[00:00:02] >> GOOD EVENING. WE HAVE CONVENED FOR [1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM ] AN AGENDA REVIEW MEETING OF THE DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THIS MONDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2023. THE TIME IS NOW 06:06 PM. WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT THIS EVENING. AS A REMINDER, THE PURPOSE OF AGENDA REVIEW MEETINGS IS TO REVIEW ALL THE LISTED AGENDA ITEMS IN PREPARATION FOR OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING NEXT WEEK. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN UNTIL THE REGULAR MEETING. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD TO ASK QUESTIONS AND REQUEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IF NEEDED SO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS FULLY PREPARED FOR THE REGULAR MEETING. WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT THIS EVENING. [6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ] THE BOARD ENCOURAGES COMMENTS ABOUT THE DISTRICT FROM RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT, FROM DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, OR FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. EACH PRESENTATION CAN BE NO LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES PER PERSON OR SIX MINUTES PER A PERSON USING A TRANSLATOR. FOR AGENDA REVIEW MEETINGS, ALL COMMENTS SHALL PERTAIN TO POSTED AGENDA ITEMS. PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS OR CRITICISM CIVIL AND COURTEOUS EXCEPT FOR THE SPEAKER'S STUDENT. NO OTHER STUDENT'S NAME OR IDENTITY SHOULD BE DISCUSSED. IF YOU HAVE A CONCERN THAT YOU WOULD LIKE HEARD AND RESOLVED, PLEASE PRESENT YOUR CONCERN THROUGH THE DISTRICT'S GRIEVANCE POLICIES. UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE BOARD IS NOT PERMITTED TO DISCUSS OR ACT UPON ANY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING. THIS MEANS THAT BOARD MEMBERS ARE UNABLE TO DELIBERATE, ASK QUESTIONS, PROVIDE YOU WITH A RESPONSE, OR TAKE ANY ACTION RELATED TO YOUR COMMENTS. IF AN ISSUE MENTIONED IS LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, THE BOARD'S DELIBERATION OR DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE WILL BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE APPROPRIATE TIME DURING THE MEETING. FOR ISSUES NOT LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND PRESENTED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, THE BOARD PRESIDENT MAY DIRECT A SPEAKER TO THE APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. SPEAKER SHALL BE HEARD ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS AND ARE NOT PERMITTED TO RELINQUISH TIME TO ANOTHER PERSON. WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM, INTRODUCE YOURSELF WITH YOUR NAME AND CONNECTION TO THE DISTRICT. ONCE YOU BEGIN SPEAKING, THE TIMER WILL BEGIN. WHEN YOU HEAR THE TIMER SOUND, PLEASE CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD. TERRY PURDY. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD. I'M TERRY PURDY. I'M A PARENT IN THE DISTRICT AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE RESOLUTION PROPOSED FOR VOTING ON THE CHAPLAIN LAW. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE LEGISLATION IS REQUIRING A BOARD VOTE, WHICH I'M NOT A FAN OF, BUT THAT'S NOT YOUR CHOICE SO I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING YOUR DUTIES SERIOUSLY. I HAVE A NUMBER OF CONCERNS WITH THE CHAPLAIN LAW ITSELF, NAMELY THAT CHAPLAINS IS NOT WELL-DEFINED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CERTIFY CHAPLAINS, AND I WOULD BE A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE WITH A CLEAR DEFINITION OF CHAPLAINS, WHETHER IT WAS USING PEOPLE FROM THE MILITARY CHAPLAIN PROGRAM OR HEALTH CARE CHAPLAINS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THOSE PEOPLE ARE TRAINED AND HAVE SOME CERTIFICATIONS, BUT THIS IS COMPLETELY WIDE OPEN, AND SO THAT'S ONE OF MY CONCERNS WITH EVEN ALLOWING CHAPLAINS TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS INTRODUCED INTO OUR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT A CLEAR DEFINITION. BEYOND THAT, I AM HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE DISTRICT WANTS TO AFFIRM THE CURRENT POSITION OF ALLOWING CHAPLAINS AS VOLUNTEERS. I THINK THAT ANY VOLUNTEER IN OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO VOLUNTEER, GRANTED THAT THEY MEET ALL OF THE APPROPRIATE BACKGROUND CHECKS AND POLICIES THAT ARE IN PLACE, I THINK THAT HAVING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS IS VITALLY IMPORTANT AND WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO EXCLUDE ANY POPULATION OF VOLUNTEERS IF THEY'RE THERE FOR THE WELL BEING OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF AND OUR SCHOOLS. I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SECOND PART OF THE RESOLUTION. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO ATTEND YOUR WORKSHOP AND I APPRECIATED THE DISCUSSION THAT WAS BROUGHT. I DO THINK THAT ADDING SOMETHING TO THE RESOLUTION THAT'S NOT REQUIRED BY THE LEGISLATION AT THIS TIME IS MAYBE PREMATURE. HAVING CHAPLAINS BE ALLOWED FOR STAFF SUPPORT DURING A CAMPUS CRISIS IS A VERY SPECIFIC CASE AND I DO THINK THAT WHILE IT IS VERY LIMITED, IT'S STILL VERY VAGUE. WHAT IS THE CAMPUS CRISIS? WHAT WOULD THOSE CHAPLAINS BE DOING? WHY CHAPLAINS AND WHY NOT OTHER VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT MAYBE ARE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO STAFF DURING THAT TIME? RATHER THAN GOING SPECIFIC ON SOMETHING THAT'S NOT EVEN REQUIRED BY THE LAW TO BE VOTED ON TONIGHT OR NEXT WEEK, I WOULD ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER STICKING TO WHAT IS REQUIRED AT THE TIME AND HAVING A MORE IN DEPTH DISCUSSION IN THE FUTURE ABOUT WHAT ARE THE BEST WAYS THAT THIS COMMUNITY CAN SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, TERRY. LET THE RECORD SHOW THE MEETING BEGAN AT 06:06 PM IN CASE I DIDN'T SAY THAT I ONLY THOUGHT IT IN MY BRAIN. I APOLOGIZE. THIS IS MY MEETING BACK AFTER A MONTH HIATUS. THANK YOU, DR. MARY JANE HETRICK FOR FILLING IN FOR ME THAT LAST MONTH. WE WILL HAVE A NUMBER OF RECOGNITIONS NEXT MONTH. [4. RECOGNITIONS ] WE WILL HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEARING, [5. PUBLIC HEARING] OUR TAPER REPORT NEXT WEEK. I'M STILL ASLEEP CLEARLY. WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION. [7. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION] WE DO NOT HAVE A CAMPUS VISIT THIS MONTH SO OUR LEARNING SPOTLIGHT WILL ACTUALLY BE OUR DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY FROM PASA. NEXT WEEK, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS ON CONSENT AGENDA. [00:05:02] I'M ACTUALLY JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH THEM ONE BY ONE. AS REQUESTED FROM DR. MORRIS COONS, IS THERE ANY OTHER HIGHLIGHTS YOU WISH TO INCLUDE IN BOARD HIGHLIGHTS? >> CAN WE GO BACK TO LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHT JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY'VE GOT EVERYTHING THEY WANT FOR NEXT WEEK? FOR BOARD HIGHLIGHTS AND LEADS ON REPORTS, WE'VE GOT HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETINGS. HAS ANYONE ATTENDED MAMA MIA OR ANY OTHER EVENTS THAT WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AS WELL? >> YEAH, I THINK A COUPLE OF US ATTENDED MAMA MIA WE WOULD LOVE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. >> WE'LL ADD MAMA MIA. >> FOUR OF US AT GRASS ROOTS. >> GRASS ROOTS. >> WATCHED ALL GAMES TOGETHER. >> TIME FLIES WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN. THAT'S GOOD. I DID THINK THAT WE JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE WE WERE MISSING THAT Y'ALL HAD ATTENDED AND THOSE ARE TWO GOOD ONES. >> WE'LL HAVE CTSBA. >> CTSBA PEOPLE PLAN ON ATTENDING. >> IT'S THIS WEDNESDAY. ACTUALLY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COMMUNITY PARENT ON THE PANEL AS WELL AS SUSAN KIMBALL FROM THE CHAMBER. >> OKAY, PERFECT. CTSBA, WE WILL ADD AS WELL. ANYTHING ELSE Y'ALL CAN THINK OF THIS WEEK THAT YOU WANT TO HIGHLIGHT? >> I'VE GOT A COOL IDEA. MAYBE THIS WILL WORK, MAYBE IT WON'T. I DON'T KNOW THE LAST SECOND LOGISTICS AND SO STEPHANIE, DON'T FREAK OUT. OUR TEAM DID AN AMAZING JOB GETTING OUR CAMPUSES REOPENED. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING MAYBE WE CAN CELEBRATE THOSE FOLKS. I KNOW THAT'S LIKE A WEEK FROM NOW, THAT MAY BE TOO HARD TO BRING IN, BUT I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE HOW THAT TEAM WORKED DILIGENTLY TO GET THOSE CAMPUSES REOPENED, GET WATER TO CAMPUSES BECAUSE THE BOILED WATER NOTICE BECAUSE OF THE COUNTY AND STUFF LIKE THAT. IF THAT'S POSSIBLE, I THINK THAT WILL BE A WORTHY RECOGNITION EFFORT FOR SOME HARDWORKING FOLKS THAT DON'T GET A LOT OF IT, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, FROM THE TEAM. >> CLINT, DO YOU THINK WE COULD GET SOME OF YOUR TEAM HERE FOR RECOGNITIONS? MAINTENANCE STAFF. >> THAT SNIPPET FROM ENO WOULD BE IDEAL. WHEN YOU PAINTED OUT. [OVERLAPPING] >> I THINK YOU'RE PURSUING THAT. >> BOARD MEMBERS SPEAKING WITHOUT MICS ON. BUT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE WORK THAT OUR TEAM DID LAST WEEK. NORMALLY IN THE BOARD HIGHLIGHTS AND LIAISON REPORTS THERE IS A PRESIDENT REPORT AT THE END SO JUST ADD THAT SLIDE. ANYTHING ELSE FOR BOARD HIGHLIGHTS AND REPORTS? OH, IS ANYBODY GOING TO THE RIBBON CUTTING THURSDAY? THAT, YOU CAN ADD TO THE REPORT. THE DARDEN HILL RIBBON CUTTING. >> WE ARE HEARING THAT THAT'S BEEN CANCELED. >> OH, IT'S BEEN CANCELED. >> DUE TO THE RAIN. LET US KNOW THIS AFTERNOON. >> BUMMER. >> IT'S SUPPOSED TO RAIN THIS WEEK. >> DO NOT ADD THAT TO IT. