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>> GOOD EVENING. WE HAVE CONVENED FOR AN AGENDA REVIEW MEETING OF
[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM]
THE DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THIS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH.WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT EXCEPT FOR OLIVIA WHO WENT HOME SICK THIS EVENING.
[BACKGROUND] AS A REMINDER, THE PURPOSE OF AGENDA REVIEW MEETINGS IS TO REVIEW ALL THE LISTED ACTION ITEMS IN PREPARATION FOR THE 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.
[4. RECOGNITIONS]
NEXT WEEK, WE WILL HAVE A NUMBER OF RECOGNITIONS.DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS TONIGHT. MOVING ON.
[6. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION]
NEXT WEEK, WE'LL HAVE OUR LEARNING SPOTLIGHT OF SYCAMORE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND OUR LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT.ANY SPECIFIC BOARD HIGHLIGHTS TO INCLUDE FOR NEXT WEEK? [BACKGROUND]
>> TRICIA'S BLIND. TRICIA CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT Y'ALL DIDN'T SEE SO FAR IN THE SLIDE DECK? NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK.
WE'RE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY.
[7. CONSENT AGENDA]
WE ARE MOVING ON TO CONSENT AGENDA.ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA?
JUST TWO QUESTIONS, ONE WITH THE HAYS COUNTY [OVERLAPPING] SHERRIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
>> PLEASE SPEAK A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE.
>> ARTICLE 2.2, IT SAID THE FINAL DECISION ON FILING CRIMINAL CHARGES WOULD BE THE FINAL DECISION OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
HAS THERE EVER BEEN A DISAGREEMENT WHERE THE DISTRICT OR THE HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT COULDN'T AGREE?
>> I THINK IT'S A TEAM EFFORT SO IF IT MEETS A CERTAIN LEVEL. [OVERLAPPING]
>> CAN YOU SPEAK IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE, SERENA?
>> KIM, CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE CLOSER TO YOUR MICROPHONE? [BACKGROUND]
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? I THINK IT'S A TEAM EFFORT, OBVIOUSLY.
IF IT MEETS A CERTAIN LEVEL, THEN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS GOING TO HAVE THE ULTIMATE SAY, SO I CAN'T SAY THAT WE'VE NEVER DISAGREED, BUT MOST OF THE TIME, THEY WORK TOGETHER. YES.
>> ONE MORE QUESTION, DO THE SROS PATROL THE PARKING LOT ON THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS? I HAVE NO IDEA. [OVERLAPPING]
>> JUST A REMINDER FOR BOARD MEMBERS, CAN YOU MOVE YOUR MICROPHONE A LITTLE CLOSER TO YOU? I DON'T KNOW WHY I PERSONALLY AM HAVING A HARD TIME HEARING IT ALL AND I'M AT THE DAIS, SO FOR ANYONE ON RECORDING.
>> DON'T GO ANYWHERE. ON THE EXHIBIT A OF THE AGREEMENT WITH HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND REMIND ME, THIS IS AN ANNUAL RENEWAL FOR THIS ONE OR IS THIS AN ADJUSTMENT-BASED CUT? BECAUSE I THINK WE GOT AN EMAIL ON FRIDAY IN REGARDS TO OR A PREVIOUS FRIDAY.
WHAT WAS THAT, HOLLY ABOUT COMPENSATION FROM THE DISTRICT INCREASING?
>> YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT NUMBER 1, AND THEN I WILL FOLLOW UP?
>> YES. OUR LAST MOU SIGNED WAS WHENEVER I CAME ON AUGUST 2022 AND THEN WE'VE BEEN REQUESTING A REVISION BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME THINGS THAT IT JUST HADN'T BEEN REVIEWED.
IT'S TAKEN THIS LONG TO GET THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO COMPLETE THE REVISION SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.
NOW IN REFERENCE TO THE INCREASE, I'LL DO THIS AS BEST I CAN, I SPOKE TO VICKY DORSET, SHE WORKS IN THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, AND SHE WALKED ME THROUGH WHY THE NUMBERS ARE WHAT THEY ARE.
THOSE EXHIBITS, THEY'RE NOT ACTUAL NUMBERS.
WHAT SHE HAS TO DO IS DEPENDING ON THE SROS THAT FILL THE POSITION, LIKE FOR ROLAND CUNNINGHAM, HE'S BEEN HERE 30 YEARS, HE'S GOING TO BE AT THAT HIGHER LEVEL.
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KAREN'S AT MB4, SO SHE DID VERY MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD NUMBERS, SO SHE DID A MB6.THOSE NUMBERS ARE VERY MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE YOU CAN'T ALWAYS SAY WHAT SRO AND WHAT THEIR PAY IS, SO IT'S DEPENDENT ON THEIR PAY AND THEIR TENURE.
THEN THE OTHER THING THAT SHE TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION IS THIS IS A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING YEAR.
THERE'S A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND THEN THEY DO A MARKET STUDY, SO THAT NORMALLY WILL INCREASE THE OFFICER'S PAY 3-7% DEPENDING, SO SHE DID A 5% INCREASE.
BECAUSE OF THE VERY MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD OFFICERS' SALARIES AND NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHO'S GOING TO FILL THE POSITIONS, EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW, BUT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOMEBODY LIKE HAYS WITH 23 OFFICERS, THAT CAN FLUCTUATE.
MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD NUMBERS FOR THE SALARIES AND THEN THAT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING MARKET ADJUSTMENT YEAR.
>> UNDERSTOOD, SO THIS ISN'T A SCENARIO TO WHERE THE SHARE THAT THE DISTRICT PAYS VERSUS WHAT THE COUNTY PAYS IS FLUCTUATING AT ALL, THIS IS ESSENTIALLY TENURE AND OTHER VARIABLES THAT EQUATE TO THE DISTRICT HAVING TO PROVIDE MORE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.
>> THE NUMBERS, WE'RE GOING TO BE INVOICED FOR THE ACTUAL NUMBERS SO IT'S JUST THAT WHENEVER THEY PUT THIS OUT, THEY CAN'T NECESSARILY SAY EXACTLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> FOR US, WE WERE SEEING A DIFFERENCE.
WE KNEW THERE WAS AN INCREASE.
SERENA'S BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE BOTTOM.
A BIG PART OF IT IS A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING YEAR, WHICH IS A PART OF THE AGREEMENT AND A PART OF THE WAY THEY PAY THEIR STAFF SO IT'S A COMPENSATION CHANGE THAT'S DIFFERENT ON OUR END THAT WE JUST DIDN'T ANTICIPATE, BUT NOW WE'RE AWARE OF IT AND UNDERSTAND, AND THE NUMBERS ALL MATCH.
THEN ON EXHIBIT A SPECIFICALLY, IT NOTES ON HERE, I'M GOING TO IT, SORRY, BEAR WITH ME, THAT TWO DEPUTIES, DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL, ONE DEPUTY DRIPPING SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, ONE DEPUTY FOR DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND NOW PREVIOUSLY IN THIS BODY IS VOTED TO AUTHORIZE UP TO SEVEN POSITIONS.
I'VE GOT THE NUMBER, RIGHT? THIS DOESN'T REFLECT THAT, ARE WE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT? THE ONE REASON I BRING THAT UP IS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS GOING TO HAVE A TRANSITION OF LEADERSHIP HERE IN NOVEMBER.
WE'RE ONLY ASKING TECHNICALLY FOR FOUR PER THIS MOU, DOES THAT NOW HAND RESTRAIN OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO GET SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS FROM THE COUNTY?
>> THAT'S FOUR AND ALL THOSE FOUR ARE THE 79, 21%.
>> BUT THEN WE STILL HAVE THAT 50, 50 ARPA, THAT ONE. THEY DIDN'T INCLUDE THAT.
>> THAT IS A SEPARATE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY? [OVERLAPPING]
>> YEAH. WE HAVE THAT ONE HERE, WE HAVE THESE FOUR, SO WE HAVE FIVE ON THE BOOKS.
THEN WE STILL HAVE TWO MORE THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, IF THEY ARE ABLE TO FILL, WILL FILL.
WE DON'T KNOW, WE ONLY KNOW WE HAVE THE FIVE.
HOPING FOR THE OTHER TWO, BUT OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THE OTHER TWO, WE HAVE THE MARSHALS, SO THAT'S WHAT THOSE NUMBERS LOOK LIKE.
I STILL HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP, THEY'RE STILL KEEPING ME IN THE LOOP AS TO WHAT ANY FUTURE OFFICERS BEING ASSIGNED TO THOSE POSITIONS BECAUSE THEN WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS BECAUSE WE HAVE THOSE MARSHALS FILLING THOSE POSITIONS.
>> YOU ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? [BACKGROUND] MOVING ON TO OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM,
[8. ACTION]
WHICH IS OUR 2024/2025 BUDGET PARAMETERS.>> HEY STEPHANIE, I JUST HAD ONE QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE FOUNDER'S DAY.
>> I TRIED TO SPEAK UP BUT YOU'RE QUICK.
YOU GOT TO STAY ON YOUR TOES WITH ME.
THEY'RE GOING TO USE OUR PROPERTY FOR PARKING, OR WHAT ARE THEY USING IT FOR?
>> WE'VE ACTUALLY ASKED THEM TO GIVE US AN UPDATED MAP OF WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE USING THE PARKING.
WHAT Y'ALL HAVE RIGHT NOW IS AN OLD AGREEMENT THAT'S IN THERE TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA OF AN AGREEMENT [OVERLAPPING] WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT APPROVED AHEAD OF FOUNDER'S DAY.
THEY ARE SENDING US A NEW MAP SINCE WE ARE AT A NEW LOCATION AND AN UPDATED AGREEMENT.
WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT FOR Y'ALL BY THE BOARD MEETING.
BUT WOULDN'T YOU TO AT LEAST SEE WHAT WE'VE HISTORICALLY DONE IN THE PAST? BUT YES, WITH LOCATION CHANGING, WE ANTICIPATE SOME CHANGES FOR USAGE.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE THAT CLARIFIED YET.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> IF WE DON'T HAVE IT, WE'LL PULL IT FOR THE MEETING.
THEY KNOW THAT. BUT WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT FOR Y'ALL AHEAD OF TIME.
>> NEXT WEEK WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE 24/25 BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS AND PARAMETER.
YOU PROBABLY NOTICED A CHANGE FROM DECEMBER.
IN DECEMBER WE WERE RECOMMENDING A 3% PAY INCREASE AND WE HAVE CHANGED THAT TO A 1% PAY INCREASE.
I WANTED TO SPEND JUST A SECOND TO GIVE YOU A HIGH LEVEL UNDERSTANDING OF SOME THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED SINCE THEN.
YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THAT I'VE MAINTAINED TBD IN THE FTES.
THIS ALSO PLAYS INTO THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE.
WE RECEIVED UPDATED ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS FROM PASA IN JANUARY, AND THEN WE ALSO RECEIVED THE CPTD,
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IN THE PRELIMINARY COMPTROLLER VALUES.WE DID HAVE SOME CONCERNS THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO INCLUDE THAT FROZEN LEVY, BUT THAT DID HAPPEN, SO WE DO FEEL PRETTY COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT WITH THE VALUES THAT WE'VE RECEIVED.
SO WITH THOSE TWO PIECES OF NEW INFORMATION, WE ENTERED THAT ALONG WITH A LOT OF OTHER DATA THAT I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO.
INTO THE STATE AID TEMPLATE THAT THEY JUST RELEASED IN EARLY FEBRUARY.
