Apr 20, 2023 Regular Board Meetings

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>> IT IS 5:31 ON THURSDAY, APRIL 20TH, 2023.

[B. CALL TO ORDER]

TONIGHT, IN ATTENDANCE, WE HAVE TRUSTEES ZARATE, MARKUM, WESTON, LANDRUM, BONE, HARRISON WILL BE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND TRUSTEE WEIR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO JOIN US.

SHE HAS HAD A MEDICAL EMERGENCY WITH A CHILD THAT ATTENDS TEXAS STATE.

SO SHE WILL NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING AND ASKED TO PASS ALONG HER SORRY FOR NOT BEING HERE.

PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE.

>> TONIGHT.

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, DO WE HAVE A PLEDGE LEADER?

>> WE DO. TONIGHT'S PLEDGE LEADER IS BROOKE MCCURLEY.

BROOKE IS A JUNIOR AT ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL AND SHE'LL BE RECOGNIZED IN JUST A FEW MINUTES FOR HER THIRD-PLACE WIN AT THE STATE UIL WRESTLING MEET [APPLAUSE]

>> I WILL TURN IT OVER FOR OUR RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS AND STAFF.

[D. RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS AND STAFF]

>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT LANDRUM, TRUSTEES AND DR. AZAIEZ.

IT'S THAT TIME OF THE EVENING AGAIN WHERE WE SHOWCASE SOME OF OUR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS AND STAFF AND TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR IMPRESSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

COULD DR. AZAIEZ AND OUR TRUSTEES, PLEASE JOIN US AT THE FRONT OF THE DAIS? [NOISE] FOR OUR FIRST RECOGNITION, WE'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM CEDAR VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT ARE TAKING SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES TO NEW AND FUTURISTIC HEIGHTS BY RE-IMAGINING DOWNTOWN AUSTIN AS A 100 PERCENT ENERGY HUB.

THE FUTURE CITY CLUB BUILT A MODEL OF DOWNTOWN AUSTIN 100 YEARS IN THE FUTURE THAT OUTLINES GREEN INITIATIVES THAT THE CITY CAN TAKE TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE.

THEIR PROJECT WON THIRD PLACE AT THE TEXAS FUTURE CITY COMPETITION.

FUTURE CITY IS A MIDDLE-SCHOOL STEM PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO TAP INTO ENGINEERING SKILLS TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES.

THE STUDENTS SAID THAT ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE COMPONENTS BEHIND THEIR PROJECT WAS COLLABORATING WITH ONE ANOTHER TO GET THE PROJECT OFF THE GROUND WHILE TAPPING INTO THEIR CREATIVE SIDE FOR CONSTRUCTION.

WILL SIXTH-GRADE SCIENCE TEACHER AND FUTURE CITY CLUB SPONSOR, POOJA MOONDRA, AND HER AMAZING STUDENTS PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO? PRINCIPAL J. R. HUGHES, PLEASE JOIN THEM AS WELL.

[APPLAUSE] [NOISE] CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE].

NEXT, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE STUDENT-ATHLETES WHO WON TOP AWARDS AT THE UIL STATES SWIMMING MEET.

TAKING THE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN THE GIRLS 200 INDIVIDUAL MEN MEDLEY AND THIRD PLACE IN THE GIRLS 100 BREASTSTROKES, WILL HANNAH O'LEARY FROM ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL PLEASE COME UP TO THE FRONT AND BE RECOGNIZED? [APPLAUSE] COACH THOMAS ARREDONDO AND PRINCIPAL MCGRATH, WILL YOU PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO AS WELL? IS THE COACH HERE? THERE WE GO.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, HANNA [APPLAUSE].

NEXT UP WE HAVE SONNY WANG FROM WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.

SONNY TOOK THE TITLE OF CHAMPION IN THE BOYS' 50 FREESTYLE AND PLAYED SECOND IN THE BOYS' 200 FREESTYLE.

WILL SONNY WANG, ALONG WITH COACH MACGRATH BRADY AND PRINCIPAL AARON CAMPBELL, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO? [APPLAUSE] WE HAVE THEM.

YEAH. CONGRATULATIONS, SONNY.

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FROM MCNEIL HIGH SCHOOL, AUDREY ONYEONWU TOOK SECOND PLACE IN THE 152-POUND WEIGHT CLASS.

SHE WAS ALSO NAMED REGION CHAMPION EARLIER THIS YEAR.

WILL AUDREY, COACH DARREN ALAN, AND PRINCIPAL DR. MCEGLETEN, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO? CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE] NOW IT'S OUR PLEDGE LEADER.

FROM ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, BROOKE MCCURLEY, TOOK HOME THIRD PLACE IN THE 120-POUND WEIGHT CLASS.

SHE, TOO, WAS NAMED A REGIONAL CHAMPION EARLY THIS YEAR.

WILL BROOKE, COACH CHRIS HOPKINS, COACH SEAN HAMILTON, AND PRINCIPAL MCGRATH, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO? [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] NOW WE MOVE ON TO OUR STAFF RECOGNITIONS.

OUR STAFF RECOGNITION FOR THE EVENING COMES TO US FROM CANYON VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

CANYON VISTA ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR, REAGAN WHEATLEY, WAS SELECTED AS THE TEXAS ORCHESTRA DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION 2023, DIRECTOR OF DISTINCTION.

EACH YEAR MEMBERS NOMINATE A TEXAS ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR WITH 10 OR MORE YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE WHO EXEMPLIFIES EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND HAS SHOWN A COMMITMENT TO LIFELONG SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP TO THE POSITION.

DIRECTOR WHATLEY WITH HIS 14 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS HARD WORK, HIS INITIATIVE, AND HIS DEDICATION AND SERVING OUR STUDENTS.

WILL DIRECTOR LATELY AND PRINCIPAL NICOLE HAGGERTY, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO? [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND].

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYONE.

THAT COMPLETES OUR RECOGNITION FOR THE EVENING.

DR. AZAIEZ AND TRUSTEES, YOU ARE WELCOME TO GO BACK TO YOUR SEATS.

NOW WE HAVE OUR VIDEO HIGHLIGHT.

TONIGHT'S HIGHLIGHT EXPLORES FORENSIC SCIENCE IN OUR CTE CLASSROOMS, WHERE THEY LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CAREER FIELD AND ALL THAT'S INVOLVED. LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

>> THIS IS THE RIBCAGE.

>> THAT'S THE HEART.

>> SO I TEACH FORENSIC SCIENCE.

I'VE BEEN TEACHING THAT ONE FOR EIGHT YEARS HERE.

IT'S PART OF THE LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY ACADEMY, SO IT COULD BE COUNTED AS A THIRD OR FOURTH YEAR IN THAT TRACT.

IT CAN ALSO SET COUNT LIKE A REGULAR SCIENCE ELECTIVE.

SOME OF THE STUDENTS WE GET ARE IN THE ACADEMY AND THEY'RE DOING THIS AS PART OF THEIR LAW ACADEMY, AND THEN OTHER STUDENTS THINK IT'S INTERESTING OR MAYBE ARE CONSIDERING GOING INTO IT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

>> YEAH, WE CAN BE MORE PRECISE ABOUT IT.

>> WHAT YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW, WE'RE DISSECTING A PIG.

WE GET TO LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ORGANS INSIDE OF IT.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT GROSS, JUST SEEING THE INSIDE OF IT.

BUT IT'S COOL TO LEARN ABOUT THE CRIME AND STUFF IN THE CLASS.

>> A LOT OF MY FRIENDS HAD THIS FOR ACTUALLY WANTING TO BE A FORENSIC SCIENTIST, AND I WAS, OKAY, I'LL TRY IT.

I ACTUALLY LOVE IT.

IT IS ACTUALLY MAKING ME RETHINK MY MAJOR.

>> WE WILL DO THE WEIGHING AND MEASURING OF EACH INDIVIDUAL ORGAN.

>> ONE OF THE MOST HANDS-ON SCIENCE CLASSES I'VE BEEN IN AND I THINK A LOT OF STUDENTS PREFER TO LEARN THAT WAY AND LIKE LEARNING THAT WAY.

SO IT'S A VERY INTERESTING CLASS.

THAT DEFINITELY GETS YOU LEARNING FOR SURE.

>> IT GIVES PEOPLE MORE VARIETY OF WHAT TO TAKE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

IT LETS PEOPLE ACTUALLY TRY IT.

BASICALLY HAVE A TRIAL OF WHAT THE FIELD WOULD BE LIKE.

>> WE LEARNED ABOUT THE STAGES OF DEATH AND HOW YOU CAN CALCULATE FROM WHEN THE PERSON DIED OR HOW THEY DIED, AND ALSO HOW MANY LITTLE THINGS ARE CONSIDERED IN FORENSICS.

IT'S ONE OF MY MOST INTERESTING CLASSES EVER.

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>> WE ARE CERTAINLY BLESSED TO HAVE SOME AMAZING STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN OUR DISTRICT.

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[E. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

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 THAT 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.

AS THE SECOND REMINDER, THE BOARD ADOPTED AN ANTI HATE RESOLUTION ON JANUARY 20TH, 2022, WHERE THE BOARD REAFFIRMED ITS COMMITMENT TO THE WELL-BEING AND SAFETY OF ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, SEX, GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, AGE, OR POLITICAL BELIEFS, AND STANDS AGAINST SPEECH THAT INCITES HATRED AND VIOLENCE TOWARDS ANY PERSON.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THE PUBLIC DOES HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK, THAT RIGHT IS NOT UNLIMITED.

PER TEXAS PENAL CODE 38.13, 42.01, 42.02, AND 42.05, AND TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 37.105.

NO AUDIENCE, MEMBER, OR SPEAKER WILL BE PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN ANY CONDUCT THAT IS DISRUPTIVE OR THREATENING TOWARD ANY SPEAKER OR OTHER PERSON OR TO VIOLATE THE PRIVACY RIGHTS OF ANOTHER PERSON.

THE BOARD SHALL NOT TOLERATE DISRUPTION OF THE MEETING BY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.

IF AFTER AT LEAST ONE MORE INDIVIDUAL WARNING FROM THE PRESIDING OFFICER, ANY INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE MEETING BY HIS OR HER WORDS OR ACTIONS, THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL REMOVED FROM THE MEETING.

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 THE LACK OF RESPONSE FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS DOES NOT INDICATE AGREEMENT OR APPROVAL FROM THE COMMENTS.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

TRUSTEE BONE WILL BE THE DESIGNATED TIMEKEEPER.

THE FIRST SPEAKER TONIGHT WILL BE RIKA CHANG, A STUDENT SPEAKING ABOUT THE ROBOTICS PROGRAM.

>> MAY I BEGIN? GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS RIKA CHANG.

I'M A SENIOR AT WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE WESTWOOD ROBOTICS CLUB.

SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 2008, OUR CLUB HAS ACHIEVED COMPETITIVE AND EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS.

DESPITE THE LACK OF SUPPORT FOR OUR MENTORS AND FUNDING FOR OUR CLUB, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED SEVEN COMPETITIVE ROBOTICS TEAMS OVER THE PAST 14 YEARS.

HOWEVER, WE NEED YOUR HELP IN ALLOWING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENGINEERS TO EXPLORE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

WITH 130 MEMBERS, SEVEN TEAMS, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO MENTOR AND DEVELOP ROBOTICS CLUBS ACROSS ROUND ROCK ISD, OUR CLUB URGES THE BOARD TO RECONSIDER THE CURRENT FUNDS AND RESOURCES ALLOTTED TO HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS.

WE WORK OUT OF ONE SMALL WORKSPACE, FORCING US TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF CLUB MEMBERS WHO CAN JOIN.

WE RECEIVE MENTORSHIP FROM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, BUT THEY AREN'T SUPPORTED TO SUCCEED BY OUR DISTRICT WHO DOES NOT RECOGNIZE OUR CLUB AS A CTSO ORGANIZATION.

WE FREQUENTLY HOST AND TRAVEL TO COMPETITIONS ACROSS TEXAS, BUT MOST MUST FUNDRAISE AND COLLECT FEES FOR THE MAJORITY OF OUR TRAVEL COSTS, INCLUDING THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY BEYOND-DISTRICT STUDENT TRAVEL BUDGETS.

EVERY STUDENT DESERVES A SPACE TO LEARN.

EVERY MENTOR REQUIRES THE RESOURCES TO INSPIRE AND EVERY TEAM DEMANDS THE ABILITY TO SHOWCASE THE HARD WORK AND SUCCESS THEY EARN.

A SHARED DISTRICT WORKSPACE, A ROBOTICS MENTOR TRAINING PROGRAM, AND A REALLOCATION OF BDST FUNDING AND MONETARY SUPPORT ARE JUST SOME WAYS MY TEAM AIMS TO CREATE A BETTER FUTURE WITH ALL OF YOU.

ON BEHALF OF WESTWOOD ROBOTICS AND EVERY STUDENT IN THIS DISTRICT WHO SHARES A PASSION FOR BUILDING ROBOTS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] NEXT IS DIETRICH DINDICORI, A STUDENT SPEAKING ON FUTURE CITY.

DIETRICH DINDICORI.

NEXT IS TAMMY CONRAD SPEAKING ON ITEM I4, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT AND ARE AN EMPLOYEE.

I'M SORRY, WOULD YOU SAY HOW LONG IT IS?

>> THEN I'LL PULL THIS BACK UP. THANK YOU.

I AM AN EDUCATOR IN THE DISTRICT AND I ALSO AM A MEMBER OF EDUCATION ROUND ROCK.

I WANT TO BRIEFLY QUICKLY TALK ABOUT THREE THINGS.

ONE OF THEM IS ABOUT OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE VERY DISMAYED ABOUT HOW MANY TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYEES WE'RE LOSING AND SO WE'VE DONE A SURVEY OF EMPLOYEES WHICH WE'LL SHARE THE RESULTS WITH YOU NEXT WEEK.

SOME OF THE THINGS ARE REAL SIMPLE.

THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH BATHROOMS TO USE DURING THE BREAK TIME OR ENOUGH CHAIRS TO SIT IN.

SOME OF THEM ARE MORE COMPLICATED LIKE THE ROUTE POLICIES, THE ROUTE DISTRIBUTIONS DON'T SEEM TO BE FAIR.

THE OTHER THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THIS CONCEPT OF REMOVING LIBRARY ASSISTANCE, WHICH TO ME IS VERY SHOCKING.

MY LIBRARIAN AT MY CAMPUS SENT YOU AN EMAIL AND I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE A FEW THINGS FROM HER EMAIL TO SHARE.

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I'M JUST GOING TO BRIEFLY SAY, SHE WISHES THAT THESE PEOPLE KNEW THAT LIBRARIANS CAN DO THEIR JOB BEST WHEN THEY HAVE ASSISTANCE TO HELP THEM.

SHE GOES ON TO SAY, SHE WILL NOW BE EXPECTED TO DO THE JOB OF TWO PEOPLE NEXT YEAR, AND TRUST ME, SHE SAYS, IF YOU WERE EVER TO SHADOW HER ON A DAY WHEN SHE HAS A DOZEN CLASSES COMING THROUGH OUT FOR CHECKOUTS, EIGHT SEPARATE LESSONS ON THE SCHEDULE PLUS INDEPENDENT CHECKOUT, YOU WOULD SEE EXACTLY WHY OUR LIBRARY AVERAGE IS 350-400 VISITORS A DAY.

ROUND ROCK ISD'S YOUNGEST STUDENTS WILL BE THE HARDEST HIT BY THE ELIMINATION OF OUR LIBRARY ASSISTANCE, ESPECIALLY AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

SHE SAYS SHE WISHES THAT THESE PEOPLE KNEW THAT DELETING THE PROGRAM, WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT OUR VALUES IN THE DISTRICT.

LAST, I WANT TO QUICKLY TALK ABOUT VOUCHERS.

OUR UNION IS AGAINST VOUCHERS.

WE'RE AGAINST TAKING MONEY FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION.

BUT WE HAVE A BOARD MEMBER WHO TESTIFIED AT THE LEGISLATURE LAST WEEK ABOUT BEING FOR VOUCHERS, AND ABOUT WANTING TEA TO TAKE OVER OUR DISTRICT.

I WOULD SAY IF THIS PERSON DOES NOT SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION OR APPROPRIATE FUNDING [OVERLAPPING] THEY SHOULD RESIGN AND STOP WASTING OUR TIME. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NOE GUTIERREZ, SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM I4, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

>> THE CLOCK WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU DO.

>> THE GOVERNOR AND HIS MINIONS ARE CURRENTLY PROMOTING A CAMPAIGN TO TAKE OUR TAX DOLLARS TO INCENTIVIZE PARENTS IN TRANSFERRING THEIR KIDS FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PRIVATE ONES.

SIMULTANEOUSLY, DESPITE BEING TOLD THE STATE NEEDS TO EXPEND AT LEAST AN ADDITIONAL $900 PER STUDENT TO COMPENSATE FOR INFLATION, THE LEGISLATURE IS CONSIDERING AN INCREASE OF BARELY ONE-TENTH OF THAT.

WHY? WE HAVE A FEW BILLIONAIRES IN THIS STATE WHO HAVE VERY SPECIFIC IDEAS ABOUT WHAT A FUTURE EDUCATION SYSTEM SHOULD LOOK LIKE, MOLDED IN THEIR OWN RELIGIOUS-BASED AND PROFIT-DRIVEN MODELS AND HAVE LITERALLY BEEN BUYING UP POLITICAL AND SCHOOL CANDIDATES TO MAKE THAT DREAM A REALITY.

TWO OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS TRUSTEES HAVE TAKEN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THESE PEOPLE OR THEIR PACKS.

NOW, THESE SAME TRUSTEES HAVE APPEARED IN PUBLIC SUPPORTING THE USE OF PUBLIC MONIES TO FUND PRIVATE EDUCATION.

WHILE BLEATING ABOUT HOW THIS WILL SOMEHOW FORCE DELIBERATELY UNDERFUNDED PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO COMPETE WITH THEIR PRIVATE COUNTERPARTS THAT THE STATE WANTS TO SUPPORT.

HOW? HOW WAS THAT SORT OF SYSTEM ENGINEERING SUPPOSED TO WORK? THEN TO DARE PUBLICLY SUGGEST THAT WE MIGHT BE BETTER OFF BEING TAKEN OVER BY THE TEA.

BASED ON THEIR PUBLIC STATEMENTS AND ACTIONS THESE TRUSTEES HAVE SHOWN THEY HAVE NO GENUINE INTEREST IN IMPROVING PUBLIC EDUCATION, BUT IN MAKING THEIR DONORS AND ALLIES DYSTOPIAN VISIONS A REALITY.

AS WITH ANY OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC FUNDS BELONG TO PUBLIC SERVICES, AND THESE TWO TRUSTEES HAVE NO BUSINESS SITTING ON ANY PUBLIC EDUCATION BOARD.

THEY WOULD BE FAR BETTER OFF WORKING FOR THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY PAYING FOR THEM.

[APPLAUSE].

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT IS REBECCA MELISE SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM I4, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> THANK YOU. TONIGHT, TRUSTEES, I JUST LIKE TO THANK THE FAB-FIVE, AS I CALL FIVE OF YOU, FOR GOING TIRELESSLY AND ADVOCATING AT THE CAPITOL FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.

FOR THE DASTARDLY DUO, THANK YOU FOR GOING ON RECORD SO THAT WHEN YOU GUYS TRY TO RUN NEXT YEAR, WE ALREADY HAVE OUR VIDEOS OF YOU SAYING YOU DON'T SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SAYING THAT TEA SHOULD TAKE OVER OUR DISTRICT.

YOU CAN LOOK AWAY, YOU CAN'T ERASE WHAT HAPPENED.

FOR THE RECORD, MARY, MINORITY, YOU'RE NOT.

MINORITY MEANS YOU REPRESENT A MINOR OPINION OF THIS DISTRICT, WHICH YOU SHOULD'VE LEARNED WHEN ALL FIVE OF YOUR SUPPORTED CANDIDATES LOST BIG IN NOVEMBER.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT AMMUNITION.

WE CAN'T WAIT TO GET YOU OFF IN NOVEMBER OF 24, IF NOT SOONER.

>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS CHRISTY SLAKE SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM F2,

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>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHRISTY SLAKE.

I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AS A PARENT OF A CHILD IN THE DISTRICT AND ON BEHALF OF THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY CHAPTER OF MOMS FOR LIBERTY.

WE BELIEVE THAT THE RIGHTS OF PARENTS TO DIRECT THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE AND SHOULD ALWAYS BE RESPECTED.

WE'RE OPPOSED TO GOVERNMENT RUN SCHOOLS ISSUING SURVEYS TO OUR CHILDREN THROUGH SCHOOL ISSUED DEVICES OUT OF THE SIGHT OF PARENTS AND INJECTING THOUGHTS AND DOUBTS INTO THEIR MINDS ABOUT THE PERCEPTION OF THEIR SAFETY.

WE BELIEVE THAT THE DISTRICT SHOULD PUT AN END TO THIS PRACTICE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF WHICH I HAVE PARENTED FOR AND TAUGHT HUNDREDS, CAN BE DELIGHTFUL AND INTELLIGENT, BUT THEY CAN ALSO BE EMOTIONAL AND FLIPPANT.

ONE MOMENT THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD AND FIVE MINUTES LATER, MAYBE DISILLUSIONED DUE TO RECEIVING A BAD GRADE OR MISINTERPRETING THE EMOTION BEHIND A FRIEND'S TEXT MESSAGE.

THEIR RESPONSES TO YOUR SURVEYS ARE SUBJECTIVE AT BEST AND THE DATA CANNOT BE TRUSTED.

FURTHERMORE, ASKING A STUDENT IF HE OR SHE HAS FELT PUT DOWN BECAUSE OF HIS GENDER IDENTITIES, SEXUALITY, RACE, OR ETHNICITY, COLOR OF HIS SKIN, WHO HE DATES, ETC, IS EXTREMELY INAPPROPRIATE, A VIOLATION OF THE PROTECTION OF PUPIL RIGHTS AMENDMENT AND MUST STOP.

IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STUDENT AND PARENT TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SCHOOL SAFETY AND PERSONAL SAFETY AT HOME, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL OR SNAIL MAIL LETTER TO THE PARENTS SO WE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OR COUNSELOR CONCERNING OUR CHILD.

WE DO NOT CO-PARENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THIS INFORMATION IN THE SURVEYS? WHO IS BENEFITING? WE INSIST ON TRANSPARENCY.

JUST TODAY I SPOKE WITH AN ACQUAINTANCE WHO HAD NO IDEA HER MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILD WAS BEING SENT SURVEYS ASKING HIM PERSONAL QUESTIONS.

SHE WAS SHOCKED. FINALLY, AN OPT OUT IS NOT SUFFICIENT.

MANY PARENTS ARE WORKING MULTIPLE JOBS, HAVE BUSY LIVES AND CAN'T CATCH EVERY EMAIL NOTIFICATION.

WE BELIEVE THAT OPT IN TO THE SURVEY WOULD BE THE ONLY COMPROMISE THAT WOULD BE OF CONSIDERATION.

PLEASE FOCUS ON EDUCATING STUDENTS, PARTNERING WITH PARENTS AND USE TAX DOLLARS FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, NOT SURVEYS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS JACK CHARLES, SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM K4 AND K5, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> FORGIVE ME IF I STUTTER. PUBLIC SPEAKING HAS NEVER BEEN MY FORTE.

WE ALL KNOW WHAT STARTED K4, TRUSTEE LEAKED INFORMATION ABOUT STUFF SPOKEN OF IN CLOSED SESSION.

IT IS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT A GENTLEMAN WHO HAD A GRIEVANCE.

THE TWO SUSPECT TRUSTEES REPLIED AND ONE OF THEM HAD THE DECENCY TO SAY UP FRONT, SHE DIDN'T DO IT.

THE OTHER ONE DEFLECTED LIKE A CHILD CAUGHT WITH HER HAND IN THE COOKIE JAR, BUT NEVER SAID STRAIGHT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER WHETHER SHE DID IT.

I'D LOVE FOR HER TO GO ON RECORD STATING WHETHER OR NOT SHE DID IN FACT DISCLOSE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED INFORMATION FROM CLOSED SESSION.

CONSIDERING THE TWO PREVIOUS INCIDENTS ON 26TH, MAY, 2022, WHEN SOMEONE LEAKED CLOSED DOOR INFORMATION TO MARCIA TUCKER, WHO RUNS IN THEIR SOCIAL CIRCLES, SAME INCIDENT, SAME THING WE HAD ANOTHER TRUSTEE, DENIED IT STRAIGHT OUT.

PROBLEM IS THESE INDIVIDUALS USE THIS INFORMATION TO PROFIT AND FURTHER THEIR OWN ENTERPRISES, WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF TPC 3906.

NOW FOR K5 TRUSTEE WESTON, YOU ADMITTED TO NOT RETAINING ANY OF YOUR TEXTS FROM 2021 IN WHICH YOU CONDUCTED DISTRICT BUSINESS, TEA CONFIRMED THOSE, HAD COPIES OF THEM AND PROVIDED THEM.

IN YOUR RESPONSE TO THE GRIEVANCE, YOU STATED THAT ON THE RECORD.

GIVEN YOUR PROFESSIONAL AND MILITARY INFORMATION HANDLING HISTORY, THERE ARE ONLY FOUR POSSIBLE REASONS: GROSS NEGLIGENCE, RECKLESS DISREGARD, ACTUAL MALICE.

WHAT WAS THAT FOURTH? OH, YES, RECKLESS DISREGARD FOR PROCEDURE IN LAW.

YOU OMITTED IT IN YOUR OWN WORDS.

ANYONE WATCHING THIS CAN GO SUBMIT THEIR OWN ORR.

>> I'M SORRY, YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER IS MORRIS WILLIAMSON.

YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT AND YOUR SPEAKING OFF AGENDA.

>> THANK YOU FOR BEING ON THE BOARD FOR A VERY THANKLESS JOB.

MY NAME IS MORRIS WILLIAMSON.

I'VE JUST STARTED SUBBING SINCE JANUARY, AND THE REASON I DID THAT WAS THAT I WANTED TO BRING VALUE TO THE STUDENTS.

I'VE GOT OVER 60 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN QUANTITATIVE METHODS.

I'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON THE HIGH-SCHOOLS, ROUND ROCK HIGH, CEDAR RIDGE, AND MCNEIL.

I'VE ONLY HAD ABOUT 20 SESSIONS, SO THIS IS A VERY LIMITED SAMPLE BEING A STATISTICIAN.

BUT I WAS TAKEN BACK WITH THE AMOUNT OF WASTED TIME IN THE CLASSROOM WITH STUDENTS ON CELL PHONES.

ANYWHERE FROM 20-40 MIN EACH TIME IN THE CLASSES THAT I WAS INVOLVED IN.

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ON MOST OF THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ONLINE FOR TEACHER, ONE SEGMENT SAYS TO HELP THEM FULFILL, THE STUDENTS, THEIR POTENTIAL FOR INTELLECTUAL, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL GROWTH.

ENABLE STUDENTS TO DEVELOP COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS TO FUNCTION SUCCESSFULLY IN SOCIETY.

I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO CONSIDER SERIOUSLY PROHIBITING CELL PHONES ON ANY CAMPUS DURING CLASS TIMES.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BRING MUCH MORE VALUE TO THE STUDENTS AND THE WASTED TIME THAT THEY GET.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU DID THE TWO DAYS A AND B, SCHEDULES TO PROVIDE MORE TIME IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT AT LEAST MY VERY LIMITED EXPERIENCE, IT'S NOT HAPPENING. THANK YOU.

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>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KRISTIN SOSITO, SPEAKING OFF AGENDA, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> HI. I'M CHRISTINE SALCEDO, I AM 2015 GRADUATE OF ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M A TEACHER'S KID.

MY MOM JUST RECENTLY RETIRED FROM THE DISTRICT AFTER 15 YEARS WITH THE DISTRICT AND 40 YEARS ON EDUCATION OVERALL.

I'M A TEACHER'S KID AND ALL MY LIFE I'VE HAD A FRONT ROW SEAT TO THE EDUCATION WITHIN MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS A STUDENT, BUT AS TEACHER'S DAUGHTER.

THEY SAY THAT NO ONE CAN LOVE YOUR KIDS LIKE YOU DO.

BUT THAT MAY BE TRUE, BUT WHAT ELSE ALSO IS TRUE IS THAT NO ONE CAN LOVE YOUR KID LIKE AN EDUCATOR.

I CREATED A PETITION TO HELP SAVE OUR LIBRARY EAS, AND WE HAVE GOTTEN 2,278 SIGNATURES.

THE GREATEST STORIES THAT THESE LIBRARY AIDS WILL TELL YOU ARE NOT FOUND ON ANY PAGES.

THE GREATEST STORIES THAT THEY WILL TELL YOU WE'VE FOUND IN THEIR DAY TO DAY INTERACTIONS WITH THE STUDENTS.

IT'S BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE STUDENTS OVER THE YEARS.

IT'S CREATING A SAFE SPACE AND BEING A CONSTANT IN THE CHILD'S LIFE.

KIDS NOT ONLY JUST BEING ABLE TO READ, BUT BEING EXCITED TO READ.

OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES WOULD NOT BE THE SAME WITHOUT THEM.

THE ROLE THAT THEY PLAY IS CERTAINLY VITAL TO THEIR LIBRARIES OR THE CAMPUSES, BUT THEIR STUDENTS LIVES.

IT'S NOT JUST RESTOCKING SHELVES.

WE URGE ALL OF YOU TO COME AND VOLUNTEER AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL LIBRARIES TO SEE THE IMPACT OF THE DECISION THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS REBECCA SALCEDO, SPEAKING OFF AGENDA, BUT YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS REBECCA SALCEDO, AND I AM THE RETIRED TEACHER THAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT, 40 YEARS' EXPERIENCE.

I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU AN ANONYMOUS STATEMENT THAT SOMEONE WROTE ABOUT AN EA AND ONE OF OUR LOCAL ELEMENTARIES HERE IN ROUND ROCK.

NOW THIS SCHOOL HAS BEEN WITHOUT A LIBRARIAN AND AN EA.

THIS EA HAS SERVED AS THE LIBRARIAN AND AS THE EA.

I CAN'T IMAGINE THIS SCHOOL BEING WITHOUT HER FULL-TIME, AND PEOPLE LIKE HER.

SHE WAS ALSO SELECTED AS THE PARAPROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR, WHICH SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE THINGS THAT SHE DID THIS YEAR.

WITHOUT QUESTION, PAUKLA MAROON, IS AN IRREPLACEABLE ASSET TO THE SCHOOL LIBRARY, AND SPECIFICALLY TO THE CHILDREN SHE INTERACTS WITH.

I'VE YET TO MEET SOMEONE AS PASSIONATE AND SACRIFICIAL WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT SERVES THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN.

IN MY OPINION, IT IS AN ARGUABLE THAT THE SCHOOL WOULD BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED IF SHE WAS NO LONGER PART OF THE EVERYDAY LIVES OF THE CHILDREN.

THE REPORT SHE BILLS WITH THE STUDENTS IN THE LIBRARY IS UNLIKE ANYTHING I'VE EVER SEEN.

SURE, SHE COULD TAKE THAT SKILL SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE SCHOOL.

HOWEVER, THE LIBRARY IS A VITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT ENABLES STUDENTS TO SUCCEED IN EVERY CATEGORY OF THE SCHOOL.

PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE HER OR THE OTHER EAS FROM THESE SCHOOLS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LESLIE PRICE, SPEAKING OFF TOPIC, BUT YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> YES. I'M ALSO APPEARING IN THE DISTRICT NOW, SO WORKED FOR THE DISTRICT, AND I'M ALSO ALWAYS HERE, SO HI.

ON THE TOPIC OF THE EAS FOR THE LIBRARIANS, WE REALLY WOULD LOVE TO KEEP ALL OF THEM ALL THE TIME.

CURRENTLY IF WE GET RID OF THE POSITIONS THAT THEY CURRENTLY ARE REALLOCATED, 32.6% OF OUR ENTIRE POPULATION OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE SCHOOLS THAT WOULD NOT HAVE AN EA AVAILABLE FOR THEM IN THOSE SCHOOLS.

ADDITIONALLY, WITH THAT, IF YOU'RE NOT WANTING ANOTHER NUMBER, THAT WOULD BE 20,000 OF OUR STUDENTS THAT WOULD NOT HAVE AN EA AVAILABLE IN THEIR LIBRARIES TO ASSIST THEM.

ADDITIONALLY, I LIKE MATH, SO PLEASE EXCUSE ME AND MY EXCEL SHEET WITH THE PROPOSED KEEPING, BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE DOING HALF-TIME FOR SOME OF OUR EAS, FOR SOME OF THE SCHOOLS,

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DON'T TAKE THOSE INTO CONSIDERATION.

TOTAL SAVINGS FOR CUTTING THE POSITIONS WITH THE FUTURE BUDGET WOULD BE ABOUT $1 MILLION IN FROM MARCH 30TH BUDGET UPDATE FOR MR. COVINGTON.

WE HAD MADE $6.8 MILLION IN OUR INVESTMENTS FROM THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH WAS AWESOME, AND THEN ALSO WHICH WAS ABOVE WHAT WE THOUGHT WE ONLY HAD ACCOUNTED FOR LIKE ONE POINT SOMETHING.

WE MADE A BUNCH OF MONEY, WHICH IS AWESOME.

BUT THEN I KNOW WE HAVE A DEFICIT, SO THAT JUST GOES AWAY.

THEN ALSO, I KNOW THAT WE SAVE $14 BILLION IN SALARIES FOR PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T GET HIRED OR WERE VACANCIES.

I KNOW THAT THAT ALSO WILL GO BACK TO GENERAL FUNDS.

BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, THERE IS $170 MILLION IN OUR CURRENT GENERAL FUNDS.

IF WE COULD GET JUST $1 MILLION AND KEEP EVERYBODY WHERE THEY ARE AT, THAT WOULD BE AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> NEXT TRUSTEES, WE HAVE EIGHT SPEAKERS WHO HAVE CALLED IN AND LEFT MESSAGES, SO WE'LL PLAY OUR ONLINE SPEAKERS NOW.

THEY'RE ALREADY TIMED THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING ON THIS ONE.

>> DEAR ROUND ROCK ISD BOARD MEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE A GENERAL COMMENT.

MY NAME IS CORTNEY SANCHEZ, AND I AM A FORMER TEACHER IN ROUND ROCK ISD, AND ALSO A CURRENT PARENT OF A STUDENT AT DOUBLE FILE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

I AM GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE AND MY CHILD'S SAFETY WHILE THEY'RE AT SCHOOL.

I DON'T WANT ROUND ROCK TO BE THE NEXT CITY THAT MAKES HEADLINES FOR HORRIBLE SCHOOL SHOOTING.

DATA SHOWS THAT AN ALMOST 75% OF SCHOOL SHOOTING INCIDENTS, THE SHOOTERS OBTAIN THE WEAPON FROM HOME OR FROM THAT OF A CLOSE FRIEND OR RELATIVE.

TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE, WE NEED TO PREVENT KIDS FROM ACCESSING GUNS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THAT'S WHY I'M EMPLOYING THE DISTRICT WHO PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH INFORMATION ABOUT SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN KEEPING SCHOOLS SAFE.

MANY OTHER DISTRICTS IN TEXAS SUCH AS HOUSTON, DALLAS, AND BRISTOL ISP'S ALREADY DO SOME FORM OF DEBT.

I'M HAPPY TO SEND A FOLLOW-UP EMAIL WITH LINKS TO THE POLICIES OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ROUND ROCK ISD REQUIRE PARENTS TO ATTEST THAT ANY FIREARMS THEY HAVE IN THE HOME OR STORED SECURELY AND ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE BY MINORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS LAW.

I BELIEVE THAT REGISTRATION WOULD BE THE IDEAL PLACE FOR THIS ATTESTATION.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME AND CONSIDERING TAKING THESE IMPORTANT STEPS TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE IN THE ROUND ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT.

YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT CORTNEYJUNE13@GMAIL.COM, THAT'S C-O-R-T-N-E-Y-J-U-N-E13@GMAIL.COM. THANK YOU AGAIN.

>> MY NAME IS JENNY DEZELLE.

I'M UNCERTIFIED READING SPECIALIST, AND A MOM OF TWO STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

THIS IS A GENERAL COMMENT.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A FEW DECISIONS BEING MADE THAT WILL IMPACT EARLY LITERACY.

THE FIRST IS IN REGARD TO THE DECISION TO CUT LIBRARY AID.

I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT EVERY ELEMENTARY CAMPUS HAS ONE LIBRARY REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ATTENDING THAT BUILDING.

I THINK IT'S ALREADY UNFAIR THAT MY KIDS ONLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE LIBRARY EVERY OTHER WEEK BECAUSE THEY ATTEND TO CAMPUS WITH ALMOST 1,000 STUDENTS.

BUT IF YOU REMOVE THE LIBRARY AID FROM THAT BUILDING IT WILL MAKE RUNNING IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT AND DIRECTLY IMPACT THEIR ACCESS TO BOOK.

I'D LIKE YOU TO ALL PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS USING THE LIBRARY AND THE SHEER VOLUME OF BOOKS IN CIRCULATION AT EACH BUILDING WHEN YOU'RE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE CUTS NEED TO BE MADE.

MY SECOND CONCERN HAS TO DO WITH THE CURRICULUM REWRITE FOR PRIMARY LITERACY.

WE KNOW BASED ON THE DATA PRESENTED IN MARCH THAT THE PERCENTAGES OF STUDENTS ENTERING KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE ON LEVEL OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS HAS RANGED FROM 44-57%.

THIS DATA SHOULD ALERT US TO PLAN FOR STUDENTS WITH MORE INTENSIVE NEEDS THAN A STANDARD TIER 1 CURRICULUM CAN ADDRESS.

WE KNOW THAT WHEN INFORMATION IS PRESENTED TO A CHILD TOO FAR ABOVE THEIR CURRENT SKILL LEVEL, THAT INFORMATION DOESN'T IMPROVE THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND IT OFTEN ADDS TO THE CONFUSION.

I'M CONCERNED THAT SIMPLY SHIFTING TO AN ALTERNATIVE TIER 1 CURRICULUM, EVEN IF IT'S MORE APPROPRIATE THAN THE OLD ONE, WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE MORE THAN 40% OF OUR STUDENTS IN THESE PRIMARY GRADES THAT ARE FAR BELOW GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS.

THE BURDEN TO PROVIDE SCAFFOLDING WILL FALL ON THE TEACHERS WHO ALREADY WILL BE LEARNING A NEW CURRICULUM, AND THAT WILL REQUIRE 20-40 MINUTES OF PREP TIME DAILY JUST FOR LANGUAGE ARTS ALONE.

I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE ANTICIPATE THESE NEEDS.

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PLEASE FIND WAYS TO INCREASE THEIR PLANNING TIME SO THAT THESE PROGRAMS CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WITH FIDELITY.

>> HI, MY NAME IS ERICA BARNES, AND I AM MAKING A GENERAL COMMENT.

I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT AND SAY, PLEASE CONSIDER THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF FLASHING LIBRARY PROGRAM FROM OUR TITLE 1 SCHOOLS.

THIS WOULD REALLY HURT THE TITLE 1 SCHOOLS IF THE LIBRARY ASSISTANTS ARE ELIMINATED.

AUTHOR VISITS, CRITICAL THINKING, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING TO MAKERSPACE AND COATING WOULD BE ELIMINATED.

UIL, BOOK CLUBS, RIDING CLUBS, FAMILY LITERACY NIGHTS, BREAKOUT ROOMS, SCAVENGER HUNT, LIBRARY LUNCHES, CLASSROOMS, BOOKS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, BOW READER PODCASTING.

IF YOU AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH ALL OF THESE LIBRARY PROGRAMS, WHAT THEY ARE, AND HOW THEY BENEFIT OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, I INVITE YOU TO VISIT YOUR NEAREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY FOR A FEW HOURS TO LEARN ABOUT THE PROGRAM.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND HOW OUR LIBRARY SUPPORT TEACHERS, FAMILIES, AND STUDENTS BEFORE YOU SERIOUSLY CONSIDER REMOVING UNDERPAID LIBRARY ASSISTANTS AND CUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE PROGRAMS, WHICH OUR CERTIFIED LIBRARIANS WOULD BE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN.

NO ONE WHO SPENDS ANY TIME IN OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES WOULD EVER SUGGEST THAT THIS IS A CREDIBLE OPTION. THANK YOU.

>> HI, MY NAME IS CATHERINE CHRISTABEL, AND I AM A ROUND ROCK ISD PARENT.

I BELIEVE THIS IS A GENERAL COMMENT.

I KNOW THAT ROUND ROCK ISD IS IN A TOUGH SPOT FINANCIALLY, BUT I ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO RECONSIDER ITS DECISION TO ELIMINATE LIBRARY EDUCATION SYSTEM PHYSICIANS.

I KNOW THAT MY KIDS LIBRARY CAN'T DO ITS JOB AS WELL, GETTING BOOKS IN THE HANDS OF YOUNG READERS WITHOUT THESE WONDERFUL ASSISTANCE.

I ALSO AM WORRIED ABOUT OTHER SCHOOLS WITH MORE LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS THAT DON'T OR WON'T HAVE AS MANY PARENT VOLUNTEERS TO HELP FILL IN THE GAP.

ALSO, IT SEEMS LIKELY UNFORTUNATELY THAT THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE MIGHT PASS SOME KIND OF BOOK BAN.

THIS SEEMS LIKE A PARTICULARLY BAD TIME THAT CUTOFF LIBRARY STAFF.

IF THE LEGISLATURE DOES PASS THE BOOK BAN, IT SEEMS LIKE SCHOOL LIBRARIANS WILL HAVE EVEN MORE TO DEAL WITH AND EVEN MORE HELP THAN NORMAL GETTING BOOKS THAT REMAIN INTO THE HANDS OF YOUNG READERS. THANK YOU.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS KATIE KAISER AND I DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT AND I'M SPEAKING ON GENERAL COMMENT AND I-4.

FIRST I'LL BE READING A STATEMENT FROM A LIBRARIAN.

IT'S MY HOPE THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL CONSIDER ALL OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO HELP PAY FUNDS BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE ELIMINATION OF LIBRARY EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FROM OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.

SCHOOL LIBRARIES ARE THE HEART AND THEIR CANVASES.

THE REMOVAL OF THE LIBRARY EDUCATION ASSISTANCE WILL CAUSE THE HEART TO SUCKER.

