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GOOD EVENING.[I. Call to Order]
JOINING US AT THIS MEETING OF THE DELL VALLEY ISD SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.I'M PRESIDENT WEGNER, AND I CALL THIS ORDER AT 6:37 PM ON JUNE THE 17TH, 2025.
PLEASE LOOK IF THE RECORD SHOW THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT AND THAT A NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT.
SINCE WE SAID THE PLEDGE EARLIER, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO IT AGAIN.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT ON TO PUBLIC
[II. Public Comment]
COMMENT.FIRST OFF, WE HAVE CHRISTELLA ROCHA SPEAKING ON, I BELIEVE IT'S ODA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
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.
AT NO TIME WILL A TRUSTEE RESPOND TO AN INDIVIDUAL ADDRESSING THE BOARD.
HOWEVER, ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF MEMBERS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF MEMBERS MAY APPROACH EACH PUBLIC FORUM SPEAKER AND REPORT BACK TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD AND INDIVIDUAL'S COMMENTS TO THE BOARD SHALL NOT EXCEED THREE MINUTES PER MEETING.
BOARD SECRETARY GUION WILL ALERT YOU AS TO WHEN YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT AND WE'LL CALL TIME ONCE YOUR THREE HAVE EXPIRED.
UM, WE REMEMBER THE PUT YOUR HAND ABOVE YOUR HEAD AND LET IT SIMMER.
SO WE'VE HAD SOME THOUGHTS THAT WE'VE HAD TO LET SIMMER, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAME TO OIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
OIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL SAW THREE, THREE DIFFERENT PRINCIPALS OR PRINCIPAL ROLES.
UM, IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT.
I'VE BEEN AT OJEDA, OH, BY THE WAY, I'M ROCHA, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW ME.
I TEACH AT OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL, SEVENTH GRADE.
ELAR BEEN THERE SINCE THE BUILDING OPENED.
UM, LAST YEAR WAS ONE OF THE FEW YEARS THAT I'VE SEEN THE DISTRICT COME FULL FORCE TO SUPPORT OUR CAMPUS.
UH, IT DIDN'T QUITE HAPPEN LAST YEAR, AND I THINK THAT THE SUPPORT THAT WE NEED NEEDS TO BE CONSISTENT, COLLABORATIVE, MOVING FORWARD.
AND I THINK THAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE SOME GOOD RESULTS BECAUSE OF IT.
AND, UM, LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF ODA AND WHEN IT WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL.
AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT WHEN WE'VE BEEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL IS WHEN EACH GRADE LEVEL HAD A CERTIFIED AP.
BECAUSE WE DO HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST EMERGENT BILINGUAL POPULATIONS AND SPED POPULATIONS.
THOSE ADMIN ARE CONSTANTLY BEING PULLED FOR THOSE MEETINGS.
AND IN A CRISIS WE'RE LEFT WITH NO ONE.
AND SO USUALLY WHEN WE HAD THE THREE APS, SOMEBODY WAS THERE TO HANDLE SOMETHING WHILE THE OTHER ONE WAS STUCK IN AN ARD OR IN A ELPAC OR WHATEVER IT IS.
AND I UNDERSTAND WE NEED A DEAN OF ACADEMICS, BUT LOOKING FORWARD, LET'S SEE HOW IT WORKS THIS YEAR, BECAUSE THAT LOAD IS A LOT WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL THE S THAT OUR, UM, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL HAD TO ATTEND ALL THE ELPACS THAT OUR OTHER ASSISTANT HAD TO ATTEND.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER PERSONS THAT WERE NOT CERTIFIED WERE NOT ABLE TO DO CERTAIN THINGS.
SO THE WEIGHT FELL ON THE OTHER ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.
SO, UH, BEING THERE 21 YEARS, THE MOST SUCCESS THAT WE'VE HAD WAS WHEN EACH GRADE LEVEL HAD THEIR OWN AP AND THAT WAY THEY WERE ABLE TO BALANCE EACH OTHER OUT WHEN THE OTHER ONE WAS, UM, UNAVAILABLE.
THE OTHER THING IS THAT, UM, THERE'S A PERCEPTION THAT ODA IS BROKEN.
AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU, O IS NOT BROKEN.
WE NEED CONSISTENT LEADERSHIP.
AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU THAT OJEDA HAS BUILT SOME GREAT LEADERSHIP AND YOU CAN SEE IT THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT EVERYWHERE YOU GO.
UM, AND I WOULD CONTINUE, I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT.
HOWEVER, WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP SOMEONE THAT'S GONNA BE THERE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE BUILDING THAT SUPPORT WITH THE COMMUNITY, WITH STUDENTS.
AND IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE SURVEY THAT Y'ALL DID THE YEAR BEFORE, I MISSED THE BENNETT MARK
THE CONCERN NOT JUST FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS WITH SAFETY, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S THE OTHER THING LOOKING FORWARD AS WHATEVER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL THAT YOU ALL ARE GOING TO PROVE TODAY THAT THEY, YES, THEY HAVE TO HAVE A HEART.
YES, THEY HAVE TO BE FIRM, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE TO KNOW THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED MORE THAN JUST ACADEMIC SUPPORT.
AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A YEAR OR TWO BEFORE WE'RE BACK TO WHERE WE WERE BECAUSE OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL USED TO BE THE SCHOOL TO COME AND OBSERVE.
AND I KNOW THAT WE CAN GET BACK THERE WITH THE CORRECT OR THE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN CAMPUS AND DISTRICT PERSONNEL.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE JESSICA QUE SPEAKING ON BOARD MEETING DATES WHEN SECRETARY GUION CALLS.
UH, MS. MARISSA DELAROSA, IF YOU WILL, COME UP AND THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD SUPERINTENDENT, PRESIDENT
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WAGNER.I AM PRESIDENT OF DELL VALLEY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, AND I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF DVA.
I AM HERE TONIGHT TO ADDRESS THE PROPOSED BOARD MEETING DATES.
