Oct 27, 2025 Regular Meeting

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WE HAVE CONVENED FOR A REGULAR MEETING OF THE DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THIS MONDAY,

[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM ]

AND THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED. WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT THIS EVENING, EXCEPT FOR DOCTOR REINOLD, AND SHE IS GOING TO BE JOINING US ANY MINUTE.

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

AND THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

SO PLEASE REMAIN STANDING WITH US AFTER THE PLEDGES.

AND I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME [INAUDIBLE] TO LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGES.

THANK YOU.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. NOW FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU. YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB. WE WILL NOW GO TO ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH DOCTOR MORRIS-KUENTZ.

[3. ANNOUNCEMENTS ]

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TIGER BAND ON ADVANCING TO THE UIL STATE MARCHING CONTEST.

THIS IS THEIR EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE AND 20TH OVERALL APPEARANCE AT THE STATE CONTEST.

THEY'LL COMPETE AT THE STATE PRELIMS ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD AT 5:45 P.M.

AT THE ALAMODOME IN SAN ANTONIO. TICKETS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO SENIOR [INAUDIBLE] ON QUALIFYING FOR THE UIL STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET.

HE WILL COMPETE ON SATURDAY AT 10 A.M. AT OLD SETTLER'S PARK IN ROUND ROCK.

OUR TIGER VOLLEYBALL TEAM HAS QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE PLAYOFFS AND WILL FACE AUSTIN VANDEGRIFT IN THE BI-DISTRICT ROUND ON THURSDAY AT 8 P.M.

AT BERGER GYM IN AUSTIN. DSISD WILL HOST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY'S DR.

KELLY CLEARY ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH FOR AN INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION ON NARCAN USE AND OPIOID ABUSE.

THE PRESENTATION WILL BEGIN AT 6 P.M. AND WILL BE HELD HERE IN THE CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP. A QUICK REMINDER THAT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31ST, IS A STUDENT HOLIDAY AND A STAFF WORKDAY.

AND THEN OUR NEXT TAXPAYER TUESDAY IS NEXT WEEK AT DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE WE WILL DISCUSS CHANGES FROM THE RECENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION RELATED TO PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND YOU CAN RSVP FOR THAT EVENT ON OUR WEBSITE.

AND THAT'S OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MARY JANE, FOR GETTING US STARTED.

Y'ALL'S PATIENCE. NEXT IS OUR LEARNING SPOTLIGHT WITH ROOSTER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY.

[4. LEARNING SPOTLIGHT ]

THE LEARNING GARDEN IS MORE THAN JUST A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT FOR THE EYES.

IT IS A PLACE WHERE WE TRULY GROW PLANTS AND STUDENTS.

AND I KNOW THAT WAS AN EASY SETUP, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY NOT EASY WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT WHAT ARE THE WAYS THAT WE CAN GROW EACH ONE OF OUR STUDENTS, THAT WE CAN ENHANCE THOSE LEARNING EXPERIENCES.

WE CAN TAKE MATH, SCIENCE AND LITERACY STANDARDS, AND WE CAN REALLY APPLY THEM IN A HANDS ON WAY THAT THE KIDS CAN EXPERIENCE.

SO WE ARE SO PROUD OF THIS SPACE AT OUR SCHOOL.

IT DOES FEATURE A BEAUTIFUL SUCCULENT GARDEN, A FAIRY ROCK GARDEN OUTSIDE, LOTS OF BIRD FEEDERS, AND WE ARE PROUD TO SAY THAT WE HAVE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR PTA.

AND THANK YOU TO THE 100 VOLUNTEERS THAT ASSIST WITH OUR GARDEN PROGRAM.

WE HAVE A GARDEN BED FOR EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM.

THAT MEANS EVERY STUDENT AT RSE, PRE-K THROUGH FIFTH GRADE GETS TO EXPERIENCE PLANTING AND GROWING THINGS IN OUR GARDEN.

WE ARE SO PROUD OF THAT AND THANKFUL TO OUR VOLUNTEERS.

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IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PIECE THAT'S FEATURED IN OUR CLNI AND MAKERSPACE, AND I ACTUALLY HAVE OUR FLY HERE TO TALK ABOUT HOW SHE INCORPORATES THE HYDROPONIC GARDEN.

HELLO EVERYONE. I AM [INAUDIBLE], THE PROUD FLY AT ROOSTER, AND I'M GOING TO SEE IF I CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE.

YES. ALL RIGHT, SO THE ROOSTER SPRINGS HYDROPONIC GARDEN WAS FUNDED THROUGH A GRANT ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO BY THE DRIPPING SPRINGS EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AND WE HAVE LOVED IT EVER SINCE WE'VE GOTTEN IT.

RIGHT NOW, WE ARE CURRENTLY GROWING BASIL, WHICH WE ACTUALLY PROPAGATED A FEW WEEKS AGO, BUT WE STILL HAVE CILANTRO, PARSLEY, DILL, AND ARUGULA GROWING. AND THESE AMAZING SIGNS WERE MADE BY SOME OF OUR FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS TO SHOW US WHAT'S IN THERE, WHAT'S GROWING RIGHT NOW. I DID A LESSON EARLIER THIS SCHOOL YEAR THAT INVOLVED ONE OF OUR TEXAS TWO BY TWO BOOKS, WHICH ARE BOOKS THAT THE STATE RECOMMENDS AS THE TOP 20 FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE FROM TWO YEARS OLD TO SECOND GRADE.

AND I ACTUALLY DID READ IT THROUGH FIFTH GRADE.

SO JUST BECAUSE IT'S FOR YOUNGER STUDENTS DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT FOR OLDER STUDENTS, TOO. BUT IT WAS CALLED OUTDOOR FARM, INDOOR FARM. AND SO THAT WORKED PERFECTLY WITH WHAT OUR SETUP IS AT ROOSTER, BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR AMAZING OUTDOOR FARM AS WELL AS OUR WONDERFUL HYDROPONIC GARDEN.

AND THERE ARE SOME OF OUR AMAZING THIRD GRADERS WHO HELP PLANT SOME OF THAT BASIL BACK IN SEPTEMBER.

AND IT GREW AND GREW AND GREW SO QUICKLY, WE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS EVEN GOING TO GROW AS FAST AS IT DID.

BUT THAT WAS THE START OF IT. AND IT'S BEEN A REALLY FUN JOURNEY THESE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS TO HAVE THIS GARDEN.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO BACK TO THE WONDERFUL WAYS THAT WE INCORPORATE THESE GARDENS INTO OUR LEARNING.

SO I TALKED BRIEFLY ABOUT HOW WE HAVE AMAZING VOLUNTEERS THROUGH OUR PTA.

THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SET OF GARDEN LESSONS THAT THEY COME AND TAKE THE KIDS THROUGH.

RIGHT NOW THEIR FOCUS BEING ON SEEDS. SO WE'RE DOING A BIG LEARNING ADVENTURE ON THE PARTS OF SEEDS AND HOW SEEDS TRAVEL AND THE PLANT LIFE CYCLE.

BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE PEOPLE WE REALLY WANT TO HEAR FROM, THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS, THE EXPERTS, THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, OUR STUDENTS.

SO I'M GOING TO START WITH SOME KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS, AND I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE STANDARDS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO TOUCH MORE IN DEPTH WITH THE GARDEN. SO OF COURSE, AGAIN, TALKING ABOUT SEEDS AND THAT PLANT LIFE CYCLE KIND OF WHAT ARE THE NEEDS OF PLANTS.

AT THIS KINDERGARTEN LEVEL, WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE DATA AND KIND OF OBSERVATION, RIGHT? BEING THOSE OBSERVERS AND STARTING TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS.

SO NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE EXPERTS IN A NICE UNIT THEY DID ON THE LIFE CYCLE OF CORN.

REMEMBER TO SAY YOUR NAME. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE], AND WE READ A BOOK ABOUT SEEDS AND PLANTS.

AND WHEN A PLANT STARTS TO DIE, SOME SEEDS MIGHT FALL OUT.

AND WHEN THE SEED STARTS TO GROW, THAT'S WHERE IT'S GOING TO GROW.

AND A SEED NEEDS LOTS OF STUFF. IT NEEDS WATER, SPECIAL SOIL, SHADE.

LOVE IT. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW WE PUT TOGETHER THIS FUN PUZZLE.

SO THE TEACHER CALLED UP SOME FUN KIDS, AND THEN THE KIDS GOT TO PUT THEM IN ORDER AROUND THE ROOM.

AND THEN THE STUDENTS GOT TO TELL THEM THE RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER.

AND THEN THE OTHER KIDS GOT TO DO THAT. AND THEN THE TEACHER SAID IF IT WAS RIGHT OR WRONG.

THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE], AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE LIFE CYCLE OF CORN, AND WE HAD TO PUT THEM IN ORDER BY THE SEEDS AND THEN THE SPROUT AND THEN THE SEEDING AND THE.

FLOWER? AND THEN THE FRUIT. GOOD JOB.

HI, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. AND WE GOT TO GROW THE PLANTS BUT WE WERE INSIDE FIRST.

AND THEN WE WENT OUTSIDE TO THE GARDEN TO PLANT THEM.

WE HAD TO MAKE A LINE SO THEY DON'T GET WILD.

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AND THEN WE WENT BACK INTO OUR CLASSROOM. THANK YOU SO MUCH, KINDER FRIENDS.

THAT WAS AMAZING. SO STARTING WITH THAT BOOK AND THOSE LITERACY SKILLS OF SEQUENCING, AND THEN AT THE VERY END, THEY GOT TO ACTUALLY PRACTICE WHAT THEY LEARNED AND GO PLANT THEIR SEEDS.

AND I KNOW THEY'VE BEEN MONITORING THE GROWTH AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. SO MOVING ON TO SECOND GRADE WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE STANDARDS HAVE A LITTLE MORE DEPTH.

WE'RE TALKING NOW ABOUT WHAT ARE THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS THAT THE PLANTS NEED.

STILL LOOKING AT THAT LIFE CYCLE, WE START TO TALK ABOUT POLLINATORS.

BUT A BIG THING THAT THEY TALK ABOUT IS THE EFFECTS OF WEATHERING AND HARVESTING, AND WHEN PLANTING SEASON IS.

SO SECOND GRADE DID A UNIT ALL ABOUT APPLES. AND THEY WERE ABLE TO ALSO BRING IN LITERACY STANDARDS.

AND THEN THEY ENDED UP DOING SOME FUN STEM ACTIVITIES AND SCIENCE LAB ACTIVITIES AS WELL.

SO I'M GOING TO LET OUR SECOND GRADE EXPERTS TALK.

HI, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND WE CRACKED OPEN PODS AND THERE WERE LITTLE BLACK SEEDS IN THEM WHEN WE GOT TO PLANT THEM IN THE GROUND. HI, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND WE USE THE MAGNIFYING GLASSES TO SEE IF THERE WAS LIKE CRACKS IN THE SEED SO WE CAN OPEN THEM.

HI, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND WE PLANTED THINGS IN OUR POT OUTSIDE IN THE GARDEN.

WE PLANTED BROCCOLI, PURPLE FLOWERS AND TWO HALVES OF A TOMATO.

HI, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE], AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT.

AND WE BUILDED AN APPLE TOWER, AND WE USED IT APPLES, TOOTHPICKS AND GLUE. AND WE DID LIKE THIS EXPERIMENT IN OUR APPLES WERE STABLED. HI, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. AND THIS IS WHEN WE MADE AN APPLE SORBET.

WHEN WE PUT ICE IN A GIANT BAG, AND THEN WE HAD A TINIER ONE THAT HAD APPLESAUCE IN IT, AND WE PUT IT IN THE BAG FULL OF ICE, AND WE SHOOK IT UP FOR FIVE MINUTES, AND THEN IT TURNED INTO TO AN APPLE SORBET, AND THEN IT TURNED FROM A LIQUID TO A SOLID. AWESOME.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, FOURTH GRADE. THAT FUN UNIT ABOUT HARVESTING APPLES.

AND FUN FACT, THEIR TEACHER ACTUALLY HAS A FAMILY FARM.

AND SO THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE PICTURES OF HER FARM, AND THEY ACTUALLY HARVEST APPLES.

SO THEY WERE ABLE TO LEARN A LOT ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

A GREAT WAY TO MAKE THOSE STANDARDS COME TO LIFE.

