Mar 31, 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, MARCH 31ST. THE TIME IS NOW 6 P.M.. THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED.

WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT THIS EVENING.

I AM HONORED TO INVITE THIS EVENING'S PLEDGE LEADERS UP TO THE FRONT TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE STATE OF TEXAS, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THIS EVENING'S PLEDGE LEADERS ARE FIFTH GRADERS AT OUR LEARNING SPOTLIGHT CAMPUS, SYCAMORE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. HARPER MORRIS, LAWSON LEACH, CLAIRE PETERS.

PLEASE STAND TO JOIN FOR THE PLEDGES.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

NOW ON TO THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

NOW FOR THE MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU STUDENTS [APPLAUSE]. NEXT IS OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS.

[3. ANNOUNCEMENTS]

REGISTRATION FOR A FULL DAY DISD CAMP VENTURE OR ADVENTURE CAMP OPENED TODAY, MARCH 31ST AT 10 A.M.

SPACE IS LIMITED AND SPOTS FILL UP QUICKLY ON THESE CAMPS, SO WE ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO REGISTER EARLY.

REGISTRATIONS FOR OTHER CAMPS WILL OPEN ON THURSDAY, APRIL 3RD AT 10 A.M..

WE'LL BE HOSTING TWO COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSIONS ABOUT THE 2025 BOND ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9TH HERE AT THE CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP.

A MORNING SESSION WILL BE HELD AT 9:30 A.M., AND AN EVENING SESSION WILL BE AT 6 P.M..

REGISTERED VOTERS LIVING WITHIN SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES OR BOUNDARIES ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN OUR MAY BOND AND BOARD ELECTIONS.

THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IS THIS THURSDAY, APRIL 3RD.

YOU CAN CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION STATUS AT VOTETEXAS.GOV.

EARLY VOTING FOR THE MAY 3RD ELECTION RUNS FROM APRIL 22ND THROUGH APRIL 29TH.

VOTING LOCATIONS AND TIMES CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE SO MANY RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.

[4. RECOGNITIONS]

AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. I JUST SAW ONE OF THEM RUNNING BY THE WINDOW A SECOND AGO [LAUGHTER].

THERE HE IS. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. THANKS FOR HAVING US HERE SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE THESE KIDS, BRAG ON THEM A LITTLE BIT. I'M GOING TO START OVER HERE ON THE LEFT.

COLE SIDERS WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT, BUT WE HAVE HERE CHARLIE LUNDEEN.

HE'S A FRESHMAN. HE WAS 28 AND 17 ON THE SEASON.

HE WAS A DISTRICT RUNNER UP. FUNNY, WE KIND OF SLID HIM INTO THE LINEUP.

SOMEBODY WENT DOWN LIKE, THE DAY BEFORE THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT, AND WE BUMPED HIM UP A WEIGHT CLASS, AND HE STILL WENT OUT THERE AND TOOK SECOND PLACE AT DISTRICT, AND THEN WENT ON A RUN AT REGIONALS AND GOT FIFTH PLACE [APPLAUSE].

SO YEAH. ALL RIGHT. OUR RUNNER OVER HERE IS CALEB COLLINS.

HE'S A HE'S A JUNIOR. HE WAS 25 AND 15 THIS YEAR.

HE WAS A DISTRICT RUNNER UP. HE PLACED FOURTH AT REGIONALS.

HE HAD THE SECOND MOST TAKEDOWNS ON THE BOYS TEAM WITH 77.

AND HE QUALIFIED FOR STATE. AND THIS IS JUST HIS SECOND YEAR OF WRESTLING [APPLAUSE].

ALL RIGHT, WE GOT JACKSON SHIPLEY HERE. JACKSON WAS 30 AND 2 THIS YEAR.

HE WAS A STATE CHAMP. HE WON STATE, YEAH [APPLAUSE].

HE WON HIS SECOND REGIONAL TITLE. HE HAS OVER 100 CAREER WINS.

HE'S A JUNIOR, SO HE'LL BE BACK NEXT YEAR. HE'S THE FIFTH STATE CHAMP IN SCHOOL HISTORY, AND THESE THREE GUYS,

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THIS IS LUCY CLARNO HERE. SHE WAS 42 AND 2 ON THE YEAR.

SHE WAS ALSO A STATE CHAMP [APPLAUSE]. YEAH. SHE'S OUR FIRST GIRL TO EVER EVEN PLACE AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT. SO A PRETTY GOOD WAY TO DO IT [APPLAUSE].

YEAH. AFTER ONE YEAR, SHE'S ALREADY IN THE TOP TEN IN ALL THE CAREER CATEGORIES THAT WE KEEP STATS FOR.

SHE'S WON SEVEN TOURNAMENTS THIS YEAR, WHICH IS TIED FOR THE MOST FOR A CAREER.

PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. AND SHE LED THE GIRLS TEAM TO THEIR SECOND EVER DISTRICT TITLE AND PLACED 20TH AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. SINGLE HANDEDLY BEATING LIKE 70 PLUS TEAMS THAT QUALIFIED, SO [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU. I GOT TO SHAKE HANDS. WHICH WAY DO WE GO? RIGHT TO LEFT, LEFT TO RIGHT. [APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE HAVE OUR DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR.

AND LET'S SAVE OUR APPLAUSE TILL THE END OF EACH GROUP.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS COURTNEY AGUILAR, AND I AM THE CHOIR DIRECTOR AT DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL.

THESE ARE FIVE OF OUR STUDENTS THAT WERE ABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING, WHO ARE STATE QUALIFIERS FOR SOLO AND ENSEMBLE COMPETITION.

SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND AS TO WHAT THAT INVOLVES.

EACH OF THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR PEERS. HAD TO LEARN A PIECE OF MUSIC, EITHER AS A SOLO OR AS A SMALL ENSEMBLE, HAD TO MEMORIZE IT, AND THEN HAD TO PERFORM IT IN FRONT OF ONE JUDGE WHO SITS THERE IN A CLASSROOM AND STARES RIGHT AT THEM WHILE THEY PERFORM.

SO IT'S A VERY SMALL ENVIRONMENT AND IT'S VERY NERVE WRACKING.

THESE STUDENTS EARNED THE HIGHEST SCORE POSSIBLE, WHICH IS CONSIDERED A ONE OR A SUPERIOR RATING EITHER ON THEIR ENSEMBLE OR ON THEIR SOLO.

AND THEY ARE NOW HEADED TO THE STATE LEVEL, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IN MAY ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

OUR EVENT IS HELD IN PFLUGERVILLE ISD. BUT THESE STUDENTS WILL COMPETE ON AN EVEN HIGHER LEVEL AND THEY'LL DO THE SAME PIECE, OR THEY HAVE AN OPTION OF CHANGING THEIR PIECE.

SO SOME OF THEM HAVE CHOSEN TO LEARN AN EVEN MORE DIFFICULT PIECE AND DO THE PROCESS OVER AGAIN.

BUT THEY'LL PERFORM THIS TIME FOR A COLLEGIATE LEVEL JUDGE.

SO THE COMPETITION BRINGS IN JUDGES FROM ALL OVER THE STATE AND EVEN SOME JUST OUTSIDE OF THE STATE TO JUDGE FROM A COLLEGIATE MUSIC PROGRAM. SO WISH THESE STUDENTS LUCK. I'M GOING TO LET THEM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.

THEY'RE GOING TO SAY THEIR NAME AND THEIR GRADE.

HI. MY NAME IS TAYLOR HEENAN AND I AM A SOPHOMORE.

HI I'M ALAINA ATKINS AND I'M ALSO A SOPHOMORE.

HI I'M GROVER AND I'M A SENIOR. HELLO I AM LUKE VOSS AND I AM A JUNIOR.

I'M CHARLES SCHUBERT AND I'M A FRESHMAN. AND THE OTHERS ARE PICTURED UP THERE.

SO TAYLOR ELENA AND GROVER WERE SOLOISTS, AND THEN CHARLES AND LUKE WERE A MEMBER OF A FOUR PERSON ENSEMBLE. SO PLEASE CONGRATULATE THESE STATE QUALIFIERS.

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GOOD EVENING. I'M HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE THESE STUDENTS.

MRS. AGUILAR DID AN EXCELLENT EXPLANATION OF KIND OF WHAT THE UIL SAW AN ENSEMBLE PROCESS IS.

IT'S BASICALLY VERY MUCH SIMILAR TO FOR BAND.

THE CLASS ONE DESIGNATION FOR MUSIC IS COLLEGE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL LITERATURE.

AND FOR BAND, IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR STATE, YOU HAVE TO PLAY A CLASS ONE SOLO FROM MEMORY AND RECEIVE THE HIGHEST RATING OF SUPERIOR. AND SO SOME OF THESE, THE COLUMN ON THE RIGHT ARE ALL SOLOISTS THAT ACHIEVE THAT.

AND THEN THE OTHERS ARE PART OF A, AN ENSEMBLE THAT ALSO HAD TO PLAY A CLASS ONE LEVEL PIECE OF MUSIC AND RECEIVE A ONE. IT DID NOT HAVE TO BE MEMORIZED. BUT THE SOLOS DO HAVE TO BE MEMORIZED.

THERE IS A LIST CALLED THE NO MEMORY REQUIRED LIST, WHICH IS LIKE REALLY LONG OR SUPER DIFFICULT STUFF THAT YOU ARE ALLOWED TO USE MUSIC AND STILL QUALIFY AND I THINK KASH, THAT WAS YOU? YEAH. HE PLAYED ONE OF THOSE ON TENOR SAXOPHONE.

YES. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THEY'RE GOING TO SAY THEIR NAME, THEIR GRADE AND THEIR INSTRUMENT, WHETHER THEY WERE A SOLOIST OR AN ENSEMBLE MEMBER.

HI, I'M GAVIN MCALPINE, I'M A JUNIOR AND I WAS A SOLO AND ENSEMBLE MEMBER.

HI. MY NAME IS ENRIQUE LIZARRAGA. I'M A JUNIOR AND I WAS AN ENSEMBLE MEMBER.

I'M GRACE, I'M A JUNIOR. I PLAY BARITONE SAXOPHONE AND I'M A SOLOIST.

I'M DONNY BUSH, I'M A SOPHOMORE, AND I WAS A SOLOIST.

HI, I'M KASH FALCONER, I'M A SOLOIST. I'M IAN JENSEN AND I PLAY TRUMPET AND I'M A SOLOIST.

YEAH. WHAT DO YOU PLAY, GAVIN? CLARINET AND SOPRANO SAXOPHONE.

AND WHAT DOES ENRIQUE PLAY? ALTO SAXOPHONE. AND GRACE.

OH, YOU DID SAY THAT. YEAH. DONNY? YEAH. TENOR SAX.

AWESOME. HERE ARE OUR STATE QUALIFIERS. [APPLAUSE] NEXT IS OUR HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JESSICA BALSAM, DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRAS HERE IN DSISD, AND I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT FOUR OF OUR SEVEN STATE QUALIFIERS THIS YEAR FOR SOLO AND ENSEMBLE.

YOU'VE ALREADY GOTTEN THE SPIEL ABOUT THE PREPARATION INVOLVED TO STATE QUALIFY.

IT'S ALL CLASS ONE OF THE HIGHEST CALIBER. YOU DO IT FROM MEMORY, OF COURSE.

AND THEY'RE DIFFICULT PIECES. AND I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THESE STUDENTS.

WE HAD ONE ENSEMBLE AND TWO PIANO SOLOISTS, AS WELL AS FOUR SOLOISTS.

SO I'D LIKE TO PASS THE MICROPHONE AND HAVE THEM INTRODUCE THEIR NAME, THEIR INSTRUMENT AND WHAT THEY PERFORMED.

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HI, MY NAME IS AMELIA CHARITA HERNANDEZ. I PLAY THE CELLO AND I PLAYED THE BACH PRELUDE.

HOWDY, I'M ALEXANDER JOHNSON, I'M A CELLIST. AND I PLAYED THE HAYDN CELLO CONCERTO IN C MAJOR.

HOWDY. MY NAME IS CHRISTIAN JOHNSON. I PLAY VIOLIN, AND I PLAYED BACH'S VIOLIN CONCERTO NUMBER ONE IN A MINOR.

SO WE HAVE A SENIOR FRESHMAN AND TWO JUNIORS.

THE TWO PIANISTS THAT AREN'T HERE TONIGHT PLAYED LIST TONE POEMS, BEAUTIFUL PIECES THAT ARE OF INCREDIBLE HIGH CALIBER.

BOTH OF THEM ARE JUNIORS. AND THEN WE HAVE A SOPHOMORE VIOLINIST WHO WAS PART OF THE ENSEMBLE, THE VIVALDI TWO VIOLINS CONCERTO. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NEXT IS OUR HIGH SCHOOL CHEER. OKAY. TONIGHT I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF RECOGNIZING OUR DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION CHEER TEAM. BECAUSE MISS COACH WATSON COULDN'T BE HERE THIS EVENING.

SO HERE THEY COME. THEY'RE GROWING. I'M GLAD MORE PEOPLE ARE JOINING YOU.

THAT'S GREAT. SO THIS TEAM COMPETED IN THE UIL SPIRIT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN JANUARY.

75 TEAMS COMPETED IN THE SIX A 2D DIVISION. 20 OF THOSE ADVANCED TO FINALS.

AND THIS TEAM, OUR TEAM PLACED 13TH OVERALL, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST PLACEMENT IN OUR PROGRAM HISTORY.

YEAH. SO WE ARE SO PROUD OF HOW THESE ATHLETES REPRESENTED DRIPPING SPRINGS AND THE CHEER PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THEIR WHOLE COMPETITION SEASON. I'M GOING TO LET THEM SAY THEIR NAME AND THEIR GRADE.

