[INAUDIBLE] TIME. WE ENJOY IT.
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IT'S HOT. HOW ARE YOU?[Call to Order]
I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE LOCKHART INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER ON JULY 24TH, 2023 AT 6:30 P.M..LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT A QUORUM OF BOARD MEMBERS IS PRESENT, THAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED AND THAT NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.
LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT TRUSTEES PULLIAM, BURNETT, WRIGHT, GUYTON, LOCKHART AND RAYOS ARE PRESENT.
SO AT THIS TIME, WILL EVERYBODY STAND AND WE'LL SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
MR. BURNETT, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION? LET'S PRAY. FATHER GOD, I ASK THAT YOU GIVE US WISDOM TONIGHT AS WE PERFORM THE BUSINESS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
HELP US TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR STAFF, OUR STUDENTS.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING OVER US TODAY.
AMEN. WE MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR RECOGNITION, MISS HEATHER SMITH.
[Recognition]
MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA, WILL YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD TO HELP RECEIVE THIS EVENING'S HONOREES FOR RECOGNITION? AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THE AWARD THAT THE BOARD WILL PRESENT TO OUR HONOREES THIS EVENING.MARSHALL JOINS LOCKHART ISD WITH 18 YEARS OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.
PRIOR TO JOINING THE FUENTES ELEMENTARY ADMINISTRATION TEAM, MARSHALL SERVED AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF PFLUGER ELEMENTARY IN HAYS CISD, WHERE SHE LED HER CAMPUS TO A B RATING WITH THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.
UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, PFLUEGER'S DISCIPLINE REFERRALS WERE REDUCED AFTER SHE LED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS AND A RESTORATIVE DISCIPLINE PROGRAM ON THE CAMPUS.
MARSHALL ALSO BRINGS VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN GUIDING EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS TOWARDS SUCCESS.
MARSHALL ALSO SERVED AS PRINCIPAL OF HAYS CISD'S ELEMENTARY SUMMER SCHOOL IN JUNE 2022.
IN 2022, SHE WAS NAMED REGION 13 [INAUDIBLE] OF THE YEAR.
MARSHALL EARNED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES FROM TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY IN 2004 AND A MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY IN 2016.
[APPLAUSE] JUST VERY BRIEFLY, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE WILL ALSO INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY.
MISS MARSHALL, WE HAVE LEE, YOUR HUSBAND.
WE HAVE HADLEY, HER DAUGHTER AND MERRITT.
VASQUEZ JOINED LOCKHART ISD IN JULY 2021 AS THE DIRECTOR OF BILINGUAL AND ESL PROGRAMS.
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AS A MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM, SHE FOCUSED ON UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF TEACHERS AND LEADERS.VASQUEZ LAUNCHED THE FIRST SOMOS EDCAMP IN THE STATE LAST YEAR FOR BILINGUAL AND ESL INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICES, ATTRACTING TEACHERS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE TO LEARN FROM OUR TEACHERS. BECAUSE OF HER LEADERSHIP IN THE BILINGUAL DEPARTMENT, LISD IS NOW A 2022-23 TEXAS TOP 10 ESL DISTRICT OF THE YEAR.
PRIOR TO JOINING OUR TEAM, VASQUEZ SERVED AS THE PRINCIPAL OF UHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN HAYS CISD.
IN HER 25 YEARS OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, SHE HAS SERVED AS A CLASSROOM BILINGUAL TEACHER, BILINGUAL MATH INTERVENTIONIST, TEACHER ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM MENTOR, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, PRINCIPAL, MENTOR AND PRINCIPAL.
BECAUSE OF HER EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP, SHE WAS TAPPED BY HAYS CISD AS A TURNAROUND PRINCIPAL AT TWO CAMPUSES, WHERE SHE DECREASED DISCIPLINARY RATES TO SINGLE DIGITS AND INCREASED STUDENT GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT.
AS A RESULT OF HER IMPACT ON STUDENT OUTCOMES, SHE WAS ASKED TO OPEN UHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A BRAND NEW TITLE ONE CAMPUS SERVING 850 STUDENTS, OF WHICH 87% WERE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND 96% WERE CONSIDERED ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.
THERE SHE IMPLEMENTED A ONE WAY DUAL LANGUAGE BILINGUAL PROGRAM, LAUNCHED AN EARLY EXIT BILINGUAL PROGRAM, EARNED A B CAMPUS RATING, EARNED A STAR DISTINCTION IN COMPARATIVE ACADEMIC GROWTH, AND STARTED A NEW PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION WITH OVER 90% PARENT PARTICIPATION.
HER IMPACT ON STAFF WAS ALSO EVIDENT WITH THE STAFF TURNOVER RATE OF LESS THAN 1% IN THREE YEARS.
AS THE PRINCIPAL OF UHLAND, SHE PRESENTED AT REGION 13 ON CAMPUS TURNAROUND PROCESSES.
SHE EARNED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES FROM SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY AND A MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FROM CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY. SHE IS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE SUPERINTENDENCY PROGRAM THROUGH REGION 13 EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER TO EARN HER SUPERINTENDENT CERTIFICATION.
PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL CYNTHIA VASQUEZ.
[APPLAUSE] AND SHE'S ACCOMPANIED BY HER HUSBAND, RICK, AND HER CHILDREN, BRIANNA AND RICKY AND HER DAUGHTER, CARISSA, WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.
SO I DON'T GET 30 MINUTES LIKE I DID IN THE FALL ANYMORE.
OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM 5 PUBLIC HEARING.
[Public Hearing for Optional Flexible School Day Program (OFSDP) for Pride High School for the 2023-2024 School Year]
PUBLIC HEARING FOR OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM, OFSDP FOR PRIDE HIGH SCHOOL FOR 2023, 2024 SCHOOL YEAR.[00:10:06]
MR. DAVIDSON.SO GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT WRIGHT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA.
MY NAME IS ETHAN PETERS AND I AM PROUD TO PRESENT.
COME ON, I GET A BETTER CHUCKLE THAN THAT.
STOOL AND A LITTLE A LARGER JACKET.
IT'S THE BICEP. WELL, I HAVE THEM.
THEY'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
HERE WE GO. SO, OFSDP THE OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS IT'S FOR STUDENTS AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT.
THERE IS NO PRESENT OR ABSENT.
FUNDING IS THE SAME AND THE AVERAGE IS FOUR HOURS PER DAY.
AND YOU'LL SEE THROUGH SOME OF THE PERCENTAGES MR. PETERS HAS PRESENTED THAT WE'VE SEEN IMPROVED GRADUATION RATES SINCE WE HAVE DONE IT.
SO THOSE ARE JUST TWO OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY WE DO SO.
HERE ARE THE TWO BLOCKS THAT THE STUDENTS CAN USE.
SO THERE'S AN A.M. ON THE FIRST BLOCK A P.M.
YOU HAVE EARLY RELEASE TIMES AS WELL AS LATE ARRIVALS.
SO HAS ANY OF THIS CHANGED SINCE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE'VE DONE THIS? NO, SIR. OKAY.