ALL RIGHT. AND WE HAVE ANOTHER GRADE LEVEL TO SHOWCASE HERE, OUR FOURTH GRADERS.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE STANDARDS AGAIN. JUST CONTINUE TO GROW IN DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY.

AND NOW WE'RE TALKING MORE ABOUT TESTING THINGS.

HOW DOES DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOIL AFFECT THINGS AND PLANT HEALTH AND KIND OF REALLY MAKING PREDICTIONS, HYPOTHESIS. GETTING OUT THERE AND BEING THE ONES TAKING THE LEARNING INTO THEIR OWN HANDS.

IT WAS SO EXCITING TO WATCH THIS EXPERIMENT. IT ACTUALLY JUST KIND OF CONCLUDED THIS WEEK.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET SOME UPDATED DATA THAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR HANDS HERE.

SO HERE YOU GO, EXPERTS. HI. OH, WAIT.

HI, MY NAME IS OLIVER, AND THESE ARE SOME PICTURES OF US PLANTING ARUGULA SEEDS INSIDE OF OUR HYDROPONIC GARDEN.

YOU SEE, IT DOESN'T LOOK JUST LIKE THE HYDROPONIC GARDEN AT FIRST.

FIRST, YOU NEED TO PUT THE SEEDS INSIDE A WEIRD, MOSSY TEXTURE THAT'S STILL SOLID, BUT ALSO SQUISHY. AND THEN AFTER YOU PUT THE SEEDS IN, YOU WANT TO SPRAY IT WITH A SPECIAL WATER THAT HAS TINY MINERALS IN IT TO HELP IT GROW FASTER. THEN YOU PUT THIS, THE ARUGULA, INTO THE HYDROPONIC GARDEN.

THESE ARE MORE PICTURES OF US ACTUALLY PUTTING THE MOSS INTO THE HYDROPONIC GARDEN.

AND YOU CAN SEE A FEW PEOPLE FROM OUR GRADE ARE PLANTING THEM.

HI, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND MY MOM TEACHES US IN THE LEARNING GARDEN.

SHE TEACHES US ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, PLANTS AND ANIMALS.

WE CAN LEARN. WE LEARNED THESE THROUGH POETRY AND STORY FORM AND WE WATERED OUR

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OUR PROCEDURE WAS FIRST, WE PLANTED ARUGULA SEEDS IN THE CEILING OF HYDROPONICS IN THE OUTSIDE GARDEN AND INSIDE USING GROW LIGHTS IN THE SCIENCE LAB. SECOND, WE TOOK PICTURES FOR EVIDENCE OF GROWTH.

OUR MATERIALS WERE SOIL, ARUGULA SEEDS, WATER FROM RAIN COLLECTION, SUNLIGHT, AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHT.

YOU CAN SEE WHEN WE COLLECTED DATA AND AND YOU CAN SEE FOR DAY ONE NOTHING SPROUTED.

AND THEN YOU COULD SEE AS WE WENT. AS THE DAYS WENT ON, THE CEILING AND SCIENCE LAB GREW.

AND THEN OUTSIDE, THE SEEDS GREW. REALLY TOOK A WHILE TO GROW, BUT IT STILL GREW. DAY SIX IN THE OUTDOOR, IN THE OUTSIDE GARDEN, THERE WAS NOTHING. WE DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY, OR IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

IN THE MIDDLE PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR ARUGULA SEEDS ARE STARTING TO SPROUT AND GROWING A FEW LEAVES.

IN THE LAST PICTURE YOU CAN SEE IN THE SCIENCE LAB IS ALSO SPROUTING AND GROWING THE SAME AMOUNT OF LEAVES AS THE CEILING.

FOR DAY 15, THERE WAS STILL NOTHING. WE TRIED THIS NEW THING WHERE WE TOOK LIKE THIS SUCTION CUP THINGY AND IT HAD A SMALL HOLE AT THE BOTTOM. WE REFILLED THE SPRITE BOTTLES WITH WATER AND PUT THEM ON TOP.

THE WATER WILL COME OUT SLOWLY AND IT SHOULD LAST ABOUT THREE HOURS.

THEN THE MIDDLE PICTURE IS [INAUDIBLE] SITTING ON THE DRUMS OUTSIDE.

AND THEN THE LAST PICTURE IS. WELL, THE SECOND LAST IS [INAUDIBLE] HOLDING UP THE SIGN FOR DAY 15.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE HYDROPONIC GARDEN, OUR ARUGULA IS GROWING EVEN MORE, AND THE LEAVES ARE FULLY GROWN.

AND THEN THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM CORNER, YOU CAN SEE IT'S ALSO DAY 15 IN THE SCIENCE LAB.

AND IT KIND OF JUST LOOKS THE SAME. DAY 22. THE OUTDOOR GARDEN STILL DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING. ONE OF US WAS SENT DOWN TO SEE LIKE WHAT WAS WRONG. SO WE DUG UNDER AND WE DIDN'T FIND MUCH SOIL BEFORE THERE WAS HARD ROCK.

SO WE HAD AN IDEA TO PUT SOME BOARDS UP AND REPLANT THEM ON TOP OF THE NEW SOIL.

AND THEN THESE ARE MORE PICTURES OF DAY 22 AND THE HYDROPONIC GARDEN AND THE CEILING NOW YOU CAN SEE IT'S GROWING WAY MORE. AND NOW YOU CAN ACTUALLY IT'S READY TO HARVEST.

AND THEN ON THE MIDDLE PICTURE, THE SCIENCE LAB IS GROWING A LITTLE MORE BUT STILL KIND OF LOOKS THE SAME.

OUR CONCLUSION IS THAT OUR ARUGULA SEEDS THAT WERE PLANTED OUTSIDE HAD POOR SOIL AND INCONSISTENT WATERING. OUR SEEDS IN THE LAB ALSO HAD INCONSISTENT WATERING WITH LIGHT AND WATER.

THE SEEDS PLANTED IN THE HYDROPONIC GARDEN HAD CONSISTENT LIGHT, WATER AND SOIL THAT NEEDED,

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WE HAD A QUESTION. OKAY. SORRY. YOU'RE GOING AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, GUYS. THAT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIMENT THAT Y'ALL DID. IT'S WONDERFUL TO WATCH. WE DO HAVE A SURPRISE.

THE SURPRISE FOR YOU, WHICH I'M GOING TO HAND OUT RIGHT NOW, AND WE'LL GIVE YOU ALL A MOMENT.

AND THEN THEY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. WE HAVE HANDPICKED SOME OF OUR HYDROPONIC ARUGULA FROM THE EXPERIMENT, SOME DILL, PARSLEY AND CILANTRO. AND WE HAVE LITTLE BOUQUETS FOR YOU GUYS.

SO THE KIDS WILL BE DELIVERING THAT TO YOU. HAND GROWN BY THE STUDENTS AT RSES.

OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. DO YOU WANT US TO ASK QUESTIONS? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. BEFORE, I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR US.

ANY COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS OR QUESTIONS FOR THEM? JENNA. I WANT TO SAY HOW IMPRESSED I AM AT HOW PREPARED THAT YOU ALL CAME.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE A SCRIPT TO READ. AND I CAN TELL THAT A LOT OF DEEP LEARNING TOOK PLACE BECAUSE YOU REALLY WERE ABLE TO ELABORATE ON YOUR LEARNING FOR US, AND I AM SO IMPRESSED WITH HOW PREPARED THAT YOU CAME BEFORE US TODAY.

SO WELL DONE. GREAT JOB.

OKAY, WE HAVE JUST A FEW QUESTIONS THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE PREPARED.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT ROOSTER SPRINGS? OH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

AND BOARD MEMBERS, I APOLOGIZE. I DID NOT GIVE YOU ALL THESE AHEAD OF TIME, SO I'LL GIVE IT TO ROB. I'LL TAKE THAT ONE.

BECAUSE ROOSTER STRINGS HAS HAD A BIG PART OF MY KID'S LIFE, BECAUSE BOTH MY KIDS WENT TO ROOSTER SPRINGS AND MY DAUGHTER WHO STARTED THERE IN SECOND GRADE, IS NOW IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND MY SON IS NOW IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND SO I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT ROOSTER SPRINGS.

AND PARTLY THE GARDEN IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS REALLY UNIQUE ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL, AND NOT EVERY SCHOOL HAS ONE OF THOSE.

AND I THINK IN YOUR EXPERIMENT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE LEARNED IN 43 YEARS OF LIFE, IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET THINGS TO GROW IN THE DIRT.

AND IF ANYTHING WE CAN APPRECIATE OUR FARMERS AND RANCHERS THAT WORK SO HARD TO CREATE THOSE BEAUTIFUL FIELDS OUTSIDE THAT YOU SEE WITH ALL THOSE PLANTS AND ALL THAT FOOD THAT WE GET A CHANCE TO EAT. AND YOU ALL GOT A LITTLE BIT OF THAT EXPERIENCE HERE IN ROOSTER, AND I THINK THAT'S AWESOME.

AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BRINGING US THE GOODIES.

YES. WAIT JUST A SECOND. DO YOU HAVE A GARDEN AT YOUR HOME? I WILL TAKE THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I DO HAVE A GARDEN AND I ACTUALLY HAVE SOME TREES.

WE HAVE PEACH TREES AND A PEAR TREE ALSO. IT IS VERY HARD TO HAVE A GARDEN.

I THINK I WAS A LITTLE OVERZEALOUS WHEN WE FIRST STARTED OUR GARDEN, AND NOW IT'S BECOME SIMPLER AND SIMPLER OVER THE YEARS.

SO I COMMEND YOU ALL OF THE THINGS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LIGHT, THE AIR, THE KIND OF ENVIRONMENT AND SOIL THAT IT'S IN.

ALL THOSE THINGS ARE SO IMPORTANT. AND I WOULD SAY I DO NOT WATER MY GARDEN VERY WELL, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY WE'VE HAD TO SHRINK EVERYTHING THAT WE GROW IN THERE.

BUT A LITTLE FACT ABOUT THE TREES, THOUGH, YOU ACTUALLY DON'T GET FRUIT ON TREES UNTIL ABOUT 3 TO 5 YEARS OF HAVING IT.

SO FOR YOU KINDERGARTNERS, IF YOU EVER PLANT A TREE AT HOME, YOU PROBABLY WON'T GET IT UNTIL YOU FINISH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SO. WOW. OKAY. OUR QUESTION WAS, IS THERE ANY CHANGE OR UPDATES Y'ALL WOULD SAY TO ADD TO OUR SCHOOLS? MARY JANE, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT QUESTION? I MEAN, I THINK OUR ADMINISTRATION HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF GIVING YOU THE TOOLS THAT YOU NEED FOR RIGHT NOW.

I WILL SAY THAT THE WORLD IS CHANGING AT SUCH A KIND OF FRANTIC PACE THAT THERE WILL BE CHANGES COMING, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE PREPARED FOR THE JOBS THAT WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU WHEN YOU GET TO POST HIGH SCHOOL LIFE.

SO I ALSO WANTED TO SAY, LIKE SHANDA, THAT I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY HOW PREPARED Y'ALL WERE.

YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.

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NEXT IS OUR RECOGNITION OF OUR AP

[5. RECOGNITIONS ]

HEY, AP SCHOLARS, IF Y'ALL COME ON UP AND COME ON UP CLOSER, WE'RE GOING TO FACE THE AUDIENCE HERE.

OH, THERE'S A LOT OF YOU. THIS IS FANTASTIC. LOOK AT ALL THESE KIDS THAT SHOWED UP ON A MONDAY NIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS CHRISTY NEFFENDORF, AND I'M ONE OF THE COUNSELORS AT DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL.

AND LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR AP SCHOLAR.

THIS YEAR, WE HAVE 157 STUDENTS THAT EARNED THE AP SCHOLAR AWARD.

WE HAVE 34 STUDENTS THAT EARNED AP SCHOLAR WITH HONORS AND 125 STUDENTS EARNED AP SCHOLAR WITH DISTINCTION.

SO I'M GOING TO TAKE A MINUTE AND HAVE EACH ONE OF THESE KIDDOS THAT SHOWED UP.

WE OBVIOUSLY DON'T HAVE ALL OF THEM, BUT THE ONES THAT DECIDED TO COME AND JUST SAY YOUR NAME REAL QUICK AND PASS THE MIC DOWN.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL START HERE. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE].

MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE].

I'M [INAUDIBLE]. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE].

MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE].

MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE].

MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE].

MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE].

MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. I'M [INAUDIBLE]. I'M [INAUDIBLE].

I'M [INAUDIBLE]. I'M [INAUDIBLE]. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE].

MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE TO TO HELP ME IN CONGRATULATING THESE STUDENTS ON THEIR IMPRESSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. FANTASTIC. ALL RIGHT, IF YOU WILL TURN AROUND AND JUST MAKE A LINE. WE'LL START HERE, AND WE'LL START THERE AND MAKE A LINE, AND WE'LL SHAKE THEIR HANDS. I DID HAVE TO HAVE A SCRIPT, UNLIKE OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TONIGHT.

YEAH. JUST COME ON AND JUST. YEAH. THERE WE GO.

COME ON.

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CONGRATULATIONS

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WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. WE HAD LOTS OF GAMES THIS MONTH.

AND I WAS REALLY GRATEFUL TO SEE BOTH OF OUR ELECTED STATE REPRESENTATIVES COME OUT TO DO COIN TOSS.

I GUESS WE DON'T HAVE A PICTURE WITH [INAUDIBLE] EITHER, BUT SHE WAS THERE THIS PAST WEEKEND, WHICH WAS LOVELY TO SEE. AND OUR CAMPUS TOUR, WE WERE ALL THERE, ACTUALLY, AT OUR CAMPUS TOUR.

ANYBODY WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT WILDWOOD? KIM, YOU'VE BEEN LIKE A PART OF THE WILDWOOD KIND IT WAS A GREAT TOUR WITH THE FIFTH GRADERS THAT WERE LEADING US FOR THE MORNING THERE.

EACH ONE OF THEM GOT TO TALK INDIVIDUALLY ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO OPEN A NEW SCHOOL AND TRANSITION AND COME FROM ONE SCHOOL TO ANOTHER, MEETING NEW FRIENDS, COMING WITH EXISTING FRIENDS.

AND I THINK WHAT I LIKED MOST ABOUT WAS THE PRIDE THAT THEY TAKE IN THEIR SCHOOL AND HOW IMPORTANT THE SCHOOL IS TO THEM.

AND OPENING IT WITH THIS LEADERSHIP GROUP WAS AMAZING.

WHAT STEVE HAS DONE WITH HIS TEAM AND WITH THESE STUDENTS.

AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS I NOTICED ON THE TOURS, THEY HAVE A LITTLE QR CODES IN THE HALL, AND SO YOU CAN STOP AND SCAN THAT QR CODE AND SEND IN A COMMENT ABOUT A STAFF MEMBER OR STUDENT.

AND THEY WILL BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE PROMOTING FOR SUCCESS IN THEIR SCHOOLS.

SO IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. ENJOYED IT. AND I DID WANT TO COMMENT.

WE GOT TO SEE OUR 18+ ON THIS TOUR AS WELL, WHICH WAS REALLY NICE.

YEAH. AND ANOTHER TAXPAYER TUESDAY AND OUR LEADERSHIP DRIPPING SPRINGS.

OLIVIA. I'M GOING TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD.

I JUST THANK OUR ADMINISTRATION SO MUCH FOR CONTINUING THIS.

AND ELAINE, FOR REALLY STARTING THIS PROGRAM AND IMPLEMENTING IT.

SO GRATEFUL. THIS WAS FUN. HOW QUICKLY YOU GUYS INCORPORATED THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES.

I WAS VERY IMPRESSED. VERY GOOD. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE TURNING THIS OVER TO VERY CAPABLE HANDS.

AND I WILL TELL YOU, JUST IN THE REAL ESTATE COMMUNITY AND BEING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, HOW MANY PEOPLE LEARN FROM LEADERSHIP DRIPPING SPRINGS, ATTENDING TAXPAYER TUESDAY? IT REALLY EDUCATES OUR COMMUNITY VERY, VERY WELL.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND SO MANY PEOPLE, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD THE BOND PROCESS THE LAST FEW YEARS.

TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN PART OF TAXPAYER TUESDAY, PART OF THE BOND PROCESS, THEN BE ABLE TO COME TO THIS CAMPUS THAT SOME OF THE PEOPLE SERVED ON COMMITTEES AND WERE REALLY PART OF THE PROCESS.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN A CAMPUS TOUR WITH PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE PROCESS.

SO THAT WAS KIND OF A PROUD MOMENT. IT WAS REALLY COOL.

AND THEN ANOTHER CAMPUS TOUR. THIS WAS ALL IN THE SAME MONTH, I GUESS.

SO THE MEETINGS KIND OF WENT ON, I GUESS, THIS FALL.

BUT FROM DRIPPING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY WHICH WAS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE.

MARY JANE. THIS CAMPUS IS ALWAYS SO SPECIAL TO ME BECAUSE MY YOUNGEST STARTED HERE AT KINDERGARTEN, AND OF COURSE, IT'S HAD SOME AMAZING AND SORELY NEEDED UPGRADES.

SO WE GOT TO SEE THAT ON THIS TOUR. AND THEN I BELIEVE THAT WAS A FOURTH GRADE STUDENT.

THEY WERE DOING A PROJECT. SHE PICKED THE FIRST LATINA ASTRONAUT.

AND SO THAT WAS FUN TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH HER. THAT ASTRONAUT WAS ONCE A FOURTH GRADE STUDENT, JUST LIKE HER. BUT IT WAS A FANTASTIC CAMPUS.

GOT TO SEE [INAUDIBLE] WITH THE GT STUDENTS, AND, YEAH, THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.

THIS WAS THE BLACKOUT GAME. WHICH GAME WAS THIS? LAKE TRAVIS. OKAY, GOODNESS, THERE'S BEEN TOO MANY GAMES.

TOO MANY EVENTS HAPPEN IN A VERY SHORT. THIS IS A BUSY, PACKED MONTH, Y'ALL.

THIS WAS A FUN PICTURE WITH OUR PTA LEADERS, WHICH WAS REALLY FUN.

AND THAT WAS SUCH A GOOD GAME WITH SUCH A SAD ENDING.

BUT IT WAS SOME REALLY GOOD FOOTBALL, SOME GOOD FOOTBALL. AND I GUESS IT WAS LIKE THE RIP GENE MMO.

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TO SEE ROB IN RIPPED JEANS. NEXT GAME, ROB NEXT GAME.

OKAY, TRUSTEES AROUND TOWN. I'LL JUST KIND OF GO.

LET'S GO COUNTERCLOCKWISE. SO AT THE TOP, ROB AND SHANDA.

ROB AND I, ALONG WITH MAYOR FOLDS, HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF JUDGING THE HOMECOMING PARADE FLOATS, AND SO THAT WAS FUN. THAT'S THE BOTTOM LEFT PICTURE.

AND THEN TOP RIGHT IS US ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE HOMECOMING FLOAT AT THE PEP RALLY THAT WEEK.

AND THAT WAS THE FFA, WITH THEIR USE OF LIVE GOATS AND FARM ANIMALS WAS REALLY WHAT PUT IT OVER THE TOP FOR US.

THE LIAISON REPORT. I'M SHOWING OFF MY SHORT SHORTS AT THE END FOUNDATION PICTURE THERE.

I REALIZE THOSE SHORTS WERE. I JUST NOW REALIZED, THOSE SHORTS.

YOU COULD HAVE WORN RIPPED JEANS, ROB. YEAH, YOU GOT THAT.

BUT YOU GOT MY. ANYWAYS. NO, OBVIOUSLY MOST OF US WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT TO THAT EVENT, THAT FOUNDATION, I THINK WE GOT A REPORT ON ON HOW WELL THAT'S GOING AND HOW WELL THAT DID.

I DID LEARN SOMETHING AT THIS EVENT. OUR SUPERINTENDENT´S GOT GAME, Y'ALL, RIGHT? WE'RE ON THE. FIRST GRADE AND THE SECOND GRADE WE WERE ON? AND I WAS LIKE, HOLLY. I CANNOT PUT LIKE, I'M THE DRIVER.

I'M GREAT AT THAT. I'LL PUT US OUT THERE, BUT I CAN'T PUT VERY WELL.

SO I WAS LIKE, HOLLY, I NEED SOME HELP. SHE CAME UP.

IT WAS PROBABLY, I DON'T KNOW, 15, 20 FOOT PUTT. SHE ALMOST FLIPPED IT.

YEAH. LIFT IT. YEAH, I NEED YOU. THE REST. YEAH.

YOU DID, YOU DID. WE ARE ALL WAY OFF. BUT ANYWAYS.

HEY, IT'S. THIS IS A FUN PART OF OUR JOB. WE GET TO PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY HELP RAISE SOME MONEY FOR THE FOUNDATION.

AND AGAIN PROUD TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO SUPER COOL.

OKAY, ON THE NEXT ONE THAT'S THE PRODUCE SECTION AT HELPING HANDS.

STEFANI, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO ASKING US TO TOUR.

THIS IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY MONTH VOLUNTEERING FOR THIS ORGANIZATION.

I WORK PRODUCE, BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO WORK IT.

AND WEAR THE GLOVES SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET YOUR HANDS CLEAN WHEN YOU GET HOME.

THIS YOUNG LADY THAT I SERVE WITH ALMOST ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

WE DON'T HAVE NAMES. OUR NAMES ARE STATION ONE AND STATION TWO.

YOU WILL COME AND START WITH STATION ONE, AND SHE'LL FILL YOUR BAG WITH PRODUCE ON HER SIDE.

THEN YOU WILL ADVANCE TO ME FOR STATION TWO AND WE WILL FINISH FILLING UP YOUR PRODUCE BAG.

WE TALK RECIPES. I PUSH THE LEAST POPULAR ITEMS SO THAT WE TRY TO RUN OUT.

BUT I HAVE MORE FUN DOING THIS SERVING STATION TWO AT THIS EVENT EVERY MONTH.

IT'S JUST A GREAT ORGANIZATION, AND THOSE ARE THE MOST GRATEFUL CUSTOMERS COMING IN TO GET THEIR FOOD AND HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND I'M BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO DO IT. ALL RIGHT.

STARTING WITH KIM. ANY LIAISON OR SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATES?

[6. LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT ]

ALSO ROB AND I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE VFW, THE VETERANS.

MAN, THIS MONTH IS, LIKE, JUST JUMBLED. I THINK IT WAS LAST WEEK, MAYBE THE WEEK BEFORE.

I'M NOT. LAST WEEK. BUT IT'S ALWAYS SO AWESOME TO GO SEE THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY GRATEFUL ABOUT THE HIGHLIGHTS AND THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT AND WERE ABLE TO GIVE KIND OF ONE ON ONE SESSIONS OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

MOST OF THEIR QUESTIONS SURROUNDED THE HIGH SCHOOL AND HOW WE WERE DOING WITH THAT, AND AS WELL AS THE TAX RATE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

BUT IT'S ALWAYS SO MUCH FUN TO JUST GO A, SIT IN ON THEIR MEETING BECAUSE I LOVE IT, AND THEN B, SPEAKING TO THEM AFTERWARDS AND GETTING TO ANSWER ALL THEIR QUESTIONS THEY HAVE ABOUT OUR DISTRICT, SO. HELLO. I'VE GOT A COUPLE. MARY JANE AND I WILL HAVE OUR FIRST CTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, I GUESS, THIS MONTH ON THE 31ST. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

FOR PARKS AND REC, WE APPROVED. YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOREVER.

THE PARKS AND REC AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN.

SO THAT WAS APPROVED THIS MONTH AND GOES ON TO CITY COUNCIL, THE GIRL SCOUT TROOP THAT I TOLD YOU GUYS ABOUT THAT CAME.

THEY´RE ALL DRIPPING SPRINGS STUDENTS. THEY FINISHED THEIR LITTLE LIBRARY PROJECT AT SPORTS AND REC PARK.

SO NEXT TIME YOU'RE THERE, PLEASE LOOK AT THAT.

AND THEN WE HAD OUR GROUNDBREAKING AT THE HISTORIC STEVENSON BUILDING RIGHT THERE AT OLD FITZHUGH AND MERCER.

WE DID THAT THIS WEEK. WE'RE GOING TO BE RENOVATING THAT BUILDING AND EXPANDING IT FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES.

