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GOOD EVENING. I AM CALLING THIS REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER.
[I. Call to Order]
THE TIME IS 6:15. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551 THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY OPEN WITH A QUORUM PRESENT. AND NOW PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BEING LED BY THE POPHAM ELEMENTARY CHOIR.ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS.
ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
THIS IS A LITTLE BITTERSWEET BECAUSE NOT ONLY IS THIS THE LAST CHOIR CONCERT FOR MY STUDENTS.
THIS IS SOME OF THEIR LAST TIME SINGING, ACTUALLY, IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SO IF YOU ARE A FIFTH GRADER, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
AND SO THAT'S A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT AS WELL. [APPLAUSE]. AND ON BEHALF OF MISS CLAUDIA MALUY, THAT'S OUR PRINCIPAL.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SING FOR YOU GUYS A SONG CALLED WHY WE SING BY GREG GILPIN.
A SOUND OF HOPE. A SOUND OF PEACE. A SOUND THAT CELEBRATES AND SPEAKS WHAT WE BELIEVE. A SOUND OF LOVE.
A SOUND SO STRONG. IT'S AMAZING WHAT IS GIVEN WHEN WE SHARE A SONG. THIS IS WHY WE SING. WHY WE LIFT OUR VOICE.
WHY WE STAND AS ONE IN HARMONY. THIS IS WHY WE SING.
WHY WE LIFT OUR VOICE. TAKE MY HAND AND SING WITH ME.
SOOTHE THE SOUL. MEND A HEART. BRING TOGETHER LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN TORN APART. SHARE THE JOY.
FIND A FRIEND. IT'S A NEVER ENDING GIFT THAT CIRCLES BACK AGAIN. THIS IS WHY WE SING. WHY WE LIFT OUR VOICE.
WHY WE STAND AS ONE IN HARMONY. THIS IS WHY WE SING.
WHY WE LIFT OUR VOICE. TAKE MY HAND AND SING WITH ME.
MUSIC BUILDS A BRIDGE. IT CAN TEAR DOWN A WALLS.
MUSIC IS A LANGUAGE. THAT CAN SPEAK TO ONE AND ALL.
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THIS IS WHY WE SING. WHY WE LIFT OUR PURPOSE.WHY WE STAND AS ONE IN HARMONY. THIS IS WHY SING.
WHY WE LIFT OUR VOICE. TAKE MY HAND AND SING WITH ME.
THIS IS WHY WE SING. WHY WE SING. WHY WE SING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[III.A. THSPA Powerlifting State Meet Qualifiers]
GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, DR. GUTIERREZ, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, COMMUNITY. I'D LIKE TO HONOR OUR POWERLIFTING STATE QUALIFIERS.
THE STATE QUALIFIERS GO AS FOLLOWS. CARLIE MONTANEZ.
ERIC VILCHIS-HUERTA. ERIC. VILCHIS-HUERTA. [APPLAUSE].
FIO SALAZAR. [APPLAUSE]. NATALIA LARA-VALDEZ. [APPLAUSE]. STEPHANIE OBREGON. [APPLAUSE].
LUIS JAIMES. [APPLAUSE]. AND JOSEPH MARES.
[APPLAUSE]. ALSO, OUR COACHES, JOHN DRISCOLL, JAYLON KNIGHTEN AND GABRIEL DRISCOLL.
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[APPLAUSE].[III.B. Recognition of Trustee Award Winners]
EACH MAY, WE CELEBRATE FIVE OUTSTANDING STUDENTS IN GRADES SEVEN THROUGH 12, WHO ARE NOMINATED BY THEIR CAMPUSES FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, INVOLVEMENT IN ACTIVITIES AND ELECTIVES, LEADERSHIP, POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND SERVICE TO OTHERS.TO OUR STUDENTS. WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOUR HARD WORK, CHARACTER AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE 2026 TRUSTEE AWARD WINNERS.
CADA MES DE MAYO CELEBRAMOS A CINCO ESTUDIANTES DESTACADOS DESDE EL SÉPTIMO HASTA DUODECIMO GRADO QUE SON NOMINADOS POR SUS ESCUELAS POR SU EXCELENCIA ACADÉMICA PARTICIPACIÓN EN ACTIVIDADES Y CURSOS SELECTIVOS, LIDERAZGO, ACTITUD POSITIVA Y SERVICIOS A LOS DEMÁS.
A NUESTROS ESTUDIANTES, ESTAMOS SUMAMENTE ORGULLOSOS DE SU ESFUERZO CHARACTER Y LOGROS.
FELICIDADES A TODOS LOS GANADORES DE 2026 DE LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA.
EL DR. CANTU AHORA ANUNCIARÁ A LOS GANADORES.
DR. CANTU WILL NOW ANNOUNCE OUR RECIPIENTS.
DO YOU WANT US DOWN THERE? EVERYBODY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET STARTED HERE SO WE CAN CELEBRATE.
SO WE'RE EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE THIS YEAR'S TRUSTEE AWARDS.
TRUSTEES WILL BE JOINING US AT THE FRONT OF THE DAIS, PLEASE.
AND STUDENTS, WE WILL ANNOUNCE EACH GROUP OF STUDENTS BY GRADE LEVEL.
AND PARENTS, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME UP AND TAKE A PHOTO OF THE GROUP.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH SEVENTH GRADE. AND SO WITH SEVENTH GRADE FROM DAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, TAIM ALKASI. [APPLAUSE]. FROM DEL VALLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, PAUL ROBERTS. [APPLAUSE].
FROM DEL VALLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, HERMILO PADILLA.
[APPLAUSE]. FROM OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL, OLIVE MORRIS. [APPLAUSE]. AND FROM OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
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READY? ONE. TWO. THREE. ALRIGHT, LET'S GIVE OUR SEVENTH GRADE ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.[APPLAUSE]. AND STUDENTS, NOW YOU CAN EXIT. AND WE'LL NOW START WITH EIGHTH GRADE. SO FOR OUR EIGHTH GRADE GROUP WE'RE STARTING WITH DAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, HAILEY TENNIS.
[APPLAUSE]. FROM OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL, TYLER ELLISON. [APPLAUSE]. AND FROM OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL, VICTOR GREER. [APPLAUSE].
ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL TAKE A GROUP PICTURE.
AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO JUMP OVER TO DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE'LL START WITH NINTH GRADE.
SO NINTH GRADE AMELIE ALEMAN. [APPLAUSE].
MADILYNN GARCIA. [APPLAUSE]. I'M SORRY. THE LAST NAME IS GARICA. GARICA, RIGHT. OR IS IT GARCIA? IT IS GARCIA.
OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MIRANDA RUIZ. [APPLAUSE].
AND SOFIA RAMOS-MARTINEZ. [APPLAUSE].
SO WE'LL TAKE A GROUP PICTURE.
AND NOW WE'LL MOVE TO OUR 10TH GRADERS FROM DVHS AND WE'LL START WITH DELILAH.
WITH DELILAH BARBOSA. [APPLAUSE].
AND TIANA AMBROSE. [APPLAUSE].
ALL RIGHT. SO 11TH GRADE. 11TH GRADE. I HAVE TWO, ALLISON.
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AND SO NOW I WILL JUMP OVER TO 11TH GRADE. AND WE'LL START WITH ALLISON ALANIS VILLA.AND NEXT UP WE HAVE NICOLE SIFUENTES. [APPLAUSE].
AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A GROUP PICTURE.
AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND WRAP UP WITH 12TH GRADE, JUST ONE DAY AWAY FROM GRADUATION.
SO I'M SURE THEY'RE REALLY PROUD. AND WE'LL START WITH ARMANDO RAMIREZ.
AND OUR OTHER 12TH GRADER HERE TONIGHT, LAUREN PUGA.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR TRUSTEE AWARD WINNERS.
EVENING AND YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR EVENING.
AND THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE GRADUATING TOMORROW.
WE'LL SEE YOU AT GRADUATION. [APPLAUSE].
GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO WALK OUT.
THIS CONCLUDES THE RECOGNITION ITEMS FOR THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR FAMILIES FOR JOINING US.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOUR STUDENTS. GRACIAS A TODOS NUESTROS FAMILIAS POR ACOMPAÑARNOS.
ESTAMOS MUY ORGULLOSOS DE SUS ESTUDIANTES.