SO DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, WE'RE GOOD. SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
I ASSUME WE NEED TO OPEN IT UP FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.
YES, SIR. ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC OUT THERE WANT TO TALK? I SEE NONE. SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
THANK YOU. SO NOW WE OPEN UP ITEM 6 PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE THE BOARD MEETING.
IN GENERAL ANYBODY HAVE ANY? DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP? NO. SO, MR. CHAPMAN. SO ARE THESE GENTLEMEN HERE FOR THE ELECTRICITY THING? YES, SIR. OKAY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO JUMP THAT UP HERE SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO STAY HERE ANY LONGER THAN NECESSARY.
[Consider and/or Approve Request for Qualification (RFQ) for Energy Conservation Services]
CHAPMAN. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WRIGHT AND BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA.WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT ENERGY CONSERVATION SERVICES FOR THE REQUEST FOR APPROVAL.
THE DISTRICT RELEASED A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS BACK ON FEBRUARY 3RD.
IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR PACKETS OR ON THE BOARD ABOVE, YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RFP REQUIRES THE RFQ IS USED TO IDENTIFY THE VENDORS TO SPECIALIZE IN PARTICULAR SERVICES REQUIRED A SPECIFIC SKILL SET.
ALSO SEE TEC SECTION 44.901 ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS ARE PROCEEDED USING A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.
QUALITY QUALIFICATIONS SUCH AS COMPANY OFFERS.
QUALIFICATIONS ARE THE BASIS OF COMPARISON.
AN RFP IS OPEN TO REQUEST FOR BIDS.
COMPLETE THE NEW PROJECT THROUGH A BIDDING PROCESS.
VENDORS PROVIDE A COST PROPOSAL TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT THAT CONFORMS TO AN IDENTIFIED APPROACH FORMAT TIMELINE AND MAY NOT NECESSARILY MAKE THE REVIEW PROCESS EASIER.
SO BASICALLY THEY'RE BIDDING ON A PROJECT.
TIMELINE OF THIS PROCESS WAS A PRESENTATION WAS GIVEN TO THE BOARD JANUARY 19TH.
THE AMOUNT THE COMPANY WOULD BE COMPENSATED BROUGHT CONCERNS WHICH EVOLVED INTO A DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL LONG TERM PLANNING FOR THE DISTRICT. AS YOU SEE, SINCE WE ARE LOCKED IN EXCELLENCE, DISCUSSIONS BEGAN FOR A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF LOCKHART ISD.
NUMBER THREE, THE RFQ WAS RELEASED ON FEBRUARY 3.
WE DID INTERVIEWS ON THE 1ST AND 2ND OF JUNE 2023.
INTERVIEW EVALUATIONS WAS JUNE 7TH.
NEXT SHEET. YOU'LL SEE HERE, WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR IN THIS RFQ, A PARTNER THAT HAS A TURNKEY PLAN FOR LARGE SCALE COMPREHENSIVE BUILDING AND ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM THAT COULD PROVIDE SAVINGS FOR LOCKHART ISD.
YOU'LL SEE A GRAPH ON HERE SHOWING WHERE WE FEEL LIKE YOU'LL ACTUALLY SEE HUTTON RIGHT THERE.
YOU SEE THE NAME HUTTON IN RED.
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THEY ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED DEFICIENCIES.100% OF THE SAVINGS COMES BACK TO THE DISTRICT RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
AND WE HAD A TURNKEY FULL SERVICE PROVIDER AND HUTTON SO THEY WERE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAD ALL THOSE BOXES CHECKED OUT OF FOUR COMPANIES, FOUR VENDORS.
VENDOR FOUR IS THE VENDOR THAT CAME BACK IN JANUARY.
AND ALSO WE WERE ALSO LOOKING FOR A PARTNER FOR THE DISTRICT FOR A LONG TERM PLAN TO ADDRESS MAJOR NEEDS, INCLUDING AGED ROOFS, AGED HVAC EQUIPMENT AND BUILDING ENVELOPES.
RECOMMENDATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION IS HUTTON SERVICES.
HUTTON IS A FULL SERVICE PROVIDER, INCLUDING TURNKEY ENERGY DESIGN SERVICE CONTRACTORS AND WITH ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTOR TEAM PROVIDE PROJECT BASED GRANT WRITING FOR SECO LONE STAR AND FEDERAL GRANTS TO SAVE DISTRICT FUNDS.
FUNDING PROVIDED FOR PROJECTS THAT HAVE PROVEN SAVINGS PROVIDE A LONG TERM PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT TO PROACTIVELY IDENTIFY DEFICIENCIES, REPAIR ISSUES, OPTIMIZE SYSTEMS AND MAINTAIN BUILDING FACILITIES THAT REDUCE THE TOTAL COST AND CREATE SAVINGS.
THEY ARE A DESIGN BUILD CONTRACTING COMPANY WITH 500 TEXAS EMPLOYEES.
THANK YOU. SO HOW MUCH DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO COST US? YOU WON'T KNOW A COST OF NUMBER UNTIL WE GO AFTER WE PUT TOGETHER AND THEY DO AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DISTRICT.
SO THEY HAVE NOT HAD THE ABILITY TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S AN RFQ.
SO WE DID NOT DO A FULL THERE'S NO PRICING OF THAT.
SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY IN THE GAME RIGHT NOW.
SO HOW MUCH DOES THIS DIFFER FROM WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT? I KNOW WAS THIS LAST SUMMER WHEN WE MET WITH THAT OTHER VENDOR.
SO LAST JANUARY WAS WHEN THAT CAME UP.
AND THE DIFFERENCE IS THEY'RE DOING ONE THING FOR THE DISTRICT.
THEY'RE DOING AN OPTIMIZING SYSTEM.
ALL THEY DO IS PUT SOMETHING IN THE UNITS TO OPTIMIZE IT.
THAT'S IT. THERE'S NO FIXING OF UNITS.
THERE'S NO HELPING US REDO ROOFS, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE COLORED CHART THERE.
THEY ONLY HAVE ONE THING THAT THEY DO FOR THE DISTRICT.
AND IT'S THEY DON'T HAVE A TEAM THAT COMES IN TO HELP US FIX ANYTHING.
THEY DON'T HELP US WITH UNITS.
THEY DON'T HELP US WITH ROOFS OR WINDOWS OR ELECTRICAL OR LIGHTING OR ANY OF THAT.
IT'S JUST ONE THING THEY COME IN AND DO.
SO CONSIDERING OUR CURRENT BUDGET SITUATION, HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR ALL THIS? SO THE ACTUAL MONEY WOULD COME FROM THE GRANTS.
THAT'S HOW WE WOULD PAY THEM BACK THROUGH THE GRANTS THAT WE WOULD GET OR EVEN THE FEDERAL FUNDING.
THAT'S HOW WE WOULD FUND THAT.
AND SO THEY WOULD WRITE THE GRANTS.
THEY HAVE A GRANT WRITING TEAM.
AND WHAT KIND OF TURNAROUND TIME IS THAT? I MEAN, YOU WRITE A GRANT AND HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET APPROVED OR GET THE MONEY? I'LL LET TANYA SHE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THAT ONE.