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WE ALSO PERSONALLY INVITED ALL THE VETERANS FROM THE VFW TO OUR VETERAN´S DAY CEREMONIES THAT WE'RE HAVING AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.

SO THE DISTRICT PREPARED A NICE LITTLE PERSONAL INVITATION FOR ALL OF THEM, WHICH WAS GREAT. AND ALSO AS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR OUR VETERANS AND OUR COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, AS A REMINDER, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A KID IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO JOIN IN THOSE VETERAN´S DAY CEREMONIES.

THEY'RE AWESOME. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SHOW APPRECIATION FOR SERVICE AS OUR VETERAN COMMUNITY INCREASES IN THIS IN OUR TOWN WE WANT YOU TO COME OUT.

SO, PLEASE, VETERANS, COME OUT TO ONE OF THE EVENTS.

THE HIGH SCHOOL'S GOT THE LARGEST ONE AT 1:00, I THINK, ON THE 11TH.

SO AGAIN, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT. UPDATE FOR EVERYBODY ON, NOW THAT WE'RE GETTING SOME SILT FENCE GOING AND SOME FENCING AROUND THE HIGH SCHOOL, I THINK EVERYBODY'S NOW ON EVERYBODY'S RADAR THAT THIS IS HAPPENING.

SO JUST A REMINDER THAT WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH THE COUNTY AS IT RELATES TO THE EXPANSION OF THE [INAUDIBLE] ROAD PROJECT.

THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION HAVE BEEN APPROVED, AND THE PROJECT HAS ACTUALLY ALREADY BEEN FUNDED. SO THAT'S GREAT NEWS. NOW IT'S FOR US TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO FINALIZE THE DESIGN AS IT RELATES TO SOME SPECIFIC THINGS IN OUR SITE PLAN THAT CORRELATES WITH THAT DESIGN THAT THEY'RE DOING.

SO THAT MEETING IS FORTHCOMING. IT'S GOING TO BE SCHEDULED HERE IN THE NEXT LITTLE BIT JUST TO FINALIZE THAT, OR TO THE EXTENT THAT IT CAN BE FINALIZED BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN WE START MOVING DIRT. SO WE GOT OUR EYES ON THAT AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO TRACK THAT ALL THE WAY THROUGH CONSTRUCTION. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. SO I GUESS SIMILAR TO OUR BOARD TOURS, THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO CHAMBER MEETINGS TO REPORT ON THIS TIME.

BUT I LOOKED AT THE CALENDAR AND BECAUSE WE HAVE AN EARLY MEETING NEXT MONTH, CHAMBER ISN'T UNTIL AFTER.

SO I GUESS I WON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT ON NEXT MONTH.

BUT IN SEPTEMBER, THE GUEST SPEAKER WAS [INAUDIBLE] OF J2 SERVANT LEADERSHIP.

I FOUND HIM PRETTY INSPIRING. AND THEN I ALSO MET THE NEW.

I THINK HER TITLE IS MARKETING MANAGER FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT, AND SHE INVITED OUR STUDENTS TO COME TOUR THEIR PRINTING FACILITY, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE INTERESTED IN. AND THEN WE HAD [INAUDIBLE] DO HIS YEARLY KIND OF STATE OF THE COUNTY.

THIS PAST WEEK, HE POINTED OUT THAT 64% OF TAXES PAID TO HAYS COUNTY ACTUALLY GO TO THAT KIND OF CATEGORY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JAILS AND SUCH. AND IT REMINDED ME OF HOW WE HAVE TO TELL PEOPLE THE PERCENTAGE OF OUR MONEY THAT GOES TO INSTRUCTION, FOR INSTANCE. AND THEN ALSO JUST A SOBERING STATISTIC.

I DON'T KNOW WHY HE CHOSE THESE ENDPOINTS, BUT IN 2015, HAYS COUNTY HAD 172,000, AND IN 2045 WE´RE PROJECTED TO HAVE 633,000, SO. WE WILL BUT YES, YOU SHOULD GET ON THAT. SO I AM GOING TO GIVE THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION UPDATE THIS MONTH BECAUSE KIM AND I ARE CO TAG-TEAMING THAT ONE. THE 16TH ANNUAL SCHOOLHOUSE SCRAMBLE GOLF TOURNAMENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS THANKS TO THE INCREDIBLE SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND SPONSORS AND SEVERAL OF US WHO CAME OUT TO PARTICIPATE.

THEY RAISED OVER $68,000 THERE. AND THE FUNDS WILL GO DIRECTLY TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND STAFF ACROSS DRIPPING SPRINGS THROUGH THE FUNDED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE DISTRICT. MY HUSBAND, DAVE, ACTUALLY PLAYED WITH ROB AND HIS COMPANY.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE MUCH SUCCESS ON THE GREENS. BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY IN MY NOTES.

AND BUT THE RAFFLE ITEMS FROM THE FOUNDATION THAT THEY BROUGHT WERE INCREDIBLE.

AND MY HUSBAND ACTUALLY CAME HOME WITH A GREAT ONE.

IT WAS A SET OF TUPELO CORNHOLE SET. WHO KNEW? YEAH, IT WAS GREAT. SO THAT WAS SUCCESS. GRANT SEASON IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY.

THE FOUNDATION HAS RECEIVED 33 SUBMISSIONS, TOTALING MORE THAN $152,000 IN REQUESTS FOR THE INNOVATIVE TEACHING AND STUDENT LEADERSHIP GRANTS. THEIR GRANT COMMITTEE WILL MEET THIS WEEK TO REVIEW APPLICATIONS.

THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ANNOUNCING THE RECIPIENTS IN DECEMBER.

THESE GRANTS CONTINUE TO BRING CREATIVE, IMPACTFUL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO LIFE ACROSS EVERY CAMPUS.

AND FINALLY, FOR THEM, SAVE THE DATE FOR THE HEART OF A TIGER GALA ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH AT CANYON WOOD RIDGE.

THEY WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO ROUND UP A TABLE OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR A MAGICAL EVENING OF ENCHANTMENT, COMMUNITY AND FUNDRAISING. COUNCIL OF PTAS. OH, VISIT THEIR WEBSITE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THAT.

THE COUNCIL OF PTA. WE HAD A MEETING ON OCTOBER 6TH.

AGAIN, THIS IS SUCH A LONG MONTH. I FEEL LIKE WE HAD SO MUCH.

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AN INTERESTING STATISTIC, AT THE TIME OF OURS BEING IN GOOD STANDING, THERE WERE ONLY 49% OF PTAS ACROSS THE STATE THAT MAKE THAT MARK. SO WE'RE DOING GREAT. THE PRESIDENT OF OUR COUNCIL OF PTAS, CHRISTOPHER SCHULTZ, HAS MENTIONED A GOAL OF HAVING MORE COLLABORATION ACROSS THE DISTRICT OF THE LOCAL PTAS.

AND SO THEY'RE CREATING A SLACK CHANNEL FOR LIKE THE VP OF FUNDRAISING AT ONE CAMPUS TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO, YOU KNOW THEIR COUNTERPART AT ANOTHER CAMPUS AND SO THEY CAN COLLABORATE AND RUN THINGS BY EACH OTHER, WHICH I THINK WILL BE GREAT. DO WANT TO NOTE THAT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FACULTY AND FOR SENIORS ARE STILL OPEN AND THE DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 15TH, AND OUR NEXT MEETING IS NOVEMBER 10TH.

AWESOME. GO, TEAM! THAT WAS A LOT. A THICK MONTH.

ALL RIGHT. NOW ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING FOR OUR F.I.R.S.T.

[7. PUBLIC HEARING ]

OKAY. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS ON THE DISTRICT'S ANNUAL FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS, OR F.I.R.S.T. REPORT. AND THIS REPORT, REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE MANAGING TAXPAYER FUNDS RESPONSIBLY AND TRANSPARENTLY. THE REPORT WE'RE SHARING TONIGHT IS BASED ON THE DISTRICT'S 23-24 FINANCIAL DATA, WHICH DETERMINES THE OFFICIAL F.I.R.S.T.

REPORT FOR THE 24-25 YEAR.

SO THE F.I.R.S.T. REPORT OF TEXAS WAS CREATED TO HOLD DISTRICTS RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE FOR HOW THEY MANAGED THEIR FINANCES.

IT MEASURES THE QUALITY OF A DISTRICT´S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING PRACTICES.

F.I.R.S.T. IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MANAGE THEIR FINANCIAL RESOURCES RESPONSIBLY AND TO MAXIMIZE THE AMOUNT SPENT DIRECTLY ON INSTRUCTION.

IT ALSO PROMOTES TRANSPARENCY BY SHOWING THE PUBLIC HOW WELL THE DISTRICT MANAGES ITS FUNDS.

SOME BACKGROUND. THE F.I.R.S.T. ORIGINATED WITH SENATE BILL 875 DURING THE 76TH LEGISLATURE, AND WAS LATER REVISED BY HOUSE BILL 5 OF THE 83RD LEGISLATURE.

THESE UPDATES ADDED MEASURES THAT HELP ANTICIPATE A DISTRICT´S FINANCIAL SOLVENCY IN THE FUTURE.

DISTRICTS ARE REQUIRED EACH YEAR TO PREPARE A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REPORT, INCLUDE CERTAIN FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES AND HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING LIKE THIS ONE TO DISCUSS THE RATING. AND AGAIN, THE RATING IS BASED ON PRIOR YEAR AUDITED FINANCIAL DATA, IN THIS CASE THE 23-24 AUDIT.

AND SO WHAT IS SCORED? THE F.I.R.S.T. SYSTEM CONSISTS OF 21 INDICATORS THAT EVALUATE A DISTRICT´S FINANCIAL CONDITION AND MANAGEMENT.

FOUR OF THESE INDICATORS ARE CONSIDERED CRITICAL, MEANING YOU HAVE TO PASS ALL FOUR TO GET A PASSING SCORE.

THE REMAINING INDICATORS ARE GROUPED INTO SOLVENCY AND FINANCIAL COMPETENCE MEASURES.

THESE INDICATORS ASSESS THE TIMELINESS OF REPORTING, DEBT COMPLIANCE, FUND BALANCE HEALTH, AND THE ACCURACY OF DATA USED TO MAKE FINANCIAL DECISIONS.

TOGETHER, THEY PROVIDE A COMPLETE PICTURE OF HOW EFFECTIVELY A DISTRICT MANAGES TAXPAYER RESOURCES.

AND SO, GETTING INTO THE INDICATORS, THIS 4 CRITICAL INDICATORS.

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SO WE PASSED ALL FOUR. THE DISTRICT'S ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT WAS SUBMITTED TO TEA ON TIME.

AND WHITLEY PENN, WHO'S THE DISTRICT'S AUDITORS, THEY ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OR CLEAN AUDIT OPINION, MEANING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE PRESENTED ACCURATELY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS.

THE DISTRICT ALSO WAS CURRENT ON ALL DEBT OBLIGATIONS AND MADE TIMELY PAYMENTS TO TRS, THE IRS AND THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION. MEETING THESE FOUR MORE CRITICAL INDICATORS ENSURES A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY.

THIS NEXT GROUP ARE WHAT'S CALLED SOLVENCY INDICATORS, AND THEY MEASURE A DISTRICT´S OVERALL FINANCIAL STRENGTH.

THESE INDICATORS THAT YOU SEE HERE NUMBERS FIVE THROUGH EIGHT.

THEY FOCUS ON FUND BALANCE TRENDS, CASH FLOW AND LIQUIDITY.

DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD EARNED FULL POINTS ACROSS ALL SOLVENCY MEASURES.

THE TOTAL NET POSITION WAS POSITIVE, THE FUND BALANCE CHANGE WAS WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS, AND THE DISTRICT HAD 246 DAYS OF CASH ON HAND, MORE THAN EIGHT MONTHS OF OPERATING EXPENSES, AND IT'S WELL ABOVE TEA'S BENCHMARK OF 90 DAYS.

THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT RATIO INDICATOR EIGHT, WAS 4.33 TO 1, INDICATING EXCELLENT LIQUIDITY AND THE ABILITY TO MEET SHORT TERM OBLIGATIONS. CONTINUING WITH SOLVENCY. THESE INDICATORS, NINE THROUGH EIGHT, MEASURE WHETHER REVENUES EXCEED EXPENDITURES, MEASURE LONG TERM SOLVENCY AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF DEBT TO ASSETS.

