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>> I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE LOCKHART INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
[Call to Order]
TO ORDER ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2025 AT 6:30 PM.LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT A QUORUM OF BOARD MEMBERS IS PRESENT, THAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED, THAT NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551, LET THE RECORD SHOWS THAT TRUSTEE CHRIS CHARLES, SAM LOCKHART, TOM GUYTON, RENE RAYOS, REBECCA PULLIAM, DR. BARBARA SANCHEZ, MYSELF, MICHAEL WRIGHT PRESENT.
>> WE WILL NOW HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS BY THE JUNIOR ROTC.
[Presentation of Colors by JROTC]
COMMANDING THE LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL AIR FORCE JUNIOR ROTC COLOR GUARD IS CADET PEYTON GLASGOW.SINGING THE NATIONAL RANDOM IS LUCAS NIX. PLEASE RISE.
>> SAY CAN YOU SEE, BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT.
WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAILED AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING.
WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS THROUGH THE PERILOUS FIGHT.
OVER THE RAMPARTS WE WATCHED, WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING.
THE ROCKET'S RED GLARE, THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR, GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE, SAY DOES THAT STAR-SPANGLED BANNER YET WAVE.
OTHER THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE.
>> [INAUDIBLE] RIGHT. FORWARD MARCH. [APPLAUSE]
>> NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL BE THE INVOCATION.
TRUSTEE TOM GUYTON, WILL YOU PLEAD IT.
>> DEAR GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND FOR ALLOWING US TO COME TOGETHER THIS EVENING TO DO THE BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT.
LORD AS ALWAYS WE ASKED THAT YOU WOULD GUIDE US AND DIRECT US IN THE DECISIONS THAT WE WOULD MAKE.
WE ALSO THANK YOU, LORD FOR OUR COMMUNITY, OUR PARENTS, OUR STUDENTS, ALL THE INDIVIDUALS THAT MAKE UP THE DISTRICT LORD, WE REALIZE TRULY WHAT A BLESSING IT IS TO BE A PART OF SUCH A GREAT DISTRICT.
IT'S IN YOUR SON JESUS NAME, WE PRAY, AMEN.
>> AMEN. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO RECOGNITIONS, MR. ADAM MILLER.
[Recognitions]
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA.
WILL YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD TO HELP RECEIVE THIS EVENING'S HONOREES FOR RECOGNITION.
AS THEY MOVE FORWARD, I WANT TO SHARE WITH THE AUDIENCE, THE AWARD THAT THE BOARD WILL PRESENT TO ITS HONOREES THIS EVENING.
IT IS THE LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE COIN, AND IT'S GIVEN BY THE BOARD MEMBERS ONLY TO THOSE WHO TRULY EXEMPLIFY EXCELLENCE IN LISD.
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TONIGHT, WE WILL BEGIN OUR RECOGNITION.OUR FIRST RECOGNITION IS FOR OUR ALL AMERICAN CHEERLEADERS AND ALL-STAR DANCERS.
TONIGHT, WE ARE HONORED TO RECOGNIZE A GROUP OF INCREDIBLY TALENTED STUDENT ATHLETES WHO REPRESENTED LOCKHART ISD ON SOME OF THE BIGGEST STAGES IN THE WORLD.
OUR ALL AMERICAN CHEERLEADERS AND DANCERS TRAVELED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY FROM NEW YORK CITY TO HAWAII TO FLORIDA, SHOWCASING THEIR DEDICATION, TALENT, AND PRIDE.
OUR ALL AMERICAN CHEERLEADERS HAD THE PRESTIGIOUS OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM AT THE CITRUS BOWL IN FLORIDA, DISNEY WORLD THANKSGIVING PARADE, AND PEARL HARBOR MEMORIAL PARADE IN HONOLULU, HONORING OUR NATION'S HEROES.
MEANWHILE, OUR ALL AMERICAN ALL-STAR DANCERS TOOK PART IN ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC TRADITIONS IN THE COUNTRY, PERFORMING AT THE MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE IN NEW YORK CITY.
THESE STUDENT ATHLETES HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL COMMITMENT, HARD WORK, REPRESENTING LOCKHART ISD WITH EXCELLENCE.
THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS ARE A TESTAMENT TO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DEDICATION AND PERSEVERANCE MEET THE OPPORTUNITY.
THEY ARE TRULY UNLOCKING POTENTIAL AND ALWAYS LOCKED ON EXCELLENT, AND WE COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF THE WAY THEY HAVE REPRESENTED OUR DISTRICT ON THE NATIONAL STAGE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR ALL AMERICAN CHEERLEADERS AND OUR ALL-STAR DANCERS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN GIVING THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO ACCEPT YOUR WELL DESERVED RECOGNITION.
ALL AMERICAN CHEERLEADERS, SOPHOMORE SARIAH JOHNSON.
[APPLAUSE] JUNIOR MELANIE SUAREZ, JUNIOR AJAY QUINTERO, JUNIOR RACHEL BAYON, AND SENIOR ASHLEY CASILLAS.
[APPLAUSE] WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE OUR ALL-STAR DANCERS, BUT THEN WE'LL TAKE A CHEERLEADING PHOTO AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A DANCE PHOTO AFTER THAT.
THEN WE'LL TAKE ONE BIG GROUP ONE.
OUR ALL-STAR DANCERS ARE CAELAN GANNON, CAPTAIN.
[APPLAUSE] GRACIE FLORES, CO-CAPTAIN.
EMMA CAPELLO, SENIOR LIEUTENANT.
[APPLAUSE] RIONA VANBUREN, SENIOR LIEUTENANT.
[APPLAUSE] B TORRES-PUENTE, HEAD SOCIAL OFFICER.
[APPLAUSE] LINDA BRITO, SOCIAL OFFICER [APPLAUSE] AND ALIAH LEOS, SOCIAL OFFICER.
ALL OF OUR AMAZING ATHLETES ARE ACCOMPANIED TONIGHT BY LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL CHEER DIRECTORS, MR. JARIN PITTMAN, AND MS. MARY MAIORKA.
[APPLAUSE] DIRECTOR OF LIONETTES AND LEGACIES, MS. MELISSA LEBLANC.
[APPLAUSE] AND LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, MR. DANIEL MARTINEZ.
FIRST, WE'LL TAKE OUR CHEERLEADER PHOTOS.
FAMILIES, I'LL TAKE A PHOTO QUICKLY AND THEN Y'ALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO AS WELL.
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CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO OUR ALL AMERICAN CHEERLEADERS AND ALL-STAR DANCERS.FOR OUR NEXT RECOGNITION, WE PROUDLY RECOGNIZE AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT WHO HAS ACHIEVED ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS IN MUSIC EDUCATION, EARNING A PLACE IN THE TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION, TMEA ALL-STATE CHOIR.