IT DOES REFLECT A SIGNIFICANT DEFICIT, WHICH IS OUTSIDE BOARD POLICY.
THAT'S THE REASON THAT I HAVE CHANGED THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE 3% TO THE 1%.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO SCHEDULE A BUDGET WORKSHOP SO THAT WE CAN SIT DOWN AND WALK YOU THROUGH THE EXACT CHANGES.
BUT ULTIMATELY THE BIGGEST IMPACT, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS LIKE S OR EXPIRATION, SHAS, FUNDING REDUCTION, NO NEW FUNDING FROM THE STATE.
OUTSIDE OF THAT, THE BIGGEST IMPACT TO DRIPPING SPRINGS ARE THE SLOWER GROWTH.
WE ARE STILL GROWING, WHICH REQUIRES NEW STAFF, AND YOU STILL WANT TO INCREASE PAY FOR TEACHERS, BUT WE'RE NOT GROWING ENOUGH TO BRING IN THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYTHING.
AT THIS POINT, IN ORDER TO AT LEAST GET THE BUDGET DOWN TO A REASONABLE DEFICIT AND HONESTLY WITH THE 1% WE ARE STILL OVERBOARD POLICY.
SO WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED IN ADMINISTRATION THIS WEEK, DIVING IN LIKE DOING A DEEP DIVE INTO STAFFING WHERE WE CAN FIND EFFICIENCIES TO MAYBE LIMIT OR AVOID HAVING TO HIRE A LOT OF NEW STAFF.
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY STAFFING RATIO REQUIREMENTS. WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT.
WE'RE ALSO DIGGING INTO EVERY AREA OF NON PERSONNEL OR OPERATING COSTS TO SEE IF WE CAN REDUCE ANYTHING THERE.
BUT WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SIT DOWN WITH THE BOARD AND STEP THROUGH THIS AND TAKE SOME TIME.
I THINK GOING INTO IT TOO QUICKLY, IT'S NOT GOING TO SERVE A GOOD PURPOSE AND YOU NEED TO GET THE ENTIRE PICTURE.
AGAIN, WE'RE SCHEDULING A MEETING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT CHANGED AND WHY AND HOW WE GOT HERE.
AGAIN NEXT WEEK WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET PARAMETERS SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH DEVELOPING SCENARIOS TO PROVIDE TO YOU.
>> [INAUDIBLE] I'M JUST FOR NEXT WEEK, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ANSWER THIS NOW.
BUT I KNOW THAT IN LIKE MY NEWS FEED, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S BEEN MULTIPLE DISTRICTS IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS THAT HAVE TALKED ABOUT PARDON ME, [NOISE] THE VERY SAME THING, EXTREME BUDGET.
I MEAN, THERE'S SOME EXTREME MEASURES BEING TAKEN BY DISTRICTS ACROSS.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO JUST ASSUME THAT OUR STAFF IS AWARE, THEY'RE VERY BUSY, THEY MAY NOT BE LOOKING AT SUCH NEWS REPORTS, AND SO MY QUESTION NEXT WEEK WILL BE JUST TO PLEASE SHARE HOW WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH OUR STAFF BECAUSE IT'S REALLY TOUGH TO SAY 1%.
>> WE DID TALK ABOUT THAT TODAY SOME AND JUST TO YOUR POINT, I WENT TO A TASCA SESSION TODAY AND THEY'RE SAYING THAT IT LOOKS LIKE OVER 80% OF DISTRICTS MAY BE ADOPTING DEFICIT BUDGETS THIS YEAR, WHICH IS UNPRECEDENTED.
IT'S NOT JUST US, THERE'S ABSOLUTELY 80%.
>> YES. IT ISN'T JUST US AND WE COULD BE IN A WORSE POSITION, BUT IT'S NOT WHERE WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO BE.
I DO WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH THAT WHY THAT CHANGED FROM LAST YEAR, BECAUSE I KNOW WE DID NOT FORESEE THIS, BUT THERE ARE SOME GOOD REASONS AS TO WHY, AND WE WANT TO GET YOU THAT INFORMATION.
YES, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO ROLL THIS OUT AND DISCUSS WITH STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
>> THIS HAS NO INDICATION ON ANY ONE TIME RETENTION BONUS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE SOMETHING WE CONSIDER.
THIS IS JUST WITHIN YOUR BUDGET.
THE PARAMETER THAT YOU ALL ARE USING TO CONSTRUCT THE BUDGET.
>> THOSE WOULD SEPARATE FUND BALANCE CONSIDERATIONS.
THIS IS JUST SO THAT SHE CAN GO FORWARD, BUILD A BUDGET AND THEN BRING Y'ALL WHAT EACH OF THOSE BUDGET PIECES DO TO THE DEFICIT SO THAT Y'ALL HAVE SOME IDEA AND THEN OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN DECIDE TO ADD OR TAKE AWAY FROM THERE.
>> JUST SO THAT THE BOARD IS CLEAR, A SEPARATE BUDGET WORKSHOP WILL NOT BE NEXT WEEK, SO WE WILL BE VOTING ON THIS WITH WHATEVER INFORMATION YOU ARE REQUESTING THIS EVENING OR THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK.
THE MORE EXTENSIVE BUDGET WORKSHOP WILL BE A SEPARATE MEETING FOR US.
>> WE'LL GIVE A DATES TO Y'ALL FOR THE FIRST WEEK IN MARCH TO TRY AND SIT DOWN QUICKLY AND GO THROUGH ALL THE DETAIL.
>> BUT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WHAT I'M SAYING IS ASK THEM TONIGHT OR THIS WEEK FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. TRICIA.
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>> I GUESS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS AND MAYBE A COMMENT TO LOOK AT ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE UTILIZING ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE AND ANY THAT MAYBE WE CAN PUT TOGETHER.
I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON AND SO JUST TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT YOU'RE DOING THERE, I WOULD APPRECIATE JUST A SCREENSHOT OF THAT NEXT WEEK.
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'LL HAVE ALL OF THAT DONE NEXT WEEK BECAUSE THAT'S THE PROCESS.
BUT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AS WELL YESTERDAY AND MAKING SURE WE'RE NOT DUPLICATING PROGRAMS OR SOFTWARE AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND I BELIEVED EVERYONE [OVERLAPPING].
>> THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO A, TALK ABOUT IT AND B, HIGHLIGHT IT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE TAKING MEASURES TO BRING COSTS DOWN IN THE FUTURE.
>> I THINK YOUR QUESTION IS ARE WE DOING THAT ANALYSIS? THE ANSWER IS YES, THAT ANALYSIS IS HAPPENING.
WILL SHE HAVE THE DATA FOR YOU BY NEXT WEEK? NO, BUT THAT ANALYSIS IS HAPPENING.
SO YES, DR. KEID'S TEAM AND GINA'S TEAM TOGETHER ARE WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THAT ON WHETHER IT'S THE STAFFING SIDE, THE IMA SIDE, SO WHETHER IT'S TECHNOLOGY THAT WE'RE USING, WHATEVER THAT THAT'S BEING LOOKED AT.
>> JUST CONTINUING TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION I THINK OUT IN THE OPEN AND OUT LOUD IS VERY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE.
>> I'M NOT SURE WHO WAS FIRST ROB AND THEN SHANNON.
>> FIRST, THANK YOU FOR NAVIGATING THIS CHALLENGE.
OBVIOUSLY, ENROLLMENT WAS BELOW WHAT WE EXPECTED AND I APPRECIATE YOU HONORING THAT 2% DEAL THAT THIS BODY, LONG BEFORE I GOT ON THIS BOARD, ADOPTED AND I THINK IT'S PRUDENT.
WE HAVE TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET. WE HAVE TO, AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT SAID, AND BACK TO THE CONTRARY, EVERYTHING I'M JUST MENTIONED, I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH 1%.
I JUST CAN'T EVEN STOMACH THAT.
I THINK BACK TO THE SURVEY THAT MS. HALL YOU DID, I THINK WITH ALL THE STAFF AND EVERYTHING AND ALL THE GAINS WE'VE MADE IN A LOT OF AREAS.
WE HIGHLIGHTED YEAR OVER YEAR IMPROVEMENTS AND SO MANY THINGS I THINK ATTRIBUTED TO THE LEADERSHIP IN THIS ADMINISTRATION AND ALL THE THINGS YOU'RE DOING, BUT WHAT WAS THE ONE THING, THIS APPROACH FROM MY COLLEAGUES THAT WAS A PROBLEM CONTINUALLY WITH OUR TEACHERS WAS COMPENSATION.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'M COMFORTABLE FROM THIS SEAT GOING, I'M OKAY WITH THE BARE MINIMUM OF A 1% ADJUSTMENT FOR COST OF LIVING WHEN THE STOCKS JUST TOOK A HUGE DUMP BECAUSE INFLATION IS STILL OUTPACING ESTIMATES, AND SO IN FULL APPRECIATION FOR THE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE, THAT'S HARD FOR ME.
JUST TO SAY, LET'S JUST SET 1% AS A TARGET AND GO FROM THERE.
I LIKE TO CHALLENGE OURSELVES TO INCREASE THAT A LITTLE BIT, AGAIN, I'M GOING TO DIVERT IT, Y'ALL ON THAT.
IF I'M A LITTLE [INAUDIBLE] THEN I'LL BE QUIET.
BUT WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET TO TWO OR THREE IN MY OPINION.
>> I THINK THIS IS, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THIS IS OUR FLOOR AND POTENTIALLY IN A FURTHER WORKSHOP DISCUSSION WHERE YOU'RE GIVING US A LITTLE BIT OF ALMOST SOME TABLING OPTIONS ABOUT HOW TO RETAIN STAFF.
THIS IS PART OF A MUCH LARGER BUDGET WORKSHOP CONVERSATION THAT WE WERE HOPING FOR TONIGHT BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN, SO WE NEED TO GO FORWARD TO ENACT THIS.
THIS IS ACTUALLY USUALLY SOMETHING THAT'S VOTED ON IN JANUARY, SO WE'RE EVEN A LITTLE BIT LATE ON THIS BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT WAS DELAYED IN JANUARY.
I'M SAYING THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A CONVERSATION AND THIS MAY VERY WELL STILL BE WHERE WE LAND, BUT I THINK THAT FURTHER CONVERSATION IS TO BE HAD IN A LONGER WORKSHOP WHERE WE CAN GET INTO SOME OF THE NITTY GRITTY THAT WE'RE GOING TO DESIRE.
>> I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE STEP THROUGH AND LOOK AT ALL OF THE DETAILS AND THIS IS THE STARTING POINT.
THE ASSUMPTIONS CAN ALWAYS CHANGE, BUT THIS IS THE STARTING POINT WE'RE RECOMMENDING AT THIS POINT UNTIL WE CAN REALLY DIVE IN AND LOOK AT SOME THINGS AND HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS.
>> NO DISAGREEMENT WITH YOU STEFANI, ON THAT, AND CERTAINLY THERE.
I'M NOT COMFORTABLE PUTTING MY NAME ON A 1% NUMBER AS A CONSIDERATION AT THIS POINT.
I JUST DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO CUT THE MUSTER.
I DON'T THINK IT DOES IT, IN MY OPINION AND SO I GUESS I JUST WANT TO PUSH AN ENVELOPE ON THAT A LITTLE BIT TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO KNOWING THAT THIS IS THE SINGLE BIGGEST CONCERN OUR TEACHERS HAVE IS THAT OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE SURVEY, AND WE CONTINUE TO SURVEY, WE KNOW WHERE WE SIT TO THE STATE AVERAGE ON COMPENSATION.
