[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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>> THE TIME IS NOW 06:00 P.M AND I CALL THE STOP AT JANUARY 23, 2024, MEETING OF THE EANES ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TO ORDER.
MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM?
[2. ESTABLISH A QUORUM]
>> THANK YOU [LAUGHTER] WE WILL NOW MOVE
[3. CLOSED SESSION]
INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.074.WE WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 PM THANK YOU FOR COMING, SEE YOU IN A BIT [NOISE]
[4. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION (Approximately 7:00 p.m.)]
THE TIME IS NOW 7:08 AND WE WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.
I'M EXCITED TO GET TO TALK ABOUT WHY MOST OF YOU ARE HERE AND I GET TO HEAR FROM SOME OF YOU AS WELL AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE AWARE THE BOARD IS GRATEFUL THAT YOU'RE HERE.
WE ARE GRATEFUL WHEN YOU TAKE INTEREST IN WHAT THE BOARD DOES AND THE SERVICE THAT WE'RE GIVING TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE THINGS WE DO TO HELP THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING IS FOR THE BOARD TO DELIBERATE AND VOTE ON MATTERS LISTED ON ITS AGENDA.
THE DISTRICT IS COMMITTED TO TREATING EVERYONE HERE WITH RESPECT AND WE EXPECT THE SAME IN RETURN.
PLEASE REFRAIN FROM OUTBURSTS OR ANY OTHER FORM OF DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR HOWEVER, APPLAUDING FOR SOMETHING THAT GETS MENTIONED IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT IS PERFECTLY OKAY.
IT'S NOT AN OUTBURST THAT'S A WELCOME THING.
THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT LATER IN THE MEETING ONE PERSON HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AND THAT SPEAKER WE'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SCHOOLS WE WILL NOW BEGIN OUR AGENDA.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT IN EANES ISD IS TO UNITE AND POWER INSPIRE EVERY PERSON EVERY DAY.
[5. EANES ISD MISSION STATEMENT]
WE UNITE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS, CREATING A SENSE OF BELONGING FOR ALL.WE EMPOWER STUDENTS PROVIDING AN EXEMPLARY EDUCATION THAT DEVELOPS CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY, AND INDIVIDUAL TALENTS.
WE INSPIRE EACH OTHER TO LEAD PURPOSEFUL LIVES OF EMPATHY, GRATITUDE, AND COMPASSION.
PLEASE JOIN ME NOW IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO OUR SUPERINTENDENT REPORT, DR. JEFF ARNETT.
[7. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT]
>> THANK YOU, MR. SPRADLEY. WELCOME, EVERYBODY.
WE'VE GOT SOME RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING, MANY OF WHICH FOCUS ON THE HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M GOING TO START FIRST BY RECOGNIZING COACH TONY SALAZAR.
HE'S NOT WITH US TONIGHT BUT WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE COACH SALAZAR BEING NAMED THE ALL CENTRAL TEXAS FOOTBALL TEAM COACH OF THE YEAR.
AGAIN, A FABULOUS SEASON [APPLAUSE] SO WE'RE ALL VERY PROUD OF OUR FOOTBALL TEAM AND OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS SO CONGRATULATIONS TO COACH SALAZAR.
AND ON NEW YEAR'S DAY, WE COMMENTED ABOUT HOW PROUD WE ARE AND WERE OF OUR MARCHING BAND AND WITH US TONIGHT, MANY PARENTS AND STUDENTS BUT I WANT TO INVITE OUR DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS AND THE LEADER OF THE MARCHING BAND PROGRAM, MR. CARRY TAYLOR, IF YOU'LL JOIN US AT THE PODIUM, MR. TAYLOR, AND TELL US ALL ABOUT THIS RECOGNITION [APPLAUSE]
>> THERE WE GO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT, NOT ONLY THROUGH THIS PAST FALL, BUT FOR ALL THE MANY YEARS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE THIS.
WHY DON'T Y'ALL COME UP HERE IN THE FRONT, PLEASE YOU ALL STACK BEHIND ME.
THE BAND HAS HAD A PHENOMENAL YEAR FOR US THAT STARTED ACTUALLY WAY BACK IN JULY.
WE WERE ABLE TO GO TO THE STATE MARCHING CONTEST AND PERFORM IN FRONT OF APPROXIMATELY 25,000 PEOPLE BUT OUR YEAR, ACTUALLY LAST YEAR, ENDED ON JANUARY 1ST, 2024 WE WERE ABLE TO GO OUT TO THE LA AREA, WE WERE MARCHED IN DISNEY DOWN MAIN STREET WITH ALL THE LIGHTS ON IN LATER FIREWORKS AND STUFF AND IT WAS A VERY EVENTFUL OCCASION FOR US.
LATER ON, WE PARTICIPATED IN THE BAND FEST, WHICH IS A FESTIVAL OF BANDS THAT THEY HAVE, THAT OF THE 18 BANDS THAT ARE MARCHING IN THE PARADE, KIND OF SHOWING OFF WHAT THEY DO FROM THEIR REGION OR THEIR COUNTRY.
WE HAD A BAND FROM COSTA RICA, A BAND FROM JAPAN, AND ALL GIRLS BAND FROM JAPAN, A BAND FROM HAWAII OF COURSE, OUR ONE BAND FROM TEXAS WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO REPRESENT.
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AND IT ALL CULMINATED AS YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURE UP THERE WITH OUR PERFORMANCE ON JANUARY 1ST IN THE ROSE PARADE.WE GOT UP AT OUR BUSES, LEFT, WHAT, AT 04:30 IN THE MORNING FROM THE HOTEL TO GET TO OUR STAGING AREA.
STANDING OUT THERE IN THE COLD, WAITING AS WE DO IN BANDS HURRY UP TO THE NEXT PLACE AND THEN STAND AND WAIT SOME MORE, HURRY UP TO THE NEXT PLACE, THAT SORT OF THING.
FINALLY, AT 08:00 THE TIME OUT THERE, THE PARADE STARTED.
WE WERE AT THE END OF THE PARADE, SO WE DIDN'T REALLY GET TO GET INTO PLACE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER SO WE STEPPED OFF AND GOT TO MARCH 5.5 MILES IN A PARADE.
IMAGINE SOME OF THESE GUYS, IN FACT, ONE PLAYING OUR LARGEST BASS DRUM WHICH HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THAT THING WEIGHS? ABOUT 25 POUNDS OR SO, 4 OR 5.5 MILES STAYING IN STEP AND PLAYING AT THE WHOLE WAY.
WE WERE REWARDED AT THE END ALSO CERTAINLY FEELING GOOD ABOUT OURSELVES, BUT WITH TWO IN AND OUT BURGERS WAS OUR REWARD [LAUGHTER] SO, WHICH IS ABOUT ONE MORE THAN I NEEDED FRANKLY.
WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS IN FRONT OF YOU I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE.
THESE ARE OUR OFFICERS AND DRUM MAJORS, MANY OF THEM SENIORS, BUT I'LL JUST GO DOWN AND MENTION THEIR NAMES.
YOU CAN WAVE IF YOU'D LIKE WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME.
NICOLE MARIZZI, CHLOE JANG, ALEX NICOLA, LEO NICOLA, AVA DANG, SIENA SANDOVAL, COLIN REVELS, VED HOSKOTE AND AUDREY BOLTON.
SORRY, DO I LEAVE SOMEBODY OUT?
>> I'M SO SORRY, ARIANA [MUSIC] MY APOLOGIES.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR BANDS STAFF BACK HERE IS CORRECTING ME ON THINGS.
TAYLOR LAPRAIRIE, IF YOU'D PLEASE STAND UP.
JOHN PEARSON, BEN ARMINE, WHO ALSO DOES OUR PERCUSSION STUFF.
CASEY THOMPSON, SHE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT SHE'S WORKING WITH COLOR GUARD, AND SHE HAS A REHEARSAL TONIGHT AS WE TYPICALLY DO.
WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD DRUMHEAD FOR THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES.
I'M NOT SURE WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO PUT IT, BUT HOPEFULLY SOMEPLACE PROMINENT TO THE EANES ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSISTENT AND UNDYING SUPPORT OF THE BAND PROGRAM, AND EANES ISD.
THE CHAP BRAND IS GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP THANK YOU CHAP BRAND HAS SOME SIGNATURES ON IT AS WELL IN THE BACK, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> [BACKGROUND] THANKS EVERYBODY FOR JOINING US.
>> IT'S GREAT TO HAVE STUDENTS WITH US AND TONIGHT WE HAVE ANOTHER GROUP THAT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE AS WELL.
THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE ACCOMPLISHMENT BECAUSE THIS IS A GROUP OF STUDENTS WHO JUST CAME TOGETHER EARLIER THIS YEAR AND COMPETED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE CYBERPATRIOT NATIONAL COMPETITION.
IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF COMPETITION, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ALL ABOUT THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENT.
I'M GOING TO INVITE GEORGE SLAMY, WHO IS THEIR VOLUNTEER PARENT ORGANIZER,
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ALONG WITH LYNDON ROGER, WHO IS THEIR FACULTY SPONSOR AND LET THEM TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THIS.>> SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BEFORE WE RECOGNIZE OUR CHAPS CYBER TEAM, I JUST WANT TO THANK MR. ROGER AS WELL AS AARON BLACKSTONE, OUR TECHNICAL MENTORS FOR THE TEAM.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE AND JUST EXPLAIN THE CYBERPATRIOT PROGRAM ITSELF.
THE PROGRAM STARTED BY THE AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION IN 2009 TO REALLY TRY TO GET STUDENTS MORE INTERESTED IN CYBERSECURITY AS WELL AS OTHER RELATED FIELDS.
IT ACTUALLY HAS GROWN TO 16TH YEAR, SO YOU'LL SEE THE T SHIRTS SOME OF THE STUDENTS HAVE ON THAT SAY CPXVI FOR THE 16TH YEAR.
