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[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM]
THE TIME IS NOW 6:04 P.M..WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT THIS EVENING.
THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED.
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.
SO NEXT WEEK WE WILL HAVE RECOGNITIONS AND OUR PUBLIC HEARING FOR OUR FIRST REPORT.
[4. RECOGNITIONS]
[5. PUBLIC HEARING]
WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS EVENING, AND WE WILL HAVE OUR LEARNING SPOTLIGHT FROM CYPRESS ELEMENTARY NEXT WEEK.[7. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION]
AND FOR OUR LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT, WE CAN GO THROUGH THE SLIDES.AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING, ANY EVENTS WE MISSED OR ANYTHING COMING UP THIS WEEK.
TRUSTEES. IS THERE ANYTHING TO ADD? I LIKE THE PICTURE WITH.
I LIKE THE PHOTO WITH MY MOUTH OPEN.
WE WILL DISCUSS ALL THAT NEXT WEEK AND OUR LIAISON AND SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATES.
ALL RIGHT. FOR OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[8. CONSENT AGENDA]
ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ABOUT CONSENT ITEMS? SHANDA. I HAD A QUESTION ON SOME OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS.WHERE WOULD I FIND THE CODES FOR? SORRY, I HADN'T GOTTEN THIS OPEN YET.
WHERE DO I FIND THE CODES FOR, LIKE, THE ORGANIZATION? THE ORGANIZATION CODES? LIKE WHO IS, YOU KNOW, 870 OR 871.
WHERE DO YOU FIND THE DEFINITION OF THE OF WHAT 870 IS OR 871.
YEAH. LIKE WHO IS THAT OR WHAT DEPARTMENT IS THAT OR WHAT SCHOOL IS THAT? OR IF THAT'S ON, IT'S ON LIKE IT'S ON THIS LITTLE PRETTY COLORED CHART THAT WE KEEP IN HOUSE.
BUT I'M NOT SURE IT'S ON THE WEBSITE.
IT'S VERY EASY TO GET YOU THAT.
LOOKING AT SOME OF THIS GOING, WHERE'S THAT COMING FROM OR WHO ASKED FOR THAT? YEAH. AS AN INFORMATIONAL PIECE THAT WE CAN ALL HAVE IT.
I WANT THE PRETTY COLORED COPY.
JUST A HIGH LEVEL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THAT.
I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN THAT DOCUMENT BEFORE.
JUST A HIGH LEVEL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE AGREEMENT AND REALLY THE PURPOSE BEHIND IT.
DO YOU WANT ME TO DO THAT NOW, OR DO YOU WANT TO EDIT THE REAL BOARD MEETING NOW SO WE CAN JUST MOVE FORWARD ON THAT NIGHT? YEAH. SO TYPICALLY, THE TEXAS EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD IS JUST A PROCESS THAT HAPPENS BETWEEN THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE BOARD, NOT YOU GUYS, BUT THAT BOARD. AND IT'S BEEN AN AUTOMATIC THING.
THEY CHANGED THEIR PERMISSIONS THIS YEAR GOING STRAIGHT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD.
AND WHAT THAT DOES IS ALLOWS US OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IN THE ANNUAL REPORT YOU'LL SEE THE TEXAS EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD, TEXAS, YOU KNOW, THE HIGHER ED WITH YOU. IT'S HARD TO SAY I'M NOT AN ENGLISH LEARNER, BUT APPARENTLY I NEED TO.
WE GET THE SCORES FOR HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING IN COLLEGES, STATE COLLEGES THROUGHOUT THE STATE THAT COMES THROUGH THE TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, AND ALSO ALL THE FINANCIAL AID REQUIREMENTS GO THROUGH THE HIGHER EDUCATION GOVERNING BOARD AS WELL.
OKAY, SO SINCE YOU WERE AGREEING TO SHARE INFORMATION BETWEEN THE HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD AND THE DISTRICT BACK AND FORTH ABOUT OUR STUDENTS, THEIR PERFORMANCE ON CERTAIN THINGS, FINANCIAL AID OPPORTUNITIES, INFORMATION, ALL THAT TYPE OF STUFF.
YES. IS ALL OF THAT IS REQUIRED BY TEA ALSO.
SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE THIS MOU AND TEA SAYS SO.
THANK YOU ON THAT ONE. PERFECT.
DOCTOR BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE SAFETY QUESTION, I ALSO HAD JUST A SORRY.
IT'S MORE JUST THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
SO WHEN I LEFT IN 2019, AT SOME POINT IN TIME BETWEEN 2019 AND WHEN I RETURNED IN 2022, WE ESTABLISHED THE HAYS COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AS THE ORGANIZATION OR ENTITY THAT WOULD OVERSEE OUR STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL.
OUR STANDARD REUNIFICATION METHOD.
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AND SO PRETTY MUCH THEY TAKE CARE OF SENDING THE LINKS TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT FIRST RESPONDERS THAT SIGN UP FOR OUR DRILLS.SO THAT'S KIND OF THEIR THE OVERARCHING ENTITY.
AND WE KIND OF FOUGHT ALL THE DISTRICTS FALL UNDER THEM, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
OKAY. AND THE REUNIFICATION PIECE OF THIS IS THAT DIRECTLY TIE AND CORRELATE WITH THE REUNIFICATION TRAINING THAT WE DO, OR IS THIS JUST A SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICE THAT'S PROVIDED? BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE A LOT MORE SAY OVER OUR REUNIFICATION.
YEAH. WE'VE ESTABLISHED IN A CRITICAL SITUATION YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO LEAVE THE IMPACTED AREA.
AND SO WE'VE, YOU KNOW, BUT THAT'S IT'S EVER CHANGING.
AND THAT'S HELPFUL. AND I'LL JUST ADD, ROB, THE TRAINING THAT WE DID THIS SUMMER WAS CROSS-DISTRICT.
SO THE METHOD THAT WE'RE USING IS PART OF WHAT THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES IS HELPING US STANDARDIZE ACROSS SCHOOLS, WHICH I THINK IS A GREAT STRENGTH, SOMETHING SIMILAR. AND IT JUST GIVES US A PACKAGE THAT WE CAN RUN WITH THAT WE KNOW WORKS.