I'M ALLISON EDWARDS AND I'M A SENIOR. I'M CHARLOTTE PARKER AND I'M A JUNIOR.

I'M BRENNAN MCCUNE AND I'M A FRESHMAN. I'M AUBREY NEUBAUER AND I'M A SOPHOMORE.

I'M EMERY KAHANOVITCH AND I'M A SOPHOMORE. I'M CALLIE CARROLL, AND I'M A FRESHMAN.

I'M JILL JONES, AND I'M A FRESHMAN. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND.

NEXT IS OUR DECA. THANK YOU. HEY Y'ALL. MY NAME IS STEPHANIE FREEMAN. I AM A BUSINESS CTE TEACHER. I AM THE TEACHER BEHIND OUR ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM AND MARKETING AND THESE ARE MY FRIENDS. WE HAVE STATE AND CDC QUALIFIERS, SO I'M JUST GOING TO LET THEM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. AND I'LL JUST TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE. HI, I'M FAITH HYDE,

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HI, I'M SOPHIA CARR, I'M A SENIOR. I'M IN THE OFFICER OF PREPARED EVENTS, AND I COMPETED IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

HI, I'M AUDREY WARD, I'M A JUNIOR. I'M PRESIDENT, AND I COMPETED IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

HI, I'M SOPHIA JONES, I'M A JUNIOR AND I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF MENTORING, AND I COMPETED IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

HI, I'M JACK MCCLURE. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING.

I COMPETED IN SCHOOL BASED ENTERPRISE. SO I GOT OUR SCHOOL COFFEE SHOP, THE TIGER SHACK GOLD CERTIFIED INTERNATIONALLY, AND I'LL BE GOING TO ICDC WITH THEM AS WELL. I'M THE LESSER JACK KROLL.

I'M FROM I'M A JUNIOR AND I COMPETED IN SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT TEAM DECISION MAKING.

WE HAVE ALREADY HAD OUR STATE COMPETITION AND THESE STUDENTS, AMONG OTHERS, COMPETED AGAINST ABOUT 2500 IN OUR DISTRICT TO MAKE IT TO STATE.

AND AT STATE WE HAD ABOUT 6500 KIDS WE WENT AGAINST.

AND WE WILL BE TAKING AUDREY AND JACK AND FAITH FROM THIS GROUP TO ICDC IN APRIL.

AND JACK ACTUALLY HAS NOT EVEN COMPETED YET. HE WROTE A 50 PAGE PRESENTATION PAPER FOR OUR SCHOOL BASED ENTERPRISE, THE TIGER SHACK, ON ALL THE CHANGES THAT WE MADE THIS YEAR, ALL THE HEALTH CONSCIOUS DECISIONS WE MADE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH GREAT THINGS AND FUN THINGS. SO HE WILL ACTUALLY BE COMPETING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN APRIL.

AND I'M JUST SO PROUD OF THEM. THEY WORK SO HARD.

THESE VICE PRESIDENTS ALL DID GREAT WITHIN THEIR DIFFERENT DIVISIONS AND COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD.

OFF TO ORLANDO WE GO.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS OUR SWIM TEAM.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TO THE BOARD.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE ELSE. THANK YOU.

REAL QUICK TO MY ASSISTANT, EMILY CARROLL, WHO AFTER THIS WEEKEND WILL BE EMILY KELLY BECAUSE SHE'S GETTING MARRIED THIS WEEKEND.

CONGRATULATIONS TO HER. I'M GOING TO LET THESE KIDS INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, AND THEN I'LL KIND OF BRAG ABOUT THEM FOR A LITTLE BIT.

I'M FAIRLY BYNUM, AND I'M A FRESHMAN. I'M LEXIE LANDRUM, AND I'M A FRESHMAN.

I'M SYDNEY BLAKE, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE. I'M LANDON BUKER, AND I'M A SENIOR.

I'M CONNOR CAFFREY, AND I'M A SENIOR. I'M MACY MCCRARY.

I'M A SENIOR. I'M LAUREN [INAUDIBLE]. I'M A JUNIOR.

I'M GRACE RAABE, AND I'M A SENIOR. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAD A REALLY GOOD YEAR THIS YEAR.

PROBABLY THIS IS THE BEST TEAM WE'VE EVER HAD AT DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL.

THE MEN'S TEAM. I'LL TALK ABOUT THEM FIRST. THEY BROKE FOUR SCHOOL RECORDS.

THEY WERE BRONZE MEDALIST IN THE 200 FREE RELAY AT THE REGION MEET AND QUALIFIED FOR STATE.

EXCUSE ME. UP HERE, WE'VE GOT LANDON BUKER AND CONNOR CAFFREY.

BIG TIME LEADERSHIP FROM THESE GUYS. AND TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, WE FINISHED SECOND AT DISTRICT AS RUNNER UP.

THAT IS OUR BEST SIXTH PLACE FINISH EVER. AND WE WON A RELAY AT DISTRICT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.

AND IT'S LARGELY BECAUSE OF THESE TWO GUYS. SO WE'LL CLAP A LITTLE FOR THEM NOW.

WE'RE MISSING THE OTHER TWO GUYS. ONE OF THEM IS AT WATER POLO PRACTICE AND ONE OF THEM IS AT YMCA NATIONALS THIS WEEK.

SO HE'S RACING EVEN MORE ON THE WOMEN'S SIDE.

ANOTHER RECORD BREAKING YEAR. WE BROKE NINE SCHOOL RECORDS THIS YEAR, INCLUDING ALL THREE RELAYS IN FRONT.

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REWIND THAT. THESE LADIES WON DISTRICT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR SCHOOL HISTORY, BUT MAY BE MORE IMPRESSIVE.

I CAN'T FIND ANYBODY WHO KNOWS HOW MANY DISTRICT SWIM MEETS WESTLAKE WON IN A ROW.

IT'S THE MINIMUM TEN, BUT PROBABLY CLOSER TO 30 OR 35.

AND THEY SNAPPED THAT STREAK THIS YEAR, SO IT WAS AWESOME.

SO FAIRLANE WAS ON OUR 200 FREE RELAY. THAT WAS FIFTH PLACE AT STATE.

THEY FINISHED IN A SCHOOL RECORD AND ALL-AMERICAN CONSIDERATION TIME.

LEXIE LANDRUM SWAM ON OUR 200 FREE RELAY AND OUR 400 FREE RELAY AT STATE.

AND BOTH OF THOSE AGAIN, SCHOOL RECORDS. AND SHE WAS ALSO ON OUR MEDLEY RELAY AT THE DISTRICT MEET.

BOTH OF THESE TWO HAD AMAZING FRESHMAN SEASONS.

SO OBVIOUSLY WE GOT SOME BRIGHT FUTURES HERE.

SYDNEY BLAKE, A SOPHOMORE, SHE WAS ON OUR MEDLEY RELAY AND STEPPED UP UNDER SOME PRETTY CRAZY CIRCUMSTANCES AND HAD A GREAT DAY FOR US.

AND WE APPRECIATE HER RESILIENCY OVER HERE. I'M GOING TO GO TO MY SENIOR TEAM.

CAPTAIN MACY MCCURRY FINISHED HER SENIOR SEASON WITH TWO SCHOOL RECORDS INDIVIDUALLY AND SCHOOL RECORDS IN THE RELAYS AS WELL.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO BE A YOUNG LADY AND GET FASTER EVERY SEASON WHEN YOU'RE A HIGH SCHOOL KID.

AND SHE MANAGED TO DO THAT. SHE IS GOING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO NEXT YEAR TO BE A FLAME AND CONTINUE HER SWIMMING CAREER.

CONGRATULATIONS, MACY. MOVING ON. OH, I SAID SCHOOL RECORDS, RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH, SHE BROKE. ONE OF THEM WAS HER OWN, BUT ONE WAS A 15 YEAR OLD RECORD THAT WAS READY TO BE DONE.

THIS IS LAUREL HASKOVEC. THIS IS HER. OH, BOY.

SIXTH TIME AT ONE OF THESE THINGS. BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN HERE FOR CROSS COUNTRY AND SHE'S BEEN HERE FOR SWIMMING EVERY YEAR.

SHE'S BEEN SHE'S BEEN HERE IN SOME FORM OR FASHION.

PART OF OUR RELAYS WAS A DISTRICT CHAMPION. OH, MACY WAS A DISTRICT CHAMPION THREE TIMES IN THE 50 FREESTYLE, BY THE WAY. LAUREL WON HER FIRST DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE 200 FREESTYLE, WAS A STATE QUALIFIER ALL AMERICAN CONSIDERATION TIME AND BROKE HER BIG SISTER'S SCHOOL RECORD. SO THAT'S PRETTY COOL. AND THEN FINALLY WE HAVE GRACE.

GRACE RAAB IS NEW TO US THIS YEAR, MOVED FROM MINNESOTA AND WOW, DID SOME AMAZING THINGS.

WAS A PART OF OUR RELAYS. MIXED IN WITH OUR TEAM RIGHT AWAY.

A GREAT YOUNG LADY, HARD WORKER. SHE'LL BE SWIMMING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA NEXT YEAR.

GRACE BROKE A RECORD AND EVERYTHING. SHE SWAM PRETTY MUCH THIS YEAR, INCLUDING A 17 YEAR OLD STATE RECORD IN THE 200 IM, THAT WAS HELD BY A YOUNG LADY FROM WESTLAKE. SO WE GOT THAT ONE OFF THE BOARD.

IT'S GOOD. SHE IS YOUR DISTRICT, REGION AND STATE SWIMMER OF THE YEAR.

SO AMAZING SEASON BY GRACE RAPP. AND THAT'S ALL I GOT.

SO JUST THANKS AGAIN AND WE APPRECIATE YOU.

GO, TIGERS! CONGRATULATIONS, STUDENTS. ALL RIGHT.

[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

EACH PRESENTATION CAN BE NO LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES PER PERSON OR SIX MINUTES PER PERSON USING A TRANSLATOR.

UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE BOARD IS NOT PERMITTED TO DISCUSS OR ACT UPON ANY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING. THIS MEANS THAT BOARD MEMBERS ARE UNABLE TO DELIBERATE, ASK QUESTIONS, PROVIDE YOU WITH A RESPONSE, OR TAKE ANY ACTION RELATED TO YOUR COMMENTS.

FOR ISSUES NOT LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA PRESENTED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, THE BOARD PRESIDENT MAY DIRECT A SPEAKER TO THE APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. SPEAKERS SHALL BE HEARD ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS.

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YAY! I SAID IT RIGHT. OKAY.

HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE. I DON'T THINK IT'S ON.

OKAY. YES. GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

MY NAME IS LAUREN KAYLA. I AM HERE AS A PARENT OF TWO CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS REPRESENTING AN ORGANIZATION IN OUR COMMUNITY CALLED FRIENDS OF DS ISD.

AND I SIMPLY WANTED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TO THANK YOU AND EXPRESS SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR YOUR UNANIMOUS SUPPORT OF THE MAY 2025 BOND. WE ARE VERY, VERY PLEASED WITH THE COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE OF OUR STUDENTS AND THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF OUR DISTRICT, AND IT HAS BEEN EVIDENT THROUGH YOUR THOUGHTFUL PROCESS TO GET TO THIS POINT THAT YOU ARE COMMITTED AND HAVE MADE DECISIVE ACTION ABOUT WHAT THIS COMMUNITY NEEDS FOR THE FUTURE, BOTH FOR GROWTH AND FOR THE CURRENT NEEDS IN THE DISTRICT ACROSS EXISTING SCHOOLS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

THIS BOND INITIATIVE REPRESENTS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR STUDENTS FUTURE, AS WELL AS TO ADDRESS CAPACITY AND OVERCROWDING ISSUES AND ENSURE THE BEST POSSIBLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS.

WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES THAT THIS POTENTIALLY CREATES IN TERMS OF EXPANDING ALL OUR AMAZING SPORTS THAT WE JUST HEARD ALL ABOUT. WE ARE SUCH AN INCREDIBLE DISTRICT WHEN IT COMES TO OUR ENRICHMENT OFFERINGS.

AND SO TO EXPAND OUR COMMUNITY TO MATCH THE POPULATION IS REALLY IMPORTANT SO THAT EVERY STUDENT CAN BENEFIT FROM THESE ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES. WE RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANT RESPONSIBILITY THAT WAS ENTRUSTED TO YOU.

AND SO WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU WENT THROUGH A GROUND UP PROCESS TO GET COMMUNITY VOICES ACROSS THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITY, REPRESENTED IN HOW YOU ARRIVED AT THIS BOND. SO AGAIN, JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING YOU AND ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP TO HELP THIS PASS.

SO GO MAY 2025. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

[6. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION]

I GET TO DRIVE. YOU GET TO DRIVE. THIS BUTTON? SWEET DEAL. HI, EVERYBODY. DO YOU WANT TO TAKE ONE STEP THAT WAY SO THEY CAN SEE YOU? THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. THANK YOU FOR STAYING.

YOU'RE THE LUCKY ONES BECAUSE YOU GET TO SEE HOW AWESOME MY KIDS ARE.

SO I AM CODY SPRAYBERRY. I'M THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF SYCAMORE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY.

AND I BROUGHT FIVE OF MY FIFTH GRADERS WITH ME.

AND I HAVE ALSO SOME SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE.

THERE'S SOME TEACHERS WHO ARE GOING TO BE REPRESENTED, MISS WALLACE, MISS JONES AND EVEN MISS BLACKMON BACK THERE.

SO WE'LL FEATURE THEM HERE IN A MINUTE. THANK YOU, GUYS FOR COMING.

