11.A. Consider approval of resolution and election ballot for casting votes for candidate(s) to serve on Board of Directors of Fort Bend Central Appraisal District

[11.A. Consider approval of resolution and election ballot for casting votes for candidate(s) to serve on Board of Directors of Fort Bend Central Appraisal District ]

DOCTOR EVANS. ALL RIGHT, BOARD, WE HAVE MISS LLOYD COMING TO THE MICROPHONE.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR NIVENS.

THIS EVENING, I WILL COVER MATERIAL ON THE RESOLUTION AND ELECTION BALLOT FOR THE FORT BEND CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT ELECTION.

FIRST OF ALL, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED OF NINE DIRECTORS.

THREE ARE ELECTED BY THE PUBLIC, FIVE APPOINTED BY THE TAXING ENTITIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, WHICH WOULD BE LAMAR C ISD AND THEN THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR.

THE LOCAL APPRAISAL DISTRICTS REQUIRED TO FACILITATE AN ELECTION FOR THE FIVE MEMBERS IN OCTOBER.

THE BOARD DID SUBMIT FIVE CANDIDATES TO BE REPRESENTED ON THE BALLOT, AND ALL FIVE ARE THEIR TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE 6.03 REQUIRES THAT THE FIVE DIRECTORS BE APPOINTED BY THE TAXING UNITS, AND THE DEADLINE FOR THAT IS DECEMBER 15TH, 2024. LAMAR CISD CAN CAST ALL VOTES FOR ONE CANDIDATE OR DISTRIBUTE THE VOTES AMONG ALL OF THE CANDIDATES, WHICH WOULD BE THE FIVE, AND THEN EACH ELIGIBLE VOTING ENTITY IS ALLOWED A CERTAIN NUMBER OF VOTES PER POSITION.

THERE ARE A TOTAL OF THOUSAND VOTES.

VOTING ENTITLEMENTS ARE BASED ON THE VOTING ENTITY'S PERCENTAGE SHARE OF THE TAX TOTAL TAX LEVY WITHIN THE COUNTY.

LAMAR ISD'S PERCENTAGE SHARE IS 12%, AND SO THERE'S 5000 TOTAL VOTES TIMES THE 12% GIVES.

LAMAR ISD 600 VOTES.

AND AS I SAID, 5000 TOTAL VOTES WILL BE CAST BY ALL ENTITIES.

THIS IS WHAT THE BALLOT LOOKS LIKE.

YOU'LL SEE THE FIVE CANDIDATES THERE IN THE MIDDLE.

AND THEN AGAIN, LAMAR ISD TRUSTEES CAN CAST ALL VOTES FOR ONE CANDIDATE OR DISTRIBUTE THEM AMONG THE THE FIVE.

TRADITIONALLY, LAMAR HAS DISTRIBUTED THE THE VOTES EVENLY.

THE RESOLUTION AND ELECTION BALLOT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BEFORE THE 15TH.

SO I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

TRUSTEES. ANY DISCUSSIONS QUESTIONS? I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN, ASK YOU AGAIN PUBLICLY WHAT I ASKED YOU LAST MONTH, BECAUSE FOLKS DON'T ALWAYS WATCH OUR MEETINGS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ARE THESE ARE FOLKS FOR THE CAD BOARD, THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

THAT BOARD DOES NOT SET THE APPRAISAL RATES FOR THE PROPERTY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL HOME IN THE COUNTY.

CORRECT? IT'S THE CHIEF APPRAISER WHO DOES THAT.

THIS IS THE BOARD THAT OVERSEES THE APPRAISER.

BUT THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY FOLKS WHO HAVE A DIRECT HAND IN THE VALUE OF THEIR HOME.

AND I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE I DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW THESE FOLKS.

I KNOW TWO OF THE NAMES ON HERE.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE ON OUR BOARD KNOWS THESE FOLKS, BUT IT'S IT'S KIND OF AN OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, WHICH IS AN ENTITY ENTITY SET UP BY THE STATE OF TEXAS IN EVERY COUNTY IN THE STATE.

RIGHT. SO THE THERE ARE A TEAM OF APPRAISERS.

THERE ARE TEAM APPRAISED PROPERTIES.

THAT'S RIGHT. AND HISTORICALLY, WE HAVE LOWERED OUR TAX RATE.

BUT THE PROPERTY VALUES ARE INCREASING, WHICH IS INCREASING THE TAXES.

AND SO YEAH, JUST TO SAY THAT AGAIN IS THAT WE'VE WE'VE LOWERED AS A BOARD.

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BUT ALL RIGHT ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS.

ALL RIGHT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME. MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO CONSIDER VOTING FOR THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES FOR POSITIONS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FORT BEND CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

I MAY MISPRONOUNCE THE NAME, AND I APOLOGIZE.

NUMBER ONE, JIM KEY.

NUMBER TWO, DAVID JAMES.

NUMBER THREE, PAUL STAMATIS.

NUMBER FOUR, CAMILLE GASKIN.

AND NUMBER FIVE, MICHAEL ROZELL.

OH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DISTRIBUTE THE VOTES EVENLY AMONGST THE FIVE.

ALL RIGHT. SECRETARY WELCH MAKES A MOTION THAT WE DISTRIBUTE THE VOTES EQUALLY AMONG THE FIVE.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEE DANZIGER'S SECONDS.

THAT. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. I WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE.

NONE OPPOSED.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

WE WILL NOW HAVE REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS ON THE INFORMATIONAL ITEMS, DOCTOR EVANS.

YES, SIR. MR. PRESIDENT, WE WILL NOW HAVE OUR STUDENT DISCIPLINE REPORT.

[12.A. Student Discipline Update]

DOCTOR WHITE'S. INFORMATION ITEM.

I'M SORRY. THIS IS AN UPDATE.

YEAH. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT LAMBERT.

DOCTOR EVANS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

TODAY I'LL BE SHARING THE LATEST DATA ON STUDENT DISCIPLINE WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.

THIS DATA WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A SNAPSHOT OF OUR CURRENT DISCIPLINE INFORMATION.

AND I'LL BEGIN WITH THE INFORMATION WITHIN OUR STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND OUR STUDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WHICH IS SKYWARD AS SEEN PREVIOUSLY. THIS IS JUST A GRAPH OF ALL THE STUDENT DATA.

WE AS OF NOVEMBER THE 8TH, WE'VE HAD 29,966 REFERRALS.

SOME OF THE HIGHEST AREAS ARE THE MLD, WHICH IS MISUSE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES AT 4685 FOR FAILURE TO FOLLOW RULES AT 2575, AND A WIN NONCOMPLIANCE AT 2382, AND PHC, WHICH IS PHYSICAL CONFRONTATIONS AT 765.