I APPRECIATE THE ADMINISTRATION WANTING TO KEEP THE BOARD WELL-INFORMED AND THAT DECISIONS CAN BE MADE IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER.
HOWEVER, I ASK THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT ALL BOARD WORKSHOPS ARE LIVE STREAMED, UM, ARE LIVE STREAMED MONTHLY, JUST AS THE REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS ARE.
SO THAT WAY WE ARE BEING COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT WITH THE COMMUNITY, UM, SO THAT WE, THE COMMUNITY CAN BE HERE TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHEN NEEDED.
MY ONLY CONCERN WITH THIS DECISION IS THAT IT WILL BE MORE OF A TIME COMMITMENT FOR YOU GUYS.
UM, AND AT THE MOMENT, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A VACANT SEAT THAT'S KIND OF BEEN FILLED AND THEN NOT FILLED, AND THEN FILLED IN THE NOT FILLED.
SO MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS WILL MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO FIND, UM, MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO KEEP ALL BOARD MEMBERS SEATS FULL AT ALL TIMES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, MS. DELAROSA SPEAKING ON THANK YOU AND TRANSPARENCY.
DR. GUTIERREZ, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MY NAME IS MARISSA DELAROSA AND I AM ON BEHALF OF MYSELF TONIGHT.
I WANNA MAKE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR THAT I AM NOT HERE AS AN EMPLOYEE TODAY, RIGHT? I AM STRICTLY HERE AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER, A RESIDENT THAT LIVES IN THE DISTRICT PAYS TAXES TO THE DISTRICT AND WHOSE NEIGHBOR'S CHILDREN ATTEND DV SCHOOLS.
FIRST, I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK TRUSTEE FRANCO FOR ASKING QUESTIONS WHEN THEY NEEDED TO BE ASKED.
I WANNA THANK HIM FOR GIVING THE COMMUNITY THE TRANSPARENCY AND CLARIFICATION THAT WE DESERVE AND DEMAND FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE BOARD, AND THE DISTRICT.
I REMEMBER NOT LONG AGO WHEN THERE WERE MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD WHO WOULD JUST BE ON THEIR PHONE INSTEAD OF PAYING ATTENTION AND ASKING QUESTIONS THAT NEEDED TO BE ASKED THAT COULD HAVE HELPED US AVOID SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DEALING WITH AND THAT WE COULD DEAL WITH IN THE FUTURE.
NEXT, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE FOUR TRUSTEES THAT REFUSE TO GO TO CLOSED SESSION AND LISTEN TO THE STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO CHOSE TO SPEAK DURING THAT VERY LONG AND VERY TENSE BOARD MEETING IN APRIL.
YOUR ACTIONS HAVE NOT GONE NOTICED, AND WE, AND YOU DESERVE THE RECOGNITION FOR IT.
AND FINALLY, I WANNA REMIND YOU, AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, WE, THE COMMUNITY, EXPECT YOU TO LISTEN TO OUR CONCERNS AND NOT IGNORE THEM.
WE ASK THAT WHEN WE ASK QUESTIONS, THEY ARE ADDRESSED BY THE BOARD WITH FIDELITY AND PROFESSIONALISM.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE IN MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS AND THAT, AND THAT ARE THE BEST IN THE, THAT ARE IN THE, SORRY, THAT ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT YOU REPRESENT.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE ASK FOR COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY, SOMETHING THAT IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT TO MY NEIGHBORS AND I RIGHT NOW AS WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE REPRESENTATION ON THIS BOARD, WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE CASE UNTIL IT IS FILLED.
NEXT UP WE HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S
[III.A. Superintendent's Comments]
COMMENTS, PLEASE.BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.
SUMMER HAS OFFICIALLY DONE HERE AT BELL VALLEY, ISD, AND WHAT A MEANINGFUL WAY.
WE HAVE HAD TO MARK THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
ON MAY 22ND, WE GATHERED AT TEXAS STATE TO CELEBRATE A TREMENDOUS MILESTONE, HONORING MORE THAN 800 COMBINED GRADUATES FROM DELL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE OPPORTUNITY CENTER.
IT WAS AN INSPIRING AND EMOTIONAL DAY FILLED WITH PRIDE, JOY, AND A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY.
AT DELL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL CEREMONY, WE WITNESSED A POWERFUL MOMENT OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND REFLECTION.
OUR VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN DELIVERED HEARTFELT SPEECHES THAT BEAUTIFULLY CAPTURED THE SPIRIT OF THE CLASS OF 2025.
THEY SPOKE OF PERSEVERANCE, GRATITUDE, AND THE STRENGTH THAT COMES FROM UNITY.
FOR ME, IT WAS PARTICULARLY MEANINGFUL, A PARTICULARLY MEANINGFUL EVENING, MY FIRST GRADUATION AS SUPERINTENDENT OF THIS AMAZING DISTRICT.
THAT'S A POWERFUL MOMENT AND I WAS HONORED TO SHARE IT WITH THEM.
THAT SAME AFTERNOON, WE HELD A SPECIAL CELEBRATION FOR OUR GRADUATES FROM THE OPPORTUNITY CENTER, OVER 100, CROSS THE STAGE EACH WITH THEIR OWN STORY OF PERSEVERANCE AND TRIUMPH.
IT WAS A POWERFUL REMINDER THAT SUCCESS LOOKS DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE, BUT EACH PATH IS WORTHY OF RECOGNITION.
WE ARE DEEPLY PROUD OF ALL OF OUR GRADUATES FOR THEIR DETERMINATION AND ARE INSPIRED BY WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR THEM ALL.
EVEN AS WE TURN THE PAGE INTO SUMMER, THE WORK ACROSS THE DISTRICT CONTINUES.
OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TEAMS ARE PREPARING BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
TECHNOLOGY IS ENSURING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS ARE READY.