YOU'LL GET TO HEAR FROM THE EXPERTS IN JUST A SECOND.

BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SHOW OFF TO YOU, AND HOPEFULLY WHEN THE KIDS START TALKING, YOU'LL GET TO SEE WHAT AMAZING LEARNERS AND LEADERS THESE GUYS ARE.

AS WE WERE DEVELOPING THE SLIDES TOGETHER AND WORKING WITH THEM.

WHAT YOU GUYS PULLED OUT OF WHAT YOU LEARNED IN CLASS WAS TOTALLY AMAZING, AND I HAD SO MUCH FUN GOING HOME AND TALKING TO MY WIFE ABOUT IT.

AND WHEN MY KIDS WERE ASKING ME ABOUT THIS MEETING AND WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT, I WAS ABLE TO TELL THEM WHAT A SHADOW WAS.

SO BOARD, GET READY. YOU'RE ABOUT TO LEARN SOMETHING.

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WHEN WE ALL SET OUT TO GET OUR GOALS TOGETHER, WE START LOOKING AT CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE REALLY WANT TO WORK ON AS A SCHOOL.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT KEPT POPPING UP WAS SCIENCE IN GENERAL, JUST IMPROVING OUR SCIENCE SCORES, MAKING OPPORTUNITIES A LITTLE MORE HANDS ON, A LITTLE MORE APPLICABLE FOR OUR KIDS.

WE'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING ON THE BACKWARD DESIGN PROCESS WITHIN OUR BUILDING.

AND WHENEVER THESE TWO TEACHERS MISS WALLACE, MISS JONES.

HI. RAISE YOUR HAND SO WE CAN SEE YOU. THERE YOU ARE.

WHEN THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF PUT ALL OF THIS INTO PLAY, THEY REACHED OUT TO MISS BLACKMON,

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THE SCIENCE TEKS HAVE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT. THE ONE THAT WE REALLY KIND OF WANT TO FOCUS ON TODAY AND TALK ABOUT IS ONE THAT STARTED IN FOURTH GRADE AND KIND OF TOOK A SHIFT. AND EVEN OUR KIDS ARE KIND OF FLUENT IN TEKS A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE ONE TEK THAT WE WANTED TO LOOK AT AS A DISTRICT AVERAGE WAS ONE WHERE THERE WAS SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH.

WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS WITH OUR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF, WE SAW THAT AS A DISTRICT.

WE'RE AT A 56 AVERAGE ON THERE, SO THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO REALLY KIND OF GROW IN THIS AREA.

AND I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH THE TEACHERS. THANK YOU, MISS BLACKMAN FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND OUR KIDDOS WITH THE WORK THAT THEY PUT INTO THIS TEK.

AND I GUESS WHAT, IN A WEEK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CHANCE TO KNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK, RIGHT? IS THAT WHEN THE STAAR IS. OKAY, SO HERE WE GO.

I'LL BE QUIET AND I'LL LET THE EXPERTS GO. HI, MY NAME IS ELLEN AND I'M IN FIFTH GRADE.

AND MISS JONES, MISS WALLACE AND MISS BLACKMAN CAME UP WITH AN IDEA TO HAVE A NASA COMPETITION.

AND WE HAD TO USE OUR INTERACTIVE SCIENCE JOURNALS.

AND WE WERE TASKED TO, LIKE, DRAW AND LABEL AND DIAGRAM THE EARTH AND THE SUN AND USE OUR TOOLS TO CREATE A MODEL TO SHOW ROTATION, WHICH IS BASICALLY WHERE THE EARTH IS REVOLVING AROUND THE SUN ON ITS AXIS, AND TO REPRESENT DAY AND NIGHT AND SHADOWS, WHICH WE ACTUALLY HAVE A PIECE OF OUR PRESENTATION TO SHOW.

OKAY, I WANT TO DO THE SHADOWS. 6 P.M..

I THINK YOU'RE NEXT, I THINK. OKAY, SO THE BOTTOM MIDDLE PICTURES OF TWO GIRLS.

OH, MY NAME IS CLAIRE AND I'M IN FIFTH GRADE.

THE BOTTOM MIDDLE PICTURES OF TWO GIRLS, BOTH VERY PROUD AND AMUSED WITH THEIR PROJECT.

UNDERSTANDING WAS DEFINITELY IMPLIED IN THIS PROJECT AND IT WAS REALLY BUILT UPON YOUR TEAMMATES AND TEAMWORK.

PERSONALLY, I THINK IT'S BETTER WHEN LIKE YOU'RE POSITIVE WHEN YOU LEARN AND THE TEACHERS REALLY GOT US EXCITED AND REALLY LIKE WANTING TO LEARN AND READY TO LEARN.

OKAY. SO THE FIRST TWO PICTURES WERE. OH, SORRY.

MY NAME IS LAWSON LEACH, AND I AM IN FIFTH GRADE.

THE FIRST TWO PHOTOS REPRESENTS TEAMWORK AND CREATIVENESS BETWEEN TEAM OR BETWEEN TEAMS. THE FIRST PHOTO AS OR THE FIRST PHOTO ON THE TOP LEFT, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS ONE PERSON SMILING WHILE THE OTHER IS SHOWING THEIR MECHANISM ON HOW THEIR HOW THE SPECIFIC PLANET IS GOING TO ROTATE. AND THE BOTTOM PICTURE IS ABOUT THE FOUR GROUP MEMBERS, MEMBERS BUILDING THEIR BOX. AND THEY'RE SORT OF POLE THAT'S GOING TO HOLD UP THE PLANETS SUN AND MOON. EACH PROJECT WAS INDIVIDUALLY GREAT, AND IT WAS REALLY FUN TO SEE EVERYBODY MAKE THEIR PROJECT AND HOW DIFFERENT EACH ONE WAS, AND HOW EVERYONE WAS ABLE TO PRESENT AND HAVE THEIR OWN STYLE IN IT.

SO. HI, I'M HARPER AND I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE TOP MIDDLE PHOTO.

SO THIS PROJECT REQUIRED TEAMWORK, BUT NOT JUST LIKE YOUR EVERYDAY EVERYONE GO WORK TOGETHER.

MAKE IT WORK. IT REQUIRED COMPROMISE, COMMUNICATION, TRUST AND EXECUTION.

AND I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOWS THAT THEY ALL DID THAT TO GET TO THAT POINT IN THE PHOTO.

ALL RIGHT. NOW I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT ANALYSIS AND CREATE.

I LOVED HOW EACH PROJECT WAS UNIQUE AND EACH WAS DIFFERENT IN A VARIETY OF WAYS.

STUDENTS TOOK CREATIVE LIBERTY WHILE STILL FOLLOWING THE RUBRIC AND THE LIST OF MUST HAVE ITEMS. THE PROJECTS WERE IN MANY FORMS AS WELL. HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES.

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THEY ALSO USED A VARIETY OF MATERIALS IN THE FAR LEFT BOTTOM PICTURE.

THIS GROUP USED A LIGHT UP BLOW UP SUN TO MIMIC THE REAL SUN AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE.

THIS PROJECT WAS AMAZING BECAUSE IT GAVE STUDENTS THE TASK AND SKILL OF ANALYZING CREATING, WHICH LET STUDENTS EXPLORE THEIR OWN STYLE AND PERSONALITY IN THEIR OWN LEARNING.

THANK YOU.

SO THE TOP LEFT PHOTO REPRESENTS. A NEARLY PERFECT AXIS, BUT THE MOON IS POSITIONED UNDERNEATH IT, WHICH WOULD BE A DISADVANTAGE.

THE SECOND THE SECOND PHOTO WOULD BE SHOWN, AS WOULD BE.

WOULD BE OKAY. WOULD BE PROPORTIONATE, THOUGH LESS VISUALLY.

INTENSIVE OR HELPFUL? ON THE BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO, THERE IS LIGHT. OR THERE IS THE SUN, THE MOON AND THE EARTH.

THOUGH IN THE BACKGROUND THERE IS DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME, WHICH IS NOT ENTIRELY REALISTIC.

ON THE NEXT PHOTO OF THE SAME ELEMENTS APPEAR EXCEPT LAND AND WATER.

ON THE FIFTH PHOTO, WHICH WOULD BE TOP RIGHT, THERE IS A WORKING MECHANISM THAT ALLOWS THE EARTH TO ROTATE BY SPINNING THE PLATE ON TOP. BUT THE MOON CANNOT REVOLVE AROUND THE EARTH, AND THE SIXTH PHOTO IS THAT THERE IS A MOON, EARTH, AND SUN THAT SHOWS SHADOWS AND. THANK YOU.

SO HI, I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT BLOOM'S TAXONOMY RIGHT NOW.

AND SO WE KIND OF WENT THROUGH THIS WHOLE PYRAMID OF, YEAH, THIS WHOLE PYRAMID THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT.

IT COULD HAVE JUST BEEN A WORKSHEET AFTER WORKSHEET AND END OF THE UNIT.

BUT WE TOOK IT FURTHER AND WE STARTED APPLYING THE INFORMATION TO THE COMPETITION THAT WE HAD.

AND THEN LIKE KIND OF THINKING WITH THE END IN MIND OF WHAT WE WANTED IT TO BE.

AND THEN WE LIKE, PUT IT ALL INTO A PROJECT AND ANY SUPPLIES WE WERE NOT GIVEN, WE HAD TO BRING.

WHICH ALSO BRINGS UP MY POINT FROM LATER OR FROM EARLIER WHERE I TALKED ABOUT LIKE COMMUNICATION AND TRUST AND EVERYTHING.

AND I FEEL LIKE OUR TEACHERS DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF LETTING US GO THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PYRAMID IN AN INDEPENDENT WAY.

YEAH. THANK YOU. GREAT JOB.

BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE STUDENTS? GREAT JOB. I KNOW WE HAVE SEEN SOME OF THESE VERY CHALLENGING STAAR QUESTIONS, AND THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO BREAK IT DOWN INTO AN ACTUAL PROJECT THAT YOU GUYS CAN LEARN SOMETHING. WERE YOU GOING TO SAY SOMETHING, ROB? MARY JANE HAD A COMMENT. OH, MARY JANE. I WAS JUST CURIOUS.

IF YOU FEEL LIKE THIS TYPE OF LEARNING IS MAKING YOU FEEL A LITTLE MORE RELAXED ABOUT THE STAR.

DEFINITELY.

SO I FEEL LIKE THEY DID A GOOD. LIKE, THE TEACHERS DIDN'T PUT ANY PRESSURE ON US, AND THEY JUST KIND OF, LIKE, LET US LEARN IT WITHOUT KNOWING THAT WE'RE LEARNING IT IN SOME WAY.

YEAH, I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH HARPER. LIKE, THEY DIDN'T JUST SEND US OFF.

THEY GAVE US, LIKE, WHAT WE NEEDED AND THEY GAVE US THE INFORMATION.

BUT IT WAS UP TO US TO, LIKE, REALLY FIGURE IT OUT AND DIG DEEP.

THANK YOU. I BELIEVE THAT OUR TEACHERS HAD DEFINITELY THOUGHT THIS THROUGH, ESPECIALLY WITH MISS BLACKMAN

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IT WAS REALLY FOUNDATIONAL BETWEEN THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.

AND I REALLY THINK THAT THIS WAS AN AWESOME PROJECT THAT COULD DEFINITELY BE DONE NEXT YEAR.

I THINK THIS PROJECT REALLY HELPED ME RELAX BEFORE THE START.

IT MADE ME REALIZE, OH WELL, I ALREADY KNOW EVERYTHING.

I DON'T NEED TO WORRY. LOVE THAT. I CAN'T SAY IT ANY BETTER.

THESE ARE OUR KIDDOS. SO THANK Y'ALL. G OSH, THAT'S REALLY LOUD TODAY.

ONE MORE QUESTION. I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THIS PROJECT INSPIRED OR CHANGED ANY OF YOU BEING MORE INTERESTED IN TAKING MORE ADVANCED SCIENCE IN THE FUTURE, OR MAYBE EVEN A CAREER PATH? LIKE, DID THIS INSPIRE YOU IN ANY WAY FOR YOUR FUTURE? DEFINITELY. BECAUSE. EVEN THOUGH I'VE ALWAYS LOVED SCIENCE, SOMETHING THAT WAS REALLY SPECIAL ABOUT THIS PROJECT WAS THAT IT LOOKS LIKE HARPER WAS SAYING ABOUT BLOOM'S TAXONOMY.

NOT ONLY DOES IT LET US APPLY EVALUATE, BUT IT LETS US CREATE SOMETHING LIKE OUR OWN VISION OF WHAT WE HAD IN MIND, OUR OWN. AND WHAT I HAD SAID EARLIER ABOUT WORKING MECHANISM THAT ALLOWS THE EARTH ESSENTIALLY TO ROTATE OR REVOLVE, THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOWS TO US THAT YOU'RE REALLY TRYING AND YOU REALLY WANT TO GET THIS, THIS PROJECT DONE. YOU REALLY WANT TO HAVE FUN DOING THIS PROJECT.

AND IT WASN'T ALL SERIOUSNESS. IT WAS, HEY ONE OF OUR TEACHERS WAS LIKE, HEY, LET'S DO YOU GUYS WANT TO DO THIS PROJECT OR MORE? SO LET'S DO THIS PROJECT AND LET'S HAVE SOME FUN.

LET'S MAKE LET'S BE CREATIVE AND LET'S THINK ON HOW OUR OWN PROJECT WOULD BE COLLABORATING WITH OUR PARTNERS.

IT DEFINITELY SPARKED SOMETHING FOR ME BECAUSE I WANTED TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. I JUST WANTED TO LIKE SIT THERE. I WANTED IT TO LIKE, ACTUALLY ROTATE. SO ME AND MY DAD WORKED TOGETHER AND WE LIKE, DID THIS MECHANISM AND IT WAS SO FUN.