THIS IS JUST A CONTINUATION OF THE SAME DISCIPLINE INFORMATION.

THE MAJORITY OF THE REFERRALS ON THIS SLIDE, AS YOU CAN TELL, ARE BOXED IN RED, WHICH ARE ASSOCIATED WITH TARDIES.

OTHER AREAS ARE SKY, WHICH IS SKIPPING AT 579, VBC VERBAL CONFRONTATIONS AT 142 SP1, SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MISBEHAVIORS AT 127, AND TRS, WHICH IS THREATS TO STUDENTS AT 103.

DISCIPLINE REFERRALS ASSOCIATED WITH TARDIES ACCOUNT FOR NEARLY 40.

I'M SORRY, ACCOUNT FOR 45.7% OF ALL REFERRALS.

IF WE WERE TO REMOVE THE DISCIPLINE REFERRALS ASSOCIATED WITH TARDIES, THAT LEAVES US WITH 16,257 DISCIPLINE REFERRALS.

THIS NEXT SLIDE IS JUST A TWO YEAR COMPARISON OF DISCIPLINE REFERRALS BETWEEN THE 2023 2024 SCHOOL YEAR AND 2024 2025.

WITHIN THE FIRST 60 DAYS OF SCHOOL NOTICE THAT THIS YEAR WE ARE ABOUT 5957 MORE REFERRALS THAN LAST YEAR.

BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THIS YEAR WE HAVE REALLY FOCUSED ON REDUCING INTERRUPTIONS INTO THE INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING AND HAVE ADDRESSED ELECTRONIC DEVICES AS A, AS, AS SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FOCUSED ON.

THIS SLIDE HERE REPRESENTS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DISCIPLINARY INCIDENTS IN WHICH ISIS AND OSS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED AS DISCIPLINARY CONSEQUENCES.

AS OF NOVEMBER 8TH, THERE HAVE BEEN 4100 DISCIPLINARY INCIDENCES THAT HAVE RESULTED IN EITHER ES OR OSS BEING ASSIGNED AS A CONSEQUENCE. ISIS HAS BEEN ASSIGNED 3014 TIMES AND OSS 1086.

AS OF NOVEMBER 8TH, WE HAVE HAD 505 RDAP RECOMMENDATIONS.

THE DAP RECOMMENDATIONS ARE DISTRIBUTED BY SIX WEEKS.

THIS YEAR, THEY'RE REPRESENTED IN COLOR RED.

AND FOR COMPARATIVE NUMBERS, I HAVE INCLUDED THE NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FIRST THREE WEEKS FOR THE 2023, 2024 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THOSE ARE REPRESENTED IN BLUE.

AS YOU CAN TELL, OUR DAP RECOMMENDATIONS THIS YEAR ARE CURRENTLY TRENDING DOWN IN COMPARISON TO LAST YEAR.

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ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE STARTED LOOKING AT WAS OF THOSE 505, HOW MANY OF THOSE KIDS ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS? AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT RECIDIVISM AS THAT.

SO WE'VE HAD 471 STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT ONE TIME.

WE'VE HAD 33 STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED THERE A SECOND TIME, AND ONLY ONE STUDENT THAT HAS BEEN PLACED THERE FOR A THIRD TIME.

WHEN WE TAKE THE 471 AND WE DIVIDE THAT BY OUR CURRENT DISTRICT ENROLLMENT OF 46,914.

THAT EQUATES TO ABOUT 1% OF LCISD STUDENTS.

THIS GRAPH HERE REPRESENTS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DAP BY A FENCE.

NOTICE THAT IG, WHICH IS OUR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES OR VAPES, ARE AT 134.

FIG WHICH IS FIGHTING AT 91.

AND THEN WE HAVE AST ASSAULTS AT 38.

AND THERE YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION FOR THE TOP FIVE OF THE 505, 334 ACCOUNT FOR THOSE TOP FIVE AREAS.

HARASSMENT AND TRS, WHICH IS TERRORISTIC THREAT ARE BOTH TIED AT 22.

AND THAT FIFTH SLOT.

AND THEY ACCOUNT FOR 66.1% OF ALL RECOMMENDATIONS.

HERE YOU HAVE THE DAP RECOMMENDATIONS BASED OFF OF STUDENT GRADE LEVELS.

SECONDARY. WE'RE AT 421 AND ELEMENTARY AT 84.

AND NINTH GRADE.

10TH GRADE AND SEVENTH GRADE ARE LEADING IN PLACEMENTS.

THIS INFORMATION HERE IS SPECIFIC TO OUR CELL PHONE TRACKER.

AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT WE STARTED TRACKING THE NUMBER OF MISUSE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES THIS YEAR.

AND SO WITHIN THE THE WE STARTED TRACKING THE INFORMATION SIMPLY BECAUSE WHEN WE START LOOKING AT DISCIPLINE REFERRALS, NOT EVERYTHING IS CODED AS MLD.

SOME OF THOSE ARE EVENTUALLY CODED AS NONCOMPLIANCE OR INSUBORDINATION.

SO WE WANTED TO USE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT METHOD TO TRY TO TRACK ANY MISUSE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE INFORMATION.

SO HERE YOU HAVE 3829 CELL PHONE OFFENSES.

AND WE STARTED THIS TRACKER AFTER SCHOOL STARTED.

SO THE NUMBERS MAY BE OFF JUST A LITTLE BIT, BUT HERE YOU HAVE THEM BY CAMPUS LEVEL.

SO ELEMENTARY HAS HAD 29 OFFENSES.

MIDDLE SCHOOL 32, JUNIOR HIGH 7000 OR 773 AND HIGH SCHOOL 2995.

AND HERE YOU HAVE IT BY GRADE LEVEL.

FIRST GRADE. AND THEN HERE AGAIN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TRACKING THE NUMBER OF REPEAT OFFENDERS.

SO OF THOSE 3104 HAVE VIOLATED THE POLICY.

ONE TIME 567 A SECOND TIME, 119 A THIRD TIME 24.

FOURTH, WE'VE HAD TEN STUDENTS VIOLATED THE FIFTH TIME IN FIVE, SIX OR MORE.

THIS INFORMATION IS THE NUMBER OF POLICE NOTIFICATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD UP TO THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER.

AND THEY ARE DISPLAYED FOR YOU BY COLOR TRACK, AND WE'VE HAD 397 POLICE NOTIFICATIONS SO FAR.

AND THESE ARE THE REASONS FOR THE NOTIFICATIONS.

ASSAULTS AT 112, THREATS AT 94, DISORDERLY CONDUCT 33, AND THEFT AT 28.

