Jul 15, 2025 Board Meetings

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GOOD EVENING. WELCOME, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT THIS MEETING OF THE DEL VALLE ISD SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES,

[I. Call to Order]

YOU CONTINUE TO SHOW UP AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR IN OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THAT I'M GRATEFUL.

KXAN HAS LISTED US AS THE DISTRICT WITH THE HIGHEST STARTING SALARY FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT.

ALSO, I MISSED RECOGNIZING TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD ON HER FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY, AND SO I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS MILESTONE. HOPEFULLY THAT WAS THE MOST TURBULENT YEAR YOU WILL EVER HAVE IN YOUR BOARD SERVICE BECAUSE WE WENT THROUGH A LOT SO THANKS FOR HANGING IN.

ADDITIONALLY, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT HAS BEEN SIX YEARS SINCE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES NAMED DVISD ALUMNI DAMIAN PANTOJA TO FILL THE OPEN SEAT IN SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT NUMBER 2 BACK IN JULY OF 2019.

TRUSTEE PANTOJA THANK YOU. YOU'RE NOT HERE YET, BUT YOU'LL BE HERE IN A SECOND [LAUGHTER].

THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND WORKING SO HARD TO FURTHER DVISD.

I AM PRESIDENT WEGNER AND I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:15 PM ON JULY THE 15TH, 2025.

PLEASE LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT, AND THE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT AND I APOLOGIZE THAT THIS WAS POSTED INAPPROPRIATELY.

[III. Public Comment]

SO INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE DURING 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.

WHILE I'M FINISHING THIS IF MRS. EDITH VALADEZ CAN COME UP AND THEN NEXT UP WE HAVE MELISSA MICHAEL EXTENDED TIME AND THEN CHANGE OF CONTRACT HOURS. AND INDIVIDUALS COMMENTS TO THE BOARD SHALL NOT EXCEED THREE MINUTES PER MEETING.

THE BOARD SECRETARY WILL ALERT YOU AS TO WHEN YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT, AND WE'LL CALL TIME ONCE YOUR THREE MINUTES HAVE EXPIRED.

THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR GUTIERREZ.

MY NAME IS EDITH VALADEZ I AM A FIRST GRADE DUAL LANGUAGE TEACHER AT CREEDMOOR ELEMENTARY, WHICH IS A VERY HIGH NEEDS CAMPUS. I HAVE SERVED OUR DISTRICT FOR 12 YEARS AT THE SAME SCHOOL I AM A DEDICATED BILINGUAL TEACHER WITH 35 YEARS OF SOLID TEACHING EXPERIENCE. I SINCERELY LOVE THE JOB THAT I DO, AND I DO IT WITH SO MUCH PRIDE AND DIGNITY.

THIS IS THE SUCCESS OF MY STUDENTS IS WHAT DRIVES MY DEDICATION TO CONTINUE TO DO THE JOB THAT I DO.

I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE RIGHT NOW TO THANK EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR THE JOB THAT YOU DO, FOR THE LONG HOURS THAT YOU PUT IN TO SERVE AS A BOARD MEMBER.

I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE MANY DECISIONS, VERY, VERY TOUGH DECISIONS TO MAKE.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR COMMITMENT. THANK YOU TO OUR TOP ADMINISTRATOR, ALSO, DOCTOR GUTIERREZ, FOR THE JOB THAT YOU DO LEADING OUR DISTRICT.

WHEN I FIRST MET YOU, I GOT REALLY EXCITED. I WAS SO PROUD THAT WE FINALLY HAD A HISPANIC LEADER LEADING OUR DISTRICT, AND I STILL FEEL THAT JOY IN MY HEART.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN AND MY DISAPPOINTMENT ABOUT THE LAST MINUTE DECISION BY OUR TOP ADMINISTRATORS ABOUT THE TIME CHANGE OF THE TEACHERS' CONTRACT

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IN FACT, THE SCHEDULE WE HAD IN PLACE IS THE MAIN REASON WHY I CHOSE TO STAY IN DEL VALLE.

I WAS VERY CLOSE TO LEAVING THE DISTRICT THIS SUMMER.

I WAS GOING BACK TO MY PREVIOUS DISTRICT BECAUSE I WANTED TO RETIRE WITH MY VERY CLOSE FRIENDS, AND ALSO BECAUSE MY PREVIOUS DISTRICT HAS A VERY GOOD RETIREMENT PACKAGE FOR TEACHERS THAT ARE RETIRING LIKE MYSELF.

YOU SEE, THE DECISION TO CHANGE THE TEACHERS' HOURS IN OUR DISTRICT CAME A LITTLE TOO LATE IN THE SUMMER, AND SO I HAD ALREADY MADE THE DECISION TO STAY HERE.

THANK YOU I'M ALMOST DONE. I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE RECONSIDER YOUR DECISION ABOUT CHANGING OUR HOURS.

DOCTOR GUTIERREZ, WE THE TEACHERS OF THIS DISTRICT, WE DO WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR OUR STUDENTS WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND.

I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE DO THE SAME THING FOR YOUR TEACHERS.

PLEASE RECONSIDER YOUR DECISION. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. NEXT UP WE HAVE MELISSA MICHAEL.

AFTER THAT, WE'LL HAVE CAMERON RIVERA BOTH SPEAKING ON THE CHANGE IN CONTRACT HOURS AND THEN TIME FOR 2025-26.

OKAY GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR GUTIERREZ AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MY NAME IS MELISSA MICHAEL I'M A FIRST GRADE TEACHER AT CREEDMOOR AND THIS IS MY NINTH YEAR TEACHING. I'VE ONLY EVER TAUGHT IN DVISD.

I'VE ENJOYED IT, SO I HAVE STAYED. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN TEACHER CONTRACT HOURS FOR THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR.

AS A TEACHER, I'VE ALWAYS FOUND THE AMOUNT OF PLANNING TIME WE RECEIVE TO BE INADEQUATE TO THE NUMBER OF PLANNING TASKS REQUIRED.

THAT IS THINGS LIKE SHOWCASING STUDENT WORK AND DECORATING THE CLASSROOM.

PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION, MAKING SURE THAT I'M READY TO GIVE INSTRUCTION.

SO, LIKE, I'VE GONE THROUGH ALL OF THE NOTES I'VE PRACTICED TO THE EXTENT I NEED TO PRACTICE.

SO I'M READY FOR THE STUDENTS. I HAVE MATERIALS MADE FOR THEM READY PASSED OUT.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TEACHERS PUT THE MATERIALS IN THE LITTLE BASKET SO THE KIDS CAN GET THEM EASILY SO IT DOESN'T A LOT OF TIME A CLASSROOM, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. RIGHT NOW WE GET 45 MINUTES A DAY AND 30 MINUTES AFTER SCHOOL.

A LOT OF THAT TIME IS CO-OPTED BY MEETINGS. SOMETIMES PLANNING MEETINGS, SOMETIMES OTHER MEETINGS, ADMINISTRATIVE MEETINGS AND SOMETIMES TRAININGS.

ALL OF ITS VERY VALUABLE ALL OF IT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, I THINK YOU WOULD AGREE, IS THE TIME THAT TEACHERS HAVE TO PREPARE TO ACTUALLY TEACH THE STUDENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THEIR MATERIALS READY. SO I HAVE ALWAYS TO COMPENSATE FOR WHAT I FEEL IS THE LACK OF TIME DURING THE CONTRACT HOURS.

I AND MANY OTHER TEACHERS CONSISTENTLY COME IN EARLY, STAY LATE, OR BOTH EVERY DAY.

I'M HAPPY TO WORK ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THE CHILDREN I TEACH AND CARE FOR EVERY DAY BECAUSE I I NEVER STOP THINKING ABOUT THEM THEY ARE ALWAYS ON MY MIND.

MY FEAR. ONE MINUTE IS THAT THIS TIME I NORMALLY COUNT ON TO FINISH PREPPING FOR INSTRUCTION AND TAKE CARE OF THE CHILDREN WILL BE MORE TIME CO-OPTED FOR TASKS THAT WILL NOT DIRECTLY IMPACT STUDENT OUTCOMES. STRESSED BRAINS CANNOT LEARN, KIDS FEEL STRESS FROM THE ADULTS AROUND THEM, NO MATTER HOW WELL IT IS HIDDEN. TO TRULY INCREASE LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS NEED CLASSROOM TIME TO PREP MATERIALS AND PLAN THEIR INSTRUCTION AND HELP WITH CREATING MATERIALS, PREPPING MATERIALS, ETC.

HAPPY TEACHERS HELP KIDS REGULATE THEIR NERVOUS SYSTEMS SO THEY ARE READY TO LEARN.

WHEN KIDS ARE COMFORTABLE, FEEL SAFE, AND ARE READY TO LEARN, DVISD LEARNING OUTCOMES WILL INCREASE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE CARMEN RIVERA AFTER THAT'S GOING TO BE ELSA VELASQUEZ SPEAKING ALSO ON EXTENDED HOURS AND TEACHERS.

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR GUTIERREZ MY NAME IS CARMEN RIVERA AND I AM A FIRST GRADE TEACHER AT CREEDMOOR ELEMENTARY.

I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY TO ADDRESS A MATTER THAT HAS RAISED SIGNIFICANT CONCERN AMONG MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES AND MYSELF.

THE RECENT ADDITION OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME FOR TEACHERS, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE OR CONSULTATION.

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I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS DECISION MAY HAVE BEEN MADE IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES AND SUPPORT ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS.

HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE RIPPLE EFFECT THIS CHANGE WILL HAVE ON THE TEACHERS WHO ARE ALREADY DEDICATED TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS.

THE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL TIME DOES NOT COME WITH ADDITIONAL TIME FOR ESSENTIAL TASKS SUCH AS LESSON PLANNING, GRADING, AND PROVIDING PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK TO PARENTS SO THEY CAN SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN.

THESE RESPONSIBILITIES ARE VITAL TO STUDENT SUCCESS AND ALREADY EXTEND BEYOND THE WORKDAY FOR MANY EDUCATORS.

WITHOUT THESE ESSENTIAL TIMES, THE QUALITY OF TEACHING AND THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE COULD BE COMPROMISED.

ADDITIONALLY, THIS CHANGE DISREGARDS THE BALANCE THAT TEACHERS MUST MAINTAIN BETWEEN WORK AND PERSONAL LIFE.

IN MY CASE, I'M THE SOLE PROVIDER FOR MY HOUSEHOLD.

I WORK A SECOND JOB AND I CARE FOR A DISABLED RELATIVE AT HOME.

MY DAY DOESN'T END WHEN THE LAST BELL RINGS. I RUSHED HOME TO MAKE SURE MY LOVED ONE IS SAFE AND SUPPORTED THEN HEAD TO MY SECOND JOB.

