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THE TIME IS NOW 2:07 P.M.. WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT THIS AFTERNOON.THIS MEETING IS RECORDED, RIGHT? YES, IT IS RECORDED.
CAN YOU TURN ME DOWN SO OKAY, I'M NOT BOOMING.
[4. RECOGNITIONS]
SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF RECOGNITIONS FOR NEXT WEEK, A NUMBER OF THEM.WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS AFTERNOON. WE WILL HAVE WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THE PICTURES NEXT WEEK. WE GOSH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LEARNING SPOTLIGHT FROM ROOSTER SPRINGS ON MONDAY NIGHT IN OUR LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT. IS THERE ANYTHING BOARD MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT OR ADD FOR TRUSTEES AROUND TOWN? IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO ADD, YOU CAN SEND IT TO KATIE.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER PICTURES. DID DID A MOM GET RANDOM PICTURES FROM THE AUDIENCE? PROBABLY NOT. MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T TAKE OFFENSE. IT'S ALL FINE. WE CAN AI ONE.
WE CAN. YOU PROBABLY COULD. YOU PROBABLY COULD.
ANY ANY OTHER TRUSTEES AROUND TOWN? ACTIVITIES THAT WE MISSED? IF YOU THINK OF IT, LET US KNOW, AND WE JUST NEED IT BEFORE FRIDAY SO WE CAN POST FOR YOU.
[6. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION]
JENNIFER WILL START US OFF ON THAT AND THEN KAREN AND LINDA WILL PRESENT THEIR THEIR KIND OF DEPARTMENT PIECES OF THAT.ALL RIGHT. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA FOR MONDAY.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANYTHING ON CONSENT? ALL RIGHT.
[8. ACTION]
OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM FOR MONDAY WILL BE A JOB ORDER CONTRACT DELIVERY METHOD.AND THAT'S FOR A AND B ONE IS FOR ROOSTER, ONE IS FOR DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL.
THAT IS CORRECT. I WAS GOING TO ASK PAM OLIVIA, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK MADAM BOARD PRESIDENT AND HOLLY, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY BOARD FEEDBACK OR QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY ON HAZARDOUS ROUTE? WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THERE YET. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON A OR B? OH, SORRY.
NO. OKAY. NOT THE WHOLE PAGE. WE CAN ALL. WE CAN MOVE AS FAST AS YOU WANT.
THIS I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO GO RECONCILE THE PROJECT LIST COST OR THE ROUGH ESTIMATE COST WITH THE BOND COST.
MY QUESTION IS JUST, IS THAT ALL IN LINE WITH YOU MAY HAVE TO HOP UP JUST TO GET ON THE RECORD, BUT I GUESS MY MY THING BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS IS MAKE SURE THAT ALL THOSE ESTIMATES AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO FROM A JOC PERSPECTIVE, IS FULLY IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE BOND AUTHORIZATIONS THAT WE HAVE.
SO THAT'S APPEASABLE TO ME. THANK YOU. TRICIA.
SO IF WE RECEIVE ANY MORE FUNDING FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY, COULD IT TACKLE ANY OF THESE COSTS? WOULD IT COULD IT POTENTIALLY GO TOWARDS. I THINK SERENA HAS A PRETTY GOOD PLAN.
THAT IS IN THE GRANT. RIGHT. SHE'S ASKING IF ANY OF THAT CAN BE GRANT FUNDED.
YOU KNOW, HE'S NOW GONE INTO THE JOB. HE'S NOW GONE INTO THE JOBS AND MAKING SURE THAT BECAUSE IT WAS HARD IN THE PAST WHEN YOU HAVE HELP ME HERE THE LIST OF THE JOB.
BUT THEY WEREN'T NECESSARILY LIKE THIS CAN BE FOR SAFE CYCLE COME OUT OF GRANT MONEY. THIS CAN COME OUT OF WHAT OTHER BUCKET, ANOTHER BUCKET. SO NOW WE HAVE IT GOING INTO IT WITH THIS CAN BE COVERED BY GRANT, THIS CAN BE COVERED BY THE OTHER FUNDS.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE. DO YOU HAVE A SPREADSHEET.
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TRYING TO RECOUP ABOUT $4.3 MILLION OF THAT $5.4 MILLION WE GOT INTO THIS JOC SECURITY STUFF.BUT I BELIEVE THE QUESTION MIGHT BE IF WE GET NEW ADDITIONAL SAFETY AND SECURITY MONEY, WELL, THAT WILL FLOW THROUGH OUR REGULAR STATE AID.
