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[ 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM]
WE HAVE CONVENED FOR A REGULAR MEETING OF THE DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THIS MONDAY, DECEMBER 15TH.THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED.
WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT THIS EVENING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DR. REYNOLDS, SO I WILL BE RUNNING THE MEETING IN HER PLACE.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH OUR OPENING CEREMONY WITH PLEDGES TO THE AMERICAN FLAG AND THE TEXAS FLAG.
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
PLEASE REMAIN STANDING WITH US AFTER THE PLEDGES.
THIS EVENING, I'M DELIGHTED TO HAVE SYCAMORE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS, CARTER FRIKY, AND HAILEY HEMENEZ, TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU ALL DID A GREAT JOB. [APPLAUSE].
>> NOW WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS, DR. MORRIS COONS.
[ 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS]
>> NOT LIKELY THAT YOU FORGOT, BUT A QUICK REMINDER THAT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 IS AN EARLY RELEASE DAY FOR ALL CAMPUSES.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS RELEASE AT NOON.
SECONDARY CAMPUSES GET OUT AT 1:10 P.M. THEN THE DISTRICT WILL BE CLOSED FOR WINTER BREAK BEGINNING MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, STAFF WILL RETURN MONDAY, JANUARY 5TH, AND CLASSES RESUME THAT WEDNESDAY ON THE SEVENTH.
OUR NEXT TEXT PAYER TUESDAY EVENT WILL BE IN JANUARY ON THE 13TH AT 9:30 A.M. AT SYCAMORE SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
OUR TOPIC IS ELEVATING EDUCATION, THE DSISD WAY, WHERE WE'LL BE TAKING A LOOK AT OUR DISTRICT'S ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, AND YOU CAN RSVP ONLINE.
THEN WE WISH EVERYONE A SAFE AND WONDERFUL HOLIDAY BREAK.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, TO EVERYONE, HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR.
WE'LL SEE YOU BACK IN JANUARY.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL LEAD INTO OUR LEARNING SPOTLIGHT THIS EVENING.
[ 4. LEARNING SPOTLIGHT]
WE HAVE SYCAMORE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND I SEE MR. SPRAYBERRY. THANK YOU.>> GOOD EVENING. I'M CODY SPRAYBERRY.
I'M THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF SYCAMORE SPRINGS, ELEMENTARY.
I AM EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH OUR COUNSELOR, MS. CARROLL, AND SOME MEMBERS OF HER CARE COUNSELING CREW.
THIS IS A REALLY COOL OPPORTUNITY, AND I'M THANKFUL TO SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THAT MS. CARROLL HAS WORKED WITH THESE KIDS TO CREATE.
MS. CARROLL EARLIER THIS YEAR, MADE A DECISION TO FIND A WAY TO GIVE OUR STUDENTS SOME VOICE WHILE FOSTERING SOME LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
SHE'S WORKED WITH THIS GROUP ALL YEAR LONG, AND I THINK SHE'S DONE JUST THAT.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO THE EXPERTS AND LET THEM GO.
MS. CARROLL AND HER CARE CLASS CREW.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. HI. GOOD EVENING.
I'M THE PROUD COUNSELOR AT SYCAMORE SPRINGS.
THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR THERE AT SYCAMORE, AND I'M SO EXCITED TO GET TO HONOR ALL THE WORK THAT THIS CARE CREW HAS DONE.
I NOTICED THAT WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY AT THE END OF LAST YEAR TO CREATE A BRAND NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM.
I WENT TO THE FOURTH GRADE TEACHERS, AND I TOLD THEM MY IDEA TO CREATE THIS NEW TEAM, AND I SAID, I NEED SOME RECOMMENDATIONS.
SOME KIDS WHO COULD STAND UP THERE IN FRONT OF 350 STUDENTS EVERY MONTH AND HELP ME TO CO TEACH MY MONTHLY CARE CLASS LESSONS.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE STUDENTS THAT THEY RECOMMENDED.
I WENT TO THEM AND TOLD THEM ABOUT WHAT I HAD IN MIND AND HAD THEM COMPLETE OUR LIGHTHOUSE LEADERSHIP APPLICATION.
THEY HAVE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING BEGINNING IN AUGUST.
THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL, WE CAME BACK, AND I SAID, RIGHT, GUYS, IT'S TIME TO GO TO WORK.
WE'VE GOT OUR VERY FIRST ASSEMBLY NEXT WEEK.
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LET'S START PLANNING AND PREPPING.THEY HAVE JUST DONE AN AMAZING JOB.
EVERY MONTH, I TELL THEM, WE'RE UP, WE'RE LIVE, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT CAN HAPPEN? SOMEONE COULD BE SICK. WE HAD SOMEONE SICK TONIGHT.
BUT THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO JUST STEP UP AND BE THERE FOR YOUR TEAM MEMBER.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'VE DONE.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO THEM IN JUST A MINUTE, BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND, ALL THE LESSONS THAT WE TEACH OR THAT THEY CO-TEACH WITH ME, THEY'RE ALIGNED WITH OUR CALIFORNIA OR SORRY, TEXAS.
I DID NOT JUST MOVE FROM CALIFORNIA. IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS.
[LAUGHTER] I WAS THERE LAST 20 YEARS, SO IT'S JUST INGRAINED IN ME.
THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THE TEXAS STANDARDS OF BUILDING INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.
OF COURSE, THE TEXAS MODEL OF SCHOOL COUNSELING, HELPING TO FOSTER INTERPERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS, TEACHING KIDS HOW TO BE GREAT PEOPLE AND HOW TO BE LEADERS.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE MRA DATA AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.
WE SAW THAT WE HAD ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO HELP BUILD TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING BETWEEN STUDENTS AND ADULTS, AND ALSO TO REALLY FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING.
I THINK THAT THEY'VE HELPED ME TO STEP RIGHT UP AND TO CREATE, A SENSE OF BELONGING IN THE SCHOOL FOR ALL AND HELP TO FOSTER THOSE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR FABULOUS CARE CREW TO TELL YOU MORE.
>> HI. MY NAME IS HAILEY, AND I'M ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CARE CLASS CREW.
ONE WAY WE HELP OUR SCHOOL IS BY TEACHING THEM ABOUT THE EIGHT HABITS IN FUN AND ENGAGING WAYS.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE, WE'RE TEACHING THEM ABOUT WILDLY IMPORTANT GOALS, ALSO KNOWN AS A WIG, WHILE WEARING WIGS TO MAKE IT FUN.
KIDS ARE EVEN ASKING HOW THEY CAN HELP BE A PART OF THIS CARE CLASS.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY THINGS WE DO IN THE CARE CLASS CREW.
>> HI. I'M SULLIE, ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE CARE CLASS GROUP.
WE MEET MS. CARROLL ABOUT ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK TO PLAN AND PREPARE FOR MONTHLY CARE CLASS LESSONS.
EACH LESSON, WE DO SKITS, PLAY GAMES, AND TRY TO GET THE AUDIENCE TO PARTICIPATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
LAST MONTH, WE INVITED STUDENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE TO STEP INTO THE COURAGE ZONE BY PERFORMING IN FRONT OF THEIR PEERS.
SOME DID THE CHICKEN DANCE, AND OTHERS DID THE MACARENA.
WE EVEN HAD SOME TEACHERS WHO CAME UP AND SHOWED WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE A WIN WIN SOLUTION.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE IN THE LEFT, ME AND HAILEY WERE CREATING SIGNS THAT WE LIKE TO USE IN OUR CARE CLASS LESSONS.
THIS GETS THE AUDIENCE ENGAGED.
WE TAKE TURNS BEING LEADERS AND BE MCS.
>> HI, I'M CARTER, AND I'M ANOTHER LEADER OF THE CARE CLASS CREW.
ONE WAY I BUILD CONFIDENCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IS BY PERFORMING IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE SCHOOL.
EACH ASSEMBLY, WE GET TO TAKE TURNS BEING THE LEADER, AND WE TEACH KIDS ABOUT THE EIGHT HABITS.
ON THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT, WE ARE GOAL SETTING X TO Y BY WHEN, AND IT IS SUPER FUN, AND I LOVE IT.
>> DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY YOU'LL DID A FANTASTIC JOB, AND I COULD TELL THAT YOU HAD PRACTICED A LOT.
THAT RIGHT THERE SHOWS RESPONSIBILITY AND LEADERSHIP.
I ALSO JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT THE TEKS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.
THEY USED TO BE KNOWN BY ANOTHER ACRONYM, AND I THINK WE'RE MISUNDERSTOOD, BUT THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN REQUIRED.
I'M THRILLED TO SEE HOW YOU'RE HELPING YOUR STUDENTS TO LEARN THOSE TEKS. DO WE HAVE ANY?
>> I DO. YES. TO THE STUDENTS.
BY THE WAY I LOVE YOU GUYS COME UP HERE AND PRESENTING IN FRONT OF ALL OF US. THAT'S BIG TIME.
I LOVE THAT, BY THE WAY, TO ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS THAT THAT WE DO THIS, AND THIS IS SUPER COOL.
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KIDS, WHAT WAS IT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR OPPORTUNITY IN STUDENT LEADERSHIP THAT MADE YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF IT?>> WE JUST LOVE MS. CARROLL, AND WE LIKE PERFORMING.
>> I JUST REALLY LIKE HELPING THE SCHOOL.
IT'S SUCH A FUN OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO BE ON STAGE AND TEACHING, SO IT'S REALLY FUN.
>> I LOVE IT BECAUSE IT'S SUPER FUN.
>> THAT'S COOL. WE'RE PROUD OF YOU ALL FOR STEPPING UP AND LEARNING WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A STUDENT LEADER AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE.
SUPER IMPORTANT AND THINGS THAT CAN CARRY YOU WELL INTO LIFE.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR STEPPING UP AND LEADING, GREAT JOB KIDS.
>> WE HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU ALL.
WE BUILT THIS TEAM TO HELP CREATE A MORE POSITIVE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
HOW DO YOU BUILD A POSITIVE SCHOOL COMMUNITY?
>> I WOULD LOVE TO ANSWER THAT.
WHAT A VERY THOUGHTFUL QUESTION.
I THINK BUILDING A POSITIVE SCHOOL COMMUNITY IS ABOUT ONE WAY THAT WE DO THAT IS MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE FEEL HEARD.
THERE'S AN OLD SAYING THAT GOD GAVE YOU TWO EARS AND ONLY ONE MOUTH.
WHENEVER YOU ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE, IT'S REALLY, IMPORTANT JUST TO LISTEN BECAUSE PEOPLE FEEL RESPECTED WHENEVER YOU'RE LISTENING TO THEM.
I ALSO THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WHEN YOU'RE GIVEN FEEDBACK THAT YOU ALWAYS CIRCLE BACK TO SEE WHAT IMPACT THAT MADE.
IF WE MAKE CHANGES HERE IN OUR SCHOOLS THAT MAYBE YOUR COUNSELOR, YOUR PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDED, IT'S HELPFUL FOR US TO GO BACK AND SAY, HEY, LOOK, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
REMEMBER, I LISTENED, AND HERE'S HOW THAT CHANGE WAS IMPLEMENTED IN YOUR SCHOOL.
THAT'S ONE WAY THAT WE CAN DO IT.
>> WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HABIT AND WHY?
>> I THINK THAT ONE'S MINE, CARTER.
HOW MANY ARE THERE? THERE'S SEVEN? NO, THERE'S EIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT. WE'VE IDENTIFIED.
WE HAD A WHOLE BOOK ON EIGHTH ONE.
THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY GOOD WISDOM IN THEM.
CARTER, YOU KNOW WHAT PROACTIVE MEANS.
DOING THINGS WITHOUT BEING TOLD.
THINK ABOUT A SCHOOL, YOUR WHOLE SCHOOL, AND EVERY STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL WAS SO MOTIVATED TO SUCCEED THAT THEY WOULDN'T NEED TO BE TOLD WHAT TO DO.
THAT WOULD BE PRETTY COOL, WOULDN'T IT.
I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO HIRE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN BUSINESS AND ALL DIFFERENT THINGS.
LET ME TELL YOU, PROACTIVENESS.
FOLKS THAT ARE WILLING TO GO THE EXTRA MILE, FIND THINGS THAT AREN'T QUITE RIGHT, AND GO MAKE THEM RIGHT WITHOUT HAVING BEEN TOLD TO DO IT.
I'D ENCOURAGE YOU NOT ONLY TO FOCUS ON THAT HABIT, BUT ALSO, ESPECIALLY AS A STUDENT LEADER TO EMPLOY THAT HABIT, BEING PROACTIVE WITH THE INFLUENCE THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR SCHOOL, SUPER IMPORTANT.
THAT'S MY ANSWER, OKAY, BUDDY. THANKS.
>> DO ANY OF YOU WANT TO JOIN US ONSTAGE OR JUST EVEN BE THERE FOR OUR NEXT CLASS ASSEMBLY?
I CAN'T WAIT. I WANT TO BE INVITED.
I WANT AN E-MAIL. I'LL SHOW UP.
I'LL SHOW UP EVEN MORE THAN ONE.
I REALLY LOVE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
I LOVE WHAT YOU STAND FOR, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO COME WATCH YOU IN ACTION.
>> I THINK THEY SHOULD BRING ONE OF THOSE WIGS FOR YOU.
CAN YOU GO BACK TO YOUR SLIDES? GO BACK TO YOUR SLIDES? WHO'S GOT THE SLIDE THING? CAN YOU GO BACK TO? WATCH THIS.
WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING SUPER COOL. ONE, TWO.
ALL THE WAY. COOL. HERE'S WHAT WE'LL DO.
I PLAYED. I'LL GO FORWARD ONE.
I THINK IT'S ONE MORE FORWARD. WAIT FOR IT, NOT THE WIGS. THERE IT IS.
I'M SPEAKING FOR ME, AND MAYBE KIM.
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>> I THINK THAT'S CARTER'S SPECIALTY, SO HE'LL PROVIDE THE TRAINING ON THAT.
>> THERE'S SOME TRICKS OF THE TRADE?.
SOMETIMES WE HAVE COSTUME FAILURES, BUT WE JUST ROLL WITH IT.
>> IS THAT SUTTON'S SHIMI IN THOSE PICTURES? IS HE ON YOUR TEAM? IT IS. HE'S OUT SICK TONIGHT.
PAM'S WHOLE FAMILY'S BEEN DOWN WITH THE FLU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. HERE, WE MISS YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WELL, I JUST WANT TO END WITH SAYING Y'ALL ARE REALLY GREAT.
THE MORE STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT STAND UP AND DO THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING, THE BEST PLACE TO GO TO SCHOOL, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. DO WE HAVE SOMETHING ELSE?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
WE'RE MOVING TO OUR LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT OUR BOARD ACTIVITIES.
[ 5. LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT]
TAXPAYER TUESDAY, I THINK THIS ONE ONLY KIM AND I WERE ABLE TO ATTEND.KIM, DID YOU HAVE ANY HIGHLIGHTS?
>> YEAH, WE HAD A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT.
WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED THIS PARTICULAR SESSION THAT WE HADN'T SEEN BEFORE, SO IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE NEW PEOPLE COME IN.
RANDY DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB TALKING ABOUT TAXES AND RECAPTURE AND HAD SOME GREAT QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE.
BUT HE USED A LOT OF VISUALS AND MADE IT VERY CLEAR TO UNDERSTAND.
BUT NOBODY LEFT THAT ROOM CONFUSED, SO KUDOS TO YOU.
THEN WE TOOK A TOUR OF THE BUILDING AS THEY'RE GETTING READY TO START REMODELING OVER THE SUMMER, AND ENJOYED HITTING PARTS OF THAT BUILDING AGAIN. IT WAS GREAT.
I WAS AT A CONFERENCE AND COULDN'T GO, BUT WOW, WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT.
I'LL JUST LEAVE IT OPEN TO WHO WANTS TO JUMP IN.
THERE WERE FIVE OF YOU, RIGHT?
>> I'LL GO FIRST. COME ON, TIGERS.
I MEAN, WHAT A SEASON BY OUR VARSITY, OUR JUNIOR VARSITY.
EVEN OUR FRESHMAN TEAMS DID PRETTY WELL THIS YEAR, O TIGER FOOTBALL TEAM.
REQUEST, THOUGH. WE'VE GOT TO STOP GOING TO THE ALAMO NOW.
TWO OUT OF THE LAST THREE YEARS.
THAT'S WHERE OUR SEASON HAS ENDED, I THINK, IN THE FOURTH AND FIFTH ROUNDS RESPECTIVELY.
BUT NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF, YOU KNOW WHAT I LOVE.
WE GOT A CHANCE TO GO DOWN THE FIELD AND LOOK UP TOWARD THE STANDS. IT'S PACKED.
TO ALL OF OUR PARENTS, OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE FOLKS WHO JUST LOVE OUR TOWN.
NOW TO COME OUT, SUPPORT THESE KIDS, AND FIGHT FOR A CHANCE OF STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. LET'S GO.
PROUD MOMENT FOR ME, I THINK I SPEAK TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR US TO SERVE IN THIS COMMUNITY IN THIS WAY.
THIS IS OUR BEST OF OUR COMMUNITY DISPLAY, BOTH ON THE GRIDIRON AND ALSO IN THE STANDS.
AWESOME EVENT, AND VERY PROUD TO HAVE BEEN THERE TO SUPPORT OUR TIGERS.
>> LOTS OF ACTIVITY AROUND TOWN, INCLUDING OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DINNER, WHICH WAS SUPER FUN.
WE HAVE A SECRET SANTA THIS TIME.
IT WAS STILL FUN. OLIVIA, I SEE TOP LEFT FOR THAT.
>> THAT WAS GREAT. THAT WAS ACTUALLY CALLED HOMETOWN HOLIDAYS.
I LOVE THAT. I'M A COMMISSIONER FOR PARKS AND REC.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME I THINK THREE YEARS I'VE BEEN SERVING IN THAT CAPACITY.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE ANYTHING SOCIAL.
THE MAYOR HOSTED IT FOR A CIVIL SERVANT.
IT WAS CITY EMPLOYEES, ALL COMMISSIONERS AND CITY COUNCILS, AND WE JUST DID A POTLUCK.
IT WAS FUN. IT WAS REALLY GREAT.
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IT WAS NICE, AND EVERYONE ENCOURAGED THE MAYOR TO DO THAT AGAIN, SO I THINK THAT'LL BE A NEW TRADITION.>> YOU WANT TO JUST CONTINUE ON THE RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE.
>> OH, GOD. WE'VE HAD SO MANY AMAZING PERFORMANCES, AND I TRY TO MAKE IT TO AS MANY AS I CAN.
THIS WAS SYCAMORE SPRINGS, A MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR PERFORMANCE, AND THE KIDS DID ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL.
THEY DID A VERY TRADITIONAL, LIKE, A CHRISTMAS CAROL PRODUCTION THIS YEAR. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
THEY DID PHENOMENAL, AND I THINK THAT WAS IT FOR ME.
UNFORTUNATELY, I MEAN, THE CAMPUSES HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH THEIR HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES AND MUSICALS.
I KNOW SOME OF THE COLLEAGUES HAVE MADE THE OTHER ONES, BUT THEY DID A GREAT JOB.
>> ONE OF MY FAVORITE EVENTS OF THE YEAR, THE PROJECT.
I SHOWED UP FOR MY SHIFT FOR HALF A DAY AND WAS SURROUNDED IN PRESENCE THAT WE HAD GOTTEN WRAPPED FOR THE STUDENTS AND THE COATS.
BUT HERE'S THE DATA FROM THIS PARTICULAR EVENT.
