Sep 22, 2025 Board Meeting

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HEY, ALL. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE BUSINESS MEETING OF THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES. WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. AND WELCOME EVERYBODY LISTENING ONLINE.

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

A QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT. AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO A CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT,

[B. CLOSED SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]

THE TIME IS STILL 5:30 P.M. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

[C. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]

A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED AND ALL MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD ARE PRESENT.

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

[E. MISSION STATEMENT]

ALL RIGHT. OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT TONIGHT, READ BY MS.

[F. SOCIAL CONTRACT]

ENGAGE WITH RESPECT, PROFESSIONALISM AND PURPOSE.

ACT WITH ACCOUNTABILITY AND GROWTH MINDSET AND MODEL UNITY AS DISTRICT AMBASSADORS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DOCTOR WRIGHT, YOU HAD A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION LAST WEEK IN YOUR SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD FOR THIS WEEK? NO,

[G. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT]

WOW. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, TEAM, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF TONIGHT.

[H. PUBLIC FORUM ]

HOWEVER, PLEASE NOTE THAT 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 THE GREEN SHEET, LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE MEETING PRIOR TO THE BOARD RECONVENING IN 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 WEBSITE WITHOUT ALTERATION.

A PERSON WHO CHOOSES TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC FORM IS CONSENTING TO THE ONLINE PUBLICATION OF THEIR COMMENTS.

TONIGHT WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS. THE FIRST ONE UP TONIGHT WILL BE MR. JEFF MORALES. COME TO THE MIC AND EACH OF YOU WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

IF YOU'LL HIT THAT BUTTON THE MIC, IT'LL TURN GREEN.

PULL THE MIC CLOSE TO YOUR. YEP. THANK YOU. PERFECT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR WRIGHT. THANK YOU, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. I HAVE A DAUGHTER THAT'S IN SEVENTH GRADE AT DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS YEAR, I FOUND OUT THAT THE JOINT CUSTODY BUS RIDING WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED.

SO I STARTED TO INQUIRE WHY. I'VE BEEN TOLD SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS, SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THIS DECISION WAS MADE, WHO MADE THIS DECISION AND WHY WAS IT NOT PUSHED OUT TO PARENTS? BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST AFFECTS ME. IT AFFECTS A LOT OF PARENTS WITH THIS JOINT CUSTODY DECISION.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOLD ME I NEEDED TO PROVIDE COURT DOCUMENTS THAT SAID MY DAUGHTER AND MY EX-WIFE AND I HAD 50-50 JOINT CUSTODY, WHICH I DID. THEN I WAS SENT AN EMAIL SAYING THAT.

MR. MORALES, OUR ATTORNEY, SENT THE FOLLOWING RESPONSE. THE CUSTODY ORDER DOES NOT HAVE LANGUAGE REQUIRING THE DISTRICT TO PICK UP AND DROP OFF THE STUDENT AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.

THEREFORE, THE DISTRICT CAN ENFORCE ITS CURRENT PROCEDURE, WHICH I HAVE NEVER KNOWN ANYBODY THAT HAS THAT IN THEIR DIVORCE DECREE.

SO I ASKED IF I CHANGE MY DAUGHTER'S ADDRESS FROM MY HOUSE IN GARLIC CREEK SUBDIVISION TO WHISPER AND HOLLOW SUBDIVISION, WOULD MY DAUGHTER BE ALLOWED TO RIDE THE BUS? AND I WAS TOLD IT TAKES 1 TO 2 DAYS. AND I SAID AGAIN, MY QUESTION IS, IF I CHANGE HER ADDRESS TO WHISPER AND HOLLOW, CAN SHE RIDE THAT BUS? BECAUSE IN THE BEGINNING I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF STATE FUNDING, AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE OF OVERCROWDING BUSSES.

SO MY REPLY WAS, CAN MY DAUGHTER RIDE THE BUS? AND I WAS TOLD, YES, IF YOU CHANGE HER ADDRESS SHE CAN RIDE THE WHISPER AND HOLLOW BUS.

THEN I SAID, IF I CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS BACK TO GARLIC CREEK, SHE CAN RIDE THAT BUS, CORRECT? AND THEY SAID YES.

SO I WOULD JUST LIKE A DEFINITE ANSWER OF WHY THIS WAS CHANGED AND WHY PARENTS WERE NEVER NOTIFIED WHEN LAST YEAR,

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AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, MAX OUT THERE HAS BEEN VERY PROFESSIONAL WITH ME AND ON THE SPOT REPLYING BACK TO EMAILS AND STUFF.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU, MAX, FOR DOING THAT FOR ME, AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.

THANK YOU, MR. MORALES. OUR SECOND SPEAKER TONIGHT WILL BE MS. AMY RUSSELL. JUST PUSH THAT LITTLE GREEN BUTTON.

LOOKS LIKE A FACE. YEP. THERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING.

I'M GOING TO DO BETTER THIS TIME, BUT I'M READING FROM MY PHONE, SO FORGIVE ME.

GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS, DOCTOR WRIGHT.

MY NAME IS AMY RUSSELL. I WOULD LIKE TO READ A PORTION OF MR. OROSCO'S DEAR MS. RUSSELL, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SHARE YOUR CONCERNS WITH US.

WE UNDERSTAND THE LEVEL OF THOUGHT AND EFFORT YOU HAVE PUT INTO PRESENTING YOUR PERSPECTIVE, AND WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE PASSION YOU HAVE FOR ENSURING FAIRNESS FOR ALL STUDENTS.

THE BOARD DOES NOT MANAGE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS CONCERNS DIRECTLY.

THOSE MATTERS MUST GO THROUGH THE DISTRICT'S ESTABLISHED GRIEVANCE PROCESS.

THIS PROCESS IS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT ALL FAMILIES HAVE A CLEAR AND FAIR PATH TO RAISE DISAGREEMENTS WITH ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS.

IF YOU WISH TO PURSUE THIS FURTHER, YOU MAY DO SO BY FOLLOWING THAT PROCESS.

FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, HERE IS THE LINK. WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS OCR.

SINCE THAT FILING IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW, THE DISTRICT NEEDS TO WAIT FOR THEIR DETERMINATION.

THE OUTCOME OF THAT PROCESS WILL GUIDE ANY NEXT STEPS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED.

WE RECOGNIZE THIS IS A DIFFICULT AND EMOTIONAL ISSUE, AND WE WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT YOUR CONCERNS ARE BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

WHILE THE GRIEVANCE AND OCR PROCESSES MAY FEEL SLOW, THEY ARE THE APPROPRIATE AVENUES TO ENSURE A THOROUGH, FAIR AND LEGALLY SOUND RESOLUTION. THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS EXPECTS SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO IMMEDIATELY CORRECT INEQUITIES ONCE IDENTIFIED.

THIS BOARD HAS ALL THE DATA NEEDED AVAILABLE FOR THAT REVIEW.

TELLING A PARENT TO SIMPLY USE A GRIEVANCE PROCESS WHILE INTENTIONALLY CHOOSING TO LEAVE AN INEQUITY IN PLACE, IS THE KIND OF WILLFUL INDIFFERENCE THAT THE OCR FINDS UNACCEPTABLE.

FILING A GRIEVANCE IS A DELAY TACTIC, NOT NEEDED FOR THE BOARD TO STOP A POLICY THAT DISCRIMINATES AGAINST MANY STUDENTS.

IF SOME BOARD MEMBERS DO DECIDE TO LOOK AT THE DATA, AND I HOPE YOU DO, PLEASE EXAMINE IT CLOSELY.

HAVE ALL THREE STUDENTS IN THE TOP 1% OR THE NUMBER ONE SPOT IN THE SCHOOL UTILIZED THIS LOOPHOLE? WHAT ABOUT THE TOP 10%? ARE THE KIDS ON THE CUSP OF THE TOP 10% IMPACTED? YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO YOU. THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT MY DAUGHTER, AND IT IS NOT AN INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINT.

IT IS A SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM BUILT INTO THE POLICY.

THERE ARE SEVERAL PARENTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT WHO ARE CONCERNED.

HOW EMBARRASSING FOR ALL OF US, IF THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES NOTHING AND IS FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF STUDENT CIVIL RIGHTS.

I DON'T NEED TO FILE A GRIEVANCE FOR THAT TO START.

YOU SHOULD START THAT. I AM NOT YOUR ENEMY. I AM NOT DISAPPOINTED.

I'M NOT YOUR ENEMY. I'M JUST DISAPPOINTED AT HOW THE DISTRICT'S RESPONSE TO DENIAL AND DEFLECTION.

BUT I AM NOT AN ENEMY. I'M A PARENT WHO IS ASKING ABOUT EQUITY THAT IS DEPRIVING STUDENTS OF RANKS THAT THEY HAVE EARNED.

ALL RANKS. I BELIEVE AT LEAST ONE OF YOU HAS A STUDENT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

WHAT IF YOU LEARNED THAT FIVE STUDENTS WITH THIS LOOPHOLE BOOST IMPACTED YOUR STUDENT BY A RANK 10, 15, 20%? WHAT IF YOUR STUDENT OR THEIR FRIENDS WERE MISSING OUT ON SCHOLARSHIPS AND ADMISSIONS TO COLLEGES BY AUTOMATIC ADMISSION, BECAUSE SOME STUDENTS RECEIVED THIS UNFAIR GPA BOOST? IT IS MY HOPE THAT THIS BOARD INVESTIGATES THIS AND ON ITS OWN, FIXES IT NOW BECAUSE IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. I WOULD LIKE NOTHING MORE THAN TO CLOSE THE OCR COMPLAINT AND REPORT THAT THE DISTRICT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM 100% POSSIBLE. PROVE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. RUSSELL. OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE MICHAEL SHELTON.

COME ON UP. YOU'LL PUSH THAT LITTLE BUTTON WITH THE LITTLE.

LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE HEAD ON IT. YEP. THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO. HI, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MIKE SHELTON, AND I'M THE PARENT OF

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BUT IT'S GOOD TO MEET YOU ALL FACE TO FACE TODAY. SO TO KIND OF OUTLINE WHAT WE'RE GOING FOR IS THAT, LIKE MANY FAMILIES IN HAYS CISD, INCLUDING ACTUALLY SOME OF YOU ON THE BOARD TODAY.

MY FAMILY IS NAVIGATING LIFE WITH A COURT ORDERED 50-50 SHARED CUSTODY ARRANGEMENT, WHICH MEANS BOTH PARENTS, HAVE THE INDEPENDENT RIGHT TO DETERMINE EDUCATIONAL DECISIONS AND ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO DISTRICT RESOURCES.

BOTH OF LANDON'S HOMES ARE WITHIN DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AND SERVED BY EXISTING BUS ROUTES.

UNTIL THIS YEAR, THE DISTRICT PROVIDED A PRACTICAL SOLUTION WHICH IS BUSSING INTO BOTH HOMES.

THE TASK REALLY IS SIMPLE TO GET LAND AND SAFELY TO AND FROM SCHOOL, JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER STUDENT IN THE DISTRICT, AND STUDENTS OF SHARED HOUSEHOLDS REALLY DESERVE THE SAME CONSISTENCY AND ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION AS THEIR PEERS.

WITH THE RECENT POLICY CHANGE THIS YEAR, THAT BASIC SERVICE WAS WITHDRAWN.

LIKE OTHERS AFFECTED, I REACHED OUT TO ADMINISTRATORS, MOST OF YOU, DOCTOR WRIGHT AS WELL.

AND LAST WEEK I EVEN SUBMITTED A LEVEL ONE GRIEVANCE AS I WAS DIRECTED TO DO SO, TO SEEK THAT RESOLUTION.

