Mar 21, 2024 Regular Board Meetings

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GOOD EVENING. IT IS 5:31 ON THURSDAY, MARCH 21ST, 2024.

[B. CALL TO ORDER]

STUDENT. STUDENT.

THAT'S WONDERFUL.

VARSHINI LOGANATHAN.

I HOPE I SAID THAT RIGHT. I APOLOGIZE I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

RIGHT, I CAN TELL.

HOW DO YOU SAY YOUR LAST [INAUDIBLE]? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH [INAUDIBLE].

[INAUDIBLE] IS A SENIOR AT WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.

WHO WILL BE WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING IN A FEW MOMENTS FOR WINNING THE 2024 NATIONAL CENTER FOR WOMEN AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASPIRATIONS IN COMPUTING FOR HIGH SCHOOL'S AWARDS. SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COME ON FORWARD AND YOU CAN LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE.

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.

TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TONIGHT, IN ATTENDANCE, WE HAVE TRUSTEES WEIR, ZÁRATE, WESTON, LANDRUM, HARRISON AND MARKUM TRUSTEE BONE IS RUNNING LATE AND SHOULD BE HERE IN ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO.

WE ARE ON TO ITEM D.1 RECOGNITIONS OF STUDENTS AND STAFF.

[D. RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS AND STAFF]

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT LANDRUM, TRUSTEES AND DR.

AZAIEZ. IT'S THAT TIME OF THE EVENING WHEN WE SHOWCASE SOME OF OUR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS.

COULD YOU ALL GUYS PLEASE JOIN US IN FRONT OF THE DAIS? FOR OUR FIRST RECOGNITION OF THE EVENING, WE HAVE VARSHINI LOGANATHAN.

HOW'S THAT? BETTER? SHE'S A SENIOR AT WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE WAS RECENTLY NAMED ONE OF 40 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AS A 2024 NATIONAL CENTER FOR WOMEN AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ASPIRATIONS AND COMPUTING HIGH SCHOOL AWARD NATIONAL WINNER.

I KNOW VARSHINI WAS SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 3300 APPLICANTS BASED ON HER APTITUDE AND ASPIRATIONS IN TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTING, AS DEMONSTRATED BY HER COMPUTING EXPERIENCE, COMPUTING RELATED ACTIVITIES, AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE.

SHE WAS ALSO NAMED AS A 2024 WINNER OF THE CENTRAL TEXAS AFFILIATE OF THE NCWIT AWARD FOR ASPIRATIONS IN COMPUTING.

WILL VARSHINI'S ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL LAURA TERRY BROWN AND WESTWOOD LEARNING COMMUNITY AREA SUPERINTENDENT ZACH OLDHAM, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO.

AMAZING.

NEXT, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE ANAGHA DEEPAK, A JUNIOR FROM ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL WHO EARNED THE CONGRESSIONAL AWARD GOLD MEDAL TO ACHIEVE THIS AWARD.

ANAGHA COMPLETED AT LEAST 400 HOURS OF VOLUNTARY PUBLIC SERVICE, SHARING HER TIME AND TALENT FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.

SHE ALSO COMPLETED 200 HOURS OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH INCLUDES DEVELOPING SOCIAL AND LIFE SKILLS AS WELL AS INTERESTS AND 200 HOURS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS SPEND IN ANY WAY THAT IMPROVED HER HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

WILL ANAGHA'S PRINCIPAL MATT GROFF AND ROUND ROCK LEARNING COMMUNITY AREA SUPERINTENDENT DR.

FERRIS PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO.

OKAY. WE'RE JUST ON.

THANK YOU.

DR. AZAIEZ AND TRUSTEES, YOU'RE WELCOME TO RETURN TO YOUR SEATS.

WE WILL NOW GO FROM RECOGNITIONS TO NEW LEADERS IN OUR DISTRICT AND SHE OR SHE IS HERE.

AND TONIGHT, WE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO ONE OF ROUND ROCK ISD'S NEWEST ADDITIONS.

WILL OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, DR.

BENITA TEASLEY, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

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I GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

YES. WITH MY BACHELORS.

WE'LL FORGIVE YOU FOR THAT.

MY MASTER'S IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FROM PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY AND MY PHD IN EXECUTIVE PUBLIC SCHOOL LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND PLANNING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

I HAVE BEEN I'VE WORKED AS SEVERAL POSITIONS WITHIN SPECIAL EDUCATION WITHIN MY 20 YEARS.

TEACHER, SPECIAL ED TEACHER, COORDINATORS SUPERVISORS, DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS.

MY GUIDING POINT IS THAT WE PUT STUDENT FIRST IN ALL OUR DECISION MAKING.

THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FOR SUCH A STELLAR DISTRICT HERE IN ROUND ROCK.

AND I LOOK FOR GOOD THINGS TO COME.

THANK YOU. WELCOME.

THANK YOU, DR. TUFFLEY.

TONIGHT'S VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS A ROUND ROCK ISD PARTNERS IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION GRANT THAT BRINGS RHYTHM TO PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

EVEN WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT OUR DISTRICT OFFERS THE PI GRANTS TO GIVE MONEY TO SCHOOLS TO GET, YOU KNOW, SPECIAL PROJECTS FUNDED, I WAS REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED TEACHING DRUMMING AND MUSIC CLASS.

I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO LIKE, LEARN SOME MORE DRUMS BECAUSE WE HAD LIKE THESE, LIKE REALLY LIKE OLDER DRUMS THAT WERE KIND OF LIKE BEAT UP AND STUFF.

AND SO NOW THAT WE HAVE THE NEW ONES, THEY'RE LIKE REALLY FUN TO PLAY WITH.

SO NOW WE HAVE A DRUM FOR EVERY KID IN ONE CLASS TO USE.

WE WERE ABLE TO GET 18 DRUMS FOR OUR CLASSROOM.

WE GET TO PLAY LOTS OF DIFFERENT SONGS ON THEM AND THERE'S DIFFERENT TYPES OF DRUMS. I DON'T LIKE CERTAIN TYPE OF NOISES, BUT I LIKE DRUM NOISES FOR SOME REASON AND THEY'RE REALLY COOL.

THIS WEEK WE'RE GETTING INTO MORE MUSICAL PROJECTS.

SO, THEY'RE LEARNING A SPEECH PIECE WITH LIKE POETRY, ESSENTIALLY, AND THEY'RE TAKING THAT AND PUTTING IT ON THE INSTRUMENT AND CREATING RHYTHMS OUT OF IT.

WELL, WE'RE LEARNING DIFFERENT NOISES AND RHYTHM.

I LIKE THEM BECAUSE WE ALL JUST GET TO LIKE, PLAY REALLY FUN RHYTHMS, LIKE ALL TOGETHER.

NOW THAT WE HAVE THESE BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENTS, WE CAN USE THEM TO WHEN WE'RE PRESENTING MUSIC TO OUR COMMUNITY, NOT JUST TO USE IN MUSIC CLASSES.

SHALL WE NAME A FEW YELLOW MONKEYS, PURPLE MONKEYS, MONKEYS, RED AND BLUE? THAT'S. EXCUSE ME.

THAT'S WONDERFUL. I'M SO EXCITED FOR THEM.

WE ARE TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

[E. PUBLIC COMMENTS TO AGENDA ITEMS UNDER SECTIONS F, G, H, I AND K ONLY]

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 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 PORTION OF THE AGENDA.

THEREFORE, BOARD MEMBERS MAY NOT DISCUSS THE COMMENTS OF SPEAKERS.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT A LACK OF RESPONSE FROM BOARD MEMBERS DOES NOT INDICATE AGREEMENT OR APPROVAL OF THE COMMENTS.

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TRUSTEE HARRISON WILL BE THE DESIGNATED TIMEKEEPER AND THE FIRST SPEAKER IS JEREMY STORY.

PARENTAL RIGHTS AND FREE SPEECH RIGHTS ARE PARAMOUNT TODAY.

YOU CONSIDER THE LAWSUIT I BROUGHT AGAINST YOU RELATED TO THIS.

WHEN BASIC RIGHTS TO PETITION YOUR GOVERNMENT AND SPEAK UP TO EXPOSE WRONGDOING IS SILENCED THROUGH THE USE OF POLITICAL POWER AND POLICE FORCE, IT UNDERMINES THE CORE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY THROUGH THE FIRST AMENDMENT, AS ALL OF OUR OTHER BASIC RIGHTS ARE UPHELD.

IN THIS ROOM, I STOOD UP FOR A FEMALE PRINCIPAL WHO WAS VIOLATED THROUGH THE SEXUALLY IMMORAL BEHAVIOR AND WRITTEN THREATS OF OUR CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT AZAIEZ THREATS LED HIM TO HAVE SERVED A PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE AT OUR DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS.

AS A RESULT, SOME OF YOU OVERSAW YOUR POLICE FORCE CREATING AN AFFIDAVIT FULL OF MATERIAL FALSEHOODS AND USED IT TO FACILITATE MY ARREST AT MY HOME IN FRONT OF MY CHILDREN.

THIS EXPERIENCE HAUNTS MY KIDS AND MY WIFE TO THIS DAY AND MALIGNED MY REPUTATION AS A NATIONAL MINISTRY LEADER.

A RECENT AUDIT OF THIS DISTRICT POLICE FORCE SHOWED THAT THIS IS NOT A ONE-OFF EVENT, BUT AN ONGOING CUSTOM OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THESE ACTIONS HAVE A WIDESPREAD CHILLING EFFECT ON THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH THROUGHOUT DISTRICT BOARDROOMS. EVERYWHERE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS THAT SIT AT HOME FEARFUL OF COMING TO THIS BOARDROOM OR OTHER DISTRICTS BOARDS BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY SAW HAPPEN TO ME.

I HAVE FORGIVEN YOU.

I HAVE NO RIGHTS UNDER GOD TO HOLD ANYTHING AGAINST YOU IN JUDGMENT.

PERSONALLY, I LIKE YOU.

I'M A FELLOW SINNER IN NEED OF GOD'S GRACE.

FROM AN AMERICAN LEGAL STANDARD, THOUGH, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE RESOLVE THIS IN A WAY THAT ENSURES NO FURTHER PARENTS' RIGHTS WILL BE VIOLATED IN THIS DISTRICT, NOR ANY PRECEDENT SET FOR PARENTS TO BE SIMILARLY VIOLATED ELSEWHERE.

PLEASE DON'T MISTAKE MY RECENT SILENCE AS A LACK OF RESOLVE.

IT'S AN ACT OF PEACE.

I'M FULLY WILLING AND ABLE TO MAKE MY FREE SPEECH TO USE IT TO MAKE THIS A NATIONAL DISCUSSION.

AGAIN, I'M NOT A VINDICTIVE PERSON.

I HOPE WE CAN WORK THIS OUT WITHOUT HAVING TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPREME COURT.

SUCH A RESOLUTION WILL REQUIRE US TO STEP OUT OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM WE FIND OURSELVES IN.

I HOPE THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

I DON'T. I SEE EACH OF YOU AS INDIVIDUALS, BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT I'M SERIOUS ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT AFFECTS NOT ONLY MY RIGHTS, BUT THE PARENTS' RIGHTS THROUGHOUT THIS DISTRICT AND THIS COUNTRY.

AND I AM FIRMLY RESOLVED TO PRESS FORWARD IF WE CANNOT COME TO A PEACEFUL AGREEMENT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I FORGOT TO ANNOUNCE WHAT I TYPICALLY DO.

JEREMY STOREY, SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM K-2 AND YOU DO NOT LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

OUR SECOND SPEAKER WILL BE JILL FERRIS SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEMS F-2, I-2, K-.

AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

AND THE LONG RANGE FACILITY MAINTENANCE PLAN INCLUDES DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, AND I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHY OUR SCHOOLS HAVE ANY DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AT ALL.

AND I ASK THIS QUESTION BECAUSE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WITH THE CONSULTING COMPANY WILL AND PERKINS.

WE SPENT 2.9 MILLION IN 2020.

WE SPENT $800,000 IN 2021, $650,000 IN 2022, AND $850,000 IN 2023.

AND IF WE HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY CONSULTANTS, THEN WE SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY TO MAINTAIN OUR BUILDINGS.

LET'S TALK IS NOT USER FRIENDLY, AND BASED ON THE PRESENTATION PROVIDED WITH THE AGENDA, MY PERSONAL CONCERN ABOUT THE PRICE OF HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL TICKETS IS NOT INCLUDED.

AND SO I WENT ON TO THE PEOPLE OF ROUND ROCK PAGE AND A COUPLE OF ROUND ROCK MOM'S BLOGS, AND ON THE ROUND ROCK MOM'S PAGE, WE'VE HAD 30 POSTS ABOUT ROUND ROCK ISD WITH 200 PLUS COMMENTS, AND ON THE PEOPLE OF PEOPLE OF ROUND ROCK PAGE, THERE HAVE BEEN LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, LIKE 24 DIFFERENT POSTS ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH THOUSANDS OF COMMENTS ON THERE. AND IF LET'S TALK IS SO AWESOME AND IT'S DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB, THEN I DON'T KNOW THAT PEOPLE WOULD NEED TO GO TO PUBLIC FORUMS OR SOCIAL MEDIA TO BE ABLE TO GET THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED OR TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THEIR ISSUES ADDRESSED.

AND I DON'T KNOW THAT ROUND ROCK ISD WANTS TO CONTINUE TO HAVE ALL OF OUR PERSONAL BUSINESS AIRED OUT ON ALL OF THESE PUBLIC FORUMS. IF YOU JUST OPEN IT UP AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS, NOBODY'S WATCHING THIS STUFF ANYWAY.

AND SO HAVING US COME UP HERE AND TALK FOR TWO MINUTES ISN'T GOING TO, YOU KNOW, ISN'T GOING TO BE THAT MUCH DIFFERENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTY SLAPE, SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM I1 AND I2, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

HELLO. GOOD EVENING. YES, I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE MOMS FOR LIBERTY AND WILLIAMSON COUNTY CHAPTER.

WE DO SUPPORT A RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY, HAVING THE ABILITY TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS AT THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING AND LEAVING A RECORDED MESSAGE WHEN PARENTS ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND BOARD MEETINGS DUE TO WORK DRIVING CARPOOLS AND GETTING THEIR CHILDREN FED ON SCHOOL NIGHTS.

AS PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS OF CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT, WE ALSO ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT FOSTERING A LOVE FOR READING AND OUR TAX DOLLARS, PROVIDING ACCESS TO DIVERSE AND ENRICHING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR ALL STUDENTS.

HOWEVER, WHAT WE DON'T SEE IN THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION ARE THE WORDS SAFE AND WHOLESOME, AS IN FREE OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT, AND WE RECOMMEND THE WORDS BE ADDED. AMENDING THE RESOLUTION TO READ.

ROUND ROCK ISD IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING LITERACY, FOSTERING A LOVE FOR READING, AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO DIVERSE, SAFE, WHOLESOME AND ENRICHING

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I WOULD LIKE TO PUBLICLY THANK THE RIDGEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN AND PRINCIPAL FOR ENSURING ME THIS WEEK THAT AN EXPLICIT BOOK HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE LIBRARY, AND THEY WERE THANKFUL FOR BEING NOTIFIED ABOUT THE BOOK.

WE ENCOURAGE ALL PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, AND TAXPAYERS TO CHECK THE ONLINE LIBRARY CATALOG AND NOTIFY THE SCHOOL AND DISTRICT IF YOU FIND CONTENT THAT IS UNLAWFUL.

CURRENTLY, THE ROUND ROCK ISD ONLINE LIBRARY CATALOG REVEALS THAT THERE ARE MANY SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOKS AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN HERE.

THIS. IN THIS BOARDROOM, EXCERPTS OF TEN OF THE MOST EGREGIOUS BOOKS FOUND IN ROUND ROCK ISD SCHOOLS WERE READ ALOUD TO EDUCATE YOU ON THE VULGARITY OF THE BOOKS.

THESE TEN BOOKS AT THIS TIME STILL REMAIN IN THE LIBRARIES AND ARE ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN.

SINCE THE EXCERPTS WERE READ IN THE AUGUST 2023 BOARD MEETING, HB 900 BECAME LAW AND PARENTS ARE FINALLY ABLE TO HOLD SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS AND EDUCATORS ACCOUNTABLE FOR HARBORING PERVASIVELY VULGAR AND EDUCATIONALLY UNSUITABLE MATERIALS IN THE LIBRARIES AND CLASSROOMS. HB 900 NOW TRUMPS THE DISTRICT POLICY FP LOCAL, AND IT IS OUR EXPECTATION THAT THE BOOK TITLES ON THE LIST SENT TO THE LIBRARY SERVICES IS UP BE REMOVED.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

OUR LAST SPEAKER IS TAMMY CONRAD, SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM F.3.

AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT AND YOU'RE AN EMPLOYEE.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT AT EDUCATION ROUND ROCK.

WE HOPE THAT HR WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS FIRST AND FOREMOST AS WE LOOK AT BUDGET CUTS IN FUTURE SESSIONS.

DUE TO THE LACK OF ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING, STAFF NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THEY WILL BE COMPENSATED APPROPRIATELY AS THEIR WORKLOAD WILL MORE THAN LIKELY INCREASE IF CERTAIN CHANGES ARE MADE, LIKE INCREASING CLASS SIZES OR REDUCING SUPPORT STAFF.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT THIS PROCESS AND THE STEPS THAT ARE BEING TAKEN, SO THAT EMPLOYEES CAN MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE THEY WANT TO WORK DURING THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING.

WE ARE ON TO AGENDA ITEM F-1 LONE STAR GOVERNANCE MONITORING GOAL REPORT.

[F. SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS]

THIS IS OUR STUDENT OUTCOMES DISCUSSION.

SO, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DR.

AZAIEZ. THANK YOU.

PRESIDENT LANDRUM BOARD MEMBERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAFF.

IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR.

NOW WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT OUR PROGRESS MONITORING FOR GOAL ONE.

AND WITH US WE HAVE DR.

NICHOLS AS WELL AS ERICA HERE.

WE HAD THE PRESENTATION SHARED WITH YOU A FEW DAYS AGO.

AND ALSO, WE PUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE.

SO, I THINK WE HAVE SOME POSITIVE NEWS TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY.

AND OBVIOUSLY THE WORK IS GOING TO CONTINUE IMPROVING AND MAKING SURE OUR STUDENTS NEEDS ARE BEING MET.

I DON'T. THANK YOU, DR.

AZAIEZ. BOARD MEMBERS WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD THE WORK AND TO FOR ME TO REPRESENT THE HARD WORK OF ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, OUR ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, OUR TEACHING AND LEARNING A STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES, AS WELL AS OUR AREA SUPERINTENDENTS.

THIS WORK CANNOT BE DONE IN ISOLATION.

AND I WANTED TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS HOW INCREDIBLY PROUD I AM OF ALL THE HOURS THEY'VE DEVOTED, AND NOT JUST TO THE WORK, BUT ALSO TO THE CHANGE THAT HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE WITHIN THE SYSTEM.

LET'S SEE. HOLD ON.

THERE WE GO. THANK YOU.

TO START WITH, WE'RE GOING TO FIRST START IN REGARD TO EARLY LITERACY.

WE HAVE BOARD GOALS.

AND THEN SPECIFICALLY UNDER THE BOARD GOALS, WE HAVE GOAL PROGRESS MEASURES SPECIFICALLY FOR BOARD GOAL ONE.

IN REGARD TO EARLY LITERACY, IT SPEAKS TO THIRD GRADE.

IT ASKS THAT WE INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO SCORE AT THE MEETS GRADE LEVEL OR HIGHER ON THE THIRD-GRADE STAAR.

AND WE HAD THE GOAL STARTING FROM 53% AND WANTING TO GET TO 76% BY 2026.

OUR SPECIFIC GOAL FOR THE 2024 END OF YEAR TARGET IS 64% FOR THE MEETS GRADE LEVEL.

WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR AUDIENCE UNDERSTANDS EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS IN REGARD TO STAR IT IS REPORTED AS SEVERAL DIFFERENT LEVELS THE STUDENT CAN BE AT DID NOT MEET, APPROACHES, MEETS, OR MASTERS.

THE MEETS LEVEL IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT CORRELATES HIGHLY TO FUTURE READINESS.

AS WE GO THROUGH OUR LOWER GRADES ALL THE WAY TO HIGH SCHOOL.

SO IN LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT OUR STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING AT THE MEETS LEVEL, WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT OUR SYSTEM IS IDENTIFYING, IDENTIFYING THE HEALTH OF OUR SYSTEM AS IT PERTAINS TO WHETHER OR NOT OUR STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ATTAIN COLLEGE READINESS OR FUTURE READINESS AS THEY GO INTO HIGH SCHOOL AND LEAVE US AND GO INTO

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THERE WE GO. SO HERE IS A SENSE OF WHERE WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH TIMES AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS BOARD GOAL.

IN 2021, WE WERE AT 53%.

THE GOAL WAS AT 64%.

IN 2022, WE ATTAINED 67%, BUT OUR GOAL WAS RECALCULATED TO BE AT 56%, AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF COMING OUT OF COVID. THEN THE GOALS WERE REESTABLISHED.

BASED ON WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN 2023.

THIS LAST YEAR, EVEN THOUGH THAT WE DID NOT OFFICIALLY GET ANY SCORES, THE STATE DID STILL WAS ABLE TO GIVE US HOW WE WHAT LEVELS WE WERE ABLE TO ATTAIN.

AND SO THE GOAL FOR 2023 FOR THIS GOAL MEASURE WAS 60%.

AND WE WERE ABLE TO BEAT THAT AT A SCORE OF 63%.

GOING INTO THIS YEAR, OUR GOAL IS 64%, AND THE CAMPUSES ARE IN THE PROCESS NOW OF READYING THEIR STUDENTS TO TAKE THE STAR EXAM THAT WILL OCCUR IN THE MONTH OF APRIL.

SO HOW DO WE GO ABOUT MEASURING THIS GOAL? WE ESTABLISH A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE MCLASS SCREENER, WHICH IS THE SCREENER THAT WE USE FOR EARLY LITERACY.

FROM K THROUGH FIVE.

IT IS ABLE TO ASSESS OUR STUDENTS IN BOTH ENGLISH.

AND ALSO, IT HAS A PART THAT ALSO IS ABLE TO ASSESS OUR STUDENTS IN SPANISH.

THERE'S A COMPOSITE RATING THAT'S GIVEN FOR THE STUDENTS ONCE IT BREAKS DOWN ALL THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS.

THE COMPOSITE RATING EITHER GIVES OUR STUDENTS AT ABOVE BENCHMARK, AT BENCHMARK, BELOW BENCHMARK, OR WELL BELOW THE AT AND ABOVE IS WHAT CORRELATES WITH THE MEETS GRADE LEVEL.

AND IT'S WHAT WE USE TO FIGURE OUT THEN WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE AT FOR THIS GOAL MEASURE.

SO, THE THREE GOLD MEASURES UNDER THIS OVERARCHING GOAL, WE MEASURE WHAT'S HAPPENING AT KINDERGARTEN, FIRST GRADE AND AT SECOND GRADE IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH WHAT IS OUR TRAJECTORY TO ATTAIN OUR GOAL AT THE THIRD-GRADE LEVEL.

OUR GOAL FOR THE KINDERGARTEN IS FOR THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

WE WANT TO BE AT 76% FOR FIRST GRADE.

WE WANT TO ATTAIN 73%, AND FOR SECOND GRADE, WE WANT TO BE AT 77% BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

DO NOTICE THAT THE GOALS ARE WRITTEN OUT TO THE END OF 2026.

AND ON THIS SLIDE, YOU WILL SEE THAT BY 2026, WE ARE WANTING TO ACHIEVE 80% IN EACH OF THESE DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT SPECIFICALLY WHAT IS HAPPENING WITHIN OUR KINDERGARTEN CLASS.

WE HAVE HERE THREE YEARS' WORTH OF DATA FOR THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR.

WE SEE THAT WE HAD STARTED AT 44% AND BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WHICH IS WHAT EOY STANDS FOR, WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE FROM TO 61% OVERALL FOR THAT GRADE LEVEL.

THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

WE WERE ABLE TO IMPROVE ON OUR NUMBERS.

IN 2022-23, OUR KINDERGARTNERS STARTED AT 52% OF THEM WERE AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL, AND BY THE END OF THE YEAR, THEY WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE AT 70%.

JUST A NOTE OF EXPLANATION.

UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN THE STUDENTS ARE TESTED, THEY'RE NOT TESTED ON THE SAME THINGS EVERY TIME.

IT IS A MOVING TARGET.

SO, WHAT I'M TESTED ON AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, I HAVE TO ACHIEVE AT A HIGHER LEVEL AT THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, AND ALSO AT THE END OF THE YEAR IN ORDER TO ATTAIN AN ABOVE, AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL ON THIS ASSESSMENT.

SO EVEN IF, FOR EXAMPLE 52% LAST YEAR OF OUR KIDS ACHIEVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, EVEN IF IT STILL WAS A 52%, IT WOULD STILL REPRESENT A GAIN BECAUSE I HAD TO ACHIEVE MORE IN ORDER TO STAY THE SAME, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

ALL RIGHT. SO, WE'RE VERY PROUD TO NOW LOOK AT THIS YEAR, THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR.

WE STARTED AT A 55% LEVEL FOR OUR KINDERGARTNERS.

AND AT THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, WE ARE ALREADY AT A 74%, WHICH IS TWO PERCENTAGE POINTS AWAY FROM OUR GOAL OF 76% FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

SO, WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THAT.

AND WE'RE HOPING TO ACHIEVE SOME RAREFIED AIR AND MAYBE EVEN GET BEYOND IN THE 80S FOR THE END OF THE YEAR.

WE'RE STILL PUSHING AND WORKING VERY HARD IN ORDER TO ATTAIN THAT.

AND AFTER I'VE GONE THROUGH ALL THE GRADE LEVELS, I'LL COME BACK AND TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED DIFFERENTLY THROUGHOUT THE DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS, AND THEN WHAT WE'RE DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING MORE IMPROVEMENTS STILL.

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AS FAR AS HERE'S WHERE THEY WERE AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.

SO WE SEE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FIRST SET OF BLOCKS REPRESENTS OUR BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR, THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, THEY WERE AT 37% OF THOSE THAT STUDENT POPULATION WAS ACHIEVING AT OR ABOVE BENCHMARK. THIS TIME THIS YEAR, WE SEE THEY ARE AT 59%, WHICH REPRESENTS A 22% DIFFERENCE YEAR OVER YEAR AS FAR AS WHERE THAT COHORT WAS VERSUS THIS COHORT.

WE SEE FOR OUR HISPANIC STUDENTS LAST YEAR THEY ACHIEVED AT 50%.

THIS YEAR THEY'RE ACHIEVING AT 69% AND SO FORTH.

AS YOU LOOK THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT STUDENT POPULATIONS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'LL SEE IS MANY OF THE POPULATIONS ALREADY, THEY'RE SIGNIFICANT GAIN YEAR OVER YEAR, AND SOME OF THEM ARE ALREADY AT THE GOAL FOR THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

AND SO, AGAIN, WE'RE PUSHING PAST TO ACHIEVE MORE NUMBERS AND NOT TRYING TO REST ON OUR LAURELS AS FAR AS REALLY TRYING TO ACHIEVE MORE THAN WE EVER HAVE, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THIS LEVEL, THE GREATER WE CAN GET THEM TO A SENSE OF ACHIEVING AT HIGHER LEVELS INTO KINDERGARTEN, THEN IT ALSO PUTS US AT AN ADVANTAGE AS THEY GO THROUGH THE FIRST GRADE AND SECOND GRADE.

AND OF COURSE, WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR NUMBERS IN THIRD GRADE, WHEN THEY FIRST START TO TEST ON STAR, NOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO PUSH REALLY LOOK AT WITH THIS WITHIN THIS SLIDE AND YOU WOULD NOT HAVE THIS DATA, YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A DIFFERENT DATA.

LOOK THE 22% GAIN FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION LET'S SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE SOME POPULATIONS ON HERE THAT HAVE THE SAME PERCENTAGE GAIN, BUT JUST BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME PERCENTAGE DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE REALLY STARTING THE SAME PLACE.

OFTENTIMES, IF I HAVE A STUDENT I MENTIONED BEFORE THAT THERE ARE FOUR DIFFERENT LEVELS WELL BELOW, BELOW, AT AND ABOVE.

SO, WITH SOME OF OUR POPULATIONS, IT MAY BE THAT WE HAVE A GREATER PERCENTAGE OF THOSE STUDENTS EXISTING AT THE WELL BELOW IN REGARD TO THIS TEST.

SO, THE NUMBER OF LEVELS THAT THEY NEED TO MOVE IN ORDER TO GET TO ACT AND BE PASSING IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM SOMEONE ELSE.

SO EVEN THOUGH THE PERCENTAGE POINTS MAY LOOK THE SAME, THE AMOUNT OF WORK IT TAKES TO MOVE THEM MAY BE VASTLY DIFFERENT.

I MENTIONED THIS BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR TWO OF OUR POPULATIONS, OUR BLACK AND AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATIONS, AND SPECIFICALLY OUR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS WE HAVE BEEN WITHIN TO TAGGED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THERE'S EQUITY IN ACHIEVEMENT AND IN GROWTH WITHIN THOSE POPULATIONS.

SO, WE'VE BEEN REALLY WORKING AS FAR AS LOOKING AT WHAT OUR PROCESS IS, AND OUR STRATEGIES ARE IN ORDER TO HELP OUR STUDENTS GROW EXPONENTIALLY.

THE ONLY WAY TO CLOSE THE GAP IS THROUGH EXPONENTIAL GROWTH.

OFTENTIMES, EVEN IF THEY'RE MAKING EQUAL GROWTH, IT DOES NOT HELP CLOSE THE GAP BECAUSE THEY NEED EXPONENTIAL GROWTH BASED ON WHERE THEY'RE STARTING FROM.

SO, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT AT SOME POINT YOU MAY WANT GREATER DETAIL IN ABOUT CERTAIN POPULATIONS AND WHERE THEY'RE STARTING FROM AND HOW MUCH WORK IT TAKES THEN TO MOVE THEM CERTAIN LEVELS.

WE'RE NOW WITH OUR FIRST GRADE.

OUR GOAL FOR THE END OF THE YEAR IS 73%.

WE SEE THE SAME THING HERE WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE THREE DIFFERENT THREE YEARS' WORTH OF DATA.

IN 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR.

WE STARTED AT 50%, AND WE'RE ABLE TO END AT 69% IN THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR, 57%, AND WERE ABLE TO GET TO 75% BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

IN LOOKING AT OUR DATA RIGHT NOW, WE WERE ABLE TO GROW FOUR PERCENTAGE POINTS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED AS A TEAM, THAT THERE'S SOMETHING HAPPENING WITHIN THE DATA WITHIN THE DATA AND WITHIN OUR CURRICULUM, WHERE WE'RE ALWAYS SEEING THE GREATER GROWTH WITHIN THIS GRADE LEVEL AT THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR.

AND SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS, ARE THERE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO DIFFERENTLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR? HOW DO WE START DIFFERENTLY BASED ON THE DATA COMING IN FROM KINDERGARTEN, IN ORDER TO CREATE THAT SAME LEVEL OF EXPONENTIAL GROWTH, A STEEPER TRAJECTORY IN FIRST SEMESTER, AND SO THAT WE'RE NOT JUST MAKING UP WITHIN THE SECOND SEMESTER.

SO THAT WAY WE CAN SEE MORE GROWTH OVER THE ENTIRE YEAR.

SO THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED.

AND THE TEACHING AND LEARNING TEAM CURRICULUM HAVE SAT DOWN AND REALLY LOOKED THEN AT BROKEN APART THE OVERALL NUMBERS AND LOOKED AT

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WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DATA YEAR OVER YEAR FOR ALL OF THE POPULATIONS, WE'RE SEEING THE SAME THING THAT WE SAW IN KINDERGARTEN, BUT NOT AT THE SAME STEEP LEVEL.

WE SEE YEAR OVER YEAR THERE IS IMPROVEMENT ACROSS THE DIFFERENT STUDENT POPULATIONS.

WE'RE SEEING THAT WITH CERTAIN POPULATIONS THAT THERE'S MORE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH BECAUSE AS WE'VE SAID, WE HAVE BEEN REALLY FOCUSING ON WHAT DO INTERVENTIONS LOOK LIKE AND REALLY IMPROVING OUR INTERVENTION PROCESSES.

