Feb 17, 2026 Board Meetings

[I. Call to Order]

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NEXT, WE'LL GO ON TO OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING.

I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

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

THE TIME IS 6.39.

FIRST ON OUR AGENDA IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY GILBERT ELEMENTARY CHOIR.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.

THIS IS THE AMAZING GILBERT CHOIR.

THEY ARE HERE TO SING YOU TWO SONGS.

ONE IS CALLED DE TA DE TA AND THE OTHER IS CALLED THE CRAWDAD SONG.

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[III.A. Superintendent's Students of the Month]

WE'RE GOING TO ASK THAT PARENTS, YOU REMAIN IN THE ROOM UNTIL ALL THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AND THEN YOU ARE WELCOME TO LEAVE IF YOU WISH TO.

AND DR. BAILEY, YOUR SHOW.

GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

WE ARE GOING TO START BY RECOGNIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S STUDENTS OF THE MONTH.

AND THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND TIME THAT WE ARE AWARDING THIS AWARD.

AND I'D LIKE OUR STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO KEEP IN MIND THAT WE HAVE NEARLY 12,000 STUDENTS AND WE ARE ONLY RECOGNIZING A FEW MORE THAN A DOZEN TODAY WHO SERVE AS GREAT REPRESENTATIVES FOR THEIR CAMPUSES THROUGH ACADEMICS, AMAZING BEHAVIOR, CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP, ATTENDANCE.

THESE STUDENTS ARE THE EXEMPLARS OF EVERYTHING I JUST MENTIONED AND REPRESENT THE DISTRICT THIS MONTH OF FEBRUARY AS BEING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S STUDENT OF THE MONTH.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO ALPHA ORDER BY SCHOOL AND WE'RE GOING TO KICK IT OFF WITH BEATTY ELEMENTARY.

SO FIRST FROM BEATTY ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE KAY TORRES BERRIOS.

FROM COLLINS ELEMENTARY.

WAIT FOR A PICTURE.

FROM COLLINS ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE AVERY GILASON.

FROM CREEDMORE ELEMENTARY, VIVIANA RANGEL.

FROM DEL VALLE ELEMENTARY, SANTIAGO AMANAU.

DEL VALLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, EMMA ROBERTS.

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HILLCREST ELEMENTARY, ZOE RAUL.

HORNSBY DUNLOP ELEMENTARY, AVIANA JOHNSON.

FROM OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL, DAVION LEWIS.

FROM OPPORTUNITY CENTER, CRYSTAL GORDOSTIETA JARAMILLO.

POPHAM ELEMENTARY, JACKSON MILLER.

AND SMITH ELEMENTARY, MALIA LITTLETON.

AND SHE COULDN'T JOIN US TONIGHT BECAUSE SHE'S AT A SOFTBALL GAME, BUT WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT OUR STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL, ELENA HIDALGO.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PHOTO.

[III.B. Recognition of Superintendent's Reading Challenge Winners Dr. Katrina Bailey, Chief of Learning and Leadership]

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THANK YOU, DR. KATRINA BAILEY.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GUARDIÁN, SUPERINTENDENT DR.

MATTHEW GUTIERREZ, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND ALL OF OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO ARE GATHERED HERE TONIGHT.

THE SUPERINTENDENT READING CHALLENGE IS A DISTRICT-WIDE INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE A CULTURE OF LITERACY AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO DEVELOP CONSISTENT READING HABITS.

THE CHALLENGE RUNS FROM DECEMBER THROUGH JANUARY AND IS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS ACROSS ALL GRADE LEVELS.

WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT READING CHALLENGE.

THESE STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED DEDICATION AND A LOVE OF READING BY LOGGING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF READING MINUTES FROM DECEMBER THROUGH JANUARY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY WINNERS.

WE ARE PROUD OF YOU.

SO STUDENTS, WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, YOU'RE GOING TO COME UP AND SHAKE DR.

GUTIERREZ'S HAND AND YOU'LL TAKE A PICTURE AND HE WILL GIVE YOU YOUR CERTIFICATE AND GIFT.

SO FIRST UP, WE HAVE JENNIFER CHINEROS FROM BEATTY ELEMENTARY.

YES, JENNIFER GUARDIÁN.

I'M SORRY, I SAID THAT WRONG AND I APOLOGIZE.

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TYLER ELLISON FROM OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THOSE ARE ALL OF THE NAMES THAT I HAVE THAT SIGNED IN, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS HERE TONIGHT.

SO I'M GOING TO CALL OUT SOME NAMES.

AND IF YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, IF YOU WILL COME UP HERE, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET YOUR GIFT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MISS ANYBODY.

DIVERSION DEPAZ FROM BEATTY ELEMENTARY.

SEBASTIAN BERGERON FROM POPHAM ELEMENTARY.

LEAH SERRANO-VALDEZ FROM NEWTON-COLLINS ELEMENTARY.

EZELIO PHILLIPS FROM DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL.

AND YARETZI SOLIS FROM DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL.

ALL RIGHTY, WE DIDN'T MISS ANYBODY, SO NOW WE'RE READY FOR OUR PICTURE.

[III.C. Recognition of Counselor Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas Award 2026 Nikki Elaine Bittings, Chief Student Services Officer]

[III.D. Highest Teacher Growth - MOY Dr. Katrina Bailey, Chief of Learning and Leadership]

SO WE WILL GO ON TO THE HIGHEST TEACHER GROWTH IN MY WAY.

DR. KATRINA BAILEY.

AS A PART OF DEL VALLE ISD'S LONE STAR GOVERNOR'S CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS, THE ADMINISTRATION PROVIDES MONTHLY UPDATES TO THE BOARD ON ONE DISTRICT GOAL AND ITS CORRESPONDING GOAL PROGRESS MEASURES.

THESE UPDATES ENSURE STRONG ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION AROUND STUDENT OUTCOMES THROUGH THE TRANSPARENT AND DATA INFORMED MONITORING OF PROGRESS TOWARDS THE DISTRICT'S LONG TERM GOALS.

DURING THIS MONTH'S MEETING, THE BOARD WILL RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE ONE TEACHER FROM EACH CAMPUS WHOSE INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES CONTRIBUTED TO STRONG MIDDLE OF THE YEAR GROWTH IN MATHEMATICS AND HISTORY.

THIS RECOGNITION HIGHLIGHTS EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION THAT SUPPORTS PROGRESS TOWARDS THE DISTRICT'S ACADEMIC GOALS IN LITERACY AND NUMERACY.

SO TEACHERS, WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, IF YOU WILL COME UP AND LET US CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE YOU.

MARISOL GOMEZ FROM NEWTON COLLINS ELEMENTARY.

CRYSTAL ARIANO FROM CREEDMOOR

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SEREA PORTELLA FROM HORNSBY DUNLAP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

MARIA CABUGOS FROM POPHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

ISELA FARAMARZA.

MARCY FROM SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

MARTA VOLK FROM DALY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

CHRISTINA CHAMORRO FROM DEL VALLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AMANDA SPARKS FROM OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

RAQUEL MILLS FROM BEATTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

MELISSA MICHAEL FROM CREEDMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

RAQUEL AILON FROM DEL VALLE ELEMENTARY.

ERIN BACON FROM HORNSBY DUNLAP ELEMENTARY.

SARAH CARRILLO FROM POPHAM ELEMENTARY.

ALANI GUTIERREZ FROM SMITH ELEMENTARY.

JESSICA MORENO FROM DALY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

JUAN GARCIA FROM DEL VALLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

CHRIS CONWELL FROM OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND AGAIN, I HOPE I DIDN'T MISS ANYBODY.

RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU THINK I MISSED SOMEONE.

ALITA SANCHEZ FROM HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

OKAY, I'M LOOKING.

ALL RIGHTY, LET'S GIVE THESE HARDWORKING TEACHERS ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

THANK YOU.

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WE HAVE ONE COMMENT.

TRUSTEE WIGNER.

TEACHERS, TEACHERS, TEACHERS, CAN YOU HEAR ME? TEACHERS, BEFORE YOU LEAVE, HEADS UP, I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS AMAZING.

I LOVE THAT WE'RE GETTING TO DO THIS NOW.

I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD 14 YEARS, AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME TEACHERS HAVE CELEBRATED TEACHERS IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT THE BOARD MEETING.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND TO MANY MORE.

AND WE HAVE ONE MORE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MONTH, DR. G.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

THIS CONCLUDES THE RECOGNITION ITEMS FOR THE EVENING.

[IV. Public Comment]

INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL SIGN UP BEFORE THE MEETING BEGAN, SPECIFIED ON THE BOARD'S PROCEDURES ON PUBLIC COMMENT UNTIL INDICATE THE AGENDA ITEM OR TOPIC ON WHICH THEY WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

NEXT STEP IS PERMITTED BY BOARD POLICY AND THE BOARD'S PROCEDURE ON PUBLIC COMMENT AND INDIVIDUALS COMMENT TO THE BOARD SHALL NOT EXCEED THREE MINUTES.

SECRETARY WIGNER WILL GIVE EACH SPEAKER A ONE MINUTE WARNING.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JESSICA MARQUEZ, SPEAKING ON THE BUDGET.

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

MY NAME IS JESSICA MARQUEZ, AND I AM A MATH TEACHER AT THE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND SPEAK TONIGHT AS PRESIDENT OF THE VALLEY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.

FIRST, LET ME ADDRESS THE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT.

THE T THE TIA IS A PAY SCHEME DREAMED UP BY RIGHT WING FORCES TO SEEK THE DISMANTLE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THE LOGIC AND GOAL OF TIA IS ULTIMATELY TO REPLACE PAY INCREASES FOR ALL TEACHERS WITH PAY IMPROVEMENTS FOR JUST A FEW DIRECTLY CONNECTING PAY TO TEST SCORES.

WE SHOULD NOT WE SHOULD NEVER ACCEPT TIA AS A PREFERRED METHOD FOR DETERMINING THEIR COMPENSATION.

AS BUDGET PLANNING FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR GETS UNDERWAY, I AM SHARING THE COMPENSATION IMPROVEMENTS DBA WANTS TO BE THAT DBA WANTS IMPLEMENTED IN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

THIS YEAR, STATE FUNDED RAISES FOCUSED ON TEACHERS, LEAVING MANY EMPLOYEES BEHIND, NOT LEAST OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS AND AUXILIARY STAFF WHO RECEIVED A LOW ONE POINT FIVE PERCENT INCREASE JUST CENTS ON THE DOLLAR FOR THE VAST MAJORITY.

FOR NEXT YEAR, WE WOULD LIKE THE DISTRICT TO DO THE FOLLOWING ONE IMPLEMENT A THREE DOLLAR PER HOUR RAISE FOR AIR PROFESSIONAL AND AUXILIARY STAFF.

THESE ARE LOW PAID STAFF SUCH AS AID SECRETARIES, CAFETERIA WORKERS, CUSTODIANS, MAINTENANCE, BUS DRIVERS, BUS MONITORS AND OTHERS.

THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS IN RECENT YEARS HAS HIT LOCAL RESIDENTS PARTICULARLY HARD WITH RAISING FOOD BILLS AND RAPIDLY INCREASING RENTS.

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OUR PROPOSAL IS THREE DOLLARS PER HOUR INCREASE FOR THOSE ON THE CLERICAL PARAPROFESSIONAL PAY PLAN GRADES ONE THROUGH EIGHT AND THE SAME FOR THOSE ON AUXILIARY PAY PLAN GRADES ONE THROUGH TEN AND INCLUDING BUS DRIVERS.