THIS ACHIEVEMENT REPRESENTS MONTHS OF DEDICATION, YEARS OF DEDICATION, INTENSE PREPARATION AND MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HIGHLY COMPETITIVE COMPETITION AGAINST THE MOST TALENTED VOCALISTS IN THE STATE.
THROUGH COMMITMENT AND DISCIPLINE AND PASSION FOR MUSIC, THIS STUDENT HAS DEMONSTRATED WHAT IT MEANS TO BE LOCKED ON EXCELLENCE.
THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT IS A TESTAMENT NOT ONLY TO THEIR TALENT AND PERSEVERANCE, BUT ALSO TO THE INCREDIBLE SUPPORT OF THEIR CHOIR DIRECTOR, FAMILY, AND PEERS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING TMEA 5A ALL-STATE TENOR-BASS CHOIR MEMBER, LUCAS NIX.
[APPLAUSE] LUCAS IS ACCOMPANIED TONIGHT BY LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR DIRECTOR, MS. CAITLIN SANI, LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS, JAMES CROWLEY, AND LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, MR. DANIEL MARTINEZ.
[APPLAUSE] THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S RECOGNITIONS.
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>> NEXT ON THE AGENDA ITEM 5, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[Public Comment]
DID ANYBODY SIGN UP FOR SPEAKING? NO. WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE UP THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA HERE A LITTLE BIT.WE GOT SOME PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN, SO WE WANT TO LET THEM TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS SO THEY CAN GET ON THEIR WAY INSTEAD OF SPENDING ALL NIGHT HERE WITH US.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH ITEM HC,
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THE MIDDLE SCHOOL NUMBER 2 SCHEMATIC DESIGN.WE HAVE A BUNCH OF TALENTED PEOPLE HERE FROM OUR ARCHITECTURAL FIRM VLK, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE GIVING US A PRESENTATION ON WHAT THE JUNIOR HIGH MIGHT LOOK LIKE SOMEDAY, THE NEW JUNIOR HIGH.
>> PRESENTATION. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
THANK YOU BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT.
MARSTO, THANKS FOR HAVING US OUT TONIGHT.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SHOW YOU WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO.
WE'RE HERE TO SHOW YOU THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN UPDATE FOR THE NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUMP RIGHT IN. WHO WE ARE.
I'M RORY ESTES. I'M THE PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE FOR VLK ARCHITECTS OUT OF AUSTIN.
WE'VE GOT MADISON WILSON, WHO IS ANOTHER PROJECT DESIGNER WITH US, AND THEN MISS SARO EQUIN IS RIGHT BACK HERE ON THE BACK ROW, AND HE'S SERVING AS OUR PROJECT ARCHITECT FOR THE PROJECT.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE.
OBVIOUSLY, I JUST WANTED TO FLASH THIS UP AND JUST SAY THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN WHAT WE'RE DOING THAT'S HELPING US OUT WITH THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT.
WE COULDN'T DO WHAT WE'RE DOING WITHOUT ALL OF THESE PEOPLE.
BEHIND US, THERE'S A TON OF PEOPLE BACK AT THE OFFICE, THERE'S GOING TO BE CONSULTANTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE BROUGHT ON BOARD VERY SOON AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND WITH THE DISTRICT, WHO HAS HELPED US GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE HELP AND ASSISTANCE TO GET US TO WHERE WE ARE.
LOOKING AT THE SCHEDULE VERY QUICKLY.
I THINK A LOT OF US ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH WHERE WE ARE WITH THE SCHEDULE.
BUT I THINK SOME OF THE KEY THINGS TO POINT OUT ON THIS ONE, OBVIOUSLY, WHERE IT SAYS YOU ARE HERE, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE IN OUR TIMELINE, AND THAT IS FOR SCHEMATIC DESIGN BOARD PRESENTATION, WHICH IS TONIGHT.
THE OTHER THINGS TO NOTE ON HERE REALLY, WON'T GO INTO GREAT DETAIL ON THIS.
THERE'S MANY MILESTONES BETWEEN HERE AND THE TIME THAT WE START CONSTRUCTION.
BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE SCHEMATIC DESIGN THAT WE'LL GO INTO DESIGN DEVELOPMENT.
WE'LL GO INTO CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS IS WHERE WE DOCUMENT THE PROJECT, AND THEN WE SEND IT OUT TO BID, WHICH IS WHERE YOU SEE THAT BID DATE ON THERE.
THEN START OF CONSTRUCTION IS SLATED RIGHT NOW FOR JANUARY OF 2026, AND THEN COMPLETION IS GOING TO BE PRIOR TO SCHOOL STARTING IN AUGUST OF 2027, WHICH IS OVER HERE ON THE FAR RIGHT.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO SINCE WE STARTED.
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT WE DO IS DEVELOP A PROJECT VISION STATEMENT. THERE'S A LOT HERE.
I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE WHOLE THING, BUT REALLY THIS SERVES AS A REFERENCE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE DURATION OF THE PROJECT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE IN ALIGNMENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE PROJECT.
WE COME BACK AND WE REVISIT THIS VISION STATEMENT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROJECT.
BUT THE THINGS TO NOTE HERE THAT WERE BIG PRIORITY ITEMS WAS TO PRIORITIZE THE ADOLESCENT LEARNER BY PROVIDING EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY SAFE ENVIRONMENTS.
OUTDOOR SPACES AND AREAS FOR CREATIVITY AND SOCIALIZATION.
WE HAVE DESIGNED SMALLER LEARNING COMMUNITIES, WHICH WE'LL GO OVER HERE JUST A LITTLE BIT.
I THINK MOST OF YOU HAVE SEEN THOSE COMMUNITIES.
THE COMMUNITIES ARE BASICALLY BROKEN UP PER GRADE LEVEL, 6, 7TH, AND 8TH.
WE'LL GO INTO THAT IN A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL.
WE ALSO WANTED TO FOSTER A SENSE OF AGE APPROPRIATE BELONGING AND CONNECTION.
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INTENTIONALLY SHOWCASING EDUCATIONAL SPACES, AGAIN, LIKE FINE ART, CTE, AND SCIENCE.THEN WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES, AGAIN, THAT IGNITE CURIOSITY AND INSPIRE EXPLORATION.
WE'LL ALSO BE CAPITALIZING ON THE 1.5 YEARS OF STUDENT GROWTH, WHICH WE KNOW IS VERY IMPORTANT AND A HIGH PRIORITY AT LOCKHART ISD.
THAT VISION STATEMENT IS REALLY DERIVED FROM A PROCESS CALLED CURATION.