AND SO THAT AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE'RE ABLE TO CREATE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH ON OUR WAY TO ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

SO YOU'LL SEE THEN WITH OUR POPULATIONS THAT WE'RE REALLY PUSHING THAT AND HELPING TO MOVE THAT FORWARD.

AND SO THAT'S A POINT OF PRIDE FOR US AS WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR DATA.

I'M GOING TO POINT OUT SPECIFICALLY IN REGARDS TO DYSLEXIA, WE SEE ONLY YEAR OVER YEAR.

NUMBER ONE, THOSE NUMBERS ARE LOW.

REMEMBER THAT FIRST GRADE IS THE FIRST TIME THAT STUDENTS THEN, BASED ON THE DATA, ARE BEING PULLED IN TO DYSLEXIA AND GETTING THAT AS AN INTERVENTION.

SO WE WON'T SEE A STEEP CHANGE WITHIN THAT NUMBER.

BUT I ALSO MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AND AGAIN, REALLY INTERROGATING, IS THE FACT THAT FOR OUR DYSLEXIA STUDENT, WE'RE SEEING THAT OFTENTIMES THEY HAVE THE SKILL.

BUT BECAUSE OF THIS SPECIFIC DISABILITY, THEY'RE NOT THEY DON'T HAVE THE LEVEL OF FLUENCY AND OR SPEED, BUT THEY HAVE THE SKILL.

AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS REALLY FINDING AN INSTRUMENT OR SOMETHING THAT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE SENSITIVE.

SO THAT WAY WE CAN REPORT OUT, OKAY, THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE FLUENCY, BUT AT LEAST WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE MAKING IN REGARD TO THE SPECIFIC SKILL THAT THEY'RE MAKING GAINS.

SO, WE CAN LOOK AT BOTH SKILL AND LEVEL OF FLUENCY AND SPEED TO KIND OF GET A SENSE OF WHAT THE IMPROVEMENT IS LOOKING LIKE FOR THAT SPECIFIC POPULATION, BECAUSE IT WILL SHOW UP DIFFERENTLY FOR THEM ON THIS TEST.

LASTLY, WE'RE LOOKING AT SECOND GRADE.

WE SAW IN THE 2122 SCHOOL YEAR, WE STARTED AT 59 AND ENDED AT 70.

LAST YEAR WE ENDED STARTED AT 66 AND ENDED UP AT 72.

WE HAVE OVER TIME NOT ENJOYED THE SAME LEVEL OF GROWTH IN SECOND GRADE AS WE HAVE SEEN IN OUR TWO PREVIOUS GRADES, IN GOING THROUGH AND REALLY LOOKING AT THIS AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE OUR STRENGTHS AND AREAS OF NEED.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS WITHIN THIS WHEN STUDENTS START TESTING IN SECOND GRADE AND GOING INTO THIRD GRADE IS WHERE THE TRANSITION IS HAPPENING WHERE IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS PHONICS, PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS AND SO FORTH.

THOSE THINGS ARE STILL PRESENT, BUT WE SEE GREATER COMPONENTS AS IT RELATES TO COMPREHENSION AND THAT TRANSITION IN REGARD TO COMPREHENSION.

SO, THEY'RE BEING TESTED AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL.

AND THAT IS WHERE OUR SYSTEM, WE NEED TO MAKE THE GREATEST IMPROVEMENT.

AS FAR AS HOW DO WE TEACH INTO SPECIFICALLY COMPREHENSION AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE WITHIN OUR CURRICULUM.

SO THAT'S PART OF WHAT THE CURRICULUM TEAM, THE TEACHING AND LEARNING TEAM, HAS REALLY BEEN RESEARCHING AND STUDYING, AND THEY'VE COME UP WITH A PLAN AS FAR AS WHAT THEY WILL DO DIFFERENTLY AND HOW THEY WILL REVISE THE SECOND-GRADE CURRICULUM.

NOW WHEN WE LOOK AT THE POPULATIONS AGAIN, SAME THING, BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT SEEN AS STEEP AS IMPROVEMENT WITHIN THAT INFORMATION.

WITHIN THAT DATA, WE'RE ALSO NOT SEEING AS STEEP IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE GRADE LEVEL.

OVERARCHINGLY. SO, YOU'RE SEEING VERY MUCH THE NUMBERS THAT WE ENJOYED LAST YEAR.

IT'S YEAR OVER YEAR.

THEY'RE LOOKING ABOUT THE SAME AS THEY ARE THIS YEAR.

AND AGAIN, WE TOOK A HEAVY LOOK WITHIN OUR CURRICULUM AND LOOKING TO SEE WHAT SPECIFICALLY CAN BE DONE DIFFERENTLY TO MAKE A CHANGE IN THE TRAJECTORY OF THIS DATA FOR OUR SECOND-GRADE STUDENTS, I'LL PAUSE HERE BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO EARLY NUMERACY AND TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

TRUSTEE, EXCUSE ME, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT? TRUSTEE WEIR? THANK YOU.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS PRESENTATION.

AND KINDERGARTEN LOOKS AMAZING.

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JUST SOUND AGAIN, MY WISH AND HOPE THAT AT SOME POINT WE CAN START LOOKING AT COHORTS.

AND I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALREADY SET THIS WAY, AND I KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO REDO OUR GOALS AND OUR GOAL PROGRESS MEASURES.

BUT TO ME, LIKE WHEN I LOOK AT THIS DATA AND YOU LOOK AT.

FIRST. IF YOU LOOK AT KINDERGARTEN LAST YEAR, WHICH OUR CURRENT FIRST GRADERS LIKE, OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS, WERE AT 37% MIDDLE OF THE YEAR LAST YEAR.

WELL, THEY'RE ACTUALLY AT 52%.

THAT SAME GROUP IS NOW AT 52%.

SO, I KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT MAYBE PERFORMING AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, WE WANT THEM TO.

AND I KNOW THAT Y'ALL ARE GOING TO KEEP WORKING.

BUT TO ME, THAT'S LOOKING AT THOSE ACTUAL COHORTS AND THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, WHICH I KNOW IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SEE, BECAUSE IT'S SUCH DIFFERENT GROUPS OF KIDS THAT YOU'RE COMPARING WHEN YOU COMPARE THE SAME GRADE LEVEL EACH YEAR.

BUT, I MEAN, I LOVE I MEAN, KINDERGARTEN IS AMAZING, AND I THINK THAT IS SHOWING WE'RE REALLY ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

SO, THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

MOVING ON TO EARLY NUMERACY.

SO AGAIN, FOR BOARD GOAL TWO.

IN REGARD TO EARLY MATH, THE BOARD FIRST STARTS AS FAR AS LOOKING AT THIRD GRADE.

TO FIGURE OUT THEN WHAT IS THE HEALTH OF OUR SYSTEM? AGAIN, THE GOAL IS BASED ON THE MEETS GRADE LEVEL, MAKING SURE THAT IT'S A TRAJECTORY THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM AS IT RELATES TO COLLEGE READINESS.

SO, IN LOOKING AT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITHIN OUR THIRD GRADE, WE HAVE A GOOD SNAPSHOT OF OUR SYSTEM AS FAR AS WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE AND WHAT LEVEL OF CHANCES OUR STUDENTS HAVE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN REGARD TO COLLEGE READINESS.

THIS GOAL HAS SET TO SAY THAT WE WANT TO MOVE OUR STUDENTS FROM 40% TO 76%, AND THEN SPECIFICALLY, OUR GOAL FOR THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR IS 68%. AS WE HAVE LOOKED AT HOW WE HAVE ACHIEVED ON THIS SPECIFIC GOAL OVER TIME.

IN 2021, OUR GOAL WAS SET AT 68% AND WE ACHIEVED AT 53% IN 2022.

OUR GOAL WAS SET AT 55% AND WE ACHIEVED AT I'M SORRY, 56%.

I'M GOING TO GET CONFUSED AT 55%.

I THINK WE ACHIEVED AT 56% IN 2023.

THE GOAL WAS SET AT 63% AND WE ACHIEVED AT 59%.

SO WE'RE A LITTLE BIT OFF AS FAR AS WHERE WE'VE BEEN HERE.

NOW. ONE OF THE THINGS TO REMEMBER, WE DID A PRESENTATION LAST YEAR AS WE TALKED ABOUT THIS DOES NOT REPRESENT THE SAME TEST.

AND SO WE HAVE UNDERGONE A MAJOR REVISION AS FAR AS THE TYPE OF TEST THAT'S BEEN GIVEN, WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE TEST AND THE LEVEL OF THE QUESTIONS ON THE TEST. SO WHILE WE DID NOT MEET OUR GOAL, WE WERE VERY PROUD AS FAR AS THERE WAS STILL IMPROVEMENT WITHIN THE SYSTEM.

CONSIDERING THAT WE HAD A TEST THAT WAS MORE DIFFICULT AS FAR AS FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP PUSHING IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS SET BY THE BOARD.

NOW IN REGARD TO EARLY NUMERACY, WE USE WHAT'S CALLED AIMSWEB PLUS AND WE USE THAT THROUGH.

WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE IT THROUGH K THROUGH EIGHT.

RIGHT NOW IT IS USED THROUGH OUR K THROUGH FIVE SYSTEM.

AGAIN, WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS DATA, WE LOOK, AND WE ALIGN THE SCORES WITHIN THE SYSTEM AT THE 40 40TH PERCENTILE TO OUR TO MEETS BASED ON THE STAR.

SO, WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SCORES BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF KIDS THAT PERFORMS AT A CERTAIN LEVEL, WHETHER OR NOT, THEN THEY'LL BE ABLE TO WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS CORRELATED TO THE MEETS GRADE LEVEL, UNLIKE THE.

UNLIKE THE TEST FOR EARLY LITERACY.

THE MCLASS ALIGNS PERFECTLY WITH THAT.

SO, FOR THE STUDENTS OF PERFORMING AT, AT AND ABOVE, WE KNOW SPECIFICALLY THAT CORRELATES WITH MEETS THE ONE FOR AIMSWEB.

THE EARLY NUMERACY DOES NOT ALIGN AS WELL.

SO WE SPECIFICALLY YOU MAY GO IN AND THE STUDENTS IT MAY SAY BASED ON THEIR TEST, THESE ARE THE STUDENTS THAT ARE PASSING, BUT THAT DOES NOT CORRELATE TO THE MEETS GRADE LEVEL.

SO, KNOW THAT IF YOU EVER LOOK AT THE LEVELS AND THEY SAY, HEY, THIS IS SHOWING THAT THEY'RE PASSING.

YES, IT IS BASED ON THAT TEST, BUT WE'RE SPECIFICALLY ALIGNING IT TO THE MEETS GRADE LEVEL FOR US.

AND SO THAT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IF YOU LOOKED AT THAT DATA VERSUS HOW WE'RE PULLING THE DATA AND USING IT AND CORRELATING FOR OUR PURPOSES TO ALIGN IT TO STAR.

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FOR FIRST GRADE, WE ARE WANTING TO MOVE FROM 68% TO 80%.

I'M SORRY, FOR KINDERGARTEN, 68% TO 80%.

FIRST GRADE, 65 TO 80% BY 2026, AND SECOND GRADE 79 TO 83% BY 2026.

WE HAVE BELOW THE GOALS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE FOR THE END OF THIS YEAR FOR KINDERGARTEN.

WE WANT TO GET TO 74% FIRST GRADE, 72%.

AND FOR SECOND GRADE, WE WANT TO GET TO 81% THIS YEAR.

SO, HERE'S OUR DATA FOR KINDERGARTEN.

FOR KINDERGARTEN, FOR THREE YEARS' WORTH OF DATA.

AND WHAT WE SEE THAT FOR ALL THREE YEARS, WE USUALLY ENJOY A VERY HEALTHY TRAJECTORY THE FIRST SEMESTER.

BUT WE'RE NOT SEEING THAT.

WE'RE ENJOYING THAT SAME LEVEL OF GROWTH IN THE SECOND SEMESTER.

SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THEN THAT WE ASK OURSELVES FOR THE CURRICULUM IS TO GO BACK AND REALLY INTERROGATE WHAT'S HAPPENING DIFFERENTLY, AND WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO DIFFERENTLY WITHIN THAT DATA IN ORDER TO CAUSE A DIFFERENT TREND LINE FOR SECOND SEMESTER? SO THAT RIGHT NOW IS WHAT OUR TEAM IS INTERROGATING.

FOR EARLY LITERACY, WE REVISED THE K THROUGH K TWO CURRICULUM LAST YEAR.

WE DID NOT DO THE SAME THING.

WE REALLY MADE SURE THAT THAT WAS OUR PRIORITY BECAUSE WITHIN ELEMENTARY, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE GATEWAY, EVEN TO MATH, IS FOR THEM TO DO WELL IN READING.

AND SO, WE SET THE EARLY LITERACY AS THE PRIORITY.

THIS YEAR, THE MATH CURRICULUM IS ON TAG TO BE REVISED.

AND SO, WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IN ORDER TO REVISE THE CURRICULUM BASED ON WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE DATA AND THE COMPONENTS HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE SCORING ON OUR DIFFERENT CBAS AND THE DIFFERENT TESTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE SYSTEM TO SEE WHERE WE CAN MAKE OUR CURRICULUM STRONGER, AND THEN ALSO WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR OUR TEACHERS AS IT PERTAINS TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

BUT WHAT WE'RE SEEING THEN IS A VERY STRONG TREND LINE FOR FIRST SEMESTER, WE MOVED FROM THIS YEAR 55% TO 70%. AND SO DO WE DO FEEL THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE OUR GOAL FOR THE END OF THE YEAR.

BUT AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A STEEPER TREND LINE FOR SECOND SEMESTER THAN WE'VE ENJOYED IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

AS WE LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT POPULATIONS WE SEE, THERE ARE SOME POPULATIONS WHERE THEY HAVE MADE GAINS YEAR OVER YEAR, BUT THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY CLOSE TO WHERE THAT THEY NEED TO BE.

EVERYONE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT THEY'RE NOT TOO FAR OFF.

BUT WE'RE SEEING SOME REALLY GOOD GAINS YEAR OVER YEAR FROM ONE POPULATION, ONE STUDENT POPULATION TO THE OTHER.

AS FAR AS HOW THEY'RE DOING.

WE'RE SEEING A DIFFERENCE AS FAR AS THE KIDS COMING IN FROM PRE-K, HOW MUCH THAT IS HELPING TO PUSH THEM TO ANOTHER LEVEL? A 13% DIFFERENCE FROM LAST YEAR'S COHORT TO THIS YEAR'S COHORT.

WE'RE SEEING INCREASES IN OUR BLACK, AFRICAN AMERICAN AND POPULATION, HISPANIC POPULATION, WHITE POPULATIONS.

STUDENTS WHO ARE TWO OR MORE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.

SO, WE'RE PLEASED WITH THAT GROWTH.

AND AGAIN, WE WILL BE INTERROGATING WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN SECOND SEMESTER SO WE CAN TAKE GREATER ADVANTAGE OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING WITHIN THE DATA.

MOVING ON TO FIRST GRADE, WE'RE SEEING THAT A BIT MORE OF A STEADY TREND LINE OVER TIME.

WE HAVE FOR THE 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR; WE MOVED ABOUT 13 PERCENTAGE POINTS FROM A 46% TO 59% FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO END OF THE YEAR. LAST YEAR, 2022, 2023, WE MOVED FROM A 50% TO 65%, A 15% GROWTH OVER TIME.

THIS YEAR, WE STARTED AT 53%.

WE'RE ALREADY AT 61%.

AND WE DO BELIEVE AGAIN THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET CLOSE TO OUR GOAL OR SURPASS OUR GOAL BASED ON THE TREND LINE WE'VE ENJOYED IN THE PAST. WE HAVE NOT AGAIN AMENDED ALL THE CURRICULUM AND FIRST GRADE.

THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE CHANGED ARE MORE SO INSTRUCTIONAL RIGHT NOW.

AND THIS YEAR, THEN, IS WHEN WE WILL BE WORKING ON CURRICULUM AS FAR AS TO PUT THAT OUT TO OUR TEACHERS FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

AM I TOO LOUD, SWEETIE? SO WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR STUDENT POPULATIONS AGAIN, WE SEE THE VERY SAME THING IMPROVEMENT OVERARCHINGLY IN MOST OF OUR POPULATIONS.

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SEEING THAT WE'VE ENJOYED THE SAME LEVEL OF GROWTH FOR OUR 5 OR 4 STUDENTS AND OUR DYSLEXIA STUDENTS.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS FIRST GRADE, WE'LL HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE MAKER THERE AS FAR AS THE WHY BEHIND IT.

BUT ALSO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE KNOW IS THOSE POPULATIONS ARE ALSO VERY SMALL.

SO OFTENTIMES WHAT LOOKS LIKE A MAJOR DIFFERENCE MAY BE A COUPLE OF STUDENTS, BECAUSE THE POPULATION IS SO MUCH SMALLER AND EACH STUDENT COUNTS FOR A GREATER PERCENTAGE. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THERE TO KNOW WITHIN THOSE POPULATIONS AS WELL.

BUT OVERARCHINGLY WE ARE SEEING IMPROVEMENT.

AND OUR HOPE IS THAT.

THE THING THOUGH, THAT THIS THAT DOES BOTHER US IS THE MAJOR DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE GOAL AND WHERE SOME OF THE POPULATIONS ARE EVEN IN SHOWING IMPROVEMENT.

SO, WE HAVE TO INTERROGATE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE DIFFERENTLY AGAIN, SO THAT WE CAN MAKE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH IN ORDER TO HIT THOSE TARGETS.

WHEN WE LOOK AT SECOND GRADE THE TREND LINE IS VERY CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT.

SO, 56% TO 67% FOR THE I'M SORRY, WE HAVE 57%.

59% TO 72% FOR THE 2122 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THEN WHAT WE SAW IS OVERARCHINGLY THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR, WE ACTUALLY HAD A DECLINE.

WE STARTED AT 56%.

THE TREND LINE WAS ABOUT THE SAME.

BUT AND WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO HIT WE STARTED LOWER, THE TREND LINE WAS THE SAME, AND WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO GET TO 67%, UNLIKE IN EARLY LITERACY AND EVEN IN EARLY NUMERACY FOR THE OTHER GRADES, THIS TREND LINE HASN'T BEEN FOLLOWING THE SAME AS EVERY OTHER WHERE WE'RE IMPROVING YEAR OVER YEAR.

AND YOU'RE SEEING SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

AND SO, THIS IS A MAJOR PLACE WHERE WE REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AS FAR AS WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN SECOND GRADE.

IS IT SOMETHING AS FAR AS SPECIFICALLY THAT COHORT? BUT REALLY INTERROGATING WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN THIS CURRICULUM, THOSE STUDENTS.

BECAUSE THEN IF WE DON'T CHANGE AROUND THAT TRAJECTORY, IT WILL IMPACT THEN WHAT HAPPENS FOR THAT GOAL MEASURE WITHIN THEIR THIRD GRADE YEAR.

SO REALLY PUSHING THAT TO GET SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WE STARTED OUT AT ABOUT 57% AND WE'RE NOW AT 68%.

WE DO KNOW THAT WE WILL SHOW A POSITIVE TREND LINE.

BUT WE'RE NOT VERY CONFIDENT ACTUALLY, TO SAY THAT WE WILL GET TO 81%, BUT WE'LL BE PUSHING AND FIGURING OUT WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN DIFFERENTLY FOR SECOND GRADE, BECAUSE AS WE KNOW AS THEY GO INTO NEXT YEAR, THE TEST THAT THEY WILL BE INVOLVED IN IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT OTHER GRADES WILL BE AT THE PAST.

SO WE WANT TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THEM.

SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN DO DIFFERENTLY FOR THAT GRADE LEVEL TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WILL BE OKAY FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR WHEN THEY EXPERIENCE THEIR FIRST STAAR TEST. WITHIN THE POPULATION YOU SEE GROWTH, BUT AGAIN, NOT AS MUCH BECAUSE WE HAD THAT ONE YEAR WHERE WE KIND OF WENT BACKWARDS.

SO WHAT WE ARE STILL SHOWING GROWTH OVERALL, BUT WE DO KNOW OVERARCHINGLY WE REALLY WANT TO PUSH JUST TO SHOW MORE IMPROVED NUMBERS WITHIN SECOND GRADE IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THEY WILL BE OKAY FOR THE THIRD GRADE AND THEIR FIRST START TESTING YEAR.

ALL RIGHT. THAT IS THE END OF THE PRESENTATION FOR EARLY NUMERACY, AND WE WILL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.

YES, SIR. THE ONLY THING I THINK YOU ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO IS SECOND GRADE.

BUT I WANT EVERYBODY TO REMEMBER SECOND GRADERS BACK IN 2020, 2021.

THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THEIR PRE-K YEAR.

AND WHAT WAS GOING ON 20 2021.

THOSE STUDENTS, EITHER THEY WERE AT HOME, OR THEY WEREN'T WITH US.

RIGHT. VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION.

SO OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS AS WE ALL KNOW, THERE WAS COVID LEARNING LOSS.

AND IT'S EVEN BIGGER FOR OUR SECOND-GRADE STUDENTS BECAUSE THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS THEIR PRE-K YEAR.

AND THEN THE NEXT YEAR, THAT WAS THE YEAR WHERE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE IN KINDER.

AND SOME OF THEM WERE THERE HOME EITHER VIRTUAL OR HOMESCHOOLED.

AND SO THAT WAS A WHOLE SEMESTER, TOO, THAT SOME OF THEM WEREN'T WITH US.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE SEEING ACTUALLY THE LEARNING LOSS HERE, AND THAT OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF, THEY HAVE TO WORK HARDER TO CATCH THEM UP TO SPEED.

RIGHT. SO, WHAT IS WE SEE IN A BIGGER GAIN AND THINGS HAPPENING AT A FASTER RATE FOR OUR KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS AND FIRST GRADERS? JUST A FOYE JUST A REMINDER TO EVERYBODY.

GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT REMINDER, TRUSTEE HARRISON.

THANK YOU.

THAT VERY EXPLANATION IS THE REASON WHY I WANT TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR A REQUEST FOR COHORT MODELING SO THAT WE CAN SEE VERY CLEARLY HOW THEY'RE DOING YEAR OVER YEAR.

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DR. NICHOLS, I WANT TO GO BACK TO SOMETHING THAT YOU SAID IN THE FIRST PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION.

YOU SAID, WE'VE BEEN TAGGED BY TEA FOR BLACK AND [INAUDIBLE], AND MY PREVIOUS MEMORY WAS FOR [INAUDIBLE] AND HISPANIC STUDENTS. DID I MESS THAT UP? PREVIOUSLY, IN DECEMBER OF 2022, WE HAD A PRELIMINARY LETTER THAT ONLY SAID WE THINK YOU MAY HAVE SOME DISCREPANCIES AND THEY DIDN'T GIVE US ANY DATA.

HERE RECENTLY WE NOT RECENTLY.

I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHICH MONTH.

IF IT WAS MAYBE FEBRUARY.

THEY SAID WE WILL BE GIVING YOU INFORMATION SOON ABOUT WHERE YOUR DISCREPANCY LIES.

SO, WHEN WE ORIGINALLY GOT THAT LETTER IN DECEMBER OF 2022, WE WENT THROUGH AND TRIED TO PULL ALL OF OUR DATA AND FIGURE IT OUT OURSELVES.

WE SCHEDULED A TIME WITH THEM BECAUSE OF THE INJUNCTION AND BECAUSE THE STAR DATA WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THEY TOLD US THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD OFFICIALLY COME OUT WITH ALL THIS INFORMATION.

SO ONLY QUITE RECENTLY.

IN FACT.

THEY WEREN'T EVEN FULLY OPEN WITH DR.

DONG. SHE WENT AHEAD AND FOUND THE PERSON WHOSE JOB WOULD BE TO GIVE US THAT INFORMATION, AND WE REACHED OUT TO THEM AND SAY, HEY, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET INFORMATION IN REGARD TO THIS? AND SHE SAYS, WELL, I HAVE NOT OUR REGION PERSON, OUR PERSON FOR REGION 13.

AND SO, SHE ONLY RECENTLY, MAYBE WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WERE WE EVEN GIVEN THE INFORMATION.

AND THEN SHE, WE ASKED, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT COULD TELL US SPECIFICALLY THROUGH THE DATA WHAT EXACTLY OUR DISCREPANCIES ARE? AND SO SHE WAS ABLE TO THEN GIVE US THAT DATA SO WE CAN SEE FOR SURE BASED ON THE DATA THEY HELD.

AND THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE SHE HAD THAT.

AND SO WITHIN THAT DISCUSSION WITH HER IS WHEN WE WERE THE FIRST TIME WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THAT.

BUT I THINK TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WHEN WE DID THE PRESENTATION, TRUSTEE HARRISON, I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT LOW STUDENTS WITH LIVING IN POVERTY OR LOW SES VERSUS STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT DON'T QUALIFY.

RIGHT. AND SO THAT'S AND WE TALKED ABOUT I THINK THE PRESENTATION THAT THAT ERIC AND DR.

NICHOLS DID TALK ABOUT LIKE 75% OF OUR STUDENTS, I THINK, OR 70 PLUS OF OUR STUDENTS ACTUALLY WERE STUDENTS WHO ARE EITHER HISPANIC OR AFRICAN AMERICAN.

BUT WE TALKED ABOUT LIFTING EVERYBODY UP, RIGHT, TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY SCORES, OR CERTAIN OUTCOMES IMPROVE ACROSS THE BOARD.

BUT I THINK THAT'S WHERE WHAT I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT YOU WERE ASKING, RIGHT? SHE WAS ASKING BECAUSE AT THE TIME WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING OFFICIAL FROM TO SINCE THEN WE.

RIGHT. SO HISPANIC WAS NEVER IN THERE.

THE ONLY THING WITHIN THAT PRESENTATION WE WERE SHOWING IS THAT SOME STUDENT POPULATIONS DISPROPORTIONATELY MAKE UP ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IS WHAT THAT DATA WAS SHOWING.

BUT EVEN AT THAT TIME, WE HAD NOT HAD OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION OR INFORMATION FROM TO WHEN THEY FIRST SENT US THAT LETTER IN DECEMBER OF 2022, ALL THEY SAID IS. YOU MAY HAVE AN EQUITY CONCERN.

AND SO THEY DID NOT ACCOMPANY THAT WITH ANY DATA OR ANY EXPLANATION.

THAT WAS IT. AND BECAUSE OF THE INJUNCTION THEN NOTHING WAS EVER FOLLOWED UP BY DATA.

ONLY RECENTLY DID TO RELEASE THINGS TO THE REGION CENTERS AND WHERE THEN THEY WERE ABLE TO RELEASE INFORMATION TO US.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR PURSUING THAT SO INTENTIONALLY BECAUSE WE KNOW KIDS CAN'T WAIT.

LAST QUESTION, AND I THINK THIS WILL BE EASIER TO SEE WHEN WE CAN SEE COHORT MODELING, BUT WHAT'S THE ROLE OF SUMMER PROGRAMING TO ADDRESS SUMMER SLIDE ESPECIALLY? I MEAN, PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND 504 IS A BROAD CATEGORY.

IT COULD BE ANY NUMBER OF THINGS.

BUT LIKE DYSLEXIA WHAT ARE WE DOING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

SO, IF YOU GO THROUGH IN FACT, WE HAD A PRESENTATION FOR OUR PRINCIPALS AND FOR OUR ILT IN REGARD TO THIS.

AND SO WITHIN OUR SUMMER PROGRAMING OF COURSE WE HAVE THINGS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL IN REGARD TO CREDIT, BUT SPECIFICALLY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL WE HAVE. STUFF FOR ACCELERATED STUDENTS FOR ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE STUFF WE PULLED NOT SPECIFICALLY BY DYSLEXIA, BUT SPECIFICALLY BY KIDS WHERE THEIR READING LEVELS ARE LOW AND WHERE THAT IS OFFERED FOR THEM.

WE HAVE PROGRAMS FOR SEL, EXTRACURRICULAR, SPECIAL EDUCATION.

SO, FOR MOST OF OUR POPULATIONS, MORE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, WE HAVE SOMETHING WITHIN OUR SUMMER PROGRAM FOR ALL OF THOSE.

AND SO, I CAN GIVE A BOARD REPORT AS FAR AS ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE HAVE FOR ALL THOSE POPULATIONS, BUT IT'S SPECIFICALLY BASED ON NEED.

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RIGHT. SO, ALL THOSE DIFFERENT POPULATIONS THAT I'M TAKING CARE OF.

BUT OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS MORE SO MATH AND READING AND NOT THE OTHER SUBJECT AREAS.

BUT WE DO HAVE PROGRAMING FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE LOW IN READING.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION AS WE APPROACH SUMMER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON.

DID I MISS ANY BUTTONS? I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE INVESTIGATION THAT YOU'RE DOING IN SPECIFICALLY WAS ON SLIDE EIGHT AND SLIDE 17, WHERE YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE INVESTIGATING THE GROWTH THAT YOU HAD SEEN IN ONE SEMESTER AND NOT IN THE OTHER.

I THINK ONE WAS FIRST GRADE, FIRST AND SECOND SEMESTER, AND THE OTHER WAS IN MATH.

AND THAT YOU SEE MORE GROWTH IN ONE SEMESTER AND NOT IN THE OTHERS.

AND SO I JUST APPRECIATED THE DEEPER DIVE INTO THE DATA.

I MEAN, KIDS ARE MORE THAN NUMBERS, BUT WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE DATA, YOU DON'T SEE THESE TRENDS AND YOU DON'T SEE THE OVERALL PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT.

AND AGAIN, I ECHO WHAT TRUSTEE WEIR SAID ABOUT THE MASSIVE GROWTH IN KINDERGARTEN.

THAT THAT IS JUST AMAZING.

AND BUT THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND IT'S.

I THINK IT'S VERY EYE OPENING FOR US AS A DISTRICT AND WHAT WE'RE DOING GOOD AND WHAT WE STILL NEED TO WORK ON.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM F TWO LONG RANGE FACILITIES, MASTER PLAN UPDATE AND POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS.

AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DR.

AZAIEZ TO KICK THIS OFF.

THANK YOU AGAIN. YES, MA'AM.

SO WE WOULD I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, BUT LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT OUR WORK TOWARD HAVING A LONG-RANGE MASTER FACILITY MASTER PLAN, AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING WE ESTABLISHED A COMMITTEE THAT HAD ALREADY SEVERAL MEETINGS.

SO, WE WANT TONIGHT TO UPDATE OUR BOARD AND GIVE THEM PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR.

AND ALSO GIVE YOU SHARE WITH YOU ALL OUR NEXT STEPS.

WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR.

WE HAVE A VERY GOOD COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO'VE BEEN REALLY SHARING A LOT OF INPUT AND FEEDBACK.

AND AGAIN, WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE IT.

SO, IF ANNIE AND ANNA CAN HELP US PRESENT TO OUR BOARD AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

GOOD EVENING. TRUSTEES.

ANNA SULLIVAN IS HERE WITH US FROM HPM.

SHE'S GOING TO RUN US THROUGH SORT OF OVERVIEW, HIGH LEVEL PRESENTATION OF DETAILING SOME OF THE WORK THAT THE LONG RANGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE HAS BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS.

THANK YOU. BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, AND DR.

AZAIEZ. THANK YOU, ANNIE, FOR GIVING ME A CHANCE TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

FIRST AND FOREMOST LONG RANGE FACILITY MASTER PLAN.

IT IS A PLAN FOR BETTER PREPARATION FOR LONG TERM COSTS FOR YOUR FACILITIES. IT'S FOR BEST PRACTICES.

AND IT'S ALSO REQUIRED BY TIA.

SO I'M GOING TO GO OVER THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR ABOUT THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF WHERE WE ARE WITH THE COMMITTEE AND THEN WHERE WE'RE HEADING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. SO WHEN WE FIRST ENGAGED, THE INITIAL EXERCISE WAS MAKING SURE WE UNDERSTOOD THE CONDITION OF EVERY CAMPUS AND THE DATA THAT WE COLLECTED, BOTH FROM WALKING THE FACILITIES, LOOKING BEHIND PANELS AND DOORS, ETC.

THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF THE ENTIRE DISTRICT'S WHAT I CALL CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

THE FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT THEN IS THE DATA IS COLLECTED AND THEN IT'S ANALYZED TO FORM A FACILITY CONDITION INDEX. IT'S A SCORE.

SO AS OF THE FALL OF 2023, THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE WAS RUNNING AT ABOUT $570 MILLION WORTH OF NEEDED CAPITAL REPAIRS.

