Jun 10, 2025 Agenda Workshop

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>> ALRIGHT, EVERYONE.

WELCOME TO THE WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE, AND WE WELCOME EVERYONE WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE WILL SING ONLINE.

TODAY IS JUNE 10, 2025, AND THE TIME IS 5:31.

A QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRESENT EXCEPT FOR MR. RAUL VELA, WHO WAS OUT OF TOWN ON BUSINESS TONIGHT.

[B. CLOSED SESSION]

THE TIME IS STILL 5:31.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

[C. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION - Immediately following Closed Session]

THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDANCE ANYONE LISTENING ONLINE POSSIBLY.

THE TIME IS 6:36.

A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED.

ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT, EXCEPT FOR MR. VELA, WHO'S OUT ON BUSINESS.

LET'S GET THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE BY MR. GEOFF SEIBEL.

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

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>> THANK YOU FOR BEING LOUD, MRS. RUNKLE.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE MISSION STATEMENT.

[E. MISSION STATEMENT]

>> HAYS CISD MAKES IT 100% POSSIBLE.

>> YES, IT DOES. SOCIAL CONTRACT READ TONIGHT BY MS. CORTNEY RUNKLE?

[F. SOCIAL CONTRACT]

>> THE BOARD WILL SERVE AS DISTRICT AMBASSADORS, ASSUME POSITIVE AND NOBLE INTENTIONS, COLLABORATE AS A TEAM AND RESPECT THE BODY CORPORATE, PROMOTE DISCUSSION, AND VALUE EACH OTHER'S PERSPECTIVES, AND BE PROFESSIONAL.

>> AWESOME. THANK YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER G. THIS IS A NATURE ROUTINE ITEM.

[G. PUBLIC HEARING]

DR. WRIGHT, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THIS ONE?

>> NO. THIS IS A PRACTICE THAT WE'VE HAD IN PLACE I THINK SINCE LIVE OAK ACADEMY HAS BEEN OPEN, BUT MR. PIERCE IS GOING TO COME FORWARD AND GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THIS ENTAILS BEFORE WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> GOOD EVENING, DR. WRIGHT, PRESIDENT SEVERANCE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

EACH YEAR IN JUNE, WE BRING THIS PUBLIC HEARING FORWARDS.

BEFORE WE CAN SUBMIT OUR APPLICATION TO TEA FOR THE OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM AT LIVE OAK ACADEMY.

THIS PAST YEAR, JUST TO GIVE YOU 30,000 FOOT VIEW, WE DID CODE ABOUT 40 STUDENTS UNDER THIS, AND PRIMARILY OUR FIFTH YEAR SENIORS IN PHOENIX PROGRAM.

S IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER, I'LL BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.

>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT HAS ANY GREEN SHEETS FOR THIS TONIGHT? GREAT. THANK YOU MR. PIERCE.

APPRECIATE IT.

[H. PUBLIC HEARING to be held June 24, 2025]

MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.

[I. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT]

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THIS EVENING, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LEGISLATIVE RECAP ON THE BILLS THAT ARE PERTINENT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THIS ISN'T AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST BY ANY MEANS, BUT JUST ONE I WANTED TO UPDATE YOU GUYS, AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC ON SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING TO BE IN PLAY THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

WE WILL BE GETTING RULES FROM THE TEA ON HOW TO IMPLEMENT EACH ONE OF THESE AS WE MOVE FORWARD, BUT I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A VERY HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW AND SO BARBARA, FIRST SLIDE, PLEASE.

THE FIRST ONE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, SENATE BILL 2 WAS THE FIRST BILL THAT PASSED THAT THE GOVERNOR SIGNED AND IT WILL ALLOW VOUCHERS, ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY AT $1 BILLION.

ROUGHLY 100,000 STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS VOUCHERS IN THE '26/'27 SCHOOL YEAR.

IF TREND REPEATS ITSELF FROM OTHER STATES THAT ALREADY HAVE VOUCHERS, ABOUT 80,000 OF THOSE KIDS WILL BE KIDS THAT ARE ALREADY IN EXISTING PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

ABOUT 20,000 KIDS THAT ARE NOT IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS WILL PROBABLY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A VOUCHER IF THE PRIVATE SCHOOL AGREES TO TAKE THEM.

NEXT SLIDE. HOUSE BILL 2.

OF COURSE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT AS WE BUILD THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.

THE GOVERNOR SIGNED THIS ONE ACTUALLY ON WEDNESDAY JUNE THE FOURTH, SO WE HAVEN'T EVEN HAD A FULL WEEK.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING OFF OF ILLUSTRATIONS FROM MOTE CASEY AND ALSO FROM RASER HAND TEXAS.

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THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE ARE PRETTY HIGH LEVEL, AND SO WE'LL TRUE THOSE UP AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

THE BIGGEST TWO PIECES OF HOUSE BILL 2, SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS ARE RECEIVING $8.5 BILLION.

ABOUT $4.4 BILLION OF THAT IS IN TEACHER PAY RAISES, AND THE REST OF IT REALLY GOES TO BUY DOWN PROPERTY TAXES.

US TAXPAYERS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION TO INCREASE YOUR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FROM $100,000 TO $140,000, AND SO I'M GUESSING THAT THAT WILL PASS.

THE MAJORITY OF THAT MONEY IS TO BUY DOWN PROPERTY TAXES AND TO PAY TEACHERS.

I'M THANKFUL FOR THE TEACHER PAY INCREASES.

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

I JUST WISH THEY WOULD HAVE ALLOWED US A LITTLE BIT MORE LOCAL AUTONOMY AND FUNDED US THROUGH THE BASIC ALLOTMENT, SO IT REALLY COULD HAVE HELPED US WITH INFLATION, BUT WE'LL TAKE WHAT WE CAN GET.

NEXT SLIDE. HOUSE BILL 4 WAS THE BILL THAT THE HOUSE PASSED TO BASICALLY GO FROM A CRITERION REFERENCE TEST TO A NORM REFERENCE TEST AND TO HAVE A BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, MIDDLE OF THE YEAR AND END OF THE YEAR TEST SO THAT WE COULD GIVE INSTANTANEOUS FEEDBACK TO OUR LEARNERS SO THAT WE COULD HELP THEM IN THE MOMENT INSTEAD OF HAVING TO WAIT TILL THE END OF THE YEAR TO HELP THEM, AND ALSO SO THAT WE COULD COMPARE OURSELVES WITH OTHER STATES THAT GIVE SAME TYPES OF TESTS.

WE WERE ALL EXCITED ABOUT IT.

IT GOT OVER TO THE SENATE, AND THEY SAID, [SPANISH] AND IT DIDN'T PASS, AND SO IT FELL APART.

NO CHANGES IN STORE THIS YEAR.

I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE CHANGES IN THE CUT POINTS AND ALL OF THE WAY THAT THEY SCORE BECAUSE NOW IT IS OBVIOUSLY OKAY TO CHANGE THE RULES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME FOR STAR TEST AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

MOVING ON. HOUSE BILL 6, THE DISCIPLINE BILL.

NOW, THIS ONE IS ONE THAT I'M VERY PLEASED THAT LEGISLATURES IN BOTH BODIES LISTENED, AND THIS ONE WILL BE GOING TO THE GOVERNOR TO SIGN.

IT'S WHAT I CALL THE DISCIPLINE BILL.

AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD MANY OF OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS AND OUR TEACHERS THAT HAVE BEEN KICKED AND BIT AND SPIT AND CUSSED OUT.

WE HAD A RULE WHERE A KID COULDN'T BE DISCIPLINED ON CAMPUS BEYOND THREE DAYS.

NOW THEY'VE RELAXED THAT AND A KID CAN BE DISCIPLINED AS LONG AS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT FOR THE REST OF THE KIDS IN THAT CLASSROOM.

THAT'S ONE CHANGE.

THE NEXT ONE IS VAPING.

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN EPIDEMIC OF VAPING.

MOST OF IT IS NICOTINE.

IF IT'S A NICOTINE VAPE, FIRST OFFENSE, WE PREVIOUSLY HAD TO SEND THEM ALL TO DAEP.

NOW WE NO LONGER HAVE TO DO THAT.

WE CAN DISCIPLINE THEM ON CAMPUS.

WE WILL BE WAITING ON GUIDANCE AND WE'LL BE HANDLING MORE AND MORE OF THOSE ON CAMPUS.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE AS OLD AS I AM, WE USED TO HAVE A SMOKING RING OUT BACK IN MY HIGH SCHOOL AND YOU COULD GO BACK THERE AND DIP AND CHEW.

MAYBE WE'LL GET TO ONE DAY WHERE YOU CAN GO OUT IN THE SMOKING RING AND VAPE.

WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. I'M JOKING.

BUT THC VAPES AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT IS CONSIDERED A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, WILL STILL HAVE TO GO TO DAEP.

I KNOW YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET ON ME ESPERANZA, SO I STOPPED.

DAEP NOW, IF YOU HAVE A VIOLENT INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND THEY HAVE TO REPORT TO DAEP, WE CAN NOW TEACH THEM VIRTUALLY, AND WE CAN RECEIVE FUNDING FOR THAT.

WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF ISSUES, ESPECIALLY THIS PAST YEAR WHERE WE HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS, AND SO I THINK THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US SOME FLEXIBILITY IN HOW WE HANDLE DISCIPLINE MOVING FORWARD, WHEN YOU YOU HAVE FEAR FOR THE STUDENT, FEAR FOR OTHER STUDENTS, AND YOU HAVE FEAR FOR FACULTY.

THEY DID GIVE US SOME FLEXIBILITY THERE, SO WE APPRECIATE THAT.

NEXT BILL. HOUSE BILL 1481. THIS ONE'S HUGE.

STUDENTS ARE PROHIBITED FROM USING THEIR CELL PHONES AND PERSONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.

THEY DIDN'T GO AS FAR AS TO REQUIRE THAT WE PUT CELL PHONES IN POUCHES OR LOCK THEM UP ANYWHERE.

IT JUST SAYS THEY CAN'T USE THEM.

IT DOESN'T SAY THEY CAN'T HAVE THEM ON THEIR PERSON.

THEY JUST CAN'T USE THEM DURING THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY.

BUT THAT ALSO INCLUDES EYE WATCHES, THAT INCLUDES ANY HEADPHONES, EARPHONES.

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ALL THE WIRELESS DEVICES THAT YOU CAN COMMUNICATE WITH NOW ARE PROHIBITED DURING THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY.

WE'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR PRINCIPALS TO COME UP WITH THE DETAILS OF HOW TO ENFORCE THIS.

BUT WE ALWAYS HAD A RULE WHERE OUR TEACHERS COULD EITHER GREEN LIGHT OR RED LIGHT, AND THE KIDS KNEW WHEN TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THEIR CELL PHONES OUT.

NOW THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO TAKE THEM OUT.

THEY'LL HAVE TO USE A DISTRICT DEVICE, WHICH THANKFULLY WE HAVE THOSE ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

WE'LL GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION MOVING FORWARD ON THAT, BUT THAT IS A STATE LAW ONCE THE GOVERNOR SIGNS THAT.

NEXT ONE, SENATE BILL 10.

THIS IS THE 10 COMMANDMENTS BILL.

THE 10 COMMANDMENTS DID PASS, AND WE ARE MANDATED TO PUT A POSTER IN EACH CLASSROOM IF THE POSTERS ARE DONATED.

IF WE HAVE TO PURCHASE THEM, WE DON'T HAVE TO PUT THEM UP.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING TO WORK OFF THE PREMISE THAT WE'RE NOT PUTTING THEM UP UNTIL WE RECEIVE ENOUGH FOR EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM, AND THEY HAVE TO MEET THE SPECIFICATION OF THE BILL, WHICH I THINK IS A 16 BY 20 POSTER, AND IT HAS TO BE IN THE SAME FUND.

I DON'T KNOW WHICH VERSION OF THE BIBLE THEY'RE GOING TO COME FROM. NOT SURE ON THAT.

THEN IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO COME AND EXPLAIN WHAT A COUPLE OF THE COMMANDMENTS ARE TO OUR PRE-K KIDS AND OUR KINDERGARTEN KIDS, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO WELCOME YOU BECAUSE YOU MIGHT BE GREAT AT IT.

WE'LL SEE. NEXT ONE.

SENATE BILL 4.

I MENTIONED THIS ONE EARLIER.

HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION INCREASES FROM $100,000 TO $140,000 IF APPROVED BY VOTERS IN NOVEMBER, AND THIS ONE WILL IMPACT OUR INS SIDE OF THE HOUSE, AND SO WE'LL HAVE TO WATCH IT CLOSELY.

I ASSUME THAT IT WILL PASS IN NOVEMBER.

THAT'S SENATE BILL 4.

NEXT, WE HAVE SENATE BILL 12.

THIS IS THE DEI BAN AND BANISHMENT OF CLUBS BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY. THIS ONE PASSED.

WE CAN NO LONGER HAVE CLUBS ON ANY OF OUR CAMPUSES THAT MIGHT BE PRIDE BASED OR BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY WHATSOEVER.

I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED THIS TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND THE PRINCIPALS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE MOVING FORWARD.

THERE'S A BAN ON DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION PRACTICES.

BASICALLY, IT DEALS WITH HIRING AND THAT YOU ALWAYS SEEK THE BEST CANDIDATE AND NOT BASED ON ANYTHING RELATED TO DEI.

WE'LL GIVE YOU UPDATES AS WE HEAR MORE AND WE GET THE FINE PRINT ON THIS MOVING FORWARD.

WE KNEW THAT THIS WAS COMING BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS SESSION, IT HAPPENED AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL, AND WE HAD HEARD THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE PASSED DOWN TO PRE K-12, AND IT HAS.

NEXT BILL. SENATE BILL 401.

I'M BRINGING THIS TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION AND THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION BECAUSE THEY CHANGED THE RULES.

TYPICALLY, SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAD TO OPT IN IF THEY WANTED TO ALLOW FOR HOME SCHOOL PARTICIPATION.

NOW, WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO OPT OUT IF WE DON'T WANT TO ALLOW HOME SCHOOL PARTICIPATION.

WE MUST HAVE A BOARD VOTE PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 1ST, AND THAT WILL STAND FOR THE COURSE OF TIME UNTIL SOME FUTURE BOARD DECIDES TO CHANGE IT, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER VOTE.

WE HAVE SURVEYED OUR COACHES AND DIRECTORS, AND THEY WANT TO CONTINUE ON THE SAME ROAD THAT WE'VE CURRENTLY BEEN ON, WHICH IS TO NOT ALLOW HOME SCHOOL PARTICIPATION.

WE'LL HAVE TO FORMALLY OPT OUT, AND THAT'LL BE YOUR CHOICE AS A BOARD, WHETHER WE TAKE THEIR RECOMMENDATION OR NOT.

BUT THAT'S SENATE BILL 401, AND SO WE WILL PROBABLY BE BRINGING SOMETHING TO YOU SOON.

SENATE BILL 13.

PARENTS AND SCHOOL BOARDS CAN CHALLENGE ANY SCHOOL LIBRARY MATERIAL.

SCHOOL BOARDS, IF THEY HEAR OF A BOOK THAT RELATES TO THE DEI BAN AND THE ONE ON SEXUAL IDENTITY AND ORIENTATION, WHICH I THINK A LOT OF THE BOOKS ARE TARGETED TO THAT HAVE BEEN BANNED.

YOU AS A BOARD CAN DECIDE TO CHALLENGE, AND PARENTS CAN, AS WELL, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE PROTOCOL FOR THAT, AND WE'RE WAITING FOR THE FINE PRINT ON IT AS WELL.

WE'LL GET YOU MORE INFORMATION MOVING FORWARD.

NEXT BILL. THAT'S IT.

THERE ARE MORE. EVERY DAY I FIND OUT THAT A FEW THINGS GOT TACKED ON TO OTHER BILLS AS WE GO.

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LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT WE WILL BE FINDING OUT INFORMATION AS WE GO AND ONCE WE GET SOME CLARITY.

I KNOW YOU GUYS WHEN YOU GO TO YOUR TRAINING, YOU'LL HAVE A POST LEDGE CONFERENCE UPDATE, AND SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

THAT IS THE UPDATE ON ALL OF THE RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL BILLS THAT PASSED, AND THEN I WANTED TO GIVE YOU OUR WORKING DEMOGRAPHERS NUMBER FOR THIS NEXT YEAR IS 25,517.

FOR THE PURPOSES OF BUDGETING, I'M USING ENROLLMENT NUMBERS OF 25,400, WHICH IS ABOUT 1,000 STUDENT INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AS FAR AS THAT'S CONCERNED.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU. IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION TO TAKE IN THERE. WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

[J. PUBLIC FORUM ]

MS. GLORIA, DO YOU HAVE ANY GREEN SHEETS FOR TONIGHT? THEN WE ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

WE'RE GOING TO GO STRAIGHT INTO ITEM K. THIS IS GOING TO BE A NOTE.

[K. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT - STAAR and End of Course Exam Results - Scheduled for June 24, 2025]

THEN THIS WEEK WE'RE DOING THE ITEM L,

[L. PRESENTATION OF HAYS CISD SURVEY RESULTS]

PAGE 12, YOU SHOULD IN YOUR DIAS FOLDERS HAVE COPIES OF THESE PRESENTATIONS.

MR. SAVOY, TAKE IT AWAY.

>> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. WRIGHT.

THIS IS OUR ANNUAL REVIEW OF OUR SURVEY RESULTS.

REMEMBER THIS YEAR THOUGH, WE DID TWO SURVEYS, NOT THREE.

WE ONLY HAVE THE STAFF AND THE STUDENT SURVEY.

WE'RE GOING TO DO STAFF EVERY YEAR AND THEN ALTERNATE BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY ONE AND THE STUDENT ONE EVERY OTHER YEAR.

THIS IS JUST TWO OF THEM.

WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE JAQUELINE LEWIS HERE FROM K-12, WHO'S GOING TO GO OVER THE HIGH LEVEL ON THE RESULTS FOR YOU ON THE TWO SURVEYS THAT WE ADMINISTERED.

>> I THINK WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE, PARTICULARLY IN THE STAFF SURVEY, IS GOING TO HIGHLIGHT DR. WRIGHT AND THE LEADERSHIP APPROACH OF REALLY HAVING A LOCAL VERSUS A GLOBAL EMPHASIS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE WE REALLY EMPOWER OUR CAMPUSES DECENTRALIZED, IF YOU WILL, IN TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT AND FREEDOM TO TO INTERACT WITH THE EMPLOYEES, THE PUBLIC AND ALL THAT STUFF? WE DON'T REALLY DO A CENTRALIZED OVERVIEW FROM THE DISTRICT LEVEL, WE GIVE THAT EMPOWERMENT TO OUR CAMPUS SITES.

I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME OF THAT REFLECTED WHERE WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A LOT OF REALLY HIGH MARKS AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE IT'S THE CLOSEST PLACE THAT ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS, AT LEAST OF THE STAFF, THE ONES THAT TOOK THE SURVEY IN HERE ARE GOING TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH.

WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JAQUELINE LEWIS TO.

WHILE THEY'RE SETTING THAT UP, I CAN GO OVER.

WE HAD A BOARD QUESTION UP AND OUT OF TOWNS UNTIL RIGHT BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING.

THE ANSWER IS IN THERE RIGHT NOW, BUT THE WAY THESE WERE COMMUNICATED OUT IS THESE SURVEYS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GLOBAL FOR JUST ANYONE OPEN.

THESE ARE KNOWN AUDIENCE POTENTIAL AUDIENCE MEMBERS, IF YOU WILL.

WE KNOW ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE AN OPTION.

K-12 ACTUALLY GETS THE LIST, AND THEY SEND A UNIQUE LINK TO EACH STUDENT, AND THEN THE SAME WITH STAFF.

IT'S NOT TO TRACK ANSWERS OR ANYTHING. WE DON'T SEE THAT.

IT'S ANONYMOUS FROM PEOPLE TAKING THE SURVEY, BUT IT'S SO THAT WE KNOW IF SOMEONE THEY CAN'T TAKE IT MORE THAN ONCE THE SAME PERSON, WHETHER YOU'RE A STUDENT OR STAFF, BUT ALSO SO THAT WE KNOW IF YOU'VE TAKEN IT, YOU DON'T GET ALL THE REMINDER E-MAILS THAT COME OUT, BUT THEY COME OUT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE COURSE OF THE SURVEY WINDOW AND IF YOU HAVEN'T YET TAKEN IT.

>> THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT LITTLE GLITCH THERE.

HI, MY NAME IS JAQUELINE LEWIS, AND I AM THE RESEARCH CONSULTANT THAT WORKED WITH HAYES ISD OR

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I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT ARISE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO INTERRUPT ME.

AS WE DISCUSSED, THE SURVEYS WERE OPEN FROM MARCH 25TH-APRIL 20 THIS YEAR.

AS WAS JUST BEING TOLD, WE SENT OUT E-MAIL INVITATIONS WITH UNIQUE ACCESS LINKS TO ALL EMPLOYEES, AND REMINDERS WERE SENT THROUGHOUT THE SURVEY WINDOW.

THE REMINDERS ONLY WENT TO PARTICIPANTS OR EMPLOYEES THAT HAD NOT YET PARTICIPATED.

SECONDARY STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO ACCESS THE SURVEY BY LOGGING INTO A LANDING PAGE USING THEIR STUDENT ID.

THE SURVEY WAS ALSO OFFERED IN SPANISH FOR THIS GROUP.

THE REPORT I'M ABOUT TO REVIEW WITH YOU IS THE DISTRICT LEVEL RESULTS.

AS A REMINDER, WE DO USE CENSUS SAMPLING.

STATISTICAL ANALYSES ARE NOT ACTUALLY APPROPRIATE HERE.

THE DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS, I WILL GO OVER WITH YOU REPRESENT THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY RESPONDED.

BUT NONETHELESS, THE STUDY OFFERS VALUABLE INSIGHTS ABOUT THE PERCEPTIONS OF ALL STAFF AND STUDENTS.

FINDINGS FOR EACH ITEM IN THE REPORT EXCLUDED PARTICIPANTS WHO DID NOT ANSWER.

THERE ARE ALSO OCCASIONS WHERE NON APPLICABLE AND NOT SURE RESPONSES WERE EXCLUDED.

IF YOU NOTICE THAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THE REPORT, THERE ARE SOME INSTANCES WHERE PERCENTAGES ARE NOT PRESENT ON THE REPORT, AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE IT WOULD BE LESS THAN 5% FOR THAT PARTICULAR ANSWER CHOICE.

I'M GOING TO START TODAY WITH THE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY.

YOU CAN SEE IN THE FIRST SLIDE HERE WHAT OUR PARTICIPATION WAS LOOKING LIKE THIS HERE.

WE DELIVERED A MAX OF 3,474 INVITATIONS, AND WE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 964 RESPONSES.

THAT DOES INCLUDE THE FACT THAT WE USED A PUBLIC ACCESS LINK, AND THAT WAS FOR ANY EMPLOYEE THAT DID WORK IN MORE THAN ONE LOCATION AND WANTED TO RESPOND FOR THEIR OTHER WORKSITE.

THAT'S A RESPONSE RATE OF ABOUT 28% OF STAFF MEMBERS.

THE FIRST COMPONENT OF THE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY IS AN OVERALL ENGAGEMENT PORTION.

IT CONTAINS THE ITEMS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.

THE BARS WILL SHOW YOU THE PERCENTAGE OF STRONGLY AGREE OR AGREE RESPONSES FROM EMPLOYEES.

THE GREEN BAR IS REPRESENTING THIS CURRENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE SURVEY.

THE BLUE IS LAST YEAR 23, 24, AND THE YELLOW IS THE YEAR PRIOR.

SOMETHING TO NOTE ABOUT 22, 23.

IT WAS REALLY OUR FIRST POST COVID YEAR.

IT SERVES AS A GOOD BASELINE WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT COMPARISON OVER TIME.

ALSO, AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE A LOT OF SIMILARITIES FROM OUR PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION, BUT THERE IS SOME GROWTH AND SOME DECLINE.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE ITEM I ENJOY WORKING WITH MY SUPERVISOR DID INCREASE BY THREE PERCENTAGE POINTS THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

HOWEVER, WE DID SEE A DECREASE BY THREE PERCENTAGE POINTS TO THE ITEMS, I'M PROUD TO WORK FOR HAYS CISD, AND I ENJOY COMING TO WORK.

WE USE THE OVERALL ENGAGEMENT PORTION OF THE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY TO ACTUALLY CLASSIFY YOUR STAFF AS EITHER HIGHLY ENGAGED OR LESS ENGAGED.

THE WAY WE DO THIS IS WE TAKE THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU SAW, THOSE EIGHT ITEMS ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, AND WE ASCRIBE A NUMBER TO EACH OF THOSE RESPONSES.

STRONGLY DISAGREE IS ONE.

DISAGREE IS TWO, NEITHER DISAGREE NOR AGREE IS THREE.

AGREE IS FOUR AND STRONGLY AGREE IS FIVE.

USING AN AVERAGE OF THOSE RESPONSES, WE'RE ABLE TO CLASSIFY YOUR STAFF.

HIGHLY ENGAGED WOULD BE AN AVERAGE OF 4.5 AND ABOVE, ENGAGED 3.5-4.5, AND LESS ENGAGED IS 3.5 OR BELOW.

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, 85% OF YOUR STAFF IS CLASSIFIED AS EITHER HIGHLY ENGAGED OR ENGAGED IN THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY.

THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH LAST YEAR'S RESULTS AS WELL.

WE THEN LOOK AT THE REMAINDER OF THE SURVEY.

WE CALL THOSE DRIVER QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE HOW THESE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OR ASPECTS OF THE WORKPLACE ARE DRIVING ENGAGEMENT.

WE USE THAT SAME NUMBER SCALE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT DRIVER RATING, IT'S GIVING YOU AN IDEA OF HOW ON AVERAGE YOUR STAFF WAS RESPONDING TO THAT PARTICULAR ITEM.

WE ALSO THEN CORRELATE THEIR RESPONSE TO THAT QUESTION TO ENGAGEMENT.

QUICK STATISTICS REVIEW FOR ANYBODY WHO IS NOT

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A CORRELATION IS STRONGEST WHEN IT IS CLOSEST TO A +1 OR A -1, BUT IT MAKES SENSE IN OUR CASE TO BE +1.

THESE ARE THE ITEMS WITHIN YOUR SURVEY THAT HAD THE HIGHEST CORRELATION TO ENGAGEMENT.

FOR EXAMPLE, FEEDBACK AND RECOGNITION, HAYS CISD RECOGNIZES EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR HIGH QUALITY WORK AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAS A CORRELATION.

THE CORRELATION TO ENGAGEMENT IS 0.65, SO IT'S RELATIVELY STRONG, BUT YOUR DRIVER RATING IS 3.62, WHICH INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE SOME LOWER RESPONSES TO THIS QUESTION.

THESE ARE YOUR BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE SOME LOWER LEVELS OF RESPONSES, YET THEY'RE HIGHLY CORRELATED TO ENGAGEMENT.

IMPROVING THESE SCORES COULD ALSO IMPROVE OVERALL ENGAGEMENT.

THE NEXT ITEMS I'VE HIGHLIGHTED FOR YOU ARE ITEMS WHERE YOU ARE REALLY DOING WELL ACCORDING TO YOUR EMPLOYEE RESPONSES, AND THEY ARE DRIVING HIGH ENGAGEMENT WITH YOUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THESE NUMBERS HAVE HIGH CORRELATION TO ENGAGEMENT AND ALSO HIGH DRIVER RATINGS, MEANING YOU'RE GETTING FAVORABLE RESPONSES TO THESE ITEMS. IN REFERENCE TO WHAT WAS SAID EARLIER, A LOT OF THESE ITEMS DO FALL BETWEEN THE SCHOOL SLASH DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP DIMENSION.

ANOTHER COMPONENT OF YOUR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY IS THE NET PROMOTER SCORE.

WE ASK YOUR EMPLOYEES, IF YOU KNEW SOMEONE WHO WAS A FIT FOR A POSITION WITHIN YOUR SCHOOL OR DEPARTMENT, HOW LIKELY WOULD YOU BE TO RECOMMEND YOUR SCHOOL OR DEPARTMENT AS A PLACE TO WORK? THE ANSWER CHOICE HERE IS 0-10, ZERO BEING THE LEAST LIKELY AND 10 BEING THE MOST LIKELY.

THE EMPLOYEES THAT SELECT A NINE OR 10 ARE CLASSIFIED AS PROMOTERS.

EMPLOYEES THAT SELECT SEVEN OR EIGHT ARE PASSIVES, AND ANY NUMBER 0-6 IS CONSIDERED A DETRACTOR.

TO CALCULATE YOUR SCORE, WE THEN TAKE THE PERCENTAGE OF PROMOTERS AND SUBTRACT THE PERCENTAGE OF DETRACTORS LEAVING YOU WITH A NET PROMOTER SCORE.

THIS YEAR, YOU HAD 25, OR IN OTHER WORDS, THERE'S 25% THERE'S 25 PERCENTAGE POINTS OF MORE PROMOTERS THAN DETRACTORS, AND THAT IS AN INCREASE FROM THE YEAR PRIOR AND THE YEAR BEFORE THAT AS WELL.

WE ALSO ASK A FOLLOW UP QUESTION OF WHAT DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF WORK? HOW DOES THAT IMPACT YOUR SCORE? THEN YOU CAN SEE THERE'S POSITIVE IMPACT, NO IMPACT, AND NEGATIVE IMPACT.

THE HIGHEST POSITIVE IMPACT FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES WAS WORKSITE ENVIRONMENT, AND THEN THE HIGHEST NEGATIVE IMPACT WAS COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.

I HAVE INCLUDED IN THIS PACKET FOR YOU A SUMMARY AND INSIGHTS.