TWO, LIBRARIANS AND NURSES WERE NOT PART OF THE STATE RAISES LAST YEAR AND WERE KNOCKED OFF THE TEACHER PAY SCHEDULE.

THEY SHOULD BE MADE WHOLE BY BEING PUT BACK ON THE TEACHER SCHEDULE.

THREE, WE SEEK FOUR PERCENT RAISE FOR TEACHERS BASED ON THEIR SALARY AND NOT THE MIDPOINT.

FOR THOSE ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE PAY PLAN ON GRADES ONE THROUGH NINE, WE ARE ALSO ASKING FOR A FOUR PERCENT PAY RAISE.

THE PAY INCREASE I HAVE OUTLINED ARE WHAT THE WORKFORCE NEEDS AND DESERVES IN DEL VALLE ISD.

DBA IS OPEN TO DISCUSSION WITH THE DECISION MAKERS OF THE DISTRICT, BUT BELIEVE THE COMPENSATION IMPROVEMENTS WE HAVE OUTLINED ARE IMPORTANT FOR SECURING STAFF RETENTION.

RETENTION OF STAFF IS ESSENTIAL IN DELIVERING CONSISTENT IMPLEMENTATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAM THAT WILL SERVE TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES AND ENHANCE STUDENT SUCCESSES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND BEFORE I ANNOUNCE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, LET'S WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY AND A HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR.

[V.A. Superintendent's Comments]

GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES, FAMILIES AND STAFF.

OVER THE PAST MONTH, WE'VE CONTINUED OUR FOCUS WORK TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS ACROSS DEL VALLE ISD.

EVERY VISIT, EVERY PARTNERSHIP, EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR STORY REFLECTS OUR DEEP COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A STRONG ALIGNED SYSTEM THAT PREPARES OUR STUDENTS FOR LONG TERM SUCCESS.

RECENTLY, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TWO SESSIONS AT THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS MIDWINTER CONFERENCE.

I WAS PROUD TO HIGHLIGHT THE INTENTIONAL WORK HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN DEL VALLE ISD.

ONE SESSION FOCUSED ON BUILDING A STRONG CABINET AND LEADING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE, BEGINNING WITH LISTENING TO UNDERSTAND OUR CULTURE AND CONDITIONS, THEN ALIGNING OUR WORK AROUND STUDENTS TO DRIVE ACTION.

THE SECOND SESSION WAS PRESENTED TO ASPIRING SUPERINTENDENTS.

IT'S EXCITING TO SEE OUR DISTRICT RECOGNIZED STATEWIDE, AND I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THE PROGRESS THAT WE CONTINUE TO MAKE TOGETHER.

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS WORK, HOWEVER, IS WHAT WE SEE HAPPENING DAILY IN OUR CLASSROOMS. AT DEL VALLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, I OBSERVED STRONG STUDENT COLLABORATION, ACADEMIC DISCOURSE AND PURPOSEFUL SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION.

WHILE SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION IS OFTEN MORE COMMON AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, WE ARE SEEING IT EFFECTIVELY BEING IMPLEMENTED AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL AS WELL AS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

STUDENTS WERE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN LEARNING EXPERIENCES, A DIRECT REFLECTION OF THE DEDICATION AND SKILL OF OUR STAFF.

AT DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS IMPRESSED BY THE ALIGNED INSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH CLASSROOMS, DEMONSTRATING THE COLLABORATION HAPPENING THROUGH THE PLCS AND THE INTENTIONAL USE OF SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION.

THE DEL VALLE ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION RECENTLY INVITED ME TO SHARE ALL ABOUT OUR DISTRICT AT TWO DIFFERENT COMMUNITY PARTNER BREAKFAST EVENTS, WHICH TOGETHER DREW OVER 100 ATTENDEES.

I SHARED AN OVERVIEW OF DBISD AND A LITTLE ABOUT OUR PROGRESS, PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE OFFER TO OUR STUDENTS.

THESE EVENTS SHOWCASE THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF COLLABORATION FROM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO VOLUNTEERISM AND PROGRAM SUPPORT.

AS THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE CREATING MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS.

I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE NORTH CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR EARNING A FOUR-STAR DESIGNATION THROUGH THE TEXAS RISING STAR PROGRAM.

THIS RECOGNITION REFLECTS THEIR STRONG COMMITMENT TO HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND SETS A POWERFUL FOUNDATION FOR OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS.

ALL THREE OF OUR CDCS HAVE NOW EARNED THIS PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION.

AND FINALLY, IT WAS AN HONOR TO CELEBRATE THE 200TH BIRTHDAY OF NEWTON ISAAC COLLINS WITH THE STUDENTS, STAFF OF NEWTON COLLINS ELEMENTARY, ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF THE COLLINS FAMILY.

MOMENTS LIKE THAT REMIND US THAT WE ARE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER, A HISTORY OF COURAGE, OPPORTUNITY AND BELIEF IN THE POWER OF EDUCATION.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF DEL VALLE ISD AND YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THIS IMPORTANT WORK.

[VI.A. Budget Development Dina Edgar, Deputy Superintendent of Administrative Services]

NEXT ON OUR AGENDA ARE PRESENTATIONS AND DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT AND CFO DINA EDGAR WILL PROVIDE A PRESENTATION ON BUDGET DEVELOPMENT.

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THIS MEETING WILL BE OUR KICKOFF TO THE 26-27 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

WE RECEIVED OUR DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT FROM ZONDA SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, WHICH PROVIDES OUR STARTING POINT WITH ENROLLMENT GROWTH EXPECTATIONS.

OKAY, SO THE AGENDA THIS EVENING WILL START WITH A LEGISLATIVE REVIEW OF MAJOR OUTCOMES IMPACTING SCHOOL FINANCE.

WE'LL THEN LOOK AT THE CURRENT STATE OF THE DISTRICT AND WHERE WE THINK WE MIGHT LAND AT THE END OF JUNE.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE PRELIMINARY 26-27 BUDGET, EARLY ASSUMPTIONS AND THEN SOME SOLUTIONS AND STEPS.

SO LET'S GET STARTED WITH A REVIEW OF THE 89TH LEGISLATURE.

SO THE 89TH SESSION DELIVERED THE LARGEST TEACHER PAY INCREASE IN STATE HISTORY.

IT ESTABLISHED PERMANENT ACROSS-THE-BOARD RAISES FOR TEACHERS WITH AT LEAST THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING A SUBSTANTIAL INCENTIVE TO REACH THE FIVE-YEAR MARK BY DOUBLING THAT RAISE FROM $2,500 TO $5,000.

WHILE DISTRICTS MUST NOW OFFER FREE PRE-K FOR ALL TEACHERS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE BILL PROVIDED NO INCREASES FOR TEACHERS IN THEIR FIRST THREE YEARS.

SO TEACHERS WITH ZERO, ONE OR TWO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WERE NOT FUNDED.

THEY HAD TO BE DISTRICT FUNDED.

WE SAW ATLEAST ALOTMENT OF $45 PER ADA, STRICTLY FOR NON-ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF.

FOR OUR DISTRICT, THAT TOTALED ROUGHLY $450,000, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY FELL $100,000 SHORT OF EVEN THAT MODEST 1.5% INCREASE.

A NEW BASIC COST ALLOTMENT OF $106 PER ADA WAS ESTABLISHED.

HOWEVER, WHILE SEVERAL ALLOTMENTS WERE INCREASED OR MODIFIED, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE FUNDING FORMULA, SO IT NEUTRALIZED SOME OF THOSE GAINS.

THE SESSION PUSHED FOR SIGNIFICANT TAX RATE COMPRESSION.

FOR OUR DISTRICT, IT WAS NEARLY $0.05 AND INCREASED THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FROM $100,000 TO $140,000.

AND ALTHOUGH WE WERE PROMISED A HOLD HARMLESS PROVISION TO PROTECT DISTRICT FUNDING, THAT WAS NOT WHAT WE ANTICIPATED.

OH, AND BY THE WAY, WE'RE NOW UP TO 10 HOLD HARMLESS CALCULATIONS IN THE FUNDING FORMULAS THAT ALL INTERFERE WITH EACH OTHER.

AND FINALLY, THE INTRODUCTION OF SCHOOL CHOICE VOUCHERS, OR TEFA TEXAS EDUCATION FREEDOM ACCOUNTS, WHICH PROVIDES $10,500 PER STUDENT ANNUALLY FOR THOSE ATTENDING OR PLANNING TO ATTEND PRIVATE SCHOOLS OR HOMESCHOOLED.

THIS REMAINS A PRIMARY AREA OF CONCERN FOR ENROLLMENT.

AND FUN LITTLE FACT, ON THE FIRST DAY THE APPLICATION MODULE OPENED, 42,000 APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED, BREAKING A RECORD ACROSS THE NATION.

THAT APPLICATION MODULE IS OPEN UNTIL MARCH 17TH.

SO WHILE HOUSE BILL 2 BECAME THE SIGNATURE SCHOOL FINANCE BILL, TEXAS EDUCATION FREEDOM ACCOUNTS IS A HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS CHART THAT WAS RELEASED BY TEA IN DECEMBER, YOU CAN QUICKLY ASSESS THAT REVENUE PER STUDENT IS ACTUALLY LOWER THIS FISCAL YEAR THAN IT WAS 10 YEARS AGO IN 2016 WHEN ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION.

KEEPING IN MIND FUNDING FORMULAS DO NOT INCLUDE AN ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION, SO BUYING POWER CONTINUES TO ERODE YEAR OVER YEAR.

LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT'S IN STORE FOR THE NEXT LEGISLATURE, GOVERNOR ABBOTT ANNOUNCED HIS FOURTH TERM RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN, CITING, AND I QUOTE, IT'S TIME TO DRIVE A STAKE THROUGH THE HEART OF THE ABILITY OF LOCAL PROPERTY TAX HIKES FOR GOOD.

SO KEEP THAT QUOTE IN MIND AS WE GO THROUGH THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION.

HIS PRIMARY GOAL IS CALLING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO REMOVE THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX LEVIED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON ALL HOMESTEADS.

SO TO SUPPORT THIS, HE IS PROPOSING APPRAISAL CAPS AT 3%, SO WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 10% ANNUAL APPRAISAL CAPS, AND HE WANTS TO REQUIRE PROPERTIES TO BE APPRAISED ONLY ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS.

RIGHT NOW, WE GET REAPPRAISALS ANNUALLY, SO THAT WOULD BE PUTTING A LOT OF DISTRICTS IN A BIND ON THEIR DEBT SERVICE SIDE.

HIS PLAN CALLS FOR TWO-THIRDS VOTE FOR ANY TAX RATE INCREASES, AND, HEAR THIS, ALLOWS CITIZENS TO CALL ROLLBACK ELECTIONS WITH SIGNATURES FROM ONLY 15% OF REGISTERED VOTERS TO GET ON THE BALLOT.

SO THEN THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR LATER ANNOUNCED HIS PLAN TO OFFER A MORE COST-EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO THE ABBOTT PLAN.

HE PROPOSES LOWERING THE HOMESTEAD FREEZE AGE FROM 65 TO 55, AND INCREASING THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION YET AGAIN FROM 140 TO 180.

HE ALSO WANTS TO PLACE STRICTER LIMITS ON LOCAL TAX INCREASES.

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IT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE AT THE STATE LEVEL.

