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>> GOOD EVENING. WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT THIS MEETING OF
[I. Call to Order]
THE DEL VALLE ISD SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.I AM PRESIDENT WEGNER, TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:16 PM.
PLEASE LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT, AND THEN A NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
LET'S WELCOME HILLCREST ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU. THE SONG WE ARE PLAYING IS DORIAN RIVER.
HIGH ON A MOUNTAIN AND FAR AWAY WITH SILVER CLOUDS AND BELOW.
>> THERE LIES A RIVER WHERE SOME DO SAY MAGICAL WATER [NOISE] [LAUGHTER] DURING IS THE NAME SECRET IS TUNE.
BUT IF YOU SING THIS WEEK, REFRAIN.
>> REFRAIN. YOU'LL HEAR IT SING WITH YOU. [MUSIC] [APPLAUSE]
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>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, HILLCREST ELEMENTARY.
THAT WAS AWESOME. SO THANK YOU.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE THE APPOINTED TRUSTEES TO TAKE
[III. Appointed Trustees Take Oath of Office and Assume Positions]
THE OATH OF OFFICE AND ASSUME POSITIONS.IF WE CAN HAVE CHARLES BURTON COME FORWARD AND BRIAN RYAN, ALONG WITH JUDGE GONZALEZ, DOCTOR CAN TOO.
>> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. GUTIERREZ, AND OF COURSE, COMMUNITY.
WE'RE EXCITED TONIGHT THAT WE'RE PLEASED TO WELCOME OUR TWO NEWEST BOARD MEMBERS.
AT THE SPECIAL MEETING LAST WEEK, THE BOARD APPROVED TO APPOINT MR. CHARLES BURTON AS TRUSTEE AND SMD 3 AND MR. BRIAN RYAN AS TRUSTEE AND SMD 5.
AT THIS TIME, WE INVITE OUR HONORABLE A RAUL GONZALEZ IN PRECINCT 4, WHO WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO OUR NEWLY APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
>> GOOD EVENING. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE WITH YOU TODAY TO SWEAR THE NEW MEMBERS IN, THE OATH THAT YOU'RE TAKING IS A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
I DO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THIS STEP AS YOU ARE JOINING THIS FINE BOARD.
DR. GUTIERREZ IS GOOD TO BE HERE WITH YOU AS WELL.
THE WORK YOU DO HERE IS SO IMPORTANT FOR THIS COMMUNITY, FOR THE FAMILIES, FOR THE SCHOOLS AND SO GOD BLESS YOU ON THIS NEW JOURNEY THAT YOU'RE IN THIS WORK THAT YOU'RE TAKING ON FOR THE COMMUNITY.
IF YOU'LL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, AND YOU CAN GET A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.
[LAUGHTER] I'M GOING TO SAY I STATE YOUR NAME. I STATE YOUR NAME.
>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.
>> THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF DEL VALLE ISD TRUSTEE.
>> THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF DEL VALLE ISD TRUSTEE.
>> WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND.
>> PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND.
>> THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, GENTLEMEN.
>> SORRY ONE LAST THING [BACKGROUND]
>> AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD IS GOING TO RECESS TO ALLOW THEM TO TAKE PICTURES WITH THEIR FAMILY.
LET'S CALL A FIVE MINUTE RECESS IT'S 6:25. THANK YOU.
MOVING RIGHT ALONG, WE'VE GOT PUBLIC COMMENT FOR OUR RECESS ENDED AT 6:29. WE WE A MINUTE EARLY.
LOOK AT THAT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT.
[IV. Public Comment]
WE HAVE PAGE FROCK, WANTING TO COME AND SPEAK ON THE SUPPORT FOR ACTION ITEM C, APPROVED THE UT CHILDREN'S WELLNESS CENTER OF NURSING GRANT.IF YOU'LL COME TO THE PODIUM. THANK YOU.
>> HI, FIRST, I WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE AND THANK THE BOARD FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
I WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE AT THE LAST TIME THIS AGENDA ITEM WAS DISCUSSED.
BUT MY NAME IS PAGE FROCK, AND I'M A PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER AT THE CHILDREN'S WELLNESS CENTER, WHICH IS JUST OVER THERE, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN [INAUDIBLE] I WANTED TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND SOME OF THE STAFF WITH WHOM I WORK.
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FIRST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD A PRESENCE HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR 25 YEARS.MANY OF OUR STAFF HAVE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME.
MYSELF AND THE OTHER NURSE PRACTITIONER HAVE BEEN HERE FOR OVER FIVE YEARS.
I WANTED TO REALLY VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THIS GRANT AND HOPEFULLY FOR THE APPROVAL OF THIS GRANT.
BECAUSE AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, WE SEE A LOT OF KIDS FOR WELL CHECKS FOR SICK VISITS, WE EXTRACT THINGS FROM HERE ALL THE TIME, LIKE I DID TODAY.
WE SEE THEM FOR SPORTS PHYSICALS, WE GO UP TO THE SCHOOL TO PERFORM SPORTS PHYSICALS, AND WE EVEN HAVE SOME STUDENTS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT ACTUALLY COME DOWN AS PART OF THEIR HEALTH SCIENCE.
I THINK WE'RE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND OUR BUILDING HAS BEEN HERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
AS SOMEONE WITH TWO VERY BEST FRIENDS WHO WORK IN EDUCATION, WHO ARE PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS, I UNDERSTAND THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT ALWAYS AT THE TOP OF THE BUDGET LIST.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
I THINK THIS IS A VERY GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS OUTSIDE FUNDING FOR US TO FUND SOME NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CHILDREN'S WELLNESS CENTER SO THAT WE CAN DOING WORK FOR THIS COMMUNITY FOR SEEING THEM VISITS, AND ALSO PROVIDING CONTINUED OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING FOR THE STUDENTS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME OUT. APPRECIATE YOU HEARING ME DURING THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. NEXT, ON THE AGENDA,
[V.A. Recognition of Past Board Members]
WE HAVE RECOGNITION ITEMS. IT IS RECOGNITION OF PAST BOARD MEMBERS.TONIGHT, WE WELCOME TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
AS WE EMBRACE THIS NEW CHAPTER, WE ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE TO OUR OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS.
THEIR DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP, AND COUNTLESS HOURS OF SERVICE HAVE MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON DEL VALLE ISD.
TRUSTEES GENEROUSLY SHARE THEIR TIME, EXPERTISE, AND PASSION TO HELP SHAPE OUR VISION AND MISSION, AND THEIR GUIDANCE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN STEERING OUR DISTRICT TOWARDS SUCCESS.
WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN EXTENDING OUR APPRECIATION TO SHAIRA RAMZANALI [APPLAUSE] YOUR COMMITMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE TRULY MADE A DIFFERENCE ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A BOARD MEMBER. YOU'RE WELCOME.
[V.B. Recognition of Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas (CREST)]
WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF COUNSELORS, REINFORCING EXCELLENCE FOR STUDENTS IN TEXAS, WHICH IS THE CREST AWARD OF EXCELLENCE. MS. BITTINGS?>> GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT WEGNER, DR. GUTIERREZ, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THE COUNSELORS REINFORCING EXCELLENCE FOR STUDENTS IN TEXAS CREST AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IS SPONSORED BY THE TEXAS SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION.
DEL VALLE ISDS COUNSELING SERVICES IS RECOGNIZING TWO CAMPUSES THAT WERE RECIPIENTS OF THE CREST AWARD.
SCHOOLS RECEIVING CREST AWARDS HAVE DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO USING THE TEXAS MODEL TO IMPROVE THE LIVES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC, CAREER, AND PERSONAL SOCIAL DOMAINS.
WE ARE HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE FOLLOWING CAMPUSES WHO HAVE SHOWN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM DESIGNS AND IMPLEMENTATION TO ACHIEVE OUTCOMES THAT ENHANCE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND WELL BEING.
WE HAVE COUNSELOR CHEYENNE KOERTH FROM CREEDMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] AND COUNSELOR COREY HUME FROM COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE]
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>> MOVING ALONG TO ITEM NUMBER 6.
[VI.A. Superintendent's Comments]
WE HAVE INFORMATION ITEMS. SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS, DR. GUTIEZ.>> GOOD EVENING. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO TRUSTEE BURTON AND TRUSTEE RYAN.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU BOTH AND GAINING NEW PERSPECTIVES THAT WILL STRENGTHEN OUR COLLECTIVE DECISION MAKING.
AS A TEAM OF 10, OUR COLLABORATION WILL BE CRUCIAL IN SUPPORTING THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SINCE OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, IT HAS BEEN A BUSY AND PRODUCTIVE MONTH.
I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY SHARING HIGHLIGHTS FROM SOME OF OUR ADVISORY COUNCILS, AS PART OF MY ENTRY PLAN, GATHERING INPUT FROM STAKEHOLDERS IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR WORK.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH SUPPORT STAFF, PARENTS, AND STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCILS FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THESE CONVERSATIONS HAVE ALREADY PROVIDED VALUABLE INSIGHT.
NEXT WEEK, OUR TEACHER ADVISORY COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE WITH A FOCUS ON ACADEMICS AND CURRICULUM.
I WANT TO PARTICULARLY HIGHLIGHT OUR STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THE STUDENT VOICE IS SO IMPORTANT IN GUIDING OUR DECISIONS, AND I'M COMMITTED TO MAKING THEIR PERSPECTIVES A PRIORITY IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THIS GROUP, WHICH INCLUDES STUDENTS IN GRADE 6-12 RECENTLY PARTICIPATED IN AN ACTIVITY WHERE THEY SHARED FEEDBACK ON VARIOUS AREAS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WHILE THE OVERALL SENTIMENT WAS POSITIVE, WE RECOGNIZE THERE IS ROOM FOR GROWTH.
THESE ONGOING DISCUSSIONS WILL HELP SHAPE OUR FUTURE PRIORITIES, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET INTO THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS.
ADDITIONALLY, MEMBERS OF OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGING IN CAMPUS WALKS.
THESE VISITS ALLOW US TO STAY CONNECTED TO THE WORK HAPPENING IN OUR CLASSROOMS DAILY AND PROVIDE DIRECT FEEDBACK TO CAMPUS LEADERS.
THE LEVEL OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, WE WITNESSED FIRSTHAND REAFFIRMS THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING A TOP TIER EDUCATION FOR EVERY STUDENT.
TOGETHER, WE ARE SETTING HIGH EXPECTATIONS AS WE STRIVE TO BECOME A HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOL DISTRICT.
OVER THE PAST MONTH, I HAVE ALSO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF CELEBRATING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS.
WE HAD 10 OUTSTANDING STUDENT ATHLETES IN FOOTBALL AND SOFTBALL OFFICIALLY SIGN THEIR NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT AT A SIGNING DAY CEREMONY.
THEIR DEDICATION, PERSEVERANCE, AND HARD WORK HAVE LED THEM TO THIS MILESTONE.
OUR DVHS ART STUDENTS EXCELLED AT THE VISUAL ARTS SCHOLASTIC EVENT BASE.
A IMPRESSIVE 60 ENTRIES EARNED THE HIGHEST RANKING OF FOUR RECEIVED AND FOUR RECEIVED REGIONAL MEDALS.
EVEN MORE EXCITING, SEVEN OF THESE PIECES ADVANCED TO THE STATE COMPETITION IN APRIL, AN INCREDIBLE FEAT CONSIDERING ONLY 7% OF 33,000 PIECES ADVANCE AT THIS LEVEL.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE TALENTED STUDENTS.
A REMINDER THAT FEBRUARY IS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH, AND WE ARE PROUD TO HIGHLIGHT THE VALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE.
CTE EQUIPS STUDENTS WITH REAL WORLD SKILLS THAT SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND CAREERS.
MANY OF OUR STUDENTS ARE EARNING CERTIFICATIONS AND INTERNSHIPS THAT GIVE THEM A COMPETITIVE EDGE IN THE WORKFORCE.
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE WE'VE BEEN SHOWCASING EACH CAREER PATHWAY THAT IS AVAILABLE TO OUR STUDENTS.
FINALLY, ON SATURDAY, I WAS PROUD TO WATCH OUR BALLET FOLK CATICAL TEAMS FROM BEATTY AND CREED MORE PERFORM AT THE VALLES DE MIA COMPETITION AT ST. EDWARDS UNIVERSITY.
THEIR DEDICATION AND PASSION FOR SHARING OUR RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH DANCE WE'RE INSPIRING TO SEE.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO NURTURE AND CELEBRATE THIS TRADITION IN OUR SCHOOLS.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD, LET'S CONTINUE WORKING TOGETHER TO BUILD ON THIS MOMENTUM AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENT, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY.
I AM EXCITED FOR WHAT IS AHEAD. THANK YOU.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
[VI.B. Proposed Mini Pitch Soccer Partnership]
WHICH IS THE PROPOSED MINI PITCH SOCCER PARTNERSHIP.>> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE PARTNERSHIP WITH SOCCER ASSISTS 4A TEXAS,
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WHICH WOULD AFFORD OUR COMMUNITY, ONE COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR, TO HAVE ACCESS TO A SPORTS FACILITY THAT WILL HELP OUR COMMUNITY, OUR STUDENTS IN PARTICULAR, BEGIN DEVELOPING SKILLS TO SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH OUR SCHOOLS.I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THIS PARTNERSHIP WOULD CONTINUE TO GROW WITH THE HOPES OF EXPANDING A FACILITY LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH A BOND OR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS.
WITH THIS, I AM GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO 4ATX AND SOCCER ASSIST TO SHARE ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE PARTNERSHIP.
>> HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ERIN ROCKLIN.
IT'S SUCH AN HONOR TO BE HERE.
IT'S NOT AN HONOR TO BE BATTLING THAT TRAFFIC THOUGH, IT TOOK ME AN HOUR.
IT WAS ROUGH OUT THERE, BUT I MADE IT JUST IN TIME.
BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, THRILLED TO BE HERE ON THIS POSSIBLE PARTNERSHIP.
LIKE I SAID, I'M A PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.
I'M ALSO THE FOUNDER OF SOCCER ASSIST.
THIS IS OUR 10TH YEAR ACTUALLY, AND WE'VE DONE A RANGE OF THINGS.
WE'VE DONE FREE CAMPS, SHOE AND BALL GIVEAWAYS OVER THE YEARS.
BUT IN THE LAST SIX YEARS, WE'VE REALLY FOCUSED OUR EFFORTS ON BUILDING THESE SOCCER MINI PITCHES, AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE VARIOUS PICTURES OF THESE THROUGHOUT THE SLIDES.
WE'VE BEEN A PART OF FIVE, AND AS JORDAN WILL OVERVIEW, THIS WILL BE THE 10TH POTENTIAL PITCH, OUR NEXT PITCH FOR 4ATX.
THESE JUST HAVE MADE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT IN THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES.
THE LAST THREE THAT WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN HAVE BEEN IN LOCKHART, BASTROP AND TAYLOR.
THEY'VE ALL BEEN REALLY BIG SUCCESSES.
ONE REASON I LOVE THEM IS IT'S KIND OF LIKE A TWO TIERED IMPACT.
A LITTLE BIT IS THE SOCCER STORY.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE SOCCER FANS OUT THERE, WE NEED MORE PLACES WITH LESS COACHES AND LESS SCREAMING PARENTS.
ALSO, THERE'S A LOT OF BENEFITS TO PLAYING ON HARD SURFACES, WHICH THIS WOULD BE.
BUT IT'S ALSO GOT JUST A HUGE COMMUNITY IMPACT, NOT JUST FOR THE SOCCER FANS OUT THERE, BUT FOR THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS, ETC.
OUR FIRST ONE WAS BUILT IN DOVE SPRINGS.
I'M PROUD TO SAY, AND HOPE YOU ALL WILL CONSIDER THIS, WE'VE YET TO BE TURNED DOWN YET WHEN WE'VE BROUGHT A SOCCER MINI PITCH TO A COMMUNITY, AND DEL VALLEY TO BE TOTALLY HONEST HAS BEEN A TARGET COMMUNITY FOR US.
OUR FOCUS THAT 4ATX SHARES IS ON SOCCER LOVING, UNDER UTILIZED, NEED MORE SAFE PLACES TO PLAY COMMUNITIES, AND DEL VALLE CHECKS ALL THE BOXES AND MORE.
WE'LL GO OVER SOME OF THE SPECIFICS, AND I WANT MY PARTNER HERE, JORDAN TO INTRODUCE HERSELF TOO.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH Y'ALL.
I'M OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS WITH 4ATX FOUNDATION.
I'M ORIGINALLY FROM NEW MEXICO.
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ALMOST A DECADE, GETTING VERY CLOSE TO AUSTIN NIGHT, SO TO SPEAK.
MY BACKGROUND, I HAVE A MASTER'S IN EDUCATION AND REALLY BIG ON POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND HOW WE CAN UTILIZE SOCCER AS A TOOL FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING AND REALLY SEE THE FIELD AS AN EXTENSION OF THE CLASSROOM.
ONE THING I'LL JUST MENTION IS 4ATX FOUNDATION, AS ERIN WAS SAYING, WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
BUT JUST TO REITERATE AGAIN, WE'RE THE NON-PROFIT ARM OF AUSTIN FC.
OUR MISSION IS ALL ABOUT USING THE POWER OF SOCCER TO HELP COMMUNITIES THRIVE PHYSICALLY, SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A REALLY BIG IMPACT HERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS ALONGSIDE SOME AWESOME PARTNERS LIKE ERIN.
>> THE ONE THING I'D LIKE, IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SEE HERE, BUT THIS IS AN INTENTIONALLY VERY UGLY PICTURE ON THE LEFT CORNER.
THAT MOST OF THESE COURTS THAT WE IMPLEMENTED ARE ON UNDER UTILIZED OR DILAPIDATED TENNIS COURTS.
THAT WAS OUR FIRST ONE IN DOVE SPRINGS THAT I'M PROUD THAT WE BROUGHT TO DOVE SPRINGS.
AT THAT POINT, THEY DIDN'T KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT IT, AND EVEN THEIR BOARD UNANIMOUSLY SAID, LET'S DO THIS, THIS IS AWESOME.
WE TOOK THAT MESS OF A TENNIS COURT AND TURNED IT INTO THAT.
A LITTLE BIT MORE ON, WE'VE OVERVIEWED A LOT OF THIS ALREADY.
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THE ONE WE WOULD BE PROPOSING PUTTING IN WOULD LOOK MORE LIKE THIS.YOU SEE IT'S GOT A GATE AROUND IT.
IT AS LIGHTING IS INCLUDED WITH THE PROJECT.
THIS IS KIND OF LIKE THE SECOND VERSION OF THESE PITCHES, WHICH NICER AND MORE ELABORATE, BUT THE PICTURES DO JUSTICE.
YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT THERE'S SOME PRETTY AWESOME CO BRANDING ON THIS PARTICULAR COURT, SAYS AUSTIN FC ON THE SIDE, 4ATX IS IN THE MIDDLE.
THIS WOULD BE ALSO A JOINT EFFORT WITH THE US SOCCER FOUNDATION WHO ACTUALLY LEADS THE INSTALLATION, AND THEY HAVE AN INITIATIVE, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL.
I'M PAST THE RAIN PART OF IT SO DISTRESSED NOW.
THE US SOCCER FOUNDATION HAS A NATIONAL GOAL OF MAKING 1,000 OF THESE, I BELIEVE, BY 2030.
>> I THINK WE'RE AT ABOUT 700. THAT'S MY RECALL.
THIS IS EXCITING, SO IT WOULDN'T ONLY BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, BUT IT FITS INTO A BIGGER INITIATIVE OF US SOCCER.
THEY'RE VERY, I CALL IT TURNKEY.
THEY MANAGE THE WHOLE, WE BASICALLY GIVE THEM THE MONEY, AND THEY MANAGE THE WHOLE PROJECT IN COLLABORATION IN PARTNERSHIP, OF COURSE, WITH YOUR COMMUNITY.
COMPONENTS HERE, GOALS, LED LIGHTING, FENCING, SEATING, ETC.
>> THEN IMPACT, I THINK ERIN MENTIONED IT ALREADY, BUT WE'RE ABOUT TO HIT OUR 10TH MINI PITCH.
THIS WOULD BE A BIG ONE FOR US, SO WE'RE HOPING TO MAKE A BIG SPLASH OF IT.
SO FAR, WE BUILT THESE NINE AND FIVE OF THEM HAVE BEEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOCCER ASSISTS.
YOU'LL SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT AREAS, FROM LOCKHART TO TAYLOR TO BASTROP.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH SOME DIFFERENT CITY ENTITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
>> TEN IS A VERY BIG NUMBER IN THE SOCCER.
I'M SAYING THAT JOKINGLY, BUT ALSO SERIOUS.
I KNOW THAT THE CLUB AND 4ATX, AS WELL AS SOCCER ASSIST WANT TO MAKE A PARTICULARLY BIG SPLASH WHEN WE OPEN THIS UP.
ON THAT NOTE, THERE'S A GREAT PICTURE.
WE ALWAYS REALLY DO HAVE FUN LAUNCH PARTIES.
WE HAVE GAMES FOR THE KIDS, AND USUALLY FOOD DRINK, PHOTOGRAPHS.
WE'VE DONE SOME VIDEOS OF ETC.
JUST SOME CUTE PICTURES HERE TOUCHED ON THIS.
>> WELL, THIS ONE I WAS GOING TO SAY IS ACTUALLY, I PULLED THIS PICTURE INTENTIONALLY BECAUSE YOU WILL SEE, THESE ARE SOME DEL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
WE HAD AT ONE OF OUR OTHER MINI PITCHES OUT NEAR THE STADIUM.
WE HAD A SOCCER TOURNAMENT, AND FOR MULTIPLE YEARS, DEL VALLE HAD ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED IN IT.
ONE OF OUR AREAS OF CRITERIA IS THINKING ABOUT A SOCCER LOVING COMMUNITY WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THESE PITCHES, AND TO ME, THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO COME OUT FROM DEL VALLEY TO AUSTIN.
FOR ME, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THAT RIGHT HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
>> I THINK THAT THIS HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED, BUT IN OUR EARLY CONVERSATIONS, THE TEAM HERE HAS IDENTIFIED DAILY MIDDLE SCHOOL AS A REALLY PROMISING POTENTIAL SITE.
ONE REASON WE ALSO LIKE IT IS BECAUSE IT WOULD GIVE ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BUT ALSO THERE WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FREE PLAY TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
ALL THE DETAILS ON THAT IN TERMS OF THE PRECISE LOCATION I'M LESS FAMILIAR WITH, BUT IN OUR REVIEW, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT, TURNING ONE OF THESE COURTS INTO IT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER EXAMPLES OF WHERE IT CAN NICELY CO-ALIGN AND COEXIST WITH REMAINING TENNIS COURTS.
TYPICALLY, THE TOTAL COST ON THE PROJECT IS $100,000.
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN THAT BASED ON OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH US SOCCER FOUNDATION.
THE SHORT STORY HERE IS BETWEEN 4ATX AND SOCCER.
WE HAVE IN POCKET READY TO GO, 80% OF THAT FUNDING.
THERE'S ABOUT, I'D SAY A 15-$20,000 GAP.
