Jan 27, 2025 Regular Meeting

[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM]

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GOOD EVENING. WE HAVE CONVENED FOR A REGULAR MEETING OF THE DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THIS MONDAY, JANUARY 27TH, 2025. THE TIME IS NOW 6:03PM. WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT THIS EVENING, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MARY JANE HETRICK. SHE IS ADVOCATING FOR US IN DC TODAY.

WE WILL BEGIN WITH OUR OPENING CEREMONY WITH PLEDGES TO THE AMERICAN FLAG AND THE TEXAS FLAG.

I'M HONORED TO INVITE THIS EVENING'S PLEDGE LEADERS UP TO JOIN US AND LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, NOT ONLY IN ENGLISH, BUT ALSO IN SPANISH. SO STAY STANDING FOR BOTH.

WE HAVE LANDON TONTON, A FIFTH GRADER AT DSC, AND AARON DIXON, A FIFTH GRADER AT DSC.

[SPANISH].

THANK YOU, STUDENTS. THAT WAS WONDERFUL. GREAT JOB.

YOU ALL.

[3. ANNOUNCEMENTS]

JOIN US TO LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT CTE PATHWAYS OFFERED IN DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD, AND TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE THERE TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS. THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR THE DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD BOARD OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION IS OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH. INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS CAN APPLY ONLINE ON OUR WEBSITE.

UNDER ELECTIONS. WE'LL BE HOSTING A SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE MEETING ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH FROM 5 TO 6PM.

HERE IN THIS BUILDING. FOR ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE ROLE OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD. OUR NEXT TAXPAYER.

TUESDAY IS FEBRUARY 11TH AT 9:30AM. ALSO HERE IN THIS BUILDING WILL BE DISCUSSING THE LATEST UPDATES AT THE TEXAS 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND HOW IT AFFECTS PUBLICATION AND OUR BOARD'S ADVOCACY SPECIFICALLY FOR ISD AND THEN LASTLY, JUST A REMINDER THAT WE WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH FOR PRESIDENTS DAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE ARE RECOGNIZING OUR ELEMENTARY UIL WINNERS.

[4. RECOGNITIONS]

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HI. MY NAME IS NATALIE LYLE, AND I'M A COORDINATOR FOR UIL AT SYCAMORE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY.

I AM HERE ALSO WITH ALL OF THESE AMAZING STUDENTS THAT WE ARE SO HONORED TO HAVE THEM HERE.

AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE. MY NAME IS GAY CLAWSON AND I AM ONE OF THE COORDINATORS FOR WALNUT SPRINGS ELEMENTARY.

JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, WE HAVE NINE EVENTS THE STUDENTS COMPETE IN.

THE AGES THAT ARE ALLOWED TO COMPETE ARE SECOND GRADE THROUGH FIFTH GRADE AND IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE EVENT WHAT GRADE LEVELS ARE ALLOWED TO COMPETE.

WE STARTED PRACTICING IN SEPTEMBER. THESE KIDS PRACTICED EVERY WEEK AFTER SCHOOL AND THAT CUMULATED WITH A DISTRICT MEET

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I AM IN FIFTH GRADE AND I WON ORAL READING. MY NAME IS EVIE.

I GO TO DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY. I'M IN SECOND GRADE AND I WON CREATIVE WRITING.

MY NAME IS BETHANY HOGGATT. I AM IN FOURTH GRADE.

I WENT TO WALNUT SPRINGS AND I WON WITH, I WON IN MUSIC MEMORY WITH A PERFECT SCORE.

HI. I'M STILES SHEVLIN AND I'M FROM SYCAMORE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY.

I'M IN FOURTH GRADE, AND I GOT A PERFECT SCORE IN MUSIC MEMORY.

HI. MY NAME IS AARAV DESAI, AND I'M FROM SYCAMORE SPRINGS IN FOURTH GRADE AND I WON THE NUMBER SENSE IN FOURTH GRADE. MY NAME IS HAILEY JIMENEZ. I'M IN FOURTH GRADE.

I DID MUSIC MEMORY, AND I'M FROM SYCAMORE SPRINGS, AND I GOT A PERFECT SCORE.

I'M AVISH AND I'M FROM ROOSTER SPRINGS. I WON IN CHESS.

THIRD GRADE. MY NAME IS AVANTI. I'M IN FIFTH GRADE AT ROOSTER SPRINGS AND I PLACED FIRST IN SPELLING.

MY NAME IS ARI. I'M IN THIRD GRADE, AND I AND I PLACED FIRST IN STORYTELLING.

MY NAME IS DUNCAN AND I'M FROM FOURTH GRADE, DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY, AND I DID CHESS PUZZLES.

MY NAME IS NISHTHA AND I'M IN FOURTH GRADE IN ROOSTER SPRINGS, AND I PLACED FIRST IN SPELLING WITH A PERFECT SCORE.

MY NAME IS CAROLINE AND I AM IN THIRD GRADE. I PLACED A PERFECT.

I'M IN CYPRESS AND I PLACED A PERFECT SCORE ON MUSIC MEMORY.

HI, MY NAME IS GRACE. I'M FROM ROOSTER SPRINGS AND I DID READY WRITING.

MY NAME IS HENRY. I'M FROM SYCAMORE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY AND I PLACED FIRST IN MUSIC MEMORY.

MY NAME IS RYAN. I'M FROM ROOSTER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY IN FIFTH GRADE, AND I PLACED A PERFECT SCORE IN CHESS PUZZLES.

MY NAME IS SUMEDHA AND I'M FROM DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY, AND I PLACED A PERFECT SCORE IN.

STORYTELLING. MY NAME IS ANANYA. I AM IN THIRD GRADE FROM SYCAMORE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY AND THEN I AND I WON IN SPELLING. MY NAME IS GENEVIEVE AND I PLACE FIRST PLACE AND READY RIDING IN SYCAMORE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY.

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GOOD EVENING. [INAUDIBLE]. HELLO. MY NAME IS COURTNEY AGUILAR, AND I AM THE CHOIR DIRECTOR AT DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M HERE TO BRAG ON ISABELLA ELEAZAR AND I BUSTED MY PHONE OUT BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT I WANT TO SAY ABOUT THIS AMAZING YOUNG LADY.

ISABELLA IS AN ALL-STATE CHOIR MEMBER THIS YEAR, SO THAT'S A STATE RECOGNITION.

SHE COMPETED AS AN ALTO ONE AND EARNED SECOND CHAIR IN OUR AREA.

ISABELLA'S JOURNEY TO THE ALL-STATE CHOIR STARTED ACTUALLY THIS PAST SUMMER.

SHE ATTENDED AN ALL STATE CHOIR CAMP AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY IN JULY, WHICH IS WHEN A LOT OF KIDS THAT ARE VERY COMPETITIVE START TO LEARN THEIR MUSIC.

SHE ALSO STUDIES PRIVATE VOICE WITH LOUISE AVANT AND OVER THE COURSE OF FROM THE SUMMER UNTIL THE FIRST AUDITION IN OCTOBER, ISABELLA PUT IN HOURS AND HOURS OF HARD INDIVIDUAL WORK TO PREPARE THIS INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING, COLLEGE LEVEL CHORAL REPERTOIRE FOR COMPETITION.

SO THE STUDENTS IN THE ALL-STATE CHOIR THERE ARE FOUR ALL STATE CHOIRS.

THE MIXED CHOIR IS THE HIGHEST TIER. THEN THERE'S ALSO A TREBLE CHOIR, A TENOR BASS CHOIR, AND THERE'S A CHOIR FOR SMALL SCHOOL WHICH IS DIVISIONS FOUR, A AND BELOW ACROSS THE STATE.

SO ISABELLA IS SECOND CHAIR IN THE HIGHEST RANKED CHOIR IN THE STATE.

IN THE FALL, OVER 13,000 HIGH SCHOOL SINGERS FROM LARGE SCHOOL CHOIRS ACROSS THE STATE'S 33 REGIONS COMPETE IN THE INITIAL AUDITIONS. THE TOP VOCALISTS THEN ADVANCED TO THE FINAL STATEWIDE AUDITIONS, WHICH WERE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO IN JANUARY, WHERE 224 MEMBERS ARE CHOSEN OF THE ALL STATE LARGE SCHOOL MIXED CHOIR.

SO FROM A START OF 30,000 OR 13. YEAH. 33. SORRY.

PARDON ME. 13,000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHITTLED DOWN TO THE TOP 224.

SO SHE IS IN AN INCREDIBLY ELITE CLASS OF SINGER.

THIS RESULTS IN REHEARSALS WITH A CLINICIAN, DOCTOR RICK BIELLA, IN SAN ANTONIO THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 12TH AND CULMINATES IN A PERFORMANCE AT THE TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION IN SAN ANTONIO, IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE OF CHORAL MUSIC EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND REALLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS BIGGER IN TEXAS AND SO MANY COME FROM OUT OF STATE TO ATTEND THE TEXAS CONFERENCE.

AND THEN THIS YEAR, SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE PERFORMANCE AT TMEA IN SAN ANTONIO, THE ALL-STATE MIXED CHOIR IS ALSO PERFORMING AT THE NATIONAL AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION, WHICH THIS YEAR IS IN MARCH IN DALLAS. AND SO SHE WILL GET TO PERFORM WITH THIS ENSEMBLE NOT JUST ONCE, BUT TWICE, ONCE IN SAN ANTONIO IN FEBRUARY AND ONCE IN DALLAS IN MARCH.

SO THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY. INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO GETTING TO THIS POINT AND ISABELLA IS A 10TH GRADER, WHICH MEANS SHE HAS AT LEAST TWO MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN THIS RECOGNITION AGAIN, WHICH WE CERTAINLY HOPE FOR HER. AND ONE MORE LITTLE PIECE OF INFORMATION TO BRAG ON HER ABOUT.

ISABELLA IS ONLY THE EIGHTH STUDENT IN OUR SCHOOL'S HISTORY TO EARN AN ALL STATE CHOIR RECOGNITION, AND SHE IS THE VERY FIRST FEMALE STUDENT IN OUR CHOIR PROGRAM'S HISTORY TO EARN A SPOT IN THE MIXED CHOIR.

SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING ISABELLA ELEAZAR [INAUDIBLE].

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IN CASE YOU DIDN'T NOTICE, TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF YOU FOR SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.

WE HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS COMES FROM FIRST, THE FLOWERS COME FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOL CTE PROGRAM.

OUR FLORAL DESIGN PROGRAM MADE THOSE FOR YOU ALL.

BUT THEN YOU HAVE LOTS OF OTHER APPRECIATION TONIGHT.

IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IN THE CLOSED SESSION ROOM.

YOU GOT A LITTLE GIFT FROM THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION WHO ALSO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE YOU AND THEN EVEN OUR CDC PROGRAM PUT SOME THINGS TOGETHER ON THEIR OWN AND JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. WE THINK SO MUCH OF YOU GUYS AND Y'ALL DO SO MUCH FOR NO PAY.

AND I THINK A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE JUST HAVE NO CLUE HOW MUCH YOU DO OR THE FACT THAT IT'S ALL VOLUNTEER, BUT YOU REALLY HELP ME. YOU REALLY HELP OUR ADMINISTRATORS, OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF, AND WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SERVING ON THIS BOARD, FOR STEPPING UP AND SAYING YES, THAT YOU WOULD DO THIS AND BEING INTERESTED IN THIS POSITION, AND THEN FOR WORKING THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT IS SO BUSY.

NOT EVERY DISTRICT HAS ATTENDANCE, ZONING, BOND, BUDGET DEFICIT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS SIGN UP TO, STEP IN AND LEAD WITH US. AND WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE PERSPECTIVES THAT YOU BRING TO THIS BOARD, THE TIME AND ENERGY THAT YOU PUT IN, THE CARING THAT YOU HAVE FOR OUR STAFF AND FOR OUR KIDS.

AND SO IT MEANS A WHOLE LOT TO US TO BE ABLE TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU ALL TONIGHT AND TO HAVE YOU SITTING UP HERE.

SO JUST WANT TO SAY WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. THANK YOU.

AND THEN IN GOOD EVIDENCE OF ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU DO, WE HAVE A LITTLE VIDEO JUST TO SHOW YOU GUYS OUT AND ABOUT OVER THE LAST YEAR.

WHAT? THANK YOU GUYS. I MEAN, YOU CAN'T FAKE THAT KIND OF INVOLVEMENT.

WE HAVE THOSE KINDS OF PICTURES OF Y'ALL BECAUSE Y'ALL REALLY DO SO MUCH.

SO WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THEY ARE NOT AI GENERATED. THANK YOU. THAT'S SO SWEET.

I AM ALWAYS IMPRESSED WITH HOW TALENTED OUR FLORAL DESIGN IS ALSO.

IT'S WONDERFUL. ALL RIGHT. ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

WHEN YOU HEAR THE TIMER SOUND, PLEASE CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD. LAUREN NAYLOR.

HI. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. I COME AS AN EIGHT YEAR DRIPPING SPRINGS RESIDENT.

I HAVE TWO YOUNG KIDS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ONE WAS HONORED HERE TONIGHT, SO THAT WAS WONDERFUL.

I CAME UP WITH THESE LOVELY BINDERS BECAUSE I HAD THE HONOR TO BE IN BOTH THE LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE AND THE CITIZENS BOND STEERING COMMITTEE,

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WE SAT HERE IN THIS ROOM FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS, MEETING AFTER MEETING.

AND THE CULMINATION OF THESE TWO COMMITTEES REALLY HAS GIVEN US A FULL PICTURE OF REALLY WHAT'S AT STAKE AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT THIS NEW HIGH SCHOOL BOND PASS IN MAY. YOU KNOW, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA. THE BOND STEERING COMMITTEE WAS REALLY DONE.

