[I. Call to Order]
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WE DO HAVE OUR QUORUM AND ONE MORE BOARD MEMBER IS ON THEIR WAY.
LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
AND THAT NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
AND I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD TONIGHT THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME MEETING GUIDELINES.
WE WILL BE BRIEF AND TO THE POINT.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE FOCUS ON ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
WE WANT TO LISTEN WITH RESPECT.
WE WANT TO ASSUME THAT WE HAVE.
WE ALL HAVE POSITIVE INTENT, AND WE WANT TO KEEP THE DISCUSSION FOCUSED ON THE AGENDA ITEM AT HAND.
SO WITH THAT, WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FROM POPHAM ELEMENTARY.
YES. THANK YOU. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:17.
MY NAME IS JADEA GONZALEZ AND I'M [INAUDIBLE] AND THIS IS THE POPHAM CHOIR.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE SINGING A SONG TODAY BY CHAPEL HEART.
CHAPEL HEART IS A UP AND COMING COUNTRY MUSIC GROUP THAT I SAW ON AGT OR AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, AND THEIR SONG AMERICAN PRIDE JUST TOUCHED MY HEART, AND I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MY CHOIR SING IT.
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[INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU TO THE POPHAM ELEMENTARY.THANK YOU. PLEASE BEAR WITH ME.
THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR RECOGNITION ITEMS.
[IV.A. Recognition of YTexas Leadership Academy students]
AND FIRST, MR. SEBASTIAN FROM OUR CTE WILL RECOGNITION OF OUR TEXAS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY STUDENTS.THAT'S OKAY. MR. SEBASTIAN HAD AN OBLIGATION, SO I'M GOING TO STAND IN HIS SPOT.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.
TIELLE. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR FOUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE RECOGNIZED AT Y TEXAS TO PLEASE COME FORWARD FOR DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL. FOR DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE RECOGNIZED AT THE SECOND ANNUAL Y TEXAS SUMMIT IN DALLAS FOR THEIR WORK AND COLLABORATION WITH THE Y TEXAS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND ELITE BUSINESS GROUP OVER THE PAST YEAR.
AS MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY, THESE SCHOLARS HAVE VISITED SPACE IN BROWNSVILLE, PARTICIPATED IN MENTOR SESSIONS WITH CEOS FROM BOEING, DALLAS MEDIA, AND THE ROUND ROCK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
THEIR TIME IN THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY WILL END IN APRIL 2024.
HOWEVER, THE CONNECTIONS THESE STUDENTS ARE MAKING DURING THIS EXPERIENCE WILL BE LONG LASTING.
EACH STUDENT WILL ALSO RECEIVE A $5,000 SCHOLARSHIP AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM.
WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE HILLARY MARTINEZ FOR ENGINEERING AND ROBOTICS.
PEYTON [INAUDIBLE] FOR AUTOTECH.
[INAUDIBLE] BONA CHRISTIAN FOR ENGINEERING AND ROBOTICS.
AND ETHAN CASLER FOR ENGINEERING AND ROBOTICS.
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AND NEXT WE WILL CONTINUE WITH RECOGNITION OF OUR MAYOR'S HEALTHIEST SCHOOL AWARD.[IV.B. Recognition of Mayor’s Healthiest Schools Award - Dailey Middle School]
OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.THE MAYOR'S HEALTH AND FITNESS EXEMPLARY PROGRAM RECOGNIZES AUSTIN AREA SCHOOLS THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO IMPLEMENT HEALTH CHANGES, TO CREATE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS.
A TOTAL OF 23 ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED FROM AUSTIN ISD, [INAUDIBLE] AND DEL VALLE ISD FOR BEING THE TOP SCORING SCHOOL. THE DAILEY RECEIVED A $1,000 MINI GRANT TO SUPPORT ONGOING HEALTH, SCHOOL HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES, IN ADDITION TO A BANNER TO HANG AT THE SCHOOL.
DAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MARIO PALACIOS AND PARENT COMMUNITY LIAISON PATRICIA TAYLOR ATTENDED A SPECIAL CEREMONY AT CITY HALL IN SEPTEMBER, WHERE THE AWARD WAS ANNOUNCED. PLEASE COME FORWARD, MR. PALACIOS AND MISS TAYLOR.
AND NOW IT IS NATIONAL PRINCIPAL'S MONTH.
[IV.C. Recognition of Del Valle ISD Principals for National Principals Month]
IS THAT CORRECT? YOU'VE SEEN IT ALL THE PICTURES ALL OVER THE DISTRICT AND IN OUR ON OUR WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK.SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZING OUR DEL VALLE ISD PRINCIPALS.
YOU WANT THEM ALL TO COME FORWARD NOW OR WE'RE GOING TO CALL THEM UP ONE AT A TIME.
MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.
WE WILL PRESENT EACH PRINCIPAL WITH A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION.
APPRECIATION. PLEASE COME FORWARD WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME.
AND STAY UP HERE FOR A PICTURE.
MR. WILLIE DEL VALLE, NORTH CDC LAURA [INAUDIBLE] . DEL VALLE SOUTH CDC.
NOT ABLE TO BE WITH US TONIGHT.
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NICOLE BROWN.HORNSBY DUNLOP ELEMENTARY [INAUDIBLE] JONES.
POPHAM ELEMENTARY JENNIFER SPEARS.
DEL VALLE MIDDLE SCHOOL JAMIE MOELLER.
OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL RYAN HAYES.
DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL, CANDACE SMITH.
DEL VALLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AND PTEC JANICE WRIGHT.
NOT ABLE TO BE WITH US THIS EVENING.
DEL VALLE OPPORTUNITY CENTER, STEPHANIE CARTER DODSON.
AND DEL VALLE DADP DEMARCUS [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS.
YOU ARE AMAZING AND THANK YOU FOR THE JOB YOU DO FOR OUR STUDENTS.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS AND ALL YOU DO EVERY DAY FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY.
[V.A. 2023-2024 Title III Multilingual Programs Update]
UPDATE. MS..HANSEN. GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT.
TIELLE, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE UPDATE, I GUESS.
THANK YOU. AND THEN JUST CLICK OKAY HERE.
SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE UPDATE.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENT THAT WE NEED TO DO EVERY YEAR.
THE PURPOSE OF TITLE THREE IS TO ENSURE THAT EMERGING BILINGUAL STUDENTS ATTAIN ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND DEVELOP HIGH LEVELS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.
TITLE THREE INCLUDES DUAL LANGUAGE ESL PROGRAMS AND OUR NEWCOMER PROGRAM.
SO THIS IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR LANGUAGE PROGRAMS.
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AND THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN PRESENTED BEFORE.AND I'D LIKE TO REVIEW IT AGAIN ESPECIALLY FOR OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
WE ARE A DUAL LANGUAGE DISTRICT.
THIS IS WHY WE OFFER DUAL LANGUAGE ONE WAY AND TWO WAY.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ONE WAY AND TWO WAY IS THE COMPOSITION OF THE CLASS.
IN A ONE WAY CLASSROOM, ALL THE STUDENTS SPEAK SPANISH AS THE HERITAGE LANGUAGE.
WE ALSO OFFER ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAM FROM PRE-K TO 12TH GRADE.
WE OFFER THIS PROGRAM WHEN WE HAVE AN ENROLLMENT OF FEWER THAN 20 STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS EMERGING BILINGUALS IN ANY LANGUAGE CLASSIFICATION IN THE SAME GRADE LEVEL DISTRICTWIDE.
AND WE ALSO OFFER A NEWCOMER PROGRAM AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL FOR BILINGUAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN LESS THAN TWO YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES.
SO AN EMERGING BILINGUAL STUDENTS WHO ARE IMMIGRANT, RIGHT.
THIS IS LIGHT REPRESENTS THOMAS AND COLLIER'S RESEARCH RESULTS ABOUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. ON THE RIGHT YOU CAN SEE REMEDIAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS EARLY AND LATE EXIT, WHICH ARE SUBTRACTIVE IN NATURE.
THIS MEANS NEW STUDENTS ACQUIRE ENGLISH AT EXPENSE OF THE HERITAGE LANGUAGE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS SUCH AS DUAL LANGUAGE ARE ADDITIVE, AND THAT MEANS THAT THE STUDENTS DEVELOP HIGH LEVELS OF LITERACY IN BOTH LANGUAGES.
BEFORE 2017, ISD OFFERED REMEDIAL PROGRAMS AND WE STILL SEE THOSE RESULTS IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL.
THE RESULTS OF SUBTRACTIVE PROGRAMS. THIS IS THE REASON WHY DR.
TIELLE MOVED TO DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION DISTRICTWIDE.
AND THIS IS OUR STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.
AT THIS POINT, 46.4% OF OUR STUDENTS STUDENT POPULATION IS IDENTIFIED AS EMERGING BILINGUAL.
BETWEEN 22 AND 23, THERE WAS A POINT THAT WE REACHED 51%.
DID. 28 LANGUAGES ARE REPRESENTED IN DVISD.
THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA.
YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE NEW ASSESSMENT START 2.0 AND WE CAN'T PROVIDE RELIABLE DATA AT THIS MOMENT.
BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES IN TULPAS AS WELL.
TULPAS IS OUR STATE ASSESSMENT THAT IS DESIGNED TO MEASURE THE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY FOR EMERGING BILINGUALS BEFORE 2023.
LISTENING, SPEAKING AND READING WERE TESTED ONLINE AND THEN WRITING WAS TESTED ON PAPER.
BUT IN 2023, STUDENTS HAD TO TAKE WRITING ONLINE AS WELL.
AND YOU KNOW, THIS HAS AFFECTED RESULTS STATEWIDE.
SO 17 STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM OUR LANGUAGE PROGRAM IN 2023.
AND THIS IS LIKE REPRESENTS READING DATA.
SO OUR STUDENTS ARE MAKING PROGRESS EVERY YEAR.
ESL STUDENTS NEED TO BE SERVED BY ESL CERTIFIED TEACHERS.
SO WE DEVELOP ESL ACADEMIES INTERNALLY SO OUR TEACHERS BECOME CERTIFIED.
WE PROVIDE THE TRAINING AND MATERIALS.
WE ALSO PAY FOR THE ASSESSMENT FEE.
ONCE THE TEACHERS PASS THE TEST.
LAST YEAR, 13 TEACHERS SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINED CERTIFICATION AND THIS YEAR, OUT OF 38 TEACHERS, 21 HAVE ALREADY ATTENDED OUR SEPTEMBER ESL ACADEMY.
SO HOW WHAT ARE WE DOING TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS?
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SO THERE ARE THREE BASIC COMPONENTS THAT ENSURE A STUDENT SUCCESS COHERENT CURRICULUM, AUTHENTIC LITERACY, AND EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION.AND THAT IS A BIG FOCUS THIS YEAR.
OUR PURPOSE IS RIGOR TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A STAR 2.0 AND PAST EXPECTATIONS.
OUR FOCUS IS ALSO EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION, AND OUR PLAN IS TO SUPPORT LEADERS AND TEACHERS THROUGH INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING, PLCS, WALKTHROUGHS, AND PURPOSEFUL FEEDBACK.
AND THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
OUR LEADERS RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING ON CURRICULUM, ASSESSMENT, LITERACY, AND WRITING EXPECTATIONS, AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING AND THE BRAIN.
AND WE DON'T HAVE TO DEPEND SO MUCH ON EXTERNAL SUPPORT AS WE PASSED.
WE ARE PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ON CURRICULUM STRATEGIES SUCH AS ASSESSMENT AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION METHODS IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH. AND FOR THE ESL.
AND THOSE ARE SAMPLES OF OUR NEWCOMERS AT DAILY.
AND THIS WEEK WE ARE OFFERING DEL VALLE UNIVERSITY.
THERE IS A GREAT VARIETY OF SESSIONS DESIGNED TO MEET THE INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS OF OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, AND IT'S QUITE AN EVENT AND A POINT OF PRIDE FOR DEVISED MEAN.
I HAVE TO SAY, I'M VERY PROUD.
UM, AND THIS CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT.
WE COULDN'T DO THE WORK WITHOUT YOU.
AND YOU CAN ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS POINT.
SO BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS. OKAY.
THANK YOU. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR TRAVIS COUNTY AND
[V.B. Travis County/DVISD Interlocal Agreement for Dual Language Pre-Kindergarten]
DEL VALLE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR DUAL LANGUAGE PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM FUNDS.GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DR.
TIELLE AND DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
AND ON APRIL 20TH, 2023, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT HEARD FROM THE PLANNING AND BUDGET OFFICE AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF ALLOCATING A PORTION OF THE REMAINING FUNDS TO SUPPORT DUAL LANGUAGE PRE-K PROGRAM, AND THE COMMISSIONERS COURT UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
SO TONIGHT ON THE WE HAVE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN TRAVIS COUNTY AND DEVISED TO BE AWARDED $250,000 THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND $250,000 NEXT SCHOOL YEAR TO SUPPORT PRE K FOR PROGRAMING FOR DUAL LANGUAGE.
THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE FUNDING WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED FROM THE COUNTY FOR PRE K.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND NOW, MR.
[V.C. Bond Update and Proposed District Projects]
ISLES, FOR OUR BOND UPDATE IN PROPOSED DISTRICT PROJECTS.GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT.
BECAUSE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR MISSION AND VISION.
WE TRULY BELIEVE IN THE OPERATIONAL FOUNDATION OF PROVIDING SUPPORT TO STUDENTS AND OUR MISSION, VISION AND MISSION ALLOWS US TO DO THAT.
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AND THE SUPERINTENDENT SUPPORT THAT ABILITY TO BE CRITICAL THINKERS AND INNOVATIVE, WORLD CLASS VISIONARIES.AND THE OTHER TWO STUDENTS, I DON'T KNOW PERSONALLY, BUT I KNOW THE OTHER TWO, AND I'M SO PROUD TO KNOW THAT THEY TRULY ARE GRADUATES AND WILL BE GRADUATES OF DEL VALLE ISD, BECAUSE WE ARE CREATING STUDENTS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
AND SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO JUMP RIGHT INTO THE 2019 AND 2022 BOND VOTER APPROVAL.
WE'LL FIRST TALK ABOUT THE 2019 OUR VOTERS.
IN A TIME OF EVERYBODY ELSE BEING CONCERNED.
AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, REALLY AND TRULY.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC.
OUR COMMUNITY SAID, YES, WE NEED A SECOND HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY WERE CERTAIN ABOUT THE ABILITY FOR OUR DISTRICT TO PROVIDE A QUALITY HIGH CLASS EDUCATION.
AND SO THEY VOTED YES TO $300 MILLION.
THERE WERE QUITE A FEW SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT DIDN'T GET OUT OF THE BOX.
THEY DIDN'T ACTUALLY PROPOSE AN AGENDA.
OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT APPROVED IT, OUR VOTERS SUPPORTED IT.
AND WITH THAT, OUR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ITEMS THAT OUR VOTERS TRULY SUPPORTED.
AND SO THOSE ARE THE TWO BOND REFERENDUMS THAT WE'VE HAD SUCCESSFULLY PASSED.
AND SO THIS WILL BE AN OVERVIEW OF 2019, AN UPDATE ON 2022, BUT ALSO PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO APPROVE SO THAT THE COMMUNITY AND OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE THE BEST POSSIBLE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
ONE QUICK NOTE ABOUT EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, A MEMBER OF THE STAFF, BUT MOST SPECIFICALLY AS A MEMBER OF THE TEAM THAT HELPS GET THIS DONE.
I KNOW, MISS SMITH. IF SHE WAS HERE, SHE WOULD BE CLAPPING.
OUR PEP RALLY AND TO OUR COMMUNITY EVENT.
PRE-COVID, WE HAD THESE ALL THE TIME.
POST COVID. WE ARE STARTING THOSE TRADITIONS WHERE WE HAVE A VAST GROUP OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY COME INTO OUR FACILITIES AND ENJOYING THE FACT THAT WE ARE BUILDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE BUILDING.
AND WITH THAT WE TALK ABOUT THOSE BOND BUDGET MILESTONES.
WE DIDN'T KNOW IN NOVEMBER THAT IN MARCH WE WOULDN'T HAVE SCHOOL.
IF YOU HAD TOLD ME IN NOVEMBER 2019, HEY, WE'VE PASSED THE BOND.
YOU'RE GOING TO FACE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES AS A TEAM BETWEEN STAFFING, PANDEMIC COSTS AND ALL THE OTHER FACTORS, I WOULD HAVE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE PROBABLY NEED TO EVALUATE HOW FAST WE CAN GO AND WHAT WE CAN DO.
WE STARTED IN 2021 AND SPRING OF 2022.
LITERALLY AS FAST AS WE COULD POSSIBLY GO.
WE TOOK PROCESSES AND DEVELOPED THOSE PROCESSES SO THAT WE COULD SECURE COMMITMENTS.
SOMETIMES THAT PROCESS TAKES SIX MONTHS.
AND IF WE INTERVIEW ARCHITECTS IN MONTH ONE AND WE HIRE THEM IN MONTH THREE, AND WE INTERVIEW CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS IN MONTH THREE AND WE HIRE THEM IN MONTH SIX, WE MISS SIX MONTHS OF ADVANCE.
AND SO WHAT WE TRY TO DO IN THIS PROJECT AND THE PROCESS.
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APPROVAL OF BUDGETS, WERE ABLE TO GET THOSE PROJECTS STARTED VERY QUICKLY.AS OF SUMMER 2023, FOUR YEARS AFTER THE BOND WAS PASSED, WE HAD $68 MILLION REMAINING AND THAT SOME OF THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, BECAUSE WE HAVE FULFILLED OUR COMMITMENT ON THE 2019 BOND, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO BRING PROJECTS BACK TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.
AND IN ORDER TO BRING THOSE ITEMS BACK TO A TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL, WE'VE DEVELOPED A PROCESS.
I'M APPRECIATIVE OUR SUPERINTENDENT PUSHED THE ISSUE BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT IN FRONT, AND WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE LIST OF PROJECTS HERE IN A MOMENT, I AM VERY PROUD TO SAY, AND I KNOW THAT THE TEAM IS AND WE AS A GROUP TRULY THINK IT'S REMARKABLE THAT WE'VE GOT ALL THESE THINGS DONE.
AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LEDGER, WE HAVE A WE HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS THAT IMPACT STUDENT.
SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THOSE COMMITMENTS, SMITH ELEMENTARY.
DEMO AND REBUILD ON THE SAME SITE.
SMITH SCHOOL ROAD IS NAMED AFTER MR. AND MS.. SMITH. THE SCHOOL IS NAMED AFTER MISS SMITH.
WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
AND DR. TILLEY HAS THIS MAP IN HER HAND.
WE'VE HEARD FROM OUR COMMUNITY, WE'VE HEARD FROM BOARD MEMBERS.
IT WAS IT WAS DIFFICULT THOSE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF CONSTRUCTION IN WHICH WE'RE TRYING TO DEMO A SCHOOL WHILE BUSSES ARE COMING BY, BUT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE BUILT THAT ON THE SAME SCHOOL.
IF YOU REMEMBER HORNSBY BEING A HURRICANES AND YOU'RE IN MY AGE GROUP.
IF YOU DON'T, THEN WE'VE BEEN THE HOUND DOGS AND WE'VE GOT A NEW HOUND DOG.
BUT AGAIN, THAT SITE IS ABLE TO BE BUILT ON THE SAME SITE BASED ON BOARD AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.
WITH THE ABILITY TO DEMO THE OTHER.
AND THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN TELLING OUR NEW STUDENTS THAT JUST SHOWED UP LAST WEEK.
I WAS IN THE OFFICE AND I WATCHED MS..
MOHLER HAVE AN INTERACTION WITH A PARENT.
AND THE PARENTS SAID, YOU KNOW, I'M COMING HERE BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET THE SERVICES I NEEDED.
SOME OF YOU WENT TO SCHOOL THERE.
SOME OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE WENT TO SCHOOL THERE.
IT WAS ABOUT THIS TALL IN THE HALLS.
ALL OF THE WALLS WERE KIND OF A CREAMY BROWN, UGLY COLOR.
AND NOW THE NEW SCHOOL HAS FULL OF LIGHT.
IT IS WHERE KIDS FEEL COMFORTABLE.
THEY ENJOY GOING TO SCHOOL THERE.
BECAUSE WE TRULY HAVE A CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER THAT IS A STAND ALONE BUILDING.
A STAND ALONE BUILDING WHERE STUDENTS CAN BE LOVED, CARED FOR, TAKEN CARE OF.
WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE THINKERY.
WE ALSO HAVE A CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER NORTH, AND THIS IS WHERE WE TOOK A STRATEGIC EFFORT.
AND BY SAVING COSTS, WE WERE ABLE TO RENOVATE THE NORTH CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
PEOPLE HAVE GONE TO THAT BUILDING.
THEY DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S NOT A BRAND NEW BUILDING.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ADDITIONAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER SOUTH, IT'S PERSONALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITES, MAINLY BECAUSE IF YOU STAND AT THE RIGHT ANGLE AT THE PLAYGROUND, YOU CAN SEE THE FOOTBALL FIELD.
WHICH MEANS IF YOU'RE A TODDLER AND YOU THINK YOU WANT TO PLAY A LITTLE BIT OF FOOTBALL.
AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS A DISTRICT THAT IS GROWING.
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SHARING THAT INFORMATION WITH OUR PARENTS.YOU CAN GO TO THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, AND THEN YOU CAN GO TO SMITH ELEMENTARY.
AND FROM SMITH ELEMENTARY YOU CAN GO TO A OF MIDDLE SCHOOL AND FROM OHIO MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU CAN COME TO OUR CAREER AND TECH PROGRAM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES. THOSE FACILITIES ARE STRATEGICALLY BUILT SO THAT WE HAVE THAT CONNECTIVITY, SO THAT WE HAVE THAT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OUR PRE-K TEACHERS AT SMITH AND OUR PRE-K, THIRD GRADE TEACHERS, SECOND GRADE TEACHERS THAT ARE THERE AT THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
AND THAT CONNECTION GOES ALL THE WAY TO MR. HAYES AT THE OJEDA LOCATION.
WE ALSO HAVE THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
WE'RE IN THE NICEST BOARD ROOM IN CENTRAL TEXAS.
EVERY TIME I COME IN HERE, I THINK, MAN, THAT OTHER PLACE WAS JUST A LITTLE CROWDED.
WE HAVE WONDERFUL PLACES FOR THEM TO COME AND SING.
WE HAVE PLACES WHERE OUR STUDENTS FEEL COMFORTABLE.
OUR PARENTS HAVE A VESTIBULE WHERE THEY CAN COME AND GET READY FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S PERFORMANCE.
THAT'S NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION.
BUT WHAT IT IS, IS A MITIGATION STRATEGY AS WE ARE WORKING ON EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL.
WE HAVE OUR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS.
RIGHT NOW, BUSSES ARE RUNNING 12 TO 18 MONTHS.
WE'RE WE'RE LITERALLY EVERYBODY THAT WE ARE BUYING BUSSES FROM UNDERSTANDS THAT WE HAVE A SCHEDULE.
