>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
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WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU BEING HERE, AND WE WELCOME EVERYONE THAT MAY BE LISTENING ONLINE.TODAY IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025, AND THE TIME IS EXACTLY 5:30.
A QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.
ALL OF OUR ESTEEMED TRUSTEES ARE HERE TONIGHT.
AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN
[B. CLOSED SESSION]
TO A CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS AT TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551 SUBCHAPTERS D AND E OR TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 4181.83F.[C. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION - immediately following Closed Session]
WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.AGAIN, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT AND WE'RE LISTENING ONLINE.
A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED, AND ALL MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD ARE PRESENT.
MR. SEB, ONCE YOU GET KICKED OFF WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE.
[D. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. FLORES, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ OUR MISSION STATEMENT?[E. MISSION STATEMENT]
>> HAYS CISD MAKES IT 100% POSSIBLE.
[F. SOCIAL CONTRACT]
SOCIAL CONTRACT TONIGHT WILL BE READ BY TRUSTEE PETRIE.>> THIS IS OUR NEW ONE. THE BOARD WILL TRUST POSITIVE AND NOBLE INTENT, ENGAGE WITH RESPECT, PROFESSIONALISM, AND PURPOSE, ACT WITH ACCOUNTABILITY, AND A GROWTH MINDSET, AND MODEL UNITY AS DISTRICT AMBASSADORS, AND THAT SPELLS T-E-A-M.
>> THANK YOU PETRIE. ALL RIGHT, TEAM.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF THE EVENING.
[G. PUBLIC FORUM ]
SEE, WE HAVE TWO GREEN SHEETS HIS NAME IS GURIA.ALL RIGHT EVERYONE. DURING THE PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF THIS MEETING, WE INVITE AND WELCOME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS, CONCERNS AND COMMENTS WITH THE BOARD.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD TO LISTEN AND UNDER SAME PERSPECTIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
HOWEVER, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE UNABLE TO RESPOND DIRECTLY TO COMMENTS MADE DURING PUBLIC FORUM.
ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD IN PUBLIC FORUM MUST HAVE COMPLETED A GREEN SHEET LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THIS MEETING PRIOR TO THE BOARD RECONVENING AN OPEN SESSION.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN BOARD MEETINGS IS LIMITED TO THE PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF THE MEETING AS PROVIDED IN BOARD POLICY BED LOCAL.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE AUDIO AND VIDEO OF PUBLIC FORUM IS RECORDED AS PART OF THE RECORDING OF THE ENTIRE MEETING AND IS PUBLISHED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE WITHOUT ALTERCATION.
A PERSON WHO CHOOSES TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC FORUM IS CONSENTED TO THE ONLINE PUBLICATION OF THEIR COMMENTS.
THE FIRST SPEAKER, MR. RANGEL, COME ON UP, AND YOU'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TONIGHT.
MR. RANGEL OUR SPEAKERS WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TONIGHT.
>> THERE WE GO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M PRESIDENT OF THE HAY CISD COUNCIL OF PTAS, AND I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT WE ARE WORKING ON A GREAT NUMBER OF PROJECTS LAST WEEK.
WE STARTED OUR 26TH PTA, AND WE HAVE INTEREST IN STARTING A 27TH PROGRAM HERE IN THE DISTRICT, SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO, CONTINUE TO WORK.
WE HAVE ONE PTA THAT'S IN NEED OF SOME HELP.
WE'RE WORKING TO FIND WAYS TO GET THOSE PARENTS INVOLVED AND DO WHAT WE CAN FOR THEM.
WE WILL BE WORKING, YOU HAVE ALL BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF US IN THE PAST, AND WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THINGS EASIER TO HELP YOU GET MEMBERSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, AND WE WILL BE HERE TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF THE DISTRICT.
WE'VE ASKED FOR A CHANCE TO SPEAK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PRESENT WHAT WE'RE DOING, WHAT WE'VE DONE ON THE LOCAL LEVEL AND THROUGH THE DISTRICT AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TO HELP WITH PROBLEMS FROM STATES.
ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES, SO WE'D JUST LIKE THAT TENSE TO COME BACK AND KEEP A CONVERSATION GOING.
I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY EVERYTHING FROM US. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
YOU GO TO FIVE MINUTES AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.
>> GOT IT. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? QUICK DISCLAIMER I TEND TO RAMBLE, SO I WROTE IT DOWN.
SORRY IF I'M NOT LOOKING DIRECTLY AT YOU GUYS.
BEFORE I GET STARTED, I DO WANT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT MY MAIN DRIVING FORCE
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FOR BEING HERE AND FOR GETTING INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY IS REALLY NOT SO MUCH A PASSION.I THINK IT'S JUST MORE A DEBT THAT I'D HAVE TO PAY.
AS A CHILD JUST GROWING UP, WHATEVER SITUATIONS AROSE, I KNEW THAT THERE WAS ALWAYS A TEACHER, MANY OF WHOM I'M STILL FRIENDS WITH TO THIS DAY.
I HAD MS. EAGELSTON, WHO WAS LIKE MY FAVORITE TEACHER EVER, AND I STILL CHECK IN WITH HER EVERY WEEK.
I THINK THAT THAT'S REALLY THE CORE OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AS VOLUNTEERS AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO AS A BOARD.
OUR TEACHERS ARE LITERALLY CHANGING LIVES EVERY DAY.
BY BEING THERE, A WORD THAT THEY SAY, ADVICE THAT THEY GIVE OR JUST BEING PRESENT, JUST CARING.
WITH THAT SAID, MY NAME IS FABIOLA SANCHEZ.
I SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE MCCORMACK MIDDLE SCHOOL, PTSA.
OUR PTSA IS REALLY PROUD TO REPRESENT FAMILIES, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN THE LARGEST TITLE 1 MIDDLE SCHOOL HERE IN HAYES, NOT JUST TITLE 1, JUST THE LARGEST MIDDLE SCHOOL.
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN PRECEDENT, WE'VE REALLY WORKED HARD TO BUILD A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY THROUGH COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT, WHETHER WE'RE BEING BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND VOLUNTEERING FOR TEACHER NEEDS, SOURCING DONATIONS FOR STAFF AND STUDENT DEVELOPMENT.
JOINING OUR LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHICH WE WERE PROUD TO JOIN OUR FIRST STATE OF THE UNION THIS PAST WEEK AND GOT TO HEAR YOU SPEAK, MR. WRIGHT.
THESE EFFORTS REALLY JUST LED TO A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT, A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM OUR FAMILIES, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD TO BE THE ONLY SCHOOL IN HAYES AND ONE OF ONLY 330 SCHOOLS NATIONALLY THAT WERE RECOGNIZED AS A PTA SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE, WHICH THE HAYES FREE PRESS RUN AN ARTICLE 1.
I'M JUST GOING TO BRAG A LITTLE BIT ON THAT.
BUT TONIGHT, I'M REALLY JUST HERE TO RAISE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE NEW MANDATE REQUIRING THE POSTING OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT TO POST A BILL OF RIGHTS.
FIRST, COST PRINTING AND INSTALLING THESE DISPLAYS IN EVERY CLASSROOM, I'M SURE WILL COME AT A REAL PRICE IN A DISTRICT THAT'S ALREADY FACING TIGHT BUDGETS.
EVERY DOLLAR SPENT HERE IS DOLLAR NOT SPENT ON TEACHER PAY, CLASSROOM SUPPLIES, OR STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH.
EVEN IF THE DISPLAYS ARE DONATED, THERE'S ALSO A VERY REAL HUMAN COST IN TIME TRUST AND MORALE, WHICH IS JUST AS REAL AS MONETARY COST.
SECOND, THE RISK. IF HAYS CISD DOES MOVE FORWARD, WE RISK FRUSTRATING ALREADY WARY EDUCATORS AND FURTHER ERODING THEIR TRUST.
TEACHERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO RELY ON THE SPORT TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHT AND PASSION TO TEACH FUTURE GENERATIONS WITHOUT BEING PULLED INTO POLITICAL SENSE.
AS EDUCATORS LEAVES THEIR PROFESSION AT RECORD RATES, I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT THAT THIS MANDATE WILL HAVE ON THE BACKBONE OF OUR DISTRICT, WHICH IS OUR TEACHERS.
THIRD, THE OPTIONS, I ASK, I BEG THE BOARD TO EXPLORE EVERY POSSIBLE DELAY TACTIC OR ANY AWAITING OF STRATEGY THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY DO SO THAT WE'RE NOT RUSHING INTO A POLICY THAT WASTES A DISTRICT RESOURCES AND ALIENATES STAFF BEFORE THE COURTS HAVE EVEN SPOKEN.
FINALLY, AS A PTA REPRESENTATIVE, I MUST NOTE THAT THE NATIONAL PTA HAS A CLEAR AND LONGSTANDING RESOLUTION ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS MUST REMAIN NEUTRAL IN MATTERS OF RELIGION, AND THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION BELONGS TO PARENTS IN FAITH COMMUNITIES, NOT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AS A PTSA LEADER, AND WITH MY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HERE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO INCLUSIVITY FOR ALL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND OR BELIEFS.
IN CLOSING, I URGE THIS BOARD TO WEIGH THE FINANCIAL, LEGAL, AND HUMAN COST VERY CAREFULLY AND TO REMEMBER THAT OUR SCHOOLS SHOULD REMAIN PLACES OF EDUCATION, NOT DIVISION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT.
[H. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT]
DR. WRIGHT. GET AWAY.>> THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, IN-PERSON AND ONLINE.
TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO START THE SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT OFF WITH THE NEWS THAT WE JUST RECEIVED THAT WE ARE A NATIONAL ARTS AND EDUCATION DISTRICT OF DISTINCTION, AND THERE WERE 100 AND [APPLAUSE] THIS NEXT PART'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE.
YOU MAY WANT TO CLAP AFTER THIS.
ONLY 109 DISTRICTS OUT OF OVER 1,200 IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS EARN THIS DISTINCTION,
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SO THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. NOW LET'S CLAP [APPLAUSE].LET'S FIT STUFF. OUR ART EDUCATORS DO A FABULOUS JOB, AND IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO OUR ART DISPLAYS IN THE DIFFERENT SHOWS THAT WE HAVE, YOU NEED TO GO.
WE HAVE SOME VERY TALENTED KIDS AND SOME VERY TALENTED ART TEACHERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, SO PROUD OF THEM FOR HELPING US EARN THIS DISTINCTION.
I KNOW RECENTLY AT THE TASB CONVENTION, OUR STUDENT ART WAS POSTED FOR ALL OF THE DISTRICTS, AND IT WAS THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY AS WELL, AND ALL THE DELEGATES FROM ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS GOT TO VIEW OUR STUDENT ARTWORK.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THOSE STUDENTS WHOSE ARTWORK WAS DISPLAYED IN HOUSTON AT THE GEORGE R. BROWN CONVENTION CENTER OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND. BARBARA, NEXT.
JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU ALL WE ACTUALLY STARTED OUR TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION TALK TOURS TODAY.
I STARTED AT TOM GREEN ELEMENTARY, AND WE'LL HAVE SEVERAL OTHERS TO GO THROUGHOUT THIS MONTH AND THEN EARLY OCTOBER.
JUST WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN VOTING IN THIS ELECTION, YOUR ELECTION INFORMATION HAS TO BE RECEIVED BY YOUR PARTICULAR COUNTY ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 6TH.
THIS IS THE LINK THAT MR. SAVOY HAS CREATED ON OUR WEB PAGE, AND YOU NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE DOCUMENT.
YOU CAN FILL IT OUT, BUT YOU HAVE TO SIGN IT, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO MAIL IT IN TO THE ELECTIONS OFFICE FOR THE COUNTY THAT YOU LIVE IN.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THIS DONE, AND THEY HAVE TO RECEIVE IT BEFORE OCTOBER 6TH, IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE.
JUST WANT PEOPLE TO REALIZE THAT SO THAT THEY DON'T PROCRASTINATE SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE PART AND CAST THEIR BALLOT IN THIS PARTICULAR ELECTION.
THEN THE LAST THING THAT I HAVE IS JUST ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE.
OUR ENROLLMENT AS OF TODAY WAS 25,020 STUDENTS, AND SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO GROW EACH AND EVERY WEEK.
OUR ATTENDANCE OVERALL FOR THE DISTRICT WAS 95.07%, WHICH IS DOWN FROM THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR, BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE LOTS OF ALLERGIES, MAYBE A DIFFERENT COVID STRAIN, NOT SURE, NOT A PHYSICIAN.
BUT WE'RE DOWN A LITTLE BIT, PROBABLY ABOUT 1.5 PERCENTAGE POINTS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF WILL GET HEALTHY, AND WE'LL MOVE PAST THIS.
THOSE ARE THE THREE ITEMS I HAVE FOR MY SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. THANK YOU.
TEAM, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. WRIGHT? NO. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE EVER BEEN TO AN ART SHOW IN THE DISTRICT, BUT THEY'RE PRETTY AWESOME.
IF YOU THINK YOU'RE A GOOD DOODLER, YOU'RE NOT BECAUSE THESE KIDS ARE REALLY GOOD.
WHEN THAT ARTWORK IS UP AND ON THESE BOARDS, IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE WHAT THEY CAN DO, SO I APPRECIATE THAT SUPERINTENDENT DR. WRIGHT, AND LET'S FORGET.
LET'S GET OUT AND REGISTER TO VOTE.
LET'S GET OUT AND DO THAT, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE.
WE HAD TO DO THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT TO NEXT WEEK FOR SOME SCHEDULING ISSUES, SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THROUGH THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA TEAM STARTING ON PAGE NUMBER 9.
[J. CONSENT AGENDA ]
WE GO THROUGH J1 ON THE MINUTES.ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE MINUTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? MS. ROSCO?
>> THERE WAS JUST A LITTLE CHANGE THAT I'M SUBMITTING TO MS. BARBARA.
THAT WAS JUST A LITTLE TECHNICAL.
>> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? NO. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO J2 AND PROCUREMENT, J2A ON PAGE 22.
THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL TO APPROVE THE COST OF THE ADMINISTRATOR PSAT AND SAT ASSESSMENTS FROM COLLEGE BOARD.
I KNOW WE'RE PROBABLY GOING SOME QUESTIONS FOR THAT, SO I'M GOING TO START TO MY RIGHT.
>> WHO'S GOING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR US TONIGHT? DR. WATSON, MS. HARRAN?
>> I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK PUBLICLY ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS IS A CHANGE TO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
WE'RE GOING TO DO AN OPT IN METHOD FOR 9TH AND 10TH GRADERS, CORRECT? THAT'S GOING TO SAVE US A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY?
>> LESS YOU, SO WE'RE STILL GOING TO DO THIS.
THE PSAT IN THE 11TH GRADE IN THE FALL SEMESTER, AND THEN SAT FOR SPRING JUNIORS, CORRECT?
FOR THE OPT IN, FOLKS, HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT?
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WHAT'S OUR LOGISTICAL PROCESS FOR THAT? ARE WE EMAILING STUDENTS? STUDENTS AND PARENTS? ARE WE PUTTING IT ON SCHOOL LINKS? HOW ARE WE DOING IT?GOOD EVENING, BOARD AND DR. WRIGHT.
TO ANSWER A QUESTION, EACH OF THE CAMPUSES, I MET WITH ACADEMIC DEANS, AND WE HAVE A TEMPLATE THAT WE'VE USED, BUT EACH CAMPUS HAS THEIR OWN GOOGLE FORM TO COLLECT THAT INFORMATION.
THEY HAD SENT OUT THE INFORMATION TO PARENTS SEVERAL TIMES, AND ALSO INCLUDED THAT IN THE STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS DURING THE DAY SO THAT STUDENTS AND PARENTS WERE INFORMED.
THE DEADLINE FOR THAT WAS SEPTEMBER 5TH, DUE TO THE REQUIREMENTS THAT COLLEGE BOARD HAS FOR US FOR ORDERING THE TEST.
WE'RE ALREADY INPUTTING AND CREATING GROUPS ON THE COLLEGE BOARD WEBSITE RIGHT NOW.
>> WHAT WAS THE PERCENTAGE OF OPTING IN?
>> WE'RE AT ABOUT 35% OPTING IN AT 9TH AND 10TH ACROSS EACH CAMPUS.
>> HIGHER OR LOWER THAN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE?
>> I ACTUALLY DID NOT HAVE AN OPINION OR A GUESSTIMATE TO BE HONEST.
>> THAT'S GOING TO SAVE US SOME MONEY.
NOBODY'S EXCITED TO TAKE THAT TEST. LET'S BE HONEST.
I JUST HOPE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR THE SUPER SCORING AT THE SAT LEVEL AND THE PRACTICE THAT YOU GET, AND WHAT COLLEGE BOARD CAN PROVIDE ON THEIR WEBSITE.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW, AS A PARENT, TO GET AN ACCOUNT, TO LOOK AT IT, TO DO PRE-TEST, TO HELP MY KID BECAUSE SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS ARE DIRECTLY LINKED TO SAT SCORES, AND THE MORE YOU PRACTICE, BETTER YOU GET.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S A GREAT CONSIDERATION TO TAKE.
WE STILL HAVE THE 11TH GRADE PSAT, SO THEY'LL BE ABLE TO CREATE THEIR COLLEGE BOARD ACCOUNT AND DO ALL THE PRACTICE FOR THE SAT.
HOWEVER, SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A FEW YEARS AGO ARE THE UNIVERSAL SCREENERS WHICH WE USE NOW, WHICH ALSO HAVE PREDICTIVE PREDICTABILITY FOR SAT AND READINESS.
THE MAP TESTING THAT WE DO THREE TIMES A YEAR WITH OUR STUDENTS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO SHOW WHERE THEY'RE AT, AND THEN WE CAN USE THAT DATA IN TURN TO THEN HELP PREPARE THEM FOR THE SAT.
>> FOR MATH, WE'RE K THROUGH ALGEBRA 2.
THEN FOR READING, WE'RE SIX THROUGH ENGLISH 3.
YES, ENGLISH 3. THEN WE HAVE SCIENCE ALSO SPLATTERED IN THERE, AND THEN WE USE A DIFFERENT ASSESSMENT FOR SOCIAL STUDIES.
>> I THINK WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB AT EDUCATING PARENTS ABOUT COLLEGE BOARD.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW AND HEARD FROM A FRIEND PERSONALLY, SO I THINK THAT'S AN AREA WE CAN HELP PARENTS AND HELP STUDENTS.
SCHOOL LINKS MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUSH THAT MESSAGE OUT.
THERE'S NOTHING WITH NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS WITH YOU HAVE TO OPT IN, YOU JUST HAVE TO DO IT IN EIGHTH AND 11TH.
WELL, I'M GLAD WE'RE SAVING A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY.
I CAN'T IMAGINE ANYBODY'S GOING TO BE REAL SAD TO MISS TESTING DAY.
THE ONLY OTHER THING ABOUT THIS THAT I'M JUST NOT THINKING ABOUT THIS. SORRY ABOUT IT.
WHEN YOU HAVE 35% OF KIDS TESTING, AND THEN THE REST OF THE SCHOOL HAS TO BE REALLY QUIET, AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE SUBS, TO HAVE TO TESTING COORDINATORS, LIKE, HAVE WE THOUGHT THROUGH THE LOGISTICS OF, THESE KIDS ARE TESTING.
BY THE WAY, THAT CLASS CAN'T REALLY TEACH ANYTHING THAT DAY.
THEY'RE GOING TO LOSE INSTRUCTION BECAUSE HALF THE CLASS OR 30% OF THE KIDS ARE GONE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO PENALIZE KIDS THAT ARE IN THE TEST, BUT THE TEACHERS, BY THE WAY, DON'T LOVE THIS.
THEY DON'T LIKE THAT THEY BASICALLY HAVE A WASTED DAY OF INSTRUCTION.
>> AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE ON TEST DAY.
AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, THE DAY FOR TESTING IS OCTOBER 22ND.
THAT DAY, OUR SENIORS WILL BE OFF AT THE TACO FAIR, SO THAT WAS STRATEGIC IN KNOWING THAT THAT GROUP OF STUDENTS WOULD BE OFF CAMPUS ALREADY.
THE OTHER TWO HIGH SCHOOLS ARE DOING THEIR, I HAVE THE DATE OVER THERE.
THEIR NINTH AND 10TH GRADE A SEPARATE DAY FROM THE JUNIORS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS AND MAYBE EVEN MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO TEACHERS SO THAT THEY DON'T JUST HAVE THIS VISCERAL REACTION OF, WELL, THAT'S JUST A WASTE OF DAY FOR ME BECAUSE 10 KIDS ARE GONE IN THE SAT OR PSAT. THANK YOU.
>> SEIBEL. I WILL CHALLENGE THAT NOBODY IS EXCITED TO TAKE THIS TEST.
[LAUGHTER] ON A SERIOUS NOTE, FOR ME, JUST SOAPBOX MOMENT FOR A SECOND.
IT IS A CHANGE OF MINDSET AND GOING INTO THESE.
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FOR ME, IT'S ALWAYS WHAT I TELL MY OWN KIDS.WHAT AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY IT IS FOR US TO SHOWCASE THE ABILITIES AND THINGS THAT WE'VE LEARNED OVER THE CAREER OF OUR EDUCATION AND SHOW ALL THE PEOPLE OUT IN THE WORLD HOW GOOD WE ARE COMPARED TO THEM.
THAT'S WHY I TRY TO BOOST IT UP. COME ON.
>> IT'S BEEN GREAT. IT'S BEEN FUN.
>> BUT ON THIS, HAVE WE EVER BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF DEBATE IN PARENTS, AND I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS TOO, ACT VERSUS SAT, WHICH ONE'S BETTER OR WORSE? IT'S EASIER TO JUST HONE IN ON ONE.
BUT HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT CONSIDERATIONS OF OFFERING STUDENTS AN OPTION BETWEEN ONE AS A DISTRICT AS TO WHAT WE PAY FOR OR ANY OF THAT DISCUSSION?
>> TRUTHFULLY, THIS IS MY FOURTH WEEK IN THE ROLE.
>> TO MY UNDERSTANDING, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT WHAT THE CONVERSATION IS, BUT I CAN FIND THAT OUT AND GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
I DO KNOW THAT WE ARE OFFERED INCENTIVES FROM THE SAT TO HOST AN SAT IN SCHOOL DAY, SO I KNOW THERE IS AN INCENTIVE THERE.
>> I'M JUST CURIOUS IN THE EVER EVOLVING WORLD OF STANDARDIZED TESTING FOR THESE AND WHAT COLLEGES ARE LOOKING FOR AND HOW THEY ARE VIEWING THESE EXAMS JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS SHOWCASED THE BEST THAT THEY CAN ON THAT.
I KNOW ALSO THERE'S INDIVIDUALIZED KHAN ACADEMY LESSONS THAT STUDENTS GET ACCESS TO AFTER THE PSAT.