THESE TALENTED EDUCATORS HAVE SO MUCH TO OFFER IN ROUND ROCK SCHOOLS THAT THEY WILL VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION.

WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH, CUTS HAVE TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE.

BUT I BELIEVE THERE MUST BE WAYS TO DO SO THAT IT HAS A SMALLER IMPACT.

THANK YOU FOR TRYING TO FIND THOSE LINKS.

THAT'S THE END OF THEIR COMMENT.

THEN JUST FOR ME, ON I-4, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY I'M JUST REALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT WHOEVER TRUSTEES HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR VOUCHER, WHICH WOULD REMOVE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT WE SO DESPERATELY NEED GRANT NOW.

THERE'S NOT EVEN ENOUGH BUS DRIVERS AND NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ELIMINATING LIBRARY.

PLEASE CONSIDER GOING TO THE CAPITOL AND ADVOCATING AGAINST VOUCHERS AND FOR MORE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING. THANK YOU.

>> MY GOD, THAT'S PRETTY QUICK. GENERAL COMMENTS.

READING AN ANONYMOUS DATA FOR RODERICK IS-A EMPLOYEE.

IF YOU VALUE EDUCATION, RELATIONSHIPS AND LITERACY, YOU INVEST IN THOSE WHO DO THE DAILY WORK OF ENRICHING AND EMPOWERING STUDENTS.

OUR LIBRARY ASSISTANTS ARE ALREADY GROSSLY UNDERPAID FOR THE WORK THEY DO, YET MANY OF THEM HAD BEEN WITH THE SAME CAMPUS FOR MANY YEARS.

THEY KNOW STUDENTS BY NAME.

THEY BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND MAKE THEM FEEL SAFE AND WELCOME AT SCHOOL.

THEY RECOMMEND BOOK AND DESIGN DISPLAY TO PROMOTE READING.

FURTHER, THEIR WORK TO SHOUT AND CIRCULATE BOOK ALLOWS OUR CERTIFIED LIBRARIANS TO CREATE HIGH-QUALITY LESSONS, COLLABORATE WITH CLASSROOM TEACHERS, AND OFFER ENRICHMENT FROM BOOK-LENGTH DECODING CLASSES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.

TO REMOVE OUR LIBRARY ASSISTANCE IS TO DEMOLISH A DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZED STATEWIDE FOR ITS EXCELLENCE.

WHY WOULD WE DO LESS FOR OUR STUDENTS BY IMITATING NEARBY DISTRICTS WHEN WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING IS INFINITELY MORE EFFECTIVE.

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WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT REMOVING ANOTHER CARING ADULT FROM THE CAMPUS, THINK ABOUT HOW CRITICAL IT IS FOR MANY OF OUR TITLE WHEN STUDENTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO ENRICHMENT CLUBS AND HOW BLOCKING THE LIBRARIANS FROM BEING ABLE TO RUN THEM DIRECTLY HURTS OUR STUDENTS POPULATION.

LET'S EXAMINE THE HIGH SALARIES OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T WORK WITH STUDENTS EVERY DAY.

IF CUTS MUST BE MADE.

THIS PROPOSAL ISN'T A CHOICE.

DOES THAT USE LITERACY?

>> HI, MY NAME IS SIR CHACHA CHAMBU.

I'M READING A STATEMENT MADE BY SOMEBODY ELSE.

I'M AN ANONYMOUS READER.

HERE'S THE STATEMENT.

I HAVE WORKED IN THE GATRIOUS LIBRARY OVER THE PAST FEW.

LIBRARIES AND ASSISTANT, PAULA HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB RUNNING FOR MY BEAUTY THE FULL YEAR WHILE THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN WITHOUT A LIBRARIAN.

THE SERVICE TO THE CHILDREN, THE STAFF AND PARENTS IS CONSISTENT AND BEYOND MEASURE.

SHE TOUCHES LIVES IN A WAY THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE.

FROM ALL I'VE SEEN THIS YEAR.

IT IS OVERWHELMING TO HAVE ONE PERSON DO IT ALL.

THAT BEST TEACHING, INVENTORY, PREP FOR EACH CLASS COMING, CHECKING OUT BOOKS, CHECKING IN BOOKS, SHELVING BOOKS AND SO MUCH MORE.

BOOK FAIR LAST WEEK WAS HUGE WITH PHYSICAL SETUP, ORGANIZING CLASS, INDIVIDUALS, STUDENTS, PREVIEW VISITS FOR DAYS, PARENT NIGHT, AND NOW TAKING DOWN.

THE LIBRARY IS A TWO-PERSON JOB, IS TO RUN EFFECTIVELY, MAYBE ON A SMALLER CAMPUS.

THE SECOND PERSON COULD BE PART-TIME, BUT BIGGER CLASSES AND CAMPUSES NEED TO.

I'VE BEEN A PART OF IT, SEEN IT, AND BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT, AT LEAST IT, TO KEEP THE ASSISTANT IN THE LIBRARY.

SHE'S OFFERING SOMETHING BEYOND BOOKS, BEYOND TEACHING LESSONS.

SHE KNOWS ALMOST EVERY CHILD BY NAME TALKS TO THEM AND RECOGNIZE THEM.

THEY FEEL SEEN AND CARED ABOUT.

IT'S SOMETHING SPECIAL TO WATCH HER IMPACT LIVES.

SO I'M FIGHTING FOR HER JOB.

I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT OTHER SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES.

I JUST KNOW HOW GIVING HER ASSISTANCE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THIS FEEL FREE TO INTERRUPT TO FOCUS ON BIGGER THINGS INVOLVED IN RUNNING THE LIBRARY.

CUTTING FUNDS FOR THIS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT POSITION AS A DETRIMENTAL DECISION, PLEASE LISTEN TO ALL THE SUPPORT COMING IN.

>> MY NAME IS JACK SMITH AND I'M MAKING A GENERAL COMMENT.

I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY FOR THE STATE TO COME IN AND DO A BIG TAKEOVER, MAYBE THAT WOULD BE BETTER. I DON'T KNOW.

THIS IS A DIRECT QUOTE FROM ROUND ROCK ISD TRUSTEE MURRAY BOWEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE TEXAS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION IN FAVOR OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND APPEARS IF SOMEONE WANTS THE STATE TO TAKE OVER A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT OR IF THEY'RE IN FAVOR OF TAKING PUBLIC MONEY OUT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO GIVE IT TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS WITH NO OVERSIGHT OR ACCOUNTABILITY, WHAT BUSINESSES THEY HAVE BEING ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WITH MANY BONES SAID THAT SHE'D WELCOME THE TEA TO TAKE OVER.

I THINK SHE SAID THE QUIET PART OUT LOUD. THANK YOU.

>> MY NAME IS NANCY BRIEGER.

I'M CALLING TO PROVIDE A GENERAL COMMENT REGARDING THE ISSUE OF REMOVING THE POSITION OF LIBRARY ASSISTANT IN ROUND ROCK ISD.

I'M THE PASTOR, LIAISON AND LITERACY PARTNER COORDINATOR FOR EDUCATION CONNECTION INN ROUND ROCK ISD.

WE RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND MATCH VOLUNTEERS TO READ WITH STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT READING ON GRADE LEVEL, BUT WHO DON'T QUALIFY FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES.

OUR MISSION IS TO GET ALL STUDENTS READING ON LEVEL BY THIRD GRADE WHICH OF COURSE, ACCORDING TO RESEARCH, HELPS AVOID NEGATIVE LIFE OUTCOMES SUCH AS INCARCERATION.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE 249 VOLUNTEERS IN 27 ROUND ROCK ISD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READING WITH 584 STUDENTS EVERY WEEK.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT LIBRARY ASSISTANTS ARE CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR PROGRAM AND THEREFORE TO STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT OF RATING ON LEVEL.

THE LIBRARY ASSISTANCE ADVISE OUR VOLUNTEERS ON THE RIGHT BOOK TO CHOOSE FOR THEIR STUDENTS AND HELP THEM TO FIND THOSE BOOKS.

THE LIBRARY ASSISTANCE ALSO CREATE THE ACCOUNT FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS.

VOLUNTEERS COME INTO THE SCHOOLS AND THE LIBRARY AT VARIOUS TIMES OF THE WEEK AND DAY.

LIBRARY ASSISTANTS ARE THERE TO ASSIST VOLUNTEERS AND HELP THEM TO CHECK OUT BOOKS.

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BUT AS ONE WHO PERSONALLY WORKED WITH THEM AS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS, I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING THEM AND HOW MUCH THEY AFFECT THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING.

WE ARE NOW GOING TO AGENDA ITEM F1, SUPERINTENDENT REPORT,

[F. SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS]

>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

WE HAVE, ACCORDING TO OUR CALENDAR, PROGRESS MEASURING CALENDAR.

WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT TWO GOALS, GOAL 3, AND THEN GOAL 4.

WE HAVE WITH US TONIGHT IS THE TEAM HERE.

GOAL THREE WILL BE AROUND CCMR, SO WITH NO DELAY.

>> THANK YOU. DR. AZAIEZ FOR THAT INTRODUCTION.

PRESIDENT LANDRUM AND TRUSTEES.

MS. MITCH AND I ARE GLAD TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CAREER AND TECHNICAL OR CTE EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE DISTRICT.

AS WE PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON, AS YOU SAID, GPM 3.3 AND ENROLLMENT IN OUR INDUSTRY-BASED CERTIFICATIONS OR RELATED COURSES. THANKS, PEGGY.

THE ACTUAL BOARD GOAL, AS YOU'LL SEE IS INCREASING THE PERCENTAGE OF GRADUATES WHO ARE COLLEGE AND CAREER MILITARY READY FOR 83-94% BY AUGUST 2026.

OUR SPECIFIC CTE GPM 3.3 IS TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GRADES NINE THROUGH 12 WHO EARN AN INDUSTRY-BASED CERTIFICATION, 8-15% BY 2026.

WITH THIS YEAR SPECIFIC TARGET OF 11%.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO MRS. MITCHELL SO SHE CAN PROVIDE CONTEXTS WITHIN OUR CTE PROGRAM AND ABC'S BEFORE I PRESENT THE DATA. GO AHEAD, PEGGY.

>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT AND JEROME DR. AZAIEZ, USING TRUSTEES.

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOME GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN CTE HERE IN THE DISTRICT WILL BEGIN WITH A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF CTE AND OUR ACADEMIES AND THE DISTRICT.

BUT THE MAJORITY OF OUR DISCUSSION WILL COVER INDUSTRY-BASED CERTIFICATIONS AND HOW THAT DATA AFFECTS GOAL PROGRESS MEASURE 3.3, AS WELL AS CCMR DATA WITHIN ACCOUNTABILITY.

CURRENTLY ALMOST 14,000 STUDENTS IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL ARE TAKING CTE COURSES.

CTE IS AVAILABLE AT EVERY ONE OF OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL.

AS YOU'RE AWARE OF THE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY TO FINISH THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND THEIR ASSOCIATES DEGREE WITHIN FOUR YEARS SO THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO ALSO DO CTE IN THE MIX.

BUT CTE IS OFFERED AT ALL OF THE REMAINDER OF OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES.

FOR THE FIVE ACADEMIES AND THE DISTRICT ARE CTE FOCUSED AND WE'LL DISCUSS THOSE IN JUST A MOMENT.

WE HAVE 28 PROGRAMS OF STUDY AND OVER 110 COURSES IN CTE, 41 OF OUR CTE COURSES CURRENTLY OFFER AN INDUSTRY-BASED CERTIFICATION, OR IBC FOR SHORT.

AN IBC IS AN INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION DESIGNATED BY TEA TO COUNT TOWARD ACCOUNTABILITY.

THAT IBC IS ALIGNED TO THE CONTENT AND SOME OF OUR COURSES, SPECIFICALLY 36% OF THEM.

THAT NUMBER OF COURSE THIS CHANGES OVER TIME AS TEA REVIEWS AND REVISES THEIR LIST.

SOMETIMES THEY ADD NEW IBC OPPORTUNITIES, SOMETIMES THEY SUNSET SOME SO THAT NUMBER CHANGES.

WE ALSO OFFER ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS THAT WE REFER TO AS LOCAL CERTIFICATIONS.

THEY DON'T COUNT ON THE ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT, BUT THEY'RE GOOD FOR KIDS.

CPR, OSHA, TEN THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE CONTINUE TO OFFER THOSE AS WELL.

BUT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT IBCS IN DETAIL IN JUST A MOMENT.

RIGHT NOW, 79% OF THE HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE TAKING AT LEAST ONE CTE COURSE AND 97% OF OUR SENIORS HAVE TAKEN AT LEAST ONE CTE COURSE THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT'S AN AMAZING NUMBER.

AS GERRY LIKES TO SAY, IT'S NOT JUST CERTAIN KIDS TAKING CTE, IT'S ALMOST EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.

AS ALWAYS, 100% OF ROUND ROCK ISD STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE CTE CLASSES.

WE ARE COMPLETELY OPEN ENROLLMENT AND DO NOT DISCRIMINATE IN ANY WAY AT ALL.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN US.

OF THE DISTRICTS, FIVE ACADEMIES, FOUR OF THEM ARE CTE FOCUSED.

WE HAVE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, HEALTH SCIENCE, PUBLIC SERVICES, AND STEM.

EACH OF THESE ACADEMIES IS OFFERED AT EACH OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS.

THOUGH SOME INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS WITHIN THE ACADEMIES DO VARY A BIT.

WE'VE HAD ACADEMIES IN THIS FORMAT FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS IN ROUND ROCK ISD.

WE'VE HAD ACADEMIES IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.

WHEN THE STATE BEGAN ENDORSEMENTS A FEW YEARS AGO,

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OUR ACADEMIES HAVE MULTIPLE PROGRAMS OF STUDY AND THEY ARE EACH ALIGNED WITH STATE PROGRAMS OF STUDY AND THEREFORE ENDORSEMENT.

EACH PROGRAM OF STUDY OFFERS AT LEAST THREE COURSES, AT LEAST FOUR CREDITS.

IN STUDENTS THAT COMPLETE THAT MARK IN A PROGRAM OF STUDY EARNED THEIR ENDORSEMENT, THEIR ACADEMY RECOGNITION AT GRADUATION.

AS YOU'LL SEE A BIT LATER, IT WILL ALSO BEGIN TO COUNT TOWARD ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE FUTURE.

HERE ARE TWO EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS OF STUDY IN OUR ACADEMIES.

YOU SEE THE ANIMATION PROGRAM OF STUDY IN OUR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ACADEMY.

YOU'RE SEEING THE CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM OF STUDY IN OUR STEM ACADEMY.

YOU CAN SEE THE COURSE IS AVAILABLE AND THE NUMBER OF CREDITS AND ALL 28 PROGRAMS OF STUDY ARE IN, ARE LINED OUT IN OUR ACADEMY BROCHURE.

YOU SEE THE LINK THERE FOR THAT BROCHURE.

AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER IN IBC IS AN INDUSTRY-BASED CERTIFICATION.

THESE EXAM SHOW THAT A STUDENT HAS MET A CERTAIN LEVEL OF SKILL BASED ON INDUSTRY STANDARD.

TEA DEFINES WHICH INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS ARE ON THE OFFICIAL LIST, COUNTING TOWARD ACCOUNTABILITY, THE IBC MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA.

FIRST, IT MUST BE DEFINED AS A CERTIFICATION.

THAT IS, IT MUST DEMONSTRATE A CERTAIN SKILL LEVEL, NOT JUST COMPLETION OF A COURSE.

IT MUST BE INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED AND CONSIDER IT IN HIRING.

EACH TIME THE STATE REVIEWS THE LIST, THEY SERVE A DIFFERENT EMPLOYERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE CERTIFICATIONS ARE IN FACT LOOKED AT IN HIRING.

LOCALLY, WE ALSO CONSULT OUR LOCAL ADVISORY BOARDS.

FOR EXAMPLE OUR HEALTH SCIENCE THEORY AND PRACTICE COURSE.

WE WERE LOOKING AT THAT ONE IN WHICH IBC TO OFFER, WE CONSULTED OUR ADVISORY BOARD AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT WE OFFER THE CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT EXAM BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HOSPITALS AND DOCTORS OFFICES IN THE AREA WERE HIRING FOR.

THAT'S THE ONE WE'VE OFFERED FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE HAD REALLY GOOD SUCCESS.

IBCS MUST BE ATTAINABLE BY A HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENT.

BUT PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE INDUSTRY LEVEL EXAMS THAT ADULTS IN THE FIELD TAKE.

MANY OF THESE EXAMS ARE DIFFICULT IN HIGH LEVEL EXAMS. IBCS MUST BE PORTABLE.THAT MEANS THAT THEY COULD BE POTENTIALLY USED BY MULTIPLE EMPLOYERS, COULD POTENTIALLY BE A STEPPING STONE TO THE STUDENTS NEXT LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND PERHAPS EVEN BE USED IN MULTIPLE PARTS OF THE STATE.

IBCS ARE ISSUED BY A CERTIFYING ENTITY.

THAT IS, IT'S NOT JUST GRANTED BY US FOR COURSE COMPLETION.

STUDENTS TAKE AN EXAM OFFERED BY AN OUTSIDE ENTITY AND SOMETIMES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE OTHER REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS CLINICAL ROTATIONS, FINGERPRINTING, AND SO FORTH.

BUT FOR THIS CERTIFYING ENTITY WILL AWARD THEM THAT CERTIFICATION.

FINALLY IBC SHOULD BE CAPSTONER IN THE PROGRAM LEVEL.

NOW THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT JUST SENIORS ARE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE IT, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THE STUDENTS NEED TO HAVE COMPLETED A CERTAIN LEVEL OF CONTENT BEFORE THEY HAVE ENOUGH CONTENT AND ARE READY TO SIT FOR THE EXAMS. LET'S START TO LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT THE IBCS ARE ROUND ROCK ISD STUDENTS CAN TAKE.

FIRST NOTE THAT THESE EXAMS ARE GIVEN AT NO COST TO FAMILIES.

ROUND ROCK ISD HAS BEEN PAYING ALL EXAM FEES FOR THE LAST DECADE.

THESE IBCS BEGAN COUNTING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE 16, 17 SCHOOL YEAR.

WE HAD A SMALL NUMBER THAT YEAR, BUT HAVE GROWN A GREAT DEAL.

SHERRY WILL SHARE THAT DETAIL WITH YOU IN JUST A MOMENT.

IN LOOKING AT THE IBCS ON THE SCREEN, YOU SEE A WIDE VARIETY.

YOU SEE SOME THAT ARE SOFTWARE BASE, SOME THAT ARE GIVEN IN OUR AUTO TECH COURSES, AND THEN SOME THAT ARE GIVEN IN OUR WELDING COURSES.

ON THE NEXT SLIDE YOU SEEING MANY OF OUR MEDICAL, IBCS, VET ASSISTANT, DRONE PILOT, JAVA PROGRAMMING AND MANY MORE.

AGAIN, SOME OF THE IBCS REQUIRE INSTRUCTION IN AN EXAM, BUT SEVERAL OF THEM HERE REQUIRE INSTRUCTION AND EXAM A CERTAIN NUMBER OF HOURS IN A PRACTICAL SETTING, A STATE ID, FINGERPRINTS, AND SO FORTH.

AGAIN, THAT LIST OF REQUIREMENTS IS MANDATED BY THE CERTIFYING ENTITY BECAUSE THESE ARE INDUSTRY EXAMS THAT ADULTS TAKE, OUR STUDENTS ARE HELD TO THAT SAME STANDARD BY THE EMPLOYERS AND BY THE CERTIFYING ENTITY.

I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THIS LIST IS A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT'S ALWAYS CHANGING.

THE STATE ADDS NEW OPTIONS AND REMOVE SOME.

FOR EXAMPLE THE ELANCO ANIMAL SCIENCE AND VET EXAMS ARE NEW TO US THIS YEAR.

AS IS THE INFORMATION SPECIALIST IN JAVA.

THAT'S A NEW EXAM FOR US THIS YEAR.

YOU WILL SEE THERE ARE A FEW OTHERS.

MICROSOFT WORD SPECIALISTS FOE EXAMPLE HAS THE ASTERISK NEXT TO IT.

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BUT AS THEY SUNSET EXAMS, MEANING THEY WON'T OFFER IT ANYMORE, WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO FIND A SUBSTITUTE FOR THAT SO THAT STUDENTS IN THAT AREA STILL HAVE EXAMS AVAILABLE TO THEM.

YOU MAY ALSO WONDER WHY SOME EXAMS ARE NOT ON THE LIST FOR EXAMPLE WE'RE OFTEN ASKED WHY GOOGLE DOCS OR GOOGLE SHEETS OR NOT ON THE LIST.

AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, TEA SPEAKS WITH COMPANIES IN THE AREA TO REVIEW OR IN THE WHOLE STATE TO REVIEW WHICH EXAM SHOULD BE ON THE LIST.. AS YOU MAY GUESS, WE USE GOOGLE PRODUCTS IN SCHOOLS QUITE A BIT, BUT MOST BUSINESSES ARE STILL USING MICROSOFT PRODUCTS.

THAT'S WHY MICROSOFT IS ON THE LIST.

LET'S LOOK NOW AT THE PROGRAMS OF STUDY IN WHICH ONES HAVE AN IBC AVAILABLE.

OUT OF OUR 28 PROGRAMS OF STUDY, 26 HAVE AT LEAST ONE IBC AVAILABLE TO THEM.

SOME HAVE MORE FOR EXAMPLE AN EGG MECHANICS.

OUR STUDENTS HAVE TO WELDING EXAMS AS WELL AS OSHA 30 AVAILABLE TO THEM IN THEIR JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR.

OUR GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDENTS CAN EARN THREE DIFFERENT CERTIFICATIONS IN PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, AND IN DESIGN.

WE OFFER THE EXAMS WHERE THE IBC MATCHES AND ALIGNS WITH THE COURSES TAKES.

YOU'LL NOTICE FASHION DESIGN DOES NOT HAVE ONE YET.

FOR EACH PROGRAM OF STUDY, THE STATE GIVES US A LIST OF IBC IS WE CAN CHOOSE FROM.

CURRENTLY, THERE ISN'T ONE ON THEIR LIST THAT ALIGNS WITH OUR COURSE IN OUR CURRICULUM.

WE DON'T HAVE ONE JUST YET, HOWEVER, WE'RE WORKING TO FIX THAT.

WE HAVE A TEACHER THAT'S WORKING ON A PILOT OF ONE OF THE ONES OFF OF THE STATE SUGGESTED LIST TO SEE IF WE CAN INTEGRATE THAT WITHIN OUR COURSES.

IF THAT PILOT IS SUCCESSFUL THEN NEXT YEAR, WE'LL OFFER THAT IN FASHION DESIGN AT EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES.

HERE YOU SEE THE REMAINING PROGRAMS OF STUDY AND WHERE IBCS ARE OFFERED.

THE LAW AND LEGAL SYSTEM PROGRAM OF STUDY.

THERE IS NO IBC YET BECAUSE TEA HAS NOT IDENTIFIED A LIST OF CHOICES FOR US JUST YE.

T IN THE CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM OF STUDY, THERE IS A SECURITY IBC IDENTIFIED, BUT NOTE THAT THIS IS JUST THE THIRD YEAR OF THIS PROGRAM.

THE CURRENT SENIORS DID NOT HAVE THIS COURSE OR AN IBC IS AN OPPORTUNITY IN THEIR JUNIOR YEAR.

BUT BOTH WILL BEGIN BEING OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME NEXT YEAR.

>> THANKS, PEGGY. NOW THAT WE'VE ALL GOT OUR COMMON LANGUAGE ABOUT ACADEMIES, PROGRAMS TO STUDY AND IBC'S I WILL THROW SOME MORE ACRONYMS OUT I'M SURE AT SOME POINT IN THIS PRESENTATION, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DRILL DOWN INTO THE DATA ACTUALLY PERTAINING TO GPM 3.3 AND INCREASING OVERALL IBC ATTAINMENT FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

GO AHEAD. HERE WE GO.

ON THIS SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE FOUR COLUMNS OF INFORMATION BROKEN DOWN ALL BY STUDENT GROUPS WITH DATA, INCLUDING 504 AND DYSLEXIA.

THAT FIRST COLUMN SHOWS OVERALL 9-12 ENROLLMENT AT OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS.

JUST LIKE PEGGY MENTIONED, ALL OF OUR FULL PROGRAMS OF STUDY ARE ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE FIVE HIGH-SCHOOLS.

WE DO HAVE SOME CTE OFFERINGS ITS SUCCESS, BUT THEN IN CHS, THEY ARE FOCUSED ON THEIR ASSOCIATES DEGREE.

COLUMN 2 THEN SHOWS ARE MORE THAN 11,000 STUDENTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY ENROLLED IN OUR CTE CLASSES.

YOU CAN SEE THAT ILLUSTRATES THAT 79% THAT PEGGY MENTIONED OF OUR CURRENT HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY ENROLLED IN CTE.

THE THIRD COLUMN WILL SHOW YOU THE BREAKDOWN OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AN IBC-RELATED CLASS. AS SHE MENTIONED.

WITH THE GRAPHICS ON PAGE 17 AND 18 AND SEEING WHERE COURSES ARE LAID OUT THAT OFFER IBCS, THAT'S WHAT THAT NUMBER IS SHOWING YOU, SO ARE NEARLY 4,000 STUDENTS.

THEN THAT FOURTH COLUMN IS ACTUALLY GIVING YOU THE PERCENTAGE BY STUDENT GROUP OF OUR STUDENTS WITHIN THOSE IBC-RELATED COURSES.

THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE A PERCENTAGE OF 27% OF OUR CTE STUDENTS ARE SITTING IN A CLASS WHERE THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN AN IBC.

ON THIS NEXT SLIDE, IT ACTUALLY ILLUSTRATES A HISTORICAL LOOK AT THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AN IBC-RELATED COURSE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE FLUCTUATE A FEW POINTS OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD SHOWN.

IT'S DUE TO REALLY MANY FACTORS SUCH AS AVAILABLE IBCS, STATE IMPLEMENTING APPROVED PROGRAMS OF STUDY, ADDING OR REMOVING IBCS FROM THE LIST AND SO ON.

THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS THAT GO INTO HOW THAT NUMBER HAS ADJUSTED OVER THE FIVE YEARS.

UP TO THIS POINT, WE'VE SHOWN YOU ENROLLMENT DATA AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START TO LOOK AT IBCS EARNED FOR OUR STUDENTS AND HOW WE SUPPORT THEM, TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THE WORK, AS WELL AS THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF COLLEGE READINESS IN THE CCMR NEW A THROUGH F FRAMEWORK.

AS THIS SLIDE STATES, OF OUR CURRENT 9-12 GRADERS, AND AGAIN, COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS, 14% HAVE ALREADY EARNED AN IBC BEFORE THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

ON THE NEXT FOUR SLIDES,

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THIS SLIDE SHOWS OUR 2023 COHORT, WHICH ARE SENIORS FOR A MONTH.

[LAUGHTER] THE 24% IN THE DARK BLUE AT THE BASE OF THE COLUMN SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ALREADY EARNED AN IBC SOMEWHERE IN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER BEFORE THIS SCHOOL YEAR.TWENTY-FOUR PERCENT HAVE ALREADY EARNED AN EXAM.

THAT MIDDLE SECTION OR 25% SHOWS YOU WHERE THEY'RE SITTING IN A CLASS RELATED TO AN IBC SO THEY HAVE POTENTIAL TO EARN THAT EXAM THIS YEAR.

THEN THE LIGHT BLUE AT THE TOP IS THAT 51%.

THAT SHOWS OUR PERCENTAGE OF SENIORS WHO HAVE NOT ALREADY EARNED AN IBC AND BASED ON THEIR COURSE ENROLLMENT, THEY WON'T HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY OR THEY'RE NOT ELIGIBLE BEFORE GRADUATION.

BUT WHAT WE NEED TO REMEMBER IS THAT WITH OUR TARGET GPM THIS YEAR, WE WANT 11% OF ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO EARN AN IBC.

WE BELIEVE WE'RE ON TRACK FOR THAT, WHEN YOU NOTICE THAT 25% OF OUR SENIORS HAVE A CHANCE.

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT LARGE PERCENTAGE OF SENIORS AT 51% ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR AN IBC.

BUT WHEN YOU ACTUALLY ANALYZE OUR OVERALL CCMR DATA FOR THE DISTRICT, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF STUDENTS EARN THEIR POINT WITHIN COLLEGE READINESS AND THEN WE'RE THE ADDITIONAL, WE'RE THE BONUS.

WE LIKE TO THINK ABOUT THAT.

BUT WE GET THE EXTRA STUDENTS OR STUDENTS HAVE AN EXTRA OPPORTUNITY, I SHOULD SAY, TO EARN CCMR. THAT'S WHY WE'VE SAID BEFORE THE IBCS ARE AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF OUR CTE PROGRAM, BUT THEY'RE NOT THE END-ALL, BE-ALL OF OUR PROGRAM WHEN WE REALLY THINK ABOUT THE STUDENT'S CHANCE TO HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, WORKING WITH REAL-WORLD EQUIPMENT, WORKING ON SOFT SKILLS, SITE VISITS, JOB SHADOWING, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

THAT'S WHAT CTE IS REALLY ABOUT.

THEN THE IBCS ARE ICING ON THE CAKE FOR US AND FOR OUR KIDS.

ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR COHORT 2024, YOU'LL SEE THOSE ARE OUR JUNIORS AND IT'S THE SAME STRUCTURE OF THE GRAPH, BUT YOU'LL NOTICE THAT OUR PERCENTAGES ARE ALSO VERY SIMILAR.

ALMOST AS MANY STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY EARNED AN IBC IS THE SENIOR CLASS, EVEN THOUGH MORE STILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO THIS YEAR.

FOR OUR SOPHOMORES AND THE CLASS OF 2025, WE'RE SHOWING THAT SOME STUDENTS AREN'T EXAMINED THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR, THEN THAT'S THE DARK SECTION IN THE BOTTOM, BUT IT'S NOT NEARLY AS IMPRESSIVE AS IT IS FOR OUR JUNIORS AND SENIORS.

THAT AGAIN IS REALLY ILLUSTRATED BY THE SLIDE 17 AND 18 THAT MRS. MITCHELL WENT OVER SHOWING ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS OF STUDY AND THE BREAKDOWN BY GRADE LEVELS WHERE THOSE EXAMS ARE OFFERED.

OUR FINAL GRAPH SHOWS OUR CLASS OF 2026, OUR CURRENT FRESHMEN.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THEY HAVE NOT EARNED ANY IBCS YET THAT COUNT FOR CCMR BASED ON ENROLLMENT IN AN IBC RELATED CLASS, THOUGH, THEY DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN THAT ONE THIS YEAR, AND THAT'S THE 25%.

LIKE I JUST MENTIONED, THEY DIDN'T EARN AN IBC BEFORE THIS YEAR FOR CCMR. BUT MANY STUDENTS IN OUR MIDDLE-SCHOOL BUSINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CLASS, THEY HAVE THE CHANCE TO EARN THEIR MICROSOFT OFFICE WORD OR EXCEL EXAMS. WHILE THOSE ARE ON THE HIGH-SCHOOL IBC LIST, TEA DOES NOT ALLOW THAT FOR ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN EARNED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, OF THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR.

OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE EARNING THOSE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE LOVE IT, IT HELPS THEM WITH ARTICULATED CREDIT THROUGH AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BUT THE STATE DOES NOT ALLOW US TO COUNT THAT FOR THEIR COLLEGE READINESS MEASURE.

THEY HOPEFULLY WILL EARN ANOTHER ONE WHEN THEY GET TO US IN HIGH-SCHOOL.

UP TO THIS POINT, WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT EXAM STUDENTS CAN EARN, SO LET'S TRANSITION AND LOOK AT HOW OUR CTE PROGRAM SUPPORTS STUDENT, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THIS WORK.

AS PEGGY MENTIONED, ALL OF THESE EXAMS ARE AT NO COST, AND THAT REALLY IS THE TOP ITEM ON OUR LIST.

IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW OR FOR OUR PARENTS, WE FEEL TO UNDERSTAND THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE FAMILY COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT THERE'S NO EXAM FEE OR THERE ARE, BUT THEY'RE COVERED.

WE DON'T WANT ANY BARRIERS TO EXIST, BUT ESPECIALLY ANYTHING FINANCIAL, AND SO WE WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THOSE ARE FREE.

THAT'S JUST NOT ONE EXAM IN FOUR YEARS OR EVEN ONE A YEAR, THAT'S ALL EXAMS FREE TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS WHO MIGHT EARN 3, 4, 5 OR MORE BEFORE THEY GRADUATE.

SOME OF THESE EXAMS ARE FAIRLY AFFORDABLE, BUT OTHERS ARE CLOSE TO $200 IN EXAM.

IT'S DEFINITELY A HEAVY LIFT FOR OUR FAMILIES.

I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE REST OF EVERYTHING WORD FOR WORD UP THERE, BUT JUST KNOW THAT ANY PRACTICE EXAMS, PREPARATION MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT-RELATED, ANYTHING THAT THE STUDENTS NEED TO BE READY FOR THE EXAMS ARE PROVIDED TO OUR STUDENTS.

THAT INCLUDES IF THEY ARE HOURLY REQUIREMENTS LIKE PEGGY SAID WITH CNA OR VETERINARY TECHNICIAN, WE ACTUALLY SET THOSE CLINICAL ROTATION TIMES UP WITHIN THE SCHOOL DAY AND SOME STUDENTS MAY LIKE TO GAIN HOURS OUTSIDE.

BUT LIKE WITH OUR CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE PROGRAM, WE'RE ACTUALLY TAKING OUR STUDENTS TO ONE OF THE LOCAL SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES THEY'RE DOING THEIR ROTATION HOURS AND THEY HAVE TO LOG THOSE WITH THE STATE BEFORE THEY WILL ACTUALLY LET OUR STUDENTS TEST.

IT'S REALLY A GREAT ADVANTAGE OF OUR PROGRAMS TO HAVE THAT, BUT WHERE OUR TEACHERS ARE ELIGIBLE AND

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AS YOU HEARD EARLIER, THESE ARE PROFESSIONAL ADULT-LEVEL EXAMS, SO HAVING OUR ADULTS CREDENTIALED, IT JUST HELPS OUR KIDDOS OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

AS FAR AS SUPPORT FOR OUR TEACHERS, MANY OF THE ITEMS YOU'LL SEE LOOK FAMILIAR WITH PREPARATION MATERIALS, INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES.

THOSE MIGHT EVEN BE SPECIFIC TO OUR TEACHERS SO THAT THEY CAN PREP AND BE READY EITHER FOR THE EXAM OR FOR THE INSTRUCTION THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE IN CLASS.

OUR CTE SPECIALIST TEAM HAS SPENT THE LAST FEW YEARS WORKING TO SIMPLIFY OR TAKE THE GUESSWORK OUT OF SETTING UP SOME OF THESE EXAMS FOR OUR TEACHERS WITH ACCOMMODATION GUIDES, PROCTORING ACTUAL EXAMS AND SOURCING MATERIALS.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE EXAMS ARE PROCTORED ON OUR CAMPUSES AND MUCH OF ITS SETUP BY OUR DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST, WHICH WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE.

BUT SOME OF THESE EXAMS ARE OFF-SITE, SO THAT CAN BE A CHALLENGE.

ONE EXAMPLE OF SUPPORT THAT WHERE WE WORK WITH TEACHERS AND THAT'S TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO OUR LOCAL AIRPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS ACTUALLY TO TAKE THEIR DRONE-RELATED CERTIFICATION, WHICH IS THE FAA 107 EXAM.

UNLIKE STAR OR AP EXAMS WHERE 99% OF THE PROCESS IS THE SAME, WE'VE HAD KIDS TESTING AND STAR AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO, THERE'S SETUP PROCESSES, BUT THIS IS A LOT DIFFERENT.

WE HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT HAVE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS.

IT'S A LOT OF WORK ON THE SHOULDERS OF OUR TEACHERS TO MANEUVER, AND SO ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL TO SYSTEMATIZE THAT, WE DEFINITELY HAVE MADE THAT A PRIORITY WITH OUR CTE SPECIALISTS SO THEY CAN TAKE ONE THING OFF THEIR PLATE AMONG MANY.

[LAUGHTER] ON THIS FINAL SLIDE.

THIS IS WHERE WE LEAN IN WITH IBCS IN SUPPORTING OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATIVE TEAMS. AS WE PARTNER WITH THEM IN THE WORK, WE'VE WORKED THROUGH OUR UNDERSTANDING IBCS AND THEIR IMPACT ON CCMR WITH DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS.

THROUGH THAT WORK, WE'VE DEVELOPED TIMELINES FOR TESTING, AS WELL AS REGULARLY REPORTING THAT INFORMATION BACK TO OUR CAMPUSES ON THE PROGRESS OF THEIR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AT THE END OF THE YEAR, OUR TEAM ACTUALLY VALIDATES THE EXAM DATA AND FORMATS IT FOR REPORTING TO BOTH INFORMATION SERVICES AND TO PIMS FOR EVENTUAL REPORTING ON TRANSCRIPTS AND CCMR. IT'S REALLY A VERY DIFFERENT PROCESS AND STAR SCORES WHERE NOW ESPECIALLY WITH STUDENTS TAKING THEIR STAAR EXAMS ONLINE, IT GOES STRAIGHT TO THEIR REPORTING ENTITY.

THINGS ARE GRADED, FULL REPORTS COME BACK TO THE DISTRICT, THEY'RE ALREADY UPLOADED.

IT'S VERY DIFFERENT WITH OURS.

OUR TEACHERS ARE HAVING TO PROCTOR EXAMS OR PROCTOR THROUGH ONLINE ENTITIES OR TAKE THEM TO TESTING SITES, GET THAT INFORMATION.

THEY ACTUALLY UPLOAD INTO OUR SYSTEM CALLED EDGY THINGS.

THEN WE PULL THAT INFORMATION OUT, WE VALIDATE IT, FORMAT IT IN THE RIGHT WAY AND SEND IT TO INFORMATION SERVICES AND PIMS. THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF JOB SECURITY GOING ON WITH THAT INFORMATION AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S REPORTED RIGHT.

NOW LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO THE NEXT FEW YEARS OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE FOR IBCS AND THE NEW A-F FRAMEWORK AS THEY'VE ROLLED OUT THE NEW CHANGES THERE'LL BE PHASED IN.

ON THIS SLIDE YOU CAN SEE THE NEW A-F FRAMEWORK, HOW IT'S BEING PHASED IN ACROSS OUR CURRENT HIGH-SCHOOL COHORTS WILL GO INTO DEPTH IN EACH OF THESE COHORTS.

BUT THIS GIVES YOU AN OVERALL VIEW OF HOW WE SWITCH FROM AN IBC ONLY TO WHAT WE ARE NOW.

TO EVENTUALLY FOR OUR FRESHMEN, THEY MUST EARN AN IBC AND BA CTE COMPLETER, WHICH IS THREE OR MORE COURSES FOR FOUR OR MORE CREDITS IN A STATE PROGRAM OF STUDY WE'LL EXPLAIN THAT ALSO.

FOR OUR SENIORS, NO CHANGES WHATSOEVER.

IT'S SIMPLY EARNING AN IBC.

SO HERE'S AN EXAMPLE WE'RE GOING TO REPEAT.

WE'RE GOING TO USE THE SAME SEQUENCE THAT MS. MITCHELLE SHOWED EARLIER, THE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ACADEMY WITH OUR ANIMATION PROGRAM OF STUDY.

WITHIN ANIMATION, YOU'LL SEE OUR CURRENT SENIORS JUST HAVE TO EARN THE ADOBE ANIMATE IBC.

NO COURSEWORK IS REQUIRED, BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS.

WE DON'T GO OUT AND TARGET ANY KIDS AND FIND THOSE WHO HAVEN'T ALREADY DEMONSTRATED CCMR IN SOME WAY AND OFFER THEM ONE OF OUR IBCS.

WE REALLY ONLY OFFER OUR INDUSTRY-BASED CERTIFICATION EXAMS THROUGH OUR COURSEWORK.

IT REALLY IS A DEMONSTRATION AND A TRUE TESTAMENT TO WHAT A CTE PROGRAM IS.

WE'RE NOT GOING OUT AND FINAGLE IN ANYTHING IN THAT WAY.

MOVING ON TO OUR JUNIOR COHORT, YOU'LL SEE THE CHANGES THAT THEY GET TO IMPLEMENT.

OUR JUNIORS WILL ACTUALLY EARN THEIR IBC, BUT NOW THEY HAVE TO COMPLETE AT LEAST ONE LEVEL 2 COURSE OR HIGHER.

LEVEL 2 DOESN'T MEAN IT'S THE SECOND CLASS IN THE SEQUENCE.

OFTEN THAT'S HOW IT WORKS OUT.

BUT THAT LEVEL 2 DESIGNATION IS SOMETHING THAT TEA HAS DESIGNATED.

YOU'LL SEE IN THIS OPTION, OUR STUDENTS ARE IN ADOBE ANIMATE AND TAKE AND PASS EITHER ANIMATION I, II, OR PRACTICUM ANIMATION THAT ANIMATE ACTUALLY HAPPENS TO BE OFFERED IN ANIMATION I.

IF THEY COMPLETE THAT OUR JUNIORS WOULD BE DONE AND EARN THEIR CCMR POINT.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT REQUIREMENTS FOR OUR SOPHOMORES.

OUR SOPHOMORES AGAIN, SAME PROGRAM OF STUDY, IBC,

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YOU'LL SEE A NOTE THAT IT MUST BE A STATE PROGRAM OF STUDY.

IT MEANS THAT THE IBC AND COURSES MUST BE ALIGNED, AS PEGGY SAID EARLIER, AND WE OFFER MANY ADDITIONAL EXAMS. IT MIGHT NOT ALWAYS BE ON THE IBC LIST, OR NOT DEEMED ALIGNED BY THE STATE.

BUT WE DO OFFER THEM BECAUSE OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS AND TEACHERS BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE IMPORTANT FOR OUR STUDENTS PURSUING THESE CAREERS OR THEIR CAREER AREA.

YOU'LL SEE THEY HAVE A CHOICE, EITHER TWO OF THE COURSES FROM DIGITAL MEDIA ANIMATION I, II, OR THE PRACTICUM.