AND WITH THE SUPPORT, WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH DRIVERS.
BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE TRANSPORTING STUDENTS TO THE BEST FACILITIES, WE WANT TO HAVE THE BEST DRIVERS.
OUR TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL.
AGAIN, WE PASSED THEM ON IN 2019, 2020, SPRING OF 2020.
OUR TECHNOLOGY TEAM, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MR. BANDARU, IS MAKING STRIDES TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE TAKEN CARE OF.
OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL, DALY MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND DALE VALLE HIGH SCHOOL.
AS THE ATHLETIC COORDINATOR IN 2015.
NOW WE RECEIVE PHONE CALLS SAYING, CAN HAYES PLAY AT YOUR LOCATION? CAN BASTROP PLAY AT YOUR LOCATION? CAN OTHER SCHOOLS COME AND PLAY AT YOUR LOCATIONS? BECAUSE OUR DISTRICT HAS MADE A COMMITMENT EVEN TO MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE FACILITIES.
WHEN I LOOK AT THIS LIST, I DON'T WANT TO CUT SHORT THE RENOVATIONS.
BECAUSE RENOVATIONS TRULY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
AND WE HAVE SOME VISUALS FOR YOU IN A LITTLE BIT.
BUT WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE BEATTY RECEIVED A FACELIFT BECAUSE A BUILDING IS JUST A BUILDING.
UNTIL WE PUT STUDENTS IN IT AND TEACHERS THAT CARE, THEN IT BECOMES AN EDUCATIONAL SPACE.
THERE ARE NO SECOND CLASS STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT.
THERE ARE STUDENTS AND FACILITIES THAT DESERVE THE BEST.
WHEN WE LOOK AT BUILDING RENOVATIONS, IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE RENOVATIONS.
IT WAS A REALLY NICE FACILITY FOR STUDENTS TO GO AND LEARN.
HILLCREST CHANGED THE FRONT ENTRY.
IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN BY HILLCREST, IT HAS CHANGED THE DYNAMIC OF THE FRONT ENTRY OF HILLCREST.
YOU CAN SEE IT FROM WILLIAM CANNON AND YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE AT A DIFFERENT PLACE.
I AM PROBABLY PREFERENTIAL TO THIS ONE.
WE PREVIOUSLY HAD SIX TEAMS SPREAD OUT AMONG 27 PORTABLES.
SOME OF OUR PORTABLES, YOU HAD TO WALK ACROSS THE PARKING LOT TO GO TO THE RESTROOM.
NOW THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A HUGE DEAL UNTIL IT'S RAINING AND COLD.
STUDENTS GET BETTER SUPPORT BECAUSE WE'RE IN CONNECTIVITY.
WE'RE UP THE HALL, WE'RE DOWN THE HALL.
WE'RE UPSTAIRS OR DOWNSTAIRS FOR EACH OTHER.
AND THEN OUR EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL TECH CENTER.
I TALKED TO OUR WELDING TEACHER WHO HAD STUDENTS GO OVER AND DO SOME WELDING.
I THINK INCLUDED THAT IN ONE OF THE BOARD UPDATES.
OUR STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO PHYSICALLY GO TO A PLACE, THEN SEE THE BUILDING PROCESS AND SPEAK TO WELDERS THAT ARE DOING THE JOB THAT THEY WANT TO ASPIRE TO, AND THAT CONNECTIVITY IS WHAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITH OUR EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL TECH.
WE ARE SCHEDULED TO OPEN FALL OF 2024.
REALLY AND TRULY, IT'S AUGUST OF 2024 AND WE ARE HUSTLING.
THE TEAM IS TRULY ALL GAS, NO BRAKES, TRYING TO GET EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL DONE.
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AND THEN WE HAVE A LAND PURCHASE.WE DID USE SOME OF THE FUNDS FROM 2019 AND 2022.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S IDENTIFIED BECAUSE BOTH BONDS IDENTIFIED FUNDS FOR LAND.
SO I WANT TO GIVE YOU A VISUAL OVERVIEW.
OUR LIBRARY SPACES, OUR COURTYARDS.
THAT RAIN DIDN'T AFFECT THE ABILITY FOR KIDS TO GO PLAY.
THE DROUGHT THAT IS KILLING GRASS ALL OVER THE PLACE DIDN'T AFFECT OUR COURTYARDS.
HORNSBY DUNLAP THAT IS THAT NEW HOUND DOG.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN A T SHIRT, I BELIEVE MISS JENNY JONES AND THE TEAM ARE SELLING SOME T SHIRTS.
THOSE STUDENTS TRULY FEEL WELCOMED IN THAT SPACE.
THE OLD HORNSBY I WENT TO IT CIRCA 1952.
OUR NEW FACILITY, YOU CAN JUST LOOK IN THE PICTURE AND IT TELLS YOU A THOUSAND WORDS.
OUR GYM SPACES, AND AGAIN, IT'S THE SAME FOOTPRINT AS SMITH.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THOSE STRATEGIC EFFORTS THAT WE MADE BY USING THE SAME FOOTPRINTS.
WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE A LOWER COST ON THE DESIGN AND THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.
THEY PUT IN THE CARDINAL HEAD UP.
IT TOOK US NINE MONTHS TO GET THAT CARDINAL HEAD DESIGNED AND READY, BUT IT WILL BE INSTALLED TODAY.
WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT HAVE TO BE DROPPED OFF AT SEVEN, SEVEN, 15.
THEY HAVE A PLACE THAT THEY CAN ENJOY.
OUR EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, I MENTIONED ABOUT IT.
WE'LL HAVE A SECURITY ACCESS POINT.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE STUDENT LEARNING.
THIS IS THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
ALWAYS LIKE TO LOOK AT THE RENDERINGS AND THEN LOOK AT THE BUILDING.
AND IN THIS CASE, I TRULY BELIEVE IF YOU STOOD OUT THERE IN THE PARKING LOT THIS MORNING OR THIS AFTERNOON, YOU WOULD SEE THAT THAT BUILDING IS PRETTY CLOSE TO WHAT THE PICTURE SAID. THIS IS OUR OPERATIONS FACILITY AND AGAIN, IT MATCHES WHAT WE HAVE.
IT'S A CENTRAL LOCATION FOR OUR WORKSHOP, FOR OUR MAINTENANCE TEAM.
OUR TECHNOLOGY STAFF ARE IN THERE.
IT'S NO LONGER HEY, I GOT TO GO FIND SOMEBODY.
IT'S WALK DOWN THE HALL, TALK TO THIS PERSON, GET IN THE TRUCK AND GO HELP.
AND THAT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
THE DISTRICT HAS THREE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.
AND FOR OUR STAFF, THIS IS A GAME CHANGER BECAUSE NOW THEY HAVE THE ABILITY NORTH, SOUTH AND CENTRAL TO HAVE CHILDCARE THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE AVERAGE MARKET VALUE FOR AUSTIN.
BOARD MEMBERS THAT BROUGHT THIS IDEA TO US.
WE APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE THERE WAS PUSH AND SAID, HEY, WE NEED THREE LIKE WE CAN'T AFFORD THREE.
OKAY, LET'S WORK THROUGH THOSE DETAILS.
WE BROUGHT THOSE CONCEPTS, THE BOARD, DR.
TIELLE WORKING TOGETHER AS A AS A PARTNERSHIP, BRINGING THEM TO THE TEAM AND SAYING, CAN YOU DO THREE? EARLIER I MENTIONED NORTH.
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PART OF THAT PROCESS WITH THE NORTH LOCATION WAS TO REUSE A SPACE.WE COULDN'T BUILD THREE BRAND NEW ONES, BUT WE COULD DEFINITELY RENOVATE ONE, BUILD TWO MORE.
SO WE ENDED UP WITH THREE AS SEVERAL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AND DOCTOR KELLY SUPPORTED.
THERE'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE SLIDES.
DR. TIELLE, COMMUNITY IS IN THAT PICTURE.
THE FUTURE OF THOSE YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG WOMEN.
STARTS IN OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS, WHERE THEY RECEIVE A WORLD CLASS EDUCATION.
THEY RECEIVE TRAINING AND UNDERSTANDING FROM THE THINKERY SO THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE DIFFERENT.
OUR STUDENTS HAVE THAT SUPPORT.
THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT HAVING A CHILD CARE FACILITY FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR STUDENTS.
PHASE ONE. WE STARTED PRELIMINARILY WITH SOME TRAINING.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE PHASE TWO.
WE HAVE BUY IN AND A PARTNERSHIP WITH THAT PARTNERSHIP.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YEAR ONE, WE'RE OPEN TO DEL VALLE ISD FAMILIES.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOS AND I'LL RUN THROUGH THEM.
BATEY IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE LATE 90S, BUT THAT STYLE OF OF BRICK WAS PROBABLY ALL OVER THE PLACE AND CHANGING IT OUT TO A SANDSTONE AND BRICK FINISH, PUTTING A LOGO AT THE FRONT WHERE IT SAYS BATEY ELEMENTARY.
THAT MAKES A TRUE DIFFERENCE TO THE STUDENTS.
OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS.
YOU'LL SEE IN TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA THERE ARE ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY.
WITH HOUSE BILL THREE COMING ONLINE, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SAFETY AND SECURITY.
WE WANT TO IMPROVE OUR FENCING BECAUSE SOMETIMES IN THE LATE 90S, WHEN SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS WERE BUILT IN 2000, IT WAS OKAY TO PUT UP SIX FOOT CHAIN LINK FENCE THAT YOU WOULD PUT AROUND THE AIRPORT.
WE WANT TO CHANGE THAT DYNAMIC.
WE WANT TO HAVE REALLY NICE FENCING AT OUR FRONT ENTRIES, AND HAVE VINYL FENCING AROUND THE BACK SO THAT OUR STUDENTS FEEL LIKE THAT THEY'RE IN A PLAY SPACE AND A WELCOMING SPACE VERSUS AN ENCAMPMENT.
I MENTIONED OUR ATHLETIC IMPROVEMENTS.
YOU'LL NOTICE THOSE ARE COMPLETELY TURFED.
THEY ARE IDENTICAL EXCEPT FOR THE NAME GATORS AND T WOLVES.
WHAT IT DOES IS CREATE EQUITY.
AND THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT IN THE 2019 BOND, WAS TO HAVE EQUITY AMONG OUR FACILITIES SO THAT IF YOU WERE PLAYING AT DAILEY OR PLAYING AT OJEDA, PLAYING AT DEL VALLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU'LL HAVE THE EXACT SAME FIELD, EXACT SAME SPACE.
YOUR PARENTS WILL KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE AT A PLACE THAT'S WELL LIT.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE AT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO PLAY AND THEN TRANSFER INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL.
OUR ATHLETIC IMPROVEMENTS ALSO INCLUDED BASEBALL, SOFTBALL.
WE WOULDN'T WANT TO DO BASEBALL AND NOT COVER SOFTBALL.
WE WOULDN'T WANT TO COVER SOFTBALL AND NOT DO BASEBALL.
AND SO BOTH OF THOSE WERE INCLUDED.
WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO IMPROVE THE PRESS BOX AND STANDS AS WELL AS NEW LIGHTS THERE.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE SOMETIMES UNSEEN.
THESE ARE UP IN THE MEZZANINE.
THESE ARE PLACES IN WHICH MOST OF THE TIME PEOPLE DON'T SEE.
SOMETIMES IT'S A SHORT TERM REPAIR FOR A LONG TERM PLAN.
WE DO HAVE SOME ONGOING REPLACEMENTS.
AND PART OF THAT 2019 BOND, OUR CAMPUS RENOVATIONS THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ON.
AND THIS IS THIS PICTURE HERE SHOWS WE SOMETIMES HAVE CONTRACTORS DO THIRD PARTY WORK AS PART OF THE LARGER SCOPE, BUT OTHER TIMES IT'S BUYING THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE NEED TO TRAIN OUR INTERNAL STAFF TO DO THE WORK.
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AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF BEING ABLE TO BE PROACTIVE WITH YOUR BOND FUNDS IS IF WE CAN DO ALL OF THE STEPS THAT WE NEED, THEN WE CAN HIRE THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS, OR IF WE CAN GET OUR STAFF INTERNALLY TRAINED IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GET THEM CERTIFIED IN CERTAIN ROOF COATINGS, THEY CAN DO THAT WORK INTERNALLY, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE ON ON ONE OF OUR LOCATIONS THERE AT THE OPPORTUNITY CENTER.HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT.
BUT WITH OUR DISTRICT BEING ABLE TO SAVE SOME MONEY IN PROJECTS, WE'RE ABLE TO NOW BE ABLE TO AFFORD THOSE ITEMS. HILLCREST ELEMENTARY I MENTIONED THIS BEFORE THE FIRST PICTURE WHEN ONE OF OUR SERVICE TECHS SENT IT.
HE SAID, MISS ALICE, THIS IS SO NICE.
I SAID, DID YOU LIKE THE BROCHURE? YOU SEE, MR. HOBBS, I'M STANDING IN FRONT OF HILLCREST.
AND THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THAT THE PICTURE MATCHES THE BROCHURE.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR STAFF RECOGNIZED THAT WE HAD PUT THE WORK IN.
OUR STUDENTS HAD RECOGNIZED THAT TEACHERS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, WHEN THEY WERE ABLE TO DRIVE UP AND SEE THAT IMPROVEMENT, THAT FRONT ENTRY IS REALLY, TRULY A TRANSFORMATION OF HILLCREST. AND IT'S GIVEN OUR FAMILIES AN UNDERSTANDING THAT, YES, COLLINS IS NEW, BUT WE DIDN'T FORGET HILLCREST.
WE'VE CHANGED OUT A PLAYGROUND.
WE'VE HAD THOSE BUSSES PLANNED FOR FALL OF 2024.
TECHNOLOGY HAS HAS TOUCHED A LOT OF ITEMS. I WON'T GO THROUGH THE FULL LIST, BUT I'LL HIGHLIGHT THIS 1 TO 1 LOCATION DEVICES EXPANSION SO THAT OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS THROUGH OUR HIGH SCHOOL HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE COMPUTERS, USE TABLETS, USE GOOGLE CHROMEBOOKS.
THE STAFF ARE TRULY FOCUSED IN OUR CTE AND TECHNOLOGY.
IF THERE'S A CUTTING EDGE DEVICE THAT HELPS OUR STUDENTS LEARN, THEN WE ASK TWO BASIC QUESTIONS.
IS IT BEST FOR STUDENTS? AND IS THIS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BENEFIT THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT? AND THOSE TWO QUESTIONS COULD BE ANSWERED.
THEN WE START MOVING FORWARD WITH A PLAN, OUR ROBOTICS COMPETITION FROM LAST YEAR.
THEY'RE CONTINUING TO BUILD THEIR ROBOT WORK ON THE ROBOT.
WE'VE ACTUALLY HAVE THE ABILITY FOR FOR OUR ROBOTICS SPONSOR TO NOW TRAVEL IN OUR LOGO VAN, WHICH.
IF YOU WANT TO TRAVEL TO A ROBOTICS COMPETITION, YOU GOT TO HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS, THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT, THE RIGHT TIRES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET YOU TO WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE. AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THAT SUPPORT.
IN FACT, WE HAVE A MEETING NEXT WEEK WITH ONE OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSMEN WHO BUILDS METAL CONTAINERS.
HE'S LOOKING FOR FOR WELDERS, WELDER HELPERS.
HE GOES, WELL, CAN THEY WORK PART TIME? BECAUSE THAT'S THE COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE BUILDING IS WHERE WE HAVE BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO COME SEE OUR STUDENTS.
AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT BACK TO THE 2022 BOND AS WE MAKE A QUICK TRANSITION.
IN 2022, THE VOTERS VOTED FOR $300 MILLION TO IMPROVE THE DISTRICT, AND THAT WAS DEDICATED FOR TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS, LAND PURCHASE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, A SECOND HIGH SCHOOL.
AND SO WITH THAT, WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A REFRESHER.
THIS INFORMATION WAS PREVIOUSLY SHARED IN REFERENCE TO 2021 2022 SCHOOL GROWTH.
WE HIT THAT NUMBER, AND WITH THE BOARD SUPPORT AND DR.
TELES DIRECTION, WE GOT TO THE EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE VILLAGE, WHICH ALLEVIATED SOME OF THAT GROWTH.
BUT AS WE LOOK AT 25, 26 AND RIGHT NOW, WE ARE PUSHING AS FAST AS WE CAN AS THE TEAM WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND TRAVIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO GET HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TWO OPENING.
AND WE'LL HAVE A WONDERFUL, GROUNDBREAKING NEXT WEEK.
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YOU ONLY OPEN THAT SECOND HIGH SCHOOL ONE TIME, AND WE PLAN TO HAVE THAT GROUNDBREAKING NEXT WEEK, ON THURSDAY THE 26TH AT 930.OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT WILL BE IN THAT NUMBER RANGE.
RIGHT NOW, OUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT DOES SHOW THAT OUR HIGH SCHOOL IS CREEPING TOWARDS THAT 2526.
AND THEN OUR PROJECTED GROWTH.
SO HIGH SCHOOL WAS DEFINITELY IMPORTANT.
TIELLE DID MEETINGS ON TOP OF MEETINGS, AND WE HAVE A LIST OF THOSE MEETINGS IN JUST A MOMENT.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, A SECOND HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ITEMS IN WHICH THE GOVERNMENT MAKES US PUT CERTAIN NOTES ON.
WE SHARED WITH THE COMMUNITY THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A TAX CHANGE.
AND THEN DOWN AT THE LITTLE DETAILS, THE STATE LAW DOES SAY THIS IS A TAX INCREASE.
AND SO AS I WAS MENTIONING IN THOSE MEETINGS, DR.
TELE GOT ON THE ROAD SHOW AND WE SHARED THE COMMUNITY INFORMATION AT ALL OF THESE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE SPRING SO THAT OUR VOTERS THAT WERE PARTICIPANTS AT PARENT NIGHT COMMUNITY EVENTS, THEY WERE EDUCATED AND THEY WERE AWARE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC, WE PASSED A BOND FOR $300 MILLION AT 65%.
AND EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD A SECOND HIGH SCHOOL IS NEEDED.
SO WITH THAT WE HAVE A VISUAL RENDERING.
YOU HAVE AN UPDATED RENDERING.
SO I CALLED AND SAID JUST TO MAKE SURE WE CAN MOVE DIRT.
YES, YOU CAN MOVE DIRT, BUT MR..
PLEASE DO NOT START BUILDING ANYTHING.
BUT THE CITY PROCESS AND THE COUNTY PROCESS IS STILL GOING FORWARD.
APPROVING GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE NUMBER ONE.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THOSE MITIGATION STRATEGIES.
BY APPROVING THAT, THE BOARD WAS ABLE TO GIVE APPROVAL TO THE TEAM.
TO MOVE FORWARD SO THAT WE CAN RELEASE THE CONTRACTORS TO START MOVING DIRT WHEN WE GOT OUR PERMIT.
WE ARE WORKING THROUGH AS A GROUP.
PROJECT TWO PHASE GMP AND WE HOPE TO BRING THAT TO THE BOARD IN NOVEMBER AT THE LATEST DECEMBER.
AND WHAT THAT DOES IS ALLOW US TO GUARANTEE THE CONSTRUCTION.
WE'LL HAVE SITE SURVEYS AND A LOT OF DETAILS ON THE ENVIRONMENTALS FOR HIGH SCHOOL TWO.
BUT THAT GROUNDBREAKING, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IS ON OCTOBER 26TH.
AND SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO BUNDLE IT BACK TOGETHER FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING.
SO YOU HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA IN FRONT OF YOU.
AND WE'RE DOING TWO THINGS TO CONTINUE THAT EFFORT OF MITIGATING DELAYS AND ONE ITEM THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY IS EVERY MONTH THAT WE DON'T TAKE ACTION ON ITEMS, IT COSTS US MORE THE NEXT MONTH.
AND THAT'S AS SIMPLE AS WE KNOW.
IF WE WAIT THREE MONTHS, THEN OUR ROOF IS NOW LEAKING AT A AT A HIGHER RATE.
WE NOW HAVE A TEMPORARY REPAIR VERSUS A SOLUTION.
AND SO WITH THE APPROVAL PROCUREMENT METHODS THAT YOU HAVE ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT AS A CONSENT AGENDA THAT BASICALLY ALLOWS THE DISTRICT TO MOVE FORWARD AT THE SAME PACE WE ARE DOING, WHAT IT DOES IS ALLOW ALL OF THOSE ITEMS TO BE IN THE PROCUREMENT METHOD.
PREVIOUSLY, THE WAY WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IT IS WE USE ONE PROCUREMENT METHOD AT A TIME.
WHAT THIS DOES IS ALLOW US TO STACK PROCUREMENT METHODS.
WE'RE ABLE TO USE A JOKE FOR PART OF THE JOB.
WE MAY BE ABLE TO SEND OUT AN RFP FOR PART OF THE JOB, AND WE MAY BE ABLE TO USE A CO OP TO BUY THE MATERIALS, BUT THEN USE A JOB ORDER CONTRACT TO SUPPLY THE LABOR.
AND WHAT THAT DOES IS ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO MOVE FORWARD AT A AT A GREATER PACE.
BUT LET THE BOARD KNOW IT'S THE PAGE 55.
THOSE ARE THE PREMATURE TALKING ABOUT PAGE 55 ON YOUR AGENDA, WHICH WILL BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SORRY. AND SO WITH THE APPROVAL OF PURCHASES, THAT'S THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT COIN.
WE HAVE A LIST OF ITEMS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE EVALUATION PROCESS INTERNALLY.
EXTERNALLY. WE'VE MET WITH STAFF.
WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROJECT SCOPE.
WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE THOSE PROJECT SCOPES WITH YOU LAST WEEK IN THE WEEKLY BOARD.
SO THAT WAY YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEE THE DETAILS THAT WE GO INTO INTERNALLY.
AND THOSE ARE THE SHORT VERSIONS.
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AND OUR PROJECT MANAGERS, OUR STAFF AND THE MAINTENANCE TEAM, OUR STAFF AND TECHNOLOGY, WHOEVER WE'RE WORKING WITH, CREATE THOSE PROJECT FOLDERS SO THAT WE KNOW WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO STUDENTS? AND SO THAT'S WHY BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO THE STUDENT CENTER PROJECT PROPOSALS.WE LITERALLY GET THINGS THROUGH DIFFERENT MENUS AND I SAY MENUS BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE GROCERY LIST AND WE KNOW WE HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FUNDS AT THE GROCERY STORE, AND WE HAVE PEOPLE PUTTING STUFF IN THE BASKET.
HOW DOES IT IMPACT STUDENT LEARNING? AND IS THIS THE BEST PROPOSAL FOR STUDENTS? BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE GET PROPOSALS AND IT IMPACTS STUDENTS LEARNING, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A VALIDATION THAT IS IT BEST, BECAUSE THERE MAY BE ANOTHER OPTION THAT'S AVAILABLE.
AND WE REALLY WANT TO BE DELIBERATE ABOUT THAT.
SO WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND IT CAN BE NARROWED DOWN INTO THE PROCESS.
WE ASSESS IT, WE COMMUNICATE WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS AND THEN WE EXECUTE A PLAN.