OKAY. AND $30,000 A CAMPUS, WHATEVER IT TURNS OUT TO BE, IS NOT GOING TO COVER THE COST OF THE SRO.
SO IT JUST SUPPLEMENTS THE BUDGET FOR COSTS WERE ALREADY EXPENDED.
OKAY. YEAH. YOU'LL RECALL WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT GRANT BEFORE THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, HARDENING AND VERY SPECIFIC LINE ITEM PIECES THAT WE CAN DO IN THAT TEA GRANT.
AND SO THEY'RE TRYING TO DO THAT BALANCING OF THE JOB AND THE THINGS THAT WE NEED, BUT ALSO WHERE THAT ALIGNS TO THE TEA GUIDELINES GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE THAT. ALL RIGHT. NOW HAZARDOUS ROUTES. PAM, DO YOU WANT TO.
DID YOU WANT PAM TO GIVE US A LITTLE. YEAH. PAM WILL NOT BE HERE ON MONDAY, SO IF YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS, TODAY IS THE PERFECT DAY FOR US TO HAVE OUR RESIDENT EXPERT HELP WITH ANYTHING THAT YOU MIGHT NEED.
SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO THOSE TODAY, IF WE CAN. OLIVIA GO AHEAD.
I DID NOT ACTUALLY MEAN TO HAVE MY LIGHT ON, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY VERY BELATED.
IT WAS BUS DRIVER BUS DRIVER RECOGNITION DAY THE OTHER DAY.
CAN YOU REMIND ME OF THE GENTLEMAN'S NAME THAT'S BEEN DRIVING FOR, LIKE, 40 YEARS? HOW MANY YEARS? LIKE 100. YEAH. COACH. COACH WAITS.
YEAH, ON SOCIAL. NO, I DIDN'T MEAN TO HAVE MY LIGHT ON, BUT SHOUT OUT FOR THE BUS DRIVER.
WELL, TO YOUR EARLIER QUESTION, YOU WANT TO GIVE THEIR FEEDBACK.
I WAS CURIOUS IF EITHER OF YOU ARE GETTING QUESTIONS FROM OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ITEM C.
HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THOSE TODAY THOUGH IF YOU HAVE ANY. TRICIA. I THINK MINE'S JUST IN GENERAL.
SO THE WAY THIS READS, THE NEW CAMPUS, WILDWOOD SPRINGS WE'RE STILL IN DETERMINATION MODE FOR THAT CAMPUS OR NO, THIS IS THE FINAL. YEAH. NO RECOMMENDATION. NOTHING.
NO TRANSPORTATION. NO. OKAY. OKAY. NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL.
PERFECT. THANK YOU. WELL, NOW I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION THAT MIGHT GO TOWARDS MORE SHANDA.
SO SORRY. THAT SEEMS SO LOUD. I DON'T THINK THAT WILL BE A SURPRISE TO THE COMMUNITY.
I DON'T LIVE THERE, HAVE THAT MANY RELATIONSHIPS, WILL THERE BE A SURPRISE IN THAT COMMUNITY THAT THERE'S NOT BUS ROUTES? I DON'T I MEAN, I DON'T LIVE THERE EITHER, BUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A SURPRISE.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A SURPRISE IF THEY GOT IT. OKAY.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE REMEMBERING THIS CONVERSATION? THEY DID. THEY DID A PRETTY THOROUGH SIDEWALK STUDY IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND LOOKED AT WHERE THE SIDEWALKS WERE AND THE SIDEWALK PATHS TO THAT CAMPUS.
SO WE FELT LIKE GIVEN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME.
AND THEN SIMILARLY WE ANTICIPATE IT WILL PROBABLY BE THE SAME FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD JUST TO THE LEFT OF OUR CAMPUS THAT'S NOT OPEN YET, BUT THEY'LL ALSO HAVE A SIMILAR SAFE ROUTE. SO WE FEEL LIKE A WALKING.
YEAH. WILDRIDGE. SO WE FEEL LIKE BOTH THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE A NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL, VERY MUCH LIKE BELTERRA WHERE THEY HAVE THAT SIDEWALK PATHS AND WALKING ABILITY, AND IT'S SIMILAR TO BELTERRA. BELTERRA HAS SOME INLET, YOU KNOW, WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF FAMILIES WHO PARK ALONG THE ROAD AND, YOU KNOW, THE THE INSIDE ROADS, NOT NECESSARILY THE NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS, BUT THE STREET ROADS FOR WHERE HOMES ARE ARE A LITTLE BIT NARROWER WITH FAMILIES PARKING ALONG THERE. AND WE'VE SEEN SAFETY AND KIDS BEING ABLE TO WALK TO THAT CAMPUS.
