May 13, 2025 Board Meetings

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>> GOOD EVENING. WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR

[I. Call to Order]

I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO EXTEND MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY FOR HER UNWAVERING COMMITMENT AND DEDICATED SERVICE AS A VOLUNTEER TO OUR DISTRICT OVER THE PAST 14 YEARS.

SHE AND I WERE BOTH ELECTED IN MAY OF 2011, AND SINCE THEN, WE HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GROWING AND LEARNING ALONGSIDE ONE ANOTHER.

THROUGHOUT OUR YEARS OF SERVICE, VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY HAS EXEMPLIFIED DILIGENCE AND INTEGRITY.

IT HAS BEEN A TRUE HONOR TO SERVE WITH HER AND HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR DISTRICT HAVE LEFT A LASTING IMPACT.

THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT, I KNOW I DIDN'T TELL YOU.

THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY, FOR YOUR REMARKABLE DEDICATION TO THE STUDENTS, STAFF, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY OF DEL VALLEY ISD.

I AM PRESIDENT WEGNER.

>> THANK YOU.

THAT'S A SWEET GIRL. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU. I AM PRESIDENT WEGNER, AND I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:16 PM ON TUESDAY, MAY THE 13TH, 2025.

PLEASE LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT AND NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN ACT.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL SMITH ELEMENTARY.

I BELIEVE IT'S THE DRUM LINE UP FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [APPLAUSE].

>> PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

NOW FOR THE TEXAS.

>> PEOPLE HERE. OUR GROUP NORMALLY CONSISTS OF ABOUT 18 STUDENTS, BUT WITH A LOT OF END OF SCHOOL YEAR ACTIVITIES GOING ON, WE HAD A HANDFUL THAT COULD MAKE IT, BUT STILL THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF ENERGY THEY'RE EXCITED TO REPRESENT OUR SCHOOL, AND WE'RE GOING TO PLAY SOME MUSIC FOR EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE].

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>> I WANT TO TAKE A FEW SECONDS AND RECOGNIZE THESE AWESOME YOUNG PEOPLE HERE.

NOW, THEY HAVE A FEW DAYS LEFT OF BEING FIFTH GRADERS.

BUT ON THAT PART SIDE.[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE CATHERINE THAT'LL GIVE US AWAY, CATHERINE.

[APPLAUSE] MIRANDA ABEL.

MARIA ANGEL AND YARELLY.

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THERE ARE GO TO MUSICIANS.

DON'T THINK WE JUST SIT AROUND AND BANG ON TRASH CANS ALL DAY, BECAUSE WE DON'T.

WE LEARN PIANO, UKULELE, VOICE, AFRICAN DRUMMING, WE LEARN A VARIETY OF INSTRUMENTS.

SOME OF THESE STUDENTS I'VE KNOWN SINCE FIRST GRADE.

I'M GOING TO MISS YOU, COME BACK TO SMITH.

ONCE A STALLION, ALWAYS A STALLION. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. [APPLAUSE]

>> IT'S AMAZING TO GET A REMINDER OF WHY WE DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND AGAIN.

[APPLAUSE] NEXT UP, WE GET TO START WITH OUR RECOGNITION ITEMS.

[III.A. Recognition of 2024-2025 Retirees]

HR DONICA. YES, MA'AM.

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WEGNER, DR. GUTIERREZ AND TRUSTEES.

EARLIER TODAY, AMONG FAMILIES, FRIENDS, CO WORKERS, THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT HOSTED A RECEPTION HONORING OUR 2024/25 RETIREES.

WE WOULD NOW LIKE TO HONOR OUR RETIREES IN PUBLIC BY RECOGNIZING THEIR SERVICE TO EDUCATION.

THIS YEAR'S GROUP OF EDUCATORS HAVE SERVED A TOTAL OF 520 YEARS IN DEL VALLEY ISD.

[APPLAUSE] A TOTAL OF 788 AMAZING YEARS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION.

[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE SOME OF OUR RETIREES PRESENT THIS EVENING.

RETIREES, WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE BOARD AND THOSE IN ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING.

FIRST UP, WE HAVE MISS OLGA LOPEZ MISS LOPEZ SERVED AT DAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SHE HAS 28 YEARS OF SERVICE IN DEL VALLEY ISD AND 38 YEARS OF SERVICE IN EDUCATION.

CONGRATULATIONS, MISS LOPEZ, ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT.

OUR NEXT RETIREES MISS ESMERALDA PEREZ.

[APPLAUSE] MISS PEREZ HAS SERVED IN THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, AND SHE HAS 11 YEARS OF SERVICE IN DEL VALLEY ISD AND 11 YEARS OF SERVICE IN EDUCATION.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, MISS PEREZ.

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MISS TORRES SERVED IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE HAS EIGHT YEARS OF SERVICE IN DEL VALLEY ISD AND 38 YEARS IN EDUCATION.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, MISS TORRES.

LET'S HAVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR RETIREES PRESENT THIS EVENING.

[APPLAUSE] NEXT UP, WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF TRACK AND FIELD STATE QUALIFIER.

[III.B. Recognition of Track and Field State Qualifier]

>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WEGNER, SUPERINTENDENT GUTIERREZ, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I AM HONORED AND PRIVILEGED TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS EVENING, A MULTI-SPORT ATHLETE, SENIOR, JEREMIAH ROBINSON.

HE'S COMMITTED TO TEXAS A&M KINGSVILLE TO PLAY FOOTBALL.

HE'S RECOGNIZED AS A UNANIMOUS FIRST-TEAM ALL-DISTRICT DEFENSIVE LINEMAN.

IN ADDITION TO HIS DOMINANCE IN THE FOOTBALL, JEREMIAH HAS QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE TRACK MET IN DISCUS.

THIS WAS ON MAY 3RD.

LEADING UP TO THE STATE TRACK MET, HE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING RECOGNITIONS.

FOURTH IN TEXAS RELAYS, FIRST IN DISTRICT, FIRST IN AREA WITH A STADIUM RECORD WITH 191 FEET, 11.5 INCHES.

FIRST IN REGIONALS, FOURTH IN THE NATION WITH A PERSONAL RECORD THROW OF 192 FEET AND NINTH IN STATE.

I'M PRESENT TO YOU, JEREMIAH ROBINSON.

[APPLAUSE].

[III.C. Recognition of Middle School’s Fine Arts]

>> TO KEEP IT GOING, NEXT UP, WE HAVE THE RECOGNITION OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS, FINE ARTS. DR. BAILEY.

>> AWESOME.

>> THANK YOU. I HAVE TO TURN ON MY RADIO VOICE LIKE MS. BIDDINGS.

[LAUGHTER]

>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WEGNER, TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT, DR. GUTIERREZ.

THIS EVENING, I AM PROUD TO PRESENT TO YOU SOME OF OUR AWARDEES, OUR AWARD RECOGNITION MUSICIANS FROM MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO FINE ARTS.

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EVERY YEAR, BAND STUDENTS FROM DEL VALLEY ISD PARTICIPATE IN THE UIL CONCERT & SIGHT-READING EVALUATION IN THE SPRING SEMESTER.

THIS RIGOROUS STANDARDS-BASED ASSESSMENT IS NOT A COMPETITION.

IT IS AN EVALUATION AGAINST AN EXTREMELY HIGH STANDARD WITH JUDGES AWARDING RATINGS BASED ON A SCALE OF FIRST THROUGH FIFTH DIVISION, WITH FIRST DIVISION RATINGS BEING THE HIGHEST AWARDABLE SCORE.

THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF DEL VALLEY ISD, ALL THREE MIDDLE SCHOOL BANDS WERE AWARDED THE HIGHEST RATING IN THE MOST CHALLENGING CLASSIFICATION, A VARSITY SWEEPSTAKES, RECEIVING FIRST DIVISION FROM ALL SIX JUDGES ACROSS BOTH THE STAGE PERFORMANCE AND THE SITE READING EVALUATION THE SAME YEAR.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS AND THEIR DIRECTORS.

AS I CALL YOU AS THE BAND DIRECTORS AND ALSO STUDENTS, IF YOU WILL COME UP TO THE FRONT SO THAT YOU CAN BE RECOGNIZED AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH OUR TRUSTEES AND ALSO OUR SUPERINTENDENT.

THE DAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL HONORS BAND, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF SHAWN DAVIS AND SHELBY EASELY-MCPHERSON.

THE DAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL HONORS BAND RECEIVED THE FIRST NON-VARSITY SWEEPSTAKES AWARD IN CAMPUS HISTORY IN 2023, [APPLAUSE] AND THEN THE FIRST VARSITY SWEEPSTAKES AWARD IN CAMPUS HISTORY IN 2024, MAKING THIS THEIR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW TO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST UIL RATING POSSIBLE, ANOTHER HISTORIC DVISD RECORD.

[APPLAUSE]

[III.D. Recognition of Del Valle High School’s Fine Arts]

THE DBMS HONORS BAND RECEIVED THEIR FIRST NON-VARSITY SWEEPSTAKES AWARD IN CAMPUS HISTORY IN 2024 AND THE FIRST VARSITY SWEEPSTAKES AWARD IN CAMPUS HISTORY THIS YEAR, MARKING THEIR FIRST BACK-TO-BACK FIRST DIVISION RATING IN CAMPUS HISTORY.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE] THE OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL HONORS BAND, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ROBERT FLORES AND ABIGAIL TOSTANOSKI.

I KNOW I WAS GOING TO MESS THAT UP.

THE OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL HONORS BAND EARNED THE FIRST NON-VARSITY SWEEPSTAKE AWARD IN CAMPUS HISTORY IN 2022 AND THEN ENTERED A VARSITY BAND FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, EARNING THE FIRST VARSITY SWEEPSTAKES IN CAMPUS HISTORY THIS SPRING, COMPLETING THE HISTORIC DISTRICT MILESTONE OF SEEING ALL THREE CAMPUSES EARN THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE RATING THIS YEAR.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE TALENTED AND HARDWORKING STUDENTS WHO ALSO MADE THIS POSSIBLE.

[APPLAUSE] ONTO OUR HIGH SCHOOL.

EACH FALL, STUDENTS FROM DEL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL BANDS PARTICIPATE IN THE MARCHING BAND COUNTERPART TO THE UIL CONCERT & SIGHT-READING EVALUATION.

THE REGION 18 MARCHING BAND EVALUATION.

THIS ASSESSMENT IS ALSO BASED ON A FIRST THROUGH FIFTH DIVISION STANDARD AND THE PROUD CARDINAL BAND ONCE AGAIN EARNED FIRST DIVISION RATINGS AT THIS EVALUATION IN OCTOBER.

HERE TODAY ARE THE 2024-2025 DRUM MAJORS, STUDENT LEADERS REPRESENTING THE PROUD CARDINAL BAND ON BEHALF OF MORE THAN 100 ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THIS HARDWORKING GROUP: MALAKAI JIMENEZ, VIANNA SIRIBOURY, ISIAH TENNISON AND EDGAR LANDEROS, ARE ALL HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR THE YEARS OF LONG HOURS.

[APPLAUSE]

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ALSO BEING RECOGNIZED TODAY ARE STUDENTS WHO ADVANCE TO THE STATE LEVEL, JUST A COUPLE MORE I PROMISE, IN THE UIL SOLO.

OUR STUDENTS ARE VERY TALENTED, SO WE MAY BE HERE ALL NIGHT.

OUR STUDENTS IN THE STATE-LEVEL UIL SOLO & ENSEMBLE CONTEST, A MULTI-STAGE TOURNAMENT THAT CULMINATES ON A MEMORIAL DAY, ACTUALLY THIS YEAR WITH, THE TEXAS STATE SOLO & ENSEMBLE CONTEST HOSTED ACROSS SEVERAL LOCATIONS HERE IN THE AUSTIN AREA.

IN ORDER TO ADVANCE TO THE STATE CONTEST, THE STUDENTS HAD TO PERFORM THE MOST CHALLENGING LEVEL OF MUSIC BY MEMORY, WITHOUT THE SHEET MUSIC.

TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST RATING AT THE REGION LEVEL CONTEST, THESE STUDENTS LEARNED, REHEARSED AND PERFORMED EITHER A SOLO OR A SMALL CHAMBER ENSEMBLE TO EARN THIS DISTINCTION IN MANY HOURS OF EXTRA WORK OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM WERE REQUIRED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS PRESTIGIOUS FEET.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STATE PERFORMERS AND IF YOU WILL COME UP WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED: DAVID ALMAGUER, ARIK BANDA, MICHAEL EDGAR LANDEROS, CRISTIAN LOYOLA-CASTANON, BRYAN MARTINEZ-MERCADO, DIANA RUIZ-DIAZ, LINNY SALAZAR-MARROQUIN, MADISON SAMPEY, RYUICHI SAYERS, VIANNA SIRIBOURY, ANDREW VIGUE AND JASMINE ZAPATA.

[APPLAUSE] LET'S GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO ALL OF OUR STUDENT RECOGNEES THIS EVENING.

[APPLAUSE]

>> EXCELLENT. GOOD JOB, GUYS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. CAN WE HAVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS THEY STEP OUT? [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

[III.E. Public Comment]

INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL SIGN UP BEFORE THE MEETING BEGINS AS SPECIFIED IN THE BOARD'S PROCEDURES ON PUBLIC COMMENT AND SHALL INDICATE THE AGENDA ITEM OR TOPIC ON WHICH THEY WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY BOTH BOARD POLICY AND THE BOARD'S PROCEDURES ON PUBLIC COMMENT.

AN INDIVIDUALS COMMENTS TO THE BOARD SHALL NOT EXCEED THREE MINUTES PER MEETING.

THIS EVENING, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ANNETTELI SPEAKING ON THE WEIVER AUDIT.

YOU WILL BE TOLD WHEN YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE REMAINING AND THEN TIME AT ONE MINUTE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, COMMUNITY.

FIRST, I'M HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO SAY WHAT AMAZING KIDS WE HAVE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ATHLETES, TO ALL THE STUDENTS OF FINE ARTS AND THE DISTRICT IN GENERAL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

WE REALLY DO HAVE [INAUDIBLE].

SECONDLY, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE INADEQUACIES AND MISSING INFORMATION THAT WERE IN THE WEAVER AUDIT.

I'VE YET TO SEE THE FULL WEAVER AUDIT AND I'VE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED BY ANYONE TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION TO THE AUDITORS.

HOWEVER, MANY TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY SENT ME WHAT WAS PRESENTED LAST WEEK. THANK YOU.