THERE WERE OVER 1,000 GIFTS DONATED TO THIS EVENT, SERVING 158 FAMILIES AND DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD, A TOTAL OF 465 CHILDREN.
EACH FAMILY GOT TO COME IN LAST SATURDAY AND GET A BAG, AND IN THAT BAG WAS AT LEAST ONE SPECIAL GIFT THAT WAS REQUESTED BY THE STUDENT THAT WAS ON THE MITTEN.
SOME GOT A FEW EXTRAS, SOME GOT EXACTLY WHAT WAS LISTED ON THEIR MITTEN.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, BEFORE THEIR PARENTS LEFT, AFTER PICKING IT UP, THEY GOT TO STOP BY AND GET A FREE BRAND-NEW COAT.
THEY GOT TO GET A BLANKET, AND THEY GOT TO GET A BOOK, AND MY MOST FAVORITE SECTION WAS THIS BOTTOM LEFT PICTURE OF TOYS.
FOR EVERY CHILD THAT YOU HAD IN YOUR FAMILY, YOU PICKED UP A GAME TO TAKE HOME TO ENCOURAGE FAMILY NIGHT WITH THESE FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I WENT HOME THAT DAY, AND I JUST FELT GRATEFUL TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE SO MANY PEOPLE COME OUT AND DONATE AND HELP FOR THOSE THAT WOULD NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A HOLIDAY COMING UP LIKE THIS.
IT WAS A NON-MAKEUP DAY FOR ME THERE.
COME AS YOU ARE. IT'S LIKE NINE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
BUT WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT, AND IT WAS JUST THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY MONTH.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER TRUSTY MOMENTS OF THE PAST MONTH THAT AREN'T IN THE PICTURE? WE WILL MOVE TO THE LIAISON REPORTS.
WE HAD OUR DECEMBER MEETING LAST WEEK.
THIS PAST MONTH FOR FALL APPRECIATION.
THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION GAVE EACH EMPLOYEE IN THE DISTRICT A $20 GIFT CARD TO HEB, WHICH TOTALED ABOUT $25,000 IN THOSE CARDS, AND EACH EMPLOYEE ALSO GOT A SLICE OF PI, AND THAT WAS THANKS TO THE TIGER APPRECIATION SPONSORS AND THE COX FAMILY PROVIDING PIES FOR THE EVENT.
ALSO, MARK YOUR CALENDARS, THE HEART OF A TIGER GALA IS GOING TO BE ON FEBRUARY 5, THIS YEAR, AT CANYON WOOD RIDGE.
TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE, AND THE GALA COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE OUR DSISD COMMUNITY TO PURCHASE THEIR TICKETS AND JOIN US FOR A NIGHT OF MEANINGFUL SUPPORT.
FINALLY, THIS YEAR, THE DSISD EMPLOYEES HAVE STEPPED UP YET FOR ANOTHER YEAR, COLLECTIVELY CONTRIBUTING MORE THAN $25,000 TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND SCHOOLS.
NOW WE'RE INVITING OUR COMMUNITY TO STAND UP ALONGSIDE THEM, AND THROUGH OUR END OF THE GEAR, COMMUNITY MATCH CAMPAIGN, DOUBLING DOWN ON THE IMPACT DURING THE SEASON OF GIVING. THANK YOU.
>> DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING, TRISH?
>> YES. WE HAD THE SHOT COMMITTEE ON DECEMBER 2, AND THE AGENDA WAS JAM-PACKED WITH A BUNCH OF GREAT INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THAT COMMITTEE DOES AND LETTING BECAUSE THERE'S SEVERAL NEW FACES ON THAT COMMITTEE, AND SO THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF EXPLAINING THEIR PURPOSE AND THE LAWS AROUND IT.
THEY ACTUALLY TOOK NAMES FOR NEW OFFICERS THAT WILL BE VOTED ON AT THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS JANUARY 13TH.
>> THANK YOU. FOR PARKS AND REC, I WOULD JUST SHARE FOR EVERYONE THAT DRIPPING SPRINGS RANCH PARK HAS A WINTER WONDERLAND THAT CONTINUES TO GO ON WITH AN ICE SKATING RINK OPEN.
WE'VE STARTED OUR IMPROVEMENTS AT RENCH PARK FOR THE EQUESTRIAN CENTER.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO GO LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S LOOKING BEAUTIFUL. CHRISTMAS ON MERCER WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.
WE FINALLY HAD THE WEATHER ON OUR SIDE FOR THAT.
WE HAVE ALSO ROLLED OUT ALL OF OUR NEW BRANDING.
IT'S BEEN ABOUT THREE YEARS IN THE WORKS, AND IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL,
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AND WE NOW OFFICIALLY HAVE SWAG.PLEASE VISIT DESTINATION DRIPPING SPRINGS.
ALL THE NEW BRANDING INCORPORATES, LIKE BEING A BIRD CITY, DARK SKY, THE HISTORY OF THE POUNDS.
IT JUST WRAPS EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL. WE HAVE MUGS AND BLANKETS AND ALL THE THINGS.
THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR CT.
>> ROB, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THIS MONTH? WELL, THAT CONCLUDES OUR LIAISON REPORTS.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC FORUM.
[ 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
THE BOARD ENCOURAGES COMMENTS ABOUT THE DISTRICT FROM RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT, FROM DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, OR FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.EACH PRESENTATION CAN BE NO LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES PER PERSON OR SIX MINUTES PER PERSON USING A TRANSLATOR.
PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS OR CRITICISMS CIVIL AND COURTEOUS, EXCEPT FOR THE SPEAKERS, STUDENT, NO OTHER STUDENT'S NAME OR IDENTITY SHOULD BE DISCUSSED.
IF YOU HAVE A CONCERN THAT YOU WOULD LIKE HEARD AND RESOLVED, PLEASE PRESENT YOUR CONCERN THROUGH THE DISTRICT'S GRIEVANCE POLICIES.
UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE BOARD IS NOT PERMITTED TO DISCUSS OR ACT UPON ANY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.
THIS MEANS THAT BOARD MEMBERS ARE UNABLE TO DELIBERATE, ASK QUESTIONS, PROVIDE YOU WITH A RESPONSE, OR TAKE ANY ACTION RELATED TO YOUR COMMENTS.
IF AN ISSUE MENTIONED IS LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, THE BOARD'S DELIBERATION OR DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE WILL BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE APPROPRIATE TIME DURING THE MEETING.
FOR ISSUES NOT LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND PRESENTED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, THE BOARD PRESIDENT MAY DIRECT A SPEAKER TO THE APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
SPEAKERS WILL BE HEARD ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS AND ARE NOT PERMITTED TO RELINQUISH TIME TO ANOTHER PERSON.
WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM, INTRODUCE YOURSELF WITH YOUR NAME AND CONNECTION TO THE DISTRICT.
ONCE YOU BEGIN SPEAKING, THE TIMER WILL BEGIN, AND WHEN YOU HEAR THE TIMER SOUND, PLEASE CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD.
WE HAVE, IS IT MR. HO? I'M I SAYING THAT CORRECTLY?
>> THANK YOU. WE WANT TO GET IT RIGHT.
>> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO COMMEND THAT IN AUGUST, YOU GUYS COMPLIED WITH THE STATE DIRECTIVE TO BAN SMARTPHONES FROM THE CLASSROOMS, AND I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. NOW, TONIGHT, I'M HERE AS THE USUAL CRAZY GUY WHO HATES SMARTPHONES AND IPADS TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO FURTHER, TO PUSH BEYOND THAT, PUSH BEYOND JUST COMPLIANCE, AND BECOME LEADERS AND BAN EVEN MORE ALL SMART DEVICES, TABLETS, PHONES, TV SETS, ALL THE THINGS THAT WE NEVER HAD IN THE CLASSROOM AS KIDS, BECAUSE I THINK THE SCIENCE IS QUITE CLEAR THAT THESE THINGS ARE POISONOUS TO THESE YOUNG KIDS' MINDS.
AS A FATHER OF TWO GIRLS, WHO WILL BE ENTERING THIS SCHOOL SYSTEM SOONER THAN I WOULD LIKE, BECAUSE THEY GROW UP SO FAST.
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE THIS DISTRICT TO LEAD THE WAY IN THE STATE AND GO BEYOND THE BARE MINIMUM OF BANNING SMARTPHONES AND THEN ENACT POLICIES TO RESTRICT OR OUTRIGHT BAN ALL SMART DEVICES, TABLETS, IPADS, PHONES, WHATEVER, FROM THE CLASSROOM, ESPECIALLY UP TO AT THE VERY LEAST HIGH SCHOOL.
NOW, I DON'T WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION RN BARZ, SPEAKING IN HARD NAMES, AND THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS STUDIES RELEASED JUST THIS MONTH.
THEY CONCLUDED THAT SMARTPHONE OWNERSHIP WAS POSITIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH DEPRESSION, OBESITY, AND INSUFFICIENT SLEEP AT ALL AGES OF CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS A SCIENTIFIC STUDY. YOU CAN LOOK IT UP.
I ASK AGAIN, AND I IMPLORE YOU TO GO BEYOND THE BARE MINIMUM OF COMPLIANCE AND FURTHER REMOVE THESE TOXIC SUBSTANCES FROM THE CLASSROOM.
THEY MAY NOT BE PHYSICALLY TOXIC, BUT I BET YOU, IF WE ALL HAD A BARE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF BLACK MOLD OR LEAD IN THE PIPES, I THINK WE WOULD ALL REALLY WANT TO PUSH BEYOND JUST THE BARE MINIMUM OF REDUCING THAT.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND PLEASE GO LOOK UP THAT STUDY AND GO BEYOND THE BARE MINIMUM.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR PRESENTATION.
[7. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION]
AS VERY EXCITING ON OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, YEAR 2, FUTURE READY 2030.[00:30:05]
>> WE ARE EXCITED TO PROVIDE THIS UPDATE FOR YOU TONIGHT. IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN SINCE LAST APRIL THAT WE PROVIDED AN UPDATE.
TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW OUR YEAR 2 GOALS.
>> JUST AS A REMINDER, THE GOAL THE PLAN HAS FOUR KEY AREAS.
THE FIRST BEING ENSURING THAT THE STUDENTS POSSESS THE SKILLS TO CONFIDENTLY SOLVE PROBLEMS, COMMUNICATE, EFFECTIVELY, ADAPT, LEAD, INNOVATE, AND BE PREPARED FOR THEIR FUTURE.
THE SECOND BEING CREATING PATHWAYS FOR ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS FOR ALL STUDENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR PERSONAL WELL BEING AND GROWTH.
THAT'S STANDARDIZING OUR PATHWAYS TO RESOURCES.
THIRD, AROUND HUMAN RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGICALLY RECRUITING, HIRING, DEVELOPING AND RETAINING QUALITY STAFF.
THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENTS, ENHANCE AND ALIGN COMMUNICATION ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO BUILD AND SUPPORT RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, AND OUR COMMUNITIES.
THOSE FOUR AREAS HAVE NOT CHANGED.
THE SHOULD SOUND FAMILIAR FROM LAST YEAR.
MOVING ON FOR OUR YEAR TWO GOALS, THESE MAY LOOK FAMILIAR AS WELL BECAUSE THIS YEAR, WE'RE EXCITED TO THESE FULLY ALIGNED WITH THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
WHEN YOU REVIEWED THE DIP PREVIOUSLY, YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN THESE.
TONIGHT, WE'LL REVIEW THE GOALS, AND YOU'LL SEE THE STRATEGIES FURTHER IN DEPTH UNDER EACH OF THOSE GOALS.
ACADEMIC INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS.
EACH OF THOSE FOUR AREAS ALIGN WITH THE FOUR FOCUS AREAS THAT WE JUST REVIEWED, FOLLOWING ALONG.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DR. KIDD, AND SHALL WE BE THE FIRST GOAL UNDER ACADEMICS.
>> THANK YOU. UNDER OUR GOAL THAT REALLY ALIGNS ACADEMICS, OUR TEAM THOUGHT OF, AND THIS WAS A CULMINATION WITH PRINCIPALS, ICS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, AND DISTRICT LEADERS REALLY AROUND THIS GOAL AND WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE? THINGS COME UP LIKE, WHAT DOES GOOD INSTRUCTION LOOK LIKE? HOW DO WE MAKE IT CLEAR FOR TEACHERS? HOW DO WE ENSURE CONSISTENCY AND ALIGNMENT ACROSS THE DISTRICT? WHEN WE LOOK AT ALL THAT, WE DECIDED TO REALLY LOOK AT A TWO PART PLAN, BOTH MAKING OUR CURRICULUM MORE COHERENT ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS PROVIDING NOT ONLY EASE OF ACCESS, BUT ALL THE ELEMENTS OF A GUARANTEED VIABLE CURRICULUM.
YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THIS BEFORE, BUT WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WHAT WE TEACH THE ACTUAL CLASSROOM IS ALIGNED TO WHAT'S WRITTEN IN OUR CURRICULUM, AND THEN WHAT'S TESTED.
HOW DO WE GET REALLY CLEAR SO THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO PROVIDE STUDENTS AUTHENTIC OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT THEY CAN DEVELOP ACADEMIC, TECHNICAL, AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS? FOR US, REALLY UNDERSTANDING AS EDUCATORS, WHAT IS THAT TEAK GOING AFTER? WHAT IS THAT UNIT REALLY WANTING STUDENTS TO KNOW AND BE ABLE TO DO AT THE END? IT'S THAT REALLY CONSISTENT CLARITY THAT WE'RE GOING AFTER FOR TEACHERS.
WE HAVE AMAZING TEACHERS THAT HISTORICALLY, WHEN WE WERE IN THE CLASSROOM, WE WOULD JUST STAY IN OUR ROOM, WE WOULDN'T SHARE THE GREATNESS AND SO YOU MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF VARIATION WITHIN NOT ONLY THE CAMPUS, BUT ALSO THE DISTRICT.
OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS, WE'VE BEEN IMPLEMENTING PLCS, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES, WHERE WE'RE BRINGING THE GOOD OUT, AND WE'RE ASSESSING WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WE'RE LOOKING AT THE TEST AND WE'RE EVALUATING WHAT LEARNING EXPERIENCES ARE HAPPENING AND WHAT'S GRABBING THE ATTENTION OF STUDENTS WHERE WE SEE GREAT ENGAGEMENT SO THAT WE'RE ALIGNING THAT.
AT THE SAME TIME, NOT ONLY WORKING ON THE CURRICULUM SIDE, WE'RE ALSO BUILDING THE CAPACITY IN OUR TEACHERS, ESPECIALLY OUR NEW TO DRIPPING SPRINGS TEACHERS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
THAT'S THE TWO PRONGED APPROACH THE TEAM IS TAKING TO REALLY HOME IN FOCUS FOR THIS YEAR.
THAT CURRICULAR COHERENCE, HOW DO YOU DO THAT? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE TO UTILIZE PRIORITIZED ESSENTIAL STANDARDS.
I THINK YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THIS BEFORE, TOO.
IF WE TAUGHT EVERY SINGLE TEAK IN EVERY SINGLE CONTENT AREA, WE'D HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL UNTIL WE WERE LIKE 22.
THAT'S JUST TO GET THROUGH 12TH GRADE.
WHAT A REALLY ALIGNED BLC LOOKS AT IS THOSE TEAKS THAT ARE RELEVANT AND REALLY PRIORITIZED.
IT'S NOT SAYING WE DON'T TEACH EVERYTHING, BUT WHAT DO WE FOCUS ON? WHAT ARE WE ASSESSING ON? WHAT ARE WE INTERVENING ON SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE EVERY STUDENT HAS WHAT THEY NEED TO GO ON TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
OUR TEACHERS HAVE WORKED OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR YEARS NOW, REALLY ALIGNING THOSE ESSENTIAL STANDARDS, EVALUATING THE ESSENTIAL STANDARDS, AND UNDERSTANDING THEM AND WHERE THEY FALL WITHIN THE UNIT.
SAME THING WITH ASSESSMENT ALIGNMENT.
WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY ALWAYS GOING BACK TO OUR ASSESSMENTS AND ADJUSTING, REFINING WITH TEACHER VOICE.
IT'S NOT JUST THE HUGE L&I TEAM.
WE HAVE TWO THAT ARE REALLY WORKING ON THAT, BUT WE DO IT IN TEACHER PARTNERSHIPS SO THAT THEY CAN SEE WHAT THAT ASSESSMENT LOOKS LIKE IN THE BACKWARDS DESIGN ELEMENT THAT GOES INTO PLANNING LESSONS.
BUT THE BEAUTIFUL THING THAT WE ARE MOST EXCITED ABOUT IS REALLY GETTING CLEAR AND CLARITY AROUND WHAT DOES OUR CURRICULUM LOOK LIKE.
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WE HAVE A GREAT FRAMEWORK.TEACH RESOURCE SYSTEM. IT'S THE SAME THING.
WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FRAMEWORK, AND IT'S FULL OF WONDERFUL INFORMATION.
BUT A NEW TEACHER, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WRITE TO WHEN A WRITING CURRICULUM, A BRAND NEW TEACHER.
WE'LL GET LOST IN THAT BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH INFORMATION.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT THIS YEAR, BY JUNE, WE WILL HAVE A CLEARLY ALIGNED TEMPLATE THAT FOCUSES OUR NEW TEACHER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IN THIS UNIT AND THE WHY BEHIND IT, NOT JUST WHAT TO TEACH, BUT THE WHY AND THE HOW.
THE MORE VETERAN TEACHERS, IT COMES MORE NATURALLY, BUT FOR OUR NEWER TEACHERS, MAYBE NEW TO THE PROFESSION OR NEW FROM OTHER DISTRICTS.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ADDING CLARITY AROUND RIGOR.
WHAT DO WE WANT TO SEE AND EVALUATING STUDENT WORK TO SAY, I THIS, COULD WE TELL WHAT GRADE LEVEL THIS IS COMING FROM AND THE LEVEL OF RIGOR THAT THE TEAK REALLY WANTS US TO TEACH AT BY LOOKING AT STUDENT WORK.
I DON'T KNOW WHY MY VOICE GOT.
ACTUALLY, ALSO, WITH PROFICIENCY SKILLS, WHAT THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO DO IS TO NOT ONLY JUST GET A GRADE, A C. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A C MEANS, BUT A PROFICIENCY SKILL SHOWS A STUDENT WHERE THEY ARE, AND THEN THE STEPS THEY NEED TO TAKE TO GET TO PROFICIENT AND MASTERY.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
ONE THING THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART IS ACCESSIBILITY.
WE DO HAVE GREAT SYSTEMS. BUT RIGHT NOW, WE GO TO ONE SYSTEM, TCMPC FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE FRAMEWORK.
WE GO TO ANOTHER SYSTEM THAT HAS OUR RESOURCES, AND THEN WE GO TO ANOTHER SYSTEM THAT TALKS ABOUT OUR ESSENTIALS.
OUR TEAM IS REALLY WORKING ON PULLING THAT ALL TOGETHER IN A ONE STOP SHOP.
THAT'S VERY COHERENT AND ACCESSIBLE FOR OUR TEACHERS.
THEN ADDING THAT ELEMENT OF CALIBRATION AND FEEDBACK IS SO IMPORTANT, NOT ONLY FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS, BUT EVEN OUR CURRICULUM DOCUMENTS.
DOES THIS WORK? DOES IT NOT WORK? WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.
THAT'S A LONG LIST OF THINGS, BUT BY THE END OF THE YEAR, I'M GOING TO HAVE PRODUCTS TO SHOW YOU LIKE, HERE, THIS IS WHAT IT WAS.