IT'LL LEAVE NO REVENUE FOR FUTURE PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING INCREASES, AND AT THE SAME TIME, IT MAKES CONDITIONS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PASS A BOND ELECTION OR A VOTER-APPROVED TAX RATE ELECTION, WHICH WILL THEN BE THE ONLY AVENUE FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO KEEP UP WITH OUR INCREASING COSTS.

SO WE'LL ESSENTIALLY BE ON A FIXED INCOME AT THAT POINT.

THE GOVERNOR ALSO INDICATED THAT THE STATE WILL NO LONGER FUND FUTURE TEACHER PAY INCREASES, BUT RATHER COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE HANDLED THROUGH THE TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT.

SO THIS NEXT SECTION COVERS THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT AND WHAT DIRECTION WE SEE YEAR-END TRAJECTORIES.

LOOKING AT SOME FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FUNDING OF CURRENT ENROLLMENT, AS OF JANUARY 30, IT IS 178 STUDENTS BELOW PROJECTIONS.

WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ATTENDANCE VERY CAREFULLY AS IT STRUGGLES TO REACH LEVELS PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.

OF COURSE, AS OUR FUNDS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE, WE WERE RELYING ON AN AVERAGE OF $6.7 MILLION ANNUALLY FOR THE PAST THREE TO FOUR YEARS.

OUR CHAPTER 313 PROTECTION PAYMENTS WITH TESLA CONTINUE TO SHARPLY DECLINE AS GROWTH SLOWS.

THEN WE HAVE INTEREST RATES THAT WERE UP OVER, WE'RE ENJOYING 5% EARLY LAST YEAR, BUT THEY'VE BEEN INCHING DOWN, SO THAT DOES IMPACT OUR INTEREST EARNINGS.

AND THEN WE DID TAKE THE BIG HIT ACROSS THE STATE, REALLY, TO OUR MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, AND THAT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

SO THIS CHART SHOWS ENROLLMENT GROWTH AND TRENDS OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS.

THE RED BARS REPRESENT ENROLLMENT, THE TAN BARS ARE THE AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE, AND THEN THAT BLACK LINE SHOWS THE ATTENDANCE RATE ON THE RIGHT AXIS.

SO OVERALL ENROLLMENT IS UP NEARLY 1,000 STUDENTS OVER THE DECADE.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE, THAT ATTENDANCE IS NOT REBOUNDED THE SAME WAY, AT THE SAME PACE.

SO SINCE 2022, ADA HAS REMAINED RELATIVELY FLAT, AND THIS YEAR'S NUMBERS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR'S.

EVEN SMALL IMPROVEMENTS IN ATTENDANCE WOULD HAVE MEANINGFUL IMPACTS ON BOTH STUDENT OUTCOMES AND DISTRICT FUNDING.

SO MOVING FORWARD, ATTENDANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN AREA OF FOCUS.

AND THIS NEXT CHART IS OUR 10-YEAR FORECAST LOOKING FORWARD.

SO THE BARS ON THIS CHART REPRESENT THE MID-RANGE ENROLLMENT FORECAST.

THE LIGHT GREEN LINE IS THE LOW END, AND THEN THE GRAY KIND OF BACKDROP THERE IS THE HIGH END.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT 10 YEARS, OUR DEMOGRAPHERS' LATEST PROJECTIONS SHOW 1,300 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS BY 2030, AND 4,600 STUDENTS OVER 10 YEARS, USING THAT MID-RANGE GROWTH.

AND WE ARE MISSING A SLIDE. OH NO, THERE IT IS.

OKAY.

SO I WANTED TO SHOW YOU WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS WITH THE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING.

SO THIS TABLE SHOWS BOTH ESSER AND TESLA FUNDING, AND THE $80 MILLION CLIFF THAT'S BEEN CREATED FOR THIS ADMINISTRATION, ALMOST $81 MILLION.

THAT'S JUST A LOT OF MONEY EXITING THE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE UP FOR.

TEA CREATED THIS VISUAL FOR ESSER FUNDS THAT PROVIDES A RECOMMENDATION TO LESSEN THE IMPACT OF THE LOSS.

THE IDEA HERE IS TO SAVE A PORTION OF THE FUNDING IN FUND BALANCE TO SMOOTH OUT EXPENDITURES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.

SO AS ESSER EXPIRES, YOU HAVE THE MONEY IN FUND BALANCE, AND IT COMES BACK OUT TO HELP SMOOTH OUT THE YEARS WHEN ESSER GOES AWAY.

NOT ONLY DID WE SPEND EVERY SINGLE ESSER DOLLAR, WE HAD NO REDUCTION PLAN, AND ALL OF THOSE EXPENDITURES, MAINLY PAYROLL, CAME INTO THE GENERAL FUND LAST YEAR ON OCTOBER 1ST.

AND THAT'S A RECURRING PROBLEM.

SO THE ADDITIONAL TESLA MONEY LAST YEAR DID SAVE US.

SIMILARLY, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE HUGE PAYOUTS ON OUR CHAPTER 313 WITH TESLA, WE SHOULD HAVE BANKED SOME OF THAT.

THIS GRAPH MOVES HALF OF THAT TESLA MONEY IN 23, 24, AND 24, 25, THAT REVENUE INTO FUND BALANCE.

THERE WE GO.

SO A TOTAL OF $24 MILLION THAT COULD HAVE COVERED THIS YEAR'S DEFICIT, NEXT YEAR'S DEFICIT, WITH A LITTLE LEFT OVER.

BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED.

THESE SLIDES GOT OUT OF ORDER, SO I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO THIS ONE BECAUSE THIS IS MY NEXT SLIDE ON MY SPEAKER NOTES.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HAPPENED.

BUT LOOKING AT THIS CHART, THE LEFT COLUMN IS OUR 24, 25 ACTUALS.

THE MIDDLE COLUMN IS OUR ADOPTED BUDGET FOR 25, 26, AND THE RIGHT COLUMN IS OUR YEAR-END ESTIMATES.

RIGHT NOW WE LOOK TO BE ENDING THE YEAR WITH ABOUT A $2.4 MILLION DEFICIT.

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OUR PAYMENT PROTECTION WAS ESTIMATED AT 12 MILLION AT THAT TIME. THAT WAS BEFORE WE ADOPTED THE BUDGET.

WE BUDGETED NINE TO BE CONSERVATIVE, AND THEN AFTER THEY PROTESTED, WE WERE SLATED TO ONLY RECEIVE $3 MILLION.

SO AT THAT POINT, THE CHIEF APPRAISER DID GET INVOLVED AND WAS PREPARED TO LITIGATE AGAINST THE PROTEST.

BUT AN AGREEMENT WAS MADE BETWEEN THE CAD AND TESLA, AND WE ENDED UP GETTING 5.8.

STILL 3.2 SHORT FROM BUDGET, THOUGH.

SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE PRELIMINARY.

BUT I'M GOING TO PAUSE HERE AND SEE IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT.

THE CHAIR, WHO IS A TRUSTEE, RECOGNIZE TRUSTEE LEDESMA-WOODY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SO YOU MENTIONED THAT THE SENATE GOVERNOR PATRICK SAID THAT WE WILL NOT BE PAYING FOR TEACHER RAISES AND WE SHOULD BE USING THE TEACHER ALLOTMENT.

SO THOSE THAT ARE NOT PART OF THE TEACHER ALLOTMENT JUST EXPECT US TO MAGICALLY PRODUCE THAT FUNDING SOMEHOW? YES, MA'AM.

OKAY.

JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

TRUSTEES ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE ONE.

SO, HOW LONG ARE THEY FUNDING THOSE ALLOTMENT? THE TEACHER RETENTION AND STAFF RETENTION ALLOTMENTS? THE RETENTION ALLOTMENT IS UNTIL THEY CHANGE IT IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

BUT THAT'S ONGOING FOR RIGHT NOW.

SO WE CAN COME UP TO THE 90TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND THEY COULD CHANGE THAT, AND THAT GOES AWAY, AND THEN WE HAVE TO FUND IT? THAT'S CORRECT. THEY DID MAKE US EMBED THE TEACHER RETENTION ALLOWMENT INTO THE SCALE SO WE COULDN'T CARRY IT OUTSIDE OF THE SCALE. THEY MADE US EMBED IT SO THAT IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY THIS WENT AWAY BECAUSE NOW IT'S EMBEDDED.

NO, ABSOLUTELY, I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT AGAIN, MANDATED FUNDING, AND THAT'S MILLIONS.

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

I AGREE. TRUSTEES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO MOVING INTO OUR PRELIMINARY 2627.

BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY UNKNOWN VARIABLES RIGHT NOW, I THOUGHT THIS QUOTE WAS APPROPRIATE. SINCE OUR REALITIES HAVE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY AND WE ARE IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CLIMATE WITH THE LOSS OF THOSE MILLIONS OF EXTRA DOLLARS, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO ADAPT. SO EARLY ASSUMPTIONS INCLUDE AN INCREASE TO ADA OF 2% WHICH IS THE EXPECTED GROWTH IN ENROLLMENT BASED ON THE DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT.

BUT I APPLIED THAT TO CURRENT LEVEL ADA SO IT'S CONSERVATIVE BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING TO IMPROVE, MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WITH OUR ATTENDANCE. I HAVE PROPERTY VALUE GROWTH AT 3% BECAUSE THE MARKET IS FLATTENING.

BUT REMEMBER, AS PROPERTY GROWS AND M AND O COLLECTIONS INCREASE, THAT JUST MEANS AN OFFSET TO STATE AID. OUR ESTIMATED TOTAL TAX RATE CURRENTLY IS 94.61 CENTS WHICH IS DOWN LESS THAN A PENNY FROM LAST YEAR. I ESTIMATED OUR CHAPTER 313 PAYMENT AT $3 MILLION WHICH DOES ASSUME JUST A MINOR INCREASE TO TESLA VALUE. THEN PROPERTY CASUALTY INCREASE IS 5%. WE HAD A MASSIVE INCREASE LAST YEAR AND I HAVE HEALTH CARE SET AT SIX AND A HALF PERCENT INCREASE AT THIS TIME. IMPORTANT TO KNOW THERE ARE NO COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS AND NO NEW POSITIONS IN THIS INITIAL BUDGET ESTIMATE. SO EARLIEST PROJECTIONS PUT US 137.4 MILLION IN REVENUE AND 145 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES, WHICH DOES INCLUDE SOME EXPENDITURES THAT WE HAD OFFSET THIS YEAR COMING BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND. AGAIN, THESE NUMBERS ARE VERY EARLY ESTIMATES AND THEY WILL CHANGE AS THE BUDGET GETS REFINED.

BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT AN INITIAL BUDGET DEFICIT OF JUST OVER 7.5 MILLION.

AGAIN, THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE NEW POSITIONS OR COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS RIGHT NOW, NOR DOES THIS. CONSIDER CDC BUDGETS. SO YOU MIGHT BE SAYING TO YOURSELF, OKAY, WE JUST BALANCED THE BUDGET, WE GOT RID OF $13 MILLION. HOW ARE WE 7.5 MILLION BACK IN THE HOLE? RIGHT, SO LET ME STEP YOU THROUGH THAT. THE 3.2 MILLION TESLA SHORTAGE THIS YEAR, THE DECLINE OF 2.8 GOING INTO NEXT YEAR ACCOUNTS FOR 6 MILLION OFF THE TOP. AND THESE ARE JUST THE BIG ROCKS. WE ALSO HAVE THE DECREASE IN CHAR'S MEDICAID AND INTEREST EARNINGS AND THERE'S OTHER THINGS GOING ON AS WELL. BUT THIS IS.