A LOT OF IT, AGAIN, AS MARY JANE POINTED OUT ACCURATELY, THEY WERE CONSTRAINED BY SO MANY THINGS OUT OF OUR CONTROL.
AT THE END OF THE DAY THOUGH, I JUST FEEL I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE NOT GOING.
>> NO. IT'S JUST THE FACT THAT I'M GOING TO GO OUT TO A TEACHER IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SAY,
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WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET YOU 1% THIS YEAR.THAT'S WHERE I'M AT, I'LL BE QUIET AND I'LL LET YOU GUYS TALK.
>> I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT SINCE 2019 WE'VE HAD NO NEW FUNDING AND WE'VE BEEN GIVING HEALTHY RAISES YEAR OVER YEAR, AND AT SOME POINT, THAT COMES KNOCKING, AND WITHOUT NEW FUNDING, WE'RE REACHING THAT POINT, AND SO I THINK AS WE LOOK AT THIS DEFICIT, THE DEFICIT IS HIGHER THAN WHAT WE CAN HAVE Y'ALL APPROVE.
WE CAN'T GET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE DEFICIT WITH THE 1% THAT WE HAVE, SO WE ALREADY HAVE TO DO CUTS.
JUST KEEP IN MIND YOU MAY WANT TO SEE THAT FULL PICTURE BEFORE YOU WANT US TO TRY AND DO A 2% OR 3% JUST BECAUSE IT DOES ADD FURTHER TO THAT DEFICIT, WHICH HAS TO COME OUT OF FUND BALANCE, WHICH IS A YEAR OVER YEAR COST AND SO THE YEAR OVER YEAR COST [OVERLAPPING]
>> WHICH WE DON'T WANT, I AGREE WITH YOU.
WE DON'T WANT THAT, AND CERTAINLY, I WOULDN'T SUGGEST THAT I WOULD EVER APPROVE A BUDGET THAT DID THOSE KINDS OF THINGS SO JUST IN ALL FAIRNESS, AND STEFANI'S POINT, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT MORE CONVERSATION AROUND THIS.
OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY'S GOING TO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE PARAMETERS ARE SOMETHING WE'RE APPROVING AND THAT'S JUST A BIG PILL TO SWALLOW AND I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. I'LL LEAVE IT THERE.
>> I HAVE A LOT. I FEEL COMPELLED TO BE THE VOICE OF REASON BECAUSE WHEN I'M GONE, THIS IS GOING TO BE A RELATIVELY YOUNG BOARD BESIDES MARY JANE, AND I HOPE THAT WHATEVER HAPPENS AT THE ONE VOICE, SHE KNOWS WHAT I MEAN, Y'ALL STOP.
[LAUGHTER] I'M HOPING THAT THE ONE THING THAT YOU'LL REMEMBER IN YOUR HEAD IS MY VOICE SAYING, MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT PROJECTIONS THREE AND FOUR YEARS IN OUR FUTURE.
I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, ROB.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE ON THIS BOARD OR ANY OF OUR STAFF WANTS TO SEE WHERE WE ARE.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF A COUPLE THINGS.
I'M GOING TO BE ELAINE FOR A MOMENT SO ELAINE, I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE.
THE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS ARE A STARTING POINT, BUT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT EVERY CHANGE THAT WE MAKE IS A LOT OF WORK FOR OUR STAFF SO WHAT THEY'RE BRINGING US IS THEIR BEST ESTIMATION OF A STARTING POINT THAT LIKELY COULD BE THE ENDING POINT.
BUT ELAINE REMINDED US LAST YEAR THAT EVERY TIME WE GO IN AND WE TRY TO MAKE CHANGES BASED ON WHAT WE WANT TO DO, EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE GIVEN US THEIR BEST ESTIMATE AND THEIR BEST DATA FROM THE EXPERTS, IS ALL THE WORK THAT GOES INTO IT.
WE ARE LIMITED BY OUR BOARD POLICY.
WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY PROJECTIONS, YOU'VE JUST MENTIONED US THE VERY FIRST THING YOU SAID, I BELIEVE WAS, WE REALIZED THAT GOING INTO THE FUTURE IS GOING TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM, THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DEFICIT.
YOU HAVEN'T TOLD US WHAT THAT DEFICIT IS.
WE HAVE BEEN ADJUSTING OUR COMPENSATION.
WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT WE DO HAVE THIS ONE TIME COMPENSATION.
WE DO HAVE CONSTRAINTS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITHIN.
SO I WOULD JUST REMIND YOU THAT IN OUR HEADS, IF WE THINK THAT THIS IS A STARTING POINT, THAT WE CAN CHANGE CONSTANTLY THROUGH THIS BUDGET PROCESS, THAT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO WORK BECAUSE THAT'S NOT REALLY HOW WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IT IN THE PAST BECAUSE OF ALL THE WORK ON YOU ALL.
IF SOMETHING WERE TO CHANGE AND YOU WERE TO BRING US BACK THAT RECOMMENDATION, YOU'RE USUALLY PREPARED FOR THAT.
I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ASK NEXT WEEK, LIKELY MYSELF, IS THE COST OF THAT 1%.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT YOUR CONCERNS AND WHY THIS WAS DROPPED, WHAT ARE YOU SEEING NOT GOING TO HOLD YOU TO THIS, BUT WHAT YOU'RE SEEING FOR NEXT YEAR AS A POTENTIAL DEFICIT, AND THEN WHAT YOU SEE TWO AND THREE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.
YOU GUYS ARE OPENING SCHOOLS, YOU'RE OPENING A LOT OF SCHOOLS AND SO I JUST HOPE THAT WHEN I'M GONE, THE ONE THING YOU HEAR IN YOUR HEAD ALL THE TIME IS TO BE LOOKING AT THE FORECASTING.
REMEMBER THAT THESE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN HAVE THESE NUMBERS AND THEY'RE COMING TO US WITH THESE BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS AT THE BEST POSITION THAT IT WILL LIKELY END UP AT, IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE.
THEN JUST TO BE AWARE OF THAT WORK THAT GOES INTO EVERY TIME WE START TO CHANGE.
IT'S VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR ME, AND I IMAGINE ALL OF YOU, THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THESE BUDGET PARAMETERS WITHOUT THAT DATA, WITHOUT EVEN A SENSE OF THAT DATA.
I BELIEVE WE WERE HERE LAST YEAR AND I BELIEVE WE WERE IN THE SAME POSITION A COUPLE YEARS AGO SO I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU ALL HAVE DONE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CHALLENGES OF THE TAXES AND WHAT THAT ALL LOOK LIKE.
BUT THE MORE DATA THAT YOU CAN BRING, ESPECIALLY FOR THE AUDIENCE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE NEXT WEEK, HOPEFULLY THEY'LL STAY.
BUT I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS TO BE ABLE TO GET THE COST OF THAT 1%.
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WHAT YOU ALL ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW AS THE RANGE OF WHAT YOU SEE IS THE DEFICIT.THEN MAYBE JUST A REALLY CLEAR INTRODUCTION AS TO WHERE WE ARE AND WHY AND WHAT CHANGED IN THESE PARAMETERS FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT BE HERE.
I THINK THAT WRAPS IT UP. THANKS.
>> WAS THAT CLEAR? I DO. MOVING ON.
CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF GMP FOR SYCAMORE SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPANSION PROJECT.
>> I THINK IT'S STILL ON. YES. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD.
YES. WE WILL BE NEXT WEEK BRINGING TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL, GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE NUMBER 2 OR A FINAL GMP FOR THE SYCAMORE SPRINGS EXPANSION PROJECT.
IN DECEMBER, THE BOARD APPROVED GMP 1 IN THE AMOUNT OF JUST OVER 3.2 MILLION TO FACILITATE PROCUREMENT OF LONG LEAD TIME ITEMS FOR EARLY SITE WORK.
SINCE THAT APPROVAL OF GMP 1, THE PROJECT TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING TO FINALIZE THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS WHICH YOU APPROVED LAST MONTH, AND THEN DEVELOP A GMP 2.
BARTLETT COOK HAS PROPOSED GMP 2 IN THE AMOUNT OF $26,590,361 WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH GMP 1, RESULTS IN A TOTAL GMP FOR THE PROJECT OF $29,823,807 THIS GMP IS INCLUSIVE OF SEVERAL ALTERNATES THAT WERE SUMMARIZED IN THE PRESENTATION LAST MONTH INCLUDING RESILIENT FLOORING IN PLACE OF POLISHED CONCRETE THROUGHOUT ON BOTH THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SIDES, WEIGHT ROOM CANOPY, SOME TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE EXISTING MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOMS TO FACILITATE SWITCHING OVER TO INTERACTIVE PANELS AT SOME POINT.
THEN REPLACEMENT OF SOME HVAC HOSES IN THE EXISTING CAMPUS, AND PARKING AND WALKWAY IMPROVEMENTS.
THOSE ALTERNATIVES ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THAT TOTAL GMP AMOUNT.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> SUPER QUICK. COULD YOU JUST REMIND ME THAT THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT AND THE GMP AMOUNT AND THE DELTA.
>> TOTAL CONSTRUCTION BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT IS JUST OVER 30 MILLION, SO 30,012,000.
WE'RE SLIGHTLY UNDER THAT TOTAL BUDGET WITH THIS GMP.
>> GRANTING THE SOFT COSTS INCLUDED WITH THAT, WE'RE STILL FIRMLY WITHIN THE LINE ITEM THAT WE ALLOTTED PER THE BOARD
>> THE SOFT COST FOR ARCHITECT FEES AND OTHER CONSULTANT FEES, PERMITTING AND FEES, THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE GMP.
BUT YES, IN TOTAL, WE ARE TRACKING WITHIN AND UNDER THAT TOTAL BUDGET, INCLUDING THE SOFT COSTS.
>> THAT'S GREAT. BUT I THINK THAT HAS TO BE COMMENDED BECAUSE YOU GOT A BUNCH OF ALTERNATE STUFF IN THERE.
WE FORMULATED, IF YOU REMEMBER, A WHOLE WISH LIST OF EXTRA THINGS WE HEARD FROM THE ADMINISTRATION AND SOME OF THE FACULTY THERE IN THE SCHOOL, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE INCLUDED SOME OF THOSE THINGS IN ADDITION TO THE ORIGINAL SCOPE THAT WE GAVE TO BOK AND THE GC.
NOW WE'RE ABLE TO INCLUDE SOME OF THOSE THINGS IN THE PROJECT AND STILL HIT THE BUDGET THAT WE SET FOR IN 2023 BOARD.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. WITH THIS BEING THE FIRST PROJECT THAT WE'VE GOTTEN TO THIS POINT ON, I THINK WE WERE ALL PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST BIG PROJECT OF THIS SCOPE THAT WE'VE PUT OUT TO BID SINCE ALL OF THE CRAZINESS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITH INFLATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION MARKET.
>> WELL, I'M VERY PLEASED WITH ALL THAT AND THE WORK BEING DONE BY YOU, THE TEAM, AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT.
I'M LOOKING OVER HERE TO BE OKAY FRIENDS AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING BARTLETT COOK, GETTING THIS THING GOING.
I THINK THAT'S GREAT. I APPRECIATE IT CLINT. WELL DONE SIR.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ON, CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE ELEMENTARY 6.
>> YES. AGAIN, GOING BACK TO DECEMBER, THE BOARD APPROVED THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE FOR THE ELEMENTARY 6 PROJECT.
OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, PFLUGER ARCHITECTS HAS CONTINUED TO WORK ON THE DESIGN AND AT THIS POINT THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ARE COMPLETE AND READY FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.
AT THE NEXT WEEK'S MEETING, PFLUGER WILL BE PRESENT TO PROVIDE THAT CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS OVERVIEW,
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PRESENTATION FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.ALSO AS A REMINDER, IN DECEMBER, THE BOARD APPROVED GMP NUMBER 1 FOR LONG LEAD TIME ITEMS AND EARLY SITE WORK ON THIS PROJECT AND WE CURRENTLY ANTICIPATE BRINGING GMP 2 OR OUR FINAL GMP IN EITHER MARCH OR APRIL.
BUT BASED ON COST ESTIMATES FROM AMERICAN, WE CONTINUE TO TRACT WITHIN BUDGET ON THIS PROJECT AS WELL.
>> WE'RE STILL TRACKING TIMELINE AS WELL?
>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM PFLUGER NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU.
NEXT CONSIDERATION, APPROVAL OF JOB ORDER, CONTRACT DELIVERY METHOD FOR THE CIVIL SIDEWALK REPAIRS AT DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS
>> YES. INCLUDED IN THE MAY 23 BOND WAS FUNDING FOR REPAIR OF A CIVIL SITE ISSUE THAT AFFECTS AN AREA OF SIDEWALK.
IT'S NOT ON THE TENNIS COURTS.
IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE TENNIS COURTS THEMSELVES, IT'S JUST OUTSIDE THE TENNIS COURTS ON THAT WHAT WOULD BE THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE FACILITY.
OVER THE YEARS, THE AREAS SLOWLY SUBSIDED, RESULTED IN BUCKLING OF CONCRETE IN THAT AREA.
WE HAVE RECEIVED A COST ESTIMATE OF APPROXIMATELY $88,000 FROM AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS, AND THEN WE WOULD RECOMMEND INCLUDING $10,000 FOR MAYBE UNFORESEEN ITEMS THAT COULD ARISE.
WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT THE JOB ORDER CONTRACT DELIVERY METHOD OF PROCUREMENT FOR THE CIVIL SIDEWALK REPAIRS AT DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS A MOUTHFUL FOR A COST NOT TO EXCEED 98,000.
>> IS THERE ANY REASON WHY THIS CAN'T BE MOVED TO CONSENT?
>> I DON'T SEE A REASON WHY IT CAN'T BE MOVED TO CONSENT BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE JUST FOR FUTURE QUESTIONS, I GUESS.
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO MOVE IT TO CONSENT THEN?
>> MAYBE NOT. I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S A LOT.
>> WELL, TYPICALLY WHEN IT'S A DELIVERY METHOD, WE USUALLY DO PUT THOSE IN CONSENT.
I GUESS I'M A LITTLE LIKE IS THIS OVER A THRESHOLD OR WHY WAS THIS PULLED AS AN ACTION? USUALLY THE DELIVERY METHODS ARE IN CONSENT.
>> WE JUST HADN'T TALKED TO YOU ALL ABOUT IT SO IT'S JUST CONVERSATION.
>> IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE? [OVERLAPPING] I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO DECIDE THIS.
IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER TO ME.
WE CAN DO CONSENT, THAT'S FINE.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT OUT WELL.
>> SO UNDECIDED. WE CAN MOVE IT TO AGINSEN. CONSIDERATION APPROVAL, REPLACEMENT GYM AT DSMS?
>> YES. I THINK THAT THE LAST OF MY FOUR ITEMS BUT SO IF YOU REMEMBER, LAST MONTH WHEN WE HAD THE EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS AROUND 15 JANUARY, REALLY THE ONE SIGNIFICANT EVENT THAT WE EXPERIENCED IN TERMS OF DAMAGE WAS DUE TO A BUSTED FIRE SPRINKLER LINE AT DRIPPING SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH RESULTED IN A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THAT COMPETITION OR THEIR MAIN GYM FLOOR BEING DAMAGED.
AS A RESULT OF THAT DAMAGE, WE ARE RECOMMENDING A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THAT FLOOR.
WE'VE RECEIVED A COST PROPOSAL FROM QUALITY HARDWOODS, WHICH IS A GYM FLOOR CONTRACTOR THAT WE'VE USED THAT WE WORKED WITH FOR MANY YEARS ON GYM FLOOR ANNUAL MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING A FULL REPLACEMENT OF THAT GYM FLOOR AND WE WOULD RECOMMEND USING 2023 BOND FUNDS AND INCLUDING THIS WORK AS PART OF THE DSMS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND RENOVATIONS PROJECT.
>> ARE WE ABLE TO FILE THIS ON OUR INSURANCE?
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>> WE CAN WE ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE INSURANCE, HAVING THEM COME OUT AND LOOK AT IT AND PROVIDE THE INFORMATION.
UNFORTUNATELY, OUR INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN THE COST TO REPLACE THE FLOOR.
I BELIEVE OUR INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE IS CURRENTLY ONE MILLION FOR THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE.
|>> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> YEAH. MOVING ON TO CONSIDERATION, APPROVAL OF POLICY UPDATE 122. THANK YOU, CLINTON.
>> THIS CAME TO US LAST MONTH.
WE ARE VOTING ON IT THIS MONTH.
>> YES. SECOND READING ON A FEW POLICIES UPDATED FOR 122.
THEN AS I UNDERSTAND IT, 123 IS ON ITS WAY, SO WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE NEW POLICIES AGAIN FOR ALL NEXT MONTH STARTING WITH THE FIRST READING AGAIN.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHY FFAC LOCAL.
>> YEAH, IT'S UNIQUE TO US AND I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY FFAC, I BELIEVE.
THEN I WAS JUST GOING TO POINT OUT THAT THIS IS EXHIBIT 57 OF HOW WE HAVE TO BE NIMBLE AND THE ONEROUS WORK PUT ON OUR STAFF BECAUSE HOUSE BILL 39 28, ABOUT DYSLEXIA PASSED IN JUNE.
IT WAS IMMEDIATELY APPLICABLE, SO MOST JUST DRIVE YOU CRAZY.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.
IT SEEMS LIKE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT CAN GET LOST IN THE DISCUSSION.
I'M HAPPY TO LOOK INTO WHY THAT IS A LOCAL POLICY FOR US AND WHY THAT'S CUSTOM TO US. YEAH.
>> MOVING ON. REPORTS AND ONE THING. I'M SORRY.
CAN I GO BACK TO THE BUDGET PARAMETERS FOR A SECOND CHAIR? I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
CYPRESS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY DID A REALLY NICE SIT ON FACEBOOK.
THAT'S SHOCKING ALL RIGHT THERE BECAUSE I'M NOT ON FACEBOOK, BUT IT JUST POPPED UP THAT THEY DID THIS WHOLE ATTENDANCE THING, THAT WAS FABULOUS.
IS THERE ANY WAY THAT, ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE GOING INTO THESE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, THAT WE CAN PUSH THAT MORE AND MORE AND EVEN HAVE A CONTEST BETWEEN THE SCHOOLS OR THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY AWESOME?
>> YES. ANYTHING YOU WANT WE CAN MAKE HAPPEN, YES.
SHE IS VERY GOOD ABOUT ADVOCATING FOR ATTENDANCE AND INFORMING PARENTS WHAT THAT DOES TO KIDS IN THEIR LEARNING.
WE CAN TAKE WHAT SHE HAS DONE AND DUPLICATE THAT.
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK, SO IT'S THE CYPRESS SPRINGS?
>> I DON'T KNOW. FACEBOOK PAGE.
JUST REMEMBER Y'ALL SOMETHING COMES ACROSS ON NOTIFICATION.
I CLICK ON IT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE I WENT.
I JUST KNOW THAT IT WAS CYPRESS SPRINGS AND THE FORMATTING OF IT AND JUST THE PRESENTATION.
>> YEAH. WE CAN TRACK IT DOWN AND PUT IT IN THE EMAIL FOR Y'ALL THIS WEEK, BUT AS A REFERENCE.
[OVERLAPPING] DR. RAY HAS ALREADY BEEN WORKING.
MAINLY HER WORKING ON HER PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR.
SO WE'VE DONE A FEW THINGS THIS YEAR.
WE DO HAVE A VIDEO CONCEPT THAT BRANSON'S WORKING ON TALKING ABOUT VACATION SCHEDULES AND MAKING SURE YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, BEING COGNIZANT OF SCHEDULES, SO IT DEFINITELY IS.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THIS WHOLE TIME, IS NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT THE FUNDING BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS WELL DONE.
WELL DONE. FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN SOMEBODY THAT'S REALLY GRABBED MY ATTENTION AND AS A PARENT, IT'S EASILY RELATABLE, IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE AND HAS THE DATA BEHIND IT.
>> CAN I JUST PIGGYBACK ON THAT?
>> YOU'RE REMINDING ME, SHANNON, IT MUST HAVE BEEN FIVE YEARS AGO THAT THE ED FOUNDATION AT LEAST CONTEMPLATED DUPLICATING WHAT THE HALLSVILLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION DID.
THAT WAS LITERALLY AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS.
WE'RE A LITTLE HIGHER SES, WHICH I THINK WAS THE ULTIMATE REASON FOR NOT DOING IT HERE MIGHT NOT RESONATE WITH THE KIDS.
BUT MAYBE SOMETHING FUN WOULD BE EVEN MORE IMPACTFUL THAN A MONETARY AWARD, AND IT WOULD HELP, TO SHANNON'S POINT, EDUCATE EVERYBODY ABOUT HOW CRUCIAL ATTENDANCE IS FOR OUR BUDGET AND FUNDING.
>> DON'T KILL ME. BUT IT'S POSSIBLE.
IF NOT A LOT OF EXTRA WORK AT ALL, I PROMISE.
I'M SAYING THAT USUALLY ELAINE HAS OFF THE TOP OF HER HEAD.
WELL, SHE PROBABLY DOESN'T, BUT SHE KNOWS WHERE TO FIND IT EASILY.
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THE 1% LIKE IF YOU INCREASE ATTENDANCE BY 1% WHAT THAT YIELDS.THAT WOULD BE IMPRESSIVE BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN A TOOL THAT WE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT THAT COULD ACTUALLY REALLY COME THROUGH WITH SOME SERIOUS IMPACT AND BE AWESOME.
>> MOVING ON TO REPORTS AND INFORMATION.
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WE GET A COMMUNICATIONS REPORT AS OUR QUARTERLY UPDATE.ANYTHING TO HIGHLIGHT SNEAK PEAK OR?
>> WELL, NO. I THINK THE FIRST SECTION, THERE ARE PROBABLY INITIATIVES THAT Y'ALL ARE MOSTLY FAMILIAR WITH.
TYPICAL UPDATE ON BIG INITIATIVES, MOSTLY EVENTS, SYCAMORE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THINGS THAT Y'ALL ARE RATHER FAMILIAR WITH.
I THINK THIS HAS BEEN SHARED WITH Y'ALL THAT WE ARE MOVING.
WE'RE HAVING TO MOVE TO A NEW WEBSITE PLATFORM, FINAL SITE, PURCHASE BLACKBOARD.
WE'VE HAD SOME CHALLENGES WITH OUR PLATFORM.
ANYWAY, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT.
I'VE PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THAT PROGRAM.
THERE ARE SOME IMPROVEMENTS COMING IN THAT AREA AS FAR AS CALENDARING A PARENT APP, THE ABILITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO SUBSCRIBE TO NON PARENTS, TO SUBSCRIBE TO DISTRICT INFORMATION.