AND I'VE COMMUNICATED, I'VE OFFERED LEGAL STANDING AND LEGAL ANALYSIS TO CLARIFY THAT THIS REQUEST, AGAIN, INVOLVES NO NEW STOPS, ROUTES OR ADDED STUDENTS, ONLY RECOGNITION OF A LEGITIMATE COURT ORDERED FAMILY STRUCTURE.

THIS CHANGE IN POLICY DOES NOT ONLY DISRUPT FAMILIES, BUT IT ALSO CAN CREATE DISCRIMINATORY IMPACT ON STUDENTS OF DIVORCED OR SHARED HOUSEHOLDS.

IT PLACES THESE CHILDREN AT AN UNFAIR DISADVANTAGE COMPARED TO PEERS IN SINGLE HOUSEHOLD FAMILIES.

IN ADDITION, IT FOSTERS A COMBATIVE ENVIRONMENT AMONG PARENTS WHO NOW FEEL PRESSURED TO HURRY UP AND RUSH TO GET THEIR STUDENT REGISTERED FIRST SO THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE THOSE BUS SERVICES. ULTIMATELY, THAT'S ADDING UNNECESSARY STRESS AND INEQUITY TO THE PROCESS.

SO, SO FAR, THE RESPONSE IS APPOINTED TO THE COSTS THAT IT MIGHT TAKE OR THE LEGAL QUESTIONS WHERE WE CAN'T QUITE FIND THE RIGHT ANSWER.

BUT WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN A PRACTICAL PATH FORWARD FOR THE FAMILIES WHO ARE STILL, LIKE MYSELF AND LIKE MR. MORALES WHAT I'M ASKING IS, RESPECTFULLY, THAT THE BOARD CONSIDER TWO CLEAR ACTIONS, PLEASE.

FIRST, RESTORE THAT TRANSPORTATION ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SHARED CUSTODY FAMILIES WHERE EXISTING ROUTES AND STOPS ALREADY EXIST.

NO EXTRA BURDEN. NO FINANCIAL EXTRA COST FOR YOU.

BECAUSE LITERALLY THE BUS STOP IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOME.

OKAY. SECONDLY, I'M ASKING THAT YOU ESTABLISH A WRITTEN POLICY CONFIRMING THIS PRACTICE GOING FORWARD, ENSURING CONSISTENCY, FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY FOR ALL STUDENTS.

I'M HOPING THAT WORKING AS A TEAM, WE CAN RESOLVE THIS EFFICIENTLY AND KEEP THE FOCUS ON PUTTING STUDENT´S BEST INTERESTS FIRST.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MR. SHELTON.

ALL RIGHT. OUR FOURTH SPEAKER WILL BE KATHERINE.

AND I HONESTLY DON'T WANT TO SAY THE NAME WRONG BECAUSE I CAN'T REALLY READ IT.

HEEB? YEAH. OKAY. GREAT. NAILED IT. OKAY. KATHERINE HEEB.

COME ON UP. AND THEN IF YOU´LL PUSH THE LITTLE BUTTON THERE.

LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE PERSON. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT.

SORRY, I'M A LITTLE SHORTER. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS AND DOCTOR WRIGHT.

I APPRECIATE THE TIME TO SPEAK AND ADDRESS YOU GUYS TONIGHT.

MY NAME IS KATHERINE HEEB, AND I SERVE AS THE OUTREACH CHAIR FOR MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL PTSA.

LAST WEEK, I WAS HERE SIMPLY IN AN EFFORT TO STAY INFORMED.

BUT TODAY, I'M HERE AS A PARENT TO ASK THAT ALONGSIDE YOUR EFFORTS IN STRENGTHENING STAFFING AND FUNDING FOR SCHOOL SAFETY, THAT WE ALSO CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO EDUCATE PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON OUR SAFETY PROTOCOLS.

FRIDAY WAS ONE OF THOSE DAYS THAT REMINDS YOU WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE BOTH A PARENT AND A COMMUNITY MEMBER.

AS A PARENT, MY HEART DROPPED WHEN I STARTED SEEING MESSAGES ABOUT MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL GOING UNDER A LOCKDOWN.

AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER, I COULDN'T HELP BUT TAKE A STEP BACK AND THINK, WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING HERE? AND ARE WE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE? THIS WASN'T A DRILL. IT WAS A REAL LOCKDOWN. THANKFULLY, IT WAS NOT AN ACTIVE SHOOTER.

BUT IN THOSE FIRST MOMENTS, NONE OF US KNEW WHAT WE WERE DEALING WITH.

STUDENTS WERE TEXTING PARENTS. SOME SAID THAT THERE WAS WEAPONS.

OTHERS SAID THAT IT WAS FAKE. PARENTS WERE POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITHIN SECONDS, MINUTES.

CALLS WERE GOING TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WHO DIRECTED PEOPLE BACK TO THE SCHOOL, WHICH WASN'T ANSWERING, UNDERSTANDABLY. EVEN AS THE DISTRICT BEGAN SENDING UPDATES, PANIC WAS ALREADY THERE.

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AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN TO MCCORMICK YOU KNOW THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT AT THAT SCHOOL.

AND THAT CAN CREATE A REAL CONCERN. IN A TRUE EMERGENCY, THAT TRAFFIC COULD PUT FAMILIES, STAFF AND EVEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AT RISK. AS A MOM, I UNDERSTAND THAT INSTINCT.

THAT FIRST THOUGHT IS ALWAYS TO GO GET MY CHILD.

BUT AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER, I ALSO ASK, DID WE DO EVERYTHING WE COULD TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE? I DON'T WANT TO JUST STAND HERE POINTING OUT PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN AND SHOULD FOCUS ON SOLUTIONS.

I APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN SCHOOL SAFETY AND YOUR ADVOCACY FOR SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COUNTY AROUND THE SRO PROGRAM.

I KNOW THERE'S FRUSTRATION IN OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE SHORTAGES AND COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW.

AS SOMEONE WHO SPENDS A LOT OF TIME ON OUR CAMPUSES AND WHO IS DEEPLY FAMILIAR WITH THE WORLD OF SCHOOL FINANCE, I UNDERSTAND THE DILEMMA. WE NEED SUSTAINABLE FUNDING.

AND JUST LIKE I WOULDN'T ASK THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO HIRE ALGEBRA TEACHERS.

I KNOW OUR DISTRICT CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT CARRY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF RECRUITING AND HIRING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY IS CRUCIAL. BUT WHAT HAPPENED FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WE CAN ADDRESS NOW TOGETHER, AND THAT IS PARENT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION. I KNOW THE DISTRICT HAS SOME INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE ABOUT THE STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOLS.

THAT'S IMPORTANT AND I APPRECIATE IT. BUT IN MOMENTS LIKE FRIDAY, IT'S CLEAR THAT SIMPLY HAVING IT ONLINE IS NOT ENOUGH.

PARENTS NEED MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACTUALLY SEE, HEAR AND UNDERSTAND THAT INFORMATION.

WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE IF SCHOOLS AND THE DISTRICT SHARED THOSE RESOURCES ON SOCIAL MEDIA MORE FREQUENTLY, OR HOSTED SAFETY NIGHTS WHERE PARENTS COULD LEARN DIRECTLY FROM ADMINISTRATORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT? WHAT IF PARENTS WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES EACH SEMESTER WITH TERMS EXPLAINED? THESE ARE SMALL STEPS THAT COULD HAVE A BIG IMPACT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW MOST OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE ARE DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PARENTS? WHAT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY? PARENTS NEED CLARITY TOO. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HOLD, A SECURE AND A LOCKDOWN? WHAT KINDS OF SITUATIONS TRIGGER THOSE RESPONSES? BECAUSE OUR FIRST INSTINCT GOES TO AN ACTIVE SHOOTER, WHAT SHOULD WE DO OR NOT DO WHEN WE GET THAT TEXT FROM OUR CHILD? HOW CAN WE SUPPORT OUR KIDS AFTER A LOCKDOWN DRILL? THESE ARE QUESTIONS I HEAR FROM PARENTS ASKING AGAIN AND AGAIN OUR COMMUNITY WITHIN THE LAST WEEK.

AND WHEN THOSE QUESTIONS GO UNANSWERED, FEAR AND PANIC FILL THOSE GAPS.

IF WE WANT PARENTS TO BE TRUE PARTNERS IN SAFETY, AND I BELIEVE THAT WE ALL DO, THEN WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM THE KNOWLEDGE TO PLAY THAT ROLE.

THAT DOESN'T COMPROMISE SECURITY. IT BUILDS TRUST, IT EASES CONCERNS, AND IN A REAL EMERGENCY, IT MAKES OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY STRONGER. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN IN THIS DISTRICT, AND LIKE EVERY PARENT IN THIS ROOM, MY DEEPEST HOPE IS THAT THEY'LL COME HOME SAFE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

FRIDAY WAS A REMINDER THAT HOW FRAGILE THAT FEELS.

BUT IT IS ALSO A REMINDER THAT WHEN SCHOOLS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FAMILIES WORK TOGETHER WITH CLEAR COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING, WE ARE BETTER PREPARED. IT'S NOT JUST TO PROTECT OUR KIDS, BUT PUT TRUST IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. HEEB. OKAY, TEAM. SO I'LL JUST LET OUR COMMUNITY KNOW THAT DURING OUR OCTOBER MEETINGS, OUR PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE MOVED TO THE VERY FIRST PART OF OUR MEETING.

PART OF WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON TONIGHT INDICATES THAT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE MEETING. WE'LL GO PLEDGE, SOCIAL CONTRACT, MISSION, VISION, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO STRAIGHT INTO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO BEGINNING IN OCTOBER MEETINGS I JUST WANT TO LET OUR COMMUNITY KNOW THAT IT'S THAT YEAH. BECAUSE THE SB 12, WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO THIS.

SO IN OCTOBER MEETINGS JUST BE PREPARED THAT, TONIGHT WE RAN A LITTLE BIT LONG IN CLOSED SESSION, BUT WE WILL START AT 5:30, AND THEN PUBLIC COMMENT WILL PROBABLY START AT 5:38 OR 5:35 GOING FORWARD.

SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT. OKAY, TEAM, I'M ALSO GOING TO DO A LITTLE MORE LIBERTY HERE.

I'D LIKE TO PULL UP AN INFORMATIONAL REQUEST FROM THE BOARD.

THE BOARD HAS ANY QUESTIONS I'D LIKE TO ANSWER.

I LOOK TO MY RIGHT. THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MS. PETREA? YES. CAN YOU PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT ARE THE REASONS BEHIND THE CHANGE TO THE BUS POLICY REGARDING TWO PARENT HOUSEHOLDS OR STUDENTS OF DIVORCED PARENTS? AND WHEN WAS THE BUS SERVICE CHANGE COMMUNICATED TO OUR PARENTS? MS. RUNKLE? YES. CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION HOW NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS TRANSPORT CHILDREN AND THEIR PRACTICES, FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN HOMES WITH 50 50 CUSTODY? CAN YOU ALSO PROVIDE US HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE?

