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[A. CALL TO ORDER]
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. AND ALL THOSE THAT ARE LISTENING ONLINE.TODAY IS MONDAY, JULY 21ST, 2025, AND THE TIME IS 5:30 P.M.
A QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE HERE ON PRESENT.
[B. CLOSED SESSION]
SUBCHAPTER D AND E, OR TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 418.183F.THE TIME IS STILL, NO, THE TIME IS NOW 5:31.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.
[C. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]
AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDANCE, EVERYONE LISTENING ONLINE. THE TIME IS 6:41.A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED, AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT TONIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO KICK IT OFF BY MR. SEIBEL, STARTING US OFF WITH OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[D. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS]
ALLEGIANCE] PLEDGE] ALL RIGHT, MR. FLORES, WE PLEASE[E. MISSION STATEMENT]
READ OUR MISSION STATEMENT. HAYS CISD MAKES IT 100% POSSIBLE.YES, IT DOES. ALL RIGHT TONIGHT, OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT WILL BE READ BY MR.
[F. SOCIAL CONTRACT]
VELA. THE BOARD WILL SERVE AS DISTRICT AMBASSADORS, ASSUME POSITIVE AND NOBLE INTENTIONS, COLLABORATE AS A TEAM AND RESPECT THE BODY CORPORATE.PROMOTE DISCUSSION AND VALUE EACH OTHER'S PERSPECTIVES AND BE PROFESSIONAL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT. ITEM G OUR SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT.
[G. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT]
DR. WRIGHT, TAKE IT AWAY. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SEVERANCE. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.TONIGHT HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT ITEMS I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR ENROLLMENT UPDATE.
AND SO THAT TREND OF A THOUSAND IS HOLDING TRUE.
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE IN DISTRICT, BECAUSE WE FINISHED THE YEAR AT 24,400, AND THEN WE GRADUATED ABOUT 1700 STUDENTS. AND SO WITH ALL THE NEW MOVE INS AND ALL THE NEW PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN KIDS, WE SHOULD BE AROUND 25,400 STUDENTS ONCE, PROBABLY ABOUT THE TIME LABOR DAY GETS HERE.
BUT I WOULD URGE ALL OF YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T GONE ONLINE TO REGISTER YOUR STUDENTS, PLEASE DO SO, IT REALLY DOES HELP US WITH OUR STAFFING, AND THAT WAY WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH STAFF AND IN THE RIGHT PLACES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND I'LL KEEP UPDATING YOU AS WE GO.
WE GET THE WEEKLY UPDATES AND AND EVERY WEEK THAT NUMBER CONTINUES TO GROW.
AND THEY ACTUALLY STARTED TODAY. THERE ARE 18 ITEMS ON THE SPECIAL SESSION DOCKET.
AND THE BIGGEST ONE FOR ME THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT IS THE POSSIBLE STAR REPLACEMENT.
AND THEY KIND OF HAVE ON EACH SIDE OF THAT OF THE CHAMBER DIFFERENT IDEAS.
AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO TEE IT UP AGAIN, DISCUSS IT, AND WE'LL SEE WHERE IT WHERE IT ENDS UP.
YOU KNOW, WE DO BELIEVE THAT ASSESSMENT IS IMPORTANT, BUT WE BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR ASSESSMENTS, MIDDLE OF THE YEAR ASSESSMENTS, AND END OF THE YEAR ASSESSMENTS SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE INTERVENTION AS NECESSARY AND NOT JUST HAVE A CRITERION REFERENCE TEST AT THE VERY END OF THE YEAR THAT IS THE END ALL, BE ALL.
AND SO I'LL KEEP YOU GUYS APPRIZED OF OF WHERE THAT IS GOING.
THE MAJORITY OF THAT, LIKE WE'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE, HAS GONE TO BUY DOWN PROPERTY TAXES, ABOUT $4 BILLION OF THE $8.5 BILLION THAT WAS PUT BACK INTO PUBLIC ED IS TO BUY DOWN PROPERTY TAXES, WHICH AS TAXPAYERS, WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF THAT.
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AND THAT WILL GO FROM $100,000 TO $140,000. SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT WORKS MOVING FORWARD.BUT WHAT WE'RE WAITING ON, THE OTHER PART OF THE ABOUT $4 BILLION THAT WAS PUT INTO TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS WAS TO INCREASE TEACHER PAY, WHICH I'M CERTAINLY PROUD THAT THEY DECIDED TO DO THAT BECAUSE TEACHERS DEFINITELY NEED IT.
AND SO FOR TEACHERS AT YEAR THREE AND FOUR, IT WILL BE A $2,500 INCREASE.
AND FOR TEACHERS FIVE AND ABOVE, IT WILL BE A $5,000 A YEAR INCREASE.
AND IN THIS ECONOMY, IT IS WELL DESERVED AND WELL NEEDED.
THE PROBLEM IS, IS THEY DIDN'T REALLY ALLOCATE ANY OTHER FUNDING FOR ALL OF THE REST OF OUR EMPLOYEES FOR, CUSTODIANS AND BUS DRIVERS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND YOU NAME IT.
PARAPROFESSIONALS, LIBRARIANS, COUNSELORS, THEY WERE ALL LEFT OUT.
AND SO WE ARE WAITING ON GUIDANCE FROM TEA TO SEE HOW WE ARE TO SPEND THE MONEY AND WHAT'S GOING TO BE INCURRED IN THE COST OF, WILL THEY HELP WITH BENEFITS, WILL THEY NOT? AND ALL OF THAT WILL CERTAINLY NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.
SOME DISTRICTS HAVE ALREADY ANNOUNCED WHAT THEIR COMP PLAN IS GOING TO BE BECAUSE THEY'VE CHOSEN NOT TO WAIT ON GUIDANCE FROM TEA, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE FUND BALANCE IS MUCH HEALTHIER THAN OURS.
AND SO WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT BACK AS SOON AS WE POSSIBLY CAN AFTER WE GET GUIDANCE FROM TEA.
WE ALSO HAD LOTS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT FEDERAL FUNDING.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THE NEWS, BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP FROZE ALL OF THE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND SO WE KNOW THAT CONGRESS APPROVED THE AUTHORIZATION THROUGH THIS SCHOOL YEAR. AND SO HE HAS THE RIGHT TO FREEZE AND TO INVESTIGATE, AND WHAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT HE'S WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT NONE OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS ARE BEING USED FOR DIVERSITY AND EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND THAT NONE OF THE MONEY IS BEING USED TO TEACH A WOKE CURRICULUM.
AND I'LL LET YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON THAT TO DECIDE HOW THAT'S DEFINED.
SO RIGHT NOW IT'S FROZEN. BUT FROM EVERYTHING THAT I'VE BEEN TOLD THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE PAID BY FEDERAL FUNDS, I THINK I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE THIS YEAR.
AT LEAST FOR ONE MORE YEAR. BECAUSE CONGRESS WOULD HAVE TO ACTUALLY BE THE ONE TO REPEAL THAT.
AND SO I LOOK FOR THEM TO CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE, HOPEFULLY THEY'LL FIND NO ERRORS, NO ISSUES, AND THEN THEY'LL RELEASE THE MONEY. WE GOT GOOD NEWS TODAY.
TITLE 4B WAS ACTUALLY RELEASED. AND SO I HOPE THAT SOON WE'LL HEAR THAT TITLE 2 HAS BEEN RELEASED.
SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP ON THAT AS WELL.
BARBARA, NEXT SLIDE. SO NOW THAT WE HAVE MORE AND MORE DIGITAL MARQUEES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO START DOING SOME SHOUT OUTS.
AND THEN TRANSPORTATION 327 OIL CHANGES, 168 SCHOOL BUS TIRES CHANGED, 02,770,458 STUDENT ID BADGES SWIPED UPON KIDS ENTERING AND EXITING SCHOOL BUSES.
CUSTODIANS CLEANED 44,448,872FT² OF BUILDING SPACE, AND THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TEAM PROCESSED 13,053 WORK ORDERS. I THINK THESE ARE THE KIND OF SHOUT OUTS THAT ARE REALLY COOL, AND IT'S A WAY THAT WE CAN GIVE OUR EMPLOYEES A PAT ON THE BACK FOR A JOB WELL DONE. AND IF YOU'RE ONE OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE TRAVELING ON OUR OVERCROWDED ROADS NOW, AND YOU HAPPEN JUST TO BE PARKED IN FRONT OF A MARQUEE, IT'LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO DO.
YOU CAN READ AND CHECK OUT ALL THE GOOD THINGS WE'RE DOING.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO GIVE INFORMATION AS NEEDED, LIKE JERI AND HER SAFETY SECURITY TEAM.
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AND SO PEOPLE WILL BE PREPARED FOR THAT. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL PROTECT OUR SCHOOL ZONES AND GET PEOPLE TO START SLOWING DOWN AS WE START YET ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR.SO WHAT WE CALL THESE MARQUEE SHOUT OUTS AND USEFUL INFORMATION.
ALRIGHT, NEXT SLIDE, BARBARA. AND THEN WANTED TO INVITE ALL OF YOU HERE AND THOSE LISTENING.
WE WILL OPEN ELEMENTARY NUMBER 17, WHICH IS NAMED LAMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND WE WILL HAVE THE RIBBON CUTTING AT 10 A.M.. WHAT? YEAH. THAT'S THEIR SCHOOL COLORS, TURQUOISE AND GOLD, AND THEY'RE THE RAMS. YOU COULDN'T HAVE RAMAGE WITHOUT HAVING THE RAMS IT IS ONLY SUITING.