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION OR TEACHING AND LEARNING IS FINALIZING PLANS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT AND HUMAN RESOURCES IS WORKING HARD TO FILL CRITICAL ROLES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
WE'RE ALSO EXCITED TO WELCOME A GROUP OF STUDENT INTERNS WHO ARE WORKING IN OUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT THIS SUMMER, GAINING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND LEARNING WHAT IT TAKES TO KEEP A DISTRICT RUNNING BEHIND THE SCENES.
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THESE EFFORTS AND MANY MORE ARE LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A STRONG START WHEN OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS RETURN.THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF, AND OUR MISSION.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO ALL OF OUR GRADUATES.
AND HERES TO A BRIGHT AND A HOPEFUL SUMMER.
NEXT UP WE HAVE COMMITTEE UPDATES, BOARD.
HAVE THERE BEEN ANY COMMITTEE MEETINGS? NONE THAT I'M AWARE OF.
[V. Consent Agenda]
OUR CONSENT AGENDA.DO WE HAVE A MOTION OR DOES SOMEBODY NEED TO PULL SOMETHING? MOTION PRESENT.
TRUSTEE PANTOJA MAKES THE MOTION AS PRESENTED.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECRETARY GUIAN.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY A SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.
[VI.A. Consider and Act on Bank Depository Services]
HAVE ACTION ITEMS. CONSIDER AND ACT ON THE BANK DEPOSITORY SERVICES.ON APRIL 10TH, THE DISTRICT ISSUED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR BANK DEPOSITORY SERVICES FOR THE 25 26 SCHOOL YEAR.
A BANK DEPOSITORY IS A REQUIREMENT UNDER SECTION 45 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
UM, THERE ARE TWO BANKS LOCATED WITHIN DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, INCLUDING FROST BANK AND WELLS FARGO.
WELLS FARGO WAS THE SOLE RESPONDER WITH, UH, TO THE RFP, WHICH IS THE BANK WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING BUSINESS WITH.
THE DISTRICT CAN AGREE TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT FOR THREE ADDITIONAL TWO YEAR TERMS, AND THIS WAS PRESENTED AS AN INFORMATION ITEM IN MAY AND IS RECOMMENDED FOR ACTION.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS IN REFERENCE TO THE BANK DEPOSITORY? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE CISNEROS MAKES A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY A SHOW OF HANDS.
NEXT STEP, CONSIDER AND ACT ON FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
AND THAT ONE'S ACTUALLY BEING PULLED.
[VI.C. Consider and Act on Bulk Unleaded and Diesel Fuel]
CONSIDER AN ACT ON BULK UNLEADED AND DIESEL FUEL.THE DISTRICT ISSUED AN RFP FOR BULK UNLEADED AND DIESEL FUEL FOR THE 25 26 SCHOOL YEAR.
INFORMATION ON THE RFP PROCESS, UM, WAS PROVIDED AT THE MAY 13TH BOARD MEETING.
AND AGAIN, LAST WEEK WE HAD EIGHT VENDORS RESPOND WITH PROPOSALS INCLUDED ON THIS SLIDE, UM, A SCORING COMMITTEE WAS ASSIGNED AND THE SCORING RUBRIC HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN YOUR BOARD PACKET.
THIS WE ARE RECOMMENDING PETROLEUM TRADERS THIS EVENING FOR APPROVAL.
THIS IS THE VENDOR WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS IN REFERENCE TO THE BULK DIESEL, UH, BULK UNLEADED AND DIESEL HEARING? YEAH, SORRY.
THIS IS THE SAME ONE THAT'S IN THE CONTRACT FOR 50 K OR MORE? IT IS.
'CAUSE IT WAS CONFUSING TO ME THAT WE WERE DOING THAT AND THEN WE WERE GONNA APPROVE IT AGAIN LATER.
SO YEAH, WE DON'T NEED, WE CAN PULL IT.
IF WE'RE APPROVING IT TONIGHT.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED.
VICE PRESIDENT LEDEZMA WHITTY MAKES THE MOTION.
TRUSTEE PANTOJA MAKES A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY A SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.
[VI.D. Approval of 2024 - 2025 Final Budget Amendments for General Fund, Food Service Fund, and Debt Service Fund]
HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE 24 25 FINAL BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE GENERAL FUND FOOD SERVICE FUND AND DEBT SERVICE FUND.AND ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE MS. DINA EDGAR.
UM, THIS ITEM IS FOR THE FINAL BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.
TEA PROVIDES THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS ADOPT AND MANAGE BUDGETS.
THIS REQUIRES THE BUDGETS FOR THE GENERAL DEBT SERVICE AND CHILD NUTRITION FUNDS TO BE PREPARED AND APPROVED AT THE FUND AND FUNCTION LEVEL.
STAFF PREPARES A YEAR END FORECAST ANTICIPATING HOW EACH FUND AND FUNCTION WILL END AT FISCAL YEAR END.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL AMEND THE BUDGET TO PROVIDE EACH FUNCTIONAL ADDITIONAL BUDGETARY CAPACITY TO ENSURE THAT NO FUNCTION EXCEEDS THE YEAR END ACTUALS, WHICH DOES ENSURE, UM, COMPLIANCE WITH TEA LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
SO WE'RE REQUESTING FINAL ADJUSTMENTS IN THE GENERAL FUND AND CHILD NUTRITION FUND ONLY.
DEBT SERVICE FUND DID NOT, UM, DID NOT REQUIRE AN AMEND.
MY QUESTION'S GOING TO BE IS THE AMENDED BUDGET AMOUNT? 149,000,521 $113.
UM, SO WE'RE AMENDING BY 3.6 IN THE GENERAL FUND AND THEN AMENDING BY
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700,000 IN, UM, IN THE, UH, CELL NUTRITION.BUT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT MIDDLE COLUMN.
I WAS JUST GONNA ADOPT THE TOTAL AMOUNT.
SORRY, DO I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? ACTUALLY, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT FIRST? SORRY.
DO I HAVE MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS AS PRESENTED.
SECRETARY GUION MAKES THE MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE CISNEROS MAKES A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY A SHOW OF HANDS.