AND THAT PLAN INCLUDES BRINGING ITEMS TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL OVER $50,000.
SO THAT WAY WE HAVE AUTHORIZATION TO DO THE WORK.
WE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE BAND DIRECTOR TO IMPROVE THE FOOTBALL FIELD, TO ADD AN ADJUSTMENT, AND ALSO ADD A BAND TOWER THAT WOULD BE BETTER SUITED FOR COMPETITION LEVEL PERFORMANCES.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MEET THE BOARD GOALS AND THE STRATEGIC GOALS THAT WE HAVE AS THE DISTRICT TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN FINE ARTS AND EXTRACURRICULARS. WE DID AN ANALYSIS OF ALL OF THE OTHER AREA SCHOOLS.
MOST 60 SCHOOLS UNEQUIVOCALLY HAVE A PLACE FOR THEIR BAND TO PRACTICE AND A BAND TOWER.
AND SO WITH THAT REQUEST TO THE BAND, WE WENT THROUGH THE STEPS AND IT'S TIGHT.
AND I'VE SHARED THIS WITH ALL OF OUR INTERNAL TEAM.
IN ORDER TO GET THESE ITEMS DONE, YOU'LL SEE THOSE ACTION ITEMS. ONE OF THE BIGGEST ACTION ITEMS IS MAKE SURE WE PRESENT AND COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOARD.
AND THEN WE MOVE FORWARD WITH AN ADDITIONAL WEEKLY BOARD QUESTION AND ANSWER.
SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FUNDING SOURCES, WE HAVE TWO, TWO FUNDING SOURCES THAT ARE BOND FUNDS.
WE DON'T CURRENTLY TOUCH THE $300 MILLION UNTIL WE ARE FULLY SECURE IN ALL OF OUR PURCHASES AND OUR GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR HIGH SCHOOL TWO, AND WE ARE UNEQUIVOCALLY CERTAIN THAT ALL COSTS HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR, ALL MITIGATION STRATEGIES HAVE BEEN EVALUATED, AND ALL INFLATIONARY ISSUES HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. THAT $300 MILLION WE DON'T TOUCH NOW, THERE ARE INTEREST FUNDS BEING EARNED THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN JUST A MINUTE.
THE $284 MILLION THAT GOES BACK TO THAT STRATEGIC EFFORT.
WE HAD $6 MILLION LEFT IN THE BANK, IF YOU WILL, IN JUNE OF 2023.
AND THAT $6 MILLION IS WHERE WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE FUNDINGS.
THE NEXT FUNDING SOURCE IS WE HAVE INTEREST FUNDS ON DISTRICT INVESTMENTS.
ADMINISTRATION WENT OUT AND REVIEWED OPTIONS FOR AN RFQ.
AND THAT RFQ WAS, WHICH IS THE INVESTMENT FUND THAT GIVES DEL VALLE ISD IN THE TIME OF COVID.
THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST THE DISTRICT'S FUNDS AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION.
AND WHAT WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO DO WAS PROACTIVE.
AND SO THE ADMINISTRATION WENT THROUGH THAT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS.
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDED METER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VOTED TO APPROVE THAT IN DECEMBER OF 2022.
TOTAL, THERE ARE $17 MILLION EARNED IN INTEREST.
AND SO I WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE THE MOMENT OF YES, THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY.
AND THAT IS A POSITIVE BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN VERY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.
INTEREST RATES ARE AT 8% FOR CERTAIN INVESTMENT PROCESSES.
SO IF YOU ARE TRYING TO BUY A HOUSE RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE AT 8%.
IMAGINE TRYING TO GET A CONSTRUCTION LOAN.
THAT CONSTRUCTION COST IS GOING TO COST US SOME MONEY.
AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HOLD ON TO THAT $17 MILLION, UNLESS IT'S ESSENTIAL FOR STUDENT BASED PROJECTS, SO THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAR THE ENTIRE SECOND HIGH SCHOOL. AND WHEN WE'RE DONE WITH THE SECOND HIGH SCHOOL AS FAR AS A GMP AND WE'VE SECURED ALL OF OUR IMPROVEMENTS, THEN WE COULD BRING ITEMS BACK THROUGH THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING WHAT REQUESTS WE HAVE, BRING THOSE TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL, BECAUSE THAT $17 MILLION DOES NOT GET SPENT BY ANY MEMBER OF THE TEAM UNLESS THE BOARD GIVES APPROVAL. DON'T GET TO WAKE UP AND SAY, DR.
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TIELLE, I GOT THIS GREAT BASKETBALL PROGRAM I REALLY WANT TO SPEND MONEY ON.BUT THE TEAM REVIEWS ITEMS THAT ARE STUDENT CENTERED AND WE BRING THOSE BACK TO THE BOARD.
SO THOSE PROPOSED PROJECTS ARE REVIEWS FOR FUNDING.
OUR LAST FUNDING SOURCE IS GRANT FUNDS.
WE HAVE A GRANT COORDINATOR WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
WE ACTIVELY SEEK GRANTS BOTH FROM THE STATE AGENCIES, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE DONATIONS, AND CURRENTLY ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA. TONIGHT, YOU HAVE THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY SAFETY STANDARDS GRANT THAT IS OFFSETTING SOME OF THE PROJECTS.
AND THEN WE HAVE A GAME TIME PLAYGROUND GRANT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN VERY PROACTIVE ABOUT IS SEEKING PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS.
I'M A FIRM BELIEVER, AND THE TEAM IS A FIRM BELIEVER THAT STUDENTS NEED SPACE TO PLAY.
AND IF WE CONTINUE WITH OUR GAME TOWN PLAYGROUND, A GAME TIME PLAYGROUND GRANTS.
IT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO OFFSET THE COST.
AND SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE A FUNDING SOURCE FOR ALL OF OUR PROJECTS.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT EACH PROJECT IS IDENTIFIED WITH EITHER BOND FUNDS FROM 2019, WHICH WE HAVE AVAILABLE BECAUSE WE HAVE COMPLETED THOSE PROJECTS, OR WE ARE COMBINING THEM WITH SAFETY GRANTS OR ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE.
I KNOW DIRECTOR TATE HAS BEEN ON MR. AL'S FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.
SAYS, HEY, MR. HOBBS, WHAT CAN WE DO TO IMPROVE? AND WE MAKE SMALL IMPROVEMENTS.
RAMPS, REPLACEMENTS AND SITE WORK AT $270,070,000.
AND THAT ALLOWS FOR CERTAIN ITEMS TO COME.
SOME OF THE ITEMS ARE PART OF THE 2019 BOND.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT GYM BLEACHERS ARE ON THE LIST.
AND SO THIS IS THE LIST THAT WE HAVE.
REAL QUICK. WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION LATER AS A DISCUSSION ITEM FOR SOBRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
THAT WOULD BE A NOVEMBER 2023 PROJECT, BUT WE DID WANT TO IDENTIFY THAT THAT WOULD BE BOND INTEREST FUNDS IN THE FUTURE, AND WE'LL HAVE AN INFORMATION DISCUSSION ITEM ON THAT IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
SO THIS IS YOUR PROPOSAL THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU FOR A CONSENT AGENDA.
EACH OF THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.
WE'VE EVALUATED THEM THROUGH CURRENT EVALUATIONS, PRIOR INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE AND THEN VISITING THE SITES, MAKING ADJUSTMENTS, SPEAKING TO BOTH ENGINEERS, CONSULTANTS, CONSTRUCTION STAFF.
AND WITH THAT, WE CURRENTLY HAVE BROKEN IT DOWN INTO WE HAVE $150,000 IN GRANTS.
WE HAVE $1.85 MILLION IN BOND FUNDS FROM THAT $6 MILLION HOLDOVER.
AND WITH THAT, I ASK YOU, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? BECAUSE THOSE STUDENTS ARE THE REASON WE'RE HERE.
OUR STUDENTS FROM PAPA EARLIER ARE THE REASONS WE'RE HERE.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT LIST, WE CAN GO THROUGH THOSE AT THIS TIME.
ANY QUESTIONS? DARLA. THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
SO MY QUESTION IS SPECIFICALLY OF THE TWO BONDS 584 MILLION, WHAT IS THE BREAKDOWN ON THE REMAINING FUNDS? TRUSTEE WEGNER. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU BY DETAIL? I DO KNOW WITHIN THE BIG PICTURE I'LL USE BIG ROUND NUMBERS IF YOU'RE IF YOU'LL GIVE ME THAT LEEWAY.
OKAY. AND I'VE ASKED BEFORE SO YEAH, I'D BE GRATEFUL TO FOLLOW UP.
THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. IN BIG ROUND NUMBERS WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY $6 MILLION FROM THE 2019.
TOTAL. I'LL WORK WITH MISS CASINO, OUR CFO, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THAT WITHIN THE WEEK.
THANK YOU. FROM A STUDENT'S SAFETY PERSPECTIVE.
I SAW THAT WE WERE STILL TRYING TO PLACE IT IN THE FRONT PARKING LOT.
THAT PARKING LOT IS CONSTANTLY USED FOR VISITORS, PEOPLE DRIVING IN AND OUT.
WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES OF PUTTING THAT IN THE BACK PARKING LOT? I KNOW WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION EARLIER 100 YARDS FOR THE FOOTBALL FIELD.
YOU SAID 130, BUT IN REALITY, YOU KNOW BAND ONLY USES THE 100 YARDS.
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SO IS THAT ENOUGH SPACE AND WHY ARE WE NOT UTILIZING THAT? SO ONE ITEM TRUSTEE WOODY, I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION.THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF MOVING THE BAND.
PRACTICE FIELD TO A NEW LOCATION.
THAT IS ALMOST SIX TIMES THE COST THAT WE PROPOSED.
AND THAT WITHIN OUR SCOPE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IS IT BEST FOR STUDENTS, WHAT WE TRY TO LOOK AT WAS, DOES THIS IMPACT STUDENT LEARNING? NOT NOT THE SPACE.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE ACTUAL PARKING LOT IN THE BACK IN THE BACK PARKING LOT.
THAT WOULD THAT WOULD COST SIX TIMES MORE.
SO SO THAT QUESTION IS IN RELATION TO THE SPACE.
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE IN THE THIRD PARKING LOT.
AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BEHIND THE HIGH SCHOOL NEXT TO THE BASEBALL SOFTBALL FIELD.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE REFERENCING? YES. OKAY. AS YOU AND I MET AND WE SPOKE ABOUT THOSE.
YEAH. THAT SPACE IS NOT BIG ENOUGH TO HAVE A COMPETITIVE BAND SPACE.
AND WE MEASURED IT ACTUALLY HAD AFTER YOU AND I MET, WE ACTUALLY HAD A SERVICE TEAM MEMBER MEASURE IT ON SITE, AND WE CAME UP ALMOST 20 YARDS TOO SHORT. AND I DO NOT WANT TO CREATE A SITUATION.
AND I KNOW DR. TIELLE DOESN'T AND RECTOR DOESN'T.
AND OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES THE ABILITY TO HAVE A SPACE THAT THE BAND DIRECTOR IS ON BOARD WITH.
I WILL TELL YOU UNILATERALLY, BOTH HIM, THE CAMPUS PRINCIPAL, ALL OF THE STAFF ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF DUMPING OUR STUDENTS INTO A SPACE THAT IS TOO SMALL. I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE'RE DUMPING THEM IN THERE.
I'M TALKING ABOUT SAFETY FROM A SAFETY STANDARD.
WOULDN'T IT BE MORE EFFICIENT TO PUT OUR STUDENTS IN, MORE SAFE TO PUT THEM IN THE BACK WITH THAT BIG TOWER? I'M JUST WORRIED THAT THAT TOWER WOULD LIKE A BULL'S EYE TO SOME PEOPLE OR, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST FOR ME.
IN IN SPEAKING TO THE STAKEHOLDERS, THE STUDENTS, THE BAND, THE WAY THAT WE PLAN TO DESIGN THE SPACE, WE WILL ACTUALLY ELIMINATE THE PASSTHROUGHS SO THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE A DEDICATED PRACTICE AREA.
WE WILL HAVE FENCING THAT IS ATTRACTIVE, THAT MATCHES THE BAND TOWER AROUND THE BAND TOWER.
NOW THAT DOESN'T INDICATE THAT SOMEONE CAN'T CLIMB OVER EIGHT FOOT AND GET ON TOP OF THE BAND TOWER AND DO THINGS, BUT FROM A FUNCTIONAL STANDPOINT, WE ARE GOING TO WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ENSURE OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE BEST BAND TOWER PRACTICE SPACE POSSIBLE.
OKAY. YEAH, I SEE THAT YOU DID GET FEEDBACK, BUT YOU DID ALL THE FEEDBACK IN OCTOBER.
IS THAT ALL THE FEEDBACK YOU DID THIS WHOLE TIME OR DID YOU ALL? WE ACTUALLY HAD SOME PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS IN EARLY JUNE, AND THAT DISCUSSION IN EARLY JUNE, AS THE BAND WAS IN TRANSITION, WAS TO WAIT AND FOCUS ON MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAD UNIFORMS. AND SO YOU'LL REMEMBER BACK AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, PREVIOUS BAND UNIFORMS WERE ON THE BOARD AGENDA BECAUSE THOSE WERE THINGS THAT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED.
GETTING NEW INSTRUMENTS WAS A PRIORITY.
AND IF YOU'LL NOTICE, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A RENTAL UNIT IN THE SAME LOCATION.
AND IF WE WERE GOING TO HAVE VANDALISM OR STRESS ABOUT PUTTING A BAND TOWER, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE NOT RECOMMENDED PUTTING A TEMPORARY RENTAL UNIT IN THE FRONT PARKING LOT, AND THAT RENTAL UNIT HAS NOT BEEN TAMPERED WITH.
IT HAS BEEN A SAFE LOCATION FOR OUR DIRECTOR OF BAND TO REALLY, TRULY INSTRUCT THOSE STUDENTS.
DEPENDING ON HOW THEY DO THIS EVENING, THEY ARE COMPETITIVE AND THEY ARE IMPROVING.
SO I'M CURIOUS TO HEAR WHO GAVE YOU FEEDBACK AFTERWARDS.
OKAY. HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT LATER OKAY.
YES, MA'AM. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR.. I APPRECIATE IT, AND THANK YOU TO THE BOARD.
[V.D. Report of School Board Member Training Hours]
IT'S TIME FOR REQUIRED OF THE STATE BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, THE REPORT OF OUR SCHOOL MEMBER TRAINING HOURS AND QUITE LENGTHY.[01:20:02]
EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND IS DEFICIENT IN MEETING THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION.THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING ARE MEASURED AS OF THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE OF THE TRUSTEE'S ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT, OR TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HIS OR HER PREVIOUS TRAINING, AND THERE ARE EIGHT TRAINING AREAS FOR BOARD MEMBER CONTINUING EDUCATION.
ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE, TRAFFICKING, AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN AND SCHOOL SAFETY.
TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE TO EACH BOARD MEMBER, I WILL ANNOUNCE THE COMPLETION OR DEFICIENCY AS TO REQUIRED TRAINING FOR MEMBERS WHO STILL HAVE TIME REMAINING TO BE TO COMPLETE REQUIRED TRAINING.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, I WILL ANNOUNCE ANY BOARD MEMBERS TRAINING IN EXCESS OF THE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS TO NEW BOARD MEMBERS WERE REQUIRED AND HAVE COMPLETED THE LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION TRAINING FOR THE TIME PERIOD COVERED BY THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, MATT WORTHINGTON AND SHARON ROMAGNOLI, TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS, WERE REQUIRED AND HAVE COMPLETED THE ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
TRAINING. FOR THE TIME PERIOD COVERED BY THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
MATT WORTHINGTON AND SHARON RAMOS.
DARLA WAGNER, ELVIA GUADIAN, REBECCA BIRCH, SUSANNA LEDESMA.
TRAINING. FOR THE TIME PERIOD COVERED BY THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MATT WORTHINGTON AND SHARON RAMOS.
DENALI. THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE ANNUAL TEAM BUILDING TRAINING AND HEUBERGER DARLA WAGNER, ELVIA GUADIAN, REBECCA BIRCH, SUSANNA LEDESMA, WOODY MATT WORTHINGTON, AND SHARON RAMOS.
THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE BIENNIAL TRAINING ON EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND GOALS AND SETTING GOALS AND HEUBERGER, DARLA WAGNER, ELVIA GUADIAN, REBECCA BIRCH, SUSANNA LEDESMA, WOODY MATT WORTHINGTON, AND SHARON RAMOS.
THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE BIENNIAL TRAINING ON IDENTIFYING, REPORTING ABUSE, TRAFFICKING AND HEUBERGER DARLA WAGNER, ELVIA GUADIAN, REBECCA BIRCH, SUSANNA LEDESMA, WOODY SHARON RAMOS, DENALI, AND RICHARD RENDON.
THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE BI ANNUAL TRAINING ON SCHOOL SAFETY AND HEUBERGER.
DARLA WAGNER, ELVIA GUADIAN, REBECCA BIRCH.
THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS AND HEUBERGER DARLA WAGNER, ELVIA GUADIAN, REBECCA BIRCH, SUSANNA LEDESMA, WOODY MATT WORTHINGTON, SHARON RAHMAD ZEYNALI.
THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS ARE DEFICIENT IN MEETING THE ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS RICHARD RENDON SHARON SHARON RAMOS DENALI EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 24 ADDITIONAL HOURS, AND HEUBERGER EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 26.5 HOURS.
DARLA WAGNER EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 38.25 HOURS.
ELVIA GUADIAN EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 21 HOURS.
REBECCA BIRCH EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY SEVEN HOURS, AND SUSANNA LEDESMA WOODY EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 36.25 ADDITIONAL HOURS.
SO THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AS REQUIRED.
[VI.A. Sober High School for 2024 - 2025 School Year ]
WE'LL NOW MOVE INTO OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS. AND FIRST ON THE AGENDA IS A SOBER HIGH SCHOOL FOR 2425 SCHOOL YEAR, PRESENTED BY STEVEN ISLES AND DEMARCUS TATE.[01:25:01]
SO I'M EXCITED TO HAVE THE TEAM DISCUSS THIS ITEM.WHEN DEMARCUS TATE FIRST BECAME THE DIRECTOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD WAS, HOW CAN WE CREATE A DP THAT TRULY, TRULY IS RESTORATIVE, EMBRACES PBIS AND HELPS STUDENTS WITH GOING BACK TO THEIR CAMPUSES WITH A MENTOR TYPE PROGRAM SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING OUR RECIDIVISM RATES.
OF COURSE, DP IS A LOCATION FOR CONSEQUENCES, BUT HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALSO REHABILITATING STUDENTS? PART OF THAT CONVERSATION WAS WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE IN ADDICTION AND A LOT OF OUR REPEAT STUDENTS.
CONVERSATIONS WITH TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, AND OUR DIRECTOR AND LCDC PATRICK CONTINUOUSLY BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT OUR STUDENTS IN ADDICTION HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF GOING BACK TO DP, AND IF WE CAN ADDRESS THE ADDICTION, WE CAN ADDRESS THE CORE ISSUES.
MANY OF OUR STUDENTS WANT TO BE IN A SOBER, CLEAN AND SOBER ENVIRONMENT WHEN THEY GO BACK TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, OR PERHAPS EVEN A MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT PARTICULARLY A HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY ARE BEING BROUGHT BACK INTO THE VERY ENVIRONMENT THAT IS KEEPING THEM SOMETIMES IN ADDICTION.
SO THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME PERSONALLY.
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
DR. TIELLE, THANK YOU GUYS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD THIS EVENING.
LIKE DR. TIELLE SAID, ONCE THE VISION WAS REALIZED LAST YEAR, I GOT WITH MY BEHAVIOR TEAM, WHICH CONSISTS OF BEHAVIORAL SPECIALISTS, THE LCDC, WHICH IS A LICENSED CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELOR, AND OUR SOCIAL WORKER.
AND SO WE STARTED TO REACH OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WHICH IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD SEVERAL.
OKAY. TAKE FOR INSTANCE, THE PHENIX HOUSE, WHICH WAS ONE OF OUR GO TO'S.
THEY ACTUALLY CLOSED FOR GOOD.
SO I WENT TO THE RESIDENT EXPERT, WHICH IS MISTER LOWE.
HE'S BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS FOR 16 YEARS.
HE'S ACTUALLY BEEN A DIRECTOR OF A TREATMENT FACILITY.
I SAID, PATRICK, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO FOR OUR STUDENTS? HOW DO WE TAKE CARE OF OUR STUDENTS NOT HAVING THE RESOURCES OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS? AND SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS EVENING, MISTER, MISTER LOWE IS GOING TO ACTUALLY TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE AND THAT WE CAN DO, AND WHICH, OF COURSE, YOUR APPROVAL, BUT WE CAN DO TO TAKE CARE OF OUR STUDENTS.
SO THIS EVENING I INTRODUCE TO YOU MISTER PATRICK LOWE, THE LICENSED CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELOR.
YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OF COURSE, DR.
TIELLE, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY.
AND FOR THAT I'M TRULY GRATEFUL.
UM, MY PRIMARY PURPOSE OF COMING TO DEL VALLE ISD WAS TO WORK WITH THE STUDENTS.
I WAS WATCHING THE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS UP HERE.
THEY WERE SINGING THAT BEAUTIFUL SONG EARLIER TODAY.
EVERY DAY YOU HEAR ABOUT STUDENTS.
OUR STUDENTS ARE UNDER ATTACK.
AND I'M LOOKING AT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE UP HERE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO GET ONE STUDENT THAT WENT THERE.
HE STAYED THERE FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR MONTHS.
AND TECHNICALLY I DIDN'T KIND OF TRACK HIM.
AND ONE DAY THIS LADY CAME TO THE GATE AND SHE ASKED FOR ME.
AND I LEFT OUT OF MY OFFICE, AND I WENT DOWN THERE AND THAT WAS THE STUDENT'S MOTHER.
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I SAID, IS HE OKAY? SHE SAID HE'S BEEN IN THERE FOR THE PAST FOUR MONTHS AND HE'S OUT AND HE'S GOT HIM A JOB.HE'S DOING WHAT HE'S SUPPOSED TO.
OVER AT THE. LET'S GO INTO THE DRUG PROBLEM FIRST.
JUST FOR THE FENTANYL CRISIS ALONE.
THE OTHER DRUGS AREN'T EVEN ADDED ON THERE.
IN 2022, MORE THAN 2160 TEXANS DIED FROM FENTANYL POISONING, WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR 40 ABOUT 44% OF THE STATE'S DRUG RELATED DEATHS THAT YEAR.
THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS.
NATIONWIDE, 109,680 PEOPLE DIED FROM FENTANYL IN 2022, ACCORDING TO THE CDC.
THIS IS WHAT WE SEE DAY IN AND DAY OUT IN.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATIVE, APPRECIATIVE OF IS WE HAVE A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING THAT NO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT IS WILLING TO STEP UP AND DO. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP THESE STUDENTS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S SAD TO SAY IT, BUT THOSE STUDENTS THAT WERE HERE.
SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS MAY FALL VICTIM.
THEY MAY FALL VICTIM TO THE PEER PRESSURE THAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE IN OUR SOCIETY RIGHT NOW.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE DEEP.
LAST YEAR. ALCOHOL POSSESSION.
ONE FELONY CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OUT OF THE 524 STUDENTS THAT WE HAD IN THERE, 331 OF THEM WERE DRUG RELATED. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
I'M TIRED OF WATCHING MOTHERS COME AND CRY AND SAY, MR. LAW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
CAN YOU HELP ME? WE'RE IN A TRADING PUNCHES WITH THE ENEMY ON A DAILY BASIS.
WE HAVE A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT NO OTHER PLACE HAS DONE.
I GOT. IF Y'ALL WILL STAND WITH ME TO DO THIS THING.
I'M LOOKING AT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE AROUND ME.
I SEE SOME OF THE FACES THAT I WORK WITH.
WE JUST HAD A FAMILY DAY AND I'M GOING TO BE QUIET.
WE JUST HAD A FAMILY DAY AND SOME OF Y'ALL WERE OUT THERE.
WE HAD 90, WE WERE ABLE TO COOK FOR THEM.
WE'RE ABLE TO TO PLAY A LITTLE BIT OF MUSIC.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT MADE MY WHOLE DAY AFTER BARBECUING ALL DAY, HAVING TO GET UP AND DO A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS BECAUSE TO ME, I GET UP EVERY SINGLE DAY TO GO OUT THERE AND FIGHT FOR THOSE KIDS.
OUR KIDS ARE NOT THROWAWAYS AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM AS THROWAWAY.
THE BIGGEST THING THAT HAPPENED THAT DAY THAT I ENJOYED MORE THAN ANYTHING.
ON THAT NET THAT MR. TATE WAS RUNNING UP AND DOWN MY BACK ON.
BUT WE GOT TO STAND OUT THERE AND ENJOY WATCHING THE FAMILIES.
ACTUALLY FEEL THAT THEY'RE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
THOSE KIDS BROUGHT THOSE FAMILIES OUT.
THEY BROUGHT THEIR FAMILIES WITH THEM.
AND SO I THINK FOR ME, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ANYBODY ELSE.
SO WHY DO WE NEED A SOBER HIGH SCHOOL? WE WANT TO SEE OUR KIDS MAKE BETTER GRADES, RIGHT? IT IMPACTS STUDENTS.
IT ENHANCES MOTIVATION FOR CHANGE, CHALLENGES THOSE BELIEF SYSTEMS. WE KNOW HOW THIS WORKS.
IMPROVE STUDENT AND TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS.
ONLY THING WE ASKED OUR TEACHERS TO DO WHILE I'M OUT THERE IS TO TEACH.
WE DON'T WANT THEM TO HAVE TO DO ANYTHING ELSE.
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IF THERE'S PROBLEMS GOING ON IN THE CLASSROOM, YOU CAN CALL BEST BELIEVE WE'RE IN THERE HANDLING THAT.WE DON'T WANT ANY DISRUPTIONS WITH THAT AND EMPOWER STUDENTS WILLINGNESS TO ASK FOR HELP.
THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN A YOUNG CHILD COMING UP AND SAYING, MR. LOWE, CAN YOU HELP ME? WHEN I LOOK AT THOSE KIDS, I SEE ME.
THAT'S WHO I SEE. AND THAT'S WHY I GET UP EVERY DAY AND ADDRESSES UNDERLYING ISSUES.
DON'T WE ALL WANT TO SEE THAT THOSE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCES BE ENHANCED? DON'T WE WANT TO SEE OUR KIDS HAPPY TO COME TO SCHOOL? INCREASE THE PROBABILITY OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION? YEAH. PREVENTION OF COSTLY SOCIAL, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. INCREASE OR HARM REDUCTION AND KNOWLEDGE.
AND BEHAVIOR. WHEN WE SEE STUDENTS COME IN, THIS IS WHAT WE SEE.
WHEN YOU SEE A KID WITH THEIR HEAD DOWN.
FEELING LIKE NOBODY CARES BECAUSE THEY PROBABLY BEEN TOLD THAT.
YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO BE GOOD ENOUGH.
SOME OF THESE KIDS HAVE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH PROBLEMS IS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.
IT'S LIKE THEY'VE BEEN IN A WAR.
PANIC. SHAME. WHAT BETTER WAY TO DEAL WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS? THEN THEY DO DRUGS. I'M GONNA TURN TO SELF-MEDICATION BECAUSE THIS IS ALL I KNOW.
THIS IS HOW I DEAL WITH MY ISSUES.
THEN WHO? WHO ELSE? WHO ELSE IS SUITED FOR THE TASK? THAT HELPED THE TREASURED STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE HERE.
THANK YOU. MR. LOWE, THANK YOU FOR THAT IMPASSIONED CONVEYANCE OF THE WORK YOU DO AT DAP.
AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AND.
SOME OF YOU KNOW, I HAVE A BROTHER THAT'S NO LONGER WITH US AS A DIRECT RESULT OF DRUG USE.
MADE A CHOICE NOT TO BE HERE WITH US.
SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO JOIN.
A EDUCATIONAL FACILITY FOR STUDENTS IN SOBER HIGH SCHOOL.
THOSE STUDENTS CAN RECEIVE SUPPORT WHERE THEY NEED IT MOST.
WE ASK THE QUESTION, DOES THIS IMPACT STUDENT LEARNING WHEN THE PROPOSAL CAME OVER? WE DO THE SAME THING WE DO WITH ALL THE PROPOSALS.
DOES THIS IMPACT STUDENT LEARNING? BECAUSE THE QUESTION WAS CAST.
WHY CAN'T MR. LOWE? AND MR. TATE COUNSELED THE STUDENTS AT AP.
WHY CAN'T WE TURN THE CORNER THERE? WELL, THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT MAY HAVE DRUG ALCOHOL SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS ARE OVERWHELMING THE SYSTEM WITHIN THE AUSTIN AREA.
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUPPORTING BEHAVIOR IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH MR. TATE AND THE TEAM HAVE DONE, SUPPORTING THOSE STUDENTS TO REINTEGRATE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND FINDING THE UNDERLYING CAUSE OF THEIR CONCERNS. THE UNDERLYING CAUSE OF THEIR PROBLEMS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, IS WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE PROPOSAL, IS IT BEST FOR STUDENTS? IF I ASK THE TEAM AND THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT IF IT'S BEST FOR STUDENTS, THEN THE DECISION IS RELATIVELY SIMPLE.
DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GIVE AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT CHANGES THE DYNAMIC FOR 10% OF THOSE STUDENTS? BECAUSE MATHEMATICALLY SPEAKING, THOSE STUDENTS ARE THE HIGHEST RISK OF NOT GOING BACK TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND INTEGRATING APPROPRIATELY.
THOSE ARE THE HIGHEST RISK STUDENTS THAT NEED STANDALONE SERVICES.
MR. LOWE MENTIONED THAT PHENIX HOUSE IS CLOSED DURING THE PANDEMIC.
SEVERAL DRUG REHAB FACILITIES CLOSED.
IF WE DON'T DO IT, THEN WHO? AND SO WITHIN THAT WE HAVE LOOKED AT SOME MITIGATION EFFORTS, AND WE'LL GET INTO THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF HOW CAN WE DO THIS AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE FIRST THING WE CAN DO IS EVALUATE OPTIONS AND SPACES THAT WE HAVE.
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THE BOARD IS AWARE THAT WE ATTEMPTED TO SELL THE MCKINSEY PROPERTY.IN THAT PROCESS, WE WERE ABLE TO ENLIGHTEN OURSELF ABOUT THE POTENTIAL USES.
WE DID AN ASSESSMENT STUDY OF WHAT THE PROPERTY COULD BE USED FOR.
WE DO UNDERSTAND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF THAT PROPERTY IS NOT NECESSARILY USABLE.
HOWEVER, THERE IS ENOUGH SPACE TO USE IT FOR A STANDALONE EDUCATIONAL SPACE, AND THAT STAND ALONE EDUCATIONAL SPACE WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO WATER AND ELECTRICITY. IT HAS THE CAPACITY FOR DATA.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO WORK.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU THIS EVENING.
WE HAVE THE DATA. THAT'S WITHIN TWO MINUTES OF SMITH, THREE MINUTES OF OJEDA.
WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE'RE IN CONNECTIVITY.
THANKFULLY WE DID HAVE A GOOD REFERENCE POINT UTILIZING 2022 COST.
THE EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE VILLAGE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE SOBER HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS WE WOULD BE STARTING WITH A BLANK SLATE AT THE MCKENZIE SITE VERSUS THE HIGH SCHOOL SITE INCLUDED SOME UTILITIES THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO EXTEND, BUT THOSE NUMBERS ARE VERY CLEAR.
WE ANTICIPATE THOSE COSTS BEING $960,000, AND I DO WANT TO BRING THE BOARD'S ATTENTION TO THE NOTION THAT THESE ARE ESTIMATED COSTS, AS WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THE NUMBERS ARE WITHIN RANGE.
WE KNOW WHAT WE PAID A YEAR AGO.
WE KNOW WHAT WE'VE PAID WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
BUT MORE SPECIFICALLY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH SPACE FOR THE STUDENTS OF NEED.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE BRINGING THIS AS AN INFORMATION SESSION THIS MONTH.
WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION, BE ABLE TO GET THE INFORMATION TO YOU.
SO THAT WAY WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION THIS EVENING.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE CAN RESEARCH THOSE AND GET THOSE BACK TO YOU.
BUT THE NUMBERS ARE ANTICIPATED.
YOU'LL NOTICE SITE AND PARKING LOT REVIEW IS PENDING.
WE ANTICIPATE THAT TO BE $120,000.
HOWEVER, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN WILL REQUIRE US TO PUT IN A FULL PAVED PARKING LOT WITH SIDEWALKS, ADA ACCESSIBLE CURBS, DRAINAGE, AND ADDITIONAL ITEMS. AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THAT WOULD COST ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
BUT WE ARE PRELIMINARILY PROPOSING THAT THIS BE A $960,000 PROJECT WITHIN THOSE COSTS.
WHAT WE HAVE IS A VISUAL REPRESENTATION.
WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH AN ARCHITECT GROUP AS PART OF THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO GUIDE US ON WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE. YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A LEFT HAND AND A RIGHT HAND OPTION.
EITHER OF THOSE OPTIONS ALLOW FOR EXPANSION DEPENDING ON OUR STUDENT NEED, AND I WOULD RELY ON THE OUR LICENSED CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELORS AND OUR INTERNAL STAFF THAT ARE SEEING STUDENTS THAT ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH OUR DIFFERENT SOCIAL WORKERS AND COUNSELORS ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE.
WE MAY FIND THAT OUR GAP IN SUPPORT IS MUCH LARGER THAN WE'RE ANTICIPATING.
IF YOU READ THE DATA FROM THE FROM THE CDC CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, AS MR. LOWE POINTED OUT, THE FENTANYL EPIDEMIC IS JUST A SMALL PIECE.
EITHER OPTION GIVES OUR STUDENTS THE FEELING OF A COURTYARD WHERE WE HAVE A CENTER HUB.
THAT CENTER HUB IS AN INTAKE FACILITY.
HOWEVER, THEY WOULD BE EARNING CREDIT AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO GRADUATE.
THIS IS A SOCIAL EPIDEMIC AFFECTING THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES.
WE HAVE AN ABILITY AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
AND THAT IS THE PROPOSAL FOR THIS EVENING FOR DISCUSSION.
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WHAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO WAS CREATE A SITUATION WHERE OUR STUDENTS DIDN'T HAVE CONNECTIVITY TO OUTDOOR.THERE'S LABYRINTHS THAT YOU CAN BUILD.
THERE'S A REASON THAT OPEN AIR FACILITIES EXIST, AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE WITHIN THAT SPACE.
YOU'LL NOTICE THERE'S ADMINISTRATION SPACES.
THERE'S A PROPOSED PARKING LOT.
WE DO HAVE A DINING SPACE THAT'S CONNECTED TO THE OUTDOOR COURTYARD.
AND ONE ITEM THAT WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE CLASSROOM SPACE.
AND SO YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THOSE SPACES ARE SET UP SO THAT 15 STUDENTS CAN WORK TOGETHER.
WE HAVE AN ENTER AND EXIT THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION SPACE.
WE HAVE OFFICES FOR STAFF THAT ARE HELPING.
YOU'LL NOTICE THE GROUP ROOM IS THERE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MR. LOWE SHARED WITH THE TEAM WAS THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF REHABILITATION INCLUDES GROUP THERAPY, BUT THAT'S NOT JUST GROUP THERAPY FOR THE STUDENTS, THAT'S GROUP THERAPY.
BRINGING IN PARENTS, FINDING THE UNDERLYING REASON.
YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO FIND RESOURCES THAT THE SOBER HIGH SCHOOL WOULD OFFER, TO PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT SO THAT YOU CAN BE A BETTER PERSON SO THAT YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BREAK THE CYCLE. WITHIN THE CYCLE OF POVERTY.
IT'S THE SAME DISCUSSION WITHIN THE CYCLE OF DRUG USE.
WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY WITHIN THE SOBER HIGH SCHOOL OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.
SO THERE IS A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE NOVEMBER 2023 BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING.
THAT WOULD BE A PROPOSAL OF ABOVE $50,000.
TENTATIVELY, WE ANTICIPATE THAT PRICE BEING AT $900,000 WITH APPROVAL OF CERTAIN ITEMS AT THIS EVENING'S CONSENT AGENDA, WE MAY BE ABLE TO DECREASE THAT COST AND BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH SOME PRELIMINARY ITEMS. DO YOU WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO TO START BY FALL OF 24? IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY TIGHT.
AND SO WE WOULD ASK THAT THE BOARD FULLY CONSIDER THE OPTION FOR THE SOBER HIGH SCHOOL, SO THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO AHEAD AND LINE UP OUR CONTRACTORS, TO LINE UP OUR PROCESSES, TO SAY TO OUR TEAM, WE NEED TO GET THIS DONE.
BECAUSE WHEN WE ASK OURSELVES, IS IT BEST FOR STUDENTS? TO BE IN AN ENVIRONMENT IN AUGUST VERSUS DISRUPTING THEIR EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE WE DON'T GET DONE UNTIL OCTOBER.
AND SO THERE ARE ADDITIONAL COSTS WITHIN THE PROGRAM.
THESE ARE THE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS.
AND YOU'LL NOTICE SOME OF THEM ARE BEING SHARED BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.
AND THAT IS REALLY AND TRULY WHY WE BRING THIS INFORMATION FOR DISCUSSION NOW, SO THAT YOU HAVE THE ABILITY, AS THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO REVIEW IT, ASK QUESTIONS, AND GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY AS STAFF TO TO COME UP WITH THE BEST PLAN.
AND I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS VISUAL BECAUSE IT'S NOT.
WHY? BUT IT'S WHO WHO CAN HELP STUDENTS.
WE KNOW THE WHY. WE WANT TO HAVE REALLY GOOD STUDENTS.
WE WANT TO MEET OUR MISSION AND VISION.
WHO IS THE QUESTION? AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.
ANYONE HAVE A QUESTION? DARLA. I APOLOGIZE.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THE BARBECUE THE OTHER NIGHT WAS GREAT, TO BE CLEAR.
UM, SO MY FIRST QUESTION IS GOING TO BE ON THE EXCELLENCE VILLAGE.
HOW MANY STUDENTS DOES THAT HOLD? WE CURRENTLY ANTICIPATE.
WE CURRENTLY ENROLL 480 STUDENTS WITHIN THAT PORTABLE WITHIN THE PORTABLES.
SO EACH PORTABLE HOLDS 58 STUDENTS.
AND WE CURRENTLY OPERATE TEN STANDALONE PORTABLES.
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THAT'S GOOD. SO WE'RE OPENING HHS IN AUGUST OF 2024.THAT IS THE GOAL. I MEAN, FINGERS CROSSED.
WE'LL SEE HOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.
OKAY, SO WITH THAT STATEMENT, THEN, HOW IS IT THAT WE DIDN'T LOOK THERE IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT MANY TO HHS? BECAUSE THAT'S HOW MANY ARE IN THE PROGRAM.
SO THE QUESTION IS, WHY DIDN'T WE MOVE THIS SOBER HIGH SCHOOL TO THERE? CORRECT? I'LL LET YOU SPEAK ON GOING BACK INTO THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE HIGH SCHOOL.
OH, YEAH. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS IS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW.
NO, NO, I UNDERSTAND, BUT IF WE MAKE IT SEPARATE, I MEAN, IT'S SEPARATE NOW.
I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND WE DON'T WANT THEM RUNNING IN THE SAME HALLS WITH EVERYBODY.
TRUSTEE WEGNER I THINK IT'S PROXIMITY WITHIN SPACE.
OUR STUDENTS WOULD STILL RIDE THE BUS TOGETHER.
OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH SOBRIETY, OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH DRUG USE WOULD STILL BE ON A BUS WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WITHIN THE HIGH SCHOOL SETTING.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE SLIDE I SHARED EARLIER ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL GROWTH.
WHEN WE MOVE THE 480 STUDENTS FROM THE EARLY FROM THE EDUCATIONAL VILLAGE, WE WILL STILL HAVE A REASONABLE NEED FOR EDUCATIONAL SPACE TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE CROWDING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
THE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL REMOVES A PORTION OF THOSE STUDENTS.
OUR GOAL IS TO REMOVE IT IN ITS ENTIRETY BY THE TIME HIGH SCHOOL TWO OPENS, BUT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REMOVE ALL OF THOSE PORTABLES BECAUSE OF THE CAPACITY OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. I'M GOING TO STEP OUT ON A LIMB AND ASK DR.
CARLIN-GONZALEZ, HOW MANY ARE WE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT NOW? ARE WE AT 3640? I MEAN, I KNOW WE WERE WE HAVE WE HAVE ABOUT 3500 STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
BUT WHEN WE WERE TALKING WITH LOWE ABOUT THE LOCATION, HE WAS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT IT BEING IN A SEPARATE LOCATION, BECAUSE STUDENTS WHO WOULD BE MAKING A CHOICE FOR A CLEAN AND SOBER LIFESTYLE WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN FROM THAT ELEMENT OF THE SAME PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS THAT ARE KEEPING THEM IN THAT ADDICTIVE STATE.
RIGHT. IT'S IMPERATIVE, YOU KNOW, JUST TAKING IT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF WORKING IN THAT FIELD, LIKE A LOT OF TIMES WHAT WE TEND TO DO IS WE MOVE THE STUDENTS BEING IN THE SAME LOCATION WHERE THEY'RE DOING ALL THEIR STUFF AT IS PROBABLY NOT THE BEST IDEA.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO AT LEAST SEPARATE THEM FOR A BIT SO THEY CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD NEW FRIENDSHIPS, BECAUSE IF THEIR FRIENDS ARE JUST RIGHT OVER THE FENCE, THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO GO AS SOON AS THEY GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE MORE DIFFICULT ON OUR STAFF TO CONTAIN THAT.
IF THEY KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE USING WITH THEIR LIFE RIGHT THERE.
DID MAKE THE FIGHT A LOT HARDER THAN WE SHOULD PROBABLY RECRUIT THEM TO.
SO MY NEXT QUESTION IS GOING TO BE CONSIDERING THE BUS DRIVER SHORTAGE.
HOW IS IT LOGISTICALLY THAT WE CAN.
BUS THIS SMALL NUMBER OF STUDENTS TO THAT SCHOOL.
TRUSTEE WEGNER PART OF THE OUTREACH PROGRAM.
AND I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO DEMARCUS.
THE OUTREACH PROGRAM IS SUPPORTING THOSE STUDENTS AND THOSE PARENTS TO GET THEM THERE.
AND THEN WE CASE BY CASE, JUST VERY SIMILAR TO OUR MCKINNEY VENTO.
WE HAVE 1 TO 1 DRIVERS WITH OUR MCKINNEY VENTO.
WE WILL FIND A WAY TO GET IT DONE.
OUR DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION IS HERE, AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT HE IS ON THE SAME PAGE AS I AM.
AND SO WITH THAT, DEMARCUS, WILL YOU SHARE HOW IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE BUILD THAT PARENT CONTACT TO GET THOSE STUDENTS THERE? YES. SO AGAIN, WHEN WE HAVE PARENTS COME IN TO ENROLLMENT AND SOME OF US HAVE BEEN IN THE ENROLLMENT PIECE, WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING THAT THE STUDENT NEEDS TO GET TO SCHOOL, THAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
AND SO WE, LIKE YOU SAID, WE WORK IT OUT THE BEST WAY WE CAN THROUGH WORKING WITH TRANSPORTATION AND THE PARENT TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET THE STUDENT TO TO SCHOOL. IT MEANT.
UM, WELL, FIRST I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
I KNOW IT'S A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE.
YOU KNOW, MR. ALVES, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING SO VULNERABLE.
I ALSO GREW UP IN A HOUSEHOLD THAT WAS RIDDLED WITH ADDICTION.
AND WHEN I WAS A CHILD, YOU KNOW, WATCHED A FAMILY MEMBER NEARLY FATALLY OVERDOSED.
UM, AND AND THAT THAT OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE.
AND SO I TAKE THIS ISSUE INCREDIBLY SERIOUSLY.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE IS, MR. JOBS, I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE MCKINSEY SITE BEFORE, AND YOU SAID THAT IT WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR ANY FACILITY.
AND SO I'M CURIOUS WHAT'S CHANGED IN YOUR ASSESSMENT SINCE THAT, THAT CONVERSATION.
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TRUSTEE WORTHINGTON. THAT'S A FAIR QUESTION.I THINK THE THE SIMPLEST VERSION IS PORTABLES IN ITS ESSENCE, ONLY REQUIRE ONE FOOT OF GRAVEL BASE AND THEY CAN BE SECURED AND WE CAN MOVE A PORTABLE TO THAT SITE WHEN YOU DEVELOP THE SITE.
YOU ALSO HAVE TO DEAL WITH RUNOFF.
YOU HAVE TO MOST IMPORTANTLY DEAL WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS.
WHEN WE PUT A PORTABLE ON A SITE, WE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BUILD RETENTION OR DETENTION PONDS.
BARRIER TO A STAND ALONE FACILITY.
WHEN YOU BUILD A STAND ALONE FACILITY, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO PUT IN RETENTION PONDS.
YOU'RE REQUIRED TO TIE INTO THE STORMWATER.
THERE WILL NOT BE ANY STORMWATER ON THIS SITE UNLESS THE CITY OF AUSTIN REQUIRES IT.
AND WE DID EVALUATE OTHER SITES.
THAT IS NOT A SUITABLE SITE FOR SEVERAL REASONS, THE LEAST OF WHICH THE.
VAGRANT POPULATION IS SUCH THAT IT WOULD NOT BE SAFE FOR STUDENTS.
WE DID EVACUATE THE OLD FLOW LANE LOCATION, WHICH IS THE OLD HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM.
THAT SITE, AGAIN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO POTENTIALLY HOUSE STUDENTS AT.