IT HAS GONE OVER SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN ABOUT, BUT THERE ARE ALSO SOME SPECIFIC DATA POINTS FROM THE FULL REPORT THAT WASN'T NECESSARILY IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT COULD BE FOUND IN THE FULL REPORT THAT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO YOU AS WELL.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD TO THE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT SURVEY.

THIS YEAR, WE HAD GREAT PARTICIPATION FROM YOUR STUDENTS.

IT WAS 41% OF YOUR STUDENTS OVERALL IN THE DISTRICT PARTICIPATED IN THIS SURVEY.

53% OF YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHEN IT'S BROKEN DOWN BY SCHOOL LEVEL, AND THEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, 2% OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

THERE WAS A BIG BUMP IN YOUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT PARTICIPATION THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

AGAIN, WE ASK ABOUT OVERALL ENGAGEMENT FOR YOUR STUDENTS, AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT HAS COMPARED OVER TIME.

ONCE AGAIN, WITH THIS GRAPH, THERE ARE SOME KEY POINTS OF INCREASES, SUCH AS I COME TO SCHOOL PREPARED.

I THINK WHAT I'M LEARNING IN SCHOOL IS IMPORTANT, DID INCREASE BY THREE PERCENTAGE POINTS.

I HAVE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ADULTS IN MY SCHOOL.

NOW, THIS SLIDE IS GOING TO SHOW TO YOU YOUR DIMENSION SCORES.

WE HAVE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE SURVEY, SUCH AS ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, ETC, AND THEY HAVE MULTIPLE ITEMS WITHIN THOSE DIMENSIONS.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU THE AVERAGE PERCENTAGE OF WAS OR OFTEN FOR EACH OF THE ITEMS WITHIN THAT DIMENSION.

THAT'S WHAT THE GREEN BAR IS GOING TO SHOW YOU.

THE BLUE BAR AND THE YELLOW BAR ARE THEN HAVING US BREAK THOSE APART BY SCHOOL LEVEL.

BLUE WOULD BE YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND YELLOW IS YOUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

OVERALL STUDENTS RESPONDED THE MOST FAVORABLY TO

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THEN YOUR LOWEST FAVORABLE RESPONSES WAS FOR INVOLVEMENT, OVERALL, 44%.

BUT HERE YOU SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE FAVORABILITY FROM YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, 47% THAN YOUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, 41%.

OVERALL HIGHEST AND LOWEST RANKING ITEMS WITHIN YOUR SURVEY.

THIS IS NOW AGAIN AT THE OVERALL DISTRICT LEVEL VERSUS BEING BROKEN DOWN BY SCHOOL LEVEL.

YOU CAN SEE, AGAIN, THIS REITERATES YOUR SELF MANAGEMENT HAVING A LOT OF HIGH RESPONSES FROM YOUR STUDENTS, A HIGH FAVORABILITY.

THEN YOUR LOWER FAVORABILITY ITEMS, YOU CAN SEE A FEW OF THOSE INVOLVEMENT ITEMS THERE AS WELL.

WE ALSO CONSISTENTLY ASK YOUR STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS OF SAFETY, HOW SAFE DO YOU FEEL ON YOUR SCHOOL CAMPUS.

THIS RESPONSE WAS CONSISTENT WITH LAST YEAR, 53% FEEL VERY SAFE OR MOSTLY SAFE.

LAST, WE ALSO INCLUDED INFORMATION OR PERCEPTIONS ON BULLYING QUESTIONS REGARDING PERCEPTIONS ON BULLYING.

IN THIS SLIDE, AGAIN, DO NOTE THAT I HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH THE OVERALL DISTRICT AVERAGE FOR EACH OF THESE ITEMS AND ALSO BROKE IT DOWN BY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

YOU CAN SEE CONSISTENTLY THROUGH EACH OF THESE ITEMS, MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE RESPONDED SLIGHTLY MORE FAVORABLY THAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

ONCE AGAIN, I HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH SOME SUMMARIES AND INSIGHTS OF THE DATA.

SOME OF THESE ITEMS ARE MORE SPECIFIC TO THE FULL REPORT.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE SOME THINGS THAT STUCK OUT THAT WEREN'T NECESSARILY IN THIS PRESENTATION, BUT ARE WITHIN THE FULL PRESENTATION PROVIDED TO THE DISTRICT.

I HAVE TIME FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS YOU MIGHT HAVE? ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE ME TO GO BACK OVER.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU, MS. LEWIS. SURE, WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS HERE.

I'LL LOOK TO MY RIGHT [INAUDIBLE] THEM ON THE RIGHT, LOOK TO MY LEFT, MS. OROSCO.

>> THANK YOU. I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS FOR MR. SAVOY OR FOR OUR SPEAKER HERE.

IN REGARDS TO THE STAFF PARTICIPATION, THE NUMBER HAS DECREASED, I THINK, SIGNIFICANTLY.

I WAS JUST WONDERING AND MAYBE IT'S MORE TO YOU, DR. WRIGHT.

I WAS JUST WONDERING YOU KNOW AT ONE POINT WE TALKED ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT OUR PRINCIPALS PUSHED OUT THE SURVEY TO OUR STUDENTS BY HAVING IT DURING ADVISORY TIME, WHERE THEY'RE ALL CAPTURED AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY TAKES IT.

I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN DO THAT DURING A STAFF MEETING.

WE HAVE STAFF MEETINGS ALL THE TIME, AND A PORTION OF THAT STAFF MEETING COULD BE EVERYBODY TAKES THE SURVEY.

IT'S SO IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL FOR US TO REALLY KNOW WHAT OUR STAFF IS THINKING AND HOW THEY ARE FEELING.

NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR RESPONSES OUT OF OVER 3,400 PEOPLE THAT WERE INVITED, IT'S NOT A GOOD REPRESENTATION.

IT GIVES US A SMALL SAMPLING.

OF WHAT'S OUT THERE, WHICH IS NICE TO SEE, BUT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS NUMBER HIGHER.

DR. WRIGHT, DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT ON HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE TO ENGAGE OUR STAFF IN REPLYING TO THIS AND MAYBE TALKING TO YOUR ILT ABOUT HOW THIS CAN BE IMPLEMENTED.

>> JUST THOUGHTS YOU WANT TO PROTECT ANONYMITY AND YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT IN A FACULTY MEETING BECAUSE THEY WOULD PROBABLY WORRY THAT ADMINISTRATORS WOULD BE WALKING BEHIND THEM [OVERLAPPING]

>> BUT THEY CAN GO TO THE CLASSROOM.

>> YEAH. IF WE GAVE DEDICATED TIME DURING A STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY OR A WORKDAY AND ASKED THEM TO DO IT DURING THAT POINT, I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

WE JUST HAVE TO BE REAL CAUTIOUS ON HOW WE DO IT.

I WOULD DEFER TO TIM AND THE EXPERT.

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, THEY ARE DOWN, BUT LOOK AT THE PERCENTAGE OF THE RESPONSE RATE.

WE HAD A A BUMP LAST YEAR, AND WE'RE DOWN JUST ONE POINT.

I KNOW THAT THE TOTAL RESPONSES ARE DOWN, BUT THEN WE HAVE FEWER STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE INTERACTIVE, SO THAT'S ONE THING.

I AGREE WITH YOU, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET MORE OF A RESPONSE RATE BECAUSE, THAT'S LESS THAN A THIRD OF OUR STAFF.

BUT HAVING SAID THAT, AND I'M NOT LIKE A SURVEY EXPERT PERSON, BUT I TOOK A CLASS IN COLLEGE YEARS AGO, AND I REMEMBER AT THE TIME ON YOUR NATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL POLLS AND ALL THAT.

YOU KNOW WHAT'S STATISTICALLY VALID FOR A COUNTRY OF 300 MILLION OR SO IS SEVEN OR 800 RESPONSES?

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>> I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S STILL ABOUT THE SAME OR NOT.

I THINK YOU'VE GOT VALID INFORMATION.

I WOULDN'T CONSIDER IT NOT VALID.

ALSO JUST ANECDOTALLY SPEAKING, ANYTIME WE DO LIKE OUR CALENDAR SURVEYS IN HOUSE AND ALL THAT STUFF.

I'LL USUALLY RIGHT AFTER WE SEND THE E MAIL, I'LL GET ON IT LIKE FIVE MINUTES OR 10 MINUTES TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY RESPONDED AND THE FIRST HUNDRED OF THEM AND YOU GET A PERCENTAGE CHART, AND ALL THAT CHANGES VERY LITTLE AS DOZENS AND DOZENS AND HUNDREDS MORE COME IN.

I THINK THAT THE DATA HERE IS STRONG AND VALID FOR WHAT IT IS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LOT MORE PEOPLE PARTICIPATE.

I THINK WITH THE STAFF, THE THING YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT IS YOU DON'T WANT TO MAKE PEOPLE FORCED AND COMPELLED TO TAKE IT BECAUSE THEN THAT CAN SKEW RESULTS IN SOME WAYS TOO.

IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE TAKING IT BECAUSE THEY WERE MADE, THE CHOICE NOT TO TAKE IT IS ACTUALLY A RESPONSE IN AND OF ITSELF.

>> I THINK EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT THE SURVEY AND HOW WE COULD DRIVE CHANGE OR SAY, HEY, THE CHANGE WE HAVE OR WHAT WE'RE DOING IS GOOD IS SO IMPORTANT AND RELEVANT.

WHILE IT MIGHT BE STATISTICALLY VALID, WE HAVE OVER 3,000 DIFFERENT LENSES IN OUR DISTRICT AND IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE MORE PEOPLE PARTICIPATE.

OF COURSE, DR. RIGHT WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT DOING A STAFF MEETING, BEING RELEASED FROM A STAFF MEETING, GO FOR THE LAST 15 MINUTES AND TAKE IT.

HOW MANY QUESTIONS ARE THERE IN THE SURVEY FOR THE EMPLOYEES AND HOW MANY ARE FOR THE STUDENTS?

>> I COULDN'T TELL YOU OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD HOW MANY INDIVIDUAL ITEMS THERE ARE.

I KNOW THAT WE HAVE THESE EIGHT OVERALL ENGAGEMENT ITEMS THAT ARE FOLLOWED BY, I BELIEVE EIGHT DIMENSIONS.

THERE'S A VARYING NUMBER OF ITEMS WITHIN EACH OF THOSE DIMENSIONS.

>> IF WE CAN GET THAT, MR. SEIBEL, THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED OF THE EMPLOYEES AND THE STAFF, BECAUSE I REMEMBER LOOKING AT THIS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND I REMEMBER THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS THAT WERE NOT RELEVANT TO US AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE WERE REMOVED.

I WANT TO LOOK AT THAT.

I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT WE RECEIVE THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO OUR EMPLOYEES AND TO OUR STUDENTS.

OF COURSE, ASKING TOO MANY QUESTIONS MAKES PEOPLE NOT WANT TO TAKE THEM.

I DO SURVEYS AT THE END OF MY PRESENTATION AND IT'S LIKE SIX QUESTIONS, AND PEOPLE FREAK OUT.

THEY'RE LIKE SIX QUESTIONS, THAT'S TOO MANY.

FINDING THAT RIGHT AMOUNT TO GET PEOPLE ENGAGED AND NOT TO SAY, OH, THIS IS TOO MUCH AND BEING OVERWHELMED AND HAVING REDUNDANT QUESTIONS, BECAUSE I REMEMBER ONE YEAR THAT WE SAW THE QUESTIONS, THEY WERE ALSO VERY REDUNDANT.

PEOPLE WERE A LITTLE FRUSTRATED WITH TAKING IT.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. BUT THANK YOU.

>> ABSOLUTELY. TO ADDRESS THAT AND JUST A LITTLE BIT REITERATE WHAT WAS STATED, I THINK THAT I SEE PARTICIPATION BOOST IN DISTRICTS THAT REALLY MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE COMMUNICATING THE ACTIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE AS A RESULT OF THE SURVEY SO WHEN THAT'S COMMUNICATED OUT, PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEIR VOICE IS HEARD AND THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO RESPOND ADMINISTRATIONS AS WELL.

>> MR. FLORES.

>> YES. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE OROSCO FOR BRINGING UP THE TIMING OF THESE I KNOW WHEN TEACHERS DURING THIS TIME, IT IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, STAR BOOT CAMPS GOING ON.

RIGHT BEFORE STAR, TEACHERS ARE REALLY THEY'RE FILLING THE DEADLINES, DATA MEETINGS.

WHEN YOU SEE AN E MAIL OF AN ACTION ITEM TO TAKE A SURVEY, SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET TO IN REALITY FOR A TEACHER.

I KNOW THAT WE WANT THESE IN A TIMELY MANNER, THIS DATA, BUT IT COULD BE MORE FRUITFUL TO HAVE IT IN FEBRUARY OR EVEN IN MAY, WHEN STAR IS OVER, TEACHERS MIGHT BE ENTICED TO KIND OF TAKE IT AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH IT.

THAT'S JUST A THOUGHT. ALSO IT MAY BE JUST IN MY OPINION TO SEE, THERE ARE A LOT OF EXTERNAL FACTORS THAT MAY REALLY DICTATE A STAFF MEMBER'S ANSWER.

FOR EXAMPLE, COST OF LIVING, MENTAL HEALTH, THERE MIGHT BE GOOD TO BE SOME EXTERNAL QUESTIONS ON THERE THAT DEAL WITH OTHER MATTERS.

MENTAL HEALTH IS A BIG ONE FOR TEACHERS.

OVERALL VIEWS OF EDUCATION FOR TEACHERS.

THIS MAY DICTATE A LOT OF THEIR ANSWERS.

IT MAY BE FRUITFUL IN THE FUTURE TO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT.

DR. WRIGHT JUST GAVE US A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE AND THERE'S A LOT OF DEBATES ON VOUCHERS AND FUNDING.

A LOT OF THIS MAY DICTATE A LOT OF ANSWERS FROM STAFF MEMBERS.

IT MAY BE GOOD TO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT IN THE FUTURE TO SEE THAT CORRELATION.

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BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DISSECTING IT FURTHER. THANK YOU.

>> MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU.

>> MS. RUNKLE.

>> YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PRESENTING THIS TONIGHT.

I LOVE SURVEYS SO ANYTIME I CAN GET MY HANDS ON THESE, I LOVE TO SEE THE COMMUNICATION FROM OUR STUDENTS, BUT OUR STAFF TOO.

A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, SECONDARY STUDENTS, HOW MANY SECONDARY STUDENTS DO WE HAVE? TOTAL. ANYBODY KNOW THAT ANSWER, MR. DAVID PIERCE, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY SECONDARY STUDENTS WE HAVE?

>> IF YOU GIVE ME A MINUTE I CAN FIGURE OUT.

>> EVERYBODY FIGURING IT OUT, I LOVE IT.

>> I CAN TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WERE INVITED TO THE SURVEY. THEY'RE ALL SECONDARY.

>> SAY THAT AGAIN.

>> THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE INVITED WAS 12,790 AND THAT SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED ALL YOUR SIX THROUGH 12 STUDENTS.

>> I'LL GO WITH THAT NUMBER.

TO MY TRUSTEES POINTS, LAST YEAR WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT SURVEYS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IS, ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS INCREDIBLY VALUABLE TO US, EVEN ONE SURVEY FROM A PARENT OR A STUDENT.

I CARE ABSOLUTELY WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY AND I WANT TO HEAR IT AND I WANT TO SEE IT.

BUT TO THE OTHER TRUSTEES POINT LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION, WE WANTED TO SEE HOW WE ENGAGE AND REALLY BRING MORE STUDENTS INVOLVED INTO THIS SURVEY, BUT ALSO OUR STAFF.

I SHARE THE SENTIMENT AND I DON'T KNOW WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL DAO, MIDDLE SCHOOL DAO AND CNI, HOW WE REALLY GET THESE STUDENTS TO ONE FILL OUT THESE SURVEYS, BUT ALSO STAFF.

BUT ALSO TO MRS. OROSCO'S POINT, TO SAY THAT WE DO, WE MAKE DECISIONS BASED OFF OF DATA.

WE MAKE DECISIONS BASED OFF OF THINGS THAT WE KNOW.

I MEAN, I CAN TELL YOU THAT WHEN WE WERE DOING THE STAFF SURVEYS AND THE STUDENT SURVEYS, THE MORE DETAILED VERSIONS OF THEM.

I MEAN, THERE WERE LOTS OF THINGS THAT CAME TO LIGHT THAT WE WEREN'T AWARE OF IN YEARS PAST.

I WANT OUR STAFF AND I WANT OUR PARENTS AND OUR STUDENTS TO KNOW THAT WHEN THEY FILL OUT THESE SURVEYS, THAT THESE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, WE ABSOLUTELY CARE ABOUT THE DATA THAT'S IN THEM.

WE WANT THEM TO BE FILLED OUT.

I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO THAT FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL ON HOW WE REALLY GET PEOPLE ENGAGED, BUT I DO WANT TO SEE THESE NUMBERS INCREASE.

IT COSTS US MONEY TO PUT OUT THESE SURVEYS AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE BEST THING FOR OUR BUCK AND THE MOST DATA AND INFORMATION THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN.

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY ON THAT. THIS YEAR IS OUR HIGHEST WE'VE EVER HAD IN NICE STUDENTS.

IT'S 41% AND I'VE DONE LOTS OF SURVEYS.

THAT'S A GOOD NUMBER.

WE CAN DO MORE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN GET ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATION AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

>> WELL, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS GOING, OKAY, GUYS, WE'RE GOING TO SPEND 10 MINUTES IN ADVISORY AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS REAL QUICK. I MEAN, I GET IT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT GETS WORKED OUT, BUT I AM VERY HAPPY THAT THIS IS INCREASED. THAT'S GREAT.

ON THESE SURVEYS, ARE YOU ABLE BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S VERY MUCH ANONYMOUS, WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S FILLING THESE OUT.

BUT ARE WE ABLE TO TELL THE CAMPUSES?

>> YES. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE BREAKDOWN BY CAMPUS REPORTS.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> THE PAGES OF REPORTS.

>> I REMEMBER THAT NOW. PERFECT. WE'LL GET THAT AT A LATER.

PERFECT. THEN MY NEXT THING, THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED.

EVEN IN THE DIMENSION SCORES.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, WHAT QUESTIONS FALL INTO THOSE CATEGORIES? I TOO WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE ASKED JUST TO KNOW WHERE THIS FALLS.

WHAT ARE WE ASKING? BUT NO.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS.

LIKE I SAID, I LOVE SURVEYS AND FOR ANYONE LISTENING, PLEASE, PLEASE FILL THEM OUT.

I DIG INTO THESE AND I KNOW THE OTHER TRUSTEES DO AS WELL.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME COMING OUT HERE AND PRESENTING TO US TONIGHT.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU.

>> MR. SIMON.

>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR COMING AND PRESENTING. SURVEYS ARE GREAT.

I APPRECIATE YOU STARTING WITH THE STATISTICAL TALK ABOUT THE RELEVANCY OF SOME OF THE QUESTIONS.

TO ME, SURVEYS ARE TALKING POINTS.

THEY INDICATE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT TELL US THE WHOLE PICTURE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.

I'M CURIOUS. TRUSTEE FLORES, APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING UP THE EXTERNAL FACTORS.

THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT POPPED IN MY MIND TOO THINKING ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE PRESSURE THAT'S HAPPENING THIS YEAR AND THINK OF WHAT THAT'S DOING TO OUR TEACHERS AND LOOKING AT SOME OF THE LACK OF

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>> I THINK THE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE DISTRICT'S FUTURE DROP IS PROBABLY DIRECTLY RELATED TO PROBABLY PESSIMISTIC COVERAGE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN GENERAL, AND PEOPLE FEEL THAT AND THEY PARROT THAT BACK SOMETIMES IN THEIR RESPONSES.

>> I THINK THAT'S A LOGICAL CONCLUSION, BUT NOTHING THAT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD ASSUME EITHER.

IT'S SOMETHING FOR US TO KIND OF DIG INTO TO TRY TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

I MEAN, SO I'M CURIOUS IN YOUR PERSPECTIVE, I MEAN, YOU GUYS DEAL WITH THESE ALL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND SO THERE'S DIFFERENT LEGISLATIVE THINGS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE PLACE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY FEEL FOR HOW THAT WOULD IMPACT OUR RESULTS ACTUALLY FOR WHAT WE SEE, OR JUST ANTIDOTALLY.

>> IT'S HARD TO PARSE THAT OUT WITHOUT DATA IN FRONT OF ME.

BUT I DO AGREE THAT, OBVIOUSLY, THE POLITICAL CLIMATE IS TAKING AN IMPACT ON NATIONWIDE SURVEYS LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY FROM THE EMPLOYEE PERSPECTIVE.

I KNOW THAT OVER THE SUMMER, WE'RE WORKING ON OUR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT BENCHMARK.

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE RESULTS FROM HAYS CISD COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.

WE DON'T DO IT REGIONALLY, BUT YOU CAN AT LEAST SEE WHERE YOUR NUMBERS ARE FALLING FROM OUR BENCHMARK REPORT.

I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE VERY INTERESTING TO SEE.

I'D BE INTERESTED TO SEE IF MAYBE TEXAS SPECIFICALLY MIGHT HAVE SOME DIFFERENT RESULTS OR IF IT VARIES STATE TO STATE.

BUT I WOULD SAY OVERALL FROM WHAT I SEE, GENERALLY, THE POLITICAL CLIMATE AND THE CULTURE AROUND EDUCATION DOES IMPACT OUR RESULTS IN GENERAL.

>> THANK YOU. I THINK THERE'S SOME GOOD TALKING POINTS IN KIND OF READING THROUGH THE SURVEY RESULTS THAT ARE, I'LL JUST NOTE A COUPLE THAT ARE I THINK RELEVANT TO ME.

FIFTY SEVEN PERCENT OF STUDENT RESPONDENTS KNEW ABOUT HAYS HELPLINE.

THAT'S ONE THAT, YOU KNOW, I EARMARKS LIKE I WOULD HOPE 100% OF OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS KNOW HAYS HELPLINE BECAUSE THAT'S THE LAST I WANT EVERY STUDENT TO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A RESOURCE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES SHOULD THEY EVER HAVE A CRISIS AND NEED.

THAT'S ONE THAT JUST IMMEDIATELY STUCK OUT TO ME. IT'S ON THEIR IDS.

BUT HEY, THAT'S NOT WHAT THE SURVEY IS INDICATING.

INVESTIGATE? WHY? TALKING POINT, 56% FEEL ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGED, TRYING TO INCREASE THOSE NUMBERS, 55% LEARNING IS IMPORTANT.

JUST TOTAL SIDE NOTE THAT 2% ARE GOING INTO HOSPITALITY TOURISM INDUSTRY.

THAT ONE STUCK OUT TO ME BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S A BOOMING INDUSTRY THAT IS GROWING AND PROJECTED TO BE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT.

WHY AREN'T MORE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN GOING INTO SOME OF THOSE FIELDS THAT ARE GROWING? BUT JUST OVERALL LOOKING AT THESE SURVEYS AND JUST LIKE, OKAY, WHAT'S OUR ACTUAL ACTIONABLE ITEMS THAT COME OUT OF IT? VERSUS AGAIN, TRYING TO LOOK AT THE STATISTICAL NUMBERS AND THINK THAT THAT'S WHERE OUR WHOLE STAFF ACTUALLY FEELS BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY WHAT IT'S INDICATING, IT'S INDICATING MORE OF THE TALKING POINTS AND TO INVESTIGATE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.

BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU.

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY TOO, IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT THE 15TH YEAR THAT WE'VE DONE SURVEYS.

THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS THAT MAYBE JUST HAVE, I GUESS, THAT ARE JUST PERCEPTIONS OUT THERE.

SOMETIMES IF YOU ASK, IS HOSPITAL AND AIRLINE FOOD DELICIOUS, EVEN IF SOMEONE LIKES IT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I THINK I HAVEN'T SEEN ALL OF OUR SCORES LIKE THAT, BUT THAT'S PROBABLY A BENCHMARK.

THAT'S WHY I THINK THE BENCHMARK STUFF IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE I THINK THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE LOWER.

I KNOW THAT EVERY YEAR AND WE'VE BEEN VERY CONSCIOUS ABOUT WHERE IT SAYS THE DISTRICT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE EMPLOYEES THAT WELL.

WE'VE DONE THE HIGH FIVE SINCE THEN, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S COIN OF EXCELLENCE SINCE THEN.

WE ADDED THE AMBASSADOR AWARDS COMPONENT FOR THE. THERE'S A LOT WE DO.

WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON AND YOU'LL SEE IT IN ONE OF THE GOALS, I THINK, ON HAVING A DEDICATED WEB PAGE ON THE NEW WEBSITE THAT SHOWS THE WINNERS OF EACH OF ALL THOSE THINGS TO HELP OUT.

BUT I STILL THINK ON SOME THINGS, THEY DON'T REALIZE IT'S NECESSARILY THE DISTRICT RECOGNIZING THEM BECAUSE A LOT OF THINGS LIKE THE HIGH FIVE, SOMETIMES WE'LL LET THE CAMPUS PRINCIPALS PRESENT THOSE TO FOLKS.

THERE'S SOME DISCONNECT THERE, BUT THAT'S ONE THAT I'VE BEEN CHASING FOR A LONG TIME, AND IT CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE IT MAKE IT HIGHER.

THE SAME ON THE OPPOSITE, FOR YOU ALL, IS COMPENSATION.

THAT'S ALWAYS LOW COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.

EVEN AFTER WE DID THE 7% RAISE THAT ONE YEAR, IT STILL WAS LOW.

I THINK THOSE ARE SOME PERPETUAL THINGS THAT YOU SEE IN SURVEYS.

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IT'S AN ADDITIONAL FEE AND AN ADDITIONAL PROJECT COST IT'S EQUIVALENT TO DOING A SURVEY, I THINK.

BUT WE'VE DONE IT WHEN WE HAD PROBLEMS AT SPECIFIC CAMPUSES YEARS AGO, REMEMBER WE HAD WE CAME IN AND DID AN ACTION PLAN ON A COUPLE OF THEM.

ESPERANZA, REMEMBER SHE WAS ON THE BOARD AT THE TIME.

WE HAVEN'T DONE IT IN A WHILE, BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU REALLY FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THAT YOU WANT THEM TO DO ACTUAL IN PERSON FOCUS GROUPS, THAT IS AN OPTION FOR YOU TO CONSIDER.

>> I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING UP THE POINT ABOUT TEACHERS INDICATING THAT THEY DON'T GET RECOGNIZED FOR THINGS BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OTHER POINT THAT, 55% OF STUDENTS RESPONDED THAT THE TEACHERS ONLY 55% SO THAT TEACHERS WILL LET THEM KNOW HOW THEY'RE DOING.

THE STUDENTS AREN'T GETTING RECOGNIZED AND THEN THE TEACHERS ARE ALSO SAYING I THINK THAT'S JUST A HUMAN NATURE PERSPECTIVE OF THINGS, BUT ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ALWAYS IMPROVE.

>> THERE'S NEVER ENOUGH AND I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

I THINK IF WE JUST CONSTANTLY RECOGNIZE THEN WE'RE GOOD, BUT I HEAR YOU YEAH, I THINK IT'S YEAH. THE OTHER TALKING POINT ON THERE, OBVIOUSLY, THE BOWLING RESPONSES ARE ALWAYS CONCERNING BECAUSE THAT'S A HUGE CONCERN OF OURS, ON THE BOARD, AND KNOWING THAT WE HAVE SOME DEPARTURES THERE AND PEOPLE OVERSEEING SOME OF THAT.

THAT'S JUST ONE THING, I THINK FOR US TO BE MINDFUL OF AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR TOO.

>> BUT NUMBER ONE, AGAIN, FROM THE STUDENTS NOW, MIND YOU, I AM NICE TO MY TEACHERS [LAUGHTER].

THAT'S ALWAYS REALLY HIGH TOO FROM THE STUDENTS PERSPECTIVE.

>> THANK YOU, MR. SAVOY.

ALL RIGHT, TEAM, HEY, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUITS.

NOW THAT WE KNOW THAT WE CAN YOU GET IT BY CAMPUS, DOES THAT INCLUDE THIS BUILDING TWO OR JUST BUILDING IT S A SEPARATE?

>> YEAH.

>> I BELIEVE THE DISTRICT OFFICE IN GENERAL IS A SITE REPORT.

WE DO NOT PROVIDE DATA THAT'S DESAGREGATED TO NUMBERS LOWER THAN 10 SO I THINK THAT WE'VE DECIDED TO SAY NON CAMPUS BASED STAFF IS ONE BIG GROUP.

>> THANK YOU. NO STUDENT RESPONSES FOR CENTRAL OFFICE. I DON'T.

>> THANK YOU MR. SAVOY FOR THAT REPORT. APPRECIATE THAT.

THIS MEANS THAT WE SHARE THIS WITH OUR STAFF.

WE SHARED THIS OUT, WILL WE SHARE THIS OUT AFTER TONIGHT? LIKE THE WHOLE DISTRICT?

>> NO, WE WANTED YOU TO SEE IT FIRST.

>> WELL, NO BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE USE [OVERLAPPING] OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANS, OUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, IT'S GOING TO BE THE STARTING BENCHMARK FOR GETTING ALL THAT STUFF GOING.

SOME PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE DO HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, WE DO VALUE WHAT YOU'RE REPORTING ON.

>> THE ONLY THING WE DON'T SHARE OUT JUST GENERALLY IS THE VERBATIM REPORT BECAUSE EACH ONE OF THESE QUESTIONS HAS WHAT ELSE YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT IT, AND YOU ALL GET THAT.

IT'S TONS OF PAGES OF STUFF, BECAUSE THERE'S VARIOUS THINGS IN THERE THAT PROBABLY AREN'T APPROPRIATE FOR A PUBLIC WEBSITE SOMETIMES.