IN THE 16TH SEASON THERE WERE OVER 5,000 TEAMS. THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS SO SPECIAL, BECAUSE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, THEY ACTUALLY FINISHED THIRD OUT OF ABOUT 90 TEAMS. THEY FINISHED 10TH THROUGHOUT ALL THE TEAMS IN THAT DIVISION FOR THE STATE, OUT OF ABOUT 800 TEAMS SO IT'S QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK DR. ARNETT AS WELL AS DR.
SAILORS BACK HERE BECAUSE THIS LITERALLY HAPPENED AT THE LAST MINUTE WE MET, DECIDED WE WERE GOING TO DO THIS AND THEY PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH MR. ROGER AND WE WERE ABLE TO PULL IT OFF.
THE CHAP CYBER TEAM REALLY DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB BY ACCOMPLISHING WHAT THEY DID IN THIS GOLD TIER.
AS THE STUDENTS ACTUALLY COME UP, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO PRESENT THEM WITH A CYBERPATRIOT 16 CHALLENGE COIN AS WELL AS A THIRD PLACE AWARD.
I WILL JUST ASK MR. ROGER AS WELL AS AARON, IF YOU DON'T MIND COMING UP AND I'LL CALL THE STUDENTS UP AND THEN WE'LL TAKE THAT PICTURE RIGHT AFTERWARDS.
OUR FIRST STUDENT, TYLER, IF YOU DON'T MIND COMING UP.
WE HAVE FOUR JUNIORS AND TWO SENIORS.
CASH. CASH IS ONE OF OUR TWO SENIORS.
TREY, BRYSON, AND CHERYL, WHO IS OUR SECOND OF OUR TWO SENIORS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US TONIGHT.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK PICTURE WITH YOU.
>> COME ON AROUND BEHIND THIS HERE.
>> I THINK THE STATE OF CYBERSECURITY IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, OUR COUNTRY IS BETTER BECAUSE OF THESE STUDENTS SO THANK YOU.
THEN FINALLY, THIS EVENING WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
JANUARY IS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR THE TRUSTEES WHO LEAD THEM.
WE CERTAINLY ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR REPRESENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU THIS EVENING AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HELPED MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
YOU'RE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH STARLA MICHELLE.
SHE IS AN ARTIST IN THE COMMUNITY AND COMMISSIONED THIS VERY SPECIAL PAINTING FOR EF.
SHE GAVE US PERMISSION TO CREATE CUSTOMIZED NOTE CARD SETS FOR EACH OF THE TRUSTEES BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT YOU'D LIKE TO EXPRESS YOUR GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
YOU HAVE A SET THAT SHE HAS PERMITTED US TO PROVIDE FOR YOU.
I WANT TO THANK CLAUDIA MCWHORTER, WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING SECURE THAT PERMISSION, AS WELL AS PATTY GRAY, WHO ACTUALLY CREATED THESE VERY NICE GIFT SETS FOR YOU AS WELL.
YOU HAVE THEM NOW TO ENJOY AND TO USE IN EXPRESSING YOUR APPRECIATION TO THE COMMUNITY.
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>> ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THIS EVENING.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? YES, HEATHER.
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS LOVELY GIFT.
I REMEMBER GETTING TO SEE HER START TO WORK ON THAT ARTWORK AND I THOUGHT IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.
SO THIS IS REALLY COOL THAT WE GET SOME OF THAT.
BUT ALSO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THEY'VE ALREADY LEFT.
BUT THE CYBERPATRIOT WINNERS, THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING THAT THEIR FIRST YEAR IN THE COMPETITION, THEY GOT NUMBER TEN IN THE US AND NUMBER THREE IN TEXAS.
IT'S AMAZING. BUT ALSO GETTING TO SEE OUR BAND PERFORM LIVE IN THE ROSE PARADE WAS SO AWESOME.
I KNOW I GOT A LITTLE OVER EXCITED AND THERE'S LIKE A VIDEO OF ME LIKE SCREAMING AT PEOPLE, [LAUGHTER] IT WAS JUST REALLY COOL TO SEE THEM, AND I WAS JUST SO PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS. IT WAS REALLY COOL.
>> THANK YOU, HEATHER. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON WITH OUR AGENDA.
[8. OPEN FORUM]
WE WILL MOVE INTO OPEN FORUM.OH, I HAVE SOMETHING TO READ HERE.
KELLY KNOWS THE RULES BUT WILL GIVE ME A SECOND BECAUSE I HAVE TO READ THE LEGAL STUFF. KELLY, HOLD ON.
IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE OPEN FORUM PORTION OF OUR MEETING.
WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER SIGNED UP THIS EVENING AND THAT SPEAKER WILL BE AFFORDED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
SKIPPING FORWARD THROUGH SOME OF THE STUFF.
SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION AND RECITATION OF EXISTING POLICY MAY BE FURNISHED IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES, BUT THE BOARD CANNOT DELIBERATE REGARDING ANY SUBJECT THAT IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE AUDIO OF THIS OPEN FORUM PORTION OF THE BOARD MEETING IS RECORDED AS PART OF THE RECORDING OF THE ENTIRE MEETING AND IS PUBLISHED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE WITHOUT ALTERATION.
PERSONS WHO CHOOSE TO SPEAK IN OPEN FORM ARE CONSENTING TO THE ONLINE PUBLICATION OF THEIR COMMENT.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR TAKING THE TIME AND MAKING THE EFFORT TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS.
KELLY, WE ARE READY FOR THE FIRST SPEAKER AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER TONIGHT IS KELLY MARWELL SPEAKING TO US ABOUT WHATEVER SHE WANTS.
>> HI, MY NAME IS KELLY MARWELL.
I AM THE PARENT OF TWO HILL COUNTRY MIDDLE SCHOOLERS, ONE IN BAND AND ONE IN VOLLEYBALL, AND I'M ALSO A LEGAL NURSE.
I AM EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT I FILED TO RUN FOR SCHOOL BOARD.
THE LAST DECADE, I'VE BEEN VOLUNTEERING IN OUR SCHOOLS AND THROUGH EF, SERVING OUR DISTRICT.
I'VE BEEN ON BOARD APPOINTED COMMITTEES, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY.
I'VE ALSO WORKED AS A SUBSTITUTE NURSE ON ALL OUR CAMPUSES.
I KNOW THE LITTLE DETAILS IN EANES, AND I SEE THE BIG PICTURE AND I'M EXCITED TO BE A PART OF IT.
I'M HERE TONIGHT THOUGH, TO THANK YOU AS A BOARD FOR ESTABLISHING THE LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE.
I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A VERY ORGANIZED APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE AGING FACILITIES WE HAVE AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO USE THE INPUT OF OUR OWN COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL REP AND SAY, DON'T FORGET ABOUT PARKING.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALSO FOR YOUR INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS WORKFORCE HOUSING FOUNDATION.
I LOVED AT CEDAR CREEK TO HAVE OUR STAFF AND THEIR KIDS IN THE SCHOOLS, BUT TO ALSO HAVE THEM IN OUR COMMUNITY WOULD JUST BE AMAZING.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY.
I ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING COMMISSIONING OF THE EANES ISD POLICE FORCE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONNECTING WITH MY FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE SUCCESS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU.
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>> THANK YOU, KELLY. THAT CONCLUDES OUR OPEN FORM PORTION OF OUR MEETING.
[9.1 Monthly Financial Report and Budget Amendment(s) for the Period Ending December 31]
WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO OUR REPORTS.WE'LL START WITH MARIA ROCKSTEAD WITH OUR FINANCIAL REPORT.
>> JUST A COUPLE OF NOTES ON IT AS FAR AS TEXAS.
LAST TIME WHEN WE CAME AROUND, I'D SAID WE'RE GOING TO COLLECT TAXES AND THEN WE DID IT.
THERE'S ACTUALLY BEEN SOME COLLECTIONS AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH IN PART WITH WHERE IT WAS LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME.
THEN AS FAR AS BUDGET AMENDMENTS, THE GENERAL FUND HAS AMENDMENTS THAT WERE AGAIN SUBMITTED FROM CAMPUSES AND DEPARTMENTS.
THE NET EFFECT ON FUND BALANCE IS ZERO, THERE'S NO CHANGE AND THEN THERE'S NO SUMMARY BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE DEBT SERVICE FUND OR THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ON TRACK WITH TAX COLLECTION TO WHAT WE HAD LAST YEAR, RIGHT?
>> ALSO WE HAVE 50% THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR AND WE'RE RIGHT AT 49%, 50% ON EXPENDITURES.
EVERYTHING IS ON TRACK, IT SEEMS.
FULL FAITH IN YOU AND THE TEAM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MARIA.
[9.2 Final 2019 Bond Oversight Committee Chairperson Report]
>> WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR BOND OVERSIGHT, LET ME SAY 2021, I BELIEVE IT'S SUPPOSED TO SAY.
BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON REPORT.
CHRIS SCOTT, OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND MIKE DANSBY, OUR 2019 I GUESS IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE CHAIR OF OUR COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
>> IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE. HEATHER, TALKING ABOUT THE ROSE PARADE.
I GREW UP IN THE SHADOW OF THE ROSE BOWL.
SERIOUSLY, CLOSE ENOUGH TO DO TRAINING RUNS AROUND IT.
OUR TOWN MADE FLOATS AND STILL DOES FOR THE PARADE.
EVERY YEAR CONTRIBUTES MEMBERS TO THE ROSE COURT AND SO FORTH, AND I'VE SPENT SEVERAL NIGHTS OUT AT NEW YEAR'S EVE OUT ON THE PARADE.
IT'S CHILLY, BUT THERE'S [INAUDIBLE] ANYWAY, IT'S A BIG DEAL OUT THERE.
IT'S A BIG DEAL TO GO AND MATCH.
I WAS REALLY PROUD TO SEE THEM MATCH. I WATCHED ON TV.
I WASN'T THERE IN-PERSON, BUT I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THEM GO IN AND DO IT. GOOD FOR THEM.
TONIGHT IS THE FINAL ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE 2019 BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
LET ME START FIRST BY THANKING EVERYONE THAT SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE DURING THE FOUR YEARS.
ALEXANDER EUSABY, KATHERINE WALKER, DIANADRE I. GLENN WILLIAMS, HOLLY NOEL, JERRY DOLLAR.
