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ALRIGHT GOOD EVENING. WE HAVE CONVENED FOR AN AGENDA REVIEW MEETING OF THE DRIPPING SPRINGS
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SD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THIS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH 2023, THE TIME IS NOW 601. PM REQUIRING WITH ALBERT MEMBERS PRESENT THIS EVENING, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MARY JANE. WAS TRAVELING THIS EVENING AS A REMINDER OF THE PURPOSE OF AGENDA OF MEETINGS TO REVIEW ALL OF THE CITY AGENDA ITEMS IN PREPARATION FOR THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING NEXT WEEK, ACTUALLY TAKEN UNTIL THE REGULAR MEETING IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD TO ASK QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IF NEEDED, SO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS FULLY PREPARED FOR THE REGULAR MEETING. UM, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS TONIGHT? NO, OKAY. UM. JUST FOR BOARD MEMBERS. WE HAVE OUR NEW TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM UP, SO BE VERY MINDFUL ABOUT YOUR MICROPHONE. RED IS ON SILVER SLASH WHITE IS OFF. SO ALL RIGHT. WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION NEXT WEEK IN OUR LEARNING SPOTLIGHT ABOUT C T E.[6. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION]
AND IN OUR LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT FOR OUR BOARD HIGHLIGHTS. YOU JUST HAVE A FEW EVENTS THIS MONTH. MM. WELL WE ALSO HAVE A SLIDE ABOUT OUR CAMPUS TOUR. THIS ONE. WE'LL GET THERE. IT'S OKAY. PERFECT. UM. KATIE, WHO YOU GO BACK AND REPORT. GO BACK TO THIS CLINIC, SO STRATEGIC THEY WERE PROTECTED PARACHUTES SAY AND THEN DEFINITELY THINK TO YOUR POINT. WE'RE GOING TO ADD ONE WIDE ABOUT THE OUR CAMPUS TOUR CAMPUS VISIT. WHICH IS THIS WEDNESDAY, SPRINGS ELEMENTARY.45. WE'VE BEEN GIVEN PERMISSION TO EMBARRASS ME. INTERESTED KIDS, OKAY? ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON
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TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. UM ANY QUESTIONS ON CONSENT? BOARD MEETING MINUTES BUDGET AMENDMENTS. YES, KIM. I JUST HAD SOME COMMENTS. I WAS GOING TO MAKE ABOUT THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, AND THEN I HAD ONE QUESTION. UM FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE THAT WE'RE DOING RIDING ACROSS ALL CONTENT AREAS , I THINK IS REALLY GOING TO HELP OUR STUDENTS THERE. UM I LOVE THAT CYPRUS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY IS DOING SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE FAMILIES. I JUST THINK THAT'S THAT'S JUST LIKE I LOVE YOU ABSOLUTELY LIKE THIS. UM DRIPPING SPRINGS METAL SCHOOL IS DID I READ THIS CORRECTLY? 100% OF TEACHERS WILL COMPLETE GT TRAINING. WOW.THAT'S THAT'S PHENOMENAL. THAT'S JUST AN AMAZING GOAL. THEY'VE SET A SYCAMORE SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL WHEN THEY WERE SETTING THEIR STRATEGIES. THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT MEETING STAR MATERIAL, BUT ALSO MASTERING AND GETTING THEIR ALL THEIR STUDENTS POSSIBLE TO THAT MASTERY LEVEL, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS OUTSTANDING. AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT 100% STUDENT GROWTH IN MATH AND L A.
THOSE WERE JUST 7.5 HOURS OF READING THOSE PLANS. THOSE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT POPPED OUT TO ME. BUT THOSE WERE VERY WELL WRITTEN AND ALSO LIKE THAT THEY ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT TARGETING ATTENDANCE BECAUSE THAT'S SUCH A BASIS FOR OUR STATE FUNDING, AND EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS HAS A SPECIFIC PLAN THAT THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT. TO TARGET ALL STUDENTS AND TRY TO GET THEM THERE EVERY DAY. VERY WELL WRITTEN GREAT JOB. JOB QUESTION ON ON THE CAB. WHO'S THE WHO'S OUR CAT? EXPERTS? IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE CHANGED THE WHOLE BOARD. SITUATION THERE THAT MAY IMPACT.
JEFF. SO THAT WAS LEGISLATIVE CHANGES. OKAY WE HAVE TO NOMINATE JEFF AGAIN, SO HE WAS DOING A FILLER FEET. ONE SECOND . I DON'T THAT WASN'T NORMAL SEAT OPEN, BUT THEY HAVE CHANGED FOREIGN DOLLARS OPENINGS WORK. GOT IT. WE JUST VOTED ON BY THE WHOLE. WILL DISTRIBUTE. PERIOD SOMETHING ABOUT OH, I SEE. OKAY PLACE AND VOTE AGAIN. BUT WE STILL HAVE A SEAT. JEFF'S GIVE ME THE GUY AND THAT WILL BE FOR A FULL TERM. WELL, WE HAVE A NOMINATION TO IT AND THEN KEEP GET VOTED ON, BUT WE HAVE SOME RESULTS TO PASS FOR THOSE FOR THAT PLACE. UNDERSTOOD OKAY, WE'RE DOING OUR NOMINATION. I'M SURE. OKAY GREAT. THAT'S THANK YOU FOR CHRISTMAS. IT'S A LITTLE
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BIT DIFFERENT THAN IT USED TO BE. TRICIA. SO ON WITH THAT, HOW MANY VOTES DO WE GET LIKE HOW MANY NOMINATION VOTE DO WE. CAME ALMOST FOR YOU THAT THEY THINK THE TABLE WORKING ON IT. YEAH, THANK YOU. I HAD A QUICK QUESTION ON THE BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IT SAYS UPDATED OPERATING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. OR SOMETHING DATED FOR WHAT WAS THAT? THAT WAS OUR ORIGINAL PLAN. BUT AS WE BUT WE DECIDED TO FIND SO THAT INCORRECT OR BRING. GOT IT, OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON CONSENT. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM[8. ACTION]
CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF ONE OR MORE SERIES OF DRIPPING SPRINGS. FEISTY TAX SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS. IN AUGUST. LAST MONTH, WE HAD A WORKSHOP. EVEN PROCESS FOR ISSUING. EXCUSE ME TO YOUR MICROPHONE IS IT IS THAT BETTER? THAT'S BETTER, SO WE HAVE TO TALK INTO IT. WE HAD THE WORKSHOP LAST MONTH. YOU GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ISSUING BONDS FROM BETWEEN 23 AUTHORIZATION. SO THIS DOCUMENT AND THE BOARD WOULD GIVE THE ADMINISTRATION THE AUTHORITY TO GO TO THE MARKET PRICE. THOSE BONDS HAVE AN ISSUE A PART OF THAT IN THE WORKSHOP IN AUGUST, WE SHOWED YOU A ROUGH CASH FLOW ESTIMATE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE COMING ONLINE. IN THIS FIRST YEAR. THAT NUMBER WAS JUST UNDER 100 AND 2 MILLION AFTER I MET WITH CLINTON JAMES AND WENT THROUGH ALL THE PROJECTS WERE NOW AT ABOUT 140 MILLION, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR TARGET FOR PRICING. THE DELEGATION ORDER SAYS WE CAN SELL UP TO 120. I WOULDN'T EXPECT THAT UNLESS IT'S JUST A REALLY GREAT DAY IN THE MARKET AND WE'RE GETTING A GREAT DEAL. WE'RE LOOKING AT PRICING THESE IN EARLY NOVEMBER. WE'LL DO RATING CALLS WITH THE RATING AGENCY OR AGENCIES. IN EARLY OCTOBER. GET OUR FINANCIAL RATING. WHICH WE DON'T EXPECT TO CHANGE AND THEN PRICE AND THEN BRING BACK THE DETAILS TO YOU AFTER THAT PRICING IN NOVEMBER. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF OUR TAX RATE. YES NEXT WEEK, WE'LL BE BRINGING TO RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE FOR 2023. WE ALSO HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATIONS THAT WILL GO THROUGH AT THAT TIME AS WELL. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WANT, I JUST WANT SUMMATION. HAPPY DAY. IT WAS THAT NOW. TRICIA IS THE PRESENTATION GOING TO INCLUDE THE INFORMATION THAT WE WERE PROVIDED ABOUT, UM ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE CONSIDERED IN OR IS IT JUST GONNA BE A CONDENSED VERSION? THINGS AND THAT WE WENT OVER LAST. OKAY IT HAS SOME OF THAT INFORMATION AND NOT ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT IT IS A CONDENSED VERSION. BUT WE'RE WE'RE BRINGING OKAY? I AM JUST MAKE A REQUEST THAT WE PUT IN. UM SOME OF THE INFORMATION LOOKING IN THE FUTURE AS TO WHAT WE WILL BE FORECASTING AS WELL. JUST SO THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN SEE YOU KNOW ALL THE ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING WITHIN THE SUIT. OKAY, THANK YOUR BEST. THERE WAS ONE SLIDE.UM IN OUR. PRESENTATION THAT I DIDN'T SEE MAKE IT IN HERE, AND I THINK THAT'S MAYBE THE SIDE THAT TRICIA IS TALKING ABOUT TWO THAT HAS THE, UM YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FORECASTING OF KIND OF THE TAX RATE OVER THE NEXT IT WAS OVER THE NEXT KIND OF 10 YEARS, ESSENTIALLY BECAUSE IT EVEN TALKED ABOUT I THINK IT WENT THROUGH 2028 2029. IT WAS JUST A REALLY NICE GRAPH. THAT KIND OF LAID IT ALL OUT, AND I THINK THAT'S MAYBE WHAT TRICIA SHE'S NODDING SO YEAH. OKAY, AND I DIDN'T SEE THAT IN THIS PRESENTATION WOULD BE REALLY NICE TO SHOWCASE ON IT. UNLESS I TOTALLY MISSED IT. THERE'S A TAX RATE SLIDE IN THERE, BUT IT IS HISTORICAL NATURE AT THE END.
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ISN'T ATION. UH FLIGHT EIGHT. I THINK. SO WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THE SLIDE THAT SAYS BALANCING RISING PROPERTY VALUES AND IT SHOWS PHYSICALLY YOU'RE A TAXPAYER M CR COMPRESSIONS.THAT'S WHY THIS SPECIFIC YESTERDAY M C. R. HISTORICAL. SO THEN MAYBE IT'S THE N S SLIDE.
YEAH I COULD FIND IT AND SHARE WITH HOLLY AS WELL, BECAUSE I I'M VISUALIZING IT IN MY HEAD, BUT I DON'T HAVE TIME TO LOOK FOR IT RIGHT THIS MINUTE. UM ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, TRUST YOU.
PROBABLY REALLY JUST A COMMENT AND THEN REQUEST ALSO, UM I THOUGHT I THOUGHT THE PROCESS WE WENT THROUGH THE CONVERSATION. WE HAD THAT YOU ALL MINISTER THROUGH WERE PHENOMENAL FOR THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. SO THANK YOU. WELL PRESENTED WELL THOUGHT THROUGH. IN IN LEADING US TO HAVE A REALLY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TO ACTUALLY AIRING ONLY NEXT YEAR, BUT THE FUTURE YEARS AND THEN SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER AND A LOT OF US HAVE THAT CONVERSATION TOGETHER. UM, IN INDEPENDENTLY SECONDLY, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AS WELL, ESPECIALLY FOR THE INS RATE THAT WE DO HIGHLIGHT, UH OR DEBT REDUCTION STRATEGY. THAT'S WHAT MY REQUEST WOULD BE AS A PART OF THIS CONVERSATION SINCE WE'RE LOOKING AT IN THE PROPOSAL HERE, KEEP AN EYE ON S RATE AT 25 CENTS THAT WE HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE AS IT RELATES TO PIECES. AS RELATES TO OUR STRATEGY TO REDUCE DEBT, INCREASING BOND CAPACITY FOR FUTURE BONDS WITHOUT UM, ADJUSTING THE TAX RATE. NOW, SOME OF THAT IS YOU GOTTA BE CAREFUL WITH THAT. WE DON'T WE DON'T WANNA HYPOTHESIZED THAT WORK ON THE SIDE. IT IS. LOOK AT THAT IMPRESSIVE. BEYOND WHAT IS REASONABLE, BUT I THINK WHAT YOU WHAT YOU ALL PUT TOGETHER FOR US AND EVALUATING. THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME. SO WHAT IF WE GET ENCAPSULATED FEW OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU FEEL WOULD BE APPROPRIATE THAT WOULD MEET THE ATTEMPT THAT I WOULD HAVE FOR THE CONVERSATION SPECIFICALLY TO THE N S RATE. THAT'S MY REQUEST. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF OUR BUDGET AMENDMENTS. 2018 BOND FUNDS. SO. PERIODICALLY WE BRING YOU ADJUSTMENTS TO THE 28 BOND FANS AS 2018 BOND FUNDS AS PROJECTS ARE CLOSED OUT, AND SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CLEANERS UPS. WE'RE CLOSING OUT SOME PROJECTS. WE DID DETERMINE THAT THERE WAS AN ACCOUNTING ENTRY THAT HAD NOT BEEN REVERSED. SO IT RESULTS IN SOME SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS IN ONE OF THE PROJECTS SO MOVING ALL OF THAT TO THE PROJECT SAVINGS LINE. TIME FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE AND THEN THE BOARD AT A FUTURE DATE ON HOW TO SPEND THOSE DOLLARS.
MOVING ON TO CONSIDERATION. APPROVAL OF ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR HIGH SCHOOL, TOO. I DON'T THINK IT'S ON. OKAY BETTER. GOOD EVENING, MADAM.
