[00:00:01] >> GOOD EVENING. WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING [I. Call to Order] US AT THIS MEETING OF THE DEL VALLE ISD SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW TRUSTEES FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR DISTRICT AS THIS REALLY DOES TAKE ALL OF US. I AM PRESIDENT WEGNER, AND I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:16 P.M. ON AUGUST THE 5TH, 2025. PLEASE LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT, THAT A NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. LET'S STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AT THIS TIME, [III.A. Recognition of Master Trustee / Board Secretary Elvia Guadian Bryan Holubec, member of the TASB Board of Directors and the Honorable Leadership TASB Alumni Association Director from Thrall ISD] CAN I PLEASE HAVE MR. BRYAN HOLUBEC COME FOR THE RECOGNITION OF OUR VERY OWN MASTER TRUSTEE OR SECRETARY, ELVIA GUADIAN. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, TRUSTEES, DR. GUTIERREZ AND OF COURSE, THE MEMBERS OF THE DEL VALLEY ISD COMMUNITY. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE AND BE PART OF THIS PRESENTATION. MY NAME IS BRYAN HOLUBEC. I SERVE AS A DIRECTOR TO THE LEADERSHIP TASB ALUMNI EXECUTIVE BOARD. I AM MYSELF A GRADUATE OF THIS PROGRAM. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF LEADERSHIP TASB ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS FOR THIS RECOGNITION TO COMMEMORATE THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT. TONIGHT I HAVE THE HONOR OF RECOGNIZING TRUSTEE ELVIA GUADIAN. GOD, I DID IT WRONG. [OVERLAPPING] ONE MORE TIME. I GOT TO SAY IT THREE MORE TIMES. [LAUGHTER] WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE ELVIA, WHO HAS OFFICIALLY GRADUATED AS A MEMBER OF THE LEADERSHIP TASB CLASS OF 2025 AND EARN THE DESIGNATION OF MASTER TRUSTEE, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION OF HONOR BESTOWED UPON THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS. FOR A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE PROGRAM. LEADERSHIP TASB IS CERTAINLY NOT YOUR AVERAGE BOARD TRAINING. THE PROGRAM IS A TRANSFORMATIVE YEAR LONG JOURNEY THAT PUSHES YOU BEYOND YOUR PERSONAL COMFORT AND INTO PERSONAL GROWTH. AS A FELLOW GRADUATE, I CAN TELL YOU FIRSTHAND, THIS IS HARD WORK. IT MEANS STEPPING OUT OF YOUR DISTRICT AND INTO OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS TEXAS. IT MEANS WRESTLING WITH COMPLEX POLICY ISSUES, CHALLENGING YOUR ASSUMPTIONS, AND COMMITTING TIME AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY, YOUR JOB, AND YOUR OTHER BOARD DUTIES, ALL IN THE EFFORT TO BECOME A BETTER PUBLIC SERVANT BACK HERE AT HOME. OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE SESSIONS THIS PAST YEAR, THIS CLASS TRAVELED TO LOCATIONS, WHICH INCLUDED AUSTIN, EL PASO, FORT WORTH, COLLEGE STATION, AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THIS CLASS TRAVELED MORE THAN 23,000, 03,500 MILES DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY LIVE IN THE STATE. THEY VISITED A NUMBER OF INNOVATIVE SCHOOL SYSTEMS, THEY MET WITH THOUGHT PROVOKING LEADERS, AND THEY ENGAGED IN DEEP MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. ONLY TRUSTEES WHO DEMONSTRATE FULL PARTICIPATION IN A COMMITMENT TO LEARNING AND A VISION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, COMPLETE THE PROGRAM, AND ELVIA DID EXACTLY THAT. TONIGHT, WITH THE CONFERRING OF THE MASTER TRUSTEE TITLE, MS. GUADIAN JOINS A NETWORK OF FEWER THAN 1,000 TRUSTEES ACROSS TEXAS WHO HAVE EVER REACHED THIS LEVEL OF PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND SCHOOL GOVERNANCE. MASTER TRUSTEES ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO NOT ONLY LEAD LOCALLY, BUT THINK STATEWIDE. THESE PEOPLE WHO SEE THEIR ROLE IS MORE THAN A SEAT ON THE DAIS AND FEEL OF IT MORE AS A CALLING. ELVIA, ON BEHALF OF YOUR FELLOW TASB ALUMNI, WE WELCOME YOU INTO THE LEADERSHIP TASB FAMILY. WE RECOGNIZE YOUR GROWTH. WE HONOR YOUR COMMITMENT. WE THANK YOU FOR INVESTING THE LEADERSHIP TEXAS STUDENTS DESERVE. YOU NOW CARRY NOT JUST THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BOARD MEMBER, BUT THE VOICE AND PERSPECTIVE OF THEM. IF YOU WOULD ALL PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING ELVIA. [APPLAUSE] [00:06:57] >> ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. THAT IS [INAUDIBLE] AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RECOGNIZE IT SO GOOD JOB. NEXT UP ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. [IV. Public Comment] INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL SIGN UP BEFORE THE MEETING BEGINS AS SPECIFIED IN THE BOARD'S PROCEDURES ON PUBLIC COMMENT, AND SHALL INDICATE THE AGENDA ITEM OR TOPIC ON WHICH THEY WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND FINISH MY SPEECH WHILE I CALL UP MS. CRISTELA ROCHA SPEAKING ON THANK YOU AND FORWARD TOGETHER. AT NO TIME WILL A TRUSTEE RESPOND TO AN INDIVIDUAL ADDRESSING THE BOARD. HOWEVER, ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF MEMBERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF MEMBERS MAY APPROACH EACH PUBLIC FORUM SPEAKER AND REPORT BACK TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD. AN INDIVIDUAL'S 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 THEN CALL TIME ONCE YOU ARE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> I AM NOT WEARING MAKEUP OR AM I TRYING TO LEARN? THIS IS FROM THE HEAT. I JUST THOUGHT I'D TELL YOU. NATURAL BLUSHING. DO I GO AHEAD AND START? ARE WE GOOD? WE GOOD TO GO. GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, DR. GUTIERREZ, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A THANK YOU FOR THE DISTRICT PAY RAISE. I KNOW IT WAS NOT EASY. THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS JUST LIKE THAT RUBIK'S CUBE. YOU MOVE ONE THING AND SOMETHING ELSE FALLS INTO PLACE THAT SHOULDN'T BE THERE. I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS IN THE BACKGROUND THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW ABOUT. I KNOW THAT YOU DID THE BEST THAT YOU COULD TO GIVE EVERYONE A PAY RAISE. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE GO, WHAT IS SHE TALKING ABOUT? DON'T SAY THAT. BUT SOMETIMES IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WE MAY NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE BOTTOM UP AND FLIP IT BECAUSE I THINK I'M FAIRLY DECENT RIGHT NOW, BUT OUR BUS DRIVERS OR MECHANICS, THOSE PEOPLE THAT HELP KEEP US GOING TO GET THE KIDS TO US NEED A BETTER LIVING WAGE AND WE ALL KNOW THAT. WHAT CAN WE DO MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER TO GET THEM THERE? SO THAT THEY STAY AND OUR KIDS ALREADY KNOW THEM, HEY, I KNEW YOU WERE IN ELEMENTARY. NOW, YOU'RE MIDDLE SCHOOL. THEY TEND TO BEHAVE ON THE BUS FOR THAT BUS DRIVER. LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO MOVING FORWARD FOR THAT. I APOLOGIZE. I WAS NOT HERE THE OTHER TIME BECAUSE I WAS SICK AND I DIDN'T WANT TO BE COUGHING ON EVERYBODY AND EVERYBODY'S GOING, WHAT DOES SHE HAVE? BUT I'M HERE AND ALIVE. NOW, SHIFTING GEARS. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE IN THE BOARD'S CONTROL AND SOME THINGS THAT ARE NOT. NOW, I KNOW EVERYBODY HAS SAID THIS AND IF YOU SAY NO, YOU'RE LYING AND WE KNOW IT. HAVE YOU EVER FELT REALLY GOOD BECAUSE THINGS ARE GOING REALLY WELL AND YOU'RE NOT STRESSED ABOUT THINGS AND YOU HAVE THAT MOMENT WHERE YOU GO AND YOU HAVE THAT SIGH OF RELIEF. SHAKE YOUR HEAD. WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE. BUT THEN THE SHOE FALLS. YOU GET YOUR MAIL AND YOU GET AN UNEXPECTED BILL FROM YOUR DOCTOR OR YOUR CLINIC AND YOU'RE LIKE, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? HOW DID I KNOW? HOW IS THIS UNEXPECTED EXPENSE? HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU OPENED THAT LETTER AND WERE SURPRISED WITH THE UNEXPECTED EXPENSE? I KNOW HOW I FELT. HOW AM I GOING TO PAY FOR THAT? AM I GOING TO HAVE TO DO UBER EATS? AM I GOING TO BABYSIT? [00:10:02] AM I GOING TO DOG WALK? WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO PAY IT OFF AND IN COMES THE STRESS. THIS IS SOMEWHAT SIMILAR [OVERLAPPING] TO WHAT SOME PEOPLE FELT WITH THE INSURANCE OF THAT $500 GOING AWAY. I KNOW THAT'S NOT UNDER YOUR CONTROL. BUT MOVING FORWARD AS A FAMILY, HOW CAN WE DO THAT TO GET IT SOONER, THE INFORMATION, SO PEOPLE CAN PLAN AND THAT WOULD HELP A LOT, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE DEPENDENT ON THAT $500 THAT WE HAD WITH THE INSURANCE THAT'S NO LONGER THERE. THE LAST THING IS, I WAS NOT HERE FOR THE LAST MEETING, WE HAD A LONG DISCUSSION ABOUT THE EXTENDED DAY. I UNDERSTAND THE THOUGHT BEHIND IT. WHAT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND AND I GUESS, THE SENSE OF URGENCY AND SOME PEOPLE WERE BOTHERED BECAUSE WE GOT AN E-MAIL THURSDAY, WE HAD A MEET TUESDAY, AND IT WAS PUSHED OUT WEDNESDAY. I UNDERSTAND THE SENSE OF URGENCY. BUT IF OUR GOAL IS STILL TO BUILD COMMUNITY, WE HAVE TO WORK A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO GET THAT SENSE OF URGENCY TO GO AWAY BECAUSE WE PLAN AHEAD. BRING IN PARTIES OR PEOPLE THAT CAN HELP YOU. YOU'RE NOT AN ISLAND. MAKE SENSE. SOME OF US HAVE SKILLS THAT, HEY, YOU WANT A BANNER SHOW, WE'LL DO THAT. >> TIME. >> BUT USE YOUR SOURCES AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU KEEP US IN THE KNOW AND BE TRANSPARENT BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE TRUST. >> THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR INFORMATION ITEMS SO THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS, PLEASE. [V.A. Superintendent's Comments] >> GOOD EVENING. SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, WE'VE BEEN HARD AT WORK PREPARING FOR A STRONG START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR HERE IN DEL VALLE ISD AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK YOU, OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT. OVER THE SUMMER, YOU'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND A FACILITATOR TO DEVELOP STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT LATER THIS EVENING. I APPRECIATE THE TIME, THOUGHTFULNESS, AND LEADERSHIP THAT YOU ALL HAVE BROUGHT TO THAT IMPORTANT WORK. I ALSO AGAIN WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR BOARD SECRETARY, TRUSTEE ELVIA GUADIAN ON BEING NAMED MASTER TRUSTEE. THAT IS A BIG DEAL, NOT JUST FOR DEL VALLE ISD, BUT ACROSS THE STATE. WE ARE PROUD OF YOU, MRS. GUADIAN. AS WE READY TO WELCOME NEARLY 12,000 STUDENTS NEXT MONDAY, WE'RE ALREADY SEEING GREAT ENERGY AND ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE DISTRICT. I WANT TO THANK OUR SIXTH AND NINTH GRADE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR COMING OUT TO ORIENTATION. WE'VE HAD SUCH A STRONG TURNOUT, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS READY AND EXCITED FOR THE YEAR AHEAD. TOMORROW IS CONVOCATION AND I COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED TO MEET ALL OF OUR AMAZING EMPLOYEES. IT'LL BE MY FIRST AS SUPERINTENDENT, AND I'M ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD TO FEELING THAT ENERGY, INSPIRATION AND HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR TEAM FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO. TOMORROW EVENING, WE'LL HOST OUR ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL BASH, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT ONE. WE'LL BE GIVING AWAY BACKPACKS, OFFERING FREE VACCINES AND CREATING A FUN EXPERIENCE WITH BOUNCE HOUSES, A PETTING ZOO AND MORE THAN 40 COMMUNITY VENDORS. IT'S ONE MORE WAY WE'RE SHOWING OUR FAMILIES THAT DEL VALLE ISD IS READY. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP, AND HERE'S TO A GREAT START TO THE '25, '26 SCHOOL YEAR, WE'LL WORK TOGETHER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. NEXT STEP ON THE AGENDA, [V.B. Discuss and Consider a Plan of Finance in Relation to the Defeasance of Certain Outstanding District Debt, and the Potential Issuance of Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds and Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds Rudy Mejia, CEO Nickel Hayden / District Financial Advisor] WE HAVE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A PLAN OF FINANCE IN RELATION TO THE DEFEASANCE OF CERTAIN OUTSTANDING DISTRICT DEBT AND THE POTENTIAL ISSUANCE OF UNLIMITED TAX SALE, BUILDING BONDS, AND UNLIMITED TAX REFUNDING BONDS. MR. RUDY MEJIA FROM NICKEL HAYDEN. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WEGNER, DR. GUTIERREZ, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT. MY NAME IS RUDY MEJIA, CEO OF NICKEL HAYDEN ADVISORS. TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE PLAN OF FINANCE FOR THE DISTRICT'S UPCOMING FINANCINGS ON THE INS SIDE. AS A QUICK REMINDER, THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE COMPRISED OF TWO SIDES OF POTS OF MONEY. ONE SIDE IS THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION SIDE THAT'S UTILIZED TO PAY TEACHER SALARIES, TO KEEP YOUR BUILDINGS UP THE CODE, AND THEN THE INS SIDE, YOUR INTEREST IN SINKING SIDE, THAT IS FOR BOND MONEY CAPITAL PROJECTS AND THINGS OF THAT. TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING THE CAPITAL PROJECT SIDE, THE INS SIDE. IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE YOU ALL HAVE SEEN ME. THE TEAM HAS GROWN. TODAY, I'M JOINED BY MADISON PEARSON, WHO IS OUR LEAD ANALYST AND RUNS ALL OF THE ANALYSIS HERE. ALSO WITH HER IS A GENTLEMAN NAMED GINO, WHO'S SHADOWING ME TODAY AND INTERESTED IN THE BUSINESS. I THINK ONE OF OUR KEY TRAITS AS A FIRM IS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHERS WHEN WE CAN, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ABOUT AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOU ALL. LET ME START BY FIRST SAYING DEL VALLE ISD IS A SHINING STAR IN CENTRAL TEXAS. [00:15:07] THE WAY YOU ALL COMPARE TO SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE LEADERSHIP THAT DR. GUTIERREZ BRINGS, IT'S A TESTAMENT TO YOUR STRONG CFO IN DINA EDGAR. Y'ALL FINANCES ON THE INS SIDE ARE REALLY GREAT. >> YOU HAVE A GOOD MIX OF BONDS HERE RANGING FROM 3% COUPONS TO 5% COUPONS. YOU HAVE A DESCENDING DEBT SERVICE SCHEDULE, WHICH MEANS ANYTIME THERE'S A NEW BOND ELECTIONS, YOU WILL HAVE CAPACITY FOR FUTURE GROWTH. THE WAY YOU ARE SET UP TODAY IS GOING TO PREPARE YOU FOR TOMORROW, AND SO WHAT I'M ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT IS, HOW DO WE CONTINUE THAT PREPARATION FOR WHAT'S TO COME. I'M GOING TO AHEAD AND MOVE ON A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE'RE EXPERIENCING SOME STRONG PROPERTY GROWTH OUT HERE, MAINLY DUE TO THE TESLA PLANT. I THINK WE'RE SEEING SOMEWHERE AROUND 20-25% PROPERTY GROWTH THIS YEAR OVER YEAR. MY NUMBERS MAY NOT BE EXACT, BUT I KNOW IT'S AROUND THAT AREA. SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE STARTING TO SEE A DECLINE IN THEIR PROPERTY VALUES. BUT DVISD IS IN A GREAT POSITION WHERE WE'RE SEEING A POSITIVE TREND. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THERE ARE THREE THINGS THAT WE'D LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO CONSIDER. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST AN INFORMATION-ONLY SESSION. BUT ONE FROM THE 2022 BOND, THERE'S $20 MILLION REMAINING THAT HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BUT UNISSUED. TWENTY MILLION OF THAT 2022 BOND WILL BE ISSUED, WE ANTICIPATE SOMETIME IN OCTOBER, AND ANYTHING BOND RELATED FROM THE 2022 PACKAGE, THAT 20 MILLION CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THAT PROJECT. IF THERE'S ANYTHING OUTSTANDING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, THAT'S WHAT THAT MONEY IS USED FOR. INTEREST RATES ARE STARTING TO COME DOWN. THERE IS A MARKET UPDATE AT THE BACK OF THIS DECK THAT IS A LITTLE BIT OUTDATED BECAUSE MONDAY AND FRIDAY, INTEREST RATES HAVE STARTED THE TANK. THERE IS SOME UPDATES THAT WE WILL DO, BUT WHENEVER INTEREST RATES GO DOWN, IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REFINANCE OUR EXISTING DEBT. VERY SIMILAR TO THE WAY YOU AND I CAN REFUND OUR MORTGAGE. WHEN RATES GO DOWN, WE REFUND OUR MORTGAGE, OUR MONTHLY PAYMENT GOES DOWN. IN THIS CASE WITH BONDS, LET'S SAY WE'RE PAYING 5%, WITH A REFUNDING, WE COULD PAY 4%. THAT DELTA BETWEEN 5 AND 4 PROVIDES INTEREST RATE SAVINGS, AND THE DISTRICT WOULD SAVE MONEY. IN THE UNIVERSE OF BONDS THAT WE CAN REFUND AS A DISTRICT, THERE'S ABOUT $33 BILLION OF BONDS. IF WE CAN REFUND ALL OF THAT, WE SET A TARGET OF A 5% PV SAVINGS, A PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS, WHICH WOULD EQUATE TO ROUGHLY 1-$1.5 MILLION IN INTEREST SAVINGS BY EXECUTING THE FINANCING. THAT'S JUST GOOD PRUDENT PRACTICE. MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE DO THIS. DEL VALLE ISD HAS REFUNDED BONDS BEFORE IN THE PAST, SO THIS IS NOTHING NEW TO YOU ALL, BUT I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME ANALOGIES TO HELP PROVIDE YOU WITH A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING. NOW, LASTLY, THE THIRD SECTION HERE IS WHAT'S CALLED A CASH DEFEASANCE. IN THE EVENT, PROPERTY VALUES GO HIGHER THAN WE INITIALLY ANTICIPATED. SOMETIMES WE CAN OVER COLLECT A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY IN CASH IN TAX COLLECTIONS. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THAT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DEFEASE EXISTING DEBT. YOU'RE PAYING YOUR MORTGAGE OFF A LITTLE EARLIER THAN ANTICIPATED WITH THAT EXTRA MONEY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING HAPPENING SOMETIME NEXT FISCAL YEAR AS WELL. WE'RE ASKING TO GO UP TO 27 MILLION IN THE CASE THAT PROPERTY VALUES DO COME IN AS HIGH AS WE DO ANTICIPATE COMBINED, THE WHOLE PLAN OF FINANCE INCLUDES $20 MILLION OF NEW MONEY BONDS THAT'S ALREADY AUTHORIZED AND UNISSUED, ABOUT A $33 MILLION REFUNDING DEPENDING ON WHERE INTEREST RATES GO. LIKE I SAID, I DO ANTICIPATE THEM COMING DOWN. WE WILL TARGET A 5% PV SAVINGS, AND THEN FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PAY OFF $27 MILLION IN BONDS WITH THE EXCESS TAX COLLECTIONS. ALL OF THAT COMBINED IS WHAT WE CALL THE PLAN OF FINANCE. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? THIS PRESENTATION WAS PUT TOGETHER IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY AND THINGS HAVE CHANGED, BUT THAT'S THE WAY OUR MARKET IS. INTEREST RATES FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN ALL THE TIME, BUT WE DO ANTICIPATE ENTERING INTO THE MARKETS SOMETIME IN THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER. THAT COULD ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE DO ANTICIPATE OCTOBER. [00:20:02] IT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO ENTER INTO THE MARKET AS FAR AS VOLUME OF BONDS BEING BROUGHT IN. TYPICALLY, WE'LL SEE A SLOW DOWN TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR. DEL VALLE ISD BONDS WILL BE LOOKED AT FOR FAVORABLY IN THE MARKET. RIGHT NOW, IT'S SO SATURATED. I THINK MADISON PULLED UP A REPORT TODAY. THERE'S BEEN OVER $9.5 BILLION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS BROUGHT TO MARKET IN JUST THE MONTH OF JULY. ISSUED IN OCTOBER, THE DISTRICT WOULD RECEIVE FUNDS IN NOVEMBER, AND THEN MARK YOUR NEW COO WOULD SPEND THEM, I'M SURE RELATIVELY QUICK. LAST SLIDE HERE, WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO OVER THE MARKET. LIKE I SAID, INTEREST RATES ARE COMING DOWN. THEY WERE ON AN ASCENT FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT ONE THING HAS BEEN INDICATED FOR SURE IN THE FED IS TOWARDS THE FALL, THEY WILL START LOOKING AT CUTTING RATES, SO THAT'S ONE POSITIVE THING. THERE'S PRESSURE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS WELL TO LOWER INTEREST RATES, SO THAT'S ANOTHER POSITIVE. THEN THE MARKET ITSELF IS REACTING TO SOME OF THE ECONOMIC NEWS THAT HAS RECENTLY COME OUT THAT IS DRIVING INTEREST RATES DOWN. THAT MATTERS BECAUSE THE LOWER THE INTEREST RATE, THE LESS INTEREST THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS TO PAY, AND THE LESS TAX DOLLARS NEED TO BE RAISED ON YOUR CONSTITUENTS. ALL IN ALL GUYS, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, I THINK DEL VALLE ISD IS IN A GREAT POSITION. YOU ALL HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB MANAGING YOUR DEBT SERVICE SO FAR. I HOPE THIS PRESENTATION ANSWERS ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE SENT EARLIER. I THINK THERE WAS ONE THAT I DID NOT ADDRESS, AND THAT WAS WHAT THE PLAN LOOKS LIKE. WHAT IS THE DISTRICT'S ROLE AFTER YOU ALL APPROVED THAT? MAINLY, IT'S GOING TO FALL ON THE SHOULDERS OF YOUR SUPERINTENDENT AND YOUR CFO. THERE ARE SOME MAJOR KEY ITEMS THAT THEY WILL BE A PART OF, THAT'S YOUR RATING CALLS, THAT'S YOUR DUE DILIGENCE CALLS WITH YOUR UNDERWRITERS. THEY'LL MOST LIKELY BE IN MY OFFICE FOR THE PRICING WHEN WE EXECUTE THESE THINGS. THEY'RE ACTIVELY INVOLVED REVIEWING DOCUMENTS AND INVOLVED IN THE WHOLE PRICING PROCESS. I'M GOING TO END ON THIS. THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH THAT WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING OUT THIS WAY, AND BECAUSE OF HOW WELL THE FINANCES HAVE BEEN MANAGED, AND OVERALL GREAT THINGS IS HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY. I'M GOING TO PRESSURE MOODY'S A LITTLE BIT TO HELP US WITH OUR CREDIT RATING. JUST LIKE YOU AND I HAVE A CREDIT SCORE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A CREDIT RATING, AND RIGHT NOW IT'S AA3. I THINK WE DESERVE TO BE UPGRADED. I THINK WE CAN MAKE A STRONG ARGUMENT TO BE AA2 ON THIS NEXT FINANCING. NO GUARANTEES, OBVIOUSLY, BUT OUR GOAL IS TO PUSH OUR RATING AGENCIES TO MOVE OUR CREDIT RATING UP BECAUSE THAT IN EFFECT AFFECTS YOUR INTEREST RATE. WITH THAT, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY. >> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL PUT IN AND STAFF. THANK YOU. THE FIRST QUESTION IS FOR THE NUMBER 1 ITEM, THE NEW MONEY. IF WE DO GO AHEAD WITH THIS CURRENT SCHEDULE, AT WHAT POINT IN TIME WILL WE BE ABLE TO START ACTUALLY UTILIZING THAT $20 MILLION? >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, MISS WOODY. TWO THINGS WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN I WOULD THINK MAYBE IN SEPTEMBER. WE'LL REQUEST BOND COUNSEL TO BRING FORTH A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION SO THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT COULD START SPENDING MONEY IMMEDIATELY AND THEN REIMBURSE THEMSELVES WITH THE 20 MILLION. IF THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE DO, THEN FUNDS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER. THAT'S WHEN MONEY WILL HIT THE ACCOUNT. >> THANK YOU. THEN THE NEXT ONE IS FOR THE CASH DEFEASANCE AND EXISTING DEBIT. YES. HOW DOES THIS PLAY INTO CHAPTER 41 FUNDING? IF WE GET THAT EXTRA REVENUE AND THEN WE USE IT TO GO IN TO PAY OUR EXISTING BONDS, HOW DOES THAT KEEP US FROM GOING INTO THAT CHAPTER 38? >> SURE. THAT'S ANOTHER GREAT QUESTION. REMEMBER, I STARTED WITH TWO DIFFERENT POTS OF MONEY, YOUR CHAPTER 41 OR FORMERLY CHAPTER 49, THAT IS BASICALLY YOUR M&O SIDE, AND SO THE STATE PROHIBITS YOU TO USE THAT EXTRA MONEY TO PAY YOUR TEACHERS OR PROVIDE RAISES, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE, AND SO WE HAVE TO SEND THAT MONEY BACK TO THE STATE. I THINK THERE IS GOING TO BE A TIME OR MAYBE WE ALREADY ARE IN CHAPTER 41 STATUS WITH THE STATE BUT ON THE INS SIDE, THE MONEY RAISED FROM YOUR INS TAX RATE STAYS WITHIN THE DISTRICT. [00:25:01] THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO UTILIZE THAT MONEY TO CASH DEFEASE YOUR EXISTING DEBT. DOES THAT ANSWER THE QUESTION? IT DOESN'T AFFECT YOUR CHAPTER 41. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. BOARD, ARE THERE ANYTHING FURTHER? TRUSTEE FRANCO? >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, RUDY. I DID YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL ANSWERED PREVIOUSLY. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FIRST OF ALL TO OUR STAFF FOR GETTING US IN THE POSITION THAT WE ARE, THE VERY GOOD FINANCIAL POSITION THAT WE ARE. I KNOW IT TOOK A LOT OF HARD WORK. RUDY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING THE FORESIGHT TO GET US TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE AND BE ABLE TO SAVE THE DISTRICT SOME CASH AND SOME DOLLARS IN THE LONG RUN. APPRECIATE YOU ALL DID A GOOD JOB. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS SIDE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL EVALUATE THIS AND THEN IT'S ON FOR THE AUGUST THE 19TH MEETING. >> YES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP, WE HAVE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER [V.C. Discuss and Consider the 2025-26 Resolution to Designate a Tax Rate Calculation Official Dina Edgar, Deputy Supt. of Administrative Services] THE 25-26 RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE A TAX RATE CALCULATION OFFICIAL. MISS DINA EDGAR. >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WEGNER, DR. GUTIERREZ, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. EACH YEAR, DISTRICTS ARE REQUIRED TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN TRUTH AND TAXATION ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE CALCULATION OF THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE AND THE VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE. THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE IS THE RATE THAT WOULD GENERATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUE IN THE CURRENT YEAR AS WAS GENERATED IN THE PRIOR YEAR IF APPLIED TO THE SAME PROPERTIES. THE VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE IS THE MAXIMUM TAX RATE THE DISTRICT CAN ADOPT WITHOUT AN ELECTION, AND THIS WOULD BE OUR PROPOSED M&O TAX RATE. KEY DEADLINES FOR THE TAX RATE CALCULATION INCLUDE RECEIVING OF THE CERTIFIED PROPERTY VALUES FROM THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT ON JULY 25TH. THE BOARD WAS SENT AN EMAIL ON FRIDAY INCLUDING THE PROPERTY VALUES. WE SUBMITTED OUR LOCAL PROPERTY VALUE SURVEY TO TEA, AND WE HAVE RECEIVED OUR MAXIMUM COMPRESSED TAX RATE FOR 25-26, AND WE RECEIVED THAT ACTUALLY TODAY. ON AUGUST 19TH, WE'LL ASK THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL TO DESIGNATE MYSELF, THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT AS THE OFFICER TO CALCULATE THE TAX RATES FOR 25-26. JUST ON A SIDE NOTE, THE DISTRICT PAID A COMPANY $10,000 LAST YEAR TO DO THIS CALCULATION, BUT WE'LL DO IT IN-HOUSE THIS YEAR. THEN WE'LL HOLD OUR TAX RATE HEARING AND ADOPTION ON SEPTEMBER 16TH. THIS NEXT SLIDE ILLUSTRATES A SAMPLE RESOLUTION TO MAKE THAT DESIGNATION, AND THIS IS IDENTICAL TO WHAT WAS PASSED. THIS IS PRESENTED FOR INFORMATION THIS EVENING AND BACK FOR ACTION ON AUGUST 19TH. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU. BOARD ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS SIDE? NO? >> SORRY. I WASN'T ABLE TO ASK A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS OVER THE WEEK BECAUSE OF ISSUES. BUT MY QUESTION IS GOING TO BE FOR THE TAX RATE HEARING AND ADOPTION, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AS A BOARD ON WHAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING? >> I HAD PLANNED TO BRING THE TAX RATE PROPOSAL TO THE BOARD AT THE SEPTEMBER BOARD MEETING AND THEN DO THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THE SECOND SEPTEMBER BOARD MEETING FOR ADOPTION. >> YOU'RE GOING TO PROVIDE TO US WHAT YOU WANT US, BUT AT THAT TIME, WE'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION. THE SEPTEMBER 1ST MEETING. CAN WE ADD THAT TO THE CALENDAR JUST FOR THE BOARD TO KNOW. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS SIDE? I'M SORRY, LET ME BACK UP. IS IT A PUBLIC HEARING AND DOES IT HAVE TO BE SEPARATE SO THAT WILL BE THE OPEN AND CLOSED MEETING AND THEN THE REGULAR MEETING? >> IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SEPARATE. IT CAN JUST BE AT THE TOP OF THE MEETING AND THEN ROLL INTO REGULAR MEETING. THAT'S HOW YOU ALL DID IT LAST YEAR. >> THANK YOU. HEARING NOTHING FURTHER. MOVING ON, WE HAVE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF ATTENDANCE, [V.D. Discuss and consider an Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credit and Delegate Contractual Authority to the Superintendent Dina Edgar, Deputy Supt. of Administrative Services] CREDIT, AND DELEGATE CONTRACTUAL AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. MISS EDGAR. >> THE DISTRICT DID RECEIVE PRELIMINARY NOTICE FROM TEA OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING EXCESS LOCAL REVENUE BASED ON EARLY ESTIMATES CALCULATED BY THE AGENCY. THIS NOTIFICATION IS ESSENTIALLY A STANDARD PRECAUTIONARY NOTICE ISSUED ANNUALLY DOES NOT MEAN THE DISTRICT IS IN A RECAPTURE SITUATION AT THIS TIME. WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN? OUR TIER 1 LOCAL SHARE OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUE MAY BE IN EXCESS OF OUR ENTITLEMENT BASED ON THE FUNDING FORMULAS. THIS COULD MAKE THE DISTRICT SUBJECT TO RECAPTURE, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS ROBIN HOOD, [00:30:01] WHERE PROPERTY WEALTHY DISTRICTS SEND FUNDS BACK TO THE STATE. ALL DISTRICTS WHO RECEIVE THIS NOTIFICATION ARE REQUIRED TO SEEK BOARD APPROVAL AS TO THE METHOD WE INTEND TO USE TO REDUCE EXCESS REVENUE. IN THE EVENT WE BECOME A RECAPTURE DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT HAS FIVE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO REDUCE EXCESS REVENUE, ALL OF WHICH ARE QUITE RADICAL EXCEPT FOR ONE, AND THAT'S OPTION 3, WHICH IS THE PURCHASE OF ATTENDANCE CREDITS. CURRENTLY, 100% OF RECAPTURE DISTRICTS EXERCISE OPTION 3, BUT I'LL ROLL THROUGH THE OTHER FOUR FOR YOU AS WELL. THE FIRST ONE IS CONSOLIDATION WITH ANOTHER DISTRICT. THE SECOND ONE IS DETACHMENT AND ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY. EDUCATION OF NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS FROM A PARTNER DISTRICT AND TAX-BASED CONSOLIDATION WITH ANOTHER DISTRICT. YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT OPTION 3 IS OUR BEST OPTION. OPTION 3 IS THE PURCHASE OF ATTENDANCE CREDITS. IT ALLOWS THE DISTRICT TO NET STATE AID AGAINST THE RECAPTURE, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE BOARD APPROVE AND THIS HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1ST. NOW, IF A DISTRICT FAILS OR REFUSES TO EXERCISE ONE OF THESE OPTIONS, THE COMMISSIONER IS REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE REDUCTION THROUGH DETACHMENT. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT CALCULATION AND EXERCISE THAT WE HAVE TO DO. THIS NEXT SLIDE IS A LITTLE BUSY, BUT I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH IT. IT ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN WHAT RECAPTURE LOOKS LIKE. OUR NOTIFICATION RELATES TO THE TIER 1 PORTION WITH POTENTIAL LOCAL REVENUE ENTITLEMENT. THEN IN TIER 2 IN THE MIDDLE, WE HAVE THE GOLDEN PENNIES. THEY'RE NOT SUBJECT TO RECAPTURE. THE DISTRICT CURRENTLY HAS FIVE GOLDEN PENNIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL, AND WE APPLIED THOSE FIVE PENNIES TO OUR COMPRESSED TAX RATES. THERE ARE THREE ADDITIONAL GOLDEN PENNIES AVAILABLE THAT WOULD REQUIRE A TAX RATE ELECTION, BUT THEY'RE NOT SUBJECT TO RECAPTURE. NOW MOVING OVER TO THE LAST COLUMN, WE HAVE NINE COPPER PENNIES AVAILABLE. THEY YIELD LESS THAN THE GOLDEN. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE CALLED COPPER. THEY ALSO REQUIRE VOTER APPROVAL, BUT THEY ARE SUBJECT TO RECAPTURE. THAT'S IN A NUTSHELL HOW RECAPTURE WORKS. I KNOW IT'S COMPLICATED. THIS IS A SAMPLE AGREEMENT FORM THAT WILL SEEK APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD TO DESIGNATE AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO COMPLETE ELECTRONICALLY ONLINE. AGAIN, THIS DOES NEED TO BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 1ST. THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW THAT THE DISTRICT HAS HAD TO DO THIS EXERCISE AND HAS NOT MOVED TO RECAPTURE. >> THIS IS BEING BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD THIS EVENING AS AN INFORMATION ITEM, AND WILL BE BACK ON AUGUST 19TH FOR ACTION. >> THANK YOU. BOARD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE FRANCO. >> YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. REAL QUICK. YOU MENTIONED THE FOUR OPTIONS, BUT THEY WEREN'T IN THE PRESENTATION. WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE FOUR OPTIONS TO STUDY UP ON THEM A LITTLE MORE? YEAH. I JUST WANT TO FAMILIARIZE MYSELF WITH THEM AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ENTAIL. >> I HAVE A NICE ONE PAGER, I CAN QUEUE IT UP FOR COMMUNIQUE. >> AWESOME. THAT'S IT. I CAN LOOK THAT OVER. WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE NEXT MEETING. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER, BOARD? HEARING NOTHING. NEXT UP WE HAVE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER [V.E. Discuss and Consider the 2025-2026 Texas Teacher Evaluation & Support System (T-TESS) Appraisers Danica Murillo, Chief Human Resources Officer] THE '25 - '26 TEXAS TEACHER EVALUATION AND SUPPORT SYSTEM, THE T-TESS APPRAISERS. MS DONICA MORELO. >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WEGNER, DR. GUTIERREZ, AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THIS ITEM IS THE ANNUAL LIST OF SECOND APPRAISERS FOR THE TEXAS TEACHER EVALUATION AND SUPPORT SYSTEM, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS T-TESS. THIS LIST INCLUDES THE T-TESS APPRAISERS WHO WILL BE APPROVED TO ACT AS A SECOND APPRAISER IF A TEACHER REQUESTS A SECOND OBSERVATION. ESSENTIALLY NOT AGREEING WITH THE OBSERVATION THAT THEIR CURRENT SUPERVISOR HAS CONDUCTED. THE SECOND APPRAISERS ON THIS LIST INCLUDE CURRENT CAMPUS PRINCIPALS ALONG WITH CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS. WE DO HAVE SOME OF OUR CONTENT COORDINATORS ON THE LIST. I BELIEVE OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM IS ON THE LIST AND I MYSELF AM ON THE LIST AS WELL AS AN APPRAISER. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DOES NEED TO BE APPROVED ANNUALLY. IT IS INFORMATION TONIGHT AND WE'LL ACTION AT OUR NEXT MEETING. YES, MA'AM. >> SORRY. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. >> I JUST RAISE MY HAND AND YOU CALL ON ME. >> IT'S THE TEACHER IN YOU. >> VICE PRESIDENT, WOODY, PLEASE. >> I WAS LOOKING AT THIS, AND ONE OF THESE DOES NOT SEEM LIKE THE OTHERS TYPE OF SITUATION. IF WE COULD JUST TALK MAYBE OFFLINE ABOUT THE ONE AND GET SOME MORE INFORMATION ON IT, THE COORDINATOR PART, BECAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE IS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, AND I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THAT CAME FROM. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU. [00:35:01] >> THANK YOU. BOARD, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON WE HAVE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE '25- '26 COMPENSATION MANUAL. THANK YOU. [V.F. Discuss and Consider the 2025-2026 Compensation Manual Danica Murillo, Chief Human Resources Officer] >> THANK YOU. THIS IS THE COMPENSATION MANUAL FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, AND THE COMPENSATION MANUAL SERVES AS A GUIDE FOR SALARY AND HOURLY WAGES FOR NEW HIRES IN ALL OF OUR HIRING CATEGORIES, INCLUDING TEACHER PARAPROFESSIONAL AUXILIARY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL. WE DO HAVE A NEW PAY SCALE THIS YEAR, WHICH IS THE NON-TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT ELIGIBLE POSITIONS. THIS PAY SCALE, AND I'LL HIGHLIGHT IT IN A LITTLE BIT. THIS PAY SCALE INCLUDES THE POSITIONS THAT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT PER HOUSE BILL 2. THE COMPENSATION MANUAL ALSO INCLUDES THE PROPOSED STIPENDS FOR THE '25 - '26 SCHOOL YEAR, ALONG WITH COMPENSATION GUIDELINES FOR OUR SUBSTITUTES, OUR ACEXLEAD STAFF, AND TUTORS FOR THE DISTRICT. THE NEXT FEW SLIDES IN THIS PRESENTATION WE'LL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE CHANGES IN THE COMPENSATION MANUAL FROM THE '24 - '25 SCHOOL TO THIS UPCOMING '25 - '26 SCHOOL YEAR. AGAIN, ONE OF THE CHANGES IS THE PAY SCALES THEMSELVES. THE TEACHER NEW HIGHER PAY SCALE DOES REFLECT A STARTING SALARY OF 60,000, AGAIN, THE HIGHEST IN THE AREA, AND IT REFLECTS THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WERE MANDATED BY THE STATE PER HOUSE BILL 2 AS PART OF THE TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT. THE NON-TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT ELIGIBLE POSITIONS PAY SCALE. AGAIN, THIS IS FOR OUR NEW HIRES, COVERS OUR NON-TRA POSITIONS SUCH AS LIBRARIANS, NURSES, AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES. THIS PAY SCALE DOES ALSO REFLECT A STARTING SALARY OF 60,000. THE NEW HIRE PAY SCALES FOR OUR CLERICAL AND PARAPROFESSIONAL POSITIONS ALONG WITH AUXILIARY AND OUR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL PAY SCALES, ALL REFLECT AN INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR AT ABOUT 1.5%. THIS NEXT SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE ELIMINATED POSITION TITLES ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE PAY PLAN. AGAIN, SOME OF THESE TITLES HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED DUE TO EITHER CHANGES IN THE ACTUAL TITLE ITSELF, JUST NEEDED TO TWEAK THE TITLE TO BETTER REFLECT THE DUTIES OF THE POSITION, OR WE INSTITUTED A TITLE CHANGE TO CLEARLY ALIGN WITH A NEW JOB DESCRIPTION OR NEW JOB DUTY. YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE THAT THESE ARE SOME OF THE POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. THIS NEXT SLIDE SHOWS OUR NEW POSITION TITLES OR PAY GRADES. AGAIN, THIS SLIDE HAS SOME OF THE TITLES FOR SOME OF THE POSITION TITLES THAT WERE ELIMINATED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. FOR EXAMPLE, WE USED TO HAVE A PRINCIPAL OF EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL. THAT POSITION TITLE WAS DONE AWAY WITH, THAT BECAME AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OR AN ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL FOR EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL. WE ALSO MADE SURE THAT OUR TITLES FOR OUR CHIEFS ARE ALIGNED, SO YOU'LL SEE THAT WHAT WE'RE PREVIOUSLY ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT TITLES FOR SOME OF OUR CHIEFS ARE NOW CHIEF OF OPERATIONS, OF COMMUNICATIONS SO THAT THOSE TITLES ARE ALIGNED. WE DO HAVE SOME CHANGES IN PAY GRADES. OUR CHIEF OF LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP, WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER WAS MOVED UP TO THE AP 12 PAY SCALE TO BETTER REFLECT THE DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT POSITION. THEN OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF GOVERNANCE AND EDUCATION SERVICES WAS MOVED FROM AP 12 TO AP 13, AGAIN TO ALIGN WITH THE JOB TITLE AND THE DUTIES OF THAT POSITION. THERE WAS A CHANGE IN SOME LANGUAGE OR SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE ADDED TO THE COMPENSATION MANUAL REGARDING STIPENDS. WHILE WE STREAMLINE SOME OF THE GLOSSARY IN LAST YEAR'S MANUAL, WE DID WANT TO INCLUDE A STATEMENT REGARDING STIPENDS, SPECIFICALLY THAT STIPENDS ARE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL REVIEW BY THE DISTRICT, AND THIS IS DUE TO THE NEED TO REVIEW OUR BUDGET EACH YEAR AND REALLY CONSIDER BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS AND PROGRAM PRIORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS AS WE LOOK AT STIPENDS FOR THE YEAR. THIS FINAL SLIDE DOES HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE STIPENDS THAT WERE REMOVED FROM THE COMPENSATION MANUAL. A LOT OF THESE STIPENDS WERE REMOVED BECAUSE THEY WERE ONE TIME STIPENDS THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD FOR THE '24 - '25 SCHOOL YEAR. THE FIRST THREE ON THE LIST WERE ONE TIME STIPENDS. WE REMOVED SOME STIPENDS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE EMPLOYEES WHO CURRENTLY MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THAT STIPEND, AND SO THEY WERE REMOVED. THEN WE HAVE SOME STIPENDS THAT WERE REMOVED BECAUSE WE ENSURED THAT WE WERE SETTING A COMPETITIVE SALARY FOR OUR HIRES SO THAT THE STIPEND WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO THE SALARY THAT WAS SET. [00:40:01] THEN THE FINAL STIPEND ON THERE IS THE LEAD ENRICHMENT SPECIALIST SATURDAY EVENTS. THOSE STIPENDS WERE REMOVED BECAUSE A NEW COMPENSATION STRUCTURE HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE TO SUPPORT THE GRANT BUDGET. YOU'LL SEE THE CHANGE FOR THE LEAD ENRICHMENT SPECIALIST STIPENDS. THAT CHANGE IS ON THE THIRD TO THE LAST PAGE OF THE COMPENSATION MANUAL. YOU'LL SEE THAT IT'S NOW AN HOURLY RATE FOR ANY SATURDAY EVENTS OR EXTRA DUTY PAY FOR OUR LEAD ENRICHMENT SPECIALIST OR ACE ENRICHMENT SPECIALIST. THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION. AGAIN, THIS IS AN INFORMATION ITEM THIS EVENING AND THE COMPENSATION MANUAL WILL BE AN ACTION ITEM IN THE NEXT BOARD. ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU, BOARD. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU FOR THIS. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT TO HAVE BEFORE WE APPROVE THE BUDGET. CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT BEFORE WE APPROVE OUR NEXT BUDGET? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> BECAUSE IT HELPS US UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> NOT TO SAY THAT WE DON'T TRUST YOU OR ANYTHING, BUT THIS HELPS US A LOT. THEN THE NEXT THING, ALL OF THESE CHANGES THAT ARE IN POSITION TITLE CHANGES AND PAY GRADES, DOES THAT CHANGE COMPENSATION AS WELL FOR THIS YEAR, OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'LL HAVE TO RE-EVALUATE NEXT? >> IT'S A SLIGHT CHANGE, AND I CAN DISCUSS THAT IN CLOSED AS PART OF THE PERSONNEL ACTION ITEM. >> IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE APPROVED AS PART OF INCREASE IN BUDGET? BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING WE SHOULD HAVE APPROVED IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO BE DONE. OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THAT IN CLOSED? >> YES, MA'AM. >> MOST OF THOSE THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED ARE JUST CHANGES THAT ARE REFLECTED WITH TITLES AND POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED. THERE ARE A FEW THAT ARE GOING TO BE CHANGES THAT I AM RECOMMENDING BASED ON THE DUTIES AND TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS ALIGNMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHIEF OF POLICE WAS A CHIEF TITLE THAT WAS TWO PAY GRADES BELOW OTHER CHIEFS, AND SO PART OF THAT RECOMMENDATION IS GOING TO BE IN TWO PHASES TO BRING IT UP TO PAR WITH THE OTHER CHIEFS TO ENSURE THAT IT IS ALIGNMENT WITH THE ROLE AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES. YOU HAVE 23 OFFICERS, I BELIEVE, THAT YOU HAVE OVERSIGHT OF AND THE BUDGET, SAFETY SECURITY, AND THE CHIEF IS TWO PAY GRADES BELOW. THE OTHER AGAIN, IS GOING TO BE INCREASES TO OUR PAY ADJUSTMENTS THAT I AM RECOMMENDING FOR TWO INDIVIDUALS. WHEN YOU THINK OF THE SCOPE OF THE WORK THAT COMES WITH TURNING AROUND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHERE WE HAD NINE OF 14 SCHOOLS THAT WERE FAILING, THAT IS A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY. IN JUST A FEW MONTHS WE HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS, AND I CAN SAY CONFIDENTLY THAT WE ARE GOING TO SEE EVEN BETTER RESULTS THAN WERE PROJECTED OVER THE SUMMER WITH SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES. THE DATA THAT WE HAVE BEEN SHARING IS GOING TO LOOK BETTER THAN IT HAS PROJECTED. BUT I THINK AS WE'VE SHARED, GONE THROUGH THE LSG WORK, AND IDENTIFIED THE GOALS, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF WORK THAT IS GOING TO HAVE TO HAPPEN AND IN AN EFFORT TO BE COMPETITIVE AND ON PAR WITH OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS, I AM MAKING A RECOMMENDATION AS THE SUPERINTENDENT TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS IN WORKING WITH OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER THAT WOULD FIT WITHIN OUR BUDGET. >> I CAN APPRECIATE THAT COMMENT, BUT I ALSO HAVE A CONCERN WITH US JUST CHANGING THINGS RIGHT AFTER WE JUST APPROVED THE BUDGET. FOR ONE, BECAUSE IF WE WERE GOING TO DO THAT, I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE HOURLY EMPLOYEES A RAISE. IF WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING, I'D LOVE FOR THE BOARD TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION BEFORE IT COMES TO US IN A MEETING LIKE THIS OR IF IT WAS AND I MISSED IT, I APOLOGIZE, BUT THIS WAS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I PERSONALLY HAD QUALMS ABOUT WITH OUR PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION THAT WERE HAPPENING. AT LEAST YOU'RE TELLING US BEFORE IT WAS JUST HAPPENING. I APPRECIATE THAT PART OF IT, BUT I DO WANT IT TO BE A BROADER DISCUSSION WITH THE BOARD IN THE FUTURE. >> TRUSTEE FRANCO, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? >> I WANT TO SAY I HAD SOME QUESTIONS PRIOR WHEN THIS GOT SENT OUT ORIGINALLY LAST WEEK. MS MORELO AND HER TEAM DID A GOOD JOB OF ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT HARD WORK AND THAT EFFORT. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> I KNOW I CAN BE A LITTLE PESKY WITH MY QUESTIONS, BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT. >> ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS SIDE? TRUSTEE PANTOJA. >> VICE PRESIDENT, LEDESMA WOODY, I WANT TO FULLY SUPPORT YOU ON THIS. I DO BELIEVE THIS SHOULD COME TO US SOONER. DR. GUTIERREZ, I LOOK AT YOU AND ASK, COULD YOU COMMIT TO PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION TO US MUCH SOONER AND NOT IN THIS POSITION AGAIN. [00:45:04] >> ABSOLUTELY. A BIG PART OF IT WAS DUE TO HOW LATE WE RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND THE RAISES, SO WE WERE HANDICAPPED IN PROVIDING A COMPENSATION MANUAL EARLIER BECAUSE WE WERE AWAITING WHAT SCHOOL FUNDING WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU'RE GOING TO GET THIS EARLY ON IDEALLY IN MAY WOULD BE IDEAL WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT ADOPTING A BUDGET. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN IT WAS PRETTY NORMAL PRACTICE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BRING THE COMPENSATION MANUAL IN APRIL OR MAY. BUT AS YOU'VE SEEN, OVER THE PAST FEW LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS, THEY'VE PUT SCHOOL FUNDING ON THE BACK BURNER. IT IS NOT A HIGH PRIORITY WHERE WE HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE THAT EARLY IN THE GAME. IT'S TYPICALLY AT THE END OF MAY OR EVEN IN A SPECIAL SESSION WHEN SCHOOL FUNDING IS ADOPTED. YOU'RE SEEING THAT PRACTICE CHANGE TO WHERE IT IS BROUGHT LATER IN THE SUMMER, WHICH WAS THE CIRCUMSTANCE IN THIS CASE. IDEALLY WE WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE BROUGHT IT, BUT WE WERE AWAITING ON WHAT THAT TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PROMISE AND GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL COME IN APRIL OR MAY, IT REALLY IS CONTINGENT UPON WHAT THE LEGISLATURE DECIDES. I THINK NEXT YEAR IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO COME EARLY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A LEGISLATIVE SESSION UNLESS THE GOVERNOR CALLS SOMETHING SPECIAL. BUT I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A POSITION TO WHERE YOU'RE NOT BRINGING FORWARD THE COMPENSATION MANUAL AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BUDGET. BUT WE'VE HAD THE $13 MILLION DEFICIT THAT WE'VE HAD TO WORK THROUGH, AND THEN OF COURSE, WAITING ON THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION. BUT IT IS DEFINITELY NOT IDEAL. I CAN CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND. NEXT YEAR, WE CAN CERTAINLY BRING IT EARLIER AS WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. BUT THEN WHEN WE GET TO 2027, WE COULD BE IN A POSITION TO WHERE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE END OF A SPECIAL SESSION THAT COULD BE ENDING IN JUNE OR JULY. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A SPECIAL SESSION WHERE IT REALLY HANDICAPS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND HOLDS RAISES BECAUSE YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE BUDGET IS GOING TO BE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. BOARD, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? TRUSTEE PANTOJA. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT DR. GUTIERREZ. ONE QUESTION REGARDING THIS. >> LINE 8, I SEE THAT THERE IS A COORDINATOR POSITION THAT HAS A SALARY SET. DOES THAT MEAN THERE'S A SALARY AND A STIPEND FOR THAT SAME POSITION? >> I'M SORRY. WHICH ONE ARE YOU LOOKING AT? >> BOYS ATHLETICS COORDINATOR AND HEAD FOOTBALL COACH. >> WHAT PAGE? THE PAGES ARE NUMBERED. >> THESE DON'T HAVE PAGE NUMBERS. >> YOU'RE LOOKING AT AP8? >> YES. THEN I SEE IN THE STIPENDS, THERE IS, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, BOYS COORDINATOR, HEAD FOOTBALL COACH, STIPEND AS WELL. DOES THAT MEAN SALARY PLUS STIPEND? >> CORRECT. >> JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I READ CORRECTLY. >> BOARD, ANYTHING FURTHER ON THE SIDE? THANK YOU. I ACTUALLY HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. OF COURSE, I JUST MOVED ALL MY SHEETS. GOING BACK TO PAGE 46 OF OUR BINDER FOR THE NON TRA ELIGIBLE POSITIONS; LIBRARIANS, REGISTERED NURSES, INSTRUCTURAL COACHES. WHY IS IT ON THESE THAT THEY CUT OFF AT 28 PLUS? DO WE HAVE THESE POSITIONS WITH MORE THAN 28 YEARS? >> THERE'S A POTENTIAL, BUT THIS AGAIN IS THE HIRING SCALE FOR OUR NEW HIRES COMING IN. IF WE DO HAPPEN TO GET A NEW HIRE WHO COMES IN AT MORE THAN 28 YEARS, THEN WE WOULD WORK WITH BUSINESS TO LOOK OUT WHAT THAT RANGE WOULD BE FOR THAT PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. BOARD, ANYTHING FURTHER? >> WE HAVE ONE WAS ON THE IT WAS A STIPEND RELATED QUESTION. I THINK IT WAS NUTRITION AND STRETCHING OR SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW IF WE MADE THAT UP OR IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ACTUALLY DO, OR STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING. IS THIS SOMEBODY THAT IS ALL THE TIME AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS? IT SAYS YEARLY, AND IT'S PRETTY HIGH. IS THIS PERSON ALSO A TEACHER? HOW DOES THAT PARTICULAR ONE WORK? [00:50:03] IT'S ON PAGE 56. >> I'M LOOKING OVER AT OUR ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT OVER HERE. >> CAN YOU GET HER THAT? >> CAN ONE OF YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE? THANK YOU. >> HELLO, BOARD. HE IS A TEACHER AS WELL AS FULL TIME STAFF FOR THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> I GET. BECAUSE THEY'RE TEACHERS AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO ALL THIS EXTRA STUFF ON THE SIDE. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE DISTRICT TO START LOOKING INTO HOW DO WE ENROLL THIS INTO THEIR ACTUAL PAY AS OPPOSED TO ADDITIONAL STIPENDS, SO WE DON'T HAVE A HUGE [INAUDIBLE]. >> TRUSTEE FRANCO, IF YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING, PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR MIC, THANK YOU. IT ECHOES ON THE [INAUDIBLE]. YES. >> THAT WAY WE COULD REALLY UNDERSTAND WHERE ALL THESE EXTRA STIPENDS ARE COMING FROM AND HOW MUCH. BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IF YOU'RE A TEACHER AND YOU'RE A COACH AND IT'S PART OF YOUR CONTRACT ALREADY, THAT THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED INTO YOUR PAY. THAT'S JUST MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION, BUT IT DOES MAKE IT LOOK LIKE WE'RE GIVEN EXTRA. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ACTUALLY THE CASE OR IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS ALREADY IN THEIR PLAN AND WE'RE GIVING THEM EXTRA OR WE DIDN'T COMPENSATE THEM PROPERLY BEFOREHAND. >> WOULD THAT BE BECAUSE IF IT'S INCLUDED IN THEIR COMPENSATION AND THEY STOPPED DOING THAT, THEN YOU CAN'T TAKE IT BACK, CORRECT? >> THAT'S PART OF IT, YES, DEPENDING ON THEIR CONTRACT. WE DO COMPENSATE FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL [INAUDIBLE] AND YES, IF FOR SOME REASON, THAT INDIVIDUAL NO LONGER PERFORM THEIR COACHING, THEN IT WOULD IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO TAKE THAT PAY BACK. >> YEAH. I MEAN, THAT'S WHY I WAS SAYING IF IT EMBEDDED INTO THEIR CONTRACT, THESE ARE YOUR DUTIES BECAUSE YOU ARE THIS AND WE ARE DOING THIS. WE ARE COMPENSATING YOU FOR THIS. IF YOU DON'T DO ONE, THEN YOU'RE VIOLATING YOUR CONTRACT. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO, BUT IT'S JUST THE THOUGHT. >> I THINK THE CHALLENGE IS THEN YOU'RE CREATING CONTRACT SPECIFIC TO VARIOUS POSITIONS. WE HAD A CIRCUMSTANCE THIS YEAR WHERE WE DID HAVE A COACH RESIGN FROM THEIR DUTIES AS A COACH AND SO THEY HAD TO RESIGN THEIR POSITION. THE CHALLENGE BECOMES IF YOU'RE PLACING THAT INTO THEIR SALARY AND IT JUST BECOMES THEIR $70,000 SALARY AND THEY WERE TO RESIGN FROM THE DUTIES SPECIFIC TO STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING OR COACHING BASKETBALL, THEN THEY WOULD MAINTAIN THEIR SALARY AND WE'D BE LOCKED INTO THAT CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION. THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO CONTRACT THE NEXT PERSON WITH THAT SALARY. IT REALLY HANDICAPS SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THAT'S WHERE YOU GET THE STIPENDS, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH AT A TEACHER SALARY AT 60,000. LET'S JUST SAY THEY ARE ALSO WORKING TO DO THE STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FOR YOUR VOLLEYBALL STUDENTS, FOR YOUR FOOTBALL STUDENTS, FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN OFF SEASON AND THAT TENDS TO BE EARLY AM, LATE INTO THE EVENINGS. IF WE'RE NOT OFFERING SOME TYPE OF INCENTIVE BY WAY OF A STIPEND, A TEACHER IS NOT GOING TO WANT TO DO THAT JOB WHEN THEY COULD JUST TEACH ENGLISH AND NOT HAVE THE DEMANDS OF 6:00 AM WORKOUTS AND 6:00 PM WORKOUTS. THAT'S THE REASONING BEHIND THOSE STIPENDS AND NOT INCLUDING IT IN A SALARY, WHICH THERE ARE CASES, AS MS. MARIO SHARED EARLIER, WHERE YOU CAN INCLUDE SOME OF THESE STIPENDS INTO A SALARY TO MAKE IT MORE COMPETITIVE. WE'VE ALSO HAD CONVERSATIONS AS A TEAM OF EIGHT AS WE'VE UNDERGONE BUDGET PLANNING TO GET TO THE BUDGET ADOPTION AND THE NEED TO REALLY AUDIT OUR STIPENDS AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE A FOCUS THIS YEAR. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD NOT UNDERTAKE THIS PAST YEAR, OR MANY OF US BEING NEW AND THEN TRYING TO REDUCE THE DEFICIT AND ALSO LOOK AT OUR HR PRACTICES ON TOP OF OTHER THINGS, BUT THAT IS GOING TO BE AN AREA FOCUS THIS YEAR WHERE THE HR TEAM ALONGSIDE OUR CFO TO AUDIT AND ENSURE THAT STIPENDS ARE APPROPRIATE. >> YEAH, BECAUSE I WASN'T AWARE THAT WE GAVE A STIPEND FOR LARGE CLASSROOMS IN THE ELEMENTARY. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN LARGE CLASSROOM? LIKE AT WHAT NUMBER DO WE SAY, "HEY, YOU NOW REACHED THIS LEVEL AND YOU NOW GET A STIPEND." >> IT IS A PART OF OUR STAFFING GUIDELINES. I BELIEVE AT ELEMENTARY, IT'S ABOUT 26 MAYBE, DEPENDING ON THE GRADE LEVEL AND AT MIDDLE SCHOOL, IT'S ABOUT 30 STUDENTS. [00:55:04] I THINK WE USED THAT STIPEND ONCE LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD A TEACHER WHO RESIGNED MID YEAR AND WE HAD TO COMBINE SOME CLASSES AND SO BECAUSE THAT TEACHER WAS TAKING ON TWO CLASSES AT ONCE, THEY WERE PROVIDED THE LARGE CLASS STIPEND. ESSENTIALLY, THEY WERE LOOKING AT CLOSE TO 45-50 KIDDOS IN A CLASSROOM BECAUSE THEY WERE TEACHING TWO CLASSES AT ONCE. >> BUT WE OFFER TEACHER AIDS WHEN THEY GET TO A CERTAIN LEVEL, RIGHT? THEY'RE NOT BY THEMSELVES. >> NOT NECESSARILY AT MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE DO AT ELEMENTARY, BUT OUR STAFFING GUIDELINES DON'T REALLY OUTLINE AIDS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL. BECAUSE WE DO HAVE HIGHER RATIOS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR CLASSES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. >> THAT'S INTERESTING. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I MAY. >> JUST REALLY QUICK. MY OTHER ONES WERE GOING TO BE AROUND SPECIAL ED AND THE FINE ARTS. I THINK FOR ME, REALLY, ANY OF THESE POSITIONS THAT THAT'S THEIR ONLY CORE JOB AT THE DISTRICT, IF WE COULD INCLUDE THEIR STIPEND INTO THEIR COMPENSATION, THAT'S JUST LIKE, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO OR NOT? BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF OUR DANCE TEACHER ALSO TEACHES ENGLISH OR IS HER MAIN FOCUS DANCE? STUFF LIKE THAT. THAT'S WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT. WHY IS IT NOT ALREADY INCLUDED INTO THEIR CONTRACTS? >> THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT WHEN WE START TO AUDIT STIPENDS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. >> TRUSTEE FRANCO, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? >> I DO. YEAH. IN ACCORDANCE, OUR VICE PRESIDENT IS ALWAYS ASKING US TO FOLLOW BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. THIS ITEM IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY CURRENTLY. I BELIEVE SHE COULD HAVE ASKED ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS PRIOR TO OR CAN ASK THEM IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, IF SO WE CAN MOVE ON. THIS WOULD BE FANTASTIC. >> ANYTHING ELSE? >> THANK YOU. >> JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS FOR US TO DISCUSS, RIGHT? >> YES. >> WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION? >> YES. >> THANK YOU. >> TRUSTEE PANTOJA. >> I UNDERSTAND THE TITLE FOR CHIEF OF POLICE WAS MOVED FROM AN AP9 TO AN EIGHT. WHY WASN'T IT MOVED TO 11 WITH THE REST OF THE CHIEFS TO KEEP AN ALIGNMENT? >> WE WANTED TO DO THAT AS A TWO-YEAR PHASE IN BECAUSE IT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE SOME COMPENSATION. WE DID NOT WANT TO DO A BIG LEAP AGAIN. CONSIDERING THE BUDGET AND WHERE WE'RE AT, WE WANTED TO DO THAT AS A SLOW PHASE IN OVERTIME. >> IT'D BE TWO YEARS BEFORE HE IS AT IN 11 LIKE THE REST OF THE [INAUDIBLE]? >> CORRECT. IN THE DISTRICT. CORRECT. >> DO WE HAVE A PLAN IN BETWEEN? IS IT SLOWLY? DO WE HAVE A PLAN IN PHASE? >> YES. THE COMPENSATION PHASE IN IS ALSO A TWO-YEAR PHASE IN. >> THANK YOU. >> TRUSTEE PANTOJA, NOW, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO? >> I JUST HAVE A CLARIFYING QUESTION WITH THAT LANGUAGE YOU SAID EARLIER? I SEE THE LARGE CLASS STIPEND FOR ELEMENTARY, YOU SAID MIDDLE SCHOOL. DOES THAT MEAN THAT IS THE DOUBLE CLASS STIPEND FOR SECONDARY? >> THAT IS, YES. THANK YOU FOR THE CORRECTION AND CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS? TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD. >> FOR THE POSITIONS THAT WERE RECOMMENDED FOR THE PAY RATE INCREASE, WOULD THEY ALSO BE DOING UNDER BACK PAYMENT AS WELL, IF APPROVED? >> I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD NEED TO DECIDE. IDEALLY, YES, BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THE JOB, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY CONSIDER AS WE APPROVE THAT ADJUSTMENT FOR THEM. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER, BOARD? GO AHEAD. >> DO WE HAVE THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT WERE OVERPAYMENT? HOW OFTEN DID THAT HAPPEN? IS THIS THE OVERPAYMENT SECTION AND WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN? >> I DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION RIGHT NOW, BUT I CAN GET THAT FOR YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER? NOT AT THIS TIME. NEXT UP, WE HAVE DISCUSSED AND CONSIDER STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS. [V.G. Discuss and Consider Student Outcome Goals Dr. Mark Cantú, Deputy Supt. of Governance and Education Services] DR. [INAUDIBLE]. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. GUTIERREZ. THIS EVENING, I BRING TO YOU A CONVERSATION THAT WE STARTED ON A SATURDAY WORKSHOP AND I JUST WANT TO AGAIN, COMMEND THE BOARD FOR PUTTING IN THE WORK FOR LONE STAR GOVERNANCE BECAUSE I THINK AS WE GO THROUGH IT, WE'RE SEEING THE REWARDS BEGINNING TO PAY OFF AS WE BECOME MORE FOCUSED AS A TEAM, BOTH BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT AND ADMINISTRATION BEHIND THE SCENES DOING THE WORK WITH YOU ALL. [01:00:05] AT THE LONE STAR GOVERNANCE MEETING THAT WE HAD, WE TALKED ABOUT WHERE IS THE FOCUS FOR THE DISTRICT. WE KNOW THAT STUDENT OUTCOMES IS ULTIMATELY THE GOAL AND SO WE KNOW THAT IF WE BEGIN TO FOCUS ON THESE AREAS, WE BEGIN TO MOVE THE NEEDLE NOT ONLY FOR THESE AREAS, BUT FOR ALL STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FROM TEA, WITH HOUSE BILL 3, THAT WE HAVE GOALS AROUND EARLY LITERACY, EARLY MATH, AND COLLEGE AND CAREER MILITARY READINESS. IN THE CONVERSATION, WE LANDED ON THESE FOUR. WE HAVE OUR EARLY MATH GOAL, OUR EARLY LITERACY GOAL AND OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS GOAL. THEN IN CONVERSATION, AS YOU ALL, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DATA, THE ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED THIS THIRD GOAL THAT'S THERE, THAT SEVENTH GRADE MATH. THE REASON WE GOT THERE WAS BECAUSE OF THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY MEETING STANDARD, WHICH IS ON GRADE LEVEL. I'LL READ THE FIRST ONE FOR THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS ABOUT A THIRD GRADE MATH AND WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR STATE ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS STAAR. WE KNOW THAT WE WANT TO GO FROM A BASELINE OF 27 IN 2024/2025 TO THE GOAL THAT WE CAME UP WITH AT THE END OF THAT DAY. WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY AND SO TODAY AGAIN, THIS IS FOR INFORMATION AND FOR DISCUSSION, DEFINITELY NOT TOWARDS ACTION AND AS WE KNOW, THE MAY 5TH. BUT WE LANDED ON 60%. JUST FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE JOINING US ONLINE, WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS 60% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE AT THE MEET STANDARD, WHICH MEANS 60% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE MEETING GRADE LEVEL. SIXTY PERCENT FOR THIRD GRADE MATH, 60% FOR THIRD GRADE READING, 40% FOR SEVENTH GRADE MATH. AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO GO FROM 6%. CURRENTLY, 6% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE MEETING GRADE LEVEL IN SEVENTH GRADE THAT ARE TAKING SEVENTH GRADE STAAR. I KNOW THAT CAUSES US TO PAUSE. I JUST WANT TO REMIND US OF THE CONVERSATION THAT OUR ADVANCED STUDENTS, BECAUSE WE BEGIN TO TRACK THEM A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY, DON'T TAKE THAT SEVENTH GRADE MATH, THEY TAKE THAT EIGHTH GRADE TEST. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT OUR OTHER STUDENTS ARE NOT THERE, IT'S JUST THE STUDENTS THAT TOOK AREN'T AT THE MEETS LEVEL. THEN FINALLY, OUR FOURTH GOAL AROUND COLLEGE AND CAREER, MILITARY READINESS, WE'RE LOOKING TO MOVE FROM 62% TO 90% SO THAT WHEN WE GRADUATE OUR STUDENTS, 90% OF OUR STUDENTS IN THIS FIVE-YEAR TRAJECTORY, ARE COLLEGE CAREER OR MILITARY READING. THE OTHER INFORMATION I INCLUDED AS A BACKUP FOR THE CONVERSATION. MAINLY FOR OUR COMMITTEE TO BE AWARE OF THE CONVERSATIONS. BUT THIS IS HOW WE GOT TO THE GOAL. I'M NOT GOING TO GO SLIDE BY SLIDE AND LINE BY LINE, BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE AN ORIENTATION OF WHAT IS ON THE SLIDES AND HOW WE GOT TO THE GOALS AS A TEAM. YOU CAN SEE WHEN WE LOOK ACROSS THE BOARD AT THIRD GRADE MATHEMATICS, WE HAVE OUR 2023 TAPER DATA. THAT IS FINAL ACCOUNTABILITY DATA THAT WE GET FROM THE DATE. WE WERE AT 55% APPROACHES FOR OUR THIRD GRADE MATH STUDENTS WHO TOOK STAAR THAT YEAR, 25% MEETS AND THEN 6% MASTERS. OUR MASTER STUDENTS ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE MASTERED THAT GRADE LEVEL AND CAN TAKE ON THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL WITH VERY LITTLE CHALLENGE. WE SAW SOME DIPS IN 2024 TO 51, 21 AND SIX AND THEN WE RECOVERED A POINT IN APPROACHES, SIX POINTS AT THE MEETS LEVEL AND THREE POINTS AT THE MASTER'S LEVEL. >> WE'VE GOT OUR READING DATA. AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO GO POINT BY POINT BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN THIS, WE SPENT ABOUT FOUR HOURS TALKING ABOUT THE GOALS, BUT AGAIN FOR OUR PUBLIC. WE DID SEE AN INCREASE FROM 2024 TO 2025, WHICH IS WHAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO SEE. IF WE SEE THAT TRAJECTORY EVERY YEAR, WE FEEL REALLY CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN HIT THOSE GOALS THAT WERE SET BY THE. SEVENTH-GRADE MATHEMATICS IT IS A DOWNWARD TREND. THAT IS WHY WE SAID THIS; WE REALLY RECOMMEND THAT WE LOOK VERY CLOSELY AT SEVENTH-GRADE MATHEMATICS. KNOWING THAT SIXTH AND EIGHTH GRADE ARE DEFINITELY IMPORTANT. SEVENTH-GRADE READING, IT'S AN UPWARD TREND, SO WE DIDN'T INCLUDE THAT ONE. THEN JUST SOME PROGRESS, THIRD GRADE THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE SO THAT WE CAN SEE HOW ARE OTHER STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT IN THIRD GRADE HOW THEY'RE DOING. SAME THING WITH READING THAT WAS MATH. THIS IS READING. THEN WE DID TALK ABOUT WITH OUR LSG COACH OF HOW ARE WE GOING TO TRACK THIS? [01:05:08] THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN TO TRACK THIS DATA IS THROUGH OUR MAP ASSESSMENT. AT OUR NEXT MEETING WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LSG, WE'LL TALK ABOUT AS A BOARD, YOU SET THE VISION, THAT LONG-TERM FIVE-YEAR GOAL. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO EVERY YEAR AND WHAT ARE THOSE TARGETS, THOSE GPMS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE WORKSHOP? IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE WILL BRING TO YOU WHERE WE BELIEVE THE TARGETS CAN TAKE US EVERY YEAR, BASED ON DATA, BASED ON CONVERSATION SO THAT WE CAN MEET THAT FIVE YEAR. WITH THAT, AGAIN, JUST FOR DISCUSSION AND INFORMATION TODAY, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH A SUMMARY OF OUR LONE STAR GOVERNANCE WORKSHOP THAT WE HAD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR GOALS OUR MATH, 60 READING, 40 FOR SEVENTH GRADE MATH, AND 90% FOR CCMR? >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. BOARD, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS IN REFERENCE TO THIS INFORMATION? TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD? >> I KNOW GOING BACK TO THE SEVENTH-GRADE MATH, THE 6%, WHICH LOOKED AWFUL. WERE WE ABLE TO GET THE DATA OF OUR SEVENTH GRADERS THAT WERE IN OUR ADVANCED MATH SO THAT WE COULD GET A BETTER NUMBER AND IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE ONLY 6% OF OUR SEVENTH GRADERS OVERALL? WE'RE PASSING, AT LEAST APPROACHES? ARE WE ABLE TO GET THAT OR DID WE GET THAT INFORMATION? >> I DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME, BUT WE ARE ABLE TO GET IT. THANK YOU FOR THAT AND WE WILL HAVE IT. >> ANYTHING FURTHER? THANK YOU. ANYTHING ON THE SIDE? BOARD, ACTUALLY, I HAVE COMMENTS IN REFERENCE TO THIS SO THAT BY DR. GUTIERREZ'S CONTRACT? WE HAVE TO HAVE THESE TO HIM BY AUGUST THE 30TH. WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS FIGURE OUT WHEN WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR TOWN HALLS. IN SPEAKING WITH STAFF, I SUGGESTED WE DID THE 12TH, 13TH AND 14TH. HOWEVER, WE HAVE A GRIEVANCE ON THE 14TH AND THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS THE 11TH. THIS IS WHERE WE NEED TO DECIDE, ARE WE GOING TO TRY TO STILL DO THREE TOWN HALLS BEFORE THE 19TH? ARE WE HAVING A SPECIAL MEETING FOR THIS? WHAT'S UP? TRUSTEE PANTOJA? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, JUST QUESTION. I'LL PUT IT OUT THERE BECAUSE THAT'S A VERY TIGHT SCHEDULE. IS THERE ANY WAY TO AMEND THAT CONTRACT RIGHT IN THE COMING WEEKS? >> I'M CERTAIN THAT WE COULD, BUT TO ME, IT SEEMS MORE PRACTICAL TO AND THIS IS WHAT WE AGREED ON IS ADOPTING THEM BY THE 19TH. THE PROBLEM I'M GOING TO HAVE IS, ARE WE TRYING TO MEET WITH TWO OR THREE TOWN HALL MEETINGS? >> THAT'S WHY I ASKED BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A TOUCH IT'S IN WHAT 10 DAYS, 20 DAYS FROM NOW, 25 DAYS FROM NOW. I'M JUST TRYING TO BE REALISTIC. CAN WE GET IT DONE? TO YOUR QUESTION, GIVE IT TWO OR THREE MEETINGS, THAT'S A BOARD QUESTION. I'M THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX. HOW CAN WE FIND ANOTHER SOLUTION SO WE DON'T CRAM IT ALL IN? BUT IF WE CAN'T AMEND WHAT WE ALREADY SAID BACK IN JULY, THEN FINE. >> THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT, LEDESMA WOODY. >> WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR US TO APPROVE THESE AS A TENTATIVE GOALS SO THAT WE MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND THEN GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE CAME UP WITH. BUT LET'S HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY. THEN IF THEY SAY, HEY, THIS IS FINE, LET'S ADD ONE MORE THING, THEN WE GO AND UPDATE IT, SOLIDIFIED IS THIS OR HOW FLUID IS THIS FOR US AS A BOARD AND AS A DISTRICT? >> HONESTLY, I DON'T THINK IT'S BENEFICIAL TO CHANGE, LIKE IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER AFTER WE GET THAT POTENTIAL FEEDBACK. I REALIZE WHAT THE GOAL IS. BUT I ALSO REALIZE WE NEED TO SET THE SUPERINTENDENT UP FOR SUCCESS AND SAY THIS IS THE CRITERIA THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE EVALUATED ON FOR YOUR CONTRACT IN NEXT YEAR. TRUSTEE FRANCO? >> JUST A CLARIFYING QUESTION, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THESE GOALS ARE REFER AS EVALUATION INSTRUMENT, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO USE THE SAME EVALUATION INSTRUMENT THIS YEAR AS WE WILL THE FOLLOWING YEAR. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, DO WE NEED TO HAVE THESE ACTUAL GOALS OR CAN WE GIVE HIM GOALS THAT MATCH HIS CURRENT EVALUATION INSTRUMENT? WE STILL GIVE OURSELVES A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO TALK TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THESE PARTICULAR NUMBERS? >> WELL, I GUESS THEN MY QUESTION BECOMES FOR HOUSE BILL, IS IT TWO OR THREE? WHEN DO WE HAVE TO HAVE THESE ADOPTED? >> THE HOUSE BILL 3 GOALS, [01:10:01] THEY DON'T GIVE US A TIGHT TIMELINE. FOR HOUSE BILL 3, WE GET A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY AS LONG AS WE ADOPT THEM THIS SCHOOL YEAR. BUT WHAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO IS COMMUNICATE VERY CLEARLY WITH OUR STAFF, WITH OUR PRINCIPALS, WITH OUR TEACHER, HERE'S THE GOAL, AND WE'VE GOT TO START MOVING TOWARDS THESE GOALS. >> HERE'S THE TARGET. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? TRUSTEE FRANCO, DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? >> NOT PARTICULARLY, BUT I THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. IT'S FINE. HOWEVER, YOU ALL WANT TO MOVE ON, THAT'S FINE. >> I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT US RUSHING THROUGH THESE THINGS. I DON'T LIKE THINGS TO BE PUSHED, ESPECIALLY PUSHED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY. IT'S BACK-TO-SCHOOL MONTH. PARENTS ARE GOING TO BE BUSY GETTING THEIR KIDS READY FOR SCHOOL. THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL ARE JUST CHAOTIC. I HAVE A HARD TIME BELIEVING THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET SOME SOLID FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY, UNLESS WE OPEN IT UP TO ONLINE. I THINK THAT'S A RUSH. I WANT TO SEE IF THERE'S A COMPROMISE WHERE WE CAN APPROVE SOMETHING TO SATISFY THE SUPERINTENDENT'S STAFF. IF IT'S THESE FOUR GOALS AS A BOARD, THAT WE SAY THE BOARD, HEY, FROM A BOARD STANDPOINT, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT, AND THEN GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND LISTEN TO WHAT THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK IS. ADD SOMETHING. I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S A HARD ASK FOR US TO WAIT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE TIME TO ACTUALLY DIGEST THIS INFORMATION AND REALLY GIVE US SOME GOOD FEEDBACK. WE HAVE AN ENTIRE YEAR BEFORE WE HAVE TO APPROVE IT. I THINK THAT WITH DR. GUTIERREZ'S CAPABILITY, HE CAN DO WHATEVER IS ASKED. HE'S AN AMAZING PERSON. I FEEL THAT WE WOULD BE RUSHING IF WE DO BACK-TO-BACK DATES, AND I'LL BE HONEST, I DON'T THINK I CAN COMMIT TO THAT. BUT THAT'S JUST ME. >> TRUSTEE, FRANCO. >> WHEN YOU SAY WE HAVE A YEAR BEFORE WE GOT TO APPROVE, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? YOU MEAN EVALUATION? >> YES. >> IF I CAN JUST STEP IN RECRUIT. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AS WELL, IS THAT THE EVALUATION INSTRUMENT THAT WE'LL BE USING AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR IS NOT THE SAME ONE THAT IS TIED TO THESE GOALS THAT WE'LL BE USING IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS. I UNDERSTAND THE POINT OF GIVING OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF THOSE TARGETS. BUT I BELIEVE WITH THE TENTATIVE GOALS, AS TRUSTEE LEDESMA WOODY SAID THAT COULD BE AT LEAST A BENCHMARK, A BASE LEVEL FOR STAFF AND TEACHERS TO KNOW WHAT THEY WANT TO HIT. THEN IF THE COMMUNITY DOES FEEL LIKE CHANGING THEM DRASTICALLY, THAT'D BE AN ISSUE. BUT I WOULD IMAGINE THERE'D BE TOO MUCH OF A CHANGE, BUT I DO FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO SOLID DUE DILIGENCE AND SOLID FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE AFTER ALL, THIS IS THEIR FIVE-YEAR PLAN. IT'S FOR THEIR KIDS. OUR KIDS ALL. GO AHEAD. >> TRUSTEE PANTOJA. >> FOR CLARITY, ARE YOU ASKING US WHEN WE LOOK AT THE GOALS, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THAT VERY FIRST SLIDE AFTER THE TITLE? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH? >> CORRECT. AFTER THE LONE STAR GOVERNANCE WORKSHOP, WE WALKED AWAY WITH THE FOUR GOALS AND THE TARGETS OF 60, 60, 40, 90. [OVERLAPPING] >> COMMIT IT TO DO AT THE WORKSHOP. AS A WHOLE, AND THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE TIME TO EXPRESS THOSE CONCERNS AND SOME WERE EXPRESSED, BUT THEN THIS WAS DECIDED TO DO WITH IT AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE IT. I THINK WE OWE IT TO HAVE TRY AND GET THESE IN. >> I THINK FROM A BOARDS STANDPOINT, WE'RE FINE WITH THESE GOALS FROM A BOARD STANDPOINT. I DON'T THINK THE BOARD HAS ANY ISSUES WITH THESE. WE ALL AGREED TO THESE DURING OUR WORKSHOP. I THINK IT'S GETTING THAT COMMUNITY FEEDBACK IS WHERE WE'RE DISAGREEING ON, AND HOW DO WE APPROACH THAT? >> THAT IS WHAT I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE THEY DID DISCUSS IT THEN, AND THEN WE AGREED TO TRY AND DO THIS, TRY AND GET IT DONE. THERE WAS A. [OVERLAPPING] >> WAIT, DID YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT THE DEADLINE AT THE END OF THE MONTH? >> I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. >> THAT WAS ALL DISCUSSED. DO WE HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE MEETINGS IN THE EVENINGS? DO THEY ALL HAVE TO BE COMMUNITY? CAN YOU DO MAYBE SOME WITH THE TEACHERS, SOME WITH THE STUDENTS AND STILL TRY AND GET THOSE IN? >> IN SPEAKING TO CENTO TODAY, THIS IS OUR PIECE THAT WE CAN TAKE FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND THEN EVENTUALLY THERE WILL BE THINGS THAT WE TAKE TO TEACHER GROUPS, STUDENT GROUPS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT NOT YET. NOT ON THIS. CORRECT. [01:15:01] >> I THINK WE CAN DO IT. >> I JUST WANT TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE THAT WAS A LOT OF OUR FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL INCLUDED IN DECISIONS THAT WERE BEING MADE. WE'RE OFFERING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THEIR FEEDBACK. IF YOU GUYS THINK WE CAN GET GOOD SOLID FEEDBACK IN THOSE THREE DAYS, THEN I WILL GO WITH WHAT THE REST OF THE BOARD AGREES TO, BUT I QUESTION THAT FOR SURE. >> I SECOND THAT THESE ARE ALL MY CONCERNS THAT I BROUGHT UP ON THAT SATURDAY. BUT AGAIN, I'LL GO WITH WHAT THE BOARD WANTS. >> SUPERINTENDENT GUTIERREZ, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE DOING A SURVEY? >> I AM COMFORTABLE AS MUCH VOICE WE CAN GET FROM STAKEHOLDERS THE BETTER. BUT I DO STRONGLY BELIEVE STARTING OUT THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH GOALS THAT I CAN WORK TOWARDS, MY TEAM COULD WORK TOWARDS OUR TEACHERS, OUR PRINCIPALS CAN WORK TOWARDS IS GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT. I OPERATED AN ENTIRE YEAR WITHOUT GOALS. BUT I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE PROGRESS THAT WE MADE. AS I SHARED, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF REASON TO CELEBRATE WHEN WE GET OFFICIAL RESULTS, NOT WHERE WE WANT TO BE, BUT IT DOES GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE GOALS, WHETHER THEY ARE ADOPTED TENTATIVELY OR NOT IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND GIVE US A GREAT STARTING POINT AS WE BEGIN THE SCHOOL. >> THANK YOU. BOARD, ANYTHING FURTHER? >> JUST FOR CLARITY. ON TOP OF HOLDING TOWN HALLS, THERE WILL BE SURVEYS AVAILABLE AS WELL. >> THAT'S WHAT WE JUST DISCUSSED. YES. >> I SAID JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. >> YOU HAVE TWO TOWN HALL MEETINGS, AND THEN THE SURVEY, YES, MA'AM. TRUSTEE BURTON? >> I THINK THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT. AS A PARENT, WHETHER IT'S TWO WEEKS NOTICE OR A MONTH NOTICE OR TWO MONTHS NOTICE. YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE BUSY. THE SUPERINTENDENT NEEDS GOALS SO HE CAN DISSEMINATE THAT INFORMATION TO HIS STAFF SO THEY HAVE GOALS TO WORK TO. WE JUST NEED TO GO AHEAD AND PUSH IT OUT, BE CREATIVE ON HOW WE DO IT, AND THEN GET THE INFORMATION, AND LET'S MOVE FORWARD. >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS SIDE? YOU WANT TO SAY ON THE MIC? >> I AGREE WITH TRUSTEE BURTON. >> THANK YOU. BOARD, ANYTHING FURTHER? THANK YOU. MOVING ON. WE ARE UP TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE 25-26 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT, DR. MARK CANTON. [V.H. Discuss and Consider the 2025-26 Student Code of Conduct Dr. Mark Cantú, Deputy Supt. of Governance and Education Services ] >> THANK YOU. I'M ALSO GOING TO INVITE OUR CHIEF OF STUDENT SERVICES, MS. BITTINGS, TO SHARE ANY UPDATES AS NECESSARY. OUR STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT IS SOMETHING THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. IT SETS THE TONE FOR THE YEAR. IT IS UPDATED EVERY YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS YEAR, IT WAS A LEGISLATIVE YEAR AND WE'RE BRINGING THIS TO YOU DAYS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS. PLEASE KNOW THAT THAT IS NEVER OUR INTENT. WE DON'T LIKE TO OPERATE THAT WAY. IT DOESN'T HELP ANYBODY. BUT IT IS A LEGISLATIVE YEAR AND SO WE ROLL WITH IT. WE HAVE BEFORE YOU, AGAIN, FOR INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION TODAY, BUT APPROVAL ON THE 19TH IS THE DOCUMENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 37. WE HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY SINGLE YEAR. WE MAKE SURE THAT WE GO THROUGH IT VERY THOROUGHLY. THAT'S WHY I ASKED MS. BITTINGS TO BE HERE. MS. BITTINGS HAS SPENT LINE BY LINE GOING THROUGH THE CHANGES AND REALLY CAN SPEAK TO THE CHANGES IF THEY WERE CHANGED. WHAT I WILL SAY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE ALSO DID WAS WE WANTED TO FOLLOW THE TASB MODEL HANDBOOK. THEY HAVE A STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND THEY HAVE A MODEL STUDENT HANDBOOK TWO SEPARATE DOCUMENTS. THE PREVIOUS ONE THAT WAS IN PLACE THAT IS OFFICIALLY POSTED WAS ONE THAT WAS LOCALLY CREATED. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE LOCALLY CREATED ONE. IT'S JUST EASIER THAT WHEN WE HAVE LEGAL UPDATES, IF WE ALREADY HAVE A STANDARD THAT WE'RE WORKING FROM, IT'S EASIER TO UPDATE, SO THAT IN TWO YEARS FROM NOW, NEXT YEAR WHEN WE GO TO THIS AND THERE ARE BIG LEGISLATIVE SESSION OR CHANGES FROM A SESSION, WE CAN MOVE ON THIS A LITTLE QUICKER SINCE WE ALREADY HAVE A FAIRLY SOLID DOCUMENT. WE COULD GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE PAGE AND THERE WOULD BE UPDATES. WHAT WE WANT TO DO TODAY WAS PREVIEW SOME OF THOSE BIG CHANGES. WHAT TASB DOES IS THEY SENT THIS TO US AND THEY SAY, HERE ARE THE AREAS THAT YOU HAVE CHOICE IN. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT THEY ASK US IS DEFINING OUR SECURITY PERSONNEL. EACH DISTRICT IS SET UP DIFFERENT. WE HAVE A DISTRICT POLICE, SOME OF THE QUESTIONS OR SOME OF THE EXAMPLES THAT YOU'LL SEE THERE IN THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVE IN HAND. [01:20:01] ARE WE USING TERMINOLOGY LIKE A SCHOOL SAFETY RESOURCE OFFICER, ARE WE USING THE WORD POLICE, OR WE'RE USING SECURITY? THOSE ARE SOME OF THE OPTIONS THAT TASB GIVES US. WHAT WE DO AND WHAT MS. BITTINGS HAS DONE IS GONE THROUGH AND YOU'LL SEE THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN GREEN THAT WE SAID, WE'RE GOING WITH THE GREEN. THIS IS STILL IN DRAFT. WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU ALL THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS AS WELL. THEN YOU'LL SEE THOSE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS. THE YELLOW WAS THE OPTIONS THAT WE STILL HAVE. ONE OF THE OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE IS AROUND, YOU ALL KNOW THE BIG LAW, THAT CHANGE THAT'S IMPACTING EVERYONE THIS YEAR IS THE USE OF PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES, CELL PHONES, EAR PER BUDS, SMART WATCHES, TABLETS. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALSO HAVE TO INCLUDE IN THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT. WE HAD OPTIONS. I THINK THE NEXT PRESENTATION OF THE ONE RIGHT AFTER, I'LL BE BRINGING THAT POLICY TO YOU WITH THOSE CHANGES. WHAT WE SAID, OF COURSE, IS THAT THE STUDENT CAN BRING IT TO SCHOOL, HOWEVER, THEY MAY NOT USE IT. IT MUST BE STORED AWAY. THAT IS DEFINITELY AN OPTION BECAUSE THERE WERE OTHER OPTIONS. THE OTHER OPTION WAS, YOU CAN HAVE IT ON SCHOOL PROPERTY, PERIOD. WHEN WE FLIP TO PAGE 15, OUR PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY ON PAGE 15. THIS IS ABOUT HOW WE WORK WITH OUR PARENTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RELATES TO BEHAVIOR AND CONSEQUENCES, AND WE WANT TO BEGIN TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS AROUND DAEP PLACEMENT. YOU CAN SEE THE LANGUAGE THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING BASED ON THE OPTIONS FROM TASB WITH PARENT INVOLVEMENT. IF YOU FLIP TO PAGE 22, IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT OUR DAEP PLACEMENTS. >> WE'VE GOT SEVERAL OPTIONS HERE. SOME ARE JUST TECHNICAL, ARE WE CATEGORIZED SEVENTH 12TH GRADE? ARE WE CATEGORIZED THIRD THROUGH 12TH GRADE? WE OPERATE AS A SIXTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE PLACEMENT. OUR STUDENTS AT THE DAEP, IF THEY END UP GOING TO THE DAEP ARE BETWEEN SIXTH GRADE AND 12 GRADE. THOSE ARE JUST FAIRLY EASY. HOWEVER, WE ALSO HAVE CHOICES ABOUT SUMMER OFFERINGS. WOULD THEY GO TO SUMMER SCHOOL WITH ALL THE OTHER STUDENTS? WOULD THEY RETURN BACK TO THEIR REGULAR COHORT OR CAMPUS. THIS YEAR, PAST YEARS, WE OFFERED DAEP SEPARATE. WE HAD STUDENTS WHO HAD TO MAKE UP HOURS, THEY ATTENDED AND SO WE OPTED TO RECOMMEND THAT WE CONTINUE TO OPERATE THERE WHERE WE HAVE BEEN IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, SO THAT'S NOT A CHANGE FOR THAT. BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN, THAT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION. THE OTHER IS, DO WE ALLOW STUDENTS TO GO TO DAEP FOR MISCONDUCT FOR JUST THE GENERAL CODE VIOLATIONS FROM THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT, OR ARE THERE DIFFERENT VIOLATIONS? WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW OUR STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT. IT'S WHATEVER IS OUTLINED CODE CONDUCT. THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THAT CHANGE THERE. ACTUALLY, IT'S NOT A CHANGE. IT'S JUST HIGHLIGHTING THAT THAT WAS OUR OPTION. THAT'S WHY YOU SEE IT IN GREEN. PAGE 23 ABOUT CRIMINAL MISCHIEF. THERE ARE SEVERAL DEFINITIONS. OF COURSE, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, SO CHIEF IS IN THE ROOM. WE ASK HIM CHIEF TALK TO US ABOUT THIS. WHAT MAKES MOST SENSE? WHAT IS COMMON PRACTICE? WHAT HASN'T BEEN? WHERE'S THE LEEWAY? WHAT YOU SEE IN GREEN IS WHAT WE HAVE WE HAVE RECOMMENDED, AGAIN, THAT IS ON PAGE 23 OF THE STUDIO CODE OF CONDUCT. >> JUST REAL QUICK. THOSE PAGES ARE OFF. IT'S ACTUALLY 25 CODE OF CONDUCT 23. >> I'M SORRY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. >> IN THE COPY WE HAVE SO I DON'T. >> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO. >> WE WE'RE LIKE, TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT FOR JUST YOUR HONOR >> THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. THE APPEALS PROCESS, WE ALSO HAVE A CHOICE HERE, AND SO WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS THAT THERE IS A HEARING OFFICER AT THE LEVEL ONE. THE LANGUAGE THAT WE USE AS APPEAL SHALL BEGIN AT THE LEVEL ONE OR A SUPERINTENDENT DESIGNEE. BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO HAPPEN? THAT IS WHAT WE RECOMMEND AS A ADMINISTRATION. DO I NEED TO PAUSE OR SORRY ABOUT THE PAGES? PERFECT. ON THE NEXT PAGE, THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT RESTRICTIONS DURING THE PLACEMENT. IN OTHER WORDS, IF A STUDENT IS SERVING IN DAEP, CAN THEY PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES? CAN THEY PARTICIPATE IN GAMES? CAN THEY OR DO WE RESTRICT THAT FROM THEM? WHAT WE CHOSE IS THAT IF YOU ARE IN DAEP COMMON PRACTICE IS, YOU CANNOT ATTEND THAT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY, YOU ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN THAT GAME IF THAT'S THE CASE? THOSE ARE SOME OF THE OPTIONS THERE. THE OTHER ONE IS ABOUT TRANSPORTATION. WE DO OFFER TRANSPORTATION, [01:25:02] AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER TRANSPORTATION. OUR STUDENTS STILL NEED TO BE EDUCATED. OUR STUDENTS SHOULD BE IN SCHOOL EVERY SINGLE DAY EVEN IF IF THEY ARE IN THE DAEP, SO THAT IS AN OPTION. THEN THE OTHER ONE ABOUT GRADUATION. UNFORTUNATELY, SOMETIMES OUR SENIORS MAKE SOME CHOICES THAT ARE NOT THE BEST CHOICES. IF THEY ARE IN DAEP, THEY UNFORTUNATELY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WALK AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CEREMONY. AGAIN, THAT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION. THEN ON PAGE 36 ON HERE FOR [INAUDIBLE] PROBABLY PAGE 38, IT SEEMS THAT WE'RE TWO PAGES BEHIND. THIS IS ABOUT HOW WE CONDUCT OUR HEARINGS. THIS IS GOING TO BE NEW THIS YEAR. MISS BIDDINS HAS WORKED TO IDENTIFY A PERSON ON HER TEAM TO HAVE A HEARING OFFICER SO THAT THE HEARING OFFICER IS NOT SOMEBODY ON CAMPUS. A LOT OF TIMES, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THE AP WILL HEAR A CASE. THEY'RE ASKING THEIR PRINCIPAL TO BE THE HEARING OFFICER. WE WANT TO SAY, WE'RE GOING TO GET A NEUTRAL PARTY, SOMEBODY FROM THE DISTRICT, ENSURE THAT THERE IS SOMEBODY WHO IS NOT CLOSELY TIED. WE HEAR BOTH SIDES. WE MAY GRANT THE APPEAL, WE MAY NOT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS FAIRLY COMMON PRACTICE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WASN'T PRACTICE HERE, BUT WE WANT TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION. THAT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION. THEN THE LAST CHANGE HERE OR SELECTION THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS ABOUT EXPULSIONS. WE KNOW I'M SORRY, NOT EXPULSIONS, BUT NEWLY ENROLLED STUDENTS FROM OTHER DISTRICT. SOMETIMES WE HAVE PARENTS WHO WILL SHOP A DISTRICT WHEN THEIR STUDENT HAS DAEP PLACEMENTS. THEY WILL GO LIVE WITH AUNT OR UNCLE OR GRANDMA OR GRANDPA SO THAT THEY NO LONGER HAVE TO SERVE THE DAEP PLACEMENT. WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT IF A STUDENT COMES WITH A DAEP PLACEMENT, THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HEAR IT AND THEN WE WILL DECIDE HOW WE MOVE FORWARD, BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO COMPLETE THAT DAEP PLACEMENT. BUT IT GIVES US THE OPTION TO HEAR IT ON THE CASE BY CASE BASE. THOSE ARE THE MAJOR CHANGES. AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BRING TO YOU EVERY YEAR. THIS WAS A LEGISLATIVE YEAR, SO THERE ARE A COUPLE OF CHANGES AND THE CHANGES ARE NOT DONE. WE KNOW FROM TASB THAT WE WILL HAVE CHANGES IN UPDATE 125, WHICH I SHARED IN THE COMUNQUE, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE CHANGES IN UPDATE 126. BUT FOR TODAY, THIS IS OUR STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT, AGAIN, FOR INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION. >> THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION. BOARD, ONE THING, JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE THAT I'VE ASKED IS LIKE ON PAGE 81 WHERE WE HAVE LINKS TO LOCAL POLICIES, I'VE ASKED THAT WE PROVIDE THOSE AS HYPERLINKS. THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER PAGE IN THERE WHERE IT SAYS CBC. WELL, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT CBC WAS, AND SO I HAD TO ASK. THE REQUEST IS AND THEY SAID THEY COULD DO IT FOR OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS SPELL THAT OUT AND THEN YOU SEE ACRONYMS AFTERWARDS. FYI ON THAT. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE LEFT SIDE? VICE PRESIDENT, LEDESMA WOODY. >> WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF US NOT AGREEING TO ONE OF THESE ITEMS? FOR ME, I PERSONALLY DON'T AGREE THAT IF A SENIOR DOES SOMETHING, THEN THEY'RE PLACED IN DAEP, THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO GRADUATE WITH THEIR CLASS OR IN THOSE ACTIVITIES, I'M NOT OKAY WITH THAT. IT DOES SAY OTHERWISE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, AND THAT WOULD GIVE US THE AUTONOMY TO DECIDE, IF IT WAS SOMETHING GRIEVOUS, THEN DON'T PARTICIPATE. BUT IF IT WAS LIKE THEY GOT CAUGHT WITH A VPN OR THEY GOT IN A FIGHT OR SOMETHING AND IT WAS A ONE TIME THEY'VE NEVER DONE IT BEFORE, BUT THEY GOT PLACED IN DAEP. NOW THEY CAN'T EVEN GRADUATE WITH THEIR CLASS. FOR ME, PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES, THEY LEARN FROM THEIR MISTAKES, AND I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD BE PUNISHED FOR THAT STUFF FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. >> THE PROCESS IS JUST WHAT WE'RE HAVING NOW. IT'S A CONVERSATION. WE'RE SHARING OUR RECOMMENDATION. WE BASE IT OFF OF PAST PRACTICE, WE BASE IT OFF OF BEST PRACTICES, BUT OF COURSE, ULTIMATELY, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU ALL AND THE BOARD DECIDES. >> I THINK WE CHANGED IT TO IT A FEW, MAYBE FIVE OR SIX YEARS AGO BECAUSE THERE WAS A PARTICULAR INCIDENT WHERE THAT HAPPENED AND WE NEVER WANT A KID TO NOT BE ABLE TO WALK DOWN THE STAGE WITH THEIR PEERS. >> ANYTHING FURTHER ON THE SIDE? >> YOU HAVE A QUESTION. >> LEDESMA WOODY? >> FOR CLARITY FOR COMMUNITY, I'VE GOTTEN THESE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CELL PHONE. COMMUNITY MEMBERS WANTED TO KNOW HOW LIKE, IS THAT NOT VISIBLE ON PERSON? IS IT SPECIFICALLY TO BACKPACKS? IS IT THEY CAN'T BE SEEN? IT'S SO MUCH LIKE GRAY AREA WITH THAT. I MEAN, THERE'S SOME OF OUR STUDENTS THAT DON'T CARRY A BACKPACK AND THEN OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS HAVE CLEAR, LIKE, HOW. >> CORRECT. >> DETAILED IS THAT AND WHAT IS THAT? [01:30:02] >> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. I THINK EVERY PARENT RIGHT NOW AND EVERY STUDENT IS WONDERING THAT WHETHER THEY'RE IN OUR DISTRICT OR NOT. IT IS PART OF OUR PRESENTATION THAT IS COMING UP, BUT I WILL SHARE QUICK ANSWER. THE QUICK ANSWER IS OUT OF POCKET, OUT OF SIGHT. A BACKPACK, A PURSE, A LOCKER, IF THE STUDENT IS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY DRIVE IN THE VEHICLE, THEY JUST CAN'T HAVE IT ON THEIR PERSON. IN OTHER WORDS, NOT IN YOUR POCKET, NOT IN YOUR JACKET POCKET. WE WANT IT IN A BACKPACK AND A PURSE OUT OF SIGHT OUT SO THAT IT WOULDN'T BE A DISTRUPION. BUT WE WILL GO OVER THE DETAIL AND THE PRESENTATIONS COMING UP. >> WELL, THEN I'LL WAIT. IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF I MEAN, BECAUSE WE'RE LIKE, ONE OF THE ONLY DISTRICT THAT DOES, LIKE THE CLEAR BACKPACK, LIKE IN THIS AREA. I MEAN, MY DAUGHTER CARRIES HER A LITTLE CLEAR PURSE. IT'S THERE. IT'S GOING TO BE VISIBLE. LIKE, THERE'S JUST THOSE LITTLE THINGS, AND PARENTS ARE ASKING THOSE THINGS BECAUSE IN THEIR MIND, THEY'RE SAYING, OKAY, MY DAUGHTER AND MY SON CAN'T HAVE THEIR PHONE VISIBLE. WELL, ALL REQUIRE THEM TO HAVE CLEAR BACKPACKS OR CLEAR PURSES, SO IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT AREA. A MESS. BUT I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. FOR A STUDENTS THAT DO GET PLACED IN DAEP, I KNOW IT SAYS THAT THE DISTRICT, OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION. IF THERE IS A GRIEVOUS ACT OR WHATEVER, THIS IS CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION TOWARDS ANOTHER STUDENT, BULLYING, PHYSICAL, IS THAT ARE WE STILL DOING TRANSPORTATION? IS THIS GOING TO BE LIKE THEY GET THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION? HOW DOES THAT WORK? >> COULD BE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> WE COULD HAVE A DIFFERENT BUS ROUTE IF THAT'S THE CASE, SO WE WOULD WORK WITH THAT PARENT. AGAIN, WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO DO IS THE STUDENT AT ANOTHER BARRIER. WE COULD WORK WITH THE BUSES IF IT IS A BUS ISSUE OR THAT STUDENT IS RIDING THE BUS AND THERE WILL BE A CONTINUOUS ISSUE, SO THAT'LL BE A CONVERSATION. [OVERLAPPING] YOU WANT TO SAY THAT? >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. ALSO WITH THAT, ESPECIALLY IF IT COMES DOWN TO BULING OR DIFFERENT CASES, IT MAY BE A POSSIBILITY THAT THEY LOSE A BUS PROG. IT ALL WOULD JUST DEPEND. THAT IS NOT OUR INTENT, BUT DEPENDING ON CASE BY CASE, WHAT THE SITUATION IS, THAT IS A POSSIBILITY. >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS SIDE? TRUSTEE, I'M SORRY, VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY. >> FOR THE BOARD FOR A DISCUSSION ON THIS IS THE BOARD OKAY WITH KEEPING THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FOR THAT PARTICULAR ITEM FOR GRADUATION, OR DO YOU ALL WANT TO GO WITH WHAT THE DISTRICT HAS PROVIDED RELY THE CHANGE? IT'S ON PAGE 108. >> IN OUR BOOK PAGE 108. >> QUESTION. ARE YOU ASKING TO MAKE A MOTION? >> WELL, THIS IS [OVERLAPPING] DISCUSS SO THEY CAN BRING IT BACK FOR APPROVE LATER WITH THE CHANGES IF WE DISCUSSED THAT, HEY, WE ACTUALLY PREFER THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE, IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES. IT'S NOT UP FOR A VOTE, BUT IT IS UP FOR DISCUSSION. >> THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, THESE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, HAVE WE HAD A SENIOR WHO DID NOT GRADUATE BECAUSE OF DAEP OR DID NOT WALK STAGE BECAUSE THEY WERE IN DAEP? >> NO. BECAUSE IN OUR POLICY, WE ALLOWED IT. WE CHANGE IT, THEN WE WOULD NO LONGER ALLOW IT. THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING, LIKE, I MEAN, THE DISTRICT CAN STILL AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DISTRICT, WHICH IS IN THE ORIGINAL FILE. >> WHY WOULD A STUDENT GO TO DAEP? WHAT IS THAT WORST CASE SCENARIO? I MEAN, I HAVE NOT BEEN TO SCHOOL IN A LONG TIME, SO I DON'T KNOW WHY I WOULD EVEN GO. >> I'M ASSUMING YOU WEREN'T IN DAEP [INAUDIBLE]. >> GOOD JOB. [LAUGHTER] >> I MEAN, IT COULD BE FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, IT COULD BE AN ASSAULT, IT COULD BE A MUTUAL FIGHT. IT COULD FOR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. THERE'S AT THAT TIME OF YEAR KIDS DO GET SENIORITIS, AND AT THE SAME TIME, THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME TYPE OF INCENTIVE AND THERE'S GOT TO BE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR OUR KIDS. MY STANCE WOULD BE THAT YOU CAN'T ALLOW A KID WHO'S GOING TO DESTROY PROPERTY IN APRIL OR MAY, KNOWING THAT GRADUATION IS AROUND THE CORNER, THAT'S A NATURAL CONSEQUENCE. BUT I THINK IT COULD ALSO BE SOMETHING THAT IS CASE BY CASE BASIS BECAUSE IT COULD BE GO BACK TO WELL, IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS KID HAS EVER ENGAGED IN ANY TYPE OF MISBEHAVIOR, IN THE ENTIRETY OF THEIR SCHOOLING AND GOT A CASE OF SENIORITIS. BUT IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS JUST CONTINUED INFRACTIONS FOR A KID, [01:35:01] OR YOU POSSESSION OF DRUGS OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE. I THINK THAT MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO ADJUST THE LANGUAGE TO GIVE THE ADMINISTRATION SOME DISCRETION SO THAT IT'S NOT SO BLACK AND WHITE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME TO HAVE SOME LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY SO THAT IF AN INFRACTION IS VERY SEVERE, THAT THAT STUDENT IS NOT AFFORDED THAT PRIVILEGE TO GRADUATE. I THINK THAT THAT WOULD COME DOWN TO VERY FEW IF ANY KIDS AT THAT TIME OF YEAR. BECAUSE BY THE TIME CASE BY THE TIME KIDS ARE SENIORS, THEY MATURED. BUT I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO HAVE THE DISCRETION, BUT ALSO NOT BE SO BLACK AND WHITE THAT ANY KID WHO IS IN DAEP BE TAKEN AWAY THAT PRIVILEGE BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THEY CAN'T ATTEMPT TO DO AGAIN BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY ONE GRADUATION CEREMONY. >> [OVERLAPPING] I DO AGREE WITH DR. G. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND I LIKE WHAT ALL TALKED ABOUT EARLIER AND HAVING A THIRD PARTY, SOMEBODY FROM OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, MAYBE WITH NOT A MOTION, THAT CAN HELP MAKE THAT DECISION. >> VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY. >> WOULD THE CURRENT LANGUAGE BE SUFFICIENT FOR YOU? BECAUSE IT SAYS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE DAEP PLACEMENT ORDER. >> IF THAT IS THE CASE, AND WE CHANGE THE RECOMMENDATION, WHICH WE WILL GLADLY DO. IF IT COMES TO THE HEARING OFFICER OR WHEN NOT IF IT WILL. WHEN IT COMES TO US, AGAIN, IT WILL BE A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND THAT'LL BE ON THE DAEP PLACEMENT. >> ANYTHING FURTHER, COMMENTS, OR QUESTIONS? >> WELL, I HAVE A QUESTION. UNDER PLACEMENT REVIEW, OUR PAGE 108, Y'ALL'S PAGE 30, I BELIEVE. IT SAYS THAT BY THE CBC OR THE BOARD'S DESIGNEE AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 120 DAYS, ARE WE ACTUALLY PLACING KIDS IN DAP FOR FOUR MONTHS? >> NO, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU. BECAUSE THAT'S WAY TOO MUCH. >> ANYTHING FURTHER? >> THANK YOU. THIS IS ON PAGE 82 OF OUR BOARD BOOKS, PAGE 4 OF THE ACTUAL DOCUMENT. OFFICERS MAY ARREST, VIOLATORS, ISSUE TRAFFIC CITATIONS ON OR AROUND DISTRICT PROPERTY. MY CONCERN IS, IS THIS MEAN THAT THEY'RE GOING INTO NEIGHBORHOODS OR WE'RE JUST WATCHING WITHIN OUR BOUNDARIES? TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT EXACTLY THAT MEANS. ARE STUDENTS BEING FINED OR IS IT THEY'RE JUST GIVEN A CITATION? >> YES, MA'AM. WHAT THAT ADDRESSES IS THE SCHOOL BUS ZONES AND ENFORCING PARKING VIOLATIONS. >> PARKING VIOLATIONS JUST INCLUDES ANY PARKING VIOLATIONS, WHETHER IT'S STUDENTS OR ADULTS, IF SOMEBODY PARKS IN THE FIRE HYDRANT, AND THEY'RE VISITING, THEY GET A CITATION. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> COOL. THAT WORKS FOR ME. >> I'LL BE THE FIRST TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANYTHING FURTHER? THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION. AND I HOPE THAT WE'VE GIVEN YOU ALL A LOT TO WORK WITH. AND ALL WILL COME BACK TO US WITH THIS. NEXT STEP ON THE AGENDA. [V.I. Discuss and Consider Policy Update - FNCE(LOCAL) Student Conduct: Personal Telecommunications/Electronic Devices Dr. Mark Cantú, Deputy Supt. of Governance and Education Services] WE'VE GOT TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER POLICY DATE, FNCE(LOCAL), STUDENT CONDUCT, PERSONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRONIC DEVICES. DR. MARK TWO. >> THIS IS THE HOT TOPIC RIGHT ACROSS THE STATE RIGHT NOW. AS THE DISTRICT, AS I MENTIONED A FEW MINUTES AGO, WE HAVE TWO CHOICES, THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS SAID THERE IS THIS BAN ON CELL-PHONES, BUT THEY DO GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF LEEWAY FOR THE DISTRICT TO DECIDE. >> BOARD, THIS IS PAGE 130 OF OUR BOARD BOOK. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WEGNER. WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT WHAT WE'RE ASKING OUR STUDENTS IS, AS WE SAID, IN A BACKPACK OUT OF SIGHT BECAUSE HERE'S A REALITY. IF WE ALLOW A SMARTWATCH, IF WE ALLOW A TABLET, WE KNOW THAT WITHIN THREE FEET, WITHIN FIVE FEET, WITHIN 10 FEET, WE CAN STILL ACCESS IF WE HAD A SMARTWATCH, WE CAN STILL ACCESS IF WE HAD EARBUDS. [01:40:01] THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. IN ORDER TO FOLLOW THE LAW, THERE'S TWO CHOICES. WE COULD EITHER SAY STUDENTS CANNOT HAVE CELL-PHONES AT ALL ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. OR STUDENTS CAN HAVE CELL-PHONES, BUT THEY ARE STORED. OUR METHOD OF STORAGE IS A BACKPACK, A LOCKER, A PURSE, SOMETHING OR IT'S OUT OF SIGHT. TO THE QUESTION ABOUT THE CLEAR BACKPACK, IF IT IS A CLEAR BACKPACK, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT. BUT WHAT WE WILL ENFORCE IS IT'S IN A BACKPACK. AS LONG AS A STUDENT ISN'T PULLING IT OUT, AS LONG AS THE STUDENT ISN'T TRYING TO TOUCH RIGHT THROUGH THE BACKPACK AND TRYING TO SEND TEXT THROUGH THE BACKPACK. WE KNOW OUR STUDENTS WILL TRY IT, THEY WILL. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO ENFORCE IS, IT'S OUT OF SIGHT. IT IS OFF. IT IS NOT BEING USED. IT IS NOT CAUSING A DISTRACTION. SO IN THE NEXT SLIDE, WE LAY OUT A TRANSITION OR A PHASE IN OF CONSEQUENCES. WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE ARE ATTACHED TO OUR PHONES, ADULTS AND STUDENTS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND WE USE IT AS A TOOL. BUT WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THAT BETWEEN THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND THE END OF SEPTEMBER 19TH, IF A STUDENT IS CAUGHT WITH THEIR PHONE ON THEM OR THEY'RE USING IT OR THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO, THE FIRST OFFENSE IS GOING TO BE VERY EASY. IT IS A VERBAL WARNING, WHERE WE'VE TALKED TO TEACHERS OR NOT US DIRECTLY, BUT PRINCIPALS AND THERE'S CAMPUS LEADERS HAVE TALKED TO TEACHERS AND SAID, OUT OF SIGHT, THEY'RE NOT TO BE USED. THE SECOND OFFENSE, THAT DEVICE WILL BE CONFISCATED AND IT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE STUDENT AT THE END OF THE DAY. IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, THE STUDENT WILL, AGAIN, HAVE TO RELEASE THEIR CELL PHONE, IT'LL BE TURNED INTO THE OFFICE, AND THE PARENT WILL HAVE TO PICK IT UP OR A GUARDIAN WILL HAVE TO PICK IT UP AT THE END OF THE DAY. THEN IF THAT HAPPENS MORE THAN THREE TIMES, PARENT MEETING, CONVERSATION, AND SOME PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE WHERE THAT STUDENT MAY LOSE PRIVILEGES. THEN THAT TRANSITION PERIOD AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS REMIND THE STUDENT, TEACH A STUDENT OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND, LET'S NOT USE IT. IT NEEDS TO BE PUT AWAY. NOW, WE DO HAVE TO GET TO AN ENFORCEMENT PERIOD WHERE WE ESCALATE A LITTLE QUICKER AND THERE IS A PROGRESSION OF CONSEQUENCES THAT MOVES BEYOND THE VERBAL WARNING. STARTING SEPTEMBER 22ND, THAT IS AFTER THE FIRST SIX WEEKS, PLENTY OF TRANSITION, PLENTY OF TIME FOR STUDENTS TO A NEW POLICY. THE FIRST TIME THAT IT HAPPENS, NOW IT IS, THE DEVICE IS CONFISCATED, AND THE ONLY PERSON WHO WILL PICK IT UP IS A PARENT OR GUARDIAN. IF IT HAPPENS YET AGAIN, SECOND TIME, IT IS CONFISCATION. THE CONFISCATION OF THE DEVICE TO BE PICKED UP BY THE PARENT AND NOW SOME DETENTION, AND WE'RE LEAVING SOME LEEWAY BASED ON THE CAMPUS BECAUSE EACH CAMPUS IS A LITTLE B DIFFERENT, WHETHER IT'S ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL. IT COULD BE LUNCH DETENTION. IT COULD BE AFTER SCHOOL DETENTION. THE CAMPUS HAS THAT DISCRETION TO DECIDE WHAT IS THAT CONSEQUENCE GOING TO BE FOR THAT STUDENT. OF COURSE, IT'LL BE DOCUMENTED IN SKYWARD SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN TO HAVE THAT PROGRESSION THAT IS DOCUMENTED SOMEWHERE. THEN THE THIRD OFFENSE, IT'S CONFISCATED. THERE WILL BE THE DETENTION BECAUSE THEY'RE PROGRESSIVE. THEN WE WILL HAVE THAT IN-PERSON MEETING TO BE ABLE TO REALLY GET WITH THE PARENT. SOMETHING IS STILL NOT WORKING. WE'VE GOT TO MOVE TOWARDS THIS WORKING BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO FOLLOW OUR POLICY. IF THAT STILL DOESN'T CHANGE, THAT WE WILL DOCUMENT A BEHAVIOR PLAN, WE WILL WORK WITH THE STUDENT, WE WILL WORK WITH THE PARENT, BUT IT WILL RESULT IN A TEMPORARY BAN. IF IT'S FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEMESTER, AND THEN WE'LL START AGAIN THE SECOND SEMESTER. IF IT'S IN THE SECOND SEMESTER, WELL, THEN THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. THAT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION. OUR RECOMMENDATION IS, YES, STUDENTS CAN BRING THEIR CELL PHONE, IS JUST NOT ON THEM, NOT IN THEIR POCKETS. IT'S PUT AWAY. IF THEY DO USE IT OR THEY VIOLATE THIS, THEN THESE ARE PROGRESSION. NEXT STEPS. WHILE WE'RE DOING ALL THAT, WE WILL BE MONITORING AND COLLECTING DATA. WE WANT TO KNOW, IS THIS HAPPENING ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, EVERY CLASS PERIOD, BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL DAY, END OF THE SCHOOL DAY, AT LUNCH. WE'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY THOSE TRENDS AND REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN THIS WAY. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING CAMPUSES THAT THEY RE-FOLLOW THE POLICY. LAST YEAR, WE HAD A BIG PUSH AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. I WILL SAY THAT WHEN WE FIRST STARTED WALKING INTO CLASSROOMS, IT WAS VERY COMMONPLACE TO SEE A STUDENT WITH THEIR PHONE AND WITH EARBUDS. NOT SAYING THAT EVERY SINGLE STUDENT THAT HAS THE PHONE IS OFF TASK, BUT MOST STUDENTS WERE USING IT FOR THINGS THAT WERE NOT RELATED TO THEIR TASK. [01:45:04] WE KNOW THAT WE DID GET TO A BETTER PLACE AND AFTER A FEW MONTHS OR A FEW WEEKS OF IMPLEMENTING THIS, WE DID SEE A REDUCTION IN THAT. THEN WE ALSO WANT TO CONTINUE TO GET FEEDBACK. WITHIN THOSE FIRST SIX WEEKS AS WE'RE TRANSITIONING TO THAT SECOND, WE WILL MEET WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY GROUPS. WE HAVE THE STUDENT ADVISORY GROUP, WE HAVE THE TEACHER ADVISOR GROUP, AND WE HAD THE PARENT ADVISORY GROUP JUST TO CONTINUE TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK. THEN WE'LL MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS AS NECESSARY. WITH THAT, AGAIN, JUST FOR CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION TODAY, BUT WE DO NEED TO TAKE ACTION AT THE NEXT MEETING. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. BOARD, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE PANTOJA. >> THANK YOU FOR THIS. I KNOW IT'S HARD. TRUST ME, I KNOW. THE QUESTION I HAVE IS REGARDING ADA BECAUSE I DO HAVE AN ADA FAMILY MEMBER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. HOW DO WE DIFFERENTIATE OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE USING THE BLUETOOTH CAPABILITIES ON THEIR PHONE WITH THEIR HEARING AIDS? IT IS DOCUMENTED THAT THEY'RE A 504 STUDENT, THEY HAVE A COMBINATIONS. IT'S LIKE HAVING THIS PERSON TO EVEN SHUT IT OFF, AT THAT POINT, WE'RE DISRUPTING INSTRUCTION TIME. >> GREAT QUESTION. WE UNDERSTAND THAT. WE'VE ALREADY HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR SPECIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THAT WILL BE IN A 504 PLAN. IF WE NEED TO, IT COULD BE AN IEP. IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE STUDENT, BUT THAT WILL BE DOCUMENTED AND THAT WILL BE ALLOWED IF THE ARD COMMITTEE DECIDES. THE POWER OF THIS, WHETHER IT'S A 504 COMMITTEE OR AN ARD COMMITTEE IS THAT IT'S A FULL COMMITTEE DECISION. IT'S NOT JUST THE PRINCIPAL OR NOT JUST THE TEACHER, NOT JUST THE PARENT, BUT IT'S A FULL COMMITTEE DECISION, SO WE WILL FOLLOW THAT AS PRACTICE. >> I'LL FOLLOW-UP WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU SAID OUR COMMITTEE DECIDES AND STUCK ON THAT JUST BECAUSE THEY'LL BE TELLING A STUDENT NOW, BUT SOMEONE IS GOING TO TELL A STUDENT THAT THEY CAN'T HAVE THEIR PHONE ON THEM, YET THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THEY'RE GOING TO ABLE TO HEAR THE TEACHER AT THE BOARD. >> THE POLICY ALLOWS IT TO BE AS LONG AS IT'S DOCUMENTED IN THE PLAN, AND THE ONLY WAY THAT'S GOING TO MAKE IT THE WAY ONTO THE PLAN IS THROUGH COMMITTEE DECISION. WE WILL ALWAYS WORK WITH THE STUDENT TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THEIR ACCOMMODATIONS THAT THEY NEED. MY TECHNICAL LANGUAGE IS THROUGH COMMITTEE, BUT WE WILL ENSURE THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THE STUDENT IF IT IS NECESSARY, AND THEY NEED THAT ACCOMMODATION OR THAT MODIFICATION. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ANYTHING FURTHER ON THE SIDE? THANK YOU. TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THIS IS NOT A BOARD THING. THIS IS LEGISLATIVE THING. THIS IS THE LAW. IT IS WHAT IT IS. NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY GETTING QUESTIONS AND CRAZY COMMENTS AND EVERYTHING. MY QUESTION, FIRST OF ALL, IS, TO WHAT EXTENT ARE WE GOING TO CONFISCATE THESE PHONES? WHO IS GOING TO THE EXTENT TO CONFISCATE THESE PHONES? I DON'T WANT IT TO TURN INTO ISSUES WHERE WE'RE PUTTING OUR TEACHERS AT RISK FOR GRABBING A STUDENT'S PHONE. WE SEE THOSE THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. TEACHERS GETTING BEAT DOWN FOR JUST TELLING KIDS TO GET OUT THEIR CLASS. I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE A HUGE ISSUE WHERE ANYONE IS INJURED, ESPECIALLY OUR STAFF AND OUR FACULTY. DO OUR OFFICERS GET INVOLVED? WHAT EXTENT ARE WE GOING? BECAUSE I ALREADY HAVE PARENTS, WELL, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TOUCH MY KID OR THEY'RE NOT TAKING MY KIDS? I PAY THAT. IT'S ALREADY A BIG DEAL. WHAT ARE THE STEPS WE HAVE IN PLACE? I GET THAT WE HAVE OUR FIRST OFFENSE, OUR SECOND OFFENSE, BUT WHAT ARE THE DETAILS IN CONFISCATING THESE PHONES? >> IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALREADY BEEN PRACTICING. IF YOU GO INTO A MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE PHONES IN THE CLASSROOM AT ALL THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS. THE FRESHMEN ARE ACCUSTOMED TO THAT. MOST KIDS WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE TEACHER, THE ADMINISTRATOR, WHOEVER THE STAFF MEMBERS COMPLIANTLY, BUT WHAT WE DON'T WANT, AND WE WANT TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS, IS TO EXPECT THAT A TEACHER IS GOING TO CONFISCATE THAT PHONE BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE TIMES WHEN A KID IS NOT GOING TO WANT TO TURN IT OVER BECAUSE THAT'S THEIR CHOICE OR MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE IS TELLING THEM AT HOME. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALREADY PRACTICE AND WORK THROUGH AND DEPENDING ON HOW THE SITUATION ESCALATES, IT COULD BE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, PRINCIPAL, DEPENDING OF IT ESCALATES EVEN FURTHER. IT COULD MEAN THE INVOLVEMENT OF SUPPORT FROM THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER. BUT WE DON'T WANT IT TO CAUSE A FURTHER DISRUPTION BEYOND WHAT IT WAS HAVING THAT PHONE OUT. BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALREADY BEEN PRACTICING. BUT I DO WANT TO SHARE THE SAME KIDS AT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS ALL FEED INTO THE ONE HIGH SCHOOL. WE SEE ALMOST 100% COMPLIANCE. OUR TEACHERS THERE HAVE FIGURED IT OUT, THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS HAVE FIGURED IT OUT, LET ME TELL YOU THAT THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION, THE LEADERSHIP AND THE ENDORSEMENT MAKES [01:50:02] A BIG DIFFERENCE IN HOW YOU COMMUNICATE WITH THE PARENTS, BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT SUPPORTING THE TEACHERS BECAUSE THE KIDS ARE WITH THE TEACHER. WE DON'T EVER WANT TO PUT OUR TEACHERS IN A COMPROMISING POSITION. BUT WHEN WE FIRST STARTED WALKING IN THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND I THINK BACK TO THE FALL OF 2024, I WOULD SAY ON AVERAGE, 50, 60, IN SOME CASES, 70% OF KIDS ON PHONES ARE HAVING HEADPHONES ON, TEACHER TEACHING AND KIDS COMPLETELY DISENGAGE WITH MUSIC, MOST TIMES, NOT DOING SOMETHING THAT WAS RELATED TO THE LESSON. AS WE BEGAN TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, WE SAW THAT THOSE NUMBERS GET BETTER. LET ME TELL YOU THERE ARE TEACHERS WHO DO AN AMAZING JOB AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. YOU DON'T SEE A SINGLE PHONE OUT IN THEIR CLASSROOM. THEY HAVE IT DOWN, THEY HAVE A SYSTEM DOWN, THEY HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH KIDS, THEY HAVE A STANDARD, THEY HAVE AN EXPECTATION, AND THERE ARE DOZENS THAT HAVE IT DOWN. BUT WHAT WE HAVE TO HAVE IS AN ADMINISTRATION THAT IS GOING TO ENFORCE, THAT IS GOING TO SUPPORT, WHO IS GOING TO COMMUNICATE AND PARTNER WITH OUR PARENTS. THIS ISN'T REALLY SOMETHING NEW BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A CELL PHONE POLICY IN PLACE FOR A LONG TIME. IT BECAME NEW WHEN THEY HAD TO START ENFORCING IT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LAST YEAR. THE STUDENTS ARE GETTING ACCUSTOMED TO IT FOR SURE. THE FRESHMEN WHO ARE COMING IN, THAT'S ALL THEY KNOW, THAT'S HOW THEY DO SCHOOL. NOW WE'RE IN A POSITION WHERE IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS MANDATED BY THE STATE. WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND WE HAVE TO PARTNER WITH OUR PARENTS. YES, SOME PARENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND NEEDING TO MEET THEIR KIDS IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY. WELL, LET'S THINK BACK TO WHEN WE WERE IN SCHOOL JUST A FEW YEARS AGO AS STUDENTS, AND THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY, AND I THINK BACK TO AN EMERGENCY WHERE MY DAD WAS AIRLIFTED TO A NEIGHBORING TOWN IN HIGH SCHOOL. THAT'S WHEN MY FAMILY CONTACTED THE SCHOOL TO PULL ME OUT OF CLASS TO LET ME KNOW OF THE SITUATION. >> IT'S THE SAME NOW. IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY THAT ARISES THEN PARENTS CAN CONTACT THE SCHOOL, EMAIL THE SCHOOL, EMAIL TEACHERS, JUST AS WE'VE DONE. BUT THE EXPECTATION IS FOR THE PHONES TO BE OFF AND OUT OF SIGHT, AND WE DO REALIZE TOO THAT IT IS A SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTION THAT WE SAW POSING A HUGE PROBLEM IN VISITING WITH TEACHERS. THEY WANT SUPPORT. IT IS DIFFICULT IF YOU'RE OPERATING ON YOUR OWN WITHOUT THE SUPPORT FROM YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND SO WE HAVE SET AN EXPECTATION WITH OUR CAMPUS LEADERS. WE ARE GOING TO WORK WITH STUDENTS, AS YOU CAN SEE THIS PHASE IN PLAN. IF YOU GO LOOK AT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IT'S IMMEDIATE CONFISCATION AND FEES. WE WANT TO GIVE OUR STUDENTS EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO ADJUST TO THE NEW WAY THAT WE'RE OPERATING. WE WANT TO GIVE OUR PARENTS EVERY OPPORTUNITY TOO BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO IMMEDIATELY INCONVENIENCE OUR PARENTS BECAUSE OFTENTIMES IT'S THE KIDS CHOICE, IT'S NOT THE PARENTS' CHOICE. WE HAVE THE TWO PHASE IN PLAN AND WE WANT TO TRY THIS OUT AND SOLICIT FEEDBACK BY WAY OF OUR ADVISORY COUNCILS, BUT ALSO A SURVEY SO WE CAN CAPTURE THE FEEDBACK FROM ALL OF OUR STAFF TO SEE WHAT'S WORKING. BUT IT IS SOMETHING NEW AND IT'S GOING TO BE A BIT OF A CHANGE BECAUSE IT IS MANDATED AT THE STATE LEVEL. BUT IT IS NOT A POLICY THAT IS BRAND NEW TO THE DISTRICT, AND WE ARE ALREADY ACCUSTOMED TO WORKING THROUGH CELL PHONE DISRUPTIONS AS TEACHERS AND CAMPUS LEADERS, AND WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE AS MUCH SUPPORT AS POSSIBLE AS WE START THE SCHOOL YEAR. BUT AGAIN, JUST AS TRUSTEE HAYWOOD JUST MENTIONED, THIS IS A DECISION THAT HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SO WE ARE OBLIGATED TO ENFORCE IT. >> TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? TRUSTEE FRANCO, I SAW YOUR HAND. BUT I SAID YOUR NAME. >> I WANT TO SAY THANKS TO TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD, I THINK IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT COMMENT YOU MADE AS FAR AS THIS COULD BE A VERY DIFFICULT TO TEACHERS. THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP. BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR RECOGNIZING AND SAYING THAT THIS PROCESS SHOULDN'T CONFLICT MORE WITH THE ORIGINAL OFFENSE OF JUST HAVING THE PHONE. I WILL SAY THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH STAFF FOR BEING SO THOUGHTFUL IN HOW YOU'RE APPROACHING THIS. THE STATE IMPLEMENTED THE LAW, BUT DIDN'T TELL US HOW TO IMPLEMENT IT EXACTLY OR WHAT CONSEQUENCES ARE THERE. [01:55:03] AGAIN, IT'S NOT OUR DECISION NECESSARILY. THIS IS A NEW STATE LAW, BUT IT IS OUR DECISION ON HOW WE IMPLEMENT IT. I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR BEING THOUGHTFUL IN THIS PHASED APPROACH AND GIVING KIDS A CHANCE TO UNDERSTAND THE NEW CONSEQUENCES. >> TRUSTEE BURTON. >> I KNOW THERE'S ATHLETICS. LET'S SAY I'M IN DANCE, AND I'M LEAVING EARLY FOR A GAME, AND IT SAYS DURING THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY. IF I'M ON THE BUS, AM I ALLOWED TO HAVE MY PHONE OR SOMEBODY GOING TO HAVE TO MONITOR IT? >> THOSE WILL BE THE EXCEPTIONS WHEN THEY'RE NOT ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. AS THEY'RE LEAVING IF THEY'RE ON THE BUS, AFTER SCHOOL PRACTICE. >> IT DOESN'T MATTER. THEN WE HAVE THE FACILITY OVER HERE. I'M WALKING BACK AND FORTH TO THE FACILITY WHERE THERE'S FIRST PERIOD ATHLETICS, FOR PERIOD ATHLETICS, LAST PERIOD ATHLETICS, WHATEVER THE CASE IS. ONE, AM I ALLOWED TO HAVE MY PHONE ACCESSIBLE AND USED WHILE I'M IN THE FACILITY? THEN TWO, AS I'M WALKING BACK TO THE BUILDING FROM THE FACILITY, IS THAT THING STORED OR DO I HAVE IT OUT? DO I PUT IT UP BEFORE I WALK IN THROUGH THE DOORS OR IS IT THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY AND IT'S OUT AND IT GETS CONFISCATED? >> IT CLEARLY OUTLINES DURING THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY. GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN KIDS WOULD HAVE THEIR CELL PHONES OUT DURING PASSING PERIODS OR SEND MESSAGES TO EACH OTHER DURING CLASS, IN A RESTROOM, OR IN SOME OTHER AREA. DURING THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY, PHONES ARE OFTEN IN OUT OF SIGHT AND WE EXPECT THAT OUR FINE ARTS TEACHERS, ELECTIVE TEACHERS, ATHLETICS, HAVE SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE SAFE PLACES FOR STUDENTS TO MAINTAIN THEIR ITEMS. >> GO AHEAD. >> ONE MORE THING. I HAVE A WIFE THAT IS IN THE CLASSROOM. THEY USE THEIR CELL PHONES OFTEN TO COMMUNICATE WITH COLLEGES BACK AND FORTH, EMAILS BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT'S NOT SCHOOL EMAILS, PERSONAL EMAIL, SO ON AND SO FORTH, TO REACH DEADLINES. I KNOW WE'RE STILL ONE-TO-ONE, SO THEY SHOULD HAVE LAPTOPS. ARE THERE CONCESSIONS IN CASE THERE IS NOT A LAPTOP AVAILABLE? IS A TEACHER EXPECTED TO GIVE UP THEIR COMPUTER SO THE STUDENT CAN ACCESS INFORMATION THROUGH THAT ROUTE? DO WE RECOGNIZE AND PINPOINT THOSE CLASSES AND DECIDE TO TRY TO GIVE THEM EXTRA ELECTRONIC DEVICES SO THEY DO HAVE BACKUPS IF THEY DO NOT HAVE THEIR ONE-ON-ONE WHERE IT'S LOST, STOLEN, BROKEN, [INAUDIBLE] >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, AND I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT. IF THE STUDENT DOESN'T HAVE THE ONE-TO-ONE LAPTOP DEVICE, WE SHOULD HAVE CARTS, AND IF WE DON'T HAVE THE CART, THERE'S A WAY TO GET A LOAN. WE WILL WORK THROUGH THOSE. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO LEARN AS WE'RE IMPLEMENTING. ALL THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO COME UP, AND SO THAT IS WHY WE HAD THAT TRANSITION PERIOD GIVING BOTH THE STUDENTS GRACE, TEACHERS GRACE, AND US GRACE, AS WE'RE LEARNING TO NAVIGATE THIS. AGAIN, IT'S NOT BRAND NEW BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOING IT, BUT IT IS GOING TO ADD THAT EXTRA LAYER. >> BUT WHAT IS BRAND NEW, IS THESE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE STUDENTS DID HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACCESS PHONES FOR INSTRUCTIONAL REASONS. IT CLEARLY OUTLINES THAT PHONES ARE NOT PERMITTED DURING THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY. WE HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS SO THAT THEY ARE NOT PUT IN A POSITION, AND STUDENTS. AS THIS IS NEW IN THAT ASPECT, WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING THROUGH THE KINGS AND SO THAT'S WHY WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT A PHASE IN PLAN IS THE BEST WAY TO GO, AND SO WE'LL BE LEARNING AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THIS. BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THAT EXPECTATION HAS BEEN IN PLACE, NO CELL PHONES, IT'S THAT FLEXIBILITY THAT WE HAD AT ONE TIME THAT IS NO LONGER. >> TRUSTEE PANTOJA. >> FOR INSTRUCTIONAL DAY, IS THAT DEFINED AS 8:00 A.M. OR IS THAT WHEN THE BELL RING? >> FROM THE TIME THAT THEY'RE THERE ON CAMPUS. FOR EXAMPLE, FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, EIGHT O'CLOCK UNTIL DISMISSAL. >> VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY. >> THANK YOU. THERE'S A LOT OF LAWS THAT I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT RECENTLY GOT PASSED. THIS ONE IS MARTIAL LAW TO ME. FOR ME, IT REALLY IMPACTS STUDENTS WHO DON'T HAVE ISSUES WITH PUTTING THEIR CELL PHONE AWAY AS SOON AS A TEACHER TELLS THEM. BUT I GET WHY IT'S BEING DONE, BECAUSE IT IS A PROBLEM STATEWIDE. TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT PART. DON'T AGREE WITH IT, BUT I UNDERSTAND IT. MY QUESTION IS, FOR THE FIRST OFFENSE, VERBAL REMINDERS, AND IT GOES DOWN TO THE SECOND OFFENSE. I JUST FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE A LITTLE DISCRETIONARY DEPENDING ON WHO THIS IS? ONE TEACHER MAY GIVE THE STUDENT TWO OR THREE CHECK VERBALS. [02:00:01] WHILE THE OTHER ONE IS ONE VERBAL AND THE OTHER ONE MIGHT BE LIKE, I DIDN'T EVEN GIVE YOU ONE, I'M JUST CONFISCATING IT BECAUSE YOU LOOK LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE I THOUGHT I TOLD ABOUT. IS THERE A WAY TO ADD MAYBE A WRITTEN ONE OR IS THAT TOO MUCH WORK FOR OUR STAFF TO DO? HOW DO WE TRACK VERBAL REMINDERS, BECAUSE WE WON'T BE ABLE TO TRACK IT UNTIL WE CONFISCATE IT. >> I THINK THAT CERTAINLY RAISES A GOOD QUESTION, BUT IF I GO BACK TO WHEN I STARTED TEACHING, 25 YEARS AGO, THERE WEREN'T CELL PHONES. BUT IT WAS THE SAME WITH GUM CHEWING. I'M GOING TO GO TO A SIMPLER DAY WHEN GUM CHEWING WAS SOMETHING WE ENFORCED, BUT THE TEACHER NEXT DOOR MAY NOT HAVE, AND THERE WAS A VERY SIMILAR SYSTEM IN PLACE WHEN IT CAME TO A VERBAL WARNING AND THEN A PHONE CALL TO THE PARENTS. IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING. WE TRUST OUR PROFESSIONALS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ENFORCING IN THEIR CLASSROOM. IT'S THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR TEACHERS, AND IT'S NOT JUST CELL PHONES, BUT IT'S THE SAME WHEN IT COMES TO ENFORCEMENT OF TARDIES OR OTHER TYPES OF BEHAVIORS, LIKE THE USE OF PROFANITY. IT'S REALLY NO DIFFERENT. WE'RE TRUSTING THAT OUR PROFESSIONALS ARE PROVIDING A VERBAL WARNING TO OUR STUDENTS, AND IT'S OUR KIDS TALK AND OUR TEACHERS TALK AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS KNOW WHO THEY'RE TO COACH UP A LITTLE BIT AND MAYBE PROVIDE SOME SUPPORT. I THINK THE CONCERN I WOULD HAVE IF WE WERE DOCUMENTING THEM, WHEN YOU THINK OF THE HIGH SCHOOL WITH 3,600 KIDS AND A COUPLE HUNDRED STAFF MEMBERS TAKING THE TIME TO COMPLETE A FORM, IT WOULD BE A HUGE UNDERTAKING WHEN WE'RE ALREADY ASKING TEACHERS TO HELP US ENFORCE THIS. I THINK THIS IS WHERE THE PHASE IN APPROACH REALLY HELPS US TRY THIS OUT AND THEN DETERMINE, DO WE NEED SOME TYPE OF FORMAL MECHANISM? BUT IT'S REALLY NO DIFFERENT THAN ENFORCING OTHER BEHAVIORS. WE HAVE TO TRUST THAT MR. G IS GIVING A WARNING AND HAVING THE KIDS CHEW OUT THEIR GUM MUCH SIMPLER TIMES, AND CALLING THE PARENT. BY THE TIME I SEND A REFERRAL AND SEND THE STUDENT TO THE ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE FOR AN INFRACTION, THE ADMINISTRATOR IS GOING TO ASK THE STUDENT, WELL, DID THE TEACHER GIVE YOU A WARNING? DID THEY CALL THE PARENT? BECAUSE I'M GOING TO CALL THE PARENT, AND THEY CALL THE PARENT. WELL, IT SAYS HERE THAT YOU'VE ALREADY HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE TEACHER. IT'S ENSURING THAT OUR ADMINISTRATORS ESPECIALLY ARE DOING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE SO THAT BY THE TIME A STUDENT MAKES IT TO THEM, THEY'RE ENSURING THAT WE'VE CHECKED ALL THE BOXES. >> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER? >> YEAH. IS THERE A PLATFORM OR SOMETHING FOR OUR STUDENTS? I WANT OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE RIGHTS AS WELL. I'VE SEEN REALLY GREAT TEACHERS AND I'VE SEEN SOME REALLY BAD TEACHERS, LET'S BE HONEST. I KNOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO TRUST AND ADULTS MAKE MISTAKES TOO. IS THERE A PLATFORM FOR STUDENTS TO SAY, HEY, THIS ACTUALLY DIDN'T HAPPEN, AND MY PHONE WAS JUST TAKEN AWAY FROM ME. THEN IT'S A RECURRING THING, SO WE KEEPING TRACK OF THESE STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE NOT ADHERING TO OUR OWN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. IF THERE'S NOT, THAT'S FINE. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS AN AVENUE FOR THEM. >> I THINK THAT'S WHERE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM HAS TO WORK TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE HOT SPOTS. AGAIN, AS DR. [INAUDIBLE] SHARED, IT IS VERY OBVIOUS NOW. WE KNOW WHO THOSE ARE AND THAT'S THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM HOLDING EVERYBODY ACCOUNTABLE. WHAT REALLY HAPPENS IS TEACHERS BEGIN TO HOLD EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE BECAUSE AS WE ROLL THIS OUT, WE ALL WANT STRUCTURES AND ROUTINES BECAUSE THE WEAKEST LINK IS GOING TO MAKE US ALL WEAK. UNFORTUNATELY, UNLESS THAT HAPPENS, IT'S REALLY HARD. BUT THAT'S WHERE WE COUNTER ADMINISTRATIVE THAT AS THEY'RE DOING AN INVESTIGATION, THAT THEY'RE ASKING THESE QUESTIONS, THAT THEY'RE HAVING THE CONVERSATION WITH THE STUDENTS, THAT THEY'RE HAVING CONVERSATION WITH TEACHERS TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE FOLLOWING OUR GUIDELINES. >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER, BOARD? TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD. >> OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A HOT TOPIC, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF CHANGE. I FEEL LIKE OBVIOUSLY WE NEED OUR GUARDIANS ON THE SAME BOAT AS US. I FEEL LIKE TO DO THAT, WE AS A DISTRICT, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR OFFICE STAFF, NEED TO BE MORE WELCOMING TO OUR PARENTS AND TO OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE AS A PARENT, [02:05:06] YOU'VE NOW TAKEN THAT FIRST HAND COMMUNICATION FROM ME. WHEN I NEED TO CALL ABOUT MY CHILD'S FOOTBALL PRACTICE OR ABOUT, DID THEY HAVE A GAME? OR I DON'T REMEMBER OR MY CHILD, THEY DIDN'T GIVE ME THEIR CARD TO SIGN OR SOMETHING ASSIGNED AND I'VE FORGOTTEN THAT, AND I'M CALLING THE FRONT OFFICE TO HAVE SOMEONE ON THE OTHER END OF THE OFFICE BE IRRITATED OR WANT TO HANG UP ON ME OR KEEP ME ON HOLD FOR FOREVER. I GET THAT OUR OFFICE STAFF IS BUSY, EVERYBODY'S BUSY, IT'S OUR WORK DAYS AND EVERYTHING, BUT THAT IS THEIR JOB. I'VE HEARD A LOT OF ISSUES WITH PARENTS THAT THEIR KIDS HAVE PHONES, BUT THEY'RE CALLING THE OFFICE FOR IMPORTANT THING AND THEY'RE GETTING LEFT ON HOLD EXTREMELY LONG OR THEY'RE GETTING SOMEONE THAT'S VERY RUDE ON THE OTHER LINE. WE NEED TO DEFINITELY WORK ON THOSE THINGS WITH OUR OFFICE STAFF OR WHOEVER'S ANSWERING THE PHONE, TO HAVE PATIENTS BECAUSE WE'RE NOW GOING TO GET HIGHER CALL VOLUME BECAUSE WE CAN'T CONTACT OUR KIDS DIRECTLY. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT POINT. >> THANK YOU. >> BOARD, IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER? EXCUSE ME. NEXT UP, WE HAVE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER POLICY UPDATE [V.J. Discuss and Consider Policy Update - EFB(LOCAL) Instructional Resources: Library Materials Dr. Mark Cantú, Deputy Supt. of Governance and Education Services] EFB LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES LIBRARY MATERIALS. DR. MARK ANTO. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS ANOTHER POLICY THAT WAS IMPACTED BY OUR 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THIS IS ONE WHERE WE DO HAVE A CHANGE. WE DON'T HAVE A RED LINE DOCUMENT BECAUSE THIS POLICY IS REPLACED ALMOST COMPLETELY. NOT SAYING THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOCAL POLICY BEFORE, BUT THIS POLICY IS ALMOST COMPLETELY CHANGED, SO THEY DIDN'T PROVIDE US A RED LINE DOCUMENT. THE MAIN POINT HERE IS THAT OUR LEGISLATIVE BODY WANTS US TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIALS THAT REPRESENT MULTIPLE VIEWPOINTS OF DIFFICULTY IN READING, OUR READING LEVELS THAT HAVE BROAD STUDENT INTEREST. THE POLICY ALSO INCLUDES A FORMALIZED PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, THE SELECTION, AND THE REVIEW OF LIBRARY MATERIALS. LIBRARY BOOKS HAVE BEEN A HOT TOPIC. DEPENDING ON THE COMMUNITY, IT'S HOTTER IN SOME AREAS THAN NOT. WHAT WE'RE DOING IS TAKING TASB LANGUAGE, AND WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU IS A RECOMMENDATION FROM TASB LANGUAGE THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD, WORK WITH OUR LIBRARIANS, ESTABLISH A FORMAL PROCESS, SUPERINTENDENT, ASSIGNS A DESIGNEE, WHICH WILL BE FROM OUR TEACHING LEARNING OFFICE, AND WE WILL WORK WITH OUR LIBRARIANS AND TEACHERS TO DOCUMENT THIS, TO HAVE A CATALOG, TO MAKE IT ALLOWABLE OR ACCESSIBLE FOR OUR PARENTS WHO WANT TO REVIEW MATERIALS, THEY CAN DO THAT. THERE IS A FORMAL CHALLENGE PROCESS. IF THEY CHALLENGE IT, IT'S NOT AN AUTOMATIC, WE'RE GOING TO PULL THE BOOK. WE COME TO COMMITTEE. THERE ARE PROCESSES IN PLACE, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE, I THINK IT'S A FIVE-PAGE POLICY. OUR RECOMMENDATION TO YOU ALL IS THAT WE APPROVE THE POLICY AS PRESENTED BY TASB AGAIN. FOR TODAY, JUST FOR INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION. >> THANK YOU. BOARD, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS IN REFERENCE TO THIS POLICY? VICE PRESIDENT LADS MODI. >> IN REGARDS TO THE COMMITTEE THAT IS GOING TO BE REVIEWING, WHO IS ALL PART OF THAT COMMITTEE, AND THERE POSSIBILITY FOR AT LEAST ONE BOARD MEMBER TO BE A PART OF THAT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW IF SOMEBODY DOES COME AND SAY, HEY, THIS BOOK NEEDS TO BE PULLED BECAUSE OF WHATEVER, WHATEVER. I THINK WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION PREVIOUS. >> IT IS A COMMITTEE THAT WE WILL FORM WITH DISTRICT REPRESENTATION WITH LIBRARIANS WITH STAFF, AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS ABOUT COMMITTEE WORK AS A BOARD. IF YOU WANT TO CHOOSE A SOMEBODY TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. BUT IT IS DISTRICT STAFF, IT IS LIBRARIANS, AND THAT IS DEFINITELY KEMP STAFF. >> THANK YOU. I ONLY BRING IT UP BECAUSE I'VE HEARD THAT SOME DISTRICTS TOO HAVE AT LEAST ONE BOARD MEMBER IN THERE. NOT TO SAY THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE ONE, BUT IF THAT'S AN OPTION, MAYBE SOME BOARD MEMBER WANTS TO BE PART OF IT. >> THE BOARD MEMBERS REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY. IF THERE IS AN INTEREST BY ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SERVE, I BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE VERY INFREQUENT. PLEASE LET US KNOW AND THEN WHEN WE COME BACK, WE CAN SPECIFICALLY OUTLINE WHAT WE WOULD LOOK. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. BOARD ANYTHING FURTHER, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. WE ARE MOVING ON. NEXT UP, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER POLICY UPDATE BE LOCAL FOR BOARD MEETINGS, DR. MARK CANT. [V.K. Discuss and Consider Policy Update - BE(LOCAL) Board Meetings Dr. Mark Cantú, Deputy Supt. of Governance and Education Services ] >> THIS IS A LOCAL UPDATE ON BOARD MEETINGS, [02:10:04] AND I WILL PREFACE THIS WE ARE BRINGING SOME APRIL REVISIONS THAT DIDN'T MAKE ITS WAY TO YOU ALL THROUGH ACTUAL BOARD POLICY ADOPTION, AND THAT IS COMPLETELY ON ME. WHEN WE REVIEWED OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES IN APRIL, WE HAD A WORKSHOP. WE HAD OUR LEGAL TEAM REVIEW IT, AND THEN WE SENT IT TO TASBY. WHEN I PRESENTED THIS TO YOU ALL BACK IN APRIL FOR ADOPTION, I ONLY USED THE WORDS BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURE AND DIDN'T ACTUALLY REFERENCE POLICY. AND SO I BRING TO YOU BOTH THE APRIL REVISIONS AND THEN THE REVISIONS FOR JULY. I JUST WANTED TO PREFACE THAT ABOUT WHY THIS AND A COUPLE OF OTHERS ARE COMING UP AGAIN. WHEN APRIL, WHEN THE BOARD MET TO DISCUSS BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, THERE WERE SEVERAL THINGS THAT IMPACT BE LOCAL. ONE OF THEM WAS ABOUT ANNUAL CALENDARING. YOUR REQUEST WAS THAT WE HAVE AN ANNUAL CALENDAR AND THAT MONTH BY MONTH, VERY CLEARLY, WE OUTLINED TO YOU THE WORK THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AS A BOARD. THE OTHER WAS ABOUT AGENDA TOPICS. THERE WAS A CHANGE. YOU CAN SEE THE RED LINE DOCUMENT. INSTEAD OF HAVING THREE BOARD MEMBERS BRING IT UP, YOU WILL DECIDE TO CHANGE IT TO TWO BOARD MEMBERS, AND SO WE'RE FORMALIZING THAT. THE OTHER WAS A DEADLINE. THIS WAS A CHANGE TO 21 DAYS SO THAT WE BRING IT UP AND IT GIVES THE ADMINISTRATION TIME TO WORK ON IT. THEN THE LAST ONE WAS ABOUT BOARD BOOK AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS BE SHARED WITH YOU ALL SEVEN CALENDAR DAYS BEFORE A MEETING, WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ADHERING TO. THOSE WERE THE APRIL REVISIONS. YOU ALL ADOPTED THAT FORMALLY IN APRIL. I DIDN'T USE POLICY LANGUAGE. I ONLY USED BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES LANGUAGE. THAT'S COMPLETELY ON ME. WHAT WAS DISCUSSED IN JULY AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING WAS BECAUSE OUR CURRENT BOARD OPERATING POLICY OR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURE SAYS THAT WE ONLY MEET ONCE A MONTH AND TWICE A MONTH. THE CHANGE HERE IS THAT WE UPDATE LOCAL POLICY TO REFLECT THAT CHANGE AND WE ALIGN BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURE WITH BOARD POLICY. >> DOES THE POLICY THAT YOU'RE RECOMMENDING SAY THAT WE TWICE A MONTH? >> WE WILL CHANGE THE POLICY TO SAY THAT, YES. >> BUT I THOUGHT THERE WERE TWO MONTHS WHEN WE DON'T ACTUALLY MEET. >> WE HAVE A CAVEAT AND THE LANGUAGE THAT IT'S GOING TO SAY IS AT THE DISCRETION, I THINK OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT, IS HOW IT'S WRITTEN. >> I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT HOLDING TO THAT IN DECEMBER WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUT THE DOOR, THINGS LIKE THAT. CRISTIE PINO, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? COMMENT? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. I KNOW IN APRIL, WE TALKED ABOUT IT BEING SEVEN DAYS THE BOARD BOOK AND ALL ITEMS BE AVAILABLE SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO CALENDAR. I'M SORRY. THE BOARD BOOK AND ALL NECESSARY ITEMS TO BE SHARED WITH THE BOARD SEVEN CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO A MEETING. ISN'T THAT NOW LAW? >> THE LAW THAT CHANGED IS THE POSTING. INSTEAD OF POSTING 72 HOURS BEFORE, NOW IT'S THREE BUSINESS DAYS. >> WOULDN'T THIS ACTUALLY MOVE EVERYTHING BACK THEN? BECAUSE IF WE HAVE TO POST LIKE ON WEDNESDAY, WOULDN'T WE GET THIS, LIKE THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY? >> I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THE SEVEN DAYS I THINK HAS BEEN WORKING. WE ARE OKAY WITH THE SEVEN DAYS UNLESS THERE'S A CHANGE THAT YOU ALL WANT TO PROPOSE, BUT IT'S BEEN WORKING, I BELIEVE. INSTEAD OF POSTING ON A FRIDAY FOR A TUESDAY, WE WILL POST ON A THURSDAY FOR A TUESDAY. WE BACKTRACK OUR OWN INTERNAL CALENDAR TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. WE WILL STILL HAVE EVERYTHING TO YOU ALL SEVEN DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING, AND THEN WE WILL STILL POST THE THREE BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING. INTERNALLY, WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN. >> ANYTHING FURTHER, TRUSTEE [INAUDIBLE]? THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER ON THE SIDE? NO. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS SIDE, TRUSTEE FRANCO. >> WITH REGARDS TO THE JULY REVISIONS. JUST TO VERIFY, THEY'RE NOT IN HERE, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN HERE FOR THE NEXT OKAY. >> TODAY'S DISCUSSION. WE WILL SHARE THIS LANGUAGE WITH TASBY. TASBY, WILL GIVE US A DRAFT. WE'LL BRING THAT TO YOU, THEN WE'LL SHARE THE DRAFT WITH YOU. THE APRIL ARE DONE BECAUSE WE HAD ALREADY GONE THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THE JULY 1 HAS NOT BEEN. >> GOT YOU. >> GOT YOU. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS MORE AROUND THE LIVE STREAMING AND WHATNOT THAT WE DISCUSSED WILL THAT AFFECT THIS POLICY OR THAT'S ON? >> YEAH. WE ARE LIVE STREAMING NOW AND SO WE WILL LIVE STREAM BOTH MEETING. >> GOT YOU. THANKS. BOARD, ANYTHING MORE ON THIS SIDE? >> I CAN'T SEE. >> VICE PRESIDENT LADS MOLDI. >> THANK YOU FOR GETTING THIS. I KNOW I'VE BEEN HARPING ON GETTING THESE FOREVER, [02:15:04] SO I APPRECIATE YOU AT LEAST BRINGING THEM TO THE TABLE, SO THANK YOU. >> OF COURSE. >> ANYTHING FURTHER? HEARING NONE. WE ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG. NEXT UP, WE HAVE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER POLICY [V.L. Discuss and Consider Policy Update BBG (LOCAL) - Board Members: Compensation and Expenses Dr. Mark Cantú, Deputy Supt. of Governance and Education Services] UPDATE BBG LOCAL BOARD MEMBERS COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES. FOR CLARIFICATION, WE'RE STILL NOT PAID. >> I WAS ABOUT TO START WITH THAT. YES, PRESIDENT WEGNER, THERE IS NO COMPENSATION. YOU ALL DO THIS GRACIOUSLY AT YOUR OWN TIME, AND PLEASE KNOW THAT AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM, WE TRULY VALUE THAT BECAUSE WE COULDN'T DO THIS WORK WITHOUT YOU ALL. AGAIN, THESE ARE APRIL REVISIONS. WHEN I BROUGHT THIS TO YOU ALL IN APRIL, WE ONLY ADDRESSED BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. I DIDN'T USE THE BOARD LANGUAGE BOARD POLICY. WHAT IS IN BOLD, THAT IS A STATEMENT THAT CHANGE, YOU HAVE THE RED LINE DOCUMENT. I ALREADY BEEN CHANGED. BOARD MEMBERS SHALL BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND ANY CONVENTION RELATED TO THEIR BOARD POSITION AND TWO OF THE NATIONAL STATE OR REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE CHOICE EACH YEAR. I THINK THE PREVIOUS VERSION SAID MAYBE TWO. I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME, I APOLOGIZE, BUT IT IS IN THE RED LINE DOCUMENT. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS JUST ALLOWS FLEXIBILITY FOR THE BOARD TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE YOUR OWN PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND LEARNING. >> IS THAT THE END OF YOUR PRESENTATION? >> YES. >> THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY? >> MY QUESTION IS REGARDING THE BOARD BUDGET. WE'VE ACTUALLY NEVER HAD A DISCUSSION ON BOARD BUDGET IS. AT SOME POINT, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION BECAUSE SOME YEARS IT'S LIKE, YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH AND I WAS LIKE, WELL, WHAT'S THAT> SOME YEARS ARE LIKE, Y'ALL HAVE EXTRA AND WE'RE LIKE, WE STILL DON'T HAVE A NUMBER FOR EACH BOARD MEMBER OR FOR THE BOARD AS A WHOLE. THAT COULD GET TO US, OR WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AT SOME POINT, THAT'D BE GREAT. >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER, BOARD? MOVING RIGHT ALONG. NEXT UP, WE HAVE DISCUSSED AND CONSIDER POLICY DATE BD AA LOCAL [V.M. Discuss and Consider Policy Update BDAA (LOCAL) - Officers and Officials: Duties and Requirements of Board Officers Dr. Mark Cantú, Deputy Supt. of Governance and Education Services] OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS DUTIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE BOARD OFFICERS. DR. MARK CANTON. >> THIS IS THE LAST REVISION FROM APRIL. AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. ALL WE'RE DOING IS UPDATING OUR BOARD POLICY TO ALIGN WITH OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. THE BULLETS IS WHAT CHANGE, YOU ALSO HAVE THAT RED LINE DOCUMENT SO THAT YOU CAN REFERENCE. BUT WHAT YOU ALL DECIDED IN APRIL IS THAT WE ADDED A PROVISION ABOUT THE BOARD PRESIDENT MONITORING BOARD CONDUCT OR TO ENSURE THAT CONSISTENCY WITH BOARD POLICY AND OUR PRACTICES. THERE WAS A CLARIFICATION ON THE DUTIES OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT. THEN THERE WAS A NEW SECTION THAT ADDED WHEN YOU ALL REVIEWED YOUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, A PIECE ABOUT BOARD CONDUCT, FACILITATING THE BOARD'S EVALUATION, AND DOING A BOARD SELF ASSESSMENT, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THAT ONE. >> THANK YOU. BOARD, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS IN REFERENCE TO BD AA LOCAL? THERE ARE NONE. LOOK AT THIS. >> INTO THE OTHER ONE. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO UPDATE THE MEAL EXPENSE TENDANCE KNOW WHAT WAS IT. THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEALS AND STUFF WHEN WE TRAVEL TO BE THE SAME AS WHAT IT WAS IN THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES BECAUSE THEY WERE DIFFERENT. >> BOARD TO FOLLOW ALONG, LOCAL BBG POLICY. SECRETARY GUADIAN JUST REALIZED THAT OUR MILLS POLICY DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH OUR MILLS BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. STAFF, CAN YOU LOOK AT THAT AND THEN. >> I'LL GO BACK TO LEGAL. WE USE THE LANGUAGE FROM LEGAL, AND IF I NEED TO REVISE IT, WE'LL HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. WE'LL BRING IT BACK. >> THANK YOU. >> WE APPRECIATE IT. GOOD CATCH. THEN NEXT UP, WE HAVE LOOK, NO MORE POLICIES. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER UPDATED BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, DR. MARK CANT. [V.N. Discuss and Consider Updated Board Operating Procedures Dr. Mark Cantú, Deputy Supt. of Governance and Education Services] >> NOW WE GET TO THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AGAIN, THIS IS THE CONVERSATION FROM JULY. NOW WE'RE CAUGHT UP. IN JULY, WHEN WE DECIDED TO GO TO THE TWO MEETINGS, THAT'S WHAT THIS IS NOW GOING TO SHOW. THE ONE MEETING FOR INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION AND THE SECOND MEETING FOR ACTION AND DECISION MAKING WITH THE IDEA THAT WE STILL HAVE A CAVEAT THERE THAT WE MAY NOT MEET A SECOND TIME, ESPECIALLY IN A MONTH LIKE THIS. [02:20:03] >> THANK YOU, BOARD. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS IN REFERENCE TO THIS? MOVING RIGHT ALONG. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WAIVERS FOR THE '25 '26 SQUARE. [V.O. Discuss and Consider Professional Development Waivers for the 2025-26 School Year Dr. Katrina Bailey, Chief Academic Officer] DR. KATRINA BAILEY. >> AWESOME. GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENTS. TONIGHT, I BRING BEFORE YOU STAFF DEVELOPMENT WAIVERS. THIS ALLOWS US TO HAVE STAFF AVAMENT DURING YEAR ON DAYS THAT ARE DESIGNATED ON A ACADEMIC CALENDAR. WHAT'S OUR STAFF DEVELOPMENT WAIVERS? IT ALLOWS US TO USE UP TO YOU, WE HAVE TO MEET THE MINUTE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. IT ALLOWS US TO USE UP TO 2,100 MINUTES TO HAVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DURING THE INSTRUCTIONAL YEAR. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE TIME BEFORE THE YEAR STARTS OR AFTER THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT TEACHERS ARE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW, LIKE TODAY, WE HAD A A HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL FULL OF TEACHERS GOING THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. IT DOESN'T COVER THOSE SPECIFIC TIME BECAUSE INSTRUCTURAL YEAR HASN'T ACTUALLY STARTED. WE HAVEN'T HAD THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. IT'S ONLY THOSE DAYS THAT WE TAKE OFF OR WE HAVE EARLY OUT OR EARLY RELEASE FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT. ON OUR PARTICULAR CALENDAR, I BELIEVE FOUR DAYS, WE HAVE THE OCTOBER PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE DAY. WE HAVE TWO DAYS IN FEBRUARY AND THE DAY IN JANUARY, A STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAYS, AND SO THIS WAIVER COVERS IT. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS REQUIRED TO APPROVE THOSE DAYS ANNUALLY AS A PART OF OUR ACADEMIC CALENDAR. AGAIN, ANY DAY WHERE WE DO HAVE SCHOOL, THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS. ANY DAY THAT WE DO HAVE SCHOOL, WE PROVIDE AT LEAST 120 MINUTES OF INSTRUCTIONS. OUR FRIDAYS ARE COVERED AND IT ALLOWS US TO RECEIVE FULL ADA FUNDING. IT ONLY COVERS THE ACTUAL PD THAT IS ACTUALLY COVERED THE ACTUAL PD TIME. IT WOULDN'T INCLUDE LUNCHES, THINGS LIKE THAT FOR TEACHERS DURING THAT TIME. IT ONLY APPLIES AGAIN DURING THE INSTRUCTIONAL YEAR, NOT ANY TIME BEFORE OR AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS TO END, AND WE STILL MUST MEET THE 75600 MINUTES REQUIREMENT. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WE ALWAYS INTEND TO DO. AGAIN, AS I SHARED, THESE ARE THE DATES THAT ARE COVERED FOR THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL YEAR BY THE STAFF DEVELOPMENT WAIVER THAT WE APPROVE. AGAIN, THIS IS FOR INFORMATION FOR APPROVAL AT THE AUGUST 9. >> THANK YOU. BOARD, ARE THERE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS IN REFERENCE TO THIS WAIVER? MOVING TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD. >> ARE THESE MINUTES, IS THIS LIKE DISTRICT WIDE LIKE TRAINEES THAT THE DISTRICT PUTS TOGETHER. ARE THESE ALSO INCLUDE LIKE INDIVIDUAL TRAINING OR LIKE IF THE TEACHER IS STILL TRYING TO PURSUE THEIR DEGREE, LIKE YOU. >> THOSE WOULD BE OUTSIDE. THIS WOULD BE DISTRICT STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAYS. EITHER CAMPUS OR DISTRICT STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAYS. ESSENTIALLY, GET YOUR HOME. >> THANK YOU. FAR ANYTHING FURTHER? NEXT UP, WE ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG. [V.P. Discuss and Consider the UIL Homeschool Opt-In or Opt-Out Policy Nikki Elaine Bittings, Chief Student Services Officer] >> TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE UIL HOME SCHOOL OPT-IN OR OPT-OUT POLICY, MS. NIKKI BITTINGS, PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, PRESIDENT WEGNER, SUPERINTENDENT GUTIERREZ, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FOR 25/26 ISD, WE HAVE THE OPTION TO OPT OUT OF HOME SCHOOL UIL PARTICIPATION PROPOSAL, EXCUSE ME. THIS CAME ABOUT AGAIN, ONCE AGAIN, THE 89TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE. ONE OF THE NUMEROUS CHANGES THAT CAME ABOUT. FOR THE PREVIOUS, FOR 24/25, ISDS COULD OPT-IN TO ALLOW HOME SCHOOL PARTICIPATION. HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS COULD PARTICIPATE IN UIL ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL THAT THE STUDENT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND BASICALLY IF THEY WERE ZONED TO WHATEVER, IF THEY WERE ZONED TO DAILY, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT. FOR 25/26, FOR SENATE BILL 401, ISD SHALL PROVIDE HOME SCHOOL PARTICIPATION UNLESS THE SCHOOL BOARD VOTES TO OPT-OUT OF ALLOWING HOME SCHOOL PARTICIPATION. THEY MAY PARTICIPATE IN UIL ACTIVITIES AT THE CLOSEST TO THE STUDENT'S RESIDENT. THE DEL VALLE ISD PROPOSAL IS TO OPT-OUT OF SENATE BILL 401. AGAIN, THIS IS FOR INFORMATION FOR TONIGHT. NO DECISION IS NEEDED TO BE MADE, BUT THAT IS WHAT OUR RECOMMENDATION WILL BE. >> THANK YOU. BOARD, ARE THEIR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS IN REFERENCE TO THIS? TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD. >> IS THERE ANY SPECIFIC REASONING WHY THAT IS AS RECOMMENDATION FOR THE BOARD? [02:25:02] >> YES, MA'AM. I BOUGHT SOME OF OUR ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTS WITH THIS, BUT SOME OF THE REASONS THAT WAS DISCUSSED IS POTENTIAL LOSS OF ROSTER SPOTS FOR STUDENT ATHLETES AND INDIVIDUAL SPORTS. THE PERCEPTION THAT HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS MAY HAVE AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE DUE TO ADDITIONAL SELECTIVE TRAINING TIME WITH THEIR MORE OPEN SCHEDULES. ALSO DOUBTS ABOUT THE ACADEMIC RIGOR OF HOME SCHOOL CURRICULUMS COMPARED TO OUR TRADITIONAL SCHOOLING. THERE'S NO STATE FUNDING PROVIDED FOR HOME SCHOOL STUDENT PARTICIPATION, AND THAT POLICY WOULD MISALIGN WITH OUR SURROUNDING AREAS. APPARENTLY, WE DOUBLE CHECKED THIS MORNING, CURRENTLY, AUSTIN ISD, BASTROP, AND HAYS HAVE DECIDED TO OPT-OUT AS WE WERE LOOKING AT OUR SURROUNDING AREAS. THE DISTRICT ALSO ANTICIPATES AN INCREASED STRAIN ON RESOURCES SUCH AS THE DEPARTMENT, EQUIPMENT, TRANSPORTATION, AND UNIFORMS. >> TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? THANK YOU. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE OPTED IN LAST YEAR. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY STUDENTS THAT WE HAD THAT WERE HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ACTUALLY ATTENDED? >> YES, MA'AM. DURING THAT YEAR, WE DID NOT HAVE ANY HOME SCHOOLERS APPLY, TRY OUT OR ENROLL TO PARTICIPATE IN UIL FROM GRADE 7-12. >> THANK YOU. >> YES, MA'AM. >> TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS SIDE? THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER? NO. THANK YOU FOR THIS VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. MOVING ON, LOOK AT US. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE ADULT MEAL PRICES FOR THE 25/26 SCHOOL YEAR. [V.Q. Discuss and Consider Adult Meal Prices for the 2025-26 School Year Mark Willoughby, Chief Operations Officer] >> PRESIDENT WEGNER, DR. GUTIERREZ, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU. EVERY YEAR, THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REQUIRES DISTRICTS TO ANALYZE THE STUDENT MEAL PRICES USING A PRICE-ADJUSTED CALCULATOR. BREAKFAST AND LUNCHES SERVED TO TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, CUSTODIANS, AND OTHER ADULTS, MUST BE PRICED SO THAT THE ADULT PAYMENT COMBINED WITH ANY PER LUNCH REVENUES FROM OTHER SOURCES DESIGNATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SUPPORT OF ADULT MEALS IS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE COST. BASICALLY, WHAT THAT IS SAYING IS THAT ANY TYPE OF FUNDING SHOULD COVER THE COST FOR ADULT MEAL PRICES. THE CALCULATION THIS YEAR RECOMMENDS AN INCREASE TO THE ADULT VISITOR OR SECOND MEAL PRICES AS SUCH. YOU CAN SEE THAT IN 2024, THE MEAL PRICES WERE, AS LISTED 2024-2025. BREAKFAST FOR ADULTS WAS LISTED AS 350, AND LUNCH WAS FIVE DOLLARS. THE RECOMMENDATION FOR 2025-2026 IS AN INCREASE TO 3.75 AND 5.50. ALL DEL VALLE ISD STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR. THIS IS MOSTLY NOT REQUIRED FOR BOARD APPROVAL. IT'S MOSTLY AN INFORMATIONAL PIECE OF DOCUMENT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE ADULT MEAL CALCULATOR WORK. ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD. >> DO THESE COSTS ALSO INCLUDE OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF IF THEY'RE EATING AT SCHOOL OR DURING LUNCH? >> YES, THIS SPECIFICALLY RELATES TO ADULT MEAL. >> THAT'S NOT JUST OUR VISIT. I'M JUST MAKING SURE THAT'S OUR TEACHERS. >> YES, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANYTHING FURTHER, BOARD? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. MOVING RIGHT ALONG, WE HAVE DISCUSSED AND CONSIDER [V.R. Discuss and Consider Replacement of Gilbert Elementary School Chiller Mark Willoughby, Chief Operations Officer] REPLACEMENT OF GILBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILLER, IN YOUR SCHOOL. >> PRESIDENT WEGNER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD, DR. GUTIERREZ. THE CHILLER SYSTEM, THAT'S AN HVAC SYSTEM AT GILBERT ELEMENTARY HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2012. IT CONSISTS OF A SINGLE UNIT EQUIPPED WITH THREE DANFOSS TURBOCOR COMPRESSORS. THOSE ARE LIKE FLUX CAPACITORS, THINGS THAT MAKE STUFF COLD. OVER THE YEARS, THE COMPRESSORS HAVE REQUIRED SEVERAL REPAIRS TO AND REPLACEMENT OF UNITS THAT HAVE REACHED THEIR END-OF-LIFE CAPACITY. AT PRESENT, THE ENTIRE CHILLER SYSTEM IS NON-OPERATIONAL. AFTER THOROUGH EVALUATION, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CHILLER UNIT RATHER THAN ATTEMPT THE PIECEMEAL REPAIRS. THE REASONS INCLUDE THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE THREE COMPRESSORS WITH UNREPAIRABLE DAMAGE, THE HIGH COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH INDIVIDUAL COMPRESSOR REPLACEMENT, THE RISK OF FURTHER SYSTEM FAILURES IF REPAIRS ARE MADE TO THE AGING SYSTEM, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO UPGRADE TO A MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE CHILLER SYSTEM WHICH WOULD POTENTIALLY REDUCE FUTURE MAINTENANCE COSTS AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION. DEL VALLE ISD ISSUED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ON MAY 16TH FOR TURNKEY SOLUTIONS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CHILLER. SERVICES WILL INCLUDE THE SALE, DELIVERY, AND INSTALLATION OF A 169-MINIMUM TONNAGE SCREW CHILLER. DVISD OPENED THE BIDS ON JUNE 18TH AND EVALUATED EIGHT SUBMITTALS FOR THE PROJECT. [02:30:03] RESPONDENTS WERE EVALUATED ON COST CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE PROJECT, PRIOR QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERTISE, AND THE ABILITY TO MEET ALL REQUIRED COMPONENTS OF THE SCOPE OF WORK. TEXAS CHILLER SYSTEMS WAS THE HIGHEST SCORING RESPONDENT WITH A SCORE OF 95 AND AT A PRICE POINT OF $490,820. THIS IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND WE'LL BE CALLED FOR AN ACTION ITEM AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. >> THANK YOU. BOARD, ARE THERE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY. >> YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK. THIS IS THE THIRD MONTH OR IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, YOU'VE ASKED FOR ALMOST A MILLION AND SOMETHING DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS IN OUR FACILITIES, YET WE DON'T HAVE A FACILITY ASSESSMENT. I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE HIGH PRIORITY? WE NEED THEM, BUT I WANT TO SEE WHAT THE REST OF THE DISTRICT LOOKS LIKE. WE'RE GETTING THESE PIECEMEALS IN MY OPINION, SO THAT'S JUST THE COMMENT. THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE RIGHT NOW IS, THE QUESTION IS GOING TO ALIGN WITH ANOTHER TOPIC THAT WE HAVE LATER ON WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE APPROVING A CONTRACT OF A VENDOR THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE REVIEWING OUR CHILLERS AND ACS AND WHATNOT. HOW CAN WE LET THIS GO SO LONG AND NOW WE HAVE TO REPLACE THREE OF THEM AT ALMOST HALF A MILLION DOLLARS? >> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. I DON'T HAVE THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OR KNOWLEDGE OR ABOUT THOSE DISCUSSIONS WHEN I GOT HERE IN JUNE AND WAS MADE AWARE THAT THERE HAD BEEN A FACILITIES ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED. QUICKLY TRIED TO GET OUR TEAM TO REVIEW THAT INFORMATION, WHICH WE HAVE CURRENTLY BEEN DOING. I CAN TELL YOU MOVING FORWARD WITH WHATEVER RECOMMENDATIONS WE MAKE FOR FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE REPAIRS, WE'LL GO THROUGH FOUR FILTERS. THE NUMBER 1 FILTER IS THAT OF SAFETY. IF IT HAS TO DEAL WITH STUDENT SAFETY AND STAFF SAFETY, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE PRIORITY. NUMBER 2 IS GOING TO BE THE STUDENT SAFETY, AND THEN IT'S GOING TO BE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SPACE. CAN TEACHERS TEACH EFFECTIVELY AND CAN STUDENTS LEARN EFFECTIVELY IN THOSE SPACES? IF THEY CAN'T, WE HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS OR IMPROVEMENTS. THE THIRD ONE WILL BE THE ENVELOPE, MEANING, DO WE TAKE CARE OF THE ROOF LEAKS, LEAKS UNDER THE DOORS, LEAKS AROUND THE WINDOWS, WHATEVER MIGHT BE CAUSING SOME INEFFICIENCIES IN OUR EQUIPMENT, AND THEN THE THIRD ONE WILL BE THE UTILITY BILL. HOW DO OUR FACILITIES IMPACT THE UTILITY BILL? THE LARGEST EXPENSE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS THE SALARIES AND BENEFITS, 80%, 89% OF OUR PAYROLL GOES TO THOSE BENEFITS. THE SECOND LARGEST EXPENSE FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT IS UTILITY COST. WHAT DOES THE ELECTRIC BILL LOOK LIKE, WHAT DOES THE WATER BILL LOOK LIKE, AND WHAT DOES THE GAS BILL LOOK LIKE? THESE SYSTEMS IMPACT THOSE COSTS. THE MORE WE CAN IMPROVE THESE SYSTEMS AND MAKE REPAIRS TO THEM ACCORDING TO THOSE FOUR FACTORS, THEN THE MORE WE CAN PUT TOWARD STUDENT INDUCTION. I DON'T HAVE THE HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE AS TO WHY. I KNOW MOVING FORWARD, WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PRESENTING THE FACILITIES ASSESSMENT TO YOU IN A WORKSHOP THAT'S TO COME IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WHETHER THAT'S IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER, WE HAVE YET TO DECIDE. >> THANK YOU. IS THAT SUFFICIENT FOR YOUR QUESTION? >> NO. IT STILL DOESN'T ANSWER THE VENDOR THAT WE HAVE ON OUR PAYROLL OR ON OUR APPROVED LIST. WHAT EXACTLY DO THEY DO IF THEY'RE NOT FINDING THESE THINGS PREVIOUSLY, OR IS IT THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE HAD THEM? >> IT'S ON PAGE 26 OF THE BUDGET SECTION. >> MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING YOU GUYS CAN BRING TO US LATER. >> FOR THE CHILLER, IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER? >> ONLY COMMENT. >> GO AHEAD. >> I DO UNDERSTAND THAT WE DO NEED A FACILITY ASSESSMENT, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT AS YOU DO THAT ASSESSMENT, YOU CROSS THINGS THAT NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND APPROVAL. I THINK THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE WE CAN'T AFFORD FOR IT TO GO DOWN AND OUR CHILDREN ARE THERE DURING SCHOOL YEAR, AND IT'S GOING TO GET EXTREMELY HOT. I'VE WORKED AT A PLACE WHERE OUR CHILLERS WENT DOWN AND WE HAD TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE BUILDING. >> THE TWO THINGS THAT CAN IMPACT INSTRUCTION ARE THE LACK OF TECHNOLOGY AND THE OF AIR CONDITIONING. THOSE CREATE THE BIGGEST INCONVENIENCES FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF. >> ABSOLUTELY. ANYTHING FURTHER BOARD? HEARING NONE. LET'S MOVE ON TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER VISITOR AND STUDENT SAFETY SCREENING SYSTEM. [V.S. Discuss and Consider Visitor and Student Safety Screening System Robert Vela, Chief of Police] CHIEF ROBERT VELA. [02:35:02] >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WEGNER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND MY GUESTS. TONIGHT, I'M PRESENTING INFORMATION ITEM ON A PROPOSED VISITOR AND STUDENT SAFETY SCREENING SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM SUPPORTS OUR CONTINUED EFFORTS TO ENHANCE OUR CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY AND FOR A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF. ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS PILOT FEE THE ATHENA SCREENING SYSTEM. IT'S AN AUSTIN-BASED COMPANY THAT RANKED HIGHLY IN OUR VENDOR REVIEW FOR EFFECTIVENESS, DEPLOYMENT, AND THE MAINTENANCE OF IT. THE PILOT WILL ALLOW US TO EVALUATE THE SYSTEMS IN REAL-TIME SCHOOL SETTING AND GUIDE FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL DISTRICT WIDE VIEW. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ON SYSTEM? >> BOARD, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS IN REFERENCE TO THE VISITOR AND STUDENT SAFETY SCREENING SYSTEM? VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY? >> ONCE THIS IS APPROVED, WHAT'S THE TIMELINE FOR IT BEING IN OUR DISTRICT AND IS IT GOING TO STILL REQUIRE US GOING FORWARD, MAYBE NOT THIS YEAR, BUT THE NEXT YEAR, TO HAVE CLEAR BACKPACKS? >> THAT'S A DECISION THAT'S GOING TO BE UP TO YOU A PART TO CLEAR BACKPACKS. AS FAR AS GETTING IT IMPLEMENTED, IT WILL BE PRETTY QUICK ONCE IT'S APPROVED. >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS SIDE? TRUSTEE PANTOJA. >> I BELIEVE YOU SAID A MINUTE AGO THAT IT'S WE'RE GOING TO START SMALL AND THEN DISTRICT WIDE. >> AFTER THE EVALUATION, IF IT ACTUALLY WORKS FOR OUR DISTRICT. >> I ASK THOSE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, LIKE WHAT THE EVALUATION LOOKS LIKE NOW OR DOES THAT UNDER THE SECURITY ITEM? >> THAT'S THE SECURITY ITEM, SIR. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? ANYTHING FURTHER, BOARD? NO. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. WE HAVE DISCUSSION ITEMS, [VI.A. Committee Updates by Board Trustees ] COMMITTEE UPDATES BY BOARD TRUSTEES. I KNOW THERE WAS A DEL VALLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION MEETING. TRUSTEE FRANCO. DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE FOR THAT? >> I'M TRYING TO THINK BACK. SORRY TO TAKE NOTES. GENERALLY SPEAKING, THEY WERE DISCUSSING UPCOMING EVENTS, BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH, CONVOCATION, THINGS OF THAT NATURE AND THEN ALSO POTENTIALLY BRINGING ON A EXTERNAL CONSULTANT TO HELP TO SERVE AS A PART-TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S AN ACTUAL DECISION BE MADE ON THAT YET, BUT THAT WAS A DISCUSSION. >> THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE A CALENDAR OF WHEN THE MEETINGS ARE THAT YOU CAN FORWARD THE REST OF US? >> I DON'T. I CAN ASK FOR IT, THOUGH. IT SHOWS UP ON MY PHONE, SO I CAN ASK THEM WHAT THE CALENDAR IS AND GET THAT OUT. >> THANK YOU. IT WILL NICE TO HAVE THOSE ON OUR SCHEDULE. ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OTHER COMMITTEES? I WAS GOING TO SAY WE HAVEN'T MET WITH ANYTHING. >> JUST TO MAKE A COMMENT TO THAT. I BELIEVE THOSE ARE ALREADY ON OUR CALENDARS, THE FOUNDATION DATES. >> THE EVENTS ARE, BUT THEIR MEETINGS ARE. THANK YOU. NO, I UNDERSTAND. ANYTHING FURTHER? NEXT UP, WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE JUNE 9TH, [VII. Consent Agenda] JUNE 10TH, JUNE 17TH, AND JUNE 23RD SPECIAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES. DO I HAVE A MOTION? TRUSTEE BURTON MAKES A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY SECONDS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS. EIGHT TO ZERO. MOVING ON TO OUR ACTION ITEMS. [VIII.A. Discuss, Consider and Possibly Act on Contracts Over $50,000 for the 2025-26 School Year Dina Edgar, Deputy Supt. of Administrative Services ] WE HAVE DISCUSSED, CONSIDER, AND POSSIBLY ACT ON CONTRACTS OVER 50,000 FOR THE 25/26 SCHOOL YEAR. MISS DINA EDGAR. >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. THIS EVENING, WE'RE BRINGING FOUR ACTION RECURRING CONTRACTS THAT MAY EXCEED $50,000 ANNUALLY. THIS INFORMATION WAS PRESENTED AS AN INFORMATION ITEM LAST MONTH AND IN JUNE, ALONG WITH THE ADOPTED BUDGET. JUST AS A RECAP, THIS TABLE PROVIDES A BREAKDOWN OF CONTRACTS AND TOTAL SPEND BY DEPARTMENT AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CONTRACTS GOING TO CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION OR TEACHING AND LEARNING. BUT THE LARGEST TOTAL EXPENSE HOUSED IN OPERATIONS. THIS NEXT SLIDE ILLUSTRATES OUR TOP 10 CONTRACTS, AND YOU CAN SEE PROPERTY CASUALTY SOARING AT THE TOP WITH AN EXPENSE OF JUST OVER ANNUALLY. THE REMAINING INCLUDES A BLEND OF CURRICULUM AND OPERATIONAL RELATED CONTRACTS. THEN FINALLY, THESE FIVE CONTRACTS THAT WE HAD IDENTIFIED THAT FOR REDUCTION OF [02:40:03] SERVICES THIS YEAR AND POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT OR ELIMINATION NEXT YEAR. AGAIN, WE'RE WORKING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO DETERMINE OTHER EXISTING UNDERUTILIZED OR UNDERPERFORMING CONTRACTS AND SERVICES. THE HVAC IS DEFINITELY AN AREA WHERE I AGREE. I DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT UNIT IS OLD ENOUGH TO BE COMPLETELY IRREPARABLE. IF WE DO USE WHOEVER WE USED FOR MAINTENANCE ON THE HVAC, WE NEED TO FIND THAT OUT AND INVESTIGATE WHAT HAPPENED THERE. BECAUSE MAYBE THAT IS A PARTICULAR COMPANY THAT WE DROP. WE NEED TO LOOK AT EXAMINE ALL OF THESE CONTRACTED SERVICES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE PERFORMING ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS, AS WE MENTIONED IN THE LAST MEETING. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. BOARD, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. DO YOU HAVE A TIMELINE, I KNOW YOU'RE EVALUATING AND REVIEWING THOSE PARTICULAR CONTRACTS. IT'S BEEN ABOUT A MONTH. ARE YOU ALL NEGOTIATING THEM, OR WHAT'S THE ACTUAL TIMELINE ON WHEN THOSE ARE GOING TO COME BACK? >> WITH THE THINKERY, WE ALREADY HAVE IDENTIFIED REDUCTIONS THERE. I CAN TELL YOU SKYWARD IS NOT ON HERE, AND WE'VE ELIMINATED MODULES THAT WE'RE NOT USING. OUR SKYWARD BILL HAS GONE DOWN. SCHOOL LINKS. I THINK WE SIGNED THE CONTRACT FOR THE YEAR, BUT CURRICULUMS ARE NOT CERTAIN THAT THEY LIKE THAT PRODUCT. THEY'RE ANALYZING IT THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR TO SEE IF WE'LL RENEW IT NEXT YEAR. COMMERCIAL KITCHEN, THAT ONE WE DO HAVE TO CONTINUE THIS YEAR, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO THINK OF OTHER WAYS THAT WE CAN SERVICE OUR KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, EVEN UTILIZING SOME OF OUR OWN STAFF TO CUT THAT BILL DOWN. THEY'RE NOT EFFICIENT. >> TO CLARIFY, YOU'RE ASKING US TO APPROVE THOSE EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE UNDER REVIEW FOR. >> YES. >> WE WOULD STILL BE PUTTING THEM IN OUR BUDGET AND ALL THAT. >> YES. BUT AGAIN, SOME OF THEM, WE ALREADY DID REDUCE SERVICES, AND BILLS ARE CUT IN HALF. >> ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS SIDE, BOARD? THANK YOU. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS SIDE? >> I ACTUALLY HAVE ONE. SO THAT THE CHILLER ONE, DID YOU FIND IT OR NO? >> YES. >> IF YOU DID KNOW, I WANTED TO POINT IT OUT. >> THERE'S MULTIPLE HVAC VENDORS THAT WE ON THAT PARTICULAR GILBERT CHILLER, I THINK WE CAN GO BACK AND SEE WHO HAS BEEN SERVICING THAT UNIT AND FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. >> QUALITY OF SERVICE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. PERFECT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> BOARD, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM FOR THIS EVENING. DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT OVER 50,000 FOR THE 2025/2026 FISCAL YEAR. >> THANK YOU. SECRETARY GUADIAN MADE THE MOTION AS PRESENTED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE CISNEROS SECONDS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE. MOTION PASSES 8-0. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. NEXT UP. WE HAVE DISCUSSED, CONSIDER, [VIII.B. Discuss, Consider and Possibly Act on Implementation of House Bill 3372 with Education Service Center (ESC) -13 Dr. Mark Cantú, Deputy Supt. of Governance and Education Services] AND POSSIBLY ACT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF HOUSE BILL 372 WITH EDUCATION SERVICES CENTER, ESC NUMBER 13. DR. MARK CANTU. >> THIS ITEM HERE IS A RESULT OF OUR LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WE RECEIVED THIS MOU FROM ESC 13 IN LATE JUNE AFTER THE SESSION CLOSED. WHAT IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS IS THAT SUPERINTENDENTS AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS AT LANGUAGE ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES FOR THE ESC. THIS ONE'S PARTICULARLY WITH BJ 13 BECAUSE THAT'S IF WE WERE TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICES, THAT'S TYPICALLY WHERE IT WOULD HAPPEN. WE DO HAVE OTHER EMPLOYEES THOUGH WHO ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO PROVIDE TRAINING, AND THIS MOU ALLOWS THEM TO DO THAT. THEY WOULD PAY THE DISTRICT, THE DISTRICT PASSES THE MONEY STRAIGHT TO OUR TWO EMPLOYEES. I KNOW ONE OF THE QUESTIONS FROM LAST TIME WAS, WHO CAN, ARE THERE OTHERS? BECAUSE THE LANGUAGE SAYS SUPERINTENDENT AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS, BECAUSE WE USE CHIEFS. WE SAID ANYBODY ABOVE AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CANNOT ENGAGE IN ANY CONTRACT LIKE THIS. EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T USE THE LANGUAGE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, [02:45:01] OUR SUPERINTENDENT CANNOT ENGAGE IN A CONTRACT LIKE THIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BELOW CAN. FOR TONIGHT, FOR APPROVAL, WE ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THIS MOU SO THAT OUR TWO EMPLOYEES WHO ARE PROVIDING MATH ACADEMIES CAN GET PAID. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. >> VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA. >> DOES THAT NEED TO BE ADDED INTO OUR BOARD POLICY, OR IS THAT JUST A THING THAT WE HAVE DOCUMENTED SOMEWHERE? >> THIS IS AN MOU RIGHT NOW, AND THEN WITH UPDATE, I BELIEVE IT'S 126, IT'LL BE ADJUSTED IN BOARD POLICY. >> I THINK AS LONG AS WE CAN SAY, ANYONE THAT DOESN'T MEET THIS REQUIRE OR THIS LEVEL AND ABOVE IS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS FUNDING. WITH THAT, IF NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. >> THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY SECRETARY GUADIAN. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR BY A SHOW OF HANDS? MOTION CARRIES, 8-0. MOVING RIGHT ALONG, WE'RE GOING TO DESIGNATE A DELEGATE AND [VIII.C. Designate a Delegate and Alternate for the TASA/TASB Annual Convention Dr. Mark Cantú, Deputy Supt. of Governance and Education Services] ALTERNATE FOR THE TASA TASB ANNUAL CONVENTION, DR. MARK CANTU. >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. I'M GOING TO TURN IT RIGHT BACK TO YOU ALL. THIS IS A VOTE THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE, SO WE HAVE A STRONG REPRESENTATION AT OUR CONFERENCE. >> DOES ANYBODY WANT TO BE THE DELEGATE OR THE ALTERNATE FOR THIS CONFERENCE IN HOUSTON, TXEDCON? LOOK AT THAT. >> THANK YOU. .. TRUSTEE CISNEROS WILL BE THE DELEGATE. I'LL BE THE ALTERNATE. I SIGNED YOU UP FOR ALL OF IT. >> YOU CAN'T TAKE THE. >>I SIGNED YOU UP FOR ALL OF IT.. WAIT, DID YOU WANT TO BE THE DELEGATE? TRUSTEE CISNEROS, DID YOU. WE'RE GOOD. THEN IS THERE AN ALTERNATE? I SAID, I WOULD BE THE ALTERNATE IF WE DON'T HAVE ONE. PERFECT. LOOK AT THAT. I GOT OUT OF THIS. WE HAVE TRUSTEE CISNEROS AS THE DELEGATE, TRUSTEE PANTOJA AS THE ALTERNATE FOR THE TASA TASB ANNUAL CONVENTION HOUSTON. DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION OR WE JUST DESIGNATE AND WE'RE GOOD? >> LET'S MAKE A MOTION. >> I MAKE THE MOTION THAT TRUSTEE CISNEROS IS A DELEGATE AND TRUSTEE PANTOJA IS THE ALTERNATE FOR THE TASA TASB ANNUAL CONVENTION. COMING UP. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE CHANTE WRIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY A SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE. ALL OF US ARE RAISING OUR HANDS BECAUSE IT'S NOT US. MOTION CARRIES 8-0. NEXT STEP. [VIII.D. Discuss, Consider and Possibly Adopt Hazardous Routes Designation Mark Willoughby, Chief Operations Officer] DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND POSSIBLY ADOPT HAZARDOUS ROUTES DESIGNATION, MR. MARK WILLOUGHBY. >> BY AS A HAZARDOUS ROUTE. PARDON ME. THE DEL VALLE ISD TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DETERMINES WHICH LOCATIONS MAY MEET THE STANDARDS FOR A HAZARDOUS ROUTE DESIGNATION AS PER TEA GUIDELINES. THE PROVIDED SCHOOL BUS ROUTES ARE WITHIN TWO MILES OF THE CAMPUS AND MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA PER TEC 48.1 51D2, WHICH IS A TRANSPORTATION ALLOTMENT, WHICH ALLOWS A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO APPLY FOR UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 10% OF REGULAR TRANSPORTATION ALLOTMENT TO BE USED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS LIVING WITHIN THE TWO MILE NET ZONE WHERE THEY WOULD NORMALLY BE SUBJECT TO HAZARDOUS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS OR A HIGH RISK OF VIOLENCE. A HAZARDOUS TRAFFIC CONDITION IS AN AREA WITHIN TWO MILES OF THE CAMPUS WHERE NO WALKWAY IS PROVIDED, AND CHILDREN MUST WALK ALONG OR CROSS A FREEWAY OR EXPRESSWAY, AN UNDERPASS, AN OVERPASS OR A BRIDGE, AN UNCONTROLLED MAJOR TRAFFIC ARTERY IN INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL AREA OR ANOTHER COMPARABLE CONDITION, OR AN AREA PRESENTING A HIGH RISK OF VIOLENCE WITHIN TWO MILES OF A CAMPUS, THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS INDICATE PRESENCE OF HIGH INCIDENTS OF VIOLENT CRIMES. THE ROUTES IDENTIFIED MUST BE APPROVED BY THE DEL VALLE ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE HAZARDOUS MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT TO BE ACCEPTED AND FUNDED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY. TRANSPORTATION STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS ROUTES DURING THE 2025/2026 SCHOOL YEAR. THERE IS NO COST IMPACT FOR THIS, ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE HAZARDOUS ROUTES FOR 2025/2026. >> THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? COMMENT OR QUESTIONS. DO I HAVE A MOTION? TRUSTEE PANTOJA WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AS PRESENTED. [02:50:03] SECOND, TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY A SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE. FIVE, 6, 7, 8. MOTION CARRIES 8-0. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. NEXT UP, [IX. Closed Session] WE HAVE CLOSED SESSION. WE ARE GOING BACK FOR 551.071, CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNCIL, 551.074, DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL, 551.074, REVIEW AND APPROVE EMPLOYMENT, RESIGNATIONS AND TERMINATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF. CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF DEL VALLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. CONSIDER SANCTIONS FOR ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT, 551.076, DISCUSSION OF INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT, SAFETY AND SECURITY PROTOCOLS. THEN LASTLY, 551.074, DISCUSSION TO FILL BOARD VACANCY FOR SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT SMD5. THE TIME IS NOW 9:06. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND WELCOME BACK. THE BOARD ENDED ITS CLOSED SESSION AT 10:19. IT IS NOW 10:23. LIKE TO REQUEST A MOTION FOR [X. Approve Action Items Discussed in Closed Session] THE POSSIBLE ACTION OF EMPLOYMENT RESIGNATIONS AND TERMINATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF. >> I'VE LOST MY TRACK TRAIN OF THOUGHTS. I'M SORRY. YOU APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT RESIGN TERMINATIONS OF PERSONAL STAFF. >> THANK YOU. SECRETARY GUADIAN MADE THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD MADE THE SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS. I CAN'T SEE. THERE WE GO. EIGHT TO ZERO. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND POSSIBLY ACT ON SANCTIONS FOR ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT. FORTUNATELY, WE DID NOT HAVE ANY. C, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND POSSIBLY ACT ON SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF DEL VALLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> I MOVE TO APPROVE ANNETTE ALMENDAREZ FOR DEL VALLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. >> THANK YOU. SECRETARY GUADIAN MADE THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE CISNEROS SECONDS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS, PLEASE. LASTLY, THAT MOTION CARRIES 8-0. THANK YOU. BOARD, DO WE HAVE [XI. New Business/Future Board Agenda Items] ANY NEW BUSINESS OR FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS? >> WITH US, UPDATING A POLICY SOON REGARDING THE BOARD CALENDAR. I'D LIKE US TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT AT SOME POINT. SOON, IT'LL BE GREAT. >> ANYTHING FURTHER? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 10:25 TRUSTEE PANTOJA. SAW THAT HAND SHOOT UP. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE BURTON OVER THERE. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS? WE ARE OUT OF HERE AT 10:25. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.