CAN YOU JUST SPEAK GENERALLY FOR ANY PARENTS LISTENING AS TO HOW THEY-.
YOU CAN LINK YOUR COLLEGE BOARD ACCOUNT TO KHAN ACADEMY, AND THEN IT'LL GIVE YOU PRESCRIPTIVE PRACTICE FOR THE STUDENTS.
GENERALLY, ABOUT SIX WEEKS BEFORE THE TEST DATE WOULD BE A GOOD DAY TO GET THAT LINKED UP.
>> BASICALLY, YOU HAVE A KHAN ACADEMY ACCOUNT.
YOU HAVE YOUR COLLEGE BOARD ACCOUNT, LINK THE TWO TOGETHER.
KHAN ACADEMY WILL LOOK AT HOW YOU PERFORMED ON PSAT AND DEVELOP LESSON PLANS, AND ARE THERE VIDEO LESSONS AND EVERYTHING?
>> THANKS. THAT'S IT. MISS RUNKLE.
>> YEAH, I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING ON THIS ONE UNTIL YOU SAID SOMETHING.
KHAN ACADEMY AND COLLEGE BOARD. I'M GOING TO BE HONEST.
I'M A PARENT AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, AND I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.
I THINK THAT WE DEFINITELY NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF COMMUNICATING WITH PARENTS ON HOW TO ACCESS THAT AND WHAT THE INTERCHANGEABLE TOOLS CAN BE.
THESE ARE GREAT THINGS THAT OUR KIDS HAVE AT THEIR TOOLS, BUT ARE JUST NOT USING THEM, SO OR MAYBE NOT A GOOD PORTION OF THEM.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THAT COMMUNICATION LOOKS LIKE FROM EACH OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND WHEN THAT WILL BE GOING OUT. THANK YOU, MS. HERRING.
>> I'M ALSO WITH MS. PETREA, LIKE, I THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT A HALF AND HALF, LIKE 50, 50.
DID YOU SAID THAT, THE DEADLINE WAS SEPTEMBER 5TH.
I WOULD SUGGEST FOR NEXT YEAR THAT ALL THE EIGHTH GRADERS THAT HAD TO TAKE THE TEST, YOU SEND HOME WITH THE EIGHTH GRADE PARENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR, LIKE, HEY, DON'T FORGET, THAT'S A EARLY OPT IN FOR THE NEXT YEAR TO JUST SEE IF MORE STUDENTS MIGHT BE INVOLVED AND MIGHT BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE THE OTHER RESOURCES THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE IN EIGHTH GRADE GOING INTO NIGHT.
THESE ARE GOING TO BE NEW PARENTS IN NINTH GRADE.
THEY'RE BUSY JUST TRYING TO WHERE DROP OFF IS GOING TO BE, OR HOW THE KID.
THE EARLY DEADLINE OF SEPTEMBER 5TH, MAYBE SOME COMMUNICATION EVEN IN EIGHTH GRADE MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL TO JUMP START THIS FOR US FOR NEXT YEAR.
JUST MY TWO SENSE. MS. OROSCO.
>> YES, THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED LAST YEAR AS WELL.
THIS HAPPENED WITH YOUR CHILD, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THAT YOU DIDN'T RECEIVE THOSE E MAILS EITHER, AND JOY OPENED UP THAT OPPORTUNITY AGAIN AND SENT IT OUT FOR ANOTHER WEEK IN ORDER TO GET MORE FOLKS TO SIGN UP.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL CAN DO AGAIN THIS YEAR? SINCE AGAIN, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE MISSED THAT DATE.
THAT WAS DONE AT A BOARD MEETING IN SEPTEMBER THAT THIS OCCURRED, SINCE IT'S A REOCCURRING ISSUE.
>> WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT.
WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN STILL ORDER THE TEST.
>> I THINK SHE OPENED IT UP FOR, LIKE, ONE MORE WEEK, SO IT DIDN'T HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON GETTING THAT DONE.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR THE FOLKS THAT DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT OR HEAR ABOUT IT SINCE IT WASN'T PROMOTED AS MUCH AS WE COULD HAVE DONE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
THIS IS GOING TO BE THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF
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THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS PLATFORM, SCHOOL LINKS.I'VE ALREADY HEARD HER MY RIGHT.
QUESTION. MISS RUNKLE. YOU'RE UP.
>> MR. WATSON, AGAIN, HOW ARE YOU? SCHOOL LINKS. WHEN ARE THE STUDENTS COMPLETING TASKS AND ASSESSMENTS IN SCHOOL LINKS?
>> FIRST AND FOREMOST, SORRY, I APOLOGIZE THAT I DIDN'T SAY, HELLO, GREETINGS THIS EVENING, SO GREETINGS, DR. WRIGHT BOARD.
SORRY, MADI BELL'S NOT OUT, AND I HAVE TO FILL IN, BUT I'M GOING TO TRY MY BEST.
THE STUDENTS, IT DEPENDS ON THE SCHOOL THAT THEY GO TO, MANY OF THE TASKS ARE DONE DURING AN ADVISORY PERIOD.
JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE DURING THEIR HOME ROOM, LAMAN AND HAYS DURING LOBO AND HOCK TIME, AND THEN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DURING THEIR VARIOUS ADVISORY TIMES.
>> MR. SEIBEL, IF YOU CAN COLLECT THAT QUESTION, IF WE CAN GET A CONFIRMATION EXACTLY HOW THE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE ADDRESSING THAT.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, I LOGGED INTO MY SON'S SCHOOL LINKS.
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I'VE LOGGED INTO IT.
I LOGGED INTO IT LAST YEAR AS WELL, PLENTY OF TIMES, AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE SCHOOL LINKS IS BEING UTILIZED TO THE FULL POTENTIAL THAT IT SHOULD BE.
WHEN I GO AND I LOOK AT THE TO DO LIST, IT'S BLANK.
THERE'S NO EVENTS OF TO DO THINGS.
WHEN I GO AND LOOK AT EVENTS OF MAYBE UPCOMING EVENTS THAT ARE COMING, THAT'S BLANK.
SAME THING WHEN YOU GO TO THE SURVEYS AND FORMS LINK, THAT'S BLANK.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE VIDEOS OF THE HIGHLIGHTS, THOSE ARE SO OUTDATED VIDEOS, AND IF I WAS A STUDENT LOOKING AT THEM, I WOULD GO, I'M NOT WATCHING THAT. THAT IS BORING.
I DON'T KNOW WHO CONTROLS THE VIDEOS ON SCHOOL LINKS, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING UP WITH THOSE.
THE ASSESSMENTS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE TAKING, WHETHER IT BE ACT, SAT, PSAT, THERE'S A SECTION IN THERE WHERE THEY CAN ACTUALLY INPUT THAT INFORMATION.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER STUDENTS LOOKS LIKE.
I SEE ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT SCHOOL LINKS CAN PROVIDE.
I JUST DON'T THINK THAT WE ARE UTILIZING IT TO THE DEGREE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE UTILIZED.
I ALSO SEE ON HERE THAT IT SAYS THIS PLATFORM HAS ALSO AIDED OUR COUNSELOR'S ABILITY TO EFFICIENTLY TRACK A STUDENT'S PROGRESS TOWARDS THEIR POST SECONDARY PLANNING, AND I KNOW DR. WATSON, YOU'RE JUST STUCK UP HERE ANSWERING QUESTIONS, AND I WAS ACTUALLY HOPING MARITZA GONZALEZ WOULD BE HERE TO ANSWER SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS.
MY QUESTION, IF YOU CAN ANSWER THIS, AND MR. SEIBEL IF YOU WILL CAPTURE THIS, IS EXACTLY HOW ARE THEY CAPTURING THAT DATA AND USING THAT DATA? WHAT ARE THEY GOING OFF OF TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE TRACKING? MY KID'S ONLY A SOPHOMORE THIS YEAR, SO MAYBE IT'S JUST NOT BUILT UP THE WAY IT NEEDS TO BE OR IT HAS BEEN YET.
I WAS TELLING MY SON THE OTHER DAY, YOU NEED TO GO IN AND DO THESE ASSESSMENTS.
I WANT YOU TO GO IN AND DO THESE.
IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE DOING OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, THEN SOMEBODY NEEDS TO SAY THAT TO STUDENTS.
BUT IF WE ARE WANTING STUDENTS TO FULLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SCHOOL LINKS AND ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT IT HAS, THEN WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COACHING KIDS ON HOW TO UTILIZE IT, HOW TO PUT THINGS IN, AND BEING REAL CONSISTENT WITH IT.
BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK OVER ON THE NEXT PAGE, AND I SEE ONSITE, VIRTUAL TRAINING DAY, ALL THESE THINGS, WHAT TRAINING ARE THE STUDENTS GETTING ON SCHOOL LINKS? WHAT CONVERSATION HAS BEEN HAD WITH THEM ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY CAN UTILIZE THAT? YOU CAN EVEN GO IN AND LOOK AT COLLEGES AND SEE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY HAVE.
I'M NOT GOING TO KEEP PARPING ON THIS, BUT WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY IS THAT I DO NOT THINK IT'S UTILIZED, AND I THINK WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB AT THAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHO NEEDS TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
TO ME, IT WOULD BE COUNSELING, BUT I AM VERY CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT DATA THEY'RE EXACTLY COLLECTING.
IF THEY'VE GOT SOME DATA THAT THEY HAVE, IF THEY COULD PLEASE SHARE THAT PER THE HIGH SCHOOL, I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> I CAN ANSWER SOME OF THOSE.
THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS WRAPPED UP INTO THERE, BUT I'LL GIVE YOU A HIGH LEVEL.
WE'VE HAD SCHOOL LINKS FOR THREE YEARS, AND IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE TO GET ALL THE SYSTEMS IN PLACE.
WE ARE SCRATCHING THE SURFACE.
I FEEL LIKE WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WITH SCHOOL LINKS.
GOING BACK TO THE TO DO LIST, WE DO SET UP A SCOPE AND SEQUENCE, SO I NEED TO GO BACK AND LOOK INTO THAT.
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WE HAVE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES, AND THOSE ARE SET UP TO COME ONLINE FOR STUDENTS TO COMPLETE BY CERTAIN DATES, SO YOU MAY NOT SEE SOME OF THEM, AND THEN THEY WILL POP UP, AND IT GIVES A DUE DATE.I WAS LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS FOR JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL.
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE HAD OVER 100,000 LOGINS JUST FROM JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTO SCHOOL LINKS.
TRACKING THE COURSE PLANS IS MAINLY WHAT THE COUNSELORS DO, SO WHEN THEY MEET WITH THE STUDENTS, THE STUDENTS STARTING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SET UP THEIR COURSE PATHWAY, SO THEIR HIGH SCHOOL PLAN, AND THEN IT GETS ADJUSTED EACH YEAR.
GOING BACK TO WHEN STUDENTS ACTUALLY ACCESS SCHOOL LINKS, IT DEPENDS ON THE TASK.
SOME OF THOSE ACTIVITIES AND ASSESSMENTS, THOSE ARE PRIMARILY DONE DURING THE ADVISORY TIMES VERSUS WHEN IT'S COURSE SELECTION AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I KNOW THAT THE COUNSELORS GO IN, AND LET'S SAY, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ALL SEVENTH GRADE SCIENCE CLASSES TODAY, AND THEN THEY'LL WALK THE STUDENTS THROUGH, AND THAT'S WHEN THEY'RE ALSO GOING OVER COURSE PLANS, GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.
IT'S MORE THAN JUST PICKING CLASSES AT THAT POINT FOR THE COUNSELORS.
BUT I DO AGREE THAT WE NEED TO UTILIZE THE SYSTEM MORE.
WE'RE DOING SOME THINGS RIGHT NOW, MEETING, YOU'RE SPEAKING ABOUT THE TRAINING.
THE TRAINING IN THERE IS FOR STAFF TRAINING.
THAT'S MAINLY FOR THE COUNSELORS THE VIRTUAL TRAINING, AND THE ONSITE TRAINING IS FOR STAFF, NOT NECESSARILY FOR STUDENTS.
IT'S UP TO THE STAFF TO THEN REALIZE HOW WE CAN BETTER UTILIZE THE PROGRAM, CONTINUE GETTING FEEDBACK, AND THEN TURNING THAT AROUND AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN WITH SCHOOLINGS.
>> OUR STUDENTS HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO USE [INAUDIBLE] FULL POTENTIAL.
WHOEVER IS BEING TRAINED ON THAT NEEDS TO PASS DOWN THAT INFORMATION TO STUDENTS SO THAT THEY HAVE THAT.
I ALSO DID SEE IN THINGS WHERE THERE WERE DUE DATES, BUT I ALSO SAW EXPIRED OR NOT DONE.
WHO'S LOOKING AT THAT GOING? WELL, YOU HAVEN'T COMPLETED THIS ASSESSMENT.
WHAT IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THAT? SAME THING YOU MENTIONED THE NUMBER OF LOG INS.
THE ONLY WAY TO LOG IN VOLUNTEER HOURS IS THROUGH SCHOOL LINKS. MY BET.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M WRONG, IS THAT A LOT OF THESE LOG INS ARE PROBABLY LOGGING IN TO LOG IN TO LOG THEIR VOLUNTEER HOURS? I LOVE THAT THEY HAVE THAT TO DO THERE, BUT I DON'T WANT THAT PROGRAM ONLY USED FOR VOLUNTEER HOURS.
I'D BE INTERESTED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE UTILIZING IT FOR, AND IF IT IS ONLY VOLUNTEER HOURS.
>> ANOTHER THING THAT STUDENTS DO, THEY'RE COMPLETING THEIR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS THROUGH SCHOOL LINKS, YOU CAN DO VIRTUAL VISITS TO FINE COLLEGES.
>> SOME OF THE VIDEOS, THOSE ARE SCHOOLINKS CREATE VIDEOS, SO WE CAN VISIT WITH THEM TO SEE IF THEY HAVE SOME THINGS THAT THEY PLAN ON UPDATING.
THE FAFSA IS COMPLETED THROUGH SCHOOLINKS FOR PORTIONS OF IT.
THERE'S QUITE A FEW THINGS BESIDES JUST THE VOLUNTEER HOURS, AND I'M HOPING THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE MORE LOG INS OVER THE YEARS FOR VOLUNTEER HOURS THROUGH SCHOOLINKS.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, DR. WATSON.
I KNOW THAT THIS IS SCHOOLINKS AND VOLUNTEERS AND ALL OF THAT.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU REALLY HAVE WORKED A LOT HARD ON, AND I THINK WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING AND EDUCATING, AND THEN IT'LL ALL FLOW THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS, I JUST WANT TO MENTION THIS REAL QUICK, TO GET IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC, SO THEY HEAR IT AS WELL.
WE ARE WORKING ON WITH SCHOOLINKS CREATING A VIDEO SERIES FOR PARENTS.
ONE WILL BE GOING OUT HERE SHORTLY WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
FOR JUST GENERAL LOGIN ACCESS FOR PARENTS.
WITH THAT FIRST ONE IS ALSO WHERE THEY CAN SEE THEIR STUDENTS VOLUNTEER HOURS.
BUT WE WANT TO DO THESE IN BITE SIZED CHUNKS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR TO HAVE PARENTS UNDERSTAND SCHOOLINKS A LITTLE BIT BETTER, AND THEN THEY CAN SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS.
I DO HAVE A FEELING THAT SOME OF OUR STUDENTS IS PRETTY INTUITIVE, AND THEY KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE SCHOOLINKS A LITTLE BIT BETTER, BUT IF THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE A NEED, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET ON IT.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A NEED.
>> THANK YOU, DR. WATSON. I LOVE THE IDEA ABOUT THE VIDEO SERIES.
I FEEL LIKE DR. WRIGHT SHOULD MENTION IT IN HIS RIGHT THIS MINUTE AND GIVE YOU A PLUG FOR SAID VIDEO SERIES.
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MAYBE WE'LL ALL COMMENT A LINK IN THAT.I FEEL LIKE NOW THAT THERE'S NO PHONE TIME, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SCHOOL LINK TIME.
I DON'T THEY USE SCHOOLINKS TO DO THEIR SCHEDULES, TOO?
>> THAT'S USUALLY WHEN THEY LEARN ABOUT SCHOOLINKS.
AS A PARENT, THE FIRST TIME I THINK ADDIE WAS LIKE I'M GOING TO LEARN SCHOOLINKS BECAUSE IT WAS HER SCHEDULE THING.
BUT AS A SENIOR, SHE USED IT ALL THE TIME, BECAUSE IT'S WHEN SHE PUT IN HER COLLEGE APPLICATION AND LEARNED ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT COLLEGES AND DID A LOT OF RESEARCH.
I THINK THE FURTHER DOWN WE CAN PUSH THAT EDUCATION IS THE BETTER SO THAT THEY'RE NOT PANICKING WHEN THEY'RE JUNIORS AND SENIORS TRYING TO FIGURE IT ALL.
MAYBE DURING JAG TIME, WIND TIME, LOBO TIME, WHATEVER WE'RE CALLING IT, WE CAN PUT SOME LESSONS TOGETHER FOR STUDENTS AND FORCE THAT, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY DO HAVE TO PUT THEIR VOLUNTEER HOURS IN THERE IF WE'RE NOT ALREADY DOING THAT.
I'M NOT TELLING YOU HOW TO DO YOUR JOB, DR. WATSON.
I JUST KNOW THAT KIDS ARE NOT AS DISTRACTED AS THEY ONCE WERE AND PROBABLY THOSE TEACHERS NEED SOMETHING FOR THEM TO DO.
THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY.
BECAUSE I'M WITH COURTNEY.. THANKFULLY, ADDIE JUST FIGURED STUFF OUT, BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE MOST INTUITIVE SYSTEM.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT CLUNKY AT TIME, MAYBE IT'S GETTING BETTER.
BUT THERE IS SO MUCH GOOD INFORMATION IN THERE.
WE'RE NOT SPENDING A SMALL AMOUNT ON THIS.
THE MORE WE CAN EDUCATE BOTH THE STUDENTS AND THE PARENTS ABOUT WHAT'S AVAILABLE, AND AT LEAST BE ABLE TO TELL OUR KIDS, DID YOU GO IN SCHOOLINKS? DID YOU LOOK IN SCHOOLINKS? CAUSE IT'S PROBABLY IN THERE. THANK YOU.
>> WELL, I APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK.
LIKE I SAID, WE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO ENHANCE IT AND UTILIZE IT FURTHER.
>> YES, I THINK IT COMES BACK TO CONSISTENCY.
BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE CASE ON EVERY CAMPUS.
THERE ARE CAMPUSES THAT ARE REALLY MAKING IT VERY ROBUST AND PUTTING THE ASSIGNMENTS IN, UTILIZING THE TO DO LIST AND THE EVENTS.
I KNOW AT BARTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB AT PUSHING THAT OUT TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.
I REALLY ENJOYED THE COLLEGE VISIT PIECE AND TAKING THE TEST.
FINDING OUT WHAT COLLEGE IS BEST FOR YOU AND GIVING THAT BREAKDOWN FOR STUDENTS AND LETTING THEM KNOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE IF YOU WERE AT THAT CAMPUS.
THESE ARE SOME REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT ARE ALREADY DOING THIS, UTILIZING THAT PIECE OF IT, BECAUSE IT'S PUSHED DOWN DURING ADVISORY, PUSHED DOWN BY THEIR TEACHERS.
HAVING CONSISTENCY ACROSS OUR DISTRICT, I THINK IS A HUGE PIECE, GREAT OPPORTUNITY AT ILT TO TALK TO PRINCIPALS ABOUT MAKING SURE TO UTILIZE EVERYTHING THAT'S THERE, MAKING SURE THAT THOSE FIELDS ARE POPULATED FOR HOMEWORK.
I KNOW HOMEWORK IS A BIG DEAL.
THEY CAN GO TO THAT IN CASE THEY MISS, AND WE USED THAT SO WELL DURING THE PANDEMIC.
IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH STUDENTS, JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO UTILIZE IT SINCE WE ARE PAYING A PRETTY PENNY FOR IT, THAT THERE IS CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE DISTRICT IN THE UTILIZATION OF SCHOOLINKS.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A KEY PIECE, BUT I THINK SCHOOLINKS IS WONDERFUL.
IT HAS SOME REALLY GOOD PIECES TO IT.
I KNOW THROUGH THE CLOSED CLOSET, I HAVE SO MANY STUDENTS THAT I HAD TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE SCHOOLINKS, BECAUSE I WAS SHOWING THEM HOW TO ADD THEIR VOLUNTEER HOURS IF THEY DIDN'T KNOW THROUGH THEIR CAMPUS.
IT IS A GREAT WAY TO CAPTURE SOME GOOD INFORMATION. THANK YOU.
>> TEAM, REALIZE TOO THAT WE'RE APPROVING A THREE YEAR COMMITMENT FOR THIS TONIGHT.
THE PRICING WAS BETTER BY JUST WE'RE LOCKING IN FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, SO WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BEST TO JUST APPROVE IT ALL FOR TONIGHT.
THAT'S WHY YOU SEE IT SUCH A LARGE.
I'M SORRY, ON THE 22ND, BUT WE'RE APPROVING ALL THREE YEARS IN THIS AGENDA ITEM NEXT WEEK. GREAT. THANK YOU, DR. WATSON.
THIS IS GOING TO BE THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF CYBERSECURITY SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
TEAM, I KNOW THAT NEXT WEEK WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME INFORMATION ON THIS IN CLOSED SESSION FOR NEXT WEEK'S MEETING, BUT FOR TONIGHT, MS. OROSCO, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
I LOVE WHEN WE ALWAYS GET THINGS FROM YOU.
YOU ARE SO WELL DETAILED IN ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU GIVE US,
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SO I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.THANK YOU. I WANTED TO ASK YOU.
I NOTICED ON THE SELECTED VENDOR YOU DID GO WITH A LEAST AMOUNT, WHICH I APPRECIATE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THIS IS IT, CYBERSECURITY, ALL OF THESE THINGS.
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU I DON'T WANT TO CUT CORNERS ON COSTS WHEN IT COMES TO CYBERSECURITY.
IS THIS THE BEST VENDOR FINANCIALLY AND THE BEST VENDOR TO GO WITH?
>> IF BEHIND THE SCENES THE MANUFACTURERS WORK WITH SPECIFIC VENDORS.
THEY USE THIS THING CALLED FINDERS, AND THE PERSON THAT FINDS THE DEAL GETS A DISCOUNT COMPARED TO THE OTHER VENDORS.
THIS PARTICULAR VENDOR, SOLID BOARDER WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH FOR 15 YEARS.
NOT ONLY DO THEY HANDLE THE SALE, BUT WE GET FREE ACCESS TO THEIR CYBERSECURITY ENGINEERS WHO HELP US WHENEVER WE'RE TROUBLESHOOTING ANY ISSUES.