DR. REINHOLD, FOR YOUR REFERENCE, THE PLATFORM WE'RE MOVING TO IS THE SAME ONE AS TYLER ISD.
I KNOW YOU HAVE USED THAT AS AN EXAMPLE BEFORE, JUST AS A POINT OF REFERENCE FOR YOU.
SOCIAL MEDIA METRICS, WE DO HAVE OUR FIRST VIRAL POST WITH ACUTE VIDEO THAT PRINCIPAL GAMES DID WITH US.
WE APPRECIATE OUR ADMINISTRATORS LEANING IN ON THINGS THAT ARE A LITTLE OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE.
A COUPLE OF VIDEO SERIES AND THEN THE BRANDING INITIATIVE.
JUST WHERE WE ARE ON BRANDING IS JUST RIGHT IN THAT COLOR PALETTE.
WE'VE BEEN, IN SEPTEMBER, WE SHARED WE HAVE A REFRESHED PALETTE.
WE'VE BEEN TESTING USING IT MOST PLACES NOW WE'RE IN THE THROWS WITH ATHLETICS, MAKING SURE THAT ANYTHING WE DO, THOSE TWO THINGS, OBVIOUSLY WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO USE IT FOR ATHLETICS AND FINE ARTS.
IT NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT ALL OUR PROGRAMS, AND THEN ALSO SETS US UP FOR GROWTH FOR FUTURE SCHOOLS, SO JUST A BRIEF UPDATE THERE. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> KIM, I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
THE VIDEO SHOWS THAT KEEP COMING OUT ARE THE TIMING IS PERFECT, THEY'RE NOT TOO LONG, THEY'RE NOT TOO SHORT, THEY'RE MEANINGFUL, FEATURING JUST THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY LOVES IT.
>> I HEAR A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE OUT THERE AND THEY'RE LIKE VERY INFORMATIONAL, MEANINGFUL, SO KUDOS ON THAT, AND YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT ON SHOWING THE INCREASE IN NUMBERS AND ALL THE SOCIAL MEDIA AREAS, I MEAN, THAT GOT MY ATTENTION.
I MEAN, THAT TELLS ME THAT WE'RE REACHING PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.
I JUST GOT TO LET YOU KNOW YOU'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK.
>> AMY, IT'S DITTO, BUT ALSO SPECIFIC FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT JUST THE PROFESSIONALISM, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE TO SHARE THAT.
>> THANK YOU. YEAH, WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD.
WE'VE GOT A TALENTED GROUP SMALL THAT MIGHTY AND WE'RE ALL VERY DEDICATED TO MAKING THE IMPROVEMENTS.
I DIDN'T MENTION THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS STATED, THE DISTRICT IS COMING UP NEXT WEEK, SO THAT'S THE DAY AFTER THE BOARD MEETING.
I HOPE YOU ALL ARE ABLE TO JOIN US.
THEN LATER IN MARCH, WE HAVE A REALTORS LUNCH AND LEARN, JUST MORE OUTREACH WITH STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE DON'T NORMALLY COMMUNICATE WITH.
>> I LOVE THAT, BY THE WAY. THE LUNCHEON LEARN WITH WHEELCHAIRS, I THINK THAT'S FABULOUS.
>> THEY JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH VIDEO, WITH WHAT YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH.
>> YOU DID A GREAT JOB. I DID HERE TODAY.
WE'RE FILMING, YOU GET RIGHT HERE.
SHE'S LIKE, OKAY, SHE ROLLS WITH IT, THAT'S A GREAT JOB HERE.
>> JUST AS A REMINDER FOR BOARD, PROCEDURALLY AGENDA REVIEW IS A GREAT TIME TO ASK YOUR QUESTIONS ON REPORTS AND INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN ALLOW FOR AMPLE TIME FOR OUR PRESENTATIONS AND ACTION PRESENTATIONS AS WE'RE GETTING MORE CONSTRUCTION UPDATES AND FULL PRESENTATIONS WITH OUR ACTION ITEMS. JUST SO YOU'RE UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO USE THIS TIME FOR REPORTS AND INFORMATION.
I DID HAVE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION AND I THINK I KNOW, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY IT OUT LOUD.
YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.
WE ARE STARTING TO GET SOME CHATTER OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL 2 AND BRANDING AND THAT WHOLE CONVERSATION ABOUT COLORS AND NAMING.
IT'S SOMETHING I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT FOR THE LAST YEAR AS YOU'VE STARTED THIS REBRANDING PROCESS.
THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT THAT YOU'VE COMMUNICATED TO US IS THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO,
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AT THIS POINT, REALLY JUST GET SOME UNIFYING BRAND, PERIOD, WITH A LIMITED COLOR SCOPE SO THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY HAVE THAT FUTURE CONVERSATION ABOUT A MORE LARGER COLOR PALETTE TO CHOOSE FROM FOR THE DISTRICT.>> RIGHT. OUR FIRST GOAL IS TO REALLY SOLIDIFY THE DISTRICT BRAND AND DEVELOP THE STANDARDS FOR OUR CAMPUSES BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT WAS A LITTLE ALL OVER THE MAP.
ATHLETICS HAD IT PRETTY BAKED, BUT IT DIDN'T REALLY FIT INTO THE OVERALL DISTRICT UMBRELLA, AND SO REALLY LOCKING THAT DOWN SO THAT WHEN WE'RE READY TO HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 2 CONVERSATION ABOUT BRANDING AND MASCOT, WE'RE COMING FROM A PLACE OF STRENGTH TO SAY, OKAY, THIS IS OUR BRAND, THIS IS OUR BRAND IDENTITY, WHAT'S THE NEXT BEST THING? WE HAVE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS.
WE ASKED IT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND PUT MEETINGS WITH HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 2 ABOUT HOW PEOPLE FEEL AS FAR AS A UNIFYING COLOR.
WHETHER THAT'S MAROON, WHETHER THAT'S GOLD, WHETHER THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE.
IT WASN'T A QUANTITATIVE SURVEY, IT WAS JUST MORE QUALITATIVE.
THEN MY TEAM TAKES THAT BACK AND FLUSHES IT OUT.
WE'RE JUST PLAYING AROUND WITH THINGS CREATIVELY SO THAT WHEN WE'RE READY TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, WE CAN.
DR. MORRIS KUENTZ HAS THE TIMING, I THINK, PLANNED OUT FOR FIVE YEARS OF HOW THOSE BIG INITIATIVES ARE GOING TO GO, AND SO BRANDING FOR THE SECOND HIGH SCHOOL COMES LATER BUT WE WANT TO BE IN A GOOD POSITION TO DO THAT.
I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THAT.
MY CONCERN IS WHAT I'M HEARING, AGAIN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.
YOU'RE SOLIDIFYING THE DISTRICT BRAND AS THIS MAROON AND GOLD COLORS.
I GUESS THAT'S THE CONCERN, IS THAT THIS IS REALLY HIGH SCHOOL 1 COLORS.
>> RIGHT. I MIGHT HAVE TAKEN IT OUT OF HERE.
IT WAS IN MY SEPTEMBER UPDATE.
WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT TWO PATHWAYS.
ONE IS THAT THE DISTRICT RETAINS THE DS.
FOR INSTANCE, RIGHT NOW, TECHNICALLY THE PAW IS THE HIGH SCHOOL LOGO, NOT THE INTERLOCKING DS.
THAT'S MORE SIMILAR TO LIKE WHAT A LAKE TRAVIS HAS.
THEY HAVE THAT LT AS THEIR STRONG BRAND.
WE HAVE A SECOND PATHWAY THAT DOES SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT FOR THE DISTRICT.
A DIFFERENT LOGO THAT WOULD LEAVE THE DS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL TO USE IF THAT WAS THEIR BRAND.
WE'LL LOOK AT BOTH OF THOSE THINGS AND COME BACK WITH A RECOMMENDATION.
THE COLOR SCHEME, MAROON AND GOLD, I THINK THAT WILL BE THE COLOR SCHEME.
THE IDEA THERE WOULD BE ADDING THOSE ADDITIONAL COLORS, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
IT'S LOGO, COLOR AND MASCOT, ALL THREE.
>> TO BE CLEAR, THE DRIPPING SPRINGS LOGO IS ACTUALLY THIS INITIAL LOGO.
THAT IS OUR CURRENT LOGO, NOT THE DS.
>> YES. YOU'VE SHARED THAT IN THE PAST.
IS THAT SOMETHING YOU CAN INCLUDE IN THIS REPORT JUST THAT LITTLE ONE PAGER OF ATHLETIC BRANDS AND THIS IS THE DISTRICT BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO JUST SEE AND UNDERSTAND.
BUT I GUESS I'M STILL A LITTLE CONCERNED BECAUSE THERE'S DIFFERENT CHATTER AROUND THINGS.
I LOOK AT A GOOD MODEL DISTRICT LIKE BERNIE WHO WENT THROUGH THE ONE HIGH SCHOOL TO TWO AND THEY'RE EVEN TALKING ABOUT THIRD HIGH SCHOOL AT THIS POINT.
THEY HAVE USED REALLY SIMILAR, SO THEIR COLORS ARE PURPLE, BLACK, SILVERY, WHITE JUST [INAUDIBLE] FROM THE SKY.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT LANDED ON ME, BUT IN AD HOC CONVERSATIONS, PURPLE IS AN EASY COLOR TO DO THAT BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE DIFFERENT SHADES IN IT.
WE'RE LITERALLY DOING THE OPPOSITE.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET RID OF ALL THE SHADES OF MAROON TO HAVE ONE MAROON.
ADMITTEDLY, THAT'S NOT REALLY A COLOR THAT YOU CAN HAVE MULTIPLE SHADES OF.
OUR POTENTIAL OPTIONS FOR FUTURE COLORS ARE GOING TO BE REALLY DEPENDED ON WHAT WE CHOOSE, MAROON VERSUS GOLD.
I KNOW EVEN I BROUGHT UP [INAUDIBLE] MOVING INTO THIS BUILDING WHEN WE WERE SEEING THE DESIGN, I REALLY WANTED THE MAROON TAKEN OUT AND IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THIS ROOM, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS GRAY.
I WONDER IF THAT'S BEEN IN CONVERSATION THAT LEAVING THE MAROON IN GOLD FOR HIGH SCHOOL 1, THE SCHOOLS, BUT KEEPING A MORE LARGER NEUTRAL PALETTE.
BECAUSE IF WE SAY WE GO WITH A GOLD AS OUR UNIFYING COLOR, THERE'S LOTS OF COLORS THAT GO WITH GOLD.
YOU CAN HAVE A REALLY NICE GREEN AND GOLD LIKE BAYLOR, MY ALMA MATER.
YOU CAN HAVE A REALLY NICE BLUE AND GOLD SO IT SETS UP VERY NICE FRAME FOR THAT.
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ON THE OTHER HAND, IF YOU'RE CHOOSING MAROON, IT MAKES A LITTLE, I DON'T KNOW, IT MIGHT. DOES THAT MAKES SENSE.>> I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A REALLY CRITICAL INFLECTION POINT, LIKE I HEAR WHERE WE'RE AT, BUT I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT WE'RE GETTING SO GLUED INTO THIS AND THAT IT MAKES IT AN EVEN TOUGHER 11TH HOUR DISCUSSION.
IF THERE'S SOME WORK WE CAN DO NOW TO SLOWLY EXPAND.
>> I THINK YOU'RE HAVING THE SAME CONVERSATION HER TEAM IS HAVING.