WELL, BECAUSE AT EVERYONE'S TABLE WERE BUSINESS OWNERS, STUDENTS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

WE ALL HAD DIFFERENT VESTED INTERESTS, AND IT WAS A GREAT TIME TO ALL COME TOGETHER AND NOT ONLY LEARN HOW INSANELY FAST OUR COMMUNITY IS GROWING, BUT ALSO THE NEEDS OF SO MANY OF THE STUDENTS AND PARENTS AND WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, REAL QUICKLY EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL IS BURSTING AT THE SEAMS ALREADY.

SO IF THE BOND PASSES IN MAY OF 2025, WE'LL BE ABLE TO OPEN THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL DOORS IN THE FALL OF 28 AND THAT HIGH SCHOOL, THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL, THE CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL AT THAT TIME WILL BE WELL INTO 120% CAPACITY.

THE STUDENTS IN MY GROUP, THOUGH, WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THE HIGH SCHOOL, TALK TO US ABOUT HOW ALREADY DIFFICULT IT IS TO PASS THROUGH THE HALLWAYS TO GET TO CLASSES, HOW INSANELY COMPETITIVE THE ELECTIVES ARE, AND THE SPORTS AND HOW ALREADY KIDS ARE BEING TOLD IF YOU WANT TO PLAY BASEBALL, IF YOU WANT TO DO DANCE, GOOD LUCK. YOU HAVE LITTLE TO NO CHANCE OF MAKING A SPOT BECAUSE THE SCHOOL IS SO FULL AND SO AT CAPACITY.

AND SO IT JUST KIND OF BREAKS MY HEART THINKING ABOUT MY KIDS AND OTHER KIDS, AND WHAT WILL THEIR OPPORTUNITIES BE WHEN THEY GET THERE.

IF THIS BOND DOES NOT PASS? I CAN TELL YOU ONE BIG TAKEAWAY WHEN WE ARE PROPOSING THIS TO THE COMMUNITY IS WE.

THE BOND STEERING COMMITTEE CAME UP WITH AN AMOUNT, AND I WOULD SAY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT PASSES IN THIS BOND IS NOT ONLY THE MONEY TO BUILD THE NEW SCHOOL, BUT THE MONEY TO RENOVATE OR WHATEVER THE NEEDS ARE OF THE CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL SO THAT IT'S AT PAR WITH THE THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL.

I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. ALSO TO LET MEMBERS LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THE NUMBER WE CAME UP WITH FOR THE BOND STEERING COMMITTEE DOES NOT RAISE PROPERTY VALUES, DOES THEY WILL NOT SEEK A SINGLE CENT INCREASE.

SO I THINK WE REALLY HAVE TO HONE IN ON THAT WHEN WE'RE PITCHING THIS TO THE COMMUNITY.

ALSO, LET'S LOOK AT SIDE BY SIDE NUMBERS OF WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IT WILL COST FOR THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL AND THE OTHER NEW HIGH SCHOOL PROPOSALS IN OUR AREA.

WE COME WAY UNDER THAT. SO LET'S FOCUS ON REALLY BIG HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE COMMUNITY SO THAT THERE'S NO QUESTION THIS TIME AROUND, LIKE THERE WAS NOVEMBER OF 2022 WHEN THE BOND FAILED.

NO QUESTION FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT CHOICE.

WE HAVE TO HAVE A BOND FOR A NEW HIGH SCHOOL IN MAY.

THANK YOU GUYS. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THE COMMITTEES.

WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE BOND IN THIS MEETING, BUT WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL WORKSHOPS THIS MONTH AND WE DO ANTICIPATE CALLING FOR A BOND HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. SO, ALL RIGHT.

[6. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION]

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IT'S ON. GOOD EVENING BOARD. HAPPY SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DSC TO COME AND SHARE SOME GENIUS WITH YOU GUYS.

FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW ME, I'M KELLY RAYMOND, THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY.

THIS IS MY 10TH YEAR TO BE A PRINCIPAL IN THE DISTRICT, AND I'M SUPER EXCITED TO SHOWCASE THESE AMAZING STUDENTS AND HOW MUCH THEY REALLY OWN THEIR LEARNING AND CONTRIBUTE TO BUILDING OUR CULTURE AT DSC.

SO I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO THEM BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY THEIR SHOW. THANK YOU.

REALLY QUICK, STUDENTS, CAN YOU COME IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

SO EVEN WHEN YOU'RE WAITING TO SPEAK, THEY CAN SEE YOU ON THE SCREENS AT HOME AND THEY CAN PICK YOU UP.

GREAT. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS LENA ROBERTS.

I AM TEN YEARS OLD AND I AM IN FIFTH GRADE. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND READ THAT IF YOU LIKE.

BUT TO ME, BEING ON THE LIGHTHOUSE TEAM MEANS TO MAKE OUR SCHOOL A BETTER PLACE AND SHOW LEADERSHIP WHILE INCLUDING EVERYONE AND WORKING TOGETHER.

THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR BEING ON THE LIGHTHOUSE TEAM, AND I REALLY ENJOY IT BECAUSE I GET TO.

I LOVE BEING ABLE TO CREATE A POSITIVE PLACE FOR EVERYONE.

HI, MY NAME IS ADDISON OLSON. I'M TEN YEARS OLD AND IN THE FIFTH GRADE.

OUR END IN MIND. OUR END IN MIND IS TO EDUCATE AND PROMOTE A CULTURE OF INCLUSIVITY WHILE CELEBRATING OUR DIVERSITY AT DSC.

DURING NATIONAL INCLUSIVE SCHOOL WEEK, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR STUDENTS AT DSC TO BE INCLUSIVE WITH THEIR CLASSMATES AND PEOPLE AROUND THEM.

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WHEN WE MADE THE INCLUSIVITY LESSON, THERE WAS LOTS OF CREATIVITY PUT INTO IT AND WAS ONE OF THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES FOR ME.

HELLO, I'M AARON DIXON, I'M TEN YEARS OLD AND I AM A FIFTH GRADER AT DSE.

SO WE READ A BOOK CALLED RICKY THE ROCK THAT COULDN'T ROLL.

TWO FIRST GRADERS IN OUR SCHOOL. THIS BOOK IS ABOUT INCLUSIVE.

INCLUSIVE. INCLUSIVE THINGS AND PROBLEM SOLVING.

SO WHAT WE DID TO LEAD TO THIS EVENT IS WE MET DURING LUNCH AND RECESS, AND WE COLLABORATED WITH EACH OTHER TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT TO KNOW WHAT WE WOULD DO.

WE WOULD COME EVERY NOW AND THEN EVERY WEEK, AND WE WOULD PRACTICE AND EXPLAIN TO EACH OTHER HOW TO FIX OR IMPROVE WHAT WE ARE SAYING, WE WOULD SAY, WELL, WE WOULD PREPARE HARD QUESTIONS FOR THE FIRST GRADERS.

AND IT WAS KIND OF HARD AT FIRST BECAUSE WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR AGE.

HELLO, MY NAME IS HADLEY HATFIELD AND I'M A FIFTH GRADER AT DSC.

OUR FIFTH GRADE LIGHTHOUSE TEAM CAME TOGETHER AND WE READ A BOOK TO THE FIRST GRADERS ABOUT INCLUSION, AND WE GOT THEIR INPUT AND THOUGHTS. THEN WE DID AN ACTIVITY WITH THE CHRISTMAS TREE WHEN THEY MATCHED THEIR NUMBERS AND SHARED THREE FUN FACTS ABOUT EACH OTHER. AT THE END, WE ASKED THE STUDENTS WHAT THEY THOUGHT AND HOW IT FELT TO BE INCLUDED. HI, MY NAME IS LANDON THONTON. I'M TEN YEARS OLD AND I'M IN FIFTH GRADE.

THESE PICTURES ARE US CONGRATULATING THE FIRST GRADERS FOR ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND WE'RE GIVING THEM HIGH FIVES.

WE READ THEM BOOKS AND I THINK THEY HAD A LOT OF FUN.

AND SO DID WE. OKAY. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR Y'ALL.

AND THE FIRST ONE IS, HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE ALL THE STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT FEEL INCLUDED AND SUPPORTED? KIM. OKAY. FIRST OF ALL, YOU GUYS DID A GREAT LESSON IN TEACHING THE FIRST GRADE ABOUT INCLUSION.

IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE WORDS. I THINK OUR PRINCIPALS THAT ARE WORKING IN OUR DISTRICT, SUCH AS MISS RAYMOND, DO A GREAT JOB IN SETTING THE TONE IN THE BUILDING WHERE WE CAN INCLUDE ALL STUDENTS.

OUR DISTRICT ALSO HOLDS STAFF DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS ON DAYS THAT YOU'RE NOT THERE, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH TEACHERS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE INCLUDING EVERY STUDENT IN A LESSON IN THE CLASSROOM. EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE TO SPEAK, EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE.

AND I KNOW PRINCIPALS LIKE MISS RAYMOND ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO ALSO BE VERY BUSY OUTSIDE CLASS AND FIND SPECIAL INTERESTS AND INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND OTHERS THAT ARE NEW TO THE SCHOOL TO JOIN THOSE PROGRAMS WITH YOU.

WE WANT EVERYBODY TO FEEL INCLUDED, AND I THINK YOU GUYS ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK TEACHING LESSONS TO OUR FIRST GRADE.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY, THE NEXT QUESTION IS, WHAT DO YOU DO TO HELP OUR SCHOOLS BE THE BEST THAT THEY CAN BE? OKAY, THAT'S MY TURN. HI, KIDS. HI. GREAT PRESENTATION, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING LEADERS IN YOUR CAMPUS.

THAT IS WONDERFUL AND YOU ALL SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF YOURSELVES.

I'LL SUM THIS UP. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF THINGS WE DO AS SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES, AND WE DO IT PROUDLY.

BUT I'LL SUM IT UP LIKE THIS. SO AS THE ELECTED LEADERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY WE HAVE THE CHARGE TO OVERSEE PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON WITHIN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, INCLUDING WHAT HAPPENS AT DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY.

AND I TRULY THINK WHAT WE CAN DO TO BEST HELP Y'ALL IS DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO GIVE YOU EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU HAVE TO FULFILL YOUR GOD GIVEN POTENTIAL, AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING GREAT IN LIFE.

AND WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO LEARN AND START THAT PATHWAY TO GREATNESS IN YOUR LIFE HERE IN DRIPPING SPRINGS AND SO THAT IS REALLY THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE TAKE ON AS YOUR SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES AND THAT TURNS INTO ALL KINDS OF THINGS OF ENSURING YOU HAVE GREAT TEACHERS, ENSURING YOU HAVE SCHOOLS, ENSURING THAT YOU HAVE A CURRICULUM AND RESOURCES AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO TRULY GIVE YOU OPPORTUNITIES, WHETHER IT BE GOING TO COLLEGE SOMEDAY, WHETHER IT BE LEARNING A TRADE, WHETHER IT BE GOING INTO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS IN YOUR LIFE, THAT IT STARTED HERE IN DRIPPING SPRINGS AND YOU WERE GIVEN EVERYTHING YOU NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. SO THAT'S HOW I'D SUM IT UP.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY FAVORITE PART OF BEING ON THE SCHOOL BOARD IS SEEING OUR STUDENT OUTCOMES COME TO LIFE, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH VISITING CAMPUSES OR SEEING STUDENTS COME AND PRESENT OR GOING OUT AND WATCHING PERFORMANCES, WHICH WE LOVE TO DO. EXCUSE ME. EVERY STUDENT IS SO SPECIAL AND SO UNIQUE AND HAS THEIR OWN TALENTS AND THEIR OWN PASSIONS AND THEIR OWN SKILLS.

SO TO BE ABLE TO SEE EVERY STUDENT ACHIEVE THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND SEEING EVERY SINGLE STUDENT ACHIEVE INDIVIDUAL OUTCOMES IS MY FAVORITE PART, BECAUSE IT MEANS EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING AND YOUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS ARE DOING, AND YOUR LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION AND TEACHERS ARE DOING IS HAVING AN IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE AND HELPING YOU EVERY DAY.

THAT'S MY FAVORITE PART. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US.

I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO NORA. HELLO, MY NAME IS NORA GOATS AND I'M A FIFTH GRADER AT DSC.

THANK YOU FOR INVITING US. WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCE AS STUDENT LIGHTHOUSE TEAM MEMBERS. [INAUDIBLE].

OH, THANK YOU GUYS. GREAT JOB, GREAT JOB. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL COORDINATED YOUR ATTIRE TONIGHT, BUT Y'ALL DEFINITELY HAD IT GOING ON. AMAZING.

THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY, ALL RIGHT, ON FOR OUR LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT. OH ELEMENTARY SIX TOUR. ROB, IN THE FREEZING COLD RAIN. YEAH.

SO GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? NO.

OKAY. GO AHEAD. THIS IS HOLLY'S REVENGE. WELL, WE ASKED FOR IT.

ALL RIGHT, SO YOU KNOW, THIS WAS AN EFFORT. YOU KNOW, ONE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD, AND I LOVE IT, AND I'M THANKFUL. WE DON'T JUST SIT UP HERE AND MAKE DECISIONS AND JUST CALL IT A DAY.

WE LIKE TO BE INVOLVED, AND WE WANT TO SEE ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR DISTRICT AND WHETHER THAT BE ON A NICE, WARM DAY SITTING IN CYPRUS WHICH, BY THE WAY, WE MISSED, DIDN'T WE, BECAUSE WE HAD THE SNOW DAY SHOOT.

ANYWAYS CYPRUS JUST EXAMPLE WATCHING OUR KIDS LEARN DO PROJECTS JUST IN THAT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OR IT'S ON A COLD WINTER DAY LOOKING AT ELEMENTARY NUMBER SIX AND SEEING HOW IT'S COMING. SO MY COLLEAGUES AND I ALL GOT A CHANCE TO DO THAT.