AND STILL I'M ONE OF THE FIRST TO ARRIVE AT SCHOOL EACH MORNING READY AND COMMITTED TO MY STUDENTS.

MOREOVER, THE DECISION TO IMPLEMENT THIS CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE OR CONSULTATION WITH TEACHING STAFF HAS LEFT MANY OF US.

ONE MINUTE IN CONCLUSION, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BOARD TO RECONSIDER THE ADDITION OF THE EXTRA TIME AND ENGAGE IN A DIALOG WITH TEACHERS ABOUT THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS WITHOUT FURTHER COMPROMISING THE WORKLOAD AND WELL-BEING OF EDUCATORS.

WE WANT TO CONTINUE PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATION, AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH OPEN COMMUNICATION AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING BOTH OUR STUDENTS AND OUR EDUCATORS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT WORKS FOR ALL THANK YOU.

THANK YOU NEXT UP WE HAVE ELSA VELASQUEZ AFTER THAT, MISS JESSICA MARQUEZ GOING TO BE ALSO SPEAKING ON TEACHER WORK THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT GUTIERREZ AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS ELSA VELASQUEZ. I AM CURRENTLY DUAL LANGUAGE PRE-KINDERGARTEN TEACHER AND HAVE BEEN WITH THE DEL VALLE DISTRICT FOR 20 YEARS.

AND MOST OF THOSE YEARS, I HAVE FELT PROUD TO BE PART OF A GROWING, INNOVATIVE AND PROGRESSIVE DISTRICT WHERE I FELT SUPPORTED AND RESPECTED BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND FISCALLY. THAT IS UNTIL RECENTLY, IT SEEMS LATELY, EVERY YEAR ADDS ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

YOUR DECISION TO EXTEND THE TEACHER'S DUTY HOURS WITHOUT ANY AUTHENTIC FEEDBACK OR INPUT FROM THE TEACHERS HAS LEFT ME FLABBERGASTED, DISAPPOINTED, AND MOSTLY DISRESPECTED. I'M TOLD THAT ADDING 30 MINUTES TO THE DAY WILL ALLOW FOR MORE INSTRUCTION TIME.

HOWEVER, I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS DECISION WILL BENEFIT THE STUDENTS SINCE THE STUDENT'S DAY WILL NOT BE EXTENDED.

WHAT WILL THE STUDENTS BE DOING DURING MY UNPAID LUNCH PERIOD? HOW WILL I BE GUARANTEED THAT MY UNPAID LUNCH PERIOD WILL NEVER BE INTERRUPTED BY STUDENT EMERGENCIES, AS IT IS VERY OFTEN AT THIS POINT. I UNDERSTAND THAT OUR CONTRACT STATES OUR DUTIES MAY CHANGE OR CAN BE REASSIGNED, BUT I FEEL THIS CHANGE DEMONSTRATES A TREMENDOUS BREACH OF CONFIDENCE IN THE TEACHERS AND A LACK OF SUPPORT.

AS PROFESSIONALS, THIS CAN ONLY LEAD TO A DEGRADED SENSE OF MOTIVATION AND EXTREME TEACHER BURNOUT.

NO MATTER HOW MUCH INSTRUCTIONAL TIME IS GIVEN WHEN TEACHERS DON'T FEEL MOTIVATED, ULTIMATELY THE STUDENTS SUFFER.

I HOPE YOU WILL ACTIVELY LISTEN AND HEAR OUR CONCERNS AND RECONSIDER THIS DECISION THANK YOU.

NEXT UP WE HAVE JESSICA MARQUEZ AFTER THAT, MISS CYNTHIA OVERTON ALSO SPEAKING ABOUT THE CHANGE IN SCHOOL HOURS, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES MY NAME IS JESSICA MARQUEZ, AND I SERVE AS PRESIDENT OF DEL VALLE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.

ON JUNE 24TH, TEACHERS IN THE DISTRICT WERE INFORMED THAT THEIR DUTY DAY IS TO BE EXTENDED BY 30 MINUTES FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

DVEA SOUGHT TEACHER FEEDBACK ON THIS DECISION, AND NOT SURPRISINGLY, OVER THREE QUARTERS OF THE 209 TEACHERS WHO RESPONDED TO OUR SURVEY WERE VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THE CHANGE WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY SHARED WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE RESULTS OF OUR SURVEY, WHICH REVEALED THE STRIKING DEPTH OF DISCONTENT ABOUT EXTENDING TEACHERS' DUTY HOURS.

COMMENTS IN THE SURVEY ENLIGHTEN US TO HOST. I'M SORRY.

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THE DECISION WAS UNILATERAL, WITH NO MEANINGFUL INPUT OR CONSULTATION WITH TEACHERS.

TEACHERS DO NOT BELIEVE IT WILL IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES.

THE PROPOSED EXTENDED DUTY DAYS AS 93 ADDITIONAL HOURS OF DUTY TIME OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.

THAT IS OVER 11 DAYS. TEACHERS RECEIVED RAISES FROM THE STATE BASED ON THE JOB THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN DOING.

YET THERE IS NO PROMISE OF EXTRA PAY FROM DISTRICT FUNDS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE DUTY HOURS INCREASE.

THE MID-SUMMER ANNOUNCEMENT HAS TRAPPED TEACHERS WHO HAVE WANTED TO LEAVE THE DISTRICT WITHIN THE LEGAL RESIGNATION PERIOD, BECAUSE OF CHANGES TO THEIR DUTY HOURS. TEACHERS WORK LONG ENOUGH HOURS WE ALREADY WORK MORE THAN 40 HOURS IN THE VIEW OF AFTER SCHOOL MEETINGS, GRADING AT HOME AND MANDATORY ATTENDANCE AT CAMPUS OR DISTRICT SPONSORED EVENTS.

THIS EXTENSION OF DUTY HOURS AT OUR WORK SITE WILL MEAN WE HAVE LONGER DUTY HOURS THAN TEACHERS OF AISD, AUSTIN ISD, OUR BIGGEST NEIGHBOR. THE EXTENSION WILL INCREASE BURNOUT.

ONE MINUTE DVEA BELIEVES THIS DECISION TO EXTEND DUTY HOURS SHOULD BE REVERSED.

TEACHERS FEEL SLIGHTED AND DISRESPECTED BY THE DECISION.

AS MAYA ANGELOU FAMOUSLY SAID, PEOPLE MAY FORGET WHAT YOU SAID.

PEOPLE MAY FORGET WHAT YOU DID, BUT PEOPLE WILL NEVER FORGET HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR THAT NEXT UP WE HAVE CYNTHIA OVERTON ABOUT THE CHANGE IN SCHOOL HOURS AFTER THAT IS MARIA ALLEN SPEAKING ON WORKDAYS. SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR GUTIERREZ, PRESIDENT WEGNER AND FELLOW SCHOOL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS CYNTHIA OVERTON, AND I HAVE BEEN A SPECIAL EDUCATION AND DYSLEXIA TEACHER AT DEL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE CHANGE IN SCHOOL HOURS.

FOR BREVITY, I WILL USE THE HIGH SCHOOL FROM THE 2020-2021 THROUGH THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR.

THE SCHOOL HOURS HAVE CHANGED FROM 9:00 AM TO 4:30 PM TO 8:45 AM TO 4:30 PM.

WITH ONLY THE CHANGE OF THE 15 MINUTES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY.

BUT THE CHANGE IN SCHOOL HOURS OF 8:15 AM TO 4:45 PM, COMMUNICATION WAS SENT OUT FROM THE DISTRICT ON JUNE 24TH, 2025, STATING THIS ALIGNMENT OF WORKDAY SCHEDULES MIRRORS TIME AND EXPECTATIONS OF MANY NEARBY DISTRICTS LIKE SAN MARCOS ISD AND PFLUGERVILLE ISD.

THIS DID NOT SPECIFY THE BELL SCHEDULES AND CAN ONLY ASSUME THE BEGINNING TO THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY ARE THESE HOURS.

FOR THE VARIOUS SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE SCHOOL DAY THAT REPRESENT REQUIREMENTS WHEN TEACHERS ARE PRESENT.

TEACHER HOURS FOR AUSTIN ISD IS 8:40 AM TO 4:40 PM IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS RESEARCHABLE AND IS SHORTER THAN DVISD.

SAN MARCOS ISD HAS A 7-HOUR 40-MINUTE SCHOOL DAY FROM 8:40 AM TO 4:20 PM, AND PFLUGERVILLE ISD HAS A 7-HOUR 15-MINUTE SCHOOL DAY FROM 9:00 AM TO 4:15 PM, WHICH PLACES DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL 50 MINUTES TO 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES LONGER THAN THE TWO DISTRICTS REFERENCED.

UPON RESEARCHING 11 AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS I FOUND THAT THE EARLIEST START TIME FOR HIGH SCHOOL IS IN LEANDER, WITH SCHOOL HOURS OF 8:15 AM TO 3:35 PM AND THE LATEST IN TIME SCHOOL HOURS WERE FOUND ON AUSTIN ISD OF 9:00 AM TO 4:35 PM.

OTHER DEL VALLE WOULD HAVE THE SAME START TIME AS LEANDER. DVISD HAS A LONGER DAY BY ONE HOUR AND TEN MINUTES.

AREA SCHOOL DAYS RANGED FROM 7 HOURS 15 MINUTES THROUGH 7 HOURS AND 40 MINUTES.

DEL VALLE WOULD BE AT 8 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES.

I AM UNSURE HOW DEL VALLE CAN JUSTIFY THAT THEY ARE ALIGNING TO SCHOOL AREAS WHEN THIS WOULD PUT OUR SCHOOL DAY LONGER THAN THE OTHER 11 AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ACCORDING TO TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY WEBSITE, TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUST PROVIDE AT LEAST 75,600 MINUTES.

ONE MINUTE WITH THE NEW SCHOOL HOURS, THE INCREASE IN MINUTES REFLECTS AN INCREASE FROM 79,590 TO 86,410 OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, BASED ON THE SCHOOL CALENDARS TAKING ACCOUNT THE SAME NUMBER OF INSTRUCTION DAYS, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF HALF DAYS AND FRIDAYS WHERE SCHOOL IS SHORTENED BY ONE HOUR. THUS, THE COMPENSATION FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR WILL NOT BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE SCHOOL BOARD UNTIL THE AUGUST 2025 MEETING.