AND I BELIEVE THAT IS IT FOR MY REPORT. AND I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
MR. VELA. HEY, DR. WRIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ON THE FEDERAL FUNDING DR. WRIGHT, DO WE AS A DISTRICT, AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE THIS ANSWER, THAT'S OKAY. MAYBE WE'LL JOT IT DOWN FOR A QUESTION LATER. BUT DO WE, AS A DISTRICT, DO WE APPLY FOR OUR OWN GRANTS AND AWARDS FROM A FEDERAL STANDPOINT? YES. WE HAVE A LADY NAMED STEPHANIE NORRIS THAT IS THE GURU OF ALL FEDERAL FUNDS AND GRANTS, AND SO, A LOT OF IT'S BASED ON OUR NUMBER AND OUR TEAMS AND BASED ON WHAT WE TURN IN, BUT SHE WILL APPLY FOR ANY AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE ELIGIBLE FOR. OKAY, GOOD.
AND JUST TO REITERATE I KIND OF WORK IN THIS FIELD NOW, SOMEWHAT, NOT IN EDUCATION, BUT SO ANYTHING THAT IS ALLOCATED OR ANY MONEY THAT'S AVAILABLE, THOSE ARE ALREADY APPROVED BY CONGRESS, AND WE'RE JUST APPLYING FOR THOSE AWARDS.
GOOD DEAL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DR.
WRIGHT. AND IF YOU GUYS HAVE EVER HAD A CHANCE TO WATCH A SOMEONE CHANGES TIRE ON A SCHOOL BUS, IT IS PRETTY AWESOME TO WATCH. AND IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN YOU THINK IT DOES, SO THAT'S PRETTY GREAT.
ALL RIGHT MOVING ON. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF THE NIGHT.
[H. PUBLIC FORUM ]
WE HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS. I HAVE TO READ A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE.DURING THE PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF THIS MEETING, WE INVITE AND WELCOME ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS, CONCERNS, OR COMMENTS WITH THE BOARD. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD TO LISTEN AND UNDERSTAND THE PERSPECTIVES OF OUR COMMUNITY.
ALSO, KNOW THAT ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AND PUBLIC FORUM MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE GREEN SHEET LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE MEETING ROOM PRIOR TO THE BOARD RECONVENING AT OPEN SESSION. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN BOARD MEETINGS IS LIMITED TO THE PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF THE MEETING AS APPROVED AND BOARD POLICY DEC (LOCAL).
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE AUDIO AND VIDEO OF PUBLIC FORUM IS RECORDED AS PART OF THE RECORDING OF THE ENTIRE MEETING, AND IS PUBLISHED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE WITHOUT ALTERATION. A PERSON WHO CHOOSES TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC FORUM IS CONSENTING TO THE ONLINE PUBLICATION OF THEIR COMMENTS.
EACH OF OUR SPEAKERS IS GOING TO HAVE THREE MINUTES UP AT THE PODIUM.
AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE MISS FLORES, ASHLEY FLORES.
COME ON UP. AND WE'VE ALREADY TURNED ON THAT MIC.
THAT LITTLE GREEN INDICATOR SAID IT'S ALREADY ON, SO JUST ADJUST IT ACCORDINGLY FOR YOUR.
I LEFT THE OFFICE DISAPPOINTED, BUT I REFUSED TO GIVE UP.
SO I SCHEDULED A MEETING WITH THE COLLEGE COUNSELOR.
MY CONVERSATION WITH THE COLLEGE COUNSELOR WAS SHORT.
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SHE ASKED IF I HAD ATTENDED THE JUNIOR PARENT MEETING.I SAID NO, I HAD NEVER HEARD OR RECEIVED ANYTHING ABOUT SUCH MEETING.
SHE RESPONDED WITH, I'LL SEND YOU THE LINK. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, EMAIL ME.
THAT WAS ALL THE CONVERSATION. ONCE AGAIN, I LEFT THE OFFICE FEELING DISAPPOINTED AND NEGLECTED, BUT MORE SO DEFEATED. AS A FIRST GENERATION STUDENT, I AM BOUND TO HAVE MORE QUESTIONS OF WHICH A VIDEO WON'T ANSWER.
I FELT UNSUPPORTED AND HELPLESS IF NEITHER OF THE COUNSELORS COULD HELP ME, THEN WHO WAS GOING TO HELP ME? SO TODAY I STAND BEFORE YOU NOT TO PLACE BLAME ON ANYONE, OR GET MY COUNSELORS IN TROUBLE, BUT TO ASK FOR CHANGE IN THE COUNSELING SYSTEM AT MY SCHOOL WHEN IT COMES TO SUPPORTING FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS.
I ALSO HAVE SOME PROPOSALS, BUT I THINK THE MOST ATTRACTIVE WOULD BE COUNSELORS RECEIVING PROPER TRAINING WHEN IT COMES TO HOW TO PROPERLY SUPPORT AND GIVE RESOURCES TO FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS.
MY SECOND OPTION WAS ALSO ESTABLISHED A COUNSELOR AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, OF WHICH HAS A RULE FOCUSED SOLELY ON FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS, OR MY THIRD OPTION ESTABLISH A PROGRAM AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL FOR FIRST GEN STUDENTS THAT WOULD GUIDE THEM AND GIVE THEM PROPER RESOURCES. WE SHOULDN'T BE LEFT TO FIGURE IT OUT ON OUR OWN, EVEN IF IT'S A SMALL CHUNK OF HAYS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARNING TO HAVING TO FIGURE IT OUT ON THEIR OWN AND DISMISSING OUR CALLS FOR HELP AND THE CHALLENGES WE ALREADY FACE IS UNFAIR AND DISAPPOINTING.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD IF RESOURCES FOR FIRST GEN STUDENTS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE, THEN RESPECTFULLY, THEY AREN'T REACHING EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR SECOND SPEAKER TONIGHT.
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS TIFFANY CHAVEZ.
I'VE NEVER IMAGINED I'D HAVE TO STAND HERE AND BEG FOR SOMETHING SO BASIC AS SAFETY FOR MY CHILD.
BUT TONIGHT, THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR. BECAUSE THE DISTRICT'S DECISION TO RECALL OUR NEIGHBORHOODS BUS ROUTE, MY DAUGHTER, ALONG WITH DOZENS OF OTHER YOUNG CHILDREN, ARE NOW EXPECTED TO WALK A MINIMUM OF 40 MINUTES TO SCHOOL, OFTEN IN THE DARK, ALONG ROADS THAT ARE UNFIT FOR CHILDREN BUT OBJECTIVELY DANGEROUS.
LET ME PAINT A CLEAR PICTURE FOR YOU. VETERANS DRIVE AND CENTER STREET.
THESE ROADS THESE KIDS MUST CROSS ARE MAJOR TRAFFIC ARTERIES.
THESE ROADS ARE WHERE EVEN ADULTS HESITATE TO CROSS.
NOW IMAGINE A 4 OR 5 YEAR OLD TRYING TO CROSS THEM.
THESE ROADS ARE KNOWN AS HAZARDS, AND I'M NOT SPEAKING HYPOTHETICALS.
YET OUR CHILDREN ARE BEING TOLD TO WALK THROUGH IT.
NO CONTINUOUS SIDEWALKS, NO LIGHTS, NO PROTECTIONS, JUST BACKPACKS AND BLIND FAITH.
ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 10 DO NOT POSSESS THE MENTAL AND VISUAL SPATIAL SKILLS TO CROSS STREET SAFELY ON THEIR OWN. THIS ISN'T A STRONG OPINION.
THIS IS RESEARCH WIDELY ACCEPTED SAFETY STANDARD.
LET ME REPEAT. A FIVE-YEAR-OLD DOES NOT DEVELOP MENTALLY CAPABLE OF SAFELY WALKING THIS ROUTE ALONE OR EVEN WITH THE GROUP OF PEERS, ESPECIALLY IN THE DARK, HIGH TRAFFIC MORNING HOURS.
WHAT TERRIFIES ME IS NOT JUST WHAT COULD HAPPEN.
IT'S KNOWING HOW EASILY IT WILL HAPPEN. ALL IT TAKES IS ONE DISTRACTED DRIVER, ONE CAR TURNING TOO FAST, ONE MOMENT AND WE WILL ALL BE ASKING, WHY DIDN'T WE STOP THIS? IF YOU HAVE ANY YOUNG CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN, I ASK YOU THIS.
WOULD YOU BE COMFORTABLE SENDING THEM ON THIS WALK EVERY SINGLE DAY TO GET EDUCATION? IF THE ANSWER IS NO, THEN YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
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WE CANNOT GAMBLE WITH THE LIVES OF THE CHILDREN.I'M ASKING. NO, I'M PLEADING WITH YOU TO REINSTATE THIS BUS ROUTE IMMEDIATELY.
THIS IS A MATTER OF INCONVENIENCE. THIS IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH.
IF THIS IS ABOUT MONEY, THEN I ASK YOU. WHAT IS THE COST OF A CHILD'S LIFE? IF THIS IS ABOUT POLICY, THEN THE POLICY IS BROKEN.
AND IF THIS IS ABOUT OVERSIGHT, THEN I ASK YOU TO FIX IT NOW.
PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL WE'RE MOURNING THE PREVENTABLE LOSS OF A CHILD TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. NUMBER THREE. MR. MOSELEY. ADAM MOSELEY.