THIS IS OUR CONTINUED EFFORT AS WE EVALUATE AND ENSURE THAT THE BOND DOLLARS FROM OUR BOND IN 2023 ARE SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED ON TIME AND ON BUDGET.

AND LET ME TELL YOU, THIS PROJECT, I'M LOOKING OVER HERE AT JAMES CONKLE WHO'S WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD TO GET THIS THING BUILT ALONG WITH A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE IS WE'RE ON TIME AND ON BUDGET, AND THIS SCHOOL IS A PROTOTYPE FOR WHAT A LOT OF OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS CAN LOOK LIKE IN OUR DISTRICT. AND SO WE WANT TO KNOW HOW IT'S COMING TOGETHER.

AND SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM SUPERINTENDENT AND JAMES, FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THAT, INTERRUPT THE WORKDAY A LITTLE BIT WITHOUT LOSING PRODUCTIVITY, AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NUMBER SIX AND HOW IT'S COMING AND HOW IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE OVERCROWDING RELIEF FOR ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY KIDS.

SO IT'S WONDERFUL AND WE HAD TAXPAYER TUESDAY OLIVIA ALL SAY THE SAME THING. I ALWAYS SAY IT WAS REALLY GREAT, VERY INFORMATIVE.

I STILL LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY TIME. BUT MAN, I JUST WISH THAT MORE OF OUR COMMUNITY WOULD ATTEND.

SO IT WAS ANOTHER GOOD ONE. AND THEN MYSELF OUR SUBCOMMITTEE FOR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY WILL BE ATTENDING FEBRUARY'S TAXPAYER TUESDAY TO TALK ABOUT OUR OUR EFFORTS WILL BE PRESENTING.

YEAH. VERY EXCITING. THAT'S NEXT MONTH FEBRUARY.

FEBRUARY. YES. RIGHT. FEBRUARY IS ALREADY. IT'S ALREADY HERE, BASICALLY.

GOODNESS. WE HAD A FEW COOL EVENTS. THE SWEARING IN OF OUR NEW SHERIFF.

TRICIA WAS THERE WITH OTHERS. YES. I COULD NOT BE MORE THRILLED ABOUT ANTHONY IPPOLITO.

I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE AMAZING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

HE DOES SO MANY THINGS FOR TIGERS ALREADY. AND STEPPING INTO THIS ROLE AND THE GREAT LEADER THAT I KNOW THAT HE'S GOING TO BE FOR EVERYBODY,

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SO SUPER EXCITED. AND IT WAS NICE TO GO THERE.

AND HE ACKNOWLEDGED OUR BOARD FOR BEING THERE, THE MEMBERS THAT WERE ABLE TO ATTEND AND HE JUST HE MADE US A PART OF HIS SWEARING IN. SO IT WAS REALLY NICE. AND I ENJOYED IT. I KIND OF WANTED TO ADD TO THAT, TOO.

I TOOK TWO OF MY DAUGHTERS. I TOOK TWO OF MY KIDS WITH ME.

AND IT WAS I THINK THAT THEY LOVED GETTING TO SEE IT LIKE THEY WERE.

I WAS SUPER SHOCKED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE IN THAT ROOM. I MEAN, IT WAS PACKED STANDING ROOM ONLY, PROBABLY 30, 40, 50 PEOPLE STANDING IN THE BACK. IT WAS AWESOME AND HAD THE GIRLS TAKE A PICTURE WITH HIM.

AND I WAS LIKE, THIS IS A BIG DEAL. LIKE, Y'ALL ARE MEETING THE THE SHERIFF OF THE WHOLE COUNTY.

AND MY OLDEST, SHE SENT IT TO HER FRIEND ON THE WAY HOME, AND SHE WAS LIKE, I'M AT THE SHERIFF.

AND SO ANYWAY, I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY NEAT TO GET TO TAKE MY KIDS TO THAT TOO.

SO. AND KIM, YOU DELIVERED A CHECK. OH, WE OF YOU.

YEAH, THAT'S WITH THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION. WE DELIVER 12 GRANTS OVER A TWO DAY PERIOD, TOTALING A LITTLE OVER $63,000 AND LET ME TELL YOU, THOSE TEACHERS WERE SO EXCITED. WE WALKED INTO THE ROOM.

IT WAS LIKE A PRIZE PATROL AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH EXCITEMENT IN THEIR FACES.

I MEAN, THEY SCREAMED, THEY WERE GIDDY. THEY WERE EXCITED, THEIR KIDS WERE HAPPY FOR THEM AND IT WAS JUST A REALLY, REALLY FUN, GREAT DAY. IT'S ALWAYS FUN WHEN YOU TAKE MONEY TO PEOPLE, SO I LOVE MY ROLE IN THAT PARTICULAR DAY.

THAT'S AWESOME. I'M GOING TO START WITH YOU, KIM, FOR ANY LIAISON REPORTS AND THEN WE'LL WORK OUR WAY BACK. OKAY.

FINISHING UP WITH EDUCATION FOUNDATION, WE PUT A CHALLENGE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO TRY TO MATCH WHAT HAD BEEN GIVEN BY EMPLOYEES IN THE DISTRICT, AND WE HAD AN END OF THE YEAR GIVING CAMPAIGN TOTAL FROM THE COMMUNITY OF $19,000.

SO THAT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. AND THAT'S GOING TO GO RIGHT BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM.

GALA IS FEBRUARY THE 13TH, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HOST THAT EVENT THIS YEAR AT CANYON WOODRIDGE.

AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND THIS YEAR.

AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A FABULOUS EVENT.

PLACE FOR CLASSROOMS HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED. IT WILL BE HOSTED AT THE BEAUTIFUL SPORTSMAN'S FINEST HOG HEAVEN SPORTING CLUB AND TO GET YOUR TEAM SIGNED UP, PLEASE VISIT THE DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION WEBSITE TO SECURE YOUR SPOT BECAUSE THOSE SPOTS FILL UP REALLY QUICK.

WOMEN'S CLUB WE MET LAST WEEK AND THE SPOTLIGHT FOR THE NONPROFIT WAS HOMETOWN MISSIONS.

IT'S A GREAT, GREAT ORGANIZATION, AND THEY FEATURED STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT THEY HAVE COME TOGETHER AND HELPED.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING, YOU CAN GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AND VOLUNTEER.

WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THEIR SPEECH WAS YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE REALLY GOOD AT A SKILL.

YOU CAN LIKE GO PICK UP LUNCH. SO THAT'S SOMETHING I MIGHT DO BECAUSE I DON'T PAINT VERY GOOD.

SO ANYWAY, I SAID I WOULD OFFER MY SERVICES IN THE FUTURE.

THE CITY ALSO PRESENTED THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP TO WATCH FOR IN THE CITY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS.

HERE'S JUST A LOOK AT WHAT'S COMING TO DRIPPING SPRINGS, TREE PRESERVATION, GRASS ORDINANCES AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

NEW PARK DEVELOPMENTS WEST OF HEADWATERS. TEX-DOT GOING BACK TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR THE EXPANSION OF HIGHWAY 290 AND MORE SIDEWALKS COMING DOWN TO THE DRIPPING SPRINGS DOWNTOWN AREA. OH, AND BATHROOMS. YES, THEY'VE ALREADY STARTED. THOSE ARE GOING UP RIGHT NEXT TO VINTAGE SOUL.

THERE'S A LITTLE ALLEY THAT WAS THERE, AND NOW THAT'S GOING TO BE PUBLIC RESTROOMS, AND THAT'S REALLY GOING TO COME IN HANDY.

I THINK ALSO ON FOUNDERS DAY. SO A LOT COMING WITH THE CITY.

SO THAT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT FOR THAT MEETING.

I DON'T HAVE ANY NEW UPDATES FOR COUNCIL BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD ANOTHER MEETING THIS YEAR YET.

WE HAVE A MEETING ON FEBRUARY 10TH AND THEN THE OTHER THING I THINK THEY WOULD PROBABLY WANT ME TO MENTION IS THAT RALLY DAY IN AUSTIN IS FEBRUARY 24TH, WHERE THEY'RE ENCOURAGING PTA MEMBERS TO GO TO THE CAPITOL AND HELP WITH PUSHING SOME OF THEIR LEAD PRIORITIES SO YOU CAN FIND IT ON THE TEXAS PTA WEBSITE, WHAT THEIR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES ARE FOR THIS SESSION AND I MEAN, IMPROVING PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING IS RIGHT AT THE TOP.

SO WE'RE ALL IN SUPPORT OF THAT. AND IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND, IT'S FEBRUARY 24TH.

WE HAVE OUR NEXT MEETING ON FEBRUARY 10TH. OH, I FORGOT ONE THING.

I FORGOT ONE THING ON OUR SNOW DAY. IT WAS WELL, I WORKED IT WAS.

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SO I SAT IN MY PAJAMAS FOR SIX HOURS AND WATCHED THAT LIVESTOCK SHOW.

AND ROB WILL PROBABLY TALK ABOUT HIS DAUGHTER IN A MINUTE.

SHE DID AMAZING. BUT TO WATCH THOSE KIDS AND WATCH KIDS THAT KELLEN EMBRY GOT GRAND CHAMPION MARKET GOAT, SHE GOT RESERVE CHAMPION GRAND CHAMPION FOR A TRACTOR THAT SHE REBUILT.

THAT TRACTOR WAS BUILT IN 1975, AND HER AND HER GRANDFATHER REBUILT THE ENTIRE TRACTOR.

SHE'S NEVER DONE THAT PROJECT AND GOT RESERVE CHAMPION.

BUT I TELL YOU ONE THING I NOTED. JUST WATCHING THAT LIVESTREAM ALL DAY.

THESE KIDS IN THIS PROGRAM, AND THE HOURS THAT THEY PUT IN TO GET THEIR ANIMALS AND THEIR PROJECTS READY, NOT EVERYBODY GOT A RIBBON. NOT EVERYBODY WON GRAND CHAMPION.

BUT I'M TELLING YOU, THE SUPPORT THAT THESE CHILDREN HAD FOR EACH OTHER THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND WITH THEIR PARENTS AND WITH THEIR TEACHERS AND THEIR COACHES WAS JUST I MEAN, IT JUST MADE MY DAY. I LOOKED OUTSIDE AND I'M LIKE, IT'S SNOWING WHILE I'M WATCHING. GREAT KIDS DO A GREAT THING.

BUT EVEN THOSE THAT DIDN'T GET A RIBBON TO ME, THEY WERE A WINNER.

SO IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. SO FOR LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATES, RIGHT.

AS WELL AS LIAISON. OKAY. SO ON FEBRUARY 18TH, OUR SUBCOMMITTEE TRICIA KIM AND I WILL BE GOING TO TASB LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE DOWN AT THE CAPITOL, SO WE'LL SPEND OUR DAY THERE.

I HAVE INVITED BOTH OF OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES ZWIENER AND ISAAC, TO ATTEND AS PANELISTS ON SENIOR SHOWCASE.

SO I'M HOPING ONE OR BOTH OF THEM CAN DO THAT.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE INCREDIBLE. I THINK THAT BOTH OF THEM HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PAST.

AND THEN FOR PARKS AND REC, WE JUST CONTINUE WORKING ON OUR COMPREHENSIVE PARKS PLAN AND OUR REIMAGINED DRIP.

SO JUST THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEEDBACK.

I THINK THAT'S IT. SO FOR THAT COMMITTEE, THEY ACTUALLY DID MEET.

LET ME GET TO THAT. THEY MET ON JANUARY 15TH AND VOTED ON THEIR OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR.

THEY ALSO GOT AN UPDATE ON THE SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE STANDARDS, AS WELL AS HAD QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION ON THE MOST RECENT CHANGES TO HUDDLE.

SO THAT WAS A REALLY ROBUST CONVERSATION THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WAS ABLE TO HAVE WITH THEM ON THAT.

THEY LEARNED ABOUT TUCKER'S LAW, AND THEY DOVE PRETTY DEEP INTO THAT AND IT'S ALSO KNOWN AS HB 3908 WHICH REQUIRES SCHOOLS TO INCORPORATE EDUCATION BASED CURRICULUM ON DRUG ADDICTION AND FENTANYL ABUSE FOR GRADES SIX THROUGH 12.

THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING SUBCOMMITTEES.

THAT WAY, THEY CAN DEEP DIVE DEEPER DOWN INTO TWO OF THEIR THINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS YEAR, WHICH INCLUDES NUTRITION, KEEPING AN EYE ON THAT AND LOOKING INTO THAT AS WELL AS TUCKER'S LAW.

SO THEIR NEXT MEETING IS GOING TO BE, I THINK MARCH 12TH IS WHAT IT'S SET FOR RIGHT NOW, 6 TO 7.

BUT FOR ANYBODY WATCHING, JUST CHECK BACK ON THE WEBSITE WHEN IT GETS CLOSER THAT WAY.

IT'S A MORE CONCRETE DATE AND TIME. ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SPECIAL THIS EVENING, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT. TRUSTEES. SUPERINTENDENT MORRIS-KUENTZ, WE HAVE OUR NEWLY ELECTED CHAIR OF THE BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MIKE WILSON, HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT THE SECOND REPORT FOR 2024.

YOU'LL RECALL, IN THE PAST WE HAD A LOT OF PICTURES THAT WERE DUPLICATIVE OF MR. KUNKEL'S REPORT AND SO BECAUSE THE COMMITTEE LAST MET IN DECEMBER, A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN.

AND SO THIS IS A MORE CONCISE REPORT, AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MR. WILSON. THERE YOU GO. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS.

IT'S ALSO OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF BEING A COMMITTEE.

AND SO PREVIOUSLY WE HAD THREE YEAR TERMS AND TWO YEAR TERMS, SO IT'S ROLLING OVER.