THAT'S LITERALLY THE THOUGHT PROCESS THAT THEY'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH, IS WHAT ARE THE PALETTES THAT GO WITH MAROON? WHAT ARE THE PALETTES THAT GO WITH GOLD? WHAT DO WE GIVE THE HIGH SCHOOL AS ONE IDENTIFYING COLOR SET? THEN AFTER THAT GETS SOLIDIFIED, WHAT IS THE DISTRICT BRAND? DOES THAT ADD IN A COLOR SET OR DOES THAT TAKE THAT COLOR SET AND BUILD IT OUT INTO A LARGER COLOR PALETTE? STAYING WITH MAROON AND GOLD, BUT WITH OTHER SHADES WITH IT.
THAT'S THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING.
ONE IS THE HIGH SCHOOL BRANDING PIECE FOR ATHLETICS, THE OTHER IS A DISTRICT BRANDING PIECE.
PART OF THE FIRST PROBLEM HAS JUST BEEN COLORS IN GENERAL, BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T EVEN ACROSS THE DISTRICT, THEY WEREN'T EVEN UNIFIED.
THAT'S THE FIRST CHALLENGING PIECE IS ONCE THEY GOT THROUGH, OKAY, WE THINK THIS MAROON AND THIS GOLD.
THEN YOU START GETTING TO UNIFORMS AND OTHER THINGS AND REALIZE THERE'S ONLY LIMITATIONS FOR WHAT YOU CAN ORDER THERE SO YOU HAVE TO BACK UP.
KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO HAVE SEVERAL PHASES.
>> REALLY QUICK QUESTION THEN I THINK WILL ANSWER MY ORIGINAL CONCERN.
I GUESS WHAT I'M READING BETWEEN THE LINES IS THAT THIS IS ALL IN EXISTENCE COHESION YOU'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
>> WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO GET TO THE HIGH SCHOOL 2 DISCUSSION EVEN BEFORE DISTRICT BRANDING IS FINALIZED?
>> I THINK POTENTIALLY WE COULD BRING SOMETHING TO Y'ALL BEFORE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T.
BECAUSE THE CAMPUS IS THE EXTERNAL FACE OF THE BRAND AND THAT'S THE STUDENT PART AND SO IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART, IT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO ME, PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY, THAT WE GET THAT BRANDING RIGHT.
WHAT WE DO AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL IS SOMEWHAT SECONDARY.
>> BECAUSE THAT'S THE EXTERNAL STUDENT FACING PART AND WE WANT THEM TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT.
WE NEED IT TO WORK FOR THEM IN ALL OF THEIR OPERATIONS.
WE HAVE MUCH MORE LIMITED OPERATIONS WHERE WE NEED BRANDING.
BUT TO YOUR POINT, HYPOTHETICALLY, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.
YOU DO A SHIELD, WHICH IS THE ENES MODEL AND IT HAS A SHIELD.
THEN THEY HAVE THE W WITH THE CHAPARRAL FOR THEIR HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU CAN DO A SHIELD THAT'S GOLD AND SILVER, BECAUSE THE SYCAMORE GOLD AND GRAY, AND THE DISTRICT JUST PULLS THAT UNIFYING COLOR OUT, AND WE LEAVE MAROON AND GOLD FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL.
I THINK ANY SCENARIO WE'RE EXPLORING ALL OF THOSE SCENARIOS.
IT'S A RATHER SLOW PROCESS JUST GIVEN THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS WE HAVE.
WE MEET ON IT EVERY TWO WEEKS AND WE SPEND ABOUT AN HOUR BRAINSTORMING, AND THAT'S ABOUT THE CAPACITY WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON IT RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE MAKING SLOW BUT MEASURED PROGRESS ON IT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO THINK THROUGH ALL THOSE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL HAS A GOOD, SOLID BRAND.
WE'RE PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE WITH SECOND HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL 3 AND 4.
>> TALKING WITH VLK, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE IN TIME FOR THEIR CONSTRUCTION.
THEY DON'T NEED IT TO START GROUNDBREAKING, SO WE HAVE THE TIME TO WORK THROUGH IT AND GET IT RIGHT.
>> I HEAR YOU. JUST COMING BACK TO WHAT MARY JANE SAID EARLIER, THE PROFESSIONALISM PIECE, THAT IS THE BRAND PIECE.
WE'RE USING SIMILAR LANGUAGE BUT YOU ARE DOING A FABULOUS JOB IN THIS AREA.
I AM JUST ASKING. IT'S COMPLETELY OUT OF MY CURIOSITY.
>> NO, THERE'S A LOT OF LAYERS TO IT. IT'S VERY COMPLEX.
WE HAVE LIKE THIS TEMPLATE RIGHT NOW WITH THE TIGER, BUT EVEN SINCE THEN, SINCE WE ROLLED THIS OUT AS OUR ANNUAL TEMPLATE FOR Y'ALL, MY TEAM HAS BEEN PULLING BACK AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL OF REALLY USING THE TIGER FACING JUST IN CASE YOU ALL DECIDE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH THE DIFFERENT FORMAT.
WHATEVER. WE DON'T WANT TO BE SO FAR DOWN A PATH THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO MAKE A RIGHT DECISION FOR WHAT WE WANT TO DO FOR THE FUTURE.
WE'RE TRYING TO THINK THROUGH ALL THOSE THINGS, BUT CERTAINLY, IF YOU'LL HAVE [OVERLAPPING].
>> TRICIA, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ALSO A CONVERSATION THAT NEEDS TO BE IN THE NEXT MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT NEEDS TO BE BECAUSE THEY UTILIZE THE COLORS AS WELL.
I WAS JUST GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. BUT YOU DID A GREAT JOB, AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO ALL OF THIS. YOU'RE DOING AN AMAZING JOB.
>> WE HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF UPDATES.
THIS PAST FRIDAY, THE 16TH, WE HAD OUR LAST FORMAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WHERE OUR TEACHERS GOT TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND WHAT STUDENTS MIGHT BE GOING THROUGH
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OR MAYBE WENT THROUGH IN THE PAST AND HOW TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.WE ALSO HAD SOME MORE ELPS TRAINING, WHICH IS THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY STANDARDS TRAINING.
WHAT WAS REALLY COOL IS WE PERSONALIZED AND ACTUALLY WENT OUTSIDE OF OUR BORDERS AND ARE TALKING TO OTHER DISTRICTS, WHETHER IT'S FINE ARTS OR IN THE ARTS FIELD.
THEY WENT TO THE MUSEUM TO REALLY EXPAND NOT ONLY THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY, BUT SEE WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING FOR THOSE CREATIVE WAYS TO REACH ALL STUDENTS. WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT.
WE GOT SOME REALLY GREAT FEEDBACK FROM OUR TEACHERS AS WELL, JUST TODAY, WITH SOME GREAT EMAILS.
WE ARE PROUD THAT THEY TOOK THE TIME TO DO THAT.
I ALSO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT AS WE'RE FINISHING UP THIS YEAR, WE'RE ALSO OPENING UP NEXT YEAR.
PRE-K ENROLLMENT STARTS VERY SOON MARCH 4TH AND RUNS THROUGH MARCH 28TH.
THAT'S FOR PRE-K. BACKING UP, WE HAVE TRIED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF TRANSITIONING STUDENTS AND GETTING THEM READY FOR THAT NEXT GRADE LEVEL FOR EIGHTH GRADE GOING TO NINTH, AND FIFTH GRADE GOING TO SIXTH.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INTENTIONAL CONVERSATIONS IN OUR COUNSELING PROGRAM TO MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR PARENTS UNDERSTANDING AND ALSO FOR STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
THAT TIMELINE FOR CORE SELECTION ENDS THIS THURSDAY THE 22ND, AND STUDENTS ARE UTILIZING THE SCHOOL LINKS PLATFORM TO NOTE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS OR THEIR REQUEST.
THEN ONE THING OF NOTICE, TELEPASS OPENED YESTERDAY.
OF COURSE, IT'S A LONG WINDOW.
IT GOES THROUGH MARCH 29TH AND TELEPASSES THE ASSESSMENT FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS TO SEE HOW THEY ARE PROFICIENT IN THE FOUR LANGUAGE DOMAINS.
THAT WILL BE AN ONGOING TEST FOR OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THAT WILL BE TAKING PART OF THAT.
THEN ONE THING TO NOTE, THIS SATURDAY KICKS OFF OUR ACCELERATION TESTING WINDOW, WHERE STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY GETTING TESTED, AND THEY HAVE REGISTERED 200 STUDENTS FOR 425 TESTS FOR JUST ACCELERATION.
THAT SPEAKS TO OUR CONTINUED DRIVE TO PERSONALIZED LEARNING FOR STUDENTS.
>> KIM, FIRST OF ALL, YOUR UPDATE ON WHERE ALL WE'RE TEACHING, FINANCIAL LITERACY, I REALLY ENJOY THAT IN YOUR REPORT BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THAT AND HOW IMPORTANT WE THINK THAT IS.
I LIKE THAT YOU TOOK A GRADE LEVEL BY SUBJECT, THAT WAS HELPFUL FOR ME.
I REALLY DID LIKE THE CTE OPPORTUNITIES OF THE SHOWCASES THAT WERE HELD FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS OF INCOMING FRESHMEN.
THEN IT WAS BROKEN DOWN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS WHERE THEY CAME AND GOT TO VISIT SMALL GROUPS AND VISIT WITH PEERS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL.
TO ME, THAT WAS VERY MEANINGFUL, HOW THAT WAS BROKEN DOWN.
DO WE DO ANYTHING SIMILAR LIKE THAT FROM FIFTH TO SIXTH GRADE?
>> YES, THEY DO. THE COUNSELOR IS ACTUALLY FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL, GO AND VISIT WITH THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS DURING LUNCH AND DURING THEIR CLASSES TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS INFORMED ABOUT THOSE OPTIONS.
THERE'S A LOT OF THAT CONNECTION AND TRANSITION TAKING PLACE BECAUSE IT'S SCARY GOING INTO THAT NEXT GRADE LEVEL.
>> YES, OUR TEAM HAS DONE A GREAT JOB.
THERE'S ALWAYS AREAS TO IMPROVE, SO IF YOU HAVE FEEDBACK THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO KNOW AS WELL.
>> THEN LAST, THE ACCELERATED EXAMS, THAT'S AMAZING.
FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE EXAMS BEING GIVEN ON SATURDAY, WHICH TO ME IS JUST AMAZING THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN RIGHT WHERE AT THE LEVEL THAT THEY'RE PERFORMING AT AND WHAT GREAT OPPORTUNITIES THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE BY GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
THAT ACTUALLY BLEW MY MIND. RAUL.
>> AS A FATHER OF A RISING FRESHMAN, THE HIGHLIGHTING AROUND THE INCOMING NINTH GRADE COURSE SELECTIONS AND THE EFFORTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL TO CONNECT WITH PARENTS, WITH STUDENTS TO WALK THEM THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS.
WHICH IS QUITE FRANKLY, PRETTY ARGUOUS TO GO FROM REALLY HAVING YOUR SCHEDULE PRETTY MUCH SET INTO LOOK AT ALL THESE OPTIONS.
LET ME TELL YOU, I COULD NOT BE MORE IMPRESSED WITH THAT WHOLE PROCESS.
I HAD CHANCE SIT DOWN WITH THIS COMMENTS TODAY, THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, AND JUST REALLY SHARE HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S A PARENT OUT THERE THAT CAN SAY, WELL, I JUST DIDN'T KNOW BASED ON ALL THE VARIABLES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT THIS DISTRICT IS AFFORDING RISING FRESHMAN TO DO THAT.