PER COMMUNICATION WITH DEL VALLE HUMAN RESOURCES, THIS IS AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS AND THERE'S UNCERTAINTY IF EMPLOYEES WILL BE COMPENSATED FOR THE ADDITIONAL TIME THAT IS BEING ADDED TO OUR SCHEDULE. PER COMMUNICATION FROM THE DISTRICT ON JUNE 17TH, HOUSE BILL 2 PROVIDES AN INCREASE TO PAY. THIS PAY HAS WORKED ON THE EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING BY MOVING TO INDICATE THIS DIMINISHES THE PAY INCREASE FROM THE STATE. I DO COMMEND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDE AN INCREASE OF 1500 FOR THOSE WITH 1 TO 2 YEARS EXPERIENCE, AS HOUSE BILL 2 ONLY COVERS AN INCREASE FOR TEACHERS THAT HAVE THREE OR MORE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. WITH THESE CHANGES, I PROPOSE THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT REVERSES ITS DECISION

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I AM MARIA ALLEN AND I RECENTLY COMPLETED MY 20TH YEAR IN THE DISTRICT.

I AM A DEDICATED EDUCATOR, I STARTED OFF AS A PARAPROFESSIONAL, SO I'M VERY PROUD OF MY HARD WORK HERE IN THIS DISTRICT.

AND AS AN EDUCATOR THE ADDITION OF 11 UNPAID WORK DAYS BY ADDING MINUTES TO OUR DAY ONLY ADDS TO AN ALREADY OVERWHELMING WORKLOAD.

BEYOND THE PROFESSIONAL IMPACT, I AM ALSO MY HUSBAND'S CAREGIVER AND THIS CHANGE WOULD ROB ME OF PRECIOUS TIME WITH HIM.

OUR STUDENTS SAFETY AND WELL-BEING ARE ALWAYS OUR TOP PRIORITY.

BY ADDING MORE UNPAID TIME, PLACES BOTH STAFF AND STUDENTS AT RISK BY STRETCHING US THINNER THAN EVER.

PLEASE RECONSIDER THIS CHANGE. IT'S NOT JUST ANOTHER BURDEN.

IT FEELS LIKE ANOTHER NAIL IN THE COFFIN OF A PROFESSION ALREADY UNDER IMMENSE STRAIN THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT NEXT UP WE HAVE JASON WYLIE.

AFTERWARDS, WE HAVE MISS KATRINA VAN HOUTEN,SUPERINTENDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MY NAME IS JASON WYLIE.

I WORK AS A TSTA ORGANIZER AND ENGAGE CLOSELY WITH OUR LOCAL ASSOCIATION DVEA.

I WANT TO ADDRESS A THEME THAT HAS BECOME VERY APPARENT SINCE THE NEW CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION ARRIVED IN DEL VALLE.

THAT THEME IS A LACK OF RESPECT FOR THE WORKFORCE.

IT STARTED WITH THE DRAGGING OF FEET IN TERMS OF MEETING WITH DVEA THEN CAME THE SUPERINTENDENT'S WORDS AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON FEBRUARY 18TH, WHEN IT WAS DECLARED THAT 9 OF THE 14 CAMPUSES ARE FAILING.

HE WENT ON TO ELABORATE BY SAYING, WE ARE DOING A DISSERVICE WHEN WE DON'T GIVE OUR KIDS ACCESS TO GRADE LEVEL MATERIAL.

WE'RE DOING A DISSERVICE WHEN WE DON'T ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ENGAGED IN COLLABORATIVE LEARNING.

FOR THOSE TEACHERS WHO HAD BEEN PUTTING FORTH OUTSTANDING EFFORTS, THEY WERE NOT PLEASED TO BE TARRED WITH ONE BRUSH.

THE SUPERINTENDENTS ITS CONCLUSIONS WERE DAMNING, AND FOR THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF TEACHERS WHOSE CLASSROOM HAD NOT BEEN VISITED BY CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION, THEY FELT THEIR EFFORTS WERE BEING DISMISSED AND UNDERMINED.

IT WAS HARDLY A GOOD START TO A PROCESS WHERE EDUCATORS NEED TO BE ENGAGED IN COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH ADMINISTRATION TO MOVE THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FORWARD. IT WAS HARDLY A WAY TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE.

IN APRIL, THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO RESTRICT PUBLIC COMMENTS TO ITEMS ONLY ON THE BOARD AGENDA.

THIS WOULD HAVE CENSORED THE WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY, PREVENTING THEM FROM PUBLICLY ADDRESSING THE BOARD AND ISSUES OF DISTRICT CONCERN.

A BIG THANK YOU TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR CHANGING COURSE ON THAT ISSUE.

MOVING ON TO JUNE, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS OF CONTENTION.

WHILE THE STATE CAME THROUGH FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS, THE DISTRICT APPROVED A PALTRY 1.5% RAISE FOR ALL NON-TEACHING STAFF.

HOW COULD EMPLOYEES NOT. ONE MINUTE EUPHEMISTICALLY TITLED INVESTING IN OUR PEOPLE? 1.5% CAN HARDLY BE CALLED AN INVESTMENT. IT IS DECENT FOR THE MOST SENIOR EMPLOYEE IN THE DISTRICT WHO WILL RECEIVE $4,425, BUT FOR THE MAJORITY OF HOURLY EMPLOYEES, IT IS ONLY AROUND $500 FOR THE YEAR.

THEN WE HAVE THE KICKER IN JUNE 24TH, AN EMAIL TO TEACHERS ANNOUNCING AN EXTENSION TO DUTY HOURS, A UNILATERAL DECISION BY CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION AT A TIME WHEN TEACHERS WERE TRAPPED IN THEIR CONTRACTS.

IF THE DECISION IS NOT REVERSED, THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN TEACHER BURNOUT AND TEACHER SHORTAGE AS TEACHERS FLOCK TO AUSTIN ISD, OUR BIGGEST COMPETITOR. MY MESSAGE TO THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION IS SIMPLE YOU CANNOT BE FOR STUDENTS WHEN YOUR ACTIONS REVEAL YOU ARE AGAINST TEACHERS. TIME. NEXT UP, KATRINA VAN HOUTEN BRETT COVINGTON, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS KATRINA VAN HOUTEN. I'VE PROUDLY BEEN A MATH TEACHER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL NOW FOR 13 YEARS.

TONIGHT, I WANT TO SPEAK HONESTLY ABOUT THE RECENT 1.5% PAY INCREASE AND THEN THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE TEACHER WORKDAY.

THESE DECISIONS MAY SEEM MINOR ON THE SURFACE, BUT THEY SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE ABOUT YOUR PRIORITIES, AND THEY CARRY REAL CONSEQUENCES FOR STAFF AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, OUR STUDENTS.

LET'S BEGIN WITH THE RAISE ON BOTH THE AUXILIARY AND EXCUSE ME, AND CLERICAL PARAPROFESSIONAL PAY SCALES.

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THAT IS $561 MORE PER YEAR. YEAR, NOT MONTH. MEANWHILE, SOMEONE EARNING $41,16 PER HOUR, THE TOP OF THE PARAPROFESSIONAL SCALE WILL RECEIVE OVER $0.62 AN HOUR OR MORE THAN $1,290 PER YEAR.

NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR INSURANCE COSTS. ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S GOING ON WITH INFLATION, TRS HAS PROVIDED US WITH AN 8.8% INCREASE THE 1.5% INCREASE OF PAY JUST IS NOT COMPARABLE.

THIS IS NOT EQUITY. THIS MEANS THAT OUR LOWEST PAID WORKERS, WHO ARE OFTEN WORKING THE HARDEST TO MAKE THEIR ENDS MEET, RECEIVE LESS THAN HALF THE INCREASE OF THEIR HIGHER PAID COUNTERPARTS.

WHO CAN AFFORD THAT INCREASE IN NOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE EXTENDING THE SCHOOL DAY BY 30 MINUTES FOR THE SALARIED TEACHERS.

I ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER WHAT THIS MEANS IN REAL TERMS. TEACHERS ARE ALREADY ARRIVING EARLY, STAYING LATE, TAKING WORK HOME AND GIVING THEIR EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS TO THIS PROFESSION.

ONE MINUTE IT'S A REAL INTRUSION INTO THEIR PERSONAL LIVES.

BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, THIS DOESN'T JUST AFFECT OUR TEACHERS, IT AFFECTS OUR STUDENTS.

OVERWORKED TEACHERS BECOME EXHAUSTED, FRUSTRATED, AND DISCONNECTED.

THEY HAVE LESS PATIENCE, LESS CREATIVITY, LESS ENERGY TO BUILD THE KIND OF MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS THAT DRIVE STUDENT LEARNING.

THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO TAKE SICK DAYS, BURNOUT, OR JUST LEAVE THE PROFESSION ENTIRELY.

AND WHEN THEY DO, STUDENTS LOSE, EXCUSE ME, CONSTANCY MOMENTUM AND TRUST.

WE KNOW WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO SUCCEED STRONG, MOTIVATED, AND EMOTIONALLY AVAILABLE TEACHERS.

THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE WHEN EDUCATORS FEEL UNDERVALUED, MICROMANAGED, AND OVERWHELMED.

YOU CANNOT POUR FROM AN EMPTY CUP. AND YET, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING OUR TEACHERS TO DO.

IF YOU WANT TO RETAIN TALENTED, PASSIONATE EDUCATORS, THE KIND WHO GO THE EXTRA MILE FOR OUR STUDENTS, YOU HAVE TO STOP MAKING THEIR JOBS HARDER WITHOUT MEANINGFUL COMPENSATION OR SUPPORT.

DVISD IS FULL OF DEDICATED PEOPLE. TIME THANK YOU FOR THAT NEXT UP WE HAVE BRETT COVINGTON.

AFTERWARDS IS HEDDA ELIAS I BELIEVE SPEAKING ON DUTY DAY COMMUNICATION AND THE NEXT STEP IS TEACHER WORK HOURS.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR GUTIERREZ, MADAM PRESIDENT, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TONIGHT. I HAVE BEEN LISTENING CAREFULLY TO MY COLLEAGUES, BUT I'VE ALSO BEEN WATCHING YOU.

AND I SEE THAT YOU'RE LISTENING AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

I DID NOT DO WHAT MY COLLEAGUES DID, WRITING OUT VERY WELL PREPARED SPEECHES.

I LIKE TO KIND OF CLEAN UP AT THE END AND PULL THINGS TOGETHER.

I THINK YOU'VE HEARD THE CONCERNS. YOU HAVE, THE RESEARCH, I MEAN, THE SURVEY DATA.

IF YOU CHOOSE TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE COMMENTS.

I JUST WANT TO ZOOM OUT FOR A MOMENT AND GIVE SOME PERSPECTIVE.

WITH A MILITARY BACKGROUND, I COULD GO ON ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TACTICS AND STRATEGY.

DOCTOR GUTIERREZ, AS A TACTICIAN, MY ESTIMATION OF YOU HAS GONE UP AND UP AND UP BECAUSE YOU'RE.

WHEN I SEE HOW THINGS ARE DONE, I'M LIKE, WOW, THAT DOESN'T GIVE PEOPLE MUCH ROOM TO MANEUVER.

