Aug 11, 2026 Board Meetings

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GOOD EVENING. I'M CALLING THIS REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER.

[I. Call to Order]

[III. Public Comment]

SECRETARY WEGNER WILL GIVE EACH SPEAKER A ONE MINUTE WARNING.

AND FIRST UP IS PARENT COMMUNITY LIAISON.

HELLO. GOOD EVENING. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. I'M ANN HEUBERGER COMMUNITY MEMBER.

I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT THE SCHOOL YEAR WILL BEGIN WITHOUT A FULL TIME PARENT COMMUNITY LIAISON IN EVERY CAMPUS.

IN AN EMAIL I SENT THE BOARD A MONTH OR TWO AGO, I ASKED THE BOARD ABOUT THE RUMORS I WAS HEARING THAT THE PCL POSITION WOULD NOT BE FILLED AT BATY ELEMENTARY. IT SEEMS THE RUMOR IS TRUE, AND SADLY, I NEVER HAD A RESPONSE FROM ANY BOARD MEMBER TO MY EMAIL.

I'VE ALSO LEARNED THAT TWO CAMPUSES WILL SHARE A PCL THIS YEAR.

IN FACT, I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY SCHOOLS MAY BE WITHOUT A PCL SINCE AS I SEARCHED THE STAFF DIRECTORY AT SCHOOLS, I COULD NOT FIND A PCL LISTED FOR SEVERAL CAMPUSES.

THE PARENT COMMUNITY LIAISON IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT POSITION AT EACH DVISD CAMPUS, AND IF THE ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE EACH AND EVERY BOARD MEMBER SHOULD KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PCL AND SERVING THE FAMILIES AND STUDENTS OF OUR DISTRICT.

WHY HAS THE BOARD NOT TOLD THE SUPERINTENDENT TO FILL THESE POSITIONS? AS A REMINDER, THE SUPERINTENDENT DOES WORK FOR YOU, THE BOARD.

THE FAMILY SUPPORTS FUND CREATED BY THE DVISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE DISTRICT, BUT IT CANNOT REPLACE A PCL IN EVERY CAMPUS. THE SCHOOL SECRETARY CANNOT DO JUSTICE TO THE ROLE OF THE PCL.

WHEN SERVING ON THE SCHOOL BOARD I WAS SO PROUD THAT DVISD HAD A PCL LIBRARIAN AND COUNSELOR AT EACH CAMPUS.

THEN WE ADDED THE SOCIAL WORKERS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS.

SINCE ELIMINATING THE SOCIAL WORKER POSITIONS LAST YEAR AND NOW ELIMINATING PCL POSITIONS, IT SEEMS THE DISTRICT IS MOVING BACKWARDS IN ITS DAILY SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

IF YOU WANT TO SEE ACADEMIC GAINS IN THE DISTRICT IN THE STUDENTS, YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR NEEDS OF HUNGER, HOUSING, CLOTHING AND MORE NEED TO BE MET FIRST.

I LEARNED OVER THE YEARS THAT PARENTS WILL GO TO THE PCL BEFORE THEY WILL SPEAK TO AN ADMINISTRATOR ABOUT ANY MANY ISSUES.

THE TEACHERS AND STAFF RELY ON THE PCL TO WORK WITH THEM IN MEETING THE MANY NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

IT IS TRULY SAD TO SEE THE ELIMINATION OF PCL POSITIONS IN DVISD, AND TO SEE YOU AS A BOARD ELECTED TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF AGREE TO A REDUCTION. YOU HAVE 1 MINUTE REMAINING.

BOARD MEMBERS ARE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE CLOSE TO THE SCHOOLS AND KNOW THE TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS AND SERVE AS ADVOCATES FOR THE CHILDREN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

IT STATES THAT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE COMMITTED TO PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE CONTINUING SUCCESS OF THE STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS.

IF THESE STATEMENTS ARE TRUE FOR EACH OF YOU, THEN IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO DO BETTER FOR THE DVISD FAMILY AND FILL FULL TIME A FULL TIME PCL POSITION ON EACH CAMPUS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE DEVIN SHENDELL. SPEAKING ON YOUTH AND COMMUNITY. OH, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY BOXING? YES.

SORRY. THANK YOU. WELL, DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING PREPARED.

I JUST WANTED TO REALLY COME AND INTRODUCE MYSELF.

MY NAME IS DEVIN SHENDELL. MY BUSINESS PARTNER, ANVI NAIDOO IS HERE AS WELL.

WE ARE TWO OF THE THREE OWNERS OF PRESSURE GYM.

WE'RE ON EAST SEVENTH STREET. RIGHT BY IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA RADIUS BUTCHER.

BUT WE WERE VERY INTERESTED IN COMING HERE AGAIN, INTRODUCING OURSELVES.

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WE WANT TO BE A PART OF THE FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY.

I'VE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO MONTOPOLIS REC CENTER WITH A SIMILAR INITIATIVE TO START YOUTH PROGRAMING.

AND WE WERE VERY INTERESTED TO POTENTIALLY DO WITH Y'ALL AS WELL.

I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO FIGHT SPORTS BOXING AND KICKBOXING SPECIFICALLY CAN SOMETIMES GET A BAD RAP, BUT I, WHAT I HAVE SEEN I MOVED HERE FROM NEW YORK CITY, I TAUGHT KIDS I'VE BEEN TEACHING FOR TEN YEARS, TRAINING FOR 17 AND THE TRANSFORMATION THAT A LOT OF KIDS GO THROUGH THE ONES THAT SPECIFICALLY HAVE ADHD, THEY BECOME MORE ATTENTIVE THEY'RE MORE ENGAGED, MORE DISCIPLINED AT HOME, SO ON AND SO FORTH.

SO JUST WANTED TO AGAIN INTRODUCE MYSELF THE OTHER THING TOO.

SO AGAIN, JUST THIS IS ABOUT US STARTING A CONVERSATION AND VERY INTERESTED TO CONTINUE IT IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA OUR INFORMATION ITEMS.

[IV.A. Superintendent's Comments]

GOOD EVENING TRUSTEES, STAFF AND COMMUNITY. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE START SCHOOL TOMORROW.

BEFORE WE BEGIN A NEW SCHOOL YEAR, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR RECENT GRADUATES WHO WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE ON AUGUST THE 1ST AT THE DISTRICT'S FIRST EVER SUMMER GRADUATION. WE PROUDLY HONORED MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2026 WHO DEMONSTRATED THE PERSISTENCE AND RESILIENCE TO MEET THEIR GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.

THEIR JOURNEY MAY NOT HAVE FOLLOWED A TRADITIONAL TIMELINE, BUT THEY STAYED FOCUSED AND FINISHED STRONG.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL AND DEL VALLE OPPORTUNITY CENTER TEAMS FOR CREATING THIS NEW OPPORTUNITY AND SETTING A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

YOU REMINDED THEM THAT IN DEL VALLE ISD, WE WILL CONTINUE CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO SUCCEED.

THE PAST FEW WEEKS HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH EXCITEMENT AS WE PREPARE FOR TOMORROW.

THE FINAL PREPARATION STARTED WHEN WE WELCOMED OUR CAMPUS LEADERS TO OUR LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, WHERE WE EMBRACED THIS YEAR'S THEME, READY, CONNECT, FLY.

WE WANT TO BE READY TO LEAD WITH PURPOSE, CONNECT WITH OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES, AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERY LEARNER TO FLY.

WE THEN WELCOMED OUR NEWEST TEACHERS AT NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION AND REMINDED THEM THAT THEY ARE NOW PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT DEEPLY BELIEVES IN THE POWER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION THAT CHANGES LIVES. I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF FOR CHOOSING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE HERE IN DEL VALLE ISD.

WE ALSO WELCOMED OVER 2,000 PARENTS, STUDENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO OUR BACK TO SCHOOL BASH ON AUGUST THE 5TH, WHERE FAMILIES PICKED UP BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES, CONNECTED WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND HAD A FUN TIME TOGETHER.

AND LAST FRIDAY, WE KICKED OFF THE YEAR WITH AN INCREDIBLE CONVOCATION.

A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO OUR STUDENT EMCEES, ELENA AND LUIS, AND ALL OF OUR AMAZING STUDENT PERFORMANCES.

AND OF COURSE, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SPIRIT STICK WINNER, GILBERT ELEMENTARY.

FINALLY, LAST NIGHT, IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE SCHOOLS COME ALIVE AGAIN FOR MEET THE TEACHER.

SEEING OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES BACK IN OUR HALLWAYS WAS A GREAT REMINDER OF WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR STAFF WHO WERE THERE TO WELCOME BOTH OUR NEW AND RETURNING FAMILIES, AND TO HELP EVERYONE FEEL READY FOR THE YEAR AHEAD.

AND CREEDMOOR HAD A GREAT MOMENT LAST NIGHT WHEN I RAN INTO MISS SANDY CASTRO, A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER.

THIS IS HER FIRST YEAR AS A TEACHER, AND SHE HAS RETURNED TO THE VERY SAME SCHOOL WHERE SHE ATTENDED KINDERGARTEN.

I THINK THAT IT IS PRETTY SPECIAL. IT IS A PRETTY SPECIAL FULL CIRCLE MOMENT, AND IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE KIND OF COMMUNITY WE ARE BUILDING HERE IN DEL VALLE ISD.

IT HAS BEEN AN EXCITING FEW WEEKS AND NOW THE MOMENT IS HERE.

TOMORROW WE OPEN THE DOORS AND WELCOME BACK OUR NEARLY OUR MORE THAN 12,000 STUDENTS.

WE ARE READY. WE ARE CONNECTED AND WE ARE READY TO WATCH ALL OF OUR STUDENTS FLY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR GUTIERREZ. NEXT WE HAVE A COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS UPDATE AND FITTINGS.

[IV.B. Communities In School Update]

YEAH. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT GUADIAN. SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR GUTIERREZ.

THIS EVENING, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FROM OUR COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS.

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WE DISCUSSED THAT WE WOULD HAVE CONTINUOUS REPORTS, AND WE HAVE OUR OWN MISS VIGIL WITH US TODAY.