THIS IS WHAT IT IS NOW. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AROUND CAPACITY BUILDING, WE'VE DONE A MULTI-LAYERED APPROACH TO THIS.
WE STARTED, AND THIS IS ON THE NEXT SLIDE TOO.
BUT IMPLEMENTING FOR OUR ADS GOALS, WE DO OUR OBSERVATIONS, AN ELEMENT FROM THE ART AND SCIENCE OF TEACHING, WHERE EVERY TEACHER HAD TO PICK MARZANO STRATEGY TO BUILD GOALS AROUND FOR THEIR ADS.
BUT THEN EVERY MONTH, OUR CAMPUS LEADERS ARE FOCUSED ON AN AREA THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT AND IDENTIFYING IN INSTRUCTION, AND EVERY MONTH THEY BRING EVIDENCE, AND WE HAVE GREAT RICH DISCUSSION ABOUT THE WHAT, THE WHY, THE HOW, AND WE LOOK AT ARTICLES, SOMETIMES, WE'LL READ EXCERPTS FROM BOOKS TO SEE HOW THAT ALIGNS.
THEN WE'LL ACTUALLY SEE WORK IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS TAKING PLACE, AND WE'LL ANALYZE THAT AS WELL.
FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, WE'RE FOCUSING ON FEEDBACK BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR NOT ONLY STUDENTS, BUT FOR TEACHERS AS WELL, WHEN WE'RE DOING WALK THROUGHS TO IMPROVE OUR INSTRUCTION.
THOSE ARE JUST A FEW THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON WORKING THROUGH.
THEN CAPACITY BUILDING IN OUR EARLY CAREER TEACHERS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT SUPPORTS.
OUR COACHING TEAM IS DOING FULL COACHING CYCLES WITH THOSE NEW TEACHERS. WE'RE IMPLEMENTING.
WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A MENTORING PROGRAM, BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE EVEN A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND INTENSIVE MENTORING PROGRAM THAT IS GOING TO HAVE SURVEYS ATTACHED WITH IT.
IT DOES. IT HAS SURVEYS ATTACHED WITH IT TO SEE IS IT WORKING FOR THE MENTEE, BUT ALSO THE MENTOR? WE CAN GET FEEDBACK.
WE ALSO JUST RECENTLY APPLIED FOR THE LASSO GRANT THAT'S GOING TO EVEN FURTHER TAKE OUR MENTOR PROGRAM TO THE NEXT LEVEL, SO WE CAN BE LEADERS IN THIS AREA.
THEN WE DO HAVE A DISTRICT WIDE NEW TEACHER ACADEMY THAT IS PROVIDING JUST IN TIME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, IF YOU WILL, WITH A SCOPE AND SEQUENCE FOR THAT BRAND NEW TEACHER.
AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD FOCUS ON.
LOTS OF DIFFERENT TOUCH POINTS FOR OUR NEWER TEACHERS AND LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONVERSATION WITH VETERAN TEACHERS.
THEN MTSS. WHAT HAS REALLY TAKEN PLACE THIS YEAR IS THE SPECIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT CAME IN AND REALLY SUPPORTED PRINCIPAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THIS IS.
ALIGNMENT IS SO IMPORTANT ABOUT WHAT EACH TIER MEANS, AND WHAT DOES IT DO? PEGGY, WHO IS THE COORDINATOR FOR MTSS DID A GREAT JOB OF ALIGNING WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN EACH TIER AND PROVIDE THAT CLARITY FOR BOTH PRINCIPALS AND APS.
THEY DO HAVE SOME WORK PRODUCTS READY JUST EVEN IN THIS MID YEAR REVIEW.
WE ARE SEEING BETTER TIER SUPPORT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND DOCUMENTATION.
THE HOPE IS THAT EITHER WE INTERVENE AND THE STUDENT GETS OUT OF THE MTSS PROCESS AND IS LEARNING ALONGSIDE EVERYBODY ELSE, OR IF IT'S APPROPRIATE REFERRAL, THEY ARE FOUND TO HAVE QUALIFIED FOR SERVICE THAT THEY MIGHT NEED.
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BUT IT'S REALLY RELATED TO THE ADS OBSERVATION, AGAIN, ADDING THAT MARZANO SUPPORT, AND THEN ALSO HAVING TEACHERS GO OBSERVE IN OTHER PEOPLE'S CLASSROOMS. WE TOOK THAT AWAY WHEN COVID CAME, AND WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK, AND IT HAS BEEN REALLY POWERFUL.I'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL PRINCIPALS, THAT THE TEACHERS ARE WHENEVER YOU STEP OUT OF THE CLASSROOM, YOU REALIZE, THEY'RE DOING THAT, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
THE TEACHERS ARE REALLY LEARNING FROM ONE ANOTHER, WHICH IS HUGE.
THEN HR WORKS WITH OUR ALTERNATIVELY CERTIFIED TEACHERS AND BUILDS A PERSONALIZED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PLAN AND MEETS WITH EVERY TEACHER IN EVERY PROGRAM.
>> THE EVOLUTION OF THIS GOAL IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR IN YEAR 1, COMMUNICATIONS DID NOT HAVE A GOAL.
THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CONSULTANT WAS THAT WE START WITH THREE, DO NO MORE THAN THREE GOALS IN YEAR 1.
IN OUR SECOND YEAR, WE GET TO FOLD IN THE CALMS GOAL.
THE CALMS GOAL DIDN'T MAKE IT IN YEAR 1.
WE'RE GET TO ADD IT IN YEAR 1, WHICH IS EXCITING.
THE HIGHEST PRIORITY WHEN WE WERE BUILDING THE PLAN WAS TO CREATE THE STANDARDS FOR DISSEMINATING INFORMATION.
THAT, OF COURSE, IS OUR HIGHEST GOAL, AND SO THAT IS THE YEAR 2 GOAL.
BUT WHAT YOU'LL SEE HERE ON THE STRATEGIES BELOW, AND THESE STRATEGIES ARE ALSO IN THE DIP ARE SUB GOALS THAT WERE BUILT OUT FROM A WORKSHOP WE DID WITH ADMINISTRATION.
THERE ARE SOME OTHER THINGS THAT ARE ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE GOING TO ACHIEVE THIS YEAR AS WELL.
SOME AROUND SOME INTERNAL COMMUNICATION THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ACHIEVE THIS YEAR.
DEVELOPING AN INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS FLOW CHART, JUST TO REALLY HELP AS WE GROW AND SCALE, IT'S ALL AROUND STANDARDIZATION AND MAKING SURE WE'RE BEING REALLY EFFICIENT AND HAVING GREAT EXPERIENCES EVERYWHERE WE GO.
DEVELOPING THAT INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS FLOW CHART FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, NUMBER ONE, AND THESE ARE NOT IN PRIORITY ORDER, JUST THERE'S FOUR OF THEM.
NUMBER TWO, DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE BANK OF COMMUNICATION TEMPLATES, WHICH WE ALREADY ARE BUILDING, SO THAT IS IN PROCESS, SO THAT LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE HAVE A FIRE DRILL, WHEN WE HAVE BAD WEATHER SO THAT WE CAN BE VERY QUICK TO RESPOND, AND THAT MESSAGING ALWAYS LOOKS THE SAME.
THE BRANDING IS THE SAME, THE MESSAGING IS THE SAME, IT'S TIGHT, AND WE ARE ABLE TO BE VERY QUICK AND RESPONSIVE WHEN THOSE THINGS COME UP.
NUMBER 3, DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT CLEAR GUIDELINES AND EXPECTATIONS FOR CAMPUS NEWSLETTERS.
THAT REALLY IS THE SUB GOAL UNDER THAT 4.1.
THAT NO MATTER OUR PARENTS, OUR FAMILIES, AND OUR COMMUNITY, THEY'RE HAVING THE SAME EXPERIENCE.
NONE OF THIS LIKE, WELL, I NEVER HEAR, I NEVER GET THAT.
EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES HAS THEIR OWN PERSONALITY, AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, BUT WE NEED INFORMATION TO FLOW OUT VERY WELL FROM OUR CAMPUSES.
WE NEED THOSE STANDARDS, AND WE AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS WANT IT.
THEY WANT THOSE STANDARDS TO COME FROM US.
US BEING THE EXPERTS ON THE CMS TEAM, I THINK WE CAN PROVIDE SOME REALLY GOOD RESEARCH BASED TOOLS TO THEM TO SAY, THIS IS HOW YOU WRITE A GOOD NEWSLETTER.
LET'S STRUCTURE THIS THIS WAY TO HOPEFULLY GIVE THEM BETTER CONSUMPTION.
AS DR. KIDD MENTIONED, I THINK SHE TOUCHED ON THIS ON THE CURRICULUM FRONT, DEVELOPING THOSE WE BELIEVE STATEMENTS.
TYING IN TO HER GOAL ABOUT THE CURRICULUM RESOURCES, TYING INTO THAT GOAL TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S BRANDED.
WHAT DOES THAT INSTRUCTION LOOK LIKE? THIS LAST STRATEGY IS REALLY A CONNECTION INTO THAT CURRICULAR PIECE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS IN ALIGNMENT THERE ON THAT FRONT.
THESE ARE JUST DRAFTS JUST TO SHOW PROGRESS, AS DR. KIDD MENTIONED, AS WE MOVE ALONG IN OUR NEXT UPDATE, WE'LL HAVE MORE ARTIFACTS AS WE GO.
BUT THAT FIRST ON THE LEFT, THAT'S THAT FIRST DRAFT, THE HIGHEST LEVEL FLOW CHART FOR EMERGENCIES WHEN THINGS COME UP, SO PEOPLE KNOW WHO TO CONTACT FOR WHAT FOR OUR ADMINISTRATION.
THAT MIDDLE DRAFT FOR MY TEAM IS THE COMMUNICATION STANDARDS.
STARTING ON, THESE ARE GENERAL GUIDELINES.
THIS IS HOW YOU WRITE CONTENT.
THEN ON THE RIGHT, THIS IS THE FIRST DRAFT OF THOSE BELIEF STATEMENTS.
AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A MIDPOINT TO SHOW YOU OF THE THINGS THAT ARE IN DEVELOPMENT ON THE CMS FRONT FOR THAT GOAL.
NEXT STEPS, WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP WORKING AWAY ALL THREE OF US ON OUR GOALS.
THEN WE WILL PUT AN UPDATE ON THE WEBSITE AND OUR STRATEGIC PLAN SECTION OF THE WEBSITE, AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK IN THE SPRING TO PROVIDE ANOTHER UPDATE.
DR MOSCOS, ARE YOU GOING TO SAY I LOOK LIKE YOU WERE GOING TO MAYBE SAY SOMETHING.
I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THIS HAS BEEN SUCH IMPORTANT WORK.
YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH THEY PUT INTO IT.
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DON'T FORGET WE HAD LAST YEAR'S GOALS AS WELL.THIS IS YEAR 2, SO A LOT OF PROGRESS THAT'S HAPPENED, AND IT'S JUST A CONTINUING REFINEMENT.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY GIVING US THE FEEDBACK OF WHAT THEY WANTED TO SEE THE DISTRICT DOING IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN SO THAT WE'RE INTENTIONAL ABOUT OUR NEXT STEPS.
A I JUST WANT TO SAY, I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND ALL THE WORK THAT ALL ARE DOING, BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A PRETTY HEAVY LIFT.
THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGE HAPPENING, BUT I THINK IT'S ALL JUST MAKING US EVEN BETTER AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> I JUST LOVE WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH COMMUNICATION, HOW WE'RE JUST GETTING IT ALL CLEANED UP AND JUST SENDING SUCH A GREAT MESSAGE.
JUST IT'S IMPROVED TREMENDOUSLY, AND I'VE NOTICED IT AND I THINK OUR COMMUNITIES NOTICED IT.
IT JUST MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION THERE.
IT'S EASY TO FIND, IT'S WELL RECEIVED, BUT YOU'RE JUST PROMOTING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS.
THEN ON THE CURRICULUM AND ACADEMICS PORTION, I JUST LOVE IT.
I JUST LOVE THOSE CHANGES AND HOW WE'RE GETTING STAFF INVOLVED AND HOW WE'RE USING FEEDBACK.
BUT WE'RE CHANGING IT UP A LITTLE BIT WITH SOME RIGOR AND SOME THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE RESULTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IN THE SPRING.
BUT THE DETAILED PLAN THAT YOU SET OUT, WITH YOUR CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT, AND I JUST LOVED WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT IT. THANK YOU.
>> I'M SO THRILLED, WHERE WE STARTED, WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT FUTURE READY AND WHERE WE ARE NOW, I'M SO THRILLED, WE ARTICULATE AND CONCISE, AND WE'RE HITTING THE MARK, SO THANK YOU.
I'VE GOT ONE QUESTION, AND I FEEL LIKE MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES, WE BRING THIS UP A LOT.
DOCTOR KIDD, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MENTOR, ONE THING THAT ALWAYS STRIKES ME BECAUSE OUR TEACHERS GIVE SO MUCH IS JUST WHEN THEY'RE TAKING ON ADDITIONAL TASKS.
FOR ME, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALWAYS MAINTAIN A CULTURE THAT'S NOT MORE MORE MORE, LIKE, MORE TIME ABOVE AND BEYOND, MORE EFFORTS, MORE THIS, MORE THAT.
WHEN WE'RE ADDING MORE PROGRAMS OR MORE OPPORTUNITIES, HOW DO WE KNOW THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE TO TOUCH BASE WITH OUR EDUCATORS AND THEY'RE NOT FEELING THAT?
>> I ACTUALLY THINK THAT'S THE REALLY INTENTIONAL PART OF THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING IS BY DIVING INTO, WE ALREADY HAVE THIS RESOURCE.
THEY'RE MAKING THAT RESOURCE MORE ACCESSIBLE EASIER TO USE SO THAT YOU CAN GET HERE, NOT HAVE A TON OF EXPERIENCE BEHIND YOU AND NOT HAVE TO GO 1,000 DIFFERENT PLACES.
I THINK THE INTENTION REALLY IS TO MAKE THAT LIFT MUCH MORE MANAGEABLE ACROSS ALL OF OUR STAFF, THAT THEY CAN BE ALIGNED AND THAT THAT'S MORE ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND NOT NECESSARILY PUTTING THAT EXTRA WORK ON THEM TO SAY, WE'VE GIVEN YOU THE RESOURCE, NOW, WE'LL FIND IT ALL, BUT IT'S MORE COORDINATED FOR THEM AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, SO THAT A BETTER LIFT.
>> IN VERY QUICKLY, AND I WANT THIS VERY QUICK.
BUT MY NEXT QUESTION WAS, WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND RESOURCES AND MONEY ON LIKE PROGRAMS AND SOFTWARE AND DEVELOPMENT.
WILL THERE COME A DAY FROM, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S LIKE AN IT PERSPECTIVE OR WILL THERE COME A DAY WHERE THESE PROGRAMS ARE MORE STREAMLINED, AND THERE'S NOT AS MUCH THAT HAS TO BE DONE LOCAL TO PIECEMEAL THOSE THINGS TOGETHER, THAT'S A LOT OF WORK.
>> I THINK PART OF WHAT WE DID TWO YEARS AGO WAS A LOT OF PULLING OF THOSE RESOURCES AND GOING THROUGH AND LOOKING AT ALL THE OPTIONS THAT WE HAD, AND THEN SAYING, WHAT'S THE BEST OF WHAT WE HAVE SO THAT WE WERE SELECTING THE BEST PRODUCTS THAT WE COULD USE IN THE CLASSROOM AND NOT EVERY PRODUCT THAT'S AVAILABLE TO US.
THAT ALSO GIVES US BETTER ALIGNMENT.
I ALSO THINK IT'S PART OF WHAT I'VE SEEN THE DRAFT THAT KAREN'S TEAM IS WORKING ON.
IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, IT'S ALSO PART OF THAT AND SAYING, THESE ARE YOUR HIGH LEVERAGE RESOURCES THAT ARE GOING TO BE THE MOST SUPPORT IN THIS LESSON FOR THE WORK THAT THE IS ASKING YOU TO DO.
>> ALL THE STUFF THAT'S NOT WORKING.
>> WE ALREADY DID A LOT OF THAT, WE ALREADY DID A LOT OF GETTING RID OF AND STREAMLINING OUR BUDGET, BUT ALSO JUST IN STREAMLINING WHAT WAS BEST FOR INSTRUCTION AND TRYING TO PICK AND CHOOSE BETWEEN ALL THE PLETHORA OF OPTIONS AND MAKE IT THE VERY BEST OPTIONS FOR THE DISTRICT.
>> I'M SUPER EXCITED TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE CURRICULUM SIDE AS THE YEAR GOES ON, SO I WON'T ELABORATE SO MUCH ON THAT, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION SIDE, AS A PARENT.
I HAVE REALLY REALLY SEEN NOW THAT I'VE GOT KIDS AT THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS.
I'VE GOT AN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND A NEWSLETTER COME IN TO ME EVERY WEEK.
I WILL SAY THAT WHAT I HAVE SO APPRECIATED IS WHENEVER I OPEN THOSE, I SEE THESE LINKS ON THE SIDE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THIS IS PART OF WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE STRICKLE DOWN OF THESE LINKS, WHERE YOU JUST CLICK IN AND GOES STRAIGHT TO THAT SECTION OF THE NEWSLETTER IT IS BRILLIANT.
>> STEPS, BUT YES, LIKE WE'RE AT LEAST ALL ON ONE THE SAME PLATFORM NOW AND LIKE.
>> IT HAS BEEN SO MUCH EASIER AS A PARENT THAT I GO, I WONDER WHAT I KNOW I SAW SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, AND I KNOW I CAN GO BACK TO THAT E MAIL, CLICK THE LINK, AND THEN THERE'S HEADERS,
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AND IT'S FAST AND EFFICIENT AND SO I HAVE REALLY REALLY NOTICED IT.>> DOES REMIND ME A LITTLE BIT OF ONE OF YOUR PASSIONS WHEN YOU STARTED WAS SO MUCH INFORMATION WAS THERE, BUT IT WAS VERY HARD FOR A PARENT TO FIND.
>> IT'S UNNECESSARY FRUSTRATION BECAUSE IT IS ALL THERE, SO WE DON'T NEED TO.
IS HARDER ON OURSELVES, LIKE IT'S ALL THERE, SO WE JUST NEED TO HELP OUR PARENTS FIND IT.
>> WE'LL ONLY QUICK QUESTION IS FOR YOU, DOCTOR KIDD, DID YOU SAY A LASSO GRANT, BUT FOR MENTOR ASSISTANT? IS THAT THROUGH TEA?
>> YES, WE WILL KNOW EARLY JANUARY IF WE WERE SELECTED FOR THAT GRANT.
IT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR MENTORSHIP, AND SO THEY'LL GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAM AND HELP US BUILD A VERY ROBUST MENTOR CONTINUING MENTOR PROGRAM.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR APPLYING FOR THAT.
I THINK YOU HEARD FROM THE WHOLE BOARD, HOW APPRECIATIVE WE ARE OF THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS SIMPLE, AND YET IT WAS OCEANS OF WORK, SO THANK YOU.
WELL, I DON'T SEE ANY MORE QUESTIONS.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS IS QUITE LONG.
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I THINK WHAT DOCTOR REINOL DOES IS JUST, LIKE, TAKE THE FIRST FIVE AND SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATION NEEDED.NO, WE'LL JUST GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM. WHO HAS A QUESTION?
>> DOCTOR HETRICK, SO TWO OF MINE FIRST, 8G CALENDAR LOOKS LIKE, DOCTOR KIDD, THAT'S YOURS.
