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[II. Call to Order]
I KNOW WE HAVE A BUNCH OF KIDDOS OUT THERE WAITING TO PERFORM FOR US AND A BUNCH OF PARENTS WHO ARE PROBABLY WAITING TO GET HOME BEFORE THE RAIN STARTS.WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET THIS MEETING CALLED TO ORDER.
PLEASE LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT AND THE TIME IS CURRENTLY 6:17 PM.
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL ASK OUR DELVALLE ELEMENTARY STUDENT.
PLEASE LET THIS SPECIAL MEETING BE CALLED TO ORDER.
WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT OF THE TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORTS,
[I. Public Hearing - Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR) Report]
BETTER KNOWN AS TAPR.I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DR. ANA RUSH, WHO WILL WALK US THROUGH THIS.
THEN WE CAN HEAR FROM DELVALLE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.
>> WORKING? OKAY. MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. TIELLE.
TONIGHT I AM PRESENTING THE TAPR REPORT.
[SPANISH] THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF OUR STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS, WITH THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS, PREDOMINANTLY HISPANIC, FOLLOWED BY AFRICAN AMERICAN.
[SPANISH] THE THREE AREAS THAT I'M GOING TO BE COVERING TODAY ARE THE ACCREDITATION, THE TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT, AND THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY RATING SYSTEM.
I WILL NOT BE DISCUSSING ITEMS THAT ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE LAWSUITS.
>> DR. RUSH, IF INDIVIDUALS WANT TO SEE A COPY OF THE REPORT, IT'S BACK ON THE BACK TABLE, IS THAT CORRECT? IN THE FRONT OR DO WE NOT HAVE COPIES OF THE TAPR REPORT?
>> WE CANNOT PROVIDE AN ACTUAL COPY OF THE TAPR REPORT BECAUSE OF THE LAWSUIT BECAUSE THE ACCOUNTABILITY. MAY I?
>> DELVALLE ISD IS ONE OF OVER 100 DISTRICTS THAT ENTERED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY BECAUSE OF THEIR UNLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
DUE TO THE LAWSUIT, WHICH WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO PAUSE THE WHOLE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM BECAUSE OF OUR LAWSUIT, WE CANNOT PRESENT THE ACTUAL DATA OR RATINGS FROM THE TAPR REPORT.
BECAUSE PART OF THE LAWSUIT IS THAT TEA IS NOT ALLOWED TO ANNOUNCE OR RELEASE THE DATA FROM ANY OF THE DISTRICTS THAT SUED THEM.
SO IF WE SHARED THAT DATA, WE WOULD ACTUALLY BE VIOLATING OUR OWN LAWSUIT.
>> WHICH IS WHY DR. RUSH SAID THAT SHE'LL SHARE SOME OF THE REPORTS BUT NOT ALL OF IT. GO FOR IT.
>> DELVALLE ISD EARN ACCREDITATION STATUS.
[SPANISH] THESE ARE THE MAJOR CHANGES THAT WE'VE HAD RELATED TO THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE ASSESSMENT.
THE STAR WE DESIGN, WE HAVE ALL ONLINE QUESTIONS, THE NEW QUESTION TYPES, THE CROSS CURRICULAR PASSAGES, THE EVIDENCE BASED WRITING, AND THE NEW ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
[SPANISH] FROM 2017 TO NOW, WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY INCREASED PERFORMANCE.
WE'VE HAD PEOPLE JOIN THE DISTRICT AND GOOD PEOPLE RETIRE AND SO ON.
BUT SOMETHING THAT HAS REMAINED THE SAME IS DR. TIELLE'S VISION.
I KNOW THAT DR. TIELLE, THE TEAM OR PRINCIPALS OR TEACHERS, EVERYONE HAS WORKED THE COMMUNITY, EVERYONE HAS WORKED REALLY HARD TO IMPLEMENT THIS VISION, WHICH IS INCREASE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.
WHEN YOU LOOK FROM 2017 TO NOW, WE HAVE INCREASED OUR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND WE'RE LOOKING THIS YEAR FOR OUR GOAL TO BEAT THAT.
EVEN WITH THE NEW CHANGES, WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THAT.
WE HAVE BEEN VISITING THE CAMPUSES, DR. TIELLE HAS DONE TRAININGS, WE HAVE BEEN TO CAMPUSES, WE HAVE EVERYTHING SET AND WE ARE GOING TO FINISH STRONG.
>> DR. RUSH HAS STATED THAT THE GOAL IS TO REACH 81% AND I SAID LET'S JUST GO FOR 82% TO STAY EXACTLY THE SAME.
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THAT IS OUR GOAL, BETWEEN 81-82%.>> WHEN WE LOOK AT COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, I'M REALLY PROUD THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO 85% OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READY.
[SPANISH] THIS IS A 25 INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
[SPANISH] WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR DROPOUT RATES, WE ARE LOWER THAN THE STATE IN THE REGION.
[SPANISH] WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR GRADUATION RATES, WE ARE HIGHER THAN THE STATE IN THE REGION.
[SPANISH] WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS COLLEGE READY TEST, WE ARE HIGHER THAN THE STATE IN THE REGION.
[SPANISH] WHEN WE LOOK AT DUAL CREDIT COURSES, WE ARE HIGHER THAN THE STATE IN THE REGION.
[SPANISH] WHEN WE LOOK AT ASSOCIATE DEGREES, [SPANISH] WE ARE BETTER THAN THE STATE IN THE REGION BY A LOT.
[SPANISH] THANK YOU, EVERYONE, BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE DISTRICT.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS, THIS IS A TRACKER THAT TEA HAS FOR POST SECONDARY STUDENTS.
HOWEVER, THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO TRACK 57% OF OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED IS IF A STUDENT HAS TWO LAST NAMES, BUT IN COLLEGE THEY ONLY TAKE ONE, THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO HAVE THAT MATCH, SO WE ARE TRACKING OR STATS IN A DIFFERENT WAY, STARTING THIS YEAR, WHICH IS THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED IN THE COLLEGE.
THIS IS HOW MUCH WE HAVE INCREASED.
[SPANISH] THEN WE HAVE NOVEMBER.
[SPANISH] WE ARE SEEING THAT INCREASE OF THE STUDENTS APPLYING TO COLLEGE.
WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR DISCIPLINE REPORT AND WE LOOK AT FELONY, WE ARE AT STATISTICALLY ZERO.
[SPANISH] NOW I'M GOING TO JUMP TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DISTRICT OR ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION, WE'RE DIVERSE THAN THE STATE, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE EXPERIENCE OR PERCENTAGE OF BEGINNER TEACHERS, IT'S LOWER THAN THE STATE.
WE'RE SEEING HERE THAT THE TEACHERS ARE STAYING AND THAT WE'RE RETAINING THOSE TEACHERS, AND THAT WE'RE ABLE TO RECRUIT TEACHERS THAT HAVE A LOT MORE EXPERIENCE.
HOW ARE WE DOING THAT? BECAUSE WE HAVE THE BEST SALARIES.
IN EACH OF THE AREAS THAT YOU SEE HERE, I KNOW I LOVE PRESENTING THIS, AND THESE ARE THE AREAS WHEN YOU SEE BEGINNING TEACHERS AND THE EXPERIENCE IN EVERY SINGLE CATEGORY, WE'RE OUTPERFORMING THE STATE IN SALARIES.
THE LAST PART IS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
WE RECEIVED AN A RATING ON OUR FINANCIAL DATA.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
[SPANISH] WE ARE DELVALLE AND WE'RE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH ALL THIS BECAUSE OF ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TAPER REPORT? IF YOU DO, YOU CAN STAND AND RAISE YOUR HAND. YES, SIR.
>> SO I KNOW WE CAN'T [INAUDIBLE] GET A COPY OF WHAT CAN BE RELEASED?
>> THE QUESTION WAS CAN WE GET A COPY OF WHAT CAN BE RELEASED, TAPER REPORT?
ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN HAVE THAT AVAILABLE AT THE CAMPUSES.
YES. WE CAN KEEP THOSE AT THE CAMPUSES AND WE COULD ALSO HAVE THEM AVAILABLE AT THE DESK HERE AT CENTRAL OFFICE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE? HAVING NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS? NO. YEAH, GO AHEAD.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. I WAS LOOKING AT THE FINANCIAL NUMBERS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME TO MIND IS THAT I FELT LIKE IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING BETWEEN GENERAL FUNDS AND ALL FUNDS.
FOR EXAMPLE, I THINK TOTAL EXPENDITURES SAID THAT IN ALL FUNDS WE WERE SPENDING OVER $30,000 A STUDENT, AND FOR GENERAL FUNDS,
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IT WAS LIKE 10,000 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IN THAT BALLPARK.I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE MIGHT BE A CLARIFICATION ABOUT WHY THERE'S SUCH A LARGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO NUMBERS FOR FOLKS THAT MIGHT SEE THAT AND BE A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED.
THE ONLY REASON I'M ASKING ABOUT IT IS BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE TALK A LOT ABOUT HOW WE NEED MORE RESOURCES FROM THE STATE, AND THAT'S A REALLY LARGE NUMBER AND I THINK PEOPLE MIGHT BE CONFUSED ABOUT IT?
>> THE OLD FUNDS, IT'LL VARY FROM DISTRICT TO DISTRICT.
THE REASON OURS IS SO HIGH, OR IT LOOKS VERY HIGH COMPARED TO THE GENERAL FUND, IT'S BECAUSE IT INCLUDES A BOND.
NOT EVERY DISTRICT PASSES BONDS, AND THE DISTRICT LAST YEAR PASSED A $300 MILLION BOND.
WE ISSUED 280 MILLION OF THAT, SO THAT'S INCLUDED THERE WHEN WE LOOK AT ALL GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS.
>> THAT'S VERY HELPFUL. IT MIGHT NOT BE THAT HIGH IN YEARS TO COME IF WE'RE NOT DOING BOND WORK.
IF WE DON'T HAVE A NEW ISSUANCE, IT'LL START DECREASING.
IF WE START MAKING PAYMENTS ON THAT AND THAT FUND BALANCE, THE CAPITAL PROJECT STARTS DECREASING.
>> THANK YOU. WELL, THAT CONCLUDES THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 06:28 P.M. WE WILL NOW CALL OUR REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER.
PLEASE LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT, AND THE TIME IS 06:28 P.M.
NOW, WE WILL INVITE OUR DELVALLE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN.
THEY WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, SO AS THEY COME IN AND GET SEATED, IF YOU CAN STAND, AND THEN THEY WILL PERFORM FOR US.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
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[MUSIC] [APPLAUSE] COME OVER HERE.WHILE THEY COME AROUND TO SAY, THANK YOU, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PARENTS FOR ALLOWING THEM TO COME OUT AND SPEND THEIR EVENING WITH US.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] LET'S HAVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR DELVALLE OWLS.
[APPLAUSE] [NOISE] [BACKGROUND] WE'LL LET THEM GET SITUATED REAL QUICK.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE PARENTS AND GUARDIANS WHO BROUGHT THE CHILDREN THIS EVENING, FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE FOR US AND PERFORM FOR US. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
[IV. Public Comment]
I THINK THAT BOTH OF OUR SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE TO SPEAK, BUT WE'LL GO THROUGH IT JUST IN CASE.YOU WILL COME TO THE PODIUM, THE MIC IS ON FOR YOU.
YOU WILL HAVE 3 MINUTES IN WHICH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
TRUSTEE WORTHINGTON WILL BE YOUR TIMEKEEPER THIS EVENING.
HE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT.
NO NEED TO STOP SPEAKING JUST TO ALLOW YOU SO YOU KNOW HOW TO PACE YOURSELF.
THE BOARD WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ADDRESS YOU DIRECTLY, BUT THERE IS STAFF HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AND WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING AND SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS WITH US THIS EVENING.
APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE FOR ANY MISFILED NAMES THAT I MIGHT HAVE.
FIRST UP, WE HAVE FRANK GARZA.
MR. GARZA WILL BE SPEAKING ON THE SILVER HIGH SCHOOL.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF BOARD, [INAUDIBLE].
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SILVER HIGH SCHOOL.
WHILE I ADMIRE THE SENTIMENT OF WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH, I AM CONCERNED THAT THAT MIGHT TAKE AWAY FROM OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.
WE CURRENTLY BUILDING THE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL.
WE ALSO HAVE THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL THAT'S ALSO GOING UP.
WE ARE IN A DISTRICT WHERE WE ALREADY HAVE TEACHER SHORTAGE.
WITH THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THESE THINGS ALSO COMING UP, MY CONCERN IS THAT WE WILL SPREAD OURSELF TOO THIN.
THAT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GIVE EACH COMPONENT THE FULL RESOURCES THAT THEY DESERVE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
ONE OTHER THING IS ALSO TRANSPORTATION IS ALSO STRETCHED THIN.
THERE'S BEEN TIMES LIKE ON THE HIGH SCHOOL, WHEN SCHOOL IS OVER WHERE THERE IS THREE STUDENTS TENDING TO A SEAT WHERE THEY'RE LIKE ALMOST IN THE AISLES THEMSELVES.
