Sep 15, 2025 Board of Trustees Agenda Review Meeting

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ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE CONVENED FOR AN AGENDA REVIEW MEETING OF THE DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THIS MONDAY,

[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM]

THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED AS A REMINDER.

THE PURPOSE OF AGENDA REVIEW MEETING IS TO REVIEW ALL THE LISTED AGENDA ITEMS IN PREPARATION FOR THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING NEXT WEEK.

NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN UNTIL THE REGULAR MEETING.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD TO ASK QUESTIONS AND REQUEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IF NEEDED. SO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS FULLY PREPARED FOR OUR REGULAR MEETING.

ALL RIGHT. WE WILL HAVE OUR LEARNING SPOTLIGHT FROM SYCAMORE MIDDLE NEXT WEEK.

[4. LEARNING SPOTLIGHT]

[5. RECOGNITIONS]

[6. LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT]

WE HAVE OUR RIBBON CUTTING WE'LL TALK ABOUT AND OUR CONVENTION.

AND OUR LIAISON REPORTS. WAS THAT IT? I GUESS IT WAS KIND OF A SHORT MONTH.

OKAY. WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? DO WE HAVE A TRUSTEES AROUND TOWN PAGE FOR? OKAY. IF THERE'S ANYTHING TO INCLUDE, JUST SEND IT TO KATIE.

YEAH. IF NOT, THEN ALL RIGHT. SHE HAS TO POST BY TOMORROW AT FIVE.

OKAY. SO TODAY. YEAH, WE CAN ALWAYS TALK ABOUT IT TOO, IF IT COMES UP, SO.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS TODAY? I'LL DOUBLE CHECK. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE'S ANYBODY HERE? I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYBODY. JAMES, DO YOU HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. CAREFUL WHAT YOU JOKE ABOUT, JAMES.

OKAY. THERE'S NOTHING. KATIE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL ALSO HAVE PRESENTATIONS ON OUR REQUIRED TAX REPORT.

[8. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION]

[9. CONSENT AGENDA]

SO OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS ON 9.A. I'M GOING 1 BY 1 KIM THROUGH CONSENT SINCE LAST MONTH IT WAS JUST A LITTLE ALL OVER THE PLACE THE DISCUSSION. SO OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS? KIM. OH, Y'ALL KNOW ME. THAT'S MY FAVORITE PART OF THE YEAR.

JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS THAT I REALLY ENJOYED READING.

AND THEN I'VE GOT A FOLLOW UP QUESTION. AND GOING THROUGH THESE PLANS, A COUPLE OF THINGS STUCK OUT TO ME THAT I THINK ARE JUST GREAT.

DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY, TELL US ON TUESDAYS, OPENING THEIR CAMPUS UP IN A WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND ALLOWING PEOPLE TO SEND IN COMMENTS FOR THEM TO DISCUSS, TO THINK ABOUT OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON CAMPUS.

LOVE THAT IDEA. WALNUT SPRINGS THE GOLDEN CLOCK AWARD WERE ALL ABOUT ATTENDANCE, SO THEY HAVE THIS GOLDEN CLOCK AWARD THAT THEY'RE GIVING OUT BECAUSE WE GET SO MUCH FUNDING FROM OUR DAILY ATTENDANCE. I LOVE THAT IDEA.

WILDWOOD HAVING THAT EMERGENT TREE BRAG BOARD AS THOSE KIDS WALK DOWN THE HALL AND GET TO SEE THEIR NAME ON A TREE, MAKES THEM FEEL GOOD. I JUST LOVE PROMOTING THAT POSITIVE, YOU KNOW, ENVIRONMENT.

DRIPPING SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS WAS SO EXCITING FOR ME TO READ.

THEY ARE PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION FOR AFTER SCHOOL TUTORIALS.

I MEAN, THAT TAKES THE BURDEN OFF THE PARENT THAT HELPS THE STUDENT HAVE NO EXCUSE OF WHY THEY CAN'T STAY TO GET THE HELP.

BUT WHAT A WHAT A PLUS TO TAKE THOSE KIDS HOME AT THE END OF THAT TUTORIAL SESSION AND THE PARENTS CAN CONTINUE TO WORK.

SYCAMORE MIDDLE TRAINING EVERY MATH TEACHER IN THE FUZE PROGRAM.

I MEAN, THAT PROGRAM TO ME HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AND THAT KELLY IS GOING TO REQUIRE ALL OF OUR MATH TEACHERS TO GO THROUGH THAT TRAINING.

I THINK IS GREAT, AND I LIKE OUR CHALK TALKS OVERALL ON ALL THE PLANS.

I LIKE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING SUBPOPULATIONS, ATTENDANCE AND 5% ACADEMIC GROWTH.

IN ALL OF THOSE CORE SUBJECT AREAS. NOW, IN THOSE COLUMNS, IN THOSE REPORTS, THERE'S IT'S A REVIEW COLUMN AND THEY HAVE THE CHOICE TO CHECK NO PROGRESS ACCOMPLISHED, CONTINUE TO MODIFY OR DISCONTINUE.

IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD SEE THE PROGRESS IN THOSE PLANS EITHER NOVEMBER OR MARCH? MARCH I ALMOST FEEL LIKE THAT MIGHT BE TOO LATE TO SEE KIND OF WHERE THEY'RE HEADED, BUT BY NOVEMBER, YOU KNOW, ARE WE GETTING THERE OR ARE WE, YOU KNOW, WHERE'S THE PROGRESS? WHERE DO YOU KNOW? I WOULD LIKE TO I WOULDN'T LIKE TO SEE THAT AFTER IT'S OVER.

I'D LIKE TO SEE IT. YOU KNOW, WHILE WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.

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SO PERFECT. AND, YES, TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, CAN YOU SEE THE PROGRESS WHEN WE DO FORMATIVE REVIEWS IS WHAT THOSE ARE CALLED.

THERE'S EVIDENCE THAT WE PUT IN IN EVERY CAMPUS LEADER DOES THE SAME, JUST LIKE THE DISTRICT DOES.

WE PUT IN EVIDENCE TOWARDS THAT GOAL OR THAT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE, AND THEN THEY MOVE THIS LITTLE TOGGLE THAT SHOWS THE PROGRESS IN THE SEPTEMBER THOSE 4 AREAS. SO TYPICALLY WHEN WE HAVE THOSE, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE POSTED TO THE WEBSITE BECAUSE THE BOARD IS APPROVING IN SEPTEMBER.

MOST OF THEM WERE NOTHING. NO FORMATIVE REVIEW YET, BUT THEY WILL BE I KNOW THEY'RE ALREADY PUTTING THINGS IN THERE.

SO AS SOON AS IT'S CONSIDERED AND APPROVED, THEN THEY WILL START ADDING THOSE PIECES OF EVIDENCE SO THAT IN PROBABLY EVEN OCTOBER YOU'LL START SEEING SOME OF THAT.

OKAY, GREAT. I ENJOY THE READ, A LOT OF READING, BUT THESE IDEAS JUST STUCK OUT TO ME AND I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE.

I THINK THEY'RE SO IMPORTANT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU.

MARY JANE. SO DR. KIDD I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THERE WERE ANY PARTS OF THE STRATEGIES THAT HAD TO BE ALTERED BASED ON LEGISLATION, PARTICULARLY LIKE SENATE BILL 12. JUST SEEMS LIKE DISTRICTS OUT OF LIKE AN EXTREME ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.

WHEN THERE'S CONFUSION, THE EASIEST, YOU KNOW, RESPONSE IS TO JUST REMOVE THINGS.

NO, NO. STRATEGIES IN THIS HAVE BEEN ALTERED BECAUSE OF SENATE BILL 12 SPECIFICALLY.

AND JUST SO WE ALL ARE ON THE SAME PAGE. YOU GUYS ARE APPROVING GOALS AND PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.

THE STRATEGIES CAN ADJUST AND CHANGE AS NEEDED.

SO IF A CAMPUS IS WALKING DOWN A STRATEGY THAT JUST ISN'T MEETING THE NEEDS, THEY CAN ADJUST.

THEY'LL NOTE IT AND YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE FORMATIVE REVIEW AND THEY'LL ADD A DIFFERENT STRATEGY, BUT NONE IN THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN ITSELF. THERE ARE SOME IN THE COMPLIANCE THAT IS JUST OVERALL WELLNESS THAT WE HAVE TO, NOT THAT WE'RE CHANGING COMPLIANCE THINGS. WE JUST HAVE TO BE CAUTIOUS AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE CONSENT FROM A PARENT.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. 9.C. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ACTUALLY FOR C, D AND E.

OLIVIA. FOR SHACK THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHEN ARE THOSE ADDED? THEY'LL BE ADDED BEFORE TOMORROW POSTING DEADLINE.

SHANDA. ON KIND OF ALL OF THE COMMITTEES, HOW MANY APPLICATIONS DID WE RECEIVE FOR COMMITTEES OVERALL OR IF WE COULD GET THAT BROKEN DOWN BY COMMITTEE BY CHANCE.

YEAH. WE CAN GIVE YOU SOME COMMITTEE TOTALS. WE HAVE WE HAVE THEM FOR COMMITTEES.

AND THEN WHAT THEY DO IS THEY WE MAY HAVE PEOPLE WHO APPLY FOR ONE, BUT THEY MAY HAVE APPLIED FOR MULTIPLES.

OKAY. SO THEY MAY END UP ON A DIFFERENT COMMITTEE THAN NECESSARILY.

YEAH. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE THE OVERALL KIND OF ENGAGEMENT, LIKE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. ON HOW MANY PEOPLE DID WE EVEN HAVE APPLYING FOR THESE THINGS.

SO YEAH, I'LL TAKE ACTION TO GET YOU ALL THAT DATA.

THANK YOU. ROB. ON 9.D. OKAY. SO THIS IS REALLY A BROAD QUESTION, NOT SPECIFIC TO THE MEMBERSHIP SPECIFICALLY. SO OBVIOUSLY SB 12, WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT IMPLEMENTATIONS.

HAVE BEEN HAVE BEEN THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THEM. AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THEM. WOULD YOU MIND GOING JUST PROVIDING ME SOME CONTEXT ON I CAN READ HERE KIND OF LIKE WHAT ARE THE WHAT ARE THE DUTIES ARE BUT HOW THE DISTRICT PLANS TO IMPLEMENT THE SLACK COMMITTEE, UTILIZE THE SLACK COMMITTEE AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

AND THEN TO WHAT EXTENT DOES THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ENGAGE WITH THE SLACK COMMITTEE BASED UPON THE WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO OPERATE THAT WOULD BE MY QUESTION.

SO THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION OR GREAT QUESTIONS.

THE SLACK IS GOING TO OPERATE VERY MUCH LIKE THE SHACK.

AND SO THERE'S DUTIES TO POST THE AGENDA BEFORE THEY MEET RECORD MEETINGS.

IT HAS TO BE POSTED 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE. WE HAVE TO RECORD AND WE HAVE TO POST ON OUR WEBSITE.

WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING IS ANY TIME THAT A LIBRARIAN OR A FLY WOULD LIKE TO ORDER BOOKS, THOSE BOOKS OR A LIST WOULD BE CURATED AND REVIEWED BY THE SLACK, SO IT CAN BE RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD FOR ACTION OR REMOVAL OF THOSE. SLACK DECIDES THEY DON'T WANT CERTAIN BOOKS.

SO YOU GUYS WOULD GET A LIST OF BOOKS FOR APPROVAL TO GET ORDERED.

AND IT WOULD BE ANY BOOKS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY IN OUR LIBRARY.

SO IT WOULD BE NEW NEW TO US BOOKS. THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

BUT THE OTHER THING THAT THEY WOULD DO IS ANYTIME BOOKS GET DONATED TO US, THEY WOULD HAVE TO PREVIEW THE LIST OF DONATED BOOKS AND THE POTENTIAL GRADE LEVELS.

AND JUST LIKE IF WE'RE PROCURING NEW BOOKS, IT WOULD GO THROUGH THAT SAME PROCESS WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD EITHER TO APPROVE THESE DONATED BOOKS OR GIVE YOU A LIST. THAT IS WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE APPROVED.

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AND THEN AFTER THEY MET THE LIST THAT THEY'RE RECOMMENDING, SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY'RE ULTIMATELY TAKING, THEY WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE ACTION ON. SO THOSE ARE THE 2 BIGGEST THINGS.

AND SO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR US ORIGINALLY WE WERE THINKING, HOW MANY MEETINGS IS THAT? BECAUSE IT'S A SMALLER COMMITTEE.

BUT THAT'S A LOT OF BOOKS TO HAVE TO REVIEW. ORIGINALLY THE LIBRARIANS WANTED ONE MEETING A MONTH, AND I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE TOO MUCH. SO WE REALLY NARROWED THAT DOWN AND WE LOOKED AT HOW OFTEN ARE WE ORDERING? AND RIGHT NOW IT'S EVERY MONTH, SOMETIMES BEFORE SENATE BILL 12.

SO REALLY GETTING STRATEGIC WITH OUR LIBRARIANS ON HOW TO BRING FORWARD BOOKS SO THAT IT CAN BE REVIEWED APPROPRIATELY BY THE COMMITTEE.

AND EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT THEY'RE RECOMMENDING TO OUR BOARD AND UNDERSTAND WHY THEY POSSIBLY WOULD BE REMOVING A BOOK THAT A LIBRARIAN WOULD WANT TO PUT ON THE LIST, AND THEN BRINGING IT TO THE BOARD. SO WE'RE THINKING 4 MEETINGS, AND WE ALREADY HAVE THAT SCHEDULE LINED OUT.

AND THEN HOW OFTEN? BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO POST ANY LIST 30 DAYS PRIOR TO BOARD TAKING ACTION AS WELL.

SO IT'S KIND OF THIS IS GOING TO BE A NEW PROCESS FOR US AND UNDERSTANDING THAT PROCESS.

ANOTHER PART OF THE SLACK WOULD BE ANY CHALLENGED BOOKS.

IN THE PAST, WE WOULD GET A GROUP TOGETHER AT THE PRINCIPAL'S DISCRETION OF WHO WOULD REVIEW THE BOOKS.

NOW, WE ALREADY HAVE A BUILT IN PROCESS WITH THE COMMITTEE TO DO ANY CHALLENGED RESOURCES THAT WE CAN BRING FORWARD.

THAT COMMITTEE WOULD REVIEW THE BOOK AND MAKE AN ULTIMATE RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD.

GOT IT. SO VERY MUCH LIKE THE SHACK ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE DISTRICT AND THE LIBRARIANS ON FACILITATING ALL THE ELEMENTS OF SB 12 THAT ARE REQUIRED STATUTORILY FOR THIS.

SO WE'RE NOT DELEGATING ANY OF OUR AUTHORITY TO THIS. WE ARE SIMPLY BRINGING TOGETHER CITIZENS AND AND FACULTY MEMBERS, AS NOTED ON ON HERE, TO FACILITATE THAT PROCESS, TO BRING THOSE THINGS TO US.

YES, SIR. OKAY. AND NOW TENTATIVELY GOING TO MEET QUARTERLY, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE SHACK.

RIGHT. THAT'S THE FREQUENCY THAT THEY MEET AS WELL. YES. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO BE EXACTLY ALIGNED IN THE MONTH OF SHACK ONLY DOES ONE RECOMMENDATION TYPICALLY A YEAR.

THIS WILL PROBABLY BE MORE FREQUENT. YES, I BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE THE CASE.

AND SO WE STILL HAVE THOSE DETAILS TO IRON OUT ABOUT WHAT THAT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE.

HOW MANY COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM THE DISTRICT THAT WE WOULD WANT.

WE THINK WE HAVE A GOOD NUMBER, BUT JUST MAKING SURE WE MIGHT GO THROUGH THE PROCESS IN THE FIRST ITERATION AND WANT TO CHANGE SOME THINGS, BECAUSE GETTING PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND JUST TITLES AND BOOKS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN WITH THE LIBRARIANS, THERE'S JUST TITLES ON A BOOK PAGE, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE SUMMER.

I WANT TO PROVIDE EXTRA SUPPORT FOR THEM TO MAKE A DECISION, AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT? DOES THIS ALIGN TO OUR VALUES AND OUR COMMUNITY'S VALUES? THAT SOUNDS GREAT, DOCTOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. MARY JANE, JUST A QUESTION ABOUT PROCESS.

SO I HAD RECOMMENDED SOMEBODY FOR SLACK, AND MAYBE HE WAS PUT ON A CAMPUS LEVEL COMMITTEE, AND I WOULDN'T KNOW, BUT I TOLD HIM, MAKE SURE THAT YOU PUT ON THE FORM, YOU KNOW, OR AN EXPLANATION OF WHY HE HAD APPLIED LAST YEAR AND I THINK WAS GOING TO BE PLACED AND THEN HAD TO TAKE HIMSELF OFF BECAUSE OF IT WOULD BE THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

SO, SO BE SURE TO LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, OCEANS MORE TIME.

THIS YEAR. HE THEN REPLIED BACK TO ME THAT THERE WAS NO PLACE ON THE FORM TO GIVE ANY KIND OF CONTEXT.

AND SO I WAS JUST WONDERING, LIKE, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT WAS THE ULTIMATE CRITERION FOR THIS COMMITTEE? WE DID HAVE OUR LITTLE COMMITTEE WHERE WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE 1 COMMITTEE MEMBER PER COMMITTEE.

SO WE DIDN'T WANT 1 VOICE ON MULTIPLE COMMITTEES.

AND I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE THAT NAME. AND IT WILL BE ON THE LIST FOR THE BOARD MEETING.

AND I WILL JUST ADD ON THE APPLICATION FORM. THERE IS A QUESTION THAT SAYS BASICALLY WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND THAT'S RELEVANT TO THIS COMMITTEE.

SO THERE IS A FREE FORM. IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN THAT SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT TIMING, BUT THERE ARE 2 OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS ON THERE THAT PROBABLY NOT EXACTLY ALIGNED.

BUT SHOULD HE HAVE ENTER THAT IN THERE, WE WOULD HAVE SEEN THAT COMMENT.

IT'S BASICALLY YOUR DEMOGRAPHIC IN THE DISTRICT.

AND THEN WHAT IS YOUR RELEVANT EXPERIENCE TO SEE KIND OF HOW THAT LINES UP TO THE COMMITTEE? OKAY. THANK YOU.

I HAD A VERY SIMILAR QUESTION AS ROB, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND.

SO THIS THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN SLACK AND OUR FORMER OR CURRENT POLICY DURING IF A PARENT HAS AN OBJECTION WITH THAT REVIEW PROCESS, WE ARE CHANGING POLICY AND THAT SLACK IS NOW THE REVIEW PROCESS OF THAT BOOK.

OBJECTION ESSENTIALLY. SO INSTEAD OF POLICY. IT WOULD JUST CHANGE THE MEMBERS OF THAT RECONSIDERATION.

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JUST WE HAVE THEM ON THERE FOR SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, FACILITATION, BUT THEY'RE NON-VOTING AT THE END OF THE DAY OF WHAT WILL ULTIMATELY BE RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD. I MIGHT BE GETTING WAY AHEAD, BUT YOU ALSO MIGHT HAVE MEMBERS THERE THAT WERE PEOPLE WHO WERE PARTY TO PURCHASING THAT BOOK OR ALREADY MAKING A DECISION ON THAT BOOK.

POTENTIALLY. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU SHANDA. IT JUST TRIGGERED A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS.

WHAT'S THE TERM FOR THE SLACK MEMBERS? VERY MUCH LIKE ALL OF OUR COMMITTEES.

2 YEARS. I KNOW DOCTOR [INAUDIBLE] IS GOING TO BE LEADING SLACK BECAUSE IT ALIGNS TO INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, AND SHE SUPPORTS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AS WELL.

AND SO THEY ONE OF THE FIRST MEETINGS IS CREATING BYLAWS.

AND WE'RE GOING TO ALIGN TO THE 2 YEAR TERM OKAY.

AND SO AND ARE WE GOING TO STAGGER THEM. THAT'S HARD TO DO WHEN THEY'LL FIGURE THAT OUT. SO POTENTIALLY MEXT YEAR WE MIGHT ADD A FEW MORE JUST SO WE'D HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF STAGGER SO THAT WHEN THE 2 YEAR TERM DROPS OFF, THEN WE'D HAVE SOME HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PROCESS AND HOW THAT WORKS.

OKAY. AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION, JUST MAYBE JUST SOME UNFAMILIARITY WITH ALL THE INS AND OUTS OF THIS LAW, BUT OUR CURRENT LIBRARY CATALOG WE'VE COMBED THROUGH, OR WE'RE WORKING ON THAT, I KNOW WHAT.

SO ARE THOSE CURRENT SELECTIONS THAT WE HAVE? ARE THOSE IS THERE A POINT WHERE WE HAVE TO APPROVE THAT, OR IS THAT ALREADY APPROVED OR ARE WE STARTING FRESH? THIS IS ALL JUST GOING TO BE NEW MATERIALS THAT WE'RE ORDERING.

FOR SLACK SPECIFICALLY IT'S NEW MATERIALS. BUT JUST KNOW BECAUSE OF SENATE BILL 12, IT REALLY DIDN'T CHANGE OUR POLICY OF CURATING LISTS, BUT IT DOES HAVE OUR LIBRARIANS JUST VERIFYING THAT NOTHING IN THE LAW HAS CHANGED WHAT THEY ORIGINALLY WERE THINKING.

AND SO THEY ARE DOING THAT, ESPECIALLY AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL. TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT SOME TITLES JUST TO MAKE SURE IT ALIGNS.

OKAY. AND THEN I'M ALSO I'VE SEEN JUST IN SOME COMMENTS THAT I'VE SEEN FROM PARENTS ARE OUR TEACHERS GOING THROUGH AND HAVING TO CREATE THESE LISTS OF THEIR CLASSROOM LIBRARIES AS WELL RIGHT NOW? YES. AND THAT WAS FROM A DIFFERENT SENATE BILL.

