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[I. Call to Order]
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS 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 [LAUGHTER] AND THAT THE TIME IS 06:18 PM.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A POINT OF GENERAL PRIVILEGE AND READ A QUICK STATEMENT IF I MAY.
I HAVE SERVED THIS BOARD AND COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS WITH NEARLY EIGHT OF THEM AS BOARD PRESIDENT.
UNDER MY LEADERSHIP, THIS BOARD HAS WON AN HEB BOARD OF THE YEAR.
WE HAVE GONE FROM AN ACADEMIC RATING OF A D TO A B.
I HAVE SHEPHERDED AND PASSED THREE BONDS AND OVERSAW THE BUILDING OF 13 FACILITIES.
I CHAMPIONED THE BUILDING OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO STOP OUR KIDS FROM BEING FORCED INTO THE PRISON PIPELINE.
WE HAVE LOWERED TAXES WHILE RAISING EMPLOYEE PAY WITH THE HIGHEST TEACHER SALARY IN CENTRAL TEXAS, ALL WHILE CONTINUALLY RAISING ACADEMIC STANDARDS, MAKING US A DESTINATION DISTRICT FOR NOT ONLY CENTRAL TEXAS BUT THE STATE OF TEXAS.
HOWEVER, THESE ACHIEVEMENTS ARE IN SPITE OF BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE CONSISTENTLY UNDERMINED THE PROGRESS WE HAVE FOUGHT SO HARD TO ACCOMPLISH.
I'VE BEEN FORCED TO WATCH BOARD MEMBERS THREATEN, HARASS, AND INTIMIDATE EMPLOYEES CARRY ON INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYEES.
IN A SUFFICIENT TASK, I HAVE TRIED TO OVERCOMPENSATE FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE SAT ON THIS DIOCESE.
HE DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME TO DO THE JOB IN WHICH YOU HAVE ENTRUSTED THEM TO DO, SIMPLY READING AN AGENDA PACKET OR DOING WHAT WAS LEGALLY REQUIRED OF THEM AS BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
HOWEVER, THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK.
WAS THERE A MORAL BEHAVIOR LAST THURSDAY EVENING WHEN THEY AGREED TO BRING SOMEBODY BACK ON THIS ABOARD THAT KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY FALSIFIED DOCUMENTS, WHICH SEEMS TO BE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD TRAVIS COUNTY.
I CAN NO LONGER FROM MY CONSCIENCE OR MY MENTAL WELL BEING, SIT IN THIS INCOMPETENT BEHAVIOR.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY OF DEL VALLE FOR A WONDERFUL 12 YEARS.
IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE YOU AND IT IS WITH A HEAVY HEART THAT I MUST RESIGN THIS POSITION THAT I LOVE SO DEARLY, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. [APPLAUSE]
>> OKAY. THIS IS SHAIRA RAMZANALI. YES.
>> OKAY. YES. LEGAL ADVICE JUST SHARED.
I'M SHAIRA RAMZANALI, VICE PRESIDENT.
I'LL BE STEPPING IN RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE GOING TO JUST HOLD UNTIL WE HAVE A QUORUM.
WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE SEATS TO FILL, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
OKAY. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND RESUME THE MEETING.
WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE CREEDMOOR ELEMENTARY FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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>> A BIG THANK YOU TO CREEDMOOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS
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AND THE TEACHERS FOR PROVIDING THIS AMAZING PERFORMANCE.REALLY GAVE US A GOOD START TO THIS MEETING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU TO THE PARENTS FOR COMING OUT HERE ON A SCHOOL NIGHT.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING
[III. Appointed Trustee Takes Oath of Office and Assumes Position]
APPOINTED TRUSTEE TAKES OATH OF SERVICE FOR SMDT, SO I'M GOING TO CALL UP JONATHAN HARRIS AND NICK RODRIGUEZ.>> GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR. TIELLE.
ON FEBRUARY 15TH, 2024, BOARD MEMBERS SELECTED DAMIAN PANTOJA FOR SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT 2 TRUSTEE.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME MR. DAMIAN PANTOJA UP TO THE PODIUM.
IF YOU CAN RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.
>> OF THE OFFICE OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT 2.
>> OF THE OFFICE OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT 2.
>> WILL DO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> WILL DO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND.
>> TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND.
>> THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE STATE.
>> THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE STATE.
>> WE CAN HAVE YOU SIGN RIGHT HERE.
[APPLAUSE] IF YOU CAN PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME HIM BACK TO THE SCHOOL.
>> THANK YOU. MR. PANTOJA IS GOING TO COME JOIN US UP HERE ON THE DICE.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.
[IV. Public Comment]
WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC COMMENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP BEFORE THE MEETING AS SPECIFIED IN THE BOARD PROCEDURES AND WOULD INDICATE THE AGENDA ITEM OR TOPIC TO WHICH THEY WISH TO ADDRESS TO THE BOARD.
WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.
THEY HAVE A LIMIT OF THREE MINUTES.
WHEN WE HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT, WE WILL LET THEM KNOW THAT THERE IS ONE MINUTE LEFT.
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY CANNOT CONTINUE.
THIS IS JUST A WARNING THAT THEY HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT.
MS. GUADIAN WILL BE THE TIME KEEPER FOR US TODAY.
IF WE COULD PLEASE HAVE ALEXANDRA ESTRELLA UP FIRST, PLEASE.
YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND START. YES.
>> HELLO. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD AND DR. TIELLE, I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH A HEARTFELT PLEA ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENTS AND THE FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY.
MY NAME IS ALEXANDRA ESTRELLA AND I'VE BEEN IN DEL VALLE ISD AS A BILINGUAL SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, OR SLP FOR FIVE YEARS.
BUT I'VE BEEN AN SLP FOR EIGHT YEARS, IT'S JUST BEEN FIVE IN THE DISTRICT.
I DO LIVE IN CHAPARRAL CROSSING,
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WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY WHERE OUR STUDENTS WHO ATTEND HORNSBY-DUNLAP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, DAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL LIVE.I DO FEEL A CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY THAT I SERVE BECAUSE IT IS THE COMMUNITY WHERE I LIVE.
AS AN SLP, I CURRENTLY SERVICE THREE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, AND I SEE AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 59 STUDENTS, ON AVERAGE TWICE A WEEK, FOR THEIR SPEECH THERAPY SERVICES.
BUT IN MY FIVE YEARS IN THE DISTRICT, I ACTUALLY HAVE COMPLETED EVALUATIONS AT EVERY CAMPUS IN THE DISTRICT, AND I HAVE ALSO WORKED AT SEVERAL OTHER CAMPUSES WHILE I'VE BEEN HERE.
YOU MIGHT THINK THAT MY JOB AS AN SLP IS MAYBE JUST PROVIDING THOSE SPEECH THERAPY SERVICES TO THE STUDENTS AND CONDUCTING EVALUATIONS, BUT AS AN SLP IN THIS DISTRICT, I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSULTING WITH CAMPUS STAFF AS WE ARE COMPLETING THAT INITIAL REFERRAL FOR STUDENTS.
I ALSO DO ATTEND REFERRAL MEETINGS TO DISCUSS INCOMING STUDENTS, THOSE KIDDOS THAT WE DO WANT TO REFER.
I EDUCATE PARENTS ABOUT THE PROCESS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION.
I SCHEDULE, PREPARE, AND I HOLD INITIAL AND ANNUAL IEP/ART MEETINGS.
I CONSULT WITH TEACHERS AND PARENTS ABOUT CURRENT STUDENTS.
I ATTEND MULTIPLE MEETINGS TO DISCUSS STUDENTS, AND I MONITOR AND TRACK PROGRESS DATA.
I DO ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED EVALUATIONS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS WHEN MAYBE SPEECH THERAPY IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THEM.
LASTLY, I DO PREPARE STUDENTS AND THE PARENTS WHEN THEY'RE READY FOR DISMISSAL, WHEN THEY DON'T NEED MY SUPPORT ANYMORE.
THE SLPS THAT WE HAVE IN THE DISTRICT RIGHT NOW ARE INVALUABLE, SO I DO WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR MYSELF AND FOR MY PEERS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A FULLY STAFFED TEAM WHO IS ABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL THESE STUDENTS AND OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE, THE SLPS OF DEL VALLE, SOME OF WHICH HAVE COME WITH ME TODAY, COME TO THE BOARD AFTER MEETING WITH SUPERVISORS AND MEMBERS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL SEVERAL TIMES TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE A FULLY STAFFED TEAM THAT CAN MEET AND SERVE THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE REALLY DO WANT TO ASK FOR A MORE COMPETITIVE SALARY AND COMPENSATION PACKAGE TO RECRUIT AND MAINTAIN OUR SLPS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
WE DO HAVE A GREAT TEAM OF SLPS WHO OFFER A GREAT WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO THE DISTRICT.
BUT WITHOUT APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION AND WORKLOADS, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A FULLY STAFFED TEAM.
THAT'S WHY I COME BEFORE YOU TO ASK FOR A BETTER COMPENSATION PACKAGE AND MORE STAFF TO BE ABLE TO MEET THESE NEEDS.
IN CLOSING, I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU WILL COME TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ME AND MY PEERS AND ASSIST US IN ENSURING THAT THE DISTRICT IS FULLY STAFFED WITH CAPABLE SLPS TO SERVICE OUR STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES AND EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IS DR. IVONNE ESTRELLA.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD AND DR. TIELLE.
MY NAME IS DR. IVONNE ESTRELLA.
I'VE WORKED IN THIS FIELD SINCE 2010 AND I HAVE WORKED FOR DEL VALLE SINCE 2019.
I ALSO LIVE IN THE DVISD COMMUNITY AND I FEEL PERSONAL CONNECTION TO THIS COMMUNITY.
I AM HERE TODAY TO REPRESENT SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSTICIANS WITHIN MY ASSESSMENT TEAM BECAUSE WE NEED YOUR HELP.
THE ASSESSMENT TEAM PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE DISTRICT AND WE ARE OFTEN THE FIRST FACE PARENTS SEE WHEN THEY START THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROCESS.
OUR ASSESSMENT TEAM ATTENDS REFERRAL MEETINGS, WE CONSULT WITH TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, WE CONDUCT EVALUATIONS AGES 2-21, WE ALSO ATTEND IEP MEETINGS, ART MEETINGS, AND PROVIDE PSYCHO EDUCATION TO PARENTS.
EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSTICIANS SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE AS FORMER TEACHERS WHEN INTERPRETING ACADEMIC DATA TO ADVISE BOTH CAMPUSES AND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS.
CONVERSELY, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS CONDUCT PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS, WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP COUNSELING, WE PROVIDE PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES TO PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS, AND WE ATTEND A CONSULT DURING DISCIPLINARY MEETINGS AND ASSIST IN CRISIS SITUATIONS.
CURRENTLY, DVISD STAFF ARE EXPERIENCING AN INCREASE IN CASES AND MORE RESPONSIBILITIES DUE TO LOSING OVER 50% OF OUR STAFF IN THE LAST YEAR.
WE ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING AN INCREASE IN REFERRALS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.
ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, TEXAS PRACTITIONERS SAW A 22% INCREASE IN INITIAL REFERRALS FROM 21-22 AND TO 22-23.
WHILE THERE WAS ONLY 0.9% INCREASE IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS EMPLOYED BY TEXAS SCHOOLS, IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE KEEP OUR CURRENT STAFF.
I IMPLORE THE SCHOOL BOARD AND DISTRICT TO HELP RETAIN REMAINING STAFF AND RECRUIT STAFF BY CONSIDERING COMPETITIVE SALARIES AND INCREASE IN STAFFING POSITIONS, AND ALSO STIPENDS TO ADDRESS RETENTION, HARD TO FILL POSITIONS AND MENTORSHIP OR SUPERVISION THAT WE PROVIDE WITHIN OUR TEAM.
WE HAVE ALSO TRIED RECRUITING CONTRACT WORKERS AND COLLEAGUES TO JOIN DVISD BECAUSE WE LOVE IT HERE.
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UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DECLINE DUE TO SALARY.OUR ASSESSMENT TEAM IS COMPOSED OF INDIVIDUALS THAT TRULY CARE ABOUT THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN OUR DISTRICT.
WE HAVE MET WITH OUR SUPERVISORS AND DISTRICT PERSONNEL WHO HAVE TOLD US THEY ARE LIMITED ON HOW MUCH THEY CAN DO FOR US.
WE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR TEAM BECAUSE WE DO NOT WANT TO LEAVE DVISD.
WE HOPE THAT YOU TAKE SOME OF OUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSIDER SOME HELP FOR US TO HELP RETAIN OUR CURRENT STAFF AND TO ALSO RECRUIT QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS TO WORK FOR OUR DISTRICT.
WE LOVE WORKING FOR DEL VALLE.
WE LOVE OUR CAMPUSES. WE LOVE OUR CAMPUS TEAMS. WE JUST LOVE EVERYONE.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE REALLY AFRAID THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOSE OUR CURRENT STAFF TO OTHER DISTRICTS WHO OFFER MORE COMPETITIVE SALARIES OR EVEN CONTRACT COMPANIES THAT ENTICE CURRENT SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WITH THEIR COMPETITIVE SALARIES.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, MS. MELISSA MILLER.
>> GOOD EVENING. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, DR. TIELLE.
MY NAME IS MELISSA MILLER, AND I HAVE BEEN AT DEL VALLE ISD AS A BILINGUAL SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST FOR FOUR YEARS.
SIMILARLY, I LIVE IN COLORADO CROSSING AMONG THE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND SMITH ELEMENTARY, OJEDA MIDDLE, AND DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL.
I LOVE OUR COMMUNITY BOTH AS A NEIGHBOR AND AS AN EDUCATOR.
OUR ROLES AS SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS ARE EXTENSIVE.
WE SERVE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THEIR SCHOOL CAREER, FROM EARLY INTERVENTION THROUGH POST SECONDARY TRANSITIONS.
IN ADDITION TO WORKING DIRECTLY WITH OUR STUDENTS, WE SUPPORT SPECIAL AND GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, INTERVENTIONISTS, BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS, DIAGNOSTICIANS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS AND RELATED SERVICE PROVIDERS.
CURRENTLY, THERE ARE OVER 700 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN DEL VALLE SCHOOLS WITH A SPEECH IMPAIRMENT.
ALL OF THESE STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH INDIVIDUALIZED EVALUATIONS, ANNUAL IEP MEETINGS.