AND IT DEFINITELY SPARKED LIKE MY INTEREST FOR TECH AND SCIENCE.

AND IT JUST THE PROJECT DEFINITELY SPARKED THAT.

AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT BECAUSE I LIKE I LOVE IT, IT'S COOL.

SO I LIKE TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY AND I LIKE TO TAKE CONTROL.

SO I FEEL LIKE THIS PROJECT REALLY LET ME LIKE OPEN UP TO NEW IDEAS AND LET OTHERS SOMETIMES TAKE CONTROL AND LIKE, BUILT MY TEAMWORK SKILLS. AND IT'S GOING TO LET ME PASS ON THAT LESSON TO OTHERS LIKE ME.

IT REALLY HELPED US THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX AND WORK TOGETHER AND JUST HAVE A FUN TIME DOING IT.

AND I JUST HAVE A BRIEF COMMENT. OH, I'M TOO CLOSE. SORRY. OH, MY GOODNESS.

KIDS. GREAT JOB. THIS IS FOR EDUCATORS, MR. SPRAYBERRY.

THE TEACHERS THAT JOINED US TONIGHT. YOU KNOW, THIS BOARD, WE ANNUALLY REVIEW HOW WELL WE'RE DOING IN EACH ACADEMIC AREA WHEN IT COMES TO APPLYING WHAT WE LEARNED ALL YEAR IN A TESTING ENVIRONMENT.

RIGHT. AND THIS WAS AN AREA THAT WE KIND OF WERE GOING WHY ARE OUR KIDS STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT? AND SO TO THOSE OF YOU OUT THERE AND OUR EDUCATORS ACROSS THE DISTRICT THAT ARE FINDING WAYS TO CLOSE GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE AND GETTING THESE KIDS TO APPLY IN DIFFERENT WAYS SO THEY'RE READY WHEN MAYBE THE QUESTIONS ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WE WOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED, OR WE'RE READY TO APPLY THAT KNOWLEDGE. GREAT JOB.

THIS IS AWESOME. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I THINK WE ASKED DOCTOR CADE LIKE DOCTOR CADE, HOW DO WE I THINK I ASKED THIS, HOW DO WE ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES WITH OUR KIDS TO GET REALLY GET A FULL, COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THESE TEKS? WELL WE'RE SEEING IT RIGHT HERE. AND SO LET ME JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, THINKING THROUGH DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES AND THEN GETTING THESE KIDS TO COME HERE AND SHOW US HOW THEY'RE APPLYING THEIR LEARNING. PHENOMENAL. WELL DONE. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. I KNOW, I KNOW, WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, SO I'LL GO FIRST.

HOW DOES THE SCHOOL BOARD MAKE DECISIONS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT STUDENTS? AND WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO STUDENTS WHO WANT TO HAVE A VOICE IN THOSE DECISIONS?

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SO LET'S JUST START WITH TRICIA. OR SOMEONE ELSE? ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ANSWER. SORRY. NO, ABSOLUTELY.

IF YOU WANT TO ENGAGE THE SCHOOL BOARD, WE ARE AN OPEN BOOK UP HERE.

AND WE ACTUALLY LOVE TO HEAR FROM OUR KIDDOS.

AND WE APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU GUYS PROVIDE BECAUSE WE CAN'T PROVIDE A GOOD ENVIRONMENT FOR YOU IF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.

SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, YOU WOULD JUST TALK TO MR. SPRAYBERRY. HE KNOWS HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH US, AND YOU GUYS CAN ACTUALLY EMAIL US DIRECTLY FROM YOUR SCHOOL EMAIL ADDRESSES.

SO JUST GET WITH YOUR COUNSELOR OR JUST A GROWN UP.

AND WE LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT THAT YOU WANT AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES, CHALLENGES FACING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT RIGHT NOW, AND HOW CAN STUDENTS CONTRIBUTE TO SOLUTIONS? OLIVIA. SHE WAS SMILING. SO SHE GETS CALLED ON NOW.

WELL, I WAS SMILING BECAUSE I'M SO IMPRESSED BY THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU'RE ASKING, BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT YOU'VE PREPARED WELL AND GIVEN A LOT OF THOUGHT.

I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IT'S REALLY LOUD TONIGHT.

I THINK ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IS WE'RE A GROWING DISTRICT.

I MEAN, OUR POPULATION IS GROWING AND WE'RE BUILDING NEW CAMPUSES, AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON OUTSIDE OF JUST THE CLASSROOM.

SO ONE OF THE EVEN THOUGH IT'S A CHALLENGE, IT'S ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING PARTS IS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT WE'RE COLLABORATING AS YOU GUYS WERE COLLABORATING WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WITH OUR TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED IN THE CLASSROOMS IN SAFETY, SECURITY, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE. AND JUST MAKING SURE WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT GOES ON THAT YOUR EDUCATION EVERY SINGLE DAY IS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.

SO THAT'S THE HARD WORK PART, BUT IT'S ALSO THE MOST REWARDING PART.

SO LOOKING AHEAD, WHAT ARE SOME GOALS OR PROJECTS THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD'S WORKING ON THAT WILL IMPROVE OUR SCHOOLS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS? HE'S FIXING OUR VOLUME. I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE BETTER.

YEAH, I THINK IT WAS THE FEEDBACK. MAYBE THEY WERE ALL FEELING.

MARY JANE, YOU WANT TO TACKLE THIS? GOSH, THERE'S SO MANY, I, FOR ONE THING, I HOPE THAT WE CAN KEEP DOCTOR KIDD FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. BECAUSE SHE'S ALWAYS COMING TO US WITH NEW IDEAS LIKE LAST.

I THINK IT WAS LAST MONTH. WE HEARD ABOUT THIS NEW PROGRAM WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CALLED FUSE.

AND IT'S A NEW WAY TO LEARN MATH. AND IT REMINDS ME A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING.

IT'S JUST OUT OF THE BOX APPROACH. FROM THE WAY MATH HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN TAUGHT.

WE ARE CONSTANTLY ADDING NEW ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS.

TO TRISHA'S POINT ABOUT SPEAKING UP TO YOUR PRINCIPAL, THIS DISTRICT HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF ADDING THINGS BECAUSE STUDENTS ARE INTERESTED.

SO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING THAT YOU THINK YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO, EXTRACURRICULARLY.

IF IT DOESN'T EXIST, THEN YOU SHOULD USE YOUR VOICE AND REQUEST IT.

THANK YOU. CAN YOU SHARE ANY CURRENT PLANS FOR INDIVIDUALIZING USE OF CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY, AND HOW CAN STUDENTS BE INVOLVED IN CHOOSING THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT BEST SUPPORT THEIR LEARNING OR PRODUCE WORK THAT IS BEST FOR THEM? KIM. OKAY. IT'S IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE WORK CLOSELY WITH DOCTOR KIDD, AND SHE PROVIDES THE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING THAT WE'RE USING IN EACH ONE OF OUR CLASSROOMS. THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES COMING TO TECHNOLOGY.

WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE DISTRICT POLICIES THAT FOLLOW CLOSELY WITH THE VISION AND THE MISSION OF THIS DISTRICT.

AND SHE'S DONE A GREAT JOB PUTTING THE RIGHT TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE BECAUSE IT CHANGES EVERY DAY.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE LATEST, MOST UP TO DATE CURRENT INFORMATION AND YOU'RE ABLE TO LEARN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR QUESTIONS. AND THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. SYCAMORE. WELL DONE.

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WE HAD TIGER MADNESS. TRICIA. HOW WAS IT? TIGER MADNESS IS MY FAVORITE.

I LOVE SEEING THE KIDDOS, THE EXCITEMENT IN THEIR FACES WHEN THEY'RE DOING THE DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT THEY DO.

IT'S SUPER FUN. I DID, I WORKED ONE OF THE BASKETBALL HOOPS AND I DON'T KNOW, THIS EVENT.

I JUST LOVE WATCHING THE KIDS HAVE SO MUCH FUN.

I JUST YOU CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT ENOUGH. AND THEN THEY HAD A DANCE PARTY AFTER AND GLOW STICKS AND ALL MY KIDDOS GOT TO, YOU KNOW, PARTAKE IN THE GLOW STICKS. SO THEY ALL LOVED THAT.

BUT I LOVE HOW THE COMMUNITY HAS COME TOGETHER.

WE HAD YOUTH GROUPS THERE. WE HAD KIDDOS, A LOT OF KIDS THAT WERE VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME, AND IT'S JUST A REALLY GREAT TIME TO RALLY AROUND THESE SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS AND HAVE FUN WITH THEM.

SO ALWAYS A GOOD TIME. WE HAD OUR CAMPUS TOUR AT SYCAMORE SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL.

ROB. ALL RIGHT. BOY, A LOT GOING ON IN THIS CAMPUS.

AND LET ME HIGHLIGHT WHAT MARY JANE SPOKE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AND ADDRESSING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRESENTATION.

SO MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH IS AN AREA OF EMPHASIS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED AS A BOARD.

AND SO IT WAS VERY HELPFUL FOR KELLY AND THE TEAM TO WALK US THROUGH HOW THEY'RE ADDRESSING THAT THROUGH THE USE OF THIS NEW IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS FUSE PROGRAM.

GETTING TO SEE THE KIDS INTERACT COLLABORATIVE LEARNING EVERYBODY.

I MEAN, LITERALLY PICTURE A CLASSROOM, YOU KNOW.

AND FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T SEE THIS AND ALL THE WAY AROUND, THERE'S KIDS RIDING ON WINDOWS, ON THE WHITEBOARDS, WORKING THROUGH DIFFERENT EQUATIONS, COLLABORATING TO COLLECTIVELY ON IT TO GET A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT MATHEMATICS VERSUS SITTING WITH A PENCIL AND STARING AT A NOTEBOOK AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING, WHICH IS WHAT I SPENT MOST OF MY EDUCATION TRYING TO DO IN MATH.

IT TURNED OUT OKAY. I'M NOT TOO BAD AT IT, BUT I WAS EXTREMELY IMPRESSED WITH US TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO INCREASE THE ENGAGEMENT OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS IN LEARNING MATHEMATICS. BECAUSE IT'S TRAILING BEHIND, READING SUBSTANTIALLY.

AND AND WE SHOULDN'T BE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. AND SO I, YOU KNOW, TO OUR TEAM TO GO AND TRY TO FIND INNOVATIVE NEW WAYS TO DO THIS.

I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE DATA IS GOING TO SHOW ON THIS. AND SO DOCTOR CADEN TO THE TEAM FOR IMPLEMENTATION.

MADAM SUPERINTENDENT, THIS IS EXCELLENT TO SEE, AND I APPRECIATE US WORKING HARD TO FIND WAYS TO ADDRESS THIS.

AND THE OTHER PIECE OF THIS WAS SEEING THE EXPANSION PROJECT TO OUR OPERATIONS TEAM.

JAMES AND TEAM PHENOMENAL THAT THE, IT'S NIGHT AND DAY DIFFERENCE Y'ALL.

I MEAN FROM THE CURRENT KIND OF DEAL THAT THESE CLASSROOMS ARE TIGHT.

THE ONES WE HAVE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE'RE OVER ENROLLED. IT'S NOT THE BEST LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

I JUST MY PERSONAL HUMBLE OPINION, THIS EXPANSION IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO DO THAT.

AND SO I WAS EXTREMELY PLEASED TO SEE THAT. AND WE PREPARE TO OPEN THIS SCHOOL, OPEN THE EXPANSION IN THE FALL.

ALL RIGHT. AND LASTLY, OUR LOVELY KIM WAS A MODEL AT THE DRIPPING SPRINGS WOMEN'S CLUB.

YEAH. FOR THE WOMEN'S CLUB, IT WAS THEIR ANNUAL FASHION SHOW.

THE LUNCHEON WAS A SELLOUT. THEY'VE GOT OVER 300 MEMBERS NOW, AND THEY ASKED TEN PEOPLE TO MODEL.

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? WELL, I WAS ONE OF THE TEN.

IT WAS GREAT. I JUST HAD SO MUCH FUN. BUT THE MESSAGE IN MODELING FOR THESE THREE BOUTIQUES IS YOU CAN GO TO ANY OCCASION IN THE CITY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS AND SHOP LOCAL AND YOU GET SOME PRETTY NICE STUFF.

SO IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. ALL RIGHT. I'LL START WITH YOU, KIM, ON THAT SEGUE TO LIAISON AND ANY SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS. AND BY THE WAY, I'VE BEEN CONTACTED.

I GOT INVITED TO MODEL AND SOME UPCOMING SHOWS.

SO I'M GOING TO QUIT MY DAY JOB OF RETIREMENT, AND NOW I'M STEPPING OUT TO MODEL.

SO LOOK FOR ME AROUND TOWN. EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

WE HAVE EXCITING NEWS. STUDENT LEADERSHIP GRANTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

WE'RE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THESE GRANTS HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY APPROVED.

AND IN THE COMING DAYS, WILL BE CELEBRATING THE REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS.

AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE THE INSPIRING STORIES OF THEIR SUCCESS.

CLAY'S FOR CLASSROOMS WILL BE HAPPENING THIS THURSDAY.

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ROB, I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH YOUR TEAM. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAD THEIR ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ACTION THIS PAST WEEK AS THEY BEGIN TO SHAPE THE 2526 BUDGET AND DEFINING THE FUNDING PRIORITIES THAT WILL DRIVE OUR DISTRICT'S GROWTH AND SUCCESS.

STAY TUNED FOR MORE UPDATES AS THEY CONTINUE THEIR IMPORTANT WORK.