>> THAT'S FINE. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

THEN, IF YOU DO GET DATA BY CAMPUS, NOT CAMPUS SPECIFIC, BUT YOU KNOW HOW MANY COME FROM CAMPUS, I FEEL LIKE THE HAYS EDUCATION FOUNDATION MIGHT NEED TO WORK ON A PARTICIPATION AWARD OR GRANT OR FUNDED FOR THOSE CAMPUSES THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST PARTICIPATION, MAYBE THAT'S A WAY TO GET SOME ENGAGEMENT [OVERLAPPING] NOT WITH THE KIDS, BUT JUST FOR THE CAMPUS LEVEL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. LOIS. APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS. I KNOW IT WAS A LOT OF WORK.

TIM, APPRECIATE YOU BRING IT TO US EVERY YEAR.

THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> TEAM, WE'RE MOVING ON TO CONSENT.

[M. CONSENT AGENDA ]

YOU GUYS JUST YELL AT ME IF WE WANT TO PULL ANYTHING FOR TONIGHT.

I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF.

I KNOW YOU DID A GOOD JOB ANSWERING ALL THESE QUESTIONS A LOT.

I KNOW WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THAT, SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS DOING THIS.

JUST LET ME KNOW IF YOU GUYS NEED TO PULL SOMETHING.

WE'RE GOING TO START ON PAGE 14 WITH THE MINUTES.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO PROCUREMENTS 2A, PAGE 25, 2B, AND IN YOUR DIAS FOLDER, THERE IS A NEW TRANSMITTAL FOR 2B.

YOU GET THAT OUT AND PUT IT IN THERE.

2C, WHICH IS A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IEP AND 504 SOFTWARE, SUCCESSED FOR THE 2025 SCHOOL YEAR FROM FRONTLINE.

2C ALSO HAS ANOTHER TRANSMITTAL IN YOUR DIAS FOLDER THAT'S BEEN UPDATED WITH SOME PRIOR YEAR INFORMATION.

[00:55:02]

M2E, ON PAGE 37, WAS THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF INTENSIFIED ALGEBRA I PROGRAM FOR LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, AGILE MIND.

M2F, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF AMPLIFY MCLASS.

I'M GOING TO SAY IT WRONG, DIBELS, NAILED IT, AND LECTURA, BY AMPLIFY.

LECTURA. THANK YOU, MS. OROSCO.

M2G ON PAGE 43, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF AMPLIFY BOOST READING SOFTWARE PROGRAM FROM AMPLIFY.

M2H ON PAGE 46, WHICH IS THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF THE ONLINE UNIVERSAL SCREENER, NWEA MAP GROWTH FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES, NWEA.

M2I, WHICH IS THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FROM SCHOOLOGY.

THEN M2J, THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL RENEWAL OF ASSESSMENT, DATA MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM EDUPHORIA.

M3. NO, THIS IS GOING TO BE FOR NEXT WEEK.

3A. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION WAIVER APPLICATION FOR OPTICAL FLEXIBLE SCHOOL DAY AT LIVE OAK ACADEMY FOR THE '25-'26 SCHOOL YEAR.

WE HAD THAT PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT, SO WE'RE GOOD THERE.

IS THERE MORE QUESTIONS FOR THAT? NO. 3B. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE HAYS CISD EXPEDITED WAIVERS THROUGH SCHOOL YEAR 2027.

THEN M3B2, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE TEA WAIVER APPLICATION FOR THE PEP PROGRAM AND CEHI FOR THE 2025-'26 AND '26-'27 SCHOOL YEARS.

GOING BACK TO M2A ON PAGE 25. MS. PETREA?

[M.2.a. Consideration and possible approval of the Administration of Advanced Placement Exams for the 2025/2026 School Year - The College Board]

>> HI. YES, THIS IS APTS.

HI, MS. PHILPOTT. I DID PRESENT A QUESTION THAT YOU ANSWERED.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE FOR CLARIFICATIONS SAKE THAT I UNDERSTAND IT.

WE ARE APPROVING UP TO $241,000 BUT WE WON'T PULL THE TRIGGER UNTIL THOSE ORDERS THE KIDS SIGN UP IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER TIME FRAME.

YOU'RE MIC.

>> GREEN LIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

YES. THIS IS FOR TESTS THAT THE STUDENTS TOOK LAST MONTH.

THIS IS NOT FOR NEXT YEAR.

THIS IS FOR THIS YEAR'S TEST.

>> WE WOULDN'T HAVE APPROVED THOSE IN ADVANCE.

WE APPROVED THOSE AFTER THE FACT THAT THEY'VE ALREADY SIGNED UP.

I PERSONALLY HAVE ALREADY PAID MY MONEY.

>> YES.

HISTORICALLY, WE BROUGHT IT IN APRIL OR EARLY MAY.

IT SLIPPED THIS YEAR AND SO I'M COMING TO YOU IN JUNE.

>> BECAUSE, I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE DO THOSE IN ADVANCE.

WE'LL BE BETTER ABOUT PUTTING THAT ON THE AGENDA IN APRIL. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THAT MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE THAN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF WE WERE DOING THIS FOR NEXT FALL.

>> YOU WERE THE SECOND PERSON TODAY THAT'S ASKED ME, ARE WE DOING THIS FOR OCTOBER? I WAS LIKE, THAT MAKES THAT QUESTION MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE.

JUST LIKE THIS IS SO GOOD. THAT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE.

>> PERFECT. WE'RE ALL CLEAR NOW. THANK YOU.

>> THEN WE'LL GO TO M2I ON PAGE 49. MS. RUNKLE?

[M.2.i. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Learning Management System Schoology - PowerSchool]

>> SCHOOLOGY. IT LOOKS LIKE MY QUESTION WAS ANSWERED ONLINE.

ONE, SCHOOLOGY, I'M LOOKING AT THE QUOTE, AND I SEE A QUANTITY OF 20,000.

IS THIS BASED OFF OF SUBSCRIPTIONS? ARE YOU MEANING STUDENTS?

>> YES. WE'RE ON OUR ENROLLMENT FROM ABOUT 2020, WHENEVER WE DID FOR THE PANDEMIC.

THEY'VE HELD US AT THAT RATE.

>> THIS IS THE RATE, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GOING ABOVE THIS. GOT IT.

TO BACKDATE A LITTLE BIT TO WHEN SCHOOLOGY CAME ABOUT INTO OUR DISTRICT, OBVIOUSLY, WE BROUGHT THIS DURING COVID.

[01:00:03]

AS THE YEARS HAVE GONE ON, SOME HAVE TAPERED OFF OF USING SCHOOLOGY AS MAYBE SOME OTHERS.

I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND FROM THE DISTRICT WHAT THE PHILOSOPHY WAS OR WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE OF THE DISTRICT AND HOW IT'S BEING UTILIZED AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL.

I CAN TELL YOU FROM A PARENT STANDPOINT, I HAD A KID THAT MISSED A LOT OF SCHOOL THIS YEAR.

HE HAD A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT, SO WE WERE OUT OF SCHOOL A LOT.

I REALLY, AS A PARENT, AND AS A STUDENT, WE RELIED ON SCHOOLOGY A LOT TO MAKE SURE THAT ASSIGNMENTS WERE IN THERE, TUTORIALS, VIDEOS, THAT TYPE OF THING.

THANKFULLY, ALL OF HIS TEACHERS WERE GREAT, BUT I'VE HEARD THAT NOT EVERYBODY IS AS GREAT ABOUT PUTTING INFORMATION INTO SCHOOLOGY FOR KIDS THAT MAYBE NEED THAT EXTRA BACKING OF, THIS IS WHAT WE DID THIS WEEK OR THESE ARE SOME TUTORIAL VIDEOS.

I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE WITH SCHOOLOGY, WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE, BUT ALSO JUST GO ON RECORD AND SAY THAT FOR ME, AND TO A LOT OF STUDENTS, SCHOOLOGY IS A PLACE WHERE KIDS GO.

I'M ADD SO I WILL TELL YOU, WHEN I GO TO PLACES, I NEED ONE THING IN ONE SPOT, AND SO THAT'S WHAT SCHOOLOGY DOES.

WHEN IT'S NOT THERE, IT'S NOT UTILIZED, IT MAKES IT A LITTLE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S NOT ACROSS THE CAMPUS OR ACROSS ALL CLASSES.

WHAT IS THE PHILOSOPHY OF CNI IN SCHOOLOGY?

>> NO, THAT IS OUR PHILOSOPHY. THAT IS OUR EXPECTATION THAT WE USE OUR LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SCHOOLOGY FOR ASSIGNMENTS, FOR GRADES, FOR COMMUNICATION, ESPECIALLY FOR WHEN STUDENTS ARE OUT MISSING CLASSROOM.

OUR IMPLEMENTATION MAYBE NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONSISTENT.

WE CAN CONTINUE TO REEMPHASIZE THAT WITH OUR PRINCIPALS AND OUR TEACHERS, BUT IT DOES SERVE AS A GREAT COMMUNICATION TOOL, A GREAT RESOURCE FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE MISSING, WHO DO NEED THAT INDIVIDUALIZED REMINDERS IN SETTING THEIR CALENDAR AND AGENDA ITEMS. WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT AND INCREASE THAT IMPLEMENTATION FOR YOU.

>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. I WILL JUST TRUST THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO WORK WITH THE CAMPUSES AND HELPING TEACHERS AND DEPARTMENTS MAYBE BETTER IN SOME AREAS ABOUT STORING THAT INFORMATION.

IT ALSO MAKES IT HARD TOO.

IF YOU'RE NOT GOING AHEAD AND PUTTING THAT INFORMATION IN THERE AND THEN TO HAVE TO GO IN THERE AND PUT IT LATER FOR A KID THAT'S MISSING OR ABSENT OR OUT OF WHATEVER, YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST PUT THE INFORMATION IN THERE.

THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.

I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM.

SCHOOLOGY HAS BEEN A GREAT TOOL FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND OUR PARENTS.

THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD ASK IS THAT AS WE GO INTO THIS SCHOOL YEAR, PARENTS DO HAVE A LOG IN FOR SCHOOLOGY AND I DON'T THINK THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT.

I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I GOT A LOG IN WHEN MY KID WAS IN COVID AND SCHOOLOGY BECAME A THING.

I THINK THAT PROBABLY NEEDS TO GET COMMUNICATED FROM OUR CAMPUSES OR FROM OUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT WHEN SCHOOL STARTS TO EDUCATE PARENTS ON HOW TO ACCESS THAT.

IT IS A DIFFERENT SITE THAN THE STUDENT SO YOU'RE ABLE TO SEE THINGS FROM A DIFFERENT VIEW.

I VERY MUCH LOG INTO IT AND LOOK AT IT.

IN FACT, SOMETIMES I LOG INTO MY STUDENTS ACCOUNT AND LOOK AT IT FROM HIS VIEW, BUT ANYWAYS, JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE EDUCATE PARENTS THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THE ACCESS TO GO IN AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR STUDENTS CLASSROOMS.

>> CONSISTENCY AND COMMUNICATION, SURE THING.

>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU. DID I HEAR A SECRET POLL M2E?

[M.2.e. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Intensified Algebra I Program for Lehman High School - Agile Mind]

>> ARE YOU READY FOR ME? I JUST NOTICED, SORRY, ON E, THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A MULTI YEAR AGREEMENT, BUT THEY ARE REQUIRING TO PAY ALL THE YEARS UP FRONT.

DID I UNDERSTAND THAT DIRECTLY IN THERE?

>> YES. IN SOME OF THESE, WE HAVE BEEN A LITTLE HESITANT TO DO MULTI YEAR.

WE'RE STILL MONITORING AGILE MIND ON A YEAR TO YEAR BASIS AND SEEING WHAT HAPPENS AT THOSE MIDDLE SCHOOL FEEDER PATTERNS.

WE WERE JUST A LITTLE NERVOUS TO COMMIT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE BUDGET SITUATION TO A MULTI YEAR.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE CONTINUING WITH A SINGLE YEAR.

>> THEY WANT ALL THREE YEARS UP FRONT OR TWO YEARS UPFRONT.

>> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING.

>> BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I READ AND I'M LIKE, THAT ANNOYS ME BECAUSE THESE VENDORS WORK WITH EDUCATION SYSTEMS AND UNDERSTAND THE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS THAT WE'RE UNDER.

WHY EVEN MAKE THAT?

[01:05:02]

>> SPREAD THAT COST DOWN.

>> BUT PAID IT ALL UP FRONT, THANKS BUT NO.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD THAT CORRECTLY, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. THANKS.

>> SURE.

>> GREAT. THANKS, SAM. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR ACTION ITEMS. IF ALL WOULD BE PATIENT WITH ME, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE SOME THINGS AROUND.

[O.4. Annual Notice of Intent to Apply for Federal Grant Funds]

I LIKE TO MOVE HER UP IF SHE COULD COME UP AND WE CAN KICK HER OFF AND LET HER ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WE MIGHT HAVE FOR HER. I'D APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SEVERANCE, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR. WRIGHT.

>> YOU WANT TO GO OVER A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, I KNOW YOU PUT IN OUR DIAS FOLDER, THE GRANTS THAT YOU'RE APPLYING FOR, ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, ANYTHING DIFFERENT, ANYTHING POSSIBLY FOR NEXT YEAR, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ANYTHING TO HIGHLIGHT FOR US?

>> WE WERE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED THAT WE GOT INCREASES ACROSS THE BOARD, EXCEPT IN TITLE I.

THAT WAS GREAT NEWS FOR THIS NEXT YEAR.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS NEXT YEAR.

WE DID GET A BIT OF INFORMATION.

I BELONG TO A GROUP CALLED NAFEPA, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS.

THEY PUT A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION OUT ABOUT WHAT WE CAN POTENTIALLY EXPECT, NOT THIS NEXT YEAR, BUT IN THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE.

THEY ARE ANTICIPATING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HOLD STEADY ON TITLE I.

THEY'RE SAYING THAT FOR IDEA FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, THERE'S A SLIGHT INCREASE.

I DON'T THINK THAT WE'LL SEE A WHOLE LOT OF INCREASE, BUT WE'RE ALSO NOT GOING TO SEE A DECREASE, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS.

THEY'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THE REST OF THE ESSER PROGRAMS, THE TITLE II, TITLE III, TITLE IV, SOME OF THOSE ACTUALLY BEING COMBINED.

THERE'S A WHOLE LAUNDRY LIST OF THINGS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE TO SOMETHING CALLED THE K-12 SIMPLIFIED FUNDING PROGRAM.

THAT'S POTENTIALLY GOING TO BE CUTS, TITLE II IS OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TITLE IV, IS THAT SAFE AND WELL ROUNDED SCHOOLS.

WE DO SOME MENTAL HEALTH, SOME OTHER THINGS OUT OF THERE.

MCKINNEY-VENTO IS ALSO GOING TO BE CUT OUR SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS STUDENTS.

PROPOSED FOR ELIMINATION WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS TITLE III, AND THAT'S THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT SUPPORT OUR BILINGUAL AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS.

ALL OF IT'S PRELIMINARY.

WHAT WE KNOW IS WHAT WE HAVE FOR THIS NEXT YEAR, 2025, 2026.

> GREAT. THANK YOU. TEAM, LOOK TO MY LEFT.

ANY QUESTIONS MS. NORRIS? TO THE RIGHT, MS. PETREA?

>> THANK YOU, MS. NORRIS. I JUST WANT TO FIRST SAY YOU HAVE A REALLY HARD JOB, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GRANT WRITING THAT YOU DO BECAUSE THAT IS NOT AN EASY GIG.

I ASKED SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PERKINS GRANTS, SO THANKS FOR PROVIDING THOSE FOR OUR CTE FUNDING.

I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO MAYBE TALK ABOUT THAT LATER WITH THAT ITEM. I WANTED TO ASK YOU.

THANKS FOR PROVIDING SOME OVER ARCHING THINGS THAT MAY BE COMING.

IS CHILD NUTRITION IMPACTED AT ALL?

>> I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING ABOUT CHILD NUTRITION, BUT I ALSO DON'T FOLLOW IT REAL CLOSELY.

WE COULD DEFINITELY ASK THOMAS IN CHILD NUTRITION FOR SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

>> THAT'S HELPFUL. I THINK THAT WAS IT OTHER THAN THANKS FOR THE OVERVIEWS THAT YOU PROVIDE, SUPER HELPFUL.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MS. NORRIS. IT'S OVER $7 MILLION THAT YOU'RE GOING AFTER, SO I REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR GOING TO GET THAT.

I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT JUST KEEP US POSTED.

I KNOW THERE'S A LOT GOING ON BETWEEN NOW AND THEN SO IF YOU EVER HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WITH SOME UPDATES, FEEL FREE TO SHARE THEM WITH MS. GLORIA, WE GET THEM ON OUR BOARD BLOG SO WE CAN JUST STAY IN THE TWO.

WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT AND TALK TO YOU EVERY ONCE A YEAR, BUT YOU CAN COMMUNICATE THROUGHOUT THE QUARTERS IF YOU NEED TO, [OVERLAPPING] BUT I APPRECIATE DOING THAT AND THANK YOU FOR MOVING UP ON THE AGENDA FOR US. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> TEAM, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MOVE SOME THINGS AROUND.

I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE UP.

[N.6. Consideration and possible adoption of an order authorizing the issuance of Hays Consolidated Independent School District Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, in one or more series, levying a tax and providing for the security and payment thereof, authorizing a pricing offer to approve the award of the sale thereof in accordance with specified parameters, and enacting other provisions related thereto]

I'D LIKE TO BRING THAT TEAM UP. MAX, YOU'RE UP.

READY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IT UP HERE.

YOU GUYS ARE SO NICE TO COME HANG OUT WITH US IN OUR BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.

I FIGURED TO MOVE YOU UP IN THIS AGENDA BEFORE WE GET TOO DEEP INTO BUDGET.

THANK YOU, MAX. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE IT AWAY.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD EVENING.

[01:10:02]

THE TITLE IS ANYWAY, BUT IT'S AN ITEM THAT WE'VE BROUGHT BEFORE.

JERRY KYLE AND DUSTY ROBERT TRAILER WILL BE HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT UPCOMING BOND AND A POTENTIAL SALE OF APPROXIMATELY $481 MILLION.

>> THANK YOU, MAX. DUSTIN TRAYLOR WITH RBC CAPITAL MARKETS.

WE HAVE THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF SERVING HAYS CISD AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR.

ALSO, JERRY KYLE WITH ORICK IS HERE THIS EVENING, AS WELL.

JERRY SERVES AS THE DISTRICT BOND COUNSEL, AS WELL.

AS IT RELATES TO THE LEGAL EASE AND THAT AGENDA ITEM WITHIN THAT DEAL IN THE LONGER DOCUMENT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK JERRY.

THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT JUST GIVES AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FIRST SALE OF THE BONDS THAT WERE VOTED IN MAY'S ELECTION.

FIRST OF ALL, I SHOULD HAVE STARTED WITH THIS BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN BEFORE YOU GUYS SINCE MAY.

CONGRATULATIONS.

WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS BOND ELECTION IS FOR HAYS CISD AND THE VITAL PROJECTS IN THIS BOND THAT WILL CARRY HAYS FURTHER INTO THE FUTURE.

I JUST WANT TO START THERE AND TELL YOU GUYS, CONGRATULATIONS.

WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS ALLOWS FOR THE DELEGATION OF APPROVAL FOR THE FIRST BOND SALE OR FOR THE BOND SALES WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR TO BE AUTHORIZED, ONCE THE BOARD APPROVES THIS ORDER TO ALLOW DR. WRIGHT AND OR THE CFO TO SIGN THE FINAL PRICING CERTIFICATES, TO ALLOW FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS.

AS MAX INDICATED, THIS PARTICULAR FIRST ISSUANCE, WE EXPECT TO BE $481 MILLION OF THE AUTHORIZED AMOUNT.

REMEMBER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WAS AUTHORIZED BY VOTERS IS A LITTLE OVER $962.5 MILLION.

WE EXPECT 481 THIS TIME.

NOW, BETWEEN NOW AND THE ULTIMATE SALE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE SELLING NOW.

WE'RE GOING TO LIKELY BE SELLING IN LATE JULY OR EARLY AUGUST.

WE NEED TO RECEIVE THE FINAL CERTIFIED VALUES FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HIT THE TAX RATE PROMISE THAT WE MADE TO THE VOTERS.

WE'VE GOT THE PRELIMINARY VALUES, BUT WE HAVE SOME THINGS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.

THE CERTIFICATION OF THOSE VALUES, THEY'LL FACTOR IN LIKELY THE IMPACT OF THE INCREASE IN HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION TO THE 140,000.

WE'LL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION IN THE SIZE AND STRUCTURING OF THIS.

WE HAVE ALREADY APPLIED FOR THE PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND GUARANTEE THAT ALLOWS THE BONDS TO RECEIVE THE AAA FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS.

WE'VE MADE THAT APPLICATION.

WE EXPECT TO HAVE THAT APPROVAL IN HAND BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH.

BUT BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, WE'RE JUST SIMPLY GOING TO BE WORKING ON THE TASKS TO GET THE BONDS INTO THE BOND MARKET, PREPARING A PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT, VISITING WITH THE RATING AGENCIES, AND THEN PUTTING TOGETHER THAT FINAL STRUCTURE FOR THE SALE OF THE BONDS AND REALLY NAILING DOWN THE FINAL DOLLAR AMOUNT.

BUT AGAIN, WE BELIEVE IT'LL BE ABOUT 481 MILLION.

THAT'S WHAT THIS APPROVAL DOES.

IT REALLY ALLOWS YOU GUYS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH FLEXIBILITY AND IN AN EXPEDITIOUS MANNER.

IT ALSO WILL GIVE YOU FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO ENTER INTO THE BOND MARKET AT A TIME OF THE DISTRICT'S CHOOSING, NOT NECESSARILY HAVING TO TIME THE SALE OF THE BONDS AROUND A SPECIFIC BOARD MEETING.

WHAT THE ITEM DOES. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND I KNOW JERRY AND HIS TEAM ARE AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU, MR. TRAYLOR. I'LL LOOK TO MY RIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS? MISS PETREA.

>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND TO MR. KYLE AND HIS TEAM THAT IS HERE.

WE NEVER HAVE GREAT QUESTIONS FOR MR. KYLE, BECAUSE THIS STUFF IS COMPLICATED.

I'VE SEEN THESE DOCUMENTS, BUT I ALWAYS APPRECIATE THAT HE COMES, AND I KNOW THAT HE'S A STELLAR BOND COUNSEL, SO OUR DISTRICT IS WELL REPRESENTED WITH WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

I DO APPRECIATE YOU EXPLAINING THE FLEXIBILITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SELL WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT FLEXIBILITY, MR. TRAYLOR.

>> THANK YOU.

>> MR. SEIBEL.

>> JUST REAL QUICK, YOU BROUGHT UP THE CERTIFICATION OF PROPERTY VALUES, OR ANY CONCERNS WITH THAT AT ALL?

>> THE PRELIMINARY VALUES ARE OUT.

THEY ALWAYS PUT A FAIR AMOUNT OF CUSHION IN THOSE PRELIMINARY VALUES BETWEEN WHAT THE VALUE IS AND WHAT THEY THINK WILL ULTIMATELY BE CERTIFIED AFTER PROTEST.

[01:15:02]

>> THEN OUR CURRENT BOND MARKET, WHERE IT'S AT, AND ANY IDEA WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT VERSUS WHAT WE'VE RECEIVED IN THE PAST BECAUSE I KNOW BOND INTEREST HAS BEEN A THING THAT WE'VE BENEFITED FROM.

>> I THINK THAT IF WE WERE TO BE IN THE MARKET TODAY WITH THESE BONDS, WE WOULD PROBABLY BE LOOKING AT A FIXED, BLENDED RATE OF YIELD AT AROUND A 465, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THE VERY BEGINNING OF APRIL, RATES REALLY WENT UP QUITE A BIT AS TARIFF NOISE HIT THE MARKET.

MARKET SEIZED UP FOR THE BETTER PART OF A WEEK.

BUT SINCE THAT TIME, THE MARKET HAS GOTTEN BACK ONTO A PROPER FOOTING AND IS FUNCTIONING MORE NORMALLY.

WE'VE GOT TO MONITOR THERE TOO, AS WELL.

>> ANY NEW OR EXCITING PRODUCTS IN THE BOND MARKET THAT WE SHOULD BE VIEWING.

EXCITING AS A RELATIVE TURN. I UNDERSTAND.

>> WE LIKE TO KEEP IT UNEXCITING.

[LAUGHTER].

WE LIKE TO TRY TO HIT THE BALL DOWN THE MIDDLE OF FAIRWAY FOR YOU GUYS TO HOPEFULLY MINIMIZE RISK.

NOW, IF THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO PUT SOME CREATIVITY INTO THE STRUCTURE, WE CERTAINLY WILL LOOK AT THAT.

BUT FOR THE MOST PART, WE WANT TO PUT IT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF FAIRWAY.

>> APPRECIATE THAT AND APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS DO.

THIS IS A BIG NUMBER THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THIS TIME AROUND.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF WORK FOR EVERYBODY. I APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING TONIGHT.

JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR, WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR AFTER WE HAVE A BOND.

WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO FOR US, WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW US TO THEN SELL THE BOND.

YOU MENTIONED THAT THIS FIRST ROUND IS GOING TO BE 481 MILLION, WHICH MEANS I'M PRETTY EXCITED TO HEAR FROM MAX IN THE NEAR FUTURE ABOUT WHAT THAT FIRST ROUND IS GOING TO BE DOING, WHAT OUR FIRST NEXT STEPS ARE WITH THE BOND.

THAT'S EXCITING. BUT THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK AGAIN AND AUTHORIZE THE REST OF IT.

YOU JUST WERE LETTING US KNOW THAT THE FIRST ROUND IS GOING TO BE ABOUT 481, AND THEN WE'LL SELL THE REST OF IT AS THESE PROJECTS COME ONLINE OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO, CORRECT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT. FOR INSTANCE, THE WAY THAT JERRY AND HIS TEAM HAVE STRUCTURED THIS ORDER, IF WE GET BEYOND, SAY, THIS POINT NEXT YEAR, WE DO NEED TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD WITH ANOTHER DELEGATION FOR THE REST OF THE VOTED AUTHORIZATION.

BASICALLY GETS YOU A ONE YEAR DOWN THE ROAD.

BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL KEEP MONITORING.

IF WE'VE GOT TO COME BACK THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WE'LL DO THAT.

>> GREAT. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

I KNOW A SHORT PRESENTATION, BUT IT'S A PRETTY BIG THING THAT WE DO.

>> YES, IT IS.

>> VANESSA IS RIGHT, I WISH WE WERE ALL MAYBE SMARTER TO ASK SOME REALLY CRAZY QUESTIONS.

JEFF HAS GOT A LITTLE BIT FOR US.

I APPRECIATE THAT INTO THE TABLE.

BUT THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.

[N.1.a. & N.1.b.]

>> GOING BACK TO N1 ON PAGE 62 TEAM.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR ACTION ITEMS. NOW, THESE ARE TWO ITEMS. N1A AND N1B ARE GOING TO BE FOR THE ACTION 24TH.

WE'RE GOING TO GO TO N2 FOR BUDGET AMENDMENTS,

[N.2. Budget Amendments]

THEN WITH MISS ATMERZ COMING ONLINE, DR. WRIGHT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO KICK US OFF WITH THESE BUDGET AMENDMENTS AND WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

>> SURE. ON PAGE 67, YOU'LL SEE CROSS-FUNCTION TRANSFER SUMMARIES.

THERE IS NO IMPACT ON THE BUDGET.

IT'S A NET ZERO ON THAT ONE.

BUT THE BIG ONE IS ON PAGE 68, AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE ALLUDED TO AS SOON AS WE FOUND OUT AND I SENT YOU A MEMO ON MAY THE 29TH, COUNTY ADDRESSING THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE.

BUT WE'RE LOOKING TO AMEND THE BUDGET AND INCREASE IT BY $7.8 MILLION.

JUST AS A REMINDER FOR YOU GUYS AND FOR THE AUDIENCE, IT'S TO SHORE UP THE PAYROLL BUDGET SHORTFALLS DURING THE YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE TRANSITION FROM MUNIS TO FRONTLINE.

WE JUST ASSUMED THAT WE HAD GOTTEN SOME FTES INTO FRONTLINE THAT WEREN'T NECESSARILY THERE.

I KNOW TALKING TO MR. RAUL, WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A PLACEHOLDER, AND THEN WE WERE GOING TO AMEND THE BUDGET LATER.

BUT AS WE TRANSITION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, HE DIDN'T QUITE GET TO IT UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.

IT WOULD HAVE EITHER BEEN AT THE FRONT END OR THE BACK END BECAUSE WE STAFFED ACCORDING TO OUR HR STAFFING FORMULA.

BUT WE HAD A TOTAL OF 32 NEW TEACHER ADS PREDOMINANTLY AT CULLEN ELEMENTARY AND NEGLEY ELEMENTARY, WHERE WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TRANSITION TEACHERS FROM NEGLEY OVER TO CULLEN, AND NEGLEY ENDED UP HAVING ABOUT 150 MORE KIDS THAN WHAT THE DEMOGRAPHER SAID THEY WOULD.

[01:20:07]

THEN WE ALSO APPROVED SPED STIPENDS AND ADJUSTMENTS, AND THEN 22 AUXILIARY AND CUSTODIAL POSITIONS, EIGHT BUS DRIVERS, AND 10 PARA POSITIONS.

JUST SO YOU KNOW, DURING THE TRANSITION FROM MUNIS TO FRONTLINE, WE DIDN'T BUILD IN VACANCIES.