WE HAVE ONE YEAR LEFT ON TERMS AND TWO YEAR LEFT ON TERMS. BETWEEN OUR THIRD AND FOURTH MEETING, WE HAD TWO OF OUR MEMBERS HAVE TO STEP DOWN FOR PERSONAL REASONS.

SO WE PROMOTED ALTERNATES. AND SO WE'LL NEED TO FIND TWO NEW ALTERNATES THIS YEAR.

AND THEN WE HAVE NEW OFFICERS. I WAS ELECTED AS CHAIR.

WE HAVE JARED AND KEN AS VICE CHAIR AND SECRETARY.

LUCKILY FOR THE LAST TWO MEETINGS WE HAD, WE MET OUR QUORUMS, WHICH WAS A STRUGGLE FOR THE FIRST HALF.

AND SO IT'S GOOD THAT ALL OF US ATTENDED. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL OUT THERE.

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WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SO THE OCTOBER 1ST WE ACTUALLY GOT TO TOUR SYCAMORE SPRINGS.

I WASN'T ABLE TO BE PRESENT AT THAT ONE. BUT THE THE DISCUSSION WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THAT SUMMER WORK WAS SUCCESSFUL.

THAT WE DID YOU ALL HAVE SEEN THAT EVERYTHING WAS ON TIME AND BUDGET, AND WE REALLY DIDN'T RUN INTO HICCUPS AND YEAH, EVERYONE WAS REALLY HAPPY WITH HOW THINGS WERE GOING. GOING TO THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS THE NEXT SLIDE.

WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME IN DECEMBER TALKING.

SO THE THE BIG THING THAT CAME FROM IT IS, AS THEY WERE VIEWING DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY, THERE WAS A FIND DURING THE WINDOW REVIEW THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR WALLS OF THE BUILDING.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND THE FUNDS AND TO DO THAT EXTRA WORK AND SO THAT'S KIND OF THE NEW THING TO BRING TO THE BOARD, IS THAT I IMAGINE ELAINE AND JAMES HAVE BROUGHT THAT UP.

BUT FINDING WHERE WE CAN GET THE MONEY THAT COMES FROM THAT, IF THAT'S FROM THE 2023 BOND.

BECAUSE WE PROBABLY WANT TO DO THAT WORK THIS SUMMER, THAT VERSUS WAITING FOR THE 2025 BOND TO GET THAT INCLUDED.

SO THAT'S PROBABLY THE THE NEWEST THING THAT'S KIND OF OUTSIDE THE PREVIOUS BONDS.

THE OTHER KIND OF BIG DISCUSSION POINT WAS THAT HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TWO, THAT WE REALLY TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM AND MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE DESIGN OF THAT AND THE COST OF THAT, BECAUSE IT CAN BE WILDLY DIFFERENT, IS REALLY ORGANIZED WELL, AS WE TALKED ABOUT THE BOND, IF YOU'RE BUILDING A WHOLE NEW FACILITY VERSUS USING INFRASTRUCTURE, YOU KNOW, THREE YEARS FROM NOW, WHEN THAT HAPPENS IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT THING TO FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND.

DO Y'ALL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ME? YES, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.

NUMBER ONE, THE PROCESS ON SELECTING YOUR TWO NEW ALTERNATE, YOUR TWO NEW ALTERNATES, AND THEN TWO, HOW YOU THINK WE CAN BEST COMMUNICATE ABOUT. I MEAN, RIGHT NOW, WATER AND WASTEWATER ARE SUCH HUGE CONVERSATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOFT COSTS ON A PIECE OF LAND LIKE THAT OR.

FRANKLY, NOT LANGUAGE THAT MOST PEOPLE SPEAK.

YOU GUYS HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE MORE IN DEPTH THAN MOST PEOPLE HAVE.

HOW DO YOU THINK WE CAN BEST COMMUNICATE THAT? SO TWO QUESTIONS.

YEAH. SO FINDING THE TWO ALTERNATES I THINK IS JUST PUTTING IT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.

I DON'T THINK SAYING THAT IF I CAN INTERJECT.

WE WE DID NOT TAKE APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR FOR THAT COMMITTEE BECAUSE WE HAD TWO YEAR TERMS AND SO WE WENT BACK TO PEOPLE THAT HAD APPLIED TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE TO FIND ALTERNATES. [INAUDIBLE]. YES. COOL AND THEN TALKING ABOUT THE WASTEWATER THING, IT'S JUST EDUCATION.

IT'S GETTING, YOU KNOW, THE CITY ENGINEER TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WOULD BE A GOOD THING.

BOTH AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL AND AT THE CITY LEVEL, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY NOT JUST A DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD ISSUE.

RIGHT? IT'S A COMMUNITY. IT'S A HAYS COUNTY ISSUE.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL SIDE MATTERS. BUT EDUCATING THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE THIS PILE OF MONEY WE HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR IN THE BOND.

IS IT $40 MILLION TO BUILD A ROBUST WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, OR IS IT $2 MILLION TO CONNECT THE ONE BY SOMEONE ELSE? LIKE, THE NUMBERS CAN BE WILDLY DIFFERENT.

YOU'VE SEEN THE NUMBER THAT'S ANTICIPATED. I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER IN FRONT OF ME.

THE 6 MILLION. OKAY. SO, SEE? SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE.

BUT WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT FOR A COMMUNITY. IT'S KIND OF THREE, RIGHT? LIKE YOU HAVE YOUR LAND ITEM AND THEN YOU HAVE POTENTIALLY WATER, WASTEWATER OR SOFT COST DESIGN AND THEN CONSTRUCTION COST.

AND WE'RE GETTING BETTER AT HOW WE COMMUNICATE THAT AND HOW WE PLAN THAT IN BOND PACKAGING, BECAUSE SOME PROJECTS MAY LOOK DIFFERENT. SOME YOU MAY HAVE 2 OR 3 OF THOSE PACKAGED TOGETHER.

OTHER THEY MIGHT BE ALL LINE ITEMS. WAS CURIOUS BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE THE EXPERIENCE.

YOU HAVE SOME FOLKS IN CONSTRUCTION. WHAT THE THOUGHT PROCESS WAS, BECAUSE YOU CAN DO LIKE THE SHORT TERM PLAN AND DO LIKE A SPRINKLER SYSTEM, OR YOU CAN BUILD A VERY ROBUST SYSTEM THAT CAN DO ALL THE TREATMENT ON SITE, AND THAT CHANGES HOW THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW HAPPENS

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DO YOU ALL HAVE ITEMS THAT YOU ALL SPECIFICALLY WANT US TO DISCUSS AS A BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE? YOU KNOW, AS WE'RE ROLLING INTO 2025 AND THE NEW BOND, HOPEFULLY THAT PASSES IS THERE THINGS THAT YOU ALL ARE INTERESTED IN FOR THE REPORT COME JUNE, JULY WHEN WE DO IT AGAIN? KIM. YEAH, I'M REALLY GLAD THAT Y'ALL ARE CONSIDERING, LIKE, UPDATING THE ORIGINAL HIGH SCHOOL WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, PUTTING THESE THINGS TOGETHER, LIKE, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TWO, AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF THINGS. BUT YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DETAIL ABOUT THE EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL AND WHAT COULD KIND OF BRING THAT UP, EVEN WITH OPENING UP OF HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TWO.

WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT HOW WE'RE REPURPOSING PORTABLES.

AS YOU KNOW, WE CYCLE THROUGH PORTABLES BEING IN ONE PLACE. THEY'RE GOING TO THEN MOVE TO ANOTHER. AND HOW THE BOND AND THE FUNDS FOR PORTABLES WORK FOR THAT TOO IS ALSO DISCUSSED DURING THE MEETINGS. IF I CAN JUST SO KIND OF THE BOARD IS ON THE SAME SHEET OF MUSIC HERE.

THIS COMMITTEE, ELAINE, HAS BEEN KIND OF REFORMATTED TO BE MORE OF A ROLLING INDEFINITE COMMITTEE BECAUSE OF THE LIKELY FUTURE BONDS THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN KIND OF IN QUICK SUCCESSION. SO BOARD MEMBERS TO CHAIRMAN'S QUESTION, IS THERE SOMETHING TO KIND OF PUT INTO MORE OR LESS Y'ALL'S ROUTINE REPORTS TO THE BOARD THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US GOING THROUGH NOW, MAYBE SEVERAL CONDENSED BONDS MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE POTENTIALLY BY THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE US, WE WILL HAVE PASSED ANOTHER BOND.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN SAY THAT WOULD BE THE GOAL. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE IS GOING TO BE, I WOULD THINK, QUITE SUBSTANTIAL, ROBUST CONVERSATION JUST AROUND THAT PLANNING.

BUT THEN ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE I KNOW WE MAY THIS MAY NOT BE A NON-ISSUE.

I'M ACTUALLY HOPING IT'S A NON-ISSUE BY THE TIME YOU SEE US.

BUT THOSE VERY LINGERING 2018 BOND FUNDS I THINK STILL SOME OUT THERE.

CORRECT AND SO I'M HOPING THAT'S A NON-ISSUE BY THE TIME.

BUT IF THERE'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THOSE DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND THEN I KNOW THERE'S BEEN CONFUSION AND I'M HOPING YOUR COMMITTEE KIND OF DIVES INTO THIS. YOU KNOW, THE ESSENTIALLY THE LEGAL PRECEDENT IN CHANGING HOW WE CAN USE 2023'S DOLLARS.

AND SO ANYTHING THAT'S KIND OF UNDER BUDGET ON SOME OF THESE PROJECTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT, I MEAN, SOME OF THEM COULD BE FINISHED BY THIS SUMMER, MAYBE NOT BY THE NEXT TIME, BUT MAYBE BY NEXT FALL'S REPORT TO US.

AND KIND OF BEING CLEAR HOW YOU CAN RECOMMEND THOSE DOLLARS ARE SPENT OR NOT SPENT KIND OF DETERMINE KIND OF WHAT THE LEGAL LANGUAGE, BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAD A LOT MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH OUR BOND DOLLARS PRIOR TO THAT PARTICULAR BOND, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE DEEP INTO RIGHT NOW. SO CAN I JUST CLARIFY THE FORMER BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS SPECIFICALLY SET UP FOR 2018.

AND IF YOU'LL RECALL, THEY DISBANDED AND RECOMMENDED THE BOARD USE THOSE FUNDS FOR TECHNOLOGY, PORTABLES OR SAFETY. SO THIS COMMITTEE ISN'T REALLY TALKING ABOUT 2018 BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING AT ALL BONDS GOING FORWARD.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. I'M HOPING IT'S A NON-ISSUE, BUT JUST. OKAY, SO THAT'S NOT EVEN PART OF YOUR PURVIEW.

I GUESS IT DOES COME UP EVERY MEETING OF OF WHAT'S LEFT IN THE 2018 BOND.

WE GO OVER THE BALANCE, BUT WE DON'T REALLY DISCUSS WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH IT.

GOT IT. OKAY AND I THINK TO YOUR POINT, IT WOULD BE GOOD MAYBE FOR THIS NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS FOR THEM TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH 23, SINCE THAT HAS CHANGED, AND THAT'S SOME EDUCATION THAT I THINK WE CAN DO WITH THEM SO THAT THEY'RE FULLY INFORMED OF THAT AND CAN SPEAK ABOUT THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THAT. PERFECT AND SO IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WOULD WANT US TO PRESENT TO YOU, OR IT BE MORE OF THE MONTHLY REPORTS THAT THEY'RE PRESENTING TO YALL? I'M THINKING IT'S PROBABLY INFORMING THE DECISIONS THAT Y'ALL ARE MAKING AND RECOMMENDING NEXT TIME SO THAT AS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, WE'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND THESE FUNDS. IN THIS WAY, YOU'RE ALSO ABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT THOSE LIMITATIONS JUST SO WE CAN MAKE THOSE CLEAR.

OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING. CORRECT.

YEAH. I MEAN, IT USED TO BE UNSPENT DOLLARS WE COULD ESSENTIALLY SPEND IN ANY WAY THAT THE BOARD CHOSE.

THERE'S SOME RESTRICTIONS TO THAT NOW. AND SO JUST AS LONG AS THAT'S INFORMING YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO US, AND YOU CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS ON WHY YOU RECOMMEND THIS VERSUS, YOU KNOW, THIS SOMETHING ELSE.

BECAUSE POTENTIALLY THE PACKAGE, YOU KNOW, THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE, YOU KNOW, APPROVED BY THE BOARD TO GO OUT TO THE VOTERS THIS SPRING.

WE MAY OR MAY NOT NEED A BOND NEXT SPRING. SO WE'RE ABOUT TO BE IN KIND OF VERY QUICK SUCCESSION OF THESE BONDS AND SO YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GOING TO COME A LITTLE BIT FASTER, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IF THERE IS AN EXTRA MILLION DOLLARS ON THIS PROJECT MIXED WITH THIS, AND MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T WANT TO SPEND ON A FUND BALANCE AND, YOU KNOW, I WILL TRUST OUR TEAM TO HELP YOU WITH THE FINANCIAL TETRIS OF WHERE THE DOLLARS

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SOUNDS GREAT. YEAH, THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WE CAN PROBABLY GIVE A REALLY GOOD REVIEW OF THE 2023 BOND BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE SUMMER TIME, CORRECT? YEAH. AND SO WE'LL HAVE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT ARE COMPLETE AND WE'LL UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT THAT REMAINING BALANCE.

YEAH THAT'S PERFECT TIMING. YEAH. ROB LET ME JUST ADD ON TO THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT.

SO I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HERE'S WHAT WE WANT TO TRY TO AVOID.

AT LEAST I WANT TO TRY TO AVOID MIKE AND ASK YOU TO KIND OF SHEPHERD THIS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. WE DON'T WANT TO. WE DON'T WANT TO BE PAYING ADDITIONAL MONIES.

WHAT'S THAT THING CALLED AGAIN? ARBITRAGE. YEAH, LET'S NOT DO THAT.