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BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU AS A NEW BOARD AND ALSO FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO HAVE FACTS AND NOT JUST PIECES OF INFORMATION, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT YOU UNDERSTOOD, AS YOU KNOW, THE DATA OUT IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE DATA IN AND I MISSING INFORMATION WASN'T PRESENTED, THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

I RECOGNIZE I ONLY HAVE THREE MINUTES.

WHILE I DON'T HAVE TIME TO ADDRESS EVERY SPECIFIC ITEM FROM THE AUDIT, WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT PLEASE REVIEW MY FACT SHEET PRESENTATION AND PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU RECOGNIZE THAT I DID ADDRESS EACH ITEM THAT I WAS ABLE TO PRESENT ON.

HOWEVER, AGAIN, I HAVE NOT SEEN THE FULL AUDIT.

I ALSO ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO PLEASE SEEK TO UNDERSTAND AND KNOW THAT I HAVE ASKED FOR THAT FULL AUDIT REPORT IN AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST SO THAT I COULD PROVIDE ANY RESPONSES AS NECESSARY.

WHEN I LEFT THE DISTRICT, THERE WAS A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE, BALANCED BUDGETS, 23% RAISES IN A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD AND THE HIGHEST AWARD FOR THE FIRST FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS.

OUR FINANCES WERE SOUND AND ALL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WERE ON TIME AND UNDER BUDGET, INCLUDING LOOKING AHEAD TO A 3-5 YEAR PROJECTION.

HOWEVER, I ASKED NOT TO PRESENT AND DEVELOP LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHAT HAPPENED WITH THIS YEAR'S BUDGET OR UPCOMING PROJECTION.

WHAT I CAN SPEAK TO IS WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS HERE, WHICH IS ON MY FACT SHEET AND VIDEO.

I COULD SPEAK FOR MY HOPE FOR THE DISTRICT.

I HOPE, AS A BOARD AND AS AN ADMINISTRATION, THAT YOU FOCUS ON STUDENT-CENTERED SOLUTIONS.

HERE RECENTLY, I HEARD SOMEONE CALLED THIS DISTRICT A SINKING SHIP FROM A LEADERSHIP POSITION.

I DIDN'T ASK WHO SAID IT.

BUT IF YOU'VE BEEN HERE IN THE DISTRICT AND SAID THAT, REMEMBER HOW HARD WE WORK TO MAKE THIS A DESTINATION DISTRICT, TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR KIDS AND WE'RE POSITIVELY RECOGNIZED ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.

WE HAD PEOPLE BURSTING AT THE SEAMS AT THE OC WHEN WE HAD JOB FAIRS, WE HAD PEOPLE CLAMORING FOR POSITIONS.

IF YOU'RE NEW AND YOU SAID IT, THEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND OR KNOW WHO WE ARE IN OUR HEART BECAUSE WE ARE AMAZING AND OUR KIDS DESERVE TO BE SERVED BY PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE AMAZING AND NOT PUT THE DISTRICT DOWN.

PLEASE REMEMBER ALL THAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AS A DISTRICT.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE JESSICA MARQUEZ, PLEASE, SPEAKING ON BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

[APPLAUSE]

>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT, PRESIDENT WEGNER AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

MY NAME IS JESSICA MARQUEZ AND I AM SPEAKING THIS EVENING ON BEHALF OF DEL VALLEY [INAUDIBLE] ASSOCIATION.

AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, ONE OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES INVOLVED RESTRICTING PUBLIC COMMENT TO ONLY ITEMS LISTED ON THE BOARD AGENDA.

DBA AND TSTA SPOKE OUT AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL SINCE IT WOULD HAVE AMOUNTED TO CENSORSHIP OF THE COMMUNITY AND WORKFORCE.

I COMMEND THE BOARD FOR HEARING OUR CONCERNS AND CHOOSING NOT TO PROCEED WITH THIS PARTICULAR CHANGE TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

MANY OF THE CHANGES TO BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES THAT WERE APPROVED ON APRIL 22ND WERE INTENDED TO MAKE THE FUNCTION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MORE EFFICIENT AND DISCIPLINED.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT MANY OF THESE CHANGES WERE NECESSARY.

THERE WAS, HOWEVER, ONE OTHER CHANGE THAT DBA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION IN HER SPEECH AND I THINK IT MERITS SECOND LOOK.

SPECIFICALLY, I'M REFERRING TO A NEW MANDATE FOR TRUSTEES THAT STATES, "COMMUNICATION WITH STAFF REGARDING ANY PROFESSIONAL AND SCHOOL BUSINESS PURPOSES MUST BE INITIATED THROUGH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE." THIS PARTICULAR MANDATE IS QUITE POSSIBLY A VIOLATION OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE AND IF IT IS NOT A VIOLATION OF THE LETTER OF THE CODE, IT CERTAINLY APPEARS TO BE A VIOLATION OF THE SPIRIT OF THE CODE.

SPECIFICALLY, I'M REFERRING TO SECTION 11.1513, SUBSECTION J OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, WHICH STATES, "THE EMPLOYMENT POLICY MAY NOT RESTRICT THE ABILITY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGARDING A MATTER RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF THE DISTRICT.

EXCEPT RELATED TO CERTAIN HEARINGS OR APPEALS.

THE LAW'S PURPOSE IS TO ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES CAN RAISE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS AND SHARE RELEVANT INFORMATION WITH THE BOARD, FACILITATING OPEN COMMUNICATION AND POTENTIALLY IMPROVING DISTRICT OPERATIONS." I ASK THAT THE BOARD NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT YOU ARE NOT.

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>> YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

>> I ASK THAT THE BOARD NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT YOU ARE NOT VOLUNTEERS, VOLUNTEERS SUBJECTS TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.

YOU ARE INSTEAD ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES WHO DELEGATE CERTAIN OPERATIONAL MATTERS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, BUT YOU SHOULD NEVER DELEGATE THE POWERS OF YOUR OFFICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT STEP, WE HAVE GLYNN RUSSELL SPEAKING ON PLCS BUDGET AND TAX RATES, PLEASE.

>> GOOD EVENING. IT'S GREAT TO SPEAK TO YOU ALL, AND I SEE MANY FAMILIAR FACES UP HERE.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, I'M SCIENCE COORDINATOR IN THE DISTRICT, AND CURRENTLY I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF.

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE CELEBRATED THAT WE WERE A B DISTRICT, AND WE WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

RECENTLY, WE'VE DISCOVERED THAT WE'RE NOW A D DISTRICT. WHAT HAPPENED.

IN ONE YEAR WE SHIFTED FROM A B TO A D. NOW, THERE WERE SOME THINGS THAT WERE OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL, THE ACCOUNTABILITY RULES CHAIN. WE DON'T CONTROL THAT.

BUT ONE CHANGE THAT I DO KNOW THAT WE MADE, AND IT WAS A ROUGH DECISION AT THE TIME, WE CHANGED OUR PLC MODEL.

WE HAD DAILY PLC, WHICH THAT MEANT THAT THERE WAS TIME EVERY DAY FOR TEACHERS TO COLLABORATE TOGETHER AND TO BE ABLE TO PLAN AND WORKSHOP AND FINE TUNE THEIR LESSONS.

WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY TEAM, ONE YEAR, I HAD 100% STUDENTS GET APPROACHES OUR HIRE.

I CREDIT THAT TO THE QUALITY OF THE PLC.

OUR PLC MODEL AT THE TIME WAS TEACHER PREPAREDNESS LEADS TO STUDENT SUCCESS.

NOW WE HAVE ONE HOUR WEEK MODEL, AND IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

I HAVE SEEN IN THE CLASSROOM THAT IT HAS LEAD TO A DECREASED QUALITY OF QUESTIONING, FEWER FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS, LESS ENGAGING LESSONS.

LOWERED ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS.

THIS ISN'T BECAUSE OUR TEACHERS AREN'T DOING THEIR BEST.

THIS IS JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE LESS TIME TO BE ABLE TO PLAN EFFECTIVELY.

NOW, ALL OF THAT COSTS MONEY, THOUGH.

DAILY PLC, IT'S NOT CHEAP.

WE'RE IN A BUDGET SITUATION.

OUR SUPERINTENDENT KNOWS VERY WELL, WE WALKED INTO A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE IN A BUDGET CRISIS WITH ESR FUNDS EXPIRING AND US HAVING TO MANAGE THAT, AND WE'VE SQUEEZED EVERY LAST PENNY WE CAN.

THERE'S NOT A LOT OF EXTRA MONEY OUT THERE JUST WAITING TO BE TAKEN.

I WOULD ASK THAT WE THINK ABOUT NOT JUST ON THE EXPENSE SIDE, BUT ALSO ON THE REVENUE SIDE OF THE.

>> ONE MINUTE.

>> LOOKING AT OUR TAX RATES IN THE AREA.

WE HAVE ONE OF THE LOWEST TAX RATES IN THIS, I'VE RESEARCHED NINE NEARBY DISTRICTS, ONE OF THE LOWEST M&O, ONE OF THE LOWEST OVERALL TAX RATES.

WE HAVE NOT USED UP ALL OF OUR GOLDEN PENNIES.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT IF WE DID INCREASE OUR TAX, ALL OF THAT MONEY WOULD STAY WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND WE GET TO GO TO OUR KIDS AND NOT BE CLAIMED BY THE STATE TO SEND TO OTHER PEOPLE'S SCHOOL IT WOULD GET TO STAY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

NOW, I KNOW THIS IS A VERY HEAVY THING THAT I'M ASKING OF YOU BECAUSE TAXES AFFECT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

IT WOULDN'T BE JUST YOUR DECISION.

IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A COMMUNITY DECISION BECAUSE IT'D HAVE TO GO BEFORE AN ELECTION.

BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON UP HERE IS FIRMLY DEDICATED TO DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS AND WHAT IS BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I URGE YOU TO TAKE THE TIME TO CONSIDER WHETHER THIS MAY BE WHAT IS BEST TO MEET OUR STUDENT NEEDS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE AMINA DASANI SPEAKING ON GAP IN SERVICES, PLEASE.

>> READY. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS AMINA DASANI.

I AM A COUNSELOR AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AT DEL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.

I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND ON BEHALF OF THE DEL VALLEY ISD SOCIAL WORKERS.

BECAUSE THEY ARE TIRED OF BEING MISINTERPRETED, DISMISSED, UNDERMINED, AND TREATED AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN BY YEARS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO COMMUNICATE.

THERE HAS BEEN A LACK OF FULLY ACCURATE INFORMATION THAT HAS NOT BEEN TRANSPARENT, THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ADMINISTRATORS AND THE PUBLIC.

I WANT TO MAKE THINGS A LITTLE MORE CLEAR ON BEHALF OF THE SOCIAL WORKERS.

OUR SOCIAL WORKERS DID E MAIL DR. GUTIERREZ, OUR BOARD MEMBERS, AND AS WELL AS DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS, AND THEIR MESSAGE WAS DISMISSED WITH A NON ANSWER EVERY SINGLE TIME.

AS THERE HAVE BEEN UNCLEAR COMMUNICATION GIVEN TO DISTRICT STAFF ADMINISTRATION, I HOPE TO CLARIFY TO THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS AND BOARD MEMBERS.

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IT IS NOT FEASIBLE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE LIMITATIONS OF THAT ROLE WITHIN CIS.

EQUATING THE TWO IS ALSO MISLEADING, ESPECIALLY AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS ON THEIR END TO BETTER EDUCATE DISTRICT LEADERS.

THEIR GRADUATE LEVEL CLINICAL TRAINING AND LICENSURE DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE ROLE OF THE CIS PROGRAM MANAGER AND ITS EXTENSIVE LIMITATIONS.

IT IS NOT AN EXPANDED SERVICES THAT IS MISLEADING AND IT NEEDS TO STOP BEING, IT IS NOT TRUE.

THAT IS WHAT'S BEING REPEATEDLY CLAIMED.

INTENSIVE SERVICES ARE KEPT TO A VERY LIMITED CASE LOAD, THAT IS MISLEADING DISTRICT STAFF IN THE PUBLIC WHILE DISMISSING THE SOCIAL WORKERS WHO ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN AND EDUCATE ON THESE MATTERS.

IT IS CLEAR THAT DISTRICT LEADERS MAKING THESE DECISIONS ARE NOT EDUCATED ON EVERYTHING THE SOCIAL WORKER ROLE INVOLVES COMPARED TO WHAT OTHER ROLES INVOLVE AND THE LIMITATIONS OF THOSE OTHER ROLES.

THIS IS NO SURPRISE WHEN NO ONE MET WITH ANY OF THE DEL VALLEY ISD SOCIAL WORKERS TO DISCUSS AND LEARN ABOUT THEIR ROLES, COMPETENCY, AND RESPONSIBILITIES BEYOND COUNSELING, EVEN UP UNTIL NOW PLANS? YES, I UNDERSTAND DEL VALLEY PLANS TO PROCEED WITH THE CIS MOU.

HOWEVER, THERE NEEDS TO BE LOGISTICAL PLANNING AND PREPARATION FOR HOW TO ADDRESS MAJOR AREAS WHERE THERE WILL BE A GAP IN SERVICES IN THE CAPACITY THAT ONLY A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER THAT IS NOT LIMITED TO CASELOAD CAN DO, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AND POTENTIALLY POSSIBLY NOT EVEN CONSIDERED.

THERE ARE TOO MANY TO LIST A THREE MINUTE COMMENT, SO YOU WILL GET AN E MAIL FROM ME LATER TO EXPLAIN ALL OF THAT.

BUT THAT IS WHERE THE BOARD AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS NEED TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH THE SOCIAL WORKERS AND TAKE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND WHAT THEY'RE SAYING SERIOUSLY. THEY ARE THE EXPERTS.

THEY ARE THE ONLY LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS IN THIS ENTIRE DISTRICT, NO ONE ELSE THAT IS MAKING THIS DECISION.

TO BE STRAIGHTFORWARD, DEL VALLEY IS NOT SAGEN, NOT LEANDER, NOT BASTROP, BUT NOT EVEN AISD, AND EVEN THOSE DISTRICTS USE CIS AS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.

THE NEEDS HERE ARE EXTREMELY UNIQUE AND EXTREMELY HIGH.

WHAT IS DEL VALLEY'S PLAN TO BRIDGE THE VERY REAL GAP AND SERVICES THAT WILL BE LEFT WITHOUT OUR LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS.

CIS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE.

WHAT IS THE CONTINGENCY PLAN OF CIS SUFFERS A REDUCTION IN THEIR FUNDING IN THE CURRENT POLITICAL CLIMATE BEYOND WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN BURN.

