Aug 19, 2025 School Board Regular Meeting

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>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THE TIME IS NOW 5:00 PM AND I

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CALL TO ORDER

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ESTABLISH A QUORUM

>> YES, WE DO.

>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO

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CLOSED SESSION

WE'LL RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM.

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND TUNING IN. WE WILL SEE YOU SOON.

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RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION (Approximately 6:00 p.m.)

THE TIME IS NOW 6:03, AND WE WILL RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION.

GOOD EVENING TO THIS CROWD.

MY NAME IS KIM MCMAH.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE EANES ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION, I WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S MEETING.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS FOR THE BOARD TO DELIBERATE AND VOTE ON MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA.

AS ALWAYS, WE'RE COMMITTED TO ENSURING A VERY RESPECTFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT, AND WE ASK FOR THE SAME COURTESY IN RETURN.

PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ANY OUTBURST OR ANY BEHAVIOR LIKE THAT.

I DON'T EXPECT THAT.

APPLAUSE IS ALWAYS WELCOME FOR THOSE BEING RECOGNIZED DURING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, AND WE'VE GOT A GREAT SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT UPCOMING.

THERE'LL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT LATER IN THE MEETING.

I'LL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS WHEN WE REACH THAT PORTION OF THE AGENDA.

FOR EVERYONE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, LIVE, YOU ARE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE ENTIRE MEETING TONIGHT TO LISTEN TO THE BUSINESS OF THE BOARD.

IF YOU DECIDE TO LEAVE EARLY, PLEASE DO SO QUIETLY.

YOU ARE RIGHT BY THE DOOR.

AS ALWAYS, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK ABOUT THE ITEMS DISCUSSED TONIGHT, FEEL FREE TO SEND AN EMAIL TO THE TRUSTEES OR CONSIDER REACHING OUT TO A TRUSTEE TO MEET AND DISCUSS THINGS FURTHER.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE TONIGHT AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED INTEREST IN SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SCHOOLS.

WE'LL NOW BEGIN THE AGENDA WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

YOU KNOW WHAT? WE WILL NOT BEGIN THE AGENDA WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT [LAUGHTER] WE'LL BEGIN THE AGENDA WITH THE MISSION STATEMENT.

I DON'T. IT IS NOT DEFINITE.

THE MISSION STATEMENT IS, UNITE, AND POWER, INSPIRE EVERY PERSON, EVERY DAY.

WE UNITE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS, CREATING A SENSE OF BELONGING FOR ALL.

WE EMPOWER OUR 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.

OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

>> I WILL LEAD IT.

>> THANK YOU. I BELIEVE NOW WE

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

>> THANK YOU, KIM. I APPRECIATE THAT.

TONIGHT'S SUPERINTENDENT REPORT WILL BE RATHER LENGTHY, QUITE FRANKLY, AND HOPEFULLY THE LONGEST OF MY TENURE HERE, BUT WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS TO COVER, AND THEN I'VE BEEN ASKED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BARTON CREEK.

I WANT TO BE SURE I GIVE IT THE TIME THAT IT DESERVES AS WELL.

BUT LET ME START WITH JUST A THANK YOU TO EVERYONE AROUND THE TABLE.

SIDE TABLE OVER THERE, PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR THE UNBELIEVABLY WARM WELCOME THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED FOR JULIE AND ME AS WE'VE EMBARKED UPON THIS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT POSITION.

WE'VE HEARD ABOUT EANES, AND YOU ALL ARE PROVING THAT IT'S ALL TRUE PLUS.

REALLY, THANK YOU FOR JUST YOUR GENEROSITY AND YOUR WARM WELCOME.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY BEEN APPRECIATED.

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JUST WANT TO BE SURE EVERYBODY IS AWARE THAT THEY WERE RELEASED THIS WEEK BY DEPARTMENT OF ED.

ALL THE DISTRICT AND ALL CAMPUSES, BUT ONE DID SCORED AN A RATING.

YOU CAN SEE UP ON THE BOARD EXACTLY HOW THOSE CAME OUT.

WE WILL BE HAVING A MORE DETAILED REPORT AT THE SEPTEMBER 19 BOARD MEETING.

MOLLY WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT.

I WON'T GO INTO GREAT DETAIL, BUT SINCE IT WAS PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, AND THOSE CAME OUT.

YESTERDAY WANTED TO BE SURE THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE HARD WORK THAT WENT OUT WENT ON TO ACHIEVE THOSE ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS.

SECONDLY, DIANE HEARN.

CONGRATULATIONS. DIANE HAS BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE LEADERSHIP TASB CLASS OF 2026.

SHE WILL BE A PART OF A COHORT OF 34 SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES FROM ACROSS TEXAS, COMMITTED TO STRONG GOVERNANCE, STUDENT-FOCUSED LEADERSHIP, PUBLIC SCHOOL ADVOCACY.

CONGRATULATIONS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR WILLING TO SPEND THE TIME AND ENERGY BECAUSE IT WILL TAKE A LOT OF TIME TO DO THAT.

AND I KNOW WE HAVE OTHERS AROUND THE TABLE THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THAT, AND HOPEFULLY EVERYONE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AT SOME POINT.

THE NEXT SEVERAL ITEMS ARE ITEMS THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERSONALLY BE INVOLVED WITH, AND THAT'S REALLY WHY THEY'RE HERE, BECAUSE I WAS JUST IMPRESSED, AND IT WAS JUST A REALLY FUN FIRST WEEK.

FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAD AN UNVEILING OF A BEAUTIFUL MURAL AT EANES ELEMENTARY LAST WEEK.

RETIRED EANES ART TEACHER LAURA WRIGHT HAD GUIDED STUDENTS TO RESEARCH TEXAS WILDFLOWERS AND INSECTS.

THEY CREATED COLORFUL DRAWINGS.

HER NIECE, TAYLOR, THEN BROUGHT THE VISION TO LIFE BY DIGITALLY COMBINING MORE THAN 500 STUDENT ARTWORKS.

IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, YOU REALLY SHOULD GO BY AND TAKE A LOOK.

IT'S JUST GORGEOUS.

WEST LAKE THEATER, SUCCESSFULLY REPRESENTED WHS AND EANES ISD IN THE 2025 AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL THEATER FESTIVAL AT THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE.

STUDENTS' PERFORMANCES BROUGHT OVERWHELMING POSITIVE REVIEWS, WONDERFUL FEEDBACK.

THEY ALSO GOT TO TAKE SEVERAL SIDE TRIPS, INCLUDING VISITING SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE THEATER.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

HAD A CHANCE TO SLIP BY THE OPENING WEST LAKE VARSITY VOLLEYBALL GAME THE OTHER NIGHT.

DIDN'T GET TO STAY AND SEE MUCH OF IT, BUT AT LEAST I WAS THERE, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM FOR BEING DEFEATING VANDERGRIFF THREE GAMES TO ONE AND THEIR SEASON-OPENING MATCH.

LAST WEEK, HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING TO THE WEST LAKE HIGH SCHOOL CHAPARRAL BAND PREVIEW OF THEIR 2025 MARCHING SHOW, URBAN JUNGLE.

ONCE AGAIN, FABULOUS FABULOUS PERFORMANCE, AS ALWAYS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN FOR A GREAT TREAT WHEN YOU GO TO BALL GAMES AND SEE THOSE HALF-TIME PERFORMANCES, SO REALLY, REALLY WELL DONE.

AUGUST 10TH, EANES ISD KINDERGARTNERS AND WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS CAME TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST OF HOPEFULLY AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF EANES EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION'S SOCO FUN EVENT TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE EDUCATIONAL MILESTONES OF THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TO GRADUATION DAY.

THE ONLY FEEDBACK THAT I HEARD THAT WAS CRITICAL AT ALL IS MAYBE WE NEED TO TURN THE HEAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE IT WAS ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

BUT OVER 700 PEOPLE WERE IN ATTENDANCE.

THAT'S GREAT. MOVING ON TO FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE A GENERAL COMMENT THAT OVERALL, WE HAD A FABULOUS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

THAT DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN.

A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE SEATED AT THIS TABLE OVER HERE.

CABINET MEMBERS HAD A LOT TO DO WITH THAT.

THEY WORKED WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES AND THEIR INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS AND REALLY HAD THINGS SET FOR, I THINK, OVERALL, A FANTASTIC FIRST DAY.

WHETHER IT'S M&O, FOOD SERVICE GROUNDS, POLICE, TRANSPORTATION, I GO ON AND ON.

THANKS TO YOU, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT FIRST DAY.

PARENTS AND CAMPUS STAFF.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR FLEXIBILITY, ALL THE EFFORTS THAT YOU PUT INTO IT, OBVIOUSLY, THE WEEK OF ORIENTATION AHEAD OF TIME, BUT JUST HAVING THOSE CLASSROOMS READY TO GO, READY TO ACHIEVE AND HUG THOSE KIDDOS AS THEY CAME, SO CONGRATULATIONS.

LET ME FOCUS NOW SPECIFICALLY ON THE BARTON CREEK BLENDED CAMPUS, AND JUST GO THROUGH SOME THINGS.

PART OF THIS WILL BE ANSWERING SOME QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME UP.

PART OF IT WILL BE PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS.

I WAS THERE THE FIRST MORNING, AUGUST 13TH, TO WATCH THE TRAFFIC SITUATION AND SEE ALL THAT UNFOLDED AND WHATEVER, JUST WANTED TO BE THERE TO SUPPORT EVERYBODY.

I DID GO BACK TO THE CAMPUS TODAY, SPENT SOME TIME THERE, TALKED TO A FEW PEOPLE AND MADE SOME MORE OBSERVATIONS AND WHATEVER.

SOME OF THIS IS PERSONAL.

A LOT OF IT IS INFORMATION GATHERED BY CABINET MEMBERS THAT ARE OVER THERE ON THE SIDE.

THANK YOU TO THEM. LET'S TALK ABOUT TRAFFIC FIRST.

CHIEF GREER WAS ON CAMPUS.

HE'S BEEN ON CAMPUS VIRTUALLY EVERY DAY, MONITORING THE SITUATION AND PROVIDING ADVICE AND TRYING TO HELP US IMPROVE THE SITUATION.

BECAUSE, QUITE FRANKLY, THE FIRST DAY, NOT ONLY WAS IT SLOW, IT WAS SLOWER THAN WE EXPECTED.

IT REALLY WAS A LEARNING CURVE, I THINK,

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I'LL JUST BE AS BLUNT AS I CAN BE.

HOWEVER, THANKS TO PEOPLE'S OBSERVATION AND CHIEF GREER AND OTHERS, WE WERE BEGINNING THE SECOND DAY, ABLE TO INCREASE UTILIZATION OF THE FRONT DRIVE, WHICH I THINK INCREASED THE CAPACITY FOR CARS TREMENDOUSLY, ABLE TO WORK WITH TEXTO THANKS TO CHIEF AND HIS STAFF.

THERE WAS A 10-SECOND SIGNAL ADJUSTMENT FOR LEFT TURN LANE ONTO PATTERSON.

FROM BCA, AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY HELPED AND HAS CONTINUED TO HELP.

REALLY DAY 3 THROUGH 5, THE OVERALL FLOW HAS BEEN PRETTY SMOOTH.