PRESIDENT AND BOARD. UM THAT WE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION. UM. AND FOR APPROVAL NEXT WEEK FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM PROVIDE ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR HIGH SCHOOL TO, UM, KIND OF GOING BACK TO ABOUT A YEAR AGO LAST SEPTEMBER. THE BOARD APPROVED THREE FIRMS. BBK FLUTTER AND VLK AS THE MOST HIGHLY QUALIFIED FIRMS TO PROVIDE DESIGN WORK ON THE FUTURE BOND PROJECTS. WE STARTED OUT WITH R F Q PROCESS WHERE CLOSE TO 30 ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS SUBMITTED TO NARROW THAT DOWN TO ABOUT NINE OR 10 AND THEN SELECTED THESE THREE FROM THAT GROUP TO PROVIDE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES ON FUTURE BOTTOM PROJECTS. AND SO UM, THIS SUMMER SELECTION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS AND ONE BOARD MEMBER WENT THROUGH A PROCESS. WORLD ON HIGH SCHOOL TOURS WITH EACH OTHER THREE FIRMS. IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. UM, INTERVIEWED THE THREE FIRMS. PARTICULAR ATTENTION ON THE HIGH SCHOOL TO PROJECT SO, UM, WE WILL BE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BLK AS THE ARCHITECT FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL TO PROJECT CAPTAIN. ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS?
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OR BE PREPARED FOR QUESTIONS NEXT WEEK. I DID PARTICIPATE IN THIS PARTICULAR ACTIVITY AND I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT. I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ALL FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER THEY TOOK. THE THREE FIRMS TOOK US THROUGHOUT TEXAS. WE VISITED TWO HIGH SCHOOLS BUILT BY EACH FARM. UM WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS, AND IT WAS VERY, VERY MEANINGFUL AND TO LOOK AT WHAT THESE ARCHITECT FIRMS HAVE BUILT, UM, TO LOOK AT COST SAVINGS TO LOOK AT THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS DISTRICT. IT WAS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY AND I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT. I DIDN'T MISS A BEAT FIRST ONE THERE ON THE BUS. I WAS THE LAST ONE GETTING OFF THE BUS AND I MEAN, I ASKED A TON OF QUESTIONS. THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT OF VIDEOS FLOATING AROUND OUT THERE, BUT YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB OF PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. AND UM, I'D LIKE TO COMMEND THE THREE FARMS THAT REALLY TOOK CARE OF US AND ENTERTAINED US FOR A FULL DAY EACH. AND UM, ANSWERED, OUR QUESTIONS IS VERY MEANINGFUL. ROB. THAT'S GREAT, KIM. I'M GLAD YOU'RE PART OF THAT. I THINK YOU'RE THE PERFECT PERSON TO HELP. UM TO DO THAT, SO IS THERE GOING TO BE A PRESENTATION TIED TO THIS? WHERE YOU KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO COME IN AND TALK THROUGH THEIR VALUE PROPOSITION AND ALL THE THINGS BECAUSE AGAIN , IT'S THIS. HERE'S WHY I OFFER THIS CONVERSATION. THIS IS THE IT'S NOT BEEN TRADITIONALLY A PART OF THE BOARD POLICY THAT THAT'S HOW THAT TIMES THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A BOARD LIAISON THAT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS AND GOES THROUGH THE WHOLE COMMITTEE AND HONESTLY KIND OF THOSE SORT OF QUESTIONS OR ANY CONCERNS YOU MIGHT HAVE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO CAN, WHERE THE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO THIS PLANE DOING THAT, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE I THIS FIRST TIME, I'M GETTING A CHANCE TO ABSORB ANY OF THIS RIGHT? SO THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. AND THIS IS THE PROJECT. FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND SO THIS IS REALLY NOT KNOCK ON HIM. I TRUST YOU FULLY CAME AND ALL YOUR BEDDING AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT I'M CURIOUS IN THE PROCESS. WE'RE ABOUT TO GO DOWN. THIS FIRM AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO LEAD US THROUGH THE PROCESS AND LEAVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THIS CONVERSATION THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE IT. IT'S GONNA BE CRITICAL.IN 2025. AND I WOULD JUST LOVE SOME FIDELITY ON THAT BEFORE. WE JUST KIND OF SAY THESE ARE THE GUYS TO LEAD US THROUGH THAT. SO FOR ME TO SAY YES TO THAT I WILL BE SOME LEVEL OF FIDELITY AROUND THAT. THAT IS MY REQUEST. UM WHEN WE WERE INTERVIEWING THESE FIRMS, WE HAD VERY DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO US WITH PAGES OF QUESTIONS, AND, UM THEY WERE NOT GIVEN UP QUESTIONS AHEAD OF TIME. THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE GOING TO ASK, AND WE ALSO DID Q AND A'S WITH THEM . MAYBE THERE WERE ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT CAME UP WHEN WE WERE DOING Q AND A WITH THE FIRM'S BUT THE COMMITTEE THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER OUR EXPECTATIONS WERE VERY HIGH. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A VERY BIG PROJECT FOR THIS DISTRICT. UM AND THAT PLAYED A LOT IN US WORKING WITH A FIRM THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SELECT. YOU KNOW WHAT HAS BEEN THEIR EXPERIENCE AND BUILDING HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TWO IN A TOWN EVERYBODY THAT WE TALKED TO OF THE FARMS HIGH SCHOOL 3456789 10 OR A PIECE OF CAKE. HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TWO IS THE HARDEST ONE THAT YOU'LL YOU'LL EVER BUILD. I THINK WE'LL PROBABLY MAX OUT WITH THREE HIGH SCHOOLS, BUT THIS ONE WILL BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BUT ROB. THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION THAT THE QUESTIONS THAT WE WERE ALLOWED TO GET IN THE WING AND THEIR WORDS. NOT REALLY. I WOULD SAY THERE WAS A TIME LIMIT, BUT NOT REALLY. WE WERE NOT CUT OFF. WE DID NOT RUN OUT OF TIME. WE ASKED EVERY QUESTION THAT WE COULD UM, AND WITH MY HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION BACK WHEN I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ON THE CAMPUSES, YOU KNOW HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE ON THIS CAMPUS? HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE AT LUNCH, YOU