Jun 25, 2024 Regular School Board Meeting

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LAMAR CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:30 P.M..

[1. Call to order and establishment of a quorum ]

WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH SIX MEMBERS PRESENT WITH TRUSTEE HUBENAK ABSENT.

PLEASE JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO OBSERVE AS YOU FEEL APPROPRIATE.

THANK YOU. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED.

DOCTOR NIVENS, ARE THERE ANY RECOGNITIONS OR AWARDS?

[3. Recognitions/awards ]

ONE VERY SPECIAL RECOGNITION.

WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE MRS. MANDY BRONZELL WHO SERVED AS THE BOARD PRESIDENT FOR OUR LAST SCHOOL YEAR.

SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO PRESIDENT LAMBERT.

YES. I THINK IF YOU'RE IN FORT BEND COUNTY, YOU KNOW.

AND LOVE MISS. BRUNZELL.

SHE HAS A DEEP COMMITMENT TO FORT BEND COUNTY, TO THE COMMUNITY, TO THE STUDENTS.

SHE'S SERVED IN THE PUBLIC EYE FOR A LONG TIME, AND SHE HASN'T WAVERED OR BACKED DOWN FOR A MINUTE.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING AN EXAMPLE TO ALL OF US BEING AN EXAMPLE FOR OUR STUDENTS OF WHAT CIVIC DUTY LOOKS LIKE AND HOW TO DO IT WELL.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SERVING AND LOVING ON OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF OF OUR DISTRICT.

SO HERE WE GO.

DOCTOR EVANS, ARE THERE ANY INTRODUCTIONS? NO, SIR. THERE ARE NO INTRODUCTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW HAVE BOARD MEMBER REPORTS.

[5.A. Meetings and events ]

SO WE WANT TO BE A DISTRICT THAT'S KNOWN FOR CATCHING OUR STAFF DOING GOOD THINGS.

AND SO KNOWING THAT ALL OF OUR DISTRICT IS NOT JUST MADE UP OF ONE TYPE OF EMPLOYEE, BUT THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT EMPLOYEES AND SO MANY DIFFERENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS AND STUDENTS THAT MAKE UP OUR DISTRICT.

SO AS WE START THIS WITH OUR NEW YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO SHIFT IT TOWARDS THAT.

SO. TRUSTEE DANZINGER.

SURE. YOU KNOW, I LOVE.

DOING SHOUT OUTS.

WE'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY, SO IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT ALL IS GOING ON.

BUT I DO PAY ATTENTION TO SOCIAL MEDIA.

AND OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, EVEN THOUGH OUR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS ARE ON VACATION, I HAVE NOTICED THEY'RE ALL AT A LOT OF THEM IN CONFERENCES.

THEY'RE TAKING WORKSHOPS, THEY'RE DOING SEMINARS.

SO I'M JUST SO PROUD OF THE FACT THAT THEY FEEL SO COMMITTED TO THEIR TO LCISD THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE ON VACATION, THEY'RE TAKING TIME TO REJUVENATE THEMSELVES FOR THE COMING YEAR AND LETTING PEOPLE KNOW IT'S A 12 MONTH JOB AND THEY WORK HARD AT IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? I'M SORRY, I DO.

I WANT TO SHOUT OUT MISS JENNIFER SERNA.

SHE IS OUR MCKINNEY VENTO STUDENT SUPPORT SPECIALIST.

SHE HAS CREATED SOMETHING CALLED CAMP CHANGE, AND I GOT TO BE A LITTLE PART OF IT AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE.

OR MAYBE IT WAS THE END OF MAY.

IT'S FOR OUR MCKINNEY VENTO KIDS.

AND IT'S A CAMP WHERE THEY JUST KIND OF IT STANDS FOR CREATING HOPE AND GENUINE NURTURING EMPOWERMENT.

AND THEY LEARNED BUSINESS SKILLS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS.

THEY WENT TO SEE JUDGE TONY WALLACE TO DO A LOT OF COOL THINGS.

AND IT WAS JUST IT'S A REALLY AWESOME CAMP, AND I DIDN'T SEE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

SO I'M HOPING THAT THEY HIGHLIGHT IT SOMEHOW BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY COOL.

I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, BECAUSE NOW'S THE TIME.

WHENEVER THEY'RE ABLE TO GET IN THE SCHOOLS AND GET GET A LOT DONE AND ALL THAT.

SO IF YOU DRIVE BY ANY OF OUR SCHOOLS, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S ALWAYS WORK GOING ON DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

BUT RIGHT NOW THERE'S SOME MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE HAVING TO GET THROUGH TO MAKE SURE WE'RE READY FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

SO THANK YOU TO OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND OUR YARD CREWS.

AND THEY'RE OUT THERE WORKING IN THIS HEAT OF THE OF THE DAY OF THE SUMMER.

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[6.A. Meetings and events ]

AND SO AS SUPERINTENDENT, YOU KNOW, TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS JOB, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT AND A GREAT TEAM.

NOT ONLY DO I HAVE GREAT SUPPORT AT HOME, BUT WE ALSO HAVE SOME GREAT, GREAT SUPPORT HERE.

AND SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO DO THIS.

BUT TONIGHT IS MISS CHRISTINE MUSIC'S LAST BOARD MEETING WITH US.

MISS MISS MUSIC HAS SERVED AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HR FOR QUITE A WHILE, AND SHE'S BEEN THE DISTRICT 29, 29 YEARS.

AND YOU KNOW, ANYONE THAT'S WORKED IN HR KNOW, YOU KNOW, HOW DIFFICULT A POSITION THAT IS.

HOW YOU HAVE TO HAVE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS, BUT ALSO BE EVERYBODY'S ADVOCATE WHILE MAINTAINING AND MAKING SURE THAT THE DISTRICT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL THE LEGAL, WITH ALL THE LAWS, AND THAT WE STAY OUT OF TROUBLE.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MISS CHRISTINE MUSIC FOR HER SUPPORT OF LCISD, FOR SUPPORT OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, OUR TEACHERS, OUR STAFF.

I TRY TO GIVE HER ONE OF THOSE FREE HUGS TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, MAKE HER STAY.

AND IT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH.

SO I THINK I'M LOSING MY MY FREE HUG POWER.

BUT MISS MUSIC, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS.

WE APPRECIATE YOU. AND WE'LL BE CALLING FROM TOWN TO TOWN TO COME TO DO SOME CONTRACT WORK, SO DON'T GET TOO COMFORTABLE.

MISS JOHNSON, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL TAKE ACTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[8 CONSENT AGENDA]

WELCH. SECRETARY WELCH WILL MAKE THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? TRUSTEE DANZINGER WILL MAKE A SECOND.

I WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CURRENT CONSENT AGENDA? SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

WE WILL NOW HAVE REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS ON THE FUTURE ACTION ITEMS.

[Items 9A & 9B]

SHE'S ACTUALLY GOING TO DISCUSS NINE A AND NINE B FOR A FUTURE ACTION ITEM FOR AUGUST.

SO MISS LUDWICK.

I HAVE A PRETTY QUICK AGENDA TONIGHT.

JUST A COUPLE BIG THINGS.

I'LL BE GIVING YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR PRELIMINARY STANDING OF THE 2425 BUDGET.

I'LL TALK ABOUT THE THREE THAT REQUIRE SPECIFIC BOARD APPROVAL OR BOARD ADOPTION, AND THAT'LL BE THE GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND. THEN I ALSO WILL TALK ABOUT THE TRUTH AND TAXATION NOTICES THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE PUBLISHED EACH YEAR.

AND WHAT THOSE COMPONENTS ARE.

AND THEN THOSE, WE WILL THEN IN AUGUST RECONVENE FOR A MEETING WHERE WE WILL GIVE YOU SPECIFICS THAT WILL GO INTO THOSE NOTICES. SO MOVING ON TO THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.

THERE'S REALLY NO CHANGES SINCE LAST MONTH.

WE ARE LOOKING AT A SMALL DEFICIT RIGHT NOW OF ABOUT $216,000.

WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN CLOSE THAT GAP AS LONG AS THE REVENUE BUDGET HOLDS.

WE'LL BE GETTING PRELIMINARY VALUES IN JULY.

SO THAT'S COMING AROUND VERY QUICKLY.

AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE EXPENDITURE BUDGET AS NECESSARY.

SO WITH THAT SAID, OUR LOCAL BUDGET FOR REVENUE IS A LITTLE OVER $473 MILLION, WITH 205 MILLION OF THAT BEING FROM LOCAL SOURCES AND 266.3 MILLION OF IT BEING FROM STATE SOURCES.

THE BULK OF THE LOCAL MONEY COMES FROM PROPERTY TAXES, AND THE STATE MONEY COMES FROM THE FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM.

IN THE FEDERAL CATEGORY, WE HAVE 1,675,000.

AND THE BULK OF THAT COMES FROM THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

MOVING ON TO REVENUES, WE'RE AT $473.3 MILLION, WITH THE LARGEST OF THAT BEING SALARY.

SALARY CATEGORIES AND BENEFITS AT 398.4 MILLION.

AND THEN PROFESSIONAL AND CONTRACTED SERVICES.

FOLLOW THAT AT 40.8 MILLION.

JUST ONE REMINDER.

WE ARE STILL OPERATING UNDER THE THE MCR, WHICH IS THE MAXIMUM COMPRESSED TAX RATE THAT'S MANDATED BY THE STATE.

AND IT'S THE STARTING POINT FOR OUR RATE.

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THE STATE MANDATES THAT NO DISTRICT CAN HAVE A LOWER MCR THAN ANOTHER DISTRICT.

SO THIS YEAR'S STARTING POINT IS ABOUT $0.68.