SO YOU'LL HEAR THOSE WORDS DEFERRED MAINTENANCE OR CAPITAL REPAIRS.

IT'S INTERCHANGEABLE.

WHAT THIS GRAPH THEN TELLS US IS OVER TIME, IF YOU DON'T ADDRESS THESE CAPITAL REPAIRS, THE CONDITION JUST GETS WORSE.

SO IT GETS TO A CRITICAL STANDPOINT AND YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO ADDRESS IT.

THIS SCORE IS DERIVED BY THE AMOUNT OF REPAIRS DIVIDED BY THE ACTUAL REPLACEMENT VALUE.

THERE'S A NOTE THERE, SO YOU HAVE APPROXIMATELY A LITTLE OVER $6 BILLION WORTH OF REAL ESTATE ASSETS.

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WE LOOK AT IT FROM A GOOD, FAIR, POOR AND CRITICAL STANDPOINT.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, NEWER BUILDINGS ARE TYPICALLY GOING TO SCORE BETTER THAN OLDER BUILDINGS, BUT THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE.

SOMETIMES YOU CAN HAVE AN OLDER BUILDING SCORE PRETTY WELL, OR AT LEAST FAIR, AND IT'S JUST BECAUSE THE CAPITAL RENEWAL HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE OVER TIME. YOUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB OF TRYING TO DO WHAT THEY CAN WITH THE MONIES THAT ARE ALLOTTED.

WHEN IT STARTS TO GET INTO A POOR OR CRITICAL STANDPOINT, THAT'S WHEN WE REALLY WANT TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT WARM, SAFE AND DRY ENVIRONMENT.

SOME OF THOSE BIG CAPITAL RENEWAL COSTS ARE ROOF REPLACEMENTS, MECHANICAL HVAC SYSTEMS, AND THEY GET COSTLY.

AND THERE IS A LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS DONE.

AND SO SOME OF THOSE LARGE EXPENDITURES ARE BASED ON A TEN YEAR OR 20 YEAR INTERVAL.

AND SO DEPENDING ON WHEN YOU DO THIS SNAPSHOT OF THE ASSESSMENT, THAT CAN REALLY AFFECT A SCORE.

NOW ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD BECAUSE THE CAMPUSES TEND TO BE IN ONE SINGULAR BUILDING.

BUT HIGH SCHOOLS GET A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED BECAUSE THERE'S MULTIPLE BUILDINGS AND FOR EXAMPLE, ROUND ROCK LOTS OF DIFFERENT BUILDINGS HERE ON THIS CAMPUS.

AND THOSE ARE AVERAGES.

SO, WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE'S GOOD BUILDINGS AND NOT SO GOOD BUILDINGS AT EACH OF THESE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES, BUT THOSE SCORES ARE AVERAGED FOR THE CAMPUS.

SO, IN ADDITION TO THE CONDITION, THEN WE WORKED WITH THE DISTRICT INTERNALLY, A LOT OF THE STAFF, ADMINISTRATION AND EVEN THE STUDENTS TO WORK ON THE EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS.

HERE TO ITS BEST PRACTICES.

IT'S REQUIRED BY TEA, AND IT GIVES YOU, YOU KNOW, THAT GOAL OF WHAT WE NEED TO ACHIEVE FOR THAT IDEAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. SO, THIS ALL IS REFLECTED AND PURSUANT UPON WHAT'S THE BEST TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND IN DOING SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT SIZE GRADE CONFIGURATION WHERE THINGS ARE LOCATED.

AND WHETHER SOMETHING MAY BE ONE STORY OR TWO STORY, THINGS OF THAT NATURE FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF FACILITY CONFIGURATIONS.

BUT THESE EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS AND OR STANDARDS THEY GIVE US A BENCHMARK FOR WHICH TO COMPARE YOUR EXISTING CAMPUSES. AND AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT A SCORE.

SO DURING THE PROCESS OF AN EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY ASSESSMENT, AGAIN WE GO OUT TO EACH CAMPUS.

WE WALK IT, WE VISUALLY INSPECT IT, AND WE PROVIDE A SCORE BASED ON THE COST TO MAKE THOSE UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS.

AND AGAIN SOME OF THIS IS EASILY ACHIEVABLE.

AND SOMETIMES IT'S NOT.

SOMETIMES A CAMPUS MAY NEVER SCORE 100% AND WE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

BUT THESE SCORES ARE USUALLY DERIVED FROM A SHORTFALL OF SPACE.

SO, AN OLDER CAMPUS MAY ACHIEVE AN AVERAGE OR A LOW SCORE ONLY BECAUSE IT JUST DOESN'T HAVE THE REQUIRED OR THE IDEAL SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR A CLASSROOM, OR IT HAS ENOUGH SCIENCE LABS OR DANCE OR ART.

WE EVEN FIND THAT A LOT OF SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SITE SPACE FOR CARPOOL, PICKUP, AND DROP OFF.

I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO HAVE ENOUGH SPACE FOR CARS TO QUEUE OR TO STACK.

AND SO, ALL OF THOSE, WHETHER IT'S INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR, THOSE ITEMS ARE EVALUATED AND PART OF THE SCORE.

SO, WE TAKE ALL THOSE DATA POINTS, WE PUT THEM TOGETHER.

AND THEN AS OF THE LAST MONTH OR SO, WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER THE LONG-RANGE FACILITY MASTER PLANNING COMMITTEE WORKING WITH COMMUNICATIONS AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.

WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 50 INDIVIDUALS AND THEY ARE ALL COMING FROM DIFFERENT LEARNING COMMUNITIES.

SO, WE HAVE A CROSS-SECTION REPRESENTING EVERYONE.

AND WE'VE HAD THREE MEETINGS THUS FAR TO SHARE WITH THEM, TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE DATA AND THEN TO PULL THEIR FEEDBACK, TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK, BECAUSE THEY'RE MORE INTIMATELY INVOLVED AND AWARE OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AT CERTAIN CAMPUSES AND WHETHER THEY HAVE ALREADY HAD STUDENTS, CHILDREN THERE, OR MAYBE THEY WORK THERE, THEY HAVE A FIRSTHAND POINT OF VIEW OF THOSE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES AND LEARNING COMMUNITIES.

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SO, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE HEARD AND HAS BEEN DEVELOPED, OF COURSE, WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THINGS THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR THINGS THAT NEED TO BE IMPROVED AT VARIOUS CAMPUSES.

WE'VE ALSO HAD HEAVY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PORTABLE CLASSROOMS, THE SAFETY OF THEM, THE CONCERNS ABOUT HOW WELL THEY'RE BEING USED AND WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM.

DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU JUST RUN OUT OF SPACE AND YOU CAN'T OFFER THE PROGRAMS. SO THE CHALLENGES WITH MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE EQUITY ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND ALL THE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES FOR PROGRAMS AND THEN NEVER FORGET ABOUT ATHLETICS, BUT ALSO TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT OUTSIDE AMENITIES ARE AVAILABLE AND HOW BEST TO USE THEM THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. SO PART OF THESE DISCUSSIONS ALSO INCLUDE THE CAPACITY AND THE ENROLLMENT AT EACH CAMPUS.

WE CAN'T IGNORE THAT ANNUALLY.

AND EVEN MOVING INTO THE FUTURE, WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT EACH CAMPUS IS GOING TO EVOLVE OVER TIME WITH NUMBER OF STUDENTS.

SO WE DO USE THE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND PROJECTIONS IN ADDITION TO THE CURRENT ENROLLMENT NUMBERS, SO THAT WE CAN CLEARLY UNDERSTAND WHICH CAMPUSES ARE EITHER OVERCROWDED OR NOT CROWDED AND HAVE EXTRA SPACE AVAILABLE.

AND THEN WE LOOK AT IT, YOU KNOW, MORE SPECIFICALLY WITH THAT VERTICAL LEARNING COMMUNITY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ADDRESSED AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, BUT NEEDS FURTHER DISCUSSION IS WE DO HAVE A FEW MIDDLE SCHOOLS WHERE THE STUDENTS AREN'T ENDING UP AT THE SAME HIGH SCHOOL.

I THINK MOST OF US WOULD ASSUME, OH, IF YOU GO TO THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU'RE GOING TO END UP AT X, Y, Z HIGH SCHOOL.

WELL, THAT'S NOT THE CASE FOR EVERY SINGLE STUDENT.

SO THAT WILL PROBABLY BE FURTHER DISCUSSED.

CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS. AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THAT, WE JUST DON'T HAVE SPACE AT CERTAIN CAMPUSES.

HOW DO WE WANT TO ADDRESS MOVING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE? DO WE JUST HAVE IT AT JUST ONE DISTRICT CENTRALLY LOCATED? DO WE DISPERSE IT AND MAKE SURE THAT THE PROGRAMS ARE EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED? THAT'S A DECISION FOR THE DISTRICT TO CONSIDER IN THIS COMMITTEE IS TALKING ABOUT OKAY.

SO, THE NEXT STEPS IF YOU HAVEN'T STARTED HEARING, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT IT REALLY SOON.

BECAUSE AS THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WORKING, NOW WE'RE GOING TO START REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY THE WIDER COMMUNITY. AND THAT BEGINS NEXT MONDAY.

SO, WE'LL HAVE A MEETING FOR ANYONE AND EVERYONE THERE.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME.

THE DATA WILL ALSO BE SHARED WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

SO, IF ANYONE WANTS TO ACCESS THE DATA TO UNDERSTAND IT, WORKING WITH COMMUNICATIONS, IT WILL ALL BECOME READILY AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.

SO, WE'LL HAVE DASHBOARD INFORMATION.

WE WILL HAVE ALL THE OPTIONS AND INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN COLLECTED FROM THE COMMITTEE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE WILL START A ONLINE SURVEY SO WE CAN START COLLECTING FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND THEN WE'LL CIRCLE BACK. ONCE WE HAVE GATHERED THAT THAT MEETING ON MONDAY WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND WE'LL ALSO DO SOME SMALL FOCUS GROUPS TO GIVE PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT TWO-WAY CONVERSATION.

ASKING QUESTIONS, GETTING THEIR ANSWERS, AND THEN CIRCLE BACK ON APRIL 1ST WITH THE COMMITTEE TO SHARE WITH THEM WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK WE ARE RECEIVING FROM THE COMMUNITY.

SO, THE LONG RANGE FACILITY MASTER PLAN.

THE GOAL IS TO GET THIS PRESENTED TO YOU APRIL 11TH.

AND IF YOU FIND THAT THE INFORMATION AND THE DATA THAT'S BEEN PULLED TOGETHER AND THE COMMITTEE HAS OFFERED AND IS MAKING A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE BOARD TO MAKE FURTHER DECISIONS, THEN THE CITIZENS BOND COMMITTEE WOULD THEN BE THE NEXT STEP.

WHEN YOU MOVE INTO A CITIZENS BOND COMMITTEE, THAT'S WHEN YOU'LL GO A LITTLE FARTHER INTO ALL THE DATA RECOMMENDATIONS.

YOU'LL FURTHER DEVELOP ALL THE OPTIONS THAT THIS CURRENT COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WORKING ON AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON.

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OKAY. SO THAT'S IT IN THE HIGHLIGHT A LOT MORE WORK TO DO.

BUT THE WORK HAS BEEN VERY PRODUCTIVE, AND ALL THE DATA POINTS WILL BE READILY AVAILABLE HERE SOON.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT TRUSTEES, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE WESTON? SO, WHEN DID WE RECEIVE THIS PRESENTATION? WHEN DID THE BOARD RECEIVE THIS? WE SEND IT TO YOU A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO OR YESTERDAY, MAYBE.

RIGHT. WE RECEIVED IT YESTERDAY AT NOON, I BELIEVE.

IS THAT CORRECT? IS THAT CONSISTENT WITH THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES? BOARD COUNCIL FOR US TO RECEIVE DOCUMENT PRESENTATION MATERIALS 29 HOURS BEFORE A BOARD MEETING.

I'M NOT AWARE OF THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES HAVING A DEADLINE.

I DO KNOW THAT WITH RESPECT TO QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S WITHIN 72 HOURS, THEN YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE THE MEETING.

IF NOT, AND YOU GET IT.

CAN I SAY SOMETHING? IF YOU DON'T MIND? TRUSTEE. WESTON. SO, THE INFORMATION, ANY INFORMATION THAT WAS NEEDED FOR OUR BOARD MEMBERS TO KNOW OR HAVE TO GENERATE QUESTIONS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO TAKE ACTION OR MAKE DECISIONS ON WERE SHARED WITH OUR BOARD ABOUT TEN DAYS IN ADVANCE BEFORE SPRING BREAK ACTUALLY WAS SHARED WITH OUR BOARD.

THESE ITEMS THAT ARE UNDER SUPERINTENDENT REPORT ARE USUALLY FOYE REPORT IS MORE LIKE FOR YOU TO LET OUR BOARDS KNOW MORE OR LESS WHAT WE'RE DOING AS A DISTRICT OR AS AN ADMINISTRATION PROVIDING FOI INFORMATION AND THEN TO OUR COMMUNITY.

NO ACTION IS NEEDED FROM THE BOARD AND ANY OF THESE ITEMS. SO, WE TRY TO SEND THIS STUFF EARLY, AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT SOME OF THE INFORMATION, LIKE IN PARTICULAR WITH THIS ONE, FOR EXAMPLE, WE WERE HAVING A MEETING ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THAT WEEK PRIOR TO THE SPRING BREAK AND OVER THE SPRING BREAK.

WE HAD TO KIND OF COLLECT SOME DATA AND LOOK AT ALL THE STUFF AND PUT IT TOGETHER.

THAT'S WHY YOU RECEIVED IT LIKE YESTERDAY.

SPRING BREAK DID NOT HELP, BUT I KNOW SOME STAFF MEMBERS WERE WORKING ON SOME OF THIS STUFF DURING SPRING BREAK.

DURING THEIR SPRING BREAK.

GO AHEAD. DO HPM EMPLOYEES EXERCISE THE SPRING BREAK? ARE YOU GUYS OFF FOR SPRING BREAK? IT WASN'T JUST THEM.

BECAUSE YOU'RE THE ONE THAT GAVE THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU GUYS WERE NOT OFF FOR SPRING BREAK.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO, MY QUESTION IS REALLY JUST PERTAINING TO TRYING TO BE EFFECTIVE AND PROPERLY PREPARE FOR BOARD MEETINGS.

I KNOW WE HAVE LIMITS ON HOW MUCH TIME WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS.

SINCE I JUST GOT THIS 29 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING, AM I STILL LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES OF QUESTIONS TONIGHT ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? YOU'RE WELCOME TO MAKE A MOTION IF YOU'D LIKE MORE TIME.

IF THAT'S A POINT OF INQUIRY.

OKAY. I'D LIKE TO WAIVE THE LIMITATIONS ON QUESTIONS FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM, SINCE WE DID NOT GET IT UNTIL 29 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING, WHICH IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH BOARD POLICY. OKAY, I'D NEED A MOTION.

YEAH, I MOVE TO WAIVE THE LIMITATIONS ON TRUSTEES' ABILITY TO ASK QUESTIONS ON THIS AGENDA ITEM, SINCE WE RECEIVED IT 29 HOURS PRIOR TO THE BOARD MEETING, WHICH IS INCONSISTENT WITH BOARD POLICY.

SECOND POINT OF CLARIFICATION.

IT'S ACTUALLY NOT INCONSISTENT WITH BOARD POLICY.

BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES SAYS FOR ANY MATERIAL THAT IS RECEIVED TEN DAYS IN ADVANCE, QUESTIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED.

BUT THERE'S ACTUALLY NOTHING IN OUR BOARD POLICY THAT REQUIRES MATERIAL BE GIVEN TO THE BOARD WITH ANY KIND OF DEADLINES.

SO THAT IS THAT'S NOT IN BOARD POLICY.

BUT WHAT IS IN BOARD POLICY IS IF I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT AGENDA ITEMS, I HAVE TO ASK THEM 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE BOARD MEETING.

THAT IS IN BOARD POLICY POINT OF INQUIRY.

IF THE MATERIAL IS RECEIVED TEN DAYS IN ADVANCE, THIS MATERIAL WASN'T.

SO, YOU COME TO THE MEETING WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

POINT OF INQUIRY.

MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO BE DIRECTED.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON. I JUST HAVE TO RECOGNIZE YOU.

SO, YES, TRUSTEE BONE.

I WOULD LIKE TO BE DIRECTED TO THE SPECIFIC POLICY THAT YOU WERE REFERENCING.

IT'S IN BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

I WOULD LIKE TO. WHAT EXACTLY CAN YOU GIVE ME THE SECTION? NO, I CAN'T, BUT IT'S IN BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURE, PLEASE? I DON'T HAVE THEM IN FRONT OF ME.

THAT YOUR POINT OF INQUIRY IS OVER.

I'VE ANSWERED IT. IT'S IN BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

SHE HAS A MOTION AND A SECOND.

DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE MOTION? TRUSTEE HARRISON? THANK YOU. ON FEBRUARY 27TH, WE RECEIVED AN INVITE TO ATTEND A LONG RANGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN MEETING AT CENTRAL ADMIN SO THAT WE COULD RECEIVE UPDATES. THERE WERE FOUR DATES OFFERED.

OF COURSE, THESE MEETINGS ARE NO MORE THAN THREE TRUSTEES PER SESSION.

WE COULD ATTEND VIRTUALLY, SO WE'VE BEEN GIVEN MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH THIS INFORMATION AHEAD OF TIME, EVEN BEFORE WE RECEIVE THIS PRESENTATION.

AND FOR THAT REASON, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE QUESTION.

SECOND, OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION TO CALL THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR OF ENDING DEBATE ABOUT THE MOTION AND TAKING A VOTE ON THE MOTION.

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ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES 5-2.

ALL IN FAVOR OF WITH HOW DID YOU PHRASE IT? WAIVING THE TIME EXTENSIONS. WAIVING THE TIME LIMITS FOR SPEAKING ON THIS AGENDA.

RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION FAILS 2-5.

MAY I PROCEED WITH MY QUESTIONS? YES. YOU MAY. OKAY.

AND BY THE WAY TRUSTEE.

HARRISON, I DID COME IN ON MY OWN TIME TO ONE OF THOSE FOUR SESSIONS.

SO, IF WHAT I LEARNED TONIGHT, WHICH I DID NOT LEARN IN THE SESSION THAT I ATTENDED OUTSIDE OF THIS MEETING, WAS THAT APPARENTLY THERE'S GOING TO BE A MEETING ON MONDAY, MARCH 25TH AT STONY POINT HIGH SCHOOL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

WHAT TIME IS THAT? AND WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THAT MEETING? IT'S 6 TO 7:30, AND IT'S A CHANCE FOR THE, EXCUSE ME, IT'S A CHANCE FOR THE COMMITTEE TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE LONG-RANGE PLAN. OKAY.

THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAVE, IF YOU COULD SPEAK ON THIS, IF YOU GO IN SOME DETAIL, WHERE IS THE OBJECTIVE VERSUS SUBJECTIVE NATURE OF THIS EVALUATION.

WHEN I WORKED AT A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FIRM.

ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH LEED CERTIFICATION? L-E-E-D? OKAY, SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO ASK USERS OF THE BUILDINGS, WHICH INCLUDED SCHOOLS, ANYTHING THEY WERE NOT PART OF TELLING US WHERE THEY RACKED AND STACKED, WHERE THE BUILDING AND THE FACILITY RACKED AND STACKED ON THE DIFFERENT LEED CERTIFICATION GATING CRITERIA.

WE DIDN'T NEED INPUT FROM A COMMUNITY.

WE DIDN'T NEED INPUT FROM USERS.

SO, CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK TO WHAT IS OBJECTIVE? WHAT IS SUBJECTIVE? BECAUSE I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, IF YOU WALK IN MY HOUSE, I'LL TELL YOU MY BATHROOM NEEDS TO BE RENOVATED.

MY HUSBAND WILL TELL YOU THAT BATHROOM IS GOOD FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS.

SO, THERE'S SOME SUBJECTIVITY THERE, RIGHT? SO, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT IN THE EVALUATION OF THESE BUILDINGS SPECIFICALLY AND IN A MEANINGFUL WAY? SO, AS FAR AS CONDITION YOU'RE RIGHT.

WE HAVE ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS WHO HAVE WALKED THE FACILITIES.

AND IT'S FROM THEIR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE WHETHER OR NOT SOMETHING IS WORKING OR IF IT'S THERE.

SO, CONDITION IS ALL ABOUT IS IT IN WORKING CONDITION AND THEN WHAT LEVEL OF CONDITION FOR ADEQUACY.

IT'S A VISUAL INSPECTION AND IT'S EITHER THERE OR IT'S NOT.

IF I HAVE A VIDEO CONFERENCE MACHINE, IT'S EITHER THERE OR IT'S NOT.

I DON'T TURN IT ON.

SO, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WORKS OR NOT.

THAT'S PART OF ADEQUACY.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? WELL, I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND SPECIFICALLY THE SUBJECTIVE NATURE OR THE OBJECTIVE NATURE OF THIS EVALUATION.

OBVIOUSLY, SOMEBODY TO A HAMMER, EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE A NAIL.

SO, IF YOU ASK A HAMMER, EVERYTHING I POINT TO IT IS GOING TO BE A NAIL.

IF I ASK AN ENGINEERING FIRM, AN ARCHITECTURE FIRM, IF I NEED A NEW BUILDING OR IF I NEED TO RENOVATE MY BUILDING, THE ANSWER IS GOING TO BE YES, YOU DO.

SO WHERE? HOW? WHAT ARE THE CONTROLS IN THE SYSTEM FOR THAT? SO THAT WE CAN BE GOOD STEWARDS OF TAX DOLLARS IN OUR DECISION MAKING? THAT'S TWO MINUTES.

SO AS FAR AS THE CONDITION IS CONCERNED, ESPECIALLY FROM AN ENGINEERING STANDPOINT THEY LOOK AT THE EQUIPMENT, IF IT'S A MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, THEY LOOK AT THE AGE OF IT AND THE CONDITION OF IT AND HOW IT'S OPERATING.

SO IF IT'S A ROOF, AGAIN, WE LOOK AT THE CONDITION, VISUAL INSPECTION.

WE DON'T DO ANY TEAR OFFS.

WE DON'T DO ANY DEEP IN, YOU KNOW, INSPECTION.

IT'S ALL A VISUAL INSPECTION.

BUT WE ALSO LOOK AT THE AGE OF ALL THE EQUIPMENT AND WHETHER OR NOT IT'S BEEN LIFE CYCLED WITH THE AGE OF THE BUILDING.

DOES THAT HELP? TRUSTEE BONE? THANK YOU.

SOMEBODY TURNED IT OFF.

ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO RECLAIM MY TWO MINUTES THERE.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

WHEN WAS HPM FIRST HIRED BY THE DISTRICT? WHAT FOR? I THINK THEY WERE HIRED BACK IN 2018.

AFTER THE PASSAGE.

IS IT AFTER THE PASSAGE OF 2018? BOND OR RIGHT AT THE PASSAGE? AFTER. SO, THE 2018 YEAR? 2018. SO, BY THIS LONG-RANGE PLAN AND POSSIBLY DOING A BOND, WOULD THAT BENEFIT THEM? WOULD THAT KEEP THEM AROUND? NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE THEIR CONTRACT IS ENDING THIS YEAR.

SO, UNLESS WE RENEW WITH THEM.

I'M SORRY, ANNA, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO GO WITH HPM.

THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER COMPANIES THAT WE CAN GO AND USUALLY SCHOOL DISTRICT IF THEY NEED SUCH SERVICES, THEY GO OUT AND ASK PEOPLE TO OR COMPANIES TO PUT PROPOSALS AND THEN SELECT WHICH ONE WOULD BE THE BEST AND THE BEST INTEREST OF THE DISTRICT.

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IS THERE A PLAN TO GO OUT FOR BOND IN NOVEMBER? ARE WE WORKING TOWARDS A SCHEDULE TO HAVE A BOND ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT? THE ONLY ENTITY THAT CAN CALL FOR A BOND IS THIS BOARD.

I CAN'T. NO ONE CAN IN THIS DISTRICT CALL FOR A BOND EXCEPT THIS BOARD.

AND SO, WE I'M TALKING ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION CAN PROVIDE THE INFORMATION, CAN WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ALL WHATEVER PLAN TO OUR BOARD. NO ONE CAN CALL FOR THE BOND EXCEPT THIS BOARD.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT DIDN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION.

ARE WE WORKING TO A TIMELINE FOR A BOND IN NOVEMBER? BECAUSE I HEARD A CITIZEN'S BOND COMMITTEE.

ARE WE WORKING TOWARDS A ARE YOU WORKING TOWARDS A DEADLINE THAT.

THAT'S VERY I'M SORRY, DR.

BONE THAT YOU MENTIONED. IT'S VERY POSSIBLE IF TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

YES. ALL DEPENDS ON IF WE CAN GET EVERYTHING AND IF THIS BOARD DECIDES BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS A DUE DATE.

AS FAR AS WHEN, WHEN CAN WE CALL FOR A BOND FOR THE NOVEMBER? AND AGAIN, IT'S UP TO THIS BOARD TO CALL FOR IT OR NOT.

SO, IF THAT DUE DATE IS IN AUGUST AND WE COME AUGUST, THE BOARD DOESN'T CALL FOR IT, THEN THERE IS NO BOND FOR 2024.

OKAY. I JUST HAVE A STATEMENT THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS BOARD AND FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE TRANSPARENT ON WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING ON HERE.

WITH THE DEADLINE AND WITH TIMELINES GOING ON HERE.

POINT OF ORDER, TRUSTEE BONE, THERE'S NOTHING GOING ON HERE.

AND I DO NOT I RESENT THE ACCUSATIONS.

NO, I'M JUST ASKING FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY.

AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS, AS YOU'RE DOING THIS, I'M SURE THERE'S SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE ISSUES THAT ARE FOUND.

HOW ARE THOSE BEING COMMUNICATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OR ARE THEY BEING TAKEN CARE OF? I KNOW THINGS LIKE MAYBE A HANDICAPPED RAMP THAT, YOU KNOW, A COMPLIANCE OR SAFETY ISSUE.

HOW ARE YOU DEALING WITH THOSE AS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS? SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY TO ADA ISSUES.

THAT'S SEPARATE FROM JUST A CONDITION ASSESSMENT.

SO, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, A CONDITION IS WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW OLD IT IS, HOW IT'S OPERATING, ADEQUACY.

WE'RE LOOKING AT IS IT THERE IS IT NOT THERE.

WE ARE NOT GETTING INTO CODE COMPLIANCE.

OKAY. THAT IS AT A DEEPER, DETAILED LEVEL.

WE ARE NOT GETTING IT AT CODE COMPLIANCE.

HOWEVER, AS PART OF OUR DATA COLLECTION AND AS PART OF BEST PRACTICES, THE DISTRICT HAS ASKED US TO DO SOME ADA SURVEYING.

SO THAT IS PART OF OUR RESEARCH.

AND WE HAVE DONE SOME ADA SURVEYS SO THAT, TOO, CAN BE BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT AS TO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO AS A DISTRICT.

YES. SO HAVE ADA, DO YOU KNOW IF ANYTHING HAS BEEN FOUND? AND THE REASON I'M ASKING BECAUSE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND I THINK THIS BOARD, IF THERE'S THINGS BEING FOUND NOW, I THINK I WOULD HAVE BROAD SUPPORT, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE ISSUES AS SOON AS THEY'RE FOUND.

SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS KIND OF WONDERING IF THEY COULD BE BROUGHT TO US AS THEY'RE FOUND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE MONTHLY, SO THAT WE COULD MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE.

I WAS AT A SCHOOL THAT ACTUALLY HAD AN ADA AND IT TOOK MONTHS TO GET IT FIXED, AND I DON'T THINK THIS BOARD WOULD WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.

SO THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING.

THANK YOU. I'M DONE.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE MARKUM.

THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE LONG-RANGE FACILITIES MASTER PLANNING COMMITTEE TO OUR CPC OK, ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE PUT IN A LOT OF TIME AND WORK INTO THESE COMMITTEES. TO REPRESENT THE DIVERSITY IN OUR DISTRICT AND THE DIVERSITY OF NEEDS.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT IF A BOND IS CALLED THAT WE HAVE DONE ALL OF THIS WORK AND HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION TO DETERMINE WHAT IS THE RIGHT COURSE FORWARD.

THE COMMUNITY MEETING ON MARCH 25TH.

THIS IS FOR ANNIE. HOW MUCH HAVE WE PUSHED THAT INFORMATION OUT? AND ARE WE GOING TO MAKE A BIG PUSH NOW TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK, TO MAKE SURE OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY HAS HAD MULTIPLE TOUCH POINTS TO SEE THAT INFORMATION? YES, MA'AM. WE HAVE SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERYONE, AND WE HAVE IT ON.

WE HAVE IT ON SOCIALS, ALL THE CHANNELS.

WE'RE DOING ANOTHER PUSH ON SATURDAY AND ANOTHER ONE ON MONDAY MORNING SO THAT EVERYONE SHOULD GET IT, I BELIEVE FOUR TIMES.

PERFECT. THANK YOU.

YES, MA'AM. TRUSTEE WEIR? ACTUALLY, TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT IS.

AND IN READING THE EMAIL, IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S THE ONLY IN-PERSON COMMUNITY.

OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THIS LONG RANGE IS GOING TO DO RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. IS IT GOING TO BE RECORDED?

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I KNOW THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS, BUT THEY COULD.

AT LEAST THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS COULD WATCH IT LATER IF THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND.

SURE, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.

AND THEN I HAD A QUESTION BECAUSE I YOU MENTIONED.

POINT OF ORDER, TRUSTEE WEIR. SORRY, WE CAN'T DIRECT STAFF TO RECORD IT.

SO, PERHAPS YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THAT QUESTION TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

WELL, I SORRY, I DID NOT MEAN TO DIRECT, I WAS ACTUALLY ASKING IF IT WAS GOING TO BE AND.

SO, THERE'S NO PLAN FOR IT.

SO, THERE'S NO PLAN FOR IT.

WELL, WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO IT.

THERE YOU GO, SIR.

AND THEN JUST IN LOOKING AT THE EMAIL AND YOU MENTIONED THE FOCUS GROUPS THAT ARE GOING TO COME OUT AFTER THE SURVEY TOMORROW, WHICH YOUR EMAIL ACTUALLY SAID THE 23RD AND TOMORROW IS THE 22ND. BUT SORRY.

HOW ARE THOSE FOCUS GROUPS GOING TO BE PICKED? WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO MEET? HOW OFTEN ARE THEY GOING TO MEET? I MEAN, IF AFTER PEOPLE FILL OUT THIS SURVEY.

WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE EXPECT FROM THAT, THOSE FOCUS GROUPS? A COUPLE OF THINGS, THOUGH, JUST TO COME FULL CIRCLE.

IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNICATION AND THIS MEETING THAT'S ON MONDAY EVENING.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO MAKE AVAILABLE THE POWERPOINT.

AND WE HAVE PROVIDED A VIDEO THAT EXPLAINS THAT POWERPOINT.

SO, TO YOUR POINT, IF SOMEONE CAN'T MAKE THE MEETING, THEY CAN STILL FEEL LIKE THEY MADE THE MEETING.

FOCUS GROUPS WILL BE ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.

SO, WHATEVER WE FIND FROM THE FEEDBACK AND WHAT THE COMMITTEE WANTS TO DO AS FAR AS MORE REACHING OUT THAN WE WILL DO THAT, BUT THERE'S NO NOTHING SET YET.

SO, IT'LL BE THE ACTUAL THE 50 MEMBERS OF THAT COMMITTEE WHO DECIDE WHAT TYPE OF FOCUS GROUPS AND THEN HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON THEM.

OH, SORRY. THE FOCUS GROUPS MIGHT BE IN LEADING UP TO.

HOW DO WE DIVE DEEP INTO A CERTAIN SUBJECT OR A CERTAIN AREA THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS COME UP WITH AND THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS FURTHER? THAT'S WHY WE'RE CALLING IT A FOCUS GROUP.

THERE'S NO SET NUMBER OF THEM.

THERE'S NO DETERMINATION JUST YET IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE NEEDED.

BUT WE DO FIND THAT IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS.

JUST ONE LAST SO IT DOESN'T MATTER.

I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE PICKING PEOPLE WHO FILLED OUT THE SURVEY.