IF THESE POSITIONS HAD TO BE ADDED, THEN THEY WERE ADDED IN THE BACK END ON FRONTLINE.

WE CLEANED OUT ALL OF THE VACANCIES BUT THEN HAD TO GO BACK AND ADD AS WE CONTINUED TO HIRE PEOPLE.

ALSO, WE HAD SOME OTHER PAY ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON THE ADVICE OF OUR ATTORNEY FOR FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT.

WE WIPED OUT OUR COMP TIME, AND SO WE PAY PEOPLE AS THEY EARN OVERTIME.

WE ALSO HAD INCREASES IN EXTRA PAY AND NON-STANDARD HOURLY EMPLOYEES, AND WE FOUND THAT ENDED UP COSTING US ABOUT $2.5 MILLION.

THEN WE ALSO INCREASED OUR SUB-RATE TO HELP WITH STAFFING SPECIAL ED SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS, AND THEN WE INCREASED OUR GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAM SO THAT WE COULD ALSO TARGET SPECIAL ED TEACHERS AND GROW OUR OWN.

IN TOTAL, ONCE AGAIN, THAT ADDS $7.8 MILLION.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

>> THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT. TO MY LEFT. MR. SEIBEL.

>> THIS IS A TOUGH ONE BECAUSE I KNOW OVERALL, NONE OF US ARE HAPPY SEEING THIS MUCH OF A MESS, BECAUSE WE KNOW OUR STAFF BETTER THAN THIS AND ANYTIME YOU TRANSITION SYSTEMS, THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR POTENTIAL SITUATIONS LIKE THIS.

WHAT'S DONE IS DONE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD HAVE CHANGED ANY DECISIONS THAT WE MADE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BECAUSE I STILL BELIEVE WE MADE THE RIGHT DECISIONS IN DOING WHAT WE DID.

BUT IT'S STILL FRUSTRATING BECAUSE NOW WE'RE IN A POSITION FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET THAT WE'RE HAVING TO TRY TO TRIM DOWN MORE TO MAKE IT.

BUT THAT'S DONE.

BUT NOW THE QUESTION IS, HOW DO WE LEARN FROM THIS AND GROW FROM IT? WHAT SAFEGUARDS DO WE HAVE FOR FUTURE INSTANCES TO TRY TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN?

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME WHEN WE WERE BUILDING THE BUDGET, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE HR MODULES IN.

WE WERE WORKING OFF SPREADSHEETS.

I KNOW HR AND C AND I WORKED REALLY WELL TOGETHER WITH FINANCE AND THEY HAD IT ON PAPER, BUT IT JUST NEVER GOT ENTERED BECAUSE THE OLD SYSTEM WAS MUNIS.

NOW WE HAVE THE NEW MODULE 4 HR IN FRONTLINE.

WE'VE RECONCILED EVERY SINGLE POSITION.

WE'VE PAIRED OUT ALL THE ITEMS THAT WE COULD.

WE THINK WE HAVE A TRUE AND ACCURATE NUMBER OF PCNS NOW.

THANKS TO ALEX AND CHRISTINA AND MANDEVILLE FOR WORKING ON THAT.

BUT ALL THE ITEMS AND MODULES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN FRONTLINE ARE TALKING, AND SO WE SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS GLITCH AGAIN.

>> FROM A HOLISTIC RISK MANAGEMENT, THE NEXT TIME WE GO THROUGH A SYSTEM CHANGE LIKE THIS, AND NONE OF US MAY BE HERE FOR THE DISTRICT KNOCK ON WOOD BECAUSE THE SYSTEM IS GOING TO WORK SO GREAT, IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME FOR MANY YEARS, BUT HOW DO WE HELP FUTURE US IS ALWAYS A QUESTION I ALWAYS ASK MY TEAMMATES AT WORK.

HOW DO WE JUST DOCUMENT THIS JUST FOR FUTURE PEOPLE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW, NOT JUST THIS ONE, BUT ANY SITUATION WHERE IT'S LIKE, WE LEARN FROM THAT? NOW WE KNOW BECAUSE WE REMEMBER IT, BUT HOW DO WE DOCUMENT THAT FOR THE NEXT PEOPLE, REALLY? I KNOW THERE'S NOT REALLY ANYTHING TO RESPOND TO ON THAT ONE, BUT I'D APPRECIATE IT. THANKS.

>> DR. WRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT UPDATE.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MISS ATMERZ COMING IN WHENEVER SHE CAN GET IN AND GET CONTROL OF IT, MAYBE PUT IN NEW PROCESSES, NEW SYSTEMS, NEW GUARD RAILS, NEW WAYS OF LOOKING THE DATA TO HELP US MOVING FORWARD DOWN THE ROAD TO PREVENT US FROM GETTING INTO THIS AGAIN.

I LOOK FORWARD TO HER COMING ON BOARD AND TAKING CARE OF THAT FOR US.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO N3.

[N.3. Consideration and possible adoption of General Fund, Debt Service Fund, and Food Service Fund budgets and approval of the budget for additional accelerated instruction pursuant to HB 5 requirements for the 2025-2026 School Year]

WE DID HAVE A BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT THEN WE ALSO HAD A BUDGET WORKSHOP.

YOU GUYS HAD SOME TIME TO PUT SOME STUFF TOGETHER.

DR. WRIGHT, YOU WANT TO KICK US OFF WITH THIS ONE AS WELL?

>> LET ME GIVE YOU A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW AND THEN I'LL LET

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NO, WE DON'T BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A FINAL VERSION FROM TEA YET.

LIKE I MENTIONED, THE GOVERNOR JUST SIGNED IT ON WEDNESDAY, AND SO WE'RE WORKING OFF OF NUMBERS THAT ARE FROM THIRD-PARTY VENDORS.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW, AND HOPEFULLY, WE'LL HAVE THE NEW TEMPLATE FROM TEA AND FROM OMAR GARCIA THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH YOU.

WE THINK IT'LL BE CLOSE, BUT LET ME GIVE YOU THE HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW.

THIS YEAR'S BUDGET DEFICIT WITH THE 7.8 THAT I JUST ALLUDED TO IS GOING TO BE 13.79 MILLION.

THEN LOOKING AT WHAT THE STATE JUST PASSED, IT APPEARS THAT WE'LL GET AROUND A TOTAL OF $12 MILLION.

MOST OF THAT, SEVEN MILLION OF IT IS EARMARKED FOR TEACHER PAY RAISES AND FOR STAFF ADJUSTMENTS.

>> CHRISTINA IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT HERE IN HER PRESENTATION IN JUST A SECOND SO THAT WE CAN LOOK AT WHAT THE COMPENSATION PIECE LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO DRIVE THIS ENTIRE BUDGET BECAUSE CURRENTLY AROUND 87.9% OF OUR BUDGET IS IN PAYROLL.

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, ACCORDING TO WHAT ALEX AND I ARE WORKING ON, WE'LL NEED TO CUT AROUND $7.3 MILLION OUT OF THE BUDGET.

WE'RE LOOKING AT RECLASSIFYING FUNDS FROM FEDERAL AND OTHER THAT WE JUST NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THAT DIDN'T QUITE GET DONE.

WE ARE NO LONGER GOING TO BUDGET FOR OVERTIME, EXTRA DUTY PAY AND NON-STANDARD HOURLY AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.

AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THAT COST US ABOUT $2.5 MILLION AND SO IF A DEPARTMENT CHOOSES AN OPTION FOR PEOPLE TO WORK OVERTIME OR TO HIRE A NON-STANDARD HOURLY, THEN IT'S GOING TO COME OUT OF THEIR BUDGETS.

CURRENTLY, WHAT WE HAVE BUILT IN THE TEMPLATE IS A TWO MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE FOR DEPARTMENTS AND CAMPUSES TO HELP WITH INFLATION.

THEN WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT NO LONGER OFFERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON OUR 168 SCHOOL DAYS, AND WE THINK THAT WILL SAVE US SOME MONEY.

THEN THE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ABOUT $10 MILLION IN VACANCIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT, AND WE KNOW THAT ABOUT 6.3 MILLION ARE ON CAMPUSES, AND THEN THE REST IS AT THE DEPARTMENT LEVEL.

OUR GOAL RIGHT NOW IS TO CUT ABOUT $1.5 MILLION THROUGH ATTRITION FOR THESE FTES SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET MOVING FORWARD NEXT YEAR.

ALEX, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ADD AT THIS TIME?

>> NO, SIR. NOT TO THAT.

>> TEAM. [INAUDIBLE] HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

MY LEFT, MS. OROSCO?

>> DR. WRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT OVERVIEW.

I'M A VISUAL LEARNER, SO IT'S HARD NOT TO HAVE ANYTHING VISUALLY.

I KNOW YOU'RE REFERRING TO A LOT OF STUFF THAT YOU ALREADY GAVE US.

BUT IF WE CAN HAVE THAT AGAIN.

I DON'T HAVE THAT PAPER.

IT'D BE GOOD TO HAVE SOMETHING INTANGIBLE IN FRONT OF US.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

WHEN WILL WE GET THIS TEMPLATE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO PROVIDE FOR US?

>> ALEX, WHAT DAY ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET THE UPDATE?

>>THE LAST I SAW, I THINK IT'S GETTING UPDATED THE WEEK BEFORE THE 24TH, SO IT COULD BE RUNNING UP AGAINST. [OVERLAPPING]

>> I KNOW ONCE YOU GUYS DISCUSS THE COMP PLAN AND WE DECIDE WHICH SCENARIO THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOOD WITH, THAT'S GOING TO DRIVE THE MAJORITY OF IT.

THEN WE'RE HEARING THAT LIKE ON THE 17TH, WE'RE GOING TO GET IT.

FORTUNATELY FOR US, WE HAVE THE WEEK IN BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS, AND THAT GIVES US A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO WORK SINCE IT'S SUCH A FRESH ITEM HOT OFF THE PRESS FROM THE GOVERNOR'S PASSAGE.

>> EVERY YEAR WE FORGET, AND WE ALWAYS SAY, LET'S FLIP FLOP THESE AGENDA ITEMS, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT COMPENSATION BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET, BECAUSE OF THE HUGE IMPACT.

A REMINDER FOR US FOR THE FIFTH YEAR OF SAYING THAT FOR NEXT YEAR, PUTTING COMP PLAN AND THEN BUDGET BECAUSE IT DOES DRIVE IT.

THAT WILL TELL US WHERE WE'RE AT.

I KNOW YOU NEED SOME GUIDANCE IN THAT.

BUT IF YOU CAN PROVIDE THE HIGH-LEVEL POINTS AGAIN,

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AT LEAST I NEED TO START WRAPPING MY MIND AROUND THAT AND I KNOW YOU CAN REFERENCE THAT PREVIOUS COMMUNICATION.

IF YOU CAN SHARE THAT AGAIN, JUST TO HAVE IT FRESH IN OUR MIND.

THEN, OF COURSE, WHEN THE TEMPLATE COMES OUT AND EVERYTHING, THAT'LL BE GREAT.

THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. THANK YOU.

>> MISS PETREA?

>> I GUESS I JUST HAVE A PROCEDURAL QUESTION.

WE'RE STILL AIMING TO BUDGET TO VOTE ON THIS ON THE 24TH?

>> JUST TO CHIME IN HERE.

DR. WRIGHT, SO WHAT YOU'RE TELLING US TONIGHT IS THAT YOU FEEL LIKE BASED ON JUST THE BUDGET ITSELF, YOU HAVE A PRETTY GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF GETTING IT TO ZERO.

MS. OROSCO IS RIGHT, THAT'S GOOD.

WE SHOULD HAVE COMP PLAN FIRST.

THAT'S MY FAULT, PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT.

ANYWAY, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

DEPENDING ON WHAT THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS, IS GOING TO DETERMINE THE DELTA IN WHICH THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO FOR A BALANCED BUDGET BETWEEN NOW AND THE 24TH.

WHAT WOULD BE A REASONABLE DAY THAT YOU WOULD THINK YOU'D FEEL COMFORTABLE GETTING SOMETHING TO US TO AT LEAST CONSUME AS A BOARD AHEAD OF THAT 24TH MEETING?

>> SURE. WE CAN GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION AND ALL THE VISUALS THAT WE PRESENTED AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP.

WE'VE GIVEN YOU THAT, AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE MUCH. IT'S A SHELL.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS FINE TUNE IT BASED ON WHAT THE ACTUAL NUMBERS ARE GOING TO BE FROM TEA AND FROM THE OMAR GARCIA TEMPLATE.

WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THAT.

WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW THEN IS WHAT THE COMP PIECE IS GOING TO BE SO WE CAN PLUG THAT IN.

I THINK ALEX IS SAYING, IT'LL DOVETAIL NICELY, I KNOW CHRISTINA'S OBJECTIVE WAS TO GET THAT ON THE 17TH, THE FINALIZED VERSION OF THE COMP PLAN ON 17TH.

I THINK WE CAN GET YOU THE TEMPLATE ON 17TH AS WELL, WHICH WILL GIVE YOU A WEEK TO REVIEW IT.

>> GO AHEAD, SORRY FOR INTERRUPTING.

>> I'M SORRY, INTERNAL DEADLINE IS TO GET IT BY END OF DAY ON THE 17TH TO MS. GLORIA SO THAT BOARD MEMBERS CAN HAVE IT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING ON THE 18TH.

>> I THINK AT THIS POINT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE COMP PLAN.

THEN I PROMISE FOR NEXT YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO DO COMP PLAN BEFORE WE DO THE BUDGET SIDE SO WE CAN HAVE A MORE FLUID CONVERSATION NOW BECAUSE WE CAN'T GO BACKWARDS.

CAN WE GO BACK? MS. OROSCO, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS ITEM?

>> YES, I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT PROCEDURALLY WHAT MISS PETREA WAS ASKING. LIKE MR. SEVERANCE HAD SAID, LAST WEEK, IF NEED BE, WE CAN HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING IF WE DON'T FEEL WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO DIGEST THE INFORMATION.

BUT HOPEFULLY WITH THE COMPENSATION PIECE PUT IN THERE, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM.

THAT'S A REALITY OF IT.

I THINK HAVING THAT COMPENSATION PIECE, US OFFERING THAT GUIDANCE, WILL HELP WITH THAT, BUT IF NEED BE, WE CAN POSTPONE DEFINITELY TO A DATE CERTAIN BEFORE JULY 1ST, OF COURSE, IF NEED BE, BUT I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT MAYBE ONCE WE GIVE THAT GUIDANCE, WE'LL HAVE A CLEARER PICTURE, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM.

>> SINCE WE'RE JULY 1 START DATE, WE HAVE TO APPROVE OWNER BEFORE JUNE 30TH.

>> THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO IN FOR COMPENSATION.

[N.4. Consideration and possible approval of the Hays CISD Compensation Plan for the 2025-2026 School year]

>> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT DR. WRIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE AND TO GO FURTHER INTO DISCUSSIONS WHAT WE STARTED IN OUR SPECIAL BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK.

COMPENSATION, WE WERE ABLE TO GET SOME UPDATED NUMBERS FROM THE RUNS.

WE WERE ABLE TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON TEACHER NUMBERS FOR WHAT THEY'RE USING IN THEIR CALCULATIONS FOR TEACHERS 3&4 IT'S 148, SLIGHTLY MORE THAN WHAT I PRESENTED TO YOU LAST WEEK AND TEACHERS FIVE PLUS YEARS, 1,189.

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THERE ARE 415 EMPLOYEES THAT ARE FUNDED BY OTHER RESOURCES.

THESE ARE THE LOCALLY FUNDED EMPLOYEES.

FROM THAT, WHEN YOU TAKE OUT ADMINISTRATORS, BECAUSE ADMINISTRATORS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE LEGISLATION, AND YOU TAKE OUT TEACHERS THREE PLUS YEARS BECAUSE THEY ARE PROVIDED FOR DIRECTLY IN THIS LEGISLATION.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS, HOW CAN WE TAKE CARE OF THE OTHER 01,711 WITH THE 1,035,000 THAT THE LEGISLATURE PROVIDED.

THAT IS WHAT THEY HAVE GIVEN HAYS CISD TO WORK WITH TO TAKE CARE OF OUR FAST GROWTH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BECAUSE OF THOSE UPDATED NUMBERS AND TAKING A LOOK AT THIS, AND ALSO, I WANT TO THANK MISS ATMERZ BECAUSE SHE PROVIDED THE FEEDBACK THAT WITHIN THAT 1,035,000, WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR 20% OF THAT TO OFFSET THE INCREASES THAT CORRESPOND WITH INCREASES IN TRS, INCREASES IN WORKERS COMP, INCREASES IN ALL THE BENEFITS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED AND THAT GROW AS COMPENSATION GROWS.

I'M GRATEFUL TO HER AND TO LEARN FROM HER.

WE DID JUST THAT.

WE TOOK THE 1,035,000 AND 80% OF THAT IS THE 828,000.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH TO SPREAD OUT AMONG THE 1,711 EMPLOYEES.

THAT BRINGS A FIXED INCREASE WHEN YOU DIVIDE IT EQUALLY AT $483 AND 92 CENTS.

THIS IS WHAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS PROVIDED HAYS CISD.

ALTERNATIVELY, WE COULD CONSIDER A 1% INCREASE TO DO A 1% INCREASE FOR ALL STAFF, THAT WOULD BE $1,900,000.

FROM THIS FIGURE, WE EXTRACTED WHAT IT WOULD COST, HOW MUCH OF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN 1% FOR TEACHERS THREE PLUS BECAUSE THEY'RE PROVIDED FOUR DIFFERENTLY.

WE FIGURED THAT NUMBER, WE PULLED IT OUT, AND THAT GAVE US $1,049,145 LOCAL IMPACT.

DO WE DIVIDE IT EQUALLY, OR ARE WE GOING WITH A STRAIGHT PERCENTAGE? IT'S JUST A DIFFERENCE IN PHILOSOPHY.

IT'S JUST TWO DIFFERENT WAYS OF LOOKING AT IT.

IN TAKING A LOOK AT ALL THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS, AND WE HAD GOOD QUESTIONS FROM YOU ALL AND SUGGESTIONS ON DIFFERENT WAYS TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

I'VE SHARED WITH YOU SEPARATELY BY EMAIL, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT.

WE'VE LOOKED AT 1%, 0.75%, 0.5%, ALL OF THOSE AND REALLY THIS ONE RIGHT HERE, THE FIXED $483 AND 92 CENTS IS ACTUALLY THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS PRESENTING.

CERTAINLY, THIS IS YOUR DECISION TO MAKE, BUT WE DID WANT TO SHARE WHY WE RECOMMEND THIS.

THE FIXED INCREASE MEANS THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON, REGARDLESS OF WHICH PAY SCALE THEY'RE ON IS GETTING AN EQUAL AMOUNT.

IT TAKES THE PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH THAT, EVERY ONE OF US, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM, IN THE CAFETERIAS, ON THE BUSES, IN OFFICES, EVERYWHERE ACROSS THE DISTRICT, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE SUCCESS OF STUDENTS.

IT IS A PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH, AND IT'S AN APPROACH THAT PROVIDES THOSE STAFF WHO ARE ON LOWER PAY SCALES IN OUR COMPENSATION PLAN, ACTUALLY A HIGHER PAYMENT THAN THEY WOULD RECEIVE IF WE DID SAY, A 1% ACROSS THE BOARD.

BECAUSE OF INCREASING COSTS AND SHRINKING RESOURCES FROM THE STATE LEGISLATURE, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT IN LIGHT OF THE $39 INCREASE IN HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS, IN ORDER FOR US TO MAINTAIN THE ZERO COST EMPLOYEE INSURANCE PLAN THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO OFFER, THAT $39 INCREASE WOULD RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL COST OF 01,263,600 TO THE 7.3 MILLION THAT DR. WRIGHT WAS TALKING ABOUT EARLIER.

IT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL $1.2 MILLION

[01:40:04]

WE DID TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE INCREMENTALLY BECAUSE WHAT IF WE COULD DO SOME COST SHARING? IF WE WERE TO COVER 90% AND THE EMPLOYEES PAY 10%, WE WOULD BE PAYING $1,137,240.

THAT'S ADDITIONAL 1,137,240 ON TOP OF THE 7.3 MILLION THAT DR. WRIGHT HAS ALREADY IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING TO BE CUT.

IN ORDER FOR US TO HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET GIVEN THE SITUATION THAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS PUT US IN AND BECAUSE WE HAVE EXHAUSTED OUR FUND BALANCES AS FAR AS WE'RE ABLE.

IT'S NOT AN OPTION FOR US TO DIP INTO THAT ANYMORE.

I'M JUST BEING VERY CLEAR AND REPEATING THIS OVER AND OVER, BECAUSE I WANT PEOPLE TO REMEMBER EXACTLY WHY WE ARE IN THIS POSITION.

WE ARE IN THIS POSITION, BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS PROVIDED HAYS CISD.

IF WE WERE TO DO 50-50 COST SHARE ON THE HEALTH INSURANCE, IT WOULD STILL COST US $631,800.

>> THAT I SHARED WITH YOU IN THE E-MAIL, BECAUSE I JUST WANTED YOU TO SEE WHAT THOSE COSTS LOOK LIKE, EVEN WHEN WE COST SHARE, IT'S ON TOP OF THE $7.3 MILLION THAT DR. WRIGHT JUST SPOKE ABOUT THAT WE NEED TO FIND SAVINGS IN AND TO MAKE CUTS.

FOR THIS REASON, I REACHED OUT TO OTHER CHIEFS IN OUR REGION.

I ALSO SPOKE TO SOME CFOS IN OUR REGION.

THE ONES, AND I WON'T IDENTIFY THEM PUBLICLY, BUT THERE ARE FOUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT CAME FORWARD WITH WHAT THEY WERE DOING IN TERMS OF HEALTH INSURANCE.

OF THOSE FOUR, ONE OF THEM PARTICIPATES IN TRS ACTIVECARE.

THEY ARE NOT GOING TO PROVIDE AN INCREASE FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES BECAUSE SIMILARLY, LOOKING AT DEFICITS IN THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND JUST CAN'T BEAR THAT COST.

THE OTHER THREE, INTERESTINGLY, WERE SELF FUNDED HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDERS, AND THEY TOO ARE SEEING INCREASES IN PREMIUMS, AND THEY TOO ARE NOT PROVIDING ANY ADDITIONAL EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO THOSE INCREASED PREMIUMS. IT APPEARS THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE CONCERNS THAT WE ARE IN TERMS OF HEALTH INSURANCE, AND I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE REGION, BUT I'M JUST GIVING YOU A SAMPLE OF FOUR, BOTH SELF FUNDED AND TRS ACTIVECARE.

FOR THIS REASON, WE REALLY WANT TO BE PROTECTIVE OF OUR BUDGET.

WE WANT TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE.

WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR ABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF STUDENTS AND TO PROTECT THE DISTRICT.

FOR THAT REASON, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THE $483.92 FIXED INCREASE FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE, EXCEPT THAT OF COURSE, TEACHERS THREE PLUS YEARS, WILL GET THE 2,500 AND $5,000 INCREASES.

NOW, JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS IS WHAT 1% LOOKS LIKE, AND I SHARED WITH YOU SEPARATELY BY E-MAIL, WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE AT 0.75 AND 0.5, AND IT'S UNFORTUNATELY, JUST NOT GOING TO WORK FOR WHAT WE KNOW IS THE NEED, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR EMPLOYEES ON THOSE SCALES THAT DID NOT GET AN INCREASE LAST YEAR.

WE ONLY GAVE AN INCREASE TO THOSE ON THE TEACHERS, NURSES, LIBRARY AND SCALE, AND THE COUNSELORS.

THESE STAFF DID NOT GET AN INCREASE, AND IF WE WENT 1%, IT WOULD BE LESS THAN THE FIXED AMOUNT.

I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT THERE.

FOR THAT REASON, I MEAN, IF WE WERE TO DO THE 1%, EVEN WITH MAINTAINING THE EMPLOYER INSURANCE CONTRIBUTION, SOMETHING THAT WE REALIZED AND I ACTUALLY GOT CONFIRMATION FROM MISS ATMERZ BEFORE I CAME UP HERE TODAY IS THAT, WITH THE HB 2 TEACHER RAISES THAT YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT, THAT'S FLOW THROUGH MONEY.

THE STATE GAVE US THAT. HERE'S THE DEAL.

20% OF THAT IS 1,263,000 TO ADD TO THE 207,000.

I GOT CONFIRMATION THAT THAT MILLION TWO OR THAT 20% ON THE TEACHER RAISES HAS TO COME FROM OUR REGULAR PROGRAM ALLOTMENT.

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THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL COST.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED OUR TEACHERS ARE GETTING THAT RAISE, BUT THERE IS A CORRESPONDING COST TO THE DISTRICT THAT COMES WITH IT THAT WE WERE NOT FUNDED FOR.

WITH A 1% AND ALL OF THIS, WE'RE LOOKING AT MAKING ADDITIONAL CUTS OF 1,484,145 WITH NO INCREASE TO INSURANCE, BUT DOING THE 1% ACROSS THE BOARD.

NOW, GOING BACK TO OUR RECOMMENDATION.

WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION, WE WOULD STILL NEED TO IDENTIFY SOME ADDITIONAL CUTS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE 1.263 MILLION JUST TO OFFSET THE INCREASE IN BENEFITS FOR THE HB 2 TEACHER RAISES.

IN ADDITION TO THE 7.3 MILLION THAT DR. WRIGHT SPOKE OF, WE WOULD STILL NEED TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER $435,000 TO MAINTAIN OUR CURRENT EMPLOYER INSURANCE CONTRIBUTION AND TO DO THE FIXED INCREASE.

THOSE ARE THE SCENARIOS THAT WE HAVE FOUND TO BE THE BEST TO CONSIDER OF THE VARIOUS SCENARIOS.

ONE IS MORE COSTLY THAN THE OTHER.

DR. WRIGHT, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT?

>> NO, JUST A REMINDER WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE OTHER NIGHT.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NICE RAISES THAT YOU GUYS APPROVED BACK IN THE DAY, THAT STILL AVERAGES OUT TO 4.4.

I KNOW IT'S PAINFUL FOR OUR EMPLOYEES TO HEAR THIS, BUT ALSO THEY GOT TO ENJOY THE MONEY UPFRONT INSTEAD OF AFTER THE FACT.

THAT AVERAGE, IF YOU'LL RECALL, IS 4.4% OVER THE TIME PERIOD.

THAT'S STILL REMARKABLY BETTER THAN WHAT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS WERE ABLE TO DO, AND THAT'S WHAT PUT US IN A GOOD POSITION, BUT IT'S ALSO WHAT HAS CAUSED US TO BUY DOWN OUR DEFICIT BECAUSE WE REALLY THOUGHT THAT IN 2021, THE LEGISLATURE WOULD COME THROUGH, AND THEN IN 2023, WE THOUGHT THEY'D COME THROUGH.

THEN ESPECIALLY IN 2025, WE THOUGHT THEY WOULD COME THROUGH, BUT THEY HAVEN'T COME THROUGH AT ALL.

NOW WE HAVE TO ACT, AND SO WE HAVE TO LIKE I TOLD YOU GUYS THE OTHER NIGHT, DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND, AND I KNOW ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT YOU GUYS AS A BOARD.

YOU-ALL LOVE OUR EMPLOYEES AND I DO, TOO, AND I WISH WE COULD DO A LOT MORE, BUT WE JUST CAN'T DO ANYMORE AND SUSTAIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE'VE GOT TO START TRENDING BACK UP FOR OUR CASH FLOW AND FOR SUSTAINABILITY, OR WE JUST WON'T BE ABLE TO MAKE IT.

I HOPE THAT WE CAN ALL HAVE A COLLECTIVE GUMPTION AND JUST DRAW THE LINE AND JUST SAY, WE'RE ONLY GOING TO GIVE WHAT THE STATE ALLOWED US TO GIVE.

THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE, AND WE'LL BE REALLY MINDFUL OF OUR BUDGET.

WE'LL PUT MONEY BACK IN FUND BALANCE, AND WE'LL BUILD IT UP AS WE GO.

WHAT I'M LOOKING AT IS A ONE YEAR HIT, FOR THE INSURANCE BECAUSE IN TALKING TO MISS ATMERZ, SHE IS SELF FUNDED WHERE SHE'S COMING FROM AND HAS A REALLY GOOD CONTACT, AND WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT GOING SELF FUNDED THE FOLLOWING YEAR SO THAT WE CAN REDUCE PREMIUMS AND HOPEFULLY PUT MORE MONEY ON THE GENERAL SIDE.

THIS WOULD JUST HOPEFULLY BE A ONE YEAR SOLUTION WITH THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION BEING MAYBE GOING SELF FUNDED OURSELVES OR CREATING SOME TYPE OF CONSORTIUM WITH OTHER DISTRICTS IN REGION 13.

>> TEAM LOOK TO MY RIGHT, MISS PETREA.

>> JUST SO I'M CLEAR, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO DO THE 483 FOR EVERYONE AND MAINTAIN THE CURRENT CONTRIBUTION.

>> WHICH WOULD MEAN NO INCREASE.

>> $39.

>> THAT WOULD BE BORNE BY THE EMPLOYEE.

>> THEY WOULD PAY THEIR OWN $39?

>> CORRECT. OTHERWISE, WE WOULD NEED TO ADD $1,263,600 TO THE 7.3 MILLION THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT WE NEED TO FIND CUTS TO BALANCE THE BUDGET.

>> WHAT DOES IT MEAN BY MAINTAIN CURRENT CONTRIBUTION? MAYBE I'M JUST CONFUSED ON THE SLIDE.

>> WE PROVIDE A CERTAIN AMOUNT EVERY MONTH TO CONTRIBUTE THAT ENABLES OUR DISTRICT TO OFFER THE ZERO COST PLAN AS ONE OPTION OF MANY.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN IMPORTANT TO THIS DISTRICT AND TO THE BOARD TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN MANY WERE UNABLE TO FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS.