BUT MORE SPECIFICALLY, THESE ARE PORTABLES, AND WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO RELOCATE THOSE PORTABLES USING DISTRICT LOCATIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY EITHER VACANT OR, IN THE CASE OF OUR WONDERFUL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, HAS RECENTLY VACATED PORTABLES THAT ARE STILL IN GOOD CONDITION.
WE WILL NEED TO DO SOME RENOVATIONS FOR OLDER STUDENTS, BUT THAT WAS THE REASON WE EVALUATED MCKENZIE FOR A PORTABLE LOCATION VERSUS A STAND-ALONE CONSTRUCTION SITE, BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE ABLE TO BUILD A BRICK AND MORTAR BUILDING AT THIS SITE.
SO IS THE GOAL THEN, FOR THIS TO BE A SORT OF PLACEHOLDER LOCATION FOR A FUTURE PERMANENT SITE? SO I WOULD DEFER THAT TO THE BOARD AND DR.
SO THE CONVERSATION IS FOR IT TO BE A MIRROR OF LIKE A DEEP.
SO AT OUR DEEP, WE HAVE HAD PORTABLES THERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND WHETHER THE BOARD OR NOT WOULD WANT TO MAKE THAT A PERMANENT SITE, THAT'S CERTAINLY THE PURVIEW OF THE BOARD. BUT AT THIS POINT IT WOULD BE TO START WITH PORTABLES, AND THEN FUTURE BONDS COULD CERTAINLY BE A CONVERSATION.
SO GOING BACK TO THE DATA FOR SUBSTANCE.
SO IT SAID THAT THERE WAS 331 TOTAL INSTANCES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
DOES. FOR EXAMPLE, POSSESSING A VAPE PEN, DOES THAT COUNT AS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE? IT DOES COUNT AS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
AND SO WHEN WE SAT DOWN AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PIECE WE LOOKED AT, IS IT JUST A VAPE PENS OR ARE THEY, YOU KNOW, RECREATIONAL? THEY'RE SHARING WITH ME THAT MORE THAN 60% OF THESE FOLKS ARE ASKING FOR OUTSIDE HELP.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? 60% OF THE 330 EXACTLY ARE ASKING FOR OUTSIDE HELP.
AND AGAIN, SOME OF THEM THEY GO.
SO AS FAR AS WE WE GET THE PHENIX HOUSE.
AND LIKE YOU SAID, WE HAD ONE YOUNG MAN, WE ACTUALLY GOT REHAB FOR HIM.
AND THEN HE SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER.
IT DOES COME TO THOSE SITUATIONS.
AND SO THAT THAT'S WHY IT WAS VERY ALARMING WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT AREN'T AVAILABLE, WHEN WE START REACHING OUT TO THE PARTNERS, WE'RE LIKE LITERALLY DEPLETED FOR ANY TYPE OF SERVICES.
AND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, AND WE HAVE HAD STUDENTS TO WE HAVE HAD STUDENTS TO OVERDOSE FROM, YOU KNOW, AT HOME.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAD ONE WHAT WAS IT LIKE TWO WEEKS AGO? AND A MOTHER CALLED US DISTRAUGHT, YOU KNOW, ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO HER SON.
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I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE GET THIS FROM THE PARENTS BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE DOING OUR INTAKES, THEY COME IN AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S AN ISSUE, BUT BUT THE PARENT AND THE STUDENT TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TRYING NOT TO TALK ABOUT IT.YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TRYING TO KEEP THAT.
BUT WHAT I'LL TEND TO DO IS SEPARATE THEM AND TALK TO THEM INDIVIDUALLY.
PREFERABLY I LIKE TO TALK TO THE PARENTS AND ASK THEM EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON.
YEAH, THEY DO THE VAPE PENS AND YOU KNOW, IF IT'S OKAY.
I MEAN, WE'VE ACTUALLY PULLED FENTANYL OFF MULTIPLE STUDENT.
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE FIRST STARTED.
I MEAN, THEY WOULD HAVE THE THEY WOULD HAVE IT LIKE TIED IN PLACES.
THEY THEY DRANK THEMSELVES TO DEATH, YOU KNOW, AND I'M 16 YEARS IN RECOVERY MYSELF.
SO WHEN THEY COME IN, THAT'S WHAT KIND OF CHANGED THE DYNAMICS OF DEEP.
AND I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST WHEN WE FIRST STARTED IT, THERE WAS A LINE OF STUDENTS.
AND I REMEMBER MR. TATE ASKED ME ONE DAY HE SAID, MR. LOWE, WHAT ARE THOSE STUDENTS TELLING YOU? WHY IS THERE A LINE OF STUDENTS? AND I SAID, WELL, THEY THEY'RE TELLING ME THEY'RE HIGH.
BUT THEY'RE NOT TOO HIGH TO BE IN SCHOOL TODAY.
AND SO WE SAW THAT AS A THREAT BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT ANY STUDENTS OVERDOSING ON US.
SO THERE'S TIMES WHERE WE HAVE TO HAVE THE STUDENTS TO TO GO HOME FOR THE DAY AND WHEN THE BOARD, WHEN I BROUGHT THE THREE LCDS TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL LAST YEAR AND WE APPROVED THEM, WHAT THE INTENTION WAS IS THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELORS AT THE OK, THE HIGH SCHOOL, TO HELP SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH AA MEETINGS OR ALATEEN MEETINGS OR AL-ANON MEETINGS.
AND AS WE WERE WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS, RECOGNIZING THAT THERE WAS A BIGGER ISSUE THAN WHAT MEETINGS COULD SUPPORT, THAT'S WHERE THIS CONVERSATION AND THIS THIS WHOLE PROPOSAL SPAWNED.
YEAH. THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO ASK, LIKE, WE LITERALLY HAD THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW HOW DO WE IMPROVE THOSE WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOR OUR KIDS WITH THESE ADDICTION ISSUES.
RIGHT. WE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
I LEARNED ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS PROVIDE AND HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT YOU HAVE ON OUR STUDENTS.
WITH THAT SAID, WHAT ARE WE MISSING? THAT WE HAVE TO DO THIS AT A WHOLE DIFFERENT FACILITY? RIGHT. WHAT CAN WE DO AT THE DAP TO IMPROVE THESE SERVICES, TO HAVE THESE SPECIALIZED ENCOUNTERS WITH OUR STUDENTS, TO IMPROVE THEIR THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE? WELL, THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.
THE BIGGEST PIECE OF THIS, OF COURSE, BEING AT DAP IS A PUNITIVE SITUATION.
SO WHEN WE SIT DOWN AND WE TALK TO STUDENTS AND HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS, AND THEY TELL US ABOUT THE FRIENDS THAT THEY'RE HANGING OUT WITH, IF THOSE FRIENDS DECIDED TO GO INTO RECOVERY, THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD GET TO US IS BY A PLACEMENT, BY A MANDATORY PLACEMENT, MEANING GO OUT AND DO SOMETHING EGREGIOUS AND THEN END UP OVER DAP.
SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS CREATE A SITUATION WHERE I CAN VOLUNTEER.
AND WOULD IT ALSO MAYBE, MR. LOWELL, IF YOU COULD ANSWER THE QUESTION, WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU BRING UP VERY FREQUENTLY? IS REMOVING THEM FROM THE TEMPTATION, RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE STUDENTS ARE FIGHTING, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A DRUG PROBLEM.
YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT A SEPARATE INSTANCE.
THE STEALING CARS IS A SYMPTOM.
THESE THINGS ARE SYMPTOMS. SO WE DON'T REALLY KNOW.
I KNOW THE YEAR BEFORE THAT I WAS THERE.
IT WAS MORE OF A PUNITIVE THING.
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AND THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE WHAT YOU SEE NOW THE FIGHTING IS PRETTY MUCH NONEXISTENT.YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE THE FIGHTING OR ANYTHING ANYMORE BECAUSE I ALSO DO BEHAVIOR AS WELL.
BUT IF THEY TRUST US ENOUGH, THEY WILL.
AND THESE STUDENTS HAVE OTHER ISSUES.
YOU HAVE ANY MORE? YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY FULL TIME? IS IT FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR? 25 TO 30 STUDENTS, OR IS IT GOING TO BE ROTATING IN AND OUT STUDENTS LIKE THEY DO AT THE AP? I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE 25 TO 30 STUDENTS FULL TIME.
WHAT WAS THAT, LIKE $38,000 PER STUDENT? AND THAT'S JUST FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS.
THAT'S NOT INCLUDING THE OPERATIONAL COSTS.
AND I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS, BUT I'M NOT EVEN SEEING ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT KIND OF TREATMENTS OR WHAT KIND OF SERVICES ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDED FOR THESE STUDENTS, BECAUSE IT DOES SOUND LIKE A MIRROR OF DAP.
AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR ON WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING AT THIS PROPOSED FACILITY.
WELL, A LOT OF THOSE DETAILS WILL BRING BACK.
BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THERE IS WHAT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT.
WE'RE GOING TO OFFER MORE CLINICAL SERVICES.
WE DON'T HAVE CLINICAL SERVICES AT DAP.
WE JUST KIND OF WINGING IT AND GOING WITH WHAT WE HAVE.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE'RE DOING.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EDUCATION.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PROCESS GROUPS.
SO GETTING THOSE STUDENTS TOGETHER AND DOING THAT TYPE OF COUNSELING WILL ENHANCE THAT.
WE DON'T DO SOME OF THOSE SERVICES AT DAP CURRENTLY.
MR. LOWE, WOULD YOU ALSO EXPLAIN ENROLLMENT TO TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION FURTHER, THAT IT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE STUDENTS PHASING IN AND OUT, BUT IT WOULD BE AN ENROLLMENT INTO A FACILITY AS THEIR HIGH SCHOOL.
RIGHT. AND AND HERE'S THE DEAL.
I WAS ABLE TO TALK THEM INTO TAKING A STUDENT IN AND BE ABLE TO THEY HAVE AN OUTPATIENT.
SO WE HAVE WORK TO DO AS FAR AS THAT'S CONCERNED, BECAUSE THE NEAREST PLACE, I THINK IS DALLAS.
AND HE'S. YEAH, THERE'S ONE IN DALLAS.
THERE'S ONE IN. YEAH. I WANT TO SAY THAT I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION FOR OUR STUDENTS, BECAUSE WHEN I SAW YOU GUYS THE OTHER DAY, I KNOW THAT EVERYTHING YOU DO IS FOR OUR KIDS. AND EVEN BRINGING THIS TO US IS IS TREMENDOUS.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PASSION.
THANK YOU FOR LOOKING OUT FOR OUR KIDS.
THE TOTAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE NUMBER OF 331.
HOW MANY STUDENTS IS THAT? DO WE HAVE A SIMPLE BREAKDOWN FOR THAT? MEAN STUDENTS ARE.
THE OFFENSES LIKE THE OFFENSE.
THIS WHOLE LIST THAT WE SAW THE NUMBERS IS BY THE OFFENSES.
SO OF THAT 331 OFFENSES, HOW MANY STUDENTS IS THAT? HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE IN THIS FOR THE YEAR? IS IT TEN KIDS THAT WERE CATCHING 30 TIMES? IS IT 30 KIDS WE'RE CATCHING TEN TIMES 520 FOR THAT.
THE RECIDIVISM RATE WAS ONLY ABOUT 66%.
SO WHEN YOU TAKE THAT NUMBER OFF THE 524, THAT'S HOW MANY TOTAL KIDS CAME THROUGH.
YEAH, RIGHT. BUT THE 331 IS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
YES. THAT'S WHAT I WAS FOCUSED ON OKAY.
SO BUT IT'S EVEN DEEPER THAN THAT.
SHEET, WHERE YOU'LL HAVE THE APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL FULL TIME EMPLOYEES.
WHAT'S AN ANNUAL COST OF THAT? APPROXIMATELY. THAT'S SO TRUSTEE WEGNER WAS IT? TRUSTEE. WEGNER. IF YOU COULD GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO VERIFY THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WE ANTICIPATE ENROLLING, WORK WITH OUR HR TEAM TO GET COMPARABLE COSTS FOR THAT.
AND SO WE CAN WORK THROUGH THAT.
IF THE NEED IS A RECURRING COST, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE CAN BUDGET FOR THAT.
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OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN TWO OTHER QUESTIONS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE PROPERTY.DID WE LOOK AT ANY PROPERTY NORTH OF THE PROPERTY BEHIND.
DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE STILL HAVE BACK HERE, BUT THEN SECONDLY HOW MUCH PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY AVAILABLE AT DIEPPE SLASH TRANSPORTATION OVER THERE WHERE IT IS BECAUSE TO ME IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO KEEP THEM EITHER WHERE THEY ARE OR CLOSER TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL, RATHER THAN SEVEN AND A HALF MILES FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL.
SO WE DID LOOK AT THE PROPERTY AT DIEPPE AND ON THE ADVICE OF OUR INTERNAL TEAM, PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS IN REFERENCE TO PROXIMITY, WE DID NOT CONSIDER THAT LOCATION.
IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION, WE CAN DO A FURTHER EVALUATION OF.
SCHOOL WITHIN THE SCHOOL A SOBER LOCATION WITHIN THE PROFESSIONAL ADVICE THAT WE HAVE IS THAT'S NOT FEASIBLE NOR FUNCTIONAL FOR STUDENTS, BUT IF IT'S THE BOARD'S DIRECTION, WE CAN EVALUATE THAT OPTION.
IN REFERENCE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL SITE, SPECIFICALLY THE 5201 ROSS ROAD.
I THINK THAT CIRCLES BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DISCUSSION THAT MR. LOWE HAD PROXIMITY, AND I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT LICENSED CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELORS, BUT I KNOW WHEN THEY SIT DOWN WITH A STUDENT AND THEY HAVE THE STUDENT SHARE WITH THEM THE GREATEST FACTOR, THE GREATEST FACTOR IS THE ACCESSIBILITY TO OTHER CONTAMINANTS TO THEIR BODY.
AND IF WE HAVE THEM WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF A LOCATION THAT WE KNOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE STRESS FOR THEM. THEN IT MAY CREATE IT.
AND THAT'S WHY WE AS A TEAM LOOKED AT THE MCKINSEY SITE.
IT'S NOT IN ISOLATION, AS MR. TATE MENTIONED.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT STUDENTS WOULD CHOOSE TO GO TO.
IT'S HARD TO BE A CRITICAL THINKER WHEN YOU WHEN YOU'RE HIGH.
YOU CAN BE A CRITICAL THINKER IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET CLEAN AND SOBER.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE BRING FORWARD.
WE CAN DETERMINE IF THIS IS GOING TO BE A COST.
AND THAT PERPETUAL COST WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU.
FOR THE POLICE OFFICER, I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE IT SEPARATE.
RIGHT. BASED OFF OF THE NEW LEGISLATION.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY EVALUATING UNDER HOUSE BILL THREE.
IF IT IS A FACILITY THAT IS DESIGNATED, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO POTENTIALLY SHARE.
BUT THOSE ARE DETAILS THAT WE WANTED TO BRING TO YOU AS A DISCUSSION AND THEN BRING FORWARD IN NOVEMBER, WITH SOME ACTUAL IDENTIFIERS AS FTES IN THAT PERPETUAL COST, AS A RECURRING COST FOR THE SOBER HIGH SCHOOL.
SO IF YOU'LL GIVE US THAT OPPORTUNITY, WE'LL PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.
YEAH. COULD WE GET THIS ADDED IN ALL THESE PRESENTATIONS ADDED TO THE MINUTES SO THAT WHEN WE HAVE TO FIND THEM, WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH OUR EMAILS? WE COULD JUST LOOK AT OUR BOARD BOOKS.
THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I'M SORRY. I COULDN'T HEAR YOU.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU.
AND IT'S EXCITING TO SEE THAT IT'S WORKING WITH YOU ALL.
SHE WORKED WITH MENTAL HEALTH IN THE MENTAL HEALTH INDUSTRY.
AND I THINK, YEAH, THERE'S SO MANY DETAILS TO WORK OUT.
BUT I DO THINK THIS IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO SET A STANDARD FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
TIELLE'S LEADERSHIP AND YOU ALL.
ANYONE ELSE? MATT, IS THERE IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH ADDING THESE TO THE MINUTES? OKAY. OKAY.
PERFECT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
NO, I JUST HAD SOME OTHER QUESTIONS I FELT LIKE I DIDN'T GET TO ASK, SO SORRY.
SO THEY MAY ELECT TO BE IN A PROGRAM LIKE THIS.
YES. SO THAT WOULD THIS FACILITY WOULD ONLY COVER LESS THAN A FIFTH OF.
SO I'D BE CURIOUS ABOUT HOW THE SERVICE MODEL WORKS, BECAUSE IF WE HAVE THAT MANY STUDENTS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A SUFFICIENT SPACE FOR THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS THAT ACTUALLY NEED THOSE SERVICES, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
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SO THE BASELINE LOOK AT THE RENDERING BASELINE ABOUT 60 STUDENTS IS TO DO.BUT OF COURSE IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE FTES.
YOU KNOW. AND SO IF WE'RE WE'RE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND BASED ON WHERE THE MODEL IS SET UP.
AS LONG AS WE'RE EXPANDING THE FTES, WE CAN HAVE MORE STUDENTS.
YOU KNOW, THIS DISEASE DOESN'T REALLY DISCRIMINATE ON SCHOOL DISTRICT.
TRUSTEE WORTHINGTON, YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE PRELIMINARY LAYOUT, AS MR. PAYTON MENTIONED. WE BROUGHT THE ITEM FORWARD AS A DISCUSSION ITEM SO THAT WE STILL HAVE TIME TO DO RESEARCH ON DETERMINING HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE NEEDED.
WE HAVE TECHNICALLY CAPACITY FOR 60 STUDENTS.
BUT THAT WOULD BE A BASIS OF 15 STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM.
THAT WOULD GIVE US 60 STUDENTS THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP.
BUT AGAIN, WE DIDN'T WANT TO BRING TO THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, THE FTE LIST OF, YOU KNOW, SIX.
WE MAY OPEN THE BUILDING WITH APPROVAL AND FIND A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER.
YEAH, AND I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE PULLING INFORMATION TOGETHER.
BECAUSE IF WE HAVE 165 STUDENTS THAT HAVE INQUIRED ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THEN HAVING SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR 165 STUDENTS, BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE HAVE HALF OF THAT POPULATION THAT'S JUST KIND OF SITTING AND WAITING.
AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR THEM? RIGHT. SO AND I'M PRETTY SURE MR. LOWE CAN ATTEST TO THIS.
SO FOR ME, IT ONLY REQUIRES ME A COUPLE OF MONTHS, I GOT IT.
HOWEVER, IF SOMEBODY THAT I NEED THE WHOLE THE ENTIRE YEAR, OR I NEED TO BE HERE UNTIL I GRADUATE, SO IT'S JUST GOING TO DETERMINE THAT'S GOING TO DETERMINE EXACTLY HOW MANY SPACES WE GOT AND HOW MANY PEOPLE WE CAN ACTUALLY SERVICE.
PERHAPS WHAT WE COULD DO IS IF WE COULD CREATE SEVERAL OPTIONS, IF WE WERE TO PROVIDE A FACILITY TO HOUSE ALL STUDENTS, A PORTION OF THE STUDENTS, THE 60 STUDENTS.
OKAY. THE LAST QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS, ARE ANY OF OTHER CAMPUSES, INCLUDING AP, BUILT ON A FLOODPLAIN? SO LET'S CLARIFY A FLOODPLAIN AND ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION TO YOU.
YOU SAID EARLIER THAT THIS FLOODPLAIN, RIGHT? A PORTION OF THE LAND IS WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN.
SO SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES ARE WITHIN ADJACENCIES.
HOWEVER, UNDER THE MITIGATION STRATEGIES THAT WE HAVE, WE BUILD BERMS, WE BUILD DRAINAGE LOCATIONS.
AND SO THE AMOUNT OF TOTAL LAND THAT WE HAVE COMPARED TO THE USABLE LAND IS OFTEN A SURVEY PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH WITH OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY OR SITE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND THEN FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
AND SO THE MCKINSEY SITE DOES HAVE A PORTION OF THE LAND THAT IS WITHIN THE 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN.
FOR EXAMPLE, HIGH SCHOOL TO SITE HAS A PORTION OF THE LAND THAT IS WITHIN THE 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE SOME MITIGATION STRATEGIES.
WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH A STAND ALONE BRICK AND MORTAR BUILDING WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT SITE DEVELOPMENT COSTS, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE MOVED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PORTABLES, WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE THAT SITE DEVELOPMENT COST.
OKAY. AND I ACTUALLY HAVE THAT AS PART OF OUR ASSESSMENT THAT WE DID THAT WAS SHARED WITH THE BOARD.
AND WE CAN SHARE THAT GRAPHIC WITH YOU AGAIN.
WELL, AND I MEAN, RELATIVE TO THE THE SITE PROPOSAL, CORRECT.
WHAT DOCTOR TAYLOR JUST DESCRIBED WITH IS IF WE POTENTIALLY EXPAND IT, JUST KIND OF MAKING SURE THAT WHATEVER PLAN THAT WE PUT IN PLACE THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE, DO WE PUT SIX PORTABLES THERE AND THEN BECAUSE OF FLOODPLAIN WE CAN'T PUT EIGHT.
AND GET THAT BACK TO THE BOARD.
I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION AND CLARIFICATION OF THE FLOODPLAIN.
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THANK YOU ALL. IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL, THEN SEND THEM TO DR.TIELLE AND SHE WILL SHARE THEM WITH THE TEAM.
AND THEN YOU ALL WILL BE ABLE TO BRING THE INFORMATION BACK.
BUT THANK YOU. I LOVE WHAT YOU SAID, MR. ISLES, ABOUT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WE APPRECIATE THE TIME FROM THE BOARD AND THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONS.
WE WILL WORK TO GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.
THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR AFFORDABLE EMPLOYEE
[VI.B. Affordable Employee Housing Opportunity]
HOUSING OPPORTUNITY. AND I'LL TURN THAT OVER TO YOU TO INTRODUCE MR. RAWLS, I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO START US OFF TO INTRODUCE OUR GUESTS.GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR TELE.
THE INFORMATION ITEM WE HAVE TONIGHT IS PRESENTING AN OPPORTUNITY REGARDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WE START BACK WITH THE MISSION AND VISION.
IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO DO THAT WITHIN THE CURRENT MARKET IF WE DON'T HAVE THE BEST TEACHERS.
AND SO PART OF OUR STRATEGIC GOAL, NUMBER THREE, IS NOT ONLY MAINTAINING EDUCATIONAL, EQUITABLE FACILITIES THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED TONIGHT, BUT ALSO MEETING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS BY HIRING THE BEST POSSIBLE STAFF.
TIELLE AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM, TRIED TO FIGURE OUT CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, WITH OUR HR TEAM COMING UP WITH OPTIONS TO HIRE THE BEST TEACHERS. AND COINCIDENTALLY, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AT THIS STAGE IN THE DISTRICT'S DEVELOPMENT TO HEAR ABOUT A PRESENTATION THAT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE CHASING. BUT I FEEL LIKE THAT UNDER DR.