RIGHT. LET'S IDENTIFY THE NEEDS AND WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT.

LET'S MAKE SOUND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THIS BODY SO THAT WE CAN ALLOW THE TAXPAYERS MONEY TO GO AS FAR AS IT POSSIBLY CAN IN ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT.

RIGHT. AND SO WE DON'T, IN MY OPINION, WE DON'T NEED TO WAIT THREE, 4 OR 5 YEARS TO DO THAT IF WE KNOW WE GOT A NEED THAT WASN'T MET THROUGH THE BOND WE'RE ABOUT TO BRING TO THE TO THE COMMUNITY HERE IN 2025.

LOVE TO PENDING THE LEGAL CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND THAT YOU GUYS WILL DIVE DEEP INTO ADDRESSES MANY OF THOSE AS POSSIBLE WITH THE FUNDS WE HAVE LEFT IN 2023.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YEAH. AWESOME. THANKS, MIKE.

OKAY, JUST GET SOME CLARITY ON ANSWERING THAT QUESTION.

ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC DISCUSSION ITEMS JUST TO CLARIFY THIS COMMITTEE, THEIR CHARGE IS ONLY TO RECOMMEND WHAT TO SPEND THE STATE BOND SAVINGS ON, IS THAT RIGHT? AND OVERSEEING. THEY ARE ALSO OVERSEEING THE PROJECTS IN THE CURRENT BOND.

OKAY. JUST MAKING SURE. THEY'RE ONGOING. RIGHT? RIGHT. YEAH. AND YOU'RE ON. I MEAN, IT USED TO BE WE ONLY HAD BONDS EVERY FIVE YEARS, AND NOW WE'RE MUCH FASTER GROWTH THAN THAT.

SO WE, YOU KNOW, HAD KIND OF DISCUSSED WE WANTED THIS COMMITTEE TO CHANGE BECAUSE WE FORESAW A LOT FASTER BOND PROCESS.

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR WORKING WITH POTENTIALLY MULTIPLE SORT OF POOLS OF PROJECTS AT ONCE.

REALLY PROBABLY I'M THINKING, YOU KNOW, MORE A YEAR FROM NOW, BUT YEAH, OKAY.

THAT'S WHY I WAS LIKE, THEY'RE NOT PRESENTING AGAIN UNTIL SUMMER.

IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT. OKAY. YEAH. SO MAIN THE MAIN FOCUS OF OUR MEETINGS IS TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE CURRENT BOND IS BEING SPENT.

SO WE GO THROUGH ALL THE PROJECTS, HOW THEY'RE SPENT ON EACH ONE. ARE WE ON SCHEDULE AND ARE WE ON BUDGET? AND SO FAR, WE'RE ON BUDGET, ON SCHEDULE WITH EVERYTHING FOR 2023.

SO IT'S BEEN A PRETTY EASY PROCESS. IF THAT CHANGES, THEN I THINK OUR JOB GETS MUCH HARDER.

AND THE GOAL IS FOR US TO HAVE A REALLY EASY JOB.

AND SO IT GIVES US TIME TO TALK ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL TWO AND THE OTHER THINGS OF FUTURE, FUTURE GROWTH.

BUT I APPRECIATE YOU ALL. AND WE'RE WORKING HARD TO KEEP EVERYTHING MOVING FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SIX, ZERO.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM, THE NAMING OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

[8. ACTION]

BUT I WANTED ROBUST DISCUSSION THIS EVENING. I CAN'T REALLY SEE YOU OVER MY FLOWERS HERE, BUT GO AHEAD.

JENNIFER. YES. AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A SECOND READING.

SO MUCH OF THIS CONTENT IS THE SAME. BUT JUST HITTING THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE.

JUST AS A REFRESHER, THIS PROCESS STARTED WITH THE COMMUNITY SURVEY THAT BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER.

THE COMMITTEE WAS CONVENED AS PER BOARD POLICY.

WE HAD TWO COMMITTEE MEETINGS. AND THEN WE HAD OUR COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES COME IN DECEMBER AND PRESENT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO YOU ALL AND THEN THAT BRINGS US TO TONIGHT.

THERE'S JUST A SYNOPSIS THERE. WE HAD 2000 RESPONSES TO OUR SURVEY, WHICH WAS PRETTY POSITIVE, ACTUALLY, SO WE FELT PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THAT. YOU CAN SEE THAT BREAKDOWN THERE AND A SUMMARY OF THOSE RESPONSES THERE.

EMERALD SPRINGS, WILDWOOD SPRINGS, BELLE SPRINGS, KIRBY SPRINGS AND CHERRY SPRINGS BEING THE TOP FIVE SPRINGS NAMES AS FAR AS

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BUT NOT EVERYBODY FELT THAT IT WAS REAL IMPORTANT THAT THE SPRINGS BE REAL. BUT SO, I MEAN, I THINK THERE IS SOME WIGGLE ROOM THERE. SO THE COMMITTEE DID WRESTLE WITH THAT.

AND WE THE COMMITTEE. UNDERSTANDS THAT WITH OUR GROWTH THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THERE'S.

A FINITE NUMBER OF SPRINGS WITHIN THE BOUNDARY. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE. ABLE TO KEEP THAT UP FOREVER.

SO GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS, THEY SPENT A. LOT OF TIME ON THE COMMUNITY DATA.

BROKE INTO TABLE GROUPS, BRAINSTORMED. LISTS, YOU KNOW, PRESENTED THEIR LIST, REWORKED THEM, AND WORKED THEM AGAIN. AND THAT, YOU KNOW, BROUGHT US TO THEIR RECOMMENDATION.

SO JUST AS A REMINDER, THE POLICY STATES THAT THEY WILL JUST PRESENT A LIST OF THREE.

I DID ASK THEM TO I ASKED THEM WHAT THEIR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE, BUT I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ANYONE LISTENING, THE THE POLICY DICTATES THAT THE COMMITTEE JUST PRESENT THE LIST OF THREE.

AND SO I DID ASK THEM WHAT THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS, WHICH IS WHY I ASKED THEM TO VOTE.

BUT I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THE POLICY IS JUST THAT THEY PRESENT THEIR LIST OF THREE, BUT THAT IS WHY EMERALD SPRINGS IS NOTED THERE.

JUST BECAUSE I COULD ANTICIPATE Y'ALL ASKING ASPEN AND BROOKE WHAT IS YOUR CHOICE? AND SO I WANTED TO SEE AROUND THAT CORNER WHICH IS WHY I ASKED THEM TO TAKE A VOTE ON THAT LAST COMMITTEE MEETING, BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT QUESTION, BECAUSE I COULD SEE ONE OF Y'ALL SAYING, WELL, WHAT DOES THE COMMITTEE WANT? AND US NOT HAVE DONE THAT WORK? SO THAT IS WHY THAT SCHOOL NAME IS HIGHLIGHTED, JUST FOR A POINT OF REFERENCE.

EMERALD SPRINGS IS IS LOCATED NEAR OFF OF 150.

SO IF THAT IS JUST FROM AN ORIENTATION PERSPECTIVE CLOSER TO HIGHWAY 12.

WILDWOOD SPRINGS IS LOCATED CLOSER TO NUTTY BROWN, SO NEITHER OF THOSE SPRINGS ARE CLOSE TO THE SCHOOL SITE, IF THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO YOU. SO YEAH. SO IF THERE'S ANY.

ARE THERE SPRINGS CLOSE TO THE SCHOOL SITE? JENNIFER, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, JUST IN TERMS OF THINKING LONG TERM DOWN THE ROAD.

KIRBY SPRINGS IS THE CLOSEST TO THE SCHOOL SITE.

YEAH. KIRBY SPRINGS IS. KIRBY SPRINGS. YEAH. KIRBY.

YEAH. KIRBY SPRINGS IS THE CLOSEST. AND THE COMMITTEE? THE COMMITTEE, [INAUDIBLE]. THEY DIDN'T LOVE THAT JUST BECAUSE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTION.

THEY DIDN'T WANT TO NAME A SCHOOL NEAR. I DON'T KNOW, WITH THE KIRBY SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOOD THERE.

SO THAT KIND OF GOT ROLLED OUT PRETTY EARLY, BUT THAT IS THE CLOSEST SPRINGS.

OKAY. YEAH, I REMEMBER THEM SAYING THAT ABOUT BELL SPRINGS TOO, WHICH WAS ON THE TOP FIVE YOU SHOWED.

IF YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDES TO THE TOP FIVE I THINK.

YEAH. ONE MORE FORWARD. YEAH. THEY RULED OUT BELL SPRINGS TOO, FOR THE SAME REASON.

THEY FELT LIKE BECAUSE OF A GEOGRAPHIC, THEY WERE LIKE, OH, THAT'S CONFUSING. WHERE'S CHERRY SPRINGS? CHERRY SPRINGS. SORRY. YOU'RE SUDDENLY GOOGLE MAPS.

NO, I HAVE A LIST. HANG ON, I HAVE A LIST. I DID FIND IT INTERESTING.

WHILE YOU'RE FINDING THE GEO CODE FOR ALL OF THE SPRINGS IN THE DISTRICT.

NOW THAT WHEN HOLLY SHARED HER NOTE. IF Y'ALL REFERENCED E-NOTE KIND OF THE CONTEXT OF THESE NAMES DOES GO BACK QUITE SOME HISTORY, WHICH WAS, I THINK, TELLING FOR ME PERSONALLY TO SEE THAT AS WELL.

SO THESE ARE SOME FAVORITE NAMES IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.

SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS? LET ME LOOK IT UP.

YEAH I DO HAVE IT. THESE ARE KIND OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR TOP FIVE RIGHT.

JENNIFER FROM LAST TIME. YES. SO WE'RE CIRCLING AROUND A LOT OF THE NAMES TO STEPHANIE'S POINT, A LOT OF THE SAME NAMES. YES. OKAY. LET ME DO THE FIRST THING FIRST.

ALTHOUGH IF Y'ALL RECALL, OUR STUDENT WHO CAME.

BLUEBONNET SPRINGS CAME OUT OF THIS COMMITTEE AND THAT WAS HER NAME.

SO THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN NEW AND ORIGINAL JUSTICE.

THAT'S NOT A REAL SPRING, THOUGH. THAT WAS A MADE UP SPRING, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. THAT'S A COMMITTEE SPRING. RIGHT. AND THE STUDENTS FAVORITE. YEAH. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW WHERE CHERRY SPRINGS.

IT SAYS IT'S THE SITE OF THE CHERRY SPRINGS GRAVEYARD ON STORM RANCH.

SO WOW, THAT CHANGES THE DYNAMIC. JUST A BIT OF CHERRY SPRINGS FOR ME.

SO LET ME. OKAY. I CAN GO ONE STEP FURTHER AND WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE STORM RANCH IS.

I AM SORRY I ASKED. NEAR THE GRAVEYARD. [INAUDIBLE].

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OKAY. SECOND QUESTION. SHANNON I'VE BEEN HAVING LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S INTERESTING TO ME THAT FROM THE FEEDBACK THAT I'VE GOTTEN, EMERALD SPRINGS IS NOT SUPER WELL RECEIVED AND ONE FRIEND ACTUALLY SAID SHE SAID, I DON'T KNOW IF IT JUST READS WIZARD OF OZ AND SHE SAID, MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE WICKED IS SO BIG RIGHT NOW AND I THOUGHT THAT PROBABLY IS WHY.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THAT BECAUSE OF THAT.

BUT SEVERAL PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO HAVE SAID IT JUST REMINDS ME OF THE WIZARD OF OZ AND I'M LIKE, WELL, I AGREE THAT WHAT HOLLY SAID AND YOU NOTE THAT WILDWOOD SPRINGS IF WE IF A MIDDLE SCHOOL WERE TO BE ON THAT SITE.

I THINK WILDWOOD SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUNDS I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT.

AND IF IT WAS ONE OF THE TOP NAMES FROM PRIOR COMMITTEES I LIKE THAT THAT THAT'S HIGH UP ON THE LIST.

I LOVE CHERRY SPRINGS FOR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL IF IT, YOU KNOW, READS AS WELL. YEAH, IT IS A SO IT SAYS IT'S A CONSERVATION IN THE AREA, SO IT WILL PROBABLY NEVER BE A NEIGHBORHOOD NAME FOR US.

SO IT'S ALWAYS PROBABLY GOING TO BE A BETTER ELEMENTARY NAME.

IT'S A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN THE IN THE DISTRICT.

SO A BIG RANCH LAND THAT'S GONE INTO PROTECTED EASEMENT.

SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS. MOTION FOR WILDWOOD. OH, I WASN'T READY TO MAKE A MOTION.

I THOUGHT WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING. I MEAN, I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE A MOTION.

WE DON'T. I WOULD LOVE A MOTION. I MEAN, I WOULD LOVE A MOTION, I KEPT IT I DID KEEP IT AS AN ACTION ITEM BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS CAMPUS IF WE ABSOLUTELY CANNOT REACH A CONSENSUS, BECAUSE I KNOW BOARD MEMBERS HAD STRONG OPINIONS ABOUT EMERALD AND HEARING IT FROM THE STUDENT THAT SHE ALSO DIDN'T LIKE IT. I KNOW WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF CONSENSUS AFTER LAST MEETING, AND SO IT IS AN OPTION TO PUSH IT BACK. I PERSONALLY DON'T LIKE PUSHING THINGS BACK.

Y'ALL KNOW I LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD AND THIS IS A NEW CAMPUS.

I LIKE TO KEEP THE EXCITEMENT FOR THE NEW CAMPUS, BUT IF WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO, WE CAN PUSH IT TO NEXT MONTH.

BUT IF WE CAN REACH SOME COHESION TONIGHT, I, WE COULD HAVE A MOTION.

I DO REALLY LEAN TOWARDS WILDWOOD. I DO. THAT'S WHERE I AM, KIM.