THOSE ARE THE ONES LEADING.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MR. NAVA? CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE ABOUT THE DEP RECOMMENDATIONS? AND I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU TO JUST KNOW WHERE IT SHOWED THE GRADE LEVELS.

YEAH, THERE. CAN YOU CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHY WHY IT IS THAT WE HAVE THE NINTH GRADERS MORE THAN THE OTHERS IS THAT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO BEHAVE IN HIGH SCHOOL OR WHAT? TRADITIONALLY, YEAH. TRADITIONALLY NINTH GRADERS, THEY JUST HAVE A LITTLE BIT HARDER TIME ADJUSTING TO HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THE BIG FISH THE LAST YEAR.

THEY'RE THEY'RE RUNNING JUNIOR HIGHS.

AND THEN THEY COME IN TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND NOBODY KNOWS THEIR NAME OR WHO THEY ARE.

SO THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE THEIR MARK.

SO THEY ACT A LITTLE SILLY.

THEY'RE TRYING TO FIT IN.

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BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT SAME THING IN SEVENTH GRADE.

SO IT'S JUST THAT TRANSITION YEAR BOTH IN SEVENTH AND NINTH.

A LOT OF THINGS WE TALK ABOUT IN THE BOARD ROOM AROUND THESE TABLES IS FOR THE COMMUNITY'S SAKE AND OUR TEACHERS.

AND SO TO INFORM.

AND SO WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THE DISCIPLINARY REPORTS JUST BECAUSE WE ENJOY BUSTING KIDS CHOPS OR GETTING PEOPLE IN TROUBLE.

WE TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE HE'S EVERY SINGLE BAR GRAPH AND EVERY SINGLE ITEM, AND ALL OF THE 397 POLICE NOTIFICATIONS TAKES AWAY FROM THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

IT IS A DISTRACTION THAT OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF AND OUR COUNSELORS AND OUR ADMIN ARE THERE TO EDUCATE, AND THEY ARE THERE TO GUIDE, AND THEY'RE THERE TO DO THESE THINGS.

AND EACH TIME THEY HAVE TO TELL A STUDENT TO PUT AWAY A CELL PHONE, IT TAKES AWAY FROM VALUABLE CLASSROOM TIME.

AND SO, FOR THE COMMUNITY'S SAKE AND FOR OUR TEACHERS LISTENING AND FOR THE PARENTS THAT ARE LISTENING, THE AND I WISH THERE WERE MORE PARENTS TUNING INTO THIS.

WE NEED OUR PARENTS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THEIR CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORS SO THAT WE CAN BRING DOWN THESE NUMBERS AND THESE BAR GRAPHS AND LOWER THAT.

AND SO AND I KNOW THERE ARE SITUATIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ARE IN OUR KIDS LIVES THAT LEAD TO SOME OF THESE BAR GRAPHS GETTING HIGHER. THAT'S NOT THEIR FAULT.

BUT IF WE CAN BRING SOME OF THAT DOWN AND WE NEED OUR PARENTS TO SAY THAT AND TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE THESE ARE PROBLEMS THAT ARE TAKING AWAY FROM VALUABLE INSTRUCTIONAL TIME.

SO. SO THAT'S WHY WE, YOU KNOW, WHEN MR. NAVA GETS UP HERE AND SPEAKS ABOUT THIS, WE DON'T WE DON'T LIKE TO AIR LAUNDRY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT KIDS MISBEHAVING AND ALL THAT.

IT'S KIND OF TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE SOME SITUATIONS THAT CAN BE FIXED THAT OUR POLICE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH BECAUSE SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS CAN BE FIXED AT THE HOUSE AND ALL THAT. SO ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? YES. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WITH THE CELL PHONES AND JUST THE BACK WITH THE SECOND TIME, FIRST TIME AND SECOND TIME OFFENDERS? SO AT THE BEGINNING OR AT THE END OF SUMMER, WE WERE ALL TALKING ABOUT THE CELL PHONE POLICY AND WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS STRONG ENOUGH.

AND BASICALLY WE AGREED WE'RE JUST GOING TO ENFORCE IT MUCH MORE THIS YEAR AND CREATE A CELL PHONE COMMITTEE TO KIND OF TRACK HOW WE'RE DOING. SO OBVIOUSLY IT IS I THINK WE HAVE OVER 4000 INFRACTIONS, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT IS BEING ENFORCED.

OBVIOUSLY, KIDS ARE LEARNING THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE THE SECOND OFFENSE DROPS DOWN DRAMATICALLY.

YES, DRAMATICALLY.

SO THAT'S A GOOD I, I SAY THAT'S A GOOD THING.

SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN JUST KEEP WITH OUR CURRENT POLICY BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE LEARNING.

BUT AGAIN, I THINK AS A BOARD WE ASK THAT THEY REALLY STRENGTHEN THE DISCIPLINE THAT FROM THEIR HANDBOOK AND TO ACTUALLY ENFORCE.

YES. SO WE'RE GOING TO SEE BIGGER NUMBERS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR UNTIL THE KIDS KNOW WE'RE FOR REAL AND THE TEACHERS ARE FOR REAL, AND THE ADMINISTRATORS ARE FOR REAL. SO I'M HOPING WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE AS THESE KIDS MOVE TO THE NEXT GRADE, OR MAYBE THE NEXT SPLASH, THE NEXT SCHOOL FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL TO JUNIOR HIGH TO HIGH SCHOOL, THOSE NUMBERS AGAIN WILL GO DOWN UNTIL THEY TEST THE SYSTEM AND SEE IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK AT THAT NEW SCHOOL.

SO THANK YOU FOR ENFORCING IT.

THANKS. TRUSTEES.

ANYTHING ELSE FOR MR. NAVA? OOPS, SORRY.

THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU.

DOCTOR DAVIS. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT BOARD. WE HAVE MISS LOVETT COMING TO THE MICROPHONE.

[12.B. Discussion of annual financial accountability management report regarding Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (Schools FIRST) ]

GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

THIS EVENING I WILL BE PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE 20 2324 FIRST READING FOR LAMAR, SEE ISD.

THIS RATING IS BASED ON THE 20 2223 FISCAL YEAR DATA.

THE RATINGS WERE RELEASED TO DISTRICTS EARLIER IN NOVEMBER.

AND AS YOU'LL RECALL, THE FIRST SYSTEM MEASURES DISTRICTS ACCOUNTABILITY AND IS BASED ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT METRICS THAT ARE REFERRED TO AS INDICATORS.

AND IT MEASURES THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE DISTRICT.

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THIS YEAR, THE RATING SYSTEM INCLUDES 21 INDICATORS.