SORRY, PAM, I STOLE YOUR THUNDER. YOU COULD HAVE SAID ALL THE SAME THINGS. WE TALKED ABOUT IT PRETTY EXTENSIVELY, AS YOU CAN SEE. SORRY ARE WE MISSING THE PRESERVE ON THIS MAP, THOUGH? I DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD PROBABLY WALK ACROSS, YOU KNOW, IN OUR RECOMMENDATION.
NO, IT'S JUST NOT ON THERE AT ALL, IS WHAT I'M SAYING. WELL, HOPEFULLY IT DIDN'T GO AWAY.
IF IT'S MORE THAN TWO MILES, IT'S NOT INCLUDED.
OH, IT'S JUST NOT ON THE MAP AT ALL. OKAY. TWO MILE.
YEAH. SO ANYTHING OUTSIDE TWO MILE YOU WON'T SEE THAT.
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OKAY. YEAH. BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY ALL WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THAT.OKAY. THAT HELP? YES. THANKS FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
[9. REPORTS AND INFORMATION]
ALL RIGHT. REPORTS AND INFORMATION LEARNING AND INNOVATION.SO THERE'S JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS I'D LIKE TO MAKE.
SO I JUST OUTLINED IT OR HAD ALICIA OUTLINE IT HERE JUST SO YOU CAN SEE IT AT ONE GLANCE.
AND IF YOU TURN I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE NEXT PAGE.
SHE HAS OUTLINED THE NUMBER OF RESPONSES THAT WE RECEIVED AND ALSO THE CONSENTS RECEIVED.
AND WE HAVE THREE CAMPUSES THAT STILL HAVE THOSE CONSENT FORMS OUT, SO THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD RETURN.
YOU KNOW, MAKE UP IS COMING UP AND WE HAVE AP TESTING, AND I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT WE HAVE 2,030 TESTS BEING GIVEN IN THESE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, WHICH IS A LOT. SO IF YOU HAVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE, MAKE SURE THEY'RE GETTING PLENTY OF REST AND GOOD NUTRITION BEFORE THEY GO TO SCHOOL.
WE HAVE TWO ADOPTIONS FOR POSSIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
ONE WAS PHONICS THAT WAS GOING TO COME TO US THIS MONTH, BUT THE COMMITTEE THAT MET NEEDED A LITTLE MORE TIME TO COME TO A RESOLUTION ON WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CHOOSE SO WE'RE GOING TO PUSH THAT TO MAY. AND THEN CURRENTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING IN CLL, YOU CAN GO SEE IT BEFORE YOU LEAVE. WE HAVE ALGEBRA ONE, GEOMETRY ALGEBRA TWO, AND ALGEBRAIC REASONING MATERIALS SET OUT IN THE ROOM.
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE OUR PUBLISHER'S VENDOR PREVIEW TONIGHT.
OH AND JUST A SMALL THING FOR SPECIAL SERVICES, SORRY, NADINE.
SHE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB. FINALLY, AFTER FOUR YEARS BEING HERE HAS MADE OUR PROCESS FOR REFERRAL DIGITAL, WHICH SAVES OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR COUNSELORS AND OUR NURSES A TON OF TIME.
SO KUDOS TO HER TEAM FOR LIFTING THAT OFF. FIRST ONE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT WE KNOW OF.
THAT'S WONDERFUL. ALL RIGHT. FINANCE REPORTS.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO FORECAST WHAT INTEREST RATES ARE GOING TO DO THESE DAYS.
IT'S ROLLER COASTER EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO WE'RE STAYING LIQUID RATHER THAN LOCKING INTO ANYTHING.
THE 2023 BOND I BELIEVE I PUT THIS IN E-NOTE, BUT AT THE END OF MARCH, WE HAD $8 MILLION IN CASH LEFT FROM THE $100 MILLION SALE IN 23. I THINK AS OF TODAY, THAT MONEY IS PRETTY MUCH GONE.
SO WE SHOULDN'T BE LOOKING AT ARBITRAGE ON WHAT WE EARNED ON THOSE DOLLARS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT A SALE THIS SUMMER. SO UNTIL WE HAVE ANOTHER SALE OF THE 23 AUTHORIZATION, WE'LL BE LOANING MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO PAY OUR BILLS ON THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE PROJECTS THAT ARE ONGOING AND THEN PENDING THE ELECTION, ISSUING SOME ON THE 25 AUTHORIZATION AT THE SAME TIME.
