[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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          WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 
           AND BEFORE WE GET STARTED ON A, WELL, DR. 
          AZAIEZ, FOR HIS FIRST BOARD MEETING, WELCOME, WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU. 
          SO AT EACH BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD WILL SET ASIDE TIME TO AFFORD THE GENERAL PUBLIC AN 
          [C. PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA]
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. 
          WE ASK THAT CONCERNS OR COMPLAINTS REGARDING SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS NOT BE RAISED IN THIS PUBLIC FORUM. SPECIFIC CONCERNS ABOUT EMPLOYEES OR FORMER EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE BOARD POLICIES. 
          THE BOARD REQUESTS THE COMMENTS, WHETHER POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, BE COURTEOUS AND RESPECTFUL. I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE AUDIENCE AND THE VIEWERS THAT THE COMMENTS OF THE SPEAKERS REFLECT THEIR OWN POSITIONS OR OPINIONS. 
          NO AUDIENCE MEMBER WILL BE PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN ANY CONDUCT THAT IS DISRUPTIVE OR THREATENING TOWARD ANY SPEAKER OR OTHER PERSON. 
          THE BOARD MAY NOT DISCUSS OR ACT UPON ANY MATTER THAT IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE ACTION ITEM PORTION OF THE AGENDA. 
          THEREFORE, BOARD MEMBERS MAY NOT DISCUSS THE COMMENTS OF SPEAKERS. 
          PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT A LACK OF A RESPONSE FROM BOARD MEMBERS DOES NOT INDICATE AGREEMENT OR APPROVAL OF THE COMMENTS. 
          EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. 
          MS. FELLER WILL BE THE DESIGNATED TIMEKEEPER. 
          OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS FELICE MEDO. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY. 
          I AM A RETIRED FAMILY PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIAN, AND I AM HERE TO ASK YOU TO REINSTATE THE MASK MANDATE AND SOCIAL DISTANCING FOR UNVACCINATED CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO WILL BE RETURNING TO SCHOOL IN THE FALL. 
          I UNDERSTAND THAT GOVERNOR ABBOTT WANTS THE PANDEMIC TO BE OVER. 
          WE ALL WANT THE PANDEMIC TO BE OVER. 
          AND HAS SAID THAT MASKS ARE NO LONGER NEEDED. 
          HE SEEMS TO THINK THAT THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE WHO RESIDE IN TEXAS ARE NOT AS IMPORTANT AS THE ECONOMY. WHEN I WAS WORKING, I DELIVERED BABIES, CARED FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS AND THEIR GRANDPARENTS. 
          AND I FEEL COMPELLED TO STAND UP FOR THE CHILDREN WHO DO NOT HAVE VACCINES AVAILABLE TO THEM YET. ONCE CHILDREN UNDER 12 HAVE A VACCINE AVAILABLE TO THEM, I AM HOPING THAT EVERYONE WILL BE FULLY VACCINATED AND WE REALLY CAN RETURN TO NORMAL. 
          HOWEVER, THAT IS NOT OUR CURRENT REALITY. 
          OF COURSE, I WILL TELL MY GRANDDAUGHTER TO WEAR A MASK. 
          BUT WHAT IF SHE FEELS ISOLATED AND DIFFERENT BECAUSE SHE IS THE ONLY ONE WEARING A MASK? SHE WILL HAVE TO DECIDE TO DISOBEY HER FAMILY OR BE DIFFERENT FROM HER FRIENDS. 
          I DON'T WANT HER TO HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION. 
          THE KIDS WORE MASKS LAST YEAR, AND WHILE THEY DID NOT LIKE THEM, THEY GOT USED TO THEM. 
          AND WE KNOW THAT THE CHILDREN WHO WERE ABLE TO HAVE IN-PERSON LEARNING DID BETTER BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND IN TERMS OF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH. 
          I'M ASKING YOU TO FOLLOW THE CDC GUIDELINES, THE DELTA VARIANT IS HERE, THIS IS CORONA 2.0, A STRONGER AND MORE EASILY TRANSMISSIBLE VERSION OF CORONA 1.0 IF EVEN ONE CHILD FROM ROUND ROCK ISD WINDS UP ON A VENTILATOR OR TIME. 
          I HAVE LIKE TWO MORE LINES, IT'S WE NEED TO MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER. 
          YOU CAN IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND IN AN EMAIL, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO SEND EMAILS. 
          THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LINDAUER. 
          THIS IS MY FIRST TIME IN PERSON, AND I'M KIND OF GIDDY. 
          MY NAME IS LINDA DAFWA. 
          I'M A ROUND ROCK ISD COMMUNITY MEMBER WITH ADULT KIDS WHO ARE ALUMS FROM SPICEWOOD CANYON, MR. AND WESTWOOD. 
          AND I DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. 
          YOU ALL KNOW WE ALL KNOW THAT COVID IS ON THE RISE IN TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON COUNTY GOING 
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BACK TO STAGE THREE, WHICH MEANS HIGH COMMUNITY SPREAD. 
          I LOOKED AT THE WEBSITE AT THE FALL LEARNING OPTIONS TODAY, AND I WAS DISMAYED THAT THE OPTIONS SEEM COMPLETELY DISMISSIVE OF KIDS WHO ARE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED OR HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE HOW LITTLE SPECIAL EDUCATION KIDS WHO NEED TO STAY HOME BE SERVED. 
          YOU'RE ONLY AT HOME LEARNING OPTION IS NOT EQUITABLE. 
          NO AMOUNT OF STUDENTS, NO MATTER HOW SMALL, SHOULD BE DISMISSED. 
          I'VE READ THE PLAN FOR INTERNING IN PERSON LEARNING, AND IT'S NOT ENOUGH. 
          WE'VE LEARNED THAT FROM LAST YEAR, KIDS WILL BE KIDS AND IT'S NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE. 
          AND I'D VERY MUCH LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT MEANS BY CAMPUS ACCOMMODATIONS BASED ON PARENT REQUESTS TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE THAT WAS LISTED AS A LEARNING OPTION. 
          I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. 
          TRUSTEES, I'VE SEEN YOUR WEBSITES AND OR FACEBOOK PAGES. 
          YOU CLAIM THAT EVERY STUDENT SHOULD BE GIVEN TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITIES. 
          ABSOLUTELY. PARENTS SHOULD HAVE BETTER OPTIONS, GET A WAIVER OR SPEND WHAT IT TAKES TO KEEP ROUND ROCK, ISD STUDENTS AND FAMILIES SAFE. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR VIRTUAL SPEAKERS. 
          OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ROBIN HOENIG. 
          HI, MY NAME IS ROBYN HONIG, I HAVE AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OR AT CARROWAY, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S BAD FOR A KID'S MENTAL HEALTH? IT'S BEING ABANDONED BY THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT, BEING FORCED TO UNENROLLED, BECOMING ESSENTIALLY NON CITIZENS AND THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. 
          IT WAS SHOCKING TO SEE THE DISTRICT'S SO-CALLED VIRTUAL LEARNING OPTION AFTER VIEWING THE DOCUMENT, SAYING THAT SCHOOLS OUTSIDE THE TEXAS VIRTUAL SCHOOL NETWORK COULD OFFER VIRTUAL EDUCATION WITH SPECIAL SERVICES FOR COURSE CREDIT AND THAT LEANDRE WAS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT POLICY. 
          WHY IS ROUND ROCK TRYING TO AVOID PROVIDING THESE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES? ROUND ROCK CAN OFFER REAL VIRTUAL EDUCATION. 
          IT CHOOSES NOT TO. 
          IT CHOOSES TO ABANDON AT LEAST SEVENTEEN HUNDRED STUDENTS. 
          THAT INCLUDES STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, TADGH STUDENTS AND NEW FAMILIES TO THE AREA. 
          IT IGNORES THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WHO WILL HAVE TO QUARANTINE. 
          IT TURNS STUDENTS WHOSE PARENTS WANT TO KEEP THEM AWAY FROM MASKELL'S UNVACCINATED PEOPLE. AMID A SURGE IN THE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS DELTA VARIANT INTO NON-CITIZENS IN THIS DISTRICT, STUDENTS WHO NEED TO REMAIN REMOTE ARE ALREADY ISOLATED FROM OTHERS DUE TO THE VIRUS. WELL, THESE KIDS, FORCED TO UNENROLLED FROM THE DISTRICT, HAVE THEIR LAPTOPS CONFISCATED. THAT COULD ADD TO THEIR ISOLATION AS IT MIGHT BE THE ONLY COMPUTER IN THEIR HOME. WHEN THESE STUDENTS ENROLL, WILL YOU STOP PROVIDING FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR THEM? ROUND ROCK IS RISKING STUDENT OUTCOMES BY REFUSING TO PROPERLY EDUCATE KIDS WHO SHOULD NOT EXPOSE THEMSELVES TO A HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS, DEADLY VIRUS. 
          IT'S ABANDONING CHILDREN AND SABOTAGING ITS OWN EDUCATIONAL EQUITY EFFORTS. 
          KIDS WON'T GET WHAT THEY NEED WITH THIS PLAN, AND THEIR MENTAL HEALTH WILL SUFFER. 
          LEANDER IS OFFERING REAL VIRTUAL EDUCATION, AND SO SHOULD WE. 
          THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOE FERRIS. 
          HI, MY NAME IS SILBER'S, I HAVE A ROUND ROCK GRADUATE, HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR AND A MIDDLE SCHOOLER. I'M HERE TO BEG YOU TO PLEASE LET MY KIDS LET ALL ROUND ROCK STUDENTS HAVE A NORMAL YEAR. MY DAUGHTER WILL BE A JUNIOR, HAS NEVER GOTTEN TO EXPERIENCE AN AUTHENTIC YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. MY SON STARTS MIDDLE SCHOOL NEXT YEAR AND HE'S HAVING TO GIVE UP AN ELECTIVE DEFEATED DYSLEXIA CLASS INTO HIS SCHEDULE. 
          HE'S ON SO MUCH GROUND. 
          LAST YEAR HE LOST SO MUCH GROUND LAST YEAR. 
          HE HAS TO UP AN ELECTIVE SO THAT HE CAN READ, WRITE AT GRADE LEVEL AND THE STATE, ALONG WITH AMPLE TIME AND RESOURCES TO HELP MY CHILD. 
          RIGHT. AND HE STILL LOST GROUND LAST YEAR. 
          WHAT ABOUT ALL THE CHILDREN THAT DON'T HAVE THESE RESOURCES AVAILABLE? WHAT ABOUT THE SWEET LITTLE KIDDOS THAT I USED TO READ TO AT BERKELEY? IF MY CHILD IS BEHIND WITH ALL THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT WE PUT INTO HELPING HIM READ? WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS THAT DON'T HAVE ALL THAT? LET'S STOP PRETENDING THAT A VIRTUAL OPTION IS A GOOD IDEA. 
          BY EVERY AVAILABLE METRIC, VIRTUAL SCHOOL WAS A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE. 
          STAR RESULTS WERE ABYSMAL. 
          TEEN SUICIDE IS THROUGH THE ROOF. 
          KIDS ARE DEPRESSED. 
          IT'S PATHETIC. LET'S STOP. 
          THROWING MONEY AT THINGS THAT ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL, LET'S PUT THOSE RESOURCES IN ENRICHMENT AND GET OUR KIDS CAUGHT UP. AND LET ME TAKE A MINUTE TO DESCRIBE TO YOU WHAT I MEAN BY NORMAL. MY KIDS WON'T LIVE IN FEAR. 
          MY KIDS WILL BUY FACE MASKS. 
          WE NOW HAVE PROOF THAT MUST HURT OUR KIDS. 
          THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL STUDIES PUBLISHED ABOUT THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN 
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CHILDREN WEARING MASKS AND SPECIFICALLY REFERENCING THE PEDIATRICS STUDY PUBLISHED ON JUNE 30TH OF THIS YEAR. 
          MY KIDS ARE GOING TO BE OSTRACIZED OR PLACED IN A SPECIAL MASS CLASSROOM BECAUSE THEY CHOOSE TO BREATHE FRESH AIR. 
          I APPRECIATE THAT THERE ARE FAMILIES THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT IN THE NEW VARIANTS AND WHATEVER, BUT ROUND ROCK ARE OFTEN. 
          CURRICULUM. THERE ARE DOZENS OF VIRTUAL SCHOOL OPTIONS ALREADY AVAILABLE. 
          WHY ARE WE TRYING TO REINVENT THE WHEEL? I WAS PATIENT LAST YEAR AND AGAIN, THE SCHOOL, THERE'S AN ABUNDANCE OF GRACE, BUT NOW MY KIDS ARE SUFFERING BECAUSE OF IT AND I'M DYING. 
          MY CHILDREN WILL GET A NORMAL SCHOOL EXPERIENCE, WHETHER IT'S IN A ROUND ROCK ISD SCHOOL OR SOMEWHERE ELSE. THANK YOU. 
          OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANNA WEBBER. 
          HELLO, MY NAME IS ANNA WEBBER, I'VE WORKED IN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND I WAS SO EXCITED FOR MY ELDEST TO ENTER KINDERGARTEN THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, I TRULY BELIEVE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND CAN'T WAIT TO VOLUNTEER AT MY CHILD'S SCHOOL AND START A ROUND ROCK ISD JOURNEY. 
          HOWEVER, MY FAITH IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS BEEN TESTED. 
          WE CANNOT HONESTLY SAY IT'S SAFE FOR SCHOOLS TO OPEN IN THE FALL WITHOUT MASKS IN PLACE FOR OUR CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY OUR ELEMENTARY CHILDREN THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A VACCINE. BUT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO REACH. 
          I UNDERSTAND YOUR HANDS ARE TIED BY THE GOVERNORS MANDATE, BUT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO REACH A COMPROMISE. COULD WE HAVE SPECIFIC CLASSROOMS THAT WILL REQUIRE MASKS FOR ALL CHILDREN AND TEACHERS IN ORDER TO BE IN THAT CLASS? COULD PARENTS OPT TO REQUIRE THEIR PARENTS CHOOSE TO OPT INTO THE CLASSROOM? WITH CASES RISING AND WILLIAMSON COUNTY NOW AT STAGE THREE, WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND DISCUSS HOW WE PLAN TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE. 
          IT BREAKS MY HEART TO THINK ABOUT PULLING MY CHILDREN OUT OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL AND PLACING THEM IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL. 
          BUT THEIR SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE CONCERN. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE YOU CONSIDER A MASTER OF CLASSROOM CHILDREN UP INTO. 
          THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DEBBIE REEVES'. 
          DEBBIE REEVES. I DON'T SEE HER ON THE LIST, SO WE'LL GO TO EILEEN GARCIA ARE IN MIAMI NOW. 
          IS THIS DEBBIE? YEAH, IT'S DEBBIE. I'M TRYING TO GET OFF MUTE, OK? YES. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. 
          YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TERRIBLE INTERNET CONNECTION. 
          SO I JUST OUT INTO THE LINE AND I'M CALLING TO INQUIRE WHAT PLAN IS IN PLACE FOR CHILDREN LIKE MY SON WHO ARE TOO YOUNG TO RECEIVE THE COVETED VACCINE AND WHO WILL BE ATTENDING PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIS FALL? I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY SON'S PROTECTION FROM THE VIRUS IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE IS NOT MY I'M AWARE THAT MY OPTIONAL, HOWEVER, TO BE THE ONLY MATH CHILD OR ONE OF THE FEW MATH CHILDREN IN THE CLASSROOM OF UNSNAPPED DIDN'T MAKE BOTH HER MATH FEEL DIFFERENT. 
          AND APART FROM THE GROUP, I FELT CHALLENGING ENOUGH JUST TO BE A KID THESE DAYS WITHOUT ADDING ANOTHER DEGREE OF SEPARATION FROM YOUR PEERS. 
          IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY THAT A CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION COULD GROUP CHILDREN WHO ARE UNMASTERED CLASSES WHERE THEY ARE CHOOSING THE SAME OPTION, THEREBY REMOVING THE POTENTIAL STIGMA OF BEING DIFFERENT FROM THE CLASSROOM PEERS? IF I HAVE ANY EXTRA TIME, IF YOU CAN LET THE DOCTOR AT THE BEGINNING TAKE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. NO, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT. 
          OK, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS EILENE GARCIA. 
          I'M ELAINE GARCIA, A MOTHER OF A RISING KINDERGARTNER AND A RISING FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND REALLY MY COMMENTS ECHO THOSE OF THE TWO PREVIOUS PARENTS WHO JUST SPOKE. 
          WELL, I TRULY APPRECIATE THAT IN THE FALL OPTIONS PRESENTATION, THERE WAS INCLUDED A PROPOSAL TO AT LEAST ALLOW SOME LIMITED VIRTUAL OPTION. 
          I ALSO REALLY ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER ALLOWING AND INDEED ENCOURAGING CAMPUSES TO HAVE DESIGNATED MASS CLASSROOMS. MASKS ARE EFFECTIVE AND SO FAR AS ALL PEOPLE WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT ARE USING THOSE MASKS. SO ALLOWING PARENTS TO OPT INTO THOSE MASS CLASSROOMS WOULD ABIDE BY THE GOVERNOR'S MANDATE WHILE GIVING FAMILIES WHO CHOOSE TO MASK A REAL OPTION FOR THE FALL. 
          I HOPE THE DISTRICT WILL ENCOURAGE CAMPUSES TO INCLUDE THIS IN THEIR PLANNING. 
          AND GIVEN WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID, I'LL JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SO ROMANIAN, RAMASWAMY. 
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DO WE HAVE AND I APOLOGIZE IF I'M MISPRONOUNCING IT, SUBRAMANIUM IN RAMASWAMY. 
          OK, WE'LL TRY SUMA. 
          YEAH, HI, I'M SUMAR, THE PAULA, AND I'M ALSO HERE WITH MY HUSBAND, SHOURIE, MARTY IS ALSO PROBABLY ON YOUR LIST AND WE ARE PARENTS OF OUR TWIN KIDS GOING INTO THIRD GRADE JUST BEFORE THE PANDEMIC STARTED IN MARCH. 
          OUR SON IS ASTHMATIC AND THEY HAVE ANAPHYLACTIC FOOD ALLERGIES AND THE SMALL COLD THAT HE GOT FROM HIS CLASSMATES EXASPERATED TO HAVE A BIG ASTHMATIC ATTACK. 
          AND HE HAD TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR ABOUT THREE TO FOUR DAYS. 
          RIGHT AFTER HE GOT DISCHARGED, THE PANDEMIC WAS ANNOUNCED. 
          I WAS BOTH, YOU KNOW, RELIEVED IN ONE WAY THAT WE WEREN'T IN THE HOSPITAL DURING THE PANDEMIC, BUT ALSO VERY CONCERNED DUE TO HIS RESPIRATORY ILLNESS, DURING THE VIRTUAL OPTION THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF YEARS, WE'VE PROTECTED HIM AND HE HAS HAD NO SUCH ATTACKS, MAINLY BECAUSE HE'S NOT EXPOSED TO OTHER AILMENTS THAT OTHER KIDS, YOU KNOW, ARE PRONE TO OBVIOUSLY WILL BRING. 
          SO WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A CONTINUED WURTULLA OPTION FOR KIDS LIKE MY MY CHILD WAS ASTHMATIC AND ALSO OTHER FRIENDS OF OURS. 
          A FRIEND OF MINE HAS SEPSIS, AND SHE IS HIGHLY, HIGHLY CONCERNED AS WELL THAT IF HER CHILD GOES AND BRINGS BACK STUFF, SHE PROBABLY WILL NOT EVEN SURVIVE. 
          SO I REQUEST YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THE VIRTUAL OPTION FOR FAMILIES LIKE US. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          AND SORRY, MARTY. 
          I MEAN, WOULD YOUR HUSBAND LIKE TO SPEAK? HE HAS TWO MINUTES ALSO SINCE YOU SIGNED UP SEPARATELY. 
          YEAH, I THINK, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE ALL THE COMMENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OTHER ATTORNEYS HAVE MADE HERE, I THINK THE OPTION FOR LIKE AN ONLINE VIRTUAL WOULD BE GREAT IF THAT'S NOT FEASIBLE, AT LEAST TO HAVE LIKE A MASK, YOU KNOW, MASK SEPARATION BETWEEN THE FAMILIES THAT CHOOSE BECAUSE THEY HAVE CONCERNS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE ELEMENTARY KIDS ARE NOT READY FOR THE VACCINATION. 
          AND IT'S NOT CLEAR WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN. 
          IF THE KIDS WERE ALLOWED FOR VACCINATION, THEN IT'S EASIER TO, YOU KNOW, BE CONSIDERED LAKELANDS MORE FLEXIBLE. 
          BUT RIGHT NOW, GIVEN THAT, YOU KNOW, ELEMENTARY KIDS DON'T HAVE THE OPTION FOR VACCINATION, AT LEAST HAVING LIKE A MASKED OPTION FOR IN PERSON OR, YOU KNOW, MORE PREFERABLY LIKE A VIRTUAL OPTION WOULD BE WOULD BE IDEAL FOR US. 
          AND A LOT OF THE FAMILIES THAT WE KNOW WOULD WE KNOW THAT WOULD BE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE THAT OPTION. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US THE PLATFORM TO SHARE OUR THOUGHTS. 
          THANK YOU. AND THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER. 
          SO WE WILL NOW GO TO DAEWON, OUR SUPERINTENDENCE REPORT ON THE AZU THREE FRIENDS, DR. 
          [D. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT]
AZAIEZ. WELL, THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WEIR. 
          AND I THINK ALL OUR ENTIRE BOARD MEMBERS ONCE AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE ROUND ROCK ISD. THIS IS MY EIGHT DAYS ON THE JOB. 
          AND I AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE EIGHT DAYS AGO. 
          AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING ME THE TRUST TO BE LEADING THIS WONDERFUL AND STELLAR DISTRICT SO FAR. 
          I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH SEVERAL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS, AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR PARENTS, OUR PTA COUNCIL, EXECUTIVE BOARD, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LEADERS FROM THE AUSTIN, AS WELL AS THE ROUND ROCK ISD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAVE BEEN SUPER IMPRESSED REALLY SO FAR, AGAIN, WITH WHAT I'VE SEEN A LOT OF DEDICATION AND FOLKS ARE REALLY WANTING TO SERVE AND HELP OUR STUDENTS BE SUCCESSFUL. 
          AND WE ALSO HAVE TO VIRTUAL MEET AND GREETS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 
          AND I'M EXCITED TO START ACTUALLY DOING THE IN-PERSON ONES. 
          SO WE'RE PLANNING ON HAVING SOME LISTENING AND LEARNING SESSIONS ACROSS THE DISTRICT SO WE CAN ENGAGE WITH OUR AS MANY STAKEHOLDERS AS POSSIBLE. 
          AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE HOW HOW HONORED I AM TO BE HERE AND TO BE PART OF THIS STELLAR SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          I'M SO EXCITED TO CONTINUE AND BUILD UPON THE GREAT WORK GOING ON HERE AT ROUND ROCK ISD. 
          SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. 
          NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS AS OUR THREE FUNDS. 
          AND BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO DR. 
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ALEX, I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT AS OUR THREE FONTS WERE PART OF OUR BUDGET, THAT WAS THANK YOU. APPROVED LAST MONTH. 
          BUT DR. ACCELERON, ADDICTS WOULD LIKE TO JUST TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT HOW THOSE FUNDS WILL BE ALLOCATED. BUT AGAIN, IT WAS APPROVED BY YOU THINK YOU LAST BOARD MEETING, A BUDGET BOARD MEETING. SO DR. ATTIC'S GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WEIR, DR. 
          AZAIEZ AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AS THESE REFERENCED ON JUNE 17TH, THE BOARD ADOPTED THE 21 22 BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDED THE BENEFIT OF 14 ROUGHLY FOURTEEN POINT SIX MILLION DOLLARS, AND ESSAR THREE FUNDS. 
          IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THESE FEDERAL FUNDS, WE HAVE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION BY JULY 27. 
          WE ALSO HAVE TO MEET A FEW REQUIREMENTS. 
          AND SO SOME OF THOSE ARE LISTED, RELEVANT ONES ARE LISTED ON THE FIRST SLIDE HERE. 
          SO POINT TO IS THAT WE'VE GOT TO SPEND AT LEAST 20 PERCENT OF THE FUNDS TO ADDRESS STUDENT LEARNING LOSS. 
