Apr 27, 2026 Board Meeting

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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE BUSINESS MEETING OF THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

TRUSTEE SEIBEL, PLEASE KICK US OFF WITH THE PLEDGE, PLEASE.

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

[C. MISSION STATEMENT]

TRUSTEE PETREA, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT TONIGHT? SURE THING.

[D. SOCIAL CONTRACT]

ACT WITH ACCOUNTABILITY AND A GROWTH MINDSET.

MODEL UNITY AS DISTRICT AMBASSADORS. THAT WILL BE THE LAST TIME THAT YOU SAY THIS FROM THIS DAIS.

SO HOW ABOUT THAT? ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO OUR PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF THE EVENING.

[E. PUBLIC FORUM ]

SO EACH OF THOSE SPEAKERS WILL GET FIVE MINUTES.

AND THEN WE HAVE THREE THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA ITEMS WILL GET THREE MINUTES.

DURING THE PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF THIS MEETING, WE INVITE AND WELCOME THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS, CONCERNS OR COMMENTS WITH THE BOARD. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD TO LISTEN AND UNDERSTAND THE PERSPECTIVES OF OUR COMMUNITY.

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 THIS GREEN SHEET LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE MEETING PRIOR TO THE BOARD STARTING THE MEETING. 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 FORUM IS CONSENTING TO THE ONLINE PUBLICATION OF THEIR COMMENTS.

OKAY, THE FIRST SPEAKER TONIGHT WILL BE ALICIA HILL.

IT'LL BE THREE MINUTES FOR MISS HILL. HI. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS ALICIA HILL, AND I'M HERE AS A CONCERNED PARENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBER.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT TRUTH, TRUST AND INTEGRITY AND HOW THESE POLICIES ARE MODELED FOR OUR STUDENTS.

RECENTLY, THERE WAS AN INCIDENT AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL THAT WAS DESCRIBED AS BULLYING.

BUT WHAT WAS SHOWN ON THE VIDEO CIRCULATING GOES BEYOND THAT.

IT WAS ASSAULT. IT WAS CRIMINAL. MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE VICTIM IN THIS CASE BY USING WORDS LIKE BULLYING FOR WHAT WAS A SEXUAL ASSAULT MINIMIZES WHAT THAT VICTIM ENDURED. AND WHEN WE CHOOSE LANGUAGE THAT MINIMIZES THE SEVERITY OF WHAT OCCURRED, WE ARE NOT PROTECTING THE VICTIM. WE ARE NOT BEING TRUTHFUL.

AND WHEN WE ARE NOT BEING TRUTHFUL, WE ERODE TRUST AND REVICTIMIZE.

OUR STUDENTS ARE WATCHING HOW THE ADULTS IN THIS DISTRICT RESPOND TO SITUATIONS THAT ARE UNCOMFORTABLE AND WHEN THEY ARE SERIOUS, AND WHEN THEY REQUIRE COURAGE. DO WE STAND ON TRUTH, OR DO WE SOFTEN THE MESSAGE TO MAKE IT EASIER? BECAUSE HOW WE HANDLE THIS WILL TEACH STUDENTS FAR MORE THAN POLICY EVER WILL.

ALLOWING THE BASEBALL TEAM TO CONTINUE THEIR SEASON WAS A TERRIBLE CHOICE.

NO ONE ON THAT TEAM WAS INNOCENT. SOMEONE KNEW AND SAID AND DID NOTHING.

WHEN THEY PROTESTED VIA THE MEDIA, NOT ONE OF THEM WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE VICTIM.

NOT ONE OF THEM. EVERYONE WAS ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT THEMSELVES.

THAT WAS SHAMEFUL. IT WAS A SHAMEFUL DISPLAY.

AND YOU REWARDED THAT BY ALLOWING THEM TO FINISH OUT THEIR SEASON.

YOU WIN AS A TEAM AND YOU LOSE AS A TEAM. WHEN OVER HALF OF THE TEAM WAS INVOLVED IN THIS, THEIR ENTIRE SEASON NEEDED TO END, PERIOD. THEY WANTED THEIR SEASON BACK.

I BET THE VICTIM WANTS HIS DIGNITY BACK. THAT VICTIM IS NOW TRAUMATIZED.

BUT YEAH, SURE, LET'S LET THE KIDS CLAIM INNOCENCE AND FINISH THEIR SEASON.

THAT WAS SO WRONG. AND MY HEART AND PRAYERS GO WITH THIS VICTIM IN THIS CASE.

BY ALLOWING THEM TO CONTINUE, YOU JUST TAUGHT THEM ACCOUNTABILITY IS NEGOTIABLE AND YOU REVICTIMIZE THE VICTIM IN THIS CASE.

WHAT A SHAMEFUL RESPONSE BY ADULTS WHO SHOULD KNOW BETTER.

WE ALSO ARE NOW SEEING ADDITIONAL CONCERNS AT THE SAME CAMPUS.

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A CULTURE IS STEPPED BY LEADERSHIP AND BY STANDARDS WE ENFORCE.

AND THE LINES YOU REFUSE TO BLUR. IF THERE ARE NOT CLEAR, FIRM, CONSISTENT STANCE, IF THERE IS A ZERO TOLERANCE APPROACH TO SERIOUS MISCONDUCT, THEN WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THIS ISSUE GET WORSE.

NOT BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW BETTER, BUT BECAUSE THEY DON'T BELIEVE THERE WILL BE REAL CONSEQUENCES.

I AM ASKING THE BOARD TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY.

THEY ARE. THANK YOU, MISS HILL, YOUR THREE MINUTES YOUR TIME IS UP.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS GOING TO BE DEAN RUSHING.

COME ON TO THE MIC AND PUSH THE LITTLE BUTTON UP THERE THAT'S GOT A LITTLE LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE HEAD ON IT.

AND YOU'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

YEP. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. PERFECT. MY WIFE HAS HELPED PREPARE A STATEMENT WHICH I'M GOING TO READ.

THERE REALLY ISN'T MUCH MORE TO SAY THAN THAT RENEE KELSO HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED PROFESSIONALISM, INTEGRITY, AND COMPASSION IN HER WORK WITH CHILDREN, COWORKERS, AND PARENTS.

I DO NOT BELIEVE WE'RE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE OF KELSO'S PERFORMANCE.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, I BELIEVE WE'RE HERE BECAUSE OF A PRINCIPAL ACTING FROM A PERSONAL GRIEVANCE RATHER THAN PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT.

THIS PROCESS FEELS LIKE A MISUSE OF EVERYONE'S TIME.

ONE ESPECIALLY CONCERNING DETAIL IS THE TIMING OF HOW THIS NEWS WAS DELIVERED TO MISS KELSO.

SHE WAS DELIVERED. SHE WAS TOLD AT 7:45 IN THE MORNING, IMMEDIATELY BEFORE STUDENTS WERE EXPECTED TO BEGIN STAAR TESTING.

THIS WAS NOT COMMUNICATED AT THE END OF THE DAY OR WEEK, WHEN STAFF WOULD AT LEAST HAVE TIME TO PROCESS DIFFICULT INFORMATION PRIVATELY, DELIVERING DEMORALIZING AND EMOTIONALLY DRAINING NEWS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE HIGH STAKES TESTING DAY RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT JUDGMENT AND PROFESSIONALISM.

IN CONTRAST, I RECENTLY SENT SNACKS TO TEACHERS AT DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL AT THE ADMINISTRATION'S REQUEST TO SUPPORT STAFF ADMINISTERING THE STAAR EXAMS DURING TESTING PERIODS. SCHOOLS TYPICALLY WORK TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT TEACHERS, NOT BURDEN THEM WITH DEVASTATING NEWS MOMENTS BEFORE THEY'RE EXPECTED TO LEAD STUDENTS THROUGH AN IMPORTANT ACADEMIC DAY. OUR FAMILY HAS HAD FIVE CHILDREN ATTEND VARIOUS SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

WE HOME SCHOOLED AS WELL FOR THE FIRST FOUR YEARS SEVERAL OF OUR KIDS.

THIS GIVES US A UNIQUE APPRECIATION FOR THE CHALLENGES TEACHERS FACE WHILE MANAGING MULTIPLE STUDENTS WITH VARYING NEEDS.

WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THESE CHALLENGES HAVE ONLY INTENSIFIED UNDER THE GROWING DEMANDS PLACED ON TEACHERS TODAY.

PRINCIPALS SHOULD SERVE AS LEADERS WHO SUPPORT THEIR STAFF AND BRING OUT THE BEST IN THEIR TEAMS. RENEE KELSO'S BEST HAS ALWAYS BEEN EVIDENT TO US FROM DAY ONE.

YOU CAN ASK FORMER COWORKERS, STUDENTS, OR PARENTS.

FEW EDUCATORS INSPIRE THIS LEVEL OF SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FROM A COMMUNITY.

AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR THE CLASSROOM ARRANGEMENTS IMPLEMENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION WERE CONCERNING FROM A PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL STANDPOINT. IT IS TROUBLING TO THINK ABOUT WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO STUDENTS OR STAFF HAD THOSE CONCERNS NOT BEEN RAISED.

AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS NOT ABOUT KELSO'S TEACHING ABILITY, HER DEDICATION, OR HER SUPPORT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COLLEAGUES. ALLOWING THIS CONTRACT TO NON-RENEWAL SETS A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT.

TOO OFTEN, STRONG EDUCATORS ARE PUSHED OUT BY ADMINISTRATION, LEAVING DISTRICTS WITH INEXPERIENCED STAFF, HIGH TURNOVER AND A CONTINUED DECLINE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY SPECIAL EDUCATION, WHERE QUALIFIED AND COMMITTED TEACHERS ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND ALREADY. FOR THE RECORD, IF SHE LEAVES, WE WILL LEAVE AS WELL.

WE HAVE LOST TRUST AND FAITH IN THIS ADMINISTRATION.

DECISIONS THAT WE HAVE OBSERVED REGARDING SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS SUGGESTS A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR NEEDS AND A LACK OF WILLINGNESS TO LEARN.

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I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT APPROVING THIS ACTION WOULD SEND THE MESSAGE THAT SPEAKING UP FOR VULNERABLE STUDENTS COMES AT A PROFESSIONAL COST.