JESSICA BEATTY, CASEY WHIRLAN, KEVIN OGLEBY, KIM MCMATH, KJ STANLEY, MATTHEW HAGAN, PATRICK BURNS, AND TOM SHAY.
THREE OF THOSE MEMBERS HAVE RE-UPPED FOR THE 2023 BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, THAT BEING ALEXANDER EUSABY, KJ STANLEY, AND MATT HAGAN.
AND I THANK THEM ALL FOR THEIR CONTINUED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
SECOND, I ALWAYS WANT TO CITE THE DEDICATION OF THE EANES ISD STAFF IN SUPPORTING THIS PROCESS.
THEY ARE ALWAYS VERY PROFESSIONAL, WELL PREPARED FOR EACH OF OUR MEETINGS AND PATIENTLY TAKE EVERYBODY'S QUESTIONS AND EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO I WANT TO MENTION CHRIS SCOTT, JEREMY TRIMBLE, CHRISTIE SAILORS, AND BRIAN BOLARK, WHO HAVE BEEN THERE.
LIKE I SAID, THEY ARE GREAT MEMBERS OF THE TEAM, JUST BRIEFLY REMINDER FOR EVERYBODY FOR THE DUTIES OF THE BOC.
WE REVIEW THE BOND EXPENDITURES AND TIMELINES, WE REVIEW POSSIBLE SCOPE CHANGES AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD, WE MAKE PUBLIC REPORTS, AS I'M HERE TODAY, TO THE BOARD, AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR, AND WE ADVISE ON FUTURE BOND PROGRAMS. WE DID A BUNCH OF THAT LAST YEAR, AS YOU RECALL.
THE LAST YEAR WAS A PRETTY SLOW YEAR.
WE WAS A WAITING GAME AS WE WAITED FOR THE MONEY TO GET SPENT.
YOU MIGHT RECALL, WE HAVE TO GET TO A 90% THRESHOLD OF MONEY SPENT BEFORE WE GO AND DISBAND THE BOC AND WE FINALLY MET THAT IN NOVEMBER.
WE DID TAKE SOME ACTIONS IN DECEMBER TO REALLOCATE MONEY AMONGST A FEW AREAS WITHIN THE BUDGET.
IF YOU RECALL, WE HAVE THRESHOLDS OF 15% OF BUDGET AND $50,000, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT AT LARGER LINE ITEMS. THERE WERE SEVERAL MOVEMENTS AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE AS WE GOT TO THE CLOSE.
THE OTHER THING WE DID, OBVIOUSLY BEGINNING OF LAST YEAR, WAS TO RECONFIRM OUR OFFICERS, ME, HOLLY NOEL, AND KEVIN OGLEBY.
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THEN FINALLY AS OUR FINAL DUTY WAS TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION AS TO WHAT TO DO WITH THE REMAINING FUNDS THAT HAD NOT BEEN SPENT OR ALLOCATED, AND IT TURNS OUT WE HAD A SURPLUS OF ABOUT 2.8 MILLION.AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF DEBATE AS TO WHETHER WE ASSIGNED IT TO A SPECIFIC PROJECT OR PERHAPS SOMETHING THAT GOT LEFT OUT OF THE 2023 BOND, WE JUST DECIDED IT WAS BEST LEFT TO THE NEXT COMMITTEE TO DECIDE.
IT JUST ASSIGNED IT TO BE SPENT CONSISTENT WITH 2019 BOND.
MANY OF THOSE SAME PRINCIPLES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE 2023 BOND, SO THERE SHOULD BE FLEXIBILITY BUT ALSO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR HOW THE FUNDS ARE SPENT.
FINALLY, I THINK FOR THE TERM OF THE BOC, I THINK WE HAD A LITTLE DISCUSSION HERE AT THE LAST MEETING.
WE HAD A PRETTY SMOOTH PROCESS ALONG THE WAY.
I THINK THE BOC WORKED PRETTY WELL.
IT WAS IMPROVED OVER THE FIRST TIME THAT WE DID IT.
WE DID HAVE A MID-COURSE CHANGE TO DESIGNATE THE ALTERNATE MEMBERS AS FULL-TIME MEMBERS.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'VE CARRIED FORWARD HERE FOR THE 2023 COMMITTEE.
I THINK WE ALL THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT.
WE DID STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN INVOLVEMENT OVER THE PAST YEAR.
ONCE WE GOT THROUGH THE BOC AND JUST WAITING FOR US TO GET UP TO THE SPENDING THRESHOLD, IT WAS HARD TO KEEP PEOPLE COMMITTED.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE RECOMMENDED IT?
>> ALREADY ADOPTED THAT WE CHANGED THE 90% THRESHOLD TO BE A COMMITTED NUMBER AND NOT A SPENT NUMBER, AND SO THAT WILL KEEP THINGS FROM LINGERING AS THEY DID AND NOT TAKING THE TIME WITH THE FOLKS.
I'M PLEASED TO BE CONVENING CHAIR FOR THE 2023 BOC AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED CONFIDENCE IN APPOINTING ME TO DO SO.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU.
I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
>> THANK YOU. LET ME START BY KIM MCMATH WHO COULDN'T BE HERE, SENT ME A STATEMENT TO READ IF I COULD START THERE.
I'M SORRY NOT TO MAKE IT TO THE MEETING DUE TO A BUSINESS TRAVEL SCHEDULE, BUT I WANT TO EXTEND MY THANKS TO ALL THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND TO MIKE AND HARRY FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP OVER FOUR YEARS.
BACH COMMITTEE MEMBERS SERVICE AND OVERSIGHT ASSIST EANES TO MAINTAIN ITS EXCELLENT PROCEDURES AND ITS REPUTATION IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YEARS OF VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THEN WE'LL MOVE TO JEN AND HEATHER.
>> THANKS TO KIM AS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE BACH.
>> EXACTLY. I THINK KIM SAID EVERYTHING I WANTED TO SAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND HELPING PROVIDE THAT EXTRA LAYER OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY THAT GIVES OUR COMMUNITY CONFIDENCE IN OUR DISTRICT IN THE WAY THEIR TAX DOLLARS ARE SPENT AND I JUST I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE.
>> I ECHO THE SAME THINGS, BUT I REALLY DO THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THE BACH IN THE BACK AND THAT YOU GUYS DO THIS IMPORTANT WORK THAT DOES GIVE OUR COMMUNITY CONFIDENCE TO CONTINUE TO PASS BONDS HERE AND THEN ALLOW US TO NOT ONLY MAINTAIN OUR FACILITIES BUT TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN THE FUTURE AND WITH THE LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE, I'M SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LOTS OF OTHER CONVERSATIONS TO COME.
I DO WANT TO THANK THE ENTIRE BACH AND BACK, BUT ESPECIALLY FOR THE THREE MEMBERS PLUS YOU THAT ARE STICKING AROUND WITH US I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO THIS AND I THINK I SEE YOU MORE HERE IN OUR BACK [LAUGHTER] I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU.
>> GLAD YOU'RE STICKING AROUND.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE MANY YEARS AND THE CONSISTENT LEADERSHIP AND THE GREAT LEADERSHIP IN TERMS OF KEEPING THE COMMITTEE FOCUSED ON WHAT THE ACCOUNTABILITY IS, AS JENNIFER MENTIONED, WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS LOOKING FOR FROM THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT AND I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION, WHICH MIGHT BE A RISK QUESTION INSTEAD OF FOR YOU THE 2.8 MILLION IN I HATE TO CALL IT SURPLUS, BUT UNDESIGNATED FUNDS, DID THAT INCLUDE INTEREST?
>> WHAT PORTION OF IT, DO YOU KNOW OFF HEAD?
>> I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, A DECENT PORTION OF IT, MAYBE TWOISH MILLION, I THINK.
>> GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION HERE [OVERLAPPING].
>> THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH AND I JUST KIND OF DITTO TO WHAT MY FELLOW TRUSTEES SAID.
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SORRY, JEN SAID, TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND CONFIDENCE AND THOSE ARE REALLY THREE KEY WORDS THAT THIS COMMITTEE PROVIDES TO OUR COMMUNITY.AND THINKING BACK ON HOW WE CAME ABOUT TO HAVE A BACH, AND IT WAS BEFORE MY TIME ON THE BOARD, BUT I WAS INVOLVED COMMUNITY MEMBER AT THE TIME AND I REMEMBER IT WELL AND THE FACT THAT THIS THE BACH AND THE BACK IS NOW SO INGRAINED IN OUR PROCESS AND PROCEDURES.
I THINK JUST REALLY SORT OF ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE OUTSTANDING WORK THAT OUR COMMUNITY DOES SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THAT.
>> AGREED. I THINK WITH THIS BOARD, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW THE NEXT COMMITTEE.
THE BOARD HAS DONE A GREAT JOB SELECTING A DIVERSE SET OF PEOPLE TO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE.
YOU GET PEOPLE FROM SORT OF ALL WALKS AND DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINES AND SO YOU REALLY DO GET A DIVERSITY OF VIEWS AND A GOOD WELL ROUNDED SET OF QUESTIONS WHEN WE DO HAVE ISSUES TO DISCUSS ON.
TO YOUR POINT ABOUT CONFIDENCE, I THINK THE COMMUNITY SHOULD TAKE CONFIDENCE THAT, IT'S NOT JUST A FINANCIAL VIEWPOINT OR AN ENGINEERING VIEWPOINT, OR A LEGAL VIEWPOINT THEY'RE ALL BROUGHT TO BEAR AND ISSUES GET DEBATED PRETTY WELL.
>> WELL, I'LL JUST ADD MY THANK YOU AS WELL TO THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE, TO YOU FOR STAYING ON FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
I THINK HAVING SOME CONTINUITY IS VERY HELPFUL AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE WE HAVE A BLEND OF NEW AND CONTINUING MEMBERS IN THE PROCESS OF SELECTION WAS ENCOURAGING BECAUSE WE HAD SUCH GREAT APPLICANTS.