KNOW WITH WHAT'S THE BEST USE OF SQUARE FOOTAGE? UM, I MEAN, I MUST HAVE ASKED 30 40 QUESTIONS ON EACH VISIT. THEY PROBABLY GOT TIRED OF ME ASKING QUESTIONS THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S WHAT OUR COMMUNITY WOULD EXPECT FROM ANYBODY ON THIS COMMITTEE. SO MAYBE WHAT? BY THE WAY, I LOVE ALL THAT MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. WOULD BE IMPORTANT. RIGHT, LIKE ALL THE WORDS THAT YOU AND THAT TEAM DID. IF WE DON'T EVEN START WITH A CONVERSATION FROM THE GET GO THAT ALL THOSE THINGS HAPPEN THEN I THINK WE'RE STARTING BEHIND HAPPENING WITH MISSING AN OPPORTUNITY. I WANT TO SAY THAT THE PROPER WAY FISHING OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THE WORK DONE BY THE TEAM INTRODUCED THE ARCHITECT OF THE COMMUNITY BEFORE WE VOTE, AND THE PROCESS WE'RE ABOUT TO EMBARK UPON. I JUST THINK THAT HAS A HIGH DEGREE OF VALUE, BUT I'LL REFER TO WHAT YOU THINK MIGHT BE BEST GAMES. I TOO, REMEMBER SEEING SOME KIND OF RATING METRICS COMPARED TO OTHER ARCHITECTS. NOT GOING TO BE PART OF THAT. I WAS ACTUALLY I WAS GOING TO SPEAK ON THAT. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AS WE HAVE LIAISONS. I ALWAYS AGREE WITH COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS TO INFORM, ENGAGE, UM OUR COMMUNITY. HOWEVER IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT ALL OF US
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UNDERSTAND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE OPEN TO US TO ATTEND OR BE AWARE. WE DID THE PROCESS.I'LL JUST REITERATE WE HAD 29 ARCHITECTS RESPOND TO REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS. WE HAD PUBLIC MEETINGS WHERE WE ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH AND SCORED EACH OF THOSE. WE NARROWED IT DOWN TO INTERVIEWS, SO IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS THAT HAS HAD AN OPEN INVITATION TO THE COMMUNITY AND BOARD MEMBERS. SO I AGREE ON THE PRESENTATION PIECE, BUT THIS INFORMATION IS NOT NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARCHITECTS WE CAN GO THROUGH AND ALL DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND DO OUR, UM INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH ON THEM INDEPENDENTLY. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A PRESENTATION TO BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REITERATE THIS. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF INFORMATION WE'VE MET WITH ARCHITECTS HAS WE'VE SEEN SOME PRESENTATIONS? THAT'S DRAMATIC LEVEL. SHANNON. AND I WOULD JUST ADD TO THAT THAT IF YOU WANT TO BE REALLY CAREFUL LIKE LOUISE, WHICH I SAID BEFORE, THIS HAS BEEN A TYPICAL PROCESS WHERE WE TAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE, JUST LIKE WE HAVE ASKED ANYBODY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND THEN THROUGH HOLLY, OF COURSE, BUT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ADMINISTRATION FOR US TO VOTE ON AND SO I DO WANT TO PROTECT THAT PROCESS AND BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT PROCESS BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY. BUT HOW DO YOU THEN? WE HAVEN'T DONE IT FOR ANYONE ANY OF THE OTHER ONES. SO I MEAN, I WOULD JUST BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE AGAIN, IT GOES BACK TO WHEN WE'RE ON INTERVIEW COMMITTEES, WHETHER RIGHT OR WRONG WHEN WE HAVE BEEN PART OF THOSE AND LIVING PART OF ALL THESE OTHER COMMITTEES FOR THIS PURPOSE. IT DOES BECOME A COMMITTEE. RECOMMENDATION THAT I THINK WE HAVE TO HONOR TO SOME DEGREE BECAUSE THAT GIVES TO ME FIDELITY TO THOSE WHO HAVE SAT ON THAT COMMITTEE AND HAVE DONE THAT WORD AND AGAIN. THERE WAS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES SO I WOULD JUST HESITATING CAUSE BEFORE THAT IS BUILT INTO TOO MUCH FURTHER. WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. YEAH, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE. I MEAN, THIS ISN'T STEP ONE OF THIS PROJECT. WE'VE HAD PREVIOUS ACTION ON THIS UP UNTIL THIS POINT, YOU KNOW, OLIVIA HAD SIDE ON THE ORIGINAL COMMITTEE. KIM SAT ON ANOTHER COMMITTEE. YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN BOARD INVOLVEMENT THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. I JUST WANT TO REITERATE KIND OF WAY, HE SAID. THOUGH IT IS IMPORTANT THIS THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE A HUGE CONVERSATION MOVING FORWARD AND THE MOST VISIBILITY THAT WE CAN GIVE. REASONS WHY THINGS ARE HAPPENING. THE BETTER. IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE LONG RUN. SO I WOULDN'T MIND SEEING HIGHLIGHT OF EXACTLY YOU KNOW WHAT MAKES THIS FIRM THE BEST FIRM OF THE THREE THAT WE HAD TO CHOOSE FROM , OR JUST MORE INFORMATION AS TO HOW WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE THEM. RIGHT? AGAIN I WANT TO DEFEND THE PROCESS WE HAVE WHEN WE VOTED ON THE HIGHEST AND MOST QUALIFIED. WE ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND WE HAVE AN ACTION ITEMS AND WE ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THE SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS OF EACH FIRM. I THINK THAT THIS ONE'S TO THE POINT THAT MAYBE WE CAN EXPECT MORE ON OUR LIAISON REPORT THAT WE'RE DOING REGULARLY. UM I RECENTLY ADDED SLIDES TO MY PARKS AND RIGHT BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT HELPS SHARE INPUT WITH OUR FELLOW TRUSTEES HERE, SO I THINK YOU CAN TAKE THOSE AS KIND OF WHERE WE CAN DO SOMETHING BETTER AND MAKE OUR LIAISON REPORTS A LITTLE BIT MORE ROBUST PHOTOS AND MORE DETAILS AND BULLET POINT BECAUSE I'VE HAD SOME ONE ON ONE CONVERSATION WITH YOU ABOUT HOW GREAT THINGS HAVE BEEN, BUT AS AN ENTIRE BOARD. ARE WE SAYING THAT I THINK THAT I WOULD TEND TO SAY WE PROBABLY HAVEN'T I TRUSTED HIM. SO EXCITED GUYS. THAT MAY BE A PLACE WHERE WE CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF MAKING SURE EVERYONE OF THE WORD IS AS INFORMED AS LIKE KIM IS ON ALWAYS. I THINK I'M HEARING SOMETHING DIFFERENT BEYOND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, I THINK SO. WE VOTED ON THIS EARLY SUMMER. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT EXACT MEETING WE VOTED ON OUR TOP THREE CHOICES AS MR PRUITT REMINDED US OF TONIGHT.