THEN FOR OUR FINAL COHORT TO BE PHASED IN, OUR FRESHMEN, THEY MUST EARN THEIR IBC PLUS THEY MUST MEET THE STATE DEFINITION OF A CTE COMPLETER IN A STATE PROGRAM OF STUDY, SO THAT MEANS THREE OR MORE COURSES FOR FOUR OR MORE CREDITS, WHICH PEGGY SAID ALL OF OUR SEQUENCES ALIGNED TO.

IN THIS EXAMPLE, IF A STUDENT EARNS THEIR ADOBE ANIMATE AND COMPLETES DIGITAL MEDIA, ANIMATION I, AND ANIMATION II BECAUSE ANIMATION II IS TWO CREDIT COURSE.

THEY'VE MET THEIR FOUR CREDITS.

BUT IF THEY CHOOSE, THEY CAN GO ON AND FURTHER EXTEND THEIR LEARNING AND PRACTICAL ANIMATION AND END UP WITH SIX CREDITS.

EITHER WAY, THEY HAVE TO MEET THE STATE DEFINITION OF A PROGRAM OF STUDY COMPLETERS. QUIET A LOT MORE.

STUDENTS ARE ALREADY EARNING THAT DESIGNATION, BUT IT CHANGES OUR LANDSCAPE A LITTLE BIT.

OUR PHASE-IN FOR THE NEW A-F FOR IBC IS BEING COUNTED IN CCMR WILL DEFINITELY HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR CAREER-READY INDICATORS.

BUT UNDERSTAND THAT IT WON'T IMPACT THE SUPPORTS WE HAVE IN CTE BECAUSE OUR PROGRAM AS PEGGY MENTIONED IS FEDERALLY FUNDED AND WE CAN'T TARGET STUDENTS NOR EXCLUDES STUDENTS.

IT'S REALLY OPEN ENROLLMENT AND WE DON'T RESTRICT THAT.

THAT MEANS THAT DURING OUR ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELOR MEETINGS ANNUALLY, ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WILL DISCUSS THEIR CAREER GOALS, THE LINE OUT THEIR CTE COURSES, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE SUPPORTED ON THAT JOURNEY, WILL STILL CONTINUE OUR 8TH-GRADE DAY VISITS TO ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, WHICH THOSE OF YOU ALL WHO HAVE HAD AN EIGHTH GRADER IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

WE'LL PUT THEM ON BUSES AND THEY GET TO GO WALK AROUND THEIR CAMPUS.

THEY START THAT TRANSITION TO HIGH SCHOOL.

WITH THAT ONE EVENT.

THEY'D GET TO DO THAT BEFORE MAKING THEIR SELECTIONS AND THOSE ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS THAT THEY HAVE, AGAIN ANNUALLY WITH THEIR COUNSELOR, BUT THAT'S WHERE THEY GET THAT FIRST CHANCE TO INTERACT ON THE 8TH-GRADE DAY WITH THEIR PROGRAMS OF STUDY BEFORE THEY MAKE THAT SELECTION.

THEN OF COURSE, THERE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE INTEREST INVENTORIES AS ALWAYS, THAT'S ONE OF THOSE EXAMS WHICH IF YOU WERE LIKE, I WAS LIKE 21 IN COLLEGE THE FIRST TIME I TOOK ONE OF THOSE TESTS AND IT DIDN'T REALLY LIKE THE RESULTS I GOT, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

ENDED UP IN THE RIGHT PLACE REGARDLESS.

BUT THEY'LL GET TO REDO THOSE ANNUALLY.

THEY GET TO UPDATE THEIR FOUR-YEAR PLAN WITH THEIR COUNSELOR BECAUSE THEY ARE YOUNG PEOPLE AND WE KNOW PLANS CHANGE AND THAT'S OKAY.

BUT THROUGH REGULAR MONITORING OF ALL CCMR INDICATORS, OUR CAMPUSES AND PARENTS WILL KNOW WHAT THE BEST PLANS ARE FOR THEIR STUDENTS.

WHILE THE NEW FRAMEWORK WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR CONTRIBUTION WITHIN CCMR OUR PROGRAMS AS OFFERINGS WILL REALLY BE ABOUT STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES AND HELPING PREPARE THEM FOR THEIR FUTURES.

WITH THAT, TRUSTEES OR DR. AZAIEZ, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

>> HOLD ON. I'M WRITING DOWN MY QUESTION BEFORE I FORGET. HOLD ON.

>> OKAY. TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE BONE.

>> DO WE KNOW WHAT THE NEW ACCOUNTABILITY RATING? HAVE YOU LOOKED AT HOW WE FARE WITH THE ACCOUNTABILITY NOW, LIKE WITH THE NUMBERS WITHOUT ANY OF THE STUDENTS, JUST WITH LIKE PAST GRADES?

>> ARE YOU ASKING AS FAR AS WHEN OUR STUDENTS ARE TOTALLY PHASED IN TO WHERE THEY ARE COMPLETERS AND EARNING AN IBC?

>> YEAH. HOW IT WILL COUNT HERE IN THE FUTURE AND LOOK IN THE PAST AND SEE HOW OUR STUDENTS, WE'RE COMPARING TO THE NEW GUIDELINES.

>> YES, WE'VE ASKED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION FOR THAT AND THEY ARE WORKING ON THAT REPORT.

I WOULD ASK THAT WHENEVER THAT COMES, CAN WE GET THAT IN A BOARD UPDATE, PLEASE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST TRY PUSHING IT DOWN AND HOLDING IT.

NOPE. TRUSTEE ZARATE.

>> THIS MAY BE A SILLY QUESTION THAT YOU ALL CAN ANSWER, BUT WHY IS IT THAT THE STATE CHANGES WHICH IBCS HAPPEN IN WHICH ARE VALID AND WHICH AREN'T, WHAT'S THEIR DETERMINATION PROCESS?

>> SURE. THE STATE HAS A PROCESS WHERE ON LIST 3 RIGHT NOW AND THEY HAVE ACTUALLY STARTED THE PROCESS FOR LIST 4 STILL WILL EXIST FOR TWO YEARS.

WHEN THE IBC LIST FIRST CAME OUT, WE HAD ABOUT SIX EXAMS THAT WERE AVAILABLE, AND NOW WE HAVE MORE THAN 40 EXAMS. THEY LOOK AT HIGH-SKILL, HIGH-WAGE, IN-DEMAND CAREERS, WHICH IS WHERE OUR STATE-ALIGNED PROGRAMS OF STUDY COME FROM.

THEN WHEN VENDORS OR DIFFERENT BUSINESS PARTNERS SUGGEST THAT AN IBC SHOULD BE ON THE LIST, THEY VALIDATE IT WITH THAT.

BUT THEN AGAIN, THOSE SIX DEFINITIONS THAT PEGGY RAN THROUGH ABOUT BEING PORTABLE, CAPSTONE, ALL OF THAT.

THEY'VE GOT METRICS AND THEY MAKE DECISIONS ON THAT.

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>> THAT EXPLAINS WHY MY FINE ARTS CAREER ISN'T ON THERE PROBABLY BECAUSE IT'S NOT VERY WELL PAYING.

>> FINE ARTS DEFINITELY FALLS UNDER THE FINE ARTS SYSTEM SO YEAH.

>> THANKS. [LAUGHTER]

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES?

>> I HAVE A COUPLE. GOING BACK TO SLIDE 22, I DON'T KNOW WHY I DIDN'T CATCH THIS TO ASK THIS AHEAD OF TIME.

BUT STATES THAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY HAVE 14 PERCENT OF STUDENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY EARNED AN IBC PRIOR TO 22/23 SCHOOL YEAR.

BUT THEN WHEN YOU LOOK ON SLIDE 19, IT SAYS OUR TARGET IS 11 PERCENT AND OUR OVERALL TARGET IS 15 PERCENT BY 2026.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ALMOST AT OUR TARGET ALREADY FOR 2026 IS THIS TIME THAT THE BOARD NEEDS TO ADJUST THAT AND MAKE THOSE TARGETS HIGHER, OR WHERE DO YOU FEEL? I KNOW WE'RE FACING SOME CHANGES IN THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AS WELL, BUT HOW DO THOSE NUMBERS WORK WITH WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, WHERE WE'RE HEADING? I DON'T KNOW WHO THE BEST PERSON IS TO ANSWER THAT.

>> SURE THEY ARE YOUR GOALS.

YOU CAN ADJUST THEM AT ANY TIME.

I WILL SAY THAT THE LIST AS IT'S CHANGED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS HAS WORKED IN OUR FAVOR SO THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE.

THAT IS SOMETHING TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.

LAST YEAR, WE ACTUALLY EXCEEDED THIS YEAR'S TARGET AND WE BELIEVE WILL HAVE INCREASED SUCCESS.

AS PEGGY MENTIONED, WE ADDED TWO ELANCO EXAMS. JAVA LAST YEAR WAS OUR FIRST YEAR FOR AWS WELDING.

IT'S A MOVING TARGET.

OF COURSE, AT ANY TIME WHEN THE NEW LIST COMES OUT, THE RUG MIGHT BE PULLED OUT FROM UNDER US AND WE MIGHT LOSE SOME OF THESE CERTIFICATIONS, WHICH IS HARD LIKE LOSING WORD AND EXCEL.

BUT THAT'S WHERE WE WILL JUST ADJUST.

OUR STUDENTS TYPICALLY TAKE WORD AND EXCEL AND SOPHOMORE YEAR.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT SENIOR YEAR.

ADJUSTING THE GOAL WOULD BE UP TO OTHER FOLKS BESIDES PEGGY AND I.

>> JUST A REMINDER TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS IS THE BOARD GOAL, BUT THE GPMS ARE ACTUALLY US WHO WORK WITH THEM AND CREATE THOSE GPM.

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT NOW HERE IS JUST GPM.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE OVERALL GOAL, THAT CCMR, BIG GOAL THAT OUR BOARD DECIDED FOR US TO DO.

RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO TALK ON OUR GPMS AND JUST ALSO FOR CLARIFICATION.

IF YOU GO BACK TO SLIDES, I THINK, 21, IT SHOWS THAT ONLY 27% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE PART OF AN IBC RIGHT NOW.

OUT OF THAT, THERE WAS ABOUT 24% OUT OF THE 27%, SO IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY 24% OF OUR OVERALL STUDENTS IS JUST 24% OF THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO ARE ALREADY ON IBC, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CLARIFY THAT AS WELL.

>> SURE. BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT REMINDER OF GPM, SO THAT'S NOT OUR DOMAIN.

NEXT QUESTION GOES DOWN TO SLIDE 34, WHEN YOU'RE STARTING TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE CHANGES ARE IMPACTING, AND HOW IT REALLY COULD BE 34, 35, OR EVEN 36.

BUT NOW THAT THEY'RE REQUIRING MORE ALIGNED COURSES IN THIS PROCESS, AND LIKE YOU SAID, STUDENTS CAN CHANGE THEIR MIND, WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS FOR POSSIBLY TESTING OUT OF CLASSES THAT ARE IN THIS TO POSSIBLY GET THEM FURTHER ALONG OR TO GET THAT CREDIT.

SAY A KID TAKES A CLASS, FRESHMAN YEAR, IN ONE IBC RELATED CLASS AND THEN THEY DECIDE, I DON'T REALLY LIKE THIS, BUT MY FRIENDS TAKING FLORAL DESIGN AND I REALLY WANT TO GET THAT.

BUT THEY'VE MISSED THE ABILITY TO GET THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS OR WHATEVER, IS THERE A WAY TO CATCH UP OR A WAY TO TEST OUT? MY CONCERN IS WITH HAVING THREE YEARS FOR OUR CURRENT FRESHMEN, HAVING THREE-PLUS OF THESE COURSES, IF YOU DON'T MAKE THAT DECISION EARLY AND STICK WITH YOUR PLAN, YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK.

WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS FOR KIDS THAT MAY CHANGE THEIR MIND?

>> SURE. LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENTS ARE EARNING CCMR THROUGH COLLEGE READY, AND THEN THE IBC IS A BONUS OUT OF COHORT 21, ONLY 2% OF OUR STUDENTS ACTUALLY EARNED CCMR THROUGH AN IBC ONLY.

AGAIN, THESE ARE AMAZING, WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR KIDS.

BUT AS FAR AS CCMR READINESS AND MEETING THAT OVERALL GOAL 3, NOT THE GPM 3.3, WHICH WE SAID.

I APOLOGIZE ABOUT THAT. BUT OUR STUDENTS, FOR THE MOST PART, THEY DEMONSTRATE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.

IF A STUDENT'S SWITCHES, HOW CAN THEY STILL COMPLETE A PROGRAM OF STUDY? THERE ARE A FEW DIFFERENT WAYS IN SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS OF STUDY, YOU CAN ACTUALLY DOUBLE UP.

WE DO HAVE OUR COURSES ALL LISTED SEQUENTIALLY AND WHERE COURSES ACTUALLY MUST BUILD ON EACH OTHER.

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THERE'S ALSO SOME DUAL CREDIT OFFERINGS WITH AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ESPECIALLY OVER THE SUMMER TO TAKE SOME CLASSES.

THE STATE HAS STARTED TO INCREASE, AND THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING AS A SYSTEM WIDE, BUT THERE'S THE TEXAS VIRTUAL SCHOOL NETWORK AND THERE ARE SOME CTE OFFERINGS ON THERE.

A LOT OF OUR COURSES, IT'S HARD TO DO A VIRTUAL COURSE OFFERING WITHIN CTE.

YOU THINK ABOUT THE EQUIPMENT AND EVERYTHING, SO THERE ARE SOME AVAILABILITY IN THAT.

BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IT'S DOUBLING UP IN DUAL CREDIT IS WHERE WE REALLY TRIED TO HELP KIDS FINISH OUT THEIR SEQUENCES.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE HARRISON, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> SHE KNOWS THIS. SHE'S GOT IT. [LAUGHTER].

>> I HAVE ONE, MAYBE TWO MORE.

THE NEXT ONE IS ON SLIDE 37 WHERE YOU START TALKING ABOUT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR EIGHTH GRADE KIDDOS AND EXPOSING THEM.

I HAVE A SEVENTH GRADER, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT PROCESS NEXT YEAR.

BUT WHAT IS THE ENGAGEMENT WITH PARENTS? I KNOW WE DO A LOT WITH THE KIDS AND GET THEM OVER TO THE CLASSROOM.

WHAT'S THE ENGAGEMENT WITH PARENTS TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THIS PROCESS AND THE COMMITMENT REQUIRED IF THEY DO WANT TO ACTUALLY GET THE FULL THREE-YEAR CREDITS AND ALL OF THAT.

WHAT'S THE PARENT ENGAGEMENT WITH THAT PROCESS?

>> ABSOLUTELY. I'LL SPEAK TO PART OF THAT.

A LOT OF IT COMES THROUGH COUNSELING SESSIONS RIGHT THERE, ONE-ON-ONE ANNUAL MEETINGS, INTRODUCTION NIGHTS, WHETHER THEY'RE HELD AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL OR AN INVITATION FOR THEM TO COME TO NEW TIGER NIGHT AT STONY POINT OR WHATEVER THE CASE MIGHT BE.

OUR CTE TEACHERS WILL HOST TYPICALLY AN ACADEMY NIGHT, AND IT'S CALLED SOMETHING DIFFERENT, BUT THAT INTRODUCTION NIGHT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THAT'S IN THE EVENINGS, SO IT'S TYPICALLY TIMED AFTER OUR EIGHTH GRADE VISITS AND RIDER IN AROUND WHEN CHOICE SHEETS GO OUT TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.

THOSE EVENTS ARE BASICALLY A COURSE FARE FOR ADULTS.

THE KIDS COME ALONG TOO, BUT THAT'S WHEN THE PARENTS GET TO REALLY ASK THE QUESTIONS AND THEN HONE THOSE IN ON THEIR ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS OR BEFORE.

I'M SURE THERE ARE PIECES THAT CAMPUSES ARE DOING IN ADDITION TO THAT, BUT THOSE ARE THE GENERIC ITEMS WE CAN SPEAK TO.

OH, SORRY. YES, PEGGY.

I'LL SPEAK FOR IT. NOT THAT PEGGY NEEDS TO BE SPOKEN FOR, BUT SHE'S A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER.

BUT PEGGY LINKED UP EARLIER IN HER PRESENTATION OUR ACADEMY BROCHURES, AND THAT LINK IS IN THERE.

THROUGH COVID, ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS OF CHANGE IS THAT WE ACTUALLY NOW MAIL THOSE BROCHURES HOME TO EVERY EIGHTH GRADE HOME, SO YOU'LL GET ONE NEXT YEAR RIGHT AROUND JANUARY WHEN WE COME BACK FROM THE BREAK.

BUT WE SEND THOSE HOMES SO THAT PARENTS HAVE THEM.

BEFORE THAT, WE WOULD ACTUALLY PASS THOSE OUT WHEN THE HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS WENT AND MET WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS.

BUT YOU'LL LEARN THAT NOT EVERYTHING MAKES IT HOME AT A BACKPACK, JUST SAYING.

THIS WAY, AS LONG AS WE HAVE AN UPDATED ADDRESS ON FILE, THEY GET SENT STRAIGHT TO THE PARENT WITH A LETTER THAT ACTUALLY TALKS ABOUT THE PROCESSES OF PICKING A FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM OF STUDY, THE INTERESTS INVENTORY SITE, AND WHERE THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO AND THEN TEASE UP THAT ONE-ON-ONE IN THE COUNSELOR VISITS.

>> I JUST WANTED TO ADD ALSO OUR DISTRICT INQUIRE AN AVIANCE PROGRAM THAT WE ARE WORKING ON, GETTING EVERYTHING.

WE WANT IT TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE AND CONNECT IT WITH OUR SCHOOL INFORMATION SYSTEM AND ALSO MAKE SURE WE GIVE TIME TO OUR COUNSELORS AND TO INPUT AND UPLOAD ALL THE GREAT THINGS WHETHER IT'S CTE AND ALSO PATH WAYS AND STUFF LIKE THAT THAT WE HAVE IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, AND WE ARE REALLY WORKING HARD WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM TO MAKE SURE IT'S A SMOOTH TRANSITION, SO ONCE WE GET THAT GOING AND WE'RE HOPING TO GET THAT GOING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THAT ALSO WILL HELP, AND WOULD BE ALSO A TOOL THAT FOR OUR STUDENTS AS WELL AS OUR PARENTS TO SEE AND USE.

>> MY ONLY FEEDBACK ON THAT IS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ENGAGING WITH EACH COMMUNITY APPROPRIATELY.

SOME COMMUNITIES MAY NOT BE AS EASY FOR THEM TO MAKE IT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR A COMMUNITY NIGHT OR AN INFORMATION NIGHT, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE REACHING OUT TO DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES DIFFERENTLY BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY.

IT'S PROBABLY HAPPENING, BUT THAT WOULD JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST ASSUMING THAT FAMILIES CAN MAKE IT TO HIGH SCHOOL.

THEN MY LAST COMMENT ON THAT ONE IS POSSIBLY EVEN EXPOSING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO OUR SEVENTH GRADE PARENTS.

I LIKE THAT IT'S GOING OUT IN JANUARY.

I HAVE HAD TWO KIDS GRADUATE THAT I DIDN'T REMEMBER GETTING IT THAT EARLY, SO IT'S PROBABLY, YOU'LL FIND IT IN THE BACKPACK DAYS.

I APPRECIATE THAT IT'S GOING OUT IN JANUARY, AND IT'S GOING TO THEIR HOMES.

BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE FAMILIES AREN'T FEELING RUSHED AT THE LAST MINUTE OF MAKING A CHOICE AND MAYBE NOT FULLY EVEN UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS.

WE OFFER SO MANY INCREDIBLE COURSES AND

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THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS, LITERALLY IT'S MY LAST QUESTION, AND I SAW MR. CURRAN WALK IN, BUT WHAT KIND OF STAFFING SITUATIONS, OR PROBLEMS, OR CONCERNS, OR DO WE HAVE ANY STAFFING ISSUES WITH OUR CTE COURSES? WE'VE GOT A LOT OF SPECIALTIES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE GET INDIVIDUALS TO FILL THOSE CLASSES.

>> I'M GOING TO LEAN. YES. YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU, AND GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

YET, CTE CONTINUES TO BE HARD TO FILL ACROSS THE STATE, ACROSS THE NATION, AND PARTICULARLY WHEN WE GET NEWER AREAS LIKE THE DRONES PROGRAM IS GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT AT A COUPLE OF OUR CAMPUSES, SO IT'S AN AREA THAT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR CREATIVE OPTIONS.

A LOT OF TIMES WE GO OUT TO INDUSTRY AND RECRUITING THOSE AREAS RATHER THAN A TYPICAL EPP AND EDUCATOR PREP PROGRAM BECAUSE IT'S A DIFFERENT SKILL SET.

SOME DISTRICTS EXPLORE AS STIPENDS FOR THOSE TYPES OF POSITIONS AS A WAY TO INCENTIVIZE, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES YOU'RE BRINGING INDIVIDUALS AND FROM A PROFESSIONAL REALM WHERE THEY'RE MAKING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE MONEY THAN THEY WOULD AS A TEACHER, SO IT DOES CONTINUE TO BE A CHALLENGING AREA, NOT JUST FOR ROUND ROCK, BUT FOR OTHER DISTRICTS AS WELL, SO I'M ALWAYS CONSIDERATIONS FOR HOW WE CAN INCENTIVIZE THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO COME WOULD BE AT THE FOREFRONT.

>> GREAT. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY? WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM F2, THAT ARE LONE STAR GOVERNANCE MONITORING REPORT GOAL 4 STUDENT WELL-BEING AND PANORAMA TOOL, AND DR. AZAIEZ.

>> THANK YOU AGAIN, AND WITH US IS DR. LEWIS HERE, OUR DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING, SO SHE WOULD BE TAKING US THROUGH GOAL 4.

JUST TO REMAIN, OUR BOARD MEMBERS ALSO GOAL 4, THAT'S A GOAL THAT OUR BOARD FELT STRONGLY ABOUT ADDING, AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE STARTING BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE DATA TO HAVE IT ESTABLISHED FOR THIS CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, SO DR. LEWIS.

>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU BOARD FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT TONIGHT.

LIKE DR. AZAIEZ SAID, THAT THIS WAS A GOAL THAT OUR BOARD HELPED TO THIS BOARD DESIGN.

THANK YOU FOR THAT LESSON EARLIER, BASED ON A LOT OF COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDENT WELL-BEING.

WE KNOW THAT THIS BOARD GOAL WAS ESTABLISHED THROUGH INPUT FROM OUR COMMUNITY STARTING BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2021 AND DISCUSSIONS THAT TOOK PLACE OVER THE COURSE OF MULTIPLE BOARD MEETINGS IN THE LATE FALL OF 2021.

TODAY WE'LL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THAT TIMELINE BY STARTING WITH HOW THE GOAL WAS ESTABLISHED.

WE'LL ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WE SELECTED A RESEARCH-BACKED PLATFORM THAT TIES DIRECTLY TO THE GOAL ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD AND HOW DATA FROM THE SURVEYS USED WITHIN THE PLATFORM ARE BEING UTILIZED TO POSITIVELY IMPACT CHANGES ON OUR CAMPUSES.

ARTICLE 4 STATES THAT THE DISTRICT WILL INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO REPORT THAT THEIR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT HELPS THEM FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING, BEING SAFE, AND POSITIVELY IMPACTS THEIR ABILITY TO PERFORM WELL ACADEMICALLY.

YOU MAY NOTICE THAT THERE'S NO BASELINE OR GROWTH MEASURE SET AND DR. AZAIEZ HAS JUST ALLUDED TO THIS.

THIS GOAL IS TO BE MEASURED BY DATA THAT COMES FROM OUR RESEARCH-BACKED PLATFORM TOOL THAT PROVIDES ACTIONABLE DATA TO OUR CAMPUSES.

WE HAVE PURCHASED A TOOL THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY UTILIZING TO ESTABLISH THESE BASELINES.

OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, WE'LL DISCUSS WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THE 2021 BOARD WORKSHOPS, THE COMMUNITY FORUMS, AND THE COMMUNITY SURVEY.

THE INFORMATION FROM THESE FORUMS, WORKSHOP, AND SURVEY HELP TO SHAPE THE BOARD GOAL AND IT WAS A CATALYST FOR THE RESEARCH TOOL THAT HELP IDENTIFY AND PROGRESS MONITOR OUR STUDENTS.

THE BOARD GOAL DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE HIGHLIGHTS HOW IMPORTANT OUR COMMUNITY AND BOARD MEMBERS FOUND STUDENT WELL-BEING.

THE CONVERSATION WAS INITIALLY STARTED IN SEPTEMBER OF '21, AND THE BOARD GOAL WAS ESTABLISHED IN AUGUST OF 2022.

I BELIEVE THIS SHOWS A WELL-THOUGHT-OUT PROCESS THAT TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION NOT ONLY THE THOUGHTS OF THE BOARD, BUT THAT OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF, AND OUR PARENTS AS WELL.

IN THE SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2021 BOARD MEETING, BOARD MEMBERS MET TO DISCUSS SETTING THEIR BOARD GOALS BASED ON HB 3, WHICH REQUIRES A FOCUS ON CCMR, EARLY LITERACY IN EARLY MATH.

THE BOARD ALSO DISCUSS OTHER POTENTIAL AREAS OF FOCUS, AND THIS IS WHERE THE TOPICS OF SENSE OF BELONGING AND A FOCUS ON LIFE SKILLS BEGAN TO EMERGE.

IT WAS IN THIS MEETING THAT A NEED FOR COMMUNITY FORUMS WAS ESTABLISHED.

DURING THE NOVEMBER 6TH MEETING, MEMBERS CONTINUED TO DISCUSS STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS AND BEGAN TO REFLECT ON FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY.

BOARD MEMBERS ENGAGED IN GALLERY WALKS AND SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS TO HELP THEM TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNITY'S DESIRES AND TO HELP FORMULATE THE BOARD GOAL.

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TAKING THESE BOARD WORKSHOPS AS A WHOLE AND RECOGNIZING THAT THE TIME OUR BOARD MEMBERS, OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, OUR STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND STAFF, WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF TIME WAS PUT INTO NOT ONLY DETERMINING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY BUT FORMULATING THE BOARD GOALS.

AS MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE NOVEMBER 6TH, '21 BOARD MEETING, MEMBERS REVIEWED THE INFORMATION THEY RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY FORUMS AND THE SURVEY THEY CREATED FOR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK FOR THOSE MEMBERS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE FORUMS. THE COMMUNITY FORUMS WERE HELD OVER THE COURSE OF 10 MEETINGS IN OCTOBER OF '21, AND THESE FORUMS WERE HELD AT VARYING TIMES, LOCATIONS AND HAD BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL OPTIONS.

YOU WILL SEE THE COVER SLIDE FROM THE NOVEMBER 6TH WORKSHOP, ALONG WITH THE TABLE OF CONTENTS, YOU WERE ABLE TO SEE THAT ONE OF THE FOCUS AREAS WAS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS.

BLOWING UP ONE OF THOSE SLIDES FROM THE NOVEMBER 6TH WORKSHOP, YOU CAN SEE POSTERS THAT WERE CREATED AT THE COMMUNITY FORUMS. THESE POSTERS SHOWED THAT THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING WAS THE FOCUS FOR MANY OF THE DIFFERENT FORUMS AND GROUPS.

CONVERSATIONS CENTERED AROUND PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND HELPING DEVELOP STRONG EMOTIONAL SKILLS.

AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE BOARD SENT OUT A COMMUNITY SURVEY IN OCTOBER OF '21 TO GATHER INPUT FROM INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND ANY OF THE FORUMS. YOU CAN SEE THAT OVER 5,400 RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED, AND MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE CAME FROM OUR PARENTS.

WHEN ASKED TO CHOOSE THREE AREAS YOU FEEL ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT FOR THE BOARD TO FOCUS ON AS THEY DRAFT THEIR GOALS, STAKEHOLDERS RATED STUDENTS' SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING IS ONE OF THOSE THREE AREAS.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE CATEGORIES THAT STAKEHOLDERS WERE ABLE TO SELECT FROM WERE PROVIDED FROM WITHIN THE SURVEY.

OF OUR 500-PLUS STAFF MEMBERS THAT RESPONDED, 61% OF RESPONDENTS SELECTED STUDENTS' SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AS THEIR SECOND MOST IMPORTANT TOPIC.

OUR 2,500 PARENTS REPORTED THIS AS THEIR THIRD MOST IMPORTANT TOPIC.

WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR OVER 1,000 STUDENTS THAT RESPONDED, THEY RANK THEIR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AS A TOP PRIORITY AS WELL, AND YOU WILL SEE THIS REFLECTED FROM OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL.

THIS IS THE BOARD GOAL AGENDA FROM AUGUST 16TH OF 2022 THAT SHOWS THAT THE GOAL APPROVAL TOOK PLACE AT THIS MEETING.

AS A REMINDER, BOARD GOAL 4 STATES THAT THE DISTRICT WILL INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO REPORT THAT THEIR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT HELPS THEM FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING, BEING SAFE, AND POSITIVELY IMPACTS THEIR ABILITY TO PERFORM WELL ACADEMICALLY.

THE OCTOBER '21 SURVEY AND BOARD FORUMS WERE A CATALYST TO THE CREATION OF THIS BOARD GOAL.

KNOWING THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS GOAL, A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT WAS PUT INTO DESIGN IN THIS BOARD GOAL, AND RESEARCHING A TOOL THAT COULD BE UTILIZED TO GATHER ACTIONABLE DATA FOR OUR CAMPUSES.

WE WENT INTO THE PROCESS OF ACQUIRING A TOOL BASED ON THE FEEDBACK FROM THE FORUMS AND SURVEY, AS WELL AS THE COMMENTS FROM OUR BOARD MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE BOARD WORKSHOPS.

KNOWING THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO OUR BOARD TO HAVE A TOOL THAT WAS RESEARCHED BACK, WE LOOKED OVER A TOOL THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO MEASURE THE TOPICS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED IN THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE BOARD GOAL AND DO SO IN A WAY THAT WILL PROVIDE CAMPUSES AND THE DISTRICT WITH ACTIONABLE DATA.

NOW I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MS. NORTON SO THAT SHE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ON THE TOOL WE SELECTED.

>> GOOD EVENING. I'LL BE GIVING YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE PLATFORM THAT WAS SELECTED TO ADDRESS BOARD GOAL 4, THIS OVERVIEW WILL INCLUDE THE REASONS FOR THE SELECTION OF THE TOOL, HOW WE COORDINATED AND ROLLED OUT THE PLATFORM TO STAKEHOLDERS.

WE'LL THEN MOVE INTO THE SPECIFIC COMPONENTS OF PANORAMA AND HOW THESE CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT STUDENT WELL-BEING AND CONNECTEDNESS.

WE WILL ALSO REVIEW THE SPECIFIC COMMUNICATION AND OPT-OUT PROCESSES, DATA PROTECTIONS, AND HOW STUDENTS EXPERIENCE THE SURVEY.

THE PANORAMA SURVEY WAS DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION.

IT'S BEEN EXTENSIVELY RESEARCHED AND DESIGNED TO ENSURE IT'S BOTH VALID AND RELIABLE.

ONE KEY ELEMENT IN SELECTION OF THIS PARTICULAR PLATFORM WAS THE ABILITY TO TAILOR THE SURVEY QUESTIONS TO SPECIFIC TOPICS TO FIND IN BOARD GOAL NUMBER 4.

THE PANORAMA PLATFORM ALLOWS US TO ANALYZE AND ACT UPON THE DATA USED IN THEIR PLAYBOOK TOOL, WHICH WE WILL DISCUSS LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.

WE'RE ABLE TO COMPARE RESULTS OBTAINED WITH OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT, SEE HOW WE PROGRESS SINCE THE LAST ADMINISTRATION, AND FOCUS IN ON KEY AREAS OF NEED.

IN ADDITION, MANY SURVEY TOPICS ARE NATIONALLY NORMED,

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INCLUDING NUMEROUS DISTRICTS FROM OUR STATE AND REGIONS, SOME OF THESE ARE BUS DROP WACO, PFLUGERVILLE, SAN ANTONIO, AND DALLAS, JUST TO NAME A FEW.

FOR OUR INITIAL ROLLOUT OF THE PANORAMA SURVEY, THE DISTRICT OPTED TO DO A PILOT IN FALL OF '22 TO INFORM OUR PROCESSES AND GET FEEDBACK PRIOR TO ROLLING IT OUT DISTRICT-WIDE.

FOR THE PILOT GROUP, EIGHT ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES AND THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

THE SURVEY WINDOW FOR OUR PILOT ADMINISTRATION WAS NOVEMBER 1ST-15TH OF 2022.

THERE WERE TWO TYPES OF SURVEYS ADMINISTERED; A STUDENTS SURVEY, WHICH WAS BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO PARTS, STUDENT ENVIRONMENT, WHICH CONTAIN QUESTIONS ABOUT SELF-EFFICACY AND CONNECTION IN SCHOOL; AND STUDENT PERCEPTION, WHICH INCLUDED QUESTIONS ABOUT SAFETY AND BELONGING.

THESE SURVEYS WERE TAKEN BY STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-12 AND TOOK APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES FOR THE STUDENT TO COMPLETE BOTH.

THE SECOND TYPE OF SURVEY WAS THE TEACHER PERCEPTION SURVEYING.

THIS SHORT FIVE QUESTION SURVEY WAS TAKEN BY TEACHERS K-12, WITH TEACHERS RECEIVING A RANDOM SELECTION OF NO MORE THAN 30 OF THEIR STUDENTS TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY ON.

FOR ALL SURVEYS, A FIVE-POINT LIKERT SCALE WAS UTILIZED.

THIS SCALE SPANS A RANGE OF ANSWER OPTIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, AN ANSWER CHOICE MIGHT RANGE FROM NOT SURE AT ALL TO EXTREMELY SURE.

ALL SURVEYS WERE PROVIDED IN FULL TO FAMILIES PRIOR TO THE SURVEY ADMINISTRATION WINDOW.

FOLLOWING THE PILOT SURVEY, THE DISTRICT ROLLOUT TEAM WAS ABLE TO COLLECT FEEDBACK AND ADJUST PROCESSES TO BE MORE STRATEGIC AND EFFICIENT MOVING FORWARD.

I LOST MY PLACE.

SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVE FROM ADMINISTRATORS INCLUDED HOW INFORMATIVE THE DATA WAS IN ADDRESSING THEIR PARTICULAR CAMPUS NEEDS AND EVALUATING THEIR SYSTEMS. WE ALSO RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS THAT THEY FELT MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE PROCESS BY BEING ABLE TO REVIEW ALL THE CONTENT IN ADVANCE IN ORDER TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT PARTICIPATING.

WE ALSO RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM TEACHERS REQUESTING ADDITIONAL TIME TO COMPLETE THEIR PORTION OF THE SURVEY.

WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THIS REQUEST BY ALLOWING TEACHERS AN ADDITIONAL WEEK TO ENTER THEIR INFORMATION.

FOLLOWING THE PILOT SURVEY ADMINISTRATION, WE TOOK TIME TO ADJUST PROCESSES BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE DISTRICT WIDE ROLLOUT FOR SPRING OF ''23.

THE SURVEY WINDOW FOR THIS ADMINISTRATION OPEN FOR STUDENTS ON MARCH 27TH AND CLOSED ON APRIL 6TH.

ON THIS SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THREE COMPONENTS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRICT USE THROUGH THE PANORAMA PLATFORM.

THE INITIAL COMPONENT IS THE BENCHMARKING SURVEYING.

THIS COMPONENT PROVIDES THE ACTIONABLE DATA WITH WHICH TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.

ALTHOUGH THIS SLIDE FROM PANORAMA INDICATES THAT THE BENCHMARKING SURVEY IS ADMINISTERED THREE TIMES PER YEAR, ROUND ROCK ISD DECIDE TO GO WITH A TWO TIME PER YEAR ADMINISTRATION MODEL, ONCE IN THE FALL AND ONCE IN THE SPRING.

THIS MEASUREMENT TOOL ALLOWS US TO QUANTIFY THE COMPONENTS OF BOARD GULF WAR, SENSE OF BELONGING, SELF EFFICACY, CONNECTION WITH OTHER, AND SAFETY WHILE AT SCHOOL.

IN ADDITION, IT WILL ALLOW US TO PROGRESS, MONITOR STUDENT GROWTH OVER TIME, AND SEE HOW WE CAN IMPACT OUR SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS STUDENT NEEDS.

MUCH AS AN ACADEMIC SCREENER FOR READING OUR MATH ALLOWS US TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS HOW STUDENTS ARE DOING IN THOSE AREAS, THIS SCREENER ALLOWS US TO UNDERSTAND STUDENTS STRENGTHS AND NEEDS IN ORDER TO HELP THEM THRIVE IN THEIR SCHOOL CLASSROOM AND BEYOND.

THE DATA WILL ALSO ALLOW CAMPUSES TO EVALUATE AND ADDRESS THEIR CAMPUS SYSTEMS TO BUILD A STRONG COMMUNITY.

THE SECOND COMPONENT OF PANORAMA IS THE PLAYBOOK.

THIS PORTION CONTAINS STRATEGIES AND LESSONS DESIGNED FOR EDUCATORS TO USE TO BUILD STUDENTS' SKILL HOLISTICALLY ACROSS DIMENSIONS AND ADDRESS NEEDS IN IDENTIFIED AREAS FOR GROWTH.

CURRENTLY, THERE ARE OVER 700 RESEARCH-BASED STRATEGIES AVAILABLE FOR EASY USE TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED AREAS.

THE THIRD COMPONENT LISTED AS THE CHECK-IN TOOL.

THIS TOOL IS AN ADDITIONAL COMPONENT TOGETHER STUDENT VOICE IN REAL TIME.

WE HAVE NOT ROLLED OUT THIS TOOL AS OF YET AND ARE STILL EXPLORING HOW WE COULD USE THAT TO BUILD STRONGER STUDENT CONNECTION.

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AN INITIAL COMMUNICATION WAS SENT OUT BY THE ROUND ROCK ISD COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT WITH ACCESS TO ALL SURVEY CONTENT.

BOTH SPRING AND FALL DATES FOR THIS COMMUNICATION ARE LISTED HERE FOR YOUR REVIEW.

THIS WAS FOLLOWED UP BY A COMMUNICATION FROM THE CAMPUS, WHICH INCLUDED INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPT-OUT PROCESS FOR ANY FAMILIES WHO WISH TO DO SO.

NEXT WE'LL GO OVER OUR OPT-OUT PROCESS ITSELF.

EACH CAMPUS DESIGNATED A PANORAMA COORDINATOR WHO SERVED AS THE PRIMARY CAMPUS CONTACT.

THIS PERSON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENTERING ALL OPT-OUTS THEY RECEIVE DIRECTLY INTO THE PANORAMA PLATFORM.

THE OPT-OUT LETTERS ARE HERE FOR YOUR REVIEW.

ALL OPT-OUTS WERE HONORED NO MATTER WHEN THEY WERE RECEIVED IN THE PROCESS.

THIS SLIDE DEPICTS OUR OPT-OUT DATA FOR THE FALL AND SPRING PANORAMA ADMINISTRATIONS.

FOR THE SPRING '23 SURVEY WINDOW, OVER 22,000 STUDENTS COMPLETED THE SURVEY.

AGAIN, THAT IS GRADES 3-12.

THE DISTRICT RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 341 STUDENT OPT-OUTS.

THIS NUMBER REPRESENTS LESS THAN ONE PERCENT OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS BEING OPTED OUT OF THIS SURVEY FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

DATA PROTECTIONS.

TO ENSURE THAT ALL DATA PROTECTIONS WERE IN PLACE, THE ROUND ROCK ISD TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION TEAM MET EXTENSIVELY WITH THE TECHNOLOGY TEAM FROM PANORAMA.

ROUND ROCK ISD EMPLOYEES MORE RIGOROUS DATA PROTECTIONS AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY TEA.

AFTER REVIEW, THE PLATFORM WAS FOUND TO BE BOTH FERPA AND HIPAA COMPLIANT AND THE SIGNED CONTRACT IS HERE FOR YOUR REVIEW THAT PROVIDES ALL NECESSARY ASSURANCES AND SAFEGUARDS.

NOW LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE STUDENT WOULD SEE WHEN THEY WERE EXPERIENCING THIS SURVEY.

THEY WOULD ACCESS THE SURVEY VIA THEIR CHROMEBOOK OR OTHER DEVICE AND THEY'RE ABLE TO TAKE THE SURVEY IN THEIR PREFERRED LANGUAGE.

IN ADDITION, THE SURVEY COULD BE READ TO STUDENTS, OR THEY COULD USE A TEXT TO SPEECH OPTION.

PANORAMA ALSO PROVIDED STAFF WITH PRE-TEACHING LESSONS ON VOCABULARY IF THEY FELT THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR STUDENTS PRIOR TO ADMINISTRATION OF THE SURVEYS.

IN ADDITION TO ALL THESE SUPPORTS, STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE ACCOMMODATIONS WERE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE AS ARE REQUIRED.

I WILL TRANSFER BACK TO DR. LEWIS.

>> THANK YOU, GINA. NEXT FEW SLIDES WILL SHOW SOME OF THE BENEFICIAL DATA THAT IS PROVIDED FOR OUR CAMPUSES TO USE.

THE INFORMATION IS BROKEN DOWN BASED ON THE AREAS MENTIONED IN THE BOARD GOAL.

SO WE HAVE SENSE OF BELONGING, BEING SAFE, AND SELF-EFFICACY.

SELF-EFFICACY HELPS WITH STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.

STUDENT PEER INTERACTIONS IS INCLUDED HERE AS IT IS PART OF BOARD GOAL 4 AND REPRESENTED IN GROWTH PROGRESS MEASURE 4.2.

THIS GROWTH PROGRESS MEASURE IS NOT MEASURED VIA PANORAMA, BUT RATHER THROUGH OUR CLIMATE SURVEY.

THE CLIMATE SURVEY HAS BEEN OUR HISTORICAL METHOD OF MEASURING THIS INFORMATION.

IN JULY OF 2022, WE ASKED OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS TO LOOK OVER QUESTIONS SETS BASED ON THE FOCUS AREAS OF THE BOARD GOAL AND TO HELP US NARROW DOWN AND FOCUS THE NUMEROUS QUESTIONS THAT PANORAMA HAD TO OFFER.

THESE SEVEN QUESTIONS WERE SELECTED TO HELP MEASURE STUDENTS' SENSE OF BELONGING.

ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF PANORAMA IS TO HAVE NATIONALLY NORMED DATA TO HELP US TO UNDERSTAND HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING COMPARED TO SIMILAR PEER GROUPS ACROSS THE NATION.

THE DATA SHOWCASE HERE AND IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES IS WHAT WAS RECEIVED DURING THE 22/23 FALL PANORAMA PILOT CONDUCTED BY 11 SCHOOLS.

SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT OF OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS SAID THAT THEY FELT CONNECTED AND SUPPORTED IN THEIR SCHOOLS.

FORTY-THREE PERCENT OF OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS REPORTED AS SUCH.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE INFORMATION FROM THE PILOT SURVEY REPRESENTS A SMALL PORTION OF OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES AND DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

ONE OF THE TRENDS WE SAW IN THE PILOT IS THAT OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS RATED MORE FAVORABLY THAN THAT OF OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE MANY CHANGES THAT OCCUR IN A STUDENT'S ENVIRONMENT AS THEY TRANSITION FROM ELEMENTARY TO MIDDLE SCHOOL SUCH AS AN INCREASE IN PEER INTERACTIONS, AS WELL AS AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEY'RE TRANSITIONING FROM CLASSES.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE DATA FROM OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT ROLLOUT TO SEE IF THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE.

I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS GIVES US INSIGHT INTO THE TYPE OF DATA

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DATA FROM PANORAMA WILL HELP US IDENTIFY TRENDS, PATTERNS, AND GARNER INSIGHTS IN HOW TO ADDRESS BOARD 04.

WE KNOW THAT STUDENTS SAFETY IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF MANY PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR BOARD FOR ADDING THIS AS A FOCUS AREA.

I WANT TO NOTE THAT IN THE PILOT QUESTIONS 4 AND 5 THAT YOU SEE HERE. I'M SORRY, I MISSED THE SLIDE.

TO THE SLIDE. WITH THE RESULTS FROM PANORAMA, CAMPUSES ARE GIVEN ACTIVITIES THAT THEY CAN DO BETTER TO SUPPORT THEIR SPECIFIC STUDENT NEEDS.

THIS ACTIVITY PROVIDES SCHOOL COUNSELORS WITH A WAY TO WORK INDIVIDUALLY WITH THEIR STUDENTS TO HELP PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT AND RECOGNITION OF STRENGTH.

THIS COULD ALSO BE ADAPTED INTO CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES THAT EITHER COUNSELORS OR TEACHERS CAN USE WITH A WHOLE CLASSROOM OF STUDENTS.

THAT GOES BACK TO SOME OF THOSE LESSONS THAT GINA WAS MENTIONING EARLIER. THANK YOU.

WE KNOW THE STUDENT'S SAFETY IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF MANY PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS, SO THANK YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN [LAUGHTER] FOR RECOGNIZING THIS AS A FOCUS AREA.

I WANT TO NOTE THAT IN QUESTIONS 4 AND 5, WHEN WE DID THE PILOT SURVEY IN THE FALL, THIS WAS A COMBINED QUESTION.

BUT AFTER OUR ADMINISTRATORS LOOKED AT THE SURVEYS AND THE DATA THAT THEY RECEIVE, THEY RECOGNIZED THAT THEY NEEDED MORE INFORMATION TO REALLY TARGET HOW THAT OUR STUDENTS FEEL SAFE IN OUR SCHOOLS, SO THEY WANTED US TO BREAK THIS INTO TWO SEPARATE QUESTIONS.

AGAIN, YOU WILL SEE THAT OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS REPORTED HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE ON FEELING SAFE IN OUR SCHOOLS.

THIS WAS 64% OF OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS SURVEY.

FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, MORE THAN HALF OUR STUDENTS REPORTED THAT THEY FELT SAFE AT SCHOOL AS WELL.

AS I MENTIONED, ONE OF THE SAFETY QUESTIONS WAS BROKEN INTO TWO SEPARATE QUESTIONS.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ABLE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN HOW OUR STUDENTS FELT SAFE WAS NECESSARY.

THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THOSE LESSONS FROM PANORAMA.

IT IS AN ACTIVITY HELPS TO PROMOTE A SENSE OF SAFETY.

WHEN STUDENTS FEEL CONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER AND CAN SHOW GRATITUDE AND EMPATHY, A SENSE OF SAFETY IS CREATED BECAUSE DEEPER CONNECTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS ARE FORMED.

SELF-EFFICACY IS AN INDIVIDUAL'S BELIEF IN THEIR ABILITIES.

WHEN SCHOOLS WORK ALONGSIDE STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO HELP STUDENTS TO INCREASE THEIR BELIEF AND WHAT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF DOING, IT CAN HAVE POSITIVE IMPACTS ON A STUDENT'S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.

ONCE AGAIN, OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE PILOT RATED HIGHER IN SELF-EFFICACY THAN SIMILAR AGE STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION.

FOR A SECONDARY CAMPUSES, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, 46% OF THOSE SURVEY FELT THAT THEY WERE CONFIDENT IN THEIR ACADEMIC SKILLS.

A LESSON LIKE THIS, WHICH IS PROVIDED IN OUR PANORAMA PLATFORM, WILL HELP TO GIVE STUDENTS A VOICE AND PROVIDE DIRECT FEEDBACK TO A TEACHER, WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY HELP OUR STUDENTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND ANY MATERIAL THAT THEY MAY HAVE ORIGINALLY FOUND DIFFICULT.

THIS ALSO SHOWS WILLINGNESS FROM OUR TEACHERS TO RECEIVE STUDENT FEEDBACK.

WHEN STUDENTS CAN RECOGNIZE THAT THEIR FEEDBACK IS HELPING TO SHAPE THEIR INSTRUCTION, THE PROCESS CAN HELP TO INCREASE THE SELF-EFFICACY OF THOSE STUDENTS.

NOW AS WE LOOK AT GROWTH PROGRESS MEASURE TWO, THIS IS A REMINDER THAT THE WAY THIS GROWTH PROGRESS MEASURE IS CURRENTLY MEASURED IS DONE SO BY OUR CLIMATE SURVEY, WHICH IS DEVELOPED BY OUR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DEPARTMENT.

THE CLIMATE SURVEY HAS BEEN, AGAIN, THE TOOL THAT WE HAVE USED HISTORICALLY TO MEASURE THIS.

THERE ARE THREE QUESTIONS, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THAT COME FROM THE CLIMATE SURVEY TO HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW STUDENT PEER RELATIONS ARE SEEN BY OUR STUDENTS ON OUR CAMPUSES.

FROM THESE QUESTIONS, THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES ARE PRESENTED.

THIS INFORMATION COMES FROM OUR 2021-22 CLIMATE SURVEY, 86% OF OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND 83% OF OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS REPORTED HAVING POSITIVE WAYS TO RESOLVE CONFLICT.

WE SAW A 10% POINT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS WHEN ASKED IF THEY FELT THEIR PEERS SHOW RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER.

WITH 80% OF OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS SAYING THEY DID, AND THEN ANOTHER 70% OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REPORTING AS SUCH.

UNLIKE PANORAMA, OUR CLIMATE SURVEY DOES NOT OFFER NATIONAL DATA COMPARISONS.

OUR DESIRE IS THAT WE CAN START TO USE PANORAMA TO HELP INFORM OUR DECISIONS IN THIS AREA AS WELL.

WE RECENTLY FINISHED A SURVEY FOR OUR ENTIRE DISTRICT, AND WE'LL BE ACTIVELY WORKING ON THESE NEXT STEPS.

AGAIN, WE DID A PILOT SURVEY FOR A SMALL NUMBER OF CAMPUSES IN THE FALL, AND WE JUST RECENTLY FINISHED OUR ENTIRE DISTRICT ROLLED OUT OF PANORAMA.

AS WE REVIEW RESULTS, WILL BE WORKING WITH CAMPUSES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT THEIR STUDENTS FROM

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SINCE PANORAMA IT TAKES A RESEARCH BACKED APPROACH, CAMPUSES WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE STRATEGIES TO PROVIDE IT TO IMPROVE THEIR CAMPUS SYSTEMS. MANY OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO ANALYZE THEIR DATA AND USE SOME OF THESE STRATEGIES.

FROM A DISTRICT PERSPECTIVE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO REVIEW DATA AND TRENDS ACROSS CAMPUSES TO DETERMINE STAFF TRAINING AND SUPPORT NEEDS.

WITH THIS, WE CONCLUDE OUR PRESENTATION AND WE OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

IT WI VERY THOROUGH. ANY QUESTIONS.

BEFORE I TAKE QUESTIONS, TRUSTEE, IS JUST A REMINDER WHEN WE ACCEPTED THIS GOAL AS A BOARD, WE PUT IT IN AS A DRAFT BECAUSE WE SAW THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT THIS IS A GOAL THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTED.

BUT WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANY BASELINE DATA AND WE WEREN'T EXACTLY SURE HOW WE WERE GOING TO EVEN MEASURE IT WHEN WE PASS THE GOAL.

WE ARE STILL IN THE DRAFT VERSION OF THIS.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR BOARD EVALUATION AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND HOW WE'VE MET OUR GOALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT JUST HAVING PREFERENCE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THAT, I'M HOPING TO USE THIS AS A LEARNING TOOL OF HOW DO WE PROCEED WITH THIS GOAL. TRUSTEE MARKUM.

>> YES. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THIS IS ACTUALLY FOR DR. AZAIEZ.

I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ASK DR. AZAIEZ IF HE COULD ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY AS FAR AS WHO HAS ACCESS TO THE DATA ONCE OUR STUDENTS TAKE THIS? IF THERE IS A STUDENT THAT A PRINCIPAL FEELS LIKE NEEDS A LITTLE EXTRA ATTENTION, WHO'S INVOLVED IN THAT DECISION? WHO TAKES ACTION ON THAT DECISION? ALSO THE COMMUNICATION ROLL-OUT.

I THINK THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT AND WHEN PARENTS RECEIVED THE OPT-OUT VERSUS WHEN THE COMMUNICATION WENT OUT ABOUT THE SURVEY.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS THAT WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. OBVIOUSLY, I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS.

BUT OBVIOUSLY, AS THE TEAM HERE ARE THE ONES WHO ARE DOING THIS EVERY DAY, WORKING WITH OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS.

IF I SAY SOMETHING THAT IS WRONG, PLEASE STOP IN DR. LEWIS.

BUT WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION AND WE ACTUALLY BASED ON SOME OF THE EMAILS AND CONCERNS AND SUGGESTIONS AND INPUTS WE GET FROM THE COMMUNITY, WE ARE ABLE ACTUALLY TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO ACTUALLY DO THE SURVEY AS WELL AS HOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

BECAUSE LIKE WITH ANYTHING, THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

WE ARE LEARNING ALSO AS WE GO.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION ALL OUR STAKEHOLDERS INPUTS.

IF THERE WERE ANY LACK OF COMMUNICATION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, I APOLOGIZE.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, WE ALREADY ESTABLISH DIFFERENT THINGS.

DR. LEWIS, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT, FIRST OF ALL, WHO HAS ACCESS.

THEN NUMBER 2 TALK ABOUT THE COUPLE OF CHANGES WE MADE, AND ALSO MOVING FORWARD WHAT'S THE PLAN, PLEASE?

>> YES. THANK YOU.

I'M ADDRESSING WHO HAS ACCESS.

THIS IS A SURVEY THAT IS GIVEN TO OUR STUDENTS ON OUR CAMPUSES.

FOR OUR TEACHERS, THE LEVEL OF ACCESS THAT THEY HAVE IS GREAT LEVEL ACCESS.

THERE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE HOW A GRADE LEVEL OF PERFORMS. I WILL SAY THAT WHEN WE FIRST ROLLED OUT OUR PILOT, OUR INTENTIONS WAS TO GIVE TEACHERS INDIVIDUAL ACCESS TO THEIR STUDENTS INFORMATION, BUT FROM FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY, WE RECOGNIZE THAT BECAUSE STUDENTS ARE TAKING THE SURVEY AND THEN TEACHERS ARE TAKING SURVEYS ON THEIR STUDENTS THAT MAY NOT BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR STUDENTS.

WE KNOW THAT AND WE HOPE THAT ALL OF OUR TEACHERS ARE TAKING ANY INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE FROM THEIR STUDENTS AS A WAY TO LEARN AND GROW AND NOT TAKE IT PERSONALLY.

BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT OUR STUDENTS IN THAT POSITION.

OUR TEACHERS DO NOT HAVE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT LEVEL ACCESS.

THEY ONLY HAVE THAT THROUGH GRADE LEVELS, SO THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE CLASSROOM DATA AS WELL.

STUDENT LEVEL ACCESS IS GIVEN TO OUR COUNTERS INTO OUR PRINCIPLES.

THE RATIONALE BEHIND THAT IS BECAUSE WE DO WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO ANY TRENDS THAT WE SEE THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH STUDENTS.

IF WE SEE TRANSFORM A STUDENT FROM OUR COUNSELOR PERSPECTIVE OR A PRINCIPAL PERSPECTIVE, THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND SUPPORTED FROM THEIR PARENTS OR FROM ACTIVITIES OR WORK THAT WE CAN DO ON OUR CAMPUSES, WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESSED THAT AS WELL.

THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE ROLL-OUT TIMELINE.

WE DID SEND FOR BOTH OUR PILOT SURVEY AS WELL AS THE SURVEY IN WHICH WE ROLLED OUT TO THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.

THERE WAS A COMMUNICATION LETTER THAT WENT OUT FROM OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO ALL OF OUR PARENTS.

WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT SOMETIMES PARENTS DON'T SEE OR PAY AS CLOSE ATTENTION TO INFORMATION THAT COMES OUT FROM DISTRICT AS OPPOSED TO CAMPUSES.

[LAUGHTER] THAT DISTRICT LEVEL COMMUNICATION THAT WENT OUT DID INCLUDE

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WHAT WE'VE LEARNED AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH PANORAMA IS THAT WE WILL ALSO INCLUDE LINKS TO THOSE SURVEY QUESTIONS WITHIN THE OPT-OUT, WHICH THE OPT-OUT LETTER OR INFORMATION THAT GOES OUT FROM THE CAMPUSES TO THE PARENTS.

WE WILL ALSO EXPAND THAT AMOUNT OF TIME OR THAT WINDOW FROM WHEN THE OPT-OUT GOES OUT TO THE PARENTS THAT THE TIME IN WHICH THEY NEED TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION BACK.

>> GO AHEAD.

>> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT IT DIDN'T MATTER IF THE OPT-OUT CAME IN BY THE DEADLINE.

WE HONORED ANY THAT CAME IN NO MATTER WHEN THEY CAME IN.

>> [OVERLAPPING] I'M SORRY, BECAUSE THE OPT-OUT WAS A QUESTION THAT WE GOT FROM PEOPLE VERY OFTEN.

I'M NOT SURE IF ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES WERE TO COMMUNICATE THIS AS ACCURATELY AS WE WANTED.

WHEN A PARENT THAT THEIR CHILD OUT OF THE SURVEY, THEY OPTED THEIR CHILD OUT OF THE SURVEY THAT THE STUDENT TOOK AND THEY ALSO OPTED THIS CHILD OUT OF THE SURVEY IN WHICH THE TEACHER WAS DOING ON THE STUDENTS.

THERE WAS NO DATA COLLECTED ON THAT STUDENT AT ALL.

>> I JUST WANT TO ADD THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH OTHER SURVEYS ONLY LIKE MULTIPLE CHOICE NUMBERS BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THERE'S NO OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS ANYMORE.

IT'S NOT AN OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS.

WE DON'T HAVE THOSE AT ALL IN THE SURVEY ANYMORE, BECAUSE WE CAN TWEAK THAT.

THE OTHER THING IS ALSO, I KNOW THERE WAS QUESTION, WHO COLLECTS THE SURVEY? WHAT IS THE CHAIN, IF YOU WILL? THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ABOUT WHO, AND IT'S REALLY UNDER OUR COUNSELING SERVICES AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE DR. LEWIS, HERE'S OUR DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING SERVICES.

IT'S REALLY GOES TO THE OUR COUNSELING SERVICES ARE THE ONES WHO ARE LEADING THE WORK.

HOWEVER, OUR PRINCIPLALS OBVIOUSLY AND OUR COUNSELORS AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE DATA.

JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR.

>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I APPRECIATE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE THEIR NEEDS IN THIS WAY SO THAT WE CAN LOOK AT THOSE TRENDS.

I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT AS A DISTRICT WE'RE LEARNING ON WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AND WE MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR.

WHEN WE AND OUR BOARD DECIDED THIS GOAL FOR, THEN WE WERE TASKED TO LOOK AT A TOOL OR PLATFORM, IF YOU WILL.

OBVIOUSLY, EVERYBODY TRIED TO DO THEIR BEST TO FIGURE THIS OUT, BUT I WANT OUR BOARD TO KNOW WE WANTED TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT REALLY, AS YOU SAID TO MARKUM THAT WOULD GIVE US GOOD INFORMATION THAT WOULD HELP US MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO HOW CAN WE ASSESS HOW STUDENTS ARE FEELING FOR EXAMPLE ABOUT DO THEY FEEL SAFE.

THEN FIGURE OUT WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO HELP THEM IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.

BUT AGAIN, THE PURPOSE IS REALLY TO HELP STUDENTS FEEL BETTER AND THAT SENSE OF BELONGING AND FEELING SAFE AT SCHOOL.

>> ANY OTHER TRUSTEES? TRUSTEE BONE.

>> I HAVE SOME FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS.

DO THE PARENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY?

>> FOR STUDENTS THEY'RE FOLLOWING A LINK AND GOING TO THE WEBSITE.

THERE'S NO ACTUAL PLATFORM FOR PARENTS OR STUDENTS TO EVEN GO IN AND LOOK AT THAT INFORMATION.

BUT PARENTS CAN REQUEST THEIR STUDENT'S INFORMATION FROM THEIR CAMPUS COUNSELOR OR THEIR CAMPUS PRINCIPAL.

WHEN WE PULLED A REPORT, UNLESS YOU TRULY UNDERSTAND THE REPORT IS A VERY GENERIC REPORT AND I DON'T THINK WE'VE INCLUDED A SCREENSHOT OF ONE, BUT MOST PEOPLE WILL NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT INFORMATION IS.

MAYBE AS WE DO MORE SURVEYS PARENTS ARE ABLE TO SEE TRENDS ON THEIR CHILD, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT INFORMATION.

WE SUGGEST THAT THERE WAS A CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNSELOR OR THE PRINCIPAL AND THE PARENT IF THEY WANT THAT INFORMATION.

>> CAN YOU EXPAND ON, I THINK TRUSTEE MARK M. ASKED THIS AND YOU HAVE SKIPPED OVER A LITTLE BIT.

CAN YOU ADDRESS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT WHEN YOU SAID WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THE TRENDS? I THINK YOU SAID WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT ANY TRENDS AND WE ADDRESSED THAT.

CAN YOU EXPAND ON WHAT TRENDS ARE YOU LOOKING AT WITH STUDENTS? WHAT CONCERNS ARE YOU LOOKING AT? I REALLY WANT TO KNOW HOW ARE YOU USING THIS DATA BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE I THINK THERE'S SOME DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL IS PRETTY SPECIFIC.

BUT I THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DATA IS BEING USED.

BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT THE DISTRICT.

BUT NOW YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING AT INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS.

CAN YOU ADDRESS?

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>> I THINK IT'S MULTIFACETED.

FROM A DISTRICT LEVEL, WE WANT TO SEE WHERE OUR CAMPUS ARE.

WE'VE JUST ROLLED OUT OUR DISTRICT PILOT.

IF WE LOOK BACK A YEAR OR TWO FROM NOW AND WE START TO SEE THAT CAMPUS A, THE STUDENTS WERE SAYING, THAT THEY FELT SAFE AND NOW THEY'RE NOT, THEN THAT'S SOMETHING AS A DISTRICT THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING AS WELL.

FROM A CAMPUS LEVEL, WE'RE HOPING THEY'RE DOING THE SAME.

AS SURVEY AFTER SURVEY HAPPENS, WE WANT THEM TO BE LOOKING AT THEIR TRANSFER, THEIR ENTIRE CAMPUS TO SEE, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDS ARE FEELING SAFE, THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG.

ARE KIDS FEELING LIKE THEY ARE EMPOWERED TO DO THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE IN OUR CLASSROOM? BUT THEN ALSO FROM A STUDENT INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, NOT THAT WE'RE USING THIS TO NECESSARILY TRACK A STUDENT, BUT AS THEY START TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS FROM THE PANORAMA SURVEY OVER TIME, IF WE HAVE A STUDENT THAT IS SAYING FOUR OR FIVE SURVEYS THAT THEY'RE FEELING SAFE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTS TO DROP OFF FOR ME AS A COUNSELOR, THAT'S AN AREA OF CONCERN AND I WANT TO PULL THAT STUDENT ASIDE AND TALK TO THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON.

MAYBE IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS HAPPENING THAT DAY THAT THEY TOOK THE SURVEY.

BUT IF NOT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING THE SENSE OF SAFETY OR SENSE OF BELONGING FOR THAT STUDENT INDIVIDUALLY.

WHEN I TALK ABOUT TRANS, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING.

>> I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I DON'T THINK TONIGHT IS PROBABLY THE TIME, BUT I THINK IT'S A BIGGER CONVERSATION.

I THINK THE COMMUNITY SHOULD UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU JUST SAID.

BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE GOALS AS A BOARD, I NEVER THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD END UP BEING AT THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT LEVEL THAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS WITH SOME TYPE OF SURVEY ON ONE DAY AND THAT THERE MIGHT BE A CONCERN ABOUT A STUDENT BECAUSE OF DATA THAT WE WERE TRYING TO GET AT THE BOARD.

PARENTS ARE REALLY BUSY.

I'M NOT FOR SURE PARENTS UNDERSTAND THAT WE'D BE DOING THAT PSYCHOLOGICAL TYPE OF SURVEY.

THERE HAS BEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS.

IT'S ACTUALLY ACROSS THE STATE.

THIS IS NOT UNIQUE TO ROUND ROCK.

I'M SURE YOU GUYS ARE KEEPING UP ON THIS.

THEY WERE JUST HAVING A HEARING THIS WEEK ABOUT THESE TYPES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SURVEYS IN SCHOOLS.

IF THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THEM AT THE STATE LEVEL, I THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE WE MAY NEED TO ADDRESS THEM NOW AT THE BOARD LEVEL.

IF WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO COLLECT THAT REFINED DATA.

CAN PANORAMA JUST COLLECT DATA WHERE WE WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT STUDENT IT WAS PERTAINING TO? MAYBE BY CAMPUS, BUT NOT BY STUDENTS?

>> IF WE WANTED TO SET UP THE SURVEY IN THAT WAY WE COULD.

I THINK ANYTIME WE CAN HAVE INFORMATION ON A STUDENT WHO INFORM HOW THAT STUDENT IS DOING HOLISTICALLY.

I THINK WE'RE DOING A SERVICE TO THE STUDENT INTO THE FAMILY.

BUT IF THAT IS THE DESIRE OF THE BOARD THAT WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT INDIVIDUAL STUDENT INFORMATION, WE CAN HAVE PANORAMA ADJUSTED TO DO SO.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A QUESTION OR COMMENT. I'M DR.

BONE, BECAUSE I WAS NOT HERE DURING THE TIME THAT THIS WAS DEVELOPED, I THINK PART OF THIS PROCESS FOR ME WAS REALLY UNDERSTANDING THE INTENT OF THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME THAT THIS WAS DEVELOPED.

THEN GOING BACK BECAUSE THIS QUESTION THAT HE ASKED IS THE SAME QUESTION THAT I ASKED AS WELL TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I WAS USED TO VERY MUCH THAT OUR SURVEY WAS WHAT WE USE AND IT WAS MORE SO A HOLISTIC SUMMARY OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING ON A CAMPUS OR WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

BUT WHEN I WENT BACK AND WE RESEARCH WHAT WE SAW THE COMMENTARY WAS SPECIFICALLY AND I KNOW THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REFERRING TO WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE BOARD WANTED US TO OPERATE MORE SO AS A SCREENER.

BECAUSE THEN THE FEEDBACK AND WHAT WE SAW YOUR COMMENTARY WAS THAT YOU SPECIFICALLY WANTED US TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND, NOT JUST HOLISTICALLY LIKE WE HAVE BEEN WITH OUR GENERAL SURVEY, BUT BEING ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE SPECIFIC CHILD.

THAT'S WHY PANORAMA WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE THEN WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT WITH THIS VERSUS WHAT WE USUALLY DO WITH THAT SURVEY AS A DISTRICT.

AGAIN, WE SERVE AT YOUR PLEASURE AND SO IF THE BOARD THEN AND LOOKING THROUGH THEIR GOAL WANTS SOMETHING DIFFERENT, WE CAN ALWAYS STILL AHEAD AND MAKE A CHANGE.

BUT THE RESPONSE FOR THIS TOOL SPECIFICALLY AND THE FACT THAT IT CAN GO DOWN TO THE STUDENT LEVEL WAS BECAUSE THE ASK FROM US WAS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO RESPOND ON THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL AND NOT JUST A SUMMARY OF WHAT THE STUDENT IS FEELING ON THE CAMPUS.

>> DR. BONE, IF I MAY ADD ALSO.

AS I SAID, THIS GOAL IS THE BALL GOAL.

IF OUR BOARD FEELS LIKE THEY NEED TO BE CHANGED OR MODIFIED OR ELIMINATED OR WHATEVER.

AGAIN, WE ARE HERE TO, I GUESS, TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR BOARD WANT US TO DO AND THEN GET IT DONE.

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THE BOARD OWNS THE GOAL.

>> I APPRECIATE IT. THIS SOUNDS LIKE THERE MAY JUST BEEN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OR UNINTENDED, I DON'T KNOW.

WE'D HAVE TO DISCUSS THAT AS A BOARD.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TONIGHT, BUT I DO THINK THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE COMMUNICATED TO OUR PARENTS BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN THE EMAILS FROM PARENTS, I'VE SEEN THE RESPONSES, I'VE SEEN CONFUSION STILL.

EVEN TONIGHT, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A LITTLE CONFUSION ON WHO EXACTLY SEES THE DATA.

NOT CONFUSION FROM SOME OF YOU.

I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE A VERY GOOD HANDLE ON IT, BUT I THINK GENERALLY SOME OF US MAY STILL BE A LITTLE CONFUSED ON EXACTLY WHO HAS ACCESS TO THE DATA WHEN THEY HAVE ACCESS TO IT, AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO ASSESS INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, WHICH COULD BE MY STUDENT OR ANOTHER PARENT'S STUDENT? I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY POLICIES ON ANY PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF OUR STUDENTS BEFORE.

THIS IS A NEW TERRITORY.

I DO WONDER, LEGALLY WHAT LIABILITY WE HAVE.

IF WE MISS SOMETHING OR IF WE DON'T MISS SOMETHING OR IF WE OVERREACT TO SOMETHING AND THERE'S HARM THERE TOO.

THERE COULD BE HARM TO STUDENTS.

I JUST THINK THIS IS A BIGGER CONVERSATION, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT TONIGHT.

THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAD THEN, THIS IS PIVOTING IS IN THE DATA.

I DID GO AND I CLICKED ON THE LINK I HAD MISSED THE FIRST I REVIEWED IT THAT WAS ACTUALLY AN ACTIVE LINK, SO I CLICKED ON IT.

I SEE THAT THE CONTRACT THAT YOU SENT IS ACTUALLY JUST A GENERIC DATA CONTRACT.

IT'S NOT THE PANORAMA CONTRACT THAT WE ACTUALLY SIGNED, OR IS IT? IT'S A BLANK.

THE ONE THAT'S LINKED IN THE PRESENTATION, WHEN YOU CLICK ON THAT CONTRACT.

>> WHAT SLIDE NUMBER?

>> THAT'S THE DATA PRIVACY AGREEMENT THAT THE TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS GROUP UTILIZES WHEN THEY WORK WITH A DATABASE TO ANALYZE THE PROTECTIONS BEHIND THE DATA.

THAT WASN'T ACTUALLY THE PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR PANORAMA.

IT WAS THE PRIVACY AND SECURITY PART OF IT.

>> IT'S THE PRIVACY AND SECURITY PART.

I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE.

THIS APPEARS TO BE SIGNED FOR EVERYBODY.

I DO KNOW NATIONALLY, THIS HAS BEEN A BIGGER CONVERSATION WITH PANORAMA.

THIS IS ACTUALLY JUST IN DATA RIGHT NOW, IS THERE'S THIS BIGGER QUESTION OF IS THE DATA STORED? WHERE IS IT STORED? THEN I DIDN'T HEAR YOU TALKING ABOUT, WE'RE LOOKING AT STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE'RE LOOKING AT STUDENTS IN OTHER PLACES.

I THINK THIS ALSO HAS A CONVERSATION IN IT AND THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE PROBABLY OUR DATA FROM OUR STUDENTS IS BEING UTILIZED BY PANORAMA, OBVIOUSLY TO MAKE MONEY BECAUSE THEY'RE SELLING THAT DATA BASICALLY TO OTHER DISTRICTS.

JUST LIKE YOU, I THINK YOU SAID BASTROP, WE ARE ALL SEEING BASTROP'S DATA.

I THINK THAT'S A BIGGER CONVERSATION TO THAT.

WE'RE ACTUALLY GIVING THIS DATA AND THEN ALLOWING PANORAMA TO USE IT.

>> DR. BONE, IF I CAN CLARIFY, WE DO NOT SEE ANYONE ELSE'S DATA NOR DO THEY SEE OURS.

JUST LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, WE CAN TELL YOU WITH OUR M CLASS DATA FOR EARLY LITERACY AIMS TO A PLUS FOR EARLY NUMERACY WHERE WE CAN TELL YOU THE NORM AS FAR AS HOW WE'RE DOING AS A NATION.

IT'S THE SAME THING HERE.

NO ONE SEES ANY INDIVIDUAL DATA IS JUST NORM-REFERENCED SO THAT WE HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT THE DATA IS LOOKING LIKE ACROSS THE NATION, BUT NO ONE SEES ANY INDIVIDUAL DATA FROM ANYWHERE ELSE.

>> PANORAMA DOES THOUGH. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'M WONDERING.

ARE WE GETTING THAT DATA? WHO'S DOING THE DATA EXCHANGE I THINK IS WHAT I'M ASKING BECAUSE SOMEBODY IS GETTING THAT NORMALIZED DATA.

SOMEBODY'S NORMALIZING IT, WHICH MEANS SOMEBODY ELSE IS GETTING IT.

OR DO WE ACTUALLY TURN THAT DATA INTO THEM? THIS GETS INTO, WHERE'S THE DATA STORED? IS IT OWNED BY US? I ACTUALLY HAD A CONVERSATION, I BELIEVE, IN SAN ANTONIO WITH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, NOT PANORAMA THAT DOES THIS AND IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING CONVERSATION BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY TOOK A WHOLE DIFFERENT DATA PRIVACY STANCE VERSUS PANORAMA THAT WAS THEIR TOPIC.

I'M ASSUMING THAT THE PANORAMA DATA IS ACTUALLY STORED ON PANORAMA SERVERS.

THAT THEY'RE NORMALIZING THE DATA THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY USING IT HOWEVER THEY WANT.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IS THAT THE DATA CONTRACT HERE IS ONE THING.

I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO SEE THE PANORAMA CONTRACT TOO AND SEE IF THERE'S SOME DISCREPANCIES.

BECAUSE LOTS OF THESE COMPANIES THEY ARE BIG.

THEY DON'T CARE IF THEY'RE OVERSTEPPING THEIR BOUNDARIES WITH DATA. WE'VE ALL SEEN THAT.

WE'VE ALL PROBABLY HAD THIS HAPPEN TO US ON FACEBOOK OR TWITTER WHERE ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU REALIZE THAT THEY'RE CAPTURING YOUR DATA.

ANYWAYS, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME,

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I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE OUR PARENTS, THIS IS WITH MINORS, BY THE WAY, AND CHILDREN, THIS IS AN ADULT'S DATA.

I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THE DATA BETTER AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THE INDIVIDUAL CHILD ANALYSIS BETTER TOO.

>> I JUST SAID, OUR BOARD OWNS THE GOAL, AND IF YOU WANT US TO TWEAK, THE BOARD WISHES FOR US NOT TO USE PANORAMA.

AS I SAID WE ARE HERE TO SERVE OUR BOARD.

WHATEVER YOU WANT US TO DO, WE'LL DO IT.

I DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT, CAN THE STUDENT ACTUALLY ENTER THE INFORMATION DR. LEWIS, AND IN OTHER WORDS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT THEIR FIRST NAME AND NAME OF INFORMATION BECAUSE IT'S JUST THE LINK.

MAYBE WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT IF THAT HELPS, BUT AS I SAID, WE ARE HERE TO DO WHAT OUR BOARD WANTS US TO DO PRETTY MUCH.

>> TRUSTEE HARRISON, YOU'RE NEXT, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY FOR THOSE OF US IN THE ROOM THAT CAN HEAR THE WEATHER OUTSIDE, WE ARE ACTIVELY MONITORING THE WEATHER.

THERE ARE ABOUT 50,000 PEOPLE WHO ARE WITHOUT POWER IN OUR GENERAL AREA, SO WE ARE WATCHING IT.

IF WE LOSE POWER, WE WILL RECESS AND WE'LL DETERMINE IF WE CONTINUE THE MEETING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT JUST LETTING YOU KNOW, WE DO HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON OUTSIDE AND THERE'S NO WINDOWS TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, BUT I AM PAYING ATTENTION TO IT.

TRUSTEE HARRISON, YOU ARE NEXT.

>> THANKS AMBER LANDRUM, STAY SAFE.

I'M HERE IN ST. LOUIS.

I'M NOT EXPERIENCING WEATHER.

I HAD A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS.

THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION, DR. LEWIS.

I THINK MY CONCERN ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT IS SURVEILLING.

I THINK THERE'S A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN CARING FOR AND SURVEILLING STUDENTS.

THAT'S ONE OF MY CONCERNS.

I REALLY THINK THAT THE WORK WE'RE CALLED TO DO AS A BOARD, AS A DISTRICT OBVIOUSLY IS CARING FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, BUT SYSTEMS WORK.

WHERE OUR SYSTEMS NOT CATCHING AND HOLDING AND UPLIFTING OUR STUDENTS.

I'VE BEEN GETTING RECENTLY A TON OF EMAILS ABOUT BULLYING.

ONCE WE SEE THIS INFORMATION AND THIS DATA, WHERE DO WE GO FROM THERE AND WHAT'S THE TIMELINE ON MOVING FORWARD TOWARDS SOLUTIONS WHEN A PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED? TWO QUESTIONS, WHAT'S THE FINE LINE BETWEEN SURVEILLING AND HELPING INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS? THEN THE SECOND QUESTION IS, WHAT TIMELINE CAN WE EXPECT ON SOME SOLUTION-BASED FOCUSES BASED ON WHAT'S BEEN FLAGGED AND PANORAMA AS A SYSTEM-WIDE ISSUE OR CAMPUS-WIDE ISSUE, ETC?

>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE HARRISON.

I THINK YOUR COMMENT ON THE FINE LINE IS VERY APPROPRIATE.

I MAY NEED TO THINK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THAT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU AN ANSWER, AND TO REALLY THINK THROUGH WHETHER AS WHAT SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT HERE TODAY, IS IT THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO AND HAVE STUDENT-LEVEL INFORMATION OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT JUST FROM A HOLISTIC, MAYBE A GRAND LEVEL OR CAMPUS LEVEL? I CAN GET YOU THAT INFORMATION.

FOR SYSTEMS IN PLACE, REALLY ONE OF THE THINGS WE ENJOYED ABOUT PANORAMA IS THAT THIS WAS INFORMATION THAT OUR CAMPUSES COULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY, UNLIKE OUR CLIMATE SURVEY THAT'S TAKEN IN ONE MONTH AND IT'S A FEW MONTHS LATER BEFORE THEY'RE ABLE TO ACTUALLY RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION AND THEN BE ABLE TO ACT ON IT.

THIS INFORMATION IS SOMETHING THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THEM ALMOST IN REAL-TIME.

WE DO HOPE THAT THEY'RE UTILIZING THEIR FEEDBACK AND THEIR DATA FROM THAT TO BE ABLE TO ADJUST SOME OF THEIR SYSTEMS ON THEIR CAMPUSES IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT IN PLACE.

WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER SYSTEMS PROGRAM IN PLACE THAT I WILL ALLOW GINA TO SPEAK ON.

>> ONE THING WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS YEAR IS AN ADDITIONAL PILOT AND IT'S CALLED CARE TEAMS. IT'S BASICALLY AN MTSS FOR BEHAVIOR SYSTEMS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY WE HOPE COMBINE WITH THE ACADEMIC SYSTEM.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE WHOLE CHILD.

WE'RE NOT JUST PICKING ACADEMICS OUT AND JUST FOCUSING SOLELY ON THAT.

WE'RE ADDRESSING ALL THE CONCERNS THAT MIGHT COME WITH A STUDENT, WHETHER THAT BE TRAUMA, WHETHER THAT BE WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.

WE'VE ROLLED THAT OUT THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE 11 PILOT SCHOOLS FOR CARE TEAMS. WE HOPE TO ADD ANOTHER ADDITIONAL COHORT NEXT YEAR, AND WHAT WE DO IS WE GO IN AND LOOK AT THEIR TIER 1 SYSTEMS RELATED TO CONNECTEDNESS, RELATED TO LEARNING OF SOFT SKILLS,

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HOW ARE WE PERFORMING? AS FAR AS ALL THOSE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS THAT NEED DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER FOR US TO BE A SUCCESSFUL HUMAN AND CONTRIBUTING TO OUR SOCIETY AS A WHOLE.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH THOSE CAMPUSES, AND WE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN ANOTHER MEETING.

THAT'S A WHOLE SYSTEM IN ITSELF AND A HUGE LIFT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AND WORKING TOWARD THIS YEAR.

BUT THE CAMPUSES THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED HAVE DONE REALLY GOOD SYSTEMS WORK IN ADDRESSING WHAT THEIR TIER 1 NEEDS ARE AND HOW TO BETTER CONNECT STUDENTS, HOW TO DEVELOP THOSE RELATIONSHIPS SO THAT THE STUDENTS FEEL THEY BELONG AND THAT THEY FEEL SAFE WITH THEIR TEACHER, WITH THEIR SCHOOL IN ALL THEIR ENVIRONMENTS THEY GO THROUGH THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

>> THANK YOU, GINA, AND THANK YOU, DR. LEWIS.

DR. AZAIEZ, HERE'S MY LAST QUESTION FOR YOU.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON THIS PILOT BECAUSE I KNOW IT HASN'T BEEN STRAIGHTFORWARD OR EASY.

I KNOW WE'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF DISTRICTS DON'T DO, BUT WE'RE DOING IT TRULY BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVE FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT MY QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE PROPOSED TIMELINE THAT THE BOARD WE WILL GET SOME REPORTING ON THE SPECIFICS OF WHAT THIS HAS IDENTIFIED AND WHAT ACTIONS ARE BEING TAKEN? WHETHER IT'S ON CAMPUSES OR WHETHER IT'S SYSTEM-WIDE.

I THINK THE BEAUTY OF THIS IS THAT IT'S GOING TO ADDRESS SYSTEM-WIDE ISSUES, WHICH I KNOW WE HAVE.

THAT IS WHAT WE NEED TO BE FOCUSING ON.

WHEN DO YOU FORESEE THIS COMING BACK TO US WITH WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY DOING BASED ON THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVE FROM PANORAMA?

>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE HARRISON, FOR THAT.

AS YOU KNOW, THE WINDOW JUST CLOSED.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO GIVE SOME MORE RESEARCH AND ACCOUNTABILITY OUR TEAM TO PUT THE DATA TOGETHER.

I DON'T HAVE OUR MONITORING CALENDAR IN FRONT OF ME AS FAR AS WHEN WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND PRESENT.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN IS THE NEXT TIME WE'RE SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT GOAL FOR DR. LEWIS?

>> YES. IT'S NEXT MONTH.

>> NEXT MONTH. HOPEFULLY NEXT MONTH.

THANK YOU BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE MONITOR.

NEXT MONTH WE'LL COME BACK TO TRUSTEE HARRISON AND ALL OUR TRUSTEES WITH THAT DATA.

OBVIOUSLY, WE ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT IT.

ALSO, WE HAVE TO SHARE WITH OUR PRINCIPLES AND WORK TOGETHER BASED ON THE DATA AND COME UP WITH NEXT STEPS.

WE'RE HOPING THAT MAYBE BY NEXT MONTH, CAN WE SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF WHAT MIGHT BE THE NEXT STEPS, AND OBVIOUSLY, IT'S WORK IN PROGRESS AS YOU KNOW.

THIS IS A NEW THING FOR ALL OF US AS FAR AS THIS DATA, BUT ALSO HOW WE'RE GOING TO USE IT TO HELP US DO A BETTER JOB.

WHETHER AGAIN, A BETTER SENSE OF BELONGING FOR STUDENTS, HOW WOULD THEY CAN FEEL EVEN SAFER AT SCHOOLS, ETC? WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING TOGETHER AND LEARNING TOGETHER.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.

>> THANK YOU.

>> TRUSTEE WESTON.

>> I JUST WANT TO START BY SAYING TO THE ADMINISTRATORS, I HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR YOU'RE WORKING VERY HARD AND YOU'RE TRYING TO DO WHAT THE BOARD HAS ASKED YOU TO DO.

DO I UNDERSTAND THAT RIGHT, DR. NICHOLS? YOU GUYS, I FEEL LIKE YOU KEEP REFLECTING BACK TO THE BOARD THAT THIS WAS A DIRECTIVE FROM THE BOARD.

IN THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE AND THE COMMENTS THAT I HAVE, I WANT YOU GUYS TO UNDERSTAND THAT I HEAR THAT.

AS SOON AS YOU STARTED THIS BY SAYING THAT AND I WROTE IT DOWN, YOU SAID THAT THERE WAS MAJOR SUPPORT FOR THIS GOAL FROM THE BOARD BECAUSE I REMEMBER THIS GOAL WAS USHERED IN A FIVE TO TWO VOTE.

I JUST WANTED TO STATE FOR THE RECORD, I JUST WOULD DISAGREE WITH THAT ASSESSMENT.