DROP-OFF HAS BEEN COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SCHOOL DAY, WHICH IS REALLY ENCOURAGING AND IMPORTANT.

IT MAY SEEM A LITTLE SLOW, BUT FROM WHAT I'M TOLD, THINGS ARE MOVING AND THEY'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND WE HOPE THAT WILL CONTINUE.

LET ME TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BUSES.

HERE AGAIN, SPECIFIC TO BARTON CREEK.

FIRST DAY, ONCE AGAIN, ROUTES WERE REALLY, REALLY SLOW.

BUSES GOT CAUGHT IN TRAFFIC.

THEY REALLY HAD TO EDGE THEIR WAY FORWARD, WHATEVER, WE HAD A NUMBER OF KIDS THAT WEREN'T THERE FOR THE FIRST BELL, WHATEVER, BUT THANKFULLY, THERE WERE SOME ADJUSTMENTS MADE FOR DAY 2 AND BEYOND, AND IT REALLY HAS GONE MUCH SMOOTHER SINCE THEN.

I THINK THERE ARE STILL SOME THINGS WE CAN WORK ON AS WELL.

THE ROUTES HAVE A RANGE THAT THEY'RE RUNNING, AND QUITE FRANKLY, THE MORNING ROUTES ARE GOING SMOOTHER AND QUICKER THAN THE AFTERNOON ROUTES.

WE HAVE AFTERNOON ROUTES, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT BORDER ON AN HOUR, IN SOME CASES, MORE THAN AN HOUR.

WE DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THAT RIGHT NOW.

WE DON'T HAVE DRIVERS TO ADD, WE DON'T HAVE BUSES TO ADD AND WHATEVER, SO WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR TWEAKS THAT WE CAN MAKE.

BUT THAT'S AN ISSUE.

THAT'S A SITUATION. I MET WITH CHRISTIE AND HER TEAM TODAY TO TALK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, AND I THINK WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION TO THAT.

A QUESTION AROSE. WHAT'S THE IDEAL? I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE AN IDEAL, OTHER THAN ME PERSONALLY, I HATE TO SEE A CHILD ON THE BUS MORE THAN AN HOUR.I THINK THAT'S A LONG TIME.

WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO TRY TO REDUCE THOSE, BUT I HAVE TO BE HONEST AND JUST SAY, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO.

IN TERMS OF COMPARISONS, CHRISTIE, FEEL FREE TO JUMP IN AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BECAUSE I'VE GOT MY NOTES OVER HERE, AND I HAVEN'T OPENED UP.

BUT I THINK ELEMENTARY ROUTES IN THE MORNING.

ACTUALLY, BARTON CREEK FALLS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE IN TERMS OF AVERAGE NUMBER OF KIDS BEING ON.

I THINK IN THE AFTERNOON, BARTON CREEK HAS THE LONGEST.

AM I CLOSE ON THAT? ONCE AGAIN, I'M BEING REDUNDANT, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE ARE MONITORING VERY, VERY CLOSELY.

HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT ENROLLMENT.TODAY'S ENROLLMENT WAS 681 STUDENTS WITH ONE PENDING.

THE ONE PENDING WAS A SECOND-GRADE STUDENT.

I NEED TO TELL YOU THAT IN TERMS OF OUR CLASS SIZES, K-4, EVERY CLASS SIZE IS 22 OR LESS, EXCEPT ONE SECTION AND SECOND GRADE AT 23.

IF THIS PENDING STUDENT COMES IN, WE WILL HAVE TWO SECTIONS AT 23 AND THE SECOND GRADE.

NOW, FIFTH GRADE ENROLLMENT, WE HAVE 22 AND 23, BUT REALLY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR THAT.

I THINK PARENTS ARE USED TO THE FACT THAT FIFTH-GRADE CLASS SIZES ARE OFTEN A LITTLE BIT LARGER, BUT THEY'RE RUNNING 22 AND 23S RIGHT NOW.

WE WILL HAVE AN ENROLLMENT REPORT FOR YOU IN SEPTEMBER THAT WILL HAVE ALL THE BREAKDOWN OF ALL OF THE SCHOOLS, WE'LL HAVE THE LITTLE YELLOW BARS ON IT THAT EVERYBODY ALWAYS LOOKS FOR WHENEVER ANYTHING'S OUT OF COMPLIANCE OR WHATEVER.

BUT MOLLY WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT IN SEPTEMBER. COMMON SPACES.

HAD SOME PEOPLE CHECK THAT OUT, AND THEN I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO OUR PRINCE, WHICH, BY THE WAY, I SHOULD HAVE INTRODUCED BRANDI EARLIER. BRANDI WAVE.

I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU.

BUT WE DID ASK BRANDI TO COME AND JUST BE AVAILABLE IN CASE THERE WERE QUESTIONS THAT WE COULDN'T ANSWER THAT SHE MIGHT WANT TO AND BE AVAILABLE FOR.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING SOME TIME OUT OF YOUR EVENING, AND I'LL JUST SAY THIS RIGHT NOW, SO NOT FORGET ONCE THIS IS OVER, YOU ARE FREE TO LEAVE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY FOR ALL NIGHT.

BUT WHAT WE'RE HEARING IS THAT THE LUNCH ROOM IS FLOWING SMOOTHLY, THAT EACH CLASS IS TAKING SIX MINUTES OR LESS TO GET THROUGH THE LUNCH LINE, SO THEY DO HAVE TIME TO HAVE AN ENJOYABLE SCHOOL LUNCH.

I'LL SAY SCHOOL LUNCH JUST BECAUSE IF ANY OF US PROFESSIONALLY ONLY HAD THAT AMOUNT OF TIME TO EAT, IT MIGHT NOT BE AS ENJOYABLE, BUT KIDS ARE USED TO THAT.

IN TERMS OF THE TIME ALLOCATED, THAT'S GOING FINE.

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GYMNASIUM, FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE CLASSES TEND TO BE A LITTLE TIGHT.

THOSE ARE OBVIOUSLY OUR LARGER STUDENTS, AND THE NUMBERS ARE LARGE THERE.

THINK THINGS ARE FINE AND GOING TO BE FINE, BUT IF THERE IS STRESS WHEN IT COMES TO PE, IT WOULD BE FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE.

LIBRARY, WE DID HAVE TO MAKE SOME MODIFICATIONS.

LIBRARY IS GOING TO BE OPEN BEFORE SCHOOL FOR CHECKING BOOKS OUT, CHECKING BOOKS BACK IN.

STUDENTS ARE GOING TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF LIBRARY LESSONS OR INSTRUCTIONAL TIME AS THEY'VE HAD IN THE PAST.

BUT IN TERMS OF DURING THE DAY CHECK-IN AND CHECK-OUT TIME, THAT'S GOING TO MOVE TO BEFORE SCHOOL, SO WE CAN ACCOMMODATE ALL THE KIDS AT ALL, AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL GO REALLY, REALLY WELL.

FIFTH-GRADE LEARNING STUDIOS. I HAVE DONE HERE, HVAC IS WORKING FINE.

WELL, IT WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL TODAY.

ONE OF THE GENERATORS DID GO OUT THIS AFTERNOON, AND SO WE HAD TO CALL A COMPANY TO COME OUT AND TAKE CARE OF THAT MODIFICATION.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

I'M HOPING THAT'S HAPPENED. CHRISTIE SAYING, YES, IT WAS.

IN TERMS OF THE TIMELINE THERE, WE DID RELOCATE FIFTH GRADERS FROM THAT PARTICULAR CLASSROOM INTO THE LIBRARY, AND THEN THANKFUL, THEY HAD LUNCH AND THEN SPECIALS FOR THE REST OF THEIR DAY, SO THEY REALLY WERE NOT INCONVENIENCED TOO BADLY, BUT I WANT TO MENTION THAT WE DID HAVE A GENERATOR THAT GO DOWN, BUT WE'VE GOT THAT TAKEN CARE OF.

THERE'S BEEN SOME QUESTION ABOUT WINDOWS IN TERMS OF THOSE LEARNING STUDIOS, PARTICULARLY THE FIFTH-GRADE LEARNING STUDIOS.

THE WINDOWS ALL DO HAVE MANY BLINDS THAT TEACHERS CAN USE AT THEIR DISCRETION, AND WE DID GO AHEAD AND TINT THOSE WINDOWS, I BELIEVE ON FRIDAY, SO NO ONE CAN STAND OUTSIDE AND SEE INTO THOSE CLASSROOMS. BACK TO THE HVAC, WANT TO MENTION THAT THEY DO HAVE INDIVIDUAL THERMOSTATS, SO TEACHERS CAN CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THOSE CLASSROOMS. WE HAVE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL CAMERA TO MONITOR THE PRIVATE DRIVE, EMMA, OUT THERE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT CAMERA IS FUNCTIONING YET, BUT I KNOW IT'S BEEN INSTALLED, AND WE FELT LIKE THAT WAS AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY PRECAUTION.

>> WOULD MENTION BECAUSE OF BEEN SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SAFETY.

CHIEF GREER HAS BEEN ON SITE.

HE'S REVIEWED SAFETY PROTOCOLS.

HE SINCERELY BELIEVES ALL STUDENTS ARE IN A SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT.

I WOULD SECOND THAT.

I REALLY BELIEVE THAT TO BE THE CASE AS WELL.

THERE'S BEEN SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PLACEMENT OF ONE OF THOSE UNITS AND THE FACT THAT IT'S VERY CLOSE TO EMMA DRIVE, AND IT SERVES AS PART OF THE FENCE BARRIER, WHICH IS ALLOWABLE.

WE OBVIOUSLY WENT THROUGH THE TRAVIS COUNTY REVIEW PROCESS.

THE FIRE MARSHAL HAS BEEN A PART OF ALL THAT APPROVING PLACEMENT AND ALL THOSE THINGS.

WE FEEL IT IS A SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT, AND THINGS ARE FINE.

WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON THAT A LITTLE LATER, I'LL ASK CHIEF GREER TO COMMENT ON THAT, PERSONALLY, BUT WE FEEL THAT THE LEARNING STUDIO SITUATION OVERALL IS SAFE AND SECURE.

THEN SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT OVERALL CONSTRUCTION, ARE THERE OTHER THINGS AT BARTON CREEK THAT NEED TO BE COMPLETED? THE ANSWER THERE IS YES.

THERE'S AN AUXILIARY PARKING LOT THAT HAS YET TO BE STARTED.

IT'S STILL IN THE DESIGN STAGE.

I THINK THE CIVIL ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON THAT.

BUT EVENTUALLY, THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL PARKING THERE, WILL BE A GRAVEL PARKING LOT.

WE HAVE A THREE INCH WATER METER THAT HAS YET TO ARRIVE THAT NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED, EVERYTHING SET AND READY FOR IT TO GO.

IT'LL JUST BE A MATTER OF SHUTTING THE WATER OFF, INSTALLING THE WATER METER AND THEN COVERING IT UP.

THEN WE ARE WAITING ON AUSTIN POWER TO COME AND SWITCH FROM THE GENERATOR OVER TO ACTUAL CONSISTENT ELECTRICAL POWER.

WE'RE WAITING IN THE QUEUE, AND WE JUST KEEP WAITING FOR THEM TO RESPOND AND COME, AND IT'LL BE A FAIRLY QUICK PROCESS. WE'RE READY TO GO.