AND SO THE STATE MULTIPLIES THAT BY 90% AND COMES UP WITH THE 0.6169 THAT YOU SEE THERE.

SO THAT'S THE MINIMUM TAX RATE THAT FOR KNOW THAT ANY DISTRICT CAN HAVE.

SO WE START THERE.

AND THEN OUR VALUE GROWTH PLAYS INTO THAT.

SO WE ARE AT THE FLOOR WHICH IS THE 0.6169 RATE.

AND THEN WE HAVE ADDED $0.05 FOR ENRICHMENT.

AND THAT WAS DONE AND HAS CONTINUED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE SITTING AT AN NO TAX RATE OF 0.6669.

MOVING ON TO CHILD NUTRITION.

THIS IS A SELF SUSTAINING BUDGET.

SO THE REVENUES COME FROM FEDERAL SOURCES AND THEN LOCAL USER FEES, YOU KNOW LUNCH MEAL PRICES AND MEAL SALES. SO WE'RE AT $31.4 MILLION AT THIS POINT.

AND ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, OF COURSE, THE BIGGEST CATEGORIES ARE GOING TO BE FOR PAYROLL BENEFITS AND THEN SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS, FOOD COSTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THOSE COMBINED MAKE UP 30 MILLION, ALMOST 31 MILLION OF ALMOST THE WHOLE BUDGET.

MOVING ON TO DEBT SERVICE.

THIS IS THE FIRST LOOK THAT YOU'VE HAD THAT YOU'VE HAD AT THE DEBT SERVICE BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR.

AND THAT IS THE FUND THAT WE USE TO ACCUMULATE PROPERTY TAXES AND OTHER MONIES THAT WE PAY THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON OUR BONDS FOR.

SO THE BULK OF THE REVENUE IN THAT FUND AS WELL COMES FROM PROPERTY TAXES.

AND SO OUR ESTIMATED REVENUE FOR THE YEAR RIGHT NOW IS $173.8 MILLION, WITH 140 MILLION OF THAT COMING FROM PROPERTY TAXES, AND THEN ABOUT 14 MILLION CLOSE TO IT FOR INTEREST, EARNINGS AND CAPITALIZED INTEREST THAT WE WILL USE THAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM PREVIOUS BOND SALES.

WE ALSO HAVE ABOUT 19.5 MILLION IN STATE FUNDS FOR A HOLD HARMLESS.

ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, WE'VE GOT BOND PRINCIPAL COMING DUE THIS NEXT YEAR OF RIGHT AT 37 MILLION AND INTEREST OF ONE $136.6 MILLION.

SO THERE WE HAVE ALMOST A BALANCED BUDGET, ABOUT 209,000 TO THE GOOD.

OUR ESTIMATED FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR IS ABOUT $50 MILLION.

AND THAT'S JUST IN THE DEBT SERVICE FUND THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY RELATIONSHIP TO THE GENERAL FUND.

SO THAT'S THE ESTIMATED FUND BALANCE IN THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.

AND AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR WITH THE USE OF THE CAPITALIZED INTEREST, IT WILL BE DOWN TO ABOUT 38 MILLION.

MOVING ON TO THE TAX RATE.

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TWO COMPONENTS TO OUR TOTAL TAX RATE, ONE BEING THE LOW RATE AND THE OTHER BEING THE INS RATE.

THIS YEAR, OUR RATES ARE 0.6692 FOR ZERO AND $0.48 FOR INTEREST AND SINKING.

NEXT YEAR WE'LL STAY AT $0.48 FOR INTEREST IN SINKING AND AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, WILL BE AT 0.6669 FOR NOW, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THIS YEAR.

NOW, MOVING ON TO TRUTH AND TAXATION REQUIREMENTS, WE ARE PROPOSING THAT WE HAVE A MEETING ON AUGUST 5TH, AND THERE WILL BE THREE REQUIREMENTS AT THAT MEETING. ONE FOR THE THE BOARD TO VOTE ON A ON THE DATE THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE NOTICE FOR THE MEETING WHERE THE BUDGET AND THE PROPOSED TAX RATE ARE DISCUSSED.

AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT AUGUST 27TH FOR THE DATE OF THAT MEETING.

REQUIREMENT TWO IS TO VOTE ON THE TAX RATE THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE NOTICE.

AND THEN REQUIREMENT THREE IS TO DESIGNATE THE INDIVIDUAL THAT CALCULATES TWO SPECIFIC SPECIFICALLY NAMED RATES BY THE STATE, WHICH IS THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE AND THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE.

THE ONE YOU ALL ARE MOST FAMILIAR WITH IS THE VAT RATE, WHICH IS THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE, WHICH IS THE ONE THAT I WENT THROUGH EARLIER.

AND THEN THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE IS THE ONE THAT IT'S A PRESCRIBED CALCULATION, WHERE IT'S THE RATE THAT WE WOULD NEED TO GENERATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY IN TAXES ON THE SAME PROPERTIES LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR.

SO IT BASICALLY TAKES OUT THE THE IMPACT OF INFLATION AND PROPERTY VALUE GROWTH.

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MR. LUDWIG. SO THE PROPOSED TAX RATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IN AUGUST IS BASICALLY THE SAME 1.14.

YES, I THINK IT WAS 9.2 ON THE CURRENT AND THEN 6.9 ON THE.

YES, THE 1.1469.

AND A LOT OF WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF OTHER DISTRICTS GO OUT FOR VAT RAISE.

WE'RE NOT NEEDING TO DO THAT.

NOT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF OUR GROWTH.

IS THAT PRETTY MUCH THE REASON? YES. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR TAXPAYERS TO UNDERSTAND IT'S.

YES. THE ENROLLMENT GROWTH IS REALLY WHAT KEEPS US GOING.

PLUS THE ATTENDANCE RATE.

SO WE GOT TO KEEP THE KIDS IN THE CLASS.

WE HAVE TO KEEP THE KIDS IN THE CLASS.

I ALSO WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE ALL THE FOLKS WHO WHO BUY HOMES IN THIS DISTRICT, WHO DO NOT SEND KIDS TO THE SCHOOLS.

THEY'RE ALSO PAYING FOR LAMAR AS WELL.

SO IT'S IT'S ALL NEW HOUSING STARTS OR HOUSING PURCHASES AS WELL.

THANK YOU. SO I'M GOING TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD HERE.

AND I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

AND A LOT OF YOU KNOW, MY YOU KNOW, YOU'VE MET MY DAD, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE AND APPRECIATE HIM.

AND, YOU KNOW, GROWING UP, HE WOULD SAY, SON, WHEN PEOPLE QUESTION YOUR INTEGRITY AND YOUR CHARACTER, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE YOU TURN IN YOUR KEYS.

AND SO ONE THING I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE VERY CLEAR TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT IS RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT A $200,000 DEFICIT, WHICH IS WHICH IS NOT A HUGE DEFICIT AT ALL COMPARED TO SOME OF OUR SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE MULTIPLE MILLIONS OR EVEN OVER $100 MILLION IN DEFICIT.

AND WE HAVE I HAVE SEVERAL PEERS WHO ARE PRESENTING DEFICIT BUDGETS UP TO $140 MILLION.

AND SO WHEN YOU GET TO THAT POINT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S PEOPLE WE'RE NOT TO THAT POINT YET.

BUT AS WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO COMPRESS OUR TAX RATE AND AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND OPEN BUILDINGS, WE ARE EVENTUALLY GOING TO HAVE TO COME TO THE COMMUNITY FOR A VAT RATE EVENTUALLY.

NOT NOW, BUT EVENTUALLY THAT'S GOING TO COME.

AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT.

AND WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT IT PUBLICLY AND PUT IT ON THE BALLOT, THAT IS NOT SOMETHING BRAND NEW THAT THE COMMUNITY SAYS, WAIT A SECOND, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS A YEAR OR TWO YEARS OUT, SO EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT IT IS COMING OUR WAY, LAMAR SAYS.

THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE IMMUNE TO OUR PUBLIC, OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM FUNDING AND HOW WE DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

WE'RE NOT IMMUNE TO THAT.

IT JUST HASN'T MADE IT TO US YET BECAUSE WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GROWTH.

WE'RE A HYPER GROWTH SCHOOL SYSTEM, BUT ONCE THAT GROWTH STARTS TO SLOW DOWN, WE'RE GOING TO DEPEND ON THE TAXPAYER TO HELP US CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE, GIVE TEACHER RAISES AND MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS HAVE EXPERIENCES.

RIGHT. BECAUSE WHAT WE DO, WE DO THIS FOR KIDS.

AND SO WE'RE NOT A BANK AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE KIDS HAVE EXPERIENCES.

THAT'S WHY THAT'S WHY THEIR PARENTS SEND THEM TO US.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE I CONTINUE TO SAY THAT AND EVERYONE HEARS THAT.

AND SO WHEN IT'S TIME TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, IT WON'T BE A BRAND NEW CONVERSATION.

THANK YOU. THIS IS THE TIME OF THE MEETING WHERE THERE IS PUBLIC, WHERE THE PUBLIC HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE.

MRS. JOHNSON, ARE THERE ANY IS THERE ANY PUBLIC PARTICIPATION? NO. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE MR.

[9.C. Discussion of schematic design for High School #8 ]

GOOD EVENING, BOARD, TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR.

TONIGHT WE WILL BRING FORTH A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE NEW PROTOTYPE DESIGN FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL.

IT HAPPENS TO BE HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER EIGHT.

THIS FACILITY WILL BE LOCATED ON FM 359, NORTH OF FULCHER AT THE COUNTY LINE.

AS YOU SEE ON THE DIAGRAM, HIGH SCHOOL EIGHT WILL SIT ON THE EAST SIDE OF 359 ALONG WITH THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN ON THE WEST SIDE WILL BE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAN FOR THAT SITE.

