[00:00:06] >> GOOD EVENING. IT IS 5:31 PM. [B. CALL TO ORDER] I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ROUND ROCK ISD SCHOOL BOARD. PRESENT TONIGHT, WE HAVE ALL TRUSTEES AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND START WITH A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TEXAS PLEDGE. WE DON'T HAVE OUR PLEDGE LEADERS, SO IF YOU'LL STILL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE. [D. RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS AND STAFF] ANNIE FOR RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS AND STAFF. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HARRISON. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT HARRISON, TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR. WE'RE EXCITED TO BE BACK FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND WE'RE STARTING THIS EVENING'S MEETING BY RECOGNIZING AND SHOWCASING SOME OF OUR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS AND STAFF. COULD YOU PLEASE JOIN US AT THE FRONT OF THE DIAS? THE FIRST STUDENT GROUP WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE TONIGHT IS THE WESTWOOD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. THEY WERE NAMED THE TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATION ASSOCIATION HONOR FULL ORCHESTRA FOR 2026. TMEA ONLY CHOOSES ONE HIGH SCHOOL FULL ORCHESTRA EACH YEAR, AND THEY WILL PERFORM AT THE TMEA CONVENTION IN FEBRUARY. THIS IS THE SIXTH TIME IN HISTORY THAT THEY'VE RECEIVED THIS HONOR. WILL THE WESTWOOD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, DIRECTORS JOSHUA THOMPSON AND BRITTNEY DAISY, PRINCIPAL AARON CAMPBELL, AND SUPERINTENDENT ZACH ALDAM, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO. [APPLAUSE] THE SECOND STUDENT GROUP WE CELEBRATE TONIGHT IS STONY POINT HIGH SCHOOL SOLAR CAR TEAM, WHO PLACED THIRD AT THE 2025 TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY SOLAR CAR CHALLENGE IN THE ELECTRIC POLAR POWER DIVISION. THE SOLAR CAR CHALLENGE IS DESIGNED TO TEACH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HOW TO BUILD AND SAFELY RACE ROADWORTHY SOLAR CARS. WILL THE STONY POINT SOLAR CAR TEAM, TEACHER CHRISTIE WILLIAMS, PRINCIPAL ANTHONY WATSON, MAYBE NOT. AREA SUPERINTENDENT DR EPHRAIM, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO. [APPLAUSE] COME ON. NEXT, WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR STAFF. THE FIRST STAFF MEMBER WE'RE CELEBRATING TONIGHT IS ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH AND ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES TEACHER ANNE WYNN, WHO EARNED THE 2025 OUTSTANDING TEACHING OF THE HUMANITIES AWARD BY HUMANITIES TEXAS. WILL ANNE WYNN, PRINCIPAL GORDON BUTLER, AND AREA SUPERINTENDENT DR. FERRIS, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT. [APPLAUSE] [00:05:38] THE NEXT EDUCATOR WE'RE RECOGNIZING TONIGHT IS ROUND ROCK ISDS SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR, ALSO FROM ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, ENGLISH TEACHER TORI SANDERS, WHO WAS RECENTLY NAMED REGION 13 SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR. MISS SANDERS WILL NEXT BE CONSIDERED FOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR AT THE STATE LEVEL, ALONG WITH 40 OTHER REGIONAL TEACHERS OF THE YEAR. WE'RE EXTREMELY PROD TO HAVE TORI REPRESENT THE DISTRICT AS SHE CONTINUES ON TO COMPETE AT THE NEXT LEVEL. MISS SANDERS, PRINCIPAL BUTLER AND DR. FERRIS, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO. [APPLAUSE]. >> TWO AND ONE MORE, 01,2. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. >> THE FINAL STAFF MEMBER WE'RE CELEBRATING TONIGHT IS OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, PEGGY MICA, WHO WAS NAMED THE 2025 CAREER AND TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR. SHE WILL NOW ADVANCE TO THE NEXT STAGE OF THE COMPETITION UNDER THE ASSOCIATION FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, WHILE SHE WILL REPRESENT TEXAS IN THE REGION FOR ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR CATEGORY. WILL PEGGY MICE, DIRECTOR SHERRY BONDS, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF ACADEMIC SERVICES RODRIGO PORTILLO AND ALL ANY CTE STAFF MEMBERS COME UP TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO. [APPLAUSE] >> [BACKGROUND] ONE, TWO AND ONE MORE. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, DR.AZAIEZ AND TRUSTEES, YOU MAY RETURN TO YOUR SEATS. [BACKGROUND] WE GO FROM RECOGNITIONS TO INTRODUCING NEW LEADERS IN THE DISTRICT. THIS NEW CAMPUS LEADER HAS ALREADY BEEN UP HERE SEVERAL TIMES TONIGHT. PLEASE HELP US WELCOME OUR NEWEST CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR TO SAY A FEW WORDS, PRINCIPAL OF ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, GORDON BUTLER. [APPLAUSE]. [00:10:04] >> FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS PRINCIPAL ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL. MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO BE PART OF THE ROUND ROCK ISD FAMILY. WHAT'S CREATED HERE IS SO SPECIAL AND THAT WAS PART OF THE DRAW. ALSO, IT'S JUST GOOD TO CONNECT WITH DR. FERRIS AGAIN AS A LONGTIME MENTOR OF MINE EARLY IN MY CAREER, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH OUR SCHOOL BOARD AND OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE AND OBVIOUSLY, OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND ALSO HIS EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF FOR JOINING US TONIGHT AND WE END THE RECOGNITION PORTION OF THE MEETING WITH HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME OF THE MANY ACTIVITIES THAT TOOK PLACE OVER THE SUMMER. >> AT THE END OF MAY, WE CELEBRATE OUR GRADUATES AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF. THEN WE CLOSE THE DOORS TILL AUGUST. [MUSIC] NOT AT ROUND ROCK ISD. OUR SCHOOLS, GYMS, AND FIELDS ARE IN USE ALL SUMMER LONG AND ARE PACKED WITH A FLURRY OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF ACTIVITIES. WE CAPTURED A FEW HERE IN OUR SUMMER SHORT SERIES. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> NORMALLY, AS WE ENTER A NEW SCHOOL YEAR, WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED, BUT WE CAN CLEARLY SEE HAD SO MUCH TO CELEBRATE. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK OVER THE SUMMER. WE ARE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT TO AGENDA ITEMS UNDER SECTION F, [E. PUBLIC COMMENTS TO AGENDA ITEMS UNDER SECTIONS F, G, H, I AND K ONLY] G, H, I, 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 THAT 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 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 OR 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 THE 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 TIME KEEPER, AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS NOY GUTIERREZ, YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT, AND YOU ARE SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM I-4. >> CAN I MOVE THIS BACK TO WHERE IT USED TO BE? IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT REMAINS CONSTANT IN LIFE, IT IS CHANGE. WE MAY RESIST IT OR EMBRACE IT. IT MAY BE FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, BUT IT WILL ALWAYS OCCUR. TONIGHT, WE WILL ALL BE FACED WITH CHANGE AGAIN, [00:15:05] AND WE HAVE TO TRUST THE RESULTS WILL BE POSITIVE FOR MO INVOLVED. MADAM PRESIDENT, YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW I FEEL. YOU WILL BE LEAVING BEHIND A MULTITUDE OF FORMER STUDENTS WHO LOVE AND ADMIRE YOU. YOU WILL BE LEAVING BEHIND COLLEAGUES AND PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF WHOM RESPECT AND APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS TO KEEP THIS DISTRICT MOVING FORWARD. THIS DISTRICT, AS HAVE MOST IN THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY, HAS HAD TO WEATHER SOME TRULY CONTENTIOUS TIMES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. I BELIEVE WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE THAT DESPITE THE EFFORTS OF SOME TO CAPITALIZE ON THESE TROUBLES, WE'VE HAD A MAJORITY ON THIS BODY WHO WITH STAFF DID ALL THEY COULD TO SHEPHERD US THROUGH THOSE DIFFICULTIES. OF COURSE, YOU WILL ALSO BE LEAVING BEHIND A SMALL COMMUNITY OF DETRACTORS, MOST OF WHOSE PRIMARY GOAL IN LIFE SEEMS TO BE TO ATTACK ANYONE WHO THWARTS THEIR QUEST FOR CONTROL HERE. BUT YOU WILL BE GOING TO A BETTER PLACE, THE PLACE WHERE YOU WILL LEAVE ALL THAT BEHIND. FOR THAT, I'M SUPREMELY ENVIOUS. KNOW THIS THOUGH, YOU WILL REMAIN HERE IN OUR HEARTS, ALWAYS. >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE MARY BONE, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT, SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM I-4. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD. I'LL BE SPEAKING ON ITEM I.4 REGARDING THE RESONATION OF TIFFANY HARRISON. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SUPPORT THE RESIGNATION OF TIFFANY HARRISON AND SARCASTICALLY THANK HER FOR HER DISASTROUS STINT ON THE ROUND ROCK ISD SCHOOL BOARD. TIFFANY, YOU'VE BEEN QUITE THE TEACHER, SHOWING ME EXACTLY HOW NOT TO ACT THROUGH YOUR SHAMEFUL DECISIONS. YOU TAUGHT ME WHAT REAL PREJUDICE LOOKS LIKE BY PICKING A SUPERINTENDENT BASED ON HIS SKIN COLOR INSTEAD OF HIS QUALIFICATIONS, PURE BIAS IN ACTION. YOU SHOW ME HOW TO JUDGE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WHITE FOLKS, NOT FOR WHO THEY ARE, BUT FOR THEIR RACE ALONE. YOU MADE IT CLEAR HOW TO SET EMBARRASSING LOW STANDARDS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND STUDENTS OF COLOR, ASSUMING THEY CAN'T MATCH THEIR WHITE OR ASIAN PEERS. YOU DEMONSTRATED HOW TO TARGET AND ALIENATE CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS WITH YOUR RELENTLESS HOSTILITY AND VERBAL ABUSE, INCLUDING THE OUTRAGEOUS ARREST OF TWO CHRISTIAN FATHERS FOR DARING TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE BOARD'S BLATANT CORRUPTION. YOUR ENDORSEMENT OF INAPPROPRIATE DRAG QUEEN EVENTS AND EXPOSING CHILDREN TO ADULT THEMED BOOKS WILL NOT BE MISSED. LET'S NOT FORGET HOW YOU HELPED RUN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO THE GROUND. TAKING IT FINANCIALLY WITH LESS THAN 75 DAYS OF FUND BALANCE LEFT AND ACADEMICALLY ON THE CUSP OF HAVING THE STATE TAKEOVER, WITH A SCHOOL NOW FAILING FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS DUE TO YOUR RECKLESS LEADERSHIP. TIFFANY, THANKS FOR THE MASTER CLASS IN FAILURE. YOU'VE OPENED MY EYES TO EVERYTHING A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SHOULDN'T BE. THE TEXT MESSAGE I RECEIVED FROM AMY WEIR ABOUT THIS AGENDA ITEM WAS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. AMY DESERVES A FORMAL REPRIMAND FROM THE BOARD FOR SENDING SUCH AN EMBARRASSING AND INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGE TO A COMMUNITY MEMBER. AT THE VERY LEAST, YOU SHOULD BE STRIPPED OF ANY LEADERSHIP ROLES ON THE BOARD DUE TO HER RECKLESS DECISION MAKING AND OBVIOUS LACK OF SELF CONTROL. THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. UP NEXT, WE HAVE JILL FERRIS, SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM I.1. >> GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANTED TO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS CAN'T ACTUALLY RESPOND, BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THE COMMUNITY COULD GET SOME INSIGHT. I SAW ON THE AGENDA THAT YOU GUYS ARE ADOPTING A NEW BUDGET, BUT YOU'RE STILL USING 47 AND ENROLLMENT AT 47,100 STUDENTS WHEN CURRENT ENROLLMENT IS ABOUT 15,000 STUDENTS LESS THAN THAT. AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO AMEND THE BUDGET, MAYBE YOU SHOULD AMEND IT SO THAT IT ACTUALLY REFLECTS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU'LL BE GETTING FROM THE STATE SO THAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, LIKE YOUR RECAPTURE PAYMENT IS ACCURATELY REFLECTED INSTEAD OF PUTTING ALL OF THOSE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO RECAPTURE WHEN THEY DON'T ACTUALLY BELONG THERE. ALSO, YOU'RE SPENDING SO MUCH OF THIS BOND MONEY IN THE CONSENT AGENDA, AND IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING ON, $9,000,000 FOR AN ARCHITECT TO DO DESIGNS FOR ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN 2 MILLION FOR ARCHITECTURE PLANS FOR CEDAR RIDGE. I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER THAT CEDAR RIDGE HAD THAT MUCH WORK TO DO. BUT IF YOU MAYBE COULD START ATTACHING SOME OF THE STATEMENTS OF WORK SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE WHAT'S ACTUALLY PLANNING TO BE DONE, SO THERE'S A LITTLE MORE TRANSPARENCY WITH THOSE NUMBERS SO THAT WHEN YOU SEE DOLLAR AMOUNT LIKE 9 MILLION, [00:20:02] YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING. AGAIN, IF WE COULD JUST BE A LITTLE BIT MORE TRANSPARENT WITH SOME OF THE NUMBERS AND MAYBE AN EXPLANATION ON MY ENROLLMENT SILO, THANKS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT UP, WE HAVE TAMMY CONRAD, AND I'M NOT SURE WHICH AGENDA ITEM YOU'RE SPEAKING ON TAMMY, SO IF YOU'LL LET US KNOW. THANK YOU. >> I'M SPEAKING ON G3.H2 AND I.4. >> THANK YOU. >> AT EDUCATION ROUND ROCK, WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S WORK AND THE ADMINISTRATION'S WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE TO ENSURE THAT OUR SCHOOL YEAR STARTS OUT STRONG. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AS FAR AS THE CONNECT FIVE BOARD LISTENING SESSIONS THAT YOU HELD EARLIER, THEY WERE VERY WELL ATTENDED AND EVERYONE WAS THRILLED THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD WAS AVAILABLE TO HEAR FROM THE STAFF ACROSS THE DISTRICT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT YOU LEARNED FROM US TONIGHT. WE WOULD ALSO LOVE TO SEE THE HR STAFF DO THESE SAME SESSIONS AT A FUTURE EVENT, IF POSSIBLE. AS FOR THE SECOND READING OF AT WILL EMPLOYMENT OR DUE PROCESS, OUR MEMBERS ARE EXTREMELY PLEASED TO HEAR THAT WE ARE CLOSER TO HAVING PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE, IN WRITTEN POLICY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, NOT JUST TEACHERS. TO AFFIRM THIS PRACTICE, IN BOARD POLICY IS A VERY PUBLIC RECOGNITION OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY OUR EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS. OUR AIDES, SECRETARIES, DRIVERS, MONITORS, CUSTODIANS, MAINTENANCE, AND FOOD SERVICE WORKERS ARE CRITICAL SPOKES IN THE WHEEL THAT KEEPS OUR DISTRICT MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. KNOWING THAT THERE WILL BE TRAINING FOR THOSE INVOLVED SO THAT THIS IS IMPLEMENTED WITH FIDELITY IS ALSO ENCOURAGING. WITH YOUR APPROVAL, ROUND ROCK ISD WILL JOIN A DOZEN OTHER LARGE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE THAT ALREADY HAVE THIS POLICY. LASTLY, WE WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT HARRISON FOR HER HARD WORK ON THIS BOARD, SUPPORTING OUR DISTRICT, OUR STUDENTS, AND OUR STAFF. HER PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AS A TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN INVALUABLE. HER PERSPECTIVE ENSURES THAT THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS, NO MATTER THEIR BACKGROUNDS ARE MET. WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM F.1, SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS, [F. SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS] LSG MONITORING REPORT GOAL 3, CCMR, STUDENT OUTCOMES, AND I'M PASSING IT TO YOU, DOCTOR AZAIEZ. >> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PRESIDENT HARRISON, BOARD MEMBERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, STAFF. IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR. AS YOU KNOW, WE FOLLOW OUR PROGRESS MONITORING CALENDAR AND ACTUALLY MONTH OF AUGUST. THAT'S WHEN WE DISCUSSED BOARD GOAL 3, IF YOU REMEMBER, THAT'S AROUND CCMR, COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY READINESS. WITH US TONIGHT IS DOCTOR NICHOLS NAT, AS WELL AS ERICA, THEY WILL TAKE US THROUGH OUR FINAL DATA FOR THE 2025 SENIORS OR GRADUATES FROM ROUND ROCK ISD. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR BOARD AND TO DOCTOR AZAIEZ. I'M VERY PROUD TODAY TO PRESENT ON THE COLLEGE CAREER IN MILITARY READINESS, WHICH REPRESENTS ALL THE HARD WORK OF OUR WHOLE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION, BUT MORE SPECIFICALLY, ALSO, HIGH SCHOOL, CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS, THEIR TEACHERS, OUR STAFF IN TEACHING AND LEARNING, OUR AREA SUPERINTENDENTS, ERICA AND HER TEAM. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A TEAM EFFORT IN ORDER TO BRING THIS TO FRUITION AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO SAY THANK YOU. ALSO, IF I MAY, WANTED TO ALSO CONGRATULATE TIFFANY ON ALL HER WORK AND ALL THE THINGS THAT SHE'S DONE FOR THE DISTRICT. I'VE KNOWN HER FOR A VERY LONG TIME, THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT I MET HER AND HIRED HER AS A TEACHER HERE AT ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL AFTER MEETING HER AT HER SISTER'S DANCER CIDAL AND JUST HOUNDING HER AND HER MOTHER TO FIGURE OUT HOW I COULD HIRE HER AS A TEACHER, AND IT WAS WELL WORTH IT. I KNOW THAT I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE SERVICE YOU'VE DONE FOR THE DISTRICT, BUT ALSO THAT THE WOMAN YOU ARE AND I WISH YOU WELL IN EVERY ENDEAVOR. I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOU AND HAPPY FOR YOU. NOW MOVING ON, AS WE START, ONE OF THE THINGS WE CONGRATULATE THE COMMUNITY ON AS WE TALK THROUGH WHAT IT IS THAT WE WANT IN REGARDS TO OUR HOPES AND OUR DREAMS FOR OUR COMMUNITY IS IDEA OF COLLEGE MILITARY READINESS. IT SOUNDS VERY TACTICAL, BUT THE WHOLE POINT IS EVERY PARENT WANTS FOR A ONE STAIR KID AS K 12 EDUCATION TO BE ABLE TO FULFILL THE HIGHEST LEVEL THAT THEY CAN. AND THAT IS REALLY CAPTURED WITHIN THE TERM COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS. SO IT'S A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THE THING THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS FOR US AS [00:25:03] AN ORGANIZATION BECAUSE WE WANT OUR STUDENTS BE ABLE TO MOVE ON AND REALIZE ALL OF THEIR DREAMS. THE BOARD SET VERY SPECIFIC GOALS IN REGARDS TO THEN WHERE THEY WANTED US TO BE AT THE END OF THE 2025 SCHOOL YEAR. THE GOAL FOR THIS READS, THE DISTRICT WILL INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF GRADUATES WHO ARE COLLEGE CAREER IN MILITARY READY AS REPORTED IN THE TEXAS ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM FROM 83% TO 94% BY AUGUST 2 2026 FOR THE CLASS OF 2025. PEOPLE MAY THINK THAT IS A MISTAKE, BUT IT'S NOT. UNDERSTAND THAT CCMR IS A LAGGING IDENTIFIER. OFTENTIMES WE DON'T GET THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION FROM THE STATE, IT'S LAGGED BEHIND THE YEAR. WHILE WE WILL KNOW SPECIFICALLY BASED ON STATE ACCOUNTABILITY, WHAT HAS HAPPENED FOR THE CLASS OF 2024, BUT 2025, WE WILL BE REPORTING THE LOCAL DATA, AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT DISCREPANCIES OR DIFFERENCE WE'VE SEEN FROM YEAR TO YEAR. THE GOAL THAT WE WANT FOR THE END OF 2025 IS 92%. AND YOU SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN WHERE IT TALKS TO THE INFORMATION AS FAR AS WHAT WE WANT FOR EACH OF OUR DIFFERENT STUDENT POPULATIONS. REASON BEING THAT EACH OF THESE POPULATIONS STARTED FROM A VERY DIFFERENT PLACE. IT'S A MATTER OF THEN, YEARLY GOALS ARE DIFFERENT FOR EACH OF THEM, WHERE THE MORE AGGRESSIVE GOALS AND MORE JUMPS REALLY ASK FOR THE STUDENT POPULATIONS THAT ARE FURTHER BEHIND. WE SEE A YEAR OF A YEAR COMPARISON AS FAR AS WHAT HAS HAPPENED FROM THE CLASS OF 2022 TO PRESENT. WANTED TO POINT OUT AGAIN, FOR 2022, 23, AND 24, THOSE NUMBER REPRESENT OFFICIAL NUMBERS FROM STATE ACCOUNTABILITY. THEY READ IN 2022, WE WERE AT 76%. WE WERE ABLE TO WORK AND GET TO 84% FOR THE CLASS OF 2023. CLASS OF 2024, WE HAVE GOTTEN OFFICIALLY TO 91%. IN OUR PREVIOUS INFORMATION, WE HAD LOCALLY DEVELOPED NUMBERS AND IT READ 90%. THE OFFICIAL NUMBERS NOW HAS BUMPED THAT OFFICIALLY TO 91%, AND SO TOOK US A LITTLE BIT OVER THAT THE BOARD HAS SET FOR US FOR LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS 90%. SO WE SEE THAT WE HAVE MET AND EXCEEDED THAT GOAL. RIGHT NOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025, THE GOAL WAS SET AT 92%. CURRENTLY, OUR LOCALLY DEVELOPED DATA TELLS US WE'RE AT 91%, WE WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL NEXT YEAR WHAT THAT OFFICIAL DESIGNATION IS. HERE, THIS GRAPH REPRESENTS THE YEAR OVER YEAR COMPARISONS. FROM 2024 AND 2025, WHAT GROWTH WE SEE BY STUDENT POPULATIONS, AND OF COURSE, OUR ALL STUDENT GROUP AS WELL. IF YOU VIEW THESE PRESENTATIONS, YOU KNOW THAT WE ALWAYS REPORT OUT AT MIDDLE OF THE YEAR AND ALSO AGAIN AT THE END OF THE YEAR. TO JUST GET A STATUS UPDATE AS FAR AS WHERE WE ARE WITHIN THE GROUPS. AS YOU CAN SEE, OFTENTIMES WHERE WE ARE IN MIDDLE OF THE YEAR DOES NOT REALLY TELL US WHERE WE MIGHT BE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, IT'S A MATTER MORE SO WHEN WE PULL THE DATA. THE HIGHLIGHTS AND THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO CELEBRATE WITH IN THE DATA AS FAR AS GETTING TO 91%, BUT ALSO WE SEE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD BIT OF GROWTH FOR OUR BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT POPULATIONS, OUR HISPANIC POPULATIONS, WHERE THEY'VE INCREASED RESPECTIVELY FOUR AND 5%. WE SEE OUR EMERGING BILINGUAL INCREASED 8%, SPECIAL EDUCATION 3%, AND ALSO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGE UP 2%. WE DO REALIZE AND WE ARE GOING TO BE STRIVING EVEN MORE TO PUSH THOSE NUMBERS. BUT DO WE DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND STOP AND CELEBRATE THE SUCCESSES OF THE SYSTEM SO FAR IN REGARDS TO THE WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING. WE HAVE A BOARD GOAL OVERARCHINGLY, BUT THAT BOARD GOAL IS BROKEN DOWN INTO THREE DIFFERENT AREAS ON WHICH WE CALL GOAL PROGRESS MEASURES. THESE MEASURES REPRESENT THE DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH THE OVERALL CCMR, HOW THAT ACCOUNTABILITY IS LOOKED AT BY THE STATE. THEN WE MEASURE THESE THREE DISTINCT AREAS. THEY ASK THAT WE LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES WHO ARE EARNING COLLEGE CREDIT THROUGH AP, IB DUAL CREDIT OR ONRAMPS. WE ALSO LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE TESTING AS COLLEGE READY AND READING AND MATH. THEN WE ALSO LOOK AT SPECIFICALLY THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE EARNING CCMR THROUGH OUR WONDERFUL CAREER TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM. NOW, REMEMBER WITH OUR CTE PROGRAM, THE STUDENT IS NOT A MATTER THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN A CLASS. THEY MUST BE A COMPLETER, [00:30:01] WHICH MEANS THAT THEY HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM OF STUDY THAT THEY'RE IN. AND ON TOP OF THAT, ALSO PASSING THE INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATION ATTACHED TO THAT PROGRAM OF STUDY. OUR GOALS SET WERE 53% FOR THE FIRST GOAL PROGRESS MEASURE, 76%, FOR THE SECOND AND FOR THE THIRD, 18%. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK THROUGH THEN HOW WE DID ON THE FIRST PROGRESS MEASURE. AGAIN, THE DATA THAT WE PULLED, WE'RE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE, NOT THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT CLASS, WELL, LET ME GO BACK. FOR THE DUAL CREDIT AND ONRAMP CLASSES, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE CLASS, PASSED THE CLASS SUCCESSFULLY. FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE CLASSES, IT'S NOT SO MUCH THAT YOU'VE BEEN IN THE CLASS, BUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU'VE PASSED THE AP TEST AT THREE OR HIGHER AND THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE TEST AT FOUR OR HIGHER. IT'S VERY POSSIBLE FOR A STUDENT TO NOT HAVE BEEN IN THAT CLASS, BUT TAKEN THE TEST, AND THEY WOULD STILL COUNT WITHIN THESE NUMBERS. SO THE ENROLLMENT IN THE CLASS ITSELF IS NOT WHAT GETS THEM THIS DESIGNATION, BUT RATHER THE PASSING OF THE TEST. ON NUMBERS 2023-2025, AGAIN, THE 2025 NUMBER IS LOCALLY DEVELOPED AND NOT OFFICIAL BECAUSE IT'S A LAG AND IDENTIFIER. BUT WE SEE THE NUMBERS GROW FROM 49% TO 51% TO 54%. THE GOAL THIS YEAR WAS 53%. AGAIN, THIS REPRESENTS AP, IB, DUAL CREDIT, AND ONRAMPS. THE GOAL OVERARCHINGLY WAS 53%. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE SEEN WHEN WE'VE PULLED THIS DATA APART IS THAT WE HAVE A LOT MORE STUDENTS PASSING. I THINK WE HAD ABOUT CLOSE TO MAYBE 2000, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, MORE STUDENTS PASSED AN AP EXAM, AND WE HAD A GREAT PERCENTAGE MORE ALSO GETTING A THREE OR BETTER. >> BUT IT'S A MATTER NOT SO MUCH IF WE INCREASED OUR PERCENTAGES, BUT HOW MANY STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INCREASE THAT. LET ME GO BACK. WE SEE SOME MORE STUDENTS TAKING ADVANTAGE, BUT IT'S NOT AS MUCH WE WOULD LIKE. THE STUDENTS ARE TAKING MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN ADVANCED CLASSES, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS TAKING ADVANCED CLASSES AS WELL. WE'LL BE REALLY AGGRESSIVELY WORKING ON THAT AS WELL FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING ONLY FOR A FEW, BUT EVERYONE SHOULD EXPERIENCE THIS IF THEY'RE GOING TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES, ESPECIALLY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE HERE A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE WHEN DESEGREGATED BY OUR DIFFERENT STUDENT POPULATIONS, AS FAR AS WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR STUDENTS. AGAIN, YOU SEE THE INFORMATION YEAR OVER YEAR. WE SEE THAT WE HAVE INCREASES FOR OUR WHITE STUDENT POPULATIONS, VERY MODEST INCREASES FOR OUR HISPANIC AND ACTUALLY A DECREASE IN OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATIONS AS WELL, BUT AN INCREASE IN OUR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGE. WHAT WE WANT IS FOR MORE STUDENTS TO TAKE PLACE IN THESE EVENTS. SPECIFICALLY ALSO STUDENTS AND WITHIN THOSE STUDENT POPULATIONS WE TALKED ABOUT. WE SEE THAT IT'S OFTENTIMES NOT THAT THE STUDENTS CAN'T, BUT IT'S OFTENTIMES THEY ARE AFRAID SOMETIMES TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES, OR IT'S ALSO A MATTER OF, I'M GOING TO SEE MY FRIENDS WITHIN THOSE CLASSES AND OUR STUDENTS ARE SOCIAL ANIMALS AND SO THEY WANT TO KNOW THAT I'M GOING TO BE COMFORTABLE WITHIN A SPACE. PART OF US LOOKING INTO THIS IS NOT JUST INCREASING THEIR ACADEMIC EFFICACY, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT HOW THEY FEEL WITHIN THESE SPACES ON AN EMOTIONAL LEVEL AS WELL. OUR SECOND GOAL PROGRESS MEASURE SPEAKS SPECIFICALLY TO THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE PASSED THE SAT, ACT OR A TSI2 OR A COLLEGE PREP CLASS AT A CERTAIN LEVEL. WE SEE OVER TIME THAT THIS NUMBER HAS INCREASED FROM 63-82%. FOR THE CLASS OF 2022, 2023, AND 2024, THOSE ARE OFFICIAL NUMBERS BASED ON STATE ACCOUNTABILITY RIGHT NOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025. AGAIN, THAT IS OUR LOCAL DATA THAT WE HAVE PULLED. BUT WE ARE PROUD AS FAR AS WE'RE STILL SEEING AN INCREASE WITHIN THIS AREA, AND THIS IS AN AREA WE WILL BE AGAIN, AGGRESSIVELY GOING AFTER AS WELL. NOT IN THIS PRESENTATION, BUT PROBABLY IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS NEXT WHEN THIS COMES UP AGAIN ON THE I'M SORRY, THE BOARD MONITORING CALENDAR, WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE CHANGES WE WILL BE SEEING IN STATE ACCOUNTABILITY HERE. THIS ONE AREA IS GOING TO BE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO THE HEALTH OF OUR DISTRICT MOVING FORWARD AS IT RELATES TO CCMR. [00:35:04] STARTING WITH OUR CURRENT JUNIORS, WHO WILL BE THE CLASS OF, LET'S SEE, CLASS OF 2027, THE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CCMR WILL ONCE AGAIN CHANGE, WHERE IT WILL SAY THAT IN ORDER TO BCCMR COMPLIANT, FOR EXAMPLE, I CAN'T JUST HAVE PASSED AN AP CLASS. IN ADDITION, I WILL HAVE TO HAVE PASSED ONE OF THESE TEST AS WELL AT A CERTAIN LEVEL. IN ORDER TO COUNT FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SCORES, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE OF THESE THINGS IN ORDER FOR THE POINTS TO COUNT. WITHIN OUR SYSTEM, THEN WE'RE SEEING IS IT'S NOT A MATTER. AGAIN, FOR EXAMPLE, CTE. IT WILL NOT BE THAT THEY WILL JUST BE A COMPLETER AND PASS THE IBC. ON TOP OF THAT, THEY WILL ALSO HAVE TO HAVE PASSED AN ACT OR TSIA2. WHEN WE MONITOR OUR NUMBERS, IT'S WITH THE UNDERSTANDING OF, WHILE INDIVIDUALLY RIGHT NOW, THIS IS THE WAY WE'RE LOOKING AT THE INFORMATION BECAUSE YOU ONLY NEED ONE THING IN ORDER TO GET THIS CCMR CREDIT. IN THE COMING YEARS, NOT TOO FAR AWAY, YOU WILL HAVE TO HAVE MULTIPLE THINGS IN ORDER TO GET THAT DESIGNATION. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS HOW DO WE CAUSE THOSE THINGS WITHIN OUR SYSTEM AND WHAT SYSTEMS WE HAVE TO PUT IN PLACE TO BRING THAT INTO FRUITION. AGAIN, THAT'S GOING TO START WITH OUR JUNIOR CLASS. WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON THOSE SYSTEMS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY WILL AFFECT ACCOUNTABILITY. FOR CLASS OF 2027, THEY WILL IMPACT THE 2028 ACCOUNTABILITY AND IT'S A LAG AND IDENTIFIER. IF WE GET TO 2028, THOSE NUMBERS WOULD ALREADY BE IN THE SYSTEM AND WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO ACT RIGHT NOW TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES BASED ON WHAT'S COMING. FOR GPM 3.3, THIS SPEAKS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE STUDENTS WHO ARE IN OUR CAREER IN TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CLASSES, WHERE THEY WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE A PROGRAM OF STUDY AND ALSO IN THE INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATION IN ORDER TO BE DESIGNATED AS CCMR COMPLIANT. WE SEE WHERE OUR NUMBERS. WE HAD A CELEBRATION TODAY, GREAT JOB TO TO SHERRY BONDS AND HER TEAM A SECOND IN COMMAND, THE WONDERFUL PEGGY MICA AS FAR AS THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE. WE SEE WHERE WE HAVE MOVED. RIGHT NOW, THAT CLASS IS OPERATING AT 33% OF THEM HAVE COMPLETED A PROGRAM OF STUDY AND ALSO THE IBC. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE BOARD HAS BROUGHT FORWARD BEFORE IS THIS CONCERN THAT IN SOME WAY SHAPE OR FORM, THAT STUDENTS WOULD BE FORCED TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS AND WON'T HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY THAT IF SOMETHING IS NOT WORKING, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO COME OUT. ONCE AGAIN, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IS NOT THE WAY THAT WE SEE THE PROCESS, THE WAY THAT WE WANT TO GO ABOUT IMPROVING THIS PROCESS. BUT WHAT WE WILL BE DOING THOUGH IS EARLIER ON WITHIN THEIR CAREER WITHIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, REALLY LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES AS FAR AS HOW CAN WE INTRODUCE SOME MORE INTRODUCTORY CLASSES AT A LOWER LEVEL SO THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT THEY WANT THEIR PATHWAY TO BE, SO THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FINISH UP THESE PROGRAMS OF STUDY. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR PASSING OUR BOND, IS LOOKING AT HOW CAN WE INVITE MORE LEVEL ONE CERTIFICATION WITHIN OUR PROGRAMMING TO GIVE STUDENTS MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY THAT ONCE THEY LEAVE US, THEY CAN GO IMMEDIATELY INTO THE WORLD OF WORK WITH THOSE CERTIFICATIONS. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS AS FAR AS LOOKING AT PROGRAMMING, MAKING SURE THAT PROGRAMMING THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN THE NEW CT BUILDING REALLY HELPS US OUT AS A DISTRICT AND MAKE SURE IT'S LEVEL ONE CERTIFICATION. FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, A LEVEL ONE CERTIFICATION USUALLY MEANS UP TO, I BELIEVE DEPENDING ON THE PROGRAM, ABOUT 15 COLLEGE CREDITS, AND THEN A LEVEL TWO CERTIFICATION WOULD BE ABOUT 30 OR SO CREDIT HOURS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET DUAL CREDIT HOURS WITHIN CT PROGRAMMING SO THEY CAN GO DIRECTLY WITHIN THE WORLD OF WORK AND EARN A REALLY GOOD LIVING WAGE. HERE WE HAVE YEAR OVER YEAR COMPARISON AS FAR AS WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE ABOUT OUR STUDENT GROUPS. WE SEE BASED ON THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE A LOT OF GREAT JUMPS AS FAR AS WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN OUR DIFFERENT STUDENT POPULATIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? >> COLLEAGUES I DON'T SEE ANY LIGHTS. MAYBE LIGHTS AREN'T WORKING. TRUSTEE LANDRUM. [00:40:04] >> I JUST HAVE TWO QUICK QUESTIONS. FIRST ONE IS ON SLIDE TEN, WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE ADVANCED COURSE WORK. YOU SAID THAT IDEALLY WE WOULD WANT MORE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE. DO WE HAVE A PLAN ON HOW TO INCREASE THOSE NUMBERS? I KNOW WE HAD A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH AND GETTING THEM IN ADVANCED MATH. BUT IS THERE A PLAN ON HOW WE INCREASE THOSE NUMBERS MOVING FORWARD? >> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. THAT IS A WONDERFUL QUESTION. YES, WE DO. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE SEEN JUST LIKE WITH THE TRANSITION FROM FIFTH TO SIXTH GRADE, IT REALLY IS ABOUT PARENT INVOLVEMENT, BUT ALSO GIVING THEM THE TIME AND SPACE THAT THEY NEED. SOME OF THE STRATEGIES THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE, NUMBER 1, WE REALIZE THAT THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THE PARENTS HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT THE DIFFERENT THINGS AND MAKE DECISIONS IS REALLY NOT ENOUGH. WE WILL BE INTRODUCING A SEVENTH GRADE CLASS THAT WILL SPAN THAT ENTIRE YEAR WAY THEY GET TO WORK THROUGH THE THE FOUR YEAR PLAN, AS FAR AS TO HEAR ABOUT THESE OPPORTUNITIES, UNDERSTAND THE OPPORTUNITIES, AND TO CREATE A BETTER FOUR YEAR PLAN AND WHERE WE CAN ENGAGE WITH THE PARENTS A LOT BETTER. AS WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT, IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF THE TIME IS JUST TOO COLLAPSED FOR PARENTS TO REALLY UNDERSTAND AND THE SYSTEM HAS GOTTEN SO COMPLEX. THE OTHER THING IS, WE HAVE PARTNERED, YOU HAVE WITH MS PORTO, STEVE CLARK, AS FAR AS WITHIN COUNSELING, MICHELLE SWAIN, HAS WORKED REALLY HARD AS FAR AS WORKING WITH ACC TO DEVELOP A COURSE WALK TO WHERE STUDENTS CAN TAKE A VARIETY OF AP DUAL CREDIT ON RAMS, DIFFERENT TYPES OF CLASSES WITHIN THE SYSTEM, WHERE THEY'RE SAYING, THESE CLASSES WILL TRANSFER TO ACC, AND THEN YOU CAN GET AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE WITHIN HIGH SCHOOL. EVEN AS FAR AS LOOKING AT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES IS WHAT THAT CROSSWALK LOOKS LIKE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT IS FIGURING OUT HOW TO PLAN FOR THAT, AND WHAT CLASS WOULD I HAVE TO TAKE IN ORDER TO GET ACCESS TO THIS CLASS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. STEVE CLARK AND MR. PORTILLO, MICHELLE SWAIN, THAT ENTIRE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING ON A FOUR YEAR PROCESS TO WHERE THEN THE COUNSELOR CAN SAY, HERE'S THE CLASSES THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE IN ORDER TO GET THERE AND TO EMBED THAT THEN WITHIN THE FOUR YEAR PLANNING. ALSO WHEN YOU DO YOUR ONE AND ONE ON YOUR COUNSELOR. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT PROCESS AND THEY HAVE BEEN TRAINING INTO THAT WITH OUR COUNSELORS PRESENTLY TO GET THEM READY AS FAR AS WHAT'S COMING SO THAT THEY CAN BETTER HELP THE PARENTS AND WE CAN HAVE MORE STUDENTS GETTING THAT WHILE THEY'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL. AS WELL AS SAYING THAT IF THEN, WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY WITHIN OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS. WHAT DIFFERENTIATES OUR EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL. WE'RE ALSO ADDING ACCESS TO MORE VARIED ASSOCIATES DEGREES AT EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, BECAUSE AGAIN, OF THE WONDERFUL WORK FROM OUR COMMUNITY AS FAR AS BELIEVING IN WHAT THE KIDS CAN DO AND PAYING TO HAVE THAT FACILITY AT ACC. THEY ARE LOOKING AT WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT THINGS COMPUTER SCIENCE, DRONE, EDUCATION, ALL THOSE DIFFERENCE. THEY WILL HAVE MAYBE ABOUT UP TO FIVE OR MORE ASSOCIATES DEGREE AVAILABLE TO THEM OTHER THAN THE TWO WE HAVE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS AN ASSOCIATES OF ARTS AND ASSOCIATES OF SCIENCE. WE'RE WIDENING THE SCOPE OF EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO SINCE THEY'RE RIGHT THERE ON THE CAMPUS AND FURTHER REALLY TAKE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. DR. DAZS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? >> NOT REALLY. I KNOW I WANT TO ALSO GIVE CREDIT TO THE TEAM, BUT I KNOW PATRICIA IS OVER THERE. SHE'S BEEN WORKING WITH DOCTOR WILSON AND HER TEAM ALONG WITH EVERYBODY ELSE BECAUSE IS GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING, VIA AS WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE COMPLETE THE BUILDING THIS FALL, HOPEFULLY OUR STUDENTS WILL ACTUALLY MOVE TO THE NEW BUILDING AND ENJOY IT START IN JANUARY. BUT BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY TO ACTUALLY ACC, THEY'RE RIGHT THERE, THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO TAKE A VARIETY OF OTHER COURSES TOWARD A VARIETY OF POTENTIAL ASSOCIATE DEGREES. I KNOW WE'RE STILL WORKING BACK AND FORTH WITH ACC, BUT I KNOW THEY'RE VERY WILLING TO DO IT. I KNOW ANOTHER BIG ONE IS ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN ENGINEERING TOO. I KNOW THAT WOULD BE A VERY MUCH DESIRED AND WE'LL SEE A LOT OF INTEREST AMONG OUR FAMILIES. WE ARE LOOKING AT A VARIETY, AS I SAID, ASSOCIATE DEGREES THERE. WE HOPING ONCE THEY MOVE TO THE NEW BUILDING, BY THAT TIME ALSO WE HAVE ALL THIS CONVERSATION DONE WITH ACC. [00:45:05] AS THEY HAVE TO BUILD THOSE COURSES, THEY HAVE TO HIRE OR HAVE STAFF MEMBERS WHO WILL TEACH THESE CLASSES FOR OUR STUDENTS. WE HOPE AND HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR, PROBABLY WE CAN LAUNCH SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> I THINK THAT'S REALLY EXCITING ABOUT THE CHANGES AT EARLY COLLEGE, ESPECIALLY. THANK YOU FOR DETAILING THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE. NEXT QUESTION. IT'S AT THE BOTTOM OF SLIDE 15, AND I SHOULD HAVE ASKED THIS AHEAD OF TIME, BUT HONESTLY, IT'S SO SMALL PRINT, I MISSED IT. BUT IN THE FOOTNOTE, IT SAYS THAT THE MINIMUM OF THREE COURSES AND A MINIMUM OF FOUR HOURS IN THE SAME PROGRAM OF STUDY. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ON FOUR HOURS? HOW IS THAT DIFFERENT FROM COURSES? >> EVERY PROGRAM OF STUDY DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF CLASSES. YOU MIGHT HAVE A PROGRAM OF STUDY TO COMPLETE IT. I MAY NEED FOUR CLASSES. SOME MAY HAVE SEMESTER CLASSES, SOME MAY HAVE FULL YEAR CLASSES. SOME AT THE END, I HAVE TWO PERIODS THAT I HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO FINISH THE COURSE, EVERYTHING IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. I THINK THAT SPEAKS TO THREE COURSES AND FOUR HOURS. IT MAY BE DIFFERENT TO GET THAT FOR EACH OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. >> THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS, I KNOW THE LEGISLATURE IS CONSIDERING A LOT OF CHANGES TO OUR STAR TEST RIGHT NOW. IT'S SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO STAY TRACK OF EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE DOING. HAVE YOU HEARD ANY CHANGES THAT COULD BE COMING FOR OUR CCMR MEASUREMENTS THROUGH OUR LEGISLATURE RIGHT NOW? I'M NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW. >> YES. I THOUGHT YOU WERE BEING COY. IT IS NOT THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE, BUT THERE IS A BODY WHERE THEY'RE WORKING, AND SO WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT THE CHANGES WILL BE. I'M LIKE, NO, IT'D BE TOO HEAVY FOR TONIGHT, BUT LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THIS. WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON IS REALLY TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DOMAIN ONE FOR STAR, AND YOU KNOW THAT A STUDENT CAN PASS AT APPROACHES, MEETS OR MASTERS. WITHIN DOMAIN ONE, IF I PASS AT APPROACHES LEVEL, I GET ONE POINT, MEETS, I GET TWO POINTS THREE. WITHIN A CAMPUS, THE MORE I HAVE KIDS PERFORMING AT THE HIGHER LEVELS, THE MORE POINTS I GET, THE HIGHER MY READING WILL BE. WHEN IT COMES TO CCMR, THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO THE SAME MODEL. WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO SAY, THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IN REGARDS TO DIFFERENT WAYS THAT KIDS CAN GET CCMR, THOSE THINGS WILL NOW COUNT FOR THE ONE POINT BUCKET. >> YES, THE ONE-POINT BUCKET. IF YOU WANT TO GET TWO POINTS, AND SO WE HAD ALLUDED TO THIS EARLIER, SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, I AM TAKING, I WILL EARN IT THROUGH AN AP TEST. NOW, IF I EARN IT THROUGH AN AP TEST AND I WANT TO GO TO TWO POINTS, I WILL HAVE TO ALSO PASS WHAT WE CALL THE TSIA. EITHER THE SAT, THE ACT, THE TSI A2, IN ORDER FOR THAT STUDENT TO NOW GO TO TWO POINTS. IF I WANT TO GO TO THREE POINTS, NOW THEY'RE SAYING THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE AN AP TEST, THAT QUALIFIES ON THE MATH, ONE THAT QUALIFIES UNDER READING LANGUAGE ARTS. ON TOP OF ALSO HAVING PASSED ONE OF THOSE TSIA COMPONENTS. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS OR YOU HAVE 15 CREDIT HOURS. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THEN IS PROGRESSIVELY, THEY'RE ALWAYS GOING TO GO UP FOR CTE. IF I'M GETTING THE REGULAR CT CREDIT, THAT'S ONE BASED ON WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT. IF YOU WANT TO GO TO TWO POINTS, YOU WILL HAVE TO GO AND THEN ALSO PASS ONE OF THE TISA 2S IN ORDER TO GET THERE, OR MAYBE HAVE A LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATION. IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE THIRD BUCKET UNDER CTE, LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATION, WHICH MEANS I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST 30 HOURS OR SO AS FAR AS DUAL CREDIT COURSES WITHIN CTE. ON TOP OF ALSO PASSING THE TISA 2, IT'S GOING TO BE A GRADUATED SYSTEM. THAT IS GOING TO BE HITTING OUR JUNIOR CLASS, THE KIDS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR JUNIOR CLASS RIGHT NOW AND AFFECTING OUR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR 2028. IF AS A DISTRICT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN A GOOD STATE AND WE'RE DOING WELL FOR EVERY DISTRICT, YOU HAVE TO START WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW, TO WHERE THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND MEET THESE DIFFERENT THINGS IN DIFFERENT WAYS. WE RAN ERICA AND HER TEAM DID AN AMAZING JOB. [00:50:02] RIGHT NOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025, WE HAVE WHERE MCNEIL HIGH SCHOOL HAD 97% OF THEIR STUDENT MET CCMR. WHEN WE RAN THE SCENARIO BASED ON THESE NEW THINGS THAT THEY'RE BRINGING INTO THE SYSTEM, AND WE USED THE DOMAIN 1. IT WOULD TAKE THEM DOWN TO A B RATING. BASED ON HOW THEIR KIDS GOT THE CREDITS. IT'S A MATTER OF NOT JUST THAT THEIR CCM COMPLIANT, BUT HOW MANY OF THESE THINGS I HAVE STACKED TOGETHER IN ORDER TO GET MORE POINTS. WE'RE REALIZING, HOW DO WE CHANGE THE SYSTEM? HOW DO WE COMMUNICATE THIS DIFFERENTLY? DURING OUR JUNE AND JULY, PRINCIPAL SUMMITS. WE'VE ALREADY BEEN TEACHING INTO THIS WITH OUR ADMINISTRATOR, BOTH OUR PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, ALL OF OUR COUNSELORS, AND SO RETEACHING THEN WHAT WE SHOULD LOOK LIKE. HOW DO WE DO FOUR-YEAR PLANNING DIFFERENTLY, LIKE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS? HOW ARE WE GOING TO BEGIN TO PRESENT AND EXPLAIN TO PARENTS DIFFERENTLY, AS FAR AS WHAT THIS MEANS? WE HAVE STARTED THE PROCESS WITH OUR STAFF, BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THE POINT YET WHERE WE START COMMUNICATING IT TO OUR PARENTS. THAT'S WHY I SAID IT'S GOING TO BE SO IMPORTANT THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CLASS WHERE WE START DISCUSSING THIS IN SCHOOL, AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE AND ENGAGE WITH PARENTS PIECE BY PIECE BECAUSE IT'S TOO COMPLEX. ALL THE DIFFERENT MOVING PARTS IN ORDER TO JUST BE ABLE TO HAVE AN HOUR MEETING AND PARENTS UNDERSTAND THIS WHEN WE HAVE TO DO SO MANY DIFFERENT TEACHINGS IN ORDER TO EVEN FOR US TO WRAP A BRAIN AROUND IT. >> JUST TO WANT TO ADD TO WHAT NANI WAS SAYING, I MEAN, THE GOOD NEWS IS AS A DISTRICT, WE LEADING THE WAY, WE'RE AHEAD THE CONVERSATION AROUND ASSOCIATE DEGREES, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT WILL GET YOU THREE POINTS IN THE BUCKET OF CCMR. BUT WE WEREN'T DOING IT OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE IF WE WANT TO GET WE WELCOME THREE POINTS. DON'T TAKE ME WRONG, BUT WE WERE DOING IT BECAUSE THIS WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY OF EARNING IN A SOCIAL DEGREE WHILE SAYING, LET'S SAY, A ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, DOING MASHROOM BAND OR PLAYING FOOTBALL OR OR ANY OTHER F COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO JUST OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE AT OUR EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. WE WERE ALREADY PLANNING FOR THIS. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE'VE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATION AROUND IT FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW WITH ACC, BECAUSE THE WAY WE'RE DOING IT IS DIFFERENT THAN MANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT. MOST SCHOOL DISTRICT WHEN THE STUDENTS EARN THEIR ASSOCIATE DEGREE ARE SOLELY BASED ON DUAL CREDIT COLLEGE HOURS, MEANING THEY'LL HAVE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ACC AND WORK IT WHERE EVERY COLLEGE HOUR IS ACTUALLY ACC HOUR. WELL, WE WORKING WITH ACC ON HAVE A COMBINATION OF COLLEGE HOURS, MEANING A STUDENT COULD BE AN IBA PROGRAM AT TURNEY POINT, BUT ALSO HE OR SHE COULD TAKE ALSO DUAL CREDIT COURSES, A COUPLE OF UT ON RAMPS, AND WHEN YOU COLLECT THEM TOGETHER, YOU CAN ACCUMULATE UP TO 60 COLLEGE HOURS AND THAT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN LIKE IN SCIENCE, FOR EXAMPLE. THAT'S WHAT'S DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE AND THAT'S WHY IT'S TAKEN A LITTLE LONGER, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DO ALL THE CROSS PATHWAYS OR ALL THESE COURSES, AND WHAT IS THE EQUIVALENT OF A COLLEGE ALGEBRA, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY WANT TO TAKE IT WITH UT ON RAMPS. THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT IS. THE GOOD NEWS, AGAIN, IF WE'RE AHEAD OF THE CURVE, WE ARE AHEAD, BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTAND DA IS INCREASING THE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND WE WELCOME THAT BECAUSE THIS WILL BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF STUDENTS ANYWAY. HAVING STUDENTS EARNING A LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATION OR EVEN LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATION. A IS GOING TO REQUIRE US TO CHANGE THE WAY WE DO THINGS AND ACTUALLY A LOT OF INVESTMENT AND SUPPORT FOR THEM FOR THE STUDENTS. BUT WE'LL ALLOW STUDENTS AT 18. FOR EXAMPLE, AND ONE OF THE LEVEL ONE CERTIFICATION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT WITH ACC IN SEMICONDUCTOR. AS YOU KNOW, CENTRAL TEXAS, PARTICULARLY THIS AREA, IS BOOMING WHEN IT COMES TO SEMICONDUCTOR, THE JOBS ARE THEY'RE DESPERATE TO FUND PEOPLE TO WORK FOR THEM. AND WHEN YOU TALK WITH COMPANIES LIKE APPLIED MATERIALS SOSONG, WHEN STUDENTS HAVE A LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATION WITHOUT ANY COLLEGE HOURS. LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATION, THEY HAVE COLLEGE HOURS BECAUSE THOSE ARE DUAL CREDIT COURSES. BUT I'M SAYING, THEY DON'T NEED AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE, THEY DON'T NEED A COLLEGE DEGREE, BUT A LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATION THAT IS WORKING WITH ACC TO GET THEM. THEY CAN ACTUALLY START EARNING SIX-FIGURE AT 18 WITH THAT CERTIFICATION. THEY CAN ACTUALLY DO A VERY GOOD LIVING AND THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES AND REALLY BREAK THE POTENTIALLY THE CYCLE OF POVERTY FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES. [00:55:01] BUT THAT'S THE WAY WE'RE HEADING AS A DISTRICT. JUST WE'RE NOT REALLY READY TO COMMUNICATE ALL THIS TO OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE DETAILS AND ALL THAT STUFF WITH ACC AND LOOK AND HOW CAN WE BECAUSE IT'S REALLY SHIFT AND IT CHANGED HOW WE DO THINGS COMPLETELY. BUT AGAIN, THE GOOD NEWS IS AS A DISTRICT, WE AL BEEN PLANNING ON THIS, WORKING ON THIS, EVEN BEFORE TA DECIDED TO CHANGE THE WAY CCMR IS CALCULATED. THAT WILL BRING ME TO OUR GOALS. REMEMBER OUR BOARD GOALS; WE HAVE TO REWRITE THOSE AND LOOK AT THEM AGAIN. THAT'S ONE OF THE CONVERSATION WHY WE SAID, WE MAY HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT MORE UNTIL WE UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT TA WANTS AND WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE KNOW IF A SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS AN 81% OF THEIR STUDENTS WHO ARE CCM READY, THAT'S AN EQUIVALENT OF AN A. ANYTHING 81 OR HIGHER IS AN A. BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEW SYSTEM, WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN, FOR HIGH SCHOOL OR FOR OUR DISTRICT. WE'RE TRYING TO GET ALL MORE INFORMATION FROM TA AS WELL BEFORE WE CAN ACTUALLY START REWRITING OUR GOALS. THE OTHER THING IS YOU ASK ABOUT THE START TESTING, I THINK. THE START TESTING, I THINK THERE'S A SENATE BILL VERSION, AND THERE'S A HOUSE BILL VERSION. I THINK THE SENATE BILL PASSED. I'M NOT SURE IF THE HOUSE BILL PASSED, BUT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT ELIMINATING A STAR AND CREATING A NEW SYSTEM WHERE THERE ARE THREE TESTS. THERE'S A BOI BEGINNING OF YEAR, MIDDLE OF YEAR, MOI, AND THEN EOI. WITH THAT, THERE ARE ALSO A LOT UNKNOWN AROUND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THAT THEN AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. THAT'S WHY FOR US AS A DISTRICT AS A BOARD, WE WAIT A LITTLE BIT MORE UNTIL WE GET SOME CLARITY. FROM THE STATE AND FROM TEA, AND SEE WHAT BILLS WILL PASS AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK AND THEN SAY, HERE'S OUR PLAN MOVING FORWARD, AND WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO GET THERE OR EVEN ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS FOR OUR STUDENTS AGAIN. >> WELL, THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THE PARENT INVOLVEMENT INTO THIS AS WELL, BECAUSE I THINK THAT BUY-IN FROM OUR FAMILIES IT'S VERY DIFFERENT THAN HOW PARENTS DID IT WHEN THEY WERE BACK IN SCHOOL. IT'S EASY TO SLIP BACK INTO, WELL, THIS IS HOW WE DID IT BACK WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND THAT BUY-IN AND EDUCATION OF OUR PARENTS IS GOING TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SUCCESS IN THESE CHANGES. THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS JUST CONGRATULATIONS FOR EXCEEDING ALL OF OUR GPM, GREAT WORK BY THE TEAM. IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK. >> THANK YOU. ALSO, TO DOCTOR AZAIEZ'S POINT, JUST TO ADD ONE MORE POINT OF CLARIFICATION. THIS INFORMATION DIDN'T COME AS FAR AS THE CHANGES THEY MAKE IN CCMR UNTIL APRIL-MAY. THIS IS OF THIS YEAR. THIS IS PRETTY NEW, AND IT'S STILL NOT SOLIDIFIED. THEY'RE STILL GOING BACK AND FORTH AS FAR AS SMALL CHANGES TO IT. IT'S A MATTER FOR DISTRICTS TO GET OUT AHEAD OF THIS KNOWING THAT IT'S IMPACTING THIS JUNIOR CLASS. THAT'S A LOT OF WORK COMPACTED WITHIN A SMALL PERIOD OF TIME FOR SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT. CCMR IS A MAJOR PART OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR HIGH SCHOOLS. IT TOUCHES EVERY DOMAIN FOR THEM, AND HIGH SCHOOLS BY THEMSELVES CARRY A HUGE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT FOR OUR DISTRICT. THE IDEA THEN OF GETTING THIS RIGHT IS REALLY PIVOTAL TO THE OVERALL HEALTH, NOT JUST FOR THE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST FOR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO FOR THE DISTRICT OVERARCHINGLY AS WELL. THIS IS A BIG TICKET ITEM FOR US AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THIS RIGHT AND CONSTANTLY STAYING AWARE OF ANY CHANGES AND MOVING DELIBERATELY WITH THE CHANGES. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. I CONGRATULATE THE TEAM AND ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK. THEY'VE BEEN STEADFAST AND CONSISTENT. I WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW IF YOU'RE LISTENING TO THIS, I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR THANK YOUS AS WELL. >> TRUSTEE, MALCOM, I DON'T HAVE ANY LIGHTS, BUT I THOUGHT YOU'D TRY. JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON SLIDE 10 ABOUT THE ADVANCED COURSEWORK AND THE NEW ROLLOUT OF 7TH GRADE AND TRYING TO INVOLVE PARENTS EARLIER IN WHAT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARE. I'M LOOKING SPECIFICALLY AT EMERGENT BILINGUAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION. WE'RE A LITTLE BIT LOWER IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN OUR GOAL. IS THERE ANYTHING WE'RE DOING SPECIFIC TO THOSE POPULATIONS WITHIN ADVANCED COURSEWORK AND THAT ROLLOUT TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE GETTING MORE ACCESS TO ADVANCED COURSEWORK? >> I WILL TELL YOU THEIR ACCESS TO ADVANCED COURSEWORK MORE SO COMES THROUGH WHAT WE'RE DOING FURTHER UPSTREAM WITHIN THE CLASSES. WHAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH IS REALLY INTERROGATED, STARTING EVEN AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL AS FAR AS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, RESOURCE CLASSES IN ELEMENTARY, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY GET ACCOMMODATION, I'M SORRY, [01:00:02] INCLUSION MINUTES AND ALSO RESOURCE MINUTES. REALLY LOOKING AT THAT SYSTEM AS FAR AS TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS STILL THE SYSTEM THAT BEST SERVES US, AS FAR AS FOR THOSE STUDENTS TO MAKE GAINS. AT ONE POINT, THERE WAS SOMETHING CALLED A MODIFIED TEST THAT THESE STUDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE MODIFIED AND NOT THE REGULAR TEST, SO TO SPEAK, IF YOU CAN CALL IT THAT. THAT NO LONGER EXISTS. ALL STUDENTS EITHER TAKE STAR ALT, WHICH FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE MOST IN NEED WITHIN SPECIAL EDUCATION OR THEY TAKE THE REGULAR STAR. WE HAVE TO RETHINK THEN WHAT RESOURCE CLASSES DO AND WHAT THAT CURRICULUM LOOKS LIKE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE TRUE ACCESS COMES IN. BASED ON WHAT I GIVE YOU FURTHER UPFIELD, WILL THAT TIER 1 INSTRUCTION ALLOW YOU TO REALLY ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES FURTHER DOWNSTREAM? THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN THE SYSTEM. BECAUSE THAT WAS BUILT ON THE MODEL BEFORE, WHERE WE HAD A STAR MODIFIED AND BEFORE THAT, I THINK A TAX MODIFIED, I CAN'T REMEMBER ALL THE DIFFERENT ITERATIONS. ONCE THAT WAS PULLED OUT THE SYSTEM, IT TOTALLY CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR DISTRICTS. NOW, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS HOW DO WE CHANGE THE SYSTEM TO MATCH WHAT'S HAPPENING? BECAUSE THAT'S MORE SO WHAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT NUMBER. THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS THAT STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO GET SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. BUT FOR THEM WHO ARE USUALLY GOING THROUGH THE SOURCE ROUTE. HOW DO WE THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW THEY ACCESS THESE SPACES? BECAUSE THAT'S IMPACTING WHETHER OR NOT I CAN GET AN AP CLASS. IT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FOR CERTAIN THINGS IN CTE, BUT NOW YOU'RE SEEING BASED ON WHAT THEY'RE MOVING TO. IF I HAVE TO PASS SAT OR ACT OR SOMETHING AT A CERTAIN LEVEL, IT MEANS I HAVE TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THINGS AT A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL. WE'RE LOOKING THROUGH THAT. IN FACT, WE WERE MEETING ON THAT TODAY AS FAR AS WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN DIFFERENTLY WITHIN THE SYSTEM IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, I'M SO SORRY. I'M SMILING BECAUSE I WAS THINKING THROUGH. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT MY HUSBAND BORN IN THE 70S, AND IF ANYONE WAS BORN IN THE 70S, AT ONCE UPON A TIME, WHAT WAS IN VOGUE WAS THESE ACID WASH JEANS. I REMOVED IT FROM HIS CLOSET TO THROW IT IN AWAY, AND HADN'T WORN IT AND WHO KNOW DECADES? WE'VE BEEN MARRIED 30 YEARS? HE'S LIKE, OH, NO, I WANT TO KEEP THOSE. I'M LIKE, YOU DON'T EVEN FIT IN THEM ANYMORE. WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO WEAR THESE TWO-TONE ACID WASH JEANS? I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT AND TALKED TO HIM THIS MORNING. I SAID, REALLY THAT'S WHAT WE SEE WITH SOME OF OUR SYSTEMS IN OUR SCHOOLS. AT ONE POINT, IT SERVES A PURPOSE. IT MADE SENSE TO HAVE IT. BUT LIKE HIS TWO-TONE ACID WASH GENES, WE'RE GOING TO REALLY HAVE TO THROW THOSE AWAY BECAUSE IT NO LONGER FITS OUR MODEL. IT REALLY DOESN'T, AND WE HAVE TO CHANGE IT. THEY EXIST AND WE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT IT EXISTED BECAUSE IT MATCHED WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT THAT TIME. WE TOTALLY HAVE TO RETHINK HOW THOSE SYSTEMS ARE. THAT IS A VERY A LOT MORE COMPLEX. WE'RE SITTING TODAY AND THINKING THROUGH WHAT DOES RESOURCE AND ALL THOSE THINGS LOOK LIKE IN ELEMENTARY, AND HOW DOES THAT FUNNEL TO MIDDLE SCHOOL? WHAT DO WE DO DIFFERENTLY IN ORDER FOR THE STUDENTS THEN TO BE ABLE TO START ACCESSING ADVANCED CLASSES? WE WILL HAVE AN ANSWER, BUT UNFORTUNATELY NOT TODAY. >> ANY OTHER LIGHTS THAT I DIDN'T SEE? WE'LL TAKE A PAUSE IN A MOMENT TO GET THE LIGHT THING ADDRESSED. >> IF I MAY JUST ADD SOMETHING, SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COLLEGE AND CAREER MET READY, I WANT TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE NEW PROGRAM WE ACTUALLY WE STARTED WITH TEXAS TECH. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD. I THINK WE SHARE THAT WITH YOU. IT'S WITH TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE WHERE WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ACTUALLY BUS TO THE LEVEL ONE CERTIFICATION AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, WHICH WILL LEAD THEM DIRECTLY INTO THE SEMICONDUCTOR BUSINESS. THAT'S A NEW THING THAT WE STARTED AS A DISTRICT THIS YEAR, THEN OVC WITH THE PTAC. YEAH. BUT THIS PTAC IS IN OUR YEAR TOO AT CITRO RIDGE, WHERE OUR STUDENTS THERE CAN EARN A SOCIAL DEGREE IN NURSING AS WELL AS UP TO LEVEL TWO LVN CERTIFICATION, SO THEY ACTUALLY CAN START WORKING AS NURSES RIGHT AFTER GRADUATE FROM CITRO RIDGE. BUT THE NEW THING FOR THIS YEAR, I KNOW WE STARTED WITH A SMALL GROUP, SMALL COHORT, BUT WE ACTUALLY PROVIDING AGAIN, TRANSPORTATION FROM OUR STUDENTS THERE. THEY ARE FROM STONY POINT AND CITY RIDGE, AND WE WANT TO SEE HOW THAT IT WILL GO AND HOW CAN WE ALSO INCREASE, HOPEFULLY SOME MORE INTERESTS? [01:05:02] AGAIN, THE SEMICONDUCTOR BUSINESS ESPECIALLY IN THIS AREA. IT'S HUGE. THERE'S A LOT OF DEMAND AND ACTUALLY, THEY ARE HIGH-WAGE, HIGH-DEMAND JOBS AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY ALSO. >> DOCTOR AZAIEZ, ONE MORE THING TO ADD WITH THAT, JUST TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT DOCTOR GERERO, WHO'S OVER THE CEDAR RIDGE LEARNING COMMUNITY AND SHE'S ALSO OVER SUCCESS HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THEM EVEN THE STUDENTS AT SUCCESS HIGH SCHOOL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT PROGRAM AS WELL. WE'RE REALLY THINKING THROUGH AS FAR AS HOW DO WE MAKE THIS OPEN TO MORE STUDENTS REGARDLESS TO WHERE THEY SIT WITHIN OUR SYSTEM. IT WAS JUST VERY CLEVER OF HER AND HER PRINCIPAL, AS FAR AS JUST THINKING THROUGH THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE HAD ACCESS TO THOSE COURSES AT TSTC. >> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MULTIPLE. THANK YOU ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, BUT ALSO THANK YOU FOR CHASING MOVING TARGETS WITH LAGGING INDICATORS. I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS HOW WILD THAT IS, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE REALLY BEEN ABLE TO STAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE HERE IN CCMR. IT'S SUCH A NUANCED AND DELICATE BALANCE, EVEN AS A CTE TEACHER. I HEAR A LOT FROM PARENTS. IT'S HARD FOR ME TO MAKE THESE CHOICES WITH MY KID RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT IN COLLEGE, AND THEY'RE CHOOSING THESE COURSES. I THINK ONE THING I'M REALLY PROUD ABOUT IN ROCKY'S D IS, WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT THE KIDS AS JUST NUMBERS HERE. WE'RE LOOKING AT THEIR HOLISTIC EXPERIENCE IN CCMR. CREATING PATHWAYS, BUT ALLOWING THEM TO EXPLORE. I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY AND I KNOW THAT THE VARIANCE IN 1 2 3 POINTS MIGHT ENCOURAGE US TO PUSH CERTAIN THINGS OVER THE OTHERS, BUT I REALLY FEEL LIKE WE SEE THE HUMANITY OF EVERY STUDENT, AND WE SEE THEIR POTENTIAL, AND WE SEE THEIR DESIRES. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. THANK YOU. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD TO F2 BOND UPDATE, DR. AZAIEZ. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU AGAIN. I KNOW I WANT TO AGAIN ONE MORE TIME, THANK YOU, OUR BOARD MEMBERS, BUT ALSO COMMUNITY FOR THE PASTOR OF THE 2024 BOND. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING. I KNOW WE'VE NOT SEEN A LOT OF NEW BUILDINGS OR NEW WINGS COMING UP, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF WORK AS HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENE. ANYTHING FROM DESIGN WORK TO GETTING PERMITS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THERE ARE THINGS THAT HAPPENING. ALSO, LIKE WITHIN OUR CAMPUSES, SPECIFICALLY AROUND TECHNOLOGY. I WOULD LIKE FOR DENNIS AND THE TEAM JUST TO GIVE OUR BOARD AND COMMUNITY AN UPDATE ON THE BOND, AND ALSO OUR WEBSITE FOR THE BOND. ALSO WE WILL BE WORKING ON THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT THE WAY WE DID OUR BOND AND WE ARE VERY TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE PROCESS AND HOW WE GET THERE IS ALSO TO CONTINUE BEING TRANSPARENT AND ALSO HONEST WITH OUR COMMUNITY ON THE PROGRESS ON THE BOND AND ALSO THE PROGRESS OF THE PROMISES THAT WE TOLD THEM WE WERE GOING TO DO. I'M GOING TO LET DENNIS YOU GOING TO LEAD THE CONVERSATION? >> YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING. CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU ALL AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THE BOND, AS YOU ALL KNOW WE SOLD THE FIRST $350 MILLION BACK IN FEBRUARY, AND SO WE ARE STARTING THE PROGRESS OF MOVING THE BONDS FORWARD. I HAVE WITH ME, MIKE BROOK. HE IS LEADING THE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS THAT'S IN THE BOND, AND THEN I HAVE WELL PINKERTON, HE'S A HPM, AND HE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WITHIN THE BOND. IF WE WILL GET STARTED, FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE 2018 BOND. WE ONLY GOT A COUPLE OF PROJECTS STILL LEFT IN THE 2018 BOND, AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL IS ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS. WE ARE STILL ANTICIPATING THAT IT WILL BE DONE IN DECEMBER, HOPEFULLY IN NOVEMBER, BUT STUDENTS WON'T MOVE IN UNTIL JANUARY WHEN THEY COME BACK FOR THAT SEMESTER. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE GOT THE BUILDING ENERGIZED, AND WE GOT THE VENEER IN PROGRESS. IT'S A VERY NICE-LOOKING BUILDING. WE'LL BE VERY PROUD WHEN IT'S DONE AND IT FITS RIGHT IN WITH WHERE IT SITS AT ON THE ACC CAMPUS. THE OTHER PROJECT IS COMPLETED. WE HAVE FINISHED THE STONY POINT HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA. WE WAS OUT THERE LAST WEEK. THE STUDENTS ARE BUZZING ABOUT THE WAY IT LOOKS, ABOUT THE SIZE. THEY LOVE IT. THE PRINCIPAL AND THE COMMUNITY THEY ALL LOVE THE PROJECT, AND IT'S VERY BEAUTIFUL. IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO GO OUT TO SEE HOW IT LOOKS NOW, AND IF YOU SAW HOW IT LOOKED BEFORE, YOU'LL SEE WHY THEY ARE SO ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THEIR NEW CAFETERIA. THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO PROJECTS THAT'S REALLY LEFT IN THE 2018 BOND, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE 2024 BOND YEAR 1 TO $350,000,000. [01:10:08] WE GOT A DASHBOARD THAT WILL IS GOING TO WALK YOU ALL THROUGH. >> I THINK JENNIFER IN B IS GOING TO ACTUALLY WALK THROUGH THIS. BUT THIS IS A LIVE DASHBOARD THAT YOU CAN IT'S INTERACTIVE. YOU CAN CLICK ON A CAMPUS, OR AT THE VERY TOP, YOU CAN CLICK ON WHAT I CALL A VERTICAL LEARNING COMMUNITY, I GUESS IS WHICH I'LL CALL IT. I'LL SHOW YOU ALL THE CAMPUSES THAT ARE IN THAT VERTICAL LEARNING COMMUNITY. THE COLUMNS WILL SHOW YOU MORE DETAIL OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE UNDER EACH CAMPUS, AND THEN THE FIRST COLUMN OF NUMBERS IN IT IS THE ACTUAL BUDGET NUMBER FROM THE BOND. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOTAL, YOU'LL SEE THAT IT ACTUALLY EQUALS THE TOTAL AMOUNT. THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS. THE ENCUMBERED COST IS WHAT WE'VE SPENT TO DATE OR HAVE ENCUMBERED TO DATE. SOME OF THOSE ARE POS, AND SO WE WANT TO ACTUALLY SHOW IT AS ENCUMBERED COSTS VERSUS PAID COSTS BECAUSE ONCE IT'S ENCUMBERED, THEN THAT MEANS PROGRESS HAS TAKEN PLACE. THEN THAT LAST COLUMN IS PROJECT STATUS. IF YOU CLICKED ON THE TOP, LIKE ON BOND BUDGET OR ENCUMBERED COST, IT'LL ACTUALLY SORT IT BASED ON THOSE THINGS OR ON THE PROJECT STATUS, YOU CAN SORT BY THOSE. THIS WILL ALLOW TRANSPARENCY TO THE VOTERS AND TO THE COMMUNITY IN THAT WAY, EVERYBODY CAN SEE OF WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING. >> I WANT TO TELL OUR BOARD AND OUR COMMUNITY, THIS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. ANY PERSON WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME THING. OUR JOB, OBVIOUSLY, OUR TEAM WILL BE BEHIND THE SCENE UPDATING AS THE PROJECT STARTS OR IS COMPLETED. OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL GO AND GO AHEAD AND UPDATE IT THERE. BUT WE HOPE THAT WE'LL GIVE OUR COMMUNITY ALSO AN IDEA HOW THINGS ARE EVOLVING OR MOVING ALONG WITH WHATEVER PROJECT THEY WANT TO CHECK ON. AGAIN, LIKE WILL IS SAYING, IS REALLY THE IDEA IS ALSO TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY. AGAIN, THAT'S A PROMISE WE GAVE OUR COMMUNITY AS WE WENT THROUGH THE BOND, AND WE THANK THEM FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE BOND. WE WANT TO CONTINUE HAVING THAT TRUST AND THAT BELIEF IN US, THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH WHATEVER WE PROMISED THEM THAT WE WILL BE ACCOMPLISHING. >> THANK YOU, JENNIFER. YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. PART OF THE BOND WAS THE PURCHASE OF BUSES. SIXTY OF THE BUSES WAS APPROVED IN THE BOND, AND WE BOUGHT 25 IN YEAR ONE, WE WILL BUY 20 IN YEAR TWO AND THE REMAINDER IN YEAR THREE. WE WILL BE EXPECTING DELIVERY OF THE FIRST 25 BUSES IN DECEMBER, AND AT THAT TIME, WE WILL HAVE ALL BUSES WITH SEAT BELTS WHEN WE GET THE FIRST 25, AND WE ALSO HAD IN THE BOND TO UPDATE THE SMART TAG SYSTEM THAT'S ON ALL THE BUSES, AND WE HAVE COMPLETED THAT INSTALLATION. IN TECHNOLOGY, THANKS TO DONNY AND HIS CREW. WE HAVE ORDERED THE 44,000 DEVICES FOR STUDENTS, AND I THINK DONNY SAID WE'VE DEPLOYED 22,000. 