THANK YOU ALSO TO OUR STAFF, BECAUSE I SAT THROUGH SEVERAL OF THESE MEETINGS WHEN I WAS CONSIDERING RUNNING FOR THE BOARD, TRYING TO GET MYSELF EDUCATED AND THESE ARE LONG DETAILED MEETINGS, VERY TEDIOUS MEETINGS SO JUST THEY ARE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL JUST CLOSE AND SAY I THINK THAT ONE OF THE FIRST ACTIONS THAT HEATHER AND I TOOK AS NEW BOARD MEMBERS FIVE YEARS AGO WAS TO SELECT THAT COMMITTEE AND BEING NEWBIES, AND OUR EYES ARE HUGE AND MORE LEARNING AND JUST TO SEE THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT AND SEE ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT THE TEAM DID THAT'S MUCH APPRECIATED.
IT'S FIVE CALENDAR YEARS AND 12 BOARD YEARS, AND I'M SURE IT'S [LAUGHTER] 15 BACK YEARS.
BUT CERTAINLY DO APPRECIATE THE WHOLE TEAM AND ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE AND LOOK FORWARD TO A LOT OF THE THINGS, ONE EXAMPLE IS YOUR 90% ALLOCATED CHANGE, THE ABILITY TO LOOK AT EXISTING POLICY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES, I THINK IT'S ABOVE AND BEYOND AND THAT'S MUCH APPRECIATED AS WELL AND APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK COMING BACK TO THE BOARD AND WAYS WE CAN IMPROVE THE BACK AS WELL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANKS EVERYONE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR TAPR REPORT,
[10.1 2023 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) & Educational Performance]
OUR REQUIRED PERFORMANCE REPORT AND EDUCATION PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.TONIGHT WE'RE JOINED BY MOLLY MAY AND CATHERYN CHAIREZ.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT WE'RE ALL ON THE EDGE OF OUR SEATS.
I THINK THIS WILL BE AS EXCITING AS LIKE THE ROSE BOWL DISCUSSION AND CYBERSECURITY.
>> CAN YOU DO A PARADE REAL QUICK?
>> IT'S VERY EXCITING. YOUR GIFT TONIGHT IS THE TAPR REPORT.
CONGRATULATIONS. BEFORE I START, I WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF WHIPLASH WITH THIS REPORT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS WE ARE DEALING WITH THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOL YEARS AND SO WE HAVE TRIED AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SECTION TO KIND OF TELL YOU WHAT YEAR WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND SO IT DOES MAKE IT DIFFICULT.
PART OF IT'S EVEN FROM TAPR, THERE'S OTHER REPORTS THAT WE'RE PULLING FROM AND SO WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO TRY TO KIND OF GUIDE YOU THROUGH THAT BUT IT IS HARD SOMETIMES EVEN TO THEN LOOK BACK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING IN RESPONSE TO IT, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT DATA THAT'S A COUPLE OF YEARS OLD BUT WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO SERVE.
JUST AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THIS EVENING WE'LL HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU SO THIS IS A OF THE TAPR REPORT AND THEN THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS FROM THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE THAT WE ALSO HAVE TO PRESENT ANNUALLY TO THE BOARD AND SO THAT IS ALL BEING DONE TONIGHT IN THIS REPORT SO THERE'S KIND OF SOME DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT YOU GUYS WILL SEE THIS EVENING.
AND I'M GOING TO TURN THE FIRST PART OVER TO CATHERYN BECAUSE WE'RE MAINLY GOING TO TALK ABOUT STAAR AND JUST AS A REMINDER, IN SEPTEMBER WE DID THE STAAR OVERVIEW AND SO THIS IS FOR THE SPRING OF 23 RESULTS THAT YOU GUYS WILL BE LOOKING AT AND WE WENT INTO A LOT MORE DEPTH SO TONIGHT IS KIND OF A VERY HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE STAAR, BUT YOU DID HAVE A LOT MORE DATA THAT WE PRESENTED EARLIER IN THE SCHOOL YEAR.
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THIS YEAR'S TAPR IS UNIQUE BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE AN A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY RATING FOR THE DISTRICT OR CAMPUSES, AND WE ALSO DON'T HAVE ANY DISTINCT DESIGNATIONS FOR OUR CAMPUSES.
THERE IS ONGOING LITIGATION, AS I'M SURE YOU KNOW SO WE DON'T HAVE THOSE RATINGS AND WE DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE ON IF WE WILL GET THOSE RATINGS FOR THE 2023 SCHOOL YEAR.
>> TO CLARIFY THAT STATEWIDE, THAT'S NOT [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT'S STATEWIDE, CORRECT. IN SEPTEMBER AT THE BOARD MEETING, MOLLY AND I SHARED SCORES WITH YOU BASED ON OUR PERFORMANCE FROM LAST YEAR'S STAAR AND WE'D LIKE TO JUST GIVE YOU A HIGH OVERVIEW OF HOW WE DID ACCORDING TO OUR TAPR REPORT.
SO JUST A REMINDER OF THE PERFORMANCE LEVEL INDICATORS DID NOT MEET, MEANS THE STUDENT HAS A LOW LEVEL OF CONTENT KNOWLEDGE FOR THAT GRADE LEVEL AND THAT COURSE CONTENT.
APPROACHES MEANS THAT THE STUDENT HAS GAPS IN THE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE, IT'S STILL CONSIDERED PASSING BUT THEY MIGHT NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OR THEY WILL NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT GOING INTO THAT NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AND WITH THAT SUBJECT.
THE MEETS PERFORMANCE INDICATOR MEANS THAT THE STUDENT HAS STRONG CONTENT LEVEL KNOWLEDGE SO AS I MENTIONED, THE MEETS KEEP THAT IN MIND, THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE STRONG CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND THEY ARE PREPARED TO MAKE PROGRESS IN THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL WITH THAT SUBJECT AREA AND MASTERS, WHICH YOU'RE GOING TO SEE, WE HAVE A HIGH NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO HIT THIS CATEGORY, MEANS THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE OF COURSE MASTERY IN THE CONTENT AND THE SKILL LEVEL FOR THAT PARTICULAR SUBJECT AREA.
THIS IS OUR DATA FOR GRADES 3 THROUGH 8 AND OUR READING LANGUAGE ARTS.
YOU WILL NOTICE WE DID SHARE THIS IN SEPTEMBER BUT JUST TO REVIEW THAT, GRADES 3 THROUGH 8 FOR READING LANGUAGE ARTS, 95% OF OUR STUDENTS IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 8 WERE AT THE APPROACHES OR ABOVE LEVEL.
AS WE MENTIONED IN SEPTEMBER, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON OUR THIRD GRADE READING BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT AREA IS JUST A LITTLE BIT LOWER AND JUST TO REMIND YOU, WE MENTIONED THAT THOSE THIRD GRADERS WERE KINDERGARTENERS DURING THE COVID YEAR SO WE KNOW WE HAVE SOME AREAS TO IMPROVE ON WITH THAT PARTICULAR COHORT.
FOR OUR MEETS LEVEL, FOR MOST OF OUR GRADE LEVEL AREAS, 83% OR ABOVE OF THE STUDENTS ARE MEETING THE GRADE LEVEL REQUIREMENTS AND FOR SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS 90% MET THE CRITERIA FOR THE GRADE LEVEL FOR READING LANGUAGE ARTS.
>> CATHERYN AND MOLLY, JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
>> THE MEETS AND THE MASTERS PERCENTAGES ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPROACHES PERCENTAGE AS WELL IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT. WE DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE MEETS, IT'S SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT THE STUDENTS ARE ON TARGET AND WHERE THEY NEED TO BE, AND THEN MASTERS, OF COURSE, IS THE NEXT LEVEL BUT WE ARE DOING VERY WELL, AND ESPECIALLY IN THAT SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE AREA, WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT 90% OR ABOVE FOR MEETS, THAT MEANS THAT THEY ARE ON LEVEL FOR THAT READING, LANGUAGE ARTS.
>> THANK YOU. A LOT OF OUR INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR READING HAVE CHANGED.
SHOULD THOSE BE REFLECTED IN THIS DATA OR WERE MOST OF THOSE CHANGES MADE AFTER THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THIS PAST THE '23, '24 SCHOOL YEAR?
>> WE SHOULD SEE THAT COMING FOR THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE THERE'S MORE WRITING EMBEDDED THROUGHOUT THE CONTENT AREAS AND THE GRADE LEVELS.
IN THE PAST, YOU HAD YOUR STANDALONE WRITING TESTS IN FOURTH GRADE AND SEVENTH GRADE.
BUT NOW THAT'S INTEGRATED AND WE STARTED WORKING LAST YEAR WITH OUR CAMPUSES AS A CIA TEAM JUST TO CREATE SOME NEW STRATEGIES FOR THE TEACHERS AND EMBED THAT WRITING, AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO BUILD AND DO THAT WORK, BUT WE EXPECT TO SEE MORE OF THE RESULTS THIS YEAR.
>> YEAH. I JUST ALWAYS THINK IT'S FRUSTRATING AS A PARENT THAT THEY'RE LIKE IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE IT'S NOT A GOOD THING TO BE APPROACHING BUT THAT'S STILL PASSING AND THE GOAL FOR KIDS.
MEETS AND MASTERS IS FANTASTIC AND BETTER BUT I HATE THE WAY THAT THEY SAY IT'S APPROACHING WHEN IT'S PASSING, BUT WHATEVER.
I JUST ALSO WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT, LIKE THIS IS AUTOPSY DATA, THIS IS SUPER OLD AND YOU GUYS DID GIVE US
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A FANTASTIC REPORT ON THE MOST RECENT THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING TO ADDRESS, THINGS LIKE IN REAL TIME.JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE AGAIN IN CONTEXT.
>> YEAH, WE'RE STILL DOING BENCHMARKING.
BEGINNING OF YEAR, MIDDLE OF YEAR, END OF YEAR, ALL OF THAT IS STILL GOING ON.
THIS IS A SNAPSHOT IN TIME, BUT WE ARE REQUIRED TO PRESENT ON IT.
>> ALSO TO A REMINDER THAT THIS IS CONSIDERED THE STAAR 2.0 TEST.
IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT OUR STUDENTS HAD THIS TEST WITH MORE INTEGRATED AND INTERACTIVE TESTING ITEMS AND WRITING EMBEDDED THROUGHOUT.
IT'S VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE PREVIOUS MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS THEY TOOK.
FOR OUR MATH FOR THIRD THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, OUR RESULTS ARE 93% OR ABOVE AS APPROACHES WHICH IS CONSIDERED PASSING BY THE STATE.
YOU'RE GOING TO NOTICE THAT THERE IS A DIP IN OUR SIXTH GRADE MASTERS LEVEL.
AS WE TALKED ABOUT IN SEPTEMBER, MANY OF OUR STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ACCELERATED MATH, AND THAT REALLY STARTS TO TAKE OFF IN SIXTH GRADE.
THIS NUMBER IS LOWER BECAUSE MANY OF OUR SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS ARE TAKING WHAT'S CONSIDERED ABOVE LEVEL MATH TESTS.
THEY MIGHT BE A SIXTH GRADER TAKING ALGEBRA 1 OR TAKING THAT MATH 8, SO WE HAVE FEWER STUDENTS TAKING THAT SIXTH GRADE STAAR THAN WE DO, SAY, FIFTH GRADE, BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS TAKING THE FIFTH GRADE.
THIRD GRADE MATH IS AN AREA OF FOCUS, AS WE MENTIONED IN SEPTEMBER AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK ON THAT.
WE KNOW THAT THAT COHORT HAS SOME STRUGGLES.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THAT AS OUR TEAM WORKS WITH THE CAMPUSES.
FOR OUR EOC, THIS IS END OF COURSE, BUT IT'S THE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENT OF THE STAAR.
I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT ALGEBRA 1 INCLUDES OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL TESTERS AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL TESTERS.
THAT'S ALL OF THE STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT ARE TAKING ALGEBRA 1.
THAT SUBJECT IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL.
BUT OUR ENGLISH 1, ENGLISH 2, BIOLOGY, AND US HISTORY, THOSE ARE JUST OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE TAKING THOSE EOCS.
OUR APPROACHES RATE FOR OUR EOCS IS 96% OR ABOVE FOR EACH SUBJECT.
WE'VE WORKED WITH OUR EP AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHERS TO IMPROVE OUR MASTERS LEVEL FOR ENGLISH 1.
JUST A REMINDER, WE WENT FROM 38% MASTERS IN 2022 TO 50% MASTERS IN 2023.
SO THAT WORK IS PAYING OFF AND WE'RE CONTINUING THAT WORK.
FOR ENGLISH 2, WE DID THE SAME WORK WITH THE TEACHERS IN THE EP AND OUR MASTERS LEVEL WENT FROM 21% TO 27% IN 2023.
>> JUST AS A REMINDER, WASN'T IT THE ENGLISH 2 THAT HAD A BLIP, LIKE THERE WERE KIDS THAT BECAUSE THE STATE SYSTEM HAD AN ISSUE, WASN'T THAT THIS TEST?
>> OKAY. NOW TRAVEL BACK IN TIME TO THE 2021, 2022 SCHOOL YEAR, AND WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT SOME ATTENDANCE DATA GOING BACK A LITTLE WAYS.
YOU'LL SEE WE DID DO A COMPARISON.
WE PUT THE 2021 AND THEN '21, '22 DATA UP.
JUST AS A REMINDER, SORT OF THE '19, '20, 2021 SCHOOL YEARS AROUND ATTENDANCE AND THE WAIVERS AND COVID.
SO EVERYTHING'S A LITTLE BIT HARD TO COMPARE BUT THIS IS THE DATA THAT WE HAVE.
YOU DO SEE THAT THERE'S A SLIGHT DECREASE IN ATTENDANCE FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE REGION, AND THE STATE.
THAT'S STILL KIND OF A LITTLE BIT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, OUR ATTENDANCE.
KATHERINE AND I WENT BACK SEVERAL YEARS ON A COUPLE OF THESE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND WE'RE STILL NOT QUITE BACK UP TO WHERE WE WERE PRE-COVID AND SO THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
BUT AGAIN, RIGHT NOW THE TAPER DATA DOESN'T HAVE THE '22, '23 SCHOOL YEAR DATA IN THERE.
IN TERMS OF CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, THIS WAS REALLY CONCERNING TO US.
WE SAW THIS, KATHERINE AND I AGAIN WENT BACK PROBABLY TO '16, '17 I BELIEVE, AND THAT 2. SOMETHING WAS ABOUT WHERE WE HAD BEEN, AND SO WE HAVE THIS DRAMATIC INCREASE IN OUR CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.
YOU'LL SEE THE DEFINITION DOWN THERE OF WHAT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IS.
I WILL ADDRESS THIS MORE WITH THE BOARD ON FRIDAY AT THE SUMMIT.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR KEY AREAS OF FOCUS, BUT IT IS VERY CONCERNING.
WE'VE ALREADY STARTED WORKING WITH THE CAMPUSES ON LOOKING AT THEIR DATA,
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LOOKING AT LIKE LITERALLY KID BY KID.WE'VE RUN ALL THE REPORTS FOR THIS YEAR, AND OBVIOUSLY THIS DATA, AGAIN, IT'S '21, '22, AND SO IT'S A COUPLE YEARS IN ARREARS, BUT WE KNOW THAT THIS IS STILL AN ISSUE AND WE STILL HAVE A PROBLEM.
AGAIN, YOU'RE SEEING THIS IN THE REGION, YOU'RE SEEING THIS IN THE STATE.
WHEN I MET WITH THE CONSORTIUM ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS BACK IN THE FALL, THIS WAS A BIG CONCERN FOR ALL OF THE CONSORTIUM DISTRICTS TOO.
WE HAVE A LOT OF HYPOTHESES AND WE'RE TRYING TO KIND OF LOOK AT THAT.
IT DOES SEEM, I'LL BE HONEST, THAT SCHOOL SEEMS A LITTLE MORE JUST OPTIONAL SOMETIMES SINCE COVID, THAT THERE ISN'T SORT OF THAT SAME SORT OF STRUCTURE I GUESS, AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE REALLY TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF KIDS BEING IN SCHOOL NOT ONLY FOR LEARNING, IT ALSO DOES IMPACT OUR FUNDING AND SO THOSE ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS.
BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT DEFINITELY WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE ADDRESS THAT.
>> BEFORE YOU MOVE ON REAL QUICKLY, CHAMPAGNE HAS A QUESTION.
YOU SAID THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT Y'ALL FIND CONCERNING.
I'M WONDERING WHAT IS YOUR MAIN CONCERN? CLEARLY THERE'S A FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE DISTRICT, BUT IS YOUR MAIN CONCERN OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS? ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS? WHAT IS THE MAIN CONCERN?
>> WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED MAINLY WITH ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE BECAUSE YOU WILL SEE IN THESE GROUPS OF STUDENTS THAT THEY ARE NOT BRIDGING, CLOSING THE GAP AT THE SAME RATE AS OTHER STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN OUR EB POPULATION, LESS SO REALLY WITH OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION POPULATION.
BUT THE LAST TWO, WHEN YOU GO LOOK AT THEIR STAAR DATA, THEY'RE FALLING FURTHER BEHIND, AND SO WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED THAT IF YOU'RE NOT IN SCHOOL, YOU'RE NOT LEARNING THE MATERIAL THAT YOU NEED.
SO THAT REALLY IS OUR BIGGEST CONCERN.
>> OKAY. SO YOU ARE SEEING A DIRECT CORRELATION WITH THOSE WHO DO HAVE THIS CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AND THEIR PERFORMANCE OVER TIME?
>> YES, AS A GROUP IN GENERAL.
THEN I'VE ALSO ASKED THE PRINCIPALS TO DRILL DOWN TO EACH INDIVIDUAL STUDENT.
THEY WERE GIVEN ALL OF THEIR DATA FOR THIS YEAR.
AGAIN, THAT'S NOT THESE KIDS HERE, BUT THIS YEAR WE RAN REPORTS ON WHO, AS OF LAST WEEK, ALREADY HAD 10 OR MORE UNEXCUSED ABSENCES, IF THEY FELL INTO ANY OF THESE CATEGORIES AND HAVING THEM GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT EACH ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT IS THAT THEY'RE CHRONICALLY ABSENT.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.
>> SORRY, YOU MIGHT HAVE JUST STARTED SPEAKING TO THIS, BUT ARE YOU TALKING WITH THE PARENTS AND THE STUDENTS? HOW ARE YOU TRYING TO DIG INTO THIS CHRONICALLY ABSENT REASON.
YOU MENTIONED THAT THEY SEE SCHOOL AS OPTIONAL.
>> SOME. IS THAT IS THAT MOSTLY A STUDENT PERCEPTION OR DO YOU FIND PARENTS ARE ALSO JUST VIEWING IT THAT WAY AS WELL?
>> I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION OF WHO WE'RE SPEAKING TO, IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE LEVEL.
AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, KIDS ARE CHRONICALLY ABSENT.
IT'S A PARENT ISSUE IF THEY'RE NOT GETTING THEM THERE, AND SO WE REALLY NEED TO WORK WITH THOSE PARENTS OF TO THE WHY.
THEN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE FREE WILL OF A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT OR EVEN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER TO CHOOSE NOT TO COME TO SCHOOL.
THAT IS USUALLY MORE OF A COLLABORATIVE CONVERSATION WITH THE PARENT AND THE STUDENT AS TO WHY THAT'S HAPPENING.
IN SOME OF IT, WE KNOW THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A FAMILY VACATION, THERE MAY BE A CHRONIC ILLNESS.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO KIND OF LOOK AT EACH INDIVIDUAL SITUATION, BUT HAVE A LOT MORE OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS, AND HAVE THEM NOW.
WE'RE IN JANUARY, WE NEED TO HAVE THEM NOW, LOOKING AT WHAT THE REST OF THE SEMESTER IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
>> YOU MENTIONED THE DIFFERENCE IN THE AGE GROUPS, IS THIS 9.9% KIND OF EVEN ACROSS THE GRADES OR DO YOU FIND IT'S MORE OF AN ISSUE IN CERTAIN GRADE LEVELS?