TIELLE'S LEADERSHIP AND THE BOARD'S OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION BY MR. RUDY MEJIA, CEO OF NICOLE HAYDEN ADVISORS.
THANK YOU, STEPHEN, AND GOOD EVENING, DR.
TIELLE. A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT WITH YOU ALL.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS RUDY MEJIA, CEO OF NICOLE HAYDEN ADVISORS.
AND WITH ME TODAY IS ADAM HARDEN, PARTNER AT CANTU HARDIN LAW FIRM.
AND A LOT OF ASPECTS INVOLVING SCHOOL FINANCE AND SCHOOL DISTRICT MANAGEMENT IN GENERAL.
SO I APPLAUD WHAT YOU ARE ALREADY DOING, AND I APPLAUD STAFF FOR FINDING ADAM.
AND I AND BRINGING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO YOU, BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING THAT EITHER YOU HAVE SEEN IN THE NEWS RECENTLY OR YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED STRUGGLES YOURSELF INTERNALLY AT THE DISTRICT WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OUR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE BOTH WE BOTH LIVE HERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS AS WELL.
AND IT'S AN ISSUE WHEN OUR TEACHERS CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY TEACH IN.
SO ADAM IS HERE TO ANSWER ALL THE HARD QUESTIONS.
I'M HERE JUST TO KIND OF MAKE US LOOK GOOD TO TO LOOK GOOD.
THANK YOU RUDY. SO THE FOUNDATION WAS CREATED IN 2021 WITH A GENERAL MISSION TO HELP THE WORKFORCE ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS IN THE END OF 2022.
HOWEVER, THEY ADOPTED A RESOLUTION THAT SPECIFICALLY TARGETED SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AND THEY SAID, WE WANT TO KIND OF HEAR AND LISTEN TO WHAT OR LISTEN TO WHAT WE'VE HEARD IS WORKFORCE HOUSING IS REALLY TARGETED TOWARDS TEACHERS, NURSES, FIRST RESPONDERS.
THEY ALWAYS KIND OF LIST THE THAT LIST IN THAT ORDER.
AND THEN WHEN YOU ALSO TALK ABOUT PROPERTIES, IF THE IF THE FOUNDATION OWNS THE PROPERTIES AND USES THEM FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE STATUTES, IT DOES BECOME A TAX EXEMPT PROPERTY.
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AND SO THE THE TAXING ENTITY THAT IS MOST IMPACTED WHEN THAT OCCURS IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.AND THEY ALSO JUST SO HAPPEN TO BE THE LARGEST EMPLOYER OF TEACHERS.
SO AT THE END OF 2022, THEY AUTHORIZED US TO START TALKING TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
SINCE THEN, WE'VE WE'VE SUCCESSFULLY PARTNERED WITH AUSTIN ISD, HAYS CONSOLIDATED ISD, SEGUIN ISD, PFLUGERVILLE ISD, AND ROUND ROCK ISD TO PARTNER ON THIS PROGRAM.
SO KIND OF THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU PROBABLY PUT IT ON A MAP, BUT IT'S IT'S RIGHT AROUND IN THIS AREA.
UM, AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WORKFORCE HOUSING, IT'S IT'S NOT WHAT YOU WOULD THINK.
IT'S NOT THIS LIKE LOW INCOME SECTION EIGHT GOVERNMENTAL FACILITY.
IT'S EVERYBODY LIVING IN THIS COMMUNITY AS MIXED INCOME TOGETHER.
SO THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF THE PROGRAM.
UM. LIKE I SAID, THE MISSION GENERALLY STARTED OFF AS HOUSING FOR THE WORKFORCE, AND NOW THEY'VE KIND OF MORE TAILORED THIS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AND SO, UM, THAT'S SORT OF THEIR MISSION RIGHT NOW.
SO WHAT THEY'RE REALLY WORKING FOR IS TO TRY TO SUPPORT YOU.
WHY? WHY WOULD THE HR PERSON CARE ABOUT THIS? WELL, IT'S A RECRUITING AND A RETENTION TOOL.
YEAH. SO THIS IS ME BEING JUST NAIVE AND NOT REALLY UNDERSTANDING HOW ALL OF THIS FITS TOGETHER, BUT IT'S IT'S A VERY VALUABLE TOOL IN FILLING VACANCIES, ATTRACTING NEW TALENT AND RETAINING THE EXISTING TALENT THAT YOU HAVE.
AND I SHOULD SAY THIS IS A QUOTE THAT WE USE.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR TEACHERS IS NOT JUST AN INVESTMENT IN ROOFS AND WALLS.
IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN NURTURING THE MINDS OF SHAPE OUR FUTURE.
WE DON'T LIMIT IT TO JUST TEACHERS.
AND SO IT'S FOR ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT.
THEY HAVE SET ASIDE UNITS FOR PEOPLE MAKING LESS THAN 30% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
SO IN THIS AREA THAT'S ABOUT $36,000.
AND THAT'S FAMILY TOTAL FAMILY INCOME AND 60% AMI.
SO THAT WOULD BE DOUBLE ABOUT $72,000 AND THEN 80%.
AND SO THERE'S EVEN THOUGH IT'S ALL UNDER 80%, THERE ARE CERTAIN BANDS AND YOU KNOW, A 30% UNIT WOULD PROBABLY, YOU KNOW YOUR DISTRICT BETTER THAN I DO, BUT PROBABLY THE CAFETERIA WORKER, BUS DRIVERS, PEOPLE IN THAT AREA.
SO WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND GO OVER THE THE SERVICES REAL QUICK AND KIND OF GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE, RIGHT? IT STARTS WITH PARTNERING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE TEXAS WORKFORCE HOUSING FOUNDATION.
SO THE TEXAS WORKFORCE HOUSING FOUNDATION IS A GOVERNMENT ENTITY.
THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN DO THAT WITHIN DEL VALLE ISD IS IF THEY ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHERE THE BOARD WOULD GRANT AUTHORITY TO THE TO THE FOUNDATION TO GO OUT AND LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE.
SO IT ALL STARTS WITH THE PARTNERSHIP, RIGHT? UM, COUPLE THAT WITH THE AFFORDABILITY FUND.
SO THE WAY THE PROCESS WORKS IS AFTER THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IS IN PLACE, THEN THE FOUNDATION WILL GO OUT AND START SCOURING THE LANDS AND FINDING APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT WE COULD GO OUT AND PURCHASE.
WE'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED A FEW OF THEM THAT ARE EITHER ALREADY BUILT OR IN THE PROCESS OF BEING BUILT THAT COULD WORK ON BEHALF OF DEL VALLE ISD, BUT THE WAY THE PROGRAM WORKS IS THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX WILL WOULD COME OFF OF THE TAX ROLLS, RIGHT? SO THERE WOULD BE A TAX LOSS ON THE VALUE OF THAT LAND.
HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO MAKE UP FOR THAT, AND IN ORDER TO TAKE THAT LOSS OF TAX REVENUE, THAT SAVINGS IS THEN TURNED IN AND PROVIDED ON BEHALF OF THE TEACHERS. AND THAT'S HOW THE FOUNDATION IS ABLE TO PURCHASE DOWN THE RENTS OF THE EMPLOYEES.
AND THE WAY TO DO THAT IS BY MAKING A CONTRIBUTION TO AN AFFORDABILITY FUND, THAT THE DEL VALLE ISD WOULD HAVE FULL DISCRETION OVER ON HOW WE IMPLEMENT THAT. I CAN GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
AT ROUND ROCK ISD, THEY'RE USING THE AFFORDABILITY FUND TO PAY DOWN EMPLOYEE RENT BY $250 A MONTH.
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THEY'RE LOOKING AT INCREASING THAT TO $500 A MONTH, GIVE OR TAKE.JUST AS THEY'RE LEARNING THE PROGRAM.
THEY'RE KIND OF ADJUSTING THE THE NOZZLE OF THE AFFORDABILITY FUND.
SO LET'S GIVE YOU GIVE YOU A QUICK EXAMPLE HERE.
LET'S SAY AN APARTMENT COMPLEX COSTS $50 MILLION, RIGHT? LUTHI YOUR YOUR TAX RATE IS $0.33.
SO $0.33 TIMES 50 MILLION DIVIDED BY 100 IS ROUGHLY $165,000 IN LOST TAX REVENUE.
ON THE INS SIDE, THAT WOULD TYPICALLY BE USED TO GO BACK AND PURCHASE OR PAY DOWN DEBT, RIGHT? AS LONG AS WE HAVE SOME CAPACITY ON THE INS SIDE, THAT'S BASICALLY A WASH, RIGHT? IN ORDER TO MAKE UP FOR THAT, THE FOUNDATION WILL FUND HALF $1 MILLION TO THE AFFORDABILITY FUND.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE GIVING UP 165, BUT YOU'RE GETTING 500,000 TO PAY DOWN RENT.
AND THEN ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THAT FUND IS BEING REPLENISHED AT $100,000 A YEAR IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE AFFORDABILITY FUND IS NOT DRAWN DOWN SO MUCH TO WHERE IT'S DEPLETED.
SO LET'S SAY WE GO OUT AND WE FIND AN APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT HAS 300 UNITS, AND WE DETERMINE THAT 50 UNITS ARE GOING TO BE DEDICATED SPECIFICALLY FOR DEL VALLE ISD EMPLOYEES. DEL VALLE WILL GET FIRST LOOK AT EVERY AVAILABLE UNIT FIRST.
AND I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING APARTMENT COMPLEXES WITH 99% OCCUPANCY RATES.
AND SO AS UNITS BECOME AVAILABLE, THE DISTRICT WILL RECEIVE PRIORITY ACCESS.
SO THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME WE'VE BEEN AT DEL VALLE.
BUT THIS IS KIND OF THE TIMELINE OF HOW THIS TYPICALLY WORKS.
AND TODAY WE'RE AT THE PLANNING PHASE WHERE WE'RE BRIEFING THE BOARD.
WE'RE LETTING YOU KNOW WHAT WE'VE BEEN EXPLORING, WHAT THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE HERE IN THE DISTRICT.
AND THEN WE'LL THE PLAN IS TO COME BACK AND ASK FOR FULL APPROVAL SO THAT YOU GUYS CAN TASK THE FOUNDATION TO GO OUT AND START LOOKING FOR POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT PHASE THREE.
UM, THERE'S A COUPLE MORE PHASES TO GO, BUT WE ARE READY.
WE'RE EAGER TO GET STARTED HERE.
SO YOU GUYS ARE PRIMED TO EXECUTE SOMETHING LIKE THIS? UM, AND ANYWAYS, LET ME JUST BRIEFLY DISCUSS THE ROUND ROCK ISD CASE STUDY THAT WE HAVE.
THERE'S CURRENTLY FOUR PROPERTIES IN ROUND ROCK ISD THAT ARE UNDER THE PROGRAM.
THESE ARE PROPERTIES THAT WERE GRANDFATHERED IN PRIOR TO THE JUNE 18TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
BUT WE ESTIMATE THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE OF THE AFFORDABILITY FUND.
PAYING DOWN TEACHER RENT IS APPROXIMATELY $55,000 OVER THE OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, MAYBE THE PROGRAM HAS ONLY BEEN AROUND AT ROUND ROCK FOR FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW.
SO IT'S NOT A LARGE NUMBER RIGHT NOW.
BUT AS THE YEARS GO ON AND AS AS EMPLOYEES MOVE INTO THE UNITS, THAT NUMBER WILL DEFINITELY GROW.
AND SO WITH THAT, WE'LL DEFINITELY LOVE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
SO LIKE I SAID, WE'RE HERE TO WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
SO I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
IF WE DECIDED TO DO THIS, ARE WE LOCKED IN FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS? SURE YOU WANT TO ANSWER GUYS SAYING NO.
IT'S SO WE'RE PUTTING 30 YEAR DEBT ON ON EACH APARTMENT COMPLEX.
SO WE'RE ISSUING TAX EXEMPT BONDS.
OR, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SEVERAL OUTS THAT WAY.
BUT AS LONG AS THE FOUNDATION OWNS THE PROPERTY, THEY WILL RECEIVE THE TAX ABATEMENT.
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OKAY. AND THEN.IN ADDITION TO THE TAX LOSS, IS THERE AN ACTUAL COST TO.
AND THEN ANNOUNCEMENT WAS SENT OUT FOR SEPTEMBER THE 21ST AND SAID THAT WE COULD HAVE 150 UNITS AVAILABLE IN JANUARY. IS THAT REALISTIC? IT DIDN'T SOUND LIKE IT FROM YOU SAYING THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO START LOOKING.
YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE VERY OPTIMISTIC, I THINK.
BUT THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME PLANS OR SOME STEPS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WE CAN MOVE AS FAST AS YOU WANT TO MOVE.
I THINK IF YOU TELL ME RIGHT NOW, YES, RUDY, LET'S DO THIS.
WE COULD WE COULD POTENTIALLY GET UNITS IN JANUARY.
WELL, THIS ISN'T A VOTING ITEM TONIGHT, SO WE CAN'T DO THAT.
GOOD THING. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS? BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANT TO SAY THAT I'M ACTUALLY REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.
AND WHILE THIS IS NOT MY INITIAL ORIGINAL VISION OR PLAN, IT'S A VERY GOOD START.
AND SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT THROUGH.
YEAH, I WOULD JUST SAY I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS AS WELL.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, IN OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP THAT WE HAD WE WERE TRYING TO FIND KIND OF INNOVATIVE WAYS TO DO MORE FOR OUR EDUCATORS AND OUR STAFF BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AFFORDABILITY IS A SERIOUS ISSUE HERE, AND IT'S GROWING AS AN ISSUE IN SO MANY OTHER PLACES IN TEXAS.
UM, AND I THINK IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN GREAT SEEING OTHER DISTRICTS DO MORE.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW AUSTIN IS THEY JUST DID A HOUSING BOND AS PART OF THEIR LARGER BOND INITIATIVE.
SO THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE ARE ONE.
SO YOU SAID THAT THIS COMES AS A TAX ABATEMENT.
AND THEN YOU MENTIONED THE INS.
IS IT AN ABATEMENT ON THE INS RATE OR IS IT AN ABATEMENT ON THE NO.
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. IT'S BOTH ACTUALLY.
SO I KIND OF LOOK AT THAT AS A, AS A, AS A WASH.
RIGHT? SO BUT IT DOESN'T THE STATE WILL NOT MAKE UP LOST REVENUE ON THE INS SIDE.
SO IT'D BE PROBABLY IN THE BALLPARK OF LIKE 500,000 IF YOU COMBINE THEM.
AND IF YOU COMBINE THEM BOTH, I WOULD ESTIMATE SOMEWHERE IN THAT BALLPARK.
RIGHT. BUT THEN THE STATE WOULD SORT OF MAKE UP FOR THAT, THAT LOST REVENUE.
THAT'S CORRECT. AND THAT'S PER PROPERTY.
PER PROPERTY. RIGHT. UM, SO I THINK THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS, AND I'D BE CURIOUS IF YOU HAVE THIS INFORMATION, GREAT. IF NOT, WE'D LOVE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS.
I KNOW THAT THIS WILL BE AN AGENDA ITEM NEXT TIME, BUT JUST WHAT WHAT ARE OCCUPANCY LOOK LIKE RIGHT NOW FOR OTHER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE ADOPTED THIS? BIG. YEAH.
AND AND AGAIN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THAT QUESTION RIGHT NOW.
IF WE ENTER INTO A 30 YEAR AGREEMENT ON A PROPERTY AND THEN FOR WHATEVER REASON, PERHAPS THE MARKET RENTS, EVEN WITH THESE SUBSIDIES, BECOME TOO MUCH, RIGHT? ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE DON'T SEE OCCUPANCY RATES GROWING IN THE WAY THAT WE WANTED.
YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT ARE THOSE OUTLETS FOR US TO SORT OF CORRECT COURSE.
WE CAN WE CAN PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION ON THAT.
I THINK ON A HIGH LEVEL RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ABOUT 25 OCCUPIED UNITS OF THE 100 AND ROUND ROCK ISD.
AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S ONLY BEEN OPEN TO THEM FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW.
SO THEY'RE WAITING UNTIL THEIR LEASES ARE UP, RIGHT.
AND I GOT I GOT WE HAVE PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO MOVE IN IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE A SLOW PROCESS GETTING EVERYONE IN.
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BUT THE DEMAND HAS BEEN VERY, VERY HIGH.I THINK WHEN WE FIRST LAUNCHED IN ROUND ROCK.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S KIND OF DWINDLED DOWN.
AND AS PEOPLE ARE SIGNING LONG TERM LEASES AND MOVING OUT TO IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH OF NEXT YEAR, THE PROGRAM IS KIND OF RUNNING IN PLACE, I WOULD ANTICIPATE. WE HAVE 35, MAYBE 40 PEOPLE MOVED IN BY THE END OF THIS YEAR FOR ROUND ROCK.
SO IT'S JUST GOING TO TAKE TIME TO TO BUILD THE OCCUPANCY UP.
AND SO JUST JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S SAKE.
SO FOR THE THE IDEA IS THAT WE BASICALLY ENTER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE WORKHOUSE HOUSING FOUNDATION TO PURCHASE A PROPERTY THAT THEN COMES OFF OF THE TAX ROLLS. RIGHT? WE DON'T PURCHASE IT, BUT THE HOUSING, THE FOUNDATION IS ITS OWN NONPROFIT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO ISSUE TAX EXEMPT BONDS TO PURCHASE THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX.
IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE IN THE STATE.
THIS IS AN INNOVATIVE MODEL THAT ADAM BUILT.
AND WE'RE JUST GOING OUT AND EXECUTING.
SO IT'S IT'S A A NEW CONCEPT THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE.
OKAY. AND THEN I THINK THE OTHER PART OF THAT IS WE WOULD NOT OWN THE PROPERTY.
THAT'S CORRECT, THAT'S CORRECT.
SO I'LL GIVE YOU A QUICK EXAMPLE.
AND THEN AGAIN, WE GOT TO ASK THE BOARD TO SIT ON A PFC BOARD.
AND THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY WHAT YOU GUYS SIGNED UP FOR, RIGHT.
TIELLE, AND SHE'S FANTASTIC AND GREAT, BUT SHE'S PROBABLY NOT THE BEST LANDLORD.
RIGHT. THAT'S NOT HER LEVEL OF EXPERTISE.
THEY DIDN'T TEACH HER THAT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.
THIS IS ALL THEY DO. I SHOULD SAY THEY ARE.
THEY'RE DEVELOPERS. THEY'RE THEY'RE LANDOWNERS.
THEY THEY THEY MANAGE PROPERTIES.
THIS IS THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER.
SO BY PARTNERING WITH THE FOUNDATION, YOU'RE OFFLOADING ALL THE RISK.
AND YOU'RE SAYING, HEY FOUNDATION.
IN EXCHANGE, OPEN UP SOME UNITS FOR OUR TEACHERS.
THAT'S YEAH, THAT'S LAYMEN, AS I CAN PUT IT.
RIGHT. LIKE, BECAUSE IF WE DON'T OWN THE PROPERTY THEN FOR EXAMPLE, DO WE HAVE AT WILL? IF THE BOARD SAYS THIS IS NOT WORKING, WE WOULD LIKE TO EXIT OR SELL THIS PROPERTY.
YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? THE SORT OF SPECIFICS OF THAT I THINK WOULD BE THE THING WE CAN GET INTO INTO DETAIL ABOUT THAT MAYBE NEXT, NEXT MEETING.
YEAH. SINCE MATT OPENED IT UP TO LIKE SOME MORE DETAILED PROCESS STUFF.
THANK YOU MATT, I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THE ANSWERS NOW, BUT I DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE EQUITY PART OF IT AND AND SELECTING WHO GETS TO BE PART OF THIS PROGRAM AS WELL AS ARE THEY FAMILY UNITS OR SINGLE PERSON UNITS, THOSE KIND OF DETAILS I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT IT AND THEN THE LOCATION OF WHERE THESE ARE AND.
LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE. AND IS IT GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR NEW TEACHERS OR TEACHERS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE DISTRICT FOR A WHILE? LIKE THINK THAT'S MORE LOGISTICAL STUFF, BUT THOSE ARE THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND.
SO THAT WAY WE COULD GO OUT AND TELL OUR TEACHERS AND OUR COMMUNITY LIKE, YOU KNOW, I LOVE THIS.
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS THAT HAS COME TO THE DISTRICT FOR A WHILE.
SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING OUT HERE.
BUT IF WE COULD HAVE SOME OF THOSE DETAILS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE THOSE AVAILABLE, BUT OR AT LEAST SOME TYPE OF EXAMPLE OF HOW IT WORKS IN THE OTHER DISTRICTS IN A WORKSHOP WOULD BE GREAT.
I CAN ANSWER ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS.
THE AVAILABLE AFFORDABLE UNITS OR THE WORKFORCE UNITS WILL BE PRO RATA.
AND SO IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE STICKING ALL OF THE WORKFORCE AND THE STUDIOS AND THE SMALLEST APARTMENTS IT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S 102 BEDROOM UNITS, 50 OF THOSE WOULD BE FOR THE WORKFORCE, 50 OF THOSE MARKET RATE.
SO IT'S KIND OF ACROSS THE BOARD.
AND IT'S A REALLY GREAT QUESTION BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF INTEREST WITH ROUND ROCK FOR THE TWO BEDROOMS. AND AND I THINK THAT'S INDICATIVE OF, YOU KNOW, IT'S FAMILIES THAT WANT TO MOVE IN THERE.
AND IT WAS MADE, MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS FOUNDATION PROGRAM.
AND THAT WAS JUST REALLY WE GO AROUND AND TALK ABOUT THIS AND IT'S WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THESE AS ROOFS AND WALLS AND BUILDINGS, BUT IT REALLY IS SOMEBODY'S HOME AND IT MEANS SO MUCH TO THEM.
AND CAN YOU ALSO PROVIDE? AND I KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT IT BRIEFLY, BUT CAN YOU CAN YOU PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION ON THE AREA OF FAMILY AREA?
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THE AREA FAMILY INCOME AND THE MFI AND PHI.YEAH, ALL THOSE GOOD NUMBERS ACRONYMS. CAN YOU PROVIDE THOSE DETAILS ON HOW THAT WOULD IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY? BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A WORKING CLASS COMMUNITY.
SO OUR MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME IS GOING TO BE A LOT LOWER THAN THE CENTRAL AUSTIN WOULD BE.
RIGHT. THEY'RE GOING TO BE A HIGHER COST OF LIVING OVER THERE THAN VERSUS IN THE DEL VALLE AREA.
SO COULD WE HAVE THOSE NUMBERS AS WELL? SURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WHAT? I SAID KIND OF BROKE DOWN FROM 30, 60, 80.
50% OR WHAT HAVE YOU, AND THEN MARKET BADLY.
IF YOU INDICATED THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE SOME MARKET VALUE.
I'D LIKE TO SEE HOW MANY OF THOSE ARE AT 30%.
AND. CAN YOU EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ON THE AFFORDABLE AFFORDABILITY FUND? HOW THAT WORKS. SO THE DISTRICT IS.
REIMBURSING THE EMPLOYEES $250 A MONTH OR A ONE TIME.