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AND CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE THE IMPACT ON HAYS CISD AND ALLOWING STUDENTS TO USE BUS TRANSPORTATION IN INSTANCES TO BOTH OF THEIR PRIMARY HOMES? CAN YOU PLEASE ALSO PROVIDE THE LANGUAGE THAT HAYS CISD IS REQUESTING BE WRITTEN IN CUSTODY ORDERS THAT ARE NOT STANDARD IN FAMILY LAW ORDERS FOR 50-50 PARENTS? THANK YOU. MR, FLORES? YES. CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE ALL COMMUNICATIONS SENT TO PARENTS REGARDING DIFFERENT PROCEDURES OR DRILLS IN REGARDS TO LOCKDOWNS, HOLD IN PLACE, SECURE, ETC? MS. OROSCO? YES. AND IF YOU CAN, PLEASE PROVIDE A LIST OF MEETINGS THAT CAMPUSES ARE HAVING TO REVIEW STANDARD PROTOCOL, AS WE DID FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WE DID HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

SO WE CAN GET A LIST OF MEETING DATES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

MS. RUNKLE? SORRY. CAN YOU ALSO PROVIDE IF WE ARE CHARGING PTAS, PTSAS AND BOOSTERS FOR FACILITY RENTAL USAGE ON OUR CAMPUSES? AND IF SO, CAN WE GET THE BREAKDOWN OF THOSE FEES? I'M ASKING A QUESTION. I WILL GET THE ANSWER.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND TEAM, AFTER THE END OF THE MEETING, ALSO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AGAIN BASED ON WHATEVER ELSE WE HAVE FOR US TONIGHT, OKAY? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. NOW, THIS IS IT. EDUCATION FOUNDATION, YOU'RE UP.

[I.1. Report of the Hays CISD Education Foundation]

SO, MS. IDA MUSGROVE, THANK YOU FOR COMING UP.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. TAKE IT AWAY. THANK YOU, MR. SEVERANCE, TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR WRIGHT FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO COME SHARE SOME GREAT NEWS WITH YOU GUYS ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING HERE WITH THE FOUNDATION.

I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING. AND THERE IS A PRESENTATION IN Y'ALL'S FOLDER TOO, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO FOLLOW ALONG. PERFECT. AND NOT TO ASSUME THAT EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM OR WATCHING KNOWS WHO WE ARE, MY NAME IS IDA MUSGROVE. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HAYS EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

I HAVE WITH ME TONIGHT, CARMEN SIFUENTES, WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, MICHELLE SILVA, WHO'S OUR OFFICE AND PROGRAMS MANAGER, AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERT OVER HERE, MANDY HEDRICK.

ALMOST GOT THAT. I KNOW, IT TOOK ME LOTS OF YEARS.

AND I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE PEOPLE WHO DO ALL THE HARD WORK, AND THAT IS.

WE HAVE IN THE AUDIENCE MR. MICAH PETREA, WHO'S OUR PRESIDENT, SUZANNE MCMANUS, WHO'S OUR SECRETARY.

WE HAVE JASON ANDRUS IN THE BACK OVER THERE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THANKS TO DOCTOR WRIGHT AND NOW MR. GEOFF SEIBEL, WHO'S SERVING ON OUR BOARD. TONIGHT I WANT TO FIRST START WITH JUST SAYING, WE'VE SHARED THIS BEFORE, BUT JUST TO CIRCLE BACK AROUND ABOUT HOW OUR MISSION IS DRIVEN BY THE DISTRICT'S MISSION.

OUR WORK IS DRIVEN BY YOUR WORK. AND AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALL CAPTURED IN THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REQUIRES US TO PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT INCLUDES A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS, AN EVALUATION WHERE WE CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT THE BENEFIT WE'RE BRINGING TO THE DISTRICT EXCEEDS THE INVESTMENTS THE DISTRICT IS MAKING INTO THE FOUNDATION, AND THEN ALSO SHARE THAT, OF COURSE, WHAT WE DO IS EXCLUSIVELY TO THE BENEFIT OF THE DISTRICT.

SO THAT'S MY PRIMARY ROLE TONIGHT IS TO DO THAT FOR YOU.

SO WITH THAT SAID, FIRST I WANT TO SAY REAL QUICK, WHAT YOU SEE RIGHT NOW WITH THIS PART OF THE SLIDE IS OVER TIME, OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, CARMEN AND I JUST FINISHED OUR SECOND YEAR HERE WITH THE FOUNDATION.

WE LOVE OUR JOBS, AND MICHELLE JUST STARTED WITH US RATHER RECENTLY.

BUT OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'RE PROUD TO TELL YOU THAT THE REVENUE WE'VE RAISED OVER THAT TIME HAS INCREASED QUITE A BIT.

WE ARE HARD AT WORK AND SO IS OUR FOUNDATION BOARD.

WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY. AS I, AS YOU SAW IN THAT OTHER SLIDE THAT ON YOUR DOCUMENT THERE, WE'VE ACTUALLY GROWN THE BOARD.

SO THE MORE PEOPLE IN THE ARMY, THE MORE PEOPLE CAN GO OUT THERE AND HELP US RAISE REVENUE AND SUPPORT THE DISTRICT.

THIS IS A SLIDE THAT SHOWS YOU THAT REVENUE RAISED BY SOURCE.

AND I SHARE THIS PARTLY BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO PAY ATTENTION OR NOTE THAT THE BLUE IS 23-24.

THAT WAS THE FIRST YEAR WE CAME ON BOARD. 24-25 WAS LAST YEAR IN RED.

AND YOU WILL SEE EVERYTHING FROM THE FROM EMPLOYEE GIVING MATCH TO UNSOLICITED DONATIONS TO THE EDUCATOR EVENTS.

THERE'S SEVERAL STATE OF THE DISTRICT WE JUST STARTED THAT LAST YEAR.

THAT'S COMING UP HERE SOON IN OCTOBER. FOR ANYBODY WHO MIGHT BE LISTENING, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN JOIN US ON OCTOBER 16TH.

BUT THOSE DON'T HAVE BLUE COLUMNS BECAUSE THOSE ARE ALL NEW.

AND WE WE INITIATED THAT LAST YEAR TO FIND, AGAIN, DIFFERENT WAYS TO BRING RESOURCES INTO THE DISTRICT.

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AND I PULLED OUT JUST GRANT PATROL WARS BECAUSE THAT AWARDS BECAUSE THAT'S PRETTY BIG.

IT'S A PRETTY BIG PART OF WHAT WE DO. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN US IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE ON THAT SCHEDULE.

POP IN AND OUT. AND HOPEFULLY THE COMMUNITY WILL ENJOY SEEING ALL THE POSTS THAT EVERYBODY GETS TO SHARE AND CELEBRATE.

BUT I PULLED THIS OUT BECAUSE THOSE NUMBERS SKEW EVERYTHING ELSE WE DO.

AND WE'RE PROUD TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL THAT EVEN EVERY YEAR WE ARE ABLE TO INCREASE THAT QUITE A BIT.

THIS NEXT THIS COMING TWO DAYS. AT THE END OF THOSE TWO DAYS, WE WILL HAVE DISTRIBUTED NOW ABOUT 123,000.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THE NEXT SLIDE HAS TO DO WITH THE OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WE PROVIDE THE DISTRICT.

AND WHAT I'D BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THERE IS AGAIN, 2324 IS IN DARK BLUE.

THE LIGHT BLUE IS 2425, MEANING LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR WE INITIATED SOME OF THOSE INITIATIVES.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE EVENT SPONSORS MEANING THAT INSTEAD OF SOME OF OUR DEPARTMENTS HAVING TO PULL OUT OF THEIR OWN FUNDS TO JUST LIKE ANY OTHER BUSINESS IN THE WORLD, WE NEED TO CELEBRATE OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR EMPLOYEES. WE NEED TO TRAIN OUR EMPLOYEES, JUST LIKE PEOPLE WHO MY HUSBAND WORKS FOR NXP, THEY DO THAT FOR THEIRS. REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE DISTRICT AS WELL.

AND SO WE HELP SUPPORT WHERE WE CAN AND WHERE IT MAKES SENSE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SPONSORSHIPS SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT INTERNALLY.

THAT'S THAT ONE BLUE COLUMN YOU SEE THERE. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE WE KICKED OFF THE TEACHER CLOSET.

WE'RE REAL EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THAT'S BEEN GOING VERY WELL.

WE WE USUALLY HAVE EVERY APPOINTMENTS BOOKED AND WE HAVE PEOPLE COME IN THERE AND WE'RE, WE'RE JUST WORKING HARD TO KEEP UP WITH, WITH THE NEEDS. AND THEN IN CAMPUS AMBASSADOR THERE AT THE END THERE, WE STARTED THAT LAST YEAR OUT OF BASED OFF OF REQUEST, AN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM FOR THE FOUNDATION. EACH OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ABOUT TWO CAMPUSES THAT THEY REMAIN COMMUNICATIONS WITH TO SEE, BECAUSE WE KNOW WHILE TEACHERS, WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY THAT TO APPLY FOR GRANTS.

WE KNOW PRINCIPALS DON'T NECESSARILY GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO PAUSE LONG ENOUGH TO REALLY DO THAT.

AND SOME THINGS, THINGS SOMETIMES THINGS POP UP ON CAMPUSES THAT THEY NEED HELP WITH.

SO WE WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND LET THEM KNOW IF THERE'S ANY NEED THAT NEEDS TO BE MET.

THAT STARTED THIS PAST YEAR WITH ONE OF OUR ELEMENTARIES WHO SAID, LOOK, WE'D LIKE TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE.

WE BELIEVE WE CAN DO THAT WITH RECESS EQUIPMENT.

WE JUST NEED TO BE WE NEED A LITTLE MORE HELP WITH EQUIPMENT BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE MORE DAYS AND MORE OPTIONS THAN THE BOARD SAID.

YES, WE PROVIDED THAT CAMPUS $1,000 TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

THE FOUNDATION BOARD GOT REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND ONE PERSON SAID OUT OF CONCERN, WELL, WHAT IF WHAT IF ALL THE CAMPUSES START ASKING FOR 1000 EACH? AND THE REST OF US SAID, WHAT A GREAT IDEA. LIKE, LET'S MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

SO IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH DOCTOR WRIGHT, WHO SERVES ON THE BOARD, WE TALKED ABOUT PROVIDING EACH CAMPUS.

AND WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO ROLL THAT OUT THIS YEAR. IT'LL BE COMING SOON. $1,000 EACH FOR THE PRINCIPAL TO PUT INVEST IN INITIATIVES THAT THEY HOPE WILL INCREASE ATTENDANCE. AND DOCTOR WRIGHT HAD SHARED WITH US THAT I BELIEVE DOCTOR WRIGHT CORRECT.

I'M WRONG. YOU SAID FOR EVERY 1% INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE WE HAVE, THE DISTRICT WOULD BENEFIT $1.5 MILLION.

AND SO WHAT A GREAT RETURN ON INVESTMENT. SO THE FOUNDATION IS GOING TO START DOING THAT THIS YEAR TOO.

THIS I DID I COMBINED ALL THE GRANTS AND AWARDS OVER TIME SO THAT YOU COULD JUST SEE I WANT TO BRAG ON MY FOUNDATION BOARD BECAUSE THIS IS THE KIND OF WORK THEY'VE BEEN DOING. THIS IS HOW THEY'VE BEEN REALLY KIND OF PUSHING TO GET THE SUPPORT, GETTING OUT THERE, INTRODUCING THEMSELVES, TALKING ABOUT THE DISTRICT AND WHICH IS PART OF THE ROLE THE FOUNDATION HAS.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE BELIEVE IS THAT WE NEED. IT'S NOT JUST RAISING RESOURCES, IT'S ALSO AMPLIFYING ALL THE AMAZING THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THIS DISTRICT.

AND I KNOW SOMETIMES THAT GETS LOST IN ALL THE NOISE.

BUT I CAN CERTAINLY ALSO SAY, AS A PARENT WHO HAS TWO KIDS THAT GRADUATED FROM THIS DISTRICT, THERE ARE IF YOU'RE PAYING ATTENTION ENOUGH, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF AMAZING THINGS GOING ON HERE.