IT'S A MATTER OF SHUTTING ALL THE POWER DOWN, DISCONNECTING THE GENERATORS, CONNECTING THE POWER SOURCE, TURN IT BACK ON AND BE SURE EVERYTHING WORKS SMOOTHLY.

HOPEFULLY, THAT WON'T BE TOO AWFUL LONG, BUT WE PUT IN EXPEDITED REQUESTS AND ALL, AND WE'VE YET TO SEE THEM, BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THEM.

JUST SOME OF MY OBSERVATIONS, I FEEL BETWEEN DAY ONE AND DAY FIVE, ROUTINES HAVE GOTTEN BETTER AND BETTER, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE KIDS GOING FROM ONE CLASSROOM TO ANOTHER, GOING TO SPECIALS, WHATEVER.

THERE'S A LOT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING GOING ON, AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

I HAVE TO COMMEND STAFF, EVEN ON THE FIRST DAY, JUST READY WITH ARMS OPEN.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL ATMOSPHERE AND CULTURE THAT BRANDIS AND HER TEAM HAVE DEVELOPED AND SO WELCOMING FOR THE KIDS. I APPRECIATE THAT A LOT.

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NOW, THAT'S NOT TO WHITE WISH, ANYTHING.

YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THAT THERE ARE SOME ISSUES STILL OUT THERE, AND WE'RE WORKING ON THOSE, AND WE WILL.

BUT IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL SCHOOLING ITSELF, WE FEEL LIKE THAT'S GOING WELL.

I SHOULD MENTION THE CDC, IS GOING REALLY WELL, TOO? WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF TRAFFIC ISSUE FIRST DAY.

THAT'S ALL BEEN RESOLVED.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT'S GONE THERE.

LAST THING I'D MENTION, ANOTHER QUESTION THAT HAD COME UP WAS ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE FACT THAT WE DO HAVE AN ENROLLMENT THAT EXCUSE ME.

I'M SORRY. THAT'S IN THE SIX 80S AND WHAT ABOUT THE FUTURE? WHAT IF IT GETS OVER 700 AND WHATEVER.

OBVIOUSLY, IF THAT SHOULD HAPPEN, WE NEED TO HAVE A PLAN FOR THAT.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS AND THE TRENDS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, WE DO HAVE CURRENTLY 136 FIFTH GRADERS AT EANES THAT WILL BE TRANSITIONING TO MIDDLE SCHOOL NEXT YEAR.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE 81 KINDERGARTNERS THERE.

IF THAT TREND CONTINUES, AND LET'S SAY THERE'S 80 SOME KINDERGARTNERS NEXT YEAR, THEN WE'LL HAVE A DROP OF 55 STUDENTS IN THE OVERALL ENROLLMENT OF BARTON CREEK FOR NEXT YEAR.

RATHER THAN HEADING TOWARDS 700, IT REALLY LOOKS TO ME LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE HEADING DOWN A YEAR FROM NOW TO 650 OR BELOW.

WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH MY SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

I APOLOGIZE, IT TOOK SO LONG.

I KNOW SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, THINGS THAT YOU'RE HEARING, THINGS THAT YOU MAYBE JUST LIKE TO COMMENT ON.

>> QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD, JAMES.

>> THANK YOU. DR. TRICK FOR THE REPORT.

I WAS ABLE TO GO TO BARTON CREEK THIS MORNING.

TRUSTEES WERE ASKED TO STAY AWAY FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS BECAUSE WHEN A BUNCH OF US SHOW UP ON CAMPUS, WE TEND TO CAUSE A LOT OF CHURN THAT'S JUST NOT NEEDED, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

I DID POP OUT THERE THIS MORNING.

I WAS THERE FOR MOST OF THE CAR DROP OFF AND STAYED AND MET WITH CHIEF GREER AFTER THAT.

I FLOWED VERY WELL FROM WHAT I SAW.

OF COURSE, EVERY SCHOOL.

WHEN YOU DROP IT OFF, THERE PAUSES AND KIDS GET OUT, AND THEN IT FLOWS AGAIN, AND THEN KIDS GET OUT, AND IT FLOWS AGAIN AND THAT WAS REALLY WHAT WE SAW. ALL THE WAY.

I WAS OUT IN THE BACK FOR MOST OF THE EARLY PART, AND THEN I WENT UP FRONT FOR THE END OF THE RIGHT UP UNTIL 740, AND THINGS WERE FLOWING AND EVEN AT 7:40, THERE WAS NO BACKUP OF TRAFFIC.

THERE WAS NOTHING. I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT IT EVER BACKED UP ONTO PATTERSON.

MAYBE IT DID. I DIDN'T SEE THAT PART.

I KNOW I MET WITH CHIEF GREER, AND I KNOW HE WAS DOWN CLOSER TO PATTERSON OBSERVING HOW TRAFFIC WAS FLOWING THROUGH THE LIGHT THERE IN THE MORNING.

I THINK HE SAID HE SAW IT BACK UP.

FAR RIGHT AT 7:40, BUT OTHERWISE, IT SEEMED TO BE FLOWING VERY WELL.

CHIEF GREER AND I WALKED AROUND AND LOOKED AT THE LEARNING STUDIOS.

I DID SEE THE FENCE THEY'VE PUT UP. IT IS ONE.

IT COMPLIES WITH THE STATE REQUIREMENT FOR A FENCE THAT CANNOT BE SCALED.

THEY'VE GOT THE THE PLASTIC DOWN IN THE CHAIN LINK THAT KEEPS IT FROM BEING SCALABLE.

I HAD GONE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE SCHOOL AND WAS GOING TO GO OUT AND LOOK AT THE PORTABLES.

I WAS AFRAID I'D GET LOCKED OUT.

I COULDN'T FIND A DOOR THAT WOULD HAVE LET ME BACK IN.

THAT'S GOING OUT INTO THE FENCED AREA.

THAT'S OUT BY THE LEARNING STUDIOS.

I'M SURE THERE'S A WAY.

I JUST DIDN'T FIND IT.

MAYBE THERE'S A BADGE ACCESS OR SOMETHING.

BUT IT FELT SO SECURE THAT I WAS AFRAID THAT IF I WENT OUT TO LOOK AT THE PORTABLES, I COULDN'T GET BACK INTO THE BUILDING, AND WOULD BE NO WAY OUT FOR ME. IT WAS THAT THING.

WE WALKED AROUND TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE LEARNING STUDIOS.

I DID SEE THE WINDOWS.

THERE ARE SIMILAR WINDOWS IN THE BRICK AND MORTAR BUILDING.

IN FACT, THE BRICK AND MORTAR WINDOWS THAT ARE CLEAR ARE EVEN LOWER TO THE GROUND THAN THE ONES ON THE LEARNING STUDIOS.

THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD WANT TO ADDRESS.

I DON'T THINK THAT LEGALLY WE'RE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH ANYTHING THERE.

THAT SCHOOL HAS BEEN THE SAME WAY FOR DECADES.

I DID SEE THE GENERATORS AND IT STRUCK ME AS LIKE, DO WE NOT HAVE POWER, BUT I COULDN'T HEAR THEM RUNNING, WHICH IS INTERESTING.

THEY MUST BE REALLY QUIET IF THEY WERE RUNNING, BUT I DID SEE THOSE AND THEY'RE FENCED OFF WHERE KIDS CAN'T ACCESS THOSE GENERATORS EITHER.

THEY'RE FENCED OFF IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

ALL THAT IS NOT TO SAY, I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS,

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TRICK FOR BEING VERY OPEN ABOUT THAT.

I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD TO PULL OFF ALL THAT'S BEEN DONE OUT THERE OVER THE SUMMER, AND I WOULDN'T TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM THAT.

I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.

IF I MIGHT STEP BACK FOR A SECOND.

I KNOW THAT THERE'S A STRONG DESIRE ON THE COMMUNITY'S PART FOR THE TRUSTEES TO BE POUNDING THE ADMINISTRATION ON THIS.

I GET THAT, AND I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE TERRIBLY PRODUCTIVE.

I ALSO PERSONALLY DON'T THINK THAT IT IS OUR ROLE PROVIDING STRATEGIC GUIDANCE FOR OUR DISTRICT TO SPEND TOO MUCH TIME IN THE MINUTE BY MINUTE OPERATING OF THE SCHOOLS.

WE HIRE AND SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EMPLOYING PEOPLE TO DO THAT FOR OUR DISTRICT.

I DON'T PRETEND TO BE A PROFESSIONAL ON THIS.

I APPRECIATE THE UPDATES YOU GIVE US.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'VE GOT TO HIRE A SUPERINTENDENT, WE'VE GOT A BALANCE A BUDGET.

WE'VE GOT A LONG RANGE PLAN.

THERE ARE REALLY STRATEGIC THINGS THAT THIS BOARD HAS FOCUSED ON.

I JUST WANT TO BE AWARE THAT OUR BUSINESS IS NOT IN THE DAY TO DAY RUNNING OF THE DISTRICT, BUT GETTING A REPORT FROM YOU THAT TELLS US HOW IT'S GOING. I APPRECIATE THAT.

>> THANK YOU, JAMES. JOHN, DID YOU HAVE COMMENTS?

>> I DID, YES. DR. TRIGG, THANK YOU.

I HAD QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS ON BC AND YOU RAN THROUGH THEM AND YOU ANSWERED THEM.

THANK YOU FOR THAT VERY THOROUGH REPORT.

A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY BECAUSE I KNOW PRINCIPAL SMOLEN AND EVERYONE, THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

I'LL JUST DO ONE ANECDOTAL EXAMPLE.

I HAVE A FIFTH GRADER AT BCE.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

OUT OF CURIOSITY, I TIED WHAT MY DRIVE WOULD BE AND FROM MY HOUSE THERE IT WAS 31 MINUTES THERE AND BACK.

THAT'S WHAT IT WAS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, 31 MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE TO DROP OFF AND THE BACK.

IT WAS THE LONGEST I HAD EVER SEEN IT BACK UP ON PATTERSON.

I'M SORRY, ON B CAVE ROAD, AND, OF COURSE, ON PATTERSON AS WELL.

I DROVE THIS MORNING AS WELL.

MY DAUGHTER'S BEEN ALTERNATING.

I DRIVE ONE DAY, BUS THE NEXT, THEN I DRIVE, BUS THE NEXT.

I DROVE TODAY AND WHAT WAS 31 MINUTES ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WAS 16 ROUND TRIP.

THAT WAS CUT IN HALF.

IF I HAD DRIVEN WITH NO TRAFFIC, MAYBE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN 14.

I JUST SAY THAT'S A HERCULEAN EFFORT.

THAT IS FANTASTIC WORK.

THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT TO GET IT DOWN LIKE THAT.

A BIG THANK YOU THERE BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT WENT INTO THAT.

I DIDN'T SEE ANY SIGNIFICANT BACKUPS THAT WERE ANY DIFFERENT THAN THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE LAST YEAR WHEN I HAD A FOURTH GRADER AT BC.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT JOB.

I HAD SOME OF THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PORTABLES AND SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS AND YOU ALREADY HIT ON THAT.

THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TIMES WHERE MY DAUGHTER LOST POWER LAST WEEK IN THE PORTABLES, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THAT WAS FIXED VERY QUICKLY, AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL.

I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION.