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LIKE I SAID, APPRECIATE THE SENTIMENT OF WHAT'S TRYING TO BE ACCOMPLISHED, I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS FOCUS ON THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON AT THE MOMENT, GET THOSE UP AND RUNNING FULL CAPACITY, COMPLETELY WORK OUT HOW THINGS ARE GOING TO BE DONE, THE PROCESSES, JUST EVERYTHING INVOLVED IN THAT, THE RESOURCES, THE TEACHERS.ONCE THAT'S DONE, ONCE EVERY CAMPUS HAS THE TEACHERS THEY NEED, THEN WE CAN START LOOKING TO EXPAND AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS NOTICE THERE'S AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR HUGE APARTMENT COMPLEXES BEING BUILT IN THE DISTRICT RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG INFLUX OF NEW PEOPLE MOVING OUT, NEW STUDENTS MOVING OUT, BIG INFLUENCE OF STUDENTS GOING INTO THE SCHOOLS.
MY OPINION ON THIS IS I'D LIKE TO SEE US FOCUS TO THE BASICS ON WHAT WE GOT GOING ON THE STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE COMPLETELY, REALLY WELL DONE ON WHAT WE HAVE, THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE EARLY COLLEGE, THOSE KIND OF THINGS. THANK YOU.
MR. WILEY WILL BE SPEAKING ON SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION.
>> THANK YOU. JASON WILEY SPEAKING THIS EVENING ON BEHALF OF DELVALLEY EDUCATION.
IN HONOR OF SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH DVEA WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
SPECIFICALLY WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR THE FOLLOWING.
RAISING THE BAR FOR INSTRUCTIONAL STANDARD.
ADVOCATING FOR AND APPROVING EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PACKAGES YEAR ON YEAR, THAT OTHER SCHOOL BOARDS HAVE SHIED AWAY FROM.
ACTIVELY CARING ABOUT THE COST OF LIVING WAGE.
SHOWING GREAT CONCERN FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY OF STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES DURING THE PANDEMIC.
MAKING DELVALLE'S CTL PROGRAM THE ENVY OF OTHER AUSTIN AREA DISTRICTS.
ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THOSE FORCES IN TEXAS THAT SEEK TO PRIVATIZE PUBLIC EDUCATION.
HONORING IN MEANINGFUL WAYS, THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF DELVALLE.
FUNCTIONING AS A TEAM, YET STAYING TRUE TO YOUR CONSCIENCE.
SPEAKING UP AND SPEAKING OUT AS PART OF YOUR ROLE WITHIN TASBY.
HOLDING YOUR HEAD UP AND NEVER DOWN.
WE ALL KNOW DELVALLE ISD HAS CHANGED A LOT SINCE THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 21ST CENTURY.
THE DISTRICT HAS EXPANDED, LEADERSHIP IS DIFFERENT, MORE OPEN, MORE ENGAGED, MORE INCLUSIVE.
THE WINDS OF POSITIVE CHANGE CAME TO DELVALLE.
YOU HAVE STEERED THE SHIP WELL.
>> THANK YOU TO OUR SPEAKERS THIS EVENING.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
NEXT WE'LL GO TO OUR RECOGNITION ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
[V.A. School Board Recognition Month]
FIRST UP, WE HAVE SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. WEDDLE.I THOUGHT MORE WAS COMING UP, SO I WAS JUST GOING TO INTRODUCE ALL OF THEM. MR. WEDDLE, FOR THAT.
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, [INAUDIBLE].
TONIGHT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOU ALL OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FOR SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.
EVERY YEAR THE GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS JANUARY AS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH ACROSS THE STATE.
THE GOAL OF THIS MONTH IS TO BUILD AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CRUCIAL FUNCTION AN ELECTED BOARD OF TRUSTEES PLAYS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SCHOOLS.
THE 2024 THEME IS LOCALLY ELECTED COMMUNITY CONNECTED, RECOGNIZING THE WORK THE BOARD LEADS IN THE COMMUNITY TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR STUDENTS.
I THINK THIS THEME REALLY EXEMPLIFIES WHAT THIS BOARD IS AND THAT IS CONNECTED TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS YEAR, EACH CAMPUS SUBMITTED VIDEOS FROM STUDENTS AND STAFF THAT WERE ASSEMBLED INTO A VIDEO THAT WE'RE GOING TO SHOW NOW TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR OUR BOARD MEMBERS.
WE HAVE A VIDEO FROM ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.
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>> A GREAT TEACHERS AND I WISH YOU THE SCHOOL FOR FIGHTING OUR TEASING.
MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, RIGHT.
IS THE MOST MEAD AND THE COMPASSIONATE MEMBERS.
THEREFORE, IPASS, WEST AND SURROUND ASSOCIATE SUCCESSFULLY FOR SUPPORT.
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THE JOB IS TO BE MORE AND HE IS THE CHALLENGE.I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.
I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF OFFICE SCHOOL BOARD CHESKY.
ON THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL BOARD CHEMALI. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME.
>> THAT'S FOR WORKING WITH COMMUNITES.
>> WE'LL GET A WATCH AGAIN. THANK YOU AGAIN, ALL OF YOU, FOR YOUR WORK IN SUPPORTING STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S JUST A REPRESENTATION ACROSS THE DISTRICT OF OUR THANKS.
IN ADDITION, WE HAVE A GIFT TO PRESENT EACH OF YOU ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO IN SUPPORTING THE DISTRICT.
SO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN AND HAPPY SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.
>> THANK YOU. THANK THANK YOU.
>> I'M TAKING IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL, VERY.
>> I THINK I CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, BUT OBVIOUSLY WANT YOU GUYS TO SPEAK AS WELL.
IT'S AN HONOR TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE A PART OF THIS DISTRICT IN ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THIS APPRECIATION, BUT IT'S ALSO AN APPRECIATION OF EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO.
BECAUSE WITHOUT WITHOUT THE PARENTS, WITHOUT THE STUDENTS, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE.
THANK YOU. BOARD, IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU GUYS WANT TO SAY I SAID AT ALL. SORRY.
I KIND OF DIG AT MY LITTLE S HERE.
OKAY. NEXT UP, WE'LL KEEP OUR RECOGNITION TRAIN GOING.
AS I SAID, WE COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT EVERYONE ELSE.
NEXT UP IS OUR RECOGNITION OF OUR COUNSELORS,
[V.B. Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas (CREST)]
REINFORCING EXCELLENCE FOR STUDENTS IN TEXAS.OUR CREST AWARD, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MISS HARRIS.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS SUPERINTENDENT DR. TIELLE I'M JOINING HERE AT THE PODIUM WITH OUR DIRECTOR OF STUDENT FAMILY SUPPORT, VICKI ASPARZA GREGORY.
AND IF I COULD PLEASE CALL THE ADMINISTRATION AND COUNSELING TEAM FROM BOTH FROM THE OPPORTUNITY CENTER AS WELL AS DEVELOP MIDDLE SCHOOL.
IF YOU COULD JOIN US UP FRONT, PLEASE.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT TIELLE WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE TEXAS SCHOOL COUNSELING ASSOCIATION'S TSCA RECOGNIZED THE DELVALLEY OPPORTUNITY CENTER AND THE DELVALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLS COUNSELING PROGRAM WITH THE COUNSELORS REINFORCING EXCELLENCE FOR STUDENTS AND TEXAS AWARD OF EXCELLENCE.
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[APPLAUSE] SCHOOLS RECEIVING CREST AWARDS DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT USING THE TEXAS MODEL TO IMPROVE THE LINES, AN ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC CAREER AND PERSONAL SOCIAL DOMAINS.CREST IS A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT DOCUMENT THAT GIVES A SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND A COMMITMENT TO OBTAINING RESULTS.
CREST HELPS COUNSELORS TO EVALUATE THEIR COUNSELING PROGRAMS, PROMOTE THEIR PROGRAMS TO BE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE DISTRICTS, DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING PROGRAMS THROUGH EMPIRICAL MEANS, AND TO IMPLEMENT THE TEXAS AND NATIONAL MODELS FOR SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM.
WHEN EVALUATING CREST LOOKS AT THE COUNSELING PROGRAM IN FIVE CATEGORIES.
INTRODUCTION TO THE SCHOOL IN THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELOR, PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION CYCLE, FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENTS FOR SERVICE DELIVERY COMPONENTS, AND PROGRAM CURRICULUM.
ALTHOUGH WE ARE PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE THE TWO CAMPUSES TODAY, OUR DIRECTOR OF STUDENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT HAS LED THE CHARGE TO WORK WITH ALL CAMPUSES AND TO USE THE MODELS PRESENTED TODAY AS A MODEL TO INCREASE THE NUMBERS THAT WE BRING TO THE BOARD NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO DELVALLE OPPORTUNITY CENTER AND DELVALLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER]
>> IF WE CAN'T HAVE FUN IN JANUARY, WHEN CAN WE HAVE FUN? THAT CONCLUDED OUR RECOGNITION ITEMS. THE NEXT ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA ARE
[VI.A. District Happenings]
INFORMATION ITEMS AND OUR FIRST UP IS OUR DISTRICT HAPPENINGS, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. WELL, FOR THAT.>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, EVERYONE.
AS WE STARTED IN DECEMBER, WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING OUR MONTHLY VIDEO HIGHLIGHT TO YOU, SHOWCASING THE WORK OF OUR STAFF, ACHIEVEMENT OF OUR STUDENTS, AND OTHER CELEBRATIONS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT, ALL FROM THE LAST MONTH.
THERE'S A LOT IN HERE EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A TWO WEEK BREAK SINCE OUR LAST BOARD MEETING.
AS YOU WATCH EACH ONE, AS WE TALKED ABOUT IN DECEMBER, YOU WILL SEE THINGS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED, THAT ALIGN DIRECTLY WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE IS UNDERSTOOD TO THE COMMUNITY,
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THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING IS ALIGNED WITH THAT.I'M GOING TO GIVE ANOTHER PLUG.
BE SURE TO FOLLOW US ALONG ON SOCIAL MEDIA, OUR NEWSLETTER IN PARENTSQUARE, BECAUSE WE SHOWCASE THIS EVERY DAY ON THOSE PLATFORMS. THIS IS OUR HAPPENINGS VIDEO FOR JANUARY.
YOU SEE THEM ON FACEBOOK AND THEN YOU FORGET ABOUT THEM AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WAS JUST A MONTH AGO, [LAUGHTER] SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.
THE VIDEO WILL BE POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL, RIGHT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT. PERFECT. NEXT UP WE HAVE
[VI.B. DVISD Recruitment and Retention Initiatives]
OUR DVISD RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION INITIATIVES AND I'LL TURN THAT OVER TO MR. HARRIS.>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. TIELLE, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT WAS A WONDERFUL, INSPIRING VIDEO.
WHEN WE SAW THAT VIDEO OF THE POPHAM STUDENTS JUST SHRIEKING WHAT THEY WERE DOING WAS THEY WERE ACTUALLY WATCHING THE VIDEO PREMIERE OF THE VIDEO THEY HAD WORKED ON WHAT SAW PAUL, SO THAT'S WHY THEY JUST SCREAMED.
THEY JUST DON'T RANDOMLY BURST OUT INTO SCREAMING.
THERE WAS JUST A WONDERFUL EVENT OVER THERE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY DR. CARMEN CARSON IS OUR COORDINATOR OF COUNSELING SERVICES.
SHE'S HERE TONIGHT ALSO WHO HAS ALSO WORKED WITH OUR COUNSELS, ALSO WITH THE COUNSELING PROGRAM SO I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU, CARMEN.
THANK YOU FOR SPEARHEADING THAT EFFORTS WITH VICKI.
BOARD MEMBERS IN DECEMBER, AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRESS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN WAS PRESENTED AND WE ALSO SHARED THAT AT OUR MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS, WE WOULD BE PROVIDING A DEPARTMENT MENTAL UPDATE AT EACH BOARD MEETING ALSO, AND TALK ABOUT HOW IT IS ALIGNED TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
TONIGHT WE ARE SHOWCASING THE EFFORTS OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND HOW IT ALIGNS TO THE PROGRESS OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
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THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT HAS IMPLEMENTED MULTIPLE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS OF THE DISTRICT.RECRUITMENT EFFORTS INCLUDE STUDENT TEACHERS, RESIDENT TEACHERS, PRINCIPAL RESIDENTS, AND JOB FAIRS.
RETENTION EFFORTS INCLUDE THE NEW TEACHERS THRIVE PROGRAM, TARGETED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR SCHOOL LEADERS, AND UPDATES TO THE EXIT SURVEY FORMAT.
DATA IS COLLECTED AND REVIEWED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE AND ADJUST ACTION PLANS ACCORDINGLY.
AS ALWAYS, WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN, WE BRING UP THE MISSION AND THE VISION THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD TO ENSURE THAT THE ACTIONS THAT WE TAKE ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN ARE ALIGNED.
