[00:00:02] ALL RIGHT. WE'VE CONVENED FOR AN AGENDA REVIEW MEETING OF THE DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THIS MONDAY, [1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM] APRIL 20TH. THE TIME IS NOW 2:11 P.M.. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM WITH EVERYONE EXCEPT MARY JANE, WHO IS AT A SAFETY MEETING. AS A REMINDER, AGENDA REVIEW MEETINGS ARE TO REVIEW THE THE LISTED AGENDA ITEMS IN PREPARATION FOR OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING NEXT WEEK. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN UNTIL THE REGULAR MEETING. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD TO ASK QUESTIONS AND REQUEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IF NEEDED. SO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS FULLY PREPARED FOR THE REGULAR MEETING. [3. ANNOUNCEMENTS] I WILL NOT BE HERE NEXT WEEK. SO MARY JANE WILL BE PRESIDING AND SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY. SO I AM HERE. SO ANYWAY, AND THEN WE WILL BOTH BE HERE IN MAY, BUT. LUCKILY SO WE WILL HAVE A LEARNING SPOTLIGHT FROM WILDWOOD, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING. [4. LEARNING SPOTLIGHT] OUR VERY NEWEST ELEMENTARY AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF RECOGNITIONS BEING THE END OF THE YEAR. [5. RECOGNITIONS] I'M VERY BUMMED TO MISS OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR CELEBRATION. SO BEFORE OUR MEETING NEXT WEEK, REMEMBER THERE'S A BIG CELEBRATION FOR ALL THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR RECIPIENTS, AND THEN OUR BOARD HIGHLIGHTS. ANYTHING WE NEED TO ADD? [6. LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT] OH, I HAVE ANOTHER PICTURE. IT'S FROM THE ED FOUNDATION AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL TWO. TV'S NOT WORKING. OH, KIM'S TV IS NOT WORKING. OKAY, THAT'S A GREAT ONE. THAT'S A GREAT EVENT. AND MY CHAIR IS BROKEN. OH, I MISSED THIS ONE. OH, LOOK AT THAT. OH, LOOK, WE HAVE ONE MORE PICTURE FOR THIS ONE FROM BASEBALL. YEAH, I'LL GET IT. THANK YOU. OH. ANYBODY ELSE? HAVE WE GOT THE SOFTBALL, TOO? RIGHT. WE GOT THE SOFTBALL GAME. YEAH, BUT HOW MANY ARE LEFT? I THINK I'M WALKING OUT. WE WERE LIKE, OH, I FORGOT TO TAKE A PICTURE. OH, YEAH. DID YOU SEND THE ONE THAT'S UNDEFEATED DISTRICT? THAT'S LEGIT. DID YOU GET IS THE LIONS CLUB. SEND IT TO ME. IT'S A SCHOLARSHIP. WE'VE GOT IT. YES. YES. SO THIS ONE. ANYBODY ELSE? I WAS GOING TO ADD. SORRY. OKAY. OKAY. I WAS GOING TO SEND YOU SOMETHING FOR LIAISON STUFF. OKAY, A COUPLE MORE, IT SOUNDS LIKE, BUT OKAY. OKAY, THEN WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION ON TRANSPORTATION REPORT. [8. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION] OKAY. REMIND ME, THIS IS JUST AN UPDATE ON THE MOST RECENT LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS. YES. SO SENATE BILL 546 REQUIRES THAT WE PRESENT TO THE BOARD KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT, HOW MUCH WE'VE SPENT. IT KIND OF ASSUMES THAT WE'RE IN THE PROCESS, BUT NOT TO SPOIL THE PRESENTATION, BUT WE'RE 100% COMPLIANT NOW. SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE, HERE'S WHAT WE DID, HERE'S HOW MUCH IT COST. THAT'S WONDERFUL. I LOVE WHEN WE'RE AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON ALL OF THE THINGS. THAT'S WONDERFUL. OKAY. A PICTURE OF A BUS. WHAT IS THAT? WHAT IS THAT? THAT'S ONE OF OUR BUSSES? THAT'S NOT IT SAYS SCHOOL BUS ON IT. IS THAT AN AI GENERATED IMAGE? THAT'S A PICTURE OF A BUS. [LAUGHTER] WE HAVE SOME GOOD BUSSES OUT THERE. GREAT BUSSES. THAT'S HILARIOUS. SCHOOL BUS. ALL RIGHT, I WILL JUST GO ONE BY ONE REAL QUICK THROUGH CONSENT UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. [9. CONSENT AGENDA] 9B. ANY QUESTIONS ON BUDGET AMENDMENTS. 9C THE TEKS CERTIFICATION. 9D. KIM. HOW MANY TEACHERS DO WE HAVE THAT WORK WITH THAT RURAL CAPITAL AREA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. I WAS AT A CONFERENCE ONE YEAR AND SAW A PRESENTATION ON HOW THEY'RE WORKING WITH TEACHERS AND GETTING, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE JUST WONDERFUL. HOW MANY DO WE HAVE? WELL, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. WE HAD TWO LAST YEAR, BUT THEY ULTIMATELY ENDED UP GOING TO A DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION. WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE'LL GET A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR THIS YEAR IN THIS MOU IS FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR. OH I JUST LOVE THAT PROGRAM. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY. AND THEN 9E OUR MOU WITH A&M. YEAH. OKAY. OUR FIRST ACTION NEXT WEEK WILL BE THE APPROVAL OF OUR MATH INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. [10. ACTION] YES, WE HAVE A QUICK JUST A QUICK LITTLE PRESENTATION AND THEN JUST WANT TO PRESENT WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ORDER AND HAVE APPROVAL TO ORDER FROM YOU. [00:05:09] WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT, BY THE WAY. SO OUR TEACHERS DID A FABULOUS JOB THIS YEAR. YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THEM IN THE VENDOR SHOWCASE THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE AMAZING. THEY CAME TOGETHER. THEY ACTUALLY TAUGHT LESSONS FROM THESE KITS, SAMPLE LESSONS TO SEE WHICH ONE THEY WANTED WITH ALL THE VENDORS THAT PROVIDED INFORMATION. SO THEY CAME TOGETHER DOING THE RUBRICS, AND THESE ARE THEIR CHOICES. AND I WOULD SAY UNANIMOUS SIX THROUGH EIGHT. THEY ALL CAME TOGETHER AND SAID THE SAME THING, WHICH IS RARE. YOU DON'T USUALLY GET THAT COLLABORATION. WE'RE SPLITTING THE K ONE AND THE TWO FIVE MATH BECAUSE THE K ONE, THAT ALBA MATH, WE ARE PILOTING THAT IN CSE THIS YEAR, AND SOME TEACHERS WANT TO GO WATCH IT AND SEE IT IN ACTION. IT'S REALLY MATH THROUGH STORYTELLING, AND IT'S REALLY HANDS ON FOR THOSE YOUNGEST LEARNERS. AND THEN AMPLIFY MATH IS SOMETHING OUT OF THE BOX. WHAT WE LIKE ABOUT THAT IS ALL OF THESE SYSTEMS HAVE BOTH THE INTERVENTION AND THE EXTENSION COMPONENTS. SO OUR TEACHERS DON'T HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE TO A DIFFERENT RESOURCE TO REACH LEARNERS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. WHAT THAT MEANS IS A LOT OF TRAINING. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. WHAT I REALLY LIKED ON THAT BACK SLIDE. WHAT I LIKE IS THAT THESE TEXTS ARE NOW INCORPORATING WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING IN SERVICES WITH ON THOSE BUILDING THINKING CLASSROOMS. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THOSE TEXTS AND THE KAGAN STRATEGIES? SO I LIKE THAT WE'RE A COUPLE OF YEARS AHEAD OF THAT, AND NOW THEY'RE WORKING ON THESE ADOPTIONS, AND IT'S JUST GOING TO FULFILL WHAT THEY'RE ALREADY STARTING TO DO. SO I THINK THE TEXTBOOKS WERE GOING TO DO THAT. BUT I LOVE THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS MORE EXPLORATORY QUESTION. BECAUSE I HAVEN'T DONE A DEEP DIVE YET. WHY DON'T YOU HEAR THE PRESENTATION? BUT I DO KNOW HB 1605 PROVIDES DISTRICTS THAT ADOPT A CERTAIN TYPE OF HQIM IN THIS PROCESS ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR APPROVING SAID CURRICULUM THAT'S SBOE APPROVED. DO I HAVE THAT RIGHT SO FAR? FIRST, LET'S JUST MAKE SURE I HAVE MY FACTS RIGHT. YES. OKAY. ALL OF THAT IS TRUE. OKAY, GREAT. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID DOES THIS CURRICULUM ANYWHERE IN HERE THAT WE LOOK TO ADOPT ON MONDAY NEXT MONDAY NIGHT ALIGN WITH THAT OPPORTUNITY, BOTH FROM A COMPENSATORY STANDPOINT AND ALSO FROM AN SBOE APPROVED PERSPECTIVE? YES. ALL OF THAT, ALL OF THESE ALIGN. SO WE GET $40 A STUDENT. SOME OF THEM WILL BE SPENDING JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE FIRST YEAR FOR MANIPULATIVES. RIGHT. AND HANDS ON, BUT THEN YES, WE WILL GET REIMBURSED $40 A STUDENT FOR THAT. WITH THAT SAID, I THINK I WOULD LOVE TO FOR YOU TO IN SOME WAY INCORPORATE INTO YOUR PRESENTATION ON MONDAY NIGHT, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS A COUPLE OF THINGS. OBVIOUSLY, ALL THE THINGS THE DISTRICT INTERNALLY AT A LOCAL LEVEL, WE'VE DONE TO FACILITATE THE BEST CURRICULUM FOR OUR STUDENTS, THAT IS PARAMOUNT THAT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY, BUT ALSO THE EXTENT TO WHICH WE ARE ALIGNING WITH BOTH THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND HB 1605 AS IT RELATES TO BOTH A COMPENSATORY PERSPECTIVE AND THEN ALSO JUST A GENERAL ALIGNMENT PERSPECTIVE. IS THAT FAIR? YES, SIR. ABSOLUTELY. COOL. THANK YOU. IS THAT JUST ON ADOPTION YEAR OR IS IT EVERY YEAR THAT WE KEEP THIS CURRICULUM? DO WE CONTINUE TO GET THOSE FUNDS OR IS IT JUST AT THE ADOPTION? NO IT'S JUST THE YEAR THAT YOU'RE PURCHASING. OKAY. I BELIEVE. YEAH. THAT WASN'T MY QUESTION. BUT MY QUESTION WAS THIS. THESE HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE ALREADY FOR PUBLIC REVIEW. RIGHT. THEY WERE. YES. I LIKE TO ASK THIS TO BE OUT LOUD. HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY CAME TO VIEW ANY OF THIS CURRICULUM? LESS THAN TWO. I THINK THERE'S ZERO, BUT I DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT IT WAS A VERY SMALL IF ANYBODY CAME. OKAY. YEP. JUST WANT TO KNOW BECAUSE WE PUT IT OUT THERE. THANK YOU YES. AND THEN SOMETIMES IT'S WE DIDN'T KNOW. AND SO ANYWAY, JUST WANTED TO ASK THAT. I WILL SAY ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, A LOT OF STAFF CAME A LOT, A LOT. IT WAS THE BIGGEST MATERIALS REVIEW I'VE SEEN SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. AND I WAS DELIGHTED TO SEE THAT THEY WERE REALLY INTERESTED IN MATH AND REALLY WANTED TO ENGAGE AROUND THIS. SO ON A POSITIVE, WE DIDN'T HAVE A TON OF COMMUNITY, BUT WE HAD A TON OF INVESTED STAFF. AWESOME. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. KIND OF ON THAT SAME LINE. IT'S AVAILABLE ONLINE THOUGH, RIGHT? IF ANY FAMILY MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT IT OR NO? NO. NOT NECESSARILY. ONCE IT'S ADOPTED, WE'RE TRYING TO DO MORE HANDS ON RATHER THAN JUST GIVING THE LINK ON A DEVICE. GOT IT. SO THEY'RE GOING TO PROBABLY SEE MORE HANDS ON WITH WORKBOOKS AND THAT SORT OF THING. THERE IS A WAY THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO LOG INTO THEIR CANVAS ACCOUNT FOR THEIR STUDENT TO SEE THE MATERIALS. YES. OKAY. AND ANYTIME ANYBODY WANTS TO CHECK IT OUT FURTHER, THEY CAN REACH OUT TO DOCTOR MAPHIES AND SCHEDULE THAT OR GO TO THE CAMPUS AND SCHEDULE [00:10:06] THAT. AND THAT'S ABSOLUTELY AVAILABLE. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND THE NEXT ACTION FOR NEXT WEEK WILL BE THE GMP2 FOR DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATIONS PROJECT. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THAT, THAT IS THE SECOND AND THAT SHOULD BE THE FINAL GMP FOR HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER ONE RENOVATION PROJECT. IT IS INCORPORATING SOME OF THE 23 BOND FUNDS THAT WERE ALLOCATED FOR ROOFING AND FOR J HALL AND THAT SORT OF THING IN 23. AND THEN ALSO THE 25 SO IT IS UNDER BUDGET. WHEN WE WERE WALKING THE CAMPUS TOUR, I ASKED YOU AND HOLLY TO SHOW ME WITH MY EYEBALLS, LIKE WHAT EXACTLY WAS GETTING DONE? BECAUSE I'M A VERY VISUAL PERSON, I KIND OF NEED TO SEE IT. EXACTLY. AND I, I DON'T EVEN THINK THE VISUALS DID IT JUSTICE BECAUSE WHAT YOU WERE SAYING WAS BASICALLY LIKE A FULL, I MEAN, ALMOST LIKE A GUT JOB IN THOSE DESIGNATED PARTS OF THE CAMPUS. SO I WAS EXCITED TO HEAR. I MEAN, IT INCLUDES LIKE FULL BATHROOM REMODELS. IT INCLUDES WALLS, FLOORING, LIGHTING, CLASSROOMS, SOME ACCENT WALLS IN CLASSROOMS. AND OBVIOUSLY WHAT WE DID SEE, YOU KNOW, IN THE RENDERINGS FROM THE ARCHITECT WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, THEIR SHOWCASE PIECE, YOU KNOW, THE CENTER OF THE CLNI, THE LIBRARY. BUT IT WAS A LOT. IT WAS A LOT MORE THAN THAT THAT'S GOING TO GET DONE. SO BASICALLY THE ONLY UNTOUCHED AREAS WILL BE THE AUDITORIUM, THE GYMS. WHAT ELSE? J HALL. NO PARTS OF J HALL IS GOING TO BE PART OF THIS. YEAH, BECAUSE SOME OF IT. THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. PARTS OF J HALL WILL BE INCLUDED. THE CAFETERIA IS GETTING A NEW BATHROOM. GETTING NEW BATHROOM. THAT'S PART OF THAT SEGMENTATION PIECE. BUT I THINK WHAT YOU MENTIONED WAS WHAT'S NOT. SO ALMOST ALL PARTS OF THE CAMPUS EXCEPT FOR THE AUDITORIUM AND THE GYMS ARE GETTING SOME. GYMS ARE GETTING A SECURITY REVAMP. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME NEW SECURITY BUT NOT REDONE GYMS. SO THAT HALLWAY OUTSIDE THE GYM. MAKING IT SO THAT IT'S BASICALLY EXACTLY MAKING IT SO THAT IT CAN BE SEGMENTED. OH THAT'S GREAT. SO BETWEEN THE CAFETERIA AND THE GYM SPACE, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? THAT VESTIBULE. I'LL LET JAMES EXPLAIN IT. BUT THE SOLUTION TO THAT SEGMENTING ISSUE WAS PROVIDING BATHROOMS INTO THE CAFETERIA. SO PUTTING THE BATHROOMS IN THE CAFETERIA WILL ALLOW US TO SEGMENT OFF. I UNDERSTAND THAT PIECE. OKAY. IT WAS GOING TO BE THAT DROP DOWN GATE. WE COULD SEND YOU GUYS A MAP OF ACCORDING TO WHERE THAT RAMP IS IN THE BACK OF THE CAFETERIA. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT OUT, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE TWO NEW BATHROOMS IN THERE THAT WILL SERVE US FROM THE SIDE OF THE CAFETERIA. SO WE HAVE TO CLOSE THAT DOWN. YOU CAN GO IN FROM THE CAFETERIA TO GET TO THOSE BATHROOMS. AND WE CAN SHUT THOSE BATHROOMS DOWN IN THE HALLWAY. IF WE HAVE A BIG SPORTING EVENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO KEEP THE SCHOOL SEPARATED. SO YOU'RE ADDING MORE DOORS IN THAT AREA TOO, THEN? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. SO YEAH, IT'LL BE AN AREA TO KIND OF SHUT DOWN AND ADD. SO THAT'S WHERE THE BATHROOMS. ALSO INCLUDES THE OLD FIELD HOUSE TOO. WE'RE GOING TO BE REDOING ALL THAT TOO WITH ALL THE FINISHES OVER THERE. OH, I DID NOT REALIZE THAT EITHER. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. OKAY. QUITE A BIT. YEAH. SO IT'S A VERY LARGE PROJECT. SO THE FACT THAT IT'S COMING IN UNDER BUDGET IS VERY EXCITING BECAUSE IT'S A REALLY LARGE PROJECT. ROB. I AGREE, MADAM PRESIDENT AND THE NUMBERS LOOK GOOD. AND WITH A HEALTHY AMOUNT OF ALLOWANCES, WHICH I THINK ARE BENEFICIAL, OBVIOUSLY, WE SET, WHAT, A $750,000 CONTINGENCY ON THAT. I THINK THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. ON WHAT WOULD WE USE MOST OF IT? RIGHT. IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, OR IF THAT WAS A HALF $1 MILLION CONTINGENCY. BUT THAT WAS A NEW BUILD. SO A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, MORE DIRT MOVING. OVERALL LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. NO OBJECTIONS. DO WE HAVE A PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT NUMBER HANDY? DON'T. IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, BUT JUST HAVE IT MONDAY NIGHT FOR ME, WOULD YOU PLEASE? AND THEN JENNIFER OR MADAM SUPERINTENDENT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE SO MUCH FOR THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH, BY THE WAY, THAT GROUNDBREAKING WAS INCREDIBLE. AWESOME. I THINK THE COMMUNITY SENT IN AND THE COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND THE MEDIA COVERAGE WE GOT ON THAT WAS GREAT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THIS