WOULD YOU MIND US HIGHLIGHTING ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE BOARD ON OUR CALENDAR, PLEASE? THANK YOU.
>> WE MODELED THIS AFTER THIS YEAR'S CALENDAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FINISHING BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY.
>> WHICH IS A MUST, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT DOCTOR KIDD.
>> FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF SO THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING.
I AM GOING TO PHONE A FRIEND, MY NEW DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT ACCOUNTABILITY WHO LED DAK WORKED ON THIS CALENDAR, SO HE WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT ANY SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING OUTSTANDING THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM THIS CALENDAR.
>> NO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CALENDAR DRAFT 1, WHICH YOU GUYS WERE PROVIDED WAS THE OVERWHELMING FAVORITE BY DECK.
NO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES FROM WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
>> DID WE GET TEACHER FEEDBACK? DID WE GET A LOT OF I MEAN, I REMEMBER LAST YEAR THERE WAS A GOOGLE FORM OR SOMETHING THAT TEACHERS WERE SUBMITTING FEEDBACK.
>> WE SENT THAT OUT, WE HAD 11 PIECES OF FEEDBACK. NOTHING OVERWHELMING.
>> IT'S A GOOD SIGN THAT PEOPLE ARE PRETTY HAPPY WITH THE CALENDAR.
>> NO, WE STARTED IN A PRETTY GOOD PLACE.
MOST PEOPLE LIKED DRAFT ONE IMMEDIATELY AND SO WHEN WE STARTED STRONG, WE JUST WE FINISHED STRONG.
>> GREAT, AND THEN THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
THAT LOOKS GOOD. I'M SORRY, ON THE CALENDAR MOVE ON.
THE SECOND ONE WOULD BE ON 8K, IT LOOKS LIKE IS S HERE.
OBVIOUSLY, THANKFUL FOR OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND OUR PARTNERSHIP, IT LOOKS LIKE WE REALLY SETTLED INTO THE PROGRAM THAT WE REALLY IMPLEMENTED OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS WITH MARSHALLS AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, DEPUTIES AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, THE SECONDARY LEVEL.
IT DOES LOOK LIKE THOUGH THE COST SHARING CHANGED A LITTLE BIT.
AM I READING THAT RIGHT WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE?
>> IT HAS, I THINK THAT YOU PROBABLY RECALL SEVERAL YEARS AGO WITH 7525.
>> WHEN YOU PUNT A PEN TO PAPER, IT'S 7921.
>> GOT IT, SO NO CHANGE IN THAT IN THAT REGARD.
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, I MEAN, THIS IS TRULY A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND OUR DISTRICT, RIGHT WITH SOME COST SHARING TO COVER DEPUTIES, WHICH IS SUPER IMPORTANT.
BUT THOUGH WITH THIS MOU, DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE POSSIBILITY FOR A FIFTH DEPUTY WOULD BE IN THIS MOU.
THAT WOULD NEED TO BE A SUBSEQUENT MOU IF WE DECIDE THAT THAT'S A FUTURE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DISTRICT, TO HAVE THAT.
>> THIS MOU REALLY JUST REFLECTS WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. IS THIS A ONE YEAR?
>> IF WE'RE LUCKY. WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO GIVE US AN AMENDED.
BUT SO WE WERE GLAD THAT WE FINALLY GOT ONE BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ASKING ON FURTHER.
>> OH, SO THIS IS AN OVERDUE RENEWAL, COUNSEL.
>> I MEAN, IT IS PRETTY MUCH ANNUALLY, BUT SOMETIMES IT GOES PAST THAT YEAR.
>> I'M JUST SAYING BE HONEST WITH YOU.
THESE GETS THEM AHEAD, HIGH SCHOOL TWOS COMING, WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS GOING TO INCREASE OUR REQUIREMENT AND SO THAT IS YEARS OUT.
HOWEVER, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO START PLANT MS WITH OUR FRIENDS OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT WE'RE WE DEFINITELY NEED THAT. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTION.
>> AS LONG AS YOU'RE UP THERE, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE KUDOS.
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THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE LAST MONTH OR SO FROM ANOTHER CENTRAL AREA DISTRICT BEMOANING THE LACK OF COORDINATION.I THINK WE TAKE FOR GRANTED THE AMAZING JOB YOU'VE DONE AND GET INVOLVED.
EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME PAGE, SO THANK YOU. ANY OTHER.
IT'S PROBABLY FOR DOCTOR KIDD.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN BRIEFLY, I WAS TRYING OUT THIS ARTICULATED CREDITS IN ESCROW WITH THE BIOTECHNOLOGY? THAT WAS VERY CONFUSING.
>> YES, I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO ASK.
RED AND NOT YOU, BUT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE THIS RED AND I JUST PRACTICED THIS JUST A FEW HOURS.
>> YES, SO THESE TWO COURSES, THEY'RE NOT OFFERED AS DUAL CREDIT.
IT'S A WAY TO OFFER THE PROGRAM TO OUR STUDENTS.
BUT WHAT THAT MEANS FOR ARTICULATED CREDIT OR IN ESCROW.
THE STUDENTS TAKE THIS COURSE, AND THEN THEY CAN GET THEIR COLLEGE CREDIT, THEIR ACC CREDIT, IF THEY TAKE ANOTHER ACC COURSE, IT CAN BE WITH US.
IT CAN BE GOVERNMENT, IT CAN BE ANY COURSE.
ONCE THEY TAKE THE TWO, THEY'LL GET THE CREDIT FOR THE ARTICULATED ONE.
>> THAT'S SPECIFICALLY JUST FOR THOSE TWO COURSES.
WHY IS THERE A REASON THAT IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR FIVE YEARS.
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE REDA KNOWS, THAT'S CERTIFICATIONS.
FOR THE TEACHERS OR FOR OUR STUDENTS.
CERTIFICATIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS, SO NOT OFFERED IN DUAL, THEY HAVE TO HAVE A CREATIVE WAY TO OFFER THE PROGRAM FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THIS IS THE CREATIVE WAY.
CREATIVE, I SHOULD SAY INNOVATIVE WAY.
>> THANK YOU. ON THE ACC CLASSES THAT WE OFFER, ARE THOSE COMPLETELY UNDER THE DIRECTION OF AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, OR DO OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS HAVE ANY PART OF THAT OR I MEAN, WHO SUPERVISES THEM OR.
>> THOSE ARE PROFESSORS FROM ACC.
THAT'S PART OF THE MOU, IT'S THAT AGREEMENT THAT THEY ARE STILL AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE.
IT'S A COURSE FOR COLLEGE WITH COLLEGE LEVEL CONTENT.
YES, WHAT HAPPENS IN THE MOU WILL OUTLINE THAT IT'S REALLY A PARTNERSHIP THAT IF THERE IS A CONCERN, WHETHER IT'S BROUGHT UP FROM A PARENT OR A STUDENT WITH PROFESSOR CONCERNS, THAT ACC BRINGS A LIAISON.
THAT MEETS WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND POTENTIALLY SOME PARENTS.
IN THE YEARS PAST, THERE WAS MAYBE NOT AS RESPONSIVENESS ON ACC'S PART.
THAT HAS CHANGED, AND WE HAVE SEEN A HUGE RESPONSIVE STANCE FROM ACC, AND ANGELA GAMEZ IS REALLY PLEASED WITH THE PARTNERSHIP THAT ACC HAS PROVIDED.
>> YOU BROUGHT UP CONTENT, WHICH IS VERY I HEAR SOME CONCERNS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WHEN THEIR KIDDOS ARE TAKING THESE LEVEL CLASSES, THAT THE CONTENT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY FOR HIGH SCHOOL KIDS, IT IS DEFINITELY FOR COLLEGE KIDS.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, THOUGH, IS THERE ANYONE OVERSEEING ANY OF THAT OR IS IT JUST STRICTLY OUR KIDDOS ARE WITH THE COLLEGE KIDS?
>> ANGELA HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE LIAISONS TO LET THEM KNOW WHENEVER THERE IS A COMMUNITY CONCERN AROUND THE CONTENT.
IT'S USUALLY AROUND SOMETHING THEY'RE READING FOR ONE OF THE CLASSES, AND IT'S SPECIFICALLY ONE CLASS.
THE LIAISON WORKED WITH THE PROFESSOR.
WE DO HAVE SOMETHING WHERE THE PARENTS SIGN, TELLING THEM THIS IS THE COLLEGE LEVEL COURSE WITH COLLEGE LEVEL MATERIAL, AND CERTAIN STUDENTS, YOU MIGHT NOT BE MATURE TO HANDLE THAT OR IT MIGHT NOT ALIGN, BUT IT IS COLLEGE.
WHEN WE DID REACH OUT TO THE COLLEGE, THEY SAID THAT THEIR ACCREDITATION REQUIRES THEM TO THEY DON'T ALIGN TO OUR STANDARDS LIKE THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY WOULD WANT US TO, THEY ALIGN TO THEIR STANDARDS, AND SO THEIR CONTENT AND THEIR TEACHING IS ALIGNED TO THAT.
BUT WE DID TALK ABOUT ADDING A LITTLE BIT MORE LANGUAGE TO OUR COURSE GUIDE TO MAKE IT VERY VERY CLEAR THAT THESE COURSES THAT ARE OFFERED THROUGH ACC ARE OFFERED BY COLLEGE PROFESSORS, JUST LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO COLLEGE.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR FAMILIES TO UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> YES, THANK YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO EVEN UNDERSTAND.
IT'S NOT IN OUR CONTROL, REALLY, BECAUSE THEY'RE SIGNING THEIR KIDDOS UP FOR THINGS THAT ARE HELPING THEM IN THEIR FUTURE, BUT THE CONTENT IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT WE WOULD NORMALLY ALLOW AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
>> THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> I MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
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>> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM ROB, SECOND FROM OLIVIA.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR 6, 00, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM,
[ 9. ACTION (Part 1 of 2)]
CONSIDERATION OR APPROVAL OF SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR THE ROOSTER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RENOVATION PROJECT.>> WE HAVE THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR YOU FOR ROSTER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY RENOVATION PROJECT, AND WE HAVE BOBBY KINCAID WITH FLUGER ARCHITECTS HERE TO PRESENT.
>> GOOD EVENING. THIS SCHEMATIC DESIGN IS REALLY A CONTINUATION OF WHAT WE DID OVER THE SUMMER WHERE WE DID THE SECURE VESCULE.
WRONG WAY. ESSENTIALLY, WHAT WE'RE DOING AT ROOSTER, AND THIS IS GOING TO TIP I'LL SHOW THE SCHEDULE IN A MINUTE, BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TWO SUMMERS TO DO.
THE MAIN MAJOR THING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS WE'RE REPLACING ALL THE MECHANICAL SYSTEMS IN THE SCHOOL.
THEY'RE GOING TO MEET WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO SEE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO SCHEDULE IT, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO PROBABLY DO THOSE OVER BOTH SUMMERS.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME INTERIOR EXTERIOR FINISH UPGRADES.
THE EXTERIOR ESSENTIALLY IS, WE'RE GOING TO REPAINT THE BUILDING.
WE'RE GOING TO REDO ALL THE SEALANTS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
THEN ON THE INTERIOR, WE'RE REPLACING MOST FINISHES.
WE'RE GOING TO REPAINT THE WALLS.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT WAINSCOT IN THE CORRIDORS.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO MORE WHAT WE DID AT WILD-WOOD SPRINGS, AS FAR AS A COLOR PALETTE, NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME COLORS, BUT MORE WAY FINDING COLORS AS YOU WALK THROUGH THE SCHOOL.
THE KIDDOS WILL KNOW IF THEY'RE IN THE THIRD GRADE WING, THEY'RE GREEN OR WHATNOT.
WE HAVE A BUNCH OF MISCELLANEOUS SCOPE THAT I'LL SHOW HERE IN A MINUTE.
WE'VE GOT SAFETY AND SECURITY UPGRADES, WHERE EVERY EXTERIOR DOOR IS GOING TO HAVE A CARD READER CAMERA UPGRADES, AND, SPEAKER UPGRADES, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE AUDIO VISUAL UPGRADES TO EVERY CLASSROOM AS WELL.
ESSENTIALLY, AS I SAID, WELL, THEY'RE GOING TO REPLACE, YOU PROBABLY MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT ALL THE HPS UNITS ARE ON MEZZANINES, WHICH IS GOOD, MAKES IT BETTER FOR THE CAMPUS LESS INTERRUPTION, BUT THEY'LL REPLACE ALL THOSE ON THE CLASSROOM WING AND THE CAFETERIA GYMNASIUM.
MEZZANINE. ALONG WITH THAT, WE HAVE TO ADD A ROOF HATCH IN THE EXISTING ROOF BECAUSE THE WAY THEY GOT THEM IN BEFORE THERE WEREN'T ANY WALLS IN THE WAY, SO THEY JUST FLOPPED THEM IN THERE.
NOW WE HAVE IN TO NOT INTERRUPT SCHOOL, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BE THEY CAN GET A CRANE AND DROP THE UNITS IN.
WE ARE NOT REPLACING MOST OF THE DUCT WORK IS GOING TO REMAIN.
IT'S IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE AS THEY GO, IF IT'S IN BAD SHAPE, THEY'LL REPLACE IT.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH GROUND SO HEAT PUMPS, SINGLE PACKAGE UNITS AT THE CAFETERIA GYM.
THEN, OF COURSE, OUTSIDE AREAS FOR EVERYTHING.
THE IDFS GET THEIR OWN AIR CONDITIONING.
ELECTRICAL, WE'RE ESSENTIALLY REPLACING ALL THE LIGHTING WITH LED LIGHTING.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE'RE REPLACING ALL ALL THE CEILINGS AND ALL OF THE ROOMS. SO WE'RE REPLACING ALL THE RECEPTACLES, ALL THE OUTLETS ON THE WALLS.
THEN WE'RE WORKING ON ROUGH FINS FOR COMMUNICATION CAMERA AND SECURITY SYSTEMS. RIGHT NOW THE EXISTING PLUMBING FIXTURES WILL START WITH, THEY WILL REMAIN, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CONTRACTOR GO THROUGH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM AND CHECK THEM AND WE'LL CHECK WHETHER THEY'RE WORKING, WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE ALL OF THE FLUSH VALVES AND EVERYTHING AND ALL THE INERTS OF ALL THE PLUMBING.
THEN IF IT'S DETERMINED THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE AN ACTUAL TOILET OR AN ACTUAL SYNTH, AND WE'LL DO THAT AS WELL.
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM IS EXISTING.
IT STILL WORKS JUST FINE. IT MEETS CODE.
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THAT'S GOING TO STAY AND IT'LL BE ENHANCED WITH THE RENOVATIONS THAT WE DO.EXISTING CAMERAS ON CAMPUS WILL REMAIN.
THEN I THINK THERE MIGHT BE ONE OR TWO THAT WE MIGHT BE ADDING.
THEN ACCESS CONTROL, AS I MENTIONED, ALL THE EXTERIOR DOORS, ARE GOING TO HAVE A CARD READER AND A CONTACT POINT, WHICH MEANS YOU'LL KNOW IF THEY'RE OPEN OR NOT.
WE'RE ALSO ALSO ON THE SECOND FLOOR, GOING TO INSTALL SOME DOORS TO HELP WITH SAFETY AND SECURITY IN LOCKDOWN, IT'LL SECURE THE UPPER FLOOR FROM THE LOWER FLOOR.
THEN OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE LOCKDOWN BUTTONS, WHICH WE DID.
YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW THIS, BUT WE DID THIS THAT AT WILD-WOOD.
EVERY 4,000 FEET, THERE'S A LOCKDOWN BUTTON.
WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE THE SCHOOL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE AN ENDPOINT WHERE IT'S LIKE IN THE ADMIN AREA WHERE THEY GO TO TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL THOSE THINGS.
NEW SPEAKERS AND DESIGNATED AREAS.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A HALLWAYS, FOR THE MOST PART, BUT WHERE WE MIGHT BE LACKING SOME IN SOME OF THE BIGGER SPACES.
THEN AUDIO VISUAL, WE'LL HAVE PART MINTED INTERACTIVE PANELS.
WE'LL HAVE TWO PLUG IN PLACES IN EVERY CLASSROOM.
WE'LL HAVE LOCAL SOUND ENHANCEMENT, AND THEN SPEAKER SYSTEMS, AS I SAID, IN DESIGN AREAS.
THIS IS A PRETTY BASIC PLAN BUT ESSENTIALLY, THIS WHOLE PLAN, WE'RE REPLACING ALL THE FLOORS, WE'RE PAINTING ALL THE WALLS, WHERE WE'RE REPLACING ALL THE CEILINGS.
THEN WE'RE ADDING, AS I SAID, WE'RE ADDING DOORS ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
WE'RE REPLACING THE MECHANICAL.
THIS WAS A REQUEST FROM THE NEW PRINCIPAL IS WE ARE ADDING A RESTROOMS ON THE TWO SECOND, THIRD GRADE ON THE UPPER FLOOR BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GO DOWN THE HALL AROUND THE CORNER TO THAT BIG RESTROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR, AND SHE REQUESTED THAT WE GIVE THE SMALLER KIDDOS SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO MIX WITH FIFTH GRADERS.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT CLOSER, AND IT'S JUST MORE CONVENIENT FOR THEM.
THESE ARE JUST PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE EXTERIOR.
WE HAVE THREE OPTIONS THAT I DON'T THINK WE HAVEN'T SHOWN ANYBODY YET, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE GOING TO RE LOOK AT THE CAMPUS AND HAVE DIFFERENT OPTIONS OR WHAT THE ACCENTS ARE AND WHERE THE ACCENTS ARE LOCATED.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE STONE, BUT LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT WAYS TO PAINT THE BUILDING.
IT'S VERY ARTICULATED FROM A PHYSICAL STANDPOINT, BUT THE PAINT IS ALL THE SAME, EXCEPT FOR IN SOME PLACES LIKE AT THE FRONT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO ARTICULATE THAT.
THE CAFETERIA, NEW CEILING TILE, NEW LIGHTS.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT NEW FABRIC GRAPH PANELS IN THERE.
EVERYTHING IS VERY MONOCHROMATIC.
THE IDEA IS TO HAVE IT BRIGHTER, MORE LIGHTLY IN THERE.
WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE THE CURTAIN AT THE PLATFORM STAGE AND WORK ON THE ACOUSTICS IN THERE.
FOR CORRIDORS, AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE GOING TO.
RIGHT NOW, THE COLOR SCHEME IS THE SAME THROUGHOUT, SAME PATTERN ON THE FLOOR, SAME PATTERN ON THE WALL FOR EVERY ARDOR, EVERYWHERE.
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE TYPE OF FLOOR TO WHAT'S CALLED LVT FLOORING.
THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE WAXED.
BUT IT'S SHINY, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN WALL WOOD.
WE'RE GOING TO ADD TACK STRIPS AND A WAINSCOT RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT.
THAT'S ACTUALLY JUST PAINT ON THE WALL FROM A WAINSCOT GOING TO ADD SOME TILE THERE.
WE'RE ALSO AT THE LIBRARY ENTRY.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A STATEMENT THERE.
YOU CAN SEE THE WAINSCOT AND THEN THE CHANGE IN CEILING.
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THE LIBRARY ITSELF.WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN ADD AT WILDWOOD HAS SOME LITTLE BENCH SEATING, LITTLE COS. WE'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE WE CAN ADD SOMETHING THERE.
ADD SOME ACOUSTICAL PANELS, ADD SOME MORE COLOR TO THE SPACE AND DEFINE WHERE THE READING AREA IS.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT A MOVING THE CIRCULATION DESKS TO THE MIDDLE.