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NEXT, WE WILL MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL SIGN UP BEFORE THE MEETING BEGINS,[IV. Public Comment]
AS SPECIFIED IN THE BOARD'S PROCEDURES ON PUBLIC COMMENT, AND SHALL INDICATE THE AGENDA, ITEM OR TOPIC ON WHICH WE WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY BOARD POLICY AND THE BOARD'S PROCEDURES ON PUBLIC COMMENT AND INDIVIDUALS, COMMENTS TO THE BOARD SHALL NOT EXCEED THREE MINUTES.
VICE PRESIDENT CISNEROS WILL GIVE EACH SPEAKER A ONE MINUTE WARNING.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JESSICA MARQUEZ, SPEAKING ON STAFF PERSONNEL.
PERSONAL. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
MY NAME IS JESSICA MARQUEZ AND I AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN RECENT MONTHS ADVOCATING FOR A MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR NEXT YEAR.
THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS SYSTEMATICALLY UNDERFUNDED PUBLIC EDUCATION AT A TIME, AT THE, AND THE TIME HAS ARRIVED TO TURN TO THE COMMUNITY TO SECURE AN INVESTMENT, TO SECURE THE INVESTMENT WE WANT AND NEED.
UNLIKE WHAT SO MANY DISTRICTS HAVE DONE, WHICH IS TO PROVIDE VAGUE PROMISES OF COMPENSATION IMPROVEMENT IF THEIR VATRE PASSES, WE LIKE THAT DVISD IS PROPOSING CONCRETE FIGURES ON EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IF THE COMMUNITY APPROVES A TAX RATIFICATION.
WE HAVE LONG ADVOCATED FOR A LIVING WAGE FOR EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONALS, AND WE APPRECIATE THE PROPOSAL OF A 5% INCREASE FOR THESE HARD WORKING, UNDERPAID HOURLY EMPLOYEES IF THE VATRE PASSES.
THEY WERE LEFT BEHIND UNDER HOUSE BILL 2 IN A 5% INCREASE WILL GREATLY HELP THESE EMPLOYEES, WHILE THE 3% PROPOSAL FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES FALLS SLIGHTLY SHORT OF THE INITIAL 4% ASK, WE RECOGNIZE IT AS A SIGNIFICANT AND PROGRESSIVE. DURING THIS TIME OF FINANCIAL SQUEEZE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE.
WE CONFESS TO BE A BIT DISAPPOINTED THAT IF THE, IN THE EVENT THAT THE VATRE IS NOT APPROVED BY THE COMMUNITY, EMPLOYEES WILL SEE A $1,000 RETENTION BONUS FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
WE ARE CURIOUS AS TO HOW THE BONUS WILL BE TAXED.
IF THE BONUS IS TAXED AT 30%. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THIS RETENTION TO BE CHANGED TO $1,440.
THAT WOULD ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES ACTUALLY RECEIVE A FULL $1,000 BONUS IN THEIR PAYCHECK.
WE KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT MUST RETAIN. I MEAN, REMAIN A LEADER IF WE ARE TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN THE FINEST EMPLOYEES AS WE CONTINUE THE JOURNEY TO BECOMING A DESTINATION DISTRICT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
[APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU FOR THAT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NOLA LAFAYETTE, SPEAKING ON STAFF AND PERSONNEL.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GUADIAN, DR. GUTIERREZ AND THE DEL VALLE ISD BOARD MEMBERS.
I CURRENTLY SERVE AT DEL VALLEY AS A SCIENCE EDUCATOR WITH THE DEL VALLEY OPPORTUNITY CENTER.
I CHOOSE TO TEACH AT THE OC BECAUSE I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT WORKING WITH KIDS WHO THROUGH CHOICE OR CIRCUMSTANCES, NEED TO FIND EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS BY FOLLOWING A LESS TRADITIONAL PATH.
TURNS OUT THE OC IS A PERFECT CHOICE FOR ME, AND IT ALSO HAPPENS TO BE A GREAT CHOICE FOR MY DAUGHTER, WHO ATTENDS THE OC AND IS A SENIOR THIS YEAR.
WE WERE RECENTLY INFORMED THAT THOUGH SHE HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ALL 26 CREDITS REQUIRED TO EARN THE DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT DIPLOMA, THE RESULTS OF HER FINAL STAAR, AND OF COURSE, US HISTORY ASSESSMENT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE DAY AFTER GRADUATION.
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CANNOT ENJOY HER GRADUATION CEREMONY BECAUSE OF A 24 HOUR TIME DIFFERENCE.I NEVER IMAGINED THIS OUTCOME BECAUSE THROUGHOUT MY CAREER, WHEN THIS SITUATION HAS APPEARED BEFORE, THE DISTRICT FOR WHICH I HAVE WORKED HAS SIMPLY ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO WALK THE STAGE BUT NOT RECEIVE THE FORMAL DIPLOMA UNTIL SATISFACTORY STAAR SCORES WERE OBTAINED, WHICH SEEMS PERFECTLY REASONABLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS SHOCKED TO HEAR THAT ROWAN COULD NOT PARTICIPATE, SO I FOLLOWED THE PROPER CHAIN OF COMMAND AND ENDED UP SPEAKING WITH DR.
MARK CANTU, WHO, WE LOOKED AT THE STATE OF TEXAS LEGAL FRAMEWORK TOGETHER THAT STATES THAT A STUDENT MAY WALK IF HE OR SHE IS MISSING THE FINAL END, OF COURSE, ASSESSMENT INFORMATION. BUT THEN HE POINTED OUT THE DEL VALLE LOCAL POLICY, WHICH SAYS THAT A STUDENT CANNOT WALK WITHOUT THE STAAR.
40 IS A LOT. IF 40 PLUS STUDENTS ARE INELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GRADUATION CEREMONY.
DEL VALLE ISD HAS A PROBLEM. WE ARE FAILING THOSE CHILDREN.
IT'S NO SECRET THAT DEL VALLE HE'S GRADUATION AND DROPOUT RATES ARE NOT STELLAR, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS TRIBUNE SCHOOLS EXPLORER DEL VALLE GRADUATION RATE IN 2024 WAS 88%, WELL BELOW THE AVERAGE OF THE STATE, REGION AND PEER DISTRICTS.
WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH THIS DATA POINT. DON'T WE WANT TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO IMPROVE IT? ARE WE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF HELPING STUDENTS? BECAUSE I AM. LET'S WALK THOSE STUDENTS. IF THEY END UP NOT PASSING THE STAAR, THEN THEY DON'T RECEIVE A FORMAL DIPLOMA.
IF NOT THIS YEAR, PLEASE LET'S PUT IT IN PLACE FOR FUTURE STUDENTS.
THAT'S TIME. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE KATE MEEHAN SPEAKING ON ADMINISTRATIVE FAILURE.
HI, AS YOU'VE JUST HEARD FROM YOUR EDUCATOR, NOLA LAFAYETTE THIS IS A POLICY PUT IN PLACE BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS ON THE BOOKS, IS KNOWN AND WAS KNOWN BY THE DISTRICT WHEN GRADUATION WAS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW.
THE FACT THAT AN ADMINISTRATION WOULD SCHEDULE GRADUATION THE DAY BEFORE IT IS POSSIBLE FOR ALL OF THEIR STUDENTS TO HAVE THE CRITERIA IN PLACE TO WALK IS, FRANKLY, AN ADMINISTRATIVE FAILURE. I'M SURE IT IS NOT THE POLICY OR THE INTENTION OF THIS BODY TO HAVE 40 OF THEIR MOST VULNERABLE SCHOLARS DEPRIVED OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATED BY THEIR FAMILY AND THEIR PEERS.
AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO SCHEDULE IF THIS IS YOUR POLICY LATER THAN THE OTHER DISTRICTS AND NOT COMPETE FOR SPACES TO HOLD GRADUATION AND COMMENCEMENT. SO THINK ABOUT IT.
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SHANNON SETON SPEAKING ON ADMINISTRATIVE FAILURE.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SHANNON SETON. I AM ROWAN'S AUNT, AND I HAVE COME A VERY LONG WAY TO SEE HER GRADUATE ONLY TO FIND OUT AND BE VERY DISAPPOINTED LIKE THE REST OF THE FAMILY, THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
STEPPING OUT AS AN ADULT, YOUR FIRST BIG STEP IS YOUR GRADUATION.