THAT'S JUST A SEVEN RIGHT THERE. AND THAT'S NOT EVEN SCRATCHING THE SURFACE. THEN THIS FINAL SECTION WILL TAKE US THROUGH SOME SOLUTIONS AND NEXT STEPS. SO A 2% IMPROVEMENT IN ADA IS $1.5 MILLION. THAT'S JUST LOW HANGING FRUIT TO ME.

LOOKING FOR EFFICIENCIES AND OR NEW REVENUES. ALSO OFFSETS

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RIGHT? SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT GRANTS AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

BUT WE HAVE TO UTILIZE SOME GRANTS AND OFFSET AND OFFSET SOME THINGS THERE. POSITION REDUCTIONS THROUGH ATTRITION, USE OF SOME FUND BALANCE.

AGAIN, THAT'S ONE TIME MONEY.

SO WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN USING THAT.

AND THEN OUR LAST BULLET IS A VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE ELECTION. SO WE HAVE 12 AVAILABLE THAT VOTERS CAN APPROVE. ALL 12 WOULD YIELD $20 MILLION. SO WE CAN GO ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN. AND WE PLAN TO COME IN WITH SOME SCENARIOS FOR YOU.

AND THAT BRINGS US TO SOME NEXT STEPS. SO NEXT STEPS INVOLVE THE CONTINUED ANALYSIS AND REFINING OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.

THINGS ARE ALWAYS CHANGING. WE ACTUALLY JUST HAD A BRAND NEW TEMPLATE DROP YESTERDAY, SO I'LL BE RUNNING THAT.

THAT'S HOW WE ESTIMATE OUR REVENUE. SO THERE'S ALWAYS NEW INTERPRETATION OF THE HOUSE BILL 2 LAW AND HOW IT'S COMING THROUGH. LIKE RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT REALLY BEING HELD HARMLESS FOR TAX COMPRESSION OR THE HOMESTEAD. SO MAYBE THAT'S GOING TO BE REFINED AND CHANGED. SO I'LL RUN THAT. WE MIGHT HAVE NEW NUMBERS NEXT TIME AROUND, BUT LOOKING AT STAFFING AND COMPENSATION, MODELING THOSE VADER SCENARIOS.

SO VADER IS THE VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE ELECTION. YOU'LL HEAR ME SAY VADER PROBABLY MORE OFTEN THAN THAT WHOLE THING.

SO WE'LL MODEL THOSE FOR PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD IN MARCH, BUDGET DEVELOPMENT BOARD BRIEFINGS IN MARCH, APRIL AND MAY. WE GET THOSE PRELIMINARY CERTIFIED PROPERTY VALUES FROM THE, FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT IN LATE APRIL. WE'LL THEN HAVE AN IDEA WHAT OUR TESLA PAYMENT MIGHT. BUT OF COURSE THAT COULD CHANGE, SO WE'LL HAVE TO BE CAUTIOUS WITH THAT. THEN WE HOLD THE BUDGET HEARING IN JUNE, HAVE THE OPTION OF OFFICIALLY CALLING THAT VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE ELECTION AT THAT TIME.

WE'LL ADOPT THE TAX RATE IN SEPTEMBER. AND THEN IF WE DECIDE TO CALL THE ELECTION, THAT'LL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3RD IN THE GENERAL ELECTION. AND I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS. I KNOW THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION.

CHAIR RECOGNIZES TRUSTEE.

SO I NOTICED.

WE SAID TESLA A LOT.

ARE WE REVIEWING THE CHAPTER 313 TO SEE IF THEY'RE IN BREACH OF AGREEMENT? WE ARE, YES. THERE'S A REVIEW ANNUALLY. THAT'S DONE AND IT COMES TO ME AND I CAN SHARE THAT WITH YOU IN THE COMMUNICATION.

OKAY. THEY'RE STILL OKAY OR THEY ARE.

THEY'RE STILL OKAY.

OKAY. OKAY.

YEAH.

TRUSTEES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES TRUSTEE FRANCO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION. IT IS A LOT OF INFORMATION. YOU MENTIONED REVENUES. ARE WE LOOKING AT ANY OTHER WAYS TO POSSIBLY BRING IN REVENUE BESIDES WHAT IS NORMALLY HISTORICALLY MANDATED BY THE STATE OR GIVEN TO US BY THE STATE? WE ARE. WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING. AND ESPECIALLY SINCE, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE SOME LAND AVAILABLE, WE'RE GOING TO BE ENTERTAINING EVERYTHING.

MY CONCERN ABOUT SOME OF THOSE ALTERNATIVE THINGS MAY NOT BE QUICK ENOUGH TO GET IT, YOU KNOW, ON BOARD TO HANDLE THIS NEXT YEAR.

RIGHT.

THAT'LL. IT'LL LAG.

UNDERSTOOD. I GUESS JUST TO ROUND OUT THAT QUESTION, MY CONCERN IS I, I HAVE A HARD TIME GOING TO EVADER WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO TELL THE PUBLIC THAT WE HAVE EXHAUSTED EVERY AVENUE. SO AT LEAST AS LONG AS WE ARE GOING DOWN THAT PATH AND UNDERSTAND IF THERE ARE ALTERNATIVE REVENUES THAT WE CAN BRING IN FROM LANDS THAT WE'VE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN OR EVEN WAYS TO RETAIN TEACHERS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE, YOU KNOW, CONVENTIONAL, MAYBE SUBSIDIZED HOUSING FOR TEACHERS, THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO RETAIN OUR WORKFORCE BEFORE WE GO TO EVADER.

LIKE I SAID, IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ME TO ASK THE PUBLIC TO BRING IN MORE FUNDS WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO TELL THEM THAT WE'VE TURNED OVER EVERY STONE.

UNDERSTOOD. AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT I WILL BRING IN THE IMPACT TO THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER. SO WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND SEE WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEIR ANNUAL BILL WOULD LOOK LIKE IF WE DID, YOU KNOW, ONE PENNY ALL THE WAY TO 12.

SO.

OKAY, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. AS FAR AS I KNOW YOU MENTIONED PROPERTIES AND REAL ESTATE AND STUFF, BUT THAT'S JUST TEMPORARY FUNDING BECAUSE YOU CAN SELL IT, BUT THEN IT RUNS OUT. IT'S NOT ONGOING, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.

RIGHT.

IT HAS TO BE VERY STRATEGIC.

IT WOULD HELP ASSIST WITH HIGH SCHOOL TOO.

AND THEN WE MENTIONED. I KNOW I HEARD YOU MENTION GRANTS, BUT THAT'S ALSO INCUMBENT ON WHETHER THOSE GRANTS GET RENEWED AND COMING BACK FROM D.C. THAT IS A CONCERN. THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BEING DISMANTLED AND EVERYTHING GOING. A LOT OF GRANTS HAVE BEEN EITHER REDUCED OR JUST NOT. AND WE WERE TOLD THAT WE

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AND IT'S NOT. WE NEED TO PREPARE THAT THEY MAY NOT RELEASE THEM. SO WE'VE GOT TO PREPARE FOR THAT AS WELL.

ABSOLUTELY. AND I DO. I LOOK AT GRANTS AS A SHORT TERM, LIKE YEAR TO YEAR TYPE OF BALANCING SITUATION. YOU KNOW WHAT, WE CAN PUT IT IN THIS YEAR, BUT IT MIGHT HAVE TO COME BACK. SAME WITH PREPAIDS. WE DID A LOT OF PREPAIDS. YOU KNOW, WE PREPAID OUR PROPERTY CASUALTY THIS YEAR AND THAT HAS TO NOW COME BACK BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

TRUSTEES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I RECOGNIZE THIS TRUSTEE SIERRA, JUST ON THE GRANT POINT IN THE PRELIMINARY YEAR END ESTIMATES ARE THE GRANTS. WHERE WOULD WE THINK THAT'S NOT ON THIS? NO.

OKAY.

SO I WILL BE PREPARING A GRANT PRESENTATION. NOT REALLY PRESENTATION, BUT A REPORT FOR Y' ALL IN THE COMMUNITY COMING UP. SO YOU SEE WHAT. WHAT WE HAVE IN THERE, HOW WE'RE SPENDING THEM.

AND YOU KNOW, ONE OTHER QUESTION. LOOKING AT THE ADA PERCENTAGE, HAVE WE SEEN. I MEAN, I'M SURPRISED TO SEE IT GO UP SINCE LAST YEAR. HAVE WE SEEN THAT CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR? OR IS THAT LIKE, AT THE MIDPOINT WHERE.

SO THAT IS AS OF. YEAH, AS OF, LIKE, TEAM SNAPSHOT. IT IS.

IT'S TICKING DOWN RIGHT NOW. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, BUT WE HAVE ATTENDANCE INITIATIVES THAT HELP THAT GO UP.

BUT SOMETHING MUST BE GOING ON RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF TICKING DOWN A LITTLE BIT. I THINK IT'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON.

YEAH. THANKS.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MS. EGGER.

THANK YOU.

[VI.B. Goals 2 and 3: Early Mathematics - Goal Progress Measures (GPMs) 2.1- 3.3 Dr. Katrina Bailey, Chief Learning and Leadership Officer]

ALRIGHTY. GOOD EVENING.

AGAIN. TONIGHT I'M GOING TO BE PRESENTING, EXCUSE ME.

OUR PROGRESS MONITORING UPDATE ON GOAL TWO, EARLY MATHEMATICS AND GPMS 2.1 TO 2.3. AND THEN ALSO GOAL THREE, SEVENTH GRADE MATH GPM 3.1 TO 3.3. AND JUST TO KIND OF ANCHOR OUR WORK, STUDENT OUTCOMES DON'T CHANGE UNTIL ADULT BEHAVIORS CHANGE.

AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A THEME THAT YOU'LL HEAR ME TALK ABOUT A LOT TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY AS WE LOOK AT OUR MIDDLE OF THE YEAR DATA IN TERMS OF MAP GROWTH. SO JUST AS A REMINDER FOR GOAL TWO, EARLY MATHEMATICS, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE PERCENTAGE OF THIRD GRADE STUDENTS, EXCUSE ME, WHO SCORE MEETS GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE ON STAR MATH, INCREASING FROM 30% IN JUNE 2025 TO 60% BY AUGUST 30, AUGUST, EXCUSE ME, 2030. AND THE PERCENTAGE OF SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS WHO SCORED THE MEETS GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE, INCREASING FROM 6% IN JUNE 2025 TO 40% BY AUGUST OF 2030. SO AS A REMINDER OF THE INPUTS THAT WE'VE HAD THIS YEAR, AGAIN, TONIGHT IS ABOUT LOOKING AT WHAT WE'VE DONE VERSUS WHAT HAS BEEN THE IMPACT OF THAT WORK. SO, AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, WE'VE IMPLEMENTED NEW MATH CURRICULUM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH ALGEBRA 1. WE WORKED TO STRENGTHEN OUR MATH PLCS FOCUSED ON TIER 1 INSTRUCTION AND ANALYZING STUDENT DATA. WE'VE REALIGNED OUR MATH SCOPE AND SEQUENCE TO ENSURE FIDELITY TO HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND VERTICAL. WE'VE IMPLEMENTED SPIRAL REVIEW STRUCTURES THAT INTENTIONALLY ADDRESS PREREQUISITE GAPS FROM 5TH, 6TH, 8TH AND ALGEBRA 1. AND THEN WE'VE CONDUCTED CALIBRATED WALKS MONTHLY WITH PRINCIPALS FOCUSED ON MATH INSTRUCTION AND HQIM ALIGNMENT.