HOW WILL YOU CHOOSE THOSE PEOPLE, THEN, TO BE ON THE FOCUS GROUPS? WE WILL DETERMINE THAT PROCESS AND LET YOU KNOW.

THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON.

OH, TRUSTEE ZÁRATE? JUST VERY QUICKLY, I KNOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SHARING THE POWERPOINTS.

DR. AZAIEZ IS THERE PLANS TO PRODUCE THIS POWERPOINT IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS? WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO LIKE, MAKING IT AVAILABLE IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.

YEP. WE CAN.

TRUSTEE BONE. YOU HAVE YOUR LIGHT ON.

BUT YOU'VE ALREADY SPOKEN.

YEAH. DON'T I GET IT? YOU STILL HAVE TIME.

OKAY. GO AHEAD. TRUSTEE BONE.

YEAH. I JUST WANTED, WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT TRANSPARENCY.

I'M GOING BACK TO PRIOR WHEN I WAS NOT A TRUSTEE AND WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT SERVING ON THE BOND COMMITTEE, I THINK IF YOU MESSAGE THIS AS A LONG-RANGE PLANNING FACILITY, SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE LIKE, OKAY, WHATEVER.

BUT IF YOU START PUTTING IN MESSAGING THAT THIS IS POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A BOND OR MAYBE BE LEADING TO A BOND THIS SCHOOL YEAR OR THIS YEAR OR 2024, I THINK THAT MESSAGING IS MUCH MORE TRANSPARENT.

PEOPLE CAN GET INVOLVED EARLIER.

I JUST THINK THAT'S MORE TRANSPARENCY TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT, HEY, THIS LONG-RANGE PLANNING IS LEADING TO A BOND.

I DON'T THINK THE COMMON COMMUNITY MEMBER IS KNOWING THAT THIS IS LEADING TO A BOND.

SO THAT WAS MY POINT.

TRUSTEE HARRISON? I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND PERHAPS MAYBE YOU CAN SHARE.

THIS IS A LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE IS LEGALLY REQUIRED.

CORRECT. AND IT IS DIFFERENT THAN A BOND, SO WE SHOULDN'T CONFUSE IT WITH A BOND.

I ASKED SIMILAR QUESTIONS IN MY LONG-RANGE PLANNING MEETING.

THAT COULD BE PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE WE'RE NOT DOING THIS TO LEAD UP TO A BOND.

WE'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE WE'RE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO DO THIS.

BUT IT WILL GIVE US A HEAD START SHOULD WE DECIDE TO GO FOR A BOND.

BUT WE DON'T WANT TO CONFUSE THE COMMUNITY EITHER.

ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER. TRUSTEE WESTON? BUT I THINK YOU'RE OUT OF TIME.

NO DISCUSSION ITEMS. YOU GET ONE ITEM, ONE TWO-MINUTE TIME.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT OR ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

WHAT IS THE MAKEUP OF THE LONG-RANGE MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE IN TERMS OF LEARNING COMMUNITIES' REPRESENTATION?

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THERE ARE A FEW STAFF MEMBERS.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PRINCIPALS.

THERE ARE EXTERNAL, COMPLETELY EXTERNAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM THE CITY, FROM ACC, FROM OTHER OUTSIDE GROUPS, AND THEN VARIOUS PARENTS OF ALL, YOU KNOW, CHILDREN AT ALL LEVELS.

IT'S A IT'S A PRETTY DIVERSE GROUP.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

AND THEN I'D JUST SAY THAT HAVING SERVED VERY HEAVILY IN THE 2018 BOND LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE HAVING THIS KIND OF ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRICT IS VERY REFRESHING.

WHEN THE 2018 BOND STARTED, WE WERE LITERALLY GIVEN A SPREADSHEET.

AND IT WAS KIND OF MADE UP OF A TEACHER'S REQUEST OR A PRINCIPAL'S REQUEST OR, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS NO STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRICT, WHICH I THINK REALLY HANDCUFFED ANY KIND OF DECISION MAKING FOR THE CBC.

I THINK ANYBODY THAT FOLLOWS OUR DISTRICT KNOWS IT'S BEEN SIX YEARS, ALMOST SINCE WE'VE PASSED A BOND.

AND THE 2018 BOND, WE STILL LEFT OVER HALF $1 BILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS.

NOT ON THAT BOND THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR.

WE ONLY HAVE MONEY FOR REPAIRS IF WE TAKE IT OUT OF THE POCKETS OF STUDENTS, OR IF WE HAVE A BOND IN ORDER TO, TO COMPLETE THESE REPAIRS.

AND YOU TALK ABOUT A ROOF, IT'S EXPENSIVE FOR A ROOF AT, AT YOUR HOME, BUT A ROOF AT A SCHOOL IS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE HAVE SURPLUS OF THOSE MONIES LAYING AROUND IN OUR BUDGET.

SO, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THIS LEADS TO A BOND OR NOT.

WE ARE STEWARDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AS WE SIT UP HERE, AND IT REALLY NEEDS TO COME FROM THE COMMUNITY TO SAY THAT, YES, THEY IDENTIFY AND AGREE WITH THESE NEEDS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD WITH THE LONG RANGE MASTER PLAN.

AND YES, WE SEE A NEED FOR THE BOND AND IF THE COMMUNITY SAYS THAT THEY WILL SUPPORT IT, THEN I FEEL LIKE WE AS A BOARD CAN SUPPORT THAT AS WELL.

I DON'T THINK IT I MEAN, I KNOW WE HAVE TO LEGALLY PASS IT, BUT WE ARE STEWARDS OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS UP HERE AS ELECTED OFFICIALS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON, BUT THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON APRIL 11TH.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES AT 7:00.

DO WE NEED A BREAK BEFORE WE DO? HUMAN RESOURCE UPDATE.

YES. NO.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A TEN-MINUTE RECESS.

I WILL DO 12. WE'LL COME BACK AT 7:15.

IT IS 7:15 AND WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.

WE ARE ON AGENDA ITEM F THREE SPRING HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES UPDATE, AND I THINK I WILL BE TURNING IT OVER TO EDDIE.

YEAH. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD.

I'M NOT SITTING HERE WITH THUNDER, SIR.

YOU KNOW, NOT THIS YEAR.

WELL GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

IT'S NICE TO BE BACK.

YOU KNOW, WE DO A LOT IN HR SERVICES, AND SO I'M NOT GOING TO TALK TO YOU FOR 14 HOURS TONIGHT.

SO, WE'RE GOING TO JUST TALK ABOUT SOME HIGHLIGHTS AS WE MOVE INTO OUR SPRING HIRING SEASON.

AND SO TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO REALLY FOCUS ON SOME STAFFING DATA.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF OUR RECRUITMENT HIGHLIGHTS AND SOME OF THE EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE AROUND RETENTION.

SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE ARE CREATING AND HAVE CREATED FOR STAFF TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS IN THE DISTRICT.

AND THEN LASTLY, WE'RE GOING TO COVER OUR TOTAL REWARDS OFFERINGS THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY AND THINGS THAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.

SO, I SHOWED YOU THIS SLIDE LAST YEAR AND SO I WANTED TO UPDATE THIS.

THIS WILL BE CONSISTENTLY PROVIDED TO YOU EACH YEAR.

AND IT JUST SHOWS THE VOLUME OF EMPLOYEES THAT WE HIRE EACH YEAR IN OUR DISTRICT.

AND IF YOU LOOK, YOU KNOW, 1192 EMPLOYEES HIRED SO FAR IN 23-24, THAT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT NUMBER WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT, I'LL SHOW YOU ON THE NEXT SLIDE. BUT WE HAVE ABOUT 6500 TOTAL EMPLOYEES.

SO, IT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT EFFORT JUST TO GET PEOPLE ON BOARD.

AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'VE HIRED 605 GUEST EDUCATORS SO FAR THIS YEAR.

WHICH IS, AGAIN, A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT NUMBER ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.

WE HIRE ABOUT 25 GUEST EDUCATORS PER WEEK.

AND SO, IF YOU COMPARE THAT TO OUR TOTAL OVERALL STAFFING NUMBERS, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAVE 6503 TOTAL EMPLOYEES AND 1603 GUEST EDUCATORS AND TEMPORARY WORKERS.

SO, IT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT LIFT IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE WHAT THEY NEED FROM HR SERVICES.

OKAY. THIS WAS A SLIDE THAT WE DEMONSTRATED OR SHOWED YOU WHEN WE DID THE TAPER PUBLIC HEARING IN FEBRUARY.

AND SO I KNOW THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS AT THE TIME ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE AND THE TURNOVER PERCENTAGE.

SO, I WANTED TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT AGAIN TONIGHT.

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SO, WHAT THIS MEASURES IS THE TURNOVER OF STAFF AND SPECIFICALLY TEACHERS FROM OCTOBER OF 2021 THROUGH OCTOBER OF 2022. AND SO, THE EVEN THE HEADING AND THE TITLE OF THE REPORT ITSELF IS A LITTLE MISLEADING WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THAT.

AND SO, 23.9% IT'S A IT'S A VERY, VERY LARGE NUMBER FOR THIS DISTRICT.

I DON'T THINK THIS DISTRICT HAS EVER SEEN A NUMBER LIKE THAT.

BUT AGAIN, IT IS RELATIVE TO THE YEAR IN QUESTION.

SO, WE HAD 840 PLUS RESIGNATIONS IN THAT YEAR BETWEEN IN THE 2122 SCHOOL YEAR.

IF YOU'LL RECALL, THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WE CLOSED THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY, AND THAT WAS DONE IN JANUARY OF 22.

AND IT WAS ALSO OBVIOUSLY IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO, WE DID HAVE HIGHER TURNOVER.

AND SO, I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT THE NUMBER ON NEXT YEAR'S REPORT, WHICH WOULD BE THE 23-24 TAPER REPORT, WHICH MEASURES 22-23 DATA, WOULD BE MORE IN LINE WITH PREVIOUS YEARS, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST, BUT IT CERTAINLY WON'T BE 23.9%.

SO, THESE ARE OUR TOTAL RESIGNATIONS FOR ALL POSITIONS ACROSS THE DISTRICT FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS.

AND YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE SEEN AN UPTICK IN RESIGNATIONS SPECIFICALLY AROUND 20-21, 21-22.

WE CAN SEE THAT NUMBER STARTING TO LEVEL FOR 22-23.

AND YEAR TO DATE, WE'RE ACTUALLY TRENDING A LITTLE LOWER THAN WE HAD BEEN LAST YEAR IN TERMS OF TEACHER RESIGNATIONS WERE ABOUT 10 TO 12 RESIGNATIONS LESS AT THIS POINT THIS YEAR THAN WE WERE AT THE SAME POINT LAST YEAR, WHICH IS ENCOURAGING.

AND THIS IS OUR TEACHER DATA ONLY WE TRY TO SEPARATE OUT THE SEPARATE OUT THE RESIGNATIONS AND THE RETIREMENTS.

WE TRACK THOSE SEPARATELY BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, RETIREMENTS ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.

THEY'RE INEVITABLE.

AND USUALLY, WE CAN'T DO MUCH TO CONTROL THOSE.

AND SO, THE RESIGNATIONS ARE THE AREAS THAT WE REALLY CAN AFFECT.

SO, WE ALSO CAPTURE THE REASONS WHY EMPLOYEES SAY THEY'RE LEAVING THE DISTRICT.

AND OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN'T CAPTURE EVERY, EVERY POSSIBLE SITUATION FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE.

BUT WE HAVE SOME GENERAL BROAD CATEGORIES THAT WE TRY TO TRACK.

AND THESE ARE NOT PERFECT.

THEY'RE NOT MEANT TO BE COMPREHENSIVE.

THERE COULD BE MULTIPLE REASONS WHY AN EMPLOYEE CHOOSES TO LEAVE THE DISTRICT, BUT THESE ARE THE MAIN BUCKETS THAT THEY CHOOSE FROM WHEN THEY INDICATE WHY THEY'RE LEAVING THE DISTRICT. THESE ARE PRETTY CONSISTENT YEAR TO YEAR.

THERE'S NOT REALLY A HUGE FLUCTUATION IN THE CATEGORIES THEMSELVES.

THEY ACCEPTED THE OTHER JOB.

WE DO BREAK THAT OUT DIFFERENTLY.

WE'VE STARTED TO DO THAT IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO, AND WE'RE REALLY STARTING TO ANALYZE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

BUT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TRAILING DATA FOR THAT, I DIDN'T WANT TO PROVIDE THAT COMPARISON THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE 1- OR 2-YEARS' WORTH OF DATA FOR THAT.

THESE ARE ALL POSITIONS AND TEACHERS ONLY FOR THE 23-24 IN TERMS OF SCHOOL RESIGNATIONS.

ALL RIGHT. AND WE'VE TALKED BEFORE ABOUT OUR EXIT SURVEY.

AND TRUSTEE WESTON HAS ASKED A QUESTION DURING OUR TAPER MEETING AS WELL ABOUT THAT.

AND SO WE DO COLLECT EXIT SURVEYS.

WE DO IT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

ALL EMPLOYEES ARE ASKED TO COMPLETE AN EXIT SURVEY WHEN THEY LEAVE THE DISTRICT, WHEN THEY INDICATE THAT THEY'RE RESIGNING.

IT IS AN ANONYMOUS SURVEY.

SO WE DON'T COLLECT ANY SORT OF TRACKING DATA ON THAT.

WE REALLY WANT THE CANDID FEEDBACK.

THAT'S KIND OF OUR APPROACH.

AND SO WE'RE NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY POSITIONS OR LOCATIONS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND OUR RESPONSE RATE, IT'S ABOUT 30 TO 35%, WHICH IS NOT IT'S NOT THE WORST THAT I'VE SEEN.

BUT WE CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE HIGHER.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S A COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY SURVEY.

SO USUALLY, IT COMES RIGHT BEFORE THEY CLICK THE FINAL SUBMIT BUTTON ON THE RESIGNATION.

SO, WE TRY TO CAPTURE THAT AS PART OF THE RESIGNATION PROCESS.

BUT ONCE THEY CLICK INTO THE QUALTRICS SURVEY THEY DON'T HAVE TO COMPLETE THAT.

THEY CAN X OUT OF IT. SO, 35% IS NOT BAD.

AND IT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE SEE ON THE ON THE SEPARATION REASONS FOR EMPLOYEES.

FOR THE MOST PART WE DO GET MORE DATA OUT OF THE EXIT SURVEY.

THERE'S SOME THERE'S SOME FREE RESPONSE TYPE QUESTIONS AS WELL.

OBVIOUSLY, THOSE ARE VERY INDIVIDUALIZED DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION.

SO, WE DO TRACK THAT INFORMATION.

ANOTHER WAY THAT WE COLLECT EXIT SURVEY INFORMATION IS WE DO HAVE A PROVISION IN OUR BOARD POLICY WHICH PROVIDES THE OPTION FOR SUPERVISORS TO CONDUCT AN EXIT SURVEY WITH A DEPARTING EMPLOYEE AS WELL, WHICH IS USUALLY A GOOD WAY TO COLLECT SOME FEEDBACK FIRSTHAND.

AND SO OFTENTIMES OUR SUPERVISORS WILL COLLECT THAT DATA TO.

SO ON TO SOME PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS THAT I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT.

OBVIOUSLY, WE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION HAS BEEN A BIG AREA OF FOCUS FOR US.

YOU KNOW, FOR A LONG TIME, BUT SPECIFICALLY IT'S BEEN HIGHLIGHTED IN RECENT YEARS AS WE'VE SEEN SOME MORE CHALLENGES IN TERMS OF STAFFING ALL OF OUR POSITIONS.

SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE RECRUITMENT HIGHLIGHTS IN TERMS OF JUST WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.

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THAT IS WHAT WE'VE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

WE'VE MAINTAINED A REALLY HIGH VACANCY OR, SORRY, A REALLY LOW VACANCY RATE, A REALLY HIGH FILL RATE PERCENTAGE IN OUR TEACHING POSITIONS ACROSS THE DISTRICT CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND SO EVEN AS WE'VE HAD ATTRITION AND PEOPLE DECIDING TO LEAVE THE DISTRICT, WHICH HAS HAPPENED, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS PRETTY QUICKLY.

AND I'LL TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE'VE DONE THAT THIS YEAR.

THE TEAM HAS BEEN VERY BUSY ATTENDING JOB FAIRS.

SO, I'LL TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT IN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE PIPELINES THAT WE DO.

BUT JOB FAIRS ARE A VERY TRADITIONAL APPROACH IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TERMS OF HOW WE FIND TEACHERS.

WE GO TO UNIVERSITIES; WE MEET WITH CANDIDATES WE HAVE THE JOB BOOTH TABLE AND THEY COME UP AND VISIT WITH US.

AND AT THAT POINT WE CAN DETERMINE IF THAT'S SOMEBODY THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE IN TO INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF OUR PRINCIPALS.

AND SO WE STILL DO SECURE QUITE A LOT OF QUITE A FEW CANDIDATES THROUGH THAT TRADITIONAL METHOD, BUT WE'VE HAD TO EXPAND DIFFERENT PIPELINES AWAY FROM THAT STRATEGY OVER, OVER RECENT TIMES, JUST GIVEN THE UNFORTUNATE DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING THROUGH TRADITIONAL UNIVERSITY PREPARATION PROGRAMS AND PURSUING CAREERS AS TEACHERS.

SO, THESE ARE SOME OF OUR HIGHLIGHTS IN TERMS OF RECRUITMENT.

SO, I'VE SENT SOME BOARD UPDATES ABOUT OUR ROCK TEACH PROGRAM.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IT'S A REAL POINT OF PRIDE FOR US IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME WHEN I CAME TO ROUND ROCK ISD WAS REALLY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND CREATING PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO GROW THEIR CAREER WITH OUR DISTRICT.

WE HAVE A LOT OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE IN OUR SYSTEM WHO HAVE ALREADY ATTAINED THEIR BACHELOR'S DEGREE.

AND SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT WOULD BE TO CREATE THAT PATHWAY FOR THEM TO TAKE THAT NEXT STEP.

OFTENTIMES, THE BARRIERS FOR PEOPLE PURSUING THEIR TEACHING CERTIFICATE ARE NOT DESIRE, ARE NOT QUALIFICATION, AND CERTAINLY NOT SKILL.

IT'S ABOUT FINANCES.

AND SO, OUR ROCK TEACH PROGRAM IS A WAY.

THANKS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE WERE ABLE TO ESSENTIALLY COVER THE TUITION FOR ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION FOR MANY OF OUR TEACHING ASSISTANTS TO PURSUE THEIR CERTIFICATION. SO, I'M VERY PROUD THAT WE'VE HIT THE NUMBERS WE HAVE.

YOU CAN SEE JUST IN THE THIRD I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO CALL THAT STEPPINGSTONE BAR, WHATEVER THAT IS.

WE'VE GONE FROM 30 PARTICIPANTS, 30 ACTUAL TEACHERS AND CLASSROOMS IN YEAR ONE.

SO THAT WAS THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR TO NOW 83.

SO, WE HAVE 83 TEACHERS CURRENTLY WORKING IN OUR CLASSROOMS WHO ARE HOMEGROWN, WHICH IS A PRETTY GREAT POINT OF PRIDE FOR ME.

MANY OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY TEACHERS, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, JUST FYI.

YES, SIR. OUR PRIORITY AREAS FOR ROCK TEACH ARE HARD TO FILL POSITIONS.

RIGHT. SO, WE REALLY LOOKED AT SPECIAL EDUCATION, DUAL LANGUAGE.

WE'VE SECURED SOME DUAL LANGUAGE TEACHERS THROUGH THIS PATHWAY AND THEN ALSO SOME CTE OFFERINGS, CTE PROGRAMS, MATH AND SCIENCE.

AND TO GET CERTIFIED I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH WORK WITH REGION 13 TO CREATE LIKE A COHORT MODEL FOR THESE TEACHERS OR FOR THESE PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS. NOT ONLY ARE WE PAYING OUR, THEY'RE HELPING THEM WITH THE PAYING THE FOR THE PROGRAM, BUT ALSO REGION 13 WAS ABLE ACTUALLY TO CREATE THIS AROUND THEIR SCHEDULE, MEANING THAT THEY THEY'RE WORKING WITH US FULL TIME.

AT THE SAME TIME, THEY'RE GETTING THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

RIGHT. SO, IT'S A VERY SPECIAL PROGRAM, RIGHT, EDDIE? YES, SIR. WELL, WE DO WE HAVE TWO VERSIONS OF THE PROGRAM, DR.

AZAIEZ. SO, WE'VE GOT OUR REGION 13 PROGRAM, WHICH IS OUR SUMMER PROGRAM.

SO, THEY HAVE LESS FLEXIBILITY.

THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO ENROLL DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS AND TAKE THEIR PRE-SERVICE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS AND THEN START AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

BUT BECAUSE TURNOVER HAPPENS AT ALL POINTS IN THE YEAR, WE REALLY NEEDED TO HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY.

SO WE PARTNERED WITH ANOTHER ENTITY CALLED I TEACH.

AND I TEACH ACTUALLY HELPS WITH OUR MID-YEAR COHORT.

SO, WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE PIPELINE WORK THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

SO AS SEPARATIONS HAPPEN, WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO HAVE SOME BENCH STRENGTH TO FILL IN THOSE VACANCIES.

THANK YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT.

THE NEXT PIECE AND MANY OF OUR TRUSTEES ARE AWARE OF OUR VISITING INTERNATIONAL TEACHER PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY ATTENDED OUR WELCOME EVENING AND OUR DINNER FOR THOSE VISITING INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS. IT SEEMS LIKE TEN YEARS AGO, BUT I THINK IT WAS JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO.

AND SO, THIS IS OUR VISITING INTERNATIONAL TEACHER PROGRAM ESSENTIALLY STARTED LAST YEAR.

THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT I'D HELP IMPLEMENT IN A PREVIOUS DISTRICT THAT I WON'T NAME.

BUT IT'S A PROGRAM THAT WE PARTNER WITH AN ENTITY TO, TO HELP BRING QUALIFIED TEACHERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.

AND SO, USUALLY ONE OF OUR CHALLENGES WHEN WE LOOK FOR INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS IS THE VISA STATUS AND H-1B AND J-1 VISAS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT THE COMPANY THAT WE PARTNER WITH, ACTUALLY, THEY ACT AS THE SPONSOR FOR THE J-1 VISA.

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SO, THIS YEAR WE HAVE TEACHERS FROM BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, SPAIN GHANA.

NO IRISH TEACHERS YET, BUT IT'S COMING.

WE ALMOST HAD ONE LAST YEAR.

I WAS REALLY EXCITED, BUT IT DIDN'T QUITE MATERIALIZE.

BUT WE HAVE TEACHERS FROM MANY DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE, MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, WHICH IS JUST NOT JUST A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TEACHERS, BUT IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS AS WELL.

AND SO, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

WE'VE HAD TEACHERS WHO ARE NOW FILLING IN DUAL LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS IN SPANISH CLASSROOMS AND REALLY AN ESL CLASSROOM.

SO REALLY A LOT OF OUR HARD TO FILL POSITIONS, THEY'RE ABLE TO COME IN AND AGAIN, THEY'RE EXPERIENCED TEACHERS WHO ARE BRINGING A DIVERSE SKILL SET INTO OUR CLASSROOMS. SO, IT'S BEEN A REALLY POSITIVE ADDITION.

AND WE'VE INCREASED OUR NUMBERS.

YOU CAN SEE AT THE TOP FROM 5 TO 22.

I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL PROBABLY KEEP THAT NUMBER ABOUT 22.

WE MAY EXPAND THAT A LITTLE HIGHER, BUT THEN WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE THIS THREE-YEAR CYCLE WHERE WE'LL CONTINUALLY WE'LL PROBABLY REACH A NUMBER PROBABLY AROUND 30.

AND WE'LL PROBABLY MAINTAIN AT THAT OVER THE, OVER THE OUT YEARS AS WELL.

SO, ANOTHER RECRUITMENT HIGHLIGHT.

AND THIS IS KIND OF SPEAKING MORE TO SOME OF THE MORE TRADITIONAL THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS REGARDING STUDENT TEACHERS.

WE'VE GOT INTERN PROGRAMS FOR SLPS, LSPS, ET CETERA.

WE ALSO DO OUR STUDENT TEACHING PROGRAMS WE PARTNER WITH.

I THINK WE HAVE STUDENT TEACHERS FROM EIGHT DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES CURRENTLY, WHICH IS A, IT'S A REALLY COOL, COOL THING.

WHAT WE'VE DONE AS WELL IS THANKS TO THE BOARD, WE WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT AN INCENTIVE TO ALLOW US TO GET A LEG UP IN TERMS OF HIRING THOSE STUDENT TEACHERS, WHERE WE GIVE THEM A SIGN ON BONUS WHEN THEY DECIDE TO DO THEIR STUDENT TEACHING WITH ROUND ROCK ISD, AND THEN WE GIVE THEM A HIRING BONUS WHEN THEY SECURE EMPLOYMENT WITH OUR DISTRICT AS WELL.

SO THAT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OTHER DISTRICTS UNFORTUNATELY HAVE.

PICKED UP ON THAT APPROACH AND ARE DOING SIMILAR THINGS, SO IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON IN OUT YEARS AS WELL.

BUT THE OTHER PIECE TO THIS IN TERMS OF OUR ROCK PATHWAY IS OUR TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAM.

SO, WE HAVEN'T REALLY TALKED AN AWFUL LOT ABOUT THAT WITH THE BOARD, BUT WE'RE LAUNCHING A RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEXAS STATE AND THAT WILL LAUNCH NEXT YEAR.

SO, FOR THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR, IT SOUNDS LIKE BUCK ROGERS, DOESN'T IT? THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR, IT'S THE FUTURE.

BUT SO, OUR RESIDENCY PROGRAM WILL BE AT CD FULKES MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY FOCUSED ON MATH AND ELA AND SPECIAL EDUCATION.

AND SO, WHAT THAT WHAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RESIDENCY MODEL AND A STUDENT TEACHING MODEL IS THE PAY.

SO, STUDENT TEACHERS ARE IT'S A NONPAID PLACEMENT.

AND ESSENTIALLY, THEY COME IN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS A WEEK AND THEY SHADOW.

AND GRADUALLY THERE'S A LITTLE MORE IT'S A GRADUAL RELEASE TYPE MODEL FOR THAT STUDENT TEACHER.

WHEREAS A RESIDENT IT'S MORE LIKE A TEACHING ASSISTANT WHERE THEY ACTUALLY COME IN AND THEY'RE CO-TEACHING WITH THE TEACHER, AND OVER TIME THEY'RE ACTUALLY TAKING ON MORE OF THE RESPONSIBILITY IN THE CLASSROOM.

AND THE BEAUTY OF IT IS THEY'RE ACTUALLY IT'S JOB EMBEDDED TRAINING.

SO, THEY'RE WORKING UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF A MASTER TEACHER.

AND SO OVER TIME, IT'S LIKE CLONING, RIGHT? I'M SORRY, NO DISRESPECT TO OUR TEACHERS, BUT WE TAKE THE SKILLS FROM A GREAT TEACHER, AND WE HELP DEVELOP A NOVICE TEACHER UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF SOMEBODY WHO'S REALLY EXPERIENCED AND DOES A GREAT JOB.

SO, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT MODEL.

I THINK IT'S GOT A LOT OF UPSIDE FOR US AS A DISTRICT, AND SOME OF OUR SURROUNDING DISTRICTS HAVE THESE PROGRAMS IN PLACE ALREADY, AND I'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH THEM, TOO. SO, STAY TUNED.

WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

OKAY AND INTO RETENTION.

SO OBVIOUSLY THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE DID THIS YEAR FOR RETENTION, AGAIN, THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THEIR SUPPORT FOR PROPOSITION A, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE OVER 6500 PAY INCREASES, WHICH WERE PROCESSED IN JANUARY.

SO, MY TEAM HAS JUST NOW STARTED TALKING TO ME AGAIN BECAUSE THEY FINALLY GOT OVER THAT.

BUT BECAUSE WE DID TWO PAY INCREASES IN A YEAR, WHICH IS A LOT LIKE THAT'S A LOT FOR NOT JUST OUR HR STAFF, BUT OUR DENNIS'S PAYROLL TEAM AND OUR TECHNOLOGY TEAM WERE REALLY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING MAKE THAT WORK AS WELL.

BUT THAT'S BEEN HUGE FOR OUR DISTRICT.

AMY CAMPBELL FROM TASB IS GOING TO COME NEXT WEEK, AND WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU SOME INFORMATION RELATED TO THE COMPENSATION AND THE IMPACT THAT THAT'S HAD ON OUR DISTRICT.

SO, WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT.

IT'S REALLY EXCITING.

THE RETROACTIVE PAYMENTS WERE ALSO PROCESSED.

AGAIN, THAT'S THE REASON WHY THEY STOPPED TALKING TO ME FOR A WHILE, BECAUSE THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK.

BUT THE TEAM DID AN AMAZING JOB WITH THAT, AND I'M JUST VERY PROUD OF THAT EFFORT.

WE'VE ALSO WE IMPLEMENTED SECONDARY MATH AND SPANISH TEACHER HIRING AND RETENTION INCENTIVES, WHICH HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN HELPING US FIND THOSE AND SECURE THOSE TEACHERS, BUT ALSO RETAIN THOSE TEACHERS AND KEEP THEM IN ROUND ROCK ISD.

MATH AND SPANISH CONTINUE TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIND AND TO FILL.

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WE'VE INCENTIVIZED CDL BUS DRIVER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

SO BASICALLY, WHAT THAT MEANS IS OUR COACHES ARE PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL $500 PER YEAR IF THEY MAINTAIN THEIR CDL, WHICH HELPS US CUT DOWN ON OVERTIME COSTS FOR TRANSPORTATION AND ALSO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT STRAIN ON THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

SO THAT'S BEEN EXCELLENT.

AND WE IMPLEMENTED, OBVIOUSLY, IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE CHANGES WITH HOUSE BILL THREE AND THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL STAFFING AND TO STAY AGILE IN THAT WORLD, WE IMPLEMENTED SOME PAY DIFFERENTIAL FOR CREDENTIALS, WHICH HAS REALLY DONE A LOT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF ITS ABILITY TO RECRUIT.

SO THEN CONTINUING WE I MENTIONED THE STUDENT TEACHER SIGN ON EARLIER.

WE STILL CONTINUE.

THIS IS OUR I BELIEVE IT'S OUR SECOND YEAR NOW FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AND THE SPECIAL EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT.

INCENTIVES. AND THOSE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY WELL RECEIVED, PARTICULARLY WITH OUR EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS.

THEY'RE OFTEN OVERLOOKED IN TERMS OF THE COMPENSATION THAT THEY RECEIVE FOR THE TYPE OF WORK THAT THEY DO.

IT IS VERY INTENSE WORK, AND WE COULDN'T DO THAT WITHOUT THEM.

SO THAT'S BEEN A REAL BOON FOR US AS WELL IN TERMS OF FILLING THOSE POSITIONS.

KEEP PRESSING THE WRONG BUTTON.

ADDITIONAL RETENTION HIGHLIGHTS.

AGAIN, THIS IS JUST SOME THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE.

THE BIG THING THAT I WANTED, JUST IF YOU CAN LOOK RIGHT TO THE MIDDLE, YOU ALL ARE ROWE RECIPIENTS.

SO, I DIDN'T COUNT YOU IN THE OVER 1000, I DON'T THINK, BUT THERE ARE OVER A THOUSAND ROWER NOMINATIONS SINCE JULY 2023, WHICH IS AMAZING.

SO THAT AGAIN, THAT IS OUR ROUND ROCK OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS, RECOGNITION.

AND SO THAT IS THAT'S BEEN A REALLY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM AND HAS REALLY DONE A LOT TO KIND OF MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS ABLE TO RECOGNIZE OUR TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES.

SO, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH LET'S TALK.

WE'VE BUILT OUT LET'S TALK IN A REALLY ROBUST WAY.

I'M REALLY PROUD OF THAT.

I THINK IT'S REALLY BEEN HELPFUL FOR US IN TERMS OF CONNECTING WITH EMPLOYEES AND GIVING THEM THAT, THAT WAY TO CONNECT WITH SOMEBODY IN HR, THEY DON'T HAVE TO KNOW WHO THE PERSON IS. THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE QUESTION IS.

AND AS LONG AS THEY KNOW THE QUESTION, THEY CAN CONNECT THEM WITH SOMEBODY WHO CAN HELP THEM.