WHERE EXACTLY ON THE CAMPUS, WILL THE GRAVEL PARKING LOT BE GOING? COULD YOU CLARIFY WHERE THAT WOULD BE.

>> I'M GOING TO TAKE A GUESS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT I KNOW FOR SURE, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S ON THE SIDE OF THE CAMPUS WHERE THE CDC IS, AND JUST A LITTLE BIT AS YOU ENTER THE CAMPUS, JUST A LITTLE BIT PAST THAT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.

IS THAT CLOSE, KRISSY?

>> THAT'S CORRECT. YES. THERE'S A GRASSY AREA THAT'S PAST THE CDC.

WE'RE CURRENTLY GETTING THE DETAILS TO BUILD A RAMP TO GET EVERYBODY BACK THERE AND MAKE THAT READY FOR PARKING.

>> WHAT'S THE TIMING EXPECTED ON WHEN THAT CONSTRUCTION WOULD START?

>> WE'RE WAITING ON PERMITS.

>> NO WAY OF KNOWING.

>> CORRECT.

>> WELL, ALL IN ALL, I HAD QUESTIONS ON THE ENROLLMENT. YOU HIT THAT.

I'M PLEASED TO SEE THAT IT IS BELOW 700, AND THAT WE'RE ROUGHLY FIVE STUDENTS ABOVE WHERE WE WERE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

FROM MY FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE, A FEW KINKS, BUT THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED, AND WE'VE WORKED THROUGH A LOT OF THEM, AND A BIG THANK YOU TO THE TEAM AND EVERYBODY FOR ALL THAT HARD WORK.

GREAT JOB AND APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED ATTENTION AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE ITEMS YOU MENTIONED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU, JOHN. DIANE.

>> JUST LIKE EVERYONE'S BEEN SAYING, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE VERY DETAILED REPORT.

I'VE HAD A VARIETY OF CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND I'VE ENCOURAGED THEM TO LISTEN IN TONIGHT BECAUSE I KNEW THAT YOU WERE PLANNING ON SPEAKING TO IT, AND YOU HAVE ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD IN MY MIND AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE LAST QUESTION IS,

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IS THIS GOING TO BE SHARED BEYOND RIGHT NOW? HOW WILL THIS INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE SHARED WITH US HERE TONIGHT BE COMMUNICATED OUT TO THE BARTON CREEK COMMUNITY TO GIVE THEM AN UPDATE?

>> SHOULD PROBABLY LOOK OVER HERE AT CLAUDIA SHOULDN'T I? WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THAT, TO BE HONEST, DIANE. I DON'T KNOW.

PROBABLY SOME OF THIS DOESN'T NEED TO GO MUCH FURTHER.

SOME OF THE REALLY FINE POINTS, WHATEVER, BUT OBVIOUSLY OTHER PARTS WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY HERE.

I'LL WORK WITH CLAUDIA AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY TO GET SOME OF THIS OUT TO EVERYBODY.

>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU, DIANE. KELLY.

>> I HAD A QUESTION THAT CAME UP DURING CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT JUST GETTING CLARIFICATION ON WHERE THE WHO THE ADDITIONAL STUDENTS ARE.

SOME PEOPLE HAD WONDERED, DID WE TRANSFERS? SOME PEOPLE HAD WONDERED, WE WERE THESE RESIDENTS? I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD IT ON RECORD TO CLARIFY FOR THE COMMUNITY WHERE THE ADDITIONAL STUDENTS ARE.

>> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT EARLY ON, THE DISTRICT CLOSED OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSFERS COMING INTO BARTON CREEK TO TRY TO KEEP A HANDLE ON THE ENROLLMENT.

BUT I DO WANT TO CLARIFY THAT WE DO HAVE STAFF MEMBERS CHILDREN THAT WOULD TECHNICALLY BE CONSIDERED OUT OF DISTRICT THAT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO ATTEND WITH THEIR PARENTS THERE IN THAT FACILITY.

NO OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSFERS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF STAFF MEMBERS CHILDREN.

>> THEN I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD THAT I THOUGHT THE TINTED WINDOWS WERE SUCH A GREAT IDEA FOR THE SAFETY.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT ADDITION.

I WAS GOING TO LET JOHN KNOW THAT I LIVE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM HERE, AND I WAS A 28 MINUTE ROUND TRIP TO DROP MY CHILD OFF AT HIGH SCHOOL.

I WILL NOT DO THAT AGAIN.

>> THANK YOU, KELLY. KATHERINE.

>> YES, THANK YOU. DR. TRIG, THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE.

I THINK JUST SIMPLY AT I'M GETTING FEEDBACK.

A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WANTED TO HEAR HOLISTICALLY, INSTEAD OF PIECEMEAL ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE CAMPUS.

I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, WE HAD HAD AN UPDATE ON BARTON CREEK, AND WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WORKING WITH TRAVIS COUNTY ABOUT THE WHOLE INTERSECTION OF B CAVE AND PATTERSON.

I HOPE THAT THAT WASN'T A ONE AND DONE CONVERSATION THAT MAYBE WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE THEM.

I'M SUPER APPRECIATIVE TO OUR OFFICERS WHO REACHED OUT TO TECH STOP TO FIX THAT TIMING OF THE TEN SECOND STOP.

I THINK THAT THOSE 10 SECONDS FOR THAT PERIOD OF DROP OFF HELPED TREMENDOUSLY.

BUT I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ALSO SAYING FOR THOSE COMING FROM FURTHER WEST WHO HAVE TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO PATTERSON, THAT PERHAPS A CUT OUT LANE WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.

THESE ARE THE LONG TERM THINGS, ESPECIALLY AS WE CONSIDER, WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH OUR WEST SIDE NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOW WE BEST SUPPORT THEM.

I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE US TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH TRAVIS COUNTY IF IT REQUIRES THEM TO PUT IT ON ONE OF THEIR BOND REFERENDUMS. LET'S BE THE SQUEAKY WHEEL WITH THEM, AND THIS IS WHAT WE NEED.

I THINK B CAVE IS BEING BLACKTOPPED RIGHT NOW, SO THEY'RE DOING ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION, BUT NOT NECESSARILY WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOR PATTERSON.

BUS ROUTES. I THINK IT'S AN ART AND A SCIENCE.

I NOTICED TODAY THAT MY CHILD WAS HOME EARLIER THAN SHE HAD BEEN.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS A ONE TIME OR IF THIS IS A PART OF THE REGULAR PROCESS OF DOING SOMETHING MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL YOU GET BETTER AT IT.

BUT THAT WAS PLEASANT SURPRISE.

WHILE WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT BCE, I DON'T WANT TO FORGET THAT ALSO, I THINK FOREST TRAIL FAMILIES ARE SAYING, WE HAVE A FULLER SCHOOL THAN WE NORMALLY DO.

FOREST TRAIL FAMILIES WE KNOW.

THIS IS START A SCHOOL.

IT'S TOUGH AND THERE ARE SOME CHANGES THAT IMPACTED LOTS OF FAMILIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

WE HEAR YOU ALSO, THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK.

I LIKE HEARING THE FEEDBACK.

WE HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

>> THANK YOU, KATHERINE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I'LL ADD MY THANKS BOTH TO PRINCIPAL SNOW MOLAND TO THE BCE COMMUNITY, TO DR. TRIGG AND TO CABINET.

AND NOT ONLY DEALING WITH EVERY FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL IS A HECTIC WEEK WHERE THERE ARE ADJUSTMENTS TO BE MADE, BUT BUT FOCUSING ON THE CHANGE THAT THE VALLEY VIEW BARTON CREEK COMMUNITY HAS ONGOING.

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DR. TRIGG I'LL JUST ADD MY APPRECIATION OF ADDRESSING SO MANY OF THE QUESTIONS THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE ADDRESSED TO ADMINISTRATION AND TO THE TRUSTEES.

I THINK THAT CONCLUDES THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT, AND WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO THE OPEN FORUM PORTION OF OUR MEETING.

[8.

OPEN FORUM

TONIGHT, WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ABOUT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

THE THREE SPEAKERS WILL SPEAK IN JUST A FEW MINUTES AND WE'LL EACH HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

PLEASE, AS YOU WALK UP TO THE PODIUM, WHICH IS RIGHT HERE ON THE RIGHT OF THIS DIAS, WATCH THE TIMER ON THE SCREEN THAT IS BEHIND US.

WHEN YOUR TIME'S UP, PLEASE FINISH YOUR SENTENCE AND STOP.

IF YOU DON'T FINISH YOUR PREPARED REMARKS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO EMAIL YOUR REMARKS TO THE TRUSTEES.

WHEN SPEAKING, PLEASE DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD, NOT TO THE AUDIENCE OR TO OTHERS.

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551 PROHIBITS DISRUPTION OF BOARD MEETINGS, AND I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT TONIGHT.

PLEASE BE DIRECT AND RESPECTFUL.

IF YOU WISH TO NAME A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE IN A COMPLAINT, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOARD MUST HEAR THESE COMPLAINTS IN A CLOSED SESSION AS REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

THE BOARD ON YOUR COMMENTS CANNOT DELIBERATE OR RESPOND TO COMMENTS THAT ARE ON TOPICS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA PER TEXAS LAW.

THIS IS OUR TIME TO LISTEN, NOT TO REACT OR TO ENGAGE.

CLARIFYING INFORMATION CAN BE PROVIDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT IF THAT'S NECESSARY.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS BEING RECORDED AND WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE WITHOUT ALTERATION BY SPEAKING YOU CONSENT TO THIS PUBLICATION.

THANK YOU FOR SPENDING YOUR TIME WITH US TONIGHT, AND WE'RE READY FOR TONIGHT'S SPEAKER.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE SWASKI APT.

I DIDN'T KNOW. WE HAVEN'T SPOKEN.

WE'VE JUST EMAILED. SOSKI TONIGHT, YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

>> GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO START BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE DIFFICULT AND OFTEN THANKLESS WORK YOU ALL DO TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SCHOOLS.

WE ALL KNOW YOU HAVE THE STUDENTS' BEST INTERESTS AT HEART, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO MAKING EANES ISD AN EXCELLENT PLACE FOR THEM TO LEARN AND GROW.

MY NAME IS SWATI APDE, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT NOT JUST AS A PARENT OF A SECOND GRADER AT BARTON CREEK ELEMENTARY, BUT ALSO AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER, WHO RUNS A FACEBOOK PAGE OF 917 INDIVIDUALS WHERE FAMILIES SHARE THEIR FEEDBACK, THEIR CONCERNS AND THEIR SOLUTIONS FOR THIS DISTRICT.

I'VE LISTENED TO MANY OF THEM, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION, SAFETY, AND OPERATIONS. I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT.

LET ME JUST SAY, DR. TRIGG, WOW.

SO GREAT TO MEET YOU.

WHAT A BREATH OF FRESH AIR, THE TRANSPARENCY, THE DETAIL.

THIS IS WHAT THE VALLEY VIEW AND THE BCE COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN SEEKING.

I'M JUST SO THANKFUL.

THE TEXTS ARE ALREADY BLOWING UP.

LIKE, WOW, HE'S ACTUALLY HE'S ANSWERING QUESTIONS, THE QUESTIONS THAT WE CARED ABOUT.

THANK YOU AND WELCOME.

THE THREE MAIN AREAS, LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNICATION.