          AS A BOARD IS AWARE, EMBEDDED IN OUR BUDGET IS THE ASSUMPTION OF 88 POSITIONS DEDICATED TOWARD ACCELERATED LEARNING, WHICH REPRESENTS 30 PERCENT OF THE S OR THREE FUNDS, ROUGHLY FOUR POINT THREE MILLION DOLLARS. 
          SO WE'VE MORE THAN MET THAT REQUIREMENT. 
          ALL OF THE NECESSARY FUNDS, AS WE DISCUSSED DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, WILL BE CODED TO A DIFFERENT FUND OTHER THAN ONE NINETY NINE. 
          THEY'LL BE CODED TO FUND 282 AND TRACKED SEPARATELY FROM THE GENERAL FUND. 
          AND THEN FINALLY, THERE WAS A REQUIREMENT TO GET STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK ON HOW THESE FUNDS SHOULD BE USED. AND SO WE DID A SURVEY AND MENDI ASKED US, WILL GO OVER THOSE RESULTS WITH YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. 
          I BELIEVE THAT YOU DO HAVE THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WHICH WAS SENT OUT PREVIOUSLY. 
          SO I'M GOING TO JUST HIT THE VERY HIGH POINTS TO REMIND US OF WHAT OUR STAKEHOLDERS SAID. 
          WE DID HAVE JUST OVER 11000 PARTICIPANTS. 
          WE HAD A PRETTY EVEN DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY RESPONDENTS. 
          AND YOU SEE THE OTHER BREAKDOWNS HERE ON THE NEXT SLIDE. 
          JENNIFER? THANK YOU. 
          AND SO GOING ON TO THE NEXT NEXT COLUMN ON THIS SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE ASKED OUR STAKEHOLDERS WAS, WHAT ARE THE THE TOP CHALLENGES YOU ANTICIPATE AS YOU GO AS WE GO INTO NEXT YEAR? AND SO REMEMBER, PARENTS AND TEACHERS AND STAFF MEMBERS ALL RESPONDED TO THIS. 
          AND YOU SEE THOSE FIVE CHALLENGES THERE. 
          AND I WOULD SAY THAT WE AS A STAFF DEFINITELY AGREE AND ARE NOT SURPRISED BY THE ONES THAT SURFACED. AND THEN ON THE NEXT SLIDE. 
          ANOTHER KEY QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED ON THIS SURVEY WAS WHAT ARE THE TOP PRIORITIES THAT WE AS A DISTRICT SHOULD FOCUS ON FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR? AND AGAIN, YOU SEE FOUR OF THESE INVOLVE CLASS SIZES, INTERVENTION, SUPPORT, XIAO PROGRAMS AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. 
          THOSE ARE VERY STAFF HEAVY ACTIVITIES. 
          AND THEN YOU ALSO SEE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS LISTED. 
          IT CAME TO THE TOP. 
          AND I SHOULD MENTION THESE WERE THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY LANDED ON THE SURVEY WITH SMALL CLASS SIZES AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS BEING AT THE VERY TOP. 
          AND SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO DR. 
          ADICKES TO CONTINUE WITH THE BUDGET PORTION. 
          SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          SO WHAT SLIDE FOUR SHOWS IS THE BREAKOUT OF HOW THE FOURTEEN POINT SIX DOLLARS MILLION WILL BE SPENT ACROSS VARIOUS POSITIONS AS WELL AS SOME COST, STARTING WITH THE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS WE TALKED ABOUT FOR ACCELERATED LEARNING OF THE FOUR POINT THREE MILLION. 
          AND YOU SEE DUAL LANGUAGE COACHES ON DOWN THE LINE. 
          SO FOR A TOTAL OF TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE POSITIONS, AS WELL AS SOME COST FOR SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND JUMBLAT BLAST, WHICH IS THE CONTRACT THAT WE CONTRACT WITH THE FARM TO TREAT OUR OUR SCHOOLS, COME IN AND CLEAN UP AND THEN TREAT THEM TO HOPEFULLY PREVENT, YOU KNOW, GETTING GETTING SICK. 
          SO THERE'S THREE TREATMENTS. THEY ALSO OF THE CONTRACT. 
          IF THERE IS A BREAKOUT AT A AT A CAMPUS OR CAMPUSES, THEY'LL COME IN AND SPOT TREAT THAT CAMPUS AS WELL. SO THERE'S FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS, FOR EXAMPLE, DURING BLAST AND THE OTHER DISINFECTANT. 
          AND THEN FINALLY ON THE LAST SLIDE, SLIDE FIVE JUST SHOWS THE REARVIEW MIRROR COST IN TERMS OF WHAT WE SPENT ON COVID RELATED EXPENSES IN OUR LAST FISCAL YEAR, WHICH ENDED JUNE 30. SO IN TERMS OF ON THE CAPITAL PROJECTS, WE SPENT A MILLION WON ONE OF THE SURVEY ASK WAS FOR AIR QUALITY AND BOTTLE FILLING STATION. 
          SO WE'VE IMPROVED THE AIR FILTERS THAT WE USE AT EACH ONE OF THE CAMPUSES. 
          AND THEN THERE'S AT LEAST TWO BOTTLE FILLERS AT EACH ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES AS WELL. 
          SO WE'VE SPENT THAT MONEY ALREADY IN TERMS OF LAST YEAR AND THEN ON THE GENERAL FUND 
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SIDE, THAT WAS FOUR POINT FOUR MILLION SPENT. 
          AND YOU SEE THE DETAIL BROKEN OUT THERE BELOW. 
          A LOT OF THAT WAS TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE FOR THE STUDENTS TO YOU KNOW, THEY WERE MOST OF THEM, TWO THIRDS TYPICALLY WERE WEIR VIRTUAL. 
          SO TO HAVE HOTSPOTS AND COMPUTER ACCESS AT THEIR AT THEIR HOMES AS WELL AS JUMBLAT HAND SANITIZER. AND SO THE TOTAL BETWEEN CAPITAL PROJECTS AND GENERAL FUND WAS RIGHT AT FIVE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS LAST YEAR. 
          AND SO WITH THAT, AS DR. 
          EE'S REFERENCED, THIS ISN'T THIS IS NO NEW NEWS. 
          WE WENT WE COVERED ALL OF THIS GROUND WITH THE BUDGET. 
          THIS IS SIMPLY AS PART OF THE REQUIREMENT OF ACTUALLY HOW DO YOU HOW DO YOU GET THE FUNDING? THIS IS A HURDLE OR HURDLES THAT WE HAVE TO JUMP IN ORDER TO GET THAT. 
          AND OUR PLAN IS TO GET THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BEFORE THE DEADLINE ON JULY TWENTY SEVEN. SO THAT'LL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. 
          MS., VESSA. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          AND I JUST HAVE SOME CLARIFICATION QUESTIONS, AND THEY WON'T BE HARD. 
          SO WHEN I'M LOOKING AT SLIDE FOUR, CAN YOU TELL ME IT SEEMS TO ME THAT REALLY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FIVE MILLION OF THE 15 MILLION THAT'S GOING TOWARDS NEW SPENDING AND THAT THE OTHER 10 MILLION IS ABOUT COVERING COSTS THAT WE PRETTY MUCH ALREADY HAVE. 
          AND WE'RE JUST USING ESSAR FUNDS TO PAY FOR THEM RIGHT NOW. 
          ACTUALLY, ALL OF THIS IS JUST, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THE. 
          ARE YOU SUPPLANTING, ARE YOU SUPPLEMENTING THIS IS ALSO PLANTING SO ALL OF THESE EXPENSES WERE ALREADY PREVIOUSLY BEING PAID BY THE THE GENERAL FUND AND SO WE'RE SIMPLY MOVING THAT COST AND PAYING FOR IT WITH ESSAR FUNDS, YOU KNOW, THE THE EIGHT POSITIONS OF THE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS FOR ACCELERATED LEARNING. 
          WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS WAS THAT SINCE ENROLLMENT WAS DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY LAST YEAR, WE HAD UNFILLED POSITIONS. 
          AND SO WHAT WE DID WAS SIMPLY IN THE CASE OF 88 OF THEM, THESE ARE UNFILLED LITERALLY. 
          WE'VE GOT PREVIOUSLY BUDGET APPROVED POSITIONS, BUT THERE'S NOBODY IN THOSE POSITIONS. 
          SO WE GOT FEEDBACK. 
          HEY, WHAT'S THE BEST? WHAT WHERE THE NEEDS IN ORDER TO EVERY CAMPUS PRINCIPAL, WE SAID, WHAT DO YOU NEED IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN? AND THAT DETAIL? WE PROVIDED THAT TO THE BOARD BEFORE. 
          BUT IT'S I THINK PATTY GAVE IT TO YOU ALL AS WELL AGAIN NOW. 
          SO IT SHOWS CAMPUS BY CAMPUS WHAT THOSE POSITIONS ARE. 
          BUT ALL OF THESE ARE EXPENSES THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN PAID OUT OF THE 199 BUDGET. 
          SO WHAT HAPPENS LIKE WHEN WHEN WE RUN OUT OF FUNDS, WHICH WE HAVE THESE OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD, CORRECT? RIGHT. SO WHEN WE'RE PAYING FOR POSITIONS FROM FEDERAL DOLLARS AND THEN THOSE FEDERAL DOLLARS GO AWAY, WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR BUDGET? RIGHT. SO IT'S IT'S LITERALLY, YOU KNOW, MY MINDSET IS SIMPLY THIS EVERY EVERY YEAR. 
          THE BUDGET PROCESS IS SIMPLY TWO FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS. 
          WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE, WHATEVER THAT IS, WHETHER IT INCREASES, STAYS FLAT OR GETS CUT, WHAT DO YOU HAVE? AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THE JOB OF THE ADMINISTRATION IS GIVEN THAT RESOURCE THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW WHAT? HOW DO WE PUT THAT TO THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE FOR FOR THE CHILDREN? AND SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN? YOU KNOW, IT'S UNKNOWN WHAT THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION TWO YEARS FROM NOW, AS WE DISCUSSED DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, THE REAL THE HURDLE THAT'S GOING TO BE IN PLACE AT THAT TIME IS THAT THE STATE WITH THIS BUDGET SESSION, THEY THEY SAW WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS WILLING TO DO AND THEY DIDN'T RAISE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT. 
          AND SO THE STATE DIDN'T GIVE US INCREMENTAL MONEY. 
          SO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DID THAT LIKE YOU REFERENCED. 
          THAT'S JUST A LIMITED TIME. 
          IT'S NOT PERPETUAL. 
          AND SO NOW THAT MAKES IT A MUCH HARDER CLIMB TO YEARS FROM NOW, BECAUSE TWO YEARS FROM NOW, IF WE AS ROUND ROCK WITH THE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE TO JUST LET'S JUST TAKE THIS YEAR WITH THIS AMOUNT OF FUNDS, WILL A 14 AND A HALF MILLION ISN'T GOING TO BE THERE TWO YEARS FROM NOW? WELL, THEN WE NEED THE STATE TO SAY, OK, WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TWO YEARS AGO. 
          WE REALIZE WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DID. 
          IF THEY'RE IF THEY'RE WANTING TO DO SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S GOING TO KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO GET THE INCREMENTAL FUNDING. 
          BEYOND THAT, IF I MAY PLEASE, MR. VESSA FOUND A STUDIO QUESTION CORRECTLY. 
          SO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN TWO YEARS, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY IN TWO YEARS, WE DON'T WANT TO RUN OUT OF THE MONEY AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET PEOPLE GO. RIGHT. 
          BECAUSE SIMPLY WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. 
          SO WHAT THE PLAN IS TO WATCH YEAR AFTER YEAR. 
          SO WE HAVE THIS YEAR TO WATCH. 
          OUR GOAL REALLY IS TO INCREASE OUR ENROLLMENT. 
          SO IF WE INCREASE OUR NORMAL ENROLLMENT, OUR IDEA WOULD INCREASE. 
          AND IF I INCREASE, THEN OUR BUDGET WILL INCREASE. 
          RIGHT. SO THE GOAL IS NOT TO LET ANYBODY GO FOR PROBABLY IF THE FUNDS RUN AWAY IS FOR US TO RAISE ENOUGH A.D.A, WILL WE BE ABLE TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET AND HAVE ENOUGH ACTUALLY TO 
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FUND THIS POSITION? AND EVEN MORE SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET ANYBODY GO TWO YEARS FROM NOW. THE WORST CASE SCENARIO MAY WORK OUT THROUGH ATTRITION, BUT WE'LL BE MODERN YEAR AFTER YEAR. SO BEFORE THE TWO YEARS ARE UP, WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ALL THAT FIGURED OUT. 
          AND SO WILL YOU BE PRESENTING A PLAN TO THE BOARD IN TERMS OF RAISING OUR ENROLLMENT? WELL, ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, ABSOLUTELY THAT THAT'S WE WOULD WORK ON ACTUALLY MARKETING OUR DISTRICT AND ENSURING THAT OUR ENROLLMENT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW THE UPDATE WE SENT LAST THURSDAY. OUR SO FAR, OUR NUMBERS ARE LOOKING REALLY GOOD AS FAR AS REGISTRATION, AND WE'RE HOPING THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE. 
          I THINK OUR OUR TREND RIGHT NOW IS LOOKING EVEN BIGGER OR HIGHER THAN THE TWENTY NINETEEN PRE COVID WHEN IT COMES TO. 
          SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WATCHING AND WE ALSO ARE GOING TO STRATEGIZE OBVIOUSLY. 
          AND IF WE HAVE TO MARKET OUR DISTRICT EVEN MORE, ENSURE THAT WE'RE BRINGING OUR STUDENTS BACK. REMEMBER, WE LOSE A LOT TO OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS LIKE IDEA AND AND HARMONY. 
          SO YES, WE WILL DEVELOP PLANS THIS YEAR WILL BE DEVELOPED TO BRING MANY OF THEM BACK. 
          THE GOAL IS TO BRING THEM BACK OR AS MANY AS WE CAN. 
          CAN WE SEE A REVISED BUDGET THEN THAT REFLECTS THE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS AND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE? BECAUSE IF WEIR WEIR ABOVE 2019, THAT MEANS WE'RE NEARLY AT 50 TO 1000 STUDENTS. SO CAN WE SEE A REVISED REVENUE? WELL, I'M SORRY, SIR. 
          I THINK I THINK BECAUSE I'M LOOKING I'M SORRY THAT I'M LOOKING AT ACTUALLY, I'M LOOKING AT MAINLY BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN THE ONE LOOKING AT THE ENROLLMENT. 
          NO REGISTRATION. SO SHE HAS SOME PROBABLY FRESH NUMBERS FOR US TO SHARE WITH YOU BEST. 
          I'M SORRY. SO SO OUR MS. FOLKS WILL BE DOING THE ROPE, WHAT'S CALLED A ROLLOVER SOON. 
          THEY'RE ANTICIPATING TOMORROW. 
          WHAT HAPPENS IS OUR REGISTRARS ARE COMING BACK ON CAMPUSES NOW AND NEXT WEEK WE HAVE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS ONLY, BUT THEY ARE NOT VERY CLEAN YET. 
          AND SO I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT PRELIMINARY NUMBERS SHOW US TO BE ABOVE 49000. 
          I DON'T I THINK WE NEED TO WAIT A WEEK OR TWO AND LET THE DUST SETTLE BEFORE WE KNOW WITH CERTAINTY WHAT THAT NUMBER WILL BE. 
          SO ONCE WE GET THAT NUMBER, MS. VESSA TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THEN WE TURN AROUND AND GIVE THAT NUMBER TO DR. 
          ATTIC'S THAT SO HE CAN RUN THAT THE NEW BUDGET FOR YOU. 
          SO THAT WAY WE CAN SHARE WITH YOU AND OUR BOARD MEMBERS IF IT'S OK WITH YOU. 
          I HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS, BUT I'LL WAIT FOR THE OTHER TRUSTEE TO GO FIRST AND THEN CAN YOU JUST COME BACK TO ME AT THE END? THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER LIGHTS. 
          OH, OK. OK, YOU GO WITH DR.. 
          SO I HAVE A VERY SHORT QUESTION REGARDING THE JUN BLAST BEFORE COVID. 
          DO WE HAVE SIMILAR SERVICE? HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? WE WE I'M TRYING TO THINK WHEN. 
          I'D HAVE TO I'D HAVE TO CHECK IN TERMS OF WHEN WE WHEN WE STARTED THE CONTRACT WITH JUMBLAT, AND I JUST AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HERE REMEMBERS. 
          I JUST DON'T REMEMBER IF THAT CONTRACT STARTED BEFORE COVID STARTED OR NOT. 
          I CAN I CAN FIND OUT THE COST OF THE YOU KNOW, IT'S OVER 500000. 
          THAT'S FOR THREE TREATMENTS OF ALL 50 PLUS CAMPUSES. 
          BUT I CAN GET YOU THE ACTUAL TIME THAT IT STARTED AND WHAT THE LAST YEAR'S COST WAS AND PUT THAT IN A BOARD UPDATE. 
          SO THIS IS SO THIS IS SOMETHING NEW FOR COVID BEFORE WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 
          LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW. 
          I HAVE TO I DON'T KNOW. I'D WANT TO CONFIRM BECAUSE I JUST DON'T KNOW IF WE STARTED THAT CONTRACT BEFORE COVID HAPPENED OR NOT. 
          PRIOR TO COVID, OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU RECALL THAT, I SHOULD SAY GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEE, AND THANK YOU. HAPPY THURSDAY. 
          AND SO PRIOR TO COVID, YOU'LL RECALL THAT WE WERE DISMISSED FOR THE SPRING BREAK. 
          STUDENTS WENT HOME AND WE DID NOT RETURN. 
          AND SO CONSEQUENTLY, KNOWING THAT STUDENTS WERE NOT RETURNING, THERE WAS A PROCESS THAT WAS BEGINNING MID-MARCH AT THE TIME TO KNOW THAT WE NEEDED TO SANITIZE OUR BUILDING. 
          SO THE SANITATION OF OUR BUILDING STARTED WITH THE CUSTODIAL TEAM. 
          AND SO THE CUSTODIAL TEAM OBVIOUSLY KNOWING THAT THEY WERE THEY WERE WORKING TO ACCOMMODATE. AND THAT EVEN BEGAN BACK IN DECEMBER BECAUSE COVID WAS WAS BECOMING KNOWN TO US IN DECEMBER AT THAT POINT IN TIME. 
          AND SO THE CUSTODIAL TEAMS WERE WORKING. 
          AND THEN AS WE WERE MOVING INTO MARCH, JERM BLAST OBVIOUSLY WAS A MORE EFFECTIVE AND A LARGER A LARGER, I GUESS, AREA TO COVER. 
          THEY COULD ACCOMPLISH MORE COVERAGE IN THE FACILITIES BECAUSE IT TAKES IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME, MAN HOURS AND AND AND AND A LOT OF WORK TO BE ABLE TO COVER AS MANY SUCH SERVICES WITHIN THE HOUR, APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MILLION SQUARE FEET WITHIN THE DISTRICT. 
          SO THAT THAT ARRANGEMENT WITH GERMPLASM WAS BIDSTRUP SPRING IN KIND OF IN THAT THAT AREA. 
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SO FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR IS HAS TO CONTRACT TO BE SIGNED ALREADY. 
          I WAS GOING TO BECAUSE IT'S MORE THAN HALF A MILLION DOLLARS OF A LOT OF MONEY. 
          ABSOLUTELY. AND I CAN GIVE I JUST LOOKED UP WHEN WE WHEN WE FIRST CONTRACTED WITH JOHN BLAST WAS IN JULY OF 20/20. 
          SO IT WAS AFTER, LIKE, YOU KNOW, COVID STARTED SPRING BREAK OF 2019. 
          SO WE WE SIGNED THE FIRST CONTRACT IN JULY OF TWENTY. 
          SO FOR THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR, WE USED TO USE THEM. 
          AND THEN WE HAVE SIGNED THE CONTRACT FOR THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AS WELL. 
          AND SO THEY'RE PLANNING TO TREAT THE THE CONTRACT IS TO DO THREE TREATMENTS OVER THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR, BUT THAT IS EMBEDDED IN THE IN THE BUDGET. 
          OK, THANK YOU. MS., VESSA, IT'S BACK TO YOU, SO I KNOW THAT 10 PERCENT OF THE ESSAR FUNDS WERE HELD BACK BY ATIYEH AND THEY'RE NOT ALLOCATED, AND THEN THE LEGISLATURE GAVE SOME DIRECTION AS TO HOW THEY WANTED THOSE USED IN FIFTEEN, TWENTY FIVE. 
          SO WHAT HAVE YOU WHAT RESEARCH HAVE YOU DONE ON THOSE ONE POINT SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF FUNDS AND OUR OUR ABILITY TO APPLY FOR FOR THOSE AND ENHANCE OUR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR STUDENTS THIS YEAR? SO THE WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON AND I CAN'T ANSWER LIKE I HAVE TO GET RESEARCH ON TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THE THE THING OVER AND ABOVE THE ESSA'S ONE, TWO AND THREE, THERE'S ALSO THEY'RE NOW CALLING LIKE ESSAR SUPPLEMENTAL AND THERE'S LITERALLY WEBINAR ON ON THAT. 
          AND SO WE'RE GOING TO RHONDA RODAY, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. 
          YOU KNOW, SHE'S GOING THROUGH THAT. 
          SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. 
          AND BASICALLY, HEY, IF THERE'S MONEY OUT THERE WE'RE LOOKING ON, OK, DO WE QUALIFY? HOW MUCH IS IT? WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR IT? AND BUT IT'S A IT'S AN ONGOING PROCESS. 
          AND THAT CLASS MONEY WAS ACTUALLY COVERED IN THE IN THE THE MORRIS WEBINAR THIS AFTERNOON. WE WATCHED IT AS A TEAM. 
          IT'S A GRANT OPPORTUNITY. 
          AND SO THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME FOR YOU TO REALLY START TO PUSH OUT INFORMATION. 
          WE INTEND TO APPLY FOR THAT. 
          WE DID SEE THAT INFORMATION, BUT IT WAS LITERALLY AT THREE O'CLOCK RIGHT BEFORE WE CAME IN HERE. SO COULD YOU BRIEF THE BOARD ON AN UPDATE ON THAT? BECAUSE, I MEAN, I KNOW FIFTEEN, TWENTY FIVE. 
          YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT THE MONEY. 
          I WAS WORKING THAT BILL REALLY, REALLY HARD AND I KIND OF WANTED A DIFFERENT OUTCOME, BUT THEY DECIDED WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH IT. 
          AND SO I JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU COULD BRIEF THE BOARD ON WHAT THAT WHAT THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED, EVEN IF THEY HAVE, DID THEY SEND YOU A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION? CAN CAN YOU ATTACH THAT AS WELL TO THE BOARD UPDATE? TURNED IT OFF, IT'S IT'S ON A WEB SITE, SO WE CAN WE CAN SEND THAT LINK OUT AND WE SAID WE DO INTEND TO APPLY, BUT WE'RE JUST GETTING THAT INFORMATION NOW. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. 
          QUICK QUESTION ON THAT, THOUGH. 
          THE ROLLING IT OUT MID-JULY WHEN WINS APPLICATION DEADLINE. 
          OH, MY GOODNESS, THEY SAID IT WAS IN AUGUST, SOMETIMES I DON'T REMEMBER THE DATE IT WAS LATER, LATE IN AUGUST, AS I RECALL, 27 MAYBE. 
          OK, SO THEY DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT THIS IS GOING TO ROLL OUT AT THE BEGINNING. 
          I MEAN, IT'S NOT EVEN YOU CAN'T EVEN SUBMIT THE GRANT. 
          SO DID THEY GIVE ANY TIME FRAME IN TERMS OF WHEN THEY PLANNED ON IMPLEMENTATION? I DON'T RECALL PAST THAT. 
          WE ARE JUST LITERALLY WE WERE AT THREE O'CLOCK TOGETHER, ALL OF US IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM TRYING TO KIND OF CATCH. 
          BUT HE HE WAS VERY VAGUE. 
          AS YOU KNOW, HE HAS A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME WITH US, ACTUALLY WITH THE ENTIRE STATE, REALLY ALL THE SUPERINTENDENT. 