AND SO OUR FOUNDATION BOARD IS WORKING REAL HARD TO MULTIPLY THAT AND KEEP UP WITH THIS FAST GROWTH.

HERE'S THE MOU CALCULATION THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. IT'S REQUIRED BY THE MOU AND AND THE MOU.

BASICALLY, IF I OVERSIMPLIFY WHAT IT STATES REQUIRES THAT WHAT THE FOUNDATION GIVES BACK TO THE DISTRICT OUTWEIGHS WHAT YOU ALL HAVE INVESTED.

AND SO IT'S IT'S A MATTER OF RETURNING THAT INVESTMENT.

RIGHT. IT'S KIND OF A PAYBACK FOR THE UPFRONT INVESTMENT.

PLUS SOME PLUS MORE. AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SAY THAT, THAT WE CONTINUE TO INCREASE THAT MARGIN.

THAT'S THE INCREASE YOU CAN SEE OVER THE TWO YEARS. AND WHEN YOU CALCULATE ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WHAT THAT ADDED VALUE IS, AND THAT NUMBER RIGHT THERE SHOWS 44,006 26 IS WHAT I CALL ADDED VALUE, RIGHT. SO WE'VE GOT TO AT LEAST PAY YOU BACK FOR ALL THE THINGS.

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AS FAR AS GIFTING TO THE DISTRICT. THIS YEAR IT'S 44,006 26.

AND WHILE I'LL TELL YOU THAT ME AND MY TEAM DON'T THINK THAT'S BIG ENOUGH AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THAT VALUE ADDED GET EVEN BIGGER.

THAT IS DOUBLE WHAT I REPORTED TO YOU LAST YEAR.

WE'RE EXCITED TO SAY, AND YES, THAT IS WITH INCREASED COSTS BECAUSE LIKE I SAID LAST YEAR, NOW WE HAVE A FULL TIME PERSON HELPING US WITH WITH PROGRAMS AND NOT A PART TIME PERSON.

AND THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION. AGAIN, WE ARE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR.

AND BEFORE, I DON'T WANT TO CALL MICAH YET, TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OF OUR TOP DONORS.

THIS NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE VERY GENEROUS COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE TWO OF THOSE TODAY. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. I WOULD LOVE TO OPEN IT UP TO OUR BOARD TO HAVE SOME COMMENTS AND FOR WHAT YOU'VE PRESENTED. AND THEN MICAH CAN COME IN AFTER THAT AND TALK TO MY LEFT.

TEAM? MR. SEIBEL? YES. THANK YOU, IDA. AND IT'S BEEN GREAT GETTING TO KNOW YOU, AND OBVIOUSLY KNOW CARMEN AND MICHELLE FOR A WHILE TOO.

AND JUST AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR DISTRICT AND TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, IT'S REALLY GREAT.

SO IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE PRETTY PLEASED WITH HOW THE FOUNDATION IS PERFORMING FINANCIALLY.

ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS, OR WHAT'S WHAT'S YOUR BIG DREAM FOR WHERE THIS FOUNDATION GOES LONG TERM AND FINANCIALLY? WELL, I MEAN, LONG TERM, FINANCIALLY.

I MEAN, I WANT NUMBER ONE. I WANT US TO BE THE NO.

1 FOUNDATION IN THIS ENTIRE AREA, IF NOT THE STATE, WHERE THAT'S WHERE THE MODEL IS WHEN IT COMES TO COLLABORATION, WHEN IT COMES TO SUPPORTING YOUR DISTRICT. AND THAT BEING MISSION DRIVEN IN THAT SENSE, BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE'RE STILL GROWING AND, I TRY TO REMIND MYSELF AND OTHERS AS WELL, YOU KNOW, HAYS IS DIFFERENT AND I MEAN THAT IN A VERY GOOD WAY.

BUT IT ALSO CAN BE CHALLENGING IN SOME WAYS WHERE WE DON'T HAVE A SAMSUNG, WE DON'T HAVE OIL COMPANIES, WE DON'T HAVE THESE, YOU KNOW, LARGE, AT LEAST NOT YET.

WE'LL SEE WHERE THE GROWTH TAKES US. BUT WE HAVE STRENGTH IN, THE COMMUNITY AND THE NUMBERS SO.

WELL, MY GOAL WOULD BE THAT WE ARE AT A PLACE WHERE WE'RE WE'RE LIKE MANY OTHER FOUNDATIONS ACROSS THE STATE, NOT MANY, BUT THE ONES THAT WE THAT WE THAT WE LOOK TOWARDS THAT HAVE A BUDGET OF OVER $1 MILLION.

AND THEY CAN THEY SUPPORT THEIR DISTRICT IN VERY, VERY MEANINGFUL WAYS OR MORE MEANINGFUL THAN WE GET TO RIGHT NOW.

THAT WOULD BE THE IDEAL I'D LIKE FOR US TO DO.

AND SO IN THAT VEIN WHAT HOW I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY FINANCIAL THAT'S YOUR YOUR MISSION, RIGHT, IS TO RAISE FUNDS AND THEN PASS THAT ON TO THE DISTRICT TO BE STEWARDS WITH.

SO THIS ISN'T A DIRECT THING THAT YOU GET CONTROL OVER AS TO HOW OBVIOUSLY THEY APPLY FOR GRANTS AND THOSE THINGS AND HOW THEY'RE IMPLEMENTED.

BUT I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS, WHAT'S YOUR BIGGEST SUCCESS STORY? YOU THINK YOU KNOW, THAT YOU'VE SEEN IN TERMS OF WHAT A TEACHER IS IMPLEMENTED OR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HOW THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE THE FUNDS THAT THE FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED? ABSOLUTELY. I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT, BECAUSE MY PICK IS EVERYBODY BEHIND ME THAT KNOWS ME WILL KNOW WHAT STORY I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE IT'S MY FAVORITE. I ALWAYS BRING IT UP. BUT AND IT WAS ACTUALLY TWO YEARS AGO, ONE OF THE GRANTS THAT WE THAT WE GAVE WAS TO OUR SPECIAL ED, ONE OF OUR SPECIAL ED TEACHERS WHO ASKED FOR LIGHT BOARDS TO FOR HER CLASS, FOR HER KIDS WHO HAD CHALLENGES WITH SIGHT, WITH VISION, AND WHEN SHE WE GOT HER THE LIGHT BOARDS AND WHEN SHE IMPLEMENTED IT, SHE WROTE BACK AND TOLD US ABOUT A STUDENT WHO HAD NOT BEEN VERBAL THE ENTIRE TIME SHE'D BEEN WITH THEM, AND AFTER USING THE LIGHT BOARDS, WAS ABLE TO SAY THEIR ALPHABET, AND THEY BECAME VERBAL BY BY USING THEM.

AND I'M GETTING CHILLS, AS I'M SAYING THIS TO YOU, THAT MEANINGFUL CHANGE AND THAT THE QUALITY OF THAT ONE CHILD'S LIFE, IS EVERYTHING. YEAH. AND I THINK OVERALL JUST, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, BIG PICTURE WISE, WE'RE ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MAKING DREAMS HAPPEN. RIGHT. AND SO GETTING TO SEE THOSE ACTUAL STUDENT SUCCESSES AND TEACHERS SUCCESSES ALSO LOVE THE FACES OF THE TEACHERS WHO GET TO GO TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT THEY NORMALLY MIGHT STRUGGLE WITH GETTING TO GO TO.

MY MOM WAS A RETIRED TEACHER, AND I KNOW SHE WOULD ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT SHE HAD HER CLASSROOM SET UP, AND THE KIDS ALWAYS HAD WHAT THEY NEEDED FIRST AND FOREMOST.

AND I KNOW THAT'S WHAT OUR TEACHERS DO TOO. BUT WHEN IT GETS DOWN TO TAKING YOURSELF TO WHETHER IT'S FLORIDA OR DALLAS OR NEW YORK OR WHAT HAVE YOU TO, TO GO TO THAT CONVENTION, THAT CONFERENCE. THEY JUST REALLY MY MOM ALWAYS STOPPED HERSELF WITH SHE COULDN'T JUSTIFY DOING THAT.

AND, AND THE FACT THAT WE GET TO GIFT THAT TO THE IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS WHEN THEY GET THOSE GRANTS AND WE LOVE THAT.

YEAH. SO ONE LAST SHAMELESS PLUG FOR STATE OF THE DISTRICT.

COMING UP. SO AGAIN, DATE TIME AND EXACTLY WHAT THE COMMUNITY CAN EXPECT TO HEAR ON THAT DATE.

YES. I'M GLAD YOU ASKED. ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH WE WILL HAVE OUR STATE OF THE DISTRICT.

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10:30, AND WE END AT 1:30. BUT 10:30, WE START WITH A STUDENT SHOWCASE.

SO YOU GET TO COME A COMMUNITY WHO GETS TICKETS, WHO BUYS TICKETS, OR OUR SPONSORS ALL JOIN US.

THEY WILL GET TO WALK AROUND, SEE WHAT PROGRAMS KIDS ARE LEARNING FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. THE KIDS TALK ABOUT IT, WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING.

IT'S NOT JUST US ADULTS TRYING TO BRAG ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS WE'RE DOING, BUT THE KIDS THEMSELVES WILL SHOW YOU WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

TALK ABOUT IT. WE ALSO WILL HAVE SOME A LITTLE BIT OF MUSIC.

WE ALWAYS DO THAT, A LITTLE BIT OF PIZZAZZ ON THE SIDE OF THAT.

WE WILL THEN COME INTO THIS BOARDROOM AND HEAR FROM DOCTOR WRIGHT AND WE'RE PLEASED TO ADD MS. OTTMERS TO COME AND ENLIGHTEN US AND EDUCATE US AS A COMMUNITY AS TO WHERE THE DISTRICT'S AT, WHERE WE'RE GOING, AND HOW THE COMMUNITY CAN REALLY HELP US GET THERE.

AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL EVENT AND WE HOPE EVERYBODY JOINS US THAT DAY.

THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. AND THANK EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD THAT SERVES. YOU GUYS PUT IN A LOT MORE TIME THAN I DO JUST AS A DISTRICT LIAISON. SO THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU. I KNOW WE CALL THAT THE OTTMERS' EFFECT.

SO YEAH, I'VE HEARD IT. I BUY IN, I'M ON THE BOARD.

ALL RIGHT, MR. FLORES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING UP.

AND I'LL START THERE. JUST JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME, LIKE, JUST TO HELP OUT OUR DISTRICT, OUR KIDS, OUR STAFF. AND THIS IS A TIME WHEN TEACHERS AND STAFF MEMBERS AND OUR KIDS NEED IT MORE THAN EVER.

YOU KNOW, WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE STATE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

AND MAYBE THERE'S SOME INADEQUACY INADEQUACIES IN REGARDS TO DEFUNDING, BUT YOU ARE STEPPING RIGHT IN THERE AND TAKING THIS ON YOU KNOW, HEAD ON. AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A TIME WHEN TEACHERS NEED THAT SUPPORT MORE THAN EVER.

BUT, I MEAN, WALKING INTO THE TEACHERS CLOSET AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WAS JUST AMAZING TO SEE.

I MEAN, BECAUSE THINGS ARE EXPENSIVE NOWADAYS.

AND, YOU KNOW, IF A TEACHER WANTS TO DO SOMETHING IN REGARDS TO DELIVERING INSTRUCTION OR NEED EXTRA RESOURCES, YOU ARE PROVIDING THAT FOR THEM. AND I CANNOT TELL YOU, AS A TEACHER MYSELF, THAT MEANS A LOT BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT, AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISION OF BUYING THESE RESOURCES OR BUYING GROCERIES.