KUDOS, ACCOLADES TO ECHO WHAT KIM SAID.
ANY OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND THAT IS A GREAT THING I THINK FROM A STUDENT-PARENT ENGAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE.
HATS OFF TO YOU-ALL IN WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND PRIORITIZING THAT.
SECONDLY, FINANCIAL LEASE TEAKS.
I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A FEW TIMES IN THE SENSE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF SPRINKLING OF THESE TEAKS ALL THROUGHOUT CURRICULUM, BEGINNING AT ELEMENTARY, ALL THE WAY TO SECONDARY.
I DID SEE ECONOMICS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY ON MY DAUGHTER'S LIST OF THINGS SHE CAN ENROLL IN AS A SENIOR.
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MY DAUGHTER WILL BE IN THE ECON CLASS, BECAUSE PERSONALLY THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.I WON'T BRING THIS UP ON MONDAY NIGHT MEETING.
BUT I JUST LOVE TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE AS A DISTRICT WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE TO PUT SOME MUSCLE BEHIND THAT PROGRAM.
I WON'T SAY WHO THE STUDENT WAS, BUT I GOT A CHANCE TO DO A SENIOR SHOWCASE.
ONE OF THE THING QUESTIONS YOU ASKED AT THE END, AND Y'ALL DID THIS, IS WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE? IF YOU'RE THE SUPERINTENDENT OR THE PRINCIPAL, WHAT ARE SOME OF THINGS THAT YOU MADE BE DIFFERENT? THIS CAME UP AS SOMETHING THEY WISH THEY WERE MORE PREPARED FOR OUT THERE IN THE WORKFORCE.
WHILE WE ARE DEFINITELY DOING THINGS.
WITHOUT A DOUBT WE ARE DOING THINGS.
I JUST THINK THIS MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE AS A LEADERSHIP TEAM ABOUT WHAT COULD BE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA THAT KEEPS COMING UP OVER AND OVER AGAIN, NOT ONLY WITH STUDENTS WE HAD THAT DEAL WITH MARY JANE.
KIM AND I WENT TO THE BUSINESS LEADER PANEL.
I THINK EVERY SINGLE BUSINESS LEADER HAS IDENTIFIED THAT PEOPLE ARE COMING INTO THEM WITH THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST WEAKNESSES THAT THEY'RE SEEING.
ME JUST ANECDOTALLY AS A PARENT, THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME IN RAISING MY KIDS AND SO I'M DOING EVERYTHING AS A PARENT I THINK I NEED TO DO.
AGAIN, I JUST ENCOURAGE US TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE WHAT THIS COULD LOOK LIKE.
THIS IS NOT CERTAINLY A DELIVERABLE THAT NEEDS TO BE WORKED OUT IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
BUT I JUST ENCOURAGE US TO TRY TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT IN TRYING TO EXPLORE WHAT THIS COULD LOOK LIKE AND DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES WE COULD TO GIVE KIDS MORE OPPORTUNITY.
I'M NOT TRYING TO PRESCRIBE A SOLUTION HERE, BUT MORE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THIS VALUABLE SKILL SET.
BUT OUTSTANDING JOB FOR THE TEAM IN HELPING PREPARE KIDS FOR TRANSITIONS WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.
I'M SO PLEASED WITH THAT. THANK YOU ALL.
>> A COUPLE OF THINGS TO HIGHLIGHT JUST FOR TONIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS AND MAYBE I JUST NOW NOTICED.
BUT ALL THESE LITTLE HYPERLINKS, SO FOR CURIOUS, WE CAN GO AND LEARN MORE.
ONE OF THEM WAS, I BELIEVE, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENT NIGHT.
THERE WAS A QR CODE FOR HIGH SCHOOL CLUBS, A GREAT REMINDER OF HOW WE REALLY TRY TO ENABLE EVERY SINGLE STUDENT TO FIND SOMETHING THAT RESONATES WITH THEM.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. THEN MY KIDDO DID SIGN UP FOR THE FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ECONOMICS CLASS.
I WAS JUST SMILING THE WHOLE TIME, BUT I WAS ALSO REMINDED OF THE SHEER NUMBER OF ELECTIVES WHICH GOES INTO BUDGETARY DISCUSSIONS.
IT'S CLEAR HOW MUCH WE PRIORITIZE OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS, AND THERE HAVE TO BE TEACHERS TO TEACH THOSE ELECTIVES, AND IT GOES BACK TO THE PERCENTAGE OF OUR BUDGET, THAT IS PERSONNEL.
INTERESTING TIMING, I GUESS, FOR MY REVISITING THE SHEER NUMBER OF ELECTIVES THAT WE OFFER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ONE OF OUR TEACHERS BUMPED INTO ME AT A RESTAURANT AND WAS RAVING ABOUT THE TRAUMA INFORMED CARE PD.
SHE SAID, DO YOU KNOW IF WE CAN GET THE SLIDES? I'M LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'LL ASK.
I WANTED TO GET THAT FEEDBACK TO YOU AND I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE RANDOMIZED ROOSTER AND SYCAMORE MIDDLE STUDENTS TAKING NAP.
I CAN'T REMEMBER, SHANNON, THE LAST TIME WE HAD STUDENTS THAT WERE SELECTED FOR THAT TEST.
>> YES, THEY ONLY HAD, I WANT TO SAY 50, BUT DON'T HOLD ME TO THAT NUMBER.
WE NEVER GET FEEDBACK ABOUT HOW [OVERLAPPING] OUR KIDS DID OR EVEN OUR DISTRICT DID. THEY'RE JUST LUMPED IN THERE.
>> THEY'RE LUMPED IN. THE OTHER THING I WANTED YOU TO REMIND ME OF WITH TELEPASS, DO THOSE AFFECT OUR A-F RATING OR IS IT?
>> IT INFORMS EVERYTHING AND ACCOUNTABILITY IS JUST LIKE ANY START TEST FOR SURE.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. CAN I MENTION ONE THING THAT I'LL ADD TO MY REPORT FOR NEXT WEEK? SPEAKING OF FINANCIAL LITERACY, RIGHT NOW IN A111, WHICH IS JUST RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, WE HAVE EVERY INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE SET UP THAT OUR COMMITTEE IS REVIEWING CURRENTLY AND PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY IS IN THERE.
I ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY, OUR BOARD, TO GO WALK THROUGH THAT ROOM.
IT'S SET UP REALLY NICELY FOR YOU TO GET OVERVIEW OF WHAT OUR COMMITTEES ARE CONSIDERING.
>> THANK YOU. FINANCE REPORTS.
>> I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT WE ARE COLLECTING TAXES.
IT'S GONE UP SIGNIFICANTLY, OBVIOUSLY, FROM LAST MONTH AND WE'RE CLOSER TO NORM.
WE'RE STILL BEHIND, OBVIOUSLY IT'S USUALLY ABOUT 98% AND BY THE END OF JANUARY WE WERE AT 68.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU WE WERE CONTINUING TO COLLECT AND I THINK AS OF LAST WEEK, I ASKED FOR THAT INFORMATION AND WE WERE ACTUALLY AT 86%.
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WE ARE CONTINUING TO BRING THAT REVENUE IN. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE.>> THE LINES OUT OF TOWN OR ANY QUESTIONS I CAN TAKE IT TO HER.
>> BOARD MEMBERS, REMIND ME THERE WAS SOMETHING WE WANTED ADDED TO THIS SECTION AND I CAN'T REMEMBER NOW.
LAND. DOES IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH LAND? NO. BUT I VIVIDLY REMEMBER US TALKING ABOUT IT IN OUR SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION.
NOW I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT MY NOTES.
[LAUGHTER] IT MAY HAVE BEEN LAND, WE WANT IT IN BOND REPORTS.
YES, THAT IS. THANK YOU, TRICIA.
YES, WE WANTED TO HEAR MORE PLANS FOR THAT. HR REPORT.
>> WE DID HAVE OUR FIRST JOB FAIR HERE AT THE DISTRICT ON FEBRUARY 8.
I ACTUALLY DO APPLICATIONS AND GET INTERVIEWS, AND SO TWO OF THEM WILL BE COMING ON AS SUBS.
THE OTHER TWO I THINK, ARE GOING TO COME ON AS INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS.
WE'RE GOING TO CALL THAT A SUCCESS.
IT WAS SUPER EXCITING JUST FOR US TO DO THAT FIRST ONE.
EVERYONE LOVED THE BUILDING AND JUST GETTING TO MEET OUR [INAUDIBLE] IS HERE.
WE HAD OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF THERE TO REALLY TALK TO THE APPLICANTS ABOUT WHAT THE JOBS LOOK LIKE, WHAT DAY TO DAY COULD KIND OF LOOK LIKE WORKING WITH THE STUDENTS, AND SO REALLY PREPARING THEM.
OUR VACANCY REPORT WILL LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN THE COMING MONTHS.
IT'LL PROBABLY ACTUALLY FALL OFF JUST BECAUSE NOW THAT WE'RE STARTING TO GET RESIGNATIONS, IT'S THAT MIX OF '24-'25 VACANCIES AND '23-'24.
WE'RE WORKING WITH ALL OF THE PRINCIPALS TO SEE IF THEY HAVE A SUBSTITUTE WHO CAN FINISH OUT THIS YEAR, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO START REALLY HIRING FOR NEXT YEAR.
BUT IT'LL LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AS WE CLOSE OUT THE YEAR.
>> COOL. EVERYONE'S LIGHT ON IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHO CAME. SHANNON.
>> I NOTICED ON THE CUSTODIANS, THERE WERE QUITE A FEW THAT WERE LISTED THERE FOR VACANCIES.
THEN I THINK WE HAD RECENTLY APPROVED A CONTRACT WITH A COMPANY THAT WAS GOING TO BE FILLING THOSE POSITIONS. WHERE'S THAT?
>> THEY ARE ACTUALLY WORKING ON INTERVIEWING RIGHT NOW AT THE OTHER COMPANY, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON GETTING THE PEOPLE THAT THEY SELECT FINGERPRINTED AND STARTING TO WORK ON, I THINK BRINGING THEM ON.
>> I HESITATE TO ASK THIS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO COME ACROSS THE WAY THAT I INTEND, BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THE POSITIONS THAT ARE UNFILLED FOR SPECIAL SERVICES, SUPPORT SERVICES, ARE THOSE THE POSITIONS UNFILLED THAT WE HAVE ROOM FOR IN OUR BUDGET? I KNOW THE ANSWER IS YES, BUT ARE THOSE THE NUMBERS THAT WE NEED? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE HOW I WORDED THAT?
>> YES. THE POSITIONS THAT YOU SEE THAT ARE VACANT, WE DID BUDGET FOR THEM FOR THE '23 - 24 SCHOOL YEAR, AND SO IF THEY DO NOT HAVE A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE IN THEM.
THE CAMPUS PUTS IN FOR A SUBSTITUTE AND A LOT OF THOSE POSITIONS WILL HAVE A LONG TERM SUBSTITUTE, OR THEY HAVE A PLAN TO COVER IT FROM A DAY TO DAY BASIS BUT THEY ARE POSITIONS THAT WE DID BUDGET FOR THAT ARE NEEDED. YES, MA'AM.
TAKE THE FIRST ONE, FOR INSTANCE, IF 4.5 POSITIONS WERE FILLED, IS THAT STILL ENOUGH TO MANAGE WHAT WE NEED IN THAT AREA? DOES THAT MAKE BETTER SENSE?