SHE'S A BRILLIANT KID. SHE'S GOING TO GO ON TO UNIVERSITY AND SHE'S GOING TO DO AMAZING THINGS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]. NEXT WE HAVE JENNIFER DORSEY SPEAKING ON STUDENT AWARD.
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OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE BRETT COVINGTON SPEAKING ON STAFF.GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT. DR. GUTIERREZ, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I INTENDED TO STAND HERE AND COMPLIMENT SOME OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN I'VE DONE THAT LAST. BUT THAT'S VERY WHAT I NEED TO SAY IS ACTUALLY SOMEWHAT AT ODDS OR DISSONANT WITH THE SPEECHES THAT I JUST HEARD. AND I AM FEEL FOR THE YOUNG LADY IN THE BACK.
AND I WOULD, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT PART OF MY INTENTION, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU, AS THE ONE LADY SAID, TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO FIX IT AND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THAT PERHAPS MISSTEP ASIDE, I WAS COMING UP HERE TONIGHT TO SAY COMPLIMENT.
BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST POLITICALLY ASTUTE STRATEGIES THAT I HAVE SEEN IN A LONG TIME, BECAUSE YOU GET CREDIT FOR GIVING US RAISES AND FOR SAYING WE'RE WILLING TO DO IT EVEN IF THE VATRE DOESN'T PASS.
OKAY. IT'S A YOU WIN EITHER WAY. AND I THINK IT'S ASTUTE BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOW DEPUTIZED 01,500 EMPLOYEES TO GO OUT AND TRY TO GET THIS VATRE PASSED.
IT WAS SMART THINKING. BUT I ALSO DON'T THINK THAT HAPPENED IN A VACUUM.
THIS YEAR WE WERE VERY UPSET AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WHEN OUR REQUESTS LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR REQUEST TO MEET REGULARLY WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND OR HIS TEAM WAS REALLY SLOW GETTING STARTED AND THE INTERVALS WERE LESS THAN WE WANTED.
BUT THIS YEAR THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF AN IMPROVEMENT.
AND I WANT SPECIFICALLY TO CALL OUT AND COMPLIMENT DR.
CANTU, DR. BAILEY AND DR. BITTINGS FOR BEING VERY RECEPTIVE TO THE CONVERSATIONS WE WANTED TO HAVE AND THE THINGS THAT WE HAD TO SAY AND TRY TO WORK WITH US. WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
WE'D STILL LIKE A LITTLE MORE FREQUENT MEETINGS.
BUT I WOULD SAY THAT AS A RESULT OF THE LAST MEETING, PARTICULARLY WHERE OUR CFO WAS THERE, I THINK IT WAS VERY FRUITFUL, VERY FRUITFUL. AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL FOR NEXT YEAR TO THINK ABOUT MAYBE, OKAY, MAYBE YOU DON'T WANT TO DO ONCE A MONTH, BUT MAYBE DOING THAT TWO WAY CONVERSATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS ON A BIMONTHLY BASIS, BECAUSE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND BE COLLABORATE ON COMMON PROBLEMS AND ISSUES MORE EFFECTIVELY. SO TO THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE BEEN DOING THAT THIS YEAR, THANK YOU.
KEEP DOING MORE OF THE SAME. HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. [APPLAUSE].
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS AN INFORMATION ITEM, OUR SUPERINTENDENTS COMMENTS.
[V.A. Superintendent's Comments]
AS WE CLOSE ANOTHER INCREDIBLE YEAR, I WANT TO THANK EVERY MEMBER OF THE DEL VALLE FAMILY FOR THE CARE, DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT YOU BRING TO OUR STUDENTS EACH AND EVERY SINGLE DAY.WHETHER YOU SERVE IN THE CLASSROOM, ON CAMPUSES, OR THROUGH THE MANY DEPARTMENTS TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS, YOU HELP MAKE THE SUCCESS POSSIBLE. AND I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE TONIGHT'S TRUSTEE AWARD RECIPIENTS.
THESE STUDENTS REPRESENT THE VERY BEST OF DEL VALLE ISD THROUGH THEIR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP, INVOLVEMENT, CHARACTER, AND SERVICE TO OTHERS.
WE ARE PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM AND EXCITED FOR WHAT LIES AHEAD.
I TRULY ENJOYED SHARING ABOUT MY ROLE AS SUPERINTENDENT, MY JOURNEY TO THIS POSITION, AND THE WORK WE DO EACH DAY SERVING STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES. I ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO DREAM BIG, WORK HARD, AND MAKE THEIR PARENTS PROUD.
AND THOSE VISITS REMINDED ME THAT THE FUTURE IS VERY BRIGHT IN DEL VALLE ISD.
IT WAS A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
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WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR STUDENTS EVERY DAY.I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE DVISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR PUTTING ON THE EVENT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR HONOREES AND NOMINEES FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT THEY DO EACH DAY.
AND A SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DISTRICT HONOREES.
ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR, DIANA HERNANDEZ.
SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR, YARITZA AGUILAR-GODOY.
RISING STAR EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR, CATALINA RUBIO.
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, MAMIE RAMOS.
TOMORROW MARKS THE FINAL DAY OF SCHOOL FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING OUR GRADUATES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND ALL THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR. THANK YOU ALL FOR A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2026. THANK YOU, DR. GUTIERREZ. NEXT WE HAVE GOVERNANCE ITEMS, AND THIS IS
[VI.A. Committee Updates by Board Trustees]
COMMITTEE UPDATES BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES. DO I HAVE ANY UPDATES? NO UPDATES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES VICE PRESIDENT CISNEROS.THANK YOU. YES, I HAVE A COUPLE OF UPDATES. THE FIRST ONE IS THE TIME, THE PERCENTAGE TIME THAT THE BOARD HAS SPENT ON STUDENT OUTCOMES. I WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, WE WERE AT 33% THAT WE SPENT TOWARDS OUR STUDENT OUTCOMES, AND WHICH WAS AN IMPROVEMENT FROM MARCH, MARCH, WE WERE AT 11%. SO WE'RE DEFINITELY MAKING IMPROVEMENTS.
SO THANK YOU EVERYONE HERE THAT'S MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
OF COURSE, OUR AIM IS TO BE AT 50% EACH MONTH.
AND I THINK THAT WE ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS TO GET TO THAT GOAL.
AND WE APPROVED A NEW TIMELINE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE NORTH STAR MEASURABLE GOAL.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IN THIS, ON THIS BOARD.
WE ARE WORKING WITH COLLEGES FOR THAT PROMISE.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE HUSTON-TILLOTSON, ACC, AND TEXAS STATE THAT ARE GOING TO BE PART OF THAT PROMISE.
AND WE ARE WORKING ON OTHER COLLEGES TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT AUGUST 2027 WE'LL START RECRUITING OUR FIRST PROMISE.
AND THEN AUGUST 2028 WILL BE OUR FIRST COHORT, AND DEL VALLE GETS TO BE PART OF THAT.
SO I'M SO EXCITED THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE GET TO BE A PART OF.
SO I WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE UPDATES AS WE MOVE ALONG.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT CISNEROS, CAN YOU GIVE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION OR BACKGROUND ON THE AUSTIN 2030 SO EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF WHAT THAT IS. SO AUSTIN 2030 IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS PUTTING TOGETHER A COLLEGE PROMISE THAT'S GOING TO SERVE DEL VALLE STUDENTS, AUSTIN ISD STUDENTS, AND MAYNOR ISD STUDENTS.
AND WE ARE BUILDING IT FROM THE GROUND UP. SO IT WAS JUST CREATING THE NORTH STAR, THE TIMELINE.
WE HAVE COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEES FOR THEIR DRAFTING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND JUST DRAFTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF IT JUST FROM THE BOTTOM UP. WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE COMING IN FROM OTHER UNIVERSITIES THAT GIVE, THAT ASSIST WITH COLLEGE PROMISES. SO YEAH, IT'S A LOT AND WHAT I CAN DO IS I'LL PROVIDE SOME MORE INFORMATION TO THE BOARD JUST TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BACKGROUND AND WHERE, WHERE THAT'S ORIGINATED FROM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO I HAVE ANY OTHER UPDATES? THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES TRUSTEE FRANCO. YEAH, I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT OUR QUARTERLY BOARD SELF-EVALUATION COMING UP ON JUNE THE 16TH.