AS A STRATEGIST, I'M NOT SO SURE. IF YOUR GOAL AS A LEADER IS TO ENGAGE ALL OF THE RESOURCES YOU HAVE IN THIS DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE PEOPLE, TO THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT, I THINK YOU'VE STUBBED YOUR TOE ALREADY A FEW TIMES AS MR. WILEY POINTED OUT, THERE ARE OTHERS. THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A LITTLE RESET, STEP BACK, SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? MAYBE WE DID THIS A LITTLE TOO HASTILY. LET'S REVISIT THIS.

LET'S GET THE INPUT THAT WE NEED. LET'S TREAT THE STAFF WITH THE RESPECT AND IDENTIFY THE NEEDS OR THE PROBLEMS THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR MIND THAT HAVEN'T BEEN COMMUNICATED TO US. WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH? WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME? ARE WE GOING TO BE MONITORING STUDENTS, OR ARE WE GOING TO BE DOING TUTORING, OR WHAT DID YOU ENVISION THAT WE WOULD DO IN THIS EXTRA 30 MINUTES? IT'S NOT CLEAR TO US NOT YET. THE SCHOOL STARTS IN TWO WEEKS.

ONE MINUTE I INVITE YOU TO STEP BACK. WITHDRAW THIS DUTY DAY SCHEDULE CHANGE.

GO THROUGH A PROCESS IMPROVEMENT THAT ENGAGES THE FACULTY.

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YEAH, WE WANT 11 MORE DAYS FROM YOU. THAT'S KIND OF NOT CRICKET.

YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH IT. BUT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO REMEMBER AND RESENT IT.

LET'S RESET. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESET.

SHOW SOME GOOD FAITH THAT YOU WANT US TO BE GENUINE PARTNERS IN PROCESS IMPROVEMENT THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. NEXT UP WE HAVE HEDDA ELIAS AND THEN SPEAKING ON TEACHER WORK HOURS.

AND THEN LASTLY CAROLINA JARAMILLO ON EXTENDED HOURS.

HI MY NAME IS HEDDA ELIAS I AM A BILINGUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT BEATTY ELEMENTARY.

THIS IS MY SIXTH YEAR IN DEL VALLE AND I HAVE SPENT.

MY HUSBAND TAUGHT IN AUSTIN ISD FOR A LONG TIME.

I'M SURROUNDED BY TEACHERS, AND I'VE SPENT A LONG TIME TELLING THEM HOW WELL DEL VALLE HANDLED COVID, HOW WELL WE HANDLED CHANGE, HOW SUPPORTED I FELT IN MY DISTRICT BECAUSE OUR SUPERINTENDENT WOULD MEET REGULARLY WITH THE UNION, BECAUSE EVERY TIME A CHANGE WAS MADE, WE GOT A LONG VIDEO AND WE GOT TO ASK QUESTIONS AFTER IT, AND IT ACTUALLY FELT LIKE THEY WERE BEING READ.

IT WASN'T A MEETING WHERE THEY'RE LIKE, OH YEAH, WE'RE TAKING YOUR FEEDBACK.

AND THEN THREE HOURS LATER OR FOUR SOMETHING, SAME DAY, WE'RE GOING TO SEND OUT THIS POLICY CHANGE.

THAT'S NOT FEEDBACK. YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD NOT POSSIBLY PROCESS OUR FEEDBACK.

IN THAT MEETING WITH THE TEACHER ADVISORY COUNCIL.

AND SO I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED. IT DOESN'T FEEL AS STABLE AS IT USED TO FEEL.

AND WE KNOW CHANGES HAVE TO BE MADE. I'VE MADE HUGE CHANGES IN HOW I'VE TAUGHT AND EVERY TRAINING I'VE BEEN TO, I HAVE APPLIED AS OF ALL OF MY PEERS, AND A LOT OF IT IS THAT THROUGH LEAVING AT 3:30, GOING HOME, TAKING CARE OF MY KIDS, WAKING UP AT 5:00 IN THE MORNING TO GET STARTED ON WORK FOR THE DAY AND MAKE SURE I'M READY BECAUSE TEACHERS WORK WAY MORE THAN THE HOURS THAT WE ARE IN THE BUILDING, AND A LOT OF US, BECAUSE WE'RE IN DEL VALLE, WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY AUSTIN.

I SEE A LOT OF US HAVE KIDS IN OTHER DISTRICTS, SO WE HAVE TO PICK A LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO LEAVE AT 3:30.

THEY'RE GOING TO PICK UP THEIR KIDS FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN AUSTIN ISD, OR THEY'RE GOING TO PICK UP THEY'RE COMING IN RIGHT AT 7:30 BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO DROP THEIR KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL AT 7:00, AND THAT'S THE EARLIEST THAT THEY CAN DO THAT.

ONE MINUTE. NOT ONLY THAT, WE DIDN'T EVEN RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE CDC HOURS CHANGING BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR TEACHERS DROP OFF AT THE CDC AND THEN HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING BACK TO [INAUDIBLE] AFTER THAT.

SO JUST IF YOU HAD HAD AN ACTUAL PROCESS WITH TEACHER INPUT AND MORE PLANNING, THEN WE COULD HAVE SHARED ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND YOU COULD HAVE MADE A GOOD DECISION FOR ALL OF US.

PLUS JUST IF YOU HAD COMMUNICATED EXACTLY WHAT THIS TIME WOULD BE THEN AND HOW IT WOULD BENEFIT STUDENTS, THAT WOULD MAKE IT A LOT MORE CLEAR AND ACCEPTABLE TO US, BECAUSE WE DO WANT TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES.

BUT WE NEED A CLEAR IDEA OF HOW OUR LIFE IS BEING IMPACTED THANK YOU.

NEXT UP WE HAVE CAROLINA JARAMILLO SPEAKING ON EXTENDED HOURS, PLEASE.

HI, I'M CAROLINA JARAMILLO I TEACH AT HORNSBY.

I HAVE BEEN AT THE DISTRICT FOR SIX YEARS. SO RIGHT AFTER I GRADUATED COLLEGE, I CAME ON OVER HERE, AND I'VE LOVED IT THE WHOLE SIX YEARS. AND I'M COMING BACK, AND I'M GOING TO BE AT HORNSBY.

I'M HERE TO ASK YOU ALL TO RECONSIDER THE EXTENDED WORKDAY FOR TEACHERS.

ON A NORMAL DAY TEACHERS ALREADY WORK EIGHT HOURS OR LONGER, LIKE SOME OF MY PEERS SAID.

WE TAKE WORK HOME AND WE STAY LONGER OR WE COME IN EARLIER.

ALSO, ON SELECTED DAYS BY OUR CAMPUS, OUR LUNCH BREAK GETS TAKEN AWAY.

RIGHT? TO TAKE OUR STUDENTS BACK TO THE CLASSROOM WHEN THERE'S DIFFERENT EVENTS GOING ON THE CAMPUS.

WE HAVE TO TAKE OUR STUDENTS BACK TO THE CLASSROOM.

WE STAY FOR AFTER SCHOOL FACULTY MEETINGS. WE STAY FOR AFTER SCHOOL EVENTS.

WE COME IN NEARLY HALF AN HOUR AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK FOR MORNING DUTY.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE, TEACHERS ARE ALREADY WORKING EIGHT HOURS OR MORE A DAY.

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RIGHT? SO I THINK THAT THAT WILL CAUSE OBVIOUSLY US TO WORK MORE THAN EIGHT HOURS AGAIN.

RIGHT? SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE YOU GUYS TO RECONSIDER AND REALLY THINK ABOUT THE DECISION AND HOW IT'S AFFECTING TEACHERS ON THEIR DAILY LIVES AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL. WHEN THE DECISION WAS ANNOUNCED, IT WAS DISAPPOINTING AND IT CAUSED CONCERN FOR TEACHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

AND WE JUST REALLY WANT YOU GUYS TO LISTEN TO OUR CONCERNS, WORK WITH US AND RECONSIDER THIS DECISION.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. NEXT UP ON THE AGENDA, WE ACTUALLY HAVE ANOTHER OVERSIGHT BOARD.

THIS IS NORMALLY WHERE WE HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENT SPEAK BUT IT'S NOT ON THIS AGENDA.

IS THIS SOMETHING Y'ALL WANT TO DO OR SHOULD NOT? BECAUSE IT'S.

SO MOVING ON INFORMATION ITEMS OVER $50,000 MISS DINA EDGAR.

[IV.A. Items over $50,000]

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

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

THIS EVENING, I'LL BE PRESENTING CERTAIN RECURRING CONTRACTS THAT MAY EXCEED $50,000 ANNUALLY.

THESE CONTRACTS ARE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING OPERATIONS AND SERVICES OF THE DISTRICT, AND THEY ARE INCLUDED IN THE 2025-26 ADOPTED BUDGET.

SO THIS TABLE PROVIDES A BREAKDOWN OF CONTRACTS AND TOTAL SPEND BY DEPARTMENTAL AREAS, WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CONTRACTS GOING TO CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, BUT THE LARGEST TOTAL EXPENSE IS HOUSED IN OPERATIONS.

AN INTERESTING NOTE ON THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE IS THAT WHILE BUSINESS SERVICES ONLY HAS THREE TOTAL CONTRACTS, THE COST IS OVER $2.2 MILLION, AND THAT'S ATTRIBUTABLE TO OUR PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE.

THE OTHER LITTLE PIECE OF THAT IS OUR SKYWARD OUR ERP AND YOU CAN IMMEDIATELY SEE THAT PROPERTY CASUALTIES AT THE TOP OF THE EXPENSE LIST AT JUST OVER $2 MILLION ANNUALLY.

OUR NEXT TWO HIGHEST INCLUDE OUR COPIER AND PRINTER SERVICES AND HVAC, FOLLOWED BY CUSTODIAL PAPER AND CLEANING PRODUCTS, AND THEN SPECIAL EDUCATION EVALUATION SERVICES.

THE REMAINING FIVE INCLUDE THREE ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL SERVICES AND TWO INSTRUCTIONAL PRODUCTS INVOLVING OUR MAIN ASSESSMENT TOOL WHICH IS NVEA I'M SORRY NWEA AND THEN THE REGIONAL DAY SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THE DEAF, WHICH IS A SHARED SERVICE ARRANGEMENT WITH AUSTIN ISD.

AND THEN FINALLY, SOME CONTRACTS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY REVIEWING INCLUDE REDUCING SERVICES WITH THE THINKERY.

AND WE'RE LOOKING AT SCHOOLINKS, WHICH IS A COLLEGE AND CAREER TRACKING AND PLANNING PLATFORM.

COMMERCIAL KITCHEN, WHICH IS PAID FOR OUT OF OUR CHILD NUTRITION FUND 240.