WHAT DO WE DO IN CURATION? [NOISE] WE BRING IN AN EDUCATIONAL PLANNER WHO LEADS A DISCUSSION WITH IMPORTANT DISTRICT STAKEHOLDERS.
IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS, THERE EARLY CONVERSATIONS, WE COME IN, WE START TALKING ABOUT CURRICULUM.
WE START TALKING ABOUT GOALS FOR THE PROJECT, ALL THE PARAMETERS FOR THE PROJECT.
THIS IS WHERE WE REALLY ESTABLISH ALL THE GOALS UP FRONT.
WE DO A PROCESS CALLED PROGRAMMING WHERE WE ACTUALLY GO IN AND WE TALK ABOUT EVERY NEED, EVERY SPACE THAT IS REQUIRED WITHIN THE BUILDING.
THEN WE START TO MAKE A LIST OF ALL THOSE SPACES AND WHAT SIZE THEY NEED TO BE AND WHAT THEY NEED TO BE ADJACENT TO, AND WE START TO LAY OUT THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF EACH BUILDING.
FROM THE CURATION PROCESS, WE ACTUALLY GENERATE A CURATION REPORT THAT GOES TO THE DISTRICT, AND AGAIN, THAT JUST OUTLINES EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED DURING THAT CURATION PROCESS, AND AGAIN, ESTABLISHING ALL THE GOALS AND ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
FROM CURATION, WE HAVE A PROCESS THAT IS CALLED VLK LAUNCH.
IT'S ONE OF OUR BRANDED SERVICES.
WHAT WE DO IN THE LAUNCH PROCESS, AND THIS IS JUST A SHORT VIDEO CLIP OF WHAT HAPPENS DURING THIS PROCESS.
BUT ONCE WE TAKE ALL OF THE PIECES OF THE BUILDING, [NOISE] EXCUSE ME, ALL THE ROOMS, ALL THOSE THINGS.
WE THEN GO AND WE MEET WITH DISTRICT LEADERS, CAMPUS LEADERS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THIS IS A BIG PROCESS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST MONTH OR TWO.
WE HAVE TWO DAYS THAT WE DO THIS.
WE HAVE A DAY 1 WHERE WE TAKE THE CURATION REPORT AND THE PROGRAMMING AND WE TAKE THOSE LIST OF SPACES, AND WE ACTUALLY LET THE COMMUNITY AND DIFFERENT MEMBERS PLAY AROUND WITH THOSE SPACES.
WE LET THEM HAVE A CHANCE AT DOING SOME OF THE DESIGN THEMSELVES.
THEN DAY 2, WE ACTUALLY BRING BACK SOME OF THE PLANS.
WE HAVE THEM VOTE ON IT, AND THEN WE BRING BACK SOME OF THE PLANS AND WE VOTE ON THOSE PLANS.
WHAT IT DOES IS IT REALLY GIVES THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYBODY THAT'S INVOLVED A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP.
IN THE DESIGN, IT ALSO GIVES US A LOT OF VISION FOR WHERE YOU GUYS WANT TO TAKE THE PROJECT.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHEN WE CONSTRUCT THE BUILDING, THE GOAL IS THAT EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE LAUNCH PROCESS CAN GO THROUGH THE BUILDING AND SAY, HEY, I WAS A PART OF THAT.
I WAS THE ONE WHO CAME UP WITH THE COURTYARD OR OTHER PIECES OF THE BUILDING.
AGAIN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S YOUR PROJECT AT THE END OF THE DAY.
THESE ARE AGAIN JUST SOME VIDEO CLIPS OF US GOING THROUGH THOSE PROCESSES.
WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL REAL QUICK ON DAY 1 AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
>> I'M GOING TO DIVE INTO THAT LAUNCH REVIEW WITH YOU ALL REAL QUICK.
WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS REAL QUICKLY, AND THEN RICHARD CAN GET STARTED ON THE FUN PART, WHICH IS THE DESIGN UPDATE.
ONE THING THAT WE GO THROUGH WITH THE LAUNCH GROUP IS THE TYPOLOGY BOARDS.
THIS IS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF SPACES THAT YOU'LL SEE WITHIN A SCHOOL, AND WE GET THEM TO VOTE AND REALLY GIVE US A BUNCH OF NOTES ON WHAT THEY LIKE, WHAT THEY DON'T LIKE, WAYS THAT STUDENTS LEARN AND HOW THEY CAN PICTURE THOSE SPACES FOR THEM.
YOU'LL SEE ADAPTABLE SPACE WITH WINDOWS, COLLABORATIVE SPACES, MULTI USE, MOVABLE WORKSTATIONS, COLLABORATIVE SPACES, AND THE GRADE LEVEL WINGS.
A LOT OF WHAT WE HEARD ON THESE TYPOLOGY BOARDS IS GOING TO BE THE ADAPTABLE MULTI USE SPACES.
THEN WE HAD THREE MORE, AND THOSE ARE EXCHANGE, EXTERIOR TYPOLOGY, AND OUTDOOR LEARNING.
WE HEARD LARGE OPEN CAFETERIA WITH DIFFERENT AREAS TO SIT, OUTDOOR COVERED SPACES, AND COVERED WALKWAYS AND AMPHITHEATER IS GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MULTI DISCIPLINES.
AGAIN, THAT MULTI USE ABILITY THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS.
DAY 1, THIS IS GOING TO BE WHAT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACTUALLY CAME UP WITH.
THERE WERE SIX DIFFERENT TEAMS, AND THEY WERE GIVEN THE PIECES AND THE SITE TO GO IN AND CREATE THEIR DREAM SCHOOL.
WE SAY IT ONLY COSTS DREAMS RIGHT NOW.
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THEY GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH AND PUT THIS TOGETHER IN THE WAY THAT THEY SEE THEIR STUDENTS, TEACHERS WORKING.THIS GROUP OF PARENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF, THEY GET TO GO THROUGH AND REALLY DREAM BIG.
AFTER DAY 1, WE TAKE WHAT WE HEARD FROM THEM.
WE TAKE ALL THOSE BOARDS, WE COMBINE THEM AND TAKE THE WINNERS AND CREATE OUR THREE CONCEPTS FROM THEIRS.
WE HAD A SPINE CONCEPT, WHICH THEY LOVE THE SEPARATE WING FOR SIXTH GRADE, TWO SEPARATE OUTDOOR SPACES.
SIXTH GRADE AND SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE HAD THEIR OWN SPILL OUT SPACES AND THE EASY MONITORING OF THE MAIN HALLWAY.
THEN WE HAD AN OUTDOOR COURTYARD, WHICH WAS A LOT OF THE GROUPS PUT THAT TOGETHER.
THEY LOVE THE OUTDOOR SPACE IN THE CENTER, THE ACCESSIBILITY, AND THE GRADE LEVEL SEPARATION OF THAT ONE.