>> I DON'T THINK I SAID THAT, BUT IT'S OKAY.

>> NO. THAT'S FINE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BE ON THE RECORD.

I VOTED AGAINST THIS GOAL, AND THE REASON THAT I VOTED AGAINST IT, WELL, THERE ARE MANY REASONS.

ONE OF THE REASONS IS BECAUSE IT'S INCONSISTENT WITH WHAT LONE STAR GOVERNANCE, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE TOOL THAT WE'RE USING TO SET OUR GOALS.

OUR LONE STAR GOVERNANCE COACH TELLS US OVER AND OVER THAT OUR GOALS ARE VERY SPECIFIC AND IT'S VERY CLEAR, WHAT STUDENTS KNOW AND WHAT THEY CAN DO.

THAT'S ONE REASON WHY I VOTED AGAINST THIS GOAL BECAUSE IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT STUDENTS KNOW AND WHAT THEY CAN DO.

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CHILDREN AROUND THE COUNTRY HAD BEEN GOING TO SCHOOL VIRTUALLY FOR OVER A YEAR.

MANY OF THEM HADN'T BEEN TO A SCHOOL CAMPUS IN OVER A YEAR.

THERE WAS A CRITICAL ISSUE GOING ON LOCALLY AND NATIONWIDE WITH REGARD TO THE MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN.

PARENTS COULD SEE IT, MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS COULD SEE IT, OR TEACHERS COULD SEE IT.

ANYBODY WITH EYEBALLS CAN SEE IT.

I THINK THAT THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THIS WAS BROUGHT UP AT THAT TIME.

WE ALSO KNOW THE IMPACT THAT SOCIAL MEDIA HAS ON OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.

IT HAS A LARGELY NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.

WE HAD A GENTLEMAN COME TO THE MICROPHONE TONIGHT WHO SAID THAT HE'S BEEN A SUBSTITUTE FOR 20 DAYS IN ROUND ROCK ISD AND HE WAS APPALLED BY THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT OUR STUDENTS WERE SPINNING ON THEIR PHONES IN THE CLASSROOMS. I THINK AS STRATEGIC LEADERS, OUR JOB IS TO LOOK AT THINGS FROM A 30,000-FOOT VIEW AND UNDERSTAND WHEN PEOPLE ARE UPSET IN THE MOMENT ABOUT A PARTICULAR TOPIC, BUT I THINK THAT WE HAVE A DUTY TO PUT SOME PERSPECTIVE INTO THAT AND YOU TAKE A LONG-TERM VIEW OF OUR GOALS.

THIRD REASON WHY I VOTED NO.

THE PANORAMA SURVEY QUESTIONS, AND I'VE TALKED TO THE PANORAMA PEOPLE, I'VE TALKED TO THE SALESFORCE, THEY'RE AT EVERY CONFERENCE FOR SCHOOL BOARDS THAT I GO TO.

I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE QUESTIONS, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE.

ON AUGUST 23RD OF LAST YEAR, I SENT AN EMAIL TO DR. AZAIEZ AND TRUSTEE LANDRUM ABOUT THE USE OF PANORAMA SOFTWARE.

I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE WHOLE EMAIL, BUT I'M GOING TO READ ONE PART.

I SAID, "SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE ARE COMING UNDER LEGAL SCRUTINY FROM PARENTS WHO BELIEVE LAWS ARE BEING BROKEN WITH REGARD TO THESE SURVEYS AND SOME ARE PURSUING COSTLY REMEDIES VIA THE COURTS.

I BELIEVE IT'S BEST TO LEARN FROM WHAT IS GOING ON AND WORK TO PROTECT THE DISTRICT RESOURCES, SO THAT THE RESOURCES GO TO STUDENTS AND NOT LAWYERS." IN THESE CONFERENCES THAT I GO TO, I MEET PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE STATE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS WHO BECAUSE OF THE LEGAL CONCERNS AROUND PANORAMA SOFTWARE, THE SURVEYS AND THE QUESTIONS HAVE ABANDONED THE USE OF PANORAMA IN THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

THESE ARE SCHOOL DISTRICTS LARGER THAN ROUND ROCK ISD.

THE LEGAL RISKS ARE REAL.

THERE'S A LAWSUIT PENDING IN FRONT OF THE OCR RIGHT NOW ON THESE SURVEYS, DR.

BONE TALKED ABOUT, IT WAS DISCUSSED IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE HERE LOCALLY IN TEXAS JUST EARLIER THIS WEEK.

MY CONCERNS ABOUT LEGAL ON THIS TOPIC ARE REAL AND THEY'RE VALID.

ANOTHER REASON WHY I VOTED NO HAS BEEN DISCUSSED, AND THAT IS THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE DONE; I BELIEVE IT'S VERY GOOD, CLIMATE SURVEY IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THAT AGAIN, DOES NOT DRILL DOWN TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS.

BUT IT GETS A MORE HIGH LEVEL, GENERAL, LESS PERSONALIZED VIEW OF THE CLIMATE IN OUR SCHOOLS THAT CAN INFORM THE BOARD; THE STRATEGIC BODY, ON SOME OF THE ISSUES I THINK WE'RE ALL CONCERNED ABOUT.

I'VE HAD FIVE CHILDREN COME THROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT CHILDREN HAVE PROBLEMS. I UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE CHALLENGES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AND NEEDS THAT MUST BE MET AND I HAVE SEEN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT DO A VERY GOOD JOB IN ADDRESSING A LOT OF THOSE NEEDS WITHOUT PANORAMA SOFTWARE SURVEYS.

I ALSO HAVE A PENDING AGENDA ITEM TO DISCUSS THIS MORE IN DETAIL, I THINK THAT A LOT OF THE CONCERNS BROUGHT FORWARD BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE VALID.

I'LL END WITH A QUESTION, DR. AZAIEZ; IT'S A TWO-PART QUESTION, HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE WE SPENT ON PANORAMA SOFTWARE AND DID THE BOARD EVER VOTE UP OR DOWN ON THE PURCHASE OF THE PANORAMA SOFTWARE?

>> I DON'T REMEMBER. DOES ANYBODY HAS EXACT AMOUNT? ONE TWENTY-EIGHT.

THAT'S 128 AND WE DON'T BRING EVERY CONTRACT OR EVERYTHING TO THE BOARD BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE CERTAIN RULES AND POLICY YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW.

IN THIS CASE, THERE WAS NO NEED TO BRING IT FORWARD TO BOARD.

>> TRUSTEE BONE?

>> YEAH. I JUST HAD A FOLLOW-UP TO THAT, 128,000.

I BELIEVE IT'S ANYTHING OVER 49,

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>> NO, THAT'S INCORRECT.

>> NO, THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS BECAUSE IF IT'S BY BOARD, THERE ARE DIFFERENT RULES AND POLICY.

I'M NOT A PROCUREMENT PER SE EXPERT.

>> YES, THIS WAS APPROVED THROUGH BI BOARD, WHICH MEANS THAT THE PRICING HAS ALREADY BEEN VETTED AND IT'S ALREADY BEEN GREEN LIGHTED FOR PURCHASE BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS BECAUSE OF THE VETTING PROCESS THROUGH BY BOARD.

>> I THINK IN A BOARD UPDATE, I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO JUST KNOW HOW WE SPENT 128,000 AND THE POLICY THAT THAT IS.

I DO UNDERSTAND THERE ARE DIFFERENT POLICIES, BUT THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT POLICIES, I JUST LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHICH ONE THIS WAS BOUGHT UNDER WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL.

>> FOR SURE, WE CAN'T BRING THAT UP.

AGAIN, IT'S NOT UNIQUE TO ROUND ROCK.

THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN ALMOST EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO WE WE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THOSE.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN I SEE 128,000 IMMEDIATELY, THAT'S TWO TEACHERS.

IT'S THE THREE OR FOUR LIBRARY ASSISTANTS.

WHEN MONEY IS TIGHT, THESE THINGS MATTER TO THE BOARD.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? TRUSTEE ZARATE.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION IT WAS GREAT.

FIRST QUESTION, JUST ADDRESSING THAT.

MY QUESTION IS, I DON'T THINK 128,000 IS TOO MUCH MONEY TO FIND OUT THAT OUR KIDS ARE NOT FEELING LIKE THEY'RE BELONGING AND ARE LOW IN SELF-EFFICACY.

THE NUMBERS FROM ELEMENTARY TO HIGH SCHOOL CONCERN ME.

OUR KIDS ARE GETTING JADED AND WE NEED TO KNOW WHY AND WE KNOW HOW AND I DON'T THINK YOU CAN PUT A PRICE ON THAT.

I THINK YOU NEED TO PAY WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE OUR KIDS COMFORTABLE IN OUR DISTRICT, THEY'RE OUR BEST CUSTOMER.

THEN I WANTED TO ASK YOU ALSO, WHY ONLY TWICE A YEAR? I KNOW IT'S BRAND NEW. ARE YOU PLANNING ON DOING IT MORE THAN TWICE A YEAR AND WHEN EXACTLY?

>> WHEN WE ORIGINALLY SET OUT, WE WERE LOOKING AT THREE TIMES A YEAR, BUT UNDERSTANDING WHAT ALL THAT OUR CAMPUSES ARE BEING ASKED TO DO, BOTH IN SUPPORTING OF OUR STUDENTS HOLISTICALLY, ACADEMICALLY.

RIGHT NOW WE FEEL LIKE TWO TIMES A YEAR WILL BE ENOUGH AND SO WE'LL DO ONE IN THE FALL AND ONE IN THE SPRING.

>> I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CHANGE AND HOPEFULLY WE GO UP A LITTLE BIT ON THOSE.

YOU SAID EARLIER THAT IT'S TRUE THAT WE AS A DISTRICT CAN CHOOSE WHICH QUESTIONS WE USE FROM PANORAMA.

WE CAN CAREFULLY CHOOSE SOME OF THOSE MORE HARMFUL QUESTIONS THAT MAYBE OTHERS WERE TALKING ABOUT.

WE DON'T HAVE TO USE THOSE, RIGHT?

>> CORRECT. WE ACTUALLY DID SEND A GROUPING OF QUESTIONS TO OUR PRINCIPLES OVER THE SUMMER FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND HELP US SEE ONE OF THOSE.

>> SO OUR PROFESSIONALS ARE VETTING THEM?

>> YES.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU.

>> TRUSTEE MARKUM.

>> I'M GLAD THAT TRUSTEE HARRISON ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT WALKING THAT FINE LINE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT LEVEL WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DATA, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DATA THAT WE'RE GETTING IS MEANINGFUL FOR GROWTH FOR OUR STUDENTS, SO I DO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT CONVERSATION.

WHEN WE GET THAT DATA NEXT MONTH, CAN WE ALSO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE ROLLOUT LOOKS LIKE TO PRINCIPALS AND COUNSELORS AND HOW THAT'S CONSISTENT ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND HOW THEY'RE BEING TRAINED TO INTERPRET THE DATA AND REACT TO IT.

THEN YOU HAD MENTIONED EARLIER THAT ANY PARENT WHO IS REQUESTING THE INFORMATION OR THE ANSWERS, THE RESPONSES THAT THEIR STUDENT GAVE THAT YOU SUGGEST THAT THEY MEET WITH A COUNSELOR AND GO OVER THAT DATA TOGETHER TO INTERPRET IT BETTER.

IS THAT INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN SENT OUT IN MASS TO PARENTS, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH PARENTS TO SAY THIS IS AVAILABLE TO THEM LIKE IN THE DISTRICT EMAIL?

>> I'M NOT 100% SURE IF WE SENT THAT INFORMATION OUT, I WOULD HAVE TO DOUBLE-CHECK.

>> OKAY. IF WE DIDN'T, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT FOLLOW-UP TO LET PARENTS KNOW THAT THEY DO HAVE ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION AND HOW TO GET ACCESS TO IT.

BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY IS THAT THEY WANT MORE ACCESS TO WHAT THEIR STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING, THEIR CHROMEBOOKS AND WHAT THEY'RE RESPONDING TO.

YEAH, IF WE COULD DO A FOLLOW-UP WITH THAT IF IT HASN'T BEEN SENT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THAT WAS IT. THANKS.

>> I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON.

I BELIEVE A LOT LIKE TRUSTEE HARRISON ABOUT WALKING THAT FINE LINE BETWEEN SURVEIL AND MONITORING.

I THINK THAT WHILE THE STUDENT WELL-BEING DISCUSSION DID HAPPEN AS WE WERE COMING OUT OF COVID, I THINK A LOT OF THOSE THINGS REMAIN.

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THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, THAT ARE BEING MEDICATED EARLIER AND EARLIER, THOSE STATISTICS THEY DON'T LIE, YOU CAN FIND THEM ANYWHERE.

OUR STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING.

I THINK ONE THING THAT WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR ELEMENTARY SURVEYS AND OUR MIDDLE-SCHOOL RESULTS ARE THE PRESENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND HOW MUCH THAT INCREASES WHEN YOU CROSS THAT BARRIER FROM ELEMENTARY TO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE SUPPORTS THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED AS THEY TRY TO NAVIGATE PUBERTY AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND DEAL WITH SOME REALLY ADULT PROBLEMS WHILE THEY'RE STILL KIDS.

I SUPPORT SOMETHING AND IN THIS DISTRICT THAT SUPPORTS OUR STUDENTS, THE LAST THING ANY OF US WANT IS TO HAVE THAT KID THAT NOBODY SUSPECTED THAT GOES AND DOES SOMETHING ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE.

I LOOK AT THE NUMBERS ON SLIDE 22 WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE OPT-OUT DATA AND WHILE WE ONLY HAD 341 PEOPLE OPT OUT, WE STILL ONLY HAD ABOUT A 50% COMPLETION RATE BY OUR STUDENTS IN THIS DATA.

WHILE THEY MAY OR MAY NOT FILL OUT THE OPT-OUT PAPERWORK, THEY STILL DON'T HAVE TO COMPLETE THIS SURVEY.

IT'S NOT REQUIRED THAT THEY COMPLETE IT.

I THINK ALLOWING A STUDENT AN OPPORTUNITY WHO MAY NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING TO A PARENT OR A TEACHER AND SAYING, "I'M SCARED, I'M HURT, I'M WORRIED," THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO DO THAT.

I THINK IT'S A VALUABLE TOOL AND RESOURCE WHEN USED CORRECTLY TO SUPPORT THE STRUGGLES THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE FACING.

I AM INTERESTED IN MOVING FORWARD AND HOW WE USE THIS DATA.

I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE SEE THIS.

ARE WE DRILLING DOWN TO A CLASSROOM THAT SAYS THIS PARTICULAR CLASSROOM IS STRUGGLING AND IS IT BECAUSE OF A KID WHO'S BULLYING A LARGE PORTION OF THAT CLASSROOM OR WHATEVER IT IS.

SOMETIMES A STUDENT CAN HAVE A CRISIS IN THEIR FAMILY INDIVIDUALLY THAT ENDS UP AFFECTING AN ENTIRE CLASSROOM OR AN ENTIRE FRIEND GROUP.

DRILLING INTO THAT AND SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS AS THEY'RE TRYING TO NAVIGATE THIS I THINK CAN BE SOME REALLY USEFUL TOOLS.

I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO ENGAGE OUR PARENTS AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN IN THIS SO THEY'RE UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE BEING USED, HOW THIS INFORMATION IS BEING UTILIZED, WHAT KIND OF SUPPORTS? I THINK PARENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS THEIR STUDENT'S RESULTS TO SAY, HEY, YOUR KID ANSWERED SOME QUESTIONS AND MAYBE IT WAS JUST A MOMENT IN TIME WHEN THEY GAVE US THESE RESPONSES.

BECAUSE YOU ALL KNOW THAT THOSE HAPPEN.

SOMEBODY BREAKS UP WITH YOU AND YOUR WHOLE WORLD CRASHES WHEN YOU'RE 14 AND YOU DON'T HAVE THAT DATE OR YOU DON'T HAVE THAT CONNECTION AND TWO WEEKS LATER, IT MIGHT BE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT SURVEY RESULT.

BUT I THINK PARENTS NEED TO KNOW THAT.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IF A PARENT DOESN'T KNOW, THEN THEY ARE THE PROBLEM.

BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS WHO JUST THINK THAT THEY CAN DO THIS ON THEIR OWN OR THEY'RE EXPECTED TO DO THIS ON THIS OWN AND WHATNOT.

BUT ANYWAY, I'M REALLY INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT WE DO WITH THIS DATA IN OUR SCHOOLS, IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND HOW DO WE INCREASE THIS.

BECAUSE I THINK ACROSS THE BOARD, EVERYBODY'S SITTING UP HERE WILL AGREE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF SUICIDES THAT HAVE GONE UP, THE NUMBER OF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS THAT HAVE GONE UP, AND ANY WAYS THAT WE CAN SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS IS MISSION-CRITICAL.

BECAUSE IF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND THEIR MENTAL STABILITY IS THERE, THEY CAN'T LEARN ABCS AND 123S IN MY OPINION, THAT BECOMES A BARRIER TO THEIR EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS.

I DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE DONE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.

A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK I HAVE IS IN ANOTHER WINDOW, IT SAYS ON SLIDE 21 THAT THE PROPOSED OR RECOMMENDED WINDOWS IS END OF OCTOBER AND END OF FEBRUARY.

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN EVEN EARLIER IN EACH ONE OF THOSE SEMESTERS SO THAT THERE'S SOME ACTIONABLE WINDOW TO DO SOMETHING WITH THAT DATA SO THAT

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IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS AND WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED WITH IT GIVES US THE BEST ABOUT OF TIME TO ACT ON THE DATA THAT WE GET.

JUST ONE LAST THING FOLLOWING UP WITH TRUSTEE WESTON.

THIS MONTH AND NEXT MONTH ARE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOLLOW UP ON ANY OF THESE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO AGENDA REQUEST BECAUSE IT WILL BE ON THE AGENDA THIS MONTH AND AGAIN NEXT MONTH WHEN WE SEE OUR RESULTS AGAIN.

TRUSTEE WESTON, YOU HAVE YOUR LIGHT ON NOW.

>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, IS THERE ANY DISAGREEMENT UP HERE THAT WE ALL CARE ABOUT THE EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN.

IS ANY OF US DISAGREE WITH THAT? ANYBODY NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THAT? I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE AGREE ON.

I THINK WHERE THE DISAGREEMENT IS WHETHER OR NOT PANORAMA SOFTWARE IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE USING OR NOT.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN SOME COMMENTS ABOUT LESS A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR MENTAL HEALTH.

IN THESE COMMENTS, WE ALL AGREE.

WE ALL CARE ABOUT THE EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN.

WE DISAGREE ON WHETHER OR NOT IT SHOULD BE A BOARD GOAL USING PANORAMA SOFTWARE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND I'LL TELL YOU THAT THE LENS THAT I'M LOOKING THROUGH ALL OF OUR AGENDA TOPICS IS HOW THIS IS IMPACTING OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND IS USING A CONTROVERSIAL OR JUST GOOGLE PANORAMA SOFTWARE.

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.

LOOK AT THE LAWSUITS, LOOK AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE THAT HAVE ABANDONED IT, AND THEN YOU TELL ME WHETHER OR NOT USING PANORAMA SOFTWARE MOVES THE NEEDLE ON STUDENT ENROLLMENT NORTH OR SOUTH, WHICH WAY YOU THINK THAT'S GOING TO GO.

EVERYTHING THAT WE TALK ABOUT EVENTUALLY POINTS TO THE BUDGET, WE CARE ABOUT OUR STUDENTS.

I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT FOR ME, THE RUB IS NOT THE CONCERN, THE RUB IS THE REMEDY OR HOW TO ADDRESS IT. THANK YOU.

>> I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE ON THIS.

I KNOW THAT IT HAS INCREASED WORKLOAD TO FOLLOW UP ON A BOARD REQUEST AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THE DECISIONS OF THIS BOARD.

THE BOARD IS MOVING FORWARD ON THIS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT IS 8:09.

I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE TAKE A RECESS BEFORE WE START OUR NEXT SET OF AGENDA ITEMS. LET'S TAKE 11 MINUTES AND COME BACK AT 8:20.

WE ARE BACK IN SESSION AND WE'RE GOING TO GO TO AGENDA ITEM G1,

[G. DISCUSSION ITEMS]

I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MS. HILL.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PRESIDENT LANDRUM, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. AZAIEZ.

WE ARE LOOKING AT THE TASB UPDATE 120.

THIS IS A VERY QUICK UPDATE.

THERE'S ONLY EIGHT LOCAL POLICIES THAT HAVE ANY CHANGES AND THEY ARE ALL FAIRLY MINOR EXCEPT FOR TWO OF THEM.

I'D LIKE TO QUICKLY GO THROUGH OUR LOCAL POLICIES.

AS Y'ALL MIGHT REMEMBER, THE LEGAL POLICIES ARE JUST A RESTATEMENT OF THE LAW IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

WE DON'T GET TO CHANGE THOSE AS MUCH AS SOMETIMES WE MAY WANT TO.

THAT IS FOR OUR LEGISLATURES AND OUR GOVERNOR TO TAKE CARE OF, SO WE ARE GOING TO JUST GO THROUGH THE LOCAL ONES.

THE FIRST ONE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT IS CB LOCAL.

IF WE'RE GOING TO PUT THAT UP.

>> WHICH ATTACHMENT ARE YOU GOING THROUGH?

>> IT SHOULD BE.

>> BUT THERE'S EIGHT OF THEM OR NINE OF THEM ON THE AGENDA.

>> PADDY, WHAT'S IT CALLED?

>> THE COMPARISON.

>> THE COMPARISON ONE. THE LOCAL POLICY COMPARISON PACKET.

>> THAT'S NOT IT.

>> PERFECT.

>> THAT'S NOT IT. IT'S THE WRONG ONE.

>> THERE YOU GO.

>> THERE WE GO. LET'S GO DOWN TO THE POLICIES, PLEASE. HOLD ON.

FIRST ONE IS CB AND IF YOU LOOK AT CB LOCAL,

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WE'VE GOT NEWLY RECOMMENDED TEXTS THAT REQUIRES THE DISTRICT TO GIVE PUBLIC NOTICE OF FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATIONS BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AT BOARD MEETINGS AND PUBLISHING THE INFORMATION ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE.

THE NEW TEXT ALSO AFFIRMS THAT THE DISTRICT WILL COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR RECEIVING PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING APPLICATIONS.

FURTHER POLICY AUTHORIZES THE SUPERINTENDENT TO PROVE THE PLAN FOR USE OF THE GRANT OR REWARD.

IF THE BOARD RETAINS AUTHORITY TO APPROVE ANY PLANS FOR USE OF FEDERAL GRANTS, WE NEED TO TALK TO TASB TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT CB?

>> I DO. I HAVE JUST A REALLY QUICK ONE.

>> SURE.

>> IT SAYS WE HAVE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC NOTICE.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT DOESN'T REFERENCE ANOTHER SECTION.

>> NO, WE ARE NOT MAKING ANY CHANGES.

THIS IS THE TASB-RECOMMENDED LANGUAGE, SO IT DOESN'T REFERENCE ANY OF THE OTHER ONES.

THERE HASN'T BEEN A WHOLE LOT OF INTERPRETATION FOR THAT YET.

I WILL TELL YOU THOUGH OUR PLAN IS TO PUBLISH IT ON OUR WEBSITE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> LET'S GO THEN.

THE NEXT LOCAL POLICY IN THIS SET, JUST KEEP GOING DOWN, IS CKC.

NOW, I'M GOING TO SKIP OVER THAT ONE FOR RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I'VE GOT ASSISTANT CHIEF ROSE HERE WHO'S GOING TO HELP ME WITH THAT.

WE'VE MADE ACTUALLY A FEW ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO MAKE IT EVEN STRONGER, SO WE'RE GOING TO SKIP WHAT TASB HAD ASKED FOR.

OUR NEXT LOCAL POLICY CHANGE IS FFI, WHICH IS THE STUDENT WELFARE AND FREEDOM FROM BULLYING.

>> WHAT ABOUT FNG?

>> FFI SHOULD BE BEFORE.

FNG IS THE NEXT ONE.

LET'S GO BACK UP.

FFI SHOULD BE.

>> NO, IT'S NOT IN THIS PACKET.

>> THAT'S VERY STRANGE.

LET'S GO DOWN AFTER FF, FNG AND LET'S SEE IF THEY'VE MAYBE PUT THEM OUT OF ORDER.

I'M SORRY. THIS IS FROM TASB.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THE DISTRICT PUT TOGETHER.

>> I NOTICED THAT. BUT SOME WERE ATTACHED BUT THEY'RE NOT IN THE COMPARISON.

[NOISE]

>> SORRY. THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT I DIDN'T LOOK AT BECAUSE IT WAS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

WE'RE GOING TO PULL FFI AND WE WILL EITHER BRING THAT BACK TO YOU WITH A WAVE FIRST READING, NEXT MEETING, OR WE WILL WAIT TO BRING THAT TO YOU WHEN WE HAVE THE BOARD POLICY UPDATE, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO DO IN THE END OF APRIL WITH THE TASBY.

OUR NEXT IS THE FNG POLICY AND THE CHANGES IN FNG ARE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

THESE ARE REVISIONS TO OUR LOCAL POLICY TO CLARIFY HOW SPECIAL ED COMPLAINTS ARE ADDRESSED.

IT'S JUST SOME CLARIFYING LANGUAGE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALSO HAVE IT ENCOMPASSING ALL INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE POLICIES AND WE TALK ABOUT THE REQUIRED HEARING PROCEDURES FOR SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY DISPUTES.

THOSE ARE WHAT THESE CHANGES ARE.

THEY'RE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

THE NEXT CHANGE WOULD BE FO.

THE FO POLICY CHANGE, YOU WILL SEE THAT IF WE GO DOWN TO THE NEXT PAGE ON FO, YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY HAVE MOVED THE LANGUAGE AT THE END UP TO THE NOTE ABOVE.

[02:45:07]

FOR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. WHAT'S THE NUMBER 3 THAT THEY MARKED OUT? I CAN'T SEE FROM THIS ANGLE.

>> NUMBER 3?

>> YEAH.

>> PROTECT PROPERTY FROM SERIOUS DAMAGE.

>> YEAH. THEY'VE MOVED THAT UP AND THEY HAVE TAKEN OUT NUMBER 4, I'M SORRY.

CONTROLLING THE IRRATIONAL STUDENT.

THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEW LAWS REGARDING STUDENT RESTRAINTS IN STUDENT DISCIPLINE.

THAT IS WHAT THE CHANGES ARE ON THAT.

>> QUICK QUESTION ON THIS ONE ON THE PAGE THAT'S UP THERE.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> UNDERNEATH PROTECT PROPERTY FROM SERIOUS DAMAGE, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S ANOTHER BULLET UNDERNEATH IT.

REMOVE A STUDENT BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

THAT DOESN'T HAVE A NUMBER TO IT.

IS THAT JUST A FORMATTING THING THAT IT SHOULD HAVE A NUMBER?

>> YES, IT SHOULD HAVE A NUMBER. THAT'S A FORMATTING THING.

WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT TASBY FIXES THAT WHEN THEY BRING IT BACK TO US.

>> SO IT'LL HAVE A NUMBER 4 ON THAT? REMOVE A STUDENT REFUSING A LAWFUL COMMAND, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

>> YES.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> THOSE ARE THE PRIMARY CHANGES THAT WE HAVE TO THE THE TASK WE WANT.

WHILE WE ARE HERE, WE HAD A FEW OTHER ONES THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WANTED TO BRING FORWARD TO YOU.

THEIR FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE CASE C LOCAL.

THAT'S IN A SEPARATE THING.

NOW, THAT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF LANGUAGE AND A LOT OF CHANGE.

THIS WAS THE POLICY THAT HAD BEEN CHANGED BY TASBY.

HOWEVER, CHIEF HAS LOOKED AT THIS AND HE FELT THAT WE NEEDED ADDITIONAL STANDARDS.

AND SO THIS IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR FORCE REGARDING ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND STANDARDS THAT THEY WANTED TO INCLUDE IN THIS.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? IF SO, WE'VE GOT ASSISTANT CHIEF ROSE HERE.

>> CINDY, I THINK JUST ONE THING.

I DON'T THINK THE FFI IS ACTUALLY PART OF THIS PACKET, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE [OVERLAPPING]

>> I UNDERSTAND. FFI THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT IS REFERENCED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES BUT THERE WASN'T ACTUALLY CHANGE THAT TASBY HAS RECOMMENDED ON IT YET.

APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE SAYING THEY'RE GOING TO CHANGE.

IT HASN'T CHANGED YET. I'M SORRY. YES, MA'AM.

>> CAN I JUST GET CLARIFICATION? ARE YOU SAYING THAT AC WHITE WANTED THE CKC LOCAL THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT?

>> NO, MA'AM. CHIEF WEINER DID.

>> OKAY, AND SHE'S HERE IN HIS STEAD?

>> YES.

>> AND SO HE WANTED WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE?

>> YES.

>> CAN YOU JUST TELL US BRIEFLY WHY HE WANTED THIS?

>> AC DO YOU HAVE IT?

>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

HE WANTED THE STIPULATION THAT THE TRAINING OF THE FACULTY, TEACHERS; I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT IT FROM HERE, BUT IT'S HARD TO.

ALSO THE STIPULATION OF THE CLARIFICATION OF THE AUDIT AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS.

IN THE PREVIOUS ONE, IT DID NOT HAVE THAT, IT HAD A REFERENCE TO A AN ARTICLE AS OPPOSED TO ACTUALLY SPELLING OUT THE VERBIAGE THREE YEARS.

>> SO IS THIS RECOMMENDED BY THE SAFETY CENTER IN SAN MARCOS OR WHERE DID THIS COME FROM? IS IT JUST HIM PERSONALLY OR?

>> NO. IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT WAS IN THERE, HONESTLY, IT'S A MATTER OF TAKING THE SENTENCE THAT WAS HERE AND HE MOVED IT UP TO THE TOP.

IT WAS MORE OF A REARRANGING OF THE STATEMENTS.

THE ONLY THING THAT IS ACTUALLY NEW IS THE ADDING OF THE WORDS THREE YEARS.

IT'S JUST REARRANGING THE REMAINING OF THEM.

>> THERE IS ALSO A CHANGE TO THE TASBY HAD MADE WITH REGARD TO TRAIN DERAILMENT AND WE HAVE CAMPUSES THAT ARE CLOSE ENOUGH.

YOU WILL SEE THAT IF YOU LOOK UNDER ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT NUMBER 3, RESPONSE TO A NEARBY TRAIN DERAILMENT.

THAT'S AN ADDITION THAT IT TASBY HAD AND THEN LIKE I SAID, CHIEF HAD FELT THAT THIS; WHEN I SPOKE TO HIM ABOUT THESE CHANGES,

[02:50:01]

THE NEXT POLICY I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS IS OUR EHDC LOCAL.

YOU WILL SEE ONE ADDITION TO THIS POLICY THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM ADVANCED ACADEMICS AND THEY WANTED US TO ADD THAT IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER EXAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

THEY ALSO WANTED US TO ADD THE AVANT STANDARDS-BASED MEASUREMENT OF PROFICIENCY OR THE STAMP TEST.

SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

OUR NEXT POLICY IS THE FFA LOCAL AND THIS HAS TO DO WITH MEDICATIONS.

THIS IS HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND MAY EXPLAIN TO YOU ALL ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY HEAD OF OUR HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THE FIRST REVISIONS, IF YOU LOOK UNDER THE MEDICATIONS PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT, THESE REVISIONS WERE MADE TO ADD THAT THE DISTRICT BUYS AND PROVIDES A FEW MEDICATIONS THAT ARE PART OF STANDING ORDERS WRITTEN BY OUR DISTRICT PHYSICIAN.

NURSES CAN'T JUST GIVE OUT ANYTHING UNLESS IT IS DIRECTED BY THE PHYSICIAN.

THIS COVERS THINGS LIKE ANTIBIOTIC CREAM, SALT FOR SALTWATER GARGOYLES, AND I ITCH CREAM FOR BUG BITES, ETC.

THESE OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS ARE LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE, PARENTS ARE ALLOWED TO PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE IF THEY WANT TO OPT OUT OF ANY OF THESE TREATMENTS.

THIS IS BASICALLY BEEN THE PRACTICE IN THE DISTRICT SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE POLICY COINCIDES WITH THE PRACTICE THAT WE HAVE ON OUR CAMPUSES.

IF YOU ALSO LOOK AT THE SECOND ONE, SECOND CHANGES HAVE TO DO WITH THE UNASSIGN EPI-PENS.

ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS A POLICY THAT WE JUST FELT NEEDED TO BE UPDATED TO ALIGN WITH THE PRACTICES THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON AT THE CAMPUSES.

ON A SIDE, EPINEPHRINE IS SOMETHING THAT THE SCHOOL STOCK IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

MANY OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO USE THIS IN THE PAST AND SO THEREFORE, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR POLICIES COINCIDE WITH THE PRACTICES.

JUST PLEASE BE AWARE THAT EVERY DISTRICT EMPLOYEE, FRANKLY, IS TRAINED TO IDENTIFY THE SYMPTOMS AND ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK AND THEY ARE TAUGHT HOW TO USE THESE.

THEY ARE ALSO KEPT ON EACH CAMPUS AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

WE JUST ONCE AGAIN WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE COINCIDING OUR PRACTICE WITH OUR ACTUAL POLICIES.

THE FINAL CHANGES HERE HAVE TO DO WITH THE OPIOID ANTAGONIST MEDICATION.

THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR, AS YOU GUYS MAY KNOW, TO STOP NARCAN.

NARCAN IN OUR CAMPUS CLINICS.

BUT WE ARE ONLY NOW MAKING IT AVAILABLE IN THE 80 STATIONS THAT ARE LOCATED IN OUR CAMPUS BUILDING.

THIS LANGUAGE CHANGE IS IN RESPONSE TO THAT.

ONCE AGAIN, EVERYONE WHO WOULD POSSIBLY BE ADMINISTERING THIS HAS BEEN TRAINED IN IT.

THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

I WILL BE HAPPY TO HAVE BRANDY WHO CAN DISCUSS THE MEDICAL PARTS [LAUGHTER] COME BACK AND ARE PROVIDED TO YOU IN AN UPDATE.

OUR NEXT POLICY THAT I LIKE TO GO THROUGH IS FL.

THIS IS A POLICY THAT FRANKLY LEGAL IS THE ONE WHO'S BROUGHT THIS ONE TO YOU.

WHEN WE WERE RECENTLY LOOKING AT RESPONDING TO SOMETHING, WE REALIZED THAT OUR DEFINITION OF WHAT CONSTITUTES DIRECTORY INFORMATION THAT IS RELEASABLE TO THIRD PARTIES WAS BROADER THAN SOME OF THE DISTRICTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

BASICALLY, WE HAVE THE SAME DEFINITION OF DIRECTORY INFORMATION FOR

[02:55:04]

WHAT WE HAVE DONE, WE LOOKED AT THIS HISTORICALLY AND FRANKLY, THIS HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED SINCE 2006 IN OUR DISTRICT SO WE'RE TIGHTENING THAT UP.

THE ONLY THING WE WILL BE PROVIDING IS STUDENTS' NAMES FOR THIRD PARTIES.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, LIKE I SAID, LEGAL WANTED TO TIGHTEN UP.

THE FINAL POLICY THAT WE HAVE IS GE LOCAL AND THE ONLY CHANGE TO THAT IS, WE ARE DELETING A REFERENCE TO CDC REGULATION, WHICH HAD BEEN DELETED SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

BUT WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE POLICIES WITH REGARD TO DONATIONS, WE REALIZED THAT WHILE THAT REGULATION WAS DELETED, THE REFERENCE TO IT HAD NOT BEEN DELETED IN GE LOCAL.

THAT'S THE CHANGE ON THAT.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WITH REGARD TO ANY OF THE LOCALS THAT WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD TO YOU TONIGHT?

>> I DON'T SEE ANY LIGHTS ON.

TRUSTEE HARRISON, YOU'RE GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. LIKE I SAID, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NEXT ITEM IS ITEM G2 BOARDS STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS, TIME TRACKER.

THIS IS TYPICALLY TRUSTEE WEIR'S DEPARTMENT.

NOT BEING HERE, I WILL JUST BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO IT.

FOR MARCH, WE DID HAVE 33.39% OF OUR TIME SPENT ON STUDENT OUTCOMES, SO THAT'S GOOD.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ATTACHMENTS FOR TIME TRACKERS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA? NOW WE'LL GO TO OUR TEA MONTHLY MONITORING REPORT.

DR. FALTYS WAS UNABLE TO JOIN US THIS EVENING.

THE REPORT IS ATTACHED.

TRUSTEES THAT WERE FOLLOWING ALONG THIS WEEK WILL NOTICE THAT ORIGINALLY THEY THINK WE WOULD HAVE IT AND THEN IT CAME IN.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MONTHLY REPORT, TRUSTEE BONE?

>> I HAVE QUESTIONS FOR DR. FALTYS, SO I WOULD ASK THAT THESE BE PUT ON THE NEXT MONTH MEETING OR THE NEXT MEETING THAT HE'S HERE JUST TO ASK IT'S NOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK HIM THOSE.

>> ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

WE ARE NOW TO ITEM G4, AND THAT IS THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE TRUSTEE UPDATE.

THIS WAS REQUESTED BY TRUSTEE WEIR.

FOR THOSE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FOLLOWING ALONG, WE HAVE THREE TRUSTEES THAT WENT TO THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD CONFERENCE IN FLORIDA.

I DID ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR UPDATES TO FIVE MINUTES PER TRUSTEE, SO WE'LL START WITH TRUSTEE BONE.

>> SURE. THANK YOU. FIRST, THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO ATTEND.

WE ARRIVED THERE I BELIEVE ON FRIDAY AND LEFT ON MONDAY AND IT WAS A VERY BUSY TWO DAYS.

I'M GOING TO SESSIONS.

I ATTENDED SIX INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS, AND THEN IN WHICH IS EVERY SESSION YOU CAN ATTEND THOSE DAYS.

THERE WAS A GENERAL SESSION THAT THEY BROUGHT IN. BIG SPEAKERS.

I'M NOT REALLY GOING TO TALK ABOUT THOSE, BUT I WAS GOING TO GO THROUGH MY SIX GENERAL SESSIONS THAT I WENT TO AND GIVE YOU GUYS A BREAKDOWN OF THE SIXTH I WENT TO.

THE FIRST ONE WAS HOW ONE SCHOOL TRANSFORMED EDUCATION AND ELIMINATED THE GRADUATION GAP.

THIS WAS JUST ONE SCHOOL.

THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL WAS THERE.

THEY SET A THREE-YEAR PLAN AND THEY ACHIEVED IT.

ONE OF THEIR GOALS WAS TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT AND HONORS CLASSES.

THIS INCLUDES AP CLASSES.

HONORS IS ALL OF THOSE UPPER-LEVEL CLASSES.

THEY SET AMBITIOUS GOALS.

THEY SAID THAT WAS KEY.

THEN THEY REALLY TALKED ABOUT CHANGING THE MENTAL MAP THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN ACHIEVE AT HIGH LEVELS.

THIS WAS A HIGH-POVERTY SCHOOL.

THIS MENTAL MAP THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN ACHIEVE WAS A KEY.

THEY DID FLIP THE SCHOOL DAY AND THEY PUT STUDENTS IN CHARGE FOR A DAY.

THAT WAS A CONCEPT THAT THEY IMPLEMENTED AND THE PRINCIPAL SAID IT IS ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD, WHERE THE STUDENTS GET TO RUN THE SCHOOL FOR A DAY.

THEY LEARN A LOT, AND THE TEACHERS AND STAFF LEARN A LOT, THE PRINCIPALS LEARNS A LOT.

THAT WAS AN INTERESTING THING THAT SHE TALKS ABOUT.

SHE DID TALK ABOUT THAT IT WAS KEY TO HAVE ACCESS IS FIRST STEP, WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT AS A BOARD, BUT IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR THEM REITERATE THAT.

THAT MEANS ACCESS TO THESE HIGH-LEVEL COURSES IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THEN THE SECOND STEP THAT SHE SAID HAS TO HAPPEN ALSO IS SUPPORT.

SHE SAID THIS IS KEY IF YOU WANT TO CLOSE THAT GRADUATION GAP,

[03:00:04]

THIS WAS AFTER SCHOOL, IT WAS DURING SCHOOL.

IT WAS ALL THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND ADDING THESE AND FOR ALL THE STUDENTS TO GET THE SUPPORT SO THAT THEY COULD ACTUALLY BE SUCCESSFUL IN THESE HIGH HONOR CLASSES THAT THEY TOOK.

THEN ENROLLMENT AND ADVANCED COURSES TRIPLED.

THEY OBVIOUSLY, LIKE I SAID AT THE VERY BEGINNING, DID ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.

IT WAS A VERY AMAZING SUCCESS STORY AND VERY INSPIRING.

THE SECOND ONE I WENT TO WAS TURN HIGH-POVERTY SCHOOLS INTO HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS.

AGAIN, THEY TALKED ABOUT MENTAL MAPS ARE HARD TO CHANGE, BUT YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THESE AND THEY CAN BE CHANGED.

THEY TALKED ABOUT THAT THAT'S REALLY THE ADULTS IN THE ROOM HAD TO CHANGE THEIR MENTAL MAPS.

NOT REALLY THE STUDENTS THAT WAS INTERESTING THAT THE STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE YOUNG ADULTS, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE IN ELEMENTARY AGE.

ANYWAYS. THEY REALLY TALKED ABOUT THAT MENTAL MAPS HAVE TO CHANGE FOR THE ADULTS.

THERE HAS TO BE PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY THAT YOU DON'T BLAME THE STUDENTS AND YOU DON'T BLAME THEIR FAMILY HOME LIFE.

AGAIN, THEY SHOWED A LOT OF DIFFERENT SUCCESS STORIES BY FOLLOWING THESE PRACTICES, DEVELOP OR FIND POVERTY DISRUPTING EDUCATORS.

THEY DID TALK ABOUT BEING HARD ON THEIR EDUCATORS.

THEY RUN IN EDUCATORS AND THEY WERE LIKE IF THEY DIDN'T FIT WHAT THEY NEEDED TO GET THEIR STUDENTS TO WHERE THEY NEEDED TO BE, THEY WOULD HAVE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS WITH ADULTS.

THEY TALKED A LOT ABOUT THAT THAT'S REALLY HARD AND THAT IS A MENTAL MAP THAT YOU HAVE TO CHANGE.