THAT, BY THE WAY, IS WHAT WE'VE ALSO BEEN THE LAST TWO PITCHES WE'VE DONE, INCLUDING LOCKHART, OUR SOCCER ASSIST THE LAST PITCH, AND SHOUT OUT TO MARC ESTRADA, WHO PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH MAP HERE.
YEAH, YOU'LL SEE THIS AWESOME PICTURE HERE.
THERE'S TYPICALLY FIVE LOGOS ON EVERY SINGLE PITCH.
WE'VE GOT 4ATX FOUNDATION, SOCCER ASSIST, DEL VALLEY, AND THEN A COUPLE OF OTHER PARTNERS WHO'VE HELPED BRING THIS PROJECT TOGETHER.
I KNOW ERIN ALREADY MENTIONED US SOCCER FOUNDATION, SO THEY'RE A GREAT NATIONAL ORG THAT REALLY HELPS PULL THIS ENTIRE PROJECT TOGETHER.
IF ANYONE'S FAMILIAR WITH GOING TO AN AUSTIN FC MATCH,
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YOU'VE GOT Q2 STADIUM.THEY'RE ONE OF AUSTIN FC FOUNDING PARTNERS.
THEY'RE OFFICIAL STADIUM NAMING RIGHTS PARTNER, AND THEY ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS 10TH MINI PITCH.
>> THEN A COUPLE OF LAST THINGS.
THIS IS A BIG INVESTMENT AND WE JUST ASK A FEW THINGS OF THE PARTNER.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE PARTICIPATION IN THE INNOVATION PROCESS.
WE MENTIONED THIS ALREADY. US SOCCER FOUNDATION, I WOULD SAY, HANDLES ABOUT 99% OF IT, AND WE JUST ASK FOR Y'ALL'S COOPERATION WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING ON THE ACTUAL LAND OR MAYBE THERE NEEDS TO BE FORKLIFT ACCESS OR WHATEVER IT IS.
JUST Y'ALL SUPPORT AND MAKING IT AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE.
THE OTHER ONE IS COLLABORATION WITH THE GRAND OPENING.
LIKE ERIN SAID, WE HAVE A GOOD TIME.
IT'S A GOOD REASON TO HOST A FUN PARTY AND HAVE A BLOCK PARTY.
WE'VE SEEN OTHER SITES AND OTHER SCHOOLS BRING OUT THEIR CHEERLEADERS AND MARCHING BANDS, AND THE ENTIRE SCHOOL IS INVITED AND OUR END, WE TRY TO BRING OUT SOME AUSTIN FC PLAYERS, PENDING SCHEDULES, NO PROMISES.
WE ALWAYS TRY TO BRING THEM OUT THERE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME ON THESE PITCHES, AND FOOD TRUCKS AND MUSIC AND ALL THE GOOD STUFF.
COME AND CELEBRATE THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION.
THEN, THE THIRD ONE IS COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC USAGE.
WE SAID THIS EARLIER, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS ABOUT, AN ASSET FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THIS CAN BE VERY FLEXIBLE AND WHAT THIS ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE FOR Y'ALL.
BUT REALLY LOOKING FOR THIS TO BE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE AND HOPING THAT IT DOESN'T TURN INTO SOMETHING THAT ENDS UP BECOMING RESERVABLE OR HAS TO BE, WITH FEES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I THINK WE DEAL A LOT WITH PAY TO PLAY HERE IN THE US, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE PITCHES CONTINUE TO STAY ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYBODY.
BUT AGAIN, THAT HAS LOOKED VERY DIFFERENT FROM EVERY SINGLE SITE.
FOR EXAMPLE, ANOTHER SCHOOL WE'VE WORKED WITH HAVE REQUESTED, DURING SCHOOL DAYS.
NOBODY'S ON THOSE PITCHES, BUT WEEKENDS AND EVENINGS THAT IS WHEN THE PUBLIC IS ABLE TO ACCESS THEM.
THEN, JUST LAST ONE IS MAINTENANCE.
I THINK WE SEE THIS AS AN EXTENSION OF AS ONGOING MAINTENANCE THAT YOU HAVE AT DIFFERENT RECREATIONAL SPACES.
BUT THAT'S NOT TO SAY. ERIN AND I ARE HERE, LIKE WE ARE PARTNERS, WE SEE A AS A LONG TERM PARTNER.
I LOVE WHAT YOU SAID, DR.CUTERA IS ABOUT THIS SOMETHING THAT CAN FORGE INTO SOMETHING NEW, AND SO WE'RE HERE AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT Y'ALL ARE ABLE TO PLAY ON IT SAFELY.
WE ARE HERE FOR THOSE CONTINUED CONVERSATIONS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE TWO QUICK POINTS.
THE MAINTENANCE, I DON'T WANT Y'ALL TO GET SCARED AWAY FROM THAT.
I WAS ALWAYS TOLD THE NUMBER ONE THING, GET WET LEAVES OFF THE SURFACE.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT NEEDS, AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST 10 YEARS.
IT'S MOSTLY ABOUT THAT CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE SURFACE.
BUT WE FOUND SO FAR PRETTY MINIMAL CRACKING AND NEGATIVE IMPACT.
>> WE'LL SAY, US SOCCER FOUNDATION ACTUALLY JUST LAUNCHED A NEW TYPE OF COURT MATERIAL.
IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN A LOT BETTER.
IT USED TO BE ACRYLIC AND WAS MORE PRONE TO CRACKING, WHEREAS THIS ONE IS A SNAP SPORTS COURT, AND HE SHOULD SAY THAT THREE TIMES.
BUT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE MUCH MORE DURABLE, MORE WEATHERPROOF, AND ALSO IT'S A SNAP IN.
YOU CAN LITERALLY SNAP OUT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, SNAP BACK IN, VERY EASY TO CUSTOMIZE AND REPLACE.
>> HERE'S THE PROPOSED TIMELINE.
I DON'T FEEL I NEED TO GO OVER THIS.
I GUESS THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY HERE.
BUT IF WE DO GET MOVING, WE'D LIKE TO GET MOVING QUICKLY BECAUSE WE WOULD LOVE FOR THIS TO LAUNCH IN JULY, AND IT TAKES 3-4 WEEKS TO ACTUALLY HAVE.
>> THIS IS JUST A RECOMMENDED PROPOSED TIMELINE.
IT'S NOT THAT THIS PROJECT CAN'T HAPPEN IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY JULY.
THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO BRING THIS TO FRUITION.
BUT LIKE AARON SAID, WE'RE AIMING FOR A JUNE GRAND OPENING BECAUSE IF YOU ALL HAVEN'T HEARD, AUSTIN FC IS GOING TO BE HOSTING A 2025 ALL-STAR GAME.
THAT IS THE BEST OF THE BEST FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE MESSIS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> MESSI WILL BE HERE IN AUSTIN.
>> HOPEFULLY. LAST YEAR HE GOT HURT, SO LET'S PRAY THAT HE'S GOOD.
BUT YES, HYPOTHETICALLY, MESSI AND ALL THE DIFFERENT BEST OF THE BEST ARE COMING OUT.
IT'S JUST A MOMENT THAT IS A HUGE SPOTLIGHT ON CENTRAL TEXAS AND ON THE WORK THAT WE DO, AND SO WANT TO UTILIZE THIS AS A MOMENT TO TELL THIS COLLECTIVE IMPACT THAT WE'VE HAD.
>> THE LAST THING I'D LIKE TO SAY IS MAYBE EASIER FOR ME TO SAY THAN FOR JORDAN, IS REALLY MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 4ATX AND AUSTIN FC.
4ATX IS THE CHARITABLE ARM OF AUSTIN FC AND DOES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK IN ALL DIFFERENT AREAS.
BUT WITH THAT SAID, THIS BRINGS A LOT OF AUSTIN FC EXCITEMENT AND CO-BRANDING INTO THE DEL VALLE COMMUNITY THAT I AM QUITE SURE WOULD BE WELL RECEIVED BY THE YOUTH THAT YOU SERVE.
WE'VE SEEN THAT BE VERY EXCITING,
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AND WE TRY AND MAKE THAT BE A PART OF THE LAUNCH DAY.I KNOW THE LAST COUPLE, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE TICKETS AWAY TO THE KIDS THAT COME TO THE LAUNCH.
I'M A BIG BELIEVER, AS I KNOW JORDAN IS AS WELL, AUSTIN FC, IT'S A LOVELY NAME, BUT IT'S MORE THAN AUSTIN.
I THINK DEL VALLE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT.
I DON'T SEE MANY COUNTER ARGUMENTS TO IT, BUT THAT'S FOR YOU ON THE SIDE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CAN WE BRIDGE ANY GAPS?
>> I DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS BECAUSE THERE MAY BE SOME WONDERINGS, BUT FIRST OFF, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
THIS WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WE SOUGHT OUT.
I THINK WE CAN ALL REALIZE THAT THIS IS AND WOULD BE A NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
MANY OF OUR KIDS DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN CLUB SPORTS AT AN EARLY AGE.
THIS WOULD AFFORD THEM THE ABILITY TO HAVE ACCESS TO A FACILITY AND BE ABLE TO DEVELOP, AS I SAID EARLIER, THOSE SKILLS WITH FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS.
HE DIDN'T MENTION THE COST, $100,000 WITH AN $80,000 CONTRIBUTION WITH THAT POSSIBLY MAYBE INCREASING A BIT.
WHAT I HAD SHARED WITH THE TEAM WHEN WE DID MEET IS THAT WE'RE ONLY GOING TO DO IT AT A COST OF ZERO.
WE FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL HAVE THE DONORS TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT IT IS AT NO COST TO THE DISTRICT WITH ADDITIONAL SPONSORSHIPS.
WE DO BELIEVE THIS WOULD BE A GREAT BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE FEEL THAT THIS IS SOMETHING OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS.
WE DO FEEL CONFIDENT THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN EXPAND UPON IN THE FUTURE, PERHAPS THROUGH ANOTHER PARTNERSHIP, BUT WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT IT IS AT NO COST TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO START ON THIS SIDE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
FIRST ONE IS, YOU MAY HAVE MENTIONED IT, BUT WHAT PROGRAMMING IS OFFERED? WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THE PROGRAMMING? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FROM A COMMUNITY STANDPOINT AND ALSO FROM A SCHOOL STANDPOINT?
>> 4ATX FOUNDATION, IN ADDITION TO BUILDING THESE MINI PITCHES, WE ALSO OFFER YEAR ROUND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ONLY IN AUSTIN ISD, BUT TO ME, AGAIN, THIS IS A LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE.
WE ACTUALLY OFFER AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL THAT DOES SOCCER PLUS SOCIAL LEARNING AND MINDFULNESS AND RESTRICTIVE PRACTICES.
WE ALSO DO A HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM WHERE KIDS ESSENTIALLY GET THEIR FIRST JOB WITH US.
THEY GET TO WORK AT AUSTIN FC MATCHES AND THEY GET TO GET COACHED AT SOME OF THEIR FORMER MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
WE'RE IN YEAR 5 RIGHT NOW AS AN ORGANIZATION AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO GROW AND DEVELOP THESE PROGRAMS AND WANT TO HOPEFULLY BRING THEM TO YOU ALL ONE DAY.
THAT'S WHAT THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS LOOK LIKE RIGHT NOW.
I WILL SAY THAT IN THE PAST, WE'VE ALSO HOSTED ONE-TIME CLINICS OVER AT SOUTHEAST PARK, SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO EXPLORE.
THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A TASTE OF THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER AT THIS TIME.
>> GOT YOU. THEN THE REST ARE GENERALLY ABOUT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AND WHATNOT.
I KNOW YOU SAID IN YOUR PRESENTATION THAT WOULD BE COMPLETELY ON US AND IT'S ALMOST MAINTENANCE FREE, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT'S NOT MAINTENANCE FREE, NUMBER 1? THEN WHAT IS THE LIFETIME OF A COURT LIKE THIS? THIS IS FANTASTIC AND I'M SURE THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO LOVE IT, BUT ONCE YOU GIVE SOMETHING TO SOMEBODY, YOU CAN'T TAKE IT AWAY.
IF THIS COURT ONLY LASTS THREE YEARS, WILL WE BE ON THE HOOK FOR ANOTHER 100 GRAND FOR THREE YEARS, OR WHAT'S THE LIFETIME OF COURT MATERIAL?
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE NOT EXPERTS IN THE SURFACE.
I THINK THE BETTER PEOPLE TO ASK THAT FOR WOULD BE THE REPS WHO ARE INSTALLING IT.
WITH THAT SAID, THE PROBLEMS OVER TIME THAT I'VE HEARD COULD HAPPEN 10 YEARS IS AROUND CRACKING, LIKE A TENNIS COURT CRACKS, AND THOSE CAN BE RESEALED AND RESURFACED.
THESE NEW ONES ARE DIFFERENT AND EASIER BECAUSE THEY'RE PIECES THAT CAN BE REPLACED.
SO FAR, THE FIVE THAT WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN HAVE BEEN MORE WHERE CRACKING COULD HAPPEN.
THE EXACT COST OF THAT, I DON'T FEEL QUITE CONFIDENT CITING WHAT THEY WERE, BUT A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS USUALLY TO GET THOSE CRACKS RESURFACED.
THEN PAINT, WELL, AGAIN, THESE NEW ONES MIGHT NOT EVEN HAVE THE PAINT.
>> THIS IS OUR FIRST NEW ONE, THE NEW STYLE, BUT THEY DO COME WITH A 16-YEAR WARRANTY.
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>> LIKE I SAID, WE'RE IN YEAR 5 TOO OF ACTUALLY PITCHES BECOMING A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.
ONE THING THAT I'LL SAY IS THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY TEAMING UP WITH A FEW DIFFERENT PARTNERS, INCLUDING SOCCER ASSIST AND SOME OTHER ORGS WHO ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN INCREASING ACCESS TO SOCCER.
WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT DOES A LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE PLAN LOOK LIKE BECAUSE I THINK WE NEVER WANT TO BE THE PARTNER WHO ONE AND DONE, WE'RE NEVER BACK AGAIN, BUT RATHER NOT ONLY IS THIS THE GIFT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU ALL ON TO MAKE SURE IT CONTINUES TO STAY SAFE FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED.
>> MY LAST, THIS IS MORE OF A COMMENT, COULD BE A QUESTION, BUT YOU MENTIONED THE INSTALL FROM A THIRD-PARTY VENDOR.
IS THERE ANY OPPORTUNITY WHATSOEVER TO BRING IN SOME OF OUR KIDS FROM OUR CTE PROGRAMS, PERHAPS OUR CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM, TO UNDERSTAND THE MATERIALS WHEN THEY'RE GOING IN, THE DESIGN PROCESS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO MAKE IT MORE ENHANCED LEARNING AS WE'RE INSTALLING THIS STUFF AND DESIGNING IT FOR THE DISTRICT?
>> IT'S REALLY INTERESTING. I LOVE THAT IDEA.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN TALK TO OUR VENDOR.
IT'S US SOCCER FOUNDATION, SO THEY ARE NOT ONLY VERSED IN THESE PITCHES, BUT THEY ALSO SIMILARLY CARE ABOUT YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.
WE'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUTH LEADERSHIP, SO SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BRING UP WITH THEM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE BURTON, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD. VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY.
>> THANK YOU. YOU MENTIONED THAT THE US SOCCER FOUNDATION IS THE ONE THAT'S TRYING TO MEET 1,000.
WE HAVE TWO OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOLS, ALL I'M SAYING.
[LAUGHTER] THEY NEED TO REACH THAT 1,000.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
>> THAT'S FIVE MORE DONORS. [LAUGHTER]
>> I DO THINK THAT OUR TENNIS COURTS ARE UNDERUTILIZED.
HOPEFULLY, IN THE AREA WHERE WE DON'T HAVE VALID TRANSPORTATION, THINGS LIKE THIS WOULD BE EASIER FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE IN.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.
>> I JUST HAVE A COMMENT. I DO THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE I DO LIVE IN THAT AREA.
I KNOW AND I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE NEEDS OF THAT PARTICULAR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> TRUSTEE PANTOJA. TRUSTEE RYAN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE VERY INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE HAVE DR. CANTU FOR THE TAPR REPORT,
[VI.C. Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR) Report]
TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT. THANK YOU.>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS AND DR. GUTIERREZ.
THIS EVENING, I'M INVITING OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, DR. VERONICA ALARCON, TO CO-PRESENT WITH ME BECAUSE I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM ME THE ENTIRE TIME.
I'VE GOT ANOTHER PRESENTATION AS WELL, AND SHE WILL ALSO BE A CO-PRESENTER.
BUT WHAT WE'RE BRINGING BEFORE YOU TODAY IS INFORMATION FROM THE '23/'24 SCHOOL YEAR.
WHILE I DO WANT TO TAKE MY TIME ON THIS, I THINK WHERE WE NEED TO INVEST MOST OF OUR TIME IS AT THE UPCOMING WORKSHOP WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THIS.
I'D LIKE TO SAY THIS IS ALMOST AN AUTOPSY, BUT WE STILL LEARN FROM THIS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
WHAT I ALSO WANT TO SAY IS THAT FOR TODAY, I WILL FOCUS ON ACADEMIC PARTS.
THERE'S A FEW OTHER PARTS THAT I WILL LEAVE OUT FOR TODAY, BUT WHEN WE HAVE OUR NEXT BOARD WORKSHOP, WE'LL GET INTO THE DETAILS AS WELL.
WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND FORTH A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEN WE'LL WRAP UP WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
I'LL START WITH THIS FIRST SLIDE BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO DR. ALARCON.
AS I WAS SAYING, THIS IS FROM THE '23/'24 SCHOOL YEAR, AND ALL OF THIS TIES TO FINAL ACCOUNTABILITY THAT HAPPENED WITH LAST SCHOOL YEAR.
WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE THIS AVAILABLE PUBLICLY, AND IT WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AS WE DO EVERY SCHOOL YEAR.
THE POSTING DATE, I BELIEVE, IS MARCH 3RD.
THE REASON WHY WE'RE POSTING ON MARCH 3RD IS BECAUSE ON MARCH 3RD WE ALSO HAVE TO RELEASE SOME OTHER FEDERAL REPORT CARDS THAT TIE WITH THIS DATA, SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO ONE BIG RELEASE.
>> GOOD EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE TEACHER YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
THIS PIE GRAPH IS JUST SHOWING HOW MANY OF OUR TEACHERS ARE WITHIN EACH OF THE EXPERIENCE YEARS.
STARTING WITH OUR LARGEST IS 34.2% OF OUR TEACHERS HAVE BETWEEN ONE AND FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
THE SECOND HIGHEST IS 23% WITH 11-20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
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THEN OUR THIRD ONE WITH 6-10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.OUR TEACHERS WHO HAVE LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE, THAT IS 7.4% OF OUR TEACHERS.
ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE AVERAGE TEACHER'S SALARY BY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
THE BEGINNING TEACHER HERE AT DEL VALLE IS 51,679, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THE STATE.
HOWEVER, YOU WILL SEE THAT IN ALL THE OTHER BRACKETS, WE ARE VERY COMPETITIVE, AND IN SOME CASES, WE ARE SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE STATE.
HERE WE HAVE THE CLASS SIZE AVERAGE BY GRADE AND BY SUBJECT.
YOU'LL SEE KINDER THROUGH GRADE 5 ON THE FIRST COLUMN.
THEN WE HAVE OUR DISTRICT AND OUR STATE.
YOU'LL SEE THAT HERE TOO WE'RE VERY ALIGNED WITH THE STATE.
HOWEVER, WHEN WE LOOK AT SECONDARY, STARTING WITH SIXTH GRADE, AGAIN, WE'RE VERY MUCH ALIGNED.
THE ONLY ONE THAT SOMEWHAT STANDS OUT IS GOING TO BE FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT 25.7 IN COMPARISON WITH THE STATE OF 18.8.
BUT YOU'LL ALSO SEE THAT MATHEMATICS, FOR THE DISTRICT, ON AVERAGE, WE HAVE 15.4 STUDENTS IN OUR CLASSROOM WHERE THE STATE HAS AN AVERAGE OF 17.5.
IN THIS SLIDE, WHAT IT IS IS WE ARE COMPARING THE DISTRICT AND THE STATE AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THE ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS.
THIS PARTICULAR REPORT HAD A TOTAL OF 11,266 STUDENTS.
STARTING WITH OUR LARGEST GROUP IS HISPANIC AT 84.7% IN COMPARISON WITH THE STATE WHO HAD 52.3%.
AGAIN, WITH A TOTAL OF 11,266.
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, 90% OF OUR STUDENTS FALL WITHIN THAT FOR OUR DISTRICT IN COMPARISON WITH THE STATE WHO HAS ON AVERAGE 62.3%.
WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT EMERGENT BILINGUAL, WE HAVE 49.2% OF OUR STUDENTS WHO FALL IN THAT CATEGORY IN COMPARISON TO THE STATE WHO IS 24.4.
AT RISK, WE HAD 74.4 FOR DISTRICT.
WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR PROGRAMS, FOR BILINGUAL STUDENTS, AGAIN, 51.1, FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION GRADES 9-12, IT'S 62.8, OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION IS 17% OF OUR POPULATION WOULD FALL UNDER SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND FOR OUR GIFTED AND TALENTED EDUCATION, WE HAVE 5% OF OUR STUDENTS IN THAT PROGRAM.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND JUST GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THIS SLIDE IS TELLING US.
IF WE LOOK AT THE BOTTOM, WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE GRADE LEVEL.
WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT GRADES 3, 4, AND 5.
THE SCALE IS 0-100, AND ALL OF OUR GRAPHS ARE GOING TO LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO THIS.
IN THE TITLE, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE YEAR, THE CONTENT, SO WE HAVE READING PROFICIENCY.
THIS IS STUDENTS THAT MET, IN THE MEETS, OR ABOVE.
ON THE VERY FIRST BAR, WE ALWAYS STARTED WITH THE STATE, AND THAT'S IDENTIFIED IN BLUE.
IN THE SECOND, THE BAR IN GREEN IS THE REGION, AND WE'RE REGION 13.
THEN FOR THE DISTRICT, YOU'LL SEE US IDENTIFIED AS ORANGE THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT GRAPHS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT TODAY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WAS, FOR INSTANCE, FOR GRADE 5, 41% OF OUR STUDENTS MET EXPECTATION FOR MEETS OR HIGHER IN READING.
THEN ANOTHER ONE TO HIGHLIGHT WOULD BE 42% OF OUR STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION MET THE READING MEETS OR ABOVE.
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>> WE DON'T WANT TO GO SLIDE BY SLIDE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF SLIDES.
WE'LL TELL YOU WHICH SLIDES WE'RE GOING TO SHOW AND THEN WE'LL HIGHLIGHT.
BUT WHAT YOU'LL NOTICE IS THAT THEY ALL LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO THE FIRST ONE.
AGAIN, DRAWING ATTENTION TO THAT DISTRICT LINE AND THEN OF COURSE, [INAUDIBLE].
>> ON THIS ONE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS THAT THERE IS A TREND FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND THAT IS THE THIRD TO THE LAST BAR, AND WE SEE A TREND THAT IS A 9%, 11%, AND 12%.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER AS A ADMINISTRATION AND ALSO FOR CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, WE COME TOGETHER WEEKLY, AND WE TALK ABOUT WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS THAT WE NEED TO REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO.