WE'RE CONSTANTLY BEHIND THE SCENES FIGHTING ATTACKS THAT HAPPEN.
IF THEY PENETRATE SOME OF THE LOWER LAYERS OF OUR SECURITY, IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE GO TO SEEK MORE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE FROM PEOPLE WHO WORK THAT SPECIFIC FIELD CONTINUALLY.
>> THANK YOU. I DID SEE IN THE LAST WEEK THERE WAS A DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT HAD TO SHUT DOWN THEIR DISTRICT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TO THEM.
YOU GUYS DO SUCH A GREAT WORK, AND LIKE I SAID, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US.
I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE THAT IT WAS THE BEST OF THE BEST, WHICH I KNOW IT IS BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T PUT IT IN FRONT OF US.
>> IT WOULD COST US MILLIONS, AND THE DISTRICT WOULD ACTUALLY BE DATA WOULDN'T BE AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS.
I THINK IN THEIR CASE, THEY'RE GOING TO SHUT DOWN FOR SOME DAYS, BUT EVEN WHEN THEY OPEN, THEY WILL NOT BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL.
>> THAT IS RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU, MR. DUERR, AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALWAYS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PROTECTED, AND WE HAVE ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO STAY THAT WAY.
>> WE NEVER REST ON OUR LAURELS AND SAY, WE GOT IT.
WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO EVOLVE, AND WE HAVE TO EVOLVE WITH IT.
>> THANK YOU. I DO APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS TO US.
I KNOW JUST BECAUSE IT'S THE LOWEST BIDDER, DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE'S NOT A GOOD ONE, BUT I WILL JUST TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS.
JUST QUICK STORY THAT AT MY COMPANY, THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE THAT WERE SO CRAFTY ENOUGH THAT THEY GOT OUR BOOKKEEPER THINKING THAT COMING FROM ME, THEY WERE AT THE BANK ABOUT TO PUSH A BUTTON ON A $30,000 WIRE, BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE IT CAME FOR ME.
WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE, AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO THIS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT SENDING OR MS. OTTMERS ISN'T SENDING WIRES.
I KNOW SHE IS NOT, BUT JUST THAT I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS TO US.
>> AS WE LOOK AT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, IT CAN BE USED FOR GOOD AND BAD.
THE BAD PEOPLE HAVE FOUND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, TOO, AND HAVE REFINED THEIR ATTACKS AND ADVANCED THEM AND MADE THEM MORE SUSCEPTIBLE FOR THE HUMANS TO FALL FOR.
THAT'S WHAT I MEAN BY EVOLVING.
THIS PROCESS HASN'T STOPPED, NOR WILL IT EVER AS LONG AS THERE'S MONEY TO BE MADE?
>> WELL, I APPRECIATE THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FOR NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU, MR. DUERR.
>> TEAM WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO J3 ON BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. OTTMERS ON THIS? MR. SEIBLE? NO. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.
IT LOOKS LIKE I CAN GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT IT.
BUT MY QUESTION IS BECAUSE THE PROPOSED NET CHANGES IN THE FUND BALANCE IS ZERO, IS THIS A BUDGET AMENDMENT OR FOR ALL OF US, JUST EXPLAIN WHY IT'S STILL A BUDGET MEMBER THAT WE NEED TO APPROVE.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE OUR THREE BUDGETS THAT WE ADOPTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
WE HAVE MANY OTHER BUDGETS, BUT THESE ARE THE THREE LEGALLY REQUIRED.
ANY TIME THAT WE CHANGE FROM A FUNCTIONAL LEVEL, FROM THE ORIGINAL BUDGET, THEN WE BRING IT AS A BUDGET AMENDMENT.
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO EXCEED THE BUDGET LEVEL.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S A NET OF ZERO, WE HAVE TO BRING IT.
>> WELL, I APPRECIATE THIS FORMAT.
I THINK THE REST OF OUR BOARD DOES TOO.
I ACTUALLY EXPLAIN OUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHY WE MOVED IT AROUND.
AGAIN, THIS IS THE AT MOST EFFECT, SO I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING IN A WAY IN WHICH WE DON'T HAVE TO GO DIG THE INFORMATION.
YOU JUST GIVE IT IT TO US ON WHY IT'S CHANGING, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
TEAM, NO QUESTIONS FOR MS. OTTMERS THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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I APPRECIATE IT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR ACTION ITEMS TONIGHT.WE'RE GOING TO START WITH K_1.
HOWEVER, THAT'S GOING TO BE FOR NEXT WEEK.
WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION TO REVIEW ON THAT, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THING WITH THAT RIGHT NOW.
THE NEXT ITEM WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE ACTION K_2 ON PAGE 35.
[K.2. Consideration and possible adoption of a Resolution relating to Parent Rights and Senate Bill 12]
THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION REGARDING SENATE BILL 12 AND PARENT RIGHTS.DR. WRIGHT, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO START US OFF HERE AND LEAD US INTO THIS, PLEASE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. SENATE BILL 12 WAS ADOPTED IN THE 89TH TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND IT BECAME EFFECTIVE ON SEPTEMBER 1.
THIS IS A BILL THAT RELATES TO PARENTS RIGHTS, AND IT INCLUDES REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS AGAINST ANY INSTRUCTION PERTAINING TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, ANY ASSISTANCE WITH DISTRICT, STUDENT SOCIAL TRANSITIONING AND CLUBS.
THIS RESOLUTION THAT YOU'RE SEEING WAS CRAFTED BY THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS AND IS A RECOMMENDED ADOPTION OF THESE 25 THAT ARE LISTED IN THE RESOLUTION, WE ALREADY HAD ABOUT 50% OF THEM IN PLACE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL THAT ARE NEW.
SOME OF THEM REQUIRE US TO RE ARRANGE OUR BOARD MEETINGS, AND THEY CAN ONLY BE HELD OUTSIDE OF TYPICAL WORK HOURS.
USED TO BE THAT OUR BOARD AND OUR TEAM OF EIGHT TRAINING, FOR EXAMPLE, WE COULD MEET DURING THE DAY.
NOW THAT'S PROHIBITED. WE HAVE TO MEET EVEN FOR TRAININGS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS.
PUBLIC COMMENTS NOW WILL BE MOVED UP EVEN FURTHER AT THE BEGINNING OF MEETINGS.
FOR EXAMPLE, COURSE SYLLABI WILL NOW HAVE TO BE LINKED ON OUR WEBSITE SO PARENTS CAN SEE THOSE.
WE ALREADY HAVE THE INSTRUCTIONAL SITE.
NOW WE JUST HAVE TO PROVIDE ACCESS.
I KNOW EMILY AND HER TEAM ARE WORKING ON THAT.
I MENTIONED, ANY STAFF MEMBER IS PROHIBITED FROM ASSISTING A STUDENT ENROLLED IN THE DISTRICT WITH SOCIAL TRANSITIONING.
NOW, IF A KID WANTS TO BE A PART OF A CLUB, THEY HAVE TO OPT IN INSTEAD OF OPTING OUT.
JUST MANY THINGS LIKE THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, BUT ONCE THIS IS ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD, THEN I AS A SUPERINTENDENT AM DIRECTED TO PROVIDE A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO ALL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS BOTH PHYSICALLY AND ELECTRONICALLY.
THEY REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS GETS OUT.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE DOING. THIS IS LEGAL.
ONE OF THE ISSUES WE'RE DEALING WITH, LIKE THE INFORMATION I SENT OUT ON THE 10 COMMANDMENTS TODAY.
THIS IS STRICTLY A LEGAL DOCUMENT.
IT'S NOT LOCAL, SO YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
IT'S LIKE ALL OF YOU SWEAR A OATH TO FOLLOW THE LAW, WHETHER WE LIKE THE LAW OR WE DON'T LIKE THE LAW, WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
I KNOW SOMETIMES PEOPLE GET CONFUSED WITH THAT, AND THEY WANT TO COME TO THE PEOPLE THAT THEY CAN FACE, WHICH ARE US, BECAUSE WE'RE LOCAL.
IT'S REAL HARD TO GET TO THE GOVERNOR.
IT'S REAL HARD TO GET TO THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND TO ALL OF THOSE IN LEADERSHIP AT THE STATE LEVEL.
BUT THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT PASSED THE LAWS AND MADE THE LAWS.
JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND AS YOU GO THROUGH THIS.
WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. IT IS THE LAW.
IT'S GOING TO TRY TO INVOKE A FEW FEELINGS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FENCE.
I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE AND TEE IT UP.
BUT LIKE I SAID, ABOUT 50% OF THE THINGS WE'RE ALREADY DOING, AND ABOUT 50% OF THE THINGS WE WILL BE ADDING ONCE YOU APPROVE THIS DOCUMENT.
>> THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT TO MY RIGHT ARE THERE QUESTIONS. PETREA.
>> I KNOW INITIALLY, WHEN THE SCHOOL STARTED, THERE WAS A LOT OF CONFUSION WITH THE NICKNAME FIELD.
DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS HOW WE HAVE RECTIFIED THAT? BECAUSE IF YOUR NAME IS CHARLIE, AND YOU GO BY CHUCK, OR IF YOUR NAME IS ADDISON, AND YOU WANT TO GO BY ADDIE.
THAT WAS PROBLEMATIC. HAVE WE FIGURED OUT A SOLUTION FOR THAT?
>> SOMEWHAT. WE STARTED OFF ON THE STRICT SIDE OF THINGS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT A TEACHER TO LOSE THEIR CERTIFICATION OR THEIR LICENSE AS A RESULT OF DOING THE WRONG THING, WHICH PUTS THEM IN A VERY DELICATE SITUATION, AND WE WEREN'T PLEASED TO HAVE TO DO THAT, BUT WE WANTED TO REALLY GET MORE INFORMATION FROM TEA FROM TASB,
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FROM OUR ATTORNEY BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU BEGIN THE YEAR, IF YOU START OFF TOUGH, YOU CAN ALWAYS RELAX, BUT YOU CAN'T DO IT THE OPPOSITE WAY.
ONCE WE GOT MORE DIRECTION, WE WANT TEACHERS TO FEEL COMFORTABLE IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR KIDS, BUT WE DON'T WANT THEM TO HAVE TO BE THE BAD GUY IN THE SITUATION.
WE ARE OPENING UP THE NICKNAME FIELD AGAIN.
I GUESS WE CAN USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO RUN THE LIST TO SEE WHICH ONES MATCH THEIR SEX AT BIRTH.
IF IT'S A MALE OR A FEMALE, AND IF IT JIVES WITH THAT, THEN IT WILL BE FINE.
IF NOT, THEN WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE PRINCIPALS AND ASK THEM TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE STUDENT AND THEIR PARENTS AND EXPLAIN TO THEM WHY WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE A NAME THAT MIGHT BE COUNTER TO WHAT THEIR BIRTH CERTIFICATE SAYS.
>> AREN'T WE REQUIRED TO KEEP A RECORD OF ALL OF THAT?
>> IS THAT AN FTE THAT THE STATE IS PAYING FOR?
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'M ASSUMING WE'LL READ THIS FULL THING WHEN WE VOTE ON IT NEXT WEEK.
IS THAT USUALLY HOW WE DO RESOLUTIONS? THANK YOU.
>> YES, DR. WRIGHT, ON NUMBER, LET'S SEE, NUMBER NINE.
THE SUPERINTENDENT IS DIRECTED TO PROVIDE FOR AN INTERNET PORTAL THROUGH WHICH PARENTS OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE DISTRICT MAY SUBMIT COMMENTS TO THE CAMPUS OR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS OF THE BOARD.
HAVE YOU GUYS FIGURED OUT HOW YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO[OVERLAPPING].
>> YEAH, WE'VE HAD THAT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. HEY, HAYS.
>> PERFECT. WONDERFUL. THEN MY NEXT QUESTION IS ON NUMBER 12.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO EXPLAIN THIS A LITTLE BIT FOR ME? IT SAYS PARENTS ARE ENTITLED TO NOTICE NO LATER THAN ONE SCHOOL BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE DATE AN EMPLOYEE FIRST SUSPECTS THAT A CRIMINAL OFFENSE HAS BEEN COMMITTED AGAINST THE PARENTS CHILD?
>> YES. SCHOOL DISTRICTS USED TO HAVE A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME TO COMMUNICATE, AND THEY'VE REDUCED THAT TIME FACTOR TO 24 HOURS.
IF THERE IS OR IF ANY ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES SUSPECTS THAT A CRIMINAL OFFENSE HAS BEEN COMMITTED AGAINST THE CHILD, THEY NEED TO BE NOTIFIED WITHIN 24 HOURS.
>> OKAY, AND THEN ALL GRIEVANCES RECEIVED BY THE DISTRICT ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, WILL COMPLY WITH THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS IN TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, CHAPTER 26A.
WAS THERE A CHANGE IN GRIEVANCES?
>> YES, THERE IS, AND THAT POLICY WILL BE COMING TO YOU FROM TASB AS WELL.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.
I KNOW THIS IS A LOT, AND I KNOW THERE'S JUST BEEN A LOT.
THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING OPEN.
I KNOW THAT WE ARE STUCK IN A HARD PLACE HERE.
AS YOU SAID, DR. WRIGHT, WE MAY NOT AGREE WITH A LOT OF THE THINGS, BUT WE DO HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAW. THANK YOU.
>> YEAH. DR. WRIGHT, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR CLARIFYING.
THESE ARE LAWS THAT ARE PASSED THAT WE HAVE NO LOCAL CONTROL OVER.
NOT ONLY FOR US AS BOARD MEMBERS, BUT WE'RE PARENTS OF STUDENTS, MOST OF US OR GRADUATES OF HAYS CISD.
WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD YOU HAVE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ADVOCATE AND VOICE WHATEVER CONCERNS WE MAY HAVE AMONGST OURSELVES OR THE PUBLIC? WHAT AVENUES DO YOU SUGGEST?
>> GO TO YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, AND YOUR STATE SENATOR, AND JUST TELL THEM HOW YOU FEEL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT. THANK YOU FOR POINTING OUT THAT THIS IS THIS IS NOT HAYS CISD.
THIS IS NOT TASB, OR THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS. THIS IS THE STATE.
AS YOU MENTIONED, WE ARE WE NEED TO FOLLOW THE LAW.
HOWEVER, WE CAN CERTAINLY VOICE THE CONCERNS THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM NOT ONLY TEACHERS, BUT RESIDENTS.
I DO WANT TO REALLY GET TO THE CRUX OF WHAT THIS MEANS FOR TEACHERS AND WHAT THIS MEANS FOR STAFF MEMBERS, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT IT MEANS FOR KIDS.
GOING TO LINE 89, TRUSTEE RUNKLE MENTIONED THIS.
INSTRUCTIONAL PLANS OR COURSE SYLLABUS FOR EACH CLASS OFFERED IN THE DISTRICT FOR A SEMESTER MUST BE POSTED ON THE DISTRICT'S INTERNET WEBSITE AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SEMESTER.
THE PUBLIC CAN CERTAINLY SUBMIT COMMENTS REGARDING THIS.
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS IF I AM A HISTORY TEACHER, WHICH I AM, AND I AM TEACHING ON THE REALITIES OF THE ECONOMY OF THE SOUTHERN COLONIES OR THE INDIAN REMOVAL ACT OF 1830 OR THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OR THE 1960S.
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WHAT IS A PROCESS FOR ADDRESSING ANY TEACHER THAT IS SUPPOSEDLY STEPPING OUT OF LINE AND TEACHING SOME OF THIS DIFFICULT CONTENT? IS THERE A PROCESS FOR ADDRESSING THESE CONCERNS OR COMMENTS TO TEACHERS?>> YEAH. EACH EACH TEACHER IS GIVEN A SCOPE AND SEQUENCE, AND WE ARE ALL TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS BASED, AND WE HAVE A YEAR TO GLANCE.
IF ANYBODY IS DEVIATING OUTSIDE OF THAT, THEN THERE WOULD BE REPERCUSSIONS FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL.
>> YES, SIR. THANK YOU, BECAUSE I KNOW SOME TEACHERS FEEL LIKE THEY'RE WALKING A LINE IN SOME OF THIS AND HOW THEY TEACH CONTENT IN TODAY'S VERY DIVISIVE TIMES.
I ALSO WANT TO GO TO LINE 21 AND 22.
NO EMPLOYEE MAY PROVIDE OR ALLOW A THIRD PARTY TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION, GUIDANCE, ACTIVITIES, OR PROGRAMMING REGARDING SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12.
I KNOW THAT THE REALITY IS SOME TEACHERS WILL GET APPROACHED, LIKE I HAVE, BEING A TEACHER, BY KIDS THAT WANT TO BE REFERRED TO AS ANOTHER NAME, THEY MAY TELL YOU SILENTLY.
AS A TEACHER WE ALL LOVE OUR KIDS, WE WANT TO DO RIGHT BY THEM.
SOMETIMES WE WILL HONOR THAT KIDS WISHES.
HOWEVER FOR A TEACHER THAT IS DOING THIS, IS THEIR GUIDANCE TO TEACHERS AS FAR AS WHAT THEY CAN DO OR SAY, BECAUSE THE REALITY IS, WE KNOW THAT IF A STUDENT WANTS TO BE CALLED A CERTAIN NAME, HOWEVER, THEIR BIRTH NAME IS DIFFERENT, AND THE TEACHER WILL CALL THEM, THAT COULD LEAD TO BULLING OR KIDS BEING RATHER MEAN.
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS REALLY, WHAT SUPPORTS ARE WE PROVIDING KIDS? I KNOW THAT GUIDANCE IS A BROAD WORD.
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN PROVIDING SUPPORTS FOR THESE KIDS THAT MAY NOT HAVE COUNSELORS THAT ARE ALLOWED TO HONOR OR LISTEN TO ANYTHING REGARDING GENDER DYSPHORIA?
>> I THINK THAT IS WHERE YOU WORK WITH THE PARENTS INDIVIDUALLY, AND YOU TRY TO LET THEM KNOW THE SITUATION AT SCHOOL.
BE REAL WITH THEM, BE HONEST AND SAY, "LOOK, I CAN'T CALL YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER THIS PARTICULAR NAME.
I CAN'T HELP THEM WITH ADVICE OR GUIDANCE, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THEY CAME TO ME.
I'M REFERRING IT TO YOU THAT YOU CAN BEST FIGURE OUT HOW TO HELP YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER."
THEN I'LL GO LASTLY TO LINE 23.
NO STUDENT CLUB AUTHORIZED OR SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT MAY BE BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY.
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY TELLING KIDS THAT THEY CANNOT START A STUDENT CLUB OF LIKE MINDED KIDS THAT MAYBE CELEBRATE PRIDE, FOR EXAMPLE, OR GAY STRAIGHT ALLIANCE, ETC. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES, SIR. ARE THERE ANY OTHER GROUPS THAT ARE DENIED THE PRIVILEGE OF JOINING A CLUB BASED ON JOINING IN A CLUB WITH LIKE MINDED KIDS?
>> SPECIFICALLY, THE ONES THAT THEY TARGETED WERE BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION.
>> THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT. I APPRECIATE YOU.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR TEACHERS? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR KIDS AS THEY GO TO SCHOOL? I'LL JUST SPEAK PLAINLY.
I THINK THAT THIS PROVIDES A HEAVY BURDEN ON OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF.
I THINK THAT IT REALLY IS AN EROSION OF LOCAL CONTROL.
I THINK THAT MAKES OUR CLASSROOMS EVEN MORE BATTLEGROUNDS FOR CULTURE WARS, AND I WISH THAT THE ATTENTION WAS MORE ON ADEQUATELY FUNDING US AS OPPOSED TO MAKING THESE BATTLEGROUNDS FOR CULTURE WARS.
I THINK IT'S A SOLUTION IN SEARCH OF A PROBLEM.
BUT THESE ARE QUESTIONS, AND DR. WRIGHT, I APPRECIATE YOU TRYING YOUR BEST.
I APPRECIATE YOUR STAFF WORKING THROUGH THIS.
AS TRUSTEE RUNKLE, EXCUSE ME, TRUSTEE PETREA SAID, THERE'S NO FTES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TO DO A LOT OF THIS WORK. THANK YOU MUCH.
>> YEAH, I LIKE WHAT YOU SAID THERE, DR. WRIGHT ABOUT BEING REAL AND HONEST HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS, BECAUSE I LOOK AT THE PURPOSE OF CHAPTER 26 IN THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
I JUST QUOTE. THIS SAYS, PARENTS ARE PARTNERS WITH EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF TRUSTEES AND THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.
PARENTS SHALL BE ENCOURAGED TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
LOOKING THE 10,000 FOOT VIEW AS TO WHAT THE PURPOSE OF A LOT OF THIS IS, ON ONE HAND, GREAT, WE'VE ALREADY I MEAN, READING THROUGH THE RESOLUTION, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE ALREADY DO TODAY.
OVERALL, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY JUSTIFIED CONCERNS ON SOME THINGS FOR OUR STUDENTS, BUT BIG PICTURE WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS, WE ARE NOT HIDING ANYTHING AS FAR AS OUR EDUCATION,
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OUR CURRICULUM, ANYTHING THAT WE DO, WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN TRANSPARENT WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE DO FOR OUR STUDENTS.WE'VE HAD OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT'S BEING TAUGHT IN CLASSROOMS TODAY.
WE'RE JUST CONTINUING THAT AND NOT GOING TO DEVIATE FROM WHAT WE'VE DONE HISTORICALLY.
I JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY OUT THERE AS THEY LOOK AT THIS, AND I'VE SEEN SOME PEOPLE WHO SAY, OH, YES, WE HAVE THIS NEW THING, PARENTAL RIGHTS BILL AND THINGS TO GO FORWARD.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE PARTNERS WORKING TOGETHER TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN, TO PREPARE THEM FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.
I WANT ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY JUST TO GO INTO WITH THAT MINDSET OF BEING PARTNERS WITH OUR STAFF AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES.
I DON'T CARE MUCH FOR MYSELF, BUT JUST FOR EVERYBODY IN THIS GAME THAT WE ARE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR STUDENTS AT ALL TIMES.
THAT'S THE WHOLE PURPOSE AND MINDSET THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE AS WE GO FORWARD.
SPECIFICALLY ON THIS, PRESIDENT SEVERANCE, YOU MENTIONED TRAININGS AS PART OF THIS.
WE HAVE CERTAIN REQUIRED HOURS THAT WE HAVE TO DO EVERY SINGLE YEAR IN CONTINUING EDUCATION AS SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES.
DID I HEAR THAT? IS THAT RIGHT? IS THAT HOW THAT GOES? I DON'T KNOW.
>> YEAH. FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE AFTER HOURS, OUR TEAM OF A TRAINING, WE BROKE IT UP INTO OUR REQUIRED THREE HOURS OF TRAINING, AND THEN WE GO WE GOT SOME LOCAL INDEPENDENT TRAINING THAT WE CAN COUNT TOWARDS OUR HOURS.