THEN WE HAD FORM, WHICH WORKED ITS WAY AROUND THE LIBRARY CAFETERIA AREA.
WE'RE NOT A BIG FAN OF THE BLENDING OF THE GRADES AND THE LACK OF THE EXTERIOR ACCESS FOR THE PLATFORM.
WE HAD A REALLY CLOSE TIE ON THIS ONE OR A REALLY CLOSE WIN THERE. THIRTY EIGHT AND 35.
BUT AFTER WE TALKED TO EVERYONE, WE HEARD THEY REALLY LIKED DIFFERENT PIECES OF THOSE TWO AND WOULD RATHER SEE THEM BLENDED.
WE MET WITH THE DISTRICT AND DISCUSS THEIR PREFERENCES AS WELL AND BLENDED THOSE TWO PLANS TOGETHER.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND REVIEW THE DESIGN UPDATE AND SHOW YOU GUYS WHERE WE'RE AT AS OF TODAY WITH THE DESIGN.
RIGHT NOW, AGAIN, WHAT I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THIS IS VERY EARLY.
THIS IS WHAT WE CALL SCHEMATIC DESIGN, AGAIN.
IT'S REALLY THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS HERE THAT ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, BUT WE DO FEEL VERY GOOD THAT IT'S HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S DEVELOPERS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT SURROUNDS THE SITE.
YOU'LL SEE UP THERE AT THE TOP ON THE LEFT, WHERE YOU HAVE THE ENTRY THAT COMES INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE SCHOOL WOULD BE ON YOUR RIGHT HAND SIDE AS YOU ENTER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SOME OF THE BIG THINGS TO NOTE HERE, THE DEVELOPER HAS TOLD US THAT THEY REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC THAT COMES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS FROM THE EAST AND THE SOUTH SIDE.
WE'VE ARRANGED THE BUILDING IN A SPECIFIC WAY TO WHERE YOU HAVE AN INTERESTING FACADE ON THE EAST.
YOU HAVE AN INTERESTING FACADE ON THE SOUTH, AND THEN YOU HAVE SOME OF THOSE BACK OF HOUSE SPACES THAT ARE HAPPENING ON THE WEST AND ON THE NORTH.
YOUR MAIN ENTRY WOULD BE RIGHT DOWN HERE ON THE BOTTOM ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
AGAIN, WE WOULD HAVE SOME SIDEWALKS AND SOME PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS THAT LEAD YOU UP TO THE MAIN ENTRY.
DOWN HERE ON THE SOUTH IS THE PARENT DROP OFF WITH PLENTY OF QUEUING FOR CARS IN THE MORNING, IN THE AFTERNOON.
STUDENT AND STAFF PARKING OVER HERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE WITH SERVICE YARD THAT WOULD BE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OVER THERE.
WE DO HAVE SOME MORE STAFF PARKING UP AT THE TOP WITH A BUS LOOP THAT COMES IN FROM THE THAT MAIN DRIVE THAT COMES AROUND.
WHERE YOUR DINING IS UP THERE, YOU OBVIOUSLY WANT TO KEEP SOME OF THAT BACK OF HOUSE AS WELL AND KEEP THAT HID AND THAT'S WHERE DELIVERIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT WOULD BE MADE.
[NOISE] OTHER THINGS TO NOTE ON HERE THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT.
EVERY TIME THAT WE THINK ABOUT A NEW SCHOOL LIKE THIS, WE ALWAYS HAVE TO THINK ABOUT FUTURE GROWTH.
WHERE WOULD THAT FUTURE GROWTH HAPPEN? HOW WOULD IT BE INCORPORATED INTO THE CURRENT PLAN? YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE IS A COUPLE OF DASHED FADED WHITE BOXES.
THERE'S ONE ON THIS SIDE THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE A WHOLE OTHER WING.
THEN THERE'S ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE THAT SAYS POTENTIAL FUTURE ADDITION.
THOSE ARE TWO AREAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LEAVE BLANK.
WE KEEP THAT CLEAR AND FREE OF THINGS LIKE UTILITIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE CAN MAKE THOSE EASIER TO BUILD ON LATER.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE AT A FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY.
WHAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR IS 900 STUDENTS WITH A MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF 1250.
OUR TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE IS JUST OVER 163,000 SQUARE FEET.
POTENTIAL ADDITION, DID WE AGREE ON 300? THREE HUNDRED ADDITIONAL STUDENTS IS WHAT WE'D BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE WITH THE NEW ADDITIONS.
THIS JUST GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE SAME SITE THAT WE WERE JUST LOOKING AT.
THIS GIVES YOU A BETTER IDEA OF THE MASSING AND HOW TALL EACH ONE OF THE SPACES WILL BE.
AGAIN, THESE AREAS RIGHT DOWN HERE WOULD BE YOUR SIXTH SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH GRADE WINGS.
WE'LL SHOW YOU THE PLANS IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL HERE IN JUST A SECOND.
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MAIN ENTRY, AGAIN, DOWN THERE WHERE IT'S LABELED.THEN YOU HAVE A LOT OF THESE WHAT WE CALL BIG BOX SPACES IN THE BAG, YOUR CAFETERIA, YOUR GYM, YOUR FINE ARTS.
AGAIN, GIVES YOU JUST A SENSE OF MASSING AND THEN WE'LL SHOW YOU HERE IN A MINUTE A FEW RENDERINGS DOWN FROM EYE LEVEL TO SHOW YOU WHAT THE BUILDING COULD LOOK LIKE.
WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO RICHARD AND LET HIM GO THROUGH THE FLOOR PLANS.
>> LIKE MADISON MENTIONED BEFORE, WHEN WE WENT TO THE COMMUNITY MEETING, WE GOT PRETTY DISTINCT OPTIONS FOR THEM TO REVIEW.
THEY LANDED ON LIKE THE SPINE AND THE COURTYARD.
LIKE SHE MENTIONED, WE CAME BACK AND WE TOOK THOSE BECAUSE THEY WERE VOTED ON PRETTY EQUALLY.
BROUGHT THOSE TOGETHER AND WHAT YOU'LL SEE BEFORE YOU IS THE CULMINATION OF THOSE TWO IDEAS.
ONE WITH THE SPINE, WHICH IS REALLY THE BIG DRIVER ON THAT OPTION WAS THE MAIN HALLWAY THAT CONNECTED ALL THE SPACES, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE COURTYARD. IT'S THE COURTYARD.
BRINGING THAT TIER, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S TWO MAIN HALLWAYS.
BASICALLY YOU TOOK THE SPINE, SPLIT IT INTO TWO TO PUT THAT INTERIOR COURTYARD.