AND ACTUALLY THOSE, THOSE WALKS ARE HAPPENING WEEKLY.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HAS ALSO BEEN A BIG FOCUS OF OURS THIS YEAR. SO AGAIN, CALIBRATION, IMPLEMENTATION, VISITS WITH OUR MATH TEACHERS. WE'VE HAD ONGOING PLCS FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS, INCLUDING KINDERGARTEN THROUGH ALGEBRA 2, AND THEN ALSO TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR TARGETED ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY CAMPUSES. AND SO WHAT ARE WE SEEING AS A RESULT OF THAT WORK? SO WE DO SEE SOME STRENGTHS IN TIER 1. MAS SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN STRENGTHENED, DEFINITELY A FOCUS ON HQIM ALIGNMENT, AND WE'RE SEEING THAT BEING IMPLEMENTED IN OUR CLASSES. WE'RE SEEING OUR PLCS GET STRONGER AND WE'RE DEFINITELY CONTINUING WITH THE CALIBRATED WALKS. SO DATA IS STILL SHOWING A GAP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS. AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS AGAIN, TESTING IN SPANISH VERSUS THOSE IN ENGLISH. WE ARE SEEING SOME PROMISING GROWTH AT THE SIXTH GRADE LEVEL.

SEVENTH GRADE MATH EXCEEDED THE END OF THE YEAR TARGET WITH A NEED TO CONTINUE THE FOCUS. AND THEN

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RIGHT? AND IF ALL OF THE CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT, THEN THE STUDENT WILL MEET THEIR PROJECTED GROWTH OR THEIR PROJECTED HEIGHT.

RIGHT.

AND WAIT, IF THEY, IF ALL OF THE CONDITIONS, THOSE OTHER CONDITIONS ARE CORRECT. SO MAP GROWTH IS DESIGNED TO DO THE SAME THING. IF ALL OF THE CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT.

TIER ONE INSTRUCTION, TIER TWO INSTRUCTION. IF ALL, IF THE ENVIRONMENT IS RIGHT FOR THE STUDENT, THEN THEY'RE GOING TO HIT THEIR PROJECTED GROWTH MEASURE. IF SOMETHING WITHIN THAT ISN'T, THEN WE'RE GOING TO SEE STUDENTS POSSIBLY GROW, BUT NOT AT THE RATE THAT WE NEED THEM TO, TO HIT THEIR ACTUAL GROWTH TARGET. AND SO I'LL SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT AS I GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.

BUT I WANT TO PRESENT TO YOU JUST WHAT THE DATA SET FIRST.

BUT I WANTED TO ORIENT US ON JUST MAP GROWTH FIRST. SO AS WE LOOK AT THE DATA IN TERMS OF THIRD GRADE MATHEMATICS, WHAT ARE WE SEEING RIGHT NOW? SO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WE WERE AT 23.3% OF OUR STUDENTS MEETING THEIR EXPECTED GROWTH TARGET. THAT WAS OUR BASELINE DATA.

AT MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, WE'RE AT 16.8% WITH AN ANNUAL TARGET OF 32%. AND SO WE ARE WELL BELOW WHERE WE WOULD EXPECT TO BE AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR WITH THE 114 STUDENTS NEEDED TO CLOSE GAPS. AND AS I SHARED WITH YOU LAST WEEK AS I WAS PRESENTING OUR LITERACY DATA, EACH ONE OF THOSE 114 STUDENTS HAS A NAME, AND WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO NAME THOSE STUDENTS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE RIGHT INTERVENTIONS AND GOING BACK TO THAT ANALOGY, THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT, THE RIGHT SUPPORTS, IF WE EXPECT OUR STUDENTS TO HIT THEIR GROWTH TARGETS.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PROGRESS OF EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES, MOST OF OUR CAMPUSES ARE MORE THAN 5% BELOW TARGET AT THIS POINT IN THE YEAR. WE WOULD EXPECT THEM TO BE WITHIN 5% OF OUR ANNUAL TARGET. MOST ARE BELOW. BUT WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF CAMPUSES THAT ARE WITHIN REACH. HILLCREST, GILBERT AND COLLINS BEING A FEW OF THEM, WHICH TELLS US THAT WE DEFINITELY HAVE SOME THINGS WORKING IN SOME AREAS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LEARN AND SCALE IN OTHERS.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PROGRESS OF OUR KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WE WERE AT 23.6%.

AT THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, WE'RE AT 14.9% OF OUR STUDENTS HITTING THEIR EXPECTED GROWTH TARGET, WHICH SHOWS THAT WE ARE NOT ON TRACK WITH 112 STUDENTS STILL NEEDING TO PROGRESS IN ORDER TO HIT THE TARGET.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE PROGRESS OF OUR INDIVIDUAL STUDENT GROUPS, WHICH I WON'T GO INTO ALL OF THE DETAIL, BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY SEE WHICH OF OUR STUDENT GROUPS CONTINUE AND TO REMAIN, AND AS YOU SAW THERE IN THE TAPER REPORT, WHICH ARE THE STUDENT GROUPS THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO TARGET AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE RIGHT INPUTS AND SUPPORTS.

WHEN WE LOOK AT 2.2, WHICH IS THE PROGRESS OF OUR FIRST GRADE STUDENTS. THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WE WERE AT 13.1%.

AT THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR WE'RE AT 7.9% WITH 84 STUDENTS AGAIN NAMED STUDENTS THAT NEED TO HIT THEIR GROWTH TARGET IN ORDER TO MEET OUR ANNUAL GOAL. WHEN WE GET TO SECOND GRADE, WHAT WE SEE IS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WE WERE AT 5.5%.

AT THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR WE'RE AT 9% WITH A GROWTH OF 3.5% AND WE'RE WITHIN 5 PERCENTAGE POINTS OF MEETING OUR ANNUAL TARGET WITH 26 STUDENTS NEEDING TO MEET THEIR ANNUAL GROWTH TARGET IN ORDER FOR US TO HIT OUR ANNUAL GOAL IN SECOND GRADE. SO THIS IS THE FIRST CLEAR SIGN OF UPWARD ACCELERATION. WHEN TIER ONE INSTRUCTION IS STRONG, INTERVENTIONS ARE ALIGNED, GROWTH TRANSLATES BETTER TO STUDENT OUTCOMES. SO WE DEFINITELY HAVE WORK TO DO IN KINDER AND FIRST GRADE, BUT WE'RE SEEING SOME PROMISING GROWTH IN SECOND GRADE WITH A NEED TO CONTINUE. SO WHAT DO WE SEE IN TERMS OF PROGRESS MONITORING FOR OUR SECOND GRADE, FOR OUR, EXCUSE ME, OF HITTING OUR THIRD GRADE TARGET? SO SOME OF OUR STUDENT POPULATIONS OR STUDENT GROUPS HAVE MET OR EXCEEDED THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR TARGETS. SOME CAMPUSES ARE WITHIN REACH OF THE ANNUAL TARGET. AND THEN MOST CAMPUSES AS YOU SAW TONIGHT, HAVE WITH IT HAVE AT LEAST TWO TO THREE TEACHERS

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AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN REPLICATE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SOME OF OUR CLASSROOMS ACROSS ALL.

SO WHAT ARE OUR OPPORTUNITIES HERE? SO PRIORITIZING AND STRENGTHENING OUR DISTRICT WIDE TIER ONE INSTRUCTION AND EARLY NUMERACY AND FOUNDATIONAL MATH SKILLS. INCREASING USE OF HANDS ON CONCEPTUALLY RICH EXPERIENCES IN ALL CLASSROOMS. INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS REASONING IN MATHEMATICAL DISCOURSE. SO TALK IN THE CLASSROOM. MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN HAVE PRODUCTIVE STRUGGLE FOR OUR STUDENTS. MAKING SURE THAT THE STUDENTS ARE DOING THE WORK AND NOT THE TEACHERS.

MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN STRENGTHEN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THAT WE PUT IN PLACE. AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT PROBABLY TOWARDS THE END OR PROBABLY WHEN WE GET SOME QUESTIONS. STRENGTHENING THE MTSS FRAMEWORK TO ENSURE CAMPUSES HAVE A PROCESS FOR IDENTIFYING STUDENTS REQUIRING SUPPORT. THOSE ARE THE STUDENTS. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS, HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE WE AWAY FROM THAT TARGET AND WHO STILL NEEDS TO GROW? AND THEN A GREATER FOCUS ON EXPLICIT SYSTEMATIC INSTRUCTION. AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THAT AS THE THEME. SO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TERMS OF OUR SEVENTH GRADE MATH GOAL? SO WHEN WE LOOK AT SEVENTH GRADE MATH, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WE WERE AT 16.34, OUR ANNUAL TARGET IS 12%. SO WE HAD ALREADY MET THAT TARGET AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

AT THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, WE'RE STILL ABOVE THAT TARGET. SO THERE MAY BE A NEED FOR US TO CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT IS AN AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH TARGET. BUT WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF. I AM EXCITED THAT WE. WE'VE HIT IT, BUT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO SEE THE UPWARD TRAJECTORY FOR OUR SEVENTH GRADE MATH STUDENTS. SO THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM EARLY MATH IN THAT WE ARE EXCEEDING THE TARGET RIGHT NOW.

GROWTH MAY BE TRANSLATED INTO GREATER PROFICIENCY, BUT WITH A LITTLE BIT OF THE REGRESSION AT THE OF THE YEAR IN SOME CASES. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT. SO I WOULD SAY THAT WE'RE STILL PROGRESSING IN THAT AREA. IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES, YOU CAN SEE THAT AGAIN, OUR MIDDLE OF THE YEAR TARGET IS 12%.

WE'RE AT 14.7. DELL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL ARE EXCEEDING THE END OF THE YEAR TARGET. AND DALY IS. SO THERE'S ABOUT 11 STUDENTS AT DALY THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TARGETING AND PROVIDING TARGETED INTERVENTIONS. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT I KNOW THAT THEY ARE AT THAT PARTICULAR CAMPUS IN ORDER TO HIT OUR SEVENTH GRADE MATH GOAL. SO THIS IS REALLY ACTUALLY PRETTY EXCITING BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT SEVEN GRADE MATH HAS BEEN A FOCUS OF OURS WITH LESS THAN 10% OF OUR STUDENTS SHOWING PROFICIENCY. AND SO SOME OF THE INPUTS THAT WE'RE SEEING AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL IN TERMS OF MATH AND THE INDIVIDUAL COACHING, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE FOCUS A LOT OF OUR ATTENTION ON SEVENTH GRADE MATH. EVEN THOUGH WE IMPLEMENTED CURRICULUM K THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL, WE'VE HAD MORE OF THE ACTUAL ON SITE AND JOB EMBEDDED COACHING AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S PAYING OFF AT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS. SO LET'S LOOK BACK AT OUR FOURTH GRADE. SO AGAIN, GPM 3.1 IS LOOKING AT THE PERCENTAGE OF FOURTH GRADE INSTEAD ARE ON TRACK. RIGHT NOW WE'RE ABOUT 8.3% BELOW OUR ANNUAL TARGET. AND SO WE'RE NOT ACCELERATING GROWTH AT THE FOURTH GRADE LEVEL IN THE WAY THAT WE WOULD WANT TO.