EITHER NOW, WE HAVE TO HOLD A SEPARATE MEETING TO DO THAT SEPARATE TRAINING WITH THE GOAL STING THAT WE DID, OR WE CAN GO TO MORE CONFERENCES, BUT I'D RATHER DO ANOTHER MEETING HERE, SAVE THE MONEY, AND THEN JUST WE DID A GOAL SETTING.
THAT WOULD BE WE HAVE TO SPLIT THAT UP INTO TWO SEPARATE MEETINGS NOW INSTEAD OF DOING IT JUST THE DAY LIKE WE DID.
>> IT DOESN'T IMPACT OUR TASB CONFERENCE, SO WE [OVERLAPPING].
OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S ALL I ASKED OTHER QUESTIONS ON BOARD BLOG AS TO HOW WE'RE APPROACHING THINGS.
THERE'S SOME NUANCED THINGS THAT WE CERTAINLY HAVE TO WORK THROUGH AN ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE OF THINGS, BUT APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS LAW, AND THAT WE ARE JUST HAVING TO FOLLOW A LAW. THANK YOU.
>> SEVERAL THINGS ON SB-12, THE SENATE BILL 12.
I THINK IT'S PRETTY DISHEARTENING JUST READING THE TITLE OF IT.
PARENT RIGHTS WITH NOT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THAT WE HAVE MANY STUDENTS THAT DO NOT HAVE PARENTS, BUT ACTUALLY HAVE GUARDIANS THAT HAVE GRANDPARENTS THAT ARE REARING THEM.
SERVING ON THE HAYS COUNTY PROTECTIVE BOARD FOR MANY YEARS.
I SAW THE INCREASE OF THAT IN OUR DISTRICT AND ACROSS THE STATE.
THAT WAS REALLY DISHEARTENING JUST RIGHT OFF THE BAT, SEEING THAT.
BUT I THINK REGARDLESS OF APPROVING THIS DOCUMENT OR NOT, THIS IS STATE LAW.
I KNOW WE HAVE LOTS OF FEELINGS ABOUT IT.
OUR COMMUNITY HAS LOTS OF FEELINGS ABOUT IT.
THERE'S LOTS OF MISINFORMATION ABOUT IT STILL, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A STATE LAW, FOLKS KEEP SAYING AND WRITING TO US OR MENTIONING, WHY ARE YOU ALL DOING THIS? WHY DON'T YOU STAND UP? WHY DON'T YOU SAY SOMETHING? AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT IS A STATE LAW, AND THAT WE DO SWEAR AN OATH TO FOLLOW THE STATE LAW.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I WOULD PUT IN PLACE PERSONALLY.
MOST OF THESE THINGS WE ARE DOING AND ARE APPROPRIATE.
BUT MANY OF THESE THINGS DO NOT TAKE OUR CHILDREN INTO CONSIDERATION.
THAT'S WHAT LEAVES ME REALLY TORN WHEN I READ THE SENATE BILL.
AGAIN, PEOPLE PASSING LAWS WITH UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
WHEN YOU SEE SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT ARE ON THE BILL OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, ONE THAT STANDS OUT, "UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY LAW, NO EMPLOYEE WILL PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES OR MEDICATION OR CONDUCT A MEDICAL PROCEDURE TO A STUDENT." BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF GUIDANCE, WE DO SEE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE THAT ARE NOW MAKING SURE NOT TO PROVIDE A BAND AID TO OUR STUDENTS, BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID THAT THEY'RE TEETERING ON THE EDGE, AND THEY MIGHT A CONSEQUENCE FOR PROVIDING THAT.
THERE ARE MANY THINGS ON HERE THAT GO AGAINST AS AN EDUCATOR OF WHAT I WOULD DO FOR MY STUDENTS AND MY CHILDREN AND MY PARENTS IN EDUCATING THEM.
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IT'S REALLY DISHEARTENING THAT WE HAVE NO CHOICE.BUT AGAIN, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS INFORMED OF MR. VELA MENTIONED, WHAT CAN WE DO? WHO DO WE ADVOCATE TO? MAKING SURE THAT WE SHARE OUR STORIES OF THE IMPACT OF SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE INNATELY GREAT RIGHTS, AND SHARING OUR STORIES ABOUT HOW IT REALLY TRULY IMPACTS THE CLASSROOM AND OUR CHILDREN.
LOTS OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS, MANY UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
BUT AGAIN, REGARDLESS OF APPROVING IT, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AT, AND WE HAVE NO CHOICE.
>> YEAH, ONE OF THE OTHER BOARD THINGS THAT THEY'RE CHANGING FOR US, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR OUR PUBLIC SPEAKERS TONIGHT GOING FORWARD, WE WOULD HAVE OPENED THE MEETING, AND THEN WE'VE DONE OUR PLEDGE MISSION, AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE GONE STRAIGHT TO THE PUBLIC FORUM, NOT INTO CLOSED SESSION.
AFTER WE VOTE ON THIS NEXT WEEK, THAT'S WHAT WILL HAPPEN FOR OUR PUBLIC FORUM.
WE WILL NOW BE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
WE'VE TYPICALLY IN THE PAST, GIVEN TIME IN CLOSED SESSION THAT WE DO CLOSED SESSION, WE HAVE THINGS WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IN CLOSED SESSION FOR THE MEETINGS AND WHATEVER, BUT WE GIVE OUR PARENTS TIME TO GET HERE, 06:30, NOW YOU HAVE TO WORK OR WHATEVER WE NOW, THAT PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF MEETING WILL PROBABLY BE AT 05:38 WHEN THE MEETING STARTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT SEEMS THAT MIGHT BE PROBLEMATIC, BUT THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO DO.
HONESTLY, A LOT OF THE STUFF WE'RE ALREADY DOING, BUT STILL, WE HAVE A PRETTY DIVERSE GROUP ON THIS DAIS RIGHT HERE.
I DON'T KNOW, IF YOU'VE KNOWN ANY ONE OF US, WE DON'T ALWAYS ALL AGREE ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS COMMUNITY ELECTED US TO MANAGE THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, DR. WRIGHT, AND A LOT OF THESE THINGS ARE NOW BEING TAKEN OUT OF OUR CONTROL AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU ELECTED ALL OF US TO DO, WE'RE JUST HAVING TO DO WHAT THE STATES TELLING US, I THINK THAT'S UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF THINGS, THAT OUR TEACHERS SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON IS THE EDUCATION OF KIDS.
IF IT DOESN'T HAVE TO DO WITH THE EDUCATION OF KIDS, THE REST OF IT IT'S TAKEN AWAY FROM THAT.
THAT'S WHAT'S DISAPPOINTING TO ME, THAT THIS LOCAL CONTROL IS TAKEN AWAY.
I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS, DR. WRIGHT, I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND GETTING US THROUGH THIS, AND I HATE THAT OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME EXTRA LAYERS OF THINGS AND TAKING AWAY FROM WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT, EDUCATING OUR KIDS, BUT IT IS THE STATE LAW, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FOLLOW IT. GO AHEAD, DR. WRIGHT.
>> TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN I FIRST BECAME A SUPERINTENDENT, I WAS SO EXCITED THAT I WAS GOING TO GET TO WORK WITH SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS AS A TEAM OF EIGHT, AND WE WOULD ACTUALLY GET TO LISTEN TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AND THEN DECIDE WHAT WAS BEST FOR THEM LOCALLY, BECAUSE EVERY COMMUNITY AND EVERY TOWN IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IS DIFFERENT.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS, AND IT'S MY PHILOSOPHY THAT THE SCHOOL BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE, THE TAXPAYERS, IT'S THEIR KIDS, IT'S THEIR MONEY, WE SHOULD LISTEN TO THEM, WE SHOULD DO WHAT THEY WANT.
NOW, 22 YEARS LATER, WE DON'T HAVE ANY LOCAL CONTROL ANYMORE.
THEY'VE TOTALLY TAKEN THAT AWAY FROM US.
WHEN YOU DO TALK TO YOUR STATE SENATOR AND YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, TELL THEM TO GIVE US LOCAL CONTROL BACK BECAUSE YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR YOUR OWN COMMUNITY, AND YOU'VE ELECTED THESE PEOPLE TO HELP DO IT.
BUT WHEN THEY DON'T GET TO MAKE A DECISION, AND THEY ARE JUST HANDED THINGS, IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT.
THEN PEOPLE GET TO COME AND SPEAK TO THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT THESE ELECTED OFFICIALS AREN'T THE ONES THAT MADE THOSE DECISIONS.
PLEASE CONSIDER REACHING OUT TO YOUR SENATOR AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND CONTACTING THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE IF YOU'RE UPSET BY THESE THINGS, BECAUSE THINGS HAVE REALLY CHANGED IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
>> THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT. I'M SURE NEXT WEEK, WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE ROBUST DISCUSSIONS AS WELL, BUT THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO K3 ON PAGE 56.
[K.3. Consideration and possible Adoption of a Resolution to Declare Good Cause Exception from the Requirement to Comply with HB 3 Sec. 37.0814 and the subsequent requirement of HB 121 Sec. 37.0814 of the 89th Texas Legislative Session]
THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION TO DECLARE A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION FOR THE REQUIREMENT TO COMPLY WITH HB3, SECTION 37.0814, AND THE SUBSEQUENT REQUIREMENT OF HB121, SECTION 37.0184 AT THE 89TH TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION. MS. SKROCKI.>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS WE'RE VERY, VERY AWARE, EXCUSE ME, HOUSE BILL 3 CHANGED THE DYNAMIC OF WHAT WE SAW IN SAFETY AND SECURITY WITH THE SCHOOL SETTING.
WITH THAT PARTICULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE DID SEE THE REQUIREMENT TO HAVE PEACE OFFICERS ON EVERY SCHOOL CAMPUS.
WE PARTNER WITH HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND HAVE HAD
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A VERY LONG AND VERY FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR TEAM AT HAYS COUNTY.THEY BRING OUT, IN MY OPINION, SOME OF THE BEST OFFICERS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
WITH THAT, WE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THEN SHERIFF CUTLER TO STAFF THAT NEED FOR HAYS COUNTY OR HAYS CISD WITH THEIR PARTICULAR OFFICERS AS AN ADDITION TO OUR CURRENT SRO PROGRAM.
UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SHORTFALLS, THERE WAS REALLY QUITE A SHORTAGE OF OFFICERS WANTING TO COME INTO THIS PARTICULAR LINE OF WORK WHEN IT CAME TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND POLICING BECAUSE OF THE CULTURE THAT MANY OFFICERS WERE EXPERIENCING AT THAT TIME.
HOWEVER, UNDER HOUSE BILL 3, WE WERE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST AN EXCEPTION TO THAT MANDATE BECAUSE WE COULD NOT GET THE OFFICERS ALLOTTED FROM HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH HAYS COUNTY AND HAD A VERY ROBUST DISCUSSION IN REGARDS TO STAFFING ADDITIONAL OFFICERS FOR ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS SO THAT WE ARE COMPLIANT.
AS WE SIGNED IN 2023, THE EXCEPTION TO OUR MANDATE BY HAVING ALL OF THOSE OFFICERS AVAILABLE WAS SIGNED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD AT THAT TIME, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WERE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEEK THAT PARTICULAR QUALITY OF OFFICER TO OUR DISTRICT.
WITH THIS LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, HOUSE BILL 121 HAS REQUIRED US TO ANNUALLY REINSTATE THE ASSERTION OF THAT EXCEPTION, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE STILL SEEKING OFFICERS FROM THE AREA TO STAFF THOSE SCHOOLS.
WHAT WE ARE DOING AT THIS POINT IS REASSERTING OUR 2023 EXCEPTION WITH THE CURRENT RESOLUTION THAT IS BEFORE YOU IN THIS PARTICULAR PACKET FOR THIS '25/'26 SCHOOL YEAR FOR THE ADDITION OF THOSE OFFICERS AND THE REQUEST WITH OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO WORK WITH HAYS COUNTY TO STAFF THOSE POSITIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS. SKROCKI.
I'M RIGHT TEAM, I'VE LOOKED TO MY RIGHT.
>> CHIEF SKROCKI, THANK YOU FOR THE VERY REAL PICTURE THAT WE FACE.
HERE AT HAYS CISD, OUR MISSION STATEMENT, WE MAKE IT 100% POSSIBLE, WE KEEP KIDS IN MIND, SAFETY IS OF THE UTMOST, WE HAVE ALL OF THESE BELIEFS THAT IF THEY'RE NOT UPHELD, THEN WHAT ARE WE DOING? THANK YOU FOR THE VERY REAL PICTURE THAT WE HAVE BUDGET SHORTFALLS.
THIS IS ANOTHER UNFUNDED MANDATE.
DR. WRIGHT, IF I'M CORRECT, THIS WILL BE THE SAME STATE REPRESENTATIVES THAT WE WOULD CONTACT AND SAY, LOOK, WE HAVE THESE MANDATES THAT ARE LAWS, WE WANT TO HAVE SAFE SCHOOLS, WE WANT TO HAVE SAFE PROPERTIES.
MY QUICK PUBLIC MATH A LITTLE WHILE AGO, HAYS CISD IS NOT JUST ABOUT HAYS, WE ARE A LEADER IN THIS COMMUNITY, WE'RE A LEADER IN OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
THERE ARE OVER 45,000 STUDENTS IN HAYS COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, GIVE OR TAKE.
DR., YOU PROBABLY HAVE BETTER MATH THAN I DO ON THAT, BUT TO OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, TO OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THAT'S A LOT OF YOUNG LIVES THAT ARE DEPENDING ON NOT ONLY BEING COMPLIANT WITH THE LAW, BUT PROVIDING THAT SAFETY, THAT PROTECTION OF OUR CAMPUSES, OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF.
AGAIN, FOR THOSE OF YOU LISTENING OR EVEN THOSE OF YOU HEAR IN ATTENDANCE, LET'S MAKE SURE OUR VOICES ARE HEARD AND WE EDUCATE THE MOST VULNERABLE AND THE FUTURE.
LET'S DO THIS RIGHT, THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF SKROCKI, FOR PRESENTING TONIGHT AND ALWAYS ADVOCATING FOR HAYS CISD.
A COUPLE OF THINGS, WE'RE JUST GOING TO CUT TO THE CHASE HERE, WE HAVE SOME SROS THAT WE THOUGHT THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE THIS YEAR THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE AND WE HAVE A COMMISSIONER'S COURT TOMORROW MORNING THAT IS GOING TO PASS A BUDGET THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF SROS THAT WE NEED IN HAYS CISD TO COVER THIS LAW.
IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE A LAW, WE WANT TO PROTECT EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS IN OUR DISTRICT.
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT NOT ALL OF THE SROS THAT WE HAD REQUESTED ARE APPROVED OR GOING TO BE APPROVED, SO I'M GOING TO PLEAD TO OUR PUBLIC AND TO OUR PARENTS THAT ARE LISTENING THAT
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THE COMMISSIONERS COURT IS THE COURT THAT APPROVES AND FUNDS THE HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE OR THE SROS.WE NEED EVERYONE ADVOCATING FOR SAFETY AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.
SAFETY IS THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE.
IF WE ARE NOT SAFE, WE HAVE NOTHING.
WHAT ARE WE EVEN DOING? I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED.
THIS IS A LAW, EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW THIS IS A LAW, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT SHOULD KNOW THIS IS A LAW, HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE KNOWS THIS IS A LAW.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE IN THE POSITION THAT WE ARE AGAIN THIS YEAR, WHERE WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SIGN TO APPROVE A WAIVER BECAUSE WE ARE NOT DOING WHAT THE LAW HAS ASKED US TO DO.
I AM NOT INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT ANOTHER WAIVER MOVING FORWARD.
THIS IS THE LAST TIME I WANT TO SEE A WAIVER.
WE NEED SUPPORT AT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES.
FOR HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE LISTENING, YOU GUYS HAVE A VOTE TOMORROW.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE ALL YOU'RE PUTTING HAYS COUNTY TAXPAYER MONEY, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT A LOT OF THOSE PROGRAMS THAT YOU'RE APPROVING OVER THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN IN OUR DISTRICT, BUT WE NEED YOU TO STEP UP, AND WE ARE ALL GOING TO BE A YOUR DOOR.
WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING MEETINGS WITH YOU, AND YOU ARE GOING TO UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS SO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO PROTECT EVERY SINGLE KID IN OUR DISTRICT AND STAFF MEMBER.
THAT SHOULD BE A PARTNERSHIP THAT HAYS CISD HAS, THAT HAYS COUNTY HAS, AND HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS TOGETHER, BUT WE CAN'T DO THAT IF WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFF, AND WE NEED THE STAFF.
MS. SKROCKI, I'VE HEARD YOU SAY 1,000 TIMES, IT'S NOT A MATTER OF IF, IT'S A MATTER OF WHEN.
GOD FORBID ANYTHING HAPPENED IN HAYS CISD, BUT I AM NOT GOING TO CONTINUE TO GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT AND BE JUST AS TERRIFIED OF THE NEXT DAY WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFFING THAT WE NEED.
WE'VE HAD TO GET CREATIVE, AND THANK GOD, WE HAVE YOU.
BUT IT IS NOT UP TO YOU, IF WE COULD HAVE THE SROS AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES, THEY WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN HERE.
WE ARE PLAYING OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY CHIEF HAS PLEADED, AND WE ARE ASKING OUR COMMUNITY TO ALSO REACH OUT TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ARE APPROVING BUDGETS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS IN HAYS CISD.
I'M JUST GOING TO LEAVE IT AT THAT. THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT YOU TO CONFIRM, DO WE HAVE IN OUR BUDGET THE FULL SRO NUMBER?
>> THE ALLOTMENT FOR OFFICERS, YES.
>> WE HAVE CAPPED OUT ON OUR SIDE, THE SRO?
>> FOR OFFICERS THAT WE NEED, WE HAVE CAPPED OUT ON OUR BUDGET?
>> PERFECT. JUST TO CONFIRM WHAT TRUSTEE RUNKEL WAS SAYING, DID THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVE THAT SAME NUMBER OF OFFICERS FOR OUR DISTRICT?
>> WHAT DOES OUR MOU SAY? HOW MUCH OF THAT DO WE SPLIT THE COST BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM, BETWEEN HAYS CISD AND THE HAYS COUNTY?
>> 75% OF THE COST WE HAVE BUDGETED ON OUR SIDE, AND 25% IS ON THE COUNTY SIDE?
>> TO ECHO WHAT SHE SAID, I'M DISAPPOINTED.
I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AND THESE ARE LOCAL FOLKS, THIS ISN'T THE STATE.
HOWEVER, LET'S TALK ABOUT HB3 PASSED IN 2023, NOT A NEW LAW, NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS JUST TODAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2023.
REMIND ME HOW MUCH MONEY THE STATE GIVES US TO HELP WITH ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WERE IN HB3, WHICH, BY THE WAY, SAID YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY WITH A FIREARM, TRAINED, OR AN OFFICER ON EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS.
WE'RE CLOSE, BUT WE'RE NOT THERE YET.
IS IT 15,000 A CAMPUS AND $10 A STUDENT, OR HAS THAT CHANGED?
>> IT HAS CHANGED, IT WENT UP.
>> I FEEL THIS PER STUDENT NUMBER, I FEEL LIKE IT WENT UP A LITTLE BIT.
>> IT CERTAINLY WON'T COVER THIS.
>> CORRECT. I'M GOING TO ASK OUR OFFICER IN THE BACK 15,000, DOES THAT SOUND REASONABLE? PROBABLY NOT.
WE DO HAVE SOME OF THE BEST OFFICERS AROUND, AND THANK GOD FOR THAT.
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I LOVE OUR SROS, AND I WANT TO WAIT TO GET SROS FROM THE HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE AWESOME, BUT THIS IS FRUSTRATING THAT WE'VE CARVED OUT OUR DOLLARS, WE'RE WAITING PATIENTLY SINCE 2023, AND THEY'RE NOT DOING THEIR PART.THAT'S WHAT I FEEL LIKE. WHAT AM I GETTING WRONG, WHAT AM I NOT UNDERSTANDING?
>> I THINK YOU ARTICULATED IT WELL, MA'AM.
>> WE NEED TO HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR FRIENDS AT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE SOUNDS LIKE AND MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND OUR NEEDS.
I KNOW, I AM CONFIDENT THAT YOU HAVE ARTICULATED THOSE NEEDS.
WE HAVE YOUR BACK, AND WE'LL KEEP DOING THE SAME, AND YES, PARENTS, FRIENDS, SOCIAL MEDIA WARRIORS, UNLEASH, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SAYING. THANK YOU.
MANY IN THE PUBLIC MAY SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, THIS PERSON OR THAT PERSON CAN BE AT A CAMPUS WITH THE JOB OF PROTECTING CHILDREN.
BUT CAN YOU SPEAK JUST GENERALLY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A WELL TRAINED OFFICER ON THAT CAMPUS, AND THE ROLE OF AN SRO BEYOND JUST PROTECTION, BUT THE MENTORSHIPS AND THE GUIDANCE THAT THEY PROVIDE STUDENTS.
>> I THINK IT'S SO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE CALL THEM SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.
I LOOK AT THAT IN TWO FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT ROLES OFTENTIMES.
THAT'S THAT THEY'RE A SCHOOL RESOURCE, AND THEY'RE AN OFFICER.
SO MUCH OF WHAT WE SEE WITH SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL BASED LAW ENFORCEMENT, TRAINED INDIVIDUALS, IS THAT CONNECTION THAT THEY ARE CREATING WITH STUDENTS AND WITH STAFF MEMBERS.
OFTENTIMES CHILDREN, THE FIRST ACCESS THAT THEY HAVE TO AN OFFICER IS VERY REAL NEGATIVE, WHETHER IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE SEEN AT THEIR HOME, AND THEIR NEIGHBORS HOUSE, ON TELEVISION, ALL OF THOSE THINGS, BUT THIS IS A CHANCE FOR OUR KIDS TO SEE OFFICERS IN A POSITIVE WAY AND HAVE THAT CONNECTION AND REALLY START EMULATING SOME OF THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT THEY CAN SEE IN THAT COMMUNITY.
I CHALLENGE ANYBODY TO GO TO ANY OF OUR SCHOOLS DURING LUNCHTIME AND WATCH OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS SITTING DOWN TO LUNCH, GIVING KIDS HIGH FIVES, GOING IN THE HALLWAY, WATCHING THEM COME UP AND ASK THEM FOR STICKERS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, TRUSTING THEM ENOUGH TO DISCLOSE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THEIR OWN LIVES, WHETHER IT'S FEELINGS OF THEIR OWN INSECURITIES, WHETHER IT'S VIOLENCE IN THEIR HOME, WHETHER IT'S A NEED FOR SOME ATTACHMENT BECAUSE THEY'RE FEELING LIKE THEY WANT TO HURT THEMSELVES, HARM THEMSELVES, OR THINGS THAT THEY'RE OBSERVING ABOUT BEHAVIOR FROM OTHER STUDENTS IN SCHOOL.