YEAH. AND IF ANYTHING, I THINK THIS SPEAKS TO THE WAY THAT WE'RE WORKING, NOT ONLY WITH, YOU KNOW, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS A DISTRICT INDIVIDUALLY FOR SROS AND FOR TRAINING THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE. THAT'S A COUNTY WIDE EFFORT WHERE WE'RE COLLABORATING WELL ACROSS THE DISTRICTS AND ACROSS THE COUNTY.
AND I JUST THINK THAT'S A STRENGTH, CONSISTENT LANGUAGE.
ABSOLUTELY. SO THIS IS THIS IS ALL GREAT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION, TRICIA.
I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT FELL OFF? FELL OFF? IS THIS SOMEBODY THAT RESIGNED RECENTLY, OR IS THIS.
YES. THE PROCEDURES REQUIRE THAT YOU HAVE 50% ATTENDANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND SO WE HAD TWO MEMBERS THAT WERE GOING TO FALL BELOW 50% WITH THE OCTOBER MEETING RIGHT BEFORE THE OCTOBER MEETING STARTED, ONE OF THE MEMBERS SENT ME AN EMAIL THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE FOR HEALTH REASONS.
SIMILAR WILL YOU? I FOUND THE MEMBERS, THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE BOND ADVISORY.
BUT CAN YOU ATTACH I GUESS THEIR ROLE AS THEIR TENURE AND THEIR HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN. THE BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE IS WHAT THE WEBSITE SAYS.
CAN WE ATTACH THAT ON? YEAH. SO THE BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS REFORMED LAST YEAR.
OKAY. SO WENT THROUGH A PROCESS WITH THEM TO DO THAT.
OKAY. WILL YOU ATTACH THAT FOR NEXT WEEK.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ATTACH. I GUESS HELP ME SO THAT I KNOW WHAT TO ATTACH.
I GUESS JUST WHAT IS THEIR PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE TO BE ON THE BOND ADVISORY? WHAT'S THEIR PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND? YES. THANK YOU.
MAYBE SOMETHING IN OUR UPDATE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT SPECIFICALLY WAS EVER IN A DOCUMENT.
YEAH. I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AND SEE.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM FOR NEXT WEEK.
[9. ACTION]
CONSIDERATION, APPROVAL OF OUR ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.YES. WE'LL HAVE ROGER TOVAR FROM WHITLEY PENN, HE'LL COME AND PRESENT.
AND I DID WANT TO TAKE JUST A SECOND.
WE PUT IN THERE THE RECONCILIATION AGAIN.
AND WE WERE LOOKING AT ABOUT A $1.9 MILLION DEFICIT.
BUT WE'VE ACTUALLY COME IN BETTER.
IT'S CLOSER TO $1 MILLION DEFICIT AND JUST REMINDING THE BOARD THAT OUT OF THAT MILLION, I THINK LET ME SEE IF I HAVE THE NUMBER 700,000. OVER 700,000 IS A DESIGNATED FUND BALANCE ITEMS. SO THE LEASE INSTRUMENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT BECAUSE THAT'S INCLUDED, YOU KNOW, AS THE TOTAL.
SO JUST KIND OF ENDED A LOT BETTER THE YEAR, A LOT BETTER THAN EVEN WE THOUGHT INITIALLY.
ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FROM BOARD MEMBERS.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO NINE B OUR CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR HIGH SCHOOL TWO.
WE HAD A MORE ROBUST WORKSHOP RECENTLY WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO DISCUSS MORE ABOUT THIS.
OLIVIA, I JUST WANTED TO GET A RECAP BASED ON THE AGENDA OF WHAT NEXT WEEK WILL LOOK LIKE.
WE WILL HAVE VLC GIVING THE PRESENTATION THEY WERE UNABLE TO GIVE LAST MONTH.
AND SO WITH I THINK JUST SOME SLIGHT FEEDBACK AND ADDENDUM FROM OUR DISCUSSION.
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IS THAT CORRECT JAMES? OKAY. YES, MA'AM.I KNOW I HAD SPECIFICALLY ASKED BECAUSE THE TENTATIVE PRESENTATION WE WERE GOING TO RECEIVE LAST MONTH DID GO FURTHER IN SCOPE THAN ACTUALLY THIS PARTICULAR VOTE.
AND SO IT WAS MY PERSONAL REQUEST THAT THAT BE KIND OF DELINEATED WITHIN YOUR PRESENTATION.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S WITHIN ACTUAL CHRONOLOGY OF YOUR SLIDES OR IF YOU EVEN JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS BEYOND THE SCOPE OR THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF FURTHER DESIGN SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WAS ALSO A POINT OF CONTENTION FOR SOME BOARD MEMBERS, JUST IN ALL THE LEVEL OF DEPTH OF THE PRESENTATION.
SO I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
AND THEN THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF THAT IS HAVING SO MUCH DETAIL THAT THEN THERE'S QUESTION ON WHAT ARE WE VOTING FOR? OR WHAT ARE WE NOT? SO I THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT JUDGMENT CALL ON THE PRESENTATION, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WAS A SMART ONE.
BUT I THINK THAT'S A GOOD, I GUESS, PART OF THAT CONVERSATION FOR US ALL TO HAVE.
WHAT DO WE WANT THESE PRESENTATIONS TO LOOK LIKE AT THIS POINT, SO THAT WE'RE ALL TOTALLY CONFIDENT IN EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE, WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON AND WHAT WE'RE NOT? IS THERE SOMETHING WITHIN THIS THAT YOU CAN KNOW? I'M HAPPY. I JUST WANT TO.
OKAY. BECAUSE THIS IS NOT AN INTERNAL PRESENTATION NEXT WEEK.
SO THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM OUR WORKSHOP LAST WEEK.
SO JUST SO WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE OKAY.