WHAT'S SO DESIRABLE ABOUT THAT INTERIOR COURTYARD IS IT'S SURROUNDED BY THE BUILDING.
IT'S ROUGHLY A FOOTBALL FROM THE 20 YARD LINE TO THE 20 YARD LINE AND ABOUT THE WIDTH OF A FOOTBALL FIELD OF SPACE THAT'S COMPLETELY ENCLOSED BY THE BUILDING.
AGAIN, THE WHOLE DRIVER OF THIS WAS TO BRING THAT SPYING ASPECT, BUT THEN HAVE VISIBILITY FROM THOSE MAIN HALLWAYS. LET ME USE THE POINTER.
THE MAIN HALLWAYS THAT GO FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH ON BOTH SIDES.
ALL DAY YOU HAVE COMPLETE VISIBILITY OF THAT COURTYARD AND THEN TO ORGANIZE THE SPACES AROUND IT.
OTHER BIG THINGS WE HEARD WAS THE SEPARATION OF THE GRADES.
THAT WAS SUPER IMPORTANT, AND SPECIFICALLY SIXTH GRADE.
WHEN ROY WAS TALKING ABOUT THE SITE, SIXTH GRADES GOT THEIR OWN WINGS.
THERE'S ONE ENTRY POINT FOR SIXTH GRADE DOWN HERE.
THE ENTRY POINT FOR SEVEN GRADE IS DOWN THERE, AND THEN ALSO THE EIGHTH GRADE.
SIXTH GRADES GOT AN OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACE ALL TO THEMSELVES.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO MIX WITH ANYBODY ELSE.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO USE THE GENERAL COURTYARD.
IT'S COVERED BY THE SECOND FLOOR.
BUT THEN EIGHTH GRADE AND SEVENTH GRADE HAVE A SHARED OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACE THAT ABUTS THE CTE SHOPS.
REALLY TRYING TO FOCUS ON BRINGING THAT CTE PROGRAM OUT TO THE COVERED OUTDOOR SPACE TO GIVE IT ACCESSIBILITY TO THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS.
ALONG THE BOTTOM, AND BACKTRACK A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE MAIN ENTRY LIKE ROY WAS TALKING ABOUT, ALL THE ORANGES, ALL THE ADMINISTRATION.
BUT YOU'LL ALSO SEE THAT THERE'S ADMINISTRATION SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
THERE'S OTHER POCKETS OF ADMINISTRATION.
THIS IS MORE CRITICAL ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
YOU'LL SEE THAT IT'S DISTRIBUTED.
ALL THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS ARE DISTRIBUTED OUT THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
IN ADDITION, THE COUNSELORS ARE BROKEN OUT OF THE MAIN AP AND ALONG THE MAIN HALLWAY.
THE COUNSELOR AND THE SOCIAL WORKER CAN BE AVAILABLE TO THE STUDENTS ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS AND NOT TUCKED INTO THE BACK MAIN ADMINISTRATION.
ALSO, RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE MAIN ENTRY IS THE LIBRARY.
THE LIBRARIES AT THIS END OF THE COURTYARD AND THEN THE DINING AT THE NORTH END OF THE COURTYARD.
YOU HAVE THE TWO ACADEMIC WINGS, AND THEN THE ATHLETICS IN THE BACK AND ALL THE FINE ARTS IN THE MAGENTA COLOR.
YOU HAVE THE ART, MUSIC, AND DANCE.
>> ON THE SECOND FLOOR, AGAIN, IS AGAIN BROKEN OUT BY THE WINGS.
YOU HAVE SIXTH GRADE WITH ITS DEDICATED SECOND FLOOR, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH, BUT WE PUT ALL THE SCIENCE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, AND THAT DOES A LOT OF THINGS BECAUSE SCIENCE HAS A LOT OF VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS AND STUFF, SO BEING CLOSE TO THE ROOF IS GOOD.
BUT HAVING ALL THAT OUTDOOR COVERED SPACE THAT'S UNDERNEATH, THERE ARE STRATEGICALLY PLACED STAIRS TO WHERE SCIENCE CAN COME OUT AND GO DOWN THE STAIRS AND BE INTO THAT SECURE OUTDOOR COVERED SPACE ON BOTH SIXTH GRADE, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH.
AGAIN, LIKE I WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT ADMINISTRATION THAT'S BEING DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
A LITTLE BIT CLOSER LOOK INTO THE ACTUAL FLOOR PLAN.
AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, THE LOBBY, THERE'LL BE A SMALL LITTLE WHAT WE'RE CALLING A POCKET PARK, BUT THERE'S AN AREA THAT YOU CAN GATHER IN FOR THE PARENT DROP AND THE PARENT PICK UP, AND THEN THERE'S THE LOBBY PORTION RIGHT HERE.
EVERYTHING BACK HERE IS ALL THE BACK-OF-HOUSE ADMINISTRATION LIKE YOUR PRINCIPAL, CONFERENCE ROOMS, OR REGISTRAR ATTENDANT.
ALL THE BUSINESS HAPPENS IN THE LOBBY.
THE ATTENDANCE CLERK HAS A WINDOW, THE RECEPTION HAS A WINDOW, AND THEN THE SRO IS POSITIONED IN A WAY TO WHERE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO BOTH THE LOBBY AND THE MAIN HALLWAY FOR SECURITY REASONS.
THEY'LL HAVE GREAT VISIBILITY OF THE FRONT DOOR, THE FRONT DRIVE, AND THEN ALSO THE TWO HALLWAYS THAT GO AROUND THE SCHOOL.
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THIS IS THAT COUNSELOR SUITE I WAS TALKING ABOUT, THE SOCIAL WORK AND THE COUNSELORS BROKEN OUT.BETWEEN THAT AND THE LIBRARY IS AN OUTDOOR COVERED AREA FOR THE LIBRARY TO SPILL OUT.
THE IDEA ON THAT IS A PORTION OF IT'S COVERED, BUT MOST OF IT'S SHADED AND THAT THE ABILITY TO MOVE FROM INSIDE THE LIBRARY TO OUTSIDE IS VERY FLUID IN THAT INSTANCE.
THEN PLUS THEY'VE GOT A GREAT VIEW OF THIS ENTIRE COURTYARD.
COUPLE OF ANCILLARY SPACES HERE.
THERE'S THE WORKROOM, SPED SUITE, AND THEN THE PLC FOR THE SIXTH GRADE.
GETTING A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THE CLASSROOMS, AND I KNOW RORY SAID THIS WAS SCHEMATIC, BUT WE'VE GOTTEN WAY AHEAD.
WE HAVE ALL OUR ELECTRICAL ROOMS, ALL OUR RESTROOMS, ALL OUR STAIRS, IDF, TECHNOLOGY, IT'S ALL ACCOUNTED FOR IN THIS FLOOR PLAN.