I PUT TOGETHER A AN EXCEL DOCUMENT THAT MAKES IT SUPER, SUPER EASY FOR US TO TRACK WHAT WE'RE DOING AND LINK TO OUR GOALS AND OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS SO THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THIS DONE IN NO MORE THAN, I WOULD SAY 10 TO 15 MINUTES IF WE CAN.
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GOALS, OUR GOAL PROGRESS MEASURES MEMORIZED. SO IF YOU CAN, WHILE YOU'RE, WHILE YOU'RE WATCHING TV, YOU CAN OR DOING SOMETHING ELSE, PLEASE MEMORIZE THOSE, THOSE GOALS.I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT AND THANK YOU, TRUSTEE FRANCO, YOU DID A GREAT JOB ON THAT SPREADSHEET, I APPRECIATE THAT. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER UPDATES? OKAY, NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?
[VII. Consent Agenda]
VICE PRESIDENT CISNEROS MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE SIERRA MAKES A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEM, SPECIAL EDUCATION.[VIII.A. Special Education End of Year Update]
END OF YEAR UPDATE. DR. KATRINA BAILEY.ALRIGHTY. GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT GUADIAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT DR.
GUTIERREZ AND COMMUNITY THAT'S GATHERED HERE THIS EVENING.
TONIGHT OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION END OF THE YEAR REVIEW IS GOING TO BE PROVIDED BY OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NICOLE ROBERTS WILL PROVIDE THIS UPDATE. ALL RIGHT.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, DR. GUTIERREZ AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TO END OUR YEAR WITH OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION UPDATE.
SO TODAY WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS NOT ONLY ON IMPROVING OUR SERVICES AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT AND WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR, OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFFING, MAINTAINING COMPLIANCE, AND THEN WHERE OUR FUTURE IS HEADED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS FROM LOOKING AT OUR DATA ACROSS MULTIPLE DIFFERENT DATA POINTS.
WE ALSO HAD A TCASE PROGRAM REVIEW LAST SCHOOL YEAR, AS WELL AS OUR TEA CYCLICAL REVIEW.
AND FROM THERE WE OUTLINED OUR INSTRUCTIONAL OUTCOMES, IMPROVING INSTRUCTIONAL OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS RECEIVING SPECIAL ED SERVICES THROUGH OUR INCLUSIVE PRACTICES UPDATES, FOCUSING ON SPECIALLY DESIGNED INSTRUCTION AND WHAT THAT IS, AND APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR ALL. THEN WE MOVE INTO OUR COMPLIANCE PRIORITIES, OUR RDA, OUR RESULTS DRIVEN ACCOUNTABILITY AS OUR STATE SYSTEM, OUR STATE PERFORMANCE PLAN INDICATORS, OUR FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THEN ALSO LOCAL MONITORING WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND DISTRICT.
WE'RE ALSO FOCUSING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR ALL.
WE'VE IDENTIFIED WHO REQUIRES WHAT TRAINING THROUGH A NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AND THEN PLANNING FOR TRAINING OVER THE SUMMER AND THE DATA PROVIDED HERE IS FROM THE MAP GROWTH.
WITHIN SPECIAL EDUCATION WE SAW A VERY SLIGHT INCREASE IN GROWTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WE DID SEE A VERY SLIGHT INCREASE. BUT FROM THAT, WE FOCUSED THIS YEAR ON REALLY UNDERSTANDING OUR STUDENTS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES TO DEVELOP THOSE PRESENT LEVELS IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD AND FOR OUR STUDENTS TO MAKE GROWTH.
WE'VE ALSO HAD A VERY STRONG COLLABORATION WITH OUR TEACHING AND LEARNING DEPARTMENT.
SPECIFICALLY THIS YEAR, OUR FOCUS AND I KNOW ONE OF OUR GOALS WITH OUR SEVENTH GRADE MATH, WAS WITH OUR MATH TEAM, OUR SECONDARY MATH TEAM, THEY WORKED WITH OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS TO REDO OUR SCOPE AND SEQUENCE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS. THEY'RE ALSO HOLDING QUARTERLY PLCS WITH OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCE TEACHERS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE CONTENT UNDERSTANDING IS THERE. AND THEN ALSO, WHAT CAN WE DO TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS? WE'VE ALSO HAD A FOCUS THIS YEAR ON PLCS AND ENSURING OUR TEACHERS ARE A PART OF THE CAMPUS PLC PROCESS TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTIONAL OUTCOMES. AREAS OF OPPORTUNITIES WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DATA AND OUR PROGRESS MONITORING.
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ONE THING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS SOME STUDENTS RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES TAKE AN ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT.THEY DON'T TAKE A TRADITIONAL STAAR. THEY TAKE A STAAR ALT II IS WHAT IT'S CALLED.
THOSE SCORES ARE NOT CONSIDERED IN ANY OF OUR PROGRESS MONITORING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND THEN OUR NEXT STEP IS THEN HOW DOES THAT PLAY INTO INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT? WE ARE ALSO MOVING AWAY FROM OUR CURRENT DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM, OUR IEP SYSTEM THAT HAS GIVEN OUR TEACHERS A LOT OF STRESS.
AND SO THAT, THAT IS AN AREA OF OPPORTUNITY AND GROWTH FOR US THIS YEAR.
CURRENTLY WE ARE AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND MOVING INTO THE SUMMER WE'RE FINALIZING OUR MASTER SCHEDULES FOR NEXT YEAR WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES AS A TOP PRIORITY WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT SCHEDULING. AND SO I'M WORKING WITH SEVERAL CAMPUSES.
WE'VE WORKED WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL, ALL THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
AND WE HAVE MET WITH FOUR ELEMENTARIES, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
I KNOW IT WAS MENTIONED BY MISS CISNEROS AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING THAT WE HAVE STARTED, OUR SPECIAL ED PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WE HAVE MET TWICE. THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO OBTAIN PARENT FEEDBACK RECOMMENDATIONS, INPUT ON OUR SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN THOSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR FAMILIES.
WE WILL CONTINUE THAT INTO NEXT YEAR. AND OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION WITHIN OUR SEPAC.
THESE FOUR ARE THE FOUR PRIMARY ONES WE SUBMIT YEARLY.
SEVEN IS OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD OUTCOMES. SO ANY STUDENT AGE THREE AND FOUR COMING INTO THE DISTRICT, WE DO AN ENTRY AND AN EXIT TO LOOK AT GROWTH.
SPP 11 IS OUR INITIAL EVALUATIONS. I'M JUST ENSURING OUR STUDENTS ARE EVALUATED TIMELY.
SPP 12 IS OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD TRANSITION. SO THOSE ARE FOR OUR THREE-YEAR-OLDS COMING IN FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY CHILDHOOD AGENCIES. AND THEN SPP 13 LOOKS AT OUR TRANSITION SERVICES.
WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT SPP 11. TIMELINES ARE MET.
AND ONE THING THAT WE DID, WE TOOK A STEP BACK IN FEBRUARY AND, AND WE HAD TO RETRAIN OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS ON TRANSITION OR THAT POST-SECONDARY, WHAT THE RESPONSIBILITIES ARE, THE TRANSITION ASSESSMENT, WRITING THOSE GOALS IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE MEANINGFUL FOR ALL STUDENTS. AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY. THIS YEAR, TEA HAS CREATED A NEW SUBMISSION ON HOW WE SUBMIT ALL OF THESE INDICATORS.
SO IT'S GOING THROUGH, OUR TEXAS STATE REPORTING SYSTEM, TSDS.
BUT THERE'S A NEW SUBMISSION CALLED SPEDS, WHERE WE WILL SUBMIT ALL OF THIS.
I DID WANT TO NOTE WE HAVE MISSED ONE INITIAL TIMELINE.
WE'VE UPDATED OUR PROCEDURES AND WE WILL SUBMIT CLARIFICATION TO TEA.
AND SO WHEN WE DO MISS A TIMELINE WE ACKNOWLEDGE IT.
WE TRAIN, WE UPDATE AND WE, WE LOOK TO SEE IF COMPENSATORY SERVICES ARE REQUIRED.
IN THE PAST, THEY'VE CHANGED. THEY'VE CHANGED THIS YEAR THE SUBMISSION THROUGH THE NEW SPEDS.