WHEN WE'RE DOING WALK THROUGHS, WE HAVE FREQUENT WALK THROUGHS AND WE ALSO GIVE TIMELY FEEDBACK WITH NEXT ACTIONABLE STEPS.
WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS, ONE OF THE THINGS IS THAT WE WANT TO IMPACT THAT ONE IN PARTICULAR, AND SO WE DO HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS WHERE WE ARE CONCENTRATING ON SPECIAL EDUCATION SO THAT WE CAN POSITIVELY IMPACT THE TREND THAT WE'RE SEEING HERE.
>> I THINK WHAT I WOULD ADD TO THIS IS ON OUR NEXT BOARD WORKSHOP, WE'RE DELVING INTO OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION AUDIT.
ONE OF THE FINDINGS YOU'LL NOTICE CORRELATES WITH THIS.
THERE IS A LOW ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND SO THEN THE QUESTION BECOMES, WHAT DO WE DO? THAT'S PART OF THE PLAN THAT WE'LL DELVE INTO DEEPER ON THE NEXT BOARD WORKSHOP.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SKIP OVER IF YOU ALL DON'T MIND.
JUST BRIEFLY, WE HAVE ENGLISH 1 AND 2.
AGAIN, NOTICE THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN STATE AND REGION.
WE LIKE TO COMPARE OURSELVES TO THE STATE AND REGION EVEN THOUGH DEMOGRAPHICALLY, WE MAY NOT LOOK THE SAME.
THAT IS A GOOD BENCHMARK, ESPECIALLY WITH THE REGION.
NOW, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE'RE JUMPING FROM READING TO MATHEMATICS.
IN THE MATHEMATICS, WE'VE GOT AGAIN GRADES 3, 04, 5, SO THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH GRADE DISCREPANCY BUT YOU CAN SEE SOMETHING HAPPENS IN FOURTH GRADE BECAUSE WITH THAT COHORT, WE WERE ABLE TO CLOSE THE GAP.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR FROM A CN LANDS TO SAY, WHAT'S DIFFERENT WITH THAT COHORT? WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT FOURTH GRADE A YEAR? WHO ARE OUR TEACHERS? IS THE CURRICULUM DIFFERENT? THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT THIS DATA ASK OR THAT WE ASK OURSELVES WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS DATA.
JUMPING TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE A ZERO.
THAT IS VERY ALARMING WHEN WE SEE GRADE 7 MATHEMATICS.
PART OF THAT IS THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THAT'S WHEN WE BEGIN TO SEPARATE OUR STUDENTS INTO ADVANCED COURSEWORK BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IF WE HAVE ALGEBRA 1 IN EIGHTH GRADE FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE READY FOR THAT, THEN WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE FOR POST SECONDARY SUCCESS FOR THOSE STUDENTS.
THE STUDENTS IN EIGHTH GRADE WHO TAKE THAT ALGEBRA 1, WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT IN SEVENTH GRADE, THEY DON'T TAKE THAT TEST.
THE STUDENTS WHO ACTUALLY TAKE THE TEST ARE STUDENTS WHO ARE ON GRADE LEVEL.
YOU'LL NOTICE THOUGH THAT OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE A GRADE LEVEL ARE NOT PERFORMING AT THE MEATS LEVEL.
THAT IS WHY WE BRING IN A NEW CURRICULUM.
THIS YEAR, WE'RE IMPLEMENTING CARNEGIE MATH, A CURRICULUM THAT HAS BEEN ROLLED OUT ACROSS THE STATE.
I WILL SAY THAT THE LEVEL OF RIGOR IS EXTREMELY HIGHER THAN WHAT IT PROBABLY IS ON STAR.
BUT REMEMBER OUR END GAME IS NOT STAR.
OUR END GAME IS POST SECONDARY READINESS.
WE WANT TO PREPARE EVERY SINGLE STUDENT TO HAVE THE CHOICE AND THE OPTION IF THEY CHOOSE TO GO TO COLLEGE TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY AND BE WELL PREPARED.
NOW WHAT WE'RE DOING IS RECREATING STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO GO INTO REMEDIAL MATH.
WHAT THIS DOES IS IT SOUNDS AN ALARM FOR US, BUT I WILL SAY THAT THIS YEAR, ALREADY WE ARE EXPLORING CARNEGIE WITH FULL ROLL OUT NEXT YEAR IN SEVENTH GRADE.
WHAT I ALSO WANT TO SAY IS THAT WE DON'T WAIT UNTIL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
ONE OF THE MOVES THAT WE WILL ALSO MAKE AT THE ELEMENTARY IS ADOPTING PART OF WHAT TEA IS ROLLING OUT, WHICH IS A MATH NOW CALLED BLUE BONNET TO BEGIN TO INTRODUCE CONCEPTS AT A CONCEPTUAL AND A PROCEDURAL LEVEL FOR OUR STUDENTS.
AT LEAST WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL AND WHERE I GREW UP,
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THEY TAUGHT ME THE PROCEDURE.I KNEW IF I SAW A FORMULA, WHAT TO DO BUT MATHEMATICALLY, THE CONCEPT DIDN'T NECESSARILY STICK.
WHAT THESE TWO CURRICULA DO IS THEY TEACH STUDENTS THE PROCEDURAL MATH AND THE CONCEPTUAL MATH, SO THAT REGARDLESS OF THE GRADE OR REGARDLESS OF HOW IT'S INTRODUCED, STUDENTS UNDERSTAND CONCEPTS BUT THAT IS REALLY DIFFICULT.
NOW, WE GO INTO END OF COURSE, SCIENCE, THREE THROUGH EIGHT, AND THEN OF COURSE, WE ONLY HAVE A FIFTH GRADE, EIGHTH GRADE, AND THEN A BIOLOGY TEST AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU'LL SEE THAT DISCREPANCY ALL THE WAY ACROSS.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE NOT UP TO THE CHALLENGE AND THAT WE DON'T ADJUST THIS THROUGH CURRICULAR ADJUSTMENT.
SOCIAL STUDIES AT EIGHTH GRADE IS A VERY TOUGH TEST.
IT IS A TEST THAT HAS THE MOST THAT SHOULD NOT BE AN EXCUSE.
BUT OBVIOUSLY, YOU SEE WHEN WE FOCUS IN ON US HISTORY BY THE TIME WE GET TO HIGH SCHOOL, WE CLOSE THAT ACHIEVEMENT GAP.
BUT IT IS A TOUGH TEST IN EIGHTH GRADE.
THEN NOW WE START MOVING TO ALL GRADE LEVELS ACROSS ALL GRADES FOR THE DIFFERENT SUBJECT AREAS.
WE HAVE OUR WORK CUT OUT FOR US.
I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO SUGARCOAT ANYTHING.
THAT IS WHY WE ARE ON CAMPUSES.
I KNOW DR. GUTIERREZ HAS INVITED SOME BOARD MEMBERS ON WALKS.
YOU ALL WILL SEE THE REALITY, BUT WE DON'T GIVE UP ON OUR STUDENTS, AND THAT'S THE IMPORTANT PART.
THEN ON MARCH 4TH, WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL DIVE DEEP INTO WHAT WE'RE DOING THIS YEAR.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO DR. [INAUDIBLE] TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GROWTH BECAUSE HERE WE SEE IT AT HAND.
>> ONE OF THE BIG TRENDS THAT WE'RE SEEING IS THAT THERE IS A ROOM FOR GROWTH AND WE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT GROWTH.
YOU'LL SEE BETWEEN 4, 5, AND 6, WE DO HAVE THE DISTRICT IS STILL SHOWING IN ORANGE.
WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF ROOM FOR GROWTH DEFINITELY.
WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR PLCS FOR TEACHERS, OUR LESSON PLANS HAVE THE RIGOR THAT IS NECESSARY FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WE HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT WE CONTINUE TO STRUCTURE ALL OF OUR CLASSES THAT PROVIDES A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
YOU'LL SEE HERE THAT THIS IS FOR ENGLISH.
WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT SECONDARY, SO 7, 8 ENGLISH 1, AND ENGLISH 2, WE STILL HAVE DEFINITELY NOT THE GROWTH THAT WE WANT.
WE DEFINITELY WANT HIGHER GROWTH.
BUT AGAIN, LIKE DR. GUTIERREZ SAID, WE ARE NOT GOING TO SUGAR COATED.
THIS IS WHERE WE ARE SPENDING A LOT OF OUR TIME AND ENSURING THAT WE HAVE ALL THE PROCEDURES, ALL OF THE LEARNING NECESSARY AND RESOURCES FOR ALL OF OUR TEACHERS.
WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR MATHEMATICS, WE DO SEE IN 4, 05, AND 6 IN FOURTH, WE ARE COMPATIBLE TO THE REGION.
OBVIOUSLY, WE ALWAYS WANT TO BE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL FOR OUR STUDENTS.
FIFTH GRADE AND SIXTH GRADE DO SHOW SIXTH GRADE, YOU CAN SEE DOES HAVE THE SMALLEST AMOUNT OF GROWTH.
HERE SEVENTH, EIGHTH, AND ALGEBRA.
HERE, THIS ONE IS SLIGHTLY DOWN.
WE HAVE BOTH SUBJECTS PUT TOGETHER ON THE VERY FIRST BAR GRAPH.
YOU'LL SEE THAT BOTH READING AND MATH.
THIS IS A COMPOSITE OF ALL THE GRADE LEVELS THAT ARE TESTED.
WE SHOW 53% IN GROWTH, THEN WE SEE ALL GRADE LEVELS THAT TESTED IN ELA AND READING WILL BE IN THE SECOND ONE AND THEN MATHEMATICS ON THE THIRD.
THIS IS A COMPOSITE OF ALL OF THOSE CONTENT AREAS PUT TOGETHER ACROSS ALL OF THE CONTENT AREAS THAT WERE TESTED.
ATTENDANCE. WHEN WE LOOK AT ATTENDANCE, YOU'LL SEE THAT AS THE DISTRICT, WE'RE AT 89.1.
THAT IS ONE OF OUR INITIATIVES WHERE WE ARE WANTING TO ACROSS THE DISTRICT, ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE IN SCHOOL.
DR. GUTIERREZ AND DR. GUNTHU DID PUT A CHALLENGE, AND WE DID SEE A,
I'LL TALK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT'S NOT A FULL CELEBRATION BUT SOMETHING DID HAPPEN.
WELL, EVERY WEEK IN OUR SUPERINTENDENT LEADERSHIP, THE CHART FROM DR. GUTIERREZ IS THAT WE CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN ABA.
WE CAN SEE EVERY CAMPUS, EVERY GRADE LEVEL, WEEK BY WEEK, AND WE TRACK IT AND WE OWN IT.
LAST WEEK, DR. GUTIERREZ SAID, LET'S TALK TO OUR PRINCIPALS.
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LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN.THE FOLLOWING OR ACTUALLY THAT SAME AFTERNOON, I MET WITH OUR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND I SAID, A QUARTER OF A PERCENT.
LET'S JUST START SOMEWHERE, LET'S JUST TURN THAT NEGATIVE SLOPE THE OPPOSITE WAY.
THEY SAID, OKAY, CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
THEY BRAINSTORMED ON THE CALL.
WE HAVE A WEEKLY OPERATIONS HUDDLE.
THEY BRAINSTORMED ON THE CALL AND A RESULT THAT WAS TUESDAY.
BETWEEN TUESDAY AND FRIDAY, WE SAW THAT NOT JUST STOP, BUT IT WENT UP JUST SLIGHTLY.
WHAT I TOLD THE PRINCIPALS IS WHAT THIS TELLS ME AS YOUR LEADER, IS THAT WHEN WE PUT OUR BRAINS TOGETHER AND WHEN WE SET A GOAL, WE CAN REACH OUR GOAL.
NOW, AGAIN, IT'S NOT A FULL CELEBRATION BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET TO WHERE WE WANT TO BE, BUT I TOLD THEM BY THIS FRIDAY, WE'RE GOING TO CHECK IT AGAIN, AND WE WANT TO SEE THAT INCREASE.
I COULD SEE SMILES ON THEIR FACE.
ACTUALLY, MY QUESTION WAS, WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE? BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN TRYING THINGS, BUT WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE? THAT IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE SO THAT WHATEVER WORKED AT EACH SCHOOL, WE SHARE OUT WITH THE OTHER CAMPUSES TO ENSURE THAT EACH CAMPUS HAS VARIOUS TOOLS THAT THEY CAN PULL SO THAT WE CAN SEE THEN THAT TREND.
IF YOU ALL RECALL FROM THE LAST BUDGET WORKSHOP, ABOUT A 2% GROWTH.
IF I MISQUOTE THIS, MS. EDGAR, PLEASE CORRECT ME, IT'S ABOUT 1.8 MILLION.
THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE MONEY, BUT WE KNOW THAT IN TOUGH TIMES RIGHT NOW, WE KNOW THAT THAT IS IMPORTANT.
BUT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT IS ABOUT GETTING STUDENTS IN SEATS SO THAT STUDENTS ARE LEARNING EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I DID WANT TO TAKE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE AREN'T OKAY WITH THAT 89% BECAUSE THERE'S NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T BE ON PART WITH THE STATE OR THE REGION.
THE STATE DOES IDENTIFY DROPOUTS FROM GRADE 7 AND 8, AND THEN THEY HAVE A SEPARATE CATEGORY FOR GRADE 9 AND 12.
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT FOR SEVENTH AND EIGHTH, WE HAVE LESS THAN 1% OF OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AS DROPOUT.
THEN IN GRADES 9-12, WE HAVE 1.1%, WHICH IS 1.12 MUCH.
REALLY, MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE ALL THE RESOURCES, ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES, AND SO KEEPING AN EYE ON THIS AND ENSURING THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ATTENDING SCHOOL AND THAT THEY ARE HERE FOR WHATEVER THEIR TRAJECTORY YOU MAY TAKE THEM.
>> THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CALCULATE COMPLETION RATES A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
WHAT YOU'LL SEE HERE MAKE SURE BECAUSE THEY DO FOUR.
PERFECT. THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO SEE. FOUR YEARS.
FROM THE TIME THE STUDENTS WALKED ONTO THE HIGH SCHOOL, FOUR YEARS LATER REGARDLESS OF CREDITS, WHERE ARE THEY? YOU CAN SEE, AGAIN, WE WANT TO BE COMPETITIVE WITH THE STATE IN THE REGION.
WE WRITE 85.7, WE WANT TO BE ABOVE 90.
THE DIFFERENCE THOUGH IS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, WE DO GET A LITTLE MORE COMPETITIVE.
WE'RE AT 90% FOR ALL WHERE WE SEE THE JOBS AS THE INDIVIDUAL SUB POPS ARE WHITE STUDENTS AND OUR STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, YOU WANT TO SEE THOSE ABOVE 90.
YOU WANT TO SEE THEM CLOSE 100%.
THE REALITY IS THAT THE STUDENTS WHO WE TRANSFER OVER TO THE OPPORTUNITY CENTER IS BECAUSE THEY NEED INTENSIVE SUPPORT AND SO YES, THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOWER.
BUT THOSE ARE OUR DROPOUTS THAT WE'RE RECOVERING.
THOSE ARE STUDENTS WHO WE KNOW THAT AFTER FOUR YEARS, THEY NEED A FIFTH YEAR, SOMETIMES THEY NEED A SIXTH YEAR.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE STATE AVERAGE IS 90.3, WE WERE AT 90.6.
THE REGIONAL AVERAGE WAS AT 91.2, WE WERE AGAIN AT 90.6 ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
IT JUST TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY, WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YEAR 4.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IS STUDENTS CONTINUING, AND SO WE DO PICK UP JUST SLIGHTLY MORE CONTINUERS AND GRADUATES, BUT THERE'S THAT 2.5% DROPOUT THAT WE STILL HAVE AFTER.
NOW, WE'RE GOING TO SHIFT INTO COLLEGE READINESS.
COLLEGE READY, WHEN OUR STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOL.
WHAT THIS MEANS IS, DID THEY PASS SAT OR WHAT WERE THE SCORES ON SAT, THE STATE AS A THRESHOLD?
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ARE THEY CCMR READY? ARE THEY CT READY? THAT COMES INTO THE CAREER READINESS IN COLLEGE.THEY LOOK AT ALSO COMPLETION WITH OUR ADVANCED DEGREES, OUR ASSOCIATES DEGREE.
AGAIN, WE WANT TO BE COMPETITIVE WITH THE STATE AND THE REGION.
WE'RE NOT TOO FAR OFF FROM THE STATE, BUT THERE IS FOR THE REGION.
CAREER READINESS IS CCMR, LOOKING SPECIFICALLY AT IBC.
ARE THEY READY FOR A CAREER? WE WANT TO BE AGAIN IN THE 70S WITH THE REGION OF STATE.
>> AGAIN, JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE DATA FOR POST SECONDARY READINESS. THERE IS A GAP.
WE GOT TO START EXPOSING OUR STUDENTS IN EIGHTH GRADE.
WE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING PLENTY OF TESTING OPPORTUNITIES.
WE KNOW THAT THESE TESTS ARE DIFFICULT, BUT WITH REPEATED EXPOSURE, THE SCORE GOES UP EVERY SINGLE TIME.
WE'VE GOT FEE WAIVERS AND WE WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO TEST AS MANY TIMES AS THEY NEED.
THEN FINALLY, WE LOOK AT, SO ONCE OUR STUDENTS GRADUATE, WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM.
YOU'LL SEE A SIDE-BY-SIDE, WE ASKED FOR A COMPARISON.
WE LOOKED AT A CAMPUS THAT WAS REALLY COMPARABLE.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO HER TO TALK ABOUT WHY SHE CHOSE THIS CAMPUS.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT THE DEMOGRAPHICS LOOKED LIKE US.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A COMPATIBLE DISTRICT.
WHAT I FOUND WAS A DISTRICT DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL IN ALDEN ISD.
THE TOTAL POPULATION IS 3,254, AND THAT'S IN COMPARISON TO DELVALLEL 3,503.
VERY MUCH A COMPARISON WITHIN THE ENROLLMENT.
WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT ECO DISC, DELVALLEL IS AT 80.5, AND OUR COMPARISON DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL IS AT 88.6.
THIS WAS A GOOD WAY TO MEASURE.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE GPA FOR FIRST YEAR IN PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION.
WHAT IT DOES IS IT TAKES THE TOTAL OF GRADUATES, AND IT LOOKS TO SEE IF THEY HAD A GREAT POINT AVERAGE OF A 2.0 OR LESS, WHETHER THEY WERE BETWEEN A 2.0 AND A 2.49 AND 2.5 AND A 2.9, AND THEN IT CONTINUES IN THAT FASHION.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE KNOW THAT STUDENTS THAT ARE PREPARED FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.
STUDENTS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO RIGOROUS EDUCATION AND ARE MEETING THOSE EXPECTATIONS CAN HAVE A HIGHER GPA IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
ALL THIS DOES IS IT IS SHOWING US OUR COMPARISON GROUP, EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS SIMILAR, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT WITH A LOT OF GROWTH AND INTENTIONALITY AND TARGETING, WE WILL BE ABLE TO INCREASE THOSE PERCENTAGES OF STUDENTS WHO ARE IN HIGHER OR THAT ARE GOING TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND THEIR GRADE POINT.
>> IF WE COULD GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE VIOLENT AND CRIMINAL INCIDENTS.
>> I DON'T HAVE THAT ONE ON HERE, BUT IF YOU WANT TO SHARE.
>> YEAH, I WILL. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TO REPORT AS PART OF THE TAPER AND PRESENT IT PUBLICLY THOSE NUMBERS.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO DIG MORE INTO ON THE THIRD AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION ON SOME OF THE DISCIPLINE CHALLENGES, AND I THINK WHAT IN REALITY, WHY BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROBABLY CAUGHT OFF GUARD IS BECAUSE WE WEREN'T REPORTING THESE AS THEY WERE HAPPENING LIKE WE DO NOW.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS GET INTO THE SPECIFICS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE ARSON THAT'S REPORTED, THOSE WERE LIKE DUMPSTER FIRES IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
AS IN MY EXPERIENCE, I'VE HAD KIDS THAT HAVE SET UP GARBAGE CANS, TRASH CANS ON FIRE IN A BUILDING.
BUT WE WILL DIG INTO THOSE FURTHER.
WE WANT TO TRY TO DIG INTO OUR DISCIPLINE DATA IN WHICH WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT JUST SOME OF THE COMPLIANCE PIECES ALONG WITH THAT AS MISS BIDDINGS IS TRANSITIONING AND LEARNING ABOUT SOME OF OUR PRACTICES THAT ARE INTERESTING.
I THINK AND CONTINUING ON WITH JUST AS I'M LOOKING AT THIS DATA,
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AND AS I LOOKED AT IT, AS I WAS LOOKING TO COME TO DEL VALLE ISD, AND I'M AT A CAMPUS TODAY, WHICH I WON'T NAME.IT'S QUITE EVIDENT WHY THE CAMPUS IS FAILING.
IT'S A LACK OF RIGOR, A LACK OF PLANNING, A LACK OF STRUCTURES, A LACK OF SYSTEMS THAT RESULTS IN THE GRADES THAT WE ARE RECEIVING.
I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY ALONG WITH THE TEAM TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON CAMPUSES, AND WE'RE FINDING A COMMON THEME AT THE CAMPUSES THAT HAVE STRUGGLED IS THAT OFTENTIMES THE LESSON OR INSTRUCTION IS INALIGNED TO THE STANDARDS, AND THE STANDARDS ARE WRITTEN IN A WAY THAT ARE RIGOROUS TO PREPARE A STUDENT STAR, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY TO GET THEM COLLEGE CAREER, MILITARY READY.
THERE'S VERBS WITHIN THOSE STANDARDS.
WHAT WE WANT TO SEE WHEN WE GO INTO THE CLASSROOM IS IF IT'S STUDENTS, THE VERB IS ANALYZED, THAT THEY'RE DOING ANALYZING THAT THEY'RE DESCRIBING, THAT THEY'RE IDENTIFYING, AND WE'RE SEEING A SIGNIFICANT DISCONNECT THERE AND IT MAKES SENSE.
AS I'M GOING INTO CLASSROOMS, AS I'M SEEING WHAT'S HAPPENING ON CAMPUSES, I UNDERSTAND WHY THE CAMPUS IS NOT PERFORMING.
PERHAPS YOU HAVE INSTANCES WHERE A GRADE LEVEL IS JUST GOING TO OPT OUT OF TEACHING LANGUAGE ARTS.
KIDS ARE TESTED ON LANGUAGE ARTS.
IF YOU DON'T TEACH LANGUAGE ARTS IN FOURTH GRADE, THERE'S GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT GAP IN FIFTH GRADE.
PERHAPS WE'VE GOT A CALENDAR WHERE WE BUILD IN PLC TIMES ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
YOU ALL THE PRIOR BOARD, HAS MADE AN INVESTMENT IN ENSURING THAT WE ARE AFFORDING OUR TEACHERS THAT TIME ON A FRIDAY.
WELL, WE'RE SEEING A LACK OF CONSISTENCY.