>> YES. WE WERE CONSTANTLY WITH NADINE HOGAN TO SEE WHAT ARE OUR NEEDS FOR OUR STUDENTS.
FOR INSTANCE, THOSE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS POSITIONS? YES, BASED ON OUR STUDENT NEEDS.
IF WE HAD THOSE 4.5 FILLED, THEN RIGHT NOW, BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE, WE WOULD NOT NEED AN ADDITIONAL POSITION ADDED AT THIS TIME.
IS THAT CORRECT? DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
>> IT DOES. I'M JUST HEARING A LOT COMING MY WAY ABOUT THOSE POSITIONS AND THAT THERE'S CONCERN OR THERE WAS CONCERN THAT EVEN AT FULFILL THAT THERE'S STILL NOT ENOUGH TO MANAGE WHAT WE HAVE AND I JUST WANTED TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE.
THANK YOU FOR WALKING ME THROUGH AND BEARING WITH ME ON THAT VERY AWKWARDLY QUOTED QUESTION.
>> THAT POSITION MAY LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
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WHEN WE MEET WITH DR. MORRIS KUENTZ AND DR. KATE AND MISS HOGAN, DEPENDING ON STUDENT NEEDS, WE MAY REPURPOSE A POSITION FROM THIS CAMPUS THAT DOESN'T HAVE A NEED BECAUSE WITH THE STUDENT TRANSFERRED AND MOVE IT TO WHERE THERE IS A NEED.WE'RE CONSTANTLY EVERY WEEK, LOOKING AT OUR STUDENT NEEDS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE DO HAVE THE RIGHT STAFFING AT THE RIGHT CAMPUS FOR THOSE STUDENTS.
>> IS THE MAINTENANCE VACANCY STARTING TO INCREASE, AND TO WHERE IT'S WE'RE STARTING TO HEAD DOWN THE ROAD THAT WE HAD TO DO WITH CUSTODIAL? ARE WE STARTING TO SEE THAT OR IS THIS.
I MAY I HAVE BEEN TRACKING THAT NUMBER MONTH OVER MONTH, BUT ARE WE SEEING THAT OR DO WE FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN MANAGE OURSELVES?
>> SO FAR WE WE'LL LOOSE ONE, WE'LL GAIN ONE, BUT I WOULD NOT SAY IT IS CURRENTLY AT A LEVEL WHERE WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT.
WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH CUSTODIAL, WE'RE ABLE TO MANAGE IT.
>> THAT'S GREAT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE CELEBRATED THEM LAST BOARD MEETING AND THEY'RE REALLY THE BACKBONE OF SO MUCH THAT HAPPENS EVERY DAY IN THIS DISTRICT.
>> I WILL SAY TO YOUR POINT, THEY ARE A HARDWORKING SMALL CREW.
YOU CAN'T BE DOWN 11 PEOPLE ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND NOT BE LIKE THAT.
THEY ARE A GREAT TEAM, THEY ARE VERY DEDICATED AND THEY'RE VERY RESPONSIVE.
BUT THEY ARE A SMALL, HARDWORKING CREW.
>> OKAY. THEN ON THE CUSTODIAL VACANCIES, SO TRACKING, WHEN I SEE THAT EVERY MONTH, I'M LIKE, OH, IS THIS PROBLEM SOLVED YET? I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO DELINEATE ORGANIC VACANCIES FOR THE DISTRICT BEING ORGANIC EMPLOYEES VERSUS CONTRACT LABOR VACANCIES POTENTIALLY NOW THAT WE'VE PIVOTED TO THIS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE CONTRACT IS REQUIRED FOR THE DELIVERABLE OF HAVING SO MANY PEOPLE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HELPS TO BENEFIT THIS? I DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT THIS GOING, DO WE STILL HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM HERE THAT HAS BEEN MITIGATED NOW THROUGH THIS CONTRACT? I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK MAYBE WHAT MIGHT BE GOOD ON HERE TO ALLOW US TO SEE THAT, OKAY, WE'VE MADE THE STRIDES, THIS IS ACTUALLY HOW MANY DISTRICT EMPLOYEES WE NEED TO HIRE FOR X, Y, Z.
>> ONCE WE MAKE THAT SWITCH AND ARE ABLE TO USE THE COMPANY TO STAFF THOSE CAMPUSES AND ARE ABLE TO TRANSFER THOSE EMPLOYEES TO THE OTHER CAMPUSES, WE CAN INCLUDE A NUMBER THAT JUST SAYS THIS IS BASED ON THE FIVE CAMPUSES THAT WE'RE NOW USING OUR STAFF FOR.
HERE'S HOW MANY VACANCIES WE HAVE.
>> YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT. WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT EVERY MONTH GOING ON, I THOUGHT WE CONTRACTED THIS OUT AND WE STILL HAVE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THAT'S HELPFUL FOR ME JUST TO UNDERSTAND.
>> THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES AND OUR CUSTODIAL SUPERVISOR HAVE BEEN SITTING DOWN.
THEY'VE MET WITH ALL THE CUSTODIANS.
THEY'VE MET WITH LEAD CUSTODIANS.
THEY ACTUALLY HAD A REALLY GOOD RESPONSE WITH THEIR INTERVIEWS, THAT'S GREAT.
BUT IF THEY CAN HIRE THE NUMBER THAT THEY NEED, WE'RE STILL TARGETING RIGHT AROUND SPRING BREAK TO BE ABLE TO BRING THEM ON BOARD, BUT THAT WOULD BY BEING ABLE TO THEN REALLOCATE THOSE EMPLOYEES, IT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES THAT WE WOULD HAVE ON THOSE REMAINING FIVE CAMPUSES.
>> GOT IT. BUT OUR REALITY IS, THOUGH THIS IS OUR REALITY TODAY, WE ARE STILL WOEFULLY SHORT, THE CUSTODIAL SUPPORT WE NEED TO MAINTAIN.
WHICH IS HELPFUL. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> WE ACTUALLY HIRED THREE HERE RECENTLY, I THINK SO.
>> BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO TRANSFER INTO THE END OF THE YEAR, LOOK AT ALL THE THINGS AND I KNOW THAT'S A CONVERSATION THAT WE HAVE LIKE IF WE SEE A DIFFERENCE IN YEAR OVER YEAR, CAN WE HIGHLIGHT WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR VERSUS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE LIKE YEAR OVER YEAR?
>> FOR SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, WE HAVE FOR YOU A COUPLE OF THINGS OF NOTE.
ONE IS OUT OF STATE STUDENT TRAVEL, WE ARE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY SOME DECA STUDENTS COMING OUT OF STATE AND HEADING TO INTERNATIONAL.
WE'VE GOT THAT ON OUR LIST TO APPROVE THEM TO TRAVEL TO CALIFORNIA IN A MONTH AND A HALF.
THEN ALSO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ENROLLMENT AND DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND HOW THAT HAS AN IMPACT ON THE BUDGET.
WE HAVE FOR YOU TIMELY SOME CHARTER SCHOOL NOTIFICATIONS.
THE CLOSEST ONE IS IN SAN MARCOS, FURTHEST ONE IS IN THE HOUSTON AREA.
I DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW WHY WE GOT THE HOUSTON ONE.
I'M NOT THINKING MANY PEOPLE WILL COMMUTE, BUT WE GOT THAT NOTIFICATION AND SO WE BRING THOSE TO Y'ALL WHEN WE GET THEM.
IT'S UNIQUE THAT WE GOT THREE THIS MONTH BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE HAVE ZERO FOR A WHILE.
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BUT WANTED TO BRING THOSE FORWARD AND JUST SHARE THOSE WITH Y'ALL.>> CAN I JUST CLARIFY? LANGUAGE MATTERS AND WORDS MATTER AND I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO HEAR THIS MEETING AND SAY OUR GROWTH HAS SLOWED TO NO GROWTH.
CORRECT? CAN WE PUT THAT ON THE RECORD?
>> YES, WE ARE STILL A FAST GROWTH DISTRICT.
OUR GROWTH IS JUST NOT AS FAST AS IT PREVIOUSLY WAS, BUT IT WILL LIKELY PICK BACK UP.
>> IN THE LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH OF FAST GROWTH, WHERE ARE WE?
>> WE'RE PROBABLY AT THE LOW, WE WERE AT HIGH MY FIRST YEAR HERE.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT HAS BEEN THE CHANGE IN THE MARKET.
BUT REMEMBER, WE JUST HAD PASSED THE LAST MONTH WHO TOLD US MARKET WON'T REALLY MATTER FOR US BECAUSE WE HAD 40% BABIES INCREASING IN OUR LAST FOUR YEARS WHICH MEANS THEY'RE ALL ABOUT TO START SCHOOL.
EVEN IF THE MARKET SLOWS OR BUILDING STOPPED, WE STILL HAVE BABIES BEING BORN AT A VERY FAST RATE IN DRIPPING SPRINGS, WHICH IS GOING TO INCREASE FOR US.
YES, SO IT IS SLOWER THAN IT HAS BEEN.
IT GIVES US A MOMENT TO GET ALL OF THAT ALIGNED, GET OUR SCHOOLS ALIGNED.
WE ARE GLAD THAT OUR ELEMENTARY ENROLLMENT WAS NOT AS FAST AS IT WAS PROJECTED TO BE.
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN HARDER ON SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES.
IT IS HAVING A BIG IMPACT ON THE BUDGET.
WE WILL MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS.
IT WILL COME BACK AND WE'LL KEEP MOVING.
WE ARE WORKING ON THOSE PLANS.
AS JENNIFER MENTIONED, WE ARE WORKING ON A FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO REALLY PLAN FOR AND TRACK ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE'LL NEED TO BE DOING OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AS WE'RE LOOKING AT SCHOOLS AND ALL THE PROTOCOLS THAT Y'ALL ASKED FOR, WHETHER IT'S STAFFING PROCESSES OR ALL THOSE THINGS.
WE'VE GOT PLANS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON TO GET ALL OF THOSE THINGS IN PLACE TO REALLY MANAGE OUR GROWTH AS IT PICKS BACK UP, BECAUSE IT WILL PICK BACK UP.
>> CAN I JUST ASK THAT WE NOT USE THE WORD SLOWED GROWTH.
WE JUST SAY OUR GROWTH IS NOT IN HIGH FAST GROWTH ANYMORE.
OUR GROWTH IS IN MEDIUM OR LOW.
BECAUSE I'M REMEMBERING THIS CHART, IT HAD, I THINK 15% OR 18% GROWTH OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
I THINK THAT WAS MAYBE TWO YEARS AGO.. DO YOU KNOW THE PERCENTAGE OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD? NOW WHEN WE'RE SEEING THIS, HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO WHAT WE WERE AT?
>> I DO HAVE IT. I'LL HAVE TO LOOK BACK AT IT.
>> IT'D BE [INAUDIBLE]. I THINK THE NUMBER WAS IMPORTANT COMPARE TO.
>> IT WAS 16-19% IN SOME CAMPUSES, SO IT WAS REALLY FAST.
>> FAST GROWTH IS OVER 5%. CORRECT?
>> OVER 2%. OKAY. BUT WE'RE WELL OVER THAT.
>> YES. OKAY. JUST BE CLEAR, WE ARE STILL VERY FAST GROWTH AND IT IS AFFECTING OUR BUDGET BECAUSE WE ARE NOT AS ACCELERATED AS WE WERE.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? DISCUSSION? WELL, WE DO NOT HAVE CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT, AND WE HAVE NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN.
WE STAND ADJOURNED AT 7:25 PM.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.