Apr 17, 2025 Regular Board Meetings

[B. CALL TO ORDER]

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THANK YOU. AND WHILE SHIREEN IS COMING FORWARD, WE WANT TO THANK THE AMAZING RIDGEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA FOR GIFTING US WITH THEIR TALENTS TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND, SHIREEN, GO AHEAD.

I 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 SO MUCH, SHIREEN. OKAY.

[D. RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS AND STAFF]

GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT HARRISON AND TRUSTEES AND DR.

AZAIEZ. TONIGHT IS A IT'S THAT TIME OF THE NIGHT WHERE WE SHOWCASE SOME OF OUR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS AND STAFF AND TELL YOU ABOUT THEIR IMPRESSIVE RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

IF YOU COULD COME UP TO THE FRONT, PLEASE. SO WE'LL START TONIGHT BY RECOGNIZING THE AMAZING FEATS OF OUR STUDENTS, STUDENT GROUPS, AND STAFF.

AND OUR FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE MISS SHIREEN, WHO IS JUST UP HERE.

SHE WAS WON FIRST PLACE IN THE 24-25 LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE TEXAS CONTEST, WITH HER LETTER REFLECTING ON THE MEMOIR OF OLYMPIC CROSS COUNTRY SKIER JESSIE DIGGINS, BRAVE ENOUGH. WILL SHIREEN, PRINCIPAL RAMIREZ, AREA SUPERINTENDENT DR.

GUERRERO, AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF ACADEMIC SERVICES RODRIGO PORTILLO PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO [APPLAUSE].

FOR OUR NEXT GROUP OF STUDENTS, WE HAVE SEVERAL CAMPUSES BEING RECOGNIZED.

SO WE'LL CALL THE CAMPUSES UP ONE AT A TIME FOR A GROUP PHOTO. WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE FIVE CAMPUSES WITH STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE THE TOP THREE PLACEMENTS AT THE TEXAS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR. SO FIRST, WE WELCOME GARGI SHARMA FROM ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, WHO PLACED THIRD IN TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCES [APPLAUSE].

SO CAN WE ALSO INVITE DR. FARRIS AND MR. PORTILLO TO COME TO THE FRONT? OUR LAST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WE'RE RECOGNIZING FOR THE TEXAS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIRS FROM WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.

SO RITHWIK NAIR, WHO PLACED SECOND IN SYSTEMS SOFTWARE, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT ALONG WITH DR.

OLDHAM AND MR. PORTILLO [APPLAUSE]. CONGRATULATIONS.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS WHO HAD STUDENTS PLACED AT THE TEXAS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR. FIRST, WE'LL RECOGNIZE THREE STUDENTS FROM CANYON VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL. ARYA HIRSAVE PLACED FIRST IN THE SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND DESIGN CATEGORY AND RECEIVED THE EXXONMOBIL AWARD [APPLAUSE].

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AND ARNAV SARAF PLACED FIRST IN THE EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CATEGORY AND RECEIVED THE EXXONMOBIL AWARD [APPLAUSE].

MIC] OUR NEXT MIDDLE SCHOOL IS PEARSON RANCH. AMRIT ARORA PLACED FIRST IN SYSTEM SOFTWARE AND RECEIVED THE BEST OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES AWARD, THE HONORABLE MENTION FOR THE JUNIOR DIVISION AND THE SUMAS INDUSTRY AWARD.

ARHAM KHAN PLACED SECOND IN TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCES [APPLAUSE].

OUR FINAL STUDENT GROUP WE'RE RECOGNIZING OUR THREE STUDENTS FROM WALSH MIDDLE SCHOOL, ABHINAV KANKANALA, ARJUN KANUTALA, AND PRANAV TANNIRU PLACED SECOND IN PLANT SCIENCES.

CAN YOU COME UP TO THE FRONT ALONG WITH DR. FARRIS AND MR. PORTILLO? [APPLAUSE] MIC] OKAY NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO STAFF RECOGNITIONS.

SO WE ARE INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE OUR ENRICHMENT DEPARTMENT AND THEIR SUCCESSES IN GROWING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND A SENSE OF BELONGING ON ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.

ENRICHMENT HOSTS MANY DISTRICT WIDE EVENTS ENCOMPASSING ALL GRADE LEVELS, SUCH AS THE ELEMENTARY STUDENT LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, WHICH ALMOST DOUBLED IN PARTICIPATION THIS YEAR, AND THE FIRST MIDDLE SCHOOL VISIONARY VOICES LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, WHERE 9 OF THE 11 CONFERENCES GREW IN TEAM BUILDING AND LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT GROWTHS ENRICHMENT HAS ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE YEARS IS THE ANNUAL THINK HER EVENT, WHERE THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE GIRLS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT COME TOGETHER TO LEARN AND EXPLORE STEAM RELATED TOPICS AND ACTIVITIES.

SO WILL ENRICHMENT COORDINATOR DAVID BAIRD DIRECTOR, RAINE MAGGIO AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES DR.

GERARD, JOIN EVERYONE AT THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO PLEASE [APPLAUSE].

FINAL STAFF GROUP WE RECOGNIZE TONIGHT IS THE FIRST EVER ROCK TEACHER RESIDENT COHORT.

THE ROCK RESIDENCY, LAUNCHED IN JUNE OF 2024, OFFERS A HANDS ON, HANDS ON ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL STUDENT TEACHING, COMBINING CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE WITH A COMPETITIVE SALARY, FULL BENEFITS, AND A YEAR OF TEACHING SERVICE.

THESE SIX EDUCATORS RECENTLY SIGNED ON TO JOIN TO CONTINUE THEIR EXPERIENCES AS TEACHERS WITH ROUND ROCK ISD FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR,

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WILL ABBY WALKER, MACY TANNER, RAYMOND TAN, CARISSA DAVILA, CRYSTAL GUNDY, TEACHER RESIDENT PD TEAMMATE MICHELLE JEFFERS, CD FOLKS PRINCIPAL PENNY OATES AND ROCK RESIDENCY PROGRAM CURATORS TAYLOR RATLIFF AND EMILY SANCHEZ PLEASE COME UP FOR A PHOTO [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS WE RECOGNIZED OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF, DR. AZAIEZ AND TRUSTEES, YOU CAN RETURN TO YOUR SEATS. WE WILL HEAR FROM OUR NEWEST PRINCIPAL AND THEN WE WILL WATCH TONIGHT'S VIDEO.

SO BEFORE WE WATCH OUR VIDEO FOR THE EVENING, WE WANT TO WELCOME OUR NEWEST PRINCIPAL, WHO IS NOW AT JOE LEE JOHNSON.

PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME MICHELLE DEAN TO THE MICROPHONE TO SAY A FEW WORDS [APPLAUSE].

I'M NOT QUITE THAT TALL. YOU KNOW I'M USED TO SPEAKING IN FRONT OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, BUT THIS MAKES ME NERVOUS, SO I HAD TO DO MY LITTLE SPEECH. SUPERINTENDENT AZAIEZ, DR.

MERCER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD THE JOE LEE JOHNSON COMMUNITY AND BECOME A PART OF THE LEARNING COMMUNITY COMMUNITY.

I UNDERSTAND THIS DECISION CAME AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, AND I'M TRULY HONORED THAT YOU HAVE PLACED YOUR TRUST IN ME.

IN THE SHORT TIME I HAVE BEEN HERE I HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO INTEGRATE MYSELF BOTH INTO THE SCHOOL AND INTO THE COMMUNITY.

AND THIS IS A COMMUNITY THAT WANTS THEIR SCHOOL TO SUCCEED, AND THEY'RE WILLING TO DO WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS. WE HAVE AMBITIOUS PLANS. AS YOU KNOW ONE OF MY PRIMARY GOALS AS A SCHOOL LEADER IS FOR JOE LEE JOHNSON TO BECOME AN A-RATED CAMPUS.

I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE WORK THAT GOES IN TO THIS RIGHT HERE, AND I'VE ALREADY BEGUN THE PLANNING PROCESS.

I BELIEVE YOU WILL BE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE CAN ALL ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY AND FOR WELCOMING ME TO ROUND ROCK ISD [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU, PRINCIPAL DEAN. TONIGHT WE'RE SHARING A VIDEO OF TWO OF OUR TEACHER RESIDENTS WHO WERE JUST UP HERE AND THEIR EXPERIENCE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

WELCOMING THEM TO THE TEACHING PROFESSION.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING A LOT ABOUT KIND OF WHAT A DAY TO DAY AS A TEACHER KIND OF IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

LIKE JUST GETTING TO KNOW MORE STUDENTS, GETTING TO PUT MYSELF OUT THERE AND GETTING TO EXPRESS MY LOVE FOR MATH.

REALLY BEING ABLE TO GRASP, YOU KNOW, MY CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, THE THE SKILLS ITSELF.

YOU REALLY CAN'T GET IN ONE SEMESTER. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH THESE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IT FEELS SO GOOD TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO LIKE, USE LIKE THE THREE YEARS OF, YOU KNOW, LEARNING ABOUT ALL THESE LIKE, PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES AND HOW TO TEACH TO BE ABLE TO FINALLY, LIKE, ACTUALLY USE THEM. QUIZZED ON SPECIFICALLY.

WE'RE STARTING WITH THE BASICS TAKING ATTENDANCE, GETTING SEATING CHARTS, PUTTING ATTENDANCE ON THE PAPER, PUTTING THE COMPUTER, GRADING ASSIGNMENTS, HANDING BACK PAPERS, ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT.

YOU DEFINITELY GET MORE HOURS BEHIND THE SCENES.

YOU GET TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO ACTUALLY BE A FULL TEACHER, AND YOU GET TO NAVIGATE HOW YOU WANT TO TEACH, NOT JUST HOW YOUR HOST TEACHER TEACHES. HERE, LIKE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS.

I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT TOO MUCH OF IT. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT LIKE, OH YEAH, LIKE I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST TO TRY AND YOU KNOW, BE THE BEST TEACHER I CAN BE AND GET TO KNOW MY STUDENTS LIKE THAT.

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WE'RE FINDING, YOU KNOW, THE WHERE SOME ARE STRONGER IN ONE AREA, MAYBE PULLING THE OTHER ONES UP.

SO I THINK WE'RE REALLY WORKING WELL TOGETHER, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE FROM WHERE WE ARE NOW TO COME IN IN MAY.

DOES THAT ANSWER OUR QUESTION? SURPRISED IS THAT I WAS REALLY NERVOUS THAT THE KIDS WERE GOING TO BE MEAN OR I WAS I WAS PRETTY SCARED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, KIDS, YOU'VE HEARD LIKE, KIDS CAN BE BRUTAL SOMETIMES.

THEY'RE VERY HONEST. THEY'RE VERY SWEET. THEY'RE VERY RESPECTFUL. SO I THINK THAT'S BEEN PRETTY SURPRISING IS HOW MANY OF THEM ARE VERY READY TO LEARN.

I THINK FOR ME, JUST THE OPPORTUNITY TO PAY IT FORWARD TO HELP BUILD THE PROFESSION.

IT IS EXCITING TO SEE PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST CHOICE IN THEIR CAREER WAS TEACHING.

I'VE WANTED TO BE A TEACHER SINCE SECOND GRADE, SO BEEN I'M STILL GOING TO CHASE THAT DREAM, STILL GOING TO DO IT FOR PROBABLY THE REST OF MY LIFE.

I HAVE ALREADY SIGNED WITH THE DISTRICT SO I ALREADY HAVE A CONTRACT. I WILL TEACH IN THE DISTRICT. IT'S A MATTER OF JUST FINDING A HOME.

I REALLY WANT TO STAY AT THE SCHOOL IF THEY HAVE AN OPENING, OF COURSE, AND I'VE TALKED TO THE PRINCIPAL ABOUT THAT.

I LOVE MIDDLE SCHOOL. THEY'RE FUN. THEY'RE VERY FUN.

WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AROUND THE DISTRICT, ANYBODY WHO HEARS ABOUT IT IS EAGER TO HAVE IT AT THEIR SCHOOL, SO IT'S DEFINITELY A VALUE ADD TO A CAMPUS.

WOW. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO US. IT'S SO AMAZING TO HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO CELEBRATE.

AND JUST A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE ROCK TEACHER RESIDENT TEACHER PROGRAM FOR YOU TO BE STEPPING INTO EDUCATION AT A TIME WHERE IT'S CHALLENGING.

WE'RE SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU'VE CHOSEN TO STEP INTO THE PROFESSION, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT YOU'VE COME TO ROUND ROCK ISD.

SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DEEP GRATITUDE.

MAYBE GIVE THEM ONE MORE HAND [APPLAUSE]. AND WE'LL GIVE A QUICK SECOND.

WE HAD SO MUCH TO CELEBRATE. I SEE OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE SHIFTING OUT.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. THANK YOU FOR BEING AMAZING.

YOU CAN SHIFT IF YOU NEED TO.

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

AT EACH BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD WILL SET ASIDE TIME TO AFFORD THE GENERAL PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

WE ASK THAT CONCERNS OR COMPLAINTS REGARDING SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS NOT BE RAISED IN THIS PUBLIC FORUM.

SPECIFIC CONCERNS ABOUT EMPLOYEES OR FORMER EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE BOARD POLICIES.

THE BOARD REQUESTS THAT COMMENTS, WHETHER POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, BE COURTEOUS AND RESPECTFUL. I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE AUDIENCE AND THE VIEWERS THE COMMENTS OF THE SPEAKERS REFLECT THEIR OWN POSITIONS OR OPINIONS.

AS A 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 PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC DOES HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK, THAT RIGHT IS NOT UNLIMITED.

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

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

THE BOARD SHALL NOT TOLERATE DISRUPTION OF THE MEETING BY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE. IF, AFTER AT LEAST ONE MORE INDIVIDUAL WARNING FROM THE PRESIDING OFFICER, ANY INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE MEETING BY HIS OR HER WORDS OR ACTIONS, THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL REMOVED FROM THE MEETING. THE BOARD MAY NOT DISCUSS OR ACT UPON ANY MATTER THAT IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE ACTION ITEM PORTION OF THE AGENDA.

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

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

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. TRUSTEE MARKUM, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, WILL BE THE DESIGNATED TIMEKEEPER. AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS, I HOPE I PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME RIGHT, TAMAI TISDALE AND YOU'RE A ROUND ROCK ISD EMPLOYEE, YOU'RE A ROUND ROCK ISD RESIDENT, AND YOU'RE SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM.

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I HAVE FOUR CERTS AND TWO IN TECH, GREW 90% OF MY DUAL LANGUAGE STUDENTS IN MATH AND COMPLETED FOUR SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS.

I DID NOT GET A T TEST EVALUATION THIS YEAR. HOWEVER, I WAS RECOMMENDED FOR NON-RENEWAL.

I WANT TO PLACE EMPHASIS ON THE NON-RENEWAL PROCESS AND STATE THAT ADMIN SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO NON-RENEW TEACHERS BASED ON PERSONAL PREFERENCE, NOT BE ABLE TO NON-RENEW ON PERSONAL PREFERENCE, BUT ONLY ON PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT THAT IS BEST FOR THE DISTRICT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE TAMMY CONRAD. YOU ARE ROUND ROCK ISD EMPLOYEE.

YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT AND YOU'RE SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM F2 AND YOU'RE REPRESENTING EDUCATION ROUND ROCK .

THANK YOU. AS YOU KNOW, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF EDUCATION ROUND ROCK, WHICH IS OUR LOCAL AFFILIATE OF THE TEXAS STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AND THE TEXAS AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS. WE KNOW THE PER STUDENT ALLOTMENT FROM THE STATE HAS BEEN INADEQUATE SINCE 2019, THE LAST YEAR THAT IT WAS INCREASED. IT DOES LOOK LIKE WE MAY GET $395 MORE FROM THE STATE THIS NEW SCHOOL YEAR, BUT THAT'S STILL BELOW WHAT IS NEEDED TO KEEP UP WITH INFLATION.

AND OF COURSE, IT'S INFURIATING TO KNOW THAT VOUCHERS PASSED EARLY THIS MORNING, WHICH WE KNOW WILL IMPACT PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN MANY WAYS.

SO HERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT POTENTIAL BUDGET CUTS AGAIN.

WHETHER THE CUTS HAPPEN TO PROGRAMS OR THEIR VIA STAFF ATTRITION OR EVEN WORSE, POSSIBLE LAYOFFS, IT WOULD RESULT IN WORKFORCE DOING MORE WITH LESS.

THIS APPLIES EVEN MORE PRESSURE ON STAFF AS THEY WRESTLE WITH AN EVER GREATER WORKLOAD.

IT'S HARD TO SEE A LANDSCAPE OF BUDGET CUTS WHERE CLASS SIZES CAN BE KEPT UNDER CONTROL.

IN VIEW OF INCREASED PRESSURES AND DEMANDS, THERE MUST BE COMPENSATION INCREASES FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

ROUND ROCK TEACHER PAY IS RELATIVELY COMPETITIVE WITH OUR EIGHT NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS, AND WE ARE THIRD OUT OF EIGHT FOR TEACHERS IN THE VARIOUS AGE EXPERIENCE LEVELS.

THIS SHOWS, THOUGH, THAT THERE'S STILL ROOM FOR BETTER PAY TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE A DESTINATION DISTRICT.

REGARDING OUR LOWEST PAID STAFF, THE MINIMUM WAGE IS A MERE $15.25.

IN CONTRAST TO AUSTIN ISD, WHERE IT IS $20.25, A FULL $5 MORE.

THIS PAY INEQUITY MUST BE ADDRESSED AND SPEAKS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING DUE PROCESS IN THE BOARD POLICY FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE EMPLOYEES.

EDUCATION. ROUND ROCK IS ASKING FOR A 3% RAISE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, AND THIS IS A HUMBLE ASK, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE THAT WOULD MERELY KEEP PACE WITH INFLATION FOR THE LAST 12 MONTHS.

TO DO ANYTHING LESS WOULD ADVERSELY IMPACT MORALE AND POSSIBLY LEAD TO MANY LOOKING ELSEWHERE FOR EMPLOYMENT.

WE DO KNOW IT'S TOUGH TIMES FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, BUT WE MUST PERSEVERE IN FINDING WAYS TO ADEQUATELY REWARD OUR EMPLOYEES.

THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT GIVING YOU YOUR 3O SECOND WARNING.

THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. DR.

[F. SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS]

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HARRISON AND BOARD MEMBERS.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SO WE HAVE IT'S A LONG AGENDA, BUT WE HOPE THAT WE'LL GO THROUGH IT WITH A LOT OF EXPLANATION.

ALSO BEING ABLE ALSO TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS. SO WE'RE GOING TO KICK IT OFF WITH FIRST GIVING YOU AN UPDATE ON THIS YEAR'S BUDGET AND THEN TALK ABOUT NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.

AND AS WE JUST HEARD, THERE MAY BE SOME NEW DEVELOPMENT COMING FROM THE LEGISLATORS AFTER THE PASSING OF HOUSE BILL TWO.

SO WITH NO DELAY, DENNIS, IF YOU CAN PLEASE GIVE US UPDATES ON THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.

THANK YOU. SIR. MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE STAND AS OF THE 25-26 BUDGET UPDATE.

I MEAN, 24-25 BUDGET UPDATE. I'M SORRY, AS OF 4/7 I'VE HIGHLIGHTED THE CHANGES THAT HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE LAST PRESENTATION THAT WE SHOWED YOU ON FEBRUARY 25TH.

AND SO THE FIRST CHANGE YOU SEE IS THE INVESTMENT INCOME.

WE'VE TAKEN ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR INVESTMENT INCOME, AND WE ARE UPPING THAT NUMBER BY FIVE BY UP TO $ 04,500,000 INSTEAD OF THE $4 MILLION THAT WAS ON THE 2/25.

OUR STATE REVENUE DECLINED JUST A LITTLE BASED ON SOME PEIMS DATA THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY CONSTANTLY RUNS THESE REPORTS ONCE DATA GETS SUBMITTED.

SO OUR STATE REVENUE DROPPED JUST A LITTLE. SO THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO CHANGES IN THE REVENUE.

SO OUR TOTAL REVENUE DROPPED FROM $464,008 TO $463,849.

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I CAN HIGHLIGHT JUST A FEW OF THOSE FOR YOU. LIKE WE ARE SAVING ON OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES, AND I THINK WE SENT THESE TO YOU ALL, OR PATTY DID.

WE HAVE SOME SAVINGS FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, SOME SAVINGS IN OUR OUR MAINTENANCE AREA.

AND WE ARE HAVING SAVINGS FOR REDIRECTING OUR CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT TO THE BOND AND SOME FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY POSITIONS THAT ARE APPROVED IN THE BOND SO WE'LL BE REDIRECTING THOSE POSITIONS FOR THIS YEAR TO THE BOND FUNDING.

AND WE DIRECTED SOME PERSONNEL FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO OUR GRANT FUNDING.

SOMEBODY ELSE BIG. AND WE ALSO HAD TO REDIRECT SOME OF OUR SPECIAL ED FUNDING.

AND SO THE LIST THAT YOU ALL WERE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED CAME TO THE TOTAL OF $2.546.

AND THAT WAS THE ONLY CHANGES FOR THE EXPENSE REPORT FROM THE 2/25 DATE.

SO OUR TOTAL EXPENSES FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS WAS REDUCED BY THE $2,000,547.

SO IT'S THE TOTAL NOW IS $404,818. AND ON THIS PAGE THE THING THAT WAS ADDED WAS WE ADDED THE REDIRECTS. FOR OUR ALLOTMENTS GIVE ME ONE SECOND I CAN PULL THOSE UP.

MIC] SO OUR APPRAISAL FEES, WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE THOSE FROM THE ADOPTED BUDGET OF ABOUT $478,000.

WE REDUCED THE PORTABLES FOR ABOUT $200,000. WE REDUCED FUEL COSTS BY $370,000 WITHIN THE [INAUDIBLE] ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS FOR TRAVEL, FOOD AND STUFF, WE REDUCED BY $215,000. WE HAVE SOME OUR MICROSOFT PROGRAM WAS WE WERE ABLE TO REDIRECT TO BOND FUNDING ALONG WITH POLICE VEHICLES AND THE BOND COMMUNICATION EXPENSES THAT WERE INCURRED DURING THE BOND PROCESS.

WE MOVED SOME FACILITY PROJECTS TO CAPITAL FUNDING.