AGAIN, DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD PASSED ALL THESE MEASURES, RECEIVING THE HIGHEST POINTS POSSIBLE.

THE DISTRICT'S LONG TERM LIABILITIES ARE WELL SUPPORTED BY TOTAL ASSETS, AND STEADY ENROLLMENT GROWTH OF OVER 7% ACROSS THE PAST FIVE YEARS, REINFORCES OUR FINANCIAL STABILITY AND CAPACITY TO MEET FUTURE OBLIGATIONS.

THESE SOLVENCY INDICATORS CONFIRM THAT THE DISTRICT REMAINS IN A STRONG POSITION BOTH NOW AND IN THE LONG TERM.

THE FINAL SOLVENCY INDICATORS, NUMBERS 12 THROUGH 14, LOOK AT THE DISTRICT'S DEBT POSITION, THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST RATIO AND STAFF TO STUDENT BALANCE OR STAFF TO STUDENT RATIOS.

DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD EARNED MAXIMUM POINTS ON ALL OF THESE INDICATORS AS WELL.

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN DEBT AND PROPERTY VALUES REMAINS STABLE.

ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARE WELL BELOW STATE LIMITS AND STAFFING LEVELS ARE BALANCED WITH ENROLLMENT GROWTH.

ALTOGETHER, THE SOLVENCY SECTION DEMONSTRATES THAT THE DISTRICT MAINTAINS EXCELLENT FINANCIAL HEALTH.

THIS NEXT GROUP, THE FINANCIAL COMPETENCY INDICATORS, THEY FOCUS ON DATA ACCURACY, AUDIT RESULTS, AND INTERNAL CONTROLS. THESE ARE INDICATORS 15 THROUGH 17, AS YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE.

AND AGAIN, DRIPPING SPRINGS EARNED FULL POINTS IN THIS CATEGORY.

THE DISTRICT'S ATTENDANCE PROJECTIONS WERE WITHIN THE ALLOWABLE RANGE, AND THE COMPARISON BETWEEN TEAM'S DATA AND THE AUDIT SHOWED LESS THAN A 3% VARIANCE.

THAT INDICATES ACCURATE REPORTING. THE AUDIT ALSO REPORTED NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES OR COMPLIANCE ISSUES, AND THERE WERE NO CONCERNS ABOUT THE DISTRICT'S ABILITY TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN.

THE REMAINING FINAL COMPETENCY INDICATORS, NUMBERS 18 THROUGH 21, FOCUS ON COMPLIANCE AND TRANSPARENCY.

DRIPPING SPRINGS MET ALL REQUIREMENTS HERE AS WELL.

THE AUDIT SHOWED NO MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE FINDINGS FOR FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS.

THE DISTRICT POSTED ALL REQUIRED FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE AND DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, THE BOARD REVIEWED PROPERTY VALUES BEFORE BUDGET ADOPTION.

THERE WERE NO REPAYMENT SCHEDULES FOR OVERALLOCATION OF STATE FUNDS, CONFIRMING FISCAL DISCIPLINE AND ACCURATE REPORTING.

THESE INDICATORS REINFORCE THAT THE DISTRICT´S FINANCIAL OPERATIONS ARE WELL MANAGED, COMPLIANT AND TRANSPARENT.

SO RECAP. FOR 24-25, DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD EARNED A PERFECT SCORE OF 100

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DRIPPING SPRINGS GOT A 98. SO WE WENT UP. IT HIGHLIGHTS THE DISTRICT´S CONTINUED FOCUS ON RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT AND STRONG FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT.

THE DISTRICT MAINTAINS A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE OF APPROXIMATELY $49.6 MILLION.

IT'S MORE THAN FIVE MONTHS OF OPERATING COSTS, AND THERE ARE NO QUESTION COSTS OR FINDINGS IN THE DAILY OPERATIONS.

THE FULL F.I.R.S.T. MANAGEMENT REPORT AND REQUIRED DISCLOSURES ARE POSTED ON THE DISTRICT´S WEBSITE.

THE DISTRICT REMAINS FINANCIALLY STRONG, STABLE AND TRANSPARENT IN MANAGING TAXPAYER RESOURCES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, RANDY. TRICIA. FIRST, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

I KNOW YOU ALL WORK VERY, VERY HARD AND WE HAVE AN AMAZING TEAM AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK AND EFFORTS THAT YOU GUYS PUT INTO EVERYTHING.

I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, JUST TO DOUBLE CHECK AND I THINK I KNOW THE.

WELL, I KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT JUST TO SAY IT OUT LOUD FOR THE INDICATORS 15 AND 19, THE HIGHEST WE CAN GET IS A FIVE, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.

THANK YOU. THAT'S FUNNY. I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT 15.

ALSO. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I AM SO GRATEFUL TO OUR TEAM AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ADMINISTRATION.

THIS IS INCREDIBLE. I HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE STATE, BUT I KNOW THAT THIS IS EXEMPLARY AND I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF THAT.

BUT I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY COLLEAGUES FOR A SECOND AND JUST KIND OF REMIND US OF A MOMENT BACK WHEN WE WERE DOING BOND PLANNING, AND WE WERE MAKING THE FINAL DECISION AS TO WHAT WE WERE GOING TO GO TO OUR COMMUNITY WITH.

I WON'T TAKE LONG, I PROMISE. BUT THIS GOES BACK INTO ONE OF THE INDICATORS, AND I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT USING SOME MONEY OUT OF GENERAL FUND FOR TECHNOLOGY. AND I CAME TO YOU, MY COLLEAGUES, ABOUT THAT, AND I WAS REALLY WORRIED ABOUT TAXPAYER DOLLARS BEING USED WHEN THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO BE. AND SHANDA CAME UP WITH A GREAT IDEA, AND SHE'S LIKE, WHY DON'T WE CONSIDER PUTTING THAT AS A SECOND PROPOSITION, AND WE ENDED UP DOING THAT, AND OUR COMMUNITY, SUPPORTED US.

AND JUST HOW WE REALLY DO THINK ABOUT EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR, AND WE COLLABORATE AND WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS.

AND ULTIMATELY IT SHOWS WHEN WE SEE THIS TYPE OF RESULT BECAUSE THESE ARE REALLY BIG NUMBERS AND REALLY BIG INDICATORS. AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT, WHEN DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE, WE GET THIS TYPE OF RESULTS, A BIG DEAL. I APPRECIATE IT. SHANDA. I WAS GOING TO KIND OF ALONG THE SAME LINE, WHERE CAN WE FIND THE RANKINGS ACROSS THE STATE OR THOSE? I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HOW MUCH BETTER WE'RE DOING THAN EVERYBODY ELSE.

I LOVE 100. YEAH, YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO ON TAE´S WEBSITE AND SEARCH F.I.R.S.T.

AND YOU CAN SEE ALL DISTRICTS OUT THERE. OKAY.

YEAH I'M GOING TO CHECK THAT OUT AND SEE HOW MUCH BETTER WE'RE DOING.

PERFECT SCORE. WELL DONE. THANK YOU. WE'RE NOT A COMPETITIVE BOARD AT ALL.

BUT I CAN'T. YOU KNOW, AND I THINK A LOT OF THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO THE YOUNG LADY THAT YOU'LL BE REPLACING.

ELAINE, YOU'VE DONE YEOMAN'S WORK. ONE THING I'LL POINT OUT IN PAGE SEVEN ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT REPORT IS OUR TOTAL ASSETS ARE OUTPACING OUR TOTAL LIABILITIES, EVEN WITH THE CONSTRUCTION THAT WE'RE HAVING TO DO, THAT IS EXTREMELY POSITIVE.

5% INCREASE IN OUR TOTAL ASSETS, ONLY 1% INCREASE IN LIABILITIES.

OUR NET POSITION IN MILLIONS HAS INCREASED BY 24.

EXCUSE ME. BY 21%. THESE ARE ALL EXTREMELY HEALTHY SIGNS SIZE OF A STRONG FINANCIAL DISTRICT, IS REFLECTED IN OUR F.I.R.S.T. RATING, BUT ALSO IT'S REFLECTED IN THE ACTUAL FINANCIALS IN WHICH WE'RE OPERATING.

I THINK OUR CHARGE GOING FORWARD IS TO MAINTAIN THAT.

AND SO WELL DONE TO THE TEAM. WELL DONE, AS WE CONTINUE TO MANAGE.

AND TO OLIVIA'S POINT, I THINK, THERE'S SOME WORK THAT THIS BOARD HAS DONE TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY DO WE ESPOUSE FISCAL TRANSPARENCY, FISCAL DILIGENCE, BUT ALSO LIKE WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE IN LINE WITH THAT. AND I THINK WE'VE DONE THAT AS A BOARD. AND AND SO TO MY COLLEAGUES, CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. TO THE TEAM, WELL DONE, APPRECIATE IT. WOW, 100 I JUST LOVE IT.

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IT WAS A GREAT REPORT, BUT TO YOUR ENTIRE FINANCE TEAM AND THE HARD WORK THAT YOU ALL DO EVERY DAY, I KNOW IT'S A LOT TO JUGGLE, BUT I MEAN, THIS SPEAKS FOR THE JOB THAT YOU'VE DONE.

AND I GUESS AS OUR BOARD, THE DECISIONS THAT WE'VE HAD TO MAKE.

BUT YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR KNOWLEDGE TO HELP US MAKE THESE DECISIONS TOGETHER, I THINK HELPED US IN THE LONG RUN GET THIS 100 AND YOU GUYS ARE GREAT. KUDOS TO EACH OF YOU. THANK YOU. I JUST I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD SOMETHING.

THIS PAGE OF THE AUDIT. I KNOW IT'S NOT IN YOUR PRESENTATION, BUT I'LL JUST KIND OF SUMMARIZE.

SO IT SAYS AT THE, TOP FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT MAJOR PROGRAMS, AND IT GOES 2025, 2024, 2023.

AND SPECIAL EDUCATION CLUSTER IS TO BE EXPECTED.

BUT THE ESSER FUNDS WAS INTERESTING TO ME. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I KNOW THIS IS PREDATING YOU, RANDY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF ELAINE, YOU CAN HELP CLARIFY.

LIKE WHAT DID THAT ALL ENTAIL? IS THAT LIKE OUR FUNDS FROM OH, GOTCHA. I'M SORRY. YEAH. OKAY. WE'LL GET TO THAT THEN LATER, OKAY.

OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS EVENING.

IS THAT CORRECT? NO COMMENTS? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

MOVING TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION?

[9. CONSENT AGENDA]

ROB?. A MOTION FOR YOU, IF YOU'RE READY. I MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

A MOTION FROM ROB. A SECOND FROM SHANDA. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 7-0. ALL RIGHT. MOVING TO OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM.

[10. ACTION ]

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE BROOKE FULLER WITH WHITLEY PENN, OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.

BROOKE AND HER TEAM RECENTLY COMPLETED THE DISTRICT´S ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2025. AND SHE'S HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE THE RESULTS OF THAT AUDIT.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING. AS RANDY SAID, I AM BROOKE FULLER.

I'M THE SENIOR MANAGER ON THE AUDIT. AND TONIGHT I WILL BE PRESENTING THE RESULTS FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2025.

SO BEFORE WE GET INTO THE OPINION, I'LL JUST QUICKLY GO OVER THE AUDIT PROCESS.

SO IT STARTED ALL BACK IN FEBRUARY WHEN WE GOT THE ENGAGEMENT LETTER SIGNED BY THE DISTRICT TO START OUR SERVICES, AND THEN WE CAME ON SITE IN MAY FOR OUR INTERIM FIELD WORK.

AND DURING THAT TIME WE CONDUCTED INTERNAL CONTROL WALKTHROUGH MEETINGS WITH THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.

AND THEN WE ALSO TESTED THOSE INTERNAL CONTROLS.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FINANCE TEAM FOR HELPING US WITH ALL THIS TEST WORK.

I KNOW WE ASK FOR A LOT, BUT THEY'VE BEEN GREAT.

SO RANDY AND ALEX, I KNOW THEY'RE BOTH NEW, BUT THEY'VE BEEN GREAT THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS.