YEAH. AND HOPEFULLY THE WORKSHOP DID A GOOD JOB OF HELPING YOU ALL WITH KIND OF THE DEEPER DIVE AND CLARIFYING SOME OF THAT, AND US WALKING THROUGH THAT TOGETHER SO THAT WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, AND THE REST OF IT IS JUST KIND OF THE MOVING FORWARD WITH KIND OF THE FORMALITY OF IT.
I SAW MARY JANE FIRST, AND THEN I MEAN, REALLY KIND OF JUST TO THE POINT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
AND YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET HUNG UP ON THINGS LIKE THAT.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT FOR NEXT WEEK, WHATEVER.
AND TO CLARIFY ON THAT, I GUESS, LIKE KIND OF BACK TO MY ORIGINAL ASK IS WHERE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOCKED IN? YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THIS BOARD AS A BODY, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE BUILDING ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL IN OUR DISTRICT.
TRICIA. YES, I APPRECIATE THAT AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED, ALL OF IT.
BUT I DO APPRECIATE IF WE WOULD BETTER ARTICULATE WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY VOTING ON IN THE FUTURE.
WE'VE ALREADY BEAT THAT DEAD HORSE RIGHT AND BUT I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU JUST SAID, AS IN REGARDS TO.
I LIKE ALL OF THIS INFORMATION.
MAYBE JUST MORE COMMUNICATION BEHIND WHAT WE WOULD BE VOTING ON AND WHAT'S A LITTLE EXTRA.
BUT THEN YOU'RE ALSO CLEAR ON WE'RE GIVING YOU DETAIL AND KEEPING YOU UPDATED.
BUT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT ALL OF THAT IS LOCKED DOWN AND IN THAT VOTE.
OLIVIA. BECAUSE MY EYES AREN'T GOOD.
CAN YOU TELL ME I HAD REQUESTED NO.
LIKE A KEY WITH TEA REQUIREMENTS BEING OUTLINED.
WAS THAT DONE ON THE PRESENTATION? MAYBE THAT'S EVEN SOMETHING INTERNAL, LIKE IN AN E NOTE ALSO.
YEAH. WHY DON'T I GET THAT FROM.
OKAY. BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT NECESSARILY AGAIN DOESN'T NECESSARILY NEED TO BE IN THERE RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GOOD JAMES. WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.
OKAY. MAY I GO BACK TO HOLLY THEN ON THIS ONE.
PART OF OUR PROCESS FROM DESIGN ON THAT WE'RE IDENTIFYING TEA IS THAT.
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LIKE MORE COMMUNITY FACING VERSUS INTERNALLY DRIVEN.BUT I THINK IT'S FAIR TO JUST HAVE A LIST IN JUST A WORD, DOC.
I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS TO BE IN AN ARCHITECT'S PRESENTATION.
IT DOESN'T NEEDS TO BE A PART OF THEIR PRESENTATION.
MORE LIKE BOARD FACING AND THEN PUBLIC FACING WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE.
NO, JUST THE WORKSHOP I THOUGHT WAS GREAT AND WE GOT COVERED A LOT MORE DETAIL.
AND I THINK FOR OUR TEAM, OUR VLK TEAM AND FOR OUR CONSTRUCTION TEAM.
AND THANK YOU FOR ENDURING THE ADDITIONAL DELIBERATION THAT THIS BOARD NEEDED TO DO IN ORDER TO GET TO A PLACE TO WHERE WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD AND SHARE ALL THIS WITH THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT ABOUT WHAT MONDAY NIGHT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT.
IT'S TRULY COMING TOGETHER AND REALLY SHARING THE PROGRESS AND ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS DONE AS A COMMUNITY, BEING THE MANY COMMUNITY FACING MEETINGS THAT WE'VE HAD ON THIS, THE COMMUNITY TEAM OF, WHAT, 80 OR 90 THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT CAME TOGETHER AND DID THE VISION SHARING AND NOW THE PROJECT ADVISORY TEAM AND NOW ENGAGING THIS BODY IN THIS CONVERSATION.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THAT A LITTLE BIT ON MONDAY.
AND I THINK IT'S STARTING NOW TO REALLY COME TOGETHER.
AND SO JUST I APPRECIATE THE EXTRA EFFORT THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN AS A BODY TO ALSO CONSIDER AND DELIBERATE THAT AND TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE IN IT, BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT. RIGHT, JAMES? AND A LOT OF OTHER PROJECTS WE'VE DONE AS A DISTRICT, I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE.
I THINK IT WILL PAY OFF IN THE LONG RUN.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON NINE B.
AND THEN WE'RE ALSO STILL READING THE BOOK GRIT.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO RANDOMLY CALL ON ONE OF Y'ALL.
AND THEN WE ALSO WILL HAVE OUR STUDENT QUESTIONS.
SO I WILL TEXT ALL OF Y'ALL WHO WILL BE ANSWERING SO YOU'LL BE PREPARED.
SO I'M NOT GOING TO I'M NOT GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT IN THE MEETING.
OLIVIA. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK FOR A QUICK RECAP AS WE LOOK AT NEXT WEEK.
CAN YOU GIVE US A REMINDER ON WHO IS ON WHAT PROJECTS CURRENTLY? SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE VLK ON HIGH SCHOOL TWO, FLUEGER ON ELEMENTARY SIX, AND PBK ON DSC AND DSMS RENOVATIONS THIS SUMMER.
WELL, BEFORE WE GET TO SUMMER WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT A PIECE OF PROPERTY WE NEED TO BRING AN ARCHITECT ON FOR 18 PLUS TO MAKE SURE THE SITE WORKS.
FOR THAT, WE'RE RECOMMENDING PBK, NOT LOOKING AT MY NOTES.
THEN THIS SUMMER, WE WILL HAVE RENOVATIONS TO THE VESTIBULE AT ROOSTER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY.
THAT WOULD BE PFLUEGER, DUE TO ALIGNMENT WITH THE ELEMENTARY SIX WORK AND THEN SECURITY, VESTIBULE AND SOME OTHER THINGS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT WOULD BE PBK RECOMMENDED.
THIS IS SORT OF THE PREAMBLE TO A FULL PURCHASE OF THAT FACILITY, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. AND THIS IS REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR US TO REALLY DETERMINE IF IT'S WORTH THE INVESTMENT.