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE'D HAVE ALL SHOWED UP IN OUR [BACKGROUND]. THE ROUNDABOUT IS OPENING. CONSENT AGENDA. [8. CONSENT AGENDA (Part 1 of 2)] ANY QUESTIONS ON MINUTES? QUESTION ON BUDGET AMENDMENTS? QUESTION ON THE TAX ROLE? CUSTODIAL SERVICE AGREEMENT? TRICIA. >> I JUST HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. WHAT FUNCTION OF THE BUDGET WILL THE FUNDS COME FROM? >> FOR THE CUSTODIAL CONTRACT? >> STILL FUNCTION 51, IT'LL JUST MOVE FROM PAYROLL TO CONTRACT SERVICES. >> 51. I READ THROUGH IT. DID THEY SAY HOW MANY PERSONNEL THEY WERE GOING TO PROVIDE? BECAUSE WE'RE PAYING A FLAT RATE OR I GUESS THERE'S TWO WAYS TOO. >> I DON'T RECALL OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD HOW MANY. IT'S EQUIVALENT TO WHAT WE HAVE NOW. >> PERFECT. IT'LL BE A WATCH BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THE SUPPLIES? >> YES. >> PERFECT, THANK YOU. >> MARY, JUST ONE QUESTION. ON THE CUSTODIAL CONTRACT, IT REFERENCES THE IQS CONTRACT MANAGER DEDICATED SOLELY TO DSISD, IS THE WAY IT WAS PHRASED. DOES THAT MEAN OFFICING OUT OF? >> THE CUSTODIANS EACH HAVE AN OFFICE SPACE NOW AT THE CAMPUS SO THEY'LL USE THAT. WE'LL HAVE A SPECIFIC CONTACT FOR OUR ACCOUNT BUT THEY WON'T NECESSARILY BE OFFICED HERE. >> NEXT ITEM NUMBER OR LETTER E, PAYING STAFF DURING EMERGENCY DISTRICT CLOSURE. [00:10:07] AN ORDER OF ELECTION NOTICES F AND G AND H AND I AND J AND K AND L. [LAUGHTER] ANY QUESTIONS ON ELECTIONS? TRICIA. >> WITHIN ANY OF THESE DOCUMENTS, I DIDN'T SEE, ARE WE ABLE TO CHOOSE OUR OWN VOTING LOCATIONS IF THEY AREN'T ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE THAN WHAT WE NEED? >> WE ARE NOT FOR TRAVIS COUNTY, WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY ADDITIONAL FOR TRAVIS COUNTY. HAYES COUNTY USUALLY ALLOWS US TO WORK WITH THEM BUT NO, WE DON'T HAVE THE CONTROL TO ULTIMATELY PICK THE LOCATIONS. >> IF THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO PROVIDE US, THEY WON MORE THAN ONE LOCATION, WE CAN'T FIND ANOTHER LOCATION OURSELVES? >> NO. >> IS THERE A WAY TO PUT A PROVISION IN THERE THAT MAKES THAT ALLOWABLE? >> WE CAN SEE IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO AGREE TO THAT. THEY ARE INTERESTED IN USING THIS FACILITY AS A LOCATION SO WE ARE HAVING THAT CONVERSATION WITH THEM THAT POTENTIALLY THERE COULD BE VOTING. >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE TWO LOCATIONS FOR EARLY VOTING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS A THING, LIKE IT'S A NATURAL EVERY ELECTION. >> WE HAVE NOT HAD THAT CONTROL AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE LOCATIONS YET. WE CAN TRY AND PROPOSE THAT. >> PERFECT. >> THANK YOU. >> OLIVIA. >> WELL, I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD ON TO THAT BECAUSE WHEN WE HAD, I BELIEVE, IT WAS BOND ROUND 2 THAT CAME UP. WHEN I READ BACK THROUGH THE CONTRACTS, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT DOES COME DOWN TO THEIR ABILITY TO STAFF. IF WE ARE GOING TO DO THAT NOW, THEIR POSITION BEFORE WAS THAT THEY COULDN'T MAKE THAT GUARANTEE BECAUSE IT'S STAFFING AND IT'S LOCATION OF AVAILABILITY AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS. BUT DO YOU THINK IT IS AN OPTION TO PUT THAT IN ON THE CONTRACT THAT THERE'S TWO LOCATIONS A MINIMUM? >> WE NEED TO CALL THEM AND DISCUSS THAT. THEY HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY. WE CERTAINLY TRIED TO EXPAND THAT LAST TIME AND DID NOT HAVE THAT OPTION SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE AGREEABLE TO THAT BUT WE CAN AT LEAST START THE CONVERSATION. >> THE DIFFERENCE LAST TIME IS WE WERE REACTING VERSUS NOW, IF WE CAN ASK FOR THE TWO JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COVERED EAST AND WEST AND THERE'S NO COMMUNITY PERCEPTION ON SELECTED LOCATION. >> I GUESS, GIVE ME SOME CLARITY OF WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO ASK FOR. DO YOU WANT ME TO ASK FOR TWO LOCATIONS, ONE EAST, ONE WEST? THAT IS GOING TO COME DOWN TO THEIR ABILITY TO ACTUALLY SITE AND LAND THOSE LOCATIONS AND I CAN TELL YOU THEY WORKED PRETTY EXTENSIVELY LAST TIME AND HAD A LOT OF DIFFICULTY GETTING A LOCATION ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DISTRICT. I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE PROBLEM IF WE SAID TWO LOCATIONS. WHAT THEY MAY DO IS DO ROGER HANKS AND THEN HERE, WHICH ARE REALLY ALMOST TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. I THINK THEY'RE LOOKING FOR EXPANDED LOCATIONS. BUT, I THINK, THAT IS, I KNOW, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THEY FACED LAST TIME, THAT THEY ACTUALLY ASKED FOR OUR HELP WITH HELPING THEM FIND LOCATIONS AND WE WERE NOT ANY MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THEY WERE. JUST BE AWARE THAT IN ASKING FOR THAT, WE MAY BE ASKING FOR SOMETHING THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO DO. >> WHEN I SPOKE WITH TRAVIS COUNTY, SARAH SAID THAT ADDING EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS IS DIFFICULT BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS TRAVIS COUNTY IS FAIRLY SMALL. >> WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT HAYES COUNTY. >> WHEN I SPOKE WITH HAYES AND JENNIFER, JENNIFER SAID THAT MORE THAN LIKELY WE CAN USE HEADWATERS AND THEN THE ONE AT ROGER HANKS AND SHE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO ADD ONE AT THIS BUILDING. HAYES WILL BE MUCH EASIER. THE ISSUE IS FOUNDER'S DAY BECAUSE THEN WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO STAFF AND OPEN AND GET PEOPLE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN GET IN TO THIS BUILDING DURING FOUNDER'S DAY. BUT I GUESS I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED FOUNDER'S DAY BUT WITH THE TRAFFIC. BUT, AGAIN, IT IS A STAFFING AND IT IS ALSO THE VOTING MACHINE. FOR TRAVIS COUNTY, IF WE DECIDE WE WANT ANOTHER THING THEN WE ARE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LEASING THE EQUIPMENT WHICH CAN GET QUITE PRICEY. TRAVIS COUNTY, HAYES COUNTY. SHE SEEMS TO WANT TO WORK WITH US AND SHE SEEMS TO WANT TO ADD ANOTHER ONE. I AM IN TALKS WITH HER ABOUT THAT. >> ADDING A THIRD? LET ME CLARIFY. SHE DISCUSSED HEADWATERS AND ROGER HANKS FOR BOTH EARLY VOTING IN THE ELECTION DAY? >> THEN ADDING 300 SPOTS. >> WE DON'T KNOW THAT. >> I DON'T KNOW THAT WE KNOW THAT THAT'S FOR EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY VOTING. >> WAS JUST THE ELECTION DAY? >> NO, SHE WAS TALKING SPOTS PLAQUES FOR EARLY VOTING AS WELL. BUT IS THAT TOO CLOSE? >> THAT'S MY QUESTION FOR Y'ALL. ARE THOSE THREE SITES OPTIMAL? THAT DOESN'T REALLY ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION ABOUT HAVING SOMETHING OUT MORE [OVERLAPPING]. >> I THINK, WELL, ROGER HANKS IS PERFECT. I THINK HEADWATERS AND ROGER HANKS, THOSE ARE THE PERFECT LOCATIONS BECAUSE I THINK IT HELPS OUT WITH EVERYBODY. I THINK THE PROBLEMS THAT WE SAW WITH [00:15:02] THE EARLY VOTING JUST AT HEADWATERS IS IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT AND AS WE SAW HOW THE NUMBERS TURNED OUT TOO TO GET THE WEST SIDE OVER TO HEADWATERS. I THINK HAVING JUST TWO LOCATIONS ON, ONE ON EACH SIDE, IS PERFECT. IT COULD BE EVEN HERE. BUT I SEE WITH FOUNDER'S DAY, IF WE COULD GET ROGER HANKS, THAT WOULD BE CLUTCH, HONESTLY. >> DOES THE CITY HAVE ANYTHING ON THE BALLOT? IS THERE A CITY COUNCIL? >> OH. >> YEAH, THAT IS THE G. IS THE JOINT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY. >> BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THEY USE THE CITY HALL, DON'T THEY? FOR EARLY VOTING AS WELL. >> BUT IT'S BEEN CANCELED A COUPLE OF TIMES. >> IT'S BEEN CANCELED NOW. THEY DID NOT DO IT THE LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF FOUNDER'S DAY. >> GOT IT. >> THERE IS GOING TO BE A COUNTY TAX ELECTION THIS TIME WITH THE ELECTION, WHICH IS SOMETHING NEW, IS WHAT JENNIFER SHARE, I DON'T KNOW. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT ELECTIONS? NO. ALL RIGHT. POLICY UPDATE 121 SECOND. READING MARY JANE. >> THIS IS REALLY MINOR IN A WAY BUT THERE'S ALL THE STRIKEOUTS OF DESIGNEE. I'M LIKE, WELL, WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO YOU? [LAUGHTER] >> WELL, CASI SAID IS IN LITERAL POLICY, IT'S NOT THE SUPERINTENDENT WHO DOES ALL OF THOSE THINGS EITHER. I'M JUST THE PERSON ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. EVERYTHING CAN BE DELEGATED. >> OKAY. >> ANYWAY. >> BUCK STOPS WITH YOU. >> THE BUCK STOPS WITH ME JUST CLEANING UP THE LANGUAGE. IN SOME PLACES IT WAS INCONSISTENT IN THE POLICY. THEY'RE CLEANING IT UP BY JUST TAKING OUT OUR DESIGNEE BECAUSE ULTIMATELY I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING. >> I HAD ONE OTHER. IT'S REALLY INTERESTING UNDER FFI BULLYING, THE PERIODIC MONITORING THAT A DECLINE IN COUNTS COULD REPRESENT IMPROVEMENTS, BUT IT COULD REPRESENT A CAMPUS CULTURE AND A DECLINE IN OPENNESS. THAT'S TAB LANGUAGE? >> YEAH. >> THAT'S JUST STANDARD LANGUAGE FOR ALWAYS BEING SURE THAT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR BOWLING REPORT, IS IT BECAUSE NOW PEOPLE ARE STOPPING REPORTING BECAUSE THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE REPORTING OR PEOPLE NOT REPORTING BECAUSE THE NUMBERS ARE GOING DOWN. JUST IN GENERAL ADVISEMENT TO BE AWARE THAT AND YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY YOUR NUMBERS ARE CHANGING IF THEY'RE CHANGING LIKE THAT SIGNIFICANTLY. >> OLIVIA. >> SORRY. I GOT SOMETHING WEIRD GOING ON WITH TWO MICROPHONES HERE. NUMBER 1, IF IT'S OKAY, I WANTED TO GO BACK TO EIGHT REALLY QUICK ON APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION TO PAY THE STAFF FOR JANUARY 16. I JUST HAD A GENERAL QUESTION, AND MAYBE WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BUT HAVE WE CONSIDERED JUST DOING A POLICY WHERE HOURLY EMPLOYEES ARE PAID FOR EMERGENCY CLOSURE DAYS, RATHER THAN DOING A RESOLUTION EVERY TIME, SINCE IT'S ALREADY IN THE BUDGET? >> YEAH, I TALKED WITH HALEY ABOUT IT TODAY. HER RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE LEAVE IT IN THERE, IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE HAD STAFF WHO STOPPED COMING TO WORK, YOU WOULDN'T WANT THEM TO BE PAID IN THE SAME WAY. THE STAFF SHOULD BE PAID FOR THE DAYS THAT THEY'RE WORKING. IT COULD BE CONSIDERED A GIFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS TO PAY THEM OTHERWISE. THIS IS REALLY BASED ON THE, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT OF STAFF. YOU'RE REALLY DOING IT FOR A DIFFERENT PURPOSE AND THAT THEY DIDN'T COME TO WORK, THAT'S NOT THE PURPOSE. IT'S CODIFYING THAT WITHIN THE RESOLUTION LANGUAGE. >> OKAY. THAT MAKES SENSE. THEN SORRY. BUT NOW BACK TO 8M, I DID HAVE A QUESTION ON WHERE IT IDENTIFIES THE SCHOOL MARSHAL CURRENT EMPLOYEE. CAN WE CONFIRM THAT THAT DOES NOT MEAN A CURRENT EMPLOYEE TAKING ON MARSHAL RESPONSIBILITIES. THAT MEANS A CURRENT EMPLOYEE CAN APPLY FOR A SAFETY SPECIALIST POSITION AND CHANGE JOBS. >> YEAH. THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN DESIGNATE A MARSHAL IS THE BOARD. YOU'LL HAVE TO DO THE DESIGNATION ON THAT UNDER OUR POLICY. >> OKAY. THAT WAS NEW LANGUAGE, SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. >> YEAH. IT READS SHOULD BE THE SAME MARSHALL LANGUAGE THAT WE ADOPTED WHEN WE ADDED THE PROGRAM IN, WHICH IS THE SAME POLICY. BUT TELL ME WHAT PAGE DO YOU KNOW WHAT PAGE YOU'RE ON? >> YEAH, I GOT TO GO BACK TO 'CAUSE I HAD GONE BACK TO AE SO I'M SORRY, THAT WAS A QUESTION DOWN AND DIDN'T WRITE IT DOWN THE PAGE. >> NO PROBLEM. I'M JUST WANTED TO CHECK WITH YOU AND TRACK, MAKE SURE. >> I DIDN'T BRING MY READERS IN GUYS. >> GO DOWN TO THE MARSHAL. CAN ANYONE SEE WHAT LINE ITEM THAT IS? I GOT SOME. >> OKAY. [LAUGHTER] >> YEAH, WE ARE NOT THE SAME PRESCRIPTION [LAUGHTER] THAT DID NOT HELP BETTER. >> I CAN GET WITH YOU AFTER CKE, I CAN GET WITH YOU AFTER AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU'RE. >> OKAY THE WAY