I MEAN, THAT'S A REAL CHALLENGE. AND AGAIN, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT, AND I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT FUTURE PLANS AND HOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE CREATIVE AND RAISING FUNDS. AND THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT'S NOT EASY TO DO.

IT'S MORE THAN JUST READING YOUR MISSION STATEMENT AND THEN JUST, WELL, OKAY, NOW GIVE ME MONEY.

WELL, YOU HAVE TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, ENTICE THOSE WHO ARE WHO ARE GENEROUS ENOUGH TO DONATE ON WHY YOU'RE DOING THAT.

THAT EXTRA SUPPORT CAN MEAN EVERYTHING IN A TEACHER'S IN A TEACHER'S LIFE AND A KID'S LIFE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. I KNOW WE HAVE THIS SHARED VISION OF GETTING OUR KIDS AND OUR STAFF MEMBERS WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.

SO I'M JUST THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. AND I LIKE TRUSTEE.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT. SO THANK YOU ALL. WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU. MS. OROSCO. THANK YOU FOR CREATING SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF THROUGH THE PROFESSIONAL GRANTS, THROUGH THE GRANTS FOR THEIR CLASSROOM. THOSE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT PIECES.

I KNOW I WAS A RECIPIENT OF A GRANT WHEN I WAS A TEACHER, AND THAT $2,000 TO BUY THOSE ITEMS FOR MY CLASSROOM HELPED TREMENDOUSLY IN THE READING PROCESS FOR MY BILINGUAL STUDENTS. SO I STILL REMEMBER THE IMPACT IT MADE.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I ALSO APPRECIATE YOU ADDING ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL FROM THE FOUNDATION, TRYING NEW THINGS, TRYING DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE TO HELP OUR DISTRICT, I LOVE THAT.

SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING.

THANK YOU. MS. RUNKLE. HI. I LOVE GETTING TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS.

I REMEMBER, YOU KNOW, TWO YEARS AGO WHEN ALL OF THIS CHANGED AND WE KNEW THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE AMAZING, BUT TO SEE THE WORK THAT WAS DONE IN A YEAR AND NOW TWO YEARS LATER, IT'S JUST AWESOME.

AND IT BENEFITS SO MANY KIDS AND TEACHERS AND STAFF.

AND I JUST CAN'T THANK YOU GUYS ENOUGH FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

I AM LOOKING SO FORWARD TO THE GRANT PATROL TOMORROW.

THOSE ARE PROBABLY SOME OF MY FAVORITE DAYS WALKING INTO CLASSROOMS AND TEACHERS CRY AND SCREAM AND ALL THE THINGS.

IT TRULY IS FUN. AND AND, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE MANY HAVE SAID, IT'S WE ARE LIVING IN HARD TIMES FOR A LOT.

AND SO IT'S HARD TO STRETCH A DOLLAR. AND THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS CAN COME IN AND SUPPORT THESE TEACHERS AND, AND STUDENTS JUST MEANS SO MUCH. I LOVE THE THOUSAND DOLLAR INITIATIVE FOR PRINCIPALS.

I THINK THAT THAT'S AWESOME. THE GRANT TRAINING, I REMEMBER SEEING MS. KEKE PAL TEACHING TEACHERS HOW TO APPLY FOR GRANTS.

AND I KNOW THAT SHE WAS REAL EXCITED THAT EVEN ONE PERSON THAT SHE HELPED GOT ONE.

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I LISTENED TO THOSE A LOT, AND THEY WERE GIVING MONEY TO THE DRIPPING SPRINGS HAYS EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

SO YOU GUYS SHOULD TAP INTO OUR COMMISSIONERS AND SEE IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO SUPPORT THE HAYS EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK. YOU GUYS DO AMAZING THINGS.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT AND GREAT WORK, ALL OF YOU.

AND THANK YOU, MRS. HEDRICK, IN THE BACK, BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SEE ALL THE THINGS THAT WE SEE WITHOUT ALL OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLUGS.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT. WE'RE ABLE TO KIND OF KEEP UP AND SHARE IN ALL THE EXCITEMENT THAT YOU GUYS GET TO SEE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. VELA. MS. MUSGROVE, THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. AND WOW, I MEAN, WHAT A GREAT TWO YEAR LOOK BACK THAT WE HAVE TONIGHT.

AND SO JUST SOME INCREDIBLE CELEBRATIONS. YOU GUYS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

AND WE'RE THANKFUL TO HAVE YOU AS PARTNERS TO OUR INVESTORS THAT ARE, THAT ARE ALSO GENEROUS.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN KIDS LIVES AND AND LAST YEAR'S STATE OF THE DISTRICT I THINK IT WAS SAID, YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN LOOK AT WHAT YOUR DOLLARS GO TO, YOU CAN SEE WHAT THESE KIDS ARE DOING.

IF YOU DON'T GET FIRED UP ABOUT THAT, I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, THAT'S JUST I'M GETTING CHILLS TALKING ABOUT THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE PERSONAL STORY. THE THOUSAND DOLLAR INITIATIVE. YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT KIDS, THEY DON'T HAVE DEVICES NOW, SO THEY HAVE TO FIND THINGS TO PLAY WITH, RIGHT? THAT WE DID WAY BACK THEN AND, YOU KNOW, LAST MILLENNIA YOU KNOW WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET KIDS IN SCHOOLS WHATEVER IT TAKES TO JUST RESOURCE. AND YOU GUYS ARE DEFINITELY GREAT PARTNERS.

CAN'T SAY ENOUGH. SO I'M EXCITED AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GOOD STORIES.

THANK YOU. MS. PETREA. YES, THIS IS A GREAT PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THIS INFORMATION, AND I ALMOST WISH YOU COULD DO A LOOK BACK TEN YEARS BECAUSE I SERVED ON THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION PRE BEING ON THIS BOARD IN 2017, AND THIS FEELS LIKE A WHOLE NOTHER LEVEL OF AWESOMENESS.

THANK YOU. I HATE TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, MS. MUSGROVE, BUT I KNOW YOU PERSONALLY. WOULD YOU MIND SHARING WHAT YOU DID FOR A JOB BEFORE THIS JOB? IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THIS ONE? OR THE JOBS BEFORE THIS ONE? YOUR YOUR BIG JOB BEFORE THIS ONE. I MEAN, MY BIGGEST JOB BEFORE THIS ONE WAS WORKING IN THE TEXAS SENATE FOR 14 YEARS.

SENATOR. YES. SO YOU WOULD YOU SAY THIS IS PROBABLY MORE REWARDING THAN THAT? IN A LOT OF WAYS, I ACTUALLY WOULD SAY YES. I MEAN, MY CAREER STARTED AS A BAND DIRECTOR.

MY MOM WAS A BILINGUAL PRE-K TEACHER. AND SO I FEEL LIKE MY JOURNEY, THIS IS LIKE ALL THE THINGS ROLLED INTO ONE, ALL THE THINGS I LOVE ROLLED INTO ONE. WELL, AND I KNOW YOU FROM BEING AN INCREDIBLE LEADER OF A LARGE BAND BOOSTER ORGANIZATION.

AND JUST A TEAM LEADER THAT I WISH EVERY ORGANIZATION HAD.

SO I HAVE LONG ADMIRED YOU. MET YOU DURING YOUR WHAT WE USED TO CALL THE BOND.

WHAT DID WE CALL IT WHEN YOU WERE CHAIRING THE BOND COMMITTEE, IN 20.

GROWTH OVERSIGHT? YES, WHATEVER THAT WAS. THE PRE FBOC.

OH. GROWTH IMPACT. SORRY.

MR. SAVOY. YES. SO YOU KIND OF LED THE BOND THAT ULTIMATELY WAS PART OF THE JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL BOND AND ALL OF THAT.

SO THAT'S WHEN I MET YOU. ANYWAY, I JUST ADMIRED SEEING WHAT YOU'VE BUILT HERE.

MR. MCMANUS IS HERE IN THE ROOM, AND HE WAS BOARD PRESIDENT WHEN A LOT OF THESE CHANGES TOOK EFFECT.

AND IT IS REMARKABLE TO SEE THE GROWTH. I WANT TO ASK YOU IF IT'S A TYPO ON YOUR REPORT, WHERE IT SAYS FRIENDS AND FAMILY WENT FROM BASICALLY $2,700 TO $32,000. IS THAT REAL? WELL, IT'S A NEW PROGRAM, SO IT DIDN'T EXIST BEFORE IT SAID 27. WHAT'S NEW FROM THE LAST TWO YEARS? BECAUSE.

THINGS HAPPEN. THAT HAPPENS. YEAH. AND THEN DYNAMIC LEADERS GET PUT IN PLACE AND THINGS HAPPEN.

YES. RIGHT? OKAY, GREAT. SO I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT THAT NUMBER AND ALL OF THE NEW PROGRAMS, LIKE, THAT'S WHAT IT NEEDED. WE NEEDED TO BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO WHAT THIS WAS.

DO SOME THINGS DIFFERENT. TURN THE PAGE POST COVID ALL SORT OF NONPROFIT EDUCATION FOUNDATION ORGANIZATIONS HAVE CHALLENGES.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE AND GETTING AN AWESOME TEAM TOGETHER.

THIS IS A DREAM TEAM. ALL OF YOU SO GREAT. AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SO MUCH FUN DOING THIS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.

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AND I EXPECT THAT NUMBER TO MR. SEIBEL'S POINT TO PUT YOU ON RECORD TO SAY $1 MILLION BUDGET [LAUGHTER] IN NO TIME AT ALL HE'S GONNA START HELPING US DO THAT. THE TEN-YEAR PLAN, MAYBE.

YEAH. YEAH. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

YEAH, I'LL TELL YOU, I WANT TO ALSO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO MICAH PETREA.

HE'S THE HE'S THE PRESIDENT RIGHT NOW. AND HE'S BEEN HE'S BEEN DOING IT FOR A WHILE.

THE OLD GUARD AND THE NEW GUARD. AND YOU TALK ABOUT SOMEONE WHO'S GIVEN A LOT OF TIME TO THIS DISTRICT UNPAID, BY THE WAY. ALL OF HIS WORK. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CONTINUING TO STICK THROUGH IT, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE GETTING INTO WITH THIS NEW GROUP HERE.

AND I THINK IT'S TURNED OUT PRETTY GREAT. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK I TELL YOU, LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE TEACHER CLOSET, THAT'S A PRETTY BIG THAT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS HAD A CHANCE TO GO VOLUNTEER THERE, BUT YOU LITERALLY GET TO WATCH TEACHERS SHOP AS IF THEY'RE IN, LIKE, A JUST A STORE. I DON'T KNOW, WHAT IS IT? HOBBY LOBBY, WALMART, TARGET? I DON'T KNOW. THEY JUST GET A SHOPPING CART AND THEY'RE JUST PUTTING STUFF IN THEIR BASKET. AND IT'S ALL NEW.

IT'S NOT REUSED, IT'S NOT USED. IT'S ALL BRAND NEW STUFF.

SO THAT'S PRETTY GREAT. YOU KNOW, I THINK I'VE ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, I WAS ON THE BOARD REPRESENTATIVE WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU CAME ON BOARD AND I KNOW I'VE ALWAYS WAS KIND OF HARD AS LIKE, HEY, YOU KNOW, IT WAS ALWAYS LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LIKE, I'M DOING IT. I'M LIKE, DOUBLE IT, DOUBLE IT, DOUBLE IT. SO YOU'RE ADDED MOU VALUE OF $44,000.

I FIRMLY EXPECT YOU TO DOUBLE THAT AGAIN FOR NEXT YEAR.