WE RECENTLY TALKED WITH THE SPEECH THERAPIST IN ANOTHER DISTRICT THAT IS ABOUT THIS, ABOUT FACING TERMINATION OVER THE PLAAFP PAPERWORK. AND SHE LAUGHED IN DISBELIEF, SAYING THAT EVERYONE IS BEHIND ON THIS PAPERWORK.

SO AGAIN, THIS ISN'T ABOUT PAPERWORK OR INSUBORDINATION, OR ANY OTHER JUSTIFICATIONS BEING PRESENTED.

THIS APPEARS TO BE A PERSONAL CONFLICT RATHER THAN A PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE.

IN MY OPINION, IN OUR OPINION, THE LEADERSHIP DECISIONS OF PRINCIPAL HANNAH DESERVE CLOSER EXAMINATION.

WE HAVE REPEATEDLY OBSERVED ACTIONS THAT WE BELIEVE ARE NOT TRANSPARENT AND DO NOT PRIORITIZE WHAT IS BEST FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS.

AND I WILL JUST ADD THE. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION IS WHAT BEST SERVES OUR STUDENTS. AND RENEE KELSO WAS EXCEPTIONAL AT THAT.

AND AS LONG AS WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND NOT HAVE INFORMATION THAT IS NOT EVIDENT TO US, IT'LL BE BETTER.

THANKS. THANK YOU, MR. RUSSING. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE'VE GOT DANIEL TENORIO. IS THAT RIGHT? COME ON UP. THIS WILL BE A, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES ON THIS TOPIC.

OKAY. DID YOU BRING SOMETHING TOO. YEP. OKAY.

THANK YOU. YEAH, SURE. OKAY. EXCELLENT.

THANKS. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DANIEL TENORIO.

I'M THE PARENT LIAISON FOR OUR CHOIR DEPARTMENT AT ERIC DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL. I'M HERE TONIGHT REPRESENTING THE FAMILIES OF ALL 80 CURRENT AND INCOMING CHOIR STUDENTS.

I'M JOINED TODAY BY AT LEAST ONE OF THOSE FAMILIES AND GARY [INAUDIBLE] YOUNG.

BEFORE I GET INTO THE DATA, I WANT TO BE CLEAR, WE FULLY SUPPORT THE BOARD AND UNDERSTAND THE BUDGET CRISIS IS REAL.

THERE'S NO. SURE WE'RE NOT HERE TO FIGHT AGAINST A 12 AND A QUARTER MILLION IN CUTS.

WE KNOW THE FUND BALANCE IS CRITICALLY LOW. WE KNOW THE VOTERS REJECTED THE TAX RATE INCREASE.

WE'RE NOT ASKING YOU TO SPEND MONEY YOU DON'T HAVE. WE'RE HERE BECAUSE ONE SPECIFIC DECISION DOESN'T ACTUALLY SAVE MONEY.

THE CURRENT PLAN WILL ELIMINATE THE CHOIR DIRECTOR AT DAHLSTROM MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE DISTRICT IS TRYING TO HIRE A NEW CHOIR DIRECTOR FOR MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THESE ARE THE TWO FEEDER SCHOOLS CHOIR FEEDER SCHOOLS FOR JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL.

ONE POSITION CUT, ONE POSITION ADDED. NET CHANGE IS ZERO, BUT NOT REALLY.

THIS IS NOT REALLY A BUDGET QUESTION. IT'S A QUESTION OF WHERE TO PUT THAT POSITION. THE DISTRICT HAS MONEY FOR ONE, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S BEEN. WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S BEING SPENT ON THE PROGRAM ON THE SCHOOL, WITH THE WEAKER PROGRAM. LAST YEAR, 17 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS CONTINUED ON TO JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR.

14 OF THOSE 17 CAME FROM DAHLSTROM, THREE CAME FROM MCCORMICK.

DAHLSTROM PRODUCED 82% OF THE INCOMING STUDENTS INTO JOHNSON CHOIR SYSTEM.

THE FEE RATE IS 7.5%, 17.5%, SEVEN TIMES HIGHER THAN MCCORMICK'S 2.5%.

AND THOSE NUMBERS DON'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. OUR DIRECTOR RUNS PROGRAMS THAT BUILD REAL BONDS BETWEEN THESE KIDS ALL ACROSS THEIR THREE GRADE LEVELS.

THEY'RE BIG AND LITTLE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THAT SHE IMPLEMENTED FAMILY SORTING EVENTS, FAMILY GAME NIGHTS CREATE A COHESION THAT I CAN THAT I HAVE SEEN IN THAT CHOIR ROOM, WHICH I WOULD AKIN MORE LIKE A SPORTS TEAM THAN AN ACADEMIC CLASS.

THESE STUDENTS LOOK FORWARD TO GOING TO JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL AND JOINING THE CHOIR PROGRAM AND REUNITING WITH THEIR STUDENT FAMILIES.

AND THAT RIGHT THERE IS WHAT SEPARATES AN AVERAGE PROGRAM FROM AN EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAM.

HIRING A NEW DIRECTOR, MCCORMICK MAY REPLACE WHAT WAS LOST THERE, BUT THE DISTRICT, THE SCHOOL, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE STUDENTS WILL LOSE FAR MORE BY CUTTING AN EXCEPTIONAL DIRECTOR WITH A PROVEN TRACK RECORD.

AND EVEN IF WE'RE LUCKY, AND THE NEW MCCORMICK DIRECTOR TURNS OUT TO BE GREAT IT'LL STILL BE 1 TO 3 YEARS BEFORE THAT PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SENDING STUDENTS DOWN THE PIPELINE. AND THAT ALSO HURTS JOHNSON, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE CAN'T AFFORD.

AND THERE'S ONE MORE PRACTICAL CONSIDERATION HERE. IT'S NOT ABOUT BELL SCHEDULES BEING A CONFLICT.

IT'S ABOUT STATE LEVEL PROGRAM CONFLICTS. TMEA, TCDA, UIL THESE ARE STATE LEVEL PROGRAMS WITH SCHEDULES THAT CAN'T BE CHANGED,

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RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A GREAT PROGRAM AND I WOULD REALLY HATE TO SEE THAT RUINED.

THE PARENTS SUPPORT IT. THE PEOPLE SUPPORT IT.

HOPE YOU'LL SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. TENORIO. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE HAVE GARY.

GARY YOUNG, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. AWESOME.

I TOO AM ONE OF THE PARENTS OF THE DAHLSTROM.

I HAVE A DAHLSTROM CHOIR THAT'S ABOUT TO GO INTO JOHNSON AND I'VE INCOMING DAHLSTROM SIXTH GRADER THAT IS EXCITED TO BE A PART OF A PROGRAM THAT SHE HAS WATCHED HER SISTER BE A PART OF ENTHUSIASTICALLY, AND GROWN WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND ALL THE KIND OF BONDS THAT REALLY MAKE IT EASY BECAUSE IT REALLY DOES TAKE A VILLAGE TO RAISE CHILDREN AND TO EDUCATE THEM.

IT'S NOT ABOUT JUST A POSITION AT A SCHOOL, IT'S ABOUT WHO IS IN THAT POSITION AND LOOKING AT THEIR TENURE, THEIR SUCCESSES, AND ALL THE FAMILIES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THESE PROGRAMS. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, JUST SAYING, OH, WELL, THIS HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTOR IS GOING TO BE OVER THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL JUST BECAUSE OF ITS JUXTAPOSITION NEXT TO IT IS THAT'S GREAT, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT AGAIN, AS WAS PREVIOUSLY STATED, THESE UIL AND TMEA EVENTS, EVERYTHING IS TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER.

AND SO HAVING ONE CHOIR DIRECTOR TRY TO COVER THAT SAME PROGRAM AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL, THAT'S JUST THAT'S DAMAGING TO A FINE ARTS PROGRAM.

AND FINE ARTS PROGRAMS DESERVE TO HAVE OUR UTMOST ATTENTION PAID TO THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE PROVEN TO BE BETTER STUDENTS IN COLLEGE.

BE BETTER ABOUT DROPPING OUT. THERE'S ANY KIND OF DATA YOU WANT TO FIND THAT SUPPORTS THE NEED FOR A GOOD SOLID FINE ARTS PROGRAM.

AND IT'S NOT JUST A SITUATION WHERE IT'S A CHOIR, IT'S MUSIC, BAND, IT'S EVERYTHING.

AND EVEN AS FAR AS REACHING INTO THE LIBRARIANS, THESE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE BEING LOOKED AT AS BUDGET CUTS.

WE UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR IT, BUT BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING, PLEASE, BECAUSE THERE ARE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS AND SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT BEING ALLOWED TO STAND UP FOR THEMSELVES NEED TO HAVE A VOICE AS WELL.

SO AGAIN, IT'S MORE ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT A SITUATION WHERE A PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BUILD BONDS AND BUILD A FAMILY AND TURN OVER INTO A HIGH SCHOOL IS LOOKING AT BEING THROWN OFF TO THE SIDE. AND WE DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHY, BECAUSE THERE'S A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS.

AND THE NUMBERS DEFINITELY SUPPORT THAT. DAHLSTROM IS THE ONE THAT FEEDS THE FINE ARTS PROGRAMS AT JOHNSON.

SO PLEASE, THINK ABOUT THAT WHEN YOU'RE MAKING THESE DECISIONS ON THESE BUDGET CUTS.

THANK YOU, MR. YOUNG. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE CHRISTY FARMER.

COME ON UP. YOU'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES ON THIS ITEM AND YOU'LL PUSH THE LITTLE BUTTON ON THE BLACK BOX.

LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE PERSON. THE GREEN LIGHT. YEP.

THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE READY TO GO. OKAY.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHRISTY FARMER. I AM THE PARENT OF A FORMER ELM GROVE STUDENT WHO WAS IN MISS RENEE KELSO'S CLASS FROM SECOND GRADE THROUGH FIFTH GRADE. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND SOME OTHER PARENTS WHO ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY AND ASK YOU TO TRULY SCRUTINIZE ANY RECOMMENDATION NOT TO RENEW MISS KELSO'S CONTRACT.

FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS MY SON GAVIN WAS IN HER FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING CLASSROOM, SO I HAVE FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE WITH MISS KELSO.

I AM SINCERELY STUNNED THAT NON-RENEWAL IS EVEN BEING CONSIDERED.

MISS KELSO IS EXCEPTIONAL AT WHAT SHE DOES. IF ANYTHING, SHE DESERVES RECOGNITION, NOT REMOVAL.

THE FACT THAT WE ARE HERE DISCUSSING THIS SIMPLY DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME.

HER CARE FOR HER STUDENTS IS UNDENIABLE. SHE KNOWS EACH CHILD SO WELL THAT PARENTS WOULD BE FORGIVEN FOR INITIALLY BELIEVING THEIR CHILD WERE HER FAVORITE.

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I ABSOLUTELY RECOGNIZE THAT COMPLIANCE AND TIMELINESS MATTER.

BUT I ALSO KNOW FROM CONVERSATIONS WITH BOTH PARENTS AND EDUCATORS THAT THE PAPERWORK DEMANDS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION ARE SUBSTANTIAL AND DELAYS ARE NOT UNCOMMON. SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK, IS THIS STANDARD BEING APPLIED CONSISTENTLY ACROSS THE DISTRICT OR IS ONE TEACHER BEING SINGLED OUT? LAST YEAR, MANY OF US RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT CLASSROOM OVERCROWDING AND SAFETY.

I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THOSE CONCERNS CAME DIRECTLY FROM PARENTS.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT NOT TO WORRY THAT THAT ACTION THAT ANY SORT OF ACTION LIKE THIS IS RETALIATORY, EVEN IF IT'S NOT THE DISTRICT'S INTENT. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT ON STUDENTS.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN HAYS CISD.

THEY DEPEND ON STABILITY, TRUST AND STRONG RELATIONSHIPS.

REMOVING A RESPECTED TEACHER OF NINE YEARS OVER AN ISSUE THAT IS WIDELY KNOWN AND MANAGEABLE SENDS A TROUBLING MESSAGE TO BOTH FAMILIES AND STAFF.

PLEASE TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE FULL PICTURE, HER RECORD, HER IMPACT, AND WHAT TRULY SERVES STUDENTS BEST INTERESTS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU, MISS FARMER. ALL RIGHT THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF OUR MEETING.

AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO A CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE,

[F. CLOSED SESSION]

THE TIME IS 5:53 P.M.. GOOD EVENING. WE ARE

[G. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]

DOCTOR WRIGHT, I KNOW THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO YOUR SUPERINTENDENT REPORT FROM LAST WEEK. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT INTO OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT SECTION OF OUR MEETING TONIGHT.

[I. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT]

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

AS MISS MARINO COMES UP TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR THIS MONTH, I DO WANT TO PUBLICLY CONGRATULATE HER.

SHE WAS AWARDED THE OUTSTANDING ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR FOR 2026 FOR THE KODÁLY ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN EDUCATORS.

SHE'S GOT DEEP COMMITMENT FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR FINE ARTS TEACHERS.

SO SHE'S GOT SOME GREAT INFORMATION TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT. SO, MARINO, TAKE IT AWAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT, DOCTOR WRIGHT AND TRUSTEES.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE UP HERE. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW REAL QUICK.

AND, MISS GLORIA, ARE WE READY FOR THE POWERPOINT.

SO FINE ARTS ARE TEXT BASED COURSES AND EXTRACURRICULAR.

WE ARE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE. SO WE ARE VERY UNIQUE.

AND I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF ENROLLMENT FACILITIES, ACCOLADES AND THE PAC IN THE NEW LEHMAN VERTICAL TEAM AUDITORIUM.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO HERE WE ARE AT ENROLLMENT.

THE INCREASE FOR THIS YEAR FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR IS 1,567 STUDENTS.

AND THEN IF YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT CHARTS, THEY HIGHLIGHT ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY AND BOTH OF THEM COMBINED.

AND THEN THE DIFFERENCE FROM ONE YEAR TO ANOTHER.

I'D LIKE TO THANK THE STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT, DANA BRAUN AND YOLANDA VARGAS FOR RUNNING THE ENROLLMENT REPORTS BASED ON THE PEIMS DATE.

WE DO THAT EVERY YEAR, SO IT'S CONSISTENT FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

THIS YEAR IN PARTICULAR, I HAD THE STUDENT, THE TEACHERS ACTUALLY I SHARED THE REPORT WITH THEM FROM SIS AND I HAD THEM DOUBLE CHECK THEIR ENROLLMENTS.

AND WE DID FIND AN ERROR HERE OR THERE. WE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS, YOU KNOW, A COURSE IS ENCODED QUITE CORRECTLY.

SO WE DID MAKE SOME FINE TUNING, BUT OVERALL IT WAS EXCELLENT TO CROSS CHECK THOSE DOCUMENTS.

NEXT SLIDE. WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE IN HAYS CISD WITH FINE ARTS CONSTRUCTION.

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ADDED ON TO EVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THERE ARE SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE ONGOING CURRENTLY.

I'M PROUD OF BARTON. WE HAVE JUST FINISHED UP THEIR STAGE LIGHTS AND SOUND AND THE FLOOR AND CURTAINS.

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BUT WE'VE ALSO STILL MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS THERE BECAUSE WHEN WE IMPROVE SOMETHING LIKE AT BARTON, THEY HAD SOME EXTRA LIGHTS THEY DIDN'T NEED. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THEM TO [INAUDIBLE] AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO ANYTIME WE MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE PAC, I BUY NEW LIGHTS FOR THEM THERE. I MOVE THOSE DOWN TO A HIGH SCHOOL OR MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SO I'M ALWAYS SHARING AND PLAYING THE DOMINO EFFECT GAME AND GIVING EVERYBODY MORE AND BETTER EQUIPMENT THAN WHAT THEY HAD BEFORE.

SO WE'RE I'M ALSO VERY PLEASED WITH ELEMENTARY BECAUSE WE'RE ADDING NEW ART AND MUSIC ROOMS. IT'S KIND OF NOW A STANDARD SO THAT WE HAVE THE SAME STANDARD SQUARE FOOTAGE AND STORAGE AND KILN AND THINGS LIKE THAT ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

MOVING ON TO HIGH SCHOOL'S. VERY EXCITING. AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, MARIACHI ORCHESTRA ARE SHARING.

WE RECLAIMED AN OLD ROOM IN THE OLD MUSIC BUILDING AND JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL.

WE HAVE A NEW BAND HALL THAT THEY CALL THE MEGA HALL BECAUSE IT IS GIGANTIC AND WE LOVE IT.

AND THEN WE ALSO, I WANTED TO POINT OUT IN AT JOHNSON, THE SECOND BAND HALL BECAME THE NEW ORCHESTRA ROOM.

THE CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA AT JOHNSON WERE SHARING A ROOM, AND IT WAS TROUBLESOME FOR THE MASTER SCHEDULE BECAUSE WHEN CAN YOU USE THE ROOM AND WHEN CAN YOU HAVE THE CLASS? AND AT ONE POINT THIS PAST YEAR, IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, LIKE ORCHESTRA WAS IN THE MAIN PART OF THE CHOIR ROOM AND THE CHOIR WAS ALL STUFFED TOGETHER IN THE SIDE ROOM, AN ENSEMBLE ROOM THAT WAS TOO SMALL.

AND SO THEY HAD TO DO THAT FOR A COUPLE MONTHS INTO OUR NEW FACILITIES WERE READY, BUT NOW ORCHESTRA HAS COMPLETELY MOVED OUT, AND ALL OF THOSE BASES AND CELLOS ARE NOW IN THEIR OWN ROOM. AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A NICE PICTURE OF THAT IN A LITTLE WHILE. AT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME GREAT PICTURES TOO. THE AUDITORIUM, THE LOBBY, THE BLACK BOX, THE SCENE SHOP, I'M GOING TO WAIT TILL WE GET TO ALL THE PICTURES, BUT WE ARE TRULY, TRULY FORTUNATE TO HAVE ALL OF THESE SPACES.

THAT MULTI-PURPOSE GYM AT JOHNSON, THE FINE ARTS GYM IS WHAT I NICKNAME IT IS SOMETHING THAT ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES ARE VERY JEALOUS OF AND WANT TO VISIT AND COME SEE IT AND, YOU KNOW, SEND ME PICTURES AND FOLLOW ME NOW ON FACEBOOK BECAUSE, OH, I SAW IT ON FACEBOOK AND YOU NEED TO SEND ME SOME MORE INFORMATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE'RE LEADING THE WAY AND PEOPLE ARE VERY IMPRESSED TO SEE WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR FINE ARTS.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. HERE WE GO TO SOME GREAT PICTURES. THIS IS THE LEHMAN AUDITORIUM WITH 800 SEATS.

IT IS SMALLER THAN THE PAC. THE PAC IS 950. THIS ONE IS 800.

BUT IT WILL WORK JUST FINE FOR US. WE DID HOST THE FIRST ONE ACT PLAY THERE FEBRUARY 23RD AND 24TH.

WE WERE VERY EXCITED TO DO THAT FOR OUR 5A SCHOOLS.

THEN WE HAVE THE LOBBY. IT IS MUCH SMALLER THAN THE PAC, BUT IT WILL STILL WORK.

WE'VE ALREADY HAD MEETINGS. WE HAD AN FBOC MEETING THERE, MR. CLEAVER AND STUDENT ADVISORY MEETING. I MEAN, IT'S VERSATILE TO HAVE A SPACE LIKE THAT.

THE SCENE SHOP, IT SERVES TWO PURPOSES. IT'S A SCENE SHOP AND A TECH THEATER CLASSROOM.

SO WE HAVE A MONITOR THERE FOR INSTRUCTION, BUT WE CAN ALSO BUILD, WE HAVE THE DROP DOWN PLUGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND IT'S ALREADY FULL. THAT'S A NICE PICTURE BEFORE WE FILLED IT UP.