AND SHE'LL BE ABLE TO REVIEW WITH YOU AND THEN YOU CAN ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME.

I'LL TURN IT OVER. THANK YOU. OKAY. GOOD EVENING.

BUENAS NOCHES. PRESIDENT TRUSTEE AND SUPERINTENDENT.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH DEL VALLE ISD.

MY BIG THREE TAKEAWAYS THAT I'D LOVE FOR YOU ALL TO JUST, YOU KNOW, STAY WITH AFTER THIS PRESENTATION IS THE SCALE OF OUR PARTNERSHIP, WHAT THAT SUPPORT LOOKED LIKE FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THIS YEAR AND THE IMPACT WE ARE SEEING.

AND WHEN I CLICK, I THINK, OKAY, OKAY, GREAT.

SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY BE NEWER TO OUR PARTNERSHIP, COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS PROVIDES WHAT WE CALL INTEGRATED STUDENT SUPPORTS.

THAT MEANS WE DON'T BRING ONE PROGRAM ONTO CAMPUS.

WE BECOME WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE BECOME PART OF THE CAMPUS SUPPORT SYSTEM.

WE WORK SCHOOL WIDE. WE PROVIDE TARGETED GROUPS AND INTERVENTIONS.

AND FOR STUDENTS WITH THE GREATEST NEEDS, WE PROVIDE INTENSIVE ONE ON ONE CASE MANAGEMENT.

THIS IS THE SLIDE THAT I CALL THE CIS MENU OF SERVICES.

NOT EVERY STUDENT NEEDS THE SERVICES. NOT EVERY CAMPUS NEEDS THE SERVICES.

BUT THIS IS WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO A DISTRICT, CAMPUS AND FAMILIES WHEN YOU ALL PARTNER WITH CIS.

I DO WANT TO PAUSE AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A RECENT HARVARD STUDY.

THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED HERE IN TEXAS, AND IT LOOKED AT 16 MILLION STUDENTS, AND IT LOOKED AT THE TRAJECTORY OF OUR SERVICES WITHIN 20 YEARS.

SO OUR GOAL WITH CIS IS BIGGER THAN GETTING A STUDENT ACROSS THE GRADUATION STAGE.

AND AND WE KNOW THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE MAKING SOME VERY DIFFICULT DECISIONS WHEN IT COMES TO BUDGET TIME.

SO THIS HARVARD RESEARCH FOUND THAT CIS HAD APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES THE IMPACT OF CLASS SIZE REDUCTIONS.

AND IT HAD A COMPARABLE IMPACT TO HAVING A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM.

WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO REPLACE THEM, BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT ACADEMIC CHOICE BE MADE.

AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAD A COMPARISON.

SO BUT WHAT IS MOST POWERFUL IS THAT WHAT HAPPENS LONG TERM IS THAT IN NEARLY 20 YEARS LATER, STUDENTS HAD GREATER ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND WERE EARNING MORE MONEY THAN THOSE STUDENTS THAT DID NOT HAVE CIS.

I'LL GO REALLY QUICKLY ON THIS AGENDA. USUALLY WE WOULD PROVIDE YOU OUTCOMES.

SO WHAT HAPPENED WITH STUDENTS, ACADEMICS AND ATTENDANCE.

BUT TODAY I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT BECAUSE JUST LIKE YOU TEA HAS TO CLEAR OUR DATA.

AND THAT DATA IS NOT GOING TO BE CLEARED UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER FOR US.

SO TODAY YOU'RE GOING TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT THE OUTPUTS AND WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT CAMPUS.

LATER, WE WILL COME BACK AND SHARE WITH YOU THE OUTCOMES OF THOSE OF THAT SERVICES.

OKAY, SO THIS YEAR, CIS SERVED 14 DEL VALLE SCHOOLS.

WE SERVED 10,822 STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED SCHOOL WIDE SERVICES.

THAT WAS OUR TIER ONE SERVICES. THAT REPRESENTS 95% OF YOUR STUDENT BODY.

HAD AN INTERACTION WITH CIS, AND OVER 1200 STUDENTS RECEIVED INTENSE CASE MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES.

AMONG OUR CASE MANAGED STUDENTS, 93% QUALIFIED FOR FREE AND REDUCED PRICE LUNCH, 41% ARE EMERGENT BILINGUAL AND 22% FAMILIES WERE EXPERIENCING CONFLICT OR CRISIS, AND 42 OF THOSE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WERE HOMELESS.

WE ALSO PROVIDED A LITTLE OVER $69,000 OF ONE TIME DIRECT CASH FAMILY ASSISTANCE.

I USUALLY TELL THE STORY. MY DAD WORKED IN CONSTRUCTION AND ALL WE NEEDED WAS A WEEK OF RAIN, AND SOMETIMES WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR LIGHTS. THAT KEEPS STUDENTS FROM DOING WELL IN SCHOOL.

SO CIS COMES IN AND WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE A ONE TIME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS HAVE FOOD LIGHTS AND ARE HOUSED.

SO I ALSO WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE SCALE OF THAT.

SO THIS YEAR CIS DELIVERED OVER 41,000 INDIVIDUAL SERVICES.

AND THOSE ARE UNDUPLICATED SERVICES. I WANT TO BE CLEAR, WE DON'T JUST, YOU KNOW, WORK WITH A CHILD ONE TIME.

WE'RE CONSISTENTLY WORKING WITH THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.

AND WHAT YOU'LL SEE HERE IN THE BOXES IS SOME UNDUPLICATED NUMBERS.

AND SO NOT ONLY DO WE DO ONE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICE, BUT WE DO THAT CONTINUOUSLY.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU SAW THAT FULL SCOPE. ADDITIONALLY, WE DID OVER 300 AND WE DID ABOUT 374 INTENSE HOME FAMILY VISITS.

SO WE'RE NOT JUST CALLING PARENTS, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO STUDENT HOMES, WE'RE TALKING TO PARENTS.

WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WAS HAPPENING AT HOME IS HEALTHY AND TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT PARENTS NEED FOR OUR SUPPORT.

ADDITIONALLY, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SUPPORTS.

THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOU ALL HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHEN YOU DECIDED TO TRANSITION TO CIS SUPPORTS.

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SO THIS YEAR, 63 DEL VALLE STUDENTS RECEIVED 725 PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING SESSIONS FROM LICENSED CLINICAL LICENSED CLINICAL CLINICIANS. AMONG THE STUDENTS WHO WERE ASSESSED AT INTAKE TO EXIT USING CLINICAL MEASURES FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION, 100% SHOWED A DECREASE IN SYMPTOMS. WHEN WE CALCULATED WHAT IS THE ACTUAL AMOUNT THAT FAMILIES WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE SERVICES THAT WAS OVER $120,000 OF FREE CLINICAL SERVICES THAT FAMILIES DID NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR BECAUSE OF THIS PARTNERSHIP.

ADDITIONALLY, WE ALSO BRING IN PARTNERS THAT CAN GO BEYOND WHAT YOU ALL AND WHAT WE CAN GIVE.

SO THIS YEAR WE DID PARTNER WITH THE GIRLS EMPOWERMENT NETWORK, EXPECT RESPECT AND AMERICORPS.

WE HAD TWO FULL TIME STAFF MEMBERS. THIS YEAR WE ACTUALLY HAVE INCREASED THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO BE WITH FIVE AMERICORPS MEMBERS, PLUS ADDITIONAL TWO INTERNS THAT ARE STUDYING THEIR WORK HERE WITH US.

AND WE HOPE TO BRING IN MORE PARTNERS. OKAY. I WON'T TALK TOO MUCH MORE ABOUT THIS, BUT WHAT I DO WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING LOTS AND LOTS OF WORK WITH YOU ALL. WE ARE REALLY PROUD THAT WHEN WE STARTED OUR PARTNERSHIP, WE WERE ABLE TO START FULLY STAFFED.

AND WE WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH ALL OUR PRINCIPALS AND REALLY DO NEEDS ASSESSMENTS.

WE ALSO PROVIDED A LOT OF FAMILY BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT.

HERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF THAT. WE THEN ALSO REALLY FOCUSED ON SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT, MAKING SURE THAT OUR STAFF AND THAT WE WERE TRAINING YOUR TEAM ON RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, ON TRUST BASED RELATIONSHIP INTERVENTION, DOING LUNCH BUNCHES, REALLY FOCUSING ON STUDENTS AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT.

WE ALSO FOCUSED A LOT ON ATTENDANCE AND MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS UNDERSTOOD THE CONNECTION BETWEEN DOING WELL IN ELEMENTARY AND WHAT THAT MEANT FOR THEM WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO BE OLDER AND GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

HERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION, BUT I DO WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH SUMMER PROGRAMING.

OFTEN PEOPLE THINK THAT OUR SUMMER THAT OUR PROGRAM IS ONLY FROM DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

CIS PROVIDES FREE SUMMER SERVICES DIRECTLY TO YOUR STUDENTS ON YOUR CAMPUSES.

AND HERE ARE SOME ACTIVITIES THAT WE DID WITH THEM.

WE DO A LOT OF COLLEGE EXPLORATION, BUT ALSO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT THIS CITY BELONGS TO THEM.

SO WE TAKE THEM TO BARTON SPRINGS AND WE TAKE THEM TO THE AUSTIN ZOO, AND WE PAY FOR ALL OF THAT PAY FOR THE TRANSPORTATION.

WE ALSO DO FAMILY EVENTS WHERE FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO COME COMPLETELY FREE DURING SUMMER PROGRAMING AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE SERVICES.

OH, THIS DIDN'T SHOW UP. BUT THE LAST THING THAT I WILL TELL YOU IS THAT WE DO A POST SURVEY WITH FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND ADMINISTRATORS. AND THIS ACTUALLY WAS GOING TO TELL YOU HOW YOUR STUDENTS AND HOW YOUR PARENTS ARE SAYING THAT THEY LOVE THE PROGRAM AND HOW SUPPORTIVE THEY ARE. IN YOUR SLIDE, YOU ALSO WILL FIND SOME OF THE QUOTES THAT WE TOOK DIRECTLY FROM THAT SURVEY, BOTH WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING AND WHAT YOUR FAMILIES ARE SAYING.