NOW, IF YOU GO TO AN A OR B CAMPUS, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOLID STRUCTURES IN PLACE, LIKE AT SMITH OR AT NEWTON COLLINS, WHERE TEACHERS ARE COMING TOGETHER.
I HAPPENED TO GO TO NEWTON COLLINS ON FRIDAY, AND WE HAVE THE PRIOR PRINCIPAL HERE, AND I GOT TO SEE THEM LOOKING AT THEIR BENCHMARK DATA, AND THEY'RE IDENTIFYING HOW THEY'RE GOING TO RESPOND AND THEY'RE BUILDING INTERVENTION GROUPS.
BUT THEN YOU GO TO CAMPUSES THAT ARE F CAMPUSES, AND YOU SEE MAYBE CONFERENCE TIME.
YOU DON'T SEE A SENSE OF URGENCY.
IT'S AN F CAMPUS, AND WE DON'T SEE TEACHERS COMING TOGETHER PLANNING AND UTILIZING THAT TIME AS IT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD FOR THAT ACADEMIC CALENDAR.
NOW, WE APPROVE THAT CALENDAR AGAIN, AND WE ARE GUARANTEEING THAT THAT TIME IS GOING TO BE USED, AND WE ARE SUPPORTING THOSE CAMPUSES AND HELPING THEM BUILD STRUCTURES.
BUT WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY GOING TO A CAMPUS TODAY, MY TEAM, WE MET ON A CAMPUS TODAY UNANNOUNCED, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
AFTER TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO BE ON THAT CAMPUS ONCE A WEEK.
BECAUSE STUDENTS AREN'T LEARNING.
YOU'VE GOT STUDENTS DOING MULTIPLICATION TABLES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH.
YOU SEE WHAT IS BUILT IN TIME TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR STAR.
YOU DON'T SEE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ALIGNED TO THE CURRICULUM TO STANDARDS.
YOU DON'T SEE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE FOR TEACHERS TO DEVELOP LESSON PLANS TO SUPPORT THE LEARNING.
AND WHAT I SEE AND WHAT I SAW TODAY AND ARTICULATED TO THE CAMPUS WAS THIS IS AN F SCHOOL, AND THIS SCHOOL WILL BE AN F WHEN WE GET OUR ACCOUNTABILITY RATING.
WHEN I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO PUSH, I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE AT ALL LEVELS.
BUT ALONG THE WAY, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE THERE TO COACH TO MONITOR, AND WE HAVE SEEN CAMPUSES THAT HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY RECEPTIVE TO IT.
BUT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHAT I WANT YOU ALL TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT THERE ARE REASONS WHY THESE SCHOOLS ARE FAILING BECAUSE THERE ARE PRACTICES LEADING TO THAT THAT HAVE TO CHANGE.
WE'RE DOING A DISSERVICE WHEN WE DON'T GIVE OUR KIDS ACCESS TO GRADE-LEVEL MATERIAL.
WE'RE DOING A DISSERVICE WHEN WE DON'T ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ENGAGED IN COLLABORATIVE LEARNING.
WE'RE DOING A DISSERVICE WHEN WE DON'T SET A HIGH EXPECTATION AND INSTEAD ARE LIKE, WELL, POOR ME WHOLE.
WELL, I WAS POOR, TOO, BUT I HAD ACCESS TO GRADE-LEVEL STANDARDS.
WE MAY MEET SOME RESISTANCE, BUT THIS IS A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE NINE OF THE 14 CAMPUSES ARE FAILING.
AD IS FAILING JUST AS AN F IS.
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THERE ARE A LOT OF PRACTICES THAT HAVE TO CHANGE, BUT WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE PEOPLE ON THIS TEAM SITTING HERE IN THIS ROOM WHO ARE ALL IN, AND DIFFICULT DECISIONS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE MADE.VERY SOON BECAUSE I CANNOT WALK INTO A BUILDING, A CLASSROOM, AND SEE A DISSERVICE BEING DONE TO OUR STUDENTS AND THEN WALK AWAY AND JUST MOVE ON AS BUSINESS AS USUAL.
I THINK MAYBE THAT'S HAPPENED.
I'M GOING TO GO TO SLEEP WITH A HEAVY HEART TODAY BECAUSE OF WHAT I WITNESSED.
NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO START THIS SCHOOL YEAR IN AUGUST OR JULY, AND WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN EXCUSE BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE DAY, WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE EVERY SINGLE MINUTE.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, AND I TALKED TO DR. [INAUDIBLE] TODAY.
I SAID, I DON'T KNOW HOW DO I HELP OUR BOARD UNDERSTAND.
HOW DO I PAINT A PICTURE OF WHAT I'M WITNESSING SO THAT OUR BOARD UNDERSTANDS THE CURRENT STATE.
THE DATA TELLS A STORY, BUT I'VE GOT TO TELL A STORY OF WHAT IS ACTUALLY BEING PRACTICED IN OUR SCHOOL.
AS I TOLD OUR CHILD NUTRITION TEAM YESTERDAY, WHEN I ASKED THEM HOW MANY LIVED IN DEL VALLE ISD, AND MOST OF OUR CHILD NUTRITION TEAM LIVES IN DEL VALLE ISD, I SAID, YOUR KIDS DESERVE BETTER.
WE'RE GOING TO TREAT EVERY SINGLE KID IN THIS DISTRICT AS IF YOU WILL HEAR ME SAY IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN AS IF THEY'RE GUTIERREZ.
THIS HURTS, I KNOW IT DOES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IN THIS DISTRICT FOR A LONG TIME.
BUT WE ARE COMMITTED AS A TEAM, AND I KNOW AS A BOARD TO CHANGING THAT.
BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE STRUCTURAL CHANGES AND CHANGING SOME DEEP-ROOTED SYSTEMIC PRACTICES.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. YES, THIS IS NOT EASY AS SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN HERE, BUT IT'S NECESSARY, AND I AM GRATEFUL THAT YOU ARE HERE LOOKING AT THE HARD WORK THAT'S GOT TO BE DONE.
YOU'VE BROUGHT A TEAM OF MAGNIFICENT PEOPLE, AS YOU SAID, Y'ALL ARE INVESTED IN THIS, AND I'M GRATEFUL.
I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP FOR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BOARD.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.
I KNOW THAT WE'VE ALL EXPRESSED THE DISAPPOINTMENT THAT WE'VE HAD WITHIN THE YEAR.
I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE VIOLENCE AND CRIME INCIDENTS BECAUSE IT IS A HUGE ISSUE FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN REGARDS TO SAFETY.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE BOARD TO REALLY CONSIDER SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD IN CLOSED SESSION TO MOVE THOSE TIMELINES A LOT QUICKER SO THAT THESE NUMBERS CAN BE SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED BECAUSE SAFETY BE ONE OF THOSE TOP PRIORITIES OF NUMBER 1, OR 2 BEHIND EDUCATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SECRETARY GUADIAN.
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU ALL DO.
I KNOW WE DO HAVE A HARD ROAD AHEAD OF US, BUT I'M CONFIDENT TO TALK AND DO IT.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR GUTIERREZ, FOR BELIEVING IN OUR KIDS.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS.
YOU SAID A COUPLE OF BUZZWORDS THAT I WANT TO CALL BACK.
TRACK IT OWN IT SET GOAL AND REACH A GOAL.
THESE ARE WORDS THAT WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY ECHOED TO US.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU SAID WE'RE TRACKING THE DATA AND WE'RE GOING TO OWN THE DATA.
I MEAN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN SOMEONE SAY THAT ON THIS DIE.
I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 2019, AND I DON'T THINK I'VE HAD SOMEONE SAY THAT, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> FIRST, I JUST WANT TO SAY I CAN REALLY APPRECIATE THE TRANSPARENCY THAT OUR DISTRICT IS WORKING AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PARENTS ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THIS.
WITHIN MY COMMUNITY, I'VE HEARD LOTS OF THINGS SINCE WE'VE CAME OUT WITH OUR RATINGS.
OBVIOUSLY, EVERYBODY IS VERY FRUSTRATED.
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THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION BECAUSE THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF PARENTS WERE AWARE OF KNOWING HOW BAD IT IS, NECESSARILY.BUT I'M ALSO GETTING A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS THAT ARE STATING THAT WHAT IS THE DISTRICT DOING IN A WHOLE? NO I SHOULD BE REALLY DIRECTING THIS TO THE BOARD IN GENERAL.
BUT WHAT IS THE DISTRICT DOING AS A WHOLE TO BRING OUR PARENTS INTO THE CELEBRATION OF OUR KIDS WHEN THERE'S POSITIVE? OUR PARENTS ARE GETTING CALLS WHEN THEIR KID IS NOT SHOWING UP FOR CLASSES.
OUR PARENTS GET CALLS WHEN THERE'S AN ISSUE WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM.
BUT WE'RE NOT INVITING THE PARENTS INTO THE SCHOOL WHEN WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR KIDS.
IF MY KID IS GETTING UP THERE AND THEY'RE GETTING RECOGNIZED FOR ALL A HONOR, I'M GOING BY MY CHILD COMES HOME AND TELL ME, AND THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT, BUT MOM WASN'T THERE TO SEE IT OR THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM.
MY DAUGHTER, LIKE, SHE CAME HOME, SHE LIKE, MOM, I WISH SHE WAS THERE AND I'M LIKE, I WISH I WAS THERE, TOO.
BUT IF OUR KIDS ARE LATE, I GET SEVERAL NOTIFICATIONS LIKE EMAIL, PARENTS SQUARE, A CALL, BUT I'M NOT GETTING THOSE CALLS WHEN MY DAUGHTER HAS STRAIGHT AS, AND THAT IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE OUR KIDS, I MEAN, THEY HAVE A SUPPORT SYSTEM AT HOME.
SO AS A BOARD, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE NEED TO, LIKE, MAYBE DISCUSS WHAT THINGS THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT WITHIN OUR DISTRICT, OR WE CAN TALK ABOUT TO GET MORE SUPPORT FROM OUR PARENTS AND ALLOWING OUR PARENTS TO BE THERE TO ACTIVELY SEE THEIR CHILDREN BEING CELEBRATED.
>> THAT HAS AN IMPACT ON THIS DATA WHEN YOU'RE CELEBRATING THE GOOD THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, WHEN YOU'RE CELEBRATING PERFECT ATTENDANCE, WHEN YOU'RE CELEBRATING MAYBE HONORAL OR A HONORAL.
THOSE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS.
CHRIS WEDDLE HAS ALSO MET WITH CAMPUSES AND TALKED ABOUT HOW CAN YOU ENGAGE YOUR PARENTS, ENHANCE COMMUNICATION, BUT ALSO HOW CAN YOU BRING PARENTS IN AND INVITE THEM IN BECAUSE WE SHUT PARENTS OUT AFTER COVID AND IN SOME INSTANCES, WE DIDN'T INVITE THEM BACK IN.
WE HAVE TO INVITE THEM BACK IN BECAUSE IF WE DON'T PARTNER WITH OUR PARENTS, IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE THAT DATA, AND OUR PARENTS WANT TO KNOW, THEY WANT TO HELP TRACK THAT PROGRESS.
WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR PRINCIPALS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE DOING JUST THAT BECAUSE THAT HAS BEEN AN OBSERVATION OF OURS AS WELL.
>> BOARD, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU TRUSTEE FRANCO.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
WE DID SEE THE SCORES AND I DIDN'T KNOW THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THEM, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.
THIS HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEONE WHO'S NOT IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR, LIKE MANY OF THE FOLKS HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I ECHO TRUSTEE PANTOJA'S STATEMENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE TRANSPARENCY.
I KNOW IT'S HARD, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT.
AS A DISTRICT, IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO LOOK AT OURSELVES AND SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.
BUT IF WE DON'T SET A BENCHMARK THEN WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT INFORMATION TO BOTH Y'ALL.
I ECHO, I THINK THE ENTIRE BOARD SENTIMENT WHEN I SAY THAT WE REALLY BELIEVE IN DR.
GUTIERREZ AND WE'VE A LOT OF CHANGE IN THIS DISTRICT SINCE DR. GUTIERREZ HAS BEEN HERE.
I'VE HEARD FROM COUNTLESS PARENTS AND COUNTLESS TEACHERS THAT HE'S REALLY DOING AMAZING THINGS HERE AT THIS DISTRICT AND, HE'S A DARN GOOD LEADER, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT AS WE WERE IN THE TRAINING CLASS OR THAT TEAM BUILDING A FEW MONTHS AGO.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE LEARNED IS THAT CHANGE STARTS WITH US WITH THE LEADERSHIP ON THIS DIAS, WITH EVERYBODY HERE.
IT'S ON US TO MODEL THE ROLES AND THE LEADERSHIP THAT WE WANT TO SEE AND NOT ONLY DR. GUTIERREZ, BUT EVERYBODY HERE IN THIS ROOM, AND ULTIMATELY TO OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR FUTURES.
THANK YOU. I COMMIT TO THAT FOR SURE.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ONCE AGAIN, DIFFICULT, BUT NECESSARY SO THANK YOU.
NEXT ITEM ON THE INFORMATION ITEMS IS D,
[VI.D. Purchase over $50,000 to replace cameras and access control for Baty ES]
PURCHASED OVER 50,000 TO REPLACE CAMERAS AND ACCESS CONTROL FOR BATY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WEGNER, DR. GUTIERREZ AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
WE'RE HERE WITH YOU THIS EVENING TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT AN ONGOING PROJECT THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
AS PART OF THE SAFETY AND SECURITY, THE DISTRICT IS REPLACING CURRENT AND END-OF-LIFE SECURITY CAMERA MANAGEMENT AND ACCESS CONTROL FOR BATY ELEMENTARY.
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NEW CAMPUSES, HORNSBY, SMITH, CDC, DEL VALLE MIDDLE, AND OPERATIONS ARE CURRENTLY EQUIPPED WITH A GENTECH SYSTEM, WHICH PROVIDED A GOOD RELIABLE SOLUTION FOR CAMERAS AND ACCESS CONTROL.I'M HERE WITH YOU THIS EVENING JUST TO GIVE YOU A CURRENT STATE OF WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO TO MOVE FORWARD.
CURRENTLY AT BATY, OUR CAMERAS ARE CURRENTLY AT END OF LIFE, AND SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THEY NO LONGER ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH THE HARDWARE AND THE SOFTWARE OF THOSE CAMERAS.
IN THE EVENT THAT ANY OF THOSE CAMERAS GO DOWN, WE HAVE TO REPLACE THEM INDIVIDUALLY.
CURRENTLY, ALL OF THE CAMERAS ARE END OF LIFE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THREE, TWO OF WHICH WE HAVE EXPERIENCED HARDWARE FAILURES THAT WERE REPLACED WITH NEWER CAMERAS, AND THEN ONE OF WHICH WAS DEMOLISHED DURING THE FRONT OFFICE REBUILD PROCESS OF THE SCHOOL.
JUST LOOKING AT THE PROJECT SCOPE, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE MOVING FORWARD IS IT REALLY ENCOMPASSES A FULL CAMERA REPLACEMENT WITH EXISTING CAMERAS UPGRADING THE OVERALL SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE KEY COMPONENTS OF THIS ARE AGAIN, FULL CAMERA REPLACEMENT, ADDING IN ADDITIONAL CAMERAS FOR BLIND SPOT COVERAGE, REALLY LOOKING AND EVALUATING THE DOORBELL SYSTEM UPGRADES, ACCESS CONTROL UPGRADES, AND THEN DOOR HARDWARE INSTALLATION, WHERE THERE WILL BE ESSENTIALLY A DOORBELL WITH A CAMERA ON THAT AS WELL.
LOOKING AT THE TIMELINE AND THE URGENCY.
THE PROJECT IS BEING PRIORITIZED DUE TO SECURITY CONCERNS AGAIN WITH THE END OF LIFE.
CAMERAS RELATED TO THE FRONT OFFICE AND LACK OF ADEQUATE COVERAGE, LOOKING AT DIFFERENT SPACES THERE.
AGAIN, WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE EVALUATION FROM OUR CONSULTANT.
WE'VE MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO THAT, AND WE'RE AT THE PLACE WHERE WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS GETTING A FINALIZED QUOTE, SO WE CAN LOOK AT THAT TO MOVE FORWARD TO BRING TO YOU HOPEFULLY NEXT MONTH ONCE WE HAVE ALL OF THAT FINALIZED.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS. BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS ISN'T IDEAL TO COME AT THIS POINT AND ASK FOR THIS.
UNFORTUNATELY, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD SOME CHALLENGES IN THE AREA OF TECHNOLOGY, BUT FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT ENSURING THAT THIS IS ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE VERSUS WAITING FOR THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE TO BE APPROVED.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? VICE PRESIDENT [INAUDIBLE]
>> I'M CURIOUS AS TO HOW IT GOT DEMOLISHED DURING THE FRONT OFFICE REBUILD.
I SEE THAT IT WAS REPLACED, BUT HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> YES, MA'AM. IN MOST CASES, IT COMES DOWN TO AN EXISTING CAMERA BEING THERE AND THEN THE DEMOLITION HAPPENING.
THEN THAT COULD HAPPEN POTENTIALLY FOR PERHAPS WE DIDN'T PULL THE CAMERA DOWN OR WAS AN END-OF-LIFE CAMERA THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ANYWAY, SO THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A MULTI FOR THAT.
>> THEN MY NEXT QUESTION IS GOING TO BE WITH THE DOORBELL SYSTEM UPGRADE.
I COULD BE COMPLETELY WRONG, BUT, IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN WE DID THE REMODELING THAT WE WOULD HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE.
DID IT JUST DROP THE BALL OR DO WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THERE? WAS THAT PART OF THE ORIGINAL BUDGET?
>> YES, MA'AM. THAT'S CORRECT. THERE WAS A PART OF THAT.
THIS IS THE PLAN FOR THAT. YES, MA'AM.
>> WELL, THEN SO THE ADDITIONAL DOLLARS, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE ALREADY FUNDED FOR THAT, BUT NOW WE'RE SAYING MAYBE NOT, WE'RE GOING TO ADD THAT PLUS ALL THIS OTHER STUFF TO A NEW REQUEST.
>> YES, MA'AM. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THE FUNDING CAME FROM THE REBUILD OF THE VESTIBULE, AND THIS IS THE ADDITIONAL PART TO ADD IN THE ADDITIONAL CAMERA SYSTEM, AS WELL AS REPLACING CAMERA AS WELL.
>> MAYBE I'M NOT ASKING YOU. IS THE FUNDING GOING TO COME FOR THIS PARTICULAR THING, OR IS IT GOING TO BE WE HAVE TO FIND FUNDING SOMEWHERE ELSE AND PAY FOR THAT?
>> WE HAVE FUNDING HERE MARKED FOR THE SURVEY.
>> PERFECT. ANYTHING FURTHER, BOARD? THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION. I'M SORRY.
>> FOR THE REPLACEMENT, THIS IS NOT JUST FRONT OFFICE ASPECTS.
THIS IS THE FULL CAMPUS AND EVERY CAMERA.
>> YES, MA'AM. THAT'S CORRECT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BOARD? HEARING NONE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE ELECTRIC BUS GRANT UPDATE,
[VI.E. Electric Bus Grant Update]
MR. STEPHEN HARRIS, PLEASE.[01:30:05]
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. GUTIERREZ.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE MEMBERS OF HIGHLAND HERE WITH US TO GIVE A PRESENTATION AS AN INFORMATION ITEM IN REGARDS TO THE ELECTRIC BUS GRANT.
THIS HAS BEEN A TWO-YEAR PROCESS TO GET TO THIS POINT.
WITH THAT, I'D PASS IT OVER TO MR. RICOTTA AND MR. SCOTT.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE.
AS MENTIONED, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING ABOUT TWO YEARS TO GET TO THIS POINT.
JUST GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY I LIVE HERE IN AUSTIN.
MY SON PLAYS BASEBALL OVER AT UT, SO GREAT TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS A PROJECT THAT'S SO CLOSE TO HOME WITH YOU ALL.
AS BACKGROUND ON HIGHLAND FOR THOSE THAT AREN'T AWARE, WE'RE YOUR PARTNER IN FLEET ELECTRIFICATION.
WE ONLY FOCUS ON YELLOW SCHOOL BUS AND STANDING-UP ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WE HANDLE EVERYTHING FROM THE GRANT AND FINANCING SIDE, SO SECURING THE GRANTS, WHICH WE'VE SUCCESSFULLY DONE WITH YOU ALL, TO STANDING UP THE INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE LOCAL UTILITY AND CONTRACTORS, AND THEN GUARANTEEING ALL THAT INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE BUSES THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF OUR CONTRACT.
WE TRY TO MAKE IT AS EASY AND EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE TO ELECTRIFY A FLEET, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S GRANT FUNDING AT PLAY SO THE DISTRICT CAN CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON YOUR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS AND REMOVE THE HEADACHE OF TRYING OUT A NEW TECHNOLOGY AND WE CAN SLOT IN AND JUST MAKE SURE EVERYTHING OPERATES EFFICIENTLY.
LOT OF WORDS ON A SMALL SCREEN.
HOPEFULLY, YOU CAN SEE IT OKAY.
I'LL HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS. WHAT'S INCLUDED IN A HIGHLAND CONTRACT? THE SCHOOL BUSES ARE TYPICALLY INCLUDED AND WE BUILD THEM TO DISTRICT SPECIFICATIONS.
YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE BUS DEPOT ELECTRIFICATION PORTION, I HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND EV SUPPLY EQUIPMENT IN BOLD.
JUST WANT TO STRESS THAT THIS IS A FULL-STOP SHOP, EVERYTHING FROM THE UTILITY SCOPE OF WORK TO THE CHARGERS WE PUT IN AND INSTALLING THEM AND MAINTAINING THEM FOR THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT IS INCLUDED IN THIS OFFERING.
THERE'S NO UPFRONT COST OF THE DISTRICT.
OUR CONTRACT STARTS ONCE THE SITE IS FULLY OPERATIONAL.
WE ALSO INCLUDE FUEL OR ENERGY IN THAT CONTRACT, SO WE BASE IT ON ROUTES PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT, WE BUY FUTURES AGAINST THAT ENERGY, REMOVING RISK FROM YOUR BUDGET, SO YOU HAVE BUDGET CERTAINTY ON WHAT'S GOING TO COST TO OPERATE THAT VEHICLE FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACT.
THEN MAYBE THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE ON THE BOTTOM, THE RISK MITIGATION AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE REIMBURSEMENT.
WE HAVE A SERVICE PROMISE OF A 30-MINUTE ISSUE RESPONSE TIME.
IF THE CHARGERS FAIL AT ANY POINT DURING THE CONTRACT, WE WILL REPLACE THEM.
WE ALSO OFFER A 97% UPTIME GUARANTEE AGAINST THOSE CHARGERS.
SAME ON THE BUS SIDE, IF WE OWN THE VEHICLE, WE WILL EXTEND OUT ALL THE WARRANTY FOR PARTS THAT INCLUDES THE BATTERY.
WE EXTEND THE TYPICAL OEM WARRANTY OUT TO THE FULL DURATION OF THE CONTRACT.
AGAIN, THE GOAL TO ALLEVIATE RISK AND POTENTIAL FINANCIAL CONCERNS FOR THE DISTRICT IN THE FUTURE.