WE'RE LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT WAY OF DELIVERING THAT SERVICE.

ALSO. NETSYNC PLATFORM FOR TECHNOLOGY SECURITY.

THIS WOULD INVOLVE A REDUCTION OF OVERLAPPING SERVICES.

AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR EXISTING CONTRACT WITH IMAGENET FOR COPIER AND PRINTER SERVICES.

SO WHILE THESE SERVICES HAVE BEEN IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED, WE'LL BE WORKING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO DETERMINE OTHER EXISTING UNDERUTILIZED, UNDERPERFORMING AND OVERLAPPING SERVICES, AND THIS WORK IS ONGOING AS WE CONTINUE TO REDUCE OUR FINANCIAL FOOTPRINT.

SO WE'RE PRESENTING THIS AS AN INFORMATION ITEM TONIGHT, AND WE'LL BE BRINGING THIS IN FOR ACTION LATER IN AUGUST.

AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

BOARD ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE PANTOJA.

UNDER THE TOP TEN CONTRACTS YOU HAVE NOPE HOLD ON.

UNDER THE CONTRACT SUMMARY, YOU HAVE THREE CONTRACTS FOR LAW FIRMS I ONLY KNOW OF TWO.

THAT WAS FOR ANY EXISTING BILLS THAT MAY HAVE LINGERED WITH THAT EXISTING LAW FIRM, THAT OTHER LAW FIRM.

LOOKING WE HAVE SCHULMAN, LOPEZ AND THEN WE HAVE THE DN.

AND THEN WALSH GALLEGOS. OKAY THAT'S OUR YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER? VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY.

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SO MY FIRST ONE WAS AND YOU MAY HAVE SENT IT, AND I APOLOGIZE.

I MAY HAVE NOT SEEN IT ON A BOARD UPDATE, BUT ARE WE GOING TO GET A COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION ON ALL THE FAMILY AND SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED THE PROVIDERS? YES, MA'AM. OKAY WHEN IS THAT GOING TO BE? GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WHAT WE HAD DISCUSSED WAS LOOKING AT TO SEE IF WE CAN DO IT QUARTERLY.

WHICHEVER WAY, WE WILL BE UPDATING YOU WEEKLY OR BIWEEKLY AS FAR AS IN THE BOARD COMMUNIQUE.

IT WOULD BE A STANDING PROCEDURE THAT WE WILL BE DOING FOR ACTUALLY ALL OF THEM.

OKAY. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, WILL IT BE BEFORE WE HAVE TO VOTE ON IT? FOR THE NEXT YEAR? YES. YEAH OH YES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

IT'LL BE OKAY SO WE'RE BUT WE'RE VOTING ON THEIR CONTRACTS NEXT MONTH.

OH, I'M SO SORRY.

THAT'D BE GREAT I LEFT MY NOTE. THE THREE THAT ARE LISTED UNDER STUDENT SERVICES, WE HAVE.

I KNOW SOME OF YOU PROBABLY NOTICED THAT THE PRICES HAVE DECREASED BECAUSE WE HAVE ALREADY ADJUSTED SOME OF THOSE BASED ON THE DATA THAT WE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANTLY.

LIKE FOR EXAMPLE I BELIEVE, TO $216,000. SO WE HAVE ALREADY ADJUSTED THOSE THINGS BEFORE WE BROUGHT IT TO YOU.

THANK YOU AND THE REASON WHY I'M ASKING IS BECAUSE WE DID HAVE A WHOLE CONCERN ABOUT AND STUFF. OKAY PERFECT THANK YOU ARE WE CURRENTLY REVIEWING ALL OF THE RFPS FOR THESE SERVICES? I THINK THAT PAST YEARS WE HAD SAID IF IT'S LONGER THAN FIVE YEARS AND WE HAVEN'T GOT A RENEWAL PROCESS, THAT WE THEN GO OUT FOR A NEW PROPOSAL. SO THAT'S LIKE A GENERAL QUESTION.

AND THEN YEAH, SO THAT ONE IS JUST MY GENERAL QUESTION.

SO YES, WE ARE REVIEWING ALL OF THE CONTRACTS UNDER MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS RIGHT NOW.

LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE ONE. AS WE CONTINUE TO, YOU KNOW, MARK CONTINUES HIS JOURNEY WITH OUR DISTRICT.

OKAY. AND THEN MY NEXT ONE IS UNDER TECHNOLOGY.

SO THE RAPTOR SYSTEM. I THOUGHT I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE WERE GOING TO MOVE AWAY FROM IT INTO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, AND WE MAY HAVE NOT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT ONE.

HI GOOD EVENING TO MY TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IT WAS NEVER DISCUSSED THAT WE WERE MOVING AWAY FROM THE RAPTOR SYSTEM SINCE I'VE BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT.

IN FACT, WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THEM MORE TO DO SOME MORE PILOTING AT ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES AS WELL.

AND THEY'RE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO US. AND IT MAY HAVE BEEN YOU KNOW, WITH UVALDE AND LIKE THAT WHOLE SECURITY PROCESS.

AND SO IT MAY HAVE BEEN BEFORE BOTH OF Y'ALL'S TIME, BUT I THOUGHT THAT THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION WAS MOVING AWAY FROM IT.

SO IF WE COULD GET AN UPDATE, NOT TONIGHT, BUT IF WE COULD GET AN UPDATE ON THAT, IF WE ARE GOING TO STICK WITH IT, GREAT. BUT IF IT'S NOT THE BEST OPTION OUT THERE, THEN AS A BOARD, I THINK WE OWE IT TO OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE BEST TECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY. YES, MA'AM. AWESOME.

MY LAST QUESTION WAS REGARDING A LOT OF THE BOND INTERESTS AND BOND ACCESS FUNDS.

I CAN'T REMEMBER AND AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE WE GET A LOT [LAUGHTER] OF EMAILS.

IF WE GOT A NUMBER FOR EACH OF THOSE DIFFERENT POCKETS.

AND AS A BOARD, YOU KNOW, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION ON WHAT WE PLAN TO USE THOSE BOND INTEREST FUNDS? BECAUSE I DID SEE THAT SOME OF THESE ITEMS WE DID, WE WERE GOING TO USE BOND INTEREST FUNDS AS ALLOCATION FOR IT SO.

YES, MA'AM. SO THAT IS HOW SOME OF THESE ITEMS WERE FUNDED IN THE PRIOR YEAR.

AND THEN I WENT BACK THROUGH AND HOW WE'RE ENDING THE YEAR THIS YEAR AND HOW WE BUDGETED FOR NEXT YEAR.

WE DON'T HAVE TO UTILIZE BOND FUNDS, BUT THEY WERE UTILIZED LAST YEAR.

THERE MAY BE ONE ITEM THAT HAS TO GO IN A BOND IN THE PALO ALTO, BUT WE'LL BRING THAT TO YOU.

AND I PLAN TO DO A BOND OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL OVERVIEW FOR THE QUARTERLY IN SEPTEMBER.

YEAH AND I THINK I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT UP TO THE BOARD THAT WE DEFINITELY NEED TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION OF WHERE ARE WE GOING TO USE THOSE BOND INTEREST FUNDS FOR.

BECAUSE I IF I CAN REMEMBER IT WAS ABOUT $17 TO $20 MILLION.

AND THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT.

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CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THE CASUALTY INSURANCE? THAT GO UP SIGNIFICANTLY, OR IS THAT JUST THAT STATUS QUO? AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF OUR LARGEST EXPENDITURES STATUS QUO, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL.

SO IF EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL DIDN'T COME ON, WE WOULD NOT HAVE EXPERIENCED VERY, VERY LITTLE, MAYBE 2% INCREASE. BUT WITH THE ADDITION OF THAT COMING ON INTO THE PLATFORM, WE IT WENT UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT WAS 1.8 ANYWAY. GOTCHA OKAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND I THINK YOU KIND OF TOUCHED ON THIS IN SOME OTHER EXPLANATIONS, BUT YOU MENTIONED TOP TEN CONTRACTS AND YOU MENTIONED CONTRACT AND REVIEW.

SO WE ARE REVIEWING ALL CONTRACTS. CORRECT? INCLUDING THE ONES THAT ARE TOP TEN, SUCH AS LIKE OUR WASTE SERVICES AND OTHER THINGS? YES WE ARE ACTUALLY REDUCING ACTIVELY FOR 2025-26.

GOTCHA AWESOME, FANTASTIC. AND THIS KIND OF LEADS INTO JUST A GENERAL A COUPLE OF GENERAL COMMENTS.

I THINK, NUMBER ONE, I KNOW MOST EVERYBODY IN THE LEADERSHIP TEAM, I THINK EVERYBODY CAME IN MID-YEAR AND YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF CATCHING UP.

BUT SO YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU ALL WERE PRETTY OR KIND OF HANDCUFFED INTO SOME PRIOR PROCUREMENT PROCESSES AND PRIOR CONTRACTS AND WHATNOT.

WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE AT SOME POINT, IF WE COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS NEW ADMINISTRATION, HOW THEY'RE GOING TO APPROACH PROCUREMENT AND VALUE OF OUR CONTRACTS AND WHATNOT? ABSOLUTELY AND I WILL SAY THAT THERE'S A LOT OF OUR CONTRACTS THAT WERE MULTI-YEAR.

SO WE WERE LOCKED INTO MOVING FORWARD WITH A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT.

GOTCHA. MOVING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NEED TO DO THAT.

GOTCHA AND THIS IS A GENERAL COMMENT. IS IT POSSIBLE OR HOW DO WE HOW DO WE FEEL ABOUT POTENTIALLY IMPLEMENTING SOME SORT OF A LIKE AN ANALYSIS OF SOME OF OUR, FOR SURE, MORE LARGER CONTRACTS.

BUT MAYBE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THERE'S A THRESHOLD THAT WE CAN GET TO AND PERFORM AN ANALYSIS ON IF WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING VALUE OUT OF THESE CONTRACTS, NOT THESE VENDORS. NUMBER ONE, LIKE SOME SORT OF METRICS THAT SAY WE ARE GETTING THE VALUE THAT WE THAT THEY PROPOSED AND B, THERE THEY ARE ACTUALLY FOLLOWING THE LETTER OF THE LAW WHEN IT COMES TO CONTRACTS.