HELLO AND GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ADAM MOSELEY.
I'M A FATHER OF THREE AND LIVING IN HOMETOWN KYLE.
ALSO THANK YOU, TIFFANY, FOR YOUR YOUR STRONG WORDS THERE.
I THINK THAT WAS REALLY POIGNANT. AND THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DO FOR HAYS CISD, PUTTING OUR KIDS THROUGH SCHOOL AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS ISSUE, SAME ISSUE THAT TIFFANY BROUGHT UP.
FIRST, AS TIFFANY MENTIONED, THIS HAZARDOUS DESIGNATION FROM JUNE 2ND HAS SOMEHOW BEEN CHANGED.
BUT THE WALKING CONDITIONS HAVE NOT CHANGED AT ALL IN THOSE LAST SIX WEEKS.
IN FACT, IF ANYTHING, IT'S GOTTEN MORE DANGEROUS WITH ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK THAT'S GOING ON NOW ON VETERANS DRIVE FOR THE WIDENING, THE ROADS, THE PARKED AND SQUARE CONSTRUCTION IS ALL GOING.
THESE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS HAVE CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CONFUSION FOR MOTORISTS, WITH NUMEROUS CONSTRUCTION CONES AND TRAFFIC DETOUR SIGNS CAUSING DISTRACTING CONDITIONS AT THE POINT OF THE CROSSWALK. SOME DETOUR SIGNS ARE EVEN PLACED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE CROSSWALK SIGNAGE.
THE SOMEONE FOR RANGER ROAD IS LITERALLY RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE CROSSWALK SIGN THAT'S THERE.
ALSO, THERE'S NOT A CONTIGUOUS SIDEWALK THAT CONNECTS HOMETOWN KYLE TO KYLE ELEMENTARY, PARTLY ON SHAPE RD, WHERE THE RECOMMENDED ONE GOES THROUGH. THERE'S TWO AREAS WHERE IT DOES NOT ACTUALLY CONNECT THERE.
AND MORE POINTEDLY, THE SIDEWALK ON EAST BLANCO, WHICH IS WHERE THE SCHOOL IS, DOES NOT HAVE A PICK UP THE SIDEWALK FROM VETERANS FOR OVER 300FT DOWN THAT ROAD. THERE'S NO STREETLIGHTS ON THAT ROAD EITHER.
AND WITH ALL THE INCREASED TRAFFIC THAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM PEOPLE DROPPING THEIR KIDS OFF, THIS IS RIGHT WHERE ALL THESE 4 OR 5 SIX YEAR OLDS ARE SUPPOSED TO WALK OR RIDE THEIR BIKES. ALSO, THE CROSSWALK ON VETERANS IS POORLY MARKED WITH FADED OR MISSING PAINT AND OFTEN NON-WORKING CROSSING LIGHTS.
AND THE ADDITION OF A CROSSING GUARD AT THIS POINT DOES NOT RECTIFY THE DANGER OF CROSSING HERE, AS WE FREQUENTLY HEAR OF MOTORISTS NOT ADHERING TO THE CROSSING GUARD FOR WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS USING THE SAME CROSSWALK.
THERE'S ALSO A BUSY GAS STATION ENTRANCE THAT STUDENTS WOULD NEED TO CROSS UNPROTECTED, WITH LARGE VEGETATION BLOCKING THE LINE OF SIGHT, AND ANOTHER PATCH OF VEGETATION BLOCKING THE LINE OF SIGHT AT THE CORNER OF VETERANS AND COCKERHAM.
GREG DRIVE DOES NOT HAVE ANY STREET LIGHTS ON IT EITHER, AS WELL AS EAST BLANCO.
THE SECOND POINT AND MY TIME IS RUNNING OUT HERE.
BUT MY SECOND POINT IS THAT THIS WAS NOT A TOPIC PUT ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA FOR MEETINGS PRIOR TO THE VOTE, AND SO THEREFORE VIOLATES THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT BY NOT ALLOWING THESE DISCUSSIONS TO HAPPEN PRIOR TO THE DECISION BEING COMMUNICATED TO PARENTS.
SO WE DO FEEL THAT THERE IS A LOT OF LEGAL STANDING TO OPEN LITIGATION, SHOULD IT BE NECESSARY TO RESCIND THIS DECISION, AND WOULD BE WILLING TO PURSUE THAT POSSIBILITY IF NECESSARY.
AS MY TIME HAS EXPIRED, I'LL JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE OVER 145 SIGNATURES FROM RESIDENTS AND PARENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHY, COLOR PICTURES OF ALL OF THESE HAZARDOUS AREAS, AND THE SUGGESTED WALKING ROUTE THAT I CAN GIVE TO WHOEVER THAT'S PERTINENT TO BEFORE THE END OF THIS MEETING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO SAY IT WRONG.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TIM LABADIE, AND I ALSO LIVE IN HOMETOWN KYLE.
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NOW, IN ADDITION TO BEING CONCERNED ABOUT JUST THE DANGEROUS PATH THAT THEY ARE BEING FORCED TO WALK NOW.WHAT I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT IS THAT I THINK THIS BODY MAY HAVE VIOLATED THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT WHEN IT CAME TO THIS DECISION TO STOP PROVIDING BUS SERVICE. NOW, THE ACT PROVIDES THAT A GOVERNMENTAL BODY, AND I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL AWARE OF THIS, SHALL GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE DATE, OUR PLACE AND SUBJECT OF EACH MEETING HELD BY THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY.
NOW, THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT HAS HELD THAT THE ACT'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS AND TO INCREASE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION MAKING PROCESS. INDEED, BACK IN 1990, THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT HELD THAT, I QUOTE, "OUR CITIZENS ARE ENTITLED TO MORE THAN A RESULT.
THEY COMPARE THE NOTICE TO WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED AT THE MEETING.
I STARTED LOOKING BACK TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED HERE.
NOTHING. NOT A WORD ON YOUR NOTICE. AND THEN AT THE AT THE JUNE 24TH.
SOME OF YOU SEEMED REALLY SURPRISED. AND THERE WAS A STATEMENT MADE LATER ON, AND MY TIME IS REALLY RUNNING OUT, THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THEY HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION NOW, THEY'RE GOING TO BE PAYING ATTENTION.
THEY WILL START PAYING ATTENTION ONCE THEY GET NOTICE OF THIS DECISION.
WELL, WE COULDN'T PAY ATTENTION BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T TELL US.
NOT A SINGLE PERSON MENTIONED HOMETOWN KYLE OR KYLE ELEMENTARY.
THOSE WORDS WERE NOT SPOKEN AT YOUR MEETING. YOU SHOULD HAVE GIVEN US A CHANCE.
THAT'S ALL WE WANT. WE WANTED A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS DECISION MAKING PROCESS, AND WE WOULD HAVE GIVEN YOU FACTS, NOT ERRONEOUS INFORMATION THAT WAS FED TO YOU.
WE WOULD HAVE GIVEN YOU TRUTH AND FACTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
APPRECIATE THAT. I'LL JUST CONCLUDE BY SAYING, PLEASE SET THIS ASIDE.
YOU CAN DECLARE THIS ORDER VOID. SET IT ASIDE.
REPOST IT. LET US TALK TO YOU. LET US WORK WITH YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
ALL RIGHT. LAST SPEAKER TONIGHT. JONATHAN WILSON.
HEY. SO MY NAME IS JONATHAN WILSON. I AM A FATHER OF FOUR CHILDREN, THREE OF WHICH YOU GO TO HOMETOWN KYLE. OH, SORRY. WE LIVE IN HOMETOWN KYLE.
THEY GO TO CULLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SO FOR THIS LAST YEAR, THEY'VE ALL UTILIZED THE BUS SERVICE.
AND SO, LIKE MANY OF THE PEOPLE BEFORE ME, VERY CONFUSED TO RECEIVE AN EMAIL, JUST KIND OF OUT OF THE BLUE, THAT OUR BUS SERVICE IS GOING TO BE SUSPENDED. AND A ROUTE THAT STATES THAT BECAUSE THE SAFE WALKING CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN RECTIFIED. OUTLINING THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE SAFE PLACE TO CROSS, BY GREG CLARKE PARK.
THE ROUTE THAT WAS GIVEN TO US STATED THAT IT WOULD BE 1.8 MILES.
NOW, I HAVE A NINE YEAR OLD. AND I HAVE A SEVEN YEAR OLD, SOON TO BE EIGHT YEAR OLD.
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THEY JUST DO NOT HAVE THAT STAMINA. AND WE ARE A VERY, VERY PHYSICALLY ACTIVE FAMILY.I KNOW THAT MY NINE-YEAR-OLD COULD DO IT BECAUSE HE RIDES HIS BIKE AROUND HOMETOWN KYLE, YOU KNOW, FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER. BUT EVEN THOUGH HE DOES THAT, HE IS NOT COMFORTABLE CROSSING THAT.
SO MY IMMEDIATE THING TO DO WAS TO LOOK AT THE ROUTE THAT WAS GIVEN TO US, THE SAFE WALKING ROUTE.
WHEN I LOOKED AT THAT SAFE WALKING ROUTE. THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 48-151 WAS GIVEN STATING THAT, WOULD YOU ALL KNOW, A REGULAR ELIGIBLE STUDENT WOULD BE PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION IF THEY RESIDE TWO OR MORE MILES FROM THE STUDENT'S CAMPUS OF REGULAR ATTENDANCE MEASURED ALONG THE SHORTEST ROUTE THAT MAY BE TRAVELED ON PUBLIC ROADS, AND IT WAS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A STUDENT ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.