THE MAJORITY RECEIVE WEEKLY OR BIWEEKLY SPEECH THERAPY SESSIONS BY A TEAM OF ONLY 16.
WE ARE FINDING IT INCREASINGLY CHALLENGING TO MEET OUR STUDENTS COMPLEX NEEDS AS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ON OUR CASE LOADS INCREASES EVERY YEAR.
MAKING MATTERS MORE DIFFICULT, WE HAVE STRUGGLED TO FILL ALL 16 POSITIONS AND RETAIN THE DISTRICT HIRES THAT WE HAVE.
THIS YEAR, WE HAVE ONLY FILLED 13 OF OUR POSITIONS WITH DIRECT DISTRICT HIRES.
THE REMAINING THREE POSITIONS ARE FILLED BY OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS.
IT HAS BEEN A COMMON OCCURRENCE THAT WE ARE SERVING ALL 700 PLUS STUDENTS WITH AN UNDERSTAFFED TEAM.
IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE, FOUR PHENOMENAL SLPS OR A QUARTER OF OUR TEAM LEFT OUR DISTRICT DUE TO EXCESSIVE WORKLOADS AND MORE ATTRACTIVE COMPENSATION ELSEWHERE.
WE HAVE INTERVIEWED A LONG LIST OF VERY PROMISING CANDIDATES IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, MANY OF WHOM DECLINED OUR OFFERS DUE TO BETTER OFFERS IN NEARBY AREAS.
WE HAVE COME TO YOU AS A TEAM THIS EVENING TO ASK THE DISTRICT TO CONSIDER INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST POSITIONS OPEN IN OUR DISTRICT AND TO OFFER A MORE COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGE TO RECRUIT AND MAINTAIN TEAM MEMBERS.
PLEASE HELP US CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN THE WAY THAT THIS COMMUNITY DESERVES.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE MISS JENNIFER HINOJOSA.
>> HELLO. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND DR. TIELLE.
I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR MYSELF AND OTHER SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST TO COME SPEAK TODAY.
I'M JENNIFER HINOJOSA, I'M A BILINGUAL SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST.
THIS IS MY 14TH YEAR WORKING AS A SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST AND MY 13TH YEAR WORKING IN DEL VALLE ISD AS A SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST.
DURING MY TIME WORKING IN DEL VALLE ISD, I HAVE PROVIDED SPEECH SERVICES AND OR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE EVALUATIONS AT THE FOLLOWING CAMPUSES, IN PRETTY MUCH EVERY CAMPUS, SO I'M NOT GOING TO LIST THEM.
FOUR OF THE SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY WORKING FOR DEL VALLE ISD HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THIS DISTRICT FOR OVER 14 YEARS.
THAT IS BOTH EXTREMELY RARE AND EXTREMELY VALUABLE FOR THE DISTRICT.
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I BELIEVE THAT THE LONGEVITY OF THIS COMMITMENT SPEAKS TO THE SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST'S LOYALTY AND OUR DEVOTION TO DEL VALLE ISD.SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS CAN WORK IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS, INCLUDING HOME HEALTH, HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, PRIVATE CLINICS, UNIVERSITIES, JUST TO NAME A FEW.
WE DO NOT REMAIN HERE IN DEL VALLE ISD BECAUSE THERE'S A LACK OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ELSEWHERE.
WE REMAIN HERE IN THE DISTRICT BECAUSE WE LOVE OUR STUDENTS, WE LOVE THE FAMILIES THAT WE WORK WITH.
I CURRENTLY ALSO LIVE WITHIN THE DEL VALLE ISD BOUNDARIES AND I FEEL VERY INVESTED IN THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES THAT I WORK WITH.
I TRULY DO LOVE MY JOB AND I PLAN TO REMAIN WORKING HERE IN DEL VALLE ISD.
THAT BEING SAID, I COME BEFORE YOU TO ASK THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER BOTH PROVIDING HIGHER COMPENSATION FOR SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST POSITIONS AS OUR DISTRICT CONTINUES TO GROW.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE SEEN SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS LEAVE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT YEAR AFTER YEAR TO WORK FOR OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO PROVIDE HIGHER COMPENSATION.
I BELIEVE THAT PROVIDING BOTH HIGHER COMPENSATION FOR SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL POSITIONS NOW WOULD HELP TO BOTH RETAIN THE CURRENT SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY WORKING FOR OUR DISTRICT AND ALSO HELP TO RECRUIT ADDITIONAL SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST PUBLIC COMMENT IS FROM MISS CANDY CASTILLO.
>> SUPERINTENDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MY NAME IS CANDY CASTILLO, SCHOOL COUNSELOR AT OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I AM SPEAKING THIS EVENING ON BEHALF OF DBEA.
THE ADA TEXAS LEGISLATION PASSED SB763 LEGISLATION THAT GIVES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS THE OPTION TO HIRE RELIGIOUSLY AFFILIATED CHAPLAINS TO WORK ALONGSIDE OR REPLACE PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELORS.
SUCH CHAPLAINS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE TRAINED AS EDUCATORS OR HOLD TEXAS EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION.
FURTHERMORE, THESE CHAPLAINS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE TRAINED IN COUNSELING OR HOLD ANY PROFESSIONAL LICENSE.
STUDENTS IN NEED DESERVE TO BE COUNSELED BY PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE PROVEN THEY ARE COMPETENT TO SERVE THE BEST INTEREST OF THEIR CHARGES.
THEREFORE, DVEA ENCOURAGES THE SCHOOL BOARD TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA, WHICH REAFFIRMS THE DISTRICT PRACTICE OF EMPLOYING CERTIFIED SCHOOL COUNSELORS OR OTHER APPROPRIATELY CREDENTIALED MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS TO PROVIDE COUNSELING SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS.
DVEA SHARES ADMINISTRATION'S STATED OUR POSITION TO EMPLOYING OR ACCEPTING AS VOLUNTEERS CHAPLAINS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] WELL, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE INTO SOME RECOGNITION ITEMS.
[V. A. Recognition of Del Valle Moot Court Team Qualifying for Nationals]
BEAR WITH ME A MOMENT.I'M GOING TO CALL UP MR. WEDDLE FOR THE RECOGNITION OF DEL VALLE MOOT COURT TEAM QUALIFYING FOR NATIONALS.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS, DR. TIELLE.
TONIGHT I'M VERY HAPPY TO BRING A FEW OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FORWARD FOR RECOGNITION.
THE DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL LEGAL STUDIES PROGRAM SENT SIX TEAMS TO THE 77TH ANNUAL TEXAS YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT COMPETITION ON THE WEEKEND OF FEBRUARY 3RD.
THE EVENT WAS AT THE US FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN AUSTIN.
TEAMS COMPETED IN MOCK APPEALS TRIAL BEFORE A MOCK SUPREME COURT.
THE COMPETITION WAS EVALUATED BY VARIOUS PROFESSIONALS IN LEGAL CAREERS, AND THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY DVHS TEACHER MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM.
OUT OF THE SIX QUALIFYING STATE TEAMS, THE MOOT COURT TEAM OF BRIAN MANSELL AND JOSEVANI LOPEZ FINISHED FOURTH PLACE AND QUALIFIED FOR THE NATIONAL COMPETITION THIS SUMMER IN MINNESOTA.
[APPLAUSE] BOTH OF THESE STUDENTS ARE THREE YEAR PARTICIPANTS IN THE LEGAL STUDIES PROGRAM.
BOTH ARE CERTIFIED MEDIATORS AND AT THE END OF THE MONTH, ANTICIPATE EARNING THEIR CERTIFICATION AS PARALEGALS.
THE DVSD LEGAL STUDIES PROGRAM, CONTINUES TO BE HIGHLY RATED,
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WITH 2024 BEING THE TENTH TIME DEL VALLE STUDENTS HAVE QUALIFIED FOR NATIONALS SINCE 2013.I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO READ THE OTHER NAMES OF THE STATE QUALIFYING STUDENTS.
ALANDRA GUTIERREZ, KATE MEANS, KIMBERLY PERALTA, STEPHANIE ABREGON, KANEAL HODGE, COLEMAN PATMAN, MARY MORALES, FIORELLA SALAZAR, CAMILLE CARTWRIGHT, AND SALEM ALEMAN.
[APPLAUSE] YES, WE'RE GOING TO GET A PICTURE.
>> ALWAYS EXCITING TO HEAR MORE FROM OUR [INAUDIBLE].
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS DISTRICT HAPPENINGS.
[VI.A. District Happenings ]
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP MR. WEDDLE AGAIN.AS WE DO EVERY MONTH, WE BRING FORWARD OUR FEBRUARY HIGHLIGHTS VIDEOS.
THIS FEATURES A VARIETY OF STUDENT STAFF HIGHLIGHTS.
EVERYTHING THAT YOU'LL SEE IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
I ALWAYS GIVE A PLUG, BE SURE TO FOLLOW ALONG ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUR NEWSLETTER AND YOU'LL SEE THE STORIES HIGHLIGHTED EVERY DAY.
HERE'S FEBRUARY'S DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS.
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>> THANK YOU. THAT WAS AMAZING JUST TO SEE.
IT'S INCREDIBLE HOW MUCH HAS BEEN DONE JUST IN FEBRUARY ITSELF SO THANK YOU.
NEXT UP WE HAVE INFORMATIONAL ITEMS.
[VI.B. DVISD Workforce Development/CTE Programs]
THIS ONE DISTRICT HAPPENINGS.WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THE DVISD WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CTE PROGRAMS. MR. HARRIS, YOU ARE UP.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS. DR. TIELLE AND TRUST RAMZANALI, I THINK YOU'RE SPOT ON THERE.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHOWCASE OUR STUDENTS.
KICKING IT OFF WITH A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND A PERFORMANCE, SHOWCASING IT WITH EVIDENCE BASED THAT OUR KIDS ARE MOVING IN A GREAT DIRECTION WITH THE COMMITTED STAFF.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO SUPPORT OR RECOGNIZE THE BOARD FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED TO THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF IN DOING THIS SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] WE'VE COMMITTED ON A MONTHLY BASIS AS WE ARE PROVIDING DEPARTMENTAL UPDATES ALIGNED WITH THE PROGRESS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
TONIGHT, WE'RE HERE TO SHOWCASE OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AS WELL AS CTE WITH AN UPDATE ALIGNED ON THE PROGRESS OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
AS WE HAVE STARTED OFF WITH IN THE PAST, WE START OFF WITH THE DISTRICT ADOPTED VISION AND MISSION, MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S THE FILTER THAT WE GO THROUGH EVERYTHING WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE ACTIONS ALIGNED WITH SUPPORTING OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
AS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT GOAL 1, WHICH IS ALIGNED WITH STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.
IN THE FIRST TIME THAT WE PRESENTED, WE TALKED ABOUT THE DISTRICT INITIATIVES THAT HAVE BEEN ALIGNED WITH OUR STUDENT TEST.
OUR SECOND GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM TO MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES BASED ON STUDENT DRIVEN GOALS IN ORDER TO ADAPT AND CONNECT TO A CHANGING WORLD BY INCREASING COLLEGE READINESS.
WE TALKED IN DEPTH ABOUT THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL LEARNING THAT WE'VE ADOPTED INTO OUR DISTRICT, INCLUSIVE OF OUR SOCIAL WORKERS, OUR TECHNOLOGY, OUR THERAPEUTIC PARTNERSHIPS, ATHLETICS, EXTENDING DOWN TO THE LEAD PROGRAM AND THE ORCHESTRA PROGRAM THAT WE'VE PILOTED AT GILBERT ELEMENTARY, WHICH WE SAW AT THE DISTRICTS HAPPENING SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN FOR OUR CHILDREN.
GOAL 3 AS WE TALKED ABOUT LAST MONTH, ALIGNED WITH HUMAN RESOURCES, DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING EQUITABLE ABILITY, STAFFING AND INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES TO DIVERSE NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
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IF WE WRAP IT UP WITH GOAL 4 IS TO CREATE A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE COMMUNICATION TO ENGAGE OUR STUDENTS, PARENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY TO BUILD THE DISTRICT'S BRAND THROUGH MULTIMEDIA PLATFORMS WITH STRATEGIC STORYTELLING AND MESSAGING.ENCOMPASSING, OR THE BIG UMBRELLA THAT'S OVERCOMING GOAL 4 IS CONNECTING WITH COMMUNITY AND PARENTS.
EMBEDDED WITHIN GOAL 4 IS GOAL 4B, WHICH IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS RESULTING IN GREATER EDUCATION PARTNERS, FUND RAISING, INTERNSHIPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS.
TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS HOW OUR COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY RIGHT IN OUR WORKFORCE PROGRAMS HAVE SUPPORTED MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS GOAL.
IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WE CAN START OFF BY LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN BOTH OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND OPPORTUNITY CENTER WHO ARE ENROLLED IN A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
IF WE TAKE A LOOK ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THAT'S THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED WITHIN A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COURSE, WHICH WE HAVE 73% OF OUR STUDENTS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED.
THE MOST POPULOUS OF PROGRAMS THAT WE SEE WITHIN THE HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE OUR HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM.
WITHIN OUR HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM, WE HAVE OVER 700 STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE HEALTH SCIENCE PROGRAM.
INCLUDED WITHIN THE HEALTH SCIENCE PROGRAM ARE 15 COURSES, SOME OF THEM THAT WE OFFER IN HOUSE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND SOME OF THEM THAT ARE ALSO OFFERED AT AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
SECOND TO THAT IS OUR STUDENTS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP, FOLLOWED BY AUTO TECH, FOLLOWED BY WELDING.
IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THIS GRAPHIC, WE SEE THAT 94% OF OUR STUDENTS WERE EVER ENROLLED.
ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, WE HAVE 73% THAT WERE CURRENTLY ENROLLED, ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS THE GRAPHIC WHICH INDICATES AT BOTH OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND OPPORTUNITY CENTER THAT 94% OF OUR STUDENTS WERE EVER ENROLLED IN A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COURSE.
>> ONE SECOND. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN EXACTLY, EVER ENROLLED?
>> SURE. ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THOSE ARE THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED AND THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS THE ONES WHO WERE EVER ENROLLED.
I MIGHT BE A 10TH GRADER WHO'S CURRENTLY NOT ENROLLED IN A COURSE, BUT I WOULDN'T BE INCLUDED IN THE ONE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE THAT I HAD BEEN IN A COURSE IF I WAS ENROLLED ONE IN THE PAST.