OR HOW DOES THE RENT? OR DOES IT? DO THEY GET A SPECIAL RATE ON THE RENT? JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE EXPLANATION ON THAT.
A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH. SO THEY WILL GET A SPECIAL RATE BY BEING PART OF THE WORKFORCE.
WHAT THEY DO IS THEY'LL TAKE THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
IT WAS ALREADY REDUCED TO ABOUT $1,000 BASED ON THAT PERSON'S INCOME.
AND THEN THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL $250 RENTAL SUBSIDY.
THE THE SUBSIDY GOES FROM THERE'S A THERE'S BASICALLY MONEY HELD IN ESCROW FOR A SPECIFIC PROPERTY.
AND THEY'LL SAY, THIS PERSON IS IN FACT ELIGIBLE FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
THE THE OR THE THE THE FOUNDATION WILL THEN PROCESS THE INVOICE AND MAKE THE PAYMENT DIRECTLY TO THE LEASING OFFICE. SO BY NOT BASICALLY GIVING YOU THE MONEY AND MAKING YOU DO IT, IT IS NOT TREATED AS A TAXABLE AS TAXABLE INCOME TO THE DISTRICT'S EMPLOYEE. SO IF INSTEAD THE DISTRICT PAID THE SUBSIDY TO THE THE DISTRICT'S EMPLOYEE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO REPORT IT AS TAXABLE INCOME TO.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S LET'S TAKE THAT ONE STEP FURTHER.
YOU JUST KIND OF INADVERTENTLY GAVE YOUR TEACHER, RIGHT? GROSS THAT UP. THAT'S PROBABLY, WHAT, 9500, MAYBE 10,000.
SO IT'S LIKE GIVING SOMEBODY A $10,000 RAISE WITHOUT ACTUALLY HAVING TO.
SO ONE THING I'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON FOR NEXT TIME IS JUST HOW RENT INCREASES WILL BE MANAGED AND WHETHER OR NOT RENT CONTROL WILL BE IMPLEMENTED.
AND THEN JUST WHAT ARE SORT OF THE FORECASTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE THINGS ARE FINANCIALLY.
AND IT'S ONE, EVERY PROJECT WILL NOT WORK RIGHT.
WE MAY FIND A PROJECT AND SAY, YOU KNOW, DR.
TIELLE, DO YOU LIKE THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX? SHE MAY SAY, NO, WE DON'T LIKE THAT ONE.
THAT ONE HAS BAD MANAGEMENT, OR WE'VE GOTTEN SOME BAD REVIEWS AND SHE'LL SAY, NO, RIGHT? THE OTHER WAY IS, LET'S SAY WE FIND AN APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT WE THINK WORKS AND EVERYBODY LIKES.
SO THE IT'S A MASSIVE SPREADSHEET THAT, THAT THAT SHOWS ALL THE REVENUE STREAMS MINUS THE EXPENSES.
AND THEN IT SPITS OUT A NUMBER.
WE JUST WON'T BE ABLE TO DO A TAX EXEMPT BOND ISSUE ON IT.
IT HAS TO PASS SOME STRINGENT CRITERIA.
SO. HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.
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GOES UP OR DOWN, THAT'S HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK.LIKE I'M TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
IF YOU CAN HAVE THOSE, IF YOU CAN HAVE THOSE, YOU KNOW, SOME ANSWERS FOR US ON THOSE BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT, RIGHT? IF WE IF WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO BE SAVING ABOUT $6,000 FOR THIS EMPLOYEE THIS YEAR, BUT NEXT YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE MARKET RATE AND EVERYTHING CHANGES, IT'S ONLY GOING TO BE 1000.
WELL THEN IS THIS GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL IN THE LONG RUN TO OUR EMPLOYEES? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
OKAY, NOW WE'RE MOVING INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[VII. Consent Agenda]
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ITEMS THEY WOULD LIKE TO PULL? YES, PLEASE.AND ACTUALLY I JUST WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT D, E, F, G, AND H BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE INVESTMENT REPORTS AND THE BUDGET REPORTS I'M GOING TO I'M NOT GOING TO PULL THEM THIS TIME. BUT IF WE. SO HOW CAN YOU TURN OFF YOUR MIC? THANK YOU. MA'AM, IF WE CAN HAVE A FIVE MINUTE PRESENTATION ON THOSE NEXT TIME, JUST AS A QUARTERLY, SOMETHING TO CHECK IN SO THAT IT IS PUBLIC.
I REALIZE PEOPLE CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE, BUT IF THEY'RE WATCHING THIS THEY SHOULD GET TO SEE THAT.
SO I WILL PULL ITEM I ITEM K ITEM ITEM.
ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS TO PULL? MATT, YOUR MIC IS ON.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? YEAH, I WANT TO SEE.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE CALLED I K L M O, P, Q AND R.
SO IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT? A B C D E F G H.
AND RICHARD HAS MOVED THE SECOND.
ELVIA HAS SECONDED ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
ARE THERE ANY ANYTHING ELSE? RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY.
[VII.I. Approval of Del Valle ISD Investment Policies in Accordance with Section 2256.005(e) of the Public Investment Act by Board Resolution and Annual Investment Report]
SO FOR THIS INVESTMENT POLICY, THERE WAS A RESOLUTION IN IT.IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
THERE NO CHANGES TO THE POLICY.
OKAY, THEN WE DON'T NEED THE ATTORNEY TO REVIEW IT.
IS THIS JUST AN AN ANNUAL REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE TO DO EACH YEAR? SO EVEN IF WE DON'T CHANGE POLICY.
CORRECT. IT IS A REQUIREMENT IF YOU SEE IT IN OUR POLICY IS LISTED THERE.
IT'S AN ANNUAL REVIEW REQUIRED EVERY YEAR BY THE INVESTMENT ACT PUBLIC FUNDS.
THANK YOU. YOU MIGHT AS WELL STAY THERE, HUH? YOU MIGHT AS WELL STAY THERE BECAUSE YOU'RE UP NEXT.
OKAY? DARLA. KAY? WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM I.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
HI. ANY OPPOSED? NOPE. THAT ONE HAS BEEN.
WELL, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO ASK, IS THERE ANY OPPOSED? SO I'LL DO THAT.
[VII.K. Approval of Interlocal Participation Agreement for the GoodBuy Purchasing Cooperative]
DARLA K FOR THIS INNER LOCAL.DID THE ATTORNEY REVIEW IT? NO, MA'AM. THIS IS A STANDARD AGREEMENT THAT ALL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATE IN.
OKAY. WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? IT'S FROM. FROM THE GOODBYE.
OKAY. IT IS ONE OF THE IT'S IN THE EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER AREA.
SO IT IS RUN BY THE EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER IN REGION TWO.
IS THIS ONE OF THE COOPERATIVE? IT'S SIMILAR TO YES, EXCEPT THAT THIS IS A DIFFERENT ONE.
IT JUST GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY.
MORE VENDORS. OKAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM K OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND MATTER? SECONDED. I'M SORRY.
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DEL VALLE SECOND.OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION AT ALL BY ANYONE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.
NO ONE OPPOSED, SO THAT ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[VII.L. Approval of Travis County/DVISD Interlocal Agreement for Dual Language PreKindergarten Program Funds]
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME THING.IS THIS THE SAME INTER-LOCAL THAT WE DID PREVIOUSLY, OR HAS THE ATTORNEY REVIEWED IT AND THEN.
SO A SUB AWARD TO WHAT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED WITH TRAVIS COUNTY.
THIS DID COME FROM TRAVIS COUNTY.
I DID NOT ON THIS PARTICULAR SUB AWARD HAVE A LAWYER REVIEW IT.
IS THIS A CONTINUATION OF THE RPA? YES, THIS IS A CONTINUATION.
THERE ARE ADDITIONAL MONIES LEFT AND THEN THE THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AWARDED PART OF THEM TO US.
AND THEY CANNOT ISSUE ALL THOSE FUNDS AT ONE TIME, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE TO PERIODICALLY.
CORRECT. I BELIEVE SO, BUT I COULD GET CLARIFICATION ON THAT.
THANK YOU. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, UM.
FOR ITEM L OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ANY. IS THERE A SECOND MATTER? SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE OR RAISE YOUR HAND.
SO WE HAVE APPROVED L KADALA M SAME QUESTION.
[VII.M. Approval of Travis County JJAEP MOU]
IS THIS AN MOU THAT WE'VE BEEN IN BEFORE OR IS IT A NEW.OKAY. IT'S OUR STANDARD JJ YOU.
AND IF THIS IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE, ALSO CORRECT? YES. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM N OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ANY DISCUSSION? RAISE YOUR HANDS.
[VII.O. Approval of Final Payment and Change Order for Smith Elementary and Hornsby Dunlap Elementary]
SO FOR THESE TWO CHANGE ORDERS FOR SMITH AND HORNSBY, I KNOW THAT THEY IT WAS LISTED AS TECHNOLOGY, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE'RE SPENDING $1 MILLION ON A CHANGE ORDER OR TWO CHANGE ORDERS FOR A SCHOOL THAT WE JUST COMPLETED AND WANTED MORE INFORMATION ON THAT, PLEASE.AGENDA ITEM. THE CHANGE ORDER WAS RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THAT WERE ORIGINALLY PART OF THE DEL VALLE ISD TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT TO SUPPLY, INSTALL, PURCHASE AND ENSURE THAT THEY ARE FULLY FUNCTIONAL FOR THE OPENING OF THE SCHOOL.
THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE NO LONGER WITH THE DISTRICT.
AS PART OF THE IMPACT TO THE CAMPUS, THE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT ABLE TO FULFILL THEIR DUTIES, SO WE TRANSFERRED THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE CONTRACTOR AS PART OF THE CHANGE ORDER TO ENSURE THE SCHOOLS WOULD OPEN ON TIME, AND THAT INFORMATION WAS SHARED SO THAT OUR INTERNAL STAFF WERE NOT ABLE TO DO THE JOB, AND OUR CONTRACTORS WERE ABLE TO FULFILL THAT RESPONSIBILITY, WHICH IS WHEN WE LOAD, WE NOTICE THOSE COSTS BEING APPLIED TO THE ACTUAL TOTAL FOR EACH CAMPUS.
THEY ARE STILL WITHIN THE ORIGINAL GMP, SO WE HAVE NOT EXCEEDED THE GMP.
BUT IN ORDER TO MAKE A FINAL PAYMENT, WE NEED BOARD APPROVAL OF THAT CHANGE ORDER BECAUSE THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT THE TIME, STAFF THAT ARE NO LONGER HERE HAD MADE COMMITMENTS THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FULFILL, AND SO THE CONTRACTOR WAS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THOSE AS OPENING OF THE SCHOOL.
OKAY, THAT JUST OPENED UP A WHOLE NOTHER SET OF QUESTIONS.
CAN YOU PROVIDE US A LIST OF WHAT THOSE ARE AND WHY WE DON'T? WE JUST NOT HAVE STAFF AVAILABLE TO DO THOSE EITHER OR.
SO THOSE WERE JUST OVER COMMITMENTS THAT WEREN'T REALISTIC.
IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 224 TO 24, A LOT OF STUFF.
YEAH. WE DON'T HAVE. WELL IT DOES LIST IT.
WELL I WANTED ANYONE WATCHING TO UNDERSTAND WE DID GET THE INFORMATION IN OUR AGENDA ON PAGE 224.
AND IN THE PRESENTATION THAT WE WERE GIVEN THAT IT DOES BREAK IT DOWN BY CAMPUS.
I'M SORRY. LET'S SEE. SMITH WAS ASKING A QUESTION ON THE CHANGE ORDER FOR TECHNOLOGY IS 516,000.
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AND THEN FOR HORNSBY BEND, THE CHANGE ORDER FOR TECHNOLOGY IS 534,000.SO NO, MA'AM, THERE'S NOT A BREAKDOWN.
AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION.
SO. THE OR SIMPLY TO THE SERVERS, THAT IS, THE WIRING AND THE CABLE.
IF YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE HAVE TAPS AND SPEAKER SYSTEMS IN THIS SPACE.
HOWEVER, AT THE TIME OF THE GMP, THOSE ITEMS WERE LISTED AS DEL VALLE ISD.
THE STAFF WERE NOT ABLE TO COMMIT TO THOSE DUTIES BECAUSE OF TRANSITION, AND SO IT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CAMPUSES TO HAVE THE WAFS INSTALLED BY THE CONTRACTOR, THE SPEAKER SYSTEMS, THE SERVERS, THE DATA CONNECTIONS, ALL TECHNOLOGY RELATED ITEMS, PORTS AND RELATED WERE THAT TOTAL OF $516,000.
RATHER THAN SLOW THE PROJECT DOWN AND MISS THE OPENING BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO AFFECT STUDENTS.
THE DETERMINATION WAS MADE THAT WE HAD THE FUNDS WITHIN THE GMP TO ABSORB THE TECHNOLOGY COST.
MYTH AND HORNSBY WERE THE ONLY PROCESSES IN WHICH WE ALLOWED THE CTO TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION THAT DISTRICT STAFF WOULD GET UP ON A LADDER AND ALL WHAPS. WE MADE THAT PROCESS BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO ASK, ARE WE MAKING SURE THAT NO, IT WAS AT THAT'S A LOT OF A LOT OF MONEY FOR A MISTAKE.
THAT AND REALLY AND TRULY TRUSTEE WOODY AND TRUSTEE WEGNER.
THE PROCESS WAS CREATED BY INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE NOT HERE.
AND WE HAVE CORRECTED THAT BOTH THROUGH STAFFING CHANGE BUT ALSO THROUGH PROCESS CHANGE.
TRYING TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION RELATED MATERIALS WAS NOT THE BEST OPTION, AND THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE HAVE NOW INCLUDED THOSE WITHIN HIGH SCHOOL TO EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL OPERATIONS FACILITY, THE ADMIN.
AND THAT IS TO TO WRAP IT ALL UP INTO OUR TOTAL PRICE VERSUS PIECING IT OUT.
CAN I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION? SO UNDER THE FISCAL IMPLICATIONS THE AMOUNTS ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE CHANGE ORDERS FOR THE TECHNOLOGY.
SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE ORIGINAL BUDGET INCLUDED SOME OF WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE CHANGE ORDER? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? CAN YOU CAN YOU ASK THAT AGAIN FOR CLARIFICATION? SO FOR EXAMPLE, SMITH ELEMENTARY, IT SAYS THAT THE CHANGE ORDER WAS 516,000.
YES, SIR. THAT IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE CHANGE ORDER.
IF WE HAD HAD $516,000 IN CONTINGENCY, WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO BRING A CHANGE ORDER.
THE REASON WE'RE BRINGING A CHANGE ORDER IS BECAUSE WE WENT FROM OWNER FURNISHED, OWNER INSTALLED TO CONTRACTOR FURNISHED, CONTRACTOR INSTALLED, AND I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT EVEN WITH THIS HALF $1 MILLION CHANGE, AS TRUSTEE WEGNER POINTED OUT, WE STILL MANAGE THE BUDGET AND WE'LL RETURN A TOTAL AT THE SMITH PROJECT TO 221,000 BACK TO THE DISTRICT.
AND ON THE HORNSBY PROJECT IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY LESS.
BUT WE DID RETURN FUNDS AND THEY WERE BOTH WITHIN THE TOTAL GNP THAT THE BOARD APPROVED.
YES, SIR. THE 276 AND THE 158.
AND THAT PART OF THAT PROCESS IS WORST CASE SCENARIO.
WE AS A TEAM HAVE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB OF KEEPING THAT.
SO THIS IS MORE OF A PROCEDURAL ITEM THAT YES, WE'VE MADE ALL OF THE PROCESSES IN PLACE.
OUR FINAL PAYMENT TO PAY THE JOB OFF AND CLOSE THE JOBS OUT ARE STILL UNDER THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE, EVEN WITH THE ABSORPTION OF THE UNEXPECTED COSTS FOR THE TECHNOLOGY CIRCUMSTANCES.
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IS THAT CORRECT? WE CAN'T ALLOCATE IT, IF YOU WILL.THE LEDGER SHEET DOES NOT ALLOW US TO ALLOCATE IT UNTIL WE HAVE BOARD APPROVAL OF.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
MOVE TO APPROVE. RICHARD IS MOVED TO APPROVE.
IS THERE A SECOND? OLIVIA WILL SECOND ALL THOSE ANY DISCUSSION ANYMORE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF.
IT'S A UNANIMOUS NO IN OPPOSITION.
WE'VE APPROVED. THANK YOU MR..
I APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS BECAUSE IN ALL TRANSPARENCY, WE ARE PAYING THAT BILL AND WE ARE STILL UNDER A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE, WHICH MEANS WE ARE UNDER BUDGET AND ON TIME FOR THOSE SCHOOLS.
SO THANK YOU. BECAUSE HALF $1 MILLION, A LOT OF MONEY.
WE EXPECT THE CONTRACTOR TO BUILD REALLY NICE FACILITIES, AND WE WANTED ALL AROUND, AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, WITH WRAPAROUND SERVICES, WE WANT THEM TO DO EVERYTHING FROM THE FRONT DOOR TO THE BACK DOOR.
THANK YOU. SO, OKAY, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE? AND DOES THIS, UM, ARE YOU REFERENCING ITEM ON THE AGENDA TRUSTEE APPROVAL OF PROCUREMENT METHOD.
[VII.P. Approval of Procurement Methods for District Wide Improvement Projects Steven Alves]
SO CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW WE WE DO AN RFP AND IT GOES ON OUR WEBSITE FOR PEOPLE TO DO THE.HOW IS THAT GOING TO BE DIFFERENT FROM THIS.
SO IN SHORT, AND I'LL USE THIS ACTUALLY WITH PERMISSION FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT, I GAVE A PRESENTATION LAST WEEK IN REFERENCE TO MANAGING THE GROCERY LIST OF BONDS. AND WHAT OFTEN HAPPENS IS, IF WE LOOK AT THE PROCUREMENT METHODS THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, SOMETIMES WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS IN MONTH ONE, WE HAVE TO COME TO THE BOARD AND SAY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE'RE GOING TO SPEND $50,000 ON HIGH SCHOOL BLEACHERS.
AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT FOR THAT PROCUREMENT METHOD.
AND WE HAVE TO TELL THE BOARD IN ADVANCE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE ARE GOING TO SEND OUT AN RFP FOR HIGH SCHOOL BLEACHERS, AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT THREE WEEKS AND COME BACK AT BOARD MEETING TO.
AND WE WOULD HAVE TO SAY MORE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AT RFP HIGH SCHOOL BLEACHERS.
WE HAD THIS MANY PEOPLE COME BACK, AND THEN AT MONTH THREE, WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK AND SAY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE REVIEWED THE RFP RESULTS, AND WHAT WE ARE GOING TO PROPOSE IS CONTRACTOR A, AND THEN WE WOULD GO OUT TO MONTH FOUR AND SAY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, CONTRACTORS, WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO PROPOSE, HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO COST US TO INSTALL THOSE BLEACHERS? WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THIS PROCESS IS BASICALLY HAVING THE DISTRICT THE ALLOWANCE TO COMBINE OR UTILIZE MULTIPLE PROCUREMENT METHODS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
CURRENTLY, WE GO OUT FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.
WHAT THIS DOES IS, IS GIVE THE DISTRICT THE ABILITY TO DO WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
BUT INSTEAD OF ONE BY ONE, AND I THINK SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAD MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, JUST LIKE WE BRING THE $50,000 LIST TO YOU UP IN IN JUNE, AND WE GIVE THEM THE LIST THAT WE KNOW IS GOING TO BE OVER $50,000 IN JUNE.
THIS WILL BE MORE EFFECTIVE OF OUR TIME AND OUR EFFORTS BECAUSE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE WENT OUT FOR A RFP OR A COOPERATIVE QUOTE AND WE COULD UTILIZE A JOB ORDER CONTRACT, WE COULD BUY THE BLEACHERS THROUGH THE CO OP, THROUGH THE BOARD, WE COULD HIRE A JOKE THROUGH A COOPERATIVE, AND WE COULD PROCURE AN RFP SO THAT WE THEN DECREASE OUR OVERALL COST.
AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO, IS THE ABILITY FOR US TO MAKE BETTER FINANCIAL DECISIONS BY UTILIZING MORE THAN ONE PROCUREMENT METHOD. AND THESE WOULD BE APPROVED TONIGHT, POTENTIALLY.
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BUY THE BLEACHERS FROM THE CO OP.HIRE THE CONTRACTORS THROUGH THE JOKE.
DO WE? BUT YOU'RE STILL GOING TO GO THROUGH THE REQUEST FOR QUOTES OR APPROVALS OR YOU'RE GOING TO BYPASS THOSE? NO, WE WOULD STILL DO THAT ON LARGE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T BYPASS ANYTHING.
EQUITABLE AND EQUAL AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
NO, MISS CASINO DOES A VERY GOOD JOB OF KEEPING ME IN THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW.
SO, MISS CASINO, GO AHEAD AND TELL HIM HOW YOU DO THAT.
AND WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY OF CHOOSING FOR ANY OTHER GOODS AND SERVICES.
SO THIS ONLY APPLIES FOR FOR CONSTRUCTION.
THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. YOU NEED A DISCUSSION.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.
DARLA HAS MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SUSANNA. SUSANNA MADE THE MOTION.
I'M SORRY. WHAT? OH, I CAN HEAR YOU.
AND YOU OPPOSE? NO, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
[VII.Q. Purchases over $50,000 - District Wide Improvement Projects Steven Alves]
CU. I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO TABLE THE ITEM PENDING THE DETAILS FOR THE BAND TOWER.PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
SO. BECAUSE I MADE A MOTION TO TABLE THE ITEM TO GIVE US THE DETAILS FOR THE BAND TOWER THAT WE'VE ASKED FOR. SO YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION TO POSTPONE THE DISCUSSION TILL THE NEXT MEETING? YES. JUST ONE.
NO TABLE MEANS YOU DON'T DISCUSS IT ANYMORE.
POSTPONE MEANS YOU MOVE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING.
THEN I'LL POSTPONE IT. AND I HAVE A SECOND.
BUT YOU'RE. THE MOTION IS TO POSTPONE DISCUSSION ON THE BAND TOWER.
AND. WELL, NO, IT INCLUDES MORE THAN JUST THE BAND.
SO ARE YOU. YOU ARE MOVING TO POSTPONE TOTALLY.
OR JUST THE PULLING OUT THE BAND TOWER BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T PULL THE LIST.
CAN WE PULL OUT THE BAND TOWER? DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST ASKING WHAT YOUR MOTION IS THAT YOU'RE SAYING.
WHAT DOUG SAID. OKAY, SO IS THERE A SECOND TO.
SO. OKAY. DARLA HAS MOVED TO PULL THE POSTPONE DISCUSSION OF APPROVAL OF THE BAND TOWER.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT'S JUST THE BAND TOWER AND PARKING LOT MODIFICATIONS.
ALL RIGHT, SO EVERYTHING ELSE, IF WE VOTE FOR IT, WE'RE.
WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE A SEPARATE MOTION ON THAT.
WE'RE DOING THIS ONE RIGHT NOW.