          BUT WE WATCHED AS A TEAM BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE AHEAD OF IT. 
          BUT REALLY, THAT'S WHEN HE'LL ALSO TALK ABOUT THE WEBINAR. 
          SO THAT'S WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT. 
          WE NEED TO SIGN UP FOR WHAT HE SAID SO WE CAN GET MORE INFORMATION. 
          SO IT WASN'T VERY THOROUGH WITH, LIKE THE I MEAN, HE JUST GIVE US LIKE A BRIEF PREVIEW, BUT LIKE REALLY NOT A LOT OF DETAIL. 
          SO THAT'S WHY THE WEBINARS WILL BE VERY HELPFUL SO WE CAN GET MORE INFORMATION. 
          ACTUALLY, MS. FELLER HAS A QUESTION. 
          SO I THINK THIS IS EITHER FOR DANNY OR MANDY, BUT I LOVE THIS DOCUMENT THAT SHOWS WHERE THE POSITIONS ARE GOING TO BE GOING GOING. 
          THIS IS SUCH A CONCRETE EXAMPLE OF HOW WE CAN MAKE CHANGES. 
          CAN YOU GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE BIT DEEPER DOVE INTO HOW THE DECISIONS WERE MADE AND TO WHICH CAMPUSES? AND SPECIFICALLY, WHEN I LOOK AT THE LIST, WHAT STANDS OUT AT ME IS THERE'S ONLY THREE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. 
          AND SO IF YOU COULD KIND OF JUST I DON'T I DON'T NEED THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF IT, BUT JUST A DEEPER DOVE INTO EXACTLY HOW THE CAMPUSES WERE SELECTED. 
          AND I'VE DONE A LOT OF LOOKING INTO THE PRELIMINARY STAR SCORES AND I'M REALLY CONCERNED. 
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AND SO JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING THIS DEEP OF AN IMPACT AS POSSIBLE ON THE LEARNING LOSS. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. 
          TRUSTEE FELLER. SO CAMPUSES WERE NOT SELECTED. 
          WE PUSHED OUT THE PRINCIPALS BACK IN MAY, I BELIEVE IT WAS. 
          WHAT WILL YOU NEED TERMS OF IN APRIL? WHAT WILL YOU NEED TO CATCH KIDS UP? AND ALMOST EVERYTHING THEY ASKED FOR IS WHAT THEY GOT. 
          UNLESS THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT REALLY DIDN'T CONNECT WITH, YOU KNOW, ADVANCING, LEARNING WITH OUR STUDENTS. SO AND I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS WITH THE BOARD BEFORE. 
          WE ASK EVERY PRINCIPAL, WHAT DO YOU NEED? SOME CAMPUSES ASK FOR MORE THAN OTHERS, BUT WE GRANT THEM ON THIS LIST WHAT THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD NEED WITH THE PRINCIPAL, DETERMINE WITH THEIR STAFF THEY WOULD NEED TO GET CAUGHT UP. SO IT WASN'T A SELECTION PROCESS. 
          IT WAS WHAT DO YOU NEED? AND WE'LL GET IT FOR YOU. 
          SO IF THERE WERE TO BE A SIGNIFICANT ENROLLMENT INCREASE, YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS LIKE OUR ENROLLMENT NUMBERS ARE LOOKING BETTER. 
          AND A CAMPUS WERE TO START UP IN AUGUST WITH A SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER NUMBER THAN WHAT THEY EXPECTED. WOULD THERE BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AT THAT CAMPUSES? YES. YES, EVEN IN A NORMAL YEAR, YOU KNOW, WE MONITOR OUR ENROLLMENT AT EACH CAMPUS WEEKLY STARTING AT THE END OF JULY 1ST OF AUGUST, AND THAT GOES IN ALL THE WAY THROUGH LABOR DAY. AND SO SOME CAMPUSES WE MAY HAVE TO SERVE, PLUS A TEACHER, THEY HAVE TOO MANY STAFF. I'M TALKING ABOUT A TRADITIONAL YEAR. 
          WE MOVE THEM TO A CAMPUS SO SHORT A TEACHER, BUT WE ALWAYS ADD STAFF IF WE NEED IT. 
          SO WE WON'T PULL ANY PUNCHES IN PROVIDING THE CAMPUSES WHAT THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PERFORMANCE LEVELS HIGHER THIS YEAR. 
          SO SORRY. I KNOW YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING. 
          JUST I HAVE ONE MORE CONNECTION AND IF YOU WANT TO INTERRUPT AND JUMP IN, THAT'S GREAT. 
          BUT IS THAT WAS THIS ALSO TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THE SURVEY RESULTS ON SMALLER CLASS SIZES? AND ARE WE GOING TO BE ADDRESSING OR ARE WE ABLE TO ADDRESS A SMALLER CLASS SIZE IN ANY WAY? I DON'T KNOW ABOUT FACILITIES AND I DON'T HAVE DR. 
          AZAIEZ IS BETTER AT THAT. 
          BUT WHOEVER I'M DONE ASKING. 
          NO, NO, THANK YOU. 
          KNOW, THESE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS. 
          KEEP ASKING, PLEASE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY BEFORE. 
          I KNOW. AND IT IS IN THE BACK. 
          SO YOU PROBABLY WILL ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT THE CLASS SIZE. 
          I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE AND I THINK YOU HEARD, DOCTOR, DR. 
          PRESSLEY TALKED ABOUT THIS THIS INFORMATION WHEN WE SHARED WITH OUR PRINCIPALS WAS PRE STAR TEST RESULTS BECAUSE REMEMBER TO START THIS, WE GOT THEM. 
          WHAT IS IT LIKE, JUNE, JULY, I THINK. 
          AND SO THIS SURVEY WAS CENTRAL TO OUR PRINCIPAL BACK IN MAY. 
          SO LIKE HE WAS SAYING, I MEAN, WE WILL ADJUST, OBVIOUSLY, BASED ON THE RESULTS. 
          AND I KNOW THAT I WAS DOING OUTCOMES. 
          YOU KNOW, IT'S OUR MAIN FOCUS HERE. 
          AND IF WE NEED TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENT, WILL MAKE HIM BECAUSE AGAIN, THAT IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS CERTAIN OUTCOMES AND ALSO CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP. 
          SO I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED TO GO BACK TO YOUR QUESTION ORIGINALLY AND I'LL TURN OVER TO HER IF SHE WANTS TO ADD. 
          SO SOME PRINCIPALS, PRINCIPALS KNOW THEIR CAMPS AND THEIR THEIR COMMUNITY BETTER THAN ANYONE. SO SOME PRINCIPALS FELT LIKE THEY NEEDED ADDITIONAL STAFF BECAUSE OF CERTAIN SITUATIONS. THEY NEEDED SMALLER CLASSES AND OTHERS. 
          THEY WERE GRANTED THAT SOME OTHERS FELT LIKE THEIR CLASS SIZES WERE ADEQUATE. 
          THEY WOULD RATHER HAVE AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACH OR OTHER THINGS THEY NEEDED. 
          SO ONCE AGAIN, IT WAS SORT OF JUST ASKING PRINCIPALS, WHICH WE DO ON A PRETTY REGULAR BASIS, WHAT DO YOU NEED? AND THEY TOLD US AND THEY WERE GRANTED THE. 
          AND SO TRADITIONALLY, WE ALWAYS DO THIS, SO OUR TITLE ON CAMPUSES, FOR INSTANCE, ARE MOST STRUGGLING CAMPUSES OR ANY OF OUR STRUGGLING CAMPUSES, THEY'RE STAFFED LOWER ALREADY IN CLASS SIZE. SO WE CONTINUE THAT PRACTICE AND YOU'LL NOTICE THAT A LOT OF TEACHERS WERE ADDED, AND THAT IS FOR CAMPUSES WHO FELT LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT, I NEED TO KEEP THESE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER. A LOT OF TIMES SOME OF THOSE TEACHERS WERE FIFTH GRADE BECAUSE TYPICALLY WE STAFF THEM A LITTLE BIT HEAVIER, BUT BECAUSE SO MANY OF THEM HAVE NOT BEEN ON CAMPUS NOW AND SINCE THIRD GRADE, BASICALLY. 
          SO THEY'RE LIKE, OH, WE REALLY HAVE A STRUGGLE BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE MORE TEST IN FIFTH GRADE AND WE WANT TO KEEP IT SMALLER. 
          SO WE CERTAINLY ADHERE TO ALL OF THOSE WISHES. 
          I THINK EVERYTHING WAS GRANTED ONE POSITION, SOME OF THE POSITIONS THAT THEY ASK FOR WERE TYPICAL THAT WE WOULD HAVE DONE ANYWAY. 
          SO IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ACCELERATING LEARNING. 
          IT WAS SOMETHING THAT, OH, MY GOODNESS, SOMETHING'S ALREADY GROWN OR SOMETHING'S CHANGED OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY HAVE BEEN. 
          AND WE WENT AHEAD AND ADDED THAT STAFF FOR THEM. 
          BUT LIKE HE SAID, WE START NEXT WEEK, ACTUALLY, I THINK TWO WEEKS ACTUALLY. 
          WE GIVE OUR REGISTRARS A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO GET HERE AND START ENROLLING KIDS AND THEN ENROLLING KIDS, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. 
          AND THEN WE MEET WEEKLY AND WE DO THIS ALL THE TIME. 
          THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR DECADES. 
          SO WE MEET, WE TALK WITH OUR PRINCIPALS AS WELL. 
          AND ALL THE DEPARTMENT PEOPLE AND AREA SUPERINTENDENTS ARE IN THE ROOM AS WELL. 
          AND WE DECIDE, OK, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? DO WE NEED TO ADD STAFF, TAKE AWAY EVEN OUR PRINCIPALS ARE REALLY GOOD AT. 
          IF THEY CAN SEE THAT A CLASS ISN'T GOING TO MAKE, THEY WON'T HIRE THE TEACHER. 
          THEY'LL HOLD OFF AND WAIT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEIR COMMUNITY. 
          OF COURSE, THIS YEAR IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. 
          SO, AGAIN, WE'VE STAFFED VERY GENEROUSLY ON PURPOSE BECAUSE I'D RATHER HAVE TOO MUCH STAFF AND NOT ENOUGH. 
          SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE WITH IT RIGHT NOW. 
          SO I LIKE THE COMMENT OF STAFFING VERY GENEROUSLY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE DATA SHOWS THAT SMALLER CLASS SIZES AND MORE TARGETED FOCUS IS FOR THESE KIDS ARE WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE THE DIFFERENCE IN MAKING THE THE STUDENT OUTCOMES BETTER. 
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AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          AND I TRUST ALL THE DECISION MAKING AT OUR PRINCIPAL LEVEL AND ABOVE. 
          YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY JUST WANTED A LITTLE BIT DEEPER DOVE INTO EXACTLY HOW THIS WAS HAPPENING AND HOW IT WAS ALSO LINING UP WITH OUR SURVEY RESULTS. 
          AND SO THANK YOU FOR SURE. 
          AND JUST FURTHER TO SAY THAT AS THEY WORK THEIR MASTER SCHEDULE AND THINGS CHANGE, WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOME ASK, YOU KNOW, I NEED ANOTHER THIS SO I CAN ADD ANOTHER CLASS OF THIS. 
          AND THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. 
          SO IT'S VERY COMMON. 
          AND AND THIS IS JUST MY PERSONAL REQUEST. 
          DON'T KNOW IF THE REST OF THE BOARD ALSO, BUT I LOVE TO HEAR THOSE THINGS THAT SAYS, OK, WE'VE ADDED THIS STAFF OR WE'VE DOING THIS THING AT THIS CAMPUS. 
          AND SO, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF IT'S JUST A CUMULATIVE REPORT IN, YOU KNOW, MID-SEPTEMBER OF THESE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE TO ADDRESS STUDENT OUTCOMES, THEN I THINK THAT THOSE ARE GREAT THINGS FOR US TO HEAR AS WELL. 
          SO APPRECIATE IT. 
          THANK YOU. MS. VESSA, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? IT'S MORE JUST A COMMENT, AND I KNOW YOU CAN ADDRESS IT ON. 
          I'VE COME IN TO BEFORE THAT I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR COMPENSATION AND BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE ONLY GAVE A ONE PERCENT RAISE AND I'M LOOKING AT CPI, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX INFLATION OF HOVERING AROUND FIVE PERCENT. 
          AND SO THAT'S CONCERNING TO ME THAT WE'RE NOT YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN ESSENCE GIVING OUR STAFF A PAY CUT BECAUSE THEY'RE THAT INFLATION IS IS EATEN AWAY AT THEIR INCOME AND IN AUSTIN TO THE PRICE OF HOUSING HAS JUST SKYROCKETED. 
          AND SO I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT A ONE PERCENT RAISE IS JUST TOTALLY INSUFFICIENT FOR THIS YEAR. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT INCREASING YOU KNOW, WE WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FROM THE LEGISLATURE TO DO A PERMANENT INCREASE TO SALARIES. 
          BUT I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US DO AT LEAST A FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR STIPEND. 
          I'VE ASKED FOR THIS REPEATEDLY. 
          I KNOW THAT IT HAS A THREE MILLION DOLLAR PRICE TAG, BUT IT'S NOT IT'S NOT NEAR ENOUGH. 
          LIKE I MEAN, TRUTHFULLY, IT'S NOT EVEN NEAR ENOUGH. 
          BUT IT'S SOMETHING IT'S SOMETHING TO SAY. 
          WE SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. 
          WE KNOW WE KNOW WHAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING. 
          WE KNOW ONE PERCENT WAS WOEFULLY INSUFFICIENT. 
          AND I JUST I JUST CAN'T REITERATE THAT I VALUE OUR STAFF SO MUCH. 
          AND THE EFFORT THAT THEY'RE PUT HAVE PUT IN AND ARE PUTTING IN AND WE'LL HAVE TO PUT IN THIS NEXT YEAR TO MAKE TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES. 
          AND I JUST WOULD REALLY, REALLY LIKE TO SEE US DO MORE IN TERMS OF COMPENSATION FOR THIS NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU. 
          I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. 
          SO TURN IT BACK OVER TO DR. 
          AZAIEZ. THANK YOU AGAIN, THANK YOU. 
          SORRY ABOUT THAT, I CAN'T GET USED TO IT. 
          SO NEXT WE HAVE LEARNING OPTIONS AND I KNOW WE HEARD A LOT FROM OUR PARENTS ABOUT SOME OF THEM HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT COMING BACK IN PERSON. 
          SO WE HAVE FEW OPTIONS. 
          WE WANT TO DISCUSS WITH YOU. 
          I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE A COUPLE OF THINGS, THOUGH. 
          YOU KNOW, ONE OF THEM ONE OF THEM IS THE FACT THAT WE STILL LOOK AND THIS IS NOT SET IN STONE. WE STILL WORKING ON THINGS. 
          AND AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE MONITORING THE SITUATION. 
          WE WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS, IF ANY CHANGES. 
          WE DON'T KNOW AS WHO LIVED THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC LAST YEAR. 
          WE KNEW THAT WE KNOW ALREADY THAT THINGS MAY CHANGE FROM ONE MONTH TO ANOTHER SOMETIME. 
          SO WE'RE HOPING FOR THE BEST, OBVIOUSLY. 
          BUT IF THINGS YOU KNOW, WHATEVER REASON THINGS CHANGE, WHETHER POLICIES COMING FROM DEA OR OR THINGS ARE COMING FROM THE AT THE STATE LEVEL, OR MAYBE WE WE WE SECURE SOME MORE FUNDS. I MEAN, WE WILL BE ABLE MAYBE TO TWEAK AND MAYBE MAKE CHANGES TO THESE PLANS BECAUSE OUR GOAL IS REALLY TO WORK WITH OUR PARENTS AND OUR STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THEIR NEEDS ARE BEING MET. 
          WE WANT TO MAKE SURE AGAIN THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT DISMISSING THEIR CONCERNS. 
          AND IF THERE IS MORE THINGS WE CAN DO AS A DISTRICT, OBVIOUSLY WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU AND SHARE THOSE WITH YOU, OBVIOUSLY, AND UPDATE OUR BOARD MEMBERS. 
          BUT THIS I THINK IT'S A GOOD STARTING POINT FOR US, BUT WE'RE NOT DONE. 
          OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR OPTIONS AND WE ARE MONITORING, AS I SAID, THE SITUATION. AND LOOK, WORKING WITH OUR STATE AS WELL AS LOCAL OFFICIALS TO SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO. SO I JUST WANT TO PASS THE BATON TO DR. 
          PRESSLEY. I KNOW HE WANT TO START TALKING ABOUT THESE OPTIONS FOR NOW. 
          WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER AS A THANK YOU, DOCTOR, AS THE PRESIDENT WEIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. 
          SO, YES, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR A LONG TIME. 
          AND TO TRUSTEE VESSA POINT EARLIER ABOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS BEING LATE, IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF THINGS ARE COMING LATE, YOU KNOW, OR LATE IN THE GAME IF YOU CAN APPLY FOR THIS MONEY LATER. AND THE FALL LEARNING OPTIONS ARE NO DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT WOULD BE UNTIL RECENTLY. 
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SO I WANT TO START WITH A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD NEWS. 
          AND I KNOW THE THE NEWS ON THE NEWS SEEMS BAD THAT THE VARIANCE HERE AND IT'S INCREASING, WHICH IT IS. AND WE'RE MONITORING THAT WITH OUR HEALTH OFFICIALS, OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. 
          AS OUR SUPERINTENDENT JUST SAID, WE HAVE HAD SOME ARE LEARNING GOING ON THIS SUMMER, WHICH IS IN PERSON. 
          WE HAVE ALMOST 5000 STUDENTS ENGAGED IN THAT AND OVER 400 STAFF MEMBERS ON OUR CAMPUSES AND OUR SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM. 
          AND IF YOU GO TO ANY OF OUR SITES WHERE SUMMER LEARNING IS TAKING PLACE, PROBABLY BECAUSE ANYONE CAN WEAR A MASK IF THEY'RE MORE COMFORTABLE WEARING A MASK, THEY'RE PROBABLY 20 TO 25 PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS THAT YOU SEE WEARING MASK AND THE OTHERS ARE NOT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. AND WE'RE IN THE SECOND SESSION OF SUMMER LEARNING RIGHT NOW. 
          SO THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, WE'VE HAD ONE STUDENT REPORTED CASE AND ONE STAFF REPORTED CASE AND SOME ARE LEARNING, AND THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE. 
          SO THAT'S ENCOURAGING TO ME THAT, YOU KNOW, THE VERY I IS MORE RECENT. 
          BUT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, SINCE WE'VE HAD SUMMER LEARNING GOING ON, THOSE NUMBERS APPEAR. BUT ONE ONE IS TOO MANY. 
          I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR. ONE ONE CHILD OR ONE STOP AND WE'RE GETTING SICK. 
          THAT'S ONE TOO MANY FOR ME. 
          SO IF YOU GO TO THE FALL LEARNING OPTIONS, THE NEXT SLIDE, WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IS DR. AZAIEZ IS A FIRST, FIRST AND FOREMOST TRADITIONAL ON CAMPUS LEARNING. 
          YOU CALL IT PRE PANDEMIC. 
          THE WAY WE WERE, THE WAY I SHOULDN'T QUOTE THAT, THE WAY WE USED TO BE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC CAME, THAT OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT'S THE VERY BEST WAY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO LEARN. AND WE KNOW WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GAPS CREATED A LOT OF DISRUPTION ON CAMPUSES WITH PLEXIGLASS AND MASK AND REQUIREMENTS AND QUARANTINES. 
          SO OUR BEST HOPE AND, YOU KNOW, HOPE IS HOPE. 
          BUT I MEAN, WE'RE HOPING THAT FOLKS ARE COMFORTABLE COMING BACK. 
          IT'S SAFE TO COME BACK. 
          AND SO THE TRADITIONAL LEARNING MODEL IS THE ONE THAT IS OUR FIRST AND FOREMOST FOCUS FOR GETTING READY, BECAUSE THE STUDENTS THAT DO COME BACK IN THE BUILDING ARE GOING TO NEED A LOT OF HELP TO ACCELERATE. 
          ON THE COMMISSIONER'S CALL TODAY, THERE WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S REQUIRED WITH STUDENTS WHO FAILED TO MEET STANDARD RECEIVING 30 HOURS OF ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION. 
          AND WE HAVE TO QUANTIFY THAT AND MEASURE THAT AND REPORT THAT THAT WE'RE DOING THAT. 
          SO WE HAVE TO IN THE FALL, WE'LL BE IDENTIFYING THOSE KIDS THAT WE HAVEN'T ALREADY. 
          WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY NEED AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE GETTING THOSE ACCELERATED PIECES UP TO AT LEAST 30 HOURS. 
          AND MANY OF OUR STUDENTS WILL GET MORE THAN THAT. 
          AND THAT'S ADDITIONAL BEYOND AND BETTER THAN THE SCHOOL DAY, BUT ADDITIONAL BEYOND WHAT THEY NORMALLY WOULD GET JUST IN THEIR TRADITIONAL CLASSES. 
          THE SECOND BULLET ON CAMPUS ACCOMMODATIONS BASED ON PARENT REQUEST TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE. DR. 
          AND I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF TALKING TO OUR 35 ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS ON MONDAY, I THINK IT WAS, AND AT THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER BARBECUE. 
          AND WE MIGHT YOU KNOW, WE HAD SOME VISITS THERE. 
          WE TALKED ABOUT BEING FLEXIBLE THIS FALL, ACCOMMODATING FAMILIES. 
          AND AS I SAID EARLIER, ANYBODY CAN WEAR A MASK. 
          WE WOULD NEVER TELL ANYBODY YOU CAN'T WEAR A MASK AND WE WOULD NEVER TELL ANYBODY AT THIS POINT IN TIME THAT YOU HAVE TO WEAR A MASK. 
          IF THE RULES CHANGE, IF THE LAW CHANGES, THEN WE'LL DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO KEEP EVERYBODY AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. 
          WE WILL HAVE STUDENTS WHO RETURNED THE FALL THAT WILL BE WEARING MASKS AND TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, IF PRINCIPALS CAN WORK WITH FAMILIES TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE WITHIN A CLASSROOM OR WITHIN, YOU KNOW, SPECIALS OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE, WE'RE PRIMARILY TALKING ABOUT 12 AND UNDER WHO WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE VACCINE YET. 
          AND WE GET THAT. SO WE'RE ASKING OUR PRINCIPLES TO BE FLEXIBLE, TO WORK WITH THE FAMILIES. WE'RE NOT MANDATING THAT YOU HAVE TO ASSEMBLE CLASSES WITH A MASS CLASS, WITH A MASS TEACHER AND THEN AN UNMARKED CLASS. 
          WE'RE NOT DOING THAT. MANY OF OUR PRINCIPALS HAVE ALREADY STARTED ALREADY HAVE THEIR STUDENT LISTS ASSIGNED TO THEIR TEACHERS. 
          AND JUST FROM A SCHEDULING STANDPOINT, I HAVEN'T BEEN AN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL, BUT I'VE BEEN A HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND I WORKED IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS. 
          THE MASTER SCHEDULE IS A GIANT PUZZLE. 
          THAT'S IT'S A REALLY DIFFICULT THING. 
          IT SEEMS SIMPLE, BUT IT'S EASY ONCE YOU GET INTO IT. 
          SO WHEN THOSE SCHEDULES START BEING ASSEMBLED AND LOSS, WHICH HAPPENS IN THE SPRING, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GO BACK AND CHANGE LUNCH SCHEDULES AND WHO'S GOING WHERE. 
          SO BUT I KNOW OUR PRINCIPALS LOVE THEIR KIDS AND THEY LOVE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO KEEP TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PARENTS. 
          SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO REACH OUT TO YOUR CAMPUS AND TALK TO YOUR PRINCIPALS, TALK TO YOUR AREA SUPERINTENDENTS AND FIND OUT WHAT CAN BE DONE. 
          AND SOME OF OUR SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF KIDS WHO PREFER THAT THE NUMBER OF PARENTS. 
          BUT AT THIS POINT, WE'RE NOT MANDATING THAT WE WILL ARE GUARANTEEING ANYBODY YOU'LL BE IN AN ALL MASS CLASSROOM OR NOT. 
          BUT SO THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS. 