I KNOW ONE THING IS THE PROCUREMENT AND THE ACTUAL CONTRACT. THE OTHER THING IS IMPLEMENTATION. A LOT OF TIMES THAT FALLS BY THE WAYSIDE BECAUSE PEOPLE GET BUSY AND WHATNOT, AND THEY DON'T REMEMBER THAT OH, THE CONTRACT SAYS YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO CHECK THE WATER FOUNTAINS EVERY THREE MONTHS, AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN CHECKED IN A YEAR. SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES, RIGHT. SO IF THERE'S SOME SORT OF PROCESS LIKE I SAID, OVERLAPPING CONTRACTS WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE A PLATFORM THAT DOES MULTIPLE THINGS, BUT WE'RE NOT USING ALL MODULES, BUT WE HAVE ANOTHER MODULE THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR WHERE THIS MODULE, THEY DO THE SAME THING. SO, YOU KNOW, CREATING THOSE EFFICIENCIES WITHIN OUR PLATFORMS. YEAH AND SPECIFICALLY AND THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE.

BUT I REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE HAVING DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS CONTRACT.

THERE WAS SOME LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT SAYS WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW THIS OR WE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE VALUE TO THE DISTRICT.

BUT THERE WAS NO METRICS AS FAR AS HOW THAT VALUE WAS GOING TO ACTUALLY BE ASSESSED.

AND I STILL THINK THAT'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE MOST BANG FOR OUR BUCK. I'M USING THAT AS AN EXAMPLE, BUT I'M SURE THERE'S MULTIPLE CONTRACTS LIKE THAT WHERE WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS ACTUALLY IN THE CONTRACT.

AND ARE THEY PROVIDING THE MOST VALUE? NOT JUST TO THE DISTRICT BUT TO THE STUDENTS.

SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE SLA SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS EMBEDDED IN THE CONTRACT? CORRECT YES, MA'AM. YES WE WILL BE LOOKING AT ALL OF THAT AND I KNOW STEVEN GONZALEZ HAS BEEN LOOKING THROUGH ALL OF THE TECHNOLOGY ASPECTS OF THOSE CONTRACTS, BUT AS WELL AS STUDENT SERVICES.

AWESOME THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYTHING FURTHER? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP WE HAVE THE HAZARDOUS ROUTES PRESENTATION BY MR.

[IV.B. Hazardous Routes]

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. MISS EDGAR TOOK THE CLICKER.

DOCTOR GUTIERREZ, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE 2025-2026 TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SECTION 48.151 SAYS FOR TRANSPORTATION ALLOTMENT THAT EACH DISTRICT OR COUNTY OPERATING A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS ENTITLED TO ALLOTMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION COSTS AS PROVIDED A DISTRICT OR COUNTY MAY APPLY FOR AND ON APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER, RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF UP TO 10% OF ITS REGULAR TRANSPORTATION ALLOTMENT TO BE USED TO TRANSPORT KIDS LIVING WITHIN A TWO MILE RADIUS OF THE SCHOOL THAT THEY

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HAZARDOUS ROUTES ARE DEFINED AS A CONDITION EXISTS WHEN THERE'S NO WALKWAY PROVIDED AND CHILDREN MUST WALK ALONG OR CROSS A FREEWAY, AN EXPRESSWAY, AN UNDERPASS, AN OVERPASS OR BRIDGE, AN UNCONTROLLED MAJOR TRAFFIC ARTERY IN AN INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL AREA OR ANOTHER COMPARABLE CONDITION SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION. SO AREAS ARE ALSO DESIGNATED AS A HAZARDOUS ROUTE THAT MIGHT PRESENT A HIGH RISK OF VIOLENCE IF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS INDICATE A HIGH INCIDENCE OF VIOLENT CRIMES IN THE AREA.

SO, AS LISTED IN YOUR BOARD PRESENTATION, YOU HAVE THOSE ROUTES THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED BY OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

I JUST DON'T HAVE THAT SLIDE HERE FOR YOU. THAT IT DESIGNATES WHAT THOSE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ARE.

SO I JUST WANT TO BRING THESE TO YOUR ATTENTION FOR YOUR REVIEW.

AND THEN WE WILL ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL AT THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEETING.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. BOARD ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS IN REFERENCE TO THE HAZARDOUS ROUTES? TRUSTEE FRANCO. YEAH THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS OR IF WE HAVE BEEN APPLYING FOR THESE EXTRA FUNDS. I'M ASSUMING WE'RE GOING TO APPLY FOR THIS EXTRA 10%. SO ONCE WE DESIGNATE THESE HAZARDOUS ROUTES AND THE BOARD APPROVES THEM, WE SUBMIT THEM TO TEA.

AND THE THEN WE CAN APPLY OR ASK FOR THAT REIMBURSEMENT OF THE 10%.

AND WHAT IS GENERALLY SPEAKING WHAT IS THAT REIMBURSEMENT GO FOR? I KNOW IT'S IN TRANSPORTATION, BUT CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE MORE DETAIL OR GIVE THE PUBLIC A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON GOES BACK INTO WHETHER IT GOES BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND, OR IF IT GOES BACK INTO THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT FOR FUEL, MILEAGE, TIRES, UPKEEP, MAINTENANCE. GOTCHA SO I GUESS MY CONCERN WITH THAT IS THAT IF THESE ARE HAZARDOUS ROUTES TO SCHOOL, I THINK I WOULD IMAGINE THAT WE WOULD WANT TO USE THESE FUNDS IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE GETTING TRANSPORTED PROPERLY TO SCHOOLS SO THAT THEY BYPASS THESE HAZARDOUS ROUTES. SO IF THEY WENT INTO THE GENERAL FUND, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

BUT JUST A GENERAL COMMENT. I ALSO DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A STATE STATUTE THAT SAYS THEY CAN ONLY BE USED FOR X, Y AND Z. BUT THEY DO COVER THAT'S MAINLY WHERE THEY'RE GOING BUT DOESN'T COVER ALL THE DISTRICTS WOULDN'T THAT BE INCLUDED? AND I'M SORRY. NO, THAT'S ENOUGH AT THIS POINT. IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER WITH THE QUESTION? BECAUSE IT'S NOT OUR DECISION ON THE FUNDS. I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND YOUR STATEMENT, BUT IT GOES BACK TO WHERE IT GOES BACK TO.

I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE USE OF FUNDS COULD BE USED FOR.

SO JUST A CLARIFICATION. SO STUDENTS WHO LIVE WITHIN TWO MILES OF THE CAMPUS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THE IDEA IS THAT THEY CAN WALK.

WE ONLY DESIGNATE HAZARDOUS ROUTES IF WITHIN THAT TWO MILES OF THAT CAMPUS THERE ARE THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS, THEN WE WANT TO GET OUR KIDS TO AND FROM SCHOOL SAFELY UNTIL THOSE CONDITIONS IMPROVE, IF THEY CAN BE.

SO IN ADDITION, SO WHAT THE STATE DOES IS THEY ALLOW US A 10% ALLOTMENT TO OFFSET THAT COST.

WHEN WE NORMALLY WOULDN'T PROVIDE THAT TRANSPORTATION FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND SO THAT THOSE FUNDS CAN COME BACK IN AND THEY CAN EITHER GO BACK TO THE GENERAL ACCOUNT.

OR TO BE USED FOR TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE.

I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, AND IS MORE ALONG THE LINES OF, COULD THIS BE USED FOR LIKE THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX, RIGHT? OR DO WE NEED TO USE THESE FOR POTENTIALLY MORE CROSSING GUARDS? OR COULD WE THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX AND POTENTIALLY PARTNER WITH MAYBE CAPMETRO TO HAVE LIKE A SHUTTLE SERVICE OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. I'M JUST TRYING TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND WHAT THAT EXTRA BUT. THEY'RE NOT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED. TO CLARIFY, WE PROVIDE SERVICE TO THE KIDS SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WALK THESE CROSSWALKS OR ANYTHING.

SO WE BUS THEM THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT THIS IS SAYING.

LIKE WE WILL BUS THEM BECAUSE THESE ARE HAZARDOUS ROUTES.

SO IS THAT WHAT WE WOULD COST FOR HAVING TO TRANSPORT KIDS WHEN WE DON'T.

THAT'S WHAT WOULD BE USING THESE EXTRA FUNDS FOR? YES, SIR. UNDERSTOOD THANK YOU.

YES, SIR. TRUSTEE FRANCO, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. BOARD ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE IMPLEMENTATION OF HOUSE BILL 3372 WITH ESC-13 AND

[IV.C. Implementation of House Bill 3372 with ESC-13]

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THE FIRST IS A WRITTEN CONTRACT NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD SPECIFYING THE SERVICES THAT WOULD BE DELIVERED.

AND SECONDLY, THE BOARD WOULD NEED TO VOTE ON THE AGREEMENT AFTER DETERMINING THAT THERE IS NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THE DISTRICT, AND THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S PERSONAL TIME.

OKAY. IN ORDER TO BE COMPLIANT WITH THIS NEW LAW, DEL VALLE AND REGION 13 HAVE PROACTIVELY DEVELOPED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT WOULD PROTECT ALL PARTIES, THE SERVICE CENTER, THE DISTRICT, AND THE INDIVIDUAL.

THE MOU OUTLINES THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE BILL AND INDICATES THAT FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT FOR SERVICES PERFORMED BY AN INDIVIDUAL.

THE NEW EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF WILL INCLUDE UPDATED LANGUAGE REFLECTING HOUSE BILL 3372 REQUIREMENTS.

THERE IS A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION AND THAT'S $10,000 PER INCIDENT.

SO WHAT DOES THIS BENEFIT? HOW IS THIS BENEFITING THE DISTRICT? SO IT DOES PROVIDE A BACKDROP AGREEMENT TO ENSURE LEGAL COMPLIANCE, WHILE STILL SUPPORTING DISTRICT STAFF ENGAGEMENT IN DELIVERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT THE REGION IN THEIR AREA OF EXPERTISE. IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT BY PRESENTING CONTRACTS TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

AND IT REQUIRES THE REGION TO ONLY WORK WITH DISTRICTS UNDER THIS FRAMEWORK.

SO THIS ITEM IS COMING TO YOU FOR INFORMATION ONLY THIS EVENING, AND STAFF ARE CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH LANGUAGE AND PROCEDURES AND WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL AT A LATER TIME. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

BOARD DO I HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? NONE? ANYTHING ON THIS SIDE? VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY.

WOULD WE BE ABLE TO GET A LIST OF THE ADMINISTRATORS WHO WOULD FALL UNDER THIS? SO WHAT I DON'T WANT TO HAPPEN IS SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, TAKES UP A JOB OR LIKE A CONTRACT, AND THEN WE FIND THEM OR WE LET THEM GO BECAUSE THEY FALL UNDER THIS. BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW AND WE DIDN'T KNOW.

AND IT BECOMES A HUGE PROBLEM. SO WOULD WE GET A LIST OF THOSE THAT WOULD FALL UNDER THIS? YES AND WE'RE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR GUIDANCE FROM TEA PREVIOUSLY WE WERE SAYING SUPERINTENDENT AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS.