THERE ARE FIVE THAT ARE CONSIDERED CRITICAL INDICATORS.

FOUR OF THOSE ARE PASS FAIL.

ONE OF THEM IS PASS FAIL AND ALSO HAS A CEILING PARAMETER.

AND THEN THE OTHERS HAVE NUMERIC SCORES.

EXCUSE ME. AS IN THE PAST, THE SYSTEM IS SCORED OR RANKED ON AN A THROUGH F SYSTEM.

THE B RATING IS AN 80 TO 89, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT OUR SCORE OR LAMAR C ISD SCORE THIS YEAR IS AN 89.

THAT IS DUE TO A CEILING PARAMETER.

WE DID SCORE 92 OUT OF 100 POINTS, SO OUR SCORE IS 92, BUT WE'RE CAPPED AT THE 89.

WE HAVE HAD AN A OR SUPERIOR BEING A 90 OR ABOVE SCORE FOR ALL THE YEARS SINCE 2001.

SO THIS THIS CEILING PARAMETER HAS REALLY TROUBLED US THIS YEAR.

INDICATOR NUMBER FIVE IS THE INDICATOR THAT CAUSED US A LITTLE DIFFICULTY.

THIS ONE HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED SINCE 20 1718, AND THAT WAS BASED ON THE 20 1617 FISCAL YEAR DATA.

SO IT'S BEEN OVER SIX YEARS SINCE THIS HAS BEEN MEASURED.

THIS INDICATOR SPEAKS TO NET POSITION.

NET POSITION IS SIMILAR TO FUND BALANCE IN THE GENERAL FUND, EXCEPT IT INCLUDES ALL FUNDS.

AND THEN THERE'S SOME ACCOUNTING ENTRIES.

SO THAT'S WHAT NET POSITION IS.

THERE ARE TWO CONDITIONS THAT THEY MEASURE THAT THE T MEASURES UNDER THIS INDICATOR.

AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THE CEILING PARAMETER THAT I MENTIONED.

IF YOU IF YOU FAIL THE FIRST CONDITION, THE HIGHEST SCORE YOU CAN GET ON THE NO MATTER HOW MANY POINTS YOU SCORE, THE HIGHEST OFFICIAL SCORE YOU CAN GET OR THE CEILING SCORE IS A 79.

AND ON THE SECOND CONDITION, IF YOU PASS THAT ONE, THEN YOU CAN GET AS HIGH AS AN 89.

BUT THAT'S AS THAT'S AS HIGH AS YOU CAN GO.

SO TALKING ABOUT THE CONDITIONS, THE FIRST TEST IS WEATHER NET POSITION IS GREATER THAN ZERO.

IF YOU HAVE A NEGATIVE NET POSITION WHICH THE DISTRICT HAS, YOU KNOW, FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS DUE TO OUR FAST GROWTH.

IF IF YOU DO NOT PASS THAT ONE, THE HIGHEST SCORE YOU CAN GET IS A 79.

BUT WE DID PASS CONDITION TWO.

WHY IS OUR NET POSITION GREATER? LESS THAN ZERO.

IT'S MAINLY BECAUSE OUR LIABILITIES, MAINLY OUR BONDED DEBT, EXCEEDS OUR ASSETS.

IT IS A PENALTY FOR BEING IN HYPER GROWTH MODE.

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MITIGATE THIS IN FUTURE YEARS AS WE ADD BUILDINGS, AS WE BUILD BUILDINGS, PURCHASE LAND.

THIS WOULD BE SIMILAR TO IF YOU TOOK OUT A HOME LOAN.

BEFORE YOU BUILD YOUR HOUSE.

YOU'RE IN A NEGATIVE EQUITY POSITION.

SO THAT'S BASICALLY WHERE WE STAND.

WE, LIKE I SAY, AS WE BUILD BUILDINGS AND PURCHASE LAND, THIS THAT WILL HELP US.

HOWEVER, WE WILL BE ISSUING MORE DEBT ALONG THE WAY.

WE THERE ARE SOME NEW FEDERAL GUIDELINES THAT ARE EFFECTIVE IN 24 THAT SHOULD HELP US.

BUT SHORT OF THE T MAKING SOME ADJUSTMENTS POSSIBLY TO THIS RATING.

THAT'S THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE.

CONDITION TWO, AS I SAID, WE DID PASS THIS ONE HAS TO DO WITH AND THIS IS THE ONE WE'VE ALWAYS PASSED IN THE PAST BEFORE WE HAD A CEILING PARAMETER.

THIS MEASURES THE INCREASE IN STUDENTS OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

IF A DISTRICT HAS GROWTH OF 7% OR MORE, OR AT LEAST A THOUSAND OR MORE STUDENTS OVER THOSE FIVE YEARS, THEN YOU PASS THE INDICATOR.

LAMAR'S GROWTH IN STUDENTS WAS 9017 STUDENTS, OR OVER 27%.

SO AGAIN, WE DID SCORE 92 BUT ARE CAPPED AT THE 89.

AT THIS TIME, MR. BUCHANAN WILL COME UP AND TALK ABOUT OUR HYPERGROWTH SITUATION.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR EVANS.

BUT MR. LUDWIG WAS SPEAKING ABOUT IT EARLIER.

IS WE HAVE THE MONEY BORROWED TO BUILD THE BUILDINGS, AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING THEM.

AND THE FALL 23, WE OPENED UP TWO CAMPUSES THIS LAST FALL.

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WE OPENED UP THREE, BUT WE ALSO OPENED UP AN EQUIVALENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL, WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL ADDITIONS AT THE FOUR CAMPUSES MOVING FORWARD IN 25, WE WILL OPEN UP SIX BUILDINGS, WE'LL OPEN UP FIVE CAMPUSES AND A TRANSPORTATION CENTER IN 26 WILL OPEN UP THREE CAMPUSES AND AN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, AND THEN IN 27, 28 AND 29, THOSE ARE PREDICTED BASED ON OUR GROWTH AND OUR DEMOGRAPHICS THAT WE HAVE LOOKING FORWARD IN THE 27 YEAR.

IT IS HIGH SCHOOL EIGHT, MIDDLE SCHOOL EIGHT, JUNIOR HIGH EIGHT.

BUT THEN WE'VE ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL CAMPUSES BASED ON THOSE DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADD BUILDINGS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

SO NEXT MONTH WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY MANAGEMENT REPORT.

AND WE WILL BE DOING A PUBLIC HEARING WHERE WE WILL DISCUSS MORE THAN JUST THE ONE INDICATOR.

WE WILL PROVIDE THE PERFORMANCE ON ALL 21 INDICATORS.