>> THE HIGH SCHOOL DEFINITELY HAS A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS THAT ARE CHRONICALLY ABSENT. YEAH.
>> LAURA, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> WELL, ACTUALLY, ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS ABOUT THE AGE LEVEL AND ARE WE GOING TO DIG INTO THIS MORE ON FRIDAY? BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
WE HAVEN'T TRADITIONALLY EXPERIENCED SOMETHING LIKE THIS, SO I KNOW THIS IS A BIG DISCUSSION.
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SHOULD I SAVE EVERYTHING FOR FRIDAY?>> I'M GOING TO LET JAMES ANSWER HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE ON FRIDAY.
>> WE MAY WANT TO REQUEST AN AGENDA ITEM FOR A FUTURE REPORT ON ABSENTEEISM.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR?
>> WELL, NO, MOLLY SAID THAT SHE WOULD TALK ABOUT IT ON FRIDAY, BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW LIKE TO WHAT DEPTH.
ARE WE JUST LOOKING AT AN OVERVIEW LIKE THIS RIGHT NOW?
>> LET'S STICK TO AN OVERVIEW OF THIS RIGHT NOW.
IF WE DON'T GET WHAT WE WANT ON FRIDAY, IF WE DON'T GET TO GO DEEP ENOUGH, WE CAN ASK FOR AN AGENDA ITEM TO TALK ABOUT ABSENTEEISM.
[LAUGHTER] WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE? DO Y'ALL HAVE ROUGH NUMBERS FOR THE '22, '23 SCHOOL YEAR? IF WE'RE GOING TO JUST TALK ABOUT THIS AND JUST HAVE THIS DISCUSSION, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE THE TAPER REPORT FOR THOSE YEARS, CAN WE HAVE ROUGH NUMBERS? JUST TO BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION, BECAUSE I'M CURIOUS OF X, Y, AND Z, ALL THESE THINGS THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT ON FRIDAY.
>> WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AND SEE IF WE CAN PULL THAT DATA.
>> I DON'T WANT Y'ALL TO DO A BUNCH OF WORK, BUT I KNOW Y'ALL HAVE A BUNCH OF STUFF THAT YOU DO THAT'S NOT HERE.
>> COULD YOU PLEASE CLARIFY THE FORMAT FOR FRIDAY'S MEETING, BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING WAS IT WAS PRESENTATIONS FROM ADMINISTRATION, NOT A DEEP DISCUSSION ON PARTICULAR ITEMS. AM I CORRECT IN THAT?
>> YEAH. THE PREVIEW OF THAT DECK HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO US, AND IT'S BASICALLY THREE THINGS PER PERSON.
I DON'T THINK IT'S A DEEP DIVE, AND IT WON'T BE A DEEP DIVE ON ABSENTEEISM FOR SURE.
WE SHOULD PLAN ON AN AGENDA ITEM IF THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT REQUEST, I WILL BACK YOU UP ON THAT.
I DO WANT SOME CLARITY AROUND FRIDAY BECAUSE, ARE WE DOING IT THE WAY WE TYPICALLY HAVE WHERE TRUSTEES ARE NOT ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS, WE'RE SAVING OUR QUESTIONS FOR THE SUMMIT?
>> THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME CLARIFYING QUESTIONS.
WE ALWAYS HAVE SOME PROBABLY MORE QUESTIONS THAN WE WOULD EXPECT COMING OUT IN THAT MEETING.
MY HOPE IS THOUGH THAT WE WILL HAVE CLARIFYING QUESTIONS THERE WHICH WILL BE PART OF THAT RECORDED MEETING, AND THEN WE WILL SUBMIT FURTHER QUESTIONS, WHICH ANSWERS WILL BE PROVIDED TO ALL TRUSTEES.
>> WHAT PART IN FRIDAY IS OUR, WHAT ARE WE CALLING IT? FACILITATORS PLAYING? THEY'RE NOT?
>> I THINK IF I COULD CHARACTERIZE THIS PARTICULAR CONCERN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE UPCOMING SUMMIT, AS MOLLY AND KATHERINE HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED TONIGHT, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE CLEARLY FOCUSED ON.
WE ARE TROUBLED BY THIS DATA, AND IN THE UPCOMING SUMMIT, WE WILL UNDERSCORE THAT THIS IS A PRIORITY.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO REACH RESOLUTION TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THAT IN THE SUMMIT.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO REVIEW EXTENSIVE DATA OR BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT ADDITIONAL CONTEXT.
BUT IN ESTABLISHING THIS AS A PRIORITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON, WE CAN ASSURE YOU THAT IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS, THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION AND DATA PROVIDED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
>> JAMES. CAN I REQUEST THAT WE GET THIS ON AN AGENDA? DO I NEED TO PUT IT IN WRITING OR CAN THIS BE CONSIDERED A REQUEST TO DISCUSS THE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM ON A FUTURE AGENDA?
>> WE WILL PUT IT ON OUR EXEC AGENDA, BUT I THINK TECHNICALLY, OUR BOARD POLICY REQUIRES TWO MEMBERS TO RECOMMEND THAT. PERFECT.
>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO GRADUATION DATA.
AGAIN, YOU WERE LOOKING AT GRADUATION DATA BASED ON THE 2022 GRADUATES, AND I'M GOING TO TURN THIS BACK OVER TO KATHERINE.
>> ON A POSITIVE NOTE, [LAUGHTER] THIS IS THE CLASS OF 2022, THE GRADUATION RATE IS RELATIVELY THE SAME AS BEFORE COVID.
99% OF OUR STUDENTS RECEIVED THEIR DIPLOMA.
WE HAD 0% RECEIVED THE TXCHSE,
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WHICH IS THE EQUIVALENT OF A GED.WE HAD 0.7% CONTINUE, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY DID NOT GRADUATE IN MAY, THEY MIGHT HAVE CONTINUED INTO THAT FALL SEMESTER.
THIS NUMBER ALSO INCLUDES OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED AT ATS.
WE HAD 0.3% DROPPED OUT, AND OUR TOTAL GRADUATES, 99.7%.
FOR OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER MILITARY READINESS, OR CCMR, THIS DATA IS FROM 2021 AND 2022, SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.
THIS WOULD BE OUR CLASS OF 2022, THEIR DATA.
THE CCMR INDICATOR COMES FROM A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT DATA POINTS.
IT COMES FROM THE RESULTS OF THE STUDENT'S TSIA, SO THEIR ASSESSMENT FROM THAT.
MANY OF OUR STUDENTS DON'T TAKE THAT ASSESSMENT, THEY SUBSTITUTE THE SAT OR THE ACT TO GET THAT COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS READING AND MATH SCORE.
STUDENTS WHO HAVE A CTE COHERENT SEQUENCE, SO THAT MEANS THEY HAVE THAT PATH AND THEY'RE CONTINUING IN THAT PATH.
DUAL CREDITS ARE AP RESULTS AND OUR SAT/ACT RESULTS.
WE LOOKED AT THREE YEARS OF DATA, AND WE'RE NOTICING THAT THERE'S A SLIGHT DECLINE FROM THE 2021-2022 DATA FROM THE 2020-2021.
FOR OUR SAT/ACT, MANY SCHOOLS ARE NOT REQUIRING THAT AS A COLLEGE ENTRANCE FACTOR, SO THAT COULD BE AN IMPACT ON OUR SCORES.
FOR OUR TSI, SO TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE, THIS IS JUST A REVIEW THAT IT COMES FROM THAT TSI TEST, OR STUDENTS CAN GET THIS CRITERIA MET THROUGH SAT/ACT, OR COMPLETING A DUAL CREDIT COURSE.
78.4% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE MEETING THAT TSA CRITERIA IN READING LANGUAGE, ARTS, AND MATH THROUGH AN SAT SCORE OR AN ACT SCORE.
MANY OF OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT TAKING THAT TSI TEST, BUT THEY'RE DOING IT IN OTHER WAYS TO GET THAT COLLEGE AND CAREER READY MET.
FOR OUR AP STUDENTS, 64.3% OF OUR CLASS OF 2022 RECEIVED A THREE OR ABOVE.
MANY OF OUR STUDENTS LIKE TO TAKE THE AP COURSES BECAUSE THEY CAN GET A POTENTIAL OF NATIONWIDE COLLEGE CREDIT WITH A THREE OR ABOVE SCORE.
THEN WE HAD 0.1% OF OUR STUDENTS RECEIVED AN INDUSTRY-BASED CERTIFICATION.
>> I JUST WANT TO JUMP IN HERE BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE CONFUSING.
THE 64.3, WHEN WE SHOW YOU OUR AP SCORES, WE'LL SHOW YOU THAT LIKE 80-90% OF THEM SCORE THREE OR ABOVE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS.
THIS IS 64% OF THE STUDENTS, THE SENIORS LEAVING WESTLAKE LEAVE WITH A THREE OR MORE ON AT LEAST ONE AP TEST.
ABOUT 80-90% OF OUR STUDENTS, 9 THROUGH 12 WHO TEST GET A THREE YEAR ABOVE.
SO IT WAS A LITTLE CONFUSING WHEN YOU SEE A 64 AND YOU'RE LIKE, "I THOUGHT THEY WERE SCORING 90%," SO IT'S JUST TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT MEASURES AROUND AP.
WE CAN GO AHEAD. I THINK IT'S MAYBE EASIER IF WE'RE JUST ON THAT SLIDE.
>> THANK YOU. YOU MAY NOT HAVE THIS NUMBER, I AM CURIOUS AND YOU CAN GET BACK TO ME ON THIS OR US ON THAT.
I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW MANY OF OUR KIDS ACTUALLY TAKE THE TSI.
JUST BECAUSE I KNOW MOST OF OUR KIDS DO TAKE SAT OR ACT FOR ADMITTANCE INTO THE FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITIES VERSUS TSI TO GO TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
BUT I'M WONDERING IF WE GET DINGED BECAUSE OF THAT, HONESTLY.