THE ROUTE THAT WAS GIVEN STATED THAT IT WAS 1.8 MILES.
IS IT LESS THAN TWO MILES, OR IS IT TWO MILES THAT MAKES THAT DECISION? AND THEN MOST OF ALL, MY NINE-YEAR-OLD, WHILE HE MAY BE PHYSICALLY CAPABLE, HE HAS ADHD, AND SO WHAT? ESSENTIALLY, WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS THAT IF THESE CHILDREN ARE GOING TO BE ASKED TO MAKE THAT TREK ON THEIR OWN, WHO'S SUPERVISING THEM? HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S HAPPENING? THE WHOLE POINT OF THE BUS IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR CHILDREN ARRIVE SAFELY TO SCHOOL.
OKAY, TEAM, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ALONG TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA,
[I. CONSENT AGENDA ]
ON PAGE EIGHT. WE GOT THREE ITEMS TONIGHT. WE'VE GOT THE MINUTES NUMBER TWO, AND THEN WE'VE GOT PROCUREMENTS AND THE. LET ME GO TO THE PROCUREMENTS ON PAGE TWO.ON PAGE 24. SO IT'S A CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE RENEWAL OF THE EXTREME NETWORKS MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR DISTRICT NETWORK EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE. CONVERGEONE. ANYBODY NEED TO PULL ANYTHING TONIGHT? NOPE. OKAY. ON I.3. ON PAGE 31. THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL TO RENEW THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN HAYS CISD AND TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY FOR THE TEACHERS FELLOWS PROGRAM.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS TONIGHT? NOPE. OKAY.
WITHOUT ANY QUESTIONS. I'M FLIPPING FEVERISHLY ON MY BOOK HERE.
MOVE BY MISS PETRIA. SECOND BY MR. FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO OUR ACTION ITEMS. OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM J.1.
[J.1. Consideration and possible action, if any, resulting from closed session]
ON PAGE 39. THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION TO CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEE THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND THE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES AS DISCUSSED.MOVED BY MISS RUNKLE. SECOND BY MR. VELA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0. ALL RIGHT. WE HIRED SOME FOLKS, DR.
DENNIS HAS FOUR YEARS OF AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL EXPERIENCE, ONE YEAR AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACH, 12 YEARS OF TEACHING. AND HE'S COMING TO US FROM BASTROP ISD.
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WELCOME, DENNIS ORTIZ [APPLAUSE]. AND NEXT UP, THIS IS AN INTERNAL.OH, IS DENNIS HERE? OH. OH, ANTHONY. WAIT. WELL, WE'RE GLAD TO WELCOME YOU TO OUR FAMILY AND, YOU KNOW, WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE ANTHONY, BUT I WAS TOLD TO GO WITH DENNIS, AND I WAS ASKING, WHY WOULD SOMEBODY PUT IT IN PARENTHESES AND NOT GO BY IT? BUT I WENT WITH IT ANYWAY. AND SO, ANTHONY, WELCOME.
WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU JOIN US. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].
ALL RIGHT. NEXT AP AT WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS JASON HENKE, AND JASON IS NO STRANGER TO WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL OR HAYS CISD. HE HAS BEEN THE INSTRUCTIONAL COACH FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AT WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HE'S BEEN A TEACHER FOR 14 YEARS. AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM BE ABLE TO PROMOTE WITHIN OUR DISTRICT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HIM DO GREAT THINGS AT WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL [APPLAUSE]. AND NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, GABRIEL REYES. GABRIEL HAS 15 YEARS OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL EXPERIENCE.
HE'S BEEN A DIRECTOR FOR THREE YEARS AND A TEACHER FOR THREE YEARS.
AND HE IS COMING TO US FROM AUSTIN ISD. AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE MR. REYES JOIN THE JAG FAMILY. AND SO Y'ALL PLEASE GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS WELL.
[APPLAUSE] AND THEN LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, OUR DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES WILL BE CYNTHIA ZAPATA. AND CYNTHIA IS CURRENTLY OUR PRINCIPAL OF OUR IMPACT CAMPUS.
SHE'S BEEN THERE FOR SIX YEARS. SHE'S BEEN AN AP AT MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THREE YEARS.
SHE'S BEEN A TESTING COORDINATOR FOR SIX YEARS, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HER MOVE OVER TO TAKE DR.
DAWSON'S PLACE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE REALLY HARD TO DO. BUT I KNOW SHE WILL DO AN AMAZING JOB.
AND SO LET'S GIVE CYNTHIA A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT. WELCOME, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME TO THE HAYS CISD FAMILY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO OUR SECOND ITEM TONIGHT J.2.
[J.2. Consideration and possible approval of the 2021 Bond Interest-Funded purchase of Dance Uniforms for Middle Schools - Varsity Spirit]
ON PAGE 41. THIS IS FOR THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF UNIFORMS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE PROGRAMS FROM VARSITY SPIRIT FASHION COMPANY.MISS SEDILLO, MISS MORENO, YOU WANT TO COME ON UP? GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, DR. WRIGHT. I'M PATTY MORENO, DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS, AND WE ARE ASKING TO PURCHASE MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE UNIFORMS, ONE SET PER DANCE TEAM FOR THE SIX MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
THAT WILL BE CONSISTENT ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND DESIGN, A LITTLE DIFFERENT COLORS DEPENDING ON THEIR SCHOOL COLORS, BUT THAT WAY THEY'LL ALL HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS SIMILAR ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LOOK, TEAM TO MY RIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? MY LEFT. NO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS. MORENO.
THE SUGGESTION MOTION IS THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE UNIFORMS FROM VARSITY SPIRIT FASHION FO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $53,525.32 AS PRESENTED. SO MOVE BY MISS RUNKLE.
SECOND BY MR. FLORES. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOVING TO PAGE 46.
[J.3. Consideration and possible approval of an Amendment to the Custodial Services Agreement with ABM Industries]
THIS ITEM IS FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTODIAN SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH ABM INDUSTRIES.MR. CLEAVER, MR. PORTER, WELCOME TO THE MEETING.
THEY'VE BEEN AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.
THEY'RE DOING GREAT WORK. ON PAGE 48, THAT KIND OF TELLS THE STORY.
THE REASON WE WANT TO BRING THIS FORWARD AT THE MIDPOINT.
YOU CAN SEE ON PAGE 48 OUR CUSTODIANS VERSUS THE ABM CUSTODIANS, IT'S BASICALLY BUDGET NEUTRAL.
AND BY DOING IT THIS WAY, WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME GENERAL PAY FOR THE SALARIES WITH GENERAL FUND AND THEN ALSO A PORTION OF THOSE SALARIES WITH SOME BOND FUNDS. AND THAT HAS WE'VE RUN THAT THROUGH OUR BOND COUNCIL AND THAT IS AN ALLOWABLE THING.
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SO, AND IT WOULD BE A LITTLE TIDIER TO TRACK THAT WAY.AND SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT OR EXCUSE ME, TO AMEND THE CONTRACT TO INCLUDE RAMAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR A COST OF ABOUT $271,000 ANNUALLY, AND THAT WOULD BE ADDED TO THE CURRENT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL CONTRACT.
AND LIKE I SAID, BUDGET NEUTRAL AT THIS POINT AT THE MIDPOINT AND THEN ON LETTER G, THERE IS ONE, JUST ONE LITTLE SCRIVENER ERROR ON G INSTEAD OF 2023 BOND, THAT SHOULD ACTUALLY BE 2025 BOND.
THANK YOU MAX. ALL RIGHT, THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT HAYS CISC BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED AN AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTODIAL SERVICE SERVICES CONTRACT WITH ABM INDUSTRIES TO INCLUDE CUSTODIAL STAFFING AT RAMAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $271,241 AS PRESENTED. MOVED BY MISS PETRIA, SECOND BY MR. FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MISS RUNKLE. HI, MAX.
THANK YOU. I'M LOOKING THROUGH MY QUESTIONS BECAUSE I THINK SOMETHING GOT ANSWERED RIGHT BEFORE I CAME IN HERE, WHEN I WAS ASKING ABOUT VACANCIES FOR CUSTODIANS AT OTHER CAMPUSES.
YES, MA'AM, WE'LL PROVIDE THAT IN A SEPARATE DOCUMENT.
I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT THAT IN THE GOOGLE. THAT'S FINE. I JUST WANTED, SO ABM, I REMEMBER WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS PARTNERSHIP, IT'S PROVEN TO BE GREAT. I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY NEGATIVES FROM OUR CAMPUSES, ESPECIALLY JOHNSON.
I THINK IT'S SERVED A PURPOSE. AND IN HELPING KEEP THAT CAMPUS CLEAN.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I KNOW ABM HAS HELPED AT MCCORMICK IN THE PAST AND AT OTHER CAMPUS.
SO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CAMPUS IS, WHEN I ASK THAT QUESTION, THAT OUR CAMPUSES THAT HAVE HIGH VACANCIES, IF THERE ARE ANY HIGH VACANCIES, THAT WE ENSURE THAT WE LOOK AT USING ABM FOR THOSE CAMPUSES TOO, SO THAT WE'RE NOT STRAINING OUR CUSTODIAL STAFF.
OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANKS, BYRON.
ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO MORE QUESTIONS.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0. ALL RIGHT. MOVING TO PAGE 49.
[J.4. Consideration and possible approval of the Schematic Design for 2025 Bond Artificial Turf Installation and Running Track Cycle Replacement at all Hays CISD Middle Schools]
THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR THE 2025 BOND ARTIFICIAL TURF INSTALLATION AND RUNNING TRACK CYCLE REPLACEMENTS AT ALL HAYS CISD MIDDLE SCHOOLS. MR. CLEAVER, WELCOME BACK. YEAH. THANK YOU.SO THIS IS A CSP AND WE GOT A COST OR AN OPINION OF PROBABLE COST FROM THE ENGINEER.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE BUDGET THERE IS $12,176,724 ON PAGE 50.
THAT IS ACTUALLY THE CONSTRUCTION COST, AND THEN YOU ADD THE SOFT COST ON TOP OF THAT.
AND SO WE WILL UPDATE THAT FOR THE NEXT TIME WE COME AND TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT THAT.
AND THEN THERE ARE ALSO SIX SKETCHES THAT SHOW THE ACTUAL, WHAT THE ACTUAL CARPET WOULD LOOK LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE ACTUAL TURF WOULD LOOK LIKE.
AND IN MY BOOK, THEY WERE RIGHT THERE BEHIND IT.
BUT IN NATE'S BOOK, THEY WERE SLIGHTLY OUT OF OUT OF WHACK.
BUT IF Y'ALL CAN SEE THOSE. SO WE PROVIDED THOSE AS WELL.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE KIND OF EVALUATING RIGHT NOW, WHICH I WAS NOT AWARE WAS EVEN AVAILABLE, MOST OF THE TRACKS ARE JUST AN ASPHALT SURFACE, AND THEY PUT THAT RUBBERIZED SURFACING OVER IT.
WHAT ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE ENGINEERING IS A POST TENSION SOLUTION.
JUST LIKE WHEN THEY DO POST TENSION HOUSES AND THEY PUT THE CABLES IN THERE AND TIGHTEN THE CABLES.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE ON THE BUDGET.
BUT I BELIEVE IF WE WERE TO GO THAT POST TENSION ROUTE AND IF WE WERE OUTSIDE A BUDGET A LITTLE BIT, I THINK. IN THE LONG RUN IT WOULD BE DOLLARS WELL SPENT BECAUSE AT ABOUT THAT 25 YEAR MARK, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO HAVE TO BE DOING THE ASPHALT. SO NONETHELESS WE ARE ENROUTE OR AND SO WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS. ONCE WE BID THIS, WE'LL COME BACK WITH THE BIDS AND SHARE THOSE WITH YOU ON HOW IT CAME OUT.
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INCORPORATED FOR THE 2025 BOND ARTIFICIAL TURF INSTALLATION AND RUNNING TRACK CYCLE REPLACEMENT AT ALL HAYES CIST MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AS PRESENTED. MOVED BY MISS RUNKLE. SECOND MR. SEIBEL. ANY DISCUSSION? MR. VELA. HI MR. CLEAVER.CAN YOU REMIND ME OF THE IMPACT OF WHAT EXTRACURRICULAR, WHAT SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THE STAGGERED SCHEDULE? IT'S ALL, IT COULD BE ALL SPORTS. IT COULD BE FINE ARTS.
IT COULD BE P.E. SO I CAN CERTAINLY TALK WITH THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT AND THE FINE ARTS AND THE CAMPUS STAFF TO GET A LITTLE BIT BETTER IDEA OF HOW THAT MIGHT IMPACT. SURE, THAT'D BE GREAT. IT'S GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, THE SAME THINGS WE'VE HEARD.
YOU KNOW, THE GUARANTEED PLAYABILITY. YOU CAN GO ON IT RIGHT AFTER A RAIN.
IT DOESN'T GET MUDDY AND STAY MUDDY. SO IT'S JUST GOING TO THE THE GUARANTEED PLAYABILITY.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO IRRIGATE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO FERTILIZE.
YES, SIR. NO, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME GREAT BENEFITS TO THIS.
WHAT ARE THE CONTINGENCY PLANS THAT WE'RE DOING AT EACH CAMPUS? AND I GUESS THAT'S SOMETHING YOU MAY HAVE TO GO BACK TO COACH MOFFETT AND CREW TO. FINE ARTS. GOT YA. AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO INVEST IN DANCE UNIFORMS AND ALL THESE OTHER GREAT THINGS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS, YOU KNOW ESPECIALLY IN FINE ARTS AND ATHLETICS, HAVE A CHANCE TO STILL PRACTICE AND BE COMPETITIVE IN THEIR SPORTS.
SO, IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT'S THE PLAN DURING CONSTRUCTION. YES, SIR. TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A PLACE TO GO. RIGHT. YES, SIR, WE. THAT HAS. YES, SIR, WE WILL GET THAT PLAN TO YOU.
OKAY. BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT. MR. SEIBEL. YEAH, IT JUST KNOWS. ARE THERE SIX LANE TRACKS IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW? AND I DO NOT KNOW, BUT THESE ARE EIGHT LANE TRACKS.
HOLD ON, LET ME LOOK BACK OVER HERE. 6 OR 8? SIX LANE TRACKS I'M SORRY.
SIX LANE TRACKS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL I KNOW HIGH SCHOOL WE WANT EIGHT, RIGHT? BUT SIX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL. I KNOW COACH MOFFETT IS NOT HERE, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S.
WRITING IT DOWN. YEAH. IT'S A NORM. OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
OKAY. GOT IT. OKAY. IT MEETS TO THE HIGH SCHOOL WITH AN EIGHT-LANE TRACK PRACTICE.
SIX LANES PERFECTLY, OKAY, GREAT. THANKS. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
THAT'S A GOOD ONE, MR. FLORES, DID I SEE YOUR HAND, OR WAS THAT JUST AN ANOMALY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.
ALL IN? NO DISCUSSION. NO. ALL RIGHT. SEEING.
NONE. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0. AND JUST A REMINDER, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE FIRMS THAT WE KIND OF ALLOCATED.
WE APPROVED EARLY BEFORE THE BOND WAS PASSED TO KIND OF GET OURSELVES READY FOR WHEN THE BOND PASSED, AND WE COULD BE READY TO GO WITH SOME OF THESE PROJECTS. SO THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF US TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE BEFORE THE BOND AND ASSIGNING SOME VENDORS SO THAT WHEN THE BOND'S READY, WE'RE READY TO ACT QUICKLY.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH MAX, I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT.
[J.5. Consideration and possible approval of the Selection of Architect for Design Services for 2025 Bond - Middle School #7]
SERVICES FOR THE 2025 BOND - MIDDLE SCHOOL #7.YES, SIR. SO AS THE AS IT STANDS NOW IN OUR FACILITY MASTER PLAN, WE'RE RECOMMENDING, AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC NUMBERS KIND OF RECOMMEND AS WELL, KIND OF POINT TO THE DIRECTION TO OPEN UP MIDDLE SCHOOL 7 WHEN WE OPEN UP HIGH SCHOOL 4 IN 2029.
AND SO WE'D LIKE TO GET THAT DESIGN UNDERWAY.
WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF RUNWAY AND WE'D LIKE TO USE IT.
AND WE WANT TO RECOMMEND O'CONNELL ROBERTSON FOR THAT.
YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE FULLY PARTICIPATED IN OUR MASTER PLANNING PROCESS FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND THE ELEMENTARIES, I THINK THEY'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB. THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON ED SPECS FOR US THAT INCORPORATE ALL THOSE ITEMS THAT WE'VE LEARNED, AND ALL THESE LESSONS LEARNED ON THESE MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
YOU KNOW, DAHLSTROM IS IN THE SAME BOAT. WHAT IS THE NEXT ROUND? WHAT IS THAT NEXT ROUND OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS LOOK LIKE? WHAT ARE THE TEA REQUIREMENTS? WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FROM OUR CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT? YOU KNOW, WHAT DO WE NEED? WHAT WORKS FOR US? AND SO THAT SCHOOL LOOKS LIKE IT HAS EVEN GROWN A LITTLE MORE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE ASPECTS NOW. AND SO WE WOULD START THIS PROCESS BY EVALUATING THE SPECS AND DETERMINE, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE NEXT WAY FORWARD. BUT BOTTOM LINE IS WE WANT TO RECOMMEND O'CONNELL ROBERTSON JUST FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL 7 BECAUSE OF THE GOOD WORK THEY'VE DONE ON THOSE
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MIDDLE SCHOOL DESIGNS, AND WE WANT TO JUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD WITH THEM.GREAT. THANK YOU MAX. OKAY. SUGGESTED MOTION IS THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE ASSIGNMENT OF O'CONNELL ROBERTSON ARCHITECTS FOR THE 2025 BOND MIDDLE SCHOOL 7. AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO NEGOTIATE FEES AND EXECUTE A SATISFACTORY CONTRACT AS PRESENTED.
MOVE BY MR. FLORES. SECOND BY MISS PETREA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0. CONGRATULATIONS. CONTINUITY IS IMPORTANT.
APPRECIATE THIS. OKAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM J.6.
[J.6. Consideration and possible approval of Guaranteed Maximum Prices for 2025 Bond School Renovations and Additions at Hays High School, Johnson High School, and Lehman High School]
ON PAGE 59. THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICES FOR THE 2025 BOND ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, AND LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL. YES, SIR.THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, DURING OUR MASTER PLANNING PROCESS WE PRESENTED THIS TO YOU ALL SEVERAL TIMES.