IT WAS ONLY THROUGH THIS. KIND OF FIELD TRIP VERY EXTENSIVE PROCESS. THAT CAM WHO I HAD APPOINTED TO THIS LIAISON POSITION, HONESTLY, WITH HER BACKGROUND AND HER AVAILABILITY . THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAVEL IN THIS COMMITTEE. UM AND I THINK SHE WAS THE PERFECT PERSON OF ALL OF US TO SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE. SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT THERE'S SOME BOARD MEMBERS THAT WANT A LITTLE BIT MORE. HOW TO BE OKAY. RISE TO THE SURFACE FROM THESE THREE FIRMS. IS THERE ANYTHING EVEN LIKE A ONE? ONE PAGER POWER POINT THAT CAN SHOW US SOMETHING LIKE THAT. EVEN QUALITATIVELY. COMING UP WITH THAT. I MEAN, THERE ARE A LOT OF US ON THAT
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COMMITTEE. THERE WAS A LOT OF CONVERSATION IS, KIM SAID. THERE'S A LOT OF PICTURES.PHOTOS INFORMATION THAT WENT INTO IT SO WE CAN PUT IT SOMETHING THAT JUST KIND OF GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DATA AS TO WHY THERE WAS TO THE TOP FOR US, AND IT REALLY WAS ABOUT JUST FIT FOR US IN THIS PROJECT IS I MEAN, IT IS A BIG PROJECT. WE KNOW IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT PROJECTS, AND W WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A FIRM THAT REALLY FITS WITH US FOR KIND OF DOING THIS NEXT PIECE, WHICH IS THAT COMMUNITY EXPLORATION OF DESIGN, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG, LONG DRAWN OUT COMMUNITY THINGS SO WE? WE TOOK IT VERY CAREFULLY DELIBERATING TO COME UP WITH THE RIGHT FIRM. BUT I THINK WE CAN, IN SOME ESTIMATION THAT AND I WOULD LIKE I MEAN, I WANT TO HONOR THIS PROCESS. I ALSO WILL COMPLETELY IDENTIFIED. THIS IS A BIG THIS IS A BIG PROJECT. IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION, THIS IS THE PROJECT TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR AND SO I DON'T THINK THIS IS SOME EXPENSIVE. PRESENTATION WE'RE LOOKING FOR. I THINK IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT. HEARING GETTING HELP. OKAY HERE SINCE 2008 AND I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A FEEL FOR THIS COMMUNITY. UM WE'RE VERY CONSERVATIVE. I WHEN WE TOUR THESE BUILDINGS, I ADD, SO I MEAN MY BIG QUESTION. HOW MUCH DOES THAT COST? HOW MUCH DOES THAT COST? IS THAT CHEAPER THAN THAT WAS CHEAPER IF WE HAVE THIS, WHAT'S THE YOU KNOW? I WAS WORKING AT MAKING CONSERVATIVE DECISIONS THAT GIVING THE STUDENTS AND OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A TOP NOTCH EDUCATION OR WE'RE GOING TO BUILD SOMETHING. I MEAN, SOME OF THE SCHOOLS WE LOOKED AT. I WALKED IN, AND THEY WERE STUNNING AND MY FIRST COMMENT WAS WE WON'T BUILD THIS, BUT IT'S PRETTY BUT, YOU KNOW, TAKING BITS AND PIECES OF SOME OF THESE BEAUTIFUL SCHOOLS AND VERY SCALED DOWN BUILDINGS OF SIMPLE. THIS IS A VERY CONSERVATIVE COMMUNITY WITH VERY , VERY WHITE CHILDREN AND GREAT EDUCATORS, AND OUR KIDS DESERVE TO BE TAUGHT. TOP NOTCH BUILDING, BUT. I WAS VERY CONSERVATIVE GOING INTO THIS PROCESS. I DIDN'T. I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF ADDITIONAL THINGS YOU CAN GET. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. WE'RE LOOKING AT A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING TO HOUSE THE STATUS. CONSERVATIVE AND GIVE OUR KIDS THE BEST EDUCATION WE CAN, BECAUSE IT'S WHAT WE PUT IN THERE. I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S PHYSICALLY WHAT THE BUILDING LOOKS LIKE, BUT IT'S WHAT WE PUT IN THERE. THAT MAKES IT HAPPEN.
AND UM, WE SPENT HOURS I MEAN, WE LEFT HERE LIKE IT'S 6 30 IN THE MORNING AND GOT HOME AT 6 30 AT NIGHT, AND WE DID THAT ON THREE DIFFERENT DAYS. AND WE WERE VIDEOTAPED AND A BUS ASKING QUESTIONS. WHAT DID YOU LIKE ABOUT THESE SCHOOLS? WHAT DID YOU NOT LIKE ABOUT THESE SCHOOLS ? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE? I TALKED TO THE PEOPLE IN THE BUILDINGS. WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT THIS BUILDING? YOU KNOW YOU'VE BEEN IN HERE ONE YEAR. YOU'VE BEEN IN HERE 10 YEARS.
WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE AND GOT INTO THOSE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT US TO MAKE ANY MISTAKES. I WANT US TO GET IT WIDE AND I DON'T WANT SOMEBODY TOURING ARE BUILDING A YEAR LATER AND SAY, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE CHANGED? I'LL TALK TO COACHES TALK TO ADMINISTRATORS.
I TALKED TO TEACHERS, SUPERINTENDENTS, BOARD MEMBERS, I TALKED TO ALL CUSTODIANS, WAXING THE FLOORS TALK TO ALL OF THEM, BECAUSE WHAT'S THE YOU KNOW, REALLY GOING TO SAVE MONEY? AND WHERE IS THE BEST BANG FOR THE BUCKS? BUT IT WAS. IT WAS SO WELL DONE, AND I JUST IT WAS HOURS AND HOURS. ON A DATE. TRYING TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE DID WITHOUT GETTING UP IN DANCE EMPORIUM. YEAH I DO AGREE THAT WE FALL SHORT OF ALL HAVING THAT CLEAR PICTURE OF YOUR EXPERIENCES I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WITHOUT GETTING INTO THE WEEDS AND WITHOUT ANYONE STEPPING OUT OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES. MAYBE A NOTICE OF. I RECOMMEND ANYONE COMES TO PARKING REX, BUT, UM, IS THERE A COMMUNICATION TOOL WHERE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ARE AWARE? I'M SORRY. I'M THINKING OUT LOUD BUT . EVERYONE'S LIAISON ITEMS ON THE CALENDARS NOW. OKAY WITH ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER HAD WANTED TO HITCH ALONG ONE DAY COULDN'T COMMIT TO THE WHOLE PROCESS BUT WANTED ONE DAY JUST TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE WITH THAT HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THIS IS NOT A LIAISON. IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT. A SPECIFIC STRUCTURE TO THAT GROUP THAT INCLUDED ONE BOARD MEMBER. OKAY, WHAT HAS BEEN? PROBABLY NOT. I DON'T THINK SINGLE DAY EXPERIENCE WOULD HAVE SPOKEN TO THE AIR PROCESSING. CAN'T YOU CAN'T COMPARE. THREE INTERVIEWS AND OKAY WITH ARCHITECT BY ONE DAY, I THINK YOU REALLY DID HAVE TO BE PARTICIPATORY FROM SUNUP TO SUNDOWN. AND KIND OF DO THE WHOLE THING TO REALLY BE. THIS IS WHY THIS ELECTION WAS MADE TO I THINK STEPPING IN FOR ANY PIECE OF IT. YOU JUST MISS OUT ON YOU'RE DOING IT COMPARISON RIGHT? LIKE JUST SUPER IMPACTFUL LIKE JUST 30 SECONDS THAT SHE JUST GAVE US A PICTURE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO SOME WAY OF GETTING MORE OF THAT BACK UP THE SPEAKERS. SPINE CENTER, OKAY.