SOME OF THESE PEOPLE WERE REALLY HARD ON THEIR EDUCATORS AND HARD IN A LOVING WAY.

NOT HARD IN A BAD WAY.

THE STUDENTS AREN'T RESPONDING.

SOME IT WAS LIKE THEY HAD TEACHERS THAT DIDN'T WANT TO BE THERE, EDUCATORS THAT DIDN'T WANT TO BE IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF REALLY HELPING THESE STUDENTS AND SUCH. THEY TALKED ABOUT THAT.

THEN NEED COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND NOT PUBLIC RELATIONS.

THAT WAS ALSO ACTUALLY AN AMAZINGLY BIG KEY THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT IS HAVING THIS NEW COMMUNITY A MOMENT.

I DIDN'T CHECK MY TIME TRUSTEE LANDRUM.

>> YOU STARTED AT 08:41.

>> ONE MORE MINUTE. WELL, GIVE ME TWO AND I'LL TRY TO RUSH THROUGH THESE.

EFFECTIVE BOARD COMMUNICATIONS.

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WAS A BIG ONE, ONE WAY COMMUNICATION.

SHARED BOARD CALENDAR, AGAIN, IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL BOARD.

EFFECTIVE BOARDS MENTORSHIP.

AGAIN, TALKED ABOUT BELIEVING IN ALL STUDENTS HIGH EXPECTATIONS.

DID TALK ABOUT MANAGING MICROCULTURES IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT AFFECT STUDENT OUTCOMES AND THEN DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS.

INSIST ON HIGH EXPECTATIONS.

WENT TO A PARENT'S RIGHT, ONE.

PARENTS RIGHT EDUCATION JUST REMINDED US THAT, HEY, PARENTS HAVE STATE AND FEDERAL RIGHTS.

THAT LOTS OF THESE AREN'T NECESSARILY REALLY DEFINES THAT THIS IS A NEW ERROR WHERE LOTS OF THESE HAVEN'T BEEN TAKEN TO THE SUPREME COURT.

WE JUST NEED TO BE AWARE OF THAT.

MANAGING THE MEDIA.

THAT ONE WAS INTERESTING.

IT REALLY JUST TALKS ABOUT HOW THE BOARD OR THE DISTRICT REALLY CAN MANIPULATE MEDIA FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE DISTRICT.

I DID GO TO THE EXHIBITORS.

DRUG PREVENTION WAS A HUGE REPRESENTATION THERE.

THEY HAD DARED OPERATION PREVENTION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST DRUGS AND VIOLENCE.

I PROBABLY WILL BE ASKING FOR AN AGENDA TOPIC ON THIS.

I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS IN OUR DISTRICT.

IT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

THEN FINISHING UP THE OVERALL THEMES THAT THE TWO MAIN TAKEAWAYS THAT I TOOK OUT OF ALL OF THE SESSIONS THAT I WENT TO, WAS COMMUNITY AND PARENT INVOLVEMENT MATTERS IN SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT.

I GOT TO LEARN FROM SOME FOLKS THAT HAVE STUDIED.

THESE ARE PHDS AND EDUCATION, LOTS OF YEARS, AND THAT CAME.

THE SECOND ONE WAS, STUDENT EXPECTATIONS ARE KEY TO SUCCESS, TO SET AMBITIOUS EXPECTATIONS AND BELIEVE ALL STUDENTS CAN LEARN.

THOSE ARE REALLY THE TWO MAIN TAKEAWAYS OUT OF EVERYTHING.

AGAIN, GREAT SESSIONS.

THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING ME GO. IT WAS GREAT.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN USE SOME OF THESE IN OUR BOARD.

>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE WESTON.

[NOISE]

>> IT WAS A WONDERFUL CONFERENCE.

I WILL SAY THAT IT WAS A VERY INEXPENSIVE CONFERENCE, NOT ONLY TO GO BUT THE LODGING.

DR. BONE AND I DID ROOM TOGETHER BECAUSE THE ROOMS WERE $500 PER NIGHT.

THAT WAS ONE WAY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE SOME SAVINGS THERE.

I'LL SAY THIS WAS THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION IN SBA.

I WAS CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT THE TONE AND THE TENOR WAS GOING TO BE.

BECAUSE THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS LOST HALF OF

[03:05:01]

THEY'RE DOWN TO ABOUT 25 MEMBER STATES.

I WAS INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT THE TONE WAS GOING TO BE.

I WOULD SAY THAT THERE CERTAINLY WAS A RECOGNITION THAT I PICKED UP ON FOR THIS ORGANIZATION THAT UNDERSTANDS THAT IT'S LOST HALF OF ITS MEMBERS.

I DID SEE AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE LED TO THOSE DEPARTURES, WHICH CAME THROUGH IN THE SIX SESSIONS THAT I ATTENDED AND THE GENERAL SESSIONS AS WELL.

BUT OUTSIDE OF THE SESSIONS, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I SPENT SOME TIME TALKING.

THEY HAD SOME FOLKS FROM THE FEDERAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. I SPENT SOME TIME.

I THOUGHT, WELL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? THEY SAID, WELL, WE'RE HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE A FENTANYL PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY.

WE'VE GOT YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE DYING FROM FENTANYL OVERDOSES.

THEY'RE BEING POISONED. THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO OVERDOSE.

BUT THESE ARE ACCIDENTAL AND IT'S GETTING BAD AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.

I SPENT SOME TIME TALKING TO THEM AND LEARNED THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES, FREE RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

I REMEMBER STANDING THERE FROM THAT BOOTH.

DR. BOWEN STARTED TALKING TO THEM.

I STARTED HAMMERING OUT AN E-MAIL TO DR. AZAIEZ AND CHIEF WEINER, AND TELLING THEM ALL ABOUT IT AND SENDING THEM SCREENSHOTS AND LINKS TO DEA AGENTS HERE IN TEXAS WHO WERE CHARGED WITH EDUCATION AND SERVING AS A RESOURCE AND OUR SCHOOLS HERE IN TEXAS.

FOR NO OTHER REASON, THE FACT THAT I LEARNED THAT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS AND THE CHIEF WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.

THAT THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS WHEN IT'S COMBINED WITH A LOT OF THE OTHER EFFORTS THAT WERE ALREADY DOING WITH REGARD TO FENTANYL PRETENSION.

SOME OF THE SESSIONS THAT I WENT TO ONE WAS ON POLICING AND SCHOOLS AND SAFETY AS A MEMBER OF THE STATE MANDATED SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT I GO TO THAT SESSION.

I SHARED SOME TAKEAWAYS FROM THAT IN OUR COMMITTEE MEETING LAST NIGHT.

I WON'T REHASH IT HERE.

I ALSO WENT TO A SESSION ON BOARD GOVERNANCE, TITLE 9, TEACHER RETENTION, AND AN AMAZING SUCCESS STORY OF A SCHOOL THAT WAS TURNED AROUND FROM A FAILING SCHOOL TO A WHITE HOUSE RECOGNIZED BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL.

I COULD TALK ABOUT ALL OF THESE SESSIONS, BUT I WILL SAY THAT THE THREAD AND ALL OF THEM, AND DOCTOR BOWEN TOUCHED ON ONE OF THEM, IS THESE PEOPLE WERE CONSTANTLY TELLING US SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT GIVEN THE RATE OF CHANGE, AND GIVEN THE CHALLENGES GOING ON IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, WE MUST CHALLENGE OUR MENTAL MAP.

THEY CALL IT MENTAL MAPS.

THAT'S NOT A TERM THAT I WAS PREVIOUSLY FAMILIAR WITH.

BUT IT'S A TERM THAT THEY WENT ON AND ON AND ON CONSTANTLY CHALLENGING US TO CHALLENGE OUR MENTAL, BUT WHAT THEY CALLED OUR MENTAL MAPS.

THAT'S JUST THEIR WAY OF SAYING THE WAY YOU THINK ABOUT THINGS.

THAT WAS THE FIRST THREAD AND ALL THESE SESSIONS.

THE SECOND WAS HIGH EXPECTATIONS.

I WAS THRILLED TO HEAR THAT AT THIS LEVEL FROM THESE PEOPLE AND THE PLATFORMS THAT THEY SPEAK FROM.

IT WAS A CONSTANT REFRAIN.

TO THAT END, I DECIDED ON THE SESSION TO HIGHLIGHT HERE FOR YOU ALL WAS A SESSION THAT WAS LED BY A PRINCIPAL IN A CHICAGO FAILING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHO TURNED THAT SCHOOL AROUND INTO BEING RECOGNIZED AT THE WHITE HOUSE AS BEING A BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL.

SHE SAID THAT WHEN SHE CAME INTO THE SCHOOL, THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS, DECLINING ENROLLMENT, LOW ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE LEGACY, AND UNDESIRABLE SCHOOL, TEACHERS DIDN'T WANT TO TEACH THERE.

SHE TALKED ABOUT WHAT THEY DID.

SHE SAID THAT OF COURSE, WE ALL KNOW LEADERSHIP STARTS AT THE TOP.

SHE SAID THAT SHE REJECTED LOW EXPECTATIONS AND ONLY HIRED TEACHERS WHO HAD HIGH EXPECTATIONS.

I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED.

>> YOU'VE HIT YOUR FIVE MINUTES.

[LAUGHTER] JUST A GENTLE REMINDER, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT TO AROUND FIVE MINUTES. KEEP GOING.

>> GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU'LL SPEND ON THIS, I WOULD THINK YOU'D WANT THAT. WELL, LET ME THINK.

I WOULD SAY THAT SHE KEPT TALKING ABOUT WE MAKE DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS AND DR.

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SHE SAID THERE WAS NO SACRED COWS.

THEY SCRUTINIZED EVERY DECISION AND THEY LOOKED AT THE DATA AND SHE CONSTANTLY SAID, OUR JOB WAS FROM BELL TO BELL.

WE MADE EVERY MINUTE COUNT FROM BELL TO BELL AND THEY TURN THE SCHOOL AROUND INTO ONE THAT STUDENTS WHO DIDN'T EVEN LIVE IN THAT THEATER PATTERN, THEY WERE TRYING TO GET IN THERE.

THE SCHOOL WAS EXPLODING WITH STUDENTS WHOSE FAMILIES WANTED THEM TO GO THERE.

IT BECAME A SCHOOL WHERE SHE HAD A WAIT LIST OF TEACHERS WHO WANTED TO COME WORK AT HER SCHOOL.

SHE WAS GOING ON AND ON ABOUT ALL OF THIS AND AT THE END, SHE ASKED FOR QUESTIONS AND I RAISED MY HAND AND I SAID, I'M A LITTLE BIT SURPRISED BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T MENTIONED THAT YOU ASKED FOR MORE MONEY OR THAT THERE WAS AN INFUSION OF CASH INTO YOUR SCHOOL.

HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW DO YOU HAVE THIS AMAZING SUCCESS STORY, BUT YOU'RE NOT CITING AN INFLUX OF MONEY AND RESOURCES.

SHE LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS CRAZY AND SHE SAID, "HONEY, IF I WAS GOING TO WAIT FOR MONEY, THESE KIDS CAN'T WAIT FOR ME TO WAIT FOR MONEY".

SHE ALMOST LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS RIDICULOUS FOR ASKING THE QUESTION AND IT WAS HUMBLING AND IT WAS A REMINDER.

SHE SAID, "OUR JOB IS TO DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH WHAT WE HAVE, WHERE WE ARE, AND WE BELIEVED IN OUR STUDENTS".

I'LL JUST LEAVE IT WITH THAT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE ZARATE.

>> I'LL TRY TO SPEED UP HERE.

[LAUGHTER] THE FIRST DAY I WENT TO A SESSION CALLED ARE YOUR POLICIES FAIR ANALYZING SCHOOL POLICY THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS.

IT WAS PRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.

IT WAS A PRESENTATION OF THEIR EQUITY LENS TOOL THAT WAS CREATED BY THEIR MINDS AT NEA AND THEY HAD COPIES OF THIS.

I DIDN'T HAVE ROOM IN MY SUITCASE TO BRING BACK SIX COPIES OR SEVEN COPIES, BUT FEEL FREE TO COPY THIS.

THEY WERE FINE WITH THAT. I'LL GIVE IT TO PATTY.

IF YOU ALL WANT TO COPY, WE'LL GET IT DONE FOR YOU.

IT TURNED INTO MORE OF A SHARING SESSION ABOUT SOME REAL-WORLD SCENARIOS THAT DIFFERENT BOARDS IN SCHOOLS ARE DEALING WITH IN REGARD TO THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST CRT AND DEI INITIATIVES AND IT FELT GOOD TO BE IN A ROOM WITH A CONFERENCE FRANKLY THAT WAS SO DEVOTED TO DISPELLING THE MYTHS THAT HAVE BEEN FABRICATED BY A VERY LOUD GROUP.

THEY RAN OUT OF TIME TO PRESENT THIS, BUT THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT IT WITH ME, AND IT'S QUITE INSIGHTFUL, AND THE GENERAL SESSION WAS JANELLE JAMES WAS THE SPEAKER FROM ABBOTT ELEMENTARY. SHE WAS FUNNY.

I WISHED THEY HADN'T HAD AN INTERVIEW, I WISH THEY JUST LET HER DO STAND-UP.

THAT'S MY OWN PERSONAL THING.

THEN THERE WAS A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE BY AN INCLUSIVE CHEER SQUAD FROM SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND THAT WAS A FIRST FOR ME.

I'D NEVER SEEN AN INCLUSIVE CHEER SQUAD AND IT WAS HEARTWARMING AND GREAT. EVERYBODY DID A GREAT JOB.

THEN I WENT TO RETAINING TEACHERS IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET.

THIS WAS PRESENTED BY GALENA PARK ISD.

THIS ONE REALLY HIT ME. THEY HAVE AN 86% ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE. THEY'RE TITLE 1.

THEY HAVE A 93% TEACHER RETENTION RATE, AND THEY'RE TOP FOUR IN OUR STATE FOR NEW TEACHER PAY.

THIS IS FROM TEXAS.

NOW, THEY HAVE SOME GREAT PROGRAMS SUCH AS PAYING STUDENT TEACHERS FOR 20 HOURS A WEEK, BUILT-IN PLANNING DAYS FOR EVERY TEACHER EVERY THREE WEEKS JOB SATISFACTION SURVEYS CONSTANTLY.

I ASKED THE QUESTION OF THE CFO WHILE I WAS THERE ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE OF FUNDING FROM TAXES AND THE PERCENTAGE OF FUNDING FROM RECAPTURE, AND SHE SAID 50-50. THAT STRUCK ME.

AT 86% ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE, THEY SHOULD BE GETTING MORE FROM RECAPTURE, SO IT BEGS THE QUESTION TO ME AS TO WHERE'S THE LEGISLATURE TAKING THAT OTHER MONEY THAT THE SCHOOL ISN'T GETTING THAT WE ARE GIVING.

THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT REALLY STRUCK ME AND I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IS ASKING THAT QUESTION OF OUR LEGISLATORS RIGHT NOW AS THEY MAKE THESE BUDGET DECISIONS FOR US.

I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE ADVOCATING FOR THE SURPLUS TO BE SPENT AT LEAST PARTIALLY ON PUB ED BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUS THAT PART OF IT'S COMING FROM WEALTHIER DISTRICTS.

THEN I HAD A FREE LUNCH FROM THE NEA FOCUS GROUP ON SR FUNDS.

I GOT A BOX LUNCH TWO DAYS IN A ROW FROM THEN FOR JUST GIVING SOME OPINIONS ABOUT SR FUNDS AND THAT.

I WENT TO ONE CIVILITY, HOW TO KEEP THE CONVERSATION PRODUCTIVE WHEN FEELINGS ARE STRONG.

IT WAS PRESENTED BY A GROUP FROM CODY, WYOMING WITH A GUY NAMED JOHN SARROUF FROM ESSENTIAL PARTNERS IN BOSTON, VERY INFORMATIVE ABOUT HOW TO APPROACH DIALOGUE ABOUT HOT-BUTTON ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY.

THEY USE STUDENT-LED DIALOGUE.

THE IDEA IS THAT WHEN WE DISAGREE WITH ONE ANOTHER, WE TEND TO FLATTEN EACH OTHER TO ADJUST THOSE VIEWS AND WE DON'T REALLY CONNECT ABOUT WHAT THE REAL THING IS, SO YOU HAVE TO CONNECT BEFORE YOU WORRY ABOUT THE CONTENT.

RE-FRAMING THE ARGUMENTS AS ZOOM OUT BEFORE YOU CAN ZOOM IN ON THE ISSUES, SO INSTEAD OF SAYING SOMETHING LIKE, I THINK SCHOOL LUNCHES ARE TERRIBLE, YOU ZOOM OUT TO SAY SOMETHING LIKE, DO STUDENTS NEED NUTRITIOUS FOOD? WHAT ACTUALLY MAKES FOOD NUTRITIOUS? THEN YOU CAN FIND COMMON GROUND LIKE WE BOTH LIKE BROCCOLI SO HOW CAN WE GET STUDENTS MORE BROCCOLI? THAT'S HOW YOU ZOOM IN ON THAT.

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THEN I GOT TO GO TO A UNIVERSAL WALK, BOARD DOCS HAD A LITTLE EVENT WHERE THEY WERE OFFERING FREE DINNER AND A TIMEOUT, AND SO I GOT TO DO SOME LIVE BAND KARAOKE.

IT WAS GREAT WITH JESSIE’S GIRL AND SUMMER NIGHTS WITH THE TRUSTEE FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS.

SHE WAS GREAT, SHE WAS NICE, AND I MET SOME LATINX TRUSTEES FROM AROUND THE NATION THAT BELONGED TO MAZDA, WHICH WAS NICE.

DAY 2, AN AMAZING STEEL PAN BAND OF STUDENTS FROM WASHINGTON STATE PLAYED. I HAVE ONE MINUTE. GOT IT.

I DID ANOTHER NEA FOCUS GROUP ON STANDARDIZED TESTING AND ASSESSMENT FREE LUNCH.

I'M WATCHING THE MONEY. THEN INCLUSION FOR ALL.

IT WAS A WINDOW SEARCH JOURNEY TO SPECIAL EDUCATION REFORM, A SPECIAL VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.

THEY DID AN EXTERNAL AUDIT FROM URBAN COLLABORATIVE AND BASICALLY, THEY WANTED TO HOLD EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE.

THEY FOUND A WAY TO TEAM TEACH WITH SPED TEACHERS AND GEN ED TEACHERS SO THEY CAN TEACH EACH OTHER HOW TO TEACH THEIR DIFFERENT POPULATIONS AND SO THEY HAD TRUE INCLUSION IN THEIR SCHOOL AND THAT IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU STOP OTHERING.

YOU CAN REALLY GET SOMETHING OUT.

I'VE GOT ONE MORE THING, MODELING CIVILITY IN YOUR DISTRICT.

IT WAS JUST GOOD ADVICE ON PROTOCOL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, FOCUSING MORE ON COMMUNITY FORUMS FOR PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO AIR CONCERNS SO THE BUSINESSES OF THE STUDENTS IN THESE MEETINGS REMAIN THE FOCUS OF THE MEETINGS.

LIKE NOTHING WRONG WITH PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT DEFINITELY GIVING PEOPLE ANOTHER PLACE TO SAY WHAT THEY REALLY WANT TO SAY AT A LONGER TIME MAY BRING THAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT AND HELP US OUT A LITTLE BIT WITH TIME AND THAT, SO THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT KIDS.

>> SPEAKING OF TIME.

>> YEAH, I'M GOOD.

I THINK I'M GOOD. IT WAS A GREAT TIME.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO. I LEARNED A LOT.

AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAD A GOOD TIME AS WELL AND IT WAS FUN. I'D GO BACK.

>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE UPDATES.

JUST AS A REMINDER, TRUSTEES, YOU CAN ALWAYS SEND AN EMAIL TO THE BOARD.

MY ADVICE IS TO BLIND COPY EVERYBODY SO NOBODY RESPONDS TO IT BUT IF THERE'S LINKS OR THERE'S RESOURCES OR IF YOU GET THAT DOCUMENT SCANNED IN AND YOU WANT TO HAVE IT DISTRIBUTED, YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL THE BOARD AND JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THIS IS INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AS LONG AS THERE'S NO DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT, THEN WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE VIOLATING ANY TONE OF CORRECT, I'M CHECKING IN WITH ATTORNEYS.

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

>> AS LONG AS YOU SEND AN EMAIL THAT PEOPLE DON'T RESPOND TO AND WE DON'T ENGAGE IN A CONVERSATION, THEN WE CAN DO THAT BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY GREAT THINGS.

LIKE I'VE SAID SEVERAL TIMES, I ATTENDED THIS ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO.

IT WAS A GREAT CONFERENCE THEN, SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE AGAIN.

I THINK EVERYBODY CAN WORK ON OUR GOVERNANCE IN BECOMING BETTER TRUSTEES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE UPDATE, EVERYONE.

NOW WE ARE ONTO ITEM H ITEMS BY CONSENT.

[H. ACTION ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION BY CONSENT]

>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE ITEMS FOR CONSENT.

>> ITEM H1 THROUGH.

>> ITEM H1-6.

>> BY CONSENT.

>> BY CONSENT.

>> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? TRUSTEE HARRISON, WAS THAT FOR OR AGAINST? FOR. COULDN'T TELL WHAT THE DELAY IF YOU WERE FOR IT OR AGAINST.

THAT MEANS PASSES 6-0.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NOW TO ITEM I1,

[I. ACTION ITEMS]

I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MR. COVINGTON AND TRUSTEE WESTON WHO REQUESTED TO HAVE THIS PULLED.

>> I'M WRITING THE QUESTION. [NOISE]

>> TRUSTEE WESTON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHY YOU WANTED TO PULL THIS ITEM?

>> YES. AM I THE ONLY PERSON THAT REQUESTED THIS?

>> YES.

>> I HAD ASKED FOR IT TO BE PULLED ALSO.

>> YEAH. YOU REQUESTED AFTER I'D FINALIZED THE AGENDA.

BUT EITHER WAY, IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REQUESTED BY TRUSTEE WESTON, SO THAT'S WHY IT WAS PULLED.

>> I HAD IT PULLED BECAUSE THE ATTACHMENT, I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN PUT IT ON THE SCREEN, BUT IT SHOWS $1.5 MILLION BEING PULLED OUT OF INSTRUCTION.

I THINK ANYTIME WE'RE GOING TO PULL $1.5 MILLION OUT OF INSTRUCTION.

I THINK OUR COMMUNITY JUST DESERVES AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY, SO THAT'S WHY I PULLED IT. THANK YOU.

>> THEIR AMENDMENT WAS FOR THE CTE PROJECTS THAT WAS DONE AT ROUND ROCK,

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IF YOU RECALL, LAST YEAR WE HAD TO PUT $5.2 MILLION INTO CTE FOR OUR REQUIRED THREE-YEAR SPEND, AND SO AT THE END OF AUGUST, THESE CONTRACTS WERE NOT FULLY PAID, SO THEY ROLL FORWARD TO THE NEXT YEAR AND PREDOMINANTLY OLDER FUNDS FOR CTE IS LOADED IN INSTRUCTIONAL.

SO THEY HAVE TO COVER THESE CONTRACTS SO THEY TRANSFER FUNDS, OUT OF CTE INSTRUCTIONAL DOWN TO CTE PROJECTS.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE BONE.

>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN BECAUSE THIS IS QUITE A WAYS AFTER AUGUST.

ARE THEY DONE? DID WE NOT KNOW ABOUT THEM? I'M JUST WONDERING HOW WERE THEY NOT BUDGETED APPROPRIATELY? NUMBER 1, I'M JUST WONDERING HOW WE'RE SETTING HERE TODAY.

FINISHING UP THIS BUDGET ACTUALLY, AND THESE ARE NOW JUST COMING FORWARD, AND THEN I'M ALSO WONDERING, WE HAD $1.5 MILLION JUST SITTING THERE.

WHY WASN'T THAT BEING SPENT? WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? WHY WERE WE NOT SPENDING MONEY ON INSTRUCTION THAT WAS SITTING THERE AND AS THEIR OTHER MONEY THAT WE HAVE, LIKE 1.5 BUCKS SITTING SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE NEXT BUDGET?

>> NO, MA'AM. THE CTE FUNDS ARE DESIGNATED FOR CTE.

WE HAVE TO MEET OUR REQUIRED SPAN OF THOSE CTE DOLLARS.

OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN BUDGETS AND SO FAR SWIM WITH THIS TRANSFER ME IS WHEN THEY SENT IT TO US AND THEN I HAVE TO REPORT IT TO YOU GUYS.

THE DEPARTMENT HERE SENT IT TO US TO MOVE TO FILES TO COVER THOSE NEGATIVES.

THAT WAS DOWN IN THEIR FACILITIES PROJECTS FUND CODE, AND SO WHEN THEY MOVED THE MONEY, WE REPORTED TO YOU GUYS.

AS FAR AS DID WE KNOW, I REMEMBER THE BUDGET IS APPROVED IN JUNE.

WE DON'T DO YOU'RE IN CLOSE OUT TILL AUGUST, SO WE WILL NOT KNOW THE EXACT AMOUNT THAT'S GOING TO ROLL OVER ON THESE PURCHASE ORDERS BECAUSE WE MAKE PAYMENTS ALL THE WAY UP TO AUGUST.

WE WOULD NOT KNOW HOW MUCH TO-

>> THIS IS APRIL. I GUESS I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE.

FOR ONE, SOMEBODY KNEW THAT THIS $1.5 MILLION WAS COMING OUT OF THEIR CTE FUNDS.

>> IS AT THE DEPARTMENT HERE. YES, MA'AM.

>> THE DEPARTMENT HEADS ALREADY HAD THIS EARMARKED FOR THE PROJECTS SO THAT IT WAS ACCOUNTED FOR.

IT'S NOT IN THE RIGHT BUCKET AND IT JUST NEEDED TO BE MOVED OVER TO THE RIGHT BUCKET?

>> YES.

>> WE'VE ALREADY PAID THESE?

>> NO.

>> NO?

>> NO. IN OUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM WHEN YOU PUT IN A PURCHASE ORDER, THAT SETS UP AN ENCUMBRANCE AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE BUDGET TO MATCH THOSE ENCUMBRANCES.

WE HAVE THEM TO SHOW ALL THE LINES PERIODICALLY, AND SO THIS WAS WHEN THEY'VE DONE THE TRANSFER TO COVER ALL THE NEGATIVES.

THEY MOVED THE FUND FOR MOST OF THE MONEY IS LOADED IN AN INSTRUCTIONAL DOWN TO FOR THEIR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

>> YEAH. I GUESS FOR ME THIS BRINGS IN A LOT OF CONVERSATION ON JUST HOW WE'RE MANAGING.

BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE TOO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THESE PROJECTS WERE DONE LAST YEAR.

>> NO. THE PURCHASE ORDER WAS DONE LAST YEAR.

>> THE PURCHASE ORDER WAS DONE LAST YEAR.

THEY WERE MEANT TO BE IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET?

>> NO, IF THEY WOULD HAVE FINISHED THE PROJECTS, AND WE WOULD HAVE PAID THEM [OVERLAPPING] IT WOULD HAVE COME OUT OF LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, BUT FOR PURCHASE ORDERS THAT ARE NOT PAID FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THEY ROLL INTO THE NEXT YEAR AND YOUR CURRENT YEAR FUNDS HAVE TO COVER ALL THESE EXPENDITURES.

>> I FULLY UNDERSTAND AND FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AND WHERE I SAID UNDERSTANDING, IS THAT WHEN WE ENDED LAST YEAR AND WE HAD A DEFICIT BUDGET, I THOUGHT THOSE HAD ALREADY BEEN PAID.

FROM THE BOARD LEVEL, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT THOSE CT PROJECTS BECAUSE THEY WERE IN THAT BUDGET THAT THEY WERE ALREADY PAID, BUT THEY WEREN'T, THEY CARRY IT OVER.

NOW WE'RE HAVING TO PAY THEM OUT OF THIS BUDGET.

>> WE ROLL OVER PURCHASE ORDERS, LOTS.

>> I KNOW WE DO. I THINK WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT THAT'S GREAT, BUT THE BOARD NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND IF WE HAVE A PROJECT THAT WE HAD BUDGETED FOR THAT DOESN'T GET PAID IN A YEAR THAT WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO GET PAID FOR AND IT'S GETTING ROLLED OVER, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AND I THINK THE BOARD NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT ARE THOSE PROJECTS.

IF WE SAY WE'RE DOING A $3 MILLION PROJECT THIS YEAR, AND ACTUALLY WE ONLY PAID 1.5 MILLION OF IT THIS YEAR, AND NOW BECAUSE OF WHATEVER REASON, THE PURCHASE ORDER IS GOING TO GET PUSHED TO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AND WE'RE HAVING TO PAY ONE-AND-A-HALF.

I THINK THE BOARD SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE THOSE ARE

[03:25:01]

THIS IS NOT NEW. I THINK THIS IS THE WAY THIS DISTRICT HAS RUN FOR A LONG TIME.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S MECHANISMS AND SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING TRACK OF THAT MONEY AND UNDERSTANDING THAT, HEY, WE DID A $5 MILLION PROJECT THIS YEAR, BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE.

WE ACTUALLY DID A $3.5 MILLION PROJECT THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR WE'RE GOING TO DO A $1.5 MILLION PROJECT.

I THINK THIS IS JUST BEING EXPOSED HERE.

I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE IN THE FUTURE TO UNDERSTAND WHEN WE'RE CLOSING OUT THE YEAR AND WHEN WE'RE HAVING THESE BUDGET PROCESSES FOR NEXT YEAR THAT WE UNDERSTAND IF THERE'S PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT CLOSING OUT THIS YEAR THAT WE THOUGHT WERE CLOSING OUT BECAUSE THEY WERE IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR, THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT GOING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.

ALSO, IT SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT TO ME LIKE I THINK EVERYBODY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND, SO WE DON'T GET CAUGHT IN THIS EVEN MONEY AROUND AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

>> DR. DARREN IS HERE BECAUSE SHE OVERSEES A CTE SO SHE CAN GIVE US MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT.

SOMETIMES IT'S NOT BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO GET THE PROJECT DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER.

SOMETIMES WE MAY HAVE SUPPLY ISSUES, THE CONTRACTORS COULDN'T GET STUFF, AND SO THINGS SOMETIMES GET PUSHED BACK ON UNSTEADY BECAUSE WE WANT IT TO GET PUSHED BACK, BUT THAT HAPPENS.

IT'S UNFORTUNATE, BUT IT HAPPENS.

BUT I'M GOING TO LET DR. DARREN GIVE US EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.

>> SURE, AND EXACTLY WHAT DR. AZAIEZ SAID IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, AND WE WERE HAPPY TO GET YOU THE SPECIFICS OF THE PORTIONS OF EACH OF THE PROJECTS THAT WERE DELAYED.

BUT A BIG PART OF IT HAD TO DO WITH THE CULINARY PROJECT WITH A SHORTAGE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WAS BEING USED TO REFURBISH THE KITCHEN CONSTRUCTION COSTS.

PART OF IT TOO IS, AS YOU ALL KNOW WHEN WE BID OUT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, YOU ESTIMATE IN FOR THE INCREASE IN BUILDING COSTS THAT OCCURS ACROSS TIME.

BUT BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY DELAYS AND BEING ABLE TO RECEIVE MATERIALS AND GETTING THE PLANS DRAFTED OUT JUST BECAUSE OF THE DEMAND DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME, PART OF THOSE INCREASED COSTS HAPPENED BECAUSE THOSE PROJECTS WERE DRAWN OUT.

IT ABSOLUTELY WAS NOT A CASE OF LACK OF OVERSIGHT IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM, BUT IT WAS REALLY TRULY DEALING WITH THE MARKET AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES THAT WERE OCCURRING AT THE TIME.

BUT AGAIN, WE'RE HAPPY TO GET YOU A DETAILED REPORT SO THAT YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON.

BUT ALL THOSE PROJECTS WERE PROJECTS THAT HAD BEEN APPROVED PRIOR.

>> YEAH, I THINK I TOTALLY BELIEVE EVERYBODY WAS DOING EVERYTHING.

THIS IS A NORMAL PROCESS IN ANY BUSINESS.

YOU HAVE YOUR BUDGET THIS YEAR, THEN YOU HAVE YOUR BUDGET NEXT YEAR.

IN MOST BUDGETS, IF YOU'RE PAYING FOR THINGS FOR LAST YEAR, IT'S SOMEHOW IS MARKED THAT WAY SO THAT THE DECISION-MAKER ACTUALLY UNDERSTANDS THAT, HEY, BUT IT'S ALSO USUALLY, AND THIS IS WHAT I DON'T LIKE ABOUT THIS IS THAT IT'S SNEAKY, IS THAT WE'RE PAYING IN OUR BUDGET THIS YEAR.

FOR US, THAT APPEARS WE PAID ANOTHER $1.5 MILLION THAT WE ALREADY PAID FOR IT LAST YEAR.

THAT'S WHAT THE BOARD WAS NEVER AWARE OF IT.

WE WERE NEVER MADE AWARE, WHAT'S PAID FOR LAST YEAR, WHAT'S PAID FOR THIS YEAR, AND THAT OUR DEFICIT LAST YEAR DID NOT INCLUDE THAT FULL COST.

THAT'S REALLY WHAT I'M GETTING AT HERE, IS THAT WE RUN A DEFICIT LAST YEAR WHERE WE THOUGHT BECAUSE I WAS PART OF THAT WHOLE PROCESS, IT WAS NEVER TOLD TO US THAT, HEY, WE DIDN'T GET TO PAY THE $1.5 MILLION.

THIS IS JUST BEING EXPOSED HERE.

I THINK THE BOARD NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND IT THROUGH THE BUDGET CYCLE, AND IT'S NOT JUST CTE.

THIS ISN'T JUST BEING EXPOSED THROUGH THIS CHANGE.

BUT WE'VE HAD THESE COME TO US MANY TIMES AND IT'S LIKE, WHY ARE WE MOVING MONEY AROUND? IT'S LIKE OVERPAYING FOR A PROJECT THAT HAD STARTED A YEAR-AND-A-HALF AGO.

>> WELL, AND AGAIN, WE'RE HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE DETAILS, BUT IT MOST CERTAINLY WAS NOT THE CASE THAT THE PROJECTS WERE FROM A PRIOR YEAR AND WERE DONE AND THAT MONEY IS JUST NOW BEING MOVED.

IT WAS ABSOLUTELY THE CASE THAT WHEN THEY SCOPED OUT THE PROJECTS, PORTIONS OF THE PROJECTS WERE ABLE TO BE COMPLETED LAST YEAR, AND THEN THE PORTIONS FOR BUILDING SUPPLY DELAYS, ALL OF THOSE PIECES HAD TO COME INTO THE CURRENT YEAR.

THE OTHER THING I WILL SHARE IS THAT CTE FUNDING IS REQUIRED TO BE SPENT ON CTE PROJECTS.

THERE HAS NOT EVER BEEN A DEFICIT IN CTE FUNDING BECAUSE THE FUNDING IS GENERATED THROUGH THE WAITING FUNDING WITH STUDENTS ATTENDING OUR COURSES.

ALTHOUGH I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE BUDGET COMPLICATIONS HAPPENING IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RIGHT NOW, I DO JUST WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT FUNDING FOR CT IS FEDERAL FUNDING AND THAT'S FUNDING THAT EXISTS AND HAS NOT BEEN IN QUESTION IN THAT.

>> YEAH. ACTUALLY, IF I RECALL RIGHT, I THINK IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR I WAS ON THE BOARD, WE ACTUALLY GOT DINGED FOR NOT SPENDING ENOUGH.

>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE DO. [LAUGHTER]

>> WELL, BUT I HOPE IT ALL UNDER DROWSY.

[03:30:02]

>> NO.

>> I'M SAYING WHATEVER MECHANISM THERE IS, THE BOARD NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF WHAT IS BEING SPENT AND WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS BEING SPENT THAT IS NOT BEING SPENT. THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING.

>> AGAIN, WE'RE MOST HAPPY TO DO THAT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER THIS EVENING IS BECAUSE THE TEACHERS THAT WE HIRE COME FROM INDUSTRY AND HAVE INDUSTRY BACKGROUNDS, IT WAS MENTIONED A BIT EARLIER THAT SOMETIMES IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO HIRE FOLKS OUT OF INDUSTRY.

TEACHING SALARIES BEING WHAT THEY ARE AND PEOPLE MAKING WHAT THEY TYPICALLY MAKE OUT IN THE ON EDUCATION MARKET CAN BE HARD.

ONE OF THE PIECES ON THE REQUIRED SPEND THAT GETS A LITTLE BIT TRICKY HAS TO DO WITH SALARIES.

WHEN YOU PLAN A BUDGET, YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY PLANNING ON THE SALARIES THAT YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO EXPEND ON EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

BUT WHEN YOU'VE GOT POSITIONS THAT ARE OPEN THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO FILL, THE AVIATION ONE WAS ONE THAT WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER TONIGHT, THEN THOSE OPEN SALARIES CONTINUE TO NOT GET SPENT.

THAT'S WHY THE CTE FUNDING IS BASED ON A THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SPEND SO THAT WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE YEARS WITH MORE VACANCIES THAN OTHERS, THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO BALANCE THAT OUT ACROSS THE THREE YEARS.

AGAIN, WE'RE CERTAINLY HAPPY TO PROVIDE DETAILS, BUT JUST KNOW THAT THE HIRING PIECE IS COMPLICATED WHEN YOU'VE GOT THOSE OPEN POSITIONS HANGING.

>> YEAH. AGAIN, I THINK YOU'RE TAKING THIS AND THIS WAS NOT AGAINST CTE.

THIS IS MORE OF A FINANCIAL.

I'M JUST ASKING THAT THE BOARD UNDERSTAND WHEN WE RUN A DEFICIT LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR, THAT THERE MIGHT BE EXPENSES THAT WE THOUGHT BECAUSE IT WAS IN OUR BUDGET TO SPEND AND WE THOUGHT THEY WERE BEING SPENT.

IF THEY'RE NOT AT ANY DEPARTMENT, NOT JUST CTE, BUT ALTHOUGH CTE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS AND WE WERE DEEMED, I BELIEVE, TWO YEARS AGO.

WE HAVE TO, AND WE NEED TO WATCH THAT.

>> I HAVE SOME OTHER LIGHTS ON.

>> YEAH. CAN I FINISH?

>> YES, PLEASE.

IF I MIGHT SAY ALSO, JUST BRIEFLY.

I DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT, BUT I HAVE SEEN MS. HARRISON A COUPLE OF TIMES ACT LIKE SHE MAY WANT TO SAY SOMETHING. I KNOW THERE'S A DELAY. [OVERLAPPING]

>> SHE HAS A HAND RAISED.

>> OKAY. GOOD. I KNOW THERE'S A DELAY, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAPTURE HER AND DON'T FORGET THE VIDEO PARTICIPANT. THANK YOU.

>> THAT'S THE $1.5 MILLION.

THERE WAS OTHER MONEY THAT WAS BEING MOVED AROUND.

COULD YOU BRIEFLY GO THROUGH WHY THAT MONEY IS BEING MOVED OUT OF THOSE BUCKETS?

>> BEFORE WE GO TO THAT, CAN WE FINISH THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT CTE?

>> SURE. THAT'S WHAT TRUSTEE HARRISON, SURE.

>> I HAVE A FEELING ABOUT IT, BUT JUST TO GIVE SOME OPPORTUNITY TO CIRCLE BACK ON THE CTE [OVERLAPPING] PORTION.

>> CAN I BE VERY CLEAR? MY CONVERSATION WAS NOT ABOUT CTE.

MY CONVERSATION WAS ABOUT JUST ANY, IF WE JUST MAKE IT ABOUT CTE, I'M NOT GETTING ACROSS WHAT I WANTED.

IT'S NOT ABOUT CTE, IT'S ABOUT HOW WE EXPEND AND SHOW OUR EXPENDITURES AND THINGS THAT WE DON'T SPEND BY THE END OF THE YEAR THAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE.

>> TRUSTEE HARRISON, YOU ARE NEXT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT YOU USED A COUPLE OF WORDS TRUSTEE BONE THAT I WROTE DOWN THAT I DON'T APPRECIATE AND I DON'T THINK ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

THOSE WORDS INCLUDE EXPOSED AND SNEAKY.

I DON'T THINK THAT THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT HERE IN THE DISTRICT WHATSOEVER, AND I REALLY TAKE SOME EXCEPTION TO USING THOSE WORDS.

JUST LETTING YOU KNOW MY OPINION. TRUSTEE HARRISON.

>> WELL, DO I GET TO RESPOND TO THAT?

>> THANK YOU.

>> DO I GET TO RESPOND TO, POINT OF ORDER?

>> WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

>> MY POINT IS, ARE WE GOING TO CRITICIZE EVERYBODY? [OVERLAPPING].

>> I'M ENTITLED TO EXPRESS MY OPINION.

>> EARLIER TRUSTEE, ZARATE, SAID STUFF AND I JUST LET IT ROLL.

HE WAS VERY SNARKY AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

ARE WE GOING TO CRITICIZE EACH OTHER IN WHAT WE SAY? I SAID THERE'S SNEAKY PRACTICES.

I DIDN'T SAY WE WERE DOING THEM.

I SAID IT COULD APPEAR SNEAKY.

OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO STOP ME WHEN I'M SAYING IT AND MAYBE INSTEAD OF CRITICIZING ME, JUST SAYING, ''HEY, WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY THIS? IS THAT REALLY WHAT YOU MEANT?'' IN FACT, TRUSTEE ZARATE, JUST TALKED ABOUT HE WENT TO A WHOLE CONFERENCE AND THEY ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT HOW TO INTERFACE WITH PEOPLE.

INSTEAD OF MAKING A POINT OF STATEMENT LIKE, OH, I DIDN'T LIKE THESE WORDS.

>> IT'S MY OPINION.

>> WELL, MY OPINION IS I DON'T LIKE YOU MAKING THAT.

>> THANK YOU. POINT HEARD.

>> YEAH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I THINK YOU COULD DO A BETTER JOB AS BEING PRESIDENT.

>> TRUSTEE HARRISON, YOU'RE NEXT.

>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT SPEAKING FOR EACH OTHER BECAUSE I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED.

THESE FUNDS WERE ENCUMBERED.

THEY WERE SET ASIDE THAT 5.2 MILLION.