I'M JUST GOING TO SAY, YOU CAN TRAIN SOMEBODY 80 HOURS TO SHOOT A GUN, AND YOU CAN PUT SOMEBODY IN A SCHOOL BASED LAW ENFORCEMENT CLASS.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A SCHOOL MARSHAL OR A GUARDIAN OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS, NOTHING BEATS A WELL-TRAINED OFFICER WHO HAS GOT THE KNOWLEDGE OF STREET EXPERIENCE OR INVESTIGATIONS AND THAT CONNECTION OF DEALING WITH CRISIS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT PATROL OFFICERS DO.
THEN AT SOME POINT, THEY DECIDE THAT THEY'RE READY TO GO ONTO A NEW CHALLENGE IN A NEW CHAPTER.
THESE GUYS THAT ARE COMING INTO SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER ARE HERE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THEY WANT TO BE.
THAT RIGHT THERE IS WHAT WE NEED.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED IN THE CONNECTION TO OUR KIDS AND OUR STAFF.
THE REALITY IS, I DON'T WANT TO HIRE SOMEBODY WHO'S RETIRED ON DUTY AND WANTS A PAYCHECK AND INSURANCE.
THAT'S NOT WHAT'S GOING TO PROTECT OUR KIDS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PERSON THAT'S BEHIND THE GUN, IF THEY DO, GOD FORBID, HAVE TO PULL THE TRIGGER, THAT THEY'RE HITTING WHAT THEY'RE AIMING AT.
THAT'S WHAT WE GET WITH HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
THAT'S WHAT WE GET WITH COMMISSION PEACE OFFICERS.
THAT'S WHY I AM INCREDIBLY DEDICATED TO ENRICHING OUR STAFF OF LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH THAT AGENCY.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF SKROCKI. THANK YOU TO OUR SROS WHO ARE ON CAMPUS PROTECTING US RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO.
I WILL ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT ONE THING ABOUT THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES DO IS THEY ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT BY ONLINE, AND THEY READ IT OUT LOUD RIGHT BEFORE THE MEETING, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHOW UP IN PERSON TO SUBMIT THAT COMMENT, STARTING AT 8:00 A.M. ACCORDING TO TRUSTEE FRANK.
BEFORE 8:00 A.M. IF YOU SUBMIT THAT COMMENT, THEY WILL READ IT.
THE COUNTY JUDGE WILL READ IT OUT LOUD, SO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SHOW UP.
I WOULD SAY FLOOD THEIR COMMENTS SECTION.
THEY DO IT ALL THE TIME ON DIFFERENT ISSUES.
BUT YOU CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT AND ADVOCATE FOR MORE SROS BECAUSE WE NEED MORE OFFICERS IN GENERAL, BUT ESPECIALLY AT OUR CAMPUSES.
SECOND THING IS, BE SURE TO CONTACT THOSE STATE REPS,
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NOT JUST ANY STATE, BUT THOSE WHO VOTED FOR THESE UNFUNDED MANDATES.THERE ARE SPECIFIC NAMES OUT THERE AND YOU CAN GET THAT ONLINE.
BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO, CHIEF SKROCKI. APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF SKROCKI FOR ALL YOU DO.
IN GENERAL, JUST ALL THE SROS THAT SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY, JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
THEY DO CREATE MEANINGFUL POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR STUDENTS MUCH MORE BEYOND JUST KEEPING OUR CAMPUSES SAFE.
THANK YOU, TRUSTEE FLORES FOR BRINGING THAT UP, THE OTHER DUTIES.
IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS OF OF GOING THROUGH THE ELECTION PROCESS AND CAMPAIGNING AND KNOCKING ON DOORS, WHICH IS TOTALLY CONTRARY TO MY PERSONALITY, BUT I GOT TO ACTUALLY MEET PEOPLE AND GAIN THAT UNDERSTANDING AND TALKING TO RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS, AND THEY ASKED ME SPECIFICALLY ABOUT HB3 AND WHAT I FELT ABOUT IT.
I WENT IN TO THIS SPIEL ABOUT BUDGET AND HOW YOU KNOW WHEN I HAVE A FUNDS FOR IT.
HE WAS LIKE, WELL, I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR THE POSITIVE INTERACTION, THINGS THAT WE JUST DON'T REALLY NECESSARILY MAY THINK ABOUT.
I THINK WE CAN'T OVER OVERSTATE THAT ENOUGH, IT IS HOW CRITICAL THAT IS FOR OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE THAT POSITIVE CONNECTION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITIES IN KEEPING US ALL SAFE.
JUST TO BE CLEAR, DOES THE STATE PROVIDE ENOUGH FUNDING TO COVER OUR 75% OF WHAT WE COVER FOR OUR SROS?
>> NOT EVEN CLOSE. WE ARE COMMITTING ON OUR BEHALF, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T RECEIVE ENOUGH FUNDING FROM THE STATE TO COVER THIS, WE ARE COMMITTING TO MAKING SURE ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE SROS ON EVERY CAMPUSES IN OUR BUDGET, THOUGH, REGARDLESS.
>> YES, SIR. OUR THREE HIGH SCHOOLS ALSO HAVE TWO OFFICERS ON EACH CAMPUS.
IT'S NOT JUST A SINGLE OFFICER ON EVERY CAMPUS.
>> WE ARE ASKING THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE 25% OF THE COSTS OF THE SROS WHO ALSO GET TO PERFORM SERVICES FOR THE COUNTY, AT TIMES, OR NO.
DO THEY ONLY PERFORM SERVICES FOR OUR DISTRICT, AND THAT'S IT.
THEY HAVE NO OTHER DUTIES OUTSIDE OF OUR SCHOOLS.
>> THEY GO BACK TO HAYS COUNTY TO PERFORM WHATEVER OTHER DUTIES THAT THEY WILL BE ASSIGNED, TYPICALLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, AND POTENTIALLY HOLIDAYS DURING SPRING BREAK AND THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS, WHERE IF THEY DON'T HAVE TIME OR THEY WANT TO SHORT UP TO TAKE VACATION IN OTHER WORDS, SO THEY WILL WORK DURING THOSE TIME.
BUT ANY ADDITIONAL TIME THAT WE HAVE THEM USED LIKE SUMMER SCHOOL, WE PAY AN ADDITIONAL SUM FOR OFFICERS THAT WE CONTRACT TO WORK SPECIFICALLY DURING OUR SUMMER SCHOOL TIMES.
WE ARE REQUIRED DURING SUMMER SCHOOL, EVERY CAMPUS THAT WE HAVE.
WE ALSO HAVE TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL OFFICER DURING THAT TIME, AS WELL.
>> DURING SUMMER MONTHS, WHICH IS SHORTER, BUT DURING THAT TIME PERIOD WHERE OUR SCHOOLS ARE NOT OPEN, THOSE OFFICERS STILL PERFORM DUTIES FOR THE SHERIFF?
>> YES. THIS PAST YEAR, WE CONTRACTED WITH FOUR OF THE SROS FOR SUMMER SCHOOL FOR THOSE FOUR WEEKS, AND THEN EVERYBODY ELSE WAS DEPLOYED BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT.
>> FAIR TO SAY THAT THE 25% SHARE THAT THE COUNTY CONTRIBUTES TOWARDS THOSE SRO COSTS, THEY RECEIVE BENEFIT FROM A PORTION OF THAT COST FOR THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE THE COUNTY?
>> ALL WE ARE SIMPLY ASKING IN ASSISTANCE WITH IS FOR THEM TO PUT IN THEIR, I'LL CALL IT FAIR SHARE TO HELP US FUND THE POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.
WE KNOW THAT HB3 SOUNDS GREAT IN THEORY.
BUT IN PRACTICE, THE REALITY IS IT'S UNFUNDED.
UNFORTUNATELY, TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE PLAYING POLITICS.
MS. RUNKLE AND MS. PETREA WAS SO NICE WITH SAYING THEY'RE DISAPPOINTED.
I AM ANGRY THAT OUR COMMISSIONERS COURT IS NOT PRIORITIZING THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS, THAT THEY DON'T THINK ENOUGH OF COMPLYING WITH THE STATE LAW LIKE WE HAVE TO COMPLY AND PRIORITIZING THESE POSITIONS IN THEIR BUDGET.
I AM ANGRY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PASS A BUDGET TOMORROW AND SAID, HEY, WELL, WE DIDN'T ACCOUNT FOR THAT, EVEN THOUGH OUR DISTRICT PAYS 75% OF THAT COST.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE DO FLOOD THOSE COMMENTS SO THEY CAN READ THEM BECAUSE THEY LIKE TO POLITIC AROUND AND TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE IMPORTANT.
OUR DISTRICTS ARE IMPORTANT, OUR STUDENTS ARE IMPORTANT WHEN IT'S ELECTION TIME.
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WELL, ELECTION IS COMING UP, AND WE'RE WATCHING, AND WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.I KNOW THAT OUT OF 1,200 DISTRICTS IN TEXAS, ONLY HALF ARE COMPLIANT WITH HAVING AN ARMED OFFICER ON EVERY CAMPUS.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS PER CAMPUS WITH $10 PER ADA WASN'T ENOUGH, SO THEY GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE.
WE WENT UP TO 33,540 WITH HB2 AND $20 AND $1.50 EXTRA PER STUDENT FOR ADA.
WE KNOW THAT THE AVERAGE COST IS 80-90,000 PER OFFICER, AND THAT'S ON THE LOW END.
EVEN WITH OUR BUDGET DEFICIT, EVEN WHERE THE FINANCIAL CRISIS THAT WE'RE IN, WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR OUR SROS TO PAY THAT 75% BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT SAFETY IS THE NUMBER 1 THING.
BEFORE YOU CAN LEARN, YOU NEED TO FEEL SAFE.
I URGE OUR PTAS THAT ARE HERE TO POST THAT LINK.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP KNOWS ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THEY ARE VOTING TOMORROW. YOU KNOW WHAT? EVEN IF THEY VOTE TOMORROW, JUST LIKE WE CAN MAKE BUDGET AMENDMENTS, THEY CAN, AS WELL.
IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO CHANGE THEIR BUDGET.
I URGE OUR PTAS TO PUT IT OUT THERE, MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE SUBMIT COMMENTS AND SAY, FUND OUR SROS.
AT ALL OUR DISTRICTS, NOT JUST ADVOCATING FOR HAYS CISD, WHICH IS OUR NUMBER 1 PRIORITY, BUT ALL OUR DISTRICTS ARE IN DIRE NEED HERE IN HAYS COUNTY.
THE CHILDREN OF HAYS COUNTY DESERVE IT.
PTA, ALL THE FOLKS THAT ARE LISTENING OUT THERE, PLEASE POST THAT LINK, SHARE THAT LINK.
LET'S HOLD OUR COMMISSIONERS COURT AND SHERIFFS ACCOUNTABLE.
BECAUSE IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN IN HAYS COUNTY, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE.
I URGE EVERYBODY TO GO MAKE THAT COMMENT, GO IN PERSON.
TALK, SEND EMAILS TO SHERIFF, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, BECAUSE WE ARE WATCHING. THANK YOU.
YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO FILL OUT A FORM IF YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING IN PUBLIC FORUM IN PERSON AT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, THEN YOU NEED TO SUBMIT AN EMAIL, AND I HAVEN'T PULLED IT UP JUST YET, BUT I'LL GET IT HERE.
>> PERFECT. BUT THERE'S A FORM THAT IS ON THERE THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO FILL OUT, AND THAT HAS TO ACCOMPANY YOUR EMAIL.
MAKE SURE YOU'RE FILLING OUT THAT FORM WITH YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE.
> TRUSTEE PETREA PULLED THIS UP.
I WAS JUST GOING TO READ THIS REAL QUICK.
IT SAYS, PLEASE SUBMIT AN EMAIL WITH YOUR COMMENT TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT HAYSCOUNTYTX.GOV.
NO LATER THAN 11:59 TONIGHT, THE DAY BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING.
PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL IN ADVANCE OF THE DEADLINE IN CASE OF DELAYS, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR US AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WILL NOT BE READ.
WHEN YOU SEND YOUR MESSAGE INCLUDE NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER AND INDICATED WHETHER OR YOU'RE MAKING A GENERAL COMMENT UNRELATED TO THE AGENDA ITEM OR SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM.
JUST MENTION IT'S A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM.
THE COUNTY CLERK WILL READ YOUR NAME AND COMMENT ALOUD IN COURT, AND WE'LL STOP WHEN THE BUZZER SOUNDS OF THE THREE MINUTE MARK.
EMAIL JUST PUBLIC COMMENTS WITH AN S AT HAYSCOUNTYTX.GOV.
GO BACK. I KNOW I CAN'T REMEMBER WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THIS, BUT HOW MANY OFFICERS IN YOUR GREEN BOX THAT YOU SHOWED US? HOW MANY OFFICERS ARE COMING ONLINE HERE IN THE NEXT? WAS IT SEVEN?
>> IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, I'D PREFER NOT TO GIVE EXACT NUMBERS.
>> BUT IT'S A LARGE NUMBER OF OFFICERS COMING ONLINE?
>> YES. WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT WHO COMING.
>> I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NUMBER, BUT IT'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT.
THEY'VE ALSO ALLOCATED IN THE BUDGET HOW MANY MORE?
>> THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET APPROVAL INDICATED THAT THERE WERE TWO OFFICERS BEING APPROVED.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF OFFICERS THEY'VE ALLOCATED COMING ONLINE BUT WE'RE STILL SHORT.
MY QUESTION IS, WHEN IT WAS SHERIFF CUTLER, WHO WAS REALLY DOING ALL THE WORK
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TO ADVOCATE FOR ANYTHING THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT UNDER SHERIFF CUTLER.WAS THAT SHERIFF ANTHONY HIPOLITO, AS HIS CHIEF OF STAFF?
>> HONESTLY, I DON'T HAVE THE CONTENT.
THERE'S TYPICALLY A BUDGET COMMITTEE AND IT'S A TEAM OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK ON THE BUDGET AND ULTIMATELY PRESENT TO THE SHERIFF.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHO WAS ON THAT COMMITTEE FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR THIS BUDGET SESSION?
>> I DO NOT HAVE FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE. I'M SORRY.
>> AGAIN, WE'VE DONE OUR JOBS WITH BUDGET ALLOCATIONS WITH FUNDS.
WE'VE SAID WE WANT TO FUND IT 100%.
NOW ANOTHER ENTITY IN OUR DISTRICT THAT WE'RE JUST HAVING TO WAIT ON FOR THIS TO COME HAPPEN.
I DO THINK THAT AT SOME POINT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ON.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OTHER AVENUES TO GET OUR SCHOOLS.
THERE'S OTHER AVENUES THAT WE CAN EXPLORE.
I KNOW WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
BUT I DO THINK THAT AS A GROUP, WE ARE ALL ALIGNED UP HERE WHAT OUR MISSION IS AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
I THINK NOW WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY REACH OUT TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND BE LIKE, HEY, WE NEED TO ADVOCATE FOR THESE POSITIONS BECAUSE WE'RE BUDGET READY TO GO. YOU'RE ASKING FOR 25%-
>> WE'RE GOING TO PAY 75% OF THE TOTAL ALLOTTED NUMBER.
I KNOW OUR COMMISSIONERS ARE THE ONES THAT VOTE ON THIS, BUT THE ADVOCACY FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO'S ADVOCATING FOR US AT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.
IS IT SHERIFF HIPOLITO'S CHIEF OF STAFF, MR. BAILEY? I DON'T KNOW WHO'S INVOLVED IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS, BUT SOMETHING WAS DIFFERENT WITH THIS ALLOCATION VERSUS LAST YEAR'S ALLOCATION.
I KNOW WE ALL SUPPORTED ANTHONY HIPOLITO IN HIS RUN FOR SHERIFF, AND I STILL SUPPORT HIM.
OUR SHERIFF'S PROGRAM IS THE BEST AROUND, AND I KNOW WE'RE JUST NOT THE ONLY DISTRICT THAT'S NEEDING THESE POSITIONS, SO ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO AS A BOARD.
I KNOW THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY ENTERTAINED TO COME BACK INTO, BUT AT THIS POINT, WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HAVING OUR PUBLIC ADVOCATE ON OUR BEHALF.
WELL, NOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING TO ADVOCATE COMMISSIONERS COURT.
COMMISSIONERS, WE GOT TO CLOSE THESE GAPS.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE ON THIS.
I KNOW MR. HIPOLITO CAME AND SPOKE TO US AND SAID THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE GETTING, I THINK IT'S ALREADY FIVE THIS YEAR, AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
NOW WE JUST GOT TO REGROUP, WE GOT TO START TALKING TO WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE OF ADVOCATING FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND COMMISSIONERS COURT.
WE ALSO HAVE TO GO TALK TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AND SAY, WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED FROM US? WE WANT TO BE GOOD PARTNERS FOR OUR COUNTY AND OTHER ENTITIES IN OUR DISTRICT.
NOW WE JUST HAVE TO STEP UP AND DO THAT.
I THINK THEY GOT MORE QUESTIONS FROM THE TEAM. MR. VELA?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SEVERANCE. I JUST WANTED TO CHIME IN BECAUSE I THINK THE MESSAGE IS PRETTY CLEAR FROM THIS BOARD.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE AND REITERATE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE SAID COLLECTIVELY, JUST IN LISTENING TO COMMENTS.
WE BELIEVE IN OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
>> WE APPRECIATE THE PRODUCT, AND I DON'T MEAN PRODUCT, WE'RE NOT SPITTING OUT WIDGETS, BUT I APPRECIATE THE OFFICERS THAT WE DO EMPLOY OR HAVE THAT CONTRACT WITH.
WE HAVE DONE MORE THAN OUR FAIR SHARE.
WE ARE READY TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS TO BE WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
MESSAGE IS THAT WE ARE A GOOD COMMUNITY PARTNER.
HAYES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT, I HOPE YOU HEAR THAT.
HAYES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, I HOPE YOU HEAR THAT THAT WE ARE NOT HERE JUST CRYING THESE ALLIGATOR TEARS BECAUSE WE WANT SOMETHING.
WHEN I SAY WE, NOT ME, BUT OUR STAFF HAS PUT IN THE WORK TO HAVE THESE BUDGETS, TO HAVE THIS SET ASIDE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS NOW OR TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS, WHATEVER IT'S BEEN.
WE'RE WELL OVER HALFWAY ON THE LINE.
MEET US WHERE WE'RE AT, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
>> TEAM, I KNOW WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE ROBUST DISCUSSION NEXT WEEK AS WELL. THANK YOU, MS. SKROCKI.
I APPRECIATE YOU TALKING TO US TONIGHT. THANK YOU.
TEAM, CAN WE TAKE A SEVEN-MINUTE BREAK? I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT. LET'S BE BACK ON AT 13 AFTER.
IT'S A WEIRD NUMBER, 13 AFTER.
THANK YOU FOR THAT LITTLE BREAK, TEAM.
[K.6. Consideration and possible approval of the Assignment of Construction Manager-at-Risk for 2025 Bond Elementary School #18 and 2025 Bond Middle School #7]
I'M GOING TO MOVE UP K6.WE HAVE A COUPLE OF GENTLEMEN HERE THAT HAVE BEEN WAITING THIS OUT.
WE'RE GOING TO GET THEM MOVE THIS UP SO THEY CAN GET DONE AND GET OUT OF HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PAGE 63, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE ASSIGNMENT OF MANAGER AT RISK FOR A 2025 BOND FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NUMBER 18, AND THE 2025 BOND FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL NUMBER 7.
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>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SEVERANCE, BOARD, AND DR. WRIGHT.
WE ALL APPROVED SOME ASSIGNMENTS LAST MONTH FOR FUENTES AND MCCORMICK.
IF Y'ALL REMEMBER, WE ACTUALLY HAD 13 RESPONSES ON THIS RFQ, SO THERE'S LOTS OF INTEREST.
TONIGHT, WE'RE LOOKING AT ELEMENTARY 18.
WE ARE LOOKING AT BARTLETT COCKE, WE WANT TO RECOMMEND THEM.
THEY HAVE DONE SUNFIELD AND CULLEN AND RAMAGE.
THIS WOULD BE THEIR FOURTH OF THIS PROTOTYPE, AND THEY SEEM TO BE GETTING BETTER EACH TIME.
THE SCHOOLS ARE FINISHING EARLIER, AND OUR ARCHITECT IS ALSO TIGHTENING UP.
IN ADDITION TO THEIR PROCESSES AND PERSONNEL'S SAFETY RECORD AND JUST THEIR SUCCESSFUL PROJECT LIST, THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO RECOMMEND BARTLETT FOR NUMBER 18.
BY THE WAY, WITH BARTLETT, DEREK EVEN IS HERE TONIGHT TO REPRESENT BARTLETT.
FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL 7, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND CORE CONSTRUCTION.
BRANDON WHIPPLE IS HERE FROM CORE CONSTRUCTION.
THEY'VE DONE EXCELLENT WORK AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL.
I THINK WE ACTUALLY JUST SHOWED YOU ALL A PHOTO OF THE BAND HALL, AND WE DID THE PUNCH LIST TODAY OF THE FINE ARTS GYM.
THE MAC IS ROLLING OUT, THE CLASSROOM EDITION IS GOING.
BRANDON AND CORE, THEY'VE DONE EXCELLENT WORK ON JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM, FINE ARTS, AND BAND HALL.
MORE IMPORTANTLY OR I DON'T KNOW, JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, YOU DON'T EVER WANT TO FIELD THE TEAM THAT HASN'T NECESSARILY WORKED TOGETHER ON A BIG PROJECT, AND SO OCR, O'CONNELL ROBERTSON, Y'ALL APPROVED THEM FOR THE ARCHITECT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL 7.
THEY ACTUALLY WORKED ON ONE OF THE PROJECTS WE WENT AND VISITED IN WACO.
O'CONNELL AND CORE PARTNERED UP ON TENNYSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND CORE CONSTRUCTION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL 7, AND BARTLETT COCKE FOR ELEMENTARY 18.
>> THANKS, MAX. TEAM, JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE DIDN'T BOND MIDDLE SCHOOL 7 ON 2025.
WE BONDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO THE DESIGN FEE.
THIS IS THE CADENCE OF WHICH WE HAVE AN ARCHITECT WE'VE ALREADY ASSIGNED, AND NOW WE'RE ASSIGNING A CONTRACTOR TO THAT WORK.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND THAT'S WHY IT SAYS BOND.
WE DIDN'T BOND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
>> TEAM, I'LL LOOK TO MY LEFT. ANY QUESTIONS? TEAM, LOOK TO MY RIGHT.
QUESTIONS? WELL, I WILL JUST SAY THANK YOU TO BARTLETT.