I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NUMBER. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK IS THIS WITH THAT.

IT'S DIFFERENT, BUT YES, IT'S ALIGNED. SO IF WE HAD A PARENT REQUEST TO SAY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CLASSROOM LIBRARY.

WE'D HAVE TO PRODUCE THAT LIST. AND SO WE'RE USING 2 TOOLS DIFFERENT FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY BEANSTACK AND BOOKMARKED, WHERE TEACHERS ARE INVENTORYING WHAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR COLLECTION IN THEIR CLASSROOM.

BUT IT'S ALSO A WAY THAT WE COULD CHECK OUT THE BOOKS TO STUDENTS, TOO. SO IT'S KIND OF A TWOFER WHERE THAT IF THERE WAS A PARENT REQUEST, WE HAVE THAT LIST THAT WE COULD PROVIDE THE PARENTS.

OKAY. AND I'M KIND OF ON THAT NOTE, I KNOW WE'RE SHIFTING A LITTLE AWAY FROM SLACK, BUT ARE ARE WE SEEING ANY IS THIS PUTTING A WEIGHT ON TEACHERS TO HAVE TO DO THIS, OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT THEY NEED HELP WITH? ARE WE I KNOW WITH THE COUNCIL OF PTAS, THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO SUGGEST TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE TAKE A ROLE IN THAT. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT COULD LOT OF VOLUNTEERS FOR TEACHERS THAT WANTED THEM TO.

IT'S IT'S VERY EASY. IT'S LIKE CHECKING OUT AT TARGET AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, LITERALLY SCANNING BOOKS OR PUTTING IT IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER CAMERA.

AND WE DO HAVE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS THAT WERE HELPING OUT TEACHERS WITH THAT.

OKAY. SO IN OUR DEADLINE STILL IS OCTOBER, SO WE STILL ARE PROVIDING EXTRA TIME SO THAT THEY HAVE THAT OPTION TO DO THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE WANT MORE REGULAR UPDATES ON THIS, BUT LET'S KEEP TO THE ACTUAL AGENDA ITEM OF JUST APPROVING THESE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT ARE LISTED. TRICIA. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION I'M STILL A LIAISON ON THE SHACK.

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHY DID WE GET A LOT OF DONATED BOOKS? MAYBE ONCE A YEAR? YES.

AND THEY'RE CUTE LITTLE BOOKS. THEY'RE FINE. BUT WE WILL STILL BRING THAT TO THAT LIST TO YOU.

OKAY. BEYOND OUR NOMINATIONS 9.G. WE DO HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE REVIEWING THIS TODAY, SO I'M GOING TO SKIP THAT 9.H.

ANY QUESTIONS ON OUR OTHER MOU. YES, SHANDA. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO PARENTS BEFORE THIS? THE THESE WHAT DO THEY SAY, THESE CURRICULUM, THE DAYS THAT THIS CURRICULUM IS COMING IN? OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT IS A PARENT SIGN OFF FOR CIVICORE, OR IS IT JUST ASSUMED IT'S IN THE HEALTH CURRICULUM IN THE CLASS? IT'S JUST THE HEALTH TEKS. SO THERE'S NO NEED TO SIGN OFF FOR PERMISSION FROM A PARENT OR PARENTAL CONSENT.

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THAT'S WHAT THE MOU IS REALLY AROUND. THERE'S NOTHING OUTSIDE OF FOR 7TH GRADE HEALTH THAT ISN'T TEKS ALIGNED.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON BUDGET AMENDMENTS OR PURCHASE ORDERS? KIM? YEAH. ON THE CLOSING OUT OF THE PURCHASE ORDERS.

IS THIS BECOMING AN ISSUE NOW WHERE MORE THINGS ARE DELAYED COMING IN THAT GET ORDERED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, DO WE STILL HAVE A DEADLINE WHEN WE CUT THOSE ORDERS OFF? I'M JUST CURIOUS. YES, THERE'S A DEADLINE. MOST OF THESE WERE POS THAT WERE PUT IN WELL BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO WE DID CLOSE A LOT OF THEM OUT. WE HAD TO HOLD OPEN 4 POS THAT WERE ROLLED FORWARD. AND IT THE BUDGET ALSO COMES OVER WITH THEM AS WELL BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T ACCOUNT FOR THAT IN THE, IN THE NEW YEAR. SO IT WOULD HAVE AFFECTED THEIR BUDGET GOING FORWARD IF.

RANDY, THIS IS BETTER THAN I'VE TYPICALLY SEEN.

I MEAN, IS THIS PRETTY GOOD FOR YOU? TYPICALLY I SEE A MUCH LARGER NUMBER.

SO TO ME OH YEAH. MOST DEFINITELY. OKAY, THAT WAS MY QUESTION.

WAS IT GETTING BIGGER OR IS IT GETTING SMALLER.

SO IT'S GETTING. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. YEAH. IT'S DUE TO THEIR TIGHTER PROCESSES THAT ARE HELPING US KEEP THIS NICE.

AND THAT IS GOOD TO KNOW. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND 9.K. OUR LAST CONSENT AS OF NOW. YEAH. AS YOU ALL KNOW ELAINE IS ON THE TASBO BOARD.

THIS IS JUST US ALLOWING HER TO YOU KNOW UP THROUGH HER RETIREMENT CONTINUE AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR OUR DISTRICT ON THAT BUT BE REIMBURSED FOR SOME TRAVEL EXPENSES.

IT'S NOT PAYMENT TO HER. IT'S JUST REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENDITURES.

SO MY SORRY, MY QUESTION WAS IT THIS IS THE TEMPLATE NOW FOR ANYBODY SERVING ON ANY ENTITY BOARD, FOR INSTANCE FOR STAFF PARTICULARLY BECAUSE OF THAT ADMINISTRATOR PIECE.

YES. OKAY, MOVING ON TO OUR ACTION. 10.A. IS OUR TAX RATE.

[10. ACTION]

BUT THE TAX RATE HADN'T CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THIS, I THINK, AT THE AUGUST BOARD MEETING BECAUSE OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION GOING UP FROM $100,000 TO 140 THE COMPRESSION WAS BASICALLY NOTHING. I THINK IT WAS LIKE A 0.88% INCREASE FROM CERTIFIED VALUES FROM THE PRIOR YEAR TO THIS YEAR. AND AS SUCH THE RATE STAYS THE SAME.

AND A LOT OF THE MANDATORY LANGUAGE THAT'S INVOLVED IN THE RESOLUTION HAS COME OUT BECAUSE THE EFFECTIVE OR THE I THINK THEY CALL IT THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE IS ACTUALLY HIGHER THAN THE RATE WE'RE ADOPTING BECAUSE THEY'RE COMPARING, AGAIN, $100,000 HOMESTEAD VALUATIONS TO 140. SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER THOSE NOW OR.

TRICIA, WE JUST NEED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, THAT THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE IS HIGHER THAN WHAT WE WILL BE ADOPTING.

YES. AND I DO HAVE THAT IN THE PRESENTATION. AND IT'S ALSO IN ONE OF THE HANDOUTS, THE COMPTROLLER'S WORKSHEET.

YOU CAN SEE THAT AS WELL. PERFECT. THANK YOU.

ROB. I'M LOOKING AT IT NOW RANDY. SO BEAR WITH ME IF I ASK.

NO. OKAY. COULD YOU INCLUDE THE CHART THAT GOES THROUGH THE M&O I&S TAX RATE OVER THE LAST? WHAT IS IT, 4 OR 5 YEARS? WE LIKE TO I LIKE TO INCLUDE THAT CHART.

WE'VE DONE IT PREVIOUSLY. THAT REALLY SHOWS US, YOU KNOW, OVER THE YOU KNOW, BASICALLY LIKE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IN THE PREVIOUS SESSION WITH LINDA ABOUT TREND ANALYSIS, THE TREND ANALYSIS AROUND THE M&O TAX RATE, REALLY HIGHLIGHTING THE EFFORT THE DISTRICT HAS DONE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS TO EITHER KEEP OUR TAX RATE STEADY OR DECREASE, AND IN MOST CASES, YEAR OVER YEAR, IT'S DECREASED IN SOME CASES EXPONENTIALLY.

AND SO TO HIGHLIGHT, I KNOW WE'RE KEEPING IT THE RATE AT THE SAME AMOUNT.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO CAPTURE THAT TREND IN THERE ON A CHART WHICH I THINK WE HAD FROM LAST YEAR.

YOU CAN JUST ADD ON TO IT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE HOLLY. SO WE CAN INCLUDE THAT AGAIN.

OF COURSE I'D ECHO. AND THEN MAINLY THE REASON THAT IT'S GOING TO STAY STEADY WAS THAT THE LEGISLATURE IN THE LAST GO, TYPICALLY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS OR SEVERAL YEARS, THERE'S BEEN SOME ADDITIONAL COMPRESSION TO THE MCR BECAUSE THE STATE DECIDED TO INVEST IN

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WE LITERALLY CANNOT TAX BELOW THAT. THAT'S CORRECT. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT GOES INTO OUR RECAPTURE CONVERSATION THAT WE OFTEN HAVE FROM THE DIAS AROUND YOU KNOW, WHY WE CAN'T TAX RATE OUR WAY OUT OF RECAPTURE? RIGHT. SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE LOOKS GOOD.

OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON.

SO B THROUGH ACTUALLY E, I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO BE AWARE THIS IS THE DELIVERY METHOD.

SO THESE HAVE HISTORICALLY ACTUALLY BEEN IN CONSENT AS WELL.

BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY DISCUSS. SO WE'LL JUST GO.

I MEAN, B IS FOR THE DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY ENVELOPE AND WATERPROOFING PROJECT.

ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION, ROB? I THINK IT'S FINE, MADAM PRESIDENT, TO MOVE THAT ALL TO CONSENT.

OKAY. JUST JUST FOR THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN USING THIS METHODOLOGY NOW FOR QUITE A WHILE.

EVERYBODY IN THE STAFF ACCEPTS THAT. I DON'T THINK OUR COMMUNITY HAS ANY CONCERNS AROUND USING THE CMR PROCESS, OBVIOUSLY, FOR OUR LARGE PROJECTS AND THEN THE JOB ORDER COSTING FOR OUR SMALLER ONES. SO I'D RECOMMEND THAT. YEAH.

SO THAT'S FOR THE DSC AND THEN THE NEXT FOR ROOSTER, AND THEN OUR HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION AND THEN THE HIGH SCHOOL ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THOSE. SO WE'RE MOVING B THROUGH E TO CONSENT.

OKAY. THEN WE HAVE 10 F WHICH IS OUR CMAR SERVICES FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL #2 CONSTRUCTION.

SO ON THAT ONE WE'RE NEGOTIATING WITH AMERICAN FOR A CONTRACT TERMS. AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR THEY WERE APPROVED AS THE CMAR BACK IN JUNE OF 24.

AND SO WE'RE ASKING, AS WE CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE.

WHEN WE COME TO TERMS THAT OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS IS SATISFIED WITH.