THESE ARE OUR DESIGN COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT MET.

THIS IS THE FIRST FLOOR LAYOUT OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR PROTOTYPE, EXCEPT FOR SOME SMALL CHANGES.

IF YOU'LL NOTICE THE ACADEMIC WINGS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE FIRST FLOOR.

THOSE HAVE BEEN SLANTED SLIGHTLY.

THE COMMITTEE REALLY WANTED TO DO THAT, TO BE ABLE TO GAIN INTERIOR SUNLIGHT INTO THOSE CLASSROOMS. RIGHT NOW, ALL THOSE CLASSROOMS ADJACENT TO THAT MAIN HALLWAY, THERE'S NO REALLY DIRECT SUNLIGHT TO BE ABLE TO COME INTO THOSE CLASSROOMS, TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. ALSO, IF YOU'LL NOTICE THE SHADED AREAS ON EACH END OF THE CLASSROOM WINGS ON THE FIRST FLOOR.

THIS PROTOTYPE IS ALSO DESIGNED FOR THE THREE LAYOUTS THAT WE DISCUSSED.

WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT OUR MASTER PLAN PRINCIPLES THE 1875, THE 2575, OR THE 3075.

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AND ON THE SECOND FLOOR, IT'S SIMILAR TO THE FIRST FLOOR ON THE ACADEMIC WING AS THOSE LAYOUTS AND PODS FOR THOSE ACADEMIC INSTRUCTIONS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? I DO. OKAY.

SO THIS IS GOING TO ENGULF OUR NEW PLAN OF HOW MANY WHAT 2500? HOW MANY STUDENTS? WELL, SINCE THIS IS A PROTOTYPE, WE'RE SHOWING IT AS BOTH RIGHT NOW IT'S 25.

75 IS THE WAY WE'VE LAID IT CURRENTLY OUT.

BUT WE CAN ALSO TAKE THESE PODS AND SHRINK THEM DOWN TO 1875.

OR IF YOU SEE THE GRAY AREAS ON THE ENDS, WE CAN ALSO EXPAND IT TO 3075.

SO THIS PROTOTYPE WOULD ALLOW US TO BUILD ALL THREE DIFFERENT SIZES WITHOUT ANY MAJOR CHANGES TO THE REST OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE FACILITY.

AND ONCE UPON A TIME, WE USED TO LEAVE A SHELL BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE OPENING UP SCHOOLS, WE DIDN'T OPEN IT WITH ALL THE GRADES, BUT NOW WE'RE NOT DOING THAT ANYMORE, RIGHT? I WOULD SAY THAT CURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, OUR PRACTICE WHEN WE OPEN TOMAS NINE, TEN AND 11.

YES, MA'AM. WE WOULD BASICALLY BUILD THE ENTIRE FACILITY READY FOR STUDENTS, WITH THE OPTION OF THE SENIORS BEING ABLE TO JOIN.

OKAY. TRUSTEE BOX, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? OKAY. SO, TRUSTEES, IF YOU REMEMBER, WE A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE PRESENTED TO YOU A TIERED, A TIERED MASTER PLAN FOR. THANK YOU, SIR.

MASTER PLAN PRINCIPLES WHERE WE HAVE OUR OUR SCHOOLS, WE HAVE LOW GROWTH, MEDIUM GROWTH AND HIGH GROWTH.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS BUILDING IS GOING TO GOING TO GOING TO PROVIDE FOR US IS THAT WE'LL STILL HAVE THIS, THIS MAIN FLOOR PLAN, BUT WE'LL BE ABLE TO EXPAND IT OR SHRINK IT AS WE SEE FIT, DEPENDING ON WHERE IT GOES IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

I GUESS WITH THIS HIGH SCHOOL, WOULD WOULD THERE BE IN ANY ANTICIPATION OF NEEDING TO MAKE IT ANY BIGGER THAN 3075? I MEAN, IF YOU'RE JUST ADDING ON THAT LITTLE BIT, COULD THAT BE EXPANDED MORE OR IF THE TIME COMES.

AND YES, MA'AM, SINCE THIS IS A PROTOTYPE, EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS HIGH SCHOOL EIGHT, THIS IS THE FLOOR PLAN DOESN'T CHANGE WHEN WE GO FROM ONE PLAN TO THE OTHER.

IT'S JUST THOSE SMALL ADDITIONS TO THE END OF THE ACADEMIC WINGS.

SO EVEN THOUGH THIS SAYS HIGH SCHOOL EIGHT, THIS IS THE SET FLOOR PLAN.

THIS IS THE PROTOTYPE FLOOR PLAN FOR OUR NEXT GROUP OF SECONDARY CAMPUSES.

I'M JUST SAYING WHERE IT SAYS ALTERNATE CLASSROOM ADDITIONS THAT COULD BE EVEN BIGGER IF WE NEEDED TO.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN.

LIKE THE PREVIOUS ITEM, THIS IS THE TIME WHERE THE MEETING WHERE THE PUBLIC HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE.

MRS. JOHNSON, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC PARTICIPATION? NO. THERE'S NOT.

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL TAKE ACTION ON THE ACTION ITEMS.

[10.A. Consider approval of notification of intent to change fiscal year start date ]

GOOD EVENING. AGAIN.

I'D LIKE TO PRESENT SOME INFORMATION ON OUR PROPOSAL TO CHANGE OUR FISCAL YEAR.

FIRST OF ALL, WHAT IS A FISCAL YEAR? IT CAN BE A CALENDAR YEAR, OR IT CAN BE ANY 12 MONTH, 2012 CONSECUTIVE MONTH PERIOD THAT WE CHOOSE.

CURRENTLY, OUR FISCAL YEAR BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 1ST AND ENDS ON AUGUST 31ST.

THE US GOVERNMENT'S FISCAL YEAR WHO WE DO GET GRANTS AND AND MONIES FROM BEGINS OCTOBER 1ST AND ENDS SEPTEMBER 30TH. PRIOR TO 74, IT WAS ACTUALLY A JULY TO JUNE FISCAL YEAR.

SO WHY WOULD WE PROPOSE MAKING A CHANGE? THAT WOULD BE THE MOST COMPELLING REASON IS SO THAT WE MORE CLOSELY MATCH OR ALIGN WITH THE INSTRUCTIONAL YEAR.

AND SO OUR NEW BUDGET WOULD BE AVAILABLE JULY 1ST WHEN STAFF COMES BACK AFTER THEIR SUMMER BREAKS.

THINGS THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER, WHICH ANY ORGANIZATION CHANGING ITS FISCAL YEAR WOULD HAVE TO CONSIDER THESE SIMILAR THINGS.

WE CAN OPTIMIZE FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ALIGN WITH OPERATIONS AND WITH SOME OF OUR PEER DISTRICTS, BUT IT DOES REQUIRE EXTENSIVE CROSS-FUNCTIONAL INVOLVEMENT.

THE BUDGET PROCESS AND THE TIMELINE WILL NEED TO BE CONSIDERED BY STAKEHOLDERS.

WE WILL BE GETTING INPUT FROM ADDITIONAL PEOPLE.

THERE WILL BE INTERNAL CHANGES TO TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS AND THEN THE INTERFACES THAT ATTACH TO THOSE.

WE WILL COORDINATE AND WE'LL LOOK AT COMPETING INITIATIVES THAT ARE GOING ON ACROSS THE DISTRICTS DISTRICT IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO.

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OTHER THINGS, THE OPERATIONAL IMPACT.

THE CHANGE AFFECTS MORE THAN JUST THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

AND WE DO NEED TO GET, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, STAKEHOLDER INPUT.

AND THEN OF COURSE PREPARATION IS KEY.

SO ONCE WE START MOVING FORWARD, WE'LL HAVE TO CAREFULLY PLAN AND PREPARE FOR THE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACT ON PEOPLE, PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGY. SO WHAT HAVE WE DONE SO FAR? MY TEAM AND FINANCIAL SERVICES HAS SO FAR EVALUATED ALL THE PROCESSES AND AND SYSTEMS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED.

I'M SURE THAT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVEN'T CONSIDERED YET, BUT AND SOME OF THESE THINGS WILL GET CHECKED OFF THE LIST TOO.

AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS IS TO DO ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND GET FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS.

EXCUSE ME SO THAT THE WHOLE TEAM IS AWARE OF THE CHANGES AND THE IMPACT THAT THAT WILL COME.

LIKE I SAID, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE'LL ESTABLISH A PLAN AND ASSIGN KEY ROLES SHOULD WE MOVE FORWARD.

AND CHANGE WILL IDENTIFY CHALLENGES AND RISKS SO THAT WE CAN MITIGATE THOSE SET UP THE SYSTEMS FOR CHANGE, OUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND OUR TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM SPECIFICALLY.

AND THEN ALSO THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL REPORTING TO TO THAT WILL BE REQUIRED.

WE'LL BE COMMUNICATING AND COLLABORATING WITH EXTERNAL PARTIES, INCLUDING THE TDA, OUR AUDITORS, SOFTWARE VENDORS, OTHER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THE CHANGE TO SEE WHAT THEY ENCOUNTERED IN THE CHANGE, AND THEN OTHERS AS AS WE IDENTIFY THEM.

SO WHAT'S NEXT? AND THIS IS WHAT'S ON YOUR ACTION AGENDA TONIGHT.

WE HAVE TO NOTIFY THE TDA THAT WE HAVE AN INTENT TO CHANGE FISCAL YEARS, AND YOU HAVE TO DO THAT BY JUNE, JUNE 30TH OF THE PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR.