AND THEN WE ALSO MOVED SOME MORE POLICE BENEFITS THAT WAS DUE TO SALARIES, BUT OUR NON SALARY REDIRECTS CAME TO $2,697,657 AND THAT'S WHAT'S HIGHLIGHTED ON THE PAGE. AND THE UNFUNDED ITEM AS OF 4/7 THAT WAS FOR OH, I CAN'T RECALL WHAT THAT WAS FOR I'M SORRY.

BUT IT CAME TO A TOTAL OF $ 603,000 THAT WE HAD TO ADD.

SO OUR TOTAL EXPENSES. AND I'M SORRY. AND OUR RECAPTURE GREW JUST A LITTLE BASED ON THE CHANGES FROM THE STATE.

SO I RECAPTURE WENT FROM $12, 10 6 TO $12,730.

SO OUR TOTAL EXPENSES IS $468,171. GO OVER TO THE NEXT PAGE AS YOU CAN SEE, BACK ON FEBRUARY 25TH, THE SURPLUS DEFICIT IN THE FIRST RED LINE WAS $8,000,191.

AND DUE TO THE CHANGES I JUST HIGHLIGHTED, IT'S NOW DOWN TO $4,000,322 AND WE STILL HAVE THE SELF INSURANCE TRANSFER THAT YOU ALL APPROVED PREVIOUSLY THAT WE HAVE TO COVER. AND WE HAVE TO SELL A CYPRESS AND THAT SHOULD CLOSE VERY SOON.

AND SO OUR SURPLUS NOW, I MEAN OUR DEFICIT NOW IS DOWN TO $22,000 GOING FORWARD AS OF SEVEN I MEAN 4/17.

AND THAT'S THE UPDATE ON THE 24-25. WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU ON ANY CHANGES AS SOON AS WE GET THEM.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. TRUSTEE LANDRUM.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT YOU MEAN BY MOVED TO BOND FUNDING? I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW WE'RE SPENDING OUR MONEY AND WHAT WE'RE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO SPEND AND RECAPTURE.

NOT RECAPTURE, BUT TO SPEND. CAN YOU GET THAT A LITTLE MORE EXPLANATION AS TO THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS.

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WITHIN THAT BOND THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE THAT WE WERE PAYING FOR OUT OF OUR OPERATION BUDGET THAT ARE TRULY BOND EXPENDITURES. AND WE TALKED WITH OUR BOND ATTORNEY AND HAVE IT IN WRITING, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU SHOULD MOVE TO THE BOND FOR LIKE THE CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT. ALL THEY DO IS WORK ON CAPITAL PROJECTS, WHICH ARE ALL BOND FUNDED, NOT TO THROW ANYBODY UNDER A BUS, BUT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THAT WAS DONE IN PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION THAT THAT WHOLE DEPARTMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY YOUR 2018 BOND. BUT SO WE ARE MOVING THOSE TO THE 2024 BOND.

ALSO, THE POLICE VEHICLES, AS YOU ALL KNOW, IS A LINE ITEM IN THE 2024 BOND.

SO WE HAD PREVIOUSLY WAS PURCHASING THOSE BECAUSE THEY WAS WE WAS TRYING TO GET THEM EARLY, BUT NOW WE CAN MOVE THEM TO THE BOND. SO THE EXPENSES WE MOVED TO THE BOND WAS ITEMS THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THE BOND CONSTITUTION.

THESE ARE EXPENDITURES THAT WE MADE PRIOR TO THE BOND PASSING.

BUT AND IF THE BOND HAD FAILED, WE WOULD HAVE STILL HAD TO COVER THEM OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND.

BUT BECAUSE THE BOND PASSED, WE HAVE A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD THAT WE CAN GO BACK AND RECAP, NOT RECAP.

I HATE TO USE THAT WORD, BUT GO BACK IN HOW MANY IS IT 90 DAYS IN ARREARS OR.

RIGHT THE BOND REIMBURSEMENT THAT YOU APPROVED WHEN WE WHEN YOU ALL APPROVED THE BOND COULD GO BACK TO JUNE.

I THINK THE DATE WAS JUNE 8TH, JUNE 9TH OR ANYTHING THAT WE PAID FOR FROM THERE FORWARD YOU COULD RECLASS BACK TO THE BOND.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR JUST CLARIFYING THAT. I THINK THAT'S REALLY AN IMPORTANT NUANCE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE NOT DOING ANY KIND OF FUNNY ACCOUNTING OR ANYTHING.

IT'S COMPLETELY LEGAL AND COMPLETELY LEGAL. ALL OF IT IS IN THE BOND.

AND WHEN WE HAVE IN WRITING FROM THE BOND ATTORNEY THAT THESE ARE PERFECTLY OKAY TO DO.

PERFECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH, WE ACTUALLY I MEAN, I KNOW CINDY AND MICHELLE ARE GREAT, BUT WE ACTUALLY WORK WITH A BOND COUNSEL. HIS HIS JOB IS REALLY BOND, SO WE NEED TO WE ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY.

AND SO, YES, WE COULDN'T MOVE ANYTHING WITHOUT HIS BLESSING IN THIS CASE.

THANK YOU. I DON'T SEE ANY MORE LIGHTS, BUT WE'VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE. OKAY.

DR. WHITE. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU MENTIONED THE ITEM THAT IT'S UNFUNDED ITEM AS OF APRIL 7TH. IS IT OKAY, WE CAN JUST PUT A NOTE WHEN WE, YOU KNOW, PUBLISH THE SLIDE AND PEOPLE WILL KNOW WHAT IT IS.

YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON THE BOND QUESTION AND SHIFTING OVER TO BOND.

AND YOU KIND OF ANSWERED THIS, BUT AT WHAT POINT DO WE, IF WE'RE NOT PASSING ANOTHER BOND IN THE NEAR FUTURE, SHIFT THOSE EMPLOYEES BACK? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THOSE BOND FUNDS RUN DOWN AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT PERSONNEL? SO SO WHEN YOU WHEN WE HIRE WHEN WE HAVE STAFF WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION, THEY SHOULD BE WORKING ON CONSTRUCTION.

SO SO SCHOOL DISTRICT WHEN THERE IS NO BOND THERE IS NO CONSTRUCTION.

SO THAT'S WHY OFTENTIMES WHEN YOU HIRE STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE THEIR JOB IS TO CONSTRUCT OR WORK IN CONSTRUCTION, THEY USUALLY THERE IS A BOND GOING ON OR THEY'RE ABOUT TO GO TO A NEW BOND.

SO OBVIOUSLY, LIKE WITH ANYTHING, IF THERE IS NO CONSTRUCTION, IF THERE IS NO BOND, THEN MOST LIKELY THERE IS NO NEED FOR FOLKS WHO MAY BE DOING THAT KIND OF WORK. SO IN THAT CASE, THERE WERE TWO OPTIONS.

ONE IS IS MAYBE ASK THEM TO MAYBE WORK UNDER MAINTENANCE OR MAINTENANCE, OR MAYBE DO ASSUME OTHER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.

OR IF WE'RE GOING IF OUR DISTRICT DECIDES TO GO FOR A BOND IN 4 OR 5 YEARS OR WHATEVER, THEN OBVIOUSLY THERE WILL BE CONTINUATION OF THAT CONTRACT FOR ANOTHER 4 OR 5 YEARS.

AND ALSO THERE'S AN OPTION FOR THEM ALWAYS, LIKE, HEY, WE'RE DONE WITH BOND HERE WE WANT TO TRY SOMETHING ELSE, SOME OTHER PLACE. SO OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO RIFT ANYBODY. IT'S ALL OF IT HAS TO BE CONVERSATION WITH THESE PEOPLE ESPECIALLY LIKE SOME OF THEM.

I MEAN, THEY'RE GIVEN LIKE EVERYTHING TO OUR DISTRICT AND THEY WORK IN HERE TO HELP US MANAGE THIS BOND, TO WORK ON THE BOND. SO THESE USUALLY THERE'S USUALLY IT'S A FIVE YEAR KIND OF CONTRACT IF YOU WILL.

BUT AGAIN DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENED IN FIVE, WHAT ELSE WE GO FOR A BOND.

IF NOT THERE IS NO CONSTRUCTION GOING ON THOUGH MOST LIKELY IT WILL BE SHIFTED TO TO MAINTENANCE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN OUR DISTRICT.

OKAY. I THINK THAT LEVEL OF CLARITY IS IMPORTANT, AND I KNOW IT MAY SEEM LIKE COMMON SENSE, BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF BOND, ESPECIALLY AS THE PUBLIC, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.

SO THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. ARE YOU GOOD? YES, MA'AM.

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AND YOU'RE STILL UP BECAUSE WE'RE MOVING TO F2 PROPOSED BUDGET UPDATE.

MR. DENNIS SHOW. OKAY 25-26 PRELIMINARY BUDGET UPDATE. LET ME FIRST START BY SAYING THIS IS CHANGING AS OF YESTERDAY.

SO WHAT I'M GETTING READY TO SHOW YOU IS SORT OF GOING TO CHANGE, BUT WE WILL WALK THROUGH IT ANYWAY TO KEEP EVERYBODY INFORMED.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS ONLY ON THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS BUDGET.

AND THESE ARE THE BUDGETARY GOALS THAT HAS NOT CHANGED.

YOU ALL ARE STILL HOLDING US HOSTAGE TO BALANCE THE BUDGET.

WE HAVE TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET. SO THESE ARE THE FACTORS STILL AFFECTING THE BUDGET.

THIS LIST HAS NOT CHANGED. WE ARE STILL WAITING ON SOME OF THESE THINGS TO BECOME SOLID.

AS YOU SEE, THE BIG BLOCK UNDER THE STATE LEGISLATURE, THE SCHOOL VOUCHERS, WE LEARN YOU KNOW, IT PASSED LAST NIGHT. SO HOW IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT EVERYTHING ELSE? WE KNOW THAT HB TWO HAS PASSED, SO WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE RUNS TO GET ALL THE IMPACT OF ON OUR, OUR ISD. SO THESE THINGS ARE STILL FACTORS UNTIL WE GET ALL THAT SOLID.

SO THE LEGISLATIVE FACTORS, IF YOU GO TO HB TWO, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WERE IN THERE FOR THE BASIC ALLOTMENT INCREASE.

THE CHANGE FROM THE 30 TO 40% OF TOTAL REVENUE INCREASE TO GO TO COMPENSATION, 75 OF THE 40% SHALL BE FOR INCREASES FOR TEACHERS.

THE FINE ARTS ALLOTMENT WAS ADDED. THE STATE AID FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION CALCULATION CHANGED, THANK GOD. AND SO THE PROJECTED INCREASE FOR HB TWO FOR ROUND ROCK ISD IS ABOUT $21.3 MILLION.

AS OF WHEN I PRINTED THIS PIECE OF PAPER. THE WAY WE EXPECTED TO RUN HAVE DIFFERENT RUNS BASED ON WHAT? WHAT BECAUSE REMEMBER THERE ARE SOME AMENDMENT WAS PASSED, SOME AMENDMENTS WERE PASSED, AND THEN THERE ARE COMING BACK ANYWAY.

BECAUSE THIS IS NOT IT'S NOT A DONE DEAL. AS YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO RECONCILE THE BILLS AND THEY BRING IT BACK AGAIN ONCE THEY HAVE A FINAL BILL TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. SO WE'RE TRYING TO KIND OF STAY ON TOP OF ALL THIS.

BUT THINGS ARE, DENNIS IS SAYING, ARE CHANGING EVERY DAY.

OTHER LEGISLATIVE FACTORS, THE THINGS THAT'S NOT IN HB TWO, SENATE BILL 260 IS THE SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT.

IT HAS A PROPOSED INCREASE FROM THE FOR THE ADA FROM 10 TO $28 PER ADA, AND INCREASING THE CAMPUS ALLOTMENT FROM $15,000 TO $30,000.

THAT WOULD BE A $1.3 MILLION INCREASE FOR THE DISTRICT AND A BIG CHANGE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION ALLOTMENT SENATE BILL 568.

THERE'S A CHANGE FROM ALLOCATING BASED ON PLACEMENT BASED SYSTEM TO A SERVICE INTENSITY BASED SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD TOTALLY REVAMP HOW WE RECEIVE EDUCATION FUNDING.

FROM OUR PROJECTION THAT WILL BE A $8 MILLION INCREASE.

AND THERE IS SOME LEGISLATION SAYING THAT THIS WON'T CHANGE FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR.

IT WILL BE FOR 26-27. SO YOU WILL SEE LATER ON A PROJECTION THAT YOU CAN TOTALLY DISREGARD.

BUT THIS IS WHAT WE HAD AT THE TIME I PRINTED THE PAPER.

AND THE LAST ONE, HOUSE BILL 500, WHICH IS THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION.

THIS THIS SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION HAS A LOT OF STUFF IN IT, BUT WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO US IT HAS A SCHOOL HEALTH AND RELATED SERVICES ALLOCATION FOR SHARS TO OFFSET THE LOST REVENUE THAT DISTRICTS LOST WITH THAT CHANGE AND HOW YOU CALCULATE THE SHARS.

THE TOTAL APPROPRIATION IN THAT SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS $ 935 MILLION.

WE LOST $8.8 MILLION SO WE'RE HOPING WE GET OUR $8 MILLION BACK.

JUST TO ADD AS FAR AS HOUSE BILL 500, THEY DIDN'T IN THE BILL IS NOT CLARIFY HOW THEY'RE GOING TO DISTRIBUTE THE MONEY.

LIKE IS IT LIKE WHATEVER YOU LOSE, WHATEVER YOU LOST, YOU GET BACK OR IS IT A PORTION OF IT? WE DON'T KNOW. WE KNOW THE STATE LOST OVER $900 MILLION, SO WE ASSUME IT WILL BE A DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR PRETTY MUCH.

BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO TO REMEMBER THIS IS A ONE TIME THING.

LIKE, IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME EVERY YEAR.

THIS IS A ONE TIME CHANCE FOR US TO RECOVER SOME OF THE LOST REVENUE DUE TO THE CHANGES WITH SHARS, BUT MOVING FORWARD, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE US ANY MORE MONEY.

SO BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS. STUDENT ENROLLMENTS STILL PROJECTED AT 47,100.

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE IS AT 92%, WHICH IS A BLEND OF PRE-K AND K-12.

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WE RECEIVED THOSE PRELIMINARIES FROM THE TWO CADS, AND IT'S ABOUT A 2% TOTAL INCREASE BECAUSE AUSTIN ISD, I MEAN, AUSTIN'S TAXES WENT DOWN ABOUT NINE AND A HALF TO 10%.

AND THEN ROUND ROCK , I MEAN, WILLIAMSON COUNTY WENT UP SOME, BUT OUR TOTAL PROPERTY VALUE INCREASE IS ABOUT 2%.

THE BASIC ALLOTMENT, WE HAVE NOW MOVED IT TO $6,555, ACCORDING TO HOUSE BILL TWO, AND THE HOLD HARMLESS EXEMPTION WAS AT THE $100,000. SO WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE. SO WE'RE GOING TO CONCENTRATE ON THE THREE COLUMNS TO THE RIGHT. THE COLUMN IN THE MIDDLE IS IS THE IMPACT PROJECTED IMPACT OF HB TWO.

THE COLUMN NEXT TO IT GOING TO THE RIGHT IS HB TWO PLUS THE HEALTH THE SAFETY ALLOTMENT.

AND THE COLUMN TO THE FAR RIGHT BASED ON THE LATEST INFORMATION WE GOT THAT THIS WOULD PROBABLY WON'T EVEN GO AFFECT 25-26 WHICH IS THE SPED INCREASE. SO THAT COLUMN WE COULD PROBABLY JUST DISREGARD.

BUT UNLESS THEY COME BACK AND CHANGE IT AND SAY WE'RE GOING TO DO IT FOR 25-26, SO.

SO THE ORIGINAL PROJECTION I'M SORRY. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE SECOND FROM THE LEFT.

BACK WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROCESS, WE HAD NOT IDENTIFIED ALL THE REDUCTIONS THAT THAT WE WERE GOING TO IDENTIFY IN THE BUDGET. SO IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT PAGE AND WE'LL BE FLIPPING BACK AND FORTH, SO IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT PAGE AND GO TO THE SECOND COLUMN FROM THE LEFT, YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE ADDED THE DECREASES THAT WE FOUND WITHIN THE DISTRICT FROM THE 24-25 BUDGET OF $3.655 MILLION. SO WE LOWERED THE SALARY EXPENSE FROM $414.5 TO $414.1. BECAUSE WE HAD TO ADD, IF YOU SEE THAT IN THE YELLOW, IT'S IN THE NEXT SLIDE. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T ADVANCE IT.

THERE WE GO. YOU SEE THAT IN THE YELLOW WE HAD TO ADD 7 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS FOR EMERGING BILINGUAL.

WE HAD TO ADD 16 TEACHERS AND 24 EDUCATION ASSISTANTS FOR OUR SPED PROGRAM, AND WE HAD TO ADD 11 TEACHERS FOR OUR DYSLEXIA PROGRAM. SO THOSE OFFSET THE $3.655.

THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE TOTAL AT $4 14.1. IF I MAY ADD SO THE QUESTION IS WHY ARE WE ADDING WHEN OUR ROMAN NUMBERS IS PRETTY MUCH STEADY? BECAUSE WE ARE IDENTIFYING MORE STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR DYSLEXIA SERVICES AS WELL AS CERTIFICATION.

AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE TRYING TO MEET THEIR NEEDS. SO ALTHOUGH OUR OVERALL ENROLLMENT NUMBERS ARE MORE OR LESS STAYING STEADY, WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE BY ROUGHLY 750 STUDENTS WHO WHO ARE NOW QUALIFYING OR QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.

ROUGHLY HALF OF THEM WILL BE RECEIVING STRICTLY DYSLEXIA SERVICES, AND THE REST WILL HAVE A VARIETY OF LIKE A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN OUR IMMERSION BILINGUAL STUDENTS.

WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF NEWCOMERS. MANY OF THEM NEED SOME EXTRA SUPPORT WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR BECOMING MORE PROFICIENT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. SO WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES AND THAT SUPPORT ALSO TO THEM AND THUS, YOU KNOW, WE CUT BY WHAT IS IT, 3.6 FOR THE POSITION DECREASES.

BUT THEN BECAUSE OF THE NEEDS, THE NEW NEEDS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR STUDENTS, THEN WE HAVE TO ADD MORE POSITIONS.

SO YES. DR. AZAIEZ, PARDON ME, I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT THAT'S THAT'S LISTED ON THE SLIDE.

JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY WAS AWARE THAT THIS IS ALL A MODEL.

IT'S JUST A PROJECTION, RIGHT. SO GIVEN THE CHANGES THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY, THIS MODEL IS BASED ON WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN PLACE, WHICH WAS TEACHERS ONLY AS PART OF THAT 75%. OBVIOUSLY THAT HAS CHANGED NOW AS WELL AND THE PERCENTAGES REFLECTED SHOULDN'T BE TAKEN AS THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION.

WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO ON OUR COMPENSATION PIECE.

AND OBVIOUSLY AS THE BILL HAS EVOLVED, WE NEED TO GO BACK AND REWORK THOSE THOSE NUMBERS AS WELL.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS OUT THERE. THIS IS JUST A SCENARIO AND NOTHING MORE AT THIS TIME.

SO SO IF WE GO TO THE ALLOCATION PAGE, YOU WILL SEE THAT THE NUMBERS HIGHLIGHTED WAS THAT WE INSTRUCTED OUR DEPARTMENTS TO

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AND I WILL SHARE IT WITH THE BOARD. AND WE ALSO HAD SOME INCREASES THAT WE HAD TO ADD THAT SORT OF OFFSET THAT INCREASES FOR RISK MANAGEMENT, WHICH OF COURSE WE HAVE TO ADD ON THE SPECTRUM BUILDING AND A.W.

GRIMES, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO OCCUPY THOSE. SO WE HAVE TO ADD THEM TO OUR INSURANCE THAT WAS ABOUT $438,000.

OUR BUILDINGS NEEDED ADDITIONAL CLEANING. SO WE HAD TO INCREASE OUR CUSTODIAL SERVICES, SUPPLIES AND OUR BY LIKE $300,000.

AND THEN WE GOT AN INCREASE FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR THE PEOPLE TO PICK UP THE TRASH.

THE CONTRACT IS GOING UP FOR ABOUT $149,000. SO WE HAD TO ADD $548,000 TO CUSTODIAL SERVICES.

OUR JAEP CONTRACT IS GOING UP BY $50,000, AND WE HAVE TO DO A SAFETY AND SECURITY REPORT IS MANDATED THAT YOU DO ONE EVERY THREE YEARS.

THAT'S GOING TO COST THE DISTRICT ABOUT $51,000.

SO I ALSO HAVE A LIST OF ALL THOSE AND I WILL SHARE THOSE WITH THE BOARD.

AND SO THAT TAKES THE $5,183 REDUCTION IN THE $1,905 INCREASE.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE OUR TOTAL EXPENSE IS NOT DOWN TO THE $4,783.

SO IF YOU FLIP TO THE NEXT ONE SO YOU CAN SEE BACK THEN BEFORE ANY OF THE LEGISLATIVE STUFF, WE HAD A $12.8 MILLION DEFICIT. NOW ARE WE GOING TO BACK UP.

CAN YOU. NO, NO. CAN YOU CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE PLEASE? I WANT TO JUST CLARIFY, DENNIS I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR EVERYONE.

SO INITIALLY THERE WAS A $16.5 MILLION WE CUT AND WE DROPPED IT DOWN TO $9 MILLION.

AND THEN WE HAVE EXTRA, EXTRA LIKE THE REMEMBER THE OUR TEACHER, THE NEW TEACHERS WE'RE GOING TO HIRE.

RIGHT. THE NEW STAFF FTES. NOW WE BROUGHT IT UP TO $12.8 MILLION.

SO SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT WE CUT WE CUT A LOT MORE THAN $4 MILLION.

BUT JUST BECAUSE OF THE NEW NEEDS THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE TO BRING IT UP TO $12.8.

SO THAT'S AS OF YESTERDAY, RIGHT? SO THAT NUMBER CAN CHANGE TOO.

OKAY. NOW WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE THIRD COLUMN FROM THE LEFT.