>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. TIME. NEXT STEP ON OUR AGENDA, NO MA'AM, DASANI, THAT'S ENOUGH.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> NEXT STEP ON OUR AGENDA,

[IV.A. Superintendent's Comments]

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

I DO WANT TO EXTEND HUGE THANKS TO OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, WHO HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO GET US INTO A HEALTHY PLACE FINANCIALLY.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE HAD TO MAKE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS.

A $13,000,000 DEFICIT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.

IT'S YEARS IN THE MAKING THAT RESULTS AND WHAT I HAVE INHERITED AS A SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

I WANT TO COMMEND DINA EDGAR, WHO HAS COME IN AND WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH MYSELF AND MY TEAM TO ENSURE THAT WE GET INTO A POSITION WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE TO BE IN A COMPETITIVE PLACE WITH COMPENSATION.

WE ARE LISTENING TO OUR STAFF, WE'RE LISTENING TO OUR TEACHERS, THEY ARE ASKING FOR A COMPENSATION INCREASE, AND WE ARE WORKING HARD TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN DO THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, DINA EDGAR.

AS WE NEAR THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, THERE'S A UNIQUE ENERGY IN THE AIR FILLED WITH CELEBRATION, REFLECTION, AND PRIDE IN ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF IN WHAT THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.

OVER THE PAST MONTH, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF VISITING SEVERAL CAMPUSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT, WHETHER READING TO EAGER YOUNG LEARNERS, ENJOYING LUNCH WITH OUR DEDICATED CHILD NUTRITION TEAM, OR CELEBRATING STUDENTS WHO HAVE EARNED SCHOLARSHIPS.

I'VE BEEN REMINDED TIME AND TIME AGAIN OF THE HEART AND COMMITMENT THAT DEFINED DEL VALLEY ISD.

WE ALSO RECENTLY HOSTED OUR ANNUAL FINE ARTS FEST, A VIBRANT CELEBRATED CREATIVITY AND TALENT ACROSS ALL OF THE ARTS.

IT WAS HEARTWARMING TO SEE SO MANY FAMILIES COME OUT TO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS.

I WAS ESPECIALLY HONORED TO STEP IN AS A GUEST CONDUCTOR FOR A SONG WITH OUR TALENTED MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR BAND, WHAT A MEMORABLE MOMENT THAT WAS.

LAST WEEK, WE CELEBRATED TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, A TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF OUR EDUCATORS AND STAFF WHO HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH TO OUR STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

THIS WEEK WAS FILLED WITH CAMPUS LEVEL CELEBRATIONS, SMALL TOKENS OF APPRECIATION, AND HEARTFELT THANKS.

WE ENDED THE WEEK WITH A SWEET NOTE, AN ICE CREAM TREAT FOR ALL STAFF ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

IT WAS A SIMPLE GESTURE,

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THURSDAY EVENING, WE GATHERED FOR ONE OF THE MOST HEARTFELT EVENTS OF THE YEAR, THE TEACHER AND STAFF OF THE YEAR DINNER.

EACH CAMPUS HONOREE WAS RECOGNIZED FOR THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS AND WE WERE PROUD TO NAME THE DISTRICT TEACHERS OF THE YEAR.

GABRIELLA AVIS, A DEL VALLEY GRADUATE FROM HILLCREST ELEMENTARY, DODRIC, LONDON RIDGE FROM DAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, SURROUNDED BY THEIR FAMILIES, PRINCIPALS, DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, OUR SCHOOL.

THE EVENING WAS FILLED WITH JOY AND RECOGNITION, I WANT TO GIVE SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION WHO DID AN AMAZING JOB OF PUTTING ON THIS VERY SPECIAL EVENT.

WE CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE OUR STUDENTS AS WELL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR DVHS BASEBALL AND SOCCER ATHLETES WHO SIGNED TO PLAY AT COLLEGIATE LEVEL LAST WEEK.

AN OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AND TESTAMENT TO THEIR HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION.

FINALLY, THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR RETIREES.

THIS MORNING, WE HAD THE HONOR OF CELEBRATING THEM DURING A SPECIAL BREAKFAST.

CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF THEM AS THEY BEGIN THEIR NEW JOURNEY.

AS I END, I SPEAK FOR ALL OF US HERE THAT WE ARE TRULY LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING ALL OF OUR GRADUATES NEXT THURSDAY.

IT'S THE PINNACLE OF THE YEAR, A MOMENT THAT REFLECTS THE STRENGTH, RESILIENCE, AND SUCCESS OF OUR DEL VALLEY COMMUNITY.

LET'S CONTINUE TO FINISH STRONG, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2025. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. NEXT UP, WE HAVE THE BASTROP AUSTIN JET A FUEL PIPELINE.

[IV.B. Bastrop-Austin Jet-A Fuel Pipeline (BATX)]

>> YES, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM FLINT HILLS RESOURCES WHO ARE GOING TO PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF THE BASTROP AUSTIN JET A FUEL PIPELINE PROJECT.

>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR GUTIERREZ, I APPRECIATE IT. BOARD MEMBERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE THIS EVENING AND GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT OUR PROJECT, WHICH WILL AFFECT A VERY SMALL PORTION OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, 0.32 ACRES, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A LITTLE BITTY PIECE OF LAND THAT MAY AFFECT SOME SCHOOL PROPERTY.

FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS ANDY SINES.

I'M THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR FOR FLINT HILLS RESOURCES.

ALSO WITH ME TONIGHT IS OUR RIGHT OF WAY EXPERT, MR. RANDY COUCH IS RANDY.

HE'S OUR RIGHT AWAY TEAM LEADER ON THIS PROJECT.

PAUL SALDANA IS OUR CONSULTANT.

MANY OF YOU ALREADY KNOW PAUL.

BEEN VERY HELPFUL TALKING TO THE COMMUNITY WITH US. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

FIND TILL'S RESOURCES IS A REFINING AND PIPELINE OPERATIONS COMPANY.

WE'RE HEADQUARTERED IN WICHITA, KANSAS, AND OUR OPERATIONS ARE LOCATED PRIMARILY IN THE MIDWEST AND HERE IN TEXAS, WHERE WE HAVE MORE THAN 1,000 EMPLOYEES.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

WE HAVE TWO REFINERIES IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.

I GOT IT. WELL, GOOD.

IT'S EMBEDDED. I'M TELLING MYSELF.

WE HAVE TWO REFINERIES IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, WHERE WE CONVERT TEXAS CRUDE INTO TRANSPORTATION FUEL AND OTHER ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS.

MUCH OF THE TRANSPORTATION FUEL WE PRODUCE IS SHIPPED VIA OUR OWN PIPELINE HERE TO CENTRAL TEXAS, WHERE WE'VE BEEN THE PRIMARY FUEL SUPPLIER FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS.

WE ALSO PROVIDE JET FUEL, WHICH COMES UP OUR PIPELINE SYSTEM TO OUR TERMINAL IN BASTROP BEFORE IT'S TRUCK TO THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HERE IN AUSTIN.

HERE'S THE PROBLEM EVERY DAY, MORE THAN 118 WHEEL TRUCKS PICK UP FUEL FROM THAT TERMINAL IN BASTROP AND DRIVE ON HIGHWAY 71 TO THE AIRPORT.

THAT'S A 40 MILE ROUND TRIP 100 TIMES A DAY, BACK AND FORTH, THOSE TRUCKS GO.

TRUCK DELIVERY SYSTEMS ARE, OF COURSE, SUSCEPTIBLE TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TO WEATHER, DRIVER AVAILABILITY, ALL WHICH CAN AFFECT THE RELIABILITY OF JET FUEL SUPPLIES.

IN FACT, AUSTIN IS THE LARGEST AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY THAT RELIES ON TRUCK DELIVERIES FOR ITS FUEL.

PROVE THE RELIABILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM.

FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE BEEN ADVANCING THE BASTROP AUSTIN, TEXAS, OR B ATX PIPELINE PROJECT.

THE PIPELINE IS RELATIVELY SMALL, 10 " IN DIAMETER, AND APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES LONG.

THE PIPELINE WILL BE BURIED FOUR FEET UNDERGROUND IN MOST LOCATIONS, EVEN DEEPER IN SOME GEOLOGICAL FACTORS.

THE PIPELINE IS MONITORED 24/7 AND REGULARLY INSPECTED.

THIS NEW SYSTEM WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR DAILY TRUCK SHIPMENTS, WHICH WILL IMPROVE RELIABILITY, THE EFFICIENCY OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM WHILE ALSO MEETING FUTURE DEMANDS.

FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE BEEN DOING SURVEYS AND WORKING WITH STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL OFFICIALS, OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO DESIGN THE PIPELINE ROUTE.

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WE'VE ALSO MET WITH NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY GROUPS AND CONTINUED TO KEEP THEM UP PRAISED ON THIS PROJECT.

NOW HERE'S THE ROUTE, A LITTLE BIT HARD TO SEE.

BUT BASICALLY, YOU COULD DRAW A LINE FROM OUR FACILITY JUST OUTSIDE OF BASTROP, CONTINUE TO FOLLOW HIGHWAY 71 ALL THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT.

ONCE WE GET TO THE AIRPORT PROPERTY, IT SNAKES AROUND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AIRPORT ALL THE WAY TO THE EASTERN SIDE, WHICH IS WHERE THE AIRPORT HAS ITS TANKS.

MORE THAN 80% OF THE PIPELINE WILL BE BUILT IN TEX DOTS RIGHT OF WAY.

THIS IS LAND THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DEVELOPED FOR ROADS AND UTILITIES.

THE REMAINING 20% IS PRIVATE LANDOWNERS WHO ARE WHO WE'RE NEGOTIATING WITH FOR EASEMENTS AND PUBLIC WORSE OR SPACE.

OUR LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE EASEMENT ON CITY AND AIRPORT PROPERTY IS EXPECTED TO BE REVIEWED BY THE CITY COUNCIL NEXT WEEK.

WE PREVIOUSLY MET WITH DOCTOR GUTIERREZ AND VENA TO DISCUSS A VERY SMALL AREA OF SCHOOL PROPERTY ALONG HIGHWAY 71 THAT IS NEEDED FOR TEMPORARY WORKSPACE.

THIS IS MERELY TEMPORARY WORKSPACE.

WE WOULD TO LEASE LAND TO BRING IN OUR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT.

WE HAVE PASSED OUT, I DON'T HAVE IT ON THE SLIDE, BUT I THINK WE'VE PASSED OUT MAPS OF THE ACTUAL AREA.

WE'RE GOING TO GET RANDY AND PAUL HERE SO WE CAN ANSWER YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT PIECE OF LAND.

WE ANTICIPATE NEEDING ACCESS FOR A FEW MONTHS.

THE WORK SITE WILL ALSO BE SECURED.

IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS ITEM WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO YOU ALL OR ACTION LATER THIS MONTH OR AT A DIFFERENT BOARD MEETING.

I WERE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF I CAN GET RANDY AND PAUL TO COME ON UP SO THAT WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE PROJECT OR THE PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

BOARD. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? START ON THIS SIDE. NO?

>> ON THIS SIDE. GO AHEAD, TRUSTEE FRANCO.

>> I BELIEVE THESE MAPS THAT WE GOT EARLIER, THEY WERE OUR BOARD PACKET. COULD YOU JUST POINT OUT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE SEEN THIS.

IS IT THE PURPLE AREA? IS IT THE GREEN AREA OR THE DARK GREEN AREA? JUST CURIOUS. IT'S NOT LABELED REALLY WELL WHAT LAND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

>> AS YOU LOOK, THIS IS THE MAP WE'RE REFERRING TO.

AS YOU LOOK AT THIS, IT IS THE PURPLE AREA.

THE PURPLE AREA IDENTIFIES THE TEMPORARY WORKSPACE, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 0.32 ACRES.

>> GOT YOU.

>> THAT WOULD SOLELY BE FOR EQUIPMENT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE TEXT OUT RIGHT AWAY.

>> TRUSTEE FRANCO, DO YOU HAVE AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION?

>> I DO, BUT IT'S NOT REAL DETAILED.

WHAT'S THE WIDTH OF THAT PURPLE STRIP? LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY.

>> HOLD ON HERE. SORRY.

>> I'M JUST TRYING TO IMAGINE OUR TRUCK'S GOING TO BE DRIVING UP AND DOWN.

IS THAT SO YOU CAN PARK EQUIPMENT THERE IN THE ACCESS ROAD, BASICALLY?

>> SURE.

>> SO YOU'RE TRYING TO GET BACK TO WHATEVER THIS ROAD IS RIGHT HERE.

IS THAT THE PURPOSE? I'M JUST TRYING UNDERSTAND PERFECT WELL.

>> WE WILL BE IN TEXAS RIGHT AWAY THROUGH THAT ENTIRE CORRIDOR RIGHT THERE, BUT IT'S TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR EQUIPMENT, THINGS OF THAT NATURE FOR SAFETY AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

THEY'RE NOT ON THAT SIDE OF HIGHWAY 71.

THEY WOULD BE ON THIS SIDE, SO IT'S A PROTECTION BARRIER AS WELL.

>> PERFECT. THAT MAKES IT CLEAR. I UNDERSTAND THAT. THANK YOU.

>> YES, SIR.

>> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I HAVE A COMMENT.

I'VE ACTUALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND ONE OF MEETINGS, AND WHILE I'M NOT A SUPPORTER OF FUEL SUBSTANCES, I DO HAVE ALL THE CONFIDENCE IN THE WORLD THAT THIS COMPANY IS GOING TO PROVIDE A SAFE PIPELINE UNTIL WE FIND A BETTER ALTERNATIVE FOR FUELING.

UNDERGROUND PIPELINES ARE SAFER, MORE EFFICIENT.

THEY DO REDUCE TRAFFIC, CUT EMISSIONS.

THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION DURING ONE OF YOUR EVENTS BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF MY REAL BIG CONCERNS AND ESPECIALLY HOW IT WAS GOING TO IMPACT THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I HOPE THE COMMUNITY DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND ONE.

IF NOT, THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE ON OUR MEETING MINUTES SO YOU GUYS CAN REVIEW IT AT YOUR OWN TIME.

>> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER. YES, WHEN WE TALKED TO MANY OF YOUR NEIGHBORS, THEY SAID THE SAME THING IS, THE TRUCKS ARE NOT SAFE.

THE TRUCKS HAVE EMISSIONS.

THEY SEE THE TRUCKS ON THE ROAD, THEY SMELL THE EMISSIONS FROM THE TRUCK.

NOW THE TRUCKS ARE LINING UP AND QUEUING UP ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE AIRPORT ON 183.

THOSE RESIDENTS ON MCCALL LANE SEE THOSE LINES OF TRUCKS ALL DAY LONG.