I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN A LONG-TERM PARTNER WITH US.
I KNOW YOU GUYS DID A LOT OF WORK FOR US.
YOU GUYS STARTED THIS NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAM. YOU'RE GETTING REALLY GOOD AT IT.
I KNOW YOU GUYS JUST DO A LOT OF WORK WITH US RIGHT NOW, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
CORE, I LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS AS WELL.
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE RELATIVELY NEW TO OUR DISTRICT.
YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB, STEPPED UP AND REALLY HANDLED IT BECAUSE I DON'T SEE THIS GROWTH STOPPING AND I DON'T SEE US CONTINUING TO STOP BUILDING THINGS, AT LEAST UNTIL, WELL, I'M NOT SURE WHAT YEAR YOU SAY WE'RE DONE, 2045? 2067, WHEN WE HAVE NINE MILLION KIDS IN OUR DISTRICT.
I APPRECIATE THE PARTNERS LIKE THIS, HANGING OUT IN A LONG MEETING TO BE HERE.
THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. MS. RUNKLE? YES.
>> I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU GUYS, SINCE YOU ALL BOTH HAVE BEEN AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, AND I WANT TO SAY THIS.
Y'ALL ARE NOT JUST BUILDING BUILDINGS FOR OUR KIDS.
YOU GUYS ARE EDUCATING AND TEACHING OUR KIDS, AND WE'VE SEEN THAT ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.
WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP JUST NOT IN BUILDING OUR FACILITIES, BUT ALSO ENGAGING WITH OUR CHILDREN AND TEACHING THEM SOME THINGS THAT THEY WOULDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE ALL THIS CONSTRUCTION SITTING ON THEIR CAMPUS.
GREAT JOB, GUYS. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR CONTINUED WORK.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S A GREAT COMMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, MAX. APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU GUYS FOR HANGING OUT. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO A REGULAR SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING,
[K.4. Consideration and possible adoption of a Resolution in support of the Hays County, Texas Multi-Jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan]
AND WE'RE GOING TO GO TO K4 ON PAGE 59.TEAM, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE HAYS COUNTY TEXAS MULTI-JURISDICTION HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.
IS THAT AN ACRONYM? DO WE MAKE THAT AN ACRONYM YET? DOES THAT SPELL SOMETHING? NO?
>> MS. SKROCKI, WOULD YOU LAY US OUT AND GIVE US A LITTLE BIT UPDATE WHAT THIS IS?
>> WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN FOR HAYS COUNTY.
THE LAST TIME IT WAS UPDATED WAS IN 2016.
WHAT ULTIMATELY OCCURRED IS A COLLECTIVE GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS, AND YOU HAVE THAT IN YOUR BOARD BOOK.
WENT THROUGH, AND WE ESTABLISHED AND WORKED TOGETHER ON HOW WE ARE GOING TO MANAGE ANY EVENT IN HAYS COUNTY,
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AND WHAT OUR REQUIREMENTS ARE FROM ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT PARTNERS WITHIN THE AREA.WHAT THIS BOILS DOWN TO IS THIS IS OUR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALL OF THE ENTITIES AND HOW WE ARE GOING TO MANAGE ANYTHING FROM EXTENDED HEAT EVENT TO TORNADOES, FLOODS, WHICH WE UNFORTUNATELY DEAL WITH.
SEEMS LIKE ANY FREEZE, ANY OF THOSE THINGS, OFTENTIMES THEY'RE WEATHER-RELATED.
WITH THAT, THIS RESOLUTION ALLOWS US, AS OUR COMMITMENT, TO FOLLOW THIS MITIGATION PLAN TO APPLY FOR FEMA ASSISTANCE WHEN NECESSARY, AND WHEN IT IS APPLICABLE TO THE PARTICULAR TRAGEDY OR THE EVENT THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.
WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS JUST A REVIEW AND ADAPTATION OF THE 2016 PLAN THAT HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH THE PLAYERS AND REALLY ARE MORE APPLICABLE CHANGES FROM WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TODAY.
>> TEAM, LOOK TO MY LEFT. MR. SEIBEL?
>> CAN YOU JUST SUMMARIZE GENERALLY? THIS IS GREAT PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR OTHER ENTITIES AROUND, BUT JUST HOW IT PERTAINS TO US.
I IMAGINE MAJOR WEATHER EVENT OR WHATEVER, WE'RE USING OUR FACILITIES TO HOUSE THINGS OR WHATEVER.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAD OUR FREEZE, AND WE HAD A BLACKOUT WHERE WE LOST ELECTRICITY, WE LOST WATER.
WHAT WE DID IS WE MOBILIZED OUR BUSES FOR WARMING STATIONS, AND SO WE NETWORKED WITH THE COMMUNITY.
THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THE COUNTY IN KYLE BASICALLY SAID, HEY, CAN YOU ASSIST US? WE ALSO ENGAGE WITH THEM.
WELL, OUR BUS DRIVERS ARE OUT AT FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, AND THEY'RE CHECKING FLOODWATERS.
WHAT WE'RE DOING IS THEN COMMUNICATING THAT TO EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS TO SAY, HEY, WE NEED ROAD CREWS AND THOSE THINGS THROUGH OUR DISPATCH CENTER BECAUSE WE'RE CHECKING ROADS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN PICK UP OUR KIDS.
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO BE A FORCED MULTIPLIER FOR PATROL OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS WHO ARE OUT HAVING TO CHECK THE SAME ROADS.
IT'S THE SAME THING IF WE HAD A SITUATION WHERE WE HAD DEVASTATING FIRES, ETC.
DO WE NEED A REUNIFICATION LOCATION? DO WE NEED A PLACE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO CRASH OUT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET TO THEIR OWN HOMES? IT'S REALLY ABOUT WHAT CAN WE PROVIDE, BUT ALSO WHAT THEY'RE THEN HELPING AND ASSISTING THE DISTRICT WITH WHEN WE HAVE THOSE TYPES OF SITUATIONS AS WELL.
>> IT'S A 276-PAGE PLAYBOOK THAT WE'RE PREPARED TO IMPLEMENT.
EARTHQUAKE'S DEFINITELY A SEVERE ONE THAT WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR IN OUR AREA, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW, I GUESS, THESE DAYS. GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION. JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, WHAT HAS TO OCCUR FOR THIS TO BE UTILIZED, THIS PLAN? WOULD THAT BE A DISASTER DECLARATION FROM THE GOVERNOR?
>> IT'S THROUGH FEMA GUIDELINES, AND SO CERTAINLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THERE HAS TO BE THAT DECLARATION MADE AND IT MAKES US ELIGIBLE.
LIKE ANYTHING, WE'LL HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH ALL OF THE HOOPS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THAT.
IT IS A GLOBAL TYPE OF PROCESS, IF YOU WILL.
BUT WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS WE ACTUALLY FOLLOW EVEN WHEN IT DOESN'T APPLY, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
WE'RE STILL FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES.
WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLY CONNECTED COMMUNITY, OUR CHURCHES AND OUR CIVIC CENTERS AND ALL OF THOSE PLACES.
WE'RE FOLLOWING A LOT OF THESE GUIDELINES INHERENTLY ALREADY.
GLOBALLY, THIS DOES MAKE US ELIGIBLE FOR FEMA FUNDING AND ASSISTANCE, WHETHER THAT'S BRINGING IN BUSES OR AID OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS BUT ALSO, OF COURSE, IF WE DO HAVE THAT DISASTER DECLARATION.
>> THOSE FACILITIES THAT WOULD BE USED, AND GOD FORBID, SOMETHING HAPPENS, WOULD BE DECIDED AT THAT POINT.
ALL OUR FACILITIES COULD BE AVAILABLE REGARDING TO GYMS OR CAFETERIAS OR BUSES, CORRECT?
>> YES. ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE, WE COULD POTENTIALLY UTILIZE, AND WE DO HAVE A VERY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HERE IN HAYS COUNTY AS WELL.
>> ANYBODY ELSE? TEAM, THIS WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE'LL MOVE INTO CONSENT EVERY YEAR.
WE JUST GO TO APPROVE IT EVERY YEAR.
THIS WAS WHY IT'S A ONE-TIME VOTE NOW AND THEN WE'LL JUST MOVE THAT INTO CONSENT AGENDA FOR NEXT YEAR. GREAT. THANKS, JERI.
[K.5. Consideration and possible adoption of Educational Specifications for Future Middle School Capital Projects]
THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR FUTURE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CAPITAL PROJECTS.TEAM, ORIGINALLY, WHEN WE'RE GOING THROUGH AGENDA SETTING, WE DID NOT HAVE MONAVILLE ON THIS TRANSMITTAL, THE C&I DEPARTMENT.
WHAT WE'RE DOING ISN'T DONE IN A VACUUM.
OUR C&I DEPARTMENT IS VERY INVOLVED IN THESE PLANNING, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE ON THE TRANSMITTAL.
WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS TO THAT DEPARTMENT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
DOCTOR, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO KICK US OFF AND GIVE US YOUR PHILOSOPHY ON THIS ONE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF OUR ARCHITECTURAL TEAM, MAX'S TEAM, AND THEN JUST OUR C&I STAFF AND THEIR ABILITY TO REACH OUT TO THE END USERS AND FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
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WHEN YOU GO AND YOU MEET WITH OUR CURRENT MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU'LL FIND THAT BECAUSE OUR STAFFING RATIOS HAVE INCREASED FROM 25-1 TO 28-1, WE JUST DON'T HAVE AS MUCH SQUARE FOOTAGE IN THE ACTUAL CLASSROOM SPACE THAT WE NEED.YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'VE ADDED A BIT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE ONTO THE PROPOSED MIDDLE SCHOOL BECAUSE WE LISTEN TO OUR STAFF.
SO MANY OF OUR TEACHERS NOW ARE REALLY MODERN, THEY HAVE MODULAR FURNITURE.
THEIR NEW TEACHING STRATEGIES LEND ITSELF WELL TO SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION TO DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.
NO LONGER DO WE JUST SIT IN STRAIGHT ROWS AND DESK SO THAT YOU CAN COMPACT STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM.
YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE KIDS MOVE AROUND AND THEN WORK COLLABORATIVELY.
YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF WHAT THE TEACHERS HAVE SAID THAT WE NEED INCORPORATED IN THESE ED SPECS.
THEN ALSO, THE DISTRICT STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE PLACED AT OUR OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOLS, LIKE DANCE STUDIOS, ORCHESTRA, MARIACHI, ALL OF THOSE CORE SPACES, WE'VE ALSO NEEDED TO INCREASE BECAUSE WE SEE ADDED PARTICIPATION.
WHAT WE THOUGHT INITIALLY MIGHT BE A SMALL ENSEMBLE OR A SMALL GROUP HAS TURNED INTO A VERY LARGE GROUP.
WE JUST NEED MORE SPACE BASED ON WHAT WE'VE SEEN EVOLVE IN HAYS CISD.
JUST TEEING IT UP FOR YOU, MAX, THAT'S MY TAKE ON IT, AS YOU GUYS ACTUALLY WENT OUT, YOU LISTENED, YOU CAME BACK WITH INFORMATION.
THAT DOES RESULT IN A LITTLE BIT MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE, BUT I THINK IT WILL BE REALLY USEFUL SQUARE FOOTAGE.
>> YES, SIR, DR. WRIGHT. THAT WAS A GREAT TEE UP.
JUST BY THE NUMBERS, OUR CURRENT MASTER PLANNING PROCESS YIELDED, IF YOU LOOK AT THE MCCORMICK PROTOTYPE, SO TO SPEAK, ABOUT 160,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING.
WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE TONIGHT, DOUG AND PATRICIA ARE GOING TO PRESENT.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT THAT BUILDING WITH THE THINGS THAT DR. WRIGHT DESCRIBED, THE CLASSROOMS, THE MOBILITY SPACE, THE GYMNASIUMS, THE ATHLETICS, THE FINE ARTS, THAT BUILDING COULD GROW TO ABOUT 200,000 SQUARE FEET AND WOULD HAVE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS.
WHEN WE PRESENTED THIS TO THE FBOC IN AUGUST, THE SENTIMENT I GOT WAS THERE'S NO FLUFF IN THIS.
WE DIDN'T GET FLUFF FEEDBACK, AND SO WITH THAT SAID, THE ONE THING THAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD PUT ON THIS MOTION IS IF Y'ALL DO APPROVE IT, YOU WILL SEE THIS AGAIN AT SD, SO IT MIGHT BE TO APPROVE THIS FOR ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION.
IT'S NOT WRITTEN THAT WAY NOW, BUT THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.
BUT WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, DOUG DAWSON AND PATRICIA RUNGE, WILL GO THROUGH THIS ED SPEC, IF THAT'S YOUR PLEASURE.
>> NO, GO AHEAD, MAX. I'LL JUST SAY, HEY, GUYS, WELCOME.
THANKS FOR COMING. THERE'S ONE IN YOUR DAIS FOLDER.
THERE'S THE PRESENTATION OF DAIS FOLDER.
THEN I BELIEVE THEY ALSO GAVE US DOCUMENTS, NO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
THE TEAM HAS HAD THIS DOCUMENT FOR A WHILE NOW, SO IF YOU'LL JUST GIVE US THE 100,000 FOOT VIEW, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> I'LL BLOW THROUGH THIS QUICKLY, AND THEN IF YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS, JUST STOP ME AND WE'LL GO.
>> DOUG DAWSON, GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. GOOD EVENING.
THIS IS PATRICIA RUNGE, SHE'S ONE OF OUR PLANNERS AS WELL, ACCREDITED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT PLANNER WITH US, SO WORKING ON THESE AND EXCITED TO PRESENT HERE TONIGHT.
AS DR. WRIGHT AND MAX MENTIONED, USING MCCORMICK AS THE GO BY IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN SAYING.
IT WAS THE MOST RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND SO JUST HAVING A PLACE TO START WITH MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT THIS WITH THE LENS OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THROUGH THE CURRENT BOND PROGRAM, THROUGH PREVIOUS BOND PROGRAMS, AND MAKING SURE WE'RE ALIGNING ALL OF THOSE TOGETHER.
THIS IS A COUPLE KEY FACTORS COMPLYING WITH UPDATED TEA ELEMENTS, THE REQUESTED PROGRAM CHANGES FOR GROWTH AND FOR OTHER SPACES.
THEN, OF COURSE, AS YOU ADD SPACE OR GROW SPACE, YOU'RE GROSSING AND THERE'S MORE WALLS, THERE'S MORE CORRIDORS THAT NATURALLY GROWS THE BUILDING THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS.
THE KEY AREAS OF THAT WERE IN THE CLASSROOMS, PERFORMING IN FINE ARTS AND ATHLETICS, THE CORE AREAS, WHICH WE WOULD TYPICALLY CALL CORE AREAS OR DINING, LIBRARY, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ALL STUDENTS USE, AND THEN BUILDING SUPPORT AREAS.
I WON'T HIT EVERY SINGLE NUMBER ON ALL THE PAGES, BUT JUST SAY THAT AT A HIGH LEVEL, ONE OF THE BIGGEST ONES WAS THE CLASSROOM INCREASE.
THAT WAS A BIG DISCUSSION WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, DEOS.
WE MET WITH A VARIETY OF TIMES TO REALLY TALK. [OVERLAPPING]
>> CAN YOU GET A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THE MIC?
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>> IS THAT A LITTLE BIT BETTER? MEETING WITH THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS AND CAMPUS PRINCIPALS TO UNDERSTAND, CLASSROOM SIZE IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
THAT WAS A BIG CHANGE TO GO FROM THAT 750-850 SQUARE FOOT CLASSROOM, LIKE YOU TALKED ABOUT, DR. WRIGHT, TO SUPPORT THOSE LARGER GROUPS.
OTHER THINGS, SCIENCE LABS AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO ALIGN WITH TEA REQUIREMENTS.
ON THE CTE SIDE, WE MET WITH RICK A HANDFUL OF TIMES AS WELL AS THROUGH SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECT PLANNING.
LITTLE BIT LESS INCREASE HERE.
WE WERE ABLE TO ADJUST SOME QUANTITIES REALLY TO ALIGN WITH WHAT THEIR VISION IS FOR CTE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, SO THAT ONLY BROUGHT IT UP ABOUT 1,200 SQUARE FEET.
AGAIN, THE LIBRARY, MCCORMICK WAS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION HAD A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO THE LIBRARY, AND SO THIS IS ACTUALLY TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE LIBRARIES AT CHAPA AND SIMON AND ALIGNING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SPECS WITH THOSE CAMPUSES.
THIS WILL BASICALLY BRING THOSE A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT Y'ALL HAVE AT THOSE CAMPUSES.
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS DEFINITELY HAS GROWN, BOTH IN PARTICIPATION AND IN SPACE, AS YOU KNOW, THROUGH MANY OF THE PREVIOUS BOND PROGRAMS. THOSE HAVE BEEN SOME SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS AT THOSE CAMPUSES.
THIS TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THOSE PROJECTS, AND IT ALIGNS IT WITH THE OVERALL VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM, SO BAND CHOIR, ORCHESTRA, MULTIPURPOSE/MARIACHI, THAT SPACE, OBVIOUSLY, SUPPORTING MULTIPLE USES, THEATER AND DANCE.
THOSE HAVE REALLY BEEN, THROUGHOUT THE LAST COUPLE OF BOND PROGRAMS, A BIG FOCUS THERE.
TOTAL PERFORMING FINE ARTS UP ABOUT 4,000 SQUARE FEET.
ATHLETICS, THIS IS DEFINITELY A BIG SQUARE FOOTAGE.
ONE IS AS YOU GROW TO 1,200 STUDENTS, YOU GROW YOUR GYM, AND THERE'S BEEN A DISCUSSION AND A DESIRE TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY IN THE BLEACHERS.
AS YOU ADD HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS, YOU NEED TO ADD HUNDREDS OF SEATS WHICH, OF COURSE, MEANS ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE IN THE COMPETITION GYM, WHICH IS WHERE ALMOST HALF OF THAT GROWTH CAME FROM.
THEN THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT USE AT THE AUXILIARY GYMS, AT MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN PARTICULAR, DURING COMPETITION AND JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE COME TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS FOR THESE COMPETITIONS, HOW WELL THOSE BLEACHERS ARE USED OR THE SPACE IS USED IF THE BLEACHERS AREN'T THERE.
THAT WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION, LANCE AND DUSTY HAVE BEEN REALLY HELPFUL IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
ABOUT 6,000 SQUARE FOOT INCREASE THERE.
ADMINISTRATION, AGAIN, JUST ALIGNING WITH THE ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN STUDENTS, SO ANOTHER PUBLIC RESTROOM, SOME MORE CONFERENCE AND OFFICE SPACE, ABOUT 1,500 SQUARE FOOT INCREASE THERE.
THEN DINING AND BUILDING SUPPORT, OF COURSE, AS YOU HAVE MORE STUDENTS, YOU NEED TO FEED MORE STUDENTS, SO YOU NEED SPACE FOR THEM TO SIT DOWN AND EAT.
TOTAL INCREASE OF ABOUT 2,400 SQUARE FEET BETWEEN THE CAFETERIA, THE KITCHEN, AND SOME STORAGE.
THEN THAT BUILDING SUPPORT, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH MAX AND THE TEAM IN OPERATIONS TO REALLY TALK THROUGH WHAT IS THE RIGHT SYSTEM, SO ACTUALLY, VERY SIMILAR TO THIS BUILDING.
WE'RE TALKING CONSIDERING A CHILLED WATER SYSTEM, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT MECHANICAL APPROACH.
I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO THE WEEDS ON THAT UNLESS YOU ALL WANT TO, BUT IT WOULD ADD ABOUT A 2,400 SQUARE FOOT CENTRAL PLANT FOR THAT SYSTEM.
SUMMARY PAGE HERE, ABOUT 30 OR 40,000 ADDITIONAL SQUARE FEET WHEN COMPARED TO MCCORMICK WITH SOME NOTES THERE ON WHAT THOSE AREAS ARE, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT OVERVIEW.
TEAM, LOOK TO MY RIGHT. MS. PETREA?
>> THIS IS EXCITING. I WASN'T ON THE BOARD WHEN WE DESIGNED MCCORMICK, SO THAT'S BEEN A MINUTE.
WHAT DID WE SAY, 10 YEARS IT OPENED? TEN YEARS AGO?
THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE OUR STUDENTS RIGHT NOW IF WE COULD, CORRECT? THAT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW, AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN A LAYOUT AND THE ARCHITECT.
THIS IS THE SPACES YOU NEED, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO COME TO US WITH THE ARCHITECTURE.
>> THIS IS THE EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS THAT WOULD GUIDE A DESIGN PROCESS.
>> THIS IS TYPICALLY WHAT INFORMS THE DESIGN.
>> BECAUSE I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, MAYBE WISH LIST ITEMS. WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR COLOR GUARD?
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>> RIGHT NOW, BETWEEN THE PERFORMING IN FINE ART SPACES AND THE GYMS, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT COLOR GUARD, BUT SPECIFICALLY AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR PATTY FROM PROGRAM SIDE.
BUT FROM A SPACE SIDE, HAVING SOME OF THOSE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS REHEARSAL SPACES REALLY BE THAT FLEXIBLE TYPE OF SPACE THAT'S NOT ONLY ABLE TO SUPPORT MUSIC, BUT COULD SUPPORT BAND OR A SMALL GROUP, EVEN ENSEMBLE, HAVING IT SET UP WITH A TALL CEILING TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE SPACES INSIDE.
I THINK IF THERE'S MORE SPECIFICS, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO UNDERSTAND FROM PATTY HOW SHE WOULD WANT TO IMPLEMENT THAT.
>> I THINK WE DEFINITELY NEED TO ASK PATTY AND LOOK AT THE NUMBERS THAT WE'VE GOT AT SOME OF OUR MORE ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS, LIKE AT BARTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, TO SEE HOW MANY SECTIONS OF COLOR GUARD WE HAVE.
IF IT'S STILL TWO SECTIONS A DAY, MAYBE WE DON'T CARE.
I KNOW WE DO, BUT WE'RE GROWING, THOSE PROGRAMS ARE GROWING, AND A FULL TIME COLOR GUARD TEACHER AT EACH MIDDLE SCHOOL MAY BE A FUTURE NEED AND RIGHT NOW, WHEN I GO, THEY'RE IN THE CAFETERIA, AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK IF THEATER IS ALSO IN THE CAFETORIUM OR WHATEVER.
I THINK IF WE'RE THINKING OF THE FUTURE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A COLOR GUARD SPACE.
I'M NOT ADVOCATING FOR A FINE ARTS GYM IN EVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT WE MAY NEED TO THINK THROUGH WHAT THAT COULD BE.
I ALSO HOPE THAT YOU GOT FEEDBACK THAT THE COMMON SPACES AND THE HALLWAYS ARE NO LONGER NEEDED, JUST FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT.