THIS IS THE IMPACT PROJECTED IMPACT OF HOUSE BILL TWO ONLY, THE $21.3 MILLION.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR REVENUES AREN'T CHANGING FROM OUR TAX COLLECTION.

YOU'LL SEE THAT THAT'S CONSTANT BECAUSE THE LEGISLATURE THOSE IMPACT HAS NOT CHANGED THOSE NUMBERS.

BUT IF YOU SEE DOWN AT THE STATE REVENUE, THE NUMBER HAS GROWN FROM $32.6 MILLION TO $44.1 MILLION.

SO WE'RE PROJECTING OUR TOTAL REVENUE TO BE $472,581, WHICH IS AN INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS PROJECTION WITHOUT ANY OF THE HB TWO ALLOCATIONS. YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

THE COMPENSATION INCREASE BASED ON THE LEGISLATURE, MEANING WE HAVE TO DO 40% OF THE INCREASE, HAS TO GO TO COMPENSATION, AND 75% OF THAT HAS TO GO TO TEACHERS.

AND AT THE TIME THAT WE'VE DONE THIS PROJECTION, IT WAS JUST CLASSROOM TEACHERS, NOT THE OTHER CATEGORIES THAT ARE NOW INCLUDED IN TEACHERS. SO THAT THAT WOULD BE A CHANGE THAT COME LATER.

AND SO WE HAVE PROJECTED THAT AND IT HAD THE STIPULATION OF YOU HAVE TO DO THE TENURED TEACHERS 40% MORE THAN ALL THE OTHER TEACHERS. SO THIS WAS A HARD CALCULATION FOR MY GOOD BROTHER RIGHT HERE TO FIGURE OUT.

BUT SO WE ENDED UP DOING 4% FOR 10 PLUS 3% FROM 5 TO 9 YEARS AND 2% FROM 1 TO 4, 0 TO 4 AND THEN ALL OTHER STAFF MEMBERS ONE AND A HALF THAT GOT US IS STILL ABOVE THE 40% FOR COMPENSATION. BUT THAT'S THAT'S HOW WE FELT THAT WE COULD STILL MANAGE AND GIVE OUR PEOPLE AN INCREASE, 10 YEARS PLUS JUST CLASSROOM TEACHERS 10 YEARS PLUS GETS 4%.

FROM 5 YEARS TO 9 AND THEN WE THIS IS AGAIN WHEN WE RUN THESE NUMBERS.

THE AMENDMENT DID NOT PASS BECAUSE REMEMBER INITIALLY THEY SAID ONLY CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND THEY FORGET TO ADD BECAUSE USUALLY TYPICALLY LIBRARIANS AS WELL AS NURSES,

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BUT THE INITIAL HOUSE BILL TWO, EVEN WITH THE THE FIRST, NOT THE WHATEVER THE MODIFICATION, I GUESS THEY DID INITIALLY DID NOT INCLUDE THEM.

RIGHT. THEN THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND NOW IT'S SAYING, OOPS, WE FORGOT ABOUT OUR LIBRARIAN.

WE FORGOT ABOUT THE NURSES. NOW PLEASE INCLUDE THEM WITH THE TEACHER.

WITH THE TEACHERS THE TEACHER CATEGORY, WHICH IS HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ANYWAY.

SO NOW WE HAVE TO RECALCULATE A LITTLE BIT. IT WON'T BE A HUGE DIFFERENCE, BUT ALL OF THEM 10 PLUS WILL GET 4%.

SO TEACHERS AND GO AHEAD. NO IT'S SO TEACHER.

SO ORIGINALLY OF THE 40% 75% HAD TO GO TO TEACHERS.

THAT'S NOW TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, NURSES AND COUNSELORS.

OKAY. SO THEN WITHIN THAT 75% WE HAD TO DIFFERENTIATE FOR TEACHERS WITH 10 PLUS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

WE ALSO HAD TO DIFFERENTIATE FOR TEACHERS FROM 5 TO 9 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND THEN FROM TEACHERS, ALL OTHER TEACHERS 0 TO 4 YEARS. AND SO THERE WAS NOT GREAT SPECIFICITY ABOUT HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE THAT.

SO AND OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE TRYING TO BALANCE THAT WITH THEN THE TOTAL APPROPRIATION.

RIGHT, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WE MEET THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.

SO WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO IN TERMS OF OUR MODELING, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS A THIS IS THE BEST START THAT WE COULD GET.

BUT SINCE SINCE YESTERDAY, THIS HAS ALL CHANGED.

DR. AZAIEZ IS CORRECT. I DON'T THINK IT WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF THE DOLLARS FOR EACH GROUP, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO GO BACK AND MAKE SURE WE'RE STILL MEETING THOSE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS. SO FOR US, OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO GIVE AS BIG OF A COMPENSATION AS POSSIBLE FOLLOWING THE RULES, BUT ALSO AS BIG AS POSSIBLE.

BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, WHEN I SAY ALSO WE'RE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, RESPONSIBLE TOO, WHERE WE DON'T END UP IN ANOTHER DEFICIT OR WE HAVE TO CUT MORE POSITIONS BECAUSE THAT WILL DEFY THE PURPOSE. RIGHT? WE DON'T WANT TO CUT ANYMORE OR INCREASE CLASS SIZES.

SO IN THAT COLUMN, HB TWO CHANGE WAS AN INCREASE FOR OUR COMPENSATION OF THE $9.150.

THE REST OF THERE WAS NO CHANGES IN OUR ALLOCATIONS.

AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE DEFICIT ACCORDING TO THE HB THREE, HB TWO, PRIOR TO PASSING, WE HAD GOT IT DOWN TO $793.

NOW WE HAVE NOT MODELED THE NEW HB TWO, BUT THE NEXT COLUMN IS JUST THE INCREASE FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY BASED ON AS YOU KNOW, IF YOUR INCREASE IN SALARIES MUST BE BASED ON THE TOTAL INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. SO NOT JUST HB TWO INCREASE ANY OTHER INCREASE ANY NEW MONEY.

AND SO WE WOULD HAVE TO ADD THE THE PIECE FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY TO INTO THAT CALCULATION.

BUT BASED ON WHAT WE HAD DONE BEFORE, WE STILL MET THE 75% BASED ON WHAT THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T SEE ANY CHANGES TO THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT.

AND SO THE THAT WOULD HAVE PUT US NOW AT $492,000 IN THE GREEN, BECAUSE WE ADDED ABOUT $1.3 MILLION OF REVENUE. YES. IT'S GREEN. AS OF TODAY.

YEAH. IT WON'T BE FOR LONG UNTIL WE GET EVERYTHING PUT IN THEN WE'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT IT IS.

AND I ALSO WANT TO ADD ANOTHER AMENDMENT. I KNOW IT'S A LOT RIGHT BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF I MEAN, EWE I MEAN, I'M, WE CAN'T EVEN LIKE REMEMBER EVERYTHING THAT THEY DID YESTERDAY BECAUSE IT WAS A LONG DAY, EVENING AND NIGHT, WHATEVER. BUT ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IS ALSO WE DIDN'T WE DIDN'T RUN IT YET.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WOULD. YES, IT'S THE PRE-K, ALSO PRE-K FULL FULLY FUNDING PRE-K PROGRAM.

AS YOU KNOW, WE WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

AND I MEAN, I HEAR EVEN THE COMMISSIONER BEFORE AND SOME OF THE POLITICIANS SAYING WE'RE FULLY FUNDING A PRE-K BEFORE, LIKE, NO, WE'RE NOT. YOU KNOW, THAT WAS NEVER.

AND NOW THEY ARE FINALLY ADMITTING IT. AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE AN AMENDMENT THAT WAS PASSED YESTERDAY.

AND WE'RE HOPING THAT IT WILL STICK WHERE PRE-K STUDENTS WILL BE COUNTED LIKE A KINDER OR FIRST GRADER.

RIGHT? SO WE GET THE SAME EXACT AMOUNT OF MONEY.

AND SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING FOR OUR DISTRICT BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE 30 OF OUR 35 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAVE PRE-K FOUR PROGRAMS NOW, PRE-K THREE. WE'RE STILL OUT OF LUCK THEY'RE NOT THINKING PRE-K THREE YET, ONLY THINKING PRE-K FOUR, BUT WE'LL TAKE IT. AND THAT WILL REALLY BRING WILL BRING A HUGE RELIEF TO OUR BUDGET, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN OFFERING FULL DAY PRE-K FOUR AND GETTING FUNDING ONLY FOR HALF DAY PRE-K FOUR.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE HUGE FOR OUR DISTRICT AND I'M SURE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE.

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BUT THEN WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE THAT AND RECALCULATE THE SALARIES, BECAUSE THAT WILL PUT US ABOVE WHAT WE HAVE AT THE PREVIOUS AMOUNT.

AND SO THE LAST COLUMN WAS WITH US PROJECTING WHAT THE SPED CHANGE WOULD DO.

BUT I DON'T SEE A NEED TO GO OVER THAT BECAUSE THAT RIGHT NOW THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT WOULD AFFECT THE 25-26 BUDGET.

SO BEFORE WE MOVE OFF OF THERE, WE WE SEEM TO BE IN A GOOD SHAPE.

WE HOPE TO BE IN A BETTER SHAPE ONCE ALL THE ITEMS ARE IRONED OUT AND SOLIDIFIED AND VOTED AND PUT INTO LAW.

WE ARE STILL MONITORING THEM EVERY DAY AND WE EXPECT TO GET SOME GUIDANCE, HOPEFULLY EARLY NEXT WEEK FROM PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE KNOW DOWNTOWN. AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD BASED ON WHAT THEY GIVE US.

RIGHT. SO WHEN WE WAS GOING THROUGH THE OTHER PORTION, WE WAS LOOKING AT BUDGET REDUCTIONS.

SO THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE LOOKED AT WHILE WE WERE TRYING TO IDENTIFY REDUCTIONS.

THESE ARE THE SAME LIST WE SHOWED BEFORE AND WE ARE STILL EXAMINING ALL OF THESE.

WE'RE NOT DONE BECAUSE THERE MAY BE CAUSES WHERE WE HAVE TO GO FIND ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS.

SO WE WILL STILL BE WORKING AND MONITORING AND WE WILL COME BACK AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WITH YOUR MANDATE OF A BALANCED BUDGET, WE WE WILL DO THAT. SO WHAT ARE OUR NEXT STEPS? THIS IS SORT OF LIKE THE CALENDAR OF THINGS TO DO.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO CONSIDER WE'VE DONE THE THE COST CALCULATIONS FOR ALL THE REDUCTIONS WE'VE IDENTIFIED SO FAR, BUT THERE ARE OTHERS. WE DID RECEIVE OUR PRELIMINARY STUFF FROM THE CADS.

OUR MAXIMUM COMPRESS RATE, WE STILL DO NOT KNOW THAT YET.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE HOPING IT STAYS THE SAME. THE PENDING FROM THE LEGISLATION AS I SAY, WE GOT THOSE UPDATES YESTERDAY AND SOME LATE LAST NIGHT, SO THERE WILL BE OTHER UPDATES THAT WE WILL GET FOR THAT.

WE WILL DEVELOP THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET SCENARIOS LIKE I GAVE YOU TONIGHT, AND WE WILL BRING THEM BACK TO YOU ON MAY 8TH AS TO WHERE WE ARE THEN AND STILL, THE SOLID DATES ON THIS LIST IS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET WILL COME TO YOU ON MAY 15TH, AND THAT WILL ALSO INCLUDE OUR COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATION ON MAY 15TH.

WE WILL HOLD A BUDGET WORKSHOP ON MAY 29TH, AND WE MUST APPROVE THE BUDGET BY JUNE 17TH.

AND THAT IS THE 25-26 BUDGET UPDATE PROJECTED BEFORE LAST NIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. COVINGTON. ANY QUESTIONS TRUSTEES? I KNOW IT'S HARD TO ASK QUESTIONS WHEN EVERYTHING'S CONSTANTLY CHANGING.

YES. TRUSTEE LANDRUM. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

I KNOW THIS IS A MOVING TARGET, AND THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE ON YOU TO PRESENT A BUDGET TO NOT ONLY THE BOARD, BUT THE COMMUNITY. AND THIS INFORMATION IS IN SUCH FLUX SO THANK YOU TO YOUR FINANCE TEAM, DR. AZAIEZ. BUT JUST THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR BEST TO KEEP US UPDATED.

AND WE'LL SLUDGE THROUGH THIS TOGETHER, BUT THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO OTHER LIGHTS, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM F3 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING METHODS.

ARE WE GOING TO LET YOU GO, DANNY? OKAY, MR. PULLMAN, COMING UP.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES I'M DANNY PULLMAN.

I'M OUR DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT.

I'VE BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT ABOUT 13 OR 14 YEARS NOW, ALL OF THAT TIME SPENT WITHIN OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.

I JUST HAD MY FIFTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY AS THE DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO HOPEFULLY GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT BEHIND THE REPORT THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR AGENDA ITEM F3, TITLED 2024 BOND PROCUREMENT METHOD.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A LIST OF PROJECTS ALONG WITH WHAT'S CALLED THE DELIVERY METHODS.

BEFORE I GET INTO THAT, I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE BOARD'S ROLE IN THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND YOUR ROLE AS APPROVERS AND WHAT WE BRING TO YOU FOR APPROVAL AND WHY. SO THERE ARE SEVERAL POLICIES THAT DICTATE WHAT WE HAVE TO BRING TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.

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THE SECOND OF WHICH IS THE TO APPROVE ANY SINGLE BUDGETED PURCHASE OF $500,000 OR MORE.

AND YOU'LL SEE SEVERAL OF THESE IN YOUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS TONIGHT.

SOME ARE FOR TECHNOLOGY ITEMS, SOME ARE FOR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS PURCHASES.

AND THERE ARE SEVERAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS OVER $100,000 IN THERE AS WELL.

AND ONE OTHER ITEM I WANT TO DISCUSS IS THAT THE CV LOCAL POLICY, WHICH IS THE DISTRICT'S CONSTRUCTION POLICY, REQUIRES ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH A LIST OF PLANNED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND THEIR DELIVERY METHODS, WHICH IS THAT REPORT THAT YOU HAVE. AND WHAT I MEAN BY DELIVERY METHODS IS THE METHOD OF PROCUREMENT OR THE SOLICITATION METHOD, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO USE TO PROCURE THOSE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.

AND I'LL GET INTO THOSE HERE IN JUST A MOMENT.

I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT PURCHASING ROLE WITHIN THE DISTRICT REALLY QUICKLY.

OUR MAIN GOAL IS COMPLIANCE TO KEEP EVERYTHING LEGAL AND ABOVE BOARD.

AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE MULTIPLE SETS OF REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS WITHIN THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, DISTRICT LOCAL LEGAL POLICIES, NOT TO MENTION FEDERAL GUIDELINES FOR WHEN WE'RE USING GRANT FUNDS OR CHILD NUTRITION FUNDS, FOR INSTANCE. SO OUR JOB IS TO KEEP US FROM GETTING TANGLED AND ALL THAT RED TAPE, SO TO SPEAK. WE'RE ALSO HERE TO MAKE SURE THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS CONDUCTED WITH FAIRNESS AND EQUITY.

AND REALLY, OUR ROLE IS TO FACILITATE THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES AT THE BEST VALUE TO THE DISTRICT.

AND WHAT I MEAN BY BEST VALUE IS NOT JUST THE LOWEST BID, THE LOWEST PRICE, BUT WE ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT A NUMBER OF OTHER CRITERIA SUCH AS BUSINESS HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, QUALITY OF PRODUCTS, AND THAT KIND OF THING.

WHEN IT COMES TO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, THERE ARE GENERALLY TWO PHASES, THE FIRST OF WHICH IS TO SELECT A ARCHITECT OR ENGINEERING FIRM TO DO THE ACTUAL DESIGN WORK NEEDED FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT, THAT INCLUDES DEVELOPING DRAWINGS, PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND THAT KIND OF THING.

THE SECOND PHASE OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS TO HIRE A GENERAL CONTRACTOR, AND THOSE PLANS AND EVERYTHING THAT THE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEERING FIRM HAVE DEVELOPED ARE TURNED OVER TO THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR SO THAT THEY ESSENTIALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO TO CARRY OUT THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION LABOR.

I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE MOST COMMON DELIVERY METHODS THAT WE USE OR THE SOLICITATION METHODS THAT WE USE IN THE DISTRICT FOR CONSTRUCTION, PROCUREMENT. AND THIS IS AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL.

I'D LOVE TO MEET WITH YOU AT A SEPARATE TIME WHEN WE HAVE MORE TIME TO GET INTO THE NUANCES AND ALL THE STEPS THAT GO ALONG WITH EACH OF THESE DELIVERY METHODS. THERE'S A LOT BEHIND THE SCENES THAT I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT, BUT THIS, AGAIN, IS AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY SPECIFIC PART, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK. THE FIRST ONE I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK METHOD.

THIS TAKES THE TWO STEP PROCESS AND KIND OF MERGES IT INTO ONE WHERE THE DISTRICT SELECTS A ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING FIRM, AND THEN THEY HIRE THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME TO WORK ALONGSIDE COLLABORATIVELY TOGETHER, AND THIS CAN RESULT IN A STREAMLINE TO THE PROJECT.

WHEN THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR IS ABLE TO WORK WITH THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING FIRM, THINGS TEND TO GO MUCH SMOOTHER.

THERE'S FEWER CHANGE ORDERS AFTER THE FACT. AND IT CAN ALSO BE MORE TIMELY.

IT CAN BE A QUICKER WAY TO PROCURE THINGS. THE COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS METHOD IS BACK TO THAT TRADITIONAL TWO STEP METHOD WHERE THE DISTRICT WOULD GO THROUGH ONE COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT PROCESS TO SELECT THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING FIRM, THEN GIVE THEM TIME TO DEVELOP ALL OF THE PROJECTS, PLANS AND DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS.

AND THEN YOU ISSUE A SEPARATE SOLICITATION FOR A GENERAL CONTRACTOR WITH ALL OF THOSE ATTACHED TO IT.

AND IT'S MORE OF A TWO STEP PROCESS RATHER THAN THEM WORKING SIDE BY SIDE.

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AND I WAS HERE A FEW MONTHS AGO TO TALK WITH YOU ALL ABOUT THAT AS YOU APPROVED OUR JOB ORDER CONTRACT AWARDS.

JOB ORDER CONTRACTING IS GENERALLY USED FOR MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, ALTERATION, RENOVATION MUCH SMALLER SCOPE CONSTRUCTION OR EVEN MAINTENANCE PROJECTS THAT DON'T NOT NECESSARILY REQUIRE THEM ALL TO BE BID OUT INDIVIDUALLY.

AND YOU'LL SEE A LIST AT THE BOTTOM OF THOSE PROJECTS ON THAT REPORT.

THE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS, MANY OF THEM ARE IDENTIFIED AS JOC DELIVERY METHOD, AS THEY'RE SMALLER PROJECTS THAT ARE MORE ALONG THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND ALTERATION SIDE AND NOT NECESSARILY CONSTRUCTION, WHICH WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FACILITY, OR PERHAPS THE NEW WING OF A FACILITY OR UPGRADING A FACILITY.

JOC IS MORE USED TO MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE A AN EXISTING FACILITY.

THE DISTRICT DOES GO THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS PROCESS TO ESTABLISH A POOL OF JOC CONTRACTORS FOR DIFFERENT TRADES SUCH AS FLOORING, ROOFING, ELECTRICAL WORK, PLUMBING.

AND THEN THE CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO SELECT FROM THAT POOL WHO THEY DEEM TO BE THE MOST QUALIFIED JOB ORDER CONTRACTOR BASED ON EACH PARTICULAR PROJECT. THIS SAVES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME AND MONEY AND MAN HOURS WITHOUT HAVING TO BID OUT EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUAL, SMALLER PROJECTS YOU SEE ON THE LIST HERE. AND REGARDING COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS THOSE AREN'T USED VERY FREQUENTLY WHEN IT COMES TO CONSTRUCTION. BUT MORE SO FOR THE THE PURCHASE OF GOODS SUCH AS CUSTODIAL SUPPLIES, MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES. YOU'LL PROBABLY SEE SOME DELIVERY METHODS IDENTIFIED AS COOPERATIVE PURCHASES COMING UP IN FUTURE REPORTS OF THE DELIVERY METHODS WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR US TO PURCHASE SOME BULK CUSTODIAL AND MAINTENANCE ITEMS LIKE MOWERS AND FLOOR SCRAPERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GROUP PURCHASING WHEN IT COMES TO COOPERATIVES, AND WE GENERALLY GET A MUCH BETTER PRICE THAN IF WE WERE TO JUST BID IT OUT OURSELVES.

WITH BOTH JOC AND COOPERATIVES, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DON'T JUST GO DIRECTLY TO ANY ONE JOC CONTRACTOR OR VENDOR JUST BECAUSE WE LIKE THEM OR WE THINK MAYBE THEY'RE THE THE BEST. BUT WE ALWAYS QUOTE IN BETWEEN THEM OR COMPETE THEM AGAINST ONE ANOTHER.

SAY THERE'S A ROOFING PROJECT THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND WE HAVE FIVE CONTRACTORS UNDER THE JOC ROOFING CONTRACT IN OUR POOL.

WE'LL QUOTE IT AMONGST ALL OF THEM AND SELECT THE BEST PRICE AMONG THE MOST QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS.

I MENTIONED THE RFQ PROCESS SEVERAL TIMES DURING THIS DURING MY PRESENTATION.

RFQ STANDS FOR REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS. THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR AN RFP WHEN YOU'RE DOING A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS YOU ARE SELECTING BASED ON THE ONLY ON QUALIFICATIONS AND DEMONSTRATED COMPETENCE.

AND YOU CAN'T FACTOR PRICE INTO YOUR SELECTION.

WHEN IT COMES TO, SAY, JOC CONTRACTORS. I MENTIONED THEY'RE ALL SELECTED THROUGH AN RFQ PROCESS AND PUT INTO OUR POOL.

WHEN IT COMES TIME TO ASSIGN ONE OF THEM TO A PROJECT, THE PRICE FOR THAT PROJECT IS NEGOTIATED FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT.

WE DO HAVE OUR POOL OF ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS ESTABLISHED THE SAME WAY.

WE DO A RFQ PROCESS AND AWARD THE MOST QUALIFIED ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING FIRMS TO A POOL.