AND THEN WE CAME BACK IN SEPTEMBER AND DID OUR SUBSTANTIVE TESTING.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE LOOKED AT CASH, INVESTMENTS, RECEIVABLES, CAPITAL ASSETS, LIABILITIES, DEBT. AND WE REVIEWED ALL OF THOSE BALANCES. THEN THAT BRINGS US TO THE END, WHICH IS TONIGHT WHERE WE PRESENT OUR OPINION AND ISSUE THE REPORT.

SO THE PURPOSE OF A FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT IS TO PROVIDE USERS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH REASONABLE ASSURANCE THAT THEY CAN RELY UPON THOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT IS AN EVALUATION OF THE RELIABILITY OF THE DISTRICT´S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, NOT AN ASSESSMENT OF ITS ECONOMIC WELL-BEING.

SO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT INCLUDES ACTIVITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30TH, 2025.

SO THE AUDIT DOES NOT OPINE OR COMMENT ON MANAGEMENT'S FINANCIAL FORECAST OF FUTURE FISCAL PERIODS.

SO US AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, OUR GOAL IS TO OBTAIN REASONABLE ASSURANCE CONCERNING THE FAIR PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, NOT ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY. FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO BE FREE FROM MATERIAL MISSTATEMENTS, MISSTATEMENTS THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO MATTER TO THE USER OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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SO THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF OPINIONS THE DISTRICT COULD RECEIVE.

THE FIRST IS A DISCLAIMER. THE SECOND IS A QUALIFICATION.

THEN THE LAST OPTION IS AN UNMODIFIED OPINION OR CLEAN OPINION.

SO I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE DISTRICT DID GET A CLEAN OR UNMODIFIED OPINION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

THE AUDIT WAS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDITING STANDARDS AND WITH THE GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS.

AND THIS FULL OPINION CAN BE FOUND ON PAGES 3 TO 5 OF THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT.

ADDITIONALLY, WE ALSO HAVE AN OPINION ON INTERNAL CONTROL AND COMPLIANCE.

SO THERE IS NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES IDENTIFIED OR NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES.

ADDITIONALLY, NO INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE FROM MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE NOTED.

AND THIS FULL OPINION CAN BE FOUND ON PAGES 99 THROUGH 100 OF THE REPORT.

SO NEXT I'M GOING TO GO OVER SOME FINANCIALS KIND OF ON A HIGHER LEVEL.

SO THIS IS THE GOVERNMENT WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION. SO THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE DISTRICT´S BALANCE SHEET.

SO IT PRESENTS EVERYTHING THAT THE DISTRICT OWNS AND WHAT THEY OWE.

SO IT'S GOING TO INCLUDE CAPITAL ASSETS AND THEN ALSO LONG TERM DEBT, NET PENSION AND NET OPEB LIABILITY.

SO THE TABLE IS A LITTLE BIG ON HERE. BUT OVERALL ASSETS DID INCREASE BY 25 MILLION FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

SO THERE WAS A DECREASE IN CASH AND INVESTMENTS.

BUT THE CAPITAL ASSETS INCREASED QUITE A BIT FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THAT OVERALL INCREASE.

DEFERRED OUTFLOWS STAYED PRETTY CONSISTENT IN ONLY AN INCREASE OF 2 MILLION.

TOTAL LIABILITIES, THOSE INCREASED 3.8 MILLION.

AND THEN YES.

OKAY. BACK WHERE WE WERE. AND THEN DEFERRED INFLOWS ONLY DECREASED A LITTLE BY 800,000.

SO IN RESULT IN THAT POSITION DID INCREASE 24 MILLION FROM 2024.

AND THAT'S A 20% INCREASE. SO THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES.

ESSENTIALLY THE INCOME STATEMENT. OVERALL ACTIVITY WAS PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIOR YEAR.

PROGRAM REVENUE JUST DECREASED JUST ABOUT A MILLION.

BUT THEN GENERAL REVENUE, WHICH INCLUDES THE DISTRICT´S PROPERTY TAXES AND STATE AID, DID INCREASE BY 4.8 MILLION FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

AND THEN EXPENSES STAYED PRETTY STEADY JUST BY 0.3 MILLION.

OVERALL, THERE IS A $24 MILLION CHANGE IN NET POSITION.

SO GOING BACK TO YOUR QUESTION YOU HAD FOR RANDY, I CAN HELP YOU ANSWER THIS, BUT SINCE THE DISTRICT RECEIVES AND EXPENDS AN EXCESS OF $750,000 OF FEDERAL FUNDS, WE ALSO HAVE TO PERFORM A FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT.

SO FOR 2025, THE DISTRICT HAD 3.7 MILLION OF FEDERAL EXPENDITURES.

AND WITH THAT, OUR MAJOR PROGRAM WE SELECTED WAS THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLUSTER.

AS THE ESSER PROGRAM IS BEGINNING TO END. THAT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO.

THE DISTRICT HAD VERY FEW FUNDING TO STILL SPEND IN 2025, SO THAT'S WHY IT WASN'T PICKED UP AS A MAJOR PROGRAM.

AND THEN THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.

BUT DUE TO THE DELAYED RELEASE OF THE 2025 COMPLIANCE SUPPLEMENT BY THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, THE DISTRICT´S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL EXCLUDE THE SINGLE AUDIT PORTION AT THIS TIME.

THE COMPLIANCE SUPPLEMENT PROVIDES ESSENTIAL GUIDANCE FOR AUDITORS TO ASSESS FEDERAL PROGRAM COMPLIANCE AND CURRENT DIRECTIVES FROM THE AICPA GAQC.

PROHIBIT THE ISSUANCE OF SINGLE AUDITS FOR FISCAL YEARS ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2025, OR LATER UNTIL THE FINAL VERSION IS OFFICIALLY RELEASED.

SO, IN OTHER WORDS, US AS AUDITORS ARE NOT ABLE TO ISSUE THE SINGLE AUDIT REPORT AS OF TONIGHT, BUT WE WILL BE CHECKING TO SEE ONCE IT'S ISSUED AND WE WILL BE ISSUING IT AT A LATER DATE.

BUT WITH THAT, THERE WAS NO FINDINGS WITH THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLUSTER PROGRAM.

SO THIS SLIDE JUST GOES OVER THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS THE MAIN OPERATING FUND OF THE DISTRICT, AND KIND OF BREAKS DOWN THE DIFFERENT EXPENDITURES.

SO OVERALL THERE'S ABOUT A 4 MILLION INCREASE FROM 2024.

SO TOTAL EXPENDITURES IN THE GENERAL FUND WERE 100.5 MILLION.

INSTRUCTION AND RELATED SERVICES MAKES UP ABOUT OVER 50% OF THE DISTRICT´S EXPENDITURES, WHICH IS TO BE EXPECTED.

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THEN THE NEXT TWO LARGEST AREAS WOULD BE CONTRACTED INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES AT ABOUT 12%, AND THEN PLANT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AT ABOUT 9%. SO THIS SLIDE WILL GO OVER THE BUDGET TO ACTUAL SCHEDULE FOR THE GENERAL FUND.

SO IN THE 2024-2025 YEAR, REVENUES OF 98.8 MILLION WERE LESS THAN BUDGETED REVENUES BY 1.2 MILLION.

EXPENDITURES OF 100.5 MILLION WERE LESS THAN FINAL BUDGET EXPENDITURES BY 5.8 MILLION.

SO OVERALL, IN THE GENERAL FUND, FUND BALANCE INCREASED BY ABOUT $500,000, AND THAT RESULTS IN AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 49.6 MILLION.

SO THAT IS COMPRISED OF NON SPENDABLE FUND BALANCE, WHICH IS THE DISTRICT´S INVENTORY AND PREPAID AMOUNTS.

THAT WAS ABOUT $800,000. AND THEN ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE TOTALED 9.2 MILLION AND THEN LEFT OVER IS THAT UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE AT 39.6 MILLION. SO THIS GRAPH JUST KIND OF REPRESENTS MORE OF THE FUND BALANCE AS A PERCENTAGE OF EXPENDITURES IN THE GENERAL FUND. SO YOU CAN SEE THERE WAS AN INCREASE FROM 2024.

AND THEN IT IS TYPICALLY RECOMMENDED THAT A DISTRICT MAINTAINS ABOUT 90 DAYS OF EXPENDITURES IN UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE.

AND AS OF JUNE 30TH, DRIPPING SPRINGS HAS APPROXIMATELY 143 DAYS IN FUND BALANCE.

SO A VERY HEALTHY GOOD FUND BALANCE. TAE ALSO REQUIRES THAT WE REPORT THE BUDGET TO ACTUAL SCHEDULES FOR THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAM AND THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.

SO FOR THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND, REVENUES OF 4.7 MILLION WERE GREATER THAN BUDGETED REVENUES BY ABOUT $200,000.

EXPENDITURES OF 4.3 MILLION WERE LESS THAN BUDGETED EXPENDITURES BY ABOUT $600,000.

SO OVERALL IN THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND, FUND BALANCE DID INCREASE BY ABOUT 0.4 MILLION, AND THAT RESULTED IN AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 1.8 MILLION.

IN THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, REVENUES OF 41.9 MILLION WERE JUST BARELY LESS THAN THE BUDGETED REVENUES BY $9,000.

EXPENDITURES OF 18.4 MILLION WERE LESS THAN THE FINAL BUDGET EXPENDITURES BY ABOUT 40,000, SO OVERALL FUND BALANCE INCREASED BY 23.5 MILLION.

AND THAT RESULTS IN AN ENDING FUND BALANCE IN THE DEBT SERVICE FUND OF 59.3 MILLION.

SO THE NEXT THREE SIDES, I'M JUST GOING TO GO OVER SOME REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS.

SO THE DISTRICT´S ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND METHODS ARE APPROPRIATE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS.

GASB STATEMENT NUMBER 101, WHICH DEALS WITH COMPENSATED ABSENCES, WAS IMPLEMENTED BY THE DISTRICT DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, BUT IT DID NOT HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

THE PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REQUIRES THAT CERTAIN ESTIMATES AND JUDGMENTS BE MADE BY MANAGEMENT, AND WE CONCLUDED THAT MANAGEMENT HAS A REASONABLE BASIS FOR THESE SIGNIFICANT JUDGMENTS AND ESTIMATES THAT DO IMPACT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

WE ENCOUNTERED NO DIFFICULTIES IN DEALING WITH MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMING AND COMPLETING OUR AUDIT.

THERE WAS ALSO NO MATERIAL MISSTATEMENTS THAT WE IDENTIFIED BY US THAT REQUIRED MANAGEMENT TO CORRECT.

AND THEN WE HAD NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT OVER THE APPLICATION OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES OR MANAGEMENT'S JUDGMENTS ABOUT ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES.

AND THEN WE HAVE REPRESENTED CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS FROM MANAGEMENT.

SO THAT'S A MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER. SO WE RECEIVED A SIGNED COPY FROM Y'ALL.

WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY SITUATIONS IN WHICH MANAGEMENT CONSULTED WITH OTHER ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING OR FINANCIAL REPORTING MATTERS.

AND THEN LASTLY, WE DISCUSSED THE APPLICATION OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND AUDITING STANDARDS.

HOWEVER, OUR RESPONSES WERE NOT A CONDITION TO OUR RETENTION AS AUDITORS.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION TONIGHT. AND I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY.

OKAY. SO I DID JUST WANT TO CLARIFY MY QUESTION.

SO THIS, JUST SO I UNDERSTAND THIS SLIDE THE RIGHT WAY.

IT'S GOING TO FLAG THE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF FEDERAL MONEY ESSENTIALLY THAT'S COMING TO OUR DISTRICT? IS THAT. YEAH, WE PERFORM A RISK ASSESSMENT ON ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS. SO WE MUST GET 20% COVERAGE. BUT WE ARE WAY OVER THAT WITH 62% COVERAGE WITH A SPECIAL EDUCATION CLUSTER.

Y'ALL ALWAYS HAVE A LOT OF FUNDING WITH THAT PROGRAM.

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WHAT DO THOSE PERCENTAGES EXACTLY MEAN WHEN IT SAYS 62% COVERAGE 80% COVERAGE? THAT MEANS THAT THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLUSTER, THAT THEIR EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES MAKE UP 62% OF THAT 3.5 MILLION.SPEAKERS]. OF THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES. I SEE. OKAY.