OKAY, THE COUNCIL OF PTA WILL HAVE THEIR NEXT.

OUR NEXT MEETING IS ON APRIL 14TH, WHICH IS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AWAY.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WILDWOOD SPRINGS PTA ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING IS THIS THURSDAY, APRIL 3RD AT 1 P.M. HERE IN THE CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP.

AND THEY ARE GOING TO ORGANIZE THEIR PTA, VOTE ON BYLAWS, FINANCIALS, NOMINATE AND ELECT THEIR INAUGURAL PTA EXECUTIVE BOARD.

SO THAT'S EXCITING. AND IF ANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE GOING TO BE ATTENDING WILDWOOD SPRINGS ELEMENTARY, THEY SHOULD THERE'S A LINK TO SIGN UP. THEY HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE THAT DAY.

SO YEAH, THAT'S IT. SO I'LL HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE, YOU KNOW, NEXT MONTH WITH COUNCIL.

I DON'T HAVE MUCH FOR PARKS AND REC. WE CONTINUE ADVANCING.

I'M ON A SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE PARK DEVELOPMENT, SO WE ARE JUST MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE PUBLICLY ON THE WEBSITE.

AND THEN, MADAM PRESIDENT, I WAS GOING TO LET YOU KNOW THAT NOW THAT CITIZEN'S BOND STEERING HAS COME TO AN END, I'VE ENJOYED A LITTLE BIT OF TIME OFF, BUT AM AVAILABLE.

WE'RE TALKING EARLIER ABOUT SHANDA, SO IF WE'RE REEVALUATING LIAISON SHIPS.

OH. AND THEN I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD ON THE CHAMBER ATTENDED THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT FOR THE CHAMBER AND WOULD JUST HIGHLY ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO ATTEND THOSE WONDERFULLY INFORMATIVE PRESENTATIONS. MARY JANE. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE KUDOS TO OUR TEAM.

THEY'RE SO PROFESSIONAL. HOLLY AND KAREN AND ELAINE AND SCOTT AND GIVING AN OVERVIEW OF OUR DISTRICT.

AND IT'S ALWAYS A FULL MEETING FOR THE CHAMBER.

AND THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT AND ABOUT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SO IMPORTANT THAT THEY KNOW THE FACTS.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY, WELL DONE. AND THANK YOU, OLIVIA, FOR COMING.

SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING BECAUSE I WAS AT THE EVENT MARCH MADNESS.

BUT THEY THEY DID GET A MEASLES UPDATE, AND THEY ALSO BROKE OUT INTO SESSIONS.

ONE OF THE SESSIONS OR ONE OF THE GROUPS, THE COLLABORATIVE GROUPS THAT THEY BROKE OUT TO WAS FENTANYL SUICIDE PREVENTION AND FENTANYL ABUSE AWARENESS OF RESOURCES AND ADDED CURRICULUM TO THE CURRENTLY OFFERED HEALTH.

AND THEN THE OTHER COMMITTEE IS ON NUTRITION.

AND I'VE HEARD THROUGH THE STREETS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE BUT NOTHING OFFICIALLY.

SO I WON'T SAY THAT OUT LOUD, BUT THEY DO HAVE A MEETING.

THEIR NEXT MEETING IS MARCH 7TH, 2025 AND IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND AVAILABLE.

I WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH THE VFW A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

AND I GAVE THEM A BOND UPDATE, AND THEY WERE VERY EXCITED.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYBODY WAS PRETTY MUCH ON BOARD WITH ALL THE DECISIONS THAT WE HAVE MADE.

AND SO IT WAS REALLY NICE TO GET OUT AND TALK TO OUR VETERANS ABOUT THE UPCOMING BOND ELECTION AND JUST INDULGE ALL THE INFORMATION AND ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS. MOST OF THEIR QUESTIONS HAD TO DO WITH THE LEGISLATURE. SO SINCE I AM WATCHING THAT LIKE A HAWK, I WAS ABLE TO ANSWER MOST OF THEIR QUESTIONS, BUT I THINK THAT MEETING WENT REALLY WELL.

I WAS EXCITED TO DO IT. AND FOR MY PRESIDENT REPORT, I HEAR Y'ALL ON LIAISONS.

YOU GUYS WANT MORE WORK TO DO. THAT'S WONDERFUL.

MAKES MY JOB A LOT EASIER. BUT NO, AS A REMINDER, THIS IS KIND OF A THICK TIME OF YEAR WHEN OUR CALENDAR JUST RANDOM STUFF WILL GET PACKED ON. AND SO JUST BE MINDFUL THAT YOU'RE CHECKING OUR BOARD CALENDAR.

ALSO, FOR THE MONTHS OF APRIL AND MAY, WE MADE THE DECISION TO DO OUR AGENDA REVIEW FOR THOSE AFTERNOONS.

SO JUST MAKE SURE YOU MAKE NOTE OF IT. AND FOR ANYBODY WANTING TO LISTEN IN TO THOSE MEETINGS, THEY ARE STILL RECORDED MEETINGS. THEY'RE JUST A DIFFERENT TIME THAN WE'VE TRADITIONALLY HAD THEM BECAUSE OF OUR KIND OF THICK SCHEDULE AT THE END OF THE MONTH, THIS END OF THE SEASON, ALSO KIND OF TRYING TO SAVE OUR TEAM, WHO'S DOING A LOT OF EVENING AND AFTER HOURS PRESENTATIONS FOR THE BOND OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. SO I ENCOURAGE ANY BOARD MEMBERS WHO WANT TO ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS, PARTICULARLY APRIL 9TH MEETING.

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SO KIND OF SPREAD THE WORD TO ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WANTS TO HEAR A FACT BASED PRESENTATION ON WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE BOND, WHICH IS A LARGE PART. THE SECOND HIGH SCHOOL I HEARD FROM A COMMUNITY MEMBER JUST TODAY THAT ASSUMED WE WERE GOING TO BUILD THE SECOND HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I SAID, WELL, IF WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS, WHICH HAS TO BE FUNDED WITH BOND MONEY.

SO ANYWAY, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF MISINFORMATION OR JUST PEOPLE THAT JUST DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND ALL THE DETAILS.

SO SPREADING THE WORD FOR THAT TOO. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT IS OUR TASB ADVOCACY RESOLUTION. SO WE WILL HAVE TO PASS THIS BY NEXT MONTH.

WE ADDED IT TO THE AGENDA TONIGHT FOR DISCUSSION.

A LOT OF OUR RESOLUTIONS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR'S AND VERY SIMILAR TO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

BUT IF THERE IS SOMETHING SPECIFICALLY WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE TO TASB, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE NEXT MONTH.

AND WE CAN ALSO JUST REDO WHAT WE'VE DONE BEFORE.

AND I WILL SAY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM.

THEY HAVE THIS INFORMATION. SO EVERYTHING THAT WE CURRENTLY ARE SHOWING YOU IS WHAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SUBMITTED BEFORE. SO THEY DON'T NEED A RESUBMISSION OF THAT.

BUT IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING NEW AND UNIQUE THAT WE WANT THEM TO BE AWARE OF OR TO START CONSIDERING AND PREPARING FOR, THEN IT'S GREAT FOR US TO PUT THAT ON YOUR RADAR AND JUST START TO HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT MIGHT WE WANT TO ADD TO THIS.

MARY JANE. SO I JUST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO BE PAYING ATTENTION TO HOUSE PUB ED TOMORROW.

THERE'S BOTH HOUSE BILL TWO COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE.

AND THEN THEY'RE BRINGING OVER SENATE BILL TWO ABOUT ESSAYS.

AND I WOULD ASSUME THAT THIS TIME NEXT MONTH THESE, YOU KNOW, ADVOCACY PRIORITIES WILL BE SHAPED BY THE BILLS THAT ARE PASSED IN THE NEXT MONTH. ROB, ANYTHING SPECIFIC ON THIS? THIS IS IN LINE WITH A LOT OF STUFF WE'VE TALKED ABOUT. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FOR THE MAYBE THE PUBLIC JUST ISN'T AWARE. AND JUST TO MY COLLEAGUES, I MEAN, I THINK THE WORK WE'RE DOING AS A BOARD, BUT ALSO AS INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEES IN TRULY ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD SPECIFIC WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE BODY HAS BEEN VERY COMMENDABLE.

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

OBVIOUSLY, MARY JANE, YOU'RE DOING IT AS WELL AT A AT A VERY LARGE LEVEL IN YOUR IN YOUR ROLE, VERY IMPORTANT ROLE WITH TASB AND SO THAT'S TO BE COMMENDED AS WELL. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY KNOWS LIKE WE'RE DRIPPING IS A UNIQUE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE'RE FAST GROWTH. WE'RE RECAPTURE DISTRICT. OUR MEDIAN INCOME AS IT RELATES TO MEDIAN PROPERTY VALUE IS HIGH.

THERE'S JUST A LOT OF VARIABLES THAT ARE NOT APPLICABLE IN A LOT OF DISTRICTS ACROSS OUR STATE.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE POINT TO WHERE YOU DON'T SEE A LOT ON THIS DEAL.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE AGENDA, LIKE, REALLY, THAT'S ALL. NO, THERE'S SO MUCH MORE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS WE'RE NESTING KIND OF THE THINGS WE DO WITH A LOT OF OTHER DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE.

WE PERSONALLY, I PERSONALLY AND MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING INDIVIDUALLY FOR THIS DISTRICT HARD.

I CERTAINLY HOPE AND I'M PRAYING THAT WE SEE SOME GOOD RESULTS OUT OF THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

AND I KNOW WE COULD CERTAINLY USE IT. SO I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD, NUMBER TWO, THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR CONTINUED INVOLVEMENT, ENGAGEMENT IN THAT. I THINK IT WILL PAY OFF FOR US IN THE LONG RUN. I THINK TO ROB'S POINT, JUST TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY IS ALSO AWARE, YOU HAVE AS A BOARD A RESOLUTION FOR THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE ADVOCATING FOR.

AND THIS IS REALLY JUST OUR CONVERSATION WITH TASB AS THEY'RE PUTTING TOGETHER A STATEWIDE PLAN, THINGS THAT WE ALIGN TO ACROSS THE STATE WITH OTHER DISTRICTS, OR THAT WE WANT THEM TO BE THINKING ABOUT ACROSS THE STATE.

BUT THEN YOU ALSO HAVE VERY SPECIFIC THINGS THAT Y'ALL HAVE ALREADY SAID.

THESE ARE THE RIGHT THINGS FOR DRIPPING SPRINGS AND THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE TALKING WITH OUR LEGISLATORS ABOUT. SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S THAT IS SEPARATE. AND Y'ALL VOTED ON THAT IN THE FALL. AND WE'VE HAD THAT IN PLACE.

YEAH. AND THESE THEY WILL EVEN PARE DOWN THIS LIST.

YOU KNOW, TAKING OUT DUPLICATES, TAKING OUT WHAT'S NOT APPLICABLE TO THE WHOLE STATE OF TEXAS.

SO WE DO TRY TO KEEP IT SIMPLE TO WHAT IS VERY TRANSFERABLE ACROSS A LOT OF DISTRICTS.

KIM AND TRICIA, I JUST WANTED TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING US AT ASSEMBLY.

YOU KNOW, WE AS A BOARD CAME UP WITH OUR PRIORITIES, AND I THINK OLIVIA WENT WITH YOU AS WELL.

AND IN LOOKING AT WHAT'S BEEN WRITTEN UP, I FEEL LIKE THE NEEDS OF DRIPPING SPRINGS ARE INCORPORATED IN HERE.

AND I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK. IT WAS AN EXTRA LONG MEETING, BUT IT'S APPRECIATED AND I CAN SEE IT REFLECTED HERE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO I'M NOT HEARING WE WANT TO ADD ANYTHING.

WE JUST WANT TO CONTINUE FROM LAST YEAR. PROBABLY.

SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE DON'T ACTUALLY NEED ACTION NEXT MONTH THEN.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ON TO CONSENT. ANY QUESTIONS OR I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

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JUST TO KIND OF CLEAR UP WHAT ARE WE VOTING ON SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TO THIS CONSENT AGENDA ITEM? JUST SO I'M SUPER CLEAR ABOUT THAT, MISS LANE, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE. SURE. GOOD EVENING.

THIS IS TO BASICALLY CLEAN UP THE BUDGET AND THE 2018 BOND FUNDS.

SO WE HAD SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT WERE FINISHED AND HAD REMAINING BUDGET THERE THAT'S NOT NEEDED FOR THAT PROJECT.

SO SWEPT ALL OF THOSE, MOVED IT TO THAT CONTINGENCY PROJECT SAVINGS LINE, AND THEN REALLOCATED TO THE TECHNOLOGY LINE ITEM FOR THE TECHNOLOGY REFRESH THAT WAS APPROVED, I BELIEVE, LAST MONTH.

SO I DON'T REMEMBER. THERE WILL BE AN AMOUNT LEFT IN THAT PROJECT SAVINGS LINE A SMALL AMOUNT.

AND THEN AFTER YOU APPROVE THE TECHNOLOGY REFRESH, WE GOT SOME ADDITIONAL PRICING.

IT WENT DOWN A LITTLE BIT. SO ONCE ALL OF THOSE DEVICES ARE ORDERED AND PAID FOR, THERE WILL BE A REMAINING AMOUNT THERE.

IT WILL BE MOVED TO THAT CONTINGENCY. PLUS WE HAVE THE 4 MILLION FOR LAND THAT'S NOT BEING SPENT.

SO THAT MONEY CONTINUES TO EARN INTEREST. SO THIS IS CHANGING DAY BY DAY.