WE DO HAVE A COMPETITIVELY AWARDED CONTRACT WITH SOURCEWELL.
WITH APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD DOWN THE LINE WITH THIS PROCESS, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR REO CONTRACT.
THAT CONTRACT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL GUIDELINES, INCLUDING THE GRANT THAT'S BEEN AWARDED TO YOU ALL.
GETTING INTO THE GRANT SPECIFICS AND WHAT WE'VE WORKED LONG AND HARD TO GET TO IS Y'ALL WERE PART OF OUR HIGHLAND GROUP APPLICATION ON THE EPA CLEAN SCHOOL BUS FEDERAL GRANT.
WITHIN THIS GROUP APPLICATION, THERE WAS MANY DISTRICTS AND EACH ONE ESSENTIALLY HELPED THE OTHER RECEIVE FUNDING.
THERE IS A BIG VALUE ON COST SHARE AND HOW THAT FED INTO WHICH AWARDS WERE GIVEN OUT.
FROM THAT POINT, WE'VE HAD A PRETTY SUCCESSFUL TRACK RECORD OF SECURING GRANTS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
PART OF THIS GRANT ENHANCES BENEFITS BACK TO THE DISTRICT, BOTH TO STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY.
WE DO A LOT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, SO WE DO TRAINING ON THE BUS AND DRIVER SIDE AND THE CHARGER SIDE.
WE CAN TYPICALLY IMPLEMENT THAT INTO OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO TALK ABOUT CURRICULUM AROUND ELECTRIFICATION OR ELECTRICITY IN GENERAL.
WE WORK IN TANDEM WITH THE DISTRICT TO SEE ON THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FRONT,
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WHAT IS BENEFICIAL TO Y'ALL OUTSIDE OF OUR NORMAL SCOPE AND WHERE WE CAN SLOT IN WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO ENHANCE THIS OFFERING.WE ALSO WILL DO AIR QUALITY QUANTIFICATIONS, REPORTING ALL THIS COMPLIANCE BACK TO THE EPA TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO RISK OF RECAPTURE WITHIN.
HOW OUR OFFERINGS ARE TAILORED.
WE HAVE A FLEET AND A DEPOT OFFERING.
FOR SIMPLICITY, I'VE REMOVED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FLEET AND DEPOT.
UNDER OUR FLEET CONTRACT, WE WOULD PROCURE THE BUS, TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THAT VEHICLE AND TIE INTO THE CONTRACT.
WE DON'T USE IT FOR ANY OTHER REASON.
THEN, THE OTHER NOTE I WILL CALL OUT IS THE MAINTENANCE REIMBURSEMENT TO THE DISTRICT UNDER THAT FLEET OFFERING WHEN WE TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE.
ANY PARTS OR LABOR ARE REIMBURSED BACK TO THE DISTRICT, YOU WOULD JUST INVOICE US MONTHLY.
THAT INCLUDES ESSENTIALLY EVERYTHING BESIDES TIRES AS A WEARABLE.
ALL FLUIDS, WIND SHIELD WIPERS, THINGS, ONCE THEY START TO FALL OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY, PARTS AND LABOR, ARE REIMBURSED BACK TO THE DISTRICT.
ON THE DEPOT SIDE, EVERYTHING REMAINS TRUE.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE DISTRICT WOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE.
INSTEAD OF OFFERING A MAINTENANCE REIMBURSEMENT, WE JUST ASSIST WITH THE MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING.
AS QUESTIONS COME UP, EVEN IF IT'S NOT FOR THE CHARGERS, IF IT'S WITH THE VEHICLE, WE'RE STILL HAPPY TO ASSIST.
WHAT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN AWARDED AND IS AVAILABLE.
THERE IS 20 ELECTRIC BUSES, $395,000 PER BUS.
LUCKILY, THE GRANT WAS ALSO A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT.
WITHIN THAT, THERE'S A ONE-TO-ONE SCRAP REQUIREMENT OF WHAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THE PERSONNEL HERE IS THAT 14 SCRAP BUSES WOULD BE REQUIRED FROM THE DISTRICT.
WE WOULD PROVIDE THE REMAINING SIX TO FULFILL THAT ONE-TO-ONE SCRAP REQUIREMENT WITH THE EPA.
WOULD NOTE THE ORIGINAL FUNDING THAT WAS GIVEN OUT WAS AROUND $370,000 PER BUS, AND DURING THIS TIME, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATE THAT TO THE FULL AMOUNT OF 395 WITH THE EPA.
>> HERE'S A SLIDE ON THE TOTAL PROJECTED COST TO DELVALLEISD.
I'LL NOTE, THE FLEET OFFERING IS AT THE TOP AND IT SHOWS 20 VEHICLES.
AS A REMINDER, THE FLEET OFFERING IS THE ONE WHERE WE WOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDE IT TO THE DISTRICT FOR DISTRICT USE.
THIS IS WHERE YOU WOULD SEE THE MOST COST SAVINGS COMPARED TO DIESEL.
OUR TOTAL CONTRACT PRICE, YOU CAN SEE HIGHLIGHTED AT AROUND 181,000 FOR 10 YEARS, AND THAT'S ON A PER BUS BASIS.
WHEN YOU MULTIPLY IT ALL OUT BY THE 20 VEHICLES, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A SAVINGS OF CLOSE TO $3.2 MILLION OVER THE SPAN OF TWO YEARS.
THIS ALSO DOES NOT FACTOR IN THE MAINTENANCE REIMBURSEMENT.
AGAIN, THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR PARTS IN LABOR EACH YEAR THAT YOU CAN INVOICE US MONTHLY FOR.
I DO NOT HAVE THAT FACTORED IN, IS JUST AN ADDED BENEFIT TO THE DISTRICT.
ON THE SECOND TABLE, THAT'S THE DEPOT OFFERING.
AGAIN, MAIN DIFFERENCE, NO MAINTENANCE REIMBURSEMENT, AND THE DISTRICT WOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLES.
MAIN CALL OUT HERE AND THE REASON YOU SEE LESS SAVINGS IS YOU WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR COVERING THE COST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GRANT AND THE VEHICLE.
YOUR TOTAL SAVINGS WOULD AMOUNT TO AROUND $2.55 MILLION.
HERE WE CAN BREAK DOWN THE PRICING PROPOSAL A LITTLE MORE CLEARLY.
WHEN I MENTIONED THAT TOTAL VALUE BEFORE, THIS ESSENTIALLY AMOUNTS TO 15,800 PER YEAR PER BUS.
WE INCLUDE THAT ANNUAL MILEAGE OR THE ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AGREEMENT.
[NOISE] THERE'S A 3% ESCALATOR THAT WAS FACTORED IN ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
AGAIN, I'LL STRESS THAT ON EITHER OF THESE OFFERINGS, THERE IS NO UPFRONT PAYMENT OF ANY KIND.
THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL COST TO STANDING UP ELECTRIFICATION.
WE'LL TAKE ON ALL THAT RISK, WORK WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND THE LOCAL UTILITY TO STAND THIS PROJECT UP, AND THIS PER BUS PER YEAR FEE WOULD START ONCE THE SITE IS FULLY OPERATIONAL.
ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE TOTAL SAVINGS OVER THE SPAN OF 10 YEARS.
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THIS IS JUST A FURTHER BREAKDOWN OF WHAT FEEDS INTO THAT DATA.THE NEW DIESEL BUSES ARE RUNNING CLOSE TO 170-180.
BASED ON CURRENT SPECS, THEY GET ABOUT $179,000 FOR A NEW DIESEL BUS.
ESSENTIALLY, THE DISCUSSION WITH THIS LEVEL OF GRANT FUNDING IS, YOU DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROCURE NEW BUSES THAT ARE ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES AND PROVIDE ALL THE FUELING AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE STAND UP OF THAT PROCESS FOR FAR LESS THAN IT WOULD COST YOU JUST TO OPERATE AND PURCHASE A NEW DIESEL VEHICLE.
THERE'S POSITIVE IMPACTS BOTH ON THE STUDENT AND DRIVER SIDE FOR THESE ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES.
YOU SEE LESS ABSENTEEISM, LESS EXPOSURE TO POLLUTION, [NOISE] AND THEN A REDUCED RISK OF PEDIATRIC ASTHMA.
ONE THAT'S TYPICALLY NOT LISTED ON ANY OF THESE SLIDES THAT I WILL STRESS IS WE HAVE SOME DRIVERS THAT ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE BUSES BECAUSE THEY SAY, THEY'RE SO QUIET, I CAN HEAR EVERYTHING THE KIDS ARE DOING, AND WE HAVE SOME DRIVERS SAY, I DON'T LIKE IT.
IT'S TOO QUIET. I CAN HEAR EVERYTHING THE KIDS ARE DOING.
BUT IT IS, IT'S A FUN VEHICLE.
IT GIVES YOU A LOT MORE CONTROL OVER THE SPACE AND WHAT'S GOING ON.
THE ABILITY TO INTERACT WITH EVERYONE YOU'RE PICKING UP AND DROPPING OFF.
OVERALL, A GREAT POSITIVE IMPACT FOR THE COMMUNITY, THE STUDENTS, AND THE DRIVERS.
FOCUSING ON HIGHLAND AND JUST FIVE KEY POINTS I'D LIKE TO STRESS AS WE DISCUSS THIS FURTHER, AS WE ARE DISTRICT FOCUS, WE ARE FOUNDED WITH THE MISSION TO SERVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OFFER YELLOW BUSES AND GET INTO THE ELECTRIFICATION, AND REMOVE THE BURDEN OF EVERYTHING NEEDING TO TALK TOGETHER APPROPRIATELY ALL THE TIME.
THAT'S A RISK THAT WE TAKE ON.
EVERY DISTRICT WE PARTNER WITH, WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO PROVIDE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION.
WE'RE VERY COMMITTED TO DELVALLEISD.
WE'VE BEEN GOING AT THIS FOR TWO YEARS.
WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO SEE THE GRANT FUNDING GET AWARDED AND SECURED AND VERY EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE HERE TODAY.
REMOVAL OF RISK IS A BIG ONE, BOTH ON THE FINANCIAL SIDE AND THE LIABILITY SIDE.
FOR THESE 20 VEHICLES, YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST YOU TO RUN AND OPERATE THIS FLEET FOR 10 YEARS.
NO MYSTERY, NO SURPRISE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, NO HEAVY FLUCTUATIONS IN DIESEL COSTS BASED ON THAT TIME OF YEAR.
NO MYSTERY. THAT FINAL BUCKET THERE IS THE FINANCIAL SAVINGS.
I THINK ON A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD STANCE, THIS LEVEL OF GRANT FUNDING DOES PROVIDE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE DISTRICT SAVINGS OVER THE SPAN OF 10 YEARS OR THAT MONEY CAN BE UTILIZED IN OTHER AREAS OR OTHER PROGRAMS. AGAIN, VERY EXCITED TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY.
AT THIS POINT, I BELIEVE THAT'S ALL I HAVE, SO I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I'M GOING TO START WITH TWO QUICK QUESTIONS, AND I APOLOGIZE.
I HAD TO STEP OUT. HOW LONG HAVE YOU ALL BEEN IN BUSINESS?
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU. THEN THIS IS PROBABLY MORE FOR STAFF.
BUT ON PAGE, IT'S 72 OF OURS, I BELIEVE IT'S PAGE 10 OF YOU ALLS.
IT HAS THE DELVALLEISD PRICING PROPOSAL, AND IT'S BASED ON 11,700 MILES.
BUT ANYWAY. MY QUESTION IS GOING TO BE, IS THAT A REALISTIC I FEEL LIKE WE DRIFT FOREVER.
IS THE 11,700 AN ACCURATE NUMBER?
>> THAT NUMBER IS ACTUALLY BASED ON OUR SHORTER ROUTES, AND SO IT IS AN ACCURATE NUMBER FOR OUR HIGH-DENSITY TRAVEL ROUTES.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP TO THE BOARD.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS SIDE? TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD.
>> HOW MANY CURRENT DISTRICTS ARE ALL IN?
>> WE HAVE ABOUT 900 VEHICLES UNDER CONTRACT, WHICH AMOUNTS.
DO YOU KNOW THAT NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD? I WOULD HAVE TO GIVE YOU THE ACCURATE NUMBER.
WE'RE NATIONWIDE, SO IT'S AROUND 70, MAYBE.
I KNOW YOU MADE THE STATEMENT ABOUT TRAINING OUR DRIVERS.
WILL THIS IMPACT OUR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS ARE PULLING OUR DRIVERS FROM THEIR ORIGINAL ROUTES.
WHEN WOULD TRAINING TAKE PLACE? IS THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING? ARE WE PAYING OUR DRIVERS OUTSIDE OF THEIR DRIVE TIME OF SCHOOL OPERATIONS TO BE HERE FOR TRAINING AND HOW EXTENSIVE IS THIS TRAINING?
>> THE TRAINING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS SOMETHING WE PROVIDE, AND WE DO IT IN TANDEM WITH THE DEALER YOU TYPICALLY WORK WITH.
IT'S NOT OVERLY EXTENSIVE, IT'S MOSTLY GETTING THEM USED TO THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING.
>> TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD, WE CURRENTLY HAVE TIME SET ASIDE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TERM FOR OUR DRIVERS TO GET TRAINING ON THEIR ROUTES, THEIR DIESEL BUSES.
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RATHER THAN GET TRAINING ON A DIESEL BUS, THEY WOULD GET TRAINING ON A ELECTRIC BUS.>> THEN ONE MORE QUESTION. HAVE WE FACTORED IN ANY INCREASE IN INSURANCE COVERAGES WITH THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES? BECAUSE YOU SAID THEY'RE VERY EXPENSIVE VEHICLES.
I WOULD IMAGINE THE INSURANCE INCREASE ALSO.
>> YEAH. UNDER OUR FLEET OFFERING, WE HAVE SOME INSURANCE PROVIDED ON OUR SIDE.
THE ONE NOTE I WOULD CALL OUT IS TYPICALLY WITH THE INCREASE IN VALUE AT YOUR SITE.
AGAIN, THIS IS ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE TOTAL FLEET.
YOUR COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE MAY INCREASE WITH THE INCREASED VALUE.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING I COULD SPEAK TO DIRECTLY.
IT'S SOMETHING THE DISTRICT WOULD HAVE TO ASK YOUR INSURER ABOUT.
>> COULD WE LOOK INTO THAT? BECAUSE INSURANCE HAS SKYROCKETED FOR ME AND MY LITTLE VEHICLES, SO I CAN JUST IMAGINE WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE.
ANYONE FURTHER ON THE LEFT SIDE? VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY.
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS. I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
I THINK THIS IS GREAT GETTING EMISSIONS OFF THE STREETS AND HELPING OUR KIDS.
I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE LONG-TERM ASPECTS OF IT IN 10 YEARS? SORRY.
ARE YOU MENTIONING THE TERM LENGTH OF THE TERM?
>> [INAUDIBLE] TALKED ABOUT HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS, AND THEN WHAT IS THE DEPRECIATION OF OUR TOOLS AND THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE USING, HAS THAT BEEN A COST FACTOR IN SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT CHOSE NOT TO GET THESE BUSES INTO IN THEIR DISTRICTS?
>> SORRY. COULD YOU REPEAT THIS THE SECOND PART?
>> WHAT IS THE COST OF ANY TYPE OF DEPRECIATION? IF WE HAVE THIS FOR FIVE YEARS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, STUFF STARTS BREAKING DOWN MORE RAPIDLY.
YOU SAID DID YOU HAVE A 10-YEAR WARRANTY OR WAS THAT A COST FACTOR THAT FOLKS WERE MANAGED TOO MUCH? I DON'T THINK WE CAN INVEST INTO IT?
>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. WE DO EXTEND OUT THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE AND CHARGER SIDE FOR THE FULL 10 YEARS.
THERE ARE NO ADDED COST TO YOU ALL.
>> TEN YEARS. COOL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE CISNEROS.
>> YES. DURING YOUR PRESENTATION, I DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION.
ARE THEY EQUIPPED TO CATER TO OUR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS? [INAUDIBLE]
THESE BUSES DURING THE TIME OF THE APPLICATION, AGAIN, THERE'S THE ONE-TO-ONE SCRAP REQUIREMENT.
WHAT WAS SUBMITTED IN TANDEM WITH THE DISTRICT WERE NOT ANY OF THE ADA-COMPLIANT VEHICLES.
THESE WOULD NOT. THESE ARE JUST A SERVICE [INAUDIBLE]
>> NOW, IS THERE A POSSIBILITY OF THAT?
[INAUDIBLE]. I THINK PART OF THE DISCUSSION IS WHEN WE SUBMITTED THE INITIAL APPLICATION, SPECIFIC IT WAS FOR 20 ROUTE BUSES.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD EVALUATE AND BRING BACK FORWARD IF THE BOARD BASED ON THE FEEDBACK, WE WOULD NEED TO EVALUATE SPECIAL ED BUSES, BUT THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION WAS SPECIFIC TO 20 ROUTE BUSES.
> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER JUST KNOWS? SECRETARY GUADIAN. I'M JUST CURIOUS.
WHAT IS THE LIFETIME OF THESE BUSES COMPARED TO THE LIFETIME OF A DIESEL BUS?
>> IT'S VERY DEPENDENT BY DISTRICT, AND SO WE HAVE SOME DISTRICTS WHERE THEY'RE PLANNING TO OPERATE THESE FOR UP TO 15 YEARS.
IN TEXAS, FROM A CONTRACTING PERSPECTIVE, YOU CANNOT GO LONGER THAN 10.
WE HAVE NO CONCERNS WITH THESE VEHICLES LASTING THE 10 YEAR THRESHOLD. OKAY.
>> WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DEPOTS, IS THAT A CHARGER FOR EACH OF THE BUSES?
>> YES, MA'AM. WE WILL PUT IN A CHARGER ESSENTIALLY AT A ONE TO ONE FOR EACH VEHICLE.
AGAIN, WE GUARANTEE THE UPTIME OF ALL THOSE CHARGERS, BUT WHEN WE SLOT IT AT ONE TO ONE, IF WE HAVE AN ISSUE FOR ONE OF THEM, THERE'S PLENTY OTHERS THAT WE CAN USE TO SERVICE IT.
>> JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, HOW MANY MILES OR HOW FAR CAN THEY GO ON G?
>> I WOULD SAY FOR THE IC BUS, IT'S IN THE 140 RANGE.
THAT'S JUST IF YOU'RE GOING TO FULLY CHARGE IT AND THEN LET IT GO.
THERE'S ALSO ALWAYS THE OPTION OF MIDDAY CHARGING.
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BUT AGAIN, I THINK WE TYPICALLY WANT THIS TO BE PRACTICAL AND EFFECTIVE FOR THE DISTRICT, AND THAT'S WHY WE RUN A LOT OF ROUTE FEASIBILITY AND MAKE SURE IT'S APPLIED TO ROUTES THAT MAKE SENSE.>> WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE USING THESE BUSES LIKE IF THEY HAVE TO GO TO A FOOTBALL GAME OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT. I WOULDN'T DRIVE IT TO HOUSTON.
>> MR. ALVES, YOU SAID 20 ROUTES. WHICH ARE ROUTE? DID WE GET THOSE ROUTES BEFORE? I DON'T REMEMBER THAT. YOU SAID 20 ROUTES WERE IDENTIFIED.
I DON'T REMEMBER THOSE ROUTES?
>> NO, WE HAVE NOT PROVIDED THOSE ROUTES.
WHAT OUR GOAL IS ONE OF THE THINGS HIGHLAND DOES IS DO A ROUTE ANALYSIS AS WELL AS OUR DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION.
WE CAN REALLY NARROW DOWN WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE FOR A 40 MILE ROUTE? THE BUS COMES BACK TO THE DEPOT CHARGES AND THEN IT RUNS A 40 MILE ROUTE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WE WOULD IDENTIFY THOSE ROUTES AFTER STUDYING IT WITH HIGHLAND AND REVIEWING IT WITH OUR DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION.
THOSE ROUTES ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE TO DISTRIBUTE AT THIS TIME.
>> THEN TO PAY YOU BACK ON THE MY NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE THE TRAFFIC.
YOU SAID 40 MILES, AS YOU KNOW, FROM HERE TO BATTY, 17 MILES.
DOES THAT 17 MILES? I'M SORRY?
>> HOLD ON. FROM HERE TO BATTY 17 MILES.
BUT THOSE 17 MILES CAN BE 45 MINUTES.
IS THERE ANY CONCERN FROM THE DISTRICT SITTING IN IDLE ON 71, PICKING UP THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS, DROPPING OFF OVER HERE.
THAT CHARGE BE OKAY SITTING IN 71 TRAFFIC BECAUSE THEY CAN BE SITTING FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS SOMETIMES?
>> I THINK PART OF THAT IS WORKING WITH HIGHLAND, BUT ALSO AT OUR LAST CONFERENCE, WE VERIFIED WITH BOSTON.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ELECTRIC BUSES.
IT'S WORKING WITH A PARTNER AND MAKING SURE WE IDENTIFY THE ROUTES THAT ARE MOST EFFICIENT, BUT ALSO KNOWING THAT 140 MILE CAPACITY GIVES US THE ABILITY TO BE IDLING OR IN THIS CASE, NOT IDLING ON THOSE DIESEL BUSES AND SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND STILL HAVE ENOUGH ELECTRIC MOTOR TO GET TO THE CAMPUS AND THEN BACK TO THE CHARGING STATION.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO RELY ON THE EXPERT TEAM, BUT ALSO RELY ON THE UPDATED TECHNOLOGY AND THE PROCESS.
THERE USED TO BE AN IDEA THAT ELECTRIC CARS COULDN'T GO AROUND THE CORNER, AND NOW PEOPLE DRIVE THEM TO DALLAS.
WE REALLY WANT TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHERE WE ROUTE, BUT ALSO BE AWARE OF WHO ARE ROUTING ON THAT BUS AND THE TIME THAT STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE ON THAT BUS.
>> THEN WE ONLY HAVE ONE TRANSPORTATION ON BURLESON, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT. WE HAVE OUR ONE DEPOT THERE ON BURLESON.
>> THEN THE QUESTION TO THAT IS, DOES THIS COST INCLUDE ALL THE CHARGERS FOR ALL THE BUS?
>> THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY AND THE CONCRETE THAT GOES WITH IT? EVERYTHING.
>> DOES THAT ALSO INCLUDE THE COST FOR PERMITTING?
>> IT DOES BECAUSE WE'RE NOT IN A HURRY BECAUSE WE KNOW THIS MAY WITH BOARD APPROVAL TAKE UP TO 18 MONTHS TO TWO YEARS BEFORE WE PLUG IN OUR FIRST BUS.
>> IF POSSIBLE, CAN WE GO TO THE LAST SLIDE, PAGE 16 OF THE, STAY ON THAT ONE FOR ONE SECOND.
THAT HAD A LOT OF THINGS AND I WAS LIKE, OH, WELL, NOW I'M SKEPTIC.
BUT THEN IF YOU GO TO PAGE 16, THE LAST SLIDE, IT ACTUALLY SHOWS THE LEAKS. I WAS LIKE, LOOK AT THAT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE IT WILL TIED IN AND I APPRECIATE IT.