IT HAS JUST BECOME A SITUATION WHERE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES PROVIDED

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WE'RE HAVING TO DECIDE HOW TO ALLOCATE OUR RESOURCES, AND BECAUSE WE SEE A BENEFIT IN ALLOCATING TOWARDS THESE OTHER FIXED COSTS INCREASES, WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THIS THE YEAR THAT WE DON'T INCREASE THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION.

OTHERWISE, IT IS AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO CUT AND MAY ALSO DECREASE THE FIXED INCREASE THAT WE'D BE ABLE TO PROVIDE.

>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.

I ALSO APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THE PHILOSOPHY THAT YOU'RE COMING OUT THIS WITH WITH THE 483 ACROSS THE BOARD.

I SHARE THAT PHILOSOPHY.

I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WORKS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT DOESN'T HAVE SOME IMPACT ON STUDENT SUCCESS.

I HOPE MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS SHARE THAT SAME SENTIMENT BECAUSE WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER FROM THE BUS DRIVERS, THE PEOPLE THAT FEED OUR KIDS, THE MAINTENANCE FOLKS THAT REMOVE THE RATTLESNAKES FROM THE FIELDS, TO OUR PARAS, OUR ADMINISTRATION, OUR CNI FOLKS, LIKE WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.

I FEEL LIKE HAVING THE 483 ACROSS THE BOARD, SHOWS THAT.

IT SAYS WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.

IT'S NOT 1% AND YOU'RE GETTING THIS AND SOMEBODY ELSE IS GETTING THAT.

I APPRECIATE THAT THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION.

THAT'S ACTUALLY WHERE I WAS LANDING AFTER SLEEPING ON IT AND THINKING ABOUT IT AFTER OUR LAST MEETING.

I KNOW WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT DIFFERENT WAYS TO DIVVY THIS UP.

I'M ACTUALLY GLAD THAT THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION.

I HATE THAT WE CAN'T DO MORE FOR BOTH OUR EMPLOYEES ON THE SALARY SIDE AND ALSO ON THE INSURANCE SIDE.

THAT'S GOING TO BE A GUT PUNCH, I KNOW.

BUT I'M ALSO VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT MISS ATMERZ, THAT SHE'S GOING TO COME IN HERE AND TEACH US ALL THINGS AND HELP US.

I'M REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT SHE GAVE YOU SOME RECOMMENDATIONS, EVEN FOR THIS YEAR, EVEN THOUGH SHE DIDN'T REALLY START WITH US UNTIL JULY 1.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY PUBLICLY, I SUPPORT THIS RECOMMENDATION.

I SHARE IN YOUR PHILOSOPHY THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THIS DISTRICT IMPACTS STUDENTS SUCCESS.

I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM MY FELLOW TRUSTEES.

>> MS. RUNKLE.

>> THANK YOU, MISS CORSON.

I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT I MEAN, IT'S BEEN HARD DEALING WITH INFORMATION THAT WE DON'T QUITE HAVE, AND WE'RE LITERALLY CHOMPING AT THE BITS.

I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

I TOO, SHARE.

I APPRECIATE BUT I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION IS TAKING THE STANCE OF WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER, AND THIS IS THE APPROACH WE'RE TAKING.

I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THAT.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH ON THE HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS BECAUSE I KNOW NOT ALL PREMIUMS ARE USED WITH PRETAX PREMIUMS. IS THAT PRETAX OR POST TAX PREMIUMS?

>> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. PRETAX.

>> CAN WE JUST DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT JUST BECAUSE NOT ALL PREMIUMS ARE PAID WITH PRETAX DOLLARS, SO I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT IS THE CASE FOR US.

>> I'M LIKE, 99% SURE IT'S PRETAX.

>> PERFECT. I WOULD IMAGINE, BUT THAT ONE OFF CHANCE THAT IT'S NOT WOULD FEEL PRETTY TERRIBLE. THANK YOU.

NO, I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOU-ALL'S RECOMMENDATION.

I WISH WE COULD DO MORE.

THERE ARE STILL SOME QUESTIONS THAT I STILL WOULD LIKE TO SEE ANSWERED AS IT RELATES TO COMP THAT WE'VE ASKED, AND I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE WORKING THROUGH THOSE.

I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT STIPENDS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE IN A BAD SITUATION BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED TO LEAN TO, I THINK MRS. OROSCO SAID IT LAST WEEK IS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO PUT IN SOME IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET RELIEF FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS IN BIGGER WAYS, THAN WHAT IS DESERVED FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, THEN WE NEED TO PUT IN A PLAN OF MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING STIPENDS AND INCREMENTS IF WE CAN'T DO EVERYTHING AT ALL AT ONCE.

I APPRECIATED MR. SEIBEL QUESTION BECAUSE I STILL WOULD LIKE TO AND I DID GO

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I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE THE FIRST THAT GET ADDRESSED.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS RECOMMENDATION.

I JUST WISH WE COULD DO MORE, BUT I'M ALSO VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE ARE A DISTRICT THAT HAS CONTINUED TO PUT EMPLOYEES FIRST AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT, EVEN UNDER THE STRAINS THAT WE'RE IN FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS. THANK YOU.

>> MR. FLORES.

>> THANK YOU, CHRISTINA, AND MY COMPLIMENTS TO MISS ATMERZ AS WELL FOR ALREADY HELPING OUT AND CHIMING IN.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THE PHILOSOPHY AND HOW EVERYBODY, EVERY EMPLOYEE, WE VISIT CAMPUSES ALL THE TIME.

I MEAN, THESE ARE TRULY THE PEOPLE THAT KEEP THESE CAMPUSES GOING.

I WISH THE STATE HAD THE SAME VIEWS AS FAR AS ITS PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND EMPLOYEES AND REMINDING US HOW WE GOT HERE.

CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN HOW IMPLEMENTING A FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT STRATEGY AS OPPOSED TO A 1% OR A PERCENTAGE AMOUNT INCREASE CAN JUST INCREASE THE EQUITY ACROSS THE DISTRICT, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE ON THE LOWER PAY SCALE.

>> BY DOING THE FIXED COST, IT WILL BE EQUAL, SO WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.

EVERY ONE OF US IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO THIS MISSION. THERE'S THAT.

BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE ON THE AU ONES, THE PP4S, THE PP5S.

I MEAN, IF WE WENT 1%, THOSE OF US WHO EARN MORE WOULD GET A HIGHER INCREASE.

EVERYBODY WOULD GET 1%.

BUT HERE'S THE DEAL IS, THESE ARE FOLKS THAT WORK REALLY HARD, SOME OF THEM MULTIPLE JOBS AND THAT AMOUNT THAT $483.92.

>> THAT'S GOING TO BE MORE MEANINGFUL THAN A 1% FOR THEM, ESPECIALLY AS THEY'RE EARNING LESS OVERALL, EVEN AS THE COST OF HOUSING CONTINUES TO RISE, THE COST OF GAS, MY EGGS ARE STILL EXPENSIVE.

I MEAN, IT IS A FACT THAT THINGS CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT ON A NUMBER OF PLANES.

THIS AT LEAST GIVES THEM MORE THAN WHAT THEY WOULD GET OTHERWISE.

TO ME, IT'S MORE ABOUT EQUITY THAN EQUAL.

ALTHOUGH IT'S EQUAL IN ITS DIVISION, I FEEL LIKE IT'S MORE EQUITABLE TO THOSE WHO REALLY NEED THAT MORE.

>> NO, THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT.

AGAIN, WE LOVE OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE WISH WE COULD DO SO MUCH MORE, AND THE STATE HAS PUT US IN THIS POSITION. LET'S BE CLEAR.

$483 MAY GET YOU THROUGH THE MONTH WITH GROCERIES, AT LEAST THE WAY MY KIDS EAT, PROBABLY WON'T.

BUT AGAIN, IT DOES DO SOMETHING FOR THOSE WHO ARE WORKING REALLY HARD.

AGAIN, BUT THAT BEING SAID, WE DO HAVE TO REPLENISH OUR FUND BALANCE TO JUST HAVE THE SUSTAINABILITY THAT WE NEED WITH OUR DISTRICT.

BUT AGAIN, I FULLY SUPPORT THE FIXED INCREASE.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS RECOMMENDATION, EVEN THOUGH AT 4:35, THAT IS NOT A MIDDLE SCE NUMBER, THAT IS SIGNIFICANT.

I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO DO, BUT I THINK THAT WE ARE WHERE WE ARE, AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY OUR BEST FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO.

AS DOCTOR WRIGHT MENTIONED, HOPEFULLY, THIS, THIS IS A YEAR HIT THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO MORE IN THE FUTURE.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. WHILE I'M THINKING ABOUT IT, I WANT TO CLARIFY FOR THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING, THE $483.92 IS THE ANNUAL INCREASE.

IS NOT A MONTHLY AMOUNT.

THAT IS THE ANNUAL INCREASE THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAS PROVIDED HAYS CISD, 01,035,000 TO DIVIDE BETWEEN 1700-11 STAFF WHO TRANSPORT OUR STUDENTS, WHO FEED OUR STUDENTS, WHO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CAMPUSES ARE CLEAN, TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR VEHICLES ARE WELL MAINTAINED, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ORGANIZED AND THAT PURCHASE ORDERS GET SUBMITTED AND THAT WE ARE ORGANIZED AND HIRING PEOPLE HERE AND PROCESSING PAYROLL.

THESE PEOPLE.

THESE 1,711 DO SO MUCH, AND THE LEGISLATURE GAVE US 1,035,000 FOR ALL OF THEM.

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>> MR. SAVOY.

>> I AM WITH YOU BECAUSE IT'S SO FRUSTRATING, AND IT MAKES ME VERY ANGRY OVERALL, AND I HOPE IT MAKES OTHER PEOPLE ANGRY WHEN THEY LOOK AT THIS, AND THEY LOOK AT THE REALITY OF, I KNOW, I AM SO HAPPY FOR OUR TEACHERS AND OUR CLASSROOM STAFF TO BE GETTING.

I MEAN, THEY'RE GOING TO BE GETTING, ROUGHLY 4.4 TO 8.2% INCREASES FOR THOSE THAT HAVE THREE OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE, AND I'M INCREDIBLY HAPPY FOR THEM.

THEY DESERVE EVERY PENNY.

BUT WE HAVE, LIKE YOU SAID, 01,711 OTHER STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE WORKING JUST A HARD.

THIS JUST AGAIN, QUITE FRANKLY, IS JUST INFURIATING.

FOR EVERYBODY BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE HOLES THAT WE NEED TO PLUG FROM YEARS PAST THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT FOR YEARS, AND THERE'S JUST FOR EVERY HOLE THAT WE PLUG, ANOTHER ONE'S GOING TO OPEN UP.

THAT'S JUST INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING TO DEAL WITH IT. BOX DONE.

CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH TO GET TO THE 1.47 MILLION BECAUSE I CAN'T GET THERE, AND I'M I DON'T KNOW IF I'M NOT MATHING, RIGHT.

WHAT ALL ADDS UP TO GET TO THE 1.47?

>> EVERYTHING ON THAT LEFT HAND SIDE.

THEN FROM THAT, YOU SUBTRACT YOUR MILLION 35,000, AND THAT'S THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT NOT FUNDED BY THE STATE, THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FRONT IN OUR LOCAL BUDGET.

>> GETTING THERE. ONE OTHER QUICK QUESTION.

WE TOOK OUT THE ADMINISTRATORS TO GET TO THE 1711, TO DIVIDE TO GET TO THE 483.92 BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT INCLUDED IN THAT AMOUNT THE STATE SO THAT WE CANNOT USE THAT MONEY FOR ADMINISTRATORS, RIGHT?

>> RIGHT.

>> BUT WE'RE THROWING THEM BACK IN THE PUT JUST TO GET THEM THE SAME INCREASE AS EVERYBODY ELSE, WHICH IS THEY APPEAR ON THE NEXT PAGE.

I WISH I COULD DO IT IN MY HEAD. I GET 1.329 MILLION.

CLARIFY THAT 1.4.

>> I ALSO GOT 1.39284.

>> 1.39. WELL, IF THAT'S TRUE, AND I'M SORRY.

WE HAD A LOT OF CHANGES IN NUMBERS.

[OVERLAPPING] WHEN WE GOT THE CHANGES FROM THE RUNS.

I DID PARTNER WITH ALEX SALAZAR TO HELP CHECK THE MATH, SO I APOLOGIZE IF I GOT THAT.

>> THAT'S A GOOD CHANGE.

>> THAT'S A GOOD CHANGE BECAUSE IT'S LESS THAT WE REACHED TO IDENTIFY.

>> I MEAN, CONGRATULATIONS TEAM, WE JUST FOUND 140,000 AND $716.

[LAUGHTER] I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO DOUBLE CHECK AND BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GET NEW INFORMATION FROM TEA AND HOW WE DEFINE ALL THIS.

WELL, I MEAN, THERE'S JUST NO GREAT ANSWER TO THIS.

I WISH, BUT I AGREE THAT WITH THE FLAT INCREASE AS WELL ACROSS THE BOARD, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF JUST BECAUSE OUR LOW INCOME EARNERS IN THIS TIME AND AGE, ALWAYS MINDFUL OF THAT.

I MEAN, $300, COMPARED TO IT'S NOT A LOT, BUT IT'S BETTER FOR THEM. THANK YOU.

>> MR. ROSCO.

>> THANK YOU. SINCE DOCTOR WRIGHT CAME ON BOARD, HE REALLY HAS LED US WITH AN EMPLOYEE FRIENDLY PHILOSOPHY AND REALLY CULTIVATED THAT WITH THE BOARD AND ENCOURAGED THAT AND WE HAVE BEEN 100% COMMITTED TO THAT.

THAT IS A HUGE THING.

WE ARE THE BEST DISTRICT BY FAR IN THE STATE OF TEXAS WHEN IT COMES TO BEING EMPLOYEE FRIENDLY.

DOESN'T ALWAYS LOOK LIKE IT IN THE COMPENSATION PIECE.

BUT ALL THE BENEFITS THAT WE DO OFFER WITH LOCAL POLICY, AND WITH OTHER BENEFITS, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT.

OF COURSE, WE'RE IN A POLITICAL SITUATION WHERE IT IS A SHELL GAME, AND IT CREATES DIVISION BETWEEN AND THIS IS HAPPENS EVERY TWO YEARS.. DIVISION IS CREATED.

HERE, TEACHERS, NURSES, LIBRARIANS, YOU GET THIS, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE GETS NOTHING.

I AM GLAD THAT IN A POSITIVE NOTE, THEY ADDED THE 1.3 FOR US TO DIVIDE AMONGST OTHER PEOPLE, OTHER PEOPLE OF OUR STAFF, EXCEPT THE ONE AND TWO YEAR AND THE ADMINISTRATORS.

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>> WELL, FIRST AND SECOND YEAR TEACHERS CAN BENEFIT FROM THE MILLION 35.

I JUST BROKE IT OUT THIS WAY SO THAT WE COULD SAY, YES, WE ARE GOING TO.

>> THE ADMINISTRATORS CANNOT BENEFIT FROM THAT 1.3

>> THE ADMINISTRATORS CAN NOT. THAT DOES NOT COME FROM THE MILLION 35.

>> EXACTLY. THAT COMES FROM OUR LOCAL FUNDS BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S ANOTHER WAY TO CAUSE A DIVISION.

CONTINUE PERPETUATING THE NARRATIVE OF US VERSUS THEM WHEN IT'S NOT.

THAT'S WHY OUR MOTTO HAS ALWAYS BEEN, WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT BEING STRONGER TOGETHER AND 100%, HAYS CISD.

WHILE 483.92 IS NOT IDEAL, I THINK THAT DEFINITELY SENDS SEVERAL MESSAGES.

NOT ONLY THAT WE'RE ALL EQUAL.

WE ALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO THIS IS WHAT THE STATE LEGISLATOR GAVE US.

WE NEED OUR COMMUNITY.

WE NEED OUR STAFF TO VOTE AND IT'S A WAKE UP CALL FOR EDUCATORS THAT DON'T VOTE.

WE SEE THOSE VOTING LISTS TIME AND TIME AGAIN, AND IT IS VERY DISHEARTENING WHEN WE DO NOT HAVE OUR STAFF MEMBERS VOTING, WHETHER IT'S FOR A BOND OR A BOND ELECTION, A BOARD ELECTION, LOCAL STATE, EVERYTHING.

IT'S SO IMPORTANT.

I AM HOPING THAT THERE'S A SENSE OF URGENCY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IN PUBLIC ED, WHERE WE SAY, WE NEED TO TAKE IT BACK.

WE KNOW WHAT OUR KIDS NEED, THE 5.5 MILLION STUDENTS OUT THERE AND WE VOTE.

WE'RE WATCHING, WE VOTE, AND THIS SHOULD BE A HUGE WAKE UP CALL FOR ANYBODY IN PUBLIC ED.

FOR OUR COMMUNITY, OUR FAMILIES TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO MORE WITH LESS AGAIN.

IT IS GOING TO IMPACT STUDENT OUTCOMES AND YES, WE CAN ALWAYS SAY, OH, TEACHERS WILL DO EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING, BUT THAT IS SO MUCH PRESSURE TO BE PUT UNDER.

SETTLE FOR THE REMNANTS THAT WE GET TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

I HOPE EVERYBODY LISTENING WILL REMEMBER THIS WHEN THE NEXT ELECTION COMES ABOUT BECAUSE IT IS SO IMPERATIVE THAT WE ALL TAKE ACTION.

WHAT IS WITHIN OUR CONTROL, IS WHAT I'M THINKING.

WE HAVE TO DO THE 48392.

WE CAN'T DO THE INSURANCE INCREASE BECAUSE WE NEED TO REBUILD.

NOW WHAT IS IN OUR CONTROL? THIS IS WHAT I WANT DOCTOR WRIGHT AND HIS TEAM TO REALLY OUTLINE FOR US IS OUR ACTION PLAN.

WHAT IS OUR ACTION PLAN MOVING FORWARD ON MAKING SURE WE REBUILD OUR FUND BALANCE, AND OUR ACTION PLAN, LIKE I MENTIONED, LAST WEEK OR WHEN WE HAD OUR MEETING, HOW ARE WE GOING TO PHASE IN THE STIPEND INCREASES THAT WE NEED, ESPECIALLY LIKE MS. RUNKLE WAS TALKING ABOUT, ESPECIALLY STARTING WITH THOSE ONES THAT ARE UNDER MARKET.

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WHAT IS OUR PLAN? WHILE WE MIGHT NOT HAVE A PLAN AVAILABLE NOW? WE NEED TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING SHAKES OUT? REALLY COMMITTING TO THAT PLAN.

MAYBE IT'S A THREE YEAR PLAN THAT WE COMMIT TO ON HOW WE CAN DO THAT, AND HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THAT.

WE'VE BEEN STRATEGIC BEFORE.

WE'VE BEEN CREATIVE BEFORE WHEN WE HAD TO ADDRESS BILINGUAL AREAS THAT WERE VERY HARD TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN.

WE DID THAT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.

WHAT CAN WE DO WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE POSITIONS, AND REALLY LOOKING AT OUR BANDS? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, WE REALLY CAN'T DO MUCH WITH COMPENSATION IN REGARDS TO OUR BANDS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHO'S UNDER MARKET AND WHO'S OVER, AND WHAT CAN WE DO? IDEALLY, THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.

BUT OUR HANDS ARE TIED WITH AN 89% COST AND PERSONNEL, IT IS TIED.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT COME OUT OF THIS CONVERSATION IS MEMORIALIZING AN ACTION PLAN ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS GETTING BACK TO A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE WITHIN REASON.

BECAUSE OF COURSE, THE STATE TELLS US HOW MUCH WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE, BECAUSE IF NOT, THEY'LL COME FOR IT.

THEY WILL COME FOR IT, TOO.

WE KNOW THAT NOW, AND ALSO HOW WE ARE GOING TO ADDRESS STIPENDS.

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ALSO HIGH AREAS THAT ARE HARD TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN.

THOSE ARE I BELIEVE, ARE THREE AREAS THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT.

NOT IN ANY SPECIFIC, FUND BALANCE WOULD BE NUMBER 1.

NUMBER 2 WOULD BE THOSE HIGH NEED AREAS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

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I REALLY THINK IF YOU AND YOUR TEAM CAN MEMORIALIZE SOMETHING FOR US, AND WE AS A BOARD CAN COMMIT TO THAT, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT.

I KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO REALLY THINK IT THROUGH AS WE HAVE A NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER COMING ABOARD THAT NEEDS TO LEARN THE HAYS WAY AND OUR PHILOSOPHY THAT WE HAVE TAKING ACTION ON BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST WORDS SAYING WE'RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER.

WE HAVE TAKEN ACTION TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO PROVE THAT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS PROBABLY BY MAYBE THE FALL OR THE END OF THE YEAR, DOCTOR WRIGHT, I THINK WOULD BE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO CREATE VERY SOLID PLANS ON THOSE THREE SUBJECT MATTERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

I KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE A LOT.

BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE DID AN AMAZING JOB AS WELL, REALLY VETTING THINGS.

OUR BOARD IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE 100% COMMITTED TO OUR EMPLOYEES, AND, OF COURSE, THAT IMPACTS OUR STUDENTS, WHICH IS OUR TRUE NORTH. THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT, TEAM, WELL SAID, I LOVED ALL THOSE WORDS FROM EVERYONE.

JUST TO PUT A WRAP AROUND THIS.

THE MATH IS WE DO READ THE MATH IN THE COLUMN, AND IT LOOKS LIKE MAYBE WE'RE THE ADDITIONAL CUTS.

I THINK I TOOK UP TEMPERATURE OF THE BOWL.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE IN FAVOR OF THE 483, AND THEN JUST YOUR FIRST PROPOSAL HERE.

YES. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE NUMBER MAYBE NOW IS $294,284 INSTEAD OF 435.

>> FANTASTIC.

>> WHAT I'VE GOT. WAY TO GO SEIBEL SAVED US SOME MONEY THERE FOR DOING THAT. GOOD JOB.

THEN FOR GOING FORWARD FOR THE BUDGET THAT WE'RE VOTING ON THIS NEXT WEEK, IF THEY'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE WHAT SOME OPTIONS ARE FOR THE 294-284 WITH THE COMP PLAN BECAUSE YOU'VE ALREADY INDICATED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO ZERO ON THE OTHER SIDE.

I THINK THIS BOARD WOULD PROBABLY LIKE TO HAVE A COUPLE OPTIONS OF WHAT SOME THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO TO GET TO THE 294.

MAYBE YOU ALL COULD KICK THAT AROUND FOR THIS WEEK AND GET THAT TO US MAYBE I MEAN, EARLY NEXT WEEK, MAYBE SOMETHING THAT SEEMS FEASIBLE, BUT I THINK THAT MIGHT BE WHAT WE MIGHT NEED TO LOOK AT AND CONSUME AT WHAT OPTIONS YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO PRESENT TO US FOR THE CALL $300,000 CUT.

I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD DO.

>> I THINK THE 18TH IS A DATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO SHOOT FOR TO GET YOU ALL THE INFORMATION.

WHEN WE GET THE NEW TEMPLATE, IF IT COMES IN LIKE WE THINK, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRUE UP SOME OF THESE NUMBERS AND SEE JUST HOW MUCH WE NEED TO CUT AND THEN WE'LL IDENTIFY HOW MUCH WE'RE CUTTING AND WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE TAKE IT FROM.

>> TEAM, FEEL WE GET THAT INFORMATION BY THE 18TH OF NEXT WEEK, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROCESS AND HAVE SOME TIME TO VOTE ON THE 24TH.

I THINK IT SEEMS REASONABLE, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOME OPTIONS TO LOOK AT.

I ALSO LIKE TO SAY THIS IS THE TOUS EFFECT ALREADY.

I MEAN, I THINK LAST WEEK, WE WEREN'T EVEN LOOKING AT THE 20% INCREASE ON THE PASS THROUGH MONEY, AS WELL AS THE 20% HOLDBACK, I GUESS, FOR THE MILLION 35.

I APPRECIATE DOING THAT.

THEN THE GOOD OLIVE BRANCH THERE, THAT'S MY WORD OF THE YEAR IS THAT IF SHE COMES IN A DISTRICT WITH SELF FUNDED HEALTH INSURANCE.

THAT MIGHT EVEN HELP US ON THE NEXT YEAR TO GET SOME OF THAT STUFF BACK.

MAYBE I WON'T USE THE WORD OMERS EFFECT YET UNTIL SHE GETS HERE, [LAUGHTER] BUT I APPRECIATE OF HER BEING INVOLVED IN STUDY HERE YET. OKAY TEAM.

WE TAKE A BREAK. LAST WEEK, I ALMOST GOT YOU.

LET'S BE BACK ON THE DIET AT 9:55.

6 MINUTES. IS THAT ENOUGH TIME? PERFECT.

>> LET'S GET BACK TO IT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON.

I'M GOING TO MOVE SOMETHING UP AGAIN.

I'M JUST MOVING STUFF AROUND TONIGHT, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO BE AWESOME, BUT I THINK THAT THIS NEXT ONE, BECAUSE WE DID COMP PLAN FOR BUDGET HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH OUR BUDGET CALENDARS, MOVING UP AGENDA ITEM 02 ON PAGE 123.

[O.2. First Reading of proposed revisions to Local Policy CH]

I'M JUST WANTED TO THROW THIS OUT THERE TO THE GROUP, AND I WANTED TO BRING THIS AHEAD OF THE CALENDAR ITEM NEXT BECAUSE I THINK IT HAS SOME RELEVANCE TO IT.

I'M PRETTY SURE BACK BEFORE COVID HAPPENED, I THINK WE GUYS TRIED TO RAISE OUR APPROVAL FROM 50 TO,

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LIFE HAPPENED AND THINGS GOT AWAY.

I THINK NOW WE'RE GETTING TO THE POINT WITH THE SIZE OF OUR DISTRICT, AND I'VE GONE BACK AND LOOKED AT A BUNCH OF MEETINGS, AND I THINK THIS YEAR, THE PAST SIX MEETINGS, I THINK WE'VE HAD OVER 150 ITEMS, MAYBE THE PAST 12 MONTHS, THAT WE'VE HAD ITEMS THAT WERE UNDER $125,000 PROCUREMENTS THAT WE AUTHORIZED.

MY THOUGHT WAS IF WE COULD RAISE THE THRESHOLD 50-125, WE DIDN'T SAY THERE WASN'T A SINGLE VOTE FOR NO ON ANY OF THESE.

THESE ARE NOT ROUTINE, BUT THEY'RE PRETTY ROUTINE IN NATURE FOR THE SIZE OF OUR DISTRICT.

I THINK THERE'S SOME SURROUNDING DISTRICTS THAT HAVE THE RATES THE THRESHOLD AS WELL.

I'VE SENT THE LANGUAGE OF THIS TO OUR BOARD ATTORNEY JUST TO REVIEW, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GOOD TO GO, BUT I WANTED TO BRING THIS UP TO GET TO DISCUSS MAYBE FOR US RAISING OUR THRESHOLD 50,000-125,000.

THIS BOARD OF MEETING ALONE, THERE'S 11 ITEMS ON HERE THAT WE COULD HAVE TAKEN OFF THE AGENDA IF WE WERE 125,000 SO JUST FOR THIS MEETING ALONE, AND WE'RE ALREADY RUNNING LATE, AND IT'S ALMOST NINE O'CLOCK.

BY DOING THAT, I BELIEVE, WITH OUR BOARD CALENDAR, WHICH YOU'LL SEE IN THE NEXT ITEM, OR SOME OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SOME OF THAT SAVINGS WITH THE AGENDA ITEMS THEMSELVES.

MAINLY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT MAYBE IF WE COULD AS A DISTRICT, TAKE SOME OF THE ITEMS OUT THAT WE ARE STANDARD TO APPROVE ANYWAY, THEN MAYBE WE CAN FOCUS ON SOME THINGS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ADVANCED ACADEMICS, THINGS, BUDGETS THAT WE CAN HAVE MORE THOUGHTFUL TIME WITH THROUGHOUT THESE MEETINGS WHERE SOMETIMES WE THINK WE GET CAUGHT UP IN THE MINUTIA OF IT ALL.

I'M GOING TO LEAVE WITH THAT. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS.

I'LL START TO MY LEFT AND SEE IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS. FLORES.

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SEVERANCE. THIS IS ONE THAT I THINK I REMEMBER HAVING A PRETTY ROBUST DISCUSSION ON.

I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS LAST YEAR OR THE YEAR BEFORE.

BUT, THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT I'M THINKING OF IN REGARDS TO, WHAT WE'RE FACING AS A DISTRICT, WE ARE GROWING AT A RAPID RATE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE AND MORE ITEMS THAT COME TO US THAT ARE GOING TO BE PROCEDURAL IN NATURE IN REGARDS TO WHETHER THEY'RE ON CONSENT, WHETHER THEY'RE ACTION ITEMS THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABOVE THAT THRESHOLD.

BEFORE FIVE YEARS AGO, TWO YEARS AGO, BUT THEY ARE NOW.

I'M THINKING OF OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, MAKING SURE THAT THOSE THAT HANDLE THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS ARE ABLE TO DO THAT.

THIS IN NO WAY TO ME ALLOWS US AS TRUSTEES TO ALLEVIATE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES.

BUT I THINK IT ALLOWS US TO FOCUS MORE ON HIGHER IMPACT STRATEGIC DECISIONS.

I'M THINKING OF NOT HAVING TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR, NOT HAVING TO DO THIS EVEN EVERY TWO YEARS, BUT WE'RE GROWING AT A RAPID RATE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE ITEMS THAT COME BEFORE US.