WHEN HE SAYS IT'S 163,000 SQUARE FEET, THAT'S AN ACTUAL NUMBER.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT IS. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
BUT THE SIXTH GRADE, YOU HAVE YOUR CLASSROOMS ON THE FIRST LEVEL WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO THAT COVERED OUTDOOR LEARNING AND IF YOU NOTICE, THE SECOND FLOOR EXTENDS OUT HERE.
THAT IS ALL COVERED SPACE BY THE SECOND FLOOR.
IF YOU LOOK AND YOU DO THE MATH THAT'S ROUGHLY FOUR TO FIVE CLASSROOMS WORTH OF COVERED SPACE FOR THE SIXTH GRADERS.
AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE FENCED IN, THAT'S SECURE, THAT'S NOT PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE.
AGAIN, THEN RESTROOMS ARE PART OF THAT.
WE DID PUT A CTE LAB RIGHT HERE BY SIXTH GRADE, BUT IT'S NOT IN THE SIXTH-GRADE WING.
THIS WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL SEVENTH, EIGHTH, AND SIXTH GRADE.
BUT AGAIN, IT'S CLOSE TO THE SIXTH-GRADE WING.
UPSTAIRS, YOU HAVE THREE SCIENCE LABS.
THIS IS REALLY KEY BECAUSE THAT PREP ROOM IS ROUGHLY 700 SQUARE FEET.
THE PREP ROOM IS PRETTY CLOSE TO A CLASSROOM SIZE, AND THAT'S REALLY BENEFICIAL FOR THE SCIENCE TEACHERS BECAUSE THAT BECOMES AN EXTRA WORK ROOM THAT THEY CAN COLLABORATE IN FOR THAT GRADE LEVEL.
A COUPLE MORE CLASSROOMS UPSTAIRS, AND THEN THAT AP SUITE THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
GO OVER TO THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE.
THIS IS THE FIRST FLOOR AGAIN.
AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE LINE OF THE SECOND FLOOR ABOVE.
THAT'S AN ENTIRE COVERED OUTDOOR SPACE ACCESSIBLE TO SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE.
FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING IN THE MIDDLE.
THEIR ENTRY POINT WAS RIGHT UP HERE AT THE TOP, THEY COME DOWN.
THEY HAVE GREAT COURTYARD ACCESS.
RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING, THERE IS A PORTION OF THE COURTYARD DEDICATED.
THEN YOU HAVE YOUR PLC AND YOUR AP FOR SEVENTH AND EIGHTH RIGHT THERE ON THE HALLWAY SIDE, SO THEY CAN MONITOR WHOEVER'S GOING INTO THESE DIFFERENT HALLWAYS.
UPSTAIRS, YOU HAVE ANOTHER AP SUITE AND ANOTHER PLC.
BUT AGAIN, WE BROUGHT ALL THE SCIENCE LABS TOGETHER ON THIS ONE.
THAT'S SIX SCIENCE LABS, THREE FOR SEVEN, THREE FOR EIGHT, AND THE ACTUAL PREP ROOM BECOMES LARGER THAN THE LAB.
THE PREP ROOM IS DEFINED BY TEA.
YOU NEED TEN SQUARE FOOT PER STUDENT.
THE SIZE OF THAT ROOM IS DICTATED BY TEA BUT BRINGING ALL THAT TOGETHER GIVES YOU A VERY FUNCTIONAL SPACE FOR SCIENCE TEACHERS TO COLLABORATE.
CLASSROOMS AROUND THE CORNERS, LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT.
MOVING ON, THIS IS ON THE NORTH END OF THE PLAN.
WE WENT THROUGH GOING AROUND COUNTERCLOCKWISE HERE.
BUT THE KITCHEN'S IN THE BACK, DINING ROOM, THE PLATFORM, YOU HAVE THE DRAMA, WHICH COULD BE A PSEUDO BLACK BOX THAT OPENS UP WITH A MOVABLE WALL TO THE PLATFORM, SO THE PLATFORM CAN ACTUALLY GET A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.
THERE'S A PRECINIUM ON THE DINING ROOM SIDE AND THEN A PRECINUM GOING OUT TO THE OUTSIDE.
THE ABILITY TO HAVE A PERFORMANCE BOTH FACING INSIDE IF THE WEATHER IS BAD, BUT IF THE WEATHER IS GREAT, OUTSIDE, WAS A KEY THING WE GOT FROM THE COMMUNITY IN THE LAUNCH EVENT TO HAVE THIS FUNCTIONALITY AND REALLY ENGAGE THIS COURTYARD.
ALSO OFF OF THE DINING IS A LARGE COVERED OUTDOOR DINING.
YOU'RE STARTING TO HEAR A THEME HERE, AND YOU GUYS SET IT COVERED OUTDOOR SPACE.
WE RAN WITH IT, BUT THIS IS THE ROOF ABOVE.
AGAIN, YOU SEE THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF OUTDOOR DINING SPACE.
WITH THE DESIGN OF THE DINING ROOM, YOU CAN LINE SOME CHAIRS UP IN THIS LITTLE PART RIGHT HERE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE PLATFORM.
YOU CAN GET SEATING FOR ABOUT 400 THERE CURRENTLY, AND WE'RE STILL STUDYING THIS, BUT WE CAN GET ABOUT 300 SEATS WITH AN AMPHITHEATER STYLE AND SOME CHAIRS ON THE OUTSIDE.
THE BIG BOXES LIKE RORY WAS TALKING ABOUT.
THESE ARE PUSHED TO THE BACK A LITTLE BIT.
BUT THERE'S ONE HALLWAY THAT SERVES ALL OF ATHLETICS.
YOU HAVE ALL YOUR LOCKER ROOMS, YOUR WEIGHT ROOMS DOWN HERE AT THE END HAS THE ABILITY TO GET NATURAL LIGHT.
THERE'S A SPILL OUT SPACE FOR THE WEIGHT ROOM.
THEN YOU HAVE YOUR COMPETITION GYM IN YOUR OX GYM.
ONE OF THE REALLY KEY POINTS AND IT'S HARD TO SEE,
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BUT THERE'S GATES THAT WE'RE SHOWING ON BOTH OF THESE CORRIDORS RIGHT HERE AND HERE.WHEN THERE'S AN AFTER-HOURS EVENT IN THE GYM, THE REST OF THE SCHOOL CAN BE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF FROM THE CAFETERIA AND THE GYM.
YOU CAN HAVE AN AFTER-HOURS EVENT, ON THE PLATFORM, GAMES GOING ON, AND NOBODY WILL BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE REST OF THE SCHOOL AND THEN THE COURTYARDS STILL 100% AVAILABLE AS WELL.