AND THE CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT CAN THEN SELECT FROM THAT POOL BASED ON WHO THEY DEEM IS THE MOST QUALIFIED FOR EACH PROJECT.

OR IF IT'S A MUCH LARGER PROJECT THERE MAY BE IT MAY BE IN THE DISTRICT'S BEST INTEREST TO GO THROUGH A SEPARATE RFQ PROCESS IN WHICH CASE THOSE IN THE POOL ARE WELCOME TO SUBMIT A RESPONSE FOR CONSIDERATION, BUT THERE COULD BE SOME OUTSIDE THE POOL THAT ARE NEW OR HAVEN'T BEEN CONSIDERED BEFORE. AND SO WE MAY DO A INDEPENDENT RFQ PROCESS TO SELECT THEM RATHER THAN JUST GOING TO THE POOL AND PICKING ONE.

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SO I HOPE THAT HELPS SHED SOME LIGHT ONTO THAT REPORT.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S A VERY, VERY HIGH LEVEL DESCRIPTION OF THOSE DIFFERENT METHODS THAT WE USE MOST FREQUENTLY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT REPORT OR ANYTHING I JUST MENTIONED? OKAY. AGAIN, I WOULD VERY MUCH WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU ALL A MUCH LONGER CRASH COURSE IN PURCHASING.

I COULD TALK ABOUT IT ALL DAY, BUT 45 MINUTES OR AN HOUR, I'M SURE I COULD IMPART SOME REALLY HELPFUL KNOWLEDGE.

AS WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING YOU A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF IN THE COMING MONTHS RELATED TO BOND AND NON BOND PROJECTS.

IT WOULD BE JUST GOOD TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION WITH YOU ALL.

TRUSTEE MARKUM. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK IF THERE'S MORE INFORMATION TO SHARE, MORE DETAILED INFORMATION THAT POTENTIALLY COULD GO IN A BOARD UPDATE.

ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN WE CAN ALWAYS DO THAT. AND I THINK AS WE ARE GOING THROUGH, AS YOU KNOW, THE BOND IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF PROJECTS. SO WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHICH METHOD WE'RE GOING TO BE USING AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

JUST REALLY SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE MORE INFORMATION YOU REALLY WANT TO GIVE US.

YEAH, YEAH. SO I MEAN, IF WE COULD GET THAT IN A BOARD UPDATE, THAT'S EASY FOR US TO GO BACK AND REFERENCE ANY INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US TO HAVE FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROCESS. SURE, I'VE GOT A SLIDE DECK THAT I THINK I'VE CONDENSED DOWN TO THESE FOUR SLIDES.

AND SOME OTHER INFORMATION. OKAY. VERY HELPFUL.

BUT I'LL BE AT BOARD MEETINGS. THAT'S THE LIST OF THE. I'M SORRY. THAT'S IF YOU I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS, BUT THAT'S SOME OF THE PROJECTS. AND WHAT METHOD WAS USED SO FAR. RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.

YEAH. THAT'S THE METHOD THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED.

WITH YOUR APPROVAL OR I GUESS AFTER PRESENTING THIS TO YOU, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ALL OF THESE. AND THE CAMR ONES THAT YOU SEE UP THERE, AS I MENTIONED, THESE ARE FOR THE SELECTION OF THE ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING FIRM.

ONCE WE'VE SELECTED THEM, WE'LL BE DOING A SEPARATE PROCUREMENT TO BRING ON THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR, AND WE'LL BE BRINGING IT BACK TO YOU FOR APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR AS WELL.

AND REMEMBER, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE TO DO IT, FOLLOW THE LAW AND GO BY, YOU KNOW, FOLLOWING ALL THE PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS.

BUT ALSO WE WOULD LIKE FOR US TO MOVE ALONG WITH THIS PROJECT.

REMEMBER, WE'RE TRYING TO KIND OF AVOID AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ESCALATION OF THE COST.

AND WHO KNOWS, MAYBE TARIFFS TOO MAY HAVE ANOTHER IMPACT ON IT TOO.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO KIND OF TRY TO KIND OF COMPLETE ALL THESE PROJECTS WITHIN THE THE BUDGET ALSO WITHIN THE TIME FRAME THAT ALSO WE PROMISED OUR VOTERS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU MR. PULLMAN. I APPRECIATE THE DISTRICT GOING THROUGH TO SUCH LENGTHS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND POLICY AND PROCEDURE BEHIND WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHY WE'RE DOING IT. I THINK FOR ALL OF US, SOME OF US MAY HAVE MADE PURCHASING DECISIONS AROUND PAST BONDS, BUT THIS IS OUR FIRST BOND AS A BODY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE YOU. OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO F2 2024 BOND UPDATE.

I THINK IT'S DENNIS STILL STILL ON, ACTUALLY.

OKAY. IN TRYING TO KEEP TRANSPARENT WITH ALL THINGS FINANCIAL, WE ARE TOLD THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY THAT WE WILL BRING UPDATES ON ON THE BOND. SO TRY TO KEEP EVERYBODY IN THE KNOW.

SO THIS IS THE FIRST UPDATE. AND WE WILL EVENTUALLY PLAN TO MOVE TO DO THIS EVERY QUARTER ONCE WE GET ALL OUR COMMUNICATIONS PEOPLE HIRED AND ALL OF THAT.

SO WE WILL DEFINITELY KEEP YOU ALL INFORMED AND THE PUBLIC ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE BONDS AND THE PROCUREMENT AND THE THINGS THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THE BOND.

SO FIRST THING FIRST, THE BOND PASSED IN NOVEMBER, BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO GO GET THE MONEY.

SO WE HAD ISSUANCE TWO SEPARATE ONES, ONE FOR $100,100, $100 MILLION AND THE OTHER ONE FOR $250 MILLION.

AND SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE GOT THE $100 MILLION SOLD ON JANUARY 8TH, BUT IT TOOK UNTIL FEBRUARY 6TH TO GET THE MONEY. AND WE WENT BACK ON FEBRUARY 4TH TO DO THE $250 MILLION AND IT WAS DONE BUT WE

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AND SO THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH DOING PURCHASE ORDERS AND BUYING AND DOING THINGS TO ACTIVATE THE BOND UNTIL WE GOT THE CASH THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD DO. AT THE BOTTOM, YOU CAN SEE THAT WHAT WE PLAN TO DO FOR THE REST OF THE $932 MILLION TO ISSUE $300 MILLION NEXT WINTER IN 2026 AND AGAIN IN 2027, $200 MILLION IN THE LAST 1 IN 2028.

SO EVERY YEAR WE PLAN TO ISSUE A PORTION OF THE BONDS SO WE CAN KEEP THE PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD.

SO YEAR ONE IN PROPOSITION EIGHT A, THE REFERENDUM WAS FOR $798.3 MILLION.

WE ISSUED $278.1 MILLION OUT OF THE $350 MILLION IN PROP EIGHT.

AND THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING FORWARD IN YEAR ONE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE BERKMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROJECT, AND WE HAVE ASSIGNED THE ARCHITECT THAT WAS ON THE LIST THAT DANNY JUST SHOWED YOU ALL THROUGH [INAUDIBLE]. WE'RE GOING TO DO THE AUDITORIUM REFRESH AT CD FULKES.

AGAIN, THAT ARCHITECT IS ASSIGNED AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THE WORK AT MCNEIL HIGH SCHOOL.

AGAIN, THE ARCHITECT BEING ASSIGNED AND THERE ARE SOME UNIFORMS THAT OUR FINE ARTS PEOPLE ARE TALKING WITH THE ORCHESTRA AND DANCE AND BAND TO DETERMINE WHAT UNIFORMS ARE NEEDED FOR THAT SCHOOL, AND THOSE WILL MOVE FORWARD QUICKLY.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO DO STONY POINT HIGH SCHOOL WITH ALL THOSE PROJECTS LISTED THERE.

AND AGAIN, THERE ARE UNIFORMS FOR FINE ARTS IN THAT SCHOOL AS WELL.

AND SO THOSE PROJECTS AND WILL BE DONE AND WILL HAVE AN ARCHITECT ASSIGNED.

SO OUR NEXT STEP IS TO GET WITH A GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND GET TO [INAUDIBLE] DONE.

AS FAR AS THE DISTRICT WIDE STUFF EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AS YOU REMEMBER, THE CONTRACT HAD A CLAUSE THAT $6 MILLION WAS TO COME FROM THE COLLEGE. BUT WITH THE PASSING OF THE BOND, WE AMENDED THE CONTRACT.

SO THE $6 MILLION IS NOW BEING PAID DIRECTLY FROM US.

SO THERE WAS NEVER A LOAN GIVEN TO THE DISTRICT, IT WAS JUST IN CASE.

CTE CENTER. WE ARE SO PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE CTE CENTER, NOW AT 9900 SPECTRUM DRIVE, IS THE PROPERTY OF ROUND ROCK ISD [APPLAUSE]. WE HAVE INITIATED THE RFQ PROCESS. WE HAD A WALK THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH THE POOL OF ARCHITECTS.

AND SO THEIR NEXT STEP IS TO COME BACK WITH DESIGN PROPOSALS TO BE SUBMITTED.

AND WE WILL GO THROUGH THE SELECTION PROCESS TO SELECT A ARCHITECT TO DESIGN OUR NEW CTE CENTER.

ALSO THERE WAS A LINE FOR THE FURNITURE REPLACEMENT.

WE ARE GOING TO DO THE 15 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FIRST.

SO REMEMBER THE BOND CALLS FOR 15 ELEMENTARY, 5 MIDDLE, 5 HIGH.

WE ARE GOING TO DO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. I HOPE TO GET THEM DONE THIS SUMMER.

WE HAVE PLACED THE ORDER FOR THE BUSSES 25 OF THE 65, AND I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY AND AND COMMAND MY TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR, WE HAVE PUT THE BUSSES OUT AND GOT A QUOTE FOR THE BUSSES.

THEN THE TARIFFS HIT AND THEY DECIDED NOT TO HONOR THE QUOTE, BUT THROUGH HER ESTEEMED NEGOTIATIONS AND BEFORE I WALKED OVER HERE TODAY, THEY HAD DECIDED TO HONOR THE QUOTE.

SO THAT WAS GOOD. SHE WORKED VERY HARD TO GET THAT DONE BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE IT WAS LIKE A 10% INCREASE ON A PRICE OF 25 BUSSES.

BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM. AND BECAUSE THE PLAN WAS, AS YOU KNOW, WE WERE TRYING TO KEEP ALL THE BUSSES BY ONE BUILDER INTERNATIONAL. AND IF THEY WEREN'T GOING TO DO THAT, WE WAS GOING TO PUT IT BACK ON THE STREET AND GET BIDS AND THEY DECIDED, NO, WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. SO SHE SORT OF FORCED HER HAND AND LOOKED OUT FOR TAXPAYER'S MONEY.

THE LAST PIECE IS THE BOND MANAGEMENT CONTRACT AND AS YOU WILL SEE, THAT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WE HAVE AWARDED THE CONTRACT BASED ON YOU ALL'S APPROVAL. AND AS FAR AS THE INTERNAL CONSTRUCTION STAFF, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING OUR OWN PROJECT MANAGERS AND PROJECT COORDINATORS

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AND AGAIN, THERE WAS SOME EXPENSES THAT WAS RECLASSED TO THE BOND AND HERE'S A LIST OF THOSE.

AND AGAIN ALL THESE ARE BOND ATTORNEY APPROVED.

AND THAT'S THE LIST OF THINGS THAT WE MOVED FROM THE 24-25 EXPENSES OVER TO THE BOND.

AND WHAT WE PLAN TO DO IN THE 25-26 REDIRECTS TO THE BOND.

SO $3.5 MILLION FOR THIS YEAR AND $1.8 MILLION FOR NEXT YEAR.

THIS IS WHAT I'LL BE DOING FOR THE NEXT 18 MONTHS.

THESE ARE ALL THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF BEING WORKED ON.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT RANGES FROM SMALL PROJECTS TO VERY BIG PROJECTS.

AND THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE WHAT WE WAS AFTER WE GET THOSE FIRST PROJECTS FOR THE SCHOOLS DONE, WE WILL START THE NEXT PROJECTS TO GET THOSE ARCHITECTS SELECTED.

BUT WE CAN'T ISSUE CONTRACTS TO THEM UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT PART OF THE INITIAL $350 MILLION.

BUT WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH GETTING ALL THAT WORK STARTED.

OKAY, PROPOSITION B, THIS IS MY BROTHER DONNY'S PIECE.

THE REFERENDUM WAS $125.3 MILLION. WE SOLD $64.2 MILLION OF THE $350 MILLION.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR STUDENT CHROMEBOOKS.

WE HAVE ORDERED ALL 44,000 OF THEM. WE HAVE RECEIVED 9,000 AND DEPLOYED THOSE.

AND WE WILL DEPLOY THE REST THIS SUMMER. INTERACTIVE BLACKBOARDS.

WE HAVE A WING AT ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL AND THE SUCCESS HIGH SCHOOL.

THOSE HAVE BEEN ORDERED. OUR STAFF DEVICES ARE ALL ORDERED, AND I THINK DONNA SAID THEY ARE HERE NOW, NEXT WEEK, MONDAY, NEXT WEEK. THEY WILL BE HERE MONDAY, AND WE WILL MOVE FORWARD AND TRY AND TO GET THOSE DEPLOYED.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS THE CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED.

SO DONNY STEIN HAS BEEN VERY BUSY SINCE FEBRUARY BECAUSE REMEMBER WE COULDN'T MOVE FORWARD TILL WE GOT THE MONEY.

BUT SINCE THEN, HIS TEAM HAS WORKED VERY HARD TO KEEP THE BOND PROJECTS MOVING.

AND THEN PROPOSITION C, THE REFERENDUM WAS $8.6 MILLION AND WAY OF THE $350 WE CHOSE $7.6 OF IT TO DO THESE PROJECTS.

AND WE'RE GOING TO RENOVATE CEDAR RIDGE PAC AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE ARCHITECT TO HANDLE THAT AND THE HARTFIELD PAC.

SO THOSE PROJECTS WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH YEAR ONE APPROPRIATIONS.

THAT IS WHAT WE PLAN TO DO FOR THE $350 MILLION MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS LEVEL OF CLARITY AND TRANSPARENCY.

TRUSTEE LANDRUM. SO I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. IN MR. PULLMAN'S ATTACHMENTS. ONE OF THEM IS 2024 BOND YEAR ONE PROJECTS, AND NOT ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE ON HIS LIST ARE ON THE LIST THAT YOU JUST PRESENTED. WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL MASTER PLAN, THE CEDAR RIDGE ADDITION AND RENOVATION. THOSE AREN'T ON THE YEAR ONE PROJECT LIST THAT YOU JUST PRESENTED, BUT THEY'RE ON PULLMAN'S MR. PULLMAN'S SLIDES.

THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE ARE GOING TO ASSIGN THOSE ARCHITECTS TO.

AND WE ALREADY KNOW THAT BECAUSE THEY'VE DONE THE PREVIOUS WORK.

AND SO THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BILLABLE TO US.

BUT WE JUST ARE AWARDING WHAT, LETTING YOU ALL KNOW THAT THOSE PEOPLE WILL BE DOING THOSE PROJECTS.

OKAY. SO THEY'RE NOT REALLY ONE YEAR, YEAR ONE PROJECTS? IF THEY WEREN'T ON THE LIST I JUST READ YOU FOR THE YEAR ONE, NO.

OKAY. I DON'T THINK WE SELECTED ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL.

NO. THAT'S NOT. NO, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ONE WE WERE SELECTED ARE THE ONE ON THE YEAR ONE.

AND THOSE ARE BECAUSE THESE ARCHITECTS HAVE BEEN ALREADY LIKE STANTEC BUILT CITY FOLKS.

RIGHT? SO BECAUSE THE AUDITORIUM. RIGHT. IT'S RIGHT THERE.

SO WE WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO CONTINUE THE WORK SO THEY CAN BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH EVERYTHING, RIGHT? THE BUILDING, THE AREA AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

SO THAT WAY THEY DID A GREAT JOB WITH CD. WE WANT THEM TO CONTINUE DOING IT THERE.

BUT LIKE ROANOKE HIGH SCHOOL, CEDAR RIDGE, THOSE ARE NEW PROJECTS.

SO WE HAVE TO GO START FROM SCRATCH, IN OTHER WORDS.

RIGHT. SO, SO I THINK I THINK MR. PULLMAN TALKS ABOUT THE METHOD OF US IDENTIFYING THE ARCHITECTS,

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AND YEAH, SO HE'S GOING, WHAT I'M TRYING. I'M SORRY. WHAT I'M I THINK MAYBE I MISSED I DID NOT EXPLAIN IT.

WELL HE'S GOING TO DEFINE IN YEAR ONE WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF PROCUREMENT.

RIGHT. BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANY WORK UNTIL YEAR TWO BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO START THE WORK.

AND TO REMEMBER WE'RE GOING TO GET THE $300 MILLION EARLY NEXT YEAR, AND THAT'S WHEN WE START THE WORK.

BUT HE'S GOING TO GO AND GIVE A HEAD START, RIGHT? SO WE CAN IDENTIFY THESE PEOPLE THIS YEAR, YEAR ONE.

HOWEVER, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO GET PAID OR START THE WORK UNTIL YEAR TWO.

SO PERHAPS WE MIGHT WANT TO MAKE AN ASTERISK OR SOMETHING ON A COUPLE OF THOSE PROJECTS.

I JUST DON'T WANT SOMEBODY TO COME TO THIS SLIDE AND SAY, HEY, IT SAYS RIGHT HERE, WE'RE STARTING THIS IN YEAR ONE AND IT COME BACK TO BITE US LATER. GREAT QUESTION. SO YEAH. AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION IS ON SLIDE FOUR OF YOUR PRESENTATION MR. COVINGTON, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE PURCHASE OF THE CTE BUILDING, BUT THEN YOU TALKED ABOUT NEEDING A DESIGNER.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHY? I KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT EXACTLY WE BOUGHT AND WHY WE NEEDED TO HIRE A FIRM TO DESIGN THE BUILDING. MAYBE GIVE A LITTLE MORE IN DEPTH AS TO WHAT THIS BUILDING WAS AND WHAT WE NEED TO TURN IT INTO.

WE PURCHASED A MANUFACTURING BUILDING FOR WHEN IT WAS FIRST BUILT.

IT WAS BUILT TO MAKE PROSTHETICS. THEN THEY SOLD THE BUILDING TO A LAW FIRM CALLED LEGALZOOM, AND THEY TURNED IT TO AN OFFICE BUILDING, PART OF IT.

SO WE HAVE PURCHASED A MANUFACTURING BUILDING THAT STILL HAS THE MANUFACTURING SPACES THAT LEGALZOOM NEVER USED.

BUT IT ALSO HAS OFFICES ON THE ON THE FRONT AND SIDE.

SO WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE THIS BUILDING AND GET AN ARCHITECT AND DESIGN IT INTO OUR CTE CENTER TO PUT THOSE PROJECTS, THOSE PROGRAMS THAT WAS IN THE BOND FOR COSMETOLOGY, ELECTRICIAN, EARLY CHILDHOOD, FIT, AUTOMOTIVE. AUTOMOTIVE. 18 PLUS. YEAH. 18 PLUS.

WELCOME CENTER. THE BUILDING SPACE FOR YOU KNOW, SO THERE'S PLENTY OF SPACE, RIGHT? THE BUILDING IS HAS 209,000FT² SITTING ON A 48 TO 49 ACRES.

SO THERE'S PLENTY OF SPACE, BUT WE HAVE TO REDESIGN AND WE DON'T WE ASKED THE THE BUILDING IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE, VERY WELL MAINTAINED. WE HAVE TO DO A WHOLE ASSESSMENT, APPRAISAL, ASSESSMENT.

YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN YOU BUY A HOUSE, YOU MAKE SURE THAT SOMEBODY WILL COME AND LOOK AT EVERYTHING, MAKE SURE THERE'S NO ISSUES.

SO WE HAD TO GO THROUGH AN IN-DEPTH KIND OF ASSESSMENT OF THE ROOF AND EVERYTHING ELSE, ELECTRICAL STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO IT CAME BACK LIKE EXCELLENT CONDITION. SO AS FAR AS, LIKE THE ENVELOPE, THE BUILDING ITSELF, IT'S A VERY, VERY GOOD CONDITION. WELL, WE HAVE TO DO A TWEAK WITHIN THE INSIDE TO ACCOMMODATE, YOU KNOW, PUT SOME BAYS FOR EXAMPLE. RIGHT. SO WE CAN PUT THE CARS INSIDE SO OUR STUDENTS, ALONG WITH THEIR TEACHER CAN WORK ON THEM OR STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE NEED TO DO. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I ONLY HAVE TWO MINUTES SO I COULDN'T HAVE EXPLAINED IT.

BUT BUT THANK YOU. I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE PURCHASED.

AND WE'RE NOW RETROFITTING AN EXISTING BUILDING TO MEET OUR NEEDS.

AND IT'S SUPER EXCITING. I ACTUALLY TALKED WITH A CTE TEACHER TODAY, AND THEY'RE ALREADY EXCITED ABOUT IT, AND THEY CAN'T WAIT TO GET IN THERE AND GET NEW PROGRAMS STARTED.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK ON PUTTING THAT A PRIORITY.

AND I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. DR. WEI. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SO I HAD A QUESTION.

YOUR SLIDE THE TIMELINE, THE SLIDE THAT I THINK THE UNIT SHOULD BE THOUSAND, NOT MILLION.

RIGHT. T HE FIRST SLIDE ACTUALLY. IF IT'S MILLION, THERE'LL BE A LOT OF MONEY.

YES, SIR. I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THAT, THOUGH. THE OTHER QUESTION, MINOR QUESTION.

WHEN YOU SAY THE BUS WE PURCHASE IS THOSE BUSSES WITH SEAT BELTS.

YES. OKAY, GOOD TO KNOW. THANK YOU. AND I CAN ADD WITH THE 25 BUSSES, WE HAVE ALL OUR BUSSES PRETTY MUCH.

THAT WOULD MAKE THE WHOLE FLEET WITH THE WHOLE FLEET BECAUSE WE OUR OUR IN ANY GIVEN DAY OUR BUSSES HAVE LIKE.