SO BASICALLY THE GRANTS ARE PROJECT BASED.
SO THEY WOULD WORK WITH, SAY, LONE STAR AND MAKE SURE THAT THE GRANT THAT THEY'RE WRITING FOR WOULD MEET ALL THE CRITERIA TO WHERE IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE 100% FUNDED FROM THE GRANT ITSELF.
SO IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW LONG IT TAKES, BUT HOPEFULLY ABOUT A MONTH.
ONCE WE ACTUALLY GET LET THEM DO THE ASSESSMENT, THEY COME BACK AND WE TALK ABOUT WHAT OPPORTUNITIES WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AND LOOK AT WHAT SAVINGS THEY CAN ACTUALLY PROVIDE TO US.
BASED ON THE PROJECTS OR THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE GATHERED.
AND THEN THEY WILL YOU KNOW, WORK WITH, SAY, LONE STAR, IF THAT'S THE GRANT WRITING SOURCE.
AND AGAIN, IT'S PROJECT BASED.
SO THEY ARE FULLY INVOLVED IN THIS.
THEY'RE FULLY INVOLVED THE WHOLE TIME.
AND SO IT SHOULD BE ONCE THEY ACTUALLY PROVIDE ALL THE INFORMATION TO THEM, THEY'RE FULLY AWARE.
AND IT SHOULD BE A, YOU KNOW, 30 DAY TURNAROUND OR SO BEFORE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT.
SO IT'S THE MONEY THAT THEY NEED TO DO THE PROJECT? YES. OKAY.
THAT SOUNDS GOOD, BUT IT SURE SOUNDS OPTIMISTIC.
THE MONEY'S COMING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, OR WHO? WELL, YOU HAVE PRIVATE GRANTS.
YOU HAVE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS.
YOU HAVE DIFFERENT ENTITIES THEY WOULD TRY TO GO AFTER TO GET THESE FUNDS FROM.
HOW OFTEN ARE THE GRANTS AWARDED? WHAT'S THAT? HOW OFTEN ARE THE GRANTS AWARDED? AGAIN, THEY'RE PROJECT BASED.
MOST PLACES DON'T MEET DAILY FOR GRANTS.
SO HOW OFTEN ARE THE GRANTS? ONE THING WITH ALSO WITH HUTTON IS WHEN THEY WHEN THEY DO WRITE THESE GRANTS, THEIR TEAM IS GOING TO TAKE THIS AND THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO THE ACTUAL GRANT PEOPLE AND THEY'RE GOING
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TO WORK HAND IN HAND WITH THEM TO GET EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED ON THESE GRANTS.AND HOW OFTEN DO THEY COME AROUND? I DON'T THINK WE KNOW HOW OFTEN THEY COME AROUND, BUT I CAN FIND OUT AND GET THAT BACK TO YOU.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
BUT WE'RE NOT LOSING ANY MONEY.
WELL, TRUE. THAT'S BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO DO ANYTHING.
SO DO THEY COME IN AND DO AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DISTRICT FIRST? YES, THEY WILL. AND IDENTIFY WHAT PROBABLY NEEDS TO GO GET WORKED ON FIRST AND CREATE A PRIORITY LIST OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YES, THEY WOULD COME IN AND DO A FULL ASSESSMENT, JUST LIKE THE PREVIOUS COMPANY DID.
I MEAN, OKAY. I MEAN, IF IT WORKS OUT THAT WAY, THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BOARD? BUT I AGREE WITH MR. BURNETT. I MEAN, THERE SHOULD BE A PAST HISTORY OF WHERE HOW OFTEN THEY'RE AWARDED GRANTS.
I MEAN, DO THEY HAVE A HISTORY OF.
I MEAN, FROM THE ONES THAT I'VE RESEARCHED AND LOOKED AT, THEY'VE WON QUITE A BIT.
AND EVEN FOR LIKE OTHER DISTRICTS LIKE BAY CITY ISD, I THINK IT WAS.
AND THEY'RE ALL THE 30 DAY TURNAROUND? FOR THE MOST PART, YES.
OKAY. SO WE COULD EXPECT, IF WE DO THIS, TO GO WITH THIS WE EXPECT BY DECEMBER PROJECTS TO START.
WELL, THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO ASSESSMENT FIRST AND WE COULD GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
WE'D HAVE TO SEE WHAT THE ASSESSMENT COMES OUT WITH.
DON'T KNOW HOW QUICK THE ASSESSMENT WOULD BE FINISHED.
BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME OLDER BUILDINGS.
FROM THE DAY, THE ASSESSMENTS DONE AND WE AGREE TO GO AHEAD WITH IT AND THEY FILL OUT THE GRANT PAPERWORK WITHIN HOW MUCH TIME BEFORE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PROJECT ON THE GROUND? AND CAN WE NOT PROVIDE YOU A TIMELINE WITH THAT? ONCE I SIT DOWN AND GET 100% ON ALL THAT? BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF TOUGH TO PULL UP.
I HAVE TO REALLY DIG DEEP INTO SOME OF THAT.
THEY KNOW HOW LONG IT TYPICALLY TAKES TO GET A GRANT, RIGHT? Y'ALL. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? FEEL FREE TO SAY IT. YOU HAVE.
TECHNICALLY NOT A GRANT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
IT'S CALLED SECO. IT'S OUT OF AUSTIN.
IT'S A STATE BUT WHAT THEY DO IS THEY PROVIDE A VERY LOW INTEREST LOAN ON A PROJECT.
IN ORDER TO GET THE PROJECT FUNDED, WE HAVE TO DO A STUDY.
WE BRING IN ALL THE PROJECTS AND THE PROJECTS HAVE TO PAY FOR ITSELF OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.
SAME THING WE DID IN BAY CITY.
THEY LOOK AT IT. WE DID A PROJECT PAID FOR ITSELF OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.
IT'S NOT US SAYING THAT YOU MEET THE SAVINGS.
AND IT'S NOT A GRANT WHERE YOU GOT A PILE THAT YOU'RE COMPETING A LOT OF PEOPLE, IT'S YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE STATE, THEY HAVE THE MONEY AND PRETTY MUCH ALL THE TIME. AND WHENEVER THE PROJECT GOES THAT FUNDS THE PROJECT FOR YOU GUYS.
IF YOU'RE PAYING IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S PAYING FROM SAVINGS, WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON'T HAVE SAVINGS? YOU STILL HAVE TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT.
WELL, THEN PAY THE INTEREST ON IT.
THAT'S WHOLE IDEA THAT WITH THE STATE GETTING INVOLVED.
THE GUY THAT HEADS IT OUT OF AUSTIN'S NAME IS EDDIE TREVINO.
I ACTUALLY VISITED WITH HIM TODAY.
HE WILL FLAT OUT TELL YOU THAT THEY'VE NEVER MISSED A SAVINGS PROJECTION.
BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DO MISS A PROJECTION? DOES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT STILL HAVE TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT? I REALLY DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING BECAUSE WE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PROVE IT IF THEY THINK THERE'S ANY KIND OF THAT WE WON'T MAKE THE SAVINGS FOR YOU GUYS.