SO THIS YEAR WE ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT EVERY STUDENT AGE 16 OR OLDER, ENSURE THEY'RE COMPLIANT.
SO THIS HAS BEEN A BIG LIFT FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL.
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OKAY, AND THE LAST UPDATE, I WANTED TO JUST BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT IS THE NEW TIERED FUNDING UPDATE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.IF THEY WERE ONLY RECEIVING SPECIAL ED SERVICES, PULL OUT SERVICES FOR LESS THAN 20%.
IT WAS THIS PERCENTAGE, WE WERE FUNDED, WE RECEIVED A HEAVIER WEIGHT FOR STUDENTS IN MAINSTREAM VERSUS A STUDENT WHO MAY BE IN A SPECIALIZED SETTING RECEIVING MULTIPLE SUPPORT SERVICES. SO THE STATE HAS IDENTIFIED THAT THERE IS SOME FLAWS WITH THE CURRENT SYSTEM.
AND SO THEY'VE CREATED A TIERED FUNDING. THERE ARE FIVE DOMAINS WHICH INCLUDE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, BEHAVIOR, COMMUNICATION, INDEPENDENT FUNCTIONING, AND PERSONAL CARE.
ALL OF THESE ARE OUTLINED WITHIN A STUDENT'S IEP OR ARD MEETING.
AND THAT INFORMATION WILL BE USED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE OUR TIERED FUNDING.
WHETHER SPECIALIZED PROVIDERS REQUIRED. WHETHER SPECIFIC STUDENT TO STAFF RATIOS NECESSARY.
AND WHETHER SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT IS NECESSARY.
SO EACH DOMAIN WILL BE SCORED ON A FOUR-POINT SCALE, 0 TO 3.
AND WE WILL COME UP WITH AN OVERALL NUMBER PER DOMAIN.
SO THAT IS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY AT TIMES THAT CAN ALSO BE INSTRUCTIONAL, IN-HOME TRAINING. ALL OF THOSE RELATED SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION.
THE STUDENT WILL GET A SCORE AND THEY WILL EITHER BE A ONE, 2 OR 3.
AND THEN FROM THERE WE HAVE SERVICE GROUPS FOUR AND FIVE.
AND THAT'S WHETHER A STUDENT REQUIRES THAT ONE ON ONE ASSISTANCE.
WE LOOK AT ALL THE DOMAINS. WE'LL GET A SCORE 0 TO 3 FOR EACH DOMAIN PLUS THEN.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE GET THE TIERED. THEN BASED ON THE TIERS, THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY IS THEN IDENTIFIED FUNDING BASED ON TIER ONE, TWO, THREE. I HAVE YET TO SEE WHAT EXACTLY THAT FUNDING IS, BUT THE IDEA IS THAT THE HIGHER INTENSITY OR TIER A STUDENT SCORES, THE MORE FUNDING THE DISTRICT WILL RECEIVE. FOR THIS YEAR, WE'RE KIND OF IN A HOLD HARMLESS YEAR TO WHERE WE WILL BE ANALYZE BASED ON THE OLD FUNDING SYSTEM AND THE NEW, AND TEA HAS SAID THAT THERE WILL NOT BE A DECREASE.
SO IF THE OLD WAY WE WOULD HAVE MADE, WE WOULD HAVE RECEIVED MORE MONEY.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO GET THAT FOR ONE YEAR. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LEARNING YEAR FOR ALL OF US.
MISS EDGAR AND I, DR. BAILEY, WE'VE ALL BEEN DISCUSSING KIND OF THE LIFT OF THIS BECAUSE EVERY STUDENT'S IEP WILL BE ANALYZED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE TIERED FUNDING. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR MY UPDATES.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS? WE'LL GO DOWN THE LINE. WE'LL COME UP. TRUSTEE FRANCO.
OKAY. WE'LL START WITH VICE PRESIDENT CISNEROS.
HI, THANK YOU. YES. LET'S SEE, WHERE DO I START? SO I'LL START WITH THE CONCERN. OKAY. THE CONCERN IS THAT WE DID NOT MEET OUR STUDENT, SO.
I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. MY FIRST QUESTION IS GOING TO BE GIVEN THE SPED BENCHMARK PERFORMANCE REMAINS BELOW THE BOARD'S STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS. WHAT ARE THE HIGHEST LEVERAGE INSTRUCTIONAL CHANGES EXPECTED TO DRIVE MEASURABLE GAINS BY THE NEXT PROGRESS MONITORING CYCLE? AND HOW WILL WE KNOW, THE BOARD KNOW THAT IT WORKED? YEAH, SO I THINK REALLY WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON IS THAT SPECIALLY DESIGNED INSTRUCTION WHEN WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT OUR TEACHERS SKILLS AND WHERE THEIR NEEDS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTION.
SO OUR FOCUS THIS YEAR IS UNDERSTANDING STUDENT NEEDS AND GETTING OUR TEACHERS IN WITHIN THAT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO BUILD THEIR SKILL SET. BUT THEN HOW DO WE THEN LOOK AT OUR HIGH LEVERAGE STRATEGIES IN ORDER TO MAKE GROWTH FOR OUR STUDENTS? AND THEN WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT. ONE THING I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS WHEN WE LOOK AT SPECIAL EDUCATION SCORES WITHIN MAP
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GROWTH, THAT DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES BECAUSE OUR, SOME OF OUR STUDENTS TAKE AN ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT.AND SO WHEN I LOOK AT OUR STAAR SCORES, THOSE STUDENT SCORES ARE PART OF OUR OVERALL DISTRICT AND SPECIAL EDUCATION POPULATION SCORES WHERE THEY ARE NOT WITHIN MAP. AND TO ME, THAT'S AN AREA OF OPPORTUNITY THAT I HIGHLIGHTED, BECAUSE THE SCORES FROM THE ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS IMPACT OUR OVERALL GROWTH AND WE SEE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN OUR PASSING RATES. CAN WE CONTINUE RIGHT HERE? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. MY SECOND QUESTION IS HOW IS THE DISTRICT ENSURING COMPLIANCE SUPPORT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT OUTCOMES SO COMPLIANCE CAN REMAIN AT THE FLOOR AND NOT THE CEILING FOR SPECIAL ED SUCCESS? YEAH, AND SO REALLY AS A DEPARTMENT AND DR. BAILEY AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT IS COMPLIANCE IS VERY IMPORTANT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, BUT IT'S ONLY PART. IT'S ONLY ONE PART. IF WE'RE NOT TEACHING OUR STUDENTS TO ME, THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO SEE THEIR GROWTH.
AND SO REALLY, WHENEVER WE LOOK AT OUR TRAININGS, WHEN WE LOOK AT COMMUNICATION OUT TO OUR STAFF, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE INSTRUCTIONAL IMPACT AS WELL AS THE COMPLIANCE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE BOTH WITHIN SPECIAL EDUCATION.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON BOTH, BUT MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE TRULY FOCUSED ON OUR INSTRUCTIONAL PRIORITIES PARTNERING WITH TEACHING AND LEARNING, BEING PART OF THAT CONVERSATION TO MOVE THE WORK FORWARD.
SO THEY SHOULD NOT, THEY SHOULD SUPPLEMENT WHAT STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING AT THE TIER ONE LEVEL.
AND SO A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON IN TERMS OF COMPLIANCE IS ENSURING THAT KIDS NOT ONLY RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, BUT THEY'RE ALSO RECEIVING GOOD TIER ONE INSTRUCTION TOO, SO WE SHOULDN'T BE PULLING KIDS OUT OF TIER ONE INSTRUCTION TO RECEIVE THEIR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. WHICH IS WHY THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEAM IN DEVELOPING THE MASTER SCHEDULES IS SO IMPORTANT, SO WE CAN ENSURE THAT KIDS DON'T MISS CRITICAL PARTS OF INSTRUCTION, BECAUSE THEY DO NEED TO RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE IN PLACE OF TIER ONE INSTRUCTION.
THANK YOU. MY LAST QUESTION IS GOING TO BE WHICH BARRIERS SUCH AS LIKE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, SCHEDULING AND JUST DOCUMENTATION IT'S GOING TO HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON OUR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND WHAT SUPPORT IS NEEDED FROM THE BOARD TO ADDRESS IT? SO DID YOU SAY WHICH BARRIER IS THE GRADE. SUCH AS LIKE PROFESSIONAL SO I THINK WHAT I SEE AS THE GREATEST BARRIER IS JUST GETTING THE SYSTEMS IN PLACE.
