[00:00:05] >> THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR COMING TO TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING. [I. Call to Order] WELCOME TO THE DEL VALLEY ISD BOARD MEETING THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS MATT WORTHINGTON, AND I'M THE CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT, AND I'M GOING TO GET IT STARTED THIS EVENING AND CALL TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER. GIVE ME ONE SECOND. CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:17 P.M. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT AND THAT NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN METINGS ACT. NOW WE WILL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND WELCOME, I THINK DEL VALLEY ELEMENTARY. TO HELP US WITH THAT. [LAUGHTER]. >> GOOD JOB, GUYS. THANK YOU. >> GREAT JOB. [BACKGROUND] >> HERE WE GO. [MUSIC] [APPLAUSE]. [00:06:32] >> GET NFL SUNDAY TICKET AND YOUTUBE TV TO WATCH UP THE FOUR GAMES LIVE AT ONCE WITH MULTI VIEW. [BACKGROUND]. >> CAN WE GIVE THEM ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE THAT WAS REALLY FANTASTIC. [APPLAUSE]. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT NEXT. [III. Public Comment] WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS SIGNED UP FOR A PUBLIC COMMENT, MISS ASHLEY SAILOR, WILL BE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE CISTERN WATER TANK. JUST SO YOU KNOW, PUBLIC FORUM POLICY IN THE DISTRICT, PUBLIC FORUM COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. THE BOARD IS NOT OBLIGATED TO RESPOND. IF YOU PLAN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE, THAT EMPLOYEE HAS THE RIGHT TO REQUEST THE COMPLAINT TO BE HEARD IN CLOSED SESSION, GROUPS OF MORE THAN FIVE MUST ELECT ONE PERSON TO SPEAK FOR THE GROUP, AND IF A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC OR THE BOARD INQUIRES ABOUT A SUBJECT NOT LISTED ON THE POSTED NOTICE, ANY BOARD MEMBER MAY RESPOND BY PROVIDING FACTUAL INFORMATION OR A RECITATION OF EXISTING POLICY. BUT THE BOARD MEMBERS MAY NOT DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE THE SUBJECT. ONE SECOND, WE'LL START YOU SORRY. YOU'LL HAVE A ONE MINUTE WARNING AS WELL. >> COOL. WE ARE HERE TO ASK FOR APPROVAL OF OUR GALVANIZED METAL CISTERN WATER TANK BEING GENEROUSLY DONATED BY THE CAMPUS COURTESY OF PPA FUND RAISING. WATER IS AN EXPENSE AND SUBJECT TO WATER RESTRICTIONS FROM THE CITY OF AUSTIN NAVIGATE ONGOING ROUGH. HOWEVER, WATER IS ALSO NECESSARY PART OF MAINTAINING A GARDEN WITHOUT REGULAR WATERING, OUR PLANTS WOULD NOT SURVIVE. WELL, THE DISTRICT HAS ALLOWED US TO UTILIZE CAMPUS WATER FOR THE CURRENT GARDEN BEDS, OUR AGREEMENT WAS TO INSTALL A LONG TERM SOLUTION WATER CONST. THIS AGREEMENT ALSO INCLUDED MAKING SURE THAT LONG TERM SOLUTION IS IN PLACE PRIOR TO PLANTING ANY FRUIT AND SHADE GARDEN. >> BENEFITS OF THE CISTERN WATER TANK ALLOWS US TO UTILIZE PART OF OVER 10,000 SQUARE FEET OF ROOF WATER RUNOUT. NOT SUBJECT TO DROUGHT RESTRICTIONS AND IN FACT, ENABLES A SOURCE OF WATER TO DRINK. THESE RESTRICTIONS PROVIDES ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY, SUCH AS INCREASING EDUCATION REGARDING [00:10:04] THE CONSERVATION OF WATER AND THE OVERALL EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT. HELPING STUDENTS TO GASP THE CONCEPT OF WATER SCARCETY. BUILDING AWARENESS TO STUDENTS ABOUT THE CRUCIAL ROLE WATER PLAYS IN OUR DAILY LIVES. LEAD STUDENTS TO BECOME ADVOCATES FOR WATER SYSTEM. >> IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THE PTA IS PAYING A FAIR PRICE, WE SECURED QUOTES FROM THREE DIFFERENT COMPANIES. ADDITIONALLY, TO MAKE SURE WE MEET DISTRICT GUIDELINES, WE'VE INCLUDED THE DISTRICT THROUGHOUT OUR DECISION MAKING PROCESS. WE HAVE DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A QUOTE FROM INNOVATIVE WATER SOLUTIONS FOR A 2,500 GALLON GALVANIZED METAL SYSTEM. THIS DECISION WAS MADE FOR MULTIPLE REASONS, INCLUDING THEIR PRIOR WORK WITH THE DISTRICT EXPERTISE OF STAFF, INCLUDING OWNERS OF CIVIL ENGINEER, INPUT FROM OTHER EXPERTS. AGAIN, AS I SAID, THIS IS FULLY BEING DONATED, SO IT'S ALL WITH PTA FUND RAISING MONEY. [APPLAUSE]. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY, WE HAVE NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENT. NOW, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT, [IV. Recognition of Past Board Members] DR MATTHEW GUTIERREZ, TO RECOGNIZE OUR PAST BOARD MEMBERS WHO JUST LEFT OUR BOARD AFTER THIS RECENT ELECTION. >> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY. THIS EVENING, WE ARE RECOGNIZING TWO OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE DEDICATED YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE DEL VALLEY ISD COMMUNITY. I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK THEM FOR SERVING THE STUDENTS, STAFF, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY, AND OF COURSE, THANK THEM FOR HIRING ME TO BE YOUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT. I AM GOING TO PASS THIS TO VIA GUYON TO SHARE A FEW WORDS ABOUT OUR TRUSTEES WHO ARE LEAVING. >> I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY, THANK YOU, ANN AND RICHARD, IF YOU WERE HERE FOR THE WONDERFUL YEARS AND ALL THE SUPPORT YOU GAVE THE DISTRICT, AND ESPECIALLY ME. I MEAN, ANN I REALLY APPRECIATE THE YEARS OF GUIDANCE AND HELP THAT YOU GAVE ME AND EXTENDED TO ME DURING MY FIRST FEW YEARS ON THE BOARD. I KNOW YOU WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I REALLY I APPRECIATE YOU BOTH RICHARD AND ANN. IT'S A FRIENDSHIP WE HAD, AND I HOPE THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE FRIENDS EVEN BEYOND THIS POINT. I WISH YOU THE BEST. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. >> IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT BEING A MEMBER IS A SERVICE. IT'S A ROLE IN WHICH YOU VOLUNTEER AND DEDICATE NUMEROUS HOURS IN GOVERNING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE RICHARD RENDON AND ANNE HUBERGER FOR THEIR SERVICE BY RECOGNIZING THEM WITH A PLAQUE. [APPLAUSE]. >> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR THE PLAQUE AND THE RECOGNITION AND FROM BATTY ELEMENTARY, KRISTIN HAZARD. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE. IT'S BEEN SUCH AN HONOR TO SERVE AS A BOARD MEMBER IN DEL VALLEY IST, WORKING WITH, I MEAN, INCREDIBLE STUDENTS AND STAFF AND OUR FAMILIES. [00:15:02] SO MUCH PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE SINCE I STARTED ON THE BOARD. >> MRS. BERGER. I'M SO SORRY. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY COMMENTS PLANNED ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT FOR YOU. >> EVERY TIME A BOARD MEMBERS LEFT, THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE A COMMENT. >> I JUST I WASN'T AWARE THAT WE WERE MAKING COMMENTS. >> OKAY. >> SORRY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THE BOARD WILL NOW MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION UNDER ITEMS [V. Closed Session] FROM THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TGC 551.074. CONSIDER NOMINEES FOR BOARD OFFICER POSITIONS. THE TIME IS 6:32 P.M. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ENDED ITS CLOSED SESSION AT 8:10 P.M. AND I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN, SORRY. OH, SORRY. TOTALLY FORGOT. WE HAVE THIS EVERY NOW. SO NOW I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION [VI. Election of Board Officers] FOR ITEM 6 OF OUR AGENDA TONIGHT, ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS. >> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. TO NOMINATE DONNA WAGNER AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. >> I HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE, DO I HAVE A SECOND? THERE'S A SECOND ON THE TABLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. ALL THOSE ABSTAINING. THE MOTION CARRIES? CONGRATULATIONS, TRUSTEE WAGNER. DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR VICE PRESIDENT? >> I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE SUSANA LEDESMA WOODY AS VICE PRESIDENT ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES. >> THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE? IS THERE A SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. ALL THOSE ABSTAINING. THE MOTION CARRIES. DO I HAVE A NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY OF THE BOARD? >> I'LL MAKE THE NOMINATION FOR ELVIA GUADIAN. >> THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND. >> THERE'S A MOTION IN THE SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. ALL THOSE ABSTAINING. THE MOTION CARRIES. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW BOARD OFFICERS. AND, DO SOME SIGNATURE CHANGES, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE A MINUTE TO READJUST, AND I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO WEGNER. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT MUSICAL CHAIR PATIENCE. [00:20:03] MOVING ON WITH THE AGENDA, [VII.A. Superintendent Comments] WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 7 WHICH LEADS US INTO OUR INFORMATION ITEMS FOR THE EVENING. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO SUPERINTENDENT GUTIERREZ FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> I APOLOGIZE. SHAIRO? SHAIRO LEFT. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. FIRST, I WANT TO EXTEND A WARM WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS, SAMUEL FRANCO AND MELINDA CISNEROS. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU AND THE ENTIRE BOARD TO CONTINUE MOVING OUR DISTRICT FORWARD. ADDITIONALLY, I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO ANN HUBERGER AND RICHARD RENDON. WHILE MY TIME WORKING WITH THEM HAS BEEN BRIEF, THEY HAVE DEDICATED MANY YEARS TO OUR STUDENT STAFF COMMUNITY, AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE WITH US. I'M ALMOST 30 DAYS INTO MY OFFICIAL TENURE THOUGH WHEN YOU ADD MY TIME IN THE DISTRICT AS LOAN FINALIST IT'S CLOSER TO 60 DAYS. DEL VALLE TRULY FEELS LIKE HOME AND THERE IS A REMARKABLE SENSE OF BELONGING, AND EVERYONE HAS BEEN WELCOMING I VISITED ALL CORNERS OF THE DISTRICT. ONE OF MY TOP PRIORITIES WAS TO VISIT EVERY CAMPUS, MEET OUR CAMPUS LEADERS, AND GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE LEARNING AND GROWING. AND THESE VISITS HAVE PROVIDED ME WITH A LOT OF INSIGHTS THAT WILL SHAPE THE IMPORTANT WORK AHEAD. CONNECTING WITH OUR FAMILIES HAS BEEN ANOTHER KEY FOCUS. OVER THE PAST MONTH, WE HAVE HOSTED FIVE MEDIA GREED EVENTS TO GIVE OUR COMMUNITY A CHANCE TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS AND THEIR EXPERIENCES. THE PRIDE OUR PARENTS HAVE IN OUR SCHOOLS IS INSPIRING AND IT'S CLEAR THEY ARE PROUD OF THE ABUNDANCE OF STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE OFFER. AT THE SAME TIME, THESE CONVERSATIONS HIGHLIGHTED AREAS WHERE WE CAN GROW TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS EVEN STRONGER. NOW I'D LIKE TO SPOTLIGHT JUST A FEW EXCITING ACHIEVEMENTS FROM OUR STUDENTS. A CAT METRO BUS WILL SOON DRIVE AROUND TOWN WITH A POPHAM ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ARTWORK. THIS IS PART OF A CREATIVE ACTION INITIATIVE AND THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTWORK, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEW ART TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING ECO-FRIENDLY PRINTMAKING AND EVEN MAKING THEIR OWN INKS AND DYES. I'M PROUD TO REPORT THAT THREE OF OUR SOFTBALL PLAYERS HAVE DECIDED ON WHERE THEY'LL PLAY IN COLLEGE. OLIVIA GARETO WILL PLAY AT MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY, SOPHIA GARCIA WILL BE JOINING EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND AMANI HOWARD PLANS TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD. OUR BAND AND DANCE PROGRAMS EACH EARNED EXCELLENT RATINGS IN THEIR FALL ASSESSMENTS. THE CARDINAL BELLS EARNED CLASS SIX A DIVISION ONE RATINGS FROM ALL JUDGES AT THE TDA UL PILOT FALL ASSESSMENT, WHILE THE PROUD CARDINAL BAND RECEIVED A DIVISION ONE RATING AT THE UIL REG 6A MARCHING CONTEST. WHILE THESE ARE ONLY A FEW MENTIONS, THEY DEMONSTRATE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR STUDENT'S WORK AND THE STAFF SUPPORTING THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS. FINALLY, I HOPE TO SEE MANY OF YOU AT OUR SPECIAL DEL VALLE NIGHT AT THE PARKWAY ON DECEMBER 1ST. CODA IS GENEROUSLY OFFERING A $10 PER VEHICLE ENTRY FEE WITH STAFF, OUR STUDENT ID, WHICH IS JUST 25% OF THE ORIGINAL COST. IT PROMISES TO BE A MAGICAL EVENING TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY SEASON TOGETHER. I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AS WE WORK TO ENSURE EXCELLENCE FOR ALL STUDENTS IN DEL VALLE ISD. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU'VE BEEN VERY BUSY AND THAT'S AMAZING. MOVING ON TO INFORMATION ITEM 7B. [VII.B. Dashboard Solutions Presentation from Abre] IT'S THE DASHBOARD SOLUTIONS PRESENTATION FROM ABRE. THANK YOU. >> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU, DR. GUTIERREZ AND THE BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS ZACH VANDER VEEN. I'M A CO-FOUNDER OF ABRE. I'M ALSO THE CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER. I'M ALSO A PROUD FORMER TEXAS TEACHER. I TAUGHT TEXAS HISTORY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS DOWN HERE IN TEXAS. SO IT'S REALLY COOL TO BE BACK IN THE STATE. REALLY EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT ABRE FOR A FEW MOMENTS WITH YOU ALL AND GIVE YOU JUST AN OVERVIEW AND AN INTRODUCTION. I'M ALSO GOING TO INTRODUCE LAURI OR HAVE HER INTRODUCE YOURSELF AS WELL. >> HI I'M LAURIE MATSON AND I'M A RETIRED ADMINISTRATOR AND EDUCATOR OUT OF CENTRAL TEXAS AND SO YOU ALL TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. >> I'M GOING TO RUN JUST LIKE A 90-SECOND VIDEO JUST TO DO AN OVERVIEW OF IT JUST SO YOU ALL CAN GET THE GROCKET, [00:25:02] JUST TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS. LET ME GO AHEAD, RIGHT HERE. HOPEFULLY, THIS IS STILL LINED UP. >> STRUGGLING TO EASILY CONSOLIDATE THE DATA, YOU NEED TO SUPPORT THE WHOLE CHILD. ARE YOUR TEACHERS AND STAFF JUGGLING MANUAL PROCESSES AND SILOED SPREADSHEETS THAT MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ACT ON REAL-TIME INSIGHTS? THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES. ABRE IS K12'S NUMBER ONE MODERN DATA SOLUTION. WITH ABRE, YOU GET A 360-DEGREE VIEW OF YOUR STUDENTS, SO YOU CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS TO HELP THEM SUCCEED. HERE'S HOW IT WORKS. ABRE CENTRALIZES ALL YOUR DATA IN ONE PLACE FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES, LIKE YOUR STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, STATE ASSESSMENTS, DIAGNOSTIC AND SUPPLEMENTAL TOOLS, AND MORE. CENTRALIZED DATA CAN BE USED TO TRACK PROGRESS ON YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN. GET EARLY WARNINGS ABOUT STUDENTS WHO ARE AT RISK. SEE THE IMPACT OF YOUR EDTECH TOOLS. TRACK STUDENT'S PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE READINESS, AND MORE. DATA AND ABRE CAN BE SHARED WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS IN YOUR LEARNING COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE ONE SOURCE OF TRUTH AND A SHARED COMMON NARRATIVE TO TRULY SUPPORT THE WHOLE CHILD. AND THE BEST PART, ABRE'S TEAM DOES ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING FOR YOU. THROUGH CONSULTATIVE GUIDANCE FROM FORMER EDUCATORS, TURN DATA EXPERTS, WILL ENSURE YOUR DATA IS SET UP TO ANSWER YOUR MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT STUDENT SUCCESS. ABRE MAKES IT EASY TO GET ALL OF YOUR DATA INTO ONE CENTRAL LOCATION WITH A VARIETY OF METHODS. BY CENTRALIZING AND SYNTHESIZING YOUR K-12, ABRE IS YOUR ONE-STOP SHOP FOR MAKING CONFIDENT DECISIONS, IMPROVING OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, INCREASING STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, AND REINVESTING IN WHAT MATTERS MOST. YOUR STUDENTS SEE WHAT'S WORKING AND WHAT'S NOT TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES WITH THE NUMBER ONE MODERN DATA SOLUTION FOR K 12, ABRE. >> WE'VE GOT ABOUT 50 MILLION FOLLOWS. >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> I WANT TO JUST DO A DOUBLE POINT ON A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE ABOUT HOW WE PERFORM AS A PLATFORM. AND REALLY THIS IS WHAT WE LIKE TO TALK TO ABOUT OUR DATA AS A SERVICE MODEL. SO A FORMER EDUCATOR, FORMER ADMINISTRATOR, AND JUST KNOWING THAT THE CHALLENGES CAN COME WITH TRYING TO GET ALL YOUR DATA IN ONE LOCATION. AND REALLY, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. I LIKE TO SHOW THIS MODEL RIGHT HERE FROM COLLECTION TO CENTRALIZING, TO VISUALIZATION, TO SYNTHESIS, AND TO INTELLIGENCE. THIS IS A PROCESS WHERE WE TAKE YOUR DATA AND WE MAKE IT VERY VALUABLE FOR YOU TO MAKE THE OUTCOMES JUST VERY APPROACHABLE FOR ALL YOUR STAKEHOLDERS. FOR MY EDUCATORS IN THE ROOM AND FOR YOU ALL, THERE'S AN ANALOGY HERE TO BLOOM'S TAXONOMY. WE'RE BASICALLY WE'RE MOVING OUT FROM THE BOTTOM ON WAY UP RIGHT HERE. WE GET MORE COMPLICATED WITH YOUR DATA OVER TIME. AGAIN, TO REALLY HELP DELIVER OUTCOMES FOR YOU. WE'RE ALSO REALLY GOOD ABOUT HAVING DATA BE ACCESSIBLE BY THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS WHO NEED WHETHER IT'S THE SUPERINTENDENT, WHETHER IT'S YOUR BUILDING PRINCIPALS, WHETHER IT'S YOUR TEACHERS, WHETHER IT'S EVEN THE BOARD TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT DATA CAN COME TOGETHER AND ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT YOU REALLY WANT. SO THAT'S WHAT WHERE WE CALL OUR 360 MODEL. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT AT THE VERY TOP, WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY 360, THE ABILITY TO GET THAT DATA IN FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO DOWN TO THE STUDENT LEVEL WHERE WITH RIGHT PERMISSION, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE STUDENT REALLY, HOPEFULLY, ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT A STUDENT IN ORDER TO GROW KIDS. WE'RE IN THE BUSINESS OF ANSWERING QUESTIONS, LOTS OF QUESTIONS. THIS IS THE CHALLENGE THAT I HAVE WHEN I WAS RUNNING A DISTRICT. IT'S REALLY PHENOMENAL TO WORK WITH OUR CUSTOMERS, BOTH HERE IN TEXAS, AND THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES TO TACKLE SOME PRETTY COOL QUESTIONS AND GET ANSWERS. YOU SEE SOME EXAMPLES HERE OF, HOW ARE WE DOING ON DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT GOALS FROM A STRATEGIC PLAN PERSPECTIVE? HOW CAN WE REDUCE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM? REALLY COOL PROJECT THAT WE'RE DOING WITH DOWN HERE HOUSTON RIGHT NOW GETTING AT THAT. WHAT STUDENT STAFF WELL BEING INITIATIVES WORK? WHAT'S OUR ACADEMIC RETURN ON INVESTMENT? I REALLY WANT TO UNDERLINE THAT RIGHT HERE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING WITH YOU ALL IS TO DO CALLED TEXTC ASSESSMENT WHERE WE CAN LOOK AT POSSIBLE COST SAVINGS FOR THE DISTRICT THAT COME FROM CONSOLIDATING RESOURCES. WE TYPICALLY FIND BETWEEN $10-50 PER STUDENTS AND SAVINGS OVER TIME. THAT'S A PRETTY COMMON NUMBER THAT WE SEE. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE, HOW ARE WE EMPOWERING FAMILIES. WHERE ARE WE ON BOND FINANCES? WE GET A LOT OF REALLY COOL SOLUTIONS AROUND THAT. HOW CAN COMMUNITY PARTNERS IMPACT STUDENT GROWTH? BIG ONE IN TEXAS, TIA, CCMR, ALL THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DASHBOARDS, WE WORK WITH DISTRICTS HERE IN TEXAS AND ARE REALLY EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH YOU ALL ON. YOU HIT THIS ONE TOO OR NOT? [00:30:03] I HAVE TO. THAT'S GREAT. JUST A COUPLE MORE QUICK QUICK SLIDES HERE, BUT REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE, WHAT ARE OUR FORWARD VALUE DRIVERS, WHY DO WE LIKE TO WORK WITH SCHOOLS AND WHAT ARE WE ABOUT. I'M GOING TO STOP FROM THE BOTTOM RIGHT THERE, BUT BASICALLY MAKING CONFIDENT DECISIONS. HAVING ALL YOUR DATA ON ONE SPOT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE REALLY GOOD DECISIONS TO DO THE JOBS THAT YOU HERE FOR. IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. THIS IS A BIG ONE FOR ME. I ALWAYS GOT FRUSTRATED WHEN I SAW MY TEACHERS, MY PARENTS, MY STAFF MEMBERS, SPENDING A LOT OF TIME JUMP THROUGH HOOPS. REALLY TRYING TO CREATE GREATER EFFICIENCY SO TEACHERS IN PARTICULAR CAN DO THE THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO DO WHICH IS WORKING WITH KIDS. BIG ON INCREASING STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, WHETHER IT'S THE BOARD, LARGER COMMUNITY, KIDDOS, ETC. THEN LIKE I WAS SAYING RIGHT BEFORE, SAVING MONEY, BY CONSOLIDATING THINGS AND ACTUALLY USE YOUR SOURCES MORE EFFICIENTLY. JUST TO QUICKLY SHOW SOME PRAGMATIC HOW THIS ACTUALLY WORKS. WHEN WE WORK WITH THE DISTRICT, WE IDENTIFY YOUR DATA SOURCES. WE FIGURE OUT THE METHOD FOR BRINGING THAT DATA INTO OUR PLATFORM AND THEN WE CREATE A SECURE INSTANCE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO FOR DEL VALLE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO LOG IN PRETTY MUCH WITH ANY METHOD THAT YOU'D LIKE AND HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR DATA TO SEE THE ANALYTICS AROUND IT. LAST SLIDE RIGHT HERE IS WE DO LIKE TO EMPHASIZE SECURITY. WE ARE A VERY SECURE COMPANY. WE CAN PROVIDE THE DETAILS, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT DATA STORAGE, AUTHENTICATION, CODE, AUDITS, ETC. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE DO ENSURING THE QUALITY OF OUR PRODUCT AS WELL. AND WITH THAT, I'M JUST GOING TO HAVE THANK YOU RIGHT HERE AND TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT LAURI OR MYSELF CAN ANSWER. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION BEFORE I OPEN THE FLOOR. IS THIS INFORMATION ONLY AND THEN TO BE VOTED ON NEXT MONTH. >> IT'S ONLY. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS END TO MY LEFT? >> HE'S SAYING NO. AM I RIGHT? DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? EVERYBODY'S GOT QUESTIONS. I'M SORRY. >> I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I'M CURIOUS ABOUT, IN THE PAST, I'VE WORKED IN DIGITAL LEARNING, AND THERE WERE PLATFORMS THAT WERE OPEN ABOUT THE DATA THAT THEY COLLECTED WITH THE DISTRICT, AND THERE WERE PLATFORMS THAT WERE NOT. FOR EXAMPLE, ST MATH WAS A PLATFORM THAT WAS NOTORIOUS FOR NOT SHARING THEIR DATA WITH DISTRICTS. I THINK WHAT I'M CURIOUS ABOUT IS IF OUR SUPERINTENDENT DECIDES TO HIRE AND BUILD AN INTERNAL DATA TEAM. FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT THEY HAVE IN ROUND ROCK ISD, AND THAT TEAM WANTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO THIS DATA TO MAKE MAYBE A MORE BESPOKE ANALYSIS PRODUCT THAT'S INTERNAL TO THE DISTRICT AND MAYBE MORE CUSTOM TO WHAT DR. GUTIERREZ WANTS, IS THAT, IS YOUR PLATFORM OPEN? DOES IT HAVE API ACCESS AND ACCESS TOKENS FOR THE DISTRICT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE DATA THAT YOU HAVE AND MAYBE CREATE SOMETHING THAT'S NOT OUT OF THE BOX? >> JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE HAVE A LOT OF OUT OF THE BOX, BUT ACTUALLY THAT DATA AS A SERVICE MODEL THAT WE HAVE RIGHT THERE IS FOR DR. GUTIERREZ TO ACTUALLY COME TO AND DESCRIBE THE BESPOKE MODEL THAT WHAT HE WANTS AND WE ACTUALLY DO THE WORK. IT IS CUSTOM DEVELOPMENT ON THE ANALYTICS FOR THE DISTRICT. IT'S NOT PRE-BAKED. IT HAS TO BE THIS WAY OR LOOK THIS WAY. WE ACTUALLY SIT WITH DECISION MAKERS, USUALLY THE CABINET AND SAY, "HEY, WHAT IS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SOLVE? WHAT QUESTIONS?" THEN THEY ACTUALLY ARE ASSIGNED A DATA ANALYST THAT SITS WITH THEM AND ACTUALLY BUILDS UP THOSE VISUALIZATIONS. TO GO FURTHER ON YOUR QUESTIONS. YES, WE DO HAVE DISTRICTS THAT WE TALKED TO ABOUT GIVING THEM ACCESS TO. OBVIOUSLY, IT'S THE DISTRICTS DATA. GETTING ACCESS TO THAT DATA THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEANS, INCLUDING WE HAVE SET UP SOMETIMES WHERE THEY CAN ACTUALLY GO INTO RBI TOOL, AND START ACTUALLY USING SOME OF THE ANALYTICS AROUND THERE ON THEIR OWN. I GOT TO BE HONEST. FRANKLY, A LOT OF TIMES WE'RE BROUGHT IN THOUGH TO DO THE WORK BECAUSE RESOURCES ARE USUALLY PRETTY STRETCHED THEN WITHIN A DISTRICT, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE TO. >> JUST TO BE CLEAR, THOUGH, THE ANSWER IS NO. IS THAT CORRECT? >> ACCESS TO THE DATA? >> THE API ACCESS. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? >> WE DO NOT HAVE AN API ACCESS RIGHT NOW. >> THAT YOU COULD EXPOSE TO THE DISTRICT? >> WE CAN GIVE ACCESS TO THE ACTUAL DATABASE AND THE ACTUAL BI [NOISE] TOOL THAT WE USE BACK END. >> ON THE BACK END, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IF THE DISTRICT IS TRYING TO DO ITS OWN ANALYSIS THAT WAS NOT OUT OF THE BOX AND ELECTED NOT TO DO DATA AS A SERVICE, WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IS, COULD THEY COLLECT THAT DATA AND DO THAT ANALYSIS IN-HOUSE? >> THEY CAN, IN THE SENSE OF, IF WE'RE ASKING FOR AN API CONNECTION, NO, IF WE'RE ASKING FOR LIKE A NIGHTLY SYNC OR AN SFTP DROP, OR A DELIVERY OF THAT DATA IN A PARTICULAR WAY, THEY CAN. >> THERE IS OTHER WAYS FOR EXPORT? >> WE CAN EXPORT DATA AND GIVE IT TO HONESTLY, THE FOLKS WHO OWN THE DATA [LAUGHTER]. [00:35:03] >> I THINK WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, LET'S SAY THAT THEY WANTED TO BUILD A MODEL TO ANALYZE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THINGS AND USE SOME MACHINE LEARNING REGRESSION ANALYSIS, AND THEY WANTED TO HAVE THAT DATA AVAILABLE ON A WEEKLY BASIS, TO HAVE THOSE FEATURES ACCESSIBLE ON A WEEKLY BASIS, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO FACILITATE THAT? WITH THE DATA COLLECTION THAT YOU'VE HAD, TAKING THIS THING OUT OF COLLECTING THE DATA AND RETURNING IT BACK TO THE DISTRICT? >> CORRECT. THERE'S A NUMBER OF MECHANISMS FOR DOING THAT. DEPENDING ON THE DATA THAT YOU'RE WANTING TO USE, YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO FTP ON THE BACK END, WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY JUST DISTRACT IT AS STATIC TEXT FILES OR CS FILES. BUT WE CAN ALSO WRITE SCRIPTS WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY DUMP THAT DATA ON A PREFERRED SFTP SERVER IF YOU WANT. AGAIN, JUST TO CLARIFY, WE DON'T HAVE THE API END POINTS FOR ALL THE DATA SET [INAUDIBLE]. >> TOTALLY. NO. I UNDERSTAND THAT. I THINK I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN API, WHAT ARE THE OTHER WAYS [OVERLAPPING] IN WHICH YOU EXPOSE THE DATA BACK TO THE DISTRICT SO THAT THEY CAN USE IT FOR PURPOSES THAT MAY NOT EXIST IN THE PLATFORM AS IT'S DELIVERED. >> WE'RE CALLED AUBREY, WHICH MEANS OPEN. [LAUGHTER] YOU'RE GETTING AT SOMETHING THAT I CARED ABOUT PASSIONATELY AS A CEO. I KNEW THAT SOMETIMES I WANTED MY DATA FROM MY VENDORS, AND I EXPECTED THEM TO GIVE IT TO ME, [LAUGHTER] SO 100% UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. IT'S MORE ABOUT THE METHODOLOGY IN WHICH WE SEND IT TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO HAVE IT IN YOUR OWN SYSTEM TO BE DOING WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY PRODUCE. YES. >> I THINK A FOLLOW UP TO THAT WOULD BE, HOW ARE YOU WORKING WITH PLATFORMS THAT ARE CLOSED, LIKE THE EXAMPLE I GAVE EARLIER? >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. CERTAINLY, YOU'RE HIGHLIGHTING A PARTICULAR CHALLENGE THAT WE RUN INTO. ALTHOUGH I THINK WE'RE FINDING WAYS. TO BE PERFECTLY FRANK, THAT'S WHERE WE WORK WITH THE DISTRICT ITSELF, BECAUSE IT'S YOUR DATA. [LAUGHTER] SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH THOSE VENDORS TO BE LIKE, WE DO EXPECT YOU TO SHARE THAT DATA WITH AUBREY. IT'S OUR DATA. WE FACILITATE THAT CONVERSATION. TYPICALLY, WE FIND WHEN WE ACTUALLY WORK WITH THOSE COMPANIES, A LOT OF TIMES WE PUT TWO OF US ON THE PHONE AND WE TALK TO EACH OTHER AND THEN WHEN THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING ACTUALLY ABLE TO GET THE DATA, EITHER THROUGH AN API, SFTP DROP, SOMETIMES SOME PRETTY, HACKY, UGLY WAYS TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, TRYING TO GET THAT FROM THEM. THAT'S WHERE WE WORK WITH THE DISTRICT THEMSELVES TO ACTUALLY GET THAT DATA OUT. I WILL SAY WE HAVEN'T RUN INTO TOO MANY BIG ROADBLOCKS WITH MANY COMPANIES SO FAR. THE BIG ONES, BECAUSE WE'RE IN HUNDREDS OF DISTRICTS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE DATA OUT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LEDESMA [INAUDIBLE]. >> YES. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THIS. THE COST, DR. GUTIERREZ. THIS WOULD BE COMING OUT OF GENERAL FUND OR BECAUSE IT'S TECHNOLOGY, WOULD THIS BE COMING OUT OF SOMETHING? >> WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON HOW FUNDS WOULD COME. THERE ARE SOME CREATIVE POSSIBILITIES. SORRY. I FORGOT TO TURN ON MY SPEAKER. WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION AS A TEAM AS TO WHERE THOSE FUNDS WOULD COME FROM. >> PERFECT. WE'LL HAVE THAT WHENEVER IT'S READY. MY NEXT IT'S MORE OF A COMMENT. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF COMMUNICATIONS FROM OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE AREN'T AS TRANSPARENT AS A DISTRICT AS WE SHOULD, THOUGH, THANK YOU, DR. GUTIERREZ FOR BRINGING THIS TO US, SO THAT WAY WE CAN SHOW OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE MAKING EFFORTS [NOISE] TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT AS A DISTRICT. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT YOU ALL DO PROVIDE. IT'S LIKE A CANDY STORE. WE GET [LAUGHTER] TO PICK WHAT WE WANT, SO I LOVE THAT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM. >> PLATFORM? >> PLATFORM. [OVERLAPPING] YOU'RE TALKING TECH, AND I'M LIKE, APPLICATION OR WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? I JUST WANT TO SAY TO THE COMMUNITY, THIS IS OUR WAY FROM A BOARD IN A DISTRICT SAYING, WE HEAR YOU AND WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST TO BRING THIS STUFF TO YOU AND BE MORE TRANSPARENT. THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE. >> THANK YOU. >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE IS A WAY FOR BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS TO ACCESS DATA TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR IT LIVE EVERY SINGLE DAY. ATTENDANCE. THAT'S A CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE AS A DISTRICT, AN AREA THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON. IN FACT, WE MET WITH TWO CAMPUSES TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO IMPROVE ATTENDANCE, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. OF COURSE, ACADEMIC DATA, BOTH LOCAL ASSESSMENTS, STATE ASSESSMENTS, FINANCIAL DATA, WHEN IT COMES TO THE COMMUNITY LOOKING AT HOW WE ARE USING OUR BOND DOLLARS, WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT, BUT TO BE MORE PROACTIVE VERSUS REACTIVE. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IN AUBREY IN A PREVIOUS DISTRICT AND RECENTLY SPOKE TO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO HAVE HAD A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO UTILIZE IT AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FACE TIME WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT WHO, [00:40:02] WHEN I ACTUALLY TEXT TO SEE IF SHE COULD SPEAK, SHE WAS LOOKING AT DISCIPLINE DATA. SHE PUT ME ON LIVE AND SHE TOLD ME THE PROTOCOLS THAT SHE WAS FOLLOWING. IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHE DOES EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE THAT, IN FACT, TODAY, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT ATTENDANCE DATA, WE'RE PULLING FROM DIFFERENT PLATFORMS AND PUTTING THEM ON SPREADSHEETS, AND SO THERE'S ROOM FOR ERROR THERE, SO WHAT WE ARE WANTING IS TO EXPLORE A DASHBOARD THAT WE CAN ALL USE FROM THE BOARD LEVEL, COMMUNITY LEVEL, LEADERSHIP LEVEL AND TEACHER LEVEL. IN FACT, WE WOULD EVEN LIKE TO SEE STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO TRACK THEIR OWN PROGRESS. THIS IS A PLATFORM THAT COULD BE CUSTOMIZED BASED ON THE DISTRICT'S NEEDS. IT'S NOT A PRE-PACKAGED MODEL THAT WHERE WE DON'T HAVE ANY SAY IN WHAT TYPE OF DATA WE WANT TO PUT OUT THERE TO THE PUBLIC AND BOTH LOOK AT INTERNALLY. THIS IS A PLATFORM THAT WE WANT TO EXPLORE FURTHER AND LOOK AT POSSIBLY IMPLEMENTING IN DEL VALLEY. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. TRUSTEE GUADIAN, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> I'M GOOD. >> NEXT. >> JUST FOR CLARITY, IS THIS JUST STRICTLY DATA COMPILING? THAT'S ALL. IT'S NOT ASSESSMENT TESTING, AND HOW IN DEPTH IS THIS? >> I LOVE THAT QUESTION. WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED TO YOU RIGHT NOW IS MOSTLY DATA FOCUS. BUT TO BE CLEAR, AUBREY IS A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE PLATFORM. MANY OF OUR CUSTOMERS USE ONE-STOP SHOP, SO IT DOES EXPAND BEYOND JUST DATA. WE CAN DO FROM ASSESSMENTS TO CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT TO YOU NAME IT. IT'S USUALLY A PLATFORM THAT FOLKS ENTER WITH DATA AND THEN GROW WITH US OVER TIME. >> THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE OUR PRE-K. THIS IS OUR K THROUGH K12 AND IS THIS IS EVERY STUDENT AT EVERY SCHOOL ON EVERY LEVEL, AND THAT'S PRE-K. BECAUSE I KNOW I SEE IT SAYS K THROUGH 12, SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS, IS THAT? >> THAT'S AN ERROR ON OUR PART, JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE PRE-K BEFORE ON THAT. >> BUT THAT DOES COVER OUR PRE-K. STUDENTS. >> STUDENTS? >> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. >> TRUSTEE PANTOJA, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> I'M GOOD. >> FURTHER DOWN. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE WORTHINGTON. >> ON THE DATA SCIENCE AND DECISION SCIENCE SIDE OF THINGS, WHAT SERVICES DO YOU OFFER? BECAUSE I THINK THAT SOME OF THE THINGS I'VE SEEN IN DISTRICTS IS, THAT THEY'VE DONE WORK TO BUILD FAIRLY ROBUST CORRELATIONS BETWEEN WHETHER IT'S RENAISSANCE OR WHETHER IT'S NWA MAP, BETWEEN THOSE DATA PRODUCTS AND STAR RESULTS, WHAT MODELING SERVICES DO YOU PROVIDE THAT THE DISTRICT CAN UTILIZE FOR THOSE KINDS OF PURPOSES? >> THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. REALLY, IT COMES DOWN TO US SITTING WITH THE TEAM AND SEEING, WELL, WHAT IS IT THEY'RE LOOKING TO HAVE? WE DO HAVE DATA ANALYSTS, DATA SCIENTISTS, WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF AI SCIENTISTS ON OUR TEAM AS WELL. THEY'RE ACTUALLY WORKING ON LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS AND ACTUAL TEXT TO SPEECH TO ACTUALLY DO FOR THE QUERIES. IN TERMS OF PRESENTING OUR OWN MODELS, OR FINDING OUR OWN CORRELATIONS, WE HAVE LOTS OF OBSERVATIONS, BUT WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY A UNIVERSITY THAT HAVE DONE LONGITUDINAL STUDIES ON THESE THINGS, BUT WE DO SIT WITH OUR DISTRICTS AND JUST SAY, "HEY, WHAT CORRELATIONS ARE YOU LOOKING OR WOULD LIKE TO SEE, AND HOW CAN WE ACTUALLY DISPLAY THAT FOR YOU TO AT LEAST PRESENT?" BETTER THAN PUTTING YOUR FINGER UP IN THE WIND AND BEING LIKE, "HEY, I THINK IT'S THIS." BUT WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY IN A HIGH LEVEL LIKE META ANALYTICS COMPANY. NO, AT THE MOMENT. >> WHAT I'VE SEEN SOME DISTRICTS DO, IS, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'VE SAID, WE'VE DONE AN ANALYSIS, AND THIS ANALYSIS BETWEEN RENAISSANCE LEARNING SCORE IS ELA, RENAISSANCE EARNING EIGHTH GRADE, WE KNOW THAT A SCORE OF 98 ON THIS ASSESSMENT CORRELATES MOST OFTEN TO A SCORE OF 92 ON A STAR TEST. THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING AT, BECAUSE I THINK THAT HAVING BEEN IN EDTECH IN THE PAST, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO TRY AND TUNE THESE PRODUCTS TO TALK TO EACH OTHER AND TO UNDERSTAND. THIS PRODUCT MAY SAY THAT A CHILD IS PASSING, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, [00:45:02] THEY COULD BE PASSING ON THIS ONE TOOL, AND THEN TAKE THE STAR TEST AND BOMB IT. I THINK THAT THAT CORRELATION WORK AND THAT MODELING WORK HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE FOR SOME DISTRICTS THAT I'VE SEEN, I'M JUST CURIOUS, IS THAT PART OF THE DATA AS A SERVICE? [OVERLAPPING] >> YES. IT IS. I WON'T GIVE THE NAME OF SOME CUSTOMERS, BUT BASICALLY IT CAME DOWN, HONESTLY, THEY APPROACHED IT MORE FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF COST SAVINGS, WHERE WE WORKED WITH A PARTICULAR DISTRICT THAT HAD PURCHASED A NUMBER OF MATH PLATFORMS, FOR EXAMPLE, LET'S JUST SAY. WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO, WAS FIND THE CORRELATION OF THESE MATH PROGRAMS WITH THE STATE ASSESSMENTS AND SEE IF THEY WERE RELIABLE, IF THEY WERE SEEING CORRELATIONS, IF THEY WEREN'T, SHOULD THEY BE PURCHASING IT. AGAIN, WE SIT DOWN WITH THEM AND PRESENT, WE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE, WE PRESENT WHAT WE THINK THE CORRELATIONS ARE. I JUST WANT TO BE A LITTLE BIT CAREFUL HERE IN THE SCIENCE BEHIND HERE, A RIGOROUS SCIENCE OF CORRELATIONS. THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN TELL I'M A FORMER CTO, SO I'M ALWAYS LIKE, AND THERE'S THIS CAVEAT. UNDERSTANDING THAT, YES, WE DO PRESENT THESE CORRELATIONS OR WHAT APPEARS TO BE CORRELATIONS TO THE DISTRICTS BASED ON THEIR NEEDS WITH THE DATA ANALYST, RIGOROUS SCIENCE BEHIND IT. I'D BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT SAYING IT'S THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> I DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION, SORRY. [LAUGHTER] THIS QUESTIONS FOR DR. GUTIERREZ. AT THIS POINT, AS A DISTRICT, ARE WE JUST FOCUSING MORE ON THE DATA COMPILING LIKE ASPECT OF THIS? I MEAN, I KNOW THEY SAID THAT THERE'S OTHER LAYERS TO THIS AND ASSESSMENT TESTING. BUT IN THIS MOMENT, IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IT? WE'RE JUST THE DATA ASPECT, AND THEN MAYBE MOVE FORWARD OR WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON THAT? >> I THINK I MISSED PART OF YOUR QUESTION. >> I'M ASKING AS A DISTRICT, JUST WITH THEIR PRESENTATION, ARE WE FOCUSING MAINLY ON JUST THE DATA ASPECT OF THEM BEING ABLE TO BRING IT ALL TO ONE PLACE AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS, OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO, LIKE FURTHER? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE NEED A CONCENTRATE ON IN THIS PLACE? >> LOOKING AT ONE PLACE TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT DATA, WHETHER IT'S FINANCIAL, DISCIPLINE, ATTENDANCE, ACADEMIC, ALL OF IT BEING HOUSED IN THIS PLATFORM. THEN BEING ABLE TO DETERMINE WHICH COMPONENTS OF THAT DATA WE WANT TO DISPLAY PUBLICLY, AND THEN OF COURSE, HAVE THE INTERNAL DATA AS WELL, BUT TO GIVE OUR STAKEHOLDERS A WAY TO MONITOR OUR PROGRESS TO HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE TO. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? >> I DO HAVE A FOLLOW UP. >> THANK YOU. >> WILL WE BE HAVING THAT CONVERSATION WITH YOU ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE OR THAT THE COMMUNITY, LIKE, HOW IS THAT GOING TO GO OUT WITH WHAT FOLKS WANT TO SEE OTHER THAN JUST LIKE, HEY, WE'RE COLLECTING A BUNCH OF DATA? >> I'VE BEEN ABLE DURING MY DISTRICT TOUR TO HEAR FROM STAKEHOLDERS, SPECIFICALLY PARENTS ABOUT THE AREAS THAT THEY ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON. ONE BIG ONE THAT PARENTS ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO IS ATTENDANCE, EVEN TODAY, AT A BREAKING BREAD MEETING, PARENTS EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT ATTENDANCE. THAT'S DEFINITELY ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE MONITORED PUBLICLY. ANOTHER ONE WOULD BE JUST SIMPLY ENROLLMENT. WHAT IS THE ENROLLMENT WEEK BY WEEK? AND REALLY LISTENING TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS. AS WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS IN THE COMING DAYS, WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO WHAT SPECIFIC DATA POINTS WE WANT TO PUT OUT THERE. THIS IS NEVER GOING TO BE COMPLETE, SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS WITH THE TYPES OF DATA THAT WE'RE PUTTING OUT THERE. WE ALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET FEEDBACK ON WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE. BUT THROUGH OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S FORMAL OR INFORMAL, I'M ABOUT TO LAUNCH ADVISORY TEAMS, WITH TEACHERS, WITH PARENTS, AND WITH STUDENTS. THAT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO REALLY HEAR ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY POWERFUL TO HEAR THOSE DOING THE WORK EVERY DAY, WHICH ARE TEACHERS AND THEN STUDENTS TO GAUGE WHAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PUT IN PLACE ON THIS PLATFORM. >> IT SEEMS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU. >> ITEM SEVEN D [VII.C. Financial Advisory Services Presentation from Nickel Hayden Advisors LLC] IS THE FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES PRESENTATION FROM NICKEL HAYDEN ADVISORS, LLC, AND PRESENTED WITH DOCTOR MATTHEW GUTIERREZ. [00:50:05] >> GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT WEGNER, DOCTOR GUTIERREZ, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS RUDY MAHIA, CEO AND FOUNDER OF NICKEL HAYDEN. WITH ME TODAY IS TOBIAS REYES. HE IS INTERNING WITH ME. HE'S A SOPHOMORE AT TEXAS STATE AND STUDYING FINANCE. HOPEFULLY, HE'LL JOIN US IN A COUPLE OF YEARS WHEN HE'S DONE HAVING FUN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT. I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE. WE'RE DONE. I'M KIDDING. I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE. I'M NO STRANGER TO DEL VALLE ISD. I KNOW WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER FROM YEARS PAST AND I'VE SPOKEN BEFORE. I HAD THE PLEASURE EARLIER MEETING YOUR ENTIRELY NEW STAFF. I THINK DEL VALLE ISD IS DEFINITELY ON THE RIGHT PATH AND SET UP FOR SUCCESS. DOCTOR GUTIERREZ I'VE KNOWN HIM IN PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENTS AT HIS FORMER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND JUST THINK THE WORLD OF HIM. I KNOW THAT UNDER THE NEW LEADERSHIP OF HIM AND THE STAFF THAT HE'S BROUGHT ON, THE TEAM THAT HE'S BUILT, I THINK DEL VALLE IS GOING TO BE IN REALLY, REALLY GOOD HANDS. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE EVERYONE ON JUST THE MOMENTUM THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. WE'LL TRY TO DO THE PRESENTATION. [LAUGHTER]. YOU KNOW, I HAVE A HARD COPY IN FRONT OF ME. I'M BETTER WITH THE HARD COPY, TO BE HONEST. IT'S FINE GUYS. LET'S JUST WING IT. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU BRIEFLY ABOUT NICKEL HAYDEN, A FIRM THAT I FOUNDED BACK IN 2023. I HAVE ABOUT 13 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SERVING AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND WANTED TO BRING SOMETHING TO THE MARKET THAT HADN'T BEEN DONE BEFORE, OR THAT WAS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE ACCUSTOMED TO. WITH THAT, WE FOUNDED NICKEL HAYDEN BACK IN 2023. IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, I'LL TALK ABOUT THE TEAM. ORIGINALLY, IT WAS US THREE, MYSELF, AS CEO, LEA HANANI WHO'S OUT IN OUR EL PASO OFFICE, AND A YOUNG WOMAN NAMED ANGELA NEE, WHO IS HERE WITH ME IN AUSTIN. TODAY, WE'RE ABOUT SIX EMPLOYEES STRONG WHEN WE INCLUDE OUR INTERNS. WE'RE GROWING VERY NICELY. WE'RE A MINORITY OWNED FIRM, WE'RE 100% HISPANIC OWNED. I LIKE THAT. WE HAVE SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE WOMEN AS WELL, SO WE'RE WOMEN IN MINORITY OWNED. YOU DON'T SEE THAT A WHOLE LOT IN OUR INDUSTRY THAT'S BASICALLY DOMINATED BY THE LARGER FIRMS. WE ARE LOCAL HERE IN AUSTIN, JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM YOU GUYS. IT TOOK US WHAT? 20 MINUTES BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC TO GET HERE. HE WAS DRIVING SLOW. BUT THAT'S WHO WE ARE AS A TEAM. WE ARE LOCAL, SO WE'RE ALWAYS A PHONE CALL AWAY. WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE'RE ABOUT TO WRAP UP OUR FIRST FULL YEAR OF PROVIDING FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES. CURRENTLY, WE'RE THE NUMBER ONE RANKED MINORITY OWNED FIRM SERVING SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL BOND ELECTIONS. I'VE IDENTIFIED A COUPLE OF THERE, CALHOUN COUNTY ISD AND CANUTILLO ISD, WHICH IS OUT IN THE EL PASO REGION. WE SUCCESSFULLY HELPED MANAGE THE ROUND ROCK ISD BOND THAT JUST PASSED ON NOVEMBER 5TH. THREE PROPOSITIONS PASSED AND ONE FAILED FOR ATHLETICS. IT WAS A TOTAL OF ABOUT 933 MILLION THAT ULTIMATELY PASSED. HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY IT, I'M SUPER HUMBLED BY THE LEVEL OF GROWTH THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE PAST YEAR. I WOULD NOT HAVE IMAGINED THIS YEAR ONE GOING IN THAT WE WOULD BE RANKED NUMBER ONE. I THINK 2025 IS DEFINITELY GEARING UP TO BE A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR. I WANTED TO THROW THOSE FIRST YEAR HIGHLIGHTS AT YOU. EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NEW AS A FIRM TO THE INDUSTRY, WITH MY EXPERIENCE AND THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY, WE'RE POSITIONED TO DO VERY WELL IN THIS MARKETPLACE. I THINK ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I EXPERIENCED EARLY ON WAS YOU'RE A NEW FIRM, WHAT CAN YOU DO? WELL, AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF OF EXPERIENCE, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE CAPABLE OF DOING. IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE FOCUS PRIMARILY ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WHAT WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT EARLIER ON WAS OUR CLIENT LIST SO FAR, AND WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH SOME OF THE LARGER FASTEST GROWING SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE. WE DO REPRESENT AUSTIN ISD AS THEIR FINANCIAL ADVISOR, WE REPRESENT ROUND ROCK ISD AS THEIR FA, [00:55:02] WE RECENTLY PICKED UP DALLAS ISD AS THEIR FINANCIAL ADVISOR. WE HAVE SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS OUT IN EAST TEXAS AND THE HOUSTON AREA THAT ARE GROWING RAPIDLY, VERY SIMILAR TO DEL VALLE ISD, WHERE THERE'S INDUSTRY COMING IN. THE GROWTH IS HEADED THEIR WAY. PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD COMES TO MIND. WE REPRESENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS OUT IN EL PASO AREA. I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE YOU'RE LOOKING AT OTHER FIRMS OR JUST THE MAKEUP OF THEIR BOOK, YOU SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ISSUER TYPES. WE FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THAT'S HOW I CUT MY TEETH WHEN I STARTED IN THIS BUSINESS, AND THAT'S WHAT MADE US VERY SUCCESSFUL. WE KNOW SCHOOL FINANCE, AND WE KNOW HOW TO PASS BOND ELECTIONS FOR SCHOOLS. THIS IS OUR DAILY BREAD AND BUTTER. RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING ON SEVERAL TRANSACTIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, BUT THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE LARGER, VERY SIMILAR TO DEL VALLE ISD. I WANTED TO PUT THIS OUT THERE JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT WE FOCUS ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AS A NEW FIRM, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I GET IS, WELL, WHAT DO YOU OFFER? OUR PLATFORM IS BUILT ON WHAT A FINANCIAL ADVISORY FIRM SHOULD BE BUILT ON. IT'S A PROCESS. IT'S A THOROUGH PROCESS THAT INVOLVES A LOT OF PLANNING WITH YOUR STAFF. IT INVOLVES A LOT OF EXECUTION AND HAVING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUTSIDE VENDORS OR OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS. IT ALSO INVOLVES HAVING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE INVESTORS WHO ARE PURCHASING BONDS. WE'RE BRINGING AS NICKEL HAYDEN TO DEL VALLE ISD IS A FULL SLATE OF OFFERINGS TO YOU. YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALMOST HIT $1,000,000,000 OF BOND ISSUANCES THIS YEAR, AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE ABLE TO EXECUTE A TRANSACTION FROM THE GROUND UP ALL THE WAY DOWN FROM THE EXPLORATION PHASE OF HAVING A BOND ELECTION TO ACTUALLY EXECUTING THAT BOND TRANSACTION AND BREAKING GROUND ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. I LOVE THIS SLIDE. THIS IS MY FAVORITE SLIDE OF ALL. I KNOW IT HAS NICE COLORS AND ALL, BUT REALLY IN THE CONVERSATION I BRIEFLY HAD WITH DINA, YOUR NEW CFO, SHE SAID SOMETHING THAT RESONATED WITH ME AND IT JUST USED ONE WORD AND IT WAS TRUST. I KNOW SEVERAL OF YOU ON THE BOARD, AND I THINK I'VE ESTABLISHED TRUST ON THE BOARD. I THINK DINA AND I COULD DEFINITELY ESTABLISH FROM TRUST AND WORK VERY WELL TOGETHER. THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, GUYS. PEOPLE ASK ME WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS I'M IN. IT'S REALLY NOT THE BOND BUSINESS. I'M IN THE RELATIONSHIP BUSINESS, BECAUSE IF I DON'T HAVE YOUR TRUST, WHAT DO I REALLY HAVE? I REALLY VIEW NICKEL HAYDEN AS BEING A PIECE OF THE ENTIRE PUZZLE HERE. WE REPRESENT THE SCHOOL BOARD, YOUR STAFF, AS WELL AS YOUR CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE THE TAXPAYERS. WE'RE INVOLVED IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT AFFECT YOUR COMMUNITY ON A GROUND LEVEL. THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE HERE INVOLVE FOLKS FINANCES. HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR THESE INNOVATIVE IDEAS LIKE ABRA? HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR NEW FOOTBALL FIELDS? I KNOW YOUR PRINCIPAL HERE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOLS HERE. HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR FOOTBALL FIELDS OF THIS? THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE ENCOMPASS ALL OF THAT SO THAT WE'RE FINANCING THIS IN THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY AND BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR TAXPAYER, BUT IT'S ALL BUILT ON ONE THING AND THAT'S TRUST. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WHAT'S COOL AND FUN ABOUT STARTING YOUR OWN FIRM IS YOU CAN BUILD IT HOWEVER YOU FIT. I KNOW MATT'S BIG ON DATA AND I'M NOT AS SMART AS HIM WHEN IT COMES TO DATA, BUT WHAT I ENVISIONED IN MY HEAD WAS, LOOK, I'M GOING TO BUILD A PLATFORM, AND I'M GOING TO BE REALLY GOOD AT PROVIDING FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BUT I CANNOT BE GOOD AT EVERY OTHER THING. IF I'M TRYING TO BE GREAT AT EVERYTHING, I'LL BE GOOD AT NOTHING. OUR FOCUS IS PROVIDING THE BEST FA SERVICES OUT THERE, AND TO HELP US ACHIEVE THAT, I PARTNERED WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS IN DIFFERENT AREAS THAT ALLOWED ME ACCESS THAT A LOT OF OTHER FIRMS JUST DON'T HAVE. I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, BONDLINK OVER HERE ON THE RIGHT. FOR THE LONGEST TIME, FINANCIAL ADVISORS WOULD TAKE A BOND ISSUE TO MARKET AND WOULD HAVE REALLY NO IDEA WHO IS ON THE OTHER SIDE TRYING TO BUY THE BONDS. WITH BONDLINK, I OPENED UP THE CURTAIN AND I HAVE DIRECT ACCESS INTO WHO'S ACTUALLY INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THE BONDS. THE REASON WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE THE MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR BONDS, THE LOWER I CAN TAKE THE INTEREST RATE, THE MORE ORDERS I GET FOR THOSE BONDS, [01:00:02] WHICH ULTIMATELY MEANS LOWER COSTS FOR DEL VALLE ISD. I BUILT IT LIKE AN IPHONE, LIKE THE IPHONE IS THE PLATFORM, AND THEN YOU HAVE APP DEVELOPERS BUILDING ALL THE APPS. I WANT BONDLINK TO DO BONDLINK THINGS. I WANT CAUSEY TO DO CAUSEY THINGS. I WANT OTHER PARTNERS TO DO THEIR RESPECTIVE JOBS BECAUSE THEY DO IT PERFECTLY, AND I CAN NEVER DO IT AS WELL AS THEY DO. WE HAVE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH GUYS AND FIRMS THAT WILL ONLY BENEFIT DEL VALLE ISD. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH THESE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES, BUT ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS WHEN SWITCHING OVER TO FINANCIAL ADVISORS IS DATA. DO YOU KNOW OUR BONDS? DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE SIT FINANCIALLY? THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES. I'VE BEEN MONITORING DEL VALLE ISD'S BONDS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. I'M NO STRANGER. I'VE ACTUALLY SOLD BONDS FOR THE DISTRICT AS A BOND UNDERWRITER BACK IN THE DAY. WE HAVE ALL THE ANALYTICS BUILT OUT ALREADY. WE HAVE A TEAM OF ANALYSTS THAT PUT THIS TOGETHER FOR ME. WHEN I STARTED THIS PRACTICE, I RAN ALL THESE NUMBERS, BUT NOW I DO HAVE A TEAM TO SUPPORT. RIGHT NOW WE'RE RATED AT AA3 AT DEL VALLE ISD. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. I THINK WE COULD FIND AREAS VERY QUICKLY WHERE WE COULD ADJUST SOME THINGS AND ONE OF THOSE BE IN THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, IS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SAVE MONEY. IN MY 13 YEARS OF DOING BUSINESS, SPECIFICALLY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, I CANNOT THINK OF A MORE DIFFICULT TIME THAT YOU ALL ARE HAVING WITH BUDGET CUTS, WITH LACK OF FUNDING FROM THE STATE. I WRITE BLOGS ABOUT THIS ON LINKEDIN IN ALL THE TIME, JUST TRYING TO LOBBY THE STATE TO DO WHAT WE NEED FOR FUNDING PURPOSES. WHEN I LOOK AT A NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ANY OF MY CLIENTS, I ALWAYS TRY TO FIND WAYS TO SAVE MONEY. HOW DO WE LOWER THE COST? HOW DO WE LOWER OUR M&O COST DOWN SO THAT THERE'S MORE MONEY TO PAY TEACHERS AND GIVE RAISES INSTEAD OF PASSING DEFICIT BUDGETS? WE SIT DOWN WITH YOUR CFO AND YOUR SUPERINTENDENT AND REALLY DIG DEEP INTO THE NUMBERS AND FIGURE OUT, WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP LOWER OUR COSTS AND SAVE MONEY? THIS IS JUST ONE OF THEM. A BOND REFUNDING. RIGHT NOW, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO DO, BUT AS INTEREST RATES CONTINUE TO COME DOWN, WHICH I ANTICIPATE THEM COMING DOWN BY THE FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR, THIS REFUNDING MAY ACTUALLY MAKE SENSE, AND THERE'LL BE SOME SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS THERE. BUT WE'RE MONITORING IT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, AND THE NEXT ONE. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME RUN THROUGH FAIRLY QUICKLY. LISTEN, NICKEL HAYDEN WOULD LOVE TO PARTNER WITH DEL VALLE ISD. I THINK WE'RE A PERFECT FIT FOR EACH OTHER. WHAT GOT DEL VALLE ISD TO THIS POINT ISN'T GOING TO WHAT GETS US TO THE NEXT POINT. THIS IS WHERE THE GROWTH IS COMING. THIS IS WHAT WE SPECIALIZE IN. WE HAVE REALLY, REALLY GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH CONSTITUENTS HERE IN THE AREA. WE ARE LOCAL TO THE AUSTIN AREA. OUR HEADQUARTERS IS JUST DOWN THE STREET. I CAN TELL YOU FROM THE CEO OF A GROWING FIRM, YOU HAVE MY FULL COMMITMENT TO DEL VALLE ISD. WE WILL BE HERE FOR YOU ALL. WE WILL HELP YOU ALL WITH THE GROWTH THAT IS COMING, AND YOU HAVE MY WORD AS THE LEADER OF THE FIRM. WITH THAT, I'D LOVE TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU. IF I MAY, DOCTOR GUTIERREZ, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THE PRESENTATION? >> WE'LL START WITH TRUSTEE CISNEROS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> YES. >> TRUSTEE PANTOJA? >> NO. >> TRUSTEE, WRIGHT-HAYWOOD? >> YES. WITH YOUR CURRENT STAFFING, DO YOU SEE THAT YOU HAVE BANDWIDTH TO TAKE ON MORE? BECAUSE IT LOOKS GREAT ON PAPER AND YOU'RE NUMBER 1? THAT'S AWESOME. BUT SOMETIMES WE CAN BITE OFF MORE THAN WE CAN CHEW AND THINGS DISMANTLE AFTER THAT. THE NAMES THAT YOU DID THROUGHOUT THERE AND DISTRICTS ARE NICE-SIZED DISTRICTS WITH OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITIES. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN CONFIDENTLY STEP INTO WITH OUR CONFIDENCE AND STILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN AT THE LEFT OF THE TRACK CURRENTLY? >> I WISH I HAD THE PROBLEM OF CAPACITY AT THIS MOMENT. WE'RE STILL A VERY SMALL FIRM RELATIVE TO THE INDUSTRY. WE DO NOT HAVE A CAPACITY ISSUE RIGHT NOW. AGAIN, YOU HAVE MY FULL COMMITMENT. A 100%, WE ARE ABLE AND CAPABLE TO TAKE ON DEL VALLE ISD. >> ANYTHING FURTHER? >> TRUSTEE GUADIAN. >> THANK YOU. >> TRUSTEE, WOODY? >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AS YOU MENTIONED. WE ARE IN A FLUX WHEN IT COMES TO FINANCES AT THE STATE LEVEL AND FEDERAL LEVEL, [01:05:05] SO I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION. MY QUESTION IS, WILL YOU BE WORKING WITH STAFF TO CREATE A DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO FOR US IN ORDER TO CREATE MORE REVENUE, OR ARE YOU JUST GOING TO BE FINDINGS TYPE OF THING? >> IT'S REALLY A COMBINATION OF BOTH. I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN WITH DINA YET TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY INVESTED IN, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AT. I'LL GIVE YOU A QUICK EXAMPLE. AUSTIN ISD. WE SOLD $750 MILLION EARLIER THIS YEAR. WE WERE IN A POSITION TO INVEST THAT MONEY. WE'RE EARNING ABOUT 4.5% ON THAT MONEY A YEAR. WE'RE MAKING $40 MILLION A YEAR AT AUSTIN ISD. THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL FREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE INVESTED THE MONEY. I'M SURE DINA HAS TAKEN A LOOK AT IT. I'M SURE DR. [INAUDIBLE] IS LOOKING AT IT. WE WILL SIT DOWN AND LOOK AT HOW WE'RE INVESTING THE MONEY BECAUSE THAT MONEY IN THIS ENVIRONMENT RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN WHAT'S CALLED A POSITIVE ARBITRAGE ENVIRONMENT. IF WE'RE NOT MAKING MONEY ON OUR INVESTMENTS, WE NEED TO RE-EVALUATE ALL THAT AS WELL AT THE SAME TIME, LOOK AT COST SAVING AND ALL. >> YOU USED A LOT OF WORDS THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT, SO I'M GOING TO TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT. >> SORRY. >> BUT, I JUST REALLY WANTED TO KNOW, SO I HEARD YES, WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON DIVERSIFYING OUR PORTFOLIO TO CREATE REVENUE AND AS WELL AS SOME COST SAVINGS. THAT WAS REALLY MY MAIN CONCERN IN QUESTION. THANK YOU. >> FOR TRUSTEE WORTHINGTON. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I'VE GOT TWO QUESTIONS. ONE IS, I'M CURIOUS JUST IN TERMS OF THE FINANCIAL ADVISORY, I THINK IN THE PAST, I FEEL TRUSTEES WILL COME TO THE DIES AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT ARE THE FUTURE IMPLICATIONS OF SPENDING X $100,000 OR X MILLION DOLLAR ON INITIATIVE A, B, OR C. OFTEN, IT'S A WE'RE OKAY, OR WE'LL BE OKAY. THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN UNSETTLING TO ME BECAUSE I LOOK AT THE LEGISLATURE. I'VE SAT AT THE CAPITOL IN A ROOM FULL OF TRUSTEES WHO ARE ALL TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY'RE PASSING $15 MILLION, $50 MILLION, $70 MILLION DEFICIT BUDGETS. DEL VALLE ISD IS THE ONLY ONE THAT'S PASSING A BALANCED BUDGET. I UNDERSTAND THAT IN PART, THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE A REALLY SIGNIFICANT 313 AGREEMENT THAT'S BUFFERING SOME OF THE WORST THAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE EXPERIENCING. THEN ON TOP OF THAT ASRA FUNDS HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S FLOATED US. WE HAVE INVESTED OUR BONDS TO GENERATE MORE REVENUE FROM INTEREST. BUT FOR ME, WHAT ROLE HAVE YOU PLAYED IN ADVISING DISTRICTS ON THE FUTURE IMPLICATIONS WHEN COST DECISIONS COME UP, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE PAST MONTH, WE'VE BEEN PRESENTED WITH FIGURES WHERE IT'S LIKE, HEY, THIS THING COSTS A MILLION DOLLARS OR THIS THING COST $5 MILLION OR WHATEVER. THERE'S ALWAYS THIS QUESTION OF, BY MAKING THIS DECISION, WHAT DECISION ARE WE PROHIBITING US FROM ENGAGING IN IN THE FUTURE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE? BECAUSE LOOKING AT THE LEGISLATURE, I THINK THERE'S AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY AROUND SCHOOL FINANCE RIGHT NOW. COULD YOU SPEAK TO THAT? >> I CAN. I NEED TO SHIFT IT OVER TO DINA BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO HAVE STRONG CFOS. WHEN YOU HAVE A STRONG CFO, SHE'S JUST COMING FROM BASTROP. IT'S BOOMING OUT THERE IN BASTROP. SHEB UNDERSTANDS SCHOOL FINANCE. WHEN YOU HAVE A STRONG CFO, YOU TYPICALLY WON'T SEE ME IN THOSE TYPE OF DISCUSSIONS. TYPICALLY, YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS FOCUSED ON THE INS SIDE OF YOUR DEBT. THERE ARE OCCASIONS BECAUSE YOU ARE JUDGED BY THE RADIO AGENCIES ON YOUR M&O BUDGET. THERE ARE ON OCCASIONS, WE I'LL COME OVER TO THE M&O SIDE, SIT DOWN WITH THE CFO AND DETERMINE WHERE CAN WE CUT COSTS OR WHERE CAN WE MOVE THINGS OVER, OR MAYBE WE NEED TO HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A VATRE ELECTION, AND GET MORE COPPER PENNIES OR MORE GOLDEN PENNIES. THERE ARE THINGS LIKE THAT WHERE WE'LL HAVE SIT DOWN AND HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS. ON A GRANULE LEVEL, WHERE WE'RE TALKING $100,000 EXPENSES OR EVEN A MILLION DOLLAR EXPENSES. THAT'S TYPICALLY YOUR CFO WILL TAKE LEAD ON THAT. YOU HAVE A STRONG CFO WHO UNDERSTANDS SCHOOL FINANCE AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THOSE COSTS. NOW, COULD YOU TAKE ANOTHER STEP LEVEL AND SAY, HEY, RUDY, I WANT TO SEE A NET PRESENT VALUE ANALYSIS ON WHAT THIS MILLION DOLLAR IS REALLY COSTING US OVER A 20 YEAR PERIOD? THAT I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO. BUT TYPICALLY YOUR CFO MANAGES THOSE TYPE OF DECISIONS. >> THE SECOND QUESTION I HAVE IS, THERE'S RECENT ACTS THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, [01:10:01] WHICH OFFER UNPRECEDENTED DOLLARS THROUGH THE TAX CODE TO PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS LIKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, LIBRARIES, HOSPITALS, ALL THAT STUFF. I'M CURIOUS THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT WHICH HAS THOSE ELECTIVE CREDITS. I'VE SEEN DISTRICTS THAT HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF POLICIES LIKE THAT TO SHIFT CERTAIN EXPENSES FROM M&O OVER TO INS. I'M CURIOUS WHAT EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE DOING THAT AND WHAT ARE THINGS THAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT OR GUIDING DISTRICTS THROUGH. WE'RE AT THAT LEVEL. >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, AND YOU'RE TALKING MY LANGUAGE HERE BECAUSE I LOVE INNOVATIVE IDEAS LIKE THAT. INFLATION REDUCTION ACT IS RELATIVELY NEW. I THINK SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND OR AT LEAST IN THE FINANCE WORLD, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS IN THAT ACT THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'VE SEEN SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS DO SOLAR TYPE OF INITIATIVES, I'VE SEEN SOME DO THERE'S EVEN SOME BUILDING THEIR OWN POWER PLANT SO THEY COULD BE, POWER INDEPENDENT. THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS OUT THERE THAT COULD HELP WITH THAT. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LOVE TO EXPLORE ON BEHALF OF DEL VALLE ISD. I'VE BROUGHT OTHER INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO YOU GUYS BEFORE IN THE PAST. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WHERE I THINK WE COULD REALLY TACKLE TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE THE BEST CASES. RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST THROWING THINGS AT YOU THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO STICK OR NOT UNTIL I SIT DOWN WITH STAFF TO DETERMINE WHAT REALLY ARE YOUR NEEDS. LIKE, ARE YOU SPENDING $10 MILLION A YEAR ON HVAC UNITS? IS THERE A MORE EFFICIENT WAY TO DO THIS? IS IT ALMOST TIME FOR YOU TO HAVE A BOND ELECTION? THESE ARE ALL THE TYPE OF THINGS WHERE WE SIT DOWN AND HAVE A BRAINSTORMING SESSION TO DETERMINE HOW DO WE MOVE SOME OF THAT MNO MONEY OR COST OVER-SHIFTED OVER TO THE INS BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR FREE MONEY ON THE M&O SIDE. WE CAN FREE UP MORE ON THAT SIDE, THE BETTER IT IS FOR THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE. >> THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TO THAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE MY MIND'S AT. WHEN I LOOK AT WHAT WE SPEND ON ENERGY AND FUEL COSTS, IT'S TO THE TWO AND THREE AND $4 MILLION A YEAR. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE SAYING ON THE I&S SIDE THAT A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR MAY NOT BE THAT BIG OF A DEAL, OR MAYBE THAT'S BARELY BROACHING A BIG DEAL, BUT ON THE M&O SIDE, FREEING UP EVEN 1 MILLION OR $2 MILLION A YEAR FOR THE DISTRICT IS SIGNIFICANT. I THINK THAT'S WHERE MY MIND IS AT IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE MAXIMIZE, ESPECIALLY IN THESE UNCERTAIN FINANCIAL TIMES OUR M&O DOLLARS. >> I'M WITH YOU ON THAT ONE, MATT. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> I WAS LIKE, I KNOW I HEARD SOMETHING [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU. SAMUEL. >> YEAH, THANKS. GREAT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL SAY THAT IT'S A LITTLE HARD FOR ME TO FOLLOW ALONG, IT'S A LITTLE HARD FOR ME TO SEE. I JUST HAVE A GENERAL QUESTION. THIS IS, AGAIN, NEW REAL BOARD MEETING WITH SOME OF THESE THINGS. CAN YOU GIVE ME THE CONTEXT BEHIND WHY WE'RE SEEING THIS PRESENTATION? WAS THERE AN RFQ? IS THERE EXTENSION OF A CONTRACT? ARE YOU JUST INTRODUCING YOURSELF? DOESN'T SOUND YOU'RE [INAUDIBLE] DISTRICT? WHAT IS THE CONTEXT BEHIND THIS PRESENTATION? >> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO ANSWER THIS ONE? >> THAT MIGHT BE FOR DR. [INAUDIBLE] I'M NOT SURE. AGAIN, I WANT A LITTLE BACKSTORY BEHIND THIS. >> CAN YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION? YEAH. THIS IS INFORMATION. I'M JUST WONDERING, WHAT IS THE CONTEXT FOR THIS PRESENTATION? ARE WE EXTENDING A CONTRACT? DO WE ALREADY HAVE A CONTRACT OR SOMETHING, OR DID THEY WIN AN RFQ? WHY ARE WE GETTING THIS PRESENTATION? >> THIS IS A FIRST READ. IT'S INFORMATION ONLY. TO GIVE THE BOARD INFORMATION ON MY RECOMMENDATION TO BRING IN A NEW FINANCIAL ADVISOR. WE WOULD LOOK AT TAKING ACTION AND ADOPTING A RESOLUTION IN DECEMBER. GOT YOU. WAS THERE SOME RFP, RFQ CRITERIA PROCESS THAT WE MISSED? IF SO, COULD YOU COULD WE SEE THAT DOCUMENTATION? >> WOULD YOU TO SPEAK TO THAT MR. [INAUDIBLE]. >> SURE, I CAN SPEAK TO THAT. FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES IS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT. THERE IS NOT A REQUIREMENT TO HAVE AN RFQ OR SOME TYPE OF PROCUREMENT PROCESS. THIS IS AT THE WILL OF THE DISTRICT. EVERY FINANCIAL ADVISORY CONTRACT HAS A 30 DAY CLAUSE IN THERE WHERE THERE'S A TERMINATION CLAUSE. IF FOR WHATEVER REASON, I'M NOT PERFORMING OR MY FIRM IS NOT PERFORMING AT THE LEVEL THAT'S SET BY THE DISTRICT, THERE CAN BE A TERMINATION IN THERE. THAT'S TYPICAL ACROSS ALL SERVICE CONTRACTS. >> GOT YOU. >> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? [01:15:01] >> NO. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. WITH FREE KICK INFORMATION. MOVING ON TO ITEM 7D, [VII.D. Plant Community Donation of Landscaping for Hillcrest Elementary School] IT'S GOING TO BE THE PLANT COMMUNITY DONATION OF LANDSCAPING FOR HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRESENTATION BY MR. STEPHEN ALPS. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS IN REGARDS TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT AT HILLCREST ELEMENTARY. DO WE HAVE UPDATED TECHNOLOGY THERE, MR. JEFFERSON? WE CAN SCROLL THROUGH. >> WE'LL USE OUR HANDS. THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE FOR HILLCREST ELEMENTARY IS PROPOSED SIMILAR TO ADA SCHOOL AS YOU HAD RECEIVED INFORMATION IN OCTOBER? PLANT COMMUNITY'S GOAL IS TO EXTEND THEIR COMMUNITY-BASED DONATION TO HILLCREST ELEMENTARY. THE CURRENT SITE IS LOCATED IN ADJACENT TO THE FORMER PLAYGROUND SPACE THAT HAS BEEN RENOVATED TO ANOTHER SPACE. THIS SPACE IS NOW USED FOR OUTDOOR DINING FOR THE STUDENTS AT HILLCREST ELEMENTARY. WITHIN THAT SPACE, THE CAMPUS IDENTIFIED IT AS QUITE FRANKLY BARREN. IN MEETING WITH THE PLANT COMMUNITY DESIGNERS, THE DETERMINATION WAS MADE THAT THIS COULD BE RETURNED TO A NATURAL STATE IN WHICH OUTDOOR LEARNING COULD OCCUR, AS WELL AS ADJACENT TO THE OUTDOOR EATING AREA THAT IS NOW UNDER THE CANOPY. THAT WOULD BE THE OUTLINE OF THE DESIGN THAT IS BEING PROPOSED BY PLANT COMMUNITY. THIS WOULD BE AT NO COST TO THE DISTRICT. THE MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE WOULD BE MINIMAL. THE WAY PLANT COMMUNITY IS PROPOSING THIS IS THE INFORMATION COMES TO THE BOARD THIS EVENING WITH BOARD APPROVAL AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING IN CONSIDERATION, THE PLANT COMMUNITY WOULD ACTIVATE THEIR GROUP IN EARLY JANUARY, FEBRUARY TO START THE PROCESS. IT IS A TWO-YEAR PROCESS TO MOVE FORWARD FROM THE BARREN AREA INTO A NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WITH NATIVE FLOWERS, TREES, AS WELL AS ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, AND THEN IN THIS AREA, THERE WILL BE A NATIVE MEADOW, AND THERE IS A DRAINAGE AREA THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY HAVE BLACK-EYED SUSANS AND SOME OF THE OTHER NATURALLY OCCURRING PLANTS THAT ARE IN THE AREA. THEY DID INCLUDE AN EXAMPLE BASED ON THE FEEDBACK FROM THE OCTOBER BOARD MEETING. THERE WAS A BIT OF FEEDBACK IN REFERENCE TO WHAT HAPPENS A YEAR IN, TWO YEARS IN, AND THEN THREE YEARS AFTER, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE AT DAVIS ELEMENTARY. IN WITHIN THAT AREA, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE'S AN OUTDOOR SEATING SPACE AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. THAT SEEDED MEADOW AND WOODLANDS ALLOWS FOR NATIVE AREAS TO BE GROWN AND BE ABLE TO BE MAINTAINED AT A MINIMAL LEVEL SO THAT THE ORIGINAL TEXAS NATIVE PLANTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. WITH THAT, THE COST ESTIMATE, THEY ARE CONTRIBUTING. THEY ARE IN THEIR FUNDRAISING PROCESS. WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY OUTSIDE THE REALM OF THEIR PROCESS AND PROGRAM FOR RAISING MONEY. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO RAISE MONEY TO MEET THE $49,453.75 DONATION. ONE ITEM OF NOTE IS THAT DOES NOT COST ANY ADDITIONAL COST TO THE DISTRICT WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF MAINTENANCE. IN MEETING WITH THE PLANT COMMUNITY AND MR. BACHE ON CAMPUS WITH HILLCREST ELEMENTARY. THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO CONSIDER THIS AT NEXT MONTH'S BOARD MEETING. >> TRUSTEE PANTOJA. >> I JUST WANT TO THANK THE PLANT COMMUNITY FOR CONSIDERING DEL VALLE I DISTRICT IN THEIR PROJECTS. IT MEANS A LOT THAT WE HAVE PARTNERS THAT ARE COMING OUT AND AT NO COST TO THE DISTRICT PROVIDING THESE EXTRA SERVICES TO OUR KIDS. IF YOU GUYS ARE OUT HERE, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY. >> TRUSTEE PANTOJA. I LOVE THAT. RIGHT NOW I KNOW THERE'S A FUND RAISING EFFORT FOR NO COST OF THE DISTRICT, LOVE THAT. THERE'S A NOTE HERE ON RN THAT THE MAINTENANCE, WILL THAT BE ON US AFTER THAT AND THEN CAN WE ABSORB THAT MAINTENANCE? >> YES, SIR. AFTER THE FIRST TWO YEARS, AND IN FACT, WE'LL SHOW YOU THE PICTURE HERE OF DAVIS ELEMENTARY, BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE DISCUSSED. REALLY WHAT THEY TRY TO DO IS FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS, THEY MAINTAIN IT. AFTER THE FIRST TWO YEARS, WHAT THEY REQUIRE IS A ANNUAL MOWING DURING THE GERMINATION PERIOD SO THAT THOSE SEEDS THAT ARE THEN MOWED, [01:20:01] WILL GET BACK INTO THE SOLE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO REGERMINATE, AND THEN REGROW. FROM A MAINTENANCE STANDPOINT, THE CAMPUS GARDEN CLUB WILL MAINTAIN THE GRAVEL SO THAT WAY THEY HAVE THE AREA TO GO FOR THE CLASSROOMS AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL BE PUT IN THEIR CAT TEAM MEETING. THAT WAY CONTINUALLY, THE GARDEN CLUB AT HILLCREST WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, IN ESSENCE, RAKING THE WEEDS IF THEY SHOW UP OUT OF THE GRAVEL. THE MAINTENANCE CREW WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE TIME PER YEAR MOWING AND IT'S ACTUALLY THESE HERE IN THE DRAINAGE CREEK SO THAT THOSE PLANTS WILL CONTINUE TO REGROW THE NEXT YEAR. LOOKING AT THE OVERALL SCOPE OF WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED, THIS IS NO MORE DIFFICULT THAN WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CURRENT SITE THAT WE HAVE, IT IS BASICALLY BEING MOWED TWICE A MONTH. THIS IS ACTUALLY LESS MOWING FOR THE GROUNDS CREW. THANK YOU, SIR. >> ANY OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. [OVERLAPPING] I'M SORRY. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. ITEM 7E, [VII.E. Donation of Water Cistern from Newton Collins Parent Teacher Association] DONATION OF WATER CISTERN FROM NEWTON COLLINS PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION. I KNOW YOU'RE PRESENTING, BUT WE ALSO HEARD FROM THE NEWTON COLLINS ELEMENTARY STUDENT DURING PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS. CARRY ON. >> THAT WAS MS. SAYLOR AND HER CHILD, WHICH THEY'VE BEEN VERY INVOLVED. WE HAVE HAD LARGER AMOUNTS OF INFORMATION SHARED. IN ESSENCE, I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE SCOPE OF IT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FROM A VISUAL STANDPOINT WHAT THAT METAL SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE. THIS INFORMATION IS WITHIN YOUR BOARD AGENDA PACKET. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE PTA TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY MEET CERTAIN ITEMS, AND YOU'LL SEE THIS IS WHAT, IN ESSENCE, INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS WOULD PROPOSE, WHICH IS A STAINLESS STEEL GALVANIZED OR STAINLESS STEEL CISTERN. IT COLLECTS THE WATER FROM THE ROOF SECTION THAT WE WOULD DESIGNATE. THEY THEN CAN REUSE THE WATER FOR THEIR GARDEN. IT IS AT NO COST TO THE DISTRICT. WE DO HAVE BOTH AN INTERNAL ENGINEER FROM A CIVIL ENGINEERING STANDPOINT, AND AS MS. SAYLOR MENTIONED IN PUBLIC COMMENT, SHE DOES HAVE A ENGINEER WITHIN INNOVATIVE WATER SYSTEMS TO VERIFY THAT THE WATER SYSTEM, THE FOUNDATION, THE CONNECTION, ALL MEET THE GUIDELINES THAT THE DISTRICT HAS SET FORTH AND THIS HAS BEEN ABOUT A SIX MONTH PROCESS TO GET TO THIS INFORMATION PIECE. AT THIS POINT, IT'S AN INFORMATION ITEM OF CONSIDERATION FOR NEXT MONTH'S BOARD MEETING FOR APPROVAL. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? >> JUST A COMMENT. THANK YOU NEWTON COLLINS, PTA FOLKS THAT ARE HERE OR NOT HERE. I THINK THEY LEFT. ANY PTA OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THAT WANTS TO DONATE AND GIVE THINGS TO OUR DISTRICT AT OF COSTS AS A STAR IN MY BOOK. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU MR. ALVIS FOR WORKING WITH THEM AND MAKING SURE THAT WE MEET ALL THE SPECS THAT WE NEED TO. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING FOR THIS NEXT MONTH. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> FOR CLARIFICATION, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT THE PTA HAS DONE FUND RAISING OR DOING FUND RAISING TO COVER ALL THE EXPENSES FOR? >> THEY'VE DONE THEIR FUND RAISING. >> IS THIS GOING TO BE LIKE A CONTINUUM THING THAT THEY'LL CONTINUE TO DO FUND RAISING? IS THERE ANY MAINTENANCE FOR THIS EVERY SO MANY YEARS, PLACEMENTS OF PARTS OR TESTING, AND HOW DOES THAT WORK? WHAT ARE THE COSTS OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE STILL GOING TO TAKE FORWARD? >> THEY WOULD STILL BE RESPONSIBLE. ONE THING THAT WE WOULD FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT, AND NEWTON COLLINS WAS ONE OF OUR FIRST. WE WROTE AN OPERATIONAL GARDEN PERPETUAL CARE PLAN. WITHIN THAT OPERATIONAL PERPETUAL CARE PLAN, WHEN THE GARDEN WAS FORMED, IT WAS WRITTEN INTO THEIR CAMPUS ADVISORY TEAM. IT WAS WRITTEN INTO THEIR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN, IT WAS WRITTEN INTO THEIR TEAKS. THAT WAY, THEY HAVE A GARDEN THAT IS BEING PROVIDED FOR THE CAMPUS AND IS MANAGED BY A GARDEN COMMITTEE MS. FREDO, THE CAMPUS PRINCIPAL AT THAT CAMPUS HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF HELPING THE OPERATIONS TEAM REALLY WRITE A SCRIPT, WHICH IS WHY HILLCREST WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR GARDEN AND WE FOLLOWED THE SCRIPT THAT WE HAD WRITTEN FOR NEWTON COLLINS FOR HILLCREST AND ALSO [INAUDIBLE]. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THE LONG TERM CARE OF THE GARDEN, THE WATER CISTERN, AND THOSE ITEMS WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GARDEN CLUB. IF AT ANY POINT, THE GARDEN CLUB CLOSES AND THE AREA BECOMES NO LONGER SUITABLE FOR GARDENING, THE DISTRICT WOULD MAINTAIN THAT AND REMOVE THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED AT NO COST TO THE DISTRICT. [01:25:02] >> I HAVE A QUESTION. I THOUGHT I HEARD AN OPEN COMMENT. THEY WERE SAYING THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PUT IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO ADD ANY VEGETATION. IF THAT'S THE GOAL, IS THERE NOT ANY INSIDE THIRD PARTIES THAT WOULD HAVE TO DO TYPES OF WATER TESTING, MAKE SURE THIS STUFF IS EDIBLE AT THE END OF THE DAY. IF SO, DO THEY OVERSEE THAT? IS IT MAKING SURE THAT THE WATER IS BEING TESTED AND THESE THINGS ARE OKAY, WHETHER IT'S BEING GIVEN TO OUR STUDENTS OR THEY'RE TAKEN AT HOME HOWEVER? >> THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE RAINWATER COLLECTION PROCESS THAT OTHER SCHOOLS USE. IN THIS CASE, THEY ARE ACTUALLY COLLECTING THE WATER SO THEY CAN REUSE IT. THAT IS AN ITEM I CAN BRING FORWARD TO THE PTA. RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE USING THE WATER, AS MS. SAYLOR MENTIONED. THEY ARE NOT YET READY TO PLANT THEIR TREES. THE PRIMARY USE OF THE WATER SYSTEM IS TO PLANT THE TREES AND THE FRUIT TREES, WHICH NEED QUITE A BIT OF WATER. WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS THE WATER THAT THE DISTRICT WAS PROVIDING IS WATER FROM THE CITY OF AUSTIN, AND IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY STANDPOINT, USING THE RAINWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM IS BETTER, AND I WILL ADVISE THE PTA BEFORE THEY DETERMINE TO START PASSING OUT CARROTS AND SQUASH THAT THEY SHOULD PROBABLY EVALUATE THEIR WATER AND THEY HAVE WATER TESTING KITS THAT ARE RELATIVELY SIMPLE TO HANDLE. >> THAT'S MY QUESTION. I WAS JUST MAKING SURE NO LIABILITY ON THE DISTRICT OR NOTHING CRAZY. THANK YOU. >> YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION TRUSTEE, WRIGHT-HAYWOOD. >> ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? COMMENTS? THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION AS WELL. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. ITEM NUMBER 7F, HUMAN SEXUALITY CURRICULUM, [VII.F. Human Sexuality Curriculum - School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) - Recommendation] SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, THE SHAC COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. KATHLEEN MARTINEZ. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING. MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR. GUTERRES. MY NAME IS KATHLEEN MARTINEZ. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES AND I OVERSEE THE SHAC COMMITTEE. FOR THE DISTRICT, SHAC IS THE SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISOR COUNCIL. I ALSO HAVE VERONICA CUELLAR WITH ME. SHE'S THE PE HEALTH AND WELLNESS COORDINATOR IN CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION, AND SHE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH ME ON THIS BECAUSE SHE DEALS WITH THE CURRICULUM ON A DAILY BASIS. JUST A QUICK REMINDER, I WAS HERE BACK IN AUGUST. THIS IS THE PROCESS NOWADAYS THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO BRING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD FOR THEM TO VOTE ON TO APPROVE. THE BOARD ADOPTED A POLICY BACK IN AUGUST, DID THE RESOLUTION, ADOPTED A RESOLUTION, AND THEN WE HELD TWO MEETINGS, AND NOW I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THOSE MEETINGS AND THE VOTE FROM THE SHAC. WE DID HAVE TWO OPEN MEETINGS IN OCTOBER, ONE OCTOBER 8TH AND ONE OCTOBER 10TH. WE DID ONE DURING THE DAY AND WE DID ONE DURING THE EVENING. WE WANTED TO TRY TO NOT JUST DO ALL IN THE EVENING. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE TRIED TO GET A VARIETY AND AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE COULD. IT WAS ADVERTISED THROUGH PARENTS SQUARE TO THE WHOLE DISTRICT TO ALL THE FAMILIES TO COME. THEN ON NOVEMBER 6TH, WE HAD A VOTE AT OUR SHAC MEETING TO DECIDE ON WHICH CURRICULUM THAT WE WANTED TO BRING TO YOU GUYS TODAY. WE HAD THREE CURRICULUMS THAT PRESENTED AT OUR MEETINGS. THEY EACH WERE ABLE TO TAKE 20 MINUTES. THEY PRESENTED THE CURRICULUM, AND THEN THEY ANSWERED ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE PARTICIPANTS THAT WERE THERE HAD, AND WE ASKED EVERYONE TO FILL OUT AN EVALUATION. THIS WAS NOT REQUIRED, BUT WE DID MAKE RECORDINGS OF THESE MEETINGS BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE GAVE AS MANY PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS A CHANCE TO LOOK AT AND REVIEW THE CURRICULUM AS POSSIBLE. BECAUSE WE KNOW STUFF HAPPENS AND NOT EVERYONE IS ABLE TO MAKE IT EVEN IN THE MORNING OR DURING THE DAY OR IN THE EVENING. CHRIS'S TEAM MADE A WEBSITE THAT HAD THE LINK STRAIGHT TO A WEBSITE AND IT HAD ALL THREE RECORDINGS AS WELL AS THE EVALUATIONS FOR PARENTS THAT WANTED TO STILL VIEW IT TO WATCH THE RECORDINGS AND THEN COMPLETE THE EVALUATION. THESE WERE SOME OF THE EVALUATION QUESTIONS WE ANSWERED ASKED. HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE QUALITY OF THE ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE RESOURCES? HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE QUALITY OF ASSESSMENTS PROVIDED? HOW WELL DOES THIS RESOURCE ADDRESS DIVERSE STUDENT NEEDS, AND HOW WOULD YOU RATE TEACHER SUPPORTS AVAILABLE WITH THIS RESOURCE? [01:30:02] THIS IS WHERE I USE VERONICA'S KNOWLEDGE AND CURRICULUM TO COME UP WITH THESE EVALUATIONS TO TRY TO GET AT WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST CURRICULUM FOR US TO USE. WE ALSO ASKED OTHER QUESTIONS OF, ARE THEY AVAILABLE IN SPANISH? DO THEY MEET 100% OF THE TEKS BECAUSE THE ONE WE WERE USING NOW WAS OUT OF DATE, AND WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEKS. THEN ALSO, IS THE CONTENT AVAILABLE FOR PARENTS TO VIEW? AS YOU CAN SEE, TWO OF THE COMPANIES HAD IT IN SPANISH? TWO OF THEM ALSO MET ALL THE TEKS AND ALL THREE DID HAVE IT AVAILABLE FOR THE PARENTS TO VIEW. WE DID TAKE A VOTE AT OUR NOVEMBER 6TH MEETING, AND GOODHEART-WILLCOX WAS NAMED AS OUR TOP CHOICE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU TODAY. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD ALL HAVE RECEIVED. THIS IS JUST THE PAMPHLET WE RECEIVED FROM GOODHEART-WILLCOX. ON THE FRONT PAGE, YOU SEE, I INCLUDED THE LINK TO THE WEB PAGE FOR THE CURRICULUM, AND WE HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 7TH WHERE WE CAN ACCESS SO IF YOU WANT TO DIVE INTO IT A LITTLE BIT MORE. THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE VOTED ON TODAY, I KNOW. THERE'S THE PASSWORD AND USER NAME THAT YOU CAN REVIEW IT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND THEN GET BACK TO US. SO WE HAVE THAT UNTIL NOVEMBER 7TH. THAT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD TODAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> TRUSTEE, LEDESMA WOODY. >> THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THIS. I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS EARLIER. CAN YOU JUST PROVIDE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THIS CURRICULUM BASED LEARNING. IS IT MORE TARGETED ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, OR IS IT TARGETED TO SAME SEX ABSTINENCE AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF? >> FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS GEARED TOWARDS MIDDLE SCHOOL. THAT WAS A BIG QUESTION THAT WE HAD A LOT. THEN ON THE FIRST IT'S PAGE 1, IT'S THE COMPANION MANUAL MATERIAL. WHEN YOU GO ONLINE, IF YOU GO TO REVIEW IT, CLICK ON THE COMPANION MATERIAL AND IT DEALS WITH PUBERTY, PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO VIOLENCE, LIKE ABUSE AND NEGLECT, DATING VIOLENCE, MAKING RESPONSIBLE SEXUAL DECISIONS, AND SEXUAL TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AND HIV AIDS. THOSE WERE THE FOUR AREAS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THIS CURRICULUM. >> IS THERE A PARENT OPT IN OPT OUT OR IS IT EVERYBODY IN AND THEN YOU HAVE TO OPT OUT? >> NO. IT'S OPT IN. NOWADAYS, ALL THIS IS OPT IN. YOU WANT TO TALK HOW THE TEACHERS GO? >> YEAH. THE TEACHERS, THEY'VE ALREADY SENT THE OPT IN FORMS TO THE PARENTS, BUT IF A CHILD DOESN'T RETURN ONE, THEY'LL HAVE AN OTHER ACTIVITY TO DO IT THIS TIME, BUT THE PARENTS DO HAVE TO OPT IN OR THE GUARDIANS HAVE TO OPT IN IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE TAUGHT THIS CURRICULUM. >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE QUESTIONS AND THEN I'LL STOP. HOW MANY PEOPLE VOTED? DID WE GET A TOTAL? BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETIMES IN THESE MEETINGS, WE HAVE LIKE FOUR PEOPLE MAKING THE DECISION. >> WE HAD SIX VOTES. WHEN WE PUT OUT THAT WEB PAGE WITH THE RECORDINGS AND EVERYTHING, I WANTED TO FIND OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY VIEWED IT BECAUSE WE WEREN'T GETTING THE EVALUATIONS BACK THAT WE WANTED. WE HAD CLOSE TO 400 PEOPLE VIEW THAT WEB PAGE, BUT WE ONLY HAD ABOUT 10. >> THE MOST WAS 10 THAT FILLED OUT. >> FOR EACH OF THE CURRICULUMS. >> MY LAST QUESTION IS GOING TO BE BASED OFF OF YOUR EXPERIENCE AND YOUR KNOWLEDGE, YOU AGREE WITH THE SIX VOTES THAT THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST OPTION FOR OUR DISTRICT? >> YES. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU. >> ANOTHER THING ABOUT THIS CURRICULUM IS THEY'RE ALREADY USING THIS CURRICULUM FOR THE MAIN HEALTH CLASS. IF WE WENT WITH THIS CURRICULUM, THERE WOULDN'T BE ADDITIONAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR TRAINING BECAUSE THEY ALREADY KNOW HOW TO USE THIS CURRICULUM. >> TRUSTEE WORTHINGTON, I SAW YOUR HAND. >> JUST A FOLLOW UP QUESTION TO THE OPT IN COMPONENT. IN THE INITIAL BRIEFING THAT YOU GUYS GAVE US ABOUT SHAC AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, I THINK YOU HAD SAID THAT THE OPT IN WAS PART OF A CHANGE AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S NOT A DECISION THAT WE'RE NECESSARILY DRIVING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, BUT THE STATE LEGISLATURE RECENTLY CHANGED THAT THE THE POLICY HAS TO BE OPT IN FOR THE DISTRICT? >> YEAH. IT WAS HOUSE BILL 1525 AND SENATE BILL 9 A COUPLE OF YEARS, I THINK IT WAS LIKE TWO YEARS AGO IN THE PAST. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE PANTOJA. >> THANK YOU FOR THIS. SIX VOTES. [01:35:03] I GOT STUCK THERE. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. HOW DID YOU TARGET YOUR OUTREACH? THAT AUDIENCE WHO SHOULD BE RECEIVING THIS INFORMATION TO CONDUCT A VOTE, HOW DID YOU TARGET THEM AND DID YOU DO A SPECIFIC GRADE LEVEL, OR HOW DID THAT LOOK LIKE? >> FOR THE EVALUATIONS WAS ONE THING, FOR THE ACTUAL VOTE FOR THIS CURRICULUM WITH THE SHAC, IT WAS PARENTS THAT ARE ON SHAC. WE HAD SIX PARENTS THERE, WHICH WAS QUITE A LOT FOR OUR SHAC MEETING. THERE WERE SEVERAL THAT SAID WE WERE COMING STRICTLY FOR IT. I DON'T HAVE IT OFF TOP OF MY HEAD HOW MANY PARENTS WE HAVE ON OUR EMAIL SERVE THAT COME TO SHAC AND VIEW OUR STUFF. IT'S MAYBE ABOUT 20, BUT WE GENERALLY HAVE ABOUT 5-6 SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT MORE AT EVERY SHAC MEETING. SO IT'S JUST TRYING TO ATTRACT THEM TO COME AND STUFF. WE'VE TRIED DIFFERENT TIMES. THAT'S BEEN MY BIGGEST HARDSHIP IS TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT TIME TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE AT OUR MEETINGS. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. I SEE THE PICTURE. IT'S A COMMITTEE OF A SUBCOMMITTEE. >> YES. >> THE CURRICULUMS WAS OPEN TO THE WHOLE DISTRICT, AND THEN THE SHAC MEETING SHAC COMMITTEE TAKES THE EVALUATIONS FROM THE FEEDBACK FROM ALL THE MEETINGS, AND THEN WE VOTED ON IT, AND IT WAS ALL THE PARENTS THAT VOTED. >> TRUSTEE GUADIAN. >> I WANT TO THANK YOU. I SERVED ON THE SHAC PRE PANDEMIC, AND I JUST JUMPED ON AGAIN. I WAS THERE FOR THAT. I CAME IN FOR THE LAST MEETING. BUT THANK YOU BECAUSE THEY DO HOLD THEM ON ZOOM, AND THAT MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIER FOR ME BECAUSE IF YOU HOLD THEM DURING THE DAY, I CAN JUST SHUT MY DOOR AND HOP ONTO ZOOM SO I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> CAN YOU CLARIFY WHAT EXACTLY SHAC STANDS FOR FOR ME? SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL. >> THEN FOR STUDENTS WHOSE PARENTS DECIDE NOT TO OPT IN, WHAT ARE THESE OTHER ACTIVITIES? BECAUSE I DON'T WANT STUDENTS TO FEEL THAT THEY'RE PUNISHED YOU'RE IN HERE FINISHING THIS CURRICULUM OR THIS ASSIGNMENT WHILE WE HAVE YOUR GROUP OF FRIENDS ATTENDING SOMETHING ELSE BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THAT IN PLAY WHERE KIDS WERE LEFT IN A ROOM AND YOU'RE FINISHING ASSIGNMENT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE BEING PUNISHED FOR SOMETHING THAT THEIR PARENT IS NOT APPROVED. >> JUST TO BE CLEAR, HUMAN SEXUALITY, IT'S NOT LIKE A PARTY CLASS, BUT THEY'LL BE TAKING SERIOUS CURRICULUM MATERIAL THAT THEY'LL BE REVIEWING. BUT ALTERNATE ACTIVITIES AND HEALTH LESSONS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH THE OTHER STUDENTS AS WELL. >> I WASN'T VIEWING IT AS A PARTY. I'VE JUST SEEN IT. I MEAN, WHEN A GROUP OF KIDS ARE ALL GETTING TOGETHER AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOLERS, AND THEY'RE NOT PENALIZED IS LIKE SOMETHING THAT'S FUN. WE'RE GETTING OUT OF CLASS, SO I JUST DON'T WANT OTHER STUDENTS WHOSE PARENTS ARE DECIDING THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I WANT MY CHILD TO BE A PART OF. I DON'T WANT THEM TO FEEL LIKE WE STARTED THIS MATH ASSIGNMENT, SO YOU'RE STUCK IN MATH, AND YET YOUR COUNTERPARTS ARE. THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING. >> THE GOODHART WILCOX, THEY DO HAVE SUPPLEMENTAL LESSONS IN LIEU OF THESE HUMAN SEXUALITY LESSONS, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL DIG IN DEEPER, ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER WHEN WE GO INTO WRITING THE CURRICULIFICALLY FOR OUR DISTRICT. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO BE PROVIDING THE OTHER STUDENTS SO THAT IT FEELS EQUAL. >> THEN ONE MORE QUESTION, SO THIS INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDED US HERE TO BE ABLE TO OF, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT OTHER PARENTS CAN VIEW TO OR IS THIS FOR RS ONLY? IS THIS SOMETHING YOU? >> THIS WAS SENT OUT ON THE WEBSITE AND AN E MAIL ON PARENTS SQUARE TO ALL THE PARENTS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM ELEMENTARY HIGH SCHOOL. >> EVERYBODY'S USING THE SAME USER NAME PASSWORD? >> CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. >> IF PARENTS STILL AREN'T SURE, THEY COULD COME AND REVIEW THE CURRICULUM? IF IT'S APPROVED, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO REVIEW THE WORKSHOP AND THE WORKBOOK. THE COMPANION TEXT, SO THEY CAN REVIEW IT. THAT WAS A BIG PUSH IN THAT NEW LAW THAT WAS PASSED. THE PARENTS HAVE ACCESS TO IT. >> ONE MORE QUESTION. SORRY. WITH THIS CURRICULUM, IS THIS JUST LIKE A ONE STOP SHOP? WE'RE SHOWING OUR STUDENTS SLIDES OR IS THIS SOMETHING WHERE HERE'S A BAG. HERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ADDING, DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IS THERE A HEALTH BAG THAT WE'RE ALSO SUPPLYING? WHAT DO THEY OBTAIN IN THIS, OR DO THEY JUST WALK IN, SEE THE SLIDES, GO THROUGH THIS, AND THEN THIS. >> THIS CURRICULUM RESOURCE, IT HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO TEACH, IT DOES PROVIDE A SLIDE SHOW, BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY VOCABULARY AND PROJECT, SKILL BASED PROJECTS AS WELL. ALSO, IN OUR OCTOBER DVU, WE DID HAVE A SKILL BASED LEARNING AND ALSO WORKSHOP ON SPECIFICALLY BEST PRACTICES FOR TEACHING HUMAN SEXUALITY, [01:40:03] SO THAT WAY CHILDREN CAN LEAVE HAVING NOT JUST THE KNOWLEDGE, BUT THE SKILLS TO MAKE GOOD CHOICES. >> THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR HER? >> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. >> GO AHEAD. KNOWING THAT THIS IS A VERY SENSITIVE SUBJECT, IF A BOARD MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO GO THROUGH THIS CURRICULUM WITH STAFF. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE OFFERED IN THE PAST. IN FACT, I'VE SET UP SESSIONS WITH BOARD MEMBERS SO THAT THEY COULD COME IN AND GO THROUGH THE CURRICULUM WITH THE STAFF. IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN TO BE ABLE TO LEARN MORE AND NOT DO IT INDEPENDENTLY, THEN WE CAN WORK WITH MISS ACOSTA TO SCHEDULE SOME TIME. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I BELIEVE TRUSTEE LEDESMA, WHAT DO YOU HAVE? >> HOW OFTEN DO WE HAVE TO GET NEW CURRICULUM FOR THIS SUBJECT? >> I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT. I DON'T I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANY SET TIME, BUT THE LAST TIME WE REVIEWED CURRICULUM IN THIS DISTRICT WAS 2015. I THINK IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME. WE GET A NEW CURRICULUM IN THERE, SO IT'S BEEN A WHILE. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF WE HAD.[OVERLAPPING] >> I HAVE TO DO I CAN DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT. I DON'T THINK THERE WAS A SET TIME. I FEEL LIKE AS LONG AS IT'S ALLOWING THE TICKS AND THE DISTRICT SO, CONTENT WITH IT, I THINK IT'S OKAY. OTHERWISE, WE'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS AGAIN, BUT I CAN LOOK INTO THAT QUESTION FOR YOU. >> OKAY. >> JESSIE WODIE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> THANK YOU. MOVING RIGHT ALONG, WE HAVE ITEM 7G WHICH IS [VII.G. District Improvement Plan (DIP) and Campus Improvement Plans (CIP)] THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE DIP AND THEN THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR THE CIP. DOCTOR MAGGIE DEROSA COMING TO THE PODIUM. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT WAGNER. CONGRATULATIONS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEE AND DR. GUTIERREZ. I AM HERE TO PRESENT THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND OUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS. IN YOUR PACKET, YOU HAVE AN UPDATED PACKET OF THE PRESENTATION BECAUSE I ADDED TWO SLIDES TO THE PRESENTATION. AS YOU KNOW, PER TEXAS CODE, THE DISTRICT IS REQUIRED TO DEVELOP A DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND A CAMPUS AND EVERY CAMPUS DEVELOP A IMPROVEMENT PLAN. WITH THAT SAID, WE ALWAYS START OFF WITH OUR DEL VALLE ISD VISION AND OUR MISSION STATEMENT. THE DEL VALLE ISD VISION STATEMENT SAYS TO EMPOWER OUR STUDENTS TO BE CRITICAL THINKERS AND INNOVATE WORLD CLASS VISIONARIES. THIS STATEMENT IDENTIFIES DIRECTION AND WHERE OUR DISTRICT WANTS TO GO IN THE FUTURE. OUR DEL VALLE ISDS STATEMENT STATES TO CREATE A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, ENHANCED ACADEMIC FOUNDATION BY PROVIDING AT RE EDUCATION WITH REAL WORLD OPPORTUNITY. THE MISSION STATEMENT HERE CENTERS AROUND OUR WHY WE EXIST, AND THE PURPOSE IT DEFINES OUR DISTRICT WITH A FOCUS ON THE PRESENT. OUR DIP AND CIPS ARE ALL ALIGNED TO OUR BOARD GOALS, ENSURING THAT EVERYONE IN OUR DISTRICT UNDERSTANDS OUR PRIORITIES AND WORKS TOWARDS THE SAME OBJECTIVES PROMOTING DISTRICT ALIGNMENT. BACK IN AUGUST OF 2024, WE DISCUSSED AND I PRESENTED ON THE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS FRAMEWORK. THE GOAL OF THE ESF IS TO PROVIDE A CLEAR VISION FOR WHAT DISTRICT AND SCHOOLS DO TO ENSURE AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. THE DIP AND THE CIP ALIGNED WITH LEVEL 1, STRONG LEADERSHIP IN PLANNING, INDICATOR 1.3, FOCUSED ON PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND REGULAR MONITORING OF IMPLEMENTATION OF AND OUTCOMES. DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS ALL GO THROUGH THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT CYCLE. PHASE 1, WE START WITH OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT. WHERE ARE WE AS A DISTRICT, AND WHERE ARE OUR GAPS? ON THE PHASE 2, IT INVOLVES THE PLANNING PROCESS. THE PLANNING PROCESS FOCUSES ON PRIORITIES, CLEAR TIMELINES, MILESTONES, METRICS, AND TASK OWNERS THAT ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE GAPS THAT WE ARE SEEING. WE ARE ABLE TO SET GOALS, AND THEN ALSO SET STRATEGIES THAT ARE GOING TO HELP US ATTAIN THE GOALS. PHASE 3 OF THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS IS THAT WE EXECUTE THE PLAN. [01:45:01] WE ENSURE THAT THE SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE AND THE SUPPORTS ARE IN PLACE FOR EVERY SINGLE STRATEGY. IN PHASE 4 OF THE PROCESS, WE PROGRESS MONITOR AND HOLD TASK OWNERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO DO. WE ARE ANALYZING DATA ON THE MILESTONES AND BENCHMARKS THAT WE HAVE SET. AS WE'RE ANALYZING THE DATA, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT EVERY SINGLE STRATEGY THAT WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO IF THE STRATEGY IS MEETING THE BENCHMARK, THEN WE ENHANCE THE STRATEGY TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND MEET OUR STUDENTS. BUT IF THE MILESTONE AND THE BENCHMARKS ARE NOT BEING MET, THEN WE ADJUST THE STRATEGY. BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE DOING UNDER THAT GOAL, WE ARE MEETING STUDENT NEEDS. IT'S A ROADMAP THAT SETS OUT THE CHANGES WE NEED TO MAKE HAPPEN TO IMPROVE THE LEVEL OF STUDENT OUTCOMES. WHO'S INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS? FOR THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WE DID HAVE THE DISTRICT ADVISORY TEAM MEET TO DISCUSS. WE HAVE MET TWICE. WE MET IN SEPTEMBER, AND OCTOBER. WHO'S INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS, ITS PRINCIPALS, ITS TEACHERS, ITS PARENTS, AND ITS COMMUNITY MEMBERS. PLEASE NOTE THAT AS YOU GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES BECAUSE EVERY CAMPUS HAS DIFFERENT NEEDS, HAVE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IS WE WANT TO SEE A CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE CAMPUS. AS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THE IMPROVEMENT PLANS, WHICH YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IS YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A CLEAR GOAL. THE GOAL IS THE OVERARCHING GOAL IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD GOAL. THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE. EVERY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE IS GOING TO BE A SMART GOAL. WHEN I SAY A SMART GOAL, I'M WANTING TO SAY THAT IT'S SPECIFIC, IT'S MEASURABLE, IT'S ATTAINABLE, IT'S RELEVANT, AND IT'S ALSO TIME BOUND. THEN THE EVALUATION DATA SOURCE. HOW ARE WE GOING TO EVALUATE THE GOAL? WHAT ARE WE GOING TO USE FOR THAT IS GOING TO BE IDENTIFIED THERE. THEN IT'S THE STRATEGY. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES THAT ARE GOING TO HELP US ATTAIN OUR GOALS. THESE ARE ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES THAT WE HAVE COMMITTED TO DOING ON THAT PIECE. THEN IT'S THE MONITORING PLAN. WE'RE GOING TO PROGRESS MONITOR OUR PLAN IN NOVEMBER, JANUARY, MARCH AND JUNE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. THEN IT'S GOING TO IDENTIFY THE STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING AND EXECUTING, AND PROGRESS MONITORING THE STRATEGY ITSELF. AGAIN, WITH EVERY SINGLE STRATEGY, WHERE I'M I CLICKING? THERE IT IS. IF THE STRATEGY IS NOT MAKING THE BENCHMARK THAT WE SET OUT, THEN WE WILL HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND WE MAKE CRITICAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STRATEGY AGAIN, BECAUSE WE WANT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS. WHAT I DID IN THIS NEXT SLIDE IS I'M HIGHLIGHTING KEY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES BECAUSE IT IS A BIG DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVE TO REVIEW. WHAT I DID FOR GOAL 1, GOAL 1 SAYS, INCREASE STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE THROUGH INCLUSIVITY, FIDELITY, CONSISTENCY, EQUITY, AND OPPORTUNITY. THE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 1-10, PRETTY MUCH ARE ALL ACADEMICS. THE IDEA IS WE LOOKED AT WHAT IS OUR BEGINNING OF THE YEAR DATA? BECAUSE OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE IT BY 5% DEPENDING ON WHERE WE'RE AT. WHAT I DID IS I PUT EVERYTHING IN A LITTLE CHART SO THAT WAY IT'S MORE APPEALING AND EASIER TO READ. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE ON KINDER THROUGH SECOND READING. WE'RE GOING TO USE THE METRICS OF M CLASS. THE GOAL IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WE'RE MOVING OUR DATA FROM MEETS 35% TO 40% BY MAY OF 2025. HOW ARE WE GOING TO PROGRESS MONITOR FROM NOW TO MAY? WE'RE USING M CLASS DATA AND WE'RE USING AGE OF LEARNING. FOR GRADES 3-10 READING, WE'RE USING STAAR AS A METRIC. OUR GOAL IS TO GO FROM 31% MEET TO A 36% MEET. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO USE TO PROGRESS MONITOR THAT? WE'RE GOING TO USE THE STAAR DATA. [01:50:01] WE'RE USING NWEA MAP OR IXL READING, AGE OF LEARNING, AND OUR CURRICULUM BASED ASSESSMENTS. THOSE ARE THE CBAS THAT OUR CURRICULUM PUTS OUT EVERY THREE WEEKS. WHAT WE DO IS WE ASSESS THE TAUGHT CURRICULUM FOR LEVEL OF MASTERY. WE HAVE K THROUGH ONE MATH, USING THE TEMI METRIC. WE'RE WE WANT TO MOVE FROM A 34% MEET TO 39% MEET BY MAY OF 2025, USING A TEMI, USING AGE OF LEARNING. WE HAVE 3-10 MATH. WE'RE USING STAAR AS A METRIX. WE WANT TO MOVE FROM A 21% MEETS TO A 26% MEETS BY MAY OF 2025. WE'RE GOING TO USE AGAIN, STAR NWEA MAP, IXL READING, AGE OF LEARNING AND CBA. SPECIAL EDUCATION IS ALSO A FOCUS IN OUR DEPARTMENT. WE HAD OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR ALSO PART OF THE PLAN, AND WHAT THE GOAL IS, WE'RE GOING TO USE STAAR AS A METRIC AND IT'S TO INCREASE BY 3% IN THE AREA OF READING, MATH, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES, AND ALL THE DIFFERENT AREAS. SCIENCE, ALSO, WE HAVE A PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE WITH A GOAL TO MOVE FROM A 19% TO A 24% MEET BY MAY OF 2025, SOCIAL STUDIES. WE'RE GOING TO USE STAAR TO MOVE THE DATA FROM A 34% TO A 39%. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT CLOSELY LOOKING AT OUR EMERGENT BILINGUALS. WE WANT OUR EMERGENT BILINGUALS TO ALSO MOVE THROUGH TELPAS AS THEY'RE PROGRESSING THROUGH THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF TELPAS. WE KNOW THAT TELPAS MEASURES LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING, AND WRITING. ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I GAVE AN EXAMPLE OF GOAL 2, AND I CHOSE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE 6 BECAUSE THE GOAL STATES BY THE END OF 2024, 25 SCHOOL YEAR, DVISD WILL INCREASE ATTENDANCE FROM 89.5% TO 93%, AND THAT'S ON PAGE 26. AGAIN, SPEAKING TO THAT ATTENDANCE, WE HAVE A GOAL, AND THEN WE HAVE STRATEGIES IN PLACE TO MONITOR AND SEE HOW WE CAN ENSURE THAT WE TRY TO MEET THE GOAL. FOR GOAL 3, I USE A PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE ONE TO PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN A CULTURE THAT ATTRACTS AND RETAINS HIGH QUALITY STAFF WHO ARE STUDENT FOCUS REDUCING THE TEACHER TURNOVER RATE FROM 16% TO 12%. THAT'S ON PAGE 27, YOU'LL SEE THE STRATEGIES THAT ARE GOING TO HELP US ATTAIN THAT GOAL. FOR GOAL 4, I USE AN EXAMPLE OF PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE 3. EACH CAMPUS WILL HOST AT LEAST ONE PARENT ENGAGEMENT SESSION, FOCUSED ON ACADEMICS, ATTENDANCE, AND PARENT INVOLVEMENT EACH MONTH, AND THAT'S ON PAGE 35. >> THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE FOR THIS EVENING, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN. BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT WE DO HAVE PRINCIPAL ASHLEY FRITO HERE TO HELP US RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE ELEMENTARY CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN. WE HAVE PRINCIPAL MARIO PALACIOS TO HELP US RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND WE HAVE PRINCIPAL CANDACE SMITH FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. ACTUALLY, I APOLOGIZE, BOARD. I'M GOING TO START. ON THE PAGE IN REFERENCE TO THE KEY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES, GOAL 1, PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE 1-10, INCREASING THE CURRENT STUDENT PERFORMANCE BY 5%, WHERE WAS THAT DETERMINED AND WHY IS IT INCONSISTENT AT THE BOTTOM THAT THE EMERGENT BILINGUALS PROGRESSING WILL BE 11%, PLEASE? >> WHAT WE WANT AS WE'RE SETTING GOALS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ATTAINABLE SO 5% IS NORMALLY IT'S THE NORM THAT IS USED FROM GATHERING DATA FROM BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO END OF YEAR. FROM AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, WHEN WE'RE TESTING STUDENTS, WE PICK UP THAT DATA, AND THE NORM IS 5%. BY APRIL, MAY, WHEN WE'RE DOING END OF YEAR TESTING, WE WANT TO SEE THAT 5% GROWTH THERE. >> THEN THE SECOND PART OF THAT FOR THE 11%, WHY IS THAT IN CONSIDERATION? >> THE EMERGENT BILINGUALS, TELPAS IS DIFFERENT FROM ALL THE OTHER ASSESSMENTS BECAUSE IN TELPAS, THE ASSESSMENT REQUIRES STUDENTS TO BE SPEAKING TO A MICROPHONE AND THEN THAT'S RATED. THEY ALSO REQUIRE THEM TO BE LISTENING, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS BASED ON WHAT THEY WERE LISTENING. IT'S LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING, AND WRITING AND IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT THAT WE'RE MEASURING, [01:55:02] IT'S MORE THAT IS BEING MEASURED. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. TRUSTEE WORTHINGTON, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS END? GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. >> I THINK WELL, ONE, I'M JUST CURIOUS. FIRST, LET ME SAY THIS. I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THAT HAS GONE INTO PROVIDING THIS LEVEL OF ORGANIZATION FOR STRATEGIES. I THINK THIS IS A HUGE IMPROVEMENT. I THINK IN THE PAST, WE'VE JUST HAD HIGH LEVEL GOALS, AND SO I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS THAT STAFF HAVE GONE THROUGH TO ORGANIZE MORE SPECIFIC GOALS THAT IN MY OPINION, I THINK ARE STARTING TO FEEL MORE RELEVANT TO SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT I THINK OUR DISTRICT HAS, AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS NOT AN INSIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK. I THINK THE THINGS THAT I'M CURIOUS ABOUT IS WHY, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE EXAMPLE THAT TRUSTEE WEGERN JUST GAVE, WHY SOME GOALS ARE WE'RE JUST GOING TO IMPROVE BY 5%, AND THERE'S NOT A PRE AND POST GOAL THAT'S EXPLICITLY STATED. THERE'S INCONSISTENCY IN TERMS OF ONE GOAL WILL SAY, WE'RE GOING TO IMPROVE BY 5%, BUT THE OTHER HAS, WE'RE GOING TO GO 21-26%. AND I WOULD PREFER IN THE FUTURE, THIS IS, I GUESS, JUST MORE PERSPECTIVE IN TERMS OF WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE FROM THESE GOALS SO THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GO FROM AND WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GO TO. BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS PROBABLY SOME QUESTIONS TOO ABOUT WHY 5%, BUT THEN ALSO, WHERE ARE WE? BECAUSE I'LL TELL YOU WHEN WE HAD THE HB3 HEARING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WHAT WAS INCREDIBLY CONCERNING FOR ME IS THAT THE PRE AND THE POST GOAL WAS STATED, AND OUR CURRENT PROGRESS WAS BELOW THE PRE GOAL, IF THAT MAKES SENSE TO THE STARTING POINT. I THINK THAT INFORMATION IS HELPFUL FOR THE PUBLIC. I KNOW AS TRUSTEES, WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION AND FOLLOW UP WITH IT. BUT I THINK FOR THE PUBLIC HAVING THAT LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY TO UNDERSTAND, WELL, WHAT IS THAT 5% GOING TO DO FOR US? IS IT GOING TO TAKE US 70-75 OR IS IT GOING TO FROM 10-15? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? >> YES. THAT'S WHY I INCLUDED IN THE GOAL AND THAT IS JUST A SNIP BIT OF THE WHOLE PERFORMANCE GOAL BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE GOAL, IT'S GOING TO SAY BY MAY OF 2025, OUR K TO 12 READING STUDENTS WILL GO FROM A 35% MEETS BECAUSE WE'RE CURRENTLY AT A 35% MEETS. THAT IS OUR CURRENT DATA. WILL INCREASE BY 5% TO A 40% BY MAY OF 2025. OUR CURRENT DATA IS THAT FIRST PERCENTAGE AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. THEN THE SECOND PERCENTAGE IS THAT 5% GROWTH THAT WE WANT TO SEE. WE WANT TO SEE MORE? ABSOLUTELY. YOU WILL ALSO SEE IN THAT OTHER SLIDE, THE ONE THAT HAS GOALS, WHERE I'M EXPLAINING THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE ACTUAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN BEFORE. GO BACK, GO BACK RIGHT THERE. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE NOVEMBER, JANUARY, AND HOPEFULLY THOSE THIS IS GOING TO BE ON THE WEBSITE. AS WE PROGRESS MONITORING AND ARE WE MEETING OUR GOAL, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE GREEN SHOCK MARK FOR NOVEMBER AND IF WE'RE NOT, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MAKING PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK ONE AS I MIGHT HAVE JUST IN THE FUTURE IS THAT ON THE PLAN ITSELF, THAT THOSE PRE POST NUMBERS ARE EXPLICITLY SAY BECAUSE I THINK RIGHT NOW THAT'S PART OF THE CONFUSION. FOR SOME, IT JUST SAYS, WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE BY 5%, BUT FOR OTHERS IT HAS THE STARTING IN THE END POINT. PRESIDENT WEGNER, IS IT OKAY IF I ASK A FEW MORE QUESTIONS? I THINK THE OTHER QUESTIONS I HAVE, ONE, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE ORGANIZATION OF THE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS AND THE SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS FOR EACH OF THE STRATEGIES. I THINK I'M A LITTLE UNCLEAR AS TO WHAT CONSTITUTES 100% COMPLETION FOR SOME OF WHAT CONSTITUTES PROGRESS. FOR EXAMPLE, IT'LL SAY, WE'RE GOING TO ONE STRATEGY IS TO IMPLEMENT X WITH FIDELITY AND I THINK UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS CONSIDERED, WHAT WE'VE MADE PROGRESS WITH FIDELITY, OR WE'RE 100% DONE. WE'RE ALL GOOD ON FIDELITY BUT WHAT CONSTITUTES THAT? I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT HARD TO DISCERN FROM SOME OF THESE. AGAIN, THAT'S NOT TO DETRACT FROM THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT THAT'S GONE TO IMPROVING OUR DISTRICT AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS. BUT I THINK THAT'S KIND OF A QUESTION I HAVE RIGHT NOW. THEN I THINK ONE OF THE BIG THINGS I'VE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT AND LOOKING AT A LOT OF OUR ACADEMIC DATA, IS MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH. I THINK THAT'S INCREDIBLY CONCERNING, AND I THINK WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT SOME OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GOALS, I THINK I SAW VERY EXPLICIT THINGS AROUND LITERACY, [02:00:01] IT COMES TO MIND, I LOOK AT THE DATA AND I'M LIKE, WE'RE GETTING BETTER IN SIXTH GRADE READING. BUT I THINK THERE'S VERY BIG CONCERNS AROUND MATH, AND I DON'T SEE EXPLICIT GOALS ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY WE'RE GOING TO DO TO ADDRESS. I KNOW I'VE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, BUT 2% OF SEVENTH GRADERS MEETING GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS. I THINK THAT FOR ME IS UNDERSTANDING WHAT THAT STRATEGY AND WHAT THE GOAL IS, HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET OUR SEVENTH GRADERS. SOMEWHERE BEYOND 2%. I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S ON MY MIND. >> MR. PALACIOS, DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD [OVERLAPPING]. >> THANK YOU. >> LET'S GET INTO THE SCHOOL. MYSELF AND I BELIEVE THE NEW DIRECTOR OF MATH AND SCIENCE, JENNIFER MARTINEZ, MET IN THE SUMMER AND WE LOOKED OVER DATA, AND AS A WHOLE, IT WAS THE DISTRICT 11% IN SEVENTH GRADE MATH. THAT'S TERRIBLE. THE STATE IS 33%. IT'S THE HARDEST TEST IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. WE TALKED ABOUT MOVING OUR TOP TIER KIDS FROM SEVENTH GRADE MATH AND JUST PUT THEM IN EIGHTH GRADE MATH BECAUSE THEY ARE FAILING THAT TEST. IT'S THE HARDEST TEST THERE IS. THE STATE OF TEXAS SHOWS YOUR DATA THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, SIR, THAT THEY'RE FAILING AS A DISTRICT, WE HIT 11%, I HIT EXACTLY 11%. THAT WAS LIKE 19 KIDS THAT ARE PASSING, WHICH IS A TERRIBLE NUMBER. WE TALKED ABOUT, CAN WE MOVE THOSE KIDS OVER? WHAT KIDS SHOULD WE MOVE OVER? I WENT TO A PD THAT GARO PROVIDED IN THE HEAD GOOD NIGHT AND HAD MILLER THAT ARE ALREADY DOING THIS. THEY'RE ALREADY SKIPPING THE SEVENTH GRADE TEST. THEY'RE MOVING ALL THEIR KIDS TO EIGHTH GRADE AND THEIR DATA SHOWED THEIR PASS IN 78-92% DEPENDING ON THE SCHOOLS. DAILY MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE MOVED TO 140 KIDS FROM SEVENTH GRADE MATH TO EIGHTH GRADE MATH, FOUR REASONS, ACTUALLY. ONE, THE TEST IS EASIER, TWO, THE STANDARD IS LOWER, THREE, THE KIDS ARE GOOD AT CALCULATORS, THEY GET TO USE THE CALCULATOR, AND FOUR, THE STATE OF TEXAS SHOWS THE SEVENTH GRADE MATH IS THE HARDEST TEST. WHY DO WE KEEP PUTTING THESE KIDS IN THAT TEST AND THEY'RE CONTINUED THEY'RE FAILING. WE ARE PILING THAT RIGHT NOW. THE DATA SHOWING THE KIDS ARE GROWING. IF WE'RE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THE OTHER TWO SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO DO THAT, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE KIDS IN ALGEBRA AND EIGHTH GRADE, SO THAT'LL BUILD OUR NUMBERS FOR ALGEBRA. THE DATA ALSO SHOWED WHEN WE WENT TO THE GITHUB THAT MORE KIDS THAT GO TO ALGEBRA AND EIGHTH GRADE ARE GOING TO COLLEGE AS WELL. THE DATA SHOWED THAT AS WELL. THEY HAD FOUR YEARS OF DATA SHOWING THAT SUMMER KIDS ARE MORE LIKELY TO GO TO COLLEGE AS WELL. AS A WHOLE, WE'RE PLOTTING THAT, AND WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR, ALL OUR KIDS ARE MOVING OVER. AND THEN OJEDA AND DEL VALLEY, I'VE ALREADY SEEN OUR DATA THAT WE'VE BEEN TRACKING, AND THAT WE WANT TO START DOING THAT NEXT YEAR. WE'RE ADDRESSING THAT, SIR, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR MAIN CONCERNS AS A DISTRICT AS WELL. >> PRINCIPAL PALACIOS, I HAVE A COUPLE OF FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS. I THINK ONE, THE 11% FIGURE, IS THAT APPROACHES PROFICIENCY? >> YES, SIR. >> I'M TALKING ABOUT THE NUMBER I WAS CITING IN THE 2% PROCEEDS PROFICIENCY. >> YES, SIR. >> I THINK I WILL SAY THAT I'M FRANKLY CONCERNED ABOUT USING APPROACHES AS A GOAL. >> WE SHOULDN'T EVEN BE DISCUSSING APPROACHES, WE SHOULD JUST USE ME. >> I DON'T WANT TO HEAR APPROACHES, AND I'M GOING TO BE HONEST THAT I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT WE ARE SETTING A 5% GROWTH STANDARD FOR OUR STUDENTS. THAT IS LOW. THAT IS SETTING A VERY LOW EXPECTATION TO ONLY EXPECT THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO GROW BY 5%. I HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS DATA THAT'S BEING PRESENTED. I'M JUST GOING TO BE HONEST AND TO TRY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AFTER TODAY. BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, I CAN ASSURE THE BOARD OF IS WHEN WE HAVE THE METEOR DATA, WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT IT BY CAMPUS, WHEN WE HAVE OUR MAP DATA. WHEN WE COME BACK FROM THE BREAK, WE'RE GOING TO SHARE IN A VERY OPEN AND TRANSPARENT WAY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'M ACCUSTOMED TO, AND YOU ALL ARE GOING ALONG WITH OUR COMMUNITY, EVERYONE TUNING IN, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE WHERE OUR CAMPUSES ARE. I THINK WE'VE MADE PROGRESS WITH OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN COMPARED TO WHERE WE WERE, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS OUT OF COMPLIANCE, WHERE SOMEONE WAS DOING IT IN ISOLATION TO WORK OUT SOME MORE COLLABORATIVE APPROACH. BUT TO EXPECT THAT OUR STUDENTS ONLY GROW BY 5% IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. ARE WE SAYING THAT OUR KIDS IN THE DISTRICT CANNOT EXCEED 5%, BECAUSE THE STUDENTS I SEE GOING INTO OUR SCHOOLS ARE READY TO LEARN. WHETHER WE'RE CAPITALIZING ON THAT OR NOT IS A DIFFERENT STORY. BUT WHAT I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IS APPROACHES EVER, IT'S MEETS. [02:05:06] WHAT I WANT US TO DO IS COME BACK AND RE EVALUATE WHAT WE EXPECT AT THE END OF THE YEAR BECAUSE 5% IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. I'M EMBARRASSED THAT WE HAVE THAT UP THERE DISPLAYED. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE DIALOGUE ON WHAT WE EXPECT BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO RAISE THE STANDARD AND NOT BE THINKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO OUTSMART A TEST. THE BOTTOM LINE IS OUR STUDENTS NEED TO MASTER STANDARDS AT GRADE LEVEL IN EVERY GRADE LEVEL. WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE AND I WISH I WOULD HAVE STARTED IN AUGUST OR JULY BECAUSE IT IS ALREADY THE END OF NOVEMBER BECAUSE WE HAVE THANKSGIVING. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. I'VE BEEN SITTING AND LISTENING, AND I HAVE TO JUST PUT THAT OUT THERE THAT I EXPECT MORE FROM OUR STUDENTS AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT OUR TEACHERS EXPECT MORE AND WANT MORE. WE HAVE CAMPUSES THAT IF RATINGS WERE RELEASED ARE AT AN A OR A B, AND I THINK WE SHOULD RELEASE OUR RATING. DISTRICTS ARE DOING IT BECAUSE I THINK WE OWE THAT TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE NEED TO PUT OUT THERE WHERE OUR CAMPUSES ARE. BUT WE HAVE CAMPUSES THAT WOULD BE A CAMPUS THAT WOULD BE AN A AND ONE THAT WOULD BE A B. OUR SCHOOLS PRETTY MUCH LOOK THE SAME ACROSS THE BOARD SO OUR KIDS CAN DO IT. BUT WHAT ARE WE EXPECTING OF OUR KIDS? HOW ARE WE PROVIDING SUPPORT TO OUR PRINCIPALS TO HELP THEM PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OUR TEACHERS. >> THANK YOU, DR. GUTIERREZ. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SAYING WHAT YOU SAID. I THINK AT TIMES, WE HEAR PEOPLE WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THEY TALK ABOUT PERFORMANCE AT MIDDLE SCHOOL THEY'LL SAY, WELL, FAMILIES ARE CONCERNED ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SENDING THEIR KIDS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL. I THINK THERE IS THAT PART OF THE EQUATION WHERE YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT PARENTS CONFIDENCE. BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO, I WILL SAY, AS A FORMER MIDDLE SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER WHO TAUGHT INTERVENTION AND WAS AN INCLUSION TEACHER TRYING TO HELP STUDENTS THAT WERE STRUGGLING MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT ELEMENTARY IS A HUGE CRUX FOR WHETHER OR NOT KIDS WILL LEARN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF READING AND MATH. MIDDLE SCHOOL IS THAT POINT WHERE YOU START TO LOSE KIDS, WHERE YOU'RE INFLUENCING WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE GOING TO DROP OUT OR WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE GOING TO PUSH THROUGH. I THINK THAT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, WE HAVE INCREDIBLE PROGRAMMING. OUR CTE PROGRAMMING IS REALLY, WHENEVER WE GO TO CONFERENCES, I FEEL LIKE PEOPLE TALK TO US ABOUT OUR CTE PROGRAMS IN DEL VALLEY. AND I THINK WHEN I LOOK AT THE ACADEMIC DATA, I DO GET INCREDIBLY CONCERNED. I HAVE KIDS THAT ARE COMING UP TO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND I WILL TELL YOU LOOKING AT THAT DATA DOES NOT GIVE ME CONFIDENCE. I THINK THE ANSWER OF, WELL, THIS TEST IS EASIER. AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING, DR. GUTIERREZ THAT OUTSMARTING THE TEST IS NOT NECESSARILY GOOD FOR OUR KIDS. I THINK THAT WE OUGHT TO HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR KIDS AND ENSURE THAT THAT WHATEVER RESOURCES THAT CAMPUSES NEED, THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO REQUEST THAT AND TO SPEAK TO. HERE'S WHAT I NEED TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO ARE GOING TO BE PROFICIENT BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A GROUP THAT'S GOING TO EIGHTH GRADE, BUT THE SEVENTH GRADERS THAT ARE STRUGGLING IN THAT SEVENTH GRADE TEST, I THINK THAT THEY DESERVE TO HAVE INSTRUCTION THAT'S GOING TO LIFT THEM OUT OF THAT. THOSE RISING SIXTH GRADERS WHO ARE GOING TO TAKE THAT SEVENTH GRADE TEST MY HOPE IS IS THAT, IN THE NEXT YEAR AND TWO YEARS THAT WE LOOK AT OUR METS DATA, AND MASTERS DATA, THAT WE DO SEE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT. I HOPE THAT OUR GOALS START TO REFLECT THAT. AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO DETRACT FROM THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE TO IMPROVE OUR DISTRICT AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS BECAUSE I THINK THAT THIS IS FRANKLY LONG OVERDUE, BUT I THINK ENSURING THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT DATA AND DR. GUTIERREZ, I KNOW YOU'RE VERY COMMITTED TO THAT, AND I KNOW THAT'S WHY THIS BOARD CHOSE YOU TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE. BUT I DO HOPE TO SEE THAT THOSE VERY CONCERNING DEFICITS ARE ADDRESSED VERY SPECIFICALLY AND RIGOROUSLY, BECAUSE, AGAIN, AS DR. GUTIERREZ SAID, OUR STUDENTS DESERVE THAT. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT, TRUSTEE FADES MODI. >> YOU ALL SAID IT PERFECTLY GREAT. THANK YOU, SO I DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT. MY QUESTION IS WE'RE HITTING NOVEMBER AND THAT'S WHERE THE FIRST MILESTONE AND THE CHECKUPS GOING TO BE. HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE BOARD COMMUNICATED THAT PROGRESS? IS IT GOING TO BE THROUGH LIKE, HEY, IT'S ON THE WEBSITE, GO LOOK AT IT. BOARD MEETING? PERFECT. THANK YOU. >> AS I SAID, I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE TRANSPARENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR BOARD, [02:10:04] AND MIDDLE OF THE YEAR DATA, WE NEED TO PRESENT THAT TO THE BOARD AND TELL YOU WHERE WE ARE CAMPUS BY CAMPUS SO THAT WE DON'T WANT THERE TO BE SURPRISES WHEN WE GET OUR STAR RESULTS. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO START TO SEE THE TRENDS AND WHAT WE COULD EXPECT AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND NOT BE SURPRISED THAT IN THE SUMMER THAT MANY OF OUR CAMPUSES ARE NOT MEETING THE STANDARD. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. IS THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON [INAUDIBLE]. >> FOR THE SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES CONTENT, WHAT GRADE LEVELS IS THAT DETERMINED AS? IS THAT THE FIFTH THROUGH 10TH? WHAT IS THIS? >> YES. IT'S THE OVERALL. SCIENCE IS TESTED AT THE FIFTH GRADE, THE EIGHTH GRADE, IN BIOLOGY. >> FIFTH THROUGH 10TH? >> IN BIOLOGY. >> FOR SCIENCE, IS THAT A SPECIFIC GRADE? FROM THE 19% TO THE 24%, IS THAT A SPECIFIC GRADE? >> NO. IT'S THE OVERALL. >> LOOKING AT THE [OVERLAPPING] IT WAS SAYING 3-10, K THROUGH 1. I DIDN'T SEE IT FOR THE SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES, WHICH IS WHY I'M ASKING. IS THERE A SPECIFIC? >> ON THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WHAT OUR SCIENCE COORDINATORS DID IS THEY COMPILED IT. IT'S AN OVERALL GOAL. >> UNDER HERE IT SAYS [OVERLAPPING] >> FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES. EXCUSE ME. >> I'M ON THIS PAGE HERE WHERE YOU GET THAT. IT SAYS FOR A DATA SOURCE, IT SAYS THE STAR. THAT'S WHERE, I GUESS, YOU'RE GETTING THE DATA FROM. IS THIS STARTING FIFTH FOR SCIENCE? IS IT STARTING IN THE FIFTH GRADE? BECAUSE I DON'T THINK MY THIRD GRADER AND MY FOURTH GRADER TAKES THE STAR IN SCIENCE. I'M ASKING, IS THIS FROM FIFTH GRADE THROUGH 10TH GRADE, THE DATA THAT IS PUT ON HERE? >> YES. >> IT'S SPECIFICALLY PUT ON THERE FOR READING AND MATH. I'M ASKING FOR SCIENCE IS IT ALL? [OVERLAPPING] >> FOR SCIENCE, IT'S FIFTH GRADE THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. >> IS SOCIAL STUDIES SIXTH AND UP? >> CORRECT. >> BECAUSE I'M NOT FAMILIAR WHEN THEY TAKE THE SPECIFIC TEST, WHICH IS WHY [INAUDIBLE]. >> THANK YOU. >> TRUSTEE PANTOJA. >> TRUSTEE SHAIRA, I'D LOVE THAT QUESTION. BECAUSE THE COMPILING IS A LITTLE MISLEADING. DR. [INAUDIBLE] FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, WHEN YOU SAY FIFTH THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, THEY BECOME SUBJECTS AT THAT POINT. >> CORRECT. >> FOR EXAMPLE, NINTH GRADE, I COULD BE TAKING BIOLOGY, BUT IN BIOLOGY CLASS THERE'S ALSO 10TH, 11TH GRADERS, HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING, SO THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT A GRADE LEVEL. THAT'S WHY IT'S SCIENCE. >> CORRECT. IT'S JUST SCIENCE, AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. [OVERLAPPING] >> I TOOK CALCULUS IN MY JUNIOR YEAR, BUT THERE WAS ALSO A SOPHOMORE AND SENIORS WHEN I WAS A JUNIOR. IS THERE ANY WAY FOR FUTURE REPORTING, BECAUSE IT CAN BE CONFUSING. CAN WE IDENTIFY THAT? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> YES. THE BEAUTY ABOUT THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN, IS THAT IT'S A FLUID DOCUMENT. WE CAN ALWAYS GO BACK, TAKE IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE, SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS. YES, WE CAN ADD PERFORMANCE GOALS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE GRADE LEVEL AND THE CONTENT. >> THIS MAY BE A STRETCH, BUT I TOOK ANATOMY. I'M NOT TESTED ON ANATOMY. >> CORRECT. >> BUT I TOOK IT. THAT MAY BE CONFUSING. SAY YOU HAVE A SENIOR WHO'S TAKEN ANATOMY, BUT YOU'RE LIKE, WAIT, WHERE'S ANATOMY THAT'S INDICATED? THAT'S NOT TESTED. >> THAT'S NOT TESTED. WHEN WE SAY STAR, IT'S ONLY THE STAR TESTED CONTENT. >> DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR QUESTIONS? DO YOU STILL HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS? >> NO. I'M GOOD. I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. MY KIDS, MY OLDEST IS IN SIXTH GRADE. I SAW SPECIFIC ON READING AND MATH, AND SO I WANTED TO ASK, IS THIS A SPECIFIC GRADE LEVEL THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, OR A BLOCK OF GRADE? THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. BOARD, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? >> YES. I SAW IN THE MONITORING PLAN. THERE'S A COMMENT, MAYBE A QUESTION INVOLVED. I SEE THAT WE HAVE NOVEMBER AND JANUARY AS BENCHMARKS, ESSENTIALLY. BUT FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY, WE LOSE THREE WEEKS OF INSTRUCTION TIME. BUT FROM JANUARY TO MARCH, WE DON'T HAVE THAT SAME LOSS OF INSTRUCTION [INAUDIBLE]. DID WE TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT WHEN WE CREATED THIS BENCHMARK? >> THIS IS THE TEMPLATE THAT IS USED IN THE PLAN FOR LEARNING, WHICH IS THE PLATFORM THAT WE USE, AND THIS IS THE GUIDANCE THAT WE'RE USING. IT'S A TEMPLATE. THIS IS JUST THE REPORTING OUT, [02:15:02] BUT WHAT WE DO INTERNALLY IS THAT EVERY THREE WEEKS WE'RE MONITORING THE DATA ALSO. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. HEARING NO MORE QUESTIONS, I'D LIKE TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 7(H), [VII.H. Monthly Financial Reports] WHICH IS OUR MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS. WELCOME DINA EDGAR TO THE PODIUM. >> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. GUTIERREZ. I FIRST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY AS YOUR NEW CFO. THIS EVENING, I'LL BE HIGHLIGHTING THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING OCTOBER 31ST. THE REPORTS WE'LL BE DISCUSSING INCLUDE INVESTMENTS, TAX COLLECTIONS, YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BY FUNCTION AND OBJECT, AND FUND BALANCE. STARTING WITH THE INVESTMENT REPORT, THIS SLIDE SPEAKS TO OUR PORTFOLIO POSITION WITH THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE YIELD. >> EXCUSE ME ONE MOMENT. >> I'M SORRY. I WANTED TO ASK YOU A QUESTION BEFORE WE [OVERLAPPING] [INAUDIBLE] THE DETAILS [INAUDIBLE]. WE HAD AN EARLIER CONVERSATION ABOUT A FINANCIAL ADVISOR. MY QUESTION IS GOING TO BE, IS THIS SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE REVIEWING WITH THEM, AND SEEING IF THIS IS THE RIGHT METHOD, OR ARE WE STRICTLY KEEPING THIS TO YOU, AND THE CABINET, AND THE DISTRICT? >> TYPICALLY YOUR FA ADVISES YOU ON THE BOND SIDE OF THE HOUSE. THE INVESTMENT SIDE, ON THE M&O SIDE, THAT'S TYPICALLY ME, BUT OF COURSE, THEY'RE THERE TO ADVISE. ANY QUESTIONS I WOULD HAVE I COULD FIELD WITH THEM. TYPICALLY, WE LIKE TO LADDER THESE INVESTMENTS SO THAT WE'RE RELATIVELY LIQUID, WE WATCH OUR CASH FLOWS. WE DO HAVE SOME LONGER TERM INVESTMENTS CURRENTLY. BUT YEAH, I WOULD USE THEM AS A TOOL. >> I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNEW WHAT OUR BOUNDARIES WERE, AND THEY KNEW WHAT THEIR BOUNDARIES WERE. I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO COME IN IN ANYBODY ELSE'S LANE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO RE-ESTABLISH WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT, AND SO I WANTED TO CLEAR THAT UP. THANK YOU. >> YES, MA'AM. AGAIN, WITH THE INVESTMENT REPORT, THIS SLIDE SPEAKS TO OUR PORTFOLIO POSITION WITH AN WEIGHTED AVERAGE YIELD OF 4.7%. YOU HEARD OUR FA SAY AUSTIN ISD IS 4.5%, SO WE'RE A LITTLE BIT AHEAD THERE. WE HAVE ALMOST 87% OF OUR DISTRIBUTION AT 0-1 YEARS TO MATURITY. THIS NEXT SLIDE OUTLINES OUR SECURITY DIVERSIFICATION BY VALUE AND PERCENT OF PORTFOLIO. LITTLE OVER 50% RESIDES IN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOLS WHICH HAS 100% LIQUIDITY. IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, THE DISTRICT DID EARN APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILLION DOLLARS IN INTEREST EARNINGS WITH ABOUT 5.5 MILLION EARNED FISCAL YEAR TO DATE. WE ARE HEARING THAT THE FEDS WILL SLOWLY WALK BACK INTEREST RATES OVER THE NEXT FEW QUARTERS, BUT THEY'RE NOT IN A HURRY TO DO THAT. THE FEDS POLICY SETTING COMMITTEE MEETS MID DECEMBER, AND THERE'S DISCUSSION OF LOWERING THE RATES BY A QUARTER POINT, BUT THAT'S STILL UP IN THE AIR. THIS NEXT REPORT IS OUR TAX COLLECTIONS FOR THE MONTH, WHICH TOTALS ALMOST 640,000. THE TAX BILLS HAVE BEEN MAILED. SO WE SHOULD BE STARTING TO SEE COLLECTIONS PICK UP IN LATE DECEMBER. LOOKING AT OUR YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BY FUNCTION, WE HAVE ABOUT 67% OF OUR BUDGET REMAINING THROUGH JUNE 30TH, WHICH REPRESENTS EIGHT MONTHS, AND THAT'S EXACTLY HOW MANY MONTHS ARE LEFT IN OUR FISCAL YEAR. THIS TELLS ME THAT OUR BUDGET IS TIGHT, BUT WE ARE ON TRACK. HERE'S A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THE BUDGET BY OBJECT CODE. YOU'LL SEE THAT PERCENTAGES OF SPEND ARE FLUCTUATING, AND THAT'S DUE TO CYCLICAL PURCHASES. FOR EXAMPLE, PROPERTY CASUALTY IN OBJECT CODE 6429, WE PAY THAT UPFRONT, SO THAT'S ALMOST 100% SPENT. I SHOULD MENTION THAT BOTH REPORTS DO INCLUDE ENCUMBRANCES SO THAT CAN LIQUIDATE IN COST SAVINGS. THEN FINALLY, LOOKING AT OUR FUND BALANCE POSITION, WE ARE LOOKING AT 154,000 FAVORABLE AS OF OCTOBER 31ST. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE LEDESMA, WOULD YOU? >> WHEN INVESTMENTS WERE BROUGHT TO THE DISTRICT, I THINK IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR, A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. IT WAS A NEW THING FOR US. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THIS NOW BUT I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE. [02:20:02] I WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR OPINION ON, ARE THESE THE RIGHT INVESTMENTS THAT WE SHOULD BE MAKING FOR OUR DISTRICT, OR DO YOU SEE US GOING IN THERE AND MAYBE TRYING SOME OTHER TYPE OF MARKETING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING THE BEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK? >> I AM CURRENTLY ANALYZING THAT. I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE POOLS, WHICH ARE 100% LIQUID, ARE REALLY PERFORMING RIGHT NOW. THOSE INVESTMENTS THAT WE DID MAKE TWO YEARS AGO, THE POOLS THAT ARE 100% LIQUID ARE OUTPERFORMING THOSE CURRENTLY. >> THANK YOU. >> IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO POST SOME OF THIS DATA ONLINE IN A WAY BEYOND PDF, LIKE AN EXCEL FILE, OR A CSV FILE? LIKE SOME OF THESE BUDGET UPDATES, THE FUND BALANCE REPORT, AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IN A WAY THAT'S BEYOND STATIC? >> YES, WE CAN DO THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> BOARD, ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. MOVING ON TO CONSENT AGENDA. [VIII. Consent Agenda] WE HAVE THREE ITEMS FOR MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 TO OCTOBER THE 15TH. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY REASON TO PULL ANYTHING? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO PASS THE ITEMS IN CONSENT? >> I MOVE. >> ELVIA GUADIAN FIRST AND SECOND? >> SECOND. >> I'LL SECOND. >> TRUSTEE. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> WRIGHT-HAYWOOD. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES 7-0. FOR OUR ACTION ITEMS, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, [IX.A. Discuss, Consider and Possibly Act on the 2023-2024 Annual Financial Report] AND POSSIBLY ACT ON THE 2023/2024 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT. WELCOME BACK TO THE PODIUM, MS. DINA EDGAR. >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. THIS EVENING I'M PLEASED TO HAVE THE DISTRICT'S ANNUAL AUDIT RESULTS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30TH, 2024. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THE AUDIT BOOK AND THE PRESENTATION IN YOUR BOARD PACKET. BEFORE I WELCOME OUR AUDITORS TO THE PODIUM, I WANTED TO THANK JENNIFER OCHOA, OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, AND THE ENTIRE BUSINESS SERVICES TEAM FOR THEIR EFFORTS, NOT ONLY IN GETTING THIS AUDIT COMPLETED, BUT THE WORK INPUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT REALLY DRIVES THE OUTCOME OF THIS REPORT. PAULA LOWE IS A PARTNER WITH PATTILLO BROWN AND HILL, AND SHE'LL BE PRESENTING THE RESULTS OF OUR ANNUAL [INAUDIBLE] REPORT THIS [INAUDIBLE]. >> GOOD EVENING. AS MENTIONED, I'M PAULA LOWE WITH PATTILLO BROWN AND HILL. FIRST OFF, I WANT TO THANK EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS OF GIVING OUR FIRM AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE BUSINESS OFFICE TEAM HERE AT DEL VALLE ISD. WE NOT ONLY WORK WITH THE BUSINESS OFFICE, WE ALSO DO WORK WITH SOME OTHER AREAS AS WELL, ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO SOME OF THE FEDERAL PROGRAMS, AND INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ADMINISTERING THOSE AT FEDERAL PROGRAMS, WE GET INVOLVED WITH HOW THEY'RE ADMINISTERING THOSE PROGRAMS AS WELL, WHICH I WILL TALK ABOUT IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL HERE AS WELL. THIS EVENING, I WANT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW OF THE AFR, OR THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, GIVE YOU THE AUDIT RESULTS, PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, AND ALSO TO OPEN IT UP FOR ANY TYPE OF DISCUSSION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AS WELL. AS FAR AS THE OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, OR THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, I WANTED TO DISCUSS WITH YOU THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT. I KNOW EACH OF YOU DO HAVE A HARD COPY OF IT, AND DID ALSO AS WELL, GET AN ELECTRONIC VERSION WITHIN YOUR BOARD PACKETS AS WELL. THE FIRST AREA, REALLY THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT YOU SEE THERE. AS YOU KNOW WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCE, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE PRESENTED IN DIFFERENT BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. ONE OF THEM BEING A BIG OVERALL PICTURE THAT INCLUDES THE FULL ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING, IT INCLUDES ALL YOUR CAPITAL ASSETS, LONG TERM DEBTS AS WELL, AND ANY OF YOUR CURRENT AND SHORT TERM LIABILITIES. IT PROVIDES YOU WITH A NET POSITION OF THE DISTRICT. I'M HAPPY TO LET YOU KNOW THE DISTRICT IS IN A POSITIVE NET POSITION WHEN YOU DO DIVE IN AND LOOK AT THOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MORE IMPORTANTLY, I THINK, IS LOOKING AT THE FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, [02:25:02] WHICH IS PART OF THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WHEN YOU ARE PREPARING THE BUDGET AND PUTTING ALL THOSE TYPE OF INFORMATION TOGETHER, THAT'S HOW YOU'RE USED TO SEEING YOUR FINANCIAL INFORMATION. YOU DO HAVE SOME MAJOR FUNDS THERE, ONE OF THEM BEING THE GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND, YOUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND, WHICH YOU HAVE A MAJORITY OF YOUR SPENDING FROM AT THIS POINT IN TIME AS WELL. SOME OTHER INFORMATION, AND REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. YOU SEE THE BUDGET ACTUAL FOR THE GENERAL FUND, AND THEN ALSO TO, SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO FOCUS IN ON THE PENSION AND THE OPEB INFORMATION AS WELL. YOU'LL FIND THAT IN YOUR REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IS THE FEDERAL AWARD SECTION, WHICH I WILL GO IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL. IT LISTS OUT ALL OF THE EXPENDITURES FOR YOUR FEDERAL AWARDS HERE IN THIS PARTICULAR DISTRICT, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL AS WELL. BUT AS FAR AS THE AUDIT RESULTS, ON PAGE 1 OF THE HARD COPY THAT YOU HAVE, THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL FIND OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT. BASICALLY WHAT THIS REPORT SAYS IS THAT WE HAVE AUDITED THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS AS WELL AS GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDITING STANDARDS. [INAUDIBLE] OBTAIN A REASONABLE ASSURANCE THAT THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MATERIALLY CORRECT. [INAUDIBLE] UNMODIFIED OPINION. THIS UNMODIFIED OPINION IS THE HIGHEST [INAUDIBLE] CONGRATULATIONS ON RECEIVING THOSE HIGH REMARKS. [APPLAUSE] WE HAVE A NEW CFO. WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET [INAUDIBLE] YET. BUT YOUR BUSINESS OFFICE AND EVERYONE THERE, JENIFER AND HER TEAM [INAUDIBLE]. >> THEY DID PROVIDE US THE INFORMATION THAT WE'D BE ABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MS. EDGAR DIDN'T MENTION WAS IT'S NOT EVEN JUST WHEN WE'RE AROUND AND PROVIDING US THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED, BUT IT'S THE WORK THAT THEY DO 12 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS TYPE OF OPINION AS WELL. AS I MENTIONED, ANOTHER AREA WHERE YOU WILL SEE THE RESULTS OF OUR AUDIT ON PAGES 78-88, THAT'S THE FEDERAL AWARD SECTION THAT I MENTIONED TO YOU. THERE'S TWO ADDITIONAL REPORTS THERE. ONE OF THEM IS IN REGARDS TO THE GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS, AS I MENTIONED TO YOU BEFORE. BUT ALSO TWO, WE REFER TO SOME FEDERAL GUIDELINES AS THE UNIFORM GUIDANCE AND THAT UNIFORM GUIDANCE, IT TELLS US AS AUDITORS WHEN AN ENTITY DOES SPEND MORE THAN $750,000 OF FEDERAL AWARDS, IT KICKS OFF SOMETHING WE REFER TO AS A SINGLE AUDIT. THAT SINGLE AUDIT FOCUSES ON THESE FEDERAL AWARDS, REQUIRES US TO HAVE A LIST OF COMPILED OF ALL THE FEDERAL BOARDS, AND BASED ON THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGRAMS, WE HAVE TO DO A RISK ASSESSMENT AND DETERMINE WHICH PROGRAMS ARE THAT WE NEED TO TEST THIS YEAR, AND BASED ON THE GUIDELINES PROVIDED TO US BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE HAD THREE MAJOR PROGRAMS THIS YEAR. ONE WAS THE CHILD AND ADULT FOOD CARE PROGRAM, THE 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER, AND ALSO TO THE FAMOUS ESSER FUNDS. BUT WITH THAT, WE DID LOOK AT THOSE PROGRAMS AND WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE PROGRAMS, WE'RE LOOKING AT CONTROLS AND PROCESSES TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE DOLLARS ARE SPENT AS INTENDED IN THE MANDATES BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS WELL. I'M HAPPY TO LET YOU KNOW, AS YOU CAN SEE THE VERY BOTTOM, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO RENDER AN UNMODIFIED OPINION FOR THE FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT PROGRAMS THAT WE LOOKED AT THIS YEAR AS WELL. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY FINDINGS TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, CONTROLS WERE IN PLACE FOR THESE PROGRAMS TOO. ON PAGE 87, IS YOU'LL FIND THE SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS IN QUESTION COST. THIS IS A NICE SUMMARY OF ALL THE AUDIT RESULTS THERE AT THE TOP. IT LETS YOU KNOW, WE HAD AN UNMODIFIED OPINION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES, SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION TODAY AS WELL. ALL POSITIVE AND GREAT NEWS FOR YOU THIS EVENING. AS FAR AS SOME OF THE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, JUST WANTED TO FOCUS A LITTLE BIT ON THE GENERAL FUND TO BEGIN WITH. YOU CAN SEE SOME TRENDS THERE. [02:30:01] I HAD SOME INFORMATION BACK FROM 2022-2024. YOU CAN SEE SOME GROWTH THERE WITH EXPENDITURES. THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE DID INCREASE THIS YEAR BY ABOUT $2.3 MILLION IN 2023, IT INCREASED BY $5.6 MILLION IN 2022. IT HAD A DECREASE OF ALMOST $233,000. GIVEN AT YOUR END, THE TOTAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS AGES 13 AND 14, YOU CAN SEE YOUR TOTAL FUND BALANCE OF ALL OF THESE FUNDS IS ABOUT $345 MILLION WHICH YOUR LARGEST PORTION OF THAT IS $274 MILLION FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS. THE GENERAL FUND APPROXIMATELY A TOTAL OF $57 MILLION OF ENDING FUND BALANCE AS THIS SNAPSHOT IN TIME AS OF JUNE, 30, 2024. ONE OF THE INDICATORS THAT WE EVERYONE LIKES TO LOOK AT, IT SEEMS LIKE. COMPARING YOUR UNASSIGNED AND ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE TO WHAT YOUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES ARE, IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT YOUR FINANCIAL HEALTH IS FOR THE DISTRICT. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S BEEN HOLDING PRETTY STEADY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WITH APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS OF FUND BALANCE WHEN YOU'RE COMPARING TO EXPENDITURES FOR THE GENERAL FUND. TYPICALLY, IF UNASSIGNED AND ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING WITHIN THIS RANGE. SPECIFICALLY, IF YOU'RE JUST COMPARING TO UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE, WE'D LIKE TO SEE THAT WITH BEING APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS OR SO. IT'S IN A GOOD POSITION FOR THIS PARTICULAR DISTRICT. I THINK THAT'S THE FINAL HIGHLIGHTS I WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU, AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW AND A SUMMARY OF THOSE, BUT ALSO TO JUST PROVIDING YOU WITH THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT AND LETTING YOU KNOW THAT WE REALLY DID APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS OF EVERYONE AT THE DISTRICT AND ENJOYED WORKING WITH THEM AS WELL. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS IN REFERENCE TO THE FINANCIAL AUDIT? THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS ACTUALLY AN ACTION ITEM. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE 2023-2024 ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT REPORT AS PRESENTED? DO WE HAVE A SECOND PLEASE? >> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION AS PRESENTED. >> I APOLOGIZE. THANK YOU. >> SECOND. >> SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LADESMA WOODY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 6-0. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS DISCUSS AND CONSIDER, [IX.B. Discuss, Consider and Possibly Act on Legal Consultant Services for the District] POSSIBLY ACT ON LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE DISTRICT BY DR. MATTHEW GUTIERREZ. >> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS EVENING, I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR LEGAL COUNSEL. AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE PUT OUT AN RFQ AND RECEIVED NUMEROUS PROPOSALS FOR LEGAL COUNSEL. THIS EVENING, THE RECOMMENDATION IS FOR LEGAL COUNSEL THAT WOULD BE WORKING WITH CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION IN AREAS SUCH AS SPECIAL EDUCATION, PERSONNEL, REAL ESTATE, CONSTRUCTION, AND HELPING SUPPORT DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS. WE ALSO ARE LOOKING TO SCHEDULE A TIME FOR YOU ALL TO REVIEW THE TOP PROPOSALS SO THAT THE BOARD HAS AN OPTION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR LEGAL COUNSEL THAT WOULD WORK WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD. IT COULD POSSIBLY END UP BEING THE SAME LEGAL COUNSEL, IT MAY NOT BE. BUT THIS EVENING, I DO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR SCHULMAN LOPEZ, HOFFER AND ALDUSTIN, AND THEY WERE THE TOP SELECTED FIRM, AND WE LOOKED AT VARIOUS QUALIFICATIONS FOR THESE ATTORNEYS WHEN IT CAME TO JUST COST, WHEN IT CAME TO THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT THAT THEY COULD PROVIDE BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE FIRM AMONG OTHER AREAS. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THAT RFQ, THERE IS A PROJECT OVERVIEW SHEET IN YOUR YELLOW FOLDER, AND WE LOOKED AT A VARIETY OF AREAS THAT THESE FIRMS COULD SUPPORT US WITH. [02:35:01] AT THE TOP OF THAT LIST, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO RECOMMEND SCHULMAN LOPEZ HOFFER AND ALDUSTIN. IT IS A FIRM THAT I WORKED WITH IN THE PAST AND ALREADY HAVE AN ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP WITH, AND IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE A VERY SMOOTH TRANSITION FOR ME, AND I THINK MEMBERS OF MY TEAM AS WELL. THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FIRM TO MEET DIRECTLY WITH SUPERINTENDENT LEADERSHIP MEMBERS AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS IN REFERENCE TO THIS ITEM? >> IF NO QUESTIONS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE DR. GUTIERREZ'S RECOMMENDATION FOR LEGAL COUNSEL SERVICES. >> THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. MOTION IS THAT 7-0? THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES 7-0. MOVING RIGHT ALONG ON OUR NEXT ACTION ITEM. [IX.C. Discuss, Consider and Possibly Act on a Resolution of Del Valle ISD Voting of Candidates for the Board of Directors of The Travis Central Appraisal District] WE HAVE DISCUSSED, CONSIDER, AND POSSIBLY ACT ON A DEL VALLEY ISD VOTING CANDIDATES FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT. MR. MATTHEW, OR TRUSTEE WORTHINGTON. THIS WAS YOUR ITEM? >> YEAH, I THINK IT'S FOR THE DISTRICT. BUT ESSENTIALLY, DO WE HAVE THE BOARD RESOLUTION? YEAH, IF YOU DON'T MIND PASSING THAT DOWN. ESSENTIALLY, THE BOARD HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SO WE NOMINATED SOMEBODY IN THE PAST TO THE TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND THIS ACTION ITEM, WE HAVE THE OBLIGATION TO ALLOCATE OUR VOTES NOW TO THE CANDIDATES. WE NOMINATED BLANCA GARCIA, LAST TIME, WHO ACTUALLY LIVES IN DEL VALLEY ISD'S BOUNDARIES AND HAS SERVED ON THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE PAST. WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TONIGHT IS DECIDE HOW MANY VOTES. WE'RE AS A DISTRICT ENTITLED TO 155 VOTES AND WE HAVE A RESOLUTION THAT WILL GET PASSED TO THE TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, AND WE HAVE TO DECIDE, HOW MUCH OF THE VOTES ARE GOING TO GET ALLOCATED TO EACH OF THEM? DO WE WANT TO ALLOCATE ALL 155 VOTES TO BLANCAS AMORA GARCIA, OR DO WE WANT TO DISTRIBUTE THOSE VOTES TO OTHER CANDIDATES AS WELL? THAT'S WHAT IT IS. DR. GUTIERREZ, DO WE NEED TO READ THE ENTIRE RESOLUTION TONIGHT ON THE DAIS? >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ THE RESOLUTION. IT'S JUST DECIDING ON HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO ALLOCATE THOSE VOTES. >> TRUSTEE LADESMA WOODY. >> I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE ALLOCATE ALL OF OUR VOTES TO THE ONLY MEMBER THAT LIVES IN THE DEL VALLEY ISD DISTRICT TO BLANCAS AMORA GARCIA. >> DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? >> I DO. SECOND. >> TRUSTEE [INAUDIBLE]. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? >> MOTION PASSES 7-0. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. AT THIS TIME, [OVERLAPPING]. >> QUESTION. WHEN DO WE KNOW IF SHE WILL BE ON THE FOR [OVERLAPPING]. >> I THINK THEY HAVE TO TALLY ALL OF THEIR VOTES, AND THEN I THINK THEY HAVE SO MANY SEATS, SO THE TOP FOLKS WILL GET THAT POSITION. >> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE BOARD INTO [X. Closed Session] CLOSED SESSION UNDER THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES 551.071 IS CONSULTATION WITH BOARD ATTORNEY AND CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY REGARDING AMERITA SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT/ RETIREMENT AGREEMENT. TGC 551.076, WHICH IS DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS, DISCUSSION OF INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT REPORT FINDINGS. TGC 551.074 COVERS, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF 2024, 2025 COMPENSATION PLAN ADJUSTMENTS. CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF DIRECTOR OF MULTILINGUAL AND ESL PROGRAMS. [02:40:02] CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF CREED MOORE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL. REVIEW AND APPROVE EMPLOYMENT, RESIGNATIONS, AND TERMINATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF. LASTLY, CONSIDER SANCTIONS FOR ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT. THE TIME IS CURRENTLY 10:34. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ENDED EXECUTIVE SESSION AT MIDNIGHT. ENDED AT 11:59, CALLING THIS BACK TO ORDER AT 12:00, MIDNIGHT. FOR ITEM 11, [XI. Approve Action Items Discussed in Closed Session] APPROVE ITEM ACTIONS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. WE WILL NOT BE TAKING ANY ACTION ON ITEMS A, D OR ITEMS F, WHICH ARE DISCUSSED, CONSIDER ACTION ON AMERITA SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT RETIREMENT AGREEMENT. DISCUSS, CONSIDER, POSSIBLE ACT ON SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF CREED MOORE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL. LASTLY, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY ACT ON SANCTIONS FOR ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE DISCUSSION, CONSIDER AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPROVAL OF '24, '25 COMPENSATION PLAN ADJUSTMENTS? >> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE 2024 '25 COMPENSATION PLAN ADJUSTMENTS THAT HAVE NO IMPACT TO THEM. >> YES. MOTION'S MADE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? IS THAT UNANIMOUS, 7-0? THANK YOU. ITEM C. DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND POSSIBLY ACT ON SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF DIRECTOR OF MULTILINGUAL AND ESL PROGRAMS. DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION TO HIRE [INAUDIBLE] AS DIRECTOR OF MULTILINGUAL PROGRAM. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND, PLEASE? >> I'LL SECOND. >> THANK YOU. WITH THAT MOTION. WAIT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> I THOUGH WE ALREADY. >> NO, I SAID, WAIT. I'M SORRY. IS THAT EVERYBODY, 7-0? YES, IT IS. ONE MORE, PLEASE, MA'AM. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT RESIGNATIONS AND TERMINATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF AS PRESENTED. >> SUSANNA LEDESMA WOODY SECONDS. AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 7-0. DO WE HAVE ANY NEW BUSINESS, FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS TO DISCUSS? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 12:03? TRUSTEE, SUSANNA LEDESMA WOODY, SECONDED BY ELVIA GUARDIAN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? WE ARE OUT AT 12:03. WE ALMOST MADE IT, GUYS. WE ALMOST MADE IT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.