[1. Call to order and establishment of a quorum]
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THIS IS A REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING BEING HELD ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2024.
WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH SEVEN MEMBERS PRESENT.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO OBSERVE AS YOU FEEL APPROPRIATE.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT, PLEASE.
I DIDN'T. OH, I THOUGHT I WAS.
I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE TOLD WHEN TO GO.
OKAY. 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.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
NIVENS ARE THERE ANY RECOGNITIONS OR AWARDS? NO, SIR, THERE ARE NOT.
ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR, ARE THERE ANY INTRODUCTIONS? YES, SIR. WE DO HAVE A NOT HERE TONIGHT.
WE HAVE SOME OFFICERS, BUT THEY'RE NOT HERE TONIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. WE WILL WE WILL NOW HAVE BOARD MEMBER REPORTS AND SHOUT OUTS.
[5. Board members' reports]
TRUSTEES, PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO 1 TO 2 MINUTES.WE DID. SEVERAL OF US GO TO SAN ANTONIO TO TEX CON THE CONVENTION.
AND OF COURSE, SHOUT OUT TO CASEY LASER FOR HER WONDERFUL WORKSHOP.
WE WERE GLAD THAT WE WOKE UP EARLY ENOUGH TO SEE YOU.
AND MY OTHER SHOUT OUT IS TO OUR MARCHING BANDS.
AFTER GOING TO SEVERAL FOOTBALL GAMES AND WATCHING THEIR HALFTIME SHOW, YOU CAN TELL THE HARD WORK THAT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE DO DURING THE SUMMER AND THE TIME THAT THEY PUT INTO THEIR SHOWS WITH THE BAND DIRECTORS AND PARENTS HAS GOTTEN THEM READY FOR THE CONTEST SEASON THAT THEY'RE IN RIGHT NOW.
AND WHICH SHOWS WITH THEIR ACCOLADES THEY'RE RECEIVING AT THESE EVENTS.
SO JUST A SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE MARCHING BANDS FOR ALL OUR HIGH SCHOOL.
THAT'S IT. FOR ME, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALIST THAT FALLS UNDER OUR STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
SO WHEN THE CRISIS HAPPENS, WHEN A.
AND SO I KNOW WITH A LOT THAT THEY'RE DOING, THEY'RE VERY DRAINING EMOTIONALLY.
SO THEY'RE STEPPING IN GAPS AND FILLING NEEDS THAT NORMALLY WE WOULD WISH UPON NO ONE.
WE WILL NOW HAVE BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS.
[6. Board committees' reports]
BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY REPORTS? YES, MA'AM. YES.SO WE KIND OF DISCUSSED THAT AND JUST KIND OF EXPLORING HOW WE CAN GO ABOUT GETTING POLICY REGARDING THAT, USING IT, TEACHING IT STUDENTS USING IT AS WELL AS TEACHERS. AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE CELL PHONE COMMITTEES THAT HAVE BEEN FORMED, AND WE WILL BE MEETING IN THE NEAR FUTURE SO THAT WE CAN PARTNER WITH OUR SECONDARY PRINCIPALS, KIND OF COLLABORATE WITH THEM.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS BOX.
ANYONE ELSE? STRONG GOING ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE.
WE'RE DOING A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT.
WE'VE SPENT MONTHS FINDING A COMPANY AND PUTTING THE COMMITTEE TOGETHER.
AND THE COMMITTEE MET FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE WE MET LAST.
AND HERE IT WAS. HERE IN THIS ROOM WAS A LOT OF PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
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END. BUT I WAS APPRECIATIVE THAT THEY ALL TOOK THE TIME TO COME.THE FIRST STUDENT HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING WAS THIS MORNING.
THEY PROVIDE JUST A STRUCTURE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR INSTRUCTION IS AGE APPROPRIATE WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. AND THEY ALSO ENSURE THAT OUR VALUES AS A COMMUNITY ARE REPRESENTED IN OUR HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM.
THIS MORNING WAS MOSTLY JUST A RECAP SINCE IT WAS THE FIRST MEETING.
IT IS SOMETHING REALLY AWESOME THAT WE OFFER TO OUR ATHLETES NOW AGES 12 THROUGH 24.
CODY STEVENS WAS A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER WHO DIED OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST ON THE FIELD, AND HIS LOVED ONES ESSENTIALLY CREATED A FOUNDATION FOR TEXAS ATHLETES.
AND I BELIEVE ALL OF OUR UIL ATHLETES CAN GET AN ECG AND ECHOCARDIOGRAM PRE-SEASON TO ENSURE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY UNDETECTED HEART CONDITIONS.
AND THEN WE'RE WORKING ON GRANTS TO PROVIDE OUR UNDERPRIVILEGED KIDS WITH THE FREE EGGS, SO I'M NOT QUITE SURE IF THEY HAPPEN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR OR AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS SEASON FOR THE CERTAIN ATHLETE.
THAT'S IT. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, MISS JOHNSON, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? OH, DOCTOR.
I'M SORRY, DOCTOR NIVENS, DO YOU HAVE A SUPERINTENDENT REPORT?
[7. Superintendent's report]
ACTUALLY, I DO, SIR.I JUST HAVE I, I GIVE A SHOUT OUT, YOU KNOW, AS WE'VE BEEN TRAVELING CAMPUSES, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT OUR INNOVATIVE SCHOOL DAY, AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF WHO ARE TAKING PART IN THAT.
OUR OTHER NON-INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF.
THEY'RE HAVING A GOOD TIME ALSO.
AND I REMEMBER HEARING A LESSON WHEN SOME INDIVIDUALS WHERE WE SAW IT ON THE VIDEO WHERE INDIVIDUALS WERE TALKING TO OUR YOUNG STUDENTS ABOUT CREDIT CARD INTEREST RATES WHICH IS NOT A CONVERSATION I EVEN HAD UNTIL I GOT MY FIRST CREDIT CARD.
AND I GOT A SHOCK WHEN I GOT THE BILL.
SO IT'S GOOD THAT WE'RE ALLOWING STUDENTS TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS EARLY.
SO WHEN THEY GET OUT INTO THE REAL WORLD, THEY CAN KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
NOW, MISS JOHNSON, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
[8. Public Comment (Note: Public Participation will be after the specific agenda item is addressed by the Board of Trustees.)]
IT IS THE DESIRE OF THE LAMAR CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO APPROPRIATELY AND EFFECTIVELY FULFILL ITS GOVERNANCE ROLE IN ACCORDANCE TO BEST PRACTICES FOR QUALITY ORGANIZATIONS AND TO THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.TRUSTEES ALSO DESIRE TO AFFORD AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD MUST HAVE COMPLETED A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC COMMENT CARD, AND SUBMITTED IT BEFORE THE PRESIDING OFFICER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING POSTED AGENDA ITEMS. PUBLIC COMMENT ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING NON-AGENDA ITEMS. TRUSTEES MAY NOT RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, AS THEY ARE PROHIBITED BY LAW FROM DISCUSSING OR DECIDING ANY SUBJECT THAT IS NOT ON THE BOARD'S PUBLICLY NOTICED AGENDA.
ALL PATRONS DESIRING TO SPEAK AND WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE PUBLIC COMMENT FORM WILL BE HEARD DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING BEFORE FINAL BOARD ACTION IS TAKEN ON AN AGENDA TOPIC.
WHILE SPEAKERS GENERALLY HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
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ACCOMMODATE A LARGE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS.HOWEVER, NO SPEAKERS SHALL BE GIVEN LESS THAN ONE MINUTE.