YOU KNOW, REALLY IDENTIFYING WHAT OUR GOALS ARE, GETTING THOSE SYSTEMS IN PLACE.
I FEEL LIKE WE'VE DONE A REALLY GREAT JOB OF THAT THIS YEAR.
I FEEL THE BOARD HAS SUPPORTED US THROUGH, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR SEPAC, BEING ABLE TO HEAR THE COMMUNITY, TO GIVE PARENTS THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED. I FEEL VERY SUPPORTED IN THAT.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND THANK, THANK YOU ALL.
ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT, I AGREE.
THANK YOU, THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE. THANK YOU.
TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD, DID YOU. DOWN THE LINE.
SO WHAT DEPICTS WHICH OF OUR STUDENTS TAKE THE ALTERNATIVE EXAM VERSUS THE STANDARDIZED? SURE. AND WITH THAT, IS THIS LIKE GOING TO BE ONGOING? DO THEY GET TO A CERTAIN POINT WHERE IT TRANSITIONS INTO THEM TAKING.
YEAH. SO THE STATE HAS VERY SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR THIS STAAR ALT II.
A STUDENT HAS TO QUALIFY IN ORDER TO TAKE THE ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT.
AND YOU KNOW, THERE ARE CERTAIN QUESTIONS THE ART COMMITTEE HAS TO ASK.
YOU KNOW, THE FIRST ONE IS, DOES THE STUDENT HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY OR SPEECH IMPAIRMENT AS THEIR PRIMARY DISABILITY? IF YOU SAY YES, THEY AUTOMATICALLY DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT.
THE FIRST QUESTION AFTER THAT IS DOES STUDENT HAVE A SEVERE COGNITIVE DISABILITY.
AND THEN THEY DEFINE A SEVERE COGNITIVE DISABILITY AND YOU HAVE TO SAY YES.
AND THEN FOR THE SECOND PART, YES, I HAVE SEEN STUDENTS WHO, BECAUSE OF GROWTH, NO LONGER QUALIFY.
OKAY, AND THEN SO FOR THE ALTERNATIVE TESTING, IS IT SET UP THE SAME WAY?
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IT'S JUST THE QUESTION? LIKE, WHAT IS THE ALTERNATIVE? IS IT LESS QUESTIONS? IS IT. IT'S A ONE ON ONE WITH A TEACHER.THERE'S MANIPULATIVES WE CAN LOOK AT DIFFERENT PROMPTING THAT WE CAN'T DO DURING TYPICAL TESTING.
IT'S MORE PERFORMANCE BASED. YEAH. OKAY. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES TRUSTEE BURTON. THANK YOU FOR THAT. SOME OF THESE STAAR QUESTIONS GOT ANSWERED.
IS THAT STAAR ALT ALL FOR? DOES IT START OFF AROUND THIRD GRADE? IS THAT WHEN IT'S. YES. OKAY. AND 3-8 AND EOCS.
OKAY. AND THEN I'M LOOKING AT, I SAW THE NUMBERS AND I GUESS I DON'T NEED A PERCENTAGE.
DO YOU KNOW APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY KIDS TAKE TO STAAR ALT THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT? BECAUSE I SEE 150 HERE FOR THIRD GRADE AS FAR AS THE SPED STUFF.
SO YOU COULD JUST DO LIKE THIRD GRADE IF YOU WANT. WELL, SO AS.
SO OUR TARGET SET BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS 1% OR LESS OF OUR POPULATION TAKES AN ALTERNATIVE.
SO EITHER GENDER, RACE, ETHNICITY, ETHNICITY, GRADE LEVELS, WHERE WE SEE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STUDENTS TAKING ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THEN AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAID THE WORD INCLUSION, BUT I'M GOING TO SAY IT. I'M GONNA SAY INCLUSION. SO FOR OUR INCLUSION TEACHERS ARE WE, ARE THEY, ARE WE REQUIRING THEM TO BE DUAL CERT? SO IF I'M SPED, IF I'M IN A MATH CLASS, I'LL BE SPED IN MATH OR SPED IN WE DO NOT CURRENTLY REQUIRE THAT, BUT WE DO LOOK AT TEACHER STRENGTHS.
YES. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES TRUSTEE FRANCO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANKS FOR THE NUMBERS. IT'S AGAIN, IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE HOW WE'RE DOING, WHERE WE'RE AND WHERE WE'RE AT, NO MATTER WHAT THE REALITY IS, IT'S ALWAYS GREAT FOR ALL OF US TO BE, TO UNDERSTAND IT. GOING, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. SO ONE AT A TIME. SO FROM THE STAAR ALT PERSPECTIVE, MY UNDERSTANDING OF OUR MAP PROGRAM OR MAP TESTING IS THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO TRACK PRETTY CLOSELY TO WHAT STAAR WOULD DO.
HOW DOES THAT RELATE TO STAAR ALT? DO WE HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR? IS THERE A WAY WE CAN WE CAN SEE LIKE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR GROWTH, SO WE CAN TRACK THESE STUDENTS AND UNDERSTAND HOW THEY'RE DOING? YES, SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON.
SO WE HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE CURRICULUM WE USE WITHIN OUR STRUCTURED LEARNING CLASSES.
WHERE WE LOOK AT, AND THEY DO HAVE BENCHMARKS AS WELL.
SO ONE STUDENT MAY TAKE THESE FOUR BENCHMARKS.
AND THEN NICOLE IS GOING TO TAKE FOUR DIFFERENT BENCHMARKS BECAUSE I'M AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL.
IT'S ALL INDIVIDUALIZED AND PERFORMANCE BASED.
AND SO THAT'S WHERE IT'S DIFFICULT TO LOOK AT OVERALL TRENDS AS A DISTRICT.
AND SO WHAT WE DO IS WE WORK WITHIN THE CLASSROOM.
\THIS MAY, JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT, THIS MAY GO TOWARDS THE, MY VERY LAST QUESTION, BUT IS THERE SOFTWARE OUT THERE THAT DOES SOMETHING SIMILAR, OR IS IT DO WE HAVE TO ATTACK THIS ON A ONE-ON-ONE BASIS THE WAY WE HAVE BEEN? AND JUST, YOU KNOW, I'M WONDERING WHAT THE BOARD CAN DO TO AID AND YEAH, AND WE DO HAVE THE SOFTWARE THROUGH OUR UNIQUE LEARNING OR IT'S EVER WAY IS THE COMPANY THAT WE, THE OVERALL ARCHING COMPANY AND THE UNIQUE LEARNING SYSTEM IS OUR ALTERNATIVE CURRICULUM.
AND YOU MAY HAVE A STUDENT WHO'S NONVERBAL WHO CANNOT YOU KNOW, EXPRESS HIMSELF OR HERSELF, VERSUS A STUDENT WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE USE OF HIS HANDS.
SO WE INDIVIDUALIZE ALL OF OUR ASSESSMENTS FOR THAT POPULATION.
THAT MAKES SENSE, I APPRECIATE THAT. GOING TO THE NUMBERS AND THIS MAY BE A HARD QUESTION, BUT THERE WASN'T, YOU SAID THERE WAS THERE WAS MODEST.
VERY, VERY SLIGHT. IT WAS VERY, VERY SLIGHT GROWTH.
WHY DO WE THINK THERE WAS NO GROWTH? WHAT WHAT CAN WE DO DIFFERENTLY? SO I THINK, LIKE DR. BAILEY SAID, IT'S REALLY FOCUSING ON ON STRENGTHENING OUR TIER ONE INSTRUCTION FOR ALL STUDENTS.
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MY OBSERVATION IS WE HAVE A TENDENCY TO PULL STUDENTS OUT OF TIER ONE INSTRUCTION FOR THEIR SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION.AND SO WE REALLY FOCUSED OUR TEACHERS BACK ON HAVING STUDENTS REMAIN IN THE CLASSROOM.
AND THEN DURING INTERVENTION, WHAT DO WE NEED TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR INSTRUCTION? SO AGAIN, IT'S ESTABLISHING THOSE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS.