NEXT UP WE HAVE THE PROPOSED BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING DATES FOR THE 25 26 SCHOOL YEAR.
DR. CANTU, I'M SKIPPING CONSIDER AND ACT ON
[VI.E. Consider and Act on Bastrop-Austin Jet-A Fuel Pipeline (BATX)]
BASTROP AUSTIN JET A FUEL PIPELINE.GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WAGNER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
AND DR. GUTIERREZ, THIS EVENING, I BRING TO YOU AN ACTION ITEM THAT YOU ALL HEARD ON MAY 13TH.
AND THIS IS A FLINT HILLS REQUESTING ACCESS TO AN ADJACENT OR AN EASEMENT ADJACENT TO PROPERTY SO THAT THEY COULD STAGE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT DURING THE PIPELINE INSTALLATION.
AND SO FOR ACTION ITEMS TODAY, WE DO ASK THAT THE ADMINISTRATION, UM, OR THE ADMINISTRATION IS RECOMMENDING THAT, UH, WE ALLOW THE AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, DR.
RE, TO NEGOTIATE AND FINAL LINES THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR BATX EASEMENT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? TRUSTEE PENTAHO MAKES A MOTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY A SHOW OF HANDS.
[VI.F. Proposed Board of Trustees Meeting Dates for the 2025-26 School Year]
PROPOSED BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING DATES FOR THE 25 26 SCHOOL YEAR.SO FOR THE 25 26 SCHOOL YEAR, WE ARE PROPOSING A SHIFT TO HOLDING TWO BOARD MEETINGS PER MONTH.
AGAIN, TO ENHANCE THE EFFICIENCY AND THE RESPONSIVENESS OF OUR PROCESS.
UH, THE CURRENT STRUCTURE, IT DELAYS IT, UH, SOMETIMES A MONTH.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALWAYS MOVING AT THE RIGHT PACE.
SOMETHING THAT STILL FEELS, UH, INFORMED FOR THE BOARD.
YOU CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.
UM, AND SO THE TWO MEETINGS IS GONNA BE CRITICAL, ESPECIALLY FOR, FOR THOSE INITIATIVES THAT ARE TIME SENSITIVE.
AND SO FOR THIS EVENING, THE, THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE APPROVED THE 25 26 BOARD MEETING DATES.
AND I'D LIKE TO JUST ADD, WE'VE, WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS MEETINGS.
I THINK JUST SINCE JANUARY WE HAD A TOTAL OF 17.
AND, AND SO IT SEEMS LIKE ON A REGULAR BASIS, WE ARE TRYING TO WORK WITH 10 CALENDARS WITH THE, WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT, UM, TO PLAN WORKSHOPS.
AND THE, THE HOPE WITH THIS NEW FORMAT WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD HAVE THESE DATES SET IN STONE, UM, VERSUS MEETING 2, 3, 4 PLUS TIMES A MONTH.
UM, WE LIMITED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO TWO.
WE HAVE THOSE HEAVY INFORMATION FIRST, UH, WORKSHOP OR SPECIAL MEETINGS, AND THEN WHERE WE TAKE ACTION AT THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
THIS WILL ALLOW US TO AVOID WHAT WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH WHEN SCHEDULING.
AND THAT'S A CHALLENGE ANYWHERE.
UM, IT'S A CHALLENGE WITH SEVEN, BUT THEN WHEN YOU ADD TWO ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS, IT MAY ADDS ANOTHER COMPONENT.
SO THE HOPE IS THAT WITH, WITH A FORMAT LIKE THIS, THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PUT ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR DURING A MONTH IN THAT, IN THAT WORKSHOP OR SPECIAL BOARD MEETING SETTING AND, AND REALLY TRY TO MOVE AWAY FROM HAVING NUMEROUS BOARD MEETINGS A MONTH.
THE OTHER THING THAT WOULD BE DIFFERENT, PROBABLY LIKELY MOVING FORWARD IN THIS JULY, WE DON'T HAVE A REGULAR BOARD MEETING THAT WOULD LIKELY POSSIBLY CHANGE.
THE CHALLENGE WITH JULY IS THAT THE DISTRICT IS CLOSED.
YOU HAVE ADMINISTRATORS AND BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE ON VACATION.
YOU HAVE CONFERENCES THAT ARE HAPPENING.
AND SO THAT PRESENTS A CHALLENGE.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, WITH WORKSHOPS AND UH, IN JUNE TO BE ABLE TO GET THINGS READY FOR THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL.
IT, IT IS A CHALLENGE TO NOT HAVE A, A REGULAR BOARD MEETING, BUT I THINK THAT WE CAN
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MAKE IT HAPPEN.UM, AND MOVING FORWARD, WE WILL REALLY TRY PREFERABLY TO HAVE A MEETING IN JULY, AT LEAST ONE.
BUT THAT'S GONNA BE VERY DIFFICULT TO ACCOMPLISH THIS JULY.
AND SO I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR WE'RE ACCUSTOMED TO HAVING NUMEROUS MEETINGS AND IT'S NOT AN EFFORT TO AVOID HAVING A MEETING BECAUSE WE WOULD MEET, WE'LL, WE'LL MEET WHENEVER THE BOARD WOULD LIKE.
AND IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE FOR US TO FIND A DATE TO MEET FOR A REGULAR BOARD MEETING IN JULY, WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.
BUT WHAT WE DISCOVERED WHEN WE WERE POLLING THE BOARD FOR VARIOUS MEETINGS OVER THE SUMMER, IT WAS QUITE A CHALLENGE TO, TO GET US TO A QUORUM.
AND SO I WANTED YOU ALL TO KIND OF HAVE A, AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE RATIONALE FOR THE JULY, BUT ALSO AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHY WE ARE PROPOSING, UH, UH, TWO MEETINGS A MONTH.
BECAUSE WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY ALREADY MEETING AT TWO, TWO MORE THAN TWO TIMES A MONTH.
UH, SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS.