IT WAS NOT SPENT IN THAT YEAR BECAUSE THESE PROJECTS ROLLOVER FROM BUDGET CYCLE TO BUDGET CYCLE.

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I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO UNDERSTAND THE BUDGET AND TO BE OPEN TO LISTENING WHEN OUR STAFF IS EXPLAINING SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO ACCEPT AND UNDERSTAND AS FACT.

NOTHING NEFARIOUS GOING ON.

THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL REPORTS THAT NEED TO BE MADE ON THIS ISSUE.

I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THAT.

IT HAS TO DO WITH TIMING OF THE BUDGET CYCLE, TIMING OF WHEN THOSE EXPENSES ARE INCURRED, WHEN THEY'RE PAID OUT, ESPECIALLY WITH CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

ANYTHING THAT RELATES TO CTE AND CTE CONSTRUCTION RELATES TO CTE INSTRUCTION.

I'D REALLY LOVE TO MOVE ON FROM THIS CONVERSATION.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM I1, BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER 3, FINAL APRIL 2023.

>> SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

TRUSTEE MARKUM, YOUR LIGHT IS ON.

>> YES.

BECAUSE I THINK THE EXPLANATION FOR EACH OF THESE POINTS IS GOING TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME AS WHAT YOU SAID BEFORE AS FAR AS WHY WE'RE MOVING MONEY AROUND, I FEEL LIKE THE DISCUSSION FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM HAS BEEN HEARD AND I WANT TO MOVE TO CALL THE QUESTION.

>> SECOND.

>> OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION TO CALL THE QUESTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR OF ENDING DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES FOUR-TWO.

THE MOTION ON THE TABLE IS TO APPROVE ITEM I1 AS PRESENTED.

ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES FOUR-TWO.

WE'RE ON TO ITEM I2, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON TWO-WAY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

WE HAVE TRUSTEE HARRISON LEADING THIS DISCUSSION ALONG WITH DR. MCMAHON.

I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO YOU, TRUSTEE HARRISON.

>> THANK YOU. MARITZA IS GOING TO JOIN US AS WELL.

SHE AND I DISCUSSED THIS AT LENGTH.

WE ARE DISCUSSING TONIGHT TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION.

TRUSTEE ZARATE DID BRING FORWARD AND I THINK I HEARD TRUSTEE WESTON ALSO SAY THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND MOVING TOWARDS SOLUTIONS FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN OUR DISTRICT.

WE'LL MAKE THIS PRETTY BRIEF AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN HAVE SHORT DISCUSSION AND FIGURE OUT IF WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS.

THE THOUGHT IS SESSIONS WITH 2-3 TRUSTEES PRESENT, TOPICAL.

HAVING A FOCUS TOPIC OF WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING.

ORIGINALLY WE THOUGHT POTENTIALLY OFFERED IN EACH LEARNING COMMUNITY BUT AFTER TALKING TO OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, I THINK WHAT WE'VE STARTED TO MOVE TOWARDS OR SETTLE ON IS TWO EAST TWO WEST PER SEMESTER AND A MORE CENTRALIZED LOCATION PLUS A VIRTUAL SESSION.

JUST THINKING ABOUT STAFF TIME, WHICH JUST A SLIGHT REMINDER, WE NEED TO DO THE STAFF TIME TRACKER FOR THESE REQUESTS WE'RE MAKING TO SEE HOW MUCH WE'RE MOVING THEM UP BECAUSE THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PRESENTATION, SO SAY FOR EXAMPLE WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT VISION AND VALUES, WHICH IS MY SUGGESTION FOR OUR FIRST TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SESSION.

IF THERE'S ANY PRESENTATIONS OR SLIDES, THOSE NEED TO BE POSTED AHEAD OF TIME FOR REVIEW FROM THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WHAT I'VE NOTICED TRADITIONALLY WHEN WE AS [FOREIGN] DO ANY PRESENTATION, COMMUNITY FORUM, TOWN HALL WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING AND TAKING UP ALL THE TIME PRESENTING AND SHARING INFORMATION AND VERY LITTLE TIME LISTENING.

HAVING THAT INFORMATION BEFOREHAND WILL ALLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ASK QUESTIONS.

THE FOCUS SHOULD BE ON THE ACTUAL TWO-WAY DIALOGUE SO THE BACK-AND-FORTH, AND I'VE ALREADY SAID AT LEAST ONE VIRTUAL.

>> NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THANK YOU.

>> LOOKING AT POSSIBLE FORMATS, WE COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE A TOWN HALL THAT MIGHT BE THE IN-PERSON FORMAT.

WE COULD ALSO DO SOMETHING LIKE A LISTENING SESSION WHERE WE JUST LISTEN AND HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY.

ANOTHER THOUGHT IS A CAFECITO OR A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING.

RIGHT NOW, PEOPLE EMAIL US OCCASIONALLY AND ASK US TO COME TO THEIR EVENTS.

IT'S A VERY KIND OF WHO YOU KNOW? DO YOU KNOW HOW TO REACH OUT? ONE THOUGHT IS HAVING SMALLER BACKYARD OR NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS BY REQUEST WITH A LINK OR FORM POSTED ON THE WEBSITE.

OBVIOUSLY, THIS WOULD MEAN THAT TRUSTEES HAVE TO SELF-SELECT IN TO ENGAGE IN THIS WAY BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT WE'RE ALL WILLING TO ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

THEN THINKING ABOUT THREE MAIN CATEGORIES.

HAVING SOME STUDENT-FOCUSED OPPORTUNITIES, WE MAKE A LOT OF DECISIONS FOR STUDENTS WITHOUT THE INPUT OF STUDENTS.

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BUT I ALSO THINK WE'VE SEEN STUDENTS BE VERY ACTIVATED AND THEM WANTING TO GIVE THEIR FEEDBACK TO THE BOARD.

ADDITIONALLY, LOOKING AT SOMETHING STAFF-FOCUSED SO THAT WE CAN HEAR AND INTERACT DIRECTLY WITH STAFF.

THEN COMMUNITY-FOCUSED, WHICH INCLUDES, OF COURSE, PARENTS, BUT ALSO OUR WIDER COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF REALLY WONDERFUL PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT DON'T HAVE CHILDREN IN SCHOOL, WHETHER THEIR CHILDREN HAVE GRADUATED, THEY MOVED ON, OR IT COULD JUST BE THAT THEY HAVE INVESTED INTERESTS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND WANT TO SHOW SUPPORT IN VARIOUS WAYS.

ANOTHER THOUGHT ABOUT STUDENT OR STAFF-FOCUSED FORMATS IS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PRESENTING OURSELVES, WHICH WE DO SOME OF THIS, BUT POTENTIALLY HAVING SOME TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SESSIONS AT THINGS THAT ALREADY EXIST AND EVENTS THAT ALREADY EXIST LIKE CARNIVALS OR OPEN HOUSES AND JUST FORMALIZING THE WAY THAT WE INTERACT.

SOME SUGGESTED SESSION TOPICS, OUR VISION AND VALUES.

I WANT TO RECOMMEND THAT BE PERHAPS OUR FIRST SESSION SO THAT WE CAN SHARE WHAT ARE THE CURRENT VISION AND VALUES OF OUR ORGANIZATION.

IT'S BEEN QUITE SOME TIME SINCE WE'VE DONE STRATEGIC PLANNING, OR PROBABLY COMING UP ON A REFRESH OF THAT, TIME FOR A REFRESH.

I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT WOULD BE A REALLY GREAT PLACE TO START AND TO CIRCLE BACK WITH OUR COMMUNITY ON WHAT OUR COMMUNITY'S VISION AND VALUES ARE.

IT'S BEEN A ROUGH THREE YEARS, AND SO I THINK THAT THERE'S HEALING AND CONNECTION THAT'S NEEDED.

ALSO TOPICS ABOUT LONE STAR GOVERNANCE.

I OFTEN FIND IT REALLY INTERESTING WHEN WE GET A LOT OF EMAILS ABOUT THINGS THAT WE AREN'T THE DECISION-MAKERS FOR.

WE PROVIDE THE WHAT, THE DISTRICT PROVIDES THE HOW.

I THINK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WE DON'T MAKE THE DECISIONS ABOUT LIBRARY ASSISTANTS.

OURS IS THE WHAT, THIS IS THE BUDGET, THIS IS THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE AND THE HOW WE REACH THAT IS MORE ON THE DISTRICT.

BUT I THINK HELPING OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND LONE STAR GOVERNANCE WILL HELP EVERYONE BE ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT WHAT WE INFLUENCE AS A BOARD AND WHAT WE DON'T.

ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT.

HAVING SOME TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION AROUND ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT.

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION WE'RE SEEING ISSUES WHERE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF SCHOOL FINANCE AND THAT'S WORK THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE YEAR-ROUND TO WORK WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND TO DO ADVOCACY AND CONNECT TO LET THEM KNOW OUR LARGER NEEDS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THERE'S A LOT PENDING IN OUR BUDGET BASED ON WHERE WE ARE IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

THAT'S SCHOOL FINANCE, BUDGET, ADVOCACY, AND ENGAGEMENT.

THEN ALSO OPEN TO ANY SUGGESTIONS.

I JUST WANTED TO GAUGE EVERYONE'S INTEREST IN THIS TOPIC AND I'M ALSO HAPPY TO TAKE IT AND DO SOME MORE WORK AND COME BACK.

I KNOW THAT IN WORKING WITH COMMUNITY RELATIONS, SOME THINGS THAT WE'LL NEED TO DO ARE SOLIDIFY DATES OR GIVE A RANGE OF DATES, FIGURE OUT WHERE THE BEST LOCATION MIGHT BE IF WE NEED TO LIVE STREAM BECAUSE WE NEED TO RESERVE THOSE EARLY.

BUT JUST SOMETHING I WANTED TO BRING FORWARD.

>> THANK YOU FOR BEGINNING THIS DISCUSSION TRUSTEE HARRISON.

I WILL OPEN IT UP TO TRUSTEES IF THEY HAVE ANY FEEDBACK AND START WITH TRUSTEE MARKUM.

>> I DID NOT PUSH MY BUTTON, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT SINCE I HAVE THE MICROPHONE, I REALLY LOVE THE IDEA OF THE CAFESITO AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS AND SELF-SELECTING INTO THAT BECAUSE I THINK LIKE YOU SAID, WE DO EACH HAVE OUR COMMUNITIES THAT WE'VE BEEN A PART OF FOR A LONG TIME THAT KNOW HOW TO REACH OUT TO EACH ONE OF US AND EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS TO US AS IT'S RELATED TO THAT UNIQUE COMMUNITY, AND BEING ABLE TO PULL EACH OTHER INTO THOSE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE CAN LEARN FROM EACH OTHER TOO AS TRUSTEES.

IT'S NOT JUST ONE OF US HAVING A SPECIALTY FROM BEING A PART OF A CERTAIN COMMUNITY, BUT WE'RE SHARING THAT KNOWLEDGE WITH EACH OTHER AS WELL AS WE LEARN FROM THE COMMUNITY.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY I REALLY LOVE THAT IDEA.

>> ANY OTHER TRUSTEES? TRUSTEE ZARATE.

>> I WANT TO ECHO WHAT WAS JUST SAID BY TRUSTEE MARKUM, THANK YOU ALL FOR WORKING ON THIS AND BEING THOUGHTFUL ABOUT IT.

I REALLY LOVE THE IDEA OF STUDENT-FOCUSED MEETINGS.

I DON'T THINK THE STUDENTS UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT WE DO A LOT OF TIMES.

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I WOULD LIKE THEM TO FEEL THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY A BODY CORPORATE THAT CARES ABOUT THEM AND WANTS TO KNOW WHAT THEY NEED AND WHAT THEIR DAILY GRIND IS BASICALLY BECAUSE WE REALLY DON'T KNOW.

I WAS THERE A LONG TIME AGO, AND IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

I'VE GOT OLDER KIDS THAT ONE'S GRADUATING THIS YEAR AND HE DON'T TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AT SCHOOL.

WE PROBABLY HAVE THAT ISSUE WITH ALL OUR KIDS.

THE COMMUNITY FOCUS, OF COURSE, I ALWAYS LOVE GOING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND MEETING PEOPLE.

I'VE BEEN ENJOYING GOING TO DIFFERENT EVENTS AT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND SUCH AND CONNECTING WITH FOLKS.

IT'S GREAT. LOVE THIS IDEA.

>> TRUSTEE WESTON.

>> I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, COMMUNICATION IS GOOD.

I'M REMINDED OF FORMER TRUSTEE STEVE MATH, TELLING ME THAT WHEN HE WAS ON THE BOARD, HE WOULD REGULARLY ASK THE BOARD PRESIDENT ABOUT DOING LIKE COFFEE WITH THE TRUSTEES OBVIOUSLY LESS THAN A QUORUM, AND HE WAS SHUT DOWN EVERY TIME.

THE FACT THAT WE'RE EVEN TALKING ABOUT THIS, I THINK REPRESENTS MEANINGFUL PROGRESS.

LOOKING AT THE SLIDES, TIFFANY, I DON'T KNOW IF I MISUNDERSTOOD THE CAFECITO OR NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING, I THINK DOING THIS THROUGH THE DISTRICT, THERE ARE LOGISTICAL ADVANTAGES.

NUMBER 1, ADVERTISING IT BEYOND OUR NORMAL CIRCLES, AND ALSO FACILITIES.

I DON'T KNOW THAT ANY OF US WALKING INTO A HOME OF SOMEBODY THAT WE DON'T KNOW OR A BACKYARD.

I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF THAT, BUT WE DO HAVE A LOT OF FACILITIES IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND I THINK A PUBLIC FACILITY FOR ALL OF US WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE.

I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THE SPIRIT AND THE INTIMACY OF A RESIDENTIAL SETTING, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE PRUDENT TO DO IT IN A PUBLIC PLACE.

THAT'S MY OPINION. ALSO, I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF THESE THINGS BEING CONFINED TO A SPECIFIC TOPIC.

I THINK, NUMBER 1, IT MAKES IT MORE PRODUCTIVE, IF WE'RE ALL LIKE WHEN WE HAVE OUR AGENDA ITEMS. SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO REMIND OURSELVES TO COME BACK TO THE TOPIC AT HAND BECAUSE THEN YOU'RE MORE PRODUCTIVE WHEN YOU STAY ON TOPIC.

IF IT TURNS INTO JUST A COMPLAINING FEST, ABOUT MY KID DIDN'T MAKE THE CHEERLEADING TEAM AND THIS PERSON IS A DIRT BAG AND THAT PERSON IS A DIRT BAG, IT'S JUST NOT PRODUCTIVE AND WE NEED TO SHOW UP PREPARED.

IF WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A CERTAIN TOPIC THAN WE CAN BE MORE PREPARED AND I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE.

THAT'S MY FEEDBACK.

I THINK PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT WE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS.

I MEAN, YOU MADE A STATEMENT THAT WE DON'T REALLY CONTROL IF LIBRARY ASSISTANTS ARE GOING TO BE CUT.

BUT I TAKE A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THAT.

I WOULD SAY THAT EVERYTHING FALLS UNDER OUR PURVIEW AND THAT THE PUBLIC CAN AND SHOULD VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT ALL DECISIONS THAT THEY MAKE TO US, AND MAYBE IF SOME OF US WITH DIFFERING OPINIONS WOULD DO THIS TOGETHER, I THINK IT COULD GO A LONG WAY TO JUST EXPLAIN THAT PEOPLE CAN DISAGREE AND STILL WORK TOGETHER AND HAVE DIFFERING VIEWS.

THE LAST THING THAT I'LL SAY IS I AM A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT AN INITIATIVE THAT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF THE TIME OF STAFF BECAUSE THERE ARE TIMES I ASK FOR THINGS AND I'M TOLD THAT WELL, THAT'S A BURDEN ON STAFF, AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW TRUTHFULLY, BRUTAL HONESTY FROM DR. AZAIEZ OR HIS DESIGNEE, THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE IMPACT OF STAFF TIME ON THIS BECAUSE FOR IT TO BE DONE RIGHT, IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME STAFF TIME AND WHEN THEY'RE WORKING ON THIS THEY'RE NOT WORKING ON OTHER THINGS.

DO YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING TRUSTEE HARRISON.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN PARTY TO THOSE DISCUSSIONS, AND I KNOW YOU OPENED BY SAYING THAT YOU DIALED BACK YOUR VISION BASED ON THAT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THE ADMINISTRATION'S VIEW OF THAT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> MADAM PRESIDENT, CAN I MAKE A COMMENT?

>> YES, PLEASE.

>> YES. FIRST OF ALL, TRUSTEE HARRISON, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE INITIATIVE ON THIS AND I ENJOYED OUR CONVERSATION.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND AS WE WERE DESIGNING THESE IDEAS, ACTUALLY I'LL LET YOU TRUSTEE HARRISON TALK ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF DESIGNING

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I APOLOGIZE, I JUST GOT CAUGHT IN A SNOWSTORM IN NORTH DAKOTA, SO HAIR, EVERYTHING IS HAVOC.

BUT WE TALKED ABOUT CREATING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT HAS A DEFINITE PURPOSE, A TIMEFRAME, AND A DEFINITE PRODUCT.

DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT? BECAUSE I THINK THAT MIGHT ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES THAT TRUSTEE WESTON JUST TALKED ABOUT AND HOW WE CAN USE THAT TO ALLEVIATE STAFF TIME. THANK YOU.

>> SURE. WE DID DISCUSS GROUPING UP, MAYBE HAVING TWO TO THREE TRUSTEES WORK ON THIS AND DO SOME OF THE DECISION MAKING AND THE PLANNING AROUND THESE SO THAT IT DOES WEIGH LESS ON STAFF TIME.

THIS TRUSTEE COMMITTEE WOULD MEET PERIODICALLY TO LOOK INTO THE FUTURE AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IN TERMS OF SCHEDULING.

I'M ALSO HAPPY TO DO THIS AS THE VICE PRESIDENT.

THE VICE PRESIDENT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITIES BESIDES RUNNING THE MEETING IN THE PRESIDENT'S ABSENCE, SO THIS IS LABOR I'M ALSO HAPPY TO TAKE ON AS WELL.

EITHER APPROACH, I THINK WOULD WORK WELL, BUT WE DO WANT TO PROTECT STAFF AND STAFF TIME, WHICH IS WHY THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WE'D BE DOING, NECESSARILY BEGINNING IN EVERY LEARNING COMMUNITY AND WE'D WANT TO REALLY SCOPE IT OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING RESPECTFUL OF TIME.

THOSE ARE TWO OPTIONS.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WE VOTE ON OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT I THINK THAT WE CAN MAKE A DECISION ABOUT HOW WE WANT TO PROCEED AND MOVE FORWARD AND IF WE BELIEVE THAT THIS WOULD BE VALUABLE TO THE WORK WE'RE DOING AS A BODY CORPORATE AND AS A BOARD.

>> TRUSTEE WESTON FOLLOW UP FROM THAT.

DID I GET YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED OR YOU STILL HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THAT?

>> NO. I MEAN, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

I WOULD SAY AGAIN, I'M GOING TO HARKEN BACK TO SOMETHING I SAID EARLIER IN THE MEETING WHEN I'M LOOKING AT BEING A DECISION MAKER.

I THINK THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUE FACING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS DECLINING ENROLLMENT, AND SO I'M ASKING MYSELF, HOW DOES THIS CONTRIBUTE TO ADDRESSING THAT? I THINK YOU COULD MAKE THE CASE THAT IT WOULD POINT THE NEEDLE NORTH ON THAT ANYTIME YOU'RE OPENING YOURSELF UP TO GETTING FEEDBACK AND SO WITH REGARD TO THE TOPICS, YOU HAD SOME PROPOSED TOPICS HERE.

I THINK YOU WANTED THE FIRST SESSION TO BE ABOUT VISION AND VALUES.

I THINK THAT'S GOOD.

I WOULD ASK THAT THE TOPICS BE SUPER RELEVANT AND SUPER MEANINGFUL TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND TO THE STATUS IN FUTURE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I DON'T KNOW THAT A PARENT HAS EVER STOPPED ME AT THE GROCERY STORE AND ASKED ME ABOUT LONE STAR GOVERNANCE, SO I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT BEING A TOPIC FOR ONE OF THESE.

BUT I WOULD SAY A TOPIC THAT I THINK THAT WE SHOULD MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON, IS HEARING FEEDBACK ON DECLINING ENROLLMENT.

THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION OR A TOPIC THAT I WOULD ASK FOR AS THE SECOND SESSION.

>> TRUSTEE BONE.

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU TRUSTEE HARRISON FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

I THINK SINCE WE'VE ALL GOTTEN ON THE BOARD, TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN A TOPIC NOT ONLY FOR THE BOARD BUT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION.

WHILE I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS, I HAVE TO LOOK SIMILAR TO YOU TRUSTEE WESTON AND I LOOK AT THE LANDSCAPE OF WHAT WE'RE COMING AGAINST RIGHT NOW.

I HAVE TO THINK THAT THEY'RE SMALL THINGS THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY DO AS A BOARD ALREADY.

I KNOW TRUSTEE WESTON, I SAW YOU POST IT ON YOUR WEBSITE THE OTHER DAY THAT THE SAFETY SECURITY MEETING WAS HAPPENING.

I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING FROM THE DISTRICT.

EVEN AS BOARD MEMBERS LOTS OF TIMES WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THINGS ARE HAPPENING, SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THE BOARD COULD DO AND POLICIES WE COULD IMPLEMENT AND EXPECTATIONS THAT WE CAN HAVE OF THE ADMINISTRATION THAT WOULD GO REALLY FAR IN TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS, SUCH AS REALLY BEING OVER COMMUNICATIVE.

THAT'S ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT YOU, TRUSTEE HARRISON IS THAT, YEAH YOU'RE SMILING, HOPEFULLY YOU TAKE THAT AS A COMPLIMENT BECAUSE I THINK YOU'RE ALWAYS LIKE LET'S OVER COMMUNICATE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US START DOING THAT.

I ALSO WOULD LIKE US IN THE SPIRIT OF TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION, UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S RIGHT HERE, RIGHT HERE'S TWO WAY COMMUNICATION.

EVERY MONTH AT OUR REGULAR MEETING, I THINK MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT HOW WE STRUCTURE OUR REGULAR MEETING.

I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED AND I DIDN'T GET IT IN TIME TO TRUSTEE LANDRUM, IT WAS JUST A PASSING THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TONIGHT.

CERTAIN TOPICS ON OUR AGENDA THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY,

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I WOULD LIKE US TO WORK ON THESE SMALLER ONES, LIKE BEING OVER COMMUNICATIVE ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE DISTRICT, ESPECIALLY LIKE SAFETY SECURITY, SHACK, REALLY PUTTING THOSE IN LIGHTS AND MAKING SURE EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF THEM.

EVEN IF PEOPLE DON'T CHOOSE TO COME, THAT'S THEIR CHOICE, SO I THINK THAT TYPE OF TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION.

THEN I ALSO WOULD LIKE US TO REALLY LOOK AT OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND MAKE ANY COMMENT, AND UTILIZE IT APPROPRIATELY AND HAVE.

BECAUSE WE HAD PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT, BUT MAYBE THIS ISN'T WHAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE INTERESTED IN, AND MAYBE WE'RE DRAGGING OUT HOURS OF STUFF THAT NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT, BUT THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT OUR COMMUNITY WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT AND THERE'S THINGS THAT THEY WANT THAT THEY WOULD BE HERE.

IN FACT, THERE WAS THERE WAS A TOPIC TONIGHT THAT WE HAD MULTIPLE PEOPLE.

IT WASN'T ON THE AGENDA, BUT THEY CAME AND TALKED ABOUT.

I GUESS I'M JUST ASKING YOU TO LOOK INTO THOSE TYPES OF SMALLER WINS THAT WE CAN MAKE, AND I'M TOTALLY FOR THESE BIGGER EVENTS ALSO.

>> TRUSTEE BONE, FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENT, I RECEIVE IT IN THE SPIRIT THAT YOU INTENDED, WHICH I FEEL IS POSITIVE, SO THANK YOU.

I WANT TO YES AND YOU.

I THINK ONE THING IS THERE ARE BARRIERS TO ATTENDANCE TO BOARD MEETINGS, WHETHER THEY ARE PERCEIVED OR ACTUAL, PERCEPTION IS REALITY, TIME AND PLACE IS REALITY, SO ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, FROM OUR FURTHEST NORTHWEST SCHOOL IS VERY FAR, ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC.

I HEAR YOU AND I HEAR YOUR CONCERN AND I'D LIKE TO PAUSE IT THAT PERHAPS WE TRY.

PERHAPS WE JUST TEST THIS TO SEE BECAUSE I HONESTLY THINK THAT ENGAGING WITH OUR COMMUNITY IN A MORE MEANINGFUL WAY, WE'LL I MEAN THAT US BEING MORE INFORMED ABOUT THE TOPICS THEY CARE ABOUT.

I APPRECIATE WHAT TRUSTEE WESTON SAID AROUND ENROLLMENT.

MY THING IS WE NEVER REALLY JUST ASK PEOPLE IN A FORMAT WHERE WE CAN RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION, AND SO I HEAR THAT.

TRUSTEE WESTON, I DID SHARE YOUR CONCERNS.

I MEAN, MY CONCERN WAS MORE SO AROUND SAFETY, BUT I ALSO THINK THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT SIMPLY WON'T COME TO US AND WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A MECHANISM TO COME TO THEM ON THEIR TURF AND EXPLORE HOW TO DO THAT SAFELY.

I THINK THAT THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS VERY ELECTIVE.

I DEFINITELY OUT OF ALL TRUSTEES HAVE MADE YOUR SAFETY CONCERNS.

WHEN YOU CAMPAIGN, YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN PEOPLE'S SPACES BECAUSE THEY INVITE YOU, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S MOMENTUM THAT WE CAN KEEP GOING.

I THINK THAT'S HOW WE CAN SHOW THAT WE DON'T ALL AGREE ON EVERYTHING, BUT WE CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND WE WANT TO HEAR, AND I THINK THAT WOULD GET US TO SOME MORE QUALITATIVE DATA.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF PERHAPS WE CAN MAKE A DECISION.

I THINK WE HAVE THREE PATHWAYS HERE, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE WANT TO EXPLORE THIS TIME.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE WILLING TO PILOT.

LET'S TRY MAYBE ONE SESSION OR WE'D LIKE TO BUILD THAT AD HOC COMMITTEE AND BUILD THIS OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

ONE THING THAT I DIDN'T PUT ON HERE, MARSHA, AND I THINK WE VERY BRIEFLY TALKED ABOUT THIS.

THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN ONCE OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS STAFF IS MORE FLASHED OUT BUT BOARD BRIEFS BECAUSE I AGREE WITH YOU, TRUSTEE BONE LIKE OVER COMMUNICATION.

I THINK THAT WE COULD DO A LOT AROUND BRIEFING OUR COMMUNITY WHAT HAPPENED AT BOARD MEETINGS, BUT IT COMING FROM THE DISTRICT AND BEING OFFICIAL.

I THINK WE EACH HAVE VARIOUS WAYS OF DOING THAT, BUT I FEAR THAT SOMETIMES THAT'S BIASED, AND I MEAN THAT FOR MYSELF TOO.

SOMETIMES IT'S BIAS, SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T HAVE FULL ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION BECAUSE SOME FACEBOOK OR TWITTER.

I'D LIKE TO SEE US COMMUNICATE IN THAT FASHION IN THE FUTURE AS WELL.

I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS THE TIME FOR THAT REALISTIC CONVERSATION.

>> TRUSTEES ZARATE?

>> YEAH, I WANT TO JUST ADD AND BASICALLY TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, TRUSTEE WESTON ABOUT BEING SAFE, AND GOING TO PEOPLES PLACES AND THAT KIND OF THING.

I THINK IT SAYS A LOT FOR US AS A GROUP.

IF WE'RE WILLING TO GO TO THOSE PLACES, MAYBE WE'RE A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE BECAUSE WE'RE THE ONLY PERSON [LAUGHTER] THAT LOOKS LIKE US THERE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MIGHT BE.

MAYBE THESE PLACES WE DON'T AGREE NECESSARILY WITH EVERYBODY THERE, BUT WE'RE THERE AND WE'RE PUTTING OURSELVES OUT.

IT SAYS A LOT TO THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE KINDS OF STEPS.

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THEN ALSO I WANTED TO MENTION FOR TRUSTEE BONE, I AGREE WITH YOU THAT WE COULD DEFINITELY BE MORE COMMUNICATIVE AS A BOARD INDIVIDUALLY.

I KNOW WE GET THE BOARD REPORT EVERY WEEK, IT'S GOT A LIST OF THINGS THERE AND THERE'S NO REASON THAT.

I WILL MAKE THE EFFORT TO GO AHEAD AND TRY TO POST MORE OFTEN ON FACEBOOK OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE WITH YOU ON THAT.

DEFINITELY IN THAT. I THINK WE GO WITH THE AD HOC COMMITTEE, WE GET THIS GOING.

THERE'S NO TIME LIKE THE PRESIDENT SO LET'S GO FOR IT.

>> TRUSTEE MARKUM.

>> SORRY, I CAN'T TELL IF MY LIGHT IS WORKING OR WHETHER MY BUTTON'S WORKING OR NOT.

I LOVE THE IDEA OF MOVING FORWARD AND BUILDING OUT AN AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THIS.

I THINK PART OF THAT BUILD-OUT IS A TIMELINE TOO.

I THINK THE PILOT IN BUILDING OUT THE COMMITTEE BOTH OF THOSE THINGS CAN HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME WITH A TIMELINE OF, WE WANT TO SEE THIS PROGRESS BY THIS POINT.

IF WE'RE NOT SEEING THAT, WE'RE NOT SEEING THE ENGAGEMENT WE WANT, THEN WE NEED TO GO BACK TO SQUARE 1, AND FIGURE OUT WHAT IS IT THAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. IT'S AN ACTION ITEM, RIGHT?

>> I DON'T THINK WE ACTUALLY NEED A MOTION ON THIS [OVERLAPPING]

>> I THINK AT THIS TIME IT'S REALLY JUST A DISCUSSION.

GLAD THAT YOU SUPPORT THE IDEA OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE.

I JUST WANT TO RESTATE THAT AN AD HOC COMMITTEE HAS VERY SPECIFIC THINGS.

THEY HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC TOPIC, THEY HAVE A PRODUCT THAT THEY ARE TO PRODUCE, WHICH WOULD BE AN OUTLINE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND TOPICS AND A TIMEFRAME TO GET IT DONE.

I THINK TRUSTEE HARRISON, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, YOU WERE JUST LOOKING AT JUST GIVING AN UPDATE OF WHAT THE THOUGHTS WERE, AND THEN GETTING FEEDBACK FROM YOUR BOARD MEMBERS, AND THEN MAYBE BRINGING THAT FORWARD IN A FUTURE BOARD MEETING. AM I CORRECT?

>> YES. THE OTHER OPTION THAT WE HAVE, I BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT CAN DECIDE ON AD HOC COMMITTEE OR APPOINT PEOPLE TO AN AD HOC COMMITTEE.

IF WE HAVE AGREEMENT THAT THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO EXPLORE AND ITERATE ON, THEN PERHAPS WE CAN LET THE PRESIDENT KNOW AND SHE CAN SAY WHO SERVES ON THAT COMMITTEE.

>> I'M WILLING TO TAKE VOLUNTEERS NOW, IF ANYBODY KNOWS THAT THEY'D WANT TO SERVE ON.

THIS TYPE OF TRUSTEE HARRISON.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL LET YOU SERVE ON IT.

TRUSTEE MARKUM, TRUSTEE WESTON? [BACKGROUND] I'M GOING TO HAVE THREE, CAN'T HEAR YOU.

>> I WAS WAITING FOR THAT TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED BECAUSE I HAVE SOME COMMENTS AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS A DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE.

>> OKAY. WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN SERVING? I'M NOT INTERESTED IN SERVING ON IT JUST BECAUSE I HAVE LOTS OF OTHER THINGS THAT I SERVE ON.

I AM HAPPY TO DEFER TO SOMEBODY ELSE, BUT IF WE HAVE MORE THAN THREE, THEN I CAN PULL OUT OF A HAT BUT.

>> I'M GOOD IF IT'S ALICIA AND DANIEL.

>> OKAY. THEN WE ALSO NEED TO CIRCLE BACK WITH TRUSTEE WEIR AND GIVE HER AN OPPORTUNITY IF SHE'S INTERESTED IF YOU ALL ARE OKAY WITH THAT.

THEN TRUSTEE WESTON, I DID SEE YOUR LIGHT ON FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.

>> YES. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY TRUSTEE ZARATE BECAUSE YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT BEING CONCERNED THAT PEOPLE DON'T LOOK LIKE US.

THE WEIGHT OF THAT, THAT IS NOT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

>> I WASN'T DIRECTING THAT TOWARDS YOU IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM.

I'M SORRY IF YOU TOOK IT THAT WAY.

>> OKAY. BECAUSE I WAS THE ONE THAT EXPRESSED SOME CONCERN.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT TIFFANY HAS RECEIVED LEGITIMATE THREATS.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN IN RECEIPT OF THREATS, I'VE BEEN IN RECEIPT OF THREATS.

I DO STAND BY MY CONCERN, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I'D LIKE TO BE ON THIS COMMITTEE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING SENSIBLE THINGS.

WE HAVE 55 CAMPUSES [BACKGROUND] THAT WAS LOUD LIGHTENING.

TIFFANY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD THAT OR THUNDER.

>> YOU ARE MAKING A GREAT STATEMENT HERE DANIELLE [LAUGHTER].

>> ANYBODY THAT WAS STARTING TO FALL ASLEEP IS A WAKE NOW.

>> LET THERE BE LIGHT.

I WAS LIKE, I'M SITTING UP HERE WITH SNOW.

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>> [OVERLAPPING] WE HAVE 55 CAMPUSES, WE HAVE MULTIPLE PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS, WE HAVE A TECHNOLOGY CENTER, WE ALSO HAVE OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES.

WE HAVE A BRAND NEW, BEAUTIFUL LIBRARY IN DOWNTOWN ROUND ROCK THAT HAS MEETING FACILITIES.

I WOULD REALLY LOOK FORWARD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THIS AS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GET ALL OF US IN OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTO OUR FACILITIES AND OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES. THANK YOU.

>> THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE TO SAY IS THAT I DEFINITELY SUPPORT THIS MOVING FORWARD.

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE YES, AND IN TERMS OF LET'S GET ONE SCHEDULED WHILE THE COMMITTEE IS ALSO FORMING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS FORWARD.

I DON'T WANT IT TO BE A DELAY OF GETTING THINGS ON THE BOOKS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE A COMMITTEE TO DO ALL THE TIMELINE AND WE CAN'T DO THIS TILL WE DO THAT.

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE OUR FIRST INITIAL.

WE HAD SUCH GREAT RESPONSE FROM THAT BACK IN OCTOBER OF 21 THAT I WOULD LOVE TO START THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

>> MADAM PRESIDENT, JUST TO ADD, IF IT'S PART YOUR WISH, I WILL BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH THAT AD HOC COMMITTEE THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

>> THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYTHING ELSE, TRUSTEES ON THIS TOPIC? I WILL GET WITH TRUSTEE HARRISON AFTER I'VE TALKED WITH TRUSTEE WEIR, SEE HOW MANY, AND THEN WE CAN PICK THREE PEOPLE TO SERVE ON THIS AND MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM I3, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON BOARD COUNCIL RFQ.

I'M I TURNING IT OVER TO YOU, MS. HILL?

>> WELL, YOU CERTAINLY CAN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

THE BOARD HAD EXPRESSED SOME CURIOSITY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED IT TO PUT OUT A NEW RFQ FOR BOARD COUNCIL.

>> SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF.

WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT OUR CONTRACT WITH [OVERLAPPING].

>> I'M GETTING THERE [LAUGHTER].

YES, WE HAD A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THEM, IT CLOSES AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

AT THE SAME TIME THE BOARD HAD TALKED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE WANTED TO DO AN ADDITIONAL RFQ.

BASICALLY, WHAT WE HAVE PROVIDED FOR YOU TONIGHT IS SAMPLES FOR THE LAST TIME WE WENT OUT FOR RFQ FOR BOARD COUNCIL.

WE CAN GO THROUGH ALL OF THESE IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

HOWEVER, I THINK IT'S PROBABLY MOST IMPORTANT TO DRAW THE BOARD'S ATTENTION TO THE SECOND ONE, WHICH IS THE RFQ SCHOOL BOARD LEGAL COUNSEL, NOT THE BID INVITATION IN THE NEXT DOCUMENT, WHICH WOULD BE THE RFQ.

IF WE CAN OPEN THAT PLEASE.

NEXT DOCUMENT, NOT NEXT PAGE.

IF WE WOULD WANT TO LOOK AT THAT.

THESE ARE VERY STANDARD RFQS FOR LEGAL COUNSEL.

FOR BOARD COUNCIL, I'VE LOOKED AT DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE.

THIS IS THE STANDARD ONE THAT IS USED.

I WOULD DRAW A SPECIAL ATTENTION TO PAGE 2 WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS.

I REQUEST THAT THE BOARD, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO INCLUDE, THESE WERE THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR LAST TIME.

BUT IF YOU WILL LOOK AT THE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS, I THINK IT'S ONE THROUGH 15.

JUST LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE TO THAT.

>> TRUSTEE WESTON?

>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE TONIGHT.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE AGENDA ITEM.

I THINK DR. ROSA IS, YOU ARE ALLUDING TO SOMETHING.

WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

>> US HERE WE'RE JUST FACILITATING THIS CONVERSATION.

IT'S REALLY THE BOARD BUSINESS.

WHAT HAPPENED IS WE ARE ALERTED THAT THE CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY WITH OUR BOARD COUNCIL IS EXPIRING THE MONTH OF JUNE OF THIS YEAR.

I THINK THAT BACK IN 2018, AT THE BOARD OF THAT TIME DECIDED TO ENTER IN A CONTRACT WITH OUR CURRENT BOARD COUNCIL.

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IT'S UP TO THE BOARD.

THE ADMINISTRATION AGAIN IS HERE JUST FACILITATING THIS CONVERSATION.

WHETHER YOU WANT TO GO OUT AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND THEN START THE PROCESS AGAIN OR WHATEVER YOU GUYS WANT US TO DO.

AGAIN, THE CONTRACT HAS EXPIRED, SO WE HAVE TO ACT ON IT BEFORE THE END OF JUNE OF THIS YEAR.

>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE DONE THIS AS WELL.

I'M IN MY FIFTH YEAR ON THE BOARD BECAUSE THIS WAS ACTUALLY SIGNED IN JUNE BEFORE I WAS ELECTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2018.

THE BOARD HAS NOT ACTUALLY GONE FOR AN RFQ, BECAUSE LIKE SHE SAID, IT WAS A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT, IT IS EXPIRING THIS SUMMER.

THIS IS A NEW GROUNDS FOR THIS BOARD TO TACKLE AN RFQ FOR BOARD COUNCIL BECAUSE IT HASN'T HAPPENED IN FIVE YEARS AND THERE'S NOBODY LEFT OVER FROM THAT TIME PERIOD.

THIS IS JUST THE PROCESS AND TYPICALLY THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IN PURCHASING AND THINGS LIKE THAT WHEN THEY'RE DOING.

BUT THIS COMES TO US SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IT IS OUR COUNCIL.

IT PUTS A LITTLE BIT MORE OWNERSHIP AS ON US IN THIS PROCESS.

>> NO, I UNDERSTAND WHAT AN RFQ IS.

WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH ISCHEMIA AND PANIC.

WE HAVE A LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES, WHICH I'M LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I REQUESTED IT AFTER I GOT ELECTED AND IT'S DATED SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 2018.

IT'S NOT A CONTRACT, IT'S A LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT.

I'M LOOKING AT IT. HERE ARE MY QUESTIONS.

NUMBER 1, THERE IS NO EXPIRATION DATE ON THIS.

I'VE ACTUALLY INQUIRED ABOUT AN EXPIRATION DATE, MADE AN AGENDA ITEM AT APPEARED ON THE AGENDA IN JANUARY OF 2022.

LAST JANUARY I WAS ILL, COULD NOT COME TO THAT MEETING.

DR. BOWEN MADE A MOTION TO DO AN RFQ FOR BOARD COUNCIL MOTION FAILED 6,1.

IS THERE A NEW DOCUMENT THAT SUPERSEDES AND HAS BEEN EXECUTED AND SIGNED SINCE THE LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT THAT I'M LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW? CAN I SEE THE CONTRACT THAT HAS A FIVE-YEAR EXPIRATION DATE, PLEASE, BEFORE WE PROCEED.

>> SORRY.

>> I THINK I HAVE IT WITH ME.

>> I DON'T HAVE IT. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE I WAS HERE.

>> WE WERE ALERTED.

THE WAY WAS AND I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT.

WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT OUR A PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT THAT WHAT WAS SIGNED BACK IN AGAIN AT 2018, I DON'T EVEN THINK ANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS WERE SERVING ON THE BOARD.

I DON'T KNOW, VALLEY MAYBE THIS IS YOUR CONSCIENCE [LAUGHTER]

>> I CAN TRY TO PULL.

I THINK I CAME WITH THE FIRM AND WE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.

I THINK I WAS LIVING IN DALLAS AT THE TIME, SO IT'S BEEN AWHILE.

I NO LONGER LIVE THERE OBVIOUSLY.

I THINK JUST SO YOU KNOW, BY LAW AND PROCUREMENT METHOD PROCESS DOESN'T HAVE TO OCCUR FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIKE ATTORNEYS, BUT SOME DISTRICTS GO OUT FOR IT JUST TO GET IDEAS AND FROM DIFFERENT FIRMS AND WHAT THEY'LL CHARGE.

BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED.

BUT IN THIS CASE, I GUESS THE BOARD DID HAVE ISSUE ONE BACK IN 2018, AND I GUESS PROBABLY IN THAT RFQ, IT WAS FOR A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.

>> WHERE'S THAT DOCUMENT?

>> YOU WANT TO FIND THE FIVE YEAR RFQ.

>> I'M LOOKING AT ENGAGEMENT LETTER. THERE IS NO CONTRACT.

IT'S AN ENGAGEMENT LETTER.

>> MAYBE THAT THE LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT THAT MR. PANICS SIGNED DIDN'T STATE THAT, BUT YOUR RFQ WOULD HAVE SAID THE TERM THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR COUNSEL TO PROVIDE SERVICES.