BLACK BOX CLASSROOM. SO THIS IS A GREAT POINT AND I THANK MR. SEVERANCE FOR MAKING THIS POINT WHEN WE WERE PLANNING THIS. WHEN THE THEATER PROGRAM CANNOT GET ON THE STAGE OF THE AUDITORIUM BECAUSE THE BAND IS HAVING A REHEARSAL, RIGHT, OR THE CHOIR RISERS ARE OUT, SOMEBODY ELSE IS REHEARSING ON THE STAGE.

HE CAN REHEARSE IN THE BLACK BOX CLASSROOM. HE'S GOT THE GRID WITH THE 15 LIGHT AREAS.

AND SO IT'S ALMOST IT'S A LITTLE BIT SMALLER THAN THE STAGE PERFORMING AREA, BUT JUST ABOUT THERE.

BUT IT HAS THE 15 LIGHT AREAS AND THEY CAN PRACTICE THEIR LIGHTS AND THEIR BLOCKING AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN THAT SPACE WHEN THEY CAN'T ACCESS THE STAGE.

SO GREAT FACILITY THERE. THEY ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING SMALL PERFORMANCES THERE.

SO SECOND PERIOD PERFORMS AND YOU KNOW, THEY INVITE CLASSES TO COME DOWN AND WATCH THEM PERFORM.

WE HAVE A COSTUME AND PROP ROOM, A MAKEUP ROOM.

AND THEN I'M GOING ON, I'M GOING QUICKLY BECAUSE I'M GOING TO GET THIS DONE QUICK.

WE HAVE THE JOHNSON NEW BAND HALL. WE CALL IT THE MEGA HALL.

THERE'S ABOUT 230 STUDENTS IN THAT PICTURE AND MARCHING BAND THEY DON'T USE ANY CHAIRS AND THEY MARCH IN PLACE AND THEY TURN AND THE TROMBONES TURN AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO HIT OTHER STUDENTS. AND THEN THE DIRECTORS CAN DIRECT FROM THE UPSTAIRS BALCONY.

IT'S A WONDERFUL SPACE. THIS IS THE ORCHESTRA ROOM.

SO THIS IS THE OLD BAND HALL HERE. AND THE ORCHESTRA NOW HAS TAKEN OVER IT, AND THEY HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE, AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE SHARING A ROOM WITH THE CHOIR ANYMORE.

SO THAT HAS BEEN PLAYING DOMINOES IS MY FAVORITE GAME NOW.

GOING ON TO OUR GYM HERE WHEN, WHEN I FIRST BUILT THIS GYM AND I WAS DESIGNING THIS AND TALKING TO MISS LOUDOUN.

AND, YOU KNOW, I OBSERVE A LOT OF DANCE TEACHERS. I OBSERVED AT JOHNSON, AT HAYS, AT LEHMAN, AND EVEN OTHER PLACES I'VE BEEN AT, AND I WAS DETERMINED TO PUT SOME MIRRORS IN THERE.

AND AT FIRST MISS LOUDOUN WASN'T TOO SURE, BUT NOW I HAVE VISITED IT WITH HER RECENTLY AND SHE'S LIKE, I LOVE THE MIRRORS. OH MY GOSH, THE GIRLS AREN'T GETTING SOMETHING RIGHT.

I TURNED THEM AROUND. I TAKE THEM TO THE MIRROR.

I DON'T HAVE TO WALK THEM ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN TO THE DANCE STUDIO. WE CAN FIX IT RIGHT THERE. AND THEN 15 MINUTES TURN BACK AROUND AND IT'S SAVING ME OODLES OF TIME.

SO WE LOVE IT. THAT ALSO HAS A DROP DOWN SCREEN WITH A PROJECTOR WE CAN FILM FROM UPSTAIRS,

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THE INSTRUCTIONAL TIME IS CRITICAL TIME, AND THESE ARE HIGH PERFORMING PROGRAMS. WE NEED THEM TO BE ABLE TO FIX MISTAKES QUICKLY AND SEE THEIR OWN MISTAKES, AND LEARN HOW TO ADJUST.

SO THE MIRRORS, THE PROJECTOR, THE SCREEN, THE AUDIO SYSTEM, IT'S ALL JUST FANTASTIC.

MARCHING BAND LINES, FOOTBALL LINES ON THE FLOOR SO THAT THE MARCHING BAND, EVERYONE CAN USE IT TO THEIR ADVANTAGE.

DOCTOR WRIGHT ALREADY DOES A GREAT JOB OF OF GIVING ACCOLADES FOR FINE ARTS, SO I DON'T FEEL LIKE I REALLY NEED TO GO OVER THESE.

I'M GOING TO SKIP THROUGH THESE SLIDES. I'M GOING TO JUMP TO SOMETHING NEW AT THE END.

YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT ALL THIS, BUT I'M GOING TO PAUSE HERE AT PERFORMING ARTS, WE HAVE INCREASED THE USAGE OF THE PAC EVERY YEAR I'VE BEEN HERE.

WE DID TAKE A LITTLE DIP IN 24-25 BECAUSE OF WE BUILT THE AFC.

SO WHEN WE BUILT THE AFC, ILT MEETINGS AND LOTS OF MEETINGS AND TRAININGS MOVED OVER HERE INSTEAD OF THE PAC.

OKAY. AND THEN IN THE PINK LINE THAT YEAR, WE ALSO HAD A LITTLE DROP BECAUSE WE HAD ROOF CONSTRUCTION, SO WE HAD TO CLOSE FOR THE SUMMER. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE FINE ARTS COLUMN 163, 222, 250 AND THEN A LITTLE DIP WHEN WE HAD THE ROOF CONSTRUCTION.

SO BUT OVERALL, INCREASING THE USAGE OF THE PAC ALL THE TIME.

THE NEXT SLIDE, WE NOW HAVE THE LEHMAN VERTICAL TEAM AUDITORIUM.

WE ARE USING IT DURING THE SCHOOL DAY FOR REHEARSALS.

AND ALSO WE ARE STARTED NOW INTO EVENING PERFORMANCES.

AND SO WE ARE EXPECTING TO HAVE ABOUT 36 EVENTS BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF YEAR.

IT'S STILL GROWING. WE STILL KEEP ADDING THINGS.

MR. CRUZ HAS TAKEN GREAT ADVANTAGE OF HAVING GRADE LEVEL MEETINGS THERE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

ALL SORTS OF OTHER CAMPUS THINGS ARE ALSO BEING SCHEDULED THERE. SO WE'RE USING IT BOTH FOR FINE ARTS AND FOR THE SCHOOL.

WE WANT TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL IN ANY WAY WE CAN.

FINE ARTS IS MANAGING THE FACILITY. ADAM JONES IS HELPING ME WITH ALL OF THAT STUFF.

SO WE'RE VERY THRILLED TO BE THERE. WE'RE JUST THRILLED TO HAVE THAT FACILITY.

THE NEXT I'M JUST SHOWING YOU HOW WE CAN ALL THE PROGRAMS IN DANCE CAN EITHER PERFORM AT THE PAC OR AT THE LVTA.

MY GOAL IS EVERYONE HAS ACCESS. SO THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE.

AND GOING ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE. CURRENTLY WE HAVE OUR DISTRICT ART SHOW.

I DID SEE A COUPLE OF YOU THERE EARLIER TODAY.

IT'S HAPPENING ALL WEEK. IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO COME DOWN AND JOIN US BETWEEN 5 AND 7 THIS WEEK, WE'RE THERE. OUR FINE ARTS SIGNING NIGHT IS COMING UP THIS WEEK ALSO AND GOING ON.

WE HAVE ALL OF OUR END OF YEAR CONCERTS COMING UP.

WE'LL HAVE TWO AND THREE CONCERTS EVERY NIGHT IN MAY.

SUMMER, IT DOES NOT SLOW DOWN FOR US. WE HAVE SUMMER CAMPS, WE HAVE A SUMMER MUSICAL.

AND THEN THIS IS THE NEXT SLIDE IS WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO PAUSE FOR JUST A SECOND.

THIS IS SOMETHING NEW. WE ARE GOING TO BE HOSTING THE TEXAS STATE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE CONTEST HOSTED BY UIL, WHICH IS MOVING TO HAYS CISD FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.

IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CONTESTS THAT THEY RUN IN MUSIC.

IT IS ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, SATURDAY AND MONDAY, AND THERE ARE THE DIFFERENT SITES.

WE'RE USING ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS, PLUS BARTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THEN THEY DO THE STRINGS AT UT.

SO IT'S A HUGE ENDEAVOR. PEOPLE FLY IN, DRIVE IN ON CHARTER BUSSES FROM EL PASO, LUBBOCK, THE VALLEY, CORPUS, HOUSTON, DALLAS. EVERYONE COMES IN FOR THIS CONTEST.

SO IT'S A GREAT HONOR AND IT'S ALSO A GREAT PRIVILEGE.

AND IT'S NICE THAT WE HAVE THE FACILITIES TO BE ABLE TO HOST SOMETHING OF THAT CALIBER AND MAGNITUDE.

THANK YOU, EACH OF YOU, FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT.

I SEE YOU AT EVENTS. I APPRECIATE SEEING YOU AT EVENTS AND I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE TO BE HERE.

AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR FOR THAT WONDERFUL UPDATE.

TEAM, LOOK TO MY RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO DOWN THE LINE, MS. PETREA. THANK YOU FOR THIS VERY SUCCINCT, ORGANIZED PRESENTATION.

AND I AM JUST GRATEFUL FOR IF I COULD PICK SOMETHING FOR MY LAST MEETING IT WOULD BE A FINE ARTS UPDATE LIKE THIS ONE WITH ALL THESE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE ENROLLING.

LIKE WE'VE GROWN OUR PROGRAMS. I'M SO PROUD OF THE FINE ARTS PROGRAMS IN OUR DISTRICT.

THEY'RE FANTASTIC. NOT JUST BECAUSE I HAD TWO FINE ARTS KIDS, BUT THESE ARE STELLAR PROGRAMS THAT A LOT OF KIDS CAN PARTICIPATE IN.

AND WE DO HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD FACILITIES. WE PRIORITIZE THOSE GOING WAY BACK IN THE DAY WHEN MR. SEVERANCE WAS ON THE FBOC TRYING TO GET THOSE, I MEAN, STARTING WITH THE HAYS HIGH SCHOOL BAND HALL THAT WENT IN LIKE 2018, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

THANK YOU FOR CALLING IT A FINE ARTS GYM. I CAN GET BEHIND THAT.