I JUST KIND OF WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FOR MY COLLEAGUES BECAUSE I HAD NO CLUE. AND ALSO SO I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS CORRECT.

I MEAN, THIS COULD BE A NO DOUBT, BUT WHEN YOU SAY 2025, THAT IS ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2024.

SO 2024 IS ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2024. I PERSONALLY REALLY ACTUALLY HAD NO IDEA THAT ESSER WAS THAT LARGE OF AN EXPENDITURE IN OUR DISTRICT FOR 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR. BECAUSE THIS IS THE LAST YEAR OF IT, SO.

YEAH. WOW. AND BACK TO 2023, THAT MAKES A LITTLE MORE SENSE BECAUSE WE WERE STILL DOING QUITE A BIT.

BUT REMIND ME, I'M SORRY FOR JUST A TINY SEGUE.

THIS ALSO INCLUDES DOCTOR [INAUDIBLE], LIKE THE HB, LIKE THE SATURDAY KIND OF PROGRAMS WE WERE DOING FOR EDUCATION AND HELPING CATCH UP LEARNERS. IS THAT ALL FROM ESSER FUNDS TOO? YES.

THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. AND THAT'S STILL GOING ON.

WELL, WE'RE STILL CATCHING UP KIDS, BUT WE'RE NOT HAVING ESSER FUNDS THESE DAYS. I SEE. SO BUT THAT LEARNING FROM THE HOUSE BILL IS STILL, BY LAW, CONTINUING IN OUR DISTRICT? YES. IF THEY'RE NOT SUCCESSFUL IN STAR, YES.

BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS FOR IT ANYMORE.

I SEE. OKAY. SO ANYWAY, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT YET AGAIN, THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT WE DID I THINK DO DURING COVID FOR COVID'S SAKE, BUT THEN ALSO THAT EVEN OUR STATE LEGISLATOR PUT IN TO IMPLEMENT THAT WE'VE NOW HAD TO CONTINUE NOW WITHOUT ANY FUNDING FOR IT.

SO ANYWAY, MY LITTLE SEGUE. THANK YOU ALL FOR ENTERTAINING MY QUESTION.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? MARY JANE? NOT A QUESTION. I JUST YOU KNOW HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS TO SEE NO MATERIAL WEAKNESS OR SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES.

INEFFICIENCY. SO AGAIN KUDOS TO YOU. HUGE WIN BY OUR FINANCE TEAM TONIGHT.

HUGE WIN. 100% AND A WONDERFUL AUDIT. THIS IS VERY GREAT NEWS.

VERY EXCITING. THANK YOU SO MUCH, WHITLEY PENN AND BROOK FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. KIM I'M SORRY. I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.

GO AHEAD. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE 2024-2025 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AS PRESENTED.

A MOTION FROM KIM, A SECOND FROM TRICIA. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 7-0. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO OUR CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK DELIVERY METHOD FOR DSISD 18+ PROJECT. A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY.

THE 18+ PROGRAM WAS PART OF THE 2023 BOND PROGRAM, AND PBK IS THE ARCHITECT THAT WAS NAMED PREVIOUSLY, AND THEY'VE BEEN BEGINNING THEIR WORK ON THE DESIGN.

AND IN FACT, THEY'RE GOING TO PRESENT THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT LATER THIS EVENING.

WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO UTILIZE A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK DELIVERY METHOD.

THIS METHOD ALLOWS US TO COORDINATE WITH THE ARCHITECT, THE CONTRACTOR AND OURSELVES.

AND IT ALLOWS US TO EVALUATE CONSTRUCTABILITY AND LOOKS AT ESCALATION OF COST.

WE CAN USE GMP, GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE, TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF LONG LEAD ITEMS. SO IT'S JUST A DELIVERY METHOD THAT WE'VE USED IN THE PAST AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH IT.

SO THAT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION. TRICIA? I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.

GO FOR IT. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK DELIVERY METHOD OF THE PROCUREMENT TO COMPLETE THE DRIPPING SPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 18+ FACILITY. A MOTION FROM TRICIA. A SECOND FROM OLIVIA.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 7-0. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT ACTION IS CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF OUR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DSISD 18+ PROJECT.

ALL RIGHT, SO STICKING WITH THE 18+ PROJECT, WE HAVE JESSICA MOLTER FROM PBK ARCHITECTS HERE TO PRESENT THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT AND DOCTOR MORRIS-KUENTZ AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT TO YOU THE DESIGN FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL FOR YOUR 18+ PROGRAM.

SO WE'LL START HERE WITH OUR AGENDA, AND WE'LL START WITH THE SCHEDULE AND THE DETAILS AND THEN END WITH THE PRETTY PICTURES.

ALL RIGHT. SO THIS PROCESS BEGAN IN JUNE WITH OUR PLANNING PROCESS AND DESIGN.

WE'LL BE WRAPPING THAT UP IN TWO WEEKS SO THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE ABLE TO START BIDDING ON IT.

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ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS THE SITE. IT IS RIGHT OFF SAWYER RANCH ROAD BY THE SYCAMORE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL.

YOU'LL NOTICE THE ROAD HERE IS TO THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN.

AND THE SITE IS THE DARKER GREEN AREA. THERE IS A DRIVEWAY RIGHT OFF OF THE DRIVEWAY FOR YOUR CAMPUS ALREADY, AS WELL AS 32 PARKING SPACES AND THEN THE BUILDING THERE ON THE RIGHT.

YOU'LL NOTICE HERE, TOO, THAT THERE IS A FENCED IN AREA TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, AND THAT'S PART OF THE PROGRAM AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. SO TO MOVE ON TO THE PROGRAM, YOU'LL SEE IN AN UPCOMING FLOOR PLAN, SOME DIFFERENT JUST GENERAL LAYOUT OF THE BUILDING.

YOU'LL SEE THE SPACES IN YELLOW ARE ADMINISTRATIVE.

SO FOR YOUR TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS, AS WELL AS THE LEARNING SPACES WHICH ARE IN BLUE, THERE'LL BE THREE OF THOSE, WHICH INCLUDE A WORKSHOP THAT HAS A DIVISIBLE WALL AS WELL AS A SIMULATED LIVING SPACE AND A LIFE SKILLS CLASSROOM, AND THEN SOME GRAY AREAS WHICH ARE SUPPORT SPACES.

SO THIS IS THIS VERY SCHEMATIC FLOOR PLAN HERE.

THE ENTRANCE IS TO THE TOP LEFT. AND THERE'LL BE A DOORBELL THERE TO LET PEOPLE IN.

IT'S GOT A SECURED SPACE THERE IN THE FRONT. AND AGAIN, THE ADMINISTRATION IS RIGHT UP THERE IN THE YELLOW AND THEN THE THREE EDUCATION SPACES AND SUPPORT SPACES IN THE GRAY. AND YOU'LL NOTICE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CORRIDOR THERE, THERE'S AN OUTDOOR LEARNING AREA.

AND THAT CONNECTS WITH THE OUTDOOR YARD. AND YOU'LL SEE THAT IN SOME OF THE RENDERINGS.

SO STARTING WITH THE EXTERIOR RENDERINGS, THIS WAS THE DESIGN.

IT IS MIRRORING THE MATERIALS FOR THE ADJACENT CAMPUS, SO IT'LL ALL FEEL LIKE ONE CAMPUS.

AND THE ONE THING I'LL NOTE IS THE SIGNAGE THERE IS STILL BEING WORKED THROUGH, SO THAT'S NOT FINALIZED.

WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE A NAME FOR THE CAMPUS THAT WILL BE DISPLAYED INSTEAD.

BUT THIS ALSO SERVES AS THE BUS DROP OFF FOR THIS AREA.

THIS IS THAT OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACE THAT YOU SAW IN THE PLAN.

AND YOU'LL SEE SOME OUTDOOR GARDENS HERE AS WELL AS A GREENHOUSE, SO THAT THESE STUDENTS CAN LEARN THOSE SKILLS AS WELL.

AND THIS IS WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE FROM THE APPROACH AS YOU TURN INTO THAT CAMPUS. NOW FOR SOME INTERIOR RENDERINGS.

SO THIS IS A VIEW OF THE MAIN CORRIDOR. I'M STILL WORKING THROUGH JUST FINAL TWEAKS ON THE MATERIALS, BUT THIS IS PRETTY CLOSE TO WHAT WE'VE COME TO DECIDE ON.

THIS IS THE SIMULATED LIVING LAB. THIS IS THE LIFE SKILLS CLASSROOM HERE.

AND THEN THIS IS THAT WORKSHOP, AND YOU CAN SEE THE TRACK ON THE CEILING THERE.

SO IT HAS A DIVIDE COMBINED ABILITY. SO YOU CAN MAKE IT INTO TWO SMALL ROOMS OR ONE LARGER ROOM.

ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

I'M CURIOUS. WE HAD DISCUSSED AT SOME POINT LIKE KITCHEN FACILITIES, EATERY.

LIKE WHERE IS THAT IN ALL OF THIS? THAT'S IN THERE, IF YOU GO BACK JESSICA, TO THE SLIDE.

SO THE WORKSHOP SPACE ACTUALLY HAS. I SEE NOW.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THERE'S THIS. AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER SPACE THAT WILL BE PLUMBED FOR COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT AS WELL.

IN ONE OF THE OTHER WORKING SPACES. OH, WONDERFUL.

OKAY, SO THE WORKSHOP SPACE, IF YOU FIND THAT THE ONE THAT'S ONE DIVIDED ROOM ON THIS WALL, WHICH YOU DON'T SEE, WHICH IS THE FRONT OF THE ROOM, ACTUALLY HAS THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO USE THAT IN A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

OH GREAT. SO THEY USE THAT FOR INDUSTRIAL TEACHING.

WE'VE GOT IT SET UP SO THAT IF THEY WANT TO ADD COMMERCIAL COOKING LATER, THEY'RE PLANNING FOR ALL OF THAT TO BE ABLE TO BE INCORPORATED INTO IT.

SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THE DEEPER DETAILS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON WITH THE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW, THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON THOSE FINAL DESIGNS. BUT YES, IT'S. WONDERFUL. IT'S KIND OF ALL OF THE SPECIFICS FOR THAT PROGRAM TO GROW AND HAVE EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED FOR ACADEMICS IN THAT SPACE.

I GUESS TO THAT POINT, WHAT OTHER MAYBE SOFT OR HARD BUILD THINGS HAVE KIND OF ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED THAT AREN'T ENCAPSULATED IN THIS PRESENTATION? IF YOU GO BACK TO THE SIMULATED LIVING ENVIRONMENT THAT HAS IN THAT ENVIRONMENT.

SO THAT HAS KIND OF A HOME KITCHEN. IT'S GOT A LAUNDRY FACILITY.

IT'S GOT A BATHROOM THAT'S A LITTLE MORE LIKE A HOME BATHROOM, SO THAT THEY CAN DO ALL OF THAT HOME LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN THAT SPACE.

AND SO DESIGNED TO BE ABLE TO FEEL A LITTLE BIT MORE LIKE AN APARTMENT, LIVING ON YOUR OWN, DOING ALL OF THOSE SKILLS IN THAT AREA. AND THEN THE OTHER CLASSROOM ACROSS THE WAY IS A MORE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM.

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SO THE WAY I KIND OF SEE IT, LIKE ONE OF THE SPACES IS MORE HOME, ONE OF THE SPACES IS MORE PREPARING FOR OUTSIDE OF HOME, AND ONE OF THE SPACES IS MORE CLASSROOM. THAT'S A NICE.

YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. VERY COOL. I LIKE THAT. DESIGNED WITH FLEXIBILITY IN MIND.

WE KNOW THE STUDENTS HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS AND SO YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO FLEX WITH THEM AS WELL.

YES. SORRY. NOW BOARD MEMBERS HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS.

OLIVIA. I THINK TWO THINGS WOULD BE BENEFICIAL RIGHT NOW.

ONE, I HAVE ONE THOUGHT I WOULD JUST LIKE MY COLLEAGUES THOUGHTS ON, IT'S VERY SIMPLE.

DO WE WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE. I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE AN OPINION EITHER WAY, BUT IT JUST STUCK OUT TO ME.