OKAY. I THINK THAT THAT IS IT. AND IT SHOULD BE ALL OF THIS SHOULD BE IN YOUR BINDER.

AND THEN I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

SECRETARY WEGNER. ON. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THAT SLIDE DIDN'T SHOW UP BECAUSE I LIKED THAT ONE.

OKAY. THE TWO SLIDES. BUT MY QUESTION IS GOING TO BE, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY KIDS.

AND THEN HOW MANY FAMILIES ACTUALLY REPLIED TO THEIR SURVEYS? I WILL HAVE TO GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.

THANK YOU. AND WE'LL DO THAT, BUT WE USUALLY HAVE A PRETTY I WILL JUST TELL YOU, ON AVERAGE IT'S ABOUT A 70% RATE THAT WE SEE.

AND FOR STUDENTS, IT'S CLOSER TO 90 BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAVE THEM TAKE IT RIGHT THEN AND THERE.

BUT I WILL GIVE YOU THE EXACT NUMBER AND WE'LL SEND THAT TO NIKKI.

VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY. OKAY. SO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND I AM A HUGE FAN OF COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOL.

ONE OF THE THINGS I DO WANT TO BRING UP, BECAUSE WE DID GET A LOT OF PUSHBACK IN BRINGING THIS PROGRAM TO OUR DISTRICT WITH OUR SOCIAL SERVICES COMMUNITY, AND TO IDENTIFY HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY BEING IMPACTED BY THE PROGRAM.

SO THOSE OUTCOMES THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO THAT'S WHAT I REALLY WANT TO SEE. I REALLY WANT TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, DOLLARS TO CHILDREN TO THE OUTCOME BECAUSE THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING.

I'LL SPEND WHATEVER WE NEED TO SPEND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOME POSITIVE OUTCOMES, THAT OUR KIDS ARE BENEFITING FROM THEM.

SO AS SOON AS WE CAN GET THOSE, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT DATA.

BUT I DO WANT TO APPRECIATE AND SAY, I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AND THE SERVICES. I'M LOOKING AT THE DATA.

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AND SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S STILL ABOUT OUTCOMES.

AND I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT DATA WHEN IT COMES OUT PLEASE.

YES. AND AS SOON AS WE GET IT, WE USUALLY WILL GET IT BY FALL OF 2026.

AND TEA VALIDATES THAT DATA. AND AS SOON AS THEY VALIDATE THAT DATA, WE WILL CREATE A PRESENTATION.

AND I WOULD LOVE TO COME BACK AND ACTUALLY WALK YOU THROUGH IT, BECAUSE WE NOT ONLY LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING WELL, BUT WE ALSO LOOK AT THERE'S TWO KIDS OR 2% OF THE KIDS DIDN'T IMPROVE.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? AND WE REALLY DIG INTO THAT.

AND THEN WE CHANGE OUR PRACTICES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS.

SO YEAH, SO WE WILL DO THAT. TRUSTEE SIERRA. I'M CURIOUS, HOW DOES HOW DOES THIS LOOK DIFFERENT IN YEAR TWO OF THE IMPLEMENTATION? WHAT'S CHANGING THIS YEAR? WHAT'S ON THE HORIZON AS WE GO INTO THE SECOND YEAR? YEAH. SO WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT YEAR TWO WILL LOOK LIKE WE'RE LEVERAGING MORE RESOURCES INTO THE DISTRICT.

SO AGAIN, ONE QUICK EXAMPLE OF THAT IS THAT LAST YEAR WE HAD TWO STAFF THAT THE DISTRICT GOT COMPLETELY FOR FREE.

THAT WOULD COME. NOW WE'RE AT FIVE. WE'RE NOW GOING TO INCREASE PARTNERSHIPS.

WE'RE ARE GOING TO DO ALL OF THAT. BUT I WILL SAY THAT THE FIRST THING THAT WE DO ON CAMPUS IS WE ACTUALLY DO A COMMUNITY ASSET MAPPING, A NEEDS ASSESSMENT. BASED ON THAT THEN THE PRINCIPAL GIVES US THEIR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

WE TAKE ALL THOSE THINGS TOGETHER AND THEN WE CREATE OUR PROCESS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.

SO IT'S NOT A COOKIE CUTTER PROGRAM. EVERY YEAR WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT THE CAMPUS NEEDS, WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND WE'RE ADJUSTING OUR SERVICES. BUT YEAR ONE WAS JUST EARNING TRUST, I WILL SAY.

AND ALSO SHOWING OUR WORTH. AND YEAR TWO IS GOING TO, I WOULD SAY JUST ELEVATING THAT WITH BRINGING IN ADDITIONAL SERVICES.

AND MY HOPE IS THAT YOUR PRINCIPLES APPLY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS CALLED A MICRO GRANT.

AND SO WE HAVE MICRO GRANTS WHERE PRINCIPALS CAN APPLY AND SAY, I HAVE DREAMT OF TRAINING OUR TEACHERS IN ALL OF THIS AND CIS WILL PAY FOR IT.

SO THOSE ARE ALL NEW THINGS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO BRING IN THIS NEW SECOND YEAR OF IT.

TRUSTEE BURTON. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I SAID THERE'S TWO THINGS, RIGHT? SO I THINK I'M INTERESTED IN THE OUTPUTS THAT YOU TRIED AND THAT AND THIS IS FOR THE NEXT PRESENTATION, RIGHT? THE OUTPUTS THAT YOU TRIED THAT MAYBE WORKED BETTER THAN EXPECTED, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND THEN ALSO ON THE DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THE METHOD OF HOW Y'ALL COME TO DECIDE HOW THAT MONEY IS DISPERSED OR WHO IS DISPERSED JUST SO WE CAN KIND OF PIGGYBACK OFF OF THAT TO ENSURE THAT IT'S REACHING EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT COULD POSSIBLY NEED IT. GREAT. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO ANSWER THE QUESTION ON THE DIRECT ASSISTANCE, OR YOU JUST WANT ME TO WAIT TILL NEXT TIME? YOU CAN RIGHT NOW. YEAH, WE HAVE THAT. YES, MA'AM.

BUT IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE GOTTEN REALLY INTENTIONAL.

SO I WOULD SAY IS THAT THE FAMILY HAS TO BE IN CRISIS AND IT HAS TO BE A ONE TIME SUPPORT.

WE ACTUALLY DON'T ASK FAMILIES TO SHOW US THAT THEY'RE IN CRISIS, BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE AND RESPONSIVE.

IT'S SOMETIMES HARD TO ASK PEOPLE, SHOW ME THAT YOU HAVE THE NEED WHEN THEY'RE IN NEED.

AND SO ALL SOMEONE HAS TO SAY IS, I NEED SUPPORT.

AND WE GET THEM REGISTERED WITH CIS AND THEY CAN GET THAT SUPPORT IMMEDIATELY.

BUT IT IS A ONE TIME BRIDGE FUNDING BECAUSE THEN WE HOPE THEN WE START PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT WHERE THEY DON'T NEED THAT AGAIN.

SO OUR GOAL IS TO HELP FAMILIES BECOME, YOU KNOW, HAVE SELF-EFFICACY.

AND SO WE WILL WORK WITH THEM ON THAT. SO IT'S SIMPLE FOR US, WE WANTED TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS, WANTED TO BE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE. AND IT'S HARD FOR FAMILIES TO ASK FOR SUPPORT ALREADY.

THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS PUT ANOTHER BARRIER IN FRONT OF THEM.

SO ALL PEOPLE HAVE TO DO IS ASK. SO YEAH, NO MAGIC TO IT.

I'M SORRY. WE USED TO HAVE A BIG MATRIX AND THEN WE USED TO HAVE PEOPLE PROVE THEMSELVES AND THAT JUST TURNED OUT TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE NEGATIVE THAN WE WANT IT TO BE. AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND IF I CAN ADD TO THAT AS WELL ALONG WITH CIS, WE PARTNERED WITH THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION THIS YEAR.

SO EVEN WITH FUNDS FROM THERE, WE ALL WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM, THE CIS, THE COUNSELORS, OUR PCL AS DECIDING LIKE IF, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY, I'M GIVING YOU AN ESTIMATE, THEY MAY HAVE PAID $500.

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SO WE ALL WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE BEING FAIR ACROSS THE BOARD AND BEING ABLE TO HELP WHEREVER THE NEED IS.

SO THAT WAS DEFINITELY SOMETHING NEW ON BOTH ENDS WITH US, WITH CIS AND THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU EDUCATION FOUNDATION AS WELL.

TRUSTEE SIERRA.

TODAY. I THINK I WASN'T PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS WHERE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SOCIAL WORKERS AND THE COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS AND HOW THIS FITS THE NEED.

I SEE THE 63 STUDENTS GOT PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

AND I'M CURIOUS WHAT IS THE NEED, RIGHT. LIKE WHAT, HOW MANY OF OUR STUDENTS ARE LIKE, IS THERE A GAP THAT WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT? AND HOW ARE WE ADDRESSING SOME OF THAT? BECAUSE I THINK WE KNOW THAT THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH THAT YOU CAN DO YEAR ON YEAR ON YEAR.

AND JUST THINKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS, THERE'S A LOT OF NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND I KNOW THIS IS A HUGE STEP FORWARD.

BUT JUST KIND OF HOW DO WE MONITOR THAT? SO IN ADDITION TO WHAT CIS IS PROVIDING, WE ALSO HAVE OUR OTHER PARTNERS THAT WE WORK WITH, KERRY. WE WORK WITH WHY AM I LOSING MY THOUGHT IS KERRY AND.

INTEGRAL CARE. INTEGRAL CARE. THANK YOU. AND AN INTEGRAL CARE. AND AS I MENTIONED, THE HELP WITH THE FOUNDATION AND CIS WHEN IT COMES TO MONETARY THINGS WITH REALLY NO QUESTIONS ASKED. WE ALSO HAVE OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE OTHER PARTNERS.

CAN I TELL YOU EVERY SINGLE ONE THAT WE HAVEN'T MISSED SOMEONE? NO. IT IS MY HOPE THAT WE HAVEN'T. BUT WE ALL DO WORK TOGETHER AS A CARE TEAM.