SO IF WE PLAN TO CHANGE FISCAL YEARS BEGINNING JULY 1ST OF 25, THEN BY THE END OF THIS MONTH, WE HAVE TO LET THEM KNOW.

SO THE WAY WE LET THEM KNOW IS THERE'S A THERE'S A FORM THAT'S CALLED THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO CHANGE FISCAL YEAR.

SO WE HAVE TO HAVE THE BOARD'S APPROVAL OF THAT FORM, SUBMIT THE FORM, THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING.

AND THEN IF WE DO DECIDE AT SOME POINT NOT TO CHANGE FISCAL YEARS, WE CAN STILL MAKE THAT DECISION, BUT WE JUST HAVE TO HAVE YOU GUYS APPROVE ANOTHER FORM, CHANGING IT BACK, BASICALLY.

I THINK I COVERED ALL OF THAT.

AND SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

YOU ACTUALLY ANSWERED MY QUESTION ABOUT OTHER DISTRICTS? DO WE HAVE OTHER DISTRICTS IN OUR AREA THAT HAVE ALREADY MOVED TO THIS? THERE ARE NUMEROUS DISTRICTS, YES.

OKAY. THEN WE'RE KIND OF LATE TO THE PARTY OR WE'RE JUST SEEING THE NEED.

THERE'S IT'S ALL OVER THE BOARD.

REALLY? LIKE, KATIE IS STILL ON THE SAME FISCAL YEAR AS US BEFORE BEN'S JUNE 30TH.

SO IT'S.

BUT I HAVE SEEN MORE AND MORE ORGANIZATIONS DOING THIS, AND I WOULD THINK THAT IT WOULD HELP WITH PLANNING FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IF THEIR BUDGET IS ALREADY AVAILABLE FOR THEM.

AND SOME OF THIS, IT WILL.

IT WILL MAKE IT LESS CONFUSING FOR SURE.

AND THAT'S WHY WE WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD TO TO APPROVE AN INTENT TO, YOU KNOW, TO LET LET TO KNOW THAT WE INTEND TO INVESTIGATE IT AND WE MAY DO IT.

WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATION BEHIND IT, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S REALLY A PART OF OUR PROCESSES AND OUR SYSTEMS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE SEPTEMBER 1ST SCHOOL BUDGET, ON THE BUDGET FISCAL YEAR SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND SO IT'LL BE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MAKING SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT IT TAKES, WHAT THE DIFFERENCE TAKES AS FAR AS BUDGETING, AS FAR AS MANAGING YOUR BUDGET AND AND ALIGNING ALL OF YOUR RESOURCES AND YOUR GOALS AND YOUR PLANS.

AND SO WE'LL HAVE DEEPER CONVERSATIONS WITH THE STAFF ABOUT THAT.

AND THEN SOMETIME IN THE FALL, WE'LL COME BACK TO THE BOARD AND SAY, LISTEN, WE'VE HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS RIGHT NOW.

WE DON'T THINK IT'S GOOD TO DO IT OR WE THINK WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

AND SO WE'LL COME BACK TO THE BOARD WITH A DECISION SOMETIME IN THE FALL.

MY CONVERSATIONS WITH MY WITH MY PEERS THAT HAVE DONE THIS MOST HAVE SAID THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO SAVE MONEY BY DOING IT ALSO.

AND SO IT'S WORTH THAT CONVERSATION TO SEE IF WE CAN SAVE, IF WE CAN SAVE ANY KIND OF MONEY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE KNOW OUR FUNDING, OUR FUNDING SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, I'M GONNA KEEP SAYING IT. WE KNOW OUR FUNDING SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IS CHALLENGING.

AND SO IF WE CAN FIND A WAY TO SAVE SOME MONEY RIGHT NOW, WE NEED TO DO THAT.

GOOD WAY TO SAY THAT. THANK YOU, SIR, I APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.

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REALLY, THE THE ONLY REASON THAT I SEE IS THAT IF THE RISK IF THERE IF WE IDENTIFY A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMPETING AND POSSIBLY YOU KNOW, CAUSE US TO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY, THAT MIGHT BE THE REASON.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE WE HAVE A WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM.

AND SO SURELY, YOU KNOW, WE CAN IDENTIFY THOSE THINGS AND FIGURE OUT WHICH WAY IS THE BEST.

AND YOU'VE BEEN LEADING THAT TEAM FOR MANY YEARS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

THE OTHER THING REGARDING THE FORT BEND CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, THE CAD, THEY'RE VERY INVOLVED IN OUR BUDGET IN THE SENSE THAT THEY APPRAISE THE VALUES OF THE HOMES THAT WE TAX. RIGHT.

SO WHEN IS THAT DATE THAT THEY HAVE TO GIVE YOU CERTIFIED? I FORGOT THE PHRASEOLOGY THAT THEY'RE THERE CERTIFIED PROPERTY VALUES.

WHEN IS THAT IN RELATION TO ALL OF THIS? IT'S JULY 25TH.

OH. SO CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT? YEAH. WE WILL NOT WE WILL NOT GET CERTIFIED VALUES UNTIL AFTER OUR FISCAL YEAR STARTS.

BUT ON THE ON THE OTHER HAND, THAT'S NOT A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH NOW.

YOU KNOW, WE WE'VE ALREADY PLANNED AND HAVE A PRELIMINARY BUDGET, YOU KNOW, NOW SO THAT PART WOULDN'T CHANGE. I MEAN, IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE RISKY, BUT, YOU KNOW, OTHER DISTRICTS DO IT, TOO.

SO IN YOUR TIME HERE, YOU'VE NOT SEEN A SCENARIO WHERE WE WE ANTICIPATE CERTAIN APPRAISAL RATES AND THEN IT CHANGES DRAMATICALLY BY THAT JULY 25TH DATE.

I'VE, I'VE ACTUALLY SEEN A LOT, A LOT OF THINGS, BUT I DON'T I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU CAN HINGE THIS DECISION ON THAT.

YOU KNOW, I'VE SEEN WHERE WE GET OUR CERTIFIED REPORTS AND THEN THERE'S AN UPDATE, YOU KNOW, OR A REVISION BECAUSE THERE'S AN ERROR FOUND, YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE. SO WE'VE SEEN THAT OR WE'VE SEEN WHERE VALUES INCREASE MORE OR MAYBE DON'T INCREASE AS MUCH AS WE THOUGHT.

BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DEAL WITH OR WE COULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH NO MATTER WHAT FISCAL YEAR WE'RE ON.

SUCH AS LIKE SUBMITTING A AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET TO RIGHT.

WE GET OUR WE GET OUR PROPOSED OUR PROPOSED VALUES IN JULY OR OUR OFFICIAL VALUES IN JULY.

WE GET THE CERTIFIED OFFICIAL VALUES IN JULY.

WE GET A SET THAT COMES IN JANUARY, WE GET A.

SO THAT'S DIFFERENT.

BUT I'LL EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS TOO.

WE GET OUR PRELIMINARY VALUES FROM THE CAD, WHICH IS THE LOCAL VALUES THAT WE CALCULATE PROPERTY TAX REVENUES ON.

WE GET THAT FIRST VALUE AT THE END OF APRIL EVERY YEAR.

SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S STILL BEFORE JULY.

THE VALUE WE GET IN JANUARY IS ACTUALLY THE CONTROLLERS DETERMINATION OF VALUE FOR OUR DISTRICT.

AND SO THAT'S A STATE VALUE.

AND THAT'S WHAT'S USED IN THE FUNDING FORMULA.

AND IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T INCLUDE OR IT DOESN'T HAVE LIKE FROZEN VALUES SUBTRACTED FROM IT.

IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT CALCULATION MADE AT A DIFFERENT TIME OF THE YEAR.

SO IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT NUMBER, YOU KNOW, SO THAT BUT THE ONE THAT, THAT WE'RE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT WHEN BUDGETING IS THE LOCAL CAD VALUE.

AND WE GET THAT IN APRIL AT THE END OF APRIL.

WELL, I'LL JUST SAY AND WE AND I SHOULD ADD THAT WE TALK WITH THE CAD AND THE CHIEF APPRAISER FROM APRIL THROUGH, YOU KNOW, JULY AND, AND CONTINUE TO ADJUST AS NEEDED.

FINANCES ARE NOT MY BACKGROUND, SO I'M GOING TO LEAN HEAVILY ON AND THE TRUST OF YOUR TIME IN THIS DISTRICT AND DOCTOR NIVENS ON THIS, AND I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS TONIGHT. AND DOCTOR LUDWIG, IF Y'ALL COULD EXPLAIN HOW THIS WILL AFFECT OUR TEACHER SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE SALARIES BEING INSTEAD OF WAITING TILL SEPTEMBER FOR THE NEW RATE OF PAY, IT WILL ACTUALLY MOVE UP IN AUGUST.

CORRECT? IS THAT IT? NO. THAT'S IT. OKAY. WONDERFUL.

YEAH. THE BUDGET WILL BE ADOPTED IN JUNE INSTEAD OF AUGUST.

AND SO EVERYTHING WILL ROLL INTO EFFECT JULY 1ST.

SO THE THE RATES OF PAY THAT WE APPROVED LAST MONTH WILL ACTUALLY GO INTO EFFECT IN AUGUST.

FIRST, IF THIS IS APPROVED OR NEXT, NEXT AFTER THE YEAR OF THE CHANGE.

YES. SO, SO THIS YEAR.

SO THIS IS A THIS IS A PLANNING YEAR FOR THIS.

RIGHT. AND SO THE IF WE DECIDE TO DO THIS IT WILL GO INTO EFFECT JULY 1ST, 2025.

RIGHT NOW THE THE SALARIES THAT THE BOARD JUST APPROVED.