IT'S NEVER HAPPENED IN THE ENTIRE TIME THAT SECO HAS BEEN FUNDED.
EVERYBODY'S ALWAYS MADE THEIR SAVINGS.
AND ACTUALLY, WHEN WE GUARANTEE SOMETHING, WE'RE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT CONSERVATIVE.
PERFECT EXAMPLE IS BAY CITY ON THEIR GAS BILL.
WE SAID THEY WOULD SAVE ABOUT 20% ON THEIR GAS BILL.
WE ACTUALLY SAVED THEM ABOUT 80% ON THEIR GAS.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO TRY TO GET RIGHT ON THAT NUMBER.
WE'RE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT CONSERVATIVE.
SO YOU SAID LOW INTEREST LOAN.
WHAT KIND OF INTEREST RATE? 2%.
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SO WE'RE PAYING THAT.MISS HOMANN, WHAT'S THE TIMELINE ON APPROVING RFPS? TABLING, REJECTING WHAT'S THE TIMELINE? GIVEN THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD A RECEIVED ALL THE BIDS BACK IN APRIL.
AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.
WHETHER WE REJECT OR WHETHER WE MOVE FORWARD OR APPROVE IT.
SO THERE'S NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUSH PUSH BACK A DECISION ON ACCEPTING AT THIS POINT? LET ME DO SOME BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS IN THAT PARTICULAR BID A 90 DAY.
THEY HAD TO KEEP IT FOR 90 DAYS AND WE RECEIVED IT IN APRIL.
I MEAN, WE ARE RIGHT THERE AT THAT TIME FRAME AS FAR AS KEEPING IT VALID.
IF WE WERE TO DECIDE TO PUSH IT BACK.
BOARD I KNOW THERE'S SOME UNCERTAINTY HERE WITH ME.
I'M NOT SURE I'M READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? I AGREE WITH HIM. A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
SO IF THEY DO AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DISTRICT, DO THEY FILL OUT ONE GRANT FOR EVERYTHING WITHIN THE DISTRICT OR DO WE BREAK IT UP BY SCHOOLS AND DO LITTLE PIECES OF THE PIE? YES, SIR.
IT'S GOING TO BE PROJECT BASED.
WILL WE HAVE 500 SMALL LOANS OR?IT'S GOING TO BE PROJECT BASED.
SO EVERY PROJECT THAT IS PROPOSED, WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS IF IT'S GOING TO BE WITHIN THE DISTRICT'S BEST INTEREST FOR THAT INVESTMENT.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT HERE IS THE RFQ.
SO WHAT HAPPENS IF WE ACCEPT THE RFQ AND THEN WE SEE THE ASSESSMENT AND IS THERE ACCEPTING THE RFQ DOES THAT BIND US TO ANY KIND OF MONEY OR ANY KIND OF PROJECT OR ANY KIND OF? NO, MA'AM. IT'S JUST ALLOWING THEM TO GO THROUGH AND DO THE ASSESSMENT AND THEN PRESENT THE ASSESSMENT TO US.
AND THEN WE CAN LOOK AT THAT ASSESSMENT AND DECIDE IF WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD OR NOT AT THAT POINT.
THAT'S CORRECT. ACCEPTING THE RFQ DOESN'T DO ANY KIND OF MONETARY.
HOLDING US TO ANYTHING AT ALL.
OKAY. WE NEED THE ASSESSMENT, RIGHT? WE HAVE TO HAVE THE ASSESSMENT FIRST BEFORE ANYTHING DOES.
WE PUT THIS RFQ OUT TO FIND THE BEST VENDOR FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
CORRECT. AND THEN THEY'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD AND SHOW US WHAT THEY FOUND AND KIND OF WHAT THE TIMELINE AND WHAT THE PRIORITIES WOULD BE AT THAT POINT FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD. CORRECT.
OKAY. AND THERE'S NO MONETARY, LIKE SHE SAID.
CORRECT. OKAY. AND DO WE HAVE THAT IN WRITING? YEAH. SO THERE WOULD BE WE'D HAVE TO COME TO CONTRACT TERMS AND EVERYTHING STILL AS WELL AFTER THAT.
SO. OKAY. AND IT WOULD ALSO HELP US PUT TOGETHER A LONG TERM PLAN ON HOW WE WOULD STRATEGIZE GOING FROM PROJECT TO PROJECT, BECAUSE WE WOULD START OUT WITH SOME OF THE LOWER PROJECTS TO GET THE BENEFITS OF THE SAVINGS TO DO EVEN THE BIGGER PROJECTS OUT OF THE SAVINGS INSTEAD OF GOING FURTHER LOANS.
SO THE SAVINGS FROM THE FIRST COUPLE WE WOULD USE TO GO AFTER THE OTHER PROJECTS AS WELL.
WHICH WE NEED. WHICH WE HAVE TO HAVE IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANYTHING AT ALL.
AND OBVIOUSLY THE FIRST COMPANY WASN'T GIVING US ANY OF THE OTHER BENEFITS.
THE OTHER ONE WAS, I DON'T SEE THE PERSONALLY I DON'T SEE WHAT WOULD PREVENT US FROM AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, LETTING THEM DO THE ASSESSMENT AND THEN US TAKING A LOOK AT IT AND GOING FORWARD FROM THERE. ME PERSONALLY.
THAT'S FINE. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RANKING FOR RFQ 23-001 ENERGY CONSERVATION SERVICES AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT.
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NUMBER ONE, HUTTON SERVICES.WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AYE. SO IT PASSES 5 TO 1.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAPMAN. THANK YOU, JAMES.
OKAY. AND WE'RE GOING TO NOW MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION.
[CLOSED SESSION:]
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON JULY 24TH, 2023, BEGINNING AT 7:00 PM.WE'LL CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING ITEMS LISTED UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071, 551.072, 551.074, 551.076 AND 551.087. NO FINAL ACTION DECISIONS OR VOTES WILL BE TAKEN WHILE THE BOARD IS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO BUSINESS CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH L.
[Business: Consent Agenda ]
DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANYTHING TO ASK ON ANY OF THESE AGENDAS OR ITEMS OR ANYTHING WOULD YOU LIKE TO PULL TO TALK ABOUT? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRINTED.WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
MOVING ON TO NUMBER 9, COMMUNICATION.
[COMMUNICATION]
DR. CAMARILLO.I'M MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ONE. AUDIENCE.
THERE WE GO. THANK YOU, MS. PULLIAM. I KNOW YOU JUST NEED TO STAND UP SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ME FOR THE NEXT THREE AGENDA ITEMS. SO I'LL TRY TO MAKE IT AS QUICK AND PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE.
SO I'LL BE SPEAKING TO SEVERAL OF THOSE THINGS IN THE NEXT TWO PRESENTATIONS.
WE START OFF WITH THE AD VALOREM TAXES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THIS ENDED THE ACT IN DECEMBER 31ST, 2022.