ALL OF THIS IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH HB 2840.
EACH SPEAKER TONIGHT WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES.
SPEAKERS ARE TO PRESENT THEIR REMARKS TO THE BOARD AND NOT TO THE AUDIENCE.
SPEAKERS HAVING COMPLAINTS AGAINST INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES MAY ONLY ADDRESS THE BOARD AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT FORM, AND IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR IN BOARD POLICY.
F AND G. STUDENT AND PARENT COMPLAINTS.
ANY SPEAKERS WHO COMPLAIN OF INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES DURING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OR PUBLIC COMMENT MAY BE DIRECTED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER TO REFRAIN FROM NAMING THE EMPLOYEE, AND WILL REFER THE SPEAKER TO THE APPROPRIATE COMPLAINT POLICY. SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS OR MEETINGS HELD IN PUBLIC BUT ARE NOT PUBLIC MEETINGS.
WHILE THE SCHOOL BOARD VALUES HEARING FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
TRUSTEES WILL NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS OR RESPOND TO COMMENTS FROM PATRONS.
SPEAKERS WILL NOT ENGAGE IN DIALOG WITH THE TRUSTEES.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME WHEN YOU COME FORWARD.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER TONIGHT IS LETICIA ROBLES.
HELLO, MY NAME IS LETICIA ROBLES AND I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES REGARDING CARTER ELEMENTARY.
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN STOOD HERE AND SPOKE TO YOU ALL.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW YOU EVEN HAVE JOBS.
FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW YOU'RE EVEN HERE BECAUSE YOU DID NOTHING THE FIRST TIME.
PERIOD. END OF THAT CONVERSATION.
BECAUSE IT'S SICKENING THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT.
YOU STAND HERE BLANKLY AND STARE AT US EVERY SINGLE TIME.
NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO AT ALL.
Y'ALL ARE SUPPOSED TO WRITE IT DOWN.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH IT.
AND THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE YOUR JOB.
ESPECIALLY YOU, MR. NIVENS. TO GET BACK ONTO THE SUBJECT, I HAVE APPROACHED I HAVE APPROACHED YOU ABOUT THE BULLYING THAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY CHILD ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HERE AT THIS SCHOOL. NOW, MY DAUGHTER HAS GOT TO THE POINT TO WHERE SHE DON'T EVEN WANT TO BE ON THIS EARTH.
I HOPE YOU'RE FREAKING PROUD OF YOURSELVES.
MY DAUGHTER HAS WENT THROUGH THIS SCHOOL AND HAS.
Y'ALL HAVE DONE NOTHING TO RAISE UP ANY TYPE OF AWARENESS ABOUT THIS.
LAST WEEK ANOTHER GIRL WAS TALKING ABOUT A SCHOOL SHOOTING OVER THERE.
WHAT DID Y'ALL DO ABOUT IT? NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.
WAS THERE AN EMAIL SENT TO THE PARENTS? NO, THERE WAS NOT. MY DAUGHTER CAME HOME IN FEAR TO GO TO SCHOOL.
YOU, MR. WELCH, HAVE DONE NOTHING TO DO ANYTHING FOR THESE CHILDREN.
I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE HERE, MA'AM.
I DON'T KNOW WHY HALF OF Y'ALL ARE EVEN HERE.
I CAN JUST SPEAK THAT MORE CLEARLY, BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE TIME I APPROACH ALL, IT'S THE SAME PEOPLE UP HERE THAT HAVE DONE NOTHING FOR CHILDREN, THAT HAVE DONE NOTHING FOR THE SCHOOLS. I HAVE NOT SEEN YOU ANYWHERE.
I HAVE CALLED YOUR OFFICE MULTIPLE TIMES TO SPEAK WITH YOU PERSONALLY AFTER I'VE SPOKE WITH YOUR OTHER AREA SUPERINTENDENT AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO HAS NOW BEEN INVOLVED TO CAME BACK BOOM A TEACHER FOUNDED THAT HAS CLEARLY CLEARLY DONE WRONG TO MY DAUGHTER MADE FUN OF HER BECAUSE OF TOURETTE'S.
Y'ALL THINK THAT THAT'S FUNNY.
I CLEARLY AGAIN DON'T I DON'T THINK MAKING FUN OF A CHILD THAT HAS TOURETTE'S IS FUNNY.
MY CHILD HAS TRIED TO APPLY AND BEYOND YOUR SPED PROGRAM BECAUSE SHE'S STRUGGLING.
CLEARLY. GUESS WHAT? REJECTED BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T MEET YOUR QUALIFICATIONS.
WHAT IS YOUR QUALIFICATIONS? DID Y'ALL NOT HEAR OF OHIO, WHICH IS CALLED AN OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENT? DO Y'ALL KNOW WHAT THAT IS? EITHER BECAUSE SHE SHE QUALIFIES UNDER THAT SHE HAS ADHD, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, I THE LIST CAN GO ON NOW SCHOOL COUNSELORS BEEN INVOLVED.
EVERYBODY'S BEEN INVOLVED TO TO SIT HERE AND TRY TO MINGLE, TO COME TOGETHER.
BUT WHERE ARE THE HIGHER UPS AT WHEN THIS IS FALLING DOWN THE HILL? WHERE ARE THE HIGHER UPS AT WHENEVER MY DAUGHTER IS OVER HERE STRUGGLING TO EVEN WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL.
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THERE'S BEEN MULTIPLE CHILDREN THAT HAS BEEN HERE.AND Y'ALL KNOW EXACTLY WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT AND HAS BEEN ON THE NEWS.
YOU'VE RIPPED CHILDREN'S LEGS INSIDE SCHOOL, ETC.
I'M NOT GOING TO TOLERATE ANY MORE.
AND WHAT Y'ALL NEED TO ACTUALLY DO IS START STANDING UP AS A DISTRICT AND DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
AND STOP HAVING THESE TEACHERS BULLY THESE KIDS, STOP MAKING THEM HAVE MAKING FUN OF THEM.
IT'S NOT CUTE. IT'S NOT FUNNY.
AND IF ANY ONE OF Y'ALL THINK THAT IT'S FUNNY, MY ADDRESS IS WRITTEN DOWN THERE.
YOU CAN COME STAND OUTSIDE MY HOUSE.
MY HOUSE IS UP FOR SALE NOW BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN WANT TO LIVE IN YOUR DISTRICT.
I'M TAKING MY FAMILY AND GETTING.
AND SHIP AND SHIP OUT OF HERE.
BECAUSE Y'ALL DO NOTHING BUT JUST STAND HERE AND STARE AND THEN GO ON YOUR BACK AND BE LIKE, WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THAT PARENT? WELL, HELL, WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE PARENT? YOU DID NOTHING TO PROTECT THESE CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY YOU.
NONE OF Y'ALL WILL EVER GET MY VOTE OR ANYBODY ELSE'S.
BECAUSE AT THIS POINT NOW WHERE I'M GOING TO DO IS START PROTESTING.
AND I HOPE Y'ALL LOSE YOURS JOBS.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KENISHA FREELON.
I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE, SO FORGIVE ME IF I DON'T UNDERSTAND FULL PROTOCOL.
HAS ANYONE EVER SEEN WHAT A CHILD LOOKS LIKE AFTER THEY'VE COMMITTED SUICIDE? I HAVE.
AND PART OF THE REASON THAT I'M HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE OF THE ALC PROTOCOL.
AND MY STUDENT WHO HAS THREATENED TO TAKE HIS LIFE.