WHEN WE LOOK AT FIFTH GRADE MATH, WE'RE WITHIN 5% OF THE TARGET, BUT AGAIN, WE'RE PROGRESSING TOWARDS IT.

BUT AGAIN, WE STILL HAVE SOME WORK TO DO AT THE FIFTH GRADE LEVEL BECAUSE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WE WERE AT 31% AND WE'RE AT 25.67% HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR. SO OUR ANNUAL TARGET WAS 30%. WE'RE STILL WITHIN REACH OF THAT. AND I THINK THAT WITH CONTINUED FOCUS AND EFFORTS THAT WE WILL SEE OUR CAMPUSES HIT THOSE TARGETS.

AND THEN AGAIN, WHEN WE LOOK AT SIXTH GRADE MATH, OUR ANNUAL TARGET IS 17%.

RIGHT NOW AT THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR WE ARE AT 15%. SO WE'RE WITHIN 2 PERCENTAGE POINTS OR 3 PERCENTAGE POINTS.

SO WE'RE PROGRESSING TOWARDS GETTING THAT ANNUAL TARGET AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL. SO WHY DO WE SEE WHAT WE'RE SEEING? AT SEVENTH GRADE, THE DISTRICT MEETS MIDDLE OF THE YEAR AVERAGES 14.7%.

PASSING THE ANNUAL TARGET OF 12%. WE DEFINITELY HAVE SOME UPWARD TRAJECTORY AT DAILY.

AT DEL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ALSO OHEDA MIDDLE SCHOOLS, WE DEFINITELY SEE THAT SIXTH GRADE IS MEETING THE MEETING. EXCUSE ME. THE DISTRICT MEETS MIDDLE OF THE YEAR AVERAGE IS 15%.

THE TARGET OF PASSING THE TARGET OF 12.5%. SORRY, WE'RE AT 15%. AND THEN FIFTH GRADE, ALL CAMPUSES DEMONSTRATED GROWTH IN EITHER MEETS OR MASTERS.

AND THIS ISN'T BROKEN DOWN FULLY ON THERE, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE DEMONSTRATED SOME GROWTH AT THE FIFTH GRADE LEVEL, WHICH IS WHY YOU'RE SEEING THE DATA WHERE YOU SEE IT AT FIFTH GRADE. SO AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR US IS AN INCREASE OF MULTIPLE REPRESENTATION VISUAL MODELS. AND THIS IS COMING FROM OUR MATH TEAM. SO WHO'S BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE WORK WITH US AND LOOKING AT IT AT THE STANDARDS LEVEL, PROVIDED FOCUSED SMALL GROUP

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THAT'S JUST. IT'S A NEW THING FOR OUR SECONDARY TEACHERS.

STRENGTHEN NUMERICAL FLUENCY IS AN AREA OF OPPORTUNITY FOR US. ALIGNING INTERVENTION LESSONS DIRECTLY TO PRIORITY STANDARDS AND CURRENT SKILL GAPS. EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STRUCTURED PEER DISCUSSION AND JUSTIFICATION OF THE BUILDING CLASSROOM ROUTINES AND NORMALIZING PRODUCTIVE STRUGGLE. AGAIN, THE KIDS HAVE GOT TO DO THE THINKING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROBLEM SOLVING.

STRENGTHENING OUR CAMPUS PLC IS AROUND ANALYZING STUDENT WORK AND PLANNING TARGETED RESPONSES. AND THEN A CONSISTENT IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND CLEAR INSTRUCTIONAL ROUTINES ARE GOING TO HELP US. SO NOW WHERE IS THE FOCUS BEFORE I GET INTO THE FOCUS AT THE END OF YOUR PRESENTATION. SO AT THE VERY BACK I PROVIDED TWO EXAMPLES FOR YOU JUST, JUST TO KIND OF ORIENT US BACK IN THE DATA BEFORE I GO ON TO WHAT'S NEXT. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR DATA AND WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE REGRESSING, ESPECIALLY AT THAT KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE LEVEL, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE GET TO THE THIRD GRADE GOAL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SEE AND THAT WE KNOW IS THAT FOR MOST OF OUR STUDENTS ACROSS DELL VALLEY, THAT ONE YEAR'S WORTH OF GROWTH IS NOT ENOUGH.

RIGHT? SO EVEN IF WE GROW OUR STUDENTS, WHO ARE SOMETIMES BETWEEN SIX AND 18 MONTHS BEHIND THEIR PEERS NATIONALLY, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO HIT THEIR GROWTH TARGETS.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TWO EXAMPLES THAT I GAVE YOU IN YOUR CHART, AND I APOLOGIZE TO OUR AUDIENCE FOR NOT HAVING A COPY FOR YOU ALL HERE, YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE FIRST EXAMPLE WE HAVE A SECOND GRADER WHOSE WRIT SCORE WAS AT 182.

WAS AT 182. THEY STAYED AT 182. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY STARTED AT THE MEETS LEVEL. SO THE GREEN IS THE MEETS LEVEL AGAIN. THEY DIDN'T REGRESS, BUT THEY STAYED AT THE SAME LEVEL AGAIN. YOU SEE, AS GROWTH NEEDS TO HAPPEN, THEY BEGIN TO FALL INTO THAT APPROACHES LEVEL. SO THEIR PROFICIENCY LEVEL BEGINS TO DROP. EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T REGRESS AGAIN, YOU SEE THEM CONTINUE TO BARELY MAINTAIN. WHEN YOU SEE THEY MOVE FROM 182RIT SCORE TO 183RIT SCORE AGAIN, THEY'RE STILL AT THE APPROACHES LEVEL, RIGHT? THEN WE SEE SOMETHING HAPPENS. SO THEY HAVE A 10 POINT GAIN FROM 183SCORE TO A 193RIT SCORE. AND IF THEY STAY ON THAT TRAJECTORY, YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE IN THAT APPROACHES LEVEL AND STILL NOT MEETING STANDARD EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN CONTINUE TO GROW. SO THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE HAPPENING WITH A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS. AND YOU SEE THAT ALSO WHEN I SHOW YOU EXAMPLE NUMBER TWO. WE HAVE A STUDENT THAT STARTED AT 164 RIT SCORE, SO THAT'S AT A HIGH, DID NOT MEET. STUDENTS GAINED.

SO BETWEEN FOUR AND SIX POINTS EVERY SINGLE ASSESSMENT CYCLE AT 170, 174 AND THEN UP TO 182, YOU STILL SEE THAT EVEN THOUGH THAT STUDENT IS PROGRESSING, THEY'RE STILL NOT MEETING A PROFICIENCY STANDARD THAT WE NEED THEM TO MEET. SO EVEN WITH GROWTH, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO NOW I'M GOING TO BACK UP AND TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE INPUTS AND WHERE WE NEED TO GO NEXT. SO THIS IS WHERE OVERSIGHT AND LEADERSHIP MATTERS AT EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS AND IN EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM. SO NON NEGOTIABLES HAVE TO BE TIER ONE, INSTRUCTION, ALIGNMENT IN EVERY CLASSROOM.

THE CURRICULUM WON'T BE ENOUGH SO WE CAN CONTINUE FORWARD WITH THIS CURRICULUM. WE CAN CHANGE THE CURRICULUM, BUT IT WON'T BE ENOUGH IF WE DON'T HAVE EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION HAPPENING IN EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM.

LEADERSHIP MATTERS. SO THE CALIBRATED WALKS HAVE TO CONTINUE AND WE HAVE TO CONTINUE COACHING OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS AT THE CLASSROOM LEVEL. SO IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO PULL THEM HERE AND TRAIN THEM ON EFFECTIVE OBSERVATION AND FEEDBACK. WE HAVE TO COACH THEM FROM THE CLASSROOM LEVEL ASSESSMENT. SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE RELIABLE ASSESSMENT DATA TO INFORM INSTRUCTION. SO I SHARED WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT LAST WEEK ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE WITH ADMINISTERING THE ASSESSMENT, ESPECIALLY IN OUR PRIMARY GRADES. SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE TIGHTER SYSTEMS AROUND THAT TO ENSURE THAT THE DATA THAT WE'RE SEEING IS ACCURATE. AND THEN AGAIN, I'LL JUST LEAVE YOU WITH, YOU KNOW, THE CORE MESSAGE IS GROWTH ALONE WILL NOT MEET OUR GOALS. WE HAVE TO HAVE ACCELERATED. AND SO YOU SEE, A LOT OF WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN WITH OUR STUDENTS IS THAT EVEN WITH A YEAR'S WORTH OF GROWTH, SOME OF OUR STUDENTS ARE STILL GOING TO STAY AT A PROFICIENCY LEVEL THAT IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THEM TO MEET THEIR ANNUAL GROWTH TARGETS. AND WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE, BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES VICE PRESIDENT CISNEROS.

THANK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION.

HAVE WE IDENTIFIED A COMMON TREND IN THOSE CAMPUSES THAT ARE AT MEETS OR ABOVE VERSUS THOSE

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BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS THE TEACHING AND LEARNING TEAM IS ON CAMPUS, AS THEY'RE WORKING IN PLCS, WE'RE WORKING ALONGSIDE TEACHERS. WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SCALE THAT WORK. AND THAT'S WHERE CAMPUS LEADERSHIP MATTERS. AND SO THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE AND WHY WE CONTINUE TO SEE THE GROWTH THAT I THINK WE'RE SEEING AT GILBERT ELEMENTARY AND IN OTHER POCKETS AS WELL TOO.

WE SEE IT ALSO AT HILLCREST, WE SEE IT. AT HORNSBY, IN DIFFERENT POCKETS, WE SEE IT WITH TEACHERS. AS YOU SAW TONIGHT, WE GOT TO CELEBRATE SOME OF THE TEACHERS AS WELL, TOO, THAT HAVE ONE REALLY BOUGHT IN, ONE THAT ARE RESPONDED TO THE COACHING THAT THEY'RE RECEIVING, NOT JUST FROM THE TEACHING AND LEARNING TEAM, BUT MAYBE FROM THE INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES ON THE CLASS, ON THEIR CAMPUSES OR FROM THEIR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS. SO WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS THAT WHERE WE HAVE STRONG LEADERSHIP, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE STRONG RESULTS IN SOME CASES, ESPECIALLY WHERE WE'VE HISTORICALLY HAD CAMPUSES WHO'VE STRUGGLED.

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES TRUSTEE SIERRA.

I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO REALLY CELEBRATE. A BIG PART OF THE REASON I JOINED THE BOARD IS BECAUSE I HAD MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AND I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND WE ALL KNOW THAT 6% MEETS IN MASTERS AND WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. AND TO SEE IT DOUBLE, I MEAN, TO SEE THAT 14%, TO SEE US RISE ABOVE THAT TARGET, IS SO EXCITING AND IS A HUGE TESTAMENT TO THE WORK THIS TEAM HAS DONE AND TO THE WORK OF THE LEADERS AT THOSE SCHOOLS. AND SO I JUST LAUD THAT, THAT EFFORT AND WHAT'S GOING ON AT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

TO CELEBRATE THAT, I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT.

WE HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET WITH SOME OF THE TEACHERS WHO WERE BEING RECOGNIZED TONIGHT, AND EVERY TEACHER I TALKED TO WAS IN SECOND GRADE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S.

BUT I'M CURIOUS, GIVEN THAT SECOND GRADE IS SEEING THE GROWTH THAT WE WANT IT TO HAVE, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS HAPPENING IN SECOND GRADE THAT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT? OR IS THERE SOMETHING ABOUT THAT GRADE? OR IS THERE. I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU HAVE ANY SENSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON THERE THAT'S NOT GOING ON IN KINDERGARTEN.