NOTHING THAT WE DO HERE IN LOCKHART ISD THAT MISS WEISER TOLD ME ABOUT.
SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN THE POLICY THAT HAS TO BE IN THERE.
THE SECOND ONE IS ACCOUNTING, INVENTORIES, CAPITALIZATION THRESHOLD.
WE FOR THE PURPOSES OF CLASSIFYING AN INDIVIDUAL CAPITAL ASSET, IT'S GOING TO BE AT $5,000.
SO IF HE WANTS TO SET SOMETHING FOR A GROUP OF ASSETS THAT ARE OVER $10,000, $500,000 AND THE COMPUTERS COST $500, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO MEET THE $5,000 INDIVIDUAL THRESHOLD.
SO THEY'VE ADDED THAT TO GIVE THE SUPERINTENDENT SOME LEEWAY ON THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE THE SAFETY PROGRAM, RISK MANAGEMENT, SECURITY PERSONNEL.
THIS ALL REFERS TO THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND TRAINING.
THEY JUST KIND OF GAVE IT ITS OWN POLICY.
SO THEY MOVED EVERYTHING OVER TO CKEC.
AND SO WHAT THEY'VE INCLUDED IN THERE IS JUST AGAIN STATING WHAT WE'VE STATED IN THE PAST IS WE HAVE ENTERED INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO PROVIDE A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, AND THIS ALSO SAYS THAT THEY SHOULD PROVIDE SERVICES CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT.
THE NEXT POLICY GOES TO IT KEEPS WITHIN THAT WITH THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS SAYS IN ADDITION, THEY SHALL PERFORM THE DUTIES AS DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT AND THEY ALSO SHALL NOT BE ASSIGNED ANY ROUTINE CLASSROOM OR DISCIPLINE ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS, AND THAT THEY ARE TO RECEIVE THE MINIMUM TRAINING THAT'S REQUIRED OF THE STATE AND BY LAW.
AND I KNOW OURS HAVE WENT LAST YEAR AND THEY'LL GO EVERY YEAR FOR THOSE THAT THEY NEED TO RENEW ON.
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I GET ALL THE FUN STUFF.SO HERE ALL THEY DID WAS ADD THE WORD THE IN THERE.
SO WE GOT TO BE GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT.
AND SO THEY WENT IN THERE AND CHANGED THE WORD THE THAT I PUT IN RED.
THAT WAS THE ONLY CHANGE IN OUR CURRENT POLICY.
IN ADDITION, WE HAVE STANDARDS THAT WE MEET.
EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE THAT'S NOT BOLDED IS WHAT IT HAS READ IN THE PAST.
THEY'VE ADDED NOW THAT IT INCLUDES ANY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY PRIMARILY USED AS STUDENT HOUSING.
SO THEY'VE JUST ADDED THAT ADDITION IN THERE.
FOOD, NUTRITION MANAGEMENT, MEAL CHARGES.
THEY'VE REMOVED ALL THE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS ADDRESSING I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, BUT WE USED TO HAVE TO PUT ALL THESE THINGS IN PLACE ABOUT IF A KID EXHAUSTED THEIR BALANCE AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO GIVE THEM ANOTHER MEAL.
AND BECAUSE WE'VE MOVED TO NOW HAVING EVERYBODY IN THE NEXT POLICY HERE.
OOPS, SORRY. FURTHER ON IT'LL TELL YOU I'M GOING FORWARD INSTEAD OF BACKWARDS.
PRETTY MUCH DID AWAY WITH THIS BECAUSE NOW WE'RE UNDER THE PROGRAM THAT EACH KID WILL GET A MEAL.
SO THEY'VE JUST TAKEN OUT ALL THE FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS AROUND IT.
SO PROCUREMENT WE HAVE THAT THE AUTHORITY HAS BEEN GIVEN TO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND SHALL OVERSEE THE USE OF THE FEDERAL THE CHILD NUTRITION FUNDS THAT USED TO BE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.
BUT WE'VE MOVED IT OVER TO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS.
THE SAME THING WITH THIS POLICY GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCE.
THE WORDING IS STILL THE SAME IN REGARDS TO WHERE WE GET THE PRODUCTS AND STUFF THAT WE USE.
WE'VE GIVEN THE AUTHORITY FROM WE MOVED THE AUTHORITY FROM MR. ESTRADA TO NOW MR. ACUNA DOING THAT FOR US.
COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION.
SO THAT IS WHY THE OTHER POLICIES WERE REMOVED FROM OUR LOCAL POLICIES.
ALL THEY DID WAS CHANGE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO NOW SAY, USDA.
THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE ALL THOSE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS TO DO STUFF LIKE THIS.
ALL RIGHT. SO THE NEXT ONE IS THE REASONABLE ASSURANCE.
WE HAVE THE DISTRICT SHALL USE THE LETTERS OF ISSUES OF REASONABLE ASSURANCE.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR SOME TIME.
BUT THIS UPDATE CAME BACK IN 2004, AND FOR SOME REASON, WE JUST DIDN'T NOTE IT IN OUR LOCAL POLICY.
SO IT'S A PRACTICE THAT WE'VE HAD IN PLACE.
THIS IS JUST NOW PUTTING IT IN POLICY.
ON THE FACILITIES, CONSTRUCTION, COMPETITIVE BIDDING, THE SPECIFICATIONS.
IT USED TO SAY THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE SHALL ENSURE THIS ONE.
THE CHANGE HAS NOW BEEN THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DOES THAT.
NOW IT JUST READS THAT IT'S THE SUPERINTENDENT.
SO THOSE ARE ALL THE C POLICIES.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE? ALL RIGHTY. I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE D POLICIES.
HAS TO DO WITH COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS COMPENSATION PLAN.
SO THIS ONE AS WELL ON THE SECOND SENTENCE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COMPENSATION PLAN, IT USED TO SAY THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE SHALL CLASSIFY.
SO, MR. ESTRADA, WE'RE GIVING YOU HOMEWORK AND THEN TAKING AWAY SOME STUFF.
[LAUGHTER] ON THE NEXT ONE ANNUALIZED SALARY.
THEY CHANGED FROM BI MONTHLY TO SEMI MONTHLY.
THEY JUST CHANGED THE TERMINOLOGY.
WE HAVE NEXT, THE PAY INCREASES.
AGAIN THAT USED TO SAY THAT THE PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES SHALL BE DETERMINED.
ON THE NEXT ONE LIKE THAT WORD THE THEY MOVED A SPACE BETWEEN MID AND YEAR AND PUT IT TOGETHER.
WANT YOU TO NOTE THOSE IMPORTANT THINGS.
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ALL RIGHT. AND THEN PREMIUM PAY DURING DISASTERS.THEY ADDED, FOR THOSE THAT MITIGATE THE REASON FOR AN EMERGENCY CLOSING.
PROOF OF THAT WAS THE D POLICIES.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE? IF NOT, I'LL MOVE ON TO THE F POLICIES.
WE CAN INVESTIGATE THE RESIDENCY.
THIS IS JUST ADDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.
SO THEY JUST ADDED THAT FIRST PART OF THAT SENTENCE.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE TRANSFER OF CREDIT.