SO KNOWING THAT WE HAD AN ELECTION, WE POSTPONED A SALE FOR THE 23 BONDS.
I WAS HOPING IT WOULD TAKE US THROUGH THE SUMMER, BUT WE'VE EXPENDED THOSE DOLLARS.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE ON THE CASH ON BOND FUNDS.
SO I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY CAREER I'VE EXPENDED ALL OF BOND FUNDS WITHIN THREE YEARS.
SO WE WORKED HARD TO NOT KEEP THAT CASH LONGER THAN WE NEEDED TO.
ALL RIGHT. OPERATIONS. KIND OF TALKED ABOUT BOND.
ANY CONSTRUCTION UPDATES OR ANY QUESTIONS ON BOND PROJECTS? NOPE. WE HAVE A SITE VISIT TOMORROW. SO YOU WILL YEAH, YOU'LL SEE IT IN PERSON TOMORROW.
AND WE'LL ADD THAT ALSO TO OUR TRUSTEE REPORT WHEN WE DO THAT, JUST SO Y'ALL CAN TALK ABOUT IT.
WOULD IT BE GOOD TO RUN THROUGH EVERYTHING THIS MEETING IN THE ON OUR MONDAY NIGHT MEETING, JUST TO HAVE THE TEAM GIVE KIND OF A FULL SCALE UPDATE, ESPECIALLY IN PREPARATION FOR THE SUMMER AND JUST TO RUN, YOU KNOW, GET THAT OUT THERE. IF YOU WANT TO DO IT NOW I THINK NOW.
NOT WE'D WALK THROUGH IF WE COULD. CAN YOU DO THAT, JAMES? JUST TALK THROUGH AT A HIGH LEVEL. YEAH. THE PLANS FOR THE SUMMER, WHAT IT'S LOOKING LIKE,
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THE THING YOU DID IN PREPARATION FOR LAST SUMMER. JUST SO WE GET, WE'RE FULLY BRIEFED ON ALL THAT THAT'D BE GREAT.WELL, WE ARE GOING TO GET THAT IN MAY. LIKE A MORE.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR. WE GOT A PRETTY ROBUST LIKE THIS IS THE NEXT.
YOU'RE A LITTLE EARLY. WE CAN I MEAN WE CAN GET A HIGH LEVEL UPDATE NOW.
BUT WHAT I THINK YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS MORE OF A CONCRETE PLAN FOR THE SUMMER.
SO WE'RE UNDER WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK, SO WE'RE READY TO GO, SO BUT I CAN DO A FULL REPORT NEXT NEXT MEETING AND GIVE YOU GUYS A COMPLETE UPDATE OF ALL THAT. YOU MAY RUN THROUGH ANY OF THE PROJECTS THAT THAT YOU GUYS.
I THINK MY COLLEAGUES ALWAYS LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT THE FANCY PROJECTS, SO MAYBE HIT THAT ONE REAL QUICK AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE WILDWOOD SPRINGS TOMORROW, RIGHT? SO THAT'D BE GOOD. WE SAW SYCAMORE MIDDLE RECENTLY, WHICH, BY THE WAY, LET ME JUST LIKE WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO DO THAT, AND MAYBE I'LL DO IT ON MONDAY NIGHT, BUT MAN. AWESOME.
VERY IMPRESSIVE. THE DESIGN, BARTLETT, COCKE AND THEIR EXECUTION SUPERVISION.
I WAS EXTREMELY IMPRESSED WITH THAT. SO, YEAH, THOSE THINGS WOULD BE HELPFUL.
THANKS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU JUST ASKED FOR.
WE GOT FENCING IN CLOSED. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT HERE RIGHT NOW.
EVERYTHING'S GOING GOOD. YOU'RE GOING TO GET A MORE SUBSTANTIAL HANDS ON UPDATE WITH ELEMENTARY SIX TOMORROW, AND WITH THE SUMMER PROJECTS LIKE ROOSTER AND THE HIGH SCHOOL SPECIFICALLY AND DID I SAY ROOSTER.
THERE ARE THREE CAMPUSES THIS SUMMER AND FOUR OTHERS FOR THIS SUMMER.
YES. OKAY. YEAH. SO IN MAY JAMES, LET'S GET A MORE THOROUGH SUMMER PLAN.
SOUNDS GOOD. I'LL BE READY FOR IT. OKAY. YOU GOT A PASS.