ONE OF THEM IS A SNAPSHOT OF RIGHT NOW AND THE OTHER ONE IS COMPREHENSIVELY, OVER THEIR 9-12 CAREER, HAVE THEY EVER BEEN ENROLLED IN A COURSE.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE ABOUT 75% OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE WITH AN ENDORSEMENT.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT AN ENDORSEMENT, THOSE STUDENTS HAVE ENROLLED IN AT LEAST THREE HOURS OF COURSE WORK IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THAT ENDORSEMENT.
NEXT WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT HOW EXTENDING THE PROGRAM NOT ONLY TO OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND OPPORTUNITY CENTER, BUT IN EXTENDING INTO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, WE CURRENTLY HAVE 900 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS.
IF WE FOCUS ON ROBOTICS 1 FOR SIXTH GRADERS, ROBOTICS 2 FOR SEVENTH GRADERS, THE REMAINING THREE COURSES OF ROBOTICS 3, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND BUSINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, ARE COURSES THAT ARE ENROLLED BY OUR EIGHTH GRADERS.
NOT ONLY ARE THEY GETTING MIDDLE SCHOOL CREDIT FOR THESE CLASSES, BUT THE STUDENTS ENROLLED ACTUALLY ACQUIRE HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION AS WELL.
IF WE MOVE FORWARD BY TAKING A LOOK AT OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, DEL VALLE ISD HAS INTERACTED WITH OVER 200 PARTNERSHIPS.
WHAT'S FOCUSED ON THIS GRAPHIC RIGHT HERE ARE OUR HIGH ENGAGEMENT PARTNERSHIPS WHERE WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE FROM 2021 SCHOOL YEAR TO THE '22 '23 SCHOOL YEAR.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A HIGH ENGAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP, THESE ARE OUR PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE ROBUST PARTNERSHIPS.
THESE ARE PARTNERSHIPS THAT INCLUDE INTERNSHIPS, INTERVIEW WORKSHOPS, OR FIELD TRIPS.
IF WE FOCUS AT ONE OF OUR PARTNERS OF CITY OF AUSTIN, THOSE ARE WHAT WE CALL A HIGH TOUCH PROGRAM, BECAUSE THE CITY OF AUSTIN HAS VISITED FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS OUR STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
THE SENIORS THIS YEAR, HAVE BEEN VISITED BY THE CITY OF AUSTIN IN NINTH GRADE, 10TH GRADE, 11TH GRADE, AND 12TH GRADE.
I'M SORRY. ONE THING I ALSO WANT TO FOCUS ON HERE ALSO, IS THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ASE, SOME OF THESE MIGHT NOT BE FAMILIAR ACRONYMS TO SOME OF US.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ASE, ASE IS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE, WHERE WE HAVE NINE DIFFERENT CERTIFICATIONS.
COMPTIA IS ADDRESSING CYBERSECURITY, WHICH HAS THREE CERTIFICATIONS AND SERVSAFE IS OFFERING CERTIFICATIONS IN RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT,
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AS WELL AS HOSPITALITY CERTIFICATIONS.ONE THING ELSE I WANT TO FOCUS HERE BEFORE I JUMP ON THE SLIDE IS ACE.
AN ACE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE IS WHERE OUR STUDENTS CAN OBTAIN CCMA, WHICH IS A CERTIFIED CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT.
LAST YEAR WE HAD 32 STUDENTS WHO OBTAINED THEIR CERTIFICATION AND THEN IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO SOME FORM OF HEALTH CARE WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE AREA.
ON THIS NEXT GRAPHIC, WE SEE THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF INTERNSHIPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS, WHICH HAVE BEEN FROM 2020 UNTIL THE CURRENT TIME TO THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR.
ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, WE IDENTIFY WHAT THOSE AREAS OF INTERNSHIPS ARE.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN INTERNSHIPS OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL DAY, 100% OF OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE AN INTERNSHIP OR APPRENTICESHIP OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL DAY ARE RECEIVING SOME FORM OF FINANCIAL INCENTIVE AS WELL.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOW OUR DISTRICT IS A LEADER IN WORKSHOP DEVELOPMENT, WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT A PROGRAM WHICH WAS INTRODUCED THIS YEAR TO THE OPPORTUNITY CENTER.
THAT'S CERTIFICATION AND MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATION.
THEN LEFT HAND COLUMN, WE CAN SEE WHAT THE PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS ARE.
AS NOTED, IT'S THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE INTRODUCE THIS, SINCE THE OPPORTUNITY CENTER.
IT SERVES BOTH THE GENERAL POPULATION AS WELL.
STUDENTS WHO ARE IN OUR 18 PLUS PROGRAM, WE ACTUALLY OBTAINED THE DISTRICT.
A STUDENT OBTAINED THEIR FIRST CERTIFICATION THIS MONTH.
WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE SKILLS THAT ARE OBTAINED IN THE CERTIFICATION OF MANUFACTURING AND ASSOCIATES, WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT APPLIED MATHEMATICS, SAFETY QUALITY.
C&C IS COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL, AS WELL AS ROBOTICS AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING.
IN ADDITION TO THE MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATION, STUDENTS AT THE OPPORTUNITY CENTER CAN ALSO OBTAIN THE CERTIFICATIONS OF ADOBE, CREATIVE CLOUD, AND GOOGLE ANALYTICS.
LOOKING TO EXPAND OUR CTE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
ALSO, AS WE PARTNERED WITH LEAD, THE LEAD PROGRAM WE KNOW IS AN AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM.
WHAT CTE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HAS DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH LEAD IS THEY NOW HAVE SEVEN CTE AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ON SECONDARY CAMPUSES.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A LEAD PROGRAM VERSUS AN ENCAMPUS PROGRAM, THESE MIGHT BE FOR STUDENTS WHO CAN'T BE PART OF THE FORM OF CTE OR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.
EMBEDDING IT INTO LEAD ALLOWS STUDENTS TO GO AHEAD AND EXPLORE CTE PROGRAMS THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET IT DURING THEIR CLASSES FOR SCHEDULE CONFLICTS OR THE SUCCESSIVE COURSEWORKS, BUT STILL HAVE AN INTEREST IN BEING INVOLVED WITH CTE.
CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 205 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE AREAS OF AUTO TECH, WELDING, HEALTH SCIENCE, ROBOTICS, GRAPHIC DESIGN, ANIMATION, AND SCOREBOARD OPERATIONS.
A PROGRAM UNIQUE ALSO TO THE CTE LEAD INTERACTION IS CTE AMBASSADORS.
CTE AMBASSADORS ARE STUDENTS FROM EACH OF THE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING WELDING INSTRUCTION, TEACHING, WHO ACT AS OUR AMBASSADORS TO SHOWCASE OUR PROGRAM.
IN THE CTE LEAD PROGRAM, STUDENTS TAKE FIELD TRIPS, CAN EARN CERTIFICATION, AND ATTEND COMPETITIONS.
ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT OF OUR CTE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS OUR P-TECH, WHICH HAS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND CYBERSECURITY CERTIFICATIONS, WHERE STUDENTS CAN OBTAIN AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN CERTIFICATIONS PROGRAM.
THE PROGRAM WAS INITIATED LAST YEAR, SO WE'RE IN THE SECOND YEAR OF FOUR.
OUR NEW FACILITY OPENING IN FALL OF 2024 IS DESIGNED TO ALIGN STUDENT LEARNING WITH WORKFORCE SKILLS.
OUR CYBERSECURITY STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY TAKING COMP TN A NETWORKING AND COMP TA SECURITY FOR THEIR CERTIFICATIONS WITH INTERNSHIP STARTING AT SUMMER 2024.
OUR ANCHOR PARTNERS, AS WE TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY, ARE PROVIDING AUTHENTIC HANDS ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOR OUR STUDENTS IN CTE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
THEY INCLUDE LASER ENGRAVERS, WHICH ARE BEING EXPLORED IN BOTH ROBOTICS, AS WELL AS GRAPHICS A SIMULATION HOSPITAL FOR HEALTH SCIENCE STUDENTS.
A HYBRID AND HIGH VOLTAGE TRAINER.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A HIGH VOLTAGE TRAINER, THIS IS ALIGNED WITH ELECTRICAL VEHICLES WHICH IS INTEGRATED INTO AUTO TECH COURSES.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE INDUSTRY SOFTWARE, WHAT WE'RE SAYING HERE IS THAT THE EQUIPMENT THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE USING IS WHAT PROFESSIONALS USE.
IT'S THE REAL DEAL, WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE USING.
AS DEPICTED IN THESE PHOTOS ARE SOME OF THAT INDUSTRY SOFTWARE EQUIPMENT THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE GETTING HANDS ON EXPERIENCE WITH.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HIGHLIGHTS OF INTERNSHIPS.
AS NOTED, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, WE HAVE 11 AUTO TECH PROFESSIONALS ACQUIRING DIESEL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AT
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THE HIGH SCHOOL AT THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT YEAR LONG INTERNSHIP.THIS IS ONE OF THE INTERNSHIPS THAT I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER THAT IS HAPPENING DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.
IF WE TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIDDLE COLUMN, WE HAVE OUR HEALTH SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS, WHERE ASCENSION HAS ACCEPTED 12 OF OUR STUDENTS INTO AN EIGHT WEEK PAID ROTATION IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WITH RECRUITING EFFORTS STARTING NOW FOR THE SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, WE SEE TCS MECHANICAL, WHICH IS TEXAS CRITICAL SYSTEMS, WHICH IS SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS IN BOTH PLUMBING AND PIPE FITTING.
ONCE AGAIN, THEY ARE OFFERING OUR STUDENTS INTERNSHIPS, PAID INTERNSHIPS, 12 OF THEM HAVE SECURED THEM.
WE HAVE 12 INTERNSHIPS COMING UP, AND LAST YEAR, FIVE OF OUR STUDENTS WERE HIRED ON FULL TIME WITH A STARTING RATE OF $19.50 PER HOUR.
WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS GRAPHIC OVER HERE, AND I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE OVER ZEALOUS, WE SEE A GRAPHIC WHICH IS DELINEATING PRE K UNTIL 12TH GRADE.
IF WE THINK ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THIS FIGURE OVER HERE THREE YEARS AGO, DR. TIELLE WANTED TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A K 12 ROBOTICS PROGRAM.
PRIOR TO THIS, THERE WERE A LITTLE SNIPPETS OF A ROBOTICS PROGRAM THAT ARE SPRINKLED THROUGH THE DISTRICT.
BUT WITH THAT MISSION IN MIND, AND AS THE GRAPHIC DEPICTS, THE DISTRICT NOW HAS A COORDINATED ROBOTICS PROGRAM, WHERE THE TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS AND SKILLS LEARNED IN THE PRIOR YEARS ARE BUILT UPON AND REINFORCED IN THE NEXT AND SUCCESSIVE YEAR.
THE VISION FOR THIS WAS TO DEVELOP SOME FORM OF CONSISTENCY AND ALIGNMENT WHERE EVERYBODY WAS SPEAKING THE SAME LANGUAGE.
WHEN OUR STUDENTS WERE MOVING FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, THERE WAS CONSISTENCY IN VERBIAGE, AND WHEN THEY MOVE UP INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL, THAT THERE IS SOME CONSISTENCY ALSO THAT CAN BE REINFORCED WITH ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
ONE THING TO TAKE NOTE WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE CELEBRATIONS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, WHICH WE'VE PRESENTED PREVIOUSLY, A FIRST TECH CHALLENGE COMPETITION.
BEST IN FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS, NASCAR DESIGN COMPETITIONS.
WHITE TEXAS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIPS AND AUTONOMOUS PROGRAMMING.
I WANT EVERYBODY TO SAVE THE DATE FOR FEBRUARY 2025, BECAUSE IN FEBRUARY 2025, WE ARE GOING TO BE HOSTING OUR OWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROBOTICS COMPETITION PROGRAM.
BUT ONCE AGAIN, SAVE THE DATE.
YOU WILL GET AN INVITE FOR FEBRUARY 2025 IN OUR TECH BUILDING.
OUTSIDE IN THE FOYER, YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED THERE WERE THERE ARE SOME ARTIFACTS OUT THERE WHICH OUR STUDENTS HAD CREATED.
THEY WERE ON THE BACK OF WALL OVER THERE THAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY.
THOSE ARTIFACTS CONTAIN OUR HEALTH SCIENCE POSTER BOARDS WHICH HAD BEEN PRESENTED BY OUR HEALTH OCCUPATION STUDENTS AT A REGIONAL MEET.
THERE'S ARTIFACTS WHICH HAVE BEEN CREATED BY ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD SUITE BY OUR GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ANIMATION WHILE WORKING ON THEIR CERTIFICATIONS, TWO DIMENSIONAL DIGITALLY CREATED PRODUCTS ARE TURNED INTO THREE DIMENSIONAL FIGURES USING SCREEN PRINTING, LASER ENGRAVERS, AND 3D PRINTERS.
OUTSIDE, WE ALSO SEE A STEEL ENGINEERING CUBE CREATED BY OUR ENGINEERING STUDENTS.
THERE'S A STEEL DIAMOND NAMEPLATE, DV LOGO, CREATED COLLABORATIVE BY WELDING AND GRAPHIC DESIGNS USING A PLASMA TABLE AS WELL AS A PICNIC TABLE SITTING OUTSIDE.
NOW, MR. ALVES DIDN'T BRING THAT IN FROM OUT BACK, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A PICNIC TABLE OUT THERE THAT HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED BY OUR STUDENTS IN CONSTRUCTION BY USING BASIC MEASURING, CUTTING, ASSEMBLING, AND FINISHING LAB.
THESE TABLES WILL BE DONATED ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE OUT THERE THAT THERE'S A PANORAMIC PHOTO, AND IT'S NOT JUST ONE TAKE OVER THERE, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY 17 INDIVIDUALLY SHOT PHOTO WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKEN AND THEN PHOTOSHOP TOGETHER.
WE'RE ABLE TO PHOTOSHOP ABSENT STUDENTS AS WELL, TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT PRESENT FOR THAT DAY ARE INCLUDED IN THE PHOTO AS WELL.
TO CLOSE UP HERE, I WANT TO CONTINUE WITH A SHORT VIDEO OVER HERE WHICH ACTUALLY EXPLORES SOME OF OUR STUDENTS AND WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SOME HANDS ON INTERACTIONS.
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GREAT, SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE DEL VALLE ISD BEING A DESTINATION DISTRICT, THIS IS EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORTS IT.WE THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE FEW AMOUNT OF YEARS BASED ON OUR TAXPAYERS, INVESTMENT WITH BONDS, BASED ON TEAMS WHICH ARE CREATIVE, AND A BOARD WHO'S CONSTANTLY CHALLENGING US TO DO MORE FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS.