WE WON'T TELL OUR ATHLETIC FRIENDS. WE DID PUT BASKETBALL GOALS IN IT.

OKAY. YES WE DID. WE DID. WE'RE, IT'S A COLLABORATIVE SPACE.

BUT I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND WAY TO LEAVE A GREAT LEGACY HERE AT HAYS FOR ALL OF OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAMS.

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WELL, I DID SEE THERE WERE ZERO RENTALS AT THE LEHMAN.

ARE WE OPENING IT UP FOR RENTALS? WE'RE STILL TRAINING.

I'VE WE GOTTEN ANY YET? SO WE'RE STILL TRAINING AND LEARNING HOW TO PRESENT THINGS AND JUST GETTING THE STUDENTS ON BOARD AND THE ADULTS ON BOARD.

AND SO WE'RE WORKING ON THROUGH THAT. MY PHILOSOPHY ON THAT AND MY RATIONALE IS I WOULD LIKE, IF WE HAVE OPEN SPACES, WE WOULD LIKE TO RENT THE PAC OUT MORE.

AND BECAUSE LEHMAN IS TIED, THE AUDITORIUM IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE CAMPUS AND SAFETY AND SECURITY AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

I WOULD LIKE TO FILL THAT SPACE UP WITH DISTRICT EVENTS, CAMPUS EVENTS.

IT'S LEHMAN, SIMON, CHAPA, AND THE FEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. I WANT TO HAVE ALL OF THOSE EVENTS, BUT I'VE HAD SCHOOLS FROM OTHER OUTSIDE THAT FEEDER PROGRAM WANT TO COME IN BECAUSE IT HAS THAT BEAUTIFUL SHELL.

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME FEATURES THERE THAT PEOPLE WANT TO TRY FROM THE OTHER VERTICAL TEAMS. AND I'M WELCOME TO THAT. FIRST, I JUST NEED TO ON BOARD, LEHMAN AND CHAPA AND SIMON AND THOSE FEEDER SCHOOLS AND GET THEM UP AND RUNNING, AND THEN WE'LL ADD MORE SCHOOLS FROM THE DISTRICT. AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO FILL THAT CALENDAR UP WITH DISTRICT EVENTS.

AND THEN RENTING THE PAC IS EASIER BECAUSE IT'S NOT CONNECTED TO A SCHOOL.

AND SO WE DON'T HAVE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CAMPUS.

WELL, BEFORE WE HAD LEHMAN, AND FRANKLY, I THINK BEFORE WE OPENED JOHNSON, DANCE STUDIOS WERE USING THE PAC QUITE A BIT AND THEY'VE ALL HAD TO SOME OF THAT'S GONE AWAY. SO THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTACT THEM.

WE'VE KEPT THREE DANCE RENTALS. GOOD TO KNOW.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE VELA. MISS MORENO, FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR AWARD EARLIER THIS YEAR.

WELL DESERVED, AND THANK YOU. WE TOO ARE A FAMILY OF FINE ARTS.

AND SO YEAH, THERE'S LOTS OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN BAND AND THEATER AND OF COURSE MARIACHI, A LOT OF, LOT OF LEGACY AND AWARDS THERE. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE LEADERSHIP.

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR TEAMS AT EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES.

I KNOW WE KIND OF BREEZED THROUGH THE ACCOLADES BECAUSE LAST WEEK DOCTOR WRIGHT GAVE US A GOOD RUNDOWN, BUT I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T MENTION THAT THE LEHMAN INDOOR PERCUSSION WON SIXTH IN THE STATE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THEY'VE BEEN IN TOPS IN THE STATE.

I MEAN, WE HAVEN'T WON IT YET, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S A GREAT EVENT.

AND IT ALSO INCLUDES SOME OF OUR EIGHTH GRADERS, EIGHTH GRADE PERCUSSIONISTS FROM BOTH CHAPA AND SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND SO THOSE ARE AGAIN, JUST THROWING ANOTHER SHOUT OUT, OUT THERE TO THE LEHMAN INDOOR PERCUSSION. THAT'S ANOTHER USE OF THE FINE ARTS GYM.

IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH INDOOR DRUMLINE, THEY PERFORM INSIDE A GYM.

AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER GREAT PERFORMANCE SPACE FOR THEM TO USE.

YEAH. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO SOME MORE GREAT THINGS FROM OUR FINE ARTS.

TRUSTEE RUNKLE. YES, IT IS ALWAYS SO NICE HEARING FROM YOU.

YOU ARE SUCH A FIERCE, PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR ALL OF YOUR FINE ARTS PEOPLE.

AND I MEAN, WE ALWAYS KNOW WHEN YOU'RE COMING, YOU'RE COMING TO BATTLE FOR YOUR FINE ARTS PEOPLE AND YOUR STUDENTS.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU PUT IN.

I WILL SAY WE WERE AT THE STUDENT ADVISORY PANEL.

WE HAD, WE TOOK THE TOUR JUST RECENTLY AT OUR LAST ONE OVER AT JOHNSON.

AND I REMEMBER WE WALKED INTO THE FINE ARTS GYM AND OUR DANCE GIRLS WERE IN THERE DANCING AND MISS LOUDON WAS IN THERE AND SHE, SHE WAS REAL QUICK TO RUN UP TO DOCTOR WRIGHT AND SHE WAS LIKE, I CRY ALMOST EVERY DAY I WALK IN HERE BECAUSE IT IS SO INCREDIBLY SO JUST TO HAVE THAT. AND THEN EVEN THE THINGS THAT AT THE TOP THE STUDENTS WERE JUST AMAZED.

AND THEN THE BAND HALL, WE WALKED INTO THE BAND HALL AND FORGIVE ME BECAUSE I'M NOT A BAND PARENT, BUT THE SIDE ROOMS IN THAT BAND HALL, WHAT ARE THOSE CALLED? THE ENSEMBLE ROOMS AND THE STORAGE ROOMS AND THE PRACTICE ROOMS. AMAZING. SO BRANDON NUTTING WAS WITH US AND WE HAD THREE STUDENTS THAT WERE IN THERE PRACTICING, AND THEY TOOK US IN THERE AND THEY PLAYED A SONG FOR US AND IT WAS AMAZING.

THEY WERE MESSING WITH THE. ACOUSTICAL SYSTEMS. SETTINGS AND YOU NAME IT. AND WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DO IN THAT ROOM WAS PRETTY PHENOMENAL.

AND SO WE GOT TO ASK THEM LIKE JUST HOW IMPORTANT HAVING THESE THINGS WERE.

AND THEY SAID IT WAS JUST, I MEAN, WITHOUT THOSE THINGS, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THE THINGS THAT THEY DO.

SO I JUST THANK YOU GUYS. AND WHAT ELSE? OH YEAH, SPRING SHOWS ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S LOTS GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A FINE ARTS CALENDAR ON OUR WEBSITE.

AND SO FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO GO SEE SOME END OF YEAR SHOWS, THERE'S PLENTY GOING AROUND IN THE DISTRICT RIGHT NOW.

SO GO FIND ONE. THEY'RE AT OUR CAMPUSES AND AT THE PAC CENTER.

AND LIKE YOU SAID AT THE ART SHOW RIGHT NOW. SO FOR ALL OF OUR FINE ARTS TEACHERS, THANK YOU FOR SUCH AN AMAZING YEAR.

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THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE FLORES.

HI, PATTI. THANK YOU. ALSO CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING THE AWARD EARLIER THIS YEAR.

IT'S WELL DESERVED. I KNOW YOU WORK VERY HARD, YOU AND YOUR TEAM. I KNOW THAT YOU WE WANT ALL OUR KIDS, YOU KNOW, PARTICIPATING IN ATHLETICS, FINE ARTS.

IT ADDS THAT EXTRA MENTOR FOR THEM AS THEY GO THROUGH THEIR TO THEIR SCHOOL YEARS.

AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE 100% HAYS. WE WANT ALL KIDS TO PARTICIPATE.

I'M JUST CURIOUS, CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE'RE ENSURING THAT STUDENTS WHO, YOU KNOW, CANNOT AFFORD THOSE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH FINE ARTS, HOW WE'RE STILL LEAVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE? I KNOW THAT YOU'VE WORKED HARD ON THAT IN THE PAST AND TRYING TO FIND A WAY FOR THESE KIDS TO PARTICIPATE.

BUT CAN YOU JUST SPEAK TO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING? SO THAT WHEN A DIRECTOR CALLS ME AND I SAY THIS TO THEM AT PLC'S AND PD'S, I'VE SAID THIS TO THEM IN THE PAST, I'VE HAD GROUP CONVERSATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS IS A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

AND WE DON'T WANT TO HOLD PEOPLE BACK. AND SOMETIMES IF WE HAVE TO WAIVE FEES OR LOWER FEES OR MAKE A LONGER PAYMENT PLAN, IT'S WE'RE ADJUSTABLE TO THAT. AND IF A PROGRAM REACHES OUT TO ME IN FINE ARTS AND SAYS, I REALLY NEED HELP WITH THIS, I'M NOT GETTING ENOUGH FEES COLLECTED FOR THIS, THEN I MAY CONTRIBUTE ONTO THE PURCHASE OF SOMETHING THAT THEY NEED. ABSOLUTELY. AND I KNOW WE'VE TALKED IN PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS ABOUT A SLIDING SCALE FOR ATHLETICS IN REGARDS TO FEES, AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF FINE ARTS PARENTS OUT THERE THAT MIGHT SAY, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS FINE ARTS CAN BE IN THE SAME BOAT IN THE FUTURE LEAVING ALL KIDS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE. SO, YOU KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW DOCTOR WRIGHT AND HIS TEAM IN THE FUTURE, WILL CERTAINLY PERHAPS LOOK AT THAT RIGHT. IN WAYS WE CAN ACCOMMODATE FINE ARTS PARENTS.

AND ALSO LASTLY, IN REGARDS TO FACILITY RENTALS JUST OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, THIS MIGHT BE A JERI QUESTION.

RENTING THAT PAC OUT FOR AN OUT OF DISTRICT EVENT.