THEN AT THE GYM, WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE ALL THE BACK BOARDS AND THE FLOORING, WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO PAINT ALL THE ACOUSTICAL PANELS IN THERE, AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE A WIN SCOPE THAT GOES AROUND.
MISCELLANEOUS SCOPE, WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON WAY FINDING.
RIGHT NOW, YOU WALK IN THE SCHOOL AND IF YOU WERE BY YOURSELF, YOU WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE THE FIRST GRADE WING IS OR THE FIFTH GRADE WING.
SIX THINGS OR FIVE THINGS, FIVE THINGS THAT SAY ALT AT THE END OF IT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT OTHER THINGS WE CAN DO THAT ARE PERHAPS WE CAN GET THEM IN SCOPE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO ASK THE CONTRACTOR TO GIVE PRICE TO DO THOSE THINGS.
THEN THE DISTRICT CAN DECIDE WHETHER THEY WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY ON THAT.
A LOT OF THAT WILL DEPEND ON WHAT THE BASE BID IS FOR THE PROJECT VERSUS WHAT IT IS FOR THE FOR THESE ALTERNATES.
THAT'S REPLACE THE EXISTING CASEWORK IN THE CLASSROOMS. I DIDN'T MENTION THIS.
IN EVERY CLASSROOM WE'RE REPLACING IN THE BASE BID, ALL THE COUNTERS, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THEM SOLID SURFACE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WHEN WE WALK THE SCHOOL, THEY'RE IN THE WORST SHAPE.
THEN THE IDEA FOR THIS CASEWORK IS WE WOULD MAKE IT MORE LIKE WALL WOOD.
THEY HAVE SOME CUBBIES, BUT THEY'RE REALLY SMALL, AND THEY DON'T REALLY USE THEM AS CUBBIES.
WE'RE LOOKING AT MAKING THE CASE WORK MORE LIKE WILD WOOD.
SEAL COAT OVER THE EXISTING ASPHALT, THAT'S JUST PUTTING A TOP COAT ON THE ASPHALT THAT'S THERE.
REPLACE THE PLAYGROUND SURFACE AND THE IDEA THERE IS TO GET RID OF ALL OF THE MULCH AND MAKE IT MORE LIKE WILDWOOD, WHERE IT'S EITHER THE REALLY CUSHIONING STUFF OR IT'S THE GRASS, AS IT'S NOT ASPHALT WOOD.
FIELD TURF. THEN KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, THERE'S LIKE FIVE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED IN THE IN THE KITCHEN.
THEN THE NEW ROOF ON THE ON THE KITCHEN IS WE'RE REPLACING ALL THE UNITS ON THE ON THE KITCHEN ROOF ANYWAY, AND WHICH MEANS WE HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE CURBS ON THE ROOF.
SINCE WE'RE ALREADY DOING THAT, JUST REPLACE THE ROOF.
AS I SAID, THE SCHEDULE IS GOING TO TAKE OVER TWO SUMMERS.
WE NEED TO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE AT SD, I THINK WE'RE SCHEDULED TO TRY TO BE DONE IN JANUARY WITH THE DRAWINGS, GET THE CONTRACTOR TO BID IT, AND FOR US TO PERMIT IT.
THEN BY THE START OF THE SUMMER OF 2026, THE CONTRACTOR JUST HITS THE GROUND AROUND IT.
WE'LL HAVE MEETINGS BEFORE THAT DECIDING ON WITH JAMES TO DECIDE ON WHAT WE SCHEDULE WHEN.
THEN ANY REMAINDER OF THE WORK IS DONE IN THE SUMMER OF 2027.
>> I HAVE A COUPLE. BRIEFLY. JAMES, YOU MAY NEED TO POP OR SCOTT ONE OF THE TWO Y'ALL.
HVAC ON THIS CAMPUS HAS BEEN THE WORST PART.
WHAT'S BEING RECOMMENDED HERE, FIRST, WE FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IS THE CLASS OF SOME HOT, SUMMER COLD, AND IS THE REMEDY IDENTIFIED IN THE SCOPE FOR THE PROJECT?
>> YES, SIR. MOST OF THOSE ARE JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE 22-YEAR-OLD UNITS, 20-YEAR-OLD UNITS, WE SEEM TO REPLACES GONE.
WE'RE REPLACING THOSE [INAUDIBLE] PUMPS.
THE LOOPS THEMSELVES ARE DOING GREAT.
THERE'LL BE A NEW CHILLER ON THE ROOF BY THE.
>> REPLACING THE RTS, WE THINK WILL FACILITATE.
BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE RIGHT TOUCHING THE DUCT WORK.
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THINK THE WAY THAT THE AIRS BLOWING IS FINE, IT'S JUST THE RTS ARE.>> YES, EFFICIENT NOT EFFICIENT.
PUMPS AREN'T WORKING QUITE RIGHT AT THE AREA.
PUMPS ARE JUST QUITE OLD. JUST NOT EFFICIENT LIKE A HOUSE AFTER 20 YEARS, IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE IT DID WHAT IS NEW.
>> GREAT. SPEAKING OF THE ROOF ON THIS CAMPUS.
HAVE WE LOOKED AT THAT WITH A FINE TUBE COMBINATION AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT COME BACK IN TWO YEARS HAVE REPLACE OF A ROOF. THE CAMPUS ROOF.
>> MOST OF THAT IS A SANDY SEA METAL ROOF. GREAT CONDITION.
SUPPOSED TO LAST 50-75 YEARS. THOSE HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT.
WHAT BOBBY TALKED ABOUT, THE ROOF OVER THE CAFETERIA.
REPLACING SOME EQUIPMENT IN THERE WITH THE IT'S ACTUALLY OVER THE KITCHEN AREA, BUT WE'RE REPLACING MOST OF THE EQUIPMENT UP THERE.
THAT AREA IS PROBABLY ONLY 60 BY 60, THE ONLY FLAT ROOF ON THERE. WE ARE REPLACING.
>> WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT A IS AN ALTERNATE.
>> THESE ALTERNATES ARE PRETTY SMALL OVERALL.
WE CAN FIT THESE IN, CAN'T WE JAMES? I'M PRETTY SURE. WHO'S THE CONTRACTOR JURIS?
>> BROWN BUTLER IS DOING THIS JOB.
WE'VE BEEN PUSHING REALLY HARD FOR THE AC EQUIPMENT.
WE HAVE THAT EQUIPMENT LIST OUT.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY PRICING THAT FOR A GMP 1 IN JANUARY.
WE'VE BEEN REALLY FOCUSED ON THAT.
WE'LL START GETTING IN-STORE ALTERATIONS.
>> BECAUSE THE PLAYGROUND DOES NEED WORK.
IT NEEDS WORK. WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES BACK THERE.
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. LET'S GO, GUYS. MAKE IT CHEAPER.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO IN THE KITCHEN IS [OVERLAPPING].
>> TO PUT EXHAUST WITHIN THE DISHWASHER AREA, WHICH GETS REALLY STEAMY, AND THERE IS NO EXHAUST RIGHT NOW.
I WANT TO UPDATE TO A NEW EFFICIENT DISHWASHER MACHINE, THAT WILL TAKE THE EXHAUST.
WE'LL DO THAT. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE DOING THE ROOF THERE. WE'LL FIX THAT PROBLEM, TOO.
>> LAST QUESTION: HAVE WE CONSIDERED STARTING TO COLLECT CONDENSATE ON THIS CAMPUS AS A PART OF THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT?
>> THAT WOULD BE SUPER EXPENSIVE AND NOT [OVERLAPPING].
>> NOT REALLY WORTH IT TO JUST GET THE PIPING OUT OF THE BUILDING, AND IF YOU DON'T DO THAT RIGHT UP FRONT, YOU LOSE THE EFFICIENCY OF THAT.
>> NO, I GET IT. IT'S JUST SOMETHING.
WE GOT TO KEEP IN OUR BRAIN AS WE'RE LOOKING FOR WATER CONSERVATION.
NO. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THAT.
WHERE THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT CONSERVATION AS A PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING ON THE CAMPUS FOR IRRIGATION AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS TIED TO THAT.
WHERE IT'S PRACTICAL. IN THIS CASE, YOU'RE TELLING ME NOT PRACTICAL.
>> THE OUTSIDE OF OUR UNITS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ROOF IN THE DEAD MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL.
WE HAVE TO PIPE ALL THAT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SCHOOL, GET IT OUT, THROUGH TO THE WALL BUILDING. JUST THE MONEY [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'M SURE NOW, FLUGER, IN YOUR DESIGN, YOU'RE CONSIDERING ALL THESE THINGS THAT ARE NOW ALLOWING US TO BE MORE CONSERVATIVE WITH WATER, CORRECT?
>> YES. WILDWOOD IS A GOOD EXAMPLE.
>> WILD IS A GREAT EXAMPLE, 100%.
YOU KNOW THIS. PROBABLY ALL OF YOU KNOW THIS THAT THEY'RE NOT ALLOWING YOU TO IRRIGATE.
WE'RE USING THOSE TANKS TO COLLECT [OVERLAPPING].
>> IRRIGATE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
>> I KNOW WE'RE DOING IT FOR HIGH SCHOOL TOO, WHICH IS SUPER IMPORTANT.
BUT WHERE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY RETROACTIVELY DO IT, IT'S EVEN BETTER.
BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S NOT PRACTICAL, SO.
>> REALLY HARD ON AN OLD BUILDING AND REALLY HARD. GAVE YOU LESS EFFICIENCY.
THE PRICING GOES UP TO 20, 25 YEARS, IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE FOR.
>> COOL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE, SIR.
OLIVIA AND I'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS WITH TILING ALL THE WALLS.
I KNOW FOR RESILIENCY, AND WHAT WE HAVE NOW, IT'S JUST PAINT, AND THAT'S I KNOW NOT A GOOD OPTION.
WHAT DID WE USE IN DSMS ON THE WALLS RECENTLY?
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS MORE COST-EFFECTIVE OR COST-EFFICIENT, THEN HOW FAR IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING UP PRETTY FAR ON LABOR-INTENSIVE-WISE? IS INDIVIDUAL TILES THE RIGHT WAY TO GO COST-WISE?
>> THAT PANEL IS A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE, AND IT CAN LOOK A LITTLE MORE ADULTISH.
I THINK WE LIKE THE TILE BECAUSE THEY LOOK MORE KID-FRIENDLY.
PLUS, LIKE BOBBY TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, WHEN WE GOT THE WAYFINDING, WE BUILT IN THE FLOOR.
WE GOT THE PURPLE WING, THE GREEN WING, AND THE BLUE WING.
WE PUT THE WAYFINDING IN THE FLOOR ON THE TILE, AND THE KIDS FIND THEIR WAY TO THEIR WING.
DOING THAT ON HERE IS REALLY HARD WITH PLM PANELS.
IT'S MORE OF A SECONDARY THING.
THEY PUT THE MONEY IN THERE, AND THEY TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF ABUSE, A LITTLE BIT STRONGER.
TILES A LITTLE BIT CHEAPER, A LITTLE MORE KID-FRIENDLY.
>> IT IS MORE COST-EFFECTIVE TO DO TILE?
>> THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER BENEFIT TO TILE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE WALKED DOWN AND YOU'VE SEEN THE TILE IN THE HALLWAYS AT WILDWOOD, IS THEY'RE NOT ALL FLAT.
THAT'S INTENTIONAL BECAUSE A LOT OF KIDS, THEY GET SENSORY INPUT BY TOUCH.
THEN ALL KIDS WALK DOWN THE HALLWAY AND RUN THEIR HANDS ALONG THE WALL.
THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU HAVE WITH TILE THAT MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE WITH PLM.
>> I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE KIDS AND WALLS THING, AND I HAVE THAT PROBLEM AT HOME, TOO.
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BUT AS FAR AS THE HEIGHT, HOW DO YOU GUYS DECIDE ON WHERE YOU STOP, BECAUSE IT IS MORE COSTLY FOR TILE.>> WE USUALLY KEEP IT ABOVE THE LIGHT SWITCH.
>> WE'VE LOOKED AT SOME STANDARDS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
WE ACTUALLY WALKED A BUNCH OF CAMPUSES THIS WEEK AND LOOKED AT THIS WEEK.
IT'S ONLY MONDAY, TODAY, AND LOOKED AT SOME STANDARDS FOR DIFFERENT CAMPUSES THAT HAVE DIFFERENT HEIGHTS AND WHAT WE WANT THAT TO BE ACROSS THE DISTRICT FOR ELEMENTARY FOR SECONDARY, SO THAT WE'RE USING SIMILAR MATERIALS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, FOR CERTAIN CAMPUSES, FOR CERTAIN USES, AND IDENTIFYING THOSE PURPOSES AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT MATCHES OUR EXPECTATIONS OVERALL, AND THEN DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A DECISION EVERY TIME, DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT EVERY TIME, IT CAN BE EFFICIENT, HELPS THEM WITH PRICING, HELPS THEM WITH OUR EXPECTATIONS.
>> PERFECT. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE FLOORING.
IS THIS THE SAME FLOORING THAT WENT INTO DSMS? ARE WE DOING DIFFERENT?
>> WE ARE ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS OF VETTING NEW FLOORS.
WE ACTUALLY WENT TO HUTTO LAST WEEK TO LOOK AT SOME NEW FLOORING OUT THERE BY TARKETT.
WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT SYSTEM.
THE GLUE WAS GIVING US SOME PROBLEMS LAST YEAR.
THE FLOORING ITSELF IS GREAT, BUT JUST THE APPLICATION IS A WET APPLICATION, WHICH IS WEIRD FOR A FLOOR.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR OUR TACTILE SURFACES THAT STICK LIKE ALMOST WE'RE DOING PLAN PANELS.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT STICKS THAT DOESN'T PUSH OUT.
THE GLUE WAS CLEAR, AND IT CAUGHT DIRT, AND THAT WAS GIVING US OUR PROBLEMS. TALKING TO FORBO, THE MANUFACTURER OF THAT PRODUCT AND FLOORING SOLUTIONS THAT DID IT, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE MOVING AWAY FROM THAT PRODUCT.
BUT STAYING WITH THAT SAME PRICE POINT AND STAYING WITH SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T TAKE ANY WAXING OR STRIPPING.
>> BECAUSE I'VE HEARD A LOT OF COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FLOORING THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN BECAUSE IT'S HURTING THE TEACHERS BACKS, WHICH I WOULD PREFER THAT THEY ARE WALKING AND NOT GETTING THEIR BACKS HURT AT OUR SCHOOLS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ARE WE GETTING ANY FEEDBACK FROM ADMINISTRATORS OR TEACHERS AND OTHER DISTRICTS THAT ARE USING THIS?
>> I THINK ACTUALLY KIM GOT SOME FEEDBACK AND WE ACTUALLY PUT THE FORBO DOWN IN AT SYCAMORE.
WE ACTUALLY GOT A LOT OF INPUT BECAUSE THEY'RE ON THE POLISHED CONCRETE. WENT TO THIS.
IT DOES HAVE SOME CUSHION EFFECT. IT'S A LITTLE BIT.
ACTUALLY, WE'RE HEARING TALK ABOUT THAT LAST YEAR.
>> THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT'S AT SYCAMORE?
>> THIS IS THE FORBO FLORIDA, AND WE PUT IT THE LAST FOUR CAMPUSES.
WILDWOOD HAS IT, SYCAMORE HAS IT, DRIPPING SPRINGS, SWINGS ELEMENTARY, DRIPPING SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS IT.
WE'VE HAD VARIED SUCCESS WITH IT, SO WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT OTHER PRODUCTS, BUT WE'LL HAVE SOME CHARACTERISTICS TO IT.
PART OF IT IS COMFORT, SLIPABILITY, NOISE REDUCTION, AND EASE OF MAINTENANCE.
>> YEAH, AND I KNOW IT'S SILLY.
I GUESS IF YOU'RE WALKING ON IT ALL DAY, THAT FEEDBACK IS DEFINITELY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU.
>> MAKE A MOTION. THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION.
>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR ROOSTER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RENOVATION PROJECT AS PRESENTED.
MOTION FROM OLIVIA, A SECOND FROM ROB.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SIX-ZERO. THANK YOU.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR THAT CAMPUS.
FOR COLLEAGUES, JUST SO YOU KNOW THE ATTORNEY JOINING US CLOSED IS A VERY NARROW WINDOW, SO WE MAY END UP GOING TO CLOSED AND FINISHING OUR AGENDA AFTERWARDS, BUT YOU'LL LET ME KNOW.
>> WE'LL JUST GO TO CLOSED NOW.
THE BOARD WILL NOW CONVENE IN A CLOSED MEETING TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS POSTED ON
[ 11. CLOSED SESSION]
OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING AS ALLOWED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTIONS 551.071, 551.02, 551.074, 551.076, 551.082, 551.0821, 551.089, AND 551.129. NO VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CLOSED MEETING.ANY ACTION THE BOARD WISHES TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF DISCUSSION IN CLOSED SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THE BOARD RECONVENES IN THE OPEN MEETING.
THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CLOSED MEETING, AND IT IS NOW 727.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.
[ 12. OPEN SESSION]
THE TIME IS NOW 8:27 P.M.WE WILL CONTINUE ON OUR AGENDA.
[ 9. ACTION (Part 2 of 2)]
I BELIEVE WE WERE ON ACTION ITEM B, CONSIDERATION OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE DSISD 18+ PROJECT.>> WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR YOU THIS EVENING, AND WE HAVE JESSICA MULTER WITH PBK ARCHITECTS TO PRESENT THOSE.
>> LET'S SEE HERE. GOOD EVENING.
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HI. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE.WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TONIGHT TO PRESENT TO YOU THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS FOR THE 18+ BUILDING.
IF YOU RECALL, I WAS HERE IN OCTOBER PRESENTING THE FIRST DESIGN PHASE.
I'M JUST GOING TO REALLY FOCUS TONIGHT ON THE DETAILS THAT WE WERE POLISHING UP, AND REALLY, SOME PROGRESS ON THE PROJECT ITSELF.
JUST A LITTLE OVERVIEW ON THE SCHEDULE.
SINCE WE MET LAST TIME, WE'VE BEEN WRAPPING UP THE DOCUMENTS AND WORKING WITH YOUR CONTRACTOR ON MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE GOT EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED TO DO THE PROCUREMENT AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN BID THE PROJECT.
THAT'S OUR PROCESS RIGHT NOW, AND WE'LL BE LOOKING AT PROBABLY GETTING SOME BUDGET NUMBERS FROM THEM IN JANUARY.
IF YOU RECALL AGAIN, THIS IS A VERY QUICK PROJECT.
IT SHOULD START THIS WINTER, AND THE IDEA IS TO HAVE IT OPEN FOR THIS FALL SO STUDENTS CAN MOVE IN FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.
JUST AN OVERVIEW ON THE SITE HERE.
THIS BUILDING IS LOCATED ON THE SYCAMORE SPRINGS AND SYCAMORE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS.
IT'S IN THE DARK GREEN AREA HERE AND INCLUDES A PARKING LOT AND SOME AREAS FOR BUS DROP-OFF, AS WELL AS THE BUILDING AND AN OUTDOOR AREA.
ALRIGHT. THIS IS THE PROGRAM, HASN'T CHANGED SINCE WE LAST MET.
JUST A BASIC FLOOR PLAN HERE; THE ENTRY IS AT THE TOP LEFT.
THE FENSTON EDUCATIONAL SPACE IS AT THE BOTTOM.
THEN THOSE AREAS IN BLUE ARE THE CLASSROOM SPACES.
THIS IS WHAT WE WERE WRAPPING UP THE LAST TIME THAT WE MET WITH YOU.