IT IS AMAZING WHAT WE'VE OFFERED OUR STUDENTS.
I DO ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE MR. SEBASTIAN, WHO IS OUR CTE DIRECTOR, WHO HELPS COORDINATE AND FACILITATE ALL OF THE STAFF, AS WELL AS THE STUDENTS TO MAKE EVERYTHING GO INTO PLAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SEBASTIAN [APPLAUSE] FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. BOARD, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES.
I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF OUR CTE PROGRAMS AND MR. SEBASTIAN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WE DO OFFER A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR KIDS TO GET THESE CERTIFICATIONS AND DEGREES AND I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF IT, AND I TRY TO TELL PEOPLE AS OFTEN AS I CAN.
I DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD THAT MANY, SO I'D LOVE TO HAVE THAT DATA SO I COULD SHARE THAT PUBLICLY, BUT THAT'S GREAT.
THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU TO THE STAFF THAT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO OUR KIDS.
>> I AGREE WITH THAT. I WILL TELL YOU IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE UNDER CTE, IT'LL HAVE ALL THE ENDORSEMENTS, ALL THE CERTIFICATIONS, ALL THE CLASSES SO IT'S WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE WEBSITE, SO ANYONE CAN CHECK THAT OUT.
>> MY COMMENT IS THAT IS WORTHY OF A STANDING OVATION [APPLAUSE].
VERY WELL SET. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WANT TO SHARE ONE OTHER THING THAT I NOTICED UP THERE WITH THE WOODWORK, WITH THE TABLES THAT WERE CREATED.
I HAD THE PLEASURE OF BEING THERE WHEN THEY DELIVERED SOME OF THEM ON A WEEKEND TO OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WE ACTUALLY HAD SOME OF THE STUDENTS WHO ACTUALLY CREATED THEM, DELIVERED THEM AND IT WAS SO EXCITING FOR THEM TO SEE THEM PUT THEIR OWN WORK ONTO A MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SEE SOME OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS BE SO EXCITED THAT THEY NOW HAVE A SPACE TO SIT AT OUTSIDE.
GO SIT ON THEM REALLY QUICKLY.
IT WAS REALLY COOL TO WATCH THAT SO THANK YOU.
>> MR. SEBASTIAN IS OUR DIRECTOR OF CTE, AND I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE DR. ALEX TORRES WHO IS OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ALSO TOO, WHO HAS ALSO BEYOND THIS AS WELL SO THANK YOU.
>> [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, DR. TORRES, AS WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT ON OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEMS IS
[VI.C. Information for Project Final Payment and Change Order Credits]
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MR. AILES, YOU'RE UP.>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, THE BOARD, AND DR. TIELLE.
THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS AN INFORMATION ITEM FOR THE FINAL PAYMENT AND CHANGE ORDER CREDITS THAT WE HAVE FOR SOME OF OUR PROJECTS.
AS MR. HARRIS MENTIONED IN 2019, THE VOTERS APPROVED THE FIRST OF TWO BONDS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
THESE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE COMPLETED.
PART OF THIS INFORMATION SESSION IS TO GIVE THE BOARD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN REFERENCE TO THOSE PAYMENTS AND CHANGE ORDER CREDITS.
WE START WITH OUR MISSION AND VISION.
AS YOU'VE SEEN FROM THE CREEDMORE STUDENTS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BIO-LITERATE, THERE'S THE DISCUSSION OF CAN STUDENTS SPEAK AND READ AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY IN TWO LANGUAGES.
OUR STUDENTS SAID THE PLEDGE IN BOTH LANGUAGES.
I'M SURE THEY DREAM BECAUSE AT THAT AGE, THEY STILL HAVE THAT TWINKLE IN THEIR EYES.
THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN OLD AS WE ARE, AND THEY STILL HAVE THAT TWINKLE, SO REALLY PLEASED WITH THE BILINGUAL COMMUNICATION TODAY FOR OUR TEXAS AND AMERICAN FLAG.
OUR MISSION WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THESE RESPONSIBILITIES IS GETTING OUR STUDENTS' FUTURE READY.
YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE FOR CLOSE OUT THIS EVENING AND THOSE FACILITIES GIVE OUR STUDENTS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO BE WORLD-CLASS VISIONARIES.
ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE 2019 BOND, THE PROJECTS WERE APPROVED.
WE HAD OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.
ONE OF THE BOARD INITIATIVES WAS TO HAVE A NORTH, SOUTH, AND CENTRAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER AND WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT THROUGH FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, BUT ALSO LAND RESPONSIBILITY.
WE DIDN'T HAVE TO GO OUT AND FIND ADDITIONAL LAND FOR THE CENTRAL, NORTH, OR SOUTH CDC.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET AN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING EXPANDED AND THEN REALLY IMPROVE ONE OF OUR ELEMENTARIES BY A COMPLETE FRONT ENTRY VESTIBULE AND ENTRY IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO ACTUALLY SEE THE FRONT ENTRY AT HILLCREST, IT HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.
THOSE PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED ACCORDING TO CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS A FINAL PAYMENT.
PART OF THAT FINAL PAYMENT IS SPECIFIC TO THE CHANGE ORDER CREDIT IN WHICH THE DISTRICT STAFF MONITORED THE PROJECTS.
THE INSTRUCTORS COMPLETED THE PROJECT, THE ARCHITECTS DESIGNED THE PROJECT, AND THOSE PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE, ON TIME.
THE CREDIT FOR THOSE ARE LISTED ON THIS SLIDE.
THAT GIVES AN OUTLINE OF WHAT WE HAVE FOR THE CENTRAL CDC NORTH AND SOUTH, AS WELL AS THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
TOTAL PROJECT COUNT ALLOWS US TO CREDIT BACK TO THE DISTRICT ON THAT 2019 BOND $2.19-$650 IN A TIME IN WHICH INFLATION HAS REALLY BEEN RAMPANT, IN A TIME IN WHICH CONSTRUCTION COSTS HAVE BEEN OVERRUNS.
I'M VERY PLEASED, EXCITED, IN FACT, THAT THE DISTRICT HAS ENTRUSTED STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD.
THE BOARD HAS GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND THROUGH OUR CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION TEAM, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PROJECTS ON SCHEDULE, ON TIME.
THEN WE CLOSE THOSE OUT WITH A $2.19 MILLION CREDIT.
TONIGHT YOU'LL SEE ON YOUR AGENDA THERE ARE SEVERAL FINAL PAYMENTS.
THE CENTRAL CDC NORTH CDC, SOUTH CDC ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, AS WELL AS THE HILLCREST.
THOSE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE COMPLETE.
WE DO HAVE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION DOCUMENTATION.
WE VERIFY THAT ALL WORK IS COMPLETE AND WE ARE UNDER THE ONE-YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD AND SO WE ARE READY TO PROPOSE THOSE IN TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR FINAL PAYMENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? YES.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE A COMMENT.
I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO THIS TO RECOGNIZE OUR OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE DONE SUCH INCREDIBLE WORK OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
I'VE SEEN HOW HARD MR. AILES HAS WORKED ON MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH THE CITY, THE COUNTY, THE COMPANIES, THE SPREADSHEETS HE'S HAD WHEN I ARRIVE AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS EARLY.
HE'S SITTING THERE GOING THROUGH IT ALL, AND EVERY TIME THERE'S AN EVENT FOR A GROUNDBREAKING, OR RIBBON CUTTING YOUR OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT STAFF IS JUST SO WELL ORGANIZED AND I THINK IT'S DUE TO YOU.
I KNOW IT'S DUE TO YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT.
DURING THE FREEZE IN JANUARY WHEN DISTRICTS ALL AROUND US HAD ISSUES WITH THEIR BUILDINGS, THEIR HEATING, THEIR WATER, OURS, NONE THAT I KNOW OF.
I'VE BEEN WANTING TO RECOGNIZE YOU PUBLICLY, AND THIS HAS JUST SEEMED A GOOD TIME TO DO IT WHEN WE ARE $2 MILLION UNDER BUDGET, WHICH IS EXTRAORDINARY IN THIS DAY AND AGE.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU, MR. AILES, AND YOUR OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT BECAUSE I THINK YOU'VE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AS WE'VE PASSED TWO BONDS AND BUILT IN CREDIBLE BUILDINGS.
>> [APPLAUSE] ANOTHER STANDING OVATION.
>> IT IS TRULY THE TEAM AND I'LL SAY IT BECAUSE PEOPLE KNOW I'M GOING TO SAY IT.
WE PROVIDE SERVICE AND SUPPORT TO THE DISTRICT AND THAT IS
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OUR TEAM EXPECTATION AND WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT.>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF OUR STUDENTS.
>> NOW WE HAVE OUR MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS, MISS CANSINO.
[VI.D. Monthly Financial Reports]
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS, DR. TIELLE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE PUBLIC.
WE ARE PRESENTING THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDED JANUARY 31ST.
THE REPORTS THAT WE USUALLY GO OVER, ARE INVESTMENT REPORT, TAX OFFICE REPORT, A BUDGET REPORT, A FUND BALANCE REPORT.
FOR THIS MEETING, WE'RE ADDING TWO ADDITIONAL ITEMS, A PROPERTY VALUE AUDIT UPDATE AND A BOND REFUNDING UPDATE.
FOR THE MONTH ENDED JANUARY 31ST, OUR PORTFOLIO PART VALUE WAS AT $404 MILLION.
THAT IS ALL FUNDS INCLUSIVE WITH AN AVERAGE YIELD OF 5% AND A MATURITY OF JUST A LITTLE OVER SIX MONTHS.
INTEREST EARNINGS FOR THE MONTH ARE AT 1.6 MILLION DOLLAR, BRINGING THE FISCAL YEAR TOTALS TO ALMOST $11 MILLION.
THAT'S GREAT. YES. [APPLAUSE] OUR TAX OFFICE COLLECTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY ARE AT $65,600,000.
THIS IS THE MONTH THAT WE COLLECT THE MOST TAXES BECOME DELINQUENT, FEBRUARY 1.
WE SEE THIS IS THE MONTH JANUARY THAT WE COLLECT THE MOST TAXES AND THAT BRINGS OUR YEAR TOTAL TO ALMOST $114 MILLION IN TAX COLLECTIONS.
OUR BUDGET FOR THE MONTH ENDING JANUARY 31ST, SORRY IT'S A LITTLE HARD FOR ME TO SEE.
WE ARE AT ALMOST 56% OF OUR BUDGET, SEVEN MONTHS THROUGH THE YEAR.
SEVEN MONTHS SHOULD BE ABOUT 58% SO WE'RE JUST SHY OF WHERE WE SHOULD BE.
THAT'S GOOD. THAT MEANS WE'VE SPENT LESS OF WHAT WE WERE PROJECTING.
THIS IS THE SAME BUDGET REPORT, JUST IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT BY THE MAJOR OBJECT.
OUR FUND BALANCE REPORT, THERE IS NO CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS REPORT.
WE STILL HAVE THE SAME FUND BALANCE ESTIMATING ENDING THE FUND BALANCE AT ALMOST $53 MILLION.
THE UPDATE FOR OUR PROPERTY VALUE STUDY.
IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER IF YOU RECALL, THE BOARD AWARDED RAY&WOOD LLC THE CONTRACT TO SUBMIT A PROPERTY VALUE AUDIT ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT FOR THE 2021 TAX YEAR.
THEY HAVE SUBMITTED THAT IN THE CONTROLLER HAS REDUCED THE TAXABLE VALUE AND IT WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING OF ALMOST $2 MILLION.
THAT'S GREAT CONSIDERING WE HAVE THAT [INAUDIBLE] SO THAT KIND OF OFFSETS EACH OTHER.
I HAVE HERE MS. JENNIFER RITTER AND SHE IS GOING TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF OUR BOND REFUNDING.
>> THANK YOU. ALWAYS HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO THE DISTRICT.
A BRIEF PRESENTATION HERE, YOU MAY RECALL THAT BACK IN SEPTEMBER, THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE CFO TO GO OUT LOOK FOR REFINANCING OPPORTUNITIES.
YOU HAVE SOME BONDS THAT BECOME CALLABLE IN JUNE.
UNDER IRS, FEDERAL TAX RULES, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE THREE MONTHS PRIOR SO WE WERE SORT OF WAITING WITH BATED BREATH TO SEE WHERE INTEREST RATES WOULD BE THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THAT 6.15 CALL DATE.
BACK IN SEPTEMBER, WE CAME TO YOU ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO FORWARD SHOULD INTEREST RATES BE AVAILABLE.
YOU DID A DELEGATION PRICING, WHICH AGAIN, MEANS THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO PRICE ON THE DAY OF A BOARD MEETING.
WE CAN GO OUT AND PRICE THE BEST DAY IN THE MARKET WHEN THE BONDS BECAME ELIGIBLE.
THERE WERE CERTAIN PARAMETERS THAT HAD TO BE MET.
THERE WAS A MINIMUM SAVINGS OF 3%.
WE COULD EXTEND THE TERM OF THE BONDS AND THEN IT GAVE US BONDS THAT WE COULD REFINANCE.
AFTER THAT SEPTEMBER 19 MEETING, WHEN YOU GAVE US THE AUTHORIZATION, WE APPLIED FOR THE SCHOOL FUND GUARANTEED THE DISTRICT'S AA UNDERLYING RATING TO THE STATE'S AAA, WHICH OBVIOUSLY HELPS WITH THE INTEREST RATES.
WE WENT BACK TO STANDARD AND POOR'S TO AFFIRM THE EXISTING BOND RATING OF AA.
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THEY DID COME BACK AND AFFIRM THAT AA SO THE CREDIT WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY STRONG.AGAIN, AAA IS THE HIGHEST, THEN AA+ THEN AA SO YOU'RE ONLY TWO NOTCHES OFF OF THE HIGHEST RATING IN THE WORLD QUITE FRANKLY.
OBVIOUSLY AN EXCELLENT RESULT ON THAT.
THE RATINGS WERE RECEIVED AND WE ACTUALLY WERE TIMING IT TO BE NO MORE THAN, THE EARLIEST WE CAN CLOSE IS MARCH 17 UNDER THE IRS RULES AND I MENTIONED THAT 90 DAYS.
WE WERE PRICING THE TIMING AS SOON AS WE COULD TO THAT ESSENTIALLY 30 DAYS BETWEEN THE PRICING AND THAT MARCH 17 PROJECTED CLOSING DATE.