          BUT TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, OUR PRINCIPLES TO WORK WITH OUR FAMILIES AND THEY'LL WORK WITH ISD AND MYSELF TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PUTTING EVERYBODY IN THE MOST COMFORTABLE, SAFE POSITION THEY CAN. 
          DOCTORS. NOW, I JUST WANT TO ADD LIKE SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ACCOMMODATIONS, SO WE WILL DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN, OBVIOUSLY. 
          SO IF A PARENT WANT TO HAVE LIKE A PLEXIGLAS. 
          YES. BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL THAT AVAILABLE. 
          IF YOU WANT TO HAVE MORE, YOU KNOW, HAND SANITIZERS AVAILABLE, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, WE WILL HAVE THOSE AVAILABLE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR OUR PARENTS. 
          BUT AGAIN, IT'S WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT MANDATED TO MASK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 
          BUT WE WILL ACCOMMODATE OUR PARENTS REQUEST TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE. 
          AND I JUST ABSOLUTELY SENSE THAT WE WANT TO WORK WITH OUR PARENTS BECAUSE, YEAH, VERY GOOD POINTS. AND LIKE THAT, WE HAVE PLENTY OF PLEXIGLASS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. 
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AND SO IF A PARENT SAID I'D LIKE PLEXIGLAS ON MY STUDENTS DESK, THEY'LL GET PLEXIGLASS ON THE DESK. THOSE THINGS ARE EASY. 
          AND HAND SANITIZERS, THE GERM BLAST, THE THE STERILE, THE THINGS TO MAKE OUR ENVIRONMENTS AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE WILL CONTINUE. 
          THE THIRD THING IS THE IS KIND OF THE NEW THING, THE HOME LEARNING ROUND ROCK ISD PARTNERSHIP. AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE FAMILIES WHO STILL, REGARDLESS OF ACCOMMODATIONS THAT ARE PRINCIPAL, CAN MAKE. 
          THEY'RE JUST NOT READY TO COME BACK. 
          WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THOSE KIDS. 
          WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE OUR CONNECTION WITH THOSE FAMILIES. 
          AND SO WE HAVE A SUPPORT OPTION AVAILABLE FOR THEM AND A PARTNERSHIP UNTIL THEY RETURN TO US BECAUSE WE WANT THEM TO BE AS PREPARED AS POSSIBLE WHEN THEY COME BACK AND BE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE KEEPING A CONNECTION WITH THE DISTRICT WHILE THEY'RE HOME SCHOOLING. 
          SO I'LL TURN IT OVER RIGHT NOW TO MR.. 
          HE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL. 
          THANK YOU, DR. PRESLEY AND JENNIFER, IF YOU'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          AS DR. PRESLEY SAID, THIS IS AN OPTION. 
          WE WE WE WANT FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR OUR KIDS TO BE BACK IN THE BUILDINGS WITH US. 
          WE KNOW THAT'S WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS. 
          HOWEVER, WE ALSO KNOW THERE ARE SOME FAMILIES THAT ARE STILL FEARFUL OF THAT, AND WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AS WELL AND TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. 
          SO AS DR. 
          PRESLEY OUTLINED, THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO PROVIDE A TEMPORARY SERVICE FOR FAMILIES WHO STILL SEE THEMSELVES AS ROUND ROCK ISD FAMILIES. 
          I'M JUST NOT QUITE COMFORTABLE YET, BUT I WANT TO STAY CONNECTED. 
          I WANT MY CHILD TO STAY ON TRACK ACADEMICALLY. 
          AND SO WE THOUGHT, HOW CAN WE SUPPORT THAT IN A SOFT VIRTUAL TYPE OF WAY SO THAT OUR KIDS HAVE THE ABILITY TO STAY AT HOME FOR TWO WEEKS, MAYBE FOR A MONTH OR TWO. 
          SO THIS IS ALL ABOUT SERVING OUR FAMILIES AND KEEPING OUR KIDS ON TRACK ACADEMICALLY. 
          SO THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS DIVISION, AND I WON'T GO THROUGH THROUGH ALL OF THESE OF WHAT THIS WOULD BE, WHAT THIS IS AND WHAT IT'S NOT. 
          AND SO I WANT TO FOCUS HERE ON THIS ONE, ON WHAT IT IS. 
          SO, AS I SAID, IT WOULD BE A SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR FAMILIES WHO ARE TEMPORARILY HOME SCHOOLING THEIR STUDENTS. 
          WE WOULD PROVIDE SUPPORT AND I'LL OUTLINE THAT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION OF WHAT WE ENVISION FOR THIS, WE WOULD SUPPORT PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO HOMESCHOOL ESSENTIALLY THEIR CHILD. AND WE WOULD PROVIDE AS PART OF THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR LIVE INTERACTION WITH CERTIFIED TEACHERS TO SUPPORT THE PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS ALONG THE WAY. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          AND AGAIN, THIS GOES INTO MORE ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP. 
          IT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IT'S NOT OFFICIAL REMOTE INSTRUCTION PER THE TEXAS VIRTUAL SCHOOL NETWORK OR LIKE WE HAD LAST YEAR. 
          WE STRUGGLED A LITTLE BIT WITH WHAT TO CALL THIS PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO THROW THE WORD VIRTUAL OUT THERE TO SIGNAL TO PEOPLE IT'S GOING TO LOOK JUST LIKE LAST YEAR BECAUSE IT'S NOT WHAT WE ENVISIONED AT ALL. 
          WE ENVISION MORE OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH STILL SOME CONNECTION THROUGH A REMOTE MEANS AND ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT BULLET NUMBER THREE. 
          WHAT WE WOULD DO UNDER THIS IS WE WOULD PROVIDE TWO HOURS OF DAILY CONTENT. 
          NOW, THE PROPORTION OF THIS CONTENT MIGHT LOOK DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON THE DAY, BUT WE WOULD PROVIDE A BROADCAST SO PARENTS COULD USE THAT BROADCAST WITH THEIR STUDENT. 
          IT WOULD CONTAIN LESSONS THAT WERE ALIGNED TO OUR SCOPE AND SEQUENCE, AGAIN, THINKING THAT AS STUDENTS ARE PERHAPS STAYING AT HOME FOR A FEW WEEKS, WE WANT THEM LEARNING THE SAME CONTENT THAT THE STUDENTS IN OUR BUILDINGS ARE LEARNING SO THAT WHEN THEY COME BACK, IT'S VERY, VERY SEAMLESS. 
          AND WE WOULD ALSO PROVIDE SOME INTERACTIVE OFFICE HOURS THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE A CERTIFIED TEACHER INTERACTING WITH THE PARENTS. 
          MAYBE THE PARENTS SAID, HEY, DANIELLE WAS HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF STRUGGLE WITH LEARNING DIVISION. WHAT CAN YOU SUGGEST TO ME? HOW CAN I HELP HER MORE? DO YOU HAVE SOME MORE ACTIVITIES THAT I CAN GIVE TO HER? OR IT MIGHT BE INTERACTIONS DIRECTLY WITH THE STUDENT IF THAT'S MORE APPROPRIATE AND IF THEY'RE READY TO DO THAT UNDER THIS MODEL, WE'RE FREED FROM MANY OF THE CONSTRAINTS, BOTH ON THE PARENTS SIDE AND THE SCHOOL SIDE. 
          AND SO WE THINK THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS IN A COST FRIENDLY WAY, IF YOU WILL. 
          AND WE DO HAVE THAT. 
          IF YOU LOOK ON THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, JENNIFER, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS AN ESTIMATE BECAUSE WE WON'T KNOW THE TRUE NUMBERS UNTIL WE ENROLL KIDS. 
          THEY COME BACK INTO OUR SCHOOL AND WE DO OUTREACH WITH THOSE WHO ARE INDICATING THE DESIRE FOR THIS. BUT WE'RE ESTIMATING AS A STARTING POINT AND CERTIFIED TEACHERS WORKING ABOUT 20 HOURS A WEEK. 
          WE CERTAINLY HOPE TO TAP INTO SOME OF OUR RETIRED TEACHERS. 
          KEEPING THAT HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK AT TWENTY WOULD GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. 
          AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR PARENTS. 
          AND THEN WE'RE ANTICIPATING ABOUT ONE TEACHER PER GRADE LEVEL, KINDER THROUGH SIX. 
          WHY SIXTH GRADE? BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE KIDS TURN 12. 
          AND SO IT WOULD MEET THE NEED FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO DON'T YET HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACCESS 
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THE VACCINE. AND, OF COURSE, AS YOU'VE HEARD TONIGHT, WE'LL HIRE ADDITIONAL TEACHERS AS WE NEED MORE IF WE NEED MORE. 
          BUT WE NEED TO SEE WHO THE KIDS ARE FIRST. 
          THAT WOULD WOULD WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS. 
          AND SO WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO RETURN TO THE THREE OPTIONS BACK WITH US, EMBRACED IN OUR WONDERFUL SCHOOLS IN A TRADITIONAL MANNER. 
          ALSO PARENTS WITH CONCERNS. 
          WE WOULD THEN ASK THEM, PLEASE REACH OUT TO YOUR CAMPUSES. 
          YOUR PRINCIPALS ARE EAGER TO HEAR YOUR CONCERNS AND ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. 
          AND THEN LASTLY, THIS HOMESCHOOL PARTNERSHIP TO HELP THOSE THAT STILL REMAIN A LITTLE BIT WARY AND WANT TO STAY AWAY FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER. 
          SO WITH THAT, WE'LL TURN IT OVER FOR QUESTIONS. 
          MS., VESSA. AND THEN DR. 
          JOE. OK, I HAVE A LIST, AND SOME OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY FROM THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON HOW WOULD STUDENTS THAT QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES BUT WHO ARE IN THIS POSITION WHERE THEY CAN'T YOU KNOW, THEY FEEL LIKE FOUR FOR MEDICAL REASONS OR WHAT HAVE YOU CANNOT RETURN. 
          AND THEN THEY'RE THEY'RE INVOLVED IN THIS PARTNERSHIP. 
          BUT THEY NEED THEY NEED THEIR THEIR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. 
          I MEAN, THEY THEY INSIST THE STUDENTS WILL FALL BEHIND. 
          SO ARE THOSE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO THEM? SO SO, YES. 
          IN THAT WE WOULD HAVE TEACHERS SKILLED IN HELPING THE PARENTS PROVIDE THOSE. 
          BUT IF YOU'RE ASKING IF WE WOULD GO TO THE HOME TO PROVIDE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT SERVICES, NO, WE WOULD NOT BE. SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE ANY ACCESS TO THOSE TYPES OF SERVICES, WHICH WOULD THEY WOULD IF THEY WERE IN PERSON. 
          RIGHT. WHAT THEY MIGHT HAVE INSTEAD WOULD BE ACCESS TO AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST TO SUPPORT THE PARENTS IN PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES. 
          AND REALLY, IF YOU THINK ABOUT A VIRTUAL SETTING, JUST LIKE WE WERE PROVIDING LAST YEAR, THAT SO WE WOULD PROVIDE, EVEN IF NON ENROLLED STUDENTS WHO ARE DOING THIS PARTNERSHIP, IF THEY NEED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, IF THEY NEED A SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, THEN THEN WE WOULD PROVIDE THAT VIRTUALLY, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT ENROLLED, WILL SUPPORT THE PARENT WITH PROVIDING THOSE ACTIVITIES TO THEIR CHILD. 
          OK, BUT THEY WOULDN'T ACTUALLY GET LIKE LAST YEAR, THEY GOT ACCESS VIRTUALLY TO THE ACTUAL PERSON, BUT THEY WOULDN'T GET THAT. THAT'S THAT'S CORRECT. 
          THE PARENT COULD COULD WORK WITH THAT PERSON TO TO GET SUPPORT. 
          BUT WHAT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT IS PROVIDING 30 MINUTES OF SPEECH LANGUAGE EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. LIKE WHAT A CHILD IN OUR SCHOOL MIGHT MIGHT HAVE THE BENEFIT OF. 
          OK, SO THE NEXT ONE THAT WAS RAISED, WOULD THESE CHILDREN BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE LIKE IF THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH, WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO COME TO CAMPUS AND PICK UP THEIR THEIR MEALS? I AM NOT THE LUNCH GURU, SO I MIGHT TURN THAT TO DR. 
          ADICKES. NOW, A STUDENT WOULD HAVE TO BE ENROLLED AT ROUND ROCK IN ORDER TO. 
          THAT. WHAT ABOUT ACCESS TO THEIR COMPUTERS? WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO KEEP THEIR ROUND ROCK ISD COMPUTERS? I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THESE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS. 
          AND I THINK WE DEFINITELY WE NEED TO RESEARCH SOME MORE. 
          THERE IS A WAY, ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF YOU'RE ON A ROLL. 
          BUT I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A WAIVER THAT WE HAVE TO SUBMIT FOR, YOU KNOW, TO THE STATE. 
          BUT THESE ARE ACTUALLY VERY VALID POINT. 
          I WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU ALLOW US TO RESTORE SOME MORE AND MAYBE SEND YOU AND OUR BOARD MEMBERS, MAYBE SOME OF THESE ANSWERS IF IT'S OK WITH YOU. 
          WELL, WILL THAT BE COMMUNICATED TO THE PARENTS WHO ARE CONSIDERING THIS OPTION? BECAUSE, I MEAN, YOU CAN TELL US, BUT I GET CONFIDENTIAL BOARD UPDATE THAT I'M THEN NOT ALLOWED TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE DECISIONS. 
          AND WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER MEETING SCHEDULED UNTIL AUGUST, MID-AUGUST. 
          AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON A PRESENTATION HERE TONIGHT, WHICH DOESN'T ANSWER SOME FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO KNOW IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS IS A VIABLE OPTION FOR THEM. 
          AND AND THAT'S THAT'S WE NEED TO HAVE MORE THIS MORE FLESHED OUT BEFORE. 
          SO IN THE NEAR FUTURE, LIKE PRONTO, BECAUSE PARENTS HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS AND I DON'T SEE US PROVIDING ENOUGH INFORMATION FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A DECISION AT THIS POINT. 
          IS DOCTORS, HE SAID THERE WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THE DETAILS OF THIS AND THE BEST PLACE FOR THEM TO GO, AND I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, IF A COMMUNITY MEMBER CONTACTS YOU, IS CONTACT THEIR PRINCIPAL OF WHERE THEY SHOULD BE ENROLLED OR THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL AND TALK TO THEIR PRINCIPAL, WELL, WHAT'S AVAILABLE, WHAT THE DISTRICT IS DOING, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH OUR COMMUNICATION TO PARENTS. 
          I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO THINK WE'RE JUST SENDING INFORMATION TO THE BOARD. 
          WE'RE NOT SHARING WITH ANYBODY ELSE. 
          OUR PRINCIPALS JUST RETURNED TO WORK LAST WEEK. 
          OUR SUPERINTENDENTS BEEN HERE. SO WE'RE WORKING ON THIS. 
          WE'LL CONTINUE TO GET OUT MORE DETAIL. 
          WE KNOW OUR PARENTS ARE WAITING AND WANTING TO KNOW, BUT THE BEST RESOURCE THEY HAVE BECAUSE PRINCIPALS ARE BACK NOW TO CONTACT THEIR CAMPUS, TALK TO THEIR PRINCIPAL TO GET THE DETAILS THAT THEY NEED. ONE THING I JUST WANT TO ADD AND MS., MS., VESSA, AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE COMING FROM IS IS WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN 
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REALLY TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE STILL ENGAGING WITH OUR STUDENTS AND AND PROVIDING ALL THE RESOURCES THEY MAY NEED, INCLUDING TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT, OR FIGURE OUT A WAY OF MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE FED, BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S SO IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO MIGHT BE LIVING IN POVERTY. 
          SO ABSOLUTELY. DR. 
          JOE. SO CAN WE CAN WE GO BACK TO THE SLIDE, I WANT TO SEE THE. 
          THE PAGE THAT WE CAN GO FROM THE LAST PAGE. 
          AND GO BACK. SO. 
          SO THE NUMBERS, THE 20. 
          20 STAFF OR 25, SO HOW HAD THE NUMBER COME SLIDE SIX, I THINK IS WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO. SO IT'S AN ESTIMATE OF ONE TEACHER PER GRADE LEVEL, PLUS SOME ADDITIONAL STAFF TO SUPPORT PERHAPS DUAL LANGUAGE STUDENTS OR TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. SO IF EACH STUDENT GETTING TWO HOURS OF KIND OF TEACHER TEACHING TIME, SO 20 HOURS DIVIDE BY FIVE IS FOUR OF WHATEVER IT IS, THE TWO SESSIONS, BASICALLY EACH TEACHERS TEACH TWO SESSIONS PER DAY. 
          AND SO IF ONE SESSION IS ABOUT 10 STUDENTS, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 200 STUDENTS THAT WERE IN. AND THAT'S THE THAT'S THE DIFFICULTY OF NOT KNOWING PRECISELY THE NUMBERS. 
          YET WE DO ANTICIPATE THESE TEACHERS WOULD BE ABLE TO DO, JUST AS YOU SAID, TO TEACH TWO SESSIONS. BUT THE THING IS, THESE SESSIONS WILL BE BROADCAST THROUGH VIDEO. 
          AND SO THE THE VIDEOS CAN GO OUT IN 100 KIDS COULD WATCH THE VIDEO WITH THEIR PARENTS OR WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS. AND THEN THE OFFICE, OUR PART IS WHERE THE LIVE INTERACTIONS WOULD HAPPEN. SO THAT'S ACTUALLY MY NEXT QUESTION. 
          THE THE PODCAST IS ACTUALLY RECORDED. 
          VIDEO IS NOT INTERACTIVE. 
          THAT'S CORRECT. OK, UM, THEN REGARDING REGARDING THE ACTUAL INSTRUCTION, IS THIS IS THIS SUPPOSEDLY ACTUALLY THE HOME SCHOOL? BECAUSE WE ARE CALLING A COLLABORATION BETWEEN HOME SCHOOL STUDENT AND SCHOOL DISTRICT, IS IS ACTUALLY THE RESPONSIBLE PARENTS ACTUALLY GRADING THE HOMEWORK, GIVEN THE INSTRUCTION? SO HOME SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS ARE VERY, VERY LIMITED. 
          AND THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF THE BEAUTY BEAUTIES OF THIS PLAN. 
          WHEN PARENTS WITHDRAW TO HOME SCHOOL, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE SOME LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION. THAT'S ONE REQUIREMENT. 
          THEY HAVE TO HAVE A CURRICULUM THAT ADDRESSES THE BASICS READING, WRITING, MATH, SCIENCE, ET CETERA, AND CITIZENSHIP. 
          AND THEN THEY ARE NOT BOUND BY CHECKING ATTENDANCE BY GRADES. 
          THEY ARE FREE TO SELECT THEIR CURRICULUM THAT THEY USE. 
          HOWEVER, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE OUR ROUND ROCK ISD CURRICULUM TO TO HELP GUIDE THEM ALONG AND WE'LL PROVIDE THEM WITH LESSONS. 
          SO WHAT WHAT WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE IS A LOT LESS WORK ON THE PARENT'S PART THAN WHAT A TYPICAL PARENT WHO WITHDREW TO HOME SCHOOL WOULD DO. 
          AND IT ALSO CONNECTS THEM WITH THE SEQUENCE OF OUR CURRICULUM THAT THAT WE PROVIDE HERE IN THE DISTRICT. UM, BASED ON WHAT DO YOU EXPLAIN, I HAVE GREAT CONCERN ABOUT THIS PLAN. 
          IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE. 
          REALLY SINCERE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND AND AND THE PARENTS AND THE FAMILY THAT NEED THIS. 
          WE NEED TO BE STAY HOME AND LEARNING FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, BECAUSE I DON'T SEE THAT A LOT OF FAMILIES AND PARENTS CANNOT DO THE TEACHING PART BY THEMSELVES. 
          I DON'T THINK THE HELP FROM THE DISTRICTS IS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO HELP THEM GO THROUGH FOR THE FOR THE FALL SEMESTER, THE ENTIRE SIX MONTH. 
          AND THAT'S THAT'S JUST MY PERCEPTION. 
          AND ANOTHER THING IS JUST WHEN YOU LOOK AT A SLIDE, THAT'S JUST ONE SENTENCE. 
          TALKING ABOUT THE SCHOOL IS DOING THE BEST WE CAN. 
          WE OFTEN SEE THOSE THINGS LIKE WE DO THE WE CAN SOMETHING LIKE THERE'S SOME LANGUAGE IN AND IN SOME DOCUMENT, BUT JUST MY PERSONAL FEELING IS JUST NOT A SINCERE STATEMENT WOULD DO BEST WE CAN BECAUSE FOR ME IS AGAINST IS BASED ON TRUST. 
          FOR ME, I JUST DON'T HAVE DON'T FEEL THAT WE HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY. OFTEN I CAN TAKE AN EXAMPLE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE HAVE THIS TALKING ABOUT A VIRTUAL LEARNING, WE TALKING FOR MANY, MANY MONTHS TALKING ABOUT THE FUNDING PART THAT 
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BOTH THE BARRIERS TO FUNDING. 
          BUT IF WE DON'T PASS THE LEGISLATION, WE DON'T HAVE TIFFANIE. 
          WE CANNOT DO THE VIRTUAL THEN WHEN THE FUNDING FUNDING ISSUE WE TALK ABOUT, MAYBE WE CAN USE OTHER FUNDS TO FUND THE CHALUPNY THEN ANOTHER COUPLE. 
          SO IT'S A TARGET, BUT THEN TALK ABOUT YOUR TERU, ABOUT CREDIT, ABOUT TRUANCY THAT WE CANNOT DO. SO AGAIN, I'M JUST REALLY WORRIED THAT IF THE PARENTS AND FAMILY ARE CHOOSING THIS COLLABORATION HOME SCHOOL WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THERE MAY BE UNKNOWN PITFALLS AND NO ISSUES AT THE CURRENT TIME THAT MAYBE DUE TO SOME ARCANE TASB RULES AND REGULATIONS MAY COME IN THE FALL, ARE COMING TO SPRING. 
          SOMETHING ELSE THAT THAT THE FAMILIES THAT CHOOSING THOSE AT HOME OPTION, MAYBE THEY HAVE RUN INTO SOME PROBLEMS JUST LIKE SOME LIKE THE LAPTOP ISSUES, THE LUNCH ISSUES, ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE DON'T KNOW AT THIS POINT. 
          I'M REALLY FEEL THAT. 
          OVER, OVER AND AGAIN, I JUST FEEL LIKE MY PERSONAL FEELING IS JUST STRONGER, STRONGER. 
          IT'S NOT WE DON'T HAVE THAT. 
          WE DON'T HAVE THE ATTITUDE TO SOLVING PROBLEM RATHER THAN JUST FIND EXCUSES. 
          WE'RE NOT REALLY PUTTING OUR REAL EFFORT TO PROVIDE A SERVICE ON THIS AT HOME SERVICES FOR US, FOR A FAMILY THAT ACTUALLY NEEDED. 
          AND THAT'S JUST MY PERCEPTION, IT'S JUST FROM. 
          PERSONALLY, I FEEL THIS I AM EXHAUSTED AND I LOST FAMILY, I REALLY EXHAUSTED TO ADVOCATING FOR SOMETHING THAT JUST SHOULD BE THERE. 
          IT'S SO FRUSTRATING. 
          MS. HARRISON. SO I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN. 
          I KNOW IT'S BEEN A HARD YEAR, I WANT TO EXPRESS AND GO ON RECORD AND JUST SAY THAT I'M DISAPPOINTED THERE WAS GUIDANCE FOR VIRTUAL GIVEN JUNE 30TH. 
          AND I UNDERSTAND THAT'S VERY LATE. 
          I UNDERSTAND WE HAD A MEETING. 
          WE SAID VIRTUAL IS GOING TO BE TOO DIFFICULT, DESPITE THE FACT THAT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PARENTS SAID THAT THEY NEEDED THAT SOLUTION. 
          THERE ARE A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS IN WHAT WE'RE OFFERING ABOUT THE BANDWIDTH OF PARENTS AS EDUCATORS, AND MOST PARENTS ARE NOT EDUCATORS. 
          I TAKE PRIDE IN THE FACT THAT ROUND ROCK ISD IS A DISTRICT OF INNOVATION, AND I'M NOT REALLY SEEING A WHOLE LOT OF INNOVATION HERE. 
          I APPRECIATE WHAT DR. 