I SENT SEVERAL EMAILS DATING BACK TO TEN OVER THREE.
THERE WAS AN INCIDENT ON MY SON'S CAMPUS AT SHAW HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE FIRE ALARM.
THEY WERE FORCED TO WRITE IT AS WELL.
THERE'S MULTIPLE APS INVOLVED.
THEY'RE ASKING STUDENTS IN A VERY BULLYING MANNER TO WRITE STATEMENTS, ALL BECAUSE OF A FIRE ALARM.
THEY SAID THE STUDENTS MAY HAVE HAD A VAPE.
THEY SAID THE STUDENTS WERE IN THE RESTROOM.
THE VIDEOTAPE FROM THEIR SCHOOL SHOWED THAT THEY WEREN'T EVEN IN THE RESTROOM AT THE TIME.
BOTH OUR KIDS WERE TOLD IF THEY DO NOT WRITE A STATEMENT, THEY ARE IMMEDIATELY PLACED IN ALC.
REGARDLESS IF THERE'S PROOF OF NOT.
SO WHAT I STARTED DOING, DOCTOR NEVINS, I EMAILED YOU.
I EMAILED YOUR ENTIRE REGIONAL DISTRICT.
I INCLUDED EVERY EMAIL I HAD TO PAY FOR A PARENT ADVOCATE TODAY JUST TO HAVE MY VOICE BEING HEARD.
I'VE MISSED SEVEN DAYS OF WORK.
WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO TO FIX MY CHILD WHO IS SUICIDAL, A STRAIGHT-A KID WHO NOW HAS ZEROS? HE LOST HIS HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITMENT.
HE'S SUPPOSED TO GRADUATE ON TIME AND ALL IT TOOK WAS THREE MINUTES AND 41 SECONDS FOR SOMEBODY TO LOOK AT A TAPE TO SEE THESE KIDS, TWO AFRICAN-AMERICAN BOYS DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG THAT ARE WILLING TO DIE BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT OTHER WOMAN'S SITUATION IS, BUT I'M TELLING YOU, IF YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING SOON, MY SON AND MANY OTHERS LIKE HIM, UNLESS YOU WANT TO SEE PHOTOS OF WHAT KIDS LOOK LIKE WHEN THEY COMMIT SUICIDE.
LIKE I SAID, I'VE ALREADY BEEN DOWN THAT ROAD.
I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN.
IT'S ONLY BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE THE LAST TIME I SAW A CHILD'S BODY THAT COMMITTED SUICIDE.
SO I'M BEGGING YOU TO PLEASE CHECK INTO YOUR POLICIES.
PLEASE LOOK AT THE TAPE, DOCTOR NIVENS.
I'M ALREADY PAYING AS MUCH AS I CAN TO GET MY SON SOME HELP.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE.
I'M NOT HERE TO YELL AND SCREAM AT YOU.
I KNOW YOU DON'T SEE DAY TO DAY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM.
AND IF THESE KIDS CONTINUE TO RESORTING TO SUICIDE, HOW MANY MORE BODIES AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS WILL YOU GUYS GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT ON THE CONSCIENCE? THAT ALL IT TOOK WAS A THREE MINUTE AND A 41 SECOND TAPE THAT PROVED 100%.
I WILL COMMEND THEM AFTER PAYING FOR A LAWYER AND A PATIENT, A PARENT ADVOCATE.
I GOT A CALL RIGHT BEFORE THIS MEETING SAYING THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE DROPPED.
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DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, MISS FREELAND.THOSE THREE MINUTES AND 41 SECONDS ARE NOT OKAY.
YOU ROBBED MY SON OF A 4.0 GPA.
I HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS.
I SUPPORT MY DISTRICT AS A TAXPAYER.
SO PLEASE, I URGE YOU, CHECK THE TAPES.
THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL TAKE ACTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[9. CONSENT AGENDA]
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO PULL? NONE. ALL RIGHT.MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CURRENT CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. MISS DANZINGER MAKES A MOTION.
MAY I HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT. SECRETARY WELCH MAKES THE SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ONE OF THE THINGS FOR ME, WILL, I'LL MAKE A NOTE ABOUT IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO END THIS CONSENT AGENDA AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE KICK START KIDS, AND WE'LL BE VOTING ON TO BRING THAT BACK UP AND APPROVING THAT TONIGHT WITH THIS, WITH THIS VOTE.
AND SO THE FACT THAT THESE STUDENTS SHOWED UP THEMSELVES AND ADVOCATED FOR THEMSELVES, AND ONE OF THE ONE OF THE NOTES I WANT TO MAKE WAS THAT MANY OF THE PARENTS SAID THAT OUR STUDENTS DIDN'T FIT IN WHEN THE TRADITIONAL ATHLETICS ROUTE.
ANOTHER POINT OF CONNECTION, BECAUSE DOCTOR EVANS TALKS ABOUT WHEN A STUDENT IS CONNECTED TO THEIR SCHOOL, THEY'RE MORE HIGHER PERFORMING AND THEIR CHANCES OF GETTING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL WITH SUCCESS AND GOING ON TO THAT NEXT LEVEL INCREASES, WHICH WITH EACH CONNECTION POINT THAT WE HAVE.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU TO KICKSTART FOR COMING UP AND ADVOCATING FOR OUR STUDENTS.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE PARENTS AND THE STUDENTS THAT ADVOCATED FOR IT.
AND THEY EVEN CAME TO THE DSC MEETING THAT OUR TEACHERS AND OUR ADMIN GET TO LEAD.
AND IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY THROUGH THE DSC THAT WE SHOULD, AS A BOARD APPROVE THIS.
SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS DISCUSSION.
ALL RIGHT. I WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CURRENT CONSENT AGENDA.
NONE OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES.
WE WILL NOW HAVE REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS ON FUTURE ACTION ITEMS, DOCTOR EVANS.
[10.A. Discussion of notification of intent to change fiscal year start date]
ALL RIGHT, MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE OUR CFO, MISS JILL LUDWICK, COMING UP TO TALK ABOUT OUR FISCAL YEAR PLANNING.GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
DOCTOR EVANS I'M UP THIS EVENING TO SPEAK ON A FUTURE ACTION ITEM AND FOR US TO DISCUSS THE NOTIFICATION TO TIA OF THE CHANGE IN THE FISCAL YEAR.
AS YOU'RE AWARE, BACK IN JUNE, WE ASKED FOR APPROVAL TO CHANGE THE FISCAL YEAR AND NOTIFY THE TIA THAT WE WOULD BEGIN HAVING A JULY TO JUNE FISCAL YEAR FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR.
AT THIS TIME, WE ARE WE ARE FEELING LIKE WE NEED TO POSTPONE OR DELAY THAT CHANGE ONE YEAR BECAUSE OF SOME ANALYSIS THAT WE'VE DONE.
SO THAT MEANS OUR REVISED TIMELINE WOULD BE THAT THE SHORT YEAR OR THE TEN MONTH FISCAL YEAR WOULD BE SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2026, AND THEN THE FIRST FULL YEAR ON THE NEW FISCAL YEAR WOULD BE THE 20 2627 FISCAL YEAR.
SO THIS THIS IS A LITTLE SUMMARY OF WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR.
ALTHOUGH I'VE ONLY NAMED FINANCIAL SERVICES, HUMAN RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE BULLET THERE.
SO THE, THE MAIN OR THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ITEMS THAT WE IDENTIFIED REALLY HAVE TO DO WITH TECHNICAL AND ACCOUNTING IMPACTS. AND IT'S REALLY RELATED TO SOFTWARE CONVERSIONS AND CONFIGURATIONS.