SO IT'S BEEN REALLY WELL RECEIVED BY BOTH MY TEAM AND AND THE EMPLOYEES AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT, SO OUR GUEST EDUCATOR PROGRAM, WE NEVER HAVE ENOUGH SUBS.

WELL, I'M HERE TO TELL YOU WE DO HAVE ENOUGH SUBS.

WE HAVE 1516 SUBS.

1516 SUBS IN OUR SYSTEM.

SO ON AVERAGE EVERY DAY WE HAVE ABOUT 500 ABSENCES.

SO WE HAVE THREE SUBS FOR EVERY ONE ABSENCE.

THE CHALLENGE IS HOW DO WE GET OUR SUBS TO WORK AND HOW DO WE GET THEM TO WORK AT EVERY CAMPUS.

SO THAT'S REALLY OUR BIG FOCUS THIS YEAR AND OUR BIG PUSH.

AND SO, IN FACT, WE JUST MET WITH OUR PRINCIPALS TODAY TO KIND OF TALK THROUGH OUR GUEST EDUCATOR PROGRAM, SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING THERE AND REALLY TRYING TO MAKE THAT GUEST EDUCATOR EXPERIENCE GREAT.

OBVIOUSLY, WHEN YOU'RE A SUB, A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, YOU HAVE OPTIONS.

I MEAN, THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT DISTRICTS THAT YOU CAN WORK IN, AND WE'RE NOT THE HIGHEST PAYING DISTRICT FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS.

SO, WE'VE GOT TO LEAN INTO SOME OF OUR CULTURE AND SOME OF OUR CONNECTIONS.

THE OTHER THING THAT WE DO REALLY WELL IS WE, WE CREATE CAREER PATHWAYS FOR, FOR GUEST EDUCATORS.

SO WE'VE HIRED OVER 170 GUEST EDUCATORS AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES IN OUR DISTRICT THIS YEAR, WHICH, AGAIN, THAT'S ANOTHER PATHWAY.

AND MANY OF THOSE HAVE BEEN TEACHERS IN OUR CLASSROOMS. SO THAT'S BEEN A REAL POSITIVE FOR US AS WELL.

MARY ELLA BANDA, WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR, WHO OVERSEES THE PROGRAM.

SHE DOESN'T SEE IT THAT WAY BECAUSE IT'S MORE AT GUEST EDUCATORS SHE HAS TO HIRE.

BUT WE'RE GETTING THERE.

I'M JUST THAT'S AN IN-HOUSE JOKE FOR MARY ELLA.

HOPEFULLY SHE'S WATCHING.

WE'VE GOT SOME GUEST EDUCATOR OF THE MONTH RECOGNITION PROGRAMS. I MEAN, WE REALLY, TRULY BELIEVE WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT OUR GUEST EDUCATORS.

AND WE MAKE WE WANT THEM TO BE PART OF OUR CULTURE AND PART OF OUR FAMILY.

AND SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CREATE THAT EXPERIENCE, TOO.

AND A LOT OF OUR CAMPUSES, IN FACT, ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON THAT NOW AND REALLY MAKING IT, MAKING SURE THAT THEY FEEL WELCOME AND THAT THEY WANT TO COME BACK.

THE INCENTIVE PAY FOR AGAIN, WE HAVE ENOUGH SUBS.

WE JUST HAVE TO GET MORE OF THEM TO WORK AND WORK CONSISTENTLY.

SO, WE INCENTIVIZED LAST YEAR THE DAYS THAT THEY WORK IN A SEMESTER.

AND SO THAT'S BEEN REALLY SUCCESSFUL.

IN FACT, WE'VE HAD OVER I THINK IT WAS 375 RECEIVED A TWO, $250, OR AT LEAST IN THE FIRST SEMESTER FOR THE DAYS THAT THEY WORKED.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S BEARING FRUIT.

WE MENTIONED EARLIER JUST WAYS TO GATHER FEEDBACK.

WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT UPBEAT AND I'VE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT UPBEAT BEFORE AND SHARED SOME INFORMATION WITH THE BOARD ON THAT.

THE DISTRICT CLIMATE SURVEY IS OBVIOUSLY A WAY FOR STAFF TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK, AND THAT INFORMATION IS BEING COLLATED RIGHT NOW.

THE EXIT SURVEY, WE SHOWED YOU THAT AND LET'S TALK.

I'VE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE REALLY FOCUSED ON THIS YEAR.

AND I'VE TALKED TO THE BOARD ABOUT THIS BEFORE WHEN I'VE VISITED WITH YOU IS JUST, YOU KNOW THE HEALTH INSURANCE WORLD AND THE BENEFITS WORLD, IT'S ALL VERY MURKY

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AND SO WE'VE REALLY HAD A REAL FOCUS ON THAT IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.

HOW DO WE HOW DO WE GET PEOPLE WHAT THEY NEED WHEN THEY NEED IT AND HELP KEEP THINGS AS STRAIGHTFORWARD AND, AND SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE DURING DIFFICULT TIMES FOR EMPLOYEES? THERE'S NOTHING MORE.

NOTHING MORE ANXIETY INDUCING WHEN YOU'RE NOT SURE HOW TO NAVIGATE THAT SYSTEM WHEN YOU NEED IT MOST.

RIGHT? SO TRY TO GET WE'VE HAD OUR ONSITE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD REP AT CAMPUSES A LOT THIS YEAR.

HE'S BEEN ON 22 CAMPUS VISITS, VISITING WITH TEACHERS AND STAFF.

HE'S BEEN OUT TO OUR TRANSPORTATION STAFF AS WELL, AND OUR CUSTODIAL SERVICES AREA, AND REALLY TRYING TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE REALLY GOOD BENEFITS PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT. SO, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

WE'VE GOT CONTINUED FOCUS ON THAT.

AND WE'RE, WE'VE GOT OUR NEW WELLNESS AMBASSADOR PROGRAM AS WELL, WHERE EVERY CAMPUS HAS A WELLNESS AMBASSADOR.

WE BRING THOSE FOLKS INTO HR.

IT'S ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS THEY COME IN AND THEY HEAR ABOUT PROGRAMS. THEY LEARN ABOUT THE DISTRICT INITIATIVES AROUND HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND THEN THEY BRING THAT BACK TO THEIR CAMPUS AND SHARE THAT WITH THE STAFF AT THEIR CAMPUSES AS WELL.

WE'VE GOT MORE SURVEYS COMING.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES OUR STAFF ARE LIKE, GOSH, ANOTHER SURVEY.

WE REALLY DO READ AND LOOK AND EVALUATE AND UTILIZE THE SURVEY DATA THAT WE RECEIVE.

SO, THE BIG AREA OF FOCUS FOR US, AGAIN, I MENTIONED EARLIER IS RETENTION THIS YEAR.

SO, STAY INTERVIEWS ARE A BIG FOCUS.

IT'LL LIKELY BE 2425 BEFORE WE LAUNCH THOSE, BUT WE REALLY WANT TO HEAR FROM OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES WHO'VE BEEN WITH US FOR 10, 15, 20 YEARS.

WHY DO YOU STAY HERE AND HOW DO WE UTILIZE THAT INFORMATION THEN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RECRUITMENT? SO, THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR EMPLOYEE SURVEY RESPONSES.

YOU CAN SEE THOSE FOR YOURSELF.

I MEAN I THINK ACROSS THE BOARD YOU SEE THINGS LIKE EMPLOYEE, THERE'S A LOT OF POSITIVITY AROUND OUR EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION EFFORTS AS A DISTRICT.

THE INCREASED FOCUS ON SCHOOL SAFETY AND, AND THE INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY HAVE BEEN HIGHLIGHTED.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOCUS.

AS WE AS WE GET INTO MORE OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN WORK, THIS ALIGNS IN WITH SOME OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN AREAS AND STRATEGIC AREAS OF FOCUS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED AND DEVELOPED.

BUT YOU'LL TALK ABOUT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

WE DO A GREAT JOB WITH PD FOR TEACHERS.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL EMPLOYEES HAVE THAT ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL.

UNDERSTANDING OF JOB EXPECTATIONS WORK LIFE BALANCE.

THAT'S BEEN A THAT'S BEEN A THEME FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

WE'VE WE'VE ALL HEARD FROM TEACHERS AND, AND THE EXTRA STRESSORS THAT THEY'RE UNDER WITH SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL DEMANDS IN THEIR WORKPLACE.

AND THEN DEPARTMENT CULTURE AND CLIMATE, THOSE ARE AREAS THAT WE ALWAYS WANT TO KIND OF DIG INTO A LITTLE BIT.

AND IT IS VERY INDIVIDUALIZED.

SOMETIMES THERE'S DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT AFFECT CULTURE AND CLIMATE, BUT THOSE ARE THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO COLLECT SOME DATA AND PROVIDE THOSE TO OUR PRINCIPALS AND LEADERS.

SO THEY HAVE THAT INFORMATION IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO, TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES.

OKAY. TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT.

SO LAST YEAR, AS YOU KNOW, WE WERE WE WERE WE FINALLY GOT APPROVED.

WE GOT IT. WE GOT IT GOING.

SO COHORT F WE'RE IN OUR FIRST YEAR AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

SO WE HAVE CURRENTLY ABOUT 100, JUST OVER 100 PLUS TEACHERS WHO ARE GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A TIA DESIGNATION THIS YEAR.

AND SO, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR THOSE TEACHERS IS ANYWHERE FROM 3500 TO ABOUT $14,000.

OKAY, SO THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.

AND THE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT IN TERMS OF THE DESIGNATIONS YOU HAVE RECOGNIZED.

I'M GOING TO GET IT WRONG, MASTER.

AND EXCUSE ME, EXEMPLARY.

SORRY. SO YOU'VE GOT THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.

AND SO DEPENDING ON THE DESIGNATION THAT THE TEACHER RECEIVES THAT DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT THE DISTRICT RECEIVES FOR THAT TEACHER.

SO YOU'LL REMEMBER LAST YEAR WE MADE A CHANGE TO OUR COMPENSATION PLAN, WHERE 90% OF THE MONEY RECEIVED GOES DIRECTLY TO THE TEACHER IN THE FORM OF THEIR BASE SALARY.

AND WE RESERVE THE OTHER 10% SO WE COULD MAKE THE TRS DOLLARS.

SORRY, WE COULD MAKE THE TIA DOLLARS TRS ELIGIBLE, RIGHT? SO, WE COULD COVER THE DISTRICT PORTION OF THE OF THE TRS PAYMENT.

SO THAT'S ALLOWED US TO KIND OF COVER THAT WITHIN THAT 10%.

SO, IT'S PRETTY EXCITING.

WE HAVE, AS I MENTIONED, 100 TEACHERS WHO CAN EARN A DESIGNATION THIS YEAR.

AND DR.

NICHOLS AND HER TEAM HAVE BEEN REALLY HELPFUL IN TERMS OF PULLING ALL OF THIS SYSTEM TOGETHER TO MAKE THAT TO MAKE THAT PROGRAM WORK.

WE ARE GOING TO CONVENE THE COMMITTEE AGAIN AT THE BEGINNING OF APRIL TO KIND OF EVALUATE WHERE WE GO NEXT.

RIGHT. WE STARTED WITH A VERY SMALL SET OF CAMPUSES.

WE'RE STARTING WITH. WE STARTED WITH NINE CAMPUSES THIS YEAR AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, WITH THE REAL FOCUS AROUND EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY.

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AND SO, OUR HOPE IS THAT WE CAN EXPAND THAT PROGRAM UP SLOWLY AND REALLY HELP IT KIND OF BE PART OF WHAT WE DO IN ROUND ROCK ISD.

OKAY. TOTAL REWARDS.

SO, HEALTH INSURANCE IS, IT CONTINUES TO BE A REAL CHALLENGE IN TERMS OF NOT JUST THE JUST THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF IT, BUT ALSO JUST THE INFLATIONARY COSTS THAT WE CONTINUE TO SEE AS A DISTRICT.

THOSE INFLATIONARY COSTS ARE NOT ROUND ROCK ISD'S ONLY I MEAN, WE'RE SEEING THAT ACROSS THE STATE AND ACROSS THE NATION, NOT JUST IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS EITHER.

SO, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN OUR ONE OF OUR MAY BUDGET WORKSHOPS.

MMA, WHICH IS OUR INSURANCE BROKER, HEALTH INSURANCE BROKER.

THEY'VE COME THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

THEY'LL COME AGAIN THIS MAY, AND THEY'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE, SOME OF THE PLAN OPTIONS AND, AND HOW WE'RE LOOKING FROM A BUDGET AND FORECASTING STANDPOINT.

BUT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WE'VE MOVED TO FIVE PLANS FOR THE 2024 SCHOOL YEAR.

WE HAD FOUR PREVIOUSLY.

AND WE'VE TRIED TO DIVERSIFY THAT.

THE PLAN OPTIONS, NOT JUST AS A MEANS TO KIND OF KEEP THE COSTS MANAGEABLE, BUT ALSO TO PROVIDE THE RIGHT PLAN FOR AS MANY, SORRY, THE RIGHT PLAN FOR AS MANY EMPLOYEES AS WE CAN.

IT'S NOT A ONE SIZE FITS ALL BUSINESS.

HEALTH INSURANCE. SOMETIMES AN EMPLOYEE WANTS A, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE HAPPIER WITH A HIGHER DEDUCTIBLE.

THEY'RE HAPPIER WITH YOU KNOW, A HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT.

THEY DON'T NEED TO GO TO THE DR.

VERY OFTEN. SO, THEY'RE WILLING TO DO THAT FOR LOWER PREMIUMS EVERY MONTH.

WHEREAS SOME FOLKS, SOME EMPLOYEES WOULD LIKE TO ACCESS THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE MORE.

SO THEY'LL LOOK FOR A MORE TRADITIONAL PPO PLAN.

SO HAVING AN ADDITIONAL OPTION ALLOWS US TO KEEP THAT, KEEP THOSE OPTIONS OPEN FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

ALL RIGHT. I TALKED ABOUT OUR, WELL, OUR WELLNESS PROGRAM EARLIER.

THESE ARE SOME OFFERINGS THAT WE'VE LOOKED INTO AND EXPANDED INTO THIS YEAR.

HINGE HEALTH. IT'S ANOTHER IT'S A NO COST VIRTUAL PHYSICAL THERAPY TOOL.

I HAVE TO SAY THAT I SIGNED UP FOR THIS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

I'VE USED IT 3 OR 4 TIMES FOR MY POOR OLD SHOULDER AND NECK PAIN, AND IT'S BEEN GREAT, AND I HAVEN'T PAID A DOLLAR FOR IT.

IT'S FANTASTIC. SO THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

BRANDON, OUR BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD REP AND OUR BENEFITS TEAM HAVE BEEN TALKING TO EMPLOYEES ABOUT THAT AND TRYING TO ENCOURAGE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE TO GET SIGNED UP.

WE HAVE A NEW EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDER, SO EAP IS SOMETHING THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

THERE'S NO COST TO THE EMPLOYEE FOR THAT.

AND ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EAP IS EVERY EMPLOYEE IS ENTITLED TO UP TO EIGHT COUNSELING FREE COUNSELING SESSIONS THROUGH THE EAP, WHICH HAS BEEN A REAL SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS IN RECENT TIMES, PARTICULARLY CONTINUING FOR OUR PLAN YEAR FOR THIS YEAR.

SURGERY PLUS, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, [INAUDIBLE] IS A VERY POPULAR AMONG OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE'VE GOT A REAL ROBUST PARTNERSHIP THERE.

AND THEN WE MENTIONED EARLIER, BRANDON IS OUR ON SITE HEALTH INSURANCE REP AND HIS WORK IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, VISITING AS MANY EMPLOYEES AS HE CAN, AS ONE PERSON CAN, HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB THIS YEAR WITH GETTING OUT AND MAKING SURE EVERYBODY'S AWARE OF THE OFFERINGS THAT WE HAVE.

AND SO, THESE ARE JUST SOME A FEW HIGHLIGHTS IN RELATION TO THE FINANCES FOR OUR HEALTH INSURANCE.

NOW AGAIN, MMA ARE GOING TO COME IN AND DO A MORE ROBUST THOROUGH PRESENTATION ON THIS.

BUT I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS.

WE CONTINUE TO PROJECT A DEFICIT WITH OUR HEALTH INSURANCE BECAUSE INSURANCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE AT ABOUT 5 TO 8% IN A GOOD YEAR, RIGHT? SO EVERY YEAR THE INFLATIONARY PRESSURES CONTINUE TO MOUNT.

AND SO WHAT WE WE'VE MADE SOME CHANGES THAT HAVE ALLOWED US TO CURTAIL SOME OF THOSE COSTS AND TO KIND OF STRATEGICALLY TRY TO TACKLE THOSE WITHOUT A INCREASING THE PREMIUMS, WITHOUT COMPLETELY OVERHAULING HOW MUCH THE EMPLOYEES HAVE TO PAY AND HOW MUCH THE DISTRICT HAS TO PAY.

SO, CONSISTENTLY WE'VE KEPT A 4.66 PER MONTH DISTRICT CONTRIBUTION FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE IN THE DISTRICT.

AND WE'VE HAD THAT IN PLACE FOR, I THINK, TWO YEARS NOW.

DESPITE THE PRESSURES, WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO INCREASE THAT IN RESPONSE TO THE INFLATION, WE'VE HAD TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO OUR PLANS IN TERMS OF MOVING SOME OF THE COST TO OUR EMPLOYEES.

BUT THROUGH SOME OF THOSE APPROACHES, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TACKLE THE DEFICIT.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE WE'RE PROJECTING A 1.9 MILLION DEFICIT FOR 2024.

IF WE DIDN'T MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE 2024 PLANS, THE DEFICIT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE IN LINE WITH 5.8 MILLION.

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I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING THAT EMPLOYEES HAVE TO MAKE CHOICES THEN AND DETERMINE, DO I NEED TO PAY MORE IN TERMS OF MY PREMIUM EVERY MONTH, OR DO I DECIDE TO GO WITH A ZERO COST HDHP PLAN.

SO THERE IS IMPACT ON THE EMPLOYEE WITH THOSE CHANGES.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE UNLESS UNLESS FUNDING CHANGES OR UNLESS WE'RE ABLE TO SUPPLEMENT OUR HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN THROUGH INCREASING OUR DISTRICT CONTRIBUTIONS THAT'S REALLY THE OPTION THAT'S OPEN TO US AT THIS TIME.

OKAY. AND LASTLY, THIS IS THE BIG THING THIS YEAR.

OR ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THIS YEAR WAS OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH TEXAS WORKFORCE HOUSING FOUNDATION FOR OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM.

SO YOU'LL RECALL WE IMPLEMENTED THIS.

IT REALLY LAUNCHED IN AUGUST.

THE BOARD SIGNED OFF ON, I BELIEVE, IN JUNE THIS PAST YEAR.

AND WE HAVE FOUR APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN THE ROUND ROCK AREA, AND WE HAVE 25 UNITS PER APARTMENT COMPLEX.

AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IS THE DISTRICT CONTRIBUTES $250 PER MONTH PER EMPLOYEE IN EACH OF THOSE 25 UNITS.

SO THAT'S $3,000 PER YEAR THAT AN EMPLOYEE CAN QUALIFY FOR.

GO AHEAD, SIR EDDIE, THE DISTRICT DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE.

I'M SORRY. YES, SIR.

I'M SORRY I MISSPOKE, I APOLOGIZE.

SO, WE HAVE THE FUND.

THE FUND THAT COMES WITH, I APOLOGIZE.

SO, THE FUND THAT COMES WITH OUR ARRANGEMENT WITH THE TEXAS, THE TEXAS WORKFORCE HOUSING FOUNDATION IS ACTUALLY SET UP TO MAKE THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE EMPLOYEE.

I APOLOGIZE FOR MISSTATING THAT.

SO NOT ONLY DO OUR EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE FOR THAT $3,000 PER YEAR, BUT THEY MAY ALSO QUALIFY FOR ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES BASED ON THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND BASED ON THE AMI FOR THAT PARTICULAR UNIT.

SO, WE'VE HAD THE TIMING OF WHEN THIS LAUNCHED WAS A LITTLE ODD IN TERMS OF WHEN TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE RECRUIT TEACHERS.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE LION'S SHARE OF OUR TEACHERS, WHEN THEY MOVED TO THE AREA, THEY'LL START LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE TO LIVE.

APRIL MAY TIME.

WE DIDN'T LAUNCH THIS UNTIL AUGUST.

RIGHT. SO, WE'RE A LITTLE BEHIND THE CURVE THERE.

AND SO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IS WE'VE GOT 26.

WE ARE ACTUALLY UP TO 28 EMPLOYEES WHO ARE LEASING UNITS AS OF THIS WEEK, WHICH IS WHICH IS GREAT.

BUT I WOULD ANTICIPATE WE'LL BE ABLE TO FILL A LOT MORE OF THOSE UNITS IN THE SPRING SEASON.

AND WE'RE REALLY DOING A LOT OF A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING IN TERMS OF PUSHING THAT INFORMATION OUT TO OUR NEW RECRUITS WHEN WE GO OUT TO JOB FAIRS AND THEN WE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR, FOR CURRENT EMPLOYEES AS WELL.

OKAY, I KNOW THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THIS SLIDE IS THE TEAM THAT'S BEHIND ME THERE.

THESE ARE THE FOLKS WHO REALLY DO ALL OF THIS WORK IN HR SERVICES.

AND SO I GET TO COME UP HERE AND TALK ABOUT IT.

BUT THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO DO THE WORK.

AND SO IT'S A PRETTY INCREDIBLE TEAM.

THEY WORK EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE ALL OF THESE THINGS HAPPEN.

AND I'M JUST VERY PROUD TO BE A PART OF THAT DEPARTMENT.

AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR FACES WERE THERE SO YOU COULD SEE THEM.

AND THAT'S THE TEAM.

SO, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE GLAD TO TAKE THOSE AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT THOROUGH PRESENTATION.

I HAVE A FEW LIGHTS ON. WE'LL START WITH TRUSTEE MARKUM.

THANK YOU FOR SUCH A ROBUST PRESENTATION.

THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION.

I WAS WONDERING, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT SLIDE IT'S ON, BUT IF YOU COULD TALK A LITTLE ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ROC EXPERIENCE LISTENING SESSIONS WITH THE TEACHERS AND WHAT TYPE OF FEEDBACK YOU'RE SOLICITING IN THOSE SESSIONS AND WHAT YOU DO WITH THE FEEDBACK.

YES, MA'AM. AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THOSE AS MUCH AS WE'D LIKE TO THIS YEAR, JUST, YOU KNOW, FULL DISCLOSURE ON THAT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IN THE PREVIOUS ROC EXPERIENCE SESSIONS, WE TRIED TO GET OUT TO EACH VERTICAL LEARNING COMMUNITY.

AND WE SET UP AT A AT A HIGH SCHOOL, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS, AND WE'D GO IN AND REALLY JUST LISTEN.

I MEAN, IT'S ABOUT TELL ME, TELL ME HOW THINGS ARE GOING.

TELL ME WHAT'S WHAT, WHAT'S CHALLENGING IN YOUR IN YOUR WORLD, NOT JUST IN TERMS OF YOUR DAY TO DAY, BUT TELL US ABOUT THE COMPENSATION.

WHAT ARE SOME WHAT ARE SOME IDEAS THAT YOU HAVE IN TERMS OF HOW WE CAN DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY? YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT CAME OUT OF THOSE WHERE, FOR EXAMPLE I BELIEVE IT WAS STONY POINT HIGH SCHOOL WHEN WE WENT AND THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR, SOMEBODY BROUGHT UP THE IDEA OF LONGEVITY INCENTIVES.

RIGHT. AND LONGEVITY INCENTIVES ARE NOT A NEW THING IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS.

BUT WE HADN'T REALLY DONE THOSE BEFORE.

BUT A TEACHER BROUGHT THAT IDEA UP.

AND SO THAT KIND OF GAVE US FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

AND WE WERE ABLE TO KIND OF GET SOME MORE INPUT THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES WERE INTERESTED IN.

AND LAST YEAR THROUGH, YOU KNOW, WE WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY PUT THAT IN PLACE FOR ONE YEAR ONLY.

SO, WE'RE TAKING SOME OF THAT FEEDBACK AND USING IT TO IMPLEMENT SOME PROGRAMS.

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BUT ONE OF THE BIG AREAS THAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON NOW IS WE HAVE FIVE GENERATIONS IN OUR WORKFORCE, AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE GENERATIONS GETS INFORMATION AND RECEIVES INFORMATION DIFFERENTLY.

RIGHT. SO, I'M SENDING OUT A SURVEY DOESN'T REACH ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES GOING OUT AND STAGING UP WILL CATCH SOME EMPLOYEES, BUT IT'S NOT IT'S NOT A CROSS SECTION OF EMPLOYEES.

IT MAY BE THOSE WHO ARE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND AT THAT TIME.

SO THAT'S THE IMPORTANCE, I THINK, OF TRYING TO HAVE MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF HOW WE COLLECT THAT DATA.

AND SO THAT THAT WAS A GREAT PIECE.

I'D REALLY LIKE TO DO THAT MORE ROBUSTLY IN THE FUTURE.

BUT AGAIN, I JUST, IT'S JUST ALL ABOUT SCALABILITY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THAT'S GREAT. SO, I'M LOOKING AT WHAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE.

IS, IS THERE A WAY TO GET THE BOARD, THOSE TRENDS THAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THOSE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES JUST IN A BOARD UPDATE? I MEAN, WE HAVE A LOT OF DECISIONS TO MAKE COMING UP WITH THE BUDGET.

AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE ABOUT WHERE OUR STAFF STANDS ON THINGS.

SO, I APPRECIATED THE HIGHLIGHTS AND THE AREAS OF FOCUS WITH THE EMPLOYEE SURVEY RESULTS.

BUT YOU HAD ALSO MENTIONED WITH THE EXIT INTERVIEWS THAT THERE ARE SPACES TO GIVE FREE ANSWERS, AND I'M NOT LOOKING FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION, BUT ARE WE SEEING TRENDS ACROSS ALL OF THOSE MULTIPLE WAYS THAT WE'RE ASKING TEACHERS HOW THEY'RE FEELING AND WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE IN THE DISTRICT, AND IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO GET THOSE IN A BOARD UPDATE AS WE'RE MAKING BUDGET DECISIONS? SO THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION TO DR.

AZAIEZ. I LOOKED THAT DIRECTION.

WE CERTAINLY CAN. WE CERTAINLY CAN LOOK INTO IT AND SHARE THAT WITH OUR BOARD.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT YOU GIVE ALL OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

AND I'M JUST I IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THERE WAS A WAY TO SYNTHESIZE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.

AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO ASK IF THERE ARE ANY SPECIFIC RECRUITMENT EFFORTS FOR GUEST EDUCATORS FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS. THOSE ARE HARD POSITIONS TO FILL.

AND IT'S THOSE AREN'T THE JOBS THAT TYPICALLY GUEST EDUCATORS ARE TAKING JUST BECAUSE IT DOES REQUIRE SOME EXPERIENCE, EVEN TO BE A GUEST EDUCATOR IN THOSE CLASSES.

YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

SO WE'VE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME POSSIBLY LOOKING AT SOME DIFFERENTIATED RATES, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THOSE CLASSROOMS. OBVIOUSLY EVERYTHING'S ABOUT MONEY.

THERE ARE SOME NON-MONETARY THINGS THAT WE CAN DO AS WELL IN TERMS OF TRAINING AND PROVIDING THAT SUPPORT AHEAD OF TIME.

I MENTIONED EARLIER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

WE DO A GREAT JOB WITH TEACHERS AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS IN TERMS OF PD AND, AND PRE-HIRE TRAINING.

I'M A FIRM BELIEVER THAT EVERY EMPLOYEE DESERVES TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR ROLE AND DESERVES TO HAVE A ROBUST ONBOARDING EXPERIENCE WHERE THEY CAN STEP INTO THEIR JOB AND FEEL SUCCESSFUL. THAT HELPS WITH RETENTION.

BUT WE'RE NOT THERE YET.

BUT PLEASE KNOW THAT WE'RE THINKING AND LOOKING IN THAT DIRECTION, AND IT'S ABOUT REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

RIGHT. SO, THANK YOU.

AND WITH THAT, WHATEVER TIME I HAVE LEFT, I HAVE A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS.

WE RECEIVED A LOT OF EMAILS AND A LOT OF LET'S TALK COMMENTS ABOUT STIPENDS IN REGARD TO WORLD LANGUAGES OUTSIDE OF OUR SPANISH TEACHERS.

SO, I JUST WANTED TO ASK, I UNDERSTAND OUR BUDGET, OUR BUDGETARY CONCERNS.

BUT I DON'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WE GOT INFORMATION ON A MARKET ANALYSIS AROUND STIPENDS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND HOW TO BE COMPETITIVE WITH OUR OTHER DISTRICTS, AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANYTHING COMING UP WHERE WE WOULD GET INFORMATION IN REGARD TO THAT PARTICULAR POSITION.

YES, MA'AM. YOUR TIMING IS PERFECT.

AMY CAMPBELL WILL BE HERE FROM TASB NEXT THURSDAY.

YES, MA'AM. SO, SHE'LL BE HERE AND IT'S PART OF THAT.

OKAY, GREAT. AND THEN ONE MORE QUESTION.

DO WE HAVE ANY DATA OR.

TURN IT IF YOU CAN JUST PUT THAT IN AN EMAIL.

THANK YOU. YOU. ABSOLUTELY.

TRUSTEE. ZÁRATE. YES.

I JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT OF CLARIFICATION ON SOMETHING.

I WAS AND I'M SORRY I DIDN'T ASK THIS AHEAD OF TIME.

IT WAS KIND OF BROUGHT TO ME AFTER THE DEADLINE FOR THAT, SO I'LL USE MY TWO MINUTES.

I HEARD THAT. OKAY.

WE HAVE THE CONTINUING GUEST EDUCATOR PROGRAM, WHERE THEY, THEY CONTINUE DAILY AND FOR 25 DAYS, THEY GET THE EXTRA 250.

RIGHT. I'VE HEARD THAT THAT IF YOU JUMP AROUND TO DIFFERENT ASSIGNMENTS IN THOSE 25 DAYS, YOU DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE 250. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE LOGIC BEHIND THAT? BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE IF SOMEBODY IS WORKING 25 DAYS, 25 DAYS IS 25 DAYS HELPING THIS DISTRICT.

SO, TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.

SO YEAH, THE FIRST THING IS A LONG-TERM GUEST EDUCATOR ASSIGNMENT IS TEN DAYS OR MORE IN THE SAME ASSIGNMENT.

RIGHT. THAT'S A $10 A DAY INCREMENT ONCE YOU HIT THOSE TEN DAYS.

BUT THE 25-, 50- AND 75-DAY INCENTIVE IS THAT THOSE ARE JUST CUMULATIVE DAYS WHEREVER YOU WORK, RIGHT? SO, THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE PROGRAMS. SO REALLY WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS, YOU KNOW, CONTINUITY IS REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU NEED A LONG-TERM SUB.

SO, WE INCENTIVIZE THOSE EMPLOYEES TO STAY IN THAT POSITION.

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OKAY, I JUST WANTED TO CHECK THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW IT'S ONLY $10 A DAY, BUT $10 A DAY CAN BE A BIG DEAL, YOU KNOW? SO, TRUSTEE WESTON? TWO QUICK QUESTIONS.

AT THE BEGINNING, YOU SAID THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PAYING FOR THE TEACHER CERTIFICATION COSTS FOR SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

HOW MUCH IS THAT? WHAT IS THE REAL VALUE OF THAT? AND DO THEY HAVE TO ARE THERE ANY LIMITATIONS LIKE THEY CAN'T GO WORK FOR ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT.

CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? THAT'S QUESTION NUMBER ONE.

YES, MA'AM. IT'S ABOUT $4,500 PER EMPLOYEE FOR ALL OF THE TUITION COSTS AND THE CERTIFICATION COSTS.

AND WE DO HAVE THEM SIGN AN AGREEMENT.

THE EMPLOYEES SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH US THAT THEY WON'T THEY'LL COMMIT TO US, I THINK I BELIEVE IT'S TWO YEARS TRUSTEE WESTON.

BUT I'LL GET BACK WITH YOU ON CONFIRMATION WITH THAT.

OKAY. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION IS YOU QUICKLY, IN YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU MENTIONED TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF VISAS FOR GUESTS OR FOR TEACHERS.