PROJECT. AND SO I GUESS MAYBE I WOULD CHALLENGE US OVER THE SUMMER TO HYPE THIS UP. IT'S A $50 MILLION INVESTMENT INTO OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR FLAGSHIP HIGH SCHOOL THE OG HIGH SCHOOL OF DRIP SO SOON TO BE. AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HYPE THIS UP WITH THE COMMUNITY, LET THE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY KNOW THAT COMING IN AUGUST THIS CAMPUS IS ALREADY STARTING TO LOOK DIFFERENT AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TOWARDS. I THINK THAT WILL BE A FRUITFUL VENTURE. IF THAT SOUNDS REASONABLE, EVERYBODY ELSE. SO THAT WOULD BE MY ENCOURAGEMENT OUTSIDE THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD. ON THAT THIS MORNING I PRESENTED TO THEIR PTA WHAT WAS GOING ON. SO WE ARE STILL MAKING SOME PRESENTATIONS TO COMMUNITY ON THAT. BUT I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA TOO, BECAUSE IT IS. IT'S MORE THAN COSMETIC. IT IS. WE ARE CHANGING THE FUNCTION OF THAT SCHOOL. [00:15:03] CORRECT. IT'S GOING TO BE I MEAN, IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFERENT AND EMBODIES THIS BOARD'S DESIRE TO REINVEST IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, BOTH NEW AND ALSO EXISTING, WHICH WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR YEARS NOW. THIS WE'RE DOING, THIS IS JUST LIKE, THIS IS A BIG TIME. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE US, WHATEVER WAY WE FEEL IS BEST APPROPRIATE TO DO THAT. I THINK WE WOULD BE IN OUR BEST INTEREST, ESPECIALLY AS PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO ENDURE A COUPLE OF YEARS OF INCONVENIENCE. I MEAN, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME INCONVENIENCES OVER THE PROCESS. SO THERE'S AN AWESOME THING COMING. BEAR WITH US. IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT AT THE END. FAIR ENOUGH. COOL. OH, AND THE OTHER PIECE WAS A COUPLE COLLABORATION SPACES TOO. SO YEAH, SO THERE IS A LOT MORE THAN JUST ESTHETIC THINGS HAPPENING. I MEAN, THERE'S SAFETY, THERE'S SOME NECESSARY THINGS. THERE'S AN ACTUAL FOR LEARNING EDUCATIONAL VALUE FOR STUDENTS SO. THAT, OH SORRY. THIS RENOVATION IS GOING TO BE SUCH A BIG DEAL IN MY OPINION. AND IT'S GOING TO BE COMPLETED ABOUT THE TIME WE OPEN HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TWO, IT WOULD BE NEAT IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING, NOT A RIBBON CUTTING, BUT A SOMETHING TO RECOGNIZE THAT, TO SHOW IT OFF AND TO, YOU KNOW, LET OUR COMMUNITY INVITE THEM TO COME IN AND TAKE A LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S BEEN. BECAUSE I DON'T THINK A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S SAYING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL TWO HIGH SCHOOL TWO, BUT WHEN WE WERE DOING ALL THOSE VISITS OR WHATEVER, AND THEY'RE LIKE, MAKE SURE YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR ORIGINAL SCHOOL. I JUST THINK WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING SPECIAL WHEN IT'S COMPLETE, WHEN WE OPEN UP INTO THAT 28 SCHOOL YEAR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. Y'ALL ARE THE EXPERTS, BUT I JUST WANT THAT COMMUNITY TO COME IN AND CHECK IT OUT AND SEE. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE JUST, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO COMPARE BOTH OF Y'ALL AND THEY'RE BOTH GOING TO BE GREAT. I LOVE THAT IDEA. IT'S GOING TO LOOK BRAND NEW. LOVE IT. LOVE IT. LITERALLY RIGHT BEFORE YOU SAID THAT, I WAS THINKING IN MY HEAD, WE NEED TO DO SOME KIND OF THING BECAUSE YEAH. ANYWAY, I MEAN, WE'VE JUST GONE THROUGH SYCAMORE MIDDLE AND THAT WAS REALLY KIND OF JUST AN EXPANSION, NOT REALLY DOING ANYTHING TO THE EXISTING BUILDING. THIS IS QUITE A LARGE PROJECT. SO YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. REPORTS AND INFORMATION LEARNING AND INNOVATION. [11. REPORTS AND INFORMATION] OKAY. YOU ALREADY KNOW THE FIRST PART OF THIS REPORT IS REALLY ON OUR RESTRUCTURE OF OUR COMPACTED MATH. AS YOU RECALL, CURRENTLY, THE STATE DID SAY THAT THE TOP 40TH PERCENTILE OF STUDENTS THAT SCORE AS FIFTH GRADERS ON STAAR SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY BE PLACED IN THIS COMPACTED MATH. AND THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN OUR FAMILIES AND OUR TEACHERS ABOUT RIGHT FIT. BUT WE REALIZED THAT THE WAY THAT WE WERE STRUCTURED WAS ASKING A LOT FOR OUR STUDENTS TO DO TWO GRADE LEVELS IN ONE, AND IT WOULD OPT A LOT OF STUDENTS OUT POTENTIALLY TO LEVEL BACK DOWN. SO THE TEAM WENT THROUGH AND WE RESTRUCTURED THE WAY THAT WE WANT TO DO COMPACTED MATH. AND IT ALIGNS WITH WHAT TEA IS SUGGESTING. SO WE'RE GOOD THERE. BUT BASICALLY, AS A SIXTH GRADER, IF YOU ARE ACCELERATED INTO COMPACTED MATH BECAUSE OF YOUR STAAR SCORES OR THAT YOUR PARENTS THINK THAT YOU CAN HANDLE THAT, YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE ALL OF SIXTH GRADE AND HALF OF SEVENTH, AND THEN THOSE STUDENTS WILL BE TAKING THE SIXTH GRADE STAAR TEST. SO WE MIGHT SEE A LITTLE FLUCTUATION IN OUR STAAR SCORES NEXT YEAR, POTENTIALLY. AND