INTEREST RATES SINCE WE CAME TO YOU, THEY ACTUALLY HIT A HIGH IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, YOU AUTHORIZED IN SEPTEMBER.
WE WERE WATCHING IT HAPPEN, BUT SINCE OCTOBER AS YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN IN MORTGAGE RATES AND EVERYTHING ELSE, THANKFULLY, NOT HITTING MS. CANSINOS INVESTMENT REPORT.
BUT INTEREST RATES HAVE STARTED TO TREND DOWN A LITTLE BIT ON THE LONG TERM SIDE OF THE MARKET.
WE'RE ACTUALLY HERE, IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEE ON THE SCREEN.
MOUNTAIN PEAK LINE, BUT THERE HAS BEEN SOME IMPROVEMENTS AUTHORIZED.
ANY IMPROVEMENT IN INTEREST RATES ON YOUR END MEANS LARGER SAVINGS.
WHAT THAT TRANSLATES TO ARE THE TWO BOND SERIES THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY CALLABLE ARE THE 2014 A BONDS AND THE 2015.
THOSE CARRY INTEREST RATES BETWEEN 3% AND 5% AND A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $73 MILLION.
FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE SHOWS YOU THE ACTUAL SAVINGS.
THROUGH THIS REFINANCING YOU ACTUALLY GOT AN INTEREST RATE OF 3.148%.
AGAIN, YOU TOOK INTEREST RATES FROM 3% - 5% AND REPLACED THAT WITH A 3.1% SO THAT'S WHERE THE SAVINGS ARE COMING FROM.
TOTAL SAVINGS ARE JUST ABOUT 1.149 I'M GOING TO ROUND UP AND SAY 8.2 MILLION DOLLAR IN TOTAL SAVINGS, WELL IN EXCESS OF WHAT WE WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE.
ON A PRESENT VALUE PERCENTAGE BASIS, THAT MEANS YOU'RE SAVING ALMOST 8.5% OVER WHAT THE TAXPAYERS HAD BEEN PAID.
THEN ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, YOU CAN SEE THERE 2025-2041, IT EQUATES TO ALMOST $500,000 A YEAR IN SAVINGS.
IN COMPARISON THAT SHOULD SAY SEPTEMBER NOT JULY THERE ON THE FAR LEFT HAND SIDE, MY APOLOGIES.
WHEN WE CAME TO YOU IN SEPTEMBER AND YOU AUTHORIZED THIS REFINANCING, WE WERE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT A SMALLER PAR AMOUNT.
THAT'S BECAUSE INTEREST RATES WERE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER, THEY HAVE GONE LOWER, SO WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF REFINANCING MORE BONDS.
AT THAT TIME, THE AMOUNT OF SAVINGS WAS APPROXIMATELY 2.9 MILLION SO NOT QUITE 3 MILLION.
AT 2.9 MILLION, THE ACTUAL MARKET HAS BEEN REPLACED, I'M SORRY, 3.9, THE LINE ABOVE THEIR TOTAL SAVINGS, HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH 1.49 MILLION.
YOU MORE THAN DOUBLED THE SAVINGS THAT THE BOARD WAS PROJECTING.
WE WEREN'T BEING OVERLY CAUTIOUS BACK IN SEPTEMBER THE INTEREST RATES HAVE JUST MOVED IN YOUR FAVOR.
YOU BASICALLY HIT THE MARKET RIGHT AT THE RIGHT TIME.
CONGRATULATIONS, THESE ARE SAVINGS TO THE DISTRICT TAXPAYERS.
IT CAN'T CHANGE SO THAT MONEY WILL COME BACK TO THE DISTRICT AND GO TO SHOW IN A FOLLOW UP TO THE PRIOR PRESENTATION THAT IN ADDITION TO SAVING MONEY ON THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS, YOU'RE ALSO SAVING MONEY ON THE COST ANYTIME THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES.
THAT'S A DIRECT RESULT OF ADMINISTRATION'S DILIGENCE AND THE BOARD'S DILIGENCE AND BEING ABLE TO TAKE OPPORTUNITIES WHEN THEY COME BEFORE YOU.
I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT AS WELL THAT YOU DO STILL HAVE A LOT.
THESE ARE YOUR EXISTING BONDS IS VERY SMALL, I SEE UP HERE IN GREEN.
BUT YOU DO HAVE LOTS OF BONDS THAT WILL BECOME CALLABLE.
WE WILL KEEP MONITORING THOSE FOR YOU TO SEE ANYTIME THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO FINANCE.
IN ADDITION, THIS IS A REFINANCING BY ISSUING NEW BONDS TO REPLACE THE OLD BONDS.
BUT WHAT THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AS WELL, IS WHEN YOU AREN'T ISSUING NEW BONDS FOR YOUR OWN NEW PROJECTS, YOU'RE ABLE TO COME IN IN THOSE BUDGET YEARS, FISCAL YEARS, AND ACTUALLY PAY OFF BONDS EARLY BECAUSE YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL INS MONIES TO BE ABLE TO DO SO.
THESE REPRESENT CURRENTLY CALLABLE DEBT, IS CALLED A DEFEASANCE.
IT'S NOT ISSUING A NEW BOND, ALL YOU'RE DOING IS PAYING OFF HIGHER INTEREST RATE BONDS WHEN YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
EVEN THOUGH WE DID JUST DO A PRETTY LARGE REFINANCING HERE, YOU STILL HAVE BONDS COMING UP THAT ARE CALLABLE IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR SO THERE FOR YOU NEXT YEAR TO NOT EVEN HAVE TO DO A REFINANCING, BUT TO SIMPLY COME IN AND SAY, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO PAY OFF SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF BONDS AND LET ME SAVE OUR TAXPAYERS MONEY.
WE'LL KEEP LOOKING AT THAT FOR YOU.
BUT AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS, OBVIOUSLY AN EXCELLENT RESULT IN SAVING THE TAXPAYER.
[APPLAUSE] ANYTHING ELSE, MISS CANSINO? YOU OKAY.
THE NEXT IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT ON THE RESOLUTION, EMPLOYING CHAPLAINS TO PROVIDE COUNSELING SERVICES. MR. HARRIS? SORRY. THAT WAS MY PHONE.
WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK A LITTLE BIT.
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WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF[VI.E. Update on the Status of the Community Engagement Survey]
THE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY AS PART OF THE INFORMATIONAL ITEMS.>> I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. YOU'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO PRESENT.
>> YEAH. LET ME SHARE WHERE WE'RE AT ON STATUS AND THEN HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTION.
FOR THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SURVEY, WE RECENTLY GOT THE CONTRACT SIGNED AND SO WE ARE GOOD.
WE'RE WORKING WITH GIBSON CONSULTING.
WE ARE WORKING ON THE STUDENT AND THE STAFF SURVEY.
ACTUALLY, GIBSON CONSULTING IS THE ONE COMING UP WITH THE QUESTIONS AND THE INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE HERE IS WORKING WITH THEM JUST TO REVIEW IT.
THE REVIEWED ITEMS, ONCE WE RECEIVE THEM, IS GOING TO BE SHARED WITH THE ENTIRE BOARD SO THAT THEY CAN LOOK AT WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS, WHAT KIND OF GUIDANCE, THINGS LIKE THAT.
DUE TO THE CONTRACT TAKING A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO SIGN, WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS HOW WE WANTED IT TO BE FROM BOTH ENDS.
WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO DELAY THE TIMELINE JUST A LITTLE BIT.
THIS WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TESTING TO BE DONE AND ALLOW OUR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES TO DO THE TESTING AND GIVE THEM THE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS GOOD TO GO BEFORE WE SEND IT OUT TO THE MASSES.
WE ARE LOOKING AT MORE OF A LAUNCH AFTER SPRING BREAK.
THAT'S JUST KIND OF A TIMELINE OF WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT.
OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH GIBSON DIRECTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD SOLID PLAN.
WHEN THEY HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION, THEY WILL PROVIDE A SUMMARY TO US SO THAT WE CAN REVIEW AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S GOOD TO GO AND TECHNOLOGY, MR. HARRIS, ALONG WITH THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, IS ALSO WORKING WITH GIBSON TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE DATA INTEGRITY PART IS GOOD, WE'RE GETTING THE DATA SHARING OVER AND ALSO JUST MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING WILL GO AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE SINCE THE MAIN METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION IS GOING TO BE EMAIL TEXT, LIKE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS ALL GOOD TO GO.
>> ANY OTHER THINGS YOU WANT TO ADD FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE?
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR SENDING THE LINK TO THE CONTRACT.
I APPRECIATE THAT, FOR JONATHAN TO SHARE THAT WITH US.
WELL, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS ABOUT THE TIMELINE.
WE WON'T SEE THE SURVEY UNTIL THE MARCH BOARD MEETING?
>> WE WILL BE SENDING AN UPDATE WITH THE CONTENT SO WE CAN REVIEW IT BEFOREHAND BUT THE ACTUAL SURVEY WILL NOT GO OUT UNTIL AFTER.
>> SO THAT THE BOARD GET TO SEE THE FULL SURVEY?
>> THAT WILL BE AT THE PROBABLY MARCH 4TH?
>> PROBABLY MARCH BOARD, YEAH.
>> WHEN YOU SAID TESTING GOES FOR WEEKS AND WEEKS OF DIFFERENT TESTING.
I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I KNOW SPRING IS SUCH, AND I'M NOT OPPOSED AT ALL TO THE SURVEY.
THE SUBCOMMITTEE HAS WORKED ON THIS AND THE REST OF US HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE LOOP.
THE SPRING IS SO BUSY, YOU'RE EITHER PREPPING FOR TESTING, YOU'RE TESTING, YOU'RE FOLLOWING UP WITH TESTING FOR MAKE UP, YOU'RE DOING ALL THE END OF THE YEAR ACTIVITIES THAT TEACHERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND WRAPPING UP THINGS.
I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT HAVING IT AFTER SPRING BREAK IS GOING TO BE ROUGH ON THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, AND THE STAFF, AND THE STUDENTS, AND THE PARENTS, AND WE ALL KNOW IT'S A CRAZY TIME.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT STAR TESTING ACTUALLY STARTS APRIL 4TH AND 5TH.
THOSE TWO WEEKS LEADING UP ARE WHEN THE PRINCIPALS ARE PREPARING FOR STAR AND STUDENTS AS WELL.
>> WE HAVE TAKEN THAT INTO CONSIDERATION, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY WE'RE HEAVILY WORKING WITH THE ADMIN DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN ASSIST US WITH MAKING SURE IT'S GOING OUT AT THE RIGHT TIME.
IT REALLY SHOULD NOT BE A BIG LEFT FOR OUR GROUP AT ALL FOR DVISD, IT'S REALLY GOING TO FALL ON GIBSON MORE.
I THINK PART OF THE REASON WHY WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS GOES OUT SET BY THE MARCH TIME FRAME IS BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET THE FEEDBACK AND FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO ANALYZE IT, GIVE US THEIR FEEDBACK, AND THEN BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT PUBLICLY AS WELL BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
>> I DON'T THINK IT'S CENTRAL OFFICE, AND I THINK IT'S THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS.
BECAUSE AS I READ THROUGH THIS, THE GIBSON WILL BE SENDING THE EMAILS TO THE TEACHERS.
DON'T FORGET BECAUSE THE TEACHERS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE CLASS TIME IF I UNDERSTOOD IT CORRECTLY.
CAN THEY DO A WHOLE CLASS AND COMPUTERS IS EVERY CLASSROOM WE HAVE A FULL SET OF COMPUTERS THAT THEY CAN DO THAT ON THE WAY I WAS READING IT.
>> MR. WEDDLE IS GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT, WITH EACH CAMPUS TO PROVIDE THE RIGHT TIME AND FOR THE DISTRICT TO DECIDE WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM.
>> WHAT GRADE LEVEL IS SAID STUDENTS? WHAT GRADE LEVEL ARE WE STARTING WITH ON THE COMPUTERS FOR THE SURVEY?
>> I THINK IT WAS THIRD GRADE.
>> I FIGURED IT WOULD BE AT LEAST THIRD OR FOURTH.
>> WHEN WILL WE SEND THE PARENTAL PERMISSION FORM?
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>> THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS.
>> THAT'S ALL STILL TO BE DETERMINED ON THE TIMELINE.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY FIXED DATES FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH.
MR. WEDDLE, DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THAT? HE HAS AN INITIAL MEETING, THAT'S RIGHT, ON FRIDAY? YEAH.
>> LIKE YOU SAID EARLIER, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DELAYED BECAUSE OF THE CONTRACT.
NOW THAT WE'RE BACK, ONCE THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED, NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK INTO TALKING ABOUT THE SCHEDULE WHEN THINGS ARE GOING TO BE RELEASED, AND WE CAN PROVIDE YOU GUYS ANOTHER UPDATE ON THAT.
>> THAT WOULD BE VERY APPRECIATED.
WILL THEY PROVIDE TO US, WHEN THE PARENTAL PERMISSIONS ARE SENT OUT, WHAT DATA WAS BEING COLLECTED ON THEIR STUDENTS? BECAUSE I THINK AS A PARENT, I WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT DATA THIS COMPANY THAT I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IS COLLECTING.
>> WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S INCLUDED.
I CAN SEE HOW THAT COULD BE OF CONCERN.
AS MR. WEDDLE WORKS ON THE COMMUNICATION PLAN, WE CAN MAKE SURE.
I'M SURE THAT GIBSON HAS SOME VERBIAGE BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS WITH MANY DISTRICTS AND SOME BEST PRACTICES. THANK YOU.
>> I WAS READING THROUGH BECAUSE I JUST WAS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT PARENTAL PERMISSION.
SINCE THAT'S SUCH ACROSS THE COUNTRY, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IS SUCH A BIG ISSUE, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COVERED THAT.
IS THERE A LENGTH OF THE SURVEY? WILL IT VARY FROM GRADE LEVEL UP THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY? AS YOU CAN TELL, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION.
>> WE HONESTLY HAVE NOT SHARED IT BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE IT IN THE COMMITTEE EITHER.
WE HAVE NOT SEEN, WE HAVE NOT GOT TO THAT PART YET.
>> JUST SPEAKING FOR ME IS THAT USUALLY WHEN A COMPANY COMES, WE HEAR THEY COME AND SPEAK TO US.