I KNOW THAT IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE TO GET ALL OF US, UM, AND WE ALL HAVE, YOU KNOW, OUR LIVES.
I DO HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS WITH TAKING OUT THE JULY MEETINGS BECAUSE IT IS RIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS AND I'M ALREADY SEEING US PILING ON OTHER STUFF IN OUR WORKSHOPS.
THOSE WORKSHOPS SHOULD BE FOR, FOR GOVERNANCE OR WHATEVER THAT TOPIC IS AND NOT ADDING BOARD BUSINESS TO THOSE MEETINGS.
SO I PERSONALLY WOULD PREFER TO KEEP A REGULAR MEETING.
I HAVE IT ON MY CALENDAR STILL AS THE THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY JULY.
THE OTHER COMMENT IS I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO NOT TAKE ACTION ON THIS AS THIS IS OUR FIRST READ AND PART OF OUR BOARD OPS IS TO, UH, NOT VOTE ON ANYTHING, TAKE ACTION ON ANYTHING THAT'S A FIRST READ FOR THE BOARD.
SO I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO FOLLOW OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND POSTPONE THIS INTO THE NEXT TAKE ACTION TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OR THE NEXT, UH, SPECIAL MEETING.
VICE PRESIDENT WHITI, IS THAT ALL YOU HAVE? OKAY.
UM, I WANT TO TALK TOUCH BASE ON THE COMMENT ABOUT DLE POLLS.
THE LAST ONE THAT WENT OUT DID SPECIFY FOR A WORKSHOP, NOT A REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
SO UNLESS I UNDERSTOOD THAT INSTRUCTION, THERE WAS NOT A DAP POLL THAT WENT OUT FOR A REGULAR BOARD MEETING IN JULY.
AND THEN I ALSO WANNA SUPPORT VICE PRESIDENT EMO WOODY.
SO AS A COMMITTEE MEMBER ON THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, WE SHOULD FOLLOW IT AND IT SHOULD BE VOTED ON THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
TRUSTEE FRANCO? YEAH, I JUST WANNA SAY, UM, WHAT IS THE INTENT FOR THE, I KNOW THEY'RE BEING CALLED INFORMATION AND ALSO WORKSHOPS STILL IN BACKGROUND.
IS THE INTENT FOR THESE MEETINGS TO BE LIVE STREAMED AT ANY POINT? OR, OR ARE WE AMENABLE TO THEM BEING LIVESTREAMED? I KNOW BY STATE LAW THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE, BUT ARE WE AMENABLE TO OP TO CHANGING OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE LIVE STREAMED? 'CAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT COMES WITH THE, WITH THESE INFORMATION SESSION.
AS ALWAYS, OUR SPECIAL MEETINGS ARE LIVE STREAMED.
AND SO MY REQUEST FOR THESE IS THAT WE MAKE THEM SPECIAL MEETINGS.
AND THEN IF WE HAVE WORKSHOPS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY GEARED TO ONE TO TWO ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, HOUR TO THREE HOUR DISCUSSIONS, THAT THOSE ARE WORKSHOPS.
AND TRADITIONALLY WE HAVE NEVER LIVE STREAMED.
SO FOR CLARITY, SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
IN HERE IT SAYS INFORMATION MEETING, AND THEN IN THE BACKGROUND IT SAYS WORKSHOP.
SO THESE WOULD STILL BE CONSIDERED WORKSHOPS AND NOT LIVE STREAMED? I MEAN WE CAN DISCUSS IT IN MY OPINION.
NO, IT'S A SPECIAL MEETING THAT THERE IS INFORMATION PRESENTED.
IT'S NOT A WORKSHOP WHERE WE'RE JUST FOCUSED ON ONE TO TWO ITEMS. SO IF, IF THEY WOULD BE RECORD, SO IT'S A SPECIAL MEETING, THAT WOULD BE RECORDED.
ANYTHING FURTHER? BOARD? SO DO Y'ALL WANNA MAKE A MOTION TO, SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS, UH, TAKE ACTION ON THIS UNTIL THE NEXT, UH, BOARD MEETING OR SPECIAL MEETING.
UM, SO THAT WE FOLLOW OUR BOARD PROCESSES, OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCESS.
I SECOND THAT VICE PRESIDENT LED DESMO WOODY MADE A MOTION.
TRUSTEE PANTOJA MADE A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? IS THAT EVERYBODY? GOOD DEAL.
AND I JUST A COMMENT, I JUST WANT THE BOARD AND, AND EVERYONE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AND WATCHING TO KNOW WE ARE OPEN TO WHICHEVER DIRECTION THE BOARD WANTS TO GO.
AND SO IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES WITH THE NEXT, WHEN WE TAKE ACTION, WE ARE READY AND WILLING TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO PREPARE FOR TWO MEETINGS A MONTH TO TO LIVE STREAM RECORD.
UM, THAT FIRST MEETING, UH, WE ARE HERE TO SERVE THE BOARD AND THIS IS,
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THIS IS THE BOARD'S MEETING.IT IS A MEETING OF THE BOARD IN PUBLIC.
AND, AND AGAIN, WE ARE READY TO, TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY.
I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THE SAME ITEM.
SO ARE WE NOT MEETING IN JULY? WE CURRENTLY HAVE A WORKSHOP SCHEDULED FOR JULY THE 26TH.
ARE WE NOT HAVING A REGULAR SCHEDULE, A REGULAR BOARD MEETING IN JULY? NO SIR.
WE DON'T HAVE ONE SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME.
WELL, I WANNA CORRECT THAT 'CAUSE SOME OF US DO HAVE A BOARD REGULAR MEETING ON OUR CALENDARS THAT WAS ALREADY THERE AND SOME OF US DON'T WHO ARE NEW TO THE, TO THE BOARD.
UM, SO MAYBE THAT'S A CONVERSATION WE SHOULD HAVE AS WELL.
IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE FOR NEXT MONTH OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN TAKE ACTION ON RIGHT NOW? OR UM, DO WE NEED TO WAIT TILL WE VOTE ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? CURRENT ADMINISTRATION HADN'T PUT ANYTHING ON OUR CALENDARS.
THERE WASN'T ANYTHING SCHEDULED.
I MEAN, DO YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE A JULY 15TH MEETING? WELL, I WANNA TALK TO THE BOARD AND SEE IF THE BOARD IS AMENABLE TO THAT OR IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE WITH NOT HAVING A MEETING IN JULY.
WHAT MY CONCERN IS, I DON'T WANT OUR WORKSHOPS TO BE PILED ON WITH BOARD BUSINESS.
I WANT THEM TO BE FOCUSED ON IF WE'RE HAVING A BOARD GOVERNANCE MEETING, WE HAVE A BOARD GOVERNANCE MEETING FOR THAT EIGHT HOURS AND WE DON'T HAVE AN ADDITIONAL THREE HOURS OF BOARD BUSINESS FOR A SPECIAL MEETING.
SO THAT'S MY CONCERN FOR JULY AND IT'S RIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL.
AND I KNOW WE GOT A LOT OF THINGS TO DO RIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL AND WE'RE NOT GONNA MEET UNTIL THE THIRD TUESDAY OF AUGUST.
SO I FEEL LIKE WE MAY HAVE TO ADD EXTRA MEETINGS JUST TO ACCOMMODATE THE DISTRICT.
UM, BECAUSE THIS WAS, I THOUGHT WE WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO ADOPT THIS THIS EVENING.
THERE IS AN AUGUST, IS IT FOURTH OR FIFTH? FIFTH AUGUST.
UM, AND AT THIS TIME, I MEAN IF WE DON'T VOTE ON THIS THIS EVENING, I CAN MOVE THIS TO JUNE THE 23RD SINCE WE HAVE A CURRENT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY OR JULY THE 26TH.
BUT ISN'T JUNE 23RD A WORKSHOP, NOT A REGULAR BOARD MEETING? CORRECT.
SO I GUESS WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE REST OF THE BOARD.
I GET THE QUESTION I HAVE FOR THE BOARD IS BOARD, DO WE WANNA BLEND BOARD MEET REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS WITH OUR WORKSHOPS? 'CAUSE WE'VE BEEN HERE WHEN IT'S PRETTY LATE.
I MEAN THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING THAT WE WOULD BE DOING IS BLENDING BOTH MEETINGS UNTIL ONE LONG NIGHT.
I SAID THIS WOULD BE A SPECIAL MEETING IN ADDITION TO THE MONTHLY MEETING AND THEN WORKSHOPS TO MEET ARE STILL SEPARATE.
I'M OKAY, I'M FOLLOWING ALONG.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? ANYTHING FURTHER FOR CLARITY? YES.
SO YOU'RE SAYING ONE REGULAR BOARD MEETING, THIS WOULD BE A SPECIAL MEETING.
ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WOULD BE A WORKSHOP OR SOMETHING THAT WE'RE FOCUSING IN ON? LIKE WHAT IS I NEED CLEAR? YES.
AS AN EXAMPLE FOR HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TWO, I KNOW THAT WE STILL WANTED TO HAVE ANOTHER WORKSHOP EVENTUALLY, NOT JUNE OR JULY, BUT THAT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP, TWO TO THREE HOURS FOCUSED ON THAT TOPIC.
AND POSSIBLY ONE OR TWO, JUST LIKE WE'VE DONE THE BOARD OPS THAT NIGHT, THAT WAS A WORKSHOP THAT WE DID.
BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE THINGS GOING ON.
SO IDEALLY WE WOULD STREAMLINE IT AND HAVE TWO MEETINGS A MONTH SCHEDULED ON TUESDAYS FOR EVERYONE.
I DUNNO IF THIS IS A POINT OF ORDER JUST FOR CLARITY, BUT ARE WE STILL DISCUSSING THE PREVIOUS ITEM OR ARE WE DISCUSS ADDING A MEETING TO THIS JULY? BECAUSE IF WE'RE DISCUSSING THE PREVIOUS ITEM, WE'VE ALREADY ACTED ON THAT.
AND NOBODY MAY MADE A MOTION FOR THE JULY MEETING AND THAT'S WHY.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M YEAH, AT THIS POINT WE CAN MOVE ON.
I'M NOT SAYING WE NEED TO MOVE ON, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING THE, THE UPCOMING MEETING IN JULY AND NOT PREVIOUS BUSINESS.
IT'S KIND OF TWOFOLD AND WE CAN HAVE THIS DISCUSSION AT THE NEXT TIME THAT THIS COMES UP, WHETHER WE WANT A JULY MEETING, THAT'S SOMETHING THE BOARD CAN THINK ABOUT FROM NOW UNTIL WE BRING THIS TOPIC BACK UP.
IF WE WANNA MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE A JULY MEETING OR IF WE WANNA, UM, KEEP IT OFF THE BOOKS.
I THINK IN, IN, YOU KNOW, WE ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO LOOK AT PLANNING FOR JULY MEETING.
UM, THAT IS CERTAINLY NOT AN ISSUE.
AGAIN, THE CHALLENGE IS GONNA BE THAT THERE ARE THE DISTRICTS CLOSE.
WE HAVE CONFERENCES AND PEOPLE ON VACATION, BUT PERHAPS THE LATTER PART OF THE MONTH BECAUSE I AGREE I'M ON THE SAME PAGE.
IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT WHEN YOU TAKE THE FOCUS AWAY FROM WHAT THE PURPOSE OF A WORKSHOP IS, WHETHER IT'S LONE
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STAR GOVERNANCE TRAINING OR IT'S HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TWO, AND YOU CONTINUE TO ADD ITEMS, IT ADDS MORE TIME TO AN ALREADY LONG EVENING.I GET THAT AND, AND COMPLETELY SUPPORT THAT.
WHAT WE FEEL CONFIDENT IN HAPPENING ONCE WE GET INTO THE RHYTHM IS THAT ONCE AUGUST COMES, THAT FIRST MEETING IS INFORMATION.