THESE WERE WRAPPING UP SOME FINISHES AND FINAL DECISIONS ON THE BUILDING ITSELF.
AS YOU PULL IN, THIS WOULD BE THE VIEW OF THE BUILDING, AND THIS SHARES THE DRIVE WITH THE ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS.
AS YOU PULL UP TO IT, AGAIN, THIS IS THE DROP-OFF AREA, SO IN THE FRONT ENTRY, SO IT'S GOT A NICE COVERED SPACE FOR STUDENTS AND VISITORS TO COME INTO THE BUILDING.
THIS WOULD BE YOUR VIEW AS YOU'RE PULLING AROUND THE DRIVE.
THIS VIEW HERE IS THE BACK AREA, WHICH IS AN OUTDOOR EDUCATION SPACE.
IT'S GOT OUTDOOR GARDENS, AND AS WELL AS A GREENHOUSE, WHERE THE STUDENTS WILL LEARN HORTICULTURE, AND THIS HAS A BIT OF RAINWATER COLLECTION AS WELL TO IRRIGATE THOSE PLANTING BEDS.
NOW FOR THE INTERIOR, I THINK LAST TIME WE MET, WE WERE STILL DECIDING ON SOME FINISHES AND COLORS, AND SO WE'VE GOT THOSE DECISIONS NOW, AND WE'VE UPDATED THE RENDERINGS.
AS YOU WALK INTO THE BUILDING, TO THE LEFT IN THIS VIEW IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUITE.
THEN, IF YOU GO STRAIGHT THROUGH THOSE DOORS, THE CLASSROOM SPACES ARE ON THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT MAIN CORRIDOR HAS SOME LOCKERS AS WELL.
WHEN THE STUDENTS COME, THEY CAN PUT THEIR ITEMS THERE AS THEY GO IN BETWEEN CLASSES.
OF COURSE, THIS PROGRAM, THEY'RE NOT THERE ALL DAY.
AS THE STUDENTS COME AND GO, THEY'LL HAVE A PLACE TO SECURELY LOCK THEIR ITEMS. AS YOU GO INTO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SPACES, THERE ARE SOME CONFERENCE AREAS AND FLEX OFFICES AS WELL AS A BREAK ROOM.
NICE NEUTRAL PALETTE HERE, JUST VERY FLEXIBLE SPACE THAT CAN BE USED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
THIS IS THE FIRST OF THE THREE EDUCATIONAL SPACES, AND THIS LAB HAS, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE TRACK ON THE CEILING; IT'S DIVIDE-COMBINE, SO IT CAN BE TWO SMALLER ROOMS OR ONE LARGER, AND IT IS SET UP IN THE FUTURE TO HAVE THE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT.
THE NEXT ONE ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE BUILDING IS THE LIFE SKILLS OR THE SIMULATED LIVING SPACE.
YOU SEE THE SIMULATED KITCHEN THERE, AND THERE'S A RESTROOM ADJACENT TO IT AS WELL THAT REPRESENTS WHAT SOMEONE MIGHT FIND IN SAY, AN APARTMENT LIVING, AND THAT'S REALLY THE PURPOSE OF THIS BATHROOM IS TO BE ABLE TO USE IT AS AN EDUCATIONAL SPACE AS WELL.
THEN THE FINAL TEACHING SPACE IS THE LIFE SKILLS CLASS.
AGAIN, ALL OF THE COLORS, ACTUALLY, FOR THE ACCENT WALLS IN THIS BUILDING, WERE PULLED VERY SIMILARLY TO THE ONES THAT YOU'LL SEE IN THIS BUILDING.
A NICE, PROVEN PALETTE OF COLORS.
THAT IS IT. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
>> KIM. DO YOU ALL HAVE A SECURE VEGETABLE AREA WHEN YOU ENTER THE FRONT? YOU TALKED ABOUT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES.
WHAT DOES THAT LIKE [OVERLAPPING].
>> IT ACTUALLY HAS A DOORBELL OUT THERE.
>> THERE'S A DOORBELL. IT'S BLOCKED, AND YOU CAN'T GET IN, YOU RING.
THEN THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD LET THEM INTO THE BUILDING.
>> YEAH. I JUST THINK THIS IS A GREAT-LOOKING BUILDING.
I'M HAPPY FOR THESE KIDS TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND I THINK THE DESIGN LOOKS GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> WE'RE ALL JUST SO THRILLED.
[01:30:03]
I CAN'T BELIEVE THE TIMELINE.>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION, BUT JUST A QUICK QUICK QUESTION, AND IT MAYBE WORK FOR THIS TEAM.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE GMP IN JANUARY FOR THIS. IS THAT THE PLAN?
>> GMP 1 EARLY RELEASE WILL BE THEN, AND THEN THE FINAL GMP WILL BE IN FEBRUARY.
I KNOW JUST THE TIMING OF THE PROJECT; CMER CAME OUT A LITTLE BIT LATER.
IS OUR PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATE ON TRACK FOR THE PROJECT?
>> WE'RE TRACKING THAT RIGHT NOW. WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME BIDS COME IN ON SOME OF THE SITE WORK, AND THOSE ARE TRACKING.
WE'LL SEE THE REST OF THE BUILDING, BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE IT HITS THE MARK.
>> GOT IT. A LITTLE UNKNOWN, BUT BASED ON THE DESIGN SQUARE FOOTAGE, WE SHOULD BE CHECKED.
WE BASED IT ON 5,000 SQUARE FOOT, OUR GMP, OUR ORIGINAL FORECAST WAS MORE COMPLICATED SITE WITH SOME OF THE HILLS WE HAVE TO TAKE DOWN AND THE DRIVERS WE HAVE TO GET IN.
BUT THE BUILDING IS ABOUT 5'2", SO WE'RE A LITTLE BIT OVER THAT, BUT I THINK WE CAN ABSORB IT.
WE'LL KNOW IT AFTER THE BREAK.
>> JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON AS WE FINALIZE THE GMP, THAT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE NORMALLY DO, BUT AGAIN, A MUCH SMALLER SCALE PROJECT THAN HIGH SCHOOL, TOO.
[LAUGHTER] VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.
>> WITH THAT, MADAM PRESIDENT GIVE ME TWO SECONDS HERE. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE DRIPPING SPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 18 PLUS PROJECT AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION FROM ROB, A SECOND FROM SHANDA.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AN EASY SIX.
>> NOW WE WILL MOVE TO 9C, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF USE OF 2018 BOND FUNDS FOR DSHS BAND INSTRUMENTS.
IF YOU'LL RECALL, WE DO A FORMAL FIVE-YEAR REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE FOR BAND INSTRUMENTS.
ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THE BAND DIRECTOR REACHED OUT, AND HE'S GOT A GOOD PROBLEM, BUT A BAD PROBLEM.
WE HAVE MORE INCOMING STUDENTS INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT PLAY TUBAS THAN WE HAVE TUBAS.
ORIGINALLY, HIS REQUEST WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT $88,000 FOR ADDITIONAL TUBAS AND SOUSAPHONES.
HE'S WORKING WITH SOME AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BORROW SOME INSTRUMENTS, BUT WE'RE STILL SHORT ABOUT 35,000 FOR SOME ADDITIONAL TUBAS SO THAT WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH INSTRUMENTS FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO PLAY THAT INSTRUMENT IN THE 26/27 SCHOOL YEAR.
BECAUSE OF THE LONG LEAD ITEM ON THESE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, WE'RE ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING RATHER THAN RUNNING THIS THROUGH THE REGULAR BUDGET CYCLE THAT WOULD EMBARK THIS SPRING, AND SO THIS REQUEST IS FOR $40,000 FOR BAND INSTRUMENTS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL TO ACCOMMODATE THE STUDENT NEED.
THIS, OF COURSE, WILL MEAN THAT WE BUY FEWER INSTRUMENTS WHEN WE GET READY TO STOCK HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 2 FOR BANDS, BUT NOT COMFORTABLE USING THOSE BOND FUNDS AT THIS TIME FOR THAT.
WE HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY LEFT IN THE 2018 FOR THIS 40,000 REQUEST.
>> I'M JUST CURIOUS. VERY BRIEF ANSWER IS FINE.
BORROWING EQUIPMENT FROM OTHER DISTRICTS LOOKS LIKE WHAT? LITERALLY JUST BRING IN [OVERLAPPING].
>> I'VE BEEN CONTEMPLATING THIS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A STANDARD PRACTICE, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ANOTHER DISTRICT, SO WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT I NEED TO WORK THAT OUT WITH MR. WOODS.
>> I WAS JUST WONDERING, BREAKS, IT GETS LOST, OR WHATNOT.
>> IF WE REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT WAS NEEDED, HYPOTHETICALLY, WE'D BE LOOKING AT 84,000.
>> 88,000. THE DIRECTOR WAS RESOURCEFUL, AND HE BROUGHT THAT TO US?
>> YES. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO PLEASE COME BACK.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT OUR LIABILITY IS AND WHAT IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE.
I SPEAK FOR MYSELF OR MY COLLEAGUES.
I WOULD LIKE US TO LOOK AT REPLACING THE ITEMS THAT OUR DISTRICT NEEDS. FULL.
>> FUNDING THE FULL REQUEST IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS FOR THREE INSTRUMENTS, OR IS THIS FOR THREE IT SAYS THREE SOUSAPHONES, BUT THEN IT'S TUBAS.
IS A SOUSAPHONE A TUBA? I'M SORRY. I DON'T KNOW.
>> THEY'RE DIFFERENT. THE TUBA IS FOR MARCHING, AND THE SOUSAPHONE IS FOR LEARNING, IS MY UNDERSTANDING. OTHER WAY AROUND.
>> I'M NOT A BAND [OVERLAPPING].
>> BIG ONE TO CARRY AROUND YOUR [OVERLAPPING].
>> I KNOW WHAT A TUBA IS. WHAT'S A SOUSAPHONE?
>> I GUESS THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE QUESTION.
IS THAT FOR THREE INSTRUMENTS?
[01:35:01]
>> LET ME GO BACK TO MY NOTES.
YES. HE WANTS THREE NEW SOUSAPHONES.
I'M SORRY, I SAID 35, $39,741. I ROUNDED IT TO 40.
>> THEN MY OTHER QUESTION ABOUT THIS IS: WE'RE BUYING THESE.
STUDENTS BUY THEIR OWN INSTRUMENTS.
OBVIOUSLY, A STUDENT PARENT IS LIKELY NOT GOING TO BUY A $13,000 SOUSAPHONE.
DO OUR STUDENTS THEN PAY A RENTAL FEE FOR BECAUSE I KNOW SOME STUDENTS RENT THEIR INSTRUMENTS FROM US.
>> I'M GOING TO HAVE TO INVESTIGATE THAT.
>> DO YOU ALL RENT YOUR INSTRUMENT, OR DID YOU BUY?
>> IT'S A VERY LOW FEE, BUT YES.
YOU RENT. YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF INSTRUMENTS.
WE HAVE THE MARCHING BAND INSTRUMENT, AND THEN WE HAVE THE OTHER INSTRUMENT THAT THEY PLAY IN CLASS.
BUT YES, TO YOUR QUESTION, IT'S A LOW FEE.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH IT'S A LOW FEE A YEAR.
IT WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY COVER THE INSTRUMENT COST?
>> I'M NOT WELL-VERSED ON WHERE THAT MONEY GOES.
>> WHERE DID THE RENTAL FEES GO?
>> IT'S TYPICALLY FOR INSURANCE TO INSURE A LARGER ITEM.
>> WE'RE NOT LIKE RENTING TO THE STUDENT OR THE PARENT, THE FAMILY, AND THEN EVENTUALLY PAYING FOR A NEW INSTRUMENT.
THAT WAS JUST WHAT MY QUESTION WAS, WAS.
>> THANK YOU. FOR THE RECORD, I'VE SHOWN WHAT THE SOUSAPHONES ARE.
>> YOUR MIC WASN'T ON. HE WAS JUST SHOWING SHANDA WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
>> OLIVIA, YOU PROBABLY DID NOT EXPECT SO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ACTION ITEM TODAY.
>> I WOULD HAVE PREPARED BETTER HAD I FORESEEN THESE QUESTIONS.
>> WITH THIS, MAYBE SOME FOLLOW-UP, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT REACHING OUT, BUT I AM CURIOUS IF YOU KNOW, AND IT MAY BE A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION, WHY THE TUBAS ARE NOT IN THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN AND WHY THEY'RE AD HOC
>> THEY ARE IN THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN, SO I THINK WHAT SHE WAS SPEAKING TO EARLIER IS HE'S GOT MORE UPCOMING TUBA PLAYERS.
YES. IT'S BASED ON THE CURRENT BANDS AND LOOKING AT MIDDLE SCHOOL BANDS AND REALIZING THAT AT THIS TIME, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO PURCHASE THE BANDS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LEAD TIME IS.
CAN YOU WAIT UNTIL JANUARY? OR DO YOU NEED TO MAKE A DECISION BETWEEN THE 43 AND 88 THIS EVENING?
>> I THINK IF WE GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE 40,000 THIS EVENING, THAT'LL GIVE US A START, AND THEN WE CAN ORDER THE OTHERS IF THAT'S APPROVED IN JANUARY.
>> IS THERE A WAY THAT WE COULD MOVE THIS TO THE JANUARY MEETING SINCE WE HAVE FOLLOW-UP? WE CAN'T?
>> BUT THAT DOES NOT PRECLUDE A SECOND VOTE IN JANUARY FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTS.
>> THE 40,000 NOW, AND THEN ADDITIONAL LATER. POTENTIALLY.
>> YES. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR BAND IS PHENOMENAL AND YOU [OVERLAPPING].
>> I'VE NEVER HAD A STUDENT IN BAND, SO I'M TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE BAND THAT'S RANKED NINTH IN THE NATION.
>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE USE OF 2018 BOND FUNDS TO FUND ADDITIONAL BAND INSTRUMENTS FOR DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL.
SECOND FROM TRICIA. NAMES TONIGHT.
>> BECAUSE WE'VE DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES, AND TYPICALLY IT'S A FUND BALANCE.
>> YES. THE BAND INSTRUMENT REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE IS A DEDICATED FUND BALANCE ITEM.
>> NO OBJECTION. I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE 40,000 AND THE 88 OR WHATEVER IT IS, BECAUSE WE NEED THE RESOURCES.
THAT SAID, THOUGH, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT PAYING A TON OF INTEREST ON $40,000 WORTH OF THE SOUSAPHONES.
>> NO, THIS IS BASICALLY INTEREST INCOME AND REMAINING BOND PROCEEDS THERE.
ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE PAYING CASH FOR THIS, ESSENTIALLY.
>> YEAH. WE'RE USING THE INTEREST FROM 2018.
>> FROM 2018. LONG AS THAT'S THE CASE, I'M PERFECTLY FINE WITH THAT. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAD A MOTION FROM KIM, A SECOND FROM TRICIA.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. SIX-ZERO. WE GOT THERE. THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL MOVE TO REPORTS AND INFORMATION AND START WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS REPORT.
[ 10. REPORTS AND INFORMATION]
>> WE CAN ZIP THROUGH THE EVENTS BECAUSE ALL OF YOU ALL WERE THERE WITH US.
I WILL POINT OUT FOR THE 18+ GROUNDBREAKING, WHICH WAS WILDLY SUCCESSFUL.
WE HAD A TON OF MEDIA COVERAGE ON THAT EVENT, WHICH WAS GREAT, BUT A LITTLE SURPRISING.
[01:40:03]
BROOKE DID HIS OWN LITTLE PRESS TOUR.HE DID SO MANY INTERVIEWS, I FELT LIKE, AND WE GOT SOME OF OUR KIDS EVEN ON CAMERA, WHICH WAS EXCITING. THAT WAS GREAT.
I'LL ALSO POINT OUT, I'VE MODIFIED SOME OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA TRACKING.
I DID A LITTLE BIT MORE IN-DEPTH SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS, BREAKING OUT OVERALL MORE ENGAGEMENT NUMBERS FOR YOU ALL AND SOME CONTENT INTERACTIONS, COMPARING OUR PERFORMANCE ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, IF THAT'S OF INTEREST TO YOU ALL, HIGHEST PERFORMING CONTENT ON THE TWO CHANNELS.
YOU CAN SEE HOW THE DIFFERENT CHANNELS ARE DOING.
IT'S INTERESTING IF YOU LOOK AT FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM AND HOW THE CONTENT PERFORMS. IT MAKES SENSE.
OBVIOUSLY, FACEBOOK IS MORE OF OUR PARENT CHANNEL, INSTAGRAM IS MORE OF OUR STUDENT CHANNEL, SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT CONTENT PERFORMED.
THIS IS JUST IN THE CONFINES OF THAT QUARTER.
YOU CAN SEE HOW OUR HIGHEST-PERFORMING POST DID DURING THE TIME PERIOD.
THEN, I ALSO COMPARED YEAR OVER YEAR.
FOR THAT SAME TIME PERIOD FOR THE TWO CHANNELS.
YOU CAN SEE HOW THE FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM ARE GROWING.
INSTAGRAM, OBVIOUSLY GROWING FASTER THAN FACEBOOK.
THAT'S PROBABLY NO SURPRISE TO ANYONE AS THOSE CHANNELS EVOLVE.
MOVING ON TO WEBSITE, TWO LEGISLATIVE UPDATES FOR SB12, THE PARENTAL RIGHT AND OPTIONS FORM, WERE ADDED, WHICH IS AN SB12 REQUIREMENT, AND THEN ALSO THE PARENTAL PORTAL THAT WAS REQUIRED TO BE ADDED.
WE ALREADY HAD THE PORTAL REQUIREMENT FOR TEAM OF EIGHT; THAT WAS ALREADY IN EXISTENCE.
BUT WE ALSO NEEDED TO ADD A WAY FOR PARENTS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK DIRECTLY TO THE CAMPUSES.
THOSE INBOUND CHANNELS WERE ALSO ADDED FOR EACH OF THE CAMPUSES.
THEN, ALSO A PARENT RESOURCE TAB WAS ADDED IN THE FAMILY SECTION OF THE WEBSITE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE.
I THINK, OLIVIA, THIS WAS, I THINK OFF OF MAYBE A THREAD THAT YOU WERE INVOLVED IN ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
PARENTS FRUSTRATED ABOUT TRYING TO FIND.
I WISH THERE WAS ONE SINGLE PLACE WHERE I COULD GET TO SKYWARD AND CANVAS AND ALL THAT.
THAT WAS ALL PULLED TOGETHER INTO THIS PARENT RESOURCE HUB, AND SO THAT IS NOW UNDER FAMILY'S PARENT RESOURCE TAB.
HOPEFULLY, EASILY, EASY TO FIND.
AS FAR AS PRESS RELEASES, WE ISSUED 16 FORMAL PRESS RELEASES, 13 FORMAL STORIES PICKED UP.
THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE, WE ALWAYS HAVE MEDIA AT EVERYTHING, SO MUCH MORE MEDIA, BUT AS FAR AS FORMAL COVERAGE THAT HAPPENED IN THE QUARTER.
I THINK I MENTIONED THAT IN E-NOTE BEFORE.
WE JUST RELEASED MRS. MCGILVARY'S VIDEO.
THAT'S OF COURSE, PERFORMING REALLY WELL.
RBFCU IS CONTINUING TO SPONSOR THAT, SO THAT'S A GREAT PROGRAM FOR US.
THE SPIRIT STORE CONTINUES TO DO WELL, TOP-LINE SALES AT 46,000 SINCE WE OPENED IN JULY.