IT'S BEEN DISAPPOINTING FOR ME THAT WE'VE NEVER SEEN THE COMPANY BEFORE THE BOARD SO WE CAN KNOW WHO WE'RE WORKING WITH.
THE REASON I'VE ASKED A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS IS I KNOW I'M GOING TO HAVE COMMUNITIES [INAUDIBLE] AND ASKING ABOUT IT.
I WANTED TO TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.
LIKE I SAID, I THINK SURVEYS ARE GREAT AND I THINK IT'LL BE A GOOD THING FOR US TO DO TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
CAN THE DISTRICT LEGALLY RELEASE INFORMATION ON FORMER EMPLOYEES TO THIS COMPANY? WELL, IF NO, IT SAYS IN THERE, IF THE DISTRICT CAN PROVIDE PHONE NUMBER OR EMAILS OR WHATEVER, I HAVE A CONCERN FOR THAT.
>> THEY ARE BOUND TO BE A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT COME UP WITH REGARD TO PROVIDING INFORMATION.
ANYTIME THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DISTRICT BELIEVES THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE, WE'LL TAKE THOSE AS THEY DEVELOP.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT THE CONSULTANT FEELS THEY NEED AND THE DISTRICT, IN CONSULTATION WITH ME, BELIEVES THAT WE MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
THE IDEA IS TO WORK THROUGH THOSE AS THEY COME UP.
THERE ARE BOUND TO BE ALL SORTS OF INFORMATION REQUESTS THAT WE HAVE TO SORT OF FIGURE OUT, SUSS OUT ONE AT A TIME.
I WOULD NOT MAKE A BROAD STATEMENT RIGHT NOW ABOUT SPECIFICALLY WHAT THEY'RE ENTITLED TO.
MY IMPRESSION FROM THE DISCUSSIONS THAT I'VE BEEN PRIVY TO, AT LEAST SECONDHAND, IS THAT THE CONSULTANT IS RESPECTFUL OF THE FACT THAT THE DISTRICT MAY HAVE A LEGITIMATE LEGAL BASIS TO NOT PRODUCE INFORMATION THAT THEY REQUEST AND WE'LL WORK AROUND THAT.
I BELIEVE IT'S IN A COLLABORATIVE MODE RIGHT NOW, AND I SHOULD REMIND EVERYONE THAT SHOULD THIS ARRANGEMENT NOT WORK OUT TO THE DISTRICT SATISFACTION, YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO TERMINATE WITH 30 DAYS NOTICE.
I THINK THEY'RE WELL AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE COLLABORATIVE AND NOT ONE OF A TUG OF WAR, LET'S SAY.
>> WELL, THANK YOU. I THINK WE ALWAYS SHOULD ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION WHEN RELEASING ANY KIND OF INFORMATION ON EMPLOYEES, FORMER EMPLOYEES, OR STUDENTS.
I THINK I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION.
ARE THERE GOING TO BE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BOARD ON THE SURVEY?
>> THAT HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED.
>> DO WE ALL GET TO BE PART OF THAT?
>> WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE QUESTIONS YET, BUT ONCE THEY COME IN, WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE WHAT THEY ARE BEFORE WE SEND IT OUT.
>> DID THE SUBCOMMITTEE PROVIDE ANY GUIDANCE ON WHAT YOU WANTED TO ASK?
>> WE GAVE THEM THE HIGH LEVEL TOPICS.
WE ACTUALLY PROVIDED THE ONES THAT YOU HAD PROVIDED TO US AT A PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING.
WE TOOK THOSE DOWN, AND THEY'RE MORE BROAD TOPICS AND THEN GIBSON IS GOING TO COME BACK WITH THE QUESTION.
>> YES, WE DID HAVE BOARD ON THEIR BOARD SUPERINTENDENT, STAFF, DISTRICT, CLIMATE, IT WAS ALL OF THOSE THINGS ON.
WHAT THE ACTUAL QUESTIONS WERE, WE DON'T KNOW YET.
I THINK THEY JUST SENT IT TO US TODAY.
WE'LL SEND IT OUT TO THE BOARD.
WE'LL HAVE ABOUT A WEEK TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK AND THEN THE COMMITTEE WILL GET TOGETHER.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. LIKE I SAID, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE CONTRACT TO US.
>> PUSHING THE RIGHT BUTTON HELPS, AND ANY TIME Y'ALL HAVE QUESTIONS AS FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, Y'ALL ARE WELCOME TO EMAIL THE COMMITTEE AND ASK. IT'S NOT SECRET.
>> WELL, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE DONE AT A BOARD MEETING,
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NOT ONE ON ONE EMAILS.I THINK THAT GETS A LITTLE LEGAL ISSUE.
>> YEAH. AND ALSO WE'RE GIVING YOU AN UPDATE.
WE'RE NOT DISCUSSING OR APPROVING OR DOING ANY OF THAT STUFF.
SO AS LONG AS WE'RE ANSWERING QUESTIONS, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING AND WE CAN ALWAYS GO THROUGH OUR LAWYER IF HE WANTS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
WE'RE VERY TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY. SO ANY DISCUSSION BETWEEN A QUORUM OF THE BOARD HAS TO BE A POSTED BOARD MEETING.
SO MY UNDERSTANDING, AND AGAIN, BASED ON WHAT I'VE SEEN, IS THAT THERE'S NEVER BEEN A QUORUM DISCUSSION OUTSIDE A BOARD MEETING.
SO IF THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY, FRANKLY, TO HAVE THE BOARD BROUGHT UP TO DATE TO HAVE QUESTIONS ASKED AS YOU'VE BEEN DOING.
>> I JUST THINK EVERYONE NEEDS TO HEAR THE QUESTIONS, EVERYONE NEEDS TO HEAR ANSWERS AT THE SAME TIME, IF YOU'RE DOING EMAILS, ONE ON ONE HERE OR THERE, WE ALL MISS OUT ON THE INFORMATION, AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO SHARE IT AT A BOARD MEETING SO THE COMMUNITY, THE STAFF KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON. WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
>> YES, AND WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THAT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S COMMUNICATED OUT CORRECTLY, HENCE WHY WE HAVE PULLED IN COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR TO HELP WITH THAT.
THEN ALSO WHEN WE HAVE THE INFORMATION, WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE IT OUT.
WE WANT THE FEEDBACK OF EVERYONE, SO THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY? I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION, AS I SAY THAT ABOUT THE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY.
I'M GOING TO ASK FOR LEGAL ON THIS.
[LAUGHTER] IF WE WANTED TO PROVIDE UPDATES OUTSIDE OF OBVIOUSLY THIS SETTING, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO SEND IT IN FOR BOARD UPDATES ON FRIDAY THAT MAYBE THEY COULD BE SENT OUT TO THE WHOLE BOARD?
>> ON FRIDAY BOARD [INAUDIBLE]
>> SO YOU'RE SAFEST WHEN ADMINISTRATION DISTRIBUTES INFORMATION AND IT'S NOT TO BOARD COMMUNICATION.
SO I WOULD JUST CHARGE THE ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE UPDATES AS THEY WOULD NORMALLY ON OTHER DISTRICT MATTERS TO THE FULL BOARD.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE SOMETHING LIKE THAT SO THAT [OVERLAPPING]
>> HOW WOULD WE PROVIDE THAT? WE DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION.
>> YEAH. IF THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, THEY WOULD BE PROVIDING THAT TO YOU AS A SUPERINTENDENT THEN YOU COULD IN YOUR OFFICE AS [OVERLAPPING]
>> WHAT I'M SAYING IS I DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION TO SEND IN THE BOARD UPDATE ON FRIDAY.
>> THE COMMITTEE CAN GET TOGETHER AND WE CAN PROVIDE A STATEMENT AND WORK WITH JONATHAN TO DO SOMETHING SO YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
>> YEAH, WE'LL WORK WITH YOU ON THAT AND PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.
I DON'T SEE IT HAPPENING THIS WEEK, BUT IN THE FUTURE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE UPDATE MORE THAN JUST ONCE A MONTH, SO THANK YOU.
NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[VII. Consent Agenda]
SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.>> ACTUALLY, I NEED TO PULL SEVERAL ITEMS.
>> OKAY. PERFECT. IF YOU CAN JUST LET ME KNOW WHICH ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PULLED.
>> WELL, AND LET'S START WITH ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, ISN'T IT SUPPOSED TO BE RECURRING ITEMS THAT VOTED ON AS RECURRING, AND NOT THE FINAL PAYMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THIS? CAN SOMEBODY HELP CLARIFY THAT.
>> I THINK THE INFORMATION WAS SHARED, THAT WAS THE INFORMATION ITEM.
THE INFORMATION ITEM THAT MR. AL SHARED IS EVERY ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA RATHER THAN HAVING A SEVERAL ACTION ITEMS. THEY WERE ALL INFORMATION ITEMS AND NOW THEY'RE ON CONSENT.
>> TYPICALLY, THE CONSENT AGENDA OVER THE YEARS, TO ME, HAS BEEN ITEMS THAT ARE JUST TO EXPEDITE THE MEETING SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE.
THEY HAVE TO BE APPROVED THE FINAL PAYMENT AND MR. AL LIKE DR. TERRY SAID, JUST EXPLAINED THEM ALL.
BUT CONSENT IS USUALLY TO EXPEDITE A MEETING SO WE DON'T HAVE TO CALL EACH ITEM SEPARATELY AND VOTE ON EACH ONE SEPARATELY.
>> THE ONLY ONE I WILL BE LEAVING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ITEM A.
ITEM B I WOULD LIKE PULLED FOR THE MINUTES FOR THE FEBRUARY 15TH, 2024 MEETING.
>> AND SEE IF WE CAN DO AN AMENDMENT THAT JUST INCLUDES DAVID ALBERT SPOKE TO THE POTENTIAL OF FREE ACC TUITION AND NOT JUST FREE ACC TUITION BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T EXIST AT THIS POINT.
>> SO THAT WAS FOR CONSENT AGENDA ITEM B IS WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE PULLED FOR JUST AN EDIT?
>> THEN WHAT ABOUT CONSENT AGENDA ITEM A? ARE WE GOOD WITH A,B,E?
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NO. SO JUST A IS GOOD TO GO?>> OKAY. SO ALL THE OTHERS YOU WOULD LIKE PULLED? WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO PULL CONSENT AGENDA ITEM A?
IS THAT THE ONLY ONE WE'RE APPROVING? A?
>> THANK YOU, MS. GARDIA. I'M TRYING TO THINK OF THE WORDING HERE.
WE HAD AN APPROVAL FOR CONSENT, AGENDA ITEM A, AND A SECOND FOR IT.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALL THOSE ABSTAINING? [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.
WE HAD 1,2,3,4,5,6 AND ONE ABSTAIN.
>> SO WE HAVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS B THROUGH L HAVE BEEN PULLED.
MS. WAGNER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO THROUGH AND ASK YOUR QUESTION?
>> YES, PLEASE. DID Y'ALL CATCH B? I WOULD LIKE THAT PULLED.
THANK YOU. CAN WE VOTE ON AN AMENDMENT FOR THAT CURRENTLY? HOW DO WE NEED TO DO THAT?
[VII.B. Minutes for February 15, 2024 - Special Board Meeting ]
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEM B, THE MINUTES FOR THE FEBRUARY 15TH, 2024 SPECIAL BOARD MEETING AMENDED TO REFLECT THAT DAVID ALBERT SPOKE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF FREE ACC INTUITION. THANK YOU.
>> DO I HAVE A SECOND? THANK YOU, MS. WENDY, WE HAVE A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU. NOW, WE'LL MOVE TO CONSENSUS AGENDA ITEM C.
[VII.C. Approval of Purchase over $50,000 Sharon Wells Mathematics Program]
>> FOR THE SHARON WELLS, I'M JUST CONFUSED ON WHY WE PAID PART OF IT PREVIOUSLY.
WAS IT NOT APPROVED FOR THE ENTIRE FUNDING SUPERINTENDENT TIELLE?
>> MS. CASINO, WOULD YOU GO UP WITH HIM, PLEASE?
>> YES, COULD YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION, PLEASE?
>> YES, MA'AM. HELLO. SO MY QUESTION IS I'M JUST CURIOUS ON WHY IT WAS WHY IT WAS APPROVED IN JULY OF 2023.
NORMALLY, WHEN WE APPROVE THINGS, IT'S FOR THE ENTIRE AMOUNT AND SO MY CONFUSION LIES IN THAT NOW WE'RE PAYING AN $81,000 BALANCE AND NEEDING TO APPROVE IT.
>> YES, SO AS DR. CARL GONZALEZ WAS CLOSING THE TERM, WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERSIGHT ON THE FIRST CONTRACT AND THAT SHE WAS GOING TO BRING IT HERE, BUT SHE LEFT.
SO I'M BRINGING IT HERE TODAY FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
SO THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT IT IS.
>> SO I'M SORRY, REAL QUICK THEN.
SO DID WE NOT PAY THE CONTRACT AT ALL? ACTUALLY, NEVER MIND. SO WE'RE JUST REALLY PAYING THE REMAINDER OF THE 23/24?
>> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM C ON THE CONSENSUS AGENDA?
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF OVER 50,000 TO SHARON WELLS MATHEMATICAL PROGRAM.
>> DO I HAVE A SECOND? MS. WAGNER, WE HAVE A SECOND.
EIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSED.
WOULD WE LIKE TO GO THROUGH EACH OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY OR DO WE WANT TO GO THROUGH ALL AND THEN A MOTION TO PASS D THROUGH L AT THE END? LET'S DO ALL ENCOMPASSING.
I'LL LET YOU MS. WAGNER GO THROUGH YOUR QUESTIONS FOR EACH OF THEM.
>> SO FOR THE CENTRAL CDC AND THE THINKERY.
[VII.D. Approval of Purchase over $50,000 Central Child Development Center Thinkery Exhibits, Playground, Equipment and Related Services]
I'M SORRY, I WANT CLARIFICATION ON.I THOUGHT THE THINKERY WAS FOR ALL 3C, IS IT NOT? IS IT JUST FOR THE ONE?
>> THE THINKERY HOSTED BY THE CDC CENTRAL IS ONLY AT THAT LOCATION AT THIS TIME.
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OUR GOAL IS TO BE ABLE TO EVALUATE THE CDC THINKERY PARTNERSHIP AND THEN EVENTUALLY EVALUATE WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN EXPAND THAT TO OTHERS.AT THIS TIME, IT IS ONLY AT THE CDC CENTRAL.