          XIAO SAID, AND I KNOW NOT ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES MAY AGREE WITH ME, BUT THERE'S AN INAUTHENTICITY TO REALLY WORK TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS. 
          AND FAMILIES AND ROUND ROCK ISD AND WE PROUDLY TOUT THAT WE ARE ROUND ROCK ISD ONE FAMILY. I REALLY LISTENED CLOSELY A LOT OF TIMES DURING PUBLIC COMMENT YOU'LL SEE ME WRITING, WRITING, WRITING, BECAUSE I WANT TO REFLECT BACK ON WHAT PEOPLE SAID. 
          AND I DO READ EVERY EMAIL WHETHER OR NOT I RESPOND. 
          AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT REALLY STOOD OUT TO ME TODAY AND PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          AND ONE PARENT SAID THEY FELT THAT THEY WERE BEING ABANDONED BY OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          I JUST WANT TO SIT WITH THAT, BECAUSE I FEEL THAT. 
          TO THROW OUR HANDS UP AND JUST SAY, YOU CAN HOME, SCHOOL, HOME, SCHOOL, SINCE THERE'S A PARENT TO PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT AT HOME AND TO TEACH. 
          THIS IS NOT EQUITY, AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S A BUZZWORD AND I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ARE PUSHING BACK ON. 
          THIS IS NOT EQUITY AT ALL. 
          THIS IS NOT EQUITABLE AT ALL. 
          AND I JUST HAVE TO SAY I'M DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE CAN DO BETTER. 
          AND I KNOW WE'VE ONLY HAD 15 DAYS, AND I KNOW THAT DR. 
          AZAIEZ HAS ONLY BEEN HERE FOR EIGHT DAYS. 
          BUT I REALLY AM HAVING A HARD TIME SITTING WITH THE FACT THAT THIS IS WHAT WE WERE BROUGHT. FOUR OPTIONS. 
          AND I WANT TO KNOW, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN DO? MY OTHER ISSUE, AND MAYBE THIS IS MY ISSUE BECAUSE I WAS A CLASSROOM EDUCATOR, I THINK THAT IT IS UNFAIR AND I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, TO EXPECT FAMILIES TO DO THE OUTREACH TO PRINCIPALS. THERE IS A POWER DIFFERENTIAL THERE AT THIS JUNCTURE. 
          I UNDERSTAND PRINCIPALS ARE COMING BACK FROM 100 PERCENT, AGREE 100 PERCENT. 
          AND THAT'S A CULTURAL ISSUE, TOO. 
          SO I WANT TO SAY THAT AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MORE TIMES WE HAVE TO SAY THINGS LIKE THAT AND ROUND ROCK ISD. 
          AND I WANT TO SAY THIS, IT'S UNFAIR TO PRINCIPALS TO BE PLANNING FOR THE YEAR AHEAD IN A NORMAL TIME AND THEN HAVE ALL THIS OUTREACH FROM PARENTS THAT'S DISJOINTED, TRYING TO GET 
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THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS MET. 
          AT THIS JUNCTURE, WE SHOULD HAVE SHARED WHAT THE PLAN WAS, EVEN IF IT'S CAMPUS SPECIFIC. 
          CAMPUSES SHOULD BE ROLLING THAT OUT, WE START SCHOOL IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS. 
          IT IS UNFAIR AND INEQUITABLE TO EXPECT PARENTS TO REACH OUT TO THEIR CAMPUS. 
          TO FIND OUT INFORMATION THAT EVERYONE NEEDS. 
          IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO OFFER VIRTUAL, WHICH IS SO PAINFUL BECAUSE WE GET OUTREACHES ABOUT THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY AND LEANDER ISD DOES IT, AND I LOVE LEANDER ISD AND I LOVE MY BOARD COLLEAGUES AT LEANDER ISD. 
          BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WE WERE A SUPERIOR DISTRICT SORRY WE UNDER ISD, BUT WE'RE NOT ACTING LIKE IT. 
          AND THE FACT THAT WE CAN'T EVEN INNOVATE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SOME OF OUR FAMILIES. 
          AND IT'S NOT LIKE THIS IS A FIRST TIME CONVERSATION. 
          THIS IS A CONVERSATION WE'VE BEEN HAVING FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS, KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD. AND I LIKE TO TAKE A SUPPORTIVE, YOU KNOW, TONE AND I UNDERSTAND EVERYONE'S WORN OUT. 
          I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW WE'LL EVER GAIN THE TRUST BACK OF FAMILIES THAT WE'VE BEEN SO DISMISSIVE OF. 
          IS THERE ANYTHING LEFT IN US? TO INNOVATE AND GENUINELY MEET THE NEEDS OF THESE FAMILIES, IS THERE ANYTHING I AM I AM BEGGING US TO ACT LIKE A DISTRICT OF INNOVATION. 
          WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO RESEARCH SOME MORE. 
          I'M NOT THAT GOOD AT MATH, BUT SCHOOL STARTS IN 27, 28 ISH DAYS. 
          WE HAVE SAID OVER AND OVER AGAIN, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW. 
          WE'LL LET YOU KNOW. WE NEED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW. 
          I WANT TO SAY AGAIN AND ALWAYS SAY THIS IN PERSON HAS NOT BEEN WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS FOR A GREAT MANY STUDENTS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. 
          WE'VE HAD GAPS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. 
          AND I GET TIRED OF HEARING AND ACTING LIKE IN PERSON IS A MAGIC BULLET, AND I'M SUPER EXCITED FOR US TO REVISIT AND DOUBLE BACK DOWN ON OUR GOALS, BECAUSE WHEN WE DO THAT, WE'LL SEE THAT WE'VE BEEN SERVING MANY STUDENTS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. 
          PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS, BECAUSE I KNOW WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS. I'M BEGGING. 
          JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE PARENTS AND THE PRINCIPAL THAT'S TO WEIGH, AND OUR PRINCIPALS DO A GREAT JOB OF REACHING OUT TO FAMILIES, AND THEY'RE DOING THAT AS WELL, AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE DOING THAT. 
          SO IF MY COMMENTS WERE TAKEN EARLIER THAT FAMILIES HAVE TO FIND OUT, THEY HAVE TO GO TO THE PRINCIPAL, THE PRINCIPALS IN THE CAMPUSES WE HAVE WE HAVE 55 GREAT PRINCIPALS THAT DO A GREAT JOB OF REACHING OUT AND COMMUNICATING WITH THEIR THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          AND THAT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. 
          AND SO AS WE MOVE CLOSER TO SCHOOL STARTING, IT'S NOT JUST THE PARENTS HAVING TO GO FIND OUT INFORMATION FROM THE PRINCIPAL. 
          OUR CAMPUSES WILL BE PUSHING INFORMATION OUT AND ALSO WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WE DECLARED A LONG TIME AGO WE WOULD NOT BE OFFERING VIRTUAL. 
          THAT'S BEEN OUR BASIC PLATFORM FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW, THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE A VIRTUAL OPTION. AND THAT WAS CLEARLY COMMUNICATED LIKE MOST OF THE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. I'M NOT SAYING WE CAN'T BE INNOVATIVE. 
          I'M NOT SAYING WE CAN'T DO BETTER WORKING WITH OUR TEAM, OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT. 
          BUT BUT WE HAVEN'T WE HAVEN'T REALLY STRAYED FROM THAT. 
          WE SAID WE WILL NOT HAVE A VIRTUAL OPTION. 
          AND THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN COMMUNICATED UP UNTIL NOW. 
          MS. VESSA, THAT IS TRUE, THAT IS TRUE, THE ADMINISTRATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN, YOU KNOW, CLEAR THAT IN THOSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE LEGISLATION FAILED TO PASS, THAT THEY DID NOT INTEND. BUT THIS BOARD NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN ON THAT. 
          NOT EVEN TODAY. 
          IT'S NOT AN ACTION ITEM. 
          IT'S A DISCUSSION ITEM ON JULY 15TH. 
          AND FOR ME, IN THIS ROLE, TYPICALLY, IDEALLY, WE DEAL IN GRAY AREAS, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T. 
          NOTHING IS 100 PERCENT RIGHT, 100 PERCENT WRONG. 
          YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. 
          IT'S IT'S IT'S JUST TRYING TO NAVIGATE GRAY. 
          BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, I FEEL THERE'S A RIGHT AND THERE IS A WRONG. 
          AND WE NEED TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD, IT'S GOING TO COST SOME MONEY. 
          BUT IT'S RIGHT. 
          AND AND THERE'S NEVER A TIME WHEN WE JUST SAY WE JUST CAN'T DO WHAT'S RIGHT BECAUSE IT'S TOO HARD. I WILL I WON'T DO THAT. 
          THAT'S NOT WHO I AM AND I WON'T GO THERE. 
          WE DO WHAT'S RIGHT, EVEN IF IT'S HARD, EVEN IF IT COSTS MONEY, EVEN IF IT'S JUST FOR A FEW HUNDRED KIDS, BECAUSE THOSE KIDS MATTER. 
          EVERY KID MATTERS. 
          AND I HAVE BEEN UTTERLY CLEAR. 
          THAT I WAS GOING TO SERVE ALL STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT IN EVERYTHING I DO AND I HAVE 
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WORKED TIRELESSLY TO TRY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. 
          AND I I I'VE GOTTEN A LETTER FROM REPRESENTATIVE IN ISRAEL TO RETROACTIVELY FUND VIRTUAL. 
          I'M DOING EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO. 
          ELIMINATE EVERY OBSTACLE I CAN TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE, AND YET WE ARE HERE TODAY. 
          AND I JUST FEEL LIKE I AGREE WITH TRUSTEE, XIAO AND TRUSTEE HARRISON, THE EXCUSES ARE TOO MANY. AND WE NEED TO OVERCOME THE EXCUSES AND WE NEED TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO SERVE ALL STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT. 
          I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I HEAR YOU AND WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND AND ALSO INNOVATION AND ALL STUDENTS, AND SO WE GO BACK WITH THE TEAM AND WE ARE GOING TO WORK ON IT RATHER QUICKLY BECAUSE, LIKE YOU SAID, TRUSTEE, HARRISON, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT. 
          AND SO SO I HEAR YOU LOUD. 
          SO WE GO BACK AND AND TRY TO SEE HOW WE CAN BE EVEN MORE INNOVATIVE THAN LEANDER AND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SO LET US LET US COME UP WITH MAYBE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS, STRONGER, MORE INNOVATIVE, AND WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU WITH THOSE. 
          DR. XIAO, DID YOU HAVE. 
          YEAH. ON. SO. 
          BESIDES THE REMOLD ONLY VIGILANTE PART, AND ALSO I HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE IN PERSON TO MAKE THEM MORE SAFE ENVIRONMENT, AND WE I THINK WE REALLY SHOULD ENCOURAGE THE KEY ENCOURAGE MASK UP IN CLASS. 
          WE SHOULDN'T JUST SAW THE BEST, THE BEST WE CAN, WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE FAMILY TO ENCOURAGE TO HAVE THIS ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER THINGS I'M WONDERING, IS REGAINING THE PUBLIC SPACE CAFETERIA AND BATHROOM AND DO WE HAVE A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CENTRAL OFFICE? WELL, AGAIN, JUST ON THE CAMPUS. 
          WELL, THAT WOULD BE A. 
          CONSISTENT TIMELINE WILL, FOR EXAMPLE, WILL THERE BE A SAFE PLACE LIKE SET UP IN CAFETERIA? THERE'LL BE A SPECIAL CLINIC. 
          I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW YOU WERE POSING A QUESTION, BUT AS I SAID EARLIER, OUR CAMPUSES ARE GOING TO BE IN A DIFFERENT SITUATION. 
          SOME CAMPUSES WILL HAVE A NUMBER OF KIDS, A GOOD NUMBER OF KIDS THAT WANT TO WEAR A MASK. 
          AND SOME CAMPUSES WILL HAVE NOT VERY MANY KIDS. 
          SO IT PUTS A PRINCIPAL IN A POSITION ON EVERY CAMPUS. 
          AND I'M NOT MAKING EXCUSES WHEN I'M MAKING EXCUSES. 
          I'M TELLING YOU HOW THIS WORKS. 
          SO PRINCIPAL WHO HAS A SMALL NUMBER ON THEIR CAMPUS IS GOING TO BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO GROUP KIDS, YOU KNOW, FOR LUNCH OR FOR CLASSROOMS THAT ARE ALL TOGETHER WHERE EVERYBODY WEARS A MASK. THAT'S WHY WE SAID, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, OUR PRINCIPAL TO WORK WITH OUR FAMILIES, TO GIVE THEM THE ACCOMMODATIONS THAT THEY WANT TO MAKE THEM FEEL AS SAFE AS THEY CAN. BUT I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A PROMISE THAT WEIR EVERY EVERY CAMPUS THAT ELEMENTARY WILL HAVE A FIRST GRADE MASS CLASSROOM AND A SECOND GRADE MASS CLASSROOM, BECAUSE YOU COULD HAVE A SITUATION WHERE THERE'S MORE THERE'S A CLASS AND A HALF WORTH OF KIDS AND WE'RE FOCUSED ON LEARNING. 
          WE'RE FOCUSED ON GETTING KIDS CAUGHT UP. 
          AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION DIRECTLY, BUT RIGHT NOW WE DO NOT HAVE MANDATES IN PLACE FOR OUR PRINCIPLES THAT YOU MUST CREATE A MASS CLASS FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL. WE'RE NOT WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT. 
          WHAT CAN SOME PRINCIPALS PROBABLY DO THAT IT DEPENDS ON THE NUMBERS AND HOW THEY FALL WITH THE KIDS AND THE PARENTS WHO WANT TO BE IN A MASS CLASSROOM. 
          SO I'M NOT SAYING WE CAN'T DO IT, NOT MAKING EXCUSES. 
          I'M JUST TELLING YOU THE REALITY OF WHAT I UNDERSTAND. 
          YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO EAT IN THE CLASSROOM. 
          ARE THEY GOING? WELL, THAT'S ANOTHER QUESTION. 
          SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT. SO IF YOU HAVE A IF WE HAD A CLASSROOM OF ALL MY STUDENTS, THE PRINCIPAL WAS ABLE TO DO THAT AND GROUP THEM TOGETHER AND THEY WON'T EAT IN THE CLASSROOM AND THEY'VE GOT TO CHANGE THEIR SCHEDULE SOMEHOW SO THAT BECAUSE NORMALLY WHEN THE KIDS GO TO LUNCH, THE TEACHER IS EATING LUNCH AS WELL. 
          AND SO WHO WATCHES THE KIDS IN THE CLASSROOM INSTEAD OF THE CAFETERIA? SO THERE ARE A LOT OF I CAN'T DESCRIBE ALL THE NUANCES TO THE BOARD MEMBERS TONIGHT ON WHAT IT TAKES TO PUT TOGETHER A PUZZLE LIKE THAT. 
          BUT THAT'S WHY WE SAID TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, AND WE'RE ENCOURAGING OUR PRINCIPLES TO WORK WITH OUR FAMILIES AS BEST THEY CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ACCOMMODATE THE STUDENTS AS BEST THEY CAN ON THEIR CAMPUSES. 
          AND THAT MAY LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT ON EVERY CAMPUS IN THE DISTRICT. 
          SO REGARDING VENTILATION ON OUR CAMPUSES AS. 
          THE THE LATEST UPGRADE TO THE VENTILATION FILTERS, THAT WOULD BE A MR. WOOSTER OPERATIONS QUESTION. 
          THE MAIN FOCUS, OBVIOUSLY, IS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. 
          I'M GOING TO. DR. 
          JILL, PLEASE REPEAT YOUR QUESTION TO ME, PLEASE. 
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VENTILATION SYSTEM AFTER TRAINING SYSTEM AT EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, ARE THEY THE UPGRADED STANDARD? WE HAVE NOT UPGRADED ALL OF THEM SIMPLY BECAUSE THE THE UPGRADE OF THOSE PROJECTS IS IS A VERY IMPACTFUL, VERY, VERY IMPACTFUL PROJECT. 
          AND THAT IT TAKES IT TAKES, SAY, APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS TO DESIGN, SIX MONTHS TO CONSTRUCT OR EVEN THROUGH THE SUMMER. 
          SO THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, AS WE'VE ALWAYS SAID, THAT VENTILATION SYSTEMS WERE UPGRADED BY WAY OF FILTRATION SYSTEMS OUTSIDE AIR WHERE WE WE CONVERTED OUR AIR HANDLERS TO BRING IN AS MUCH OUTSIDE AIR AND FLOODING THE THE INTERIOR WITH OUTSIDE AIR. AND SO THROUGH THE COURSE OF OF ERA, AS DIFFERENT SCHOOLS ARE CONSTRUCTED, THE MECHANICAL SYSTEMS HAVE DIFFERENT CAPACITIES, THAT SORT OF THING. 
          AND SO THAT IS ONE ONE TOPIC THAT WE'RE IN AS TALKING ABOUT WHAT WAS NECESSARY, WHAT WHAT PROJECT. AND SO WILL. 
          WE'RE WORKING ON A PROGRAM AND WE KNOW WHICH WHICH WHICH SCHOOLS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO YOU AS A PROGRAM TO BE ABLE TO SAY LET'S BEGIN A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING EXTRAORDINARY COST IN REGARDS TO SOME OF THESE. 
          SO IF MAJOR UPGRADE TAKES SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR TO TO PLAN FOR AND ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT IT, WHAT ARE THE TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS FOR THOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE UPGRADE OF AIR FITNESS SYSTEM? AS I'VE MENTIONED, JUST BEING ABLE TO PROGRAM PROGRAM THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO BRING IN AS MUCH OUTSIDE AIR AS POSSIBLE SO THAT YOU'RE FLOODING THE INTERIOR WITH WITH FRESH AIR. AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ACTUALLY COMES FROM THE CDC, AS WELL AS THE FILTRATION THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FROM THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FILTERS THAT ARE USEFUL. AND SO WE'VE UPGRADED THOSE FILTERS IN THE DELIVERY OF THE AIR SYSTEMS NOW. 
          OK, THANK YOU, MS.. 
          VESSA. SO, I MEAN, I'M VERY INTERESTED IN COMMUNICATION AND SOMETHING THAT I REALLY EMPHASIZE IN MY WORK IS MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE INFORMATION THEY NEED AND COMMUNICATING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 
          I MEAN, I RAN ON THE SLOGAN THAT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO REACH IN BECAUSE I'M GOING TO REACH OUT TO THEM AND I TRY TO DO THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 
          AND SO I THOUGHT TRUSTEE HARRISON REALLY BROUGHT UP SOME REALLY KEY POINTS ABOUT AN. 
          THAT CULTURALLY, WE HAVE TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE FACT THAT ENGAGING YOUR PRINCIPAL WOULD BE VERY SCARY WOULD BE ON. 
          SO I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S AN ADMINISTRATION. 
          YOU CAN ALL COULD SAY YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE TOWN HALLS, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BOTH HAVE A VIRTUAL TOWN HALL AND AN IN-PERSON TOWN HALL TO ANSWER PARENT QUESTIONS, TO DEAL WITH PARENT CONCERNS SO THAT SO THAT PARENTS DON'T HAVE TO FEEL LIKE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE A PLACE IN A TIME THAT THEY CAN COME AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE ALONE, THAT THEY HAVE OTHER VOICES, TOO, THAT THEY CAN COME TOGETHER AND SHARE THEIR CONCERNS. 
          AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. 
          ANOTHER THING THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST SAID, WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK TO YOU REALLY SOON. 
          WELL WELL, WHAT IS REALLY SOON LIKE IS THAT NEXT WEEK IS THAT TWO WEEKS FROM NOW? IS THAT THE FIRST WEEK OR THE SECOND WEEK OF AUGUST? I MEAN, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I CAN'T I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR TO SAY. 
          WELL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PLAN VERY SOON. 
          WHAT IS VERY SOON? YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THIS IS CHALLENGING. 
          IT'S CHALLENGING. 
          IT'S HARD. THIS IS HARD STUFF. 
          AND WE'RE COMING OFF OF A YEAR OF EXCEPTIONALLY HARD, I GET IT, I'M THERE, I'M JUST AS EXHAUSTED AS EVERYONE ELSE. 
          AND BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE TO SERVE KIDS. 
          WE HAVE TO MEET NEEDS. 
          AND SO WE HAVE TO DO MORE HARD, MORE HARD. 
          AND THAT'S WHY I'M SO INTERESTED IN COMPENSATION, BECAUSE WE'RE ASKING SO MUCH. 
          WE'RE ASKING SO MUCH. 
          WE NEED TO PAY THEM FOR MORE BECAUSE WE'RE ASKING FOR MORE. 
          WE'RE ASKING FOR THEM TO TO DO THINGS THAT THAT ARE REALLY DIFFICULT AND CHALLENGING. 
          AND WE NEED TO COMPENSATE THEM APPROPRIATELY. 
          AND IT'S ALL VERY, VERY I KNOW IT'S SO CHALLENGING. 
          AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW I'M WORKING EVERY DAY TO FIND MONEY. 
          I KNOW IT COSTS MONEY. 
          I WORK EVERY DAY TO FIND MONEY. 
          I MEET WITH LEADERS. 
          I SHARE OUR STORY. 
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I DO EVERYTHING I POSSIBLY CAN. 
          I NOT ONE THAT JUST SITS BACK AND LET THINGS HAPPEN. 
          I MAKE CHANGES. 
          I MAKE IT HAPPEN. 
          AND I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. 
          I'M TRYING. SO TELL ME, WHEN IS SOON? WHEN DO WE KNOW WHAT OUR PROTOCOLS ARE GOING TO BE? WHEN CAN WE REQUIRE OUR CAMPUSES TO HAVE TOWN HALLS? CAN YOU ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS SO SOON? AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK AND THEN. 
          YES, IF WE CAN HAVE TOWN HALLS OR CAN WE COMMUNICATE WITH OUR PARENTS? I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA, ACTUALLY, FOR US TO REALLY MEET WITH OUR PARENTS AND TALK TO THEM. AS YOU KNOW, EVERY CAMPUS MAY BE DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE THE NEED, I GUESS, AND AND WHAT OUR PARENTS AND OUR STUDENTS MIGHT BE ASKING FOR MIGHT BE DIFFERENT FROM ONE CAMPUS TO ANOTHER. 
          SO I THINK IT HELPS TO HAVE IT DONE IN A DISTRICT LEVEL, BUT ALSO RATHER IN THE CAMPUS LEVEL, I THINK WILL BE VERY HELPFUL. 
          SO WE WORK WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR PRINCIPAL AS WELL, WITH OUR AREA STUDENTS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE SOME OF THIS STUFF, THIS MEETING, SO WE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH OUR PARENTS AND ALSO LISTEN TO THEIR CONCERNS AND SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO TO ACCOMMODATE THEM. 
          SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. 
          I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION THAT I THINK HADN'T BEEN ANSWERED ASK I THINK EVERYBODY ELSE ASKED BECAUSE I DID HAVE THE PRINCIPLES WRITTEN DOWN AS WELL IN FOOD SERVICES. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT. 
          BUT ONE OF THE SPEAKERS MENTIONED QUARANTINE, AND I REALIZED THAT WE REALLY HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THAT AT ALL. 
          AND AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY KIND OF MY CONCERN AS I WAS LISTENING, THINKING IF STUDENTS ARE QUARANTINED OR IF PARENTS NEED TO PULL THEIR KIDS OUT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE 10 TO 14 DAYS, THAT HOMESCHOOL OPTION DOESN'T ALLOW THAT STUDENT TO CONTINUE TO STAY CONNECTED TO THEIR CLASSROOM IF THEY'RE OUT FOR TWO, FOUR WEEKS. 
          AND I GUESS I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE QUARANTINE RULES ARE GOING TO BE FOR NEXT YEAR OR ANY OF THAT. THAT HASN'T BEEN COMMUNICATED. 
          THAT IS CORRECT. IT WOULD ALLOW THE STUDENT TO STAY CONNECTED WITH A TEACHER OF THAT GRADE LEVEL. THE THE COMPLEXITY OF THAT IS THEN YOU GET BACK INTO CONCURRENT TEACHING, WHICH WAS VERY CHALLENGING FOR OUR TEACHERS TO DO WELL. 
          RIGHT. AND I AND I KNOW THAT THAT WAS INCREDIBLY HARD FOR OUR TEACHERS. 