WHETHER IT'S MOVING TEACHER BOXES OUT OR SO THE MORE YOU KNOW, CONCRETE THINGS THAT WE CAN GIVE PROBABLY SAVES THE WHOLE ADMIN TEAM TIME OF FIELDING. I WOULD PROBABLY SAY REACH OUT TO THOSE PRINCIPALS, THOSE PTAS, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO NEED EXTRA HELP WITH SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF THEY'RE DOING. BUT OUR PROFESSIONAL MOVERS ARE TAKING CARE OF THE THE MAIN THINGS.
REACHING OUT TO PTAS IS AN EXCELLENT SUGGESTION.
SO THANK YOU. OKAY. TRICIA. AND JUST TO KIND OF PIGGYBACK OFF OF THAT, WHEN I DID THE INTERVIEW WITH A STUDENT FOR SENIOR SHOWCASE, THE BASKETBALL PLAYER, THEY ACTUALLY HELPED OUT LAST YEAR WITH DSC.
AND THE BOYS REALLY ENJOYED THAT COMMUNITY SERVICE THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DO.
SO I THINK GETTING ALL THE KIDDOS INVOLVED IN THAT IS I LOVE THAT WE DO THAT.
SO MORE HANDS IS BETTER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
HUMAN RESOURCES. WE HELD OUR TEACHER JOB FAIR LAST TUESDAY TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY IT'S APRIL, SO LAST WEDNESDAY. AND WE HAD OUR PRINCIPALS ABLE TO INTERVIEW ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES CAME AND THEY WERE ABLE TO INTERVIEW AT THE TIME.
AND WE'VE ALREADY HAD BEGIN HIRES COMING IN. AND SO OUR PRINCIPALS WERE SUPER EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO HIRE CERTIFIED TEACHERS LIKE I SAID NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT JUST KIND OF SAYING WE'VE GOT SOME TEACHERS WHO ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR. AND SO WE HAD LOTS OF CERTIFIED TEACHERS FROM LOCAL DISTRICTS COME AND JUST WANTING TO JOIN OUR TEAMS HERE. AND SO OUR PRINCIPALS ARE ALREADY SUBMITTING BEGIN HIRES AND WE'RE GETTING THEM HIRED.
AND SO WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL 24, NO, SORRY 25-26 HIRES ON YOUR MAY BOARD REPORT ALREADY READY TO COME IN FOR NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU. OLIVIA. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.
I'VE NEVER ASKED IT BEFORE. I'VE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT, BUT I'M JUST I'M CURIOUS, I APOLOGIZE.
IT'S NOT OFF TOPIC, BUT IT'S DIGRESSING A BIT.
WHEN WE HIRE A NEW TEACHER TO COME IN, I HOPE IT'S OKAY TO ASK THIS.
I'M JUST REALLY, REALLY CURIOUS. WHEN WE HAVE A NEW TEACHER COME IN, HOW MUCH TIME IS SPENT SPENT GETTING THEM ACCLIMATED TO THAT CAMPUS, WHETHER IT'S IN THE CLASSROOM OR? ACTUALLY UNDER L AND I AND OUR NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION SO THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY AN HR QUESTION BUT KAREN, IF YOU WANT TO TALK A LITTLE IT COULD BE MORE. IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME. WE HAVE INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES THAT SUPPORT THEM.
WE HAVE A MENTOR PROGRAM AND WE HAVE A NEW TEACHER ACADEMY.
SO WE HAVE THREE THINGS OF WRAPAROUND SUPPORT THAT WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO GET BETTER AND GET GREAT FEEDBACK FROM THEM ABOUT WHAT WORKED, WHAT DIDN'T WORK. BUT I THINK WE'RE ABLE TO RETAIN TEACHERS THAT WAY WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN ACCLIMATE TO AND ASSIMILATE TO THE CAMPUS CULTURE READILY SO IT'S
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IMPORTANT. I SAW KIM NEXT. YEAH. WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE LIST OF SEPARATIONS FROM EMPLOYMENT AND RESIGNATIONS. JUST LOOKING AT THE THE NUMBER, IS THAT A TYPICAL NUMBER FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL OR IS IT HIGHER, LOWER, OR ABOUT THE SAME? I ACTUALLY JUST PULLED THAT NUMBER BECAUSE IT FELT HIGHER.AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS WE'VE BEEN WE DID OUR INTENT FORM IN JANUARY THIS YEAR.
SO WE IT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THIS YEAR, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RETIRING OR MOVING OUT OF STATE THEY ARE COMMUNICATING WITH US MUCH EARLIER. SO WE'VE KNOWN FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
SO OUR PRINCIPALS ARE WELL AWARE SO THAT WE CAN BACKFILL OR FIND REPLACEMENTS FOR THEIR POSITIONS.
