[00:00:01] ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. [1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM ] WE HAVE CONVENED FOR AN AGENDA REVIEW MEETING OF THE DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THIS MONDAY, MAY 13TH. THE TIME IS NOW 6:03 P.M.. WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT THIS EVENING. THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED. AS A REMINDER THE PURPOSE OF AGENDA REVIEW MEETINGS IS TO REVIEW ALL THE LISTED AGENDA 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. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS EVENING? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL HAVE A NUMBER OF RECOGNITIONS NEXT WEEK, AND WE PLANNED TO RECOGNIZE OUR OUTGOING BOARD MEMBER, SHANNON O'CONNOR, NEXT WEEK, BUT SHE [4. RECOGNITIONS] WILL BE OUT OF TOWN NEXT WEEK, SO WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE HER TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, WHICH IS NOT SHANNON'S FORTE. SHE OFTEN WILL FIGHT FOR OTHER PEOPLE AND PUT OTHERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT BEFORE HERSELF. AS AN ACCOUNTANT, YOU HAVE HELD OUR NOSE TO THE FIRE WITH ALL THE FINANCIAL ACUMEN THAT YOU BRING TO THE BOARD. YOU HAVE SERVED THIS BOARD FOR NINE YEARS, THREE OF WHICH I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH YOU. AND I'VE SEEN YOUR FIRE AND YOUR SPIRIT SO MUCH ON THIS BOARD, AND I'M GRATEFUL TO SERVE WITH YOU. AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD YOU IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR AS LONG AS YOU'VE SERVED US. YOU ALSO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE PASSAGE OF TWO SUCCESSFUL BONDS; THE CONSTRUCTION OF SYCAMORE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY AND SYCAMORE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, CYPRESS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY, THE RELOCATION OF WALNUT SPRINGS ELEMENTARY, THE REIMAGINING AND RELOCATION OF OUR CENTER OF LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP. YOU ARE ALSO A PART OF THE BOARD THAT HIRED OUR NOW SUPERINTENDENT, HOLLY MORRIS-KUENTZ. WE THANK YOU SO MUCH, SHANNON, FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU HAVE GIVEN HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF TIME TO THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. WE WEREN'T PREPARING FOR THAT UNTIL NEXT WEEK. SO WE WILL HAVE YOUR BEAUTIFUL PLAQUE WAITING FOR YOU AND I'LL DELIVER IT TO YOU. OKAY? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS EVENING. WE WILL ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF PRESENTATIONS NEXT WEEK. [6. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION ] FIRST WILL BE OUR LEARNING SPOTLIGHT OF ROOSTER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY. AND FOR OUR LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT BOARD HIGHLIGHTS DO WE WANT TO RUN THROUGH OUR EVENTS FROM THIS MONTH? WE HAVE OUR CYPRESS SPRINGS TOUR, STRATEGIC PLANNING. OUR TAXPAYER TUESDAY. I KNOW THERE'S SOME SPECIAL EVENTS. ANY OTHER EVENTS ANYBODY'S BEEN TO? WE MIGHT HAVE MISSED. WE NEED TO PUT IN THERE FOR Y'ALL. JUST CHECKING. BASEBALL SO SAD, SO SAD, LAST GAME. DOES IT COUNT WE ATTENDED A SYCAMORE PERFORMANCE THEATER PERFORMANCE. THEATER PERFORMANCE? YEAH. ALSO IN THAT. YEAH. THAT'S FROM MY MIND. I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE REPEATING. ANYTHING ELSE, ANYTHING THIS COMING WEEK. WE HAVE LOTS OF THINGS COMING. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL ALSO HEAR FROM OUR LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK. CORRECT. OKAY. AND WE HAVE SOME OF THE COMMITTEE WHO'S GOING TO BE PRESENTING, AS WELL AS ELAINE. AND THEN LIZZY, OUR FACILITATOR WILL BE HERE. OKAY. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS THAT WE WANT TO HEAR IN PARTICULAR FROM THAT PRESENTATION? BOARD MEMBERS. MARY JANE. JUST ASSUMING, BUT THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. HOPEFULLY BE PREPARED TO ANSWER TO, YOU KNOW, THE DEGREE TO WHICH I THINK IT WAS YOUR NOTE THAT SAID THERE'S SOME DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM WHAT PASA SAID TO JUST KIND OF SPECIFY THE WHY AND THE HOW. YEAH, I THINK THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND LIZZY WILL BE ABLE TO KIND OF SPEAK TO THE PROCESS AND HOW THEY HAD PASSED THE NUMBERS, BUT THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES AND WHY THEY DIFFER, AND AREAS WHERE MAYBE THEY'RE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO CONSIDER TWO DIFFERENT YEARS AND TO LOOK AT DATA GOING FORWARD. SO THERE'LL BE SOME GOOD INFORMATION ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. [7. CONSENT AGENDA ] CONSENT AGENDA. ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? MARY JANE. SO I'M ALWAYS, LIKE, A HUGE FAN OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. [00:05:04] LIKE, I SHOULD AT LEAST ASK ON THE FUSE. ESPECIALLY IN THIS CURRENT CLIMATE OF CUTS. MY MEMORY IS THAT THERE WERE JUST GLOWING REVIEWS OF THAT WITH THE FIRST COHORT, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE CONTINUING. THAT'S CORRECT. AND WE'RE SENDING THAT SECOND ROUND THROUGH. AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, IT'S NOT COMING OUT OF GENERAL FUND. IT'S COMING OUT OF TITLE TWO, WHICH IS EARMARKED FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. SO THAT HAS BEEN HELPFUL. YES. KIM. YEAH. MINE'S ABOUT FUSE, TOO. I KNOW THEY DID A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND I JUST LOVED WHAT THE TEACHERS HAD COME TO SAY. I WAS WONDERING, HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO DO SOME CLASSROOM VISITS, AND WHAT WAS YOUR TAKE ON A STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE AND A TEACHER'S PERSPECTIVE IN GETTING A CHANCE TO SEE THAT PROGRAM IN ACTION? JUST IN A NUTSHELL. OKAY. YES, I CAN BE PREPARED. DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO IT NOW OR SPEAK TO IT NEXT? IT DOESN'T