WHAT IS USUALLY THE CHARGE FOR THAT? WE CHARGE OTHER ENTITIES TO RENT THAT SPACE OUT.

I DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. IT IS ON THE EVENT MANAGER, BUT I DO KNOW THAT WE ARE PROJECTED TO BRING IN THE SAME REVENUE AS LAST YEAR, WHICH IS ABOUT $70,000, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE IT.

I HAVE IT IN WRITING IN FRONT OF ME HERE. LET ME PUT ON MY GLASSES BECAUSE THAT'S ALWAYS AN IMPORTANT BENCHMARK FOR US.

YES, WE ARE PROJECTED THIS YEAR TO HAVE $70,930 IN REVENUE AT THE PAC, WHICH IS SIMILAR AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE LAST YEAR'S.

ABSOLUTELY. AND I LOVE, YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, PERHAPS HAVING A TARGET FOR EVERY YEAR, RIGHT.

BECAUSE I MEAN, $70,000 IS CERTAINLY YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THOSE ARE NOT JUST PENNIES, RIGHT? THOSE COUNT AND THOSE GO RIGHT BACK INTO OUR GENERAL FUND.

SO AGAIN YOU KNOW, LEAVING THAT OPEN AND MAYBE ATTRACTING OUTSIDE ENTITIES TO RENT THAT OUT WHEN WE'RE NOT USING IT WOULD BE ATTRACTIVE AND CERTAINLY GENERATE THE REVENUE THAT ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS CERTAINLY NEED. SO, BUT AGAIN, I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THE FINE ARTS COMMUNITY.

ANYTHING FROM MARIACHI TO, I MEAN, EVEN HAYS HIGH SCHOOL, I KNOW WE JUST STARTED THAT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND THEY'RE, SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK TO ALL THE HAYS CISD FINE ARTS PARENTS AND FAMILIES OUT THERE.

I'M SO GRATEFUL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE SEIBEL. YES, THEY'VE ALREADY HIT MOST EVERYTHING.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FOR YOURSELF YOUR'E A PERSONAL NATIONAL HONOR. THAT'S WHAT A TREMENDOUS RECOGNITION.

I'LL JUST GIVE A SHOUT OUT FOR ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED IN ATTENDING ANY FINE ARTS PROGRAM ANYWHERE THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT.

FOLLOW THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS POSTED, THEIR SCHEDULES, EVERYTHING THAT'S COMING PAST RECOGNITIONS, EVERYTHING. SO IF YOU WANT TO STAY UP TO DATE, FOLLOW THAT BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED, BECAUSE THERE ARE STUFF GOING ON ALL OF THE TIME AT EVERY CAMPUS.

SO STAY UP TO DATE THERE. AS A PARENT OF A RISING STUDENT IN THE FINE ARTS PROGRAM, MY OLDEST IS OTHER INTEREST, BUT MY YOUNGEST, ON THE OTHER HAND, LOTS OF FINE ART INTERESTS, YOU KNOW, THROUGH VASE.

AND WE'RE AT THE JAZZ FESTIVAL IN SAN ANTONIO OVER THE WEEKEND, AND WE HAD SOME TREMENDOUS HOSTS AT THE JAZZ FESTIVAL, BUT IT WAS INTERESTING WALKING THROUGH THEIR FACILITIES AND THINGS. AND IT'S JUST, IT'S ALSO JUST REASSURING OF HOW THEIR FACILITIES WERE NICE.

AND IT WAS GREAT. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT, BUT OUR FACILITIES ARE TOP NOTCH.

AND SO IT'S JUST GREAT. SO I JUST, I LIKE SHOWING OFF ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF STATE BANDS, MARCHING BANDS IN THE FALL AREA FOR LEHMAN AND STATE FOR JOHNSON AND HAYS STATE MARIACHI FOR LEHMAN AND HAYS THIS YEAR, STATE COLOR GUARD FOR ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS. AND WE'RE JUST BUILDING THOSE PROGRAMS UP THROUGH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS NOW, HAVING COLOR GUARD PROGRAMS. SO MANY GREAT THINGS HAPPENING THROUGH ALL THESE PROGRAMS, GETTING STUDENTS PLUGGED IN AND INVOLVED THROUGHOUT OUR 100% HAYS INITIATIVE. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OTHER THAN JUST SAYING THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND ALL OF OUR FINE

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE OROSCO. OH, ALL RIGHT.

YEAH. LISTEN, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR MAJOR AWARD.

LIKE GREAT JOB. THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING. YOU KNOW, REMIND ME WHEN DID YOU COME ON BOARD? WHEN DID WHEN DID WE GET YOU? JANUARY 27TH, 2020.

COVID HIT SIX WEEKS LATER. I'LL NEVER FORGET. 2020. OKAY. WELL, I'LL TELL YOU LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE FACILITIES THAT ARE THE PUBLIC IS KIND OF LIKE ALLOWED US TO DO THROUGH OUR BOND INITIATIVES.

AND WHAT YOU BROUGHT TO THE TABLE IS WE WILL ALWAYS BE VERY THANKFUL OF THE COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORTING FINE ARTS AS WELL AS MUCH AS THEY HAVE.

I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS. I HAVE ONE COMMENT ACTUALLY, BUT FLORAL DESIGN IS A FINE ARTS CREDIT, BUT MR. BOO IT'S A CTE CLASS. CORRECT. SO THE OLIVE BRANCH, I'M GOING TO PHRASE HERE IS LIKE ANYTIME THAT WE'RE HAVING ANYTHING RELATED TO AN AWARDS PRESENTATION AT THE PAC FOR THE NEW LEHMAN FACILITY, I REALLY THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THE FLORAL DESIGN, HAVE A BOOTH WHERE YOU CAN SELL BOUQUETS, PEOPLE CAN PRE-REGISTER ONLINE.

THEY CAN ORDER IT ONLINE AND HAVE IT JUST WAITING FOR THEM TO GET THERE.

I MEAN, WE WERE I'M NOT SURE WHERE I WAS JUST AT, BUT OH, I CAN'T.

ANYWAY, I CAN'T REMEMBER, BUT PEOPLE WALKING AND GOING, OH, I DIDN'T BRING FLOWERS OR WHATEVER. I'M LIKE, WE COULD PROBABLY HELP YOU WITH THAT. SO THAT'S JUST MY NOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. MR. BOO BUT I REALLY THINK THERE'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY THERE WHERE WE COULD GET SOME INCREASE, SOME REVENUE JUST FROM HAVING THIS AVAILABLE OR PRE ORDER ONLINE.

SO THANKS FOR COMING OUT THERE. NOW WITH YOUR ELEMENTARY IMPROVEMENTS, LIKE YOUR 500, LIKE, YOU KNOW, INCREASING 500 KIDS IN ELEMENTARY, LIKE WHAT WOULD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN ELEMENTARY? BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT, THERE'S NOT AS MUCH OPPORTUNITY AS THE SECONDARY PROGRAM.

SO WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU'RE REALLY DOING TO INCREASE THE COMMITTEES WITH THE BOND TALKS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

WE ARE SERVING SECONDARY FINE ARTS REALLY WELL WITH THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

NOT EVERYTHING, BUT REALLY WELL. WE ARE NOT SERVING SO WELL ELEMENTARY PROGRAMS. SO THIS YEAR, WITH THE OPENING OF THE LEHMAN VERTICAL TEAM AUDITORIUM, WE ARE SCHEDULING AT LEAST ONE PERFORMANCE PER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT EITHER ONE OF THE VENUES, BECAUSE EVEN THEY ARE OUTGROWING THEIR CAFETORIUM.

AND SO THEIR MOST SPECIAL PERFORMANCE, THEY DECIDE THIRD GRADE IS THEIR BIG MUSICAL.

THEY WANT TO HAVE THAT AT THE PAC OR AT THE LVTA.

WE ARE SAVING A DATE FOR THEM. WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THEY GET INTO THE CALENDAR.

SO OUR MATRIX FOR CALENDAR OUTLINE HAS CHANGED A LITTLE BIT IN OUR DOCUMENTS OF WE'RE GOING TO HONOR EVERYTHING WE'VE ALWAYS DONE AT THE PAC.

NORMALLY FOR SECONDARY PROGRAMS, THEY HAVE THEIR TRADITIONS.

WE WANT TO KEEP THOSE TRADITIONS GOING. WITH THE NEW FACILITY, WE'RE GOING TO ADD, MAKE SURE THAT ALL 17 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAVE AT LEAST ONE PERFORMANCE AT ONE OF THE VENUES, AND THEN ADD THE NEW SECONDARY EVENTS.

SO WE'RE TEARING THE THINGS AND MAKING SURE THAT ELEMENTARY IS ADDRESSED.

FOR ELEMENTARY MUSIC IN PARTICULAR, WE HAVE THE HAYS HONOR CHOIR.

THEY WERE SELECTED TO PERFORM AT THE KET MEETING AT TMEA, THE ONLY HONOR CHOIR IN THE STATE SELECTED FOR THAT.

SO I WAS VERY PROUD TO SUPPORT THAT AND HAVE THEM THERE.

FOR ELEMENTARY ART WE SUPPORT THEM NOW IN TEAM, WHICH WE HAVE NOW BEEN DOING FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

THAT IS THEIR EQUIVALENT OF VASE OR JUNIOR VASE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEN TEAM FOR ELEMENTARY AND FOR ELEMENTARY IT'S VIRTUAL.

SO IT'S NOT AS INTIMIDATING FOR JUNIOR BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GO TO [INAUDIBLE] MIDDLE SCHOOL AND INTERVIEW WITH THE JUDGE, EXPLAINING THEIR ARTWORK AND THEIR PROCESS OF HOW THEY DEVELOP THEIR ARTWORK.

AND SAME THING FOR VASE. BUT IN ELEMENTARY, THE ART TEACHER WHO KNOWS THEM THE BEST GETS TO ASK THEM THE QUESTION.

THEY VIDEOTAPE IT AND THEY UPLOAD IT. SO IT'S A VIRTUAL TYPE THING, SO IT'S NOT AS INTIMIDATING, BUT IT SETS THEM UP FOR JUNIOR VASE. COMING FROM 17 YEARS OF TEACHING ELEMENTARY, I DON'T EVER FORGET MY ELEMENTARY FINE ARTS.