34,000. STUDENTS HAVE NEW CHROMEBOOKS. WE'VE DONE THE IPAD REPLACEMENTS. WE'VE GOT THEM ORDERED AND HAVE DELIVERED THOSE TO THE CAMPUSES. OUR STAFF DEVICES, 2000 THOSE THAT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND WE WILL REDO THE REST OF THEM IN 2025 FOR THE FALL. NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE, DONNY HAS REPLACED MORE THAN 300 PHONES, DISTRICT NETWORK FIREWALLS. WE'RE FINISHING THIS FALL. I INTERRUPT THE FLAT PANELS. WE DONE THOSE AT THE ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL WING, THAT WAS THE ONE THAT WAS LACKING THE FLAT PANELS AND ALL AT SUCCESS HIGH SCHOOL. NOW WE WILL MOVE TO MIKE, AND HE WILL GO OVER THE WE WILL CALL THESE THE MAINTENANCE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT'S IN THE BAR. >> I WILL START WITH MOST OF OUR PROJECTS ARE BASED ON MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES. LIKE THE GYM FLOORS, WE'RE REFINISHING THREE THIS YEAR. THE THIRD ONE, CEDAR VALLEY, SHOULD HAVE STUDENTS ON IT MONDAY. THE REST OF THEM, ALL OF THE OTHER COMPETITION AND PRACTICE GYMS WILL BE RESURFACED OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS BASED ON WHEN THEY SHOULD EXPIRE. THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THAT IS THAT WE DON'T REFINISH SOMETHING THAT WE STILL HAVE ONE OR TWO YEARS OF LIFE. WE'RE TRYING TO GET AS MUCH LIFE OUT OF ANY OF OUR FLOOR SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE. THE BASE SOFTBALL BACKSTOP NETTING. THIS ONE, WE ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING THE SCOPE AND THE DIFFERENT SAFETY NEEDS. [01:15:01] EACH BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL BACKSTOP IS UNIQUE. THEY'RE NOT ALL CREATED EQUAL, SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS. WE'VE STILL GOT A FEW MORE WEEKS OF REVIEWING THOSE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING EACH FIELD INDIVIDUALLY. THE ICE MACHINES WASHERS AND DRYERS, WE PRIORITIZE ICE MACHINES BASED ON STUDENT SAFETY. WE ARE REPLACING 28 ICE MACHINES. THE STATUS RIGHT NOW IS WE SHOULD HAVE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THOSE FIRST 28 WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, PROBABLY BY MONDAY. APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE WEEKS TO INSTALL AND THE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT HAS PRIORITIZED THOSE, OUT OF THOSE 28, WE'LL BE ADDRESSING A COUPLE OF STADIUM CONCESSION STANDS, AND THEN FROM THERE IT'LL BE GOING ON BASED ON WHAT ATHLETICS HAS PRIORITIZED. I'M SORRY. WASHERS AND DRYERS. WE'RE STARTING THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW. WE FOCUSED ON THE ICE MACHINES JUST FOR STUDENT SAFETY. WASHERS AND DRYERS, WE SHOULD BE GETTING THE PURCHASE ORDER NEAR THE END OF SEPTEMBER, EARLY OCTOBER, AND INSTALLATION SHOULD BE COMPLETE BY DECEMBER. TRACK RESURFACING. WE'RE FOCUSING ON THREE CAMPUSES, THREE TRACKS RIGHT NOW, AND THE GOAL IS THAT WE GET PURCHASE ORDER ISSUED PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK AND WE'RE WORKING WITH ATHLETICS TO WORK AROUND DIFFERENT SCHEDULES. WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE DON'T DISRUPT ANY PRACTICE OR GAME SCHEDULES, BUT ALSO GET THEM RESURFACED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TURF FIELDS, WE'VE ENGAGED WITH A CIVIL SPORTS DESIGN TEAM. THE GOAL IS THAT WE GET. I THINK THERE ARE FIVE FIELDS THAT ARE FUNDED IN YEAR ONE. OUR GOAL IS THAT AS SOON AS THE SOCCER SEASON IS OVER NEXT MAY, THAT WE GET THOSE FIVE REPLACED ARE CONVERTED TO SYNTHETIC TURF, AND POSSIBLY DEPENDING ON THE SALE IN DECEMBER, THERE COULD BE THREE OTHER ADDITIONAL FIELDS THAT WILL BE CONVERTED TO SYNTHETIC TURF NEXT SUMMER. SPORTS FIELD LIGHTING, WE'RE FOCUSING ON THREE CAMPUSES RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS DRAGON STADIUM MCNEIL AND WEST WOOD. STONY POINT. WE SHOULD BE ISSUING A PO FOR THOSE IN THE NEXT WEEK. THOSE WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY FIVE DAYS TO MOBILIZE AND ABOUT FIVE TO SEVEN DAYS TO INSTALL. THAT'S THE SAME ISSUE WE'RE WORKING AROUND ATHLETIC SCHEDULES, TRYING TO GET THOSE INSTALLED AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN, BUT NOT DISRUPTING PRACTICE OR GAMES. STAGE CURTAINS. THAT PO IS COMING IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WE'RE WORKING ON FIVE-STAGE CURTAINS INITIALLY, AND THOSE SHOULD BE INSTALLED BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER. >> THOSE OTHER PROJECTS, THE KILNS REPLACEMENT, THE FINE ARTS TEAM HAS GOT THE QUOTES IN FOR THOSE FOR AUGUST, AND WE HOPEFULLY SHE'LL BE PROCESSING A PURCHASE ORDER VERY SOON TO GET THOSE REPLACED. THE FINE ARTS TEAM IS WORKING WITH THE UNIFORM REPLACEMENTS FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA. I TALKED TO MR. YAGER, SO THOSE ARE ON TRACK FOR WE GET THOSE ORDERED. SAME THING WITH THE INSTRUMENTS THAT WE'RE REPLACING FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. >> LED LIGHTING UPGRADE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE PROPOSALS FOR TEN OF THE FIRST 54 SCHOOLS. THAT PO SHOULD BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK. THE GOAL IS THAT WE HAVE THOSE COMPLETE AROUND LATE OCTOBER. AS SOON AS WE ISSUE THE FIRST PO FOR THE FIRST TEN CAMPUSES, WE WILL BE WORKING ON PRICING FOR THE NEXT 44 CAMPUSES. THE GOAL IS THAT WE COMPLETE ALL OF THESE EARLY SPRING, IF NOT IN JANUARY. THAT IS A COMPLETE INTERIOR LED LIGHTING RETROFIT. FILLING STATIONS. WE'RE ISSUING THE PO IN THE NEXT WEEK AS WELL. THESE WILL PROBABLY BE COMPLETE IN LATE SEPTEMBER EARLY OCTOBER. WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 75 DRINKING FOUNTAINS AT 13 CAMPUSES. ULTIMATELY, WE ARE GOING TO BE REPLACING FILLER STATIONS AT ALL CAMPUSES, BUT WE'RE GOING TO STAGE IT OVER FOUR YEARS SO THAT TEN TO 12 YEARS FROM NOW, WE'RE NOT REPLACING ALL 700 AT ONE TIME, SO IT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT EASIER ON THE REPLACEMENT BUDGET IN THE FUTURE. MARQUEES, WE ARE ABOUT TO ISSUE THE PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE FIRST TEN MARQUEES. THESE ARE A LITTLE BIT UNIQUE ALSO, THAT EACH ONE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. [01:20:01] THEY HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS AS FAR AS DATA, ELECTRICITY, TRENCHING, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO MAINTAIN EXISTING THE SUPPORTS AND THE FOUNDATIONS AS MUCH AS WE CAN. THOSE SHOULD BE COMPLETE IN LATE SEPTEMBER ALSO. >> THESE ARE THE MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE A LONGER LEAD TIME BECAUSE OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND CIVIL ENGINEERING AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING. PROBABLY THE MOST VISIBLE AND BIGGEST ONE IS THE 1,900 SPECTRUM BUILDING, WHICH THANKS TO MR. COVINGTON HERE IN PURCHASING. WE'VE GOT THAT PURCHASED. ORGAN WAS SELECTED AS THE ARCHITECT. SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S ALREADY TAKEN PLACE THERE IS THE NETWORK WAS INSTALLED, PHONE SERVICE INSTALLED, AND WE GOT TEMPORARY INTERNET. WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF RUNNING THE DEDICATED FIBER OPTIC. I THINK THAT POS. WE TEND TO HAVE OUR SCHEDULING FOR THE FALL BOARD APPROVAL FOR THE MASTER PLAN. THEN WE ALSO WANT TO BRING ON THE CONTRACTOR ABOUT THAT TIME. SINCE THIS BUILDING IS WITHIN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, WE'RE THINKING IT'S GOING TO TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS FOR PERMITTING, AND THEN WE CAN DO THE CONSTRUCTION AND PHASES FROM THERE. MCNEIL HIGH SCHOOL. WE'VE SELECTED THE ARCHITECT PERKINS WILL. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING THROUGH CMR, THE CONTRACTOR EVALUATIONS NOW. WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE THOSE SELECTED NEXT WEEK SOMETIME, AND WE'LL BRING THOSE TO THE BOARD IN SEPTEMBER, ALONG WITH A COUPLE OTHER CAMPUSES. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE STILL DOING SOME SITE INVESTIGATION, WE'VE HAD FIVE MEETINGS WITH LEADERSHIP AND STAKEHOLDERS AT THIS POINT. I'M SURE EVERYBODY'S AWARE OF ALL THE CHALLENGES ON THAT SITE. BUT WE PERMITTING UPON COMPLETION OF DESIGN. ALL THE ATHLETIC PROJECTS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE FULL SITE DESIGN FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES, AND THAT'S BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S THE CITY OF AUSTIN. AGAIN, IT'LL TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS FOR PERMITTING ONCE WE FINISH THE DESIGN. STONY POINT. BLK WAS SELECTED AS ARCHITECT. AGAIN, WE WILL BRING THE CONTRACTOR TO TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER. WE'RE GOING THROUGH THAT EVALUATION. WE'LL HAVE SELECTED PROBABLY BY NEXT WEEK. AGAIN, SITE INVESTIGATION, PAR DESIGNS WITH STAKEHOLDERS, WE'VE HAD THREE OR FOUR MEETINGS, I THINK. WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE TOMORROW. PERMITTING UPON COMPLETION. AGAIN, ALL ATHLETIC PROJECTS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE FULL SITE. THIS ONE WILL BE A LITTLE QUICKER BECAUSE IT'S THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, SO I'LL BE ABOUT SIX TO NINE MONTHS FOR PERMITTING. AGAIN, THE CONSTRUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE IN PHASES. BERKMAN ELEMENTARY AND CD FOX AUDITORIUM. IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHY THESE ARE TOGETHER, YOU ALL KNOW THIS. THE CAMPUS AUDITORIUM AND BERKMAN ARE ALL ON THE CD FOX CAMPUS. IT MADE SENSE THAT WE SELECTED STAN TECH TO DO THE DESIGN FOR BOTH OF THOSE. IT ALSO MAKES SENSE THAT THE CONTRACTOR THAT WE SELECT WOULD ACTUALLY WORK ON BOTH OF THOSE SINCE THEY'RE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER. THAT'S ANOTHER ONE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BRING TO THE BOARD IN SEPTEMBER. WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING THE EVALUATIONS FOR IT TOMORROW AND WE'LL FINISH UP NEXT WEEK. AGAIN, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF SITE INVESTIGATION, PONARY DESIGN. WE'VE HAD THREE OR FOUR MEETINGS WITH STAKEHOLDERS, BUT DIFFERENT ONES, BERKMAN AND CITY FOK BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS. PERMITTING UPON COMPLETION DESIGN. AGAIN, THIS ONE WILL TAKE ABOUT SIX TO NINE MONTHS OF PERMITTING BECAUSE IT'S IN CITY OF ROUND ROCK. WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. THIS WAS O'CONNELL ROBERTSON, IS THE ARCHITECT. WE WILL HAVE THE CONTRACTOR SELECTED FOR THIS ONE SPRING, BRING IT TO THE SPRING BOARD APPROVAL. WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO A CMR ON THIS ONE. WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS ONE AS A CSP, A LUMP SUM AMOUNT. SITE INVESTIGATION, PAR DESIGN IN PROGRESS. WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS, I THINK, TWO OR THREE. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE NEXT WEEK. PERMITTING UPON COMPLETION DESIGN. AGAIN, THIS PROJECT IS ACTUALLY MAINLY ATHLETIC IN SCOPE, ATHLETIC FIELDS, AND LOCKER ROOM IMPROVEMENTS. THIS ONE IS BECAUSE IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, WE'RE ANTICIPATE IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS FOR PERMITTING. AGAIN, WE PLAN ON DOING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS ONE IN PHASES. CITY RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, ARCHITECT SELECTION SHOULD BE LATER IN THIS BOARD MEETING, I THINK. CONTRACTOR, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET THIS ONE SELECTED INTO THE BOARD, SOMETIME FALL WINTER. AGAIN, PERMITTING UPON COMPLETION OF THE DESIGN. THE ATHLETES PROJECTS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE DESIGN. [01:25:01] SINCE IT'S ON CITY ROUNDO, THE PERMITTING IS GOING TO TAKE ABOUT SIX TO NINE MONTHS. HOPEFULLY CAN SPEED IT. ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL. AGAIN, THIS ARCHITECT WILL BE SELECTED AT THE END OF THIS BOARD MEETING, I THINK. THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT LONGER LEAD TIME BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DO A MASTER PLAN FOR IT. THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROBABLY BRING ON BOARD SOMETIME IN THE SPRING. AGAIN, PERMITTING COMPLETION OF DESIGN. THIS ONE, AGAIN, HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT FASTER BECAUSE THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK. WE DO HAVE SOME DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS AND SOME OF THAT MAY TAKE PLACE EARLIER, BUT WE'RE STILL INVESTIGATING THAT AT THIS POINT. DEER PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, AGAIN, ARCHITECT WILL BE SELECTED IN THIS BOARD MEETING, PERMITTING UPON COMPLETION OF DESIGN. WE'RE PLAN ON BRINGING THE CONTRACTOR TO THE BOARD, SOMETIME FALL WINNER. AGAIN, THE ATHLETIC PROJECTS ARE PART OF THIS PROJECT. THIS ONE IS GOING TO TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS FOR PERMITTING BECAUSE IT'S IN CITY OF AUSTIN. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO THAT ONE IN PHASES ALSO THOUGH IF WE CAN. GREAT OAKS ELEMENTARY. AGAIN, THE ARCHITECT WILL BE SELECTED IN THIS BOARD MEETING PERMITTING UPON COMPLETION OF DESIGN. THE CONTRACTOR WILL TENTATIVELY BRING TO THE BOARD FALL WINTER, AND THIS ONE'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER BECAUSE IT'S IN CITY OF AUSTIN, ANTICIPATED 12 MONTHS PERMITTING. AGAIN, WE'LL DO THIS ONE IN PHASES. THESE ARE OTHER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE WORKS, BASICALLY, THE SUPPORT SERVICES BUILDING, WHICH IS ON GRIMES. PBK HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE ARCHITECT, THE HARTFIELD PACK, PERKINS W WILL BE THE ARCHITECT, AND PART OF THAT HAD TO DO WITH COORDINATION WITH IT BEING ON THE MCNEIL CAMPUS. BLACKLAND PRAIRIE, KAH ARCHITECTS, WE'LL BE DOING THAT ONE. THEN THESE OTHER CAMPUSES, I THINK THE APPROVAL OF THE ARCHITECTS AND THE AMOUNTS WILL BE AT THIS BOARD MEETING, BUT CEDAR VALLEY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, CHISHOLM CHARLES MIDDLE SCHOOL, CACTUS RANCH, ELEMENTARY, BLUE BON ELEMENTARY, AND GADDIS ELEMENTARY. ONCE THOSE ARE SELECTED, WE'LL START WORKING ON TIMELINES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THOSE PROJECTS. THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE OVER THE SUMMER. WE HAD 12 PORTABLE REFRESHERS COMPLETED. WE HAD 19 PORTABLE RE ROOFS. SUCCESS HIGH SCHOOL. WE ENGAGED O'CONNELL TO INVESTIGATE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE MUD SLAB AND THE MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE THERE. WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM MONDAY AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THERE. WALSH MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE'RE PROCURING THE ENGINEERING FIRM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE TILT SLABS ON THAT CAMPUS. SAME THING WITH TERAVISTA ELEMENTARY, THERE'S AN ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK ON THE TILT UP SLAB, SO WE'RE PROCURING THE ENGINEER THERE. REDBUD ELEMENTARY. WE'VE ENGAGED THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECT TO HELP US WORK THROUGH THE LIGHT HARVESTING REPAIR THERE. HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THAT DONE HERE SOON. I THINK THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR UPDATE, AND WE ARE YIELD FOR QUESTIONS. >> DR. WEI. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS VERY IMPRESSIVE. PAUL BI DASHBOARD RIGHT THERE. THEN THE QUESTION ON GENDER ACTUALLY, I ASKED THAT QUESTION. PAUL BI, IT'S VERY POWERFUL TO SHOW TRANSPARENCY. I JUST HAD TWO MINOR QUESTIONS. CAN YOU GO TO THE DASHBOARD AGAIN? >> JENNIFER, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE DASHBOARD? >> SORRY. YEAH, RIGHT THERE. UNDER THE FILTER RIGHT THERE. IS IT OKAY YOU CAN ADD THE SHORT DISCRETION NEXT TO A B C THERE. WHAT'S RELATED. PEOPLE WHEN THEY CLICK ON IT, THEN WE KNOW IT'S RELATED TO WHAT KIND OF PROPOSAL. >> WHAT KIND OF PROPOSALS. >> YES. DEFINITELY. >> THEN THE OTHER QUESTION IS, IS IT OKAY YOU CAN ADD ANOTHER SLICER OR FILTER THAT JUST SHOW ALL THE MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS? YOU MENTIONED IN THE SLIDE SO THAT WE CAN JUST CLICK THAT FILTER AND SHOW ALL THE MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. >> WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE IF WE CAN DEVELOP THAT. >> BUT IF YOU CAN, I CAN HELP YOU. >> THAT'S GREAT. BUT THE OTHER THING IS ALSO, REMEMBER, ALL THE STUFF WILL BE HOUSED IN THE WEBSITE. [01:30:02] OBVIOUSLY, WILL BE CURRENT PROJECT AND AS WE UPDATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, OBVIOUSLY WE'LL UPDATE IT ON THE WEBSITE. OUR COMMUNITY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT PROGRESS AS WELL. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DON'T SEE ANY LIGHTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM. F3, LET'S TALK UPDATE. DR. AZAIEZ. >> I DON'T KNOW. THANK YOU AGAIN, PRESIDENT HARRISON. REMEMBER THAT I SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE QUARTERLY UPDATE, SO OUR BOARD MEMBERS ON THE USE OF LET STOCK. RANSOM NUMBERS SINCE YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH OUR BOARD MEMBERS WHERE WE AT AS FAR AS THAT STOCK. >> SURE. THANK YOU, DR. AZAIEZ, BOARD OF TRUTEES. I HAVE FOUR SLIDES, INCLUDING A TITLE SLIDE. THIS IS THE SAME DATA WE'VE BEEN SHOWING JUST THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS, HOW LONG IT TAKES, AVERAGE SCORE. THIS COMPARED TO PREVIOUS TIME FRAME. WE HAD 180 IN THE PREVIOUS TIME FRAME. THIS TIME FRAME THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE INCLUDED SUMMER. OF COURSE, IT DROPPED OFF A LITTLE BIT. JUST A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE ASKING ABOUT. YOU CAN SEE THE MAIN THING OVER THE SUMMER TIME WAS ABOUT STAFFING AND HIRING AND THEN COMPENSATION. THE SECTION AT THE BOTTOM IS WE GOT ONE DIALOGUE ABOUT EACH OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL TOPICS. THE BREAKDOWN. IT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT OVERALL. WE HAD FEWER STUDENTS PERCENTAGE WISE. IN THE LAST TIME, WE HAD 5% WERE STUDENTS, BUT OVER THE SUMMER, THAT WOULD DROP OFF. THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE CHOOSING TO BE HIDDEN, WHICH IS WHERE WE DON'T HAVE THEIR INFORMATION. IT'S BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT. IT WAS 45% BEFORE, WAS 40 AND ANOTHER TIME FRAME BEFORE THEN. THE BREAKDOWN IT STAYS ROUGHLY THE SAME. WE HAD PARENTS AND MORE STUDENTS IN THE PREVIOUS TIME FRAME. BUT AS I SAID, IT'S BECAUSE THIS WAS TAKEN DURING THE SUMMER. ANY QUESTIONS? >> I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST INTERESTING TREND. TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR CONNECT FIVE CONVERSATION. I THINK THAT THESE DIALOGUE TOPICS ARE GOING TO CLOSELY MIRROR SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEARD. I'M EXCITED TO PUT THESE PIECES TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'LL DO WITH THEM. COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU AMY FOR TAKING THE TIME. IT'S 7:01. I WANT TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK BECAUSE I WANT US TO GET THE LIGHTS GOING, ESPECIALLY AS WE MOVE INTO DISCUSSION ITEM. TRUSTEES, LET'S BREAK UNTIL 7:20 P.M. IT'S 7: 04, AND WE ARE RECESSED. IT IS 723, WE'RE A LITTLE LATE, BUT WE ARE COMING BACK AND MOVING INTO DISCUSSION. [G. DISCUSSION ITEMS] AGENDA ITEM G1, BOARD STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS TIME TRACKER, SECRETARY LANDRUM. >> WE DID FAIRLY DECENT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE. WE HAD A COUPLE OF MEETINGS. WE HAD A STATUTORILY REQUIRED HEARING AS WELL, BUT WE AVERAGED 16.7% FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, LITTLE LOWER THAN WE WANT. BUT THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TOTALS FOR JUNE? >> MOVING ON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AGENDA ITEM G2, FIRST READING OF POLICY CSC LOCAL ACCOUNTING AUDIT, DR. AZAIEZ. >> WELL, THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HARRISON. I THINK THAT I DON'T KNOW IF AMY. >> IT WAS ACTUALLY AMBER AND I THAT WORKED ON THIS ONE. >> YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU. WELL, I'M JUST GLAD THE RED LINE IS ON THERE. ACTUALLY, I DON'T KNOW DO WE WANT TO WALK IT THROUGH THE WAY YOU DO OR BECAUSE SOME OF THESE CHANGES WERE ACTUALLY DONE BY LEGAL OUTSIDE COUNSEL, SOME OF THE NAMES, LIKE THE DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AUDIT. RAQUEL POSITION GOT CHANGED IN ALL OF THEM. I THINK THE BIGGEST CHANGES START AND YOU CAN HOP IN AT ANY TIME, AMBER ABOUT OUR CHANGES. WE MET WITH BOTH DOCTOR AZAIEZ AND MISS POSERTA ABOUT THE DIFFERENT CHANGES, AND SO WE ADDED ON PAGE 2, THE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING ADMINISTRATIVELY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, EVEN THOUGH SHE EFFECTIVELY REPORTS TO THE BOARD, [01:35:05] BUT JUST LAID OUT WHAT THAT MEANT TO REPORT ADMINISTRATIVELY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. LATER ON PAGE 3. THAT'S AGAIN, THE FUNCTIONAL OVERSIGHT BELONGS TO THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT IS PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. WERE WE ADDING BACK IN THAT HIGHLIGHTED SECTION? >> NO, I THINK WE DECIDED WE WERE GOING TO JUST LEAVE IT RELATIVELY VAGUE SO THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT WAS LEFT OUT AND THEN IT FELL INTO AN UNCOVERED AREA. BUT I THINK THE MAIN PART ABOUT THIS POLICY CHANGE IS IT WAS REVIEWED WITH BOTH THE DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AUDIT AND WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT. MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE CHANGES. IT WAS ALSO REVIEWED WITH LEGAL TO MAKE SURE WE WERE STILL IN LEGAL COMPLIANCE WITH THIS. JUST REALLY SOME FINE TUNING OF THE POLICY. NO MAJOR CHANGES. WE DID UPDATE THE FLOW CHART, IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE FLOW CHART. >> ACTUALLY JENNIFER, IF YOU CAN BRING THE FLOW CHART UP. THE WORDS ARE WRITTEN INTO THE POLICY, BUT REALLY THE FLOW CHART IS WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER WHAT OUR OLD FLOW CHART LOOKED LIKE IT WAS VERY SIMPLE, WHEREAS NOW. >> NOW THERE'S A LOT OF CLARITY. THERE'S VERY LITTLE AMBIGUITY IF SOMETHING COMES IN AS TO HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE HANDLED. IT SHOULD BE VERY EASY FOR US AS TRUSTEES. ALSO, WHEN RACHEL RECEIVES A LIGHTHOUSE REPORT, EXACTLY HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE HANDLED AT ANY POINT ALONG THE WAY, SHE HAS THE FREEDOM TO COME TO THE BOARD OBVIOUSLY. BUT THIS SHOULD COVER MOST OF THE PROBLEMS OF AMBIGUITY THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY. >> I THINK YOU'LL SEE WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, WE'RE STILL GOING TO GET ALL THE REPORTS AND SHE'S STILL GOING TO DO HER QUARTERLY REPORT FOR US. EVEN IF YOU LOOK ON THE FLOW CHART WHERE IF IT'S NOT ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENT, NOT ABOUT THE BOARD, AND THEN NOT ABOUT FRAUD WASTE OR FINANCIAL ABUSE, WHICH THEN SHE'S GOING TO FORWARD THAT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO HANDLE. THEN HE'S GOING TO CONDUCT HIS OWN INVESTIGATION AND REPORT BACK TO US ON THOSE. RACHEL WILL LET US KNOW WHICH ONE SHE'S SENT TO HIM AND THAT WAY, THE BOARD CAN STILL FOLLOW UP AS NEEDED, AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE COMES THROUGH US, AS YOU SEE ON THE FLOW CHART. >> DID ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WHEN THEY READ THIS POLICY? DON'T LOOK LIKE IT. >> NO QUESTIONS. I KNOW YOU ALL PUT IN A LOT OF WORK THIS AND THIS IS AN ANOMALY, SO I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE MORE CLARITY IN THE PROCESS FLOW CHART. >> I THINK TO ONE OF THE BIGGER CHANGES THAT WE MADE WAS RIGHT AT THE END, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO USE THE GRIEVANCE POLICIES THAT ARE ALREADY ESTABLISHED. THE OLD POLICY HAD THE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES, HAD DIFFERENT WAYS OF GOING ABOUT IT FOR AUDITING THAN IT DID FOR EVERYONE ELSE IN THE DISTRICT. THAT WAS AMBER SUGGESTION THAT THEY SHOULD ALL GO THROUGH OUR REGULAR GRIEVANCE POLICY, JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE. >> WHICH STARTS WITH A LOCAL RESOLUTION, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, AND IF NOT, THEN TO ENTER INTO A LEVEL 1 GRIEVANCE, WHICH WOULD ALMOST ALL JUST BE ELEVATED TO A LEVEL 3. >> WELL, UNLESS IT'S OUTSIDE. IF THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE CONTRACTOR, EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH AUDITS, NOT JUST INTERNALLY AND ROUND ROCK ISD. EVERYTHING WILL HAVE TO BE HANDLED THE WAY IT IS FOR EVERY OTHER DEPARTMENT. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY FEEDBACK? DR. WEI. >> I THANK YOU FOR THE FLOW CHART. THIS IS VERY CLEAR. I JUST HAD A MINOR SUGGESTION WHEN YOU COME TO A DECISION, NORMALLY WE'RE GOING TO USE A DIAMOND SHAPE. THAT'S FLOW CHART LANGUAGE. [LAUGHTER] >> I NOMINATE DR. WEI TO SERVE ON THE NEXT POLICY COMMITTEE THAT REQUIRES A FLOW CHART TOO. >> THAT ACTUALLY CAME, I THINK, SOMEONE FROM LEON AND NICOLA. [LAUGHTER] >> SHE SAID THE SAME THING. >> WELL, NO, IT WAS HER OFFICE THAT DID IT. THEIR OFFICE MADE IT, SO THEY CAN UPDATE IT FOR US BEFORE WE DO OUR FINAL READING. >> THAT'S SO FUNNY, BUT I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE SUCH A TECHNICAL TRUSTEE ON OUR BOARD. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? >> AGAIN, THIS IS FIRST READING, SO IT WILL COME BACK IN SEPTEMBER FOR FINAL APPROVAL ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IF THERE'S NO CHANGES OR NO FEEDBACK BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. [01:40:03] >> PERFECT. WELL, THANK YOU, TRUSTEES, WEI AND LANDRUM FOR TAKING THIS ON. YOU SPENT SOME CONSIDERABLE TIME ON IT. SO THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM G3, CONNECT FIVE BOARD LISTENING SESSION DATE. >> I HAVE A LEGAL QUESTION. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO GO INTO A CLOSED SESSION FOR IT. CAN WE NOW SHARE COMPILED NOTES? >> I'M SORRY? >> CAN WE NOW SHARE COMPILED NOTES ON THE SESSION? >> YES. >> OKAY. TRUSTEES, I'M ABOUT TO EMAIL THIS AND I'M GOING TO TAKE SOME NOTES AS WE HAVE OUR DISCUSSION. THEN AT THAT POINT, WHAT WE WILL DO IS WE'LL UPLOAD A FINAL SUMMARY. BUT I WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THIS BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF CONTENT. IN JUST A SECOND. >> DO YOU WANT TO GIVE SOME BACKGROUND ON WHAT THE CONNECT FIVE. >> ABSOLUTELY. ACTUALLY, ALICIA OR AMY, DO YOU MIND STARTING THAT WAY I CAN SEND THIS EMAIL REAL QUICK? >> CONNECT FIVE WAS OUR TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY AT KALAHARI, AND WE HAD A TRUSTEE LISTENING SESSION FOR 60 EMPLOYEES. I THINK WE ENDED UP HAVING SOME MORE THAN 60. TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS CAME IN AND THERE WERE FIVE TRUSTEES THAT WERE AVAILABLE AND WE SPLIT INTO FIVE SMALL GROUPS SO THAT ONLY ONE TRUSTEE WAS TALKING TO EACH GROUP. WELL, WE WEREN'T EVEN TALKING. WE HAD A SET OF QUESTIONS AND THEY WERE ON THE SCREEN, AND WE JUST LET THE EMPLOYEES ANSWER FOR US AND WE TOOK NOTES. THAT'S THE COMPILING OF NOTES IS WHAT PRESIDENT HARRISON IS TALKING ABOUT. THE FIVE OF US, I'M ASSUMING EVERYBODY TURNED IN. NO, WE'RE MISSING ONE. FOUR OF US TURNED IN OUR NOTES, AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THEM AND WHAT ARE STEPS MOVING FORWARD? >> ABSOLUTELY. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THIS IS THE FIRST LISTENING SESSION OF THIS KIND FOR THIS BOARD. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S A TOUGH THING TO NAVIGATE BECAUSE YOU TRULY HAVE TO LISTEN, WE CAN'T RESPOND. NUMBER 1, A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEARD AREN'T UP TO US, THEY'RE ADMINISTRATION. THAT'S NUMBER 1. BUT NUMBER 2, LEGALLY, WE HAD TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS BECAUSE THERE WERE FIVE OF US. I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE APPROACHED THIS VERY CAREFULLY, AND EVEN WITH THE COMPILING, WE APPROACHED THIS VERY CAUTIOUSLY. A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE HAVE IDEAS, WHY DON'T YOU JUST DO THIS LISTENING SESSION WITH TEACHERS? WELL THERE ARE SOME REAL BARRIERS TO DOING IT AND WE STILL WANT TO DO IT. WE DID OUR BEST TO NAVIGATE THE CONFINES, AND WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE OUTCOMES. BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THE OUTCOMES, WE HAVE A SYNTHESIZED SUMMARY. BUT BEFORE WE GET THERE, I WANT TO WORK BACKWARDS AND DISCUSS A COUPLE OF THINGS. WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS TALK ABOUT WHAT IS BOARD WORK IN THESE THEMES? WHAT ARE THINGS THAT THE BOARD CAN IMPACT VERSUS WHAT IS SUPERINTENDENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE WORK? THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S DIFFICULT SOMETIMES FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE DO AS A BOARD VERSUS WHAT A SUPERINTENDENT DOES. WE'RE ASKING OURSELVES THESE QUESTIONS AS A BOARD. HOW DO WE FULFILL OUR ROLE OF ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY AND NOT JUST ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY, BUT THEN DOING SOMETHING MEANINGFUL WITH IT. IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO LISTEN. WHAT ARE OUR NEXT STEPS? WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THIS INFORMATION? WE'RE ALSO ASKING OURSELVES, WAS THIS SUCCESSFUL AND MIGHT WE REPEAT THIS IN THE FUTURE? SO THAT WE HAVE MORE TOUCH POINTS FOR STAFF TO HAVE ACCESS TO US. WE ASKED OURSELVES COMING OUT OF THIS EXPERIENCE, IS THERE A WAY TO ROTATE THREE TRUSTEES AT A TIME? WE ALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY HERE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WORKING QUORUM. WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION TODAY AND THEN THE TWO WAY COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE IS GOING TO CONVENE TO FIGURE OUT SOME RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON OUR DISCUSSION. KEY THEMES. NUMBER 1 WAS CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL AUTONOMY. THAT CAME UP IN EACH OF THE FIVE CIRCLES. SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WAS THAT NEW INITIATIVES AND CURRICULUM ROLLOUTS OFTEN COME WITH LITTLE NOTICE, DELAYED MATERIALS AND UNCLEAR SUPPORT. TEACHERS FELT LIKE CURRICULA WAS VERY RIGID, ONE SIZE FITS ALL. SOME STUDENTS FELT OVERWHELMED BY CURRICULUM, [01:45:03] TEACHERS WANTED GREATER AUTONOMY, AND HIGHER PERFORMING CAMPUSES FEEL THEIR AUTONOMY IS BEING REDUCED WHILE STRUGGLING CAMPUSES EXPERIENCE MICROMANAGEMENT. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION IS THAT BOARD WORK OR SUPERINTENDENT WORK. >> SUPERINTENDENT. >> SUPERINTENDENT WORK. WE ARE JUST SHARING THESE THEMES. THE BOARD DOES NOT INFLUENCE THIS. ALSO, THE ADMINISTRATION, I KNOW YOU'RE TAKING NOTES, YOU'RE LISTENING. WE'LL DECIDE WHAT AND HOW THINGS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AND WE'LL CONTINUE GOING THROUGH THE THEMES. I THINK ONE THING TO NOTE AS A LEADER THAT SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO JUST LISTEN AND NOT TO FIX. BUT LISTENING HAS ITS PLACE AND MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE FEEL HEARD AND HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. >> YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK WOULD BE GREAT IDEA. OBVIOUSLY UP TO OUR BOARD, BUT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE THE WHOLE SCOPE OF THE COMMENTS, FEEDBACK INPUT IS TO GET ALL THAT EVENTUALLY AND THEN MAYBE EVEN HAVE A BIGGER CONVERSATION WITH THE TEAM AND SEE IF THERE ARE SOME THINGS MAYBE WE CAN ADDRESS OR THINGS MAYBE WE CAN TWEAK. ALSO THERE ARE SOME STUFF THAT OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN IT COMES TO CURRICULUM, AS YOU KNOW, THE IMPLEMENTATION WITH THE BLUE BONNET, WE HAD VERY LITTLE IMPACT BECAUSE WE WERE GIVEN THE CURRICULUM OBVIOUSLY FROM THE STATE, AND WE HAD TO USE THE STATE CURRICULUM, SO WE COULDN'T POTENTIALLY MODIFY OR TWEAK IT AS MUCH. THINGS LIKE THAT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR OUR BOARD ALSO TO HEAR. ONCE I CHAIR WITH THE TEAM AND GET AGAIN SOME MORE INPUT FROM THEM AND SEE AGAIN, WHAT CAN WE DO? MAYBE IMMEDIATELY, WHAT CAN WE MAYBE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE, BUT ALSO THERE MAY BE THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT DOING A GOOD JOB COMMUNICATING WITH OUR TEACHERS OR EXPLAINING TO THEM OR GETTING FEEDBACK OR INPUT FROM THEM. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? THAT WILL HELP US SHAPE BECAUSE WE WANT TO DO BETTER. >> ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THAT IS WHY THIS WAS A TRUSTEE LISTENING SESSION BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY HARD. IT WAS EVEN HARD SOMETIMES FOR ME TO LISTEN AND BE LIKE, BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU THIS ONE THING AND THIS IS WHY. BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO LISTEN AND REFLECT AND PART OF THIS PROCESS AND THE REASON WHY WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS TONIGHT AND PROMISE ANYTHING IS BECAUSE NUMBER 1, WE CAN'T PROMISE ANYTHING. WE HAVE TO WORK WITH ADMINISTRATION. BUT NUMBER 2, WE ALL NEED TO BE ABLE TO DIGEST THIS FEEDBACK. AS I SAID, THIS PROCESS WASN'T AN EASY PROCESS BECAUSE AFTER WE LISTENED, WE COULDN'T TALK ABOUT IT WITH EACH OTHER BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE A QUORUM ISSUE. THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSPARENTLY DISCUSS EACH OF THESE THINGS AND JUST HERE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK FROM HERE BASED ON WHAT WE'VE HEARD. A SECOND MAJOR THEME WAS ABOUT COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THERE WAS COMMUNICATION THAT SOME EXPECTATIONS WERE INCONSISTENT, TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE WANTING STRONGER FEEDBACK LOOPS. WHEN TEACHERS PROVIDE INPUT, AN EXAMPLE IS ON CLIMATE SURVEYS, SOMETIMES THERE'S LITTLE EVIDENCE OF ACTION OR CHANGE. EVEN IF THE BOARD, WE DON'T MAKE THESE DECISIONS, ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT FOR US TO HEAR AS WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS. WE DO LOOK AT CULTURE AND CLIMATE SURVEYS. WE DO REVIEW THINGS THAT ARE INPUT FROM EDUCATORS AS WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT BUDGET, AS WE'RE MAKING THE DECISIONS THAT WE CAN INFLUENCE. ARE WE KEEPING THIS FEEDBACK IN MIND? TEACHERS WANT TO SEE THE GAP CLOSED BETWEEN A CLASSROOM REALITY AND LEADERSHIP, AND THERE WAS REQUESTS FOR STRONGER CAMPUS LEVEL SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR STAFF. THIS IS A COOL SUGGESTION. I DON'T KNOW HOW FEASIBLE, BUT ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES SHOULD SPEND TIME IN CLASSROOMS SUBBING OR TEACHING AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH TO UNDERSTAND CHALLENGES FIRSTHAND. TRUSTEES, I DON'T WANT TO JUST GO THROUGH THIS BY MYSELF. IF YOU HAVE ANY FEEDBACK OR ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY, JUST COME OFF MUTE. WE'LL CHAT. NUMBER 3, THIS DOES HAVE SOME BOARD INVOLVEMENT AND THAT'S TEACHER PAY CONTRACTS AND RETENTION. ONE THING THAT THE BOARD MAY INFLUENCE IS A PIECE OF FEEDBACK ABOUT YEAR TO YEAR CONTRACTS, UNDERMINING STABILITY, AND THERE WAS SOME TALK THAT TEACHERS WANTED LONGER TERM CONTRACTS TO SUPPORT RETENTION. THE FEEDBACK THAT WE ALWAYS GET, WHICH A LOT OF THIS IS OUR ROLE AS THE BOARD. PAY FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IS NOT KEEPING PACE WITH INFLATION. THEN THERE WAS A LOT OF FEEDBACK ABOUT TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT, WHICH I KNOW THAT WE HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD ON AND HAD A LOT OF PRESENTATIONS. PART OF ME THINKS THAT IN TIA, [01:50:04] IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP EXPLAINING THE ROLLOUT AND WHY IT IS. THE WAY IT IS BECAUSE IT'S NOT ALWAYS UP TO US, BUT SOMETIMES SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WAS THAT TIA IS SEEN TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT, AS IN EQUITABLE, LIMITED IN SCOPE AND UNRELIABLE AND A GAMBLE. WELL, WE KNOW IT'S LIMITED IN SCOPE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T ROLL OUT TIA FOR EVERY EDUCATOR IN EVERY SUBJECT. CONCERNS THAT ADDITIONAL TESTING FOR TIA OVER BURN STUDENTS WITHOUT YIELDING TRUE FEEDBACK AND THAT BURNOUT IS RISING. EDUCATORS APPRECIATE SUPPORT SYSTEMS TO MONITOR AND REDUCE TEACHER STRESS. ANY FEEDBACK ABOUT THAT, OR DID ANYONE HEAR ANYTHING SUPER UNIQUE IN THEIR GROUP THAT THEY WANT TO ADD. >> I'LL JUST ADD TO THAT ONE THAT THERE SEEMED TO BE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THE PAY BEING TIED TO WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE STATE LEVEL AND UNDERSTANDING. BUT ALSO ASKING IF WE COULD CONTINUE TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX FOR BENEFITS THAT DON'T HAVE COMPENSATION TIED TO THEM. JUST ADDITIONAL BENEFITS WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING WOULD HELP WITH RETENTION. >> I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HEARD WAS TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO GET THE COMMUNITY MORE INVOLVED SO THAT PEOPLE WOULD KNOW THE HARDSHIPS THAT ARE HAPPENING. I KNOW A LOT OF OUR SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE THE PTA INVOLVEMENT SINCE COVID, AND SO TRYING TO FIND OTHER VOLUNTEERS THAT YOU CAN COME IN. AGAIN, THOUGH THAT'S NOT REALLY A BOARD. IT'S NOT IN OUR PURVIEW. IT'S EVEN PROBABLY HARD FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, AS JUST AS SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. >> THANK YOU. THE FOURTH THEME WAS STUDENT BELONGING, STABILITY, AND CONFIDENCE. THERE WAS REFLECTION THAT STUDENTS NEED A STRONGER SENSE OF BELONGING, STABILITY, AND CONTINUITY IN CLASSROOMS. THERE IS FEEDBACK ABOUT LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTES AND THAT WEAKENING INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY AND STABILITY. THERE WAS SOME FEEDBACK THAT A LOT OF STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING WITH SELF-CONFIDENCE AND BELIEF THAT THEY CAN DO IT. THIS IS A BIG ONE THAT I THINK BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION MIGHT BE ABLE TO WORK ON IS THE CONTINUITY OF FEDERAL SERVICES AND UNCLEAR COMMUNICATION ABOUT AVAILABILITY. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE LEGISLATURE AND A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH FUNDING. THAT WAS A VERY GOOD PIECE OF FEEDBACK. SPECIAL EDUCATION AND EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS NEEDING MORE ROBUST SUPPORT, AND THAT TEACHERS IN THIS AREA ARE LEAVING DUE TO LACK OF RESOURCES. THEN THERE WERE SOME EQUITY CONCERNS ABOUT ALL STUDENTS BEING GIVEN THE SAME WORK, BUT NOT ALL AT THE SAME LEVEL. ONE THEME THROUGHOUT WAS LIKE THIS REQUEST FOR DIFFERENTIATION. I THINK THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE CONSTRAINTS. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS ABOUT LISTENING AND HEARING. ANYTHING HERE, STUDENT BELONGING, STABILITY, AND CONFIDENCE, OR ANYONE ELSE'S NOTES? >> THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD MAYBE ADD TO THAT WAS A CONCERN THAT THERE'S DIFFERENCES ON SOME CAMPUSES, WHERE THE RATIO IN SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS AND EVEN IN TAG ARE DIFFERENT JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF TAG STUDENTS AT SOME CAMPUSES AND MAYBE THEY HAVE ONE TEACHER OR TWO TEACHERS, THAT IT'S NOT QUITE THE SAME AND SO THERE WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN ABOUT THAT. ALSO LIBRARIANS, NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE AN ASSISTANT, AND THEN IF THEY'RE ABSENT, THERE'S NO SUBS NOW SO THAT LOSS RIGHT THERE. >> ABSOLUTELY. I THINK ONE THING THAT WAS IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS SESSION IS MAKING THE REALITIES, ESPECIALLY THE DEFUNDING OF PUBLIC EDUCATION REAL IN A WAY THAT'S NOT FILTERED. WE WERE REALLY LEARNING. WHEN SOMEBODY OF THE LEGISLATURE MAKES THIS DECISION, THIS IS HOW IT'S IMPACTING OUR EDUCATORS AND OUR STUDENTS AT THE GROUND LEVEL. THAT WAS EXTREMELY VALUABLE. THE FIFTH THEM AND JUST FOR CONTEXT. THERE ARE EIGHT THEME SO WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY THERE. THE FIFTH THEME WAS AROUND EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION. THEIR FEELINGS THAT FACILITIES DIFFER WIDELY. I THINK THAT AS A BOARD, ONE THING TO THINK ABOUT IN THE FUTURE IS THE BOND PROCESS AND HOW BOND PROCESSES INCORPORATE EDUCATOR FEEDBACK. I DEFINITELY THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT EXISTS BETWEEN THE BOARD ADMINISTRATION REALM AND REALLY VALUING THAT FEEDBACK, BECAUSE THAT IS A QUESTION TO BE ASKED. WERE YOU ENGAGED IN THAT PROCESS? [01:55:01] ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES BEING UNEVEN BETWEEN NON-TITLE I SCHOOLS AND TITLE I SCHOOLS. THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT LOOPS IN A BOARD BECAUSE OF FUNDING. THERE IS A FEELING AND THERE WAS LOTS OF FEEDBACK ABOUT, I'M AT A TITLE I CAMPUS AND MY STUDENTS DON'T HAVE THOSE ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT, THEY DON'T HAVE AS MANY OF THEM. THEN A CALL FOR CONSISTENT ACCESS TO INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES, ITSS, AND STRONG TEACHING SUPPORT AT EVERY CAMPUS. THEN THIS IS JUST A BROAD NOTE. SUCCESS IS OVERLY MEASURED BY STAR SCORES, NEED A BETTER WAY TO EVALUATE NON-STAR POPULATIONS AND STUDENT GROWTH ACROSS BROADER INDICATORS. ANY FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS SYNTHESIZE CATEGORY? THERE WERE SPECIAL PROGRAMS IN INCLUSION THAT HAD A LOT OF FEEDBACK, SO IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO DO SOME DEEPER DIVES. DEAF EDUCATION. THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER DEAF EDUCATION SHOULD BE PLACED UNDER SPED AS A DISABILITY ISSUE VERSUS A LANGUAGE DIFFERENCE REQUIRING DIFFERENT SUPPORT. STUDENTS NEEDING MEANINGFUL INTERPRETER ACCESS IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT WITH OTHER DEAF PEERS, AND BROADER IN SUPPORT IS BEING NEEDED FOR SPED EMERGENT BILINGUAL AND STRUGGLING LEARNERS. THEN POLICY AND PRACTICE SHIFTS, WHICH SOME OF THIS IS BOARD WORK. ESTABLISHING CLEAR ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. IF POLICIES AREN'T ENFORCED [INAUDIBLE] MUST BE CONSEQUENCES. AN EXAMPLE WAS CELL PHONE USE IN THAT UPCOMING POLICY. A DESIRE TO HAVE SURVEY RESULTS BE TRANSPARENTLY SHARED WITH STAFF IN MID-LEVEL MANAGEMENT. FOR INSTANCE, I KNOW THESE ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE, BUT SOMETIMES ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION CAN END SOME FRUSTRATION, BECAUSE I THINK YOU CAN ALWAYS GO AND SEE THE SURVEY RESULTS. BUT DO PEOPLE KNOW THAT? THERE'S A DESIRE FOR MORE STUDENT PERSPECTIVES TO BE INCORPORATED INTO FEEDBACK PROCESSES. ON SOCIAL MEDIA THE OTHER DAY, I SAW THE CALL FOR STUDENT VOICE APPLICATIONS. I THINK THAT THIS IS BEING WORKED ON. HIRING PRACTICES CONSISTENT ACROSS CAMPUSES WITH TEACHER INPUT PRIORITIZE, ESPECIALLY IN ELEMENTARY. THEN THIS LAST CATEGORY, ANYTHING THERE? THIS LAST CATEGORY, NUMBER 8, MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. THERE ARE THREE THINGS. IT'S AT THE VERY BOTTOM. I HAVE TWO SYNTHESIS. NUMBER 1, THREE BROAD FUNCTIONS, STRENGTHEN STUDENT FOCUS ACCOUNTABILITY, GOING BEYOND STAR, MEASURING GROWTH THROUGH MULTIPLE INDICATORS, AND HAVING ADMIN OBSERVE CLASSROOMS AND UNDERSTAND STUDENT EXPERIENCES. NUMBER 2, SUPPORTING STAFF AND EDUCATORS EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSING TEACHER, WHICH I KNOW AS A BOARD WE'VE SEEN SOME OF THESE EFFORTS. HOLD LEADERSHIP TO THE SAME ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS AS TEACHERS, AND MAINTAIN STRUCTURES FOR TEACHER VOICE AND DECISION MAKING. TEACHER [INAUDIBLE] CURRICULUM ARTICULATION OR SOME PIECES OF FEEDBACK. NUMBER 3, ENGAGE AND VALUE THE WIDER COMMUNITY. PARENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS BEING MEANINGFULLY INCLUDING DECISION MAKING AND ASKING THAT RECOGNITION EXTEND TO ADMINISTRATORS AS WELL AS TEACHERS. ONE INTERESTING PIECE OF FEEDBACK WE HAD WAS. IT WAS A MIXED GROUP. I KEEP SAYING EDUCATORS, BUT ADMINISTRATORS ARE EDUCATORS AS WELL. WAS HOW THESE DECISIONS THE LEGISLATURE HAVE CAUSED CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS TO OFTEN FEEL DEVALUED, WHICH WE KNOW, DEVALUED IN PAY, AND THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY A BOARD OR ADMINISTRATIVE THING THAT WE CAN FIX. BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW PEOPLE ARE APPROACHING THEIR ROLE. JUST LIKE OVERALL, TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE ASKING FOR CLEAR COMMUNICATION, AUTHENTIC ACCOUNTABILITY, EQUITABLE RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION, STRONGER INCLUSION, AND RESPECT FOR TEACHER EXPERTISE. STRONG DESIRE FOR STABILITY AND AUTONOMY FOR BOTH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO REDRESS STRESS, TURNOVER, AND INEQUITY. THERE WERE A LOT OF COMMENTS THAT REFLECTED FRUSTRATION WITH TOP DOWN MANDATES, CORPORATIZATION OF DECISION MAKING, AND LACK OF RESPONSIVENESS TO FEEDBACK. AT THE END OF THE DAY IN OUR TRUSTEE LISTENING SESSION A LOT WAS FOR THE ADMIN, AND I THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT, AND I DON'T THINK ANY OF THIS IS LIKE, ROUND ROCK ISD IS SO TERRIBLE. I THINK THIS IS PUBLIC EDUCATION AS A WHOLE RIGHT NOW. BUT WHAT I THINK THAT WE CAN DO IS COLLABORATE WITH THE TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS OPPORTUNITY, [02:00:02] TO CONTINUE TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY AROUND WHAT IS BOARD WORK VERSUS WHAT IS ADMIN WORK? WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT WE AS A BOARD CAN INFLUENCE AND HAVE THE POWER TO INFLUENCE, SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE ARE BRINGING THEIR CONCERNS TO US, THEY KNOW LEGITIMATELY WHAT WE CAN ADDRESS AND WHAT WE CAN'T AND WHAT OUR ROLE IS. WE'RE GOING TO CONVENE AND LOOK AT THIS AND HAVE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WHAT WE'VE HEARD IN TERMS OF WHAT COMES NEXT. I THINK ANOTHER HARD THING AND I THANK THE ADMINISTRATION FOR LETTING US PERSIST WITH THIS. A HARD THING IS IT'S HARD TO HEAR PEOPLE BE CRITICAL. BUT I THINK SITTING THERE AND LISTENING, WHAT I LEARNED IS THAT THESE EDUCATORS LOVE ROUND ROCK ISD. THEY LOVE PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND WE'RE JUST IN A REALLY HARD TIME IN SITTING FACE TO FACE. WHAT I FELT WAS IT WASN'T US VERSUS THEM, IT WASN'T ADMIN VERSUS CLASSROOM TEACHERS. IT WAS LIKE, WE'RE IN A TOUGH SITUATION, AND WE WANT TO PUT IN THE WORK TO MAKE IT WORK, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO BE HEARD. I ACTUALLY LEFT FEELING REALLY ENCOURAGED, AND I THINK THE CONSISTENCY OF THE FEEDBACK CAN GIVE US SOME THINGS TO WORK ON AS A TEAM OF EIGHT. PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATED OR PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO, DO YOU HAVE ANY FEEDBACK ABOUT THE PROCESS OR WHAT WE MIGHT DO MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROCESS? >> ONE OF THE PIECES OF FEEDBACK I HAVE IS THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HAVE FIVE TRUSTEES THERE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE FOLLOWED EVERYTHING SO THAT THERE WASN'T A WALKING QUORUM. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN AN ENVIRONMENT AND IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE ALLOWING OUR EDUCATORS TO BE AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE, AND WE CAN BE MORE INTERACTIVE, BECAUSE WHEN THERE'S FIVE OF US IN THE ROOM, WE LITERALLY COULDN'T TALK TO EACH OTHER. I THINK IF WE CAN ROTATE THROUGH THREE TRUSTEES AT A TIME SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT AND WE CAN BE MORE INTERACTIVE WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THE EDUCATORS IN THE ROOM, I THINK THAT THAT WOULD OFFER, THIS WAS VERY PRODUCTIVE, BUT EVEN MORE PRODUCTIVE SESSION. >> I WOULD SAY JUST MORE TIME TOO. I DON'T THINK THAT THE HOUR WAS LONG ENOUGH. I THINK WE COULD HAVE SAT THERE FOR A COUPLE MORE HONESTLY. NOW, I KNOW THAT'S ASKING A LOT OF TEACHERS TO GIVE THEIR TIME, BUT WE'RE WILLING TO LISTEN IF THEY'RE WILLING TO TALK IS WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE. >> I WOULD JUST SAY IF WE DO IT NEXT YEAR, WE HAVE MAYBE TWO SESSIONS SO THAT WE CAN SPLIT UP AND HAVE MORE PEOPLE, BECAUSE WE DID HAVE MORE THAN 60 PEOPLE, PEOPLE THAT WERE ON THE WAIT LIST CAME. WE OBVIOUSLY LET THEM STAY, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD OFFER THAT TO 120 OR HOWEVER MANY AND SPLIT IT UP. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD THIS ISN'T ABOUT THE PROCESS. BUT JUST TO SPEAK TO THE LAST THING THAT YOU WERE SAYING, I HAD THE SAME SENTIMENT IN MY GROUP, AND I THINK THE WAY THAT I WOULD SAY IT IS THAT OUR EDUCATORS WANT TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. THAT WAS THE SENTIMENT THAT I GOT, THAT THE FRUSTRATION WITH THE GAP BETWEEN WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE TOP AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM. THAT FRUSTRATION STEMS FROM WANTING TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT LITTLE PIECE ONTO WHAT YOU SAID AT THE END. >> I THINK THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. I THINK IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT. ADMIN, THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING US TO LET US TRY THIS BECAUSE YOU REALLY OPENED THE FLOODGATES FOR PEOPLE TO FREELY SHARE. BUT I THINK THAT WE HEARD A LOT OF GREAT THINGS AND I AGREE WITH YOU, TRUSTEE MARKUM, THAT IT DOES SEEM LIKE PEOPLE WANT TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. THE NEXT STEPS, TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DEEPER CONVERSATION AND WORK WITH ADMINISTRATION TO SEE WHAT ACTIONABLE THINGS ARE HERE, WE ARE GOING TO REALLY DISCERN, WHAT IS BOARD WORK, BECAUSE WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO BE DOING THINGS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR SCOPE, AND WE WANT TO ALSO PASS ALONG RELEVANT AND HELPFUL FEEDBACK TO THE ADMINISTRATION. THEN WE'LL ALSO RECONSIDER AND CONSIDER THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROCESS AND HOW WE MIGHT MOVE THE PROCESS FORWARD TO MAKE IT MORE EFFECTIVE IN THE FUTURE. THOSE ARE THE NEXT STEPS. IF YOU CAME AND PARTICIPATED, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION AND WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT LETTING IT GO, WE HEARD YOU AND NOW THERE'S NOTHING HAPPENING. BUT WE ARE CAREFULLY EVALUATING HOW WE MOVE FORWARD AND WE REALLY VALUE YOUR TIME, AND WE REALLY VALUE YOUR VULNERABILITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT, WE HAVE H, [H. ACTION ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION BY CONSENT] [02:05:01] ACTION ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION BY CONSENT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE ITEMS H 1-19 BY CONSENT. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEMS H 1-19 BY CONSENT? SEEING NONE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES 7-0. WE ARE ON TO ACTION ITEM I1 APPROVAL TO AMEND THE '25-'26 ROUND ROCK ISD ADOPTED BUDGET. [I. ACTION ITEMS] DOCTOR AZAIEZ, AM HANDING THIS TO YOU. >> THANKS AGAIN. AS YOU PARTY REMEMBER, OUR BOARD APPROVED OUR '25-'26 SCHOOL YEAR BUDGET BACK IN JUNE BY STATUTE, WE HAVE TO DO IT BECAUSE WE'RE JULY 1 FISCAL YEAR. BUT REMEMBER AT THAT TIME, WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH OUR BOARD THAT HOUSE BILL 2 AT THAT TIME JUST PASSED, WE WERE WAITING ON MORE GUIDANCE FROM TEA AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND AT THAT TIME, WE PROMISED OUR BOARD THAT WE'LL BE BACK IN AUGUST ONCE WE GET MORE CLARIFICATION ON HOUSE BILL 2 FROM TEA. NOW WE'RE READY TO SHARE WITH YOU HOPEFULLY THE AMENDED AND HOPEFULLY THE FINAL BUDGET FOR THE '25-'26 SCHOOL YEAR. DENNIS. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> AS DR [INAUDIBLE] SAID, WE'RE GOING TO AMEND THE ADOPTED BUDGET WITH THE INCLUSION OF HB-2. WHEN WE COULDN'T DO IT BACK IN JUNE, IS BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET TO LATER IN THIS PRESENTATION, YOU SEE THAT YOU HAVE TO AMEND THE BUDGET BY FUNCTION CODES, AND SO WE DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE GUIDANCE WE NEEDED TO DO THAT. NOW THAT WE DO, WE'RE GOING TO AMEND THE BUDGET WITH A FEW OTHER CHANGES THAT HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE JUNE ADOPTION, AND I WILL WALK YOU THROUGH THOSE. WE'RE ONLY AMENDING THE MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATIONS BUDGET. THE COLUMN ON THE LEFT IS WHAT YOU ADOPTED IN JUNE WITHOUT ANY EFFECT OF HB-2. THE COLUMN IN THE MIDDLE IS WHERE WE THOUGHT THE IMPACT WOULD BE FOR HB-2. THEN THE ONE ON THE FAR RIGHT IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO AMEND TONIGHT THAT HAS THE EFFECT OF HB-2. BUT PLEASE NOTE IT STILL DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SB4 RULING THAT WE ARE STILL PART OF THE 20 DISTRICTS THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH SB4. IT DOES NOT HAVE THE EFFECT OF THAT 100,000 TO 140,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTS. WE'RE GOING TO TALK PRETTY MUCH THE LEFT HAND COLUMN TO THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN. AS YOU CAN SEE, WHEN WE ADOPTED THE BUDGET, TOTAL REVENUES WAS $461,000. THE EFFECT OF HB2 GAVE US AN INCREASE INTO OUR STATE REVENUE FROM THE $32 MILLION TO THE $50 MILLION. SINCE THEN, IT HAS GROWN 50 MILLION FORWARD TO 52 MILLION IN THE FAR RIGHT COLUMN. THE ONLY OTHER CHANGE IS OUR TEACHER RETIREMENT ON BEHALF. IT GREW FROM 25.5-27.2. WE AMENDING THE BUDGET $461,031-$482,181 FOR REVENUES. ON THE SALARY EXPENSE SIDE, THE AMENDMENT IS, AS YOU CAN SEE, IN THE COMPENSATION INCREASE FOR THE TEACHERS, AND FOR THE FIVE YEAR, AND 3-4 YEAR, AND THE ONE PERCENT FOR ALL OTHERS IS CALCULATED AT THAT $17.2 MILLION. AS YOU KNOW, THE REVENUE FOR TEACHER RETIREMENT MUST MATCH TO EXPENSE. THAT'S THE ONLY OTHER CHANGE THAT'S ON THE PAGE FOR OUR EXPENSES FOR SALARIES,, AND COMPENSATION. ON THE NEXT PAGE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE REDIRECTS HAS INCREASED. DURING THIS TIME, WE HAD CONSTANTLY LOOKED AT BUDGET LINE ITEMS, AND SO WE HAVE INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF THE REDUCTIONS FROM $5.1 MILLION TO $5.5 MILLION. YOU SEE THE PROGRAM INCREASES DUE TO SOME THINGS THAT I WILL GO OVER WITH YOU A LITTLE LATER IN THE PRESENTATION, WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE SOME OF THOSE NEW ITEMS WERE. THAT DROPPED FROM $1.9 MILLION TO $1.3MILLION. THAT SHOWS OUR TOTAL EXPENSE, AND FOR ALLOCATIONS GOES FROM 49.9 THAT YOU ADOPTED TO 48.9, WHICH BRINGS OUR TOTAL EXPENSES FROM $472,369-$480,377. [02:10:06] AS YOU CAN SEE, RECAPTURE, WE ARE PROJECTING THAT WE WILL NOT BE A RECAPTURE DISTRICT FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR. BOTTOM LINE, AS YOU CAN SEE, WHEN WE ADOPTED IN JUNE, WE HAD $11.3 MILLION DEFICIT. WHEN WE WAS WORKING THROUGH THE STUFF THAT AT THE JUNE TIME FRAME, WE THOUGHT WE MIGHT GET TO A $97,000 SURPLUS. BUT WITH ALL THE OTHER CHANGES THAT I WILL SHOW YOU MOMENTARILY, IT'S AT $2.9 MILLION. THIS IS A PART THAT WE HAVE TO ADOPT, AND AMEND BY FUNCTION CODE. THESE ARE THE CATEGORIES THAT WE HAVE TO BREAK THE EXCEL SPREADSHEET INTO IN ORDER FOR YOU ALL TO ADOPT, AND FOR US TO POST ONLINE. AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR TOTAL REVENUES IF YOU GO THROUGH ALL THE CATEGORIES, IS THE $482,181, WHICH AGREES TO THE PRESENTATION. IF YOU GO THROUGH ALL THE EXPENSES BY THE CATEGORIES, WHEN IT BEEN INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP, STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES, ADMIN. IN SUPPORT SERVICES, YOU SEE THE CHANGES OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT, AND THOSE ARE MAINLY HB2 CHANGES PLUS SOME OF THOSE OTHER CHANGES THAT I WILL SHOW YOU IN A MINUTE. ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM, WHERE YOU SEE OUR PROPOSED BUDGET OF THE $480,377,499. BY LAW, THOSE ARE THE FUNCTION CODES THAT WE MUST AMEND TO. WHAT HAS CHANGED? AFTER RECEIVING SOME GUIDANCE FROM BOND COUNSEL, AND FROM TALKING TO OTHER CFOS IN REGION 13 ACROSS THE STATE, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO BE CHARGED TO BONDS, AND THOSE THINGS ARE YOUR DATA AUTOMATION PROGRAMS. WE HAVE I-READY, MUNIS, AND CLASS LINK THAT UNDER THE BOND RULES. THOSE CAN BE CHARGED TO THE BOND, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO REDIRECT THOSE COSTS. I-READY WAS FUNDED UNDER IMTA. WE CAN REDIRECT THAT TO THE BONDS WHICH FREES US UP TO DO THE THINGS BELOW THAT BECAUSE IT FREES UP MONEY ON IMTA. THERE WAS AN INCREASE FOR IMTA THAT WE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO FUND OUT OF THE LOCAL BUDGET. WE NO LONGER HAVE TO DO THAT INCREASE. SINCE WE WERE MOVING THE CHARGES OFF OF IMTA WAS ABLE TO ELIMINATE THE INCREASE FOR IXL. WE ALSO GOT THROUGH HARD WORK, AND I WANT TO THANK GEORGE HERE FOR HIS WORK THAT HE DOES IN MANAGING OUR PROPERTY PREMIUMS. WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE THAT ONE BY $200,000. THAT INCREASE WAS $486. OUR PREMIUMS ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE LESS THAN WHAT WE PROJECTED. YOU SEE A INCREASE FOR PROGRAM INCREASES. WE HAVE A MANDATORY EVERY THREE YEAR SAFETY, AND SECURITY AUDIT THAT WE HAD TO FUND. IN FACT, THAT HAS STARTED HERE IN THE DISTRICT ALREADY. THERE'S ALSO A LINE THAT WAS IN THE BUDGET FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN. WE HAVE COMPLETED THE STRATEGIC PLAN, SO WE WAS ABLE TO ELIMINATE THAT INCREASE OR THAT LINE IN THE BUDGET. THEN BECAUSE WE MOVED MUNIS, AND CLASS LINK, WE WAS ABLE TO REDUCE THE MUNIS EXPENSE, AND THE GENUNIITY GOALS TO IMTA. THOSE ARE THE CHANGES THAT WERE REFLECTED IN THOSE BUDGET LINE ITEMS FOR REDUCTIONS IN PROGRAM INCREASES THAT I SHOWED YOU EARLIER ON THE EXCEL SPREADSHEET, AND NOW HERE FOR QUESTIONS. >> DOCTOR WAY. >> I JUST WANT TO ASK QUESTION REGARDING SB4. I KNOW, MOST LIKELY GOING TO PASS IN NOVEMBER, AND WE'LL START MAYBE YEAR OF 2026. I JUST LOOKING FORWARD, AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO IMPACT OUR BUDGET IF IT PASSED IN NOVEMBER? >> IT WILL REDUCE YOUR REVENUE THAT YOU GET FROM THE STATE. I MEAN, FROM YOUR TAXPAYERS, BUT IT WILL ALSO OFFSET BY AN INCREASE IN STATE REVENUE. YOU WILL PROBABLY SEE LIKE I SAID, A NO EFFECT ON THE TOTAL BUDGET. [02:15:04] BECAUSE AS THOSE REVENUES GO DOWN, YOUR TAX REVENUES GO DOWN, YOUR SUPPORT FROM THE STATE SHOULD GO UP. >> I JUST WANT TO CLEAR. THANK YOU. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS UNLESS I JUST CAN'T SEE YOUR LIGHTS, SO GIVE ME YOUR OPPORTUNITY. >> YOU ALL HAVE TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT. >> WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO BRING? MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE 2025-26 BUDGET AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR? NOBODY OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES 70. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM I2. APPROVAL OF THE EMPLOYEE WORKSITE HEALTH CLINIC CONTRACT, AND DOCTOR AZAIEZ. >> YES. GOOD EVENING. IF YOU REMEMBER LAST MONTH, EDDIE DID THE PRESENTATION AROUND THE POSSIBILITY OF OUR DISTRICT MAYBE SEEKING A HEALTH CLINIC LIKE IN HOUSE. LAST TIME OUR BOARD ASKED US TO INVESTIGATE THAT FURTHER, AND LOOK INTO POSSIBLY BRING IN A CONTRACT. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW. EDDIE IS HERE TO REALLY EXPLAIN, AND GO THROUGH, AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, I GUESS THAT OUR BOARD MAY HAVE AS IT RELATES TO THE CLINIC. >> THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HARRISON, TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR AZAIEZ. WE'RE HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT THE FINALIZED MARATHON HEALTH CLINIC FOR THE WORKSITE HEALTH, AND WELLNESS CENTER. AS YOU KNOW, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION OF MARATHON HEALTH AS THE PROVIDER OF THIS SERVICE DURING THE JUNE REGULAR BOARD MEETING. SINCE THAT TIME, THE DISTRICT'S HR, LEGAL, FINANCE, AND PROCUREMENT LEADS HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING THE CONTRACT TERMS WITH MARATHON HEALTH, AND WE PRESENT TO YOU THIS EVENING A FINALIZED CONTRACT FOR YOUR APPROVAL. WHILE WE SHARED THE FINALIZED CONTRACT WITH OUR TRUSTEES ON AUGUST 11, AND RESPONDED TO THE RELATED QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL HAD AT THAT TIME. MISS HILL, AND I ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. IN ADDITION, WE'RE ALSO JOINED. I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SAY THIS LIVE VIA SATELLITE BY DAVID BEACH FROM MARSH MCCLELLAN AGENCY. DAVID HAS BEEN REALLY HELPFUL AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS PROCESS AS OUR CONSULTANT, AS WELL AS CHAD, ASHCRAFT, DOUG SUMNER, AND DAVID YOUNG FROM MARATHON HEALTH, WHO ARE HERE, SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS THAT CINDY OR I CAN'T ANSWER. I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO THE BOARD AT THIS TIME, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE. >> TRUSTEE MARKUM. I WENT BACK THROUGH THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION, AND I'M STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE BENEFIT, AND I THINK MAYBE IF YOU COULD HELP ME UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT FEEDBACK CAME BACK TO YOU IN THE SURVEYS THAT WENT OUT TO THE STAFF, AND TEACHERS. BECAUSE I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEAR IS WITH THE INCREASE IN PREMIUMS OF FINANCIAL BENEFIT WOULD BE THE BEST CASE SCENARIO THAT I THINK OUR STAFF WOULD ASK FOR IF WE WERE TO HAVE OUR OWN WORKSITE CLINIC. BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT CONVENIENCE IS ALSO A BENEFIT. COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE FEEDBACK YOU GOT FROM THE SURVEYS? >> SURE. WELL, IN TERMS OF THE SURVEYS, WHEN WE PUT OUT THE IDEA OF A CLINIC, WE TALKED ABOUT SOME VERY GENERAL QUESTIONS. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE ASKING A VERY LARGE POPULATION, AND EVERYONE'S GOT DIFFERENT NEEDS, AND DIFFERENT THOUGHTS. BUT SOME OF THE BIG THEMES THAT CAME BACK WHERE ACCESS IS IMPORTANT. WE KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND APPOINTMENTS, AND SO THAT WAS A BIG THING. THE GENERAL COST OF HEALTHCARE CAME UP AS A COMMON THEME THROUGH THOSE QUESTIONS AS WELL. I THINK THE LAST THING THAT SPOKE TO ME WAS CONVENIENCE, AND YOU MENTIONED THAT. WE HAVE SITUATIONS WHERE EMPLOYEES HAVE TO TAKE A FULL DAY OFF TO GO, AND TAKE CARE OF MEDICAL NEEDS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR ROUTINE APPOINTMENTS. OBVIOUSLY, IF IT'S A MORE SERIOUS ILLNESS, WE WANT OUR EMPLOYEES TO USE THEIR TIME, THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR. BUT ROUTINE NEEDS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT'S A REAL INCONVENIENCE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'VE GOT CARE OPTIONS, AND AND CHILDREN TO THINK OF AS WELL. ALL OF THAT FRAMED OUR VISION AS WE APPROACH THIS WORK. HOW DO WE ANSWER THOSE THINGS, AND REALLY PROVIDE A SERVICE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ALLOWS THEM TO EITHER GO TO THE CLINIC THAT'S WITHIN THE DISTRICT, AND IT'S EASY TO ACCESS, AND THEY CAN GET AN APPOINTMENT SAME DAY OR NEXT DAY. BUT ALSO THERE'S VIRTUAL OPTIONS AS WELL. SO THEY COULD ACTUALLY GET AN APPOINTMENT DURING THEIR CONFERENCE PERIOD, AND NOT EVEN HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR CLASSROOM. THOSE WERE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY ROSE UP THROUGH THAT SURVEY. [02:20:05] ONE THING I WANTED TO JUST CLARIFY, TRUSTEE MARKUM, AND I THINK IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT DISTINCTION TO MAKE. WE'RE FORECASTING THAT THE COST OF THE CLINIC WILL ACTUALLY BE OFFSET, AND REDUCED CLAIMS TO THE REGULAR SELF INSURANCE PLAN. AS YOU KNOW, YEAR ON YEAR, MEDICAL CLAIMS INCREASE ABOUT FIVE PERCENT ACROSS THE NATION. WE ARE STRUGGLING JUST LIKE IN EVERY OTHER AREA TO KEEP UP WITH THAT INFLATIONARY PRESSURE. WE REALLY HAVE TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX WHEN WE'RE ADDRESSING THAT. WE'VE TRIED FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS TO RESTRUCTURE OUR PLANS, AND TO LOOK AT PREMIUMS. THE DISTRICT HAS INCREASED OUR BUDGET FOR HEALTH INSURANCE. WE DID THAT THE LAST TIME IN 2023. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE GETTING TO THE POINT NOW WHERE THERE JUST ISN'T MORE FUNDS. THERE AREN'T MORE FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO ATTRIBUTE TOWARDS OUR SELF INSURANCE FUND. SO UNTIL WE PUT A CLINIC IN PLACE, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE EVERY YEAR IS INCREASED PREMIUMS, INCREASED CO-PAYS, AND INCREASED DEDUCTIBLES, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME ESSENTIALLY WITH TRADITIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE. THE OTHER CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE IS MONDAY MORNING BILLS. WE GET THE HIGH COST CLAIMS THAT HIT, AND YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO GET A HIGH COST CLAIM BECAUSE AS TODD OFTEN SAYS, WHEN TODD FROM MMA COMES, AND TALKS TO THE BOARD, YOU SHOW ME WHO'S GOING TO GET SICK, AND I'LL TELL YOU HOW MUCH YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE IS YOUR CLAIMS ARE GOING TO COST. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE REALLY BEEN FOCUSED ON IS, A CLINIC IS NOT A TRADITIONAL MODEL. WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO DO IS CREATE BETTER ACCESS FOR EMPLOYEES TO THAT PREVENTATIVE ONGOING PRIMARY CARE, SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO OR THERE'S LESS OF THOSE HIGH COST CLAIMS, WHICH COST MORE. I THINK SOMETIMES EMPLOYEES ARE FACED WITH A COUPLE OF CHALLENGES. THE FIRST, I'VE GOT TO GET TO THE DOCTOR RIGHT NOW, AND WHAT'S AROUND THE CORNER, MAYBE A FREESTANDING ER, WHICH WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE. >> IT COULD BE URGENT CARE OR A TRADITIONAL ER. WELL, IT COSTS MORE FOR THE SAME SERVICE AT THOSE TYPES OF PLACES THAN IT DOES AT A PRIMARY CARE FACILITY, LIKE THE HEALTH CLINIC WOULD BE. OVER TIME, WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT AS MORE OF OUR EMPLOYEES UTILIZE THE CLINIC, OUR CLAIMS COSTS WILL COME DOWN BY AN OFFSET AMOUNT. IT WON'T ACTUALLY BE EXTRA MONEY, IT'LL BE A SMARTER WAY FOR US TO USE OUR FUNDS AND TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO EMPLOYEES. >> WHAT I'M HEARING IS CONVENIENCE AS IN IT WILL ALLOW OUR STAFF TO BE MORE PROACTIVE ABOUT THEIR HEALTH, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A BENEFIT TO THEM. FOR COMMON ILLNESSES THAT I KNOW WE HAVE STAFF THAT DECIDES, DO I GO TO THE DOCTOR OR DO I PROLONG IT AND THEN IT TURNS INTO SOMETHING BIGGER BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THEY COULD GET AWAY FROM THEIR CLASSROOM? THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING ON THE CONVENIENCE PIECE, BUT THAT ALSO THE SAVINGS FROM THE REDUCED CLAIMS COULD POTENTIALLY BE COST SAVINGS WE PUT BACK INTO OUR STAFF THROUGH BEING ABLE TO REDUCE THEIR PLANS? >> POTENTIALLY. WE'RE STILL FACED WITH THE CHALLENGE OF INCREASING COSTS EVERY YEAR. IF WE DO NOTHING, WE'RE FORECASTING A $12 MILLION DEFICIT IN FIVE YEARS TIME, $12 MILLION. IF WE PUT A CLINIC IN PLACE AND WE GET GOOD UTILIZATION, WE'LL STILL SEE A DEFICIT, BUT WE COULD REDUCE THAT DEFICIT FROM ANYWHERE FROM $5-7 MILLION. THAT'S A CONSERVATIVE MODEL THAT WE PUT TOGETHER. I'M CONFIDENT THAT WHEN WE PUT THIS IN PLACE AND WE DO A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH COMMUNICATING AND CREATING THAT ACCESS FOR EMPLOYEES, WE CAN REALLY SEE GOOD UTILIZATION, BUT THE SAVINGS ARE GOING TO BE GENERATED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WHO ACTUALLY ACCESS THE CLINIC FOR THEIR PRIMARY CARE. WE REALLY HAVE A CHARGE NOW, PRESIDENT HARRISON TALKS TO ME ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME, MAKE SURE YOUR EMPLOYEES KNOW ABOUT THE PROGRAMS AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE CONNECTING THEM AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO THOSE. THAT'S OUR CHARGE AT THIS POINT. WE CAN HAVE A CLINIC, BUT THE REAL WIN IS MAKING SURE OUR EMPLOYEES KNOW ABOUT IT AND KNOW WHAT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM THERE. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. I'M SORRY THAT MY QUESTIONS WERE CLUNKY, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU CLARIFYING THE BENEFITS BECAUSE I WAS HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME WRAPPING MY HEAD AROUND IT. THEN MY ONLY OTHER QUESTION IS ABOUT THE FOUR-YEAR INITIAL CONTRACT. WE'RE LOCKED IN FOR FOUR YEARS, BUT THIS IS A NEW THING, SO WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IN THOSE FOUR YEARS? WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS FOR TERMINATING OR RE-EVALUATING THAT CONTRACT? DO WE HAVE WIGGLE ROOM IN THE FOUR-YEAR INITIAL TERM? >> I'M GOING TO TURN THAT OVER TO DAVID. DAVID BEACH, DO YOU MIND PROVIDING AN ANSWER TO TRUSTEE MARKUM ON THAT ONE, PLEASE? >> SORRY, I WAS FIGURING OUT MY WHERE VOLUME BUTTON WAS. I'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT. THE INITIAL CONTRACT TERM IS FOUR YEARS. [02:25:01] HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME CONTINGENCIES THAT ARE IN THE CONTRACT THAT WOULD, UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, ALLOW FOR THE CONTRACT TO BE MODIFIED OR TERMINATED. THERE'S A FINANCIAL EXIGENCY IN THERE AND SOME OTHER TRIGGERS, BUT THE CLINIC CAN REALLY BE SCALED TO CHANGES, FOR EXAMPLE, IN YOUR WORKFORCE. IF YOU HAD A LAYOFF, FOR EXAMPLE, AND YOUR HEAD COUNT WENT DOWN, THAT WOULD MEAN POTENTIALLY THAT THE UTILIZATION WOULD BE LOWER BECAUSE OF LOWER HEADCOUNT AND THEREFORE, WE WOULD ADJUST THE STAFF AND SO THE COSTS WOULD GO DOWN TO STAY ALIGNED WITH THE UTILIZATION THAT WE SEE. SIMILARLY, IF HEADCOUNT GOES UP, THEN POTENTIALLY THERE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL UTILIZATION AND THEN WE WOULD ADJUST STAFFING THE OTHER WAY. WE CAN MAKE ONGOING ADJUSTMENTS, IT'S NOT A STATIC FOUR-YEAR SITUATION. AS UTILIZATION POTENTIALLY CHANGES, AS BENEFITS CHANGE, AS YOUR FINANCIAL SITUATION CHANGES, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY IN THE AGREEMENT THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN AT THIS POINT. DID THAT HELP? >> YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> MY QUESTION MIGHT BE FOR YOU, EDDIE, FOR DR. AZAIEZ. WHAT IS THE PLAN IF THIS WERE TO PASS TO PROGRESS MONITOR, AND WHAT CADENCE MIGHT THE BOARD GET UPDATES ON THIS? >> WE DEFINITELY WOULD BE GIVEN UPDATES, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE FINANCIAL UTILIZATION AND FINANCIAL ALSO. EDDIE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD. >> ABSOLUTELY. I'M A DATA GUY, TIFFANY, AS YOU KNOW, AND THE NUMBERS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MAN SITTING TO MY LEFT, BREATHING DOWN MY NECK HALF MOST DAYS. ALL THAT TO BE SAID IS WE HAVE ALREADY COORDINATED A PLAN TO HAVE WEEKLY MEETINGS THROUGH UTILIZATION AND WE'LL BE CLOSELY MONITORING MARATHON'S. THEY HAVE CANNED REPORTS ALREADY IN TERMS OF THAT ROI AND THE UTILIZATION AND PIECES LIKE THAT. THAT IS DEFINITELY A FOCUS BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED, THIS THING ONLY WORKS IF WE GET OUR EMPLOYEES TO UTILIZE THAT, SO WE HAVE TO PROGRESS MONITOR. I WOULD IMAGINE THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF IMPLEMENTATION, WE'LL BE GETTING VERY FREQUENT UPDATES, AND WE'LL KEEP THE BOARD APPRISED ON A MONTHLY BASIS BECAUSE IT IS A BIG COMMITMENT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S WELL UTILIZED, BUT ALSO I REALIZE THAT, AN EXAMPLE IS THE LISTENING SESSION, YOU'RE CONNECTED WITH OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL, SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE ALL OF US TO REALLY MAKE THIS WORK. THE THING ABOUT OUR SELF-INSURANCE FUND IS IT'S NOT JUST THE DISTRICT'S SELF-INSURANCE FUND. OUR EMPLOYEES ARE PART OF THAT AS WELL BECAUSE THEY CONTRIBUTE TO IT EVERY MONTH WITH THEIR PREMIUMS, AND THAT ONLY WORKS BECAUSE OF THAT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS WORKS SO WE CAN GET THE BEST VALUE FOR THEM AND ULTIMATELY, WE CAN KEEP THEIR COSTS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE DESPITE THE INFLATIONARY PRESSURES THAT WE SEE. >> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> SEEING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE EMPLOYEE WORKSITE HEALTH CLINIC CONTRACT WITH MARATHON HEALTH AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR? ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES, 7-0. THANK YOU. WE'RE MOVING ON TO I.3, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON BOARD SELF-EVALUATION. WHAT WE SEE HERE BEFORE US WAS QUARTER 2. WE ARE GOING TO START OUR CURRENT QUARTER. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO START FROM THE DISCUSSION POINT OF WHERE WE WERE. IF YOU'RE WATCHING AND YOU'RE CURIOUS, I'M REFERENCING THE LONE STAR GOVERNANCE MANUAL TO MAKE SOME OF THESE DETERMINATIONS. VISION AND GOALS 1, THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS. LAST QUARTER, WE WERE AT 12. TWELVE INDICATES MEETS FOCUS. THE BOARD MEETS FOCUS OF ALL PRIOR CONDITIONS AND THE FOLLOWING ARE TRUE. ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND THE SUPERINTENDENT AGREE THAT THE STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS WILL CHALLENGE THE ORGANIZATION. [02:30:01] REQUIRED ADULT BEHAVIOR CHANGE ARE INFLUENCEABLE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND ARE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S FIRST PRIORITY FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION. TWELVE, THE BOARD RELIED ON A ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS, COMPREHENSIVE STUDENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT OR SIMILAR RESEARCH-BASED TOOL TO INFORM THE IDENTIFICATION AND PRIORITIZATION OF ALL STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS. WE WERE AT 12 LAST TIME. IN ORDER FOR US TO BE AT 15, ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT WOULD HAVE HAD TO COMMIT THE VISION AND STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS TO MEMORY, KNOW THE CURRENT STATUS OF EACH STUDENT OUTCOME GOAL, AND AGREE THAT THERE IS BROAD COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP OF THE BOARD'S VISION AND STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS THROUGH INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNICATION WITH STUDENT STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. COLLEAGUES, WHERE DID WE FALL? >> I THINK WE'RE STILL ON A 12. >> DO WE AGREE? FOR VISION AND GOALS 2, THIS IS THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED GOAL PROGRESS MEASURES, GPMS, ALIGNED TO EACH STUDENT OUTCOME GOAL. IN ORDER TO MOVE UP TO A 15, WE WERE AT 12 LAST QUARTER, ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND THE SUPERINTENDENT AGREE THAT THERE'S BROAD COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP OF THE GPMS THROUGH INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNICATION WITH STUDENT STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. >> I DON'T THINK WE COULD SAY THERE'S A BROAD OWNERSHIP OF THE GPMS. >> WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAN WE WERE IN MAY. >> THEN WE'LL BE IN 12, WHICH MEANS THAT WE AGREE THAT THE GPMS WILL CHALLENGE THE ORGANIZATION, REQUIRE ADULT BEHAVIOR CHANGE ARE INFLUENCEABLE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND ARE ALL PREDICTIVE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS, 12. VISION AND GOALS 3, THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED CONSTRAINTS. LAST TIME, WE WERE AT MEETS FOCUS 9 BECAUSE WE HAD ADOPTED CONSTRAINTS TO MOVE UP TO 10, WHICH IS MASTERS FOCUS. WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO ADOPT ONE OR MORE THEORIES OF ACTION TO DRIVE OVERALL STRATEGIC DIRECTION. I DON'T THINK WE'VE DONE THAT, SO I WOULD SAY WE'RE STILL AT NINE, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE ADOPTED 1-5 BOARD SELF-CONSTRAINTS, AND WE RELIED ON ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OR COMPREHENSIVE STUDENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT OR SIMILAR RESEARCH TOOLS, AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND THE SUPERINTENDENT AGREE WITH THAT CONSTRAINTS WILL CHALLENGE THE ORGANIZATION TO FOCUS ON THE VISION AND GOALS OF COMMUNITY. WE WERE AT A FOUR, WHICH WAS MEETS FOCUS, AND THAT'S VISION GOALS 4, THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED SUPERINTENDENT CONSTRAINT PROGRESS MEASURES. IN ORDER FOR US TO MOVE TO A FIVE, WE WOULD HAVE TO AGREE THERE'S BROAD COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP OF THE SUPERINTENDENT CPM THROUGH INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNICATION WITH STUDENT, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AS TRUSTEE LANDRUM SAID, I DON'T THINK WE'VE DONE ANYTHING DIFFERENT FROM THE LAST TIME WE'VE DONE THIS, SO I WOULD SAY WE REMAIN AT FOUR, MEETS FOCUS. AGREE? PROGRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY 1, NOW THIS ONE SAYS, THE BOARD INVEST AT LEAST HALF ITS TIME TO IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES. AS WE SAW LAST TIME, WE DID NOT MEET THAT. LAST TIME, ONE QUARTER AGO, WE WERE AT FOUR, WHICH IS INVESTING 10% OR MORE OF THE QUARTERLY MINUTES. THE QUARTER BEFORE THAT WAS 12 THOUGH. THAT WAS 25% OR MORE, AND I THINK WE'RE BACK DOWN AT FOUR. IS THAT CORRECT? TRUSTEE LANDRUM, YOU'D BE THE EXPERT. >> YES. >> THANK YOU. PROGRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY 2, THE BOARD EVALUATES BUT DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH PROGRESS TOWARDS IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES, AND WE WERE AT ONE LAST TIME. I THINK THE REASON WHY WE WERE AT ONE, THE BOARD HAS PERFORMED A SELF-EVALUATION WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS USING A RESEARCHED-ALIGNED INSTRUMENT, YES; PERFORMED A SUPERINTENDENT ANNUAL EVALUATION NO MORE THAN 15 MONTHS AGO, YES; BEEN PROVIDED COPIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S IMPLEMENTATION PLANS THAT INCLUDES CAMPUS GOALS TO MAKE PROGRESS TOWARDS STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS AND NOT VOTED TO IMPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UNLESS REQUIRED BY LAW. I THINK WHAT KEPT US FROM GOING TO A TWO WAS? >> WE DID NOT DO SELF-EVALUATION. >> WE DID NOT PERFORM A SELF-EVALUATION NO MORE THAN 45 DAYS PRIOR TO HIS RECENT EVALUATION, SO WE REMAIN AT A ONE. SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES, THE BOARD OPERATES IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS A SUPERINTENDENT TO ACCOMPLISH THE VISION. WE COULD MOVE UP TO FOUR, WE WERE AT A ONE. ONE IS PREPARING TO FOCUS. WE COULD MOVE UP TO FOUR FOR APPROACHES FOCUS. IF ALL CONSENT ELIGIBLE ITEMS WERE PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND MORE THAN 75% OF THE ITEMS WERE VOTED ON USING THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH WE HAVE DON, AND THE ADOPTED MONITORING CALENDAR HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED DURING THE PAST QUARTER, WHICH WE HAVE NOT. CORRECT? WE DID IN JUNE? [02:35:02] THANK YOU, PATTY. WE'RE AT ONE. >> COSTS US THREE POINTS. THANK YOU, PATTY, FOR KEEPING US ACCOUNTABLE. WE DID IT, WE CHANGED IT IN JUNE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE IT NO MORE. ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT, THE BOARD PROMOTES THE VISION. IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THE BOARD HAS PROVIDED TIME, DURING REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD-AUTHORIZED PUBLIC MEETINGS, TO RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF STUDENTS AND STAFF REGARDING PROGRESS ON STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS AND HOSTED A COMMUNITY MEETING TO DISCUSS PROGRESS TOWARDS STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS WITHIN EACH FEEDER PATTERN WITH LOW PERFORMING CAMPUSES DURING THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTH PERIOD. THAT IS A NO, SO WE WOULD REMAIN AT ONE BECAUSE WE HAVE LISTENED FOR AND DISCUSSED THE VISION AND VALUES OF OUR STUDENTS AND LISTENED FOR AND DISCUSSED THE VISION AND VALUES OF OUR STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I DEFINITELY THINK THAT APPROACHES FOCUS IS ACHIEVABLE AND SOMETHING TO BE PRIORITIZED. LAST ONE, SYNERGY AND TEAMWORK. LAST TIME, WE WERE AT THREE, APPROACHES FOCUS. THE BOARD AGREES THAT EVERY MEMBER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OUTCOMES OF ALL STUDENTS, NOT JUST STUDENTS IN THEIR REGION OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, WE'RE AT LARGE SO YES, MAINTAIN AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 70% OR HIGHER THROUGHOUT ALL REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETINGS THE PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS, AND HAS SET THE EXPECTATION THAT INFORMATION PROVIDED ON ONE BOARD MEMBER IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. IS THAT TRUE? >> NO. >> I WOULD SAY YES. TO MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE, THE BOARD MAINTAINED AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 80% OR HIGHER THROUGH ALL REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETINGS, ALL MEMBERS HAVE ADHERED TO ALL POLICIES GOVERNING BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, EVERY MEMBER HAS COMPLETED ALL STATUTORILY REQUIRED TRAININGS AND, RATHER THAN THE SUPERINTENDENT, LED THE COMPLETION OF LONE STAR GOVERNANCE TASKS. I WOULD SAY NINE, MEETS FOCUS. TO BE AT 10, WE'D HAVE TO HAVE COMPLETED THE LONE STAR GOVERNANCE WORKSHOP. HAVE ALL BOARD MEMBERS NOT? THAT'S A NINE. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> NOT EVERYONE. >> NOT THE LAST LONE STAR GOVERNANCE TRAINING? >> YEAH. >> WELL, IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY SAY YOU HAVE TO DO IT ALTOGETHER. >> I MEAN, BECAUSE ALL OF US HAVE DONE IT AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. SOME OF US HAVE DONE IT MULTIPLE TIMES. IT JUST SAYS ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT HAVE COMPLETED THE WORKSHOP. IT DOESN'T SAY ALL. WELL, THEN LET'S GO TO THE SECOND ONE. AGREE THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ADHERED TO ALL ADOPTED BOARD CONSTRAINTS DURING THE PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS. AMY, WHAT IS IT? I'M TRYING TO THINK BECAUSE PART OF OURS IS HOW LONG WE'RE GOING TO BE ENCLOSED, AND I'VE DONE MY BEST. BUT I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE SPENT MORE THAN AN HOUR. >> IN THE LAST QUARTER? >> YOU'RE ALLOWED AN HOUR IF YOU'RE SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE. YOU'RE ALLOWED THAT ANYTIME SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ONE HOUR. >> MAYBE WE HAVE BEEN UNDER AN HOUR. >> AND THE THIRD ONE IS THAT. >> I THINK THAT WAS ADDED WHEN THERE WERE A LOT OF GB1 AND ALL THAT IN OUR GRIEVANCE PROCESS AGAINST TRUSTEES. >> THEN I GUESS IF WE COUNT THE CONNECT 5 AS A COMMUNITY FORUM, THEN WE DID ACTUALLY MEET ALL OF THEM. >> THAT DOESN'T COUNT. WE DIDN'T DISCUSS STUDENT OUTCOMES AT THAT COMMUNITY FORUM. >> WAIT. WHERE ARE YOU LOOKING AT THE COMMUNITY FORUM? >> WELL, IT'S ON BOARD CONSTRAINT NUMBER 3. THE BOARD SHALL NOT HOLD LESS THAN ONE COMMUNITY FORUM PER QUARTER. >> THEN WE DIDN'T DO THAT. >> THEN WE'RE AT NINE? BUT WE KNOW HOW IT TO GET TO 10 NEXT TIME. NEXT QUARTER TARGET, FOR THIS ONE IS 10. WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THE NEXT QUARTER TARGETS AS WE GO ALONG. ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT, I THINK WE CAN GET TO THREE. SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES, WE'RE AT A ONE IN ORDER TO GET TO FOUR. WE HAVE TO NOT MODIFY THE MONITORING CALENDAR. CAN WE DO THAT? >> YES. >> I THINK MOST OF WHAT'S KEEPING US FROM BUMPING TO THE NEXT LEVEL ON ALL OF THESE IS COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO DISCUSS OUR STUDENT OUTCOMES. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY OF THOSE SCHEDULED IN THE NEXT QUARTER. BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF REDOING OUR GOALS. I THINK WE COULD HIT A LOT OF OUR NEXT LEVELS IF WE HOLD COMMUNITY FORUMS, BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE READY TO DO THAT IN THE NEXT QUARTER JUST BECAUSE OF. [02:40:02] >> WHAT I CALL IT THREE WAY COMMUNICATION NIGHT, TWO WAY COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN DISCUSSING THAT. BUT YES, BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WAITING ON FOR TA, WE DON'T HAVE AS TIGHT OF A TIMELINE ON GOALS. BUT ONCE WE HAVE THAT TIGHT TIMELINE, WE WILL BE DOING COMMUNITY FORUMS. I AGREE WITH YOU, IT'S ALMOST THERE. PROGRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY. WE WERE AT ONE, WE CAN GET TWO. WELL, FOR THIS ONE, WE PROBABLY WILL REMAIN AT ONE BECAUSE OF THAT 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT SUPERINTENDENTS EVALUATION. PROGRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY, ONE, WE WERE AT FOUR.25% OR MORE OF THE MONTHLY QUARTERLY MINUTES AND BOARD AUTHORIZED PUBLIC MEETINGS WERE INVESTED. I FEEL LIKE THAT CAN BE DONE. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO 12. VISION AND GOALS, WE WERE AT FOUR IN ORDER TO MOVE TO FIVE. ALL BOARD MEMBERS IN THE SUPERINTENDENT AGREE THERE'S BROAD COMMITTEE OWNERSHIP OF THE SUPERINTENDENT THROUGH INVOLVEMENT COMMUNICATION WITH STUDENT STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I THINK THAT THAT IS STILL THE COMMUNITY COMMUNICATION. WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE THAT A FOUR. PENDING OUR BOARD GOALS. THREE, IN ORDER TO MOVE TO 10, WE WOULD HAVE TO ADOPT ONE OR MORE THEORIES OF ACTION. I THINK ALL THE VISION AND GOALS WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET TWO, BECAUSE THEY ALL REQUIRE BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO GET TO THE MASTER'S FOCUS. THEN I WILL LEAVE THEM AS THEY ARE. WE'RE AT 53 FOR THE CURRENT QUARTER, WHICH IS UP BY SIX POINTS. THEN OUR FUTURE GOAL IS MAKING ME DO MATH ON THE SPOT. 67. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS? >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE BOARD SELF EVALUATION AS DISCUSSED. >> SECOND. >> MOTION SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING I3. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES, AND ZERO AND I WILL PASS THIS DOWN THE LINE FOR SIGNATURES. WE'RE MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM I4. I KNOW THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS, BUT DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF PLACE 6 TRUSTEE, TIFFANY AND HARRISON IN THE PROCESS TO FILL THE VACANCY. LET ME PULL THIS UP REAL QUICK. THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY A JOYFUL THING. THERE ARE LOTS OF JOYFUL, HAPPY THINGS GOING ON IN MY PERSONAL LIFE. I RECENTLY GOT MARRIED. MY FAMILY HAS EXPANDED AND IS CONTINUING TO GROW VERY QUICKLY. I WILL BE LEAVING TO FOCUS ON THOSE VERY OF PERSONAL ASPECTS, AND THIS IS ALL ROOTED IN MY PERSONAL GROWTH IN THIS NEXT PHASE OF MY LIFE AND BEING ABLE TO FULLY EMBRACE THAT, WHICH I'M SUPER GRATEFUL FOR. I WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR THE ROUND ROCK ISD COMMUNITY. THIS ISN'T JUST THE COMMUNITY WHERE I'VE BEEN A TRUSTEE. THIS IS THE BELOVED COMMUNITY THAT HAS RAISED ME FROM THE FIRST GRADE AT FERN BLUFF ELEMENTARY, ALL THE WAY THROUGH ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, AND MY TENURE AS A TEACHER, NATALIE HAS ALREADY SAID THAT SHE HIRED ME 13 YEARS AGO NOW. ITS BEEN A WHILE. TONIGHT WAS ESPECIALLY SPECIAL BECAUSE MY MENTOR TEACHER IS THE DEAR PEGGY MICA, WHO RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR BEING JUST THE BEST HUMAN AND SHE IS THE BEST HUMAN AND THE BEST CTE ADVOCATE IN THE WORLD. IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS, BUT ALSO GREAT JOY THAT I MOVE ON FROM THIS ROLE IN THIS COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO WITH DEEP GRATITUDE AND CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO UPLIFTING ROUND ROCK ISD. I BELIEVE IN ROUND ROCK ISD, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. IT'S A DIFFICULT JOURNEY IN PUBLIC EDUCATION RIGHT NOW WE'RE ALL WELL AWARE OF THIS, AND I HAVE ALWAYS CHAMPIONED US LOOKING AT BEING UNIFIED AS A SYSTEM AND NOT EDUCATORS, [02:45:05] AGAINST ADMINISTRATION, AGAINST THE BOARD, AGAINST PARENTS. I THINK THAT WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER, WE CAN ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR ROUND ROCK ISD. IT IS WITH FULL CONFIDENCE IN MY COLLEAGUES AND THE FUTURE OF ROUND ROCK ISD THAT I TENDER MY RESIGNATION, AND I ALSO WANT TO JUST DISCUSS WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE. IT IS A PROCESS. I'M NOT DONE TONIGHT. WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE AND CAN LOOK LIKE, WE HAVE SOME CHOICES AS A BOARD. TONIGHT, WE'LL HAVE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MY RESIGNATION. I DID NOT SET A CERTAIN DATE. I DIDN'T SAY, I'M OUT OF HERE BY SEPTEMBER 1ST BECAUSE WE NEED TO FILL THE VACANCY. THE PROCESS THAT IN THE PAST HAS WORKED THE BEST TO FILL THE VACANCY HAS BEEN TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS AND TO TAKE SOME TIME TO LOOK THROUGH THIS APPLICATIONS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT. I THINK YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION. WE'D LIKE FOR YOU TO INCLUDE YOUR RESUME. I'M SURE THERE'S A PIECE OF PAPER THAT TELLS ME ALL THE THINGS THAT, HANDY MADE FOR ME. >> CINDY HAS ALL THAT. >> CINDY CAN VOICE IT OVER. CINDY YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD? >> LET ME GO AHEAD AND TELL YOU ABOUT YOU'VE GOT TWO OPTIONS. THE FIRST OPTION IS ALWAYS A SPECIAL ELECTION. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THIS BOARD HAS EVER DONE BEFORE. MUCH MORE PREVALENT IS AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR ELECTION, WHICH Y'ALL HAVE PREVIOUSLY DONE WHEN YOU'VE HAD PEOPLE RESIGN. NOW, THERE IS NO SET PRESCRIBED WAY TO DO AN APPOINTMENT IN THE LAW, BUT WHAT HAS WORKED BEST FOR THIS BOARD IN THE PAST IS THAT YOU ANNOUNCE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE AN INTEREST TO APPLY FOR THE POSITION. WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST IS WE HAVE TAKEN THOSE APPLICATIONS ONLINE. IF THE BOARD IS PREPARED TO GO FORWARD WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, WE HAVE PREPARED DOCUMENTS THAT WE CAN MOVE WITH VERY QUICKLY. THAT'S THE THINGS THAT WE WILL BE ASKING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE ARE BASICALLY THREE THINGS. THOSE THINGS ARE, WE NEED A COPY OF A RESUME, WE NEED A COPY OF STATEMENT OF INTEREST, EXPLAINING WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THE BOARD, WHAT YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN BRING TO THE BOARD, AND THEN THE THIRD THING IS WE NEED VERIFICATION THAT YOU'RE A REGISTERED VOTER WITHIN THE ROUND ROCK ISD BOUNDARIES. WE ALSO NEED PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, YOU WILL BE SUBJECT TO A BACKGROUND CHECK, AND ALSO THAT YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO CERTIFY THAT OBVIOUSLY YOU DON'T HAVE ANY SORT OF CRIMINAL HISTORY THAT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO CHILDREN. FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU ARE A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD EVEN BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD IN AN APPOINTMENT POSITION, PLUS UNDER STATE LAW, YOU WOULD BE INELIGIBLE TO BE A BOARD MEMBER. BASICALLY WHAT WE DO AFTER WE PUT THE INFORMATION OUT AND SOLICIT PEOPLE'S APPLICATIONS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN PERFORMING THIS IS THEN WE COLLATE THOSE AND WE WORK WITH HR TO RUN BACKGROUND CHECKS. THEN WE PRESENT EVERYONE WHO MEETS THOSE BASIC QUALIFICATIONS TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD THEN HAS SOME TIME TO REVIEW ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS, AS WELL AS GET MORE INSIGHT INTO THE CANDIDATES, THE APPLICANTS, THEY'RE NOT CANDIDATES AT THAT POINT, THEY'RE THE APPLICANTS BASED ON THEIR RESUME AND ALL THE INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE PROVIDED US. THEN EACH BOARD MEMBER IS ABLE TO CHOOSE A PERSON THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PUBLIC INTERVIEWS WITH. THE INTERVIEWS TENTATIVELY AT THIS POINT, I BELIEVE ARE SET FOR SEPTEMBER 16TH. IF THE BOARD CHOOSES TO GO WITH THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS, WE WILL BE OPENING THAT UP TOMORROW AND WE WILL BE TAKING [02:50:01] APPLICATIONS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2ND FOR INTERESTED PARTIES. THE BOARD WILL BE GIVEN ALL OF THE APPLICANTS BY THE 5TH OF SEPTEMBER, AND WE'LL HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 12TH TO GET THOSE NAMES BACK TO US. ALSO, WE ASK EACH OF THE INTERVIEWEES THE SAME QUESTIONS. EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS IS ENTITLED TO SUBMIT ONE QUESTION THAT THEY WANT TO ASK ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING INTERVIEWED. INTERVIEWS, LIKE I SAID, WILL BE DONE ON THE 16TH. THOSE INTERVIEWS MUST BE DONE IN PERSON. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THIS, PLEASE PLAN ON BEING AVAILABLE ON THAT DATE. WHAT WE DO IS FOLKS THAT WE CHOOSE FOR INTERVIEWS AND THAT COULD BE AS MANY AS SEVEN AS FEW AS IF YOU GUYS ARE ALL BLOWN AWAY BY ONE PERSON, IT COULD BE JUST ONE. BUT THOSE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE INTERVIEWED ARE SEQUESTERED SO THAT NOBODY HEARS THE QUESTIONS BEFORE AND THEY EACH GET TO BE INTERVIEWED FOR A POSITION IN FRONT OF EVERYONE THAT IS DONE IN PUBLIC. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCEDURES THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST THAT I THINK WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO CONSIDER GOING FORWARD. >> TRUSTEE LANDRUM. >> HAVE WE PASSED THE DEADLINE FOR CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER? I KNOW WE HAVE DONE AN APPOINTMENT IN THE PAST, BUT THAT WAS FOR A FOUR MONTH PERIOD. THIS PERSON WOULD BE SERVING FOR 15 MONTHS. IDEALLY, I WOULD LOVE THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON SOMEBODY WHO WAS GOING TO SERVE THAT LONG. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE PASSED THE DEADLINE FOR FILING FOR A SPOT ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. >> I THINK WE HAVE. >> I THINK WE HAVE, BUT WE ARE PULLING UP THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE RIGHT NOW TO LOOK AT THOSE DEADLINES. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, WELL, WE DO THAT REAL QUICK, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THAT DEADLINE HAS PASSED ALREADY. >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. WHAT IS THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION? >> TO CALL FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION, BASICALLY THE COSTS THAT WE WOULD HAVE FOR A REGULAR ELECTION, GENERALLY, I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME VERY ROUND NUMBERS BECAUSE I CANNOT TELL YOU EXACTLY TO THE PENNY, BUT I WANT TO SAY IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT $250,000. >> YOU ARE IN THE BALLPARK. >> I KNOW THAT OUR COMMITMENT TO WILLIAMSON COUNTY IS WELL OVER 200 EVERY TIME WE HAVE AN ELECTION, AND THAT IS GENERALLY, I WANT TO SAY BETWEEN 50 AND 80 FOR TRAVIS COUNTY. >> ANY FEEDBACK QUESTIONS? WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DRIVE THE PROCESS, WHETHER WE DO A SPECIAL ELECTION, WE CAN VOTE ON THAT OR WHETHER WE DO APPOINTMENT, IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD WANT TO ADJUST IN THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS. I WILL BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE END. I WILL REMAIN AS BOARD PRESIDENT UNTIL WE SAT A NEW PERSON. IF THE PROCESS TAKES A MONTH, THAT'S GREAT. IF IT TAKES LONGER THAN A MONTH, THAT'S OKAY TOO. THAT'S WHY I LEFT MY TIMELINE OPEN ENDED. WE DEFINITELY WANT TO FIND THE RIGHT PERSON. IT'S A LONG TIME TO REPRESENT. IF WE GO THE APPOINTMENT ROUTE, I WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FIND SOMEBODY THAT WE REALLY THINK WOULD SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WELL AND WAS REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR COMMUNITY. >> I DO HAVE AN ANSWER. WE HAVE PASSED THAT DATE. IT WAS AUGUST 18TH. >> THANK YOU. I THOUGHT THAT WE HAD BASED ON WHEN WE TYPICALLY CALL FOR ELECTIONS. MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD PROCEED WITH THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS. OBVIOUSLY, WE AREN'T GOING TO WAIT UNTIL MAY ELECTION TO GET ON A BALLOT THEN. MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO PROCEED WITH AN APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR SURE. [02:55:02] >> PERFECT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DO WE HAVE ANY MOTION? >> SORRY. >> I'M NOT MAKING THE MOTION TO ACCEPT YOUR RESIGNATION. [LAUGHTER] IN FACT I MAY ABSTAIN. >> YEAH, I THINK I AGREE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU CARED WHEN THEY DO THE MAY ELECTION, THE COST 300,000. I THINK APPOINTMENT WILL BE A BETTER CHOICE. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZE ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO BEGIN THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS TO FILL TRUSTEE HARRISON, PLACE 6 VACANCY UNTIL THE NOVEMBER 2026 ELECTION, AND EXCEPT. >> WE HAVE TO DO THIS. THIS IS MOTION ONE. >> YOU GOT TO THE FIRST ONE. >> DO I HAVE TO DO BOTH OF THEM? >> WELL, I CAN DO THE FIRST ONE IF YOU WANT AND THEN YOU CAN DO THE SECOND ONE BECAUSE IT'S WITH A HEAVY HEART. THOUGH I KNOW I'M EXCITED FOR YOU, BUT IT'S WITH A VERY HEAVY HEART THAT I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF PLACE SIX TRUSTEE TIFFANY N. HARRISON. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I WISH YOU HAPPY TRAILS AND ALL OF THOSE GREAT TERMS MOVING FORWARD. I KNOW THIS IS AN EXCITING TIME FOR YOU PERSONALLY, AND IT HAS BEEN A JOY TO SERVE ALONGSIDE YOU FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR ROUND ROCK ISD, NOT ONLY ON THIS DAIS, BUT IN EVERY CAPACITY AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER, AS A STUDENT, AND WHATNOT, BUT I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE DISTRICT, AND YOUR ABSENCE WILL BE DEFINITELY FELT HARD. >> THANK YOU. >> I WILL BE BRIEF. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR DEDICATION TO ROUND ROCK ISD AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND FOR STEPPING INTO THIS ROLE. YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN A BREATH OF FRESH AIR TO THIS DISTRICT, AND I JUST APPRECIATE YOUR PERSPECTIVE AND YOUR GUIDANCE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I'LL SAY SOMETHING, TOO. YOU'RE A TREASURE TO THIS COMMUNITY, AND IT'S A SHAME THAT WE'RE LOSING YOU, BUT WE'RE ALL VERY HAPPY FOR YOU. JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHERE YOU END UP AND HOW GREAT THE REST OF YOUR TIME HERE IS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE PERSONALLY. I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED IT AND GOOD LUCK. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> NO, I WAS GOING TO WAIT UNTIL YOUR LAST MEETING BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO ALL DO THIS ALL AGAIN. I WILL JUST WAIT. >> WE HAVE FOUR OTHER MEETINGS. >> I WILL JUST WAIT. >> YOU WILL WAIT? >> I'M GOING TO WAIT. >> I'LL WAIT TO. >> AMY DON'T HAVE TO SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT ME, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU MEAN SO MUCH TO ME. >> I'M NOT SAYING THAT I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING EVER AGAIN, EITHER. >> MICHELLE, YOU CAN JUST TURN THE TIME OFF WHEN IT GETS TO THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND ON MY RESIGNATION. I THINK WE'RE DONE WITH DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSE AND ABSTAINING? MOTION CARRIES 6-0-1. >> NOW, I CAN MAKE THIS MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZE ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO BEGIN THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS TO FILL TRUSTEE HARRISON, PLACE SIX VACANCY UNTIL THE NOVEMBER 2026 ELECTION AND ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS DISCUSSED. >> SECOND. >> MOTION SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? >> SORRY, I HAVE ONE COMMENT. THE BUTTONS AREN'T WORKING VERY WELL TONIGHT. >> NOT AT ALL. >> I ALWAYS ENTER APPOINTMENTS WITH A LITTLE BIT OF FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN. BUT I REALLY HOPE THAT WE GET A LOT OF RESPONSE FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND ESPECIALLY FROM OUR MORE UNDERREPRESENTED AREAS OF THE DISTRICT. I CURRENTLY AM THE ONLY TRUSTEE THAT LIVES ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE DISTRICT. WHILE I LIKE THAT TITLE, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO ESPECIALLY A REPRESENTATIVE FROM STONY POINT. IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY IN THE STONY POINT COMMUNITY, PLEASE REACH OUT TO THEM IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY. HONESTLY, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU COME AS LONG AS YOU'RE ADVOCATING FOR ALL STUDENTS IN ALL CAPACITIES, BUT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE A GREATER REPRESENTATIVE FROM OUR MORE UNDER REPRESENTATIVE PARTS OF THE DISTRICT. JUST A RAW RAW FOR WHOEVER IS OUT THERE LISTENING. IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT IT, IT'S A GREAT JOB. IT'S A LOT OF WORK. IT'S A BIG COMMITMENT. >> THE PAY IS GREAT. >> YEAH, THE PAY IS PHENOMENAL ZERO. BUT I AM ESPECIALLY HOPING TO HAVE A LOT OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT WE DON'T NORMALLY HEAR FROM. [03:00:01] >> PLUS ONE, TRUSTEE LANDRUM. I AGREE. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. SEEING NONE OPPOSED, MOTION CARRIES 7-0. THANK YOU. WE ARE ON TO ITEM J1 BOARD BUSINESS. [J. BOARD BUSINESS] WE HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH RCPS, SO YOU CAN GET YOUR PHONES OUT IF YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE CALENDAR. SEPTEMBER 16 IS THE CALLED BOARD MEETING, THAT WOULD BE THE TRUSTEE INTERVIEWS. THAT'S A TUESDAY. I HAVE YESES FROM EVERYONE, BUT TRUSTEE LANDRUM AND TRUSTEE ROSS. IF YOU'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT CALENDAR FOR ME, YOU HAVE A MAYBE. >> WELL, WE VERY RARELY MEET ON TUESDAYS. IS THERE ANY FLEXIBILITY TO MEETING ON A WEDNESDAY? WE NEVER MEET ON TUESDAYS. IT REQUIRES SOME JUGGLING. BUT I'M JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE. I KNOW THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION TIME, BUT IF WE CAN LOOK AT CALENDARS, A POSSIBLY MEETING ON A WEDNESDAY INSTEAD OF A TUESDAY, IF NOT, I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT CHILDCARE. THAT'S WHY I'M A MAYBE. >> WOULD IT BE PERMISSIBLE FOR US TO DISCUSS IF PEOPLE HAVE AVAILABILITY ON A WEDNESDAY? >> IF IT'S MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND YOU'RE SCHEDULING IT. >> DOES ANYBODY HAVE A CONFLICT? >> YES. >> I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'D BE BETTER FOR ME ANYWAY. [BACKGROUND] >> THAT'S FINE. I COULD DO THE 17TH. >> WILL WORK FOR ME. ANYBODY ELSE? WORKS, WORK, WORK. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THEN I'M A YES FOR THE 17TH. >> WE HAVE TWO MORE MEETINGS BACK TO BACK WEDNESDAY. >> THAT'S FINE. AS LONG AS IT'S ON A WEDNESDAY, MY CALENDAR IS MUCH MORE WIDE OPEN ON WEDNESDAYS. >> TRUSTEE ROSS. >> WE NEED TO PUT WHATEVER WE ALL CHOOSE ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE PUT OUT TOMORROW. >> WE HAVE TO CHOOSE. >> YEAH, I'LL HAVE TO CHOOSE TONIGHT. SORRY. >> NO, SORRIES. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR FLEXIBILITY. LET'S MAKE THE CALL FOR THE 17TH. >> THANK YOU THEN THAT 25TH IS THE TEAM OF EIGHT. THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT. I KNOW THIS IS A LOT OF THURSDAYS, AND THE WEEK BEFORE THAT STARTS THURSDAY. THIS IS A LOT. BUT THE 25TH WOULD BE THE TEAM OF EIGHT TRAINING. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE APPLYING WOULD ALSO KNOW THAT THIS WOULD BE A REQUIRED TRAINING. I'M MISSING SVPS FROM TRUSTEE LANDRUM AND TRUSTEE ROSS. IF YOU ALL WILL LOOK AT THAT. COOL >> I'LL BE THERE LATE. IF WE HAVE THAT ON THAT DATE, I WON'T BE HERE TILL ABOUT SEVEN. >> THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WILL CAUSE ISSUE FOR TEAM OF EIGHT. >> NO, DOESN'T OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS OUR BOARD AND I'M GOING TO BE PART OF OBVIOUSLY THE TRAINING, BUT THIS IS ANOTHER OPTION, ALSO, I DON'T KNOW THAT ABILITY FOR OCTOBER 9TH, BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT DATA ALREADY SET UP FOR A CALLED BOARD MEETING, AND I THINK THERE MIGHT BE ONE GRIEVANCE, I THINK, POTENTIALLY ONE, MAYBE NONE. IF THE BOARD IS GOOD WITH IT, TO MAYBE TRY TO COMBINE THEM INTO ONE MEETING. THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE TWO MEETINGS, BUT IT'S UP TO OUR BOARD TO DECIDE. >> IF WE'RE CUTTING OUT A MEETING, I'M ALL FOR THAT. >> THE ONLY THING IS FOR THE NINTH RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM. WE HAVE TRUSTEE LANDRUM AND TRUSTEE WEIR, TRUSTEE ZARATE MAYBE AND THEN THERE'S NO SVPS. DO YOU ALL WANT TO MAKE THE CALL FOR THE OCTOBER 9TH? >> WE NEED TRUSTEE ZARATE. >> CHUY, CAN YOU MAKE THE NINTH HAPPEN? >> YES AND THAT WOULD BE MICHELLE WOULD BE DOING OUR TRAINING FOR THE TEAM OF EIGHT. AS YOU KNOW, IT'S REQUIRED TRAINING AND WE'RE TRAINING AND WE SHOULD GET IT DONE SOON. [03:05:02] >> THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS JUST THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO CAME TO OUR SESSION AT CONNECT 5. IT WAS ACTUALLY REALLY UPLIFTING AND FUN AND GREAT TO BE IN COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO THE DISTRICT FOR MAKING THAT POSSIBLE. I JUST ALSO WANT TO SAY, WOW, CONNECT 5 WAS SO COOL. I WISH THAT WE HAD THAT WHEN I WAS A TEACHER. IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF THE YEAR. THEY WERE REALLY MEANINGFUL SESSIONS. EXCELLENT WORK. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A WONDERFUL FIRST WEEK BACK AT SCHOOL. I HOPE WE'RE MOVING WITH GRACE. I KNOW THERE'S STILL THINGS THAT WE'RE FIGURING OUT AND ADJUSTING, BUT WE ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE EVERYONE BACK SAFE AND WELL FROM SUMMER. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE UPCOMING YEAR. THANK YOU. DR. AZAIEZ. >> I KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE GONE YET, SO BUT STILL I WANT TO THANK CHUY WITH OUR BOARD MEMBER SAID ABOUT HOW I WAS HONORED TO WORK ALONG YOUR SIDE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. AS A TEACHER, BUT ALSO AS A BOARD MEMBER, BOARD OFFICER AND NOW BOARD PRESIDENT. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WAS REALLY TRUE HONORED TO WORK ALONG YOUR SIDE AS WELL. WE HAD OUR SECOND WEEK OF SCHOOL. WE HAVE I THINK OUR TEACHERS, AND OUR PRINCIPAL, HAVING CONVERSATION, I VISITED ALMOST 30 CAMPUSES SO FAR, AND I HAD THE PLEASURE TALKING WITH A LOT OF OUR PRINCIPAL, OBVIOUSLY, SOME OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS, TEACHERS. IT SEEMED LIKE REALLY WE HAD A GREAT START, OBVIOUSLY, WITH ANY START OF SCHOOL YEAR, WE'LL HAVE BUSES RUNNING LATE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT OVERALL, I THINK WE HAD A SMOOTH START. I THINK WE SET THE TONE FOR A SUCCESSFUL AND AMAZING SCHOOL YEAR. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT WE HAVE AS FAR A STAFF AND 99% OF VACANCIES WERE STAFFED BY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, WHICH WOULD MORE THAN 99 POINT SOMETHING. THAT'S THE HIGHEST OF BILL IN YEARS. I WANT TO THANK OUR PRINCIPALS AND OUR AREA SOUPS, OUR HR TEAM, MANDY AND HIS TEAM, EVERYBODY WORK REALLY HARD. FROM EVERYONE, I'M HEARING FROM THE HIGH QUALITY FOLKS, A LOT OF EXPERIENCE, THAT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE RIGHT IN THE RIGHT SEATS. THEN OUR ROMAN NUMBERS, I KNOW SOMEBODY WAS MENTIONED ROMAN NUMBERS. OUR NUMBERS ARE HOVERING AROUND 46,000, BUT WE ALL KNOW. NOT EVERYBODY UNFORTUNATELY SHOW UP ON THE FIRST OR EVEN THE SECOND DAY. WE ACTUALLY SEEN INCREASE IN OUR ROMAN DAY AFTER DAY, AND WE'RE HOPING AFTER LABOR DAY, I THINK WE'LL HAVE EVEN A BIGGER RETURN OF OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE SOME OF THEM, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THEY STILL MAY BE VISITING THEIR FAMILIES ABROAD AND VACATIONING WITH THEIR PARENTS. BUT I KNOW MANY OF THEM WILL BE MAKING THEIR WAY BACK AND SO WE'RE HOPING THAT OUR OWN NUMBER CONTINUE CLIMBING, IT IS CLIMBING AND CONTINUE CLIMBING, SO WE'LL BE BACK WHERE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE. AGAIN, THAT'S IT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLER. I THINK THE START HAS BEEN VERY SMOOTH AND VERY SUCCESSFUL. I NO DOUBT THAT OUR TEACHERS, OUR STUDENTS, OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, WILL WORK TOGETHER LIKE ALWAYS IN ROUND ROCK ISD AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL AND THEY CAN REACH ALL THEIR DREAMS. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. AZAIEZ. YOU ALL WELL, WE MADE IT TO AGENDA ITEM K 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.)] >> MADAM PRESIDENT? >> YES. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE LIMIT OUR CLOSED SESSION DISCUSSION TO 30 MINUTES. >> I HAVE A MOTION, DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> TWO SECONDS. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. REMEMBER, WE CAN ALWAYS COME OUT OF CLOSE AND ADD MORE TIME IF NEEDED. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, 30 MINUTES? >> I WAS GOING TO GO FOR 20, BUT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THE WRITTEN, SHOULD I GO FOR 20? ARE YOU GOING TO MODIFY IT TO 20? BECAUSE I WOULD GO FOR 20. I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO BE. >> NO, IT'S YOUR MOTION. I'M NOT GOING TO RAIN ON YOUR PARADE, BUT LOOK AT THIS LOVEFEST. I THINK WHAT I HEARD IS 30, BUT WE'RE STILL GOING TO SHOOT FOR 20. >> YEAH. IT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO GO TO 30. >> EXACTLY. WE HAVE A LITTLE DISCUSSION? SEEING NO MORE. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR. NO OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES 7-0. PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.074, THE BOARD WILL MEET IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY TO CONSIDER AND DISCUSS LIGHTHOUSE COMPLAINTS OR CONCERNS AGAINST THE SUPERINTENDENT AND TRUSTEES. IT IS NINE O'CLOCK ON THE DOT, AND WE ARE NOW IN CLOSED SESSION. WE'LL HAVE CLOSED SESSION IN HERE SO WE ASK THAT YOU VACATE. IT IS 9:19 P.M. AND WE'RE OUT OF CLOSED SESSION. [L. CALL BACK TO ORDER/EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTIONS] [03:10:02] DO YOU HAVE ANY MOTIONS COMING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION? ANY DISCUSSION? ANYTHING? WELL, IT IS 919, AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.