OUTDOOR RESTROOMS FOR THE JV FIELD.
THEN WE COME DOWN TO THE LAST LEG OF THE COURTYARD AND THAT'S THE FINE ARTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD DURING PROGRAMMING WAS THIS IDEA OF SHARED PRACTICE ROOMS AND SHARED ENSEMBLE ROOMS. RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THE MUSIC IS THE ENSEMBLES PRACTICE ROOMS, AND THE IDEA IS THAT WE'RE GAINING EFFICIENCY BECAUSE EACH ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE ABLE TO USE THE SAME PRACTICE ROOMS WHEN THEY SCHEDULE IT.
BEING EFFICIENT WITH THE PROGRAM AND THE LAYOUT WAS KEY ON THIS ONE.
BUT YOU GOT BAND, CHOIR, STRINGS, AND THE ART.
THEN WHAT RORY TALKED ABOUT, THERE'S A SMALL SERVICE YARD HERE, AND THAT'S FOR ART, BUT ALSO FOR THE MUSIC, BAND TO COME OUT, LOAD UP A TRAILER, IF THAT'S THE THING, ART TO GET DELIVERIES, AND THEN ARTS HAS A UNFETTERED ACCESS TO THE COURTYARD RIGHT OUT HERE.
LET'S GET TO THE PRETTY PICTURES.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE DESIGN OF THIS BUILDING IS THERE'S A PRETTY INTENTIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S BEING PLANNED THAT THIS BUILDING IS GOING TO BE INTO.
WE'RE MEETING WITH THE DEVELOPERS OF THAT AND WE'RE REALLY HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THEM ABOUT THE LOOK AND THE FEEL OF THIS BUILDING.
WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS REALLY TRY TO MASK THE LARGER VOLUMES, SAY LIKE THE KITCHEN OR THE DINING ROOM, THE GYM, SOME OF THOSE BIG BOXES, BUT BRING THE FRONT ENTRY DOWN TO A MORE HUMAN SCALE.
THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS IT'S BROUGHT DOWN WITH THAT ADMIN BLOCK.
THERE'S A LARGE OVERHANG, I CAN'T GET MY POINT.
LARGE OVERHANG RIGHT HERE THAT EXTENDS OUT FROM THE BUILDING.
WITH THE FRONT DOOR OVER HERE IN THAT SMALL PARK THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY RIGHT NOW, THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED, TO LINE UP PROBABLY 10-12 CARS UNDERCOVER AND DISCHARGE ALL AT ONCE.
ZOOMING IN A LITTLE BIT ON THE FRONT ENTRY.
THIS IS WHY I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE SMALL POCKET PARK, A LITTLE BIT OF SHADED AREA, BUT THIS IS REALLY JUST GIVING YOU A GATHERING SPACE OUT IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING, REALLY TO HELP FACILITATE THAT PICKUP AND DROP OFF ACTIVITY THAT OCCURS EVERY DAY.
SMALL LITTLE PARK. IT'S HARD TO SEE IN THESE IMAGES, BUT YOU'LL HAVE CLEAR VIEW INTO THE LIBRARY AND THEN ALSO INTO THE COURTYARD BEYOND THAT.
GETTING BACK TO THE STREET VIEW, AND THEN AGAIN, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO BREAK DOWN THE TWO-STORY VOLUMES AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO BLEND INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT THIS WOULD BE THE ACCESS POINT.
IF YOU DID HAVE A COMMUNITY EVENT IN THE COURTYARD, YOU COULD ENTER THROUGH THIS AREA AND GO UNDER THE SECOND-FLOOR BRIDGE AND YOU'D BE INTO THE INTERIOR COURTYARD.
BUT THAT'S THE COVERED SPACE UNDERNEATH SIXTH GRADE.
THAT'S ANOTHER VIEW. THAT'S THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH-GRADE COVERED SPACE.
MILES IS GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT INTERIOR.
>> THIS IS THE INTERIOR OF THE CAFETERIA AND PLATFORM AREA.
THIS IS LOOKING AT THAT PLATFORM THAT HAS THE CONNECTION FROM THE CAFETERIA SIDE TO THE EXTERIOR.
THOSE DOORS RIGHT THERE LEAD TO THE EXTERIOR PLATFORM.
YOU CAN SEE STRAIGHT THROUGH THERE.
AS RICHARD HIT ON, WE'RE SHOWING SOME SEATING IN THERE.
IT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT UP TO 400 PEOPLE RIGHT THERE.
THEN, YOU CAN SEE THAT CONNECTION.
IT'S JUST A NICE BIG OPEN CAFETERIA WITH THE SPILL OUT INTO THE EXTERIOR DINING SPACE.
THEN THIS IS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THAT PLATFORM.
SHOWING EXTERIOR STAGE HERE THAT'S DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE PLATFORM WITH SOME BUILT-IN SEATING, BUT ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD SEATING INSIDE THERE AS WELL WITH CHAIRS.
THAT IS SHOWING RIGHT NOW IS GETTING UP TO 300 SEATS AS WELL.
THEN YOU CAN SEE JUST IN THE DISTANCE.
THAT'S THAT LIBRARY SPACE IN THE BACK WITH THE SHADED AREA FOR STUDENTS TO SPILL OUT INTO.
LIBRARY IS RIGHT INSIDE OF THIS WALL HERE.
WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPILL OUT INTO THAT COVERED SPACE THAT RICHARD WAS TALKING ABOUT,
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WITH THE STILL ALLOWING SOME LIGHT THROUGH THERE AND JUST SOME SHADING.THEN YOU CAN SEE THAT LARGE OPEN TURF AREA IN THE BACK AS WELL FOR STUDENT PLAY AND JUST THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO EXPLORE.
THEN, THIS IS THE INTERIOR OF THE LIBRARY.
WE'RE SHOWING SOME OF THOSE SMALL GROUP COLLABORATION AREAS, AND THAT'S THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO JUST BREAK OUT INTO DIFFERENT SPACES AND LEARN AT THEIR OWN SPEED AND IN THEIR OWN GROUPS. THAT'S IT.
>> ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S ALL WE HAD FOR YOU TONIGHT.
I'LL OPEN IT UP IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US.
>> LIKE IN THE CAFETERIA AREA, IT OPENS UP TO THE PLATFORM WHERE SOMEBODY MIGHT BE PERFORMING.
WILL THE ACOUSTICS BE TAKEN CARE OF IN THAT AREA?
>> YES SIR. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. WE'LL HAVE AN ACOUSTATION THAT'S ACTUALLY ON BOARD WITH US, ONE OF OUR CONSULTANTS THAT WILL SPECIFICALLY LOOK AT THAT AREA AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT THE ACOUSTICS FINE-TUNED FOR THAT AREA.