DR. WRIGHT, CAN YOU SPEAK TO HOW RAISING THE APPROVAL THRESHOLD TO 125,000 WOULD IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY FOR DISTRICT STAFF AND PROJECT TIMELINES.

>> WELL, TO PRESIDENT SEVERANCE POINT, IT WOULD JUST HAVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY.

IT WOULD EXPEDITE WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IN BOARD MEETINGS, BUT IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW OUR CHIEFS TO REDUCE THEIR NUMBER OF BTSS, WHICH WOULD ALLOW THEM TO FOCUS ON OTHER THINGS THAT THEY HAVE ON THEIR PLATE AT THAT TIME.

I THINK IT WOULD JUST INCREASE OVERALL EFFICIENCY.

IT WOULD ALSO SPEAK TO THE FACT THAT INFLATION HAS BEEN OFF THE CHARTS SINCE 2019, AND WE ALL KNOW THIS, AND SO THE POWER OF WHAT USED TO BE 50,000 IS PROBABLY CLOSER TO 100,000 NOW.

I THINK IT WOULD JUST HELP WITH OVERALL EFFICIENCY.

>> YES, SIR. WE AS TRUSTEES HAVE CERTAIN BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS, WE APPROVE A BUDGET, WE DETERMINE DISTRICT POLICY, AND WE ALSO HIRE THE SUPERINTENDENT.

THESE ARE BIG DECISIONS, AND I THINK THAT OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A FANTASTIC SUPERINTENDENT.

I HAVE FULL TRUST DR. WRIGHT IN YOURSELF AND YOUR STAFF TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS IN REGARDS TO ITEMS THAT MAY BE AS BYRON SAID, ROUTINE IN NATURE THAT ARE BELOW THAT 125,000.

I'VE THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT THIS, I THINK THAT I'M THINKING OF THE FUTURE AND FUTURE BOARDS AND WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

THESE AGENDAS ARE JUST GOING TO BECOME MORE PACKED WITH THESE TYPES OF ITEMS. I'D LOVE TO HEAR WHAT MY FELLOW TRUSTEES WOULD HAVE TO SAY, BUT IN THINKING ABOUT THIS, I COULD SEE MORE OF THE BENEFITS AS OPPOSED TO ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE DISADVANTAGEOUS.

>> MR. [INAUDIBLE].

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>> FOR ME, I AGREE WITH TRUSTEE FLORES THAT, FOR EFFICIENCY PURPOSES, AND WE HAVE A VERY GREAT STAFF THAT I TRUST WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

WE OBVIOUSLY APPROVE THE BUDGET.

WE OVERSEE THE BUDGET EVERY SINGLE MONTH.

WE GET REPORTS ON HOW THINGS ARE TRACKING.

I'M REALLY CURIOUS TO SEE HOW MISS OMERS WILL BRING MAYBE SOME DIFFERENT IDEAS ON HOW THAT LOOKS AND WORKS.

WE'RE MONITORING IT ON A REGULAR BASIS.

I DON'T THINK THIS CHANGES OUR TRANSPARENCY WITH THE PUBLIC OR ANYTHING JUST ALLOWS OUR STAFF MEMBERS TO FOCUS ON AREAS THAT IMPACT STUDENT LEARNING AND ACHIEVEMENT, WHICH IS OUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVE.

BUT ALSO WE'RE HERE AS A FAIL SAFE OVERLOOKING THE BUDGET AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE BALANCED, LIKE WE JUST DISCUSSED.

I ALSO AM SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.

>> MISS ROSCO.

>> THANK YOU. YES. WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION LAST TIME WHEN THIS SUBJECT MATTER CAME UP.

WHILE I AM NOT COMFORTABLE AT THE $125,000 THRESHOLD.

I DO SEE THE NEED FOR EFFICIENCY, I THINK, HAVING A CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND MAKING SURE THAT 90% OF OUR AGENDA IS FOCUSED ON STUDENT OUTCOMES.

THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

I THINK IT WILL RELIEVE SOME OF THAT.

HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT WE DO IT FOR $100,000 INSTEAD OF 125, LIKE YOU SAID, 50,000 IS NOW A NEW 100,000.

I THINK THAT'S A VERY REASONABLE AMOUNT TO CONTINUE HAVING TRANSPARENCY AND MAKING SURE WE ARE BEING EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT, HAVING THAT BALANCE.

I DID LOOK AT COMPARABLE DISTRICTS OF OUR SIZE AND THEIR LOCAL POLICY, AND THEY ARE NOT MAKING THAT CHANGE YET.

THERE ARE LARGER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE IT AT A MUCH HIGHER AMOUNT.

HOWEVER, COMPARABLE DISTRICTS ARE NOT CHANGING THEIR 50,000 CURRENTLY.

HOWEVER, I LOVE TO LEAD, AND I LOVE TO BE THE LEADER IN ALL THINGS.

OUR DISTRICT IS THE BEST IN DOING SO.

BUT I WOULD HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT WE MAKE IT AT THE $100,000 THRESHOLD INSTEAD OF THE 125 THRESHOLD.

THAT IS MY SUGGESTION. THANK YOU.

>> MISS UNCLE.

>> I'M NOT GOING TO LIE.

THIS TO ME, IT WASN'T THE BEST TIMING KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE DEFICIT BUDGET, BUT I TOTALLY APPRECIATE THE SENTIMENT ON WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO FOR BOARD MEETINGS.

I THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT WAS AGAINS RAISING THAT LIMIT, BUT I'M WILLING TO BUDGE BECAUSE I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT TIMES HAVE JUST CHANGED, WE'RE IN A DIFFERENT CLIMATE.

BUT I ALSO WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH 125,000.

I WAS LEANING MORE TOWARDS 100,000, AND I THINK I SHARED THAT WITH ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER THIS WEEK.

BUT I ALSO WANTED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT BOND INTEREST BECAUSE CURRENTLY, WHEN WE ARE DEALING WITH BOND INTEREST, WE'RE GETTING NOTIFIED ON BOND INTEREST.

BUT I DON'T WANT THAT TO CHANGE.

I WANT TO BE NOTIFIED WITH BOND INTEREST, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S AT THAT THRESHOLD OF THAT 50,000, WHICH WE'RE NOTIFIED ANYWAY.

BUT I DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THAT WHEN IT COMES TO BOND INTEREST.

I DON'T WANT THAT, AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT ANYONE IN THIS DISTRICT TREATS THAT ACCOUNT LIKE THAT BECAUSE WE DO NOT, BUT ALSO TIMES CAN CHANGE.

THIS COULD BE A DIFFERENT BOARD, IT COULD BE A DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATION, SO I DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THAT PHILOSOPHY, AND I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT THAT TO BECOME A SLUSH FUND.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT CONTINUES TO COME TO US.

I AM GOOD WITH 100,000 I SHARE THAT SENTIMENT OF THE 100 AND NOT BEING COMFORTABLE WITH 125, BUT ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS THAT IS WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS OF OUR SIZE IS CURRENTLY DOING THIS? I WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE ANSWERED AND MAYBE THE ANSWER IS NO, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THE PHILOSOPHY OF OTHER BOARDS ARE DOING AND HOW THEY MATCH UP TO A DISTRICT OF OUR SIZE.

BUT AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND.

I ALSO GET THAT SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE ROUTINE IN NATURE.

I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE MEETINGS TILL 10:30 AT NIGHT, IF THESE ARE ROUTINE THINGS.

A LOT OF THESE THINGS TONIGHT I'VE SEEN EVERY YEAR AT THIS TIME, EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

I DON'T NEED TO SEE IT EVERY SINGLE YEAR, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT. I'LL JUST SAY THAT.

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>> MISS PETREA.

>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I'M REAL SAD THIS DIDN'T COME TO THE POLICY PALES.

SECOND, I DON'T THINK THAT THIS POLICY TALKS ABOUT BOND INTEREST.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SEPARATE POLICY THAT DEALS WITH BOND INTEREST. DID I MISS SOMETHING? WE CREATED A SEPARATE POLICY FOR BOND, SO I WAS JUST MAKING SURE I DIDN'T MISS SOMETHING BECAUSE MY COMPUTER DIED AND I CAN'T LOOK AT IT RIGHT NOW.

I THINK WE'RE GOOD ON BOND INTEREST.

BUT MR. [INAUDIBLE], WILL YOU MAYBE PUT IN A REMINDER TO PROVIDE US THE LOCAL POLICY FOR BOND INTEREST SO THAT FOLKS THAT HAVEN'T READ THAT CAN RE REVIEW IT.

JUST TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THAT.

WE ARE IN A TIME OF TRANSITION.

THE TIMING DOES FEEL A LITTLE BIT ODD TO ME WITH THE CHANGEOVER IN THE CFO TO DO THIS, WITHOUT HER INPUT.

I ACTUALLY ASKED HER LAST WEEK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE SHE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT HER MEETINGS ONLY BEING A COUPLE OF HOURS IN ODESSA, NOT EVEN KNOWING THIS WAS COMING.

I JUST SAID, "WELL DO YOU HAVE THE 50,000 THRESHOLD FOR YOUR PROCUREMENT, THINKING, WHAT ARE YOU DOING DIFFERENT? TWO HOUR MEETINGS IN ODESSA WITH 34,000 STUDENTS." SHE SAID, "WE HAVE THAT" IN ODESSA WITH 34,000, THEY HAVE A $50,000 THRESHOLD.

SHE DID SAY THAT THEY DON'T PASS BONDS THERE BECAUSE MY NEXT QUESTION WAS, ARE YOU BUILDING THINGS? SHE WAS LIKE, NO. I SAID, "OKAY, THEN THAT'S WHY YOUR MEETINGS ARE TWO HOURS." BECAUSE MY FEAR IS THAT WE'LL STILL SEE A LOT OF THE BIG STUFF THAT, OBVIOUSLY, THE BOND PROJECTS.

MY COMPROMISE, I'M OKAY WITH THE 125, ALTHOUGH I COULD GO WITH 100, THAT MIGHT FEEL BETTER.

WHAT WOULD BE NICE? I DON'T KNOW IF WE WORK THIS INTO THE POLICY, OR IF WE JUST HAVE A PINKY PROMISE AMONG THE BOARD MEMBERS IS TO HAVE SOME AWARENESS AND TRANSPARENCY, EITHER IN BOARD BLOG.

I HATE TO SAY INFO ITEMS BECAUSE THEN YOU'RE JUST DOING TRANSMITTALS, AND THAT'S JUST WORK.

BUT TO HAVE SOME TRANSPARENCY BETWEEN 50 AND THE 100 OR 50 AND 125 FOR LIKE THE FIRST YEAR. I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST WAS A THOUGHT BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THIS IS GOING TO BE HARD BECAUSE SCHOOL G, I'D WANT TO TALK ABOUT SCHOOL G. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT AP TEST.

THAT STUFF GIVES ME A LITTLE BIT OF HEARTBURN.

BUT I COULD BE CONVINCED THAT WE NEED TO DO THIS.

I GET THE INFLATION THING.

I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM MISS OMERS, BUT SHE'S NOT GOING TO BE HERE BY THE TIME WE VOTE ON THIS SO THAT MAKES ME NERVOUS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW OTHER PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT SOME BOARD BLOG, MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, SOME BOARD BLOG.

THESE ARE ALL THE EXPENSES 50 AND 100 OR 15 AND 125.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM HIT US UP.

DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A TRANSMITTAL AND A BIG WORK UP.

MAYBE OMERS HAS A WAY TO LIKE, SPREADSHEET THAT OUT, AND THAT'S NOT A LOT OF WORK FOR SOMEBODY. JUST A THOUGHT.

>> MISS ROSCO.

>> IT IS LOCAL POLICY, CCA, WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT BOND INTEREST AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT COMES TO US, SO IT IS IN THERE.

BOND INTEREST PROCEEDS AND HOW PROCEEDS EXCEEDING 50,000 MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD, EXCEEDING 50,000.

DIFFERENT POLICIES SO ONLY ONE POLICY WAS BROUGHT TO US.

I WILL SAY, MISS PETREA, I ALSO WAS REALLY SAD THAT IT DID NOT COME TO THE POLICY PALS.

UNLIKE THAT'S A NO BRAINER, IT SHOULD BE POLICY PAL ALL THE WAY, BECAUSE I COULD HAVE TOLD YOU ALL THESE DISTRICTS THAT I ALREADY DID THE RESEARCH ON THAT DO NOT HAVE THIS POLICY IN PLACE.

JUST FOR FUTURE REFERENCE, ANYTHING LOCAL POLICY, WE HAVE THE EXPERTS HERE ON POLICY PAL COMMITTEE.

ON THAT NOTE, MISS PETREA, YOU ALSO SAID SOMETHING ELSE.

WHAT ELSE DID YOU SAY? WE HAD BOND INTEREST, A QUARTERLY REPORT WOULD SEEM APPROPRIATE FOR THAT, AND THEY CAN BE IN OUR INFORMATION THAT WE DO RECEIVE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, I'M SURE BUDGET AMENDMENTS, EVERYTHING CAN BE IN THERE, COULD EVEN BE MONTHLY IF THEY PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.

AGAIN, WE DON'T WANT TO MICROMANAGE AND SAY,

[02:30:03]

WE COULD ALWAYS PUT IT IN AS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM, IF NEED BE.

IF WE WANT TO HAVE A BIG DISCUSSION ABOUT AP TEST OR SCHOOL G OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T COME TO US FOR APPROVAL, WE CAN HAVE AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM TO TALK ABOUT THAT CONTENT IN OUR PHILOSOPHY AROUND IT.

THAT'S ANOTHER OPTION.

THANKS. POLICY PALS ALL THE WAY.

>> MR. FLORES.

>> NO, I JUST WANT TO PUT ON RECORD THAT I CERTAINLY CAN AGREE TO 100,000 BEING THE THRESHOLD AS OPPOSED TO 125.

I DO THINK THIS ALLOWS US TO MAINTAIN TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AS FAR AS LARGER EXPENDITURES, AND ALLOWING DR. WRIGHT'S TEAM TO MOVE MORE EFFICIENTLY AND ESPECIALLY AS WE GROW, I KNOW THAT BYRON'S FAVORITE TERM IS OLIVE BRANCH.

I THINK THIS IS A GOOD ONE TO STAY ON THAT THEME.

IF I GET A QUESTION ABOUT AGILE MIND, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT, HEY, WE JUST SPENT X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS ON THAT AND I THINK A QUARTERLY REPORT WOULD BE A GREAT THING TO DO.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE PETREA FOR BRINGING THAT UP, BUT I'M IN TOTAL AGREEMENT.

>> SHOUT OUT TO POLICY TOO, SIR.

ESPERANZA TOLD ME TO SAY THAT. [LAUGHTER]

>> AFTER I BROUGHT THIS, PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA, I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A COMMITTEE THAT WE HAD FOR THIS, AND I COMPLETELY NEGLECTED TO BRING THEM ON BOARD, SO I'M GOING TO EAT THAT ONE AND UNDERSTAND IT NOW.

WHAT I'M ASKING IS, HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO BRING THIS TO THE POLICY COMMITTEE.

I THINK WE'RE ALL IN FAVOR OF DOING IT FOR A 100,000, BUT WHAT I WILL OLIVE BRANCH WITH IS THIS, WITH WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR FUNDING FROM THE STATE, I WOULD LIKE THE POLICY COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE BOND INTEREST THRESHOLD FROM 50-100,000 JUST UNTIL THE STATE GETS A HANDLE ON WHAT THE FUNDING IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE GOING FORWARD.

THAT WOULD BE JUST MAYBE A TEMPORARY FOR A YEAR OR TWO UNTIL THE LEDGE COMES BACK AGAIN.

THAT GIVES US SOME FLEXIBILITY.

WE HAVE A BOND COUNCIL THAT MAKES SURE THAT WE STAY WITHIN THE RULES IN WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT THEN IT ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE SOME MORE FLEXIBILITY ON THE FUNDING SIDE.

MAYBE WE CAN VOTE ON THIS POLICY CH NEXT WEEK ON THE 24TH, BUT THEN MAYBE ON THE POLICY COMMITTEE FOR CCA, WE CAN BRING THE BOND INTEREST SIDE OF IT UP AND THEN YOU GUYS COULD HAVE A HEALTHY DEBATE WITH THAT.

THAT'LL BE GOOD OLIVE BRANCH FOR US TODAY.

GREAT. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE IT.

THIS TIES STRAIGHT INTO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS GOING TO BE OUR CALENDAR FOR NEXT YEAR.

[N.5. Consideration and possible approval of the Hays CISD 2025-2026 Board Meeting Calendar]

SORRY FOR BOUNCING AROUND TONIGHT.

I'M TRYING TO BE EFFICIENT.

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT'S GOING THAT WAY.

I ALREADY MISSED A COMMITTEE.

I APOLOGIZE ABOUT THAT.

NOW, ON THE CALENDAR, WHY WOULD I MOVE THIS ITEM UP? BECAUSE I THINK IT TIES DIRECTLY TO THE VOLUME OF WHAT OUR MEETINGS ARE BASED ON THE TRANSMITTALS.

JUST TO GO THROUGH IT A LITTLE BIT BEFORE I OPEN UP FOR COMMENTS.

OUR CALENDAR IS REALLY SUPPOSED TO GO FROM JULY TO JUNE.

THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME IN OUR HISTORY WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE A JULY MEETING, AND SOMEHOW THAT GOT OFF A LITTLE BIT.

FOR THIS CALENDAR THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, WE'VE ALREADY GOT JULY 21 FOR THIS YEAR.

THAT SHOULD BE AT THE TOP OF THIS TRANSMITTAL FOR APPROVAL.

WE CAN EITHER, NUMBER 1, ADD JULY TO THIS FOR NEXT YEAR JUST TO DO IT 13 MONTH OUT, OR WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR IN JUNE AND THEN DO THE JULY THROUGH THE JUNE OF NEXT YEAR.

JUST SAYING THOSE TWO THINGS OUT LOUD FOR THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT.

THE PROPOSAL CHANGES WOULD BE A ONE MEETING AGENDA OR ONE MEETING IN AUGUST.

LET ME PREFACE THIS BY, IF WE GO TO ONE MEETING, I LIKE SAYING OLIVE BRANCH, THE OLIVE BRANCH THEN FOR THE ADMIN, FOR THE STAFF IS THAT WE WOULD STILL DO AGENDA SETTING AS IF WE HAD TWO MEETINGS.

THEN WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE A COUPLE OF CABINET MEETINGS, A LONG LEAD TIME TO THEN GET QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

WE CAN GO BACK AND FORTH IF WE NEED TO.

THEN BY DOING ONE MEETING, WE WOULD HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE PREPARED IN ADVANCE ON YOUR END, BUT THEN YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE QUESTION READY ON THOSE FIRST WEEK OR SO, SO THEN WHEN WE GET TO OUR ONE MEETING, WE CAN HAVE A LOT OF THESE QUESTIONS ANSWERED BEFORE WE GET TO THE MEETING.

LET ME JUST SAY THAT PART OUT FRONT.

THE CHANGES WOULD BE THE OTHER SPECIAL MEETING ON AUGUST 18TH.

I KNOW THERE'S SOME CONFLICTS HERE.

I'M FINE WITH THAT, BUT I WOULD PROPOSE THAT MAYBE WHAT ARE SOME DATES THAT YOU WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO DO TEAM BUILDING IN AUGUST AND HAVE ONE MEETING IN AUGUST.

THEN SEPTEMBER, WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS, OCTOBER, WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS, IN NOVEMBER, WE JUST HAVE THE ONE MEETING BEFORE BREAK.

[02:35:04]

MY RECOMMENDATION, WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE THE DECEMBER MEETING OFF, BUT THEN IF SOMETHING COMES UP WITH STAFFING, THAT WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING IN DECEMBER ON STAFFING OR SOMETHING THAT COMES UP, WE CAN ADD A MEETING, IF NEED BE.

IF SOMETHING GETS HEAVY FOR MAX WITH THE BOND PROJECTS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT COMES UP, I THINK WE CAN ADD ONE BACK.

THEN FOR JANUARY, TWO MEETINGS, FEBRUARY'S TWO MEETINGS.

MS. RUNKLE, I THINK WE'RE ALL DONE WITH THE THURSDAY MEETINGS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THE REASON WHY WE MOVED IT TO MARCH 26 AFTER SPRING BREAK IS BECAUSE OF FEBRUARY 23RD IS SO LATE, THAT SECOND MEETING, TO GET READY FOR THAT.

I THINK WE'D HAVE AMPLE TIME BEFORE THEY LEFT ON SPRING BREAK TO GET STUFF TOGETHER, AND THEN WE COULD HAVE THAT MEETING AT THE END OF THAT FOURTH WEEK IN MARCH.

TWO APRIL MEETINGS AND THEN IN MAY, WE'RE CANVASSING ON MAY 11TH.

THEN MY GOAL WOULD BE TO DO BUDGET MAY 18TH NEXT YEAR BECAUSE IT'S NOT A LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND THEN DO A SPECIAL BUDGET WORKSHOP IN APRIL.

GET AHEAD OF IT BY A MONTH THIS NEXT YEAR.

THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT THAT.

THEN FOR JUNE, THEN OUR JUNE 15TH MEETING IS JUST OUR SUPERINTENDENT EVAL AS A STANDALONE, AND WE HAVE THE ONE OTHER MEETING ON JUNE 22ND.

WE'VE ALREADY DONE BUDGET.

THAT'S THE COUNTER PROPOSAL.

START TO THE LEFT. MAYBE LOOK TO THE LEFT.

QUESTIONS? MS. OROSCO, DO YOU WANT TO START?

>> SURE. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

I DO THINK WE SHOULD DO JULY THROUGH JULY.

I THINK THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY OTHER TIME TO REALLY VOTE ON THE JULY MEETING.

WE CAN INCLUDE OUR JULY THAT WE ALREADY HAVE SET AND THEN SET THE JULY MEETING AND HAVE THAT PLANNED OUT.

I THINK THAT'S A GOOD APPROACH TO IT.

I WILL SAY, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD DECEMBER BACK.

CURRENTLY, IN OUR BOARD ACTIVITY CALENDAR, IT DOES DISCUSS THE APPROVAL OF NEW COURSES FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR THAT WE DO IN DECEMBER.

I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE READY IN NOVEMBER.

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT IN DECEMBER.

IN DECEMBER, WE ALSO DO THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT WITH A REPORT ON A THROUGH F RATINGS AT THAT TIME AS WELL.

OF COURSE, OTHER THINGS ARE ROUTINE ITEMS, BUT THAT COURSE SCHEDULE IS PRETTY HUGE.

IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, ONE TIME IT CAME TO US IN JANUARY, WHICH WAS REALLY LATE, AND WE HAD QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THAT SO I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE THE DECEMBER AND THEN DO JULY TO JULY. THANK YOU.

>> MR. SEIBEL.

>> THOSE ARE ALL EXCELLENT POINTS.

I'D BE CURIOUS IF MS. LEO HAS THOUGHTS ON WHAT TRUSTEE OROSCO ASKED.

>> I THINK WE COULD ACTUALLY PLAN FOR NOVEMBER.

I KNOW THIS PAST YEAR WE ONLY BROUGHT ONE COURSE TO YOU, AND IT WAS A PRACTICUM COURSE.

WE DO OFFER A LOT OF COURSES AT THIS TIME, SO I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY DO NOVEMBER, BUT TO YOUR POINT, MS. OROSCO, IF WE NEED TO, THEN MAYBE IT'S JUST ON NEEDED BASIS.

>> JUST DATE SPECIFIC.

SEPTEMBER 22ND IS A STUDENT HOLIDAY STAFF WORKDAY, I BELIEVE.

DO WE NORMALLY HAVE BOARD MEETINGS ON STUDENT HOLIDAYS? IS THAT FINE? I DON'T REMEMBER. IT'S ALL GOOD? BECAUSE THIS YEAR, WE MOVED THIS MEETING ACTUALLY UP TO THIS WEEK SO THAT WAY WE WEREN'T PREPARING FOR IT WHILE SOME OF US MAY BE AT SLI SO DO WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT AGAIN FOR OUR JUNE 15TH MEETING BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE SANDWICHING THE TWO SLIS? MOVE THAT UP A WEEK, POTENTIALLY.

THE OTHER QUESTION IS, WHEN IS THE '25/'26 YEAR END WHERE YOU ALL GET A BREAK ACTUALLY FOR A WEEK OR TWO AND THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR START? THIS YEAR IT'S THE 26TH OR WHATEVER IT IS.

>> WE CAN LOOK AT THE WORK CALENDAR.

>> THEY'RE JUST GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT JUNE 22ND MEETING ISN'T BUTTING UP RIGHT BEFORE EVERYBODY IS ABOUT TO GO ON TRIPS AND THINGS FOR A WEEK.

>> I THINK THE REASON THAT WE WENT WITH JUNE 15TH IS BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE OUR SCORES BACK FROM THE STATE BY THEN SO THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO

[02:40:02]

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, DEREK? NEXT THURSDAY, THE 17TH.

WE GET ALL THE REST OF 3-8.

USUALLY, THE TIME FRAME IS THAT WEEK IN JUNE.

WE MAY EVEN WANT TO MOVE THAT ONE BACK ON THE 29TH OF JUNE AND FLIP IT SO THAT WE COULD ENSURE THAT WE GET THOSE SCORES IN.

>> I KNOW IT WAS SUGGESTED ON BOARD BLOG DECEMBER 15TH AS A POTENTIAL DATE FOR DECEMBER MEETING.

THAT'S THE FIRST NIGHT OF HANUKKAH, JUST IN CASE ANYBODY CARES ABOUT THAT.

DECEMBER 15TH IS FIRST NIGHT OF HANUKKAH.

IF WE ARE LOOKING AT A DECEMBER DATE, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE IDEAL.

I'M INDIFFERENT ON DECEMBER MEETING.

I KNOW THERE'S SPECIAL THINGS.

I KNOW THAT'S A TRANSITION TIME POTENTIALLY FOR SOME STAFF.

THAT'S MY ONLY REAL MAJOR CONCERN ABOUT NOT HAVING A DECEMBER MEETING, BUT I KNOW WE CAN ALWAYS CALL A SPECIAL MEETING IF WE NEED TO APPROVE ANY POSITIONS, BUT ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S ON THE AGENDA, AGAIN, I LIKE HEARING THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM STAFF AS TO WHAT'S POSSIBLE TO POTENTIALLY MOVE AND IF THAT'S FEASIBLE OR NOT BECAUSE DECEMBER'S JUST A CRAZY TIME IN GENERAL.

I'M OPEN TO THAT.

>> MS. RUNKLE.

>> YES, THANK YOU.

DEFINITELY JULY TO JULY.

I PUT IN BOARD BLOG I AM UNAVAILABLE ON AUGUST 18TH FOR TEAM BUILDING.

THAT'S NOT AN AVAILABLE DAY FOR ME.

I AGREE WITH ADDING A DECEMBER MEETING.

MY SCHEDULE, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE'S, IS INSANE AND IT BOOKS UP.

I'M OKAY WITH SPECIAL MEETINGS WHEN THINGS HAPPEN, BUT IF WE CAN PLAN THINGS AND PUT DATES ON A CALENDAR NOW, AND IF WE HAVE TO COME BACK LATER AND SAY, WE DON'T NEED TO MEET, I'M FINE WITH THAT, BUT I DON'T LIKE NOT HAVING DATES ON MY CALENDAR AND THEN BEING SURPRISED, ESPECIALLY WITH HAVING KIDS BECAUSE THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

WE HAVE CAMPUSES THAT PLAN THINGS AROUND OUR BOARD DATES. I WOULD JUST SAY THAT.

MARCH 26TH, I DON'T LIKE THURSDAY MEETINGS.

I UNDERSTAND THE REASONING FOR THE SPRING BREAK, BUT I WOULD JUST SAY THIS, THAT IT IS JUNE.

IF WE ARE PLANNING A ONE MEETING IN MARCH, THEN EVERYBODY SHOULD BE WELL PREPARED TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE ONE MEETING IN MARCH WITH THIS WELL ADVANCE NOTICE.

WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE SPRING BREAK COMING BACK OR NOT, THAT SHOULDN'T MATTER.

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE PREPARED FOR A MEETING WHETHER WHAT DATE IT FALLS ON IN THAT MONTH.

AS FAR AS BUDGET GOES, ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HAVING BUDGET CONVERSATIONS AND HAVING BUDGET DONE IN MAY, BUT HERE WE ARE AND WE STILL DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF INFORMATION FROM TASB AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

ARE WE GOING TO BE IN THE SAME SITUATION NEXT YEAR, WHERE WE ARE IN JUNE AND WE STILL ARE HAVING THINGS HAPPEN AS IN REAL TIMING? I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE IN THAT SITUATION EITHER, WHERE WE DON'T HAVE MEETING DATES ON A CALENDAR BECAUSE WE'RE REAL HOPEFUL AND OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THIS, AND THAT JUST MAY NOT BE THE CASE.

THAT WOULD JUST BE MY SENTIMENT.

THE MORE MEETINGS ON HERE, THE BETTER.

WE CAN ALWAYS TAKE AWAY.

THE NOVEMBER MEETING THOUGH, WHAT COMES UP IN NOVEMBER BESIDES COURSES?

>> MS. OROSCO, YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO THAT?

>> YES. WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS.

WE ALSO DO OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES WHEN IT'S NECESSARY.

WE VOTE ON THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN NOVEMBER.

WE ALSO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL AUDIT IN NOVEMBER.

THE OTHER THINGS ARE ROUTINE.

>> WHAT I WOULD JUST SAY TO THAT, IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ONE MONTH MEETING. [OVERLAPPING]

>> I'M SORRY, CORTNEY.

WE ADOPT OUR JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT IN NOVEMBER, AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME ROUTINE MOUS THAT WE ADOPT IN NOVEMBER.

>> THAT'S A PRETTY BUSY NOVEMBER MEETING.

