR NEXT WEEK, IF IT PLEASE THE BOARD, WE WILL ADD THAT LINE ITEM FOR COVERED WALKWAYS. >> THANK YOU. YOU'LL GIVE US A QUOTE FOR SUNFIELD AND MCCORMICK. >> FOR THE COVERED WALKWAYS. >> PERFECT. AWESOME. THEN, MS. SEDEO, DO YOU WANT TO GET BACK TO US ON THAT, OR DO YOU GUYS ALREADY HAVE A PLAN? >> ACTUALLY, WE ALREADY HAVE A PLAN. SORRY, I COULDN'T ANSWER THE SECOND PART OF THE QUESTION. THANK YOU, MAX. AFTER VISITING WITH MR. CRUZ EARLIER ABOUT HIS PLAN AND ABOUT WHERE HE WOULD PLACE OUT IN THE PORTABLES, YOU BASICALLY TALKED ABOUT PLACING A COUPLE OF HIS INCLUSION TEACHERS OUT THERE. IN CASE THEY WANTED TO PULL SMALL GROUPS, BUT BASICALLY IT WOULD JUST BE A CLASSROOM FOR THEM TO GO TO DURING THEIR CONFERENCE PERIOD, AND THEN ALSO BE ABLE TO PULL STUDENTS IF NECESSARY, BECAUSE THEY'RE PRIMARILY INCLUSION TEACHERS. HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT PLACING THREE THEATER ARTS TEACHERS OUT THERE AND ONE CHOIR TEACHER. THAT'S HOW HE PLANS TO UTILIZE THOSE SPACES IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. IN TERMS OF SUNFIELD. I'M HOPING THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO PLACE LITTLES OUT THERE. I KNOW THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT POSSIBLY MOVING ONE OF OUR ADDITIONAL PRE-K CLASS TO BUDA. OUR PRE-K NUMBERS AT SUNFIELD ARE PRETTY HIGH BECAUSE OF OUR COMMUNITY-BASED PRE-K PROGRAM. RIGHT NOW, OUR PLAN IS TO MOVE ONE. WE CHECKED WITH HR TODAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD SEEN THAT SHIFT. AT THIS POINT, WE'RE MOVING ONE PRE-K CLASSROOM, WE MAY NEED TO MOVE AN ADDITIONAL PRE-K CLASSROOM IN OUR HOPE RIGHT NOW BASED ON THE FACT THAT THERE WILL BE NO EXTRA CLASSROOMS, BUT THAT WILL KEEP US FROM HAVING TO UTILIZE THE PORTABLES, BUT I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA IF WE CAN MOVE THEM NOW, THAT WOULD BE GREAT WITH HOPES THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO UTILIZE THEM THIS UPCOMING YEAR, BUT CAN'T PROMISE THAT NOW. I JUST KNOW THAT WE TRY REALLY HARD NOT TO PLACE OUR LITTLE ONES OUT IN PORTABLES. I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE'VE NOT HAD THE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHICH GRADE LEVELS WOULD GO OUT THERE, BUT WE CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE TO CONSIDER ALL GRADE LEVELS WHEN THAT TIME COMES. I KNOW THAT DR. WATSON HAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH MR. PALMA ABOUT GRADE LEVELS AND THE PLAN FOR WHO WOULD BE OUT IN THE PORTABLES. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANSWERING THAT. I KNOW THAT AS A TRUSTEE THAT LIVES IN SUNFIELD, I KNOW THAT THAT IS A VERY LARGE COMMUNITY THAT RELIES ON TUITION-BASED PRE-K. BUT WHAT I'LL SAY TO THAT IS THAT SUNFIELD IS EXPLODING JUST AS HAYS CISD IS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, OUR RESPONSIBILITY KINDER THROUGH FIFTH GRADE, AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THE SPACE AT THE CAMPUS FOR KINDER THROUGH FIFTH GRADE. WHILE I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ALL OF THE PRE-K CLASSES IN THE WORLD AT SUNFIELD ELEMENTARY, IF WE HAVE TO SHIFT SOME TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR K THROUGH FIVE KIDS AND OUR KIDS THAT ARE AT NEED TO RECEIVE PRE-K, THOSE ARE THE PRIORITY. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TAKING A LOOK AT THAT. >> I WAS A BIT SURPRISED WHEN I SAW THE SUNFIELD PORTABLES ON HERE, I THOUGHT WE AT LEAST HAD ANOTHER YEAR. IT'S NOT JUST THE TUITION-BASED PRE-K, I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS AT SUNFIELD THAT MAKE THE POPULATION SO GREAT. BUT I MEAN, TUITION-BASED PRE-K IS LARGE, AND LIKE I SAID, A WHILE, I APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD LOVE THE STATE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE US ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD TO GIVE EVERY KID A PRE-K EDUCATION. WE SIMPLY CAN'T DO THAT, AND SO OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS KINDER THROUGH FIVE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING A LOOK AT THAT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE AND GETTING THE QUOTES ON THE COVERED WALKWAYS. THANK YOU. >> MR. PETRIE. >> ONE OTHER QUICK ITEM ON THAT ONE. YOU HAVE TWO LAYOUTS ON PAGES 108 AND 9, AND IT'S THE LAYOUT ON PAGE 108, THE PORTABLES IN THAT NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTATION, THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. PAGE 109, YOU CAN JUST CROSS THAT ONE OUT THAT WE WERE STILL GOING THROUGH THAT, AND IT'S EASIER TO HOOK UP THE PLUMBING IN THAT NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTATION, AND THAT'S WHY. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. CLEAVER. OFFHAND, DO YOU KNOW WHICH PORTABLES IN THE DISTRICT DO NOT [02:00:02] CURRENTLY HAVE COVERED WALKWAYS? >> NO. THAT WOULDN'T BE TOO HARD TO GET TO. >> CAN WE GET A LIST OF THIS? BECAUSE I'M ALMOST POSITIVE EGROVE DOES NOT HAVE COVERED WALKWAYS OUT TO THEIR PORTABLES? >> THEY DON'T. >> THERE MAY BE OTHERS. >> IF MR. SEIBEL CAN CAPTURE THAT QUESTION FOR THE BOARD TO UNDERSTAND WHICH CAMPUSES CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE WALKWAYS. YEAH, JUST FOR THE ONES. SOMETIMES, I THINK TOBIAS HAS A WHOLE VILLAGE, AND I'M NOT SURE THEY'RE USING IT. AS LONG AS THEY'RE BEING UTILIZED, BUT EVEN IF THEY'RE BEING UTILIZED FOR PLC OR WHATEVER, AS IF THEY'RE STORAGE, MAYBE I DON'T CARE. BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW IN EGROVE NUMBERS, AFTER THEIR EXPANSION, THEY MAY NOT BE USING THEM, BUT THEY NEVER HAD THEM WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS THERE IN FIFTH GRADE. THERE'S THAT. NO, I WAS SURPRISED, TOO, THAT SUNFIELD, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING SOME INFORMATION. I WILL JUST TELL YOU, FIFTH GRADERS DON'T MIND BEING IN PORTABLES, AND THEIR FIFTH-GRADE TEACHERS DON'T MIND BEING IN PORTABLES. IF WE GET THERE, WE GET THERE. MY DAUGHTER HAD HER FIFTH-GRADE YEAR AT EGROVE IN A PORTABLE, AND THEY FEEL SPECIAL OUT AWAY FROM THE OTHER CHILDREN. JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. I KNOW SPECIALS SOMETIMES WORK WELL OUT THERE, AND THE PRINCIPALS CAN WEIGH IN ON THAT. BUT I USED TO BE REAL VEHEMENTLY ANTI-PORTABLE UNTIL MY DAUGHTER WAS IN ONE, AND SHE LOVED IT, AND THE TEACHERS LOVED IT. AS LONG AS THEY HAVE BATHROOMS AND THEY'RE NOT SLOTHING THROUGH MUD TO GET THERE, IT'S FINE. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE THE GROWING PAINS OF WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS TO US, AND I'M GLAD WE'RE USING THE ONES WE CURRENTLY HAVE, AND WE'RE MOVING THEM AROUND, AND THEY'RE ALL WET. REMEMBER THOSE DAYS, MR. CLEAVER, WHEN WE USED TO ARGUE ABOUT THIS? >> [LAUGHTER] THERE'S NO ARGUING ANYMORE. >> NO, WE JUST HAVE BATHROOMS AND OUR PORTABLES NOW. IT'S JUST NO ARGUING ANYMORE. BUT WE'RE NOT HAVING TO BUY NEW ONES. WE'RE SMOOTHING AROUND? >> YES, MA'AM. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU. >> MR. OROSCO? >> YES, I WANTED TO ALSO CHECK ON THIS BEING A STANDARD OF HAVING COVERED WALKWAYS, BECAUSE I KNOW AT NAGY, WE DO NOT HAVE COVERED WALKWAYS EITHER. MY DAUGHTER WAS OUT THERE IN THAT PORTABLE AS WELL, AND THERE IS NO COVERED WALKWAYS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THIS IS A STANDARD, THEN WE INCLUDE IT. BUT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE DOING THIS FOR ALL OR NOT, OR WHAT IS THE DEAL HERE? WE CANNOT JUST BE PICKING AND CHOOSING. IF THIS IS A STANDARD THAT WE HAVE NOW IMPLEMENTED, THEN GREAT. BUT IF IT IS NOT, BECAUSE THERE'S OTHER CAMPUSES THAT DO NOT HAVE THESE COVERED WALKWAYS, WE NEED TO REALLY REVISIT THAT. BEFORE YOU BRING US THAT AMOUNT TO US, MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT AND WHAT IS BEING IMPLEMENTED. THE OTHER PIECE TO THIS PORTABLE, YES, GREAT THAT THEY'RE WET. WE NEED THOSE WET PORTABLES. BUT THE OTHER THING ON THIS IS THE SAFETY PIECE, BECAUSE I KNOW FOR SCHOOLS THAT DID HAVE PORTABLES, WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE TO INSTALL SOME FENCING AROUND THAT. IS THIS INCLUDED IN THIS PRICE? >> NO, MA'AM. THE REASON THAT IS NOT LISTED THERE IS BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT FROM THE SAFETY AND SECURITY PORTION OF THE BOND. >> BUT WILL IT BE DONE AT THE SAME TIME AND BE READY FOR KIDS? >> YES, MA'AM. >> BECAUSE THAT WAS A HUGE CONCERN FROM PARENTS, NOT SO MUCH THE COVER WALKWAYS, BUT THE SAFETY COMPONENT OF THIS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THAT CAN BE ARTICULATED SOMEWHERE, BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE THAT. >> I WILL ADD THAT ITEM FOR THAT AS WELL. >> YES. I DO APOLOGIZE IF I DIDN'T CATCH IT. MR. SEIBEL, IF YOU CAN PLEASE CATCH THIS QUESTION, PLEASE PROVIDE NUMBERS OF TUITION-BASED PRE-K AT EACH CAMPUS AND REGULAR PRE-K, BECAUSE IT IS OUR DUTY TO EDUCATE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS THAT COME TO US PRE-K THROUGH 12. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT THAT BREAKDOWN LOOKS LIKE PER CAMPUS. TUITION-BASED PRE-K AT EACH CAMPUS AND REGULAR PRE-K THAT QUALIFY BASED ON THAT CRITERIA, IF THAT CAN BE SHARED WITH US, THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. >> TO MY LEFT. MISS RUNKLE? >> ANOTHER QUESTION. CAN YOU PROVIDE A DIAGRAM OF WHERE YOU PLAN TO PUT THE PORTABLES AT SUNFIELD? I DIDN'T SEE THAT. >> YES, MA'AM. >> THEN ALSO TO ADD ON TO THEIR QUESTION ABOUT THE COVERED WALKWAYS THAT ARE UTILIZED BY KIDS, IF YOU CAN ALSO JUST SHOW US ON A DIAGRAM WHERE THAT IS IN LOCATION, THE PORTABLES FROM THE ENTRANCE TO A CAMPUS. SOME MAY BE DIFFERENT. [02:05:01] >> I'M SORRY, SAID THAT AGAIN? >> MEANING LIKE MCCORMICK, WHENEVER YOU PUT THE PORTABLES RIGHT THERE AT MCCORMICK, IT'S PRETTY EASY ACCESS TO THE BUILDING. ARE ALL OF THE CAMPUSES THAT HAVE PORTABLES, ARE THEY EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE BUILDING? HOW FAR ARE THEY FROM THE BUILDING? THAT'S REALLY WHERE I'M GETTING AT. THE DISTANCE FROM THE BUILDING ENTRANCE TO THE PORTABLE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. >> MAYBE THE MCCORMICK MAP, YOU CAN JUST DRAW LIKE A LITTLE LINE WHERE THAT WALKWAY FROM THE PORTABLE TO THE BUILDING IS GOING TO CONNECT. THEN, WHEN YOU DO THE ONE FOR SUNFIELD, DO THE SAME THING FOR THAT AS WELL. MAX, THANKS FOR THAT. YOU DIDN'T ASK MY OPINION ABOUT WHICH LAYOUT, BUT YOU PICKED IT. PAGE 1 WAITS THE RIGHT LAYOUT. MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS, WHEN WE DO THIS FENCING, CAN WE PLAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT MORE PORTABLES THERE FOR WHATEVER REASON, AND MAYBE MAKE THE FENCING A LITTLE BIT LARGER AROUND? IF WE GO TO PLACE MORE PORTABLES, WE WON'T HAVE TO MOVE A FENCE. I'M HOPING WE WON'T HAVE TO, BUT JUST KNOWING HOW FAST THINGS ARE GROWING, I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S A WAY TO PREDO THAT. I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE FOR NEXT WEEK, JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND SEE HOW MUCH TAKE A LOOK AT I EXTENDED TO MAYBE INCLUDE FOUR MORE IF WE NEED TO TEAR A FENCE DOWN AND DO IT AGAIN IF WE NEED TO PUT MORE IN THERE. >> I JUST WANT TO BE CAUTIOUS NOT TO GET TOO BIG FOR THE CORE SPACES OF THE BUILDING. >> TOTALLY FINE. BUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SEVEN IT'S ON THE RADAR, BUT NOT FOR A FEW MORE YEARS, A COUPLE OF YEARS CONSTRUCTION, WHO KNOWS? PLAN AHEAD A LITTLE BIT. >> YOU ALL WILL ACTUALLY BE SEEING SOME MIDDLE SCHOOL SEVEN INFORMATION REAL SOON. >> I CAN'T WAIT TO TALK ABOUT THAT. LATER ON, AWESOME. THANKS, MAX. ANYONE ELSE QUESTIONS? >> MR. CLEAVER, MAY I? >> YEAH. >> YES. SO, JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN REGARD TO THE FENCING. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE IS WALK THROUGH SAFETY AND SECURITY WITH OUR ARCHITECTS, AND WE HAVE DRAWN OUT THAT PLAN, ALSO ALLOWING FOR SOME OF THAT SPACE. MANY OF THE LOCATIONS ARE ADHERING TO A GROWTH TYPE SITUATION, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET ALL OF OUR FENCING DONE IF THAT MAKES SENSE, BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL GROWTH IN SOME AREAS. WHAT WE'RE DOING IS, WE MAY FENCE ON TWO SIDES, DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES. BUT WE'VE ALREADY INDICATED IN THIS PARTICULAR DRAWING HOW TO FENCE THAT PARTICULAR AREA WITH THAT. IT'LL JUST BE A QUESTION OF, WE DON'T WANT TO PUT UP FENCE AND DO CONSTRUCTION AND THEN BRING IT BACK DOWN. IT MAY BE IN SOME STAGED TYPE ERECTIONS WITH THE FENCE. >> YOU'RE ALREADY ALL OVER IT. GREAT. AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS, MAX. YOU CAN JUST STAY RIGHT THERE. >> YES, SIR. I GOT A COUPLE MORE. >> WE'RE GOING TO GO TO 06 ON PAGE 110. [O.6. Consideration and possible approval of the Guaranteed Maximum Price for 2025 Bond Project at Hemphill Elementary School and Simon Middle School] THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR THE 2025 BOND RENOVATIONS IN ADDITIONS TO HEMPHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL. >> YES, SIR. TONIGHT, WE HAVE, OF COURSE, DOUG DAWSON WITH OCR AND HAN SCHNEIDER WITH BARTLETT COCK AND NATE IS HERE, AND I'M HERE. WE ALSO PROVIDED ALL WITH THE HANDOUTS AT YOUR PLACE. THIS IS TO GO FOR ONE GMP CONTRACT FOR TWO PROJECTS BECAUSE THEY'RE ON THE SAME SITE, SO IT'LL BE ONE JOB TRAILER. LET'S SEE. WHAT ARE THE MAIN TALKING POINTS? I THINK THIS WOULD BE THE BEST TIME TO SAY, EVERYONE SAID, THANK ALL. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR THE BOND IN THAT, BUT IN PARTICULAR, I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR ADVANCING THOSE DESIGN FEES. I KNOW THERE WAS SOME CONSTERNATION AROUND THAT, BUT BY DOING THAT, WE'RE ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT. THE BOND JUST PASSED, AND WE'RE GOING FOR FOUR GMPS, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE ON PAPER, IF YOU GO TO PAGES 112 AND 113, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, WE USE THE SD ESTIMATE FROM 108, THAT BECAME THE BASIS OF OUR BOND BROCHURE. THAT'S THE BOND NUMBER. THAT'S THE BOND BUDGET. I'M LOOKING ON PAGE 112 AT HEMPHILL. YOU HAD THE SD ESTIMATE, THE DD ESTIMATE, THEN THE GMP FROM APRIL 28TH, AND THEN THEY KEEP WORKING, WE KEEP MAKING THE SAUSAGE, AND THEY HAVE ANOTHER GMP OR A REVISED GMP ON 52. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT COST JOURNEY, IT WENT DOWN. IN OTHER WORDS, IT STARTED. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM NUMBER, THE TOTAL, YOU KEEP THE TOTAL EVEN, YOU CAN SEE THE CONSTRUCTION NUMBER DECLINING, AND THE CONTINGENCY INCREASING. IT WORKED OUT THE WAY WE PLAN TO DO IT, SO IT WORKED OUT VERY WELL. THE RECOMMENDATION, IT'S HEMPHILL, CAME IN AT 14,886,437. SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL CAME IN AT $12,043,505 FOR A TOTAL OF $26,929,942, [02:10:05] AND AGAIN, ONE CONTRACT, BUT TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS. THAT'S DONE. >> TIM, I KNOW WE'VE SEEN THESE DESIGNS BEFORE, SO WE WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE THE ARCHITECTS COME UP AND GO OVER THE DESIGNS, BUT DOES ANYBODY, I'M LOOKING AT MY RIGHT, HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? LOOK TO MY LEFT. MR. FLORES? >> YES, THANK YOU. AGAIN, I'M GLAD WE'RE GETTING THIS GOING WITH THE RECENT BOND ELECTION. WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THE HEMPHILL DESIGN HERE ON PAGE 143, AND I'M GLAD WE'RE ADDING THAT PARKING AND THAT DRIVEWAY. I BELIEVE IT'S THE WEST END OF THE CAMPUS, THERE'S A, I GUESS IT'S LABELED, CONTRACTOR PARKING. THERE'S CURRENTLY PORTABLES RIGHT THERE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. AT HEMPHILL, ARE THOSE PLANNING TO BE MOVED, OR ARE THEY REMAINING AT THAT SITE? >> I'M ON 143. YOU'RE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING? >> THAT WOULD BE THE WEST SIDE. IT'S THAT LIGHT BLUE CONTRACTOR PARKING, I BELIEVE. >> IF YOU LOOK AROUND THERE, THERE'S SOME TEMPORARY FENCING, THAT RED HASH LINE IS TEMPORARY FENCING. THAT WHOLE AREA WILL BE LIKE THE LAY-DOWN YARD AND ALSO THE LIMITS OF CONSTRUCTION. IN OTHER WORDS, THAT'LL BE THE LAY-DOWN YARD, AND HOW THEY GET TO THAT NEW WING AND ALL THE MATERIALS FOR THAT NEW BUILD WILL BE RIGHT THERE ON THAT SIDE. THAT'LL BE THE LAY-DOWN YARD. >> THERE'S CURRENTLY PORTABLES THERE. AM I RIGHT? AM I MISTAKEN ABOUT THAT? >> NO, SIR. THE PORTABLES ARE RIGHT THERE IN THE DARK BLUE BLOCK, WHERE THE CLASSROOM ADDITION IS GOING. >> I GOT YOU. >> JUST DUE EAST OF THAT. >> THOSE ARE GOING TO REMAIN AT THAT SITE. >> NO, SIR. THOSE ARE LEAVING. THE ONES FROM HEMPHILL, FROM THE LAST AGENDA ITEM, THE ONES FROM HEMPHILL, I BELIEVE, ARE GOING TO EITHER TOM GREEN OR KYLE. >> I GOT YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CLARIFYING THAT. ALSO, THIS IS JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, FORGIVE ME. ON PAGE 116 ON THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, TARIFF ALLOWANCE. WHAT IS THAT? IS THAT AN EXEMPTION OF ANY KIND? I'M JUST CURIOUS IF WE'RE GETTING EXEMPTIONS FROM THAT. I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT THAT IS EXACTLY. >> YEAH, IT'S JUST AN ALLOWANCE FOR UNKNOWNS. POTENTIAL STEEL. WHAT WERE THE NAME STEEL? STEEL AND HVAC AND MEP ITEMS, MECHANICAL, ELECTRIC, AND PLUMBING ITEMS, POTENTIAL TARIFF. AGAIN, IF IT'S NOT SPENT, IT COMES BACK TO THE DISTRICT AT THE END OF THE PROJECT. >> THIS IS JUST FOR ANY POTENTIALITY. >> YES, SIR. FORGIVE ME IF TARIFF JUST CATCHES MY ATTENTION. >> ABSOLUTELY, THAT'S WHY IT'S IN THERE. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> ANYBODY ELSE TO MY LEFT? MISS RUNKLE? >> I'M ACTUALLY GLAD YOU ASKED THAT, MR. FLORES. I HAVE THAT ON ONE OF MY ITEMS. MAYBE THE CONSTRUCTION ARCHITECT PEOPLE WANT TO WEIGH IN ON THIS, BUT IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE SEEING NOW IN ALL PROJECTS? IS THIS THE STANDARD THAT THEY ARE JUST CHARGING A TARIFF ON ALL PROJECTS AND DISTRICTS, AND ANYTHING THAT WE'RE BUILDING? >> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT US INCLUDING THAT AS A POTENTIAL ALLOWANCE? >> YES. >> YES, MA'AM. I THINK WE HAVE THAT ON MOST OF OUR PROJECTS GOING FORWARD. >> I THANK YOU FOR COMMENTING ON WHAT EXACTLY WE WOULD BE PAYING A TARIFF ON, BUT CAN WE GET AN ACTUAL SUMMARY OF WHAT WE'VE PAID ON TARIFFS, IF WE'VE PAID? >> TO DATE, WE HAVEN'T, BUT GOING FORWARD, WE ABSOLUTELY CAN. ALSO CONTRACTUALLY, A CONTRACTOR JUST DOESN'T GET TO SAY, HEY, WE HAD TO PAY A TARIFF, AND THEN WE GO. THEY ACTUALLY PROVE IT UP, THERE'S THE DOCUMENTATION. >> THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING AT. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT TARIFFS, BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THERE'S ALL THIS TALK ABOUT TARIFF, SO WE'RE GOING TO THROW A 1% TARIFF ALLOWANCE ON THERE. I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW THAT SINCE THIS IS THE THING FOR OUR COUNTRY NOW. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE HAVE TO PAY SOMETHING IN A TARIFF, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THAT IS AND WHEN IT HAPPENS, AND KEEP TRACK OF THAT SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT THIS IS LOOKING AHEAD AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD THINGS. >> YEAH, I'M GOING TO LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER. I DON'T THINK WE PAID TARIFFS YET. ON ANYTHING, I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE TO DATE, BUT YES, WE WILL ABSOLUTELY TRACK THAT IF IT STARTS. >> I'M PROBABLY GO TO HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS AS I SIT ON THIS TONIGHT. THANK YOU. >> WELL, I JUST WANT TO JUST TEE IT UP AND GO. [02:15:03] WE'VE BEEN FOR A LONG TIME, WE'VE BEEN DOING THE ADVANCING OF ARCHITECT FEES AT THE CADENCE FOR OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE DONE THAT PROJECTS OUTSIDE OF THAT. JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROJECT, IT'S ABOUT $2.7 MILLION BETTER THAN IT WAS WHEN WE STARTED. A LOT HAS TO DO WITH US BEING ABLE TO BE THOUGHTFUL WITH THESE PLANS AND HAVE TIME TO REVIEW THEM AND DO THE WORK. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING SOME DESIGN FEES TO US. EARLY, I KNOW WE AUTHORIZED SOME OF THIS STUFF AHEAD OF TIME, AND THIS IS THE PAYOFF, SO I APPRECIATE YOU KEEP AN EYE ON THAT. >> THANK YOU ALL. [O.7. Consideration and possible approval of the Guaranteed Maximum Price for 2025 Bond Project at Kyle Elementary School and Tom Green Elementary School] >> RIGHT THERE, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO 07. IT'S GOING TO BE THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE GUARANTEE MECHAN PRICE, BUT 2025 BOND RENOVATIONS IN ADDITIONS TO KYLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND TOM GREEN. SIMILAR TO WHAT WE JUST DID. MAX, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? >> YES, DOUG IS HERE AGAIN FROM OCR, AND WE HAVE BRIAN PARMA FROM JACKSON CONSTRUCTION HERE. THIS IS TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS, TWO GMPS, OBVIOUSLY, TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. WE ALSO TODAY, IN BOARD QUESTIONS THAT WE PROVIDED YOU ALL THE ADMIN SITE PLAN, BOTH A DEMO PLAN AND A PUT BACK PLAN, AND THE NEW PRINCIPLES TO THESE CAMPUSES HAVE BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE PROCESS. THIS ONE ALSO ON PAGE 174, HAS A TARIFF ALLOWANCE. >> ONE CONTRACT FOR TWO GMPS. SAME STORY ON PAGE 163. AGAIN, IT'S SAME STORY. THE TOTAL BUDGET AT THE BOTTOM STEADY AS CONSTRUCTION DROPS, YOUR CONTINGENCY INCREASES, AND SO YOU CAN SEE WE ALSO DID PRETTY WELL ON THOSE PROJECTS. IT APPEARS THAT I STILL OWE YOU THAT DOCUMENT FOR TOM GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THAT ACCOUNTING, AND I WILL GET THAT TO YOU TOMORROW. IS IT IN THERE? DID I JUST MISS IT? BUT IT'S THE SAME STORY AS THE OTHER THREE. 173. I'M SORRY. >> YEAH, TOM GREENS ON PAGE 173. >> THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE, I DID NOT SEE THAT. >> TEAM, WILL LOOK TO MY LEFT, QUESTIONS ON THIS? MY RIGHT, MISS RUNKLE? >> YEAH. I'M GOING TO CLARIFY EXACTLY WHAT I WANT ON TARIFFS BECAUSE THESE ARE SOME PRETTY LARGE NUMBERS. IF YOU CAN GIVE US A LIST OF THE TARIFF ALLOWANCE THAT'S REQUESTED ON EACH PROJECT. THEN WE'LL JUST IN A RUNNING TOTAL FROM THAT. >> ABSOLUTELY. IF IT'S NOT SPENT, 100% COMES BACK TO THE DISTRICT. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU. >> WOULD ANYONE BE OPPOSED TO A SMALL BREAK? TAKE A SMALL FIVE MINUTE BREAK. BE BACK TO THE DAIS IN FIVE MINUTES. BATHROOM BREAK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR AFFORDING ME THAT LITTLE RESPITE THERE, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO 08. [O.8. Consideration and possible approval of a Tri-Party Agreement with Hays County and Lennar Homes of Texas for a Future School Site in the Waterstone Subdivision] THIS IS A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF A TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT WITH HAYS COUNTY AND LENNAR HOMES OF TEXAS FOR A FUTURE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE AND WATERSTONE SUBDIVISION. NOW, MARKS, I KNOW WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. I'M SURE IF YOU HAVE TIME TO ANSWER ANY OF THOSE. BUT IF YOU COULD GIVE US, THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN WE'VE SEEN BEFORE, SO MAYBE CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY WE'RE DOING IT THIS WAY? > WATERSTONE HAS BEEN PURCHASED OR THIS PARTICULAR TRACT HAS BEEN PURCHASED BY LENNAR HOMES, WE WOULD NORMALLY GO DIRECTLY TO A DONATION AGREEMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE WORKED WITH LARGE DEVELOPERS, BUT SOMETIMES YOUR TIMELINE MAY NOT SYNC UP WITH THEIRS. IN THIS CASE, THEY ARE UP AGAINST THE CLOCK TO GET THEIR PERMIT AND GET MOVING. BASICALLY, THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY REALLY DID US A SOLID BY ACTUALLY ADDING LANGUAGE TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND LENNAR, IT WAS COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. THANK YOU. THEY ADDED LANGUAGE TO THE CURRENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN LENNAR AND THE COUNTY, WHICH FORCES LENNAR TO ACT IN GOOD FAITH TO DONATE THE SCHOOL SITE AND LIMIT THE INFRASTRUCTURE FEES TO THAT $1.2 MILLION YOU SEE ON PAGE 187. ON PAGE 186, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE LAND PLAN IN THE FUTURE, THE PROPOSED SCHOOL SITE. [02:20:02] NORMALLY, LIKE I SAID, WE WOULD WANT TO GO DIRECTLY TO A DONATION AGREEMENT, BUT WE DIDN'T MAKE THEIR SCHEDULE, AND THIS LOCKS IT UP IN JUST A DIFFERENT WAY. >> THANK YOU. LOOK TO MY LEFT. ANY QUESTIONS, MR. FLORES? >> THANK YOU, MARKS. I KNOW YOU MIGHT HAVE JUST ANSWERED MY QUESTION. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, COMMISSIONER INGALSBE, PUT WORDING IN TO MAKE SURE THAT LENNAR FOLLOWS THROUGH WITH THIS GOOD FAITH DONATION, CORRECT? >> THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. >> ALSO, THE 1.2 MILLION CAP ON INFRASTRUCTURE, HOW WAS THAT DETERMINED? WHAT DID THAT 1.2 MILLION COME FROM THAT NUMBER? >> YES, SIR. ON PAGE 187, YOU CAN SEE THAT'S THE ACTUAL ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COST. IT GOES ALL THE WAY FROM EARTH. YOU SEE THE EARTHWORK AND THE DRAINAGE AND THE ROADWAYS, AND THEN THE SUBTOTAL AND THEN THEY HAVE THE SOFT COSTS, JUST LIKE WE DO THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FEES. THEN THERE'S SOME CONTINGENCY AND THEN THE TOTAL COST. THEN THEY LOOKED AT IT AND BASICALLY SAID, WE BELIEVE THAT THAT IS A LITTLE HIGH, AND THEY DID SOME OF THEIR OWN WORK AND THEN LIMITED IT TO THAT. IT CAME IN AT 2.5, BUT THEN LENNAR SAID, WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT YOU TO 1.2 BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE BELIEVE IT'LL COME IN. >> YES, SIR. THIS SIDE IS PERFECTLY SUITABLE FOR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUS. >> ABSOLUTELY. IT'S ALMOST A SQUARE, AND IT'S GOT ACCESS ON TWO REALLY GOOD SIDES, AND SO WE LIKE IT. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. ALSO, I MIGHT HAVE HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT FUTURE ANNEXATION OF THIS AREA BY THE CITY OF KYLE OR THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS. HOW WOULD THAT AFFECT THIS AGREEMENT IN ANY WAY? BETWEEN YARRINGTON AND 150? IF THERE WERE ANNEXATION BY EITHER THE CITY OF KYLE OR CITY OF SAN MARCOS, WOULD THAT AFFECT THIS AGREEMENT IN ANY WAY? >> IT WOULDN'T, ESPECIALLY ONCE WE GOT UNDER CONTRACT WITH A DONATION AGREEMENT. >> THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW. THANK YOU. >> MR. SEIBEL. >> I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT. IF WE DIDN'T ENTER A DONATION AGREEMENT AT THIS POINT, COULD ANNEXATION IMPACT THAT SITE DEVELOPMENT FOR US? >> I THOUGHT THIS PARTICULAR GROUP, AND ONE OF THE REASONS WE ARE WHERE WE ARE, I THOUGHT THEY VOLUNTARILY DE-ANNEXED WHEN THAT BECAME AVAILABLE TOOL TO THESE DEVELOPERS. I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO ANNEX, THEY DON'T WANT TO ANNEX. WE CAN FIND OUT HOW THAT WOULD IMPACT, IF ANY. >> I'M SORRY. I WAS WAITING FOR SEIBEL TO TELL ME HE WAS DONE, AND HE WAS TYPING, SO BAD. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU. BYRON, LET'S KEEP THIS MOVING AROUND. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, MARKS. WHAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WOULD THIS BE FOR US WITH THIS AGREEMENT? THEN HOW LONG DO WE HAVE BEFORE WE BUILD A SCHOOL THERE? >> WE ALWAYS ASK FOR AS LONG AS THEY'LL GIVE US. SIX, EIGHT, 10 YEARS. TURNER'S CROSSING, I THINK WE GOT 15 YEARS. WE ASK FOR AS LONG AS THEY WILL GIVE US. THEN TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION, POLISHING THE CRYSTAL BALL, ELEMENTARY 19, ELEMENTARY 20, 21. >> THEN WILL WE BE ABLE TO GET A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT BY NEXT MONDAY? >> YEAH, THERE'S ONE IN PLACE, THE DRAFTS IN PLACE. I THINK WE HAVE IT. WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE IT. >> I DIDN'T SEE A DRAFT OF IT. MAYBE I'M MISSING IT, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT ACTUAL AGREEMENT. HERE'S MY OTHER QUESTION. I KNOW THAT WE'VE STARTED TO START TO SHARE SOME OF THESE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS WITH THESE LAND DONATIONS. BUT IN LOOKING AT THIS WATERSTONE SCHOOL SITE OPINION OF PROBABLE COST ON PAGE 187, I LOOK AT ROADWAYS AS HALF OF A LOCAL RESIDENTIAL 785 FEET, MAIN LANE, MAIN SAIL LANE UNIT G 630 FEET OF ROAD, MAIN SAIL LANE ADJACENT TO SCHOOL 690 FEET ROAD. I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE BUILDING THESE ROADS ANYWAY. I'M NOT SURE WHY WE WOULD HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BUILDING OF THE ROADS AROUND THIS SITE. >> WELL, IT'S TO GET THE FREE SCHOOL SITE. TO GET THE SCHOOL SITE DONATION, WE PARTICIPATE IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE. >> WE DIDN'T USE TO DO THIS, SO I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHY WE'RE DOING IT NOW. [02:25:02] IF WE OPT OUT OF NOT WANTING PAYING FOR ROADS, BUT ALL OF BRANCH, THE EARTHWORK SUBTOTAL, AND SOME OF THE DRAINAGE SUBTOTAL, IS THAT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM FOR THE DEAL? >> I'M SORRY, SAY THAT AGAIN. >> IS THAT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM FOR THE DEAL IF WE OPT NOT WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BUILDING OF JUST THE ROAD THAT YOU'RE ALREADY BUILDING IN YOUR SUBDIVISION REGARDLESS OF OUR SCHOOL SITE GOES THERE OR NOT? >> YES, THEY COULD OPT TO NOT DONATE THE SITE. >> THEN IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN, WHAT OTHER OPTIONS DO WE HAVE IN THAT GENERAL AREA? >> WE WOULD HAVE TO BUY IT AT FULL PRICE AND PAY MORE THAN 1.2. >> WELL, I JUST WANT TO CAUTION US OF MOVING TO THESE AGREEMENTS WHERE WE'RE JUST AUTOMATICALLY NOW SAYING THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUBDIVISIONS OF WHICH THEY'RE BUILDING ANYWAY, AND THEY WANT US THERE. WE WANT TO BE THERE. I THINK THE COMMUNITIES THAT MOVED THERE WANT US TO BE THERE. BUT I JUST THIS AGREEMENT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE AGREEMENT. I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT THE DONATION AGREEMENT ORIGINALLY WAS SEPARATELY ORIGINALLY. THEN, IF WE DON'T AGREE TO THIS, THEN IS THERE ANOTHER OPTION FOR A SCHOOL SITE FOR US WITHIN ANY DEVELOPMENTS IN THAT GENERAL AREA? THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. >> THERE ARE SOME FOR SALE IN THAT AREA. >> I'D LOVE TO JUST IF YOU COULD SHOW THAT TO US, THAT'D BE GREAT. [OVERLAPPING] THE SPECIFICS OF WHAT'S AVAILABLE, HOW MUCH THAT GENERAL THING? >> I CAN SHOW YOU WHAT WAS AVAILABLE WHEN WE WERE LOOKING SIX MONTHS AGO. WE HAVEN'T LOOKED IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS. >> AWESOME. GREAT. THANK YOU. MISS RUNKLE, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? >> ABOUT THAT, MR. SEVERANCE. THESE DEVELOPERS, THEY BENEFIT BY HAVING SCHOOLS IN THEIR SUBDIVISIONS. IN FACT, THEY ACTUALLY SELL HOMES ON THAT AND SAY THAT THEY'RE BUILDING A SCHOOL IN A SUBDIVISION. ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO KNOW, HAS WATERSTONE ADVERTISED THAT A SCHOOL IS COMING TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD? CAN WE FIND THAT OUT? >> I'M UNAWARE OF IT, WE CAN FIND OUT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THEY'VE ADVERTISED THAT ANYWHERE. IF YOU COULD FIND THAT OUT FOR US, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> PRESIDENT SEVERANCE, ONE THING, YOU ASKED WHAT HAPPENED? WELL, LAND HAS GONE FROM 5,000 AN ACRE TO WHATEVER WE PAY NOW. THINGS ARE GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE, AND THESE DEVELOPERS, I THINK THEY KNOW WHAT THEY HOLD. THEY HOLD THE LAND. I THINK THEY JUST KNOW WHAT THEY'VE GOT, AND THEY'RE JUST TIGHTENING UP. >> I CAN APPRECIATE THAT. IT JUST FEELS LIKE THIS ONE, THEY PROBABLY WANTED US TO DO THIS DONATION AGREEMENT A LONG TIME AGO, AND WE JUST DIDN'T DO IT. THEN NOW THEY'RE UP AGAINST IT WITH PERMITTING. >> WHAT YOU JUST SAID EXCEPT OPPOSITE. WE'VE BEEN KNOCKING ON THE DOOR AND NOBODY'S BEEN ANSWERING. >> GOT YOU. INTERESTING. THAT'S GREAT INFORMATION. THANKS, MARKS. ANYBODY ELSE? NOPE. THANK YOU. [O.9. Consideration and possible approval of the Final Plat for Tom Green Elementary School] NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO 09, WHICH IS ON PAGE 188, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT AT TOM GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MARKS, WE HAD HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS LAST WEEK. YOU WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE A HIGH LEVEL OF WHAT THIS PLAT MEANS WITH ROADWAYS. >> IT'S PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. I WENT BACK AND ALSO ANSWER TO TRUSTEE SEIBEL'S QUESTION. THESE HAVE NEVER BEEN PLATTED. THIS ISN'T A RE-PLAT, THIS IS A PLAT. IT'S REALLY JUST PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND THIS ONE, AND THEN THE NEXT ONE, YOU'LL SEE, WE FIND THINGS AS WE DEVELOP, AND IT TRIGGERS THE NEED FOR THESE PLATS. IN THIS PARTICULAR ONE, WHAT WE FOUND WAS THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OWNS TOM GREEN SCHOOL ROAD, BUT THE CITY MAINTAINS IT. THAT'S THE ESSENCE OF THIS ONE. WE ARE LOOKING AT PUTTING AN ACCESS EASEMENT ON PAGE. PROBABLY ABOUT THE BEST ONE TO GO TO WOULD BE LIKE 196. I'LL GIVE YOU A MOMENT TO GET THERE. WHAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM OUR SURVEYOR, WE USE SOS SURVEYING, AND THEY'VE JUST BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH. HE'S NOT JUST A SURVEYOR, BUT HE'S REALLY JUST LIKE A COUNTY RECORDS PERSON THAT JUST CAN FIND ALMOST ANYTHING. BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS IF YOU'LL LOOK, THERE'S A DRAINAGE EASEMENT TO THE LEFT ON PAGE 196, ON THE LEFT RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH. THEN THERE'S THAT ACCESS EASEMENT RUNNING ACROSS THE TOP OF THE PLAT THERE, THE 60-FOOT WIDE PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT. WHEN YOU DO THESE PLATS, YOU HAVE A CHOICE. [02:30:01] YOU CAN EITHER DEDICATE THESE INSTRUMENTS, THESE EASEMENTS HERE ON, LIKE YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A UTILITY EASEMENT AROUND THE PERIMETER DEDICATED HERE ON, MEANING IT'S DEDICATED PER THIS DOCUMENT. THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT AND THE ACCESS EASEMENT, WE GOT INFORMATION FROM OUR SURVEYOR THAT IT'S A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBLE IF YOU DEDICATE BY SEPARATE INSTRUMENT. YOU'LL LOOK AT THE ACCESS EASEMENT, IT HAS A BLANK. IT SAYS, 60-FOOT WIDE PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT RESERVATION, PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT PER DOC NUMBER BLANK. THEY'LL BE A NUMBER PUT IN THERE, AND THEN ALSO SAME WITH THIS DRAINAGE EASEMENT. LONG STORY SHORT, IT'S A WAY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO CLEAN UP AS THEY GO AND MAKE SURE THAT THE LEGAL RECORDS ARE HOW THEY NEED TO BE. >> THANK YOU. TEAM, LOOK TO MY LEFT, ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? TO MY RIGHT. IT'S JUST ME? AWESOME. BY GRANTING THIS EASEMENT ACCESS TO THE CITY OF BUDA FOR THAT. DOES THAT ALLOW THEM THEN TO CONNECT TO THAT ROAD AT THE END OF THAT ROAD FOR ANY REASON, OR WE PROTECTED AROUND THE BOUNDARIES OF TOM GREEN ELEMENTARY THAT WILL NOT ALLOW A THROUGH CONNECTOR ROAD TO THIS ROAD NOW THAT'S NOW MAINTAINED BY THE CITY OF BUDA? >> YES, SIR. IF I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION ON PAGE 196, AS YOU HEAD EAST ON TOM GREEN ROAD, AND YOU GET TO OLD WEST TRAIL. WOULD THEY EVER BE ABLE TO CUT ON THROUGH ACROSS OLD WEST TRAIL AND KEEP GOING? THERE'S TWO PROPERTIES THERE, SO THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE A CONDEMNATION PROCESS OR A PURCHASE PROCESS AND ALL OF THAT. RIGHT NOW YOU CAN SEE ACROSS THERE, THERE'S TWO PROPERTIES THERE. THERE'S NOTHING IN THE PLAN RIGHT NOW. >> THERE'S NO LITTLE EASEMENT THAT WE WOULD NEED TO CARVE OUT FOR OURSELVES TO SURROUND THE BOUNDARY THERE TO PREVENT THAT FROM DOWN THE ROAD. >> WE DON'T HAVE ONE ON THAT SIDE BECAUSE THERE'S JUST NO PROPERTY, BUT ON THAT NORTH SIDE, THERE IS, THIS IS AN EYE TEST HERE. >> I DIDN'T BRING MY MAGNIFYING GLASS. WAIT I DID. >> WELL, BARBARA DID OR SOMEBODY DID FOR US. >> WE WOULD BE MAINTAINING A SMALL STRIP ALONG ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THAT PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT SO THAT THOSE NEIGHBORS COULDN'T JUST PUT A GATE IN THE BACK OF THEIR HOUSE AND GET ONTO PUBLIC LAND, IF YOU WILL. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE JUST PROTECT OURSELVES FROM DOWN THE ROAD. IF THEY EVER WANT TO DO A CONNECTOR, I DON'T THINK WE WENT THROUGH TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF OUR SCHOOL. >> NO, SIR. >> AS LONG AS WE CAN ASSURE THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, THEN I AM ALL FOR IT. THANK YOU. I USE MY INSIDE VOICE, I HOPE YOU ALL CAN HEAR ME. [O.10. Consideration and possible approval of the Final Plat for Impact Center] WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO 010, WHICH IS ON PAGE 197, WHICH IS THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT AT THE IMPACT CENTER. >> YES. PROBABLY THE BEST PAGE TO GO TO WOULD BE PAGE, LET'S SEE, 202. THAT SHOWS THE FINAL PART. THAT'S THE BEST ONE. THE STORY HERE IS BEACON HILL ROAD THAT'S SHOWN ON THE BOTTOM OF THAT PLAT. BEACON HILL ROAD OR COUNTY ROAD 146 IS A PUBLIC ROAD. THERE ARE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE AT LEAST SIX NEIGHBORS ON IT, AND THAT COUNTY ROAD HAS NEVER BEEN DEDICATED. THOSE RESIDENTS TECHNICALLY HAVE NO LEGAL ACCESS TO THEIR PROPERTIES. AGAIN, IT'S A CLEAN UP ITEM, AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT 50 FOOT PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT. AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE IT WOULD BE DEDICATED BY SEPARATE INSTRUMENT, LIKE OUR SURVEYOR RECOMMENDED, AND WE WOULD JUST INSERT THAT DOCUMENT NUMBER WHEN WHEN IT WAS FILED. THAT SEPARATE EASEMENT IS FOUND ON PAGE 201. THAT'S THAT SEPARATE INSTRUMENT. >> GOT IT. THANK YOU. TEAM, LOOK TO MY RIGHT, AND QUESTIONS. MY LEFT. NO. THANK YOU, MAX. >> WELCOME. [O.11. Consideration and possible approval of a Land Use Request from the City of Kyle] >> MOVING ON TO 011, WHICH IS ON PAGE 204. THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE LAND USE REQUEST FROM THE CITY OF KYLE. THERE SEEMS LIKE LOTS OF COMPLEXITY HERE, MAX. YOU WANT TO GIVE US 100,000 FOOT VIEWS, WHAT IT JUST MEANS IN LAYMAN'S TERMS? >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR. THIS IS A 0.085 ACRE REQUEST, OR ABOUT 3,700 SQUARE FEET. IT'S AT CROMWELL DRIVE. THAT'S THE STREET THAT WILL RUN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE PARK. THERE'S SOME PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION WHERE YOU ALL DEDICATED A RIGHT OF WAY FOR CROMWELL, THEN EVERETT, WHICH IS ONE STREET TO THE WEST. [02:35:03] THAT WOULD BE FOR A LITTLE SIDEWALK. THE BEST PLACE TO SHOW IT IS ON PAGE 216. [OVERLAPPING]. >> TWO-SIXTEEN GOT IT. >> ON PAGE 216 WHAT THEY CALL SEVEN PART 