THE SECOND MEETING IS ACTION COME SEPTEMBER.
THE FIRST MEETING IS INFORMATION, THE SECOND MEETING IS ACTION AND REALLY TRYING TO KEEP TO THE INTEGRITY OF WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THOSE MEETINGS ARE, INCLUDING WORKSHOPS THAT WE HOLD, WHETHER IT'S FOR TEAM OF 10 TRAINING, HIGH SCHOOL, NUMBER TWO FACILITIES, WHATEVER IT IS, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO PRIORITIZE WHAT THOSE TOPICS WILL BE NEXT YEAR.
WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT THAT WE WANT TO TRY TO AVOID THAT.
AND, AND THE CHALLENGE HAS BEEN IS THAT WE ONLY HAVE ONE MEETING A MONTH.
AND SO THAT HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT.
AND SO WE'VE HAD TO ADD ITEMS, UH, TO WORKSHOPS AND SPECIAL MEETINGS.
SO I DEF REALLY APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK.
[VI.G. DVISD Optional Flexible School Day Program Application (OFSDP)]
D-V-I-S-D, OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM APPLICATION THAT O-F-S-D-P, DR. CANTU, PLEASE.SO LAST WEEK WE BROUGHT TO YOU THE OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM.
WE'VE GOT A JUST A QUICK SUMMARY SLIDE HERE TO REMIND YOU ALL OF THE OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE SCHOOL DAY.
SO AGAIN, UM, IT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT WE MOVE FORWARD AND WE SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION TO TPA.
THIS WILL HELP US SERVE OUR STUDENTS WHO REQUIRE FLEXIBILITY IN THEIR SCHEDULE DUE TO EITHER PERSONAL, ACADEMIC, OR FAMILY RELATED BARRIERS.
UH, THIS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS AT DVHS, UH, DV OPPORTUNITY CENTER AND NOT ON HERE IS DAEP.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT OVERSIGHT.
UM, AND AGAIN, THE THE POINT IS THIS IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY.
THIS IS FOR A SELECT FEW STUDENTS AND WE'RE TRYING TO REDUCE BARRIERS FOR STUDENTS WHO REALLY NEED, UH, THIS OPPORTUNITY.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, ADDING DAP AS ONE OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WILL BE PROVIDED AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
MOTION MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT LEDEZMA WOODY, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE PANTOJA.
[VI.H. Graduation Alliance Dropout Recovery Partnership]
HAVE GRAD GRADUATION ALLIANCE DROPOUT RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP.YES, AS YOU ALSO HEARD LAST WEEK, THIS IS YET ANOTHER LAYER AS A LAST RECOURSE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
THIS IS MOST APPROPRIATE FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE ALREADY DROPPED OUT.
UH, WE KNOW WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR, OUR LIST, WE COULD PROBABLY RECOVER, UM, UP TO ABOUT A HUNDRED STUDENTS KNOWING THAT WE WOULD LAUNCH THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME.
WE ARE GOING TO, UM, MAYBE 14, 15, 20 STUDENTS.
IDEALLY THOUGH THIS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR ANYBODY WHO WOULD WANT TO COME BACK BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 TO 26.
ONE OF THE STEPS, UH, IN ORDER FOR US TO LAUNCH WITH THE GRADUATION ALLIANCE IS THAT FIRST WE ADOPT THE ADOPTION, THE OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM FIRST.
NOW THAT WE SUBMIT THIS TO TEA WITH THE APPROVAL FROM TEA, WE CAN ADD THIS ADDITIONAL LAYER OF SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS.
AND SO WITH THIS DEMO IS THAT WE PARTNER WITH, UH, THE GRADUATION ALLIANCE AS A DROPOUT RECOVERY PROGRAM.
THANK YOU TRUSTEE PENTO, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YES, MA'AM.
HOW DO WE MEASURE THE SUCCESS TO THE PROGRAM SLASH PARTNER? BECAUSE THESE STUDENTS ALREADY, UH, UH, NO LONGER WITH US AND I KNOW I BELIEVE THE THIRD PARTY WILL BE MANAGING THAT RELATIONSHIP.
SO HOW DO WE MANAGE, LIKE WE, WE SAY TODAY WE'RE, WE HAVE A NUMBER A HUNDRED GIVE OR TAKE.
WHEN WILL WE KNOW THE SUCCESS OF THAT? YES, SIR.
THE THE SUCCESS IS ULTIMATELY WE WANT STUDENTS TO GRADUATE, RIGHT? SO WE WANT THEM TO EARN THE CREDITS.
THE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS SELF-PACED, UH, PROGRAM IS IT'S COMPLETELY ONLINE.
AND SO WHAT WE ARE GONNA BE LOOKING AT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GRADUATION ALLIANCE IS THAT THE STUDENTS WHO ARE WORKING ON THESE MODULE ARE ADVANCING COURSEWORK AND ULTIMATELY GRADUATING.
UH, SOME OF OUR STUDENTS MAY ONLY NEED THREE OR FOUR COURSES.
SOME OF OUR STUDENTS MAY NEED 10 COURSES.
AND SO I THINK THE MEASURE OF SUCCESS IS ONE, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SAY, HEY, JOIN US IN THIS.
WE WANNA SUPPORT YOU THROUGH THIS.
I THINK THE OTHER IS HOW MANY CREDITS ARE EARNED, BUT ULTIMATELY THE SUCCESS IS THE ACTUAL GRADUATION THAT THAT STUDENT RECEIVES.
A DELL VALLEY ISD UH, DIPLOMA.
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AND THEN SECOND QUESTION IS, I KNOW THERE'S A PER COST PER STUDENT.REMIND ME AGAIN, IS THAT AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM WHEN THEY GRADUATE? YES.
THIS IS A REIMBURSEMENT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CREDITS THE STUDENT EARNS.