I ALWAYS WANT TO KEEP THEM IN THE MIX AND START THEM.

AND THEN IF WE DON'T ALLOW ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO GET ON THAT BIG STAGE AND HAVE THAT MOMENT OF BEING UP ON THE LIGHTS AND, YOU KNOW, BEING OUT THERE AND SEEING THEIR PARENTS OUT IN THE AUDIENCE, THEN YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT SETTING THEM UP FOR SUCCESS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SO THEY'RE ALWAYS PART OF THE MIX, BUT DON'T ALWAYS GET AS MUCH ATTENTION AS THE SECONDARY.

YEAH, NO, I THINK THAT'S GREAT. MORE THE MORE VERTICAL ALIGNMENT YOU CAN DO, THE BETTER IT'S GOING TO HELP YOU WHEN YOU GET TO THE SECONDARY SIDE. SO OKAY. I THINK TEAM THAT'S THANK YOU VERY MUCH MS. MORENO. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE. APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THE ACCOLADES YOU'RE GOING TO DO FOR US NEXT YEAR. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT TEAM, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

I KNOW WE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS LAST WEEK. DOES ANYBODY NEED TO PULL ANYTHING CONSENT. NO.

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[J. CONSENT AGENDA ]

SECOND BY TRUSTEE FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING TO OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM ON K ONE ON PAGE 56.

[K.1. Consideration and possible action, if any, resulting from Closed Session]

SECOND BY TRUSTEE PETREA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

ALL RIGHT. WE HIRED SOME PEOPLE. DOCTOR WRIGHT YOU WANT TO GIVE US A BREAKDOWN OF THAT? I DO.

SO FIRST OF ALL I'LL START WITH THE LIVE OAK ACADEMY PRINCIPAL.

AND OF COURSE, THEY HAVE SOME REALLY LARGE SHOES TO FILL WITH DOUG AGNEW'S RETIREMENT.

WE'RE GOING TO MISS HIM, BUT IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME BACK TO THE HAYS CISD FAMILY.

MR. JOE MITCHELL, WHO HAS FORMERLY WORKED AT WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, HAYS HIGH SCHOOL AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, AND IS CURRENTLY THE PRINCIPAL AT GOODNIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SAN MARCOS.

AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE JOE COME BACK AND JOIN US.

AND I KNOW HE'S GOING TO DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB FOR US.

AND THEN SECONDLY WE HAVE OUR MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND SHE'S A VETERAN IN OUR HAYS CISD FAMILY AS WELL. SHE CURRENTLY IS SERVING AS AN ACADEMIC SPECIALIST OF SERVING MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND SHE'S BEEN AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN OTHER DISTRICTS, BUT SONIA TEN RATHER IS OUR CANDIDATE THAT YOU JUST APPROVED.

AND SO WE'RE CERTAINLY GLAD TO HAVE HER BACK AT MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I KNOW SHE'LL DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DOCTOR WRIGHT TEAM, LOOK TO MY LEFT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DOCTOR WRIGHT ON COMMENTS ON THIS. ALL RIGHT.

NONE. ALL RIGHT. WELL WELCOME TO THE TEAM. WELCOME BACK. SO SOMETIMES PEOPLE SEEM TO LEAVE HAYS BUT THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO FIND THEIR WAY BACK. SO WELCOME BACK.

ALL RIGHT TEAM WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO K 1B ON PAGE 57.

THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE TERMINATION OF PROBATIONARY TEACHER CONTRACTS.

MISS COURSON WELCOME TO THE MICROPHONE. FLOOR IS YOURS.

MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR WRIGHT, I ASK THE BOARD ACT TO ACCEPT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION AND TERMINATE THE PROBATIONARY CONTRACTS OF THE FOLLOWING EIGHT INDIVIDUALS AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT TERM TO SERVE THE BEST INTEREST OF THE DISTRICT.

ALEXIS TOZER, KRISTEN WILLIAMS, CYNTHIA GARZA, BRIDGET CAVALLARO, ADAM FRÖSCHL, SARAH JOHNSTON, KIARA SIMMONS AND DON SMITH.

THE FINAL NAME I RECEIVED NOTICED. SO THERE IS AN UPDATE FROM OUR PREVIOUS CONVERSATION.

SO JUST THE EIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS COURSON. APPRECIATE THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. COURSON ON THIS ONE BEFORE WE GO TO THE MOTION.

RIGHT. NO. OKAY, TEAM, I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ACCEPT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION TO TERMINATE THE PROBATIONARY CONTRACTS FOR THE FOLLOWING TEACHERS ALEXIS TOZER, KRISTEN WILLIAMS, CYNTHIA GARZA, BRIDGET CAVALLARO, ADAM FRÖSCHL, KARA JOHNSTON, KIARA SIMMONS AND DON SMITH AT THE END OF THEIR CONTRACT PERIOD TO SERVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE DISTRICT, AND THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT BE DIRECTED TO PROVIDE THE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THESE EMPLOYEES, CONSISTENT WITH THE LAW AND POLICY AS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED. SECOND BY TRUSTEE PETREA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

OUR TEAM MOVING ON TO K1 C ON PAGE 59. THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF GOOD CAUSE TEACHER TERMINATION.

MISS COURSON FLOOR IS YOURS. I ASK THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ACT TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND PROPOSE GOOD CAUSE TERMINATION OF PATRICIA EVANS. THANK YOU. TEAM,

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ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ONE ABSTAIN. 6, 0, 1 IS THE VOTE.

THANK YOU, MISS COURSON. I ASK THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ACT TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND PROPOSE GOOD CAUSE TERMINATION OF RENEE KELSO.

I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ACCEPT THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION PROPOSED AMID CONTRACT TERMINATION FOR GOOD CAUSE OF EMPLOYEE RENEE KELSO'S TERM CONTRACT, AND THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THIS EMPLOYEE CONSISTENT WITH LAW AND POLICY, AS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED. SECOND BY TRUSTEE PETREA.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. YOU KNOW, IT'S NEVER EASY TO MAKE A DECISION TO TERMINATE AN EMPLOYEE, BUT WE CANNOT DISCUSS SPECIFIC DETAILS DUE TO CONFIDENTIALITY.

PLEASE KNOW THAT THIS DECISION FOLLOWS ESTABLISHED POLICIES, CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, AND APPLICABLE LAW.

THE BOARD HAS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED THE MATTER AND IS ACTING TO WHAT IT BELIEVES TO BE THE BEST INTEREST OF THE DISTRICT AND ITS STUDENTS. OKAY, TEAM, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO K 2 ON PAGE 61.

[K.2. Consideration and possible adoption of the Proposed Revisions to the Hays CISD Employee Compensation Plan for the 2025-2026 School Year]

I LOOK TO MY RIGHT AND FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM. TO MY LEFT ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? OKAY. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE HAYS CISD EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR THE 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEAR AS PRESENTED. SECOND. SECOND BY TRUSTEE PETREA.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. ALL RIGHT.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO K THREE ON PAGE 62.

[K.3. Consideration and possible adoption of the Compensation Plan for the 2026-2027 School Year]

MS. COURSON, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THIS FOR THIS WEEK? I DO NOT. THIS PLAN GENERALLY PUTS INTO MOTION THE CHANGES ENACTED BY THE BUDGET REDUCTIONS DISCUSSED AND PRESENTED AND ANNOUNCED MARCH 30TH. THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO THIS, INCLUDING MOVING LIBRARIANS FROM THE EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL HIRING SCHEDULE ACTUALLY TO THE ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL SCHEDULE SO THAT WE CAN ROLL THE $2,000 THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN A MASTER'S DEGREE STIPEND INTO THEIR SALARY, AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, AND HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY TASB FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.

SO OUR LIBRARIANS WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR CURRENT SALARY BY MOVING TO THE ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL HIRING SCHEDULE. YOU WILL SEE THE REMOVAL OF SEVERAL OF THE POSITIONS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SOME CHANGES IN THE REDUCTION OF DAYS FOR ATTENDANCE CLERK'S RECLASSIFICATION OF OTHER POSITIONS SUCH AS PEIMS CLERK'S TO SIS, CLERK'S SOME MOVEMENT FROM 230 TO 226 FOR SPECIFIC POSITIONS WITHIN THE BUSINESS OFFICE AND THE INDICATION OF THE SUSPENSION OF DEGREES. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE DISTRICT DOES NOT PROPOSE A DISTRICT COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT THIS YEAR.

THERE ARE SOME TEACHERS WHO WILL SEE A CHANGE.

FOR EXAMPLE, TEACHERS MOVING FROM TWO YEARS TO THREE YEARS, WILL NOW ENJOY AN ADDITIONAL $2,500 BECAUSE THEY PREVIOUSLY HAD

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AND THEN YOU HAVE SOME OF OUR FOUR YEAR TEACHERS GOING INTO FIVE THAT WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE $5,000 INSTEAD OF THE $2,500 THAT THEY RECEIVE. SO THERE WILL BE SOME MINOR CHANGES SUCH AS THAT.

WELL, REALLY GREAT CHANGES FOR THOSE TEACHERS.

THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME SPECIFIC COMPRESSION ADJUSTMENTS RELATED TO THE STAFF RETENTION ALLOTMENT.

THAT IS SOMETHING WE'RE STILL STUDYING FROM THE LEGISLATURE.

AND THOSE WOULD BE MINOR AND NOT DISTRICT WIDE.

THANK YOU, MISS COURSON. TEAM, LOOK TO MY LEFT.

QUESTIONS FOR MS. COURSON ON THIS TEAM. RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, DIFFICULT WHEN WE GET TO THESE KIND OF THINGS.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK WE THIS BOARD, THIS BOARD HAS NOT BEEN KNOWN FOR WE'VE BEEN KNOWN FOR, YOU KNOW, PRIORITIZING OUR STAFF AND OUR FOR COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS AND PAY RAISES.