THE VISION OF THE DISTRICT IS TO CREATE A BILITERATE, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, ENHANCED ACADEMIC FOUNDATION BY PROVIDING A FUTURE-READY EDUCATION WITH REAL-WORLD OPPORTUNITIES WITH A MISSION THAT STATES TO EMPOWER OUR STUDENTS TO BE CRITICAL THINKERS AND INNOVATIVE WORLD-CLASS VISIONARIES.
LAST MONTH, WE WENT INTO DETAIL WITH EACH OF THE FOUR GOALS, DELINEATING THE PROGRESS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS COLLECTIVELY MADE TOWARDS THEM.
AS A REMINDER, GOAL 1 IS ADDRESSING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS, GOAL 2 INCLUDES THE MAXIMIZING OUR OPPORTUNITIES IN ORDER FOR OUR STUDENTS TO ADAPT AND CONNECT TO A CHANGING WORLD BY INCREASING COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, GOAL 3, WHICH WILL BE SHOWCASED TONIGHT WITH HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IS DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING EQUITABLE FACILITIES, STAFFING, AND INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES THAT MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF ALL DVISD STUDENTS AND GOAL 4, WHICH IS ALIGNED WITH THE BRANDING, IMPROVING THE COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS TO CREATE A CULTURE RESPONSIVE COMMUNICATION TO ENGAGE OUR STUDENTS, PARENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY TO BUILD THE DISTRICT'S BRAND THROUGH MULTIMEDIA PLATFORMS WITH STRATEGIC STORYTELLING AND MESSAGING.
AS NOTED, WE'RE SHOWCASING THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT IN GOAL 3.
GOAL 3 STATES THAT THE DISTRICT WILL DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN EQUITABLE FACILITIES, STAFFING, AND INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES THAT MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF ALL DVSD STUDENTS.
THE PROGRESS MEASURE THAT WAS AGREED UPON FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN COMMITTEE WAS TO MAINTAIN A CULTURE THAT ATTRACTS AND RETAINS HIGH-QUALITY STAFF WHO ARE STUDENT-FOCUSED.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DVSD BEING THE LEADER OF INNOVATION, WE'RE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THE DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT HAS SPEARHEADED.
WE'RE GOING TO START OFF ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT RECRUITMENT, THEN MOVING FORWARD WITH RETAINING TEACHERS.
IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT HOW OUR DISTRICT RECRUITS, WE DO JOB BEARS.
LAST YEAR, THE DISTRICT ENGAGED IN 16 UNIVERSITY JOB BEARS AND SIX THAT WERE HOUSED INSIDE THE DISTRICT.
PREVIOUSLY, THE DISTRICT HAD BEEN LOCKED ONTO TWO JOB BEARS, ONE IN THE FALL AND ONE IN THE SPRING, AND LAST YEAR THEY BECAME CREATIVE, CREATING SIX JOB FAIRS, WHICH INCREASED THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS AND STAFF THAT THE DISTRICT WAS ABLE TO RECRUIT.
WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE RECRUITMENT, SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT WAS MADE BASED ON THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION.
IF YOU RECALL ABOUT THIS TIME, LAST YEAR, THE BOARD ADOPT THIS DISTRICT BEING A DISTRICT OF INNOVATION WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE HIRING PRACTICES.
THIS ALLOWED THE DISTRICT TO FILL 70 VACANT SPOTS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THERE WITHOUT DISTRICT BEING ADOPTED BY THE BOARD.
AS A REMINDER OF THE DIFFERENT CRITERIA WHERE WE CAN HIRE STAFF BASED ON THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION CRITERIA IS IF ONE LIVES OUT OF STATE, WHICH MAY ALREADY HAVE A TEACHING CERTIFICATE, A CONTENT AREA DEGREE WHERE ONE MIGHT BE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED, FOR INSTANCE, IN MATHEMATICS.
CTE WORK-RELATED IS WHEN WE FOCUS ON THOSE WITH THE CTE EXPERTISE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE OUR WELDERS, WHICH IS GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTION AND PLANNING, WHERE WE ALL AGREED UPON THAT IT WOULD BE BEST TO HAVE THESE CONTENT HANDS-ON EXPERTS BE LEADING THE HELM OF THE CLASSROOM.
THE MAJORITY OF THE SECOND TO CONTENT AREA DEGREES ARE THOSE WHO ARE GRADUATING WITH AN EDUCATION DEGREE, WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE YET TAKEN THEIR CERTIFICATION.
THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION ALLOWS THE DISTRICT TO HIRE THESE COLLEGE GRADUATES PRIOR TO TAKING THEIR CERTIFICATION EXAM.
AS WE TALKED ABOUT LAST YEAR, IT'S COSTLY IN ORDER TO ADD THESE CERTIFICATIONS AND TO ACQUIRE THESE CERTIFICATIONS.
AS NOTED ON THE SLIDE, CLOSE TO 70 POSITIONS WERE FILLED BASED ON THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION CRITERIA.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR STUDENT-TEACHER PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IN DELVALLE ISD, WE HAD SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OVER THE LAST YEAR, GOING FROM 14-52.
A SIGNIFICANT REASON WHY WE SEE THE INCREASE IN NUMBER OF STUDENT TEACHERS IS BASED ON WHAT THE DISTRICT OFFERS.
AS NOTED BY DVA EARLIER, WE HAVE AN IMPRESSIVE COMPENSATION PLAN, BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO HAVE SIGNIFICANT TRAINING THAT WE PROVIDE OUR STUDENT TEACHERS, GO INTO FURTHER DETAIL WITH,
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WHICH DOES INCLUDE DELVALLEY UNIVERSITY, AS WELL AS SIGNING DAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT.AS NOTED ON THE GRAPH '21/'22, THE DISTRICT HAD 14 STUDENT TEACHERS WELL, LAST YEAR, WE TRIPLED THAT NUMBER UP TO 52.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR ACC TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAM, PREVIOUSLY, DR. TIELLE HAD COLLABORATED WITH PRIOR CHANCELLOR, ACC CHANCELLOR DR. RHODES TO DEVELOP THIS PROGRAM.
DELVALLE ISD PILOTED THE PROGRAM AND IT'S NOW EXPANDED INTO OTHER DISTRICTS.
WHAT MAKES THIS UNIQUE IS THAT IT ALLOWS THE TEACHER RESIDENCIES TO STAY ONE YEAR WITH THE DISTRICT UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A TEACHER, WHERE THEY SPEND ONE DAY A WEEK COMPLETING THEIR COURSEWORK, AND SPEND THE OTHER FOUR DAYS WITHIN THE DISTRICT BEING MENTORED BY A TEACHER.
HOW THIS DIFFERS FROM A TRADITIONAL TEACHING PROGRAM IS THE TEACHERS WOULD GO AHEAD AND SECURE ALL THEIR COURSES AND THEN GO AHEAD AND FOLLOW THAT WITH A SEMESTER OF STUDENT TEACHING.
WHERE THIS DIFFERS IS THAT WE ALLOW THE TEACHERS TO BE WITH US FOR ONE YEAR, AND AS I NOTED, SPEND ONE DAY A WEEK COMPLETING THEIR COURSEWORK A UNIQUE INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THAT DR. TIELLE CREATED WITH ACC, WHICH, AS I SAID, HAS NOW BEEN REPRODUCED TO OTHER DISTRICTS WITHIN CENTRAL TEXAS.
TO NOTE, THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY DEGREED AND THEY ARE SEEKING THEIR TEACHING CERTIFICATION.
AS NOTED, DELVALLEY UNIVERSITY IS UNIQUE TO DELVALLE ISD.
IT ALLOWS ALL STAFF, INCLUDING OUR STUDENT TEACHERS, TO ADDRESS CONTENT AND TEACHING STRATEGIES TO HELP IMPROVE OUR STUDENT TEACHERS.
THIS MAY INCLUDE STRATEGIES ADDRESSING ENGLISH LEARNERS, SHELTERED INSTRUCTION, SPECIAL EDUCATION STRATEGIES, OR ELSE DELVE INTO MORE CONTENT-SPECIFIC MATERIAL.
ONCE AGAIN, DELVALLEY UNIVERSITY IS UNIQUE TO DELVALLEY.
WE NOT ONLY INCLUDE ALL OF OUR STAFF BUT ALSO EXPAND A THREAD FOR OUR STUDENT TEACHERS.
WHAT ELSE IS UNIQUE TO DELVALLEY ID IS THE DELVALLE ISD SIGNING DAY.
LAST YEAR AT THE SIGNING DAY, THERE WERE 19 STUDENT TEACHERS WHO SIGNED LAST YEAR, ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION, AND COOPERATING TEACHERS.
THIS YEAR THE EVENT IS GOING TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, AT 4:30 PM AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE RECEIVING INVITATIONS TO JOIN US FOR THIS CELEBRATION.
ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IN DELVALLEY SD FOR RECRUITING PURPOSES IS A MENTORING PROGRAM, THRIVE MENTORING PROGRAM, IN WHICH FIRST AND SECOND-YEAR TEACHERS, MENTORS WORK WITH MENTEES WHERE THEY'RE ENGAGED IN A STRUCTURED PROGRAM THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, WHICH PROVIDES A STRUCTURED PROGRAM WHERE OUR MENTORS CAN EFFECTIVELY MENTOR OUR MENTEES.
IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE PIE GRAPH ON HERE, WHICH DELINEATES 82 RESPONSES, HOW HAS THE THRIVE MENTOR PROGRAM CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR SUCCESS? WE SEE OVERWHELMINGLY WITH 85% OF THOSE WHO RESPONDED SAYING IT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR SUCCESS.
ANOTHER MEANS THAT WE DO WITH OUR NEW TEACHERS AS WE ASSESS THEM ON THIS COMPRO, OF THE OTHER SURVEYS WE ASK, HOW SUPPORTIVE DO THEY FEEL AS A NEW TEACHER AT THEIR CAMPUS? WITH ONE BEING THE LOWEST, TO SIX BEING THE HIGHEST, OVERWHELMINGLY.
WE SEE THE TEACHERS RESPONDING WITH A FIVE OR SIX OVERWHELMINGLY, THAT THEY DO FEEL SUPPORTED AS A NEW TEACHER AT THEIR CAMPUS.
ANOTHER RECRUITMENT ACTIVITY THAT WE HAVE, NOT JUST FOR OUR TEACHERS, BUT ALSO FOR ADMINISTRATORS, IS A FUTURE PRINCIPAL PATHWAY.
IN FUTURE PRINCIPAL PATHWAY, WE HAVE PRINCIPAL RESIDENTS WHO WORK YEAR LONG WITH CAMPUS PRINCIPALS.
THIS PROGRAM IS COMPARABLE TO STUDENT TEACHING, WHERE A STUDENT TEACHER WOULD WORK WITH A COOPERATING TEACHER.
IN THE PRINCIPAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM, WE HAVE AN ADMINISTRATOR IN TRAINING WHO WORKS WITH A CAMPUS PRINCIPAL ALL YEAR LONG.
OUR HOPE IS THAT WE DEVELOP THEM ENOUGH IN ORDER TO BE QUALIFIED TO BECOME ADMINISTRATORS WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.
OUR RECRUITING EFFORTS I JUST WENT OVER, IF WE NOW FOCUS ON HOW WE RETAIN OUR TEACHERS.
IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS WHICH WAS PUT OUT, WHAT THIS IS IS THIS IS A GRAPH THAT DELINEATES THE PAST THREE YEARS OF 2021, '22.
IT DELINEATES STATEWIDE THE PERCENTAGE OF TEACHERS WHO CONSIDER LEAVING THE TEACHING PROFESSION.
IF WE LOOK 2020-'21-'22 STATEWIDE, WE SEE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THOSE WHO ARE CONSIDERING LEAVING THE TEACHING PROFESSION.
WE KNOW SOME OF THIS IS ALSO IN RESPONSE TO THE GREAT RESIGNATION THAT HAPPENED NATIONWIDE.
BASED ON WHAT WAS HAPPENING ECONOMICALLY AND WITH COVID IN THE SITUATIONS, DELVALLE SD HAS BEEN RESPONSIVE AND RECEPTIVE FOR THIS AND HAS TRIED TO INCREASE
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THE EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED IN DELVALLE ISD.EVIDENCE HERE BY OUR DELVALLE ISD TEACHER RETENTION RATE, WHERE WE SEE THAT THE RETENTION RATE SIGNIFICANTLY WAS AT '78, '84 DIPPED BASED ON THE COVID AND THEN WE SAW THE GREAT RESIGNATION WHICH WAS EXHIBITED BACK IN '21, '22, WHERE THE DISTRICT HAD A 70% RETENTION RATE, WHICH LAST YEAR THE DISTRICT WAS ABLE TO BOUNCE BACK WITH BASED ON THEIR RETENTION EFFORTS TO INCREASE IT SIGNIFICANTLY UP TO 81%.
ONE THING TO NOTE ALSO IS THAT WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE TEACHER RETENTION DATA, THESE ARE TEACHERS WHO ARE NO LONGER WITHIN THE TEACHING PROFESSION WITHIN DELVALLE ISD.
THIS INCLUDES, THEREFORE TEACHERS WHO HAVE RETIRED.