WHEN YOU SAID J-1, THAT'S WHAT I WAS EXPECTING TO HEAR.

THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME.

BUT YOU ALSO SAID H-1B, WHO ARE H-1B.

WHAT JOB? WHO ARE THESE? WHAT ARE THEY DOING? WELL, WE DO ACTUALLY DON'T SPONSOR ANY EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY FOR H-1B.

SO, H-1B VISA IS AND I DON'T HAVE ALL THE DEFINITIONS.

I CAN CERTAINLY GET THAT TO YOU.

BUT I KNOW I USED TO HIRE THEM.

YES, MA'AM. WE DON'T HAVE.

SO, AN H-1B IS BASICALLY WHERE WE WOULD ASSUME WE WOULD BE THE SPONSOR FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL.

SO, WE DON'T DO THAT. WE DON'T CURRENTLY OFFER THAT.

WE'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT LOOKING INTO THAT, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE J-1 PROGRAM THROUGH THE VISITING INTERNATIONAL TEACHER PROGRAM AS A WAY TO SOLVE FOR THAT.

OKAY. SO, WE DON'T HAVE ANY H-1B VISA SPONSORSHIPS, ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ON VISAS, THEY'RE ALL J-1.

OKAY. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE BONE.

THANK YOU.

FIRST, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FILL RATE.

THOSE ARE GREAT NUMBERS.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS I HAD A QUESTION ON THE ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS.

ARE WE DOING ANY ANALYSIS ON HOW THEY ARE COMPARING TO TRADITIONAL TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM WITH THEIR OUTCOMES OF OUR STUDENTS? I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT.

TRUSTEE BONE, WE'RE NOT.

WE'RE NOT IN HR.

I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THAT YET.

THAT'S CERTAINLY AN AREA THAT WE CAN EVALUATE.

I MEAN, BUT I HAVEN'T REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THAT TO DATE, HONESTLY.

YEAH. JUST AS A PARENT, WHEN I HEAR ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION OR, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOMEBODY THAT DIDN'T GET CERTIFIED UNDER TEXAS, IT WOULD JUST BE SOMETHING I WOULD BE INTERESTED AS A PARENT.

AND THEN CAN YOU TELL ME WHY THE RESIDENT MODEL YOU PICK CD FULKES? YEAH, WE KIND OF.

IT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

SO, DR. NICHOLAS AND I HAD VISITED ABOUT CD FULKES AND I'M GOING TO LET HER TALK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT.

BUT THERE WAS SOME THERE WAS SOME METHOD TO THAT.

SO, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

PREVIOUSLY IN OUR PRESENTATION, WE TALKED ABOUT ISSUES IN REGARD TO SPECIFIC FROM TO IN REGARD TO EQUITY.

AND SO SPECIFICALLY WHEN WE HAVE LOOKED AT TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT AND THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER TO GET MORE TEACHERS, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING MORE.

TEACHERS WITH MORE EXPERIENCE FOR SPECIFIC SCHOOLS, BECAUSE THEN WE WANT TO STRATEGICALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE EQUIPPING THOSE SCHOOLS WITH WHAT'S NECESSARY SO THEY CAN EXPONENTIALLY GROW THEIR STUDENTS.

SO WHEN WE TALK THROUGH IN REGARDS TO THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, WE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT WOULD BE BEST SERVED THERE, AND THAT'S WHY WE SPOKE.

WE CHOSE SPECIFICALLY MATH AND READING AND SPECIAL EDUCATION, BECAUSE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DATA, THEN WE HAVE THE GREATEST CAPACITY TO GROW THAT CAMPUS.

IF WE FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON THOSE AREAS, WHAT HAPPENS THEN IS THAT YOU HAVE A MASTER TEACHER.

AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE MASTER TEACHER WOULD BE THE QUALIFICATION FOR THAT WOULD BE THE ABILITY TO EXPONENTIALLY GROW HIS OR HER STUDENTS.

SO, WHAT WE WANT THEM TO DO IS THEN TO TEACH OTHER TEACHERS HOW TO DO THAT EXACT SAME THING.

ON TOP OF THAT, IT ALSO LOWERS THE CLASS RATIO AS FAR AS FOR THE CAMPUS.

SO, WE WENT OUT ON THAT CAMPUS IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS.

WE LOWERED CLASS SIZES.

WE HAVE MASTER TEACHERS, AND WE'RE ALSO INCENTIVIZING MASTER TEACHERS TO CAMPUSES THAT MOSTLY NEED THOSE EXPERIENCED TEACHERS.

I THINK THE LAST THING FOR ME WOULD JUST TO ADD TO THAT WAS JUST, AGAIN, THE HARD TO FILL POSITIONS, SECONDARY MATH, SECONDARY SCIENCE, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THOSE CONTINUE TO BE HARD TO FILL, TRUSTEE BONE.

AND SO, IT'S JUST HAVING ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY, AS DR.

NICHOLS SAID, TO NOT ONLY NOT ONLY FOCUS THE ENERGY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE FOCUSED IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, FINDING REALLY STRONG TEACHERS TO TEACH AT THOSE CAMPUSES, BUT THEN

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SO, IT HELPS WITH THE CONTINUITY OF THE PROGRAM AT THAT PARTICULAR CAMPUS AS WELL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WAS KIND OF ASSUMING SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO ASSUME AND BE WRONG.

SO, I APPRECIATE YOUR ANSWERS.

AND THAT'S REALLY GREAT FOR OUR STUDENTS AT CD FULKES.

SO, I APPRECIATE THAT THOUGHT.

MY LAST QUESTION IS ON THE HOUSING THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT AT THE VERY END, DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH ON AVERAGE THEY'RE GETTING A DISCOUNT, OR I THINK YOU CALLED IT A SUBSIDY. DO WE HAVE THAT NUMBER? I WE DO.

SO, I CAN GET BACK TO THE BOARD WITH THAT INFORMATION IF THAT'S THE WILL OF THE BOARD BECAUSE I JUST, IT'S COMPLEX AND IT'S A LOT MORE TO ANSWER JUST NOW. THERE'RE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF AMI AND THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES ARE SET UP WHERE SAY, IF WE HAVE 25 UNITS, MAYBE 1 OR 2 ARE AT THE VERY LOW, WHICH IS THE 30% AMI.

AND THEN YOU HAVE ANOTHER GROUP WHICH WOULD BE 60% AMI, AND THEN THE 80% AMI.

AND SO THAT REALLY DETERMINES, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE INVENTORY LOOKS LIKE THAT DETERMINES WHO'S ELIGIBLE ESSENTIALLY TO QUALIFY FOR THAT SUBSIDY.

BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT AND GET YOU SOME MORE INFO.

YES, SIR. SOMETHING DR.

BONE. SO, THE PART THAT WHAT EDDIE IS TALKING ABOUT, THAT'S HANDLED USUALLY BY THE COMPANY OR BY THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES, SO WE DON'T REALLY KNOW PER SE, HOW MUCH DISCOUNT THEY ARE GIVING THEM. RIGHT.

SO THAT'S THE INFORMATION THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO GET FROM THEM SO WE CAN SHARE WITH YOU ON OUR BOARD MEMBERS WHAT WE CAN TELL YOU THAT EVERY STAFF MEMBER, THE 28 NOW, RIGHT, 20? 28. YES, SIR. SO, WE ARE BASED ON THE MONEY THAT THEY PUT ASIDE FOR OUR STAFF.

WE'RE GIVING THEM $250 DISCOUNT.

BUT THERE MIGHT BE A SITUATION WHERE THEY HAVE TO GIVE EVEN MORE, BUT IT'S GIVEN DIRECTLY BY THEM.

YEAH. THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE THIS WAS SOMETHING I THINK I PERSONALLY WANTED TO KEEP A PULSE ON BECAUSE WE WERE GIVING THEM A TAX INCENTIVE.

THEY'RE NOT TAXED, RIGHT? NO, MA'AM. WE DID NOT GIVE THEM ANYTHING, REMEMBER THIS ARE THESE THIS ORGANIZATION, WHEN THEY CAME TO US, THEY ALREADY CAME TO US WITH THIS TAX EXEMPT. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY GOT IT, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, BUT THEY GOT IT.

OUR BOARD DID NOT GIVE THEM ANYTHING.

WE DID NOT DISTRICT DID NOT GIVE THEM ANYTHING.

SO, THEY'RE TAX EXEMPT FROM OUR DISTRICT IS I SHOULD REPHRASE IT.

THANK YOU. YES. THEY'RE TAX EXEMPT FROM OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO, WE WERE WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR, I WAS JUST WANTING TO KEEP A PULSE ON HOW THAT WAS BENEFITING OUR DISTRICT.

SINCE THEY ARE NOT PAYING TAXES INTO OUR DISTRICT, SO I WOULD PERSONALLY APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION.

IS THAT IT? YES.

THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON.

YOU COVERED A WHOLE LOT, AND IT WAS AMAZING.

THANK YOU FOR THE THOROUGHNESS OF IT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONVERSATION DISCUSSION NEXT WEEK.

I RECENTLY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE HR SUITE, AND YOU DO HAVE AN AMAZING STAFF THAT WORKS OVER THERE, AND THEY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE APPRECIATIVE AND KINDER AND MORE THOUGHTFUL.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SEND A BIG THANK YOU OUT TO ALL OF YOUR STAFF, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE DID ASK A LOT FROM THEM WITH PROP A, AND HOPEFULLY THEY DON'T HOLD IT AGAINST YOU. THEY CAN COME AT US IF THEY GET TOO UPSET ABOUT ALL THAT WORK, BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT THEY'VE DONE OVER THERE.

WELL, THEY'LL APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL.

AND WE THANK YOU AS WELL.

IT'S VERY SOMETIMES HR STAFF, PAYROLL STAFF, TECHNOLOGY STAFF, THEY'RE THE FOLKS BEHIND THE CURTAIN THAT YOU DON'T SEE VERY OFTEN, BUT THEY REALLY APPRECIATE IT WHEN SOMEBODY PAYS ATTENTION.

AND SO THAT MEANT A LOT TO THEM.

AND IT WAS IT WAS FOUR OF OUR TRUSTEES CAME TO VISIT AND WE REALLY APPRECIATED THEM COMING TO VISIT.

AND OUR STAFF, IT MEANS A LOT TO OUR STAFF.

SO, OUR STAFF IS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE BOARD AS WELL.

THEY'VE BEEN VERY, VERY SUPPORTIVE OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE TRIED TO DO OVER THE LAST TWO AND A HALF, THREE YEARS.

AND SO I'M JUST VERY THANKFUL TO HAVE TO WORK IN A DISTRICT WITH SUCH A SUPPORTIVE BOARD AND FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

SO, THANK YOU. AND THE OTHER THANK YOU THAT I REALLY WANTED TO PASS ON WAS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EXIT SURVEY.

I KNOW THAT THAT WAS REALLY RESPONSIVE TO SOME REQUESTS FROM TRUSTEES.

AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT BEING IMPLEMENTED AND, YOU KNOW, GATHERING THAT DATA AND REPORTING IT BACK OUT.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, THAT, THAT VENTURE AS WELL.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON AND WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT THURSDAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. IT IS 8:07.

WE ARE ON TO AGENDA ITEM F FOR APRIL 8TH, 2024, SOLAR ECLIPSE UPDATE.

AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO SUPERINTENDENT.

PRESIDENT. THANK YOU AGAIN.

I KNOW WE RECEIVED A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SOLAR ECLIPSE, AND WE WANTED TO GIVE OUR BOARD AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY SOME UPDATES ON OUR PLAN.

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I HOPE THAT EVERYBODY RECEIVED THAT INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE OPEN FOR ANSWERING ANY MORE QUESTIONS AND, AND PROVIDING ANY, ANY HELP, ANY SUPPORT WE CAN PROVIDE TO OUR STUDENTS AND TO OUR STAFF AND AS WELL AS OUR PARENTS.

SO, DR. NICHOLS, IF YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE SLIDES, PLEASE.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. SIR.

AND SO, THIS IS JUST A VERY QUICK OVERVIEW IN REGARD TO WHAT WILL BE HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND WE APPROACHED THIS NOT JUST FROM AN ACADEMIC STANDPOINT, BUT FROM AN EXPERIENTIAL STANDPOINT AS FAR AS THEM TO BE IN AWE OF SOMETHING THAT IS JUST A WONDER TO BEHOLD.

SO WE WANT THEM TO REALLY LOOKING AT THE WHOLE CHILD AND TO HAVE THEM TO HAVE A SENSE OF MYSTERY AND AWE ABOUT THE WORLD AND THE THINGS IN IT, AND TO BE REALLY CURIOUS.

AND SO FOR THAT REASON, IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE PART OF OUR SCHOOL DAY AND TO HAVE THE STUDENTS TAKE PART IN THIS.

WE HAVE MADE SURE THAT WE HAVE GIVEN OUR PRINCIPALS, OUR STAFF SOME LESSON PLANS, AND WE HAVE LINKED THAT TO THEM FOR THEM TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LESSON PLANS BASED ON WHAT WE'VE SEEN ARE FROM THIRD GRADE ON UP, THERE REALLY HASN'T BEEN MUCH THAT WE HAVE SEEN FOR THE LOWER GRADES.

AND SO WE'VE ASKED THE TEACHERS TO KIND OF FIND A WAY TO TAKE SOME AT THE VERY LOWEST LEVEL, THE THIRD-GRADE LEVEL, AND TRYING TO AMEND THAT SLIGHTLY FOR THE KIDS AT THE YOUNGER LEVELS.

WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ARE IN PLACE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE'VE ASKED THAT THERE IS A PERMISSION SLIP THAT GOES OUT TO ALL PARENTS.

IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN UNLESS THEIR PARENTS HAVE SIGNED OFF ON THAT.

AND SO, FOR THE STUDENTS WHO ARE WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN, OF COURSE, THEY WILL BE PART OF THE ACTIVITIES, THOSE WHO CANNOT, THEN WILL BE SAFELY INSIDE, MONITORED BY A TRUSTED ADULT WITHIN THE BUILDING.

BEFORE THE EVENT, WE'VE ALSO GIVEN THE STAFF INSTRUCTIONS.

AS FAR AS WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT THINGS YOU NEED TO TALK THROUGH WITH THE KIDS SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE EXPECTED BEHAVIOR IS, SO THEY KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE AS WELL.

SO, THERE WILL BE A BRIEFING BEFOREHAND WITH THE STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THE EXPECTED BEHAVIOR AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT.

OFTEN TIMES ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS LIKE, WELL, HOW WILL THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO? THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE WHAT'S THE WORD DIFFERENT FROM IF WE'RE DOING A DRILL, AN EVACUATION DRILL? WE'VE ALWAYS HAD PLACES WHERE IF WE ARE EXITING THE BUILDING, EVERYONE KNOWS, HERE'S MY PRESCRIBED SPOT THAT I GO TO.

SO, WITH THAT IN MIND, IT'S JUST A MATTER FOR A DIFFERENT PURPOSE.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT, HEY, WE'RE GOING OUTSIDE, WE'RE EVACUATING THE BUILDING, BUT NOW IT'S JUST FOR AN EXPERIENCE, SOMETHING FOR US TO EXPERIENCE. ALL STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN SAFETY GLASSES.

WE HAVE WONDERFUL TAS AND ALSO REALLY GREAT PARTNERS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO, WE'VE HAD THINGS GIVEN TO US.

WE'VE HAD WHERE OUR PTSA ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BOUGHT GLASSES FOR US, FOR THOSE SCHOOLS THEN WHERE THEY STILL HAD THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH SAFETY GLASSES.

WE WENT AND AS A DISTRICT MADE SURE THAT ALL THE CAMPUSES HAD WHAT THEY NEEDED.

SO, EVERY CHILD THAT WILL BE PARTAKING IN THIS WILL HAVE A SAFETY GLASS ON THAT DAY.

IN REGARD TO TRANSPORTATION.

IN REGARD TO TRANSPORTATION.

I KNOW THIS WAS ONE OF OUR MAJOR QUESTIONS.

AS ALWAYS, WE KNOW THAT WE'VE ALREADY TALKED THROUGH THIS.

MR. COVINGTON IS PART IS OVER THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, AND WE HAD MISSED TINA.

AND SO, THEY'VE ALREADY TALKED THROUGH AND LOOKED AT WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN WITH THEIR BUS DRIVERS, THE ROUTING TECHNICIANS, AND SO FORTH.

SO, IF THERE IS SOMETHING HAPPENING WHERE THEY NEED TO TAKE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE ALREADY TRAINED FOR.

SO THAT WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE BASED ON WHEN THE ECLIPSE HAPPENS, WE WILL STILL BE ABLE TO DO OUR NORMAL ROUTES.

IN TALKING TO THE PRINCIPALS TODAY, THERE'S ONE THING THAT WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND ASSESS.

WE HAVE OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENTS.

THEY COME EARLIER IN THE DAY, SO WE'LL TALK THROUGH WHAT TRANSPORTATION WILL GO BACK AND SEE IF WE NEED TO AMEND THAT SLIGHTLY, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE THEIR PICKUP TIME WOULD TAKE PLACE. RIGHT AFTER THAT'S DONE.

AND WE'LL TALK THROUGH AS FAR AS THEN IF IT'S POSSIBLE THEN FOR THE BUSSES TO GET THERE A LITTLE BIT EARLY SO THAT THEY CAN PICK THOSE STUDENTS UP.

AND NOT EVERY SCHOOL, EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS THOSE STUDENTS.

SO, IT WILL NOT BE THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, BUT WE'LL GO THROUGH AND MAKE SURE THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF.

ALSO, AS ALWAYS, EACH BUS WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED SMART TAG AND IT'S INDIVIDUALIZED BY BUS PER STUDENT.

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HEY, HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.

IF THERE IS ANY DELAY WITH ANY STUDENTS.

AND AGAIN, THAT IS PART OF THE PROCESSES THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS PUT IN PLACE IN REGARDS WITH OUR STUDENTS.

SO, IT'S NOT ANYTHING NEW OR DIFFERENT.

AND IN TALKING TO MISS FOSSETT, I BELIEVE 98, 99% OF OUR PARENTS ARE SIGNED UP FOR SMART TAG, AND THEY'RE VERY USED TO THE SYSTEM AND HOW WE USE IT FOR INFORMATION.

THAT IS IT.

THIS VERY SHORT BRIEFING AND I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

TRUSTEE WESTON.

SO HAVE ANY COUNTIES IN OUR AREA DECLARED A DISASTER FOR THE ECLIPSE DAY, APRIL 8TH, 2024? THEY ABSOLUTELY HAVE.

AND I WILL TELL YOU IN REGARD TO SEEING THAT WHEN IT SAYS EMERGENCY.

AT FIRST, WE WERE CONCERNED AS A DISTRICT, BUT THEN WHEN YOU OPEN IT UP AND READ IT SPECIFICALLY, IT WAS NOT A MATTER OF THAT.

THEY WERE SAYING THAT THERE WILL BE A DISASTER.

IT'S A MATTER OF A PREEMPTIVE STRIKE, THAT THEY FEEL THAT SHOULD ANYTHING HAPPEN IN THIS AREA, IT ALLOWS THEM THEN TO GET EMERGENCY SERVICES FROM THE STATE AND OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. CAN I ADD SOMETHING TO TRUSTEE.

WESTON. I'VE BEEN PERSONALLY IN COMMUNICATION, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH MAYOR MORGAN, AND I KNOW HE'S BEEN IN CONTACT, OBVIOUSLY WITH WE TALKED WITH ALSO CHIEF BANKS ABOUT THIS AND FROM THE CITY STANDPOINT, AND I KNOW OUR DISTRICT IS EXPENSED BEYOND THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THEY ARE THEY ACTUALLY SUPPORT OUR DECISION TO OPEN OUR BUILDINGS BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE WE'LL BE SAFER FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE WITH US AND NOT ON THE ROADS.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE. POSSIBLY.

RIGHT. IF THEY'RE OUT THERE, WHO KNOWS WHERE.

SO, THEY PREFER THAT WE ARE KEEPING THEM SAFE AND ALSO HAVING OBVIOUSLY THIS LEARNING EXPERIENCE WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.

I KNOW, I KNOW YOU AND ALSO, I'M IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH US WITH OUR OTHER SUPERINTENDENT.

AUSTIN ISD'S OPEN.

PFLUGERVILLE IS OPEN AS OF TODAY.

LEANDER IS OPEN AS GEORGETOWN IS OPEN.

I THINK ONLY LIBERTY HILL I'M AWARE OF IS OPEN.

AND I THINK THAT VALLEY ARE THE TWO CLOSEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT I'M AWARE OF.

THEY'RE DECIDED TO NOT TO HAVE SCHOOL THAT DAY.

I THINK MAYNARD MAY BE CHANGED THEIR MINDS KIND OF LAST MINUTE.

BUT REALLY LIKE THE LARGER THE LARGER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN OUR AREA ARE ALL OPEN.

YEAH. SO, MY QUESTION WAS IF THERE WERE COUNTIES THAT HAVE DECLARED A DISASTER AND I BELIEVE IT'S TRAVIS COUNTY AND BELL COUNTY, IS THAT RIGHT? DO WE KNOW HOW MANY EMPLOYEES HAVE ALREADY COMMUNICATED THAT THEY WILL NOT BE AT WORK THAT DAY? AS YOU KNOW, THERE THAT NUMBER CAN CHANGE FROM NOW TO THE TO THE EIGHTH BECAUSE THEY CAN CALL THAT SAME DAY OR PUT IT IN THE SYSTEM ICE UP AT THE SAME DAY. BUT I THINK WHEN I CHECK TODAY, EARLIER TODAY, I THINK CLOSE TO 300 OR ABOUT 300 STAFF MEMBERS, AS YOU HEARD EDDIE EARLIER, SAY, AND WE AVERAGE ABOUT 500 PLUS.

WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? ABSENCES A DAY. SO, I'M NOT SAYING IT'S NOT HIGH, BUT IT'S BUT WE THERE IS A CHANCE THERE'LL BE MORE LIKE A NORMAL ABSENCE DAY.

ABSENCE DAY. SO, YOU THINK IT'S TRENDING NORMAL RIGHT NOW? BUT THAT COULD CHANGE. BUT THAT COULD CHANGE.

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. IT COULD CHANGE.

AS I SAID. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY OUR STAFF AND OUR PARENTS HAVE A RIGHT, FOR EXAMPLE, NOT TO REPORT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE DAY AND STAY AT HOME OR DO WHATEVER THEY HAVE TO DO OR KEEP THEIR STUDENTS AT HOME.

OBVIOUSLY, WE UNDERSTAND THAT OUR ATTENDANCE MAY SUFFER THAT DAY AS WELL AS FOR OUR STUDENTS AS WELL AS FOR OUR STAFF.

BUT ALSO, WE FEEL PERSONALLY, I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PARENTS ALSO.

THEY RELY ON US BEING OPEN BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING.

AND IN SOME CASES THAT WE'RE THE DISTRICT IS PROVIDING THE HEALTHY MEALS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THE SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM. AND SO AGAIN, THAT'S HOW WE FEEL.

BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GOING TO WATCH AND CONTINUE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY COUNTY, THE TRAVIS COUNTY, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES WE WILL OBVIOUSLY SHARE WITH OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL WITH OUR BOARD.

YOU MENTIONED ATTENDANCE.

WHAT TIME OF DAY, BECAUSE WE DON'T THE DISTRICT IS NOT PAID IF A STUDENT IS IN SCHOOL ALL DAY.

RIGHT. IT'S A PARTICULAR PINPOINT.

IS IT 10 A.M.? YEAH. ADA IS AROUND THAT TIME.

THAT'S WHEN ADA IS TAKEN.

YES, MA'AM. SO EVEN IF YOUR KID LEAVES SCHOOL AT NOON, IF THEY WERE THERE AT 10 A.M., THEY WERE FUNDED FOR THAT DAY FOR THAT STUDENT.

USUALLY THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.

YEAH. OKAY. SO, THIS BOARD VOTED ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR IN FEBRUARY OF 2022, AS I

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AND I SPECIFICALLY CITED MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE APRIL 8TH, 2024, TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE GOING OVER OUR COMMUNITY AS THE REASON THAT I VOTED NO BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE IN SESSION THAT DAY.

MY OPINION, OF COURSE, I WAS OUTVOTED ON THAT AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAVING SCHOOL THAT DAY.

MY CONCERNS ARE NOT THAT THE ANYTHING INTERNAL TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, I BELIEVE THAT OUR CHILDREN WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF.

MY CONCERNS ARE NOT INTERNAL.

MY CONCERNS ARE EXTERNAL TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAST SOLAR ECLIPSE IN WYOMING IN 2017, A FOUR-HOUR DRIVE ACROSS I-4 IN WYOMING, WHICH NORMALLY TAKES FOUR HOURS, TAKES TOOK 11 HOURS. SO, MY CONCERNS ARE THE EXTERNAL FORCES THAT WILL BE APPLIED TO OUR COMMUNITY, OUR ROADS, A MILLION VISITORS COMING TO OUR COMMUNITY AND PROBLEMS WITH SEEKING EMERGENCY SERVICES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

THAT'S WHY I BELIEVE THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOULD BE CLOSED THAT DAY, SO I'LL YIELD FOR NOW.

TRUSTEE BONE. THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE TALKED TO MAYOR MORGAN.

I AM CURIOUS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE.

HAVE WE TALKED TO TRAVIS COUNTY AND WILLIAMSON COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND ESPECIALLY TRAVIS COUNTY OF WHY THEY'RE DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AHEAD OF THIS.

AND HAVE WE ASKED THEM WHAT THEY'RE EXPECTING? I MEAN, AUSTIN ISD IS THE LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHIN TRAVIS COUNTY AND THE LARGEST DISTRICT IN CENTRAL TEXAS, AND THEY'RE OPEN.

I MEAN, I'M AGAIN IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION, ALSO WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT IN AUSTIN ISD.

AND AS OF TONIGHT, THERE IS NO, NO PLAN OF CLOSING DOWN AUSTIN ISD.

SO, WE HAVEN'T TALKED TO THE TRAVIS COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICE FOLKS, THOUGH, OF WHY THEY DECLARED EMERGENCY.

NOT PERSONALLY, NO, I DID NOT TALK WITH THE JUDGE LIKE TRAVIS COUNTY OR ANYTHING FROM THERE BECAUSE AS YOU NOTICED, I GOT IN HERE A LITTLE BIT LATE TODAY, AND THAT'S BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH TRAFFIC IN AUSTIN AND, AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST REGULARLY BAD.

AND TODAY IT WAS A LITTLE BIT WORSE THAN USUAL.

SO, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE.

AND AS TRUSTEE WESTON BROUGHT UP, I DO HAVE VERY BIG CONCERNS.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW.

I THINK I MENTIONED BEFORE, MY MOM WAS A BUS DRIVER FOR 32 YEARS, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE EXPECT OUR BUS DRIVERS TO HAVE CHILDREN ON THEIR BUSSES FOR POSSIBLY EIGHT HOURS.

IT'S A HUGE CONCERN FOR ME.

I MEAN, EVEN TWO HOURS, THREE HOURS WOULD BE A HUGE CONCERN.

AND I HAD A DELAYED JUST TODAY OF PROBABLY 35, 40 MINUTES.

SO, I DO HAVE A BIG CONCERN ABOUT OUR AND JUST THAT POSSIBILITY FOR ME.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT OUT LOUD AGAIN.

AND I WOULD LIKE THAT TO HEAR THAT.

WE'VE TALKED TO TRAVIS COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES AND ASK WHAT THEY'RE EXPECTING.

YOU KNOW, HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE A POLL ON HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY ARE BRINGING INTO THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT THEY ARE SEEING AND WHAT THEY THINK IN TRAFFIC, AND WHAT THE KIND OF DELAYS THAT WOULD BE, INFORMATION THAT I'D PERSONALLY LIKE TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE.

I'M SORRY. YEAH. WE CAN DEFINITELY MAKE THAT HAPPEN AND WE CAN GET IN CONTACT WITH THEM, AS I SAID.

AND WE CAN REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD.

THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN AISD AND THEM ARE.

AND SO, IF WE'RE RELYING ON THEM, I MEAN, I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION AND JUST ENSURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE BUS DRIVERS THAT ARE STUCK ON THE ROADS FOR HOURS WITH LITTLE CHILDREN ON THEIR BUS.

TRUSTEE MARKUM.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS FOR SENDING OUT THE EMAIL TODAY WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SOLAR ECLIPSE DAY.

I THINK A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY WAS WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE DISTRICT AND WHAT WAS PLANNED TO REALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT THEY WERE DOING THAT DAY.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT LESSON PLANS WERE ATTACHED SO THAT IF PARENTS WANT TO REINFORCE AT HOME, THEY CAN.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE VOTED ON THIS CALENDAR A YEAR AGO WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ON THE SOLAR ECLIPSE DAY, OUR DISTRICT WOULD BE PLANNING ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS AROUND THE SOLAR ECLIPSE.

THAT WAS THAT. WE MADE SURE THAT THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN WE VOTED ON THAT CALENDAR.

WE DID RECEIVE A LOT OF EMAILS FROM THE COMMUNITY, A LOT OF LET'S TALK COMMENTS.

AND EACH ONE OF THOSE WAS READ WITH CARE AND UNDERSTANDING.

AND I PERSONALLY UNDERSTAND THE FRUSTRATIONS.

A LOT OF THOSE EMAILS AND COMMENTS WERE WRITTEN FROM THE PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE OF THAT PARTICULAR FAMILY SITUATION.

AND EACH ONE OF THOSE WAS DIFFERENT IN WHAT SITUATION THEY WERE IN.

AND SO THE DISTRICT IS MAKING THE BEST POSSIBLE DECISION THAT THEY CAN FOR THE VARYING NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS IN SUCH A LARGE DISTRICT.

AND AS DR. AZAIEZ SAID, EVERY LARGE DISTRICT IN THIS AREA IS OPEN, AND I WOULD ASSUME FOR VERY SIMILAR REASONS.

SO, I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE DISTRICT FOR GETTING THIS INFORMATION OUT TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I WANT, I WANT I KNOW THERE WAS SOME TALK ABOUT, OH, YOU'RE OPEN BECAUSE OF THE FUNDING.

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RIGHT. BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF OUR PARENTS CANNOT BE OFF THAT DAY, AND THEY CANNOT POSSIBLY FIND CHILDCARE OR EVEN SOMEBODY TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR KID.

FOR THAT DAY. SO, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DOORS ARE OPEN FOR THOSE PARENTS AS WELL.

RIGHT. AND SO THAT'S REALLY THE NUMBER ONE, AS I SAID, THE ATTENDANCE IS GOING TO BE LOW.

AND WE MAY END UP LIKE ACTUALLY SUBMITTING A WAIVER TO AIR FOR THAT DAY.

IT'S NOTHING TO DO WITH FUNDING.

IF WE DON'T IF WE DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE FUNDING, OBVIOUSLY IT WOULD BE EASIER FOR US JUST TO CLOSE BECAUSE THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH FUNDING.

TRUSTEE WEIR. THANK YOU.

I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT ALL THE INFORMATION HAS STARTED GOING OUT TO THE PARENTS, BECAUSE I KNOW I WAS A PARENT THAT WAS VERY CURIOUS, AND I HAVE GOTTEN MY STUFF FROM MCNEIL NOW AS WELL. I DO LOVE THE TIMER ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WEBSITE.

PERSONALLY, BUT I'M A BIT OF A, I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THE ECLIPSE.

I DID WANT TO SAY, AS SOMEBODY WHO WORKS DOWNTOWN AND HAS TO DRIVE DOWNTOWN THREE TIMES A WEEK INTO DOWNTOWN AUSTIN PART OF THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION IS TO REQUIRE GROUPS OF 50 OR MORE TO REGISTER SO THAT THEY KNOW WHERE THE BIG GROUPS OF PEOPLE ARE.

IT ALSO FOR THE DOWNTOWN.

I KNOW FOR THE DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE; THEY ARE NOT THAT CONCERNED.

WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANYTHING.

I, I KNOW THAT IT IS DIFFERENT FOR CHILDREN THAN IT IS FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST WORKING DOWNTOWN, BUT PART OF IT IS JUST PLANNING AND TO BE ABLE TO CALL THE NATIONAL GUARD IF THEY DO NEED ADDITIONAL SERVICES.

I DON'T THINK THAT OUR AREA OUT HERE IS GOING TO BE OF THE SAME CONCERN OF OUR SCHOOLS THAT ARE IN TRAVIS COUNTY.