OKAY. WELL THIS THE NOTES THAT I KIND OF TOOK THAT STUCK OUT TO ME.

I'M A LITTLE DIFFERENT. THERE WERE 2139 COMMUNITY RESPONSES, WHICH TO ME IS A LOT.

I'M KIND OF LISTENING. WHAT TO THE COMMUNITY HAD SAID.

I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING IN THE VOTE AT TABLE ONE AND TABLE TWO, BECAUSE WE PUT THESE COMMITTEES TOGETHER TO DO TO HELP US TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND BOTH TABLES CAME UP WITH EMERALD SPRINGS.

I ALSO LOOKED AT THE DATA, HOLLY, THAT YOU SENT THAT WHEN THEY WERE NAMING CYPRESS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY.

EMERALD SPRINGS KIND OF POPPED UP IN THERE. SO IT'S A NAME THAT'S BEEN KIND OF FLOATING AROUND, BUT I'M JUST ONE OF THOSE THAT REALLY KIND OF LEANS TOWARDS THE HOURS AND THE HOURS THAT THE COMMUNITY, THE THOSE COMMUNITY GROUPS PUT TOGETHER AND PUT IN AND, YOU KNOW, AND SPEND TIME.

I MEAN, IT'S TIME THAT THEY TAKE AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE PART IN SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY DIFFERENT.

I LIKE A LOT OF THESE NAMES. I MEAN, I REALLY DO, BUT I WANT TO ALSO PUBLICLY SAY THAT I VALUE THE WORK OF COMMITTEES THAT WORK THAT DO THEIR BEST TO COME TOGETHER AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS DISTRICT.

AND I REALLY WANT TO LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY.

SO THOSE WERE IMPORTANT THINGS TO MAKE WHEN I READ THAT INFORMATION.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. TRICIA, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? OLIVIA, DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT? I DO, OH GO AHEAD. NO, MY POSITION WAS THE SAME. I LIKE BOTH OF THE NAMES.

I'VE HEARD FEEDBACK THE SAME. THE ONE THING I WILL SAY IS THERE'S A LOT OF SYLLABLES GOING ON HERE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT HEADWATERS, WE HAVE RATHGEBER.

RATHGEBER IS GOING TO BE A HUGE PARK AND NATURE FACILITY AND HIKING AND CAMPING.

WE HAVE A 20 YEAR PLAN OUT THERE, BUT I LEAN MORE TOWARDS WHAT THE COMMITTEE CAME BACK WITH BECAUSE OF THE DATA.

SO FOR ME, I'M GOING TO GO WITH WHAT THE MAJORITY OF THE WILL OF THE BOARD IS.

BUT FOR ME, FOR THIS ONE, I LEANED TOWARDS EMERALD FOR THE SAME PURPOSE, JUST THE.

TO ME, I THOUGHT THE SAME THING ON THE DATA. I WAS LIKE, THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY RESPOND.

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LET ME JUST SAY THAT AS A TRADITIONALIST MYSELF, THAT MAYBE THAT'S A TEXAS AGGIE IN ME.

SO WHAT WAS IT, 57 PLUS 33? THAT'S OVER 90% THOUGHT IT WAS.

IT WAS SOMEWHAT OR VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE TRADITIONS AROUND SPRINGS AND SOME OTHER LOCAL FEATURES AND THEN THIS WAS INTERESTING.

42 AND 40. SO THAT'S 82% SAY IT WAS EITHER VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE SPRINGS WERE REAL OR THEY PREFERRED IT.

OKAY. SO THOSE ARE PRETTY OVERWHELMING NUMBERS.

WHAT'S NOT OVERWHELMING WAS REALLY ANY CONSENSUS AROUND WHAT WE SHOULD CALL THIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

PRETTY MUCH SPLIT. RIGHT? THE COMMITTEE WAS KIND OF SPLIT EIGHT FIVE.

THEY VOTED IN FAVOR OF IT, BUT IT WAS EIGHT FIVE AND THE SURVEY, WHEN IT COMES, LOOKS AT EMERALD SPRINGS, 21 FOR EMERALD SPRINGS AND WILDWOOD WAS 16.9.

SO THERE'S NO HILL DOWN ON THIS FOR ME. I THINK BOTH EMERALD SPRINGS AND WILDWOOD SPRINGS ARE GOOD NAMES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

WHAT MIGHT MAKE ME RECOMMEND WILDWOOD SPRINGS WOULD SIMPLY BE THE MASTER PLAN WE HAVE FOR THAT SITE TO CO-LOCATE AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND A MIDDLE SCHOOL TOGETHER.

SHANNON MADE THAT POINT. LET ME SEE OLIVIA SHAKING HER HEAD AND SO IF WE NEED TO KEEP THAT ON THE TABLE, I THINK IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO PROBABLY GO WITH A WILDWOOD SPRINGS JUST GIVEN THE SIX THROUGH EIGHT COMPONENT OF THAT AND EMERALD SPRINGS IN RESERVE, BUT ALSO I MY UNDERSTANDING IS EMERALD SPRINGS WAS IN RESERVE FOR CYPRESS SPRINGS THE FIRST GO AROUND, WHICH MEANS IT'S BEEN ON THE LIST FOR A LITTLE WHILE. SO THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS.

THERE'S NO HILL FOR ME TO DIE ON. I'D LIKE TO REACH A CONSENSUS TONIGHT. MADAM PRESIDENT, I AGREE WITH YOU. I THINK WE SHOULD DECIDE TONIGHT ON WHICH ONE OF THOSE TWO IT IS. I'M PREPARED TO AGAIN, FOR THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE CO-LOCATION OF THE MIDDLE AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHICH IS STILL RIGHT NOW, PART OF OUR PLAN. IT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR ME TO DO THAT.

BUT AGAIN, I'M WILLING TO GO IN THE OTHER DIRECTION IF MY COLLEAGUES ARE SO INCLINED.

WHICH WAS THERE. HOLLY, DID YOU ALSO SAY THERE WAS THAT THE COMMITTEE? I THOUGHT I READ THIS SOMEWHERE THAT THE COMMITTEE SAID THEY DID PREFER WILDWOOD FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL.

DID YOU SAY THAT? JENNIFER I THINK THAT WAS PART OF OUR CONVERSATION.

RIGHT , RIGHT. WHICH IS WHY IS PART OF THE COMMITTEES.

I MEAN, THEY DIDN'T OFFICIALLY VOTE ON IT, BUT THAT WAS THE DISCUSSION THAT THEY LIKED WILDWOOD.

THERE WERE THEY LIKED WILDWOOD, THEY LIKED EMERALD AND IN THAT DISCUSSION, THEY WERE OF THE TWO.

THEY WERE LIKE, WE LOVE WILDWOOD FOR A MIDDLE SCHOOL.

EMERALD DEFINITELY IS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAME.

WE LIKE BOTH OF THOSE NAMES. THOSE WERE ONE AND TWO ON THE COMMUNITY SURVEY.

LET'S LEAVE THAT ONE FOR STRATEGICALLY THINKING, FOR VISION FOR THE NEXT.

LET'S LEAVE THAT FOR A SECONDARY SCHOOL. LET'S TAKE EMERALD FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

LET'S LEAVE THAT YOU KNOW, JUST TRYING TO THINK LONG TERM.

YEAH. YOU KNOW, DOWN THE ROAD. OKAY. THANKS FOR AND REMEMBERING THEIR BRINGING YOU A TOP THREE.

SO YOU HAVE EMERALD BLUEBONNET WILDWOOD ALL IS THINGS THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN I THINK WOULD BE HAPPY WITH ANY OF THOSE NAMES COMING BACK.

YES. SCULPTURES, RIGHT? SO I MEAN, MY THOUGHTS. I LOVE THEM BOTH. I LOVE WILDWOOD AND I LOVE EMERALD, I DO THINK OF THE WIZARD OF OZ WHEN I HEAR EMERALD SPRINGS. BUT IF THAT'S WHAT THE BOARD WANTS AND THAT'S WHAT THE BOARD WANTS.

I'M WITH ROB, THOUGH. I AND SHANDA IN THE FACT OF I LIKE WILDWOOD FOR A SECONDARY CAMPUS AND IF WE'RE KIND OF LEANING TOWARDS WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, THEN I THINK IT MAKES SENSE FOR WILDWOOD.

MY PERSONAL NOTES ON THIS WAS I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN NAMING, BECAUSE THIS IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A SCHOOL FOR A REALLY LONG TIME, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PROUD OF AND I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE SMILING FACES OF THE KIDDOS AND THE FAMILY MEMBERS GOING IN THERE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 25.

BUT AS FAR AS THE NAMING IS CONCERNED, I LOVE THEM BOTH AND I AM NOT DYING ON EITHER HILL.

SO YOU GUYS JUST. NO DYING ON THE HILLS. SO QUESTION.

WELL, I MEAN, YES, CHERRIES OUT, WHICH WAS MY PERSONAL FAVORITE.

SO I MEAN, I'VE JUST BEEN GRIEVING ALL MONTH BECAUSE THAT WASN'T EVEN IN THE TOP THREE.

JUST KIDDING. BUT, I MEAN, I HAVE NO PERSONAL INTEREST IN THIS.

SO I AM WITH KEVIN OLIVIA THAT I WHEN I REALLY DID.

I DON'T LIKE EMERALD STRAIGHT UP, BUT I WAS WILLING TO HONOR THE COMMITTEE'S WORK BECAUSE I REALLY SAW I MEAN, STATISTICALLY, I DO THINK THERE WAS MORE VOTES.

NOW, I DO THINK PROBABLY THE PEOPLE WHO DID THE SURVEY ARE PROBABLY LARGELY PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN HEADWATERS AND ARE AFFECTED BY THIS CAMPUS, ALTHOUGH EVEN MORE SO. I WANT TO LISTEN TO WHAT THEY THINK BECAUSE IT'S THEIR SCHOOL THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE AT.

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SO MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT PROBABLY FILLED OUT THIS SURVEY, THAT SAID, WHEN I ALSO SAW THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT FILLED OUT THE CYPRESS SPRINGS SURVEY ALSO SAID EMERALD, I WAS LIKE, WHY DO Y'ALL LIKE EMERALD? BUT AGAIN, IT'S NOT AT ALL THE HILL I DIE ON.

I AM COMPLETELY OKAY WITH THE WILL OF THE BOARD, ALTHOUGH IT SOUNDS LIKE THE WILL OF THE BOARD DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WANT.

SO WHAT MORE INFORMATION? I MEAN, SHOULD WE JUST HAVE EMERALD AND WILDWOOD AND THROW IT BACK OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AS A SURVEY AND.

NO. OKAY. YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE A MOTION AND SEE WHERE THE CHIPS FALL,OKAY? YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MAY I? GO AHEAD. OKAY.

I MOVE TO NAME ELEMENTARY NUMBER SIX, WILDWOOD SPRINGS ELEMENTARY.

ALL RIGHT. MOTION FROM OLIVIA, A SECOND FROM ROBB.

TRICIA, DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT? ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

PASSES FIVE ONE. MOVING ON. OKAY, NEXT, FOR JUST A SECOND, CAN WE CELEBRATE THAT WE HAVE A NAME FOR OUR CAMPUS.

THIS IS REALLY EXCITING. I'VE HEARD EVERYTHING FROM PS6, ELEMENTARY SIX TO JUST SPRINGS ELEMENTARY FOR QUITE A WHILE, SO IT IS NICE TO HAVE A NAME. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WILDWOOD SPRINGS ELEMENTARY AND WHAT A SOLID NAME IT IS.

MIGHT I ADD, AND THANK YOU, OLIVIA, FOR MOVING US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

IF I CAN JUST ADD I MEAN THAT INSIGHT. THIS IS WHY THESE CONVERSATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS ARE SO VALUABLE.

THAT INSIGHT DID COME FROM OUR COMMITTEE. THAT DISCUSSION ASPECT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT, AND IT IS A POTENTIAL.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT WILL BE A MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE, BUT IT'S A POTENTIAL THAT'S ON THE HORIZON.

SO JENNIFER, THANK YOU FOR THAT AND WE HAVE PLENTY OF MORE ELEMENTARIES TO NAME.

SO. WELL, I WAS GOING TO ADD I MEAN THE THREE TOP WAS LOOKING AT THE SURVEY RESULTS FROM CYPRESS.

AND RIGHT BEHIND CYPRESS IT WAS EMERALD, WILDWOOD AND CHERRY.

THOSE WERE THE TOP THREE VOTE GETTERS FROM THE SURVEY WITH CYPRESS.

SO I HAVE A PRETTY STRONG FEELING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN EMERALD AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CHERRY SPRINGS AT SOME POINT BECAUSE YES, THOSE NAMES KEEP POPPING UP. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS APPROVING OUR NEW BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

AS YOU MENTIONED, A COUPLE HAVE ROLLED OFF. YES.

SO ACTUALLY WE HAD ONE ROLL OFF IN OCTOBER AND BROUGHT I BELIEVE IN OCTOBER.

THE BOARD APPOINTED ONE OF THE ALTERNATES INTO THE PERMANENT AND WE REACHED OUT TO A PERSON THAT HAD APPLIED BACK IN 23, AND THAT WAS MR. JEFF HABER. AND SO HE HAS FILLED THAT ONE ALTERNATE ROLE.

AND THEN WE HAD ANOTHER PERMANENT COMMITTEE MEMBER RESIGNED IN DECEMBER AND SO GOING BACK TO THAT 23 APPLICATION PROCESS AND YOU WILL RECOGNIZE MR. ZACK SCOTT. HE HAS BEEN ON LONG RANGE AND WAS ON BOND ADVISORY.