AND SO I THINK EMPLOYEES ARE JUST BEING REALLY, REALLY THEY'RE WANTING TO HELP THEIR PRINCIPALS FIND THE BEST REPLACEMENT FOR THEIR POSITION. SO THEY'RE COMMUNICATING EARLIER WITH US.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SHANDA. CAN YOU BRIEFLY.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TODAY MAYBE ON MONDAY GO OVER FOR ME, THE DIFFERENCE IN WHENEVER WE'RE SEEING LIKE PROBATIONARY CONTRACTS HOW LONG ARE THOSE? AND THEN ALSO ANY OF OUR NON-CERTIFIED TEACHERS, WHAT'S THE TIMELINE ON THOSE CERTIFICATIONS? BECAUSE IF YOU'RE SAYING, WELL, WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, DISTRICTS WHO ARE LAYING OFF OTHER CERTIFIED TEACHERS.
DO WE HAVE TEACHERS? DO WE HAVE POSITIONS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT ARE NON CERTIFIED, THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF A WINDOW, THAT THEY'VE KIND OF GONE ON TOO LONG AS NON CERTIFIED AND WE'RE NOT.
ARE WE REPLACING THEM? CAN YOU JUST KIND OF TALK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT.
SURE. SO FOR PROBATIONARY CONTRACTS A TEACHER A CERTIFIED TEACHER IS ON A PROBATIONARY CONTRACT.
IF THEY ARE NEW TO THE PROFESSION FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS, IF THEY COME TO US FROM ANOTHER DISTRICT AND THEY'VE WORKED IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR FIVE OF THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, THEN THEY'LL SERVE ON A PROBATIONARY CONTRACT FOR ONE YEAR AND THEN BE ELIGIBLE TO MOVE TO A TERM CONTRACT.
SO WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THERE ARE SOME AREAS WHERE WE MAY NOT REQUIRE SOMEONE TO HAVE A CERTIFICATION IN A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS. FOR INSTANCE, SOME OF OUR CTE AREAS WHERE THEY HAVE 12 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THEIR CTE AREA AND THE CERTIFICATION TEST MAY NOT BE THE MOST APPLICABLE, WE'LL TAKE THEIR 12 YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE AND COUNT THAT TOWARDS THEIR, THEIR CERTIFICATION AREA.
AND SO WE CALL IT LIKE A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT EXEMPTION.
BUT WE CAN GIVE YOU MORE OF THAT, THAT INFORMATION.
SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON THEIR CERTIFICATION TESTS AND WITH THEIR PROGRAMS. BUT LIKE SO WITH DISTRICT OF INNOVATION, THE THE GOAL OF THAT OR THE POINT OF IT IS THAT THAT'S A VERY SPECIALIZED POSITION TO HIRE THOSE NON CERTIFIED TEACHERS.
SO GENERALLY IS IT ARE WE, YOU KNOW, IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE SAYING, OH, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE CERTIFIED K THROUGH SECOND, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CERTIFICATION IS.
PRE-K THROUGH PRE-K THROUGH EC THROUGH SIX, EC THROUGH SIX.
THAT'S NOT A SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION IN GENERAL.
RIGHT? RIGHT. OKAY. NOW THEY MAY HAVE A EC THROUGH FOUR IN THEY'RE TEACHING FIFTH GRADE.
OR THEY MAY HAVE A EC THROUGH SIXTH THROUGH TEACHING PE.
AND SO SOMETIMES IT'S JUST THEY'RE TEACHING OUT OF THEIR SPECIFIC SUBJECT GRADE LEVEL.
OKAY. IN A CASE LIKE THAT, ARE WE GIVING THAT BECAUSE BECAUSE THAT'S JUST TAKING A TEST.
RIGHT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THE PEDAGOGY AGAIN. YOU'RE JUST TAKING THAT CONTENT AREA.
YES. AND WE WORK WITH THEM. THEY DO SOMETHING CALLED A CONTRACT ADDENDUM.
YES, MA'AM. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU, MARY JANE.
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SO MINE'S ACTUALLY PRETTY SIMILAR. I LISTENED TO A PODCAST IN THE LAST WEEK ABOUT THE TEACHING PROFESSION, AND WAS KIND OF STUNNED AT THE NUMBERS ACROSS THE STATE OF NON-CERTIFIED, LARGELY BECAUSE SO MANY DISTRICTS ARE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION.AND THAT'S JUST BEEN THE SURVIVAL MODE WITH TEACHERS LEAVING THE PROFESSION.