SINCE. DELVALLE ALSO OFFERS MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS TO ADVANCE IN AREAS OF ADMINISTRATION AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING.
THIS DATA ALSO INCLUDES THOSE TEACHERS WHO ARE STILL WITHIN THE DISTRICT, HOWEVER, IN A DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL ROLE.
IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE PERCENTAGE OF TEACHERS WITH EXPERIENCE, DR.
RUSH PRESENTED DATA COMPARABLE TO THIS EARLIER.
WE SAY THAT EXPERIENCED TEACHERS ARE THOSE WHO ARE DEFINED AS THOSE HAVING MORE THAN SIX YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE.
IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS GRAPH ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE DELINEATES THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS WITH 0-5 YEARS EXPERIENCE.
THE LEFT HAND SIDE, DELINEATED BY THAT SOLID BLACK LINE, DELINEATES THE PERCENTAGE OF THOSE HAVING MORE THAN EXPERIENCE.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT DELVALLE HAS MORE VETERAN TEACHERS THAN BEGINNING TEACHERS.
I THINK WE CAN CLAP. LET ME STOP HERE FOR A CLAP.
>> YOU'RE FREE TO INTERJECT ANY TIME.
>> ONE THING NOTED AND THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND SIGNIFICANT IS DR. TIELLE'S MISSION WAS TO HAVE A DELVALLE UNIVERSITY.
SOMETHING THAT SHE ADVANCED FORWARD WHEN SHE JOINED US BACK IN 2017, AND IT'S COUNTRY FRUITION AFTER MANY YEARS AND EFFORTS.
THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT IS HIGHLIGHTED WITHIN DELVALLE ISD AND IT IS NOW REPRODUCED IN OTHER DISTRICTS.
AS WE'VE HEARD BEFORE, THIS IS SPECIFIC TO TEACHERS, IT'S SPECIFIC TO PARAPROFESSIONALS, IT'S SPECIFIC TO ALL DIFFERENT STAFF, WHERE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A WEEK OFF IN THE FALL, WHERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE CAN DECOMPRESS, HAVE SOME MENTAL HEALTH, TO GO AHEAD AND REGROUP AND HAVE FOUR DAYS AMONGST OUR COLLEAGUES WHERE WE CAN HAVE INTENSE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS ALSO ALIGNED TO WHAT THE NEEDS ARE OF THE STAFF.
IT'S SCAFFOLD AS WELL BASED ON THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCED AND THOSE WHO ARE NOVICE, WHICH IS LED BY OUR STAFF AS WELL.
AS NOTED EARLIER, NOT ONLY IS THIS FOR THE STAFF WITHIN DELVALLE ISD, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES OUR STUDENT TEACHERS, WHICH IS A RECRUITING TOOL THAT WE USE.
THE SECOND HALF OF THESE DAYS ARE DESCRIBED IN FEBRUARY, WHERE A COUPLE OF DAYS WHICH ARE FLANKED ON PRESIDENTS DAY WEEKEND, WHERE ONCE AGAIN, ALL STAFF IS ABLE TO GROUP, BECOME AGITATED BASED ON TOPICS THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF.
ANOTHER FOCAL POINT OF DELVALLE ID IS THAT THE HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM WORKS DILIGENTLY WITH ADMINISTRATIVE TEAMS. THEY WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAMS TO HELP THEM PREPARE, TO RETAIN, AS WELL AS TO INTERVIEW AND MARKET WHAT DELVALLE ISD HAS IN ORDER TO MAKE IT A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO BE.
THAT INCLUDES LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINING, AND SUPERVISION AND DOCUMENTATION.
STRATEGIC STAFFING, BEST HIRING PRACTICES, STRONG CAMPUS ON BOARDING, AND SUPPORT NEW TEACHERS, AND THE INTANGIBLE RECRUITING TEACHERS WITH IT.
WE WORK COLLECTIVELY IN DELVALLE ISD TO IDENTIFY WHAT TYPE OF STAFF ARE WE LOOKING TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN WITHIN DELVALLE ISD.
THE COMPONENT IS THAT ORGANIC, THE NON TANGIBLE, THAT PEOPLE BRING TO THE DISTRICT, RECOGNIZING IT'S A GOOD FIT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR THEM.
WE WON, AS NOTED BEFORE, TO BRING IN HIGH QUALITY STAFF.
HIGH QUALITY STAFF ARE THOSE WHO COME WITH THE IT FACTOR, AND I WANT TO COMMEND MS. WALLACE DEVELOPING CAPACITY WITH NOT ONLY HER TEAM, BUT A DISTRICT WIDE TEAM TO SAY THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD FIT FOR OUR KIDS.
AS NOTED EARLIER ALSO DELVALLE ISD HAS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGE.
THANK YOU, JASON, FOR BRINGING THIS AS A REASON WHY DELVALLE IS AT THE FOREFRONT WITHIN CENTRAL TEXAS.
IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE PERCENTAGE OF SALARY INCREASES, AS JASON HAS NOTED OVER THE PAST YEARS, THE DISTRICT BOARD SPEARHEADING AGGRESSIVE RAISES THAT DR. TIELLE ADMINISTRATION HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD.
AS A REMINDER, ON THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR, THOSE WITH 1-5 YEARS HAD A 7% RAISE INCREASE.
WHERE THOSE WITH MORE THAN SIX YEARS HAD A 9% SALARY INCREASE.
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ALL STAFF RECEIVED A 6% INCREASE.'22, '23 YEAR WAS DIFFERENTIATED WITH A 7% FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF AND A 4% RAISE FOR ADMINISTRATORS.
THIS PAST YEAR, THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED ANOTHER 6% RAISE FOR THE CURRENT '23, '24 SCHOOL YEAR.
I THINK WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE THAT THE DELVALLE ISD HAS TO OFFER, MOST OF THE TIME, PEOPLE WILL DEFAULT TO THEIR SALARIES.
HOWEVER, WHAT DELVALLE ISD ALSO OFFERS IS AN EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE HEALTH CARE PACKAGE, WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN ADVANCED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD, WHICH IS A $500 DISTRICT ABUTION HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN, WHICH COVERS 100% OF THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE JUST SEEKING HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THEMSELVES.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, IF ONE ELECTS, THE DISTRICT WILL CONTRIBUTE $124 FOR HSA.
THE DISTRICT OFFERS TWO PAY PERIODS PER MONTH WITH AN ANNUALIZED PAY, A MASTER'S DEGREE WILL RECEIVE A STIPEND OF $2,100 FOR TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS.
THE DISTRICT ALSO OFFERS FREE BILINGUAL TEST CERTIFICATION PREPARATION, AS WELL AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TESTING PROGRAM.
DISTRICT OFFERS ESL CERTIFICATION TRAINING AND TEST REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT CONSISTENTLY LOOKS AT STIPENDS COMPARABLE WITHIN THE DISTRICT AS WELL AS SURROUNDING DISTRICTS TO MAKE SURE WE RECRUIT AND RETAIN THE BEST HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF FOR OUR STUDENTS, WHICH INCLUDES SOME OF THE HIGHEST STIPENDS AROUND.
BILINGUAL TEACHERS RECEIVE A $7,000 STIPEND.
SECONDARY SCIENCE AND MATH TEACHERS RECEIVE A $3,000 STIPEND.
THE HEART TO FILL SPECIAL EDUCATION POSITIONS RECEIVE A $3,000 STIPEND, $2,000 STIPEND FOR TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM INTEGRATION, $1,000 FOR THE DAAP STAFF, $1,000 FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STIPEND, WHICH IS CONTINGENT ON FULFILLING THE RESPONSIBILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH DELVALLE UNIVERSITY.
IN ADDITION, THERE ARE STIPENDS FOR DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, GRADE LEVEL LEADERS, PLC LEADS, UIL COACHES, COORDINATORS, AND TSS MENTOR TEACHERS AFTER SCHOOL LEAD TUTORING AS WELL AS MORE.
WHAT THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT ALSO WORKED ON THIS YEAR IS IDENTIFYING AN INFORMAL SURVEY, A FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT, RATHER THAN A SUMMIT OF ASSESSMENT.
RATHER THAN WAITING FOR THE END OF THE YEAR TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE PLANNED ON LEAVING, THEY IMPLEMENTED A PILOT PROGRAM WITH CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION TO ASSESS OUR STAFF MID YEAR TO SAY, ARE YOU INTERESTED? ARE YOU COMING BACK TO DELVALLE ISD FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR? AS MENTIONED, THEY'RE CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING AT INFORMATION TO SEE HOW WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER SOURCE OF DATA FOR THE TEAM TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
HOW CAN WE DO BETTER OUR RECRUITMENT AND OUR RETENTION EFFORTS.
OUR STAFF OVERWHELMINGLY WHO DID THE SURVEY, STATED THAT THEY DO PLAN A RETURNING BACK FOR THE '24, '25 SCHOOL YEAR.
AS MENTIONED, HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT HAS DONE A VERY GREAT JOB DEVELOPING A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT CYCLE AS DELINEATED ON HERE.
WAIT TILL THE END OF THE YEAR TO SEE IF WE'RE DOING SOMETHING CORRECTLY.
THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IS CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING INFORMATION TO IDENTIFY IF RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT OR IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVEMENT THAT ENTAILS CONTINUOUSLY GATHERING FEEDBACK FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES.
OUR STUDENT TEACHERS, OUR ADMINISTRATORS, OUR CURRICULUM STAFF, LOOKING AT STUDENT DATA AS WELL, SEEING IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH OR IMPROVEMENT.
OR IDENTIFYING WHO THOSE STRONG TEACHER LEADERS ARE TO USE THEM TO LEAD OTHER TEACHERS ALONG THE WAY.
THEY CREATE ACTION PLANS, IDENTIFYING AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT, THEY'RE SPECIFIC, THEY'RE SMART GOALS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, COLLECTING DATA, MULTIPLE SOURCES OF DATA IN RESPONSE, ADJUSTING THEIR ACTION PLANS, CONTINUING THE CYCLE AS WELL.
HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, ONCE AGAIN, THE PURPOSE OF THIS WAS TO SHOWCASE HOW A DEPARTMENT IS FULFILLING THE STRATEGIC PLAN, ADVANCING WITH EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT THEY ARE ON TARGET.
THANK YOU BY LEADING BY EXAMPLE, MS. WALLACE AND THE HUMAN DEPARTMENT.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY STAFF ARE HERE FROM HR, BUT IF YOU ARE, WOULD YOU STAND, PLEASE? [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. JONATHAN REAL QUICK.
BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT DATA AND THE INFORMATION PROVIDED?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I DO HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AND I HAD THE PAGE NUMBERS OR THE SLIDE NUMBERS AS THEY WERE PRESENTED IN THE PACKET.
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PAGE 45, HOW MANY PROGRAM SURVEYS WERE BROADCAST? WE GOT 82 BACK, SO I WANT TO KNOW, WAS THAT HIGH? WAS THAT LOW?>> I'M SORRY, WHICH SLIDE, PLEASE?
>> IT SAYS PAGE 45. LET'S SEE.
>> IT'S THE ONE ABOUT THE SURVEY WHERE YOU SAID THERE WERE 82 RESPONSES BACK.
>> FOR THE THRIVE MENTOR PROGRAM.
>> WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT AGAIN, GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
THOSE ARE GOING TO BE OUR FIRST-YEAR TEACHERS.
WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
>> THEN THE NEXT PAGE, THE NEW TEACHER SURVEY DATA, 70 RESPONSES.
AGAIN, HOW MANY WERE DISTRIBUTED?
>> SURE THING. WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT AND PROVIDE INFORMATION AS WELL. TRUSTEE WAGNER.
>> THANK YOU. AGAIN, PAGE 51, IT IS GOING TO BE THE DVISD, YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DATA, WHICH I'M SUPER GRATEFUL TO SEE THIS SLIDE BECAUSE IT IS ONE THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IN MARCH WHEN WE DID OUR RAISES LAST YEAR.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TEACHERS FOR THIS BREAKDOWN THING RATHER THAN JUST THE PERCENTS.
THE PERCENTS ARE GREAT, BUT ALSO THE TEACHERS NUMBERS WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> SURE THING WE'LL GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
>> PAGE 55, LET'S SEE, THE STAY SURVEYS, HOW MANY QUESTIONS WERE ASKED ON THAT? I REALIZED IT SAID PILOTED A STAY SURVEY.
HOW MANY WERE SENT OUT? HOW MANY RESPONSES?
>> SURE THING. I KNOW THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT WAS PILING THIS AND WE'LL CAST A WIDER NET TO COLLECT MORE INFORMAL DATA ALSO WITH MORE OF A NARROW ON THERE TO WELL, SO THEY CAN GET THE SPECIFICS ABOUT WHY PEOPLE ARE STAYING.
WE CAN GET THAT FOR YOU, SURE THING.
>> I BELIEVE THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE SLIDES WHEN IT COMES TO STUDENT TEACHERS.