DEAL. SO THAT'S MY CHALLENGE AND JUST TO LET EVERYONE KNOW HOW HARD THIS TEAM WORKS, I MEAN, I CAN'T I MEAN, I WORK IN NEW BRAUNFELS AND I'LL DRIVE HOME AND I'LL BE COMING HOME AT 6:30, 7:00. AND I'M LIKE, I SEE YOUR CAR.

AND I'M LIKE, IDA. TIME TO GO HOME [LAUGHTER] TEXTING HER.

SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS HAVE PUT IN. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. IT'S BEEN A REALLY HARD TO GET THE STRUCTURE AND THE FOUNDATIONS SET UP AND READY TO GO.

AND NOW YOU'RE JUST GO. YOU'RE READY TO FLY AND GO DO IT.

SO WITHOUT THESE INCREDIBLE PARTNERS WE HAVE IN THE BACKGROUND, WE'RE GOING TO BE SAYING THANK YOU TO TONIGHT I MAY TAKES A VILLAGE TO KIND OF MAKE THIS THING GO AROUND SO. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK FOR OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE GIVING TO THIS PROGRAM. THANK FOR OUR TEACHERS ON CAMPUSES THAT ARE GIVING THIS PROGRAM. I KNOW MOST OF US ON THE BOARD ARE GIVING THIS PROGRAM TO.

SO I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALL FEEL DEEPLY CARE ABOUT.

AND JUST THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO I'M GOING TO STOP TALKING.

I'M GOING TO LET MICAH COME UP AND DO THE FUN STUFF. SO THANK YOU.

IDA. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. MICAH, WHILE MICAH IS COMING UP HERE, I'LL SAY A LITTLE PITCH BACK TO MRS. OROSCO POINT ABOUT FINDING NEW WAYS TO BRING IN REVENUE.

WE WILL HAVE A NEW EVENT COMING UP IN FEBRUARY.

IT'S OUR BOOTS, BAGS AND BINGO. SO CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR THAT ONE AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET TO HAVE SOME FUN WITH THAT AS WELL.

MR. PETREA, THANK YOU IDA. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DOCTOR WRIGHT AND DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS MICAH PETREA, AND I GET THE COOL HONOR TO KIND OF RECOGNIZE SOME OF THOSE THAT HAVE STEPPED UP WHEN WE'VE ASKED THEM TO.

SOME OF THEM, THEY'VE BEEN WITH THE FOUNDATION FOR A LONG TIME, BUT THEY'VE EVERY TIME WE ASK FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE, A LITTLE BIT MORE, A LITTLE BIT MORE, THEY'RE LIKE, ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO WITH YOU. SO FIRST OFF, I WANT TO SAY TO OUR FRIENDS AT BARTLETT COCKE, THERE ARE ONE OF OUR PLATINUM PARTNERS AT 22 5 THIS YEAR.

WITH THEM TODAY IS TRENT BALES, THE DIRECTOR OF PRE-CONSTRUCTION.

DEREK EVEN IS A PROJECT EXECUTIVE. AND GABE RODRIGUEZ IS A PROJECT EXECUTIVE, TOO.

AND THOSE GUYS, ANY TIME I HAVE A WEIRD IDEA IN MY BRAIN OF SOMETHING THAT I WANT THEM TO PAY FOR, THEY AT LEAST [LAUGHTER] LISTEN TO ME. THEY ANSWER MY EMAILS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR [APPLAUSE] EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

AND THEN OVER HERE, OUR BUDDIES AT JACKSON CONSTRUCTION ALSO ARE A PLATINUM PARTNER AT 20,000.

TODAY WE GOT MATT JACKSON WITH THE VP OF OPERATIONS AND JOE GUIDOTTI, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, SOUTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS. WE HAVE PLENTY OF PARTNERS, BUT THESE TWO PARTICULAR COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS HAVE SUPPORTED US AND HAVE DECIDED TO STEP UP TO THAT NEXT LEVEL BECAUSE, AS YOU SAID, PRESIDENT SEVERANCE, THE NEXT LEVEL IS COMING, AND WE WANT TO DOUBLE AND DOUBLE AND DOUBLE. I MEAN, AT LEAST I DO.

IDA TELLS ME TO CALM DOWN A LITTLE BIT EVERY NOW AND [LAUGHTER] THEN. BUT WITH THAT IF IT'S POSSIBLE, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A PICTURE WITH OUR TWO PLATINUMS [APPLAUSE].

ALL RIGHT, TEAM, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE OF PHOTOS.

SO LET'S PUT OUR FACES ON AND LOOK LIKE WE'RE.

[00:53:33]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SILVER FOX [APPLAUSE].

OKAY, TEAM WE ARE RIGHT BACK AT IT. OKAY.

ARE YOU KIDDING NO LET'S. WE'RE GOING TO LET'S LET'S REEL IT BACK IN. ALL RIGHT TEAM. OKAY, SO WE'RE MOVING TO CONSENT AGENDA.

[J. CONSENT AGENDA (Part 1 of 2)]

[00:55:06]

NUMBER ONE J.1 AND J.2.C BECAUSE ON J.1 WE HAVE SOME NEW MINUTES THAT WERE SUBMITTED.

WE'RE GOING TO BE VOTING ON THAT ONE SEPARATE. THAT'S A COPY OF THAT IN YOUR DAIS FOLDER. AND THEN ON J.2.C WE HAVE A NEW I BELIEVE IT WAS CALLED A NEW BID NUMBER. THAT CHANGE THAT WAS ALL THAT CHANGED ON THE ON THE? ON TRACK NUMBER? CONTRACT NUMBER CHANGE AND SO THE TRANSMITTAL IS THE SAME.

THE CONTRACT NUMBER IS DIFFERENT. SO THAT'S WHY I'M PULLING THOSE TWO BECAUSE WE VOTE ON THOSE TWO SEPARATELY. SO DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE TO PULL ANY OF THOSE ITEMS TONIGHT FROM CONSENT AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION? NO? OKAY SO WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PAGE 10.

[J.1. Minutes of Board of Trustees Meetings]

AS DISCUSSED. THAT'S WHAT I SAID. IT'S A NEW PAPER.

IT'S IN OUR FOLDER. IT'S NOW IN OUR DAIS. THANK YOU FOR THAT REMINDER, MR. OROSCO. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SOMEONE SUGGESTED OKAY MOVE BY MR. OROSCO, SECOND BY MR. FLORES. FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO. WE'RE GOING TO GO AND ON J.2 ON PROCUREMENTS

[J.2.c. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of Cybersecurity Systems and Infrastructure]

SO MOVED. MOVED BY MR. VELA. SECOND BY MS. RUNKLE.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0. NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO.

[J. CONSENT AGENDA (Part 2 of 2)]

SO I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM J.2.A AND B AND J.3 AS PRESENTED. MOVED BY MS. SECOND.

VELA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0. OKAY THANK YOU FOR WALKING ME THROUGH THAT TEAM.

ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE MOVING INTO OUR ACTION ITEMS K.1 ON PAGE 31.

[K.1. Consideration and possible adoption of a Resolution relating to Parent Rights and Senate Bill 12]

SENATE BILL 12 FROM THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION RELATES TO PARENT PARENTAL RIGHTS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS REGARDING INSTRUCTION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION DUTIES, ASSISTANCE WITH DISTRICT SOCIAL, STUDENT, SOCIAL, TRANSITIONING, AND STUDENT CLUBS.

SENATE BILL 12 BECAME EFFECTIVE ON SEPTEMBER 1ST.

SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025, AND POLICIES RELATING TO MATTERS AND SENATE BILL 12 WILL BE ADOPTED AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS RESOLUTION DIRECTS ALL DIRECTS ALL STAFF AND CONTRACTORS TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW.

TEAM I LOOK TO MY LEFT. ANY DISCUSSION? TEAM LOOK TO MY RIGHT, MR. FLORES. [LAUGHTER] TO MY LEFT, MR. FLORES. IT'S THAT TIME OF DAY I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SO I JUST IT'S IMPORTANT TO REITERATE, JUST THAT THIS IS NOT THE STATE.

THIS IS NOT TASB. I'M SORRY. EXCUSE ME. THIS IS NOT THE DISTRICT, THIS IS NOT TASB.

BUT THIS IS THE STATE. BUT REGARDLESS OF ANY OUTCOME WE ARE A DISTRICT THAT FOLLOWS A LAW, AND WE WILL RESPECT THE LAW. BUT I WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS FOR REASONS STATED PREVIOUSLY AT A PREVIOUS MEETING LAST WEEK.

BUT REGARDLESS, I'LL RESPECT THE WILL OF THE BOARD AND THE BODY CORPORATE OROSCO. I ALSO WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED TO FOLLOW THE LAW AND IT IS OUT OF OUR HANDS.

[01:00:08]

CAN YOU PERHAPS DOCTOR WRIGHT PROVIDE CLARITY AS TO THE PURPOSE BEHIND THE RESOLUTION? BECAUSE WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAW ANYWAY, SO I'M JUST TRYING TO GET CLARITY AS TO WHY THE RESOLUTION AS OPPOSED TO JUST THE LAW, IS IMPLEMENTED. SO WE JUST FOLLOW THE LAW. BECAUSE PART OF THE RESOLUTION IS THAT WE GIVE A COPY ONCE THE BOARD APPROVES IT TO EACH EMPLOYEE A HARD COPY AND ALSO BY AN ELECTRONIC VERSION. OKAY, SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF SIMPLIFYING WHAT WE'RE.

THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING THE LAW BASICALLY INSTEAD OF PROVIDING THE WHOLE PAPER COPY OF THE LAW THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE REQUIRING IN THE LAW THAT WE PROVIDE THESE 25 ITEMS TO EACH EMPLOYEE.

GOT IT SO THE STATE WROTE THESE 25 ITEMS? CORRECT.

FOR US TO BE ABLE TO. OKAY THANK YOU. MR. VELA.

YEAH AS SOME OF OUR FELLOW TRUSTEES HAVE POINTED OUT, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE LAW.

I JUST I JUST WANTED TO APPLAUD OUR DISTRICT FOR JUST ALWAYS HANDLING THINGS WITH CLASS.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE THINGS, THEY'RE THEY'RE NOT EVEN UP FOR DEBATE OR UP FOR LOCAL CONTROL, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED PRETTY EXTENSIVELY. BUT I JUST THINK AS A, AS A DISTRICT, WE REALLY DO A GREAT JOB OF PUTTING OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD PRESENTING INFORMATION THAT'S FACTUAL.

WHAT WE DO CONTROL, WHAT WE DON'T CONTROL, AND THEN WHERE WE ABIDE BY THE LAW. SO JUST AGAIN, KUDOS TO OUR DISTRICT. YEAH, I MEAN, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE WILL FOLLOW THE LAW.

THESE ARE THESE ARE AGAIN THINGS THAT ARE TAKEN OUT OF OUR LOCAL CONTROL.

I MEAN, AT SOME POINT, YOU KNOW, I THINK OUR COMMUNITY ELECTS THIS BOARD HERE TO, TO SPEAK ON OUR BEHALF.

AND THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHERE THAT LOCAL CONTROL HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY.

SO WE ARE GOING TO COMPLY WITH THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO.

AND I JUST HOPE THAT IN THE FUTURE YOU KNOW, THIS STUFF IS KIND OF LEFT UP TO THE PEOPLE THAT THE COMMUNITY ELECTS TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS FOR THEM AND NOT JUST BEEN DICTATED DOWN TO US.

SO WITH THAT, I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTS THE RESOLUTION REGARDING SENATE BILL 12 AND PARENT RIGHTS AS PRESENTED.

SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES 5-2.

ALL RIGHT, TEAM. ALL RIGHT MOVING ON TO PAGE 52.

[K.2. 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]

I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR SHOWING UP AND EXPRESSING THEIR THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS AS WELL.

WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE GREAT PARTNERS IN THIS COUNTY.

I KNOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR SOME SOME ADDITIONAL JUST PARTNERSHIP AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY AND SECURITY. SO THE EFFORTS ARE NOT GOING TO STOP, EVEN WHEN WE GET FULLY STAFFED IN OUR SRO, SRO RANKS, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT SAFETY IS JUST AN ONGOING, AN ONGOING BATTLE.

AND SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR, OUR STAFF, OUR SROS THAT ARE THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE NOW.

AND WE KNOW THAT HELP IS ON THE WAY AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY FORWARD WITH THAT MANTRA.

RUNKLE. YES I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL OF OUR STAFF, OUR ADMINISTRATION, SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND ALL OF OUR PARENTS WHO HAVE ADVOCATED FOR US IN THE LAST WEEK.

REGARDING OUR SROS I DO WANT TO JUST PUT ON THE RECORD THAT THEY DID VOTE AND THEY DID PASS THEIR BUDGET.

IT DID NOT INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF SROS THAT WE NEEDED.

BUT I DO HAVE HOPE THAT WE ARE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM, BOTH HAYS CISD, THE HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND HOPEFULLY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SAFETY AND SECURITY.

AND WE KNOW THAT THE BEST INDIVIDUALS ON OUR CAMPUS ARE OUR DEDICATED OFFICERS AND DEPUTIES FROM THE HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK.

WE WILL CONTINUE THE HARD WORK IN THIS CONVERSATION DOES NOT END HERE TODAY.

IT WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW. IT WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT DAY AND EVERY DAY AFTER THAT UNTIL HAYS CISD IS FULLY STAFFED.

THANK YOU AGAIN, EVERYONE, FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK.

MS. PETREA. YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO I MEAN, I SAID A LOT OF WORDS LAST, LAST WEEK.

[01:05:07]

AND WE ARE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO WORK TO BUILD A EVEN STRONGER PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HAYS COUNTY.

AND, YES WE ASKED EVERYONE TO GO ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND TO HELP EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ON THE BUDGET MEETINGS THAT WERE HAPPENING AT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE. AND I'M, I'M REALLY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THAT HAPPENED.

SO THANK YOU ALL. FOR VERY QUICKLY, BY THE WAY, PUTTING SOME REALLY AWESOME SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS OUT THAT HELPED.

AND I THINK IN THE, IN THE LONG RUN WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME, SOME GOOD CHANGE AND SOME POSITIVITY FROM THAT. SO THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AND CONTINUE TO BE ENGAGED WITH THOSE PARTNERSHIPS AND, AND FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT WE STILL DON'T HAVE EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED, BUT WE'RE GETTING REALLY CLOSE.

SO THANK YOU. MS. OROSCO. YES, THANK YOU TO PTA THAT REALLY PUT PUT A VIDEO OUT.

REALLY GOT OTHER FAMILIES INVOLVED TO WRITE TO OUR COMMISSIONERS COURT ADVOCATING FOR SRO POSITIONS.

IT IS VERY DISHEARTENING TO HEAR THAT OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DO NOT QUITE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT TAKES TO STAFF OUR DISTRICT.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY DID HEAR LETTERS FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND I KNOW ONE OF MY LETTERS WAS IN THERE, AND SOME OF OUR OTHER TRUSTEES ALSO WROTE. FIRST OF ALL, THEY COMMENTED ON PUBLIC COMMENT, WHICH IS NOT APPROPRIATE, BUT ALSO THEY TALKED ABOUT GRANTS THAT WERE WRITTEN IN 2022 THAT WE DID NOT TAKE THEM UP ON. AND DOCTOR WRIGHT CAN CAN YOU REFRESH MY MEMORY? I KNOW 2022 IS A DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY USE WHEN THEY WERE DISCUSSING THE BUDGET AND THE ALLOCATION OF SROS AND HOW OFFENDED THEY WERE THAT WE DID NOT TAKE THEM UP ON THEIR OFFER IN 2022.

DOCTOR WRIGHT. YEAH SO SPECIFICALLY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN 2022 WITH THAT CONVERSATION.

I CAN TELL YOU, CHIEF SKROCKI AND I MET WITH SHERIFF CUTLER AT THE TIME, AND THEN WE FOLLOWED UP AND MET WITH SHERIFF HIPOLITO.

AND WE'VE ALWAYS STATED THAT WE WANT AN SRO AT EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS IN OUR DISTRICT.

THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE. I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO SPECULATE. I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO SAY SOMETHING THAT I'M UNAWARE OF.

I DON'T KNOW WHY A PARTICULAR COMMISSIONER SAID WHAT HE DID, BUT IT WAS VERY INACCURATE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION. AND I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WENT ALONG WITH THAT COMMENT WAS SAYING THAT THIS GRANT, WHICH OF COURSE GRANTS ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE, SO WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD ALL OF THOSE POSITIONS.

WHEN THAT GRANT RAN OUT, ONE OF THE PART OF THE GRANTS WAS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO RECRUIT OUR OWN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

WE'RE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF RECRUITING LAW ENFORCEMENT.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT. THAT'S NOT OUR EXPERTISE.

YOU KNOW? WE'RE IN THE BUSINESS OF EDUCATING CHILDREN.

THAT IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. SO BEING OFFENDED WHEN FAMILIES ARE ADVOCATING FOR SAFETY IS NOT OKAY.

IT IS NOT OKAY. WE ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND WHETHER WE LIKE THE INFORMATION COMING OUT IN PUBLIC COMMENT OR NOT, IT IS A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH OUR COMMUNITY WHAT REALLY TRANSPIRED.

IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SAY, HEY, LET'S WORK TOGETHER BECAUSE NOW IT'S 2025, SO WHO KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED IN 2022.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IT'S NOT OVER.

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT TO ME SAYING, WHAT DO WE DO NOW? WELL, JUST LIKE THE DISTRICT DOES BUDGET AMENDMENTS, THE COUNTY CAN ALSO DO BUDGET AMENDMENTS AND CAN GO BACK MIDYEAR TO ALLOCATE FOR MORE POSITIONS. SO WHILE WE DID RECEIVE TWO SRO POSITIONS AND ONE SUPERVISOR POSITION AND IT WAS A 4-1 VOTE, MIND YOU. WE ALSO NEED TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE AND ASK FOR A BUDGET AMENDMENT SO THEY CAN ALLOCATE MORE POSITIONS.

WE HAVE AN MOU WITH THE COUNTY FOR THESE POSITIONS, BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS THE BEST OF THE BEST, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT IN OUR DISTRICT, ON OUR CAMPUSES.

THE BEST OF THE BEST. NOT GOING TO A MARSHALL PROGRAM, NOT GOING TO A GUARDIAN PROGRAM OR SOME OTHER SUBSTANDARD PROGRAM THAT MAYBE OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE. WE DO NOT. WE WANT THE BEST. SO LET'S CONTINUE ADVOCATING TOGETHER AND WORKING TOGETHER, ASKING FOR A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO ALLOCATE MORE SRO POSITIONS MID-YEAR.

SO LET'S SUPPORT OUR SHERIFF IN ALLOCATING FOR THOSE POSITIONS AND REACH OUT TO OUR COMMISSIONERS AS WELL THANK YOU.

[01:10:10]

I KNOW WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO WORK FOR A CONTINUED SOLUTION. WE HAVE A MEETING SET UP, AND ONCE WE HAVE THAT MEETING, WE'LL REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD AND HOW EVERYTHING WENT. SO I WANT TO CONTINUE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. BEST IN THE BUSINESS. AND AT THIS POINT, WE WANT TO BE THE BEST AND ONLY USE THE BEST. SO THAT'LL BE THE FOCUS OF THIS BOARD MOVING FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU. OKAY. THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT A RESOLUTION FOR GOOD CAUSE, FOR A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLY WITH HOUSE BILL 3, SECTION 37.0814 AND THE SUBSEQUENT REQUIREMENT OF HOUSE BILL 121 SECTION 37.0814 OF THE 89TH TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION AS PRESENTED.

SO MOVED. MOVED BY MR. VELA. SECOND BY MR. FLORES.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0. ALL RIGHT MOVING ON TO PAGE 55.

[K.3. Consideration and possible adoption of a Resolution in support of the Hays County, Texas Multi-Jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan]

CAN WE GET AN ACRONYM FOR THAT? I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE WE CAN SHORTEN THAT UP A LITTLE BIT? HAVING TO READ THAT EVERY YEAR. OKAY TEAM THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AND SUPPORT OF THE HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN AS PRESENTED.

SO MOVE BY MS. PETREA. SECOND VELA, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

ALL RIGHT MOVING ON TO PAGE 57. THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF THE EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR FUTURE MIDDLE SCHOOL CAPITAL

[K.4. Consideration and possible adoption of Educational Specifications for Future Middle School Capital Projects]

DO I LOOK TO MY RIGHT? ANY OTHER DISCUSSION TONIGHT ON THIS? I LEFT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING UP. APPRECIATE IT.

TRYING TO SAVE YOU THE WALK THERE. THE SUGGESTED MOTION OF THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR FUTURE MIDDLE SCHOOL CAPITAL PROJECTS, AS PRESENTED. MOVE BY MS. RUNKLE. SECOND MR. VELA.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0. I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THIS IS ANOTHER JUST GREAT EFFORT FROM THE FROM THE EDUCATIONAL SIDE OF OUR OF OUR DISTRICT AND OUR AND OUR THOUGHT

[K.5. Consideration and possible approval of the Assignment of Construction Manager-at-Risk for 2025 Bond Elementary School #18 and 2025 Bond Middle School #7]

SO THIS IS A PRETTY IMPORTANT BILL, AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE BROUGHT IN THE CNI DEPARTMENT, WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THOSE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE ARE UNIFORM AND ACCEPTABLE ACROSS ALL OF OUR, ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.

SO THANK YOU ALL. OKAY. MOVING ON TO PAGE. OKAY.

SO ITEM 6 WE ARE NOT TAKING ANY ACTION THIS TONIGHT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO CASE 7 ON PAGE 63.

SAY IT AGAIN. OH YEAH. SORRY I READ THOSE. OKAY.

WE'RE MOVING ON NUMBER K.5, WHICH IS ON PAGE 59 THANK YOU TEAM.

CAN Y'ALL TELL I'M SWEATING AGAIN? ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE ASSIGNMENT OF MANAGER-AT-RISK FOR THE 2025 BOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL #18 AND THE 2025 BOND MIDDLE SCHOOL #7. TEAM THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE ASSIGNMENT OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, CMAR. FOR THE 2025 BOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL #18 TO BARTLETT CONSTRUCTION AND THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE 2025 BOND MIDDLE SCHOOL #7 TO CORE CONSTRUCTION AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE SATISFACTORY CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES AS PRESENTED.

MOVE BY MR. FLOREZ. SECOND BY MR. SEIBEL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

[01:15:02]

[K.6. Consideration and possible approval of a Non-Standard Water Service Agreement with Goforth Special Utility District]

[K.7. Consideration and possible adoption of a Resolution Nominating Directors for the Hays County Appraisal Board]

THANK YOU GUYS FOR STEPPING IN. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT.

[K.8. Second Reading and possible adoption of TASB Proposed Local Policy EFB(ALT) - Instructional Resources: Library Materials]

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I LOOK TO MY LEFT.