HE HAD APPLIED IN 2023 TO BE ON BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

I REACHED OUT TO HIM. HE IS WILLING TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE AND SO HE WILL MOVE INTO THE VACANT ALTERNATE ROLE AS WE MOVE JENNIFER RODRIGUEZ FROM AN ALTERNATE INTO A PERMANENT ROLE. SO THE PROCEDURES DO SAY THAT IF A VACANCY OCCURS, THEN AN ALTERNATE MEMBER MOVES INTO THAT AND THEN WE BACKFILL THE ALTERNATE.

SO THE ACTION TONIGHT IS TO MOVE JENNIFER RODRIGUEZ FROM AN ALTERNATE TO A STANDING VOTING MEMBER AND APPOINTING MR. ZACK SCOTT AS A NEW ALTERNATE AND THE COMMITTEE WILL BE COMPLETELY FULL UNTIL I GET ANOTHER RESIGNATION.

PATRICIA. I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF A BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER AND AN ALTERNATE AS PRESENTED. A MOTION FROM PATRICIA. A SECOND FROM SHANDA.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SIX ZERO.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS OUR BUDGET ASSUMPTION AND PARAMETERS.

YES. WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS AND PARAMETERS. WE WENT OVER THOSE PRETTY EXTENSIVELY AT THE WORKSHOP.

I CAN GO THROUGH THEM AGAIN. THEY WILL CHANGE AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND WE GET BETTER INFORMATION.

WE WOULD UPDATE THEM AS NECESSARY OR AMEND AS NEEDED.

I CAN DO. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GO THROUGH THEM AGAIN OR DO YOU? I DON'T THINK THAT'S NECESSARY. THANK YOU. KIM.

I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION IF. YEAH. JUST KEEP IN MIND SOME OF THESE COULD HAVE BEEN CONSENT.

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SO WE CAN MOVE THROUGH THESE ACTION ITEMS FAIRLY QUICKLY.

OKAY. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE 25-26 BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS AND PARAMETERS AS PRESENTED TO BE USED IN DEVELOPING THE PRELIMINARY GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR 25-26, COVERING ALL ESTIMATED REVENUES AND PROPOSED EXPENDITURES.

A MOTION FROM KIM, A SECOND FROM OLIVIA. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SIX ZERO. ALL RIGHT. INTERNET SERVICES? YES. SO WE ISSUED A BID BACK IN OCTOBER. IT WAS.

RESPONSES WERE DUE IN DECEMBER. FOR INTERNET SERVICES ACROSS THE DISTRICT ARE FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT EXPIRES IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR.

AND SO THAT IS THE REASON WE WENT OUT FOR BID ON THESE SERVICES.

WE HAD FOUR RESPONSES. THE TECHNOLOGY TEAM ANALYZED THOSE AND THEY ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE STAY WITH SPECTRUM.

WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING A LOWER PRICE THAN WE'RE PAYING NOW WITH TEN GIGS, WITH AN OPTION TO MOVE TO 20 IF WE SHOULD NEED TO.

OKAY, GOOD. ALL RIGHT. AND THIS DOES QUALIFY FOR E-RATE REIMBURSEMENT AT 50%.

ANY DISCUSSION FROM SAY THAT AGAIN WE SUBMIT OUR INTERNET SERVICES FOR E-RATE REIMBURSEMENT.

AND SO WE GET A 50% DISCOUNT ON THAT. SO, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AWARD RFP NUMBER 2425003 INTERNET SERVICES TO SPECTRUM ENTERPRISE, THE MOST HIGHLY QUALIFIED FIRM TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES.

A MOTION FROM ROB. A SECOND FROM SHANDA. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SIX, ZERO. ALL RIGHT AND THIS IS FAIRLY STANDARD FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS.

WE TYPICALLY DO PROVIDE COVERAGE TO HOURLY STAFF WHEN WE WERE CLOSED AND WE WERE CLOSED LAST WEEK.

ANY MORE CONTEXT ON THIS, LINDA? NO, MA'AM. THAT'S REALLY IT.

THE STUDENTS ARE COVERED. IT'S JUST FOR THE EMPLOYEES.

TRICIA, I'LL JUST MAKE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE RESOLUTION 202510 TO PAY STAFF DURING DISTRICT EMERGENCY CLOSURE AT DESCRIBED AS DESCRIBED IN SAID RESOLUTION FOR JANUARY 21ST, 2025.

A MOTION FROM TRICIA, A SECOND FROM KIM. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SIX ZERO. IS THAT SECOND FROM KIM? CORRECT? YES. ALL RIGHT. OUR LAST ACTION ITEM IS INTENT TO REIMBURSE CERTAIN EXPENDITURES FOR 2025.

RIGHT. SO AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT A WASTEWATER SOLUTION FOR THE DARDEN HILL SITE FOR HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TWO.

WE NEED TO GET AN ENGINEER ON BOARD TO START THAT AND SO WE WILL NEED TO PAY THEM AND THE CLEANEST WAY TO KEEP THESE EXPENDITURES STRAIGHT IS TO DO A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION SO THAT WE CAN START INCURRING COSTS PRIOR TO THOSE BONDS BEING SOLD.

SHOULD THE ELECTION PASS. IF IT DOESN'T PASS, THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU AND PROBABLY RECOMMEND USING 2023 BOND FUNDS TO COVER THOSE EXPENSES. BUT THIS RESOLUTION IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO AHEAD OF ALL BOND ELECTIONS, IN CASE WE HAVE COSTS WE NEED TO INCUR BEFORE THE BONDS ARE APPROVED. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION RELATED TO THE 25 BOND PROGRAM SO WE CAN GET STARTED ON THAT WASTEWATER SOLUTION.

ROB, MY ONLY QUESTION IS JUST CLARIFICATION ON THE AMOUNT THAT WE ARE AUTHORIZING THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR FOUR, BECAUSE ON THE NOTE WE GOT FROM YOU, HOLLY ON FRIDAY WAS WE'RE TALKING 200,000.

THIS NOTE HAS 20 MILLION. YEAH, THAT WAS JUST A NUMBER.

SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP COMING BACK TO YOU AND SO WE DON'T KNOW WHEN WE WILL SELL THOSE BONDS.

AND I KNOW WE NEED TO GET STARTED ON CONSTRUCTION IMMEDIATELY.

I DON'T ANTICIPATE US NEEDING THAT MUCH, BUT THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO START IMMEDIATELY ON THE HIGH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.

IF WE DON'T SELL BONDS BEFORE WE BREAK GROUND THERE.

OH, I SEE. OKAY. SO YEAH. SO THIS ALLOWS US TO THIS ALLOWS US TO ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO FACILITATE THE BEGINNING OF THE ENGINEERING AND THE TCEQ PROCESS FOR WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ON HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TWO SITE.

RIGHT. AND THEN POTENTIALLY SOME ADDITIONAL COSTS TIED TO HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TWO CONSTRUCTION BEFORE YOU SELL THE BONDS.

CORRECT. COULD YOU TRY TO TIME THAT RIGHT. THAT WOULD BE UNDER 25.

SO THINK ABOUT THE DSC, WATERPROOFING OR EXTERIOR.

IF WE WANTED TO START THAT EARLY JUNE, AND WE'RE NOT SELLING BONDS UNTIL JUNE OR JULY.

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I UNDERSTAND. THAT'S COMING FROM GENERAL FUND DOLLARS. SO OBVIOUSLY I DON'T WANT TO SPEND $20 $20 MILLION OUT OF GENERAL FUND.

THAT WAS THE AMOUNT WE PUT IN THERE FOR JUST IN CASE. THAT'S A GOOD CLARIFICATION. HOPEFULLY FOR MY COLLEAGUES THAT CLARIFIES ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THAT AS WELL. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I APPRECIATE YOU AT LEAST LAYING OUT FOR US AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT SOME OF THESE SOFT COSTS ARE GOING TO COST, WHICH, BY THE WAY, ARE SUPER CRITICAL FOR THAT PROJECT. CONTINUING ON.

RIGHT, JAMES, I'M OVER THERE LOOKING AT YOU. RIGHT? I MEAN, WE GOT TO GET THAT GOING. WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE CONVERSATION WITH THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE ABOUT THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BOND 2025. BUT WE GOT TO GET IN FRONT OF THAT PROBLEM AS WE CONTINUE TO DO SO.

OKAY. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. TRICIA, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING INTENT TO REIMBURSE CERTAIN EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE 2025 BOND PROGRAM.

A MOTION FROM TRICIA. A SECOND FROM ROB. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SIX ZERO. ALL RIGHT. LEARNING AND INNOVATION.

[9. REPORTS AND INFORMATION]

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE TOP STARTS WITH READING ACADEMY, AND WE'VE BEEN HIGHLIGHTED BY REGION 13 AS HAVING ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL COHORT GROUPS THAT ARE PASSING AT HIGH LEVELS. IT'S BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE STRUCTURED THAT AND WE HAVE JILL PEREZ, WHO'S AMAZING. REGION 13 IS ACTUALLY SENDING NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS TO SEE OUR PROGRAM AND HOW WE'RE MAKING SO MANY TEACHERS PASS THAT EXAM.

ALSO, WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT OUR COUNSELING AND HEALTH SERVICES COUNSELORS, THEY'RE NOT ALL HEALTH SERVICES.

THEY ARE DOING A BOOK STUDY. IT'S REALLY FOR ELEMENTARY PARENTS.

BUT ANYBODY CAN SIGN UP REALLY AND IT'S RAISING MENTALLY STRONG KIDS BY DOCTOR DANIEL AMEN AND DOCTOR CHARLES FAY.

EVEN IF YOU CAN'T JOIN, EVERY DAY STARTS ON FEBRUARY 6TH.

THERE'S A LINK TO SIGN UP. EVEN IF YOU CAN'T JOIN, THEY'RE GOING TO SEND YOU OR READ THE BOOK.

THEY'RE GOING TO SEND YOU LITTLE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE LEARNING.

SO THAT'S EXCITING. SORRY. CTE HAS A SHOWCASE THIS WEDNESDAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FROM 6 TO 730 WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO AND STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY CAN SEE ALL THE OFFERINGS AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS WONDERFUL.

AND SPEAKING OF CTE, THERE'S A PUBLIC COMMENT FORM OUT THERE AROUND THE INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATIONS.

NOW, I JUST WANT YOU TO HEAR ME LOUD AND CLEAR OF THE STUDENTS THAT GET CERTIFICATIONS HERE IN DRIPPING SPRINGS.

WE DON'T JUST OFFER ONES THAT ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR ACCOUNTABILITY POINTS.

IT'S WHATEVER THE STUDENT WANTS TO TAKE. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T JUST SAY, NO, WE CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T ALIGN TO ACCOUNTABILITY.

BUT THIS PUBLIC COMMENT FORM IS REALLY STREAMLINING THAT INDUSTRY BASED ACCOUNTABILITY.

THE POINTS THAT YOU GET FOR THOSE AND THEY'RE TEARING IT.

THEY'RE KIND OF PUTTING MORE BUMPERS AND PARAMETERS AROUND THOSE. SO IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT THERE'S A LINK THERE AND THEN AS ALWAYS WE'RE LOOKING AT ATTENDANCE AND TO DATE OUR ATTENDANCE RATE IS 95.57. COULD BE BETTER.

WORKING ON IT. BUT THE FLU THE BUG GOING AROUND.

WE WANT KIDS HEALTHY AT SCHOOL. SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT.

THAT'S IT FOR MY UPDATES. ROB I HAD TO WALK OUT BECAUSE I WANTED TO GET AN ILLUSTRATION FOR MY OH, IT'S ALL GOOD THINGS. DON'T WORRY FOR MY LITTLE COMMENTS HERE.

SO MY SON IS A RISING SIXTH GRADER. HE'S A FIFTH GRADE AT ROOSTER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY, AND THIS BOARD HAS TALKED SUBSTANTIALLY SINCE.

MOST OF US ALL KIND OF CAME TOGETHER ABOUT FINANCIAL LITERACY, HOW WE VALUE CURRICULUM, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT A A STUDENT'S JOURNEY TO HONE IN ON THIS CRITICAL COMPONENT OF LIFE.

I THINK THAT'S THE GENERAL SENTIMENT THAT THIS BOARD HAS CONVEYED. SO, YOU KNOW, WE GOT A CHANCE TO SEE MARKET DAYS AT SYCAMORE, WHICH IS A GREAT DEAL IN THIRD GRADE, RIGHT? GIVE IT THIRD GRADERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. WE KNOW AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. THERE'S SOME THINGS IN ECONOMICS, BUT I DID NOT KNOW THIS UNTIL RECENTLY THAT IN FIFTH GRADE WE HAVE CURRICULUM SPECIFICALLY FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY.

LIKE MY SON CREATED HIS BUDGET SCENARIO WORKSHEET.

RIGHT. HE GOT AN A ON THIS. SO I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT MY BOY KEEPING FINANCIAL RECORDS, BUDGET BALANCE A BUDGET, AN EXAMPLE LEDGER. RIGHT. THERE'S ALSO SOME THINGS IN HERE.

THAT WAS AN EXIT TICKET ABOUT ATM WITHDRAWALS.

YOU SOLD A BIKE. REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES. I HIGHLIGHT THIS NUMBER ONE BECAUSE, AGAIN, OUR COMMUNITY CARES ABOUT THIS.

THEY WANT TO SEE THIS ENROLLED IN OUR CURRICULUM.

AND NUMBER TWO, JUST TO SAY THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I AM CERTAINLY LOOKING FOR AS WE CONTINUE TO EDUCATE OUR KIDS IN THIS AREA.

RIGHT? YES, THE DETAILS AROUND GEOMETRY AND ALGEBRA AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE CRITICAL IN EDUCATION, JUST AS THIS IS. SO WHETHER THIS IS NEW OR NOT, I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T REMEMBER MY DAUGHTER DOING THIS. CAN YOU PLEASE CONTINUE?