YEAH. I MEAN, WE NEED TO GET SOME DRAWINGS STARTED.
AND WHAT ARE WE DESIGNING? IS IT GOING TO FIT ON THE SITE, ETC.? TRICIA. ARE WE GOING TO, BECAUSE I KNOW I DO HAVE SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS ASKING AND I WASN'T, IS THERE? I DIDN'T SEE LIKE AN UPDATE ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IN THE AGENDA IS THAT DID I JUST MISS IT? WE'LL HAVE IT ENCLOSED FOR YOU.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT ELAINE JUST SAID THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.
YOU WANT TO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT 18? PLUS, THE ARCHITECT IS BASICALLY GOING TO SEE IF IT'S A VIABLE SITE FOR ALL OF OUR NEEDS.
IT'S WORTH THE INVESTMENT UP FRONT TO DETERMINE, BECAUSE THAT IS KIND OF A SPECIAL PROJECT.
YEAH. IS THAT OKAY TO MISS THAT?.
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ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON 18 PLUS? NO, JUST A COMMENT AND IF I COULD AFFIRM MADAM PRESIDENT JUST SAID FEASIBILITY AS WE'RE LOOKING FOR LAND SELECTION, ESPECIALLY IN THE HILL COUNTRY, IS CRITICAL.AND SO BRINGING ON THIS, ESPECIALLY FROM A CIVIL SITE PERSPECTIVE TO EVALUATE BECAUSE YOU PICK A BAD SITE, YOUR COST COULD EXCEED WHAT WE HAVE IN THE BOND FOR AND SO WE HAVE TO SPEND SOME OF THESE SOFT COSTS UP FRONT TO EVALUATE THE SITE AND SO I JUST ASK, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY THIS, BUT OUR FUTURE ONES, AS WE'RE BRINGING ON THESE FOLKS WITH HEAVY ON THE CIVIL, RIGHT, THE CIVIL ENGINEERING COMPONENT AND THE SITE SELECTION AND SITE PLANNING THAT WE GO OUT OF OUR WAY TO PICK THE RIGHT SITE, RIGHT.
THERE'S SOME SERIOUS CHALLENGES THERE.
SO I APPRECIATE, NUMBER ONE MADAM SUPERINTENDENT, FOR DOING THIS AND GOING DOWN THIS DEAL INCLUDING THAT THE BOND FOR 2020, WHATEVER THAT WAS 2023 THAT'S ALLOWED US TO DO IT IS PRUDENT. AND SO LET'S CONTINUE FOR MY PERSPECTIVE.
SO I THINK I JUST COVERED THAT.
DO WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON THESE VOTES FOR NEXT WEEK ON THE ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING SERVICES? OLIVIA. I WAS ONLY GOING TO ADD JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BOARD.
I THINK WE HAVE TWO NEWER BOARD MEMBERS SINCE WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW OFTEN WE DO IT, ACTUALLY HOLLY, THAT IS A QUESTION FOR YOU, BUT WE'LL DO IT ON THE NEXT BOND. OKAY, SO WE DID AN RFQ FOR ARCHITECTS AND THEN ALL THE ARCHITECTS SEND IN.
I THINK IT WAS LIKE 17 SENT IN THEIR BOOKS OF WORK.
IT WAS A REMARKABLE PROCESS AND THEN FROM THE RFQS, WE NARROWED DOWN BY A SCORE SYSTEM.
IT WAS JUST THE THREE. RIGHT CAME TO THREE.
THAT WOULD BE OUR ARCHITECTS THAT WE WOULD USE FOR ANYTHING THAT WAS UNDER THAT BOND.
SO THEN THE NEXT BOND WILL DO THAT SAME PROCESS AGAIN.
ARE WE ABLE TO THAT? OH YES. SHE REMEMBERS IT WELL.
YEAH WE USUALLY ACTUALLY GET THE SCORES OF THE THREE.
IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN ADD THOSE.
WE'VE NEVER GOTTEN SCORES FOR THIS.
THIS IS SORT OF THE PRECURSOR OF PROJECTS.
SO SHE'S TALKING ABOUT THE RFQ PROCESS WHEN WE WERE SELECTING OUR ARCHITECTURE FIRMS. NOW THAT WE HAVE THE POOL WE CAN PICK FROM THE POOL GOING FORWARD.
YOU'RE THINKING OF THAT INITIAL PROCESS.
I'M THINKING I'M THINKING OF YES WE APPROVE THAT A LONG TIME AGO OKAY.
THESE ARE ALL THESE ARE ALL COMING OUT OF 2023 BOND FUNDS, CORRECT? YEAH. SO SORRY.
IS EVERYONE ON THE SAME PAGE? WE'RE ALL UNDERSTANDING.
WE'RE MOVING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
OKAY. I FEEL LIKE THAT WAS A CLEAR AS MUD CONVERSATION.
BUT IT ALSO SHOWS YOU THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF ACTION.
POST-BOND. SO JUST AS A TEACHING POINT FOR EVERYBODY, EVERYONE LISTENING OR WATCHING, THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF ACTION AND GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT THROUGHOUT ALL BOND PROJECTS TILL THE END, REALLY.
OKAY. DOES EVERYONE FEEL GOOD ON THOSE? OKAY. LAST ACTION ITEM FOR NEXT WEEK IS OUR BOND FUNDS FOR OUR SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
YES. SO THERE IS A NEED FOR SOME SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR OUR MARSHALLS.
AND WE'RE IN THIS WEIRD AREA WHERE WE CAN'T NECESSARILY USE ALL THE T GRANTS.
WE DON'T HAVE GENERAL FUND FUNDING.
SO SERENA NEEDS JUST UNDER $13,000 FOR SAFETY SHIELDS.
TECHNOLOGY OR PORTABLES? THERE'S JUST OVER 214,000 LEFT IN THE SAFETY BUDGET FROM 2018, SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT YOU USE THOSE FUNDS FOR THIS PURCHASE.
ANY DISCUSSION, MARY JANE? I MEAN, JUST FOR NEXT WEEK, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD REMINDER TO YOUR POINT ABOUT CONTINUAL OVERSIGHT POINTS IN THE JOURNEY.