I'M WONDERING IF WE SHOULD JUST HAVE KIDS TAKE THE TSI AND I KNOW IT'S OFFERED FOR FREE SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR.
I KNOW WE OFFER THE SAT TO JUNIORS, IS THAT MANDATORY THAT THEY SIT FOR THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW SO MANY SCHOOLS ARE TEST OPTIONAL THAT THEY'RE LIKE, WHY BOTHER? AGAIN, WE'RE KIND OF GETTING DINGED IF OUR KIDDOS ARE LIKE, I'M NOT TAKING THAT, INCLUDING MY OWN CHILD, SO I WILL TAKE BOTH OF THAT.
>> WE DO OFFER THE SCHOOL DAY SAT FOR OUR JUNIORS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND IT'S COMING UP IN MARCH.
BUT STUDENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE IT, SO IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO TAKE IT, THEY JUST DON'T TAKE IT, AND THEN IT DOES IMPACT THEIR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS SCORE.
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IT IMPACTS THE DISTRICT.>> WE DON'T MORE FUNDING FOR THAT, POSSIBLY LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD.
>> IT COULD HAVE FINANCIAL IMPACTS, YES.
>> ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT WE REQUIRE STUDENTS TO TAKE THE TSI?
>> I'M NOT SUGGESTING ANYTHING.
I'M JUST ASKING QUESTIONS AND FIGURING OUT WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT AND WHAT MAYBE A BEST PRACTICE WOULD BE GOING FORWARD OR DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT STUDENTS MIGHT LIKE.
WITH THE AP PART THAT YOU MENTIONED, IT'S INTERESTING THAT WE DO HAVE SO MANY KIDS THAT TAKE THE CLASS, BUT THAT DON'T TAKE THE TEST, OR MAYBE THEY DON'T SCORE ABOVE A THREE.
BUT IF WE OFFERED DUAL CREDIT AND THEY JUST COMPLETED THE CLASS AND PASSED THE CLASS, RATHER THAN TAKING THE TEST ON TOP OF THAT, LIKE AP, WE WOULD GET MORE CCMR FUNDING AND THEY WOULD GET CREDIT FOR THE CLASS, CORRECT?
>> YEAH, IF THEY TOOK THE DUAL CREDIT CLASS.
>> IT'S JUST PASSING A CLASS AS OPPOSED TO PASSING A CLASS AND THEN TAKING AN ADDITIONAL TEST?
>> I WILL SAY THAT THE CCMR, IT SEEMS TO BE OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS TOO, LIKE A MOVING TARGET OF HOW THE STATE'S MEASURING THAT.
I THINK THAT THE ACT AND SAT KIND OF PHENOMENA WITH COLLEGES NOT NECESSARILY REQUIRING THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT BECAUSE THAT IS A FACTOR.
I THINK THAT CCMR IT'S A PRETTY COMPLICATED, YOU SAW ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT GO INTO IT, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE FOLLOW PRETTY CLOSELY MAKING SURE THAT OUR KIDS ARE GETTING THEIR POINTS.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THAT THEY'RE GETTING THE EDUCATION THAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET TO WHATEVER THEIR NEXT PATH BE, WHETHER IT BE COLLEGE OR NOT, CAREER READY TOO.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT YOU SAID THAT BECAUSE GETTING THE EDUCATION IS WHAT ACTUALLY MAKE MATTERS.
I KNOW THAT WE DON'T GET CREDIT AND THE STATE CAN'T TRACK OUR OUT OF STATE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YES. WE HAVE A FULL SLIDE ABOUT THAT TOO.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.
>> ANOTHER PART OF OUR TAPER REPORT FOCUSES ON OUR SAT SCORES AND OUR ACT SCORES.
JUST A REMINDER THAT THIS IS FROM OUR 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR SO NOT OUR MOST RECENT CLASS OF SENIORS, BUT THE CLASS BEFORE THAT.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT OUR SCORE IS 1263.
TYPICALLY, IF YOU REMEMBER, IT'S BEEN IN THE 1300S.
FOR SAT WE HAVE THE SECOND HIGHEST SCORE BASED ON COMPARABLE DISTRICTS, HIGHLAND PARK HAS THE HIGHEST.
BUT WE DID DO SOME DIGGING AND ALL OF OUR COMPARABLE DISTRICTS HAD A DROP IN THEIR SAT SCORE.
MOLLY CAN SPEAK TO THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE BASED ON HER RESEARCH, BUT IT'S BEEN A NATIONWIDE TREND THAT THE SAT SCORE HAS DROPPED.
FOR ACT, WHEN COMPARING THE PREVIOUS TAPER REPORT, OUR ACT SCORE WAS 28.2 SO WE HAD A SLIGHT DROP.
WE ARE STILL LEADING IN THAT AREA WHEN COMPARING OURSELVES TO COMPARABLE DISTRICTS, BUT JUST A SLIGHT DIP.
>> THIS IS ALL THIS ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE DATA THAT IS REQUIRED BY TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 39.306 I'LL JUST GO THROUGH THIS PART OF THE REPORT.
WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT OUR ACCREDITATION STATUS.
YOU'LL SEE THE FOUR CATEGORIES ON WHICH AN ACCREDITATION STATUS IS BASED, ACADEMIC ACCOUNTABILITY, FINANCIAL DATA INTEGRITY, AND THEN OUR RESULTS-DRIVEN ACCOUNTABILITY.
WE ARE ACCREDITED TO OPERATE AS A TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOL SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
WE'RE EXCITED TO FIND THAT OUT. WE ARE ACCREDITED.
RESULTS-DRIVEN ACCOUNTABILITY.
AGAIN, YOU COULD HAVE A WHOLE ENTIRE REPORT JUST ON THIS.
BUT THESE LOOK AT SOME VERY SPECIFIC GROUPS AND THEY ARE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS WITHIN THOSE GROUPS.
YOU SEE THE BILINGUAL EDUCATION, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, EMERGENT BILINGUAL.
SORRY. WE ARE AT MEET REQUIREMENTS, OTHER SPECIAL POPULATIONS YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM WHAT THAT MEANS.
THAT'S YOUR FOSTER CARE, YOUR HOMELESS, AND YOUR MILITARY.
WE ALSO MET ALL REQUIREMENTS THERE, AND THEN SPECIAL EDUCATION MEET REQUIREMENTS.
THOSE ARE DIFFERENT ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS, BUT THAT ALL PLAYS INTO YOUR OVERALL DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO DISCUSS, AND WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR, IS WE TALK ABOUT EACH CAMPUS HAS TO HAVE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.
THOSE ARE CONTAINED EACH CAMPUS' CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
THE CAMPUSES EACH YEAR GO THROUGH THAT.
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YOU CAN SEE THEIR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND THE PROGRESS THEY MAKE EVERY YEAR, AND THAT'S CONTAINED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE.WE ALSO HAVE TO REPORT ON VIOLENT OR CRIMINAL INCIDENTS.
THIS DATA IS TAKEN FROM THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THIS DATA, YOU'LL SEE THIS IS FROM THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR.
WHEN YOU GO ONLINE, THAT'S THE MOST CURRENT DATA THAT THEY HAVE.
WE HAD ZERO REPORTS OF VIOLENT OR CRIMINAL INCIDENTS ON OUR CAMPUSES DURING THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL YEAR.
ANOTHER INDICATOR THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO REPORT ON IS AROUND OUR GRADUATES ENROLLED IN TEXAS PUBLIC OR INDEPENDENT HIGHER ED.
IF YOU LOOK AGAIN AT THIS, THIS IS STUDENTS FROM FALL OF 2020, SPRING OF 2021, AND SUMMER OF 2021, THEIR GPA, WHILE THEY'RE IN COLLEGE, THAT GROUP OF STUDENTS IN COLLEGE.
YOU CAN SEE HOW EVERYTHING LOOKS, OVERALL OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING REALLY WELL IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOVE 3.5.
YOU ARE GOING TO SEE ON HERE NOT FOUND AND NOT TRACKABLE.
THOSE ARE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE OUT OF STATE.
LOOKING AT THIS DATA, AGAIN, GIVES YOU A PICTURE, BUT IT DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE WHOLE PICTURE.
AGAIN, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT COLLEGE FRESHMEN WHO FINISHED IN THE SUMMER OF 2021, THAT WAS THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR.
>> MOLLY, DOES THIS REFLECT THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR ONLY, OR IS IT THEIR ENTIRE COLLEGE CAREER?
>> THIS IS THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR, THIS COHORT OF STUDENTS.
I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT IF WE HAD DATA FOR THE OTHER YEARS, IT WOULD LOOK VERY SIMILAR, BUT IT IS GOOD TO KNOW THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING SO WELL IN COLLEGE.
THEN WE HAVE TO ADDRESS AREAS OF LITERACY AND CCMR AND THOSE PLANS ARE CONTAINED, AGAIN, IN OUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
WE DON'T HAVE SEPARATE PLANS FOR THOSE, THEY'RE JUST INTEGRATED INTO THAT.
THEN ALL OF THIS WILL BE POSTED AS REQUIRED BY LAW ON THE WEBSITE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO AND ALL OF THE DATA THAT'S CONTAINED IN TAPER WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE TO REVIEW, ALTHOUGH THEY CAN ALSO REVIEW IT RIGHT NOW IF THEY WANT TO ON TEA'S WEBSITE, BUT WE WILL ALSO HAVE IT ON OUR WEBSITE.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS IF YOU DIDN'T ASK THEM DURING THE PRESENTATION?
>> I WOULDN'T NORMALLY GO AFTER A STATISTIC AS LOW AS 0.1%.
BUT ON THE CCMR SLIDE WHERE IT'S SHOWING THE TSI AP AND THEN THE APPROVED INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATION, WE HAVE 0.1% OF OUR KIDS WHO END UP WITH A CERTIFICATION LIKE THAT.
BUT WE'RE SEEING A TREND WITH OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE GRADUATING, WHERE WE HAVE A GROWING PERCENTAGE WHO ARE GOING DIRECTLY EITHER INTO GAP YEAR OR INTO THE WORKFORCE.