DO WE NECESSARILY WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE IT'S PART OF AND COHESIVE WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY, OR DO WE POTENTIALLY WANT IT TO LOOK DIFFERENT AND BY ITSELF? SO THAT'S JUST ONE QUESTION THOUGHT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MY COLLEAGUES THOUGHT ON. AND THEN TWO, I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL, HOLLY, IF YOU COULD SPEND MAYBE 30S.

THIS PROCESS IS SO DIFFERENT THAN OTHER PROCESSES THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH AS A BOARD, AS A DISTRICT.

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION FOR 18+ FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

OUR COMMUNITY APPROVED A BOND OF OVER $3 MILLION A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION, BE IT LAND OR PURCHASING A PROPERTY.

BUT THIS PROCESS LOOKS DIFFERENT IN TERMS OF DESIGN AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

AND WE'RE LOOKING AT SOMEONE AND YOU. I WROTE DOWN, YOU USED A COUPLE WORDS, LIKE FINAL TWEAKS AND DECIDE THIS LOOKS DIFFERENT BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY IS SEEING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME. CAN YOU JUST KIND OF RECAP THE PROCESS WHERE WE ARE NOW? SURE. I MEAN, AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, WE WERE LOOKING AT AN EXTERNAL SITE THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT FOR US.

SO WE CAME BACK TO YOU ALL WITH A PROPOSAL THAT WE DO IT ON DISTRICT PROPERTY, AND I THINK THAT GIVES US SOME UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES.

I THINK OUR THOUGHTS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING WERE IT LOOKS MORE LIKE SYCAMORE ON THE OUTSIDE, JUST BECAUSE IT IS ON THAT SAME SITE AND CLOSE BY.

INSIDE, WE REALLY MODELED IT MORE AFTER THIS BUILDING WITH THE COLORS THAT ARE MORE ADULT, MORE MATURE, SO NOT REALLY LOOKING AS MUCH LIKE ANY OF OUR OTHER CAMPUSES, BUT REALLY LOOKING MORE LIKE AN ADULT FACILITY LIKE THE YOUNG ADULTS THAT THEY ARE.

AND WE'VE PUT IN SOME INTENTIONAL THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH IN DETAILS IN THIS BUILDING.

SO I THINK, JESSICA, IF YOU'LL GO BACK, YOU'LL SEE, LIKE WHEN THEY WALKED IN, WE RECENTLY ADDED THINGS LIKE LOCKERS AND TALKING WITH THE STAFF ABOUT THINGS THAT THEY MIGHT THEN EXPERIENCE IN A WORK ENVIRONMENT SO THAT THEY'RE SET UP FOR SUCCESS AND HAVE KIND OF THOSE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES TO WHAT THEY MIGHT HAVE WITH WORK. AND SO THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF DETAILS THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH RIGHT NOW.

IS WHAT ELSE WILL THEY EXPERIENCE IN A WORK ENVIRONMENT OR IN A, YOU KNOW, LEARNING LIFE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ARE INCORPORATED INTO THIS FACILITY? OBVIOUSLY, Y'ALL KNOW WE ARE HOPING TO GET THIS OPEN FOR NEXT YEAR, WHICH MEANS WE'RE MOVING ON A MUCH FASTER PACE THAN WE NORMALLY WOULD IN TERMS OF DESIGN.

SO WE ARE BOTH BRINGING NEW DESIGN AND STILL MAKING SURE THAT THE DESIGN HAS ALL OF THE FEATURES AND ASPECTS THAT THEY WANT.

BUT WANTED YOU ALL TO BOTH SEE THE PROCESS OF WHERE WE ARE.

AND THEN THAT WAY Y'ALL HAVE AN IDEA BOTH OF FOOTPRINT AND SOME OF THE INTENTIONALITY THAT WE'RE PUTTING BEHIND THINGS THAT ARE BUILT IN THE BUILDING, BUT ALSO THINGS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING, YOU KNOW, AT 18+ THEY HAD THAT OUTDOOR SWING THAT THEY WROTE A GRANT FOR AND GOT THAT FOR THEIR STUDENTS. SO WANTED TO PROVIDE THOSE TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THEY HAVE THAT AS WELL. THEY'RE WORKING RIGHT NOW ON A GREENHOUSE DESIGN THAT'S ADA COMPLIANT, SO THAT THE KIDS CAN ACTUALLY GROW AND HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT TO ALSO HAVE ALL THOSE SAME EXPERIENCES THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT WITH ROOSTER TODAY.

SO BEING VERY INTENTIONAL TO THINK ABOUT THINGS THAT THE CAMPUS OR THE TEAM IS TELLING US THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED FOR THIS CAMPUS, THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THOSE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES.

AND THEN THE FINAL, ONE MY QUESTIONS IS AGAIN, BECAUSE THE PROCESS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THIS TIME, AND WE HAD ALLOCATED THE TOTAL BUDGET TO INCLUDE LAND.

AT WHAT POINT WILL WE BEGIN LOOKING AT NUMBERS ON THE BUILD? THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING YOU FOR CMAR SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT, BECAUSE WE WILL NEED THAT AS WELL TO GET GOING ON THIS.

I WAS GOING TO SPECIFICALLY ASK ABOUT THE SITE PLAN OUTSIDE, BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE YOU KNOW, THE BUS ACCESS, AND SO CAN YOU. I DON'T KNOW, HOLLY, MAYBE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

JUST SPEAK TO IT FOR ME AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, HOW WE'VE BEEN MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD FIT FOR THEM, IF THAT MAKES SENSE? YEAH, THEY ACTUALLY MODIFIED THE PLAN AS WE BEGAN HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE TEAM. ORIGINALLY SAID, YOU KNOW, WE NEEDED SOME BUSSES AND THEN HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THEIR DESIGN TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT IT FITS OUR LARGE BUSSES, THAT IT GIVES US THAT OPPORTUNITY IN THE FUTURE FOR GROWTH, WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE MORE STUDENTS AND NEED TO HAVE A FULL BUS SWING IN THERE.

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THAT LEARNING LAB, THAT WORKSHOP SPACE IS ALSO BEING DESIGNED WITH THAT FLEXIBILITY, WHEREAS THERE'S NEW PROGRAMING, YOU KNOW, NEW TRADES THAT THEY MAY WANT TO TEACH THOSE KIDS, NEW INDUSTRIES THAT THEY MAY WANT TO GO INTO, THAT WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO ADD THAT.

OKAY, YEAH. THAT'S GREAT. AND I'M GLAD WE'RE JUST BEING VERY INTENTIONAL AND HAVING, YOU KNOW, CONVERSATIONS AND THINKING DOWN THE ROAD. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THAT.

THANK YOU. TRICIA? I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT. I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW I ASK ABOUT ALL THE TIME.

AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF FAMILIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE PLANS AND TO SEE EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

AND MOVING IN SO QUICKLY IS JUST GOING TO BE AMAZING FOR ALL THE STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN OUR 18+ PROGRAM.

BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DSISD 18+ PROJECT.

MOTION FROM TRICIA, A SECOND FROM KIM. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ROB? I JUST HAD ONE REAL QUICK AND IT SPEAKS TO WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.

ON THE PROGRAM SLIDE. WOULD YOU MIND GOING BACK TO THE PROGRAM SLIDE? YOU HAD THE SQUARE FOOTAGE ON THERE. THAT'S WHY I WANT YOU TO GO BACK THERE, IF YOU COULD. HOLLY, WHAT KIND OF LONGEVITY, AT 5474FT² DO WE THINK THAT THIS GIVES US? YEAH, I KNOW THAT BROOKE HAS GONE AND LOOKED AT SOME OTHER PROGRAMS. THEY'VE HAD CONVERSATION WITH OTHER DISTRICTS ON THEIR RECENT BUILD, AND WE THINK THIS IS FULL BUILD OUT FOR US AT OUR FULL DISTRICT CAPACITY.

THAT'S GREAT. AND THE CAPACITY ON THIS? DO YOU HAVE NUMBERS ON THAT FOR [INAUDIBLE]? I BELIEVE IT'S, FOR STUDENTS APPROXIMATELY 40. NO, I MEAN MAX CAPACITY AT 54, 74 MAX CAPACITY? WHAT IS THE CAPACITY OF THE BUILDING? FOR STUDENTS? CORRECT. ABOUT 40. ABOUT 40. OKAY. YES. OKAY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT.

NO MORE DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 7-0. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO OUR LAST ACTION ITEM.

CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF 2018 BOND FUNDS FOR MAINTENANCE PROJECTS.

ALL RIGHT, TWO MAINTENANCE NEEDS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH REALLY NO AVAILABLE FUNDING, HVAC FOR CLNL. IT'S THIS ONE I MENTIONED LAST WEEK THAT WE'RE BEGINNING TO HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE HVAC UNITS.

AND IT'S JUST BECOMING MORE AND MORE COSTLY AND DIFFICULT TO I GUESS, FIX THOSE WHEN THEY GO DOWN.

AND THEN ALSO THAT'S ABOUT $70,000, THE BUDGET FOR THAT ONE.

AND THEN ALSO FENCING AROUND THE MAINTENANCE YARD AS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS OVER BY THE HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL FIELD, THAT AREA HAS BECOME MUCH MORE VISIBLE, MORE VULNERABLE.

IT'S JUST WIDE OPEN FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE. AND SO WE'RE WANTING TO PUT UP A SIX INCH, OR.

I'M SORRY. SIX FOOT PRIVACY FENCE IN THE BACK.

AND THAT WOULD SEPARATE IT FROM THAT DEVELOPMENT.

AND THEN ALSO SECURITY FENCE IN THE FRONT. WE'RE PROPOSING TO PAY FOR THIS WITH 2018 BOND FUNDS.

AND SO AS FAR AS UNALLOCATED FUNDS IN THAT BOND GOES PROJECT SAVINGS, WE HAVE ABOUT $237,527, AND THOSE ARE NOT ALLOCATED FOR ANYTHING ELSE.

THEY'RE JUST SAVINGS FROM PROJECTS THAT WERE COMPLETED.

AND THEN ALSO INTEREST. WE'VE GOT ABOUT $102,079.

SO THAT'S $339,606 TOTAL. AND SO THE TOTAL THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS ABOUT $220,000. I FORGOT TO MENTION THE FENCING IS $150,000, IS WHAT WE'RE BUDGETING FOR THAT.

SO IN LIGHT OF THE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS THAT WE'RE OPERATING UNDER THIS YEAR, AND THEN ALSO IN AN EFFORT TO SPIN DOWN THE 2018 BOND FUNDS, WE'RE RECOMMENDING FUNDING BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS THROUGH THE 2018 BOND.

SHANDA? I WILL MAKE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE USE OF 2018 BOND FUNDS TO FUND THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

A, CLNL HVAC IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $70,000, AND B, THE INSTALLATION OF PRIVACY AND SECURITY FENCING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL MAINTENANCE YARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,000. MOTION FROM SHANDA, A SECOND FROM ROB.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 7-0.

[01:35:03]

[11. REPORTS AND INFORMATION ]

WHAT WERE WE. ARE WE GOING TO HEAR A BOND UPDATE? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THEN I MADE IT UP. SORRY, Y'ALL.

THERE'S A LOT HAPPENED THIS MONTH, OKAY? IT WAS A BUSY MONTH.

OKAY. OPERATIONS REPORT? I HAVE NOTHING NEW. OKAY.

IT'S SAFETY REPORT. YES. I KNEW THERE WAS ONE THING.

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 ON 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 DECEMBER 3RD, 2025. THESE AUDITS PROVIDE US WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A SAFER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

THANK YOU, SERENA. SUPERINTENDENT´S REPORT? NO CHANGES.

ALL RIGHTY. WITH THAT, THE BOARD WILL NOW CONVENE A CLOSED MEETING TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS POSTED ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING,

[12. CLOSED SESSION ]

ANY ACTION THE BOARD WISHES TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF DISCUSSION IN CLOSED SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THE BOARD RECONVENES IN THE OPEN MEETING.

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

THANK YOU. WE ARE BACK IN OPEN

[13. OPEN SESSION ]

ROB. MADAM PRESIDENT, I HAVE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM ROB, A SECOND FROM SHANDA.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 6-0. CONGRATULATIONS. WELCOME.

ALL RIGHT. WITH NO FURTHER ACTION THIS EVENING, WE STAND ADJOURNED AT 9:03 P.M.

WE'LL TAKE A QUICK PICTURE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.