RIGHT NOW, EVERYONE THAT STARTS JULY 1ST, THEY WON'T SEE THEIR THEIR NEW SALARY IN THEIR CHECK UNTIL SEPTEMBER 15TH.

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SO IF WE MOVE TO A JULY 1ST FISCAL YEAR, THEN ALL OF MY JULY 1ST EMPLOYEES WILL SEE IT.

JULY 15TH AND MY NEW MY TEACHERS COMING BACK WILL SEE THEIRS AUGUST 15TH.

SO EVERYTHING WILL MOVE UP.

AND SO INSTEAD OF PEOPLE WAITING TO THE FISCAL YEAR STARTS OVER SO THEY CAN SEE THAT NEW SALARY IN THEIR IN THEIR CHECKS, THEY WOULD SEE IT SOONER.

AND OPERATIONALLY, THE WAY THAT WORKS OUT IS IF IF WE MAKE THE CHANGE, THEN THIS ACTUAL FISCAL YEAR WILL BE A TEN MONTH YEAR.

IT WILL BE A SHORT YEAR THAT WILL END JUNE 30TH OF 25.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FOR THAT IS THE PROCESS IS SIMPLE JUST TURNING IN A FORM INTO TO OR IS THERE LIKE MEETINGS AND PLANNING OR IS THERE INTERVIEWS ON OUR END TO MAKE SURE WE WANT TO DO IT IS MEETINGS AND PLANNING AND A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ON OUR END.

THE PROCESS IS AS SIMPLE TO GET TO KNOW WITH A FORM, BUT FOR OUR END, TO MAKE SURE WE WANT TO DO IT, WE HAVE TO HAVE A LOT, A LOT MORE DEEP CONVERSATIONS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION.

ALL RIGHT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO APPROVE SUBMITTING THE NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO CHANGE THE FISCAL YEAR START DATE FORM TO THE TIA.

ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE HARTZELL MAKES THE MOTION.

MAY I HAVE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND THAT.

TRUSTEE WELCH WILL SECOND THAT.

AND I'LL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

[10.B. Consider approval of amendment for GMP #8 to contract with Drymalla Construction for Tomas High School Complex ]

GOOD EVENING, BOARD TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR NEWMAN.

TONIGHT WE BRING FORTH A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL FOR GMP EIGHT FOR THOMAS HIGH SCHOOL TO REMIND THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC.

HIGH SCHOOL COMPLEX IS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF BELLAIRE AND 723.

THE HIGH SCHOOL IS LOCATED HERE.

WE'RE REALLY TALKING EVERYTHING THAT'S BEHIND THE CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL WHERE THE FIELDS AND PARKING LOTS ARE LOCATED.

THE PROPOSED CHANGES WOULD BE ADDING ADDITIONAL PARKING TO BOTH THE EAST AND THE WEST SIDE OF THE STADIUM, ADDITIONAL LOCKER ROOMS, CONCESSIONS AREAS, RESTROOMS, AND PRESS BOX.

SO THE CONFIGURATION OF THIS WOULD BE A 650 SEAT CAPACITY FOR THE HOME SIDE, 300 SEAT FOR THE MR. SIDE. THIS PLAN AND LAYOUT DESIGN WOULD ALLOW US ANY TIME IN THE FUTURE TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND IT TO 4000 SEATS.

OUR CURRENT AVERAGE ATTENDANCE FOR THE 2324 SCHOOL YEAR WAS 2140.

IF YOU TAKE AWAY THE ONE LARGE FOOTBALL GAME THAT WE HAD, WHICH WAS THE BATTLE OF THE BURG, WHICH WAS JUST ALMOST 5400.

SO OUR ESTIMATED BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT IS 2220 $4.5 MILLION.

THE TOTAL FUNDING OF IT IS COMING.

THE FUNDING COMING IS FROM EXCUSE ME, THE FUNDING IS COMING FROM THE AVAILABLE SAVINGS FROM BOTH THE 2014 AND THE 2017 BOND.

THE REASON THAT THERE'S A CONTINGENCY AMOUNT JUST FOR THIS FUND IS BECAUSE WE CAN'T GO INTO ANOTHER BOND FUNDS IF WE DECIDE TO ALLOCATE THESE RESOURCES FOR THIS PROJECT. SO BOND SAVINGS IT CAN BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION, BUILDING REMODELS, EQUIPMENT, LAND DEVELOPMENT AND LAND PURCHASES.

IT CANNOT BE USED FOR TEACHER AND PAIR RAISES, HIRING MORE TEACHERS, INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF OR POLICE OFFICERS REPEAT THAT.

IT CAN BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION, BUILDING, REMODELS, EQUIPMENT, LAND DEVELOPMENT, AND LAND PURCHASES.

IT CANNOT BE USED FOR TEACHER PAY RAISES, HIRING MORE TEACHERS, INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF, AND POLICE OFFICERS.

SO THE HOME SIDE IF YOU'LL SEE, IS THE RESTROOM COUNT THE PINK IS FOR THE WOMEN'S.

THE BLUE SECTION IS FOR THE MEN'S.

THE CONCESSION IS THE ORANGE SECTION IN THE CENTER, THE GRAY AREAS, OR A FAMILY RESTROOM AND MECHANICAL FIRE RISER ROOMS. THE VISTA SIDE IS DUPLICATE OF WHAT THE HOME SIDE HAS.

OUR PRESS BOX.

IF YOU'LL START FROM EACH END, YOU HAVE THE CAMERA DECKS FOR EACH DIFFERENT FOOTBALL TEAM THAT'S THERE, AND THEN THE COACHING STAFF FOR BOTH VISITORS AND HOME.

THEN YOU HAVE VIDEO AND RADIO, PA, SCOREBOARD AND PRESS SCOUTS, AND THEN IN THE CENTER IS A MULTI-PURPOSE AREA WITH RESTROOMS AND MECHANICAL AND STORAGE ALONG THE BACK SIDE OF THE PRESS BOX.

AND LOCKER ROOMS WILL HAVE BOTH LOCKER ROOMS. ONE OF THEM IS ADJACENT TO OUR SOFTBALL BASEBALL FIELD.

SO ONE OF THE LOCKER ROOMS WILL SERVE BOTH THE BASEBALL SOFTBALL COMPLEX AS WELL AS THE FOOTBALL COMPLEX.

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THIS IS WHAT THE PRESS BOX AND RESTROOM AREA WOULD LOOK LIKE AS YOU COME IN FROM THE PARKING LOT ON THE HOME SIDE.

THE DESIGN FOR THIS IS THE MATERIALS AND THAT WE SELECTED FOR TOMAS HIGH SCHOOL, BANKS, BILSTEIN AND FAGOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SO THIS BLENDS INTO THE COMPLEX.

AND THEN THIS IS WHAT THE BLEACHERS AND PRESS BOX WOULD LOOK LIKE FROM THE HOME SIDE OF THE FIELD, LOOKING BACK UP AT IT.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? SINCE YOU KIND OF GAVE THIS INFORMATION LAST MONTH, HAS THERE BEEN ANY FEEDBACK OR.

I MEAN, NO ONE SAID ANYTHING TO ME, SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF PEOPLE ARE GETTING THE MESSAGE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DEAL WITH NEEDING ANOTHER STADIUM FOR THIS DISTRICT. I RECEIVED ALL POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS SAYING THAT THEY THEY HOPE IT GOES THROUGH, AND THEY'RE EXCITED THAT WE ARE BEING CREATIVE AND TRYING TO FIND ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR THEIR STUDENTS TO HAVE EXPERIENCES.

SO ALL THE FEEDBACK I'VE RECEIVED HAS BEEN POSITIVE ABOUT IT.

OKAY, GOOD. I HOPE SO.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT FOR GMP NUMBER EIGHT TO THE CONTRACT WITH DR.

CONSTRUCTION FOR THE THOMAS HIGH SCHOOL COMPLEX, AS PRESENTED IN THE AMOUNT OF 24,500,000 TO ALLOW THE SUPERINTENDENT AND OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION. ALL RIGHT.

TRUSTEE BRUNZELL WILL MAKE THE MOTION.

MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

TRUSTEE DANZINGER WILL MAKE THE SECOND.

MAY I HAVE A VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

TRUSTEES, NOW WE HAVE DOCTOR WAITS TO COME TALK TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.

[10.C. Consider approval of Student Code of Conduct ]

MR. PRESIDENT.

DOCTOR NEVINS, TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE APPROVAL OF THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE 2024 AND 25 SCHOOL YEAR.

SO HERE'S JUST A RECAP FROM OUR LAST SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

WE'RE RECOMMENDING OUR UPDATES FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS TO BE CHANGED FROM 173 TO 172 TO MATCH THE INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR.

AND THERE'S SOME TRANSPORTATION DISCIPLINE TABLE UPDATES AND ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT ITSELF.

SO FIRST FOR THE TRANSPORTATION TABLE, FOR EXAMPLE.

SOME CHANGES ARE.

THE THIRD REFERRAL ON A MINOR OFFENSE IS 15 DAY BUS SUSPENSION.

A FOURTH REFERRAL FOR A MINOR OFFENSE IS 85 DAY BUS SUSPENSION.

LET ME LET ME INTERJECT.

I'M SORRY, DOCTOR WEISS. YES, SIR.

AS AS IT'S ON MY MIND, I HAVE I HAVE RECEIVED SOME FEEDBACK FROM SOME PARENTS ABOUT THIS.

AS I'M OUT AND GET EMAILS AND SOME ASKED SOME.

MOST ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE. SOME ASK WHY THE WHY THE CHANGE? WHY THE DIFFERENCE? AND I JUST WANT TO SAY PUBLICLY, YOU KNOW WE'RE CHARGED WITH MAKING SURE OUR STUDENTS GET TO SCHOOL SAFELY.