WELL, THERE WAS ONE MORE. THERE IT IS.
THAT ONE. THAT WAS HELPFUL FOR ME PERSONALLY. CHELSEA FRANCO.
>> YEAH. SORRY, I WAS THINKING ABOUT STUFF WHEN YOU ASKED ME IF I HAD QUESTIONS ORIGINALLY.
YOU MENTIONED THE ENERGY COSTS AND BUYING THINGS, BUYING ENERGY, AHEAD OF TIME.
COULD YOU GO A LITTLE MORE INTO DETAIL ABOUT THAT AND HOW YOU ALL ARE TAKING THAT ON?
>> YEAH. PART OF OUR SERVICE ON THE UPFRONT SIDE IS WORKING WITH AUSTIN'S ENERGY TO STAND UP, WHAT NEEDS TO GO INTO PLACE TO SUPPORT THE CHARGERS WE'RE GOING TO USE FOR THE BUSES.
THAT SECOND PIECES IS ROUTE FEASIBILITY AND REALLY UNDERSTANDING HOW MANY MILES ARE WE RUNNING? WHAT'S THE IDLE TIME? HOW DOES THAT FEED INTO THE CHARGING SCHEDULE OF VEHICLES? DURING THAT DURATION OF THE CONTRACT, WE PROVIDE SOFTWARE ON BOTH THE CHARGER AND THE BUS SIDE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN MONITOR WHEN WE'RE CHARGING AND WHEN WE'RE NOT CHARGING AND THEN WE MATCH THAT TO UTILITY RATES.
SPECIFIC TO AUSTIN ENERGY IN THIS CASE, WE WOULD SAY, WE NEED TO CHARGE FROM THIS HOUR TO THIS HOUR, DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY WHEN IT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHARGE.
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THEY'LL PROVIDE US A RATE SCHEDULE AND WE'LL ESSENTIALLY GUARANTEE THAT WE CAN TIE IN THAT ENERGY COST FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACT.A LOT OF THE WORK IS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH AUSTIN ENERGY ON THEIR SCHEDULE.
THEN ALSO FOR THE DURATION OF WHEN WE'RE INVOLVED, WE HAVE A TEAM ON THE ENERGY SIDE THAT'S DOING CHARGE MANAGEMENT AND MAKING SURE WE'RE ADHERING TO A RATE SCHEDULE PROVIDED BY THE UTILITY.
>> GOT YOU. JUST FOR A CLARIFICATION, YOU SAID DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY YOU'RE NOT CHARGING, BUT IF IT'S LEAVING THE DEPOT IN THE MORNING, PICKING UP KIDS, COMING BACK, STAYING THROUGHOUT THE DAY, CHARGING, SO I CAN GO OUT AGAIN IN THE EVENING, IT WOULD BE CHARGING THE MIDDLE DAY. HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> YEAH. IT'S BASED ON THE ROUTE.
DEPENDING ON WHAT THAT BUS IS GOING TO RUN, WE WILL SET UP THE APPROPRIATE CHARGE SCHEDULE FOR THAT VEHICLE.
IT JUST DOESN'T MEAN IT'S ALWAYS CHARGING.
WE DO OFFER A ROUTE READINESS GUARANTEE AS WELL.
ONCE WE DO ALL THIS ANALYSIS, WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THAT VEHICLE WILL BE ABLE TO RUN ITS ROUTE.
>> I THINK THAT LEADS INTO MY NEXT QUESTION.
YOU MENTIONED 97 PERCENT UP TIME AND I'M ASSUMING THAT'S SOME MINIMUM GUARANTEE THAT THE BUSES WILL 97 PERCENT OF THE TIME WILL BE AVAILABLE, OR TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT.
>> THAT'S ON THE CHARGER SIDE, SO WE'RE SAYING 97 PERCENT OF THE TIME OR GREATER, THE CHARGER WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR CHARGING.
WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY ISSUE HITTING THAT.
THEN ON THE BUS SIDE, WE HAVE A ROUTE READINESS GUARANTEE WHERE THAT BUS WILL BE READY TO PERFORM ITS ROUTES EVERY MORNING.
ON BOTH OF THOSE, IF WE FALL AND DEFAULT ON THE CONTRACT, WE START TO REIMBURSE THE DISTRICT BACK BASED ON EVERY PERCENTAGE WE ARE OUT OF THAT NUMBER.
THERE ARE JUST STANDARDS WE ADHERE TO.
AGAIN, SIMILAR DISCUSSION TO THE ROUTES.
A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE OFFERING IS THE EASE OF THIS PROCESS AND A SERVICE OFFERING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MAKING THIS EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE FOR YOU ALL.
>> I LIKE THIS AND THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU DO HAVE METRICS IN THERE FOR DOWNTIME AND BEING REIMBURSED. THAT'S FANTASTIC.
ALONG THOSE LINES, I KNOW THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN THIS MONTH.
COULD WE AT SOME POINT GET A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL GRANT? JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY.
I'D LOVE TO READ IT AND THEN THE ACTUAL CONTRACT WITH HIGHLAND.
I'D LOVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE METRICS ARE AND WHAT WE'RE ON THE HOOK FOR.
BASED ON YOUR PRESENTATION, I'M SURE THEY'RE ALL FANTASTIC.
BUT JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE ACTUAL NUTS AND BOLTS OF HOW THEY WORK?
>> YES. OF COURSE, WE CAN PROVIDE BOTH.
>> THEN THE OTHER LAST THING, YOU'RE GIVING US SIX FREE BUSES, IT SOUNDS LIKE.
WE'RE PUTTING UP 14, YOU'RE GIVING UP SIX, IS THIS A SCRAP METAL YARD OR WHERE WE'RE GETTING THESE BUSES FROM?
>> WE HAVE A LARGE FLEET OF VEHICLES THAT WERE ELIGIBLE AND IN A LOT OF CASES, IT IS DIFFICULT TO GIVE UP YOUR CURRENT FLEET OR AT LEAST ADHERE TO THE TIMELINE THAT THE EPA WOULD LIKE YOU TO ADHERE TO.
WE ARE ABLE TO SUPPLEMENT THAT IN SOME FASHION.
AGAIN, AS LONG AS THE VEHICLES HIT THE EPA CRITERIA.
IN OUR DISCUSSIONS, WE WANTED TO APPLY FOR 20 BUSES.
WE KNEW THERE WERE 14 AVAILABLE THAT COULD HIT THE SCRAP REQUIREMENTS, SO WE OFFERED TO PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL SIX.
THERE IS A COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
IT'S MINIMAL, BUT IT WOULD BE LESS THAN GIVING UP A BUS THAN YOU'RE READY TO GIVE UP.
>> GOT YOU. THEN JUST MY LAST COMMENT GENERALLY SPEAKING IS, MR. ALVES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVEN BRINGING THIS TO US.
I THINK YOU HAVE IN THE FORESIGHT TO START LOOKING AT SOME GREEN OPTIONS.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD OF GREEN OPTIONS FOR THE DISTRICT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MORE GREEN OPTIONS FROM AN OPERATION DOMINANCE PERSPECTIVE IN THE FUTURE.
>> THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT.
>> VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING PAGE 5.
IT SAYS EACH DISTRICT HELP THE OTHER DISTRICTS FUNDING AND THEN IT ALSO SAYS THAT DISTRICT APPLICANTS REQUIRE ANYWHERE FROM 15-50 BUSES.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED ON WHAT THAT PART MEANS.
>> YEAH. ARGUABLY A LITTLE IRRELEVANT SINCE ALL THE 20 VEHICLES.
BUT ESSENTIALLY, THE EPA WAS GOING FOR SCALE.
ANY DISTRICT THAT WAS APPLYING FOR LESS THAN 15 WAS NOT ABLE TO APPLY INDEPENDENTLY, THEY APPLIED ON OUR GROUP APPLICATION.
IN A LOT OF INSTANCES, THERE WAS SOME 5-15 BUS RANGE.
>> SO THIS DOESN'T APPLY TO US?
>> OKAY, COOL BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, I DON'T KNOW.
>> THIS IS FOR STAFF? HOW MANY BUS ROUTES DO WE ACTIVELY HAVE?
>> WE CURRENTLY OPERATE 83 ACTIVE ROUTES AND THAT IS NOT INCLUDING ANY OF OUR FIELD TRIP OR ONE TO ONE ROUTES, WHEREAS OUR CTE PROGRAM HAS RAMPED UP ANY OF OUR CTE ROUTES.
>> I KNOW THAT YOU SAID THAT YOU HAVE NOT YET SAT DOWN AND PICKED WHAT ROUTES WITH THIS BEST SUITS,
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BUT WHAT YOU SAY WOULD DEPICT THAT OUTSIDE OF MILEAGE? IS THERE ANY OTHER THINGS THAT WOULD DEPICT WHAT WOULD BE BEST SUITED FOR THOSE ROUTES?>> ONE OF THE STUDIES AND HIGHLAND CAN MAYBE EXPLAINED IT A LITTLE MORE THAN METRICS, BUT IT'S ROUTE CONDITIONS.
RIVERSIDE RIGHT NOW, I DROVE TO BETTY.
IT'S DOWN TO ONE LANE FOR SOME RANDOM ROUTE.
BUT WE WOULD LOOK AT THE ROAD CONDITIONS AND SAY, OKAY, WE CAN GO FROM THE DEPOT, WE CAN GO DOWN 183, WE CAN PICK UP STUDENTS AT CREEDMOOR, WE CAN DROP THEM OFF AND COME BACK UP 183 WITH VERY LIMITED TRAFFIC.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER MATRIX THERE?
>> MILEAGE IS THE FIRST AND IT'S REALLY UP TO THE DISTRICT ON WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE AND WE CAN ALWAYS MATCH TO MAKE SURE IT'S FEASIBLE.
WHAT I WILL SAY IF THERE'S ANY OTHER CRITERIA YOU'D LIKE TO CONSIDER.
EVEN ONCE THERE'S A CONTRACT IN PLACE, WE CAN CONTINUOUSLY REVIEW IT.
BUT WE HAVE FAR LESS LIMITATIONS HERE THAN WE OPERATE WITH PEAK TO PEAK IN COLORADO AND THAT'S EXACTLY HOW IT SOUNDS VERY MOUNTAINOUS.
WE WOULD LOVE TO TAKE IN ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO SEE. WE CAN DEFINITELY DO SO.
>> THEN WHEN MORE AGAIN FOR STAFF.
PULLING THESE 20 BUSES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE OFFLINE, WE'RE STILL HAVING TO KEEP IN MIND THAT WE STILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN THESE BUSES AS WELL, TIRES, EVERYTHING THEY CAN'T JUST SIT AND US NOT EXPECT THEM TO HAVE ISSUES OR WHATEVER.
WHAT IS OUR PLAN FOR THAT? IS THIS LITERALLY, WE'RE JUST GOING TO PULL THESE BUSES OFFLINE? WE'RE JUST STICKING BUSES ON BUILD SOMETHING? WHAT ARE OUR PLANS?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
THE DISTRICT AT THIS POINT IS IN NEED TO PURCHASE BUSES OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
RATHER THAN PURCHASE THOSE BUSES OUTRIGHT AS DIESEL BUSES, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SUPPLEMENT THIS WITH THE GREEN ENERGY OPTION WITH ELECTRIC BUSES.
WE ARE NOT PLANNING TO TAKE ANY OF OUR CURRENT BUSES OUT OF ROTATION.
IN FACT, WE HAVE SEVEN BUSES THAT ARE SPARES, IF YOU WILL, BECAUSE DIESEL BUSES TOMORROW MORNING WILL BE COLD, THE NEXT DAY WILL BE REALLY COLD.
SOME OF THEM WILL NOT START, SO WE ALWAYS WANT TO HAVE BACKUP BUSES.
OUR GOAL WITH THESE 20 BUSES IS AS THE DISTRICT CONTINUES TO HAVE MORE STUDENTS IN DIVERSE AREAS AND NEIGHBORHOODS IS ADD THESE TO THE FLEET, HIRE ADDITIONAL BUS DRIVERS BECAUSE WE HAVE VACANCIES AND HAVE THOSE VACANCIES FILLED.
IF WE HIRED ALL OF OUR VACANCIES RIGHT NOW, THESE 20 BUSES COULD BE ON THE ROAD TOMORROW, IT WOULD DECREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ON BUSES FOR THE TIME.
IT WOULD DECREASE THE ROUTE LENGTH.
SOME OF OUR STUDENTS ARE ON LONGER ROUTES BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE OF OUR DISTRICT.
WE WOULD ADD THESE 20 TO OUR FLEET IN THE TWO YEAR PERIOD.
WE WOULD NOT BE TAKING BUSES OUT OF THE FLEET.
>> THERE'S A LIFE FOR DIESEL BUSES.
WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THAT LIFE OF A DIESEL BUS IS SCRAPPED IS IT SOLD.
THEN WHEN THIS EV BUS REACHES ITS LIFE, DOES THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO IT OR DO WE JUST HAVE TO RENEW AND GO BACK TO EV BUSES TO CONTINUE FORWARD WITH ELECTRICITY IS BUILT IN? THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
RIGHT NOW, OUR DIESEL BUSES, OUR GOAL IS TO KEEP THEM FOR 15 YEARS.
UNDER THE 10 YEAR AGREEMENT BECAUSE THE PROCUREMENT RULES DON'T ALLOW US TO EXTEND PAST 10, IDEALLY WE WOULD GO WITH THE FIRST 10 YEARS AND THEN RENEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE, SO WE MAXIMIZE THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE 15 YEAR POTENTIAL.
DIESEL BUSES CURRENTLY, WHEN THEY EXPIRE, IF YOU WILL, THERE'S A COST VARIATION THAT WE USE.
CURRENTLY, A DIESEL BUS COSTS US ABOUT $181,000.
WHEN WE GET TO A $90,000 COST OR REPAIRS AND MECHANICAL FAILURES, THEN WE EVALUATE KEEPING THAT IN OUR SCRAP YARD.
WE TAKE LIGHTS OFF OF IT, WE TAKE REPLACEMENT WINDOWS, REPLACEMENT SEATS.
IF THERE'S A REPLACEMENT PART THAT WE CAN TAKE FROM THE DEFICIENT BUS AND PUT IT ON AN EXISTING BUS, WE DO THAT WHICH IS HOW WE ENDED UP WITH THE 14 BUSES, RATHER THAN SELL THOSE AT AUCTION AS SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS DO OR HAVE A SCRAP OPTION.
WE HAVE KEPT THEM ON OUR SITE, WE HAVE USED THEM FOR SPARE PARTS, AND THEY STILL MEET THE EPA GUIDELINES THAT ALLOW US TO CONTRIBUTE THEM TO THE EPA GRANT.
ARE THERE ANY REBATES OR COST SAVINGS WITH ALTO ENERGY?
WE HAVE AN ACTIVE APPLICATION WITH THEM.
THEY JUST WON'T ESSENTIALLY GIVE YOU THAT FEEDBACK UNTIL THEY'VE CONFIRMED THE PROCESS TO MOVE FORWARD.
BUT THE ONES THAT I WILL CALL OUT DIRECTLY IS THEY WILL TYPICALLY GIVE YOU SOME REBATE FOR UP TO SIX DC FAST CHARGERS WHICH IS SOMETHING WE WOULD PROVIDE.
IF THAT DOES GET APPROVED, WE WOULD TIE IT BACK TO THE CONTRACT.
DON'T QUOTE ME ON IT, BUT I BELIEVE IT MAY BE
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IN THE REALM OF 6-$8,000 FOR UP TO SIX OF THOSE.WE'RE JUST WAITING TO SEE IF THAT'S APPROVED.
>> I'M JUST GOING TO ASK HOW I WROTE IT.
WHO WOULD RECEIVE THOSE REBATES? FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT WOULD BE HIGHLAND.
>> YES, BUT WE WOULD TIE IT BACK TO A CONTRACT, WE WOULDN'T JUST POCKET IT.
IT WOULD BE CONNECTED TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE'RE STANDING UP FOR YOUR DISTRICT.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE INFORMATION TONIGHT.
AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, WE WOULD BRING BACK THE INFORMATION TO SHARE AS A GRANT ACCEPTANCE.
THEN WE WOULD WORK WITH MS. EDGAR AND DR.
GUTIERREZ TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE NEGOTIATING PROCESS.
THEN AT THE PERMIT AND PROCESS TO CONFIRM THE TIMELINE AND THE BUDGET, WE WOULD BRING IT BACK FOR AN ADDITIONAL BOARD MEETING FOR THE ACTUAL PURCHASE ABOVE $50,000.
FOR FULL TRANSPARENCY, WE ARE NOT IN A HURRY AS YOU HEARD FROM DOMINIC EARLIER.
THIS HAS BEEN A TWO YEAR PROCESS TO GET THE EPA TO GET US HERE. ONE QUICK NOTE.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT GRANTS AND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE EPA HIGHLAND ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT, HAS WENT AHEAD AND SECURED THE 7.9 MILLION DOLLAR INTO A FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, A ESCROW ACCOUNT.
UNTIL WE REACH THE AGREEMENT WITH MS. EDGAR AND DR. GUTIERREZ REVIEWING THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, THAT MONEY IS SET ASIDE FOR DEL VALLEY ISD.
WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT AND WE HAVE BOARD APPROVAL TO ACCEPT THE GRANT, AND THEN WE HAVE APPROVAL FOR THE CONTRACT, AND AS DOMINIC SAID, WE DON'T PAY A DOLLAR UNTIL THEY'RE READY TO PLUG IN A BUS AND OUR STUDENTS ARE RIDING THEM.
I DID THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SHARE THAT.
TIME WISE, WE HAVE TIME TO DEVELOP A LONG TERM PLAN FOR HOW WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE THESE BUSES ONCE THEY'RE PLUGGED UP AND READY TO TRANSPORT OUR STUDENTS.
>> THANK YOU. THAT ACTUALLY WAS MY NEXT QUESTION.
WHAT'S THE TIMELINE AND WHEN WILL THIS BE VOTED ON? THANK YOU.
>> IF EVERYTHING WENT REALLY WELL, I KNOW DOMINIC CRINGES WHEN I SAY IT, BUT WE WOULD PLUG BUSES UP IN AUGUST OF 2027 AND PUT KIDS ON THEM.
WE ORDERED BUSES 18 MONTHS AGO AND WE GOT TWO OF THEM IN JANUARY.
REGULAR BUSES ARE TAKING 18 MONTHS TO BUILD.
>> I'LL ADD TWO CLARIFYING NOTES TO THAT.
WE'RE TAKING ACTIONS AND WORKING WITH AUSTIN ENERGY AND SECURING THE FUNDS TO ALLOW FOR THIS PROCESS TO HAPPEN.
AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE THE INVOLVEMENT.
WITHIN THE GRANT, OUR NUMBER 1 INTEREST IS MAKING SURE WE REMAIN COMPLIANT AND AT NO RISK OF RECAPTURE.
THAT GRANT DOES SAY THAT WE NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY JULY OF 2026.
WHILE THIS DOES ALLOW FOR THIS PROCESS WITH THE BOARD, WE'RE DOTTING OUR EYES AND CROSSING OUR TS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE UTILITY AND ON THE BUS PROCUREMENT SIDE.
THOSE PROCESSES ARE KICKED OFF WHILE WE HOLD THESE DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU ALL, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE TIME ON BOTH FRONTS.
WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING AT THE RISK OF RECAPTURE.
>> BOARD, ANYTHING FURTHER? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS VERY INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION. WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA,
[VI.F. Monthly Financial Reports]
WE HAVE OUR MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS FROM MS. EDGAR, PLEASE.WELCOME, TRUSTEE RYAN AND TRUSTEE BURTON.
THIS EVENING, I'LL BE HIGHLIGHTING THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING JANUARY 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 A WEIGHTED AVERAGE YIELD OF 4.43%, DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM LAST MONTH.
IT'S BEEN REALLY INCHING DOWN SINCE THE FALL, BUT WE FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE STEADY, INTEREST RATES WILL BE STEADY STRAIGHT THROUGH TO PROBABLY MID-SUMMER.
NINETY-FOUR PERCENT OF OUR OVERALL DISTRIBUTION REMAINS AT 0-1 YEARS TO MATURITY.
WE DO HAVE ABOUT 5% IN LONGER-TERM VEHICLES BETWEEN ONE AND TWO YEARS.
THIS NEXT SLIDE OUTLINES THE SECURITY DIVERSIFICATION BY VALUE IN PERCENT PORTFOLIO.
OVER 61% RESIDES IN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOLS WITH 10% IN MONEY MARKET FUNDS.
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IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY, THE DISTRICT EARNED 1.2 MILLION IN INTEREST EARNINGS WITH ABOUT 8.7 MILLION EARNED FISCAL YEAR-TO-DATE.THIS NEXT REPORT IS OUR TAX COLLECTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, BY FAR THE MOST ACTIVE MONTH FOR TAX COLLECTIONS, EARNING 90 MILLION FOR THE MONTH.
THEN LOOKING AT OUR YEAR-TO-DATE BUDGET BY FUNCTION, WE'VE SPENT ALMOST 60% OF OUR BUDGETED EXPENDITURES AS OF THE END OF JANUARY, STILL TRENDING ON TRACK.
I WILL BE PREPARING A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE MARCH BOARD MEETING TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND SOME MANIPULATIONS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN.
THEN HERE IS A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THE BUDGET BY OBJECT CODE WITH PAYROLL BEING 87% OF OUR BUDGET.
I CONTINUE TO MONITOR PAYROLL ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND WE ARE AT 60% SPENT YEAR-TO-DATE.
THEN FINALLY, LOOKING AT OUR FUND BALANCE POSITION, WE'VE REMAINED AT A FAVORABLE 154,000 AS OF JANUARY 1ST.
THAT IS WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING.
>> BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I HAVE ONE. ON PAGE 7 OR 86, DEPENDING ON WHICH NUMBER YOU'RE LOOKING AT, THE PARAPROFESSIONAL SALARIES, IT WAS A REVISED BUDGET, THEN IT'S A NEGATIVE UNENCUMBERED BALANCE.
>> YES. THAT WAS PD DAYS FOR PARAPROFESSIONAL STAFF THAT WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE CHARGED TO SR3 FUNDS, AND SR3 RAN OUT OF FUNDING IN THE PAYROLL CATEGORY, AND WE HAD TO TAKE THAT INTO THE GENERAL FUND.
BUT I THREW A LOT OF INFORMATION AT YOU LAST WEEK.
>> YOU BASICALLY [LAUGHTER] PROBABLY.
>> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? NO. THANK YOU.
>> I SEE THAT WE HAVE TOTALS OF OVERALL DISTRICT.
>> WE CAN DO IT BY CAMPUS, YES.
>> THE NEXT MONTH, I'M GOING TO BE DOING THE BOND AND GRANTS, AS YOU ASKED.
I'M GOING TO DO THAT QUARTERLY.
>> PERFECT. IF YOU CAN DO THAT AT THAT TIME, THAT'LL BE GREAT.
>> REAL QUICK. DO WE WANT THAT IN THE PRETTY COMMUNICATE OR DO WE WANT THAT AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING TO BE REVIEWED PUBLICLY? HOW DO YOU WANT THAT?
>> MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE IN THE COMMUNICATE.
THAT'S NOT BEEN A WAY THAT I'VE SEEN IT PRESENTED, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO SEE TO GET A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF HOW IT IS BY CAMPUS IF THE BOARD IS AGREEABLE TO THAT.
>> I AGREE WITH THAT. I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT WEEKLY.
>> THANK YOU. BOARD, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON, DISCUSSION ITEMS.
[VII.A. Committee Updates by Board Trustees]
WE HAVE COMMITTEE UPDATES BY BOARD TRUSTEES.I KNOW THAT WITHIN THE LAST MONTH THERE WERE MEETINGS FOR OUR COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATION FOUNDATION MEMBERS AND THEN FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY MEMBERS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE AT THIS TIME?
>> SURE, AS FAR AS EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
WE MET THE EXACT DATE, PROBABLY TWO WEEKS AGO.
I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK TO MY CALENDAR AND LOOK AT THE DATE.
BROUGHT IN A COUPLE OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND GENERAL DISCUSSION AROUND THE UPCOMING GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT WE HAVE EVERY YEAR.
THIS WILL BE YEAR NUMBER 3 OF THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT, WHICH I CAN APPRECIATE.
IT IS GENERALLY HELD AT, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THAT CALL? TOPGOLF, YES.
FOR EVERYBODY LISTENING, I WILL GET YOU THE DATE.
WE WILL GET YOU THE DATE NEXT TIME, BUT PLEASE PUT THAT ON THE CALENDAR FOR EDUCATION FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT.
IT'S OUR FUNDRAISER FOR THE YEAR.
ALL THE FUNDS GO TO SUPPORT THE GOOD WORK THAT THE FOUNDATION DOES FOR THE KIDS AND TEACHERS OF DVISD.
TRUSTEE PANTOJA, YOU WERE ALSO ON THE CALL OR IN THE MEETING.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I HAVE THE DATE RIGHT HERE IF YOU WANT ME TO SAY IT. APRIL 3RD.
>> APRIL 3RD, I BELIEVE 5:00-7:00. SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> APRIL 3RD, SOMETIME AROUND FIVE-ISH.
I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT TIME, BUT PERFECT.
LISA'S SAYING YES, APRIL 3RD, 05:00-7:00, AT TOPGOLF. THANKS, LISA.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WAS JUST TOLD THAT THE SHAC ACTUALLY MET AS WELL. SECRETARY GUADIAN?
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>> WE DID TALK ABOUT TUCKER'S LAW, WHICH IS A NEW LEGISLATION.
IT'S A CURRICULUM FOR INSTRUCTION IN THE DANGERS OF OPIOIDS, INCLUDING ADDICTION TO AND ABUSE OF SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS SUCH AS FENTANYL.
I'M SORRY, I'M GOING BACK TO OUR MINUTES.
ALSO ON ONE LOVE, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE ON DATING VIOLENCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I'M SURE THAT OUR DISTRICT NURSE WILL BE HERE, SOME BOARD MEETING IN THE FUTURE TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING AS WELL.
I CAN ALSO FORWARD THE LINKS TO THE BOARD.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMITTEES THAT MET? I KNOW SAFETY AND SECURITY DID, BUT WE CAN'T REALLY DISCUSS WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MEETING. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?
>> YEAH. BOARD MEMBERS, IN YOUR BINDER SOMEWHERE.
YES. IN YOUR BINDERS, THERE IS A PAGE THAT HAS THE COMMITTEES AND WHO REPRESENTS THEM.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF COMMITTEES THAT I THINK WE NEED TO ADD FOLKS TO.
PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE NEW TO OUR BOARD, AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SO WE CAN GET THOSE FILLED AS WELL.
>> THE BINDER SHE'S REFERRING TO IS MORE OF THE HANDBOOK [OVERLAPPING] BINDER.
IT WAS CREATED FOR THE NEW BOARD ORIENTATION, AND NOT EVERYONE HAS THEM YET, BUT WE ARE GETTING THEM.
>> I THOUGHT EVERYONE PICKED THIS UP.
>> YES. YOU SHOULD GET A BINDER.
IN THIS BINDER, THERE'S A BUNCH OF COOL THINGS IN HERE THAT WE PUT TOGETHER.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, YOU CAN COME AND SPEAK TO ME LATER. WE'LL GO OVER IT.
>> I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND SPEAKING TO OUR TRUSTEE BECAUSE WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ISN'T A QUORUM ON SOME OF THESE, AND SO I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND REACHING OUT TO TRUSTEE WOODY LEDESMA.
>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER, BOARD?
>> I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO ASK THE QUESTION, BUT WHAT ABOUT FORMING NEW COMMITTEES? WHAT'S THE PROCESS FOR THAT? SPECIFICALLY, THINKING WITH ALL THE GROWTH IN THE DISTRICT AND A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT ARE FACING US AT HIGH SCHOOL, NUMBER 2 COMING ONLINE.
WE'RE GOING TO GET THE FACILITIES' CONDITION REPORT.
IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO THINK ABOUT MAYBE CREATING SOME SORT OF AN INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE TO UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT AND WHERE THE DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT, HOW THE DOLLAR IS GOING TO BE SPENT, AND GET INFORMATION OR GET DIRECTION FROM THE TRUSTEES REGARDING INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT AN OPERATIONS COMMITTEE?
>> IS THAT PART OF OPERATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE? BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A COMMITTEE HERE THAT'S LACKING TWO MEMBERS OR ONE MEMBER THAT IN DEVELOPMENT, IT'S CALLED OPERATIONS.
IT'S ALONG WITH THE BUDGET HUMAN RESOURCE AND OPERATIONS, SO MAYBE THAT IS IT.
>> IF YOU ALL FEEL THAT'S A GOOD PLACE TO PUT INFRASTRUCTURE, GENERALLY SPEAKING, I THINK THAT WE CAN ALWAYS ADD THAT TO [OVERLAPPING]
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS AN ACTUAL COMMITTEE.
I DON'T REMEMBER IF WE WERE LOOKING AT LATER IN THE SPRING, ONCE WE HAD ALL TRUSTEES IN PLACE TO DO THE BOOT CAMPS FOR THESE DIFFERENT AREAS.
>> IT'S IN DEVELOPMENT, SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT AT ANOTHER TIME OR WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT NOW IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO DO.
I GUESS WE WOULD NEED MORE INFORMATION FROM THE DISTRICT ON WHAT THAT COMMITTEE ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT ON HERE, IT JUST SAYS OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT.
>> I BELIEVE THAT WAS JUST GIVING YOU ALL AN OPPORTUNITY TO DIG DEEPER INTO THOSE AREAS; SPRING IN THE SUMMER AND HAVING MEETINGS WITH THOSE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS TO UNDERSTAND, FOR EXAMPLE, WE TALKED ABOUT HUMAN RESOURCES TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTRACTS, TO LOOK AT THE HIRING PROCESSES FOR ADMINISTRATORS TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A FULL UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE YOU ALL APPROVE CONTRACTS IN THE SPRING.
WE HAVE A VARIETY OF CONTRACTS, PERHAPS LOOKING AT MAKING SOME ADJUSTMENTS.
THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE THAT IS RELATED TO BUT AS FAR AS A SPECIFIC OPERATIONS OR INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, THAT'S NOT ONE THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED.
WELL, THERE'S TWO SEPARATE QUESTIONS; ONE IS, WHEN IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT CREATING A NEW COMMITTEE, AND THE SECOND ONE IS, I DON'T THINK THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE IS GOING TO FALL IN LINE WITH WHAT YOU JUST DESCRIBED, DR. GUTIERREZ.
AGAIN, I THINK IT MIGHT BE IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WITH A LOT OF THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON, AND WE'LL GO ON, INCLUDING THE ROSS ROAD REDEVELOPMENT.
THERE SEEMS LIKE THERE'S ALWAYS QUESTIONS ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE
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COMING UP AND BE HELPFUL TO HAVE A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THOSE QUESTIONS.>> I THINK WE MAKE OUR BEST EFFORT TO PROVIDE THOSE UPDATES IN WORKSHOPS AND REGULAR MEETINGS.
I'VE NEVER BEEN PART OF OR HAD THAT IN PLACE IN MY TWO MOST RECENT DISTRICTS.
I THINK THAT THE OTHER THING I WANT YOU ALL TO CONSIDER IS IN ANY COMMITTEE, I HAVE TO BE PART OF, AND SO THE MORE COMMITTEES THAT WE CREATE, THAT TAKES ME AWAY FROM DISTRICT OPERATIONS.
NOW, I'M NOT SAYING THAT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE COULD DO, BUT IF WE DO CREATE THESE COMMITTEES LIKE THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, THOSE ARE COMMITTEES THAT MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO MEET PERHAPS ON A SEMESTER, FALL, SPRING, SUMMER, OR A QUARTERLY BASIS.
>> THANK YOU. WE CAN TAKE THAT UNDER ADVISEMENT. TRUSTEE PANTOJA.
>> I THINK THE QUESTION WAS WHAT'S THE PROCESS AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, WE MAY NOT HAVE A PROCESS.
IF I MAY BOARD, I WOULD LOVE TO FIND OUT HOW TO CREATE A PROCESS WITHIN OUR SOP, WITHIN OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
IF I CAN WORK WITH TRUSTEE FRANCO ON MAYBE FINDING LANGUAGE PROCESSES TO THE POINT, WHAT IS THE PROCESS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE DON'T HAVE ONE.
IF WE DON'T HAVE IT, I BELIEVE WE SHOULD CREATE ONE TO THEN SAY, HEY, THIS IS THE STRUCTURE, WHAT WE'RE DOING AS OPERATION AS OPERATING BOARD, AND THEN ALSO IDENTIFYING WHAT ARE THOSE COMMITTEES WITHIN OUR BOARD OF OPERATING PROCEDURES.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION.
WE HAVE A WORKSHOP COMING UP WITH BOARD OPS.
[LAUGHTER] GREAT SEGUE INTO THAT.
I THINK TRUSTEE FRANCO, YOU DID PUT SOMETHING IN YOUR COMMENTS.
SOMEBODY MAY HAVE THAT I'VE SEEN AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN IN MIND.
I DON'T REMEMBER WHO, BUT THERE IS A COMMITTEE ITEM IN THERE, SO WE CAN DEFINITELY BRING THAT UP, GIVE MORE DETAILS.
IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, PLEASE BRING YOUR NOTES OR PLEASE SEND THEM TO ME SO WE CAN GET A JUMP START ON WHAT FOLKS ARE LOOKING FOR IN THIS PROCESS FOR COMMITTEES.
>> YES VICE PRESIDENT, I DID INCLUDE THAT IN MY COMMENTS ON THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
I COMMENTED ON HAVING COMMITTEES, BUT I DIDN'T COMMENT ON HOW TO FORM AN ACTUAL.
>> TRUSTEE PANTOJA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING? ANYBODY ELSE? PERFECT. THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA,
[VIII. Consent Agenda]
WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.THERE IS A REQUESTED AMENDMENT THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE FOR THE JANUARY 23RD MINUTES, SO WE WILL ACCEPT THOSE AS AMENDED.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE A NEED FOR ANY OF THESE ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? CAN I GET A MOTION TO PASS THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WITH THE AMENDED JANUARY 23RD, 2025 MINUTES?
>> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION AS PRESENTED.
>> TRUSTEE PANTOJA, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE ITEM 9.
[IX.A. Election of Board Officers]
IT'S THE FIRST ITEM OF OUR ACTION ITEMS, ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS.OUT OF RESPECT FOR OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES ITEM NUMBER 4, I ADDED THIS REQUEST TO THE AGENDA FOR THE EVENING.
HOWEVER, IN THE SAME VEIN, ITEM 14 OF THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURE STIPULATES THE CRITERIA AND PROCESS FOR SELECTING BOARD OFFICERS.
AT THIS TIME, SECRETARY GUADIAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESIGN YOUR POSITION AS BOARD OFFICER?
>> THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESIGN YOUR POSITION AS BOARD OFFICER? THANK YOU.
ADDITIONALLY, I WILL NOT BE RESIGNING MY POSITION AS A BOARD OFFICER, THEREFORE, WE DO NOT HAVE A NEED FOR A SUCCESSOR.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE THE OFFICER ELECTIONS UNTIL NOVEMBER 2025 IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR ADOPTED BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES?
>> VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE NEED A SECOND FIRST. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.
>> EITHER WAY. I DON'T THINK WE NEED BOARD ELECTIONS RIGHT NOW.
I DO THINK AT SOME POINT WE CAN DISCUSS MAYBE DURING THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS OF OUR BOARD OFFICERS, AND THAT WOULD BE ALSO TO BRING OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS UP TO DATE.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO DURING BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, AND I WILL PROBABLY BE SUBMITTING SOME COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
>> YEAH. WE DO HAVE A BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES MEETING COMING UP.
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IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU ALSO ARE INTERESTED IN UPDATING AND MAKING MORE RELEVANT OR YOU'VE SEEN OTHER BOARDS OR OTHER DISTRICTS AND BOARDS DO, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE AND BE BETTER BOARD MEMBERS, SO WHATEVER FOLKS CAN BRING TO THE TABLE, THAT'D BE GREAT.WHETHER OR NOT IT GETS ADDED, THAT WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE BOARD AS A WHOLE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS SUGGESTING.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER? [BACKGROUND] WE'LL GET TO THAT.
AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE THE OFFICER ELECTIONS UNTIL NOVEMBER 2025.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RIGHT HAND.
02,3,4,5,6,7,8. MOTION CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO.
[IX.B. Discuss, Consider and Possibly Act on Targeted Improvement Plans (TIPs)]
WE HAVE TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND POSSIBLY ACT ON TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLANS OR THE TIPS.>> PRESIDENT WEGNER. NEVER MIND.
I DIDN'T SEE. I THOUGHT WE HAD NINE MEMBERS, BUT I DIDN'T SEE THERE WAS ONE.
>> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS EVENING FOR ACTION, WE BRING TO YOU THREE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLANS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY TEA.
AGAIN, DR. ALARCON IS GOING TO HELP CO PRESENT WITH ME.
SHE'LL START US OFF WITH THE REQUIREMENTS, WHY WE'RE DOING THIS, AND THEN I'LL GO INTO THE ACTUAL CAMPUS.
>> I'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH EVERY STUDENT SUCCESS ACT REQUIRES THAT STATE EDUCATION AGENCY IDENTIFIES THE LOWEST PERFORMING SCHOOLS.
THREE OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE A PART OF THE BOTTOM 5% IN CLOSING THE GAPS DOMAIN.
BECAUSE OF THIS, THESE THREE SCHOOLS WILL BE IN COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT AND IN SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
THE THREE SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED ARE CREEDMOOR ELEMENTARY, DEL VALLE ELEMENTARY, AND OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
HERE WE SEE THE PROJECTED ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT CARDS.
IN LOOKING AT THE PROJECTED ACCOUNTABILITY, YOU'LL SEE THAT EACH OF THE THREE WOULD BE RATED IN F CAMPUS.
IMPROVEMENT PLANS. OJEDA, CREEDMOOR ARE WORKING WITH REGION 13.
DEL VALLE ELEMENTARY IS WORKING WITH SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT NETWORK.
ALL THREE OF THEM ARE CRAFTING AND CREATING A TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
THIS TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS BASED ON COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS AND IDENTIFIES THE GOALS NECESSARY.
ADVISORY TEAMS CAME TOGETHER TO EVALUATE THE IDENTIFIED PRIMARY TARGETS, AND FROM THAT, THE CAMPUS, DISTRICT STAFF, AND PROGRAM LIAISONS WORKED TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY ESSENTIAL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO IMPROVE ACHIEVEMENT.
HERE WE HAVE THE EFFECTIVE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK.
WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE BLUE ENCOMPASSING THE ENTIRE FRAMEWORK, IS THE STRONG SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND PLANNING IN THE ROOTED IN THE MIDDLE, IS GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION.
FROM THIS FRAMEWORK, WE HAD ALL OF THE SCHOOLS IDENTIFY KEY AREAS OF GROWTH.
WITH THAT, THEY ALSO IDENTIFIED LEVERS AND ESSENTIAL ACTIONS TO HEIGHTEN PERFORMANCE, BOTH WITH TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, AS WELL AS STUDENTS.
>> THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT NETWORK OR I'M SORRY, THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT FRAMEWORK IS SHARED FROM TEA.
IT IS A RESEARCH BASED FRAMEWORK WITH FIVE LEVERS.
EACH OF THOSE PUZZLE PIECES IS A LEVER THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT AND I WANT TO CALL THAT OUT NOW BECAUSE YOU'LL SEE THAT AS PART OF THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
THE AGENCY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THIS FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON THE EFFECTIVE DISTRICT FRAMEWORK, WHICH WILL ROLL OUT IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, MORE TO COME ON THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND THAT WORK CAN'T HAPPEN BY CHANCE.
WE'VE GOT TO BE REALLY INTENTIONAL AND TEA GIVES US A FRAMEWORK AND SO THAT WE CAN NARROW DOWN THE SCOPE OF WHAT'S REQUIRED FOR THE SCHOOL.
THEY JUST RECENTLY DEVELOPED WHAT'S REQUIRED FOR THE DISTRICT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP AND IN TANDEM.
THE FIRST IMPROVEMENT PLAN YOU'LL SEE IS FROM CREEDMOOR ELEMENTARY.
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>> I'M SORRY. CAN I ASK A QUESTION REALLY QUICK?
>> YOU SAID THAT SOME OF THESE SCHOOLS ARE WORKING WITH DIFFERENT AGENCIES OR NETWORKS.
ARE WE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE FOR THEM ON OUR OUTCOMES FOR CERTAIN OUTCOMES OR.
>> YES, MA'AM. THERE IS A CALENDAR THAT TEA REQUIRES FOR SUBMISSION.
THE REASON THAT YOU'RE SEEING THIS TODAY AND THEN THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO ACT ON THIS TODAY IS FIRST SUBMISSION IS DUE ON FEBRUARY 28TH, WHICH IS WHAT IS YOUR TIP? THEN AFTER THAT, THERE ARE REVIEWS THAT WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH REGION 13 AND A CASE MANAGER FROM THE AGENCY AND WE GET ON THE PHONE CALL.
THEY ASK ABOUT EVIDENCE, WE SUBMIT ARTIFACTS, AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENT.
FOR CREEDMOOR ELEMENTARY, DR. BORES HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF STEPPING IN PRINCIPAL.
SHE SHARED THIS WITH HER TEACHERS.
I WAS THERE THE DAY THAT SHE SHARED IT.
I WAS ALSO THERE THE DAY THAT WE SHARED IT WITH PARENTS, HAD A LOT OF FEEDBACK.
WE'RE IDENTIFYING THREE PRIORITY AREAS.
WE COULD GO INTO DETAIL OF THE ACTIONS THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THAT IS WHAT WE WILL TAKE CARE OF WITH THE CAMPUS AND WITH SUPPORT FROM CNI TEAM.
ONE OF THE ROLES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT IS TO WORK SIDE BY SIDE EXCLUSIVELY WITH PRINCIPALS, SO THAT THEY RECEIVE THE COACHING SO THAT WE'RE MONITORING THE PLAN, THAT WE'RE PROVIDING FEEDBACK, MAKING MID COURSE ADJUSTMENTS, AND THEN FOLLOWING UP WITH THE AREA.
THE FIRST PRIORITY AREA, AGAIN, NOT NECESSARILY IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE.
WE JUST DID THE FIRST LEVEL AND THE SECOND LEVEL.
PRIORITY FOCUS AREA NUMBER 1 IS EFFECTIVE PD FOR EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
WHAT THIS MEANS IS, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ALIGN WHAT WE'RE DOING IN CLASSROOMS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER RESOURCES, WHATEVER WE'RE ASKING TO DO, IT'S ABOUT PROVIDING THEM WITH THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED.
DR. BORES HAS BEEN CLARIFYING WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE ON A DAILY BASIS BY PROGRAM, BY GRADE LEVEL BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE GRADE LEVEL PLAYS A DIFFERENT ROLE.
PRIORITY AREA NUMBER 2 IS LEVEL 5, WHICH IS ALSO ABOUT INSTRUCTION, AND THIS IS ABOUT BUILDING TEACHER CAPACITY THROUGH OBSERVATION AND FEEDBACK.
YOU ALL KNOW, AS WE SHARED EARLIER, WE ARE IN CLASSROOMS AS A CNI TEAM.
BUT THE WORK THAT MOVES THE TEACHER IS THE FEEDBACK THAT IS PROVIDED FROM THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAM.
THE PRINCIPAL IS COACHING, THE AP IS COACHING, THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, THE INSTRUCTIONAL COACH IS COACHING, AND THEN OF COURSE, CENTRAL OFFICE, WHETHER IT IS A COORDINATOR, A DIRECTOR, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ANOTHER CHIEF, JUST DEPENDING ON WHERE WE ARE.
WE KNOW THAT THIS HAS TO BE TARGETED.
WE KNOW THAT IT HAS TO BE BYTE SIZE.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO PUNK IT, AND WE FOLLOW A BOOK, IT IS A BEST SELLER.
FOLKS USE IT ACROSS THE NATION, IT'S GET BETTER FASTER.
IT COMES FROM UNCOMMON SCHOOLS NETWORK, IT'S A CHARTER SCHOOL NETWORK, BUT IT'S USED IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, BOTH DISTRICTS AND CHARTERS.
WHAT IT DOES IS IT JUST GIVES VERY CLEAR CONCISE ACTION STEPS. I CAN NAME ONE.
ONE IS LIKE IS THE TEACHER IN THE POWER ZONE? DOES THE TEACHER HAVE A GOOD STANCE? DOES THE TEACHER COMMAND PRESENCE IN THE ROOM? DOES A TEACHER HAVE CALL SIGNALS? SOME OF THE MOST BASIC THINGS THAT WE WOULD WORK ON WITH A BRAND NEW TEACHER, ESPECIALLY THINKING OF OUR TEACHERS WHO ARE FIRST YEAR OR IN THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF TEACHING, WHO MAYBE WENT THROUGH ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION.
BASED ON THE TRAJECTORY, THEN IN THE NEXT 60-90 DAYS, AND THEN THE 90-120 DAYS, WE START TALKING ABOUT RIGOR.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT GET BETTER FASTER LOOKS LIKE.
THEN THE LAST ONE IS TO DEVELOP OUR CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER.
AS YOU KNOW, DR. BORES IS THERE AS THE INTERIM PRINCIPAL SO WHAT IS SHE DOING WITH THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, WITH THE COUNSELOR, WITH LEAD TEACHERS OR THE INSTRUCTIONAL COACH SO THAT THEY ALL HAVE CLEAR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
ONE OF THE TOUGHEST WORK AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT WORK THAT I'VE SEEN SINCE 2009 IS THAT AS A TEACHER, YOU HEAR IT FROM EVERYONE.
THE PRINCIPAL COMES IN AND SAYS, HEY, DO THIS.
THE AP COMES IN AND SAYS, HEY, THINK ABOUT THIS.
THE DISTRICT THEN COMES IN AND SAYS, ACTUALLY, DO THIS.