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FOURTH TIME Y'ALL HAVE SEEN THIS. YOU SAW IT BACK IN MAY OF 24 FOR SD, AND THEN IN OCTOBER FOR A DESIGN TO DATE, AND THEN AGAIN IN DECEMBER FOR DD APPROVAL.
SO WE'RE COMING TO YOU NOW FOR THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICES FOR THOSE THREE CAMPUSES.
WE HAVE OUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM BARTLETT COCKE AND CORE HERE, AND ALSO FROM HUCKABEE ARCHITECTS.
THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THOSE RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $117,627,796.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE VARIOUS GMP LEVELS. HAYS HIGH SCHOOL IS 41 MILLION, LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL 48 MILLION AND JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL 27 MILLION. AND THEN STARTING ON PAGE 61, YOU HAVE THE GMP LETTERS FROM THOSE VENDORS.
ANYONE WANTS TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS? LOOK TO MY LEFT.
TO MY RIGHT. I HAVE ONE QUESTION, MAX, ON THIS ONE.
SO WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS ORIGINALLY, THE NUMBERS ON THE SUGGESTED MOTION ARE DIFFERENT FOR BARTLETT THAT ARE ON THE PROPOSALS THAT ARE IN THE DAIS FOLDER. SO DO WE NEED TO ALIGN THE NUMBERS THAT ARE ON THE BID PROPOSALS TO THE MOTION? THEY SHOULD BE, AND I THOUGHT WE HAD WE DONE THAT.
THEY ARE DIFFERENT. THE BARTLETT NUMBERS ARE DIFFERENT.
CORE IS THE SAME. OKAY. LET ME TAKE A LOOK REAL QUICK.
ON THE FLY ADJUST THE MOTION TO THE BUDGETS, THE PROPOSALS.
I WOULD DO THE, IF YOU JUST GIVE ME ONE SECOND.
OKAY. SO FOR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S THE NUMBER ON PAGE 61, THE $41,813,654. OKAY. AND CORE YOU SAID WAS THE SAME.
AND THEN ON LEHMAN. IS IT EIGHT OR.
IT IS ALSO THE ONE ON PAGE 66. OKAY. SO BASICALLY THE WAY THAT WORKS IS WE GET A GMP NUMBER AND THEY KEEP MASSAGING IT AND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO IT'S TIME TO TURN IT IN. ALL RIGHT.
I'M GOING TO DO SOME MATH HERE. SOMEONE CHECK ME.
WE'RE GOING TO REDO THE TOTAL.
NICE. ALL RIGHT, LET ME JUST THIS NUMBER HERE.
OKAY. THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE 2025 BOND RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, AND LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, AS DESIGNED BY HUCKABEE ARCHITECTS, AND APPROVED THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE GMP FROM BARTLETT COCKE IN THE AMOUNT OF $41,813,654 FOR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, AND $48,517,728 FOR LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL AND CORE CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $27,440,143
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FOR JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL. TAKE A BREATH. OKAY.FOR A TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED $117,771,525 AS PRESENTED.
MOVED BY MR. FLORES, SECONDED BY MISS PETREA.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0. ALL RIGHT.
MOVING ON TO J.7. ON PAGE 68. THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE GRANT EASEMENTS
[J.7. Consideration and possible approval of the Grant of Easements to the City of Kyle]
TO THE CITY OF KYLE. MAX. YES, SIR. TAKE IT AWAY.YES, SIR. THE EASIEST WAY TO EXPLAIN THIS ONE IS ON PAGE 70.
SO BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 24, Y'ALL APPROVED AN ANTHEM WATER LINE EASEMENT BEHIND HAYS HIGH SCHOOL.
AND ON PAGE 70, YOU CAN SEE THE ACREAGE AMOUNT ON THAT AND THE APPRAISED VALUE.
SO THE ITEM TONIGHT IS TO DISCUSS THE DIFFERENT EASEMENT REQUESTS AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL.
THERE'S ACTUALLY, YOU CAN SEE THE FOUR DIFFERENT REQUESTS THERE, EXCUSE ME FIVE REQUESTS THERE.
WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL THERE'S TWO REQUESTS THERE.
YOU CAN SEE THE WALLACE APPRAISAL FOR THAT VIBE TRAIL AT $243,403, AND THEN THE PAC, THE APPRAISAL THERE AT EVERETT DRIVE AND CROMWELL DRIVE, THOSE TWO FOR A TOTAL OF $88,872.
THEY ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THE APPRAISAL FOR THOSE FIVE LEHMAN TRACKS.
THE NATURE OF THE APPROVAL TONIGHT, OR THE REQUEST, IS TO APPROVE AS WRITTEN THERE, THE WALLACE AND PAC NUMBERS AND THEN AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND OR BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE DOCUMENTS ONCE THE APPRAISALS COME IN FOR LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, SHOULD Y'ALL WANT TO DO THAT. OH, AND I'M SORRY.
IN THE CITY OF KYLE, WE PROVIDED A ABOUT A 38 PAGE DOCUMENT KIND OF DETAILING ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT REQUESTS THAT KIND OF SHOWED A THE BLACK LINES OF THE ACTUAL SURVEY DOCUMENTS THAT SUPERIMPOSED OVER SOME IMAGERY, SOME AERIAL IMAGERY.
SO YOU COULD TELL, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHAT YOU WERE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT. THANK YOU, MAX.
AND JUST FOR THE TEAM, THIS IS A GOOD CADENCE.
SO THIS IS OPENING THE DOOR NOW FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THE DOLLAR VALUE.
WE CREATE EASEMENTS ALL THE TIME, BUT THEN NOW WE'RE GETTING WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT MONEY ON PAYING FOR IT, SO. OKAY. THANKS, MAX. ALL RIGHT. THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES GRANT THE REQUESTED EASEMENTS FROM THE CITY OF KYLE AND AUTHORIZE THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND OR SUPERINTENDENT TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY AND CONVENIENT TO CLOSE THE TRANSACTIONS AS PRESENTED.
MOVE BY MISS PETREA. SECOND BY MR. FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, MISS FLORES. YEAH. MAX, I JUST WANT TO.
DO WE HAVE A CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE FOR, I BELIEVE IT'S A ROUNDABOUT AND A WIDENING OF BUNTON CREEK ROAD THERE FOR BUNTON LANE? NO, SIR, WE DON'T. THE CITY OF KYLE HAS HIRED A TRANSPORTATION SORT OF COORDINATOR, AND THAT PERSON HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD TO WORK WITH.
YES, SIR. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT'S COMING UP PRETTY SOON.
AS LONG AS WE'RE COMMUNICATING WITH THE FAMILIES AHEAD OF TIME AND BEING PROACTIVE ON THAT FRONT.
THAT'D BE GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
MR. SEIBEL. YEAH, I'M JUST CURIOUS. CAN YOU REMIND ME HOW THE APPRAISAL PROCESS WORKS IN THIS SITUATION BETWEEN TWO PUBLIC ENTITIES? IS IT OUR APPRAISER OR THEIR APPRAISER? NEUTRAL PARTY? SO THEY OFFER THE FIRST APPRAISAL, AND WE GET THAT ON THEIR DIME, ON THEIR NICKEL.
AND IF SHOULD WE NOT LIKE THAT APPRAISAL, WE COULD THEN DO OUR OWN IF WE WANTED TO.
OR WE COULD TAKE THAT APPRAISAL. SO AND WE HAVE DONE ONE TIME WHERE WE DID OUR OWN APPRAISAL.
I REMEMBER DOING THAT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. AND IT WAS, IT DID US OKAY.
IT WASN'T A LARGE DISCREPANCY, A LARGE DIFFERENCE, BUT IT WAS IT WAS SOME.
BUT IT COULD ALSO GO THE OTHER WAY. RIGHT. NO, I MEAN, TO ME I WAS LIKE, MAN, IT'S PRETTY NICE CHUNK OF CHANGE FOR SOME OF THE PIECES OF LANDS, OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE IN PRETTY PRIME LOCATIONS, SO IT'S KIND OF THE BENEFIT OF IT FOR. THE ONES AT THE PAC WHERE THEY KIND OF BLEW ME AWAY
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A LITTLE BIT. YEAH, YEAH. SO JUST KIND OF CURIOUS IF THAT WORKED.OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, TEAM, WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MR. FLORES? OH. ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL, THAT COMPLETES OUR ACTION ITEMS FOR THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEMS ON K.1.
[K.1. First Reading of TASB Policy Update 125]
ON PAGE 71. MISS OROSCO HAS BEEN. THIS IS PAGE 73, THE FIRST READING OF OUR TASB POLICY UPDATE 125, AFFECTING LOCAL POLICIES. MISS OROSCO HAS AGREED TO KIND OF WALK US THROUGH THESE NEXT TWO MEETINGS, NEXT TWO ITEMS. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO FOR TASB POLICY UPDATE 125, THERE ARE SEVEN POLICIES THAT ARE IMPACTED WITH SOME SLIGHT REVISIONS. WHAT I HAVE INCLUDED IN THE DAIS FOLDER IS AN EXPLANATORY NOTE.SO, YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT, IT'S TWO PAGES, BACK AND FRONT, SO GIVE YOU AN EXPLANATION, NOT JUST SHOW YOU THE RED LINE AND THE BLUE ADDITIONS, BUT ACTUALLY WILL EXPLAIN WHY THESE CHANGES ARE BEING MADE.