BUT SOMETIMES WHAT HAPPEN IF WE HAVE A, IF WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BUSSES WHO MAYBE NEED TO BE MAINTAINED OR SOMETHING. SO WE MAY USE AN OLDER BUS AND SOMETIMES THOSE BUSSES MAY NOT

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BUT EVEN IF WE HAVE TO, 1 OR 2 OR OR EVEN TEN OF THEM NEEDED MAINTENANCE, WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH SPARES.

I GUESS BUSSES WITH ALSO SEAT BELTS. SO WE'LL BE IN GOOD SHAPE.

TRUSTEE MARKUM. THANK YOU. SO NOW THAT WE I APPRECIATE THE TRANSPARENCY, THE LINE ITEMS, I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE GREAT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I MEAN, I KNOW I'M ALREADY GETTING EMAILS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT WHEN IS MY PROJECT GOING TO BE STARTED.

SO I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO GO AND CHECK OUT THE BOND PAGE BECAUSE INFORMATION WILL BE UPDATED THERE.

SO NOW THAT ARCHITECTS ARE ASSIGNED, WHAT IS THE PROCESS OR WILL THERE BE A PROCESS FOR STAFF AND COMMUNITY INPUT FOR THESE PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY THESE NEW BUILDS OR COMPLETE RENOVATIONS? DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE IT. SO YEAH, SO FOR THIS PROJECT, OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW, PRINCIPALS WILL AND THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAM WILL BE INVOLVED.

BUT WE ALSO WELCOME THEM EVEN TO HAVE INPUT FROM OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.

SO THEY DON'T WORK IN ISOLATION. I MEAN WE'RE HOPING TO GET OUR CONSTRUCTION TEAM.

I KNOW ALSO OUR OUR FOLKS WHO ARE HELPING US ALSO MANAGE THESE WILL BE IN COMMUNICATION ALWAYS.

WE DON'T THESE DECISIONS ARE USUALLY MADE AT THE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, LIKE WE DON'T I DON'T EVEN DICTATE OR ANY DENNIS, WE DON'T DICTATE WHAT HAPPENS. LIKE HOW THAT WILL LOOK LIKE, WHAT KIND OF CARPET, WHAT KIND OF COLOR.

THOSE THINGS ARE DONE USUALLY AT THE AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL.

AND THAT'S USUALLY TYPICALLY THE PRINCIPAL HIS OR HER TEAM.

AND ALSO BRINGING IN OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WITH THEM.

SO WE MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS AS MUCH INPUT AS POSSIBLE AND IS DONE AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE LEVEL, LIKE REALLY THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY WILL BE USING THE BUILDING, NOT US HERE IN CENTRAL OFFICE.

SO THOSE PROCESSES WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE CAMPUS PRINCIPALS IN ORDER TO BEST SERVE ALL OF THEM.

YES, THEY ALL INVOLVE OBVIOUSLY. I'M THINKING ALSO OBVIOUSLY WILL BE OTHER AND WE WILL TALK TO THEM ABOUT INVOLVING OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, NOT JUST THEIR TEAM, BUT ALSO OTHER TEACHERS AND THE THE ONES WHO ARE THE CUSTOMERS, THE ONES WHO ARE GOING TO BE USING THE BUILDING.

RIGHT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE FEEDBACK AND INPUT FROM THEM AND HAVE A SAY AND HOW WHATEVER THEY WANT TO SEE HAPPENING WITH THE ADDITION OR WHATEVER WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

THANK YOU. NOT SEEING ANY MORE LIGHTS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, DENNIS, ARE WE CUTTING YOU LOOSE? YES.

OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU CAN GO. ALL RIGHT.

TRUSTEES, I WANT TO MAKE IT THROUGH THESE NEXT TWO, AND THEN LET'S PLAN FOR A SHORT BREAK.

BUT LET'S WELCOME CHIEF F-5 FIREARM SAFETY.

GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT AND BOARD, BRIAN URRUTIA, CHIEF OF POLICE FOR ROUND ROCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

TODAY WE'RE PRESENTING A FIREARM SAFETY PRESENTATION AND THIS IS A PRESENTATION THAT WAS YOU KNOW, SOME SOME OF THE WORDING THAT'S REQUIRED UNDER HOUSE BILL THREE, INFORMATION WE NEED TO SHARE WITH OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO INFORMATION ON HOW TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY SAFE IF YOU DO OWN A FIREARM.

AND THEN I'LL ALSO GO INTO SOME OF THE CURRENT GRANT PROJECTS WE HAVE TO FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH INTO FIREARM SAFETY.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

SO ALL THE MEASURES WERE PUT FORTH BY TEXAS STATE'S CENTER ON SCHOOL SAFETY AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

SO THEY PUT TOGETHER A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND OUTREACH MEASURES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO FOLLOW UNDER THE HOUSE BILL.

SO THE REQUIREMENTS ARE THAT WE PROVIDE THE OUTPUT AND PLANS, BUT ALSO MATERIAL FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, OPEN ENROLLMENT DISTRICTS. SO THERE'S SOME GREAT RESOURCES IN HERE FOR OUR STUDENTS, FOR OUR PARENTS, BUT ALSO FOR OUR EDUCATORS IF THEY CHOOSE TO TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH STUDENTS.

AND IT'S ALL MEANT TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE GUN STORAGE AND PREVENT ACCIDENTS AND CRIMINAL INCIDENTS FROM HAPPENING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.

SO HERE WE ARE. YOU KNOW WHAT SCHOOLS MUST PROVIDE? IF WE LOOK AT THE VERY FIRST, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GET IT FROM THE CLICKER.

IF YOU CAN ACCESS THE FIRST LINK, PLEASE. AND OUR FILTER MIGHT CATCH IT BECAUSE IT IS FIREARMS. SO THIS IS SOME OF THE MATERIAL THAT WE WILL DISTRIBUTE AND WILL INCLUDE IN OUR LINKS.

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SO THAT WAY THAT FIREARM DOES NOT END UP IN THE HANDS.

IT SHOULD NOT. SO THERE ARE SEVERAL DEVICES. FIRST, AND THE MOST SIMPLEST AND LEAST EXPENSIVE IS A CABLE LOCK SELLS FOR 4 TO $5 AT ANY STORE, WALMART, ACADEMY, SPORTING GOODS AND THEN AS WELL AS TRIGGER LOCKS.

AND THEN SOME OF THE MORE ADVANCED LOCKING SYSTEMS, SUCH AS A STRONG BOX, BIOMETRIC LOCKS, GUN CABINETS, AND THEN FOR VERY AFFLUENT GUN OWNERS, GUN SAFES FOR LARGE AMOUNTS OF WEAPONS.

SO, YOU KNOW, BUT IF YOU JUST OWN ONE HANDGUN, WE CAN DIRECT, YOU SAY, BUY A CABLE LOCK AND KEEP YOU SAFE.

CAN YOU EXIT THAT ONE, PLEASE? AND ALL OF THESE LINKS WILL BE EMBEDDED IN THE RESOURCES WE WILL SEND OUT TO OUR PARENTS. THAT ONE. THANK YOU. AND IT INVOLVES LINKS INTO TALKING ABOUT GUN SAFETY.

TALK TO YOUR KIDS. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN TO KNOW? MOST IMPORTANTLY DON'T SHY AWAY FROM THE CONVERSATION BECAUSE WE WANT THAT INFORMATION TO BE WITH OUR CHILDREN, TO KEEP THEM SAFE. WHAT DO THEY DO IF THEY FIND A FIREARM? WHAT DO THEY CALL AN ADULT? DON'T TOUCH IT. COME AND FIND SOMEBODY TO HELP YOU.

YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT ARE CONVERSATIONS WE WANT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO HAVE TO KEEP GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF OUR CHILDREN.

YOU KNOW, THE SAFE APPROACHES TO FIREARMS AND THEN THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY MORE YOU KNOW WHAT WHAT WHAT DOES RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERSHIP LOOK LIKE? WE LIVE IN TEXAS. THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF GUNS IN OUR COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, SO WE'VE GOT TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, LOWER CRIME RATES, LOWER ACCIDENTAL INCIDENTS AND BE RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERS.

WE'RE ADVOCATES FOR RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERSHIP AND PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY NONPROFITS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

IF YOU COULD EXIT OUT OF THAT ONE, PLEASE. AND THEN GO TO NOT THAT ONE, THE NEXT ONE DOWN.

SO THIS IS THE EDUCATOR'S TOOLKIT THAT IS ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH THE TEXAS STATE CENTER ON SCHOOL SAFETY AND IT PROVIDES POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS AS YOU SCROLL DOWN FOR DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS. SO YOU'VE GOT THE FLYERS, YOU'VE GOT FOLDERS.

YOU CAN I'M SORRY POSTERS YOU CAN PUT UP. AND THEN ON THE VERY BOTTOM, IT'S GOT TRAINING PRESENTATIONS AND YOU CAN SEE THESE TRAINING PRESENTATIONS ARE GEARED TOWARDS SPECIFIC AGE GROUPS FROM YOUNG CHILDREN ALL THE WAY UP TO OUR OUR OUR YOUNG ADULTS.

SO EVEN COLORING BOOKS, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH THIS? IF YOU SEE A GUN, WHAT DO YOU DO? WHAT WILL YOU DO? WE WANT YOU TO KNOW. DON'T TOUCH IT! GET AWAY FROM IT! GO FIND AN ADULT. REPORT IT. OKAY, SO THESE ARE VERY VERY IMPORTANT TIPS FOR OUR CHILDREN TO HAVE FOR OUR PARENTS TO KNOW ABOUT.

AND RATHER THAN NOT HAVE THE CONVERSATION HAVE SOME RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE CONVERSATION A LITTLE BIT EASIER, BUT ALSO RESPONSIBLE. OKAY. OKAY. AND GO TO NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. IMPORTANCE OF FIREARM SAFETY AND EDUCATION, PREVENTING ACCIDENTS LIKE WE DISCUSSED. PROPER STORAGE REDUCES THE RISK OF UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES OR DEATHS.

IF A CHILD ACCESSES A FIREARM IN A HOME, IT'S A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR.

IF THEY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DEATH, IT THEN GOES TO A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR AGAINST THAT PERSON THAT MADE THE FIREARM ACCESSIBLE, AND ALL THE OTHER CIVIL IMPLICATIONS THAT FOLLOW IT.

YOU KNOW, SUICIDE PREVENTION IS ALSO A BIG ELEMENT OF FIREARM SAFETY, MAKING SURE THAT THOSE STUDENTS OF OURS THAT ARE IN MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO FIREARMS. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE FAMILIES ARE SAFE.

KEEP THEM SAFE TEXAS, THIS OFFERS GUIDANCE INTO FIREARM SAFETY.

THIS IS THE TEXAS STATE CENTER ON SCHOOL SAFETY AND TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY COLLABORATIVE APPROACH UNDER THE HOUSE BILL GIVEN TO SCHOOLS TO FOLLOW. THERE ARE ALSO PLENTY OF OTHER GREAT NONPROFITS IN OUR COMMUNITY, SUCH AS MOMS DEMAND ACTION THAT PROVIDE RESOURCES AND GUN SAFETY, AND ALSO GUN LOCKS TO OUR COMMUNITIES AT NO COST.

SO THOSE ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT STAKEHOLDERS TO HAVE ON OUR SIDE.

AND WE WOULD LOVE TO FURTHER OUR INVOLVEMENT WITH THEM AND BRING THEM ONTO OUR CAMPUS TO HELP US SPREAD THE WORD.

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AND ONCE YOU IF YOU COME AND REQUEST ONE, WE WILL PROVIDE YOU SOME OF THE PAMPHLETS WE JUST GAVE YOU IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH.

SO THAT WAY YOU HAVE SOME OF THE THE WORDING, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE THE FIREARM SAFETY RESOURCES MANUAL.

SO IF YOU WANT TO BUY SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE SECURE THAN YOUR CABLE LOCK THAT WE JUST GAVE YOU, YOU KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND YOU KNOW WHAT TO GO OUT AND BUY.

SO EDUCATION TO OUR COMMUNITY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THERE ARE FAMILIES THAT DO RECEIVE FIREARMS HANDED DOWN FROM FAMILY MEMBERS OR YOU KNOW, THAT THEY COME ACROSS UNKNOWINGLY, BUT WE WANT THEM TO HAVE SOME TOOLS TO MAKE THEMSELVES SAFE.

BUT MOST AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, JUST KEEP OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY SAFE.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED. HOPEFULLY WE GET AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THIS AWARD BEFORE THE FIRST PART OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

AND WE'LL, YOU KNOW, IF IF WE DO GET THIS MONEY WE'RE WE WILL KICK THIS OFF AT OUR BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT, HAVING A BOOTH WHERE WE CAN START GETTING IN FRONT OF OUR PARENTS, START HAVING THAT CONVERSATION AND GIVING THEM A TOOL TO KEEP THEIR HOUSE SAFE.

AND THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION UNLESS ANYBODY UNLESS ANYBODY HAS A QUESTION.

I REALLY JUST HAVE A COMMENT. THIS IS ACTUALLY TECHNICALLY MY AGENDA ITEM.

I'VE REQUESTED IT, BUT I LOVE WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

WHEN I REQUESTED IT, DR. AZAIEZ SAID, WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON THAT.

AND AND CHIEF WANTED TO BRING A PRESENTATION, SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL.

I ALSO JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS AROUND THE GRANTS.

IT'S REALLY EASY TO THROW OUR HANDS UP AND SAY, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GO THE EXTRA MILE AND REALLY BE IN COMMUNITY WITH OUR COMMUNITY OR TO SAY OUR CURRENT POLITICIANS AT A HIGHER LEVEL HAVE NOT, YOU KNOW, MANDATED WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE MANDATED TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR GOING THAT EXTRA MILE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE COMMUNE WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES AND THE KNOWLEDGE TO PROTECT NOT ONLY THEIR FAMILIES, BUT ALL OF OUR FAMILIES AND OUR WIDER COMMUNITY.

IT MEANS SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE MARKUM.

SO I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE THANK YOU OF THIS INITIATIVE AND BRINGING THIS TO US.

AND FOR GOING THE EXTRA MILE AND TALKING ABOUT ALL THE, ALL THE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AROUND GUN SAFETY AND WHAT THAT MEANS, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS. MY QUESTION IS, WILL THIS INFORMATION LIVE SOMEWHERE PERMANENTLY ON OUR WEBSITE AS A RESOURCE FOR PARENTS.

ABSOLUTELY. SO THIS WILL BE PART OF OUR PART OF YOUR ENROLLMENT DOCUMENTS WILL HAVE SOME OF THIS INFORMATION IN THERE.

YOU HAVE TO SIGN BY THE HOUSE BILL, BUT WE WILL ALSO INCLUDE SOME OF THESE LINKS AS WE REDESIGN OUR WEBSITE, BOTH ON THE POLICE AND SAFETY AND SECURITY SIDE.

AND THEN ONCE WE SEND OUT THE INFORMATION HERE, AS WE GET TOWARDS THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, THIS WILL BE AN INFORMATIONAL REMINDER WITH ALL OF THESE PAMPHLETS INCLUDED IN LINKS INCLUDED IN THE INFORMATION THAT WE SEND OUT THROUGH THE APP AND EMAIL TO WHERE YOU CAN ACCESS THEM ANYTIME. YOU KNOW, WHATEVER YOU WHATEVER THE FAMILIES CHOOSE TO DO WITH THEM, IT'LL BE AVAILABLE TO THEM.

SO WE WILL DO THIS AND THEN, YOU KNOW, DO THE REMINDER AGAIN WHEN WE COME BACK TO SCHOOL.

THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. AND THEN I WOULD LOVE TO STAY UPDATED ON AS WE DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS.

AND AS YOU ROLL THIS INITIATIVE OUT, MAYBE IN A BOARD UPDATE IF WE CAN JUST GET SOME UPDATES AS THIS EXPANDS.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. YEAH. WE'RE REALLY HOPING IF WE GET THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY WE CAN PROVIDE DEPENDING ON THE BULK COST, WE CAN GET THESE LOCKS AT ANYWHERE FROM 12 TO 15,000 LOCKS BEING DISTRIBUTED THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY.

SO IT'S A VERY BIG EFFORT. IT'S A BIG REACH, BUT I THINK WE CAN DO IT.

I THINK WE'VE GOT A GREAT TEAM THAT CAN GET IT DONE.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD GET 12,000 FIREARMS SAFE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO EXCITING. TRUSTEE LANDRUM. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

I THINK THAT THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE INITIATIVE TO PROACTIVELY KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE.

AND I HAVE TWO GRADUATES FROM ROUND ROCK ISD.

AND IF YOU ASK THEM TODAY, WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU FIND A FIREARM, THEY WILL STILL SAY IN THE ELEMENTARY VOICE, STOP, DON'T TOUCH, LEAVE THE AREA, CALL AN ADULT AND THEY'RE 21 AND 23.

AND SO IT'S THAT I THINK BACK THEN IT WAS EDDIE THE EAGLE.

BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S THAT EARLY CONNECTION WITH THE KIDS AND YOU KNOW, STARTING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF LIKE, WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU FIND A WEAPON? AND SO THIS IS DEFINITELY INITIATIVES THAT HELP KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING PROACTIVE IN THAT AND THANK YOU FOR LEADING THAT INITIATIVE AS WELL DR.

AZAIEZ, I THINK IT'S VITALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES.

THANK YOU, DR. WEI. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO I THINK YOU PROBABLY MENTIONED IT TO TRYING TO APPLY FOR A GRANT

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SO WE'VE APPLIED THROUGH THE STATE. NOW, THIS MONEY WOULD COVER FIREARMS, LOCKS, BUT ALSO THE PRINTING OF THE HANDOUT MATERIALS WE INTEND TO GIVE OUT.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD. THANKS. YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, TRUSTEES? I'M JUST SAYING IT'S A COMPETITIVE IT'S A COMPETITIVE GRANT. RIGHT. SO WE HAVE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION. WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS.

IT'S NOT IT'S COMPETITIVE RIGHT. YES IT IS. AND I PRESENTED BEFORE THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS THREE WEEKS AGO ON THE GRANT INITIATIVE.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED AND HOPEFUL. PLEASE KEEP US UPDATED.

WE'RE EXCITED AND GRATEFUL. THANK YOU CHIEF. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE WE'RE CHOPPING. AGENDA ITEM F6 LET'S TALK UPDATE.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN, PRESIDENT HARRISON AND TRUSTEES, DR. AZAIEZ, I HAVE FOUR SHORT SLIDES FOR YOU, INCLUDING THIS TITLE SLIDE. SO WE ARE SO CLOSE HERE.

THIS IS JUST A BRIEF UPDATE ON HOW THINGS ARE GOING IN LET'S TALK.

WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THESE QUARTERLY STARTING IN THE FALL SO THAT THEY'RE ON A REGULAR CADENCE.

BUT THIS IS UPDATING SINCE THE LAST TIME WHICH WAS ENDING AUGUST 30TH.

WE HAD 140 DIALOG SUBMISSIONS. THE AVERAGE AGE IS ROUGHLY THE SAME AS OUR LAST TIME FRAME, AND THE SCORE REMAINS EXACTLY THE SAME. THAT'S JUST THE BREAKDOWN OF WHETHER IT'S A CONCERN, A CONCERN, A QUESTION, JUST SORT OF GENERAL. THERE WERE 45% HIDDEN CUSTOMERS, WHICH MEANS PEOPLE DIDN'T GIVE US INFORMATION ON HOW WE COULD CONTACT THEM TO RESPOND, OR RATHER, WE COULDN'T SEE THEIR NAMES.

WE CAN RESPOND TO THE HIDDEN ONES, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

THAT IS UP FROM 39%. THE REST OF THE PERCENTAGES THERE, LET ME SEE OUR STUDENT PERCENTAGE WENT UP A LITTLE.

IT WAS 1.3% IN OUR LAST SECTION. IT'S 3.4 NOW AND IT REMAINS MOSTLY PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.

IT'S A IT'S A LITTLE LOWER PARENTS AND GUARDIANS THIS TIME THAN LAST TIME.

AND THAT IS A BREAKDOWN BY THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL DIALOGS WE GOT ON ANY PARTICULAR TOPIC.

SO WE GOT 14 INDIVIDUAL ONES ON SAFETY AND SECURITY AND THEN AT THE VERY END, ONE EACH ON ENROLLMENT, PTA VOUCHERS, STUFF LIKE THAT. THAT IS ALL. UNLESS YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

TRUSTEE MARKUM WHOSE LIGHT DOESN'T WORK. THANK YOU.

I'M JUST SO I STILL LOVE LET'S TALK BECAUSE IT IT'S THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO GET A QUESTION TO THE RIGHT PERSON. AND I KNOW AS BOARD MEMBERS A LOT OF TIMES WE GET QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THROUGH EMAIL THAT ARE NOT WITHIN OUR PURVIEW.

AND BEING ABLE TO EXPEDITE THAT QUESTION TO THE EXPERT ON THAT PARTICULAR CONCERN, I THINK IS A FANTASTIC TOOL.

THE ONLY THING THAT I FEEL LIKE THERE'S CONFUSION WITH THE COMMUNITY IS WHEN SOMEONE SENDS IN AN ANONYMOUS LET'S TALK AND THEY WANT A RESPONSE FROM THE BOARD.

WE HAVE NO WAY TO RESPOND TO THEM BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE THEIR INFORMATION.

AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE VERY GOOD ABOUT RESPONDING AND SAYING THE FULL BOARD HAS SEEN YOUR EMAIL.

I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN ADD IN SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF IF YOU WOULD LIKE A DIRECT RESPONSE FROM THE BOARD, PLEASE EMAIL AND MAYBE YOU'RE PUTTING IT IN THERE AND I'M NOT SEEING IT, BUT JUST ADDING THAT LITTLE LINE SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND IF THEY DO WANT A RESPONSE FROM US, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT IT TO COME ACROSS THAT WE'RE NOT RESPONDING AT ALL. BUT IF WE IF WE DON'T HAVE THE CONTACT INFORMATION, WE CAN'T WE CAN'T.

AND I'M NOT ABLE TO RESPOND EITHER. NO ONE CAN.

IF IT'S ANONYMOUS, IT'S ANONYMOUS. OKAY. SO I GUESS THAT'S SO I GUESS MAYBE THAT'S JUST ME TELLING THE COMMUNITY IF YOU DO WANT A DIRECT RESPONSE FROM AND I'LL SPEAK, I'LL SPEAK AS A BOARD MEMBER FROM THE BOARD THEN WE DO HAVE TO GET THAT THROUGH EMAIL SO THAT WE HAVE CONTACT INFORMATION TO RESPOND TO.