IT USED TO SAY THAT WILL DETERMINE THE SUBJECTS AND THE CREDIT FOR THESE COURSES.
NOW IT'S SAYING TO ENSURE CREDIT INCLUDED PROPORTIONATE CREDIT IS AWARDED APPROPRIATELY.
THIS HAS TO DO WITH OUR HOMELESS STUDENTS THAT COME INTO OUR DISTRICT.
THEY'VE ADDED JUST WHAT'S BOLDED THERE TO THE STUFF THAT WE ALREADY DO.
AND THEN THE NEXT ONE TALKS ABOUT HOW THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL MONITOR THE REPORTED COUNTS.
SO MR. DAVIDSON AND I ARE WORKING ON WITH TASB ON WHAT THE PROCESS IS GOING TO BE FOR MR. ESTRADA. AND SO WE'LL BE DOING SOME CHECK INS WITH HIM ON THOSE COUNTS FOR BULLYING AND ANY CASES THAT HAPPEN WITH THAT ON ANY REPORTED INCIDENCES.
ANY QUESTIONS? SO EVERYTHING IN THIS WHAT YOU'RE PRESENTING CAME OUT OF TASB POLICY SERVICES? YES, SIR. SO JUST KIND OF STANDARD BOILER AND THERE WAS THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THEY INPUT ANY OF THE RULES THAT APPLY WITH OUR POLICIES.
THESE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT WERE AFFECTED.
OKAY. SO YOU'LL BE BRINGING THIS BACK NEXT MONTH FOR APPROVAL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BOARD? OKAY. THANK YOU, MA'AM. YOU'RE WELCOME.
WE MOVE ON TO ITEM B CONSIDER AND OR APPROVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN LOCKHART.
I'M SORRY COMMUNICATION A CONSIDER AND OR APPROVE LOCKHART ISD 2023 2024 STUDENT CODE OF HANDOUT.
[Consider and/or Approve Lockhart ISD 2023-2024 Student Code of Conduct]
CONDUCT.IT'S A HANDOUT. [LAUGHTER] IT'S HANDED OUT TO PARENTS EVERY YEAR.
WE DO HAVE JUST THE ONLY THINGS THAT I'VE HIGHLIGHTED IN THERE.
SOME OF THOSE THINGS ARE AESTHETIC.
AND THEY WERE VERY LONG, LIKE PUT AN A HERE, A COMMA HERE, SEMICOLON.
THE BIG THING THAT THEY KEEP STATING AND ENSURING THAT WE HAVE IN ALL OUR POLICIES IS THAT SROS OR ANY SECURITY PERSONNEL ARE NOT TASKED WITH BEHAVIORAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES. THAT IS, AS THEY SAY HERE, BETTER ADDRESSED BY OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND PRINCIPALS THAT WORK ON THAT CAMPUS.
SECONDLY, THEY GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITIES HERE THAT SOME OF THE THINGS THEY'VE ASKED, WHAT WE WANT TO DO, THE OTHER THINGS THEY'VE SAID IS A CHANGE THAT WE HAVE TO PUT IN PLACE. THIS ONE WAS THEY USED TO HAVE THAT VALEDICTORIANS AND SALUTATORIANS WERE THE ONLY ONES LISTED AS GIVING THE OPENING AND CLOSING REMARKS AT GRADUATION, WHICH IS TYPICALLY THE TRADITIONAL WAY TO DO THINGS.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF SOME DISTRICTS HAVE HAVE OTHER PEOPLE SPEAKING AS WELL.
SO THEY'VE ADDED MADE A MORE GENERAL STATEMENT.
YOU SHOULD NOT BE ENGAGED IN ANY MISCONDUCT IN SCHOOL SUSPENSION, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
BUT AGAIN, THEY'VE JUST ADDED A GENERAL STATEMENT TO READ STUDENTS ELIGIBLE TO GIVE THOSE REMARKS.
SO IN HERE WE'RE USING THE TERM DAEP, WHICH I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT THAT, BUT IS THAT WE'RE MEANING LDMC, RIGHT? CORRECT. SO WHY DON'T WE JUST USE LDMC? THE STATE TERM IS THE DISTRICT ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.
WHY DON'T WE CALL IT THAT HERE THEN? BECAUSE WE USE THAT'S OUR NAME OF OUR DISTRICT ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
YEAH, I KNOW. BUT JUST FOR CONSISTENCY, THE POLICY.
IT'S THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A LOT OF DISTRICTS, THEY'RE THEY MAY CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE, BUT WE CALL IT LDMC.
BUT THE TERM THAT THE STATE TERM IS DAEP.
MANDATORY PLACEMENT, MISCONDUCT, THAT REQUIRES DAEP PLACEMENT.
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THEY'VE ADDED THROUGH THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT WE HAVE CONSIDERED IN THAT E-CIGARETTES IS NOW INCLUDED IN THAT POLICY.AND I DO HAVE STATS THAT I DID WANT TO SHARE.
LET ME GET THEM. AND I WANTED TO JUST KIND OF READ THOSE BECAUSE THERE'S ANOTHER POLICY THAT RELATES TO THIS FOR OUR STATS FROM LAST YEAR.
WE HAD A TOTAL OF DAEP PLACEMENTS, 250 IN 21, 22 AND 22-23 WE HAD 340.
OF THE 340 THIS PAST YEAR, 225 OF THOSE PLACEMENTS HAD TO DO WITH VAPING OR E-CIGARETTES.
AND SO NOW THEY'VE ADDED THAT IN THERE.
THEY'VE INCLUDED THAT IN MANDATORY PLACEMENTS.
I'M SORRY. SO WE'D BETTER BUILD A BIGGER PLACE.
SO I'M GOING TO GET TO THAT IN JUST A SECOND.
[LAUGHTER] SO PLACEMENT ORDER, THIS JUST ADDED THAT WHEN A KID DOES VIOLATE ANYTHING IN THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT WHERE THEY DO HAVE MANDATORY DAEP, A PARENT MAY ASK FOR A SPECIAL ED SERVICES OR THEIR STUDENT TO BE TESTED.
SO THEY'VE ADDED THAT IN THE HEARING WHEN THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
SO TO YOUR POINT, MR. BURNETT, DAEP AT CAPACITY, ONE OF THE THINGS THEY'VE INCLUDED IN HERE IS THAT IF DAEP IS AT CAPACITY, WHICH HAPPENED VERY REALISTICALLY ACROSS THE STATE, NOT JUST HERE, WHEN WE'RE GETTING TO THAT POINT, THERE'S STATING THAT WE MAY PLACE A STUDENT BACK ON IN THE CAMPUS IN ISS TO MAKE MORE ROOM FOR A MORE VIOLENT CRIME THAT WAS THAT HAPPENED OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT THEY DID.
WE'RE PUTTING ALL THE STUDENTS THERE AT DAEP.
WE'RE JUST WE'LL CONTINUE SEEING WHAT WE'LL DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO EVERYTHING ELSE RATHER THAN GET TO THAT, BECAUSE THERE WILL BE NO QUESTION ABOUT STUDENTS GOING OR NOT. IT'S GOING TO BE A MANDATORY PLACEMENT.
HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT WHERE ON CAMPUS WE WOULD PUT THEM? I THINK THERE'S OTHER PLACES WE CAN THINK OF BESIDES PUTTING THEM ON CAMPUS.
SO I'D RATHER NOT PUT THEM BACK ON CAMPUS BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF THE STIPULATIONS OF THE DAEP.
RIGHT. YOU GET REMOVED FROM THE CAMPUS.
RESTRICTIONS DURING PLACEMENT.
WHEN A STUDENT GOES TO DAEP, AS YOU KNOW, THEY'RE RESTRICTED FROM SEVERAL THINGS.
SO WE ADDED THAT WE WOULD AND REMEMBER THIS IS DURING PLACEMENT.
AGAIN, THAT'S DURING PLACEMENT.
BUT WE'VE ADDED THAT TO EXPAND IT TO LOCALLY DEFINED THINGS THAT WE WANT TO INCLUDE.
THE SECOND ONE IS FOR SENIORS.
SO FLAT OUT THOSE STUDENTS CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN GRADUATION.
THIS HAS GIVEN US SOME SOME LEEWAY TO SAY IT'S GOING TO END THE LAST DAY OF INSTRUCTION, WHICH IS THE DAY BEFORE OR THAT HALF DAY SO STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE GRADUATION CEREMONY IF WE WANT THEM TO.
IF WE DON'T WANT THEM TO, WE WOULD SPECIFY THAT IN THE DAEP PLACEMENT ORDER.
IN THE PAST IT WAS JUST YOU DON'T GRADUATE, YOU DON'T GET TO WALK, PERIOD.
THIS IS JUST GIVING US SOME WIGGLE ROOM AROUND THAT.
SO SAY 20 DAYS BEFORE GRADUATION, THEY GET PLACED IN, YOU KNOW, LDMC.
YES, SIR. SO AT THAT TIME, YOU WOULD HAVE TO SPECIFY WHETHER THEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE.
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YOU CAN'T GO BACK AND BACK DATED OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO ADD IN THERE, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN GRADUATION.
AND THAT WOULD BE BASED ON THE SEVERITY OR HOW WOULD YOU MAKE THAT DECISION.
AND SO MAYBE THE STUDENTS DISCIPLINE RECORD.
IT MAY BE WHAT THE ACTION WAS WHEN IT HAPPENED.
ALL OF THAT IS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN WE MAKE THOSE PLACEMENT DECISIONS BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS A CASE BY CASE BASIS OTHER THAN MANDATORY WHERE THEY TELL YOU THEY'RE GOING TO PLACE FOR THESE DAYS, YOU STILL HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO SAY UP TO THIS MANY DAYS.
BUT I THINK THIS IS A WAY FOR US JUST TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WE CAN DO THAT OR ADD THAT IN THERE.
WHAT WAS THAT LAST MONTH OF THE SCHOOL.
I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THAT LAST MONTH.
EXACTLY. AND I KNOW MR. LOCKHART IS SHAKING HIS HEAD BECAUSE HE'S BEEN ON THE RECEIVING END OF THAT SOMETIMES, RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH.
THIS IS JUST AGAIN, SAYING THAT THIS IS MANDATORY PLACEMENT AND THE STUDENT WILL BE PLACED IN DAEP.
I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION.
WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED.
THANK YOU. WE MOVE ON TO ITEM B.
[Consider and/or Approve Agreement Between Lockhart ISD and Communities In Schools of Central Texas, 2023-2024 and Possible Expansion]
CONSIDER AND OR APPROVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN LOCKHART ISD AND COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF CENTRAL TEXAS 2023, 2024 AND POSSIBLE EXPANSION.YES, SIR. I'M JUST GOING TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST MONTH WHERE WE CURRENTLY HAVE THREE OF OUR CAMPUSES IN THIS COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS MODEL, AS I SHOWED YOU LAST MONTH, THESE ARE THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE AND HOW WE MOVE TO SATURATING THE DISTRICT TO NOW A FIVE CAMPUS MODEL.
WE GET ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR THAT.
THE INVESTMENT FROM OUR END IS $90,000 TO ADD TWO MORE SCHOOLS WHILE THEIR COST FOR ADDING THAT TO THEIR BUDGET IS $149,000. SO WE'D LIKE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER IT.
WE PRESENTED IT LAST MONTH JUST ASKING FOR APPROVAL.
WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN LOCKHART ISD AND COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS OF CENTRAL TEXAS 2023 THROUGH 2024 AND POSSIBLE EXPANSION AS PRESENTED.
WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 6 TO 0.
[Consideration and possible action to ratify Board decision to amend pay rate for work outside of school hours for special education staff]
STAFF. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AS YOU RECALL, OR YOU MAY RECALL, GOING BACK TO NOVEMBER OF 2022, WE HAD OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESENTATION AND UPDATE AND REQUEST.DURING THAT TIME, SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ASKED FOR DIFFERENT POSITIONS AND SOME INCREASES TO CERTAIN PAY.
IN DECEMBER WHEN THE BOARD CAME AROUND, WE TOOK ACTION ON THAT, BUT WE HAD LEFT OUT THIS IMPORTANT PIECE REGARDING SOME OF THE PAY FOR OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOUR WORK THAT SOME OF OUR SPECIAL ED STAFF WAS DOING DURING SUMMER TIME THIS LAST MONTH WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THESE FOLKS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY USE THAT.
AND SO THAT'S WHEN WE FOUND THIS.
SO THIS IS JUST A CLEANUP TO ADDRESS THE INTENT OF THE MOTION IN DECEMBER.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS BOARD? IF NOT, WE'LL HEAR A MOTION.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE PAY RATE FOR WORK OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF AS PRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION IN NOVEMBER OF 2022 AND AGAIN TONIGHT TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR WORK PERFORMED SINCE JUNE 1ST, 2023.
WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 6 TO 0.
[Consider and/or Approve Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Lockhart and Lockhart ISD for the 2023-2024 School Year for School Resource Officers]
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SCHOOL YEAR FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WRIGHT, MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA.
WE HAVE THE NEXT COUPLE OF ACTION ITEMS. THIS FIRST ONE IS OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF LOCKHART FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AND OUR SRO PROGRAM WHERE WE HAVE AN SRO AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, OUR JUNIOR HIGH.
AND WE HAVE A DISTRICT WIDE SUPERVISOR.
WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROGRAM FOR THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS BOARD? MR. PRESIDENT. OH, GO AHEAD.
MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE THE INTER-LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LOCKHART INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF LOCKHART REGARDING THE PROVISION OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AS PRESENTED AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO NEGOTIATE LOCKHART ISD'S FEE TO THE CITY PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT.
WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? PASSES 6 TO 0.
THANK YOU. CONSIDER AND OR APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT BID.
[Consider and/or Approve the Purchase of Food Service Equipment Bid]
DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR THIS? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT TO STRATEGIC EQUIPMENT LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $331,127.92 AND AMEND THE FOOD SERVICE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. MYSELF AND ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 6 TO 0.