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OBVIOUSLY, THIS TIES INTO A TEK THAT WE'RE DOING IN FIFTH GRADE, RIGHT? YES. BUT EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE, I ENCOURAGE US TO CONTINUE TO DO THINGS LIKE THIS WITH OUR KIDS. SO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AND THANK YOU ALL FOR INCLUDING THAT IN OUR CURRICULUM.

ABSOLUTELY. IT'S PART OF OUR CURRICULUM, AND IT'S IN EVERY GRADE LEVEL FOR MATH, AND IT'S IN PART OF THE TEK RESOURCE SYSTEM, OR PC IS WHAT OUR TEACHERS USE. AND SO THE RESOURCES ARE WITH OUR OUR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND THEN THE CONTENTS WITH OUR RESOURCE SYSTEM.

WELL, TRICIA, I WAS JUST GOING TO HIGHLIGHT AND I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE BOOK, THE STUDY I MEAN, I KNOW IN, ESPECIALLY IN TODAY'S SOCIETY THE TOPIC OF RAISING MENTALLY STRONG KIDS, HAVING FOUR KIDS, NOT ALL OF THEM MENTALLY STRONG. YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THINGS THAT AND HAVING SOME THAT ARE A LITTLE TOO STRONG.

THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND I KNOW SOME FAMILIES REALLY DO STRUGGLE WITH HOW TO DEAL WITH THAT.

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. HOW MANY FAMILIES HAVE WE SEEN ACTUALLY SIGN UP FOR THE BOOK? YOU MAY NOT HAVE THAT OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, BUT WHAT IS THIS WHEN YOU HAVE THAT [INAUDIBLE].

SO IT'S STILL OPEN? YEAH, OKAY. IT ENDS FEBRUARY 6TH.

SO THERE'S STILL SOME TIME. OKAY. I WANT TO SEE EXACTLY HOW MANY FAMILIES SIGN UP AND KIND OF GET INVOLVED IN THAT BECAUSE I LOVE THAT IDEA ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, DISTRICT WHITE EVEN TO GET PULL FAMILIES TOGETHER AND THINGS THAT MAYBE SOME OF US ARE STRUGGLING WITH MORE THAN OTHERS.

WE CAN BRING YOU THAT DATA FOR SURE. PERFECT.

THANK YOU. OLIVIA. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK BRIEFLY.

I GET THE ADA UPDATES EVERY DAY OR WEEKLY OR EVERY DAY IN OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER.

OVERALL, THE DIFFERENT PRINCIPLES. ARE THOSE SPECIFIC EFFORTS GOING WELL? WHAT ARE YOU SEEING? I THINK SO WE ALWAYS WANT IT TO BE UPWARDS OF 96, 97, 98.

BUT HISTORICALLY WE'RE HITTING A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WE WERE LAST YEAR.

WHAT'S OUR NUMBER RIGHT NOW? THE BUDGET WAS ON 95.

I THINK IT'S 95.66. SO WE'RE RIGHT BELOW THAT AND IT'S RIGHT AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.

SO OVERALL I'VE SEEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING THAT AND THERE'S SOME CUTE THINGS OUT THERE THAT OUR PRINCIPALS ARE DOING.

BUT ULTIMATELY IT'S ARE THE PARENTS GETTING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL OR THE KIDS HEALTHY TO BE AT SCHOOL.

THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS THAT WEIGH INTO THAT. BUT LIKE NO KICK BACK.

JUST LIKE THE RESPONSE TO IT, I KNOW THE NUMBERS ARE TRENDING BECAUSE I GET THE RIGHT.

WE SEE THE RESULTS EVERY WEEK, BUT JUST THE PARENT ENGAGEMENT, THE RESPONSE, THERE'S NONE OF THAT.

OH, YOU JUST WANT MY KID THERE BECAUSE OF FUNDING? NO, I THINK THAT RESPONSE IS FINE. AT FIRST IT WAS A LOT OF EDUCATION ABOUT THE WHY AND IT'S ABOUT LEARNING AND YOUR STUDENTS NOT THERE FOR THAT HANDS ON LEARNING.

YEAH. AND JUST MAKING THAT A PRIORITY FOR FOR THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE FOR ESPECIALLY SUBJECTS LIKE SCIENCE WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE REALLY HANDS ON, IF YOUR STUDENTS ARE NOT THERE, THEN THEY'RE MISSING THAT EXPERIENCE. AND YOU CAN'T MAKE THAT UP IN JUST A FLIER OR A WORKSHEET, IF YOU WILL. THANK YOU CHANDA. THIS ISN'T IN THE REPORT, BUT I ALSO HAVE A FIFTH GRADE RISING SIXTH GRADER AND I WANT TO SHARE HOW IMPRESSED I'VE BEEN WITH THE CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT AMONG ALONG MIDDLE SCHOOLS BECAUSE THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN COMING HOME AND HOW EVERYTHING AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT, HOLLY, HOW THERE'S KIND OF BEEN THIS TRANSITION.

I HAVE AN EIGHTH GRADER AND IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THIS WHEN SHE WAS FIFTH, RISING SIXTH AND SO THERE WERE KIDS AT SYCAMORE WHO, YOU KNOW, GOT TO TAKE DIFFERENT CLASSES AND THE KIDS AT DSM AND I JUST APPRECIATE SO MUCH THAT IT'S ALL, YOU KNOW, SAME LEVEL NOW AND THE KIDS THAT, YOU KNOW, ACROSS ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE GETTING THE SAME INFORMATION AND HAVE THE SAME FORM.

AND NO MATTER WHERE THEY'RE GOING, IT'S SUPER HELPFUL WITH THE ATTENDANCE, ZONING, REZONING THAT THEY ALL, YOU KNOW, IT'S EQUAL ACROSS THE BOARD IN THAT SENSE.

AND SO I HAVE NOTICED IT. I MEAN, IT'S VERY VISIBLE AND WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THAT AND RECOGNIZE IT BECAUSE IT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU. THE TEAM HAS WORKED HARD ON THAT. OUR PRINCIPALS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. THEY ARE A LOT OF CONVERSATION. AND IT'S A GUIDE FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT SAYING THIS IS WHAT SHE WANTS, SO WE'RE MAKING IT HAPPEN. WELL IT'S AWESOME, SO KUDOS.

IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN GREAT IN COUNSELING. YES.

ALL RIGHT. FINANCE REPORTS. SO IT'S OUR STANDARD FINANCE REPORTS AND THEN OF COURSE IT'S OUR FIRST MONTH FOR BUDGET AND ACTUALS TO BE PRESENTED TO

[01:35:01]

IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.

IT'S NOT AS EXCITING AS THE LEARNING SPOTLIGHT.

NO QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT MISS GINA.

MAN. YOU'RE AWESOME. I WANT TO APPRECIATE THE A LOT OF EFFORT YOU PUT IN, AND I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU HERE IN THE NEXT MEETING.

BUT OUR FINANCE, THIS NAVIGATING THE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES OF, OF OUR DISTRICT IN 2025 ARE CHALLENGING AND YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE DONE A BANG UP JOB. THE FACT THAT WE'RE STARING AT A $2 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT IN THE FACE, AND NOW WE'RE SITTING RIGHT AROUND 200 GRAND IS A PRETTY GOOD SITUATION.

AND THAT'S WITHOUT HAVING TO, YOU KNOW MODIFY CLASS SIZE AS MUCH AND CERTAINLY YOU KNOW, FURLOUGH OR ELIMINATE EMPLOYEE POSITIONS AND SO THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO AN ABILITY TO NAVIGATE A BUDGET, A TIGHT BUDGET.

RIGHT AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK MY COLLEAGUES APPRECIATE THAT.

WE JUST WE KNOW WE HAVE WORK TO DO IN THE OUT YEARS.

WE KNOW THAT WITHOUT SOME WORK FROM THE LEGISLATURE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME HARD DECISIONS IN THE FUTURE.

BUT FOR NOW, LOOKING AT THESE ACTUALS VERSUS PROJECTIONS, IT'S A VERY HEALTHY SITUATION.

I'M STARING AT A FUND BALANCE, STILL A $47 MILLION THAT ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO DO A LOT OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING NOW WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE AND THAT'S OUR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO OUR DISTRICT, WHAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO AND SO JUST A TESTAMENT TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM IN DOING THAT, AND ALSO FOR RAISING OUR AUDIT RATINGS, OUR ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS WITH THE STATE TO BE RANKED AS HIGH AS WE ARE.

THAT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK, AND WE DON'T TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED, AND WE NEED TO PUBLICLY STATE HOW MUCH.

I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT THAT GOES INTO THAT, BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T HAVE A TRUST IN HOW WE MANAGE FINANCES IN THIS DISTRICT, WE LOSE. THAT'S A HARD THING TO LOSE. AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT'S NOT THE CASE HERE.

NOT FROM THIS SEAT. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

THANKS I APPRECIATE THAT. YES. THANK YOU. WHAT HE SAID.

ALL RIGHT. OPERATION REPORTS, BOARD REPORTS. NOTHING TO REPORT HERE.

THESE ARE THROUGH NOVEMBER. SO THEY DO NOT REFLECT THE ARBITRAGE PAYMENT THAT WE MAKE NEXT MONTH.

SO THAT WILL SHOW UP IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. BUT JUST YOUR STANDARD REPORTS FOR THE 18 AND THE 23 BONDS, YOU SAW THE REST OF IT IN THE RAIN. SO IN THE COLD.

IN THE RAIN. TRICIA. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW AND THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE I DON'T NEED AN ANSWER, LIKE, RIGHT NOW, BUT I JUST WANT TO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT THE LATEST OF THE 18 PLUS FACILITY IS LIKE WHERE WE ARE IN THAT PROCESS, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE COMMUNITY ASAP, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE REALLY HONED IN ON THAT SPECIFIC PROJECT, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT WE HEAR THEM AND WE ARE WORKING AS DILIGENTLY AS WE CAN.

YEAH, WE MET WITH CBRE ON IT LAST MONTH AND HAVE GOTTEN SOME UPDATED INFORMATION ON HOA FEES.

THERE'S SOME, YOU KNOW, PROPERTY OWNER FEES THAT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND BEFORE WE CAN MAKE A COMMITMENT, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON CONTRACT AND GETTING THAT INFORMATION FINALIZED SO THAT WE CAN BE HOPEFULLY MOVING FORWARD PRETTY QUICKLY HERE.

ON SIGNING THAT DEAL AND GETTING ROLLING. THANK YOU.

ROB, I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO I KNOW WE DID A PRESS RELEASE AND ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF, BUT JUST TO PUBLICLY WELCOME OUR NEW CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER WHO'S SITTING HERE TONIGHT BURIED ALREADY IN HIS COMPUTER, TYPING DOWN ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS.

SCOTT, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU, SIR AND WE'RE EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH YOU IN OVERSEEING THE OPERATIONS OF A DISTRICT THAT IS GROWING RAPIDLY AND HAS A DEMAND FOR A HIGH DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO. AND SO I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE MY COLLEAGUES AND ALL THAT WELCOME YOU TO THE TEAM PUBLICLY BEFORE OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU'RE NO STRANGER TO THIS COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW IT WELL AND YOU'RE JUST COMING FROM DOWN THE STREET. SO WE'RE WELCOME AND GODSPEED IN YOUR EFFORTS OVERSEEING OPERATIONS.

ALL RIGHT. HR REPORT. I DID NOT FORGET YOU THIS MONTH.

WE ARE CELEBRATING IN OUR DEPARTMENT. THIS IS THE FEWEST VACANCIES THAT WE HAVE HAD IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.

WE HAVE ZERO TEACHER VACANCIES RIGHT NOW. TWO CUSTODIANS, BUT JUST ACTIONS LIKE TONIGHT WHERE OUR BOARD TAKES CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHEN THEY COULDN'T COME TO WORK. THAT HELPS US RECRUIT, BECAUSE WE CAN GO OUT AND TELL PEOPLE THAT OUR BOARD CARES ABOUT YOU AND YOUR BOARD TAKES CARE OF YOU. AND SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

AND THAT IS A 100% REFLECTED IN OUR SUPER LOW VACANCIES.

AND SO AS WE MOVE INTO RECRUITING FOR NEXT YEAR, WE WON'T HAVE ANOTHER VACANCY REPORT FOR NEXT MONTH.

BUT WE REALLY MOVE THE DIAL. BUT THAT ZERO TEACHERS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR ALL YEAR AND SO WE HIT IT.

SO SUPER EXCITING. IT'S WONDERFUL. ALL RIGHT.

SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT WE HAVE SOME OUT OF STATE STUDENT TRAVEL ON THERE THAT Y'ALL MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT,

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LAST MONTH'S REPORT HAD ANOTHER SUBDIVISION KIND OF OUT IN THAT SAME AREA AGAIN, SMALLER SUBDIVISION, BUT VILLAGE GROVE, TERRACINA AND THEN SOME NEW CONDOMINIUMS AND OBVIOUSLY MOST OF THAT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE DISTRICT AGAIN.

SO JUST KEEPING IN MIND THAT WE HAVE SOME CHANGES HAPPENING AND IT'S GOOD TO LOOK THROUGH THOSE AND JUST KIND OF KNOW WHERE THEY ARE AND HOW MANY PLOTS THEY ARE.

SO JUST HIGHLIGHTING THAT THERE'S A FEW THINGS IN THERE FOR YOU TO TAKE A PEEK AT. ALL RIGHT.

THE BOARD WILL NOW CONVENE IN A CLOSED MEETING TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS POSTED ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING, AS ALLOWED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. SECTIONS 551.071,

[10. CLOSED SESSION]

NO VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CLOSED MEETING. ANY ACTION THE BOARD WISHES TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF DISCUSSION IN CLOSED SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THE BOARD RECONVENES. IN THE OPEN MEETING. THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD MEETING. THANK YOU.

[11. OPEN SESSION]

WITH NO FURTHER ACTION THIS EVENING. WE STAND ADJOURNED AT 8:08PM.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.