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THE LAST THING I WAS GONNA SAY IT'S JUST THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW THERE WERE BOND FUNDS PASSED TO START THIS PROJECT AND THAT THIS PROJECT IS STARTING. THE TRAIN HAS LEFT THE STATION SO WE, YOU KNOW, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE VOTING, YOU KNOW, NEXT WEEK ON ACTUAL BOND FUNDS, AND SO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THIS PROJECT ISN'T MOVING ALONG.UM SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I THINK YOU'RE UP FOR THE NEXT COUPLE, SO YOU CAN PROBABLY JUST STAY STANDING ON TWO SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR ELEMENTARY SIX. YES UM, ALSO NEXT WEEK, FURTHER ARCHITECTS WILL BE HERE TO PRESENT A SCHEMATIC DESIGN UPDATE. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. UM DESIGN WORK ON THE ELEMENTARY SIX PROJECT, WHICH IS PLANNED FOR THE HEADWATERS DEVELOPMENT STARTED IN EARLY 2023 LUGAR WAS HERE IN APRIL. TO PROVIDE A DESIGN UPDATE. AND THAT INCLUDED INFORMATION. UM, THAT WAS GAINED FROM AND AN ELEMENTARY SIX INPUT OR DESIGN COMMITTEE. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. DESIGN WORK HAS CONTINUED. AND SO WE'RE AT THE POINT NOW WHERE WE'RE READY TO BRING THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN.
FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL AND JUST AS ANOTHER REMINDER THE BOARD, ALSO IN JUNE APPROVED AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS AS THE CMA OUR CONTRACT FOR THIS PROJECT WE DISCUSSED HAD A COUPLE OF RECENT MEETINGS WITH THE BENEFITS OF THE C. M A R PROCESS IS THAT IT ALLOWS US TO BRING THAT CONTRACTOR ON EARLY IN THE DESIGN PROCESS TO HELP WITH CONSTRUCT ABILITY COST US TO THE COST SAVINGS AND SO ALL THE BRINGING THAT SCHEMATIC DESIGN PRESENTATION. GENERATION AND APPROVAL NEXT WEEK. AND THIS WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM SUPER NEXT WEEK. THEY WILL BE PRESENT. THEY WILL DO A SINCE IT'S BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE THEY PROVIDED THAT LAST UPDATE IN APRIL, THEY'LL RECAP THE COMMITTEE WORK THAT LED TO THAT POINT AND THEN GO THROUGH THIS COMMITTEE. ON ITS GOT, LIKE OPTION 12 AND THREE ON FLOOR PLAN OPTIONS IS THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A DECISION ON. YOU KNOW, THAT IS A REFLECTION OF THE WORK THAT THE COMMITTEE DID. THEY LOOKED AT THREE OPTIONS AND ACTUALLY ENDED UP WITH A BLENDED OPTION THAT THE WHEN YOU SEE IN THE PRESENTATION, THE BLENDED OPTION AND THEN WHERE WE ARE, OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE BETWEEN. BUT THE BLENDED OPTION. CLOSELY RESEMBLES THE LAYOUT. THE STUFF. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FIRST. THANKS FEEDBACK FROM TRUSTEES OR THINGS YOU I WANT TO MAKE NOTE OF FOR NEXT WEEK. I'LL JUST SAY I REVIEWED ALL OF SOME VERY GOOD I'M EXCITED TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY THE WORK DONE WITH THE COMMITTEE UP TO THIS POINT, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN EXCELLENT AND THE SUPPLEMENTARY PACKAGE HOUSEHOLD. THAT'S A SUSTAINED FOR ME ALL THE DETAILS BEYOND THAT, THAT HELPS GIVE A BIGGER PICTURE BEYOND WHAT'S IN THE PRESENTATION. THERE'S ALSO GREAT, SO THE LEVEL OF DETAIL IN THE PRESENTATION HERE I'VE USED IS EXCELLENT. SO THIS IS THIS IS GREAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO CONSIDERATION FOR DEVELOPED DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FOR SYCAMORE SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPANSION. OKAY UM, SIMILAR INFORMATION AS THE LAST ITEM. IT'S JUST FOR THE SYCAMORE SPRINGS. MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPANSION PROJECT IN JUNE, THE BOARD APPROVED THIS SCHEMATIC DESIGN. SYCAMORE SPRINGS EXPANSION PROJECT, AND SO THE NEXT PHASE IN THE DESIGN PROCESS IS THAT DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS BE OKAY. WHO IS THE ARCHITECT ON THIS PROJECT? CONTINUED WORK ON THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT. AND SO WE'RE AT A POINT NOW WHERE WE'RE READY TO BRING THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION . APPROVAL AND SO THEY'LL BE OKAY. WE'LL BE HERE TO MAKE THAT PRESENTATION. NEXT WEEK. ADDITIONALLY IN JUNE, THE BOARD APPROVED BARTLETT AS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK. UH AND JUST LIKE I MENTIONED ON THE LAST ITEM HAVING THEM ON BOARD EARLY IN THE PROCESS, THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO WORK WITH US IN THE ARCHITECT ON CONSTRUCT ABILITY, COST ESTIMATES AND COST SAVINGS ISLANDS, AND SO, UM WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL NEXT WEEK AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT THE NEXT PHASES CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, WHICH CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ARE THE VERY DETAILED SET OF PLANS THAT, UH CONTRACTOR IS THEN ABLE TO PUT OUT FOR GMP DEALING WITH AND THEN THE FINAL STEP IN THE PRE CONSTRUCTION PORTION OF THE PROCESSES. REST TO BRING THE MAXIMUM PRICE. WHICH THAT ALLOWS US TO START THE. QUESTIONS 15. I APPRECIATE IT AND ALL OF THE PRESENTATION PROPOSALS THAT SHOWS THE NEXT
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TIMELINE JUST TO SHOW WE'RE KIND OF STILL ON BOARD AND KIND OF TRACKING WHAT THE COMMUNITY WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE BIGGER PROJECT, SO RIGHT. MOVING ON. THANK YOU, MR PRUITT. UM.[9. REPORTS AND INFORMATION]