AND SO ARE WE, THAT YOU ALL WOULD ALLOW OR DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SIGN THAT, THAT WAY THEY CAN GET MOVING ON IT, AND WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

THIS CAN ACTUALLY TECHNICALLY BE MOVED TO CONSENT ALSO.

I'M SEEING NODS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NO DISCUSSION.

MOVING ON. OKAY. THIS ONE CANNOT. WE WILL DISCUSS THIS THE GMP AMENDMENT 1FOR THE DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL #2 PROJECT.

SO WE DID RECEIVE A GMP PROPOSAL FROM AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS.

WE WERE HAPPY WITH THE WITH THE PRICE. IT'S FOR SITE WORK ONLY.

I DO WANT TO SPECIFY THAT THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ONE COMING, PROBABLY IN NOVEMBER, I THINK IS WHAT WE LANDED ON.

AND THAT'LL BE EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR WASTEWATER ON THAT ONE.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, JAMES.

AND WE ALSO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM AMERICAN HERE AS WELL, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, ROB. ALL RIGHT. SO, JAMES, I NEVER LET YOU GET OUT OF HERE WITHOUT DOING A LITTLE BIT OF WORK.

OKAY, SO I'M LOOKING THROUGH THIS 16 MILLION GMP 1, AND THIS IS FOR OUR GRADING PERMIT, ESSENTIALLY.

IS THIS FULLY. SORRY. LET ME ASK THE QUESTION, IS THAT FULLY ENCOMPASSING OF EVERYTHING WE'RE GOING TO APPLY FOR TO THE CITY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS FOR GRADING PERMIT? PRETTY MUCH. YEAH, THAT'LL BE RETAINING WALLS, UNDERGROUND UTILITIES AND ALL THE SITES, ALL THE SITE FOR THE FOR THE ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL SITE.

OKAY. IS THIS ALL THE EARTHWORK FOR THE PROJECT? I MEAN, THAT SEEMS REALLY LOW. WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO BE PULLING SOME OF THE WASTEWATER IN, BUT WE HAVEN'T GOT THOSE CALCULATIONS YET. THEY'LL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON GMP 2.

OH WOW. OKAY. SO WHAT YOU MEAN ROB IS GREAT JOB.

I THINK I'M WORKING TO IT SHOWS IF YOU IF YOU ALL REMEMBER WILDWOOD.

RIGHT. AND SOME OF THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. I MEAN, THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD NUMBER.

IT I MEAN, WHEN YOU GET A GOOD SITE, OBVIOUSLY THE WILDWOOD SITE, WE HAD 82FT OF FALL.

SO YOU GUYS CAN SEE WHEN YOU, YOU KNOW, A GOOD SITE KIND OF PRODUCES GOOD NUMBERS.

PLUS THE BID MARKET IS REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW. AND SO JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF MY COLLEAGUES, I'LL JUST ASK THIS QUESTION BECAUSE ALSO FOR ME.

SO THIS IS ALL HARD BIDDING AT THIS POINT. HARD.

YES YES YES. EVERYTHING'S COMING IN HARD FROM OUR SUBS PARTNERS I'M. I'M REALLY. I'M PLEASED WITH THIS. I THINK I DO WANT TO SAY GOOD JOB.

WE HAD A REALLY GOOD PARTICIPATION, GOOD NUMBERS.

WE'RE HAPPY. WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH THIS.

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EXCELLENT. OLIVIA. I'M JUST VERY CURIOUS. 1 I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THE NUMBER AS WELL.

BUT WHAT DOES EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENT MEAN IN THIS CAPACITY? SIDEWALKS. ROADS. DRIVES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I DO HAVE ONE OTHER THING TO SAY ON THIS ONE.

WE'RE ASKING FOR THE SAME THING TO LET OUR LEGAL AND AND THE DISTRICT NEGOTIATE THIS WITH AMERICAN AND THEN ALLOW THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SIGN IT WHEN WE COME TO AN AGREEMENT SO THAT AMERICAN CAN GET GOING ON ORDERING LONG LEAD ITEMS AND THAT SORT OF THING.

WELL, MADAM, IF I MAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO DELEGATE THAT AUTHORITY. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THAT. BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, JUST A COUPLE HIGH LEVEL QUESTIONS ON THAT. I MEAN, IS THERE ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT AS IT RELATES TO.

BECAUSE AGAIN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT $250 MILLION CONTRACT, RIGHT? THAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF AS WE'RE DELEGATING THIS, THAT HAVE COME TO THE TABLE.

THE AMENDMENT WILL BE FOR WHAT YOU SEE ON THE GMP 1.

OKAY. SO AND I WAS ALMOST GOING BACK A LITTLE BIT TO THE PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM THAT WE NOW MOVED TO CONSENT.

SAME, SAME QUESTION APPLIES THERE. NO, I THINK THERE ARE SOME TERMS THAT WE'RE STILL NEGOTIATING.

BUT I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH WHAT WE WANT AND WHAT THEY'LL LIVE WITH.

TRUST ME, I KNOW HOW THAT PROCESS GOES. OKAY.

WELL THAT'S GOOD. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. REPORTS AND INFORMATION. COMMUNICATIONS REPORT.

[11. REPORTS AND INFORMATION]

SO THE RIBBON CUTTINGS AT SYCAMORE AND WILDWOOD AND THEN CONVOCATION, WHICH I KNOW Y'ALL WERE ALL THERE.

MY TEAM EXECUTED THOSE, AND SO THAT'S GREAT. AND JUST A REMINDER NO DISTRICT FUNDS USED ON CONVOCATION.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER PROUD MOMENT THAT'S FULLY SPONSORED BY THE COMMUNITY AS FAR AS LEGISLATIVE UPDATES AND THE ROLLOUT OF THE COMMUNICATION AROUND THOSE SPECIFICALLY 1481 I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT AT PREVIOUS MEETINGS. RESPONSE TO THAT HAS BEEN REALLY WELL.

WE'RE CONTINUING TO MONITOR SOCIAL MEDIA AND LOOK AT COMMENTARY AND QUESTIONS, BUT I THINK THAT OVERALL HAS HAS GONE WELL.

ON OUR COMMITTEE PROCESS FOR YOU. WE DID RECEIVE OVER 250 APPLICATIONS.

SO THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THERE COULD BE PEOPLE THAT APPLIED FOR MORE THAN 1 COMMITTEE, BUT IT WAS LIKE 256 OR SOMETHING, INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS THAT CAME IN JUST IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE STAFF AND STUDENTS THAT WILL ULTIMATELY ALSO BE SEATED ON THE COMMITTEE.

SO A GOOD RESPONSE THERE. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, I WILL POINT OUT 1 OF THE COMMITTEES WILL BE THAT HIGH SCHOOL #2, NAMING AND BRANDING. SO GOOD RESPONSE THERE. I THINK WE RECEIVED CLOSE TO 40 PEOPLE APPLYING FOR THAT COMMITTEE.

SO THAT'S GOOD. SOCIAL MEDIA, WE'LL JUST POINT OUT I INCLUDED THE LATEST METRICS.

I THINK Y'ALL ARE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THESE 2, BUT JUST LATEST METRICS AS FAR AS ENGAGEMENT.

MOST POPULAR POST WAS THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF OUR NEW HIRES, WHICH IS GOOD 60,000 YOU'LL SEE THERE.

WOW. YEAH. HIGH ENGAGEMENT. SO AS AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE CONTINUING TO MONITOR OUR SOCIAL MEDIA VERY CLOSELY.

WE'LL START TO DO SINCE I'M GOING TO ROLL BACK IN HERE AND DO QUARTERLY REPORTS, WHICH WE KIND OF THINK GOT OFF TRACK A LITTLE BIT. I STARTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA TRACKING YEAR TO YEAR, BUT WE'LL DO THAT QUARTERLY GOING FORWARD.

I JUST WANTED YOU ALL TO SEE THE OVERALL TREND FROM IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD FROM LAST YEAR.

FOR THE WEBSITE, BLAKE CONTINUES TO DO AN AMAZING JOB JUST ACTIVELY MONITORING THAT, KEEPING BOND UPDATES, UPDATED CONSTRUCTION REPORTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I THINK THAT IS GOING WELL. ON THE BRANDING FRONT.

I INCLUDED THE LAUNCH OF THE NEW COMMISSION TIGER, THE RETRO TIGER.

SO IN ADDITION TO THE ELEMENTARY LOGOS THAT WERE ROLLED OUT IN THE SPRING WITH THE NEW COLOR PALETTE.

THE NEW RETRO TIGER IS IT'S A BIG WIN FOR US JUST BECAUSE IT'S A COMMISSIONED TIGER THAT WE ONLY OWN.

AND SO, AS YOU KNOW, AS WE TRY TO PULL ALL THIS IN FROM A LICENSING AND REVENUE PERSPECTIVE, IT'S GOOD FOR US TO HAVE THINGS THAT WE CAN JUST CONTROL.

SO THE RESPONSE TO THE RETRO TIGER HAS BEEN GREAT.

WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS IN THE STORE. PEOPLE ARE ARE REALLY LIKING HIM.

SO I THINK IT WAS A GOOD, SMART MOVE TO JUST PARDON ME.

WHAT? WE DON'T HAVE A NAME FOR HIM. I KNOW TOO MANY TITO'S AND TONY'S.

I THINK [LAUGHTER] 1 UNIQUE THING I INCLUDED WAS THE PAST SYSTEM THAT MY TEAM SUPPORTS FOR FOOTBALL GAMES. I JUST WASN'T SURE Y'ALL WERE AWARE THAT WE DO THAT AS FAR AS MANAGING MEDIA AND PEOPLE ON OUR SIDELINES AND REALLY PUTTING STRUCTURE AND SYSTEMS AROUND THAT TO

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EVERYTHING IS BRANDED AND I THINK IT'S REALLY UPPED THE LEVEL OF, YOU KNOW, JUST PROFESSIONALISM.

WHEN PEOPLE COME HAVE AN EXPERIENCE WITH US, IT'S NO LONGER WE KNOW EXACTLY WHO'S IN THERE.

THEY HAVE A BRANDED LANYARD. AND WE DO THAT, YOU KNOW, WEEK BY WEEK FOR OUR GAMES.

FOR THE SPIRIT SHOP. WE OPENED BEFORE THE FOOTBALL GAME AS PLANNED.

AND JUST SINCE I PUT 1 NUMBER IN HERE. BUT YEAR TO DATE, WE'RE AT $15,000 IN SALES, TOP LINE.

SO WE'RE OFF TO A GOOD START. YEAH, WE'RE OFF TO A REALLY GOOD START.

I'VE JUST ASKED ABOUT IT THIS MORNING. MARY JANE. JENNY, YOU MENTIONED LICENSING OF THE NEW RETRO TIGER.

WHAT? WHAT DO WE HAVE IN PLACE LEGALLY? SO THAT IF WE SEE SOMEBODY TRYING TO COPY IT.

WELL, WE'RE JUST IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THIS TRADEMARK, SO WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED IT YET. SO IT'LL BE FILED TO GET HIM LICENSED.