MS. OROSCO. SORRY LET ME TURN OFF MY FAN HERE.

AS OUR AS I ARTICULATED LAST WEEK THERE ARE LOTS OF CONCERNS THAT I HAVE ABOUT THIS.

I KNOW THAT AGAIN, WE HAVE NO CHOICE. WE HAVE NO LOCAL CONTROL OVER THIS.

HOWEVER, I WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS. IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

SO I WILL BE VOTING NO. AND I RESPECT THE BODY CORPORATE.

I RESPECT THE STATE LAW AND WE WILL ABIDE BY IT.

AND I WILL READ ALL 300 BOOKS. MR. FLORES. THANK YOU SIR.

YEAH AND JUST TO REITERATE AGAIN, THIS IS THIS IS NOT THE DISTRICT.

THIS IS NOT TASB THIS IS THE STATE. BUT WE ARE A DISTRICT THAT WILL RESPECT RESPECT THE LAW AND FOLLOW THAT LAW.

BUT I WILL BE VOTING NO FOR ITEM OR FOR REASONS STATED AT OUR PREVIOUS MEETING.

BUT I WILL RESPECT THE WILL OF THE BOARD AND THE BODY. CORPORATE. OKAY, TEAM.

THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO LOCAL POLICY EFB(ALT) INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES LIBRARY MATERIALS AS PRESENTED. MOVED BY MS. RUNKLE. SECOND.

SECOND. MR. VELA, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 5-2. ALL RIGHT.

OUR LAST ITEM OF THE NIGHT IS GOING TO BE K.9 ON PAGE 74.

[K.9. Second Reading and possible adoption of Proposed Revisions to Local Policy GKD - Community Relations: Non-School Use of School Facilities]

COMMUNITY RELATIONS, NON-SCHOOL USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES.

TEAM, LOOK TO MY LEFT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? LOOK TO MY RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THE SUGGESTED MOTION IS THE HAYS CISD HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO LOCAL POLICY GKD COMMUNITY RELATIONS NON-SCHOOL USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES AS PRESENTED.

MOVE BY MR. FLORES. SECOND MS. RUNKLE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

OKAY, TEAM, WE'RE GETTING THROUGH IT. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO OUR L OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEMS.

[L.1. Update on District Safety & Security Initiatives]

MR. CLEAVER, DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES ON DISTRICT BOND CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION PROJECTS?

[L.2. Update on District Bond, Construction, and Renovation Projects]

BACK ON L.2, MS. PETREA. MR. CLEAVER, WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF 5KS AND PARADES AND WHATNOT WALKING AROUND THIS DISTRICT AND MAN, WE'VE GOT SOME EXCITING CONSTRUCTION. I JUST WANTED, I THINK SOME OF THE MULTI-PURPOSE PAVILION DIRT'S MOVING ALL AROUND.

IT IS.

BUT [LAUGHTER]. THOSE THINGS ARE MOVING QUICK.

THEY'RE MOVING VERY QUICK. I THINK WE PROVIDED YOU ALL A MEMO I THINK OVER THE SUMMER WE TOUCHED ABOUT 35 DIFFERENT PROJECTS.

THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT. THAT WAS NATE AND HIS TEAM HERE? I'M LIKE, [LAUGHTER] LET ME LET ME LOOK BACK ON MY NOTES.

CAN YOU? DO YOU KNOW OFFHAND WHEN THE PAVILIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE DONE? I KNOW IT'S SORT OF A SPLIT FINISH AND I'M GOING TO LOOK OVER HERE.

[01:20:02]

YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. BECAUSE THEY HAVE QUITE A FOOTPRINT.

I MEAN, I EXPECTED THEY WOULD, BUT NOW THAT YOU'RE SEEING THE DIRT MOVE AROUND, YOU'RE LIKE, THOSE THINGS ARE BIG. WAIT TILL THEY GO VERTICAL.

THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING. YEAH. AND HAVE WE HAD ANY.

I SUSPECT THOSE FIELDS WERE BEING USED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

HAVE WE HAD ANY ISSUES OR COMPLAINTS FROM FOLKS THAT WERE KIND OF USING THOSE FIELDS? I HAVEN'T HAD ANY IN MY OFFICE. I'M LOOKING OVER HERE TO JERI.

I WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY IN OPERATIONS THAT I'M AWARE OF.

NO, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE MOST OF THE SITES WITH MOVING THEM TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR DEALING WITH IT ON SITE.

AWESOME THANK YOU. AND ALSO, DID SOMEBODY JUST DEMO THE SOFTBALL FIELD ON THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT OVER THERE? FOR HAYS HIGH SCHOOL? BECAUSE IT'S, LIKE, GONE.

ON PROBABLY WASN'T IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, BUT IT'S BEEN ONGOING DURING THE SUMMER IT'S.

I MEAN, IT IT WAS THERE AND THEN IT WASN'T. YEAH.

DID WE KEEP ALL THE BANNERS FROM, LIKE, THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND ALL OF THAT? I CAN CERTAINLY FIND OUT. I'M SURE WE DID. I'M SURE THAT DIDN'T BITE THE DUST.

BECAUSE THEY HAD I THINK THERE WERE YEAH, THERE WERE SOME HISTORIC THINGS BACK THERE.

SO HOPEFULLY WE HELD ON TO SOME OF THAT STUFF.

I'LL WRITE THAT ONE DOWN FOR SURE. OKAY THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME, MS. OROSCO. YES. I JUST WANT TO THANK LANCE MOFFETT FOR GIVING US A TOUR OF THE WEIGHT ROOM.

I KNOW MR. SEIBEL AND MR. FLORES AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO, AND WE ALL JUMPED BOXES.

REALLY GOOD. AND WE DID WELL, ESPECIALLY MR. SEIBEL DID AMAZING.

THERE'S VIDEO OF THAT AND PICTURES TO PROVE THAT WE DID JUMP THOSE BOXES AND DO THOSE MONKEY BARS AND EVERYTHING.

THE WEIGHT ROOM IS AMAZING. AND THE KIDS WERE SUPER EXCITED.

THEY HAD JUST COME OUT SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT.

SO MANY WAYS THEY COULD USE THE EQUIPMENT. SO IT'S PHENOMENAL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S 14,000FT². AND THEN ALSO THE FINE ARTS GYM IS ONLINE AT JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL.

SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY PERFORMING AND PRACTICING IN THERE AS WELL.

MS. FLORES. YEAH I'M JUST GOING TO CORRECT THE RECORD.

IT WAS ONLY TRUSTEE SEIBEL THAT WAS DOING [LAUGHTER] THAT.

IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE ONLY. HE MIGHT BE THE ONLY HAYS CISD TRUSTEE EVER TO DO ACTUAL BOX JUMPS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, AGAIN, LIKE IT JUST TO SEE THAT WEIGHT ROOM.

AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE ATHLETES THEMSELVES AND BEING ABLE TO WORK OUT THERE, BUT EVEN MY KIDS AND I CAN TELL YOU, A KID WALKS IN THAT WEIGHT ROOM, THEY WANT TO JOIN A SPORT. THEY WANT TO BE MORE INVOLVED, WHICH EQUATES TO MORE SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM, AND TO HAVE TO SEE THE WEIGHT PLATES WITH THE BRAND OF HAYS HAWKS. I MEAN, IT JUST MEANS A LOT.

AND I'M EXCITED THAT ALL OUR HIGH SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK OUT IN THAT ROOM. STATE OF THE ART.

IT HOLDS 300 KIDS, MULTIPLE SPORTS. BUT I MEAN, THIS EQUATES TO SUCCESS.

KIDS WANT TO GO AND WORK HARD AND THAT MAKES THEM WANT TO DO WELL IN THE CLASSROOM IN MANY CASES.

SO WE TALK ABOUT 100% HAYS. I THINK I JUST SAID, YOU KNOW, GREAT WORK, AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE LEARNING FROM THAT FIRST BUILD AND WHAT WE COULD BETTER DO AT JOHNSON AND LEHMAN BUT AGAIN, GREAT JOB FROM THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM.

AND I THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU, COACH MOFFETT, FOR TAKING US ON THAT TOUR.

MR. SEIBEL I BELIEVE THERE'S A PHOTO OF ANOTHER TRUSTEE ON TOP OF A BOX.

SO HOW THEY GOT THERE? [LAUGHTER] I DON'T KNOW, BUT. ANYWAYS YEAH, I JUST WANT TO ECHO THOSE SAME COMMENTS JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST SAY PERSONALLY, FOR ME, LIKE, WEIGHT ROOMS ARE ALWAYS KIND OF AN IFFY THING FOR ME BECAUSE I WAS A BASKETBALL PLAYER AND, AND MY GENERATION WEIGHTS WEREN'T AS BIG OF A THING BECAUSE IT MESSED UP MY SHOT.

SO I NEVER WANTED TO BE IN THE WEIGHT ROOM, EVER.

AND SO IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT ERA NOW, AND BUT MAN, BEING INSIDE OF IT AND ACTUALLY JUST WATCHING THE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR KIDS IN THERE THAT JUST HAPPENED TO BE THERE WITH US, AND THE LEVEL OF EXCITEMENT THAT THEY GOT OVER IT, AND HOW THAT IMMEDIATELY GENERATED COMMENTS OF, I CAN'T WAIT TO BE ON THIS CAMPUS AND PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS.

PARAPHRASING WHAT THEY SAID JUST BECAUSE OF THIS FACILITY.

TO ME IT'S LIKE, OKAY, LIKE I GET IT NOW. I SEE THE BIG PICTURE OF LIKE, HOW DO WE ACTUALLY GET STUDENTS INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES THAT MAY NOT HAVE THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY REALLY WANTED TO DO. AND SO THAT IS A PRETTY NEAT EXPERIENCE.

AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO KIND OF GET A BETTER VIEW OF SOME OF THESE ONCE THEY GET COMPLETED AT JOHNSON AND LEHMAN, BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY AWESOME TO SEE HOW THE COMMUNITY HAS ENTRUSTED US WITH THESE FUNDS TO BUILD THESE FANTASTIC FACILITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND HOW THAT WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO OTHER SUCCESSES THAT WE SEE IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, I MEAN, I'VE SEEN SOME OF YOUR TIMELINES BEFORE WHEN I'VE ASKED FOR UPDATES, AND THEY'RE ABOUT REALLY SMALL, WITH LIKE A THOUSAND LINES AND WORDS AND THERE'S LIKE COLOR CODING AND THEY START, STOP, START AND STOP.

[01:25:04]

SO WE JUST ALWAYS ASKING WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT'S GOING ON? YOU KIND OF GIVE US JUST FRONT LOAD OF SOME OF THAT STUFF. THAT'D BE GREAT. OKAY, OPEN UP REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS L.3 WITH MS.

[L.3. Financial Statements]

OKAY, TIM, I'M GOING TO BRING BACK A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD, JUST IN CASE THERE'S ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE FROM THE MEETING. LOOK TO MY

[M. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES]

OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING ON OCTOBER 20TH, 2025 AT 5:30 P.M.

[N. Upcoming Board Meetings]

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO CLOSED SESSION. LET ME GET MY PIECE OF PAPER SO I CAN READ IT RIGHT [SIGNING]. SO BEFORE WE ADJOURN FOR TONIGHT.

[B. CLOSED SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]

THE TIME IS 8:34. OKAY, TEAM. WELCOME BACK. WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AGAIN.

[C. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]

THE TIME IS 10:10 AND A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE STILL PRESENT.

IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER EXEMPTIONS, EXCEPTIONS, OBJECTIONS.

I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 10:10. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.