SO WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

SO CAN I WANT TO SUMMARIZE AND TELL YOU WHAT I THINK I HEARD.

AND YOU CAN YOU CONFIRM THIS OR NOT? OKAY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2001 WE HAVE NOT SCORED AN A.

WE HAVE WE HAVE SCORED A'S EVERY YEAR, EVERY YEAR EXCEPT FOR THIS EXCEPTION.

EXCEPT FOR THIS YEAR.

YEAH. BASED ON THE THE LAW OR THE RULE ESTABLISHED IN 2017, THAT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED.

WE ARE WE HAVE BORROWED MORE MONEY THAN WE HAVE ASSETS FOR.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE ARE AT A 89 IN OUR SCORE INSTEAD OF A 90 OR ABOVE BASED ON THE WAY NET POSITION IS CALCULATED.

YES. THEY HAVE NOT THEY HAVE NOT RANKED OR SCORED INDICATOR FIVE SINCE FOR SIX YEARS.

BACK THEN THERE WAS NO CEILING.

SO WE PASSED THE SECOND CONDITION.

SO WE PASSED THE INDICATOR.

SO THEREFORE FAST GROWTH IN STUDENTS CAUSED US TO PASS THE INDICATOR.

IT RECOGNIZED THAT WE WOULD HAVE DEBT BECAUSE WE'RE BUILDING SCHOOLS AND BORROWING MONEY.

BUT NOW WITH THE CEILING THAT'S KIND OF TAKEN THAT SAFETY NET AWAY.

SO WE HAD A 92, BUT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T PASS INDICATOR ONE OF FIVE, IT BROUGHT US DOWN TO AN 89.

YES. SO WE'RE BEING PENALIZED FOR BEING A HYPER GROWTH DISTRICT.

YEAH. IT'S STILL A FOUR.

AND WHAT YOU SAID AT THE BEGINNING, THIS IS BASED OFF OF THE 22, 23 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THEN WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS CHANGE OR THAT THEY WERE NOW JUDGING US.

SPRING OF 24.

YES. OKAY.

AND IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSIONER CAN CHANGE? YES. WELL, I'M.

NOT IT'S NOT THE THE T CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FROM YEAR TO YEAR, AND THEY DO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

MAYBE YOU SAID IT AND I MISSED IT.

WHAT WAS THE REASON THAT THEY HAVEN'T SCORED? INDICATOR FIVE SINCE.

FOR SIX YEARS. WE DON'T KNOW.

OKAY. THERE ARE VARIOUS ONES THAT THEY DON'T SCORE FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

AND THEY ADD.

THEY SUBTRACT, THEY CHANGE, YOU KNOW, VARIOUS THINGS OVER THE YEARS.

OKAY. WHEN DOCTOR NIVENS TOLD ME ABOUT THIS AND WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT.

I IMMEDIATELY WANTED TO WRITE A STATEMENT AND SAY, LIKE, YOU KNOW HOW THIS IS AFFECTING US? BECAUSE THIS IS NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR ACCOUNTING OR STEWARDSHIP OF THE FUNDS THAT ARE ENTRUSTED TO US.

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ THIS AND GO SLOW TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ALL ALL SAID.

AS A BOARD, WE VALUE TRANSPARENCY WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY COMPLEX TOPICS OR INFORMATION.

UNLESS YOU ARE IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, THEN IT'S TYPICALLY DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND HOW SCHOOL FINANCE WORKS.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT FINANCIAL TERMINOLOGIES AND METRICS CAN BE CONFUSING, AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US THAT YOU HAVE A CLEAR PICTURE OF OUR FINANCIAL HEALTH AND THE REASONS BEHIND OUR RATINGS.

THIS HELPS FOSTER TRUST AND ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS WELL INFORMED ABOUT HOW WE MANAGE THE RESOURCES ENTRUSTED TO US.

TONIGHT, I WANT TO DISCUSS OUR DISTRICT'S RECENT FIRST RATING.

OUR RATING HAS EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT DIP THIS YEAR DUE TO THE REINTRODUCTION OF INDICATOR FIVE, WHICH ASSESSES A DISTRICT'S NET POSITION.

THIS MEASUREMENT HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED IN THE PAST SIX YEARS.

HOW THIS INDICATOR IS MEASURED IS IS CHALLENGING FOR HYPERGROWTH DISTRICTS LIKE OURS.

THE REASON IS OUR HYPER GROWTH AND THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS.

FOR EXAMPLE, IT'S LIKE IF I HAVE TO TAKEN OUT A HOME LOAN, IN FACT, MULTIPLE HOME LOANS, BUT I HAVEN'T BUILT ANY OF THE HOUSES OR PROPERTIES YET, SO I DON'T HAVE THE EQUITY

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FROM THE HOUSES IF I KEEP TAKING ON ADDITIONAL DEBT WITH NOTHING PHYSICAL OR TANGIBLE TO JUSTIFY, THEN MY CREDIT SCORE WILL BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY IT.

THAT IS WHY WE ARE IN THIS SHAPE, THIS SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN.

BECAUSE AS A HYPER GROWTH DISTRICT, WE HAVE A LOT OF BOND DEBT, BUT WE HAVE NOT BUILT ALL OF THE BUILDINGS YET.

I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT WHILE THIS TEMPORARILY IMPACTS OUR RATING, IT DOES NOT REFLECT THE QUALITY OF MANAGEMENT BY OUR FINANCE TEAM.

THIS TEAM HAS MAINTAINED A LEGACY OF STELLAR RATINGS, CONSISTENTLY EARNING A GRADES FOR FINANCIAL INTEGRITY, AND THEIR DILIGENT EFFORTS CONTINUE TO UPHOLD THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP.

AS WE BUILD OUR BUILDINGS, WE ANTICIPATE A POSITIVE ADJUSTMENT IN OUR NET POSITION.

JUST LIKE IF I WERE TO BUILD THE HOUSES FOR THE HOME LOANS THAT I TOOK OUT, THE EQUITY WILL BE REFLECTED.

HOWEVER, GIVEN OUR EXPECTED GROWTH OVER THE NEXT DECADE, BOND ISSUANCES WILL CONTINUE, AND IF THE MEASUREMENT CRITERIA REMAIN THE SAME, WE WILL FACE ONGOING CHALLENGES WITH THIS INDICATOR.

THIS IS WHY DOCTOR NIVENS IS ACTIVELY ADVOCATING FOR LCDC, AND IS IN DISCUSSIONS WITH COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER MORATH HIMSELF TO REVISE THE FIRST RATING SYSTEM TO FAIRLY ACCOUNT FOR THE DYNAMICS OF THE HYPERGROWTH DISTRICTS LIKE LAMAR, SEE ISD.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT'S HARD WORK AND DEDICATION, AND FOR ALL WHO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR FISCAL MANAGEMENT.