WHEN I SAW I ASKED WHAT THE ENROLLMENT WAS A BARTON CREEK ELEMENTARY, I WAS DIRECTED TO FILE AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST, WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, CAN TAKE UP TO FIVE DAYS FOR BUSINESS DAYS FOR A RESPONSE.

WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO FILE A FORMAL REQUEST FOR BASIC INFORMATION THAT HELPS US UNDERSTAND OUR SCHOOL'S CAPACITY AND WHETHER WE'RE AT RISK OVERCROWDING.

HAPPY TO HEAR WE'RE AT 681.

THE LACK OF READILY AVAILABLE DATA DOES CREATE UNNECESSARY HURDLES IN A ROADS TRUST.

YOU TALKED ABOUT THE BUSES.

THAT'S GREAT. JUST WANT TO REITERATE, AS OF TODAY, THERE WERE STILL 40 COMMENTS ABOUT THE BUS TAKING OVER AN HOUR FOR STUDENTS THAT LIVE A MILE AWAY.

THAT IS STILL ONGOING.

I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE FENCE.

I GET THAT YOU'RE LEGALLY COMPLIANT.

BUT FOR THAT PORTABLE, IF YOU COULD PLEASE JUST ADD A FENCE, IT WOULD PROVIDES SO MUCH COMFORT TO THE PARENTS, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S A BIG ASK.

I WILL EMAIL THE MAJORITY OF THIS, BUT I'M GOING TO CLOSE WITH THE CLOSURE OF VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY AND THE ADDITION OF STUDENTS TO BARTON CREEK WAS CALLED THE BLEND.

HOWEVER, WITH THE ISSUES WE ARE SEEING FROM UNFENCED PORTABLES AND

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THERE IS STILL SIGNIFICANT WORK TO BE DONE AT BARTON CREEK ELEMENTARY TO ENSURE THIS TRANSITION IS SUCCESSFUL, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SAFE FOR ALL STUDENTS.

THIS IS AN A STATIC MILESTONE TO BE CHECKED OFF.

THIS IS A CAPITAL PROJECT CLOSE TO A MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH REQUIRES ATTENTION AND A COMPREHENSIVE CLOSE OUT.

WE NEED CONTINUED COMMITMENT FROM THE ADMINISTRATION AT ALL.

I'M REALLY HAPPY TO HELP PARTNER WITH YOU GUYS AND BE THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND YOU GUYS AND WHAT YOU STAND FOR. SO THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, SWATI. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DEREK POMPEY.

WELCOME, DEREK.

>> GOOD EVENING. DEREK POMPEY, GOING TO HAVE A FIRST GRADER AT BARTON CREEK.

YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY HEARD FROM A FRUSTRATED BARTON CREEK COMMUNITY THIS WEEK.

HOWEVER, I ACTUALLY THINK IT'S YOU THAT SHOULD BE A LITTLE FRUSTRATED.

YOU'VE BEEN LET DOWN AGAIN AND AGAIN AND BEEN PUT IN A REALLY CHALLENGING AND DIFFICULT POSITION.

LAST YEAR, CLOSING VALUE VIE WAS NOT ON THE TABLE.

ENROLLMENT AND BUDGET PROJECTIONS MISSED THE MARK, AND SUDDENLY IT'S THE ONLY WAY.

FAST FORWARD, THE ADMIN TEAM PUBLICLY COMMITS TO KEEP BCE'S ENROLLMENT BELOW 650 AND CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STUDY TO ENSURE A SEAMLESS TRANSITION.

WE'RE NOW CLOSER TO 700 STUDENTS.

TEACHERS ARE SHARING ROOMS WITH TEMPORARY PARTITIONS, GETTING IN AND OUT IS A CHALLENGE.

CAMPUS WIDE EVENTS ARE FUNCTIONALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

YESTERDAY, MY SON SPENT AN HOUR ON THE BUS AND 100 DEGREE HEAT TO GET HOME FROM OUR NOW CLOSER SCHOOL.

BUT NEARLY HALF OF THAT TIME WAS STUCK ON CAMPUS AND ON PATTERSON.

WHERE WAS THAT TRAFFIC STUDY? THESE MISSTEPS SHOULDN'T FALL ON MISS MOND, HER TEAM, OR THE STUDENTS AT BARTON CREEK.

TRUST IS BUILT ON DOING WHAT YOU SAY, YOU'LL DO.

EANES IS GOING TO NEED THAT TRUST WHEN EEF COMES CALLING.

THE BOARD WILL NEED THAT TRUST WHEN THE INEVITABLE BOND AND TAX RATE ELECTIONS COME FORWARD.

THERE'S A TIME TO BE A CHAIR LEADER AND A TIME TO BE A LEADER.

RIGHT NOW, A LEADER WOULD FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUES AND FAILURES.

SECOND, ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS OF THE ADMIN, AND THIRD, DEVELOP A PLAN TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, COMMUNICATE EACH OF THOSE TO THE COMMUNITY.

MANY OF US, MYSELF INCLUDED, ARE WILLING TO LEND OUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE BECAUSE WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN, SO CALL ON US.

AFTER SHARING MY CONCERNS LAST SPRING WITH DR. ARNETT, HE TOLD ME HIS PLAN WAS TO "WAIT FOR AN ACTUAL PROBLEM TO MATERIALIZE".

WELL, THAT DAY IS NOW HERE.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. TRIGG, I ASK, WILL YOU BE CHEERLEADERS AND SIMPLY TELL US IT'S ALL GOING TO BE OKAY, OR WILL YOU BE LEADERS AND DO THE WORK TO REBUILD OUR TRUST? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU, DEREK. OUR THIRD SPEAKER TONIGHT, AND I'VE MISSED THE MARK ON NAMES SO FAR.

THE FIRST TWO IS NATTY NAYAR. WELCOME, NATTY.

>> GOOD EVENING TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS, DR. TRIGG, AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO DR. CHRISTIE SAILORS AND PRINCIPALS POLLAN.

YOU ALL HAVE BEEN OUTSTANDING IN ANSWERING ALL THE DETAILS AND THE QUESTIONS ASKED.

LIKE MY NAME WAS PRONOUNCED, I'M NATHAN AYER, AND I HAVE A FIFTH GRADER AT BARTON CREEK ELEMENTARY.

WHEN I VISITED BCE FOR THE LEMONADE SOCIAL, THE INSTALLATION OF THE PORTABLES, LS3 AND LS4 SEEMED OFF.

AS A PARENT, I HAD TO READ IN THE TEA GUIDELINES TO UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS.

AS PER SECTION 61.1.150 SCHOOL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, PORTABLES ARE AN EXTERIOR AREA, WHICH HAS TO BE FULLY ENCLOSED BY A FENCE OR A WALL, THAT'S AT LEAST SIX FEET HIGH AND A DESIGN THAT'S NOT SCALABLE.

I AGREE THAT THE SIDES HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WELL, BUT THERE'S A PORTION OF THE PORTABLES WHICH BACKS TO A ROAD DIRECTLY.

THAT IS A SECURITY CONCERN.

I THINK THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THAT WILL EASE OFF A LOT OF TENSION TO US AS PARENTS.

I'M JUST THINKING OF A DRUNK DRIVER BARGING IN.

THERE'S NO FENCE. IT'S A CONCERN.

THESE ARE COMMENTS FROM MY FIFTH GRADER THAT I CANNOT PLAY DURING RECESS ANYMORE.

IT'S TOO CROWDED, AND WE JUST WALK AND TALK.

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I WAS VERY EXCITED TO HAVE ALL MY VALUE VIEW FRIENDS COME ON BOARD, BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT THE SITUATION.

SHE'S VERY SOCIAL, SO THIS IS A KIDS TALKING TO THE BOARD DIRECTLY.

I REALLY STRONGLY URGE THAT PLEASE ADDRESS THE FENCING SITUATION.

WE CANNOT SLEEP ON IT AS PARENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW MOVING INTO OUR REPORT SECTION OF THE MEETING.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE SPEAKERS THAT SIGNED UP AND CAME TONIGHT.

OUR FIRST REPORT IS OUR FINANCIAL REPORT.

[9.1 Monthly Financial Report and Budget Amendment(s) for the year ending J...]

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS SINCE I'VE SEEN YOU.

WHENEVER THAT HAPPENS, IT MEANS TO GIVE YOU A REALLY LONG REPORT.

FOR OUR FINANCIAL REPORT, HAVE I HAVE TWO MONTHS THAT WE'RE REPORTING ON.

OF COURSE, WE DIDN'T HAVE A MEETING IN JULY.

SO THE JUNE NUMBERS HAD NEVER BEEN REPORTED.

OUR FIRST REPORT IS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30TH, 2025.

THIS WOULD BE WHAT WE WILL CALL OUR NEAR FINAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

WE HAVE INCLUDED AS MUCH AS WE KNOW ABOUT AT THIS POINT, THAT NEEDS TO BE ACCRUED FOR AND RECORDED AS OF JUNE 30TH, THERE ARE STILL WE KNOW A FEW ITEMS THAT WILL BE PENDING, AND OF COURSE, OUR AUDIT HAS ALSO JUST STARTED.

IF ANYTHING POPS UP FROM THE AUDIT IN TERMS OF ITEMS THAT THAT WEREN'T RECORDED, WE NEED TO DO THAT AS WELL.

BUT AS OF BASED ON THE NEAR FINAL NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE, WE'RE PROJECTING A SAVINGS IN OUR BUDGET DEFICIT OF 1.6 MILLION DOLLAR.

GOING OUR NEAR FINAL BUDGET DEFICIT IS NOW AT 2.8 COMPARED TO THE BUDGETED AMOUNT OF 4.4 MILLION.

THEN THIS SAVINGS REPRESENTS AN INCREASE TO THE PROJECTED FUND BALANCE FROM 24.9 MILLION TO 26.5 MILLION.

VERY COMPARABLE TO WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF RECORDED EXPENDITURES COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

OUR NEXT REPORT IS FOR THE ONE MONTH ENDING JULY 31ST.

OF COURSE, THIS IS JUST ONE MONTH, NOT VERY MUCH ACTIVITY THAT'S HAPPENED IN THIS ONE MONTH.

BUT AGAIN, VERY COMPARABLE TO WHERE WE WERE AT THIS POINT LAST YEAR.

FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, THERE WAS NOT ANY PROPOSED SUMMARY BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR EITHER GENERAL FUND DEBT SERVICE FUND OR THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND.

THOSE ARE A FEW PAGES THAT YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN MISSING IN YOUR REPORT.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MONTHLY FINANCIALS?

>> TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE KATHERINE AND JOAN.

>> HI, MARIA. HOW ARE YOU?

>> GOOD.

>> I'LL MOVE THIS CLOSER. CAN YOU HELP US EXPLAIN JUST IN THE YEAR END BALANCE, HOW WE HAVE A NEGATIVE CASH BALANCE IN OUR GENERAL FUND? BECAUSE IT'S THE BALANCE SHEET, SO CASH ASSETS SHOWING AS A NEGATIVE NUMBER.

ON MY REPORT, I'M LOOKING AT PAGE NINE.

>> THAT IS JUST IN THE GENERAL FUND IS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE.

IT'S MAINLY GOING TO BE RELATED TO ITEMS THAT ARE JUST OUTSTANDING AT YEAR END.