          I JUST I, I GUESS AND I'M NOT EXPECTING AN ANSWER NOW, BUT JUST TO PUT IT OUT, THERE IS ONE MORE THING TO TO BE CONSIDERING. 
          YEAH, THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION, TOO. 
          AND I THINK THAT GOES BACK TO WHAT THE MS. HARRISON WAS TALKING ABOUT, BEING INNOVATIVE. 
          RIGHT. SO INSTEAD OF HAVING MAYBE THAT TEACHER JUN CONCURRED, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, OUR VIRTUAL TEACHER MAYBE WOULD HAVE A VIRTUAL TEACHER WHO ACTUALLY PICK UP THE, YOU KNOW, THE DABB RIGHT. 
          AND AND CONTINUE THE WORK SO IT DOESN'T INTERFERE WITH THE STUDENTS AND THE TEACHER WHO WAS ACTUALLY HAVING THAT IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION HAPPEN. 
          AND SO THAT WOULD BE PART OF US, YOU KNOW, BEING INNOVATIVE AND COMING UP WITH SOME GOOD SOLUTION TO DO THIS KIND OF SITUATIONS. 
          SO IF THEY'RE LEARNING VIRTUALLY DURING QUARANTINE, WILL WE EVEN BE PAID? ARE THEY GOING TO GET JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SICK? OK, THEY'RE BEING QUARANTINED. 
          SO IF THEY'RE IN QUARANTINE, WE'LL DO WE KNOW FROM TO WHETHER THEY WILL BE COUNTED TOWARDS ADA BECAUSE THEY HAD TO BE QUARANTINED OR NO CURRENT DUTY. 
          IF THEY'RE NOT IN PERSON, THEY ARE. 
          THERE IS NO IDEA. SO YOU'RE TELLING YOU'RE YOU'RE SAYING THAT WHEN A STUDENT MUST BE QUARANTINED, THEN WE DON'T THOSE DAYS THAT THEY MS., WE ARE ACTUALLY NOT EVEN COMPENSATED FOR THEM, AS FAR AS I KNOW, UNLESS THEY CHANGE IT FROM NOW TO THE BIG NEW SCHOOL YEAR. 
          AS FAR AS I KNOW, IF THE STUDENT IS OUT, THEY ARE NOT WE SHOULD NOT BE GETTING ANY ISD. 
          I KNOW SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL GET A.D.A FOR THEM, FOR FUNDING FOR THEM. 
          AND SO ALSO, IF THEY'RE GOING TO QUARANTINE, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, THAT THEY'RE MISSING UNEXCUSED ABSENCES? THAT GOES TOWARDS ISSUES OF TRUANCY? NO, THOSE WILL BE EXCUSED. 
          WE WILL EXCUSE. THOSE ARE THOSE ARE LOCAL POLICIES. 
          RIGHT. SO WE CAN EXCUSE THOSE BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT'S WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING. 
          RIGHT. AND WE WANT TO ENSURE, AGAIN, THAT WOULD PROVIDE SOME INSTRUCTION BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT THE STUDENTS TO FALL BEHIND. 
          BUT AS I SAID, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS T.A., IT'S KIND OF LIKE IF A STUDENT GETS THE FLU, FOR EXAMPLE, AND THEY HAVE TO BE OUT FOR A WEEK OR SOMETHING, IT'S THE SAME THING. 
          IT'S NOT THE SAME THING BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SICK. 
          SO IT WOULDN'T BE WE WOULDN'T BE COMPENSATED. 
          YOU JUST I KNOW I'M THE SAME WITH THE FDA. 
          CONSIDER THE SAME SAME WAY. 
          WOULDN'T NOT US FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE YOU DON'T GET YOU DON'T GET AIDS FUNDING. 
          SO THIS IS SOMETHING I NEED TO WORK ON. 
          IN TERMS OF THE LEGISLATURE, I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL SESSION BILL THAT WILL ADDRESS VIRTUAL LEARNING IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. 
          I MEAN, I WORKED THIS BILL VERY, VERY HARD AND I KNOW ALL THE PLAYERS AND I KNOW WHERE 
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THEY'RE COMING FROM. AND I KNOW THAT THAT THIS IS THIS IS YOU KNOW, ALREADY WE'VE HAD TAYLOR, THE CHAIRMAN OF SENATE, ED AND DORTON, THE CHAIRMAN OF HOUSE PUBLIC EDUCATION, ASK FOR THIS TO BE A SPECIAL SESSION ITEM. 
          I KNOW THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. 
          THIS WAS A PRIORITY ITEM FOR HIM. 
          SO I THINK I THINK THIS WILL COME UP. 
          SO THIS SOUNDS LIKE TO ME, ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I NEED TO BE ON TOP OF IS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE RETROACTIVELY FUNDING FUNDED FOR KIDS WHO HAD TO BE QUARANTINED BECAUSE. 
          AND THEN ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT MOVING TO, I MEAN, ONE OF THE THE CDC PROTOCOLS. 
          AND I KNOW THAT THINGS HAVE CHANGED WITH THE DELTA VARIANT, WHAT NOT. 
          BUT ONE OF THE CDC OPTIONS WAS A SEVEN DAY QUARANTINE RATHER THAN A 14 DAY QUARANTINE WITH A NEGATIVE TEST OF FIVE DAYS. 
          IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING FOR NEXT YEAR? MR. IS NOT HERE TONIGHT, BUT, YOU KNOW, TASB, FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD AND READ OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, THEY WANT TO GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS OF QUARANTINING. 
          SO THAT PIVOTS TO LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES. 
          SO IT COULD BE IT WOULD BE TREATED SIMILAR TO A BREAKOUT ON THE CAMPUS OF THE MEASLES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN TIMES PAST. 
          SO THE LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES, THE COUNTY HEALTH AUTHORITIES WOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. THERE IS X NUMBER OF CASES ON THIS CAMPUS. 
          YOU NEED TO CLOSE THE CAMPUS FOR WHATEVER NUMBER OF DAYS. 
          BUT TO RIGHT NOW IS NOT DESCRIBED A MECHANISM WHERE THEY WOULD PUT PROTOCOLS IN PLACE FOR A DISTRICT TO QUARANTINE OR SHUT DOWN A SCHOOL. 
          AND ULTIMATELY, IT'S IT'S UP TO US, AS YOU GUYS KNOW FROM LAST YEAR, WHETHER WE ACTUALLY CLOSED THE SCHOOL OR NOT, JUST BECAUSE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS TO DO IT. 
          AND ANY TIME THEY TOLD US TO DO IT, WE DID IT. 
          BUT I THINK THE THE VIEW FROM TVA IS WE'RE GOING BACK TO TRADITIONAL TIMES WHERE THERE'S A BREAKOUT OF THE MEASLES OR THE MUMPS OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE ON A CAMPUS, THEN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS THE ONE THAT SAYS YOU NEED TO CLOSE THIS CAMPUS OR THIS DEPARTMENT IF IT'S AN ADULT CONTAGION, YOU KNOW, IN A PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT IN THE DISTRICT. 
          SO IN OTHER WORDS, TO KIND OF GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS OF TELLING THEM IS DEALING WITH QUARANTINING AT ALL. BUT YOU MAKE A GOOD POINT ABOUT THE I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S GOOD LEVERAGE WITH THE LEGISLATURE IF THEY'RE WILLING TO FUND US. 
          BUT IF KIDS ARE ABSENT, THEY'RE ABSENT. 
          THEY'RE STILL ON. OUR ROLLS ARE STILL OUR STUDENTS. 
          IF THEY'RE ABSENT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR HOMEBOUND SERVICES, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE PROVIDED FOR EVER SO SO THAT THAT STILL EXISTS AS WELL. 
          THANK YOU. I DON'T SEE ANY MORE LIGHTS. 
          SO WE WILL MOVE ON NOW TO OUR ACTION ITEMS, DR. 
          [E. ACTION ITEMS]
AZAIEZ, WE HAVE ONE. 
          YEAH, THANK YOU. 
          SO WE HAVE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT FOR THE 2021 2022 ACADEMIC CALENDAR. 
          AND WE HAVE MS. VEERA, IF YOU CAN JUST. 
          INFORMATION ABOUT IT. 
          GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT WEIR TRUSTEES AND DR. 
          ZEE AGAIN, AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE BOARD OF MEN AND TWENTY TWENTY ONE, TWENTY TWO ACADEMIC CALENDAR, AND IT'S TO REFLECT A POLICY THAT YOU ALL CHANGED LAST YEAR AND WAS ADOPTED LAST YEAR WHERE THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS GRADING PERIOD WAS CHANGED FROM SIX WEEKS TO NINE WEEKS. 
          SO THAT'S ONE CHANGE. 
          AND THEN WE'RE ALSO RECOMMENDING TO CONVERT THE HIGH SCHOOL EARLY RELEASE DAYS AT THE END OF EACH SEMESTER TO FULL INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS IN ORDER TO MEET THE REQUIRED OPERATIONAL MINUTES. SO THAT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR TONIGHT. 
          I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT YOU AND THE NINE WEEKS, BECAUSE LAST YEAR WHEN WE DID THIS, WE WEREN'T REALLY LAGUS SPORTS WAS GOING ON. 
          BUT YOU WILL IT'S STILL SIX WEEKS, RIGHT? THEY HAVE TO HAVE GRADES AND EVERYTHING AT SIX WEEKS VERSUS THE NINE WEEKS. 
          SO HOW IS THAT GOING TO WORK FOR OUR STUDENT ATHLETES IF THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE GRADES? I DON'T WANT TO PICK ON OUR TEACHERS, BUT I'VE CHECKED HOME ACCESS OCCASIONALLY. 
          AND I IT'S MAYBE NOT ALWAYS CAUGHT UP. 
          AND SURE, I CAN SPEAK TO WHAT I KNOW. 
          I WILL TELL YOU THAT TYPICALLY YOUR COACHES ARE DOING GREAT CHECKS ALL THE TIME ANYWAY. 
          THAT'S PART OF WHAT THEY DO. 
          SO I KNOW THAT THEY CHECK THE GRADES AT THE SIX WEEKS AS WELL. 
          SO I DON'T THINK IT'LL BE AN ISSUE MS. VESSA. SO I I POSTED THIS FOR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK A WHILE BACK, AND THE FEEDBACK THAT I GOT WAS REALLY HELPFUL IN TERMS OF INFORMING MY VOTE. 
          AND I WOULD SAY THAT AT THIS POINT I'M A NO FOR THIS CALENDAR CHANGE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT EVEN GOING TO BE THERE. THEY'RE JUST GOING TO LEAVE. 
          AND SO ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE IN A GEAR THAT WE NEED MORE MINUTES TO MAKE UP FOR, YOU KNOW, LEARNING LOSS. AND AND WE'RE NOT REALLY PROVIDING THOSE MINUTES. 
          I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT WOULD HAVE A FISCAL IMPACT. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, I'M DOING MY DARNDEST TO FIND MORE MONEY. 
          OK, I DID. 
          THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I DO. 
          [01:40:02]
BUT I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO MAKE EVERY MINUTE COUNT THIS YEAR. 
          AND BY MAKING FULL DAYS ON DURING FINALS WEEKS, THOSE AREN'T MINUTES THAT REALLY COUNT THEIR THEIR MINUTES THAT WON'T EVEN GET USED. 
          THEY WON'T EVEN BE THERE. THEY'LL JUST THEY'LL JUST LEAVE CAMPUS AND WE NEED THEM. 
          WE NEED THEM TO USE THOSE MINUTES FOR REAL INSTRUCTION. 
          I MEAN, I'VE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH INSTRUCTORS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AND THEY DID NOT CUPPER. THE FULL, FULL BREADTH OF THEIR CURRICULUM, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MATH, ESPECIALLY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MATH, AND THEY HAVE TO MAKE UP CONSIDERABLE. 
          LOSS FROM LAST YEAR, WE NEED EVERY MINUTE TO COUNT, AND SO I CAN'T I WANT I KNOW IT WOULD HAVE A FISCAL IMPACT. 
          I'M I'M WORKING HARD TO FIND US MORE MONEY, BUT I WANT THOSE MINUTES TO BE ACTUAL INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES SO THAT KIDS CAN RECOVER FROM THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF OF OF THE PANDEMIC. AND BECAUSE WE DO KNOW IT HAD A HUGE IMPACT AND WE NEED EVERY MINUTE THAT WE CAN GET. MS. WESTON AND THEN MS. FELLER MS. VÉRA, CAN YOU REMIND ME THIS WAS AN AGENDA ITEM FOR LAST MONTH, IS THAT RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. AND I REMEMBER I SUBMITTED A QUESTION JUST SORT OF ASKING FOR OTHER OPTIONS BECAUSE I'M CURRENTLY ON HIGH SCHOOL, NO HIGH SCHOOL OR NO. 
          FOUR AND FIVE IN MY HOUSE. 
          AND I KNOW THEY'VE ALWAYS LOOKED FORWARD TO THAT DECEMBER AND MAY THOSE HALF DAYS. 
          AND OFTENTIMES, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE EXEMPTING A MIDTERM OR THEY'RE EXEMPTING A FINAL AND THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO GO. 
          SO I THOUGHT THAT THE REASON THAT IT WAS TAKEN OFF OF THE JUN AGENDA WAS TO COME UP WITH OTHER IDEAS. CAN YOU SET THE STAGE AND HELP US UNDERSTAND WHERE WE STARTED IN JUN AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY? ABSOLUTELY. 
          SO WE DID MAKE THIS CHANGE LAST YEAR AS WELL BECAUSE WE GOT FURTHER GUIDANCE FROM TEGA AND WHAT HAD HAPPENED. WE WERE USING 30 MINUTES OF TUTORIAL TIME BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED AND COUNTING. THAT IS OPERATIONAL MINUTES, WHICH ORIGINALLY WAS FINE WITH TEGA AND EVERYTHING WAS GREAT. WHEN WE GOT FURTHER GUIDANCE FROM T.A, THEY SAID, WAIT A MINUTE, YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION. 
          AND AND THAT TIME, THAT 30 MINUTES OF TUTORIAL, IF YOU'VE GOT EXTRACURRICULARS GOING ON, LIKE PRACTICES OR CLUBS OR ANYTHING ELSE, THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BE RELEASED TO GO TO THAT TUTORIAL TIME AS WELL. 
          SO IN ORDER TO COUNT IT FOR OPERATIONAL, WE HAD TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. 
          SO THAT KNOCKED OUT THAT 30 MINUTES OF TUTORIAL, WHICH IS THOSE ARE THE MINUTES THAT WE WERE USING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE EARLY RELEASE DAYS. 
          AND SO THAT'S 30 MINUTES A DAY TIMES, HOWEVER MANY DAYS IN A SCHOOL YEAR THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE UP. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE TUTORIAL OPTION THAT TEGA GAVE BECAUSE IT'S NONTRADITIONAL INSTRUCTION AND SOME STUDENTS WOULD NOT OPT TO COME, THEY THEY SUGGESTED THE 30 MINUTES THAT ACTUALLY WAS ALLOWING US TO BANK MORE MINUTES. 
          BUT IT IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A OF A DIFFERENT NATURE, TECHNICALLY, BECAUSE WE ARE HAVING TO MAKE MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET THE TECHNICAL NUMBER OF MINUTES WITHIN A YEAR, WHICH IS SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED. 
          WE WILL NEED TO ADD IN ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY MINUTES. 
          IF WE WERE TO KEEP THE EARLY RELEASE DAYS, WHICH COMES TO NINE POINT OH SEVEN MINUTES A DAY FOR THE REST OF THE DAYS OF THE YEAR. 
          SO THAT THAT WE COULD WE COULD DO IT, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO ADD TEN MINUTES TO EACH SCHOOL DAY. SO I JUST FIND THAT THIS WAS REALLY UNPOPULAR. 
          DID YOU GUYS BRING ANY OTHER OPTIONS TO US BESIDES THIS ONE? BECAUSE I THINK I'D LIKE TO SEE OPTIONS, I DON'T KNOW. 
          THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO ADD THE TEN MINUTES TO EVERY SINGLE DAY IN ORDER TO HAVE THE EARLY RELEASE DAYS. 
          AND WE DID CONSULT WITH OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS. 
          AND THE THE EVERYONE DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR US TO KEEP THE EARLY RELEASE DAYS AS FULL INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS RATHER THAN ADDING TEN ADDITIONAL MINUTES TO THE END OF EVERY DAY. AND WE ADDED MINUTES TO THE END OF THE DAY OR IF ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO IN ORDER TO BANK TIME FOR BAD WEATHER DAYS. 
          SO I BELIEVE WE USED TO RELEASE HIGH SCHOOL AT FOUR OR FIVE AND I BELIEVE IT'S AT 420. 
          THIS WOULD MAKE IT FOUR THIRTY. 
          SO IT'S JUST CONTINUING TO ADD TIME TO THE DAY. 
          I GUESS I'M CURIOUS WHERE MY BECAUSE I'M LEANING TOWARDS A NO ON THIS AS WELL, AND I'M REALLY CURIOUS. THERE WERE MY COLLEAGUES ARE WHAT HAD MS., FELLER AND THEN MS. HARRISON. SO. 
          [01:45:01]
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS COME OUT SINCE OUR RESULTS WERE RELEASED IS THAT HOUSTON ISD IS ADDED 15 CALENDAR DAYS TO THEIR SCHOOL YEAR RATHER THAN LENGTHENING THE DAYS OF SCHOOL. HAVE WE CONSIDERED ADDING ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION DAYS? AND I KNOW THAT INPEX CONTRACTS AND WHATNOT, BUT I WE'VE GOT TO BE INNOVATIVE HERE ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO SERVICE THESE KIDS. 
          SO IF THEY'RE NOT IN FAVOR OF LENGTHENING EVERY SCHOOL DAY, ADDING A FEW EXTRA SCHOOL DAYS, I MEAN, I'M JUST THIS IS NOT MY AREA OF EXPERTIZE. 
          AND I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          I JUST KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO ADDRESS THE LEARNING LOSS AND THE STUDENT OUTCOMES THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE FOCUSED ON AND ADDING 1/2 DAYS ON EXAMS. THEY DON'T SHOW UP. 
          AND THAT'S REALLY NOT LEARNING MINUTES. 
          IT'S ON THE CALENDAR AND IT'S TECHNICALLY THERE. 
          BUT WE'RE NOT REALLY USING THOSE FOR KIDS. 
          MS. HARRISON, THIS IS A TOUGH ONE. 
          I AGREE WITH TRUSTEE VESSA, YOU KNOW, I WAS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER ALMOST NINE YEARS, AND WHAT HAPPENS IS IT CREATES MASS CHAOS BECAUSE PARENTS JUST COME AND SIGN THEIR KIDS OUT. 
          SO NO INSTRUCTIONS HAPPENING. 
          THEY'RE SITTING THERE. 
          THEY'VE GOT TO OCCUPY THEMSELVES. 
          THEY'RE ANTSY. AND IN A TIME WHERE WE KNOW THAT THEY NEED ACTUAL ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION, IT REALLY DOES NOT MAKE MUCH SENSE TO JUST SATISFY THE MINUTES BY ADDING TIME WHERE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE USED. 
          I CAN'T SAY THAT I'M IN FAVOR OF ADDING 15 DAYS. 
          I MEAN, IT'S A LONG IT'S A LONG SCHOOL YEAR. 
          AND I KNOW PEOPLE WOULD BE DISPLEASED WITH TEN MINUTES. 
          AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS AND MASTER SCHEDULERS ARE SOME OF THE HARDEST WORKING PEOPLE IN OUR DISTRICT. 
          IT IS HARD, HARD WORK. 
          I UNDERSTAND THAT. I JUST DON'T SEE HOW IT WOULD BE PROFITABLE AND PRODUCTIVE. 
          ARE THERE ANY OTHER OPTIONS WE HAVE NOT EXPLORED OUTSIDE OF THE TEN MINUTES TO EACH DAY? NOT NOT OUTSIDE OF THAT. 
          I MEAN, WE'VE NOT BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE TO ADD INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS OR TAKE AWAY HOLIDAYS. 
          THAT WOULD BE AN OPTION, WHICH AGAIN, WOULD BE ADDING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. 
          YEAH, THOSE ARE THE OPTIONS. 
          I KNOW IT'S TOUGH. WE WOULD HAVE TO BE VERY INNOVATIVE AND WE HAVE TO PROBABLY TAKE THE WHOLE CALENDAR AND MAYBE TRY TO TWEAK IT. 
          I MEAN, IF YOU'RE OPEN, WE'RE LOOKING AT IT FROM SCRATCH, BUILDING IT MAYBE AND MODIFY IT. I MEAN, WE WILL GO ON THE DRAWING BOARD AND IT DOES JUST FOR HIGH SCHOOL. 
          YEAH. I MEAN, WE CAN WE CAN WE CAN RETHINK. 
          BUT I THINK WE WE WE WE ADOPTED THE CALENDAR, WHAT, EVERY TWO YEARS IN A ROW. 
          RIGHT. SO I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, LIKE I DIDN'T KNOW ANYONE TO MESS WITH IT AND START FROM SCRATCH. THAT'S WHAT WE CAME WITH THIS OPTIONS. 
          BUT WE'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND TRY TO BE MORE INNOVATIVE. I REALLY HATE TO ASK TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD. 
          IT'S NOT BECAUSE IT'S NOT FOR A NEGATIVE REASON. 
          IT'S TRULY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THOSE MINUTES SHOULD BE USED. 
          AND IT'S A TOUGH SITUATION BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD TAKE AWAY HOLIDAYS. 
          RIGHT. FAMILIES NEED THAT TIME TO REJUVENATE. 
          IT'S ALREADY ON THE CALENDAR. PEOPLE HAVE MADE PLANS. 
          I JUST DON'T THINK WE SHOULD WASTE A BUNCH OF TIME. 
          WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE OPERATIONAL MINUTES. 
          THAT DOES IT. 
          SEVENTY SIX. 
          WHAT CAN I SEE YOUR LIGHT MS. VESSA I. I GUESS WHAT I WOULD MAYBE PROPOSE TO MY COLLEAGUES IS WE COULD JUST RIGHT NOW ADD THE TEN MINUTES AT THE END OF THE DAY, SINCE THAT SEEMS TO BE WHAT PEOPLE MOST ARE WANTING AND THEN WE CAN VOTE AGAIN. 
          I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S SET IN STONE, BUT AT LEAST WE COULD VOTE ON SOMETHING TONIGHT TO GET THAT DONE AND THEN TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. 
          AND IF THERE IS ANOTHER OPTION, WE COULD BRING THAT BACK AND WE COULD VOTE AGAIN. 
          REQUIRED TO HAVE THE MINUTES. 
          YEAH. SO MS. VESSA. YEAH, I'M IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING THE DAY TEN MINUTES AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, I MEAN. 
          TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT IS HARD, OK, IT'S NOT EASY, THESE THINGS ARE HARD, IT'S HARD TO ADD ANOTHER 10 MINUTES TO THE DAY. 
          IT'S HARD TO LIKE EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE WITH THE PANDEMIC HAS BEEN HARD. 
          AND I KNOW WE'RE ALL TIRED OF HARD, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE NOT DONE YET AND WE HAVE TO CONTINUE IN HEART. AND SO I WOULD BE AMENABLE TO A 10 MINUTE EXTENSION FOR HIGH SCHOOL MS. WESTON. SO IT MUST BE HARD. 
          DOES THIS MEAN THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOUR, 30 HIGH SCHOOL DISMISSAL IF WE WERE TO DO THIS? YES. WHAT IS THE DOWNSIDE? WE CAN TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE LENGTHENING THE DAY. 
          IS THERE ANY OTHER DOWNSIDE THAT WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THAT COMES WITH THAT TRANSPORTATION? IT WOULDN'T BE AFFECTED. 
          IT'S JUST ADDING ANOTHER 10 MINUTES TO A TEACHER'S DAY, BASICALLY EVERY DAY HERE. 
          OK, THANK YOU. OH, MAN. 
          PRACTICES AND REHEARSALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WOULD ALSO BE DELAYED BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T 
          [01:50:04]
START THAT UNTIL AFTER THE END OF THE DAY. 
          OK, YEAH, I SOMETIMES IN LIFE THERE'S NOT A RIGHT AND A WRONG DECISION. 
          IT'S JUST SORT OF A LESS BAD DECISION. 
          SO FOR ME, THAT WOULD BE THE LESS BAD DECISION. 