AND THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE DECREASE IN MORALE FOR THE OTHER TEACHERS WHO ARE CERTIFIED AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO PICK UP. AND OF COURSE, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THOSE SPECIALIZED CTE CLASSES, BUT MORE GEN ED.
AND SO AS I LOOK THROUGH OUR LIST, WE HAVE SO FEW NON CERTIFIED.
AND I WAS WONDERING WHAT IS IT ABOUT DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD.
HOW HAVE WE BEEN ABLE TO DO SO MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT I HEARD ON THIS PODCAST IS THE STATE OF TEXAS RIGHT NOW? I THINK IT'S WE'RE ABLE TO RECRUIT PEOPLE, WANT TO BE HERE. AND SO WE REALLY WORK WITH OUR PRINCIPALS CLOSELY, AND WE REALLY TRY TO PRIORITIZE HIRING AND VETTING AND INTERVIEWING CERTIFIED TEACHERS.
JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO COME IN AND THEY DON'T NEED THAT EXTRA SUPPORT. AND SO IF WE CAN BRING IN A CERTIFIED TEACHER WHO HAS EXPERIENCE AND HAS THE PEDAGOGY DOWN, THEN THEY CAN FOCUS ON THOSE OTHER AREAS.
THEY CAN FOCUS ON MASTERY OF THE OTHER PIECES.
AND SO LIKE I SAID BEFORE, WHEN ANDREA GOES TO A JOB FAIR OR SHE GOES TO A UNIVERSITY FAIR, SHE'S DOING A COFFEE THE DAY BEFORE, PEOPLE FLOCK TO HER AND THEY WANT TO COME TO DRIPPING SPRINGS.
AND IT'S IT'S THE THINGS Y'ALL SAID EARLIER. IT'S SMALL CLASS SIZES.
IT'S OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. IT'S GREAT PRINCIPALS.
PEOPLE WANT TO COME HERE AND THEY WANT TO STAY.
IT'S GREAT PROGRAMS AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO RECRUIT AND ATTRACT CERTIFIED TEACHERS.
AND SO THEN IT BECOMES JUST BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEM.
AND THEN WE ALSO TRY TO I MEAN, THE DEAN'S HERE.
OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM HAS A WONDERFUL, A WONDERFUL SYSTEMS IN PLACE.
BUT THAT'S ALSO ONE OF THE AREAS THAT YOU CAN'T USE YOUR DISTRICT OF INNOVATION. SO WE'RE TRYING REALLY, REALLY HARD TO SUPPORT THOSE TEACHERS WITH THEIR TESTING REQUIREMENTS, WITH THEIR TEST PREP SO THAT WE CAN GET CERTIFIED TEACHERS, QUALIFIED TEACHERS AND THEN KEEP THEM. BUT PEOPLE WANT TO BE HERE.
AND SO WE JUST HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET THEM HERE, SUPPORT THEM, KEEP THEM CERTIFIED.
IF WE CAN GET THEM THROUGH THAT FIRST 3 YEARS AND THEY SEE THE 5 YEARS, THEN THEY REALLY START TO MASTER THEIR CRAFT AND THEN WE CAN KEEP THEM FOR 7 TO 40, LIKE OUR BUS DRIVERS. BUT IT'S REALLY GETTING THEM THROUGH THAT FIRST 3 TO 5 YEARS WHERE THEY BECOME MASTER TEACHERS.
AND I'LL JUST ADD, IT'S A PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING UPDATE, AS LINDA IS REALLY GOING TO TALK ABOUT INTENTIONAL MEASURES THAT HR HAS BEEN TAKING, BOTH FROM HIRING ANDREA AND EVEN STAFFING A RECRUITER IN DISTRICT, WHO THEN HAS THAT TARGETED INTENTIONAL PRINCIPAL REACHING OUT AND SAYING, I HAVE TROUBLE. I CAN'T FIND A THIRD GRADE TEACHER.
BUT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED IT AND HAD REALLY GOOD SUCCESS WITH NOT HAVING A LOT OF SITTING VACANCIES.
AND SO SHE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT, THOUGH.
I JUST WANT TO SAY IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN, BECAUSE IT IS IT IS INTENTIONALITY FOR THE WORK.
SO I JUST I HAVE A WHOLE NEW APPRECIATION FOR OUR STAFFING AND I, I APPRECIATE THAT EXPLANATION.
THANK YOU. ROB AND I ECHO MY BOTH MY COLLEAGUES COMMENTS ON ON THAT.