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RELATING TO OUR TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM.BUT THE MOST TIME CONSUMING ONE, AND THE ONE THAT HAS BROUGHT ABOUT THIS CHANGE, REALLY IN OUR TIMING HAS TO DO WITH CHANGING OF THE FISCAL YEAR WITHIN MUNIS, WHICH IS OUR FINANCE SYSTEM.
IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE TYLER TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT US.
AND THEY'VE TOLD US THAT DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY INVOLVED, YOU REALLY HAVE TO START 4 TO 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE SHORT YEAR, NOT PRIOR TO THE FISCAL YEAR.
SOME WRITTEN INFORMATION THAT THEY HAD ON THEIR WEBSITE INDICATED TO US ORIGINALLY THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO START THE TRANSITION 4 TO 6 MONTHS BEFORE WE SWITCHED FISCAL YEARS, BUT ACTUALLY, THEY RECOMMEND IT BEFORE THE SHORT YEAR BECAUSE OF THE CHANGES.
WITHIN THE SYSTEM, THEY EXPECT THAT WE SHOULD EXPERIENCE ALL OF THOSE CHANGES FOR A FULL FISCAL YEAR BEFORE WE MAKE THE CHANGE, BECAUSE ONCE WE'VE TWEAKED THE CONFIGURATIONS AND ALL OF THAT STUFF, YOU CAN'T GO BACK.
ONCE THE SHORT YEAR STARTS, YOU CAN'T REVERSE THAT.
SO IN A NUTSHELL, THAT'S REALLY WHY WE'VE DELAYED IT.
SO WE WILL BE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE A NEW FORM TO SUBMIT TO THE T JUST TO DELAY IT A YEAR.
AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I ALL I HAVE FOR THIS REPORT SO I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
YOU MIGHT HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS.
TRUSTEES. AND SO WHAT WE FOUND THE REASON WHY WE WERE PUSHING, THE REASON WHY I WAS PUSHING FOR THIS WAS BECAUSE I FOUND THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE MISSING PAYCHECKS WHILE WE'RE ON THE SEPTEMBER 1ST FISCAL YEAR.
AND THEN OUR TEACHERS WILL HAVE TO WAIT LIKE A MONTH AND A HALF.
BUT, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HIRE STAFF NOW THE WAY THE FULL SIX WEEKS BEFORE THEY SEE THEIR FIRST CHECK? AND SO WE'LL COME BACK WITH A PLAN ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT SOMETIME IN THE SPRING, WE START TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET, AND WE'LL PROBABLY ASK FOR SOME PERMISSIONS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT EARLY.
SO WHEN WE HIRE STAFF, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PAY THEM APPROPRIATELY AND TIMELY.
ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS FOR MISS LUDWICK? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU.
ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL TAKE ACTION ON THE ACTION ITEMS.
[11.A. Consider approval of resolution nominating candidate(s) to Board of Directors of Fort Bend Central Appraisal District ]
OKAY. SO, MISS LUDWIG, YOU WANT TO.I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A. WE GOT A PHONE CALL TODAY FROM THE FROM THE CAT.
IN YOUR PACKET YOU HAD THE THE PROCESS AND WHY WHY THE CAT IS HAS THE FIVE.
POSITIONS UP FOR ELECTION AND WHAT THE PROCESS IS.
BUT THIS AFTERNOON I DID HEAR FROM THE CHIEF APPRAISER THAT ALL FIVE OF THE CANDIDATES THAT THEY WERE WANTING TO HAVE ON THE BOARD HAVE ALL BEEN NOMINATED BY ONE OF THE OTHER TAXING ENTITIES, SO YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH MAKING NOMINATIONS OR YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S UP TO YOUR PLEASURE.
SO WE WON'T HAVE TO VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT.
THEY'RE ALREADY IN THEIR IN PLACE AND ALL THAT.
AND THEN LATER IN THE YEAR, EITHER NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER YOU'LL BE ASKED TO CAST YOUR BALLOT, YOUR VOTES FOR THE CANDIDATES THAT YOU CHOOSE, YOU CAN ACTUALLY COMMIT ALL OF OUR VOTES TO ONE CANDIDATE.
THREE CANDIDATES. ALL FIVE CANDIDATES YOU CAN.
THAT'S AT YOUR PLEASURE AS WELL.
BUT THE VOTE WILL COME IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
SO. SO WHAT? SO WHAT IS IT? WHAT IS IT THAT WE WANT THE BOARD TO DO TONIGHT? IF IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, TO NOMINATE THE FIVE WHICH YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET YOU CAN NOMINATE THOSE FIVE WITH THE RESOLUTION THAT'S IN THE PACKET.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY NOMINATED.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BECAUSE THE CAT ALREADY HAS THEIR NAMES.
OR UNLESS WE WANTED TO ADD A SIXTH PERSON, IF WE WANTED TO ADD IF YOU WANTED TO ADD SOMEONE ELSE.
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YEAH. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYBODY TO ADD.SO THEN WE CAN JUST LEAVE IT UP TO THE BOARD.
OKAY. SO, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO NOMINATE THE FOLLOWING FIVE CANDIDATES FOR REPRESENTATION ON THE VOTING BALLOT FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FORT BEND CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
AND I APOLOGIZE. I WILL MISPRONOUNCE THE NAME.
I APOLOGIZE. NUMBER TWO, DAVID JAMES.
SECRETARY WELCH MAKES THE MOTION.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT.
TRUSTEE DANZINGER MAKES A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MISS LUDWIG? FOR THE SAKE OF THE PUBLIC, IT'S BEEN SEVERAL YEARS SINCE I'VE TACKLED THIS IN MY HEAD.
AND REMEMBER THESE DISCUSSIONS.
CAN YOU WERE THERE ONLY FIVE FOLKS THAT FILED FOR THIS POSITION WITH THE CAT.
IS THAT HOW WE GOT TO THESE FIVE NAMES, OR CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT? YES, THERE ARE FIVE RIGHT NOW.
AND THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS DAVID JAMES IS NOT ONE OF THE FIVES.
JIM RICE IS ACTUALLY ON THE BOARD RIGHT NOW, AND HE'S ELECTED NOT TO RUN AGAIN.
AND SO BECAUSE OF OTHER PRIORITIES AND COMMITMENTS.
AND SO DAVID JAMES HAS HAS BEEN NOMINATED AND THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT STAFF ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT PERSON.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S THAT'S REALLY THE EASY OR SIMPLE ANSWER OF HOW THAT CAME ABOUT.
AND I JUST WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW AS, AS FAR AS MY UNDERSTANDING IS OF THE CAT.
THESE FOLKS, AS I UNDERSTAND GOVERNANCE, THE CHIEF APPRAISER.
THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THIS BOARD DOES.
THAT'S CORRECT. THERE'S AN APPRAISAL STAFF.
IT'S NOT THIS BOARD THAT VALUES PROPERTY.
YES, SIR. DOES ANYONE KNOW THESE INDIVIDUALS? I MEAN, ARE WE ENDORSING THEM? IS THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING? WELL, WE'RE NOMINATING THEM.
WE'RE FROM. I DO KNOW, ONE OF THEM, BUT I KNOW A COUPLE OF THEM.
WE'VE NOMINATED JIM KEY BEFORE.
OH. THAT'S RIGHT. MIKE ROSELLE.
MIKE ROSELLE IS LIVES IN GREATWOOD AREA.