SO THIS COMMITTEE CAME UP WITH SOME VERY SPECIFIC WAYS THAT THE LEFTOVER BONDS, BOND FUNDS COULD BE USED, BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, QUESTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY OF IS IT LIKE A SLUSH FUND FOR US? NO, IT'S FOR VERY TARGETED PURPOSES.
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SO EVEN THOUGH THEY MADE THAT RECOMMENDATION, WE STILL EVEN VOTED ON THAT.AND NOW WE'RE VOTING ON THIS. SO LOTS OF VOTES ON THIS.
ONE. QUICK QUESTION. SOUNDS LIKE OUR PREFERRED BASED ON WHAT YOU SAID.
TELL ME IF I'M READING YOU WRONG.
SOUNDS LIKE THIS MAY BE IN AN AREA WHERE WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO.
OR MAYBE RIGHT, RIGHT NOW IT IS NOT AN ALLOWABLE EXPENSE.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT. SO WE SHOULD JUST.
YEAH. THERE'S NO CONSUMABLES IN HERE OR IS THERE? NO. THIS IS ALL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT STUFF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOR THE OUT YEARS.
TRICIA. SO ON TOP OF THAT CONVERSATION, THE VESTIBULES, THE ENTRYWAYS THAT ALL THE.
HOW ARE THE OTHER ONES PAID FOR? WERE THEY ALL SPECIFIC INTO THE BONDS OR.
SO WE'RE USING THE BOND FUNDS.
REMEMBER THERE IS A PART OF THE BOND ALLOCATED TO SAFETY AND SECURITY AND THEN A PART ALLOCATED TO THE CAMPUS RENOVATIONS AND SO MATCHING THOSE BUDGETS, I THINK WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN SUBMIT ANY OF THAT TO TEA FOR GRANT FUNDS.
BUT YOU CAN'T BREAK OUT SHEETROCK AND LABOR FOR A SPECIFIC AREA.
SO WHETHER WE CAN GET THAT PAST TIA IS QUESTIONABLE.
I KNOW IT CAME UP IN OUR LAST SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETING, ALL THE DIFFERENT LEVERS AND DOORS OPENING, AND YOU SPEND THIS, AND THEN WE CONSUME THIS, AND THEN IT OPENS THE DOOR FOR MORE FUNDING AND GRANTS AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A MAZE AND A PUZZLE.
BUT NEXT MONTH, SERENA, WHEN YOU GIVE YOUR SAFETY UPDATE, CAN YOU COMMENT ON SOME OF THOSE FUNDING ARMS AND KIND OF HOW IT'S PLAYED OUT INTO OUR PROJECTS? BECAUSE I KNOW FOR ME, I GET CONFUSED HOW MUCH OF THIS IS BOND FUNDS AND HOW MUCH IS OUR DAILY BUDGET AND HOW MUCH IS FROM GRANT MONEY.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON ANY ACTION ITEM FOR NEXT MONTH? NEXT WEEK? NEXT WEEK.
VLK IS HAVING A SEIZURE IN THE AUDIENCE.
JUST KIDDING. NEXT WEEK WE WILL VOTE.
ALL RIGHT. REPORTS AND INFORMATION.
[10. REPORTS AND INFORMATION]
LEARNING AND INNOVATION.OKAY. SO WE HAVE A FOUR PAGE REPORT FOR YOU.
IT HIGHLIGHTS A LOT OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.
OF COURSE, THAT STARTS OCTOBER 31ST AND NOVEMBER 1ST.
OCTOBER 31ST FOR ELEMENTARY IS ALSO PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES.
SOME TEACHERS ARE REALLY CRAFTY.
AND GETTING THOSE THEY'RE GETTING THOSE SCHEDULED BEFORE THE 31ST.
SO JUST PARENTS, IF YOU'RE OUT THERE, YOU MIGHT HAVE A CALL FROM YOUR TEACHER SAYING, WHY DON'T YOU COME IN BEFORE THE 31ST TO TRY TO GET MORE PARENTS IN? SO THAT'S WONDERFUL.
WE ALSO HAVE 360 DISD ELEMENTARY STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN UIL COMPETITION.
THAT COMPETITION IS TAKING PLACE.
IF THEY PLACE IN THEIR LOCAL CAMPUS COMPETITION, THEY'LL BE GOING TO THE DECEMBER 7TH BIG UIL MEET AT SSMS AND SSES.
WE ALSO ARE WORKING WITH JULIA FISHBACK, OUR NEW CTE CCMR COORDINATOR, AND SHE IS UPDATING AND CUSTOMIZING REFERENCE DOCUMENTS FOR FAMILIES, ALONG WITH UPDATING THE CTE WEBSITE AND ALIGNING CMR INDICATORS WITH STUDENT NEEDS.
AND SO HER WORK IS ALREADY BEING FELT AND INFLUENCING OUR SCHOOL IN A POSITIVE WAY.
KIM. A COUPLE OF THINGS I'M EXCITED ABOUT.
WITH STAFF DEVELOPMENT THAT YOU DID, MATH FLUENCY.
I MEAN, JUST WHAT A GREAT AREA THAT YOU'RE TRAINING.
THE ELEMENTARY STAFF IN THAT AREA.
I MEAN, WHAT A BIG NEED AND I HOPE THEY'RE ENJOYING THAT TRAINING.
I LIKE THE CROSS-CURRICULAR WRITING AS WE'VE GOT TO TURN THESE KIDS ON TO WRITING.
I MEAN, THEY NEED A LOT OF THAT TRAINING.
WITH THAT CROSS-CURRICULAR WRITING, LOOKING AT OUR SHORT RESPONSES FROM STAAR, WE SEE THE NEED TO BE WRITING IN EVERY CONTENT AREA AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THANK YOU, MARY JANE.
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MAINLY FOR DOCTOR KIDD, BUT ALSO YOUR WHOLE TEAM.I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE HIGH SCHOOL THIS MORNING.
AS A PARENT AND LISTENED TO ONE OF OUR GRADUATES, BAILEY ENGLISH, WAS SPEAKING TO THE HOSA GROUP.