YES. BUT WE'RE ALSO NOT RELEASING IT. SO FOR INSTANCE, GENERALLY THERE'S THINGS HAVE BEEN REALLY LOOSEY GOOSEY.

SO THIS IS GOING 1 TO 1 WITH VERY CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT HOW IT CAN BE USED.

AND WE'RE NOT IT'S NOT GOING OUT IN LIKE A PREVIOUSLY.

IT WOULD JUST GO LIKE IN A GOOGLE DRIVE AND EVERYONE COULD PULL IT DOWN. AND WE DIDN'T HAVE GOOD CONTROLS. SO FOR HIM, YOU HAVE TO COME THROUGH US TO, TO GET ANY VERSION OF IT AND WORK WITH BRANSON ON A DESIGN WITH IT.

WE APPROVE IT. AND SO UNTIL WE GET THE OFFICIAL TRADEMARK BACK, WE WILL KEEP THOSE REALLY TIGHT CONTROLS ON IT.

OKAY, WELL, I KNOW JUST ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT JUST THAT THE FACT THAT WE'VE STARTED THAT PROCESS BRINGS US A LOT OF PROTECTIONS IN THE FUTURE.

AND THEN SECONDLY, I WAS WONDERING, SINCE WE LAST MET, WE ONCE AGAIN, THROUGH NO FAULT OF OUR OWN HAD PHONE LINE PROBLEMS. YES. AND SO I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I GET A MESSAGE OF, OH MY GOSH, WHAT IF IT'S I THINK IT JUST PANICS PARENTS TO THINK THAT THEY CAN'T REACH THEIR KID IF THEY NEEDED TO, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A SHORT WINDOW. RIGHT. RIGHT.

AS FAR AS JUST SO, I THINK OUR TYPICAL STANDARD HAS BEEN WE'LL POST SOMETHING ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEN IF IT LINGERS TOO LONG, WE'LL POTENTIALLY SEND SOMETHING OUT. IF IT'S WITHIN THE DAY.

BUT I DO THINK THE FACT WE HAVE A HEIGHTENED LEVEL OF ANXIETY BECAUSE KIDS DON'T HAVE THEIR PHONES, AND I THINK PARENTS ARE GETTING MORE NERVOUS ABOUT THAT. I MEAN, THEY PROBABLY HAVE THEM IN THEIR BACKPACK, BUT THEY THERE'S A PERCEPTION THERE THAT THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO REACH THEIR STUDENT. I WILL SAY THE LAST ONE WE WERE IN, IN CLOSE COMMUNICATION ABOUT AT LEAST THE CAMPUSES BEING ABLE TO CALL 911 AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. SO EVEN THOUGH SOME LINES MAY MIGHT BE DOWN THE CAMPUSES, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK OUT OF TURN SERENA.

BUT THE CAMPUSES WERE ABLE TO. THEY STILL HAD ACCESS.

SHOULD THERE HAVE BEEN A WORST CASE SCENARIO, THEY WOULD HAVE STILL BEEN ABLE TO REACH EMERGENCY SERVICES.

SO I IF YOU IF WE'D LIKE FOR US TO LOOK AT ALWAYS SENDING SOMETHING OUT WHEN WE HAVE THOSE OUTAGES, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. THE BIGGER ISSUE IS PROBABLY GETTING INTO A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE NOT HAVING SO MANY OUTAGES, AND I KNOW TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THAT.

I KNOW THEY'VE I KNOW THEY'VE BEEN CINDI WAS WORKING HARD ON IT AT THE END, TRYING TO GET THOSE ISSUES RESOLVED AND ONE, LIKE YOU, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DISTRICT.

IT WAS IT WAS OUR PROVIDER. AND THEY WERE THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT.

THEY WERE ON IT REALLY QUICK AND THEY IDENTIFIED THAT IT ACTUALLY WAS WITH THE PROVIDER.

AND SO THEN IT WAS THE PROVIDER AND WE WE LEANED ON THEM AS MUCH AS WE COULD.

SO BUT THEY WERE OPERATING AT THEIR OWN OWN RATE OF SPEED.

TRICIA. SO IN THAT TIME, I'M SORRY WITH THE EMAIL AND THE PHONE DOWN.

OR JUST PHONE? NO EMAIL. EMAIL WORKED. IT WAS.

IT WAS PHONE AT THE HUB. OKAY. YEAH. OUT OF DISTRICT FOR PROVIDERS COMING IN.

MAYBE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT OUR PARENTS UNDERSTAND THAT THEY STILL CAN EMAIL THEIR KIDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

I MEAN, I CAN WITH MY GMAIL. AND SO. AT HIGH SCHOOL.

YES. OH, IS IT JUST HIGH SCHOOL? OUR YOUNGER GRADES, THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT EMAIL WON'T ACCEPT EMAILS IN.

OKAY. AND I DO. I DON'T WANT TO MAKE EXCUSES, BUT IT JUST DIDN'T FEEL LIKE KIND OF A PERFECT STORM.

WE HAD SEVERAL RIGHT IN A ROW. WE HAD A FIBER CUT. WE HAD, YOU KNOW, SO IF WE WANT TO CHANGE THOSE STANDARDS FROM OUR STANDARD NOW, WHICH IS SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEN AN EMAIL ONLY IF IT LINGERS TOO LONG.

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OUR OUTAGES ARE BRIEF. WHAT WE HAD THIS TIME WAS BETWEEN A FIBER CUT AND A HUB BEING OUT.

THOSE ARE LONGER OUTAGES THAN WE TYPICALLY SEE FROM OUR PROVIDERS.

SO I THINK WE ARE I DON'T WANT TO OVERREACT TO A UNIQUE PERIOD OF TIME.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IT'S A 30 MINUTE OUTAGE. SURE.

NO. AND I DON'T WANT AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME BEING SPENT BY YOUR STAFF.

BUT IT'S IMPORTANT. WE DON'T WANT ANXIETY AND.

RIGHT. BUT ALSO FOR PARENTS TO KNOW THAT IT'S NOT OUR FAULT.

I KNOW THAT YOU SAY THAT IN A VERY NICE WAY. IN YOUR IN YOUR MESSAGE, BUT IT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT.

YES. YEAH, CERTAINLY. AND I THINK ROOSTERS HAD WE'VE HAD THE MOST, I THINK PROBLEMS WITH ROOSTER WITH THE SPECIFIC.

AND I DON'T WANT TO BEAT THIS HORSE TO DEATH.

HAVE WE LOOKED AT REDUNDANT LANDLINE COMMUNICATIONS.

I THINK THINGS ARE REDUNDANT BUT I DON'T KNOW.

WE LOOK FOR CINDI WADE. CINDI. WHERE ARE YOU? [LAUGHTER] TECHNOLOGY.

THIS IS. LET'S FOCUS ON THE AGENDA FOLKS. OKAY.

WELL, OKAY, SO WE HAVE A LANDLINE FOR EVERY CAMPUS.

SO EVERY CAMPUS HAS A LANDLINE, LIKE AN OLD THE RED PHONE.

THAT'S A LANDLINE. RIGHT. AND THEN TECHNOLOGY WOULD HAVE TO HELP WITH THAT THE OTHER WE'LL STOP. YES YOU'RE RIGHT. THIS ISN'T POSTED ON THE AGENDA. BUT OBVIOUSLY MARY JANE BROUGHT UP AN INTERESTING POINT. WE CAN HAVE OTHER CONVERSATIONS AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME ABOUT IT. SO WE'LL MOVE ON FROM IT. THANK YOU [INAUDIBLE]. ALL RIGHT.

YEAH WE'RE GETTING INTO SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY OKAY.

MOVING ON. LEARNING AND INNOVATION REPORT. OH BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH JENNIFER I LOVE GETTING COMMUNICATION REPORT ONE OF MY FAVORITE REPORTS.

SPEAKERS] I LOVE IT GETTING THE QUARTERLY UPDATE.

AND I LOVE ALL THE BRANDING UPDATES AND BRANSON'S KILLING IT.

I LOVE THE. I FEEL LIKE I AND YOU KNOW SO MUCH.

THERE'S SO MUCH AND I FEEL LIKE Y'ALL ARE SO ENGAGED WITH THE STUFF THAT WE DO. SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL SAYING THAT, BUT I FEEL LIKE Y'ALL ARE JUST COMING RIGHT ALONGSIDE MY DEPARTMENT. SO GLAD IT'S VALUABLE TO YOU? YES.

IT'S GREAT. ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR KIDD, YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THE ELEANOR REPORT, TOO.

I DO LOVE IT, TOO. I LOVE ALL THE REPORTS. OKAY, SO I WAS LOOKING.

WHAT SHOULD I HIGHLIGHT? AND THEN I JUST REALIZED I HIGHLIGHTED ALMOST EVERYTHING. THERE'S SO MANY GREAT THINGS HAPPENING. SO WE HAVE THAT NEW TO THE PROFESSION TEACHER ACADEMY TAKING PLACE. WE ALREADY HAD IT FOR ELEMENTARY.

AND IT'S GOING IN PLACE FOR SECONDARY. AND THE HIGHLIGHTING OF WHAT ELEMENTARY IS WORKING ON IS POSITIVE BUILDING POSITIVE PARENT COMMUNICATION, PREPARING FOR PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES AND UNDERSTANDING THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND OUR ASSESSMENTS.

I THINK THOSE ARE ALL FOUNDATIONAL, REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS FOR 1ST YEAR TEACHERS TO UNDERSTAND. AND SECONDARY, THEY'RE DOING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT STILL VERY IMPORTANT.

THE STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT OF CLASSROOM IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

THEY'RE BACKWARDS DESIGN. HOW DO WE GET OUR TIER 1 INSTRUCTION WHERE WE WANT IT TO BE? THIS YEAR WE HAD 16 ELEMENTARY AND 9 SECONDARY TEACHERS THAT ARE BRAND, BRAND NEW TO THE PROFESSION.

SO WE HAVE A A GROUP OF INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES AND COORDINATORS WORKING TO SUPPORT THEM.

WE ALSO, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY, IN OUR 7TH GRADE HEALTH CLASS, WE HAVE A REQUIREMENT TO TEACH THE CPR AND AED TRAINING BEFORE THEY CAN GRADUATE. AND SO WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING THAT THROUGH OUR 7TH GRADE HEALTH COURSE.

CURRENTLY, IT'S IN OUR SENIOR RETREAT, AND IT WILL STAY IN SENIOR RETREAT UNTIL THOSE 7TH GRADERS MATRICULATE UP.

AND THEN THAT REALLY LESSENS THE BURDEN ON OUR SCHOOL NURSE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY SENIOR HAS THAT CERTIFICATION AND THAT PARTNERSHIP IS FREE TO US HAVING THEM COME IN FOR THAT. SO HUGE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP THERE.

WE DO HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON.

SO OUR ADVANCED ACADEMIC NIGHT IS SEPTEMBER 23RD.

SO THAT'S COMING UP 5:30 TO 6:30 IN THIS BUILDING.