THEIR COMMITMENT ENSURES WE CAN KEEP UP WITH OUR DISTRICT'S GROWTH WHILE MAINTAINING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.

SO TO LAND THIS PLANE, BRING IT HOME.

AS A HYPERGROWTH DISTRICT, WE HAVE TO BUILD MORE SCHOOLS TO CREATE SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND TO BUILD THOSE SCHOOLS.

WE CAN ONLY DO SO BY CALLING FOR ADDITIONAL BONDS.

THIS BOND DEBT IS SEEN AS A NEGATIVE IMPACT TO OUR RATING DUE TO THE REINTRODUCTION.

REINTRODUCTION OF INDICATOR FIVE.

THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE GOALPOSTS MOVING BY T IN THE STATE, AND IT PRODUCED AN UNINTENDED NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCE FOR SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS TEXAS. TO REITERATE, DUE TO OUR CIRCUMSTANCE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE MAXIMUM SCORE WE COULD RECEIVE IS AN 89.

THIS IS NOT CAUSED BY A CHANGE IN OUR ACCOUNTING OR OUR STEWARDSHIP OF THE FINANCES ENTRUSTED TO US.

COMMISSIONER MORATH IS AWARE OF OUR SITUATION AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH DOCTOR NIVENS ON THIS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT.

WE WORK AS WE WORK THROUGH THESE COMPLEXITIES TOGETHER, AND I KIND OF WANTED JUST TO SAY THAT PUBLICLY ON YOUTUBE, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT'S GOING TO LIVE FOREVER.

AND SO WHEN PEOPLE GET ON THERE AND THEY SEE THAT THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE SCORE AND IT'S ON PAPER, IT'S LIKE, OH, THEY WENT FROM AN A DOWN TO A 89.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO LISTEN OR READ OR FIGURE OUT WHY.

AND SO THAT WILL FOREVER LIVE ON YOUTUBE THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB.

AND THERE ARE GOALPOSTS THAT ARE MOVING AND THAT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE.

AND WE'RE BEING JUDGED AGAIN ON SOMETHING FROM 2223 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND WE'RE FINDING OUT SPRING 24 THAT THAT NOW IS A FACTOR IN OUR JUDGING.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS LUDWIG, FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR OUR FINANCES.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? YEAH. I WAS JUST GOING TO REMIND THE PUBLIC IF ANYBODY IS WATCHING AND THEY'RE TUNING IN FOR THE FIRST TIME OR THEY'RE NEW TO ALL OF THIS, OUR DISTRICT IS PUBLICLY AUDITED BY AN OUTSIDE FIRM EVERY YEAR, AND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THAT REPORT, YOU CAN EMAIL ANYBODY ON THE BOARD OR THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND WE CAN GET YOU A COPY OF THAT.

WE WANT TOTAL TRANSPARENCY HERE WITH OUR MONEY AND OUR FINANCES.

AND BECAUSE IT'S ALL PUBLIC MONEY THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.

OH, IT IS ON THE WEBSITE.

I WAS JUST REMINDED BY SUPERINTENDENT NIMITZ.

IT'S ALREADY ON THE WEBSITE FOR.

BUT IF YOU NEED HELP FINDING IT, WE CAN HELP YOU FIND THAT AS WELL.

YES. DOCTOR YOU.

ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEES. NEXT, WE'LL HAVE MISS COTTON GAME.

[12.C. Discussion of instructional calendar half days]

GOOD EVENING. BOARD DOCTOR NIVENS.

SO TONIGHT, I WANT TO COME AND GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE HALF DAYS WE HAVE BUILT IN THE CALENDAR.

SO IN THE SPRING OF 2023, I CONDUCTED A LISTENING TOUR.

I MET WITH TEACHERS FROM EVERY TRACK AND ASKED THREE QUESTIONS.

WHAT IS WORKING WELL? WHAT DO WE NEED TO CHANGE AND WHAT'S A WISH? THROUGH ALL OF THE MEETINGS, THERE WERE THREE STRONG, CONSISTENT THEMES TIME, CONSISTENT DISCIPLINE, AND SMALLER CLASS SIZES.

AS YOU SAW IN THE DISCIPLINE REPORT, WE'RE WORKING TO IMPROVE DISCIPLINE AND TO CLOSELY FOLLOW THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.

CLASS SIZES ARE DETERMINED BY THE BUDGET AND BY HYPER GROWTH.

SO THEN THE QUESTION WAS HOW COULD WE GIVE TEACHERS MORE TIME WITH THE CONSTRAINTS OF 187 DAY TEACHER CONTRACT AND A REQUIREMENT OF 75,600 MINUTES FOR STUDENTS.

THE SOLUTION TO THIS WAS A MONTHLY HALF DAY FOR PLANNING BUILT INTO THE INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR.

[01:15:06]

BEING A DISTRICT OF INNOVATION ALLOWS US TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR EARLIER TO ALLOW FOR MORE DAYS OFF DURING THE YEAR.

THE PURPOSE OF THE HALF DAYS IS TO PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH MORE TIME TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THEIR TEAM, TO WORK THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS TO CREATE LESSONS ALIGNED WITH THE STATE STANDARDS.

THESE ARE NOT INTENDED AS FREE TIME PLANNING.

HALF DAYS ARE AT THE END OF EACH MONTH, SO THAT TEACHERS CAN PLAN OUT THEIR UNITS FOR THE NEXT MONTH.

3 TO 4 HOURS IS AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR PLANNING FOR A PLANNING SESSION, AS OPPOSED TO A WHOLE DAY.

TEACHERS CAN STAY ENGAGED AND DO QUALITY WORK FOR 3 TO 4 HOURS.

STAYING ENGAGED FOR 7 TO 8 HOURS WOULD BE HARD AND QUALITY PLANNING TIME WOULD BE LOST.

OUR CURRENT CALENDAR HAS SEVEN HALF DAYS FOR PLANNING AND THREE HALF DAYS AS WORK DAYS.

WORK DAYS ARE DAYS WITH NO AGENDA FOR TEACHERS TO DO ADMINISTRATIVE SO THAT TEACHERS CAN DO ADMINISTRATIVE THINGS OR TASKS IN THEIR ROOM THAT NEED TO BE DONE.

IF PARENTS NEED A PLACE FOR THEIR CHILD ON THESE DAYS, THERE'S AFTER SCHOOL CARE AT A FEE AT MOST, FOR A FEE AT MOST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

THEY JUST NEED TO LET THEM KNOW AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT THE PROVIDERS CAN PLAN FOR THE EXTRA STUDENTS.