I THINK MAYBE AND I HAVE TO GO BACK AND CHECK.

I DON'T THINK MAYBE, MAYBE ADDING LIKE SOMETHING IN THERE SAYING IF YOU'RE YOU SELECT ANONYMOUS THEN THEN WE WON'T BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO YOU THAT WAY THEY KNOW IF THEY SELECT IT THAT WAY, DON'T EXPECT A RESPONSE BECAUSE WE CANNOT RESPOND.

NOT BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO RESPOND, IT'S JUST WE CANNOT RESPOND.

SO MAYBE WE CAN MAYBE PUT LIKE A FINE PRINT IN THERE SAYING, YOU GOT TO, YOU GOT TO SHARE SOMETHING WITH US SO WE CAN RESPOND TO YOU.

SURE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL BECAUSE SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE WE GET ANOTHER ANONYMOUS LET'S TALK THAT SAYS NOBODY RESPONDED TO MY AND WE LITERALLY CAN'T.

SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU. SURE.

YES, MA'AM. I HAD A QUICK QUESTION. STUDENT COMMUNICATION.

SO DO CAMPUSES LET STUDENTS KNOW ABOUT LET'S TALK.

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SO HOW DO WE LET CAMPUSES AND STUDENTS KNOW ABOUT LET'S TALK.

SO THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I DID I DO RECEIVE LET'S TALK TO THE SUPERINTENDENT COUNT.

AND I DON'T KNOW BUT IF OUR STUDENTS ARE, AS YOU KNOW, SUPER SMART AND CREATIVE AND ALL THAT STUFF.

SO BUT AS FAR AS LIKE DO WE TALK TO THEM? OUR PRINCIPALS AND OUR THE I DON'T KNOW, WE CAN WE CAN DOUBLE CHECK.

WE CAN EVEN RUN AND SEE HOW MANY OF THEM ACTUALLY ARE USING THE SYSTEM, BECAUSE I KNOW HOW MANY THEY ARE RECEIVED, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY ACTUALLY THEY ARE SENDING TO THEIR PRINCIPALS AND AND THEIR COUNSELORS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT THAT, BUT THEN WE CAN ASK AROUND AND SEE WHAT WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OUR CAMPUSES.

I THINK THAT MIGHT BE GOOD, JUST BECAUSE THAT'S VERY VALUABLE FEEDBACK THAT COMES DIRECTLY TO US AND STUDENTS ARE PRECIOUS.

AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THEY LOOK AT THE EMAILS AND THEY'LL EMAIL. I REMEMBER A STUDENT EMAILED ABOUT WHEN WE TOOK AWAY PEPPERONI PIZZA OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THOSE THINGS ARE VALUABLE TO THEM. AND STUDENTS THAT HAVE AGENCY MIGHT GO AND LOOK FOR IT, BUT HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS A RESOURCE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO SEARCH FOR, THAT THEY KNOW EXIST? SURE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? YES I DID. GO AHEAD. SO I HAVE ONE QUESTION AND THEN ONE COMMENT.

MY QUESTION IS ON SLIDE THREE YOU HAVE HIDDEN 31% AND THEN YOU HAVE HIDDEN 45%.

CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE? NOT RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT.

WHAT I THINK IS, IS THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT MAY HAVE CHOSEN HIDDEN, BUT ALSO SELECTED THEIR CATEGORY, AND SOME PEOPLE THAT CHOSE HIDDEN AND DIDN'T SELECT A CATEGORY.

YES, THAT IS PROBABLY THAT IS PROBABLY CORRECT, JUST BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH IT.

BUT I JUST IF SOMEBODY WAS LOOKING AT IT, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S MAYBE JUST FOLLOW UP IN A BOARD UPDATE AND LET US KNOW THE DIFFERENCE ON THAT ONE.

YES, MA'AM. BUT HONESTLY, I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST TOOLS IN LET'S TALK IS THE ABILITY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SEND IN A, A MESSAGE THAT'S HIDDEN. WE HAVE HEARD OVER AND OVER THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES PEOPLE THEY FEAR RETRIBUTION.

AND THIS REALLY DOES GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY IF YOU CHOOSE HIDDEN.

IT'S TRULY HIDDEN. WE DON'T HAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION.

WE CAN RESPOND BUT IF YOU CHOOSE ANONYMOUS, WE CAN'T RESPOND AND WE DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

AND SO GOING THROUGH A THIRD PARTY LIKE THIS, IT REALLY DOES PROTECT THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT TRULY WANT TO OFFER FEEDBACK.

BUT DON'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW WHO THEY ARE. AND SO I THINK IT'S JUST A REALLY VALUABLE TOOL THAT YOU LOSE WITH EMAIL BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

BUT I JUST IF YOU COULD CLARIFY THAT ONE THING IN THE IN THE FUTURE, I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN YOU THAT QUESTION AHEAD OF TIME, AND I APOLOGIZE, I DIDN'T, BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT ARE USING IT.

I ALSO REALLY LIKE THE THE PROGRAM. I DO HAVE A FRIEND THAT IS IN ADMINISTRATION IN A NEIGHBORING DISTRICT, AND THEY DON'T LIKE IT AS AN ADMINISTRATOR, BUT THERE'S JUST A LOT OF ACCOUNTABILITY THAT GOES IN WITH USING IT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE RESPONDING AND FOLLOWING UP IN A TIMELY MANNER. BUT FROM A TRUSTEE PERSPECTIVE, IT HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO MAKE SURE THAT QUESTIONS THAT AREN'T OUR PURVIEW ARE GETTING STILL ANSWERED.

AND WE SOMETIMES LEARN THINGS WITH THE RESPONSES THAT YOU PUT IN THERE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS QUARTERLY. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY HELPFUL. AND IT'S ALSO GOING TO HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE TO HAVE A TIMETABLE TO REVIEW THIS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SURE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT TRUSTEES WE HAVE MADE IT THROUGH SIX AGENDA ITEMS AND WE HAVE QUITE A FEW MORE.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK. COULD WE DO ABOUT COULD WE COME BACK AT 7:45? IS THAT AGREEABLE? OKAY. WE ARE TAKING A BREAK UNTIL 7:45.

IT IS STILL 7:45 EVEN THOUGH WE'RE 47 SECONDS LATE, DR.

WEI. AND WE'RE BACK. SO LET'S GET IT. WE ARE AT AGENDA ITEM G1 BOARD

[G. DISCUSSION ITEMS]

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT OUR OVERALL SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH, WHICH IS WHAT IS UP THERE RIGHT NOW, WE HIT 16.5%, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT LOW FROM WHAT OUR TYPICAL GOAL IS.

SO WE NEED MORE DISCUSSION TIME ON STUDENT OUTCOMES.

IT'S NOT TERRIBLE, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO TREND CLOSER TO THE 25 TO 50%.

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SO OUR QUARTERLY AVERAGE IS GOING TO BE PRETTY LOW.

BUT WE WE CAN WE CAN DO IT, GUYS.

YEP. THAT'LL BE IN THE NEXT QUARTER. WELL, ACTUALLY, THIS IS IN THE FIRST QUARTER.

NEXT QUARTER WILL BE APRIL AND THEN MAY AND JUNE AND SO THE ACADEMIC WORKSHOP NEXT MONTH WILL HELP US A WHOLE LOT.

SO ANY QUESTIONS? I'M NOT GOING TO LIE. THAT'S KIND OF WHY I'M TRYING TO CHOP THROUGH THIS MEETING, BECAUSE THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO CHOP THROUGH THIS MEETING.

NONE OF IT COUNTS TOWARDS STUDENT OUTCOMES. YES, MA'AM.

BUT I'M STILL GLAD THAT WE DO THIS LIKE IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO SELF CHECK US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE.

SO I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S COMMITMENT TO LONE STAR GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT OUTCOMES.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR BEING THE ORIGINATOR.

WE ARE AT G2 FIRST READING OF TASB POLICY UPDATE 124.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THE AFFIRMATION ABOUT HURRYING IT UP AND LET'S FOCUS ON STUDENT OUTCOMES.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW QUICKLY CINDY CAN CAN TALK.

BASICALLY WHAT WE WHAT WE HAVE TONIGHT ARE EIGHT POLICIES, EIGHT LOCAL POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN UPDATED EITHER FOR HOUSEKEEPING PURPOSES OR BECAUSE, AS WE KNOW AFTER A LEGISLATIVE SESSION LIKE WE HAD TWO YEARS AGO AND WE'RE HAVING NOW, IT TAKES A WHILE FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS TO CATCH UP.

SO WHAT WE WHAT WE GET IS AFTER THE AFTER THE LAW GOES INTO EFFECT, THEN THE TEA OR APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES WILL THEN LOOK AT THE LOOK AT THE LAW AND MAKE MAKE REGULATIONS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT.

SO WHAT WE HAVE TONIGHT, LIKE I SAID, ARE EIGHT POLICIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER.

THESE ARE NOT ESPECIALLY LARGE CHANGES. SO I'M GOING TO GO OVER THEM QUICKLY.

BUT THEN I'LL MAKE SURE AND LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME FOR QUESTIONS.

OKAY. SO THE FIRST POLICY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS CAA LOCAL.

AND WHEN WE LOOK ON PAGE TWO OF THAT YOU WILL SEE THAT WE HAVE REMOVED THE WORD OR DESIGNEE.

YOU MAY BE GOING WHY CINDY, WHY ARE YOU BRINGING THIS. THIS IS PART OF OUR HOUSEKEEPING.

TASB HAS RECOMMENDED THAT OBVIOUSLY, THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN DESIGNATE ANYTHING.

WE DO NOT NEED TO PUT THAT IN EVERY SINGLE POLICY.

THE ONLY TIME THAT YOU WILL SEE THE WORD DESIGNEE STILL LEFT IN IS IF THERE IS A THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR WHO CAN DO IT.

FOR INSTANCE, LIKE THIS CAN BE SIGNED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE BOARD PRESIDENT MAJORITY OF BOARD OFFICERS OR A DESIGNEE.

SO ANYWAY IF WE ARE ONLY TALKING ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENT, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THOSE WORDS OUT.

YOU'LL ALSO SEE THAT WE REMOVED THE WORD DESIGNEE FROM THE MIDDLE PARAGRAPH ON PAGE THREE OF CAA.

WITH REGARD TO THE OTHER CHANGES ON CAA, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAVE ADDED SOME LANGUAGE.

THIS IS TO GET IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, CHANGES THAT BECAME EFFECTIVE ON OCTOBER 1ST. BASICALLY, IT JUST TALKS ABOUT IF WE HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT FRAUD OR DISHONESTY WITH REGARDS TO FEDERAL GRANTS IT JUST EXPANDS THE REPORTING OBLIGATIONS.

OKAY. NEXT, I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO CDAA I'M SORRY, CDA. AND YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE ME FOR JUST A SECOND IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SEE UP THERE BECAUSE SO, SO I, I HAVE A COPY RIGHT HERE. WHEN WE GO TO THE THIRD PAGE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT WE HAVE ADDED THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE ADD LANGUAGE WITH REGARDS TO INVESTMENT POOLS.

SO WE ARE SAYING THAT IF WE ARE USING AN INVESTMENT POOL, NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE TO BE PROPERLY CREDENTIALED AS AS OTHER INVESTMENT, BUT THEY HAVE TO BE CREDENTIALED TO SHOW THAT THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD, THAT THEY ARE RECOGNIZED BY THEM.

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BASICALLY THE CHANGES ARE THESE ARE CLARIFYING CHANGES ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WE TALK ABOUT WHEN AN EMPLOYEE HAS OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE DOING THIS IN THEIR OWN TIME, WHETHER THEY'RE DOING THIS WITH THEIR OWN WITH THEIR OWN MATERIALS, AS OPPOSED TO WHETHER THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEING DEVELOPED ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TALKS ABOUT WHEN ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THAT IS DEVELOPED IN CONNECTION WITH AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM JUST GIVES CLARIFICATION TO TO OWNERSHIP RIGHTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

WE FURTHER LOOK ON WHEN WE LOOK ON THE SECOND PAGE OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

IT TALKS ABOUT AND GIVES US CLARIFICATION FOR THE USE OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS WITH REGARDS TO THEIR USE IN PERFORMANCES AND DISPLAYS.

CLARIFYING THINGS SUCH AS WHEN THEY ARE A REGULAR PART OF OUR TEACHING AND DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CURRICULUM.

AND WHEN VIEWED IN A CLASSROOM. AND THERE HAS ALSO BEEN SOME ADDITIONS HERE WHEN WE HAVE A LAWFULLY MADE COPY THROUGH AUTHORIZED ACCESS. THE LAST CHANGES ON CY JUST CHANGED THE WORD PERMISSION UP TO AUTHORIZATION.

NEXT, I'D LIKE TO TURN TO OUR DH POLICY. THIS IS A THIS IS AN EMPLOYMENT POLICY.

YOU'LL SEE THE FIRST CHANGE JUST HAS A REFERENCE TO OUR CKE SERIES.

THE CKE SERIES IS THE SERIES OF POLICIES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE POLICE FORCE.

THIS IS FINALLY RECOGNIZING THAT WE HAVE A POLICE FORCE SO THAT WE WILL THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD UPDATED IN THE PRIOR UPDATE, SO WE NEEDED TO MAKE THE REFERENCE CHANGE HERE.

ONCE AGAIN, ON THE SECOND PAGE, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE ONCE AGAIN REMOVE THE WORD DESIGNEE.

THAT GETS US TO THE LARGEST CHANGE IN THIS POLICY, WHICH IS THE ADDITION OF NICOTINE PRODUCTS, NOT JUST TOBACCO PRODUCTS THIS WAS A CLARIFICATION THAT TASB BECAME ABOUT TO ADD SUCH THINGS AS THE NICOTINE POUCHES AND AND VAPES THAT ARE NOT THAT SO THAT WOULD PROHIBIT ANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES FROM USING THOSE ON DISTRICT PROPERTY.

ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT CHANGE IS TO EHB. THIS IS JUST A CHANGE THAT ADDS THE SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE THE DYSLEXIA HANDBOOK.

THIS WAS MANDATED BY THE CHANGES TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE JUST ADDING SOME CONFORMING LANGUAGE HERE.

OUR NEXT CHANGE HAS TO DO WITH EHBB. THIS IS OUR GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS. THE FIRST CHANGE IS JUST A CHANGE OF THE WORD ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES.

ON PAGE TWO, WE'VE GOT A CHANGE FROM THE WORD SELECTION TO PLACEMENT COMMITTEE.

WE'RE CHANGING SOME LANGUAGE IN THE EXIT PROVISIONS AND THE APPEAL PROVISIONS.

BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT CHANGE IS ON PAGE THREE OF THIS POLICY.

AND IT TALKS ABOUT THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL DEVELOP ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT 100% OF OUR STATE FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED STAY IN THE GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAM.

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IF AN ORAL REPORT IS MADE TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES REGARDING CHILD ENDANGERMENT OR CHILD NEGLECT WHILE IT IS STILL WHILE IT IS STILL CONFIDENTIAL, YOU MUST GIVE A NAME.

AND WE'LL SEE THAT ON ON THE TOP OF PAGE THREE.

ALL RIGHT. AND OUR VERY LAST CHANGE IS TO RGKA POLICY, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR CHANGE TO OUR EMPLOYMENT POLICY. IT JUST INCLUDES ALL THE NON NON TOBACCO PRODUCTS THAT ARE THERE.

SO BASICALLY NICOTINE POUCHES AND AND VAPE PENS.

AND THAT IS ALL OF THE CHANGES I KNOW THEY'RE VERY EXCITING.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE LANDRUM.

SO I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION ON PAGE 15 WHICH IS POLICY DH, PAGE THREE OF FIVE.

AND THAT'S THE CHANGE TO THE NICOTINE PRODUCTS.

MY QUESTION IS ON THE SENTENCE THAT SAYS AN EMPLOYEE SUPERVISOR IS AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE AN EXCEPTION TO THE POLICY FOR A SMOKING CESSATION PRODUCT.

WHAT IF THAT IS LIKE A PRESCRIBED PRODUCT? LIKE, ARE WE REQUIRING OUR EMPLOYEES TO DISCLOSE, LIKE, CONFIDENTIAL MEDICAL INFORMATION AND GET APPROVAL FROM THEIR EMPLOYEE FOR A PRESCRIBED? NO THAT THAT WOULD WHAT THIS REFERENCES IS A NICOTINE PATCH.

RIGHT. OR NICOTINE GUM. PRESCRIBED DOCTORS DON'T PRESCRIBE NICOTINE.

THEY CAN RECOMMEND. I'M SORRY. AS SOMEBODY WHO HAVE GONE WHO HAS GONE THROUGH THESE SORT OF THINGS, I'M A NONSMOKER, SO I DON'T KNOW.

THAT WAS JUST MY CONCERN. WOULD THERE WOULD BE SOME KIND OF VIOLATION OF DISCLOSING MEDICAL? NO THE POLICY ONLY HAS TO DO WITH NICOTINE PRODUCTS.

AND SO NICOTINE PRODUCTS ARE NOT, ARE NON-PRESCRIPTION.

SO THAT WOULD BE LIKE IF, IF I AM A SUPERVISOR AND I KNOW THAT I'VE GOT SOMEBODY WHO IS SMOKING NORMALLY WE WOULD NOT PROHIBIT I MEAN, WE WOULD NOT PERMIT, LIKE, THEM TO CHEW NICOTINE GUM ON CAMPUS, BUT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WE COULD WE COULD ALLOW YOU KNOW, THE USE OF A NICOTINE EITHER, LIKE I SAID, A NICOTINE PATCH OR NICOTINE REPLACEMENT.

AND IN THOSE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES. NOW WE HAVE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS MR. KERN AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE DIFFERENT STANDARDS FROM DEPENDING ON WHO YOUR SUPERVISOR IS.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME REGULATION. WE WILL COME UP WITH SOME ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS WITH REGARDS TO THIS SAYING THAT ALL ALL SUCH APPROVALS MUST GO THROUGH HR. SO WE HAVE SOME CONSISTENCY WITH REGARD TO WHO GETS TO USE NICOTINE REPLACEMENT ON CAMPUS.

I WILL SAY THIS IS THE ONLY AND I KNOW THESE ARE TASB POLICIES, BUT THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT REALLY BOTHERS ME THAT IT'S HEALTHIER FOR OUR EMPLOYEES NOT TO SMOKE. AND I WOULD THINK THAT WE WOULD WANT TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD TO ENCOURAGE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF OUR EMPLOYEES, AND WE'RE MAKING A HURDLE FOR THEM TO GO THROUGH USING NICOTINE REPLACEMENT.

AND I KNOW THIS IS A TASB POLICY, BUT IT BOTHERS ME THAT WE'RE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP SMOKING.

SO IT JUST THAT'S AN EDITORIAL COMMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OTHER TRUSTEES WANT TO CHANGE THE POLICY AND MAKE IT A WHAT AN S POLICY OR WHATEVER IT IS.

BUT THAT DOES BOTHER ME. IF YOU WANT TO STOP SMOKING, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT THING.

YES, MA'AM. AS A REFORMED SMOKER MYSELF, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

AND WE WOULD BE VERY, VERY SENSITIVE TO SITUATIONS LIKE THAT.

I THINK PART OF THE REASON WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE HR INVOLVEMENT IS SO WE CAN HELP SUPPORT SUPERVISORS IN MAKING THOSE DECISIONS, BECAUSE THAT IS A TOUGH POSITION FOR A SUPERVISOR TO BE PUT IN, RIGHT, TO ALL OF A SUDDEN BE GOING AGAINST WHAT'S CLEARLY OUTLINED IN BOARD POLICY.

SO WHAT CINDY WAS SAYING ADMIN REGULATIONS AND PUTTING THOSE IN PLACE AND THEN PROVIDING APPROPRIATE TRAINING TO OUR SUPERVISORS.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY HAVING HR THERE TO SUPPORT THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

I THINK I'M WITH YOU 100%. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO BE AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I DO NOT SEE ANY OTHER LIGHTS. THANK YOU. CINDY.

THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. OKAY. WE'RE TO AGENDA ITEM G3 AND THAT IS TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE UPDATE.

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WE HAD OUR LAST MEETING MARCH THE 15TH, 14TH, AND THERE WAS A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I THOUGHT THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THIS CONVERSATION BOARD WIDE.

SO ONE THING THAT WE BROUGHT THAT WE WANT TO BE THINKING ABOUT IS EDUCATOR AND STAFF COMMUNICATION.

LAST YEAR, WE MADE THE DECISION TO NOT HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON OFF AGENDA ITEMS, AND THAT HAS REALLY STREAMLINED PUBLIC COMMENT.

I DON'T THINK I WAS A FAN OF THAT INITIALLY AS A FORMER EDUCATOR, BUT ONE THING THAT I HAVE TO SAY THAT I'VE COME TO REALIZE IS THAT THIS IS A MEETING FOR BOARD BUSINESS. AND A LOT OF TIMES SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE BROUGHT UP ARE NOT THE BOARD'S THINGS TO ADDRESS.

AND THROUGH THE MASTER'S FOCUS OF LSG, TO ATTAIN MASTER'S FOCUS IN LSG THERE'S SOMETHING THAT SAYS AGREE THERE IS BROAD COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP OF THE BOARD'S VISION AND STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS THROUGH INVOLVEMENT, COMMUNICATION WITH STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

I FEEL LIKE WE'RE CONTINUALLY IMPROVING WAYS TO COMMUNICATE WITH STAFF.

I MEAN, TO COMMUNICATE WITH STUDENTS AND COMMUNICATE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUT NOT NECESSARILY STAFF. AND THIS IS TRICKY, RIGHT? BECAUSE AS AN ELECTED BOARD, WE DO NOT WANT TO UNDERMINE ADMIN BUT WE ALSO WANT TO FOLLOW LSG.

SO WE, WE STARTED KIND OF TALKING ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS AND THROWING AROUND A COUPLE OF IDEAS.

SO PRESENTATION AROUND BOARD VISION AND BOARD GOALS FOR STAFF.