AND THEN WITH THAT, THEY'LL TALK ABOUT OUR GT TESTING THAT'S COMING UP THE WINDOW FOR THAT OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH NOVEMBER 14TH.

BUT ALSO OUR ADVANCED ACADEMICS. SO IF YOU HAVE ANYBODY INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT THING TO ATTEND AT NIGHT.

IT'S ON A TUESDAY AND OUR COUNSELING DEPARTMENT IS DOING A BOOK STUDY FOR PARENTS, AND WE HAVE GREAT RESPONSE SO FAR.

THE BOOK STUDY IS GOING TO BE ON THE ANXIOUS GENERATION, THAT BOOK THAT HAS REALLY PROFOUND IDEAS AROUND TECHNOLOGY.

WE DO HAVE, LET'S SEE, 52 ELEMENTARY PARENTS AND 26 SECONDARY PARENTS ALREADY SIGNED UP.

AND EVEN IF YOU SIGNED UP AND YOU CAN'T MAKE IT AS A PARENT, YOU WILL STILL BE PROVIDED THE NOTES SO YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG.

SO I THINK THAT'S A WONDERFUL I WILL NOT TALK ABOUT MATH BECAUSE NOBODY REALLY WANTS THAT.

WE ARE CHANGING A LITTLE BIT WITH THE PSAT. USUALLY WE'VE OFFERED THAT AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, AND PSAT WAS NOT APPROPRIATE AT THAT GRADE LEVEL.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO SUPPORT AN OPTIONAL TEST DAY ON A SATURDAY FOR THE APPROPRIATE TEST, PSAT 8 9. AND THAT PSAT 8 9 IS MORE ALIGNED TO STUDENTS IN THEIR ACADEMIC JOURNEY.

AND SO WE'RE WORKING WITH DAN TO GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF.

AND THEN I THINK THAT'S IT. WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL SERVICES HIGHLIGHTS.

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AND THEN REALLY GETTING THE DISTRICT SPECIAL ED TEACHERS ON THE SAME PAGE WITH A UNIVERSAL TRACKER FOR MEASURING ACCOMMODATIONS AND TRACKING.

SO WE CAN ALL BE ON THE SAME PAGE. IN THE PAST WE USED FRONTLINE AND IT WAS A LITTLE CUMBERSOME.

SO WE'RE REALLY CLEANING THAT UP AND MAKING THAT AN EXPECTATION.

YOU DIDN'T LOVE IT AS MUCH DID YOU? THANK YOU [LAUGHTER] NO, I LOVE IT I LOVE IT.

ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION, MARY JANE? I WAS JUST GOING TO POINT OUT 1 OF THE THINGS THAT I DO LOVE.

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR A REPORT ON THIS NEW READ AND WRITE, BECAUSE I'VE SEEN SOMETHING.

I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS EDUCATION WEEK. BUT JUST IT WAS REMARKABLE HOW IT HELPED OUR KIDS WITH SUCH VARYING AND NEEDS. SO THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THAT, SHANDA.

YEAH, I ALWAYS HAVE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ON THIS BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES TOO.

ON THE CPR TRAINING, IS THIS IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU SAID AFTER 12TH GRADE OR THOUGH THIS COMPANY HAS AGREED TO PARTNER WITH US FROM HERE UNTIL AT LEAST UNTIL 12TH GRADE? 7TH GRADERS. OKAY. EVERY YEAR. 7TH GRADE? YES.

OKAY. AND I GUESS IN A WORLD WHERE THEY SAY, OKAY, NEVER MIND, WE CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE.

WE HOPE TO FIND ANOTHER PARTNER AND THAT KIND OF THING.

YES, I LIKE THAT IDEA A LOT WITH THE 7TH GRADE.

MY OTHER QUESTION. CAN WE GET AN UPDATE AFTER THIS BOOK STUDY.

THIS IS A REALLY INCREDIBLE BOOK, AND I'VE READ IT AND I THINK THAT IT'S SO VALUABLE.

JUST REQUESTING THAT AFTERWARDS, MAYBE JUST A RECAP AND SOME FEEDBACK ON HOW IT WENT.

PERFECT. YES, WE CAN DO THAT. AWESOME. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. HUMAN RESOURCES. ALL RIGHT. IN OUR SPIRIT OF CONTINUING TO WORK ON OUR PIPELINE AND GROW OUR OWN, WE DID MONITOR AGAIN THIS YEAR OUR STAFF, WHO MOVED FROM SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS TO FULL TIME AND THEN INSTRUCTIONAL AIDES TO TEACHERS.

AND SO WE DIDN'T QUITE HIT OUR MARK OF LAST YEAR'S 20%.

BUT WE DID HAVE 7% OF OUR NEW HIRES THIS YEAR COME FROM OUR INTERNAL STAFF, WHO ARE ABLE TO TAKE ON ANOTHER POSITION.

AND SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE HAD SOME GREAT PROGRESS IN OUR AIDE POSITION.

SO MOVING FROM THAT 15.5, WE OUR PRINCIPALS WERE SO BUSY WITH THE START OF THE YEAR.

AND SO OUR TEAM REALLY DUG INTO OUR APPLICATIONS THAT WE HAD AND HELPED TO VET AND PUSH THOSE THAT.

REALLY SHINED AND WE THOUGHT WOULD BE GREAT FITS TO OUR PRINCIPLES THAT HAD THOSE VACANCIES.

AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE FROM A 15.5 LAST MONTH DOWN TO THE 7 THIS MONTH.

AND SO JUST CONSTANTLY TRYING TO YOU KNOW, HAMMER AWAY AT THOSE VACANCIES TO GET IT.

OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS 0. AND SO AS WE HAVE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE TO MOVE ON FOR WHATEVER REASON, WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING JUST TO FIND THAT REALLY HIGH QUALITY REPLACEMENT FOR THEM.

AND SO WE ARE RIGHT. EXACTLY. PRETTY MUCH WHERE WE WERE.

WE'RE DOWN 14 VACANCIES. WOW.

AND SO DEPARTMENT, SUPERVISORS AND PRINCIPALS HAVE REALLY BEEN MAKING IT A PRIORITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE STILL INTERVIEWING AND STILL FILLING EVERY VACANCY THEY HAVE. ADDING WILDWOOD IS FROM LAST YEAR.

WE'RE STILL RIGHT WITH THE SAME PLACE WITH VACANCIES. SO EVEN WITH A WHOLE NOTHER CAMPUS, THAT IS WHY YOU'RE GOING TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES A LITTLE HIGH.

WE ALWAYS KIND OF HAVE A HARD TIME WITH OUR AFTER SCHOOL KIDS CLUB.

THANKS, GUY. BUT WE STILL HAVE THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT, A FEW MORE VACANCIES IN THAT AREA, BECAUSE WE DID ADD AN ENTIRE CAMPUS WITH AN AFTER SCHOOL KIDS CLUB.

TRICIA. I JUST HAVE 1 QUESTION. NUMBER 1. LET ME JUST START OUT BY SAYING I ENJOY THIS REPORT BECAUSE I LOVE SEEING WHERE THE TEACHERS ARE COMING FROM AND THAT WE'RE EXCELLING ENOUGH TO STEAL TEACHERS FROM OTHER CAMPUSES OR OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

BUT THAT'S THE COMPETITIVE PART OF ME. BUT THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT, AS FAR AS THEIR CONTRACTS ARE CONCERNED, CAN A TEACHER JUST LEAVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR? NO.[INAUDIBLE] THEY THAT'S LIKE A A FULL PROCESS, RIGHT? YES. AND SO EVEN IF IT SAYS THEY'RE COMING FROM ANOTHER DISTRICT, THEY MAY HAVE RESIGNED FROM THAT DISTRICT.

AND SO THAT'S THE LAST DISTRICT THEY WORKED AT.

SO THEY MAY NOT HAVE WORKED AT THAT DISTRICT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THEY MAY HAVE BEEN STAYING HOME FOR A REASON, OR THEY MAY JUST NOT HAVE WORKED.

SO WE ARE NOT ALLOWED. THERE'S NOT THERE ARE NOT TEACHERS WHO ARE LEAVING A DISTRICT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR NOT BEING RELEASED FROM CONTRACTS.

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YES, MA'AM.DISTRICT THAT THEY DID WORK. OKAY. THANK YOU.

JUST AS A PIGGYBACK, THOUGH, IT IS TRUE IF IF THEY THINK YOU KNOW THE MIDLIFE PIVOT AND THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO BE A TEACHER AGAIN, THEN WE REALLY DON'T HAVE THAT. I MEAN, REALLY THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD KEEP THEM FROM LEAVING IS LOSING THEIR TEACHER CERTIFICATION WITH TEA. RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. IF THEY'RE NEVER COMING BACK TO THE PROFESSION.

CORRECT. WE DO HAVE INDIVIDUALS WHO LEAVE TEACHING, AND THE ONLY KIND OF REPERCUSSION WOULD BE THAT THE BOARD COULD REQUEST OR RECOMMEND SANCTIONS TO TEA. YES, MA'AM.

AND SOMETIMES WE DO HAVE PEOPLE WHO, FOR WHATEVER REASON, NEED TO LEAVE THE CLASSROOM.

WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT INDIVIDUALS, THOUGH, WHERE THEY'RE LIKE, I WILL STAY UNTIL YOU CAN FIND A REPLACEMENT, BECAUSE THEY REALLY DO CARE ABOUT OUR KIDS. AND I DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD EVER WANT TO LEAVE US IN A TOUGH SPOT.

SO IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN AND THEY NEED TO LEAVE, THEY REALLY TRY TO WORK WITH US IF THEY CAN.

BUT IT REALLY IS SANCTIONS FROM TEA ON THEIR CERTIFICATE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. FINANCE REPORTS. THESE ARE EXCITING.

TELL HIM ALL THE MONEY YOU FOUND. BASICALLY, THE IT'S THE FIRST MONTH OF THE YEAR, JULY.

AND SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ACTIVITY. BUT IF YOU LOOK ON THE GENERAL FUND, WE'VE GOT ABOUT A MILLION AND A HALF IN REVENUE COMING IN IN A LITTLE OVER $3 MILLION, $3.6 MILLION IN EXPENSES GOING OUT. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, THEN OUR FUND BALANCE HAS GONE DOWN BY $2 MILLION BY THE END OF JULY.

BUT THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED BECAUSE WE DON'T START GETTING ANY OF OUR REVENUE IN REALLY UNTIL TAXES.

NOVEMBER, DECEMBER TIME FRAME. BUT THAT'S YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF SHOWS WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A FUND BALANCE.

SO YOU CAN COVER THOSE LEAN MONTHS. OUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE ROUGHLY EQUALS ROUGHLY ABOUT 5 AND A HALF MONTHS OF OUR OPERATING EXPENDITURES.

OUR TAX COLLECTIONS FOR THE 2024 TAX YEAR ARE SITTING AT THE END OF JULY AT 99.68%.

I MEAN, THAT'S AS ALMOST AS GOOD AS YOU CAN GET.

AND IT'S EVEN AHEAD OF LAST YEAR. BUT IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.

GREAT. THANK YOU. OH. A QUICK ONE. QUICK ONE.