ANYWAY, AT THE END IN THE Q&A, I ASKED HIM IF AS HE REFLECTS ON HIS EXPERIENCE, THAT THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT THE DISTRICT COULD DO TO EITHER STRENGTHEN HIS HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE OR, YOU KNOW, PURSUING A COLLEGE PATH.
AND HE THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND HE SAID, NO.
BUT I DO THINK THAT YOU NEED TO KEEP OUR AMAZING TEACHERS.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING. THANK YOU.
SHANDA. QUESTION ON THE HEALTH, HUMAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS THIS YEAR.
HOW IS IT DIFFERENT? I KNOW IT WAS KIND OF LIKE A TWO.
IT WAS TWO WEEKS IN SCIENCE BEFORE.
HOW IS IT STILL JUST A TWO WEEK SPAN IN THEIR HEALTH CLASS, OR IS THIS TAUGHT KIND OF LESSON THROUGHOUT? I MEAN, IT'S IN THIS ONE TIME PERIOD STILL.
SO BECAUSE HEALTH IS A SEMESTER LONG.
AND THEN WE COUPLED THAT WITH CAREER EXPLORATIONS.
SO YES, IT'S STILL THE SAME AMOUNT OF DAYS BECAUSE THE AB SCHEDULE, IT'S GOING TO BE TWO WEEKS.
AND PARENTS, AS IT'S NOTED IN HERE, CAN OPT IN OR OUT OF ANY ONE LESSON.
THE WHOLE THING OR NONE AT ALL.
DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YES. I JUST IT JUST SAID IT'S NOW TAUGHT OVER THE SEMESTER LONG.
AND I WAS LIKE, OH GOSH, IS THAT LIKE A DAY HERE, A DAY HERE A DAY? IT'S STILL IT'S STILL YOU STILL FOLLOW THAT SAME CURRICULUM THAT'S AVAILABLE ONLINE? YES. AND PARENTS CAN STILL COME IN AND ASK TO REVIEW THAT CURRICULUM AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL OR MEET WITH SOMEBODY IN THE CURRICULUM AREA, AND THEY CAN OVERVIEW EVERYTHING WITH THE PARENTS. OKAY.
THIS IS THIS TIME OF YEAR IS GREAT FOR ME BECAUSE I LIKE TO MEET WITH OUR KIDS, TEACHERS AND LOOK AT THEIR MAP AND LOOK AT THEIR GROWTH AND START THEIR KIND OF THEIR BASELINE FOR THE YEAR AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
AND SO I CERTAINLY HOPE OUR PARENTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
ALL RIGHT. ONE OF THE THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT OR FIGURE OUT THIS.
WE TALKED ABOUT TECHNOLOGY, REMEMBER THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF OUR PARENTS TRULY UNDERSTAND OUR OBJECTIVES WITH TECHNOLOGY AND HELPING TO, AS YOU PUT IT IN THE REPORT PROVIDE MEANINGFUL, INTENTIONAL IMPLEMENTATION TO ENHANCE AND NOT SUBSTITUTE LEARNING.
BY THE WAY, THE WAY YOU PUT THAT, I COULD NOT AGREE MORE.
THAT'S AN AMEN AND AMEN FOR ME, RIGHT? I LOVE THAT BECAUSE I'LL DO A QUICK SIDEBAR HERE FOR A SECOND.
I WENT TO A SYMPOSIUM ON MONDAY, AND I HEARD THIS GENTLEMAN, HE WAS VERY SHARP.
I'LL GO SAY THAT IN PUBLIC FROM THE DAIS.
I'M TALKING ABOUT, LIKE, AVATARS TEACHING KIDS AND I'M LIKE, OH, RIGHT.
LIKE, EVERYTHING IN MY SOUL STARTS TO SHAKE, RIGHT? BUT THAT IS BECOMING A MORE POPULAR CONCEPT AND SOMETHING THAT'S BEING TALKED ABOUT.
I THINK THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY AS A DISTRICT FOR US AS WE'RE LAUNCHING OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION TO TRULY DIVE INTO WHAT ARE OUR OBJECTIVES WITH LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO HELP TO HELP PROVIDE, LIKE YOU SAID, MEANINGFUL, INTENTIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE, NOT SUBSTITUTE LEARNING.
HOW IS THE SYSTEM ACTUALLY GOING TO ACCOMPLISH THAT? I'D LOVE SOME FIDELITY ON THAT.
RIGHT. JUST TO TRULY UNDERSTAND AND COMPREHEND, BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT, BECAUSE YOU HAVE SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT'S LIKE, PLEASE DO NOT DO ANYTHING TECHNOLOGY WITH MY CHILD. YOU'RE GOING TO FRY THEIR BRAIN, RIGHT? THAT'S A OKAY, THAT'S LEGITIMATE.
THERE ARE PARENTS THAT DON'T WANT THESE THINGS INTRODUCED TO THEIR CHILDREN EARLY ON.
AND THEN THERE'S FOLKS LIKE YOU GOT FOUR YEAR OLDS WITH IPADS, RIGHT? AND THEY'RE DOING THAT BECAUSE PARENTS, IT'S HARD.
SOMETIMES YOU WANT TO DISTRACT THEM AND OR HAVE THEM ENGAGE IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO THE PARENTS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
I THINK THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE REALLY FIRMLY GOING TO DO AS A DISTRICT IN THIS AREA.
AND I'M NOT SAYING WE DON'T HAVE FIDELITY.
I'M SURE WE DO. I JUST DON'T KNOW IF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR PARENTS UNDERSTAND IT.
[00:35:08]
UNVEILING OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AS A FOCUS FOR OUR DISTRICT, REALLY SPELLED OUT EXACTLY LIKE YOU DID IN THIS REPORT.I THINK I THINK OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR PARENTS WOULD BENEFIT FROM THAT.
SO LET ME JUST THROW THAT OUT THERE FOR CONSIDERATION.
Y'ALL CAN GO BACK AS A TEAM, DECIDE IF THAT'S A WORTHY EFFORT.