THAT I READ IT WAS THAT A CURRENT EMPLOYEE COULD BE A MARSHALL AND SO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CLEAR THAT IT'S APPLY FOR A MARSHALL POSITION. [00:20:03] >> WELL, THE BOARD MAY APPOINT AN EMPLOYEE. THE FIRST PART OF THAT LANGUAGE IS YOU HAVE TO DO THE APPOINTMENT. THEN THEY CAN BE A MARSHAL ONCE THEY ARE CERTIFIED ELIGIBLE BY T COLT. THEN THEY HAVE TO DO THE T COLD. >> BUT IT STILL READS IN MY OPINION. I READ THAT. THAT WHAT WE TOLD OUR COMMUNITY IS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO ARM A TEACHER. THE WAY I READ THAT IS THAT AN EMPLOYEE, A CURRENT EMPLOYEE, CAN BECOME A MARSHAL. MEANING IF IT'S A COACH, THE COACH CAN BE A COACH AND A MARSHAL. IT DOESN'T CLARIFY THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE CURRENT POSITION AND GO TO A MARSHAL POSITION. I SEE. >> CAN YOU SEE THAT? >> MAYBE WE CAN CLEAR UP THE LANGUAGE A LITTLE BIT AND MAYBE ALL CAN DISCUSS MORE. YEAH. >> YEAH. >> MOVING ON TO THE SAMS GRANT WITH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY. >> QUESTIONS. >> IN OUR LOCAL WITH LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY. MOVING ON TO OUR ACTION ITEMS SO 9A CONSIDERATION, [9. ACTION ] APPROVAL TO ACCEPT VOLUNTEER CHAPLAINS. WE DID BRING IN THIS CONVERSATION IN OUR WORKSHOP. WE SAW THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS RECOMMENDED FROM OUR ADMINISTRATION. WHAT QUESTIONS, FURTHER DISCUSSION DO BOARD MEMBERS HAVE? >> I'M JUST GOING TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE A VERY STRONG ECUMENICAL COMMUNITY. I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW SEVERAL MEMBERS OVER THE YEARS, AND HAVE REACHED OUT TO A FEW OF THEM. NO ONE IS THINKING, MAN, I HOPE DSISD GIVES US ELEVATED STATUS. IN FACT, ONE OF THEM SAID THAT THE LEGISLATURE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS REALLY FOR RURAL SCHOOLS, BUT FOR US, IT'S LIKE A SOLUTION IN SEARCH OF A PROBLEM IS THE WAY THAT HE PHRASED IT. THEY FEEL WELCOME, THEY KNOW THEIR BOUNDARIES. I JUST FELT LIKE I SHOULD SHARE THAT. >> SHANNON. >> GO AHEAD, OLIVIA. >> I WAS GOING TO ASK IF WE CAN DO A MOTION TO MOVE IT TO FEBRUARY. I THINK THERE'S STILL A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED. I THINK THERE'S CLARIFICATIONS I HAD POINTED OUT AS WE HEARD THE DEFINITIONS AND THE LAW ARE VERY WEAK. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT MOVED TO FEBRUARY. >> I ALSO JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT I DISAGREE WITH THE BOUNDARIES ISSUE. I'VE HAD EXPERIENCE MYSELF THAT THAT COMES INTO PLAY NO MATTER WHAT. IT'S JUST A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF WHAT HAPPENS, FAITH COMES INTO IT. THAT'S NOT APPROPRIATE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, IN MY OPINION. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I ALSO OH MY GOSH. I JUST LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT. DARN IT. GIVE ME ONE SECOND. OLIVIA MENTIONED CHANGING IT. GOSH, DARN IT. DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING AND THEN I'LL JUMP BACK IN WHEN I RECALL? >> I DID WANT TO JUST WRAP UP A LITTLE BIT OF THE CONVERSATION FROM THE WORKSHOP JUST FOR OBVIOUSLY INDIVIDUALS WHO COULDN'T HEAR THAT CONVERSATION. THERE'S THREE OPTIONS PUT FORTH BY THE LEGISLATURE. IN SUMMARY, THIS IS TO PROVIDE MORE OR LESS MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES, POTENTIALLY OTHER PROGRAMS, BUT IT'S VERY WEAKLY WRITTEN AS WAS MADE APPARENT FROM BOARD MEMBERS. WE HAVE THREE OPTIONS TO EITHER EMPLOY CHAPLAINS, TO KEEP CHAPLAINS AS VOLUNTEERS, WHICH IS WHAT OUR DISTRICT CURRENTLY DOES, AND TO REMOVE CHAPLAINS FROM CAMPUS ALTOGETHER. THAT'S OUR THREE OPTIONS THAT THE BOARD IS LOOKING AT AND THERE'S SOME DIFFERENT OPINIONS CHAIN. >> YOU REMEMBER WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY IS I'VE BEEN TO MANY TASBY CONFERENCES MANY WORKSHOPS ON OTHER DISTRICTS WHO HAVE FOUND A WAY TO LAYER IN MORE SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH INTERNSHIPS, WHICHEVER I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHICH DISTRICT HAS DONE IT REALLY SUCCESSFULLY, BUT BRINGING UP PEOPLE WHO ARE STARTING TO GET INTO THAT PROFESSION AND YOU BRING THEM UP UNDERNEATH THE LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS, ET CETERA, AND THEN YOU START TO BUILD THAT PROGRAM FROM WITHIN OR WITHOUT. I DO THINK THERE'S OTHER OPTIONS TOO WHERE WE KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THE CORRECT TRAINING. BUT YOU KNOW, AGAIN, FROM WORKSHOP I HAVE A TWOFOLD ISSUE, AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH JUST WHAT THE BASIC IS, AND NOT HAVING ANY ADDITION WITH THE STAFF THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY PROPOSING. >> KIM? >> YEAH. I HAD HEARD IN THE WORKSHOP THAT LIKE 90% OF OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE GENERAL LANGUAGE OF THE GENERAL PROPOSAL. DID THEY WRITE ANYTHING MORE SPECIFIC THAN WHAT THE GENERAL LANGUAGE WAS? I'D BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THAT. IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DID CONSIDER ADOPTING WITH THE GENERAL LANGUAGE, WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC CRITERIA GOING TO BE? HOW IS THIS PROGRAM GOING TO BE EVALUATED? IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE, I'M GOING TO WANT DATA BACK; IT WORKED, IT DIDN'T WORK. BUT WHAT ARE OTHER DISTRICTS THAT MAYBE [00:25:02] VOTED ON THIS BACK IN NOVEMBER OR EVEN EARLIER THAN THAT AND THEY'VE IMPLEMENTED IT, WHAT HAS WORKED, WHAT HASN'T WORKED, WHAT LANGUAGE HAVE THEY USED IN THEIR RESOLUTION? I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT ANY, BUT I HEARD THE 90% NUMBER TODAY. >> I THINK WHEN STEPHANIE TALKED ABOUT 95% OF DISTRICTS ARE DOING THAT, WHAT YOU'RE REALLY LOOKING AT IS THAT PART 1. THAT THEY'RE CONTINUING WHATEVER VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS THEY CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE, CHAPLAIN OPTIONS. CHAPLAINS ARE WELCOME TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A VOLUNTEER WITHIN THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE ALREADY EXISTING, BUT THEY'RE NOT EXTENDING NEW PROGRAMS OR CREATING NEW SERVICES, THEY'RE JUST CONTINUING WITH THE AVAILABLE PROGRAMS. THAT'S WHAT MOST DISTRICTS ARE DOING. >> I'M A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, BUT I WOULD WANT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES, I WOULDN'T WANT CRITERIA. I'D WANT TO KNOW HOW THEY'RE EVALUATED. >> THE ONLY THING I'LL ADD, THE ONLY LANGUAGE I SAW THAT WAS SPECIFYING FURTHER WAS ACTUALLY SPECIFYING FURTHER THAT THEY'RE NOT PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SERVICES OR THEY'RE NOT. THE OTHER STIPULATION I'VE SEEN IS THAT THEY'RE NOT TAKING ANY POSITIONS ALREADY HELD BY DISTRICT STAFF, WHICH IS ALL THE SAME CONCERNS WE AS A BOARD I THINK FEEL AS WELL, BUT SOME ARE ADDING EVEN MORE SOLIDIFYING LANGUAGE AROUND THOSE TWO ISSUES TOO, WHICH IS ALREADY KIND OF IN THE LAW. SO IT'S A LITTLE REDUNDANT, BUT I HAVE SEEN THAT ALSO. >> I JUST WANT TO LEAVE MENTAL HELP TO THE PROFESSIONALS THAT WE'VE HIRED BECAUSE THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. THEY'VE GONE TO COLLEGE, THEY'VE GOTTEN CERTIFIED, THEY DO WELL AT THEIR JOBS, THEY'RE EVALUATED EVERY YEAR, AND I'M SO COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, SO JUST MY THOUGHT. >> I JUST WANT TO PAUSE THIS TOPIC BECAUSE I KNOW THIS CAN BE A MUCH LARGER CONVERSATION. BUT I REALLY WANT TO STAY FOCUSED TO THE RESOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED. THE BIGGEST CONCERNS I HEAR IS IN THE SECONDARY PIECE PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR STAFF. I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE BOARD IF THERE'S ANY CONCERNS WITH REMOVING THAT PIECE AT THIS POINT IN TIME WITH THE HOPE THAT WE'RE HAVING A FUTURE CONVERSATION AROUND THIS. I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ISSUES I'M HEARING. WE WANT MORE SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH ON CAMPUSES, MAYBE IN THOSE HIGH CRISIS SITUATIONS, OR WE WANT TO AT LEAST HEAR HOW EVEN OUR DISTRICT IS HANDLING THOSE SITUATIONS, WHICH COULD BE A POTENTIAL FUTURE CONVERSATION. THEN THERE'S LEGALLY WHAT IS REQUIRED RIGHT NOW IN THE BILL. I'M NOT HEARING MUCH PUSHBACK OR CONCERNS WITH THE FIRST PART OF THE RESOLUTION PRESENTED, BUT I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE BOARD ON THAT SPECIFICALLY. ROB, TRICIA >> I THINK SPECIFICALLY TO THIS RESOLUTION, I'M OKAY WITH THE WAY THAT IT IS WRITTEN. I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH ALLOWING THE STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPT IN TO VISIT WITH A CHAPLAIN. I THINK THAT THEY'RE GROWN AND THEY CAN MAKE THEIR OWN DECISION IN THAT. IT'S KIND OF A FREEDOM THING. LIKE IF THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. IF THEY WANT TO GO SEE A PROFESSIONAL THAT WE HAVE ON STAFF, THEY CAN GO SEE A PROFESSIONAL THAT WE HAVE ON STAFF. FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW FOR THEM TO GO SEE A CHAPLAIN. IF WE HAVE CHAPLAINS COME VOLUNTEER, IT'S NOT HIRING CHAPLAINS, IT'S NOT SPENDING FUNDS ON CHAPLAINS, IT'S CHAPLAIN'S COMING TO VOLUNTEER FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE AND IT'S WELL WRITTEN THE WAY THAT IT IS. >> ROB. >> I AGREE WITH WHAT TRICIA JUST SAID FOR SURE. ALSO, CAN I AGREE WITH YOU 100% ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH BEING LEFT TO THE EXPERTS AS RELATES TO THAT PROCESS THAT WE DO TODAY. 