1, THAT'S THE LITTLE 0.016 ACRES ON EVERETT, THAT'S FOR A LITTLE SIDEWALK EXTENSION. IT'S ONE OF THOSE PLACES WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS, AND IT WOULD JUST EXTEND ON TO EVERETT DRIVE. THEN, SEVEN PART 2 OVER THERE ON CROMWELL, THAT WOULD BE CROMWELL AT KOHLS, THAT'S 0.0960 ACRES, AND THAT WOULD BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT RIGHT OF WAY THAT JOLE ARTY GAVE THEM TWO YEARS AGO. THAT WOULD BE FOR A ROUNDABOUT RIGHT THERE AT THAT LOCATION. REALLY YOU ALL HAVE OPTIONS. YOU CAN DEDICATE IT AND CONSIDER THE ROADS AND THE IMPROVEMENTS AS IN KIND, OR Y'ALL COULD DIRECT ME TO ASK THEM TO GET AN APPRAISAL AND ASK FOR COMPENSATION, SO THAT Y'ALL HAVE OPTIONS. >> BASED ON THOSE QUESTIONS, ARE WE PICKING ONE OR TWO OF THOSE AS A COLLECTIVE GROUP, DR. WRIGHT? >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY IN YOUR MIND'S EYE, WHERE YOU TURN INTO THE PARK. PARKING LOTS ON THE LEFT. THE PARK IS ON THE RIGHT. THERE'S GOING TO BE A ROUNDABOUT RIGHT THERE, SO THAT HOW YOU CAN NEVER GET ACROSS TO GO LEFT BACK TO THE LIGHT. THEY NEED THAT LITTLE SLIVER OF LAND TO MAKE THE ROUNDABOUT SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO RIGHT AND GO ALL THE WAY DOWN BY THE GOLF COURSE ENTRANCE AND CIRCLE BACK AROUND. YOU'LL HAVE A ROUNDABOUT RIGHT THERE. WHAT MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE IS LET THEM DO AN APPRAISED VALUE OF THAT PARTICULAR, AND THEN LET US NEGOTIATE MARKET VALUE FOR THAT LITTLE SLIVER OF LAND. >> THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT. WELL, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE GENERAL CONSENSUS, WE HAVE TO UPDATE THIS MOTION FOR NEXT WEEK, THEN, IF WE COME UP THE CONSENSUS THIS WEEK? >> WHAT WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO DO IS GET THAT APPRAISAL STARTED. I COULD MAKE CONTACT WITH THEM TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT THEIR NEXT STEPS ARE BECAUSE THEY'LL HAVE SOME WORK TO DO TO GET THE APPRAISALS. >> LET ME OPEN UP SOME QUESTIONS FIRST, TO MY RIGHT, MS. PETRI. >> HI THERE. THANK YOU FOR THE DIMENSIONS. I WAS THINKING IN MY HEAD, IT WAS 0.8, NEARLY AN ACRE, BUT IT'S BY 0.08. >> THIRTY SEVEN HUNDRED SQUARE FEET. >> THIRTY SEVEN HUNDRED SQUARE FEET. THAT WAS HELPFUL. IS ANYONE HERE FROM THE CITY OF KYLE TO REPRESENT THEM WITH THIS ASK? >> I'M SORRY. >> IS ANYONE HERE FROM THE CITY OF KYLE? >> NO, MA'AM. >> WHY DO THEY NEED IT IF WE'RE ALREADY GRANTED THIS EASEMENT? >> LET ME SEE IF IT'S CLEAR ENOUGH TO SHOW YOU HERE. THE LINES REPRESENTED ON PAGE. IF YOU'LL GO BACK TO THAT PAGE 216, ON THE FAR RIGHT, THAT CROMWELL THERE SHOWS THERE'S A SQUARE D ON THE TOP RIGHT ON CROMWELL. THOSE SOLID BLACK LINES THOSE REPRESENT THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT YOU ALL HAVE ALREADY GRANTED. THAT SEVEN PART 2 IS JUST ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THAT HEADING ON THE EAST, THE WESTERN EDGE OF THAT HEADING WEST. IT WOULD BE THE RIGHT OF WAY YOU'VE ALREADY GIVEN THEM PLUS A LITTLE MORE. >> WELL, I FEEL LIKE WE'VE GIVEN THEM A LOT OF THINGS OVER IN THAT LITTLE AREA. REMIND ME ABOUT OUR LAND SWAP FOR THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK THAT WE DID THERE. >> YES, MA'AM. WE GOT AN ACRE, 0.2 OR 0.3, AND THEY HAVE JUST COMPLETED THAT PARKING LOT. WE OWN THE LAND, THE DISTRICT OWNS THE LAND, THE CITY BUILT THE PARKING LOT. WE JUST DID AN EASEMENT OVER THERE FOR THE LIGHTING. THAT WAS THE NATURE OF THAT. THEN I THINK, AT SOME POINT, THERE WAS A SEPTIC TANK AT THE PARK, AND WE SWAPPED THAT SEPTIC TANK TRACK FOR SOME OTHER TRACKS, AND SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF MOVEMENT IN OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS OVER THERE. >> DIDN'T THEY START MAYBE DOING SOME LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE FOR US OR SHOULD WE TRADE FOR SOMETHING ELSE? >> THEY MOW ALL THAT OVER THERE FOR US. YES, MA'AM. >> I DIDN'T EVEN GET A THANK YOU NOTE FOR THAT VETERANS PARK SWAP, [02:40:01] BUT I'LL LET IT SLIDE. BUT THEY DO SEEM TO FORGET THAT WE HAVE THIS GREAT PARTNERSHIP. I'M SAD THAT THEY'RE NOT HERE TONIGHT TO FORMALLY TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN APPRAISAL FOR WHAT THIS LAND WOULD LOOK LIKE. THANK YOU FOR ASKING MY QUESTION ABOUT BUS SERVICE, AND ANYTIME YOU SAY SIDEWALKS, I'M GOING TO ASK IF THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT FUTURE BUS SERVICE. I ASSUMED IT WOULDN'T BASED ON THAT AREA. BUT ALSO, PEOPLE AREN'T BIG FANS OF ROUNDABOUTS, ALTHOUGH I DO KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO GET OUT OF THAT LITTLE AREA. BUT I'M NOT SURE I WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANOTHER ROUNDABOUT IN THE CITY OF KYLE. >> THEY'RE COMING. >> I DO LIKE THE ONE NEAR HAYS CITY STORE, SO MAYBE THEY'RE NOT ALL TERRIBLE, BUT IF WE'RE LOOKING FOR CONSENSUS AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GO AROUND, I VOTE APPRAISAL. >> MISS ROKO. >> I THINK I'VE SHARED MY SENTIMENT ON HOW I FEEL ABOUT ROUNDABOUT. CITY OF KYLE IS REAL ROUNDABOUT, HAPPY. I CALLED YOU ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS ON BOARD BLOG. I TOO SHARE THE SENTIMENT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN APPRAISAL. I APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR CITIES, BUT THEY ALSO, WE'RE IN A BUSINESS, TOO, AND SO WE HAVE TO PROTECT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN THE CITY OF KYLE HERE TOO. BUT I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY OF KYLE AND THE CITY OF BUDA HERE ON ANY AGENDA ITEM THAT THEY COME TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ASK FOR A REQUEST. >> I'LL TAKE THE HIT ON THAT. I DIDN'T INVITE THEM. I COULD HAVE DONE THAT. [OVERLAPPING] >> WELL, THAT'S OKAY. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I WOULDN'T SAY THAT THAT NECESSARILY FALLS ON YOU EITHER, MR. CLEAVER. THEY'RE COMING AND ASKING FOR SOMETHING, SO THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE ASKED. BUT THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS ON THIS. >> MISS FLORES. >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH TRUSTEE PETREA AND TRUSTEE RUNKLE AS FAR AS AN APPRAISAL. IN ADDITION TO EVEN IF WE HAVE TO PUSH THIS OUT A LITTLE FURTHER, HAVING A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CITY OF KYLE COMING TO EXPLAIN HOW IT WOULD BENEFIT YOU US, AS WELL. WE WANT OUR PEOPLE, OUR FAMILIES COMING OUT OF THE PARK, TO NOT HAVE TO TAKE THAT TURN RIGHT AND GO ALL THE WAY AROUND INTO PLUM CREEK. GOLF, OF COURSE, IT'S DEFINITELY HASSLE AND ABSOLUTELY. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE AND SO WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS, ETC, BUT I'M CERTAINLY ON BOARD WITH AN APPRAISAL. THANK YOU. >> MR. SEIBEL. >> YEAH. I WAS ACTUALLY JUST IN CONWAY, ARKANSAS OVER THE WEEKEND FOR MY NIECE'S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, AND THEY HAVE A COUPLE REAL FANCY ROUNDABOUTS WITH, IT'S NOT CURB NECESSARILY, BUT LIKE A LITTLE RAISED AREA BECAUSE IT'S A MULTI LANE ROUNDABOUT GUIDING YOU THROUGH THERE. FIRST TIME THROUGH, I WAS, GUIDING AFTER THAT. I WAS LIKE, THIS IS FANTASTIC. I DON'T STOP EVER. IT'S GREAT. BUT WHEN TRAFFIC GOT BUSY, IT DID GET MORE COMPLICATED TO YIELD YOURSELF IN THERE. YOU HAD TO BE BOLD AND BRAVE. ANYWAYS, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY. TWO QUESTIONS, CAN THEY CLAIM EMINENT DOMAIN ON THIS? >> YES, THEY CAN. THEY SENT THE PACKAGE AND HAD ALL THAT INFORMATION IN THERE. >> I'M JUST CURIOUS, DR. WRIGHT, IN YOUR OPINION, WHY YOU WOULD PREFER AN APPRAISAL VERSUS JUST, SOME RATIONALE BEHIND? >> BECAUSE MAX AND I MET WITH THE CITY MANAGER, AND I ASKED FOR A NICE ORNAMENTAL FENCE IN FRONT OF THE PARK. I SAID, "WE WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO LOOK AT DOING SOMETHING IN KIND, IF YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO PUT UP THE FENCE," HE GOES, "NO, THAT'S TOO MESSY. JUST ASK FOR MONEY." THAT'S WHAT WE DID. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. IT'S JUST GET APPRAISED VALUE AND AND THEN MAKE IT WORK OUT. THAT'S AT HIS BEQUEST. IN THE AGREEMENT, THERE'S JUST A $10 PLACEHOLDER THAT YOU'LL NOTICE BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT FOR 0.08, IT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN $10, BUT WE JUST LEFT IT AS A PLACEHOLDER WANTING TO GET YOUR INPUT. >> I WAS CURIOUS IF THEY WERE JUST GOING TO PAY US SOME PENNIES. BUT YEAH. [LAUGHTER] ON THAT NOTE, THEN, IF BASED ON THEIR REQUEST, THEN I WOULD BE IN AGREEMENT WITH AN APPRAISAL. >> JUST YOU ROSCO. >> YES. AN APPRAISAL IS THE WAY TO DEFINITELY GO. MISS PETRIE IS CORRECT ABOUT NO ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR WHAT WE HAVE DONATED IN THE PAST WITH HEROES PARK. THAT WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTING. WE SHOULD HAVE GOOD PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR CITIES, [02:45:03] AND THEY NEED TO REMEMBER WHAT WE HAVE DONE AND WHAT WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER FOR. A ROUNDABOUTS ARE SUPER CONTROVERSIAL IN KYLE. I LIVE IN KYLE, SO SUPER CONTROVERSIAL. THERE'S GOODS AND BADS, PROS AND CONS. BUT I HOPE WE DON'T DEBATE THAT WHEN WE BRING THE CITY OF KYLE PEOPLE HERE. THAT'S NOT A DEBATE WE NEED TO HAVE. THAT'S THEIR MASTER PLAN, BUT JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT APPRAISAL VALUE AND WHAT WE CAN GET, BECAUSE I THINK IT WILL BE A BENEFIT FOR ALL OF US IN THE LONG RUN. THANK YOU. >> MR. FLORES. >> I WILL ADD TO THE ROUNDABOUT DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE STARTED. I'M GLAD THAT THEY ARE COMING TO US IN REGARDS TO BUILDING A ROUNDABOUT IN FRONT OF ONE OF OUR FACILITIES, OUR BIGGER FACILITIES, BECAUSE THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL. IN REGARDS TO BUILDING THAT ROUNDABOUT AT LEHMAN ROAD AND BUNTON. I'M GLAD THEY ARE COMING FORWARD AND IT'S AT LEAST, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM AGAIN HERE IN FRONT OF US TO EXPLAIN THE ROUNDABOUT IN FRONT OF OUR PARK CENTER, WHICH IS OFTEN VERY CROWDED WITH FAMILIES AGAIN. >> YOU BRING UP A GOOD POINT. I'M CURIOUS, AND I'LL CHECK INTO THIS. I'M WONDERING NOW I'M SITTING HERE THINKING THROUGH THIS. I'M WONDERING HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD THAT ROUNDABOUT WITHOUT GETTING A LITTLE PIECE OF PROPERTY FROM THE SCHOOL FROM US AT LEHMAN. >> YEAH, WELL, I KNOW THAT WE'VE SPOKE JERRY'S ADDRESSED THIS BEFORE. BUT THE ROUNDABOUT IS GOING TO CHANGE THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. >> YEAH. >> AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL. AGAIN, I'M GLAD THEY'RE AT LEAST COMING FORWARD AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ON THIS. >> I FEEL LIKE I HEAR A LOT OF, WE WOULD LIKE TO DO GET AN APPRAISAL DONE. I'LL CONCEDED THAT, BUT I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT IT'S 0.085 AN ACRE. JUST SOME CRAZY MATH HERE. $50,000 AN ACRE, THAT'S $4,200. IF WE VALUATE AT $100,000 AN ACRE, IT'S $8,500. IF WE VALUE AT A QUARTER MILLION DOLLAR, IT'S VALUED AT $21,000. THAT'S JUST MY CRAZY. >> YEAH. >> I DIDN'T GO TO COLLEGE FOR THE SKILLS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO COST US MONEY TO DO AN APPRAISAL. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT COST. >> THEY'RE BUYING, SO THEY'LL DO THE APPRAISAL. >> HOW LONG WOULD THAT TAKE TO DO IF WE GET THAT APPRAISAL DONE? >> IT DEPENDS ON IF THEY HAVE ONE ON SPEED DIAL AND HOW BACKED UP THEY ARE. >> ON MONDAY? THEN WE PROBABLY WOULD PULL THIS ITEM FOR MONDAY THEN IF I THINK THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO GET APPRAISAL. I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD DO. >> I DON'T THINK IT WILL GO. IT WON'T HAPPEN ON MONDAY EITHER. >> THEN WE'LL JUST PLAN ON MOVING THIS ONE DOWN THE ROAD UNTIL MAYBE JUNE. >> THEN THE ONLY OTHER ITEM ON PAGE 206, THE SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED. THIS INSTRUMENT IS LEGALLY SOUND. BUT WE ALSO, WE BELIEVE THAT ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE THIS TIME, WE'D RATHER JUST DO A RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT, INSTEAD OF A WARRANTY DEED WITH A REVERTER. IF YOU ALL DON'T HAVE A PREFERENCE OF THAT, WE'LL MAKE THAT HAPPEN. >> WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO. I THINK. >> WE'LL DO IT. >> GREAT. WE'RE MOVING ON. WE'RE NOW MOVING ON TO 012, [O.12. Consideration and possible approval of a School District Land Development Standards Agreement with the City of Buda] WHICH IS ON PAGE 223. THANK YOU. CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT LAND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF BUDA. THIS SOUNDS INTRIGUING. YOU WANT TO GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF THIS ENTAILS? >> ABSOLUTELY. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT ALL THE WAY JUNE OF 2024, YOU ALL SIGNED AN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN. CITY OF BUDA ACTUALLY APPROACHED US ABOUT THIS AND SAID, "HEY, THIS WILL PROBABLY BE A GOOD IDEA. IT WOULD BE BOTH TO CUT DOWN RED TAPE AND STREAMLINE THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS." WE TOOK THE ONE FROM AUSTIN, AND WE TOOK THE THINGS THAT WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY LIKE OUT AND PUT THINGS WE DID LIKE IN. WE'RE GOING TO SEND THAT TO HIM. IT WAS ACTUALLY THE CITY ENGINEER. WE'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH HER, AND SHE'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, AND SHE BELIEVES THAT IT'LL REALLY HELP STREAMLINE THE PROCESS. IT'S BASED ON THE CITY OF AUSTIN ONE, AND REALLY APPRECIATE A POURING OVER IT AND GIVING US LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT EDITS, AND WE'LL MAKE THOSE NOTES. >> THANK YOU. LOOK TO MY LEFT. QUESTION ANYBODY, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. >> ROUGH IDEA. HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THIS WILL IMPACT PERMITTING TIME? BECAUSE I KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, THE ROAD THAT WE'RE BUILDING FROM JOHNSON TO CARPENTER HILL NEIGHBORHOOD, DEALING WITH A LOT OF PERMITTING TIME. IS THERE ANY IDEA? >> ANECDOTALLY, IT WILL HELP WITH THE ELEMENTS THAT ARE THE CITY PERMIT PIECES. IT WON'T HELP WITH TC Q. >> YEAH. >> BUT IT'LL HELP WITH THE PIECES THAT ARE THE CITY. IT'LL JUST GIVE US A PATH, AND IT'LL GIVE STAFF A WAY TO DO MORE ADMINISTRATIVE THINGS INSTEAD OF REAL FORMAL. [02:50:06] THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REALLY HOPING FOR. >> I KNOW IT'S DETAILS IN THERE, HEIGHT OF BUILDING 100 FEET, FOR EXAMPLE, SO THEN WE KNOW DESIGN WISE, STAY WITHIN THOSE PARAMETERS. >> THAT'S RIGHT. WELL, AND ON THAT ONE IN PARTICULAR, THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE THEN WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT LIKE THE ZONING CHANGE THAT WE JUST WENT THROUGH AT JOHNSON. THAT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE. >> YEAH. WHAT IS OUR HEIGHT, HAPPEN TO KNOW HIGH SCHOOL. >> IT'S A 60 OR 70. >> DO WE KNOW WELL, HIGH SCHOOL FOUR IS NOT IN CITY OF BUDA, IT DOESN'T MATTER, BUT YEAH. ANYWAYS. >> IT WAS 60 OR 70 AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL AND THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO DO THAT. GREAT. >> THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE MY LEFT. MISS PETRIE. >> THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING SOME OF MY QUESTIONS, AND YES, I ENJOY PORING OVER AGREEMENTS LIKE THIS, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT MOTHER'S DAY READ. [LAUGHTER] I ASKED ABOUT WHETHER WE HAVE ONE OF THESE WITH CITY OF KYLE, AND I THINK THE ANSWER WAS, NO, BUT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN IT. THANK YOU FOR THE GENESIS STORY OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN. OF COURSE, THEY'RE BIGGER, AND IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT THEY WOULD WANT THESE IN PLACE. DO YOU FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SCHOOL DISTRICT-FRIENDLY, WE KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING, AND WE WANT TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE. >> YES. KENNEDY IS A REALLY GOOD PERSON TO WORK WITH. SHE'S THE CITY ENGINEER, AND SHE'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL. >> YES. I REALLY LIKE IT. MY BIGGEST THING, AND I PUT IT IN THERE WAS NO TELEPHONE CALLS. EVERYTHING BACK AND FORTH. [OVERLAPPING]. >> IF IT'S NOT IN WRITING, IT DID NOT HAPPEN. >> YES. THANK YOU, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE JUST NEEDS A LITTLE BIT OF CLEANUP. DO YOU THINK IT'LL BE READY TO VOTE ON NEXT MONDAY, OR ARE YOU WANTING TO GET CITY OF BUDA'S INPUT AS WELL BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS? >> WELL, WE WERE HOPING TO GET AUTHORIZATION TO FINISH IT AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY OF BUDA, BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE. >> YEAH. >> WE CAN TRY TO CLEAN IT UP FOR NEXT WEEK FOR SURE AND GIVE IT ONE MORE SHOT. THEN THE MOTION IS TO ACTUALLY HAVE AUTHORIZE THE BOARD PRESIDENT OR SUPERINTENDENT TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY AND CONVENIENT. >> WE'LL GET IT PRETTY CLOSE, AND THEN IF THEY COME BACK WITH SOMETHING SUBSTANTIVELY, [OVERLAPPING]. >> WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO YOU. >> WE'LL BRING IT BACK. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> THANK YOU. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> WELL, I'M OKAY WITH THAT. I WAS JUST ACTUALLY GOING TO ASK IF WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A FINAL VERSION BEFORE WE VOTED ON IT, AT LEAST A PRETTY CLOSE ONE. BECAUSE WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THE CITY OF BUDA COME BACK AND SAY, WE'RE GOOD WITH THIS, OR WE'RE NOT GOOD WITH THIS. I PERSONALLY DON'T WANT TO BE VOTING ON SOMETHING THAT I DON'T SEE THE FULL AGREEMENT ON, AND THAT'S EVEN TO MISSES PETRI'S POINT WITH LOOKING THROUGH THAT AGREEMENT AND SEEING THAT COMMENT ABOUT THE PHONE CALLS. I MEAN, JUST LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT. I DON'T WANT THINGS TO POP UP THAT NECESSARILY CAME AFTER THE FACT. >> WE'LL MAKE ALL THOSE EDITS THAT YOU ALL TOLD US, AND THEN WE CAN GET THAT ONE RIGHT BACK TO YOU. >> THEN I WOULD JUST SAY THAT I LIKE THAT THE CITY OF KYLE IS INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THE CITY OF BUDA AGREEMENT. IF THIS IS A FRIENDLY PARTNERSHIP AND AGREEMENT BETWEEN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE CITY OF KYLE TO ALSO GET ONE IN PLACE AND HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE DISTRICT AS WELL SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THINGS EASIER AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND THINGS EXPAND IN OUR DISTRICT. >> AS FAR AS, WHY THE CITIES MIGHT HAVE DIFFERENT FEEL OR WHATEVER, I THINK THEY'RE UNDER DIFFERENT UNIFORM DEVELOPMENT CODES. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE DIFFERENT RULES. IT'S JUST [OVERLAPPING]. >> WELL, AND ALSO, I THINK I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE CITY OF BUDA PERMITTING PROCESS, NOT NECESSARILY THINGS I DIDN'T KNOW. THEY'RE PERMITTING PROCESS, THEY HAVE COMMITTEES THAT ARE BY LAW, AND THEN THEY HAVE SOME THAT ARE NOT THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE, AND SO REALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT GOES THROUGH, WHAT DEPARTMENT OR COMMITTEE OR WHATNOT IS A THING, AND I'LL TELL YOU, MICHA GRAL LOVES TO TALK ABOUT IT WITH THE CITY OF BUDA. IF YOU WANT TO GO AND GET A ONE-ON-ONE ON PERMITTING ON THE CITY OF BUDA, HE'S HAPPY TO GIVE IT TO YOU. HE CERTAINLY HAS GIVEN IT TO ME. ANYWAYS, I CAN APPRECIATE THIS TO STREAMLINE THINGS. I WOULD SHARE THAT IF THIS IS APPROVED AND THIS MOVES FORWARD THAT THE CITY OF KYLE GET ON BOARD PRETTY QUICKLY AS WELL. >> THINKING THROUGH THAT, LIKE YOU SAID, IF THEY RETURN IT WITH MINIMAL OR DEMINIMUS CHANGES, THAT WOULD BE ONE THING. [02:55:01] BUT IF THEY GIVE IT BACK TO US WITH A BUNCH WE'LL BRING IT RIGHT BACK HERE. >> THANK YOU MR. CLEVER, I APPRECIATE IT. >> YEAH, I HAVE SIMILAR COMMENTS TO THIS. I THINK IT'S GREAT. ANYWAY WE CAN GET EASIER AND STREAMLINE, AND AVOID PERMANENT PROCESS. I LOVE IT, BUT I WAS TALKING TO MISS PETRIE ABOUT THIS AND WAS LIKE, I BELIEVE THAT SHE IS RIGHT WHERE THIS DOCUMENT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN READY FOR PRIMETIME WITH ALL THE EDITS THAT ARE STILL GOING ON THERE. WHO'S ACTUALLY MANAGING THIS DOCUMENT? >> WE'RE MANAGING OUT IN MY OFFICE AND FOR WHATEVER THIS MIGHT BE TOO MUCH INFORMATION, BUT THAT WAS A PDF THAT WE PUT BACK INTO WORD, AND SO WE WERE JUST HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT. >> I'LL SUBMIT SOME QUESTIONS TOO, BECAUSE, ON PAGE 237 ON 7.1, THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS IN THERE THAT PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE QUESTIONS. GOT YOU. THEN I'M LOOKING AT ON PAGE 240, THE FREESTANDING SIGNS, THE SIGNS PORTION OF IT, IT'S REPRESENTING SECTIONS 4.02, 0.06, AND OH 0.08, WHICH I CAN'T FIND THOSE IN THIS DOCUMENT. JUST TO MAKE SURE ALL THOSE THINGS TIE BACK TO EACH OTHER. >> YES. >> THAT'D BE GREAT. PLEASE SEND ALL THE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. >> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, MAX. THANK YOU. WE'RE DONE OVER THAT. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS, SPED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HANGING IN THERE. IT'S A LONG NIGHT. I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. WE SEE YOU, MISS CARSON, THANK YOU FOR COMING UP TO THE MIC. WE'RE READY TO GO ON INFORMATIONAL ITEMS P1. [P.1. Update on Hays CISD Special Education Staffing] TEAM IN OUR DIAS, YOU HAVE A YOU HAVE A SPED RECRUITMENT PLAN DOCUMENT IN YOUR DIAS FOLDERS. LOOKS LIKE THIS, BLACK AND WHITE. WE'RE SAVING MONEY ON COLOR COPIES. I APPRECIATE IT. MISS CARSON, TAKE IT AWAY. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, DR. WRIGHT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I AM HAPPY TO PROVIDE TO YOU AN UPDATE ON THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION INITIATIVES FOR OUR SPED POSITIONS. I CONTINUE TO USE THE SAME STRUCTURE THAT I'VE BEEN USING SINCE BRINGING FORWARD THE PROPOSALS IN THE FALL TO ADDRESS OUR CLASSROOM SPED TEACHER SHORTAGE. AND SO I'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT AS WELL AS SOME UPDATES ON OUR OTHER SPED POSITIONS THAT ARE POSTED AS VACANCIES THAT ARE NOT CLASSROOM TEACHER POSITIONS. WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH THE SPED COHORT THAT WE LAUNCHED THIS SPRING, OR THAT THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LAUNCHED THIS SPRING. THIRTEEN PARTICIPANTS WORKING TOWARDS SPED CERTIFICATION OF THIS GROUP, TWO HAVE TESTED AND HAVE PASSED THE CERTIFICATION EXAM ALREADY, AND ONE WILL BECOME A DYSLEXIA TEACHER. YEAH. THE OTHER IS BECOMING A SPED INCLUSION RESOURCE TEACHER AT OUR CURRENT CAMPUS NEXT YEAR, SO THAT IS SUPER EXCITING. THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ARE ON TRACK TO TAKE THEIR EXAMS, AND SO THEY'LL TAKE THAT EITHER LATER THIS MONTH OR IN JUNE, THERE A LOT GOING ON WITH THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE'LL HAVE MORE NUMBERS TO REPORT. BUT ALREADY WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THE FRUITS OF THAT INITIATIVE, AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT. FOR OUR CTE EDUCATION AND TRAINING, OF COURSE, IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, THERE ARE NINE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR INSTRUCTIONAL AID POSITIONS WITH HAYS. ONCE THEY GRADUATE AND THEY'RE FINGERPRINTED, THEY'LL BE ELIGIBLE FOR EMPLOYMENT AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL. THE REALLY GREAT THING ABOUT THIS IS WE'RE TRYING TO HIRE THESE STUDENTS INTO HAYS AS INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS, AND THEY CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON THEIR EDUCATION FREE THROUGH ACC. THEN AFTER TWO YEARS WITH ACC, THEN WE HAVE OPTIONS FOR THEM TO PURSUE THEIR DEGREE AFTERWARDS AND CERTIFICATION. ALL THE WHILE EARNING YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, EARNING A LIVING, GETTING BENEFITS, AND SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT. WE'LL CONTINUE TO VISIT THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THESE OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY PATHS TO BECOMING A TEACHER, AND THIS ONE IS A GOOD ONE. FOR OUR TEXAS STATE TEACHER RESIDENTS, WE ARE EXCITED THAT ONE OF THE FIVE RESIDENTS IS ACTUALLY A RESIDENT PURSUING SPED CERTIFICATION, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. OUR EMPHASIS WITH THE RESIDENTS IS TRULY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CAPTURING THOSE STUDENTS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN SPED, [03:00:04] SO WE CAN GROW THEM IN OUR DISTRICT AND HIRE THEM WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED WITH THEIR RESIDENCY. WE'RE EXCITED THAT ONE OF THEM IS PURSUING SPED CERTIFICATION. I HAD MENTIONED TO YOU BEFORE ABOUT AN MOU ON THE HORIZON WITH TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, WHICH IS ON TRACK TO BE FINALIZED. THIS IS GOING TO PROVIDE OUR STAFF THE ABILITY TO GET A BACHELOR'S DEGREE. THE MODEL IS THAT THEY WOULD GO THROUGH ACC FOR THEIR FIRST TWO YEARS. THEN AFTER THAT, THEY CAN COMPLETE THEIR BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITH TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY WHILE WORKING AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE. IN THIS MODEL, THEY WOULD HAVE ONE DAY A WEEK THAT THEY WOULD BE GOING TO MEET WITH THEIR TEXAS TECH PSYCHE COORDINATOR FOR THEIR COURSEWORK. WE WOULD BE PROVIDING THE SUBSTITUTE WHILE THEY ARE DOING THAT COURSEWORK WITH THEIR TEXAS TECH PSYCHE COORDINATOR. WHAT'S REALLY FABULOUS ABOUT THIS IS THAT THEY ARE ABLE ONCE THEY FINISH THAT ACC PIECE, THEY COULD POTENTIALLY FINISH THEIR DEGREE AND TEACHER CERTIFICATION WITHIN ONE YEAR, WITH TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE TEXAS TECH IS ACTUALLY A LEADER IN TEACHERS WHO ARE SPED CERTIFIED. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH THEM AND HOPE TO BE ABLE TO GROW MORE SPED TEACHERS AS A RESULT OF THIS PARTNERSHIP. IN TERMS OF VACANCIES. THIS IS AS OF MAY 7TH FOR 16 TEACHER VACANCIES. YOU SEE THEM LISTED THERE. WE HAVE 118+, SEVEN INCLUSION RESOURCE, FIVE FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING, ONE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, ONE DYSLEXIA, ONE TEACHER OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING, AND THOSE ARE THE TEACHER VACANCIES. WE'RE HOPING THAT OUR SPED COHORT, AS THEY FINISH AND OBTAIN THEIR CERTIFICATION, WE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP US WITH SOME OF THESE VACANCIES. HOPEFULLY, THAT WILL PUT US IN A BETTER POSITION GOING INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE SEVEN PARAPROFESSIONAL VACANCIES AT THIS TIME, THREE INCLUSION RESOURCE, ONE SLC, AND THREE FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING. THIS IS, OF COURSE, A SNAPSHOT AS OF MAY 7TH. IT'S GOING TO CHANGE AS THE SCHOOL YEAR CONTINUES TO COME TO A CLOSE. WE MAY SEE ADDITIONAL RESIGNATIONS, SO I'LL CERTAINLY BE ABLE TO UPDATE YOU AS WE GO FORWARD. NOT ON THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE, BUT IN ADDITION TO THESE TEACHING AND PARAPROFESSIONAL VACANCIES, AT THIS TIME, THE DISTRICT HAS TWO LSSP VACANCIES. FIVE SLP VACANCIES, ONE BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST, ONE COORDINATOR FOR SPED RDSPD, AND ONE SPED DIAGNOSTICIAN VACANCY POSTED AT THIS TIME. WITH THESE POSITIONS, NOT ONLY ARE THEY POSTED ON THE WEBSITE, WE ALSO SHARE THEM ON LINKEDIN. WE ALSO SHARE THEM ON THE K12JOBSPOT, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A NATIONAL JOB POSTING BOARD THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO AS FRONTLINE CUSTOMERS, AND IT ACTUALLY POSTS NATIONALLY. IF ANYBODY'S WANTING TO MOVE TO TEXAS, THEY'RE ABLE TO SEE IT IN THAT WAY. WE DID PARTNER WITH SLPS THIS SPRING IN A MEETING AFTER THEY BROUGHT REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK AND EXAMPLES OF HOW OTHER DISTRICTS WERE POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THE BENEFITS OF WORKING IN THOSE VARIOUS DISTRICTS, AND WE WERE ABLE TO BRAINSTORM WITH THEM. THEY GAVE US THE THINGS TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT IN THAT RECRUITMENT. THEY WORKED WITH MARY TORRES ON UPDATING THE RECRUITMENT MATERIALS PRIOR TO THE JOB FAIRS. THERE WAS ONE WITH TSHA THE CONFERENCE THERE IN MAY, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE NEW MARKETING MATERIALS THAT CAME FROM THAT BRAINSTORMING AND WORK WITH MARY TORRES AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THEM, HIGHLIGHTING THE BENEFITS OF BEING AN SLP AND HCISD. THEY ARE MORE IN TUNE WITH WHAT THEIR COLLEAGUES ARE INTERESTED IN, SO THEIR FEEDBACK HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY VALUABLE. ON THE NEXT PIECE, WE HAVE THE INCREASE IN DAILY RATES FOR SUBSTITUTES. I WILL SAY THAT WE'VE HAD IN THIS SPRING SEMESTER, SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS PARTNERED WITH DARLA PETERS AND PROVIDING SEVEN SPED TRAININGS FOR SUBSTITUTES, [03:05:01] A TOTAL OF 142 SUBS HAVE COMPLETED THE SPED SUB TRAININGS. THERE'S ACTUALLY SAMA TRAINING GOING ON THIS SUMMER. FOR THOSE SUBS WHO ARE INTERESTED, THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED, BUT IF SOME OF THEM EXPRESS SOME INTEREST IN GETTING FULL SAMA CERTIFIED, LIKE, FINISH THE ENTIRE FULL TRAINING, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN FOR THAT MORE EXTENSIVE SAMA TRAINING OVER THE SUMMER IF THEY'RE INTERESTED. I WANT TO THANK THE SPED DEPARTMENT IN WORKING WITH DARLA PETERS IN PROVIDING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. I APPRECIATE IT. >> YOU ARE VERY WELCOME. >> I'M LOOKING TO MY LEFT, QUESTIONS. MR. FLORES. >> YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE, CHRISTINA. AGAIN, THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS. I KNOW WE'VE TAKEN A LOT OF ACTION IN REGARDS TO SPECIAL EDUCATION. I HAD A QUESTION ON THE NUMBERS. DO THESE NUMBERS INCLUDE THE VACANCIES IN REGARDS TO A SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST? >> WE HAVE FIVE VACANCIES FOR SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS. >> GREAT. I MIGHT HAVE MISSED THAT RIGHT HERE. IN REGARDS TO I KNOW THERE'S STATE LAW NOW THAT RD MEETINGS HAVE TO BE COMPLETED IN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME. CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT? YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SPEAK, I THINK TO THE RUSH TO COMPLETE THESE RD MEETINGS AS WE GET INTO THE SUMMER. ARE WE ON TRACK? HOW ARE THOSE NUMBERS LOOKING? I GUESS YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THIS NOW, I GUESS, SECRETARY SABO, IF YOU CAN GET THIS DOWN, JUST THE NUMBER OF RD MEETINGS THAT STILL HAVE TO BE COMPLETED, WOULD BE GREAT TO KNOW. I KNOW THAT THESE ARE HARD TO COMPLETE AS WE GET INTO THE END OF THE YEAR. >> SURE. >> BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO KNOW JUST, HOW WE'RE LOOKING ON COMPLETING THOSE MANDATED MEETINGS. >> ABSOLUTELY. DID YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD? >> WE DO HAVE TO COMPLETE ANNUAL RDS EVERY YEAR. RIGHT NOW, DURING THE SUMMERTIME, WHEN WE DO HAVE STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER INTO OUR DISTRICT THAT HAVE AN IEP, WE HAVE 20 SCHOOL DAYS TO MEET FOR THEM FOR AN ANNUAL RD MEETING. >> THANK YOU. YEAH, I KNOW WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT STAFFING, BUT I GUESS THE SPEECH LANGUAGE WITH ALL OF THIS REALLY WAS WHAT I WAS ASKING FOR STAFFING. BUT THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THAT QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THE RD MEETINGS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> JUSTIN SABO. >> YES. AGAIN, WE HEARD FROM THE SPEAKERS EARLIER JUST APPLAUDING OUR EFFORTS IN THIS, BUT MY GOAL RIGHT NOW IS, WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF VACANCIES. I HOPE TO FILL THEM, AND I WANT THAT WINNING MENTALITY, GO BACK TO THE ATHLETICS UPDATE FROM EARLIER TURNING, I HOPE, INTO DONE. I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME LAGGING INDICATORS HERE THAT WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS, BUT IT'S JUST GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME. I'M EXCITED THAT THESE POSITIONS HOPEFULLY GET FILLED AND THAT WE HELP EASE SOME OF THE BURDEN BECAUSE I KNOW OUR SPED STAFF, SLPS, EVERYBODY IS OVERWORKED AND OVERBURDENED WITH THEIR LOADS. I'M REALLY OPTIMISTIC AND HOPEFUL THAT WE'RE IN A BETTER POSITION. ANY GAUGE OF INTEREST FROM THOSE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE? HAVE YOU GOT A FEEL FOR ANY OF THEM? >> OF THE ONES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE, I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU TO SEE HOW MANY HAVE SHOWN MORE PRONOUNCED INTEREST IN TAKING ACTION. I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THAT. >> THEN WHEN YOU SAY RESIDENTS, ARE THOSE STUDENT TEACHERS? >> YES. THESE ARE TEXAS STATE RESIDENTS THAT ARE COMING IN AND THEY'RE TEACHING IN THE DISTRICT WITH A MENTOR TEACHER. >> DIFFERENT THAN A STUDENT TEACHER? >> VERY SIMILAR. >> WE DID AN MOU ON THAT EARLIER THIS YEAR. >> YES. THAT'S PART OF OUR EFFORTS TO TRY TO CONNECT THEM INTO THE DISTRICT EARLIER. WE HAD THE MOUS WITH FELLOWS, BUT WE DID NOT HAVE THEM FOR TEXAS RESIDENTS, AND THOSE ARE YOUR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, AS OPPOSED TO THE FELLOWS WHO HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED AND WORKING ON THEIR MASTERS. >> THOSE TEXAS TECH SITE COORDINATOR MEETINGS, ARE THOSE LOCALLY OR ARE THEY IN LUBBOCK? ARE THEY FLYING TO LUBBOCK? >> THEY'RE NOT FLYING TO LUBBOCK. I NEED TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACTUAL LOCATION OF THE MEETINGS, BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO TRAVEL TO LUBBOCK FOR THAT. [LAUGHTER] >> I'M CURIOUS ABOUT LOCATION BECAUSE I JUST THINK ABOUT WE'RE PUTTING THESE PEOPLE TO THE PROGRAM, WE'RE TRYING TO ASSIST THEM IN ANY WAY AS POSSIBLE. DO WE NEED TO CONSIDER TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT COMPENSATION FOR THEM TO GET TO MEETINGS IF THEY'RE SOMEWHERE OUT OF THE ORDINARY, THINGS LIKE THAT? BUT YES. [03:10:02] I KNOW WE'VE HAD JOB FAIRS THIS SPRING AND HAD SOME REALLY GOOD POTENTIAL APPLICANTS COME THROUGH, AND SO I KNOW WE'RE IN THIS HOLDING PATTERN, BUDGETARY WISE THING, BUT WHAT'S YOUR IDEAL TIMELINE FOR GETTING PEOPLE BADGES. >> LAST YEAR, WE TOOK A LOOK AT THE METRICS FOR HIRING AND WE HAD A BASELINE FIGURE LAST YEAR OF ABOUT 9.5 DAYS FOR HIRING. THE GOAL THIS YEAR FOR MY DEPARTMENT, WAS TO AIM TO REDUCE THAT BY 10%. IT'S DIFFICULT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T BEEN DOING NORMAL OPERATIONS FOR THE PAST 4-5 WEEKS AND TAKING A LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS LEGISLATURE. WE'VE BEEN CONTINUING TO HIRE, BUT WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A SPEED BUMP OF MAKING SURE THAT CABINET WAS TAKING A LOOK, MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE HIRING APPROPRIATELY AND MAKING SURE THAT ANY SHIFTS THAT NEEDED TO OCCUR OCCURRED BEFORE WE REALLY OPEN IT UP TO EXTERNAL HIRING BECAUSE WE ALWAYS WANT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE FIRST. WITH PARTNERSHIP WITH CNI, WE WERE ABLE TO WORK ON THOSE SHIFTS, AND NOW WE ARE ROLLING ON REPLACEMENTS. WE'RE NOT HAVING TO TAKE THOSE REPLACEMENTS TO CABINET FOR CONSIDERATION, SO THE HIRING HAS PICKED UP THE PACE. SOME OTHER THINGS THAT I WANT TO BRAG ABOUT WITH MY DEPARTMENT, THE STAFF ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MOVE THINGS FASTER. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE STARTED DOING IS NEW HIRE ORIENTATION EARLIER IN THE PROCESS, IT USED TO BE THAT NEW HIGHER ORIENTATION WOULD OCCUR LATER AT THE TAIL END OF HIRING WITH THE I-9S. NOW WE DO IT AFTER THE RECOMMENDATION TO HIRE, AND IT GOES THROUGH THE FIRST COUPLE OF STEPS, THE APPLICANT GETS AN INVITATION TO COME TO A NEW HIRE ORIENTATION. THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR ALL THE OTHER STEPS TO GO AND THIS HAS HELPED US TO CUT DOWN ON HIRING TIME JUST TO TAKE CARE OF IT AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. IN SOME CASES, WE'VE GOTTEN FEEDBACK WHERE IF SOMEBODY HAD RECEIVED INTEREST IN HIRING THEM AND THEY WERE ON THE FENCE AS TO WHETHER THEY WERE GOING TO DO THIS OR GO TO ANOTHER ONE, BECAUSE WE REVAMPED OUR NEW HIRE ORIENTATION, WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD PEOPLE COME OUT OF NEW HIRE ORIENTATION SAYING, YOU KNOW WHAT, I WASN'T SURE. I WAS ON THE FENCE, BUT NOW LISTENING TO ALL THE EMPLOYEE FRIENDLY THINGS THAT YOU DO IN THE DISTRICT, I'M COMING HERE. WE'VE DONE THAT. WE'VE ALSO MADE SURE THAT STEPS WITH CHECKING FOR FINGERPRINTING, GOING TO COMPENSATION. IN ADDITION TO THAT APPLICANT EMAIL, THOSE ARE CO-OCCURRING STEPS. IT'S NOT ONE HAPPENING AFTER ANOTHER. THAT IS ALSO MOVING THINGS MORE QUICKLY THAN BEFORE. I'M GIVING YOU THIS CONTEXT BECAUSE I DON'T YET HAVE THE METRIC FOR HIRING RIGHT NOW, BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING THE HIRING TIME, AND I THINK ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE'VE PLACED FOLKS IN THE SHIFTS, THE EXTERNAL HIRING IS MOVING MORE QUICKLY. NOW, THE ONLY THINGS REALLY BEING REVIEWED BY CABINET ARE IF SOMEBODY HAS A NEED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL FTE OR PERHAPS THERE'S A NEED FOR CONSIDERATION OF RECLASSIFICATION FOR A SPECIFIC REASON. BUT IN TERMS OF REPLACEMENTS, WE'RE MOVING MORE QUICKLY NOW. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT MUCH RESTS ON HOW QUICKLY THE CANDIDATE PARTICIPATES IN THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS. >> I KNOW THAT'S THE PROCESS THAT SEEMS TO HOLD THINGS UP QUITE A BIT. DO YOU DO THAT IN-HOUSE? >> WE HAVE A FINGERPRINTING IN-HOUSE. WE OFFER IT AS PART OF OUR NEW HIRE ORIENTATION THAT WE DO FREQUENTLY NOW HERE AT THE BUILDING. WE'RE DOING THAT WEEKLY. IF THEY DON'T ALREADY HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ELSEWHERE, THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT WHILE THEY'RE HERE WITH MARGARET MARTINEZ. WE HAVE THE ONE FINGERPRINTING MACHINE FOR THAT, BUT IT'S REALLY HELPED TO HAVE IT. >> I'M JUST CURIOUS FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE VACANCIES AND OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS HIRING PROCESS FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. WHEN DO WE START TO PANIC THAT WE AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY HAVE ENOUGH CANDIDATES TO FILL THE VACANCIES WE WANT? IF WE GET TO JUNE, JULY? ARE WE REALLY PANIC AT THAT POINT? >> ONE THING I WILL TELL YOU IS OUR PRINCIPALS ARE SO DEDICATED TO MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE PREPARED FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR RIGHT NOW. IF YOU WERE TO ASK THEM, [03:15:02] THEY WOULD PROBABLY TELL YOU THAT WE'RE PANICKING RIGHT NOW. WELL, THEY'RE NOT PANICKING RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY ARE URGENTLY TAKING CARE OF THE BUSINESS OF HIRING AND TRYING TO REALLY CAPTURE THOSE QUALITY CANDIDATES THAT ARE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE CERTIFIED. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE THE RIGHT FIT. IF THEY'RE DOI, CTE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE EXPERTISE IN THE AREA THAT THEY'RE TEACHING. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET HIGH QUALITY CANDIDATES. BUT WHEN WE START MOVING INTO JUNE, THAT'S WHEN I START GETTING MORE NERVOUS. THINGS START TO SLOW DOWN WITH HIRES. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY DISTRICTS, AND SO IT BECOMES A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING AT THAT POINT TO FIND THE LARGER POOL. THIS IS A SWEET SPOT RIGHT NOW, AND WE WANT TO BE AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE GIVEN THE CANDIDATE POOL AT THIS TIME. >> WE'RE RIGHT ON THE CUSP OF THAT, SO I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING ANOTHER UPDATE. LAST QUESTION BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTEN A COUPLE EMAILS FROM SOME FOLKS ABOUT LOOKING AT POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVE BENEFITS, SOME OF THESE HEAVY PAPERWORK INTENSIVE POSITIONS, WHERE THEY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK IN ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS, PUT THAT WAY, TO HANDLE THEIR PAPERWORK OBLIGATIONS. HAVE WE CONSIDERED MANY OF THOSE ASPECTS FOR SOME OF THESE POSITIONS, WHETHER BE WORK FROM HOME OR JUST WORK IN LOCATIONS WHERE THEY CAN ACTUALLY BE MORE FOCUSED ON THE JOB THAN THEY NEED TO DO AS A BEING? I KNOW WHEN YOU GO TO A CAMPUS AND YOU'RE WORKING AT A CAMPUS, WHAT INEVITABLY HAPPENS IS YOU'RE THERE AND SOMEBODY SAYING, HEY, REAL QUICK, AND SO THEY GET PULLED AWAY FROM THE ONE THING THAT THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THIS STUFF DONE AND SO IT GETS HARD TO MAINTAIN THAT FOCUS ON THAT ASPECT. >> I CAN CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT POINT OF VIEW. ONE OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT I CAN TELL YOU, ESPECIALLY WITH A GROUP THAT HAD REACHED OUT BY EMAIL THIS WEEK, THEY MET WITH THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MS. VELASQUEZ MET WITH THEM TO LISTEN TO THEIR CONCERNS, AND TO LISTEN TO THEIR SUGGESTIONS. AS WELL, THEY MET WITH CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, MARIVEL SEDILLO, AND DISCUSS THESE CONCERNS, AND WE MET WITH THEM IN THE HR DEPARTMENT TO LISTEN TO THEIR FEEDBACK. THEY DO ALREADY HAVE THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND MS. SEDILLO HAVE WORKED TO PROVIDE A DAY A MONTH THAT THEY GET TO WORK REMOTELY IN ORDER TO WORK ON THAT. I KNOW THAT IT IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO TRY TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF, AND SO I IMAGINE THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS OF WHAT WE CAN DO EVEN BEYOND COMPENSATION, JUST TO TRY TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT THAT WE CAN FOR THEM TO DO THEIR JOB. WE KNOW THAT IT DOES REQUIRE A LOT OF WRITING, A LOT OF PAPERWORK, AND SO WE DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THAT. >> THE OTHER DISTRICTS, WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND MAKING SURE WE'RE COMPETITIVE AND ALL THAT. AGAIN, THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU TO ALL THE TEAM THAT ARE HERE STAYING HERE THROUGHOUT THIS LONG MEETING AND DEDICATING BECAUSE I'M JUST FULLY CONFIDENT IN EVERYBODY'S ABILITY TO JUST KEEP DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING AND TRY TO MAKE THE BEST OF OUR SITUATION. THANK YOU ALL. >> THANK YOU. IF I COULD JUST ADD, WITH SLPS, I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE STATEWIDE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT'S A STRUGGLE FOR US IN THE DISTRICT, BUT IT'S ALSO A STRUGGLE REGIONALLY AND STATEWIDE. I WENT TO TSHA'S INFORMATION AND SAW THAT THEY ACTUALLY CONDUCTED A SURVEY ON THIS. ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY, 81% OF DISTRICTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THEIR SURVEY REPORTED A SHORTAGE OF SLPS. OF THIS GROUP, 91% REPORTED THAT THEY REALLY WISH THEY COULD HAVE ADDITIONAL SLPS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE FOR OUR DISTRICT, AND IT IS A REALITY FOR THIS STATE THAT IT CONTINUES TO BE DIFFICULT. WE ALSO DID SOME LOOKING INTO TEACHERS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. THAT IS A VERY SPECIALIZED SET OF SKILLS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS. DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE ONLY 634 TEACHERS OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT I KNOW OF? I WAS TRYING TO RESEARCH WHICH UNIVERSITIES DO A GOOD JOB OF GROWING THESE GRADUATES BECAUSE I WANT TO REACH OUT AND HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM AND SEE IF WE CAN HAVE RESIDENTS [03:20:04] OR SOME PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY SPECIALIZE IN THIS. I SAW THAT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY AND STEPHEN F AUSTIN ARE THE TWO UNIVERSITIES THAT I SEE THAT OFFER THIS VERY SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING. THE NEEDS ARE REAL, AND SO IS THE SHORTAGE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN IN SPITE OF THAT TO RETAIN OUR STAFF AND TO TRY TO RECRUIT QUALITY STAFF, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO CREATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE SCHOOLS THAT DO PROVIDE THIS VERY SPECIALIZED COURSEWORK AND TRAINING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO RECRUIT THEM TO CENTRAL TEXAS. >> THANK YOU. MS. ROSCO. >> YES, MRS. [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING TONIGHT, AND I WANT TO THANK MRS. VELASQUEZ AND OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEAM FOR BEING HERE SO LATE. I KNOW IT'S EXTREMELY LATE, AND IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY FOR YOU ALL. I WANT TO JUST MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS AND THEN ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, AND YOU MAY HAVE TO ASK MRS. VELASQUEZ TO HELP. BUT THE GROW YOUR OWN, I WANT TO JUST PRAISE THAT FOR A SECOND BECAUSE I RAN INTO ONE OF OUR GROW YOUR OWNS AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL THIS WEEK, AND IT WAS SO INCREDIBLY JUST REFRESHING AND WONDERFUL TO HEAR HER EXCITEMENT TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THIS, AND TO BE ABLE TO GET STARTED IN OUR DISTRICT. SHE JUST REALLY APPRECIATED THE SUPPORT FROM OUR DISTRICT IN THAT AND SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING SO GREAT AT THAT. THEN OUR CTE STUDENTS, OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THAT GROW. WE HAVE SO MANY STUDENTS THAT WANT TO EDUCATE KIDS AND THAT BE THEIR CAREER. I LOVE THAT WE ARE BEING INTENT AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS AND WE'RE PUSHING THEM THROUGH AND HELPING THEM FIND THEIR WAY. I HAVE TO STICK TO STAFFING, SO I'M GOING TO BE CAREFUL. THE FIRST QUESTION I HAVE IS, WE'VE LOST MRS. CORONA THIS YEAR, AND SO HAVE YOU GUYS FOUND A REPLACEMENT FOR HER POSITION AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE. >> AT THIS TIME, THE DISTRICT HAS PAUSED HIRING FOR THAT SPECIFIC POSITION AS WELL AS SOME OTHERS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL. AS WE LOOK TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE LEGISLATURE TRYING TO REALLY PROTECT THE WORK AT THE CAMPUSES, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT. I KNOW THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT INTERIM SUPPORT WE CAN PROVIDE MS. VELASQUEZ SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD UNTIL WE'RE IN A POSITION TO MAKE FINAL DECISIONS ABOUT THAT. >> IF YOU COULD PROVIDE US AN UPDATED LIST OF THE VACANCIES THAT AREN'T ON WHAT YOU PROVIDED TONIGHT, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE HER POSITION AS WELL BECAUSE THAT'S NOW A VACANCY IN REALITY. SHE WAS A HUGE SUPPORT TO THAT DEPARTMENT, AND NOW WE DON'T HAVE THAT, SO WE'RE FEELING THAT. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS I HAVE, AND WE'VE GOTTEN EMAILS AND CALLS RELATED TO ALL DIFFERENT POSITIONS IN OUR DISTRICT. IF I DON'T ASK SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AND YOU'RE HEARING THIS, IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE WE'VE ASKED QUESTIONS BEHIND THE SCENES. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MANY BEHAVIORAL SPECIALISTS WE HAVE ON STAFF FOR THIS CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR? I KNOW YOU HAVE ONE VACANCY POSTED. >> YES, I'LL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON CHECKING THOSE NUMBERS. >> IF YOU CAN GIVE ME THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BEHAVIORAL SPECIALISTS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR, AND HOW MANY STUDENTS THEY HAVE SERVED, AND IF YOU CAN PROVIDE ME THE PLAN FOR THE '25-'26 SCHOOL YEAR FOR BEHAVIORAL SPECIALISTS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW IF THOSE BEHAVIORAL SPECIALISTS ARE REQUIRED TO CARRY A CASELOAD AND DO THE JOB OF AN SBI TEACHER AT CAMPUS. >> I ASKED IF YOU WOULD PROVIDE THE VACANCY AND UPDATED VACANCY LIST. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR STAFFING FOR BEHAVIOR AT EACH CAMPUS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE INCLUSION RESOURCE RATIO IS FOR STAFFING FOR NEXT YEAR. I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT AT THAT FOR NOW IF THOSE QUESTIONS CANNOT BE ANSWERED TONIGHT. [03:25:02] >> I WILL BE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP AND GIVE YOU THAT INFORMATION. >> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. I'LL JUST LEAVE THIS AT THIS. I THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, BUT I DID NOT THANK THE LOVELY PARENTS AND STUFF THAT SHOWED UP ALSO TO SPEAK. THEIR VOICE MATTERS. WE GET THEIR EMAILS, WE GET THEIR PHONE CALLS. WE LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYBODY IN OUR DISTRICT, AND I APPRECIATE THEIR FEEDBACK AND THEIR ADVOCACY FOR OUR STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT, SO I THANK ALL OF THEM AS WELL. >> MISS PETRIE? >>YES, I REALLY ENJOYED HEARING FROM OUR SPEAKERS TODAY, AND I LIKE THEY CONVEYED A LOT OF GRATITUDE, JUST FOR THE ACTION THAT YOU ALL TOOK IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE CONCERNS THEY HAD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF THOSE EFFORTS. I KNOW THAT IT WAS NOT EASY. I KNOW A LOT OF THAT WAS IN FL. WE STILL HAVE EIGHT VACANCIES, ESSENTIALLY IN FL, WHICH IS CRAZY. I WANTED TO ASK HOW ARE WE FILLING THE GAPS? I'M ASSUMING IT'S SUBS. BUT IF YOU CAN LET US KNOW HOW WE'RE FILLING THE GAPS, WHERE THE EIGHT VACANCIES ARE, AND MAYBE WHERE THOSE VACANCIES ARE, I'M ASSUMING THEY'RE SPREAD AROUND, HOPEFULLY. WHAT CAMPUSES ARE WE LOOKING AT THE FIVE AND THREE PARAS, I FEEL LIKE I SAW THAT SOMEWHERE. THREE PEAS AND FIVE TEACHERS IN ABEL? >> YES. >>MISS CARSON, CAN YOU JUST CONFIRM THAT WE'RE NOT ON A HIRING FREEZE? WE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THIS. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER JOBS. >> SURE. WE ARE NOT ON A HIRING FREEZE. WE'VE NOT BEEN ON A HIRING FREEZE. WE JUST SLOW ROLLED SOME OF THOSE HIRES AT A TIME WHEN WE WERE SHIFTING SOME FOLKS, BUT WE WERE STILL TAKING APPLICATIONS. WE WERE STILL INTERVIEWING, AND WE ARE ABLE TO MOVE A LITTLE QUICKER NOW THAN WHEN WE WERE NEEDING TO PROTECT OUR STAFF. BUT ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, WE HOPE THAT THAT PEOPLE LOOKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, WE'LL LOOK AT ACISD BECAUSE THIS IS A DISTRICT WHERE WE HAVE AN EMPLOYEE FRIENDLY CULTURE. IN TERMS OF THE PARAPROFESSIONAL POSITIONS, THEY ARE CONSIDERABLY ABOVE MARKET FOR WHAT YOU ALL WERE ABLE TO DO FOR THEM IN THE COMPENSATION PLAN LAST YEAR. THEN WITH OUR CLASSROOM TEACHERS, YOU GENEROUSLY INCREASE THE STIPENDS FOR THEM BOTH FOR INCLUSION RESOURCE, BUT ALSO FOR SPECIALIZED FOR SPED CLASSROOM TEACHERS. THIS IS A DISTRICT WHERE YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND WHERE YOU WILL BE VALUED FROM THE BOARD TO THE CLASSROOM. >> MAYBE WE JUST NEED TO OFFER THEM FREE HOUSING. I KNOW WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THAT, BUT MAYBE WITH OUR HOUSING PARTNERSHIP, THESE FOLKS GET FIRST STEPS AND MAYBE A HIGHER SUBSIDY. JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, SLPS ARE HARD TO FIND? LSSPS ARE HARD TO FIND. CERTAINLY VISUALLY IMPAIRED. I HAD NO IDEA THE NUMBER WAS SO LOW IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. DOING THE RESEARCH TO FIND OUT, WHAT SCHOOLS ARE DOING THIS, PARTNERING WITH THOSE COLLEGES, I THINK IS REMARKABLE. I'LL BE UP IN LUBBOCK QUITE A BIT, SO IF I NEED TO KNOCK ON SOME DOORS NEXT YEAR. >> I MAY TAKE YOU UP ON THAT. >> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO THAT FOR YOU. WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO TO SUPPORT YOU? >> THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT. THE SUPPORT THAT YOU ALL HAVE PROVIDED THIS FAR HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS. ONE THING I KNOW IS THAT IF WE HAVE AN ASK, WE WON'T BE AFRAID TO BRING IT TO YOU BECAUSE WE KNOW IN THE SPIRIT IN WHICH YOU'LL RECEIVE IT AND KNOWING THAT, WHEN WE MAKE AN ASK, IT'S ONLY BECAUSE WE ABSOLUTELY REALLY NEED IT. WHEN WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE LEGISLATURE, I'M SURE CIRCLE BACK WITH YOU AND LET YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR NEEDS. >> WELL, LET US KNOW, BRING IT TO US. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MISS CARSON. THIS IS ALL JUST VERY HARD. I MEAN, I THINK, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN FINDING SOME PRETTY CREATIVE WAYS TO TRY TO CLOSE SOME OF THESE GAPS, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY WE'RE STILL IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE STATE BUDGET AND THE MONEY THAT'S GOING TO BE AVAILABLE, BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOUR COLLABORATION WITH THE SPED DEPARTMENT TO LOOK FOR SOME DIFFERENT WAYS TO TRY TO CLOSE SOME OF THESE GAPS IN THE SHORT TERM. IT'S ACTUALLY IT'S BEEN GREAT TO HEAR YOU COME UP WITH SOME OF THESE IDEAS PARTNERING WITH THEM TO TRY TO DO THIS. I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY NOT WHAT EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR, [03:30:02] BUT I HOPEFULLY THEY CAN APPRECIATE HOW HARD WE'RE WORKING TO ACTUALLY TRY TO CLOSE SOME OF THESE GAPS BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS ANY OF THESE POSITIONS TO BE CLOSED ANYMORE THAN OUR STUDENTS DO, I PROMISE AND OUR CURRENT STAFF MEMBERS AND OUR PARENTS. THANK YOU FOR BEING CREATIVE. I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE CAN DO TO HELP US OUT THERE, BUT WE JUST GOT TO KEEP COMMUNICATING AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. >> TEAM, WE'RE GETTING UP AGAINST IT. I KNOW WE HAVE OUR 10:30 STOP. I'M GOING TO MOVE SOME STUFF AROUND HERE, IF YOU'LL LET ME. LIKE TO MOVE P EIGHT UP. [P.8. First Reading of proposed revisions to Local Policy BE] NEXT, THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR FIRST READING OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO LOCAL POLICY BE AND I'D LIKE MISS ROSCO, IF YOU'RE UP. >> WONDERFUL. I'LL GIVE YOU A SHORT AND QUICK OVERVIEW. OUR POLICY PALS COMMITTEE MET, AND WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT ALIGNING OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES WITH LOCAL POLICY THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE. WE LOOKED AT 10 DIFFERENT POLICIES THAT ARE REFERENCED IN OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. HOWEVER, THERE WAS ONLY BE LOCAL. THAT NEEDED CHANGES TO BE UPDATED IN ORDER TO BE ALIGNED WITH BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AFTER WE MET AND DISCUSSED THAT, WE WENT AHEAD AND SUBMITTED THAT TO OUR BOARD ATTORNEY TO JUST DOUBLE CHECK, MAKING SURE WE CROSSED OUR TS, DOTTED OUR EYES. WE WERE TOTALLY ON POINT. IT WAS FANTASTIC. SHE CONFIRMED EVERYTHING THAT WE HAD PUT IN THERE AND JUST TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF REDUNDANT LANGUAGE OUT. THAT IS IT. THAT IS THE ONE THING THAT WE DID ADDRESS WAS BOARD THAT ALIGNMENT PIECE. HOWEVER, POLICY PALS COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING AGAIN TO DISCUSS SOME ADDITIONAL LOCAL POLICIES ON DIFFERENT SUBJECT MATTERS. MISS PETRIE AND MISS RUNKLE WERE ON THIS COMMITTEE WITH ME AND WE HAVE DONE GOOD WORK BEFORE, AND WE DID THIS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO LOOKING AT SOME OTHER LOCAL POLICY IN JUNE. >> THANK YOU, MR. ROSCO. QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT. QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT. DID YOU SAY POLICY PALS? >> POLICY PALS COMMITTEE. >> YES. I DID HEAR THAT RIGHT. >> IT WAS ORIGINALLY POLICY BUDDIES, BUT WE LIKE ALLITERATION. WE CHANGED IT TO POLICY PALS COMMITTEE SINCE WE HAVE OUR BUDGET BUDDIES COMMITTEE READY, SO WE'RE ON POINT. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU. THEN THIS IS THE FIRST READING. THIS WILL THEN NEXT WEEK, TURN INTO AN ACTION ITEM TO VOTE ON NEXT WEEK. THEN THE NEXT THING I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW I KNOW UP NEXT IS P2, MISS RUNKLE. [P.2. Discussion of Districtwide Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings - Scheduled for May 12, 2025] ARE YOU THE INSURER DETECTION REPORT? DO YOU HAVE TO DO THAT TONIGHT OR CAN WE DO THAT NEXT MONDAY. YOU CAN DO IT. I MEAN, I'M SAYING WE'RE JUST LOVE IT. I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO GIVE US THIS BRIEF RECAP. >> I WANT TO GO HOME TOO. I AM SO SORRY. RATINGS. I DO NEED TO REPORT TO A. I'LL END WITH THE REALLY GOOD NEWS AS I FINISH, BUT I DO WANT TO REPORT THAT WE DID HAVE A TEA FINDING RESULTING IN A ISSUE AT ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES. I'M GOING TO SAY GREAT JOB AT OUR CAMPUS. WE HAD NO EXTERIOR DOORS THAT WERE FOUND OPEN. HOWEVER, WE DID HAVE A CAMPUS THAT DID HAVE TWO FINDINGS, WHICH INCLUDED FOUR INTERNAL CLASSROOM DOORS THAT WERE UNSECURED DURING SCHOOL OPERATIONAL TIMES WITH STUDENTS PRESENT, AND WE ALSO HAD A LACK OF PROPER DOCUMENTATION IN REGARDS TO OUR WEEKLY DOOR AUDITS, AS REPORTED BY THE CAMPUS IS THAT THE DOOR AUDITS WERE OCCURRING. HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT BEING PROPERLY DOCUMENTED IN THE FORM THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE UPDATED REGULARLY. THAT BEING SAID, ULTIMATELY, AS WE KNOW, TYPICALLY, WE HAVE TO CALL AN EMERGENCY BOARD MEETING OR DISTRICT SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, BASED ON THE FACT THAT THESE ARE INTERNAL. THE INTERNAL DOOR OPENINGS THAT WERE LEFT IS ACTUALLY OUR CAMPUS POLICY OR IS OUR DISTRICT POLICIES IN REGARD. THAT'S A VIOLATION OF DISTRICT POLICY. THE WEEKLY DOOR AUDITS IS EGREGIOUS. WE ARE ADDRESSING THAT. IT HAS BEEN SINCE ADDRESSED. WE WILL BE HAVING TRAINING FOR THIS CAMPUS SPECIFICALLY TOMORROW TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE WITH THIS. I CONTINUE TO BE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE HARD WORK BY OUR CAMPUSES. [03:35:03] WE JUST GOT NOTICE TODAY THAT OUR FINAL CAMPUS FOR OUR TEA AUDIT FINDINGS WAS COMPLETED. OF THAT, WE DID PHENOMENALLY. OUT OF ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES, WE REALLY HAD THIS ONE AND ONE OTHER CAMPUS THAT WE ADDRESSED, SO 100% OF OUR CAMPUSES WERE AUDITED, AND WE DID SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THEM THIS YEAR. WITH TWO FINDINGS ON TWO DIFFERENT CAMPUSES THIS YEAR, THAT MEANS WE HAVE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT NEXT YEAR, AND WE WILL HAVE A GOAL OF 100%, SO WE WORK VERY DILIGENTLY FOR THAT. >> GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. LOOK TO MY LEFT, QUESTIONS FOR MISS RUNKLE. TOMORROW RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE ALL OVER IT. NO BUT YOU WANT IT, BUT IT'S NOT THE EXTERIOR DOORS, WHICH IS SILVER LIGHTING THERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, MOVING RIGHT ALONG. P3 WILL BE FOR NEXT WEEK. UPDATE ON THE SAFETY AND SECURITY INITIATIVES. THEN, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS [P.4. Update on District Bond, Construction, and Renovation Projects] FOR MAX ON DISTRICT BOND CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION PROJECTS? LOOK TO MY LEFT. MISS FLORES. >> NOT REALLY A QUESTION SO MUCH AS IT IS A COMMENT. I TOOK A WALK YESTERDAY FROM MY NEIGHBORHOOD, STRAIGHT OVER TO RAMAGE. HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THERE'S A NICE PAVED ROAD. >> YES. >> IT'S A VERY BIG NEIGHBORHOOD. STRAIGHT TO RAMPAGE. IT'S NICE, BRAND NEW, SO IT'S GOING TO REALLY SHORTEN THAT TRIP FOR THOSE RESIDENTS. IT'S GOOD TO SEE BE ABLE TO WALK TO THE CAMPUS, WHICH IS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY, BUT NOW WE JUST HAVE TO ADVOCATE FOR ALL THE OTHER ROADS AROUND THAT CAMPUS. >> THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S JUST ONE MILE. LET'S WALK ZONE. >> YEAH, IT'S GREAT. TIM'S NOT HERE, BUT THE FACT THAT WE HAD THAT LATEST ZONING MAP THAT WE APPROVED. >> YES, SIR. >> IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT A LOT EASIER FOR THOSE RESIDENTS AROUND. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, ON THE OPENING DATE, REMIND ME OF FOR THE MADI ANTI ALL LEHMAN. >> CAN I GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT? >> YES, SIR. >> I DON'T GIVE YOU A WRONG DATE. >> YES, SIR. THANK YOU. >> LOOK MY RIGHT, MISS PETRIE. >> NOW THAT OUR PROP D PASSED, MR. CLEAVER, I JUST WANT TO PLAN TO SEED. HOW ARE WE GOING TO LIMIT ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC TO THESE FACILITIES AS WE LOOK TO BUILD THEM. FEEL LIKE ARE GOING TO BE VERY ATTRACTIVE TO NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS ACCESS, AND THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT MISS RUNKLE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AS A FACILITY RENTAL SITUATION. IT WOULD JUST OCCUR TO ME AND LOOKING AT THEM THAT THEY'RE PRETTY ACCESSIBLE? WE WANT THEM THAT WAY. BUT JUST A THOUGHT TO THINK ABOUT AS WE HAVE HAD SOME FACILITY QUESTIONS RECENTLY. THAT WE THINK ABOUT THAT. >> THEY'LL BE FULLY FENCED. >> THEY'LL BE FULLY FENCED LIKE, BECAUSE SOME OF OUR FACILITIES AREN'T AS FENCED, AND THEY LOOK KIND OF OPEN. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. >> YEAH, THEY'LL BE FENCED AROUND THE PERIMETER. >> CAN'T JUMP IT. >> A VERY ATHLETIC PERSON MIGHT COULD. >> I'LL PUT IT TO THE TEST. WE'LL SEE. >> THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO P5. [P.5. Report of Purchasing Cooperatives with Rebates] I KNOW WE'VE ALL SEEN THIS. THIS IS A REPORT THAT'S REQUIRED BY US TO PROVIDE US INFORMATION ON THE COOP PURCHASING REBATES. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU GUYS TO SUBMIT THOSE ONLINE TO. NO QUESTIONS. WE'RE JUST ROLLING THROUGH IT. I LOVE ALL THE HELP I'M GETTING ON THE NO, NO, NO. KEEP ON GOING. READY TO GO. [P.6. Review and discussion of the 2025-2026 Budget Calendar] I'M ASSUMING ON P6. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. RAH ON THE 25/26 BUDGET CALENDAR? THEN WE'RE MOVING ON TO P7. [P.7. Financial Statements] ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. RAH ON ANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS? THAT'S A BIG NO TOO. NOW WE'RE UP TO ITEM Q, [Q. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES] REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. LOOK TO MY LEFT, MR. ROSCO. >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF. MR. SEIBEL IS GOING TO TYPE REALLY, REALLY QUICK, OR I CAN GIVE IT TO HIM. THE FIRST ONE, PLEASE PROVIDE THE CURRENT COST TO HAYS CISD FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE 24/25 SCHOOL YEAR AND THE 23/24 SCHOOL YEAR. SECOND QUESTION, PLEASE PROVIDE THE AMOUNT WE RECEIVED IN STATE FUNDING FROM THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ALLOTMENT FOR 24/25 SCHOOL YEAR AND THE 23/24 SCHOOL YEAR? NUMBER 3, PLEASE PROVIDE HOW MANY SPECIAL EDUCATION EVALUATIONS WERE COMPLETED IN 23/24 AND FOR THIS YEAR 24/25, I REALIZE WE STILL HAVE A FEW MORE DAYS AT THE END OF THE YEAR? NUMBER 4, PLEASE PROVIDE COSTS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION [03:40:03] CONTRACTED SERVICES FOR ESSENTIAL EVALUATIONS AND SUPPORT? NUMBER 5, NOW THAT DYSLEXIA QUALIFIES AS A DISABILITY UNDER IDEA, HOW MUCH OF SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDS HAVE BEEN USED FOR EVALUATIONS FOR THE 24/25 SCHOOL YEAR? NUMBER 6, PLEASE PROVIDE HOW MANY FULL INDIVIDUAL AND INITIAL EVALUATIONS FOR DYSLEXIA, AND OF COURSE, THEY'RE NOW MANDATORY WERE CONDUCTED FOR THE 24/25 SCHOOL YEAR? THANK YOU. >> MISS PETRIE, I MEAN, MISS RUNKLE. >> YES. IF YOU CAN PLEASE RESEARCH THE UNIVERSAL DESIGN LEARNING THAT MISSES KELLY MENTIONED EARLIER THIS EVENING. THEN IF YOU CAN ALSO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION ON THE INCLUSIVE EDUCATION THAT SHE ALSO MENTIONED AND SUPPORT, PLEASE. >> ANY MORE QUESTIONS? NO. MR. SEIBEL, I WOULD SAY RECAP ALL THOSE QUESTIONS, BUT YOU ARE STILL TYPING. I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU TO RECAP THOSE AT THE MOMENT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SAY THAT IS YOUR FIRST TIME TAKING NOTES. IF YOU GUYS ONCE YOU POST THEM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ANYTHING MIGHT BE MISS, JUST GET WITH JEFF AND BARBARA, WE CAN GET THEM TAKEN CARE OF. I'VE COMING BOARD MEETINGS WILL BE NEXT MONDAY, MAY 19TH, 2025 WITH THE HAY CST MEREDITH KILLER BOARD ROOM AT 5:30 PM. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER OBJECTIONS, WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 10:25 PM,5 MINUTES EARLY. >> YOU DID IT, BYRON. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.