THAT'S ALL I THAT'S ALL I GOT.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION? OKAY WE'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
WE'LL DO I OPPOSE, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE OPTION TO ABSTAIN.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.
WE WILL NOW HAVE REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS ON THE INFORMATION ITEMS.
[12.A. Demographics report and student enrollment projections]
ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEES, WE HAVE DOCTOR JOHN MAXWELL COMING TO THE MICROPHONE.AND DOCTOR MAXWELL IS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT.
AND SO DOCTOR MAXWELL, THANK YOU SIR.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. DOCTOR EVANS, TONIGHT WE ACTUALLY HAVE MR. BOB TEMPLETON WITH US.
HE IS FROM ZONDA EDUCATION AND HE'LL BE KIND OF GOING OVER.
NOT KIND OF, BUT HE WILL BE GOING OVER THE DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT FOR LAMAR.
SEE ISD BASED ON THE QUARTER TWO DATA.
SO I'M GOING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND GIVE YOU THE PERSON WHO KNOWS ALL ABOUT THE ENROLLMENT AND DEMOGRAPHICS AND BRING UP MR. TEMPLETON. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR EVANS.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT.
NO SURPRISE, YOU'RE STILL THE FASTEST GROWING SCHOOL DISTRICT OF ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS.
YOU'RE BUILDING MORE HOUSES THAN ANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT IN TEXAS.
WE TRACK THAT DATA FOR EVERY MAJOR REGION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
SO WE'VE GOT A GREAT DATABASE TO TRACK THAT.
BUT YOU'RE STILL BREAKING RECORDS FOR NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION.
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I'LL TOUCH ON JUST BIG PICTURE ECONOMIC TRENDS.THESE ARE THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES.
YOU CAN SEE. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AS OF JUNE 24TH WAS ALMOST AT 5%, A LITTLE BELOW 5%.
WE'VE SEEN IT KIND OF BOUNCE UP ACROSS THE STATE.
THE STATE'S RATE ALSO PICKED UP JUST A LITTLE BIT.
BUT THE ECONOMY IS FACING SOME HEADWINDS OF CONTINUED HIGHER INFLATION.
SO INFLATIONARY PRESSURES ARE STILL STRONG.
THE COST OF HOUSING IS STILL STRONG.
BUT IN THE HOUSTON MARKET WE'RE SEEING VERY STRONG NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION.
IN FACT, THE HOUSTON MARKET IS THE SECOND MOST ACTIVE MARKET IN THE COUNTRY, BUILDING THE SECOND MOST HOMES OF ANY MAJOR REGION, FOLLOWING DFW IN THE NUMBER ONE SPOT IN TEXAS.
THAT TURQUOISE LINE IS THE ANNUALIZED CLOSING RATE.
IT HAS LEVELED OFF AT ABOUT 38,000.
YOU LIKELY KNOW THAT THE FED DROPPED THE INTEREST RATE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
THAT WILL HOPEFULLY MAKE IT A LITTLE BE VERY HELPFUL FOR THE YOUNGER BUYERS.
NOW, THIS HAS BEEN VERY ODD WHEN WE LOOK AT THE TOTAL HOUSING MARKET.
SO MANY OF THE CURRENT HOMEOWNERS ARE STAYING PUT.
SO WE'RE NOT SEEING AS MUCH TURNOVER IN OLDER EXISTING HOMES BECAUSE THEY GOT THAT LOW INTEREST RATE AND THEY DON'T WANT TO BUY THAT OTHER HOME AND THEN GET INTO A HIGHER INTEREST RATE. SO IT'S CAUSING MORE SHOPPERS TO GO INTO NEW HOMES.
THE NEW HOME MARKET IS ACTUALLY SEEN AN INCREASE IN SHARE OF THE TOTAL HOUSING PICTURE, BECAUSE THE NEW HOME BUILDERS ARE VERY CREATIVE WITH MARKETING. THEY'RE ALSO USING BUY DOWNS ON THE INTEREST RATES.
THEY'RE OFFERING SOME DISCOUNTS, SOME INCENTIVES TO LURE IN THOSE THOSE BUYERS.
WE'RE ALSO NOT SEEING IT REALLY HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE AVERAGE PRICE OR THE THE MEDIAN PRICE.
SO SO FAR PRICES ARE STILL HOLDING PRETTY PRETTY WELL.
NOW THE MULTIFAMILY PICTURE THIS IS LOOKING AT THE DATA ACROSS THE GREATER HOUSTON REGION.
THE BLUE BAR REPRESENTS THE OCCUPANCY RATES.
AND YOU CAN SEE WE'RE SEEING VERY LOW OCCUPANCY RATES FOR MULTI-FAMILY, THEY'RE DOWN BELOW 88%.
AND IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IN JUST ABOUT EVERY MARKET IN TEXAS.
NOW, THIS IS THE RANKING REPORT BASED ON SINGLE FAMILY CLOSINGS FOR THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA.
AND YOU'RE IN THE NUMBER ONE SPOT.
YOU'RE FAR AND AWAY IN THE NUMBER ONE SPOT.
THE ANNUAL CLOSING FOR LAMAR IS 4305.
THE START RATE IS BACK UP OVER 5000.
SO WE'VE KIND OF RETURNED BACK TO THOSE REALLY STRONG RATES.
THE INVENTORY REPRESENTS HOMES UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
IT REPRESENTS SOME FINISHED VACANT HOMES.
THE VDL STANDS FOR VACANT DEVELOPED LOTS.
THOSE ARE LOTS THAT ARE ON THE GROUND READY FOR BUILDERS TO BUILD.
THE FUTURES ARE CONCEPT PLANS.
THEY ARE FUTURE PHASES OF CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS.
THEY'RE ALSO STUFF THAT WE'RE JUST NOW STARTING TO GET, YOU KNOW, A PICTURE ON.
BUT YOU'RE GETTING NEW DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION ALMOST ON A WEEKLY BASIS, IF NOT FOR SURE.
MONTHLY NEW PROJECTS ARE STARTING INTO THAT PLANNING PIPELINE.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2024, WE STARTED 1447 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THAT START RATES HEADED UP OVER 5000 I LIKE.
WE'LL LIKELY SEE THAT CONTINUE ON INTO 2025.
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HOMES PER YEAR.I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER CLIENT THAT HAS AS MUCH ACTIVITY SPREAD ACROSS SO MANY ELEMENTARY ZONES.
YOUR MOST ACTIVE IS THE TAMARIN ZONE.
SECOND MOST ACTIVE IS MORGAN WITH 578, HUGGINS WITH 485.
TREMENDOUS GROWTH ACROSS MULTIPLE ZONES.
THIS IS ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT THE DATA.
THIS IS A MAP OF YOUR ELEMENTARY ATTENDANCE ZONES.
THOSE GREEN SHADED AREAS ARE THE ACTIVE SUBDIVISIONS WHERE WE'RE SEEING SINGLE FAMILY CONSTRUCTION.
GROUNDWORK UNDERWAY ON 3250 LOTS ACROSS 15 SUBDIVISIONS DIVISIONS.
WE ACTUALLY SAW ABOUT 1479 LOTS WERE DELIVERED IN THE SECOND QUARTER.
AND WHERE YOU HAVE A RED OUTLINE, THOSE ARE THE AREAS WHERE NEW DEVELOPMENT IS TAKING PLACE.
I WANT TO POINT OUT THE THIS THIS AUSTIN POINT DOWN HERE, IT IS NOW ACTIVE.
THEY HAVE STARTED THE DIRT WORK ON AUSTIN POINT.