SO, OF COURSE, WE'RE ANTICIPATING A STEEP DROP WITH FOOTBALL SEASON AND THE HOLIDAYS WRAPPING UP, BUT GOOD, WE'RE WORKING ON SPRING DESIGNS FOR THE STORE.
>> I LOVE THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS GIVING US STATS. I LOVE IT.
I ASSUME PROBABLY AT THE END OF THE YEAR, YOU'LL LET US KNOW THE YEAR-OVER-YEAR FOR THE SPIRIT STORE.
>> I LOVE THOSE SOCIAL MEDIA STATS ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE.
>> YEAH. I'M CONTINUING TO TWEAK THAT.
THERE'S SO MANY THINGS YOU CAN MEASURE IN SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE'LL KEEP TWEAKING THAT AND GIVE YOU USEFUL INFORMATION IN THAT AREA, BUT YEAH.
>> I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT, STARTING ON PAGE 2, OUR CTE BEST ROBOTICS.
YOU ALREADY PROBABLY KNOW THAT THEY REALLY PERFORMED WELL AT THEIR COMPETITION, BUT THEY ALSO RECENTLY WENT TO FAIR PARK, AND THEY MADE IT TO SEMIFINALS.
WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
IT'S NOT ONLY ABOUT THE ROBOT, IT'S ALSO THE MARKETING THAT GOES WITH THAT, AND THE AWARDS THAT THEY'RE WINNING.
WE'RE JUST REALLY PROUD OF THAT STUDENT GROUP FOR DOING SUCH AMAZING WORK.
ALSO, OUR STRIPES AND STEMS, WE'VE INCLUDED SOME PICTURES IN THERE, THEY HOSTED A HOLIDAY THEME FLORAL ARRANGEMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY FOR GETTING READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND BUILDING THOSE CENTERPIECES.
IT WAS REALLY FUN FOR THE CLASS.
ANYTIME YOU'RE TEACHING A SKILL, YOU LEARN IT BETTER YOURSELF, AND SO IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE THOSE STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO SERVE OUR ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY ON HOW TO BUILD FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS.
THEN THE BIGGEST HIGHLIGHT THAT I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR BOARD TO UNDERSTAND, AND ALSO OUR COMMUNITY, IS THERE'S A NEW INDICATOR FOR OUR AT-RISK CODING.
AN AT-RISK IS THE STATE'S CRITERIA.
THERE ARE 17 NOW CRITERIA FOR STUDENTS THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED AT RISK.
[01:45:02]
CRITERIA 16 IS NEW, AND IT'S CHRONICALLY ABSENT.THE WAY WE DEFINE CHRONICALLY ABSENT ARE STUDENTS THAT ARE IN ATTENDANCE LESS THAN 90% OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
IT GETS A LITTLE CONFUSING FOR PARENTS, AND I'M GOING TO HAVE KATHY GET READY TO COME UP IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS.
BUT THE PARENTS THINK THAT THEY CAN WRITE A LETTER OR WRITE A NOTE, AND IT'S EXCUSED.
THEREFORE, IT DOESN'T COUNT THE STATE GROUPS EVERYTHING TOGETHER, EXCUSED, UNEXCUSED, TO DETERMINE IF YOU WERE HERE PRESENT TO HAVE THE SKILLS YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL, 90% OF THE TIME FOR CREDIT.
WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SHIFT THAT OUR AT-RISK NUMBERS WILL FLUCTUATE A LITTLE BIT, THAT MIGHT INCREASE.
THEY MIGHT DECREASE. IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE STUDENTS, AND WE KNOW FLU IS HITTING US.
IT'S CONSIDERED UNEXCUSED BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST NOT AT SCHOOL, EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE.
IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING FOR OUR FAMILY.
THAT AT-RISK INDICATOR, THOUGH, FOR A STUDENT, SAY, IN THIS SCHOOL YEAR, IF THEY WERE DEEMED CHRONICALLY ABSENT, IT STARTS OVER FOR NEXT YEAR, AND THEY'RE NOT CONTINUOUSLY AT RISK FOR THE REST OF THEIR SCHOOL CAREER, WHICH SOME INDICATORS ARE LIFELONG AND SOME FALL OFF AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT PUBLICLY KNOWN THAT THAT'S A NEW CRITERIA FOR US.
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
FOR SECONDARY WITH THE BLOCK SCHEDULE, IS IT 90% OF THAT CLASS PERIOD BECAUSE OUR ADA IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE THAT'S AT A CERTAIN TIME.
IS THIS 90% THE CHRONICALLY ABSENT FOR ENGLISH?
>> ALL CLASSES? YES, NOT JUST THE ATTENDANCE TAKING CLASS.
>> IF A STUDENT LEAVES EARLY EVERY DAY, IT'S JUST FOR THAT CLASS THAT THEY WOULD BE CONSIDERED CHRONICALLY ABSENT AND NOT GET CREDIT FOR.
THEY WOULDN'T GET CREDIT FOR THEIR SOPHOMORE YEAR.
>> THAT'S CORRECT, AND WE HAVE TOOLS AND PROCESSES IN PLACE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS SO THAT THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.
OUR GOAL IS NOT TO KEEP THEM OUT OF THE CLASS AND MAKE THEM HAVE TO TAKE SOPHOMORE YEAR OVER AGAIN.
WE HAVE PLANS WHERE THEY'RE MAKING UP WORK, AND THEY'RE COMING IN AND MAKING UP JUST WHATEVER THEY'VE MISSED, WHETHER IT'S ASSIGNMENTS SO THAT WE CAN GIVE THEM THE CREDIT FOR THE CLASS.
>> I JUST I HAD A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
THE HUMAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS LESSONS.
ARE THOSE REQUIRED BY THE STATE OR ARE REQUIRED TO OFFER THEM, OR WE'RE JUST DOING THAT.
>> IT'S PART OF OUR HEALTH CURRICULUM.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SHAQ DETERMINED LONG AGO.
REQUIRED, IT'S PART OF HEALTH TEAKS, YES.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS GETTING AT BECAUSE I THINK THAT PARENTS SOMETIMES DON'T REALIZE THE DEGREE TO WHICH WHAT WE DO IS REQUIRED, AND YET MY MEMORY IS THAT IF YOU COUNT PARENTS OPTING OUT APART OR ALL OR THEY DIDN'T RESPOND, AND THEREFORE, THE KIDS DIDN'T GET IT, IT WAS 15% OF THE STUDENTS, AND I JUST WONDER HOW MUCH COMMUNICATION THERE IS ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND STAR THAT'S REQUIRED, BUT WE ARE PENALIZED IN ESSENCE, IF YOU OPT OUT.
>> HONESTLY, BECAUSE THEN THEY'RE CONSIDERED 1416, WHICH IS THEY REQUIRE EITHER SUMMER INTERVENTION OR DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, 15 OR 30 HOURS OF INTERVENTION, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DID, THEY WOULD GET A ZERO, MEANING THAT THE PARENT OPTED OUT.
THERE IS A REPERCUSSION FOR THAT EVEN FOR OUR STUDENTS, NOT JUST FOR THE DISTRICT.
>> I JUST THINK IT'S SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT BECAUSE WE USE THAT PHRASE SO MUCH MORE NOW THAN IN PRIOR YEARS OF OPTING OUT.
>> ON YOUR ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS RETESTING STAR.
EVERY YEAR, THAT NUMBER OF STUDENTS, IS IT UP? IS IT DOWN? IS IT ABOUT THE SAME?
>> IT'S ROUGHLY ABOUT THE SAME.
IT JUST REALLY DEPENDS ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE IN THAT MOMENT.
ANY STUDENT THAT TRANSFERS IN AND THEY HAVEN'T PREVIOUSLY PASSED, THAT NUMBER WOULD INCREASE FOR THAT.
WE DON'T GET VERY MANY OF THOSE, BUT IT'S RELATIVELY STABLE.
>> THE CHANGES TO MAP SEEMS STARK.
DID I MISS THE MEETING WHERE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT, OR IS THIS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE SEEING THAT? ARE YOU SEEING THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME?
>> THIS IS THE BOY, BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, IT'S THE BASELINE FOR US WHEN YOU SAY IT SEEMS [OVERLAPPING].
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>> I'M SORRY I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE ANALYTICS PRESENTED IN YOUR REPORT.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE CHANGES TO THE WRIT THAT MAP.
WOULD YOU MIND GOING IN THAT A BIT AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON HOW WE'RE DOING INTERVENTION, MTSS? ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
>> NWEA RE NORMED, AND SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS WHERE THEY TOOK THAT WHOLE SCALE AND THEY SHIFTED IT DOWN.
>> I DON'T KNOW. BUT I DON'T BELIEVE YOU CAN SAY, WELL, OUR KIDS ARE NOT PERFORMING LIKE THEY USED TO.
THEY TOOK THE WHOLE SCALE AND MOVED IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT, SO IT'S GOING TO ADJUST.
WHAT NWA LET US KNOW, BECAUSE WE ARE HIGHER PERFORMING.
THEY SAID YOU'RE GOING TO NOTICE IT IN YOUR HIGHEST GROWTH AREAS, LIKE THE YEAR ABOVE 50 PERCENTILE.
WE DON'T SHOW GROWTH ON THIS, BUT OVERALL, THAT GROUP OF STUDENTS WILL BUMP DOWN MORE THAN THE OTHERS.
THEY JUST SAID, BE MINDFUL OF THAT AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT END OF YEAR, AND WE COMPARE IT TO BEGINNING OF YEAR.
YOU CAN'T COMPARE IT TO YEARS PRIOR WITHOUT USING THE PREVIOUS NORMS.
>> GOT IT. IS THIS NEW? DID THIS JUST HAPPEN?
>> THEY NORMED IN 2020, AND NOW THEY'RE NORMING AGAIN IN 2020.
>> WHICH IS NORMAL. BUT I GUESS FOR A LOT OF PARENTS, YOU TRACK THE MAP PRETTY CLOSELY, AS A WAY TO EVALUATE OUR STUDENTS PROGRESS.
I IMAGINE THERE'LL BE A COMMUNICATION COMPONENT TO THIS, WHERE WE'RE EDUCATING PARENTS.
I'M LOOKING IN GENERAL THERE ABOUT THE CHANGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BECAUSE WHAT WOULD BE BAD IS THE NEXT MAP TEST COMES OUT, EVERYBODY'S LIKE, MY KID HAS REGRESS SO MUCH OR THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
I BELIEVE THEY SENT THE NEW NORM.
>> IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE ALREADY GOT WHEN WE GOT SCORES.
[OVERLAPPING] ATTACHMENT WITH IT THAT SAID THIS MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM LAST YEAR THAT LOOKED LIKE THAT.
>> I MIGHT HAVE MISSED THAT AS A PARENT SAW THAT EGG ON DAD'S FACE, BUT I THOUGHT IS THERE LIKE AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE WRIT THAT YOU COULD JUST SHARE WITH US? I KNOW YOU MAY HAVE MENTIONED MAYBE NOT, BUT IN REGARDS TO WHERE KIDS ARE FURTHER BEHIND THAN THEY WERE IN 2020?
>> I CAN. YES, I HAVEN'T ANALYZED THAT, BUT I'M GOING TO SAY THEY'RE NOT FURTHER BEHIND THAN THEY WERE IN 2020 IF YOU TAKE THE APPLES TO APPLES, BUT LET ME DO SOME ANALYSIS ON IT.
>> MAYBE THE NEXT TIME WE DO A WORKSHOP, WE DO GOOD DIVING IN THE ACADEMICS, WE CAN JUST GET AN UPDATE ON THAT.
ARE THERE IMPACT BETWEEN 2020, 2025, AND I IMAGINE OUR KIDS ARE STILL EXCELLING, BUT IT'S A PRETTY STARK DIFFERENCE.
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND.
>> THE 50TH PERCENTILE IS AVERAGE.
YOU WANT TO BE ABOVE THE 50TH, AND SO OUR SCORES ARE ABOVE THE 50TH.
I BELIEVE THAT'S WHERE WE WANT TO BE, AND THIS IS THE AVERAGE.
IN THE PAST, YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN IT BY GRADE LEVEL BAND.
YOU'LL START SEEING WHEN WE LOOK AT GROWTH.
HERE'S OUR FIRST INITIAL BOY BENCHMARK.
>> I'M STARTING TO GO DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE.
IT'S JUST SUCH AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR US THAT WE USE, AND THIS IS A PRETTY DRASTIC CHANGE, BUT A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.
THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME. I APPRECIATE.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE HR REPORT.
>> WE WERE EXCITED TO WORK WITH OUR L&I TEAM PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS TO APPLY FOR THREE DIFFERENT LASSO GRANTS.
THE MAIN FOCUS OF TWO OF THEM IS TEACHER RECRUITMENT.
THAT'S BOTH HERE WITHIN DSISD, BUT ALSO TO BRING GRADUATING STUDENTS FROM UNIVERSITIES, AND SO WITH A TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAM, THAT IS VERY SIMILAR TO A STUDENT TEACHING MODEL, BUT IT IS A PAID FULL YEAR CLINICAL INTERNSHIP, AND SO THIS IS WHAT UNIVERSITIES ARE GOING TO BE MOVING TOWARDS JUST BECAUSE IT'S THE BEST WAY TO TRULY PREPARE A BRAND NEW TEACHER TO BE IN THE CLASSROOM, AND SO, LIKE I SAID, IT IS A FULL YEAR, WHERE RIGHT NOW, STUDENT TEACHING IS JUST A SEMESTER, AND IT REALLY ALLOWS THEM TO LEARN THE DRIPPING SPRINGS WAY.
THEY LEARN FROM A HIGH QUALITY VETERAN TEACHER FROM THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TO HOW TO REINTRODUCE PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS, SECOND SEMESTER, HOW TO GET THROUGH THAT SPRING EXCITEMENT, AND SO IT'S A FULL YEAR CYCLE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE REALLY, REALLY CRITICAL.
TO RECRUITING TEACHERS, BUT TO RETAINING THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO KNOW HOW TO GET THROUGH THAT FULL YEAR.
OUR OTHER PROGRAM IS THE GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAM, AND THIS IS SPECIFICALLY JUST FOR THE COLLEGE HOURS, AND SO, ANY OF OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS OR ANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHO DON'T HAVE THAT BACHELOR'S DEGREE, THIS IS GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO GET BASICALLY THE MONEY FOR TUITION TO GET THOSE CLASSES SO THAT WE CAN KEEP THEM HERE,
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GET THEM IN A CLASSROOM, GET THEM CERTIFIED TEACHERS, AND REALLY JUST CONTINUE THOSE PIPELINES SO THAT WE CAN GET THE BEST TEACHERS HERE.>> THERE WAS A CONFERENCE SESSION IN THE PAST YEAR WITH A TEXAS TECH PROFESSOR.
SORRY. THAT'S EXCITING TO HEAR.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO FINANCE REPORTS. RANDY?
>> THANK YOU. THE FINANCIALS ARE THROUGH OCTOBER OF 2025, FOUR MONTHS INTO THE YEAR, OR ROUGHLY 33% INTO THE YEAR.
ALL FUNDS ARE PERFORMING AS EXPECTED, AND THE GENERAL FUND, WE'VE COLLECTED ABOUT 14.8% OF OUR TOTAL REVENUE COMPARED TO THE AMENDED BUDGET.
THAT'S DUE IN LARGE PART RIGHT NOW.
TAX BILLS WENT OUT ON DECEMBER 1.
WE HADN'T BEEN COLLECTING TAXES ON THE 2025 LEVY.
BUT I DID CHECK IN TO DATE, JUST THESE FEW WEEKS INTO DECEMBER, WE'VE ALREADY COLLECTED A LITTLE OVER FIVE MILLION ON THAT LEVY.
YOU SHOULD SEE THAT COMING ON SOME OF THE REPORTS HERE IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS.
ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, WE'VE SPENT ABOUT 22% OF THE BUDGET.
PAY ROLL, WHICH IS THE LARGEST EXPENDITURE CATEGORY IS AT 19%, AND IT'S TRACKING NORMALLY THROUGH MONTH 4 COMPARING THIS YEAR TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, WE'VE COLLECTED ABOUT 18.8% OF THE BUDGET, AND WE'VE SPENT ABOUT 17% OF THE BUDGET IN OUR CHILD NUTRITION FUND, WE'VE COLLECTED ABOUT 30% OF THE BUDGET AND HAVE SPENT 19% OF THE BUDGET, WHICH IS NORMAL AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
DEBT SERVICE REALLY HASN'T CHANGED MUCH AT ALL FROM THE PRIOR MONTH.
EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES ARE STILL PRETTY MUCH THE SAME, AND THAT'S STILL DUE IN LARGE PART TO THE TAX COLLECTIONS.
OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS COMBINED SHOW A POSITIVE NET POSITION OF 488,000, AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, OUR TAX COLLECTIONS ARE SHOWN FOR THE 2024 YEAR, AND WE'VE COLLECTED 99.3% OF THAT LEVY, LEAVING OUTSTANDING 1.9 MILLION AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REPORT THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE PLANNING CALENDAR THAT SHOWS IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE JUST START OR FINISHED A BUDGET.
NOW WE'RE STARTING ANOTHER BUDGET.
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THOSE DATES ON THE CALENDAR, AND WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED THE BUDGET THE PROPOSED BUDGET PLANNING PARAMETERS TO START BUILDING THE BUDGET, AND THOSE WE WILL BRING BACK TO THE BOARD IN JANUARY FOR APPROVAL, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN ANSWER THOSE AT THIS TIME.
>> I JUST THOUGHT OF SOMETHING.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO PROPOSED BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS AND PARAMETERS BEFORE WE'RE GOING TO GET OUR DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT, AREN'T WE?
>> ELAINE HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK ON YOU WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO DO SOME OF THE PLANNING.
I KNOW IT'S LATE AT NIGHT, AND NOW YOU GOT TO TALK ABOUT, DEEP WORK, BUT ELAINE HAS DONE SOME DEEP WORK TO GIVE US SOME ESTIMATES TO YOU.
>> BACK IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS, WE COULD USE THE DEMOGRAPHERS REPORT TO USE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS, AND THEY WERE ALWAYS PRETTY CLOSE TO MY OWN NUMBERS.
ELAINE 1.0 WOULD USE A TOOL THAT TASBO PROVIDES TO PROJECT YOUR ENROLLMENT, 'CAUSE NOT EVERY DISTRICT DOES A DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY EVERY YEAR.
YOU'VE GOT TO PROJECT YOUR ENROLLMENT SOMEHOW.
I WOULD USE THAT TOOL AND COMPARE IT TO THE DEMOGRAPHERS, AND WE WOULD BE OFF A HANDFUL OF STUDENTS.
FLASH FORWARD, COVID, THERE ARE NO TRENDS TO ANYTHING, AND SO, YOU'VE SEEN IN OUR DEMOGRAPHIC REPORTS, OUR ENROLLMENT IS AT OR LAGGING THE LOW GROWTH PROJECTION.
USING THAT SAME TOOL, I'VE TRIED TO PROJECT OUR ENROLLMENT FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, MAINLY BECAUSE WE NEED A NUMBER TO BUILD THE BUDGET ON FOR NEXT YEAR.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE'LL GET THAT REPORT IN MARCH.
RANDY WILL START BUILDING THIS BUDGET BASED ON THOSE PROJECTED ENROLLMENT NUMBERS THAT I'VE DONE BY CAMPUS AND GRADE LEVEL ACROSS THE DISTRICT,
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AND THEN IN MARCH, HE CAN COMPARE THAT TO THE DEMOGRAPHERS AND SEE WHERE WE'RE AT AND PIVOT AND ADJUST THAT.WHILE WE START LOOKING AT STAFFING, WE DON'T NECESSARILY RELEASE POSITIONS UNTIL APRIL.