THIS PROJECT, AS SOON AS WE BUILD IT, WILL TAKE THOSE TRUCKS OFF THE ROAD.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS ABOUT OUR COMPANY HAVING CONFIDENCE THAT WE DO THIS.

THIS IS WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVING.

WE BUILT A PIPELINE AT THE DFW AIRPORT.

WE BUILT A PIPELINE AT THE MINNESOTA AIRPORT, THE MSP AIRPORT.

SO THIS IS WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVING,

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>> ANYTHING FURTHER?

>> SORRY, JUST ONE MORE CLARIFICATION QUESTION IF I MAY.

YOU'D BE ASKING JUST IN THE FUTURE FOR TEMPORARY EASEMENT OF THAT PROPERTY FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT, THREE, FOUR YEARS, WHAT'S THE TIMELINE?

>> THE CURRENT STRUCTURE OF THAT TEMPORARY WORKSPACE AGREEMENT ALLOWS US 30 MONTHS.

THAT'S FROM THE TIME ASSIGNING, AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS TO ALLOW US TO GET THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERMEATING PROCESS WITH AUSTIN, WITH TRAVIS COUNTY, WITH BASTROP COUNTY.

THAT 30 MONTHS IS THERE, BUT THERE'S AN 18-MONTH CONSTRUCTION WINDOW OPPORTUNITY IN THERE, BUT WE BELIEVE THAT WE'LL ONLY BE IN THAT AREA FOR 6-8 WEEKS TOTAL.

>> GOT YOU.

>> WE WOULDN'T OBSTRUCT ANY OF THE ROADWAYS OR ANY OF THE THOROUGHFARES IN THAT AREA.

SO IT WOULDN'T OBSTRUCT SCHOOL TRAFFIC OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE IF THE CONSTRUCTION TIME FRAME FELL WITHIN A SCHOOL YEAR.

>> THIS IS MORE OF A QUESTION FOR DOCTOR GUTIERREZ OR MAYBE OPERATION STAFF, BUT I'M ASSUMING THAT'S RELATIVELY UNUSED LAND DOESN'T AFFECT THE DISTRICT IN ANY NEGATIVE WAY?

>> THAT IS CORRECT. WE'VE HAD THAT DISCUSSION AND HAVE INCLUDED OPERATION IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH FLINT HILLS, AND IT WILL NOT IMPACT ANY DISTRICT BUSINESS BECAUSE IT IS LAND THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY UTILIZED.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION SO THAT IT APPEARS JUST ON THE MAP AND MAYBE I'M WRONG, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'LL ALSO NEED EASEMENTS FROM PROPERTY OWNERS TO THE EAST OF US, IS THAT CORRECT? DO YOU ALL ALREADY HAVE TO USE THEIR PROPERTY AS WELL?

>> WE HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM.

WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE FINAL PORTIONS OF THE LANGUAGE WITHIN THAT AGREEMENT, BUT IT SHOULD BE SOLIDIFIED HERE IN THE HALF.

>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS COMING BACK NEXT MONTH FOR VOTE.

THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.

YOU'LL ENJOY YOUR EVENING.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE MISS DINA EDGAR ON MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS.

[IV.C. Monthly Financial Reports]

>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WEGNER, DOCTOR GUTIERREZ, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THIS EVENING, I'LL BE HIGHLIGHTING THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING MARCH 31.

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 4.41% VERY SIMILAR TO LAST MONTH.

95.3% OF OUR OVERALL DISTRIBUTION REMAINS AT ZERO TO ONE YEARS TO MATURITY WITH ABOUT 4.7 IN LONGER TERM VEHICLES.

THIS NEXT SLIDE OUTLINES SECURITY DIVERSIFICATION BY VALUE ASCENT OF PORTFOLIO.

OVER 55% RESIDES IN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOLS, WITH 17% IN MONEY MARKET FUNDS AND 10% IN US TREASURIES.

IN THE MONTH OF MARCH, THE DISTRICT EARNED 1.2 MILLION IN INTEREST EARNINGS WITH ABOUT 11 MILLION FISCAL YEAR TO DATE.

THE NEXT REPORT IS TAX COLLECTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH OR ONE MILLION FOR THE MONTH, AND TAX COLLECTIONS WILL START TO DWINDLE.

LOOKING AT OUR YEAR TO DATE BUDGET BY FUNCTION, WE'VE SPENT ABOUT 74% OF OUR BUDGETED EXPENDITURES AS OF THE END OF MARCH.

WITH THREE MONTHS LEFT IN OUR FISCAL YEAR, 25% REMAINING IS RIGHT ON.

HERE'S A VIEW OF THE BUDGET BY OBJECT CODE.

I CONTINUE TO MONITOR PAYROLL EVERY MONTH AND WE'RE AT 75% SPENT YEAR TO DATE.

OUR FUND BALANCE POSITION REMAINS UNCHANGED AT A FAVORABLE 154,000 AS OF MARCH 31, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR THE MONTHLY PRESENTATION.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS SIDE? ANYTHING ON THIS SIDE? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE THE BANK DEPOSITORY SERVICES RFP DATE. MISS DINA EDGAR.

[IV.D. Bank Depository Services RFP Update]

>> YES, MA'AM. ON OCTOBER 10, THE DISTRICT ISSUED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR BANK DEPOSITORY SERVICES FOR THE '25, '26 SCHOOL YEAR.

THERE ARE TWO BANKS LOCATED WITHIN DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, AND THAT IS FROST BANK AND WELLS FARGO.

WELLS FARGO WAS THE SOLE RESPONDER TO THE RFP, WHICH IS THE BANK WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING BUSINESS WITH.

THIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY THIS EVENING AND WE WILL BE REQUESTING BOARD ACTION TO CONTINUE WITH WELLS FARGO.

>> PERFECT. THANK YOU. BOARD, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE.

NEXT UP ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE

[IV.E. Food Service Management Company RFP Update]

>> YES, MA'AM. ON OCTOBER 6TH, THE DISTRICT SOLICITED PROPOSALS FOR FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES FOR THE '25,

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PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED UNTIL 3:00 PM ON MAY 21.

AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SELECTED TO SCORE PROPOSALS ACCORDING TO THE TDA SCORING RUBRIC.

WE WILL PRESENT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SELECTED VENDOR AT THE JUNE BOARD MEETING FOR APPROVAL.

ANY QUESTIONS QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE?

>> ANY QUESTIONS QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? ARE THERE ANY STUDENTS THAT WILL BE ON THAT COMMITTEE?

>> THERE ARE NOT.

>> OR ANY PARENTS BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO BE EATING THE FOOD.

>> WE DO HAVE TWO PRINCIPALS.

IN SOLITAIRE, I DON'T KNOW IF THE TDA ALLOWS FOR STUDENTS TO BE EVALUATORS.

>> DURING THEIR PRESENTATIONS, WILL ANY OF THEM BE BRINGING SAMPLES, THEIR LUNCH MENUS OR WHATEVER THEY DO? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DO.

>> THE SUGGESTION THAT I WAS GIVEN FROM TDA WAS THAT SAMPLES WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU DO EARLY ON PRIOR TO AWARDING WITHIN A YEAR.

IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD DO MAYBE LIKE IMMEDIATELY AFTER AWARDING TO THE CURRENT ONE, AND THEN WE COULD START ISSUING TO ADDITIONALS TO TASTE OTHER FOODS.

BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE WOULD CURRENTLY DO RIGHT NOW.

>> THANK YOU. BOARD, ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE. MOVING RIGHT ON TO NEXT UP FOR MISS DINA EDGAR,

[IV.F. Bulk Unleaded and Diesel Fuel RFP Update]

>> THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM.

ON MAY 2, THE DISTRICT ISSUED AN RFP FOR BULK UNLEADED AND DIESEL FUEL FOR '25, '26 SCHOOL YEAR.

THE DISTRICT ESTIMATES USAGE OF 97,500 GALLONS FOR GASOLINE AND 170,000 GALLONS IN DIESEL FUEL ANNUALLY.

PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED UNTIL 3:00 PM.

MARCH 16, THIS FRIDAY.

WE'LL PRESENT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE THE SELECTED VENDOR AT THE JUNE BOARD MEETING FOR APPROVAL. DID I SAY MARCH?

>> MAY 16. PERFECT. THANK YOU.

BOARD, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THIS ITEM? HAVING NONE. NEXT UP FOR AGENDA ITEM G IS THE '25,

[IV.G. 2025-2026 Budget Development Update]

ONCE AGAIN, MISS DINA EDGAR.

>> YES, MA'AM. THIS EVENING, I'M PROVIDING THE LATEST UPDATE TO OUR '25, '26 PROPOSED BUDGET.

WE'LL START WITH A BRIEF LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.

HOUSE BILL 2 IS THE ONLY SCHOOL FINANCE BILL.

IT'S PASSED THE FULL HOUSE ON APRIL 16TH AND INVESTS EIGHT BILLION IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.

HOUSE BILL 2 HAS MANY PROVISIONS, BUT THE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE AN INCREASE TO THE BASIC ALLOTMENT FROM 6160-6555.

IT DOES REQUIRE 40% TO BE SPENT ON COMPENSATION INCREASES.

IT ALSO REQUIRES HIGHER SALARY INCREASES FOR TEACHERS WITH MORE THAN 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, FOLLOWED BY TEACHERS WITH MORE THAN FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

IT ALLOWS THE BASIC ALLOTMENT TO AUTOMATICALLY GO UP EVERY TWO YEARS IN THE BIENNIUM.

THE NEXT TWO BULLETS ARE HOLD-HARMLESS FORMULA CHANGES, ONE IS POSITIVE AND ONE IS NEGATIVE.

THE SMALL INCREASE TO THE BILINGUAL AND COMPED ALLOTMENTS HAVE BEEN DELAYED UNTIL '26, '27, THE SECOND YEAR OF BIENNIUM.

THE EARLY EDUCATION ALLOTMENT HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE PRE K, AND IT CREATES A NEW ALLOTMENT FOR FINE ARTS, BUT IT'S CAPPED AT 15 MILLION STATEWIDE, SO IT'S VERY SMALL.

THE SENATE IS LIKELY TO MAKE SOME AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL 2.

WE DO EXPECT SOME CHANGES TO THIS BILL BEFORE IT MOVES ON.

SENATE BILL 2 WAS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ABBOTT ON APRIL 3, INVESTING ONE BILLION OVER THE BIENNIUM IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM.

SENATE BILL 26 IS THE SENATE'S VERSION OF THE TEACHER RAISES.

IT'S VOID OF ANY INCREASE TO THE BASIC ALLOTMENT, AND IT DOES PASS THROUGH A RETENTION PAY INCREASE DIRECTLY TO TEACHERS AT 2,500 FOR TEACHERS WITH 3-5 YEARS EXPERIENCE, AND THEN 5,500 FOR TEACHERS WITH FIVE OR MORE YEARS EXPERIENCE.

IT OFFERS NOTHING FOR TEACHERS WITH 0-2 YEARS EXPERIENCE.

THIS BILL IS CURRENTLY ENGROSSED IN SENATE BILL 1, BUT THERE'S DISCUSSIONS ABOUT MOVING THIS BILL INTO HOUSE BILL 2 AND TO COMPETE WITH THE BASIC ALLOTMENT IN HOUSE BILL 2.

MORE TO COME ON THAT.

HOUSE BILL 500 OFFERS SOME RELIEF FOR THAT FEDERAL MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FUNDING THAT WAS LOST.

WE DID LOSE ALMOST TWO MILLION OVER TWO YEARS.

WE WOULDN'T EXPECT A FULL REFUND OF TWO MILLION, BUT A MUCH SMALLER PORTION.

THIS IS ONLY ONE TIME FUNDING IF THIS BILL GOES THROUGH.

HOUSE BILL 19 IS RELATED TO DEBT SERVICE AND BOND ELECTIONS.

IT HAS SOME PRETTY DAMAGING RESTRICTIONS, INCLUDING PUTTING LIMITS ON BOND PAYMENT INCREASES WHEN GOING OUT FOR NEW BONDS.

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THEREFORE, IF A BOND FAILS IN NOVEMBER, DISTRICT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT A WHOLE YEAR BEFORE BEING ABLE TO GO OUT FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT, AND IN CAPACITY, ISSUES WOULD HAPPEN DURING THAT TIME.

FINALLY, KEEPING AN EYE ON BOTH GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILLS THAT INCLUDE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF, THE SENATE VERSION INCREASES THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

THE HOUSE DECREASES THE TAX RATE BY THREE TO $0.05.

BOTH BILLS DO HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SAFETY.

MOVING INTO OUR PROPOSED BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS.

WE ARE FORECASTING A 1.79% INCREASE IN AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE, USING THE DEMOGRAPHERS ESTIMATED ENROLLMENT OF 11,931.

THIS IS UP 200 STUDENTS FROM PM SNAPSHOT IN OCTOBER, WHICH IS THE LAST FRIDAY IN OCTOBER.

PROPERTY VALUES WERE EXPECTED TO COME IN FLAT BASED ON DOCTOR GUTIERREZ AND MY CONVERSATION WITH THE CHIEF APPRAISER.

BUT TO OUR DELIGHT, THEY CAME IN AT AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 20%.

UNDER CURRENT LAW, THIS DOES PUT THE DISTRICT BACK INTO A RECAPTURE SITUATION.

UNDER HOUSE BILL 2, THE FORMULA IS VOID OF RECAPTURE.

IF WE STAND UNDER CURRENT LAW, WE WOULD GO INTO CHAPTER 49 IS WHAT THEY CALL IT.

OUR TOTAL TAX RATE ESTIMATE IS 97.94 UNDER CURRENT LAW, AND 94.9 UNDER HOUSE BILL 2 GETS FURTHER COMPRESSED.

THERE ARE SEVERAL BILLS FLOATING OUT THERE THAT WILL CHANGE THIS TAX RATE BEFORE THE TAX RATE ADOPTION.

WE'VE GOT OUR EYES AND EARS OUT FOR THAT.

WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT A NINE MILLION PAYMENT FROM TESLA UNDER CHAPTER 313.

PROPERTY CASUALTY QUOTE CAME IN AND OUR ESTIMATES ARE PRETTY CLOSE, CAME IN A LITTLE BIT HIGHER BECAUSE WE'RE ADDING EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, BUT IT'S CLOSE.

HEALTHCARE ESTIMATES ARE EXPECTED ON JUNE 9.

AFTER THE END OF THE SESSION, WE'RE CURRENTLY ESTIMATING 7% AND THAT AND WE'RE HEARING THAT THAT'S RIGHT IN THE BALLPARK OF WHAT WE SHOULD EXPECT.