SO IF A STUDENT NEEDS EIGHT CLASSES A YEAR, WHICH IS TYPICAL, THEY ACCELERATE THROUGH THE YEAR, THEY CAN EARN UP TO THOSE EIGHT CREDITS.
GRADUATION ALLIANCE SAID THAT WE WOULD NOT, OR THEY WOULD NOT HOLD BACK STUDENTS FROM ACCELERATING EVEN FASTER AND THEY WOULD COVER THE COST OF THAT.
UM, IT DOESN'T COST US ANYTHING UPFRONT.
WHAT WE WOULD DO IS ONCE WE SUBMIT THAT TO T-E-A-T-E-A WOULD, UH, FUNNEL THE MONEY TO THE DISTRICT.
THE DISTRICT WOULD THEN PAY THE GRADUATION ALLIANCE.
WE KEEP, WE KEEP A SMALL PORTION, BUT THE IMPORTANT PIECE IS THAT WE HAVE A GRADUATE.
SO THAT, MY QUESTION'S GOING TO BE THIS IS THE, IS THIS THE ONE THAT SERVES 18 TO 26-YEAR-OLD? CORRECT.
UM, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION AND UM, THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, COMMUNITY MEMBERS OUT THERE THAT ARE FORCED TO HAVE TO PAY TO GET GED AND ALL THIS OTHER, AND THIS PROVIDES THEM A FREE OPTION WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AS OPPOSED TO GOING THROUGH THROUGH ANOTHER PROGRAM AND PAYING FOR IT AND GETTING A GD.
SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX AND PROVIDING THIS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE FRANCO? UM, NO.
CONTU, THIS IS, THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN AMAZING PROGRAM AND AGAIN, YOU'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF BRINGING SOME, REALLY SOME PROGRAMS WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE OR KNOW ABOUT.
ANYTHING FURTHER? DO I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? TRUSTEE PANTOJA IS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.
SECRETARY GUIAN IS GONNA SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS PLEASE.
NEXT STEP, THANK FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP.
[VII. Closed Session]
CLOSED SESSION.WE WILL BE GOING BACK TO CLOSED SESSION FOR TGC 5 5 1 0.071.
CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
DISCUSSION OF INTRUDER DETECTION, AUDIT SAFETY AND SECURITY PROTOCOLS.
DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL REVIEW AND APPROVE EMPLOYMENT RESIGNATIONS AND TERMINATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF.
CONSIDER SANCTIONS FOR ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT DISCUSSION TO FILL BOARD VACANCY SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT SMD FIVE.
CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF OPPORTUNITY CENTER.
CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF DELL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF DAEP ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
AND THEN LASTLY, THE ANNUAL SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION CONTRACT.
WITH ALL OF THAT SAID, CLEARLY HR HAS NOT TAKEN OFF, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL.
THE BOARD ENDED, ITS CLOSED SESSION AT 10 0 8.
[VIII. Approve Action Items Discussed in Closed Session]
SO FIRST UP, DISCUSS, CONSIDER POSSIBLY ACT ON EMPLOYMENT RESIGNATIONS AND TERMINATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF.DO I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? I MOVE TO APPROVE EMPLOYMENT RESIGNATIONS AND TERMINATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF SECRETARY GUIAN MADE A MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE BURTON SECOND.
EVERYBODY RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU APPROVE AND MOTION CARRIES.
NEXT UP, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND POSSIBLY ACT ON SANCTIONS FOR ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY, DID WE? NO.
SO NONE OF THOSE DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY ACT TO FILL THE BOARD VACANCY FOR SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT FIVE.
WE DIDN'T, WE AGREED TO POST THAT FOR A MONTH, FIVE WEEKS.
AND WE WILL HAVE THAT INTERVIEW IN AUGUST.
SO FOR EVERYBODY LISTENING FOR SM D FIVE, PLEASE APPLY.
WE HAVE A VACANCY ON THE BOARD.
NEXT UP, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY ACT ON SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF OPPORTUNITY CENTER.
PRINCIPAL, PLEASE DO I HAVE A MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE STACEY HOLIDAY FOR THE OPPOR, UH, OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY CENTER.
MOTION MADE BY SECRETARY GUION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND VICE PRESIDENT? LEDESMA WOODY MADE THE SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY A SHOW OF HANDS.
IS THAT EIGHT, SEVEN? ALL THOSE AGAINST? AND ALL THOSE ABSTAINING
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MOTION CARRIES.SEVEN ZERO TO ONE NEXT STEP WE HAVE DISCUSSED, CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY ACT ON SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF DELL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
DO I HAVE A MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE BIANCA CHOPPA AS DELL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
THANK YOU SECRETARY GUION FOR MAKING THAT MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE CISNEROS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS.
MOTION CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY ACT ON SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF DAP ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
DO I HAVE A MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE ANTHONY RICHARD AS DAEP ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
THANK YOU SECRETARY GUION FOR THAT MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE BURTON MAKES THE SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE HAND MOTION PASSES.
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE POSSIBLE HIRING OF OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL? NO, WE DID, WE DID HAVE THAT.
LASTLY, DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE ACTION ON THE ANNUAL SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION AND CONTRACT? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL EVALUATION AND CONTRACT FOR DR. GUTIERREZ AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.
TRUSTEE WRIGHT HAYWOOD MADE THE SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY A BIG SHOW, LESLIE? THANK YOU.
I JUST WANNA LET THE, THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY AND STAFF KNOW THAT IT HAS ABSOLUTELY BEEN AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PAST EIGHT AND A HALF OR SO MONTHS.
AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SERVE AND STARTING OFF THIS NEW SCHOOL YEAR, UM, WITH AT THE SAME TIME AS, AS OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF.
ANY NEW BUSINESS FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS? ANYBODY? ANYBODY? GOOD DEAL.
AND THEN LASTLY, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN VICE PRESIDENT LEDEZMA WOODY MOVES TO ADJOURN.
SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SHOW OF HANDS.
THE BOARD ADJOURNS OUR MEETING AT 10 15.