REPORTS AND INFORMATION LEARNING AND INNOVATION REPORT. ANY HIGHLIGHTS. SO WE HAVE PICKED OFF SCHOOL. OBVIOUSLY SO THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS A LOT OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, TAKING PLACE BETWEEN MAP AND THEN REQUIRED TESTING FOR K TWO STUDENTS. SO, UM THAT'S EXCITING. A LOT OF TESTING FOR SEPTEMBER. BUT WHAT, EVEN MORE EXCITING IS ONCE WE GET THE DATA? WE KNOW HOW DATA PROTOCOLS FOR OUR PLC S, WHICH IS OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES TO TAKE THAT DATA AND REALLY BIG DOWN INTO BEING A STUDENT. STRENGTHS AND AREAS FOR GROWTH. SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. UM, ONE THING I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND SPOTLIGHT IS WE HAVE RECEIVED ARE EFFECTIVE ADVISING DONE IN THE COUNSELING. HEALTH SERVICES NOW ARE EFFECTIVE. ADVISING FRAMEWORK GRANT FROM T E A SO THAT IS SUPPORTING THE WORK OF A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO PUT TOGETHER A COMPREHENSIVE COUNSELING PROGRAM FRAMEWORK. WITH ALREADY HOW TO ASSESS THAT OVERALL, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE REQUIRED BY THE STATE IN A YEAR OR TWO. SO WE'RE GETTING A JUMP START ON IT AND GETTING PAID BY THE STATE TO DO IT. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS FOR OUR STUDENTS CAN 12 EXCITING AND THEN THE LAST THING I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS OUR FRESHMAN INITIATIVE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE RESTRUCTURED HOW ADMINISTRATORS AND COUNSELORS ARE PROGRAMMED. SO WE HAVE DEDICATED ADMINISTRATORS JUST REFRESHMENT, DEDICATED COUNSELORS JUST FOR FRESHMEN, AND WE'RE SEEING A HUGE GAIN IN THAT TRANSITION FROM EIGHTH GRADE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL IN THAT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THOSE STUDENTS AND I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ON SEPTEMBER 28TH. THERE IS A PARENT MEETING FOR FRESHMEN TO HELP THAT TRANSITION AND BRING THE FAMILIES ALONG THAT JOURNEY WITH STUDENTS. WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. I MEAN, JUST TO INSISTS, GET LOST IN THAT PROCESS, AND THEN FROM THAT MOMENT ON, THEY DON'T HAVE FAITH IN THAT SYSTEM, AND THEY DON'T WANT TO HAPPEN UP SOME AND SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT EFFORT AND ALWAYS TRYING SOME THINGS DIFFERENT FOR OUR KIDS. AND, UM I THINK IT'S I HAVE A LOT OF HIGH HOPES FOR THAT. SO THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ON FINANCE OR HIGHLIGHTS FOR US? ANY UPDATE ON THE AUDIT, CAPTAIN. THEY'RE COMPLETING THE AUDIT RIGHT NOW, AND WE SHOULD BE HERE AND SHE WAS BACK IN PROBABLY AT LEAST THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER, NOT OCTOBER. WE'LL BE BRINGING THE FIRST REPORT AS WELL. WITH AN A. SO WE ARE ON TIME AND EVERYTHING SO WE ABSOLUTELY ARE. IT'S BEEN GOING VERY SMOOTHLY. SO CAN I PLEASE MAKE A REQUEST? BUT, UM, THAT BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK FOR A PAPER COPY OF THAT. YOU HAVE THAT ACCESSIBLE FOR THEM, PLEASE. I WOULD JUST MENTION THE AUDITORS HAD SCHEDULED TO BE ON SITE FOR TWO FULL WEEKS, AND THEY RELEASED EIGHT FOR ONE WEEK AND THEY COMPLETED THEIR SECOND WEEK OFF SITE. NIGHT OPERATIONS. QUESTIONS. ON THE FLIP. AND THE RESOURCES. YES ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I JUST REALIZED THAT IT IN MY VIEW, AT LEAST I CAN'T SEE IT. UM WE FAR VACANCIES I'LL GET WITH KATIE TO GET THAT SENT RIGHT AWAY. BUT FOR OUR AIDS, WE CURRENTLY HAVE 12 VACANCIES. FOR OUR CUSTODIAL. WE HAVE 26. FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION. WE'RE DOWN TO SIX BUS DRIVER VACANCIES AND OVER 20 APPLICATIONS IN THE QUEUE, SO WE REALLY DO HAVE A POOL TO QUOTE FROM RIGHT NOW.AND THEN WE HAVE 14 TEACHERS, SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BE UNDER THAT 20. WE'RE NOT IN A UNIQUE SITUATION FROM OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE AREA. STILL LOOKING TO HIRE FOR THOSE CLASSROOM TEACHER POSITIONS, BUT WE'RE WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD TO GET LONG TERM CERTIFIED TEACHERS SUBSTANCES THOSE ROOMS SO THAT WE CAN SUPPORT THOSE CLASSROOMS AND HAVE REALLY GREAT INSTRUCTION HAPPENING. YOU HAVE A PLAN TO KIND OF HELP OUT WITH THE WHOLE CUSTODIAL SHORTAGE?
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OKAY NOTHING. NOBODY TO BE OKAY. THANK YOU. I GUESS WE FOUND WITH THE BUS DRIVERS THAT MONEY, FIXES EVERYTHING. AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO SAY THAT CAN WE JUST HIRE BUS DRIVERS TO BE CUSTODIANS TO YOU? LIKE JUST INTERCHANGEABLE THEY WOULD TAKE THAT ON. MAYBE PART OF YOUR PLAN . BUT ARE WE STILL OPEN? I DON'T KNOW. IF WE HAVE ANY RIGHT NOW. I DON'T THINK WE DO. BUT DURING COVID. WE DID, WHERE WE HIRE A THIRD PARTY, SAYING COMPANIES. IS THAT STILL AN OPPORTUNITY. IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY. DONE THAT. COMPANY THAT WE USING JUST STARTED. CONTRACT AND FULLY FIRM TOLD US ABOUT A YEAR AGO THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY INSTEAD. YEAH THAT SOUND GOING ISSUE EVERYONE HAVING STOPPING ISSUES. EVEN THAT MENTIONED AND I DON'T ACTUALLY SEE YOUR REPORT. SO IT'S AT SOME POINT WE CAN GET THAT UPLOADED TO BOARD BOOK. UM, YOU DIDN'T MENTION ABOUT TELL NUTRITION AND. AFTER SCHOOL KIDS CLOSED. WHAT IS THE NUMBERS LOOK LIKE? OUR CHILDREN TRISH IN RIGHT NOW HAS 13. VACANCIES. OUR KIDS CLUB IS 17. WE ARE WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD WHENEVER WE HIRE A NEW INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE OR A CHILD NUTRITION EMPLOYEES. THOSE ARE TWO GROUPS THAT ARE MOST, UM, USUALLY WILL DO THE CDC AND SO A LOT OF THEM ARE COMING IN WITH THOSE TWO ROLES TO SERVE IN MULTIPLE AREAS. IT HELPS THEM MAKE EXTRA MONEY. THEY'RE WORKING OVER EIGHT HOURS A DAY. AND SO IT'S PART OF OUR RECRUITING STRATEGY TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE EXTRA INCOME. VERY EXCITING ABOUT BUSSES IS THIS I KNOW WE MENTIONED LAST MONTH. IS THIS ACTUALLY ALL THE DRIVERS WHO ARE DRIVING ROUTES CURRENTLY? OR IS THIS JUST STOPPING. SO WHAT'S THE TIMELINE ON POSSIBLY ADDING MORE ROUTES? I KNOW WE JUST ADDED SOME MORE ROUTES AFTERNOON SERVICE BACK TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. REMEMBER IT TAKES ABOUT 13 WEEKS TO GET TRAINED FROM SCRATCH. SO IF YOU WERE HIRED AT THE END OF AUGUST 2.5 TO 3 MONTHS WHEN YOU'RE ACTUALLY. AND TRAINING. IT'S IN THE OCTOBER NOVEMBER BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GOT IT, OKAY. JUST BIG PICTURE. AND IF YOU CAN'T SPEAK TO THIS, DON'T DON'T. UM I'M JUST WONDERING THE FAMILIES WHO ARE AFFECTED BY HUB STOPS THIS YEAR. WILL THAT MOST PROBABLY BE SOMETHING THIS WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR AND WE'LL REASSESS KIND OF THAT PATTERN OF TRAFFIC NEXT SCHOOL YEAR OR IS THAT SOMETHING POTENTIALLY WITH ALL OF THESE GREAT HIRES COULD BE ATTENDED AT SOME POINT JUST WITHIN THIS ACADEMIC YEAR? I WOULD SAY