AND THAT WAS THE APPROVAL THAT THE BOARD GAVE IN OCTOBER OF 2022, WAS THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTRAL CDC.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
>> AND THEN LET'S SEE. MY QUESTION IS GOING TO BE WITH, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE CONTRACT OR THE MEMO OR THE PARTNERSHIP.
IT SAYS THAT THE FUNDING WILL BASICALLY BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE DISTRICT BASED ON THE COMMITMENT PLAN FROM THE THINKERY WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> TRUSTEE, WHAT DO YOU THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION? ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN OCTOBER 2022 AGREEMENT IS THAT WHEN WE AS A GRANT WOULD BE OPERATED, WE WOULD SPEND THE MONEY AND WE WOULD BE REIMBURSED BY THE THINKERY.
AND THAT IS SIMILAR TO THIS CASE IN THE SENSE THAT AS WE DEVELOP A PLAN OF ACTION WITH THE THINKERY TO MEET THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN THE DISTRICT GOALS, VISION AND MISSION, WE WOULD THEN SPEND THE FUNDS.
THE THINKERY WOULD THEN SEND THE REIMBURSEMENT AND THE DISTRICT WOULD ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS TO THE ORIGINAL PAYMENT.
>> AND THEN WOULD THERE BE ANY REASON FOR THEM NOT TO REIMBURSE US?
>> NO, MA'AM. WE HAVE GOOD FAITH AND WE HAVE AN MOU WITH THE THINKER, AND WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP.
THEY'VE ALREADY ADMITTED BOTH TO THIS SUMMER PLAN THAT WE'RE WORKING FORWARD AND ALSO SOME ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIP.
OBVIOUSLY, DR. TIELLE [OVERLAPPING].
>> WE HAVE THE SIGNED MOU THAT WE HAVE OUR SIGNED AGREEMENT.
>> THE SIGNING AGREEMENT INCLUDES THIS ADDITIONAL 100 [OVERLAPPING].
>> FOR THE ECHS P-TECH TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING EQUIPMENT, WHAT WAS THE AMOUNT ON THAT?
>> FOR CLARIFICATION TRUSTEE, ARE WE DONE WITH THE THINKING?
>> AND NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE ABOVE 50,000 PURCHASE FOR P-TECH.
[VII.E. Approval of Purchase over $50,000 ECHS P-TECH Technology and Training Equipment]
>> HOW CAN I HELP TRUSTEE WAGNER?
>> SO WHAT'S THE TOTAL THAT WAS INCLUDED BECAUSE THAT WASN'T PRESENTED IN THE AGENDA?
>> SO THE BOARD AGENDA ITEM YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS A PURCHASE OVER 50,000.
WHAT WE DID ON THE BOARD AGENDA ITEM WAS BREAK DOWN THE NOT TO EXCEED COSTS.
WE CURRENTLY ARE AT $1.4 MILLION FOR THE CTE RELATED EQUIPMENT.
IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDED THE QUOTES FOR THE TECH LABS AND AS MR. HARRIS MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION, THERE ARE CERTAIN PRODUCTS THAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING PURCHASING FOR THE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL P-TECH CENTER.
THAT WOULD BE SPECIFIC, SO THAT $1.4 DOLLAR IS A NOT TO EXCEED, THAT IS WITHIN THE BUDGET ALLOWANCE FOR THE 2019 CTE, EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL P-TECH FACILITY.
>> AND THAT'S BOND FUNDS JUST BECAUSE YOU [OVERLAPPING].
>> THAT IS THE 2019 BOND FUNDS?
>> SO FOR CLARIFICATION, IS THAT GOING TO BE IT FOR THAT? YOU SAID NOT TO EXCEED, SO COULD IT POSSIBLY OR NO, THAT SHOULD COVER EVERYTHING.
AT THIS POINT, DO WE HAVE THE CORE SCHEDULE? I THINK FOR CLARIFICATION, THE $1.4 MILLION ALLOWS US TO PURCHASE THE INITIAL ROUND OF PRODUCTS, MATERIALS, AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO SUSTAIN THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE ON THE CORE SCHEDULE.
AS THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW AND WE CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR ANCHOR PARTNERS, WE MAY BRING FUTURE ITEMS BACK TO THE BOARD ABOVE $50,000 FOR PURCHASE OF SUPPORT OF OUR CTE PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU. BUT FOR KICKING OFF, THIS IS GOOD. SO THANK YOU.
>> MA'AM. THANK YOU. ARE WE GOOD WITH THE P-TECH OVER 50,000 PURCHASE OR IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL?
>> THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.
>> FOR THE HILLCREST ON THE CREDITS AND
[VII.F. Approval of Final Payment Hillcrest Elementary Front Entry & Security Vestibule]
IT GOT REALLY CONFUSING SO THAT WAS THERE A CHANGE ORDER FOR HILLCREST THAT EXCEEDED THE ENTIRE BUDGET AMOUNT?>> YES, MA'AM. HILLCREST WAS THE ONE PROJECT IN WHICH WE DID NOT RECEIVE CREDIT.
IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, BACK TO THE SUMMER OF 2022 AND SUMMER OF 2021, WE BROUGHT CAMPUS RENOVATIONS TOWARDS THE BOARD, THE BOARD APPROVED THOSE CAMPUS RENOVATIONS.
ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE WANTED TO IMPROVE HILLCREST WAS BOTH DRAINAGE AS WELL AS FRONT PARKING LOT ACCESS.
THE DISTRICT LEVEL STAFF REVIEWED THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED FEES.
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IT WOULD BE BETTER SINCE WE WERE ALREADY WORKING ON HILLCREST FRONT ENTRY, AND WE HAD AN ARCHITECT, WE HAD ENGINEERS, AND WE HAD A CONSTRUCTION FIRM TO INCLUDE THOSE COSTS WITHIN THE PROJECT.BY DOING SO, WE DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAD TO CHANGE ORDER.
HOWEVER, WE SAVED APPROXIMATELY $15,000 BY NOT HAVING ADDITIONAL ARCHITECT FEES, ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING FEES, AND THEN A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER RISK FEE, WHICH IS AVERAGE 5% FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, 8-12% FOR THE ARCHITECT ENGINEER.
IN ESSENCE, IF WE TAKE THE $81,000 THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY PAYING FOR THE HILLCREST FINAL PAYOUT, AND WE TAKE THAT AMOUNT AND WE MULTIPLY IT TIMES APPROXIMATELY 20%.
THAT IS OUR COST SAVINGS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T USE A SEPARATE ROUND OF ARCHITECT ENGINEERS.
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE FELT AUTHORIZED TO DO BECAUSE THE BOARD HAD APPROVED THE CAMPUS RENOVATIONS IN BOTH '21 SUMMER, '22 SUMMER, AND AGAIN AS EARLY AS THIS PAST SUMMER.
>> THANK YOU. DOES THAT TAKE CARE OF OUR HILLCREST QUESTIONS?
>> ON THE CHANGE ORDER FOR ADMIN,
[VII.G. Approval of Final Payment and Change Order Admin Expansion]
THAT WAS ACTUALLY, WHAT DID YOU CALL IT? A CREDIT AS WELL SO IT WAS AN INCREASE BUT IT WAS STILL UNDER BUDGET, IS THAT CORRECT?>> THE CREDIT, THE WAY THE CHANGE ORDER IS WRITTEN BY OUR AIA AGREEMENT IS THAT THE CHANGE ORDER IS THE CHANGE TO THE FISCAL DOCUMENT, THE ACTUAL CONTRACT.
BECAUSE THE CONTRACT TO CLOSE OUT THE FINAL PAYMENT IS A CREDIT BACK TO THE DISTRICT, THAT'S WHY WE LISTED AS A CHANGE ORDER.
MOVING FORWARD, WE WILL SIMPLY LIST IT AS A FINAL PAYMENT WITH A CREDIT.
WE'VE TALKED TO OUR INTERNAL STAFF AS WELL AS OUR ARCHITECT ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTION TEAM SO THAT THEY USE THE TERM CHANGE ORDER WHEN WE ARE MODIFYING THE CONTRACT.
IN THE FUTURE, FOR EXAMPLE, OPERATIONS FACILITY, ETC., WHEN WE CLOSE OUT THOSE, IT WILL BE A FINAL PAYMENT AND A CREDIT AS OPPOSED TO THE ACTUAL CHANGE ORDER DOCUMENT.
>> THANK YOU. BECAUSE THAT'S CONFUSING.
[LAUGHTER] I WAS LIKE, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS AND I'M GLAD YOU CLARIFIED. I'M GLAD YOU ASKED.
>> I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION BECAUSE INTERNALLY, WE ACTUALLY HAD THAT SAME DISCUSSION OF THE CHANGE ORDER IS A CHANGE TO THE CONTRACT, AND TECHNICALLY BECAUSE WE ISSUED THE GMP AND NOW WE'RE RECEIVING A CREDIT, WE HAVE TO SHOW THAT THE CHANGE ORDER IS LISTED.
IN THE FUTURE WE'LL JUST BRING A FINAL PAYMENT AND A CREDIT.
>> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION ON MY PART BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE STUFF.
BUT IF IT'S UNDER BUDGET, THEN NORMALLY YOU DON'T BRING US ALL THE CHANGE REQUESTS, IT'S ONLY IF IT GOES OVER BUDGET, RIGHT?
>> PERFECT. I THINK THAT'S WHY I WAS CONFUSED BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, IT'S STILL UNDER BUDGET, WHY BRING IT TO US OTHER THAN IT'S THE FINAL PAYMENT.
I GET THAT PART. BUT THE CHANGE PART WAS CONFUSING TO ME.
>> WE APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION BECAUSE IT DOES CREATE THIS CIRCUMSTANCE IN WHICH A CHANGE ORDER IS NORMALLY AN INCREASE.
YOU HEAR THE TERM CHANGE ORDER, BUT YOU SEE A CREDIT AND YOU'RE LIKE, OKAY.
IN THE FUTURE AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'LL BRING A FINAL PAYMENT WITH A CREDIT IDENTIFICATION.
>> MADAM, CAN YOU GIVE ME JUST A SECOND TO CLARIFY? ARE WE GOOD WITH THE CDC AND THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING?
[ Items H I & J]
>> THANK YOU. I'VE GOT THEM IN ORDER SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
K IS THE APPROVAL OF CONTRACT OVER 50,000
[VII.K. Approval of Contract over $50,000 Emergency Repairs for Canopy at Del Valle Elementary School]
EMERGENCY REPAIRS FOR THE DELL VALLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR THE INSURANCE OFFSET? I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT DID THAT.
>> BUT THE POSITIVE IS IT'S CAPITAL METRO.
>> I WOULDN'T GET TO SAY, BUT OKAY.
>> NO WORRY. IT'S PUBLIC INFORMATION SO THE POSITIVE IS IT'S CAPITAL METRO.
WE HAVE ALSO FILED A CLAIM WITH TASBY.
AT THIS TIME WE ANTICIPATE A REIMBURSEMENT WITHIN 6-12 WEEKS.
WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE SUBMITTING A FINAL BILL TO TASBY TO SUPPORT THE CLAIM WITH CAPITAL METRO UNTIL THE END OF MARCH.
WE'RE WAITING ON MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES.
IDEALLY, WE WILL SUBMIT A FINAL BILL TO CAPITAL METRO APRIL 1ST, AND RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT BY THE END OF MAY.
>> THE LAST ITEM IS GOING TO BE THE RADIOS, LAPTOPS,
[VII.L. Approval of Purchase over $50,000 to Add Radios, Laptops, and Accessories to Police Department Expansion]
AND ACCESSORIES FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT EXPANSION, IF YOU DON'T MIND, SIR.>> I'M HERE TO HELP CHIEF AS WELL.
MR. BONDRU IS OBVIOUSLY OUT AND WORKED ON THIS TOGETHER.
I'VE GOT I'VE GOT YOUR COPIES HERE, CHIEF.
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>> CAN WE JUST GET A BRIEF SUMMARY AND THEN WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST TOTALLY. THANK YOU.
>> THIS WAS A GRANT APPROVED BY THE COPS GRANT, COMMUNITY ORIENTATION AND POLICE SERVICES GRANT.
>> CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 15 RADIOS ON LOAN BY TRAVIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
WITH THE PURCHASE OF 21 RADIOS, THE COST WOULD BE $186,000.
THEN THE LAPTOPS, WE'RE ON LOAN WITH FIVE LAPTOPS, AND THEN WE GOT OUTDATED LAPTOPS, THEY'RE ALL ON LOAN FROM IT, AND WITH PURCHASE OF 21 LAPTOPS TO BE $82,000.
>> THEN IS THERE A BREAKDOWN OF ACCESSORIES? IT'S LISTED AS ACCESSORIES, I'M SORRY.
>> YES, MA'AM. THE ACCESSORIES GOING TO BE THE BATTERIES, AND THE LAPTOPS IS GOING TO BE ALL THE DATA THAT'S IN THE LAPTOP.
>> THEN IS THERE A SEPARATE COST FOR THE ACCESSORIES OR IS THAT INCLUDED IN THE 82,000?
>> THAT'S ALL INCLUDED, MA'AM.
>> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. I THINK IT WAS MARKED BACK IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER WHERE WE APPROVED $1.4 MILLION FOR SECURITY AND SAFETY.
DOES THIS OFFSET KEEP THE MONEY BACK IN THERE AND WE GET THAT MONEY BACK OR DID ALL THAT MONEY GET SPENT ALREADY, AND THIS IS SOME ADDITIONAL GRANT MONEY THAT WE'RE UTILIZING?
>> THIS IS ADDITIONAL GRANT MONEY UNDER THE COPS GRANT TO PROVIDE THOSE SPECIFIC ITEMS FOR THE POLICE FORCE.
>> UNDER TECHNOLOGY. THEN YOU SAID 21 LAPTOPS, IS THAT FOR ALL OF OUR DEPUTIES AND STAFF OR WHAT WAS THAT LIKE? BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE LIKE 12, 13?
>> WE'RE TOTALLY FULL RIGHT NOW.
>> OH, GREAT. PERFECT. COOL. IT'S A ONE TO ONE THEN, BASICALLY?
>> I WOULD SAY ARE YOU GOING TO ADD EXTRA, BUT I GUESS THAT'S NOT INCLUDED IN HERE.
COOL. THANKS. THAT'S ALL I HAD.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ANY OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS D THROUGH L?
>> MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SIX.
MOTION, BUT THE CONSENT AGENDA IS HOUSED.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH THIS.
NOW WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ACTION ITEMS.