          DR. BONE. THANK YOU. 
          I WAS JUST LISTENING AND I DO WANT TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WAS INPUT FROM THE PRINCIPALS AND THAT THEY WERE IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING THE HAFEDH DAYS. 
          AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT I WAS NOT IN FAVOR EXTENDING THE HAFEDH DAYS AT THE LAST MEETING. 
          AND MY QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE WHEN THIS STARTED WAS THAT IF WE HAD GOTTEN FEEDBACK FROM THE STAKEHOLDERS, WHICH IS WHAT WE ALWAYS ASKED FOR. 
          AND SO I REALLY LISTENED TO THAT. 
          AND I'M I'M GLAD THAT THAT WAS ALREADY, YOU KNOW. 
          GOT FROM THE STAKEHOLDERS, AND I JUST I THINK WE SHOULD PAUSE AND REALLY WEIGH THAT THE PRINCIPLES AND IT SOUNDS I'M NOT FOR SURE TO LIKE WHO ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS WERE THAT YOU ASKED, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHO WAS ASKED. 
          AND THEN FOR US TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT WE MIGHT BE GOING AGAINST THOSE THAT ARE THE STAKEHOLDERS OF THIS AND WHAT THEY RECOMMENDED. 
          YOU KNOW, IF I CAN JUST MAKE A COMMENT, SO WE DID MEET WITH OUR ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, THEIR CONSENSUS WAS TO TO THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU TONIGHT. IN MOST OF THAT, I THINK FROM LISTENING TO HIM TALK AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, WAS BORN OUT OF ADVOCACY FOR TEACHERS SINCE WE'VE ALREADY EXTENDED THEIR DAY A FEW YEARS AGO. 
          AND WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND IT AGAIN. 
          AND ALSO PUSHING PRACTICES, REHEARSALS, THINGS LIKE THAT, AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES LATER, STUDENTS WHO MAY HAVE TO GET TO WORK AFTER SCHOOL IS GOING TO PUSH THEM LATER WHEN THEY CAN ARRIVE AT WORK. SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE CONCERNS OF THE PRINCIPALS. 
          BUT IF THEY WERE IN A LITTLE BIT, THEY WERE IN DIFFERENT PLACES, BUT THEY CAME TO A CONSENSUS THAT THIS WAS THE BEST RECOMMENDATION THAT'S COMING FROM OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS. 
          SO THANK YOU, BECAUSE I DO KNOW THAT FOR TWENTY TIME IS NICE BECAUSE LOTS OF TIMES PEOPLE NEED TO BE SOMEWHERE OR 30. 
          SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION, AS WE ALWAYS ASK FOR STAKEHOLDER INPUT. 
          AND I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE LISTEN. 
          MS. FELLER. I LET TRUSTEE HARRISON GO FIRST, JUST BRIEFLY, I WANTED TO YES, AND YOU, DR. 
          BONE, SO YES, I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND I WONDER IF THAT'S MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE WITH WHAT PRESIDENT WE ARE SAYING THAT IF WE GO AHEAD AND MAKE A DECISION, CAN INNOVATE AND BRING SOMETHING ELSE STILL TO THOSE. 
          ARE THOSE THINGS EXCLUDED? YEAH. YEAH. 
          SO WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED MINUTES, OUR ONLY OTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO ADD DAYS. 
          AND SO IF YOU WANTED US TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, WE WOULD NEED DIRECTION, BECAUSE THAT EITHER INCLUDES ADDING DAYS TO THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE EVERYONE'S ALREADY QUEUED UP TO START ON A CERTAIN DAY THIS YEAR, WHICH WILL AFFECT OUR GRADUATIONS. 
          OR WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE AWAY SOME OF OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS, WHICH ARE RIGHT NOW FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, OUR FAMILIES HAVE EXPECTED THAT TO BE TIME WITH FAMILY. 
          AND SO THERE MAY BE VACATIONS, THERE MAY BE EXTENDED TRIPS ON WEEKENDS PLANNED. 
          SO THAT'S A CONSIDERATION. 
          IF WE WERE ONLY TO DO THAT FOR HIGH SCHOOL, THEN YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH CHILD CARE, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS ARE CARING FOR YOUNGER SIBLINGS. SO WE'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT THINGS WE COULD TAKE FROM HOLIDAYS. 
          BUT THERE'S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE SOME UNPOPULARITY THERE BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST STAFF, IT'S ALSO STUDENTS. 
          SO I WE JUST NEED DIRECTION AS TO WHICH WAY YOU'D LIKE US TO LOOK, BUT WE DO HAVE TO GET THOSE OPERATIONAL MINUTES IN. 
          CAN I ASK YOU THIS, ARE WE NOT CONSIDERING AND I KNOW THE RESEARCH SAYS THAT HIGH SCHOOLERS NEED TO START LATER, SO WE KNOW THAT AND WE START PRETTY LATE IN OUR DISTRICT. 
          IS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION FOR STARTING 10 MINUTES EARLIER OR IS THAT TIME BECAUSE OF THE BUSSES, BUSSES? THAT'S OK. 
          BECAUSE THEY'RE DELIVERING ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL. 
          I FEEL THE DILEMMA. 
          I JUST DON'T FEEL AND I KNOW PRINCIPALS KNOW THIS JUST FOR NOT USING TIME DURING FINALS UNLESS THERE'S A BETTER USE OF TIME THERE. 
          I WILL SAY TRUSTEE HARRISON THAT DURING OUR CONVERSATION AND THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE IN THE ROOM, I HAVE TO HELP ME REMEMBER. 
          BUT SOME OF OUR PRINCIPALS TALKED ABOUT BECAUSE IF WE DID THIS THIS YEAR. 
          RIGHT. AND SO SOME OF OUR PRINCIPALS WERE VERY CREATIVE AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DID WITH THE STUDENTS THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE FINALS OR IT FINISHED, ETC. 
          AND AND HOW THEY SCHEDULED THE FINALS, THEY DID SOME CREATIVE THINGS WITH KIDS THAT MAY NEED SOME ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR COLLEGE. 
          THEY DID SOME CREATIVE THINGS. 
          AND SO IN OUR CONVERSATION, THAT WAS SOME OF THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD IS WHAT CAN WE DO DURING THAT TIME? AND SO THAT'S WHY EVEN IN OUR RECOMMENDATION, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE CAMPUSES ARE REALLY WORKING ON HOW TO SCHEDULE THOSE DAYS AND WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE. 
          SO THEY'RE TRYING TO HELP THAT TO WEIR MAYBE KIDS WILL WANT TO STAY OR THOSE KIDS THAT HAVE TO STAY THAT IT'S PRODUCTIVE. 
          [01:55:02]
DR. BONE, YOU WERE TRYING TO DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP AND I WAS JUST GOING TO KIND OF ADD ONTO THAT AND ASK IF THAT WOULD BE A COMPROMISE OF THAT, THOSE HALF DAYS THAT WE GET SOME KIND OF GUARANTEE THAT THE HIGH SCHOOLS WILL USE THOSE IN A WAY TO REALLY HELP CLOSE THE GAPS? BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S WHAT I WAS HEARING IS OUR CONCERN IS THAT WE'RE NOT USING THAT TIME OR WE MAY NOT USE THAT TIME AND STUDENTS MAY NOT SHOW UP. 
          BUT MAYBE IF WE CAN GET SOME KIND OF PLAN OR, YOU KNOW, WORK TOWARDS A PLAN THAT ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE SOME KIND OF RIGOROUS PLAN FOR THAT TIME, I THINK I WOULD BE MORE OK WITH USING THOSE FULL DAYS. 
          MS. FELLER SO. 
          I WANT TO THANK DR. 
          BONE FOR REMINDING ME ABOUT THE INPUT FROM STAKEHOLDERS, BECAUSE I REALLY I REALLY DO VALUE THAT. I KNOW THAT IN SITTING IN THIS ROLE, I AM NOT AN AUTHORITY. 
          I KNOW MY HEART'S IN THE RIGHT PLACE. 
          AND I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY FOCUSED ON STUDENT OUTCOMES, BUT I'M NOT LIVING IT DAY TO DAY AND I'M NOT IN THE BUILDINGS AND I'M NOT THE MASTER SCHEDULERS AND, YOU KNOW, ALL THE OTHER NUANCES THAT COME UP. 
          SO I'D APPRECIATE YOU REMINDING THAT THE PEOPLE THAT REALLY LIVE THIS. 
          AND THE OTHER THING AND I, I REALLY REFRAIN FROM TELLING A LOT OF STORIES, YOU KNOW, PERSONAL STORIES ON THE DAIS. 
          BUT ACTUALLY, I GREW UP IN A DISTRICT THAT HAD STAGGERED START TIMES LIKE ROUND ROCK ISD DOES. BUT IN MY DISTRICT, THE HIGH SCHOOLERS STARTED AT SEVEN, 30 AND WE WERE OUT AT TWO 230 SO THAT HIGH SCHOOLERS COULD GET TO JOBS. 
          AND THEN IF THERE WERE EXTRACURRICULARS, THEY ALL HAPPENED AFTER SCHOOL, IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO WORK. AND SO I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT EXTENDING SCHOOL DAY FOR THOSE KIDS THAT HAVE TO GET TO A FIVE O'CLOCK START JOB BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET OFF OF A HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS IN 15 MINUTES AND GET ACROSS TOWN OR GET TO A JOB. 
          SAME THING WITH TEACHERS THAT HAVE TO GET OUT AND GET TO APPOINTMENTS OR THINGS LIKE THAT. SO. 
          YOU KNOW, WHILE I SAID I AND I STILL STAND BY THE FACT THAT I AM AN INTENSELY FOCUSED ON STUDENT OUTCOMES, I HAVE TO GO BACK TO WHAT OUR STAKEHOLDERS SAY AND THAT THE PRINCIPALS WHO WE TRUST IN THESE ROLES HAVE ADVISED THAT THIS IS THE BEST THING FOR THEIR CAMPUSES. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S SOMETHING MOVING FORWARD THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WANT A LONGER SCHOOL DAY OR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THE FUTURE SOLUTIONS ARE, I DON'T I DON'T LOVE IT BECAUSE I'VE HAD TWO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AND I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS ON EXAM DAYS TYPICALLY. 
          I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT THAT PRODUCTIVE. 
          BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT WE ARE IN AN ENTIRELY NEW WORLD BECAUSE OF COVID AND LEARNING LOSS, AND I THINK THAT SO MANY OF OUR STAFF ARE GOING TO BE THINKING SO OUTSIDE OF THE BOX ON HOW TO ADDRESS AND HOW TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THESE KIDS. 
          AND I TRUST THE PEOPLE THAT WE HIRED. 
          I TRUST THE LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE THAT EVERY MOMENT WILL BE USED TO THE MAXIMUM POTENTIAL. SO WITH THAT SAID, I'M HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION AND THEN WE CAN WHATEVER AFTER THAT. BUT I MOVE THAT THE BOARD AMEND THE TWENTY TWENTY ONE 20 22 ACADEMIC CALENDAR BY REFLECTING NINE WEEK GRADING PERIODS FOR SECONDARY CAMPUSES, AS IS NOW PART OF THE BOARD POLICY, AND BY CONVERTING HIGH SCHOOL EARLY RELEASE DAYS AT THE. 
          AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER, TWO FULL INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS IN ORDER TO MEET REQUIRED OPERATIONAL MINUTES. 
          I'LL SECOND THAT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. 
          IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I JUST THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT PRINCIPALS ARE USING THAT TIME WISELY. 
          I NOW RECALL THAT, YOU KNOW, MY PRINCIPAL ROUND ROCK USED THAT FOR PARKING PASSES, USED THAT FOR CPR, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT OF KEMAR. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOME ANECDOTAL UPDATES AT SOME POINT WOULD BE NICE. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CALENDAR, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. 
          ALL THOSE OPPOSED. ABSTAINING, SO IT PASSES FOR TWO WITH ONE ABSTENTION. 
          THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING BORDER POLICIES, FDA AND FDA. 
          [02:00:01]
THIS WAS A DISCUSSION BROUGHT FORWARD BY TRUSTEE VESSA REGARDING NOT JUST GRANDPARENTS, BUT OTHER FAMILY CAREGIVERS BEING ALLOWED TO HAVE THEIR STUDENTS ATTEND ROUND ROCK ISD SCHOOLS AND MS. VESSA. 
          DID YOU WANT TO? YEAH, I WOULD LIKE I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF ABOUT THIS, AND ONE OF THE CONCERNS WAS, YOU KNOW, HOW HOW FAR THE EXTENSION. 
          SO I'VE REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THIS QUITE A BIT. 
          AND I FEEL LIKE WHAT I SEE IS THAT IT'S MAINLY AUNTS, UNCLES, OLDER SIBLINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. 
          I'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT IT'S UTILIZED THE GRANDPARENT PROVISION IS UTILIZED VERY LITTLE AND THAT WHAT'S MORE COMMON IS THAT PARENTS HAVE TO GIVE UP EDUCATIONAL GUARDIANSHIP TO SOMEBODY ELSE AND THAT THAT'S WHAT'S UTILIZED FOR HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT. 
          AND AND THAT WAS INFORMATION THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME. 
          AND I HAD TO PROCESS IT LIKE, OK, AND IN THE END, MY PROCESSING IS THAT'S WRONG. 
          THAT'S WRONG, LIKE. 
          TWO, IF YOU COULD BE IF YOUR CHILD COULD BE SERVED IN OUR DISTRICT AND YOU COULD RETAIN EDUCATIONAL, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD MEET ME, YOU KNOW, NOT HAVE TO GIVE AWAY YOUR EDUCATIONAL GUARDIANSHIP, I WOULD PREFER THAT. 
          YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE WE CAN'T, YOU KNOW, CAN'T BE HELPED. 
          BUT IF WE CAN, WE CAN HAVE PARENTS CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND NOT HAVE TO GIVE IT AWAY TO SOMEONE ELSE SO THAT THEY CAN STAY IN THE DISTRICT. 
          THAT IS MY PREFERENCE. 
          SO I WOULD LIMIT IT TO JUST SO THAT WE YOU KNOW, BECAUSE ANOTHER THING THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COUSINS, LIKE THIRD COUSINS, YOU KNOW, HOW FAR COUSINS IS A GO? I GET THAT. SO BUT I SEE THE MAJOR NEED IS AUNTS, UNCLES, YOU KNOW, OLDER SIBLINGS. 
          I THINK IF WE LIMITED IT, THE EXPANSION TO TO THOSE CATEGORIES, IT WOULD BE NARROW ENOUGH TO ENFORCE. 
          AND AND I AM NOT OK WITH WITH TELLING PARENTS THAT, WELL, YOU CAN ALWAYS JUST GIVE UP YOUR EDUCATIONAL GUARDIANSHIP. 
          I'M NOT OK WITH THAT. 
          AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE TO SAY. 
          I MEAN, YOU KNOW, ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO HEAR AND, YOU KNOW, WE DISCUSSED THIS AT LENGTH CAN TUNE INTO THE JUNE SIX, JUNE 8TH MEETING. 
          WE HAD A LENGTHY DISCUSSION OF THIS. 
          I BELIEVE IT TOOK ONE HOUR AND 47 MINUTES ON THAT DAY. 
          SO PLEASE, PLEASE LISTEN IN TO OUR LENGTHY DISCUSSION SO THAT WE CAN KEEP MAYBE THIS DISCUSSION A LITTLE BIT SHORTER AND MAKE A VOTE AND, YOU KNOW, MOVE ON TO OUR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. DR. 
          PRESSLEY? YEAH, I JUST I THINK THERE'S A BIT OF A MISUNDERSTANDING. 
          TRUSTEE VESSA BONE F.T. 
          LOGO ON THE MONITOR LIVING APART. 
          THEY DON'T THEY DON'T RELINQUISH THEIR PARENTAL RIGHTS TO EDUCATION. 
          THEY ALLOW WHOEVER THEY'RE LIVING WITH TO HAVE ACCESS TO IT AS WELL. 
          SO IT'S NOT GIVING OVER GUARDIANSHIP. 
          AND THAT'S WHY SO MANY PEOPLE DO THAT. 
          AS A LONG PRINCIPAL, I'VE SEEN THIS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AND MULTIPLE DISTRICTS THAT BECAUSE OF THE LIVING SITUATION OR WHATEVER THE AFTER SCHOOL CARE, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, PARENTS WILL WILL GRANT EDUCATIONAL GUARDIANSHIP THROUGH POWER OF ATTORNEY TO ANOTHER ADULT. THEN YOU HAVE TO BE A RELATIVE LIVING IN THE DISTRICT SO THAT THEY HAVE RIGHTS TO CHECK THEIR GRADES TO BE CALLED IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 
          BUT IN NO WAY DOES THE PARENT GIVE UP. 
          THEIR PARENTAL RIGHTS ARE STILL THE KID'S PARENT. 
          SO THE WAY YOU WERE SAYING, IT KIND OF SOUNDED LIKE I CAN'T I MISUNDERSTOOD THAT. 
          YEAH. WE DIDN'T GO INTO MUCH DETAIL IN OUR CONVERSATION. 
          NOT VERY LONG. BUT DOES THAT MEAN THAT WHEN THEY GRANT EDUCATIONAL GUARDIANSHIP THAT THAT NOW THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T EVEN LIVE IN THAT HOUSEHOLD, THAT NOW THEY'RE ELIGIBLE TO ENROLL IN ROUND ROCK ISD BECAUSE THEY HAVE A PERSON WHO LIVES IN THE DISTRICT, HAS EDUCATIONAL GUARDIANSHIP? CORRECT. CORRECT. 
          OK, WELL, THAT WAS A GOOD CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I TOTALLY UNDERSTOOD DIFFERENTLY IN OUR CONVERSATION AS TO WHAT THAT MEANT. 
          I STILL I STILL AM SUPPORTIVE OF THIS, EVEN IF IT HELPS FIVE STUDENTS. 
          I'M STILL SUPPORTIVE OF IT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY NOT THAT BIG OF A CHANGE. 
          AND IF WE HAVE A NARROW EXPANSION, IT'S NOT THAT HARD TO ENFORCE AND. 
          I JUST BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD SERVE ALL STUDENTS TO, YOU KNOW, AS BEST AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LONG TIME, AND THAT'S WHY I WON'T GO INTO DETAIL AS TO WHY I THINK THIS POLICY HELPS SERVE ALL STUDENTS BETTER. 
          BUT EVEN IF IT'S ONLY HELPING FIVE STUDENTS, I'M STILL OK WITH THE POLICY CHANGE. 
          BECAUSE REALLY, HOW HARD IS THIS? I MEAN, WE'RE JUST APPROVING A POLICY CHANGE. 
          IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A VERY NARROW EXPANSION, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ONEROUS TO ENFORCE IT. IF IT HELPS EVEN FIVE STUDENTS, THAT'S WORTH IT TO ME BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT ALL STUDENTS. I WANT TO HELP EVERY STUDENT IN. 
          AND I, I MEAN, I WON'T GO INTO IT SO HARD NOT TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT THIS 
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COULD COME OUT OF THIS. BUT WE DID GO INTO IT IN DETAIL ON THE 8TH OF JUN. 
          MS. WESTON. YES. 
          DR. AZAIEZ, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED IN THIS ITEM? I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ON THE ATTACHMENTS THAT TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT WHAT THE LANGUAGE CHANGES. SO I THINK WHAT WHAT THE CONVERSATION WE HAD, AND I THINK THIS IS WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY MS. VESSA IS IN OUR FDA AND FDA LOCAL. 
          I DON'T KNOW. I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE IT THERE. 
          YES, I HAVE EVERYBODY IN FRONT OF ME. 
          SO IS THERE A CERTAIN PARAGRAPH HERE WHERE THE WORDS AUNT, UNCLE AND COUSIN ARE ADDED? NO, THAT'S THAT'S REALLY WHAT WHAT MS. VESSA IS PROPOSING IS TO EXPAND RIGHT NOW IS FOR GRANDPARENTS, RIGHT. 
          FOR THE AFTER SCHOOL CARE. 
          WHAT MS. VESSA. AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR YOU MR. VESSA. I'M SORRY IS TO EXPAND IT TO HAVE I'M SORRY. 
          HAVE OTHER RELATIVES SUCH AS MAYBE OLDER BROTHERS AND SISTERS, GREAT AUNTS AND UNCLES. 
          SO WE JUST WANTED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION. 
          WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO TAKE ACTION TODAY. 
          I MEAN OBVIOUSLY IT'S UP TO OUR BOARD MEMBERS, BUT IT'S REALLY THAT'S THE CONVERSATION WE HAVE IN A MS. VESSA. I KNOW YOU PROBABLY WANT TO EXPAND. 
          WELL, THE REASON WHY I WOULD ASK FOR THIS TO BE AN ACTION I AM TODAY IS IF WE DON'T MAKE IT AN ACTION ITEM TODAY, THEN IT'S PROBABLY JUST NOT GOING TO HAPPEN FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR IN A WAY THAT'S MEANINGFUL. 
          I MEAN, WE EITHER TAKE ACTION TODAY OR WE SCHEDULE ANOTHER MEETING BEFORE THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR FAMILIES, EVEN IF IT'S FIVE, UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN OPTION. 
          AND SO I WOULD ASK THAT THAT WE, YOU KNOW, DO WE NEED LANGUAGE WE DON'T HAVE WE DON'T HAVE A MOTION HERE. 
          YES. IT LOOKS LIKE I WAS SAYING SO. 
          DR. AZAIEZ, IN ORDER FOR ME TO VOTE UP OR DOWN ON A POLICY CHANGE, WHAT I NEED IN FRONT OF ME IS THE CURRENT POLICY RIGHT HERE AND THEN THE PROPOSED CHANGE POLICY RIGHT HERE. 
          AND I DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW. 
          AND SO I DON'T FEEL PREPARED TO VOTE UP OR DOWN ON THIS. 
          ALSO, IN THAT JUNE 8TH MEETING, I WILL ADD THAT WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF POLICIES, ONE THAT ONE POLICY THAT I THINK WOULD BE AT THE TOP OF MY LIST OF PRIORITIES TO APPROVE THE CHANGES WOULD BE LOCAL, AND THAT'S NOT HERE. 
          SO AM I SUPPOSED TO BE LOBBYING FOR THAT CHANGE? SO I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY THIS POLICY ROSE TO THE TOP. 
          SO I'LL DO WHATEVER I NEED TO DO THAT APPARENTLY I HAVEN'T DONE IN ORDER TO GET THE POLICY THAT IS A PRIORITY FOR ME TO BE CHANGED. 
          SO IF YOU COULD JUST LET ME KNOW AT A CONVENIENT TIME WHAT I NEED TO DO FOR THAT. 
          I CAN ACTUALLY ANSWER THAT THERE INITIALLY WERE NOT ANY POLICIES ON THIS. 
          AND TRUSTEE VESSA DID REACH OUT TO ME BECAUSE OF THE TIMING OF. 
          THE SCHOOL YEAR, SO WE DID ADD IT SPECIFICALLY AT THAT REQUEST FOR THIS MEETING ON MONDAY, BUT I, I KNOW THAT MS. WHILE WE ARE GOING TO COME BACK AROUND TO ALL THE POLICIES THAT WE DISCUSSED WELL, AND ALSO AT AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH DR. 
          PRESSLEY AND AND ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE OVER WHO HAVE MORE KNOWLEDGE OF THESE POLICIES, IT WAS THAT, OH, WE ACTUALLY DON'T NEED TO CHANGE OUR POLICY BECAUSE WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THAT SAME THING THROUGH THE PROVISION THAT WE ALREADY HAVE INDICATING THAT MINORS WHO LIVE WITH ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER CAN ENROLL WITH THAT POWER OF ATTORNEY. 
          AND AGAIN, IT DOESN'T TAKE RIGHTS AWAY FROM THEIR PARENT. 
          IT JUST GRANTS EDUCATIONAL DECISION-MAKING THE RIGHT CERTAIN RIGHTS TO A DIFFERENT RELATIVE. SO THE ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION WASN'T WE NEED A CHANGE, A POLICY. AFTER ALL, IT WAS WE CAN ALREADY ACCOMPLISH THIS. 
          AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE NOT GETTING A RECOMMENDED CHANGED POLICY, BECAUSE AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE REALIZED, OH, WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS ALREADY. 