ABSOLUTELY. AND ANYTIME A BUS DRIVER HAS TO TAKE THEIR EYES OFF THE ROAD TO CORRECT THE STUDENT BEHIND THEM AND LOOK IN THE MIRROR, THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN OR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN.

AND WE ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET OUR STUDENTS HOME SAFE, GET THEM TO SCHOOL SAFELY, GET THEM HOME SAFELY.

AND SO THIS IS A STANCE THAT WE'VE TAKEN IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, WITH SUPPORT OF THE BOARD AND ESPECIALLY LAST YEAR WITH OUR STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT CHANGES TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FAMILIES UNDERSTAND THAT TRANSPORTATION IS SERIOUS? YES. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET OUR STUDENTS TO SCHOOL SAFELY AND GET THEM HOME SAFELY.

SO ANYTIME WE HAVE A STUDENT THAT DISRUPTS TRANSPORTATION WITH A BUS DRIVER NOW HAS TO TAKE THEIR EYES OFF OF THE ROAD TO CORRECT THE STUDENT.

WE HAVE TO HAVE A DIFFERENT PLACEMENTS, A DIFFERENT PLACEMENT FOR THAT STUDENT.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE QUESTION I'VE BEEN GETTING.

AND THAT'S THE ANSWER I'VE BEEN THAT I'VE BEEN GIVING.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

ALSO ADDITION TO THE TRANSPORTATION UPDATES FOR DISCIPLINE, THE LEVEL ONE HEARING OFFICER WOULD BE NOW THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE LEVEL TWO HEARING OFFICER WILL BE THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION OR DESIGNEE.

IF THERE IS ANY APPEALS FOR THE PROCESS OF CONSEQUENCES.

HERE ARE RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE DISCIPLINE CODE CHART.

WE'RE GOING TO ADD DISTRIBUTION OF PORNOGRAPHY INVASIVE VIDEOING, WHICH ARE BOTH MANDATORY PLACEMENTS AND ADJUSTMENTS OF THE CODES TO DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.

MOVING, FALSE REPORT, BREACH OF COMPUTER AND CRIMINAL MISCHIEF TO MANDATORY PLACEMENTS.

FROM THE FEEDBACK FROM THE TRUSTEES AT THIS TIME, FROM LAST SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ONE WAS TO HAVE A STAR INDICATING THE STATE MANDATED CODES.

SO NOW WE'VE ADDED STARS TO TO ENSURE THAT THE STATE HAS SHOWN THAT IT'S MANDATED NOW.

AND SO WHAT I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU NEXT IS A DISCIPLINE CODE CHART.

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SO HERE'S THE DISCIPLINE CODE CHART HERE IN THE.

AT THE BOTTOM IS THE CURRENT LEGEND.

BUT NOW WE'RE RECOMMENDED TO HAVE ONLY TWO SYMBOLS.

SO IT CAN BE EASY TO READ FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE STAFF.

AND THE CARROT, WHICH IS THE LITTLE HOUSE ROOF, DENOTES THE POLICE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR EXPULSION, AND THE STAR INDICATES A MANDATED MANDATED DAP PLACEMENT.

ALSO, FOR THE FIFTH COLUMN, WE HAVE MANDATORY EXPULSIONS INSTEAD OF EXPELLED OFFENSES, SO EVERY CODE IN THIS COLUMN IS A MANDATORY EXPULSION.

HERE ON THE SECOND PART OF THE CHART WE'VE ADDED AND FOR THE RECOMMENDATION IS MINOR OFFENSE.

THE OPTIONAL CONSEQUENCE CAN BE DETENTION BEFORE SCHOOL, AFTER SCHOOL LUNCH DETENTION OR SATURDAY SCHOOL DETENTION.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, AT THE VERY BOTTOM IS THE 172 WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.

AND HERE WE JUST CHANGED THE PUNCTUATION BECAUSE PREVIOUSLY IT WAS COMMAS.

SO NOW IT'S THE PUNCTUATION IS CHANGED.

SO IT CAN BE CLEAR CLEAR READING FOR THE SIX MITIGATING FACTORS.

WE'VE ALSO ADDED A GLOSSARY TO THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.

THERE'S A GLOSSARY BEFORE BUT NOW IT'S MORE DETAILED WITH THE DISCIPLINE CODES.

SO NOW EVERY DISCIPLINE CODE HAS A DEFINITION, AND ALSO WITH EVERY DEFINITION THERE IT STATES IF IT'S MANDATORY, EXCUSE ME IF IT'S A MISDEMEANOR OR A FELONY IF IT'S APPLICABLE. AND JUST A REMINDER WE'RE REQUESTING THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT BE APPROVED FOR THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THERE MAY BE UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHICH WE MAY HAVE TO MODIFY FROM NOW UNTIL AUGUST.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION.

YEAH. COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE TRANSPORTATION CHART? YES, MA'AM.

OKAY. SO WE CHANGED THE THE THIRD REFERRAL FROM WHAT WAS IN OUR THIRD REFERRAL.

SO THE THIRD REFERRAL FOR A MINOR WAS THREE WAS THREE DAYS SUSPENSION.

NOW IT'S A 15 DAY SUSPENSION FOR THE SERIOUS AND MAJOR OFFENSE? YES. SO FOR THE SERIES OF MAJOR OFFENSE.

NOW 60 DAY SUSPENSION.

AND WE CHANGED THAT FROM IT WAS A THREE DAY SUSPENSION FOR THE MINOR FOR THE MINOR THIRD REFERRAL FOR THE SERIOUS MAJOR OFFENSE WENT FROM WHAT TO 60 DAY.

I'M SORRY, I CAN'T HEAR YOU. THE THIRD REFERRAL OF SERIOUS MAJOR OFFENSE.

THE THIRD REFERRAL FOR A SERIOUS MAJOR OFFENSE WAS A 15 DAY SUSPENSION.

SO NOW WE HAVE IT AT 60 DAYS.

OKAY, SO IF THERE'S A FOURTH OFFENSE, THEN FOURTH OFFENSE WILL BE 85 DAYS FOR SERIOUS OR MAJOR.

OKAY. IT'S JUST DIFFERENT FROM WHAT'S IN OUR BOOK.

OKAY. YES, MA'AM. IT'S BEEN UPDATES.

YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S THE CONVERSATION THAT I HAD.

I WAS LOOKING AT OLD CHART.

AND SO THE THIRD REFERRAL FOR SERIOUS AND MAJOR WAS 85 DAY, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

RIGHT. AND SO WE WANT TO KEEP IT AT 85 DAYS BECAUSE 85 DAYS NOW GIVES US ENOUGH, GIVES US ENOUGH TIME.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE CORRECTED THE BEHAVIOR.

THAT'S THE BEST WAY I SAY IT.

SO I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO PROPOSE WE TAKE THAT BACK TO AN 85 DAY PLACEMENT FOR A SERIOUS AND MAJOR OFFENSES.

AND SO THEN IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A FOURTH OFFENSE, BUT BECAUSE 85 DAYS NOW, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

SCHOOL YEAR. OKAY. OKAY.

YES, MA'AM. DOCTOR? CAN YOU. YES, SIR. GO TO THE SECTION, THE SCREEN THAT TALKS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT DISCRETIONARY PLACEMENTS THAT ARE BUILT INTO THIS.

YES, SIR. KEEP GOING.

KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING.

THERE YOU GO. RIGHT THERE.

DID YOU SAY THAT THIS SCREEN ONLY HAS CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE ONLY THING THAT'S CHANGED IS COMMAS.

YES. COMMAS. BECAUSE AT FIRST, LAST YEAR.

EXCUSE ME. THIS CURRENT YEAR IT WAS COMMON.

SO NOW, TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE MITIGATING FACTORS IT'S PERIODS ON THAT AREA.

LET'S LET'S STOP HERE FOR A SECOND AND ASK SOME QUESTIONS.

SO I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO REALIZE WE HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION TO READ AS, AS TRUSTEES.

AND THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I'M AN EXPERT IN BY ANY MEANS.

SO. YES, SIR. IF THERE IS A STUDENT THAT IS CONSIDERED HOMELESS, THIS IS NOT A STUDENT THAT'S SLEEPING UNDER THE HIGHWAY PASS THAT WE DRIVE BY. THIS IS A STUDENT THAT DOESN'T HAVE A DESIGNATED OFFICIAL HOME.

THEY MIGHT BE LIVING WITH A RELATIVE.

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IF THAT STUDENT VIOLATES ONE OF OUR OUR STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT, THINGS SUCH AS DISTRIBUTION OF PORNOGRAPHY OR FILMING AN INCIDENT, A FIGHT.

WE TAKE THAT.

THE FACT THAT THAT STUDENT IS OFFICIALLY HOMELESS INTO CONSIDERATION IS THAT BASED UPON THE ARD, THE ARD, THE.

IT'S NOT BASED ON IF THE STUDENT HAS A SPECIAL EDUCATION.

IF HE'S SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENT, BUT IF HE'S A MCKINNEY-VENTO STUDENT.

THAT'S A MITIGATING FACTORS THAT WE CONSIDER BUT DOESN'T DOESN'T MEAN HE DOESN'T FACE CONSEQUENCES.

BUT I'M GOING TO LET DOCTOR MAXWELL GIVE MORE DETAILS ABOUT THAT.

YES, SIR. SO MCKINNEY-VENTO IS A FEDERAL LAW THAT DEFINES WHAT HOMELESSNESS MEANS.

THE STUDENT, IF THEY DON'T HAVE A FIXED OR ADEQUATE HOME, THEY CAN BE CONSIDERED HOMELESS.

AND SO WE HAVE INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT ON STUDENTS TO DETERMINE IF THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF MCKINNEY-VENTO.