EACH CAMPUS HAS A CARE TEAM WITH SOMEONE FROM EACH OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS.

AND SO WE REVIEW THOSE. SO WHERE THOSE 63 MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN THAT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, WE HAVE OTHER NUMBERS WHO'VE GOT IT WITH KERRY OR WITH INTEGRAL CARE AS WELL.

AND THEN AND OBVIOUSLY THE, OUR TIER ONE, OUR SERVICES, THAT GOES TO ALL.

I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT TO SAY THAT THAT WE HAVE THOSE FOR EVERYONE.

I CAN GET SOME NUMBERS, BUT DEFINITELY THANK GOODNESS WE HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIP THAT'S PART OF OUR CONTRACT.

AND I WOULD JUST ALSO ADD THAT IF YOU ALL HAVE MORE NEED, WE WOULD SERVE IT.

AND SO WE HAVE A ROVING MENTAL HEALTH UNIT THAT GOES TO CAMPUSES BASED ON THE NEED AND AND SO BUT I ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY THAT MENTAL HEALTH IS A SPECTRUM, RIGHT? THAT MENTAL HEALTH IS A SPECTRUM.

AND WHAT I SHARED WITH YOU ABOUT THOSE 63, THERE WERE STUDENTS THAT WERE CLINICALLY DEPRESSED.

NOT EVERY CHILD IS CLINICALLY DEPRESSED. SO WE QUALIFY OUR WORK AS MENTAL HEALTH.

BUT NOT EVERYTHING WAS CRISIS INTERVENTION. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE VERY PREVENTATIVE THAT WE WOULD BE DOING.

WE DO SO IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR GRAPH, IT WILL ACTUALLY SHOW YOU THE NUMBER OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDED THAT IS IN THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS.

SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE 63 IS JUST CRISIS, MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSED, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION.

IT WOULD SURPRISE ME IF THE DISTRICT HAD AN OVERWHELMING PERCENT OF CRISIS NEEDED OF THAT CRISIS, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT THAT WOULD TELL US THAT SOMETHING BIGGER IS HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY. AND IF THAT IS THE CASE, WE WANT TO BE RIGHT THERE WITH YOU TO BE ABLE TO SOLVE IT. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TRUSTEES.

THANK YOU. NEXT IS OUR PUBLIC HEARING. THE

[V.A. Public Hearing on the 2026-27 Tax Rate for Maintenance and Operations and Interest and Sinking (Debt Service)]

THE PURPOSE OF THIS HEARING IS TO PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK REGARDING THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, INCLUDING THE PROPOSED MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS RATE AND INTEREST AND SINKING RATE.

MISS DINA EDGAR WILL PROVIDE THE INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GUADIAN, DOCTOR GUTIERREZ, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THIS EVENING, WE ARE HOLDING OUR PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 26-27. SO, AS A REMINDER TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE DISTRICT MUST ADOPT TWO SEPARATE TAX RATES.

ONE IS FOR THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.

WE REFER TO IT AS M AND O. THE SECOND IS FOR THE DISTRICT'S DEBT SERVICE RATE, AND THAT'S REFERRED TO AS INTEREST AND SINKING OR I&S.

ON JUNE 16TH, THE DISTRICT ADOPTED A GENERAL FUND BUDGET OF 142.8 MILLION AND DEBT SERVICE BUDGET OF 69.5 MILLION.

IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THESE ADOPTED BUDGETS, WE ARE RECOMMENDING A TAX RATE OF $0.73 FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND $0.30 FOR INTEREST IN SINKING.

THIS RESULTS IN AN OVERALL TAX RATE OF $1.03, WHICH REPRESENTS AN 8.4 PENNY INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT PROPERTY VALUE GROWTH OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS.

BACK IN 2016, OUR TAXABLE PROPERTY VALUE SAT AT 4.4 BILLION.

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THIS GROWTH HIGHLIGHTS THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING ALL AROUND THE DISTRICT, BUT AS A REMINDER, THIS ONLY BENEFITS THE DISTRICT WITH THE ADDITIONAL VATRE PENNIES OR VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE ELECTION PENNIES.

OTHERWISE, WE'RE HELD TO A 2.5% YEAR OVER YEAR INCREASE THROUGH TAX COMPRESSION.

SO WHILE WE EXPERIENCED MASSIVE GROWTH ACROSS THE DISTRICT, WE NEED TO LOOK CRITICALLY AT WHO'S ACTUALLY CARRYING THE VALUE IN THE DISTRICT.

THIS CHART SHOWS THE BREAKDOWN OF PROPERTY VALUES BY CATEGORY.

WE HAVE 66% OF OUR VALUE CONCENTRATED IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS AND THE REMAINING 34% IN RESIDENTIAL.

HOWEVER, OUR RESIDENTIAL PROFILE IS UNUSUAL. ONLY 11% OF OUR TOTAL PROPERTY VALUE IS GENERATED BY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTED PROPERTY.

THE REMAINING 23% OF RESIDENTIAL VALUE IS SITTING IN INVESTMENT PROPERTIES.

SO THIS MEANS WHEN WE DISCUSS TAX RATE ADJUSTMENTS OR VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE ELECTION, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE IMPACT IS EXPORTED TO COMMERCIAL ENTITIES AND OUTSIDE INVESTORS, RATHER THAN THE FAMILIES WHO ACTUALLY LIVE IN AND ATTEND OUR SCHOOLS.

THIS IS A CHART SHOWING OUR TOP TEN TAXPAYERS, WITH TESLA AND TITO'S REPRESENTING THE TOP FIVE.

SO COLORADO RIVER PROJECT IS TESLA AND FIFTH GENERATION IS TITO'S.

LAST YEAR WE ONLY HAD TESLA MENTIONED TWICE. NOW IT'S MENTIONED THREE TIMES IN TITO'S SUSPENSION TWICE.

SO THAT'S THE TOP FIVE. THESE TOP TEN, TOP TEN TAXPAYERS REPRESENT MORE THAN 46% OF OUR ENTIRE TAX BASE.

THE TWO SHADED ENTITIES ARE NEW TO THE TOP TWO, WITH THE CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS MAKING IT IN AT NUMBER TEN.

AND THAT MOVES US NICELY INTO OUR TAX RATE RECOMMENDATION FOR 26-27, WHICH IS TOTAL TAX RATE OF $1.03, REPRESENTING AN OVERALL INCREASE OF $0.09. AND REALLY IT'S 8.4 CENTS DUE TO ADDITIONAL COMPRESSION.

WE'RE INCREASING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING BY $0.12 AND DECREASING OUR INTEREST IN SINKING BY $0.03.

AND THIS WILL GENERATE AN ESTIMATED $13.6 MILLION OF ADDITIONAL RECURRING REVENUE.

NOW, THE IMPACT TO THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER HAS CHANGED FROM WHAT I ORIGINALLY SHOWED THE BOARD, WHICH WAS BASED ON PRELIMINARY PROPERTY VALUES.

GIVEN THE NEW VALUES WE RECENTLY RECEIVED FROM THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

THE IMPACT TO THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER WILL NOW ONLY BE $9.14 ANNUALLY.

SO THAT'S LESS THAN $10 OF AN ANNUAL IMPACT TO OUR TAXPAYERS.

AND THAT'S $0.76 PER MONTH. SO WE ALMOST CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO DO THIS.

THIS CHART SHOWS OUR TAX RATE OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS, A REDUCTION OF $0.50 WHILE PASSING TWO BOND ELECTIONS IN 2019 AND 2022.

AND THIS CHART DOES ASSUME A SUCCESSFUL TAX RATE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.

AND WE'RE STILL HAVE DROPPED $0.50 OVER TEN YEARS.

WHEN WE COMPARE OUR TAX RATE TO SURROUNDING REGION 13 DISTRICTS, WE HAVE THE THIRD LOWEST TAX RATE, EVEN GIVEN SUCCESSFUL ELECTION, AND WE'RE ONLY ONE OF THREE DISTRICTS THAT DO NOT CURRENTLY LEVERAGE VATRE PENNIES TO SUPPLEMENT DISTRICT FINANCES.

BASTROP ISD IS ALSO GOING OUT FOR VATRE THIS ELECTION FOR AN ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.

AND HAYS HAS NOW REVERTED TO CHARGING FOR ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION TO HELP MITIGATE COSTS AFTER VOTERS FAILED TO PASS THEIR ELECTION LAST YEAR.

SO PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER, WE'RE PROPOSING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE OF 73.28 CENTS, A DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE OF 30 PENNIES, FOR A TOTAL TAX RATE OF A DOLLAR THREE .89, WHICH REPRESENTS AN 8.4 CENT INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

IT'S NOT A STRAIGHT NINE CENT INCREASE DUE TO THAT ADDITIONAL TAX COMPRESSION OF 0.6 CENTS, AND THIS CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC HEARING. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

SO SAY THAT AGAIN. JUST $0.76 A MONTH. $0.76 PER MONTH, LESS THAN $10 ANNUALLY.

ABSOLUTELY. SO ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING IS GOING ON INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL? YEAH. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES SECRETARY WEGNER. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. ONCE AGAIN, IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DECREASING OUR TAXES AND STILL PAYING THE HIGHEST IN CENTRAL TEXAS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, BOARD. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

MY QUESTION IS GOING TO BE ON THE TOP TEN TAXPAYERS.

HOW MANY OF THOSE ARE ACTUALLY DISPUTING THEIR PROPERTY VALUES? IF YOU KNOW OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, I DO NOT KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I I'M GOING TO SAY I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY MAJOR LITIGATION.

IT WOULD HAVE SHOWN UP IN MY UNDER REVIEW ARB AND MY ARB IS DOWN TO PRETTY MUCH DOWN TO NOTHING.

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I THINK THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S AWESOME. I THINK THAT WE'RE DOING A REALLY GREAT JOB. I THINK KEEPING THE TAX RATE OVERALL, THE TEN YEARS DECREASING, IT SHOWS OUR COMMITMENT TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE TO OUR DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I'M VERY PROUD OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE.