SO YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THIS AT YOUR LEISURE.
SO THAT IS LISTED ON THOSE TWO PAGES. THE FIRST ONE IS BDAA LOCAL THAT IS HAS A SLIGHT REVISION, AND THE REVISIONS ARE RECOMMENDED TO THOSE LOCAL POLICY BOARD OFFICER DUTIES AND REQUIREMENTS.
AND IT'S JUST A SIMPLE SENTENCE THAT THEY HAVE MARKED OUT.
AND IT WILL TELL YOU WHY IT WAS MARKED OUT. THE REASONING BEHIND THAT.
THE NEXT ONE IS BDB LOCAL, BOARD INTERNAL ORGANIZATION BOARD COMMITTEES, AGAIN GIVING YOU THE REASONING BEHIND WHY THERE WAS A SLIGHT CHANGE. JUST CLARIFYING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BOARD COMMITTEES AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
BDF LOCAL, BOARD INTERNAL ORGANIZATION ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
AND THAT IS JUST TO COORDINATE WITH CHANGES AT BDB.
FDE LOCAL, ADMISSION - SCHOOL SAFETY TRANSFERS.
AND THAT IS JUST RECOMMENDING FOR AN INCLUSION OF AN OFFENSE ON THERE.
AND THEN WE HAVE FEC LOCAL, ATTENDANCE - ATTENDANCE FOR CREDIT.
THAT WILL GIVE YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.
BUT I THINK THIS IS VERY HELPFUL FOR US TO HAVE AND THIS IS SOMETHING MOVING FORWARD.
I KNOW MISS GLORIA IS GOING TO INCLUDE WHEN WE HAVE ANY POLICY UPDATES FROM TASB AND THAT IS ALL ON POLICY UPDATE 125. THANK YOU, MISS OROSCO. IT'S NICE TO HAVE OUR TASB CONSULTANT HERE ON STAFF, SO TO SPEAK, THAT CAN HELP US WALK THROUGH, SOME OF THIS STUFF CAN BE KIND OF COMPLICATED, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. ALL RIGHT. K.2. THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR FIRST READING OF
[K.2. First Reading of Proposed Revisions to Local Policies CCA and GE]
A COUPLE POLICIES THAT OUR POLICY COMMITTEE WORKED OUT AND WORKED THROUGH. MISS OROSCO, YOU WANT TO KICK US OFF WITH THIS ONE? YES. SO OUR AMAZING POLICY COMMITTEE, COMPOSED OF MISS PETREA AND MISS RUNKLE AND MYSELF, WE DID MEET TO DISCUSS TWO POLICIES, TWO LOCAL POLICIES. THAT IS WHERE THE BOARD CAN ACTUALLY CUSTOMIZE POLICY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT.SO THE FIRST POLICY IS GE LOCAL, WHERE WE PROPOSE ADDING LANGUAGE TO CLARIFY THAT BOARD MEMBERS AND DISTRICT EMPLOYEES SHALL NOT SERVE IN A FINANCIAL CAPACITY FOR ANY SCHOOL RELATED BOOSTER CLUB OR ORGANIZATION.
THIS RESTRICTION IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT ACTUAL PERCEIVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND TO SAFEGUARD BOTH THE EMPLOYEE AND THE DISTRICT FROM POTENTIAL UNDUE INFLUENCE OR LIABILITY RELATED TO FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND AUDIT COMPLIANCE.
YOU WILL SEE THAT IN YOUR AGENDA BOOK, IT DOES HAVE THE RED LINE WITH THE BLUE EDITIONS.
THAT WAS APPROVED. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO OUR BOARD ATTORNEY FOR APPROVAL.
THE NEXT ONE IS CCA LOCAL, WE RECOMMEND ALIGNING BOND INTEREST PROCEDURES WITH A $100,000 THRESHOLD THAT WE HAVE SET FORTH FOR PURCHASING. WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THOSE TWO THINGS WERE ALIGNED.
WE DID SUBMIT IT TO OUR BOARD ATTORNEY AS WELL.
WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING, WE DO HAVE POLICY COMING DOWN, RIGHT.
LEGAL POLICY THAT WILL BE PRESENTED PROBABLY IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER, THAT WHEN IT IS LEGAL POLICY, WE HAVE NO CHOICE. WE HAVE TO ADOPT IT. THAT IS WHAT THE STATE LAW SAYS.
THE STATE LAW DOES HAVE, NOW SAYS THAT CELL PHONES IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT TO BE USED AT SCHOOL.
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HOWEVER, SCHOOL BOARDS DO HAVE THE OPTION OF GOING WITH OPTION ONE, WHICH IS NOT TO HAVE ANY CELL PHONES ON CAMPUSES, ON SCHOOL PROPERTY, OR OPTION TWO, WHICH SAYS THAT YOU CAN HAVE CELL PHONES BUT THEY HAVE TO REMAIN SECURE.HOWEVER, THAT IS SET FORTH BY ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS.
SO OUR COMMITTEE WAS PROACTIVE, WE DID MEET AND DISCUSS THAT.
AND WHILE WE CANNOT WRITE OUR LOCAL POLICY YET BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE LEGAL POLICY IN FRONT OF US, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE CELL PHONE OPTION THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO KEEP THEIR DEVICES ON THEIR PERSON IN A SECURE MANNER.
HOWEVER, IT WILL BE UP TO ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR HOW THIS WILL BE MANAGED, AND WE'RE WAITING FOR LEGAL POLICY IN ORDER TO DRAFT THAT ALIGN LOCAL POLICY.
SO OUR POLICY COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING. ONCE THAT IS HANDED DOWN, WE KNOW A LOT OF LEGAL POLICIES COMING OUR WAY THAT WILL HAVE SOME LOCAL POLICY IMPLICATIONS, AND WE WILL BE ALIGNING OUR LOCAL POLICY TO MATCH OUR LEGAL POLICY.
AND MISS PETREA, MISS RUNKLE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT.
BUT THAT IS AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF WHAT OUR POLICY COMMITTEE ADDRESSED.
GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT. THIS WILL BE, WILL VOTE ON THIS AT OUR AUGUST MEETING.
SO OUR FIRST READING WILL BE AUGUST MEETING BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS NEXT TIME.
[O. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES]
MOVE THAT UP TO NOW TO SEE IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE BREAK INTO OUR SECOND PORTION OF THE MEETING AND GO BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION.I LOOK TO MY LEFT, MR. FLORES. YES. CAN I PLEASE, IF WE COULD PLEASE GET A LIST OF COUNSELING SERVICES RELATED TO FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS AT ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS? IN ADDITION. CAN I PLEASE GET THE EXACT CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE FOR THE CITY OF KYLE FOR THE 2022 ROAD BOND AS IT PERTAINS TO STAGECOACH AND CENTER STREET.
AND IN ADDITION, MAY I PLEASE GET AN UPDATE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY OF KYLE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF STOPLIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS ACROSS VETERANS DRIVE INTO HOMETOWN KYLE. THANK YOU.
AND PLEASE PROVIDE ANY COMMUNICATION REGARDING REDOING THE CROSSWALK.
THE LINES THAT ARE MAINTAINED BY THE CITY OF KYLE.
THANK YOU. MR. SEIBEL, DID I SEE YOUR HAND EARLIER? DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YOU'RE JUST FEVERISHLY TYPING. OKAY, GREAT. NOW TO MY RIGHT, MISS PETREA. OKAY, SORRY. I GOT A BUNCH READY, AND I WROTE THESE DOWN, MR. SEIBEL, SO IF YOU DON'T CATCH THEM ALL, I'LL GIVE YOU MY SCRATCHY HANDWRITING.
ALL RIGHT. SO SIMILAR TO MR. FLORES, WHAT SERVICES DO WE PROVIDE FIRST GEN STUDENTS SEEKING COLLEGE GUIDANCE? AND CAN WE CONSIDER OFFERING A CLASS OR SATURDAY SCHOOL TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON COMPLETING THE COMMON APP, NAVIGATING COLLEGE RESOURCES, COMPLETING FAFSA, WRITING COLLEGE ESSAYS, COMPLETING FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS AND APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. ALSO, CAN WE JUST DOUBLE CHECK WITH OUR ATTORNEY THAT OUR AGENDA WORDING REGARDING HAZARDOUS ROUTES IS SUFFICIENT? PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK THE ROUTES THAT THE SPEAKER TALKED ABOUT, THAT WE'RE RIGHT AT TWO MILES TO MAKE SURE THOSE AREN'T 1.8.
ALSO, I'D LIKE TO KNOW THE COST TO PROVIDE BUS SERVICE TO ALL STUDENTS CURRENTLY IMPACTED BY SO-CALLED SAFE ROUTES, INCLUDING GARLIC CREEK, PLUM CREEK, 150 EAST CORRIDOR, SUMMERFIELD, HIGHLANDS OF GRISTMILL, MILL CREEK, MEADOW WOODS, THE DAISY LANE CORRIDOR, HOMETOWN KYLE, AND ANY OTHERS I MAY HAVE MISSED.
THAT'S WHAT AFFECTED GARLIC CREEK. OR IF THERE WAS SOME OTHER DEVELOPER CHANGE THAT WAS THE RESULT OF THE HOMETOWN KYLE CHANGE. SO PLEASE REMIND ME OF WHAT HAPPENED THERE, THANK YOU.
THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY, GREAT.
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YOU GOT. OKAY. OKAY. WE WILL GET YOU THOSE. WE WILL GET YOU THOSE.WE CAN CAPTURE FOR THE BOARD. OKAY. OKAY, TEAM.
SO NOW THAT IS THE KIND OF, LIKE, TWO MEETINGS AND ONE TONIGHT.
THAT'S THE END OF OUR THE FIRST PART OF THIS MEETING.
THE SECOND PART OF OUR MEETING IS PERSONNEL ISSUES.
[L. CLOSED SESSION]
PERSONNEL MATTERS GOING INTO A CLOSED SESSION AGAIN.AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO A CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551, CHAPTERS D AND E. THE TEXAS OR TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTIONS 418.183F. THE TIME IS 7:51.
SO TEAM, REMEMBER, ANYTHING YOU'RE BRINGING INTO CLOSED SESSION WILL HAVE TO BE GIVEN TO MR. SEIBEL FOR COLLECTION AFTER. SO JUST BRING YOUR NOTES AND ANYTHING YOU WISH TO.
YES, YOU CAN BRING YOUR LAPTOP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. WE ARE BACK, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
[M. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]
IN OPEN SESSION AGAIN. THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL OF YOU IN ATTENDANCE.[N.1. Consideration and possible action, if any, resulting from closed session]
IT'S ON PAGE 87. IT'S IN N.1.A. IT IS OUR CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO ACCEPT THE SUMMATIVE EVALUATION DOCUMENT FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ACCEPTS THE SUMMATIVE EVALUATION DOCUMENT FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT, AS DISCUSSED. SECONDED BY MISS OROSCO. YEAH, I JUST MOVED IT.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I WAS OPPOSED.
MOTION CARRIES 7-0. ALL RIGHT. MOVE IN ON TO OUR SECOND ITEM.
I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT EXTENSION AND COMPENSATION, AS DISCUSSED AND PRESENTED. SECONDED BY MISS PETREA.
AND THAT'S ALL THAT WE CAN DO EACH YEAR. AND THEN ON THE COMPENSATION PIECE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ANY, THERE WILL NOT BE ANY COMPENSATION FOR THIS COMING UP NEXT YEAR.
I DO WANT TO SAY. NO CHANGE. NO CHANGE. SORRY, NO CHANGE IN COMPENSATION.
WE'RE NOT WORKING FOR FREE. WE'RE NOT WORKING FOR FREE.
I APOLOGIZE ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, DR. WRIGHT, A COUPLE OF THINGS. YOU KNOW, UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A PRETTY BANANAS PAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITH THE STATE FUNDING AND EVERYTHING. AND DESPITE ALL OF THAT, I JUST WANT TO KIND OF GO OVER SOME HIGHLIGHTS, YOU KNOW, FROM WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. NUMBER ONE, YOU KNOW, AN OVERALL WE MAINTAIN AN OVERALL B DISTRICT, EVEN THOUGH YOU CHANGE SOME OF THOSE, SOME OF THE THINGS HAVE CHANGED ON US AND WE'RE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT. HALF OF OUR CAMPUSES ARE RATED AT AN A OR B.
WE HAD EIGHT PRINCIPAL CHANGES THIS YEAR THAT LED TO EIGHT CAMPUS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT INCREASES IN THOSE EIGHT, THOSE EIGHT NEW POSITIONS. AND THAT WAS KIND OF LIKE A, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO OUR ABILITY TO PUT THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT PLACE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES. 83% OF OUR AGGRESSIVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT GOALS WERE MET OR BEAT THE REGION IN STATE.
OUR GRADUATION RATE IS 95.2%, WHICH IS BEATING THE STATE AVERAGE BY 3%, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
WE HAVE 14% INCREASE IN STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ADVANCED ACADEMICS.
WE HAVE OVER 7500 STUDENTS EARNING AT LEAST ONE OR MORE COLLEGE CREDITS.
23% INCREASE IN STUDENTS RECEIVING A 3 OR BETTER IN AP PLACEMENT EXAMS. 18% INCREASE IN STUDENTS ENROLLED IN OUR DUAL CREDIT COURSES.
THERE WERE 2,055 INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATIONS EARNED WITHIN OUR CTE DEPARTMENT, 87% OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN CTE, WHICH IS ALL THIS BASED ON OUR 100% HAYS INITIATIVE, WHICH YOU JUST HELPED SPEARHEAD FOR THIS DISTRICT, WE HAD A 5% INCREASE IN FINE ARTS PARTICIPATION.
OUR ART RECEIVED A TFA DISTRICT OF DISTINCTION DANCE FIRST DIVISION BY TDEA.
THEATER HAD 33 NATIONAL QUALIFYING STUDENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL THESPIANS, MUSIC ALL FIRST DIVISION AND T A&M HONORS FOR BAND, CHOIR, ORCHESTRA AND MARIACHI. AND ATHLETICS WAS 16.6% INCREASE IN ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION IN THE DISTRICT.
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ALMOST 50% OF OUR ATHLETES ARE EITHER ON THE A, B HONOR ROLL, 180 ACADEMIC DISTRICT, ALL DISTRICT ATHLETES, AND THERE WERE 31 ACADEMIC ALL-STATE ATHLETES.21 ATHLETIC TEAMS ACHIEVED A BY DISTRICT OR BETTER RECORDS, AND NINE ATHLETIC TEAMS WENT TO STATE.
ALL OF THESE THINGS JUST DEFINITELY CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS DISTRICT.
BUT I THINK IT'D BE GREAT FOR ME TO READ JUST SOME EXCERPTS FROM PEOPLE IN OUR DISTRICT AND COMMENTS ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT YOU ALL THE WAY FROM OUR CUSTODIAL STAFF, TEACHERS, ADMINS, PRINCIPALS, YOU NAME IT.
WE GOT FEEDBACK AND JUST WANTED TO READ A COUPLE OF THESE.
DR. WRIGHT IS A PERSON WHO CONVEYS CONFIDENCE AND IS A PLEASURE TO TALK TO.
HE'S APPROACHABLE AND MAKES YOU FEEL WELCOMED.
AT HAYS CISD IS FORTUNATE TO RETAIN SUCH AN EXCELLENT LEADER.
I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR HIS GRACE, UNDERSTANDING, PATIENCE, AND STEADY LEADERSHIP.
HE SUPPORTS AND GUIDES HIS STAFF IN FINDING CREATIVE WAYS TO MANAGE CHALLENGES.
HE'S COMPASSIONATE, PRACTICAL, HONEST, TRANSPARENT, GENUINE, BRILLIANT, BOLD, STRATEGIC, EFFECTIVE AND DEDICATED A COMMUNITY COULDN'T ASK FOR MORE IN A SUPERINTENDENT FOR SCHOOLS. IF YOU DOUBT HIS REACH, CONSIDER THE MULTIPLE TIMES ON ISSUE AFTER ISSUE FROM PANDEMIC TO FENTANYL.
OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE REGION AND STATE HAVE FOLLOWED DR.
WRIGHT'S LEAD AT HAYS CISD. WHAT MAKES HIM TRULY EXCEPTIONAL IS HIS BELIEF IN PEOPLE.
HE DOESN'T JUST EXPECT GREATNESS. HE CULTIVATED THROUGH EVERY CONVERSATION, CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY. HE ENCOURAGED OTHERS TO BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES TO REACH HIGHER AND TO SERVE WITH INTENTION. HE FOSTERS THE CULTURE WHERE SELF-BELIEF AND SERVICE GO HAND IN HAND.
KNOWING THAT HE EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS ARE THOSE WHO MOST EFFECTIVELY UPLIFT OTHERS.
I MEAN, THIS IS JUST A HANDFUL OF THINGS I COULD HAVE READ FOR ANOTHER 3 OR 4 PAGES, BUT I REALLY FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT YOU HEAR WHAT OUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR STAFF FEELS ABOUT YOU, NOT ONLY WITH ALL THESE OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT YOU DID LAST YEAR. SO WELL DONE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY? WOULD YOU LIKE ANY COMMENTS? DID YOU GET SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS FROM MY MOM? [LAUGHTER] I WILL NOT REVEAL. I WILL NOT REVEAL WHERE THESE COMMENTS CAME FROM.
NO, THAT'S AWESOME. BUT YOU KNOW, THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE HAVE GREAT KIDS HERE.
WE HAVE A GREAT COMMUNITY, WE HAVE A CAN DO SPIRIT, AND OUR STAFF IS SECOND TO NONE.
THEY VALUE OUR KIDS. THEY KNOW OUR KIDS CAN DO IT.
AND SO ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS JUST KEEP NUDGING THE RIGHT WAY.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING. AND I'M JUST GLAD TO BE HERE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE.
AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT TOGETHER.
GREAT. THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT. OKAY, TEAM. WE HAVE A MOTION.
WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THE MOTION.
THE MOTION CARRIES 7-0. WELL DONE. GOOD JOB. DR.
WRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. SO WE MOVED.
WE'VE DONE. I THINK WE'RE DONE. I THINK THE ONLY THING WE'VE GOT LEFT IS UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS.
[P. UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS]
BUT IF THERE'S NO. OH, YEAH, WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE.IF THERE'S NO NO ANYTHING ELSE? WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED AT 11:15 P.M.
THANKS, TEAM. GOOD WORK. TEAM.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.