100% AGREE WITH THAT. SO I DO THINK THAT FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR ME, YOU HEARD ME IN THE GROUP, I'M MUCH MORE OPEN TO A MORE BROADER APPLICATION HERE BECAUSE I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW CHAPLAIN PROGRAMS WORK WHEN THEY'RE PUT TOGETHER EFFECTIVELY WITH GOOD TRAINING. LET ME BE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT THAT. I THINK ANY RESOLUTION THAT WE WOULD NEED TO ADOPT WOULD NEED TO BE CAVEATED WITH EITHER LOCAL POLICY OR SOMETHING SPECIFIC AROUND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO ASK CHAPLAINS TO DO. WHETHER IT'S IN A TIME OF CRISIS SPECIFICALLY OR MORE BROADER, DEPENDING ON HOW THIS BODY STARTS TO GO AND THEN HOW ARE WE GOING TO PREPARE THEM FOR THAT. THAT COULD BE, IF YOU'RE A CHAPLAIN EXPERIENCE IN THE MILITARY OR YOU'RE A FORMER HAYES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY CHAPLAIN, OR MAYBE IT'S SOME EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS. MAYBE IT'S, YEAH, WE WANT THEM TO BE CERTIFIED THROUGH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAPLAINS FOR SCHOOLS. THAT'S A MORE AGGRESSIVE AND THERE'S SOME COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO SPEND MONEY NECESSARILY IN A PROGRAM LIKE THIS. I DO THINK IT IS PRUDENT FOR US TO ASSURE THE COMMUNITY [00:30:04] WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH A PROGRAM LIKE THIS AND WHAT WE ARE NOT DOING WITH A PROGRAM LIKE THIS. FOR ME, WHAT A PROGRAM LIKE THIS ACCOMPLISHES IS MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FACULTY AND IDENTIFY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. CHAPLAINS ARE EXCELLENT AT THAT. THEY HAVE BEEN SINCE 1776. THEY'RE EXCELLENT AT THAT. WHAT THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY EXCELLENT AT, AND THEY WOULD ADMIT IT, MOST OF THEM, IS TREATING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. DEALING WITH SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT FAR SUPERSEDE THEIR QUALIFICATIONS. SO LET'S JUST SUBMIT THERE IS SOME SERIOUS GAPS, OBVIOUSLY IN TRAINING COMPARED TO SOMEONE LIKE A PSYCHIATRIST, FOR EXAMPLE. THERE'S NOWHERE NEAR THE COMPARISON AND ABILITY TO TREAT STAFF. BUT THE MORE FOLKS WE HAVE THAT ARE OUT THERE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AND AVAILABLE. AVAILABLE IS THE RIGHT WORD, NOT LOOKING. AVAILABLE TO ENGAGE WITH A STUDENT OR A FACULTY MEMBER THAT IS STRUGGLING WITH SOMETHING, I'M IN FAVOR OF THAT, I'M ABSOLUTELY IN FAVOR OF THAT. BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE PARAMETERS ON IT, JUST LIKE THERE WAS IN THE MARSHALL PROGRAM. WHEN WE IMPLEMENTED THE MARSHALL PROGRAM, WE HEARD EVERYTHING. WE'RE GOING TO ARM THE TEACHERS, WE'RE GOING TO DO ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF. BUT NONE OF THAT HAPPENED BECAUSE WE CAME OUT AND WE FRAMED THIS VERY SPECIFICALLY, THIS IS WHAT THEY WILL DO, THIS IS WHAT THEY WON'T DO. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING BUT ABSOLUTE AFFIRMATION FROM OUR COMMUNITY ON HOW THAT PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED. IF WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN THIS ROAD AND EITHER EXPAND OR OFFER THIS, WHICH AGAIN, I'M IN FAVOR OF, I WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO GO THROUGH THAT EFFORT, WHICH I WOULD BASICALLY SECOND THE MOTION OF OLIVIA TO MOVE THIS TO FEBRUARY TO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. ALIGN ITSELF WITH THE LAW, FOR SURE, BUT ALSO FULLY BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN NOT ONLY TO OUR FACULTY, BUT TO OUR COMMUNITY WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS AND WHAT THIS PROGRAM ISN'T. WITH THAT, I'LL YIELD. >> DR. MORRIS, DID YOU HAVE? >> WELL, I WAS THINKING, WOULD IT BE BETTER FOR US JUST TO VOTE ON NUMBER 1, WHICH MEETS THE REQUIREMENT UNDER THE LAW, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE UNDER A TIME CRUNCH AND WHY WE'RE EVEN HAVING THIS CONVERSATION SO QUICKLY IS BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO MEET THAT TIME CRUNCH. IF WE MAKE THE RESOLUTION WITH OPPORTUNITY NUMBER 1, WHICH THERE SEEMS TO BE AGREEMENT ON, THEN WHEN WE CAN COME BACK TO Y'ALL AT A LATER TIME, NOT SO PRESSED TRYING TO DO IT BY THE FEBRUARY DEADLINE, BRING YOU BACK MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND HOW WE RESPOND AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR PROGRAMMING. BRING YOU BACK THEN OPTIONS FOR WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE IF WE WANTED TO BUILD A STAFF PROGRAM WITH CHAPLAINS AND DO THAT IN A WAY THAT ISN'T NECESSARILY UNDER THAT SAME PRESSURE TIMELINE. WHEN WE'VE GOT STATE OF THE DISTRICT, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF MEETINGS COMING UP RIGHT NOW. HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 2 COMMUNITY MEETINGS, LONG RANGE PLANNING MEETINGS. THERE'S A LOT THAT WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF PLANNING FOR THAT I WOULD THINK IT'S GOING TO TAKE US LONGER THAN A MONTH FOR US TO REALLY SIT DOWN AND PUT OUR EFFORTS INTO ALL OF THAT, AND BRING Y'ALL BACK A GOOD BUILT PLAN, THE WAY THAT KIM IS ASKING FOR. IF Y'ALL ARE AMENABLE TO A CHANGE, THEN WE CAN CHANGE IT TO NUMBER 1 TO GET THROUGH THE VOTE THAT'S REQUIRED, AND THEN MOVE INTO A SECOND PHASE TO HAVE A GREATER CONVERSATION ABOUT THE REST OF IT. >> SHANNON, I SAW YOUR MIC FIRST. >> I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CHANGE IN THE RESOLUTION. I WOULD LIKE IT TO SAY CURRENT DISTRICTS VOLUNTEER AND VISITOR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. THEN I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS JUST AFTER HEARING ALL THIS CONVERSATION. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS THAT THERE'S WIGGLE ROOM WHERE IT SAYS STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS AS THEY EXIST OR MAY HEREAFTER BE AMENDED. I'M WONDERING IF WE NEED TO ADD SOMETHING THAT SAYS EXCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES, AND PUT MORE LANGUAGE AROUND THIS. >> THERE HAVE BEEN DISTRICTS THAT DID THAT. YEAH, TO KIM'S QUESTION. >> I WOULD FEEL FAR MORE COMFORTABLE BECAUSE WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT HOW WE DON'T HAVE BOUNDARIES IN HERE. THE MORE I READ IT AND LISTENING TO THIS CONVERSATION, I'M SEEING A LOT OF HOLES IN NUMBER 1. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE. THEN I WOULD JUST SAY AGAIN, I WANT LICENSED PROFESSIONALS FOR OUR STAFF AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE TO BRING FAITH. IT IS A SECONDARY ISSUE LIKE WAY SECONDARY. I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO BRING FAITH INTO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, EVEN FOR OUR STAFFS. >> MARY JANE. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SUGGEST THAT AGAIN, THE POLICY THAT IS IN PLACE IF IT'S GKG, THAT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT CHANGING IT, WE'RE JUST SAYING WE'RE AFFIRMING WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING. THAT THAT KIND OF LANGUAGE WOULD BE VERY REASSURING TO OUR COMMUNITY. JUST BECAUSE IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP, I WILL SAY, SHANNON, THAT I HAVE A VERY GOOD FRIEND WHO IS A CHAPLAIN. HE IS A DEVOTED CHRISTIAN, BUT HE HAS DESCRIBED MANY TIMES WHEN HE GOES INTO A HOSPITAL HE DOES NOT PROSELYTIZE UNLESS THAT IS A REQUEST AND IT'S JUST INGRAINED PART OF HIS ETHICAL CORE. SO MAYBE THAT GOES TO WHAT ROB IS SAYING ABOUT THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS. HE DID GO THROUGH THAT CERTIFICATION PROCESS, BUT THAT'S FOR THE FUTURE DISCUSSION. >> THE GENERAL PART OF 1, IS WE'RE REQUIRED BY LAW AND THEN, LIKE HALEY SAID, TO VOTE ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I THINK THAT WE COULD ALL LIVE WITH. MY BIGGEST HOPE IS THAT WE HAVE VERY SPECIFIC GUIDELINES THAT WE VOTE ON, [00:35:03] AND THEY BECOME VERY PUBLIC SO THAT OUR PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS IN THAT VOLUNTEER ROLE THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY DOING. I DON'T KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS ALL THE TYPES OF VOLUNTEERS THAT COME IN THAT ARE APPROVED. THEY ARE WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS, WHICH I THINK COULD GIVE SOME RELIEF, BUT WITH SPECIFIC GUIDELINES LIKE WE'VE DISCUSSED, I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE LANGUAGE I HAVE SEEN IS JUST UNDERWRITING AND I CAN SHARE WITH HALEY WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT TO FIND IT AGAIN. BUT JUST UNOCCURING, THE TWO BIG ISSUES THAT DISTRICTS FACE THAT I THINK WE ALSO WANT TO SUPPORT AND AFFIRM IS THAT THESE VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT TAKING THE PLACE OF CURRENT EXISTING MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. NOT IN THE PRESENT NOR THE FUTURE. THAT THIS IS, AGAIN TO EARLIER AND REITERATED POINTS, THIS IS REALLY CONTINUING OUR STATUS QUO PROGRAMMING OF WHAT IS ALREADY IN EXISTENCE. NOW, MY BIG CONCERN, EVEN ON WHAT ROB WAS MENTIONING ABOUT HAVING SOME STRICTER LANGUAGE AROUND NUMBER 2, IS THEN THE WHOLE RESOLUTION HAS TO HAVE STRICTER LANGUAGE, AND THE LAW DOESN'T HAVE STRICT LANGUAGE. IT'S A LITTLE HARD FOR US, I THINK AT THIS POINT WITH THE INFORMATION WE HAVE, WITH THE TIME CRUNCH. I KNOW WE DO HAVE ANOTHER MONTH, BUT WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT ACTION ITEMS IN ANOTHER MONTH AND WE DON'T HAVE AN AGENDA REVIEW IN MARCH, WE REALLY DO NEED TO MAKE A DECISION AND PASS THIS MONTH. WE NEED TO HAVE A VOTE THIS MONTH ON THIS, AS PER THE LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS TO GET IT IN BY MARCH 1ST. I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO NOT DEFER TO FEBRUARY AND TO FIND SOMETHING THAT WE CAN AGREE UPON TO COME BEFORE US NEXT WEEK. IN THE LIGHT OF THAT, WHAT ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE OR CONCERNS DO YOU HAVE SPECIFICALLY ON NUMBER 1? >> I DO LIKE THAT AFFIRMING; IF WE WANT TO SAY WE WANT TO AFFIRM OUR CURRENT POLICY, BUT THEN I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDING THE PART OF THE LAW THAT WE'RE NOT ACCEPTING. I WANT TO EXCLUDE THAT. [OVERLAPPING] >> IT'S THE FOUR OPTIONAL SERVICES UNDER THE LAW. OPTING OUT OF THE THINGS THAT 673 SAYS, THEY CAN SERVE AS MENTAL HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS. THOSE [OVERLAPPING] AND OPTING OUT OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE HAVE PROFESSIONALS FOR [OVERLAPPING] THEN OPTING INTO OUR CURRENT EXISTING VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS. >> BUT I LIKE THE AFFIRMING LANGUAGE THAT MARY JANE SUGGESTED. I THINK IT WAS MARY JANE BECAUSE WE ALREADY WANT TO ENCOURAGE THOSE VOLUNTEER. AGAIN, SIMILAR TO WHAT MS. PURDY SAID ABOUT WE DO NOT WANT TO EXCLUDE ANY GROUPS, ET CETERA. WE ALREADY HAVE THEM ON OUR CAMPUS. WE'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION BEFORE, SO I LIKE THE WORD AFFIRMING FOR SURE. >> TRICIA. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE NAIL THIS DOWN A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE LAW ACTUALLY SAYS. I FEEL LIKE THERE WERE SOME BULLET POINTS ON WHAT THE LAW SAID, BUT WE WEREN'T SURE IF IT WAS ALL OR NOTHING. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND VERIFY THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE LAW SAYS. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE VERBIAGE ON THE FIRST LINE. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH EITHER OF THESE. [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] OUR POLICIES DON'T NECESSARILY ALL INCLUDE SPECIFIC LAWS. OUR LOCAL POLICIES ARE LOCALLY, ORGANICALLY MADE. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AS WELL WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE LAW WITH THE CHAPLAINS. TO ME, WHEN I THINK OF CHAPLAIN, AND I'M A VERY RELIGIOUS PERSON, I DON'T THINK OF RELIGION. THE LEGISLATURE ACTUALLY USES CHAPLAINS EVERY YEAR AND THEY ALL COME TOGETHER FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND THEY HANG OUT AND THEY DO STUDIES AND IT'S NOT RELIGIOUS. MAYBE WE DO NEED THE DEFINITION LIKE THE COMMENT EARLIER SAID. MAY BE WRITTEN OUT EXACTLY WHAT A CHAPLAIN IS, BUT I REALLY DO WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS. >> DO YOU WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER CONVERSATION BEFORE NUMBER 1? >> NO. I'M GOOD WITH NUMBER 1. I'M GOOD WITH NUMBER 2 AS WELL, AS WRITTEN. >> I DO HEAR TWO DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS; I HEAR THE ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION, AND THEN I HEAR A LARGER GREATER CONVERSATION AROUND CHAPLAINS AND MORE STRICT LANGUAGE IN GENERAL. DID YOU WANT TO READ SOMETHING? [00:40:02] >> NO, IT'S OKAY. >> SHANNON? >> I JUST DIDN'T FOLLOW TRICIA'S FIRST PART OF WHAT SHE WAS SAYING. I WASN'T FOLLOWING WHAT YOU WERE HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE LAW, ET CETERA, CAN YOU REPEAT? >> BEFORE I HAD ASKED, WE HAD SOME BULLET POINTS THAT WERE ON THE SPREADSHEET THAT WAS BEING SHARED AND I ASKED IF IT WAS ALL OR NOTHING OR IF WE COULD PICK AND CHOOSE WHICHEVER ONE THAT WE WANTED AND WE WEREN'T REALLY SURE ABOUT THAT. >> IN THE LAW UNDER C, IT HAS PROVIDING LICENSED COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS. IT ADDS IN CHAPLAINS, AND INDIVIDUALS TRAINED IN RESTORATIVE DISCIPLINE, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES, PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL AND SUPPORT INCLUDING CHAPLAIN. THAT'S WHERE THAT LIST OF THE THINGS THAT THE ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT CHAPLAINS WOULD BE HIRED TO DO. SHE WAS SAYING, WOULD THEY HAVE TO DO ALL OF THEM OR COULD WE JUST SAY THEY'RE PROVIDING, FOR EXAMPLE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES? SHE WAS SAYING, COULD IT BE JUST A PIECE OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE ALL? >> WHICH WAS YOUR REGULATION? >> IF WE WERE OPTING INTO NUMBER 1? >> NO, I SAID PUT ALL FOUR. OPT OUT OF ALL FOUR. [BACKGROUND] NO, I SAID HOPPED OUT OF ALL FOUR, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY. I WANT MENTAL, I WANT [NOISE] LICENSED AND CREDENTIALED MENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL DEALING WITH ALL FOUR OF THOSE CATEGORIES. SO I SAID ALL FOUR. >> I THINK THIS MAY BE A LEGAL CONVERSATION BECAUSE I THINK IT IS MAYBE A LITTLE TRICKY. IF SOMEONE'S SHOWING UP, YOU CAN'T TELL THEM, NOT. I THINK THEY'RE ALREADY PROVIDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORTS. IN EXISTING PROGRAM, THEY'RE ALREADY PROVIDING A VERY [OVERLAPPING] >> WELL, THIS IS VERY LOW HEALTH SERVICES, SO SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM JUST BEING ON [OVERLAPPING] >> WELL, THAT'S THE RIGHT LANGUAGE. BUT THE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT LINE, THAT'S PRETTY VAGUE LANGUAGE. >> [OVERLAPPING] CAN WE SAY AS OUTLINED BY THE LAW? >> I THINK THAT'S CLEAR ENOUGH. I THINK WE CAN CLARIFY THAT. MARY JANE. >> IT REALLY IS JUST A SHAME. I THINK THAT WE HAVE A VERY WELL-FUNCTIONING PROGRAM WITH HAVING THE CLERGY OF OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTING IN DIFFERENT WAYS AND NOW THERE'S ALL THIS QUESTIONING. BUT I AGREE, DR. REINOLD, THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OUR LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY. WE ARE FORCED TO DO THIS AT THIS TIME, INCREDIBLY, ARBITRARY TIMELINE OF MARCH. BUT IN THE DISCUSSION OF PART 2, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM OUR STAFF. I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WALK ON THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS WHEN THERE'S JUST BEEN A TRAGEDY AND YOU SEE STAFF MEMBER AFTER STAFF MEMBER JUST TRYING TO HOLD IT TOGETHER FOR THE KIDS. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK BECAUSE WE'RE ALL UP HERE, ONLY ONE IS A PROFESSIONAL IN THIS AREA. AS WE LOOK TO DISCUSSING PART 2, I HOPE WE ASK OUR STAFF WHAT DO YOU NEED. >> I DON'T KNOW. ROB I SAW FIRST AND THEN JANE. >> ALSO AGREE WITH THE QUESTION. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY BOARD COLLEAGUES UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH WHAT THE CLERGY IS ALREADY PROVIDING IN OUR SCHOOLS AND WHAT THEY DO, OR OUTSIDE OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT. ROB. >> I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GET BEHIND A RESOLUTION THAT PUTS RESTRICTIONS ON CONVERSATIONS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN WITH A CHAPLAIN. BECAUSE IT'S A THIN LINE. I THINK YOU MENTIONED THIS, STEPHANIE, AT THAT, YOU'RE SPOT ON IN THE SENSE OF CHAPLAINS ALREADY PROVIDE A LOT OF DIFFERENT SUPPORT TO FOLKS. THAT'S INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SPIRITUAL, CHALLENGES THAT PEOPLE HAVE IN THEIR LIVES. WE PASSED A RESOLUTION THAT HAS RESTRICTIONS ON THOSE THINGS. WE'RE ACTUALLY WEAKENING WHAT I BELIEVE OUR PROGRAM CURRENTLY IS TODAY. >> JUST TO BE CLEAR WHAT I THINK THAT I HEARD FROM SHANNON LITERALLY JUST NOW, IS THAT WE'RE NOT CHANGING CURRENT PROGRAMMING. THE BIGGEST THING THAT I HOPE EVERYONE HEARS IS THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE THIS RESOLUTION IS NO CHANGE TO OUR CURRENT PROGRAMMING BECAUSE OUR CURRENT PROGRAMMING IS RATHER ROBUST AND THERE WILL BE A FUTURE CONVERSATION ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL CHAPLAIN IN OUR SCHOOLS. >> UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES THEN I CAN MOST CERTAINLY GET BEHIND THAT. >> OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? TRICIA. >> WE ARE OR WE ARE NOT AMENDING THE LANGUAGE ON NUMBER 1? [00:45:01] >> WE'RE AMENDING THE LANGUAGE TO AS WRITTEN BY THE LAW AND AFFIRMING OUR CURRENT PROGRAMMING, OUR CURRENT LOCAL POLICY. THAT'S WHAT I HEAR FROM THE BOARD. ANY ISSUES, DISCUSSION WITH THAT? >> I'LL PROBABLY HAVE HALEY HELP ME WRITE IT. [LAUGHTER] >> I LOVE YOU. >> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON, BUT I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO SHANNON. WITH REWRITING IT THAT WAY, WERE YOU EXPECTING ANY STRIKE-THROUGHS ON ANYTHING ELSE? >> NO. THEY'RE STRAIGHT EDITIONS. >> OKAY. >> MOVING ON TO B. DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT RENOVATIONS. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD. WE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD THIS MONTH AND NEXT WEEK. PBK WILL BE HERE TO PRESENT THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT UPDATE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. THEN ALONG WITH THAT, YOU APPROVED ROGERS O'BRIEN BACK IN NOVEMBER AS THE CMAR, AND THEY'VE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. AS A SEPARATE ITEM, WE ARE ALSO BRINGING A GMP1 FOR LONG LEAD-TIME ITEMS. PBK WILL BE HERE TO PRESENT THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT UPDATE, SHOW RENDERINGS OF WHAT THE SPACES WILL LOOK LIKE, AND REQUEST APPROVAL OF THAT DESIGN DEVELOPMENT WORK. HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION, OR ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SEE NEXT WEEK FROM THE BOARD? ALL RIGHT. NEXT, THE GMP WHICH IS ALSO YOU, I THINK, CLINT. GMP FOR DRIPPING MIDDLE SCHOOL AND DSE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT RENOVATIONS. >> YES. WE WILL BE BRINGING A RECOMMENDATION FOR GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE NUMBER 1 AND FOR THE DS, MS, AND DSE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND RENOVATIONS PROJECT, AND SO THIS WILL BE SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE LONG LEAD TIME ITEMS BEING HVAC UNITS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT, I THINK A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, MAYBE SCHEMATIC DESIGN UPDATE, WAS THAT WE WERE WORKING REALLY HARD WITH PBK AND ALSO THE IMPORTANCE OF BRINGING ON ROGERS O'BRIEN TO REALLY FLESH OUT THE SCOPE THAT WE COULD ACCOMPLISH THIS SUMMER. PART OF THE PRESENTATION ON THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THAT PHASING, BUT THIS GMP 1 IS SPECIFICALLY TO PURCHASE THE LONG LEAD TIME HVAC UNITS AND ELECTRICAL GEAR THAT WILL GO A LONG WAY IN ENSURING THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN THIS SUMMER. >> ANY QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SEE NEXT WEEK? MOVING ON TO THE CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR SSMS EXPANSION. >> NEXT WEEK, VLK WILL BE BACK TO PRESENT THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL FOR THE SYCAMORE SPRINGS EXPANSION PROJECT. GOING BACK TO LAST MONTH, THE BOARD APPROVED GMP 1 AND THE NEW TRAFFIC FLOW, AS EVERYONE KNOWS HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED. THAT'S GONE REALLY WELL. THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE NUMBER 1, AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT SITE WORK WILL BE STARTING WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEN THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS IS APPROVAL OF THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, WHICH THEN ALLOWS US TO COME BACK, MOST LIKELY THE FOLLOWING MONTH WITH THE FULL GMP. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ROB. >> REAL QUICK ONE, CLAY, IF YOU'D DO ME A FAVOR, IF WE COULD JUST SEE BASED AT WHERE WE ARE IN CDES OR FROM OUR CMAR, JUST GOTTEN GMP 1, ESTIMATED COST FOR THE NEXT GO, JUST SO AS LONG AS WE'RE APPROVING CDES, WE CAN JUST SEE WHERE WE'RE AT BASED UPON THE CURRENT ESTIMATES, WOULD THAT BE OKAY? >> YES, I THINK AS LONG AS I'M UNDERSTANDING, SO YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT WAS APPROVED FOR GMP 1? >> YES. >> THEN WHAT THEY ANTICIPATE BASED ON, [00:50:05] THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE AT THIS POINT BASED ON THEIR PRICE ESTIMATES AND THE 75% CDES. >> THAT WILL BE ACCEPTABLE FOR ME, HOPEFULLY FOR MY COLLEAGUES, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT APPROVING CDES THAT ARE GOING TO BUST THE BUDGET. THAT'S ALL I'M LOOKING FOR. >> MOVING ON. THANK YOU, CLINT. SCHOOL FIBER EXTENSION. >> PART OF CONSTRUCTING ELEMENTARY NUMBER 6 IS GETTING FIBER TO THAT CAMPUS FOR INTERNET CONNECTION, SO WE DID ISSUE A BID BACK IN OCTOBER FOR THE SCHOOL FIBER. WE'RE NOW READY TO BRING AN AWARD RECOMMENDATION. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT WE WILL HAVE TO ERECT POLES TO HOLD THAT FIBER, BUT THAT'S NOT KNOWN AT THIS POINT, SO THERE IS A CONTINGENCY FOR THAT. THIS ITEM IS TO APPROVE THAT CSP TO GET THAT FIBER BUT WE CAN GET STARTED. >> SHANNON. >> OLIVIA, MAYBE, IF SHE WANTS TO START FIRST BECAUSE MINE'S A LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOPIC BUT IT'S RELATED TO THIS. >> OLIVIA. >> FORGIVE THE IGNORANCE, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ORIGINAL BUDGET, THEN YOU HAVE OUR SITE WORK, AND UTILITIES I THINK ARE SEPARATE. THIS TYPE OF NEW UTILITY STRUCTURE DOESN'T FALL UNDER SITE WORK. WHAT LINE ITEM DID IT FALL ON IN THE ORIGINAL PROJECT BID? >> LOOKING TO PHONE A FRIEND, I DON'T KNOW WHICH LINE ITEM. >> WASN'T IT ON THE TECHNOLOGY? >> NOT A BIG DEAL, BUT MAYBE IN THE FUTURE WHEN WE HAVE LINE ITEMS LIKE THIS, NOT A BIG DEAL. I WAS JUST CURIOUS OF IT BECAUSE WE HAD A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL LAND PREP DOLLAR ON THIS. I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THIS IS THE PART OF THE BUDGET THAT THAT COMES OUT OF, THE SITE WORK. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION CORRECTLY IN TERMS OF THE LINE ITEM FOR THE SITE WORK THAT WAS INCLUDED IN GMP 1. NOW ULTIMATELY, IT WOULD END UP COMING OUT OF THE SAME BUDGET CODE, THE SAME CONSTRUCTION LINE ITEM, THE OVERALL PROJECT, BUT IT WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED AS PART OF THE GMP 1 DOLLAR AMOUNT. >> I'LL EXPAND WHY I ASKED THAT, NOT THAT I WANT TO GET THAT INTO THE NITTY GRITTY, BUT WHEN I HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, I TALK A LOT ABOUT THE TOTAL COST IS NOT JUST THE STICK AND BRICK. A LOT OF IT IS ENVIRONMENTAL, A LOT OF IT IS SITE WORK, SO I WAS VERY CURIOUS, ESPECIALLY A PIECE OF LAND LIKE THIS, IT GETS VERY EXPENSIVE TO PULL YOUR UTILITIES TO THE BACK. IT'S REALLY EXPENSIVE. THAT'S JUST FOR MY OVERALL KNOWLEDGE ON WHERE THAT FALLS. ULTIMATELY, IT JUST FALLS INTO THE CONSTRUCTION FOR STICK AND BRICK COST REALLY. >> YES, IT WOULD BE IN THE SAME, I DON'T WANT TO SAY LINE ITEM, BUT THE SAME OVERALL. YES. IN TERMS OF WHEN WE PAY THE PAY APPLICATIONS AND IT GETS CODED ON A PURCHASE ORDER, IT WOULD BE COMING OUT OF THE SAME BUCKET AS THE REST OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. >> SHANNON. >> THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR MS. WADE, BUT REMEMBER WHEN THERE WAS THAT GRANT OR WHATEVER IT WAS ON THE LAST BOND, IS THERE ANY ANYTHING THAT'S ON YOUR RADAR OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO THAT? THAT WOULD BE SO AWESOME. >> YES. THAT'S ACTUALLY WHY WE'RE STARTING SO EARLY. WE ARE APPLYING FOR E-RATE DISCOUNTS AND SO WE'RE REQUESTING A 50% DISCOUNT ON THE WORK. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD QUESTION, SHANNON. ROB? >> MS. SHANNON, BEFORE YOU GO AWAY REAL QUICK. THIS IS JUST A LOGISTICAL QUESTION, I HAVE TO ASK IT BECAUSE IF NOT, I'M GOING TO FEEL DERELICT ON MY RESPONSIBILITIES. WHEN I SEE A PRICE DISCREPANCY LIKE THAT, THE FIRST THING I SEE IS SCOPE GAP ISSUES. ARE WE CLEAR ON THE SCOPE? THESE GUYS KNOW WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR? BECAUSE THAT PRICE IS LOW. >> IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT. IT IS, HOWEVER, IN LINE WITH PREVIOUS PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE. >> YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT? >> I DO. >> THANK YOU. LAST ACTION ITEM TO REVIEW. POLICY UPDATE 122, FIRST READING. >> WE WILL NOT BE ASKING Y'ALL FOR ACTION THIS MONTH, WE'RE JUST BRINGING IT TO YOU AND PUTTING IN THE PACKET SO THAT YOU CAN START TO REVIEW. WE'LL BRING IT BACK IN FEBRUARY. STAFF IS RECEIVING IT THIS WEEK SO THAT WE CAN START REVIEWING IT AS WELL. JUST WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION AND LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU'VE GOT IT TO HAVE SOME GOOD BEDTIME READING. [00:55:04] >> REPORTS AND INFORMATION. [10. REPORTS AND INFORMATION ] L&I REPORT, ANYTHING TO HIGHLIGHT? >> THE WHOLE THING IS A HIGHLIGHT. [LAUGHTER] >> YAY. >> I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, WE'RE CONTINUING OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. THOSE DIRECTORS IN THE BACK DO A FABULOUS JOB OF BEING REALLY INTENTIONAL AND ALIGNING NEEDS TO WHAT CAMPUSES ARE SEEING AND FEELING TO OUR IMPROVEMENT PLAN. AGAIN, WE GET POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM TEACHERS, BUT THEY'RE GEARING UP FOR ANOTHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAY IN FEBRUARY, SO THAT'S EXCELLENT. WE ALSO DO HAVE A LITTLE BAD NEWS IN THERE. WE WERE SELECTED, AS A LOT OF DISTRICTS WERE, FOR THE STANDALONE FIELD TEST FOR SOME GRADES AND SOME CAMPUSES. SOME PEOPLE ASK, ISN'T THAT OPTIONAL? NO, TEA TELLS US WHO TO TEST AND THEN WE MUST TEST THEM, SO THOSE SCHOOLS AND DATES ARE IN THE REPORT, AS WELL AS OUR NAEP TEST. WE DID HAVE STUDENTS SELECTED FOR THAT FOR BOTH ROOSTER, FOURTH GRADE, 50 STUDENTS-ISH, AND ALSO FROM SSMS, SO, THAT'S FUN. WE ARE EMBARKING ON OUR LAST PROCLAMATION. AS WE KNOW, WITH PROCLAMATIONS, THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS CHANGING, BUT WE ARE, DR. WHITMAN IS STARTING A COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT CERTAIN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN THE DETAILS ARE IN THE REPORT ABOUT WHAT EXACT SUBJECTS ARE THERE. I KNOW SCIENCE IS ONE, PERSONAL LITERACY IS ANOTHER, A LOT OF CTE COURSES, SO SHE HAS A TEAM LOOKING AT WHAT'S AVAILABLE AND RUBRICS AND ALL THAT FUN. WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT TO YOU LATER IN THE SPRING. >> KIM. >> I JUST LOVED YOUR REPORT. I LOVE WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT. WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT, AND WE LOOK AT THE GAINS IN OUR EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS AND OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS, LEAPS AND BOUNDS, UNBELIEVABLE. IT'S GREAT. I LIKE THAT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE OFFERING IN STAFF DEVELOPMENT IS WHAT THESE TEACHERS ARE REQUESTING. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DATA AT THE END OF THE YEAR, IT'S WORKING AND THEY'RE DOING IT. WHAT A GREAT BANG FOR THE BUCK WE'RE GETTING THERE. THE TERRACE METRICS PROGRAM, WOW. WHEN WE SIT HERE AND WE TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND WE TALK ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THESE KIDS AND A PROGRAM THAT'S COMING IN THAT WE HAVE ACCESS AND HOW MANY PARENTS ARE OPTING IN THEIR CHILDREN INTO THIS PROGRAM AND THE THINGS THAT ARE GETTING RED FLAGGED THAT NOBODY WOULD HAVE EVER KNOWN WITHOUT THIS PROGRAM COMING IN. SO KUDOS TO ALL OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN STAFF DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE I LOVE THE RESULTS. >> AJ. >> I HOPE YOU SAY THAT AGAIN NEXT WEEKEND BECAUSE THAT WAS FUN TO BE GOING THROUGH A REPORT AND SEE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS L&I OR IF IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE, BUT SOMETHING RECENT WHERE YOU SEE EMERGENT BILINGUAL AND SPED IMPROVEMENTS YEAR OVER YEAR. [BACKGROUND] I KNEW IT WAS SOMEWHERE. THAT WAS GREAT. BUT MY QUESTION IS ACTUALLY VERY NARROW. I WAS REACHING OUT TO SOME BUSINESS OWNERS RECENTLY TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN A CTSBA PANEL INTERACTION BETWEEN THE BUSINESS SECTOR AND EDUCATION. WHAT ARE THEY SEEING? WHAT DID THEY WANT US TO KNOW? THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. WHEN THEY DECLINED, THEN I ASKED, WELL, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? WHAT WOULD BE A TOP TAKEAWAY? FOR A COUPLE OF THEM, IT WAS FINANCIAL LITERACY. I JUST WANTED TO BE REMINDED OF WHERE WE ARE LEGISLATIVELY BECAUSE I KNOW REPRESENTATIVE IS IT GOODWIN? SHE FILED LEGISLATION TRYING TO MANDATE IT. >> WE ACTUALLY HAVE IT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL NOW IT'S PART OF OUR ECONOMICS REVIEW. >> I KNOW IT'S IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS REVIEW RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S JUST AN ELECTIVE RIGHT NOW. >> YES. >> NO? >> YES. IT'S A MACRO, YOU CAN TAKE MACRO. >> IT'S PART OF ECONOMICS? >> YES. IT'S THE OTHER PART OF IT, YES. THEY HAVE A CURRICULUM THEY'RE USING NOW. THIS IS AN OPTION. IT'S ON THE LIST BECAUSE IT'S OPTIONAL TO BE REVIEWED. >> THEN I GET TO CIRCLE BACK AND SAY WE'RE ALREADY DOING IT AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT. >> ACTUALLY, WE'RE DOING IT ALL THE WAY DOWN FROM KINDERGARTEN. IT'S LITERALLY IN THE MATH STANDARDS. IT'S NOT TO THE LEVEL AND THE DEPTH, BUT IT BUILDS. THAT'S WHY SOMETIMES YOU GO TO THIRD-GRADE MARKET DAYS BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE STUDYING AT THAT TIME AND THEN IT EXPANDS AS THEY GET OLDER. >> THANK YOU. >> OLIVIA, NOT TO DIGRESS, BUT I WOULD ASK TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE RADAR OF THE DISTRICT BECAUSE THE FINANCIAL LITERACY PIECE IS SUCH A BIG CONVERSATION IN THE COMMUNITY. IT TIES INTO WHEN WE HAD THE HEALTH CONVERSATION. COULD WE MAYBE GIVE US A BULLET POINT AT SOME POINT OF THE WAYS IN WHICH WE ARE HITTING THROUGH ELEMENTARY AND [01:00:01] SECONDARY WHERE WE ARE INCORPORATING FINANCIAL LITERACY SO WE CAN HAVE THAT? THANK YOU. [BACKGROUND] >> THERE WAS A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY ON THIS TERRACE METRICS, AND I PERSONALLY LOVE IT, GIVE ME ANY KIND OF ASSESSMENT AND I'M ALL FOR IT, BUT I THINK THIS PARTICULAR SURVEY IS PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE. EVEN IT'S LOOKING AT HOPE AND GRIT AND POTENTIALLY COULD BE ARGUABLY NON-LEARNING OBJECTIVE KIND OF ENTITIES. I WAS JUST KIND OF WANTING TO KNOW WHY WAS THIS CHOSEN? I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND FULLY TO MY CURRENT UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS TO ACTUALLY HELP OUR STAFF BE BETTER INFORMED TO HELP OUR STUDENTS IN THEIR ASSESSMENTS, BUT I MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY DID WE CHOOSE THIS PARTICULAR, HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN IN THE DISTRICT, AND HOW ARE WE USING THIS TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS? >> FOR SURE. WE CHOSE THIS BECAUSE IT ALIGNS BEAUTIFULLY WITH LEADER IN ME. AS YOU KNOW, LEADER IN ME PUTS OUT THE MRA EVERY YEAR AND THAT IS BASICALLY UNDISCLOSED. IT'S JUST GENERAL INFORMATION. WE CAN'T DIVE DEEP INTO STUDENTS AND HOW THEY'RE FEELING. WE'VE BEEN USING THIS FOR THREE YEARS IN THE DISTRICT AND PILOTING IT. JUST I WANT TO PUT THIS ON THE RECORD THAT IT'S ALWAYS WITH PARENT PERMISSION, WE WOULD NEVER ASSESS A STUDENT AT THIS LENGTH WITHOUT THAT YES WITH THE PARENT OR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PARENT. THIS IS NOT A REPORT THAT TEACHERS WOULD GET. THIS IS A REPORT THAT COUNSELORS GET IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS. IT'S TRULY TO IDENTIFY THE STUDENTS THAT ARE SILENTLY STRUGGLING. TYPICALLY WE SEE THAT WE'RE EXPANDING OUR OPPORTUNITIES OF SUPPORT TO SEVENTH GRADE AND FOURTH GRADE. WE'VE HAD IT IN A PILOT IN FOURTH GRADE AT ONE CAMPUS, AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. THE PARENTS LOVED IT, AND THEY WERE IN THAT PRE-IDENTIFICATION AREA, ABLE TO HELP SOME STUDENTS THAT NEEDED IT. >> WHAT DOES THAT EXACTLY LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU SAY STRUGGLING, STRUGGLING? HOW? WHAT RESULTS WOULD I SEE FROM THIS THAT A COUNSELOR WOULD THEN HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH A PARENT, AND ALL THAT? >> I WOULD LET TRICIA COME UP BECAUSE SHE HAS THE EXPERIENCE TO SPEAK IN DETAILS ABOUT IT, I KNOW THE TOP LEVEL. SHE LOVES COMING UP BY THE WAY. [LAUGHTER]. >> I'M NOT SCARY. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED AS A COUNSELING TEAM ABOUT THIS TOOL. IT HELPS US IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO AREN'T EXHIBITING CONCERNS THROUGH THE BEHAVIOR, THROUGH THE VERBAL. THE FIRST TWO YEARS WE PILOTED IT WITH A PARENT ACTIVE CONSENT FOURTH GRADE GROUP. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THE CONCERN THAT CAME UP WITH THE INDICATORS ASSESSED WITH THAT DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE WAS OSTRACISM, THE CATEGORY OF FEELING LEFT OUT, I.E BEING BULLIED. WE HAD A COUPLE OF STUDENTS WHO HAD NOT SHARED THAT AT ALL. THEIR PARENTS HAD NO IDEA, THE TEACHERS HAD NO IDEA. ACTUALLY WHEN WE GOT THAT DATA, THE LEADERSHIP TEAM WAS SUPER SURPRISED. WHEN THEY CONTACTED THE PARENT AND WORKED TOGETHER TO RESOLVE THAT ISSUE, IT JUST FELT REALLY GOOD TO FIND THOSE STUDENTS THAT WERE USING THE ASSESSMENT SURVEY TO EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS IN A SAFE SPACE. THAT'S ONE EXAMPLE. WE ALSO DID IT WITH OUR [OVERLAPPING]. >> SORRY. BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE MOST OF THIS IS LIKE MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES THAT YOU'RE IDENTIFYING, NOT LEARNING DISABILITY KIND OF STRUGGLES. >> IT'S NOT A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TERRACE METRICS. IT'S A BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS, SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND A FEW RISK FACTORS THAT MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO BARRIERS IN EDUCATION. IT HELPS US IDENTIFY STUDENTS FOR GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL. IT'S A DATA-DRIVEN ASSESSMENT TOOL, SO WE DO GET TEACHER REFERRALS AND PARENT REFERRALS, BUT THOSE ARE, I THINK, STATEMENTS. I THINK MY STUDENT IS STRUGGLING WITH THIS. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE USED IT WITH TIER THREE STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD OUR BEHAVIOR THREAT ASSESSMENT PROCESS. WE'RE TRYING TO TARGET AND BE INCLUSIVE IN WRAPPING AROUND SERVICES, AND OUR STUDENTS ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY SUPPORT WITH OUR LMHP'S, AND THEN ANY OTHER INDICATORS THAT HAVE COME UP ON A COUNSELOR'S RADAR. ANOTHER EXAMPLE, WE HAD A STUDENT TRANSFER TO PUBLIC SCHOOL AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT WAS MID SPRING SEMESTER. THE STUDENT WAS NOT ACCLIMATING SUCCESSFULLY. THE PARENT AND THE COUNSELOR WORKING COLLABORATIVELY. WE'RE UNSURE WHAT NEXT STEPS WERE TO BE. THE COUNSELOR CALLED ME AND SAID, WHAT SHOULD WE DO? I SAID, LET'S SEE IF THE PARENT WANTS TO OPT IN FOR THEIR CHILD TO TAKE THIS ASSESSMENT. THE STUDENT HAD LOW CONNECTION AND BELONGING, SO WE USED THE EVIDENCE RESEARCH BASED CURRICULUM THAT GOES WITH THE TERRACE METRICS FOR SIX INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS AND THEN ASSESSED AGAIN. THOSE RATES WERE IN THE GREEN INSTEAD OF THE RED. IT'S VERY TARGETED INSTRUCTION FOR OUR STUDENTS TO [01:05:01] PROVIDE COUNSELING SUPPORT WITH PARENT PARTNERSHIP. >> IS THIS A PROGRAM WE'RE LOOKING TO, SO IT'S EXPANDED THE LAST THREE YEARS. ARE WE LOOKING TO MAKE THIS K-12 OR? >> I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE DATA BEFORE I ANSWER THAT QUESTION. THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING [OVERLAPPING]. >> YOU HAVE DATA FROM JUST TERRACE METRICS LIKE THE TOOL ITSELF FROM OTHER DISTRICTS. IS THIS PROVEN TO LOWER MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES OR WHAT ARE THINGS THAT IT. THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING AT SOME POINT. I'M NOT GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT FOR ALL THOSE STATS, BUT JUST TO SEE HOW IT CAN HELP. I THINK PARENTS IN THIS CULTURE RIGHTLY SO, ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THINGS LIKE THIS, BECAUSE FOR SOMEONE WHO IS NOT INFORMED ABOUT ANY KIND OF ASSESSMENT LIKE THIS AND THEY START READING SOME OF THE QUESTIONS, THEY ARE RATHER INVASIVE QUESTIONS. A PARENT, FRIEND OF MINE SHARED IT WITH ME AND IT DOES REALLY LOOK LIKE A PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION IF YOU DON'T KNOW DIFFERENT. IT'S BEING DONE AT SCHOOL WITHOUT THE PARENT PRESENT. I DO RESPECT AND LOVE THAT IT'S OPT IN. PARENTS ARE OBVIOUSLY, BUT THE WHOLE PROCESS, I THINK STILL PARENTS FEEL A LITTLE DISTANT. AS MUCH YOU CAN SHOW BECAUSE I ALSO SAW THE EMAIL THAT IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN AND IT WASN'T QUITE A LOT OF INFORMATION TO THE PARENT TO SHOW HOW THIS CAN ACTUALLY REALLY HELP OUR STUDENTS. THINGS LIKE THIS JUST TREAD LIGHTLY IN OUR COMMUNITY TO MAYBE EVEN HAVE AN ACTUAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE PRINCIPAL, SAY LIKE BEFOREHAND OR I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU HOW TO IMPLEMENT IT, BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT CAN JUST GET PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT RILED UP AND EVEN MYSELF HEARING, WHOA, THIS IS A PRETTY EXTENSIVE TESTING WE'RE DOING. IS THIS NECESSARY? HOW DOES THIS HELP OUR STUDENTS? HOW DOES THIS HELP THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT? THOSE ARE ALL THINGS I WOULD WANT TO KNOW AS A BOARD MEMBER AND A PARENT. >> ABSOLUTELY. FOR THE RECORD, OUR INTENTION IS TO OFFER A PARENT MEETING AT EVERY CAMPUS WITH THE INVITED GRADE LEVELS SO THEY CAN FEEL FULLY INFORMED. WE ALSO, WITH THE VENDOR, HAVE A COMPLETE LIST OF THE TEST BANK QUESTIONS, BUT A PARENT WOULD HAVE TO COME THAT AT THE CAMPUS JUST LIKE ALL OF OUR CURRICULUM BECAUSE IT'S COPYRIGHTED. WE WANT TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AND SUPPORTIVE SO THE PARENTS CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISION FOR THEIR CHILD. OUR FIRST CAMPUS ROLLING OUT WHOLE GRADE LEVEL ASSESSMENT WILL BE SYCAMORE MIDDLE SCHOOL BEGINNING THIS WEEK, AND THE MAJORITY THAT HAVE RESPONDED HAVE OPTED IN. WE HELD A PARENT MEETING ON THURSDAY. >> THAT'S A FULL CAMPUS FOR SYCAMORE MIDDLE? >> SEVENTH GRADE IS OUR FIRST WHOLE GRADE LEVEL PLACEMENT CAMPUS. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR FULL CAMPUS. >> GOT IT. >> BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE VERY STRATEGICALLY INTENTIONAL. THE PARENTS THAT ATTENDED THAT MEETING, THEY CLOSED WITH THEIR LAST QUESTION TO BE, HOW COULD I CHANGE MY ANSWER TO YES NOW THAT I HAVE ATTENDED THE PARENT MEETING, IS THAT AN OPTION? JUST FEEDBACK AFTER OUR MEETING, AND WE HAD ANOTHER PARENT OVER THERE WHO ATTENDED. >> THE PARENTS I TALKED TO AND KIND OF WALKED THEM THROUGH, WHAT I UNDERSTOOD JUST FROM MY, I DON'T KNOW, HAVE A FOURTH, SEVENTH, OR NINTH GRADER SO I WASN'T OPTING INTO THIS FOR MY CHILDREN, BUT THEY ALL SAID YES TOO AFTER MY CONVERSATION. I JUST THINK IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT CAN SCARE OFF PARENTS, I THINK INITIALLY. >> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK. >> I THINK MARY JANE AND THEN OLIVIA. MARY JANE. >> I'M STRUCK BY HOW THIS IS KIND OF THE UPSTREAM THINKING AND WE JUST HAD THE CONVERSATION OF DO WE HAVE ENOUGH MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, BUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS HELPS TO NIP THINGS IN THE BUD BEFORE THEY EVER NEED TO SEE A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE FEEDBACK. JUST REMIND ME HOW IS THIS BEING FUNDED? >> THIS HAS A MINIMAL COST PER STUDENT OF THREE DOLLARS. WE BOUGHT AN ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSE, NOT FOR EVERY STUDENT IN THE DISTRICT, BECAUSE WE WON'T TEST EVERY STUDENT. THAT GIVES US ACCESS TO GROUP AN INDIVIDUAL EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM TO SUPPORT THE NEED GAPS ONCE PERMISSION HAS BEEN GRANTED BY THE PARENTS, PARENT VIDEOS AND RESOURCES AS WELL AS THE ASSESSMENT. SO IT'S MINIMAL COST FOR THREE DOLLARS. >> MAYBE POTENTIAL [INAUDIBLE]. >> IN MY OPINION, IT'S MINIMAL COST. LET ME ADD THAT DISCLAIMER. >> EDUCATION FOUNDATION GRANT IN THE FUTURE POSSIBILITY. >> WE'RE ACTUALLY USING SCHOOL SAFETY MONEY FOR STUDENT EQUITABLE ACCESS. THAT'S TITLE 4 PART A AND NOT LOCAL FUNDS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> GOOD TO KNOW. OLIVIA. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS HELPS ME ALSO IN CONVERSATIONS IN COMMUNITY. I KNOW THAT WE HAD 85% OPT IN. >> OF THE ONES WHO SUBMITTED A RESPONSE. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK. >> YES. >> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK. WHAT IS THE RESPONSE RATE? >> I WOULD HAVE TO PULL THAT DATA BECAUSE WE HAVE IT OPENED, SO I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CHANCE TO GIVE YOU CURRENT DATA [OVERLAPPING]. >> A NO RESPONSE IS OBVIOUSLY A NO. THEN THE 85% OF ALL THAT RESPONDED, IT WAS 15% NO. [OVERLAPPING] >> I HAVEN'T WRITTEN ON A STICKY NOTE. [01:10:01] >> IT'S A 45% [OVERLAPPING]. >> AS THE LAST THURSDAY, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 356 SEVENTH GRADERS AT SYCAMORE MIDDLE SCHOOL. TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR RESPONDED, 186 OR 83% SAID YES, THIS WAS PRIOR TO A PARENT MEETING, AND 17% SAID NO. OKAY. IN MY MIND, JUST CREATE THE CORRELATION BETWEEN BECAUSE I'M WITH YOU, I'VE HEARD SOME CONCERNS IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO PEOPLE TALK A LOT ABOUT JUST BULLYING AND MENTAL HEALTH. I WAS VERY CURIOUS. I THOUGHT THAT WAS SUCH A HIGH OPT IN NUMBER, BUT STILL THAT'S REALLY GOOD. [OVERLAPPING]. >> FIRST YEAR SEVENTH GRADE, WE WERE PLEASED, OUR TEAM WAS PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS. >> THAT'S LAST WEEK. WHEN DID IT CLOSE? >> THIS SURVEY FOR SEVENTH GRADE CLOSED AT THE END OF THE DAY, THURSDAY. >> OKAY. >> I DON'T HAVE A CHILD IN THOSE AGE GROUPS, SO IT JUST COMES OVER. IT'S JUST AN EMAIL EXPLANATION. CLICK HERE, OPT IN. >> IF I COULD ECHO JUST YOUR COMMENTS ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DO THIS, IF WE CAN'T DO THIS, I DON'T NECESSARILY LIKE OTHER PEOPLE SPEAKING FOR US AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AND ACCOMPLISH WITH A PROGRAM LIKE THIS. I WATCHED THE VIDEO, I WASN'T IMPRESSED, TO BE REALLY HONEST WITH YOU. I THINK SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT I GOT ON THIS WAS BASICALLY BECAUSE OF THAT AND IMMEDIATELY, BASED ON HOW WE PRESENTED THIS, THEY DIDN'T TRUST IT. THAT'S JUST FEEDBACK FROM THE POST. WE'RE GOING TO GET MAYBE 50% ON THIS LOOKS LIKE TOTAL OF-. >> WITH THOSE NUMBERS IT WAS LOOKS 63% AT THE TIME. [OVERLAPPING] >> I'D LET ME HEAR ABOUT THIS BEFORE WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND IT SO WE CAN ACTUALLY TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE GOT QUESTIONS. I DIDN'T KNOW THIS EXISTED. NUMBER 2 IS, IF THERE'S WAYS FOR US TO BETTER COMMUNICATE THIS FROM THE DSISD PERSPECTIVE, NOT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE WHOEVER ORGANIZATION DOES THIS, I THINK THAT'S TO OUR BENEFIT BECAUSE THESE ARE PEOPLE LIKE, AS WE GET TRUST AND WE HAVE TRUST WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE, THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS TRUST, YOU HAVE TRUST THE MESSAGE I THINK WOULD BE BETTER RECEIVED KNOWING THAT YOU'RE ADMINISTERING THIS PROGRAM. THIS IS DSISD'S OBJECTIVE. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO FOR YOUR KIDS. THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT, WHICH I CAN EASILY GET BEHIND, WAS NOT NECESSARILY HOW WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT. I THINK THAT'S HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH EITHER THE LOW RESPONSE RATE OR THE OPT-OUT RATE. I JUST ENCOURAGE US TO DO THAT AS WE EXPAND THIS POTENTIALLY AND LOOK AT THIS AND THEN WE CAN, OF COURSE, HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT FOR THE FUTURE. BUT THAT'S KEY. OLIVIA, SORRY. YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO COMPLIMENT REAL QUICKLY, JUMP IN AND JUST SAY THAT TRICIA DID ACTUALLY LEAVE THE CAMPUS PARENT MEETING SO SHE PERSONALLY WAS THERE TO TALK WITH PARENTS, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS, WALK THEM THROUGH THAT. I THINK THAT IS A GOOD LEAD FORWARD AND MAYBE A WAY THAT IT HELPS OUR PARENTS KNOW THAT THEY CAN COME SPEAK WITH HER DIRECTLY, GET INFORMATION FROM HER DIRECTLY. >> FOR SURE. >> I THINK THAT HELPS. >> TO ADD TO THAT DR. GILMAN AND I'VE WORKED CLOSELY ON THIS BECAUSE THE WHOLE FIRST YEAR I SAID, I WANT MORE LICENSES FOR FREE BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD. WE ALSO PILOTED THIS WITH THE SENIOR HEALTH PRACTICUM CLASS. WE HAD ABOUT HALF THE CLASS RESPOND AND WE FOUND ABOUT SIX SENIORS WHO WERE EITHER EXPERIENCING SUICIDAL IDEATION OR AT THE LEVELS OF ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION TO CALL THEIR PARENTS IN AND FIVE OF THOSE SIX WERE NOT ON OUR RADAR NOR WERE THEY ON THE FAMILY'S. AGAIN, IT'S FINDING STUDENTS WHO FEEL COMFORTABLE EXPRESSING THEIR FEELINGS THROUGH THIS SURVEY BUT WHAT I TOLD THE PARENTS ON THURSDAY, I'M NOT HERE TO TRY TO TALK YOU INTO IT. I'M HERE TO SEE IF IT'S A GOOD CHOICE FOR YOUR FAMILY AND YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE PARTNERING WITH US. DR. GILMAN AND I WILL BE DOING A DISTRICT PARENT MEETING WHERE HE WILL ZOOM IN FROM OUT OF STATE AND IT'LL BE A Q&A AND LOTS OF TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS FOR THOSE PARENTS WHO WOULD LIKE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK ROB, DO YOU HAVE ANY CHILDREN? I DON'T KNOW THE GRADES. I THINK YOU'RE A FIFTH GRADER, BUT DID YOU RECEIVE THE INVITATION PERSONALLY? >> I DID NOT BUT I SAW IT. >> I GOT IT. SAW IT. >> I THINK WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM ALSO IS THESE FACTORS THAT SHOW UP IN A STUDENT'S LIFE THAT THEY'RE HURTING AND THERE ARE SOME ISSUES THAT PARENTS OR TEACHERS MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AWARE OF, AND THEY'RE ABLE TO GET HELP BECAUSE THOSE ARE BARRIERS TO LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM AND IF THEY'RE NOT TOTALLY COMFORTABLE AND THEY'RE NOT SAFE AND THEY'RE NOT GETTING HELP, AND THOSE AREAS ARE NOT ADDRESSED, THEY ARE GOING TO STRUGGLE ACADEMICALLY. TO ME, THIS DOES TIE INTO ACADEMICS IN A HUGE WAY AND SAVES THOSE KIDS AND GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM, IN MY OPINION. THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT. I THINK IT WAS MAYBE IN SOME OF THE COMMUNICATION AROUND IT THAT WE COULD HAVE, AFTER THE FACT, I'M JUST SEEING IT AND PLAYING CATCH [01:15:01] UP BUT I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO SEE WHATEVER THESE RESULTS ARE FUTURE REPORT OBVIOUSLY. TRICIA, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THE SHACK IS GOING TO ANALYZE OR ANYTHING AFTER EVERYTHING'S COMPLETED OR [OVERLAPPING]. >> THAT'S NOT ON THE CHARGE OF SHARK DUTIES. THIS IS GOING TO BE A COUNSELING ANALYSIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP. >> PERFECT. I AM A PARENT OF A SEVENTH GRADER, AND I DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL ON THE 8TH FROM THE DISTRICT, AND THEN AN EMAIL ON THE 9TH THE DISTRICT SAID THAT WE ARE GOING TO RECEIVE ANOTHER EXTENSIVE EMAIL AND WE DID AND IT WAS VERY THOROUGH AND IT HAD A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IT WAS. I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT I WAS GOING TO OPT IN OR OPT-OUT. IT WAS VERY CLEAR WHAT THE INTENTIONS WERE AND THEY WEREN'T BAD AND IT EVEN SAID THAT THE PARENTS COULD COME ALONGSIDE THE ENTIRE TIME AND BE A PART OF IT IF THEY CHOSE. I'M REALLY SAD THAT NOT THAT MANY RESPONDED, MAYBE 50%. >> THAT'S FIRST YEAR. I ANTICIPATED A TRUST PROCESS TO BE BUILT, SO I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED WITH OUR RESPONSE FOR THE FIRST CAMPUS AND THEN I'M HOPING THAT WE'LL HAVE SOME CHAMPIONS OUT THERE THAT HAVE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE AND SOME POSITIVE OUTCOMES TO GET US THROUGH THE FINISH LINE. >> DEFINITELY. AND PEOPLE WERE COMING BACK FROM THE HOLIDAYS AROUND THE TIME THAT THE INITIAL EMAIL CAME OUT SO THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MAYBE SOME OF THE INKS THAT CAME AROUND IT. IF WE COULD POSSIBLY MOVE IT TO EVEN EARLIER TIME OR MOVE THE TESTING BACK A LITTLE WHERE EVERYBODY'S SETTLED IN FROM THE HOLIDAYS, MAYBE THAT WOULD GET A BETTER RESPONSE. JUST SOME IDEAS. >> THANK YOU. >> I'M INTERESTED IN WHAT THE BOARD WOULD THINK IS A GOOD RESPONSE RATE. TO ME, 63% IS PRETTY GOOD COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAVE FOR COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE OF PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY WANT TO BE ON A COMMITTEE. I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A PRETTY STRONG RESPONSE RATE, AND THEN A HIGH NUMBER OF PEOPLE OPTED IN. TO ME, I THINK IT HAS BEEN A SUCCESS, AT LEAST IN TERMS OF PARENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE DATA AND WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES FROM THERE. AS TRICIA SAID, SHE'S EVALUATING ALONG THE WAY. >> JUST THE FUN FACT, THERE'S A WORKPLACE SURVEY FOR ADULTS [LAUGHTER]. >> THAT'S VERY INTERESTING. MAYBE WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT FIRST TIME. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. FINANCE. WE GOT SOME UPDATES FROM OUR WORKSHOP. ANY SPECIFIC THINGS TO KNOW IN OUR REPORTS? GINA. >> THERE IS A TAX COLLECTION REPORT IN THERE NOW. I WAS PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I'M JUST SHOWING SOME PROGRESS. IT IS ACCURATE. THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THAT'S NEW OR BIG. >> MARY JANE. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SUGGEST NEXT WEEK THAT WE HIGHLIGHT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S PAGE 7 OF THE FINANCE REPORT, TEAM B2 BECAUSE THAT'S A VISUAL OF WHY WE NEED A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE AND THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A GOOD VISUAL. >> OPERATIONS, BOND REPORTS, HR. I'M SORRY, TRICIA. >> I JUST HAD A KUDOS TO THE BOND REPORT. I JUST WANTED Y'ALL TO KNOW AGAIN THAT I REALLY LIKE THAT FORMAT. I REALLY ENJOY SEEING THE LINE-BY-LINE AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THAT. >> TEPHANY JUST A QUICK QUESTION. THIS CAME UP SOMETIME IN THE LAST MONTH. I WAS ASKED ABOUT OUR TIMING FOR 18 PLUS AND I COULDN'T REMEMBER OUR LAST IN THE 2023 BOND. >> DO WE NEED LAND BEFORE THAT? >> YEAH, IT'S IN PROGRESS WITH OUR REAL ESTATE BROKER GOOD LORD. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THEM ABOUT THE NEED AND THEY WILL LOOK FOR LAND. >> HR, HUMAN RESOURCES. >> WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE ZERO VACANCIES WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION BUS DRIVERS. [APPLAUSE]. >> WOW. >> IF ANYONE IS LOOKING FOR THAT POSTING, IT HAS BEEN TAKEN DOWN. PAM HAS ENOUGH IN THE QUEUE JUST FROM THE POSTING THAT AS WE NEED TO, WE CAN CONTINUE TO PULL, BUT WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO KEEP ON APPLYING AND THEN NOT GET A CALL BECAUSE WE ARE FULLY STAFFED WITH OUR BUS DRIVERS, SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THEN SINCE OUR CHANGE WITH OUR COMPENSATION FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION AIDES IN NOVEMBER, [01:20:05] WE HAVE GONE 10-6 VACANCIES AND SO THEY CONTINUE TO APPLY AND WE CONTINUE TO FIND GREAT STAFF FOR THOSE PROGRAMS AS WELL. >> TRICIA. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY YAY, [LAUGHTER] I WAS LOOKING THROUGH IT AND I JUST WAS LIKE, OH MY GOSH THEY'RE GOING TO BE SO EXCITED AND THEN THE AIDES, IT SEEMS LIKE ALL THE NUMBERS ARE GOING DOWN AND WE DON'T HAVE NEARLY AS MANY RESIGNATIONS THAN WE USUALLY DO. I WAS SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB, AND I KNOW YOU ARE WORKING HARD, AND I TRULY APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE WE NEED THOSE LIFE CHANGERS. >> SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. WE DON'T HAVE A BUNCH OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING OVER THE HOLIDAYS, BUT WE ARE APPARENTLY GETTING AN AUTO ZONE IN THE AREA. WE HAVE A SUBDIVISION REPLANT FOR Y'ALL FOR AN AUTO ZONE OUT THE SOYER RANCH AREA, SO IN CASE YOU'RE WORKING ON YOUR CAR, I NEEDED TO KNOW THAT'S COMING SOON. WITH NO ACTION AND NO CLOSED SESSION, WE STAND ADJOURNED AT 7:20. OH, I'M SORRY OLIVIA. >> I'M REALLY SORRY. I'VE GOT TO GO BACK SUPER QUICK TO 8M ON UPDATE 121. [8. CONSENT AGENDA (Part 2 of 2)] I'M VERY SORRY HALEY, I HAD THIS ON MY QUESTIONS. IT'S REGARDING STANDARDS UPDATE 121 ON STANDARDS. AGAIN, I'M SO SORRY. >> LET'S ADDRESS THAT AT THIS MOMENT BUT IN THE FUTURE, OLIVIA, THIS IS A GOOD TIME FOR JUST AN EMAIL PRIOR TO THE NEXT MEETING. WHEN WE'VE REALLY PASSED THAT IN OUR AGENDA BUT ADDRESS IT. >> WE HAVE ADDED THE LANGUAGE INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL JUST TALKING ABOUT PESTICIDES, BUT WE SAID INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, PRIMARILY USED AS STUDENT HOUSING AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S REFERRING TO. >> WE DON'T HAVE ANY. IT'S A GENERAL POLICY SO JUST RATHER THAN MAKE A LOCAL CHANGE ON IT, IT'S JUST A GENERAL POLICY FROM TASBY. >> THANK YOU. >> FOR DISTRICTS THAT DO HAVE THAT, IT'S IN THEIR STANDARD LANGUAGE. >> THANK YOU. >> WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE STAND ADJOURNED AT 07:28 PM. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.