I KNOW THAT SOME OF OUR PRINCIPALS MADE SOME STRATEGIC MOVES TO PUT SOME OF THEIR STRONGER TEACHERS IN SECOND GRADE THIS YEAR. SO VERY, VERY SPECIFICALLY, SOME OF OUR PRINCIPALS MADE SOME OF THOSE MOVES. WHAT I CAN ALSO SHARE IS THERE'S A CHANGE THAT HAPPENS BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GRADE TO WHERE THE PROCEDURAL PIECES BECOME MORE COMPLEX AS WE MOVE INTO THIRD GRADE. AND I'M ALSO GOING TO HAVE JENNIFER MARTINEZ COME UP BECAUSE MAYBE SHE CAN SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO WHY WE'RE SEEING THAT GROWTH IN SECOND GRADE THAT WE'RE NOT SEEING HERE IN FIRST. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO DO IN KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE IS WE HAVE TO BUILD THEIR NUMERICAL FLUENCY. WE HAVE. OUR STUDENTS HAVE TO BE ABLE TO COMPOSE AND DECOMPOSE NUMBERS. AND WHEN YOU SEE FIVE, IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE FIVE. YOU HAVE TO ALWAYS, WHEN YOU SEE FIVE, YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT IT'S 2 AND 3, 4 AND 1, 1 AND 4. AND IF WE CAN'T GET OUR STUDENTS TO THINK ABOUT IT IN THAT WAY, THEN WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE REALLY THROUGHOUT ELEMENTARY, AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE THOSE STRUGGLES SHOW UP ALSO AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL.

BUT I'LL LET JENNIFER SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE AS TO WHAT SHE THINKS IS THE DIFFERENCE AT THE SECOND GRADE LEVEL. AND SHE HAS NOT COME UP. SO I'M GOING TO BE HERE BY MYSELF TONIGHT.

YES.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE STRATEGICALLY DONE IS TYPICALLY IN THE PAST, YOU LUMP YOUR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE GROUP TOGETHER, AND WE HAVE SHIFTED OUR SECOND GRADERS AND WE'VE LUMPED THEM IN WITH OUR THIRD GRADERS SO THAT THEY ARE ALREADY LOOKING AT THAT HIGHER LEVEL, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT STAAR IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, AND WE'RE ALREADY STARTING TO GET THEM ON THAT PATHWAY AND THAT TRAJECTORY TOWARDS STAAR.

SORRY, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LUMP THEM? AND IS THAT IN TERMS OF THEIR KIND OF CLUSTERING THEM TOGETHER? SO, LIKE, WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT CURRICULUM, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT PLAYLISTS, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT WE'RE DEVELOPING, WE TEND TO DO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

WE USED TO DO LIKE KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE.

NOW WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE, AND NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT SECOND AND THIRD GRADE FOR, LIKE, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND HOW WE'RE.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR, LIKE, CLASSROOM PRODUCTIVE STRUGGLE.

RIGHT. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR. I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES AND

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TRUSTEES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES TRUSTEE WRIGHT HEYWOOD.

WHAT SUPPORT, IF ANY, ARE WE PUTTING IN PLACE AT OUR SECONDARY LEVELS FOR THE SCHOOL THAT IS FALLING BEHIND AS WE'RE SEEING SUCH A GREAT PROGRESS AT OTHER SCHOOLS? AND IS THERE ANY TYPE OF, LIKE, THINGS THAT WE CAN PULL, LIKE THE MATH TEACHERS FROM THE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT CAN COME IN AND HELP SUPPORT OR KIND OF SHOW THEM THE WAY IN WHICH THEY'RE GOING, OR WHAT IS, LIKE, WHAT'S LACKING IS THERE THAT WE CAN DO? ABSOLUTELY. SO THAT'S A REALLY GREAT QUESTION.

BEFORE I ANSWER IT, WHAT I DO WANT TO SHARE IS, WHEREAS WE'RE NOT CURRENTLY SEEING IN THE MAP GROWTH DATA, AND I KNOW THAT I'M GOING TO BE COMING BACK NEXT MONTH, AND WE HAVEN'T DECIDED EXACTLY WHICH DAY TO SHOW BENCHMARK DATA, WE ARE SEEING PROMISING GAINS IN OUR BENCHMARK DATA FOR DAILY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND I CAN SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL PROBABLY EVEN BEFORE THEN.

BUT I KNOW I'M GOING TO BE COMING BACK AND GIVING AN UPDATE ON OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WELL, JUST ON OUR BENCHMARK DATA IN GENERAL. BUT WHAT I WILL ALSO SHARE IS THAT WE'VE ALREADY STARTED MOVING STRATEGICALLY TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORTS OVER AT DALEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

KRISTIN, THE PRINCIPAL, HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB OF MAKING. ACTUALLY, SHE WAS THE FIRST OF OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES TO MOVE TOWARDS SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION. AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME TURNOVER IN SOME STAFF AT DALEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH COULD ALSO BE IMPACTING WHILE WE'RE SEEING SOME OF THE RESULTS THAT WE'RE SEEING AS WELL, OR WE SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A LAG THERE IN TERMS OF WHERE THEY ARE COMPARED TO SOME OF THE OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

THE TEACHING AND LEARNING TEAM IS ALSO PUSHING INTO THE PLCS THERE TO SUPPORT PLANNING AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE ALSO HAVE A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNER, CARNEGIE LEARNING, THAT ALSO COMES IN AND HELPS SUPPORT. SO OUR TEAM IS THERE. JENNIFER MARTINEZ IS THERE ON A WEEKLY BASIS HELPING TO SUPPORT AND HELPING THE PRINCIPAL MAKE STRATEGIC MOVES.

I WORK WITH MS. GILLESPIE TO HELP HER THINK THROUGH PIECES. I KNOW THAT SHE ALSO TALKS WITH DR. KENT ON THINGS THAT SHE'S THINKING.

SO I'M, I'M. WHEREAS IT'S A LITTLE BIT CONCERNING THAT THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT MORE BEHIND IN TERMS OF THEIR MIDDLE, THEIR MIDDLE OF THE YEAR MAP DATA. WE'RE SEEING A DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF THEIR ACTUAL BENCHMARK DATA AS WELL, TOO. SO WE'LL BE SHARING THAT HERE IN THE COMING WEEKS.

DR. BAILEY, I'M GOING TO INTERJECT TOO. IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT'S KEEPING IN MIND WHERE THAT CAMPUS WAS COMPARED TO THE OTHER TWO. AS FAR AS THE LEVEL OF TURNAROUND WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN, I WOULD SAY THE THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, THAT CAMPUS WAS THE ONE THAT NEEDED THE MOST WORK.

ALTHOUGH ALL THREE OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS CERTAINLY ARE IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN TLC, DALEY WOULD BE THE ONE THAT WOULD HAVE, WOULD BE AT THE TOP.

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES TRUSTEE FRANCOIS.

AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DR. BAILEY, FOR THIS PRESENTATION. AND I JUST WANT TO, I WANT TO SAY IT'S. I KNOW IT CAN BE A LITTLE HARD TO SEE SOME OF THESE, SOME OF THESE RESULTS TO SAY NOT ON TRACK OR PROGRESSING. AND THAT THEY DON'T SAY, THEY DON'T ALL SAY ON TRACK.

BUT I WANT TO COMMEND THIS BOARD, NUMBER ONE AND LEADERSHIP TEAM AS WELL, FOR IF WERE NOT FOR THE LONE STAR GOVERNANCE PROCESS THAT WE'RE DOING AND US TAKING ON THESE GOAL PROGRESS MEASURES AND DOING THE PROGRESS MONITORING, WE WOULDN'T KNOW IF WE'RE ON TRACK OR NOT. AND SO WHILE IT'S HARD TO SEE SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT SAY NOT ON TRACK, IT'S GOOD TO IDENTIFY THEM EARLY. AND AS YOU GUYS ARE, AS Y' ALL ARE DOING, IMPLEMENTING THE CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO GET ON TRACK FROM Y' ALL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO OUR TEACHERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR. FOR ACCEPTING THOSE CHANGES AND BEING. BEING OPEN TO THOSE CHANGES. AND, YOU KNOW, I HOPE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, WE START SEEING ALL.

EVERYTHING ON TRACK.

BUT THANKS FOR THE HARD WORK AND THANK YOU, BOARD, FOR.

FOR YALLS HARD WORK DURING THIS LONE STAR GOVERNANCE PROCESS.

HOPE IS NOT LOST. I FEEL THE NEED TO SAY THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE WORKING HARD. WE KNOW THAT THE TEAM IS WORKING HARD. WE KNOW WE HAVE TO STAY THE COURSE.

AND AS I'VE SHARED WITH SOMEONE EARLIER, I WANT TO RESPOND AND NOT REACT, RIGHT, BECAUSE SOMETIMES REACTION CAN SEND US INTO A TAILSPIN.

BUT WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO RESPOND TO WHAT THE DATA IS SHOWING US.

AND WE HAVE TO MAKE STRATEGIC MOVES IF WE'RE GOING TO SEE OUR STUDENTS AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS THAT. AND WE HAVE A TEAM, AND A LOT OF US HAVE BEEN IN OTHER PLACES WHERE WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE ROLLING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. WE HAVE A TEAM HERE IN OUR SUPERINTENDENT, IN THE CABINET, IN OUR TEACHING AND LEARNING TEAM, AND FROM OUR CAMPUS LEADERS THAT ARE ROLLING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. AND I THINK THAT WITH ALL OF THOSE THINGS IN PLACE, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE US AS A DISTRICT, CONTINUE TO SEE THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR STUDENTS IMPROVE BECAUSE WE HAVE A TEAM THAT IS COMMITTED TO SEEING IT THROUGH.

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES TRUSTEE LEDESMA WOODY.

SO MY QUESTION IS GOING TO BE, IT'S KIND OF TWOFOLD BETWEEN OUR MONITORING OUR

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AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO GRAPPLE WITH, RIGHT? BECAUSE OUR TAXPAYERS DO WANT TO KNOW THAT WE ARE UTILIZING THEIR INVESTMENTS WISELY IN OUR. IN OUR SCHOOLS, AND THEY WANT TO SEE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. AND I THINK IT'S A REALITY THAT WE HAVE TO OWN AND THAT WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE AS A SYSTEM AND AS A DISTRICT AND CONTINUE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS SO WE CAN ACCELERATE GROWTH. BUT I DO THINK IT'S A REAL REALITY, AND I THINK YOU'VE RAISED A VERY VALID POINT. AND I THINK THAT THAT'S A POINT THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO HIT HOME WITH OUR CAMPUS LEADERS AS WELL, TOO, BECAUSE THEY ALSO NEED TO HEAR THAT, TOO.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

[VII.A. Committee Updates by Board Trustees]

OKAY. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES SECRETARY WEGNER.

SO PREVIOUSLY, A MEMBER OF THE BOARD WAS GOING TO STEP DOWN FROM THE EDUCATION PARTNERS.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT? WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. AND THEY THINK THE PROCESS IS THAT THE BOARD MEMBER NEEDS TO RESIGN AND THEN THE FOUNDATION NEEDS TO LET US KNOW THAT THEY'VE RESIGNED, AND THEN WE SUBMIT THE NEXT NAME UP FOR NOMINATION. OKAY.