AHA. AND WE DON'T WANT TO GO INTO DETAILS, BUT OVERALL SPEAKING, HOW ARE WE DOING FROM A COMPLIANCE PERSPECTIVE? I THINK WE'VE SEEN TREMENDOUS GROWTH AS FAR AS OUR COMPLIANCE.
I MEAN, RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT UNDER ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION FROM THE STATE.
WE'VE SEEN GROWTH IN MANY AREAS WITHIN OUR STATE ACCOUNTABILITY.
OUR INITIAL SPP 11 FOR THE LAST 2 TO 3 YEARS, WE'VE HAD A CORRECTIVE ACTION.
THIS YEAR WE DID NOT. SO I'M PROUD OF THAT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE MY TEAM UNDERSTAND AND AS A DISTRICT IS THERE ARE TIMES WHEN YOU MAY NOT MAKE A TARGET, BUT WHEN YOU ACKNOWLEDGE IT AND YOU CORRECT IT, THE STATE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT. SO FOR EXAMPLE, LAST YEAR WE MISSED AN ARD MEETING BY ONE DAY.
BUT WE CORRECTED IT. WE ACKNOWLEDGED IT IN THE MEETING.
WE SAID WE WERE ONE DAY LATE, WE OFFERED AN ADDITIONAL SPEECH THERAPY SESSION AND THE STATE SAID, GREAT, YOU'RE NOT IN CORRECTIVE ACTION. SO THAT'S WHAT YOU KNOW, WE, LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE MISSED ONE THIS YEAR.
WE ACKNOWLEDGE IT, WE ADMIT IT, AND THEN WE CORRECT IT.
AND SO I THINK THAT IS, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WITHIN SPECIAL EDUCATION.
AND THE STATE APPRECIATES THAT AND DOES ALLOW US TO HAVE THAT CLARIFICATION.
AND IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE CONCERN. THE AREA I'M MOST CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE SPP 13 BECAUSE IT'S SO VASTLY DIFFERENT THIS YEAR THAN WHAT WE'VE HAD TO SUBMIT IN THE PAST. SO IT'S BEEN A BIG LEARNING CURVE FOR OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF.
GOTCHA. AND I JUST WANT TO BEFORE MY LAST QUESTION, I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC THAT THIS IS ONE OF THIS AREA IS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE HEARD THE MOST FROM AND DURING OUR TALKS WITH THE COMMUNITY.
SO MUCH SO THAT WE, WE BUILT A SUPERINTENDENT GUARDRAIL AROUND IT.
AND I'LL READ IT OFF. THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL NOT ALLOW PRACTICES THAT DELAY EVALUATIONS, DENY SERVICES, OR PLACE THE DISTRICT AT RISK OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH REGARD TO SPECIAL EDUCATION.
SO I WANT TO THANK THE TWO OF YOU ALL AND THE AND ALL OF STAFF.
SOUNDS LIKE YOU GUYS ARE DOING, YOU KNOW A LOT OF HARD WORK TO DIVE DEEP INTO THE ISSUES TO TRY TO BRING US TO NOT JUST COMPLIANCE, BUT ALSO TO TRY TO RAISE OUR NUMBERS. AND GROWTH.
YEAH. MY LAST QUESTION IS JUST GENERAL, GENERAL, HOW CAN THE BOARD HELP? WELL, I MEAN, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, I DO FEEL THAT YOU KNOW, THE SUPERINTENDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF CHANGES WE'RE MAKING. WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD FOCUSING ON INSTRUCTION AND COMPLIANCE.
YOU KNOW, SO I MEAN, I DON'T REALLY HAVE A SPECIFIC ASK AT THIS TIME, BUT I WILL KEEP THAT IN MIND.
I MEAN, REALLY YOU KNOW, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE TEAM MEMBERS OUT HERE IS SUPPORTIVE.
AND I LIVE IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT OFFICES BESIDES MINE.
WORKING WITH HR, WORKING WITH BUSINESS. I MEAN, WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER AND SPECIAL ED JUST KIND OF IS PART OF PART OF EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT AND THE EFFECTS OF IT. WELL THANK YOU.
SO IT'S A TOPIC NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. AND I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK YOU GUYS ARE PUTTING INTO IT. THANK YOU. WELL THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES TRUSTEE SIERRA. YOU'RE GETTING A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
IT'S NOT ALWAYS EXCITING, BUT IT IS. IT HAS TO BE DONE.
IT HAS TO BE DONE. WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF, WE HAVE A GROWING NUMBER OF CAMPUSES.
AND AS YOU SAID, LIKE THE NEEDS OF EACH STUDENT ARE DIFFERENT ON EACH CAMPUS.
AND THE SPECIAL ED STAFF ON THAT CAMPUS IS NOT HUGE.
AND SO YOU MENTIONED PLCS. I'M CURIOUS, HOW ARE WE THINKING ABOUT SORT OF EQUITY ACROSS CAMPUSES? AND HOW STRENGTH BREEDS STRENGTH ACROSS CAMPUSES AS WE SORT OF BUILD THE SYSTEMS AND BUILD THE STRENGTH OF THE ENTIRE TEAM ACROSS THE DISTRICT? RIGHT, AND AGAIN, JUST LIKE OUR, WITH OUR STUDENTS, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR STAFF INDIVIDUALLY AND THEIR NEEDS AS WELL. AND SO REALLY WORKING WITH THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION ON HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THE TEAMS, WE ROLL OUT SYSTEMS, WE ROLL OUT SUPPORTS,
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BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT CAMPUSES PUT THEIR SPIN AND MAKE IT WORK FOR THEIR TEACHERS.SO OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION SPECIALISTS AND COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR COORDINATORS ARE ALSO PARTICIPATING IN SITTING IN ON PLCS WHEN THEY'RE ABLE. SO THAT WAY THEY CAN HELP SUPPORT THE TEACHERS.
IF IT'S THROUGH EXPLANATION OF HOW, WHAT CAN YOU DO? LET'S LOOK AT THIS LESSON. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ROLLED OUT IS OKAY AS BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT OUR TEACHERS ARE IN THOSE GRADE LEVEL AND CONTENT PLCS, BUT OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEAM NEEDS TIME TO ALSO DISCUSS WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE THIS LESSON SPECIAL FOR OUR STUDENTS, HOW CAN WE DESIGN IT? AND SO THAT'S KIND OF THE STEP WE'RE AT NOW IS LIKE, OKAY, BRING ME THE LESSON AND LET'S TALK ABOUT WHERE THAT THOSE HIGH LEVERAGE STRATEGIES COME IN. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? LET'S PREPARE THE QUESTIONING AHEAD OF TIME.
SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS WELL. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. BOARD ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES TRUSTEE BURTON. CAN YOU GO A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH ON SPP 13 AND WHAT TRANSITION SERVICES LOOK LIKE? KIND OF, OR WHEN THEY START OR HOW IT'S ROLLED ONTO A CAMPUS OR IN CLASSROOMS OR WHATEVER THE CASE IS.
YEAH, SO THE STATE PERFORMANCE PLAN INDICATOR 13 IS OUR TRANSITION SERVICE.
THAT'S WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR POST-SECONDARY GOALS FOR OUR FOR STUDENTS.
AND THE STATE OF TEXAS, WE'RE REQUIRED TO ADDRESS THEM STARTING AT AGE 14, BUT FEDERALLY, IT'S 16. SO THAT'S WHY WE ONLY HAVE TO SUBMIT AS A DISTRICT 16 AND UP.
SO IT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THEIR BIRTHDAY. 14, AND THE STATE OF TEXAS.
WE DO A TRANSITION ASSESSMENT WHERE WE LOOK AT WHAT THE STUDENT WANTS TO DO POST-SECONDARY FROM THERE, WE LOOK AT THEIR POST, WHAT ARE THEIR GOALS? AND SO WE LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, EDUCATION, IS THERE SELF-HELP NEEDS? WHAT ARE THE NEEDS POST-SECONDARY? WE ALSO CONNECT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH OUTSIDE AGENCIES THAT MAY NEED SUPPORT POST-SECONDARY, POST GRADUATION. WITHIN THE INDICATOR, THERE'S OTHER QUESTIONS LIKE, WAS THE STUDENT INVITED TO THE MEETING? WE'RE OUTSIDE AGENCIES INVITED TO THE MEETING? SO THAT'S PART OF THE AUDIT THAT WE LOOK AT AND WE HAVE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, WAS A STUDENT INVITED TO THE MEETING.