YOU KNOW, BUT HOWEVER, WITH THE STATE, THE STATE FUNDING, WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT THIS YEAR WITH RISING COSTS AND TO PROTECT OUR FUND BALANCE, WE HAD A NO VIABLE PATH FORWARD WITHOUT THESE MEASURES.

YOU KNOW, WE REMAIN DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE HARD WORK OF OUR EDUCATORS AND OUR STAFF. WE'RE COMMITTING TO REVERSING THOSE STEPS BY PROVIDING THE COMPENSATION OUR EMPLOYEES DESERVE AS SOON AS THE DISTRICT RECEIVE APPROPRIATE FUNDING FROM THE STATE.

AND WE'LL ALL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE STRONGLY FOR BETTER PUBLIC EDUCATION INVESTMENT IN TEXAS.

I KNOW YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE LIGHTLY. I KNOW WE'RE NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS DECISION, BUT I KNOW THAT BASED ON WHAT'S BEEN PRESENTED FOR US, THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MOVE FORWARD. SO TEAM, I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE HAYS CISD EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR THE 2026 2027 SCHOOL YEAR, AS PRESENTED.

[INAUDIBLE] TRUSTEE FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. OKAY.

MOVING ON TO K FOUR ON PAGE 63. THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL TO CONTRACT FOR

[K.4. Purchase Requests]

REMEMBER TEAM, THIS IS AN OUTSOURCING PART THAT WE'RE DOING. IT'S NOT IN CONSENT THIS YEAR. IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'RE HIRING THIS COMPANY TO OUTSOURCE SOME OF THESE SERVICES. SO NEXT YEAR, IF WE USE THEM AGAIN, THEY'LL BE BACK IN A CONSENT PART OF THE PROGRAM.

ALL RIGHT. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE CONTRACT WITH SOLIANT HEALTH FOR CAMPUS BASED SPEECH SERVICES FOR THE 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEAR FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $250,000, AS PRESENTED.

SO MOVED. SECOND BY TRUSTEE SEIBEL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

DID I CHANGE IT UP ON Y'ALL? DID I? YEAH. MY BAD.

ALL RIGHT. I DON'T MEAN TO DO IT. NOT INTENTIONAL.

ALL RIGHT. K 4B ON PAGE 65. THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF COMPUTERS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL CLASSROOMS FROM GTS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS.

TEAM I'LL LOOK TO MY RIGHT. WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM. TO MY LEFT.

NO. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE 2025 BOND INTEREST FUNDED PURCHASES OF COMPUTERS FOR HAYS CISD CTE ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE LABS FROM TGS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $233,904.92 AS PRESENTED. SECOND TRUSTEE FLORES, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

ALL RIGHT TEAM, WE MOVE TO K 4C ON PAGE 71. THIS IS A CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF NINE CLASS C 14 PASSENGER SCHOOL BUSSES FROM THOMAS TRANSIT BUSSES.

TEAM I LOOK TO MY RIGHT. DISCUSSION. QUESTION LIST.

MS. RUNKLE. SORRY. NO QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO SAY I AM WILLING TO VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT I. BUT I'M GOING TO EMPHASIZE WHEN WE HAVE AGENDA ITEMS WHERE WE AS BOARD MEMBERS ASK QUESTIONS, IT IS REALLY HARD FOR ME NOT TO HAVE ALL OF THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED BEFORE WE COME TO A BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.

SO THERE WERE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT WERE NOT ANSWERED ON THIS AGENDA ITEM, AND SOME OF THE RESPONSES WEREN'T COMPLETE.

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WE VOTED ON ONE, JUST TWO PRIOR TO THIS. SO I'M JUST GOING TO ASK THAT WHEN WE ASK QUESTIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS THAT YOU GUYS PLEASE RESPOND TO THEM AND GIVE US THE RESPONSES PRIOR TO A VOTING DAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, TEAM, I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF NINE CLASS C, 14 PASSENGER SCHOOL BUSSES IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,277,420, AND TO ACCEPT THE TCEQ CLEAN SCHOOL BUS GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $570,294 FOR A TOTAL EXPENDITURE NOT TO EXCEED $707,126 AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY AND CONVENIENT TO COMPLETE THIS TRANSACTION AS PRESENTED.

SECOND BY TRUSTEE PETREA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. K 4D ON PAGE 73. THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF A MOBILE BUS RADIOS FROM THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY.

I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF THE HARRIS MOBILE BUS RADIOS FROM LCRA FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $218,310 AS PRESENTED. SECOND BY TRUSTEE PETREA.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. ALL RIGHT TEAM, MOVING ON TO K 5 ON PAGE 76.

[K.5. Consideration and possible approval of Services for Professional Construction and Materials Testing for 2025 Bond Projects]

I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE RABA KISTNER AND ES PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS TO FACILITATE PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING FOR THE 2025 BOND PROJECTS. THE AMOUNT ESTIMATED AT $830,000 AS PRESENTED.

SECOND BY TRUSTEE FLORES, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. I STILL WANT TO NERD OUT ON WHAT THAT REPORT LOOKS LIKE.

I'LL HAVE TO GET WITH YOU LATER, MAX. ALL RIGHT.

I THEN I DIDN'T SEE IT. MAX, I APOLOGIZE. I WILL LOOK AT IT WHEN I'M AT HOME TONIGHT AFTER THIS MEETING.

SO EXCITED. ALL RIGHT K 6, WE'RE ON PAGE 79. THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL TO GRANT UTILITY EASEMENTS TO PEDERNALES ELECTRIC

[K.6. Consideration and possible approval to grant utility easements to Pedernales Electric Cooperative for 2025 Bond Projects at Fuentes Elementary School]

I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE GRANT OF UTILITY EASEMENTS TO PEDERNALES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE TO SUPPORT THE 2025 BOND PROJECTS AT FUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND OR BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY AND CONVENIENT TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. SECOND BY TRUSTEE VELA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. K 7 ON PAGE 88. THIS IS A

[K.7. Consideration and possible approval to grant utility easements to Pedernales Electric Cooperative for 2025 Bond Projects at Wallace Middle School]

SECOND. SECOND BY TRUSTEE PETREA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

LEAVING ME HANGING ON THE SECONDS HERE TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

KEEPING ME ON MY TOES, I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT.

K 8 ON PAGE 97. THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE REPAIR AND RENOVATION OF TEMPORARY CLASSROOMS AT SUNFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

[K.8. Consideration and possible approval of the Repair and Renovation of Temporary Classrooms at Sunfield Elementary School]

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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG K 9 ON PAGE 99. THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE 2025 BOND.

[K.9. Consideration and possible approval of the 2025 Bond Schematic Design Estimate for Hays CISD Elementary School #18]

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? LOOK TO MY RIGHT. MY LEFT.

NO. THANKS FOR HANGING IN THERE, MR. ANDREWS.

APPRECIATE IT. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION THE 2025 BOND SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR THE HAYS CISD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18 FROM BARTLETT COCKE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGNED BY HUCKABEE ARCHITECTS AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. SECOND BY TRUSTEE PETREA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

[K.10. Consideration and possible Adoption of Proposed Revisions to the Hays CISD Board Operating Procedures]

LOOK TO MY LEFT. TRUSTEE OROSCO. SINCE YOU HEAD THAT POLICY COMMITTEE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THIS ITEM AT THIS MOMENT? NO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT MISS HARVEST IS ALREADY WORKING ON IT.

SO SHE IS GETTING ALL OF THAT TOGETHER, AND WE'LL ADOPT IT WITH THE CONTENT THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE DAIS FOLDER.

BUT SHE IS FORMATTING IT AND MAKING IT PRETTY AND IT WILL WIN AN AWARD AGAIN.

THANKS. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I MOVE THAT THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE HAYS CISD BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, AS DISCUSSED AND PRESENTED. SECOND BY TRUSTEE RUNKLE.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. LIKE TO THANK THE POLICY COST COMMITTEE FOR BEING THOUGHTFUL IN BRINGING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.

ALWAYS WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT WAYS TO MAKE OURSELVES BETTER, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT TEAM WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO L ONE.

[L.1. Report of Continuing Education Requirements for Board Members as required by SB 1566]

THAT'S THE MANDATE THAT EVERY YEAR AND IT'S EVERY OTHER YEAR FOR SOME THINGS. EVERY YEAR WE HAVE TO DO SOME MEETINGS OR WHATEVER. BUT I'D LIKE TO REPORT THAT THIS BOARD HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ALL THE HOURS OF TRAINING NECESSARY.

AND IF YOU ADD ALL THAT STUFF UP, IT'S OVER LIKE 150 HOURS.

IT'S A LOT. IT'S A LOT OF WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO TO BE ABLE TO SIT WHERE WE'RE AT, MAKES US BETTER, MAKES US SMARTER, AND WE JUST HAVE TO DO IT. SO HAPPY TO LET US KNOW THAT WE ARE GOOD TO GO.

TEAM ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE. COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT.

DIDN'T THINK SO. ALL RIGHT. MS. SKROCKI, DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES FOR US ON L2 ANY SAFETY AND SECURITY?

[L.2. Update on District Safety & Security Initiatives]

[L.3. Update on District Bond, Construction, and Renovation Projects]

[L.4. Update on Hays CISD Child Nutrition Services]

TEAM. ANY MORE COMMENTS ON THIS FOR TONIGHT? NO.

AND THEN ON L5 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. TEAM DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS OTTMERS ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM LAST WEEK?

[L.5. Financial Statements]

[L.6. Quarterly Investment Report for 3rd Qtr of 25/26 FY]

ALL RIGHT. TEAM WORKING ON ITEM M REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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

[N. Upcoming Board Meetings]

SO PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR THAT. BUT AS A PARTING, JUST THANK YOU BOTH.

THIS IS YOUR LAST HEAVY MEETING, SO GOING OUT WITH A BANG.

ALRIGHT TEAM. ALRIGHT, COMING MEETING WILL BE OR MAY 11, 2026 AT 5 P.M..

EXCUSE ME, IT'S EARLIER TIME. WE'RE DOING CANVASING AFTER THE ELECTION. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER OBJECTIONS, THIS MEETING IS GOING TO BE ADJOURNED AT 9:12 P.M..

I NEED SOME WATER.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.