I WOULD JUST SAY, IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ONE MEETING SCHEDULE ON THE BOOKS FOR NOVEMBER,

[02:45:05]

I DON'T WANT TO SEE TWO NIGHTS WORTH OF A MEETING IN ONE NIGHT IS MY POINT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE MEETING AGENDA, BUT THE 18TH DOES NOT WORK FOR ME, SO I CANNOT PARTICIPATE ON THAT DAY.

>> PETREA.

>> I LIKE A JULY TO JULY, ALTHOUGH I DON'T LOVE A JULY MEETING, AND IF WE HAVE ONE THIS JULY, IT MUST NOT BE ON THE JULY 20TH.

JULY 13TH WOULD BE FINE.

THEN WHAT I WOULD SAY ABOUT AUGUST 18TH FOR THE TEAM BUILDING, FOR ERIC'S SAKE AND CABINET, I THINK YOU SHOULD DO THIS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS IN AUGUST BECAUSE ONCE SCHOOL STARTS, IT GETS JUST BANANAS.

WE CAN PULL THIS, BUT AUGUST 13TH IS THE DAY SCHOOL STARTS.

EITHER THE WEEK OF AUGUST 3RD OR AUGUST 10TH OR 11TH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT MIGHT BE WORTH LOOKING AT.

THEN AUGUST IS USUALLY A LIGHT MEETING ODDLY.

I FEEL LIKE A ONE MEETING MONTH IN AUGUST MAKES SENSE.

I'M IN AGREEMENT, ESPECIALLY IN DECEMBER, I'D RATHER HAVE SOMETHING ON MY CALENDAR THAN NOT BECAUSE I WILL MAKE PLANS AND THEN IT'S HARD TO GET ME.

WHAT WE COULD DO IS PUT ON THE CALENDAR JUST A THOUGHT IF WE REALLY WANT TO TRY THIS TO GO FROM BASICALLY OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER AND THEN NOVEMBER TO JANUARY, WHICH FILLS WITH ALL THE BOND PROJECTS YOU'VE GOT COMING.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK, BUT WHAT IF WE PUT SOMETHING ON THE CALENDAR THAT SAID OPTIONAL SPECIAL MEETING? CAN WE DO THAT? ARE WE ALLOWED TO DO THAT? OR OPTIONAL MEETING, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO JUST CANCEL A MEETING, BECAUSE I DON'T SEE HOW WITH ALL THESE $481 MILLION WORTH BOND PROJECTS, HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE AND NOT HAVE 75 THINGS ON OUR AGENDA IN JANUARY.

I DON'T KNOW IF MR. CLEAVER WANTS TO SPEAK TO THAT.

>> IN PARTICULAR, IN DECEMBER, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE SCHEDULED TO HAVE HIGH SCHOOL 4 GMP IMPROVAL.

>> WHICH COULD TAKE A MINUTE.

>> POTENTIALLY.

>> I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THIS.

WHERE'S MY MONDAYS? YOU SAID DECEMBER 15TH WAS OUT BECAUSE IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF HANUKKAH.

I'M NOT SURE WE'VE SCHEDULED AROUND THAT BEFORE, BUT I WOULD SAY WE CAN'T.

THE 16TH, I'M LOOKING AT WHEN WE'RE BACK.

DECEMBER 8TH, I THINK, WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE.

THEN THE LAST THING, IF ANYBODY CARES, MAY 18TH IS MICAH PETREA'S BIRTHDAY.

I AM QUESTIONABLE TO ATTEND THAT MEETING.

>> THAT'S OKAY.

>> GOOD CONVERSATIONS THERE. I THINK [OVERLAPPING]

>> SORRY I HAVE ONE MORE.

>> YES, MS. PETREA.

>> I RECOMMEND MARCH 3RD, MONDAY, MARCH 30TH OR OUR MARCH MEETING.

IT'S FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM APRIL 20TH.

I THINK THAT COULD WORK. I DON'T KNOW.

>> MR. FLORES.

>> I JUST WANT TO SPEAK REAL QUICK ON A DECEMBER MEETING.

I'M LOOKING AT OUR LAST YEAR'S AGENDA, DECEMBER 16TH, 2024.

I MEAN, WE HAD AN UPDATE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RETENTION.

WE HAD AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE HAD BOND BID PACKAGES.

IT SEEMED TO BE LIKE A ROBUST MEETING.

I'M A LITTLE BIT FEARFUL ABOUT TAKING TWO WHOLE MONTHS OFF BECAUSE A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN THAT TIME THAT THERE WAS ALSO SOME CONTRACTUAL STUFF AS FAR AS ATHLETIC COORDINATORS, BUT I WOULD CERTAINLY WANT UNLIKE CORTNEY, HAVING EVEN DECEMBER MAPPED OUT AND A DATE SET ON MY CALENDAR REALLY HELPS AND HAVE IT JUST SET AND NOT OPTIONAL, MAYBE WITH THE OPTION OF ALWAYS CANCELING, BUT THAT'S ALL I GOT.

[02:50:03]

>> MR. ROSCO.

>> I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO CANCEL IT WITH ALL THE STUFF THAT COMES UP IN DECEMBER.

DECEMBER 8TH SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY GOOD DAY FOR THAT.

THEN CHANGING OUR TEAM BUILDING TO THE WEEK OF AUGUST 4TH, I THINK THAT IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA.

WE USUALLY HAVE IT AROUND AUGUST 1ST OR SO, SO THAT WEEK OF AUGUST 4TH BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS, WE REALLY NEED TO DO HAVE OUR GOAL SETTING AND EVERYTHING DONE.

I KNOW WE HAVE SUMMER GRADUATION ON MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH, BUT WE COULD DO IT ANOTHER DAY OF THAT WEEK.

WE HAVE DONE IT BEFORE ON FRIDAY, WHERE THE STAFF COMES CASUAL.

IF THEY NEED TO TALK TO US, DR. WRIGHT, IT'S A CASUAL DAY ON FRIDAY.

MAYBE JUST THAT WEEK FIGURE OUT WHAT DAY WORKS FOR DR. WRIGHT.

KEEPING DECEMBER DING JULY TO JULY, MOVING OUR TEAM BUILDING TO AN EARLIER DATE.

GREAT IDEA, DR. WRIGHT OF MOVING THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION TO JUNE 29TH, AND HAVING JUNE 22ND IS AS A REGULAR MEETING, SO SCRATCHING THE JUNE 15TH OUT COMPLETELY.

I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA.

THEN ADDING JULY 13TH, FOR A POSSIBLE DAY [OVERLAPPING].

>> FOR US THE COURT IS FINE WITH THEM. WE NEED A BUDGET MEETING.

>> THEN THE BUDGET MEETING, IT'S A LEGISLATIVE YEAR.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE IN THE SITUATION THAT WE ARE.

NEXT YEAR, IT WILL BE APPROPRIATE TO HAVE IT IN APRIL.

WE'LL HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION.

IT'LL BE FINE FOR APRIL.

I DON'T THINK WE'LL BE IN THE SAME BIND.

IT'S ONLY EVERY TWO YEARS THAT WE GET IN THAT BIND OF BEING BACKED UP.

MONDAY, MARCH 30TH, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA, MISS PETREA, TO HAVE IT ON MARCH 30.

THAT GIVES YOU AMPLE TIME AFTER SPRING BREAK TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS AND HAVE EVERYTHING READY FOR US. THAT'S GOOD.

>> MR. SEIBEL.

>> WE MAY NEED TO JUST RECONVENE OUR VERY POPULAR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURE COMMITTEE TO REFERENCE FOR HAVING INFORMATION TWO WEEKS FOR THE MONTH WE ONLY HAVE ONE MEETING THAT MONTH.

I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT IN THERE.

>> MS. RUNKLE.

>> I KNOW, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A LEGISLATIVE YEAR, BUT WE'RE ALSO WAITING ON INFORMATION FROM TASBY.

TASBY NEEDS TO GET IT TOGETHER.

YOU THINK YOU CAN TELL THEM? I'M TALKING ABOUT [INAUDIBLE] THOUGH.

LIKE MARKET ANALYSIS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

I'M JUST SAYING IT COMES LATE EVERY YEAR.

BACK TO THE AUGUST DATE BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONE THING THAT WE HAVEN'T IRONED OUT.

SHE MENTIONED AUGUST 4TH BEING GRADUATION EVENING.

THAT'S AT NIGHT. CAN WE JUST NOT DO IT THAT DAY, THAT MONDAY DURING THE DAY FOR TEAM BUILDING? THEN WE HAVE GRADUATIONS THAT EVENING.

DR. WRIGHT OVER THERE LOOKING.

DR. WRIGHT, IT'S SEVEN AGAINST ONE.

ACTUALLY, SIX ROLL IS NOT HERE.

AWESOME. PERFECT. BARBARA, YOU GOT OUT NUMBERED, MONDAY 4TH.

JUST TO RECAP SO THAT I'M GOOD ON WHAT I JUST WROTE DOWN.

WE HAVE AUGUST 4TH, WE'RE ADDING.

WE'RE ADDING DECEMBER 8TH.

WE'RE ADDING MARCH 30TH, AND WE'RE ADDING JULY 13TH AND JUNE 29TH.

THAT'S THE DATE THAT WE'RE ALL WORKING TOWARDS.

I'M SURE THEY CAN PROBABLY [BACKGROUND]

>> OF AUGUST?

[02:55:01]

>> JULY 27.

>> THAT'S A SUNDAY.

>> NOT FOR 2026. WE'RE LOOKING AT 2026.

FOR OUR CALENDAR, IT'S JULY TO JULY.

>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE AUGUST. THE 8TH IS OUT FROM MISS PETREA I MEAN, AUGUST 4TH IS OF FROM MISS PETREA ABOUT AUGUST 8, FOR THE SPECIAL TEAM BUILDING MEETING.

>> HOW ABOUT THE FIFTH?

>> WHAT'S THAT CORTNEY?

>> THE 8TH, WHICH IS FRIDAY.

>> EIGHTH. WILL, MISS UNCLE.

>> I'LL MAKE THE 8TH WORK. THAT'S FINE.

>> AUGUST 8TH, 30TH, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE THE FIRST JUNE MEETING WILL BE THE 22ND, AND THEN SUPERINTENDENT EVA WILL BE THE 29TH.

THEN JULY, BECAUSE IT'S NOT THEIR BIRTHDAYS.

WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO DO A JULY MEETING FOR NEXT YEAR, SO 27TH I MISSED THAT NUMBER.

WE'RE STILL GOING TO DO IT TO 27TH, JUST NOT THE 13TH.

IT'S 26TH.DECEMBER 8TH.

YES.

NO, TAKEN OVER THE 18TH AWAY.

WE'VE GOT A GOOD DISCUSSION THERE.

THANKS FOR THAT.

BARBARA, IF YOU COULD PUT THAT TOGETHER AND JUST SEND THAT.

GREAT. THANKS. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

WE'RE MOVING ON TO N. WE DID N6.

WE MOVE TO N7.

[N.7. Consideration and possible approval of upgrades to the CTE Broadcast Studios at Hays High School and Lehman High School - AVI]

IT IS 10:00, IT ALMOST 9:45.

WE GOT A 45-MINUTE HARD STOP.

JUST SAYING THAT RIGHT NOW.,10:30 OR HARD STOP.

WE GOT 45 MINUTES.

READY. GO AHEAD, MR. BILL. YOU'RE ON.

>> THE PURCHASE OF THE UPGRADES FOR THE CT BROADCAST SUDIOS.

I KNOW THERE WAS A QUESTION FROM THE BOARD ON THAT.

I ACTUALLY WENT ON A TOUR OF OUR FACILITIES WITH JAMES RODRIGUEZ IS DOING ALL OF OUR AV AND TRUE NORTH, AND WE TOURED ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS LOOKING AT FACILITIES.

FROM THAT TOUR, CAME OUT THE NEED FOR THIS WORK TO BE DONE.

WE GOT THE FIRST ESTIMATE ON DECEMBER 18TH, ACTUALLY, RIGHT BEFORE WE LEFT FOR SPRING BREAK.

WE DID HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING COME IN FROM PERKINS HAPPENS EVERY YEAR.

THE ALLOCATION OF THOSE FUNDS, ALONG WITH SOME FUNDS THAT WERE REMAINING BECAUSE THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR DIDN'T START UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER.

THOSE FUNDS WERE PUT TOGETHER FOR THIS WORK TO BE COMPLETED.

THAT'S THE BACKGROUND ON WHY, AND THIS WILL BRING THOSE TWO UP TO THE LEVEL OF WHERE JOHNSON IS NOW.

>> THANK YOU, MR. BILL. MY RIGHT, QUESTIONS.

MY LEFT. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> MR. SEIBEL, CAN YOU PROBABLY WRITE THIS ONE DOWN? CAN YOU LET ME KNOW SOMEBODY, MAYBE MISS VIO.

MAYBE YOU. HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN THOSE PROGRAMS AT BOTH HAYES AND LEHMAN, AND JOHNSON? [OVERLAPPING].

>> THOSE PROGRAMS I COULD GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU BRIEFLY.

I BELIEVE THE NUMBER IS RIGHT OUT AROUND 100.

BUT THE OTHER BENEFIT OF THOSE STUDIOS IS THAT THEY DO A LIVE BROADCAST OF THEIR ANNOUNCEMENTS.

TO THEIR ENTIRE STUDENT POPULATION FROM THOSE STUDIOS.

>> I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TO MR. HUDSON'S STUDIO AT LEHMAN, IT SEEMS PRETTY NICE TO ME.

WHAT WAS [OVERLAPPING].

>> THE EQUIPMENT HAS BECOME WORK WAS DONE AND I BELIEVE 2017 BOND.

AS TIME GOES ON, AND A LOT OF LIVE STREAMING, THINGS LIKE THAT WERE NOT PREVALENT THEN.

WERE NOT THINGS THAT WERE DONE, AND AS TECHNOLOGY HAS ADVANCED, THAT EQUIPMENT HAS BECOME OUTDATED.

>> THEY GOT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE TIKTOK VIDEOS.

[03:00:03]

>> WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING TOWARDS SOME POSSIBLE LIVE STREAMING OF EVENTS, AND YOU'RE SEEING SOME OF IT ALREADY FROM THE CAMPUSES, AND THIS ALSO WILL HELP TO FACILITATE THAT AND MAKE THE FEED BETTER.

>> GREAT. THANKS SO MUCH. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING NUMBERS OF STUDENTS IN THOSE PROGRAMS.

>> THANKS FOR THAT. I REMEMBER I JUST HAPPENED TO BE WALKING THROUGH JOHNSON, AND BRYSON WAS SITTING IN THE BROADCAST BOOTH DOING A PODCAST.

I WAS LIKE, WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW? IT'S EXCITING. THIS IS GREAT. THANK YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO N8,

[N.8. Consideration and possible approval for Contracted Services for Teacher of the Visually Impaired for Summer 2025]

ALASKA, YOU COMING ON UP?

>> THE LAW DOES REQUIRE THAT WE PROVIDE SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, AND THOSE STUDENTS ARE THE AGES 0-3, AND THOSE SERVICES ARE REQUIRED IN THE SUMMERTIME.

THE SERVICES DO FREQUENT.

STUDENTS CAN RECEIVE ONE HOUR OF SERVICE A WEEK UP TO OR FOUR TIMES A MONTH.

IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE NEED OF THE STUDENT.

WE DO HAVE TWO TEACHERS THAT WORK FOR OUR DISTRICT THAT ARE CERTIFIED TEACHERS OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS, OR THEY WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES FOR OUR STUDENTS THIS SUMMER.

WE DO HAVE A CONTRACT TEACHER THAT WAS WILLING AND ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES, AND SHE ALSO PROVIDED SERVICES FOR US DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

HER CONTRACT WAS GOING TO EXCEED THAT $50,000 MARK.

>> THANK YOU. TO MY RIGHT WHEN YOU QUESTIONS.

>> MR. FLORES?

>> YES, THANK YOU. YOU SAID THIS POSITION HAS BEEN VACANT ALL YEAR, CORRECT? HOW LONG IN TOTAL HAS THIS POSITION BEEN VACANT LAST YEAR AS WELL, OR WAS IT JUST THIS YEAR?

>> WE DO HAVE ONE VACANCY FOR A VI TEACHER AND IT WAS VACANT THIS YEAR.

>> HOW DOES THIS CORRELATE OBVIOUSLY WITH TRENDS JUST ACROSS THE STATE? THIS SEEMS TO BE A TOUGH POSITION TO FILL?

>> IT CERTAINLY IS. IT WAS POSTED ALL YEAR LONG, AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FILLED.

JUST LOOKING AT IT TODAY, WE STILL DO NOT HAVE ANY APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION.

>> IT CORRELATES OBVIOUSLY WITH OTHER POSITIONS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION ON THAT,.

>> YES.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

MOVED IN NINE ON PAGE 87,

[N.9. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of ThoughtExchange - Engagement+ - Fulcrum Management Solutions, Inc]

>> YES, HELLO, ONCE AGAIN.

THIS IS COMING BEFORE THE BOARD BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT WE HAD THOUGHT EXCHANGE IN HCISD, THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES BELOW THE $50,000 THRESHOLD, AND THEY GAVE US THAT DISCOUNT THE FIRST YEAR.

LAST YEAR, WHEN WE FACED A DIFFICULT DEFICIT BUDGET, THEY WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN IT BELOW.

THEY'VE BEEN KIND TO US THE PAST TWO YEARS, BUT THIS IS THE YEAR THAT IT DOES EXCEED THE 50,000 THRESHOLD.

BY APPROVING THIS, WE'D BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THOUGHT EXCHANGE AND USE IT AS THE TOOL TO GET ORGANIC FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS ON ANY NUMBER OF QUESTIONS WE MAY WANT TO POSE TO THEM IN THE FUTURE.

>> THANK YOU, MISS CORSON, LOOK TO MY LEFT, ANY QUESTIONS ON SIDE. MY RIGHT, MISS PETREA.

>> I JUST WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR THIS PROGRAM.

WHEN YOU FIRST CAME TO THE DISTRICT, YOU TOLD ME ABOUT IT AND DIDN'T REALLY QUITE UNDERSTAND IT, AND THEN GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN IT AS A PARENT AS WE WERE LOOKING TO FILL THE POSITIONS AT JOHNSON FOR THE BAND DIRECTOR AND THEN FOR THE PRINCIPAL.

IT REALLY IS POWERFUL.

IT'S NOT JUST A SURVEY TOOL.

IT'S REALLY LIKE RANK YOUR FRIENDS FEEDBACK.

I MEAN, IT'S INCREDIBLE.

THEN AND THE DATA THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE WHEN YOU GIVE THE PRESENTATIONS TO PARENTS ABOUT WHAT THE STAKEHOLDERS HAVE COLLECTIVELY SAID, AND THEN USE THAT INFORMATION TO HIRE FOLKS.

I MEAN, IT IS WORKING, AND IT'S POWERFUL.

I THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR DISTRICT.

I HOPE YOU'RE USING IT FOR ALL THE BIG HIRES AROUND THE DISTRICT AND OTHER THINGS, LIKE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FOR NEW HIRES.

I ASSUME YOU CAN USE IT FOR ALL THINGS AS YOU'RE SOLICITING FOR FEEDBACK WITH FOR PROGRAMA CHANGES OR HOUSING THINGS THAT WE'RE OFFERING OR WHATEVER.

[03:05:04]

I'M SAD THAT IT'S GONE UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT NOT TOO MUCH. THANK YOU.

>> SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS MS. CORSON'S EFFECT BRINGING THIS TO US.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO N10.

[N.10. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Special Education Alternate Curriculum for Foundational Learning and Early Childhood Special Education Classrooms for the 2025-2026 School Year - Everway]

>> ON PAGE 96, THERE IS A NEW TRANSMITTAL IN YOUR FOLDER.

THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE A NEW TRANSMITTED FOLDER BECAUSE THIS IS ACTUALLY AN ITEM THAT WE APPROVED IN NOVEMBER UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME.

BUT THEN NOW IT'S A NEW NAME FOR 26, AND IT'S ROUTINE IN NATURE.

THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO MOVE TO CONSENT FOR NEXT WEEK.

THAT'S WHY THE NAME CHANGED, I GUESS IT WAS A BUYOUT, AND THEY LIKE TO CHANGE THE NAMES ON IT.

WHAT WE DID IN NOVEMBER WAS FOR LAST YEAR.

THIS IS GOING TO BE FOR THIS NEXT YEAR.

DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. VELASQUEZ ON THIS? LOOK TO MY RIGHT, TO MY LEFT. MS. PETREA?

>> I WAS GLAD TO SEE THIS, AND JUST WANTED TO ASK, DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE SOME KIND OF SYSTEM THAT WE'RE OFFERING? BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS WEIRD THAT IT JUST SHOWED UP HERE.

I THOUGHT, ARE WE NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR FOUNDATIONAL? SURE REALLY, WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING.

>> WE HAVE BEEN USING THE CURRICULUM THAT WE USE IN OUR SPECIALIZED CLASSROOMS IS WHAT WE CALL ULS OR UNIQUE LEARNING SYSTEMS, AND WE HAVE BEEN USING THAT CURRICULUM FOR MANY YEARS WITHIN OUR CLASSROOM.

THE AMOUNT HAS NOT EXCEEDED THE $50,000 MARK UNTIL THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF GROWTH.

>> THEN SO EVERWAY BOUGHT OUT THAT COMPANY, AND THEN ALSO IT WENT ABOVE THE 50,000?

>> YES. THE PARENT COMPANY FOR ULS IS N2Y, AND THEN THEY'VE MERGED WITH TEXTHELP TO FORM EVERWAY.

NOW, N2Y IS THE PARENT COMPANY THAT SOLD ULS.

>> GOT IT.

>> CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE CURRICULUM AUTHORS AND ACQUISITIONS. THANK YOU.

>> SURE.

>> MOVING ON TO N11 ON PAGE 99,

[N.11. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Summit K12 Platform for Emergent Bilingual Students - Summit K12]

COME TO THE MIC HERE.

I LOOK TO MY LEFT, ANY QUESTIONS? WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS? I APOLOGIZE. I INVITED YOU UP, BUT I DIDN'T GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO SAY ANYTHING.

>> THAT'S OKAY. SUMMIT K12 IS OUR INSTRUCTIONAL ONLINE PROGRAM FOR OUR EMERGENT BILINGUALS.

IT GIVES THEM PRACTICE AND ASSESSMENT IN THE FOUR LANGUAGE DOMAINS, READING, LISTENING, WRITING, AND SPEAKING.

IT PROVIDES A UNIVERSAL SCREENER THREE TIMES A YEAR.

YOU CAN REALLY THINK OF THIS AS OUR ONLINE TELL PASS PRACTICE IS WHAT THIS IS.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE BRINGING IT BECAUSE WE'RE NOW WITH GROWTH OVER 50,000.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. SORRY, I CUT YOU OFF IN THE BEGINNING.

MOVING ON TO N12 ON PAGE 102.

[N.12. Consideration and possible approval of the Assignment of Multiple Vendors for Professional Services for 2025 Bond Construction Projects]

MR. CLEAVER, WELCOME BACK TO THE MIC TONIGHT.

>> ME AGAIN.

>> YOU WANT TO GO OVER THIS FOR US REAL QUICK?

>> YES, SIR. WE DID THE SAME THING FOR THE 2023 BOND.

I THINK THE BEST PLACE TO LOOK IS PAGE 104 THAT TELLS THE STORY.

THIS IS FOR INDIVIDUAL WORK EFFORTS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS TESTING FOR BUILDING COMMISSIONING, FOR GEO, TECH, AND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL, AND FOR SURVEYING, AND IT LISTS THE VENDORS THERE.

WE HAVE IT LISTED BOTH BY TRADE AND THEN BY VENDOR.

YOU CAN SEE THE TOTAL REQUEST HERE FOR ALL WORK EFFORTS THAT WE KNOW THAT THE VENDOR GETS OVER 50 FOR $1.915 MILLION.

>> THANK YOU, MR. CLEAVER. I LOOK TO MY RIGHT, MY LEFT, ANYONE? JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS ALREADY STUFF THAT WE'VE APPROVED THIS BOND.

NOW WE'RE JUST ASSIGNING OF THESE VENDORS TO DO THIS WORK WITHIN EACH OF THESE BOND PROJECTS.

>> YES, SIR. THESE ARE OUR CONSULTANTS.

THE ARCHITECTS ALSO HAVE CONSULTANTS AS WELL, BUT THESE ARE THE ONES THAT THE DISTRICT HIRES DIRECTLY.

>> PERFECT. THANKS, MAX.

APPRECIATE IT. MOVING ON.

[N.13. Consideration and possible approval of the 2025 Bond Purchase of School Buses - International, Thomas]

WE'RE ON N13.

THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE 2025 BOND PURCHASE OF SCHOOL BUSES FROM INTERNATIONAL AND THOMAS.

MAX, YOU WANT TO HIGH LEVEL THIS FOR US?

>> ABSOLUTELY. JUST REAL QUICK.

WE ALSO USED A LEADERSHIP PROFILE TO HIRE MS. BEHR, AND THAT WORKED REAL WELL IN MY OPINION.

BUT THAT'S GREAT WORK, MAX.

GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.

ON PAGE 107,

[03:10:02]

AGAIN, ON PAGE 107 IN THE TOP BLOCK, INTERNATIONAL WAS JUST ON THAT PARTICULAR WAS OVERALL LOWEST QUOTE AND BEST VALUE FOR SPED BUSES, LOOKING AT THE 10 INTERNATIONAL BUSES.

IN THE MIDDLE BLOCK, INTERNATIONAL WAS HIGH ON PAPER AS IT LOOKED, BUT THEY OFFERED A $2,500 CREDIT PER BUS IF YOU BOUGHT MORE THAN 20, AND WE BOUGHT 24.

WHEN THAT ALL COMES OUT, THE INTERNATIONAL BUSES, THE 14 INTERNATIONAL GENERAL ED BUSES ARE ABOUT $30,000 LESS THAN THE COMPETITION.

WE BELIEVE THAT TO BE BEST VALUE.

WE ARE AN INTERNATIONAL SHOP.

WE'RE ABOUT 95% INTERNATIONAL BUSES, SO AS FAR AS PARTS AND SERVICE AND ALL THAT.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT INTERNATIONAL.

THEN THE TRANSIT BUSES, THAT'LL BE NEW TO OUR FLEET.

THOSE ARE THOSE FLAT FRONT BUSES WITH THE STORAGE UNDERNEATH.

INTERNATIONAL DOESN'T MAKE THOSE, SO WE WOULD HAVE LOOKED AT THOSE VERY CLOSELY.

BUT IT'S DOWN BETWEEN THOMAS AND BLUE BIRD.

THE THOMAS BUSES ARE A LITTLE MORE EXPENSIVE, BUT WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE THOMAS BUSES, BASICALLY BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM OUR DRIVERS ABOUT THE SEAT COMPARTMENT, AND THERE'S ALSO A LITTLE MORE HEAD ROOM FOR THE STUDENTS.

THE RECOMMENDATION IS FOR 10 SPED BUSES FROM INTERNATIONAL, 14 GENERAL ED BUSES FROM INTERNATIONAL, AND EIGHT TRANSIT BUSES FROM THOMAS FOR A TOTAL OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 4.22326 MILLION TOTAL FROM INTERNATIONAL AND 1.883 FROM THOMAS.

THIS IS 2025 BOND FUNDS.

>> GREAT. THANKS, MAX.

TO MY LEFT, ANY QUESTIONS? MR. SEIBEL?

>> I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP. I WAS JUST GOING TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY EFFICIENCY FROM HAVING THEM FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER, SO YOU ALREADY ADDRESSED THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT.

>> YES, SIR.

>> YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME. THANK YOU.

>> TO MY RIGHT? I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, TOO, MAX, I KNOW WE'RE PAYING A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE 14 BUSES, BUT THE INTERNATIONAL COMES WITH ACCIDENT MITIGATION CONTROL SYSTEM, BUT THE OTHERS DON'T.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT CALL THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT.

GREAT. SORRY, MS. RUNKLE.

>> YEAH. QUESTION, SMART TAG.

HOW IS THAT BEING IMPLEMENTED? IS THAT INCLUDED IN ALL OF THIS?

>> YES, MA'AM. ON EACH ONE OF THOSE, YOU CAN SEE IT'S A $2,000 AD REGARDLESS OF THE SYSTEM BECAUSE IT'S A THIRD PARTY VENDOR.

>> THIS IS THE NEWEST UPDATED EQUIPMENT.

>> RIGHT. WITH THE GOOD CRADLES THAT DON'T SHAKE LOOSE.

>> PERFECT. THANK YOU.

>> MS. PETREA, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING?

>> YEAH. SOME OF MY QUESTIONS FELL OFF HERE.

I'M TRYING TO FIND THEM. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE BIG TOW TRUCK.

WHAT DO YOU GO BY THAT?

>> CASSANDRA.

>> WE WERE LOOKING FOR A TOW TRUCK BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING TO BUY USED, WHICH WE'RE TOTALLY FINE WITH. OUR SHOP IS GOOD WITH.

THEY FOUND ONE THAT THEY THOUGHT WOULD BE A POTENTIAL.

BUT WHEN THEY WENT TO LOOK AT IT, IT HAS A MAX FORCE ENGINE, WHICH THOSE ENGINES IN SCHOOL BUSES HAVE HAD ISSUES.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, SO THEY WANTED TO CONTINUE LOOKING WITH VENDORS.

HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET TO BRING IT TO YOU GUYS NEXT MONTH.

>> OKAY. OH, I SAW THAT ON THERE, AND I KNOW THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE NEED.

>> YEAH. YES, MA'AM.

>> AWESOME. THANKS.

>> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO N14,

[N.14. Consideration and possible approval of a Resolution Declaring Hazardous Traffic Conditions]

IN YOUR DAIS FOLDERS, YOU HAVE SOME MAPS AND THEN A PRESENTATION AS WELL.

>> YES, SIR.

EVERY YEAR, WE TRY TO COME IN JUNE SO THAT IF ROUTES ARE TAKEN AWAY, FAMILIES HAVE TIME TO REACT.

WHAT YOU'LL ACTUALLY VOTE ON IS A RESOLUTION REGARDING HAZARDOUS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.

THAT'S ON PAGE 110, AND THEN THE DOCUMENTATION THAT SUPPORTS THAT IS ON PAGES 111-113.

WE THEN HAVE A POWERPOINT TO EXPLAIN THE CHANGES.

CASSANDRAS HERE TO DO THAT, AND I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO RUN THAT POWERPOINT.

ARE WE RUNNING THE POWERPOINT? OKAY. BECAUSE THERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF CHANGES.

[03:15:01]

>> SURE, YEAH.

>> WE CAN GO.

>> LET'S GO.

>> TO THE PART OF THE CHANGES.

>> GREAT.

>> PERFECT. I THINK ADVANCE, OH YOU GOT THERE.

>> YOU ALL HAVE THE POWERPOINT.

THE FIRST PART IS THE SAME AS EVERY YEAR.

WHAT MAKES HAZARDOUS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, UNDERSTANDING WHAT OUR BUS ROUTES ARE.

THE CHANGES, WE HAVE AT FUENTES.

CURRENTLY THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR, DACY LANE, CASETTA RANCH AND SOUTH LAKE BRANCH SUBDIVISIONS GOT TRANSPORTATION.

WE'RE PROPOSING THAT DACY LANE, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY FOUR STUDENTS THAT LIVE RIGHT THERE ON DACY LOOP, THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE A SAFE PATH TO SCHOOL.

FOR RAMAGE ELEMENTARY, SINCE THIS IS A NEW SCHOOL, WE NEED TO ESTABLISH OUR HAZARDOUS AREA FOR THAT CAMPUS.

THE STUDENTS THAT LIVE ON HEIDENREICH, THERE IS NO SAFE PATH FOR THEM TO GET TO SCHOOL.

THEN FOR THE STUDENTS THAT WOULD LIVE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 200 THROUGH 68 ON GRIST MILL WOULD NOT HAVE A SAFE PATH TO SCHOOL THERE.

THAT IS WITH SOME INFORMATION THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE CITY OF UHLAND AT THEIR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAY NIGHT, WEDNESDAY NIGHT LAST WEEK WHERE THEY TALKED ABOUT THE PATH THAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN BETWEEN THE MILL CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE HARVEST CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD CROSSING OVER HEIDENREICH AND DOING A CROSSWALK THERE.

THEY ARE ADDING THAT IN RIGHT NOW TO BE DONE BY SCHOOL START.

THEN FOR KYLE ELEMENTARY, ALL OF THESE ARE THE AREAS THAT THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR WERE CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS AND DID NOT GET OR GOT TRANSPORTATION.

WE'RE PROPOSING THAT HOMETOWN KYLE STAGECOACH CROSSING AND THE HOUSES OFF OF VETERANS 150 THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TRANSPORTATION THIS YEAR, AND THAT IMPACTS APPROXIMATELY 221 STUDENTS.

HOMETOWN KYLE IS GROWING.

THERE'S A NEW PART OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD OR A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S CONNECTING RIGHT THERE BEHIND THE POST OFFICE THAT PUTS IN A NEW PATH THAT ALLOWS HOMETOWN KYLE TO SAFELY GET TO KYLE ELEMENTARY.

YEAH, WE CAN SHOW THE MAP SO THAT Y'ALL CAN SEE THE AREA.

FOR THE KYLE ELEMENTARY ONE, KYLE ELEMENTARY HAS A VERY LARGE AREA THAT IS GROWING OVER THERE OFF OF OPLE AND ROLAND ROAD WITH A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD AND APARTMENT COMPLEX GOING IN THERE.

BY US BEING ABLE TO TAKE THE DRIVERS FROM THIS AREA, WE CAN REDISTRIBUTE DOWN INTO THAT AREA FOR OUR BUSES INSTEAD OF HAVING TO ADD TWO ADDITIONAL ROUTES.

THE TWO ROUTES THAT WE HAVE THERE WOULD BE ABLE TO THEN HAVE THOSE DRIVERS DOWN IN THAT AREA WHERE IT'S GROWING, THAT THEY ARE MORE THAN 2 MILES AWAY FROM THE CAMPUS.

FOR FUENTES, IT'S THAT LITTLE BLUE LOOP RIGHT THERE.

THOSE STUDENTS, I DID LOOK BACK THROUGH HISTORY, AND THEY HARDLY EVER RODE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR LAST YEAR.

BY NOT HAVING TO GO THROUGH THAT AREA, IT WOULD HELP WITH ROUTE EFFICIENCY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MAKE OUR OTHER ROUTE TIMES AS WELL, AND THEY DO HAVE THAT SAFE PATH TO SCHOOL.

THEN FOR RAMAGE ELEMENTARY, THE AREA CIRCLED ARE THE AREAS THAT WOULD BE THE HAZARDOUS ROUTES.

THIS WAS JUST PLAYING AROUND.

THERE'S THAT NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT THERE IN BETWEEN THAT IS WITHIN TWO MILES THAT WOULD NOT RECEIVE TRANSPORTATION.

THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE FOR THE MAPS.

>> TEAM, LOOK TO MY RIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS? MS. VENESSA PETREA?

>> HOMETOWN KYLE, I AM TRYING TO IMAGINE WALKING TO KYLE ELEMENTARY.

SHOW ME THAT MAP. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?

>> WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?

>> YEAH.

>> I CAN PROVIDE THE MAP OF THE EXACT PATH FROM THE FARTHEST HOME TO KYLE ELEMENTARY [OVERLAPPING].

>> WHAT'S THAT DISTANCE?

>> FROM THE FARTHEST HOME, IT'S 1.9.

>> WE'RE GOING TO GET PHONE CALLS. THIS IS NOT GOOD.

IS THIS A GARLIC CREEK BRIDGE TYPE SITUATION, OR WHAT'S THE PATH ON THE BACK SIDE OF HOMETOWN KYLE?

>> YEAH, IT'S ALL SIDEWALK.

THERE'S A NEW [OVERLAPPING].

>> WHO BUILD THE SIDEWALKS? REMIND US ALL.

DID WE BUILD THEM? WHO BUILT WHATEVER THIS THING IS THAT MADE IT A PASS? WHAT'S GOING ON?

>> THERE'S A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD GOING BEHIND THE POST OFFICE IN THE CITY OF KYLE THAT ADDED ADDITIONAL THAT CONNECTED TO HOMETOWN KYLE RIGHT THERE IN THE BACK OR CLOSER TO

[03:20:01]

>> THEN THEY HAVE TO CROSS THAT SUPER BUSY STREET THERE.

KINDERGARTNERS, PRE-K.

>> THERE IS A CROSSWALK RIGHT THERE.

>> FOR PRE-K? THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO FROM HOMETOWN KYLE.

HOW ARE WE COMMUNICATING THAT TO HOMETOWN KYLE?

>> IF IT GETS APPROVED, THEN WE WOULD WORK WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT ON GETTING IT OUT TO THOSE FAMILIES AFFECTED.

>> MS. RUNKLE?

>> I HAD A FRIEND THAT LIVED IN HOMETOWN KYLE, SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN HOMETOWN KYLE, DRIVING IN HOMETOWN KYLE.

I CAN'T IMAGINE THIS WHATSOEVER.

THIS DOES NOT EVEN REMOTELY SOUND SAFE FOR PRE-K KIDS TO BE WALKING TO SCHOOL.

1.9 MILES IS RIGHT ON THE HILL OF THAT.

YOU SAID 200 KIDS?

>> FOR HOMETOWN KYLE?

>> YEAH. HOW MANY KIDS JUST FOR HOMETOWN KYLE?

>> FOR HOMETOWN KYLE, IT'S 176 STUDENTS.

>> YEAH, THAT'S A LOT OF KIDS.

I'M HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THIS.

IF YOU CAN SEND US NOT JUST A MAP, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE A VIDEO OF WHAT THAT WALK LOOKS LIKE.

>> A WHAT?

>> A VIDEO OF WHAT THAT WALK LOOKS LIKE.

I'M GOING TO DO IT MYSELF.

I'M GOING TO DRIVE THROUGH THERE AND DO IT MYSELF, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FROM THE FURTHEST PART OF HOMETOWN KYLE WALKING TO KYLE ELEMENTARY.

THIS IS HARD.

LIKE THIS IS HARD, AND I HATE THIS FOR YOU BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WHEN YOU AND YOUR TEAM GO OUT AND Y'ALL LOOK AT ROADS, THESE ARE HARD, HARD DECISIONS THAT YOU GUYS ARE HAVING TO MAKE.

YOU DO NOT WANT TO PUT KIDS IN TOUGH SITUATIONS AND WALKING IN AREAS THAT THEY SHOULDN'T BE WALKING.

I KNOW THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SITTING HERE IN FRONT OF US TONIGHT HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.

I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR FACE.

IT'S TOUGH AND IT'S HARD, AND I HATE IT.

I HATE THAT WE ONLY GET FUNDING FOR WHAT WE GET FUNDING FOR, AND I HATE THAT OUR CITIES AND OUR COUNTIES DO NOT LISTEN TO US WHEN WE SAY THAT WHEN YOU BUILD SIDEWALKS, IT TAKES AWAY BUS TRANSPORTATION FROM OUR KIDS.

IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR DISTRICT AS IT RELATES TO TRANSPORTATION FOR OUR KIDS BECAUSE HOW IS THE CITY OF KYLE GOING TO FEEL ABOUT PRE-K KIDS WALKING FROM HOMETOWN KYLE TO KYLE ELEMENTARY? PROBABLY NOT ANY MORE BETTER THAN HOW YOU'RE FEELING OR THE REST OF US ARE GOING TO FEEL.

BUT WHERE THERE'S ONE NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE'S A BUNCH OF OTHERS.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM, AND THAT'S THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN.

NOW, I THINK IT COMES DOWN TO REALLY LOOKING AT HOW MANY KIDS DOES THAT AFFECT AND TO WHAT CAPACITY.

I THINK THAT THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE TO KIND OF LOOK AT CERTAIN SITUATIONS.

>> MS. PETREA IS RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF PHONE CALLS ABOUT THIS.

THIS IS AFFECTING A LOT OF KIDS, AND IT'S AN ELEMENTARY CAMPUS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THAT WALK LOOKS LIKE, NOT JUST FROM A PICTURE STANDPOINT OR A MAP STANDPOINT, BUT WHAT IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE FOR A LITTLE KID WALKING.

I HATE TO PUT THIS ON YOU, TOO, BECAUSE AT THE SAME TIME, THERE'S MANY OTHER AREAS IN THIS DISTRICT THAT PARENTS WILL COME TO US AND SAY, THIS IS A DANGEROUS HAZARDOUS ROAD AND IT MAY BE IN THEIR VIEW.

I CERTAINLY HAD TO ADVOCATE LAST YEAR FOR SUNFIELD IN AREAS THAT WEREN'T APPROVED ON A HAZARDOUS, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THE JOB THAT YOU GUYS ARE IN, AND IT IS HARD ON TRANSPORTATION, AND THIS IS NOT Y'ALL'S FAULT, AND I KNOW THAT YOU WANT EVERY KID GETTING TO AND FROM SCHOOL SAFE JUST LIKE YOUR DEPARTMENT DOES.

WE'RE GOING TO HELP YOU FIGURE THIS OUT.

>> YES MA'AM, WE COULD PROVIDE FOR EVERYBODY, BUT WITH HOW TEA HAS THE FUNDING SET UP THAT IT'S ANYTHING OVER TWO MILES, THEN ANYTHING UNDER TWO MILES, WE ONLY GET A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE, AND WE GO OVER THAT PERCENTAGE EVERY YEAR EVERY YEAR.

WE DO NOT GET ALL THE FUNDING FOR THE MILES THAT WE DO.

WE CURRENTLY ONLY GET PAID A DOLLAR A MILE THAT DOESN'T COVER THE FUEL.

>> WE GO OVER THAT QUITE A BIT EVERY YEAR, BUT I JUST WANT YOU AND TRANSPORTATION AND YOUR DRIVERS AND EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT WE AS A BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION KNOW THAT YOUR ROLE AND YOUR JOB IS TO GET KIDS HOME SAFELY.

[03:25:07]

I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS GO AND DRIVE THESE AREAS ALL ACROSS THIS DISTRICT, AND THAT'S A WHOLE TASK IN ITSELF, TOO.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I SAID THAT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> MR. FLORES.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW THIS IS HARD WORK, ESPECIALLY AS WE HAVE NEW CONSTRUCTION, WE HAVE MANY ROUNDABOUTS THAT ARE ABOUT TO BE PUT IN THE CITY OF KYLE, PARTICULARLY.

THEY SEEM TO BE ROUNDABOUT CRAZY, BUT HOW ABOUT FUENTES ELEMENTARY, CASETTA RANCH, THE NEW SUBDIVISION RIGHT BEHIND LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, THERE'S SIMPLY NO SIDEWALK FOR KIDS TO WALK RIGHT NOW, AND I STILL SEE SOME LEHMAN WALKING BASICALLY IN A FIELD RIGHT ALONG A FARM ROAD WITH SPEEDING TRAFFIC.

I'M GLAD THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE BUS SERVICE NOW GOING TO FUENTES ELEMENTARY.

EVENTUALLY, I KNOW GRIST MILL IS GOING TO EXTEND ALL THE WAY TO LEHMAN ROAD.

EVENTUALLY CASETTA RANCH MIGHT LOSE THAT BUS SERVICE, BUT WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET.

IN ADDITION, RAMAGE ELEMENTARY, I KNOW THAT THAT'S OUT IN A VERY UNDEVELOPED AREA IN REGARDS TO ROADS AND SIDEWALKS.

YOU SAID THE CITY OF UHLAND DID TALK ABOUT THAT AT THEIR COUNCIL MEETING, CORRECT?

>> YES, THEY DID. HIGHLANDS AT GRIST MILL AND MILL CREEK, THERE IS A GRASS-LIKE WHERE A GAS STATION IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO GO LOT.

THEY KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE STUDENTS OR FAMILIES THAT WILL NEED TO TRAVEL A PATH TO GET TO RAMAGE ELEMENTARY.

THEY WENT OUT FOR BID AND PICKED THEIR VENDOR TO COME IN THAT IS GOING TO PUT IN A CRUSHED GRANITE PATH THAT GOES ALONG THERE.

THEY'RE GOING TO RE-PAINT ALL OF THE CROSSWALKS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THE CROSSWALK THERE AT HEIDENREICH AND GRIST MILL AND THEN DO A CONNECTING PATH TO THE SIDEWALK RIGHT THERE AT HARVEST CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'LL GET THEM OVER THERE TO [OVERLAPPING].

>> DID THEY PROVIDE A TIMELINE ON CONSTRUCTION?

>> THE EMAIL THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE INTERIM CITY ADMINISTRATOR SAID THAT THEY HAVE SAID IT WILL BE DONE BY SCHOOL START.

WHEN I DROVE BY THERE THIS MORNING, I DID SEE SOMEBODY OUT THERE MEASURING, SO THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.

>> IN ADDITION, I KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION WITH THE COUNTY BOND, BUT WE'RE A FEW YEARS AWAY FROM THAT, BUT THERE'S ONE GOOD SIDEWALK, ONE NICELY PAVED ROAD GOING INTO RAMAGE FROM BUNTON CREEK COMING FROM THE WEST, BUT THERE'S NO OTHER CLEAR PATH INTO RAMAGE, OTHER THAN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THAT SITS RIGHT BESIDE IT, BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU.

I KNOW THIS IS HARD WORK, AND LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE A SIDEWALK FROM MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT GOES DIRECTLY TO RAMAGE.

IT'S A STRAIGHT SHOT, BUT SOMETIMES TO TRUSTEE RUNKLE'S POINT, YOU HAVE LITTLES THAT ARE WALKING ALONGSIDE A VERY BUSY ROAD, AND SO IT REALLY DEPENDS WHERE YOU ARE, BUT THANKS FOR THIS WORK, AND PLEASE KEEP US UPDATED. THANK YOU.

>> YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

>> MR. SEIBEL.

>> THIS IS ANOTHER ONE TONIGHT THAT HONESTLY, JUST SUCKS, AND THERE'S NOT A SINGLE PERSON UP HERE OR OUT THERE THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW WHAT? I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MY PRE-K OR KINDERGARTNER WALK FROM HOMETOWN KYLE TO KYLE ELEMENTARY AND CROSS VETERANS DRIVE.

THIS IS AWFUL. DO WE HAVE A CROSSING GUARD THERE AT THAT SPOT NOW?

>> THERE'S A CROSSING GUARD FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT I THINK IT'S JUST STAFFED BY IF THERE'S A STAFF MEMBER AVAILABLE.

I CAN FIND OUT FOR SURE.

>> WALLACE WOULD BE IN CHARGE OF HIRING A CROSSING GUARD, BUT NOW KYLE WOULD HAVE TO HIRE A CROSSING GUARD POTENTIALLY.

ANYWAYS. I NOTICE IN THE PROVISION STATING THAT HAZARDOUS CONDITION EXISTS WHERE NO WALKWAY IS PROVIDED, AND STUDENTS MUST WALK ALONG OR CROSS A FREEWAY, EXPRESSWAY, AN UNDERPASS, OVERPASS, OR BRIDGE, AND UNCONTROLLED [INAUDIBLE] BLAH BLAH, BLAH.

NO WALKWAY IS PROVIDED AND STUDENTS MUST WALK ALONG, BUT THEN POWERPOINT SAYS NO WALKWAY IS PROVIDED AND OR STUDENTS.

IS THAT AND/OR?

>> I CAN MAKE SURE WHAT THE EXACT AGES OF IT.

>> THAT'S A CLARIFICATION.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER THINGS THEY GET CLASSIFIED AS A FREEWAY, EXPRESSWAY, OVERPASS, UNDERPASS OTHER THAN 935 IN OUR AREA?

>> NO. JUST 935.

>> EVERY OTHER ROAD?

>> 1626 AND 967.

>> OH, THEY'RE ALSO CONSIDERED.

150 IS OBVIOUSLY NOT. SOME REASON? NO. 2770 IS NOT.

[03:30:03]

>> 1626 IS.

>> 150 EAST.

>> NO.

>> NO? OKAY. ROUNDABOUTS, TRUSTEE FLORES, I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP BECAUSE NOW IT MAKES ME CURIOUS HOW DO ROUNDABOUTS FIT INTO THIS BECAUSE I'VE SEEN CROSSWALKS AND ROUNDABOUTS BUT I'M LIKE, WHO ON EARTH WANTS TO PLAY FROGGER GOING THROUGH A ROUNDABOUT WITH NO TRAFFIC STOPPING EVER.

>> ONCE WE KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW EXACTLY THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS AT ROUNDABOUTS, IT COULD CHANGE SOME OF OUR AREAS.

>> THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR WORK.

I KNOW THIS IS NOT EASY FOR ANYBODY, AND WE DON'T LIKE IT.

NOBODY LIKES IT. THANKS, TIM FOR GETTING THE COMMUNICATION GOING. THANK YOU.

>> MS. OROSCO.

>> THANK YOU. I KNOW WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION EVERY YEAR.

WE'VE BEEN HAVING IT NO EASY SOLUTION.

I JUST WANT TO REMIND US THAT FAMILIES DO GET CREATIVE.

I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN ELM GROVE, WHEN THEY HAD TO WALK OVER THERE, AND, OF COURSE, OPENING PANDORA'S BOX, IF WE TRY TO GIVE IT TO ONE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE CAN'T FUND AND DOESN'T MEET THE CRITERIA, THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT FOR EVERYBODY.

WE HAD THAT ISSUE SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN PLUM CREEK STUDENTS HAD TO WALK TO BARTON AND CROSS THAT ROAD, BECAUSE THAT'S A REALLY BUSY ROAD, BUT IT DOESN'T MEET THE CRITERIA.

THEN JUST REFRESHING OUR MEMORY THAT IT'S NOT JUST SIDEWALKS THAT TAKES AWAY THIS.

IT'S ALSO ANY WALKWAY, WHICH COULD BE CRUSHED GRANITE, COULD BE ANYTHING.

IT'S CONSIDERED GRASS.

IT CAN BE CONSIDERED A WALKWAY, A TRAIL.

IT'S NOT JUST SIDEWAYS THAT TAKES THIS AWAY FROM US.

ALSO, I KNOW MR. VELA IS NOT HERE, BUT HE SAYS THIS EVERY YEAR ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SIDEWALKS AS WELL.

WE'RE NOT SAYING GET RID OF ALL SIDEWALKS.

WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT FOR PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY ISSUES AND NOT ABLED BODY.

THEY DO NEED SIDEWALKS.

SIDEWALKS, PROS AND CONS, MAYBE TOTALLY CON FOR STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT, BUT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, SIDEWALKS IS A NECESSARY ITEM.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS INFORMATION TO US.

I KNOW IT'S VERY DIFFICULT.

I HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT PRE-K KIDS.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PRE-K KIDS WOULD BE IMPACTED AND ALL THAT STUFF, BUT IT DOESN'T MEET THE CRITERIA.

WE'RE NOT GETTING FUNDING FOR IT AND MAKING THAT DISTINCTION OF WHAT IS FUNDED AND NOT, AND HOW MUCH WE'RE GOING OVER ALREADY ON ROUTES THAT ARE NOT FUNDED.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS AS EARLY AS YOU CAN TO US, MAKING SURE THAT WE COMMUNICATE THIS WITH FAMILIES.

BECAUSE THEY DO GET CREATIVE.

WE'VE HAD TO GET CREATIVE TOO ON HOW DO WE ADDRESS THIS, WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO CARPOOL, WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ADULT, AN ADULT WALKED A WHOLE BUNCH OF KIDS.

WE WOULD DO THAT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WAS SAFE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE CROSS CARDS IN PLACE AS WELL. THANK YOU.

>> YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU DON'T TAKE ANY OF THIS LIGHTLY, SO I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THOUGHTFUL ABOUT IT.

IT'S TERRIBLE, BUT HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE WE CAN GET THAT TRIMMED DOWN A LITTLE BIT WITH SOME MORE STATE FUNDING.

ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

[N.15. Consideration and possible approval of the Schematic Design for 2021 Bond Bid Package 2 Bus Loop and Utility Improvements at McCormick Middle School]

>> ALL RIGHT, TEAM, WE'RE UP TO N15 ON PAGE 114.

THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR THE 2021 BOND PACKAGE 2 BUS LOOP AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL.

>> YES, SIR. JUST TWO QUICK LITTLE THINGS.

I PUT A PLAN AT YOUR PLACE AT THE BREAK.

WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR THE BUS LOOP IS THE YELLOW ROAD.

IT WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW ON THE THING, AND YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, BUT WE ACTUALLY HIGHLIGHTED THE WHOLE ROAD, SO IT SHOWED UP FOR YOU.

THAT'S THE PROPOSED DRIVE.

I WILL BE ADDING JUST A LITTLE LANGUAGE FOR THE APPROVAL.

WE GOT THE ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COST OF AROUND $780,000 FOR THE WORK.

THAT DOES FIT IN WITH THE BUDGET THAT'S IN THE 2025 BOND.

THAT'S BASICALLY ALL OF THAT WHEN IT'S JUST THAT ONE DRIVE RIGHT THERE.

>> THANK YOU, MAX. LOOK TO MY RIGHT, MS. RUNKLE.

>> THIS MAY HAVE BEEN ANSWERED ON BOARD BLOG ALREADY, SO I APOLOGIZE IF NOT.

WHEN DO YOU EXPECT THIS TO BE COMPLETED, MR. CLEAVER?

>> I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK BACK AT NATE ON THAT ONE.

THE MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL START AND STOP DATES ON THAT ONE?

>> START AND FINISH.

>> START AND FINISH.

[03:35:03]

>> HELLO, MR. [INAUDIBLE].

>> GOOD EVENING, GUYS.

WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT TO BE DONE RIGHT NOW, IT'S BY THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.

THAT'S A STRETCH GOAL RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH SOME SURVEYING ITEMS AND A FEW OTHER ITEMS WITH THE UTILITY TO TIE IN.

THERE'S A CCN AND A FEW OTHER ITEMS THAT WE ARE STILL ROUTING OUT ON HOW THE WATER IS GOING TO WORK.

IF WE ABLE TO BUNDLE THOSE TWO ITEMS TOGETHER, IT'LL BE DONE BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

IF THEY HAVE TO PARK AND GO TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS, IT'LL TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER.

WE'RE STILL DOING SOME FACT FINDING ON THAT SIDE OF THINGS.

>> SO YOU'RE SAYING POTENTIALLY THE END OF NEXT SCHOOL YEAR?

>> THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

>> THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

>> THE ROAD WILL GO FIRST.

>> YES. IF WE HAVE TO PART TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS, THE ROAD WILL GO FIRST, YES.

>> WHEN WILL YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE?

>> WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE WASTEWATER PROVIDER.

DISCUSSIONS ARE ONGOING. WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT PINNED DOWN BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.

THAT'S OUR CURRENT ESTIMATE RIGHT NOW.

>> WOULD YOU JUST GIVE US AN UPDATE WHENEVER YOU HAVE THAT FINALIZED? I WANT TO SAY I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

I LOVE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS DOING THIS.

THAT CAMPUS THERE'S ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT, AND THERE'S A LOT OF CARS AND A LOT OF TRAFFIC, AND SO THAT IS GOING TO BE HUGE TO THAT CAMPUS, AND I KNOW THAT THE STAFF IS PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> TO MY LEFT? JUST ONE COMMENT.

I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU GET WITH CHILD NUTRITION BECAUSE I KNOW THOSE BUSES MOVING OUT THAT I KNOW THEY GET PRETTY BUSY AND THEY GET CARS PARKED OVER THERE. THE PARKING LOT SMALL, ANYWAY.

JUST MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THE BUSES ARE ROLLING OUT, THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE BLOCKING BUSES.

I KNOW YOU FIGURED IT OUT, BUT YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT SOME MAYBE EXTRA PARKING DOWN THE ROAD AT CHILD NUTRITION.

IT'S GOING TO BE A THOUGH FARE THROUGH THE BACK OF THE BUILDING AT THE LOADING DOCK, SO JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT.

THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.

[N.16. Consideration and possible approval to grant Utility Easements to Pederanales Electric Cooperative at Kyle Elementary School and Impact Center]

WE HAVE 9 MINUTES, FOLKS. WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE GRANT UTILITY EASEMENTS TO THE PEDERNALES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE AT KYLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND IMPACT CENTER ON PAGE 116.

>> YES, SIR. THIS ONE IS VERY ROUTINE.

YOU CAN SEE ON PAGES 118 AND 119, THE JUST STANDARD 20-FOOT WIDE EASEMENTS THAT PEDERNALES IS REQUESTING, THE ONE ON PAGE 118 IS KYLE AND THE ONE ON PAGE 119 IS THE IMPACT CENTER.

>> THANK YOU, MR. CLEAVER. LOOK TO MY RIGHT, ANY QUESTION? TO MY LEFT.

NO. GREAT. JUST SO CLEAR, THESE ARE UTILITIES THAT'S GOING TO GO AROUND WHERE THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO BE ON THESE PROPERTIES.

>> IN PARTICULAR, KYLE, WE'RE ACTUALLY MOVING THE BIG MAIN TRANSFORMER SERVICE.

THE TRANSFORMER SITS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NEW ADDITION.

THEN THERE'S ALSO SOME NEATING UP, SOME THINGS THAT WILL GO UNDERGROUND.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS TO BE REFED.

IT'S JUST A BIG MESS OVER THERE, BASICALLY.

>> GOT IT. GREAT. THANKS, MAX.

LN 17, CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF

[N.17. Consideration and possible approval of 2023 Bond Bid Package 3 Roofing Repairs at Hays High School Joe Graham Gym - LBK Roofing]

>> YES, SIR. THIS ONE ALSO BY DESIGN, WE OMITTED THIS FROM THE LAST ROOF JOB OVER THERE AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL DURING THE MASTER PLANNING PROCESS BECAUSE WE WEREN'T SURE EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO JOE GRAHAM GYM, AND NOW THAT WE KNOW THAT IT'S NOT COMING DOWN ANY TIME SOON, WE WANT TO DO THIS SAME PROCESS.

IT'S THE SAME PROCESS THAT WE USED ON THE KUNKEL ROOM, AND WE'VE HAD REALLY GOOD LUCK OVER AT THE KUNKEL ROOM WITH THAT TRIM-CO REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT.

>> THANK, MR. CLEAVER. TO MY RIGHT, MS. RUNKLE?

>> IT'S JUST AN EDITING THING. NOTHING ON THE AGENDA.

THE AGENDA ITEM, IF YOU CAN JUST UPDATE THAT TO SHOW N 17 INSTEAD OF L 17. THAT'D BE GOOD.

>> MY LEFT? THANKS, MAX.

>> THANK YOU.

>> OKAY, TEAM. WE MADE IT TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS.

[Items O.1., O.2., & O.5.]

ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, ON DISTRICT SAFETY AND SECURITY, BOND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

IF WE WOULD SUBMIT THOSE TO BARBARA ON BOARD BLOG.

THOSE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS THAT'LL BE GREAT.

DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM BOARD OF TRUSTEES?

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

[Q. RECAP OF QUESTIONS]

[03:40:01]

WE'LL BE SEEING WITHIN LESS THAN 12 HOURS. I APPRECIATE THAT.

OUR COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH,

[R. UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS]

IF THERE'S NO FURTHER OBJECTIONS, WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 10:24.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.