[VIII.A. Consider and Act on Resolution Employing Chaplains to Provide Counseling Services]
THE FIRST ONE THAT WILL BE ACTION ITEM IS CONSIDER AN ACT ON THE RESOLUTION, EMPLOYING CHAPLAINS TO PROVIDE COUNSELING SERVICES IN PARIS.>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT DR. TIELLE.
DURING THE 88TH REGULAR LEGISLATION SESSION, TEXAS STATE SENATOR MIDDLETON PROPOSED SENATE BILL 763 TO PERMIT TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO HIRE SCHOOL CHAPLAINS TO PERFORM THE DUTIES REQUIRED OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS.
SENATE BILL 763, WHICH PASSED AND BECAME EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2023, AT A CHAPTER 23 SCHOOL CHAPLAINS TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
SECTION 3 OF THE BILL REQUIRES THAT SCHOOL BOARDS TAKE A RECORD VOTE NOT LATER THAN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ACT ON WHETHER TO ADOPT A POLICY AUTHORIZING THE CAMPUS TO EMPLOY OR ACCEPT AS A VOLUNTEER A CHAPLAIN UNDER CHAPTER 23, EDUCATION CODE.
DVSD ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD ADOPT A RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE DISTRICT PRACTICE OF EMPLOYING CERTIFIED SCHOOL COUNSELORS OR OTHER APPROPRIATELY CREDENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS TO PROVIDE COUNSELING SERVICES.
FURTHER, THE RESOLUTION DOES NOT PERMIT A DISTRICT CAMPUS TO EMPLOY OR ACCEPT, AS A VOLUNTEER, A CHAPLAIN TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AT THIS TIME DESCRIBED UNDER TEXAS EDUCATION CODE CHAPTER 23.
THE RESOLUTION PROPOSED READS AS FOLLOWS WHERE SECTION 23.001 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE PERMITS THE DISTRICT TO EMPLOY OR ACCEPT, AS A VOLUNTEER, A CHAPLAIN TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS ASSIGNED TO THE BOARD.
WHEREAS SENATE BILL 763 PASSED BY THE 88TH TEXAS LEGISLESLATURE REQUIRES EACH SCHOOL BOARD TO TAKE A RECORD VOTE BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2023 AND MARCH 1ST, 2024 ON WHETHER TO ADOPT A POLICY AUTHORIZING A CAMPUS OF THE DISTRICT TO EMPLOY OR ACCEPT AS A VOLUNTEER
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A CHAPLAIN UNDER EDUCATION CODE CHAPTER 23.NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HEREBY DOES NOT PERMIT A DISTRICT CAMPUS TO EMPLOY OR ACCEPT AS A VOLUNTEER A CHAPLAIN TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AT THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND WE HAVE A SECOND FROM SE BERGER.
>> DO WE NEED TO DO INDIVIDUALLY OR RECORD VOTES INDIVIDUALLY?
>> OKAY. I CALL THE NAMES. MISS WOODY.
>> I SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATION AS PRESENTED.
>> MYSELF, SHAIRA RAMZANALI, AYE. MOTION PASSED.
[VIII.B. Consider and Act on Board Operational Goals]
OUR LAST ACTION ITEM ON THE AGENDA NIGHT IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT ON BOARD OPERATIONAL GOALS.>> AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, WE HAD A GOAL PRIORITY SETTING PROCESS IN THIS ROOM WITH 50 SOMETHING PEOPLE, BOARD MEMBERS, AND CROSS REPRESENTATION OF STAFF.
WE HAD DISCUSSION AND SETTING PRIORITIES FOR THE COMING YEAR.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE AND THE BOARD GOT MORE EXTENSIVE INFORMATION AND IF ANYBODY WANTS THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO SAY THAT THE STAFF ALSO HAS THAT.
BUT WHAT THE PRIORITIES WERE FOR THE COMING YEAR, YOU CAN SEE IN THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN, CAN YOU ALL SEE IF IT'S OKAY? FOR GOAL 1, YOU CAN SEE THE PRIORITIES OF IMPROVED ATTENDANCE, SPECIAL EDUCATION, TRANSITION TO STARK 2.0.
WHERE THOSE FOCUS AREAS CAME FROM WAS THE EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT ARE THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES FACING DEL VALLE ISD AT THIS TIME.
THOSE WILL BE FOCUS AREAS IN ADDITION TO THE CURRENT STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES.
THESE ARE JUST ADDED ON TO THE EXISTING STRATEGIC PLAN.
GOALS 1,2,3, AND 4 ARE THE SAME STRATEGIC GOAL BECAUSE THERE WAS NO NEED TO UPDATE THE GOALS BECAUSE THE FOCUS WAS ON SETTING THE PRIORITIES FOR THE COMING YEAR.
THAT FURTHER MOVED ALONG THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
BUT THE FOCUS AREAS, SOME FOLKS WILL CALL THEM OPERATIONAL GOALS OR OPERATIONAL PRIORITIES.
FOR GOAL 2, RECRUIT AND RETAIN HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF IN ALL ROLES EASY FOR ME TO SAY AND DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN SYSTEMS TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF A GROWING STUDENT POPULATION.
ON GOAL 3, YOU CAN SEE THE PRIORITIES THERE.
I DON'T NEED TO READ THEM ALL BECAUSE I THINK YOU CAN ALL READ THOSE WONDERFUL SCREENS THROUGHOUT.
GOAL 4, YOU CAN SEE THE PRIORITY AREAS THERE.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SAID IS IF DURING THE COURSE OF THE DISCUSSION SOMETHING
[01:55:02]
CAME UP THAT IS NOT COVERED IN THE CURRENT STRATEGIC GOALS THAT A NEW GOAL WOULD BE DEVELOPED.THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION IN THAT AREA, A WHOLE LOT OF DISCUSSION.
IT WAS DECIDED, OKAY, LET'S MAKE A WHOLE NEW GOAL BECAUSE NONE OF THE OTHER EXISTING FOUR STRATEGIC GOALS REALLY COVERED THAT AREA.
YOU CAN SEE THE FOCUS AREAS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
I WANT TO MAKE THE NOTE OF THE NOTATION ON THE BOTTOM.
THESE ARE FROM A LARGE GROUP DISCUSSION AND THE PRIORITIZATION BY A LARGE GROUP, AGAIN, THAT CONTAIN MOST OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE THERE BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THAT POINT AND A CROSS SECTION OF STAFF MEMBERS.
THESE FOCUS AREAS, OPERATIONAL GOALS, OPERATIONAL ITEMS, PEOPLE CALL THEM DIFFERENT THINGS, THOSE FLOW AGAIN INTO THE CURRENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
YOU HAVE THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THEN YOU HAVE THE OPERATIONAL PRIORITIES, WHICH IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I TELL FOLKS IT'S NOT EITHER OR, IT'S BOTH.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE BOTH PIECES.
ONE OF THE THINGS I DO WANT TO COMMEND THE BOARD AND THE STAFF FOR GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS BECAUSE IT'S REALLY HARD WORK AND WE HAD TO TALK ABOUT SOME TOUGH STUFF, BUT IT WAS GOOD.
ANY QUESTIONS? MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU ADOPT THOSE, AND THE REASON WHY IS SO THAT STAFF CAN START THEIR NEXT PIECE OF THE PROCESS AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT THOSE NEXT STEPS ARE IN THE DOCUMENT YOU RECEIVED.
IF YOU DIDN'T GET A DOCUMENT AND YOU WANT ONE, YOU CAN ASK ME OR DR.
TIELLE. I THINK JONATHAN AND CHRIS ALSO HAVE IT.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A COMMENT.
CAN WE ADD WHAT THE STRATEGIC GOALS ARE TO OFF OF THIS PRESENTATION THAT THEY'RE NOT CHANGING? THESE ARE JUST IN ADDITION.
>> THE FIRST FOUR, THOSE ARE THE STRATEGIC GOALS.
1-4 WE DIDN'T CHANGE THE LANGUAGE ON THOSE AT ALL.
THE ONLY STRATEGIC GOAL, IF YOU WILL, THAT WAS CHANGED WAS GOAL NUMBER 5, BUT ALL THE OTHER STRATEGIC GOALS ARE THE SAME.
>> ACTUALLY, I APOLOGIZE, I DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION.
WHEN WERE WE SENT THESE? I BELIEVE THAT WE HAD THEM, BUT I WAS LOOKING AT SOMETHING IN IT.
I GOT AN EMAIL SATURDAY WITH TWO ATTACHMENTS, BUT I DON'T SEE ANYTHING FROM YOU ON FRIDAY.
>> BUT NEITHER ONE OF THE ATTACHMENTS LOOKED LIKE THAT.
>> DID THE REST OF YOU ALL GET THAT? BECAUSE I SENT THEM ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
>> I THINK THIS ONE'S A SUMMARIZED VERSION OF WHAT WE RECEIVED.
>> WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS A SUMMARY.
WHAT YOU GOT WAS THE REAL EXTENSIVE VERSION.
IF YOU GO TO YOUR ATTACHMENT, DARLA, THERE ARE TWO ATTACHMENTS.
ONE ATTACHMENT WAS JUST WHAT I CALL FIGURE A, IT'S A TWO PAGE DOCUMENT.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS A TWO COLUMN VERSION.
IN THE FULL VERSION, THERE ARE TWO COLUMNS IN THE MIDDLE THAT TALK ABOUT THE STRATEGIC ISSUES AND THEN MY NOTES.
I TRUNCATED THOSE OUT OF THIS BECAUSE IT WAS EASIER TO SEE AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT EVERYBODY ELSE NEEDED TO GO TO THAT LEVEL OF DEPTH. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
>> YOU'RE RIGHT, IT WAS SATURDAY MORNING.
I MEANT TO SEND IT FRIDAY BUT I GO TOO BUSY.
>> THAT'S OKAY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I KNOW THAT IT SAYS TO APPROVE TODAY, BUT WAS THE BOARD GOING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THIS AT ANOTHER MEETING OR WAS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE AGREED UPON THAT WE WOULD DO? I CAN'T REMEMBER. I'M SORRY.
>> I FEEL LIKE IF WE WANT TO HAVE IT, IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WE CAN DISCUSS IT NOW.
>> THAT'S WHAT THIS TIME IS FOR.
>> I KNOW WE DISCUSSED THIS AT THE BIG WORKSHOP MEETING WE HAD.
I'M READY TO MOVE TO ADOPT THESE SINCE WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION WITH THE STAFF AND THAT WAS THE CONSENSUS.
YOU HAVE SHARED THAT INFORMATION NOW THAT YOU GAVE MORE DETAILS.
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I DID SEE THE ATTACHMENTS.YOU HAVE SHARED THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES WITH US?
>> THIS SATURDAY WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAD SENT IT TO YOU.
BUT IT'S NICE TO SEE IT IN THIS FORMAT, THAT'S FOR SURE.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT THROUGH SEVERAL OF [OVERLAPPING].
>> I DID THIS VERSION FOR FOLKS IN THE ROOM AS WELL AS FOR FOLKS WATCHING ONLINE, I WANTED TO MAKE IT EASIER TO DIGEST.
>> THAT'S GOOD. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THESE.
WHAT'S THE MOTION? TO APPROVE OUR BOARD OPERATIONAL GOALS? IS THAT OKAY? I MOVE TO APPROVE OUR BOARD OPERATIONAL GOALS.
>> CAN I MAKE A COMMENT? DAVID, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THE WORK AND PIECING IT ALL TOGETHER AND ALL OF THAT.
I KNOW IT HAS BEEN AN ADVENTURE AND I'M APPRECIATIVE FOR THAT. THANK YOU.
>> I DO WANT TO ADD A COMMENT THAT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT STUDENT-CENTRIC.
EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER STUFF IN THERE, YOU FOCUSED IT BACK TO THE STUDENTS AND HOW WE SERVE OUR STUDENTS IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE, SO THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> GOING ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION.
>> WE ARE NOW GOING TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION.
[IX. Closed Session]
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL NOW ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION UNDER THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS OPENS MEETING ACT, TGC 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH BOARD ATTORNEY, TGC 551.071, AND TGC 5510.074, PROPOSAL TO TERMINATE TERM CONTRACT TEACHERS FOR GOOD CALLS PURSUANT TO TEC 21.211.TGC 551.074 REVIEW AND APPROVE EMPLOYMENT RESIGNATIONS AND TERMINATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF.
CONSIDER SANCTIONS FOR ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT AND DISCUSSION REGARDING SUPERINTENDENT RETIREMENT, AND TGC 551.076 SAFETY AND SECURITY PROTOCOLS.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ENDED ITS CLOSED SESSION AT 9:32 PM FEBRUARY 20TH, 2024.
WE WILL NOW DISCUSS AGENDA ITEM 10,
[X. Approve Action Items Discussed in Closed Session]
APPROVED ACTION ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT RESIGNATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF AS PRESENTED.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? APPROVED. MOTION PASSES 6:0.
>> I MOVE THAT THERE IS NO GOOD CAUSE FOUND FOR THE RESIGNATIONS OF JOSHUA BAKER AND MARLENE PORTER AS REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, 249.14 J3D.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ONE. ALL THOSE ABSTAINED? MOTION PASSED. ONE MORE.
>> I MOVE TO REPORT TO EXPECT THAT THE AFOREMENTIONED EMPLOYEES HAVE ABANDONED THEIR CONTRACTS WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE AND THAT THE DISTRICT RECOMMENDS SANCTIONS AGAINST THEIR CERTIFICATE.
>> NO, THIS IS DIFFERENT TO REPORT TO EXPECT.
>> I SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALL ABSTAINING? MOTION PASSES.
>> NEXT ITEM IS ANY NEW BUSINESS BOARD AGENDA ITEM?
[XI. New Business/Future Board Agenda Items]
>> YES, MA'AM. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACTUALLY PUT
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THE CALENDAR ON THE MARCH AGENDA, PLEASE.OR ACTUALLY THE NEXT AVAILABLE THAT WE CAN BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T ADOPTED OUR CALENDAR FOR '24, '25. THANK YOU.
>> I WILL TELL YOU, DAD HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE CALENDAR.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S COMING FINAL. DO YOU KNOW?
>> YES, IT IS COMING IN MARCH.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER NEW ACTION OR NEW BUSINESS?
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR RUNNING YOUR VERY FIRST SUCCESSFUL BOARD MEETING. THANK YOU, MA'AM.
>> THANK YOU. WITH NO OTHER COMMENTS OR NEW BUSINESS, WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 09:37 PM. [APPLAUSE]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.