UNDER CURRENT LAW, WE'RE PROPOSING A 2% RAISE FOR TEACHERS LIBRARIANS AND NURSES AND A 1.5% FOR ALL OTHER STAFF.

UNDER HOUSE BILL 2, WE ARE ABLE TO AFFORD 3% RAISES ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ALL STAFF.

THIS BUDGET INCLUDES ONE MILLION IN NEW POSITIONS TO ADDRESS GROWTH, INCLUDING 12 TEACHING POSITIONS, AN ACADEMIC DEAN AT HATA, AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL TO BE SHARED BETWEEN EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE OPPORTUNITY CENTER, AND THE HIRING OF THE NEW PRINCIPAL FOR HIGH SCHOOL 2 BEGINNING IN JANUARY OF 2026.

WE HAVE NEARLY 13 MILLION IN REDUCTIONS THAT WE'LL REVIEW ON THIS NEXT SLIDE HERE.

FINALLY, THE USE OF 2.5 MILLION OF FUND BALANCE UNDER CURRENT LAW WITH NO USE OF FUND BALANCE IF HOUSE BILL 2 MAKES IT THROUGH THE SESSION.

IN LOOKING AT OUR BALANCING STRATEGIES, WE BROUGHT FORTH SOME IDEAS IN FEBRUARY ON THE 11TH.

WE IDENTIFIED AND REFINED ITEMS ON APRIL 8, AND FINALIZED BY MAY 13 TONIGHT.

WITH THAT MANY CHANGES, YOU'LL NOTE THE EXCEPTION OF THE FAVORABLE IMPACT OF PROPERTY VALUE GROWTH IN THE FORMULA, BRINGING OUR 13 MILLION DEFICIT DOWN TO 10 MILLION.

>> EARLIEST PROJECTIONS IN THE LEFT COLUMN PUT US AT 131 MILLION IN REVENUE, 144 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES, WHICH STILL INCLUDES ALL THAT ESSER PAYROLL.

AGAIN, THESE NUMBERS WERE VERY EARLY ESTIMATES, WHERE WE INITIALLY STARTED BACK IN JANUARY.

WE WERE LOOKING AT THAT INITIAL BUDGET DEFICIT OF ALMOST 13 MILLION THAT DIDN'T INCLUDE NEW POSITIONS OR COMPENSATION INCREASES.

TO REITERATE, THE MAIN CAUSE OF THIS DEFICIT IS THE LOSS OF FEDERAL FUNDING AND DECLINING GROWTH WITH OUR CHAPTER 3.

THIS MIDDLE COLUMN IS THE PROPOSED BUDGET UNDER CURRENT LAW, AND IT INCLUDES ALL OF THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT I JUST WENT THROUGH, ALL BAKED IN.

IT UTILIZES 2.5 MILLION OF FUND BALANCE.

THEN THE RIGHT COLUMN IS OUR PROPOSED BUDGET UNDER HOUSE BILL 2 WITH 3% COMPENSATION INCREASES FOR ALL STAFF AND NO USE OF FUND BALANCE NEEDED.

AGAIN, I HAVE TO REITERATE, WE DO EXPECT HOUSE BILL 2 TO CHANGE IN NEGOTIATION, SO THE ACTUAL BUDGET IN JUNE MAY LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THIS ONES WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION.

>> I'M SORRY, COULD YOU REPEAT WHAT NUMBER 2 WAS? THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S BEEN UNCLEAR TO ME.

COULD YOU REPEAT WHAT THE SECOND COLUMN REPRESENTS?

>> THE SECOND COLUMN IS THE PROPOSED BUDGET UNDER CURRENT LAW, AND IT INCLUDES THE RAISES BUILT IN.

[01:10:01]

THIS NEXT CHART IS OUR BUDGET BY MAJOR OBJECT.

IN BOTH MODELS, CURRENT LAW AND HOUSE BILL 2, THE MAIN TAKEAWAY ON THIS SLIDE IS THAT 89% OF OUR EXPENDITURES ARE SPENT ON PAYROLL.

OUR PROPERTY VALUE HISTORY SHOWS VALUES QUADRUPLING OVER A 10-YEAR PERIOD FROM FOUR BILLION TO 16 BILLION.

WHILE OUR TOTAL TAX RATE HAS DECREASED BY 58 CENTS OVER THE SAME TIME FRAME, WHILE ISSUING BONDS IN 2019 AND 2020.

SOME ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS AND UNKNOWNS AS WE ROLL TOWARD BUDGET ADOPTION INCLUDE ACTION COMING OUT OF THE SESSION RELATED TO SCHOOL FINANCE, OUR CHAPTER 313 PAYMENT FINALIZED, HEALTHCARE INCREASES IN EARLY JUNE, THE IMPACT OF THE VOUCHER BILL, SENATE BILL 2 ON ENROLLMENT, AND ADDITIONAL TAX COMPRESSION THAT COULD ALLOW AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMTEMPLATE THAT VOTER-APPROVED TAX RATE ELECTION TO GENERATE MORE REVENUE.

OUR TIME IS WINDING DOWN, WITH SOME FINAL REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, INCLUDING THE OFFICIAL CALLING OF THE MEETING TO ADOPT THE BUDGET, AND THIS AGENDA ITEM FOLLOWS THIS PRESENTATION.

THE PUBLISHING OF THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING INCLUDES THE TRUTH IN TAXATION CALCULATIONS AND OTHER REQUIRED INFORMATION, AND THEN HOLDING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 17TH AND ADOPTING THE BUDGET PRIOR TO THE JUNE 30TH DEADLINE.

WE'LL THEN HOLD ANOTHER HEARING IN SEPTEMBER TO ADOPT THE TAX.

THIS IS THE BEST INFORMATION WE HAVE THIS EVENING.

AGAIN, WE DO EXPECT THE HOUSE AND SENATE TO IRON OUT FUNDING DIFFERENCES OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

THE SENATE HAS REQUESTED A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AT A DATE YET TO BE DETERMINED.

WE'LL KEEP THE BOARD UPDATED WITH ANY BILLS PASSING OUT OF THE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO JUNE 17TH AND UP DATE NUMBERS AS WELL FOR YOU.

WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

>> PERFECT. THANK YOU. BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE SIDE? NO.

>> YES.

>> TRUSTEE FRANCO, PLEASE.

>> COULD YOU GO OVER THE EXPLANATION OF THAT 40% INCREASE AS FAR AS HB2, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, HOW WOULD THAT AFFECT US WHEN THEY SAY 40%? I UNDERSTAND IT'S 40% OF THE TOTAL, BUT HOW DOES THAT AFFECT US GRANULARLY HERE AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL?

>> I DON'T HAVE ACTUALLY THAT NUMBER HANDY RIGHT NOW TONIGHT, BUT IT IS IN THE FUNDING FORMULA TEMPLATE, AND THERE'S A WHOLE PAGE OF CALCULATIONS THAT REPRESENTS THAT 40%.

IT'S BASICALLY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR PER FUNDING PER ADA UNDER CURRENT LAW AND THE INCREASE IN THE PER FUNDING PER ADA UNDER HOUSE BILL 2, 40% OF THAT DIFFERENCE OVERALL HAS TO GO TOWARDS COMPENSATION INCREASE.

AGAIN, IT'S A WHOLE CALCULATION.

>> HOW DOES THAT PLAY INTO THE INCREASES YOU MENTIONED WITH REGARDS TO 3%, WHAT WE'RE SHOOTING FOR IF WE DO GET HB2 PASSED?

>> WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING OVER 40% PROBABLY WITH THE 3%.

AGAIN, I CAN PROVIDE THAT CALCULATION IN COMMUNICATE IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IT.

BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE AT LEAST AT 40% OR MORE SPENT ON COMPENSATION.

>> GOT YOU.

>> WE ARE THERE.

>> YOU MENTIONED A REIMBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.

I THINK IT WAS HB500.

OR MAYBE I HAVE THE BILL WRONG.

SOME REIMBURSEMENT FROM FEDERAL FUNDING.

>> IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY A REIMBURSEMENT, BUT IT IS A SUPPLEMENT.

WHAT THIS IS IS A TRUE-UP OF THE STATE'S BUDGET FROM THE PRIOR BIENNIUM THAT THEY PUSH FORWARD, AND THEY MAKE THINGS RIGHT FROM THINGS THAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED, FORMULA CHANGES, THINGS THAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PRIOR BIENNIUM.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DID HAPPEN IS WE ALL DISTRICTS TOOK A BIG HIT ON MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENTS.

>> I REMEMBER THAT.

>> THEY'RE TRYING TO HELP US OUT AND MAKE US NOT WHOLE, BUT GIVE US SOME SUPPLEMENTARY REVENUE TO ASSIST WITH THAT LOSS, BECAUSE THAT WAS A LOSS THAT CAME.

>> THAT'S NOT A PERMANENT. IT'S JUST A ONE-TIME PAYMENT?

>> ONE TIME, AND AGAIN, THEY'RE USING REALLY TRUE-UP FROM THE LAST YEAR'S BIENNIUM REVENUE.

IT'S NOT EVEN USING CURRENT.

>> GOT YOU. WITH REGARDS TO JUST GENERAL BALLPARK, WHAT WOULD THAT BE, AND A BEST GUESS AS FAR AS PERCENTAGE OF WHAT WE MIGHT GET BACK PER SE, RIGHT?

[01:15:03]

>> THEY HAVEN'T COME OUT AND SHOWN US THE NUMBERS YET.

THEY'RE JUST SAYING, DON'T EXPECT IT TO DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.

WHAT I WOULD EXPECT IS MAYBE 30%.

>> UNDERSTOOD. I HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TESLA THING.

I KNOW WE'VE GOTTEN A PRESENTATION ON TESLA AND THE MONEY THAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM TESLA.

I UNDERSTAND, BASED ON THE FORMULA, THAT THE AMOUNT TEND TO DECREASE EVERY YEAR.

WHILE IT'S NOT THE SAME, IT'S ALMOST LIKE A TAX INCREMENT FINANCING KIND OF A SITUATION, NOT EXACTLY THE SAME BUT IT'S BASED ON THE DELTA OF THE VALUE.

IF THAT VALUE INCREASES, THEN WE GET MORE OF A PAYMENT.

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> YOU SAID THAT WE HAVE DECLINING GROWTH.

I UNDERSTAND THAT BASED ON OUR OWN NUMBERS.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT NINE MILLION.

HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN PERMITS FILED, AND TESLA IS LOOKING TO EXPAND BY 50%, FIVE MILLION SQUARE FEET.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT? I HAVE SOME THOUGHTS, BUT I'D LOVE TO HEAR YOURS FIRST.

>> YES, SIR. I HOPE THAT THAT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO GO LIKE THIS, AND THEN EVENTUALLY IT'LL LEVEL OFF, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO KEEP [INAUDIBLE].

IT'LL START TO FLATLINE, BUT MY HOPE IS THAT THOSE PERMITS DO GO THROUGH AND THEN WE'LL SEE A LITTLE UPTAKE.

BUT WE WON'T SEE THAT UNTIL THE ACTUAL BUILD STARTS TO HAPPEN, SO THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE DELAY.

WE MIGHT GO DOWN AND DOWN, AND THEN GO UP.

>> I GUESS MY QUESTION IS MORE AROUND THAT DELAY AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HAVING GENERAL DISCUSSIONS AROUND HOW WE CAN MAKE UP SOME LOST REVENUE, AND GIVEN THAT TESLA WAS SUCH A BIG PART OF OUR REVENUE FOR SO LONG, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY CONVERSATIONS AROUND WHAT THAT MAY LOOK LIKE PROJECTING OUT IN THE FUTURE.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, ARE THERE ANY STOPGAP MEASURES THAT WE CAN BE PUTTING IN PLACE RIGHT NOW THAT MIGHT GET US TO A POINT WHERE WE COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY KEPT, IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, 13 SOCIAL WORKERS, AND THEN WE CAN KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GET MORE FUNDING IN THE FUTURE? THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I'M LOOKING AT.

>> CORRECT. WELL, THERE HAVE BEEN DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE.

UNIVERSALLY, WITH 89% OF OUR BUDGET PAYROLL, IT'S REALLY HARD TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT [OVERLAPPING]

>> I'M GOING TO CHIME IN. BECAUSE IT WAS 89.

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THE AVERAGE IN PAYROLL EXPENDITURES IN A DISTRICT WAS ABOUT 70-73%.

I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS 15 YEARS AGO.

IT'S NOW AVERAGING ABOUT 80-83%, AND SO WE'RE REALLY HIGH, AND SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT MAKING ANY TYPE OF REDUCTION, WHEN 89% OF OUR BUDGET IS PAYROLL, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A PAYROLL.

WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT TESLA DOLLARS, IT'S UNPREDICTABLE, AND THOSE ARE DOLLARS THAT WE WOULD NOT WANT TO ALLOCATE WITH PAYROLL BECAUSE THEY'RE RECURRING EXPENSES, AND I THINK THAT'S PART OF WHAT HAS LED US TO THE POSITION THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW.

IT WASN'T JUST THE ESSER DOLLARS.

IT WAS USING THE TESLA DOLLARS FOR PAYROLL, THOSE RECURRING EXPENSES THAT WERE PART OF GETTING US INTO THIS POSITION THAT WE'RE IN WITH A DEFICIT.

NOW OUR HOPE IS THAT WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE, AS DINA SAID, WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT UP AND DOWN, AND THAT AFFORDS A DISTRICT OPPORTUNITY TO DO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

LOOKING AT TECHNOLOGY, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE WOULD WANT TO LOOK AT DOING, RATHER THAN PUTTING THOSE DOLLARS WITH PAYROLL.

>> PREPARING FOR THE OPENING OF HIGH SCHOOL TOO [OVERLAPPING], WHICH IS DEFINITELY A CONCERN.

>> TRUSTEE FRANCO, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER AT THIS TIME?

>> YOU SAID 11,900 STUDENTS WE'RE PREDICTING FOR THIS YEAR?

>> IN AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.

>> CORRECT.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. [OVERLAPPING] VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY.

>> THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, I HAVE A COMMENT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU AND THE STAFF HAVE DONE IN REGARDS TO THE BUDGET.

I KNOW IT WASN'T EASY.

OUR NEIGHBORS ARE GOING THROUGH $99 MILLION DEFICIT.

ONE OF THEM'S CLOSING SCHOOLS, ONE OF THEM'S COMBINING CLASSROOMS. THIS IS A HARD TIME FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS RIGHT NOW, AND I APPRECIATE YOU GETTING US TO A BALANCED BUDGET. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME. BOARD, ANYTHING FURTHER? HEARING NOTHING, NEXT UP WE HAVE THE REVIEW, PROPOSED DATE,

[IV.H. Review Proposed Date, Time and Place - Public Budget Hearing]

>> AFTER THE PROPOSED BUDGET HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE BOARD PRESIDENT SHALL CALL A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEAR.