IF THERE'S CONFUSION ABOUT THESE DAYS, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO SEND OUT CLARIFYING INFORMATION.

WE WILL ALSO CLOSELY MONITOR THE AGENDAS FOR STAFF ON THESE DAYS, AS WELL AS THE STUDENTS SCHEDULES.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.

SO JUST BEING A PARENT AND HAVING FRIENDS WITH KIDS IN OTHER DISTRICTS AND STUFF, IT CAME UP IN CONVERSATION THAT SOME DISTRICTS DO FULL DAYS OFF FOR PLANNING DAYS, AND WE DO HAVE DAYS AND WE HAVE A LOT.

SO I REALLY JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IF IS IT WORKING NOW? LIKE HOW DID.

DID WE HAVE HALF DAYS BEFORE IN 2020 BEFORE YOU'RE LISTENING TO HER AND THEN SINCE THEN, LIKE, DO TEACHERS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THEIR HALF DAYS? HAVE WE CONSIDERED EVER CHANGING IT TO A FULL DAY OFF FOR TEACHERS? BUT I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT SEVEN EIGHT HOURS IS A LONG TIME, BUT I JUST I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A BALANCE THERE BEFORE.

I CAN'T TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, YEARS BEFORE I GOT HERE, BUT BEFORE THE YEAR BEFORE I GOT HERE, THERE WEREN'T HALF DAYS LIKE THAT IN THE CALENDAR.

AND SO WE ASKED PRINCIPALS JUST TO TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT, JUST, YOU KNOW, TRY TO WORK SOME TIME IN FOR TEACHERS.

SO FAR THIS YEAR, I CAN SAY THAT IT'S WORKING.

WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF BENCHMARKS RIGHT NOW.

AND AS I'M MONITORING BENCHMARK SCORES, WE'RE UP OVER WHERE WE WERE BEFORE.

OKAY. YOU KNOW, IN SOME, IN SOME PLACES, DOUBLE DIGITS, NOT ACROSS THE BOARD, DOUBLE DIGITS, BUT SOME PLACES DOUBLE DIGITS.

AND SO I DO BELIEVE THE TIME THAT WE'RE GIVING TEACHERS IS IS WORKING AND IS HELPING OUR KIDS.

AND LIKE I SAID, I JUST FEEL LIKE TO PLAN A WHOLE DAY IS TAXING.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE IN THESE CONVERSATIONS, YOU'RE DEEP IN THE CONVERSATIONS, YOU'RE LOOKING AT DATA.

YOU'RE YOU'RE TRYING TO PLAN WHAT'S BEST.

AND SO I JUST STRETCH IT FOR A WHOLE DAY.

I REALLY THINK WE WOULD LOSE A GOOD AMOUNT OF PLANNING TIME WHEN NOW, WHEN WE'RE DOING IT IN SMALLER CHUNKS, WE CAN STAY FOCUSED FOR THAT 3 TO 4 HOURS AND THEN TAKE THAT BREAK AND THEN COME BACK FOR THE NEXT 3 TO 4 HOURS.

WE CAN WE CAN EXPLORE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE, BUT THAT'S THAT'S THE REASONS FOR THE WAY IT IS NOW.

OKAY. AND I THINK THE CHANGE CAME ABOUT BECAUSE WE BECAME A DOI, A DISTRICT OF INNOVATION, SO THAT WE COULD BRING ON SOME OF THOSE HALF DAYS.

IT ALLOWED FOR. YES, MA'AM.

WE WERE NOT REALLY ABLE TO IN THE HALF DAYS THAT WERE USED ESPECIALLY FOR ELEMENTARY, WERE USED FOR CONFERENCES WITH PARENTS.

AND, AND I THOUGHT ONCE UPON A TIME THEY DID GIVE THE TEACHERS IN THE SECONDARY HALF DAYS TO COMPLETE GRADES.

AIDS, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE STILL DOING THAT OR IF THEY NEED THAT AT THE END OF A SEMESTER BECAUSE THEY HAVE FINALS.

BUT DID THE AND YOU'RE LISTENING TO OR DID ANY OF THEM TALK ABOUT NEEDING MORE OF BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU COULD TAKE A WHOLE DAY AND HAVE HALF DAY BE PLANNING AND HALF DAY ON YOUR OWN? SURE, IF YOU NEEDED TO, BUT THESE ARE JUST SUGGESTIONS PUTTING OUT THERE.

BUT I KNOW WE HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY NOW THAN WE DID BEFORE.

MISS COURTNEY, WITH ALL OF THE RUNNING AROUND, THAT HAPPENS ON A HALF DAY, THAT GETTING THE KIDS TO THE SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY ON A WEATHER DAY, IT'S A BAD WEATHER DAY.

WHAT IS THE ACADEMIC DAY LIKE FOR THE KIDS IN A HALF DAY? LIKE LIKE YOU SPEAK IF YOU SPEAK TO THE ELEMENTARY AND THEN THE HIGH SCHOOL, DIFFERENT LEVELS OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

THE EXPECTATION WOULD BE THAT WE'RE HAVING SCHOOL THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE GETTING LESSONS, THEY'RE HAVING SCHOOL.

I CAN'T I HAVEN'T BEEN ON EVERY CAMPUS ON HALF DAY.

SO I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

BUT THAT'S THE EXPECTATION IS WE HAVE 75,600 MINUTES AND WE NEED TO MAKE THE MOST OF THOSE MINUTES.

[01:20:04]

WELL, I THINK PART OF IT IS ESPECIALLY WITH THE ELEMENTARY, YOU'RE GETTING THEM IN BECAUSE THEY NEED TO FEED THEM BREAKFAST AND LUNCH.

AND IF THEY'RE A FULL DAY OFF, THEN SOME OF THOSE KIDS ARE NOT GETTING MEALS.

SO THAT'S WHY THEY TRY TO DO MORE HALF DAYS, BUT THEY ARE FEEDING THEM AND THEY'RE DOING SMALLER PORTIONS OF THEIR CLASSES, FROM WHAT I REMEMBER.

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SECONDARY IF THEY JUST HAVE A DIFFERENT BELL SCHEDULE, I BELIEVE.

YEAH, THEY THEY ADJUST THEIR BELL SCHEDULE TO, TO MEET IT.

SO ON THE HALF DAY FOR THE STAFF.

SO THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE PULLED INTO MEETINGS.

IS THAT WHAT IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING RIGHT THERE.

IT'S THE TEACHERS PLC TIME WHERE THEY MEET WITH THEIR THEIR EITHER THEIR CONTENT OR THEIR GRADE LEVEL TO PLAN LESSONS.