SO IS THERE A DEADLINE? I MEAN, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN LIKE TWO TO THREE MONTHS, RIGHT? I WAS NOT TOLD THERE WAS A DEADLINE OR ANYTHING. JUST THE PROCESS THAT THE BOARD MEMBER NEEDED TO STEP DOWN. THANK YOU.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION TODAY.

OKAY. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES TRUSTEE LES 1.

REGARDING THE LSG COMMITTEE.

WE WERE ASKED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK FOR OUR COMMITTEE PURPOSE.

IS THAT GOING TO BE SPOKEN AT THE NEXT WORKSHOP OR DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT? WHAT? WE'RE GOING TO THE WORKSHOP.

OKAY. YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

IT'LL BE AT THE NEXT WORKSHOP.

WE'LL HAVE MORE DISCUSSION ON IT.

THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT, WE'LL

[VIII. Consent Agenda]

OKAY. TRUSTEE FRANCO MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? VICE PRESIDENT CISNEROS MAKES A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, 8 TO 0. AND NEXT,

[IX.A. Prayer Time in School Dr. Mark Cantú, Deputy Supt. of Governance and Education Services]

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ON PRAYER TIME IN SCHOOL. A REMINDER THAT SENATE BILL 11 ADDS SOME LANGUAGE. WE ALREADY HAVE SOME POLICIES IN PLACE. AND SO AT THIS TIME, THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ADMINISTRATION AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MOVE FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTING OR NOT MOVE FORWARD. SORRY, WITH IMPLEMENTING A DESIGNATED PRAYER TIME PURSUANT TO SENATE BILL 11 AND INSTEAD CONTINUE WITH WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING, THE PRACTICES THAT ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN PRAYER AS THEY CHOOSE.

BOARD MEMBERS, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION

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OKAY. TRUSTEE LIZ MAWUDI MAKES THE MOTION. IT'S SECONDED BY SECRETARY WAGNER. AND WE DO HAVE TO HAVE A VOICE, A RECORDED VOTE.

OKAY.

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES TRUSTEE CISNERO.

YEAH. I HAVE A QUESTION.

TRUSTEE LEDESMA WOODY RECOMMENDED THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION.

CAN WE CLARIFY WHAT THAT RECOMMENDATION IS? THANK YOU.

THE WAY IT'S WORDED IS THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTING THE DESIGNATED DUE INTO SENATE BILL 11 AND INSTEAD CONTINUE WITH THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT PRACTICES THAT ALLOW FOR PRAYER IN SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. SO IT IS TO DECLINE TO ESTABLISH THE DAILY PRAYER TIME. SO I'LL JUST GO DOWN THE LINE. THAT DID. YOUR MOTION WAS TO DECLINE. OH, YEAH. SO YOU'RE DECLINING TO ESTABLISH THE DAILY PRAYER TIME.

AND YOU'RE ASKING IF I VOTE AND AFTER, LIKE, APPROVE HER YES MOTION.

SO FOR CLARITY, A VOTE, A YAY VOTE WOULD BE TO DECLINE THE PRAYER IN RECOMMENDATION.

THAT'S YOUR RECOMMENDATION? THAT IS THE MOTION. IF YOU AGREE WITH THAT, IT WOULD BE I APPROVE. WE'RE APPROVING TO DECLINE.

CORRECT.

SO IF I SAY YAY, WE'RE APPROVING.

YES.

OKAY. BUT.

OKAY, SO WE'LL START.

I'LL GO YAY.

OKAY.

SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THEN I'LL GO DOWN THE LINE. IS THAT WHAT WE DO OR JUST GO DOWN THE LINE? OKAY, SO TRUSTEE SIERRA, HOW DO YOU VOTE? YAY.

YAY. TRUSTEE LEDAS MAWUDI.

TRUST SECRETARY WAGNER. I DON'T KNOW WHY OUR MICS ARE NOT ON.

OH, IT IS. OKAY. AYE.

AND PRESIDENT GUADIAN? I VOTE AYE. VICE PRESIDENT CISNEROS.

AYE. TRUSTEE WRIGHT HAYWOOD.

NAY.

NAY. OKAY. TRUSTEE BURTON.

ALL RIGHT.

TRUSTEE FRANCO.

AYE.

THE MOTION PASSES. EIGHT IN FAVOR. ONE. I MEAN, SEVEN.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT. I'M SORRY.

SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE AGAINST AND NO ABSTAIN. THANK YOU. NEXT ONE UP IS THE SCHOOL

[IX.B. School Attendance Areas Dr. Mark Cantú, Deputy Supt. of Governance and Education Services]

CANTU, SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES LAST WEEK REPRESENTED ON THE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS.

WE DISCUSSED A NEW POLICY FC LOCAL TO ESTABLISH THE POLICY OF WHAT IS GOING TO GROUND US WHEN WE MOVE THIS WORK IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, SETTING US UP FOR THE 26, 27 SCHOOL YEAR WHEN WE OPENED UP NORTHDALE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL OR 2728 SCHOOL YEAR WHEN WE OPENED UP NORTH VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN REDISTRICT OR REZONE ALL OTHER CAMPUSES AS WELL. SO THE OSH, THE ACTION REQUESTED FOR TODAY IS TO APPROVE POLICY FC LOCAL AND THEN MAKE EDITS TO POLICY FDB WHICH ALREADY EXISTS AS PRESENTED.

TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST HAVE A COMMENT. CHAIR RECOGNIZES TRUSTEE LEDEZMA WOODY.

YEAH, I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS AS I FEEL LIKE BASED OFF OF THE LAST TIME WE DID THIS, WE STRICTLY WENT ON GUIDELINES INSTEAD OF MAKING POLICY. BECAUSE CHANGING POLICY THROUGH THIS PROCESS WOULD TAKE TIME AND IF WE CONTINUE TO DO IT THIS WAY, WE MAY BE DELAYED LATER ON IF WE WANT TO CHANGE SOMETHING WITHIN THIS POLICY.

JUST WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE.

ANY OTHER TRUSTEE HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS? NO. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?

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DO I HAVE A SECOND. VICE PRESIDENT C. NETOS MAKES A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OKAY. ALL THOSE AGAINST? OKAY. MOTION PASSES SEVEN TO ONE. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS A SAFETY AND SECURITY ENHANCEMENT. OH, TRUSTEE SIERRA.

I THINK ONE THING I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF HELPFUL INFORMATION IN THIS POLICY THAT STATES WHY WE'RE DOING THIS, WHAT WE BELIEVE AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT, AND TALK TO GINTU ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT. I JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN ALSO COMMUNICATE THIS AS WE BEGIN TO TELL THE STORY TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT SOME OF WHAT CHOICES WE'RE MAKING ABOUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN THIS PROCESS AND WHY WE'RE DOING IT.

BECAUSE I THINK THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT ABOUT WHAT WE VALUE AND WHAT THIS PROCESS IS MEANT TO BE ABOUT.

[IX.C. Safety and Security Enhancements for DVHS Robert Vela, Chief of Police (Part 1 of 2)]

GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR. GUS. TONIGHT I'M PRESENTING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY ENHANCEMENT WHICH IS DESIGNED FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY MEASURES AT DEL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS WILL CONTINUE OUR SUPPORT TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND VISITORS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTION FOR SAFETY PREVENTION. WE WOULD LIKE TO STRENGTHEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROCEDURES WHICH INCLUDE IMPROVING CAMPUS ACCESS CONTROL, ADD ADDITIONAL MONITORING DETECTION SYSTEM AND ADD ADDITIONAL ALARMS TO EXIT DOORS. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LAYERS OF SECURITY TO PROTECT STUDENTS AND STAFF WHILE MAINTAINING A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

STUDENT VISITORS ENTRY SCREENING SYSTEM BY ADDING ADDITIONAL SCREENING SYSTEM, THIS WILL ENHANCE DETECTION MEASURES AND PROHIBIT UNAUTHORIZED ITEMS ALLOWED TO BE INTO THE CAMPUS. THESE ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS WILL ALSO COVER A GREATER PORTION OF THE CAMPUS. THE PERIMETER CONTROL. OUR GOAL IS TO ADD INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT STRENGTHEN CAMPUS SAFETY BY ESTABLISHING CONTROL VEHICLE ACCESS POINTS WHICH WOULD ALLOW VEHICLES ENTERING THE CAMPUS TO BE ROUTED THROUGH A DESIGNATED CONTROL POINT TO ENHANCE CONSISTENT MONITORING, ACCOUNTABILITY AND A SAFETY FLOW OF TRAFFIC. FACILITY UPGRADES. THESE UPGRADES ALLOW US TO DIRECT AND DIRECT AND MONITOR ALL EXISTING EXIT DOORS WHICH WILL IMPROVE RESPONSE AWARENESS DURING EMERGENCIES AND PROVIDE A DELAY, A DELAY EGRESS ALARM NOTIFICATION THAT WILL ALLOW STAFF TO RESPOND WHEN UNAUTHORIZED EXIT DOORS IS ACTIVATED.

WITH THE BOARD APPROVAL ON THIS ACTION ITEM, THE DISTRICT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PLANNING AND COORDINATION WITH FACILITY DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION AND OUR SAFETY PARTNERS. IF APPROVED, THIS OPERATION WILL FOLLOW ALL NECESSARY COMPLIANCES WITH SAFETY CODE IN THE FIRE MARSHAL OFFICE TONIGHT. WE ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.

THE BOARD. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES. TRUSTEE.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE GATE CONTROL ARM AND WHERE THAT'S GOING TO BE? BECAUSE I DON'T.

I MEAN, I JUST. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T START LOOKING LIKE A PRISON WITH WE ALREADY HAVE GATES ALL THE WAY AROUND US.

I'M TRYING TO GIVE YOU DETAILS IN CLOSE SESSION. TRUSTEE WILLIAM. EXACTLY WHERE IT WOULD BE AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

YOU CAN'T TELL US NOW WHAT'S THE SAFETY SECURITY CONCERN? SO IT'S OUTDOORS, THOUGH, RIGHT? SO IT'S GOING TO BE SEEN AT SOME POINT, RIGHT? IT WILL BE SEEN, BUT WE'VE GOT SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU.

OH, OKAY. BUT YOU WANT US TO APPROVE THIS RIGHT NOW? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WE CAN ASK THE QUESTION AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK. WE CAN TABLE IT OR JUST WAIT TILL WE CAN. SO LET'S TABLE THIS UNTIL AFTER CLOSED SESSION. OKAY.

WE'LL COME BACK AND VOTE ON THAT.

[X. Closed Session]

OKAY. WE WILL NOW CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE TIME IS 8:23PM WE WILL NOW RESIST TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE UNDER SECTIONS 550.

1071-5510-7255-1074 AND

[01:45:04]

OKAY. THE BOARD ENDED ITS CLOSED SESSION AT 9:40PM AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, THE BOARD IS NOW RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION AT 9:42PM AND LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO ACTION ITEMS. THAT ONE

[IX.C. Safety and Security Enhancements for DVHS Robert Vela, Chief of Police (Part 2 of 2)]

[XI.B. Discuss, Consider and Possibly Act on Employment, Resignations, and Terminations of Professional Staff]

I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT, RESIGNATIONS AND TERMINATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF AS PRESENTED. SECRETARY WAGNER MAKES A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND TRUSTEE BURTON MAKES A SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR MOTION PASSES 8 0. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO

[XI.A. Discuss, Consider and Possibly Act on Superintendent's Recommendation Regarding Possible Hiring of Social Studies Coordinator]

[XII. New Business/Future Board Agenda Items]