WE HAVE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE IS WE HAVE A SWEEPS ACCOUNT.

THE SWEEPS ACCOUNT IS GOING TO BE RECORDED ON THE TEMPORARY INVESTMENT LINE ITEM.

BUT AT THE END OF EVERY SINGLE DAY, WHATEVER IS IN THE GENERAL OPERATING ACCOUNT GETS SWEPT INTO THAT OVERNIGHT ACCOUNT.

YOU'RE SEEING SOME OF THOSE BALANCES.

JUST TEMPORARILY BASIC OR TEMPORARILY RECORDED IN THAT INVESTMENT LINE ITEM.

THEN GET SWEPT BACK THE NEXT DAY.

>> IT'S NEGATIVE 5.5 MILLION.

SO THAT WOULD MEAN THEY WOULD HAVE SWEPT MORE THAN WOULD HAVE PHYSICALLY BEEN IN THE ACCOUNT.

>> YEAH. WHEN FOR OUR GENERAL OPERATING BANK ACCOUNT, WE HAVE A LOT OF THE VARIOUS FUNDS ALL FUNNEL INTO THAT INTO THAT ONE ACCOUNT.

ONE OF THE ENTRIES THAT WE DIDN'T BOOK AT THIS POINT BECAUSE WE GENERALLY WAIT UNTIL WE KNOW WE HAVE EVERYTHING IN IS THAT IF AT THE END OF JUNE 30, THAT THERE REALLY WAS ESSENTIALLY

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>> I DO REMEMBER THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE FOOD SERVICE FUND HAD DONE A SMALL LOAN FROM THE GENERAL FUND LIKE $1,000,000, AND IT WAS PAID BACK. SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> IT'S CONTINUING TO BE PAID BACK.

THEY BORROWED MONEY NOT THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR, BUT THE FISCAL YEAR PRIOR, AND THEY'RE PAYING IT BACK OVER TWO YEARS TWO FISCAL YEARS.

>> I THINK I UNDERSTOOD WHAT HAPPENED.

I DON'T LOVE SEEING A NEGATIVE CASH BALANCE ON A CURRENT FOR CURRENT ASSETS.

MY INNER ACCOUNT DOESN'T LIKE THAT.

AGAIN, I CALL THIS OUT, I THINK THE LAST TIME WE HAD A REPORT.

THIS IS YEAR IN JUNE.

I REALIZE THESE ARE NOT AUDITED FINANCIALS AND THEN WE HAVE OUR FIRST FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS JULY.

BUT THE METER REPORT, THIS IS WHERE ALL YOUR FUNDS ARE SITTING.

IT DOESN'T TIE, CASH AND INVESTMENTS DON'T TIE WITH ENDING BALANCE ON THE TWO REPORTS.

FOR JUNE, IT'S $1.1 MILLION VARIANCE, SAYING, WE SAY WE HAVE $1.1 MILLION LESS THAN WHAT'S IN METER, AND JULY ALSO $1.1 MILLION.

NOT AN INSIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY.

>> RIGHT. DEFINITELY. A PORTION OF THAT IS RELATED TO AGAIN, THE OUTSTANDING ITEMS. YOU'RE COMPARING A BOOK BALANCE TO A BANK BALANCE, SO YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENCES ON THOSE.

WE ALSO DO HAVE THERE'S A COUPLE OF FUNDS THAT I DO NEED TO ADD INTO THIS REPORT SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY'RE RELATIVELY NEW, AND SO THAT IS GOING TO BE A PORTION OF WHAT'S INCLUDED, AND THAT'S WHERE A PORTION OF THE FUNDS ARE AS WELL.

>> OKAY.

>> THANK YOU, MARIA.

>> THANK YOU, MARIA. THANK YOU, KATHERINE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? FOR YOU, KATHERINE. THANK YOU. JOHN.

>> LOVE SEEING THAT THE DEFICIT WENT DOWN, SO THAT'S GREAT, AND I KNOW WE OBVIOUSLY BUDGET AND PUT IN A LITTLE BIT OF PADDING THERE AND WE'RE CLOSING THAT UP.

SO THAT'S GREAT. WHEN WE CALCULATE THE FUND BALANCE PERCENTAGE, IS THE SNAPSHOT DATE FOR THAT, JUNE 30 THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR WHEN WE SAY WE HAVE A GOAL AT 25%?

>> I BELIEVE SO. YES.

>> IT IS. PERFECT. SO WE'RE NOW AT A FUND BALANCE.

I KNOW IT'S NOT AUDITED YET, BUT 26.5 MILLION.

WHAT PERCENTAGE DOES THAT REPRESENT?

>> I DIDN'T CALCULATE THAT.

>> IT'S STILL AN ESTIMATE RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S A LITTLE OVER 27-28%.

>> GREAT.

PERFECT. THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION. THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEE'S COMMENTS? THANK YOU, MARIA.

>> THEN I HAVE ONE MORE REPORT.

>> YES.

>> WE DON'T HAVE.

THE OTHER REPORT THAT WAS INCLUDED THAT WE ALWAYS BRING TO YOU IN THE AUGUST BOARD MEETING IS THE REPORT OF VENDORS THAT WE SPENT $50,000 OR MORE WITH DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.

PER CH LOCAL, THE POLICY GIVES AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR RECURRING AND ROUTINE EXPENSES.

SO WHAT WE DO IN AUGUST IS JUST GIVE YOU A REPORT OF ALL THOSE ITEMS. THE REPORT THAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET IS ALL THOSE VENDORS THAT WE SPENT $50,000 OR MORE WITH THAT ARE CONSIDERED RECURRING AND ROUTINE, AND THAT WOULDN'T HAVE COME TO THE BOARD DURING THE YEAR.

IF THERE WAS EVER AN INSTANCE WHERE WE SPENT MORE THAN 75 OR 150,000, AND IT HAD TO COME TO THE BOARD, THEN THOSE NUMBERS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THAT REPORT.

AS FAR AS THE VENDORS THAT ARE INCLUDED ON THAT REPORT, AGAIN, ALL OF THESE ARE GOING TO BE VENDORS WHERE WE WENT OUT TO BID, THEY WERE APPROVED VENDORS, THEY WERE ON A COOPERATIVE AND SO ON, BUT PART OF THE POLICY REQUIRES US TO REPORT THOSE AMOUNTS TO YOU. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> JAMES.

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE WERE PUT OUT, FORBID, AND FELL BELOW OUR NUMBERS.

BUT IT DOES STRIKE ME LIKE A LINE THAT SAYS SUPPLIES FROM AMAZON FOR $522,000.

I DON'T DOUBT THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT SMALL THING HERE AND THERE AND EVERYWHERE CAN DO THAT.

I JUST I LOOK BACK TO SOME OF THESE RECENT S F WHAT WOULD WE SAY? IMPROPER FINANCIAL THINGS THAT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HAVE DONE.

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>> AMAZON IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE VENDORS THAT WE USE THAT ARE ELECTRONICALLY CONNECTED THROUGH OUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.

YOU GO INTO OUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND CLICK ON THERE TO ADD AMAZON PURCHASES, AND IT KICKS YOU OUT TO THE SITE, BRINGS IT BACK IN.

SO IT CREATES PURCHASE ORDERS FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR AMAZON PURCHASES, AND IT IS OBVIOUSLY VERY POPULAR, JUST LIKE IT IS FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.

IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO GO AND FIND ANYTHING YOU NEED.

>> BUT HOPEFULLY, SOMEONE AT SOME POINT IS PUTTING EYES ON THAT AND SEEING.

OR ARE THEY CHOOSING FROM A LIST OF APPROVED THINGS AND ORDERING THOSE, OR THEY CAN ORDER ANYTHING THAT THEY NEED?

>> THERE IS A CATALOG THAT IT'S KICKING THEM INTO THAT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR US AND THEY'RE PULLING FROM THERE.

WHEN THOSE PURCHASES COME IN, IT'S ROUTED THROUGH THEIR PRINCIPAL OR THEIR DIRECTOR, AND THE ROUTED THROUGH OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT AS WELL.

THERE'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT LEVELS WHERE THE ITEMS THAT ARE BEING PURCHASED ARE SEEN.

>> I KNOW THAT THE CHRIS AND TEAM REALLY LOOKED AT THAT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND HAS TIGHTENED DOWN ON THAT.

IT JUST STILL STANDS OUT, AND I GET IT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> JUST AS A CLARIFICATION, SO ANY PURCHASE OR REQUISITION THAT GOES TO OUR SYSTEM HAS DIFFERENT LEVELS OF APPROVAL, AND SO MOST OF THESE AMAZONS, OBVIOUSLY, I'M NOT SEEING THEM.

THOSE ARE BEING APPROVED AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL.

FOR ANYTHING UNDER $10,000, SOMEBODY PLACES IN ORDER, IT'S GOING TO THE PRINCIPAL TO LOOK AT, MAKE SURE THAT THIS FITS WITH THE CAMPUS GOALS, AND THEN IT'S APPROVED BY THE PRINCIPAL.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU, JAMES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? KELLY?

>> HI, MARIA. I WANTED TO ASK REALLY QUICK ABOUT THE AQUA TEXAS AND KEM AQUA.

I'M ASSUMING THOSE ARE BOTH FOR WAQUA?

>> AQUA TEXAS IS FOR UTILITIES.

>> THAT'S NOT THE POOL SPECIFICALLY THEN, IT'S FOR ALL THE CAMPUSES.

THEN KEM AQUA WATER TREATMENT, IS THAT FOR ALL THE CAMPUSES OR IS THAT FOR THE POOL?

>> AGAIN, IT'S FOR DISTRICT Y.

THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY POOL EXPENSES.

>> THEN ONE CLARIFICATION ON THE CHICK-FIL-A.

THAT IS MONEY OUT, MONEY IN, BECAUSE WE BUY THE CHICK-FIL-A, BUT THEN WE SELL THE CHICK-FIL-A.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MARIA.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK ALWAYS FOR YOUR INFORMATION. APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.

OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS THE PINNING AND SWEARING IN OF

[9.2 Pinning and swearing in of new police officer, Judson Chapman]

>> IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS AND LET YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OFFICER JUDSON CHAPMAN, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A SHORT SWEARING IN CEREMONY, AND THEN YOU'LL BE FREE TO TAKE THOSE YOUNG [INAUDIBLE] AND PUT THEM INTO BED.

LET ME START WITH, OFFICER JUDSON CHAPMAN GREW UP IN WEST TEXAS, ATTENDED WESTERN TEXAS COLLEGE.

GAINED HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, WHERE HE WORKED ON HORSEBACK AND SERVED AS A DEFENSIVE TACTICS INSTRUCTOR.

PROBABLY SOME JEALOUS KIDS THERE WITH THAT HORSEBACK STAFF.

IN 2001, OFFICER CHAPMAN JOINED THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHERE HE DEDICATED 24 YEARS OF SERVICE IN A VARIETY OF DIVISIONS ACROSS THE CITY, INCLUDING SOUTHWEST AND DOWNTOWN PATROL, AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES UNIT.

HE CONCLUDED HIS APD CAREER THIS PAST JUNE AS AN AIRPORT OFFICER.

THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE, HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS AN ADJUNCT FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR.

OFFICER CHAPMAN IS MARRIED TO JENNIFER, WHO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET EARLIER.