THE OVERARCHING OBJECTIVE IS TO CLARIFY, LIKE WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A SCHOOL BOARD AND HOW DOES THAT DIFFERENTIATE FROM THE ROLE OF ADMINISTRATION? WE'RE WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANY OPPORTUNITIES TO PIGGYBACK ON OTHER OPPORTUNITIES OR THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ON A CAMPUS WHERE THE BOARD CAN BE PRESENT AND HAVE SOME TWO -WAY COMMUNICATION. AND THEN COULD WE DO SOMETHING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR? SO COULD WE DO LISTENING SESSIONS OR COMMUNITY CIRCLES AT THE BACK TO SCHOOL CONFERENCE? SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE THREW AROUND.

ANOTHER IDEA WAS TO CREATE A TEACHER COUNCIL THAT MEETS QUARTERLY FOR MEETINGS, STRUCTURE AROUND SPECIFIC TOPIC WHERE WE ALSO HAVE TIME TO JUST LISTEN.

SOME QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP WITH THAT IS, IS THAT THE DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL, DOES THAT ALREADY EXIST? HOW DO WE FEEL ABOUT ASKING TEACHERS FOR MORE TIME AND UNPAID LABOR? SO I JUST WANT TO PAUSE THERE AND SEE. AND THIS ITEM IS AROUND EDUCATOR AND STAFF COMMUNICATION, SPECIFICALLY TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY THOUGHTS OR FEEDBACK.

TRUSTEE ROSS. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M, I'M REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT.

AS A FORMER TEACHER, I THINK A LOT OF US CAN KIND OF UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF TOP DOWN FEEDBACK OPTIONS, AND WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF BOTTOM UP WITHOUT YOU KNOW, CERTAIN CONTROL MEASURES.

RIGHT? WHERE ADMIN MIGHT BE ABLE TO PICK SOMEBODY.

AND THIS IS NOTHING TO DO WITH CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.

A LOT OF US, I THINK, ARE LOOKING TOWARDS CREATING STRUCTURES FOR, FOR THE FUTURE.

RIGHT. AND SO I THINK AT LEAST WITH, I DON'T KNOW, I KIND OF ENVISION A HOPE TO GET TO SOME SORT OF WAY THAT WHERE THEIR PEERS GET TO ELECT THEIR TEACHERS TO REPRESENT THEIR INTERESTS.

AND WHEN WE'VE LOOKED A LOT INTO SOME OF THE STUDENT GROUPS AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE REALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH IN OTHER DISTRICTS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SIMILAR TO LIKE OUR VOICE OR WHATEVER.

THAT CREATING THAT WITHIN TEACHERS. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF EVERY SINGLE BOARD MEETING, WE'RE LIKE, WELL, WHAT'S TEACHER FEEDBACK? WELL, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A STRUCTURED WAY, A PUBLIC WAY OF PROVIDING THAT.

I THINK THERE'S VERY LITTLE WAY, DEFINITELY, WITH GETTING RID OF OPEN COMMENT FOR TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO GIVE US PUBLIC FEEDBACK.

THEY CAN GIVE IT TO US PRIVATELY ALL THE TIME THROUGH EMAIL, WHICH IS WONDERFUL.

BUT I THINK THAT PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY IS NEEDED.

AND SO, I MEAN, I HAVE LIKE, YOU KNOW, A DREAM, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT IDEAS OR POSSIBILITIES.

BUT I THINK JUST NOT HAVING ADMIN INTERFERENCE WOULD BE SUPER BENEFICIAL TO TEACHER MORALE, AND KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT FILL OUT A SURVEY, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WITH IT? OH SORRY. GO AHEAD. TRUSTEE WEIR. AND THAT WAS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE COMMITTEE.

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SO I THINK WE'RE KIND OF ALL ON THAT SAME PAGE OF WANTING THAT.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE HAD TALKED ABOUT GOING TO THE TRAINING, YOU KNOW, THE BACK TO SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, AND MAYBE WE WOULD HAVE LISTENING SESSIONS AND WE COULD TRADE OFF JUST A FEW TRUSTEES IN A ROOM, YOU KNOW, FOR AN HOUR HERE, AN HOUR THERE IN DIFFERENT TIME BLOCKS TO GIVE TEACHERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND BE WITH US WHERE THEY'RE ALREADY GOING TO BE THERE ANYWAY.

ONLY IF THERE'S A QUESTION THAT TRUSTEE WEIR HAS ASKED TRUSTEE ROSS, BUT OTHERWISE NO.

WHAT WOULD BE YOUR VISION? SO I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, I THINK WHAT IT IS, IS I DON'T WANT TO DICTATE TO THEM WHAT THEY FEEL THEY NEED, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK THAT, YES, WE CAN HELP FACILITATE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S DURING A STAFF DEVELOPMENT SESSION OR SOMETHING ELSE, BUT I WANT THEM TO DEVELOP WHAT THEY THINK THEY NEED.

WE DON'T KNOW. AND SO IF WE CAN CREATE A VERY BROAD SHELL OF AN IDEA AND THEN HAND IT OVER TO THEM, JUST LIKE WHAT WE YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE HANDLED WITH THEIR THEIR HIGH SCHOOL RESPONSE.

SO I DON'T KNOW. TRUSTEE MARKUM. SO ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE TWO -WAY COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE WAS THAT I THINK WE LOVE THE IDEA OF THE TEACHER LISTENING CIRCLES, THE TEACHER, COUNCIL, AGAIN, THE UNPAID LABOR WAS AN ISSUE.

THERE WAS ALSO THE ISSUE OF THERE IS THAT FINE LINE OF PERSONNEL IS NOT WITHIN OUR PURVIEW.

AND SO HOW DO WE STRUCTURE IT IN A WAY THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GET FEEDBACK? I MEAN, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE BUDGET, APPROVING THE BUDGET.

WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNICATING WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH INCLUDES OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF.

SO I THINK IT'S ABOUT THE STRUCTURE OF IT AS WELL, MAKING SURE THAT WE DON'T CROSS THAT LINE, NOR DO WE PUT ADMINISTRATION IN AN ODD POSITION BASED ON WHAT FEEDBACK WE MAY RECEIVE.

AND SO ONE OF THE THOUGHTS I HAD AS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENT AND HAVING LISTENING CIRCLES THERE, THAT MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THOSE SESSIONS MIGHT LOOK LIKE.

WHAT ARE TEACHERS ARE BRINGING TO US AND THEN POTENTIALLY CREATING A STRUCTURE OUT OF THAT.

THAT'S BOARD LED BUT THAT DOESN'T CROSS THAT ADMINISTRATIVE LINE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, AND AS SOMEONE WHO'S NOT HAS NEVER BEEN AN EDUCATOR, YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE ANY CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT THAT SESSION MIGHT LOOK LIKE.

AND SO I'M WONDERING IF THAT MIGHT GIVE US A BETTER VISION OF WHAT OUR TEACHERS ARE BRINGING TO US AND CREATE STRUCTURE, ALMOST LIKE A LITTLE PILOT AND CREATING STRUCTURE OUT OF THAT.

I LOVE THAT AS A DESIGNER, THAT FEELS LIKE A CO-DESIGN SESSION, LIKE DESIGNING WHAT FEEDBACK COULD LOOK LIKE THAT'S IN THE CONSTRAINTS OF BOARD PURVIEW.

BECAUSE IT ALSO DOESN'T FEEL GOOD I THINK ONE THING ABOUT THE BOARD MEETING IS WE DON'T RESPOND TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT, BECAUSE WE CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT. BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN WE DIDN'T HEAR.

AND IT ALSO DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT IS OUR JOB TO FIX WHATEVER THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.

AND SO IT DOESN'T FEEL GOOD TO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE SHOUTING INTO THE VOID.

AND IT'S NOT THAT THE BOARD DOESN'T CARE, IT'S THAT THE BOARD IS ELECTED UNPAID VOLUNTEERS.

AND SO WE DO NOT OPERATE OR ACT AS AN ADMINISTRATION WE SHOULD STAY WITHIN OUR WITHIN OUR ROLE.

AND SO I REALLY LIKE THAT IDEA. I THINK THAT PERHAPS USING THOSE CIRCLES WITH A CONSTRAINT OF LIKE, CO-DESIGNING HOW TEACHERS MIGHT GIVE FEEDBACK DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD, BUT ALSO PUTTING THE CONSTRAINTS AROUND WHAT A BOARD CAN AND CANNOT DO, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT EVERYONE REALLY UNDERSTANDS.

SO THAT MIGHT BE A THOUGHT PROCESS. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS AROUND THIS ONE? THERE'S MORE TO TALK ABOUT, BUT GO AHEAD. WELL, AND TRUSTEE MARKUM KIND OF TOUCHED ON IT, BUT WE ARE THE LIKE ULTIMATE DECISION MAKER. AND SO I WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE RUNNING IT PAST OUR ATTORNEYS OF WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT TALK ABOUT. AND I DON'T WANT TO I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A, YOU KNOW, AN UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATION WHERE A STAFF MEMBER COMES AND COMPLAINS ABOUT THEIR SUPERVISOR AND THEN A GRIEVANCE MAKES IT TO US AND WE, YOU KNOW, LIKE THERE'S SOME VERY CLEAR BOUNDARIES AND, YOU KNOW, AND WE ARE HERE TO REPRESENT OUR TEACHERS, OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUT WE'RE ELECTED BY THE COMMUNITY.

AND SO I THINK THAT, LIKE, THAT'S OUR BIGGEST RESPONSIBILITY IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO OUR COMMUNITY.

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I DON'T I'M NOT SAYING THAT AT ALL. I JUST HAVE SOME MAJOR CONCERNS ABOUT HOW WE NAVIGATE THAT TO JUST MORE OF A FEEDBACK AND SUGGESTION RATHER THAN A COMPLAINT SESSION, YOU KNOW, ABOUT ABOUT STAFFING ISSUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I'M I'M TOTALLY LOVING HEARING COMPLAINTS, BUT NOT IF IT'S GOING TO GET US IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION LATER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR NOTING THAT. ONE THING THAT WE DID DISCUSS WAS THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS NOT FOR AIRING GRIEVANCES, RIGHT? THIS IS NOT FOR AIRING PERSONNEL, GRIEVANCES, EVEN CAMPUS.

THIS IS LIKE BROAD VISION. AND ALSO WE NEED TO LOOK TO OTHER DISTRICTS THAT ARE DOING IT BECAUSE THIS IS PART OF THE LSG CHARGE.

IT DOES SPECIFICALLY SAY, BUT I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH YOU THAT IT'S REALLY KIND OF TOUGH.

TRUSTEE MARKUM. AND MAYBE THAT CAN BE PART OF THE DESIGN PROCESS BEFORE WE DO THE LISTENING CIRCLES AT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENT, WE TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT WHAT ARE THE BOUNDARIES, AND WE LAY THOSE OUT AND TRUSTEE HARRISON YOU'VE DONE THIS BEFORE IN TRAININGS WHERE YOU LAY OUT LIKE, WHAT ARE THE GROUND RULES BEFORE WE EVEN GET STARTED, AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S ON THE SAME PAGE AND THAT WILL BE PART OF THAT DESIGN PROCESS.

AND THEN WHEN WE GO BACK TO THE DRAWING TABLE, IF WE DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME KIND OF TEACHER COUNCIL OR WHATEVER, WE WOULD GO BACK AGAIN AND CREATE THOSE PARAMETERS WHEN WE'RE DESIGNING IT.

I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF WE DID SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THE THE THE DESIRE IS TO JUST GET SOME GOOD FEEDBACK, BUT YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, AND I'VE SEEN IT NOT WORK OUT WELL BECAUSE SOMEBODY WILL COME TO YOU WITH WHAT THEY FEEL IS YOU KNOW, IS A REAL INJUSTICE.

AND BOARD MEMBERS CAN SOMETIMES GET SWEPT UP INTO THAT FAIRLY EASILY.

SO WE WOULD NEED SOME REALLY CLEAR PARAMETERS.

I WOULD LIKE FOR THE BOARD, I MEAN, IF MICHELLE, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE ANY INPUT ALSO BECAUSE I THINK I DON'T WANT IT TO SOUND LIKE WE AS AN ADMINISTRATION, WE DON'T WANT WE DON'T WANT THIS.

SO I WOULD LIKE FOR MICHELLE REALLY TO GET IT.

RIGHT. AND JUST I MEAN, TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, IF THERE WAS A GRIEVANCE THAT THERE'S NO, NO, THAT YOU'VE NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO THE ISSUE ALREADY, BECAUSE THEN WE WOULD HAVE ISSUE WITH HEARING THE GRIEVANCE AND POSSIBLY NOT BEING ABLE TO SIT THROUGH THAT GRIEVANCE. SO, YEAH, I THINK PARAMETERS AND TALKING WITH COUNCIL AND HAVING A SET OF, OF KIND OF UNDERSTANDINGS BEFORE YOU, YOU STARTED SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD BE GOOD, GOOD DECISION.

COULD I CLARIFY SOMETHING OR. NO, IT'S FINE IF I CAN'T.

BUT TRUSTEE ROSS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO CLARIFY? I WOULD SAY THAT I THINK WE'RE LOOKING TOO SMALL.

RIGHT? WE'RE LOOKING AT IT AS AN INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONAL FEEDBACK VERSUS A ORGANIZED AND STRUCTURED COMMITTEE OF, YOU KNOW, ELECTED BY THEIR PEERS, PEOPLE.

RIGHT. THAT AREN'T GOING TO COME WITH MY INDIVIDUAL LITTLE COMPLAINT.

IT IS WHERE AND I MEAN, I GET THAT THIS IS IS PUSHING BOUNDARIES AND THINGS THAT PROBABLY MAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE. BUT I IT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE HAVE THE EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE AND GREAT PEOPLE ON STAFF TO FIGURE THIS OUT IN A WAY THAT REALLY COULD BE REALLY MEANINGFUL FOR OUR STAFF.

THAT'S IT. AND I AGREE, AND I THINK FOR THE MOST PART, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD NOT BE THE CASE, THAT IT WOULDN'T BE AN AIRING OF GRIEVANCES. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT OUR PROFESSIONALS ARE PROFESSIONALS. AND I THINK. TWO MINUTES. SORRY.

TRUSTEE. MARKUM, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, I THINK FOR THE MOST PART, THAT WOULD BE THE CASE.

I DO STILL THINK WE NEED TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO MAKE SURE WE SET THOSE PARAMETERS.

AND IT MAY BE EVEN AS PART OF THAT DESIGN SESSION, AS WE'RE BRAINSTORMING, YOU KNOW, OUR ATTORNEYS MAY HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF HOW TO MOVE FORWARD. AND AGAIN, I DON'T WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE WE'RE BLOCKING WHAT OUR TEACHERS CAN TELL US. BUT IT'S ALMOST A PROTECTION AS WELL BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO GRIEVANCES.

AND IF WE CAN'T HEAR IT BECAUSE WE HEARD IT IN THIS SESSION.

RIGHT. LIKE WE'RE WE'RE NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING BY THEM EITHER.

SO, YOU KNOW, THERE MAY BE OTHER IDEAS THAT COME OUT OF A, A SESSION AND TALKING WITH YOU GUYS.

IT FEELS LIKE A NEXT STEP. AND THE REASON WHY WE PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA IS BECAUSE I REALIZE THIS COMMITTEE, THIS COMMITTEE MEETS AND THEN WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A MECHANISM FOR FEEDBACK. SO WE WANTED TO GET SOME FEEDBACK SO WE CAN TAKE BACK WHAT WE'VE HEARD.

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I'M HEARING THAT FROM LEGAL, AND I'M HEARING THAT FROM ADMINISTRATION. YOU'RE NOT SAYING YOU DON'T WANT FEEDBACK, YOU'RE JUST SAYING IT'S A FINE LINE AND WE HEAR AND UNDERSTAND AND HONOR THAT.

AND SO COMMITTEE WILL TAKE THAT BACK. JUST REALLY BRIEFLY THERE'S A COUPLE MORE THINGS.

THINGS TO BE THINKING ABOUT TRUSTEES, IS THAT WE WILL NEED TO LEAD OR CO-LEAD A COMMUNITY LONE STAR GOVERNANCE SESSION TO CONTINUE TO GET THOSE POINTS. WE HAVE TO DO THAT WITHIN SIX MONTHS, WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT FALL TO LEAD OR CO-LEAD COMMUNITY LSG SESSIONS.

I ALSO THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND, LIKE WHY WE DO THE THINGS WE DO.

WHY DO WE FOCUS ON STUDENT OUTCOMES? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FOCUS ON STUDENT OUTCOMES? WE WILL ALSO BE REVISITING OUR GOALS BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME.

IT'S ALMOST TIME. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THE VISION FOR THIS DISTRICT AND RECALIBRATING OUR GOALS.

IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, THE LAST TIME WE DID LSG GOALS, WE WERE COMING IN FROM COVID, SO WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE A BASELINE.

SO WE DID OUR BEST ON THAT BASELINE. AND NOW WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE DATA TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.

I EVEN THINK WE UNDERSTAND CONSTRAINTS BETTER, I KNOW, I DO.

YOU KNOW, THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE WITH FIDELITY, LIKE WE DON'T HAVE TRUSTEE CONSTRAINTS RIGHT NOW, BOARD CONSTRAINTS. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THOSE COMMUNITY LSG SESSIONS AND REDOING OUR GOALS.

WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT LET'S TALK FEEDBACK AND DETERMINED THAT WE WOULD GET A QUARTERLY UPDATE, WHICH YOU SAW TONIGHT. WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT STUDENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

WE DIDN'T GO REALLY DEEP. I KNOW THAT WE GOT LOTS OF GOOD INFORMATION FROM IS THAT WINTER GOVERNANCE, WHAT IS IT CALLED? THE THE GALVESTON [INAUDIBLE] GOVERNANCE CAMP.

SO THERE WAS A GOVERNANCE CAMP IS ALL AROUND STUDENTS AND SO STUDENT VOICE.

SO I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT.

HOW AS A BOARD, WE CAN INTERACT MORE WITH STUDENT VOICE, AND WE HAVE A STUDENT VOICE COMMITTEE, BUT WE WANT TO BE MORE PROACTIVE IN GATHERING THAT STUDENT VOICE AND HEARING AND LISTENING AND IMPLEMENTING FROM THE STUDENT PERSPECTIVE.

AND THEN WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT SOME BUDGET COMMUNICATION AND HOW WILL WE CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY UPDATES ON BUDGETS.

FINANCE IS DOING A GREAT JOB AND THIS IS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THINGS ARE CHANGING SO QUICKLY.

WE TALKED ABOUT ADVOCACY COMMUNICATION, BUT ONCE AGAIN, THINGS ARE CHANGING SO QUICKLY.

AND THEN LASTLY, WE ALSO PUT SOME PRESSURE ON BOND COMMUNICATION AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND HOW WE MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY KNOWS WHAT IS HAPPENING WHEN IT'S HAPPENING, BECAUSE WE FELT THAT THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT.

WANT TO SHOUT OUT THE DISTRICT COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE BECAUSE THEY HAVE STARTED IMPLEMENTING BOARD BRIEFS, WHICH IF YOU CAN SIT AND WATCH A 3 OR 4 HOUR BOARD MEETING ON A THURSDAY NIGHT, THAT'S AWESOME.

AND IF YOU CAN'T, THAT'S REALISTIC. AND SO THOSE BOARD BRIEFS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT THE FOLLOWING WEEK AFTER A BOARD MEETING.

AND IT JUST DOWNLOADS TOP LEVEL DECISIONS, HAS LINKS TO WHAT WAS DISCUSSED AND IS A LOT EASIER TO DIGEST THAN JUST LOOKING AT AN AGENDA WITH ALL THE ATTACHMENTS.

SO THANK YOU ROUND ROCK ISD COMMUNICATIONS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT EFFORT AND JUST WANT TO SHOUT YOU ALL OUT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTARY ON ANYTHING WE TALKED ABOUT, WE JUST WANTED TO UPDATE YOU.

OKAY WELL, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT FEEDBACK AND RE WORK SOME THINGS AND HOPEFULLY BRING BACK A PRODUCT ABOUT SPECIFICALLY HOW WE ENGAGE TEACHERS AND STAFF IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER. OKAY. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU TRUSTEE MARKUM.

THANK YOU. OKAY. TRUSTEES, THERE IS NO DETAILED REPORT OR PRESENTATION THIS WEEK.

A LOT OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE LEGISLATURE HAPPENED THIS WEEK.

SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL IN SOME OF IT HAPPENED IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL THAT TOGETHER.

FOR TODAY. BUT YOU WILL EITHER GET THAT AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THIS AGENDA AT A LATER TIME OR WE'LL JUST SAVE IT FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

BUT I DID WANT TO HIT A FEW OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT'S HAPPENED THIS WEEK THAT ALIGN WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.

SO I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF FOCUS ON SB TWO, THE VOUCHER BILL THIS WEEK.

IT DID PASS IN THE HOUSE. THERE'S NOT THERE'S NOT A LOT MORE TO SAY ABOUT THAT OTHER THAN IT PASSED IN THE HOUSE.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT WE'VE FOUGHT OFF IN TEXAS FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S HERE. AND AS IT WAS STATED EARLIER, WE DON'T YET KNOW THE IMPACT TO OUR DISTRICT.

THE THE FIRST YEAR FISCAL NOTE ON THAT IS $1 BILLION, $1 BILLION WOULD HAVE GOTTEN OUR BASIC ALLOTMENT TO WHAT WE NEEDED.

SO YOU KNOW, IT WOULD HAVE IT WOULD HAVE HELPED OUT OUR DISTRICTS.

SO THAT'S UNFORTUNATE. YOU KNOW, I WISH I HAD SOMETHING REALLY ELOQUENT TO SAY ABOUT THAT.

BUT I DO WANT OUR EDUCATORS TO KNOW THAT THERE WERE TRUSTEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND EDUCATORS THEMSELVES FROM ACROSS THE

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OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS ARE THE SOULS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND OUR EDUCATORS ARE WHO MAKE SOME OF THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCES IN OUR STUDENTS LIVES.

AND OUR PUBLIC EDUCATORS DESERVE THE BEST. OUR STUDENTS DESERVE THE BEST.

AND I'M VERY, VERY PROUD TO BE IN A DISTRICT AND SERVE IN A DISTRICT THAT BELIEVES THAT AS WELL.

AND THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THIS SESSION.

A LOT OF GOOD WORK THAT'S GONE ON BEHIND THE SCENES.