WE WOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT IF THEY HAD STOPPED IS BRINGING EFFICIENCY AND ALLOWING US BECAUSE REMEMBER THE HEAD STOCK GAVE US TIME TO PICK UP MORE KIDS. SO THAT EFFICIENCY WOULD WANT TO REMAIN SO THAT AGAIN TRANSPORT MORE IN THAT SHORT MAYBE A SECONDARY START. AS WE GET MORE STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THAT MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE NECESSARY. BUT ALSO JUST REMIND US WE STILL HAVE NO SERVICE ZONE. SO RIGHT NOW IS THE HEART FAMILIES WITHOUT SERVICE. YOU WANT TO TRY TO RESTORE THAT? WE CAN START TO LOOK BACK AT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, BUT HE WANTS TO TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE AT LEAST ARE PROVIDING SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. IT'S A SMALL MONTH. WE HAVE TO OUR SUBDIVISIONS, AND THERE IS A TOTAL FOR LONG. SO I WOULDN'T CALL THIS SUBDIVISIONS, BUT I MEAN, THIS IS A SUBDIVIDED LOT SO. SO THAT'S YES. WHAT WE'VE GOT IS FOUR LOTS AND THEN WE DO HAVE A STUDENT TRIP. WE HAVE OUR JOURNALISM AND STUDENT MEDIA GOING TO BOSTON IN NOVEMBER FOR NATIONAL CONVENTION SO THAT IT'S IN THEM TO HAVE THAT TRAVEL JUST KIND OF WHAT'S GOING ON. GREAT COMMUNICATION. RIGHT SO THE FIRST PART OF MY REPORT I JUST TOOK AN OPPORTUNITY. KIND OF SUMMARIZE BACK TO SCHOOL EVENTS. I KNOW YOU ALL WITH US THAT MANY OF THOSE THINGS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT SUMMARY THERE. WE HAVE A NEW TEAM MEMBER BRANDS AND HARDCASTLE, WHO JOINED OUR TEAM OVER THE SUMMER, AND HE'S REALLY ELEVATED OUR VIDEO GAME.AND SO WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF THAT PROGRESS. I KNOW THAT WAS HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR US. SO IN THE FIRST PART OF THE REPORT, I TOOK THE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO LINK THOSE VIDEOS IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE HIM AND WHEN WE WERE PRODUCING THEM WITH BACK TO SCHOOL. ON THE WEBSITE FRONT. LAST SPRING. WE WENT TO A NEW TEMPLATE. UM FOR THE DISTRICT LEVEL. AND THEN OVER THE SUMMER, BLAKE HE'S OUR WEB MASTER. HE'S ON THE COMMS TEAM. UM COMPLETED THE WORK FOR ALL
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THE CAMPUSES TO ROLL OVER TO THE NEW TEMPLATE. AND SO EVERYBODY IS ON THAT NEW CLEANER TEMPLATE THAT HAS BETTER INTEGRATION WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND VIDEO AND CLEAN UP CALENDARS AND SOME REALLY GOOD FUNCTIONALITY. INCLUDED SOCIAL MEDIA TRACKING, WE'RE STILL SEEING POSITIVE TRENDS, THEIR FACEBOOKS AND A LITTLE FLAT, BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE CHANNEL SEEING OVERALL. SO WE'RE CERTAINLY MONITORING THAT AND, UM LOOKING AT YOU KNOW WHETHER REELS AND THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO KIND OF COUNTERACT THAT, UM, FLATLINING THAT WE'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT ON FACEBOOK.THE REST OF HIS INSECT WE COVERED AS YOU KNOW, YOU ALL WERE INVOLVED IN MANY OF THOSE THAT'S PROBABLY REDUNDANT ON THE PROGRAM'S FRONT TAXPAYER TUESDAY. I KNOW Y'ALL ARE KEENLY AWARE OF THAT, SO THAT SCHEDULE HAS BEEN RELEASED. STRATEGIC PLANNING. WE HAVE OUR FOCUS GROUPS. HAPPENING THIS THURSDAY , A FULL DAY OF FOCUS GROUPS SO ENGAGED WILL BE BACK. ON SITE TO FACILITATE THOSE FOR US AND THEN OUR COMMUNITY SUMMIT NEXT WEDNESDAY. AND SO WHEN I TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE OUR COMMUNITY TO THAT HISTORICAL COMMITTEE. UM WE HAVE MADE CONTINUE MEASURE PROGRESS ON THAT. WE HAVE SOME IMAGES AND THINGS THAT ARE READY TO GO ONTO THE WALLS HERE. AND SO THOSE ARE WITH CORGAN BEING SURRENDERING ARE BEING PRODUCED AND SO HOPEFULLY IN SHORT ORDER, THOSE WILL MOVE INTO PRODUCTION. THE LAST AND MOST IMPORTANT SECTION IS BRANDING. AND SO REALLY, THE TEAM IS LOOKING AT. WE'RE REALLY EXPLORING TWO OPTIONS. WHEN IS RETAINING THAT DS LOGO AND BRANDING FOR THE DISTRICT? UM AND THEN THE SECOND OPTION WOULD BE DOING SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FOR AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, AND THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE DS AND THAT CURRENT BRANDING TO STAY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL AND SO, UM, WE HAVE WEEKLY MEETINGS ON THAT AS A TEAM AND WE'RE JUST CONTINUING TO MAKE VERY CALCULATORS THAT MEASURED PROGRESS. BUT YOU CAN SEE THERE WE HAVE STANDARDIZED ON A D S. WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THE COLOR PALETTE, WHICH IS EXCEPTIONALLY HARD, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE COLORS THAT ARE IN OUR DISTRICT. THE STANDARDIZED ON A TIGER STANDARDIZED ON ANY STYLE GUIDE SO WE MAKE WE'RE MAKING MEASURE PROGRESS, BUT I THINK OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, WE'LL YOU KNOW WE'LL MAKE MORE PROGRESS ON THAT NEW AND DIFFERENT BRAND, AND WE'LL BE READY TO BRING SOMETHING BACK FOR US TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST QUESTIONS. I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT ALL. I'M JUST REFLECTING BACK FROM A FEW YEARS AGO AND JUST THE AMOUNT OF PROGRESS IN THIS ENTIRE DIVISION IS PHENOMENAL.
THANKS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FIRST. THANK YOU. BUT YEAH. I LIKE THAT. YES, OR WHAT'S LEFT? I'M JUST I'M JUST PARTY WON OVER HERE. WHATEVER Y'ALL COME UP WITH, I THINK WILL BE LOVELY.
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ALL RIGHT. THE BOARD WILL NOW CONVENE IN A CLOSED MEETING TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS POSTED ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING, AS ALLOWED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS BY 51.71. BUT ONE THAT WAS $72551.074551 6551 THAT THE WAY TO BUY BUY ONE THAT ELITE 2155, $1.00, 89 AND 551.129. NOBODY WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CLOSED MEETING AND HE ACTION THE BOARD WISHES TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF DISCUSSION IN CLOSED SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THE BORDER RECONVENES IN THE OPEN MEETING. OKAY, TIME IS NOW. 7 17 PM THE BOARD IS NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION, HAVING NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.