SO GOOD JOB GUYS. GOOD JOB STAFF FOR KEEPING THAT.

AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF SCHOOLS WITH THE BUDGET GOING ON, A LOT OF THEM ARE IN DEFICITS.

A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE CLOSING SCHOOLS WHILE WE'RE OPENING THEM AND WE'RE INCREASING OUR ENROLLMENT.

SO LOTS OF GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN DV RIGHT NOW, AND I HOPE THAT WE CONTINUE THAT TREND.

THANK YOU. ALSO, MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE DON'T CUT RESOURCES OR SERVICES FOR OUR STUDENTS, RIGHT? SECRETARY WEGNER, I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US BECAUSE OVER THE YEARS WE'VE HEARD BITS AND PIECES ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S NEVER BEEN ACTUALLY BROUGHT TO FRUITION.

SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IN THE WORK. DOCTOR G, THANK YOU FOR HAVING QUALIFIED STAFF TO DO THE WORK.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND JUST AS A REMINDER, WE ARE ONE OF THREE DISTRICTS THAT HAVEN'T GONE OUT.

ACTUALLY ONE OF TWO DISTRICTS THAT HAVEN'T ALREADY GONE OUT. HAYS WENT OUT BUT IT DIDN'T PASS.

AND BASTROP'S GOING OUT CONCURRENT WITH US. TRUSTEES ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. SINCE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, WE WILL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.

WHILE STATE LAW AND BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES PREVENT THE TRUSTEES FROM ENGAGING IN A DIRECT DIALOG OR DELIBERATING ITEMS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.

PLEASE KNOW THAT WE VALUE YOUR TIME AND INPUT AS PART OF THIS PROCESS.

INVITE ANYBODY THAT HAS ANY QUESTIONS. YOU CAN COME ON UP.

MR. GARZA. YES, YES. OKAY. HAD TO THINK FOR A WHILE? GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. MR. GUTIERREZ. OR DOCTOR GUTIERREZ? ONE QUESTION I HAVE IS JUST SO AS BOTH A PARENT AND AS A STAFF MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT WHAT IS IT THAT YOU ALL SEE USING THE MONEY FOR? THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING NOT RIGHT NOW, OF COURSE, BUT I WOULD LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN PUT SOMETHING OUT ON YOUR WEBSITE SAYING, HEY, HERE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO USE THIS MONEY THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, FOR, AND THIS IS HOW WE ARE EXPECTING IT TO HELP THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

I WILL ADDRESS RIGHT AWAY THAT WE ARE WE HAVE A WHOLE COMPENSATION PACKAGE THAT'S HINDERED ON THIS SUCCESSFUL ELECTION.

IT'S 5% RAISES FOR HOURLY STAFF AND 3% FOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF, AS WELL AS THE PLANNING FOR THE OPENING OF HIGH SCHOOL TOO, WHICH IS A BIG PART OF IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COMMUNITY, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. THANK YOU. I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OFFICIALLY CLOSED.

NEXT, WE HAVE GOVERNANCE ITEMS. FIRST WE HAVE FIRST COMMITTEE UPDATES FROM TRUSTEES.

ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEE UPDATES FROM THE BOARD? NO.

ALL RIGHT. AND CONFERENCE REPORTS FROM TRUSTEES.

[VII.B. Conference Reports by Board Trustees]

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR PUTTING THIS ON THE AGENDA.

I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY AND THE BOARD HEARS ABOUT OUR CONFERENCES, WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE LEARN WHEN WE DO GO TO CONFERENCES, BECAUSE WE DO SPEND TAXPAYER MONEY TO GO TO THESE CONFERENCES AND LEARN TO BE BETTER TRUSTEES AND LEARN TO, YOU KNOW, ABOUT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS GOING OUT IN THE WORLD, THE NATION, THE STATE.

RECENTLY I ATTENDED AN LEO CONFERENCE, WHICH IS A CONFERENCE FOR THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTED OF LATINO ELECTED OFFICIALS.

IT WAS WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL CONFERENCE. AND I RECOMMEND ALL BOARD MEMBERS AT SOME POINT ATTENDING IT.

MOST OF THE SESSIONS THAT I ATTENDED DID FOCUS ON IMMIGRATION, WHICH IS A HUGE CONCERN NATIONWIDE AS WELL AS TEXAS.

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AND SO THEY RECOMMENDED THAT PARTNERING UP WITH TRUSTED VOLUNTEERS, NONPROFITS IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH RAPID RESPONSE PLANS AND POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.

THE DISTRICT'S ROLE WOULD NOT BE TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES OR ANY TYPE OF LEGAL SERVICES, BUT RATHER TO SERVE AS A PARTNER AND ALLOWING TRUSTED ORGANIZATIONS TO USE THE DISTRICT FACILITIES TO HOST INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOPS, KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS, CLINICS FOR FAMILIES TO PREPARE THESE KIND OF SESSIONS.

AND THESE ARE JUST EXAMPLES THAT WERE GIVEN. BUT I DID WANT TO BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD BECAUSE WE ARE HIGHLY IMMIGRATION POPULATED COMMUNITY, LATINO, YOU KNOW, POPULATION. AND SO SOME OF THESE THINGS WOULD BE GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO KNOW ABOUT.

ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT I DID LEARN ABOUT, AND I WANTED TO BRING TO THE BOARD WAS SCHOOL BOARD PARTNERS.

THEY ARE AN ORGANIZATION, FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY LIKED ABOUT THEM WAS THEY FOCUSED ON SELF CARE.

AS A SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE, WE DON'T GET PAID TO DO THIS.

WE ARE VOLUNTEERS HERE IN TEXAS, AND IT CAN BE A LOT, ESPECIALLY FROM A MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL STANDPOINT FOR SOME BOARD MEMBERS.

I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 15 YEARS AND I'VE SEEN BOARD MEMBERS COME AND GO.

AND I'VE SEEN THE STRESS THAT IT DOES PUT ON FOLKS, WHETHER IT'S WITH THEIR FAMILIES OR WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAFF. AND I THINK THAT THEIR APPROACH IS A REALLY GOOD APPROACH ON UNDERSTANDING THAT YOUR SELF CARE IS VERY IMPORTANT IN ORDER TO BE A GOOD GOVERNING BODY, HOW YOU TREAT EACH OTHER.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT ORGANIZATION UP.

IF WE EVER THINK ABOUT DOING ADDITIONAL TRAINING.

AND THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH IT. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

I KNOW WE SOME OF US ATTENDED THE AVID TRAINING IN SAN ANTONIO, AND IT WAS JUST REALLY ENLIGHTENING AND REALLY REFRESHING TO SEE AND HEAR ALL ABOUT WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO HERE WITH OUR STUDENTS.

IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. AND I WELCOMED THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND LEARN.

I KNOW TRUSTEE SIERRA, IF YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT, I THINK I'M ALSO JUST REALLY EXCITED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT THIS YEAR.

I KNOW IT'S GOING TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS. AND I THINK THIS ON TOP OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, LIKE WE'RE JUST LAYERING ON THESE SUPPORTS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

I, YEAH, I HEARD MY, I GAVE MY DAUGHTER A PLANNER LAST NIGHT AND IT WAS LIKE HER EXCITEMENT AT JUST HAVING THE RESOURCES AND MATERIALS THAT SORT OF GUIDE.

SHE'S NOT DOING AVID BECAUSE SHE'S IN SEVENTH GRADE.

BUT JUST TO SEE THE WAY THAT THAT CAN SORT OF LIGHT UP SOME LIKE, OH, I CAN DO THIS, I CAN TAKE THOSE STEPS.

AND SO WE HEARD FROM A LOT OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WHO HAD IMPLEMENTED.

SO JUST EXCITED FOR THAT INITIATIVE AS IT GOES FORWARD.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY OTHER UPDATES AND COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[VIII. Consent Agenda]

WE WILL BE PULLING ITEM B. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM A AND C THROUGH E.

SO MOVED. TRUSTEE VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY MAKES A MOTION.

SECRETARY WEGNER SECONDS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES, FIVE ZERO. SO NEXT WE'LL GO TO ITEM B,

[VIII.B. Consider and Possibly Act on Contracts over $50,000 for the 2026- 2027 School Year]

SO I DID HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE ALL ENCOMPASS OF ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT CONTRACTS INTO ONE.

IF FOR FUTURE IF WE CAN SEPARATE THEM, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

SO, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I WOULD LOVE TO APPROVE ALL OF THEM, BUT ONE, I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME WITH ANSWERING SOME OF THEM, BUT MY MAIN QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE IF WE COULD GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON THE PLATFORM OF BUILDING THE READING COMPREHENSION. THAT WAS ONE QUESTION THAT I HAD AND TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT ONE AND THE ONES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AND JUST REALLY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AT THE DIFFERENT TIERS.

WHEN WE SEE IT AS A BOARD, WE JUST SEE, OH, HERE'S ANOTHER READING PROGRAM OR VENDOR OR WHATEVER.

GOOD EVENING TRUSTEES DOCTOR GUTIERREZ, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

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BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A SOCIAL STUDIES HISTORY RESOURCE FOR OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS.

AND SO WHILE IT IS MEANT TO BUILD READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS, IT ACTUALLY IS, IT DOES THAT THROUGH PROVIDING AN ONLINE READING RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS THROUGH SOCIAL STUDIES, NOT NECESSARILY THROUGH OUR READING CLASSROOMS. SO IT PROVIDES ANOTHER RESOURCE FOR OUR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS, WHICH IS WHERE WE CURRENTLY HAVE A GAP.

AND AGAIN, CONTINUING TO TRY TO BUILD OUR LITERACY SKILLS ACROSS THE SUBJECT AREA.

SO IT'S ACTUALLY A SOCIAL STUDIES. EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS READING CURRICULUM, IT DOES PROVIDE READING PASSAGES RELATED TO HISTORY RELATED CONTENT FOR STUDENTS THROUGH OUR HISTORY CLASSES, NOT NECESSARILY READING CLASSES.

OKAY, SO THIS IS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES TO HELP IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION.

CORRECT. GOTCHA. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THAT ONE, FOR THAT QUESTION.