AND SO IF A STUDENT IS IDENTIFIED AS MCKINNEY-VENTO, THEN THAT IS ONE OF THE MITIGATING FACTORS THAT WE MUST TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BEFORE THEN DETERMINING AN OUTCOME OF DISCIPLINE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE I THINK THE QUESTION IS, DOES THAT PROHIBIT THE DISTRICT FROM SUSPENDING AND NOT PROVIDING STUDENTS TRANSPORTATION IF THEY ARE CLASSIFIED UNDER THE MCKINNEY-VENTO ACT? SO IF A STUDENT IS IDENTIFIED AS MCKINNEY-VENTO, WE CANNOT DO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION, BUT WE CAN DO PLACEMENTS IN A DAP.

AND THEN WE'VE WORKED TO GET HELP WITH TRANSPORTATION TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS THEN ARE THEN ATTENDING.

DAP. THEY ALSO CAN DO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS AS WELL AS JUST THE OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH THAT THAT THAT ADDRESSES IT.

AND I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IT AND CLARIFY.

BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THERE'S A LOT OF DISCREPANCY BUILT INTO THESE THINGS.

AND THERE SHOULD BE. THERE'S THERE'S ALWAYS CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU KNOW, WHETHER A PERSON IS GUILTY OR NOT IS ONE THING.

A SENTENCE OR A JUDGMENT IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

SO I WAS JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE DEEPER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SO BUT CAN I SAY AND NUMBER FOUR WAS ADDED TO THIS.

BUT I TALKED WITH DOCTOR ABOUT THAT.

SO. BASICALLY THAT IS REFERRING TO 504 THAT THAT IS A STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY.

YES MA'AM. THAT COULD BE 5 OR 4, OR A STUDENT THAT IS A SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENT AS WELL.

SO AN EMDR SPECIFICALLY IT COULD BE AN MD.

YES, MA'AM. IF IT'S A PLACEMENT CHANGE.

EMDR IS MANDATORY.

OKAY. AND I THINK FOR THE COMMUNITY'S SAKE, ONE OF THE REASONS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS IS BECAUSE WE WANT TO PUT SAFEGUARDS AROUND OUR STUDENTS, AROUND OUR SYSTEMS, AND PUT PARAMETERS ON.

WE WANT TO CREATE A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND ALL OF OUR STAFF.

SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY TALKING ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO TO KEEP THAT IN PLACE.

AM I CORRECT? YES YES YES YES.

SO JUST FOR THE COMMUNITY'S SAKE, THAT'S WHY WE DO THIS.

AND ALSO IT'S THE LAW.

IT'S THE LAW. SOME THINGS YOU JUST.

I'M JUST TELLING YOU FROM A PARENT.

YOU KNOW, I LOOK AT SOME THINGS AND I'M LIKE, WELL, THAT'S WEIRD, BUT IT'S THE LAW.

AND SO WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAW.

SO THAT'S WHY IT'S SPECIFIED.

YOU HAVE THE SIX MITIGATING FACTORS ARE THE LAW AND ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE D'OLIVO, WHO USED TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE FOR US IN ROSENBERG WHEN SHE WAS A STATE LEGISLATOR, ACTUALLY LED THE CHARGE FOR THIS YEARS, DECADES AGO ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT ADMINISTRATORS TOOK THE SIX MITIGATING FACTORS IN PLACE OR IN CONSIDERATION BEFORE THEY INSTITUTED A CONSEQUENCE DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU HAVE TO.

IT JUST MEANS WE HAVE TO DOCUMENT THAT WE'VE CONSIDERED THOSE THINGS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? NO.

GOOD. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO APPROVE THE UPDATED STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR.

ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE BOX MAKES THE MOTION.

MAY I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE WELCH MAKES THE SECOND.

NOW, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

WE WILL NOW HAVE REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS ON THE INFORMATION ITEMS OUR TRUSTEES.

[11.A. Preliminary STAAR Results and Accountability Projections ]

WE JUST RECEIVED OUR PRELIMINARY DATA FOR OUR STAR RESULTS, AND TYPICALLY WE WILL HAVE THIS CONVERSATION IN IN AUGUST.

BUT I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND PUSH IT UP TO MAKE SURE THE TRUSTEES HAVE THE INFORMATION AS BECAUSE WE KNOW RIGHT NOW ACCOUNTABILITY IS A VERY HOT TOPIC IN OUR STATE.

THERE'S A LAWSUIT GOING ON ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW.

AND SO I KNOW AS IT AS IT HAS BEEN RELEASED, YOU MAY GET SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION.

AND SO MR. MOORE IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT WITH US.

GOOD EVENING.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MR. PRESIDENT, DOCTOR NIVENS WE'RE HERE TO REVIEW OUR PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR STAR AND OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECTIONS FOR THIS

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THESE ARE PRELIMINARY RESULTS.

BASED ON THE DATA SETS WE'VE RECEIVED FROM TI.

AT THIS POINT, THEY ARE SUBJECT TO REVISION.

THERE WILL BE UPDATES IN MID-JULY.

THAT COULD CHANGE SOME OF THE DATA THAT'S PRESENTED.

HISTORICALLY, HOWEVER, EARLY PROJECTIONS ARE USUALLY LOWER THAN THE FINAL RESULTS THE DISTRICTS RECEIVE IN AUGUST.

AND JUST A REMINDER IN THIS DISCUSSION THAT IN LAMAR, SEE ISD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND JUNIOR HIGHS ARE PAIRED TOGETHER AND RECEIVE A SINGLE RATING AS A SIX THROUGH GRADE SIX THROUGH EIGHT UNIT.

LOOKING AT OUR MATH STAR RESULTS SO FAR WITH APPROACHES WERE 20 POINTS AHEAD OF THE STATE.

TEN POINTS AHEAD OF THE REGION WITH THE MEETS GRADE LEVEL STANDARD, WHERE 18 POINTS AHEAD OF THE STATE AND TEN AHEAD OF THE REGION.

AND WITH MASTERS GRADE LEVEL, WE'RE 11 POINTS AHEAD OF THE STATE AND FIVE AHEAD OF THE REGION WITH READING RESULTS, WE'RE TEN POINTS AT APPROACHES AHEAD OF BOTH THE STATE AND THE REGION, 13 POINTS AHEAD OF THE STATE AT MEETS AND 12 POINTS AHEAD OF THE REGION AT MEETS AND NINE POINTS AHEAD, WITH MASTERS AHEAD OF THE STATE AND EIGHT POINTS AHEAD OF THE REGION.

WITH SCIENCE.

WERE NINE POINTS AHEAD OF THE STATE AND EIGHT POINTS AHEAD OF THE REGION AT APPROACHES.

AT MEETS WERE 12 POINTS AHEAD OF THE STATE AND TEN AHEAD OF THE REGION, AND AT MASTERS WERE EIGHT POINTS AHEAD OF THE STATE AND SIX AHEAD OF THE REGION. FINALLY, WITH SOCIAL STUDIES, WE'RE SEVEN POINTS AHEAD OF THE STATE AND EIGHT AHEAD OF THE REGION AT APPROACHES TO THE HEAD OF THE STATE AND TEN AHEAD OF THE REGION, WITH MEETS AND 11 HEAD OF THE STATE AND NINE AT MASTERS.

JUST A REVIEW OF HOW RATINGS ARE DETERMINED.

SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS ARE EVALUATED IN THREE DOMAINS.

THE FIRST DOMAIN IS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, WHICH IS INCLUSIVE OF STAAR.

RESULTS. COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS AND GRADUATION RATES.

THE SECOND DOMAIN CONSISTS OF TWO PARTS.

PART A IS YEARLY GROWTH ON THE STAR TEST.

PART B IS RELATIVE PERFORMANCE BETWEEN CAMPUSES WITH SIMILAR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED RATES.

AND THEN DOMAIN THREE IS CLOSING GAPS BETWEEN STUDENT GROUPS IN THE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS THAT ARE IN DOMAINS ONE AND TWO.

WHEN RATINGS ARE DETERMINED, THE BEST SCORE FROM DOMAINS 1 OR 2 IS TAKEN AND MULTIPLIED TIMES 70%, AND THEN DOMAIN THREE ALWAYS WEIGHS IN AT 30% OF A CAMPUS OR DISTRICT SCORE.

AT THIS TIME WE HAD WE HAD COME BACK AND WE HAD TALKED ABOUT LAST YEAR THAT STARTING WITH THIS YEAR, DISTRICT RATINGS ARE DETERMINED IN EACH DOMAIN AS A COMBINED AVERAGE OF ALL CAMPUS RATINGS WEIGHED BY THE GRADE THREE THROUGH 12 ENROLLMENT AT EACH CAMPUS.

SO IN THE SITUATION THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT CURRENTLY, WE'RE PREDICTING THAT IN DOMAIN ONE, WE WOULD RECEIVE AN 80 FOR DOMAIN TWO PART A AND 81 DOMAIN TWO, PART B AND 82, AND THEN DOMAIN THREE WOULD BE AN 86 WHEN THOSE RATINGS ARE COMBINED.

OUR OVERALL PROJECTED RATING FOR THE DISTRICT WOULD BE AN 85 OR A B AVERAGE.

LOOKING AT OUR CAMPUS PROJECTION POSSIBILITIES, WE'RE PROJECTING AT THIS POINT THAT WE'LL HAVE 17 A RATINGS, 13 B RATINGS, SIX C RATINGS.

WE HAVE THREE CAMPUSES THAT ARE TOO CLOSE TO CALL AT THIS POINT.

WE'LL BE WAITING ON MORE DATA FOR THOSE CAMPUSES.