IS THAT CORRECT, DOUG? OKAY, OKAY.
THANK YOU. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ON QUEUE? YEAH WE ARE.
AND SECOND IS TO POSTPONE THE BAND TOWER APPROVAL OF THE BAND TOWER ETCETERA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OH THREE IN FAVOR ALL THOSE OPPOSED.
SO THAT MEANS THE MOTION IS FAILED.
OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE, HUGH, AS PROPOSED BY THE DISTRICT? MOTION LV WAS MOVED TO APPROVE.
IS THERE A SECOND? RICHARD HAS SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? I'D LIKE TO ASK.
SO THE LOCATION OF THE TOWER THAT'S AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD, IS THAT CORRECT? SO THE PURCHASING OF THE TOWER IS SEPARATE THAN THE ACTUAL LOCATION OF THE TOWER.
CAN. CAN I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION? GO AHEAD. WERE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ABLE TO CLICK ON THE LINK FOR THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT PROPOSAL THAT INCLUDES THE MAP, AS WELL AS THE DESIGN OF THE TOWER? YES. WOULD WOULD THAT INFORMATION BE HELPFUL TO REVIEW AT THIS TIME?
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NO. HAVE HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS.AND I HAVE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF OUR CHILDREN CONCERNS THAT I WANT TO ADDRESS.
I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION.
THANK YOU MA'AM. IF THERE'S ANY INFORMATION I'LL BE HERE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, SINCE THE FACT IS THAT WE'RE NOT I'M NOT AN EXPERT.
I APPRECIATE THE STAFF AND THE TIME YOU ALL HAVE TAKEN.
SO JUST LIKE TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? YEAH. AND I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT IT GETS UP TO 110 DEGREES ON THAT CONCRETE.
AND WITHOUT THAT SHADE OF THE THE HIGH SCHOOL, THAT HELPS OUT A LOT.
SO I'D REALLY LIKE US TO CONSIDER THAT LOCATION.
I'M TOTALLY FINE WITH ORDERING AND BUYING THE TOWER.
IT'S THE LOCATION THAT I HAVE CONCERNS WITH BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY OF THE ADDITIONAL DRIVERS THAT GO TO THAT PRIMARY PARKING LOT, AND THERE'S NO POTENTIAL FOR SHADE BECAUSE IT'S JUST OUT IN THE OPEN.
AND IT WAS THE HOTTEST SUMMER WE HAD THIS YEAR.
LIKE WHAT? WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO? AND I REALIZE THAT IT MIGHT NOT BE THE PERFECT ANSWER, BUT HAVING SOMETHING TO HELP OUR STUDENTS IN THIS HEAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO OUR KIDS, THE STUDENTS, BECAUSE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE STUDENTS.
AND I GET THAT YOU GUYS ARE EXPERTS, BUT I'M THINKING ABOUT THE STUDENTS AND HOW THIS BENEFITS THEM.
SO I AGREE THAT WE NEED TO EXPLORE POSSIBLE OTHER OPTIONS.
THANK YOU. SO MY INITIAL QUESTION WAS, IS IT AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD TO PROVIDE A LOCATION AT A SEPARATE TIME WHILE APPROVING THE ORDER FOR THE TOWER? WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR DESIGN APPROVAL.
WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR IS THE APPROVAL OF THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO YOUR POINT.
TRUSTEE WOODY TO PURCHASE A TOWER WITHOUT THE REST OF THE PLAN, I THINK THAT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE AND I WOULD NOT ADVISE ON PURCHASING A TOWER IF THE PLAN IS NOT BEING APPROVED.
IF THE SCOPE OF WORK DOCUMENT THAT WE SHARED THE FIVE PAGES OF INFORMATION ON THE SCOPE OF WORK, THE MODIFICATION OF THE PARKING LOT, THE SAFETY BARRIERS THAT WOULD BE PUT UP, THE ADDITIONAL LOCATION AND CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO THE PARKING LOT LIGHTS, THE RELOCATION OF THE LIGHTS, AND ALL OF THOSE ENCOMPASSING. I THINK IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO ORDER A TOWER WITHOUT A LOCATION PLAN, BECAUSE THOSE ARE UNINTENDED EXPENSES THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE AN AWARENESS OF.
THE PLAN THAT IS BEING PROPOSED THIS EVENING IS BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM THE BAND, INFORMATION FROM THE BAND DIRECTOR, AND AN AVAILABLE LOCATION THAT CAN BE MODIFIED TO SUPPORT THE BAND IN ITS PRACTICE.
REGARDING THE HEAT AND REGARDING THE OUTDOORS, I THINK WE'RE ALL AWARE OF THE HEAT, AND IT'S A MATTER OF MANAGING THAT PRACTICE SCHEDULE, WHICH IS WHY IN THE PROPOSAL, WE ACTUALLY ARE ADDING ADDITIONAL LIGHTS SO THAT THE BAND COULD EITHER PRACTICE EARLIER, PRIOR TO THE START OF SCHOOL OR AFTER THE SUN HAS DECREASED ITS HIGHEST LEVEL DURING THE SUMMER, BECAUSE THAT IS PART OF THE CONSIDERATION FOR STUDENTS, WAS TO ADD ADDITIONAL LIGHTS FOR MORNING PRACTICE, WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF LIGHT.
BUT PART OF THAT PROPOSAL IS TO ADD ADDITIONAL LIGHTING SO THE PRACTICE AREA WOULD BE WELL LIT.
SO AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN SAYING ALL NIGHT STUDENT CENTRIC STUDENT FOCUS, STUDENT WELL-BEING AND AM SUPER CONCERNED WITH IT STILL BEING OUT HERE IN THE FRONT.
I DON'T KNOW, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE THINK OF ALL POSSIBILITIES TO HELP OUR STUDENTS.
RIGHT. AND I WILL SHARE WITH YOU THAT THE BAND DIRECTOR WORKS WITH THE ATHLETIC STAFF.
WE DID PROVIDE ADDITIONAL MOBILE COOLERS THAT WAS AVAILABLE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'LL BE ADDING IF THE BOARD DID APPROVE THIS PLAN, IS ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL OUTLETS SO THAT THE STUDENTS WOULD HAVE THE CAPACITY TO TAKE A BREAK AND HAVE A PORTER COOL. AVAILABLE IN PROXIMITY TO THE FINE ARTS SPACE, THE FRONT PARKING LOT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO ENTER THE FINE ARTS WING AND HAVE COOL DOWN TIMES. PART OF THE PLAN OF PRACTICING, EVEN WITH THE FOOTBALL TEAM, IS TO HAVE INDIVIDUALS PRACTICE FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME BECAUSE OF THE HEAT INDEX, AND THEN THEY
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GO INTO A COOLED AREA, OR THEY GO INTO AN AREA IN WHICH THEY CAN REFRESH THROUGH WATER.THAT IS PART OF OUR OVERALL IMPROVEMENT IS BOTH THE LIGHTING FOR POTENTIAL EARLY PRACTICES OR LATE PRACTICES, ADDITIONAL ELECTRICITY FOR FANS AS WELL AS PORTA COOLS. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT WAS FEEDBACK FROM THE STAFF THAT ALLOWS US TO MODIFY THE PARKING LOT AND GET RID OF.
RIGHT NOW THERE'S FOUR ENTRANCES.
AS YOU POINTED OUT, THERE ARE FOUR ENTRANCES INTO THAT BAND PRACTICE AREA.
OUR GOAL IS TO ALLEVIATE THAT AND ELIMINATE IT DOWN TO ONE ENTRANCE THAT CAN BE LOCKED AND SECURED.
SO WHILE BAND STUDENTS ARE PRACTICING, THERE'S NOT CARS ENTERING THE AREA.
OKAY. AND WHERE IS THAT INFORMATION AT? CAN YOU THAT INFORMATION IS WITHIN THE PROPOSED PROJECT? YES, IN THE SCOPE OF WORK.
I'LL GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT.
AND I BELIEVE WE INCLUDED A MAP WITHIN THE SCOPE OF WORK.
I DON'T HAVE THE GREATEST TECHNOLOGY SKILLS OR I WOULD SHOW IT ON THE SCREEN.
MR.. DO WE HOW WOULD WE PLUG IN TO SHOW THAT ON THE SCREEN? OKAY. IF THAT WOULD HELP. NO, IT'S FINE IN THE FUTURE.
CAN WE HAVE THESE SEPARATE THESE ITEMS SEPARATE SO THAT BECAUSE I WHILE I DO WANT THE MANPOWER, I THINK THAT FURTHER DISCUSSION SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE BOARD INCLUDED BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT FROM A STAFF MEMBER STANDING AND TELLING STUDENTS WHAT TO DO VERSUS A STUDENT MARCHING UP AND DOWN THAT THAT PARKING LOT.
I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK THANK YOU FOR CLARIFICATION.
YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE EACH LINE ITEM A SEPARATE BOARD AGENDA ITEM.
SO IN THIS CASE, EACH PROJECT WOULD HAVE BEEN SEPARATE.
AND THOSE WERE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT I HAD, AND I WAS ASSUMING THAT WE WOULD HAVE IT SEPARATELY.
BUT WHEN I SAW THE BOARD, IT WASN'T.
SO IF WE COULD DO THOSE BECAUSE I HAD ALREADY KNEW THAT I WAS GOING TO PULL THAT, OKAY.
AND THAT'S AN ADJUSTMENT WE CAN REVIEW.
OKAY. SO WE'RE NOW IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? YOU. OH, THAT'S RIGHT, WE'VE ALREADY MADE IT TRUE.
THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF Q, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
AND HE OPPOSED. ANY ABSTENTIONS.
SO WE HAVE FOUR YES, ONE NO AND ONE ABSTENTION.
THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
[VII.R. Purchase over $50,000 – Contract for an American Sign Language Interpreter]
DARLING. YOU PULLED. AH.YES I DID, IN REFERENCE TO THIS ONE.
I BELIEVE I KNOW WHAT IT'S ABOUT, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER IT BEING THIS AMOUNT.
IS THE ATTORNEY AVAILABLE THAT WE CAN CONSULT WITH? I THINK WE NEED TO PULL THIS ONE FOR CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY.
THAT WOULD WORK TO. I WANT TO TALK TO THE ATTORNEY FOR CLARIFICATION, BECAUSE BASED ON THE AMOUNT, IT'S $80,000 AND I DON'T REMEMBER THE PART OF THE DISCUSSION. AND THIS WAS AN THIS WAS STEMMING FROM THE ITEM IN CLOSED SESSION FROM LAST MEETING CONSULTATION WITH OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION ATTORNEY.
CORRECT. I DON'T REMEMBER THE AMOUNT BEING 87,000.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO HER ABOUT THAT.
CORRECT. BUT THAT SPECIFIC CONVERSATION IN CLOSED SESSION PREVIOUSLY.
NOT ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT SO WE CAN ADD IT TO THE NEXT MONTH.
IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
AND SEE THIS IS WHERE I DON'T KNOW.
IS IT AN ADDITION TO THE SCHOOLING FOR THIS CHILD? THIS. THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE THAT WE ARE REQUIRED UNDER WHAT WAS DISCUSSED WITH YOU IN CLOSED SESSION.
THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE THAT WE'RE REQUIRED.
OKAY. CAN I GET CLARIFICATION ON WHY WE CAN'T DISCUSS THIS WITH THE ATTORNEY? WE HAVE DISCUSSION WITH THE ATTORNEY IN OUR CLOSED SESSION.
IT'S THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ATTORNEY.
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WELL, LET ME PROPOSE NEXT MONTH SO WE CAN HAVE THE ATTORNEY.OR IS IT UNDER SPECIAL ED THAT WE NEED TO DO IT TONIGHT? THE SERVICE IS NEEDED.
LET ME SEE IF I CAN ASK IT THIS WAY.
I'M TRYING TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THE CHILD, THE STUDENT.
IS IT THE STUDENT THAT WE PLACED OR WERE.
YOU HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL ABOUT TALKING ABOUT A STUDENT, RIGHT? THAT'S THE REASON I ASKED FOR BE CONSULTED WITH THE ATTORNEY.
SO I'M TRYING TO TOLD US BEFOREHAND WE COULD HAVE HAD THE ATTORNEY PRESENT.
WELL, IF I'D HAVE GOTTEN IT EARLIER, I HAD PLANNED THIS WEEKEND, SO I APOLOGIZE, BUT KEEP GOING.
SO I THINK THE QUESTION MAY BE THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET AT WITHOUT GETTING INTO THE WEEDS OF THE DETAILS, IS, IS THIS WAS THIS PART OF THE PLAN THAT WAS DISCUSSED LAST BOARD MEETING? IS THAT YOUR BASIC QUESTION? YES, BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER THE SPECIFIC AMOUNT.
I REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT THIS SERVICE.
SO THE SO THE I THINK THE REAL QUESTION IS, WAS THIS INCLUDED IN THE DISCUSSION AT THE LAST MEETING AS PART OF AN AMOUNT, MAYBE IT WASN'T EXPLAINED TO YOU IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT THE SERVICE WAS THAT INCLUDED IN THE DISCUSSION AT LAST MONTH'S MEETING? YES. ANSWER TO THAT IS THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES.
THE CONTRACT THAT WE THAT WAS BEFORE.
YOU ALSO DETAILED OUT THAT SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT WE WOULD BE PROVIDING, SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION AND INTERPRETATION AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, THE EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNT MAY HAVE NOT BEEN PRESENTED AT THAT TIME, BECAUSE THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL CONTRACT THAT WE WERE WAITING TO RECEIVE FROM.
AND THIS IS THIS IS ACTUALLY IN AND PROVIDED IN THE PAST TO WEEKLY BOARD QUESTION AND ANSWERS THAT IT ACTUALLY IS A IS A CONTRACT THAT IS A STANDARD AGREEMENT WITH REGION 13. WE WERE JUST UNSURE AT THAT TIME WHETHER IT WOULD GO DIRECTLY.
IT WOULD IF WE WOULD BE GOING THROUGH REGION 13.
AND THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES.
ANYTHING ELSE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? AH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
ALL THOSE IN ANY DISCUSSION? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 123456. IT'S UNANIMOUS.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE WE HAVE APPROVED OUR AND FINISHED OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. AND SO NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEMS.
[VIII.A. Consider and Act on a Board Resolution for the 2023-2024 Rifle-Resistant Body Armor Grant Program (BAGP)]
AND THERE YOU GO TO CONSIDER AN ACT ON A BOARD RESOLUTION FOR THE 2023 2024 RIFLE BODY ARMOR GRANT PROGRAM. OKAY.MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR.
TIELLE DEL VALLE I APPLIED AND WAS APPROVED FOR CYCLE ONE FUNDING FOR THE RIFLE RESISTANT BODY ARMOR GRANT PROGRAM FROM THE TEXAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION.
AS PART OF A COMPLIANCE PROCESS, THE TEXAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR HAS REQUESTED THAT A BOARD RESOLUTION FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE 2023 2024 SCHOOL YEAR BE UPLOADED INTO GRANTS.
FUNDS AWARDED THROUGH THIS GRANT MAY BE USED FOR OBTAINING BODY ARMOR COMPLIANT WITH NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE STANDARD OR TYPE FOR BODY ARMOR, INCLUDING BULLET RESISTANT VESTS, BALLISTIC PLATES, AND PLATE CARRIERS.
DVI HAS BEEN AWARDED A TOTAL OF 1000 TO PURCHASE 12 RIFLE RESISTANT VESTS AND PLATES TO EQUIP THE POLICE OFFICERS WITH THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, ADMINISTRATORS, AND COMMUNITY SAFE.
THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS. RICHARD IS MOVED TO APPROVE.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED.
NEXT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED TO MY VIEWERS.
[VIII.B. Consider and Act on a Board Resolution for the FY2024 Juvenile Justice & Truancy Prevention and Intervention Program]
INTERVENTION PROGRAM.MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR.
TIELLE, DEL VALLE ISD APPLIED AND WAS APPROVED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 TRUANCY PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM FUNDING FROM THE TEXAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICE.
FUNDS AWARDED THROUGH THE TRUANCY PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM MAY BE USED FOR PROJECTS THAT PREVENT VIOLENCE IN AND AROUND SCHOOL, AND TO IMPROVE THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM BY PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, TRUANCY PREVENTION, AND INTERVENTION THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS. DEL VALLE PLANS TO USE INTEGRAL CARE TO HELP FAMILIES AT RISK OF OR EXPERIENCING DISPLACEMENT.
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THEY'LL PROVIDE SERVICES TO IMPROVE HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND OVERALL LIFE QUALITY.CONNECTING FAMILIES TO LOCAL RESOURCES THROUGH TRUSTED PARTNERS CREATES A STRONG SAFETY NET.
THE APPROACH OFFERS IMMEDIATE HELP AND FOSTERS LONG TERM STABILITY AND SUCCESS, INCLUDING INTEGRAL CARE FOR DISPLACED FAMILIES IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE ABSENTEEISM AND TRUANCY RATES IN THIS GROUP. ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT CAN WE GET SOME INFORMATION ON WHAT THIS PROGRAM ACTUALLY IS? I REALIZE THAT IT'S WHAT'S IN THE CONTENTS, BUT, UM, IS THE INTEGRAL CARE GOING TO BE PROVIDING THESE SERVICES OR DEVISED, OR ARE Y'ALL GOING THROUGH A DIFFERENT NONPROFIT? HOW DOES THAT WORK UNDER THIS GRANT? WE ARE PARTNERING WITH INTEGRAL CARE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES, AND I CAN INVITE MISS LYDIA DE LA GARZA UP.
THIS GRANT PROGRAM RUNS THROUGH HER TEAM.
HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. THE PROGRAM THAT WE WILL BE WORKING WITH, INTEGRAL CARE, WILL PROVIDE TWO CASE MANAGERS FOR OUR MCKINNEY VENTO FAMILIES THAT ARE DISPLACED, THAT HAVE HIGH TRUANCY ATTENDANCE ISSUES, AND A LEAD PROGRAM PERSON THAT WILL RUN THOSE TWO THAT SUPERVISE THOSE TWO PEOPLE.
THE CAMPUSES THAT WILL BE WORKING WITH IS THE HIGHEST MCKINNEY VENTO STUDENTS WITH TRUANCY ISSUES, WHICH IS OJEDA BATY, DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL AND DEL VALLE OPPORTUNITY CENTER.
AND SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN BRING THEM ON INTO WITH OUR DISTRICT RE-ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, BUT WORK SPECIFICALLY JUST WITH THOSE MCKINNEY VENTO STUDENTS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE ONES WITH THE HIGHEST ATTENDANCE ISSUES TO SUPPORT US WITH, LIKE HOUSING NEEDS, UM, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND AND JUST SPECIFICALLY WORKING WITH THAT TARGET POPULATION TO SUPPORT THEM.
YEAH, THIS SEEMS LIKE A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM.
WHEN I SAW IT, I WAS LIKE, WOW, THIS IS A LOT OF REALLY GOOD SERVICES.
AND I'M JUST CURIOUS, HAVE WE NOT DONE THIS BEFORE OR IS THIS A RECURRING.
I BELIEVE WE THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD WE YES, WE DID HAVE A TRUANCY GRANT BEFORE, BUT IT WAS JUST PURELY CASE MANAGEMENT WITH JUST TRUANCY, WHICH WAS, YOU KNOW, A CERTAIN NUMBER OF STUDENTS. BUT THIS TIME, SINCE I ALSO OVERSEE THE MCKINNEY-VENTO PROGRAM, I SAW THE NEED AND I SAW THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT.
AND SO I DID IT AND WE GOT IT.
AND SO NOW WE JUST NEED IT'S AMAZING.
THANK YOU. THIS IS A HUGE NEED.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANY IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS AGENDA ITEM? MATT. MATT IS APPROVED ON A SECOND.
OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
DID YOU VOTE, SUSANA? OKAY. OKAY. IT HAS BEEN.
NO, NO ONE HAS OPPOSED, SO IT HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[VIII.C. Consider and Act on Scholarship Donation]
THANK YOU. BOARD POLICY.CDC LOCAL REQUIRES A VOTE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVAL FOR ANY GIFT OR DONATION THAT THAT THE POTENTIAL DONOR HAS EXPRESSLY MADE, CONDITIONAL UPON THE DISTRICT'S USE FOR A SPECIFIED PURPOSE.
THE NERO FAMILY CONTACTED THE ADMINISTRATION REGARDING A DONATION OF $50,000 FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TWO ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF THE VALLE.
THE FUNDS WOULD BE DESIGNATED FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP ONLY, AND THAT'S WHY IT REQUIRES BOARD APPROVAL.
IS THERE A SECOND? MATT? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU.
NO. HOW CAN WE REACH OUT TO THIS FAMILY AND THANK THEM FROM THE BOARD? WE CAN CREATE A LETTER AND THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR US.
WOULD YOU ALL LIKE TO DO THAT? SEND A LETTER. I THINK THAT'S AND THE DISTRICT WILL BE MANAGING THE SCHOLARSHIP.
THAT IS EXCITING FOR OUR STUDENTS.
[IX. Closed Session]
IX A T GC 551.071.CONSULTATION WITH BOARD ATTORNEY.
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FOR CONSIDERATION OF BOARD GOALS.THANK YOU ALL. YES, WE COULD HAVE.
[X. Approve Action Items Discussed in Closed Session]
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ENDED ITS CLOSED SESSION AT 10:41 P.M.THERE ARE NEW MOTIONS TO BE MADE.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT, RESIGNATIONS AND TERMINATIONS OF STAFF AS PRESENTED.
SO IS THERE A SECOND, RICHARD? A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
NO ONE IS OPPOSED. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE BOARD GOALS AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. WITH NO OTHER BUSINESS.
THANK YOU ALL. ITEM 11 IS ON THE AGENDA.
ITEM 11 IS ON THE AGENDA FOR NEW BUSINESS FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. WELL WE'RE NOT.
DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT ONE IS. IS THAT FOR DOUG? OKAY. OH! OH! OKAY.
THANK YOU. WAS THERE ANYONE WOULD YOU LIKE? ANYONE WANTS TO ADD ANYTHING? NO DISCUSSION. JUST.
DO YOU HAVE A FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEM YOU WOULD LIKE TO? I HAVE TWO.
AND THEN UPDATE ON THE TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT THAT WAS PRESENTED TO US PREVIOUSLY.
OKAY. STRATEGIC PLAN IS COMING.
WHICH IS. AN UPDATE ON TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT.
OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? I KNOW IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO SAID IT, BUT I WOULD LIKE A WAY FOR US TO ROUTINELY GET LIKE PRESENTATIONS ON THE FUND BALANCE REPORT AND THE INVESTMENT REPORT.
JUST BECAUSE I LOOK AND SEE LIKE, OH, WE'RE RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE RED ON THIS ONE CATEGORY.
AND SO I JUST WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF INSIGHT.
SO STARTING IN NOVEMBER MAKE THAT ITS OWN SEPARATE PRESENTATION.
YEAH. IT WAS JUST FAST FOR HER TO DO IT THIS WAY.
ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OTHER FOR NOW.
OKAY. WELL, THEN, THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED AT.
1046. THANK YOU ALL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.