SO WE'LL END UP WITH SOME ADDITIONAL INTEREST EARNINGS AND SOME ADDITIONAL PROJECTS SAVINGS.

WHEN EVERYTHING IS SAID AND DONE THAT THE BOARD WILL THEN REALLOCATE TOWARDS ANOTHER PROJECT.

BUT THIS ACTION RIGHT HERE IS CONSOLIDATING ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS, CLOSING THEM OUT.

SO REALLY WE'LL ONLY HAVE A BUDGET IN LAND AND TECHNOLOGY WHEN THIS IS DONE.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S CLEAR FOR ME. NOW, THE ONLY OTHER THING I KNOW, I KNOW, WE WERE SUBJECT TO FOR 2018 BOND FUNDS AND ARBITRAGE PAYMENT.

SO THIS UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT OBLIGATING MONEY FOR LAND PURCHASE YET.

OR WE CAN CLEAR THIS OUT. I GUESS THAT STILL MEANS THAT WE COULD BE SUBJECT TO THAT IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

IS THAT CORRECT? OUR THIRD PARTY WILL CONTINUE TO PERFORM THE ARBITRAGE CALCULATIONS, WHICH SAYS IF I IF WE EARN MORE INTEREST, A HIGHER INTEREST RATE THAN WHAT WE BORROWED THE FUNDS AT, THEN WE WILL OWE MORE ARBITRAGE.

I THINK WE'VE PAID THE BIGGEST BULK BECAUSE WE WERE SPENDING THOSE FUNDS DOWN.

SO SPENDING THOSE FUNDS DOWN HELPS REDUCE THAT ARBITRAGE LIABILITY.

BUT UNTIL THEY REPERFORM THE CALCULATIONS, I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT THAT AMOUNT IS.

UNDERSTOOD. OKAY. SO JUST TO SUM THIS UP FOR ME IN MY BRAIN, ONCE THE FOUR, THE FOUR ISH MILLION PLUS INTEREST EARNINGS LESS ARBITRAGE GETS OBLIGATED AND APPROVED BY THIS BOARD, THEN THAT'S WHEN THE 2018 BOND FUNDS WILL FINALLY GET CLOSED OUT.

THEY'LL BE DONE, DONE WHEN WE SPEND THE MONEY FOR LAND AND WE'VE EXHAUSTED ALL THE CASH AND IT'S BASICALLY YOUR CHECKBOOK IS EMPTY.

THANK YOU MA'AM. APPRECIATE IT. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

MOTION FROM MARY JANE, A SECOND FROM KIM. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SEVEN ZERO. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM.

[8. ACTION]

ALL RIGHT. TO RECAP THIS, WE WERE APPROACHED LATE LAST SUMMER WITH SOME PROPERTY OWNERS CONTINGENT TO OUR LAND JUST NORTH OF THE HIGH SCHOOL, ABOUT PURCHASING A SMALL SLIVER SO THAT THEIR PROPERTY LINE WAS EVENED OUT.

WE SPOKE WITH YOU ABOUT PURSUING THIS, AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE RECEIVED THE APPRAISAL AND THE SURVEY OF THAT.

IT ACTUALLY TURNS OUT TO BE 0.19 ACRES THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO PURCHASE.

AND THE APPRAISED VALUE ON THAT WAS $21,000. SO THIS IS THE FIRST STEP THE BOARD WOULD TAKE IN ALLOWING THE DISTRICT TO MOVE FORWARD IN SELLING THAT SLIVER OF LAND. WE'VE LOOKED AT IT. WE DON'T THINK SELLING THAT WILL IMPEDE ANY FUTURE USE.

THERE'S NO IMPERVIOUS COVER ISSUES. AND SO THIS ACTION WOULD DECLARE THAT 0.19 ACRES AS SURPLUS AND ALLOW US TO NEGOTIATE A PURCHASE AGREEMENT. THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY DOES REQUIRE THE BOARD PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE.

SO THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN TAKING THAT PROCESS TO SELL THAT PIECE OF LAND.

ROB. ALL RIGHT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION HERE. BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, MAKE SURE THE RECORD REFLECTS THIS IS 0.19 ACRES.

OKAY. SO BEFORE PEOPLE LOOK AT US LIKE WHAT YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT, 4 MILLION FOR BUYING LAND AND YOU'RE SELLING 19 ACRES.

NO, WE ARE NOT SELLING 19.19. THAT'S LIKE A, LIKE THREE STALLS IN THE PARKING LOT OVER THERE.

OKAY, EVERYBODY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR ABOUT THAT GOING FORWARD.

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ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SEVEN ZERO.

ALL RIGHT. LAST IS A CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL AUTHORIZING BOND COSTS.

WHEN I SAW THE ONE OF THE PROJECTS IN THE 25 BOND IS THE WATERPROOFING AND EXTERIOR REPLACEMENT AT DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY. IN ORDER TO GET THAT PROJECT STARTED THIS SUMMER, WE NEED TO START THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN OF THAT PROJECT.

WE DO HAVE A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION IN PLACE FOR PRE BOND COSTS THAT WOULD COVER THIS.

BUT I WANTED TO TAKE THE CONSERVATIVE ROUTE AND HAVE THE BOARD APPROVE US MOVING FORWARD WITH THOSE DESIGN FEES.

BECAUSE IF THE BOND IS NOT SUCCESSFUL AND WE'VE SPENT THIS MONEY, IT WOULD NEED TO COME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

WE DON'T I MEAN, YOU COULD, I GUESS, MAYBE AUTHORIZE RAISE FUNDS OUT OF THE 23 BOND, BUT THAT'S NOT A PROJECT THERE.

AND SO THE PBK HAS ESTIMATED THIS TO BE 144,000.

OTHERWISE, WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MAY 3RD AND THEN START THAT.

AND THAT WOULD FURTHER DELAY THAT PROJECT. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DESIGN ON THE DSC EXTERIOR.

AND ELAINE, THIS WOULD ALLOW NO INTERRUPTION TO CLASS NEXT FALL FOR THIS CAMPUS.

SO REPLACING THAT EXTERIOR IS GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN THE SUMMER MONTHS.

SO THE IDEA WOULD BE TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE EXTERIOR FROM THE CAMPUS, REDO THE FRONT AREA, AND THEN WHILE SCHOOL IS STARTING IS BEGUN, WE WOULD BE CONTINUING TO REPLACE THAT EXTERIOR.

IT'S NOT A LOT OF HEAVY MACHINERY, SO IT SHOULDN'T BE REAL LOUD, BUT THE WORK WILL CONTINUE BEYOND AUGUST.

DO YOU KNOW WHEN IT WOULD WRAP UP? TENTATIVELY.

WE ARE LOOKING AT SEVERAL OPTIONS ON THAT. ONE IS TO GET TWO BRICKLAYERS TO ACTUALLY DO THAT THING.

SO WHAT WE WOULD DO IS TAKE OFF ALL THE BRICK, OBVIOUSLY IN THE SUMMERTIME WITH THIS, WITH THE PLANS VETTED THROUGH THE CITY, AND YOU GUYS ARE APPROVING, TAKE OUT ALL THE WINDOWS, DO THE WATERPROOFING, REPLACE THE WINDOWS, START ON THE FRONT AND THEN START ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHERE THE WHERE THE PORTABLES ARE, AND TRY TO GET THAT DONE BY SUMMER.

DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH WE GET DONE, WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO FINISH THE REST OF THAT SCHOOL. WE HAVE A SAFETY PLAN THAT WOULD GO THROUGH SERENA AND THE PRINCIPAL AND OUR ADMINISTRATION, AND OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS WOULD SEE THAT AND WE WORK OUR WAY AROUND THAT BUILDING IN A SAFE MANNER. SO WE GOT COMPLETE. BUT THAT THE WEATHER AND EVERYTHING ELSE KIND OF GOES. AND HOW GOOD OF A SUMMER WE HAVE.

AND THIS WOULD IN THEORY BE, BECAUSE THE FINAL 2023 BOND FUND PROJECTS WILL BE COMPLETED THIS SUMMER, CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. SO THIS WOULD BE THE LAST OF ANY BIG PROJECTS ON THAT CAMPUS AND WERE MAYBE WORST CASE WOULD BE THE FIRST SEMESTER OF CLASS. WORST CASE, I WOULD CONSIDERABLY SAY ABOUT TWO MONTHS INTO IT, DEPENDING ON HOW GOOD OUR SUMMER IS AND HOW GOOD OF A START WE GET.

BUT WE NEED THIS THESE PLANS TO ACTUALLY GET A GOOD START AT THIS.

REMEMBER WITH 23 BOND WAS WINDOWS. SO WE'RE LOOPING THIS IN WITH WINDOWS.

THAT'S PART OF WHY IT'S TIED TOGETHER FOR THIS SUMMER BECAUSE THAT PROJECT IS A SUMMER.

YEAH. CORRECT. YEAH I UNDERSTAND THE ACTION ITEM.

I'M MORE CURIOUS, JUST KIND OF OVERALL PROJECT WHILE WE'RE ON THIS TOPIC.

AND SO THAT'S GOOD FOR US TO BE AWARE OF THAT.

THAT CAMPUS IS GOING TO GET A LITTLE BREAK. IT'S COMING.

BUT THIS SUMMER IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER HEFTY SUMMER ON THAT CAMPUS.

YEAH. TRICIA. I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.

OLIVIA. I'VE GOT. WE'VE GOT QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, JAMES.

WE HAD JAMES HAD GONE OVER THIS PROJECT IN MORE DETAIL.

I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. I PROBABLY COULD HAVE EMAILED OR REACH OUT EARLIER.

BUT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN EXISTING CAMPUS AND THEN THE DESIGN FEES CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT ARE WE PAYING FOR IN DESIGN FEES ON A PROJECT LIKE THIS? WE'RE OBVIOUSLY WE'RE TEARING DOWN STONE, ADDING BRICK, DOING THE WATERPROOFING.

THE MAJORITY OF THIS IS THE WATERPROOFING DETAIL, WHICH IS WHICH IS COMPLEX.

SO THIS HAS TO BE THIS HAS TO GO THROUGH THE CITY PERMIT FEES.

SO IT'S THAT DETAIL, THE LINTELS, THE WATERPROOFING, THE EXTERIOR, THE INSULATION, THE SOUNDPROOFING,

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THEN WE HAVE TO WE'VE GOT SOME RENDERINGS FROM THE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO LOOK AT.

THOSE HAVE TO BE DESIGNED. SO WE HAVE TAKE OFFS.

SO ALL THAT HAS TO BE ENGINEERED AND DESIGNED. SO WE HAVE WE HAVE ALL THAT IN HAND.

PBK IS KIND OF LED A LITTLE BIT FORWARD TO THAT.

GET IN FRONT OF THIS BECAUSE WE NEED IT. BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE APPROVING. AND THEN I WANT TO CONFIRM JUST MOSTLY FOR PUBLIC, THAT THIS IS NOT AN OPTIONAL PROJECT. CORRECT WITH DSC.

THIS IS SOMETHING NO MATTER IF THE BOND PASSES, WHETHER OR NOT THE BOND PASSES, WE HAVE TO DO THIS TO THIS SCHOOL.

YES, MA'AM. TO REPLACE THE WINDOWS. ONCE WE OPEN THAT EXTERIOR TO REPLACE THOSE WINDOWS, WE HAVE TO DO THIS. WE HAVE TO.

YEAH. NO, I KNOW THAT. I WANT EVERYONE ELSE TO KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE ARE CHOOSING TO DO.

WHEN WE GOT IN THERE THAT WE SAY, SAID THIS HAS TO BE DONE.

YES, MA'AM. BECAUSE OF STUFF THAT HAPPENED ABOUT 20, 25 YEARS AGO WHERE WE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM ONCE, ONCE WE KNEW ABOUT IT AND EVERYBODY ELSE KNOWS ABOUT, WE NEED TO FIX IT. YEAH. OKAY. THANKS. ALL RIGHT, TRICIA, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZE PROCEEDING WITH DESIGN FOR THE DESIGN WORK FOR DSC WATERPROOFING AND EXTERIOR REPLACEMENT PROJECT WITH THE INTENT TO REIMBURSE COSTS WITH FUTURE BOND PROCEEDS.

A MOTION FROM TRICIA. A SECOND FROM OLIVIA. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? JUST A COMMENT, MADAM PRESIDENT. AT FIRST, I APPRECIATE US BEING QUICK TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW EXISTED UNTIL WE STARTED GETTING INTO IT.

SO I THINK THAT I APPRECIATE THAT ANYTIME WE IDENTIFY THAT.

I MEAN, IT'S LET'S LET'S JUST FIGURE IT OUT. WE DON'T WANT OUR KIDS IN SCHOOLS THAT ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXPECTATION WE HAVE AS A BODY FOR WHERE WE WANT OUR KIDS, AND ALSO FROM A CO COMPLIANCE PERSPECTIVE. WE CAN'T HAVE A BUILDING THAT'S NOT WATERPROOFED. RIGHT.

SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL ACTING QUICKLY. TIMING WAS GOOD BECAUSE WE HAD A BOND COMING UP. AND SO HERE WE ARE $7.2 MILLION FOR THIS DEAL.

NOW, IT'S ALSO KIND OF A LITTLE BIT OF A BLESSING IN DISGUISE BECAUSE THIS CAMPUS NEEDED FACADE IMPROVEMENT.

AND SO IN THAT WHILE WE WATERPROOF, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE THE ROCK OFF.

WE GET TO KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE. AND SO I THINK THAT'S A WIN IN THE END, EVEN THOUGH, LIKE SHANNON POINTED OUT, THIS IS A FORCED EXERCISE.

SO WITH THAT, IT FULLY HAS MY SUPPORT. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SEVEN ZERO. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO REPORTS AND INFORMATION.