AS I MENTIONED, WE WILL PUBLISH THE REQUIRED NOTICE IN THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE ON OR BEFORE JUNE 5TH.

[01:20:03]

>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, VOTE FOR A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BEING CALLED FOR 6:15 PM ON JUNE THE 17TH, 2025 AT THE EDWARD A. NEAL ADMINISTRATION CENTER BOARD ROOM FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF THE 2025/2026 BUDGET AND TAX RATE ADOPTION.

I MADE THE MOTION. VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY MADE THE SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION PASSES 6-0.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER ON THAT? [OVERLAPPING] YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE THE LOW-ATTENDANCE WAIVER FROM DR. MARK CANTU, PLEASE.

[IV.I. Low Attendance Waiver]

>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WEGNER, DR. GUTIERREZ, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THE FIRST ITEM THAT I BRING BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A LOW-ATTENDANCE WAIVER REQUEST.

THIS IS FOR INFORMATION FOR NEXT MONTH.

IF YOU FEEL THAT THIS IS APPROPRIATE, WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT BACK AS AN ACTION ITEM.

WAIVERS ARE FAIRLY TYPICAL.

THIS ONE IS A ATYPICAL IN THE SENSE THAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT SUBMIT ONE EVERY YEAR.

OTHER WAIVERS WE TYPICALLY SUBMIT SUCH AS PD AND WHATNOT.

JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT.

SOME OF THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IS DUE TO LOW ATTENDANCE ON SEPTEMBER 18TH AND 19TH, WE'RE REQUESTING ATTENDANCE WAIVER AT DEL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, THE OPPORTUNITY CENTER, DEL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND DAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, RESULTING FROM THREATS.

THOSE WERE SOCIAL MEDIA THREATS, AND SO OUR STUDENTS DECIDED TO STAY HOME AT GREATER NUMBERS THAN THEY TYPICALLY DO.

WE ARE ALSO REQUESTING A DISTRICT-WIDE LOW-ATTENDANCE WAIVER FOR FEBRUARY THE SECOND AS A RESULT OF UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR STUDENTS.

THERE WERE SOME PROTESTS AND OUR STUDENTS FELT IT WASN'T SAFE TO ATTEND, AND SO WE HAD LOWER NUMBERS.

THESE, AGAIN, LOW-ATTENDANCE WAIVERS WOULD HELP US.

THEY ARE ALLOWED BY THE STATE.

LIKE I SAID, WE GET UP TO 10 DAYS FOR ATTENDANCE.

SOME YEARS WE SUBMIT THEM, SOME YEARS WE DON'T.

WE WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THESE TWO.

AGAIN, APPROVAL OF THIS WAIVER WILL RESULT IN INCREASING THE DISTRICT'S ADA, WHICH WE KNOW IS A GOOD THING FOR US.

IT'S ALWAYS POSITIVE, AND IT'S THAT INCREASE IN STATE FUNDING THAT COMES WITH THE WAIVERS.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. FOR CLARIFICATION, IT'S THREE DATES, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 19TH, AND THEN FEBRUARY 2ND? THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. THE 18TH AND 19TH, AND THEN THE SECOND.

>> PERFECT. BOARD, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?

>> FOR ME, I THINK THAT IF THE BOARD IS AMENDABLE THAT WE JUST GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS RECOMMENDATION.

I DON'T SEE WHY WE SHOULD HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER MONTH.

IS THERE ANY CONCERNS WITH THAT?

>> I DON'T HAVE ANY.

>> I DON'T HAVE ANY. BOARD, ARE THERE ANY CONCERNS?

>> THEN I'D LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST AS PRESENTED.

>> VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND?

>> RIGHT.

>> SECRETARY GUADIAN.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS? ONE, 2, 3, 4, 5.

MOTION PASSES 5-0. THERE WE GO.

>> THANK YOU, TEAM.

>> NO NEED TO BRING IT BACK.

>> THERE YOU GO. NOW LET'S THINK OF THE WAIVER NEXT.

>> NEXT UP, THE TASB POLICY UPDATE, MY FAVORITE.

[IV.J. TASB Policy Update]

>> THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD KNOW THAT ABOUT TWICE A YEAR, SOMETIMES THREE TIMES A YEAR, WE GET THESE BIG POLICY UPDATES.

WHEN WE RECEIVE THE POLICY UPDATE ON OUR END, IT'S ABOUT THIS THICK BECAUSE IT'S THE THINGS THAT WE GOT TO DO.

AS A BOARD, WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS THAT, AGAIN, FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES THIS MONTH, BUT WITH THE IDEA THAT WE MOVE FORWARD AND ADOPT THESE AS PRESENTED BY TASB.

THE ADMINISTRATION TEAM HAS A PROCESS IN WHICH EACH OF THE CHIEFS OR THE DEPARTMENT HEAD REVIEWS THE POLICIES.

AGAIN, WE CANNOT CHANGE THE LEGAL PART OF IT, BUT WE CAN CHANGE THE LOCAL PART OF IT.

WITH YOUR APPROVAL NEXT MONTH, WE WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT THIS TO YOU ALL AS PRESENTED WITH NO CHANGES.

AFTER OUR TEAM HAS REVIEWED IT, WE WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT ALL OF TASB'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

>> MIND. I DON'T HAVE A COMMENT OR QUESTION ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, BUT I DO HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND HOW THAT RELAYS OR TIES BACK TO OUR POLICIES.

ARE WE STILL IN THE WORKS FOR GETTING THOSE, AND ARE THOSE GOING TO BE PART OF THAT, OR THOSE ARE GOING TO BE A SEPARATE MOTION LATER AT DIFFERENT TIME?

[01:25:02]

>> YES, MA'AM. THEY'VE UNDERGONE LEGAL REVIEW, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH TASB RIGHT NOW.

AS SOON AS WE HAVE FINAL, I'LL SHARE THAT BACK WITH YOU ALL.

>> DO WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE FROM TASB WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO RETURN THOSE OR NO?

>> IT COULD BE AS SOON AS NEXT WEEK.

>> LOOK AT THAT. PERFECT. THANK YOU.

BOARD, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE TASB POLICY UPDATE 124? NO? MOVING ON.

NEXT UP FOR DISCUSSION,

[V.A. Committee Updates by Board Trustees]

>> I'D LIKE TO HEAR A COMMITTEE UPDATE ON THE SUPERINTENDENT GOALS IF ANYONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

>> OF COURSE.

>> JUSTIN FRANCO, YOU HAVE YOUR MIC ON.

GO AHEAD. DO YOU NOT HAVE ANYTHING?

>> NO, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A GENERAL UPDATE.

I THINK WE TOUCHED ON IT LAST MONTH, BUT AT OUR RECENT EDUCATION FOUNDATION COMMITTEE, AGAIN, THEY RAISED ROUGHLY AROUND $40,000 FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND TEACHER OF THE YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY BROUGHT ON IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN SEVEN NEW SPONSORS THAT CAME ON THIS YEAR, SO IT'S GROWING.

PEOPLE ARE BELIEVING IN THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND HELPING OUT.

THANKS FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK.

>> I GOT TO ATTEND. ACTUALLY, THERE'S AN AUDIENCE MEMBER THAT ATTENDED TOO, PROBABLY SEVERAL, BUT SORRY.

THAT SEVERAL OF US GOT TO ATTEND THE EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS TEACHER OF THE YEAR CELEBRATION, AND WITH CONJUNCTION WITH DR. GUTIERREZ, IT WAS PRETTY AWESOME.

AGAIN, GOOD JOB FOR THAT. IT WAS FUN.

AS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION PROCESS, WE MET HERE.

WAS IT LAST TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY? I DON'T KNOW.

WE MET WENT OVER SOME DOCUMENTS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO LOOKING AT OTHER DISTRICTS, COMPARING WHAT WE HAVE TO HAVE DONE BY JUNE FOR DR. GUTIERREZ CONTRACT, AND THEN LOOKING PAST THAT TO SEE WHAT INSTRUMENT WE'RE GOING TO USE MOVING FORWARD.

IS IT HOUSE BILL 3 THAT'S GOT? I'M GETTING AHEAD NOD.

THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE PER HOUSE BILL 3 THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT IS EVALUATED ON AND SET AS BOARD GOALS.

WE [INAUDIBLE] THOSE, AND THEN YOU CAN EXPAND ON THEM AS MUCH AS YOU WANT TO OR NOT, AND AGAIN, JUST BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER.

>> THANK YOU.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BY ANYONE ELSE THAT ATTENDED? THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER? EXCELLENT. NEXT UP IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[VI. Consent Agenda]

DO I HAVE A MOTION?

>> I HAVE A MOTION.

>> SECRETARY GUADIAN MAKES A MOTION TO [INAUDIBLE] THERE WE GO.

THEN SECOND FIVE. VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. BY SHOW OF HANDS.

ONE, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. MOTION CARRIES 6-0.

NEXT UP IS OUR ACTION ITEM FOR LASO CYCLE 3.

[VII.A. LASO Cycle 3]

WHILE YOU'RE WALKING UP, WILL YOU START WITH WHAT LASO STANDS FOR BECAUSE I APOLOGIZE. I'VE FORGOTTEN.

>> LEARNING ACCELERATED SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES.

>> AWESOME.

>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU TRUSTEE WEGNER, TRUSTEES, AND SUPERINTENDENT, WITH THE OTHERS.

AS YOU REMEMBER, I SHARED THIS INFORMATION LAST MONTH AND I THINK ACTUALLY IN THE LAST TWO COUPLE OF BOARD MEETINGS.

WE WERE AWARDED $180,000 GRANT TO HELP WITH OUR MATH IMPLEMENTATION, STRONG FOUNDATION SUPPORT.

WE WERE ALSO AWARDED AN ADDITIONAL $350,000 AS WELL TO HELP US WITH IMPLEMENTATION, BUT ALSO TO GET THE NECESSARY CURRICULUM RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT THE ACADEMIC GROWTH OF OUR STUDENTS AND ALSO TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS.

PART OF THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE THE DIRECT FUNDS FOR US TO RECEIVE TECH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SO THAT NOT JUST OUR TEACHER TEAMS, BUT ALSO THAT OUR DISTRICT TEAM CAN ALSO RECEIVE THE TRAINING THAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AS WELL.

OUR TEAM WILL BE DEVELOPING THE MATHEMATICS FRAMEWORK ALONG WITH OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER, WHICH WE'RE HOPING TO BE APPROVED TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH CARNEGIE LEARNING TO FULFILL THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY THAT WILL ALSO BE SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS AS WELL TOO.

THAT'S JUST A BRIEF UPDATE OR A BRIEF JUST REVIEW OF WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SHARED IN THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS.

WE'RE HOPING TO RECEIVE THE RECOMMENDATION OR THE APPROVAL TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS GRANT AND TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR SUPPORT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH [INAUDIBLE] FOR MATH.

[01:30:01]

>> THANK YOU. BOARD. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> NONE THE LESS [INAUDIBLE].

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST AS PRESENTED.

>> THANK YOU. MOTION MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY, SECONDED BY SECRETARY GUADIAN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

ONE, 2, 3, 4, 05, 5-0, MOTION CARRIES.

YOU'RE WELCOME. NEXT UP,

[VII.B. Communities In Schools Partnership]

>> PRESIDENT WEGNER, SUPERINTENDED, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS TRANSITIONING FROM THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT MODEL TO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOL KNOWN AS CIS.

CIS PROVIDES A HOLISTIC PROGRAM TO INCLUDE THREE TIERS OF SERVICES FROM BASIC NEEDS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND FAMILY OUTREACH.

THIS TRANSITION IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF CARE AND EXPAND CAPACITY TO MEET STUDENTS NEEDS EFFECTIVELY.

THIS IS AN INVESTMENT OF 615,000 A YEAR FOR TWO YEARS AND A SAVINGS OF 450,000.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.

BOARD, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

>> I HAVE A COUPLE. WHILE I AM FAVORING COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS, I DO WANT A OUTCOME REPORT AT THE END OF EVERY YEAR.

I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS ORGANIZATION DOES BRING TO US AND UNDERSTAND IF THERE ARE ANY GAPS THAT WE ARE MISSING IN SERVICES.

THAT'S THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS HAVE ANY GAPS IN SERVICES.

IF IT IS POSSIBLE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A REPORT AT THE END OF EVERY YEAR ON THE HOPEFULLY POSITIVE OUTCOMES THAT THEY HAVE PROVIDED TO OUR STUDENTS.

>> I FORGOT WE DO HAVE OUR PARTNERS HERE AS WELL IF THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FOR.

>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK OFF THAT AND SAY THAT HONESTLY, I'D LIKE FOR ALL OF THE OUTSIDE SERVICES WE PROVIDE.

[INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU. BOARD, ANYTHING FURTHER, TRUSTEE FRANCO, YOU HAVE YOUR MIC ON GO AHEAD.

>> I DO, YES. I HAVE QUITE A FEW COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, AND WHATNOT.

I'LL OPEN UP BY SAYING I DID HAVE A MEETING WITH DR. CANTU AND MS. BIDDINGS LAST WEEK ON THIS TOPIC, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR MEETING.

THEY PROVIDED A LOT OF INFORMATION INSIGHT, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

JUST TO SHARE WITH THIS BOARD, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP IN THAT MEETING WAS NUMBER 1, I ASKED SPECIFICALLY WHAT WHY THEY WEREN'T HERE NO MORE, WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY CITED PAST PERFORMANCE BUT IT WAS OVER SIX YEARS AGO, SO I DON'T THINK THAT'S RELEVANT.

BUT THAT WAS A REASON WHY COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS WAS NO LONGER WITH US.

THEY DID MENTION THAT HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 2 HAS TWO LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS AND THERE'S ONE AT EVERY OTHER CAMPUS.

THE GAP HAS A LICENSE SOCIAL WORKER AS THEIR COUNSELOR.

ALMOST SERVES A DUAL FUNCTION THERE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

OUR COUNSELORS DON'T HAVE THE SAME TRAINING OR CERTIFICATIONS OF LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER.

THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT MEETING AS WELL, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING.

THEY DON'T NECESSARILY SERVE THE SAME FUNCTION.

I'M LOOKING OVER SOME OTHER NOTES HERE REAL QUICK, GIVE ME A SECOND.

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT DISCUSSION.

I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS THAT I THINK IT MIGHT BE FOR BOTH FOR BOTH PARTIES.