SLIDE 35 HAS ONLY SEVEN COMING BACK AND IT'S JUST AS FALL SEMESTER WHERE IT HAD 52 LAST YEAR TOTAL AND THEN SLIDE 41 IT DIDN'T EVEN PUT IN THIS YEAR'S OR 2023 NUMBERS IN THERE.
IS THERE A REASON WHY IT'S DECLINED? OR DO WE EXPECT TO HAVE 43, 44 IN THIS SPRING SEMESTER?
>> IS THIS THE FIRST ONE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?
>> HE DOESN'T HAVE THE [INAUDIBLE]
>> IF YOU TELL ME THE TITLE OF IT.
>> IN GOAL 3 THERE'S STUDENT TEACHERS.
>> WHERE IT SAYS STUDENT TEACHERS, IT SAYS FOR 2023, SEVEN STUDENT TEACHERS.
ARE WE EXPECTING TO HAVE 40-SOMETHING THIS SPRING OR IS THERE A REASON WHY THERE'S NOT MANY THIS YEAR?
>> SURE. I CAN ADDRESS THIS ONE BECAUSE I ADDRESSED IT LAST MONTH ALSO WHEN I PRESENTED THIS DATA.
THE MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENT TEACHERS COME TO US IN THE SPRING.
WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT THERE IS WHAT WE HAVE IN THE FALL.
IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE PAST YEARS, THOSE ARE COLLECTIVELY THE FALL AND THE SPRING SEMESTER.
RIGHT NOW, WE JUST HAVE THE STUDENT TEACHERS FOR THIS FALL, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE WITH THOSE WHO JOIN US THIS SPRING ALSO.
>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THEN THE ACC TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAM.
>> I FEEL LIKE THAT'S NOT SPREAD WIDE ENOUGH.
NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT WHAT A GREAT PROGRAM THAT IS.
WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO ADVERTISE THAT?
>> SURE. AS I MENTIONED, THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM THAT DR. TIELLE HAD WORKED ON TO GO AHEAD AND TO START UP.
THESE ARE THOSE WHO ALREADY HAVE THEIR DEGREES, SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING THE RESIDENCY WHICH IS A YEAR LONG.
AS I MENTIONED WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT IT IS ALLOWS STUDENT TEACHERS OR THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM TO BE A WHOLE YEAR WHERE MOST OF THE STUDENT TEACHER PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO BE ONE SEMESTER LONG SO THIS IS ONE THAT LASTS AN ENTIRE YEAR.
IT'S ONE ALSO THAT HAS BEEN [BACKGROUND] WE'LL DO A Q&A DOCUMENT.
WE'LL PLACE THE INFORMATION THERE FOR YOU.
>> IF YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION NOW, YOU CAN TELL US NOW.
>> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO MORE IN-DEPTH WITH THE Q&A DOCUMENT.
IT'S ONE THAT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS WELL.
SO IT WAS ONE THAT WAS PILOTED WITH US.
IT HAS NOW EXPANDED TO OTHER CENTRAL TEXAS PROGRAMS. LINDSAY GONZALEZ, OUR DIRECT VIEW IS ONE WHO WORKS WITH
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ACC TO HELP RECRUIT TO PROMOTE THIS PROGRAM AS WELL, BUT WE CAN GET THE SPECIFICS FOR YOU IN THE FOLLOW-UP DOCUMENT ON FRIDAY.>> ONE OF THE THINGS WITH THE PROGRAM, SUSIE, WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW MANY WERE FINALLY IN THE PROGRAM, BUT WE STARTED WITH I BELIEVE SIX.
DID WE START WITH SIX? THAT WASN'T THE RESIDENCY.
I APOLOGIZE THAT WAS A DIFFERENT ONE.
>> NO, IT'S OKAY BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I HAVEN'T HEARD ENOUGH ABOUT IT AND WITH ACC BEING ONE OF OUR PARTNERS, ANYTHING THAT WE DO WITH THEM SHOULD BE BROADCAST AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. [LAUGHTER]
>> IS THIS JUST AT DELVALLE OR YOU'RE SAYING IT'S OTHER SCHOOLS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS RESIDENCY?
>> THAT WAS ACTUALLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT.
WHEN I MET WITH DR. RHODES, WE WERE TRYING TO THINK OF WAYS THAT THIS WAS ACTUALLY WHEN THERE WAS SUCH A HUGE TEACHER SHORTAGE OF HOW COULD WE ACTUALLY GET STUDENT TEACHERS OR PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BEING TEACHERS, GET INTO OUR DISTRICT, AND THEN KEEP THEM.
THE TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAM, WHICH MISS WALLACE JUST CORRECTED ME, WAS THIS MODEL WHERE THEY SPEND A YEAR WITH US AND THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER MODEL WHERE THEY TAKE THEIR COURSE WORK AS AN ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION, BUT IT'S MORE IN-DEPTH AND THEY COULD BEGIN TEACHING REGULAR OR SO PROGRAM.
BUT BOTH PROGRAMS WERE SMALL AND THE REASON THAT THEY WERE SMALL IS WE WEREN'T SURE IF IT WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO WORK AND IF WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN IT AND IF ACC WOULD BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN IT.
LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST PROGRAM THAT I TALKED ABOUT THAT WAS PILOTED.
THIS YEAR WE PILOTED THIS PROGRAM AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO ACC AND DISCUSS OF THE TWO MODELS WHICH ONE WORKED AND HOW CAN WE CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN IT.
AND YES, OTHER DISTRICTS DID REPLICATE IT, BUT IT IS STILL IN A PILOT MODE.
WE CAN LET YOU KNOW AT THE END OF THIS YEAR HOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE OR NOT.
>> THANK YOU. LIKE I SAID, I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE WE HEAR ENOUGH ABOUT THAT ONE. LET'S SEE.
FROM THE JOB FAIRS THAT WE DID AT THE COLLEGE CAMPUSES AND OTHER PLACES, WHAT IS THE AVERAGE THAT WE'RE SEEING THAT PEOPLE ARE COMING TO OUR TABLES AND WHAT DO WE SAY TO ATTRACT POTENTIAL STAFF MEMBERS?
>> SURE. IF WE COULD FOLLOW UP WITH THAT ALSO WITH YOU TOO, YES.
>> I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT MORE PUBLIC SO OTHER PEOPLE CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING AND NOT JUST ON A PIECE OF PAPER WHERE ONLY WE SEE IT AS A BOARD BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING OUTSIDE OF OUR CAMPUS.
THAT'S FINE. THE PRINCIPLE 1 HOW DOES THAT WORK? DO WE SELECT CERTAIN PEOPLE OR DO PEOPLE HAVE TO APPLY FOR THESE TYPE OF INTERNSHIPS AND IS IT OPEN TO EVERYONE OR ARE Y'ALL SELECTING CERTAIN PEOPLE?
>> WE CAN GET THE CRITERIA TO YOU ON THE SELECTION PROCESS.
THERE IS A SCREENING PROCESS THAT WE CAN GET TO. YES.
>> MY LAST QUESTION IS GOING TO BE, I DIDN'T REALLY SEE ANYTHING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, AND THINGS THAT WE DO IN OUR DISTRICT FOR OUR STAFF SO THAT THEY DON'T GET BURNT OUT.
CAN WE ALSO GET SOME OF THAT OFFLINE OR PRESENTED SOMEWHERE?
AS NOTED, AS I MENTIONED ALSO VERY QUICKLY WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT DVU, THE CALENDAR THAT THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED WAS DONE THAT WAS VOTED ON BY STAFF, BY PARENTS, BY TEACHERS AS WELL, COMMUNITY, AND ONE OF THE FOCAL POINTS WHY WE HAVE THAT WEEK IN OCTOBER, AS WELL AS THE DAYS IN FEBRUARY, WAS BASED ON THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED THAT DUE TO RECOGNIZING SELFCARE IS IMPORTANT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND PUT A PAUSE ON THE TEACHING PART AND HAVE THOSE DAYS FOR US TO REGROUP, TO STRENGTHEN OUR MENTAL HEALTH AS WELL SO WE WILL PROVIDE THE SPECIFICS FOR YOU.
>> I'M LOOKING MORE FOR I DON'T KNOW IF WE STILL DO IT, BUT WE USED TO DO WHERE TEACHERS CAN SIGN UP FOR YOGA CLASSES, THEY HAVE TO BE PART OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE COMING OUT TO HELP TEACHERS EXERCISE AND WHATNOT AND JUST MEDITATION.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE STILL DO THAT AND IF WE DON'T, MAYBE WE NEED TO CONSIDER BRINGING THOSE THINGS BACK.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAVE ON THOSE. THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD.
>> FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU. THIS IS GREAT.
I THINK THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO START WITH HIGHLIGHTING HR AND JUST SOME OF THE AMAZING THINGS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING.
I'LL LET THE SUMMARY FORMAT BECAUSE WE CAN'T POSSIBLY KNOW EVERYTHING.
I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER QUESTIONS, BUT LIKE I SAID, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU.
ON SLIDE 50, THE DVISD TEACHER RETENTION DATA.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND CLARIFY FOR MYSELF
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AND ALSO FOR ANYBODY LISTENING THAT THESE NUMBERS DO NOT REFLECT THOSE WHO ACTUALLY HAVE STAYED WITHIN THE DISTRICT BUT HAVE MOVED MAYBE TO ADMINISTRATION OR THOSE WHO HAVE RETIRED.THESE NUMBERS ARE ACTUALLY HIGHER IF YOU WERE TO INCLUDE THOSE.
OUR RETENTION RATE IS ACTUALLY PRETTY AWESOME.
>> I'M GOING TO CLAP. FEEL FREE TO JOIN ME.
>> THAT'S AWESOME. ACTUALLY, TO TRUSTEE WOODY'S POINT, I ACTUALLY DO THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SHARE THIS WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE IN THE Q&A'S AND WHATNOT THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH THEM TOO.
YOU GUYS CAN DISCUSS AND SEE HOW MUCH WORK IT WOULD BE, BUT I LOVE HOW THE MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS THAT THEY'RE DOING FOR JUST WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE DISTRICT.
COULD WE TAKE THIS LITTLE PRESENTATION, PAIR IT DOWN, AND TAKE OFF SOME OF THE DATA AND STUFF THAT MAYBE PEOPLE DON'T NEED TO SEE AND THEN JUST ADD IT ON THE SAME WEBSITE OR WHATEVER?
>> WE ACTUALLY HAVE DISCUSS THIS AND DO PLAN AFTER EACH BOARD MEETING TO TAKE THIS AND PUT IT INTO A DIGESTIBLE FORMAT TO PUBLICIZE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.
>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT BECAUSE THEY SHOULD KNOW BECAUSE THIS IS HR, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THIS EVERY BOARD MEETING SO EVERYBODY SHOULD BE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
I DO APPRECIATE YOU ADDING DETAIL TO ALL THESE SLIDES BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST SAW THEM I WAS LIKE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THIS IS.
BEFORE I HAD QUESTIONS LIKE WHAT EXACTLY IS THIS AND THEN YOU WENT THROUGH, I APPRECIATE YOU GOING THROUGH AND GIVING US THAT DETAIL, BUT HAVING THAT SOMEWHERE FOR US TO TELL PEOPLE COME TO DELVALLE, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE.
I CAN RECITE IT BETTER IF I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.
THANK YOU FOR DETAILS. APPRECIATE THAT.
I THINK THE REST OF US SAY GETTO.
>> THANK YOU BOARD AND ONCE AGAIN, HAPPY BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.
WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY LUDOVIS GOING TO FEEL REALLY LEFT OUT IF WE DON'T CLAP FOR THE FINANCIAL REPORTS AS WELL, SO JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE.
[VI.C. Monthly Financial Reports]
HAVE OUR MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MISS CANSINO WITH THAT.>> [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS, DR. TIELLE, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, WE ARE HERE FOR OUR DECEMBER MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS WHICH ARE COMPRISED OF THE INVESTMENT REPORT, TAX OFFICE REPORT, BUDGET REPORT, BUDGET REPORT BY OBJECT, AND A FUND BALANCE REPORT.
FOR THE INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, THE DISTRICT HAS INVESTED $362,000,000.
OF THOSE, THE WEIGHTED MATURITY, THE AVERAGE MATURITY IS 0.68 YEARS, WITH AN AVERAGE YIELD OF 5%.
FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, THE INTEREST EARNINGS FOR ALL FUNDS IS 1,459,000 AND THAT BRINGS THE FISCAL YEAR TODAY TO 9,365,000 THAT IS FROM JULY TILL DECEMBER, HALF A YEAR.
I THINK THAT'S WORTH AN APPLAUSE TOO.
[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, FOR THE TAX OFFICE REPORT TAX COLLECTIONS AND THERE IS A SLIGHT CORRECTION ON THE BOX ON THE SIDE, IT SHOULD SAY DECEMBER NET TAX COLLECTIONS ARE 47 $382,000,000 SO THAT IS ALSO GREAT.
COLLECTIVELY FOR THE TAX YEAR, NOW THE TAX YEAR IS DIFFERENT FROM OUR FISCAL YEAR.
FISCAL YEAR RUNS FROM JULY THROUGH JUNE.