[Consider and/or Approve Bid for Projectors for the Classroom with an Alternate for Interactive Panels]
MS. HOMANN. YOU'RE GOOD.DO Y'ALL WANT TO DO THAT FOR ME, TOO? YOU KNOW, Y'ALL CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND MAKE A.
NO. GOOD EVENING, BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA.
WE DID PUT OUT A BID FOR PROJECTORS WITH AN ALTERNATE OF INTERACTIVE PANELS.
WE DID ALLOW THE TEACHERS TO ALSO EVALUATE THE INTERACTIVE PANELS.
WITH THAT, WE HAVE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD BE PLACING HIGH SCHOOL OR THE HIGH SCHOOL WOULD GET PROJECTORS IN THE CLASSROOM AND WE WOULD PILOT THE INTERACTIVE PANELS AT STRAWN ELEMENTARY.
THESE PANELS WILL PROVIDE WIRELESS CASTING AND PROJECTION CAPABILITIES.
M&A TECHNOLOGY IS THE VENDOR THAT WE WOULD LIKE FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THAT HAD THE BEST VALUED PROPOSAL BECAUSE WE ARE ALSO GETTING A FIVE YEAR WARRANTY WITH THE PROJECTORS AND A SEVEN YEAR WARRANTY WITH THE INTERACTIVE PANELS SO.
SO ARE WE GOING WITH PROJECTORS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR COST REASONS, OR WHY? AS OPPOSED TO THE INTERACTIVE PANELS? FOR BOTH. SO SOME OF IT IS COST.
I MEAN, IT'S YOU KNOW, THE PANELS ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE UP FRONT, POTENTIALLY LONG TERM.
WE WANT TO SEE IF THEY'RE CHEAPER IN THE LONG RUN.
BUT PART OF IT IS ALSO TRAINING IMPLEMENTATION.
SO WITH THE STAFFING WE HAVE, WE FELT LIKE USING GOING TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND BUILDING THIS PROGRAM OUT OVER TIME WAS APPROPRIATE.
YES SIR. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS BOARD? AND THE ELEMENTARY KIDS WOULD BENEFIT MORE FROM BEING MORE INTERACTIVE ALSO, WOULDN'T THEY ? POTENTIALLY. THAN HIGH SCHOOL PROBABLY SO.
OKAY. IN THAT CASE, MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE PROJECTORS INTERACTIVE PANELS FROM M&A TECHNOLOGY AND THE AMOUNT OF $327,254.35. I SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 6 TO 0.
THANK YOU BOARD MEMBERS. OKAY.
[Consider and/or Approve 2023 Nomination for Position on the Texas Association of School Boards, Region 13, Position B]
SO I GOT A LETTER FROM THE CURRENT THE WOMAN, THE BOARD MEMBER WHO HOLDS THAT POSITION.MS. MARY JANE HEDRICK IN DRIPPING SPRINGS.
SHE WAS ASKING FOR AN ENDORSEMENT.
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OTHER SUGGESTIONS OR QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW.I THINK SHE'S BEEN DOING IT ALREADY.
I'VE SEEN HER AT WORK, SO I THINK SHE'S DOING A GOOD JOB.
SO I'M GOOD WITH KEEPING HER OR CONTINUING TO PROMOTE HER ANYWAY.
SO IS THAT YOUR? WELL, I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A MOTION.
I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT MY FEELING IS.
WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 6 TO 0.
ITEM 11 BOARD AND STAFF COMMENTS.
[BOARD AND STAFF COMMENTS - ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST*]
MS. PULLIAM I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY TODAY.MR. BURNETT I'M GOOD, THANK YOU.
ROAR. WELL, THERE'S STILL SOME OF THAT STILL GOING ON.
ALSO WANTED TO CONGRATULATE SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA ON HIS RECENT AND I FORGOT TO WRITE IT DOWN WHAT IT WAS.
WAS IT THE BOARD BRIEFING? HOW MANY ARE YOU ON? [LAUGHTER] TWO. YOU SHOULD HAVE WROTE IT DOWN.
I SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN IT DOWN. PULL THE BOARD BRIEFING BACK OUT.
CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS.
[INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE] I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT MY HOLDING ONE THIS WEEKEND.
SO I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON THAT.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MR. LOCKHART, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE AND WELCOME ONCE AGAIN THE PRINCIPALS THAT ARE HERE WITH US.
AND YOU MOVE ON IT IN HIGH SCHOOL.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE TAFFY STUDENTS THAT WENT TO FLORIDA AND DID A GREAT JOB.
I THINK WE HAD A NATIONAL CHAMPION, BUT WE ALSO HAD PEOPLE THAT PLACED IN NATIONALS.
SO THAT'S PRETTY DARN EXCITING.
IT SHOWS THAT EVERYBODY'S STILL DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.
SO WE'VE GOT TO ENJOY THAT WHILE WE CAN BECAUSE WE'LL PROBABLY MESS UP DOWN THE LINE.
I'M ASSUMING WE WILL BRING THEM BACK IN AT SOME POINT AND RECOGNIZE THEM.
SO I ALSO WANT TO JUST SAY HOW PROUD I AM OF THE COMMUNITY JUST COMING TOGETHER FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOR OUR STUDENTS EVERYWHERE, NO MATTER WHAT OUR COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT ARE HELPING OUR STUDENTS.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M PROUD OF OUR COMMUNITY OF LOCKHART.
IT WAS THE THOMPSON EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP.
THERE'S ONE WEDNESDAY. YEAH, I THINK THE LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST MAYBE.
AT SOME UNGODLY HOUR OF 7:30, I THINK.
SURE. I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB WITH THIS HIRING SEASON DURING THE SUMMER, HAVE REALLY DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB OF TRYING TO FILL EVERY POSITION WITH WITH QUALITY PEOPLE FOR OUR KIDS.
ALSO, AS MR. RAYOS SAID, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY SAW MISS AMAYA, HAD A BIG EVENT GAVE OUT I THINK HER TWO THOUSANDTH BACKPACK THIS WEEKEND THE [INAUDIBLE] FAMILY HAD A FUNDRAISER FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR 12 KIDS IS DOING A SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE AND THEY HAVE AN EVENT COMING. I SAW PRINTING SOLUTIONS AND AS MR. RAYOS SAID, JUST VERY APPRECIATIVE TO WORK AND LIVE IN A COMMUNITY THAT STEPS UP.
HEB FILL THE BUS EVENT IS COMING.
SO I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE TO ATTEND THAT AS WELL.
BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 16TH AND KIDS BEING HERE FOR SURE.
MR. GUYTON, WILL YOU CLOSE US OUT TONIGHT? SURE. DEAR GOD, WE THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THIS TIME THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COME TOGETHER.
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EDUCATE OUR KIDS.WE ARE INDEED A BLESSED PEOPLE, AND WE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS WONDERFUL DAY.
IT'S IN YOUR SON JESUS NAME WE PRAY.
AMEN. AMEN. AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.