FOR THAT CONTRACT. I HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY.

SO MY NEXT QUESTION IS GOING TO BE ON THE SAFETY AND SECURITY AUDIT ADVISORY.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE HAD ALREADY HAD ONE AND THAT THIS IS A SECOND ONE.

CAN SOMEBODY KIND OF JUST EXPLAIN WHAT THIS SECOND LEVEL OF AUDIT AND ADVISORY SERVICES IS GOING TO PROVIDE? YES. SO MY QUESTION FOR THAT ONE WAS, IS THIS IN REFERENCE TO THE GRIEVANCE INVESTIGATION OR ARE WE HAVING TO DO ANOTHER AUDIT, AN ACTUAL AUDIT, I GUESS I DON'T KNOW.

NO, IT'S NOT RELATED TO ANY SPECIFIC INCIDENT OR ISSUE OR EMPLOYEE.

THE FIRST PHASE OF THAT AUDIT WAS TO IDENTIFY THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.

IN THIS SECOND PHASE THAT'S HAPPENING THIS SCHOOL YEAR, THIS FALL, IT'S TO REALLY HELP TO BUILD HELP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE CHIEF, TO BUILD A BLUEPRINT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TO FILL THE GAPS THAT EXISTED FOR THAT DEPARTMENT AS WELL.

SO FROM BUILDING A BLUEPRINT, WHICH MEANS LOOKING AT POLICIES, PROCEDURES TO HOW YOU SCHEDULE OFFICERS, TO THE PROTOCOLS FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY. A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE JUST HONESTLY NOT IN PLACE IN WRITING SOME THINGS IN PRACTICE AND SOME THINGS NOT IN PRACTICE. IT'S GOING TO HELP US BE ABLE TO BUILD A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR OUR POLICE PROGRAM AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CONSULTANTS, BUT ALSO OUR INTERIM PD ADMINISTRATOR RIGHT NOW.

AND SO I FEEL LIKE WE WE CERTAINLY NEED THIS LEVEL OF SUPPORT, SAFETY AND SECURITY.

AS I TOLD THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON MONDAY, IS THE NUMBER ONE THING IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT COMES BEFORE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BUILD A SOLID PATH MOVING FORWARD, KNOWING SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT CURRENTLY EXIST WITHIN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SECRETARY WEGNER, THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER. SO THEN MY QUESTION BECOMES, WILL THE AUDIT BEGIN WITH OUR INTERIM CHIEF AND STAFF, OR ARE WE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL WE GET A REPLACEMENT? NO THAT THAT WORK IS GOING TO HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY.

AND AS SOON AS IT'S ALONGSIDE THE INTERIM TO BE ABLE TO PUT THOSE SYSTEMS INTO PLACE.

PERFECT. THANK YOU SIR. VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY.

SO I GUESS MY COMMENT IS GOING TO BE WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE CONCERNS AND ISSUES AND WE ARE WORKING TO LIKE YOU SAID, FIX FILL IN THE GAPS AND ENSURE THAT WE ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES PROPERLY SO THAT EVERYONE FEELS SAFE AND SECURE.

ABSOLUTELY. AND I WANT TO I BELIEVE THAT WE TOOK A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO THIS.

OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE DEALT WITH SIMILAR RECENTLY IN THE RECENT PAST, AS SOON AS WE KNEW THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION HAPPENING WITHIN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK ACTION AND IDENTIFIED A CONSULTANT TO HELP PROVIDE US SUPPORT.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M PROUD OF HOW DEL VALLE HANDLED THIS TO ENSURE THAT WE GET INTO A PLACE WHERE WE HAVE JUST A, A STELLAR PROGRAM THAT THAT SHINES IN OUR REGION.

GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOT FOR THAT CONTRACT.

YOU NEED ANOTHER ONE. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. SO THEN MY NEXT QUESTION IS GOING TO BE ON THE CONTRACTED SERVICES FOR CAMPUS.

I'M SORRY. CONTRACTED SERVICES FOR ESSENTIAL TEACHING POSITIONS.

I'M TRYING TO COME TO GRIPS WITH WHAT THIS IS FOR.

SO COULD WE GET SOME MORE EXPLANATION ON IT? BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ONE.

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WE RUN INTO THOSE SAME CHALLENGES IN TERMS OF FINDING DUAL LANGUAGE CERTIFIED EDUCATORS, THOSE THAT ARE PREPARED AND READY TO BE IN OUR CLASSROOMS. SO AGAIN, WE'RE FOLLOWING THAT SAME TREND THAT WE SEE ACROSS OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES TO STUDENTS.

A LOT OF TEACHERS ARE NOW WORKING WITH CONTRACTED COMPANIES.

AND SO THAT'S IMPACTING SOME OF THE SHORTAGES THAT WE SEE.

BUT IT'S NOT ALL OF IT. SO THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE CONTRACTED SERVICES THAT WE DO FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND GETTING TEACHERS IN THAT WAY.

THIS. THE PARTNERSHIP WITH UNLIMITED INSTRUCTION WILL ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE COMPANY TO PROVIDE DUAL LANGUAGE CERTIFIED EDUCATORS OR THOSE THAT ARE IN PROCESS. ONE OF THE DIFFERENCES THAT WE SEE WITH UNLIMITED INSTRUCTION THAT WE DON'T SEE WITH OTHER CONTRACTED SERVICES THAT HELP WITH STAFFING VACANCIES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IS OFTENTIMES THEY WILL FIND THE PEOPLE, BUT WE TRAIN THEM.

WITH UNLIMITED INSTRUCTION IN ADDITION TO THEM RECEIVING TRAINING AND SUPPORT FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THEY ACTUALLY PROVIDE COACHES IN THE CLASSROOM AS WELL TOO TO HELP SUPPORT THOSE TEACHERS ALONGSIDE US AS DISTRICT PERSONNEL.

REALLY PRETTY MUCH AT A LOWER COST THAN WHAT WE SEE WITH OTHER STAFFING COMPANIES.

THE OTHER THING THAT'S REALLY UNIQUE TO UNLIMITED INSTRUCTION IS OFTENTIMES WHEN WE HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH STAFFING AGENCIES TO HELP US FILL VACANT POSITIONS, IS THERE IS A NON-COMPETE CLAUSE, SO WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HIRE THEM ON.

SO IF WE FIND A REALLY GREAT CONTRACTOR THAT STAYS WITH US FOR A YEAR, EVEN TWO YEARS, THERE'S OFTEN A YEAR OR TWO NON-COMPETE CLAUSE WHERE WE CAN'T HIRE THEM IN OUR DISTRICT. BUT AISD COULD IF BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THAT SAME CONTRACT.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT THOSE COMPANIES AND UNLIMITED INSTRUCTION IS ACTUALLY, THEY'RE ACTUALLY HELPING US TO FILL BY HELPING TO TRAIN.

AND THEN WE GET TO AFTER 90 DAYS, WE CAN ACTUALLY HIRE THEM ON AS TEACHERS IN OUR DISTRICT.

AND WE DON'T GET THAT SAME SORT OF A CONTRACT OR PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER COMPANIES.

THEY OFTEN COME WITH A NO COMPETE WHERE WE CAN'T ACTUALLY HIRE THEM IN OUR DISTRICT.

SO THIS ISN'T THIS ISN'T SO THIS IS TAKING WHERE WE HAVE EXISTING VACANCIES AND USING THAT TO WORK WITH A COMPANY TO HELP US WITH RECRUITING, STAFFING FOR THE VACANCIES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.

OKAY. SO THEN MY QUESTION BECOMES WHAT, WHAT ARE WE DOING AS A DISTRICT TO HELP GET THOSE POSITIONS FILLED OTHER THAN GOING OUT FOR CONTRACTUAL SERVICES BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND US THAT ARE CLOSING SCHOOLS AND THEY'RE CLOSING PROGRAMS LIKE BILITERACY PROGRAMS AND WHATNOT. SO THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR JOBS.

SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY ARE THEY NOT COMING HERE? WHAT ARE WE NOT PROVIDING THAT WE HAVE TO GO OUT TO CONTRACTED SERVICES? SO WHAT'S HAPPENING IS, YES, DISTRICTS ARE CLOSING SCHOOLS, BUT THEY ALREADY HAVE AN EXTREME SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS.

AND THOSE TEACHERS IN THOSE SCHOOLS THAT ARE CLOSING ARE BEING MOVED INTO VACANT POSITIONS.

THAT'S THE BIG CHALLENGE IS THAT EVERY DISTRICT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT'S A TITLE DISTRICT, HIGH POVERTY OR NOT, IS EXPERIENCING SHORTAGES UNLIKE EVER BEFORE.

WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW ARE SIGNIFICANT SHORTAGES WITH DUAL LANGUAGE.

AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IS YOU'RE SEEING FEWER PEOPLE GO INTO EDUCATION AND YOU'RE SEEING MORE TEACHERS GO AND WORK FOR THESE COMPANIES AS CONTRACTED TEACHERS, AND THEY FIND THAT FLEXIBILITY MORE DESIRABLE.

AND WE'RE RIGHT NOW IN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF HURT.

SO BEYOND PARTNERING WITH THE UNIVERSITIES AND ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND ATTENDING JOB FAIRS AND UTILIZING SOCIAL MEDIA, WE'RE ALL THE DISTRICTS ARE FIGHTING FOR THE SAME SMALL POOL OF CANDIDATES.

AND SO IT'S REALLY PUT US INTO A POSITION WHERE WE HAVE NO OTHER OPTIONS.

IF WE WANT TO FILL A CLASSROOM WITH A HIGH QUALITY TEACHER WHO IS CERTIFIED AND IN THIS CASE, DUAL LANGUAGE. WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AT AN OPTION THAT IS DIFFERENT.

AND THIS IS NOT. I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THIS ISN'T UNIQUE TO DEL VALLE.

AND IF WE DON'T SEE CHANGES IN THIS NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THEN IT'S ONLY GOING TO BECOME A BIGGER CHALLENGE IN THE FUTURE. OKAY. SO THEN MY NEXT QUESTION IS I GOT A, I HAD ASKED THE QUESTION OFFLINE AND SO I WANTED TO SAY IT'S FOR FIVE TEACHERS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE TRAINING AND WHATNOT.