>> AS A DECISION-MAKER, HOW DO I MAKE DECISIONS UNLESS I HAVE RELEVANT DOCUMENTS IN FRONT OF ME.

THIS IS A DOCUMENT, LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT SIGNED BY PANIC AND FORMER BOARD PRESIDENT DIANE COX.

AFTER I GOT ELECTED, WHEN I ASKED FOR RELEVANT DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THIS RELATIONSHIP, THIS IS WHAT I WAS PROVIDED.

>> TRUSTEE HARRISON HAS A QUESTION.

>> CAN I ASK THAT IF WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, WE TABLE THIS DISCUSSION UNTIL A LATER MEETING.

CAN I JUST GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION.

>> SECOND.

>> IT WASN'T A MOTION.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.

>> I MOVE THAT WE TABLE THE CURRENT DISCUSSION ABOUT.

HOLD ON. GIVE ME A MINUTE TO MAKE SURE I'M GOOD ON THIS LANGUAGE. I'M SO SORRY.

>> BEFORE YOU MAKE THAT MOTION, CAN I JUST MAKE OR ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION ABOUT HAVING A DOCUMENT, WHETHER IT SAYS THAT IT'S EXPIRED OR NOT.

HOW IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT DISCUSSION MOVING FORWARD IF WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ON CONTINUING WITH ISCHEMIA AND PANIC OR NOT.

I'M FINE WITH PULLING IT.

BUT IF IT'S JUST TWO, NOW YOU HAVE A DOCUMENT IN YOUR HANDS THAT ACTUALLY SHOWS THERE WAS

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I'M NOT SURE. HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND IT IF IT IS, BUT HOW IS THAT GOING TO HELP US IN A FUTURE DISCUSSION WHEN THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE NEED TO.

MY CONCERN IS POSTPONING THIS, WE GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO IF THERE IS AN EXPIRATION.

THIS IS A WHOLE PROCESS.

JUST HELP ME UNDERSTAND AS TO WHY WE NEED THAT DOCUMENT BEFORE WE TABLE IT, THEN I'M HAPPY FOR YOU TO MAKE YOUR MOTION, BUT JUST HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT.

>> WELL, CAN I INTERRUPT TIFFANY, PLEASE? BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT MORE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE RELEVANT. IS THAT OKAY? MY MEMORY IS BEING REFRESHED AS I'M SEARCHING HERE WHILE WE'RE TALKING.

WHAT HAPPENS IS THE THE DOCUMENT WAS SIGNED IN 2018, AND THEN EVERY YEAR THERE'S A RENEWAL BY A ROUND ROCK ISD EMPLOYEE.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT NOW? WHY ARE WE NOT JUST HAVING THE SAME? BECAUSE I'VE GOTTEN A COUPLE OF YEARS, 2019 AND 2020, IT NEVER COMES TO THE BOARD, IT GOES TO MR. PULLMAN OR SOMEBODY ELSE, AND THEY DO A ONE-YEAR YET WE WANT TO DO THIS FOR ONE MORE YEAR.

WHY IS IT DIFFERENT NOW? IS ASKING ME IN PANIC NOW, ARE YOU GUYS VERBALIZING THAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO EXIT? WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

>> NO, MA'AM. WE CAN CERTAINLY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES.

I DID WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR TO YOU ALL BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU'RE MAYBE THINKING THERE'S SOME EXPIRATION DATE THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE AND ADDRESS.

BUT IF IT HAD RFQ PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, IT ENDED IN JUNE OR SOMETHING OR WHATEVER THAT MONTH WAS, WE CAN STILL LEGALLY PROVIDE YOUR SERVICES EVEN WITHOUT THAT RFQ BEING CURRENT.

WE CAN STILL ENGAGE IN A LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT WITH YOU ALL AS YOU NEED, AND IT'S UP TO THE BOARD IF AND WHEN YOU'D LIKE TO DO ANOTHER RFQ FOR BOARD COUNCIL.

BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY, I'M NOT LOOKING TO EXIT.

THAT'S UP TO YOU ALL. I CAN CERTAINLY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR YOU AS A CLIENT.

>> ISCHEMIA AND PANIC IS NOT THE SOURCE OF THIS ITEM COMING UP ON THE AGENDA?

>> NO, MA'AM.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.

>> YES MA'AM.

>> I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS IS ON THE AGENDA AND WHY WE'RE NOT DOING BECAUSE I WANTED THIS LAST JANUARY, DR. BOWEN MADE A MOTIONS YOU AN RFQ FOR A NEW BOARD COUNCIL AND THAT FAILED 6,1.

NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THIS IS UP HERE AND YOU'RE CITING THAT THERE'S A CONTRACT THAT HAS EXPIRED. I'D LIKE TO SEE.

>> I JUST TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT THE PROCUREMENT MR. PULLMAN ALERTED US THAT THERE WAS A FIVE-YEAR.

I JUST MET A FUN IN THAT DOCUMENT.

LIKE YOU SAID, YOU CAN RENEW IT EVERY YEAR AS LONG AS THE BOARD IS OKAY OF CONTINUING THE SERVICE.

AS I SAID THIS COUNCIL IS THE BOARD COUNCIL.

OUR BOARD HAS BEEN OBVIOUSLY PLEASED WITH THE WORK THAT'S BEEN GOING ON, AND THEN THEY NEVER REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTION.

I THINK YOU DID MENTION THAT ON THE BOARD AT THAT TIME, LIKE YOU SAID, DECIDED TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH PANIC AND ISCHEMIA, BUT I THINK HE IS OVER IT'S A FIVE-YEAR MAX NOW.

VALERIE IS RIGHT.

BECAUSE YOU DON'T NEED TO ENTER THAT.

BUT WE ARE JUST COMING TO YOU AND TO LET US KNOW WHAT DIRECTION YOU WANT US TO GO.

AGAIN, IT'S NOT OUR CHOICE.

WE HERE JUST TO FACILITATE THE CONVERSATION. THAT'S IT.

>> LAST JANUARY I ASKED FOR THIS, I THINK.

IT HAS BEEN FIVE YEARS.

WE ALREADY KNEW THAT AT THAT POINT ACTUALLY, IT WAS GOING INTO FOUR YEARS.

I THINK JUST FOR DUE DILIGENCE, YOU GO OUT FOR RFQ.

PONTIC WOULD DEFINITELY, I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE GIVING US YOUR WORD THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO REPLY TO THE RFQ.

IT'S JUST THE PROCESS THAT YOU GO THROUGH TO SEE IF SOMEBODY ELSE IS GOING TO GIVE US A BETTER DEAL.

MAYBE SOMEBODY HAS AMAZING EXPERIENCE THAT'S GOING TO REPLY TO THE RFQ.

I DON T THINK THIS IS A BAD THING.

I THINK THIS IS A GOOD THING.

I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO VOTE ON IT. I THINK.

>> IF WE NEED TO GO FOR AND I THOUGHT MR. PULLMAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.

AGAIN, I CAN'T SPEAK TO.

>> I THINK MR. ROOSE SHOULD BE ABLE TO I MEAN, FOR RFQS, DO WE HAVE TO?

>> YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON THE SPECIFICATION, WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE.

THAT'S WHY WE ALSO SHARE WITH YOU SOME EXAMPLES BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS THE BOARD COUNCIL.

NOW WHAT'S OUR BOARD NEED TO TELL US MORE OR LESS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE.

>> CORRECT. IF WE'RE [NOISE] GOING OUT FOR THE RFQ, WE NEED THE SPECIFICATIONS THAT YOU ALL WANT US TO PUT IN THE RFQ.

WHATEVER THAT IS, THAT'S HOW WE BUILD IT ON THE STREET.

BUT DANNY WOULD NEED YOU ALL'S HELP IN PUTTING IN YOUR SPECS.

>> TO TIFFANY'S POINT, BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST WE'RE ALL HEARING ABOUT THIS, CAN WE WORK ON THIS AND PUT IT ON A FUTURE AGENDA?

>> YES MA'AM

>> IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE VOTED ON TONIGHT BECAUSE YOU ALL STILL ARE LOOKING AT IT.

>> BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THIS ENDS IN JUNE.

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>> AS SHE SAID SHE'S RIGHT, WHEN IT COMES TO LEGAL, IT'S BECAUSE IT'S CONSIDERED MORE, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?

>> IT'S AN EXCEPTION FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND ATTORNEYS ARE ACCEPTED.

>> YOU CAN CONTINUE.

>> I DON'T WANT YOUR [OVERLAPPING] TO FEEL RUSHED.

>> BUT AS I SAID, WE WANT TO JUST GET SOME DIRECTION AS FAR AS PROCUREMENT AND WHETHER WE NEED TO DO THAT.

>> I'M SURE THE ADMINISTRATION HAS THEIR PURCHASING CONTRACT, RED FLAGS, AND WHATEVER'S COMING UP.

THEY JUST ALERT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS STAFF AND THEY ALERT THE BOARD IN THIS CASE BECAUSE IT'S REGARDING THE BOARD.

I'M SURE IT'S JUST THE PROCESSES AND THAT'S HOW IT CAME UP BECAUSE OF THE FIVE-YEAR THING.

BUT LIKE I SAID, LEGALLY, WE CAN STILL PROVIDE IT.

I DON'T WANT YOU ALL TO FEEL RUSHED.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.

BUT WE WILL STILL KEEP PROVIDING THE SERVICES.

>> CAN WE WORK ON IT FOR THIS MONTH AND PUT IT ON NEXT MONTH?

>> WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE BECAUSE IT'S A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION.

IF WE JUST FINISH OUR DISCUSSION AND THEN I'LL PUT IT ON THE NEXT AGENDA TO BRING IT BACK AFTER EVERYBODY'S HAD A CHANCE TO PROCESS THIS.

ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS AN RFQ VIDEO THAT WAS DONE.

DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY'S HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THAT.

WAS THAT SHARED WITH THE TWO OF YOU? IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS, OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN'T DISCUSS IT WITH OTHER TRUSTEES SINCE WE'VE DISCUSSED IT ON THIS DYESS.

BUT PLEASE REACH OUT TO DR. AZAIEZ AND ANYBODY ELSE ON HIS STAFF THAT HE DIRECTS YOU TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THIS PROCESS IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS MOVING FORWARD AS WE DEVELOP THIS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

>> WE'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ASSIST.

AS I SAID, OUR JOB IS JUST TO FACILITATE ANSWERING QUESTIONS.

I'M NOT THE EXPERT WHEN IT COMES TO THIS KIND, BUT WE WILL GET THE ANSWERS THROUGH, MR. PULLMAN.

>>PERFECT. IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THEN.

GO AHEAD. TRUSTEE WESTON.

>> I THINK THAT AND AGAIN, GOING TO THE CONFERENCES THAT WE GO TO, I'VE SPOKEN TO THE DIFFERENT LAW FIRMS. BOARD COUNCIL IS A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD SERVICE OFFERED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

I DON'T WANT TO OVERTHINK THIS.

I THINK WE JUST PUT OUT AN RFQ FOR BOARD COUNCIL.

I THINK THAT THE LAW FIRMS KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

MY REQUEST AND THE RFQ, DO WE HAVE TO PUT LIKE SPECIFIC? THIS ISN'T LIKE A TURF FIELD WHERE WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN INCH AND A HALF AND SO MANY SPACES AND THIS MANY YARDS.

BOARD COUNCIL SERVICES ARE PRETTY, I SEE CINDY NODDING.

THEY PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE THEIR THINGS ALREADY WRITTEN.

THEY JUST COPY AND PASTE ROUND ROCK ISD AND SEND IT TO US.

I WOULD JUST APPRECIATE IT WHEN IT COMES BACK.

APPARENTLY, THERE'S A DOCUMENT THAT CITES A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT, THAT IT EXPIRES IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR.

THEN WHATEVER THE NORMAL, MAYBE EVEN A SAMPLE OF WHAT WE MIGHT EXPECT FROM A LAW FIRM THAT YOU COULD SEND US.

I DON'T THINK THERE SHOULD BE ANY WORK ON OUR PART.

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, I'VE DONE ABOUT A MILLION OF THESE, IF YOU ALL DON'T MIND.

I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT ONE LOOKS LIKE SO YOU CAN SEE ONE.

I WILL BE SENDING THAT.

THAT ISN'T ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT AND PEOPLE WILL HAVE OTHER DISTRICTS.

I'LL BE SENDING THAT TO BOARD MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY FOR YOU ALL JUST TO BE ABLE TO SEE SOME SAMPLES.

BUT IF YOU DON'T MIND, THEY'LL BE A COUPLE OF YEARS OLD OBVIOUSLY.

BUT THEY'RE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU LOOK AT THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS, THIS IS A VERY STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS.

I KNOW VALERIE IS PROBABLY NOT EVEN THE SAME.

WHEN I WAS OUTSIDE COUNSEL, IT IS A VERY QUICK THING.

I BELIEVE, WHILE THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT I HAD ANY CONTACT WITH BECAUSE THIS IS A BOARD THING, I WILL TELL YOU THAT GENERALLY WITH REGARDS TO THE ENGAGEMENT LETTERS, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE WERE UP TO FOUR.

THERE WAS ONE-YEAR ORIGINAL PRODUCTS IN THE 2018, 2019.

THEN UP TO FOUR YEARS THAT YOU COULD HAVE A ONE-YEAR THING, WHICH IS HOW YOU GOT THE FIVE YEARS.

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> I JUST HAVE A.

>> MICROPHONE.

>> MR. PULLMAN, JUST EMAIL ME ACTUALLY THE LETTER OR SENT THE LETTER, I'M SORRY.

THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT EXTENSION IS JULY 1ST, 2022 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2023.

THIS IS THE FOURTH OF FOUR OPTIONS TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT AS AWARDED.

THIS IS THE LAST YEAR FOR, THAT'S WHY HE ALERTED ME.

LIKE YOU SAID, HE WAS OBVIOUSLY THAT'S.

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>>STANDARD.

>> HE'S GOOD AT HIS STANDARD AS FOLLOW-UP ON ALL THIS STUFF.

AGAIN, THIS IS REALLY THE BOARD DECISION.

AGAIN, WE ARE HERE JUST TO FACILITATE THIS CONVERSATION.

>> JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, I MEAN, PROCUREMENT CAN TAKE AWHILE.

IF YOU ALL DECIDE, NEXT STEP IS YOU WANT TO DO AN RFQ.

LIKE I SAID, SOME DISTRICTS DON'T, SMALLER TOWNS, ROUND ROCK IS A GOOD SIZE DISTRICT, BUT SMALLER ONES HAVE USED LAW FIRMS, THE SAME ONES FOR 20, 30 YEARS.

WE'VE TAKEN ON CLIENTS LIKE THEY'VE USED THE SAME ONE AND THE MAN'S RETIRED.

BECAUSE HE'S JUST BEEN PROVIDING SERVICES FOREVER AND THEY DON'T DO AN RFQ IN A LOT OF DISTRICTS, A LOT OF THE SMALLER CITIES.

BUT SOME OF THE BIGGER DISTRICTS LIKE FORT WORTH AND DALLAS THEY DO THEM.

JUST BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF FIRMS THAT PROVIDE THE SERVICES IN LARGER CITIES, THAT'S WHERE IT'S HELPFUL TO HELP DETERMINE WHO CAN PROVIDE WHAT SERVICES.

NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES.

SOME DON'T LIKE TO DO BOARD COUNCIL.

SOME ONLY LIKE TO DO EMPLOYMENT AND WHATNOT.

IT JUST GETS YOU DOWN TO THOSE THAT WANT TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES FOR YOUR DISTRICT.

LIKE I SAID, THE PROCUREMENT CAN TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME EVEN AFTER IT'S ISSUED AND LAW FIRMS SUBMIT THEIR RESPONSES TO THAT AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO EVALUATE THOSE.

JUST SO YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR AND I THINK I HAVE, BUT THROUGHOUT THAT TIME, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES AS LONG AS YOU NEED US DURING THAT PERIOD.

WHATEVER HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE OBVIOUSLY, BUT WE WILL CERTAINLY HAVE NO PROBLEM DOING THAT FOR YOU.

>> WONDERFUL. LET'S MOVE ON THEN TO AGENDA ITEM I4 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION. WHAT IS YOUR POINT?

>> CAN WE TAKE A FIVE, 10-MINUTE BREAK, PLEASE?

>> YEAH. I WAS JUST HOPING WE CAN GET THROUGH THESE ITEMS, BUT WE CAN DO THAT FOR SURE.

IT IS 10:09.

LET'S TAKE 10 MINUTES AND WE'LL COME BACK AT 10:20.

IT IS 10:20 AND WE ARE BACK IN SESSION.

WE ARE TO ITEM I4: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE TO REJECT ANY DIVERSION OF PUBLIC DOLLARS TO PRIVATE ENTITIES IN THE FORM OF EDUCATION, SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, AND SIMILAR VOUCHER PROGRAMS. THIS WAS REQUESTED BY ME.

THE TRUSTEES HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE RESOLUTION.

THIS WAS A SHELL RESOLUTION THAT TASBY PROVIDED.

I DID RECOMMEND TWO CHANGES PRIOR TO A POSTING.

I DID NO LIKE ONE WORD THAT THEY HAD USED AND I WILL TELL YOU IT IS IN PARAGRAPH 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, OR 8 DOWN THERE.

SORRY, I LOST COUNT. THESE GLASSES ARE WEIRD.

THEY HAD SAID VOUCHER AND THE WORD DOCUMENT THAT PROPOSED HAD SAID SCHEMES.

I DIDN'T LIKE THE WORD SCHEMES, SO I RECOMMENDED THAT WE CHANGE THE WORD TO VOUCHER PROGRAMS INSTEAD OF VOUCHER SCHEMES AND IT WAS USED IN ONE OTHER PLACE AND I DID NOT LIKE THE WORD SCHEMES IN THE RESOLUTION.

BUT I DO THINK THAT THIS RESOLUTION ALIGNS WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE ALREADY ADOPTED AS A BOARD AND JUST FURTHER HIGHLIGHTS OUR COMMITMENT TO FUNDING STAIN IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND RELEVANT CHARTER SCHOOLS.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THIS RESOLUTION? TRUSTEE BONE.

>> I WAS INTERESTED DOES TASBY JUST SEND THIS TO THE PRESIDENT'S OF BOARDS BECAUSE THE WHOLE BOARD DIDN'T GET.

>> HONESTLY, I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT MY EMAILS.

I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY, BUT IT WAS DISSEMINATED THROUGH TASBY.

>> DO YOU HAVE THAT? I'M JUST CURIOUS OF WHAT THE PURPOSES OF THE RESOLUTION ARE LIKE WHAT.

>> I THINK IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS WHAT THE PURPOSE IS.

IT'S TO REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT THAT WE STAND BEHIND MONEY BEING SPENT ON PUBLIC EDUCATION AND NOT ON ANY EDUCATIONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT.

>> TASBY HAS MADE A LOT OF INTERESTING COMMENTS.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WHAT THEIR COMMENT WAS.

I WOULD REQUEST THAT EMAIL BE SENT TO US.

I ACTUALLY WROTE A SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION AND IT'S TITLED COUCHERS, EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, TAXPAYER SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, AND OTHER MECHANISMS THAT INCREASE PARENTAL CHOICE AND ENGAGEMENT.

THE FIRST ARTICLE ACTUALLY IS THE SAME.

THE FIRST PARAGRAPH IS THE SAME AS THE ONE THAT THEY HAVE.

>> CAN YOU FORWARD THIS TO THE FULL BOARD SO THAT WE COULD READ?

>> ACTUALLY, I DON'T HAVE IT ELECTRONICALLY ON MY IPAD. I JUST PRINTED IT.

I CAN READ IT, BUT IT SAYS WHEREAS ROUND ROCK ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS I WILL SAY I DIDN'T LIKE THE TASBY ONE BECAUSE IT'S NOT TO ROUND ROCK, IT'S REALLY TO TEXAS.

WHEREAS ROUND ROCK ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAVE BEEN ENTRUSTED BY THE COMMUNITY AND STATE OF TEXAS TO ENSURE EDUCATION IS AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS THAT ARE SCHOOL AGE IN THE DISTRICTS GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT.

WHEREAS ROUND ROCK ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES BELIEVE IN OUR DISTRICTS

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WHEREAS EDUCATIONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND OTHER PARENTAL CHOICE PROGRAMS EMPOWER PARENTS TO MAKE EDUCATIONAL CHOICES THAT BEST FIT THEIR CHILDREN'S UNIQUE NEEDS.

WHEREAS PRIVATE SCHOOLS ACCREDITATION PROCESS ALLOWS THEM ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY TO MEET SOME STUDENTS INDIVIDUAL OR SPECIALIZED NEEDS.

WHEREAS THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE OPTIONS SUCH AS CHARTER SCHOOLS AND MAGNET SCHOOLS AND THE LIKE ARE UNABLE TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS.

WHEREAS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS DO NOT HAVE ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS CONTROLLING PUBLIC EDUCATION DOLLARS.

WHEREAS ROUND ROCK ISD SUPPORTS LOCAL CONTROL AND EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND OTHER PARENTAL CHOICE PROGRAMS PROVIDE PARENTS THE ULTIMATE LOCAL CONTROL AND DECISION AUTHORITY.

WHEREAS ROUND ROCK ISD HAS HAD SCHOOLS THAT HAVE FAILED STATE ACCOUNTABILITY, WHEREAS TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADHERE TO STATE MANDATED ACADEMIC AND ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS THAT DO NOT FIT THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF EVERY STUDENT.

WHEREAS USING TAX DOLLARS TO PAY FOR TUITION AT PRIVATE SCHOOLS IS REVENUE NEUTRAL AND COULD INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC EDUCATION SPENDING.

WHEREAS A TAXPAYER FUNDED PARENTAL CHOICE PROGRAM HAS NO MORE EFFECT ON SCHOOL FUNDING THAN A STUDENT MOVING TO A DIFFERENT DISTRICT.

WHEREAS TEXAS PARENTS WHO ACCEPT STATE FUNDS FOR PARENTAL CHOICE WOULD BE RESPECTED AS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY FOR THEIR STUDENTS INCREASING RESPONSIVENESS FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES ALIKE.

WHEREAS ROUND ROCK ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN THE PAST IS VOTED TO WILLFULLY IGNORE GOVERNOR MANDATES REGARDING STUDENT RIGHTS.

WHEREAS THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL, KEN PAXTON, ISSUED A LEGAL OPINION THAT IT FORMS THE TEXAS LEGISLATOR THAT THERE ARE NO CONSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO ENTRY, PARENTAL CHOICE PROGRAMS AND TEXAS, WHEREAS ROUND ROCK ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES PLACES EDUCATION OF ALL CHILDREN IN ROUND ROCK ISD GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT ABOVE ALL OTHER FACTORS INCLUDING ANY PERCEPTION OF LOST DOLLARS.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE ROUND ROCK ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES CALLS ON THE TEXAS LEGISLATOR, CONTINUES TO FULLY FUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHILE ENSURING THE FUTURE OF TEXAS BY MAXIMIZING THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC DOLLARS AND INCREASED PARENT ENGAGEMENT IN THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY EMPOWERING PARENTS WITH PARENTAL CHOICE AND EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN.

THAT WOULD BE MY ALTERNATIVE AND I DO HAVE COPIES THAT IF YOU WANT TO PASS THEM DOWN.

WE DON'T NEED ALL OF THEM BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S NOT HEARING, BUT THAT WOULD BE A A SUBSTITUTE DRAFT.

>> WE'RE WELCOME TO OPEN THIS UP TO DISCUSSION.

I DON'T THINK THAT YOU PROBABLY HAVE THE VOTES ON THIS DIET BASED ON TESTIMONY THAT I HAVE SEEN AT THE CAPITAL.

FOR THAT REASON, I MOVE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION COGNITIVE TEXAS LEGISLATOR TO REJECT ANY DIVERSION OF PUBLIC DOLLARS TO PRIVATE ENTITIES IN THE FORM OF EDUCATION, SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, AND SIMILAR VOUCHER PROGRAMS.

>> [BACKGROUND].

>> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? TRUSTEE WESTON?

>> I HAVE TO START WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THIS AGENDA ITEM IS EVEN WRITTEN.

I ASSUME THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WROTE BECAUSE YOUR NAME IS ON THIS, BUT YOU'RE SAYING THAT THIS CAME FROM TASBY.

NOW, I MADE AN AGENDA ITEM REQUEST FOR A PARENT'S RIGHTS IN EDUCATION RESOLUTION AND THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING.

I MADE A AGENDA ITEM REQUEST FOR A PARENT'S RIGHTS AND EDUCATION MONTH RESOLUTION AND I PROVIDED THE RESOLUTION AND IT WENT ON THE AGENDA AND THEN SOMEBODY IN THE DISTRICT OR SOME BOARD MEMBER SAID THAT IT CAME FROM THIS OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION OUTSIDE OF ROUND ROCK ISD AND PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA AND THEN I SAID, WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT? WHY DOES IT MATTER WHERE IT CAME FROM? IT'S JUST A GENERIC PARENTS RIGHTS AND EDUCATION MONTH ACKNOWLEDGMENT BECAUSE THE POLITICS OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS QUESTIONABLE.

WELL, WHY IS MY AGENDA ITEM TREATED DIFFERENTLY THAN THIS ONE? THAT'S MY FIRST QUESTION AND I HAVE MORE.

>> WE'RE NOT POSTED TO TALK ABOUT YOUR AGENDA ITEM AND I WAS NOT PREPARED TO GO BACK AND DO THE RESEARCH ON THAT, BUT I WASN'T EVEN BOARD PRESIDENT AT THAT TIME, I DON'T BELIEVE.

I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THAT.

>> WELL, I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHY ARE WE DOING BUSINESS THIS WAY? WHY ARE WE DOING BUSINESS WHERE SOME RESOLUTIONS HAVE A SITE WHERE THEY ORIGINATED AND SOME DON'T.

I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A STANDARD PRACTICE.

>> I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT.

I MAY NOT HAVE ANY FEEDBACK.

>> I THINK I DESERVE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY MY AGENDA ITEM WAS TREATED DIFFERENTLY.

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>> AGAIN, WE'RE NOT POSTED TO TALK ABOUT YOUR AGENDA ITEM AND THAT HAPPENED. [OVERLAPPING].

>> I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT I'M TALKING ABOUT THIS AGENDA ITEM, NOT MINE.

THIS AGENDA ITEM AND WHY IT DOES NOT CITE THE ORIGINS, WHEREAS IN THE PAST OTHER AGENDA ITEMS WITH RESOLUTIONS SITE THE ORIGINS AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS GOING FORWARD?

>> WELL, I DON'T THINK WERE POSTED TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO POST RESOLUTIONS MOVING FORWARD.

WE'RE POSTED TO DISCUSS THIS RESOLUTION.

>> VALERIE, IS THAT YOUR ADVICE THAT WE TREAT AGENDA ITEMS DIFFERENTLY AND POST THEM DIFFERENTLY BASED ON WHETHER OR NOT THE POLITICS ARE FAVORABLE?

>> [NOISE] I WILL SAY THAT I DO AGREE THAT WHEN THERE'S A MOTION BASED ON ROBERT'S RULES AND IT'S BEEN SECONDED FOR THIS ITEM, THE DISCUSSION HAS TO BE REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP A DISCUSSION THAT THE BOARD NEEDS TO DISCUSS ABOUT RESOLUTIONS AND THE PROCESS FOR PLACING THOSE ON AGENDA, I DO THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE A SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM IN THE FUTURE FOR YOU-ALL TO DISCUSS.

>> WELL, THEN I'LL MOVE ON. MY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS RESOLUTION IS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

THIS IS BASICALLY A RESTATEMENT OF THE FIFTH LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES WHO ARE TAKING UP TIME IN OUR MEETING.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT DECLINING ENROLLMENT, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A BUDGET DEFICIT, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT EXPLOSIVE RECAPTURE, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT REAL ISSUES THAT ARE AFFECTING OUR TEACHERS, OUR STUDENTS, OUR PARENTS.

WE'RE WANTING TO RUBBER STAMP SOME DOCUMENT FROM TASBY AND IT'S JUST VERY DISAPPOINTING AND I THINK THAT OBSERVERS CAN DRAW THEIR OWN CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE TIME AND THE PRIORITIES OF THIS BOARD.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT EXACTLY THE GOAL IS HERE SINCE LIKE I SAID, WE ALREADY HAVE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.

I DO KNOW THAT DURING THE ELECTION THERE WAS THE BOARD MEMBERS OF A LOCAL CHARTER SCHOOL THAT WAS OUT STUMPING FOR FIVE OF YOU AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS INTENDED TO HELP THAT LOCAL CHARTER SCHOOL, BUT I'M NOT HERE TO TRY TO HELP SOME LOCAL CHARTER SCHOOL WITH REGARD TO TRYING TO PROTECT MONEY.

I WANT TO LOOK AT ROUND ROCK ISD, I WANT TO MAKE ROUND ROCK ISD BETTER AND I WANT TO APPLY PRESSURE TO ROUND ROCK ISD BECAUSE IT WON'T DO IT INTERNALLY SO IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE EXTERNALLY TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS BETTER.

WE RETURNED TO THE DISTRICT THAT I MOVED MY FAMILY TO 12 YEARS AGO FOR THE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF OUR SCHOOLS.

THAT IS MY PRIORITY AND I'M JUST DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT YOU'RE WANTING US TO JUST RUBBER STAMP SOME POLITICAL DOCUMENT FROM TASBY.

>> TRUSTEE HARRISON.

>> MADAM PRESIDENT. I MOVED TO CALL THE QUESTION.

>> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CALL THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR OF CALLING THE QUESTION, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES 4-2.

WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE BOARD TO PASS THE RESOLUTION.

I'M NOT GOING TO REREAD IT.

ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES 4-2.

WE ARE ON TO BOARD BUSINESS, BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS.

[J. BOARD BUSINESS]

THERE ARE VIOLIN ENSEMBLE THAT PERFORMED THIS EVENING.

IF YOU WERE HERE EARLY AND GOT TO SEE THEM, THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL.

WAS SUPER IMPRESSED THAT THESE ARE ALL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND DID ALL OF THEIR PIECES BY MEMORY.

WERE JUST ROCK STARS.

ESPECIALLY THE FACT THAT THEY CAME FROM THREE SEPARATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE TIME TO PRACTICE TOGETHER OR IF THEY PRACTICED SEPARATELY AND CAME TOGETHER FOR PERFORMANCE, BUT IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

I DO HAVE SOME CALENDARING ANNOUNCEMENTS, BUT WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO OPEN IT UP FOR ANY TRUSTEES THAT HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS. TRUSTEE MARKUM.

>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT PRESIDENT LEE AND JIM AND I WERE, THIS IS VERY CLOSE TO ME.

PRESIDENT LEE, JIM AND I WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THE PTA REFLECTIONS PROGRAM.

IT WAS REALLY WELL DONE.

WE HAD QUITE A FEW STUDENTS THERE WHO ARE ABLE TO WALK ACROSS THE STAGE AND GET THE REWARD.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY, THANK YOU TO OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT AND FOR THIS DISTRICT FOR ENCOURAGING THE ARTS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR REFLECTIONS WINNERS.

>> AWESOME. TRUSTEES THAT ARE THEY?

>> SPEAKING OF FINE ARTS, WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO STATE AND ONE ACT PLAY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.

THEY JUST ADVANCED TONIGHT, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

ALSO, CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, LAST NIGHT THERE, THEATER DEPARTMENT WHEN A HELLO WORD FOR YOUNG ARTISTS FOR BEST CHOREOGRAPHY FOR CHICAGO.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM AS WELL.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT TO THE SUICIDE PREVENTION WALK ON SATURDAY.

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SOMETHING THAT WE ALL NEED TO BE MADE MORE AWARE OF, BEING THAT IT'S TAKING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM US.

LAST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CANYON VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR HOSTING A PRIDE EVENT.

THAT'S WHERE I GOT MY FLAG HERE THAT I'M SPORTING TONIGHT.

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EVENT FULL OF PEOPLE BEING THEMSELVES.

I WANT MORE OF THAT IN THIS DISTRICT. THANKS.

>> TRUSTEE WESTON.

>> JUST WANT TO SAY TOMORROW, DR. BOWEN AND I WILL BE TOURING WALSH MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WALSH MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS THE SUBJECT OF APPARENTLY SOME VANDALISM THAT INFLICTED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE CAMPUS.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO JUST LAYING EYES ON THE CAMPUS.

TOMORROW IS A DAY OFF FOR OUR STUDENTS, SO THERE WILL NOT BE ANY STUDENTS ON THE CAMPUS LOOKING FORWARD TO LAYING EYES ON THE DAMAGE.

ALSO, DR. AZAIEZ, IF YOU COULD JUST ADD IN A BOARD UPDATE, THE BOARD LAST YEAR APPROVED, I THINK 17 CAMPUSES FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT.

SOME FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE TELLING ME THAT THAT LIST OF 17 HAS EXPANDED, BUT IT NEVER CAME TO THE BOARD FOR A VOTE OR DISCUSSION.

IF YOU COULD JUST LET US KNOW IN A BOARD UPDATE IF MAYBE THAT'S MISINFORMATION OR IF IT'S TRUE HOW THAT HAPPENED.

I WOULD APPRECIATE IT AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.

>> TRUSTEE BONE.

>> THANK YOU. I DID WANT TO EXPAND ON THAT HOLDER AWARDS, CEDAR RIDGE, DIG IT BEST CHOREOGRAPHY FURTHER CHICAGO PRODUCTION.

BUT I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ROUND ROCK THEATER, WHICH ACTUALLY LOTS OF THE KIDS THAT WERE IN ONE ACT.

THEY ACTUALLY WERE THERE LAST NIGHT AT THE LUNGS CENTER DOWNTOWN AND THEN THEY TRAVELED BACK TO SAN ANTONIO.

THESE KIDS AND STAFF ARE VERY DEDICATED AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THE NEWS TODAY.

THEN WESTWOOD WAS ALSO REPRESENTED LAST NIGHT AT THE HELLO AWARDS.

OUR DISTRICT HAD NUMEROUS STUDENTS AND NUMEROUS PRODUCTIONS OBVIOUSLY, THAT WERE REPRESENTED THERE.

THESE ARE THE MUSICAL, THESE ARE THE LARGEST PRODUCTIONS THAT ARE HIGH SCHOOLS PUT ON IN THEIR THEATER DEPARTMENTS.

I GUESS YOU COULD PROBABLY ARGUE THAT THESE ARE PROBABLY SOME OF THE BIGGEST OTHER THAN BANNED, SOME OF OUR LARGEST FINE ARTS PRODUCTIONS THAT ARE PUT ON IN OUR DISTRICT.

IT REALLY IS JUST AMAZING THE ENERGY LAST NIGHT WAS AMAZING.

WE HAVE AMAZING TALENT AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT AND JUST LET THOSE KIDS AND ALL THOSE SCHOOLS KNOW THAT THEY SHOULD BE REALLY PROUD OF THEMSELVES AND ALL THE HARD WORK.

I DON'T HAVE MY E-MAIL UP, BUT I DO KNOW WE HAVE SOME ATHLETICS THAT ARE GOING TO STAY AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS THEIRS UP, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT.

DR. AZAIEZ IS IS GOING TO DO THOSE AND I APOLOGIZE, I CAN'T GET INTO MY E-MAIL RIGHT NOW.

>> DR. AZAIEZ, I HOPE WE DIDN'T STEAL YOUR THUNDER ON THAT? [LAUGHTER]

>> NO ACTUALLY THAT ADDRESSES ALREADY STOLE MY PENSION.

[LAUGHTER] IT'S ALRIGHT. YOU GOT IT.

NO, BUT AGAIN, I WANT TO JUST ECHO WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING.

SUPER PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS.

THE TALENT IS AMAZING.

BUT ALSO, OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF, OUR PARENTS, EVERYBODY'S COMING TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

BUT YES, SO VERY PROUD OF PHONAK HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER THEY'RE MAKING IT TO THE STATE.

AGAIN, WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF THEM.

WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER TEAM MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO STATE SEMI-FINAL ACTUALLY THE FUNNY THING IS, OUT OF THE SIX GIRLS SOCCER, OUT OF THE EIGHT, THE SWEET EIGHT, IF YOU ARE THE TOP EIGHT TEAMS, ACTUALLY TWO OF THEM ARE FROM ROUND ROCK ISD.

ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL AND WESTWOOD WHERE THEY ARE, AND THEY ACTUALLY PLAYED EACH OTHER.

WESTWOOD END UP WINNING AND SO ELIMINATING ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL.

WESTWOOD MADE IT TO SEMI-FINAL BUT WE LOST BUT TO OTHER TOP EIGHT BEST GIRLS SOCCER TEAM ARE ACTUALLY FROM ROUND ROCK ISD, WHICH IS AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR ATHLETES AND OUR COACHES.

WE GET THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING, THIS NUMBER.

AGAIN, WE'RE BEATING EVERYONE.

WE HAVE 103 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FEMINIST FROM ROCK ISD.

AGAIN, SUPER PROUD OF THAT.

PRE-K ENROLLMENT, JUST OPENED THIS MONTH, AND WE ALREADY HAVE OVER 400 PRE-K STUDENTS ALREADY REGISTERED.

OUR STUDENTS ARE ENROLLING AND I KNOW TRUSTEE WESTON IS TALKING ABOUT OUR ROMAN NUMBER, BUT EVERYTHING IS LOOKING LIKE WE ARE GOING UP AGAIN.

I WOULD TURN UP AGAIN.

IT'S SUPER EXCITING ABOUT OUR TEAM IS WORKING ON RECAPTURING STUDENTS WHO LEFT US TO MAYBE HOME SCHOOL, PRIVATE OR CHARTER SCHOOLS.

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THEN WE HAVE 253 IN QUEUE RIGHT NOW WORKING WITH THEM, TRY TO RECAPTURE AND BACK TRUSTEE WESTON ALSO TALKING ABOUT OUR DISTRICT REGISTRATION.

YES, WE PILOTED LAST YEAR, WE CHANGED THE POLICY.

THANKS TO OUR BOARD, CHANGED THE POLICY AND ALLOWED US TO START WITH 17.

BUT NO ONE THAT IS THE PILOT, BUT WE LEFT IT IN A WAY THAT IF OTHER SCHOOLS HAVE SOME MORE SPACE THEN THEY CAN ACTUALLY GET MORE STUDENTS.

WE DID SEND AN UPDATE TO OUR BOARD MEMBERS BACK TWO WEEKS AGO, I THINK APRIL 6.

WITH THAT INFORMATION AND ALSO LINK TO ALL THE STUFF BECAUSE IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR MEMBERS IF YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO GO BACK TO THAT APRIL 6 BOARD UPDATE AND WE SHARE ALL THE INFORMATION.

SO FAR WE HAVE 107 AND WITHIN THREE DAYS WE HAVE 107 STUDENTS FROM OTHER DISTRICT ALREADY WANTED TO COME HERE FROM HARLOW, FROM FREEVILLE, FROM LEANDER, AUSTIN, 170 JUST THIS WEEK.

JUST STARTED IN MONDAY.

WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED IN OUR DISTRICT AND ALL THE GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS AND TALENTS WHO DOESN'T WANT TO COME TO ROUND ROCK ISD.

EVERYBODY'S COMING BACK.

EVERYBODY WANTED TO COME TO ROUND ROCK ISD.

WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

WE HAVE A JOB FAIR ON SATURDAY.

WE HAVE OVER 300 TEACHER ALREADY SIGN UP TO COME AND INTERVIEW WITH OUR PRINCIPLES.

I THINK WE ALREADY HAVE THAT INVITATION.

IF NOT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE PATTY SENDS THE INVITATION.

BUT ALL OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO JOIN US.

I KNOW ALL OUR PRINCIPLES, HR, EDDIE EVERYONE, ME, EVERYBODY WOULD BE THERE WELCOMING THESE CANDIDATES AND HOPING THAT WE CAN GET TO SELECT THE BEST OF THE BEST ON SATURDAY.

THE EVENT STARTS AT 9 O'CLOCK AND WE HOPE TO END BY 12 O'CLOCK.

IT WILL BE AT STONY POINT, RIGHT, EDDIE?

>> YES, SIR. I ALSO WANTED TO JUST PUBLICLY THANK OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM LOCAL COMMUNITY BUSINESSES WHO HAVE REALLY HELPED SUPPORT THIS ENDEAVOR.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN.

THERE'LL BE A LOT OF GIVEAWAYS AND THINGS AS WELL.

BUT THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE POINTED OUT IS, IF YOU'VE EVER CONSIDERED A CAREER AS A TEACHER, WE HAVE WAYS TO GET YOU A CAREER AS A TEACHER.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT, WE WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYBODY TO ATTEND THAT JOB FAIR.

WE'VE GOT LOTS OF EXPERTS WHO CAN HELP YOU FIGURE OUT YOUR NEXT CAREER.

>> THANK YOU, EDDIE. THEN FINALLY, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT BUDGET AND THE CONSTRAINTS WE HAVE MOVING FORWARD.

I WANTED US TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO NOW TO HELP US ADVOCATE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR OUR DISTRICT AND FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IN GENERAL.

WE'RE HAVING TWO SESSIONS, VIRTUAL SESSION APRIL 24TH AND THEN MAY 1ST, FROM 06:00 TO 07:30 PM.

AGAIN, OUR JOB TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY, EXPLAIN TO THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

WHAT'S THE PROCESS, WHAT'S HAPPENING, TO TALK ABOUT THE CONSTRAIN ALSO.

THEN AGAIN, MORE THAN ANYTHING, WE WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO HELP US ADVOCATE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR OUR DISTRICT.

WITH THE HISTORIC THROUGH THREE BILLION-DOLLAR SURPLUS, I THINK OUR ILLUSTRATORS COULD GIVE TAXPAYERS A TAX BREAK, BUT ALSO MAYBE HELP FUND OR INCREASE OUR BASIC ALLOTMENT.

I THINK THAT'LL GO A LONG WAY OF THANKING OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF AND TAKE CARE OF ALL THEIR NEEDS, AND OUR STUDENTS OBVIOUSLY.

I THINK THAT'S IT. I KNOW LOTS OF THINGS.

>> TRUSTEE HARRISON, DID YOU HAVE ANY?

>> NO SO MANY GREAT THINGS GOING ON IN OUR DISTRICT AND I WANTED TO ECHO WHAT TRUSTEES RACHEAL SAID.