WELCOME, JENNIFER. AN EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE.

TOGETHER THEY HAVE TWO CHILDREN.

KELLY, I SAW YOU PERK UP WHEN WE SET EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE TOGETHER, THEY HAVE TWO CHILDREN, WALTER, WHO I GOT TO MEET AS WELL, AGE NINE, AND ISABEL, AGE SIX, AS WELL AS THREE GUINEA PIGS, NAMED SPARKLE POTATO AND BEAN.

IN HIS FREE TIME, OFFICER CHAPMAN ENJOYS BASEBALL WITH WALTER, DANCE WITH ISABEL, ALONG WITH CAMPING,

[01:00:03]

OFFICER CHAPMAN IS NOW ASSIGNED TO HILL COUNTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE HE HAS ENJOYED HIS FIRST WEEK GETTING TO KNOW THE STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND STAFF.

I THINK AT THIS POINT, WE'D LIKE FOR YOU TO STAND UP AND COME FORWARD AND WE HAVE A PRESENTATION AND A CHARGE.

>> YES. WE WILL MOVE TO THE PODIUM, OFFICER CHAPMAN, AND I WILL SWEAR YOU IN.

THANK YOU TO THE FELLOW OFFICERS THAT HAVE JOINED.

WE'RE RECORDING THIS.

YOU'RE GOING TO COME WITH YOUR DAD? I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO RAISE YOUR HAND, AND WE'RE GOING TO SAY, I JUDSON CHAPMAN.

>> I JUDSON CHAPMAN.

>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.

>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.

>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

>> OF PEACE OFFICER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS?

>> PEACE OFFICER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

>> AND WILL DO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

>> AND WE'LL DO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

>> TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION.

>> PRESERVE AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION.

>> AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS.

.> AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS.

>> SO HELP ME GOD.

>> SO HELP ME GOD.

>> WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU.

.> CONGRATULATIONS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I THINK CHIEF GREER HAS SOMETHING HERE FOR YOU.

[LAUGHTER]

>> THERE WE GO.

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS AS WE CLOSE OUT THE PINNING OF OUR NEWEST OFFICER, JUDD CHAPMAN.

YES, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.

AWESOME. JUDD, THANK YOU AND WELCOME TO THE TEAM, AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALSO TO ALL OF MY CO WORKERS, CABINET MEMBERS, AND OFFICERS, AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE AUSTIN PD.

CHIEF ROBIN HENDERSON IS HERE AND HER HUSBAND, JEFF.

THANK YOU, CHIEF HENDERSON.

YOU'VE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF ME STEALING HALF OF YOUR DEPARTMENT FROM YOU. THANK YOU.

[LAUGHTER] I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT JUDD CHAPMAN REACHED OUT TO US PROBABLY CLOSE TO A YEAR AGO AND SAID, "I'M THINKING ABOUT RETIRING IN THE NEAR FUTURE, AND REALLY THE ONLY OTHER JOB THAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS TO COME WORK WITH THIS TEAM, EANES ISD.

OBVIOUSLY, HE WAS ON A VERY, VERY SHORT LIST OF PEOPLE WHO WE WOULD TRUST IN THIS POSITION TO BE ON ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES WITH OUR STUDENTS.

WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE HIM HERE AND WE'RE REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM.

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SO WE'RE JUST VERY CONFIDENT THAT HE'S GOING TO BE AN AMAZING ADDITION TO HILL COUNTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HE'S ALREADY GETTING TO KNOW ALL THE KIDS AND THE STAFF MEMBERS.

AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU TO OUR NEWEST OFFICER, JUDD CHAPMAN.

>> TRUSTEES, IF YOU WANT TO GO SHAKE JUDD'S HAND, WE'LL TAKE A QUICK LITTLE BREAK AND LET YOU DO THAT.

>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR DISCUSSION A PORTION OF OUR MEETING.

WE'RE NOW IN OUR DISCUSSION ACTION PORTION OF OUR MEETING.

[10.1 Request to Approve Tax Rate Resolution and Adoption of 2025-26 Tax Rat...]

DO I HAVE A MOTION?

>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO REDUCE THE TAX RATE FROM 88.55 CENTS 83.22 CENTS PER $100 OF TAXABLE VALUE.

THE TOTAL RATE OF 83.22 CENTS INCLUDES 71.22 CENTS FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND 12 CENTS FOR INTEREST IN SINKING.

>> I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY LAURA.

I HAVE A MOTION BY JAMES AND A SECOND BY LAURA.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?

>> YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT REAL QUICK.

CHRIS, THIS IS A REQUIRED TAX COMPRESSION BY THE STATE. NEXT SLIDE.

>> ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE HISTORY OF TAX RATES AND WHERE YOU SEE THE DECREASE IS COMING ON THE M&O SIDE, THAT'S DUE TO TAX RATE COMPRESSION.

>> I GUESS THE BIGGER QUESTION IS, WE DON'T HAVE THE FREEDOM TO, SAY, KEEP THAT TO THE OLD RATE OR INCREASE IT IN ORDER TO ADDRESS BUDGET PROBLEMS, THE STATE WOULD JUST TAKE ALL THE EXTRA MONEY ANYWAY.

>> THERE ARE SOME STEPS YOU WOULD HAVE TO TAKE.

THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT YOU COULD ADOPT A RATE NINE CENTS HIGHER THAN THE CURRENT VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE, WHICH IS 71.22 CENTS.

TO DO THAT, WE WOULD NEED TO PUBLISH THAT IN THE PAPER AHEAD OF TIME, HAVE A HEARING, AND THEN YOU WOULD ADOPT A RATE HIGHER THAN A 71.22 CENTS, AND THAT WOULD NECESSITATE THE NEED FOR YOU TO CALL VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE ELECTION, WHICH WOULD BE HELD IN NOVEMBER.

IT'S NOT A POSSIBILITY FOR THIS YEAR, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED IN FUTURE YEARS.

>> THANK YOU, CHRIS.

>> CHRIS, I APOLOGIZE.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP HERE.

I DIDN'T INVITE YOU EARLIER.

THIS IS A GOOD DISCUSSION.

YES. WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM LAURA.

>> HEY, CHRIS. DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE ARE ADOPTING THEIR TAX RATES, AND WE'RE SEEING THAT MULTIPLE DISTRICTS INCREASED TAX RATES.

JAMES ASKED THAT QUESTION, BUT CAN YOU TALK TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT NINE POINT THAT YOU MENTIONED AND JUST A BASIC INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE?

>> SURE.

>> SO IN ESSENCE, WHAT THE STATE DOES IS THEY GIVE YOU WHAT IS YOUR COMPRESSED RATE AND THAT'S YOUR TIER 1 RATE, AND EVERYBODY TAXES AT LEAST AT THE TIER ONE RATE.

THEN THERE IS WHAT'S CALLED TIER 2, WHICH IS ACTUALLY BROKEN UP INTO TWO PARTS, THE GOLDEN PENNIES AND THE COPPER PENNIES AND SO THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT YOU CAN HAVE ABOVE THE MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE, IS $0.17 AND SO WE HAVE $0.08 THE GOLDEN PENNIES, AND THEY'RE GOLDEN.

THEY'RE GOLDEN FOR EVERYBODY. THEY'RE GOLDEN FOR

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THEY'RE VERY GOLDEN FOR US, BUT THEY'RE GOLDEN FOR EVERYBODY.

THE COPPER PENNIES ACT THE SAME WAY AS TIER 1.

REMEMBER, ON TIER 1, WE'RE ONLY LOOKING AT WHAT YOUR STUDENT POPULATION LOOKS LIKE, AND THAT'S HOW YOU'RE FUNDED AND HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU HAVE IN ALL THESE SPECIAL FUNDING AREAS WHERE YOU GET SOME ADDITIONAL MONEY.

I'VE OFTEN SAID THAT ON TIER 1, IF YOU HAVE TWO SCHOOLS THAT HAVE EXACTLY IDENTICAL STUDENT POPULATIONS, BUT DIFFERENT TAXING LEVELS, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY TO WORK WITH.

SAME THING HAPPENS ON THE COPPER PENNIES.

UNFORTUNATELY, COPPER PENNIES ARE EVEN LESS VALUABLE TO US THAN TIER 1 PENNIES AND SO AS AN EXAMPLE, IF WE WERE TO ADOPT THOSE NINE COPPER PENNIES AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, JUST AN FYI, WE COLLECT SOMEWHERE AROUND $2,000,000 PER PENNY AND SO THAT WOULD INCREASE OUR TAX COLLECTIONS BY ROUGHLY $20 MILLION, A LITTLE OVER $2,000,000 PER PENNY.

THE LAST TIME I LOOKED AT IT, WE WOULD KEEP SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 4 MILLION, AND 16 MILLION OF THAT WOULD BE RECAPTURED BY THE STATE.

OBVIOUSLY, A HIGHER RECAPTURE LEVEL THAN WHAT WE HAVE ON TIER 1, AND YES, IT'S A BAD DEAL, PARTICULARLY FOR RECAPTURE DISTRICTS BECAUSE IT JUST HURTS TO COLLECT THAT MONEY AND SEND MOST OF IT TO THE STATE.

BUT A LOT OF DISTRICTS YOU ARE CORRECT, ARE GOING THAT ROUTE.

MANY HAVE ALREADY DONE IT AND A LOT ARE CONSIDERING IT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

>> THANK YOU. IT DOESN'T PROVIDE ANY BENEFIT TO CHAPTER 49 DISTRICTS TO INCREASE THEIR TAX RATE, UNLESS IT IS A VOTER APPROVED TAX RATIFICATION, AND THEY'RE ADOPTING EITHER GOLDEN OR COPPER PENNIES?

>> CORRECT. THAT'S ON THE M&O SIDE.

IT'S ONLY THE M&O SIDE THAT TRIGGERS THAT NEED FOR VATRE.

THE I&S SIDE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SO WHEN THE COMMUNITY VOTES TO ADOPT OR PASS A BOND ELECTION, WE ISSUE WHAT ARE KNOWN AS TAXABLE BOND AND WHEN YOU SET YOUR INS RATE, YOU HAVE TO SET YOUR INS RATE AT A LEVEL TO PAY YOUR REQUIRED DEBT SERVICE.

FOR US, $0.12 IS PLENTY TO SERVICE OUR DEBT.

BUT IF YOU WERE TO IF WE SOLD MORE BONDS THAN WHAT $0.12 WOULD SERVICE, THEN YOU WOULD BE REQUIRED TO INCREASE YOUR TAX RATE AND SO THAT'S PART OF YOUR OBVIOUSLY, YOUR DELIBERATIONS, AS YOU START THINKING ABOUT THE LRFPC RECOMMENDATIONS ARE WE INTERESTED IN DOING THAT OR NOT? IF WE'RE NOT, THEN WHAT ARE WE CAPABLE OF DOING AT $0.12? IT IS POSSIBLE TO INCREASE YOUR TAX RATE WITHOUT GOING TO THE VOTERS.

WELL, WELL, I GUESS, INDIRECTLY NOT.

IF THE VOTERS APPROVE A BOND ELECTION, THEN THEY'VE APPROVED YOU TO TAX INS TAX RATE.

BUT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO AND SO AS AN EXAMPLE, IF YOU SET YOUR TAX RATE AT $0.12, AND WE SAID, WE CAN DO THIS THING AT $0.12 AND THEN SAY THE FLOOR DROPS OUT OF OUR TAX BASE.