I'VE ASKED YOU SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT CERTIFIED TEACHERS, AND IT'S ESPECIALLY MY DESIRE TO SEE THAT TO BE A PRIORITY IN STAFFING IN OUR STAFFING MODEL. BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW AND I'LL SAY THIS JUST SO IT'S ON THE RECORD, YOU KNOW, THE MOST IMPACT WE CAN HAVE ON A KID'S EDUCATION IS TO TEACH IN THE CLASSROOM.
AND SO FOR FOR I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES LOOK AT THAT REPORT WAY MORE THAN JUST NAMES ON THE PAPER.
THAT IS WHO WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW TO BE WITH OUR KIDS.
HOLD ON A SECOND. SEE, I DO A COMMENT IN THERE FIRST WITHOUT ASKING MY QUESTION FIRST.
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AND THAT MESSED IT ALL UP MCCLELLAND. OKAY. SO IT'S LOOKING LIKE AN ABOVE AVERAGE YEAR FOR IS SEPARATIONS MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT WORD.IS IT SEPARATIONS OR IS IT END OF YEAR SEPARATIONS? END OF YEAR SEPARATIONS DO WE DO DO WE DO WE DO SOME TREND ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY OF THOSE LEAVING AT THE END OF THE YEAR? OKAY. AND DO WE GET DO WE REMEMBER DO WE GET THOSE.
I DON'T KNOW MADAM PRESIDENT THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE WE'VE EVER REALLY LOOKED INTO BEFORE FROM A MADAM SUPERINTENDENT. THERE'S AN HR REPORT IN THE FALL USUALLY GIVE SOME DATA AROUND THAT. IT'S AROUND OCTOBER ISH. ANECDOTALLY.
ANECDOTALLY THEN. RIGHT. I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AS WE DO THAT, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF VARYING THINGS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS POST COVID OF TEACHER RETENTION, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. SO I LOVE THAT WE'RE DIVING IN AND WE'RE ADDRESSING ALL THOSE THINGS. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT STICKS OUT THIS YEAR ANECDOTALLY? RELOCATIONS AND LEAVING THE PROFESSION. THEY'RE NOT LEAVING FOR OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, LEAVING THE PROFESSION AND RELOCATING.
SO WE'RE STILL SEEING A SUBSTANTIAL, JUST EXODUS OF THE EDUCATION PROFESSION. ARE WE SEEING THAT TYPICALLY WITH FROM A, FROM AN AGE TEACHERS THAT ARE WITHIN THEIR FIRST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE SEEN THAT FOR TEACHERS IN THEIR IN THEIR LAST FIVE YEARS? WE HAVE ABOUT TEN RETIREMENTS THIS YEAR. SO WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE.
BUT THAT'S A LOT LOWER THAN THE FINISHING A LOT LOWER.
SO THEY'RE LEAVING THE PROFESSION. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE THE FIRST.
IT'S THROUGHOUT THE LEAVING THE PROFESSION. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY JUST OUR, OUR 0 TO 5.
AND THEN OF COURSE, FOR US THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WE GET SURVEYS FROM OUR TEACHERS ON CERTAIN THINGS SPECIFIC TO THIS DISTRICT THAT THAT THEY CARE ABOUT, AND WE TRY TO MEET THOSE NEEDS AND FROM RESOURCING PERSPECTIVE, WE KNOW PAY IS ONE OF THE NUMBER ONE ISSUES. JUST COMING OUT OF THE BUDGET MEETING WE WERE IN WE DANG IT. BUT ANYWAYS, LONG STORY SHORT, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT. IT JUST HELPS US AS WE'RE AS OUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITY IS RESOURCING THE DISTRICT AND ENSURING THAT IT'S THERE JUST TO UNDERSTAND THAT IN OUR DECISION MAKING, I THINK IS VALUABLE FOR US. SO.
CANNON RANCH, PHASE THREE AND FOUR. SO WE'VE GOT THEIR PLAT AND THEN ONE MORE SMALL SUBDIVISION.
SO I JUST WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION WE WILL AMEND IT FOR MONDAY SO THAT YOU ALL CAN SEE THAT.
BUT IT IS A PRETTY BIG NEIGHBORHOOD SEGMENT COMING IN.
YEAH. SO I JUST WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT AND LOOK THAT OVER AND JUST BE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
AND IT'LL IT'LL BE IN THERE FOR MONDAY. ALL RIGHT.
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AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 551.1071, 551.072, 551.074, 551.076, 551.082, 551.0821, 551.089, 551.129. NO VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CLOSED MEETING.THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CLOSED MEETING. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 3:52 WITH NO ACTION THIS AFTERNOON.
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WE STAND ADJOURNED AT 3:52 P.M.. THANK YOU.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.