IS THAT AN AREA OF IMPROVEMENT FOR US PROVIDING THOSE CERTIFICATIONS FOR THAT GROWING GROUP OF KIDS?
>> ABSOLUTELY, AND WE ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING INTO THAT.
WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO PARTNER.
WE STARTED OFF WITH REGION 13 THIS YEAR HOPING THEY COULD KIND OF HELP US.
IT DIDN'T PAN OUT, BUT WE REALLY ARE LOOKING AT SOME OF THOSE INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATIONS AND SEE, AND ALSO I THINK THERE'S AN AWARENESS FACTOR ON IT TOO.
WE'RE WORKING WITH LINDSAY STOKES WHO IS OUR KATE COORDINATOR OVER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
LIKE FOR INSTANCE, THERE IS A CERTIFICATION STUDENTS WHO GO THROUGH THE INCUBATOR CLASS CAN TAKE.
BUT WE'RE JUST DISCOVERING THAT NOW AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET A LOT MORE AWARENESS WITH OUR STUDENTS TOO.
WE DO NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB ON MAKING SURE WE DO HAVE THAT ARTICULATED COURSE SEQUENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO GET SOME OF THOSE CERTIFICATIONS.
BUT I THINK IF YOU REMEMBER, LIKE LAST YEAR WE DID ADD THAT STUDENTS COULD END UP WITH THEIR PERSONAL TRAINING CERTIFICATION.
WE ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR THAT BECAUSE WE THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND WE LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY MAY, LIKE YOU SAID, GO RIGHT INTO A CAREER, ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE A CERTIFICATION.
BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS STUDENTS TO WORK WHILE THEY'RE IN COLLEGE AND HELP PAY FOR COLLEGE.
HAVING THAT CERTIFICATION REALLY CAN HELP BOTH OF THOSE TYPES OF POPULATIONS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO US TO KEEP WORKING ON THAT.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S GREAT NEWS,.
>> THANK YOU. A LOT OF NUMBERS HERE AND I'M LEARNING A NEW ACRONYMS.
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>> YES, THERE IS A LOT IN THIS REPORT.
I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT TEST.
I'M CURIOUS, WHAT IS THAT TEST EXPERIENCE LIKE? IT'S CURIOUS TO ME ALSO THAT THIS AP CATEGORY, YOU JUST HAVE TO GET A THREE OR ABOVE IN ANY SUBJECT AREA.
THERE'S A LOT MORE FOR ME TO LEARN.
BUT CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TSI TEST [OVERLAPPING].
>> TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE ASSESSMENT, IT USED TO BE CALLED THE TSI, BUT NOW IT'S CALLED THE TSA IS AN EXAM FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH THAT STUDENTS TAKE.
TYPICALLY, STUDENTS WOULD TAKE THIS IF THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE COURSES AT LIKE ACC.
IT CAN BE USED TO MEET THAT CCMR CRITERIA TO SHOW THAT YOU'RE COLLEGE READY IN THAT READING LANGUAGE ARTS CATEGORY AND IN MATH.
ESPECIALLY COMMUNITY COLLEGES USE AN EXAM LIKE THAT FOR THEIR PLACEMENT TO, FOR STUDENTS.
LET'S SAY THAT YOU DON'T MEET THE CRITERIA FOR COLLEGE READY, THEY WOULD PUT YOU IN A CLASS TO REMEDIATE THOSE SKILLS AND HELP YOU BECOME READY FOR THE COLLEGE COURSES.
>> IS THIS TEST BROKEN UP INTO DIFFERENT SUBJECT AREAS? HOW LONG IS THE TEST, HOW OFTEN IS IT ADMINISTERED? IS IT DIGITAL? JUST A FEW THINGS LIKE THAT CAN YOU SHARE?
>> SOME SCHOOLS OFFER LIKE ON A SATURDAY, JUST AS WE'D OFFER THE SAT OR THE ACT.
THEY OFFER THAT EXAM AND IT CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM TWO HOURS AND BEYOND.
IT GIVES THEM READING AND IT GIVES THEM MATH SO IT DOES BOTH SUBJECTS TO DETERMINE THEIR PLACEMENT.
>> IT'S STILL WRITTEN, IT'S NOT DIGITAL?
>> THAT PIECE. BUT IT'S DIGITAL.
I'M SORRY. I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD.
YEAH, WELL, I KNOW BECAUSE I LOOKED INTO IT FOR MY OWN CHILD THAT ACC OFFERS IT A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR ON LIKE A SATURDAY, AND IT IS FREE.
OUR COUNSELORS ACTUALLY PROVIDE THE INFORMATION SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO ACC TO GET THIS INFORMATION.
OUR COUNSELORS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF GIVING THAT INFORMATION TO ANY STUDENT OR PARENT THAT REQUESTS IT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED FOR THE TAPER REPORT.
I WILL OPEN THAT HEARING AND CLOSE IT BECAUSE NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
[11.1 Second Reading and Possible Adoption of Policy Updates CQB(Local), CSA(Local), DC(Local), DP(Local), EHB(Local), EHBC(Local), EHBCA(Local), EIC(Local), FEA(Local), FFAC(Local), FFB(Local), FL(Local), and GKG(Local)]
OUR DISCUSSION ACTION ON THE SECOND READING OF THE POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF THE POLICY UPDATE.DO I HAVE A MOTION? TAKE YOUR TIME, JEN.
>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ADOPT ALL PROPOSED POLICIES AS WRITTEN.
>> MOTION BY JEN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY HEATHER.
ANY COMMENT? ANY DISCUSSION? YES, HEATHER.
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT ON ONE OF OUR POLICIES, WE ARE NOT CHANGING OUR POLICIES.
WE ARE ALSO CONTINUING TO KEEP THE SAME STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND SHOULD ANYONE CARE TO APPLY FOR ANY JOB OR VOLUNTEER FOR ANY JOB THAT WE HAVE NOT CHANGED ANY OF OUR POLICIES AND WE WELCOME ALL PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER OR TO APPLY TO VOLUNTEER AND WORK WITH US.
>> THANK YOU, HEATHER. ANY OTHER OKAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. [OVERLAPPING] AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES 60.
OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[12. ACTION - CONSENT AGENDA]
DO I HAVE A MOTION. ELLEN.>> I MOVE WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS POSTED.
>> YES. I DON'T WANT TO PULL THIS ITEM AT ALL, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON ITEM 12C.
JEREMY, THIS IS KIND OF FOR YOU, THIS IS A WISH LIST,12.5.
IT'S THE ITEM ABOUT THE PLAY FIELDS AT THE GRASS PLAY FIELDS AT CEDAR CREEK AND VALLEY VIEW.
MY COMMENT IS THAT WHEN THAT PLAY FIELD AT VALLEY VIEW WAS ORIGINALLY DONE, IT WAS SHARED BY BOTH FOR TRAIL AND VALLEY VIEW.
CERTAINLY, OVER TIME AS THE FOREST TRAIL CAMPUS HAS EVOLVED, THEY'VE GONE TOWARDS THE FRONT AND IT'S NOT QUITE AS SHARED AS IT USED TO BE.
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BUT IN OUR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, WE HAVE FENCE TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE AT VALLEY VIEW FROM THE PEOPLE AT FOREST TRAIL.IT'S NOT A VERY EFFECTIVE FENCE.
IT'S RIGHT ON THE VALLEY VIEW SIDE OF THE BRIDGE THAT CROSSES THE CREEK.
IT'S NOT A VERY EFFECTIVE FENCE BECAUSE WHEN THOSE FIELDS ARE USED ON SATURDAY AND PEOPLE PARK AT FOREST TRAIL IN THE BACK PARKING LOT, THEY JUST GO UP, GO INTO THE WOODS, GO AROUND THE END, AND USE THE FIELDS AS IT WAS INTENDED.
AS WE IMPROVE THAT FIELD, COULD WE POTENTIALLY THINK ABOUT HOW USAGE OF THAT FENCED OFF SIDEWALK MIGHT BE IMPROVED AND ACCESS FOR BOTH SCHOOLS MIGHT BE MAINTAINED?
>> IT WOULD BE A REQUEST TO EXPLORE THE EASE OF ACCESS TO SOMETHING [OVERLAPPING]
>> SOMETHING OTHER THAN FENCING BETWEEN OUR TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND FENCING THE RECREATIONAL AREAS FROM THE PARKING FACILITY.
>> YEAH, WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO IT.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S SURROUNDED BY A FOREST AND A CREEK, AND SO A NUMBER OF FOOTBALLS AND KICKBALLS COULD GET LOST IN THE FOREST.
BUT WE'LL TALK WITH BOTH CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AND SEE WHAT OPPORTUNITIES MAY BE THERE WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT WORK.
WE'LL TRY TO TRY TO SEE IF WE CAN INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY FOR BOTH THOSE CONSIDERED.
>> THANK YOU. ALAN, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?
>> I WOULD JUST ADD APPRECIATION TO THE SHOP CLUB FOR THE DONATION OF BLEACHERS AT THE BASEBALL FIELD.
MUCH NEEDED AND WILL BE MUCH APPRECIATED IN WHAT I'M SURE WILL BE A GREAT SEASON COMING UP, OPENING FEBRUARY 20TH, I BELIEVE.
[OVERLAPPING] WITH THAT, WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.
[OVERLAPPING] AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES 60 AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA TONIGHT.
[13. UPCOMING MEETINGS]
PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF UPCOMING BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETINGS ON JANUARY 26TH.THIS FRIDAY MORNING, WE HAVE A PRE SUMMIT MEETING.
>> WE WANT TO BE LIKE THE BAND.
>> IF THE BAND CAN START AT 4:00, WE CAN START.
THEN WE HAVE OUR BOARD SUMMIT, FEBRUARY 1ST AND 2ND.
THE BOARD SUMMIT IS WHERE THE BOARD SETS STRATEGIC GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING NEXT THREE OR FIVE YEARS.
FEBRUARY 6TH, SPECIAL MEETING AND THEN FEBRUARY 20TH, A REGULAR MEETING.
WITH THAT, THE BOARD STANDS ADJOURNED AT 08:25
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