SO WHILE THAT WAS UNFORTUNATE, I DO WANT TO MOVE ON TO THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO HELP OUR DISTRICT.

SO I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT SENATE BILL 260 EARLIER.

THE HOUSE COMPANION IS HOUSE BILL 124 THAT WAS ALSO PASSED THIS WEEK.

IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE SENATE BILL.

IT'S $14 PER STUDENT AND $37,000 PER CAMPUS. SO THOSE TWO BILLS WILL GO TO CONFERENCE AND THEY WILL FIGURE OUT WHAT OUR ACTUAL ALLOCATION IS. HB 2911 IS STILL PENDING IN THE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE, BUT THIS IS THE BILL THAT'S GOING TO GET US THE LANGUAGE WE NEED FOR OUR INSURANCE PLAN. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND I'LL PUT MORE DETAIL IN MY REPORT, BUT YOU KNOW, THEY THEY INCREASED THE CONTRIBUTION TO TRS.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE SAME CONTRIBUTION FOR DISTRICTS THAT ARE SELF-FUNDED.

SO HB 2911 PUTS THAT LANGUAGE INTO LAW AND THEN NEXT SESSION THE GOAL IS TO FUND IT.

SO SOMETIMES I'M LEARNING THIS SESSION, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS IS WE GET THE LANGUAGE OUT THERE.

AND THEN WE, THEN WE FIGHT TO FUND THE MANDATE.

HB TWO, WHICH IS THE SCHOOL FINANCE BILL. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE THAT ARE STILL GOING TO RUN DEFICITS, BUT I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE DO HERE AND OUR AMAZING CFO AND OUR ADMINISTRATION AND THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE TO PUT US IN THE BEST POSSIBLE POSITION.

SO YOU GUYS SAW ALL THE DETAILS ABOUT THAT EARLIER.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT LOOK LIKE FOR OUR DISTRICT AND ALL THE DIFFERENT MODELS.

BUT I'M SO GLAD THAT BASED ON WHAT WE RECEIVED IN THAT BILL, THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THOSE RAISES NEXT YEAR.

SO VERY, VERY PLEASED WITH THAT. THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO EXPLAIN ABOUT THE SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING TIERS.

THE REASON THAT THEY MAY NOT GIVE THE FUNDING THE FIRST YEAR IS BECAUSE THEY'RE CHANGING TO AN EIGHT TIER SYSTEM.

SO THERE WILL BE EIGHT TIERS OF INTENSITIES OR INTENSITY LEVEL.

AND SO THEY WANT A YEAR TO BE ABLE TO DEFINE WHAT THOSE ARE AND GIVE DISTRICTS THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO LEARN HOW TO MANAGE THAT, THAT FUNDING PIECE. SO THAT'S WHY THAT FUNDING MAY BE MAY BE DELAYED FOR BETTER OR WORSE.

AND THEN HB SIX, THE DISCIPLINE BILL, IT PASSED ON THE FLOOR THIS WEEK.

I KNOW TRUSTEE ROSS AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH TRUSTEES FROM SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. I'VE SAID THIS ALREADY, BUT IN DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO THAT BILL TO PRESERVE THE EQUITY FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND TO CREATE SAFE ENVIRONMENTS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS.

SO ALMOST EVERY AMENDMENT THAT WE PROPOSED WAS ADDED TO THE BILL.

SO WE'RE REALLY PLEASED WITH THAT. REPRESENTATIVE LEACH'S OFFICE WAS VERY OPEN TO FEEDBACK AND DID A GOOD JOB AMENDING THAT BILL BASED ON ON WHAT WE TOLD THEM AND REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT WAS BEST FOR BOTH OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS.

SO I'LL PUT SOME MORE DETAILS IN MY REPORT ABOUT THAT BILL AND THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE ADDED.

YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M POSITIVE IN OUR DISTRICT THAT NO MATTER WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH THAT BILL, THAT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN OKAY. BUT I'M, I'M GLAD THAT THAT WILL BE CODIFIED GOING FORWARD.

SO NEXT MONTH YOU WILL GET A MORE DETAILED REPORT.

AND THINGS MAY EVEN SHIFT FROM WHAT I SAID TODAY.

SO IT JUST REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT HAPPENS THE REST OF THE SESSION AND IN CONFERENCE.

BUT THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE UPDATES.

THANK YOU FOR TRACKING. THANK YOU FOR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE ARE TRUSTEES THAT ARE NOT ON LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE THAT ARE STILL SHOWING UP TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF, OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT HARD WORK TRUSTEE LANDRUM.

I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF SADNESS TODAY FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF VOUCHERS, BUT I WAS AT THE CAPITOL YESTERDAY AND SO WAS TRUSTEE ZARATE.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY AMAZING PEOPLE THAT LOVE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ARE GOING TO BE HERE WHEN VOUCHERS COME.

AND I AM ENCOURAGED. THERE'S STILL A LOT GOING ON AT THE CAPITOL THAT YOU KNOW, A HUGE WIN THAT WE GOT FUNDING FOR FULL DAY PRE-K, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF CONFERENCE STUFF THAT HAS TO HAPPEN.

SO ALL OF THE STUFF THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WITH BUDGET, NONE OF IT'S SET IN STONE.

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WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THE 5.5 MILLION KIDS IN TEXAS AND THE 47,000 IN ROUND ROCK ISD.

AND I AM ENCOURAGED BY THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SITTING WITH ME ON THIS DAIS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE KIDS IN, IN THEIR, YOU KNOW, IN THE BEST INTEREST OF KIDS AT HEART.

AND SO JUST A LITTLE PEP TALK, IF YOU'RE SAD ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR EFFORTS ARE FUTILE, THEY'RE NOT. CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THE KIDS OF THIS STATE BECAUSE THEY'RE WORTH IT.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. GOING INTO DISCUSSION, ITEM G5 STUDENT AND STAFF RECOGNITIONS ON STUDENT OUTCOMES AND TRUSTEE MARKUM, THIS WAS YOU. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS SOMETHING I WANTED TO BRING TO THE BOARD.

IT'S IN OUR LSG FRAMEWORK THAT WE IT'S JUST GOOD GOVERNANCE TO DO RECOGNITIONS BASED ON STUDENT OUTCOMES.

SO THAT INCLUDES STUDENTS AND STAFF BASED ON STUDENT OUTCOMES.

I ALSO THINK OUTSIDE OF LSG, IT EXPANDS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND STAFF THAT WE'RE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW WHEN WE'VE GONE ON OUR CAMPUS VISITS WE'VE GONE TO SOME CAMPUSES THAT, YOU KNOW, HAVE INCREASED A SPECIFIC GRADE LEVEL, I MEAN, TREMENDOUSLY.

I MEAN, JUST JUST A REALLY GREAT JOB. AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF, IF YOU FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE IF EVERYONE FEELS LIKE THAT'S THE APPROPRIATE PLACE BASED ON MORE OF OUR STUDENT OUTCOMES, YOU KNOW, IN IN THE BOARDROOM. TRUSTEE WEIR. I WOULD ACTUALLY LOVE TO DO THAT.

AND IT WOULD ACTUALLY GIVE US MINUTES BECAUSE IT IS PART OF THE IT IS PART OF LSG.

I THINK WE WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE OUR POLICY IF WE IF WE WANT TO DO THAT, WHICH I DON'T KNOW WHICH COMMITTEE WOULD TAKE THAT ON, BUT I DEFINITELY THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WORTH LOOKING INTO IF CHANGING OUR POLICY AND COMING UP WITH A FRAMEWORK FOR THAT. AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO BRING IT TO THE WHOLE BOARD, BECAUSE IT WOULD. SORRY, I LEFT THAT OUT. IT WOULD. IT WOULD BE A CHANGE TO POLICY. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE ROSS. YOUR LIGHT WAS ON. TRUSTEE LANDRUM.

WELL, I WAS GOING TO SAY IT WOULD REQUIRE A POLICY CHANGE, BUT IT'S VERY MINOR.

AND JUST A LITTLE HISTORICAL, THE REASON WHY WE NARROWED UP OUR, OUR POLICY ON RECOGNITIONS IS BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY AMAZING STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT, AND OUR RECOGNITIONS WERE GOING ON AND ON AND ON, WHICH IS GREAT.

BUT WE WERE SPENDING AN HOUR DOING RECOGNITIONS BEFORE WE WOULD EVEN GET TO THE WORK OF THE BOARD.

AND SO IS THIS SOMETHING THAT TALKED ABOUT A LOT WHEN I WAS BOARD PRESIDENT ON HOW TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN? BUT IF WE NEED IT, I THINK WE COULD JUST MAKE AN AGENDA REQUEST AND BRING IT TO THE BOARD, AND WE COULD ALL WORK TOGETHER ON WHAT WHAT WOULD ACTUALLY QUALIFY FOR RECOGNITIONS IN TERMS OF APPLYING IT TO STUDENT OUTCOMES? BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE MISS A LOT OF AMAZING ELEMENTARY KIDS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY OUR POLICY IS, THEY HAVE TO HIT A NATIONAL OR A STATEWIDE TOP THREE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND THAT'S REALLY THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF STATEWIDE COMPETITIONS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.

AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A CHANGE IN THAT. BUT WE MAY NEED SOME FEEDBACK FROM ADMINISTRATION TO HELP US NARROW DOWN WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL. AND NOT EVEN ELEMENTARY, BUT ALL LEVELS AS IT APPLIES TO STUDENT OUTCOMES.

WE DEFINITELY CAN LOOK INTO IT, AND I THINK WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE IN ADDITION, NOT ONLY CHANGE BUT ADD, RIGHT. SO BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE THE THE OTHER LIKE YOU JUST MENTIONED THE STATE AND AND NATIONAL COMPETITION QUALIFIERS AND FINALISTS WHATEVER.

BUT I THINK WE JUST NEED TO ADD WITH WITH THIS NOW WE'RE GOING TO DO ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL OR ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH BOARD GOALS.

WELL IT HAS TO BE INTENTIONAL. YEAH, IT HAS TO BE FOR THE LSG STUFF IT NEEDS TO BE PART OF OUR GOALS.

AND SO THERE HAVE TO BE SOME OF THE OTHER LSG DISTRICTS THAT HAVE THIS THAT THEY'RE DOING AND GETTING THOSE POINTS.

SO MAYBE EITHER OUR COACH OR, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY COULD POINT US TO SOME OF THOSE DISTRICTS THAT ALREADY HAVE A POLICY.

I'M HAPPY TO PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA AS AN AGENDA ITEM.

I'M JUST KIND OF LOOKING IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE AT LEAST FOUR PEOPLE WE HAVE CONSENSUS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING THIS.

SO, DR. AZAIEZ, I DON'T THINK WE'RE MEETING TOMORROW PRESIDENT SUPERINTENDENT, YOU HAVE THE DAY OFF.

BUT I'M HAPPY ABOUT THAT FOR YOU AND FOR ME. LET'S PUT IT DOWN AS SOMETHING TO DISCUSS AND GET CALENDARED AS AN AGENDA REQUEST.

OKAY. DOES THAT SOUND GOOD TO EVERYONE? THE ONLY ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK I WOULD PUT ON THAT IS I WANT IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THESE CHANGES, I WANT TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT IT. LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO JUST PUT IT IN POLICY THAT WE CAN RECOGNIZE STUDENTS LIKE I'D LIKE TO,

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I MEAN, IF WE DON'T HAVE IT, WE DON'T HAVE IT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE UP AWARDS, OBVIOUSLY. BUT YOU KNOW, ON A REGULAR THAT WOULD BE FEEDBACK I WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE IN THAT CHANGES ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE RECOGNIZING, ACCORDING TO STUDENT. IF I MAY, IF I MAY SUGGEST SOMETHING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR [INAUDIBLE] CALENDAR AND WE KNOW HOW WE HAVE LIKE, I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY, BUT LET'S SAY IN JANUARY WE DO A BOARD GOAL, ONE, SO WE DO THE RECOGNITION THAT IS ALIGNED WITH THAT PROGRESS MONITORING.

RIGHT. AND SO WE DO THE SAME THING. I LOVE IT.

THAT SOUNDS SO GOOD. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? TRUSTEE MARKUM.

THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS. IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO HAVE SYNERGY BEHIND.

YEAH, LET'S TRY IT. LET'S DO IT. SO DR. AZAIEZ AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT THIS GETS ON AN AGENDA, ON A COMING AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM H ACTION ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION BY CONSENT.

[H. ACTION ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION BY CONSENT]

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. SEEING NO LIGHTS.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ABSTAINING? MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.

OKAY. WE HAVE NO ACTION ITEMS, SO WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO BOARD BUSINESS.

[J. BOARD BUSINESS]

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF UPCOMING MEETINGS. SO WE HAD A MEETING A WEEK.

WE HAD ONE MEETING A WEEK. AND THAT WAS GETTING A LITTLE WILD. SO WE THINNED THAT OUT A LITTLE BIT TO HONOR EVERYONE'S TIME AND CAPACITY.

SO MAY 8TH, WE WILL HAVE AN ACADEMIC BUDGET WORKSHOP.

THANKFULLY, EVERYONE HAS RSVP'D, RSVP, SO YES, ALL.

THANK YOU. MAY 15TH REGULAR BOARD MEETING. YES.

ALL. THANK YOU. MAY 19TH. WE HAVE A 29TH. WE HAVE A TENTATIVE ONLY IF NEEDED BUDGET BUDGET WORKSHOP.

AND EVERYONE HAD RSVP'D YES, EXCEPT FOR MYSELF.

AND IMAGINE THAT MYSELF AND TRUSTEE ROSS. I MIGHT BE TRAVELING, SO I JUST SAID YES, BUT VIRTUAL.

SO TRUSTEE MARKUM IT MIGHT BE YOU, BUT I'M NOT SURE YET.

IT'S MAY 29TH, AND THAT'S A TENTATIVE BOARD WORKSHOP.

BUDGET WORKSHOP. BUT I'M LOOKING AT YOU, DENNIS, AND I'M CERTAIN WE'RE GOING TO NEED IT.

YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO NEED IT. SO TRUSTEE ROSS, IF YOU'LL CHECK YOUR SCHEDULE, THAT'S.

YOU GOT IT. OKAY. AND YEAH TRUSTEE MARKUM, I MIGHT BE VIRTUAL.

I'M NOT SURE YET, SO WE'LL TALK THAT OUT. DR.

AZAIEZ, YOU HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS? YEAH. I MEAN, THANK YOU.

AND AS YOU KNOW, IT'S WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF TESTING SEASON RIGHT NOW.

SO I WANT TO THANK OUR TEACHERS, OUR STAFF, OUR PRINCIPALS, PARENTS, EVERYONE REALLY BECAUSE IT'S IT'S HECTIC.

I MEAN, SOME OF US ARE FORMER EDUCATORS, RIGHT? LIKE, YOU KNOW, HOW LONG DAYS. RIGHT. AND AND KEEPING EVERYBODY QUIET BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S TESTING NEXT DOOR, EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT TESTING THAT DAY. SO IT'S IT'S A LOT OF ADDS A LITTLE BIT OF STRESS ON, ON THE STUDENTS, ON OUR STAFF, TEACHERS, BUT ALSO OUR PARENTS.

RIGHT. BUT I KNOW AS SOON AS WE DO GREAT. I MEAN, THEY'RE THEY'RE AMAZING STUDENTS.

AND THEN OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF AND PARENTS, EVERYONE WORK REALLY HARD TO PREPARE THEM FOR THIS TEST.

WE HAVE ANYTHING FROM THE STARR, THE EOC, IB, AP.

I MEAN, THERE ARE TOO MANY TESTS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

AND SO ANYWAY, SO WE WISH THEM OBVIOUSLY THE BEST LUCK.

AND I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO GREAT. AND THEN FINALLY, I WANT TO JUST WISH OUR I WISH THE BEST ALSO TO OUR STUDENTS, BECAUSE WE HAVE MANY OF THEM WHO WILL BE CELEBRATING PASSOVER THIS WEEK AND ALSO EASTER SO AND I WISH THEM ALSO THE BEST AND AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO AGAIN IT'S BUSY TESTING SEASON FOR OUR STUDENTS, FOR OUR STAFF AND, AND THEN WE'RE TIME TO CELEBRATE THEM RIGHT AND MAY GRADUATION AND MANY END OF THE YEAR EVENTS TO CELEBRATE THEIR SUCCESS HOPEFULLY.

AWESOME NEW TRUSTEES GET READY FOR GRADUATION IT'S THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR.

IT'S SO FUN. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? TRUSTEE ROSS GO AHEAD.

I JUST AS I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO PHRASE EVERYTHING SORRY.

AS A PERSON THAT LIVES IN THE LOWER MOUNTAIN AREA I JUST WANT TO THANK THE DISTRICT FOR THEIR RAPID RESPONSE AND INTENSE RESPONSE TO OUR COMMUNITY OVER WHAT HAPPENED ON SUNDAY.

IT'S IT'S KIND OF AMAZING. I MEAN, OF COURSE, AS A TEACHER, FORMER TEACHER AND THEN ALSO ON THE BOARD, I KNOW EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE. I KNOW ALL YOUR POLICIES.

I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE ON IT. BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT WITHIN, I MEAN, I THINK WE HAD A POLICE OFFICER AT LAUREL MOUNTAIN WHEN THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED.

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AND IT WAS JUST SUCH AN AMAZING, AMAZING RESPONSE.

AND I'M SO PROUD OF OUR DISTRICT BECAUSE I KNOW THIS ISN'T NEW.

I KNOW WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE, BUT YOU KNOW, NOT EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE PUBLIC KNOWS.

AND I KNOW DISTRICT ISN'T GOING TO BRING THIS UP AND PAT THEMSELVES ON THE BACK.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WONDERFUL. TRUSTEE LANDRUM, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING? SO ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I APPLIED TO A PROGRAM THAT TASB OFFERS CALLED LEADERSHIP TASB TO BECOME A MASTER TRUSTEE AND I JUST COMPLETED MY LAST COURSE AND WILL GRADUATE IN JUNE. IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY.

WE HAVE TRAVELED ALL OVER THE STATE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALONG THE BORDER OUT IN EL PASO TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE SAN ANTONIO AREA THAT AREN'T ALLOWED TO CALL FOR BONDS BECAUSE THEY ARE ON FEDERAL LAND TO BACK IN THE MOTHERLAND IN BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION.

THAT WAS PRETTY AMAZING. BUT IT HAS OPENED MY EYES TO OUTSIDE OF JUST ROUND ROCK ISD, AND WE'RE DOING SOME PRETTY AMAZING THINGS AND SO ARE DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE. A LITTLE BIT OF A COMMERCIAL, IF ANYBODY TRUSTEE WEIR IS ALREADY A GRADUATE OF MASTER TRUSTEE.

AND SO THERE IS AN AWARD IF ALL SEVEN SITTING TRUSTEES ARE MASTER TRUSTEES, I DON'T KNOW IF WE WOULD EVER GET TO THAT, BUT COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS OPEN UP, I THINK MAY 1ST, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THE PROGRAM.

I THINK THE BIGGEST BENEFIT THERE WERE 36 TRUSTEES IN OUR CLASS.

THE SMALLEST SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS 212 KIDS, AND THE LARGEST HAD 97,000.

AND SO HOW THINGS OPERATE DIFFERENTLY WHEN YOU HAVE ONE BUILDING COMPARED TO WHEN YOU HAVE OVER A HUNDRED BUILDINGS? I MEAN, IT'S JUST REALLY AMAZING. BUT THE ONE THING THAT UNITES US ALL IS WE ALL CARE ABOUT THE KIDS.

AND SO MY LITTLE COMMERCIAL, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN DOING IT, I BET TRUSTEE WEIR WOULD ALSO SING THE PRAISES OF LEADERSHIP TASB.

IT IS AN AMAZING ORGANIZATION, AND I WILL HAVE MY FIRST GRADUATION IN 30 SOME ODD YEARS IN JUNE.

WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TRUSTEE LANDRUM. CAN'T WAIT TO CELEBRATE YOU IN JUNE.

THANK YOU FOR GOING THE EXTRA MILE. THIS IS INTENSE.

SO Y'ALL OFTEN MEET AROUND, LIKE, CONFERENCES, AND SO THEY GO FROM 7:00 IN THE MORNING TO, LIKE, 10:00 AT NIGHT. IT IS WILD. SO THANK YOU FOR THE EXTRA TIME OVER AND ABOVE EVEN WHAT YOU DO HERE.

AND YEAH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO HONORING YOU AS AS WE HONOR TRUSTEE WEIR.

ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY. WELL, WE'RE WISHING EVERYONE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

A WONDERFUL TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY. PLEASE STAY SAFE AND WELL.

AND THANK YOU TO THE TEACHERS AND THE STUDENTS FOR WORKING SO HARD DURING TESTING SEASON. AND THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS ARE GOING TO FLY BY AS WE GET TO CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ROUND ROCK ISD. I KNOW TRUSTEE WEIR IS GOING TO BE LIKE, WE'RE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION AND I WANT TO SET TIME LIMITS AND YOU CAN, BUT I ALSO JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE US TO MAKE A QUICK TRANSITION TO CLOSED, WHICH MEANS WE'RE GOING TO QUICKLY CLEAR OUT THIS ROOM.

I HAVE A PERSONAL GOAL. I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO BE DONE BY 9:00, BUT LET'S SAY I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO BE DONE BY 9:10.

CAN WE DO IT? WE'LL TRY. I WON'T EVEN MAKE A MOTION IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING FOR.

THAT'S MY PERSONAL GOAL. PEOPLE, WE'RE GOING TO PICK UP OUR STUFF. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IT OUT AND WE ARE GOING TO GET IT TOGETHER AND GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.

[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.)]

I WAS SO EXCITED. I GOT TO READ US OUT. HOLD ON. LET ME READ THIS OUT. PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.074, THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS AND DELIBERATE THE YEAR END TERMINATION OF THE CHAPTER 21 PROBATIONARY CONTRACT FOR A TEACHER.

PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.074, THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS AND DELIBERATE ON THE RENEWAL OF CHAPTER 21 TERM AND PROBATIONARY CONTRACTS, AND PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.0821, THE BOARD WILL CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE DISTRICT TO DISCUSS A RESOLUTION OFFER FROM AV. IT IS 8:41 NOW AND WE ARE IN CLOSED SESSION.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.