OUR TAX YEAR RUNS FROM OCTOBER TILL SEPTEMBER SO THIS IS FROM OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THE BULK OF THAT CAME IN IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER AND WE SHOULD SEE ANOTHER BIG INCREASE FOR THIS CURRENT MONTH.
THOSE ARE THE TWO MONTHS THAT WE COLLECT THE MOST TAXES.
THE BUDGET REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
NOW THIS REPORT IS BROKEN DOWN BY FUNCTION AND THEN IS FURTHER BROKEN DOWN BY MAJOR OBJECT WITH PAYROLL COST IN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS, OTHER OPERATING COSTS, AND CAPITAL OUTLAY.
OUR LARGEST FUNCTION IS OUR FUNCTION 11, WHICH WE HAVE BUDGETED $76,000,000 OF WHICH WE HAVE SPENT A LITTLE UNDER 47%.
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FOR THE BUDGET AS A WHOLE IF WE LOOK AT THE LAST LINE, YOU'LL SEE OUR ADOPTED BUDGET.IT'S AT 134.4 MILLION DOLLARS.
WE HAVE SPENT 63.6 MILLION DOLLARS BRINGING OUR EXPENDITURES TO 47.32 OF THE BUDGET.
WE ARE MIDWAY, SO WE ARE ON TARGET WITH THE BUDGET.
WE ARE A LITTLE UNDER HALF OF THE YEAR SO THAT'S GREAT.
FOR THE BUDGET BY MAJOR OBJECT NOW THIS IS THE SAME NUMBERS EXCEPT THAT IT IS BROKEN DOWN INTO MORE DETAIL AT THE OBJECT CODE AND YOU'LL SEE THERE THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE 61, 19, THAT'S FOR PROFESSIONAL SALARIES.
YOU'LL SEE THAT'S ONE OF OUR LARGEST OBJECT CODES AND THOSE ARE SALARIES FOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF.
THAT MEANS TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.
THE AMOUNT, AGAIN, AT THE END, IS THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS REPORT.
WE HAVE SPENT 47.32 OF OUR BUDGET.
THE NEXT REPORT IS OUR FUND BALANCE REPORT.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS USUALLY WHAT YOU SEE IN OUR AUDIT FINANCIAL REPORTS.
IT'S BROKEN DOWN BY REVENUES, BY APPROPRIATIONS OR OUR EXPENDITURES AND AT THE BOTTOM, IT'LL HAVE ANY SOURCES OF OTHER INCOME OR ANY OTHER SOURCE OR TRANSFER OUT.
WE HAVE ALSO A VARIANCE SO IF YOU HAVE AN EXCESS OR YOU HAVE A DEFICIT, IT'S ALSO SHOWN HERE AT THE BOTTOM AND THEN WE ADD A BEGINNING FUND BALANCE WHICH IS AUDITED.
OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE IS AT 54.2 MILLION DOLLARS AND THEN WHAT WE'RE ESTIMATING, OUR ENDING FUND BALANCE SHOULD BE FOR BUDGET PURPOSES.
THIS MAY NOT BE ACTUAL, THIS IS ONLY WHAT WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR.
JUST TO RECAP, AT THE VERY TOP, IN OUR REVENUES, WHAT YOU SEE IN THE FIRST COLUMN IS OUR AMENDED BUDGET BEFORE THE LAST AMENDMENT.
IF YOU WILL RECALL, IN THE JUNE BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD ADOPTED APPROVED A BALANCED BUDGET.
SINCE THEN, WE HAVE BROUGHT OVER THREE DIFFERENT AMENDMENTS.
THE FIRST ONE BEING FOR HOUSE BILL 3, THAT'S TO INCREASE FOR THE POLICE OFFICERS.
THAT WAS A LITTLE OVER $500,000.
THEN THE SECOND AMENDMENT THAT WE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD WAS IN SEPTEMBER AND THAT WAS FOR OUR CYBERSECURITY AND PERSONNEL AND FOR THE ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE.
THEN THE LAST ONE FOR THE 470,000 THAT WAS FOR LEGAL FEES AND FOR THE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY.
THAT BRINGS IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM WHERE IT SAYS A DEFICIT OF REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES WELL, WE HAVE A DEFICIT BUDGET OF 1,431,000.
THAT'S WHERE THAT'S COMING FROM AND THEN WE SUBTRACT THAT FROM THE 54, 000,000 SO WE ARE ESTIMATING OUR ENDING BALANCE TO BE 52.7 MILLION DOLLARS.
STILL WELL ABOVE THE TA-RECOMMENDED THREE MONTHS OF EXPENDITURES.
WE BROUGHT THIS INFORMATION AT THE LAST WORKSHOP WHERE THIS IS A RECENT DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDING WITH OUR SHARS FUNDING.
SHARS IT IS SHORT FOR SCHOOL HEALTH AND RELATED SERVICES AND BASICALLY WHAT IT IS IS A REIMBURSEMENT FOR ANY SERVICE, A MEDICAID, HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR STUDENTS SO WE GET A REIMBURSEMENT EVERY YEAR.
IT VARIES. WE WERE ESTIMATING GETTING A 4.2 MILLION BASED ON OUR SETTLEMENT REPORT.
HOWEVER, IN DECEMBER, WE WERE NOTIFIED OF A REDUCTION AND AN AVERAGE IS ABOUT 50% FOR THE STATE.
NOW THIS IS AFFECTING EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT, NOT JUST DELVALLE ISC, I WANT TO STRESS THAT, AND THEY MADE SOME CHANGES TO SOME OF THE RATIOS AND FOR THE VALLE ISD, IT MEANT A 2.4 MILLION DOLLAR REDUCTION IN WHAT WE WERE ESTIMATING COLLECTING THIS YEAR.
I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT INFORMATION SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT.
WE HAVE DISAGREED WITH THE COST REPORT.
THAT'S THE FIRST STEP AND THEN WE WILL DISPUTE THE FINDING AND PROVIDE EITHER INFORMATION TO BACK UP WHY WE'RE DISAGREEING WITH THEM.
WE ARE IN THAT PROCESS AND AGAIN, WE ARE SEEKING YOUR ADVICE STILL AS THIS DEVELOPS AND WE'LL LET YOU KNOW IF ANYTHING CHANGES.
[APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.
>> BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS REALLY QUICK, JUST TO MAKE SURE.
>> I HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS THAT I SAW.
[OVERLAPPING] WELL, WE GET EMAILS FROM THE POWELL LAW FIRM AND THEY HAD SOME REALLY GOOD INFORMATION ON THE SHARS THAT TASB, TASA, AND TASBO HAD DONE A JOINT LETTER.
I THINK IF I UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY, IT'S BECAUSE OF WHAT THE STATE OF TEXAS DID
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AND HOW WE REPORTED WASN'T WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS DID, BUT IT'S WHAT THE STATE HAS DONE.THIS HAS BEEN GOING FIGHTING SINCE 2017, DEALING WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
I KNOW IT'S HIT EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SOME HAVE TO PAY MONEY BACK, AND IT'S AFFECTING EVERY BUDGET IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS.
SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THERE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AGAIN, PRETTY MUCH EVERY DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS WAS AFFECTED BY THIS, AND LIKE YOU SAID, SOME OF THEM ARE HAVING NOT ONLY ARE THEY NOT GETTING WHAT THEY WERE ANTICIPATING, BUT THEY'RE HAVING TO TAKE OUT OF THEIR POCKET TO PAY BACK BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE SAME REIMBURSEMENT THAT THEY HAD BEFORE.
IT IS GOING BACK TO ACTUALLY AN AUDIT OF 2011 DATA, WHICH THEY SETTLED IN 2017, AND NOW THEY'RE APPLYING THIS YEAR AND IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT THE DISTRICT WAS NOTIFIED.
WE HAD HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT IT BUT IN DECEMBER WE RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION.
WE HAVE DISAGREED, WHICH IS THE FIRST STEP, LIKE I MENTIONED.
THEN WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE WITH THE SAME FIRM THAT REPRESENTED SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH THE ACCOUNTABILITY RATING.
SO WE ARE LOOKING INTO THAT AS WELL.
>> THAT LAW FIRM IS BEGINNING TO REACH OUT TO DISTRICTS TO SEE IF THERE IS ACTUAL GROUNDS FOR A LAWSUIT SIMILAR TO THE ACCOUNTABILITY ONE.
>> I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE SPEND OUR MONEY ON THE INSTRUCTION STANDPOINT, I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE, BUT SORT OF THE BREAKDOWN OF EXPENDITURES.
IT SAID THAT WE WERE IN THE BALLPARK OF 56, ALMOST 57%, AND LAST YEAR, THE STATE AVERAGE FOR SPENDING ON INSTRUCTION WAS IN THE 55%.
I FEEL LIKE IT'S A REALLY GOOD THING THAT PEOPLE DON'T HEAR ENOUGH ABOUT, IS THAT WE'RE SPENDING MOST OF OUR RESOURCES EVEN MORE THAN THE STATE AVERAGE ON INSTRUCTION.
THAT'S SOMETHING TO APPLAUD IN AND OF ITSELF.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? YEAH, GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY. I'LL BE QUICK, I PROMISE.
I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO SHARS, WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT JUST FOR THE PUBLIC TO ALSO KNOW.
EVEN THOUGH WE RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF 2.4 MILLION REDUCTION, HOW IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT OUR STUDENTS? ARE WE LOSING ANY PROGRAMS? ARE WE ABLE TO FUND IT SOME OTHER WAYS THE CURRENT PROGRAM?
>> RIGHT NOW WE DON'T ANTICIPATE MAKING ANY CHANGES TO OUR SPECIAL ED PROGRAM.
THIS IS WHERE MAINLY WE GET THIS REIMBURSE FROM.
NOW, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY PUBLICIZED DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION HOW UNDERFUNDED OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IS, AND ON TOP OF THAT, INSTEAD OF GETTING THE FUNDING THAT WE WERE ANTICIPATING OR HAD BEEN DISCUSSED WHEN WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY ADJUSTMENTS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION OR REALLY ANY OTHER PROGRAM ASIDE FROM THE SMALL AMOUNT THAT WE RECEIVE AS AN ADJUSTMENT FOR THE HIRING OF THE POLICE OFFICERS, WE END UP GETTING A LOSS.
WITH THAT REQUIREMENT, SO WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN VERY PUBLIC HOW UNDERFUNDED THE PROGRAM IS AND THEY FURTHER GOING, WE LOSE THIS FUNDING.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DON'T ANTICIPATE HAVING TO MAKE ANY CHANGES AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE I HAD PRESENTED THAT WE HAD BUDGETED A DEFICIT, WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT REAL.
SO WE'LL COME BACK IN THE NEXT BOARD MEETING IN FEBRUARY NOW THAT WE'LL HAVE STATE CERTIFIED VALUES FOR PROPERTY THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY PUT IN INTO OUR FORMULAS AND WE'LL BRING YOU AN UPDATED REVENUE PROJECTION, AND THAT IF WE NEED TO ADJUST AT THAT POINT, WE'LL SEE IT THEN WHEN WE HAVE OUR ACTUAL NUMBERS TO LOOK AT FOR FUNDING.
BUT WE DON'T ANTICIPATE MAKING ANY REDUCTIONS RIGHT NOW.
I THINK FOR THIS YEAR I CAN SAY WE'RE IN A VERY GOOD POSITION THIS YEAR.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. LIKE I SAID, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT THERE'S NO CHANGES BEING MADE EVEN THOUGH THERE'S BEEN THAT HAPPENING.
THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT.
NEXT BOARD MEETING WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION.
>> TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF THAT SPECIFICALLY, IT SAYS $2.4 MILLION REDUCTION, BUT WHAT IS IT THAT WE STARTED WITH? DID WE START WITH 2.5?
>> 4.2. WE WERE EXPECTING $4.2 MILLION.
WE REDUCED IT 2.4, SO OUR RESETTLEMENT IS 1.8 MILLION.
>> WE WERE ACTUALLY A LITTLE ABOVE THE AVERAGE THAT WE WERE ANTICIPATING WHEN 50% REDUCTION AND FOR THE DISTRICT IT WAS A 58% REDUCTION.
>> ONE MORE THING, BECAUSE I GO WAY BACK AND I REMEMBER WHEN THE SPECIAL ED LAW WAS PASSED AND AT THAT TIME, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ONLY FUNDED 40%.
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THAT WAS WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO FUND AND THEY'VE NEVER FULLY FUNDED.THESE ARE SERVICES THAT UNDER FEDERAL LAW WE'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TO OUR STUDENTS.
SO THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN CUT BACK ON THOSE SERVICES.
IT'S JUST THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD REIMBURSE US EACH YEAR.
WE HAD TO SEND IN FOR THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
WE HAD TO SEND IN THE INFORMATION.
IT WAS RETROACTIVE RIGHT AFTER WE'D PROVIDED THE SERVICES.
THEN WE SENT IN TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT.
THAT'S SOMETHING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS NEVER FOLLOWED THROUGH, THEIR FULL FUNDING WAS 40% WHEN THE BILL WAS PASSED, AND THINK OF 1972.