[9. REPORTS AND INFORMATION]

IS THAT OKAY, OR DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE ON? OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. LEARNING AND INNOVATION. OKAY. JUST A FEW UPDATES.

YOU ALREADY HEARD MR. SPRAYBERRY TALK ABOUT BACKWARD DESIGN.

IT JUST SO HAPPENED TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN MY REPORT.

ESSENTIALLY, IT'S TAKING THE END IN MIND. SO THE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AS AN EXAMPLE THAT YOU SAW TONIGHT THE NEW ASPECT FOR FIFTH GRADE WAS THE SHADOW COMPONENT THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN OTHER GRADES.

SO IT WAS NEW TO THE TEACHERS. THAT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT IS SOMETHING THAT'S AVAILABLE ON TCMC.

SO THE TEACHERS STARTED WITH THAT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND DESIGNED THE LESSON BACKWARDS.

THEY I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT PART OF THAT TEK IS EVALUATING DIFFERENT MODELS.

AND THE STUDENTS DID YOU GOT TO HEAR THEM EVALUATE DIFFERENT MODELS FOR THE PROS AND CONS AND WHAT MAKES THE BETTER MODEL.

SO THAT BACKWARDS DESIGN PROCESS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN STARTING TWO YEARS AGO, AND WE ACTUALLY CONTRACT WITH REGION 13, WHO COMES, AND THEY WORK WITH OUR PLCS AT EVERY CAMPUS, NOT ONLY IN LOOKING AT DATA, BUT ALSO BEGINNING THAT PLANNING WITH OUR BACKWARDS DESIGN PROCESS. SO WE HAVE MORE TO DO THERE STILL JUST A WORK IN PROGRESS WITH THAT.

OUR CREDIT BY EXAMINATION FOR THIS SEASON JUST ENDED TODAY, SO DOCTOR WHITMAN'S PROBABLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

WE DO HAVE WINDOWS OPEN FOR NEW STUDENTS TO DRIPPING SPRINGS, SO THAT IF YOU'RE BRAND NEW TO DRIPPING SPRINGS, MAY 19TH, THAT WINDOW OPENS SO THOSE STUDENTS CAN BE REFERRED FOR CREDIT BY EXAM.

CURRENTLY YOU DON'T KNOW THIS, BUT TELL PASS IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

ACTUALLY IT'S WE'RE TESTING 425 STUDENTS. IT'S ENDING THIS WEEK.

BUT THEN STAAR L 2 IS CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH APRIL 18TH.

AND AS YOU HEARD THE STUDENTS SAY, STARTING APRIL 8TH THROUGH MAY 3RD, MAY 2ND, EXCUSE ME, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE STAAR TEST IN THE DISTRICT.

AND THAT CALENDAR IS AVAILABLE ON THE REPORT, BUT ALSO ON OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE AND THEN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

WE WERE ORIGINALLY JUST LOOKING AT K THROUGH THIRD GRADE PHONICS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THAT ARE APPROVED BY THE STATE TO BE LOOKED AT.

WE GOT WORD FROM OUR SECONDARY HIGH SCHOOL MATH THAT THEY ALSO WANTED TO SEE WHAT WAS AVAILABLE.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. WE THINK THERE WILL BE MORE VENDORS NEXT YEAR, BUT DOCTOR WHITMAN'S PUTTING TOGETHER A REALLY ROBUST COMMITTEE TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S AVAILABLE FOR THE MATH AREAS IN SECONDARY. THAT'S IT.

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I DON'T KNOW HOW I MISSED THAT. AND I GUESS WE JUST HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON ALL THE TIME.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT I COULD HAVE GONE TO SEE IT LIVE, BUT IT JUST IT.

WE HEAR ABOUT THESE NEEDS SO MUCH. SO I WAS JUST THRILLED TO SEE THAT WE PROVIDED THAT FOR PARENTS.

KIM. I JUST LOVE OUR CREDIT BY EXAM PROGRAM AND THE PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY LOVE IT TOO, THAT WE ALLOW STUDENTS INDIVIDUALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST MOVE ON AND, YOU KNOW, PITCH IT WHERE THEY'RE AT AND, YOU KNOW, GIVE THEM A CHALLENGE. AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE TAKING THOSE EXAMS TO ME AND THEN BEING SUCCESSFUL IS REMARKABLE.

AND ANOTHER THING THAT I JUST LOVE THAT YOU'RE DOING IS YOUR STAFF DEVELOPMENT.

AS WE VISIT THESE CAMPUSES, WE GET TO REALLY SEE IT IN ACTION.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE TOURS WAS THIS WEEK ON BUILDING THINKING CLASSROOMS. SO TO GO IN THERE AND SEE WHAT YOU'RE TRAINING THESE TEACHERS TO DO WITH THESE STUDENTS IS JUST REMARKABLE.

AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO COMMEND YOU. THANK YOU.

SHANDA. ONE THING THAT CAUGHT ME, I JUST WANTED TO ASK, OUT OF CURIOSITY, REALLY, ON THE TELPAS ADMINISTRATION, HOW MANY PARENTS WOULD WE HAVE THAT DECLINE, BILINGUAL OR ESL? I'M SORRY. HOW MANY PARENTS? WELL, IT TALKS ABOUT HOW WE'RE REQUIRED TO TEST AND PARENTS SOMETIMES DECLINE THOSE PROGRAMS. DO WE HAVE A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THOSE THAT DECLINE OR A ND IF SO, WHY? SO THIS THE PARENT DECLINING. THAT'S NOTED HERE IS PARENTS DECLINING THE EB PROGRAM.

RIGHT. SO THAT MEANS THEY DON'T TAKE TELPAS, IF THEY DECLINE THE PROGRAM SERVICES SO THEY DON'T GO AND GET ESL.

WE DON'T LABEL THEM AS EB. THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.

WHY WOULD THEY DECLINE AND HOW MANY DO WE HAVE? DO WE HAVE A LOT OF PARENTS THAT DECLINE? REALLY JUST A FEW PARENTS DECLINE.

THEY WANT MORE OF AN IMMERSION. THEY DON'T WANT SUPPORT.

YOU THROW THEM INTO ENGLISH AND JUST LET THEM SINK OR SWIM.

IT'S VERY RARE, I WOULD SAY, AND I'M GOING TO GUESS, BUT I CAN FOLLOW UP IN A NOTE.

I'M GOING TO SAY LESS THAN FIVE. OH, OKAY. OKAY.

YEAH. NO, I WAS JUST CURIOUS REALLY. THAT NUMBER DECLINING.

IF WE HAVE THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, IT WASN'T UNTIL THIS WEEK, FORGIVE MY IGNORANCE THAT I DID NOT REALIZE STUDENTS WHO WERE HAD TESTED OUT OF CLASSES AND WERE IN ACCELERATED CLASSES TAKE STAAR TESTING FOR THAT CLASS THAT THEY'RE IN.

AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE STILL VERY COMPETITIVE EVEN IN OUR REGION, GIVEN THOSE NUMBERS, THAT'S REALLY ENCOURAGING.

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY STUDENTS THAT ARE IN COMPACTED MATH OR ACCELERATED CLASSES AND NOT JUST MATH, BUT LANGUAGE ARTS AND, YOU KNOW, OTHER CLASSES AS WELL.

SO THAT WAS REALLY EYE OPENING FOR ME AND EXPLAINS A LITTLE BIT IN, YOU KNOW, VARIABILITY IN STAAR SCORES TO SPECIFICALLY GOING INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S WHEN WE LOSE A LOT OF KIND OF ON LEVEL STUDENTS WITH COMPACTED MATH.

AND SO IT'S INTERESTING. I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO ASK THAT BROUGHT UP A QUESTION.

DOES THAT HAPPEN? DO WE DO THAT IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AS WELL.

LIKE IF THEY'RE IN SINGLE SUBJECT ACCELERATION, THEY TAKE THE STAR, THE STAR THIRD GRADE OR ABOVE.

SO IF YOU HAVE A SECOND GRADER AND A THIRD GRADE TYPICALLY NOT.

IS THAT CORRECT? THEY DON'T TEST IF YOUR SECOND GRADE IN A THIRD GRADE CLASS THEY DO NOT TAKE.

THEY HAVE TO BE AT LEAST A THIRD GRADE. OKAY.

WHEN THEY'RE A THIRD GRADER, THEY WILL TAKE THE ADVANCED.

OKAY. GOT IT. OKAY. BECAUSE THE STATE REQUIREMENTS ARE THIRD THROUGH 12. GET TESTED. SO IF YOU'RE IN SECOND GRADE TAKING THIRD GRADE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET TESTED.

THEY'LL TAKE THE FOURTH GRADE TEST THE FOLLOWING YEAR. GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT. FINANCE REPORTS. THAT IS YOU REGISTER.

NOTHING TO POINT OUT, PER SE. I WILL SAY ON THE BUDGET TO ACTUALS.

SINCE I AM DOING THAT VERY DETAILED WORK, YOU MIGHT SEE SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN WHAT I'M ESTIMATING VERSUS WHAT GINA AND JOSEPH WERE ESTIMATING.

SO TWEAKING THOSE AS WELL. YOU DO HAVE THE NEW PURCHASING COOPERATIVE FEES REPORT.

THIS IS REQUIRED TO BE PRESENTED ANNUALLY. WE DO PAY $650 A YEAR FOR CO-OPS.

WE BELONG TO 24 OF THOSE, BUT ONLY THREE OF THEM CHARGE FEES, WHICH IS DEFINITELY WORTH THAT COST.

WE DO A LOT OF OUR PURCHASING THROUGH COOPERATIVE BIDS.

OTHER THAN THAT, NOTHING TO REALLY POINT OUT IN THE FINANCE REPORTS.

FIRST, ELAINE, THANK YOU FOR GETTING BACK IN FINANCE.

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AND I THINK I SPEAK FOR MY COLLEAGUES WHEN I SAY WE HAVE A HIGH DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE. OBVIOUSLY, YOU TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO OVERSEE THAT DEPARTMENT AND YOUR ROLE THAT YOU'VE BEEN ASSIGNED, BUT ALSO NOW DOING THIS.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR FLEXIBILITY VERY, VERY MUCH.

HERE'S MY QUESTION. SO THIS IS LIKE I THINK SO I'M ON THE PROJECTIONS.

AND SO IT LOOKS LIKE TO ME THERE'S A $2.7 MILLION INCREASE IN STATE AID.

AND BY THE WAY, THE ACRONYM ASF AND FSP. CAN YOU REMIND ME? YES. FSP IS FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM. OKAY. WE DON'T GET ANY OF THAT.

ASF IS AVAILABLE SCHOOL FUND WHICH ALL DISTRICTS GET.

RIGHT OKAY. SO LOOKS LIKE WE GOT AN INCREASE IN THAT.

HOWEVER THE RECAPTURE BUG TOOK IT ALL. IS THAT ABOUT SUM IT UP? YES. AND THAT'S A FUNCTION OF ADA AND PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS.

AND SO FOR REAL LIKE HEY GREAT DISTRICT. YOU'RE GOING TO GET $2.7 MILLION.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET YOU OUT OF YOUR DEFICIT. NOPE, YOU'RE JUST GONNA TAKE IT RIGHT BACK.

ISN'T IT STUPID? I'M SORRY. I'M HAPPY TO GO ON THE RECORD SAYING HOW STUPID THAT IS.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, IT'S GOOD NEWS. WE NETTED 550 OUT OF IT, SO THERE'S SOMETHING, RIGHT? BUT, MAN, WHAT A BLESSING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A YEAR WHERE, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH THE EXPENSES ARE LOOKING GOOD, LIKE WE'RE COMING IN UNDER THE BUDGET, WHICH I APPRECIATE, EVEN IN A YEAR WHERE WE CUT, WHAT, A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS FROM THE BUDGET.

ALMOST TWO. AND WE'RE BURNING EVEN BELOW THAT WITHOUT AFFECTING OUR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT I KNOW IT TAKES A TOLL ON OUR TEAM.

AND SO JUST KNOW THAT I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT UP HERE.

I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. I KNEW THE ANSWER. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THE FRUSTRATION THAT I HAVE WITH IT.

WHICH IS WHY, FOLKS, WE GOT TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE TO GET THIS THING REFORMED. WELL, JUST TO SHARE THE FRUSTRATION, ANYTIME YOU SEE A DISTRICT THAT ACTUALLY HAS USED DISTRICT DOLLARS, BECAUSE SPEAKING OF BOND CONVERSATIONS, PEOPLE WILL BE LIKE, WELL, THIS DISTRICT FUNDED IT WITH THEIR MAINTENANCE MONEY, THIS BUILDING, BECAUSE THEY RECEIVE OUR RECAPTURE DOLLARS. SO WE WILL NEVER GET THAT LUXURY IN OUR DISTRICT BECAUSE WE'RE PAYING IN TWICE OVER, BECAUSE WE'RE PAYING IN WITH OUR TAXES THAT GO TO BONDS AND WE'RE PAYING IN WITH RECAPTURE.

THAT JUST GOES DIRECTLY TO THE STATE. SO YES, THERE ARE SOME DISTRICTS THAT CAN FUND USUALLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. BUT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT'S AN ATHLETIC FACILITY OR AN AUDITORIUM.

AND YES, IT'S USUALLY BECAUSE THEY RECEIVE THE RECAPTURE DOLLARS.

MARY JANE, ACTUALLY, TO YOUR POINT, THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO SEE THE RUNS FOR THESE BILLS.

I WAS IN A MEETING A FEW HOURS AGO. THEY'RE GOING TO HEAR IT TOMORROW.

WE STILL DIDN'T HAVE THE RUNS BECAUSE RECAPTURE DISTRICTS ARE AFFECTED DIFFERENTLY.