SO AT THE END OF THAT 90 DAYS, DOES THE TEACHER GET TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO STAY OR DO THEY HAVE TO GO AND CONTINUE ON OR,

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IT'S MUTUAL. SO IT'S, A MUTUAL AGREEMENT. THEY CAN DECIDE THAT THEY WANT TO STAY ON WITH US BECAUSE IT'S WORKING OUT, OR WE CAN DECIDE THAT THIS IS JUST NOT A TEACHER THAT'S GOING TO WORK FOR US IN OUR CLASSROOMS WITH OUR STUDENTS, OR WE CAN CONTINUE THEM ON A PROBATIONARY PERIOD. SO LET'S SAY AFTER THE 90 DAYS, WE FEEL LIKE, YES, THIS TEACHER NEEDS SOME MORE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. SO THE COMPANY CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THEM.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE TEACHER. AND THEN AGAIN, AFTER THAT PROBATIONARY PERIOD, THE NEXT SORT OF REVIEW PERIOD, THEN WE KIND OF DECIDE IF WE WANT TO HIRE THAT TEACHER ON FULL TIME.

SO ARE THEY RESPONSIBLE TO CONTINUALLY AT LEAST PROVIDE US FIVE TEACHERS.

SO IF THAT ONE TEACHER, TWO TEACHERS DON'T WORK OUT, THEN WE'RE SHORT THREE.

WE'RE SHORT TWO. DO THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE TWO MORE TO COMPENSATE US? CORRECT. OKAY. YES. SECRETARY WEGNER. THANK YOU.

SO IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, IS THIS LIKE A HEADHUNTER? CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN MY QUESTION WAS HOW MANY POSITIONS? SO IT'S FIVE POSITIONS. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

TRUSTEES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM B ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? SECRETARY WEGNER MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND.

TRUSTEE SIERRA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU. CAN I JUST SAY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE OUTCOME? IF WE COULD GET AN UPDATE AFTER 90 DAYS AND SEE HOW THIS.

NEXT WE WILL. WE'LL HAVE OUR ACTION ITEMS. WE ARE GOING TO ACTION ITEMS A, B, AND C TO AFTER ITEM G TO ENSURE WE HAVE A SUPERMAJORITY OF THE BOARD PRESENT.

SO WITH THAT. WE HAVE FIRST THE RESOLUTION REGARDING GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION UNDER HB THREE WITH DOCTOR MARK CANTU.

[IX.D. Resolution Regarding Good Cause Exception Under HB 3]

I HAVE THE FIRST ITEM HERE FOR YOU AS A BOARD TO CONSIDER FOR ACTION.

AND THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT IS NOT NEW TO TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BUT IT IS NEW TO DVISD.

SO HERE I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING WHAT DOCTOR G JUST DOCTOR GUTIERREZ JUST SAID PUBLICLY, IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY. AND THIS DOES NOT CHANGE WITH THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION THAT WE ARE PROVIDING.

AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ALL OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

I KNOW THAT IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT FOR YOU ALL, BUT I WANT TO START THE CONVERSATION WITH THIS BECAUSE IT DOES SAY THAT WE HAVE TO SELECT AN ALTERNATIVE STAFF. AND SO A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, T ALLOWED SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

WELL, FIRST I'LL START WITH THE MANDATE. A COUPLE YEARS AGO THAT'S WHAT T 37.014 SAYS IS THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO ARM EACH CAMPUS DURING REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS WITH AN ARMED SECURITY OFFICER. AND SO THIS PERSON MUST BE A SCHOOL DISTRICT PEACE OFFICER, A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER OR A COMMISSIONED PEACE OFFICER AS SECURITY.

THERE IS AN EXEMPTION. THERE'S A GOOD CAUSE EXEMPTION.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU AS A RESOLUTION TODAY.

WHAT THIS IS SAYING IS THAT WE WILL STILL BE ABLE TO STAFF WITH AN ARMED SECURITY OFFICER, BUT WE ARE PROVIDING AN ALTERNATIVE STANDARD.

SO EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT OUR EMPLOYEE, WE ARE CONTRACTING WITH THE SERVICE FOR AN ARMED LEVEL THREE SECURITY OFFICER.

SO THAT IS ALL THAT THE RESOLUTION IN A NUTSHELL IS SAYING.

AND SO THIS DOES TWO THINGS. IT ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES.

WHILE WE MAY NOT BE STAFFED FULLY WITH A SCHOOL POLICE OFFICER.

AND SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS THAT WE CAN PARTNER WITH A STAFFING AGENCY THAT PROVIDES ARMED SECURITY OFFICERS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE COVERAGE AT EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS THROUGHOUT THE REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS.

SO THAT IS WHAT THE RESOLUTION IS SAYING BECAUSE THIS IS AN ISSUE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY.

WE CAN TAKE QUESTIONS IN CLOSED SESSION. YOU ALL AS A BOARD HAVE THE OPTION TO APPROVE THIS NOW OR APPROVE THIS AFTER CLOSED SESSION.

THAT IS, THAT IS THE OPTION OF THE BOARD. COMMENT.

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SECURITY SERVICE. THAT IS CORRECT. SO WHEN YOU PASS THE RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD, IT ALLOWS US TO CONTRACT SERVICES FOR ARMED SECURITY LEVEL THREE TRAINED PERSONNEL.

AND I ALSO WANT TO SHARE THAT THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD DO ANYWAY IN THE CASE THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF NEED.

IT IS A BEST PRACTICE IN MY PRIOR DISTRICT. WE DID IT EVERY YEAR.

LIKE IT'S JUST A GOOD PRACTICE TO HAVE IN PLACE.

JUST IN THE CASE THAT THERE IS A NEED THAT ARISES BECAUSE THERE IS ALSO A SHORTAGE OF POLICE OFFICERS.

AND SO THERE'S A SMALL POOL OF POLICE OFFICERS.

AND ESPECIALLY NOW, BECAUSE REMEMBER, THIS IS NEW DISTRICTS ADDING ALL OF THESE POLICE OFFICERS, THEY MAY HAVE HAD A POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY HAD VERY FEW OFFICERS.

NOW YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE DISTRICTS CREATING THEIR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENTS, NEEDING ALL OF THESE OFFICERS COMPETING WITH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY AND OTHER AGENCIES.

IT IS ALSO A CHALLENGE TO SECURE OFFICERS, JUST LIKE WE'RE EXPERIENCING A CHALLENGE SECURING TEACHERS.

TRUSTEES DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OR COMMENTS? TRUSTEE SIERRA. I HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT I THINK THEY WOULD BE ANSWERED IN CLOSED SESSION AND THEN WE COULD VOTE AFTERWARDS.

YEAH, THAT WAS GOING TO BE MINE. CAN WE PUSH THIS TO THE END AS WELL? OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WE WILL MOVE ACTION ITEM TO AFTER CLOSED SESSION.

DO WE NEED TO VOTE? NEXT UP, WE CONSIDER AN ACT ON ORDERING SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,

[IX.E. Consider and Act on Ordering School Board Trustee Election to Be Held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026]

WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR TODAY IS THAT WE ORDER THE ELECTION FOR THE 2026 BOARD ELECTION.

SO OUR ELECTION LAW REQUIRES THAT YOU ORDER THE ELECTION PRIOR TO THE ELECTION.

AND WE DO HAVE FIVE SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS THAT ARE UP FOR ELECTION.

SO SINGLE, MEMBER, DISTRICT THREE, SINGLE MEMBER, DISTRICT FIVE, SEVEN, EIGHT AND NINE.

THESE ARE ALL FOUR YEAR TERMS FROM 2026 TO 2030.

WE MUST ALSO POST THIS. WE ARE WORKING IN WE'RE WORKING WITH TRAVIS COUNTY TO CONDUCT OUR ELECTIONS.

WE MUST ALSO POST TO OUR EARLY VOTING PLACES ARE THE TIMES OF THE LOCATIONS, THE HOURS.

ALSO ON ELECTION DAY. UNFORTUNATELY, TRAVIS COUNTY HASN'T PUBLISHED THAT YET.

SO WHAT WE WILL DO IS WE WILL SUBMIT THIS WITH THE WEBSITE INFORMATION.

AND THEN AS TRAVIS COUNTY MAKES THAT AVAILABLE TO US, WE WILL PUBLISH THAT OUT AS, AS REQUIRED.

WITHOUT THAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE ORDER THE ELECTION.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SECRETARY WEGNER MAKES A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE BURTON MAKES A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. SO THIS THIRD

[IX.F. TEC §39.008: Certification of Compliance with Certain Laws Required]

SO TEC39.008. AND THIS IS COMPLIANT WITH CERTAIN LAWS.

AND SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS ASK IS THAT WE CERTIFY OR THAT THAT AS A DISTRICT, WE CAN CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH THIS NEW REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. IT'S A NEW STATUTORY COMPLIANCE, I SHOULD SAY.

THIS IS AN ANNUAL IMPROVEMENT THAT WE WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT TO TEA.

SO WHILE THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE BRING IT, WE WILL BE BRINGING IT TO THE BOARD EVERY SCHOOL YEAR UNTIL SOMETHING CHANGES.

WE HAVE TO DO THIS IN A PUBLIC MEETING. SO THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING, AND THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TESTIMONY WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WAS AVAILABLE. WE MUST CERTIFY THIS AND SUBMIT THIS TO TEA BY SEPTEMBER THE 30TH.

AND WITH THE ACTION TO APPROVE THIS, WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS APPROVING THE SUPERINTENDENT OR YOU'RE AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO COMPLETE THIS REQUIRED SUBMISSION TO TEA. SO THERE ARE SEVERAL DISTRICT POLICIES THAT WE WERE REQUIRED TO REVIEW.

YOU'VE GOT THE LIST OF POLICIES AS AN EXHIBIT, AND THEY HAVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACH OF THE POLICIES IN YOUR BINDER.

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WHAT WE ARE SAYING IS THAT WE HAVE REVIEWED THEM, THAT WE HAVE ACCEPTED THE TASB LANGUAGE, THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE, AND IT IS REQUIRED OF US.