THEY'VE NEVER FULLY FUNDED IT.
THE DISTRICTS HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO PICK UP WHATEVER WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO THE SERVICES, WHICH WE'RE HAPPY AND PROUD TO DO, BECAUSE I THINK WE DO A GOOD JOB IN DELVALLE OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES.
BUT THAT'S WHERE WE STAND WITH A LOT OF THIS AND NOW THIS IS JUST ANOTHER HIT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS.
THE STATE UNDERFUNDS US AND NOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ALWAYS UNDERFUNDED US IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. ACTUALLY, WHEN WE LOOK AT EVEN IN OUR STATE FUNDING, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PROGRAM BREAKDOWN, WE RECEIVE DIFFERENT ALLOTMENTS.
WE RECEIVE THE STATE BILINGUAL KOREAN TECHNOLOGY.
FOR THESE PROGRAMS WE RECEIVE X NUMBER AND WE ARE REQUIRED TO SPEND A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE, 55% INCLUDING SPECIAL EDUCATION.
THAT IS THE ONLY PROGRAM THAT WE GO ABOVE AND SPEND EVERYTHING.
WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO KEEP THAT 45% TO SPEND IN OTHER PROGRAMS FOR GENERAL EDUCATION.
THAT IS THE ONLY PROGRAM THAT ALL OF IT GETS SPENT IN SPECIAL ED AND WE END UP SUBSIDIZING.
WE'RE ADDING MORE TO WHAT WE GET FROM THE STATE.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR MONTHLY FINANCIAL UPDATE.
NEXT UP IS OUR UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SURVEY.
[VI.D. Update on the Status of the Community Engagement Survey]
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THAT PIECE.I'M NOT SURE WHO WANTS TO PRESENT.
>> I WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT FOR THE WHOLE ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS.
LAST TIME WE DISCUSSED HOW GIBSON IS OUR VENDOR AND WE ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE CONTRACT PIECE.
WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED THE CONTRACT.
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE THERE.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE PROCESS AND THE TIMELINE OF WHEN WE'RE HOPING TO GET THINGS MOVING, IT IS ACTUALLY ALREADY MOVING.
THE COMMITTEE MET WITH GIBSON AND WE SPOKE THROUGH WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THE DIFFERENT SURVEYS, WHETHER IT WOULD BE THE PARENTS, THE STAFF, THE STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY.
WE TALKED THROUGH SPECIFIC TOPICS WE'RE WANTING TO COVER.
NOW THEY'RE GOING BACK AND THEY'RE REVIEWING THAT INFORMATION AND GOING TO COME UP WITH SOME QUESTIONS BASED ON THEIR RESEARCH, BASED ON THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST, THEIR EXPERTISE.
THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK WITH SOME QUESTIONS TO THE COMMITTEE AND THEN THE COMMITTEE IS GOING TO HAVE TO REVIEW THOSE, GIVE THEIR FEEDBACK.
WE CAN REWARD THEM AS WE WANT, TAKE SOME OFF, ADD SOME NEW ONES, THAT KIND OF THING, ALL UNDER THEIR GUIDANCE.
BECAUSE IF WE SAY MAYBE WE WANT SOMETHING WORDED A CERTAIN WAY, THEY COULD COME BACK AND SAY, WELL, ACTUALLY THAT'S PROBABLY NOT THE BEST WAY TO AIM.
AT THAT TIME WHEN WE RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION, WE ARE PLANNING TO SEND THAT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD SO THAT YOU CAN REVIEW AND SEE WHAT IT IS.
AS WE ARE THE SUBCOMMITTEE, WE WILL BE MAKING AND HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO TRY AND NARROW IT DOWN, BUT THE BOARD WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THEIR FEEDBACK AS WELL.
IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A TIGHT TIMELINE BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING THAT, WE'LL BE COMMUNICATING THAT OUT WHEN WE RECEIVE IT AND THEN TELLING YOU IT'S GOING TO BE A FEW DAYS, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A LONG TIME FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO REVIEW IT.
ANOTHER THING WE DISCUSSED IS HOW WE WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE SOME OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS AS WELL.
WE CAN SEE SOME VALUE IN THAT.
WE DISCUSSED WHERE IT'S BEST TO PLUG THAT IN AND GIBSON GAVE US SOME GUIDANCE AS WELL.
WE ALSO DISCUSSED WHEN WE RECEIVE THE INFORMATION BACK, HOW THAT IS GOING TO BE LOOKED AT AND HOW IT'S GOING TO BE ANALYZED OR NOT JUST ANALYZED BUT SENT TO US AND MAKE SURE THAT IT IS UNIDENTIFIABLE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE NO IDEA OF WHO SENT THIS IN.
IF PEOPLE WRITE SOMETHING IN THE COMMENT OR THEY ACTUALLY WRITE SOMETHING THAT WILL IDENTIFY THEM, THAT IS PART OF GIBSON'S JOB IS TO GO IN AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE TAKING THAT OUT OR MAKING SURE THAT WE DON'T SEE THAT BECAUSE THEY WILL BE THE ONLY ONES WHO WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION THAT'S GIVEN BACK BECAUSE THEY WILL BE PUSHING OUT THE SURVEY.
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THE SUBCOMMITTEE, WE WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ANY OF THAT.NONE OF US WILL HAVE ACCESS TO IT, AND THAT'S THE WAY WE WANT IT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO NOT RECEIVE THAT.
LET ME SEE. THE OTHER THING WOULD BE THE COMMUNITY SURVEY.
WHEN WE SENT THAT OUT, WE TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT WAYS OF DOING THAT AND HOW IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT WAYS.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT USING MESSAGING SERVICES AND HOW THAT WOULD WORK.
WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE DETAILS OF THAT, TRYING TO THINK IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE. COMMITTEE, ANYTHING ELSE?
>> YEAH. FOR THE COMMUNITY STUFF, WE DID SAY FLYERS, WEBSITES, SOCIAL MEDIA POST, TOWN HALL TYPE EVENTS, EMAILS IF WE HAVE EMAILS, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT VOTER REGISTRATION AND SENDING SOME OUT STUFF THAT WAY AS WELL SO WE CAN TRY TO HIT AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TIMELINE, WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN THE SURVEY WILL BE? BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEARS ENDED?
>> THE CONVERSATION COMMITTEE, FEEL FREE TO ADD IN ANYTHING THAT I MISSED.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND PHASE IT SO THAT WAY WE GET STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE IN OUR SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW: STAFF, STUDENTS, PARENTS, ALL THAT STUFF.
TRYING TO GET FOLKS AS QUICK AS WE CAN BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDS.
I KNOW IT'S JANUARY, IT FEELS LIKE THINGS ARE FAR AWAY, BUT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN PRETTY QUICK.
I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PRIORITIZE THOSE STAKEHOLDERS FIRST, AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO HELP US GET TO THE OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AFTER WE REACH OUT TO THEM.
THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD ADD IS THAT A LOT OF THE CONVERSATION HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON THAT LONG FORM SURVEY, BUT THAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.
IT'S JUST THAT THAT'S THE BIGGEST PRIORITY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO GET A BASELINE FOR THIS YEAR.
SO THAT WAY IN THE FUTURE YEARS, A LOT OF THE DATA THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE TO US CAN BE USED TO HELP WITH METRICS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR THE DISTRICT PROGRESS MONITORING AND ALL THAT STUFF.
BUT PART OF THE CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE HAD IS THE ABILITY TO DO WHAT WE CALL LIKE PULSE CHECKS OR QUICK PULSE TYPE THINGS WHERE IF YOU WANT TO GET A SENSE OF, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE CHARTS THAT WE HAD UP HERE, HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT COMING BACK NEXT YEAR? THAT KIND OF THING. IF WE HAVE A SURVEY QUESTION ABOUT RETENTION AND PEOPLE'S INTEREST IN STAYING WITH THE DISTRICT, THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING LIKE, HEY, WANT TO GET A PULSE ON THIS RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S A VERY STRESSFUL THING JUST HAPPENED AT THE LEGISLATURE, WE WANT TO GET A PULSE ON THAT, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD HELP WITH.
IS JUST TO REACH OUT TO THE STAKEHOLDERS AND GET THAT FEEDBACK.
OR ANOTHER EXAMPLE WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE THE CALENDAR OPTIONS, LIKE DOING THE WORK OF REACHING OUT TO ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS AND GETTING THAT INFORMATION FROM THEM.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP OUT WITH AS WELL. MISS ANYTHING?
>> NO, THAT WAS GOOD. TO ANN'S QUESTION, TO ANSWER A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILED.
EACH SUBGROUP IS GOING TO HAVE A DIFFERENT SURVEY AND TIMELINE, BUT WE'RE HOPING TO GET EVERYBODY DONE BY END OF MAY AND THEN HAVE DATA REVIEWED BY THE SUMMER OF 2024.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, I'M JUST PICKING BACK OFF WHAT SHAIRA SAID, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THIS IS CONFIDENTIAL AND NOT ANONYMOUS.
IT JUST NEEDS TO BE CLEAR SO THAT ANONYMOUS MEANS ANYBODY CAN FILL IT OUT, BUT CONFIDENTIAL WOULD BE THAT EACH ONE OF US GET A SURVEY AND EACH ONE OF US GET TO RESPOND.
OF COURSE, MY QUESTION IS WITH MULTIPLE KIDS, DOES THAT LOOK LIKE, YES, YOU'LL GET TO DO TWO BECAUSE YOU MAY HAVE A KID IN SPECIAL ED AND YOU MAY HAVE A KID IN ELEMENTARY.
SPECIAL ED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN ELEMENTARY, THOSE ARE DEFINITELY TWO DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES, AND SO IT IS GOING TO BE CONFIDENTIAL, WHICH MEANS NO ONE FROM THE DISTRICT WILL HAVE THE DATA, BUT IT WILL BE ALLOWABLE THAT REGARDLESS OF YOUR POSITION AND AGAIN, JUST FROM THE PARENT PERSPECTIVE, HOW MANY CHILDREN DO YOU HAVE? YOU'LL GET TO DO THE MULTIPLE SURVEYS SO CONFIDENTIAL, NOT ANONYMOUS.
>> ON THAT NOTE, I WOULD JUST ADD THAT THEY HAVE COMMUNICATED THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, SO THAT THAT'S A FAIRLY STANDARD APPROACH TO HOW THEY WORK IN ALL SCHOOL.
JUST SO THAT WAY THEY CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PROVIDING THAT FEEDBACK ARE ACTUALLY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE DISTRICT AND THAT THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE JUST RESPONDING AS HONEST AS POSSIBLE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THEIR WORK AND FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE UPDATE.
THANK YOU. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT BOARD, A COUPLE OF DAYS IS ALL WE HAVE.
[LAUGHTER] WE WILL MAKE SURE WE ANSWER THOSE AND PROVIDE YOU THAT.
>> I THINK WE GAVE Y'ALL A WEEK. IT'S A WEEK.
>> IT'S OKAY. SO A COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE NEXT UP ON IT IS A UPDATE FROM OUR TAXING CONSULTANT REGARDING
[VI.E. Governance Update From TASB Consultant]
OUR GOVERNANCE WORK THAT THE BOARD HAS BEEN WORKING ON[01:40:03]
AS WELL AS WHAT THE GOVERNOR'S TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING ON.I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. OCAMPO.
>> GOOD EVENING. A FEW THINGS TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT.
WE DO HAVE AN UPCOMING RETREAT.
HOPEFULLY, EVERYBODY IS DELVED INTO THE RESPECTFUL LEADER, EITHER THE BOOK OR FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE GOT THE AUDIO VERSION.
THAT'LL BE A BIG PORTION OF OUR RETREAT TALKING ABOUT THAT WORK AS WE WORK ON BUILDING A CULTURE OF RESPECT.
THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD REMIND YOU TO READ, I'VE SENT OUT FOUR ARTICLES TO YOU IN DECEMBER, THAT TALKED ABOUT WHAT THE BOARD CAN DO APPROPRIATELY AT THE GOVERNANCE LEVEL, TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
IF ANYBODY NEEDS ME TO RESEND THAT TO THEM, JUST SHOOT ME AN EMAIL OR SEND ME A TEXT AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO DO IT BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE, WHERE IS THAT? I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE IN MIND, SO FEEL FREE TO DO THAT.
THOSE ARE TWO OF THE FOUNDATIONAL PIECES THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN THE RETREAT.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT BUILDING THAT CULTURE OF RESPECT BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO START WITH THE GOVERNANCE TEAM, ALSO WITH THE CABINET, AND THEN TAKE THAT BEYOND SO THAT'S REALLY CRITICAL.
THE OTHER FOUR ARTICLES REALLY ARE THE OTHER PART OF WHAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT IN THE RETREAT, AS WELL AS THE WORK THAT WE'LL BE CONTINUING TO DO IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, AND THAT IS THE GOVERNANCE PIECE.
THEY REALLY DO GO HAND IN HAND, SO THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
I'LL GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION IN EMAIL ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PREPARE BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A RETREAT WHERE I'M GOING TO TALK AT YOU, IT'S GOING TO BE AN INTERACTIVE.