IT'S NOT WORTH AS MUCH AS IT USED TO BE.

I'M JUST GIVING A HYPOTHETICAL.

IT USED TO BE, $20,000,000,000 WORTH OF TAX VALUE.

NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT'S $10,000,000,000 WORTH OF TAX VALUE.

WELL, THEN THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE YOU TO INCREASE YOUR INS TAX RATE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN PAY YOUR DEBT SERVICE.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU, CHRIS.

>> DO I HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CHRIS? KATHERINE

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>> WHEN I SAW THIS WAS COMING UP ON THE AGENDA, I WENT, I REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, AND SO I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT YOUR PREDICTIONS FOR WHAT OUR TAX RATE WOULD BE, AND YOU HAD SOME INSIGHTS.

I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THE NUMBER DIDN'T REALLY MOVE VERY MUCH.

I MOVED LIKE A 100TH OF A PENNY. I THINK THAT'S GOOD.

THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE MORE PREDILITY IN OUR REVENUE WILL BE BASED ON THE TAX RATE.

BUT WHAT NOW IS UP FOR DISCUSSION IS VALUATION.

WHAT COULD REALLY SYNK US FURTHER IS NOW THAT WE HAVE THIS LOW COMPRESSED TAX RATE THAT OUR VALUATIONS COME IN UNDER, AND THAT MEANS LESS REVENUE FOR THE DISTRICT.

>> RIGHT. THE AMOUNT OF COMPRESSION WAS BASED ON THE CERTIFIED VALUES THAT CAME IN IN JULY.

WE REPORT THOSE TO THE STATE AND SO THERE'S ACTUALLY A FLOOR AND A CEILING ON WHERE WE CAN BE, AND WE'RE AT THE LOWEST VALUE, ACTUALLY, THE HIGHEST VALUE.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE A HIGHER COMPRESSION THAN WE DO RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE SEEN ESSENTIALLY FLAT OR NEGATIVE GROWTH AND SO SOME OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE COMPRESSED MORE THAN US.

IF NEXT YEAR, WE SEE A YEAR LIKE WE DID FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC WHERE WE HAD 19% GROWTH, WE WOULD HAVE A MUCH BIGGER COMPRESSION THAN WHAT WE SAW THIS YEAR.

YES, SO SOME DISTRICTS ACTUALLY HAVE A COMPRESSED TAX RATE LOWER THAN WE DO RIGHT NOW BY MAYBE ABOUT FIVE OR SIX PENNIES.

I FORGET WHAT THE NUMBER IS.

>> THEN JUST FOLLOWING UP ON THAT.

WITH REGARDS TO THIS TAX RATE TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPRESSION, THE GOLDEN PENNIES, WHICH THE DISTRICT HAS APPROVED OVER A SERIES OF YEARS, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO $0.08 CR IS NOT COMPRESSED.

>> CORRECT.

>> THOSE VALUES, THE $0.08 THAT WE HAVE, REGARDLESS OF WHAT OUR TAXABLE BASES, THEY'RE OURS.

TO UNDERSTAND WHAT GETS COMPRESSED, YOU HAVE TO SUBTRACT THAT OUT?

>> EXACTLY. THE COMPRESSION IS HAPPENING ONLY IN THE TIER 1 PORTION AND SO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ON THE GOLDEN PENNIES.

THERE HAS BEEN SOME WEIRD COMPRESSION ON THE COPPER PENNIES, BUT WE'VE NOT HAD ANY COPPER PENNIES SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'VE HAD TO MESS WITH, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE TAX BASE, HOW MUCH IT GROWS, IT'S REALLY THE IMPORTANT THING ON THE GROWTH IS NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE 63.2 $0.02.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE $0.08 AND THE $0.12 AND SO IF WE SEE A 5% GROWTH, THEN WE WILL SEE A 5% INCREASE IN THE VALUE OF OUR GOLDEN PENNIES AND A 5% GROWTH IN THE COLLECTIONS ON OUR IMS. BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TIER ONE, IT JUST GETS RECAPTURED.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, KATHERINE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CHRIS, THANK YOU.

I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE GOLDEN PENNIES, AND YOU'VE HAD A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ON THAT, AND THOSE WERE PASSED BY OUR COMMUNITY, AND THEY HAVE BENEFITED OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL, OUR DISTRICT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.

THAT'S SEVEN IN FAVOR.

THERE'S NO A POST.

THE MOTION PASSES 7-0.

OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE DISCUSSION ACTION AGENDA IS DISCUSSION AND

[10.2 Discussion and Possible Approval of a Delegate to the 2025 Texas Assoc...]

WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE COMING UP TO THE FRONT.

DO WE? DO I HAVE A MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION BY LAURA.

>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINT A DELEGATE AND AN ALTERNATE TO THE 2025 TASBY DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

>> AMENDED. I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A MOTION BY LAURA AND A SECOND BY KELLY.

ANY DISCUSSION? KELLY?

>> LAST YEAR, I HAD A LOT OF FUN BEING THE ALTERNATE TO DIANE, AND I WOULD HAILY SERVE AS YOUR DELEGATE IF THE BOARD WAS CHOSE.

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>> LAURA.

>> WHAT THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO IS AT THE TASA TASBY CONFERENCE EVERY SEPTEMBER, TASBY IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THEY SELECT THEIR PRIORITIES, THEIR MISSION, THEIR GOALS, EVERYTHING IS VOTED ON BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DISTRICTS ALL ACROSS THE STATE.

THE DELEGATES PROVIDE OUR DISTRICT WITH A VOICE IN THESE DISCUSSIONS AND WITH THESE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE.

IT'S A VERY, VERY INTERESTING PROCESS.

WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE DELEGATES THERE EVERY YEAR FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

I THINK THAT LAST YEAR, THIS IS A TOUGH ONE BECAUSE WE DON'T ALL GO TO THIS CONFERENCE WHERE WE ALMOST ALL GO TO SLI SO IF I'M NOT CORRECT, KELLY IS GOING TO YOUR GOING AND YOU'RE GOING BECAUSE YOU'LL BE THERE FOR TASB AND THEN I AM ALSO GOING THIS YEAR.

I AM HAPPY TO I THINK WHAT I LIKE SEEING IS THE ROTATION IS THAT YOU'RE THE ALTERNATE AND YOU MOVE UP TO THE DELEGATE AND I ALSO REALLY LIKE HAVING NEW TRUSTEES COME IN AND DO THIS BECAUSE IT'S JUST A VERY ENRICHING PROCESS.

WE'LL NEED TO AMEND THE MOTION AND MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE FOR KELLY TO BE THE DELEGATE AND DIANE TO BE THE ALTERNATE BECAUSE YOU WERE ALTERNATE LAST YEAR.

OR YOU WERE DELEGATE LAST YEAR? DO YOU WANT ME TO MAKE THE AMENDED MOTION?

>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE AMENDED MOTION.

>> I WILL AMEND MY MOTION TO APPOINT KELLY MARWLL AS THE SISD DELEGATE, AND DIANE HEARN AS THE ALTERNATE.

>> I HAVE AN AMENDED MOTION.

DO YOU HAVE A SECOND TO THE AMENDED MOTION, WHICH I HAVE A SECOND FROM JOHN.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A MOTION AN AMENDED MOTION BY LAURA AND A SECOND BY JOHN.

ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION AS AMENDED.

>> AYE.

>> SEVEN AYES. THERE'S NO OPPOSITION.

PASSES 7-0.

>> NO, GO BACK AND VOTE ON THE MOTION.

>> NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND VOTE ON THE MOTION.

SAYS LAURA. THANK YOU.

>> WE JUST APPROVED THE AMENDMENT.

>> YES.

>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE MOTION AS AMENDED.

>> THAT'S WHAT WE JUST DO.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY LAURA AND A SECOND BY JOHN AND WE'RE GOING TO VOTE AGAIN.

SAYS LAURA. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE

>> I THOUGHT WE HAD VOTED ON THE AMENDED MOTION, BUT THE AMENDED THE MOTION AS AMENDED PASSES 7-0.

>> THANK YOU.

>> OUR NEXT ACTION ITEM IS CONSENT AGENDA.

[11.

ACTION - CONSENT AGENDA

>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH UPDATED OFFICER TITLES FOR THE JUNE 26 MEETING MINUTES.

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY JOHN SECOND, SECOND BY JAMES. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I WANTED TO DO TWO THINGS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO THOSE WHO ARE WILLING TO SERVE ON THE SHACK.

THERE ARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TEACHERS, CABINET MEMBERS AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE SERVICE THAT THOSE PEOPLE PUT IN ON BEHALF OF OUR DISTRICT.

THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT COMMITTEE, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

THE OTHER WAS TO CALL OUT AND ACKNOWLEDGE AND SHOW APPRECIATION FOR THE DONATION FROM THE FOREST TRAIL BOOSTER CLUB THAT WE'RE APPROVING AND THE $25,000 THERE REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THE BOOSTER CLUB DOES AND ALL OF THE PARENT SUPPORT THAT MAKES THAT POSSIBLE.

>> THANK YOU, JAMES. DIANE.

>> YES, I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE SHACK.

HAVING SERVED IN THAT COMMITTEE.

I UNDERSTAND HOW VALUABLE THAT IS TO THE COMMUNITY, AND I THINK WE APPRECIATE HAVING GOOD REPRESENTATION ON ALL OF OUR COMMITTEES.

I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MAYBE EVERY SCHOOL IS NOT REPRESENTED ON THERE, AND I WANTED TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE COMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.

THERE'S AN ONLINE FORM WHERE YOU CAN JUST IN GENERAL, PUT YOUR NAME OUT THERE,

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>> THANK YOU, DIANE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

>> I'LL ADD MY APPRECIATION TO THE FOREST TRAIL DONATION.

I HAD ALSO MADE A NOTE ABOUT THE SHACK MEMBERSHIP.

I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE SIX HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WHICH I THINK IS FANTASTIC AND LIKE YOU, DIANE, I WAS ON THE SHACK AT ONE POINT, AND THE STUDENTS PERSPECTIVE IS A GREAT PERSPECTIVE TO HAVE IN THAT COMMITTEE.

I'M SO APPRECIATIVE THAT STUDENTS ARE WILLING TO SERVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A MOTION BY JOHN AND A SECOND BY? NO, I'VE FORGOTTEN.

>> JAMES.

>> JAMES. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THERE'S SEVEN NO OPPOSED.

CONSENT AGENDA PASSES 7-0.

TONIGHT, FOLLOWING THE GO.

WE HAVE UPCOMING MEETINGS AND THE UPCOMING MEETINGS ARE ON THE NEXT SLIDE.

[12.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

I THINK I JUMPED THE GUN LAST TWO WEEKS AGO BY SAYING THAT WE WERE GOING TO HOLD THIS MEETING AND FUTURE MEETINGS AT OUR NEW ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING.

WE'RE STILL HOPEFUL THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE SOON.

BUT RIGHT NOW THE LOCATION IS TO BE ANNOUNCED AS WE FINALIZE THE NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

WE MAY BE BACK HERE IN TWO WEEKS, THREE WEEKS, AND WE MAY BE AT OUR NEW LOCATION AND AT 7:35, WE STAND ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.