SO WHILE WE MAY NOT LIKE THIS, IT IS A TEA REQUIREMENT AND WE HAVE TO SUBMIT THE CERTIFICATION.

WHAT I WILL SAY THOUGH, IS THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE, THAT WE HAVE REVIEWED THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

WE HAVE NOTIFIED EMPLOYEES THROUGH THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.

WE ALSO HAVE TO NOTIFY CONTRACTORS IF THEY'RE PROVIDING ANY SERVICES FOR US THAT IS NOW PART OF THE CONTRACT.

IT LINKS THEM TO THE REQUIRED POSTINGS AND EXPECTATIONS.

WE WILL DO EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE AWARE OF AS FAR AS OUR PRACTICES TO ALIGN TO THESE POLICIES AND THE LAW.

AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE ANY UPDATES AS REQUIRED BECAUSE THIS IS UNFORTUNATELY A NEW NORM FOR US.

AND SO WITH THAT, WE ASK THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THIS ANNUAL SENATE BILL 12 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SO THAT WE CAN SUBMIT IT ON TIME.

TRUSTEES DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY.

WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T APPROVE IT? I DON'T LIKE SOME OF THEM.

LIKE, I DON'T AGREE WITH PROHIBITING STUFF, ESPECIALLY DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION.

SO WHAT IS TEA'S OUTCOME? SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO THIS.

I'M SURE THERE WILL BE SOME SORT OF CHECKLIST.

AND THEN THERE'LL BE A REPORT. THE SUPERINTENDENT GET IN TROUBLE BECAUSE I HAVE TO SUBMIT IT.

I MEAN YOU CAN'T FIRE ME. THEY CAN'T TAKE AWAY MY PAY.

SO I'M JUST I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND LIKE WHAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW, IS THERE ANY FALLOUT? LIKE WHAT IS TEA'S? YEAH. I'LL SHARE PAST PRACTICE FOR OTHER REQUIREMENTS IF WE DON'T SUBMIT A REQUIREMENT.

AND I'M SURE THIS IS GOING TO BE SIMILAR AGAIN, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE DO THIS. WE DO GET AN EMAIL.

IT COMES TO THE SUPERINTENDENT JUST SAYS FYI YOU HAVEN'T SUBMITTED THIS.

AND THEN WE'LL GET POTENTIALLY ANOTHER FOLLOW UP, BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED IF WE DON'T SUBMIT IT.

BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN GOOD STEWARDS, BUT I. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE SIERRA. JUST TO CONFIRM, WE'VE ALREADY MADE THE CHANGES TO THE POLICIES.

THIS IS JUST CERTIFYING THAT WE HAVE MADE THOSE POLICIES.

THAT IS EXACTLY CORRECT. IN THE PAST THERE WAS A LEVEL, I GUESS, OF TRUST THAT WAS AFFORDED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS SAYING YOU'VE ALREADY ADOPTED THE POLICY, WHETHER IT'S LEGAL OR LOCAL POLICY. THAT EXHIBIT SHOWS WHEN THEY WERE ADOPTED, MOST OF THESE WERE ADOPTED THIS LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION AFTER TASB REVIEWS THE LAW. AND NOW WE HAVE TO CERTIFY THAT WE ARE.

CERTIFIED, THAT WE HAVE DONE WHAT WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO. EXACTLY. CORRECT. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. OKAY. WITH THAT DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? TRUSTEE SIERRA MAKES A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECRETARY WEGNER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE AGAINST.

MOTION PASSES. FOUR TO 4 TO 1. THANK YOU.

NEXT, WE HAVE TO CONSIDER BOARD APPROVAL OF DELEGATE.

[IX.G. Discuss and Consider Board Approval of a Delegate and Alternate to the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Delegate Assembly]

DOES ANYBODY WOULD ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO BE A DELEGATE OR OPPOSE THAT? NO. ALL RIGHT. AND SINCE HE'S NOT HERE, WE'LL JUST VOTE.

[LAUGHTER] AND HE GETS IT BY DEFAULT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF HOW MANY? I'LL MAKE A NOMINATION. I'LL MAKE THE NOMINATION.

TRUSTEE BURTON MADE THE NOMINATION. I'LL TAKE SECRETARY WEGNER AS A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OKAY. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

DO I HAVE A VOLUNTEER FOR A DELEGATE? I MEAN, THE ALTERNATE.

YEAH. I'M SORRY. YEAH. NO, I'M NOT GOING. YOU'RE NOT GOING.

WE WON'T HAVE AN ALTERNATE. OKAY. I DON'T REMEMBER IF WE HAVE TIME.

MAYBE WE CAN ASK SOMEBODY ELSE THAT'S GOING A BIT LATER.

ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, WE'VE JUST GOT TRUSTEE PANTOJA AS THE DELEGATE.

OKAY. WELL DONE. [APPLAUSE] YOU'RE THE DELEGATE.

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HIGH LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY.

WE ARE BACK IN SESSION. THE TIME IS 7:34. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEMS A, B, AND C FOR ACTION ITEMS. NEXT IS A CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE THAT EXCEEDS THE DISTRICT'S

[IX.A. Consideration of and possible action to approve a debt service tax rate that exceeds the District’s minimum debt service rate, pursuant to Section 26.05(a-1), Tax Code]

GOOD EVENING. AGAIN, THIS ITEM RELATES TO A NEW REQUIREMENT COMING OUT OF THE 89TH LEGISLATURE.

ACTUALLY, THE NEXT THREE ACTION ITEMS RELATED TO THE TAX RATE ARE REQUIRED TO BE APPROVED IN THE ORDER THAT THEY APPEAR ON YOUR AGENDA.

SO WE HAVE TO APPROVE ONE BEFORE THE NEXT. SO UNDER SENATE BILL 1453 DISTRICTS ARE REQUIRED TO CALCULATE A MINIMUM DEBT SERVICE RATE ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS OUTLINED IN THE TAX CODE.

IN ORDER TO ADOPT A DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE ABOVE THE STATUTORY MINIMUM CALCULATION, THE STATE REQUIRES TWO PROCEDURAL STEPS.

ONE IS A SUPERMAJORITY APPROVAL PRIOR TO THE TAX RATE, ADOPTION WITH PRESCRIBED MOTION LANGUAGE, AND TWO IS ADOPTION OF THE FULL TAX RATE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS TAX CODE.

SO THIS SLIDE OUTLINES THE KEY FACTORS THAT MUST BE INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION, INCLUDING THE MINIMUM DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE, WHICH IS $0.28. THE HIGHER DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE, WHICH IS $0.30.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO, THE $0.02, AND THE PURPOSE OF THE HIGHER TAX RATE IS TO PAY DOWN DEBT EARLY, TO CREATE CAPACITY IN OUR BOND PROGRAM AND SAVE TAXPAYERS ON FUTURE INTEREST.

SO TO COMPLY WITH STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVING A RATE ABOVE THE CALCULATED MINIMUM, THE MOTION MUST BE READ AS FORMATTED ON THE SLIDE AND MUST OCCUR BEFORE THE OFFICIAL TAX RATE ADOPTION, WHICH IS THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

ANY QUESTIONS? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DISTRICT'S MINIMUM DEBT SERVICE RATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 2605 A1 TAX CODE? I MOVE THAT A PROPOSED RATE TO PAY DEBT SERVICE OF $0.30 PER $100 OF TAXABLE VALUE VALUATION BE APPROVED.

THIS RATE EXCEEDS THE DISTRICT'S DEBT SERVICE RATE DETERMINED UNDER SECTION 44.004C5A2B EDUCATION CODE, WHICH IS 0.2784 PER $100 TAXABLE VALUATION BY 0.0216 PER $100 OF TAXABLE VALUATION. THE EXCESS REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE PROPOSED RATE WILL BE USED FOR ACCELERATING THE REPAYMENT OF THE DISTRICT'S OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS AND ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING REASONABLE DEBT SERVICE RESERVES.

SECRETARY WEGNER MADE THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE SIERRA MAKES A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[IX.B. Consider and Act on the Tax Rate Order and Adoption of the 2026-27 Tax Rate]

DO I HAVE A MOTION OR ANY QUESTIONS? YOU WANT TO READ IT? I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF $1.328.

SORRY, I SCREWED THAT UP, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 12.33% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.

SO THAT ADOPTED TAX RATE WOULD BE ONE DOLLAR AND THIRTY POINT EIGHT CENTS.

SECRETARY WEGNER MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE BURTON MAKES A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

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[IX.C. AN ORDER CALLING A TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION TO BE HELD BY THE DEL VALLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, MAKING PROVISION FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE ELECTION, AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THAT ELECTION]

PROVISIONS FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE ELECTION AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE ELECTION.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS SPECIFIC TO CALLING A RATIFICATION ELECTION RIGHT NOW? WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE ORDER CALLING A TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION TO BE HELD BY THE DEL VALLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, MAKING PROVISION FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE ELECTION AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THAT ELECTION. SECRETARY WEGNER MAKES THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE SIERRA MAKES A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

OKAY, AT THIS TIME, WE WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.

[X. Closed Session]

AS A REMINDER, EXECUTIVE SESSION IS A CONTINUATION OF THE BOARD MEETING.

I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS REFRAIN FROM APPROACHING THE DAIS AND BOARD MEMBERS AT THIS TIME.

AGAIN, THE TIME IS 7:40.

THE BOARD ENDED ITS CLOSED SESSION AT 9:12 P.M.

WE ARE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION AND THE TIME IS 9:15.

LET'S MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.

[XI. Approve Action Items Discussed in Closed Session]

VICE PRESIDENT OR WE'LL GO WITH TRUSTEE BURTON MAKES A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO. AND NOW WE GO ON TO.

DO WE HAVE ANY FUTURE BUSINESS? NEW BUSINESS, FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS. ANYBODY? OH, AND WE I'M SORRY. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON ITEMS B, C AND D. NO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? TRUSTEE PANTOJA MAKES THE MOTION.

SECRETARY WEGNER MAKES A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I'M IN FAVOR. 9:16 MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

IT IS 9:16.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.