BUT WE'LL SEE. AND I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT THE FAMILIES IN THE WESTWOOD AND MCNEIL LEARNING COMMUNITY NEED TO KNOW, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT, BUT I'M NOT WORRIED. AND THANK YOU FOR SENDING THE INFORMATION OUT AND HAVING THIS PRESENTATION.

TRUSTEE BONE I JUST HAD A QUICK CLARIFICATION.

CAN WE CLARIFY TO PARENTS? THIS IS EVERY STUDENT AND EVERY ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SURE TO BE OUTSIDE AND SEE THE ECLIPSE.

AS LONG AS THE PARENT HAS SIGNED A PERMISSION SLIP.

AND IF THERE'S SOME HICCUP OR THE TEACHER DOESN'T GET IT OUT, OR HOW IS THAT GOING TO WORK? ASK THE QUESTION AGAIN, PLEASE.

IF THE TEACHER DOESN'T GET THE PERMISSION SLIP OUT.

MAYBE THE TEACHER YOU KNOW HAS BEEN SICK A FEW DAYS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY DON'T GET IT OUT OR SOMETHING HAPPENS? AND SO WE WORKED WITH OUR PRINCIPALS SPECIFICALLY TODAY, AS FAR AS YOU WILL BE SEEING A LETTER COMING OUT FROM CAMPUSES INDIVIDUALLY WHERE THEY WILL SAY, HERE'S WHEN THE PERMISSION SLIP IS DUE BACK.

SO THAT WAY THEY WILL BE ABLE TO KNOW IF THERE'S AN ISSUE, IF THERE'S A CONCERN, IF THERE'S.

THE PARENTS ALSO WITHIN THE LETTER THAT WILL COME FROM THE CAMPUS WHERE THEY CAN REACH OUT TO WHOEVER THE CONTACT IS, IF THEY HAVE A CONCERN OR THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THEIR THINGS SITUATED FOR THEIR STUDENT.

AND THIS IS K THROUGH 1246 PLUS THOUSAND STUDENTS.

YES, MA'AM. CAN I ASK A REAL QUICK FOLLOW UP, MADAM PRESIDENT? TRUSTEE. WEIR. THANK YOU.

SO I ACTUALLY KNOW THAT MCNEIL HAS ALREADY SENT THEIRS OUT, AND MY SON HASN'T PULLED IT OUT OF HIS BACKPACK.

BUT I DID GET THE NOTICE.

IS THERE IS THERE ANY PLAN, DR.

AZAIEZ TO MAYBE EMAIL A COPY OF IT ALSO TO PARENTS SO THAT YOU'RE NOT JUST RELYING ON THE CHILDREN TO TAKE IT? WE DEFINITELY CAN DO THAT.

AND I CAN TELL YOU, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AMAZING YOU KNOW, LEADERS, YOU KNOW, PRINCIPALS, I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO ACCOMMODATE OUR PARENTS, EVEN, I'M SURE, EVEN LIKE IF IT'S DUE TODAY AND LIKE THE DAY PRIOR AND THE DAY OF A PARENT DECIDE TO SIGN IT OR BRING IT, I'M SURE OUR PRINCIPALS ARE FLEXIBLE, AND THEY WILL DO EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS HAVE THIS GREAT, AMAZING LEARNING EXPERIENCE.

SO, I DON'T THINK WE'LL BE AN ISSUE.

ALL RIGHT. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT.

OH, CHUY. YEAH. SORRY.

CHUY, YOUR LIGHTS ON. GO AHEAD.

TRUSTEE. ZÁRATE. WHY DOES MINE NEVER WORK? DR.? AZAIEZ, I WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION.

HOW MANY OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD? EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO ESTIMATE HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE WE SERVING IN THE FAMILIES AND TRANSITION PROGRAM? AS OF, I GUESS, AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WAS AT.

I'M GOING TO CALL A POINT OF ORDER.

CAN YOU TO TIE IT TO THE ECLIPSE? THIS IS RELATED.

YEAH, IT'S ABSOLUTELY RELATED.

CAN YOU READ THIS? THESE ARE STUDENTS THAT ARE THAT HAVE NOWHERE TO GO.

AND I'M WONDERING IF ONE OF THESE STUDENTS GOES, I MEAN, NOBODY EVERYBODY ELSE WAS MAKING STATEMENTS KIND OF, TOO, NOT JUST QUESTIONS.

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AS LONG AS YOU CAN TRY TO FIT INTO THE ECLIPSE.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY ABOUT THE ECLIPSE.

I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF LEEWAY, BUT I JUST WANT TO GIVE THIS NUMBER FOR THE 993.

SIR. THAT'S ABOUT TO SAY I WAS JUST THERE TWO DAYS AGO.

SO, THIS ACTUALLY AS OF TWO DAYS AGO.

OKAY, SO THAT'S 993 STUDENTS THAT ON THIS DAY WILL HAVE NOWHERE TO GO, WILL HAVE NO MEALS.

THAT'S RIGHT. COULD PERHAPS HURT THEMSELVES BY LOOKING AT THIS THING.

I THINK THAT ALONE, NEARLY A THOUSAND STUDENTS IS ENOUGH TO KEEP THESE SCHOOLS OPEN.

THANK YOU. I JUST HAD TO MAKE SURE JUST TIE THAT INTO THE ECLIPSE.

MAKE SURE WE'RE STAYING ON TOPIC.

TRUSTEE WESTON? ARE THERE ANY OTHER DAYS IN THIS SAME WEEK THAT OUR SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED? SO, APRIL 10TH, THE WEDNESDAY.

IT'S CLOSE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THAT'S CORRECT. OUR STAFF WE'LL ALL BE WORKING ON WEDNESDAY.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT. WHY WILL THE SCHOOLS BE CLOSED? AND WILL THE ALMOST 1000 STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES IN TRANSITION PROGRAM HAVE ACCESS TO A PLACE TO GO AND MEALS TO EAT ON THAT DAY? IT IS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY, AND WHEN WE PASSED THE CALENDAR, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DAYS WE HAVE IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STAFF ARE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WHATEVER IT IS THE PRINCIPALS MAY NEED, OR THE DISTRICT.

RIGHT. SO, TWO DAYS LATER, ON APRIL 10TH, OUR STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN OUR SCHOOLS.

IT WILL BE A DAY OFF FOR SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS.

RIGHT. THAT'S TWO MINUTES.

OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON.

BUT I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THE DAY FOLLOWING THE ECLIPSE, I AT LEAST KNOW FOR EIGHTH GRADE IT'S THE READING STAR ON APRIL THE 9TH.

IS THAT CORRECT? DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER GRADES THAT ARE TESTING FOR STAR? THE DAY AFTER THE ECLIPSE, ALL THE ALL THE CAMPUSES GET TO CHOOSE WHAT THEIR RANGE WILL BE.

THE TEA GIVES US THE FULL RANGE.

HERE'S A WINDOW. AND EACH THE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES CHOOSE THEN A SPECIFIC PERIOD OF TIME WITHIN THERE.

SO, I DON'T KNOW I CAN'T I DON'T KNOW OFFHAND EACH CAMPUS AS FAR AS WHO WILL BE TESTING.

BUT WE DO HAVE CAMPUSES.

I KNOW FOR SURE. YES, MA'AM.

SOME CAMPUSES THAT ARE TESTING THE DAY AFTER, YES, ECLIPSE.

SO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S AWARE AND WE DO HAVE A DAY OFF ON THE WEDNESDAY OF THAT WEEK.

SO, IT'S A BIG WEEK FOR THE DISTRICT.

IF YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE ECLIPSE, THEN I'M SO EXCITED.

I HOPE YOU GET TO I DON'T THINK IT'S I'M NOT TOO OVERLY EXCITED ABOUT IT, BUT I'M GLAD PEOPLE ARE.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND I, I'M THANKFUL FOR OUR DISTRICT DOING ALL THE PREPARATIONS AHEAD OF TIME FOR THIS.

SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ON TO AGENDA ITEM G.1 BOARD STUDENT GOAL.

[G. DISCUSSION ITEMS]

AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO TRUSTEE.

MARKUM. OKAY.

FOR FEBRUARY WE HAD TWO MEETINGS, BOTH ON FEBRUARY 15TH.

OUR FIRST MEETING WAS THE PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE ANNUAL REPORT.

THE ENTIRETY OF THAT MEETING COUNTS TOWARD OUR STUDENT OUTCOME MINUTES.

SO, WE WERE AT 100% FOR THAT MEETING.

AND THEN OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING, WE HAD WE REALLY DID NOT DO WELL.

AND WE WERE AT 6.9% FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES.

SO, IN TOTAL FOR FEBRUARY, WE'RE LOOKING AT 31.65% TOWARDS STUDENT OUTCOME MINUTES.

DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES ABOUT THIS? TRUSTEE WEIR? DID WE GET A STAFF TIME TRACKER YET? WE DO NOT HAVE A STAFF TIME TRACKER.

WE ESTABLISHED IT, THOUGH WE HAVE IT.

I JUST WOULDN'T WORKING ON IT.

YEAH. AND I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT WOULD BE REPORTED IN A BOARD MEETING OR NOT.

I'LL NEED TO TALK WITH OUR GOVERNANCE COACH AS TO WHETHER THAT'S REPORTED IN A BOARD MEETING OR NOT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TRUSTEE MARKUM, FOR KEEPING US ON TRACK.

[H. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION BY CONSENT]

DO I HAVE I HAVE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION REAL QUICK, MR. PRESIDENT, ON H-5 IT SAYS THE ELECTION OF PLACE FOUR AND I.

BUT WE ALL EACH GOT A BALLOT.

YES. SO, WHAT ARE WE ACTUALLY VOTING ON THIS CONSENT AGENDA? WE ARE JUST RATIFYING THE PROCESS BY THE EDUCATION SERVICE CENTERS THAT WE EACH HAVE TO COMPLETE OUR BALLOT.

THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM ALMOST EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE WERE REQUIRED TO VOTE ON.

WE TYPICALLY SUBMIT BALLOTS AS A BOARD, THIS ONE, WE EACH HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL BALLOT.

AND I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ONCE THE MOTION PASSED THAT WE WOULD NEED TO FILL THESE OUT.

BUT I NEED TO HAVE A MOTION BEFORE WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE ITEMS H ONE THROUGH FIVE BY CONSENT SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

TRUSTEE. HARRISON.

OH, NOPE. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED.

TRUSTEE WESTON. I DIDN'T SEE YOUR HAND.

YOU ABSTAIN.

ABSTAINING. MOTION CARRIES 6-1.

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PLEASE COMPLETE THIS PRIOR TO THE END OF THE MEETING AND GET THESE TO PATTY, SO THAT WE CAN GET THESE SENT OFF.

THERE IS A DEADLINE ON IT, AND EACH ONE OF US WILL BE VOTING INDIVIDUALLY.

[I. ACTION ITEMS]

SO, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO TRUSTEE BONE TO TALK ABOUT WHY SHE WANTED TO PULL IT.

THANK YOU.

SORRY, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, SO I NEED A MOTION PRIOR TO STARTING DISCUSSION.

I HAVE MY LIGHT ON TRUSTEE HARRISON.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH RESOLUTION AS INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

TRUSTEE BONE. THANK YOU.

THE REASON I PULLED THIS IS, I HAVE A CHILD IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND I WENT TO LOOK AT SOME LIBRARY MATERIAL, AND I FOUND SUCH THINGS AS THE KAMA SUTRA IN OUR LIBRARY MATERIAL.

AND I ALSO FOUND SEXUAL INSTRUCTION MATERIAL THAT I HAVE TURNED OVER TO DR.

AZAIEZ THAT.

APPARENTLY BY OUR OWN LIBRARY STANDARDS.

IT SAYS ITS SEX INSTRUCTION, WHICH WE ALL KNOW THAT THE SHACK AND THE BOARD HAS ALL AUTHORITY OVER THAT.

SO, I JUST AT THIS POINT, I CAN'T APPROVE A LIBRARY MONTH.

WHEN WE STILL HAVE.

MATERIAL IN OUR LIBRARIES, BOTH ONLINE AND APPARENTLY IN OUR LIBRARIES THERE IN OUR LIBRARY CATALOGS.

AND THIS MATERIAL IS HARMFUL TO STUDENTS.

SO, I WOULD ASK THAT WE DELAY APPROVING THIS UNTIL WE KNOW THAT OUR LIBRARIES ARE SAFE FOR OUR STUDENTS, THAT THINGS LIKE THE KAMA SUTRA IS REMOVED.

AND BY THE WAY, YOU CAN SEE WHEN YOU GO TO THE ONLINE THAT IT IS IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS, IT'S AVAILABLE TO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.

I'M NOT GOING TO SAY FROM THE DAIS EXACTLY WHAT'S IN IT, BUT I THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

YOU GUYS SHOULD GO LOOK AT IT.

AND CELEBRATING THAT, I JUST.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DO RIGHT NOW.

WE NEED TO CLEAN UP OUR LIBRARIES BEFORE WE PASS RESOLUTIONS LIKE THIS.

TRUSTEE WEIR. OUR LIBRARIANS ARE SOME OF THE MOST BELOVED PEOPLE ON OUR CAMPUSES.

THEY PROVIDE SUCH AN AMAZING SERVICE, AND I DON'T KNOW OF A SINGLE LIBRARIAN THAT YOU, A PARENT, COULDN'T GO TALK TO WITH ABOUT CONCERNS.

THAT WOULDN'T BE A VERY GOOD LISTENER AND BE ON YOUR SIDE AS A PARENT.

SO WITH THAT, I CALL THE QUESTION.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION TO CALL THE QUESTION.

THIS IS YOU'RE NOW VOTING TO CALL FOR THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION AND ENDING ALL DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR OF ENDING DISCUSSION, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE TWO.

WE HAVE A VOTE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL LIBRARY MONTH.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE TWO.

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ON TO ITEM I TWO DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PUBLIC COMMENTS AT BOARD MEETINGS.

AND LET'S TALK OPTION.

THIS WAS A REQUEST BY MYSELF BECAUSE I DID MAKE A COMMITMENT THAT WE WOULD REEVALUATE OUR PUBLIC SPEAKING PROCEDURES AFTER 90 DAYS.

IT HAS BEEN 90 DAYS, AND THANKFULLY, ANNIE HAS CREATED A LITTLE BIT OF A PRESENTATION ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE SEEN THROUGH LET'S TALK IN THE LAST 90 DAYS.

SO, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. ANNIE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, THIS IS A VERY SHORT PRESENTATION.

YOU'LL NOTICE THE RED DATE THERE BECAUSE WE TRIED TO GET THE MOST UPDATED INFORMATION FOR YOU ALL, SO I'LL JUST GO THROUGH IT FAIRLY QUICKLY.

SINCE WE HAVE LAUNCHED, LET'S TALK SPECIFICALLY FOR THE TRUSTEE DIALOGS.

WE'VE GOTTEN 60 SUBMISSIONS.

IT TOOK US ABOUT FOUR DAYS TO AVERAGE THOSE.

I MEAN, TO ANSWER THOSE, THE AVERAGE SCORE THAT PEOPLE GAVE US, WHETHER THEY LIKED OR DIDN'T LIKE THE ANSWERS WE GAVE THEM, WAS A SEVEN.

THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE TYPES OF CUSTOMERS WHO ARE SUBMITTING DIALOGS, AND THEN THE HIDDEN ONE.

THAT'S A SUBSET OF THE TOTAL.

SO, THERE'S 18, I BELIEVE.

IS THAT RIGHT? YES. 18 PEOPLE WHO SUBMITTED A QUESTION OR A COMMENT BUT DIDN'T PROVIDE THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION.

THEY WANTED TO BE ANONYMOUS, AND WE AREN'T ABLE TO RESPOND TO THOSE, BUT IT GIVES THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR COMMENT OR QUESTION WITH EVERYONE WHO RECEIVES THOSE.

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THIS WAS THE MOST THE TOPICS WE RECEIVED.

THE MOST COMMENTS ON SO FAR HAVE BEEN THE CLIPS AND THEN OFF CAMPUS PE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL WHEN WE WERE WORKING THROUGH THAT, AND THEN FIVE OVERALL THANK YOUS TO DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS DIVIDED OUT, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, THE TWO-HOUR DELAY BACK IN JANUARY AND THEN ONE-OFF QUESTIONS REGARDING COLOR GUARD, YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL, THAT KIND OF STUFF. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEES I DON'T BELIEVE WE NEED A MOTION IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE ANYTHING.

SO, WE DON'T NEED A MOTION UNLESS SOMEBODY WANTS TO CHANGE THE POLICY.

CORRECT. OKAY.

WELL, IF YOU CAN.

IF THERE IS NO MOTION, YOU CAN JUST MOVE ON.

SO, YOU DON'T NEED ANY MOTION.

BUT. BUT WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION WITHOUT A MOTION.

YOU REALLY SHOULD HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE.

OKAY. TRUSTEE MARKUM? I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.

WE HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE.

I'M SORRY. IN ORDER TO HAVE A DISCUSSION.

ACCORDING TO ROBERT'S RULES.

SO. BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION IF WE WANT TO KEEP IT RIGHT.

WELL, WE COULD MAKE A MOTION TO SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY CHANGES OR A MOTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO REEVALUATE IT AGAIN AND SAY SIX MONTHS OR A MOTION TO I HAVE A MOTION.

OKAY, OKAY. TRUSTEE HARRISON I MOVE THAT WE REEVALUATE OUR COMMUNICATION POLICY IN 90 DAYS.

SECOND. OKAY.

SO, WE HAVE A MOTION TO REEVALUATE IT AGAIN IN ANOTHER 90 DAYS.

TRUSTEE WESTON.

SO, I HAVE AN AMENDED MOTION.

I MOVE THAT WE IMMEDIATELY REINSTATE OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS OPEN TO OFF TOPIC AGENDA ITEMS, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY IN OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS. THAT'S MY AMENDED MOTION.

SECOND, OKAY, I HAVE AN AMENDED MOTION.

SO FIRST WE DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE AMENDED MOTION? I DON'T HAVE A LIGHT ON.

TRUSTEE WESTON.

SO, I THINK IT'S CRITICAL THAT THIS HAPPEN.

IT WAS THE FIRST REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING AFTER YOU ALL INSTITUTED THIS NEW POLICY, WHICH I VOTED AGAINST AND DR.

BONE VOTED AGAINST.

IT WAS THE FIRST REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING AFTER THIS NEW POLICY TOOK EFFECT, THAT WE HAD ZERO PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

I THINK LET'S TALK AS A TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX.

I THINK WE SHOULD CONTINUE USING LET'S TALK.

BUT I THINK THAT WE ARE I THINK IT'S LAUGHABLE TO THINK THAT LET'S TALK IS SOMEHOW A SUBSTITUTE, AN ADEQUATE SUBSTITUTE FOR THE PUBLIC WHO PAYS OUR TAXES OR PAY THEIR TAXES TO OUR SCHOOLS WHO SEND THEIR CHILDREN HERE.

IT'S NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO COME HERE, CONFRONT THEIR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FACE TO FACE.

IT'S THE ONLY FORUM IN WHICH THEY CAN LAWFULLY CONFRONT ALL SEVEN OF US AT THE SAME TIME.

SO, I FEEL VERY STRONGLY IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY AND WITH AN OPEN MIND AND AN OPEN HEART AND WELCOMING HAND TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO WHOM THESE SCHOOLS BELONG, WE ARE JUST TEMPORARY STEWARDS OF SEATS THAT BELONG TO THE PEOPLE.

I THINK IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

TRUSTEE WEIR. THIS IS A BUSINESS MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ROUND ROCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE PUBLIC CAN COME AND ADDRESS ALL SEVEN OF US ON ANY ORDER OF BUSINESS, THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE TAKING CARE OF THAT DAY.

THAT'S WHAT THE LAW REQUIRES, AND THAT IS WHAT WE WE DO.

THERE IS NOTHING THAT SAYS YOU CAN JUST COME AND SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT.

THAT'S WHAT LET'S TALK IS FOR.

AND IF PEOPLE ARE ON ALL THESE SOCIAL MEDIA THINGS THEY CAN SEND PEOPLE TO, LET'S TALK.

IF THAT'S IF PEOPLE WANT TO JUST SIT AT THEIR HOMES AND SEND US NASTY THINGS, THEY CAN JUST GET ON, LET'S TALK AND DO IT FOR US.

BUT THIS IS A BUSINESS MEETING.

WE HAVE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO, AND IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT PERTAINS TO A MEMBER, A MATTER OF BUSINESS THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING, ABSOLUTELY YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO COME.

YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE THE RIGHT TO COME AND ADDRESS US AND LET US KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

WE SHOULD KNOW THAT ABOUT EVERY ITEM THAT WE ARE CONDUCTING BUSINESS ON, BUT NOT.

ON THE COLOR OF THE TURF OF A FOOTBALL FIELD.

THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

THIS IS A BUSINESS MEETING OF THE BOARD.

AND I CALL THE QUESTION.

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION TO CALL THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR OF ENDING DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE AMENDED MOTION.

RAISE YOUR HAND.

WAIT, WAIT. OH, SECOND.

SORRY, I THOUGHT I HEARD A SECOND.

SECOND FROM TRUSTEE ZÁRATE.

SO, I HAVE A MOTION TO CALL THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR OF ENDING DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON TRUSTEE WESTON'S MOTION.

RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED.

ABSTAINING. MOTION CARRIES 5-2.

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YOU'RE NOT VOTING TO APPROVE IT.

YOU'RE JUST VOTING TO ACCEPT HER MOTION.

ALL IN VOTING. ALL IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION BY TRUSTEE WESTON.

RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION FAILS. 2-5.

WE'RE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION ON THE TABLE, WHICH IS TRUSTEE HARRISON TO REEVALUATE THE PROCESS AGAIN IN 90 DAYS.

ALL IN FAVOR OF CONTINUING THE PROCESS AS IS AND REEVALUATING IT AGAIN IN 90 DAYS.

RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED? ABSTAINING. MOTION CARRIES 4-3.

ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE AND TRUSTEE MARKUM.

I JUST I WANT TO START BY SAYING THAT POINT OF ORDER.

THE BUSINESS IS ALL DONE.

THE MOTION IS DONE. WE JUST HAVE VOTED TO APPROVE THAT MOTION, AND THEN WE'LL VOTE TO FINALIZE IT BECAUSE WE HAD TO VOTE TO ACCEPT THE MOTION.

IS THAT CORRECT? RIGHT.

SECOND ON THE MOTION, YES.

OKAY. SO NOW ALL WE DID ARE GOING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION TO ACCEPT IT.

THIS IS ALL VERY PARLIAMENTARY.

WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THIS MOTION ONE MORE TIME AT THE END BECAUSE WE ACCEPTED THE ORIGINAL MOTION.

IF I DID THAT CORRECTLY, I THINK YOU JUST NEEDED A SECOND ON A MOTION.

AND THEN WE TOOK A VOTE.

SO YOU. YEAH, IT'S VOTED TOOK A MOTION.

YOU TOOK THE SECOND MOTION.

YOU TOOK THE MOTION; YOU GOT A SECOND.

AND THEN WE OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION.

SO, I DON'T THINK WE NEED THE FULL VOTE.

OKAY. SHE CALLED THE QUESTION I DID.

I CALLED THE QUESTION. SHE CALLED THE QUESTION OF ALL THE MOTIONS THAT WERE ON THE TABLE.

OKAY. I THOUGHT SHE WAS CALLING THE QUESTION ON THIS ONE.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE CALLING THE QUESTION ON THE MOTION THAT TRUSTEE WESTON MADE, BUT I THOUGHT CALLING THE QUESTION CALLS ALL OF THE MOTIONS THAT ARE ON THE TABLE.

OKAY. SO, THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS.

WE'LL REEVALUATE IN 90 DAYS, OKAY? OKAY. PERFECT.

ALL RIGHT. IT IS 8:44.

LET'S DO OUR LAST.

HOW LONG WILL THIS AGENDA.

DEPENDS ON HOW MANY QUESTIONS THERE ARE.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE WHAT TIME DO WE TAKE? IT'S BEEN AN HOUR AND A HALF. DO WE NEED ANOTHER BREAK? ALL RIGHT. LET'S TAKE A 15-MINUTE BREAK.

WE'LL COME BACK AT 9:00.

I'M SORRY.

IT IS 9:00 AND WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.

WE ARE ON TO AGENDA ITEM I THREE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ADVOCACY PLAN AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO TRUSTEE MARKUM FOR HER PRESENTATION.

THANKS. OKAY, SO THIS DOCUMENT WHICH BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I UNDERSTAND IS GOING TO BE A LIVING DOCUMENT, BUT THIS IS A CULMINATION OF THE WORK WE DID DURING OUR TEAM OF EIGHT TRAINING.

I'M SORRY. TRUSTEE. MARKUM.

THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.

WILL. THERE WILL NEED A MOTION OUT OF THIS TO START DISCUSSION.

SO, CAN YOU MAKE A MOTION TO BEFORE YOUR PRESENTATION BEGINS? I MOVE TO ADOPT THE ROANOKE ISD LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY PLAN 2024-2027.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY COMMENTS? TRUSTEE WESTON.

SO, WHEN DID WE RECEIVE THIS DOCUMENT? WHEN DID THE BOARD RECEIVE IT? AM I ANSWERING? ARE YOU? I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF ME.

SHE KNOWS THE ANSWER TO IT.

WHEN DID YOU RECEIVE IT IN YOUR INBOX? I'VE ASKED A QUESTION; I'D LIKE AN ANSWER.

AND I ASKED A QUESTION BACK.

WHEN DID YOU GET IT? I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER.

I DON'T HAVE MY EMAIL OPEN.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN. IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO ANSWER.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS BOARD.

I HAVE THE FLOOR.

I'VE ASKED A QUESTION.

THE ANSWER IS 29 HOURS AGO.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO, WE'RE BEING ASKED TO VOTE ON SOMETHING THAT WE RECEIVED 29 HOURS AGO.

WHEN OUR BOARD POLICY SAYS WE CAN'T ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THINGS IF WE'RE INSIDE OF 48 HOURS.

THAT'S NOT WHAT BOARD POLICY SAYS.

BOARD POLICY SAYS.

OKAY. AMBER WHETHER I GET IT.

IT'S ACTUALLY WORSE IF I DON'T GET IT IN ADVANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS.

IT'S ACTUALLY WORSE IF I RECEIVE A SIX-PAGE DOCUMENT 29 HOURS BEFORE A BOARD MEETING, AND I'M ASKED TO VOTE ON IT.

I'VE NOT HAD TIME TO READ A SIX-PAGE DOCUMENT 29 HOURS BEFORE A BOARD MEETING.

I PREPARED FOR THIS BOARD MEETING OVER THE WEEKEND.

WHEN WE RECEIVED OUR DOCUMENTS FOR THIS BOARD MEETING, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH BOARD POLICY GETTING THEM TEN DAYS IN ADVANCE.

SO, I DON'T SEE HOW ANYBODY SITTING UP HERE CAN VOTE ON THIS.

TRUSTEE HARRISON? FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS OUR WORK.

WE DID THIS DURING A BOARD MEETING.

SO, LIKE WE THIS IS LITERALLY WHAT WE CREATED.

WE HAD A COMMITTEE TO SHAPE IT.

SO, WE'RE BUSY, TOO.

ALL OF US HAVE LIVES AND THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING.

THIS COMMITTEE MET TWICE, ONCE BEFORE SPRING BREAK AND ANOTHER TIME ON MONDAY.

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THIS IS WHAT WE DEVELOPED AND CREATED.

AND I JUST FEEL LIKE.

THE QUESTIONING OF ALL OF ITIS SO DISINGENUOUS AND I WOULD LOVE TO MOVE ON.

OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS PLAN? RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION FAILS 5 TO 2.

OKAY. I MEAN, MOTION PASSES.

SORRY. 5 TO 2.

WAIT DO WE HAVE? WE HAVE OUR.

THAT'S HOW WE DO BUSINESS HERE.

OH, WE HAVE OUR MOTION AND A SECOND.

MOTION, SECOND, AND THEN IS THERE ANY DEBATE.

WE HAD QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEE WESTON.

OKAY. SO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

SO, THEN ANY DEBATE.

I DID THAT WRONG.

BUT NOW WE NEED TO HAVE THE PRESENTATION.

SO HOW DO I OPEN THAT UP FOR PRESENTATION.

SO, IF TRUSTEE MARKUM MADE THE MOTION AND IT WAS SECONDED TRUSTEE MARKUM HAS THE FIRST.

BUT I VOTED I.

I CALLED FOR A VOTE INADVERTENTLY.

I'M HUMAN, I MAKE MISTAKES.

I KNOW SOME PEOPLE ARE EXASPERATED, BUT I DO MAKE MISTAKES.

SO HOW DO I CORRECT THAT? I THINK THE I THINK THE YES, I THINK THE BOARD CAN RECONSIDER THE YES.

SOMEBODY ON THE PREVAILING SIDE MOTION TO RECONSIDER.

SECOND. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER.

NOW WE CAN HAVE OUR PRESENTATION.

WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT.

AND THEN.

YES, IT'S A MOTION TO RECONSIDER.

SO, THEN YOU, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER AND THEN TAKE A VOTE AND THEN THAT WILL OPEN IT BACK UP.

YES. OKAY. IF THE BOARD DECIDES TO OPEN IT BACK UP.

OKAY. A MOTION TO RECONSIDER.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

TRUSTEE BONE? WHY ARE WE WASTING OUR, THIS IS A BOARD MEETING, AS YOU GUYS HAVE ALWAYS SAID.

AND YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN VERY WORDY ABOUT WASTING TIME.

WHY ARE WE OPENING THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION? WHEN YOU GUYS JUST SAID THAT YOU GUYS WERE VOTING FOR IT.

SO, I SAY WE JUST MOVE ON.

YOU'VE ALREADY VOTED FOR IT.

WE DON'T NEED A PRESENTATION.

NOBODY REALLY KNOWS WHAT'S IN IT.

I GUESS YOU GUYS JUST VOTED ON IT WITHOUT THE PRESENTATION.

SO, I THINK THE COMMUNITY CAN SEE FOR THEMSELVES THAT YOU JUST VOTE ON THINGS AND, AND SO LET'S JUST MOVE ON.

SO, I WOULD NOT RECONSIDER THIS AND WASTE OUR TIME AND THE COMMUNITY'S.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. TRUSTEE MARKUM.

I WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK THROUGH THE WORK THAT WE DID DESPITE THE VOTE THAT JUST HAPPENED, AND OPEN THE FLOOR TO ANY QUESTIONS, BECAUSE AS I HAD STARTED TO TALK ABOUT, THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT.

AND SO, AND I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES AS WE WALK THROUGH IT THAT ANYBODY WANTS TO MAKE.

SO I WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK THROUGH IT.

YEAH, IT WAS AN ERROR ON MY PART.

TRUSTEE HARRISON.

SO NOW DO WE VOTE ON THE RECALL? YES. OKAY. SO CAN WE DO THAT? I HAVE ANOTHER LIGHT ON.

SO TRUSTEE BONE I WAS JUST CALLING THE QUESTION SECOND.

OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION TO CALL THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR OF ENDING DISCUSSION ABOUT THE AMEND THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER.

RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL MY MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

SO, A MOTION TO RECONSIDER ON THE TABLE.

TRUSTEE MARKUM.

YOU CAN MAKE THE PRESENTATION NOW.

NO, NO, NO, WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THE RECONSIDERATION AND THEN.

YEAH, TOO MANY THINGS. SO NOW WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER.

ALL IN FAVOR OF VOTING FOR THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER? RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE TWO.

NOW. TRUSTEE.

MARKUM. MY APOLOGIES.

DO I HAVE TO MAKE MY MOTION AGAIN? MAKE YOUR MOTION. AND THEN AFTER, IF YOU GET A SECOND, THEN YOU'RE THE FIRST.

OKAY. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE ROUND ROCK ISD LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY PLAN 2024 THROUGH 2027.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, AND YOU MAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

SO, AS WE WERE SAYING, THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF THE TEAM OF EIGHT TRAINING THAT WE DID.

SO MOST OF THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES WORK THAT WE ALREADY DID THAT WE SPENT THREE HOURS DOING.