THEN THE TEACHERS LIKE, OH, MY GOD, WHAT DO I DO? WHAT THIS DOES IS IT JUST GIVES US A CLEAR DIRECTION OF HERE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO FOLLOW
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AND WE NEED TO BE IN ALIGNMENT FROM THE CAMPUS TO THE TEAM.THE GET BETTER, THE BOOK, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING ANYTHING FROM A CHARTER SCHOOL OR A CHARTER.
WHAT'S SO DIFFERENT FROM THIS BOOK? I KNOW YOU SAID THAT IT PROVIDES CLEAR BY SIZE ACTIONABLE ITEMS, BUT WHY THIS BOOK ALL THE OTHER STUFF.
IT'S CHARTERS AND DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE, USE IT.
>> WHAT YOU ARE SHARING, CORRECT?
>> THE ORIGIN WAS FROM A NETWORK CALLED UNCOMMON SCHOOLS.
BUT IT'S USED ACROSS THE STATE.
YOU'LL SEE IT IN MOST PRINCIPALS SHELVES, AND IT'S BEEN AROUND IN DIFFERENT ADDITIONS FOR LIKE THE LAST FIVE PLUS YEARS.
>> I JUST GET WORRIED WHEN I HEAR CHARTER.
>> WELL, OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL PRIORITY AREA NUMBER 1.
AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION.
AGAIN, THIS IS ABOUT WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT? WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE BUILDING OUR PLCS.
YOU HEARD DR. GUTIERREZ TALK ABOUT OUR FRIDAY PLCS.
WE ALSO HAVE TO ENSURE THAT TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS UNDERSTAND THE LESSON.
AS THEY'RE PLANNING LESSONS, ARE THEY INTERNALIZING THE LESSON? IN OTHER WORDS, ARE THEY MAKING SENSE OF IT? ARE THEY READING IT? DO THEY KNOW HOW TO TEACH IT? DO THEY KNOW HOW TO DELIVER IT? ARE THEY ADJUSTING FOR EACH OF IN THIS CASE, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THEIR PERIODS, BASED ON STUDENT NEEDS.
AGAIN, BEST PRACTICES COMING FROM GET BETTER FASTER TO INFORM THOSE POWER MOVES.
PRIORITY NUMBER AREA NUMBER 2, YOU'VE HEARD US TALK ABOUT HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL.
EVERY SINGLE DAY WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT WHATEVER WE PUT IN FRONT OF STUDENTS IS OF HIGH QUALITY.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS OR ACTUALLY THE FIRST THING IS, IS IT ON GRADE LEVEL? WE HAVE TO HAVE ACCESS TO ON GRADE LEVEL INSTRUCTION, EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND THEN WE SUPPORT THAT THROUGH OUR TIERED INTERVENTION, WHETHER IT'S TIER 2 OR TIER 3.
WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE OUTLINED ASSESSMENTS AND THAT WE ARE PLANNING FROM THAT ASSESSMENT.
WE'VE GOT CURRICULUM DOCUMENTS THAT SUPPORT TEACHERS THROUGH THIS SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE MASTERY FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS.
THE LAST ONE FOR OJEDA, WHAT IS FOCUSING ON SCHOOL WIDE BEHAVIORS EXPERTISE AND CULTURE ROUTINES.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO TACKLE DISCIPLINE THAT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE CAMPUS AND WE KNOW THAT MR. GUTIERREZ HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF SHIFTING THE CULTURE, AND NOW WE HAVE TO HIT THE ACADEMICS.
A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE SAY, WELL, WHICH ONES FIRST, WHICH ONES SECOND.
SAFETY IS ALWAYS A PRIORITY, AND THEN RIGHT AFTER THAT, WE HAVE TO GET TO ACADEMICS BECAUSE WE CAN'T WAIT AND SO IT'S ABOUT PROVIDING CLEAR EXPECTATIONS.
IT'S ALSO ABOUT PROVIDING POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORTS.
WE HAVE TO CELEBRATE. KIDS ARE KIDS.
WHILE WE HOLD HIGH STANDARDS, WE ALSO CELEBRATE.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT, THAT'S COMPLETELY TRUE.
THOSE ARE THE THREE AREAS FOR OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE LAST ONE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS GRANT THAT WAS TIED ALSO TO LASO GRANT GOVERNANCE.
THIS IS A SCHOOL REDESIGN GRANT, WE RECEIVED 680,000 TO REDESIGN THE SCHOOL.
THAT WORK STARTED THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE AGENCY, WE WERE ABLE TO ASK THEM.
INSTEAD OF ROLLING OUT A NEW SCHOOL IN THE '25-'26 SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH IS AUGUST, CAN WE GET AN EXTRA YEAR TO FOCUS ON THE FOUNDATIONAL PIECES, AND THEN WE LAUNCH WITH A NEW SCHOOL REDESIGN IN '26-'27.
THAT ALLOWS US TO KEEP THE GRANT AND TO WORK THE GRANT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.
TEA SAID, YES, WHAT WE WANT IS A SCHOOL THAT IS A B OR BETTER AND THEN WE ADD THE STEM COMPONENTS TO IT.
WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE AGENCY THAT ALLOWS US TO GET THAT EXTENSION AND WORK THROUGH THIS.
SEN IS A NETWORK PROVIDER THAT IS SELECTED THROUGH TEA THAT HELPS GUIDE THE WORK SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE STEM IMPLEMENTATION.
THERE ARE TWO FOCUS AREAS AT DEL VALLE RIGHT NOW? AGAIN, IT'S BUILDING TEACHER CAPACITY THROUGH OBSERVATION AND FEEDBACK, SIMILAR TO THE OTHER CAMPUSES AND THEN AROUND DATA DRIVEN INSTRUCTION.
WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE REVIEWING DATA ON
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AN ONGOING BASIS WEEKLY BASIS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT.THE ASSESSMENTS THAT WE GIVE EVERY SINGLE DAY TO OUR MORE SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS LIKE STAR, ARE WE THEN ADJUSTING INSTRUCTION BASED ON THAT DATA SO THAT OUR STUDENTS NOT FOLLOWING B? THOSE ARE THE THREE PLANS.
AGAIN, WE GO A LOT MORE IN DEPTH ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE DAY-TO-DAY.
OUR ASK FOR YOU IS TO APPROVE THESE PLANS SO THAT WE CAN SUBMIT TO THE AGENCY BY FEBRUARY 20TH AND ALLOW US TO WORK THE PLAN.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION OR DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN REFERENCE TO THE TIPS?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. WHEN IMPLEMENTING THESE PLANS, HOW ON TOP OF IT ARE WE? WHAT STAFF IS GOING TO BE MONITORING THAT THESE THINGS ARE ACTIVELY TAKING PLACE AND THAT OUR KIDS ARE ACTIVELY GROWING FROM THESE THINGS.
>> YES, MA'AM. THAT IS THE FIRST LINE FROM MYSELF, OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, DR. BAILEY, WHO STARTS ON MONDAY, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR C&I MISS SCHAPIRO, AND THEN OUR DIRECTORS OF ELA, OUR DIRECTOR OF MATH, AND SO FORTH AND SO ON.
WE ARE THE FIRST LINE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE SUPPORTING PRINCIPALS AS NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT THE PLAN IS NOT JUST ON PAPER, BUT IT'S IN ACTION.
THE OTHER LINE IS OUR COORDINATORS AND OUR INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALISTS WHO SPEND TIME.
WE DON'T WANT TO BOMBARD TEACHERS WITH THIS WORK.
WHAT WE DO WANT TO DO THOUGH IS INFORM TEACHERS, THE WORK THAT YOU DO EVERY DAY TIES TO THIS.
THE WORK OF THE PLCS, THE WORK OF THE DATA DIALOGUES, THE THINGS THAT YOU DO EVERY SINGLE DAY ARE MEANINGFUL BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE MONITORING THAT.
WE'RE IN PLCS. WE'RE ON CAMPUSES.
WE HAVE TO COLLECT THOSE ARTIFACTS.
DR. ALARCON HAS A CASE MANAGER, MISS KING FROM REGION 13 THAT SHE MET WITH ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WE SEE THAT EVIDENCE AS WELL.
>> IS THERE LIKE POLICY OR STRUCTURE IN PLACE TO HOLD THESE INDIVIDUALS ACCOUNTABLE WHO ARE NOT MEETING THIS CRITERIA? BECAUSE I MEAN, WE HAVE A LINE OUT ABOUT ADDRESSING OJEDA'S THINGS AND CRITERIA 3 FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WHAT ABOUT OUR STAFF? BECAUSE FROM MY EXPERIENCE, KIDS ARE GOING TO FOLLOW WHAT IS SET BEFORE THEM.
IF YOU PUT THE RIGHT STRUCTURES IN PLACE AND THERE'S CONSISTENCY AND EVERYTHING, THEY'RE MORE THAN LIKELY TO FOLLOW THAT ROAD.
WE HAVE TO HOLD OUR FACULTY AND OUR STAFF ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR STUDENTS WHEN THEY'RE ENTERING THESE BUILDINGS.
IS THERE STRUCTURE IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THE THINGS THAT STAFF NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF AS WELL?
>> YES, MA'AM. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
THAT I'LL GIVE A GOOD EXAMPLE ON MONDAY YESTERDAY.
[LAUGHTER] IT FEELS LIKE A WEEK AGO.
GOOD. YESTERDAY, MYSELF, MR. GARLERO, WE'RE USING MISS FRITO AS A COACH WHO'S THERE SPENDING INVESTING TIME 4-5 DAYS A WEEK.
WE OPENED WITH A STAFF MEETING TO SAY, ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL, HERE'S OUR REALITY.
WE'RE FACING THE BRUTAL FACTS.
IF WE DON'T CHANGE SOMETHING, WE WILL BE AN F AGAIN.
>> WE SPENT ABOUT AN HOUR JUST FRAMING THAT WORK.
RIGHT NOW LET'S BREAK UP INTO OUR DIFFERENT PLCS TO ACTUALLY COME UP WITH THE WORK.
NOW, THE FOLLOW THROUGH, ONE OF THE SLIDES THAT MR. GUERRERO HAD WAS, AND HERE ARE THE ACCOUNTABILITY THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
MR. GUERRERO KNOWS, OUR TEACHERS KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE PRESENT, AND IT SHOULD NEVER BE IN I GOT YOU, IT SHOULD BE, WHERE ARE YOU SO THAT WE CAN HELP YOU GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL, AND IF WE AREN'T SEEING IT, WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT OUT.
WHEN WE CALL IT OUT, WE'RE GOING TO BE RESPECTFUL AND WE'RE GOING TO BE PROFESSIONAL, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
IF IT ENDS UP BEING A WRITTEN REPRIMAND, WE'RE GOING TO SHOW EVIDENCE THAT WE HAVE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT IT, WE HAVE CERTAIN EXPECTATION, WE HAVE FOLLOWED UP, AND WE STILL DON'T SEE THE EVIDENCE.
>> BOARD, ANYTHING FURTHER. THANK YOU.
AGAIN, I WANT TO SAY IT'S NOT FINE.
IT'S NOT EASY, BUT THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE DIFFERENCES YOU'RE MAKING SO THAT OUR STUDENTS CAN LEARN BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S WHY THEY SHOW UP.
SO I APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO PASS THE TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLANS AS PRESENTED?
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>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLANS AS PRESENTED.
>> SECOND, TRUSTEE PANTOJA BECAUSE I SAW HIM ON THIS SIDE THIS TIME.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 01, 2, 3, 4, 05, 6, 7, 8-0, PLEASE.
NEXT, WE HAVE DISCUSSED: CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY ACT TO APPROVE
[IX.C. Discuss, Consider and Possibly Act to approve the Child Wellness Center / University of Texas School of Nursing Grant]
THE CHILD WELLNESS CENTER UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF NURSING GRANT.AGAIN, DR. MARK CAN TOO. THANK YOU.
>> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WHAT FEELS LIKE LAST MONTH, BUT WAS ONLY A WEEK OR TWO AGO, FEBRUARY 4TH, WE BROUGHT TO YOU A PRESENTATION ON THE CHILDREN'S WELLNESS CENTER TODAY.
WE BRING TO YOU THIS ITEM FOR ACTION.
CONSIDER YOUR APPROVAL SO THAT WE CAN INVEST THE $1.7 MILLION GRANT IN A NEW SPACE.
>> REAL QUICK FOR OUR NEW TRUSTEES.
THIS IS AT NO COST TO THE DISTRICT.
THERE IS A VERY STRICT TIMELINE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL ARE GOING TO VOTE ON THIS THIS EVENING. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO.
BUT BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS IN REFERENCE TO THIS? TRUSTEE LEDESMA WOODY, VICE PRESIDENT.
>> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, I HAVE A COMMENT.
I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE AN EXPANDING ANY SERVICES THAT HELP OUR COMMUNITY.
AS MENTIONED, THEY'VE BEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
I WOULD HATE TO SEE THAT SERVICES LOST.
NOT LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO MOVE, BUT I THINK THAT THIS WILL HELP INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED TO OUR COMMUNITY.
I THINK THAT'S GREAT. I ALSO THINK THAT IT'S WONDERFUL THAT YOU GUYS ARE INTERNING WITH OUR STUDENTS OR ALLOWING OUR STUDENTS TO INTERN WITH YOU, SO THAT'S AMAZING, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
>> YEAH, AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO TRUSTEE LEDESMA WOODY'S COMMENTS.
BASED ON THE PRESENTATION WE HEARD, WHAT SEEMS LIKE A MONTH AGO, ONLY A FEW WEEKS AGO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE WORK YOU DO.
BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU ON CAMPUS.
NOT JUST FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
>> I ALSO WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
JUST LIKE MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, WE APPRECIATE THIS.
ONE QUESTION I HAVE IS, DURING THE PRESENTATION, THERE WAS A COMMENT THAT MANY FOLKS ARE NOT AWARE THAT YOU ARE HERE.
AT SOME POINT, FIVE MONTHS FROM NOW, NINE MONTHS FROM NOW, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HOW WE WERE ABLE TO CLOSE THAT GAP BECAUSE HEARING YOU SAY THAT WAS LIKE, WELL, THEY DON'T KNOW YOU'RE HERE AND IT'S ALMOST FREE TO YOU ALL, LET'S READ TO THEM, LET'S GET THIS GOING. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER, BOARD? DO I HAVE A MOTION? TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD, I'M ASSUMING YOUR MOTION TO PASS THIS AND ACCEPT THE GRANT.
>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE CISNEROS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
ALL THOSE NO, AND ALL THOSE ABSTAINING.
MOTION CARRIES 8-0 WITH ONE ABSTENTION.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CONGRATULATIONS. LOOK WHAT WE'VE GOT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE, LADIES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR DISTRICT.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
NEXT STEP ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE: DISCUSS, CONSIDER,
[IX.D. Discuss, Consider and Possibly Act on Selection of Marketing and Branding Firm for DVISD High School #2]
AND POSSIBLY ACT ON SELECTION MARKETING AND BRANDING FIRM FOR DVISD, HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 2, MR. CHRISTOPHER WELL.>> GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES, DR. GUTIERREZ.
AS WE PRESENTED AT THE WORKSHOP, I GUESS, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO NOW, WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD FOR APPROVAL THE SELECTION OF A MARKETING BRANDING FIRM TO WORK WITH THE DISTRICT FOR HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 2.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM THE WORKSHOP?
>> I REMEMBER I READ SOMEWHERE THE COST, BUT IT'S NOT IN THIS PACKET.
WHAT IS THE COST BECAUSE EVEN SAYS COST TBD?
>> THE MAXIMUM WOULD BE 60,000 OVER A 12 MONTH PERIOD.
>> THEN SECOND QUESTION IS, SO WE'RE APPROVING 60 K. IS ANYONE FROM THE FIRM HERE?
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>> BOARD, ARE WE OKAY WITH THAT?
>> THEY'RE NOT HERE, WE'RE APPROVING A $60,000 CONTRACT.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TRUSTEE VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY?
>> I WOULD PREFER THEM TO BE HERE IN THE FUTURE.
THINGS LIKE THIS, SO THEY COULD ANSWER DIRECT QUESTIONS.
I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT THIS WAS IN A WORKSHOP, SO A LOT OF OUR AUDIENCE DIDN'T GET TO HEAR THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH THIS FIRM.
COULD YOU DO A BRIEF INTRODUCTION OR WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO AND HOW THE COMMUNITY PLAYS INTO THIS PART?
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. AS WE SHARED AT THE WORKSHOP, WE ARE PROPOSING WORKING WITH DONOVAN GROUP.
WE HAD OVER 20 FIRMS SUBMIT TO THE RFQ FOR MARKETING AND BRANDING FOR HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 2.
THIS ONE WAS THE TOP-SCORING FIRM.
THEY ARE A GROUP THAT SPECIALIZES IN SCHOOL BRANDING AND COMMUNICATIONS.
BOTH THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND ALSO THE SERVICES THEY OFFER WERE ALIGNED TO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN BRANDING HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 2.
THEY WILL ALSO BE WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT ON A VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK.
THAT INCLUDES ACROSS-THE-BOARD OPPORTUNITY FOR FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS, GUARDIANS, STUDENTS, STAFF.
EVERYBODY WILL BE INCLUDED IN THAT THROUGH SURVEYS, COULD BE FOCUS GROUPS, MEETINGS.
THERE IS A BOARD POLICY FOR NAMING OF THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT WE WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW SPECIFIC TO THE NAMING, BUT THE ACTUAL BRANDING, WE WILL ALSO FOLLOW A VERY OPEN AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE GATHERING FEEDBACK FROM ALL STAKEHOLDERS.
THEY HAVE A VARIETY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN EXPERIENCE, SPECIALIZING IN ASSISTING THIS WORK FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. BOARD, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> SORRY, I HAD ONE MORE. CAN WE MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO ADD NO MORE THAN 60 MONTHS IN THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY IN LINE WITH OUR BUDGET IF WE ARE GOING TO BE SPENDING MONEY?
>> YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO MAKE THAT PART OF THE MOTION.
>> YES, FOR A 12-MONTH PERIOD.
>> HOW MANY MONTHS ARE WE GOING TO BE USING THEM?
>> BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY TYPICALLY DO THIS KIND OF WORK, I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT [INAUDIBLE]
>> BUT IT'S NOT A POTENTIAL THAT IT'S 24 MONTHS AND IT'S DOUBLE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> WE WOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO POTENTIALLY RENEW IF WE NEEDED TO, BUT IT'S A MONTHLY CONTRACT WITH THEM.
THAT WOULD BE 12 MONTHS FOR RIGHT NOW.
>> AT THIS POINT, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ANTICIPATING?
>> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS.
>> I HAVE A COMMENT. WE CAN'T ASK THE COST QUESTIONS LEGITIMATE, BUT WE'RE ALL WE'RE GOING OFF OF HOPE AND FAITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO STAY WITHIN THE 12 MONTHS WITHIN THAT COST, BUT NO ONE'S HERE FROM THE COMPANY TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
MY QUESTION NOW IS TO THE STAFF, WHEN CAN WE MEET THEM?
>> ONCE IT IS APPROVED, WE WOULD SET A MEETING AND WE WOULD DRIVE THIS PROCESS.
THE DISTRICT IS GOING TO BE IN CONTROL LIKE WE ARE FOR ANY OTHER CONTRACT.
IF IT'S NOT AT THE END OF 12 MONTHS, THAT'S UP TO US IF WE WERE TO FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO CONTINUE OR IF WE THINK WE'RE DONE, IT'S JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CONTRACT THE DISTRICT HAS. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
>> YOU'RE SUFFICIENT? THANK YOU.
IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER? DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MARKETING AND BRANDING FIRM WITH THE AMENDMENT TO ADD NO MORE THAN 60,000 PER 12-MONTH PERIOD.
>> THANK YOU. HAVING A MOTION ON THE TABLE, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECRETARY GUADIAN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 01, 2, 3, 4, 05, 6, 7.
ALL THOSE NOS, ZERO, ABSTENTIONS, TWO.
THANK YOU. NEXT STEP AND ACTUALLY THAT CONCLUDES OUR ACTION ITEMS. THE NEXT ITEMS ARE FOR CLOSED SESSION.
[X. Closed Session]
[02:55:03]
WE WILL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION UNDER TGC, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071, TEXAS CONSULTATION WITH BOARD ATTORNEY, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074, DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL.EXCUSE ME. CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF CREEDMOOR ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL.
REVIEW AND APPROVE EMPLOYMENT RESIGNATIONS, AND TERMINATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF.
CONSIDER SANCTIONS FOR ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT.
LASTLY, TGC 551.076, DISCUSSION OF INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT.
THANK YOU. THE TIME IS CURRENTLY 9:15.
THE BOARD ENDED ITS EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 10:23.
WE ARE OPENING IN OPEN SESSION AT 10:25.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF WE HAVE A MOTION
[XI. Approve Action Items Discussed in Closed Session]
TO ACT ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE HIRING OF CREEDMOOR ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL.>> I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE HIRING OF LESLIE VAZQUEZ [INAUDIBLE] CREEDMOOR ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL.
>> DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE FRANCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
LOOK AT THAT, THAT'S MY FIRST 9-0 VOTE.
I JUST THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND POSSIBLY ACT ON EMPLOYMENT RESIGNATIONS AND TERMINATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF. DO I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE?
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT RESIGNATIONS AND TERMINATIONS OF STAFF AS PRESENTED.
>> DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE PANTOJA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I WAS MOVING ON TO THE NEXT MOTION.
SORRY, GUYS. 9-0, LOOK AT THAT.
LASTLY, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND POSSIBLY ACT ON SANCTIONS FOR ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT.
>> I MOVE THAT THERE IS NO GOOD CAUSE FOUND FOR THE RESIGNATION OF ANNALISA GONZALEZ AS REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 249.14 J3D.
>> SECRETARY GUADIAN MAKES A MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE FRANCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I'M SORRY. 9-0, I DIDN'T SEE IT. WE'RE AT EIGHT?
>> DO I HAVE ANY NOS, PLEASE AND ABSTENTIONS? ONE ABSTAINING.
MOTION PASSES 8-0-1. THANK YOU.
[XII. New Business/Future Board Agenda Items]
WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS, FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS?>> I WOULD LIKE TO LET THE BOARD KNOW THAT THERE ARE UPCOMING CONFERENCES IN HERE.
PLEASE LOOK AT THEM AND CONSIDER POSSIBLY ATTENDING ONE WITH THE WHOLE BOARD.
I THINK THAT SECRETARY GUADIAN HAS HER GRADUATION, WHICH HAS THE LEADERSHIP IN FORT WORTH.
LOOK AT THAT DATE, SEE IF THAT'S AVAILABLE TO YOU, AND MAYBE WE CAN GET THE WHOLE BOARD TO ATTEND THAT EVENT.
>> THAT'S A SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, THE SLI THAT'S IN THERE.
>> SORRY, THE DATES ARE IN THIS NEW HANDY DANDY NOTEBOOK THAT Y'ALL JUST GOT.
>> IS THERE ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS, BOARD? HEARING NONE. I'D LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 10:28.
LOOK AT THAT, TRUSTEE PANTOJA.
SECOND. TRUSTEE FRANCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
9-0. THANK YOU. [BACKGROUND]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.