ALL RIGHT. SO IF MEMORY SERVES, BECAUSE YOU BROUGHT THIS UP AROUND FUND BALANCE AND NEEDING IT FOR CASH FLOW IN CERTAIN MONTHS, SO ON AND SO FORTH. SO IF MEMORY SERVES WELL, LAST TIME WE HAD THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION INCREASE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER, THERE WAS A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON CASH FLOW IN HAYS COUNTY BECAUSE OF THE THE TAX BILL SITUATION.

YES. ARE THERE SOME CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING OR SOME WORKFLOW RESOLUTION OR WHATEVER? BASICALLY, ARE WE PREPARED TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY IN A SENSE WHERE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT DELAY THIS TIME AROUND, ASSUMING THE VOTERS PASS THAT IN NOVEMBER. YES.

SO NUMBER 1, WE HAVE A NEW TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR THEN THIS YEAR THAN WE HAD AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

AT THAT POINT IN TIME, WE ALSO DIDN'T GET VALUES AT THE $100,000.

EVERYTHING WAS STILL AT THE 60. SO THEY SAT ON THAT BACK THEN AND DIDN'T RELEASE ANY OF THAT UNTIL THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

AND THEN TAX BILLS DIDN'T GO OUT UNTIL LATER IN THE YEAR.

AND BACK THEN IT WAS KIND OF A 2 FOLD PROCESS WITH, WITH THE ASSESSOR COLLECTOR'S OFFICE.

THEY WERE ALSO IN THE MIDDLE OF IMPLEMENTING NEW SOFTWARE, AND THEY WERE HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH GETTING THE TAX BILLS SENT OUT ON TOP OF THE ELECTION AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THE LAST TIME I HAD TALKED WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE TAX OFFICE, THEY DIDN'T ANTICIPATE ANY HOLD UPS ANYWHERE NEAR WHAT THEY HAD BACK THE LAST TIME AROUND.

OKAY, SO MAYBE A SLIGHT IMPACT, BUT CERTAINLY NOT INTO THE MODERATE OR SIGNIFICANT THAT WE WERE ADDRESSED WITH, BECAUSE I WANT TO SAY CASH FLOW DIDN'T START COMING UNTIL JANUARY. YEAH. YEAH.

OKAY. WELL, GOOD. SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE FIXED A LOT OF THINGS AND GOT AHEAD OF SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES FROM LAST TIME, AND THERE WON'T BE AN IMPACT. SO OKAY. THANK YOU RANDY.

APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT. OPERATIONS. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE STILL ARE WE STILL HAVE CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING.

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AND JAMES WILL GO THROUGH A LITTLE MORE FORMAL REPORT.

WE'RE ALSO KNEE DEEP IN PLANNING FOR THE SUMMER CONSTRUCTION.

AND YOU GUYS SAW ON THE AGENDA THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS FOR THAT.

SO JAMES WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT TECHNOLOGY.

JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH SOME CONSTRUCTION.

JUST WHAT THEY DID THIS SUMMER. THEY'RE SUPER IMPORTANT TO OUR CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS.

AT DRIPPING SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY, THEY PUT A NEW NETWORK GEAR IN A CAMERA INSTALLATION, AND THOSE ARE STILL BEING FINE TUNED A LITTLE BIT. A LOT OF TIMES YOU FIND THAT SOME CAMERAS AREN'T COMING ONLINE.

AND SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT ISSUE, BUT ALSO THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS POINTED WHERE THEY NEED TO BE POINTED WHENEVER THEY GET PUT BACK UP.

SO THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT ALSO. PA SYSTEM UPGRADE.

THEY DID THAT THIS SUMMER. AND THEN THE INTER ACTIVE FLAT PANELS, THOSE WERE BOTH MOBILE AND FIXED.

SO AT ROOSTER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY AND DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL ADDITIONAL CAMERAS AND NETWORK GEAR.

THERE ARE ALSO VAPE DETECTORS PUT IN THE SECONDARY CAMPUSES.

THAT GOT A LOT OF PUBLICITY EARLIER. LET'S SEE THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ADDRESSED APPROXIMATELY 2500 TROUBLE TICKETS.

SO AS TEACHERS COME BACK OR STUDENTS GET THEIR DEVICES THEY'RE ALSO WHILE THEY'RE TRYING TO FINISH UP CONSTRUCTION, THEY'RE ALSO WORKING ON TROUBLE TICKETS. ALSO, THEY IMPLEMENTED A 1 ON 1 ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES, WHICH I BELIEVE IS COMPLETE AT THIS POINT. AND THEN THEY DEPLOYED 149 INTERACTIVE PANELS AT SYCAMORE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY, WILDWOOD ELEMENTARY AND DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY.

THOSE ARE ON CARTS. AND THEN ROUGHLY, THEY MOUNTED ROUGHLY 110 FIXED, INTERACTIVE FLAT PANELS AT SYCAMORE SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND DRIPPING SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO THAT'S TECHNOLOGY, FACILITIES IS SETTLING IN TO NORMAL OPERATIONS, I GUESS.

AND JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THEY DO AND SOME OF THE SCHEDULES, THEY CLEAN OUR GROUNDS DEPARTMENT PICKS UP LITTER AND TRASH 3 TIMES A WEEK AT, ON ALL THE CAMPUSES. SO THEY'LL MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY.

SO THEY DO THAT, THEY ALSO DO IT AS NEEDED. IF SOMEONE WERE TO CALL IN AND HAVE AN ISSUE, THEY WOULD GO AS WELL.

THEY ALSO ARE MOWING AND KEEPING UP THE VEGETATION AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND THEY'RE ON 2 TO 4 CAMPUSES A WEEK. SO IT'S ROUGHLY EVERY TWO WEEKS BOTH CAMPUSES ARE GETTING THEIR LAWN MOWED AND THAT SORT OF THING. LET'S SEE THE MAINTENANCE TEAM. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON HVAC.

IT'S WHEN IT GETS HOT, WE GET WE GET A LOT OF HVAC ISSUES.

SO THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT. AND OUR HVAC TECHNICIANS ARE GREAT.

THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB. ALSO, PLUMBING ISSUES HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE AT SOME OF THE CAMPUSES YOU MAY HAVE HEARD.

SO THEY'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH THOSE. THEY'VE ALSO, YOU KNOW THEY DON'T JUST RESPOND TO MAINTENANCE CRISES.

THEY ALSO INSTALLED A GAGA PIT AT CYPRESS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY, WHICH I'M SURE WAS APPRECIATED.

AND THEY'VE RESPONDED TO AND COMPLETED OR CLOSED MORE THAN 800 WORK ORDERS IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

SO QUITE A BIT. TRANSPORTATION. I ASK TRANSPORTATION TO GIVE ME INFORMATION FOR THE THE BOARD.

AND I SAID, WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE MOST PROUD OF? AND THEY SAID, WE'RE MOST PROUD OF GETTING OUR STUDENTS TO SCHOOL SAFELY AND ON TIME, WHICH I APPRECIATE THAT.

SO. BUT ALSO ASK FOR SOME OTHER INFORMATION. SO YOU GUYS HAVE AN IDEA? THEY TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 5000 ROUTE MILES A DAY, WHICH I LOVE ELAINE'S ANALOGY OF SAN DIEGO TO NEW YORK, BUT I DID MY OWN. THAT'S ROUGHLY FROM DRIPPING SPRINGS TO LONDON EVERY DAY.

NOT THROUGH THE WATER, HOPEFULLY. [LAUGHTER] OR DRIPPING SPRINGS TO THE NORTH POLE.

IT'S THE SAME DISTANCE. THAT'S A LONG WAY. AND THAT'S EVERY DAY THEY DO THAT.

SO YOU KNOW, THEY ALSO THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE EXTRACURRICULAR MILES.

THEY ALSO HAVE PROCESSED 425 BUS SERVICE CHANGES, WHICH.

SO THEY'RE VERY AGILE WHEN FOLKS COME, WHEN THEY SEND EMAILS AND THEY'RE LIKE, SO AND SO IS NOT RIDING THE BUS THIS AFTERNOON, THEY SCHEDULE ALL OF THAT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF BEHIND THE SCENES WORK THAT GOES ON IN THAT TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

THEY'VE ALSO ADDRESSED OVER 2500 EMAILS THAT HAVE REQUIRED RESPONSES.

AND A LOT OF TIMES ACTIONS ON THAT. AND THEN THE OTHER THING ABOUT OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT THAT MAY GET OVERLOOKED IS WE HAVE OUR OWN MECHANICS AND MAINTENANCE TEAM THERE, AND THEY'VE THEY'VE WORKED ON 160 BUS WORK ORDERS SINCE AUGUST 1ST.

AND THEN FINALLY ON THAT, THE FIRST 15 BUSSES INCLUDED IN THE 2025 BOND SEAT BELT REPLACEMENT OR RETROFIT HAVE BEEN

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SO THAT'S ON THE WAY. IT'S WONDERFUL. I LOVE THAT YOU GET TO BRAG ON YOUR TEAM IN THE OPERATIONS REPORT, TOO. WHILE JAMES IS SETTING UP DO WE WANT THE BOND CONSTRUCTION UPDATE TODAY, BOARD MEMBERS OR NEXT WEEK. DO WE WANT THE FULL PRESENTATION UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION.

SINCE SINCE WE MOVED A LOT TO CONSENT? I MEAN, DO YOU THINK WE'LL HAVE TIME MONDAY NIGHT TO GO THROUGH IT? ANYTIME THERE'S A CHANCE FOR THE PUBLIC TO HEAR IT, I LOVE IT. I'M HEARING MORE MONDAY. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL WAIT. SORRY, JAMES. OKAY.

I WILL NOT BE HERE MONDAY, SO SCOTT WILL HAVE TO DO THAT, BUT.

OKAY. YOU GOTTA YOU GOTTA, YOU KNOW. OH, COLORADO I SEE.

CAN YOU GIVE US A HIGH LEVEL? LIKE WHAT? YEAH, HIGH LEVEL FROM THE HIGH LEVEL.

DON'T GO TO THE SCOTT. GIVE SCOTT SOME THUNDER HE CAN BRING. I'M SORRY. MARY JANE, DID YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION ON FOR SCOTT BEFORE? YEAH, I THINK SO. I MIGHT, BUT I WAS EXPECTING ON THE SEPTEMBER AGENDA TO HAVE CINDI'S REPLACEMENT THERE.

YEAH, THEY'RE STILL IN THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, SO WE'RE NOT DONE WITH THAT. ALL RIGHT, GO FOR IT.

I'LL RUN THROUGH THIS PRETTY QUICK. THIS SLIDE HERE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE FOR THE NEXT 3 YEARS.

SO DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL, WE'RE GETTING GOING, WE'RE GETTING GOING. WE GOT STARTED AND SUBMITTED ALL THE MAJOR PERMITTING APPLICATIONS THAT ARE ALL IN BEING LOOKED AT. WE'RE AS SCOTT SAID, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE THE FINAL CONTRACT LANGUAGE FOR AMERICAN GETTING THEM ON BOARD.