I THINK IT IS. AND IF SO, HOW WE MIGHT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR OUR PARENTS AND HELP THEM BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO WITH TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM. BUT WITH THAT, I'LL YIELD.
THANK YOU. YEAH. AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT'S IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, AS YOU MENTIONED.
SO YEAH ONGOING CONVERSATION FOR SURE.
TRICIA. I AM, I REALLY LOVE THIS REPORT.
LIKE, THIS IS ALWAYS MY FAVORITE REPORT.
ONLY JUST BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING WHAT'S GOING ON ALL OVER THE PLACE AND LEARNING AND INNOVATION.
ONE THING THAT I DID NOTICE, I GUESS, AS A PARENT AND THEN LOOKING AT THIS REPORT BECAUSE THE NOTIFICATION THAT WE AS PARENTS GOT SAID, STILL SAID THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE TAUGHT IN SCIENCE CLASS.
THAT'S CORRECT. IT SHOULD HAVE SAID HEALTH CLASS.
SO WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT NOTICE AND SEE WHAT'S GONE OUT.
YEAH. LET'S CHECK THAT OUT BECAUSE I DID HAVE SOME PARENTS AND THEY WERE LIKE, I THOUGHT THERE'S A WHOLE NEW CLASS FOR THAT AND I'M LIKE, WE'LL CHECK ON THAT AND CORRECT WHATEVER WENT OUT AND MAKE SURE IT'S CORRECT.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
WE'RE JUST BEGINNING THE YEAR.
STILL, THIS IS THROUGH AUGUST, SO IT'S KIND OF AT THE INFANCY.
I WILL SAY TAX COLLECTIONS FOR 2023 ARE COMING IN OVER 99%.
SO THAT MADE ME GIVE ME A LITTLE COMFORT.
I REACHED OUT AND TOUCHED BASE WITH HER.
SO THEY SHOULD GO OUT IN NOVEMBER.
IS WHAT SHE'S SAYING SO GREAT.
NOTHING OF IMPORTANCE TO POINT OUT ON THE 2018 OR 2023 BOND REPORTS.
AND THEN MONDAY, JAMES WILL HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE 23 BOND PROJECTS.
WE GOT THIS REPORT LAST MONTH AT OUR AGENDA REVIEW.
DO WE WANT THIS TONIGHT OR ARE YOU EVEN PREPARED OR DO WE JUST WANT TO? WE CAN JUST GET IT NEXT.
OKAY. I THINK IT'S BEEN TYPICAL.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.
I MEAN, IS THERE ANY SUBSTANTIAL UPDATES ON PROJECTS FROM LAST MONTH? JAMES. OKAY.
IS THAT OKAY FOR IN THE FUTURE THAT ANYTHING? YEAH. JUST GO THROUGH ANY SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES FROM LAST MONTH? YEAH, A BIG UPDATE.
SO THIS IS S6 YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING AT.
WE'VE GOT WALL WALLS GOING UP.
YOU GUYS CAN SEE THE WALL BEHIND IT.
SO THAT'S ALWAYS A BIG MOMENT IN MY LIFE.
A LOT OF WORK GOES INTO THAT WALL.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE WHITE RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S THE ACTUAL BRICK MOLD THAT HOLDS THEM IN.
SO WE TAKE THAT OFF AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE BRICK ON THE BUILDING.
SO THAT'S AREA A THAT STARTED THE PICTURE TO THE RIGHT OF THAT IS GOING TO BE THE B.
AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE TWO WALLS KIND OF LAYING DOWN.
SO WE'RE ACTUALLY FORMING THOSE UP RIGHT NOW.
SO A LOT OF WORK GOING ON UP THERE.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE STRUCTURAL STEEL GOING UP.
THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN LAST WEEK AND WE HAVE STRUCTURAL STEEL GOING UP OVER AREA A.
SO A LOT OF A LOT OF A LOT OF PROGRESS HAPPENING THERE.
THIS IS SYCAMORE AGAIN THE ROOFS GOING ON.
WE'RE GOING TO DRY THAT THING IN BEFORE WINTER GETS IN SO WE CAN KEEP GOING.
KEEP OUR SCHEDULE. SCHEDULE IS GOING GREAT ON BOTH JOBS.
YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT HALLWAY IS GOING TO WRAP INTO THE OLD PART OF THE BUILDING.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE COURTYARD ON THAT LEFT PICTURE.
YOU CAN SEE THE STRUCTURAL STEEL GOING UP FOR THAT.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOT ALL THE BEDS POURED IN THERE.
THESE TWO PROJECTS, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET PUNCH LISTS DONE.
PLUS I'M GOING TO WALK WITH THE ARCHITECTS NEXT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WHEN THE KIDS ARE OUT.
WE'RE GOING TO WALK THESE PROJECTS.
THEY THINK THEY'RE ABOUT 95% DONE.
WE'LL VERIFY THAT AND THEN WE'LL FIND OUT.
AND THEN WE'VE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THIS.
YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO APPROVE THE ARCHITECTS FOR THESE PROJECTS WE CAN GET GOING FOR NEXT YEAR.
[00:40:03]
THAT'S A QUICK UPDATE. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER FOR YOU GUYS.SHANDA. YEAH, I ACTUALLY HAD A QUESTION ON THE 2018 PROJECT EXPENDITURE SUMMARY.
SO DOWN THERE, IT SAYS THAT THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROJECT IS STILL ONGOING AT DFC.
IS THAT IS THAT ACCURATE? IS THAT UPDATED OR ARE WE DONE THERE? NO, MA'AM. WE'RE DONE THERE.
OKAY. WE'RE DONE WITH THAT FOR THAT PROJECT.
OKAY, OKAY. THAT WAS JUST STILL.
THAT'S COMPLETE THOUGH. OKAY, SO THAT'S ALL DONE.
SO I GUESS MY QUESTION THEN IS FOR THE 2018 BOND.
WHAT ARE WE STILL WORKING ON? LIKE WHAT? WHERE THESE FUNDS THAT WE STILL HAVE REMAINING THERE.
WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THOSE THAT THE FUNDS ARE INVESTED.