IT'S NOT FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OR TO BE PULLED FOR MEETINGS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

HOW ABOUT THE OTHER STAFF, THE INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES, THE PARAS? WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE FOLKS ON THESE DAYS? IT DEPENDS. THEY CAN BE IN PLANNING WITH THE TEACHERS IF THAT'S THE KIND OF PARAPROFESSIONAL OR IF IT'S A PRE-K PAIR, THEY CAN DEFINITELY BE IN WITH THE TEACHERS FOR PLANNING. OR THOSE DAYS ARE DAYS THAT WE DO PULL PAIRS SOMETIMES TO GO GET EXTRA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM THE INSTRUCTIONAL TIME.

INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES SHOULD BE IN THE PLCS WITH THE TEACHERS AND THAT I DON'T.

THEY CAN'T SIT IN ONE PLC ALL DAY, BUT THEY SHOULD BE, YOU KNOW, GOING BETWEEN THEM JUST TO SEE WHAT THE NEED IS AND HOW THEY CAN SUPPORT.

YOU MENTIONED. SO WITH THAT, THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT HALF DAYS THAT WE PROVIDE.

THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE FOR THOSE PLCS.

THEN WE ALSO HAVE THREE DAYS, I BELIEVE YOU SAID THAT ARE FOR TEACHERS TO GET IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, TO DO THEIR GRADING, THEIR DATA AND ALL THAT.

THERE SHOULD BE NO AGENDA THAT DAY.

THERE SHOULD BE NO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

IT SHOULD BE A DAY FOR TEACHERS TO GO IN THEIR ROOM AND WORK OR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THEY NEED TO DO THAT DAY.

AND FOR OUR TEACHERS LISTENING, THIS CONVERSATION CAME UP JUST BECAUSE WE WANT TO FIGURE OUT.

YES, WITH THE START OF THE INNOVATION DAYS, WE'RE CREATING SPACE FOR THAT TO COME UP.

AND THIS REALLY JUST STARTED AS ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION OF LIKE, HOW DO WE CREATE MORE TIME IN THE DAY FOR OUR TEACHERS TO DO THAT KIND OF STUFF? SO THEY'RE AGAIN, THEY'RE NOT TAKING IT HOME, SITTING AT THE DINNER TABLE, GRADING PAPERS WHILE THEIR KIDS ARE EATING DINNER NEXT TO THEM AND ALL THAT.

SO DO WE HAVE ANY.

I'M JUST THINKING, LIKE, THIS FRIDAY OUR KIDS HAVE OFF AND OUR TEACHERS DON'T.

BUT IF THIS FRIDAY WERE A HALF DAY, I WOULD THINK A LOT OF PARENTS MIGHT JUST NOT SEND THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL.

DO WE HAVE ANY DATA ON ATTENDANCE ON HALF DAYS? WE CAN PULL THAT. I DON'T HAVE IT ON, BUT YEAH, WE CAN.

YEAH, WE CAN PULL IT.

OKAY. GET IT TO YOU. I WOULD JUST BE CURIOUS.

I MEAN, LOOKING AT FORT BEND ISD AND KATY ISD'S CALENDARS, THEY, THEY THEY DO IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY, AND I DON'T.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST WORTH.

OH, YEAH. NO, NO, NO, I DON'T WANT TO ADD ANY TIME.

THEY ACTUALLY HAVE 171 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS AND WE HAVE MORE THAN THAT.

BUT SOMEONE SAID THEY ADD FIVE MINUTES TO THEIR SCHOOL DAY.

SOME PEOPLE DO THAT. GET THAT DONE.

YEAH, YEAH.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GIVING TEACHERS AS MUCH QUALITY TIME AS WE CAN.

I UNDERSTAND AND WE WE HAVE A SURVEY THAT'S OPEN RIGHT NOW FOR PARENTS AND EVERYONE TO SUBMIT 47,000 PLUS STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT. AND WE HAVE ABOUT 3000 ENTRIES INTO THAT SURVEY.

SO IF WE CAN HAVE EVERYONE LISTENING OPEN THAT EMAIL, IT'S I GOT ONE ABOUT IT AND I HAVEN'T I NEED TO TAKE MINE TONIGHT.

BUT WE NEED WE NEED TO THAT THAT'S WHY WE DO THE SURVEYS SO WE CAN HEAR FROM OUR PARENTS AND OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF ABOUT WHAT, WHAT WORKS BEST FOR THEM AS A FAMILY AND OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE LISTEN AND WE READ THOSE SURVEYS ANSWERS.

SO 3000 RESPONSES.

AND WHERE CAN FOLKS FIND THAT EMAIL IF IF THEY DON'T FIND IT IN THEIR INBOX HOW CAN THEY GET THAT.

DOCTOR EVANS CAN THEY CONTACT THE PRINCIPAL OR ADMINISTRATION OR THEY CAN JUST SEND AN EMAIL TO INFO INFO@LCSD.ORG, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO CHECK THEIR SPAM INBOX FIRST.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE FUTURE CONSENT AGENDA THAT TRUSTEES WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR DISCUSSION AT THE DECEMBER BOARD MEETING?

[13. FUTURE CONSENT ITEMS]

ALL RIGHT, SECRETARY WELCH.

YEAH, MAYBE MAYBE A A PRESENTATION BRIEF FOR LONG, HOWEVER.

HOWEVER, Y'ALL THINK IT NEEDS TO BE ON F DISCUSSION OF MEMBER DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP OF SHARED SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR.

YEAH OKAY.

ON ITEM F 13 F 13.

13 F. YES.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?

[01:25:03]

OKAY. IT IS 7:55 P.M..

[14. CLOSED SESSION]

WE ARE ADJOURNING TO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 551.071551.072551.074 AND 551.082. THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL LAND ACQUISITION OR CONSULTATION WITH OUR ATTORNEY.

WE ARE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION.

IT IS 8:34 P.M..

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS TO BE MADE? YES, MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE LAND FOR THE FUTURE CTE SITE.

AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE DANZINGER.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECRETARY WELCH MAKES THE SECOND.

I WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE.

MOTION PASSES.

ARE THERE ANY MORE MOTIONS? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE BRUNZELL.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? VICE PRESIDENT HADSELL MAKES THAT SECOND.

WE'LL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE.

MOTION PASSES.

ARE THERE ANY FUTURE ITEMS OR ANY DISCUSSIONS OR ANYTHING AS WE WRAP THIS UP? ALL RIGHT. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 8:35 P.M..

JUST AFTER THANKSGIVING. YOU'RE GOING TO GET SOME.

I.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Nov 19, 2024 Regular School Board Meeting

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