IT'S EASY TO CHECK, YES, BUT THE DOCUMENTATION IS DID THE STUDENT GET AN INVITATION? SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AUDITING AT THIS POINT. AND IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WE ONLY HAD TO SEND A HANDFUL OF STUDENTS, ABOUT 70 TO 80 STUDENTS. NOW WE'RE SENDING OVER 400.
SO IT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE. AWESOME. THANK YOU.
SO ARE THE STUDENTS PREPARED ON HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES WHEN THEY GET TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. AND I THINK THAT'S AN AREA OF GROWTH.
AND, AND IT DEPENDS ON THE STUDENT. WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS I'VE SAT IN SEVERAL HOURS RECENTLY WHERE, I MEAN, THE STUDENT WAS JUST TELLING US LIKE IT WAS, YOU KNOW, HE WAS LIKE, THIS IS WHY I DID IT.
YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING WHERE I'VE BEEN IN ANOTHER WHERE THE STUDENT DIDN'T SAY ONE WORD.
SO THAT, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AND BRINGING KIND OF THAT LIFE PLAN STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING THEIR DISABILITY AWARENESS IS A BIG THING AND HOW IT IMPACTS THEM LONG TERM. YEAH, WE'VE SEEN BOTH ENDS OF THAT SPECTRUM.
YEAH, I WAS GOING TO ADD ON TO THE SPP 13. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON DISTRICT WIDE AND THIS IS JUST UNIQUE TO SPECIAL EDUCATION. IT'S MAKING SURE THAT EVERY KID GRADUATES WITH A PLAN. SO THIS, THIS FITS WITH OUR OVERALL CCMR GOAL IS MAKING SURE THAT WHEN STUDENTS LEAVE FROM US, THAT THEY HAVE A PLAN FOR WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO WHEN THEY LEAVE DEL VALLE A ISD.
SO EVERYBODY'S GOT TO GRADUATE WITH A PLAN FOR WHEN THEY LEAVE.
SO AS I SAY, THEY'RE NOT JUST WANDERING THE WORLD LOST WHEN THEY LEAVE FROM WITH US.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT. BOARD ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PRESENTATION UPDATE AS PRESENTED? TRUSTEE SIERRA MAKES A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD MAKES A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.
[IX. Closed Session]
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074. AS A REMINDER, EXECUTIVE SESSION IS A CONTINUATION OF THE BOARD MEETING.THE TIME IS 7:35. THE BOARD ENDED ITS CLOSED SESSION AT 8:33 P.M..
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, THE BOARD IS NOW RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION AT 08:35 P.M.
WITH A QUORUM PRESENT. LET'S MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.
[X.A. Discuss, Consider and Possibly Act on Superintendent's Recommendation Regarding Possible Hiring of DVHS Associate Principal]
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO, FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF A HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATE? YES, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION FOR DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL BIANCA CHAPMAN.VICE PRESIDENT CISNEROS MAKES A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. TRUSTEE FRANCO MAKES A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WITH THAT, WE'LL GO ON TO.
DO WE HAVE ANY NEW BUSINESS FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS?
[XI. New Business/Future Board Agenda Items]
TRUSTEE.AROUND GRADUATION. AND JUST EXAMINE WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S IN CONFLICT WITH STATE POLICY.
AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO AROUND THAT. OKAY, AND WE WILL BE REVIEWING ALL THE POLICIES ANYWAY, SO. WE'RE REVIEWING THE ONLY THE BOARD POLICIES.
DO YOU WANT TO SEE THE OUTSIDE OF THAT POLICY? OKAY.
DO YOU WANT THAT AS AN AGENDA ITEM? DO I HAVE A.
I BELIEVE SO. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? BECAUSE WE NEED A SECOND.
OKAY. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM WRIGHT. TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD.
OKAY. ANY OTHERS? YES. I'D LIKE TO REQUEST A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM TO DISCUSS WHETHER STEPPING AWAY FROM LONE STAR GOVERNANCE COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR DISTRICT OF INNOVATION WAIVER, SINCE IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR PARTICIPATION IN LONE STAR GOVERNANCE PLAYED A ROLE IN THAT WAIVER BEING GRANTED.
THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING THAT ON THE ON THE AGENDA ANYWAY.
AND WE'VE ALREADY WE'LL BE DISCUSSING AND LOOKING AT THE WAIVER.
TRUSTEE, VICE PRESIDENT CISNEROS. I'D LIKE TO ADD THE SELF BOARD EVALUATION FOR NEXT MONTH.
I BELIEVE IT IS DUE ON THE 24. SO I GUESS THE JUNE WHAT IS THE SECOND MEETING WOULD BE JUNE 16TH.
YEAH. JUST SO THAT WAY WE DON'T WE STAY ON TARGET ON TIMELINE.
WE'VE ALREADY LOOKED AT THAT AS WELL. OKAY, PERFECT.
THANK YOU. YEAH. AND DID WE EVER CLOSE THE LOOP? I'M SORRY. JUST ON OUR OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, TO DISCUSS POTENTIALLY FORMING ONE.
WE WOULD NEED A SECOND. I BELIEVE THAT WAS OUTLINED WITH A RESPONSE FROM OUR ATTORNEY.
SO YOU'RE ASKING FOR THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE? DO I HAVE A SECOND TO PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA OR TO DISCUSS A COMMITTEE FOR OPERATIONS? OPERATIONS COMMITTEE. I'M SORRY. CAN YOU REPEAT THAT AGAIN, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S IRRELEVANT.
I THOUGHT I THOUGHT WE'VE ALREADY TALKED, DISCUSSED THAT.
ARE WE JUST, ARE WE, ARE YOU AT I GUESS MY QUESTION, ARE YOU ADDING IT? DO YOU WANT TO ADD IT TO THE AGENDA TO REVISIT THAT AGAIN? IS THAT IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE WANTING TO DO? NO, WE NEVER DID. IT WAS THE WAY IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME IS THAT THIS PROCESS WAS NOT THE WAY WE WERE SUPPOSED TO CARRY IT OUT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE ATTORNEY IS THAT WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO ADD FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, BUT NOW IT SEEMS AS THOUGH WE CAN. SO NOW I'M BRINGING IT BACK AND IT.
WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IF WE BRING IT UP AND WE GET A SECOND, WE CAN ADD THAT AS AN AGENDA ITEM, CORRECT? YOU CAN ADD IT AS AN AGENDA ITEM IF YOU HAVE A SECOND.
AND SO ARE YOU ASKING TO ADD THIS AS AN AGENDA ITEM? YES, FOR FUTURE BUSINESS. DO I HAVE A SECOND FROM ANYBODY? I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. SO WE WILL DISCUSS.
CAN I GET A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON WHAT THAT IS ACTUALLY? CAN WE HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THAT AND WHY WE NEED IT? SO I JUST WANT SOME CLARIFICATION. I SECOND THE MOTION SO WE CAN ADD IT TO THE AGENDA SO WE CAN HAVE THE DISCUSSION.
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OR ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION NOW. NO HE WANTS HE'S ASKING FOR SOME CLARITY ON.OKAY. OH. SO THIS IS NOT, THIS IS, WHAT WE JUST, WHAT WE JUST DID IS NOT TO CONFIRM THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COMMITTEE IS TO ENSURE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE COMMITTEE. BUT CAN I HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IS, WHAT COMMITTEE WE'RE TRYING TO FORM? I'M HAPPY TO. SO LONG AS IT'S ACTUALLY ALLOWED. I DON'T KNOW THAT. CAN WE DISCUSS THAT OR IS IT JUST THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING IN THE FUTURE BUSINESS? CORRECT. I THINK WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL ON THAT ONE. SO I MEAN, IT'S BEEN THE MOTION HAS BEEN I MEAN, HE'S ASKED FOR ONE.
THERE'S A SECOND TO PUT IT ON AN AGENDA ITEM TO DISCUSS WHETHER WE WANT TO FORM AN OPERATION.
OKAY. OKAY. WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A. DID ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY, WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? NO ONE WANTS TO GO. NO ONE. TRUSTEE PANTOJA MAKES A MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? VICE PRESIDENT CISNEROS MAKES A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.