SO SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT I WANT TO GIVE Y'ALL I START WITH ARE WE OUR COMMITTEE STARTS WITH TYING THE ENTIRE PLAN BACK TO THE FRAMEWORK FOR SCHOOL BOARD DEVELOPMENT. WE FELT THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US FOR ACCOUNTABILITY PURPOSES AND WHAT OUR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE AS TRUSTEES.

AND FOR TRANSPARENCY WITH THE COMMUNITY.

IF YOU GLANCE THROUGH THE DOCUMENT, STEPS ONE, TWO AND FOUR THROUGH SEVEN IS ALL WORK THAT WE DID IN OUR TRAINING.

SO WE SIMPLY SYNTHESIZE THE INFORMATION.

STEP THREE IS THE DISTRICT'S MISSION STATEMENT PULLED THAT RIGHT FROM THE DISTRICT.

IT'S BEEN OUR MISSION STATEMENT FOR A WHILE.

IF YOU LOOK AT STEP FIVE, WHICH IS ON PAGE THREE.

ONE THING THAT MAY LOOK DIFFERENT IS THE SWOT ANALYSIS.

THESE ARE THE RESPONSES THAT WERE CAPTURED FROM THE WORK THAT WE DID ON THE JAM BOARD.

SO WE TRIED TO PULL TOGETHER EVERYTHING I HAD TO GO THROUGH AND SCREENSHOT EVERYTHING FROM THE RECORDING TO CREATE THIS.

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AND WE WANTED TO CAPTURE THAT HERE IN THIS DOCUMENT BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT IS GOING TO HELP US CREATE THE STRUCTURE OF THE LISTENING CIRCLES THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT DOING WITH THE COMMUNITY MOVING FORWARD WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS PLANS.

AND THEN IF YOU FLIP OVER TO PAGE FOUR.

STEP SEVEN.

ORIGINALLY IN OUR WORK, WE ONLY DREW FOCUS TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, BUT OUR COMMITTEE DECIDED TO ADD AN ISSUE DEVELOPMENT AND CAMPAIGNS, BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY THE MEAT OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THIS ADVOCACY PLAN.

AND IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT SUCCESSFUL, WE NEED EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.

SO WE WENT AHEAD AND FLESHED OUT THOSE TWO FOCUS AREAS WHICH WAS REALLY CENTERED AROUND AROUND OUR DISCUSSION AND TRAINING.

AND THEN STEP EIGHT IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TIMELINE.

SO WE.

WON'T ACTUALLY ADOPT PRIORITIES UNTIL DECEMBER OF 2024.

WE USE KDE MARKUM.

THAT'S TWO MINUTES.

OKAY SINCE THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, BUT AS A PRESENTER.

PRESENTER, WE'VE DECIDED THAT THE PRESENTER DOESN'T HAVE TIMELINES.

AND THEN IT BEGINS ONCE THE DISCUSSION PART, THAT'S WHEN SHE STARTS HER TWO MINUTES.

WE'VE ALREADY VOTED THAT AS IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS.

POINT OF INQUIRY.

I'D LIKE TO GET. WHEN DO WE VOTE ON THAT? AND WHEN WE VOTED ON IT FOR THE MEETING, BUT NOT FOR.

IT'S NOT IN ANY OF US.

BUT I HAVE ANOTHER TWO MINUTES.

RIGHT. YOU DO HAVE ANOTHER TWO MINUTES.

OKAY. SO THEN YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR QUESTIONS.

OKAY. SO CAN I JUST CONTINUE WITH MY OTHER TWO MINUTES? OKAY. WE USE KATY ISD'S PLAN AS A MODEL FOR THIS.

AND THEN ADAPTED BASED ON OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS.

DIFFERENT DISTRICTS DO THIS DIFFERENTLY.

I BELIEVE WHEN KATY ISD DID IT, THEY ADOPTED THE PLAN ALONG WITH THEIR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.

BUT WE DID NOT WANT TO DO THAT UNTIL WE WORKED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PIECE, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF US GOING THROUGH THE TRAINING.

SO IT WAS IMPORTANT TO US TO ADOPT THE PLAN SO THAT WE HAD A TIMELINE TO WALK THROUGH, AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT ADOPTING OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AGAIN.

IN DECEMBER.

SO SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS PLAN YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE LISTENING CIRCLES TOUR, WHICH WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING EIGHT OF THOSE IN SEPTEMBER THROUGH NOVEMBER. AND THEN OUT OF THOSE LISTENING CIRCLES TOURS AND TALKING WITH ADMINISTRATION AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CLIMATE OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE LEGISLATURE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION AT THE TIME.

WE WILL LOOK AT OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THE COMMUNICATION PIECE, WHICH IS THE THE WEB PAGE, DEVELOP A LEGISLATOR ENGAGEMENT PLAN AND THEN HAVE A LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY DAY AT THE CAPITOL WHERE WE PULL IN ANYBODY WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN THOSE LISTENING CIRCLES TO GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON.

OKAY, YOU VOICED YOUR OPINION.

NOW USE YOUR VOICE YOU KNOW, TO ADVOCATE FOR WHAT IT IS YOU THINK OUR DISTRICT NEEDS AT THE CAPITOL.

AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A YEAR TWO AND A YEAR THREE SECTION.

THOSE ARE REALLY GOALS.

AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS WHERE THERE CAN BE A LOT OF FLUIDITY BASED ON HOW YEAR ONE GOES.

YEAR ONE IS WHERE WE REALLY WANT TO PUT OUR FOCUS ON AND IMPLEMENTING THOSE INITIATIVES, AND THEN WE CAN LOOK AT THOSE YEAR TWO AND YEAR THREE GOALS AND DECIDE WHAT WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT. THOSE ARE VERY, VERY COMMUNITY FOCUSED.

BUT THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF WORK.

AS FAR AS FORUMS GO AND REACHING OUT TO ALL OF OUR DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS AND WHO'S GOING TO DO THAT? AND SURVEYING OUR PARENTS AND OUR STAFF.

AND THEN THE BIG ONE IS HOSTING AN ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE COMMUNITY FORUM.

THAT'S SOMETHING I PERSONALLY WOULD LOVE TO WORK TOWARD, BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF WORK IN A DISTRICT THIS SIZE.

SO ANYWAY, THOSE ARE JUST GOALS TO WORK TOWARD.

BUT IT'S THE YEAR ONE THAT WE'RE REALLY, REALLY LOOKING AT IN THIS TIMELINE.

THANKS. ALL RIGHT.

TRUSTEES QUESTIONS.

TRUSTEE HARRISON.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU, TRUSTEE MARKUM, FOR PUSHING THIS.

IT FEELS GOOD TO.

WORK TOWARDS A LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY PLAN THAT'S NOT JUST US THAT INCLUDES AND UPLIFTS OUR COMMUNITY.

AS PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEES, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MAJOR THINGS THAT WE DO.

AND SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

I DO HOPE OUR COMMUNITY HAS TAKEN THE TIME TO LOOK OVER THIS.

THIS IS THOROUGH. THIS IS ROBUST, AND I BELIEVE IT WILL GET US TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE WITH SUPPORTING PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE WEIR.

WELL, ACTUALLY, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THANK YOU ALSO BECAUSE I KNOW THAT OUR GROUP.

HAD SOME TECHNOLOGY ISSUES.

AND SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT YOU WENT BACK AND YOU WATCHED EVERYTHING AND YOU SCREENSHOTTED ALL OF OUR STUFF, BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE FEW THINGS

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SO I DO REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GOING BACK AND DOING ALL THAT WORK OVER SPRING BREAK.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON, BUT I WILL SAY I THOUGHT THIS WAS A RATHER EASY DOCUMENT TO GO THROUGH BECAUSE IT WAS MOSTLY ALL INFORMATION THAT WE HAD SEEN BEFORE AND DISCUSSED. I'M FINE WITH HOW IT IS.

MY ONLY POINT OF FEEDBACK IS THE ONE ON PAGE FIVE IS THE THE ADOPT THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.

NOT UNTIL DECEMBER.

I DO REMEMBER THAT TALKING ABOUT THAT, THAT'S ALMOST TOO LATE BECAUSE MOST OF THE BILLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN DECIDED ON WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE WRITTEN AND THEY'RE STARTING TO BE SUBMITTED. SO A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT THAT DATE.

THERE'S A REASON WHY YOU CHOSE THAT THEN I UNDERSTAND, BUT OTHERWISE I THOUGHT THE REST OF THIS WAS VERY EASY TO FOLLOW.

AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY FEEDBACK ON THAT DATE OF DECEMBER 20TH.

YEAH, WE HAD TALKED WE HAD TALKED THROUGH IT AND IT DOES FEEL A LITTLE LATE.

I THINK THAT WE FELT LIKE WE WERE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE LISTENING CIRCLES AND THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PIECE THAT WE WANTED, AND THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF CREATING THIS PLAN BEFORE THAT TIME.

AND THEN NOVEMBER, WE HAVE ELECTIONS.

AND POTENTIALLY OTHER THINGS GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT, OTHER BIG INITIATIVES GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT.

AND SO IT FELT LIKE A LOT TO PULL OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

OUR COMMUNITY'S GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

SO IT FELT LIKE A LOT TO PULL OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO GET THOSE LISTENING CIRCLES DONE AND THEN INCORPORATE THAT FEEDBACK INTO OUR PRIORITIES.

BUT MY HOPE. BUT BUT THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT.

SO EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ADOPTING THIS PLAN, IF, IF.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING THAT UP.

THAT'S THAT'S NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.

WE JUST FELT LIKE THIS WAS DOING THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE TOO AMBITIOUS WITHIN THIS TIME FRAME.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION ON THAT.

TRUSTEE BONE. THANK YOU.

I THINK THERE'S ONE STATEMENT IN HERE THAT IS JUST GROSSLY WRONG.

AND IT'S UNDER ISSUE. DEVELOPMENT AND CAMPAIGNS.

THE BOARD ATTENDS PAGE NUMBER.

PAGE TWO UNDER ISSUE.

DEVELOPMENT AND CAMPAIGNS. THE BOARD ATTENDS TASB GRASSROOTS MEETINGS.

THERE IS NOTHING GRASSROOTS ABOUT TASB.

I WOULD SAY THAT THAT SHOULD BE STRICKEN.

IT'S VERY LAUGHABLE.

TASBIH IS THE LARGEST TAXPAYER FUNDED ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE.

IT IS NOTHING BUT A HUGE TAXPAYER BUREAUCRACY OF.

STEALING CHILDREN'S TAX MONEY.

THERE'S NOTHING GRASSROOTS ABOUT IT.

SO TASBIH ACTUALLY HOLDS MEETINGS THAT ARE CALLED TASBIH GRASSROOTS MEETINGS.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S REFERENCING.

IT'S A FACTUAL STATEMENT.

AND WE DO HAVE BOARD MEMBERS WHO ATTEND THAT MEETING.

WE DO HAVE BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE DELEGATES TO THE TASBIH DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

AND THIS WAS A STATEMENT THAT CAME UP DURING OUR WORK IN OUR SMALL GROUPS AND SEEMED TO BE SOMETHING THAT BOTH SMALL GROUPS TALKED ABOUT. SO I APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK, BUT I THINK IT FEELS LIKE A MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE, WHEN WE WERE DOING THE WORK AGREED WITH THAT.

AND AGAIN, IT IS A IT'S A POINT OF INQUIRY FACTUAL STATEMENT.

I'M WONDERING WHY TRUSTEE MARKUM IS GETTING EXTRA TIME.

I WASN'T ASKING HER A QUESTION.

ONLY IF YOU'RE ASKING HER A QUESTION.

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE SOME OF YOUR TIME.

THE QUESTION? I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE WAS RESPONDING THAT THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR A POINT OF ORDER.

OKAY. IS THERE A POINT OF ORDER? POINT OF ORDER. WHAT IS YOUR POINT? WHY IS TRUSTEE MARKUM RESPONDING TO MY QUESTION? AND WHY DOES SHE HAVE MORE TIME? SHE'S THE PRESENTER.

AND YOU ASKED HER A QUESTION.

I DID NOT ASK HER A QUESTION.

YOU ASKED WHY IT WAS IN THERE? NO, I SAID THERE WAS.

WE CAN REPLAY THE TAPE.

I SAID THERE IS A GROSSLY MIS STATEMENT IN HERE THAT I DO NOT AGREE WITH IS WHAT I STATED YOU SAID.

I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT'S IN THERE.

SO I WAS ANSWERING WHY IT WAS IN THERE.

YEAH. OKAY. IT'S A FORM OF A QUESTION.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON.

TRUSTEE. WESTON.

WE HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS FACING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE HAVE.

WE HAD A PRESENTATION EARLIER TONIGHT WHERE WE LEARNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF CHILDREN WHO CAN'T READ OR DO MATH ON GRADE LEVEL.

I KNOW MR. COVINGTON DOES YEOMAN'S WORK IN THE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT TO TRY TO GET US TO A ZERO DEFICIT BUDGET.

DON'T REALLY KNOW. YOU KNOW, HOW CLOSE WE ARE TO THAT.

BUT THAT'S BEEN A PROBLEM THAT HAS HAUNTED OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

WE'VE GOT SAFETY CONCERNS.

WE'VE GOT PARENTS THROUGHOUT OUR SCHOOLS THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL SAFETY OF THEIR CHILDREN.

WE HAVE SOME REAL PROBLEMS. AND YET HERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT POLITICS.

ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES TONIGHT SAID THAT IT'S OUR JOB AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

[03:20:03]

IS SOMETHING ABOUT.

THIS LEGISLATION.

LEGISLATION? WELL, MY WORDS SHAKING DOWN THE LEGISLATURE FOR MONEY.

ACTUALLY, IF YOU READ OUR OATH OF OFFICE, IT'S TO FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THAT IS WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO.

IT'S UP TO INTERPRETATION IN EACH OF OUR OWN PERSONAL OPINIONS OF WHATEVER ELSE IS ON TOP OF THAT, I THINK THAT THE VOTERS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS SPOKE LOUD AND CLEAR.

AND THE PRIMARY ELECTION EARLIER THIS MONTH, I THINK WE KNOW OR ANYBODY YOU KNOW, I'M NOT AS SMART AS ALL OF YOU ARE, BUT EVEN I CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE THE STATE IS HEADED WITH REGARD TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.

I THINK OUR TIME IS BEST SPENT LOOKING AT THE RESOURCES, THE MANPOWER, THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THAT RESIDES WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FOCUSING ON, LIKE A LASER, THE REAL PROBLEMS THAT ARE CONFRONTING OUR CHILDREN AND OUR FAMILIES.

I THINK THAT IS HOW OUR TIME IS BEST SPENT, NOT ON POLITICS.

THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME.

NO ONE CARES ABOUT ANY OF THIS.

AND WITH THAT I CALL THE QUESTION.

I HAVE A MOTION TO CALL THE QUESTION.

SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR OF ENDING DISCUSSION? I HAVE TWO MORE LIGHTS ON, BUT ALL IN FAVOR OF ENDING THE DISCUSSION AND VOTING.

RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED.

MOTION FAILS 3 TO 4.

TRUSTEE WEIR.

I COULD HAVE LIVED WITH BEING DONE.

I WOULD SAY THAT'S A GROSS OVERSTATEMENT TO SAY THAT NOBODY CARES.

AND I THINK IT IS PROBABLY INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND, AS WE GO THROUGH THIS BUDGET PROCESS, WHY WE'RE NEEDING TO GO THROUGH THIS BUDGET PROCESS.

AND WHEN PEOPLE FEEL POWERLESS AND WANT TO GO SPEAK TO THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS, NOT JUST IN THIS ROOM, BUT IN OTHER ROOMS, TO HAVE THE ABILITY AND THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO MAKE A COMPELLING STATEMENT TO THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

THEN I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S A BAD THING.

THAT IS TOTALLY UPHOLDING THE CONSTITUTION, THAT IS TOTALLY UPHOLDING OUR OATH THAT WE TOOK TO THIS DISTRICT TO BE TRUSTEES.

WE HAVE BEEN ENTRUSTED WITH THIS DISTRICT, AND WE ARE GOING TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ARE GOING TO EMPOWER THEM, AND WE ARE GOING TO LET THEM UNDERSTAND HOW EVERYTHING WORKS, HOW THE BUDGET WORKS, HOW THEIR CHILDREN ARE AFFECTED.

THAT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

AND TO SAY THAT NOBODY CARES ABOUT THE WORKINGS OF GOVERNMENT AND HOW THAT AFFECTS THEIR CHILDREN.

IS UNTRUE FOR MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS DISTRICT IS YOUR POINT.

MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD ASK YOU TO REMIND THE MEMBERS TO ADHERE TO THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND NOT HAVING NOT CASTING ASPERSIONS AND SAYING THAT ANOTHER COLLEAGUE HAS SAID SOMETHING THEY HAVE NOT SAID WOULD ASK FOR DECORUM.

I'LL CALL FOR DECORUM.

I WOULD LOVE A DEFINITION OF DECORUM FROM TWO OF OUR TRUSTEES.

I DON'T THINK THE WORD MEANS POINT OF ORDER.

I THINK IT MEANS. WHAT IS YOUR POINT? AGAIN BASED ON THAT STATEMENT.

CALLING OUT TO TRUSTEES, I WOULD ASK THE CHAIR TO INSIST UPON THE MEMBERS.

I HAVE CALLED A QUORUM.

I HAVE CALLED FOR DECORUM PREVIOUSLY.

TRUSTEE. HARRISON.

IT IS PART OF OUR ROLE TO BE ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TO ADVOCATE FOR THE NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

AND THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO DO THIS.

EITHER OR. THINKING IS SO DANGEROUS, RIGHT? WE CAN DO MULTIPLE THINGS AT ONE TIME.

OBVIOUSLY, PART OF OUR ROLE IS TO BALANCE THE BUDGET.

PART OF OUR ROLE IS OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNANCE, BUT IT'S ALSO ADVOCACY.

SO DOING ADVOCACY DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DON'T DO ALL OF THOSE OTHER THINGS.

IN FACT, WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT WE DO NEED MORE MONEY FROM THE STATE.

WE DO NEED THINGS FROM THE STATE.

WE DO NEED THE STATE TO NOT MAKE UNFUNDED MANDATES THAT HARMS TEACHERS, THAT HARMS STUDENTS.

SO I'M IN FULL AGREEMENT WITH THIS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE QUESTION.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION TO CALL THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? I THINK EVERYBODY'S HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK NOW THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY NEW LIGHTS ON.

ONLY TRUSTEE ZÁRATE HASN'T SPOKEN.

SO ALL IN FAVOR OF CALLING THE QUESTION IN ANY DISCUSSION, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED? ABSTAINING.

MOTION CARRIES 511.

WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO APPROVE THE ADVOCACY PLAN AS PRESENTED.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE TWO.

WE ARE ON TO ITEM JUN BOARD BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

[J. BOARD BUSINESS]

JUST A QUICK THANK YOU TO THE STUDENT PERFORMERS TONIGHT.

AT THE START OF THE MEETING, THEY WERE ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL DANCE STUDENTS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF TORI LOPER AND STASSNEY HAYS.

I ALWAYS LOVE GETTING TO SEE OUR AMAZINGLY TALENTED STUDENTS PERFORM.

[03:25:01]

WE HAVE A CALLED BOARD MEETING AND A BUDGET WORKSHOP.

I DON'T HAVE A RESPONSE FROM TRUSTEE BONE.

DO YOU KNOW IF YOU'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT MEETING? I NEED TO PULL OUT MY CALENDAR.

AND THEN ON APRIL 11TH, WE HAVE ANOTHER BUDGET WORKSHOP.

I DON'T HAVE RESPONSES FROM TRUSTEE WESTON OR TRUSTEE BONE WE BE ABLE TO ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS? OKAY. AND THEN WE HAVE AN APRIL 18TH REGULAR BOARD MEETING, AND I DON'T HAVE A RESPONSE FROM TRUSTEE WESTON.

AND THEN THE ACADEMIC WORKSHOP ON APRIL THE 25TH.

AND I DON'T HAVE A RESPONSE FROM TRUSTEE WESTON.

SO IF YOU GUYS CAN UPDATE YOUR CALENDARS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY APRIL 11TH.

RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE FOUR TRUSTEES THAT ARE.

THAT ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND THAT MEETING.

SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE.

I WILL BE OUT THAT MEETING.

SO TRUSTEE HARRISON WILL BE RUNNING THE MEETING FOR THAT ONE.

NEXT IS A RATHER PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENT, BUT TODAY IS MARCH THE 21ST, WHICH EVERY YEAR IS WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY. IF YOU NOTICE ANYBODY WEARING SOME CRAZY SOCKS TODAY, THIS IS HOW YOU CELEBRATE.

I'M WEARING MINE. I'M NOT GOING TO PULL MY FOOT UP ON TOP OF THE DAIS, BUT I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE IN THIS ROOM.

SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO ARE CELEBRATING WITH ME.

AND IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO HAS A CHILD OR IS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH DOWN SYNDROME TODAY IS THE DAY TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE THEM.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY THAT HAS JOINED IN THAT EFFORT.

LAST ONE IS JUST A REMINDER.

WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN OUR LONG RANGE AGENDA ITEM.

BUT WE DO HAVE THE COMMUNITY MEETING AT STONY POINT HIGH SCHOOL ON MONDAY THE 25TH.

SO JUST A REMINDER, WE DID GET SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS GOING OUT ON THAT.

BUT THAT'S JUST A SECOND REMINDER.

DR. AZAIEZ. YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I JUST YOU PROBABLY BY NOW YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS, BUT I HAD THE HONOR AND THE PLEASURE TO SPEND, ACTUALLY.

FRIDAY MARCH 8TH.

I'M SORRY. YEAH.

FRIDAY, MARCH 8TH, RIGHT BEFORE SPRING BREAK.

AND THEN THE SATURDAY IN SAN ANTONIO AT THE ALAMODOME, BECAUSE STONY POINT, OUR BASKETBALL TEAM, MADE IT TO THE FINAL FOUR AND ACTUALLY THE ONE ON FRIDAY.

AND THEY ENDED UP GOING TO FUN AND FINAL ON ON SATURDAY.

SO IT WAS SUPER EXCITING TO SEE OUR STUDENTS THERE, OUR COACHES, HUNDREDS OF OUR STONY POINT COMMUNITY MEMBERS JOINED TO REALLY CHEER THEM.

AND I WANT TO THANK ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS FOR BEING THERE ON ON FRIDAY.

IT WAS A 8 P.M.

GAME. AND THANK YOU FOR STAYING LATE FOR THAT.

BUT PROUD OF THEM.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM.

WEIR. THEY MADE ALL OF ROUND ROCK ISD VERY PROUD.

REPRESENTED. SO THANKS AGAIN TO OUR, OUR OUR STUDENTS, ATHLETES, OUR COACHES, OUR PARENTS, BOOSTER CLUBS, OUR LEADERS, EVERYONE WHO REALLY WORK HARD TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

I ALSO WANT TO JUST AN UPDATE AGAIN.

THAT AGAIN YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE STARTING A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

STARTING NEXT YEAR, OUR STUDENTS AND ANY COMPREHENSIVE, ANY OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA ALONG WITH THEIR ASSOCIATE DEGREE.

AND THAT'S FREE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PARENTS.

AND ALSO THE GOAL IS FOR THEM TO HAVE A WHAT DO YOU CALL IT, A COMBINATION OF OPTIONS SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ALL THEIR DUAL CREDIT COURSES.

THERE COULD BE A COMBINATION OF IB, AP UT, NRHP AS WELL AS DUAL CREDIT COURSES.

SO WE WE WANT TO GIVE THIS, THIS, THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY AGAIN FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS.

THEY'RE STARTING NEXT YEAR AND ALL OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALSO HEARD, BUT WE HAVE H-E-B DO A LOT OF THEY PROVIDE A LOT OF GRANTS, OBVIOUSLY, AND THEY ARE REALLY SUPPORT EDUCATION AND TEACHERS. AND SO EVERY YEAR THEY GO THROUGH A SELECTION PROCESS TO SELECT 30 FINALISTS OR TEACHER FINALISTS FOR THESE THREE BIG AWARDS. AND 30 OF THOSE ARE COMING PRETTY MUCH FROM ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS.

WELL, GUESS WHAT? THIS YEAR OUT OF THE 30 AND THERE ARE 1100 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THREE OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY FROM ISD.

SO 10% IS ACTUALLY FROM ROCK ISD.

SO WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF THEM.

WE HAVE MISS DENISE JOHNSON FROM BLACKLAND PRAIRIE MISS STEPHANIE STAUB FROM TERRA VISTA, AND ALSO MISS ANNE NGUYEN ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL.

AND AGAIN, WE ARE SUPER PROUD OF THEM.

AND THE BIG EVENT WILL BE HAPPENING IN SUNDAY, MAY 5TH, AND WE'RE HOPING THAT THEY WILL ACTUALLY WIN IT.

SOME OF THEM, SOME SOME OF THESE AWARDS COULD BE UP TO $20,000 FOR OUR TEACHERS AS WELL AS THE SCHOOL.

SO THE SCHOOL RECEIVED $20,000 ALONG WITH OUR TEACHER IF THEY WIN IT.

SO WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF THEM.

AND THEN LASTLY.

I KNOW SOME OF SOME OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDED, AND MANY OF OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED THE GALA FOUNDATION EVENT.

MARCH 2ND.

[03:30:02]

WE RAISED OVER $476,000 IN ONE EVENT.

THAT'S $55,000 MORE THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

AND SO THANK YOU TO MARY MARY, OUR PI BOARD EXECUTIVE AND THE BOARD FOUNDATION.

I'M SORRY FOR REALLY WORKING HARD TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK AND A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS ALSO WHO HELPED WITH EVERYTHING.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCH A STRONG AND SUPPORTIVE PI FOUNDATION.

AS YOU KNOW, THEY GIVE ALL KIND OF GRANTS TO OUR TEACHERS AND ALSO SCHOLARSHIPS TO OUR STUDENTS.

SO WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR OUR DISTRICT.

THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE ZÁRATE.

THANK YOU. AND YOUR LIGHT TURNED ON.

IT DID. YES. I'M SO IMPRESSED.

YOU CAN TURN MINE OFF BECAUSE HE WAS SO FRANTIC THAT I PUSHED MINE JUST IN CASE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE WEIR.

I WANTED TO FIRST OF ALL, THANK EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL FOR INVITING US OUT AND MYSELF OUT TO THEIR COLLEGE AND CAREER DAY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

IT'S ALWAYS A LOT OF IT'S ALWAYS A LOT OF FUN TO GO TO EARLY COLLEGE AND CHECK OUT THE FAMILY THAT THEY'VE BUILT OUT THERE.

AND THE STUDENTS WERE VERY, VERY INTERESTED IN IN THE FEW PRESENTATIONS THAT I SAW, THEY ALSO HAD A COLLEGE DAY THAT A COLLEGE FAIR THAT DAY. SO THERE WERE COLLEGES REPRESENTED THAT THEY COULD TALK TO.

IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

AND IT WAS A GREAT DAY. AND MORE AND MORE I LOVE GOING OUT TO EARLY COLLEGE.

AND I'M ALSO ALWAYS WILLING TO GO FOR A CAREER DAY IF ANYBODY WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT THE LIFE OF AN ACTOR DIRECTOR, TEACHER I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO COME OUT.

I THINK I'M GOING TO CARLSON SOON OR SOMEWHERE.

I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE I'M GOING.

BERKMAN MAYBE AGAIN, I'M NOT SURE, BUT JUST EMAIL ME IF I CAN DO IT, I WILL.

AND THEN YESTERDAY TRUSTEE BONE AND I WERE BOTH HONORED AT BEING ABLE TO ATTEND THE ONE-ACT PLAY COMPETITION FOR CEDAR RIDGE AND MCNEIL HIGH SCHOOLS. THEY BOTH ADVANCED.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW ABOUT.

I'M NOT SURE IF ROUND ROCK AND WESTWOOD AND STONY POINT HAVE GONE YET, BUT BUT THEY HAVEN'T YET.

RIGHT. OR THEY TONIGHT.

YEAH. OKAY. SO WE'LL HEAR WHAT THE RESULTS ARE THERE.

BUT MCNEIL AND CEDAR RIDGE BOTH ADVANCED.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE ONE-ACT PLAY COMPETITION, IT'S A BIG DEAL HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST THEATER FESTIVALS IN THE WORLD.

BASICALLY, ALL OF THESE KIDS WORK SO HARD TO DO THESE PRESENTATIONS, THESE PRODUCTIONS.

AND SOME OF THE PRODUCTIONS I SAW YESTERDAY WERE AS PROFESSIONAL LEVEL AS YOU CAN GET WITH NOT VERY MUCH TO WORK WITH.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT ROUND ROCK, STONY POINT AND WESTWOOD DO.

I HOPE WE ALL ADVANCE AND WE ALL TAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO STATE ROUND ROCK WENT TO STATE LAST YEAR AND THE TWO PRODUCTIONS I SAW FROM CEDAR RIDGE AND MCNEIL I I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS TOURNAMENT A LONG TIME.

I DON'T SEE WHY THEY CAN'T GET CLOSE IF NOT MAKE IT ALL THE WAY AND WIN.

SO GOOD LUCK TO WELL, GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

BREAK A LEG RIGHT NOW. IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE PERFORMING AND BREAK A LEG TO MCNEIL AND CEDAR RIDGE FOR GOING FORWARD.

ALL RIGHT? I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON.

DID I MISS ANYBODY? ALL RIGHT.

SO WE ARE GOING TO PULL AGENDA ITEM K ONE.

[K. CLOSED SESSION (The Board reserves the right to enter into closed session on any agenda item as permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Section 551.071 et seq.)]

PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071, THE BOARD WILL CONSULT WITH COUNSEL FOR THE DISTRICT AND BOARD COUNSEL TO DISCUSS A SETTLEMENT DEMAND IN CIVIL ACTION.

NUMBER ONE. COLON 22 DASH CV DASH 0048-D JEREMY STOREY VERSUS SUPERINTENDENT HAFEDH AZAIEZ TRUSTEE AMBER FELLER TIFFANIE HARRISON AMY WEIR JUN XIAO COREY VESSA.

OFFICERS JEREMY YARBROUGH, JAMES WILLOUGHBY, DEBORAH GRIFFITH, MILTON POPE, FRANK PONTILLO, RON COLE, CHIEF DENNIS WEINER AND CARLA AMACHER INDIVIDUALLY AND THE ROUND ROCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, AUSTIN DIVISION.

IT IS 931.

WE ARE ENTERING CLOSED SESSION.

WE WILL BE HAVING CLOSED SESSION IN HERE.

SO PLEASE GATHER YOUR BELONGINGS AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ATTENDING THIS EVENING.

IT IS 943.

[L. CALL BACK TO ORDER/EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTIONS]

DO I HAVE ANY MOTIONS COMING OUT OF CLOSED? MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD REJECT THE SETTLEMENT DEMAND MADE BY THE PLAINTIFF IN CIVIL ACTION.

NUMBER 122 CV 00448-DAE SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY COMMENTS? I DON'T HAVE ANY LIGHTS ON.

TRUSTEE HARRISON.

I'D LIKE TO CALL THE QUESTION.

SECOND. I PUSHED MY BUTTON WHEN SHE WAS READING THE MOTION.

MY BUTTON HAS BEEN ON.

DO WE CAN WE CALL THE.

YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T. YOU CAN'T SAY NO DEBATE I'M SEEKING.

I THINK THE THE BOARD CHAIR HAS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SPEAKER.

AND SO IF YOU ACKNOWLEDGE SHE WAS THE FIRST LIGHT THAT CAME ON WHEN I LOOKED OVER AT MY BOARD, LITERALLY, IT WENT THAT AND THEN IT WENT MARY.

AND THEN IT WENT DANIELLE, LIKE BING BING BING.

POINT OF ORDER. WHAT IS YOUR POINT? I DON'T THINK THAT ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER ALLOWS FOR ZERO DEBATE.

[03:35:01]

WE CANNOT HAVE ZERO DEBATE.

ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER ALLOWS FOR ZERO DEBATE.

I'VE LOOKED AT THAT.

OKAY, SO I WILL GO WITH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL.

I HAVE A MOTION TO CALL THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR OF ENDING ANY KIND OF DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE MOTION.

RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES FIVE.

TWO. WE HAVE A MOTION TO REJECT THE SETTLEMENT OFFER.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED? ABSTAINING. MOTION CARRIES 502.

WE HAVE NOTHING ELSE ON THE AGENDA.

IT IS 945, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.