WE HAD REALLY GOOD BID COUNTS. WE HAD A LOT OF BID PARTICIPATION IN OUR BID PACKAGE, TOO.

I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING YOU GUYS A REALLY, REALLY GOOD NUMBER ON THE FINAL GMP FOR THAT.

AND WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON SITE LOGISTICS AND A SECURITY PLAN. OBVIOUSLY THAT'S AN ACTIVE CAMPUS WITH CYPRESS OVER THERE.

A LOT OF CONSIDERATION GOING ON. AND THEN HOW WE SET THAT UP AND KEEPING THE SECURITY FOR THAT SCHOOL. THE REST OF THE 3 PROJECTS, I'LL KIND OF RUN THROUGH PRETTY QUICK. WILDWOOD, DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY AND DRIPPING AND ROOSTER AND HIGH SCHOOL.

WE'RE JUST WE'RE FINISHING UP ALL THE COMMISSIONING, FINALIZED THE BUILDING SYSTEMS. WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK ON THE PUNCH LIST. THAT'LL GO ON THROUGH PROBABLY AROUND THANKSGIVING. THERE'S ANYTHING THAT'S BIGGER. WE'LL DO IT THROUGHOUT THANKSGIVING BREAK. WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ALL OUR NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS GETTING ALL THAT STUFF DONE. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF BID PACKAGES YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO APPROVE FOR CMR THE SAME ARE THE SD PACKAGE FOR ROOSTER, THE SD PACKAGE FOR THE FINAL PACKAGE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL DRIPPING SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL CONTINUING TO DO UPGRADES.

THERE'S A NEW PICTURE HERE OF THE BLEACHER ASSEMBLY THAT WAS ACTUALLY WHEN THEY WERE GOING IN THAT'S ACTUALLY FULLY ACTUALLY UP NOW.

AND THOSE ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL. AN HVAC PICTURE THERE.

DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL, THE NEW SECURE VESTIBULE AGAIN WORKING THROUGH COMMISSIONING. THE THING I WANT TO FOCUS ON IS THE 2025 BOND WORK.

WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE PACKAGE FOR THE SUMMER MODERNIZATION. THAT PLAN ALL THE WAY TO YOUR FAR RIGHT, IS KIND OF THE ZONE 1, 3, AND 6 THAT WE'LL BE DOING.

THAT GRAY AREA WILL BE A SECOND PACKAGE THAT WE'LL HAVE TO COME OUT FOR IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.

EXTERIOR FENCING, STILL PUSHING. ALONG WITH THAT.

WE'VE GOT 5 OR 6 OF OUR CAMPUSES DONE. PORTABLES ARE DONE, WELDING SHOP AREA IS DONE.

WE'RE 60% DONE WITH THE DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THEN WE'LL RUN. WE'LL RUN OVER TO CYPRESS AND KNOCK THAT THING OUT.

WE SHOULD HAVE ALL OF OUR EXTERIOR FENCING ON CAMPUSES.

THE NEXT THING WE'LL HIT IS PROBABLY OUR TRANSPORTATION, SOME OF OUR FACILITIES YARDS AND THE CLL BEHIND US.

FUTURE LAND ACQUISITIONS AND PROJECTS. IN 1926, WE GOT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

WE'RE GOING TO START IN THE FALL. WE'RE STILL ON TRACK TO DO THAT. DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY. THE EXTERIOR DRIPPING SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL EXTERIOR. ROOSTER SPRINGS THE INTERIOR. CAMPUS REMODEL. DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL, THE INTERIOR REMODEL, AND THE ROOFING UPGRADES.

WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT LAND. EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE GET IN 18 PLUS WE SDS COMPLETE.

WE'RE STILL LOOKING TO START CONSTRUCTION EARLY NEXT YEAR.

GET THAT THING OPEN BY AUGUST OF NEXT YEAR SO WE CAN GET THOSE THOSE KIDS IN A PROPER BUILDING.

THAT'S THE SPEED 1. THAT WAS GREAT. THAT WAS A GREAT, EFFICIENT UPDATE.

YES. GOOD. HIGH LEVEL. YES. ALL RIGHT. FOR THE BOARD, IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR MORE DISCUSSION ON THESE PROJECTS WE CAN DISCUSS THEM NEXT WEEK.

AND AS FAR AS 18 PLUS, HOLLY, CAN YOU JUST GIVE KIND OF SOME CLARITY BECAUSE WE ARE GOING FORWARD WITH SOME DESIGN.

WE'RE KIND OF DOING THIS PROJECT A LITTLE BACKWARDS, SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE POTENTIALLY A SITE THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN.

WE'LL BRING YOU ALL THAT AND CLOSE TO DISCUSS AS REAL ESTATE.

AND THEN IF Y'ALL ARE GOOD WITH THE SITE THEN WE WILL BRING NEXT MONTH DESIGN FOR YOU TO SEE AND APPROVE AND THEN KEEP GOING THROUGH THE NORMAL CONSTRUCTION PROCESS AS USUAL.

I'M SORRY. LET ME CLARIFY. I THINK IN ORDER FOR THAT SITE TO BE CONSIDERED, THERE HAD TO HAVE BEEN A CERTAIN LEVEL OF DESIGN.

CORRECT. THAT ALREADY HAPPENED. THAT'S WHAT I MEANT WHEN. CORRECT. YES.

WE HAD WE HAD TO DO SOME SITE ANALYSIS, BUT ALL OF THAT IS LIKE THE ACTUAL DESIGN WILL COME TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.

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CORRECT. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAVING TO DO THAT WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER LAND, TOO.

WE'VE GOT OTHER LAND THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW THAT SCOTT'S WORKING ON AN AGREEMENT FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON A COUPLE OF SITES, AND SO WE MAY HAVE SOME FUTURE LAND FOR YOU ALL ONCE WE OBVIOUSLY LOOK AT IT FOR, I MEAN, WE TALKED TODAY ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR THE SITE TO BE AS FLAT AS POSSIBLE FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WATER AND WASTEWATER THOSE SITES.

SO SCOTT'S TEAM HAS WORKED ON ENGAGEMENT TO TRY AND HELP US GET THAT DETAILED INFORMATION AHEAD OF TIME FOR EACH OF OUR SITES GOING FORWARD.

AND SO THAT'S KIND OF THE ANALYSIS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON ON FUTURE SITES.

OKAY, TRICIA, JUST FOR THE 18 PLUS FOR WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SITE DESIGN, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT VERY MINIMAL.

LIKE WE DON'T KNOW KIND OF WHAT IS GOING TO BE INSIDE THE BUILDING OR ANY OF THAT.

THAT DOESN'T COME UNTIL CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS. CORRECT. THAT WOULD BE NEXT MONTH. YES.

SO WE WILL KNOW ALL ABOUT THAT NEXT MONTH. OKAY.

YES. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A LITTLE CONFUSING.

I KNOW BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, WHY ARE WE DOING DESIGN WITHOUT THE BOARD APPROVAL? AND YEAH, BUT YOU HAD TO DO A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE IT IS IT'S A SOMEWHAT SMALLER FACILITY.

AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SITE, YOU KNOW THAT'S BEEN CONSIDERED WOULD EVEN WORK.

SO. OKAY. MORE TO COME ON THAT THEN. BUT ALL RIGHT.

BUT THEN WITH THAT. SORRY. WITH THAT BEING SAID WE ARE TALKING TO THE 18 PLUS PROGRAM EMPLOYEES, PEOPLE BOOTS ON THE GROUND TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE DECISION MAKING AS FAR AS, LIKE THE LOGISTICS OF WHAT'S ON THE INSIDE OF THAT BUILDING, THEY ARE AWARE AND ARE ON BOTH OF THEM HELPED WITH ALL OF THE DESIGN ASPECTS OF IT.

YES, AND IT WAS. WE WERE LUCKY TO STILL HAVE NADINE HERE HAVE HER PERSPECTIVE, AND THEN TO HAVE BROOKE COME ON BOARD AND HAVE HIS PERSPECTIVE.

SO WE'VE GOT TO EVERYBODY'S VERY GOOD PERSPECTIVES ON THAT.

OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

SO WE HAVE 2 OUT OF STATE TRAVEL. WE HAVE FFA.

THEY ARE IT'S THE PIG PICKUP. SO THEY'RE HAVING TO HEAD TO OKLAHOMA TO GET US SOME SWINE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO THAT'S HAPPENING OR HAS HAPPENED.

AND THEN WE HAVE STUDENT MEDIA STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING FOR A JOURNALISM CONVENTION, AND THAT WILL BE IN NOVEMBER.

SO JUST 2 OUT OF STATE TRAVEL FOR Y'ALL, MARY JANE.

SO JUST A QUESTION ON THAT. NO, IT'S THE OTHER ONE.

I NOTICED THAT IT SAID THERE'S 10 STUDENT SLOTS AVAILABLE, AND IT'S FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.

AND WHO CAN PAY THEIR DEPOSIT FIRST? DO ALL OF OUR ADVISORS KNOW OF SOURCES OF FUNDS FOR KIDS WHO MAYBE THAT'S, YOU KNOW. YEAH, OBVIOUSLY ANGELA HAS EXPERIENCE WITH THAT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR HELPING TO COVER THAT.

I THINK IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, THE JOURNALISM PROGRAM IS A LARGER PROGRAM, SO THEY CAN'T TAKE EVERYBODY. SO I THINK IT'S TRYING TO PLAN FOR, YOU KNOW, THAT. BUT YES, THEY ARE AWARE OF OTHER FUNDING AVAILABLE.

NO. YES. GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU. I WAS JUST GOING TO COMMENT, BUT WHEN SCOTT MADE THE ANALOGY OF OUR BUSSES DRIVING FROM DRIPPING TO LONDON, THERE WAS A BOOK A YEAR OR 2 AGO THAT I KNOW ELAINE READ AND ME AND MARY JANE READ.

IT'S CALLED MAKING NUMBERS COUNT. IT'S BY THE SAME AUTHORS THAT WROTE THE BOOK MAKE IT STICK OR WHAT WAS THE OTHER BOOK? THEY MAKE IT. IS THAT WHAT IT'S CALLED? ANYWAY. CHIP. HEATH? YEAH. CHIP HEATH IS THE AUTHOR.

ANYWAY, IT'S A VERY SHORT READ. IT'S A REALLY PRETTY BOOK, TOO.

SO I RECOMMEND BOARD MEMBERS IF YOU WANT SOMETHING SHORT.

BUT IT'S LIKE THAT MAKING NUMBERS COUNT WHERE IT MAKES PEOPLE THINK.

BECAUSE PARENTS NOW THINK, OH, OUR BUSSES DRIVE FROM DRIPPING SPRINGS ON MAGIC SCHOOL BUS TO LONDON EVERY DAY.

SO ALL RIGHT. WELL, WITH THAT SAID, WE DO NOT HAVE CLOSE THIS AFTERNOON AND WE HAVE NO ACTION BEING AGENDA REVIEW.

SO WE STAND ADJOURNED AT 3:12 P.M. THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.