THIS ONE, PARTICULARLY FOR CIS.

HOW MANY CURRENT LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS DO YOU ALL HAVE ON STAFF? OUT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STAFF THAT YOU HAVE, HOW MANY CURRENT [OVERLAPPING].

>> I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT IT'S A PRETTY HIGH NUMBER.

WE RECRUIT HIGHLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND WE HAVE A MOBILE ROVING UNIT THAT'S MADE UP OF LICENSED, CLINICAL, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND WE WILL HAVE ONE ASSIGNED HERE, BUT THE ENTIRE TEAM CAN ALSO SERVE AT ANYTIME DURING CRISIS RESPONSE.

A PRETTY HIGH NUMBER ARE SOCIAL WORKERS.

I CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, MANY OF OUR STAFF HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH BACKGROUND AND DO HAVE THEIR DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK AND ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON GAINING THEIR LICENSURE, WHICH WE ALSO HELP PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THAT COST.

>> BUT THERE'S NOT AN EXACT NUMBER.

>> I CAN GET THAT NUMBER TO YOU?

>> NOT A PERCENTAGE WISE.

WHAT IS YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT.

YOU MENTIONED THE CRISIS.

DURING THE MEETING THAT WE HAD LAST, ANOTHER THING THAT CAME OUT OF THERE, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE WAS THAT WE DID HAVE SOME SITUATIONS WHERE CRISIS TEAMS HAD TO RESPOND LAST WEEK AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL TO STUDENTS BECAUSE STUDENTS WERE IN NEED,

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IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THOSE SOCIAL WORKERS ARE ACTIVELY WORKING, AND THEY'RE DOING A LOT FOR THE SCHOOL.

THAT WE DO HAVE ISSUES. WE'RE NOT PERFECT.

THINGS HAPPEN AND SOCIAL WORKERS ARE IN NEED FOR SURE.

>> I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T INTRODUCE MYSELF.

MY NAME IS MAYA CAMPOS AND I SERVE AS THE CHIEF PROGRAM AND IMPACT OFFICER FOR COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS OF CENTRAL TEXAS.

IN ADDITION TO OUR MOBILE CRISIS UNIT THAT'S MADE UP OF SEVEN LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, AND TWO OF THEM ARE SUPERVISORS.

WE ALSO HAVE A WIDE ARRAY OF OUR PROGRAM DIRECTORS THAT SERVE ALL SEVEN DISTRICTS, BUT DURING A CAMPUS WIDE CRISIS, WE'LL COME AND PROVIDE CRISIS RESPONSE DURING A CAMPUS WIDE CRISIS.

THIS PAST YEAR, WE EXPERIENCED THE BUS TRAGEDY IN HAYES.

WE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STUDENTS AT SEVERAL OF OUR DISTRICTS.

EVEN THE LOSS OF A SOCIAL COUNSELOR PASSED AWAY.

WE DEPLOY OUR ENTIRE CIS ORGANIZATION WHEN IT'S A CAMPUS WIDE CRISIS IMMEDIATELY.

THEY ALSO PROVIDE SERVICES TO PARENTS, STAFF, ADMINISTRATORS, AND ANYBODY AFFECTED IN ADDITION TO THE CHILDREN.

>> THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT WORK, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

BUT JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS MOBILE SERVICE YOU ALL PROVIDE, IT WOULDN'T BE DESIGNATED AS MOBILE FOR FOR OUR SCHOOLS, IT'D BE MOBILE AMONGST THE CENTRAL TEXAS REGION THAT YOU PROVIDE SERVICES FOR, CORRECT?

>> THERE WOULD BE AN ACTUAL LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER JUST FOR DEL VALLEY ISD.

BUT THEN OUR MOBILE UNIT COULD ALSO PROVIDE CRISIS RESPONSE UP AND BEYOND WHAT THE LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER WOULD PROVIDE.

WHEN I SAY MOBILE UNIT, THOSE COUNSELORS PROVIDE 16 SESSIONS TO 40 STUDENTS, BUT OUR CASE LOAD WILL BE INCREASING NEXT YEAR.

>> SIXTEEN SESSIONS TO 40 STUDENTS.

UNDERSTOOD. BUT JUST TO MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING YOU CORRECTLY, YOU'LL HAVE ONE LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER FOR ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES AND THEN A MOBILE UNIT THAT CAN RESPOND TO CRISES.

>> IN ADDITION TO THAT AS WELL, IF THERE IS A NEED FOR A CRISIS, WE ALSO HAVE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH REGION 13.

>> UNDERSTOOD.

>> IN CASE OF SITUATIONS LIKE THAT, THERE IS A MULTITUDE OF RESOURCES THAT WE ARE ABLE TO TAP INTO.

>> THAT CAME OUT, THANK YOU.

>> EACH CAMPUS WOULD HAVE THEIR OWN PROGRAM MANAGER, WHICH AGAIN, THE PROGRAM MANAGERS TYPICALLY HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH BACKGROUND OR A SOCIAL WORK BACKGROUND.

EACH CAMPUS WILL HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGER.

THE HIGH SCHOOL WILL HAVE TWO.

THEN WE ALSO PARTNER WITH 100 PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE LONGER TERM SERVICES.

>> I UNDERSTAND. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT DISTINCTION.

I'VE READ THE CONTRACT SEVERAL TIMES.

WHILE I KNOW YOU POINTED OUT THEY WILL HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH BACKGROUND, THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT FOR THEM TO HAVE MENTAL LICENSE FOR YOUR PROGRAM MANAGERS.

THAT'S JUST AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION BECAUSE THERE'S NOT PARITY IN NOT EQUITY EXACTLY.

BUT THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT.

I DO HAVE MANY MORE QUESTIONS.

WHAT WILL BE THE PROCESS TO REFER KIDS TO ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE IN TIMES OF CRISIS?

>> IT'S A MULTITUDE OF WAYS, EITHER WORD OF MOUTH FROM A TEACHER.

WE ALSO ATTEND THE STUDENT STUDY TEAMS, THE STUDENT TEAMS MEETINGS EACH WEEK WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

THAT'S HOW WE ALSO GET REFERRALS, BUT OFTENTIMES THEY COME FROM THE TEACHERS, THE COUNSELORS, THE PARENTS THEMSELVES, SELF REFERRAL.

>> IF YOU SEE A STUDENT THAT IS IN NEED NOT JUST IN CRISIS, BUT IN NEED, WILL THESE SERVICES BE PROVIDED ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR TO EVERY STUDENT?

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

>> WITH ONE LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER?

>> A PROGRAM MANAGER'S CASELOAD IS CURRENTLY 75, BUT THAT WILL BE BEING INCREASED NEXT YEAR.

BUT THEN IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM MANAGER DOES NOT OPERATE BY THEMSELVES.

THERE'S A TEAM OF PEOPLE ON EACH CAMPUS.

IT'S TYPICALLY A TEAM OF FIVE PEOPLE FOR EACH CAMPUS.

>> BUT NONE OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS?

>> YES. TYPICALLY ONE IS A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER.

>> I'M SORRY, I DON'T MEAN TO BE DIFFICULT. I'M GETTING A LITTLE CONFUSED.

I'M JUST TRYING TO GET TO THE NUMBER OF LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS THAT WE WILL HAVE ON AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

>> AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

>> EARLIER, YOU SAID THERE'LL BE ONE FOR THE ENTIRE CONTRACT.

>> FROM THE MOBILE UNIT, YES, SIR.

>> WHAT ABOUT NUMBER OF CASES PER PROJECT MANAGER? YOU SAID THERE'S 75 CASES, AND THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING IT'S ALL ENCOMPASSING.

JUST TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS, IF THAT PROJECT MANAGER OR PROGRAM MANAGER RATHER FOR THAT DAY OR SCHOOL YEAR, THEY'LL SEE 75 KIDS PER DAY PER YEAR PER MONTH?

>> SEVENTY-FIVE KIDS ANNUALLY.

>> THAT'S THE NUMBER OF KIDS THEY'LL BE SEEING ANNUALLY.

>> FOR THE TIER 1, TIER 2 AND TIER 3 SUPPORTS, BUT WE ALSO PROVIDE TIER 1 SERVICES TO THE ENTIRE CAMPUS.

WE DON'T TURN ANY STUDENT AWAY THAT'S IN CRISIS OR NEEDS ASSISTANCE,

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>> GOT YOU. BUT RIGHT NOW JUST FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, I COULD BE WRONG, BUT RIGHT NOW OUR SOCIAL WORKERS PROVIDE CARE TO ALL STUDENTS.

IT'S NOT JUST CAPPED 75.

>> NO, CIS ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES TO ALL THE CAMPUS.

>> I'M SAYING LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS, IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

WE HAVEN'T HIRED OUR STAFF YET.

>> WHAT'S THE FOCUS WITH HIRING PEOPLE WITH A SOCIAL WORK BACKGROUND?

>> GOT YOU. THE REST OF THIS, I THINK IS A LITTLE BIT FOR STAFF, BUT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS.

I ASKED THIS QUESTION LAST WEEK'S MEETING.

HAVE WE LOOKED AT ALL AS FAR AS WHAT THAT DELTA IS? EARLIER, I WANT TO SAY THAT SOMEONE MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A $20,000 DECREASE, BUT DIFFERENCE IN PAY BETWEEN WHAT WE PAY COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS TO WHAT WE PAY SOCIAL WORKERS.

HAVE WE LOOKED AT ALL PERFORMED ANY DUE DILIGENCE WHATSOEVER AS FAR AS IF WE CAN AFFORD TO KEEP THAT $20,000.

>> POINT OF BORDER.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> WE DO NOT GET THAT'S OUT OF OUR BOARD ROLE, GETTING INTO THE LOGISTICS OF PAY AND HIRING AND ALL THAT.

>> I'M JUST ASKING IF IF WE'VE DONE THAT ANALYSIS.

>> POINT OF ORDER.

>> I'M ASKING STAFF IF WE'VE PERFORMED THAT ANALYSIS.

>> AT THIS POINT, I AGREE THAT THESE QUESTIONS COULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN ASKED.

TO ANSWER, THOUGH, YES, WE DID.

WE CAME OUT AND SAID THAT BECAUSE THE SR FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE, PEOPLE WERE OVERPAID.

I BELIEVE ACTUALLY YOU AND I HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER?

>> I DO. YES. I HAVE SOME PREPARED REMARKS.

THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO SAY NOW IS EXACTLY THE TIME TO SUPPORT STUDENT IN MENTAL HEALTH.

>> IS THIS THE SAME THING THAT YOU READ LAST WEEK?

>> NO, IT IS NOT. IT'S DIFFERENT.

THIS IS MY TIME. I DO AS A DULY ELECTED OFFICIAL.

>> THIS IS ALSO OUR TIME.

>> NO, I UNDERSTAND.

>> FOR YOUR COMMENTS?

>> NO, THIS IS MY TIME TO SPEAK.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. [NOISE] I'M SPEAKING. [OVERLAPPING]

>> ACTUALLY, POINT OF ORDER.

USUALLY, THE DISCUSSION STOPS UNLESS YOU WANT TO APPEAL IT, AND THEN IT GOES TO A VOTE.

>> APPEAL WHAT? [BACKGROUND]

>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES WOODY.

>> I WANT TO SAY, I'M SPEAKING FROM THE HEART TONIGHT BECAUSE THIS ISSUE IS VERY PERSONAL TO ME.

I SEE MY OWN THERAPIST.

I KNOW FIRSTHAND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE SOMEONE TO TALK TO, SOMEONE WHO LISTENS WITHOUT JUDGMENT AND HELPS MAKE SENSE OF THE NOISE.

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT IF I HAD HAD ACCESS TO THAT SUPPORT EARLIER IN LIFE, A LOT OF THE LESSONS I LEARNED THE HARD WAY MIGHT HAVE BEEN UNDERSTOOD SOONER.

THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO SHRINK OUR SAFETY NET.

THIS IS THE TIME TO STRENGTHEN IT.

STUDENTS ARE IN CRISIS.

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS DECLARED BY NOT JUST THE US SURGEON GENERAL, BUT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND ALMOST EVERY MAJOR CHILD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.

DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, TRAUMA, SELF-HARM, AND SUICIDE IDEATION ARE HISTORIC HIGHS, AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE NOT ABSTRACT.

THEY'RE SITTING IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND THEY ARE OUR KIDS, 50% OF ALL LIFETIME MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS BEGIN BY AGE 14.

THAT MEANS MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES AREN'T JUST PLACES OF LEARNING, THEY'RE GROUND ZERO FOR INTERVENTION.

SOCIAL MEDIA ISN'T HELPING. IT'S HURTING.

OUR KIDS AREN'T JUST STRUGGLING WITH GRADES, THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH IDENTITY COMPARISON, CYBERBULLYING, AND STRESS THAT FOLLOWS THEM HOME ON THEIR PHONES.

APPS LIKE TIKTOK, SNAPCHAT, AND INSTAGRAM DON'T HAVE OFF SWITCH.

THESE PLATFORMS ARE AMPLIFYING ANXIETY, FUELING BODY IMAGE ISSUES, SPREADING FEAR, AND MAGNIFYING COMMENTS.

WE NEED TRAINED PROFESSIONALS WHO KNOW HOW TO TALK TO KIDS WHO ARE HURTING AND HELP THEM HEAL.

THE POLITICAL CLIMATE ALSO HAS OUR KIDS ON EDGE.

LET'S NOT PRETEND THE BROADER WORLD DOESN'T REACH OUR STUDENTS.

THEY HEAR WHAT'S BEING SAID ON THE NEWS.

THEY FEEL THE TENSION AT HOME.

MANY OF THEM, ESPECIALLY OUR IMMIGRANT STUDENTS, OUR LGBTQ PLUS STUDENTS, AND OUR STUDENTS OF COLOR, CARRY THE WEIGHT OF SOCIETAL DIVISION ON THEIR SHOULDERS.

SOME KIDS WALK INTO SCHOOL ALREADY IN FIGHTER FLIGHT MODE.

IF WE REMOVE PEOPLE THEY TRUST, PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAINED TO HELP THEM PROCESS THESE FEELINGS, WHAT MESSAGE ARE WE SENDING? MENTAL HEALTH IS ALSO SAFETY.

WE SAY WE CARE ABOUT SCHOOL SAFETY, BUT MOST SCHOOL TRAGEDIES DON'T COME OUT OF NOWHERE.

THERE ARE WARNING SIGNS. THERE ARE MOMENTS WHERE INTERVENTION COULD HAVE MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

YOU DON'T CUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DURING THE FIRE SEASON AND YOU DON'T CUT SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE MIDDLE OF A MENTAL CRISIS.

NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS.

I WANT TO BE FAIR AND CLEAR.

COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS IS A RESPECTED AND VALUED ORGANIZATION.

THEY'VE DONE GREAT WORK IN CENTRAL TEXAS, AND I BELIEVE THEY OFFER VALUABLE SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY IN MENTORSHIP, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, AND GENERAL STUDENT. BUT HERE'S THE ISSUE.

AS I MENTIONED, I'VE READ THROUGH THE CIS CONTRACT THOROUGHLY, AND NOWHERE DOES IT REQUIRE THAT THEY ASSIGN STAFF TO OUR CAMPUSES BE LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS OR LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.

THERE'S NO LANGUAGE REQUIRING LPCS,

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CIS HAS A ROLE, BUT THEY ARE NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR THE LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS, WE WILL NO LONGER HAVE AT OUR CAMPUS.

HERE'S THE OTHER THING. NO CASELOADS OR NO CASELOAD LIMITS, NO METRICS, NO ACCOUNTABILITY.

THE CONTRACT DOESN'T SET CASELOAD LIMITS.

IT DOESN'T DEFINE PERFORMANCE METRICS.

IT REFERENCES A CAMPUS PLAN TO BE CREATED LATER, BUT WITHOUT CLARITY, OVERSIGHT, OR ACCOUNTABILITY.

WE ARE PREPARING TO SIGN A SIX-FIGURE CONTRACT WITH NO MEASURABLE OUTCOMES, NO THRESHOLDS, AND NO MINIMUM STANDARDS WHILE WE CONTINUE TO HOLD OUR STUDENTS TO MINIMUM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS EVERY YEAR THROUGH TESTING.

WE DEMAND OUTCOME FROM OUR KIDS.

WHY WOULDN'T WE EXPECT THE SAME FROM OUR CONTRACTED PARTNERS? NOW THE BUDGET ISN'T FINAL, AND WE'RE ALREADY MAKING CUTS.

HERE'S WHAT BOTHERS ME THE MOST.

WE ARE ONLY NOW DISCUSSING THE BUDGET PROCESS IN FULL IN EARNEST.

WE HAVEN'T ADOPTED A FINAL BUDGET, AND YET THIS MAJOR CUT HAS ALREADY BEEN BAKED IN WITHOUT A PUBLIC CONVERSATION ABOUT WHETHER WE COULD RESTRUCTURE OR REPRIORITIZE EVEN SOME OF THESE FUNDS.

WHAT ABOUT OUR STAFF? WHAT ABOUT OUR TEACHERS? WHAT ABOUT OUR SCHOOL STAFF? I'VE HEARD FROM MANY OF THEM ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE, BUT WE HAVEN'T ASKED THEM AS A DISTRICT.

WE HAVEN'T SURVEYED OR POLLED THEM, WHAT DO THEY THINK ABOUT THIS? HOW CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS BEING A SHARED SACRIFICE FOR THE BEST DECISION FOR OUR SCHOOLS WHEN WE HAVEN'T EVEN ASKED? IN CLOSING, THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT DOLLARS AND CENTS. THIS IS ABOUT CARE.

THIS IS ABOUT THE DISTRICT WE WANT TO BE.

DO WE WANT TO RESPOND TO CRISIS WITH SPREADSHEETS OR DO WE WANT TO RESPOND WITH COMPASSION, PROFESSIONALISM, AND A WILLINGNESS TO DO BETTER? NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO SCALE BACK SUPPORT.

NOW IS THE TIME TO STAND UP AND SAY OUR KIDS DESERVE BETTER, OUR TEACHERS DESERVE A VOICE, AND WE AS A DISTRICT STILL HAVE AMPLE TIME TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY.

>> YEAH. I HAVE A CLARIFYING QUESTION BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S SOME MISCONCEPTIONS THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS OR SOCIAL AND I THINK THAT THAT'S A FALSE STATEMENT.

I DON'T WANT PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO THINK THAT WE'RE GETTING RID OF EVERY SINGLE LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE CASE AT ALL.

WE WILL STILL HAVE SPECIFIC ROLES, BUT SPECIFIC DUTIES FOR MY UNDERSTANDING.

CAN YOU PLEASE CLARIFY OR CLARIFY WHAT THAT MEAN?

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS TO HIRE LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS.

BUT WHAT'S ALSO THE SAME QUALIFICATIONS WAS BEING BILINGUAL AND BEING FROM THE COMMUNITY SO THAT STUDENTS WORK WITH SOMEBODY THAT LOOKS LIKE THEM AND SPEAKS THEIR LANGUAGE.

AND SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO UNDERSCORE THE LICENSURE PROGRAM THAT CIS PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OUR SOCIAL WORKERS TO GAIN THEIR LICENSE, AND LCSW OR THE LCLPC.

THAT IS ALWAYS OUR GOAL. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE.

>> I'M SPEAKING OUTSIDE OF THE CIS, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTION RIGHT NOW, IS WE'RE GETTING RID OF EVERYBODY AND WE'RE JUST DEPENDING ON CIS.

THAT'S NOT THE CASE AT ALL BECAUSE WE WOULD NEVER JUST DEPEND ON ONE ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR OUR STUDENTS.

>> THEN WE ALSO PARTNER WITH INTEGRAL CARE AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS FOR LONGER-TERM, MORE INTENSIVE NEEDS THAT GO BEYOND THE SESSIONS THAT WE'RE SEEING THE STUDENTS FOR, AND TO MR. FRANCO'S POINT, WE'RE NOT HERE TO REPLACE ANYONE.

WE'RE HERE TO EXPAND SERVICES.

AGAIN, NO PROGRAM MANAGER THAT WORKS FOR CIS IS EVER OPERATING ALONE.

THERE'S A TEAM OF PEOPLE ON EVERY CAMPUS.

WE HAVE OUR OUTCOMES.

WE HAVE EXCELLENT OUTCOMES EVERY YEAR.

WE HAVE PRINCIPAL REPORTS DURING GRADING PERIODS.

IF THE PRINCIPAL WANTS TO SEE OUTCOMES SOONER THAN THAT, WE TAILOR THEM AND CUSTOMIZE THEM HOW THE PRINCIPAL WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM AND AS OFTEN AS THE PRINCIPAL WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM.

WE MEET OFTEN WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND THE LEADERSHIP OF EACH CAMPUS.

WE PROVIDE IMPACT REPORTS AT DIFFERENT PERIODS DURING THE YEAR.

WE'RE VERY TRANSPARENT, WE'RE VERY DATA-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION, WE'RE EVIDENCE-BASED, WE'RE A LINE ITEM IN THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY AS A RECOMMENDED BEST PRACTICE.

THE WORK THAT CIS DOES IS SO GREAT AND SO CRUCIAL TO THIS DISTRICT, AND I'M A DEL VALLEY ALUMNI.

THIS IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART AS WELL IN THAT REGARD.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. MY LAST STATEMENT IS GOING TO BE THAT THIS IS JUST FOR THIS YEAR, FOLKS.

THIS IS NOT THE ONLY THING WE'RE EVER GOING TO DO.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR BUDGET BALANCE.

WE'RE TRYING NOT TO HAVE A DEFICIT.

ONCE WE DO GO INTO THE NEXT YEAR, IF WE DECIDE TO RAISE OUR TAXES, WE'LL HAVE MORE REVENUE COMING IN AT THAT POINT.

IF THERE ARE ANY GAPS, AND HOPEFULLY THERE'S NO GAPS.

BUT IF THERE ARE, THAT'S OUR OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AND SAY, HEY, DR. GUTE IS, WE NEED MORE STAFF IN THIS AREA BECAUSE OF XYZ. IS THERE A BUDGET? IF NOT, LET'S GO AND FIND SOME.

I THINK THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO REALIZE WHERE WE'RE AT BECAUSE OF OUR STATE LEGISLATION, AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT.

NOBODY WANTS TO NOT PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR KIDS.

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>> EXACTLY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WE MEET WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND THE STAFF AT EACH CAMPUS AND DEVELOP THE CAMPUS NEEDS ASSESSMENT BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THAT SPECIFIC CAMPUS.

IT'S NOT A COOKIE-CUTTER APPROACH.

WE DON'T DO THE SAME SERVICES FOR EVERY CAMPUS ACROSS THE BOARD.

IT'S TAILORED ACCORDINGLY WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND THE STAFF, AND THE COUNSELORS LEADING US IN THAT EFFORT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. SECRETARY GUADIAN, DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT OR QUESTION?

>> YES, I DO. I THINK WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION WHERE IN.

OUR REALITY IS WE'VE GOT A 13 MILLION DEFICIT, AND OUR JOB AS A BOARD, AND IT'S A DIFFICULT ONE IS THAT WE NEED TO APPROVE A BALANCED BUDGET.

THINGS ARE HARD. WE UNDERSTAND, BUT THAT IS OUR JOB.

WE NEED TO APPROVE A BALANCED BUDGET.

>> AT THIS TIME, BASED ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION, I'D LIKE TO CALL FOR A MOTION IN REFERENCE TO COMMUNITY AND SCHOOLS. BOARD.

>> YOU WANT ME A SECOND, OR YOU WANT TO? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS AS PRESENTED.

>> PERFECT. VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND?

>> VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY, WOULD YOU TAKE A FRIEND OF THE AMENDMENT?

>> THAT'S DONE AFTER WE GET A SECOND.

THAT'S GOING TO BE SECRETARY GUADIAN.

IS THERE ANY COMMENT AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ONE, 2,3,4,5. ALL THOSE AGAINST? ONE. MOTION CARRIES 5:1.

THANK YOU AND WELCOME. NEXT STEP, WE HAVE THE DEL VALLEY ELEMENTARY PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT,

[VII.C. Del Valle Elementary Performance Agreement]

>> THERE IT IS. THIS EVENING, I BRING BACK THE DEL VALLEY ELEMENTARY PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT.

WHAT I SHARE WITH YOU ALL TODAY, THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT IS STILL IN DRAFT.

WHAT I'M ASKING IS THE BOARD NOT TO AGREE TO THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT, BUT TO AGREE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE PRINCIPAL IN OUR SERVICE PROVIDER SCHOOL EMPOWERMENT NETWORK, TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS.

AS SOON AS WE HAVE THE LATEST DATA, WHICH IS OUR STAR DATA, THAT THEN WE CAN FINALIZE IT.

ALL THIS IS TIED TO THE TEA GRANT THAT WE WERE AWARDED WITH AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

THIS ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.

IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THEY CALL THEM GATES OR MILESTONES.

IT IS A MILESTONE THAT THE BOARD APPROVED THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT.

AGAIN, WHAT I ASK IS THAT IT IS IN DRAFT, WE NEED TO PRESENT THIS TO TEA SAYING WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS.

THE BOARD HAS SEEN IT.

THEY HAVE REVIEWED IT AND ALLOW THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SET THE ACTUAL TARGET.

>> THANK YOU. OR DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE DRAFT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE DR. GUTIERREZ AND HIS TEAM TO WORK AS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THIS AND FILE IT WITH TEA?

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE IT AS PRESENTED.

SECRETARY GUADIAN MAKES A MOTION.

DO HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE BURTON MAKES A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS, 1, 02, 3, 4, 5, 6. MOTION CARRY 6:0.

>> THANK YOU.

>> YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. NEXT UP, WE HAVE CLOSED SESSION.

[VIII. Closed Session]

ALSO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FINANCIAL AND OR HUMAN RESOURCES FORENSIC AUDITS.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER SPECIAL EDUCATION FORENSIC AUDIT.

DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL IS GOING TO BE 551.074.

ALSO CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF DEL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.

CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF DEL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATE OF ACADEMICS.

CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF DIRECTOR OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.

DISCUSSION TO FILL THE BOARD VACANCY FOR SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICT 5, SMD 5. REVIEW AND APPROVE EMPLOYMENT, RESIGNATIONS, AND TERMINATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF.

CONSIDER SANCTIONS FOR ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT, 551.071 AND TGC 551.074, REVIEW AND APPROVE TERMINATION OF NON-CHAPTER 21 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, 551.076, IS DISCUSSION OF INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT 551.076,

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IF YOU'VE HUNG WITH ME, THE TIME IS NOW 8:10, AND THE BOARD WILL BE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

THE BOARD ENDED CLOSED SESSION AT 9:30.

BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 9:36.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO, LET'S SEE.

[IX. Approve Action Items Discussed in Closed Session]

DISCUSSIONS, NO.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE POSSIBLE HIRING OF DEL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL?

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE MEGHAN MEDRANO AS THE DEL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. SECRETARY GUADIAN MADE THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE BURTON MADE THE SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS. FOUR, 5, 6.

MOTION PASSES 6:0.

THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF DEL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATE OF ACADEMICS MOTION.

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE KATHERINE L COBER FOR THE DEL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATE OF ACADEMICS.

>> SECRETARY GUADIAN MADE THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE BURTON MADE THE SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS.

MOTION CARRIES 6:0.

NEXT UP IS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF DIRECTOR OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, PLEASE.

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE KATHERINE HUMPHREY AS THE DIRECTOR OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.

>> SECRETARY GUADIAN MADE THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE BURTON MADE THE SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY A SHOW OF HANDS.

FOUR, 5,6. MOTION CARRIES 6:0.

DO WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON AGE? AT THIS TIME, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO FILL THE BOARD VACANCY FOR SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICT 5 USING THE SAME PROCESS THAT WE USED PREVIOUSLY?

>> NO.

>> TRUSTEE BURTON MAKES A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE CICERO SECONDS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF BY SHOW OF HANDS. FOUR, 5, 6.

MOTION PASSES 6:0.

GO AHEAD. NEXT MOTION.

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT RESIGNATION DETERMINATION OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF.

>> MOTIONS MADE BY SECRETARY GUADIAN.

DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE CICERO SECONDS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS.

MOTION CARRY 6:0.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ABANDONMENTS OF CONTRACT, AND THERE IS NOT A TERMINATION ON NON-CHAPTER 21 CONTRACTS.

AT THIS TIME, IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS OR FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS? VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY?

>> I DON'T HAVE ANY NEW BUSINESS.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING MY 14 YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE BOARD.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AS WELL.

I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS 14 YEARS ALREADY.

I WAS LIKE, WAIT, WHAT? 14 YEARS.

BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK WITH YOU AND THE DISTRICT AND TO SERVE OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER, BOARD? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? AT 9:40.

MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY.

SECOND BY CHARLES BURTON.

TRUSTEE BURTON, I APOLOGIZE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. 6:0. WE ARE OUT OF HERE. YOU'LL HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.