I LOVE THEM, I FEEL LIKE IT LOOKS LIKE A COLLEGE, BUT I HOPE WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THOSE.
WE OBVIOUSLY NEED BIG THOROUGHFARES FOR KIDS TO GO IN AND OUT.
I THINK WE DID PRETTY GOOD AT MCCORMICK THAT WAY, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE A BUNCH OF SOMETIMES ONE-WAY TRAFFIC AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER WHEN YOU HAVE THAT MANY KIDS WITH BRIDGES ACROSS OR SOMETHING.
THE OTHER THING IS TO THINK ABOUT TESTING ROOMS. THE LIBRARY TURNS INTO A TESTING ROOM AT MOST OF OUR SCHOOLS, AND THE LIBRARIANS HATE IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR THAT, AND MAYBE THAT'S A GROWTH.
IF YOU HAVE EMPTY CLASSROOMS, THEY CAN COME TO TESTING ROOMS, BUT I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN TALK TO OUR LIBRARIANS ABOUT WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE.
IF THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY SPACE AVAILABLE, HOW COULD WE ACCOMMODATE TESTING ROOMS? MAKER SPACE, ARE WE REALLY STILL USING THOSE? MY KID HASN'T BEEN IN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN A LONG TIME, BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN THOSE ARE GETTING UTILIZED.
>> IT WAS PART OF THE DISCUSSION WITH UNDER LIBRARY, IN PARTICULAR THERE'S A DIFFERENT APPROACH THAT EACH CAMPUS DOES TAKE, AND SO JUST ALIGNING WITH THEIR OVERALL PROGRAM, IT WAS INCLUDED IN THAT.
>> I THINK, DR. WATSON OR MR. CLEAVER, YOU MIGHT WANT TO PULL ALL SIX MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO SEE WHAT THE USAGE LOOKS LIKE.
THEN THE OTHER THING I REALLY WANT US TO THINK ABOUT IS AN OUTDOOR SPACE/COURTYARD, BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, POST-COVID, STARTED BASICALLY HAVING OUTDOOR LUNCH.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SAFETY AND SECURITY DILEMMA WITH OUR CURRENT DESIGN, AND SO I WANT TO SEE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS OUTSIDE AT LUNCH.
I'M HOPEFUL THAT YOUR DESIGN CAN INCORPORATE SOME SAFE, SECURE SKATE PARK IN THE MIDDLE OR SOMETHING FUN.
>> THAT IS ALSO ACCESSIBLE, THAT'S RIGHT.
DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA, AND I HATE TO EVEN ASK THIS OUT LOUD, WHAT WE'RE THINKING IS A COST PER SQUARE FOOT OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT?
SO FAR, WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT WITH THE COMMITTEE IS A TOTAL PROJECT COST OF ABOUT $120 MILLION, THAT'S TOTAL COST.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT A CONSTRUCTION COST OF MAYBE AROUND THAT $96 MILLION.
A COUPLE OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WE WENT AND LOOKED AT IN WACO, THESE ARE 2022 DOLLARS.
ONE OF THEM, TENNYSON WAS ABOUT $365 A FOOT.
JARRELL RANCH WAS ABOUT $415 A FOOT.
OUR CURRENT BUDGET IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 460 AND 600, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU CHOP IT UP SQUARE FOOTAGE WISE, SO I THINK WE'RE IN THE BALL PARK.
>> I'M JUST CURIOUS, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A MINUTE BEFORE WE'RE THERE YET, BUT WE HAVEN'T BUILT ONE IN A WHILE.
APPARENTLY, THEY COST WHAT JOHNSON COSTS. PERFECT.
>> BUT WE'RE IN THE BALL PARK, AND THE ONES WE'RE LOOKING AT ABSOLUTELY HAVE THE OUTDOOR AREAS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
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>> GOOD. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> HEY, DOUG, THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I DO WANT TO DOUBLE DOWN ON THE FINE ARTS PROGRAMS. IF YOU HEARD DR. WRIGHT'S INTRO TONIGHT, 1 OF 109 SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT GET THESE DISTINCTIONS, DOUG, SO WE NEED SOME PRIME SPACE FOR OUR FINANCIAL PROGRAMS. THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE NOW AT MIDDLE SCHOOLS, I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN TO A MIDDLE SCHOOL EVENT WHERE THERE'S BEEN VOLLEYBALL, FOOTBALL.
PARKING GETS PRETTY HORRENDOUS, AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER THING.
I THINK MR. CLEAVER ALREADY JOTTED DOWN NOTES OVER THERE, SO REALLY MAKING SURE WE HAVE A GOOD PLAN OF IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME DEAL.
WE'RE BUILDING THE CORNFIELD, BASEBALL, THERE YOU GO.
WELL, THIS IS GOING TO GO TO COST, AND I KNOW WHERE MS. PETREA WAS GOING, BUT ALSO, WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO STAFF, THE SURFACE, THE FACILITIES? I KNOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE AS WELL.
I SAW MS. OTTMERS' EYES LIGHT UP WHEN SOMEBODY SAID $405 A SQUARE FOOT.
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AS WELL? WE'RE NOT TRYING TO PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE, BUT THESE ARE DEFINITELY VERY REAL TANGIBLE PROJECTIONS THAT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT. THANK YOU.
>> YES. THANK YOU, DOUG AND PATRICIA, FOR COMING AND PRESENTING.
YOU GUYS LOOKED REALLY EXCITED TO ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT CHILLED WATER SYSTEM, SO UNFORTUNATELY, I'M SAD.
I DON'T REALLY HAVE QUESTIONS OR DIDN'T EVEN ASK ABOUT THAT.
BUT DOES THE 160,000 SQUARE FOOT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FROM MCCORMICK, DOES THAT INCLUDE ALL THE ADDITIONS THAT WE'VE MADE TO MCCORMICK?
>> THE DIFFERENCE IN THESE TWO NUMBERS INCLUDES WHAT WAS DONE.
>> YEAH. THE ADDED SQUARE FOOTAGE, IS IT ASSUMING MCCORMICK IS WHOLE AFTER THIS?
>> GOT IT. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
THEN TRUSTEE PETREA THERE, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE A CHANGING LANDSCAPE AND HOW WE APPROACH EDUCATION.
WE HAVE CHROMEBOOKS DEVICES, AND WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH OUTLETS.
WHENEVER YOU'RE BUILDING ANYTHING, THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH OUTLETS, SO POWER SUPPLY IN THE ROOMS AND THINGS TO ACCOMMODATE.
[BACKGROUND] YES, FIVE LIGHT SWITCHES.
>> OUTLETS AND BATHROOMS. THERE YOU GO.
BUT JUST GENERALLY SPEAKING, I DON'T ENVY YOUR POSITION AND WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER, BASICALLY, AGAIN.
I SAID THIS FOR TWICE TONIGHT, ANOTHER PLAYBOOK FOR US TO GO BY WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT DESIGNING THESE SCHOOLS BECAUSE IT'S DIFFICULT BECAUSE WE'RE HERE IN 2025, LOOKING FOR A SCHOOL THAT WE'RE OPENING POTENTIALLY IN 2029ISH, MAYBE BOND PERMITTING, WHATEVER YEAR IT IS.
FOUR YEARS FROM NOW, WHAT DOES THE EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE LOOK LIKE? WHAT ARE OUR NEEDS GOING TO BE FOUR YEARS FROM NOW? BUT THEN NOT ONLY THAT, THE SCHOOL IS GOING TO LAST US FOR A VERY LONG TIME, SO 50 YEARS FROM NOW, WHAT DOES WE NEED? JUST GENERALLY SPEAKING, CAN YOU JUST ADD OR ANSWER THE FLEXIBILITY OF SPACES AND HOW YOU GUYS APPROACH THAT WHEN LOOKING AT THESE.
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND I'D SAY THE ED SPECS THEMSELVES, THEY'RE ALMOST LIKE A NARRATIVE GUIDE THAT HELPS OUTLINE THE HIGH LEVEL GOALS AND THE VISIONS FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
AS WE TALK ABOUT THE ACTUAL DESIGN OF, IN THIS CASE, MIDDLE SCHOOL 7, WE'LL BE USING THAT AS THE GUIDE TO INFORM THE DECISIONS WITH PROGRAMS, SQUARE FOOTAGES, ADJACENCIES, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FLEXIBILITY OF SPACE, WE ALWAYS LIKE TO FIND THAT RIGHT BALANCE.
I'LL STEAL SOMETHING ACTUALLY FROM INTERIORS AND OUR PRINCIPAL JANA WHO ALWAYS LIKES TO TALK ABOUT FLEXIBILITY AND VARIETY.
THE MORE FLEXIBLE A SPACE IS, ALMOST, IN SOME CASES, THE LESS SPECIFIC TYPE OF THING IT CAN DO.
YOU WANT TO STRIKE THAT RIGHT BALANCE OF MAXIMIZING THE NUMBER OF FLEXIBLE SPACES VERSUS PROVIDING THE RIGHT VARIETY OF SPACES TO ACCOMMODATE THE RIGHT TASK AND THE RIGHT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.
I COULD GO AND WRAP A WHOLE DISCUSSION ON THAT, BUT DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD WORK THROUGH THE DESIGN COMMITTEE AND WORKING WITH MAX AND NATE AND THE TEAM THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER WITH THEM TO REALLY HONE IN ON WHAT IS THE RIGHT SOLUTION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL 7.
>> I APPRECIATE TRUSTEE PETREA ASKING ABOUT COLOR GUARD, THINKING ABOUT THOSE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO GROW AT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL.
I KNOW DR. WRIGHT IS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE UIL AND ATHLETICS THAT ARE COMING, IS BASEBALL THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE MIDDLE SCHOOL, OR WOMEN'S FLAG FOOTBALL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL.
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE DON'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT YET, AND SO JUST BEING PREPARED FOR HOW WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE THAT WHEN THEY COME IN AND MAKING SURE THAT IF WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO OUR VOTERS TO ADD ADDITIONAL THINGS TO SCHOOLS, THAT WE'RE MINIMIZING THAT ADDITIONAL COST AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
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I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS HAVING THE FORESIGHT AND EXPERTISE IN TRYING TO PLAN THIS OUT FOR US. THANK YOU.>> I JUST SO THE PUBLIC'S CLEAR, DR. WRIGHT'S BEEN HERE SINCE DECEMBER 7TH OF 2017.
I THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT DATE. PETRA TOLD ME THAT.
IF IT'S WRONG, THEN I BLAME MS. PETRA. HE'S RIGHT.
HIS EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY OF 900 KIDS PER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 01,250 KIDS PER MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THEN 2,800 KIDS IN HIGH SCHOOL, HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE NEW FOOTPRINT, THAT THE SUNFIELD FOOTPRINT, THE NEW SCHOOL, SO WE'RE NOT HAVING TO GO BACK AND TOUCH THESE SCHOOLS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE DOING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AT THIS BUILDING IT FROM THE GROUND UP FROM THIS EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY WITH 20 OR 1,250 KIDS.
I KNOW IF YOU ASK MR. CRUZ, I THINK, HE'D BE LIKE, OH, I'D LOVE A LITTLE BIT MORE, 39,000 MORE SQUARE FEET.
BUT I APPRECIATE DR. WATSON, BEING HERE.
I KNOW THE CNI DEPARTMENTS HAD A LOT OF TIME TALKING TO OUR CAMPUSES ON WHAT THEY NEED.
WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK AND HAVE TO DO ANYTHING AGAIN TO THIS CAMPUS.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I'M ALSO SAYING THAT YOU SHOULD ADD A ZILLION SQUARE FOOT TO MEET THAT.
WE JUST GOT TO BE INTENTIONAL WITH IT.
THE SCHOOLS GOT TO BE ABLE TO GROW AS EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHIES CHANGE IN THE FUTURE.
WHATEVER THESE SPACES WE'RE DOING, I APPRECIATE IT, BUT THEY'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO BE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH THAT IF WE'RE ADDING TWO THEATERS THAT WHATEVER WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO, IF THAT SOMETHING CHANGES, WE'D BE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH FROM THAT SCHOOL TO MAKE THE CHANGE, WILL THAT HAVE TO DO ANY RENOVATIONS OR ADDITION.
I APPRECIATE YOU INCREASING THE GYM SQUARE FOOTAGE, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK RIGHT NOW WAS THAT, ARE YOU SAYING THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE 1,250 SEATS IN THE LARGE GYM, SO EVERYONE IN THAT SCHOOL CAN BE IN A SEAT AT FORT ASSEMBLY?
>> TWELVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEATS.
MAYBE ADD 50, MAYBE ADD AN EXTRA 100 JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE EXTRA FLOW.
[LAUGHTER] THEN TO YOUR POINT ON THE MAKER SPACE, I'M MEDIUM ON THE MAKER SPACE, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT PUTTING IN THE TECHNOLOGY IN THAT MAKER SPACE TO TURN IT INTO A CLASSROOM.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO PUT A MAKER SPACE IN THE LIBRARY, THEN YOU GO TO PUT A PROJECTOR.
DO WE STILL NEED THAT MAKER SPACE? WE CAN REPURPOSE THAT SOMEWHERE ELSE? THAT'S A REALLY THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
THE TRUSTEE CIBOS POINT ABOUT PLUGS, LIKE FF&E MAX, DOCTOR WATSON CHROME CARTS, ARE WE BUILDING? DOES EACH CLASSROOM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A CHROME CART FOR KEEPING THE TECHNOLOGY? I JUST THINK THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT NOW, AND I KNOW THIS IS A PROCESS WE'RE DOING IT.
JUST BECAUSE WE'RE SAYING IT'S THREE 9,000 SQUARE FEET, AS YOU'RE GOING IT MIGHT NOT BE THAT MUCH.
MAYBE WE'RE NOT ADDING THAT MUCH.
IT COULD BE LESS THAN THAT. WHO KNOWS? BUT IT'S A GREAT STARTING POINT, AND I BELIEVE I LOVE THAT IT'S A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CNI DEPARTMENT BECAUSE I THINK YOU ALWAYS GET A BAD RAPID, JUST THE ARCHITECTS, THEY JUST WANT TO WIN FANCY AWARDS, AND I'LL GET A LITTLE SPICY, WHEN YOU START MAKING THE OUTSIDE MORE DECORATIVE THAN IT NEEDS TO BE.
WE DON'T CARE. WE WANT THE FUNCTIONAL SPACES, THE THINGS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO THE EDUCATION OF KIDS.
THAT'S WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO US.
WELL, I FEEL LIKE THIS US ON THE BOARD, I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PRESENTING AND HANGING IN TONIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.
>> TEAM. WE'VE ALREADY DONE K6, NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO K7.
IT'S ON PAGE 65. THE PULLED IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT TONIGHT.
WE JUST SAID, NOPE, AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO K8 ON PAGE 67.
[K.8. Consideration and possible adoption of a Resolution Nominating Directors for the Hays County Appraisal Board]
THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION NOMINATING DIRECTORS FOR THE HAYES COUNTY APPRAISAL BOARD.NOW, THIS CAME BACK TO US, I BELIEVE A LITTLE BIT SOONER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE, BUT THEY WERE TRYING TO ALIGN, THE LENGTH OF TERM TOGETHER WITH THESE TWO CANDIDATES, AND WE'VE REACHED OUT TO THEM.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU, MISS NOA PONTE AND MARK JONES FOR AGREEING TO SIGN UP FOR THIS AGAIN, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE VOTING ON THIS NEXT WEEK.
I'LL BE A FOUR YEAR TERM FOR THEM.
WE'RE GOING TO NOMINATE THEM NEXT WEEK, AND WE'RE GOING TO ELECT THEM AGAIN IN OCTOBER.
YES, PERFECT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ITEM? NOPE. NOW WE ARE MOVING INTO OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEMS TONIGHT.
[L.1. First Reading of TASB-proposed revision to Local Policy EFB (ALT) - Instructional Resources: Library Materials]
WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH OUR ON L1.[02:15:01]
IT'S ON PAGE 69.THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF ATAS PROPOSED REVISIONS TO LOCAL POLICY EFB ALT INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES LIBRARY MATERIALS.
I THINK WE PULLED THIS ONE OF THE LAST AUGUST MEETING.
BECAUSE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO FIND THE BEFORE AND AFTER.
AFTER WE HAD DONE AGENDA SETTING, WE REACHED OUT TO TASBY ONE MORE TIME, AND THEY HAD DONE THE RED LINE VERSION FROM BEFORE.
THIS IS WHY WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE THAT.
WE BROUGHT IT BACK FOR THIS FIRST READING.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, TEAM, I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS, LOOK TO MY RIGHT, MISS PETRA.
>> IS THIS ANOTHER FUN STATE LAW SITUATION WE'RE DEALING WITH? MISS HARON.
PERFECT. I HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION.
I FEEL LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT.
THERE'S SOME CONCERNS ABOUT LIBRARY MATERIALS.
I'M SURE PEOPLE WATCH THE NEWS AND HEAR ABOUT ALL THAT.
BUT ON 72, IT SAYS, THE BOARD SHALL CONSIDER THE LIST OF LIBRARY MATERIALS THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED OR PROPOSED BY THE ADMINISTRATION FOR PROCUREMENT.
EACH BOARD MEMBER MAY PROPOSE CHANGES BEFORE THE BOARD TAKES ACTION ON THE LIST OF DONATED OR PROPOSED LIBRARY MATERIALS.
THE BOARD SHALL EITHER APPROVE OR REJECT.
THAT FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A RATHER LONG LIST? IS IT NOT?
>> IT'S GOING TO BE ANY MATERIAL THAT'S NOT ALREADY CURRENTLY ANYWHERE IN OUR CIRCULATION.
YOU'LL ACTUALLY GET YOUR FIRST LIST ON WEDNESDAY?
>> NO, MA'AM. IT IS ALL BOOKS. EVERYTHING.
>> HOW MANY BOOKS ARE ON THAT LIST, EMILY?
>> IS THE EXPECTATION THAT I'M GOING TO READ ALL OF THESE BOOKS AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING INAPPROPRIATE OR PUT THEM ALL IN CHATGPT AND ASK WHICH ONES ARE RATED GP, PG 13, OR RATED R? DID WE WRITE THIS LANGUAGE OR DID THE STATE?
>> STATE I'M ASKING SERIOUSLY.
WHAT IS THE EXPECTATION THAT I'M WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH THIS LIST?
>> I TAKE THIS JOB SERIOUSLY. I'M JUST LIKE, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED?
>> CERTAINLY. OUR LIBRARY STAFF GOES THROUGH SEVERAL YEARS OF MASTER'S LEVEL TRAINING TO CURATE BOOKS.
THEY CONTACT FACULTY MEMBERS ON STAFF AND SAY, HEY WHAT ARE YOU NEEDING FOR YOUR CLASS? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WOULD SUPPORT THAT WE CAN GET A LITERATURE CONNECTION WITH? THEY'RE WORKING WITH OUR STAFF ON CAMPUS TO IDENTIFY NEEDS.
THEY'RE ALSO PARTICIPATING IN CONTESTS LIKE THE TASBY AWARD, THE BLUE BONNET BOOKS, THOSE THINGS.
YOU WILL EXPECT TO SEE SOME OF THOSE BOOKS AS WELL.
THERE ARE COMMENTS THAT SOME LIBRARIANS HAVE LEFT ABOUT WHY THEY'RE PARTICULAR ASKING FOR THESE PARTICULAR BOOKS.
OFTENTIMES, WHEN AVAILABLE, THEY'RE GETTING TWO REVIEWS, TWO POSITIVE REVIEWS ON THE BOOKS THAT THEY'RE CHOOSING.
SOMETIMES FOR OUR NEWER BOOKS, WE DON'T HAVE TWO POSITIVE PEER REVIEWS YET.
THAT WILL BE FORTHCOMING AS THE BOOK HAS BEEN IN CIRCULATION FOR A WHILE.
THOSE ARE OUR CIRCULATION POLICIES RIGHT NOW.
>> WHEN WE GET THE LIST, WILL IT DESIGNATE IF THE BOOK IS GOING TO BE IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL?
>> GREAT. I'VE READ 30 BOOKS THIS YEAR.
I'M ON TRACK. TO READ 30 BOOKS THIS YEAR.
>> THAT'S ALL I HAVE CAPACITY FOR.
PROBABLY NOT GOING TO HAVE TIME TO READ ALL OF THESE BOOKS.
ANYWAY, I JUST FIND THIS FASCINATING THAT WE'RE IN CHARGE OF THIS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATION, I'M GOING TO PUT IT IN CHATGPT AND ASK IT, WHAT IS PROBLEMATIC THAT I SHOULD BE AWARE OF AND GO FROM THERE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GOING TO BE VET ALL OF THESE BOOKS.
I DON'T HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN LIBRARY SCIENCE, AS SOME OF YOUR COLLEAGUES PROBABLY DO.
>> THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY POINT.
FORTUNATELY, WE HAVE A LIBRARIAN ON EVERY CAMPUS, AND THEY DO HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN LIBRARY SCIENCE.
FOR ME, PERSONALLY AS A SUPERINTENDENT, I LIKE TO TRUST WHAT THEY RECOMMEND.
THEY HAVE A LIST SERVED FROM THEIR GROUP.
THEN THE SAVING GRACE AT THE END OF THE DAY IS THAT PARENTS HAVE ACCESS TO EVERY SINGLE BOOK, AND THEY CAN CHOOSE WHAT THEY WANT THEIR STUDENTS TO READ OR NOT READ.
THEN THEY CAN BLOCK CERTAIN BOOKS.
YOU GET INTO THE GREAT DEBATE OF YOU THINK IT'S ALL RIGHT, BUT BYRON DOESN'T THINK IT'S ALL RIGHT FOR YOUR OWN CHILDREN TO READ.
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NOW YOU AS A PARENT CAN CONTROL THAT BY SIMPLY SAYING YOUR CHILD CANNOT HAVE ACCESS TO THIS BOOK, WHEREAS YOU CAN SAY, MY CHILD DOES HAVE ACCESS TO THIS BOOK.THAT'S THE SAVING GRACE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR TOTAL NUMBER OF TITLES IS IN THE DISTRICT LIBRARIES, BUT IT'S IN THE THOUSANDS.
IF YOUR CAPACITY IS ONLY 30 A YEAR,.
>> YOU PROBABLY WON'T GET THROUGH THE LIST EVER.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? I SHOULDN'T COMPLAIN BECAUSE WE ASK FOR LOCAL CONTROL.
HERE WE GET IT. WE'RE GETTING LOCAL CONTROL.
NO, I KNOW, IT'S NOT. IT'S A RUSE.
BUT ONE MORE QUESTION, ON PAGE 77, IT SAYS, THE BOARD SHALL ACCEPT GIFTS AND DONATIONS OF LIBRARY MATERIALS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE USE AND DISPOSITION OF THE MATERIALS AND MONIES WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISTRICT POLICY IN THE SELECTION CRITERIA.