MATTER. I'M JUST INTERESTED TO KNOW YOU KNOW, HOW IT WORKED. WHAT WAS THE IMPACT ON THE STUDENTS AND WHAT WERE THE TEACHERS KIND OF SAYING ABOUT IT? I LOVE THE PRESENTATION, BUT HAVEN'T PHYSICALLY BEEN INTO THE ROOM TO SEE THAT PROGRAM IN ACTION, AND IT SOUNDED REALLY GOOD. SO WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT, IT'S ALL ABOUT FEEDBACK THAT WE PROVIDE TO STUDENTS IN THE MOMENT OF INSTRUCTION. SO IT'S NOT IT'S LIKE THE FEEDBACK MECHANISM THAT THEY'RE LEARNING, BUT ALSO IT'S GETTING OUR TEACHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A BIGGER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY WITH OTHER TEACHERS IN THE STATE TEACHING THAT SAME THING. SO IT'S LEARNING OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT. WE DO HAVE IT'S OVER THE SUMMER. TEACHERS ARE ON VACATIONS TAKING THEIR BREAKS OR WORKING SUMMER SCHOOL. AND WE HAVE 21 TEACHERS THAT WANT TO JOIN ON THEIR TIME FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL FOR THIS PROGRAM, SO THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT. THAT'S THE FEEDBACK I'M LOOKING FOR. THANK YOU. OLIVIA. THANK YOU. I WAS JUST GOING TO POINT OUT ON ITEM E, THE APPROVAL OF THE TEA INNOVATIVE COURSE FOR THE BRAILLE READING. THAT WAS VERY TOUCHING. I WOULD LIKE AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST LEARN HOW THAT GOES, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE ONE STUDENT THAT'S GOING TO BE USING THAT. I WOULD LOVE TO GET AN UPDATE ON THAT AND SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE MIGHT HAVE MORE OF A NEED FOR. THIS IS THE ONLY IDENTIFIED STUDENT THAT NEEDS THOSE SERVICES NOW. THAT'S CORRECT. AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE YOU UPDATES AS THAT COURSE. IT SAYS IT'S EMOTIONAL. IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE DISTRICT AND YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE EVERY CHILD'S NEEDS MET. AND I THINK THAT WE'RE MAKING THAT MOVE FOR HER. IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MOVING TO OUR ACTION ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK. [8. ACTION ] ONE IS OUR CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF OUR PAY INCREASES. WE GOT A LOT OF THIS IN OUR WORKSHOP. ANY MORE DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FROM BOARD. AND THE COMPENSATION PLAN ITEM B. MARY JANE. JUST I'M ALWAYS A FAN OF REPEATING AND NOT ASSUMING THAT PEOPLE LISTENING ARE AWARE OF THE GENERAL STATE OF FUNDING AND BUDGET CUTS ACROSS THE STATE. AND I THINK YOU'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF MAKING THE CUTS AS PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE. ALL RIGHT. AND OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. A MORE HAPPY TOPIC. YEAH. WE DID HALF A DAY WITH YOU ALL AND GOT TO TALK ABOUT STRATEGIC PLANNING. GOT YOUR FEEDBACK, MADE SOME MINOR TWEAKS BASED OFF OF THAT AND ARE BRINGING YOU BACK THE FINAL PLAN FOR CONSIDERATION. SO WE'LL GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION AND MAKE SURE THAT WE KIND OF SHARE OUT ALL OF WHAT IS IN THE PLAN AND THE FOUR MAIN GOALS WITH OUR COMMUNITY. BUT JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT'S COMING FOR ACTION AFTER YOU ALL GOT TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH IT. AND THIS IS UNCHANGED FROM OUR MINI SESSION WE HAD. THIS IS THE FULL. MINOR CHANGES I THINK WE ADDED IN LEADERSHIP WHICH WAS A REQUEST FROM THE BOARD, IS ONE OF THE TOPICS. SO WE GOT THAT INCLUDED IN BUT IT WAS MINOR MINOR TWEAKS LIKE THAT. OKAY. THERE'S NOTHING SUBSTANTIAL THAT WAS ADDED AFTER THAT OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK MY FAVORITE THING THAT I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT, THIS PLAN GOING INTO EFFECT IS THE STUDENT INPUT THAT WE HAD, THOSE STUDENTS THAT SHOWED UP WITH THE COMMUNITY AND TOLD US WHAT THEIR INTERESTS WERE FOR THE COMMUNITY, WHAT THEIR NEEDS WERE WHAT WAS GOING TO KIND OF DRIVE THIS PLAN A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE IN THE END, THEY'RE THE BIG PRODUCT THAT WE'RE GOING TO SERVE. AND SO IMPRESSIVE. THE STUDENTS THAT SPOKE FOR THE DISTRICT. THAT WAS DEFINITELY A HIGHLIGHT FOR EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THIS WHOLE PROCESS. YEAH. ROB. JUST SO I GET THIS RIGHT, THIS IS A PRESENTATION, RIGHT? SO WE'LL DO A PRESENTATION FOR THE PUBLIC HERE. [00:10:02] AND THEN OPPORTUNITY FOR ADD SOME THINGS RIGHT GOT THAT RIGHT OKAY. PERFECT. BECAUSE I MEAN THE AMOUNT OF WORK HAS GONE TO THIS IS EXTENSIVE. AND I THINK THE PRODUCT. WHAT'S THAT? [INAUDIBLE] SOMETHING. SOMETIMES IF I SAY SOMETHING LIKE, WHAT DID I SAY? I WAS ONLY GOING TO OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS. DISCUSS. YEAH. WE ARE VOTING TO APPROVE. SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD NOW WOULD BE, FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE AFTER TODAY. SUPERINTENDENT DID A WONDERFUL JOB ADDING FROM MY PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY IF YOU FORGET WHAT YOU SAY, YOU'RE ON VIDEO. I AM ON VIDEO. I'LL BE REMINDED. NO THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT'S GONE ON IS EXTENSIVE, I THINK THE PRODUCT AND DELIVERABLE IS FANTASTIC. SO IF ANYTHING, THE HIGHLIGHT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO ENGAGE IN, BUT LOOK FORWARD TO THE PRESENTATION. AND THEN JUST BRIEFLY 8B AND 8C. EXCUSE ME 8A AND 8B IS THAT ALSO THE ADMINISTRATION PROVIDING CONTEXT AND INFORMATION TO US AT THE BOARD MEETING BEFORE WE DISCUSS? YES, LINDA WILL DISCUSS AND KIND OF GO OVER AT A HIGH LEVEL THOUGH, EACH OF THOSE ITEMS BEFORE YOU VOTE ON THEM. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM D CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF MOST HIGHLY QUALIFIED MEDICAID BILLING SERVICES. PATRICIA. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW KIND OF A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SCORING, LIKE HOW WE GOT TO THE NUMBERS THAT WE WE GOT TO, WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL COMPANY. OKAY. KIND OF INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. YOU CAN TELL ME RIGHT NOW TOO THAT WOULD BE GREAT AND THEN WE DID DO IT AS A GROUP. WE BROUGHT IN THE TOP FOUR AND THEN WE DID. WE HAD THEY CAME IN AND DID DEMOS FOR US, AND WE GOT BACK TOGETHER AS A GROUP TO SEE IF WE WANTED TO CHANGE ANY OF THOSE RANKINGS BASED OFF OF THE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FOR EACH AREA. I THINK THERE WERE SEVEN OF US THAT WERE INCLUDED ACROSS BOTH PLATFORMS, FINANCE AND THEN SPECIAL EDUCATION, BECAUSE WE NEEDED BOTH PARTIES IN THERE. AND THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE MOVE FORWARD. WE CAN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF DETAIL YOU WANT. I'M HAPPY TO. JUST KIND OF HOW YOU FORMED YOUR OPINION AS FAR AS. I MEAN, BECAUSE I'VE SAT IN ON SOME OF THESE RFP RATINGS AND I JUST KIND OF WANT TO HEAR THE DISTRICT'S POINT OF VIEW, AND WHY SOMEBODY WOULD GET 100 VERSUS A 59 SCORE, OR 82 VERSUS 59. JUST KIND OF SOME THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND IT. OKAY. SOME OF IT WAS WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE PREPARED, I THINK, FOR THE DEMONSTRATIONS. SOME SEEMED MUCH MORE PREPARED AND TAILORED IT TO DRIPPING SPRINGS, WHERE OTHERS DIDN'T, AND HAD SOME PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION. WHERE OTHERS DIDN'T. IT SEEMED TO FLOW BETTER. AND THEN THE SERVICES THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT PROVIDING THE TRAINING AND THINGS OF THAT CAME INTO PLAY. HOW SPECIFIC WOULD THAT BE? AND THEN AGAIN, ALL OF US KIND OF TALKING THROUGH THOSE THINGS, WHAT WE THOUGHT WE SHOULD RANK THEM AND WHY GOING BACK AND FORTH ABOUT SHOULD IT BE A FOUR OR SHOULD IT BE A TWO? THAT KIND OF THING. AND COMING TO AN AGREEMENT AS A GROUP. OKAY. IS THAT SATISFACTORY? TRICIA. OKAY. ROB. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE MOVED TO CONSENT? YES. ALL RIGHT, I WOULD LIKE THAT, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE WILL MOVE TO CONSENT. YES. WE HAVE 11 ACTION ITEMS PROPOSED. SO ANY OF THESE THAT WE CAN MOVE TO CONSENT I WILL ENTERTAIN THAT DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO CALL FOR A PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTING THE BUDGET AND DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED TAX RATE. OLIVIA. I DO HAVE A BUDGETARY QUESTION, SO PIVOT IF IT'S MORE APPROPRIATE AT ANOTHER TIME OR REPORTS. WHAT'S THAT? DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS ACTION ITEM OR SHOULD WE SAVE IT FOR FINANCE REPORTS? I'LL SAVE IT FOR FINANCE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ACTION ITEM. I'D OFFER THE SAME ON THAT. IF THERE'S A PRESENTATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET OR SOMETHING ABOUT THE TAX RATE THAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW AS BEFORE THIS CALLED MEETING, THEN I THINK IT'D BE APPROPRIATE TO MAKE IT AN ACTION ITEM. IF NOT, I'M AGAIN WOULD MAKE THE SAME MOTION THAT WE MOVE THIS TO CONSENT. THIS ONE HAVE TO BE IN ACTION. I CAN'T REMEMBER. YES. DOES IT HAVE TO? THIS IS A LEGAL. IT HAS TO BE CALLED. I THINK YOU HAVE TO READ IT. YOU CAN'T JUST MOVE. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE READ? YEAH, LET'S LOOK IN THAT. MAKE SURE. OKAY, WELL, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MEETING ON THE TAX RATE, RIGHT? THIS ISN'T IT. THIS IS JUST TO GET IT THERE. SO AND THERE'S NO PRESENTATION OR CONVERSATION AND I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. SO THAT WOULD BE MY THOUGHT. [00:15:02] IF IT PLEASES THE BOARD PRESIDENT. IF NOT, WE'LL KEEP IT ON ACTION. WE'LL CONFIRM THAT IT'S NOT A LEGAL MANDATE THAT IT IS AN ACTION. YEAH, OKAY. WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT. STEFANI I WOULD ALSO JUST SAY THIS IS SOMETHING THE COMMUNITY IS USUALLY VERY INTERESTED IN TO SEE THIS PIECE. AND THERE'S A LOT OF EMOTION AND PASSION AND EVERYTHING ELSE BEHIND THIS. SO I WOULD DISCOURAGE, EVEN IF IT'S NOT A LEGAL REQUIREMENT, I WOULD DISCOURAGE YOU FROM PUTTING IT IN TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY. I SECOND WHAT SHANNON JUST SAID. OKAY. BUT THERE'S NO ACTION TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE USE OF FUND BALANCE FOR THE PURCHASE OF TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT. OLIVIA. DO HAVE ONE VERY SPECIFIC QUESTION ON THIS ONE? NO I DON'T. IT'S A MESSY ONE. SORRY. NO QUESTIONS OKAY. NOW TO ITEM G CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF USE OF 2018 BOND FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE RADIO SYSTEM. AND MY COMMENT HERE? I GUESS WE'VE RULED OUT THAT THIS CAN BE DONE WITH THE GRANT MONEY THAT WE HAVE. SO WE'VE RULED THAT OUT. SO HENCE THE NEED TO USE FUND BALANCE FOR THIS. OKAY. YEAH. SERENA CONFIRMS THAT. YES. OKAY. WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. MARY JANE. SO, BUT IT'S NOT ACTUALLY FUND BALANCE. IT'S 2018. I MISSPOKE. OKAY. YOU'RE RIGHT I MISSPOKE. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY SINCE NEXT WEEK IS GOING TO BE SO CRAMMED, I'LL JUST GET IT IN NOW THAT I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE THIS AS YOU KNOW, FROM YEARS. SO THANK YOU. YEAH. OLIVIA. I APOLOGIZE, IT WAS 8F THAT MY QUESTION WAS ON ON THE PANELS. I'M JUST VERY CURIOUS FOR THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT LIKE THE 279 ABOUT HOW MANY PANELS IS THAT? IT'S FOR THE SYCAMORE MIDDLE SCHOOL, ALL OF THOSE CLASSROOMS AND PART OF THE DSE CAMPUS, SO I DON'T HAVE A TOTAL COUNT. I CAN GET YOU THAT. CINDI DO YOU KNOW OFFHAND THE TOTAL COUNT? YEAH, YEAH. I JUST THE REASON I ASK IS BIG PICTURE, RIGHT? WHEN WE'RE PULLING THINGS OUT OF BOND AND THEN WE'RE SPENDING THEM IN OTHER I WANT TO HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT IMPACT IS. AND I'M JUST CURIOUS ON A PER PANEL WHAT WE'RE SPENDING. SO I BELIEVE IT'S 28 PANELS AT DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY TO COVER THE ROOMS THAT ARE BEING RENOVATED. AND