OUR SATELLITE IMAGERY TECHNOLOGY ALERTED US TO THIS.
IT ACTUALLY STARTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.
SO AUSTIN POINT IN THE IN THE VELASQUEZ ELEMENTARY ZONE.
COME NEXT SUMMER, THEY'LL LIKELY BE SEEING NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION START IN THAT AREA.
THESE ARE MASSIVE, LARGE MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITIES.
NOW AGAIN, WE'RE GETTING NEW INFORMATION ON A REGULAR BASIS.
THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WAS SENT TO US FROM THE BUSINESS JOURNAL, RECENTLY PURCHASED ABOUT 288 89 ACRES ON THE CORNER OF WERNICKE AND STRACZYNSKI ROAD.
IT'S RIGHT ON THE BOUNDARY LINE.
SO IT'S IT'S WE'LL NEED TO SEE THE PLAT.
BUT IT DOES REPRESENT ABOUT A THOUSAND HOMES.
BUT IT'S RIGHT ON THE BOUNDARY LINE OF LAMAR AND NEEDVILLE ISD.
SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS I'LL GO THROUGH THESE RATHER QUICKLY.
TAMARAN WEST IS YOUR MOST ACTIVE MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY.
THERE'S THE SATELLITE IMAGERY FROM JULY.
YOU CAN SEE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY TAKING PLACE IN CAMERON WEST BROOKWATER IT'S A NEW FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS ACTIVE.
YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SATELLITE IMAGERY THE STREETS ARE IN FOR A LARGE SECTION.
ABOUT 350 VACANT DEVELOPED LOTS ON THE GROUND.
THEY HAD FOUR HOMES UNDER CONSTRUCTION WHEN WE DID THE RESEARCH IN THE SECOND QUARTER.
IT'LL REALLY RAMP UP IN THE SPRING WHEN WE GET TO THAT SPRING RUSH OF NEW CONSTRUCTION.
SO THEY'RE OFF TO A FAST START IN EVERGREEN.
IT WILL BEGIN LATER THIS YEAR.
YOU CAN SEE THE STREETS ARE IN.
THEY'LL LIKELY START SOME MODEL HOMES PRETTY SOON.
AGAIN, THE BIG SURGE HERE WILL START IN THE SPRING.
A COUPLE OF FUTURES THAT POPPED UP ON THE RADAR.
RYE HILL IT IS 723 TOTAL LOTS, 2500 TOTAL HOMES ON ABOUT 980 ACRES DEVELOPED BY THE PULTE GROUP.
AND THEN NEXT DOOR THERE WE'VE GOT DEL WEBB, SUGAR LAND AT RYE, RYE HILL 777 FUTURE LOTS.
NO IMPACT OF KIDS IN THE DEL WEBB SECTION.
THAT'S JUST SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS ON THE SINGLE FAMILY ON THE MULTIFAMILY.
WE BROKE THE DISTRICT UP INTO SEVERAL PICTURES.
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IN THIS SECTION, WE'VE GOT ABOUT A THOUSAND MULTIFAMILY UNITS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WITH ABOUT 300 UNITS THAT ARE IN THE PLANNING SECTIONS IN THIS AREA OF THE DISTRICT. AGAIN, HERE IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE DISTRICT, WE HAVE 450 MULTIFAMILY UNITS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND MORE THAN 2200 MULTIFAMILY UNITS THAT ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF PLANNING.THE CAMBER RIDGE AT CROSS CREEK RANCH, 312 UNITS THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
LEASING SHOULD BEGIN OR COULD BEGIN IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025.
NEXT. WE'VE GOT THIS MULTIFAMILY PROJECT THAT IS THE TEXT BOX DIDN'T COME THROUGH ON THAT.
I'LL MAKE SURE THE TEXT BOX SHOWS UP ON THE THIS MULTIFAMILY SECTION.
SEE? THIS IS THE CANVAS ON FOUNDERS HILL.
IT'S A SINGLE FAMILY FOR RENT COMMUNITY 153 SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL UNITS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE LEASING COULD BEGIN IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025.
SO IT'S KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE THERE.
AROUND 0.3 TO 0.4 IS WHAT THE YIELD IS ON THE SINGLE FAMILY FOR RENT DEVELOPMENTS.
NOW WE'VE DONE NEWCOMER LEAVERS.
NEWCOMERS ARE NEW STUDENT IDS AND IT'S ONLY LOOKING AT THE FIRST GRADE AND 12TH GRADE CLASSES COMPARED TO LAST YEAR'S.
KINDERGARTEN 12TH GRADE CLASSES.
SO IT'S NOT QUITE APPLES TO APPLES WHEN WE LOOK AT IT AND COMPARE IT TOWARDS THE ENROLLMENT GROWTH, BUT IT IS A WAY TO SEE HOW MANY NEW IDS THAT YOU HAVE IN FIRST THROUGH 12TH GRADES, YOU HAD 5675, WHICH THOSE ARE BRAND NEW STUDENTS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
YOU HAD 4329 THAT LEFT THE DISTRICT.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE FORECAST BY GRADE LEVEL.
SO THIS YEAR'S ENROLLMENT GREW 2055 STUDENTS.
YOUR ENROLLMENT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WAS 46,525.
THAT NUMBER IS LITERALLY CHANGING EVERY DAY.
IT'S GROWING AS YOU HAVE NEW NEW FAMILIES MOVING IN ALL YEAR LONG.
ELEMENTARY NUMBERS TEND TO GROW ALL YEAR LONG.
OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WE'VE GOT YOUR ENROLLMENT REACHING 56,781.
YOU'RE BASICALLY CONTINUING TO GROW ALMOST 2000 KIDS A YEAR FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
NOW YOU HAVE SEVERAL CAMPUSES OPENING NEXT YEAR.
SO WE HAVE THAT IN THIS ROUND OF PROJECTIONS.
BUT I'M CALLING IT KIND OF DRAFT BECAUSE IT'S EARLY IN THE SCHOOL YEAR.
THERE'S STILL SOME DECISIONS THAT WILL BE MADE AROUND TRANSFERRING AND GRANDFATHERING, AND ALL THOSE FACTORS WILL COME INTO PLAY THAT WE WILL ADJUST THE PROJECTIONS ONCE THOSE ARE ARE FIRMED UP.
BUT HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR ELEMENTARY NUMBERS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
BASED ON THE NEW CAMPUS OPENINGS, THE ORANGE IS WHEN THE ENROLLMENT IS 100 TO 105% OF CAPACITY, THE YELLOW IS AT 95% CAPACITY, AND THE RED IS.
WHEN THE ENROLLMENT EXCEEDS 105% OF CAPACITY.
YOU'LL NOTICE WE'VE GOT SEVERAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT ARE IN THAT RED ZONE.
IT'S ADOLPHUS BEASLEY, HUGGINS LINDSEY THAT WILL BE EXCEEDING THE 105% CAPACITY THIS NEXT YEAR.
I'LL LET YOU SOAK THAT IN BEFORE I GO TO THE NEXT GROUP OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.
HERE'S THE SECOND PAGE OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
AND HERE WE'VE GOT MCNEIL AND TAMRON THAT ARE EXCEEDING THAT 105%.
YOU'VE GOT MORGAN THAT IS IN THAT 100 TO LESS THAN 105%.
AT YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, IT'S ROBERTS THAT IS EXCEEDING THE CAPACITY AT YOUR JUNIOR HIGHS.
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IT'S LEHMAN THAT EXCEEDS CAPACITY IN 2027.AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, WE'VE GOT THREE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT ARE EXCEEDING CAPACITY.