          THIS IS ALREADY HAPPENING THROUGH THIS POLICY. 
          SO YOU DON'T NEED BOARD ACTION FOR THIS? WELL, THE OUR OUR PERSPECTIVE WAS WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST A RELATIVE OF THE LOCAL. 
          IT CAN BE ANY ADULT WHO LIVES IN THE DISTRICT AND CAN BE AWARDED THE ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL RECORDS BY THE PARENTS IF THEY LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE. 
          SO THAT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED. WE DON'T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT COUSINS. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE REGISTRARS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO YOUR FIRST COUSIN OR SECOND COUSIN OR IS THAT A BROTHER OR STEPBROTHER OR, YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT HAVE A LOT OF AUNT BECKY'S SHOW UP. WE MIGHT HAVE A LOT OF REGISTRARS RESIGNED. 
          SO I'M TRYING TO. SO I THINK WE CAN ACCOMPLISH IT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED FOR YEARS. 
          WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO THE KIDS WHOSE PARENTS WHOSE BIOLOGICAL OR LEGAL PARENTS LIVE OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT WANT THEIR KID BECAUSE OF AFTER SCHOOL CARE IN THE DISTRICT, THEY 
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FIND A WAY TO DO THAT. 
          I DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS FOR YOU BECAUSE WHEN THEY ENROLL, THEY'RE ON OUR BOOKS FOR PIMS, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER KID. 
          SO THAT TO GET YOU A NUMBER OF HOW MANY KIDS ARE DOING THIS IN THE DISTRICT, I WOULD HAVE TO ASK ALL THE REGISTRARS TO GO THROUGH AND LOOK BY HAND AT ALL THE NOTES OF EVERY KID THAT'S ENROLLED IN THAT SCHOOL TO SEE WHERE IT SAYS, YOU KNOW, WHERE THERE'S AN AWARD OF EDUCATIONAL GUARDIANSHIP PAPERWORK, A POWER OF ATTORNEY IN THE FALL. 
          AND THIS IS NOT THE TIME OF YEAR TO ASK REGISTRARS TO GO LOOK THROUGH THOUSANDS OF FILES. 
          RIGHT. SO I DON'T I WISHED I HAD THAT NUMBER, BUT I DON'T. 
          BUT THERE'S NO PIMS CODING FOR IT. 
          SO ONCE A KID TAKES THAT AVENUE AND THEY HAVE A POWER OF ATTORNEY TO ENROLL IN ROUND ROCK SCHOOLS WITH A FAMILY FRIEND WHO LIVES HERE, THEN THEY'RE ON THE BOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. SO IT'S KIND OF A MANUAL. 
          THEY'RE NOT CODED DIFFERENTLY. 
          IF THEY WERE CODED TO BE EASY, YOU CAN CLICK A BUTTON AND SEE HOW MANY OF THEM ARE UNDER THAT CODE. SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU DON'T NEED BOARD ACTION FROM US? I'M SAYING WE HAVE LOTS OF KIDS IN THE DISTRICT RIGHT NOW WHO LIVE WITH COUSINS AND AUNTS AND UNCLES AND BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND FAMILY FRIENDS WHO ARE ALREADY ATTENDING OUR SCHOOLS WITH POWER OF ATTORNEY AWARDED BY THE PARALLEL. 
          THIS MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY. 
          I MEAN, I'VE ONLY BEEN A BOARD MEMBER FOR EIGHT MONTHS, BUT IT MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY IN THOSE EIGHT MONTHS IN TWO YEARS THAT I WAS SITTING IN A CHAIR OUT HERE MEETING LOTS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, I'VE NEVER EVEN HEARD THIS COME UP AS SOMETHING THAT ANYBODY EVER DESIRED. AND IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, MS. FELLER. WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE BECAUSE I WAS ON THE SAME BOAT WITH TRUSTEE WESTON THAT, YOU KNOW, IF I'M GOING TO CONSIDER A POLICY CHANGE, I NEED A RED LINE VERSION OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE. 
          AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA, THERE WAS NO MOTION LANGUAGE TO IT. 
          SO I'M NOT PREPARED TO MAKE ANY KIND OF VOTE CHANGES TO THIS TONIGHT. 
          AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE DON'T NECESSARILY NEED IT ANYWAY. 
          SO MS. HARRISON. I'M STRUGGLING. 
          IS THIS JUST A COMMUNICATION PIECE, PERHAPS LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT IT'S AN OPTION TRUSTEE VESSA? IS THAT REALLY WHAT YOU'RE KIND OF. 
          I MEAN, FOR WHAT I'M WHAT'S GOING THROUGH MY HEAD RIGHT NOW IS WHAT SUPPORT DO WE HAVE TO CHANGE GUARDIANSHIP LIKE THAT? SEEMS LIKE YOU MIGHT NEED HELP WITH THAT. 
          THE LEGAL PAPERWORK, DO WE PROVIDE THAT? DOES THE REGISTRAR PROVIDE THAT? DO THEY PROVIDE ACCESS TO, LIKE, EVERYTHING YOU WOULD NEED TO DO THIS? OR IS THIS JUST REALLY A POLICY THAT BENEFITS PEOPLE WITH RESOURCES AND WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND THAT THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T THEY DON'T EVEN GET TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO GIVE SOMEBODY GUARDIANSHIP? BECAUSE BECAUSE THAT'S JUST THEY COULDN'T EVEN THEY WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START. 
          IT'S NOT ACTUALLY GUARDIANSHIP. 
          JUST JUST TO BE CLEAR, I MEAN, AND OUR EDUCATIONAL POWER OF ATTORNEY, WHATEVER, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A LEGAL PROCEDURE THAT MAYBE NOT ALL OF OUR PARENTS WOULD BE ABLE TO EXECUTE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. SO I'M AMENABLE TO TO NOT DOING ANYTHING ON THOSE OTHER POLICIES. 
          IF WE CAN PUT A PLAN IN PLACE TO HELP THOSE PARENTS WHO WHO COME TO US OR, YOU KNOW, OR WE CAN SEEK THEM OUT TO SAY WE WANT TO HELP YOU SERVE YOUR STUDENTS BETTER, THIS IS THE OPTION THAT WE'RE PROVIDING. 
          AND WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE YOU HELP TO MAKE IT HAPPEN BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. 
          AND I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT THIS TO ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR KIDS. 
          I WANT THIS FOR ALL STUDENTS, EVEN FAMILIES WHO MAY BE IN A POSITION WHERE THEY THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL THESE LEGAL PROCESS AND DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO EXECUTE IT WITHOUT CONSIDERABLE ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS CAN I ACTUALLY ASK FOLLOW UP ON THAT? IT SAYS AUTHORIZATION OR AN AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR OF THE FAMILY CODE. AND I WAS JUST TRYING TO PULL UP ON OUR WEBSITE COMING FROM ANOTHER ARGUABLY LESSER DISTRICT. 
          I KNEW THAT THERE WAS A FORM AVAILABLE. 
          YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF LEGALESE. 
          YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY. 
          YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO HIRE SOMEONE TO HELP YOU THROUGH THIS PROCESS. 
          THEY WERE FORMS THAT I BELIEVE THAT ARE AVAILABLE EITHER ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITE OR PERHAPS EVEN TASB WEBSITE. 
          SO I WANT TO SAY THAT. 
          BUT I WANTED TO CHECK AND CONFIRM WITH MY OWN EYES BEFORE I SAID IT THAT THERE ARE AUTHORIZATION FORMS AS WELL AS POWER OF ATTORNEY FORMS THAT ARE FAIRLY SIMPLE SO THAT NO COST IS INCURRED BY THE PARENT. 
          NO NEED TO HAVE ANYONE HELP EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU. 
          THEY'RE ALSO REVOKABLE AT ANY TIME BY ANY PARENT SO THAT IF YOU YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY FRIEND WHO'S RAISING YOUR CHILD OR HELPING WITH YOU, WITH YOUR CHILD, AND THEN YOU DECIDE THAT YOU'LL HAVE A DISAGREEMENT, THAT FAMILY FRIEND DOES NOT GET TO OVERRIDE YOU AS THAT CHILD'S PARENT. 
          IS THAT SOMETHING I MEAN, YOU SAY YOU'RE NOT SURE IF IT'S ON THE WEBSITE, MAYBE ON TWITTER. CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT IT IS ON OUR WEBSITE? AND, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF TRANSFERS UNDER THAT ALL OF THAT INFORMATION, WHEN WHEN FAMILIES GO AND TALK ABOUT TRANSFERS, THAT THAT ALL THAT INFORMATION IS INCLUDED, THEIR 
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DIRECTIONS, THE LINKS TO THE FORMS, SO THAT PARENTS KNOW THAT THIS IS AN OPTION AND THEN THEY CAN EXECUTE THAT OPTION EASILY. 
          I WOULD JUST WANT TO ADD THAT OVER 35 YEARS, THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THIS POLICY EXISTS IN MANY, MANY DISTRICTS. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU TYPICALLY ADVERTISE. 
          IT KIND OF HARBORS ON OPEN ENROLLMENT, REALLY. 
          I MEAN, IF WE'RE GOING OUT AND PUSHING HARD TO GET PEOPLE TO COME LIVE WITH PEOPLE IN OUR DISTRICT SO THEY CAN GO TO SCHOOL HERE, THAT'S THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DEEPER. 
          A BROADER CONVERSATION, I THINK, ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OUR FUTURE AND OUR GROWTH. 
          AND ARE WE TRYING TO BRING MORE KIDS IN BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT OPEN ENROLLMENT BEFORE, LIMITED OPEN ENROLLMENT. 
          SO IT'S NOT TYPICALLY IT'S NOT. 
          I'M NOT SAYING WE CAN'T DO IT. I'M JUST SAYING I HAVEN'T SEEN A DISTRICT THAT ADVERTISES, LIKE, FOR SOMEBODY TO KEEP YOUR KIDS SO YOU CAN COME TO SCHOOL AND ROUND ROCK BECAUSE THE FAMILIES I'VE EXPERIENCED OVER THE YEARS WHO REALLY NEED IT, FAMILIES IN CRISIS, YOU HAVE TO GO STAY WITH A FAMILY FRIEND OR YOU HAVE TO GO STAY WITH YOUR GRANDPARENTS OR YOUR AUNT OR UNCLE. THEY THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'VE GOT TO DO TO ENROLL THEM IN SCHOOL AND THEY TAKE CARE OF IT. AND THAT'S THAT'S ACROSS MANY, MANY DEMOGRAPHICS, ACROSS MANY, MANY SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS STATUSES. 
          I GUESS THAT'S A WORD. SO I HAVEN'T SEEN A PROBLEM WITH IT. 
          SO I DON'T KNOW. WE'RE TRYING TO FIX SOMETHING THAT'S NOT REALLY BROKEN. 
          BUT BUT IF WE GO OUT AND ADVERTISE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ANY KID CAN GO TO SCHOOL AND ROUND ROCK. 
          THEN WE'RE GOING TO BRING IN FAR MORE KIDS. 
          AND THE YOU KNOW, THE CATALYST FOR THIS CONVERSATION, THOUGH, IN THE BEGINNING WAS TO BRING MORE KIDS IN FOR A.D.A. 
          I MEAN, THAT'S WHERE IT ALL STARTED. 
          AND SO I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THAT. 
          I'M NOT OPPOSED TO OPEN ENROLLMENT OR WHATEVER YOU GUYS WANT TO CONSIDER. 
          BUT THAT'S BEEN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE AND KIND OF PUSHED IT ASIDE. 
          SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. I GUESS I WOULD JUST BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE VOTING ON ANYTHING, JUST LISTENING TO MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS. 
          AND IT DOES SOUND LIKE THIS IS ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF. 
          AND I SEE YOUR MS. VESSA. 
          SO JUST ONE SECOND. BUT I GUESS MY ASK WOULD BE JUST THAT THE REGISTRARS ARE AWARE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, SO IF SOMEONE WALKS INTO THE BUILDING IS LIKE JUST SO THEY KNOW AND KNOW, IT CAN GIVE THE FORM OUT TO THE PEOPLE AND AND HAVE THEM FILL IT OUT RATHER THAN EVER. 
          I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S THE PLACE THAT NEEDS TO BE. 
          I DON'T THINK IT'S ADVERTISING TO HAVE INFORMATION ON A WEBSITE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN EASILY ACCESS IT. THAT'S NOT LIKE GOING OUT AND ADVERTISING ON IN COMMUNITY IMPACT THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THAT'S JUST BEING TRANSPARENT, THAT SOMETHING IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE. 
          SO BECAUSE WE'RE GOING BACK TO EQUITY HERE NOW, YOU'RE SAYING THE PARENT HAS TO GO IN TO THE BUILDING, TO THE REGISTRAR, ASK THE RIGHT QUESTION TO GET THE INFORMATION, WHEREAS THIS IS AN ADVERTISING, THIS IS GIVING PARENTS THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO TO. 
          ADVOCATE FOR THEIR STUDENTS IN A WAY THAT IS IS EQUITABLE, GIVEN ALL OF THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURE AND COMFORT IN OUR DISTRICT WITH ACCESSING WITH ADVOCATING FOR YOUR STUDENTS. 
          SO I DON'T SEE THIS AS ADVERTISING. 
          I FEEL LIKE THIS IS TRANSPARENCY, THAT THIS IS AVAILABLE AND THIS WAS YOUR SOLUTION. 
          MY SOLUTION IS ACTUALLY A LOT NARROWER. 
          MY SOLUTION WAS IF YOU HAVE A PERSON THAT IS CARING FOR YOUR CHILD AFTER SCHOOL AND ROUND ROCK ISD BECAUSE YOUR CHILD NEEDS CARE. 
          THEN WE WERE GOING TO EXPAND A TINY BIT SO THAT AUNTS AND UNCLES AND OLDER, OLDER, BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO GO AND LIVE WITH THEM, BUT THEY'RE ALREADY CARING FOR THEM AFTER SCHOOL. THIS IS THE REALITY FOR MANY, MANY PEOPLE. 
          MAYBE NOT THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY. 
          BUT I KNOW IT'S A REALITY BECAUSE I'VE MET THEM. 
          YOU KNOW, IT MAY NOT BE SOMETHING THAT THEY EVEN KNOW TO ADVOCATE FOR, BUT I'VE TALKED TO THEM AND MET THEM. 
          AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS REALITY. 
          THEY JUST DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT. 
          THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF BEING AN ADVOCATE, IS THAT YOU LISTEN TO PEOPLE AND YOU HEAR THEM AND YOU SAY, OH, WOW, YOU NEED THIS SOLUTION. 
          YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU NEEDED THIS SOLUTION. 
          BUT I'M KNOWLEDGEABLE AND I'M HERE TO HELP YOU. 
          AND SO I'M GOING TO HELP YOU HAVE A BETTER SITUATION. 
          YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT WAS POSSIBLE. 
          THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I DO. 
          I HELP PEOPLE WITH SOLUTIONS THAT HAD PROBLEMS. LIKE THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. 
          AND WE TALK IN AND THEN I HELP THEM WITH. 
          DID YOU DID YOU KNOW THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY DO THIS? BECAUSE THESE WERE THE CONVERSATIONS I WAS HAVING. 
          AND THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT THIS POLICY UP, BECAUSE I WAS HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE WHO WERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, WHO COULD WHO COULD BE SERVED BETTER BY OUR DISTRICT. 
          THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES. 
          IT WAS IT WAS JUST CONVERSATIONS WITH ON THE SOCCER FIELD, ON IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IN THE GROCERY STORE, YOU KNOW, WITH MY AIR CONDITIONER REPAIRMAN. 
          I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, I'M NOT KIDDING. 
          I I LITERALLY TALKED TO MY DENTAL HYGIENIST ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE IN ROUND ROCK ISD SCHOOLS. I'M NOT GETTING THE ENTIRE TIME. 
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I KNOW IT'S REALLY HARD TO TALK WHEN THE PERSON WORKING ON YOUR MOUTH, BUT I DO MY BEST BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO KNOW HOW EVERY KID IN THIS DISTRICT IS DOING AND HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR OUR SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF EVERY STUDENT. 
          MS. VESSA, JUST JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, BECAUSE IF WE EVEN IF WE CHANGE THE POLICY RIGHT, WE STILL HAVE WHENEVER THE PARENTS, THEY WILL HAVE EITHER TO CALL OR SOMEHOW COMMUNICATE WITH US. RIGHT. THAT, HEY, I HAVE A COUSIN WHO'S WHO'S CARING FOR MY CHILD. 
          RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S GOOD. 
          HAPPENED THE SAME WAY WHERE IF WE COMMUNICATE WITH OUR REGISTRAR THAT THIS IS EXISTS NOT NOT THE POLICY, BUT WHAT DR. 
          PRENSKY WAS TALKING ABOUT. 
          SO WHEN THEY CALL US OR COMMUNICATE WITH US ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WHATEVER, THEY DON'T HAVE THE CITY TO COME TO TO BE WITH US. 
          WE CAN TELL THEM ABOUT THAT OPTION. 
          SO WE STILL CONTINUE SUPPORTING THOSE THOSE THOSE CHILDREN, EVEN IF EVEN I THINK WE DON'T WE DON'T GO WITH THE POLICY CHANGE. 
          BUT HOWEVER, I MEAN, OUR BOARD IS ALSO HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO TO CHANGE THE POLICY. 
          I'M JUST SAYING WE CAN CONTINUE, IN THE MEANWHILE, SUPPORTING AND HELPING OUR PARENTS, IF THEY EXPRESSED ANY, I GUESS, NEED TO TO HAVE LIKE, LET'S SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. 
          RIGHT. MS. FELLER. 
          SO GIVEN THE FACT THAT IT DOESN'T APPEAR WE'RE GOING TO BE VOTING, I MOVE THAT WE TABLED THIS ITEM AND BRING IT UP IF WE NEED IT AGAIN IN THE FUTURE FOR DISCUSSION. 
          BUT I MOVED IT AND I'M SORRY, I DON'T KNOW MY ROBERT'S RULES ON HOW WE END THE DISCUSSION. WE CAN POSTPONE, DEFINITELY, BUT YOU WOULD GIVE A DATE OR WE CAN POSTPONE INDEFINITELY. YEP, I JUST THERE DOESN'T NEED TO BE ANY ACTION TAKEN. 
          I HEAR YOU TRUSTEE VESSA ONCE AGAIN, I ASK OF THE ADMINISTRATION, PERHAPS THIS IS AN EDUCATION PIECE. I KNOW THAT PART OF THIS WAS ROOTED IN SAYING FAMILIES CONDENSED DURING THE PANDEMIC AS PEOPLE LOST JOBS, ET CETERA, JUST MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THE OPTION IF THEY LIVE WITH SOMEONE ELSE OR IF THEY'RE BEING TAKEN CARE OF BY SOMEONE ELSE. THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO ENROLL IN ROUND ROCK ISD ON THE BASIS OF WHO THEIR CAREGIVER IS. WE DON'T NEED TO DELINEATE. 
          WE DON'T NEED TO GET INTO THEIR PERSONAL BUSINESS OF WHO IS WHO. 
          AND I'M JUST ASKING IF IT MIGHT MEET YOUR REQUEST TRUSTEE VESSA SO THAT WE CAN MEET THE REQUESTS AND MOVE ON. 
          IF WE'RE ASKING FOR SOME COMMUNICATION ABOUT THAT OPTION, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FLOODGATE. I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN ENROLLMENT. 
          I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF THIS IS AN OPTION. 
          I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE HAVE IT READILY ACCESSIBLE ON THE WEBSITE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, WHEN PARENTS ASK ME ABOUT THIS, I TELL THEM TO GO LISTEN TO A MEETING AT THE CERTAIN MINUTE MARK. I'M NOT KIDDING, AND I THINK AND I DIDN'T MEAN MY STATEMENT EARLIER TO MEAN THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE ON THE WEBSITE AND I'M SORRY IF THAT SOUNDED THAT WAY. 
          I WAS JUST SAYING, I MEAN, I AGREE IT SHOULD BE ON THE WEBSITE, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE YOU HAVE TO GO IN IN PERSON TO REGISTER ANYWAY. 
          SO I JUST WANTED THE REGISTRARS ALSO. 
          SO THAT YOU HAD IT BOTH PLACES WAS ALL WAS MY ONLY SUGGESTION. 
          SO I GUESS MY MOTION IS TO TABLE THIS DISCUSSION ITEM. 
          ARE THIS ACTION ITEM. 
          AGENDA ITEM. THAT'S WHAT IS I MOVE TO POSTPONE THIS AGENDA ITEM INDEFINITELY. 
          SECOND. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM INDEFINITELY. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. 
          ALL THOSE OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT, IT PASSES SIX ONE, WE WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION 
          [F. CLOSED SESSION]
PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE UNDER SECTION FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO SEVEN FOUR AND FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO SEVEN ONE. 
          THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER AND DISCUSS THE QUARTERLY INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT AND LIGHTHOUSE COMPLAINTS OR CONCERNS AGAINST TRUSTEES PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE UNDER SECTION FIFTY ONE POINT ZERO SEVEN ONE. 
          THE BOARD WILL MEET IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY REGARDING PENDING, CONTEMPLATED OR THREATENED LITIGATION AND PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE UNDER SECTION FIVE ONE POINT ZERO SEVEN ONE, THE BOARD WILL MEET IN CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY REGARDING EEOC COMPLAINT. IT IS 754 AND WE WILL ADJOURN TO CLOSED. 
          AND SAY THAT IT'S NINE FORTY FOUR AND WE'RE BACK INTO OPEN. 
          [G. CALL BACK TO ORDER/EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTIONS]
AND ECHOEY. 
          I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY MOTIONS COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? 
          [I. ANNOUNCEMENTS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]
MS., HARRISON, AND THEN, YEAH, JUST BRIEFLY, IN TERMS OF STUDENT OUTCOMES, WE SPENT ZERO MINUTES TODAY. THIS IS NOT A REGULAR BOARD MEETING. 
          HOPEFULLY IN THE COMING MONTHS, AS WE GO BACK THROUGH TEAM OF EIGHT AND LONE STAR GOVERNANCE WILL BE ABLE TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON WHAT THOSE MINUTES LOOK LIKE, DISCUSSING STUDENT OUTCOMES. 
          BUT JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, WE MADE A COMMITMENT TO TALK ABOUT THAT EACH MEETING, AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE. 
          BUT I HOPE TO REALLY GET ON TRACK MS., FELLER. 
          [02:25:04]
AND I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SAY WELCOME BACK TO ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS AND ALSO TO ALL OF OUR STAFF THAT WILL BE COMING BACK ON CAMPUSES HERE IN THE NEXT WEEKS OR TWO. 
          AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE START OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR. 
          I WILL BE REAL HONEST. 
          I STARTED LAST YEAR'S SCHOOL YEAR WITH A PIT IN MY STOMACH. 
          AND SO IT IS NICE TO HAVE THE START OF A SCHOOL YEAR WHERE I HAVE THIS HOPE OF THINGS TO COME. SO JUST SAY WELCOME TO ALL OF OUR STAFF AND THAT ARE COMING BACK ON CAMPUSES. 
          LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. MS. WESTON. I DON'T I DON'T HAVE A BUTTON ON, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS DANIELLE MS. WESTON DID I? I SAID, I'M SORRY. 
          I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT CHIEF APPRAISER ALAN LANGFORD. 
          HE WAS NICE ENOUGH TO GIVE TRUSTEE, HARRISON AND I A TOUR OF THEIR FACILITY AND MEET THEIR STAFF. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT IN ON ANOTHER ONE OF THEIR MEETINGS. 
          A FORMER ROUND ROCK ISD TRUSTEE IS ACTUALLY ON THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD AND HIS TERM WILL BE EXPIRING LATER THIS YEAR. 
          SO I THINK WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT REPLACING THAT PERSON. 
          BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALVIN LANGFORD FOR THE TOUR ON BEHALF OF TRUSTEE, HARRISON AND MYSELF. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, I JUST LIKE TO SAY AGAIN, THANK YOU, DR. 
          AZAIEZ, WE ACTUALLY ARE GETTING OUT BEFORE 10:00. 
          I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BROUGHT US SOME LUCK HERE BECAUSE WE HAD SOME LONG SHOTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. I WAS READY FOR IT, BUT IT IS NINE FORTY SEVEN. 
          AND IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.