WE DO HAVE ONE PAIRING OF GEORGE JUNIOR HIGH AND NAVARRO MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT WE DO PREDICT WILL BE A D.

I'D MAKE SPECIFIC MENTION OF THAT BECAUSE ANY CAMPUSES THAT EARNED A D RATING WILL REQUIRE EXTRA SUPPORT, AND THAT MAY

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HOWEVER, LOOKING AT NAVARRO AS A STANDALONE, IT APPEARS THAT NAVARRO WOULD HAVE EARNED A C, WHICH HELPED BALANCE THE SITUATION OUT A LITTLE BIT. AND AT THIS TIME, AND WE DO NOT EXPECT ANY F RATINGS FOR ANY OF OUR CAMPUSES.

TO GIVE A TIMELINE FOR FUTURE UPDATES.

DISTRICTS ARE TO RECEIVE FINALIZED DATA FROM TIA AND CAMBIUM ASSESSMENT AROUND JULY 12TH JULY 15TH.

THAT WEEK, WE WILL BE PLACING THAT DATA INTO OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECTION SOFTWARE AND MAKING SOME UPDATES.

TIA CURRENTLY HAS A SCHEDULED RELEASE DATE TO DISTRICTS OF AUGUST 13TH WITH A PUBLIC RELEASE OF RATINGS ON AUGUST 15TH.

ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? YES, SIR. MR. MOORE, YOU SAID THAT IF WE DO GET A D AND GEORGE JUNIOR HIGH AND NAVARRO, IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE EXTRA SUPPORT.

YES, SIR. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? AND WHO GIVES THAT EXTRA SUPPORT? PART OF THE EXTRA SUPPORT IS GOING TO COME FROM THE REGION SERVICE CENTERS THEY ENGAGE IN, IN THE PROCESS CALLED EFFECTIVE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK. WELL, THE CAMPUS WILL GO THROUGH TRAINING.

PART OF THE SUPPORT WILL COME FROM OUR OWN TEACHING AND LEARNING DEPARTMENT.

IF THEY COULD JOIN ME REAL QUICK AND THEY'LL EXPLAIN WHAT KIND OF CLASSROOM SUPPORTS THAT THEY GIVE TO CAMPUSES.

HI. GOOD EVENING, I'M THERESA GAGE.

THE ELEMENTARY ELA COORDINATOR.

WE HAVE LANA KETTLER, THE ELEMENTARY MATH COORDINATOR AND MISS COTTINGHAM AND MISS MCKENNA AND THE AREA SUPERINTENDENTS ARE OUT AT A CONFERENCE.

SO THEY ASKED IF WE COULD BE HERE TO ANSWER ANY POTENTIAL QUESTIONS ABOUT DISTRICT SUPPORT IN REGARDS TO INSTRUCTION.

SO CAMPUSES THAT NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM OUR TEAMS, THE TEACHING AND LEARNING COORDINATORS AND SPECIALISTS, WILL GO OUT TO THOSE CAMPUSES AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND DATA REVIEWS IN DETERMINING WHAT STANDARDS STUDENTS NEED ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION WITH, HELPING THEM CREATE SMALL GROUPS FOR INTERVENTIONS, MAKING SURE THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED.

HELP THEM PREPARE LESSONS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE STUDENTS BASED ON THE SPECIFIC DATA.

IT'S A SPECIALIZED PLAN FOR THAT CAMPUS BASED ON THE DATA.

ALSO, THE AREA SUPERINTENDENTS WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE ADMINISTRATORS, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES AND TEACHERS ON THAT CAMPUS AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS ONGOING DATA REVIEW AND ONGOING, JUST KIND OF OVERSEEING INSTRUCTION AND MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE GETTING WHAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO MAKE PROGRESS.

DOES REGION FOUR COME IN HERE AND FLEX THEIR MUSCLES AND PUSH Y'ALL OUT OF THE WAY, OR THE REGION FOUR INVOLVEMENT WILL BE FACILITATED.

DOCTOR EVANS WILL APPOINT A DISTRICT COORDINATOR FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, AND THEY'LL HELP FACILITATE THAT.

AND IT'S REALLY A RESEARCH BASED SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT HELPS CAMPUSES BETTER IDENTIFY THEIR ROOT CAUSES AND HOW TO SOLVE THOSE THOSE NEEDS THAT MAY APPEAR DURING THE ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS.

SO I WOULD SAY MY OTHER SHOUT OUT FOR THIS.

AND SO HOPEFULLY MY STAFF HOPEFULLY THEY'RE NOT WATCHING THIS TONIGHT.

HOPEFULLY THEY ARE IN BED ALREADY OR THEY'RE ON THE BEACH OR THEY'RE WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND THEY'VE DISCONNECTED.

BUT IF THEY ARE WATCHING THIS TONIGHT, A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT GOES TO OUR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF.

ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS REALLY THAT REALLY HELP STUDENTS.

NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT OUR STUDENTS DID A PHENOMENAL JOB IN MY OPINION, BECAUSE THIS YEAR AS WE TALKED LAST YEAR, YOU KNOW, WE SAID THE TEST IS GOING TO CHANGE AND THE AGENCY DIDN'T GIVE US ANY NOTICE.

AND SO THE CONTENT CHANGED, THE FORMAT HAS CHANGED, AND HOW IT'S DELIVERED HAS CHANGED ALL IN ONE YEAR.

AND OUR TEACHERS DID SUCH A PHENOMENAL JOB.

WE WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL RATED AS AN 85 OR PROJECTED AS 85.

THE SACHSE D IS, IS USED TO BE AN A RATED SCHOOL SYSTEM.

BUT I SAID LAST YEAR WITH THE CHANGE, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE WAS GOING TO DROP A GRADE LEVEL, A, A GRADE LEVEL, AND MOST DISTRICTS DROPPED TWO GRADES TWO LETTER GRADES.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF, ESPECIALLY IN OUR CAMPUS LEADERSHIP, BECAUSE THEY'VE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB.

AND SO MY CHARGE TO MISS COTTON AND HER TEAM THIS YEAR IS, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR A-RATED CAMPUSES REMAIN AN A OR B BE READY.

THE CAMPUS HAS BECOME A, B AND C'S MOVE UP TO A B.

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YES. YES. YES.

SESAME STREET'S KICKING IN THERE.

BUT WE'RE NOT SATISFIED.

RIGHT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MOVE THE NEEDLE.

BECAUSE YOU'VE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BLOCKBUSTER AND HOW THE MIGHTY FALL.

TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT COMFORTABLE.

YOU KNOW, WE DON'T GET COMFORTABLE BECAUSE WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE WE HAVE TO SERVE.

AND SO PARENTS SEND THEIR KIDS TO US TO MAKE SURE THEY GET THE ABSOLUTE BEST.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

AND THEY'RE GETTING THE BEST.

BECAUSE WHEN YOU SEE THIS DATA, IT SHOWS OUR TEACHERS HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB WITH ALL THE UNCERTAINTY THAT'S COME, THAT'S COME FROM ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

AND SO I BELIEVE ALSO THAT OUR INNOVATIVE SCHOOL DAY IS GOING TO HELP, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PLANNING PIECE.

RIGHT. SO ONCE WE GET THAT DOWN AND WE GET IT GOING, IT'S GOING TO GIVE OUR STAFF A FULL DAY OR A HALF A DAY FREQUENTLY TO PLAN HIGHLY ENGAGING LESSONS.

AND SO WHEN STUDENTS WALK IN THE CLASSROOM, THERE WON'T BE ANY WASTE OF TIME BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TIME, RIGHT? WHEN YOU WALK IN THE CLASS, YOU WILL HAVE YOUR LESSON FROM BELL TO BELL, AND THEN WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE LESSONS ARE ENGAGING, BUT ALSO IT WILL HELP OUR TEACHERS WITH A WORK LIFE BALANCE TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE TIME TO DO THE THINGS THEY NEED TO DO.

SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE FOR LAMAR ISD NEXT YEAR.

I CAN HARDLY CONTAIN MYSELF.

I'LL WAKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TAKING NOTES.

BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY TO OUR STAFF TO OUR BUS DRIVERS, OUR CHILD NUTRITION STAFF, OUR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF.

GREAT JOB EVERYBODY, GREAT JOB.

HOPEFULLY YOU'RE NOT WATCHING THIS. YOU'LL SEE WHEN YOU GET BACK.

BUT IF YOU ARE WATCHING IT, TELL EVERYBODY WE I REALLY APPRECIATE AND THE BOARD REALLY APPRECIATES ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

FOR THE FUTURE CONSENT AGENDA, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE FUTURE CONSENT AGENDA THAT TRUSTEES WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR DISCUSSION AT THE AUGUST BOARD MEETING?

[12. FUTURE CONSENT ITEMS ]

IT IS 737.

[13 CLOSED SESSION ]

CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071551.072551.074 AND 551.082.

THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL LAND ACQUISITION OR CONSULTATION WITH OUR ATTORNEY.

WE ARE NOT. WE ARE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION.

IT IS 8:31 P.M..

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS TO BE MADE? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE LEASE AGREEMENT FOR A CELL TOWER AT LINDSAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. OH, WAIT.

WE HAVE ONE OPPOSED. TRUSTEE BOX.

OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER MOTIONS? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT FOR THE CTE CENTER.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE SECONDS.

WE NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT.

THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED AT.

OH. OH, YES, YES.

IN JULY 15TH AT 7:00.

LUNCHES OF LOVE IS HAVING A 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY GATHERING.

IF ANYONE'S IN TOWN OR WANTS TO.

I DON'T KNOW ALL THE DETAILS, BUT 15 YEARS THEY HAVE BEEN HELPING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

THANK YOU. THAT'S AWESOME.

ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE BOARD? ALL RIGHT. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 8:32 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.