THEN SYCAMORE, I BELIEVE IT'S 59. SURE. YEAH, AND THAT'S A GOOD POINT. I MEAN, THESE THINGS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF FUND BALANCE BECAUSE WE PULLED THEM OUT OF THE SPRING 2023 BOND PROPOSAL. YOU KNOW, THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE A PRICE TAG NOW THAT THEY'RE PULLING OUT OF OTHER PARTS OF OUR BUDGET. OKAY. SO WE ADDRESSED ITEM G. SO WE WILL NOW GO TO ITEM H THE GMP FOR ELEMENTARY SIX. GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD. YEAH. WE WILL BE BRINGING GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE NUMBER TWO OR GMP NUMBER TWO FOR THE ELEMENTARY SIX PROJECT. IN THE AMOUNT OF $46,451,169. AND THEN GOING BACK TO DECEMBER. THE BOARD APPROVED GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE NUMBER ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF ALMOST 8.5 MILLION. AND GMP NUMBER ONE WAS TO FACILITATE THE EARLY PROCUREMENT OF LONG LEAD TIME ITEMS. AND SO GMP NUMBER TWO, OR THE FINAL GMP IS FOR THE BALANCE OF THE PROJECT. AND SO WHEN YOU COMBINE GMP NUMBER ONE AND GMP NUMBER TWO, IT RESULTS IN A TOTAL GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF $54,913,137 FOR THE ELEMENTARY SIX PROJECT. AND THIS TOTAL GMP IS WITHIN AND ABOUT 850,000 BELOW OUR TOTAL CONSTRUCTION BUDGET ON THE PROJECT OF 55,000,775,000. SO. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS TONIGHT. OR YOU KNOW ME [INAUDIBLE] I ALWAYS GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU, SIR. FIRST, WE'RE UNDER BUDGET. THAT'S EXCELLENT. ABOUT A MILLION BUCKS. WE CAN ROUND UP TO 1 MILLION. I ROUND UP TO A MILLION. ONLY BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TWO CONTINGENCIES IN HERE. [00:20:03] WE HAVE AN OWNER CONTINGENCY, WHICH YOU'RE GOING TO CONTROL. DO I HAVE THAT RIGHT, SIR? WE'RE IN CONTROL OF ALL THE CONTINGENCIES. THERE'S A. SO THERE'S AN OWNER BETTERMENT ALLOWANCE? YES. AND THEN THERE'S A CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY. AND SO THE CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY BY CONTRACT, THERE'S A PROCESS THAT THE CONTRACTOR HAS TO GO THROUGH TO, YOU KNOW, FOR, YOU KNOW, ALL OF, FOR US, THE CONTRACTOR AND THE ARCHITECT TO BE IN AGREEMENT BEFORE THOSE FUNDS ARE SPENT. NOW, REMIND ME, DID WE WERE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT WE THAT WE HAD THE ABILITY TO ADD INTO THIS PROJECT? OR WAS THAT OR AM I THINKING ABOUT THE SYCAMORE PROJECT? THAT WAS ON THE SYCAMORE? THAT WAS ON THE SYCAMORE PROJECT, ESPECIALLY WITH IT BEING AN EXISTING CAMPUS AND SOME, SOME. YEAH, THERE WERE SEVERAL ALTERNATES ON THAT. OKAY. ALTERNATES. SO THAT WAS A TERM I WAS SEARCHING FOR THAT I MISSED. OKAY. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST. WOULD IT BE GOOD TO DISCUSS MORE ABOUT ANTICIPATED STARTING ON THE 20TH MEETING A LITTLE BIT MORE BROADLY. IMAGINE THAT GIVES YOU ANOTHER WEEK TO KIND OF FLUSH THROUGH SOME THINGS I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH, SO WE CAN KIND OF ANSWER THE MAIL ON. OKAY? OKAY, WELL, IF WE DO, WE HAVE GOOD NEWS. LET'S SHARE IT. IT'S NOT. LET'S KEEP WORKING THROUGH IT. RIGHT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I LOVE WHERE THE NUMBERS CAME. WELL DONE, SIR. THANK YOU. WELL DONE. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS OUR CONSIDERATION, APPROVAL OF OUR APPOINTMENT TO CITY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS PARKS AND REC. AS WE KNOW, OLIVIA IS OUR CURRENT COMMISSIONER ON THE PARKS AND REC. SHE IS AGREEABLE TO CONTINUE THAT SERVICE IF THE BOARD DESIRES OR IF ANYBODY ELSE WOULD BE INTERESTED. WE NEED ONE OTHER APPOINTMENT. OH, THEY NEED TWO NOW? WE NEED TWO. SO WE HAVE THE ONE THAT WE HAVE STEPPING DOWN. I INCORRECTLY ADDED IN MY SHEET THAT OLIVIA WAS NOT CONTINUING, BUT I READ REAPPOINTMENT AS SHE'D LIKE TO BE REAPPOINTED TO ANOTHER COMMISSIONER. NO, SHE'D LIKE TO BE REAPPOINTED TO THAT COMMISSION. SO OLIVIA AND I HAVE CLEARED THAT UP. SO SHE IS WILLING TO CONTINUE SERVING. BUT WE DO NEED TO REPLACE OUR FORMER DESIGNATION WHO HAS BEEN ON THE COMMITTEE SINCE 2018. SO WE WILL NEED ONE NAME IN THE COMMUNITY. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE. YES. YES. FORMERLY WE HAD A PARENT WHO SERVED TO KIND OF REPRESENT, YOU KNOW, PARENTS IN OUR DISTRICT. SO IF WE HAVE SOMEONE MAYBE I DIDN'T SEND A RECOMMENDATION TO THE MICROPHONE. I'LL GET WITH MAYBE ERIC GRIBBLE. I THINK YOU'D BE A GOOD FIT. SO WE WANT TO HIS [INAUDIBLE] TAXED OUT PRETTY GOOD. WE GOT TO DO. HE SERVED IN A COUPLE COMMITTEES. YEAH. WHEN DO WE NEED TO HAVE THAT TO YOU? I KNOW YOU HAD IT ON THE NOTE, BUT NEXT WEEK WE'RE VOTING ON THIS. SO, I MEAN, ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU AND THE CITY? HISTORICALLY, THIS HAS BEEN. SO WE'LL NEED Y'ALL TO VOTE ON IT IN ORDER FOR ME TO GET THE LETTER TO THEM IN TIME. HISTORICALLY. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. THIS HAS BEEN ONE BOARD MEMBER. AND THEN WE DESIGNATE A PARENT USUALLY MEMBER SO OR PARENT OKAY. WE CAN RECOMMEND. NOT ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER. I THINK I HAVE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS. I MAY FLOAT THIS WEEKEND. OKAY. YEAH. UNLESS YOU. I MIGHT HAVE A COUPLE I CAN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS WEEK BY EMAIL. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ITEM J. THIS IS A BOARD MEMBER. THIS IS OUR TASB DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE. TO THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY. YES, WE CAN MENTION BOARD MEMBERS, ONE FOR EACH. I WOULD LIKE TO BE THE DELEGATE AGAIN. NOW THAT I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD FOR OUR DISTRICT. AND I WANT TO YOU KNOW, FLESH OUT SOME IDEAS AS FAR AS THINGS TO SPEAK ABOUT, THINGS TO GET UP AND VOTE ABOUT, THINGS TO CHANGE. I THINK IT WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE SOME SORT OF VOICE IN THE SITUATION. AND WE'LL NEED AN ALTERNATE. I WAS GOING TO VOLUNTEER TO BE AN ALTERNATE AGAIN, AND I WAS ALSO GOING TO SAY THAT I THINK THIS YEAR THAT WE GO INTO IT MUCH MORE PREPARED, LOOK AT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, MAKE SURE THAT WE GO IN UNDERSTANDING HOW WE CAN SPEAK FOR THE WILL OF THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY AND BE MORE INVOLVED THIS YEAR. ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN OUR LAST BUT NOT LEAST ACTION ITEM FOR NEXT WEEK IS OUR TASB ADVOCACY AGENDA. SO THESE OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE OUR FULL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, WHICH WE WILL KIND OF WORK TO CRYSTALLIZE BEFORE THE FALL. [00:25:03] BUT THIS IS WHAT WE WILL VOTE ON NEXT WEEK THAT WILL GO TO THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY AND ULTIMATELY TO WHAT TASB WILL ADVOCATE ON OUR BEHALF TO LEGISLATURE NEXT YEAR. SO THERE WAS A LOTS THAT WERE COMPILED. WE HAVE FOUR. DO YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION ITEMS TO ATTEND OR ADJUST? THE FIRST ONE, I'LL JUST READ THROUGH THEM. THE FIRST ONE IS FUNDING FOR DISTRICT CONSTRUCTION. TASB ADVOCATES FOR FUNDING FOR DISTRICT CONSTRUCTION TO SUPPORT THE GROWING STATEWIDE ENROLLMENT BY INCREASING THE NEW INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES ALLOTMENT, NIFA AND THE FAST GROWTH ALLOTMENT AND REMOVE ALL CAPS FOR FUNDING ALLOTMENTS. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT ONE? DO YOU WANT TO KEEP IT? DO YOU WANT TO REMOVE IT? DO WE LIKE IT? MARY JANE. SO I WANTED TO POINT OUT, I ACTUALLY THINK I DON'T KNOW WHO CRAFTED THIS, BUT I THINK IT'S IT'S SO GREAT BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE RUN UP AGAINST IN THE PAST IS WHEN IT GETS TO THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY FLOOR. IF THERE ARE TRUSTEES FROM REGIONS WHERE THIS DOESN'T AFFECT THEM, THEN THEY START THINKING, IS THERE SOME NEGATIVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE? AND I THINK THE WAY THAT IT'S WORDED SHOWS THAT THIS IS A BENEFIT. IT'S A BENEFIT FOR EVERYBODY. AND IT ALSO SHOWS THE HOW WE DISTINGUISH RESOLUTIONS FOR THE ADVOCACY PROCESS VERSUS OUR OWN DSISD SPECIFIC LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES THAT WE THEN GO TO OUR LEGISLATORS ABOUT. SO I HEAR A SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE. ALLOW A SERVICE RETIREE TO RETURN TO WORK. THIS WAS BROUGHT UP BY A COUPLE BOARD MEMBERS, THIS KIND OF THEME. SO TASB ADVOCATES THE STATE ALLOWS A SERVICE RETIREE TO RETURN TO WORK UP TO FULL TIME WITHOUT A REDUCTION OR FORFEITURE OF THEIR RETIREES ANNUITY. IN ADDITION, THE STATE WILL RELIEVE DISTRICTS FROM PAYING THE PENSION SURCHARGE AND TRS CARE SURCHARGE WHEN APPLICABLE FOR SERVICE RETIREE WHEN THE RETIREE EXCEEDS THE ONE HALF TIME EMPLOYMENT LIMIT. OLIVIA, CAN YOU IDENTIFY WHEN WE IN THIS CONTEXT, THE WORD SERVICE RETIREE MEANS DISCUSSIONS. WE'VE JUST BEEN SAYING RETIREES, SO IT COULD BE FROM TEACHER RETIREMENT OR IT COULD BE SOCIAL SECURITY. IT WOULD JUST BE TRS, TRS SERVICE. THIS PARTICULAR OKAY. IN CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD, WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT BOTH. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE BOTH BECAUSE SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS ARE ALSO LIMITED AND PENALIZED TO GO BACK TO WORK. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ADVOCATE FOR BOTH. I THINK THEY'RE PENALIZED TO TEACH THOUGH, SO THEY CAN'T WORK. I DON'T I'M NOT PROBABLY UP TO DATE, BUT THE MOST RECENT THAT I CHECK IS IF THEY GO WORK PART TIME, THEY CAN'T EARN OVER $12,000 A YEAR. SO IF THEY'RE TRYING TO SURVIVE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I THINK IT WOULD BE A SEPARATE ONE, BECAUSE WHAT I HAVE SEEN IN THESE DELEGATE ASSEMBLIES, PEOPLE GET VERY PARTICULAR WITH WORDS. AND YOU WANT I THOUGHT THIS WAS ALREADY KIND OF WORDY AND A LITTLE HARD TO READ AS IT WAS, SO WE WOULD HAVE TO PROBABLY ADD A FIFTH. AND I WOULD ACTUALLY PROBABLY RECOMMEND THAT GOES IN OUR LEGISLATIVE, BECAUSE IF SOMETHING IS NOT A POPULAR ENOUGH TOPIC, IT'S NEVER GOING TO GET PULLED ANYWAY. I MEAN, THEY KIND OF WANT TO SEE SOME THEMES, AND WE THOUGHT THIS KIND OF STANDS THE BEST SHOT OF BECAUSE IT'S SPECIFIC TO TEACHERS. BUT I DEFINITELY HEAR YOU AND I SUPPORT THAT. I JUST THINK THESE ARE MAYBE THE BEST OF THE TEN IDEAS WE KIND OF GOT. YEAH. KIM. OKAY. THIS ONE'S MY FAVORITE. I MEAN, I LOVE THIS AND I HOPE SOMETHING HAPPENS WITH IT BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE THAT RETIRE THAT WITHIN, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY WANT TO TAKE A YEAR OFF TO TRAVEL, REGROUP OR WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT THEY'RE PRETTY FIRED UP IN A YEAR OR TWO AND WOULD LIKE TO BE NEEDED AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN TO A WORK ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY SPECIALIZE. IN A TIME RIGHT NOW IN TEACHER SHORTAGES, ADMINISTRATIVE TEACHERS, AIDES, LOTS OF DIFFERENT POSITIONS, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD JUMP ON THIS OPPORTUNITY IF WE COULD GET THE STATE'S ATTENTION. BUT, YOU KNOW, A PERSON LIKE ME, YOU KNOW, ONCE I COMPLETED A 40 YEAR CAREER, SITTING OUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AND COMING BACK IN CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A POSSIBILITY. AND I JUST THINK WE WOULD GET A LOT OF REALLY GOOD QUALITY PEOPLE THAT DESERVE TO BE ABLE TO TEACH AND LEAD IN OUR PARTICULAR DISTRICT. I CONCUR. YES. BUT YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TEACH KIM. SO YOU'RE ON THE BOARD NOW? I WAS A GOOD ONE. YES, YES. [00:30:02] OKAY. ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. THE NEXT, THIS KIND OF STEMS FROM LAST YEAR INCREASED TO THE BASIC ALLOTMENT. TASB AND WE ADDED THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WE DISCUSSED LAST MONTH. TASB ADVOCATES AN INCREASED BASIC ALLOTMENT TO AT LEAST $7,000, OR MATCH PUBLIC SCHOOL PER STUDENT ALLOTMENT TO ANY PER STUDENT ALLOCATION APPROVED FOR VOUCHERS OR EDUCATIONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. I'LL JUST SAY I APPRECIATE THE CODIFICATION HERE. IN WHAT WE'RE TRULY TRYING TO ESTABLISH AS THE BENCHMARK AND WHAT WE THINK WE NEED IN ORDER TO DO SOME OF THE STUFF WITH OUR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE DISTRICT. SO THANK YOU FOR CODIFYING THIS. THIS SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU. KIM. IN OUR TAXPAYER TUESDAY. THIS ACTUALLY WAS BROUGHT UP ON THIS FUNDING. IT HASN'T BEEN INCREASED SINCE WHAT, 2017. AND IT'S $6,160 A STUDENT. AND I WAS AMAZED HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THE ROOM WERE NOT AWARE OF THAT, AND THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD THIS INCREASE. AND THE COST TO EDUCATE THESE KIDS CONTINUES TO RISE, BUT THAT PER PUPIL ALLOCATION HAS BEEN FROZEN FOR YEARS. AND THIS IS JUST CRITICAL. AND I LOVE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS, YOU KNOW, BEING MADE AWARE OF THAT AND ANY LITTLE BIT IS GOING TO HELP. AND 7000 WOULD BE GREAT. WE'RE GOING TO USING LEGISLATURE'S OWN LANGUAGE, BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF THE NUMBER THEY'VE BEEN THROWING AROUND FOR VOUCHERS. SO HEY, GIVE US THE SAME AT A MINIMUM. OKAY. LAST ONE WAS REDISTRIBUTION OF RECAPTURE FUNDS. OLIVIA BROUGHT THIS UP LAST MONTH. KIND OF ADVOCATES A REDISTRIBUTION OF ALL RECAPTURE FUNDS WITHIN PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE BASIC ALLOTMENT. ESSENTIALLY SAYING THAT IT'S GOING TO STAY WITHIN PUBLIC EDUCATION. GOOD. ROB. SHORT OF THE ELIMINATION OF HER CAPTURE, WHICH I THINK WE'VE DISCUSSED IN THIS BOARD AT LENGTH. RIGHT. OLIVIA'S POINT LAST TIME WE DISCUSSED THIS WAS WELL TAKEN. I THINK THIS REFLECTS THAT AND CERTAINLY APPROPRIATE. IT'S A STARTING POINT. JUST START SOMEWHERE. DID YOU ALL ENTERTAIN WORDING SUCH AS REMAIN IN PUBLIC EDUCATION TO KEEP IT A LITTLE BIT MORE BROAD? EVERY DISTRICT, SO JUST SAY ADVOCATES RECAPTURE FUNDS REMAIN. THAT REMAINS WITHIN PUBLIC EDUCATION. SO TAKE OUT REDISTRIBUTION. I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU ALL ENTERTAINED THE COMMITTEE. WAS THERE A COMMITTEE ON THIS? I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER. THERE WAS COMMITTEES FORMED AT ONE POINT, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THEY'RE ALL FOR, BUT JUST A THOUGHT. MARY JANE, YOUR THOUGHT ON USING THE WORD REMAIN IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AS A START. SO IT'S, I DON'T KNOW, JUST IT'S JUST SOMETHING I'M THINKING ABOUT WHEN I READ IT. SURE. I MEAN, I THINK TO KIM'S POINT, ALONG WITH THE FROZEN STANDARD ALLOTMENT SINCE 2019, MOST PEOPLE THINK OF RECAPTURE AS ROBIN HOOD, WHERE IT TRULY IS GOING FROM A DISTRICT LIKE US TO LIKE A DISTRICT ON THE BORDER. AND THAT HASN'T BEEN THE CASE FOR A LONG TIME. IT'S JUST. SUPPLEMENTING THE WE'LL BRING IT BACK WITH THAT ADJUSTMENT. I THINK REMAIN IS HELPFUL. IT'S A GOOD CLARIFYING QUESTION. SOUNDS LIKE IT'S PULLING IT OR IT'S VERY, VERY SPECIFIC. AND INSTEAD IF WE STARTED WITH REMAIN IN PUBLIC EDUCATION I DON'T KNOW. YEAH. NO, IT HELPS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESS. I THINK THAT'S GOOD. TO SHANNON'S POINT, WE DID HAVE A COMMITTEE ON OUR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY AGENDA. SO ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE, YOU CAN LET ME KNOW. THAT WAS WHAT WE WILL WORK ON KIND OF COMING INTO NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION. ALL RIGHT. ANY MORE DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ON OUR ADVOCACY AGENDA PROPOSITIONS? [9. REPORTS AND INFORMATION ] ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO REPORTS AND INFORMATION LEARNING AND INNOVATION. OKAY, SO IF I WAS GOING TO LIFT OFF TWO WORDS THAT THIS REPORT EXEMPLIFIES IS STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES, I WOULD SAY PAGE ONE AND TWO, NOT PAGE THREE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES. AND SO JUST TO HIGHLIGHT WE THIS SUMMER, WE'LL HAVE OUR NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY STUDENTS AND OUR STUDENTS IN THE CTE TEACHER PATHWAY, SUPPORTING OUR SUMMER SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH HELPING THEM GET OFF THE BUS AND HELPING THEM GET TO LUNCH. AND SO THAT'S AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY. TOMORROW IS STOP THE BLEED TRAINING FOR ANY PARENTS THAT SIGN THEIR STUDENT UP FOR THAT TRAINING AND THE PARENTS ARE ALLOWED TO GO TO. SO NURSE REID AND SERENA CUMBERLAND WILL BE PROVIDING THAT TRAINING. IT IS OPTIONAL, BUT IT IS LEGISLATIVELY MANDATED THAT WE PROVIDE THAT OPTION FOR STUDENTS. AND THEN THE MOST EXCITING THING IS THE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMING THAT SUPPORTS OUR SPECIAL SERVICES STUDENTS. AND SO WITH THE HELP AND LEADERSHIP OF NADINE HOGAN, WE'RE ABLE TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS SERVED IN SPECIAL SERVICES IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS THIS YEAR. SO THAT'S THE HIGHLIGHT. MARY JANE. SO DOCTOR CAN. I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHEN I SEE MENTION OF DIFFERENT DISTRICTS THAT HAVE THIS QUOTE UNQUOTE GROW YOUR OWN TEACHER PROGRAM. [00:35:03] IS IS THIS TYPICALLY A FIRST STEP, THE CTE PATHWAY? WE'VE HAD THAT PATHWAY FOR A WHILE. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO SEE HOW WE CAN TAP INTO IT AND UNTAPPED AND GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITIES. BUT IT POTENTIALLY IS. YES, AND I KNOW LINDA HAS SOME GREAT IDEAS TO HELP SUPPORT THE GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAM, NOT ONLY FOR TEACHERS, BUT ALSO FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS THAT WANT TO BECOME TEACHERS AND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THAT AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL AND PROVIDE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF. KIM. I WANT TO COME SEE SUMMER SCHOOL. IF THE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE INVOLVED LIKE THAT, I WOULD JUST LOVE TO SEE THE KEY ROLE THAT THEY PLAY. SO MAYBE AS WE GET TO WALK THROUGH THIS SUMMER, MAYBE WE COULD TAKE A GLANCE AT THAT. AND YOUR EMERGENT BILINGUAL ESL EVENT. I JUST LOVE HOW WE ARE CAPTURING ALL OF THE GROUPS OF PARENTS AND OUR DISTRICT, AND BRINGING THEM IN AND MAKING THEM FEEL COMFORTABLE, AND BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THEM TO WORK WELL WITH THEIR STUDENTS AT HOME OUTSIDE THAT SCHOOL SETTING. I MEAN, THAT JUST STUCK OUT TO ME, AND I THINK THAT'S PHENOMENAL. SO KUDOS TO YOUR TEAM ON THAT EVENT. THANK YOU. ROB. I'LL HIGHLIGHT THE GOODNESS. YOU KNOW, IN THE STOP THE BLEED TRAINING EFFORT AND EXERCISE. AS A MILITARY VETERAN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DID ALL THE TIME, OBVIOUSLY FOR A DIFFERENT REASON. RIGHT. IN THIS CASE, THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY TRAUMATIC INJURY FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND OUR EDUCATORS AND OUR STAFF TO BE FAMILIAR WITH HANDLING THAT. AND LET ME TELL YOU, WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS, EVERY SECOND COUNTS. SO THE MORE PEOPLE WE HAVE AVAILABLE, EQUIPPED AND WILLING TO ASSIST IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT CAN DO IT INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO SHOW UP, WHO CAN. WE SAVE LIVES. WE SAVE LIVES. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S GREAT. AND WE MAY THINK THE WORST CASE SCENARIO ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE. OF COURSE, THIS IS CRITICAL. CRITICAL. HOWEVER, THIS COULD BE A NUMBER OF OF MORE ROUTINE TRAUMATIC INJURIES THAT WE CAN SAVE LIVES. AND I LOVE THAT WE'RE DOING THIS. I HOPE WE ENCOURAGE I ENCOURAGE US TO CONTINUE DOING IT. I KNOW IT'S IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATUTE. HOWEVER, AT THE SAME TIME IT'S A CRITICAL SKILL, SO I'M GLAD WE'RE DOING IT. SO THANK YOU. MARY JANE. JUST A THOUGHT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS. IT PRE PRE, WELL SERENA WAS IN A DIFFERENT CAPACITY THEN BUT THE WHOLE BOARD DID STOP THE BLEED TRAINING. AND SO WHEN I READ THIS I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER I MEAN I THINK IT'S TIME FOR A REFRESH. AND WE COULD SET THE EXAMPLE. SHE'S DONE IT FOR STAFF. SO YEAH, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO IT WITH THE BOARD. COOL. HAVE YOU DONE IT? I SECOND THE MOTION. THANK YOU, MARY JANE. NO. ALL RIGHT. FINANCE REPORTS. SO WE HAVE RECEIVED THE PROPERTY VALUE ESTIMATES THAT'S IN THERE. AND I'M JUST CONTINUING TO MONITOR PROJECTIONS AGAINST ACTUALS AND OUR FINANCE REPORTS. THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT TO REPORT. WE ARE INCORPORATING, AS YOU'VE APPROVED FUND BALANCE TO BE USED THAT IS INCORPORATED IN THE BUDGET AND ACTUALS. SO YOU'LL SEE SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN THAT AS AS OTHER ITEMS MAY BE APPROVED FOR THE. OLIVIA. I APOLOGIZE. IT'S THE SECOND TIME I'VE ASKED THIS AND YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB HELPING. BUT AGAIN, THE. I KEEP SAYING E-TRADE. THE E-RATE REFUND. THE 460,000. WHERE DOES THAT GO? DOES THAT. PLEASE WALK ME THROUGH THAT AGAIN. IT'S BEING RECEIVED ON FUNDS THAT WERE USED OUT OF THE BOND FUND. SO THE MONEY GOES BACK IN THE BOND AS A MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE. MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE. AND SO THEN THE WHEN WE FINISH ALL THE PROJECTS AND WE HAVE MONEY LEFT, WE'LL COME TO THE BOARD WITH. OKAY. SO WHERE IT WAS AN EXPENDITURE, IT'S ESSENTIALLY A REBATE. THAT MONEY COMES BACK AND BUMPS BACK UP THE BOND BALANCE. YES. I THINK IN MY MIND I PAY A LOT OF ATTENTION TO WHAT WE'RE SAVING AND THE PROJECTS THAT WERE IN DEFEASANCE AND THE PROJECTS THAT COME IN BELOW BUDGET. SO TO ME, THAT'S A HUGE WIN FOR THE. YOU KNOW, FOR BOND BUDGET, ESSENTIALLY. THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT AGAIN. EVERY TIME IT COMES UP. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT. OPERATIONS. WE HAD A LOVELY BOND UPDATE REPORT, BUT I'M NOT SEEING IT. SO MAYBE YOU'RE SEEING IT AND CLINT WILL STEP THROUGH THAT. NEXT WEEK TO UPDATE YOU ON THE PROJECT. I SEE THE BOND UPDATE REPORT FOR MAY 2024. WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M NOT SEEING IT ON MY SCREEN. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PRESENTATION. YEAH. YES. USUALLY WE DON'T RUN THROUGH REPORTS, BUT WE THOUGHT WE WOULD RUN THROUGH REAL QUICKLY WITH YOU ALL JUST BECAUSE Y'ALL ASKED FOR THIS LAST WEEK. [00:40:03] AND SO WE ADDED IN A QUICK UPDATE JUST TO RUN THROUGH SOME OF THE PROJECTS AND TALK ABOUT THEM. WHY DON'T WE DO THAT TONIGHT? CAN WE. YEAH. ARE YOU PREPARED TO.. ELAINE, CAN YOU FIND IT ON YOUR COMPUTER TO WALK THROUGH IT TONIGHT JUST SO THAT IF THEY WANT TO CHANGE IT AND THEN WE'LL RUN THROUGH IT ON THE SCREEN NEXT WEEK. CAN I DELEGATE THAT TO CLINT? CAN YOU DELEGATE THAT TO CLINT? IF WE'RE PLANNING TO GO THROUGH IT NEXT WEEK, THEN MAYBE WE JUST WAIT TILL NEXT WEEK. BUT IF WE WANT TO COVER IT UNDER REPORTS TONIGHT THEN WE CAN DO THAT TONIGHT. YOU ALL Y'ALL JUST WANTED TO RUN THROUGH IT, SO WE'RE HAPPY TO. EITHER WAY. ARE WE DOING IT? IT'S STILL YOUR COMPUTER, FOR SURE. OKAY. AM I DOING IT? OR IS IT THAT YOU HAVE ELEMENTARY SIX IN THERE? AND THEN A QUICK SOME MORE RECENT. WE CAN DO IT NEXT WEEK. ELAINE, IF IT'S EASIER TO DO IT NEXT WEEK. MORE RECENT PICTURES OF SYCAMORE. WE ALL HAVE IT UP ON OUR COMPUTERS AND WE'RE. BUT IF Y'ALL WANT HIM TO DO IT, THANK YOU. WE DON'T NEED THE PRESENTATION TWICE, THOUGH. SO HOW ARE WE GETTING IT AGAIN NEXT WEEK? WOULD Y'ALL LIKE IT THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK? I'D RATHER TAKE IT THIS WEEK BECAUSE WE HAVE THE TIME AND WE HAVE A PRETTY IF YOU'RE. THIS IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL TO THE COMMUNITY. SO I THINK IT'S SOMETHING TO DEFINITELY HIGHLIGHT NEXT WEEK. MAYBE THE HIGH LEVEL HIGHLIGHTS OF IF WE GO THROUGH IT TODAY, MAYBE THE HIGH LEVEL HIGHLIGHTS NEXT WEEK. I THINK THE WHOLE PRESENTATION IS HIGH LEVEL. I LOVE THEM. I MEAN, KIND OF, BUT BECAUSE WE DON'T NORMALLY GO THROUGH PRESENTATIONS THIS WEEK. YEAH. LET'S DO IT NEXT WEEK. I DON'T WANT TO THROW YOU ALL OFF AND IT'S REALLY NOT A BIG DEAL TO THE BOARD, SO WE'LL PLAN FOR IT NEXT WEEK THEN. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PRESENTATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING IT. Y'ALL WILL TAKE A PEEK AT IT AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE MISSED THAT YOU WANTED TO HEAR ABOUT. OKAY, OKAY. IF Y'ALL WANT TO THUMB THROUGH, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CATCHES YOUR EYE RIGHT NOW THAT THERE'S SOMETHING FROM ANY OF THESE PROJECTS YOU HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT, OR WANTED TO DISCUSS OR ASK THE TEAM TO PREPARE FOR NEXT WEEK? I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE ABOUT 18 PLUS. YEAH, THIS IS WHY. THAT'S WHY THERE'S A WHOLE PRESENTATION. ROB. MAYBE IT'S WORTH IT TO HIGHLIGHT THE BIG MUSCLE MOVE YOU HAVE THAT STARTS ON MAY. WHAT IS IT, 30. RIGHT. ESPECIALLY ON OUR RECAPITALIZATION AND RENOVATION EFFORTS ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN. I JUST THAT'S A BIG LIFT. AND THAT'S A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL EFFORT THAT YOU AND JAMES ARE ABOUT TO UNDERTAKE. SO IF YOU CAN JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING, NOT ONLY AROUND THE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, BUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT BECAUSE IT'S A TIGHT TIMELINE AND IT'S A LOT OF WORK. AND, AND I THINK IT'S IMPRESSIVE. SO IF YOU CAN HIGHLIGHT THAT, I'D APPRECIATE IT. YEAH, I KNOW WE'VE HEARD KIND OF PIECEMEAL FROM THE ARCHITECT'S PRESENTATIONS IN THOSE CONSTRUCTION UPDATES. BUT YOU KNOW, TO ROB'S POINT, YEAH, THERE'S A LOT GOING TO ABOUT TO HAPPEN, QUITE LITERALLY TAKING APART ENTIRE CAMPUSES AND PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER. AND SO IF WE CAN KIND OF HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THAT. THEY'RE PACKING RIGHT NOW. YES, YES. OKAY. ANY MORE FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. HR REPORT. WE ARE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE, RECOGNIZE 14 RETIREES NEXT WEEK AND YOU ALL ARE OBVIOUSLY GOT YOUR INVITATIONS FOR OUR RECEPTION BEFORE, BUT WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THE DISTRICT AND IF THINGS GO WELL, POSSIBLY HAVE THEM COME BACK ONE DAY AS A RETIREE HIRE. BUT WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED TO CELEBRATE THEM AS THE YEAR COMES TO AN END. TRICIA. SO IS THIS ALL OF THE END OF THE YEAR RESIGNATIONS AND HOW DOES IT LOOK? FOR PREVIOUS YEARS BEFORE THIS YEAR, IS IT TRENDING? WE'RE ABOUT WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR. WE'RE SEEING MORE IN OUR SPECIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT THAN IN YEARS PAST, OR AT LEAST THAN LAST YEAR. BUT OVERALL, FOR THE TEACHERS, IT'S ABOUT CORRECT FOR WHERE WE ARE. YES, MA'AM. SHANNON. JUST A THOUGHT I THOUGHT IN THE PAST. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN THAT WE HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON WHICH LIKE NOT JUST THEIR POSITION ON WHERE THEY TAUGHT, BUT WHAT CLASSROOM, YOU KNOW, LIKE IF YOU'RE A THIRD GRADE TEACHER OR FOURTH GRADE TEACHER OR IF THEY WERE A SPECIAL ED TEACHER, IS THERE A WAY TO PULL OUT SOME OF THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE? BECAUSE YOU JUST SAID SPECIAL SERVICES, BUT I DON'T KNOW, NECESSARILY JUST A FIRST GLANCE OR WHAT'S EVEN OFFERED IN PUBLIC VIEW. WHAT IS. WHO ARE THOSE? WHO? WHO? THEY ARE RIGHT OFF THE BAT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YES. FOR THE PEOPLE RESIGNING OR NEW HIRES. RESIGNING, I'M SORRY. YES, MA'AM. MAY I SEE TEACHER AND AIDE? BUT IF YOU COULD FURTHER CLASSIFY. TEACHER, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO THE BOARD OR NOT. [00:45:02] I KNOW WE HAD ASKED FOR IT IN THE PAST YEARS AGO, BUT IF THAT'S NOT, THEN THAT'S FINE. NO, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. SO JUST AN EXPANSION ON THE POSITION TITLE. I GUESS I COULD HAVE SAID IT JUST LIKE THAT TOO. IT TOOK ME A SECOND. I APPRECIATE YOU. AND IF I COULD ADD ON TO THAT, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE EACHES HERE, WHICH IS GREAT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME, AND I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES FEEL THE SAME WAY, THAT I'D LOVE TO SEE IF THERE'S A WAY TO SEE A ROLL UP BY CAMPUS. I THINK THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. SO AS WE'RE LOOKING AT, WE GET THAT IN THE FALL. YEAH. OKAY. OH, THAT'S THE RECAP AT THE END OF THE THE NEW TERM AND THE TERM. SO OKAY. SO WE HAVE THAT I GUESS I'VE JUST FORGOTTEN THAT CONVENIENTLY. YEAH. THIS IS CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. THIS IS KIND OF SLIGHTLY PREMATURE BECAUSE WE DON'T ACTUALLY FULLY GET THE FINAL NUMBERS UNTIL THE FALL WHEN THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS, RIGHT? SO I MEAN, THIS IS A GOOD SUMMARY. AND TO TRISHA'S QUESTION, THIS IS KIND OF WHERE WE SEE YEAR OVER YEAR WHERE WE'RE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. BUT REALLY TO SEE HOW MANY WE'VE, YOU KNOW, LOST OR GAINED OR THAT NUMBER COMES IN THE FALL. RIGHT. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. BECAUSE SOME STAFF CAN LEAVE UP THROUGH JULY. IT IS OR YEAH. YEAH OKAY. COOL. OKAY. THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. YEAH. WE HAVE ONE ANNEXATION IN THERE. THE LETTER FROM THE CITY JUST WANTED YOU ALL TO BE AWARE OF 18 ACRES WITH THEIR ANNEXING. THEY DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT IT HAS ANY IMPACT ON US. SO JUST WANTED YOU ALL TO SEE THAT THAT WAS IN THERE, AND THAT'S OUR BIG LAND CHANGES RIGHT NOW. ALL RIGHT, AND WE HAVE NO CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING AND NO ACTION THIS EVENING, SO WE WILL STAND ADJOURNED. THE TIME IS NOW 6:49 P.M.. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.