DO I NEED TO HAVE A BOOK DONATION BOX IN MY DOORSTEP? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
>> NO. BECAUSE THOSE BOOKS WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD IN GENERAL TO GET APPROVED, EVEN AFTER BEING DONATED?
>> BECAUSE I'M GOING TO ACCEPT GIFTS AND DONATIONS OF LIBRARY MATERIALS. BODY CORPORATE.
THE BOARD WILL HAVE A BOX IN OUR, THIS IS SO WEIRD TO ME.
IT DOESN'T SAY THE BOARD WILL APPROVE.
I'M I JUST READING THIS WRONG? I'M READING IT WRONG? WELL, I DO KNOW THAT DONATED MATERIALS CAN OFTEN COME WITH SOME CONCERNS.
NOW IT SAYS THE BOARD. LOCAL CONTROL.
I'M HERE FOR IT. THAT'S ALL I GOT.
>> MISS HARON, THANK YOU FOR THE CLARITY ON THE POLICY.
WHEN WE GET THAT LIST, NEXT WEDNESDAY, ARE THEY GOING TO BE IDENTIFIED AS FAR AS THOSE THAT HAVE WON THE JOHN NEWBERRY MEDAL? I'M JUST KIDDING, BUT YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT COMMENTS.
I WANTED TO SHOW THAT I REMEMBERED THAT FROM SECOND GRADE FROM 15 YEARS AGO, BUT ANYWAYS.
THANK YOU. I'LL BE HERE ALL NIGHT.
[LAUGHTER] BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME COMMENTS OR ON TITLES THAT LIBRARIANS ARE FAMILIAR WITH?
>> YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
AGAIN, I THINK IT WAS SAID EARLIER.
THOSE LISTENING. THIS IS NOT TASBY.
>> THAT HAS BROUGHT THIS DOWN, AND THIS IS THEIR LANGUAGE.
I JUST WANT CLARIFICATION, ONLY FOR MYSELF, FOR THOSE LISTENING ON PAGE 74 AT THE VERY TOP ON CHALLENGE OF LIBRARY MATERIALS.
IT SAYS A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE, PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A STUDENT OR A DISTRICT RESIDENT MAY CHALLENGE LIBRARY MATERIAL.
JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO EVEN HAVE A CHILD IN THE DISTRICT TO CHALLENGE MATERIAL, CORRECT?
>> THEN WHEN IT IS SIMPLY CHALLENGED WHATEVER BOOK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THAT IS PULLED WHATEVER BOOK IS PULLED FROM LIBRARY SHELVES AND CLASSROOM SHELVES WHILE THE CHALLENGE IS OCCURRING?
>> HYPOTHETICALLY, THIS COULD BRING IN AN INFLUX OF THOSE WHO HAVE POLITICAL AIMS OR SEEK TO SOW DIVISION A CONTROVERSY.
>> YES. THEN I DO WANT TO GET CLARIFICATION JUST TO BE CLEAR.
HOWEVER, IT DOES SAY ON THE BOTTOM OF THAT SAME SECTION, NO CHALLENGE LIBRARY MATERIAL SHALL BE REMOVED SOLELY BECAUSE OF THE IDEAS EXPRESSED IN THE LIBRARY MATERIAL, OR THE PERSONAL BACKGROUND OF THE LIBRARY MATERIALS AUTHOR OR THE PERSONAL BACKGROUND OF THE CHARACTERS; IS THAT CORRECT?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE IT WOULD BE CHALLENGED ON.
WE WOULD TAKE THAT THROUGH OUR COMMITTEE IN OUR PROCESS OF RECONSIDERATION.
THEN HAVING THAT AS A LIST, WE CAN'T SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE BOOK OUT BECAUSE OF THE PERSONAL BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHOR.
>> THEN PREFERENCE IS TO RESOLVE IT INFORMALLY.
>> WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. THANK YOU.
THEN ALSO MOVING OR MOVING TO THE NEXT PAGE, PAGE 75, THERE IS A CHALLENGE COMMITTEE THAT SHALL BE FORMED WITH A LIBRARIAN, AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH THE MATERIALS CONTENT.
THAT'S CORRECT. THE COMMITTEE IS FORMED, HOWEVER, THIS IS TO THE BOTTOM,
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ANY MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE MUST COMPLY WITH THE MEETING REQUIREMENTS UNDER EDUCATION CODE, INCLUDING AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS, OF THE MEETING AND SUBMISSION OF MINUTES AND AUDIO OR VIDEO.THIS IS MADE PUBLIC, THESE MEETINGS, CORRECT?
>> IN THAT SOMETHING NEW, YES.
>> AGAIN, I KNOW THIS IS THE STATE, BUT HYPOTHETICALLY, THIS COULD PUT NEGATIVE ATTENTION ON ANYBODY WHO SEEKS TO SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE BEING THAT THEY WILL HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THESE BOOKS OUT IN THE OPEN. CORRECT?
>> I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS BECAUSE WE ON THE BOARD, WE'RE ELECTED OFFICIALS.
WE'VE CHOSE THIS, AND WE'RE PUTTING OURSELVES OUT THERE, AND WE ARE OPEN TO CRITICISM.
BUT THOSE WHO SEEK TO JUST SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE NOW HAVING A SPOTLIGHT PUT ON THEM.
IN THESE TIMES, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BOOKS, SOMETIMES THINGS CAN GET SOMEWHAT HEATED.
I HAVE A BIG CONCERN WITH THAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD WANT TO SERVE ON A COMMITTEE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS AND PUT OUT TO THE PUBLIC.
THIS IS WHAT THEY CHOSE TO DO TO MAKE OUR CAMPUSES BETTER GROUNDS FOR CULTURE WARS.
IT IS AN EROSION OF THAT LOCAL CONTROL.
BUT IT PUTS A HEAVY BURDEN, I THINK ON OUR LIBRARIANS AND STAFF, AS WELL AS OURSELVES, WHICH YOU MAY HAVE TO READ, I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT WAS IT, 3,000 BOOKS A WEEK, WAS IT? BUT AGAIN.
I'M A FAST READER, BUT IT'S A LOT.
BUT AGAIN, IT DOES PUT A HEAVY BURDEN ON MANY PEOPLE AND STAFF, AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SOME OF THE ASPECTS, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU COMING AND ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS.
DOCTOR WRIGHT, THANK YOU. I KNOW YOUR STAFF IS WORKING HARD TO TRY TO COME THROUGH THIS AND CREATE PROCESSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YES, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE IMPACT ON CLASSROOM LIBRARIES IF IT IS COVERED IN HERE?
>> THE CLASSROOM LIBRARY POLICY FALLS UNDER THE DEVELOPMENT POLICY THAT WE HAVE FROM THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY ARCHIVE COMMISSION.
THEIR TEACHERS ARE ASKED TO CREATE A LIST OF LIBRARY BOOKS AND TO HAVE THAT AVAILABLE FOR THEIR PARENTS.
IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS A GOOGLE SHEET.
IF A PARENT COMES AND SAYS, MS. PETRIE, COULD I HAVE YOUR LIBRARY BOOKS, THEN YOU WOULD JUST SEND THEM A LIST OF THE LIBRARY BOOKS.
THE SAME CONSIDERATIONS THAT THE LIST IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THE CLASSROOM, AND THAT IF THERE'S ANY CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE CONVERSATIONS, AND THEN THEY MIGHT END UP IN THE SAME POLICY.
>> I ACTUALLY TOOK THIS POLICY THAT WAS NOT REDLINED, AND I SPENT LOTS OF HOURS REDLINING IT MYSELF UNTIL WE WAITED FOR LEXI TO GIVE US THE POLICY.
I KNOW IT VERY WELL. VERY INTERESTING LANGUAGE.
I KNOW IT'S VERY INFLAMMATORY, AND IT DOES PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON OUR STAFF.
NOW, THE ONLY THING IS IT CAN BE AN AUDIO RECORDING.
AT LEAST THEIR FACE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SHOWN, WHICH IS GOOD.
OF COURSE, I'M SURE, ALL THE NAMES HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED IN THE MEETING NOTES AND SO ON.
BUT AT LEAST PROVIDING THAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO AUDIO INSTEAD OF VIDEO WOULD BE HELPFUL, I BELIEVE, JUST IN CASE THERE WAS SOME CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTS OR ANYTHING OF THE SUCH, AS WE'VE SEEN IN OTHER DISTRICTS, AND WE HAVE SEEN THEM HAVE ROBUST DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IT? YES, IT IS A STATE LAW.
AGAIN, THEORY AND PRACTICE ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT THINGS.
I WANT TO KNOW, WHEN WE GET THIS LIST, ARE WE GETTING HYPERLINKED TO AUDIO BOOKS, VISUAL BOOKS? WHAT ARE WE GETTING? BECAUSE I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT I HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPROVE SAID BOOKS.
YOU GO TO GIVE ME A STACK OF BOOKS TO READ? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? HYPERLINKING ME? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> CURRENTLY, IN ITS CURRENT FORMAT, IT'S A GOOGLE SHEET THAT HAS COMPILED ALL OF THE LISTS THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO PURCHASE.
>> I DIDN'T SEE ANYWHERE WHERE IT WAS ADDRESSED THAT WE ACTUALLY WOULD GET A PHYSICAL OR AUDIO OF THE BOOK BECAUSE I CANNOT APPROVE A LIST.
WHILE I WILL RELY ON THE PROFESSIONAL ABILITY OF OUR LIBRARIANS AND THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST IN.
DR. WRIGHT, WILL ALL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE US A COPY FROM OUR LIBRARIES HERE BECAUSE I'M SURE YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE COPY IN CASE ANY OF US WANT TO READ IT, OR WE CAN GET AN AUDIOBOOK OF IT WHEN NECESSARY.
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>> IF IT'S CURRENTLY IN OUR COLLECTION, AND WE'RE JUST PURCHASING ADDITIONAL COPIES, THEN THAT DOES NOT NEED TO COME TO THE BOARD.
>> THESE ARE FOR NEW BOOKS. THESE ARE FOR BRANDS DONATED BOOKS.
>> OR DONATED BOOKS THAT ARE NOT IN OUR CURRENT COLLECTION.
>> I THINK IT'S ANOTHER UNFUNDED MANDATE.
NOT ONLY WITH THE AUDIO RECORDING THAT YOU NEED TO DO, WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO TECH FOR, ANY BOOKS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO READ, OR AUDIO BOOKS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO SUPPLY TO THE BOARD TO MAKE THIS DECISION? AGAIN, THERE IS COSTS ASSOCIATED.
MS. DEBORAH, I WONDER IF WE CAN TRACK WHAT THAT COST IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE REPORTING WHAT THE COSTS ASSOCIATED ARE WITH THIS UNFUNDED MANDATE THAT WE ARE GETTING FROM THE STATE.
CAN THAT BE TRACKED, DR. WRIGHT?
>> WE'LL DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE A MECHANISM IN PLACE TO DO IT, SO WE MAY HAVE TO CREATE SOMETHING, BUT WE CAN GET A BALLPARK.
>> SURE. IT'S SOMETHING NEW, AGAIN, THAT IS BEING PASSED DOWN TO US.
I GUESS, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA TO HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE ON HOW WE CAN SEE WHAT COSTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER UNFUNDED MANDATE FROM THE STATE THAT WE HAVE NO CHOICE IN.
>> THANK YOU. BASED ON, TRUSTEE PETREA LOOKS PRETTY SMART IF SHE READS 30 BOOKS THIS YEAR, THAT'S 210 BOOKS ON THE DIST.
THAT'S ASSUMING THAT I'M GOING TO READ 30 BOOKS, PROBABLY NOT GOOD.
BUT I WILL SAY THAT I DO FEEL LIKE WE'RE STILL GOING TO TRUST THAT YOU GUYS ARE VETTING THIS.
SOMEONE IN THE DISTRICT IS STILL GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS ON A MOLECULAR LEVEL BEFORE IT EVEN COMES TO US.
NOW THAT WE STILL HAVE AND I'M SURE OUR LIBRARIANS OR YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO PULL THINGS, MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, WHATEVER.
WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO READ 210 BOOKS, BUT WE'RE REALLY RELYING ON YOU GUYS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN IT GETS US, YOU GUYS HAVE DONE ALL THIS WORK.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS FIRST READING.
THIS WILL BE OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE THE SECOND READING WE VOTE ON THIS.
[L.2. First Reading of Proposed Revisions to Local Policy GKD - Community Relations: Non-school Use of School Facilities]
THIS IS ALSO ON PAGE 70 IS ON PAGE 78.THIS IS GOING TO BE ALSO A FIRST READING OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO LOCAL POLICY GKD COMMUNITY RELATIONS NON-SCHOOL USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES.
MS. SCRATCHI, YOU WANT TO DO JUST A 100,000-FOOT VIEW ON THIS ONE FOR US.
REFRESH OUR MEMORY ON THIS ONE AGAIN.
>> GOOD EVENING. WHAT WE DID IN THIS PARTICULAR REWRITE OR RED LINE WAS THAT WE WERE MANAGING OUR LOCAL POLICY TO FALL IN LINE WITH OUR CURRENT FACILITY RENTAL PROGRAM.
WE HAVE AN ONLINE PLATFORM THROUGH OUR SCHOOL ONLINE APPLICATION FOR FOLKS TO UTILIZE OUR FACILITIES, AND THEY PAY A FINE OR PAY A COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, DEPENDING ON WHAT ORGANIZATION THEY ARE.
BUT WHAT THIS REALLY DID WAS PUT US IN LINE WITH WHAT OUR CURRENT PRACTICES ARE AND OUR PROCEDURES THAT WERE ONLINE, AND SO IT COINCIDED WITH WHAT WE HAD ON THE BOOKS FOR LOCAL POLICY.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SCRATCHI.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? LEFT, MS. ROSCO.
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT OUR LOCAL POLICY HAVE A CORRECTION WHERE IT ADDRESSES BOY SCOUTS.
IT SHOULD BE SCOUTING AMERICA BECAUSE THEY CHANGED THEIR NAME.
I KNOW LEGAL STILL REFLECTS BOY SCOUTS, BUT THAT UPDATE IS COMING, BUT IT SHOULD BE SCOUTING AMERICA.
WE NO LONGER HAVE BOY SCOUTS. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU.
>> I SEE, WE HAVE 15 BUSINESS DAYS IN ADVANCE FOR REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR USE OF FACILITIES.
>> IS THAT REASONABLE TIMELINE WE FEEL LIKE, IS IT A GUIDELINE OR IS A RULE?
>> WHAT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU IS, MY TEAM IS PHENOMENAL, AND THEY USUALLY GET THAT DONE PRIOR TO 15 DAYS.
BUT THE REALITY IS, IF IT'S TESTING WEEK, AND THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON, WE WANT TO GIVE GRACE TO OUR CAMPUSES.
THE FIRST PRIORITY IS THEIR DAILY JOBS.
WE DO HAVE A TIER OF APPROVAL.
WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN IS IT HAS TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, ULTIMATELY LANDING ON THE INDIVIDUAL WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT PARTICULAR CAMPUS, AND THEN IT GETS FORWARDED TO OUR TEAM.
THERE IS A VERY ROBUST SYSTEM IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT DOUBLE BOOKING AND THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, WHETHER IT WAS A GAME THAT WE DIDN'T SEE THAT OR ANTICIPATED, THINGS LIKE THAT.
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WE GIVE OURSELVES THE GRACE TO HAVE THOSE 15 DAYS, BUT I WILL TELL YOU IT VERY RARELY TAKES THAT LONG.>> ULTIMATELY, THESE ARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OR WHOEVER ORGANIZATIONS USING OUR DISTRICT FACILITIES.
OUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IS THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND MAKING SURE THAT THE ORGANIZATIONS USING THEM ARE GOING TO USE THEM APPROPRIATELY.
THEY ARE PROTECTING THE FACILITIES THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS INVESTED IN.
FOR OUR DISTRICT, AND SO, THAT'S PRIORITY ONE IN ALL OF THIS, AND SO I JUST APPRECIATE SETTING UP A PROCESS.
>> LET'S GO THROUGH. MS. PETRIE.
>> JUST REAL QUICK. ON PAGE 80, WE'VE TAKEN OUT THE WORD OR DESIGNEE AFTER THE PRINCIPAL.
WAS THAT REQUIRED, OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE DON'T WANT CAUSE THAT PUTS A LOT ON THE PRINCIPAL.
>> IT IS, AND IT WENT TO TASBY AND CAME BACK LIKE THAT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT HOW IT WAS WRITTEN WHEN WE SUBMITTED IT.
IF LOCAL, WE CAN DO WHAT WE WANT.
I WILL SAY THIS. MOST OF OUR CAMPUSES DO HAVE FINAL APPROVAL THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL.
WE DO MANAGE IT THAT WAY, BUT AS FAR AS DESIGNATING.
I THINK IT HAS SUPERINTENDENT AND TOOK DESIGNEE OUT AS WELL.
>> I DON'T LIKE THAT EITHER. I WAS THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY NEXT QUESTION BECAUSE, IF HE'S ON VACATION, THIS IS LITERALLY EMERGENCY USE, AND WE HAVE A DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT THAT COULD BE HIS DESIGNEE.
SOMETIMES PRINCIPALS ARE REALLY GOOD AT DELEGATING AND THEY'VE GOT AN AP THAT YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF FACILITIES.
I DON'T KNOW. I THINK THE DESIGNEE THING IS SILLY AND PROBABLY WON'T GET FOLLOWED, IF I'M BEING HONEST ALL THE TIME.
>> THAT'S HOW OUR OPERATING PROCEDURES MANAGE IT THAT WAY? IT'S ACTUALLY SET UP IN OUR SYSTEM SO THAT IT IS WORKFLOW.
IT'S SET UP BASED ON WHAT THE CAMPUS PRINCIPLE DESIGNATES. THAT MAKES SENSE.
>> I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND JEFF, MAYBE WE'LL MAKE A NOTE.
THERE'S THREE THAT I CAUGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 79 UNDER SCHEDULING.
THERE'S ONE, AND THEN UNDER EMERGENCY USE.
THERE'S ONE ON PAGE 80, AND MAYBE THAT'S IT.
THOSE THREE, I THINK WE PUT BACK OR DESIGNEE, WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION.
>> YES, IT'S LOCAL. WE CAN DO WHAT WE WANT, AND WE HAVE IT IN OTHER LOCAL POLICIES.
IT SAYS DESIGNEE, SO THERE SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. YES, MA'AM.
I'M NOT A LAWYER, THOUGH. THEY WANT A TV.
>>> MR. FLORES, THE SMALLEST OF ISSUES.
THERE'S JUST A TYPO ON PAGE 80 IN THE METAL ORGANIZED TEAM OR GROUP ACTIVITIES AND INDIVIDUALS PROVING LESSONS.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S PROVIDING THAT.
>> NEVER THE GUY TO NOTE THE TYPO, SO I WANT TO TAKE MY OPPORTUNITY TO IT.
>> DON'T EVER SAY THAT WE DON'T LOOK AT STUFF, OKAY? DON'T EVERYONE.
>> JERRY, THANK YOU. YOU CAN JUST STAY THERE THOUGH,
[L.3. Update on District Safety & Security Initiatives]
BECAUSE THE NEXT ITEM IS YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES, SECURITY INTERESTS.>> THE INTEREST OF ENDING THE MEETING, I CAN WAIT TILL NEXT WEEK.
>> PERFECT. SOUND LIKE I JUST CRASHED OUT. I'M GETTING TIRED THERE.
[L.4. Update on District Bond, Construction, and Renovation Projects]
ANY UPDATES, MAX ON DISTRICT BOND CONSTRUCTION RENOVATION PROJECTS.>> I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. CLEAVER ON THAT? NO. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, MS. OTTERS.
[L.5. Financial Statements]
I'M ALWAYS GOING TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO THE MIC ON PAGE 84.YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO POINT OUT ON THIS FOR US?
>> I JUST WANTED TO BRING A SIMPLE FINANCIAL STATEMENT TO YOU, WHICH IS THIS IS THE SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE THAT MOST SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL USE AS THEIR MONTHLY.
JUST A SIMPLE LOOK AT WHAT WE SEE IN OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THOSE THREE ADOPTED FUNDS.
YOU SEE THE THREE FUNDS ACROSS THE PAGE, GOING DOWN, YOU SEE THE REVENUES, THEN YOU SEE THE EXPENDITURES.
IT WILL FLOW THROUGH THE YEAR.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EQUAL AMOUNTS EVERY YEAR.
IF YOU LOOK IN THE VERY CENTER OF THE GENERAL FUND, THE FIRST SET OF COLUMNS, YOU'LL NOTICE IT LOOKS LIKE THE FUND BALANCE IS GOING TO BE NEGATIVE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
WELL, THAT'S ABOUT OUR CASH FLOW AT THIS POINT,
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CAUSE YOU CAN SEE AT THE REVENUE PART AT THE TOP, IT'S LIKE NEXT TO NOTHING.BUT WE HAVE THOSE EXPENDITURES.
IT'S JUST KEEPING US ABREAST OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
IT'S NOT UNTIL THE YEARS DONE THAT YOU REALLY SEE WHAT THE FULL NUMBERS LOOK LIKE.
WE CAN ADD SOME GRAPHS, THINGS ALONG THAT NATURE.
I JUST WANTED TO GET SOMETHING TOGETHER THAT WAS SIMPLE FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU. TEAM, DO ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. ARMERS? THANKS FOR SAYING ABOUT THE FUND BALANCE.
>> OF COURSE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I REALLY LIKE THE FORMAT OF IT'S REALLY EASY TO LOOK AT AND SEE WHERE WE'RE AT THE YEAR, SO I APPRECIATE SIMPLE.
>> THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT THE FUND BALANCE.
I THINK MAYBE CAN WE ADD IN THERE FUND BALANCE BEGINNING JULY 1, 225, AND THEN THE FUND BALANCE ENDING JUNE 30, 2026.
IT'S A BEGINNING FUND BALANCE.
>> JUST THOUGHT I'D FILL THAT OUT.
I CAN. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS. SOMERS. APPRECIATE IT.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REQUESTS TONIGHT FOR ANYBODY?
[M. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES]
I HAVE ONE, I'D LIKE TO GET MR. CLEAVER TO PROVIDE, JUST THE DISTRICT'S PROJECTS THAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW, SOME DATES OF COMPLETION ON SOME THINGS, THINGS THAT ARE LIKE, WELL INTO THE WORKS, AND WHEN THEY MIGHT BE COMPLETED.THAT'D BE GREAT. ANYBODY ELSE? TEAM, IF THERE'S NO FILLER, JEFFERS, WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 10:16.
OUR NEXT SCOING MEETING WILL BE NEXT MONDAY,
[N. Upcoming Board Meetings]
SEPTEMBER 22, AT 5:30 P.M.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.