WE'LL HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AT THAT DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT AND SEE HOW IT COMPARES TO WHERE WE ARE ACTUALLY AND TO WHAT MY PROJECTIONS ARE.
BUT IT'S A GOOD STARTING POINT.
>> JUST LOOKING AT THIS, AND THIS WILL BE INTERESTING.
WHAT DID WE GROW YEAR OVER YEAR?
>> IT'S NOT THE GROWTH THAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST.
>> THAT WOULD BE A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE, WHICH IS ALWAYS GOOD FOR YOUR INITIAL BUDGET PLAN TO DO THAT.
I LOOK OVER HERE TO OLIVIA BECAUSE SHE'S SO KNEE DEEP IN ALL THE REAL ESTATE STUFF.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO START.
CERTAINLY, STATISTICALLY, IT LINES OUT WITH WHAT YOU'VE GOT GOING ON.
>> IT'S THE MOST SCIENTIFIC TOOL WE HAVE RATHER THAN JUST MAKING A NUMBER.
IT USES THE HISTORICAL MOVEMENT FROM GRADE LEVEL TO GRADE LEVEL THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM, AND IT USES A THREE YEAR AVERAGE ON BANDS.
I DON'T KNOW THAT IT NECESSARILY TAKES INTO ACCOUNT NEW GROWTH THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT OR THAT HASN'T BEEN REFLECTED IN THE NUMBERS, AND SO I'LL BE VERY CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT IS REFLECTED IN THAT MARCH REPORT, AND WHETHER THESE NUMBERS ARE LOW OR I HOPE THEY'RE NOT HIGH. HOPE THEY'RE LOW.
>> I THINK I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL CONFIDENCE.
WE DIDN'T JUST SLAP SOMETHING IN THERE.
IT'S NOT A GUESS OUT OF THE AIR.
THERE WAS A LOT OF DATA PULLING AND REALLY WORKING THROUGH IT.
WE'VE DISCUSSED IT UP AND DOWN.
WE KNOW THOUGH FROM RECENT TIMES, AND SO ELAINE'S DONE HER BEST CRYSTAL BALL AND GIVEN US AT LEAST SOME GOOD HARD DATA THAT AT LEAST HAS REASON AND RATIONALE TO IT.
IT'S NOT JUST A NUMBER OUT OF THIN AIR.
>> THERE WAS A LOT OF MANIPULATION THAT HAD TO TAKE PLACE BECAUSE WE ALSO CHANGED ATTENDANCE ZONES THIS YEAR, AND SO THE TREND FOR WALMART AND DRIPPING SPRINGS, ELEMENTARY, ANY OF THE ELEMENTARIES IN ITALY, BUT THOSE TWO, PARTICULARLY, I HAD TO MANIPULATE THOSE AVERAGES BECAUSE IT MADE EVERYTHING CRAZY.
KNOWING WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT WAS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THOSE PROJECTIONS.
>> THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS.
JUST A PLUG TO EVERYONE WHO'S WATCHING OR EVERYONE WHO COULD POTENTIALLY WATCH, OUR BUDGET SEASON STARTS NOW WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO LATER.
IT'S A PROCESS, AND IT'S A PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH EVERY YEAR.
USUALLY WE GET OUR STAFF PAY INCREASE.
WE HAVE THREE TIERS OF POTENTIAL.
ARE WE JUST THINKING THAT THIS IS THE PERIMETER THAT WE ARE.
>> WITH BUDGET PARAMETERS, WE ALWAYS START WITH ONE NUMBER.
WE ALWAYS HAVE TO GIVE RANDY SOMETHING TO START WITH.
>> [OVERLAPPING] JUST TO START.
>> THEN HE'S BUILDING THAT INTO THE BUDGET AS A STARTING POINT.
IF ALL WANT TO ADJUST THAT, WE CAN ADJUST THAT, BUT WE NEED TO DO THAT. PRETTY QUICKLY NOW.
HE NEEDS TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE HE'S TRYING TO THEN BUILD PREDICTIONS OFF OF THAT.
THE CHALLENGE WITH, IF YOU GO TO A NUMBER THAT WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE IS YOU'RE MOVING DOWN.
GOING UP IS EASIER THAN GOING DOWN.
JUST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER AS HE'S GOT TO BUILD A BASE BUDGET. I HATE THAT TOO.
>> WE'RE GOING TO BE APPROVING THIS IN JANUARY AS FAR AS PARAMETERS ARE CONCERNED?
THESE WILL BE WHAT WE HAVE AS A START.
NOW, WHAT I'VE DONE IN PAST DISTRICTS IS I WILL, I DON'T WANT TO SAY ADJUST THEM, BUT I SHOW HERE'S THE START.
IF WE CHANGE THEM, I HAVE ANOTHER COLUMN, SO YOU CAN SEE FROM START TO FINISH WHERE WE END UP ON THOSE, AND I CAN DO THAT SAME THING FOR THIS.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT TOO. THAT WOULD BE PERFECT. THANK YOU.
>> NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD THAT IS WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR.
WE RAN SCENARIOS ONE HIGH, ONE LOW.
NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, RANDY.
WE WILL MOVE TO OUR OPERATIONS REPORT.
>> I'LL HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF ITEMS IN THE CONSTRUCTION PIECE OF THE REPORT.
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THE DISTRICT, WE DID RECEIVE A PARTIAL PERMIT FOR GRADING FOR HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 2 ON NOVEMBER 17TH, AND THEY STARTED THAT DAY, I BELIEVE.IF YOU WENT ON IN THE EVENING OF THE 17TH, IT LOOKED LIKE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SITE.
WE SET UP BIWEEKLY MEETINGS WITH THE CITY THAT MYSELF AND THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM, WE MEET WITH THEIR DEVELOPMENT GROUP, AND WE'RE WORKING TO JUST STAY OUT IN FRONT SO THAT WE DON'T GET DELAYED ON ANYTHING.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON CONTINUING TO GET MORE THE FULL PERMIT AS WE GO.
TODAY'S CONVERSATION, I THINK WE'RE EXPECTING TO RECEIVE A TRENCHING AND UTILITY PERMIT TOMORROW, I BELIEVE.
THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TOLD. THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT.
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT HAS RESPONDED TO 4,100 WORK ORDERS.
THEY ALSO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED THE TELEPHONE MODERNIZATION PROJECT OVER THE BREAK ON THE 24TH, AND THAT ADDED STABILITY TO OUR PHONE.
YOU MAY NOT HAVE NOTICED, BUT YOU'RE NOT GETTING THOSE ON OUR WEBSITE WHERE IT SAYS, THE PHONES AREN'T WORKING TODAY.
THAT WAS TO TAKE CARE OF THAT.
THAT GROUP IS EXTREMELY TALENTED.
THEY'RE GIFTED AT TECHNOLOGY, BUT THEY'RE ALSO GIFTED AT TURKEY BOWLING, AND THEY ARE BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS IN TURKEY BOWLING.
KUDOS TO THEM. OUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.
THEY ADDRESS 252 WORK ORDERS, AND I JUST REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT I GUESS, JUST HOW THIS GROUP CAN REALLY DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.
WE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK OUTSIDE THE DAP BUILDING.
WE WATCHED IT, AND WE WENT TO WE WERE GOING TO WORK ON IT WHEN THE STUDENTS WEREN'T IN CLASS.
WE HAD SEVERAL OF OUR MAINTENANCE GUYS.
THEY WERE USING HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
THEY DUG UP PAVEMENT, THEY LOCATED THE LEAK, THEY CORRECTED IT.
THEY WERE ABLE TO DO ALL OF THAT IN HOUSE, WHICH IS GREAT, ALL WHILE A BASKETBALL GAME WAS GOING ON.
THAT GROUP IS JUST SUPER FLEXIBLE.
THEY'RE AWESOME. THEY'RE ALSO IMPLEMENTING, WE'VE IMPLEMENTED TRAINING.
THIS MONTH, THEY'RE GOING TO GO OVER VALVE SHUT OFFS ON EACH CAMPUS.
VAL SHUT OFFS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHERE YOU THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE.
THIS IS AN IN-HOUSE TRAINING, BASICALLY HOW TO OPERATE THEM, BUT ALSO WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED AND WHERE YOU CAN FIND RESOURCES TO FIND WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED.
THAT'LL BE HELPFUL TO EVERYBODY.
OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT LIKE TO KEEP FOLKS IN THE PIPELINE OF GETTING THEIR CDL.
WE HAVE ONE TRAINEE OVER THE NOVEMBER THAT ACHIEVED THEIR CDL.
WE'VE GOT ANOTHER DRIVER TRAINEE IN THE PROGRAM.
THEY'RE JUST A HANDFUL LEFT, AND THEN ALL SPECIALTY EQUIPPED BUSES HAVE THE THREE POINT SEAT BELT.
THAT PROJECT IS COMING TO AN END HERE VERY SHORTLY.
THEN FINALLY, CHILD NUTRITION IS UPDATING SOME OF THEIR EQUIPMENT, REFRIGERATORS AND WARMERS AT DSES, ROOSTER SPRINGS, AND DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL.
ALL OF THESE EXISTING UNITS ARE SET FOR REPLACEMENT FROM 2009 OR OLDER, AND THEY'RE EXPERIENCING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THAT DEPARTMENT WAS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE THOSE, AND THOSE ARE THINGS THAT THEY IDENTIFIED. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> GREAT WORK ACROSS THE BOARD.
I WANT TO FOCUS ON TRANSPORTATION REAL QUICK.
LOVE THE RETROFITTED SEAT BELTS AND THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTING THAT AS PART OF THE BOND PROJECT.
OBVIOUSLY, REALLY CLOSE TO BEING WHERE WE WANT TO BE, WHERE THE BOARD SAID WE WANT TO GET TO AS RELATES TO THE ACTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE COMPLIANCE IS ANOTHER THING.
LIKE WE DID CELL PHONES, LIKE, HEY, WE KNOW CELL PHONES IN THE CLASSROOM IN HIGH SCHOOL.
WE HAVE SOME CHALLENGES WITH KIDS STILL ACCESSING CELL PHONES IN THE CLASSROOM, WHICH IS WHY THIS YEAR ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE SEEN AT ALL.
HOW ARE WE ADDRESSING THAT IN REGARDS TO COMPLIANCE? BECAUSE IT'S GREAT FOR US TO HAVE SPENT MONEY AND YOUR TEAM'S HARD WORK TO GET THEM IN PLACE.
HOW DO WE MAKE SURE KIDS ARE COMPLYING WITH THAT?
>> FOR RIGHT NOW, IT'S THE BUS DRIVER THAT'S DOING IT.
ASIDE FROM THAT, I ASSUME WE WOULD GO TO SOME REFERRAL TYPE PUNISHMENT IF THEY'RE NOT.
>> YEAH, HOLLER REMIND ME, DO THAT ONE IN ADVANCE. HERE'S WHY I SEE.
LET'S INCLUDE THAT IF WE COULD ANY OPERATIONS REPORT ON THE COMPLIANCE PIECE OR WHENEVER IT'S CONVENIENT FOR THE DISTRICT.
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>> YOU'RE ALWAYS HAVE AN ISSUE WITH COMPLIANCE.
ACTUALLY, I ASKED MY BOY WHO RIDES THE BUS.
HEY, MAN, LIKE, DO YOU RIDE THE SEAT BELT? BUT I GOT THE YEAH, THAT I'M LIKE.
WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE WITH THIS.
WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE COMPLIANCE CHALLENGES WHEN IT COMES TO THIS AREA.
SADLY, IT'S NOT IF BUT WHEN KNOCKING ON ALL THE THINGS.
WHETHER IT'S A FENDER BENDER, WHETHER IT'S WHATEVER IT IS.
WE'VE DONE ALL THIS WORK, THE COMMUNITIES RALLY.
THEY'VE PROVIDED THE RESOURCES.
GREAT. WHETHER IT'S A PUBLIC SERVICES OR WHETHER IT'S OUR KIDS UNDERSTANDING, THEIR ROLE IN THAT.
MY ASK IS THAT WE JUST WORK THROUGH THAT, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE KIDS AND THE BUSES THAT THEY KNOWS FOR THEIR SAFETY.
THEY'RE LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER BY DOING THAT BECAUSE ALL OF THOSE THINGS, BECAUSE I JUST DON'T WANT TO NOT HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS THAT WE'RE LIKE, MAN, IF WE JUST WOULD'VE DONE BETTER ON THE COMPLIANCE PIECE? WE COULD HAVE MADE SURE OUR KIDS DID GET IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY GOT HURT.
DON'T NEED TO ANSWER THAT NOW. IF YOU GUYS CAN JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
I THINK MY COLLEAGUES WOULD SHARE THAT JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE WE'RE GETTING.
I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THE BUS DRIVERS LIKE THE SEAT BELT POLICE, SO WE NEED BUYING FROM THE KIDS AND THEIR PARENTS.
IF WE'D WORK ON THAT TOGETHER, I THINK IT'D BE BENEFICIAL TO US ALL. THANK YOU.
>> WHAT ARE WE STILL WRAPPING UP AT DSMS FOR CONSTRUCTION? LAST TIME WE TALKED IT WAS, ARE WE GOING TO BE LIKE, END OF THE SEMESTER? LIKE IS THIS CLOSE OUT?
>> IT'S DARRYL BECA SOLE JOB IN THE WORLD TO GET THAT SCHOOL DONE.
WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF PUNCH LIST STUFF, MINOR STUFF, PAINT TOUCH UPS HERE AND THERE.
THE BIGGEST THING I'D SAY ON THAT LIST IS A NEW TRANSACTION WINDOW IN THE FRONT OFFICE.
THAT'S GOT SOME DEFENSIVE CAPABILITIES TOO.
WE'RE DOING THAT OVER CHRISTMAS CAUSE WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT LANDING OUT WITH IT.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WEEK OR TWO TO DO THAT.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST ITEM. EVERYTHING ELSE IS COMPLETE.
>> WHEN ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOL TWO GROUNDBREAKING? DO WE HAVE THAT ON THE CALENDAR YET?
>> WE DO NOT. IT WILL BE WARMER SEASON BEFORE WE DO THAT.
WE WANTED THEM TO HAVE SOME EARTHWORK DONE.
JENNIFER AND I TALKED ABOUT LATER IN THE SPRING.
>> ALSO, WE HAVE CAMERAS ON ALL THESE BUSES.
THEY'RE EQUIPPED CAMERAS, AND WE CAN SEE ACTUALLY WHAT EVERYBODY'S DOING.
MOST OF THE TIME, I RODE ON ONE TO GO TO THE FOOTBALL GAME AS A PARENT, AND IT WAS NOT VERY COMFORTABLE.
JUST LETTING YOU ALL KNOW THAT THOSE BUSES ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THOSE SEAT BELTS.
[LAUGHTER] NO, THAT'S HERE NOR THERE.
THEN, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE TURKEY BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP.
WE ARE ROCK STARS IN EVERY AREA, APPARENTLY.
>> THE ONE THING I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WAS.
>> [OVERLAPPING] MARK, THE SCHOOL'S GOT.
>> I FEEL LIKE WE'VE SAID THIS MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT I LOVE SEEING THE REGULAR CADENCE OF TRAINING, AND NOT JUST FOR THE SAKE OF LIFELONG LEARNING, BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR, LIKE CROSS FUNCTIONAL COVERAGE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
>> WE'VE INCLUDED FOR YOU LEGAL FEES.
WE WILL HAVE FOR YOU NEXT MONTH.
WE GOT TWO LAND REPORTS THAT CAME IN FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
THEY JUST CAME IN JUST PASSED POSTING DEADLINE.
IN THE FUTURE, WE'LL PROBABLY POST LEGAL FEES LAND DEVELOPS IN THE TYPICAL TOPIC, SO THAT IF WE GET SOMETHING IN, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND ADD IT A LITTLE MORE TIMELY FOR YOU ALL.
THEN I WILL JUST END BY SAYING, FOR THREE YEARS, OUR TEAM HAS BEEN SECOND PLACE IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE IN TURKEY BOWLING.
[LAUGHTER] WE MAY NOT HAVE A TECHNOLOGY TEAM NEXT YEAR.
>> NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO 12A, POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING MATTERS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAD A CLOSED SESSION MEETING WHERE SOME MATTERS WERE DISCUSSED.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, I WANT TO GO INTO A FEW ITEMS BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION, AND WE VOTE ON THIS.
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO A MATTER THAT HAS COME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD.
IN REGARDS TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 2 ARCHITECT FIRM VOK, THAT HAS BEEN AND IS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD.
IT'S COME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD,
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AND I'M GOING TO READ SOME EXCERPTS OF THIS LETTER JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF TRANSPARENCY BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THIS BOARD HAS STOOD FOR SINCE IT HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED BY THIS COMMUNITY, CERTAINLY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY ARE TWO THINGS THAT WE WILL NOT COMPROMISE ON.
FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THAT, I'M GOING TO READ JUST A FEW EXCERPTS OF THIS LETTER.
IT'S COME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 2 ARCHITECT BOK, EMPLOYED DRIPPING SPRING ISDS CONSULTANT, A FIRM KNOWN AS TRANSCEND FOUR, WHO PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED PRE-BOND PLANNING SERVICES TO THE DISTRICT.
THE DISTRICT INTENTIONALLY HIRED A CONSULTANT WITH NO TIES TO ANY ARCHITECTURAL FIRM, AND IN SEPTEMBER 2022, WE MADE IT UNEQUIVOCALLY CLEAR TO THE ARCHITECT THAT THE DISTRICT WANTED TO KEEP A DISTINCT SEPARATION BETWEEN THE ENTITIES THAT PROVIDED PRE-BOND PLANNING AND THE POST-BOND DESIGN WORK.
THE DISTRICT'S EXPECTATION OF CLEAR ARM'S LENGTH RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRE-BOND CONSULTANTS AND POST-BOND DESIGN PROFESSIONALS WAS NOT ONLY FUNDAMENTAL TO ENSURING FAIRNESS AND TRANSPARENCY, WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL, BUT TO PROTECTING THE CREDIBILITY OF OUR PLANNING EFFORTS.
THE DECISION TO INCLUDE A CONSULTANT INTEGRALLY INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING PRE-BOND MATERIALS HAS UNDERSTANDABLY CAUSED CONCERN AND DISAPPOINTMENT AMONGST THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY.
IN THIS LETTER, THERE ARE FOUR DISTINCT THINGS THAT THIS BOARD IS REQUESTING FROM OUR PARTNER.
WE REQUEST THESE THINGS AND OFFER THESE REQUESTS IN A SPIRIT OF PARTNERSHIP AND GOOD FAITH AND AN UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR PARTNER HAS BEEN STRONG AND GOOD.
THE BOARD REMAINS HOPEFUL THAT THE MATTER CAN BE RESOLVED COLLABORATIVELY IN A WAY THAT REINFORCES SHARED COMMITMENTS TO TRANSPARENCY, ETHICS, AND PUBLIC TRUST.
PUBLIC TRUST IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THIS BOARD IS WILLING TO COMPROMISE WITH A COMMUNITY THAT TRUSTS US TO RUN THESE PROJECTS AND CERTAINLY TO MAINTAIN CREDIBILITY AMONGST THE DISTRICT.
WITH THAT, MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE LETTER TO BOK ARCHITECTS AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND DIRECT THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SEND A LETTER ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM ROB SECOND FROM TRICIA.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OH, YOU'RE JUST READY TO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR 6-0. THANK YOU.
THAT IS THE END OF OUR ACTION ITEMS. WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:20 PM.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.