THAT IS FULSHEAR GEORGE RANCH AND RANDALL.
I'LL DO KEY TAKEAWAYS AND BE READY TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS.
GROUNDWORK IS UNDERWAY ON MORE THAN 3250 LOTS.
WE'VE GOT 2300 MULTIFAMILY UNITS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
WE EXPECT LAMAR CISD IS FORECAST TO ENROLLMENT TO REACH ABOUT 56,700 STUDENTS IN FIVE YEARS, AND MORE THAN 66,100 STUDENTS IN TEN YEARS.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE, AND YOU DID TOUCH ON IT A LITTLE BIT.
IS THIS BUILDING SUBDIVISIONS DIRECTLY TO SINGLE FAMILY LEASING? I KNOW IT'S NOT NEW, BUT IT'S NEW KIND OF TO OUR AREA.
IT'S A RELATIVELY NEW CONCEPT THAT WE NOTICED ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO.
SO FOUR YEARS AGO, WE SAW THE FIRST 1 OR 2 OF THESE POPPING UP.
WHAT'S INTERESTING IS SOME OF THESE ARE PRODUCTION BUILDERS THAT ARE DOING THEM TOO.
IT'S DOCTOR HORTON'S DOING SOME OF THESE.
AND SO IT'S AND IT'S WHOLE SUBDIVISIONS, FULL SUBDIVISIONS.
AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE FOR SALE.
THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP IT AS A RENTAL COMMUNITY.
DO WE FIND THAT THESE STUDENTS STAY OR DO THEY MOVE AROUND OR ARE THEY.
I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON THEIR LEASING CONTRACT.
WE'LL KNOW AS WE TRACK IT EACH YEAR.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE, BUT I SUSPECT THERE WILL BE MOBILITY THERE.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY THEY MAKE THAT CHOICE.
AND I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY YOUNG FAMILIES MIGHT WANT TO DO THAT.
SO THE FLEXIBILITY, THE FLEXIBILITY, BUT IT JUST PUTS MORE PRESSURE ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND THE RENTS ARE JUST JUST AS HIGH AS WHAT A MORTGAGE WOULD BE.
SO THEY'RE PAYING 22,200, 2300 RENT FOR SOME OF THESE SINGLE FAMILY FOR RENT HOMES.
THANK YOU. COULD YOU GO BACK ONE SLIDE, I THINK, TO THE HIGH SCHOOL'S PROJECTIONS.
SO WHEN IT SAYS CAPACITY ISN'T GEORGE RANCH 2500 STUDENTS NOW OR SOME OF THESE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER? IT IS 25.
OKAY. I APOLOGIZE, I BUILT IT INTO MY SPREADSHEET, BUT I DIDN'T BUILD IT INTO THE SOFTWARE.
SO I'LL GET THAT CHANGED ON THE SOFTWARE.
OKAY. NOW THE CAPACITY IS YOUR FORCE IS 3000.
YEAH, BUT I MEAN, IT GETS IN TROUBLE EVENTUALLY, ISN'T IT? BUT BY THAT. NO, IT'S 30.
YES. I CHANGED IT IN MY MY SPREADSHEET, BUT I DIDN'T CHANGE IT IN THE SOFTWARE.
SO I'VE GOT A BUT THEN WE DON'T FILL IN THAT HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER EIGHT WILL HELP WITH THAT.
SO THAT SHOULD COME DOWN CORRECT.
SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, HIGH SCHOOL AID IS SCHEDULED FOR 2027.
AND WE BUILT THAT ONE FOR 3000, I BELIEVE.
SO, GREG, IS THAT I ASKED MY COUNTERPART WHO KNOWS MORE ABOUT THE BUILDING ASPECT, IS IT 3000 OR 3000 OR 2500? YES, MA'AM. CURRENTLY WHAT WE HAVE DESIGNED IT FOR WAS 3075 IS OUR PROTOTYPE.
OUR PLAN IS, IS TO BUILD THE CORE BUILDING AT 2575, WITH AN ALTERNATE FOR THE 500 SEATS, AND IF IT COMES WITHIN BUDGET, TO BUILD IT AT THE 3075 CAPACITY, USING THE ALTERNATE METHOD TO BE ABLE TO BUILD THAT.
IS THAT WHAT WE DID WITH TOMAS OR TOMAS? WE PLANNED ON BUILDING IT 2075, AND THEN WE ADDED THE 500 SEATS TO IT.
OKAY. WE STARTED ADDING 500, ALL OF THEM.
WE WERE ABLE TO ADD THEM TO THAT.
YES, MA'AM. WE ORIGINALLY BUILT HIGH SCHOOL EIGHT FOR 2575.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE USING THE ALTERNATE TO ADD THE 500 SEAT ADDITION.
HOPEFULLY WE GET ECONOMY OF SCALE TO BE INSTEAD OF ADDING IT LATER.
THEY ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING GOING, SO USUALLY WE GET A BETTER VALUE.
SO IF WE CAN SQUEEZE IT WITHIN THE BUDGET TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP AT THE LARGER CAPACITY.
WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SQUEEZE IT IN THE BUDGET.
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AND SO, YOU KNOW, ALL THAT WAS DONE, THAT BOND WAS PASSED BEFORE WE HAD THE THE TIER SYSTEM FOR OUR MASTER PLAN PRINCIPALS.SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WE HAVE TO FIT IT IN THE BUDGET.
BUT HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER EIGHT AND NUMBER NINE WILL PROVIDE SOME RELIEF.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, YOU KNOW, SENIORS HAVE A CHOICE.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE OIL EXEMPTION STATUS.
AND SO THAT THAT WILL ALSO IMPACT A COUPLE HUNDRED KIDS AS WELL, STAYING AT THEIR CAMPUSES.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS QUESTIONS.
AND FOR THE COMMUNITY'S SAKE, THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.
SO HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY OFFICIALS AND COUNTY OFFICIALS JUST LOOKING WE'RE TRYING TO STAY AHEAD OF THIS, EVEN THOUGH IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE PLAYING CATCH UP LIKE CRAZY.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING IS A HYPER GROWTH OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
AND SO THIS WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS TRUSTEES TO LEAN IN MORE AND ASK THOSE QUESTIONS AND INVITE THE CITY LEADERS AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND CITY COMMISSIONERS TO THE TABLE AND SAY, OKAY, SIT DOWN AND HAVE A MEETING WITH THE WITH OUR HYPERGROWTH OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SO THAT WE CAN WALK ALONGSIDE THIS AND NOT FEEL LIKE WE'RE PLAYING CATCH UP, BUT TRY TO GET AHEAD OF THE GAME.
AND THROUGH BOND SAVINGS AND ALL THAT MR. BUCHANAN AND HIS TEAM HAVE BEEN ABLE TO START DEVELOPING A LAND BANK.
AND SO PART OF THIS HYPER GROWTH OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WILL LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, THE DATA THAT WE ARE GETTING QUARTERLY NOW COUPLE TRUSTEES AND MYSELF WERE WALKING THROUGH THE THE CONVENTION THIS PAST WEEK AND A HALF.
AND ANOTHER DEMOGRAPHER WAS THERE AND ASKED, WELL, IS THIS IS THE MORE FREQUENT UPDATES HELPING YOU ALL? AND WE'RE LIKE, YES, ABSOLUTELY.
THE MORE FREQUENT UPDATES ARE HELPING US BECAUSE WE'RE GROWING SO FAST.
AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO TELL HER, LIKE, YES, THE QUARTERLY UPDATES THAT WE ARE GETTING BECAUSE OUR NUMBERS ARE CHANGING SO RAPIDLY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SAY, OKAY, NOW, NOW THERE'S A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE'S A NEW ALL THAT.
SO I ALSO GOT INVITED TO GO SIT AT A LEGISLATIVE DINNER, AND THERE WAS REPRESENTATIVES THERE FROM REP LEILANI'S OFFICE STATE REP KITZMAN WAS THERE? THERE WAS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM SENATOR COKER'S OFFICE AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM SENATOR HUFFMAN'S OFFICE.
AND SO WE WERE AT THIS DINNER AND THERE WAS FORT BEND ISD AND STAFFORD MSD WAS THERE AS WELL.
AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO SIT AROUND THIS TABLE WITH THESE STATE REPS AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, AND WE'RE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT LIKE, OKAY, WE NEED HELP FROM THE STATE IN ATTACKING THIS SITUATION AND HOW DO WE GET AHEAD OF IT AND ALL THAT STUFF.
SO IT WAS IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO DO THAT.
AND SO THIS NEW COMMITTEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE CREATING AS TRUSTEES WILL BE MADE UP OF 2 OR 3 TRUSTEES THAT ARE SITTING UP HERE WILL BE ABLE TO SPEAK INTO THAT KIND OF THING. SO DUE TO OPEN MEETINGS, ACT AND ALL THAT STUFF, WE CAN'T REALLY DISCUSS IT UNTIL THIS MEETING WHEN WE'RE ALL IN A CALLED MEETING.
SO JUST THE FACT THAT WE HAVE 11 NEIGHBORHOODS WITH 200 PLUS HOMES BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW IS THIS IS IF WE HAD THE FORESIGHT BACK THEN TO SAY, OKAY, WE NEED A HYPER HYPER GROWTH OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE 12 YEARS AGO THAT WOULD HAVE HELPED OUT A LOT.
JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON AND THEN I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION, BUT YES, THOSE YEARLY REPORTS, THEY ALWAYS CAME TO US AND THEN WE WALKED AWAY WITH, WELL, WE NEED THOSE SCHOOLS YESTERDAY.
WE NEED TO KNOW MORE THAN JUST YESTERDAY WHERE THOSE SCHOOLS NEED TO GO.
AND NOT THAT I THINK IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE, BUT DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS ON HORIZON? BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD ABOUT THE ONE ON 359 SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
SO DO YOU SEE ANYTHING COMING DOWN THE PIKE THAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF? CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE ANONYMOUS TO WHAT WE DO BECAUSE THE THE PUBLIC LOCATIONS OF THE FUTURE TO DOES NOT DIVULGE THE ADDRESSES.
THEY ONLY DIVULGE TYPICALLY THE COUNTY THAT THE CHARTER WILL BE LOCATED IN.
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COME. WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT IN THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE FAST GROWTH COALITION IS PROMOTING LEGISLATION TO HELP TRACK CHARTERS.THEY HAVE TO DISCLOSE THAT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
RIGHT NOW, THERE COULD BE CHARTER LAND THAT'S EITHER DISGUISED AS AN LLC OR SOME OTHER INVESTMENT GROUP THAT IT'S HARD TO SPOT IF THEY OWN THAT LAND OR NOT.
AND ONE THING FOR THE COMMUNITY'S SAKE, AGAIN, IS THAT WHEN A CHARTER GOES TO BUILD A CAMPUS, OUR TAX DOLLARS AS TAXPAYERS STILL PAYS TO BUILD THOSE CAMPUSES. THEY DON'T HAVE TO REQUEST A BOND REQUEST APPROVAL FROM A BOND BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT A TAXING AGENCY LIKE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS.
OUR CHARTER SCHOOL DOES NOT HAVE TO GET VOTER APPROVAL TO BUILD THOSE BUILDINGS.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THIS LEGISLATIVE DINNER.
IS THE MODERATOR OF THAT DINNER TALKED TALK TO STATE REP KITZMAN AND REP LEILANI'S OFFICE.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO STRESS THAT THAT YES, I MEAN, EVERY PARENT AND EVERY FAMILY HAS THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHERE THEY SEND THEIR KIDS, BUT WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR THE BUILDINGS? LIKE, I'M STILL PAYING FOR THE BUILDING, THE CHARTER SCHOOLS TO BE BUILT, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO GET THE VOTER APPROVAL TO DO THAT.
SO YES, SIR, I JUST WANT TO MAKE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION OF WHAT HE'S SAYING.
IT COMES FROM THE TIA APPROVES.
THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, APPROVES THE CHARTERS, AS I UNDERSTAND IT.
AND EVERY TIME WE BUY DIFFERENT THINGS AT THE STORE.
BUT THOSE CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE NOT BUILT.
THOSE BUILDINGS ARE NOT BUILT WITH LAMAR, WITH LAMAR SEE ISD MONEY OUT OF OUR PARTICULAR BUDGET.
SO JUST JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION THERE.
SO. TRUSTEES, ANYTHING ELSE REGARDING THE DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT AND STUDENT ENROLLMENT? ALL RIGHT. DOCTOR EVANS, OUR BOARD, WE HAD OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION AUDIT UPDATE A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND THEN IT
[12.B. Special Education audit update]
WAS A RATHER LENGTHY REPORT.AND SO INSTEAD OF HER GOING THROUGH THE ENTIRE REPORT AGAIN, BECAUSE IT'S RATHER LENGTHY, I WANT TO KNOW, WERE THERE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD HAD THAT YOU NEEDED HER TO DIVE DEEPER INTO? AS FAR AS INFORMATION GOES? I HAVE A QUESTION. IT'S NOT SUPER SPECIFIC, BUT, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE WITHIN THE REPORT, THERE WERE THINGS THAT WE DID WELL AND THINGS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE ON.
SO DO WE HAVE AN ACTION PLAN TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON THAT LIST OF ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE ON, OR CHANGE HOW WE DO THOSE THINGS? OR ARE Y'ALL TAKING THE SUGGESTIONS? WHAT ARE Y'ALL DOING WITH THAT? YES, WE HAVE CREATED AN ACTION PLAN BASED ON 15 OF THE 17 RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND IN THE REPORT, AS YOU READ, SOME OF IT HAS TO DO WITH SHORTAGES, TEACHER SHORTAGES.
SO SOME THINGS WE CAN'T DO IMMEDIATELY.
BUT WE DO HAVE AN ACTION PLAN TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE AREAS.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE AS A BOARD CAN READ? OKAY, SURE.
YEAH. THAT IS I CAN I CAN SEND IT TO YOU.
WELL, I HAD A LIST OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FOR YOU, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU JUST ANSWERED THEM ALL WITH ONE BIG BROAD STROKE, SO I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DIVE INTO HERE.
I GUESS I'LL LOOK FOR YOUR YOUR ALL'S ACTION PLAN.
OKAY. I'LL SEND IT TO YOU THIS WEEK.
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WE ARE ADJOURNING TO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 551.071551.072551.074 AND[01:05:04]
551.082. THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL LAND ACQUISITION OR CONSULTATION WITH OUR ATTORNEY.WE ARE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION.
ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS TO BE MADE? YES, MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE LAMAR CISD 403 B PLAN WRITTEN CONSENT AGREEMENT AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE DANZINGER.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT.
TRUSTEE BRUNZELL MAKES A SECOND.
I WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER MOTIONS? YES. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE BRUNZELL.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT.
SECRETARY WELCH MAKES A SECOND.
THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 8:35 P.M..
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.