BUT MY QUESTION FOR ELAINE IS OVER THE YEARS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT CHILD NUTRITION FUND BALANCE A LOT, AND YOU WOULD THINK I HAVE IT MEMORIZED, BUT CAN YOU REMIND ME OF HOW YOU MONITOR THAT TO KNOW? BECAUSE WE'VE PURCHASED EQUIPMENT, LIKE FOR AN OPENING SCHOOL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND THINGS THAT ARE.

SO THE OLD LAW WAS YOU COULDN'T HAVE NO MORE THAN THREE MONTHS OF FUND BALANCE, THREE MONTHS OF EXPENDITURES IN FUND BALANCE FOR CHILD NUTRITION FUNDS.

THEY DID CHANGE IT THIS LAST FALL. IT'S SIX MONTHS NOW.

OKAY. BUT WE, UNDER THE THREE MONTHS, WE DID HAVE EXCESS FUND BALANCE.

WE HAVE BOND MONEY SET ASIDE FOR CHILD NUTRITION EQUIPMENT.

I ACTUALLY REQUIRED THAT DEPARTMENT TO USE THEIR FUND BALANCE BEFORE WE USED THE BOND FUNDS.

SO I'M ANTICIPATING WE WILL HAVE SOME SAVINGS IN THE BOND ON THAT LINE ITEM BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO SPEND DOWN THE FUND BALANCE THERE.

ALSO POINT OUT THAT WE CHARGE THE MAX ON INDIRECT COST TO THAT PROGRAM, WHICH GIVES THE GENERAL FUND SOME REVENUES OUT OF THAT TO HELP SPEND THAT FUND BALANCE DOWN AND GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE GOING TO SAY SOMETHING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OPERATIONS AND BOND REPORTS.

NOTHING TO REPORT THERE. NOTHING. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS? I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING UP NEW THIS MONTH.

OKAY. HUMAN RESOURCES. NOTHING NEW TO REPORT.

OKAY. KIM. I JUST LOVE THOSE JOB FAIRS ARE GOING TO.

THOSE ARE GREAT COLLEGES. AND I LOVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

THE HIGH SCHOOL STAFF, WHERE THEY WANT TO MENTOR THE STUDENT TEACHERS AND TAKE THEM THROUGH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS AND GET THEM READY.

I MEAN, WHAT A. WAS THAT YOUR IDEA? THAT'S GREAT.

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WE FOUND OUT THAT OUR TEXAS STATE STUDENT TEACHERS HAVE TO ENGAGE IN A CERTAIN NUMBER OF CONTACTS WHEN THEY GO TO THE TEXAS STATE JOB FAIR. AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE JUST DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL VALUED AND ENGAGED WITH THEIR PRINCIPAL AND ENGAGE WITH THEIR COLLABORATING TEACHER. SO BEFORE THAT, THEY BEFORE THEY GO AND TALK TO OTHER DISTRICTS, WE'RE JUST DOING EVERYTHING THEY EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THEY FEEL CONNECTED WITH DRIPPING SPRINGS AND SO WE DON'T WANT THEM TO LEAVE.

OUR PRINCIPALS LOVE THEM, OUR TEACHERS LOVE THEM.

THEY'RE FEELING SUPPORTED ALREADY, BUT WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL HAPPY HERE AND THEY STAY HERE.

WELL, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOUR DEPARTMENT'S DOING. IT'S ABOVE AND BEYOND, AND I THINK IT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU. CAN, YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE DATES OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, BUT THE IN APRIL CONTRACTS ARE GOING TO GO OUT IN APRIL.

RIGHT? AND THEN WHAT ARE THE DATES WHEN THEY HAVE TO TEACHERS HAVE TO RETURN THOSE AND OR SAY, YOU KNOW, NO, I'M NOT COMING BACK OR YES, I AM COMING BACK.

WE HAVE SEVEN DAYS AFTER THEY ARE ISSUED THAT THEY HAVE TO SIGN THEM.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE PENALTY FREE RESIGNATION DATE? YES. IF YOU HAVE KIND OF ALL OF THOSE DATES LIKE APRIL, THEY'RE GOING TO GO OUT.

APRIL, THEY GO OUT. THEY HAVE SEVEN DAYS TO SIGN THEM.

BUT THE PENALTY FOR PENALTY FREE RESIGNATION DATE IS NOT UNTIL PROBABLY AROUND MID JULY.

HOWEVER, THE STATE HAS MADE IT EVEN HARDER BECAUSE NOW THEY HAVE TWO WEEKS OF GRACE PERIOD AFTER THAT.

SO IT REALLY I DON'T WANT TO SAY THIS TEACHERS CANNOT LEAVE PERIOD AT THE END BECAUSE THEY LIVE HERE, SO WE DON'T HAVE IT. BUT IT'S REALLY PRETTY MUCH LATE JULY.

OKAY. BUT IN APRIL OR IN MAY, WILL WE KNOW HOW MANY CONTRACTS THAT YOU KNOW, THEY SAID THEY'RE NOT SIGNED? YES. FOR SURE. YES. OUR TEACHERS ARE REALLY, REALLY GOOD THOUGH.

THEY PRETTY MUCH AS SOON AS IT HITS THEIR EMAIL, THEY SIGN IT AND GET IT RIGHT BACK TO US.

WE HAVE HAD VERY, VERY FEW TEACHERS WHO WANT TO TRANSFER TO DIFFERENT CAMPUSES.

WE'VE HAD VERY FEW. I KNOW IT'S REAL ALSO VERY FEW RESIGNATIONS.

VERY. I MEAN, WE'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE RELOCATING, AND THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT IF THEY'RE MOVING OUT OF STATE OR THEY'RE GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE. BUT OUR PRINCIPALS HAVE GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR TEACHERS WHERE THEY ARE TELLING THEM SUPER EARLY, LIKE, THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO. YOU KNOW, MY SPOUSE OR MY HUSBAND IS MOVING OUT OF STATE.

SO THE ONES THAT WE KNOW ARE LEAVING, WE KNOW PRETTY EARLY.

BUT WE'LL PRETTY MUCH KNOW BY LATE APRIL, MAY FOR SURE IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOING SOMEWHERE.

OUR STAFF IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD ABOUT TELLING US EARLY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ROB. BEFORE I ASK MY GOOD QUESTION, AS THE UNOFFICIAL AMBASSADOR TO TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT THAT I WAS NOT INVITED TO GO THERE TODAY.

LINDA, I THOUGHT YOU WERE DOING A GREAT JOB UNTIL THIS VERY MOMENT. SO, I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT.

I'M JUST KIDDING. HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE TO PAY EXTRA FOR EVERY PERSON, BUT WE WILL DEFINITELY. I'M HAPPY TO.

I'M THE UNOFFICIAL AMBASSADOR TO A&M. OKAY. YOU CAN PAY YOUR WAY.

I DON'T NEED TO PAY. NO, THEY WON'T CHARGE ME.

THEY ACTUALLY THEY ROLL A CARPET. IT'S A THING.

OKAY. IT'S A THING. ALL RIGHT. I'M KIDDING. I'M KIDDING.

SCOTT BACKED ME UP OVER THERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, SO WE GOT A NEW CAMPUS WE'RE OPENING.

WE HAVE, WE JUST REZONED THE DISTRICT, WHICH MEANS CLASSROOM GRADES AND THINGS MAY FLUCTUATE A LITTLE BIT.

WOULD YOU JUST WALK ME THROUGH HOW DO WE HANDLE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR WHAT ARE WE DOING, I GUESS IN PREPARATION FOR NEXT FALL TO HANDLE KIND OF POTENTIALLY TEACHERS MOVING AROUND, FILLING THE VACANCIES, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. HOW WE HANDLING THAT? SURE. WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR PRINCIPALS. WE RELEASED EARLY PRELIMINARY PROJECTIONS TO THEM ABOUT TWO THREE.

I'M LOOKING AROUND TWO, THREE WEEKS AGO. SO THAT THEY KIND OF HAD AN EARLY IDEA OF HOW MANY TEACHERS THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE.

SO THEY'VE ALREADY STARTED WITH THEIR CONVERSATIONS. OUR PRINCIPALS ARE PLANNERS, SO THEY'VE ALREADY KIND OF STARTED HAVING CONVERSATIONS OF MOVING TO SECOND, MOVING TO THIRD WITH THEIR STAFF. MR. NOVISKIS IS SUPER BUSY STAFFING HIS CAMPUS.

I THINK I GAVE AN UPDATE TO YOU GUYS THAT FOR OUR TWO CAMPUSES, DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY AND WALNUT.

WITH THE REZONING, THEY HAD THE MOST IMPACT BECAUSE MOST OF THOSE KIDS ARE MOVING OVER.

SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING THOSE TEACHERS WHO WE KNOW ARE GOING TO BE MOVING OVER TO WILDWOOD HAVE ALREADY BEEN NOTIFIED.

THEY'VE GOT THEIR OFFER THEIR TRANSFER OFFER, AND THEY'VE ACCEPTED IT.

WE'VE LET THOSE PRINCIPALS KNOW. SO AS SOON AS WE CAN, WE'VE GOT I THINK WE ALREADY HAVE LIKE 14 TEACHERS ALREADY READY TO GO AND SET OVER THERE.

SO AS SOON AS WE CAN, WE WANT TO GET PEOPLE SETTLED AND LET THEM KNOW THAT WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE.

SO WE JUST COMMUNICATE AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN, BUT IT ALSO MOVES TEACHERS LET US KNOW, KIDS MOVE.

WE'VE GOT ENROLLMENT GOING ON. I THINK OUR PRE-K IS ALREADY OPEN RIGHT NOW.

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BUT OUR PRINCIPALS, WE'VE GOT STAFFING. OUR POSTINGS ARE UP RIGHT NOW.

AND SO JUST AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN, WE HIRE, WE INTERVIEW AND WE GET.

SO WE FOCUS. SO I GUESS WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANSFERS INSIDE THE DISTRICT FIRST AND THEN WE LOOK AT THEN OKAY HERE'S OUR ANTICIPATED VACANCY RATE.

AND THEN WE OPEN THAT UP TO THEN WE OPEN UP PEOPLE INTERESTED IN COMING INTO THE DISTRICT. OKAY. BUT OUR TRANSFERS, WE ACTUALLY DID IT EARLIER THAN EVER. WE ALLOWED OUR EMPLOYEES TO TELL US IN JANUARY IF THERE WAS SOMEWHERE THEY WANTED TO BE.

SO BEFORE A POSITION EVER GOT POSTED ONLINE, WE LET OUR EMPLOYEES TELL US AND WE MOVE THEM INTERNALLY BEFORE IT WAS EVER ADVERTISED ON THE WEBSITE. GREAT. THAT'S HEALTHY. AND I GUESS FOR ME, I'M SORT OF THINKING, OKAY, THE DOWNSTREAM EFFECT OF REZONING, THIS IS A PRODUCT OF IT LIKE THIS IS ALL THE EXTRA WORK THAT KIND OF GOES INTO THAT. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT METHODOLOGY. SO WELL DONE IN THAT.

AND BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN BE CONCERNED, WELL, IF YOU REZONE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A RIFF AND A REDUCTION IN FORCE. SORRY. THAT'S A MILITARY TERM. RIGHT.

BUT NOT NONE OF THAT'S THE CASE. WE'RE NOT OKAY. GREAT.

YEAH. GOOD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR SAFETY REPORT.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR MORRIS-KUENTZ, MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO SHARE THAT AN INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT WAS RECENTLY CONDUCTED AT ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES, WHICH RESULTED IN FINDINGS. THE TOP PRIORITY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD IS TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFE EVERY DAY.

INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS TEST WHETHER A CAMPUS IS ACCESSIBLE TO AN UNAUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL.

THIS AUDIT, CONDUCTED AS PART OF THE STATE'S SCHOOL SAFETY DIRECTIVES FOLLOWING THE TRAGEDY IN UVALDE, SEEKS TO HELP DISTRICTS IDENTIFY HOW THEY CAN IMPROVE SAFETY FOR STUDENTS, SUCH AS ENSURING EXTERIOR DOORS ARE LOCKED AND DOOR CHECKS ARE LOGGED.

SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE FINDINGS WILL BE SHARED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH THE BOARD AND THE DISTRICT SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE ON APRIL 9TH, 2025. THESE AUDITS PROVIDE US WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A SAFER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

THANK YOU. SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT. SO WE HAVE TWO SUBDIVISIONS FOR YOU.

IT'S LESS THAN TEN LOTS. BUT I WOULD ALSO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO OUR OUT OF STATE STUDENT TRAVEL.

WE SAW DECA HERE TODAY AND NOW WE HAVE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL.

SO EXCITED FOR THOSE KIDS TO MOVE ON BEYOND STATE.

AND JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT'S IN THE REPORT.

[10. CLOSED SESSION]

THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CLOSED MEETING. THANK YOU.

[11. OPEN SESSION]

THE TIME IS 9:39 P.M.. WE DO HAVE ONE ACTION ITEM THIS EVENING.

MADAM PRESIDENT, I HAVE A MOTION FOR YOU TO ENTERTAIN. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE.

MELISSA OLIVER FOR THE ROOSTER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL POSITION.

A MOTION FROM ROB. A SECOND FROM TRICIA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SEVEN ZERO. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME TO ROOSTER AGAIN.

BACK TO. BACK TO ROOSTER IN A NEW OFFICE. YES.

MOVE ACROSS THE HALL, MELISSA. YES. ALL RIGHT.

WITH NO OTHER ACTION THIS EVENING, WE STAND ADJOURNED AT 9:39 P.M..

THANK YOU ALL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.