BUT YOU KNOW, WE WOULDN'T WANT TO MISSTEP IN THAT REGARD BECAUSE THE PENALTY IS PRETTY STIFF.

OKAY THANK YOU NOTHING FURTHER? NEXT UP WE HAVE ACTION ITEM ON THE PROPOSED BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING DATES FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR.

[V.A. Proposed Board of Trustees Meeting Dates for the 2025-26 School Year]

ADMINISTRATION IS PROPOSING A SHIFT TO HOLDING TWO BOARD MEETINGS PER MONTH TO ENHANCE THE EFFICIENCY AND RESPONSIVENESS OF OUR GOVERNANCE PROCESS.

THE CURRENT STRUCTURE, WHERE ITEMS ARE PRESENTED FOR REVIEW IN ONE MONTH AND DELAYED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONTH FOR APPROVAL, CAN CREATE BOTTLENECKS THAT HINDER TIMELY PURCHASES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CRITICAL INITIATIVES. THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE INTRODUCES A STANDING SCHEDULE, A WORKSHOP FOR SPECIAL MEETING ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH TO REVIEW ITEMS SLATED FOR ACTION, FOLLOWED BY A REGULAR BOARD MEETING ON THE THIRD THURSDAY TO VOTE ON THOSE ITEMS. THIS APPROACH NOT ONLY KEEPS THE BOARD WELL INFORMED AND ALIGNED, BUT ALSO ENSURES THAT ESSENTIAL DECISIONS CAN BE MADE IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER TO SUPPORT DISTRICT OPERATIONS AND STUDENTS. YOU SAID THURSDAY, AND I THINK WE MEANT TUESDAY.

I'M SORRY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY. YEAH FOR ME, I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY TO MANDATE TWO MEETINGS EACH MONTH.

I THINK WE'RE ALL ADULTS HERE ON THE DAIS. AND IF WE NEED AN EXTRA MEETING, I THINK WE SHOULD DEFAULT TO THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.

HOWEVER, CHANGING THIS WOULD REQUIRE A POLICY CHANGE AS WELL.

AND I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK IT'S NEEDED TO EXPEDITE DECISIONS.

I THINK WE SHOULD BE GETTING ITEMS AT LEAST A MONTH AHEAD SO WE CAN HAVE TIME TO HAVE QUESTIONS, HAVE TIME TO RESEARCH BECAUSE WE ARE VOLUNTEERS AND WE ALL HAVE TO DO OUR OWN THINGS.

SO FOR ME, I WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE MEETINGS WILL BE ABOUT.

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BUT THIS IS JUST A PROPOSAL WE HAVE ENGAGED IN, I BELIEVE 18 MEETINGS IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.

WHICH WE ABSOLUTELY ENJOY THE TIME THAT WE HAVE TOGETHER BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO WHEN YOU ARE COMING INTO A DISTRICT WITH THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE.

ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS JUST THIS, AND THAT IS TO HAVE ONE MEETING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH, WHICH WOULD COMPRISE OF INFORMATIONAL ITEMS SO HEAVY ON THE PRESENTATIONS WHERE THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE SHARING INFORMATION ITEMS. AND THEN THAT SECOND MEETING OF THE MONTH, IT WOULD GIVE WITHIN TWO WEEKS, THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ON THAT INFORMATION, TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS, AND THEN TO TAKE ACTION VERSUS WAITING AN ENTIRE MONTH.

BUT THE OTHER UPSIDE OF IT IS THAT WE HAVE TWO SCHEDULED MEETINGS A MONTH WITH THE HOPES THAT WE WOULD MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF MONTHLY MEETINGS THAT WE ARE CALLING SO THAT IF WE NEED TO ADD A TOPIC TO DISCUSS OR SOME TYPE OF ITEM, IT WOULD MINIMIZE THE NEED TO WORK WITH TEN DIFFERENT CALENDARS TO SCHEDULE A MEETING THAT MAY BE ON A SATURDAY OR THURSDAY NIGHT, AND WE HAVE THESE TWO MEETINGS A MONTH THAT WE CAN ADD ITEMS TO.

WITH THE GOAL AND WHAT I'VE SHARED WITH THE STAFF IS THAT IF WE WERE TO MOVE TOWARDS TWO MEETINGS A MONTH, THE FIRST MEETING IS ONLY INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATIONS THAT WOULD BE IN THE FORM OF A INFORMATIONAL MEETING OR SPECIAL MEETING WHERE THERE WOULD BE NO ACTION AND THE ACTION WOULD FALL DURING THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING, WHICH WOULD BE THE SECOND MEETING OF THE MONTH, WHERE THE BOARD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY AGAIN TO REVISIT AND TO TAKE ACTION AFTER HAVING HAD SEVERAL WEEKS TO SIT ON THAT INFORMATION. IT IS JUST A PROPOSAL FOR THE BOARD TO THINK ABOUT, AND YOU'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY NOW FOR QUITE SOME TIME TO THINK ON IT.

WE'VE MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE MULTIPLE MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE TO SOMETIMES SCHEDULE, YOU KNOW, WE NEED A MEETING NEXT WEEK OR IN TWO WEEKS. THIS WOULD HOPEFULLY ALLEVIATE THAT.

BUT ALSO STILL KNOWING THAT WE MAY NEED TO HAVE A WORKSHOP ON A SATURDAY TO DISCUSS A CERTAIN TOPIC, MAYBE SAFETY, SECURITY, MAYBE FACILITIES, HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TWO.

BUT WITH THE GOAL THAT ONE MEETING WOULD BE INFORMATION PRESENTATIONS.

AND THEN THE SECOND MEETING, REGULAR MEETING WOULD BE THE MEETING WHERE THE BOARD WOULD TAKE ACTION.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. TRUSTEE FRANCO, I HAVE A CLARIFICATION QUESTION AND A GENERAL COMMENT.

SO I'VE HEARD TWO DIFFERENT NOMENCLATURES BEING USED TODAY.

TONI, YOU SAID WORKSHOP AND THEN DOCTOR GUTIERREZ, YOU SAID SPECIAL MEETING.

WHAT WOULD THESE TECHNIQUES IT'S AN IMPORTANT DESIGNATION. ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU.

AND I DID USE DIFFERENT LANGUAGE THAN TONI, BUT WHAT WE AGREED UPON WAS THAT FIRST MEETING WOULD BE AN INFORMATION MEETING.

AND SO IT WOULD BE A MEETING THAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND BEING LIVE STREAMED, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE THE MEETING WHERE THE MEET IS.

THAT'S WHERE THE PRESENTATIONS ARE GOING TO BE SHARED WITH THE BOARD.

NOW, THERE WOULDN'T BE DECISIONS UNLESS THERE'S SOME TYPE OF ITEM THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED AND ACTED UPON THEN.

BUT AGAIN, IT IS AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING THAT WOULD BE LIVESTREAMED AND RECORDED FOR THE PUBLIC AND THEN THE REGULAR MEETING.

THE SECOND MEETING OF THE MONTH WOULD BE THE MEETING WHERE ACTION IS TAKEN ON THOSE INFORMATION ITEMS. AND OF COURSE, THAT WOULD BE A MEETING THAT WOULD BE LIVESTREAMED AND RECORDED FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR GUTIERREZ SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

I THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT DISTINCTION AND FOR COMMITTING TO LIVESTREAMING THEM. I THINK THAT WOULD CALL FOR A CHANGE TO OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, BECAUSE CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, OUR WORKSHOPS DON'T NEED TO BE LIVESTREAMED. BUT OUR MEETINGS DO.

SO I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO FOLLOW THE LETTER OF THE LAW IN OUR OWN BOARD PROCEDURES THAT IF WE DO IMPLEMENT THIS SECOND MEETING A MONTH, AND THE INTENT IS FOR THEM TO BE LIVESTREAMED THAT WE AT LEAST INCLUDE IN OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, THAT THE PORTION BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE HAVE WORKSHOPS LIKE LONE STAR GOVERNANCE AND WHATNOT WHERE IT COULD DRAG ON NOT NECESSARILY. YOU KNOW? IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ANYTHING THAT THE PUBLIC WANTS TO SEE ALL DAY. BUT IF IT IS INFORMATIONAL ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING UP THAT PORTION OF THE MEETING WHERE THERE'S INFORMATIONAL ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED OR TO BE ACTED UPON THE NEXT MEETING, THAT THOSE BE LIVESTREAMED.

THAT PORTION OF THE MEETING AT LEAST BE LIVESTREAMED. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT OR QUESTION? NO. THANK YOU

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FOR ME, JULY IS THE MONTH WHERE YOU GET READY FOR THE AUGUST SCHOOL YEAR.

WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A JULY MEETING INFORMATION MEETING. IT'S THE REGULAR MEETING IN JULY. OH, WE'RE STILL KEEPING THAT OKAY, COOL. YEAH. SO THAT.

SORRY I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE OTHER ONE SO. PREVIOUSLY, THAT WAS I HAVE NO COMMENT ON THAT ONE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS STILL THERE BECAUSE THAT WAS A HUGE NO NO FOR ME.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER? OH, I'M INTERESTED. VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY, WE DO NEED TO CHANGE OUR BOARD POLICY BECAUSE THAT HAS THE MOST WEIGHT.

SO THEN WOULD I REQUEST THAT WE AMEND THIS BECAUSE IT CURRENTLY DOES NOT READ THAT IT WOULD BE ON BOARD POLICY JUST READS THAT THE SCHEDULE WILL BE CHANGED.

WE DO NEED TO, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS, WE DO NEED TO AMEND THIS TO READ BOARD POLICY AS WELL TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT FIRST.

WOULDN'T WE? MAKE THE MOTION HOW YOU WANT TO I MEAN, THIS IS JUST THE INFORMATION.

WELL, THIS IS THE INFORMATION, BUT I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO I'M GOING TO FOLLOW A BOARD POLICY. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THIS I WOULD RATHER IT TO GO EFFECTIVE THERE BEFORE WE EVEN IMPLEMENT IT. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS DO WE CREATE.

DO WE STATE THE LANGUAGE TONIGHT, AMEND THIS LANGUAGE TONIGHT TO BE INCLUDED INTO THE BOARD POLICY? AND I'M ASKING BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S A BRILLIANT QUESTION.

FOR CLARIFICATION, THAT WAS ME WHO MADE THAT SUGGESTION.

FOR WHAT? OH, YOU DID SECOND TRUSTEE, I MEAN, VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY DID EARLIER AND I SUGGESTED IT LAST MONTH AS WELL.

AND I ALSO EMAILED IT TO YOU A MONTH AGO. THESE THINGS HAPPEN.