THEN AS A SEVENTH GRADER, YOU'RE AN EIGHTH GRADE COMPACTED MATH WHERE YOU'RE TAKING ALL OF SEVENTH, THE OTHER HALF OF SEVENTH GRADE AND ALL OF EIGHTH GRADE. THE OUTCOME IS STILL THE SAME. YOU'RE STILL AN ALGEBRA ONE STUDENT IN EIGHTH GRADE, BUT JUST SWITCHING THAT AROUND AND LOOKING AT OUR SCOPE AND SEQUENCE, WE MIGHT BETTER SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE WANTING TO GO IN THAT PATH AND ACCELERATE THEIR MATH. SO WE JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE WANTED TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE BUILDING THINKING CLASSROOMS AND WHY THAT'S SO IMPORTANT. IT ALIGNS TO STUDENT COLLABORATION, STUDENTS TALKING AND REALLY NOT JUST REGURGITATING THE MATH ON A PIECE OF PAPER, BUT HAVING CONVERSATIONS AND UNDERSTANDING HOW PEOPLE'S BRAINS RESPOND AND APPROACH MATH DIFFERENTLY. AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF AHA'S WITH THAT. WE ARE BRINGING REGION 13 BACK THIS SUMMER TO GET ANY OTHER TEACHER THAT'S INTERESTED IN PROVIDING GETTING THAT LEARNING IN. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT FOR THIS SUMMER AS WELL. AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THE PRE-K WINDOW FOR PRE-K STUDENT TUITION HAS CLOSED, AND ANYBODY THAT IS IN THE LOTTERY WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MAY 1ST OF THEIR OPTIONS. IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS THIS YEAR AND NOT HAVE TO TURN VERY MANY AWAY. SO THAT'S REALLY GOOD. GOOD NEWS FOR US. OUR AUDIT DISTRICT TRANSFERS, AS YOU KNOW, WE OPENED THAT THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME SO FAR, WE HAVE TEN APPLICATIONS. JUST WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF THAT AND OUR ACCELERATION STARTING TO OPEN AGAIN AND WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL JUNE 1ST. I'M SORRY. MAY 8TH AND EXAMS START JUNE 1ST. FOR ANYBODY THAT'S WANTING TO ACCELERATE EITHER A GRADE LEVEL OR A CONTENT AREA, THAT'S IT. KIM. ON THE WORKING ON THAT COMPACTED MATH WITH STAAR DATA AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN A YEAR. I KIND OF LIKE THAT WE'RE CHANGING IT UP AND DOING A YEAR AND A HALF. [00:20:02] OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING SOMETHING LIKE US, OR THEY'RE DOING IT ALL IN ONE YEAR'S TIME, TWO YEARS WORTH. SO WHEN WE'RE GOING TO BE COMPARED STATEWIDE WITH OTHER DISTRICTS, I JUST WONDER WHAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK LIKE AS QUESTION ONE. AND NUMBER TWO IS HOW WILL WE COMMUNICATE THAT OUT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT STAAR DATA? BECAUSE MATH HAS ALWAYS BEEN, YOU KNOW, A BIG FOCUS OF OURS, AND WE'RE DOING SUCH GREAT THINGS AND WE'RE DOING WELL. BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE STATE'S MAKING US PUT THESE KIDS IN CLASSES TOGETHER, THIS IS WHAT YOUR DATA IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AT THE END OF THE YEAR. AND WE WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHY. BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THE AVERAGE PERSON KNOWS THAT. SO HOW WOULD THAT BE COMMUNICATED? AND NUMBER TWO, WE'RE GOING TO BE COMPARED WITH ALL THESE OTHER DISTRICTS AND WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING. SO I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO LOOK THAT BAD. I MEAN, RIGHT? NO, WE'RE NOT PROJECTING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE THAT DIFFERENT. THE WAY THE STATE WILL REPORT WILL LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. IT'S JUST OUR SCORES MIGHT BE JUST A LITTLE VARIATION. RIGHT NOW. SEVENTH GRADE SEEMS TO TAKE A LITTLE DIP. THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE BECAUSE WE'RE DOING A SEVENTH GRADE TEST AND SIXTH GRADE IN OUR COMPACTED CLASSES. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE ON PAR WITH OTHER DISTRICTS AND BE COMPARED EQUALLY WITH OTHER DISTRICTS. IT'S JUST HOW DO OUR NUMBERS SHAKE OUT FOR US? WE'LL HAVE TO DO A DEEP DIVE TO PULL THOSE STUDENTS FROM THOSE CLASSES AND LOOK AT THEIR SCORES AND SEE THE IMPACT THERE. YEAH. GREAT QUESTION. SO I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON THE COMPACTED MATH. I FORGIVE ME, I WAS NOT AT THE WORKSHOP LAST MONTH THAT YOU MAY HAVE GONE OVER A LOT OF THIS UPDATE. SO SO THIS IS TAKING THE PLACE COMPLETELY OF THE FORMER. WE'RE AT SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE IN THE SIXTH GRADE CLASS. OKAY. YES. THAT'S CORRECT. SO ONE SOMEWHAT SILLY QUESTION, BUT I WOULD JUST ASK, LIKE IN MASTER PLANNING, IF THERE WAS ANY ABILITY TO KEEP SIXTH GRADERS WITH SIXTH GRADE LUNCH, SEVENTH GRADERS WITH SEVENTH GRADE LUNCH. LIKE IF THAT'S A THING, BECAUSE I KNOW SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS GET DISPLACED AND THAT'S A BIG CON. YEAH, SOCIALLY FOR ANYWAY, IF REALIGNING THIS, IF THAT WAS POSSIBLE, I THINK THAT HELPS THAT POPULATION OF STUDENTS ALSO. AND THEN A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, I BELIEVE FROM LAST YEAR'S WORKSHOP WHEN WE HAD THE UPDATED ON ACCELERATION TO MY KNOWLEDGE AND MY MEMORY, THAT ONLY AFFECTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. CORRECT. SO YOU CAN STILL SAY IN FIFTH GRADE TEST OUT OF SIXTH GRADE MATH AND EVEN JUST GO RIGHT INTO SEVENTH GRADE IN SIXTH GRADE. OKAY. AND THEN THOSE STUDENTS WOULD PROBABLY BE DISPLACED BY A LUNCH PERIOD OR SOMETHING, BUT POTENTIALLY OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN I HAD A QUESTION ON TRANSFERS. I KNOW THAT THIS IS TOTALLY NEW FOR US AS A DISTRICT, BUT I'M HEARING A LOT OF CHATTER JUST IN THE COMMUNITY. I THINK IN DISTRICT TRANSFERS, THERE'S STILL THE PERCEPTION AND MAYBE REALITY THAT IT'S RATHER DIFFICULT. AND YET NOW WE'RE KIND OF OPENING UP OUT OF DISTRICT, I DON'T KNOW, LIKE HOW ONE JUST BALLPARK, LIKE HOW MANY TRANSFERS HAVE WE EVEN GOTTEN SO FAR? JUST CURIOUS. AND IS THAT HIGHER? SAME AS PREVIOUS YEARS. AND IS THERE? ARE WE ALLOWING FOR ANY MORE FLEXIBILITY BY SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES? NO. I'M HEARING. OKAY, SO INTER-DISTRICT STILL REMAINS RATHER STRICT TO ONLY OUR POLICIES. OKAY. THEY AREN'T GETTING FREE REIGN. FOR EXAMPLE, WE MAY NOT HAVE ANY. I'M SORRY. WE MAY NOT HAVE ANY SPOTS AT ROOSTER, BUT WE MAY HAVE SPOTS AT WILDWOOD OR DRIPPING SPRINGS. SO WE WILL OFFER THEM A SPOT THERE. WE WOULDN'T. THEY DON'T GET THEIR FREE REIGN OF A CAMPUS THAT THEY WANT. RIGHT. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE OPENED UP TO OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSFERS. IT'S FOR TO FILL SPOTS OF CAMPUSES THAT WE WE HAVE EMPTY SEATS. SO SOME VERY CONCRETE EXAMPLES, SOME STUDENTS THAT HAVE LEFT THIS DISTRICT AND ARE NOW RETURNING BUT DO NOT WANT TO BE AT THEIR HOME CAMPUS, BUT ARE REQUESTING TO BE AT A LOW ENROLLMENT CAMPUS. BY OUR POLICY, PROBABLY THEY WOULD BE REJECTED. BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS A SITUATION LIKE THAT, ARE WE ALLOWING LIKE A CAMPUS LIKE SYCAMORE THAT IS VERY UNDER ENROLLMENT? ROOSTER VERY LOW ENROLLMENT. WILDWOOD VERY LOW ENROLLMENT. IT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON CLASS SIZE. IT'S NOT GOING TO DEPEND ENTIRELY ON CAMPUS ENROLLMENT. IF THEIR SECOND GRADE CLASSES ARE LARGE, THEN WE'RE NOT GOING TO PUT THEM AT THAT CAMPUS BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING. BUT THEY PAY TAXES, LIVE AND RESIDE IN OUR DISTRICT. [00:25:02] AND SO, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE EASTSIDE FAMILIES THAT THEY WERE AT VALOR OR VERITAS PRIVATE SCHOOL, AND THEY'RE WANTING TO COME BACK, BUT THEY'RE ALSO WANTING TO TRANSFER. I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW WE'RE HANDLING THOSE INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT AND COMING BACK AND JUST PICKING A DIFFERENT CAMPUS, THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE DECLINED. IF THEY HAVE SOME EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCE AND A REASON FOR NEEDING TO GO TO A DIFFERENT CAMPUS. THOSE WOULD BE CONSIDERED. BUT JUST DECIDING TO ATTEND A DIFFERENT SCHOOL WE'RE NOT OPENING UP. WE'RE STILL FOLLOWING ATTENDANCE ZONES, SO WE'RE STILL FOLLOWING OUR LINES. FAMILIES WHO LIVE OUT OF DISTRICT AND ARE APPLYING ARE BEING PLACED WHERE WE HAVE SPACE, NOT NECESSARILY PLACED WHERE THEY WANT TO ATTEND, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. IT'S REALLY IT'S BASED UPON FILLING THE EXTRA SPACE THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE DISTRICT SO THAT WE'RE NOT UNDER-ENROLLED, BUT IT'S UNDER-ENROLLED BY CAMPUS, BY GRADE LEVEL, NOT JUST BY CAMPUS OVERALL, BY CLASSROOM. AND IT'S STUDENT BY STUDENT, NOT FAMILY BY LIKE, YOU'RE. CORRECT, TRYING TO DO FAMILIES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THEY DON'T. CORRECT. YEAH. WOULDN'T GO TO FOUR DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. RIGHT. BUT IF THEY, BUT IF THEY PICK ONE CAMPUS AND THEY SAY, WE WANT TO GO TO CAMPUS X AND CAMPUS X DOESN'T HAVE ROOM ACROSS THREE GRADE LEVELS THEY ARE WE'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT THAT HAVE ALL THREE GRADE LEVELS, AND THAT'S THEIR ONLY OPTION, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. WE'RE GOING TO OFFER THEM WHERE WE HAVE SPACE FOR THE STUDENTS. OKAY. AND TO BE FAIR, WHEN AND IF I HAVE A MOM OR LIKE I HAVE TAKEN A COUPLE OF PHONE CALLS FROM PARENTS WHO HAVE MOVED OUT OF DISTRICT AND ARE WANTING TO COME BACK BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT REASONS AND THEY'RE ASKING ABOUT A TRANSFER. WHAT YOU KNOW, WHAT I EXPLAINED TO THEM IS, IS THAT YES, THEY ARE WELCOME TO APPLY FOR OUR GENERAL TRANSFER. HOWEVER, THOSE ARE USED FOR EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES. AND BASICALLY YOU NEED TO PLEAD YOUR CASE, RIGHT. PROVIDE ANY DOCUMENTATION, PROVIDE ANYTHING. YOU KNOW I ALSO ENCOURAGE THEM TO GO TALK TO THE CAMPUS IN WHICH THAT THEY LEFT, BECAUSE NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN, THE PERSONNEL EVEN MAYBE THE PRINCIPAL HAS CHANGED, RIGHT? AND SO IT MAY LOOK DIFFERENT THAN WHEN YOU LEFT TWO YEARS AGO. AND SO I DO TRY TO TALK TO THOSE FAMILIES AND LET THEM KNOW THAT. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. HUMAN RESOURCES. OUR PRINCIPALS ARE BUSY RIGHT NOW HIRING SOME OF THEIR FANTASTIC APPLICANTS THAT WE HAD COME TO OUR JOB FAIR. WE HAD OVER 100 RSVP'S AND THEN OVER 65 WHO WERE NOT OVER 65 AGE, BUT OVER 65 INTERESTED APPLICANTS WHO CAME TO OUR JOB FAIR. AND SO IT WAS OUR HIGHEST ATTENDED JOB FAIR. AND THEN WE ALSO HAD SOME OF OUR OWN EMPLOYEES IN THE DISTRICT, ESPECIALLY SOME OF OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS WHO ARE ON THEIR PATHWAY FOR THE GROW YOUR OWN TO BECOME TEACHERS. AND SO WE HAD A COUPLE UNIVERSITIES AND ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GUIDING THEM AND KEEPING THEM ON THE RIGHT PATH SO THAT WE CAN MOVE THEM FROM THAT INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE POSITION TO TEACHER POSITION. AND SO, LIKE I SAID, OUR PRINCIPALS ARE BUSY IN PUTTING IN THOSE BEGIN HIRES SO THAT WE CAN LOCK DOWN THOSE TEACHERS WHO ARE GOING TO BE BACKFILLING RESIGNATIONS OR RETIREMENTS FOR NEXT YEAR.THANK YOU FOR THAT. CAN YOU PLEASE REMIND US OF THE SUMMER CONTRACT DATES. DATES THEY GO OUT IN DAYS THEY COME BACK IN? FOR SUMMER. LAST DAY TO RESIGN. OH, LAST DAY TO RESIGN. OH. I WILL HAVE TO GIVE THE PENALTY FREE IT'S IN JULY. THE PENALTY FREE, AND THEN THEY'LL COME BACK. ARE YOU ASKING WHEN THEY COME, THE TEACHERS COME BACK. NOT SAYING TO RESIGN BUT TO SIGN NEW CONTRACTS. LIKE WHAT'S THAT WINDOW AGAIN? ISN'T IT JUNE TO JULY? I THOUGHT IT WAS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ASKING. SO OUR CONTRACTS HAVE GONE OUT. AND SO THEY HAVE UNTIL THE 22ND FOR OUR CURRENT TEACHERS FOR NEXT YEAR TO GIVE THEIR CONTRACTS AND SHARE THEIR INTENT TO RETURN NEXT YEAR. SO THAT'S THE DATE. I'M SORRY. YES. THAT DATES DUE WHEN. SO APRIL 22ND IS OUR CONTRACT. BUT THEN THEY HAVE UNTIL THE VERY BEGINNING OF JULY FOR THE PENALTY FREE TO RESIGN. THAT'S KIND OF LIKE THE LAST MINUTE RESIGNATIONS. JUST ON THE RADAR, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THAT'S WHEN WE HAVE WHAT WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ANY UNEXPECTED RESIGNATIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS JOB FAIR YOU JUST HOSTED. I MEAN, IT JUST GETS BIGGER AND BIGGER EVERY YEAR. SO I THINK WE'RE BUILDING THE REPUTATION THERE. THEY'RE COMING. THEY'RE INTERESTED. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT THERE WITH HR THAT THEY WANT TO COME HERE. THEY'RE INTERESTED. SO I DON'T KNOW IF DISTRICTS THAT HAVE HAD THIS KIND OF ATTENDANCE AT A JOB FAIR OR IF THEY'RE EVEN HOSTING ONE. AND I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK TO PUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON. BUT I, YOU KNOW, THEN I LOOK AT TEACHER VACANCIES AND WE HAVE ZERO. SO KEEP GOING WITH THOSE JOB FAIRS. THAT'S A NEW TITLE FOR YOU. DIRECTOR OF JOB FAIRS, DOING A GOOD JOB. [LAUGHTER] AND OUR PRINCIPALS DID A GREAT JOB. [00:30:01] WE HAD OVER 20 IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS DURING THAT HOUR AND A HALF PERIOD WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO PULL THE APPLICANTS THAT THEY REALLY LOVED AND DO THEIR INTERVIEW RIGHT THEN AND THERE. AND SO THAT PERSON DOESN'T LEAVE OUR JOB THERE AND KEEP LOOKING FOR JOBS BECAUSE OUR PRINCIPALS REALLY WERE HANDS ON AND THEY HAD SOMEBODY THEY WANTED, AND THEY TAKE THEM ASIDE AND INTERVIEW THEM RIGHT THEN AND THERE. AND SO OUR PRINCIPALS AND THE TABLES ARE SUPER CUTE. LIKE ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS COME AND THEY HAVE GREAT DECORATIONS AND THEY, REALLY SELL THEIR CAMPUSES AND MAKE IT MAKES IT A HARD DECISION FOR THE APPLICANTS THEN BECAUSE THEY ARE LIKE, OH, DO I WANT THIS ONE OR THAT ONE? BUT OUR PRINCIPALS ARE ALSO INVESTING THEIR TIME IN COMING AND MEETING WITH THOSE APPLICANTS. AND ALMOST ALL OF THE TEACHERS WHO CAME WERE FULLY CERTIFIED. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NEW. AS WE MOVE AWAY FROM THE DOI, WE HAD REALLY HIGH QUALITY CERTIFIED APPLICANTS WHO WERE HERE. I'M GLAD YOU TRANSITIONED RIGHT INTO WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK. SO THE REPORT THAT WE HAVE FOR CONTRACTS THAT I WENT BACK AND LOOKED. SO THIS IS ALL CERTIFIED PERSONNEL WHO ARE BEING OFFERED CONTRACTS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. AND I KNOW WE'RE MOVING TOWARD THE GOAL. THE GOAL, LIKE I SAID, THE LAW OF HAVING CERTIFIED TEACHERS IN ALL CORE CLASSES. DO WE HAVE ANY OUTSIDE OF THIS LIST THAT WE ARE OFFERING CONTRACTS TO FOR THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR THAT ARE NOT CERTIFIED? THE ONLY INDIVIDUALS ARE CTE TEACHERS. WE ARE NOT OFFERING CONTRACTS TO ANY OTHER TEACHERS IN ANY OTHER AREA THAT ARE NOT CERTIFIED. SO WE WILL ONLY HAVE NON CERTIFIED CTE. OKAY, FOR NEXT YEAR PERIOD ACROSS THE BOARD. SO ARE THE CTE TEACHERS THEY'RE NOT INCLUDED ON THIS LIST. THEY ARE INCLUDED. YES MA'AM. OKAY. CAN YOU FOR NEXT WEEK WILL YOU GO BACK. WILL YOU MAKE NOTATIONS ON THAT LIST OF. CTE. ANY. YES OF CTE OR JUST NON CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE ON THAT LIST? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. FINANCE REPORTS. SORRY WAS HUNG UP WITH THE WIRE HERE. THE FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE THROUGH FEBRUARY 2026. THERE'S NOT ANYTHING OUTSTANDING, REALLY. EVERYTHING'S KIND OF FALLING IN LINE WITH LAST YEAR. OUR PAYROLL IS WITHIN A PERCENT OF THE PRIOR YEAR. THE BIGGEST THING IS WE'VE COLLECTED THE MAJORITY OF OUR TAXES. WE'RE RIGHT AROUND 95%. SO WE'RE ON TARGET WITH OUR 99% COLLECTION BY THE END OF THE YEAR. WE ALSO HAVE BUDGET TO ACTUAL PROJECTIONS THROUGH FEBRUARY, AND THAT KIND OF FALLS IN LINE WITH THE PROJECTION THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AS, EXCUSE ME, AS WE GET FURTHER ON INTO THE YEAR, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO UPDATE THAT WITH MORE ACCURATE NUMBERS AS EACH MONTH PASSES. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE BOND REPORTS THROUGH MARCH, AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR QUARTERLY OR THIRD QUARTER INVESTMENT REPORT THROUGH THE MONTH OF MARCH AS WELL. GREAT JOB ON FINANCES. WE HAVE NO QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE BEEN DOING HERE, AND HOPEFULLY IT KIND OF HELPS OUT, IS I PUT IN BOARD BLOG BEFORE THE MEETING, A LITTLE BIT OF A SUMMARY, A LITTLE MORE, MORE DETAILED SUMMARY. SO WONDERFUL. THANK YOU RANDY. ALL RIGHT. OPERATIONS REPORT. ALL RIGHT. CHILD NUTRITION JUST KIND OF WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN IDEA OF THE VOLUME OF FOOD THAT THEY SERVE ALMOST 100,000 LUNCHES. AND THAT'S WITH SPRING BREAK IN THAT SO. JUST REAL QUICK MATH. THAT'S LIKE 6,500 TO 7,000 LUNCHES A DAY. IF THERE WERE 15 DAYS IN THAT MONTH, WHICH THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT RIGHT. AND THEN ALSO SOME OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY'RE DOING, I REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE CHEF THAT'S COME INTO WORK WITH OUR CAFETERIA JUST TO ALWAYS LOOKING TO IMPROVE QUALITY. AND SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY HERE FOR EIGHT DAYS. THEY'RE NOT IN LIKE EIGHT IN A ROW. SO THEY'RE HERE TODAY. AND JOHN, THE DIRECTOR WAS LIKE, YOU GOT TO COME EAT. YOU GOT TO COME EAT. IT'S SO GOOD. SO I THINK THEY'RE GETTING A LOT OUT OF THAT. AND THEN THEY ALSO WERE RECOGNIZED AT THE MEGACON CONFERENCE FOR SUPERIOR MEAL SERVICE AND STRATEGIC MENU PLANNING. SO THAT WAS GOOD FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY WORK REALLY HARD TO PROVIDE REALLY TASTY AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD. [00:35:02] CONSTRUCTION, YOU GOT TO SEE A LOT OF IT AT THE GROUNDBREAKING. THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM IS BUSY COMMUNICATING WITH CAMPUSES. THEY'RE COORDINATING MOVES FOR ROOSTER AND THE HIGH SCHOOL AND ANY OTHER CAMPUS THAT NEEDS TO MOVE. SO WE ARE, WE'RE INTENTIONALLY MEETING WITH ALL OF THOSE CAMPUSES AND THEIR, TEACHERS AND THEIR, PRINCIPALS JUST TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS AND THAT SORT OF THING. AND THEN FINALLY FOR FACILITIES 314 WORK ORDERS COMPLETED, BUT MOST OF THE REPORT KIND OF DETAILS WHAT ALL THEY DID ON THE DAY THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE WATER. AND I KNOW WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THAT LAST TIME, BUT THAT OCCURRED IN BETWEEN WHEN I TURNED IN THE REPORT FOR THE BOARD AND WHEN WE TALKED. BUT THAT GROUP IS PHENOMENAL. I MEAN, THEY, DON'T, THEY JUST DO WHATEVER WE ASK WITHOUT COMPLAINING AND THEY DO A GOOD JOB. SO. I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN AN INVITE FOR THE LUNCH. I WANT TO GO EAT FROM A LIKE MEAL THAT THESE GRADUATE CHEFS ARE COOKING. SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE NEXT YEAR, NEXT TIME THEY COME. SCOTT, LET US KNOW. I FEEL LIKE WE NEED A WORKSHOP OR SOMETHING ON THAT. WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO SELL ADULT MEALS A LA CARTE, SO. YEAH. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. NOT A LOT IN SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT RIGHT NOW, BUT WE DID JUST GET A SUBDIVISION LATE LAST WEEK. IT WAS AFTER POSTING. SO WE WILL ADD THAT FOR NEXT WEEK. SO WE WILL HAVE ONE SUBDIVISION IN THERE FOR YOU ALL NEXT WEEK. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE ANNUAL REPORT ON CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BOARD MEMBERS. AND SO YOU WILL GET TO READ THE LOVELY LONG SCRIPT. BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING YOUR OWN PD HOURS AND EXCEEDING. YES. SO LOTS, LOTS OF GOOD THINGS TO REPORT WHEN STEFANI READS THAT GIANT LIST. ALL RIGHT. THE BOARD WILL NOW CONVENE IN A CLOSED MEETING TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS POSTED ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING THIS AFTERNOON, AS ALLOWED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE [12. CLOSED SESSION] SECTIONS 551.071, 551.072, 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. [13. OPEN SESSION] ALL RIGHT. THE BOARD IS BACK INTO OPEN SESSION AT 3:57. WE HAVE NO ACTION THIS AFTERNOON. WE STAND ADJOURNED AT 3:57 P.M.. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.