YOU MIGHT EVEN BE TEACHING PART OF THE STUFF, JUST REMINDING FOLKS, SUMMARIZING IT BECAUSE WHAT I'VE LEARNED IN MY MANY YEARS OF DOING THIS WORK, YOU LEARN BEST THAT WHICH YOU HELP TO TEACH.
I KNOW I SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE THAT WORK ON ROLE CLARITY.
WHAT IS THE BOARD'S ROLE VERSUS WHAT IS THE STAFF'S ROLE? THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT THING FOR US TO KNOW BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHEN WE GET INTO THAT GRAY ZONE AND WHEN IT GETS FUZZY, THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TO HELP YOU WITH.
BUT AS WE GET DEEPER INTO THE WORK THAT I MENTIONED IN SOME OF THE OTHER WORK, WE'LL GET FURTHER DISTINCTIONS ON ROLE CLARITY AND HOW TO APPROPRIATELY NAVIGATE.
WHAT PART IS OURS? WHAT PART IS THEIRS? BECAUSE SOMETIMES THAT'S THE FACT.
WE'LL DELINEATE AND REALLY GET THAT CLEAR SO THAT WE'RE HIGH FUNCTIONING.
THEN THE THIRD THING, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT YOU AND ADDRESS QUESTIONS ON THIS BEHIND CLOSED SESSION IS THE BOARD VACANCY PIECE.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE YOUR DISTRICT RESOURCES WISELY AND WELL AS YOU MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THAT.
DURING CLOSE SESSION, I'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT I THINK YOUR OPTIONS MOVING FORWARD.
IF YOU WANT MY OPINION, YOU'LL HAVE TO ASK ME.
BUT IF YOU JUST WANT ME TO TELL YOU, HERE ARE YOUR OPTIONS, HOLD ON TO YOUR OPINION, I'M FINE WITH THAT.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE; ROLE CLARITY AND RESPECT, THOSE ARE REALLY GOING TO BE THE KEY THINGS MOVING FORWARD.
>> WOULD THERE BE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS ON THAT? NO? OKAY. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THE COMMITMENT ON THIS.
IT'S EXTRA WORK, IT'S EXTRA TIME, BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR COMMITMENT IN THIS AND CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
>> I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT YOUR BOARD IS MAKING A COMMITMENT BEYOND WHAT MOST BOARDS ARE IN MAKING THE IMPROVEMENTS.
WE'VE GOT SEVERAL MORE MILES TO GO. GREAT WORK, Y'ALL.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[VII. Consent Agenda]
ALL ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE PASSED IN ONE ENCOMPASSING MOTION UNLESS THERE'S DESIRE TO HAVE AN ITEM PULLED.I'LL ASK AT THIS TIME IS THERE ANY DESIRE TO HAVE ITEMS PULLED? HEARING NONE, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED?
>> I MOVE APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> TRUSTEE HEUBERGER MOVES APPROVAL. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE GUADIAN IS THE SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
PERFECT. LOOKS LIKE AYE GO, YES.
WE SHOULD CLAP FOR CONSENT AGENDA 2. I'M JUST SAYING.
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NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR ACTION ITEM.[VIII.A. Consider and Act on Tesla Donation]
I JUST FEEL LIKE EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE MAD IF WE DON'T CLAP.[LAUGHTER] NEXT UP WE HAVE OUR ACTION ITEM, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AN ACT ON THE TESLA DONATION.
I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO MS. [INAUDIBLE] FOR THAT.
I WAS JUST THINKING WHY I COULDN'T PICK A FAVORITE TOY BECAUSE I WAS ALWAYS AFRAID THEY WERE GOING TO BE MAD AT ME.
CDC REQUIRES THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' APPROVAL FOR ANY GIFT OR DONATION THAT THE POTENTIAL DONOR HAS EXPRESSLY MADE CONDITIONAL UPON THE DISTRICT USE FOR A SPECIFIED PURPOSE.
WE ARE HAPPY TO BRING THIS ITEM FOR THE BOARD.
TESLA HAS PLEDGED TO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT PURCHASES BY THE VALLE ISD FOR THE GIGA FACTORY TEXAS P-TECH MANUFACTURING STUDIO.
THE P-TECH PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS AND BEYOND IN AREAS OF MANUFACTURING, ROBOTICS, AND CYBERSECURITY.
TESLA HAS PLEDGED THIS DONATION, AND IT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PURCHASE OF MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT FOR THE P-TECH COURSES.
>> THANK YOU. AND TO BE CLEAR, IT'S NOT JUST FOR TESLA USE.
IT'S FOR OUR STUDENT MANUFACTURING [OVERLAPPING].
>> CORRECT. BUT THE DONOR IS TESLA
>> THE DONOR IS TESLA. WONDERFUL. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? YEAH.
>> I THINK THIS IS AN AMAZING GENEROUS GIFT, I WANT TO SAY GIFT DONATION, BUT MY QUESTION IS REGARDS TO MANUFACTURING ROBOTICS AND CYBERSECURITY-TYPE THINGS DO WE HAVE A COURSE CATALOG ON WHAT THAT ACTUALLY MEANS SO WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY BUYING OR HOW WE'RE DOING THIS AND WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE SPENDING THIS MONEY ON? DO WE HAVE AN ITEMIZED LIST OF LIKE, OH YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO BUY A BUNCH OF CIRCUIT BOARDS OR WE'RE GOING TO BUY A BUNCH OF COMPUTERS? WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN? HOW'S IT BEING TRACKED AND WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE BUYING DO WE KNOW AT THIS POINT?
>> NORAH SEBASTIAN CAN PROVIDE THAT EXACT INFORMATION BUT IT IS SMALLER REPLICA OF WHAT THEY WOULD BE USING IN A MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING LAB.
THEY ARE THE LARGER ITEMS. IT'S NOT LIKE THERE ARE GOING TO BE JUST SMALL ITEMS OF COMPUTERS OR TECHNOLOGY.
IT IS THE ROBOTICS MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD BE USED IN ANY MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING FACILITY, WHETHER IT BE TESLA OR INFINEON, OR ANY OF THE OTHER BUSINESS PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE.
THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH, AND LIKE I SAID, NORAH SEBASTIAN IS WORKING WITH MR. OWLS, AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT THEY'RE PROVIDING THE FUNDING, AND THEN THEY ARE RECOMMENDING WHAT WE NEED FOR THE LAB, BUT WE DO HAVE THE AUTONOMY TO USE THE LAB.
>> GREAT. THEN MY NEXT QUESTION IS GOING TO BE, DOES THAT ALSO PERTAIN TO PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT HIGH SCHOOL RELATED, BUT THEY ARE P-TECH TYPE COURSES IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL OR ROBOTIC-.
>> IT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE P-TECH MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING.
>> WHICH IS IN THE NEW BUILDING.
>> WHICH IS IN THE NEW BUILDING AND ACTUALLY, ON THURSDAY, THAT IS WHERE WE ARE GOING TO BE ACCEPTING THIS DONATION IN THE NEW P-TECH.
>> PERFECT. SO IT'S GOING TO BE LARGE EQUIPMENT?
>> THE BIG ARM THINGS THAT DO WORK AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
>> THE BIG THINGS THAT'S ABOUT AS TECHNICAL AS I COULD GET. [LAUGHTER].
>> THAT IS MUCH AS I KNOW ABOUT ENGINEERING, THIS IS WHY I DO POLICY. QUESTION?
>> I THOUGHT I JUST HEARD YOU SAY, WE'RE GOING TO DECIDE WHAT THE NAME IS, BUT HERE IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE CALLED THE GIGA FACTORY TEXAS P-TECH MANUFACTURING STUDIO.
>> IT'S JUST THAT LAB THAT WE'RE CALLING THE GIGA FACTORY BECAUSE IT IS A SMALLER REPLICA.
THAT'S WHAT OUR LAB IS CALLED, BUT THAT IS NOT THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL.
DR. TIELLE IF I RECALL WHEN WE DISCUSSED, THE 313 AGREEMENT, THAT WAS PART OF THE DISCUSSION.
THEY COULDN'T PUT IT IN WRITING, BUT THEY WERE GOING TO DO THAT BUT I KNOW YOU'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME NEGOTIATING WITH THEM OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS OF MAKING SURE THEY FOLLOWED THROUGH ON THEIR PROMISE.
>> THAT WAS A COMMITMENT THAT I DID REQUEST OF THEM, THAT THEY WERE GOING TO COMMIT TO PROVIDING THE PROGRAMMING FOR OUR STUDENTS, THE CURRICULUM FOR OUR STUDENTS, THE INTERNSHIPS, THE ACTUAL P-TECH MODEL WHERE THEY WOULD THEN FUND THEIR FUTURE EDUCATION AFTER THEY GRADUATE, WHICH THEY ARE DOING WITH ACC AND THAT THEY WOULD IN FACT, WHEN WE HAD OUR BUILDING BUILT OR LAB,
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WHICHEVER IT WAS, THAT THEY WOULD OUTFIT IT.SO THEY DID FOLLOW THROUGH ON THAT, YES.
>> THAT'S INTERESTING. SORRY, I DON'T REMEMBER THAT CONVERSATION BUT OKAY, COOL.
MY LAST QUESTION IS I WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO TELL THEM WE'RE TRYING TO BE MORE EQUITABLE IN WHAT WE'RE DOING AND MAKING SURE THAT THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE'RE BUYING IS NOT JUST FOR TEST, THAT'S FOR EVERYBODY.
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHEN YOU GET A NAME IN A BUILDING, YOU WANT SPECIFIC THINGS AND YEAH, WE HAVE OTHER PARTNERS THAT WE DON'T WANT TO ENRAGE.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE OUR FACILITY.
IT'S NOT AT THE GIGET FACTORY.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. THAT IS AT OUR P-TECH FACILITY AND OUR MANUFACTURING FOR MANUFACTURING.
>> THEN WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE P-TECH EQUIPMENT DONATION AS PRESENTED? PERFECT. TRUSTEE RENDON MAKES THE MOTION.
TRUSTEE WORTHINGTON IS THE SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR.
PERFECT. GOT IT? PERFECT. THAT'S A CLAP [APPLAUSE] I THINK THAT'S HUGE BECAUSE IT PROVIDES OUR STUDENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY, TO DO THINGS IN OUR BUILDING AND LEARN, AND HAVE EQUIPMENT THAT MIGHT NOT BE AVAILABLE AT OTHER AREAS.
>> IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT OUR KIDS HAVE THAT OTHER STUDENTS AND OTHER DISTRICTS DON'T AND GIVING OUR KIDS THAT OPPORTUNITY SO THAT THEY HAVE A LEG UP AND PUT THEM AT THE FRONT RUNNING OF THE RACE.
>> I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IN CASE YOU DIDN'T SEE IT ON THE DISTRICT HAPPENING WE DID ATTEND THE WOMEN IN STEM.
SO WHEN YOU SPEAK OF EQUITY AND EQUITABLE THINGS, IT'S A PUSH FOR OUR FEMALE STUDENTS TO ALSO BE A PART OF THIS, IN AN AREA THAT ISN'T NECESSARILY FEMALE-DRIVEN.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THOSE. YEAH, EXACTLY.
[APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] THOSE OF US WHO KNOW GIRL MATH KNOW THAT WE'RE VERY GOOD AT IT.
PERFECT. THEN THAT CONCLUDES OUR ITEMS THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR OPEN SESSION MEETING.
THE BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION UNDER THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS.
[IX. Closed Session]
SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH BOARD ATTORNEY AS WELL AS CONSULTATION WITH BOARD ATTORNEY REGARDING SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT TWO BOARD VACANCY, 51.074 DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL TO REVIEW AND APPROVE EMPLOYMENT, RESIGNATIONS, AND TERMINATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF, GOVERN ITS TEAM GOAL SETTING, AND THEN FINALLY OUR 551.076 WHICH IS OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY PROTOCOLS.THE TIME IS NOW 8:10 PM AND WE ARE ADJOURNED INTO CLOSED SESSION.
[BACKGROUND] WE ARE AT A QUORUM.
THE BOARD ENDED ITS CLOSED SESSION AT 11:42 PM.
WE ARE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION AND THE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA ARE TO
[X. Approve Action Items Discussed in Closed Session]
APPROVE THE ACTION ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. DO I HAVE A MOTION?>> TAKE YOUR TIME. [BACKGROUND].
>> IT'S MY FIRST RODEO DOING THIS.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT, RESIGNATIONS, AND TERMINATIONS OF STAFF AS PRESENTED IN CLOSED SESSION.
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE WORTHINGTON MADE A MOTION.
TRUSTEE GUODIAN WAS THE SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I CAN'T SEE THOSE DOWN THERE.
NO? OKAY. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? YEAH, I'M CHECKING. MAGGY IT'S 6-2.
>> NO. THAT'S A COORDINATOR. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS NEW BUSINESS FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS. NO? HAVING NONE OF THOSE AND HAVING NO OBJECTIONS FROM THE REST OF THE BOARD, WE CAN ADJOURN AT 11:45
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.