ALL RIGHT. SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE A QUESTION? I MEAN, AN ANSWER TO TRUSTEE PANTOJA QUESTION OF I WOULD ANTICIPATE TRUSTEE PANTOJA THAT YOU COULD MAKE A MOTION TONIGHT TO SAY THAT THIS CALENDAR IS ADOPTED, WITH THE CAVEAT THAT THE BOARD POLICY WOULD REFLECT THE CHANGE AND BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY.

THANK YOU. DO I MAKE THAT MOTION? ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? LIKE OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, LIKE THEY HAVE TO HAPPEN AT SOME POINT, HOPEFULLY SOONER.

I DISAGREE WITH THAT. RESPECTFULLY, I THINK THAT WE ACTUALLY BECAUSE THE WAY THIS READS RIGHT HERE DOESN'T INCLUDE THAT LANGUAGE.

WE WOULD HAVE TO SAY, AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION RIGHT NOW.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS THE CALENDAR AS PRESENTED BY STAFF, WITH THE CAVEAT THAT ANY PORTION OF THESE INFORMATION MEETINGS TO HAPPEN ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, ANY PORTION OF THOSE MEETINGS THAT ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES THAT WE WILL BE TAKING ACTION ON AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, BE LIVESTREAMED FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE.

THANK YOU FOR THE MOTION. TRUSTEE FRANCO MADE THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? JUST HOLD ON. JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE MOTION WAS TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT NOT TO DO THE POLICY RIGHT? BECAUSE I'M TALKING ABOUT POLICY. CORRECT LET ME CLARIFY THAT.

MY MOTION IS TO CHANGE OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES TO REFLECT THAT.

FIRST OF ALL, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THIS CALENDAR THE WAY IT IS.

AS STAFF IS PRESENTED WITH THE CAVEAT THAT WE CHANGE, WE AMEND OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES TO REFLECT THAT ANY PORTION OF THESE WORKSHOP MEETINGS ARE COVERING ITEMS TO BE ACTED UPON IN THE FOLLOWING MONTH OR THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL BOARD MEETING BE LIVE STREAMED FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE.

FOR CLARIFICATION, DO YOU MEAN OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND OUR BOARD POLICIES? ANY POLICIES THAT NEED TO BE AMENDED. SO POLICIES AND PROCEDURES? POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. OKAY PERFECT THANK YOU.

SO THAT'S THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE PANTOJA MADE THE SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? BY SHOW OF HANDS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ONE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 1.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO MOVING ON. DESIGNATE A DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE FOR THE TASA/TASB ANNUAL CONVENTION.

[V.B. Designate a Delegate and Alternate for the TASA / TASB Annual Convention]

IF YOU ALL HAVE HAD A TIME TO LOOK AT THAT PLEASE.

AND THANK YOU, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MISS CORDOVA.

SO THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WEGNER, FOR YOUR COMMENT.

YES REGISTRATION DOES OPEN ON JULY 22ND FOR THE TASA/TASB CONFERENCE AS WELL AS HOUSING.

AND THAT IS A CRITICAL DAY TO GET THAT SECURED.

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BUT I WASN'T SURE ON THE CALENDAR, AND I DIDN'T WANT TO ASSUME THAT WE'RE GOING TO MEET BECAUSE THIS WAS PROPOSED.

SO JUST FYI, IF WE NEED TO MOVE IT, WE CAN. YEAH YOU KNOW, MY PET PEEVE IS IF IT'S FIRST READ TRYING TO FOLLOW OUR PROCESSES, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE POSTPONE ANY ACTION UNTIL NEXT MONTH AND ALSO GIVE IF ANYONE IS THINKING ABOUT DOING IT, AT LEAST GIVE THE BOARD PRESIDENT A HEADS UP BECAUSE I DON'T.

IS IT MANDATORY THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION ON IT, OR DO WE JUST HAVE TO SEND NAMES TO? IT IS MANDATORY? OKAY, COOL WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS USUALLY SOMEONE VOLUNTEERS. THEY VOLUNTEER IF YOU ALL WANT TO DO IT IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

AND I DON'T THINK WE DON'T HAVE ANY RESOLUTIONS ON THERE.

SO IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO GO. YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE, THEY'LL PULL SOME, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER YOU VOTE FOR OR AGAINST.

IF WE HAD A RESOLUTION AND IT WAS PULLED, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET UP AND DEFEND IT.

OKAY BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY RESOLUTIONS ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW, BUT IT IS A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO DO.

SO WE USUALLY TAKE SOMEBODY WANTS TO DO IT. YOU GO AND THEN SOMEBODY DECIDES THEY WANT TO BE AN ALTERNATE.

AND THAT'S IN CASE THE DELEGATE CAN'T MAKE IT FOR SOME REASON OR OTHER THAN THE ALTERNATE STEP IN.

THANK YOU TRUSTEE PANTOJA. AND I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD, BECAUSE MAJORITY OF US MAJORITY OF THE BOARD IS NEW. SO THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST ASSEMBLY.

THAT TIME DEDICATED TO THE ASSEMBLY LIKE YOU'RE THERE ALL DAY OR ALL MORNING AT ALL TIMES.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO AN ALTERNATE. BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO STEP OUT LIFE HAPPENS WHERE YOU JUST SWAP.

BECAUSE IF OUR IF OUR RESOLUTION DID IF WE DID HAVE ONE, WE WOULD HAVE TO DEFEND IT IN FRONT OF EVERYONE AS WELL.

SO THAT'S WHY WE DESIGNATE A DELEGATE WE DESIGNATE ALTERNATE BECAUSE YOU ARE THERE'S TIME DEDICATED THAT YOU HAVE TO BE THERE AND YOU DO GET CREDIT FOR IT. IT'S HALF A DAY, USUALLY BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE LUNCH WHERE YOU GET TOGETHER WITH YOUR ESC AND YOU'LL HAVE LUNCH AND TALK ABOUT THINGS, AND THEN YOU GO TO THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR.

IT IS A GOOD EXPERIENCE SO. YEAH, IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT BEFORE, I THINK IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO UNDERSTAND HOW RESOLUTIONS ARE THEN PASSED TO LEGISLATION. AND THAT WHOLE ADVOCACY PROCESS, I THINK IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS [LAUGHTER] TO TRY IT OUT. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED SO WITH THAT SAID, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ACTION ITEM TO THE AUGUST 5TH.

NOPE, WE CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE THAT'S INFORMATION ONLY.

OKAY. IT MAY BE IT DEPENDS ON THE DEADLINE.

BE THAT THIS WOULD BE THE INFORMATION AND THEN THAT IF WE HAVE TO BECAUSE OF A DEADLINE TO TAKE ACTION ON AUGUST 5TH.

BUT IF WE DO NOT HAVE TO AT THAT TIME, THEN WE CAN CERTAINLY WAIT UNTIL THE SECOND MEETING.

ALTHOUGH WE WANT TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO NOT TAKE ACTION IN THOSE FIRST MEETINGS.

THIS MAY HAVE TO BE AN ISSUE THAT IS AN EXCEPTION BECAUSE OF THE TIMELINE AND NOT HAVING THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION EARLIER IN THE SUMMER.

I DON'T KNOW WHY WE NEED A FIRST READ. IT'S JUST I MEAN, IT'S JUST DECIDING AND USUALLY IT'S A VOLUNTEER THAT WANTS TO GO IT'S A FIRST READ FOR THE BOARD TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THE DAIS.

THAT'S WHY IT'S FIRST READ, EVEN THOUGH IT'S WHAT IT IS, YOU KNOW, A DIFFERENT TOPIC IT'S STILL AN ACTION ITEM THAT WE'VE JUST SEEN THIS AS A BOARD

[01:15:01]

TRUSTEE FRANCO, MAY I ASK A CLARIFICATION QUESTION? OF COURSE UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE FAMILY IN TOWN THAT WEEKEND AND CAN'T. I'M NOT AVAILABLE, BUT DO WE HAVE ANY VOLUNTEERS AT THIS POINT IN TIME? BECAUSE IT MAY BE A MOOT POINT IF NO ONE EVEN KNOWS IF THEY CAN MAKE IT, IF IT FITS IN THEIR SCHEDULES.

I'M NOT SEEING ANY.

NO? DAMIEN, DID YOU MAKE THE MOTION? TO TABLE IT? YES. YES, MA'AM. DID YOU? I APOLOGIZE, I MISSED THAT.

TRUSTEE PANTOJA ACTUALLY MADE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TABLING THIS TO THE NEXT ACTUAL MEETING? HANG ON I'M COUNTING. SO ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.

TO TABLE? SO THE MOTION IS TO TABLE THE TASA/TASB APPOINTING.

CAN WE JUST BECAUSE IF WE DON'T HAVE TO ADD IT TO THE FIRST WORKSHOP MEETING, I THINK THAT'S PREFERRED FOR ME FALLING IN LINE WITH WHAT WAS JUST DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY. PERFECT. THANK YOU SINCE IT'S LIKE THE 11TH THROUGH THE 13TH OF SEPTEMBER AND THEY HAVE TO GET ALL THE INFORMATION TO THE DELEGATE, IT MIGHT HAVE TO BE I'M JUST SAYING. THAT'S FINE WE'LL FIND OUT AND INCLUDE IN THE COMMUNIQUE THIS WEEK.

IT'S OKAY I'LL DRAW STRAWS AND HERS WILL BE THE LONG ONE.

NO PLAN [LAUGHTER]. NEXT UP, WE HAVE CLOSED SESSION.

[VI. Closed Session]

CONSIDER SANCTIONS FOR ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT.

CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING DISCUSSION TO FILL BOARD VACANCY FOR SINGLE MEMBER SMD 5 AND THEN LASTLY TGC 551.076 DELIBERATION REGARDING DISTRICT VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT FULL REPORT THE TIME IS NOW 7:33.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ENDED ITS EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:25.

I CALL THIS MEETING BACK INTO ORDER AT OPEN SESSION AT 9:26.

[VII. Approve Action Items Discussed in Closed Session]

SECRETARY GUADIAN MAKES THE MOTION, TRUSTEE PANTOJA SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE.

MOTION CARRIES 8 TO 0. DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND POSSIBLY ACT ON SANCTIONS FOR ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE SANCTIONS AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION FOR TGC 551.074 SECRETARY GUADIAN MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE BURTON MAKES A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? BY SHOW OF HANDS. MOTION CARRIES 8 TO 0. LASTLY, DELIBERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PROPOSED TERMINATION OF CHAPTER 21 EMPLOYEE CONTRACTS.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 9:28? YES APPARENTLY TRUSTEE PANTOJA I WOULD LIKE TO VICIOUSLY NO [LAUGHTER] LIKE TO MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SECOND BY TRUSTEE BURTON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? BY SHOW OF HANDS. AND WE GET TO LEAVE THE BUILDING Y'ALL HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.