SO THERE'S NOT REALLY ANY PROJECTS.
THIS BUILDING HASN'T BEEN CLOSED OUT YET.
SO WHEN THE FINAL APP FOR THIS IS DONE THEN THESE FUNDS ARE BASICALLY DONE.
THEY'RE JUST SITTING HERE. SO AT SOME POINT THE BOARD WILL NEED TO DETERMINE WHAT TO DO WITH THESE.
I FORGOT ABOUT THAT. SO WE DID VOTE.
IT WAS, WHAT, ABOUT A YEAR AGO? THERE WAS RECOMMENDATIONS WHEN THAT COMMITTEE DISSOLVED AND WE KIND OF STARTED OUR NEW BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THAT BECAME KIND OF A ROLLING COMMITTEE.
AND THAT CAME IN HANDY FOR QUITE A BIT OF SAFETY.
AND WE'RE VOTING NEXT WEEK FOR MORE SAFETY.
BUT WE DO HAVE THOSE BIG AREAS RIGHT NOW, AND THAT'S WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE FOCUSED ON.
OKAY. SO SOME OF THE AND IS IT SAFE TO SAY OR ACCURATE TO SAY THAT THOSE, SOME OF THESE FUNDS THAT ARE STILL LEFT OVER, THAT THE PROJECTS THAT WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO NEED FOR, YOU KNOW, 2025 BONDS THAT WE COULD SAY, OKAY, WE MAY NOT NEED THAT IN THE 2025.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD DO WITH THIS.
SO PERFECT. THAT'S WHAT THE 2018 FUNDS WERE VOTED UNDER A DIFFERENT LAW.
AND SO YOU HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE SPECIAL PROPOSITION LANGUAGE WITH THE 2018 FUNDS.
BUT YES, WHEN EVERYTHING IS FINISHED CLOSED OUT, THEN OTHER THAN THE LAND MONEY, THE BALANCE OF THAT, WE WOULD COME TO THE BOARD AND SAY, WELL, THERE'S 1.5 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS IDENTIFIED FOR 25 THAT YOU COULD KNOCK OUT WITH THIS, OR YOU COULD USE THIS TO SUPPLEMENT SOMETHING IN THE 23 BOND PROGRAM.
SO THERE WILL BE LOTS OF OPTIONS OF WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THAT.
AWESOME WE'RE NOT JUST LIKE, OH, WE HAVE THIS, LET'S JUST SPEND IT ON NOTHING.
JUST MAKING SURE. IT'S INVESTED AND WE KNOW IT'S THERE.
THANK YOU. HONESTLY, IT WAS A GODSEND AFTER UVALDE AND ALL THE STATE THINGS, BECAUSE WE AS A DISTRICT WERE ABLE TO MAKE SOME PRETTY RAPID STEPS BEFORE WE EVEN HAD A 2023 BOND FUNDS.
SO THIS IS SORT OF THE ONGOING COMMUNITY CONVERSATION THAT, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T GO INTO SOME LIKE, YOU KNOW, BACK POCKETS OR SOMETHING, BUT IT ISN'T IN A SLUSH FUND, AND EVEN OUR SLUSH FUND IS GETTING SPENT DOWN RIGHT NOW.
MARY JANE SO THIS IS ACTUALLY JUST A CLARIFICATION BASED ON SHANDA'S QUESTION AND YOUR ANSWER.
I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE IS ONE OUTSTANDING THING AT DSC FROM THAT COURTYARD, AND THAT IS SOME KIND OF PLAQUE THAT MEMORIALIZES THE ORIGINAL NASA CHRISTA MCAULIFFE GRANT IN THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE THAT CREATED THE SPACE SHUTTLE. IT'S STILL NOT THERE.
BUT I'M BRINGING IT UP ONLY BECAUSE WHAT I HEARD WAS WE HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO DO THERE.
YOU'RE CORRECT. I DID MEET WITH CORRIGAN ABOUT THAT ACTUAL SUBJECT.
WE DID SAVE A PIECE OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE.
I STILL HAVE A PIECE OF THAT ALUMINUM AND WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THAT.
SO YOU'RE RIGHT, WE DO HAVE THAT LAST LITTLE THING TO DO.
[00:45:10]
PEOPLE THAT WE WOULD BRING IN.WE HAD 18 PEOPLE, AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO FINGERPRINT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.
AND SO WHAT THAT'S BEEN ABLE TO DO FOR THE DISTRICT IS ESPECIALLY OUR CUSTODIANS OR CHILD NUTRITION, INSTEAD OF THEM HAVING TO WAIT AND GET AN APPOINTMENT IN AUSTIN OR NEW BRAUNFELS OR SOMEWHERE ELSE, THEY'RE ABLE TO COME IN THAT DAY OR THE NEXT DAY AND NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN APPOINTMENT, OR IF IT'S A WEEK OR TWO WEEKS LATER AND GO FIND ANOTHER JOB, THEY'RE ABLE TO COME IN RIGHT AWAY.
JUST IN THE SPIRIT OF TRYING TO NOT TAKE THE REALLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR GRANTED.
SHE COULD NOT BELIEVE IT, SO KUDOS.
ALL RIGHT. SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT.
WELL, COMING FULL CIRCLE FOR YOU ALL FROM WORKSHOP.
WE HAVE A GRANT AND IT'S FOR DYSLEXIA EDUCATION FOR SOME OF OUR STAFF.
SO KIND OF FUNNY THAT THAT TIES RIGHT BACK TO OUR WORKSHOP FROM EARLIER.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE SOME LAND NEXT WEEK.
GOT SOME LAND NOTICES TODAY THAT WE'LL ADD TO THAT FOR NEXT WEEK FOR Y'ALL.
[11. CLOSED SESSION]
551.071, 551.072, 551.074 AND 551.0076, 551.0082, 551.00821, 551.089, 551.129. NO VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CLOSED MEETING.THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CLOSED MEETING.
ALL RIGHT. WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 8:09 P.M.
[12. OPEN SESSION]
WITH NO ACTION THIS EVENING, WE STAND ADJOURNED AT 8:09 P.M..THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.