>> BACK IN THE COVID ERA, WHEN WE STARTED LOOKING AT BART LOOP, SUPPLY CHAIN, THE COMMODITIES WAS A BIG PROBLEM.
HAS ANY OF THAT STUFF EASED UP?
>> YEAH, I WOULD SAY QUITE A BIT OF IT HAS EASED UP.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S STILL SOME LONG LEAD ITEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONING UNITS, THINGS LIKE THAT, MECHANICAL UNITS, ELECTRICAL PANELS, ELECTRICAL SWITCH GEAR IS SOME THINGS THAT WE STILL ARE STRUGGLING WITH A LITTLE BIT.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WITH JEREMIAH IS ON THIS PROJECT, STILL TRYING TO GO AHEAD AND SUBMIT AN EARLY PACKAGE FOR SOME OF THAT EQUIPMENT SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND SECURE IT.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW ARE COMING THAT WE JUST HAVE TO BE AWARE OF OUR POTENTIAL TARIFFS THAT'S COMING IN THAT JUST MIGHT AFFECT OUR PRICES.
PRICES OF STEEL AND PRICES OF ALUMINUM ARE THE ONES THAT WE'RE TARGETING RIGHT NOW AS BEING OUR BIGGEST CONCERNS.
BUT OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT'S GOING TO HEAD YET.
>> CONTRACTING CONTRACTORS THAT'S STILL TIGHT OR?
>> WELL, IT SEEMED LIKE FOR A WHILE THERE THAT THEY HAD ALL THE BUSINESS THEY WANTED.
>> I'VE SEEN THAT IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN PRETTY STABLE LATELY WITH SUBCONTRACTORS AND WITH GENERAL CONTRACTORS.
I DON'T SEE THERE BEING ANY ISSUE WHATSOEVER BRINGING A CM AT RISK ON BOARD.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT LATER ON TOWARDS THE END OF THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE, BUT I SEE NO ISSUES WITH BRINGING ON A CM AT RISK, GENERATING EXCITEMENT AND HAVING SOME GOOD SOLID BIDS ON THAT.
THEN SUBCONTRACTOR BIDS, I DON'T FORESEE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LARGE ISSUES WITH THAT.
>> YOU IN THE AUDIENCE MAY NOT KNOW THAT VLK DESIGNED ARE NEW BART LOOP ELEMENTARY, WHICH WILL BE OPENING UP BEFORE YOU KNOW IT AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
I THINK EVERYBODY WILL GET A CHANCE TO SEE THAT BEFORE TOO LONG.
YOU'LL SEE SOME AMAZING WORK THEY'VE DONE OUT THERE.
WE'RE HAPPY, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT Y'ALL DO WITH THE JUNIOR HIGH.
>> ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. WE'RE EXCITED, TOO.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. HAS THE COMMITTEE AND EVERYBODY WORKED ON GIVING YOU INPUT? HAVE THEY SEEN ALL THIS?
>> I CAN ANSWER THAT. THEY HAVEN'T SEEN THIS LATEST DRAFT.
THEY SAW THE ONE PRIOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
SO THERE HAD BEEN SOME MINOR CHANGES, BUT I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND THE VLK TEAM FOR REALLY LISTENING TO OUR PARENTS, OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF.
I THINK YOU'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF TRULY INCORPORATING THEIR FEEDBACK AND THEIR VISION FOR THIS PROJECT.
THAT'S THE FEEDBACK THAT I'VE RECEIVED FROM OUR STAFF ALSO.
HAVE THEY ACTUALLY GIVEN FEEDBACK BASED ON WHAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW, WHICH REALLY LOOKS GREAT, BUT JUST WONDERED IF THEY HAD HAD A CHANCE TO SEE HOW GREAT IT LOOKS.
>> I'LL BE SENDING IT TO THEM TONIGHT AFTER THE BOARD HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT.
>> YEAH, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY EXCITED FOR THEM TO SEE IT.
AGAIN, THAT'S A GOAL FROM US SINCE DAY 1 IS TO AGAIN, MAKE SURE WE'RE LISTENING TO YOU GUYS, MAKE SURE WE'RE LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REALLY INCORPORATING THEIR THOUGHTS AND THEIR FEEDBACK.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN.
GLAD YOU ALL ARE HAPPY WITH THE RESULT.
>> I REALLY LIKE THE WINDOWS BEHIND THE STAGE.
>> WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT SPACE AS WELL.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY DYNAMIC SPACE BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BOARD?
>> THANK YOU VLK. WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU.
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MR. PETERS.>> THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA.
JUST GOING TO WAIT ONE SECOND FOR THE PRESENTATION TO QUEUE UP.
>> YES, WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP SERIES THAT WE'RE DOING AT LDMC WITH PARTNERSHIPS WITH CATALYST COLLECTIVE.
WILD ROOTS IS THE NAME OF THE SPACE, THE ACTUAL EVENT CENTER, BUT THE ACTUAL PROGRAM THAT WE'RE PARTNERED WITH IS CATALYST.
JUST TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ON THE JUST CAUSE, WHY WE'RE DOING THIS? WHAT'S THE PURPOSE BEHIND THIS? OUR WHOLE GOAL, OUR BELIEF IS TO REALLY TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF AT RISK YOUTH AT LDMC, TO EMPOWER THEM, TO GIVE THEM ACCESS TO DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY NORMALLY WOULDN'T HAVE AND BASICALLY TO GIVE THEM PERSONALIZED ONE-ON-ONE MENTORSHIP.
I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE THE STUDENTS WHO NEED THE MOST SUPPORT, WHO NEED THE MOST GUIDANCE FROM US, AND TO GIVE THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY, GIVE THAT SENSE OF DIGNITY AND INTEGRITY THAT THEY MIGHT NOT FEEL LIKE THAT THEY HAVE.
THEIR ROAD IS NOT OVER, THEIR OPPORTUNITIES ARE NOT OVER JUST BY VIRTUE OF GOING TO LDMC, EVEN IF THAT'S REPEATEDLY.
THERE'S BEEN SOME REALLY BEAUTIFUL ANECDOTES THAT I COULD SHARE BRIEFLY.
WE HAD ONE PARTICULAR STUDENT WHO GRADUATED THIS IS PAST JANUARY AND IN AND OUT, APPREHENDED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THROUGH THE WORK WITH JOE AND CATALYST, WE GOT TO BE HAD A MENTOR, HAD AN APPRENTICESHIP, AND GOT LINED UP WITH A JOB, AND HE GRADUATED.
I MEAN, JUST THAT ALONE, IF THAT WAS THE ONLY STORY, I WOULD BE HAPPY.
SOME OTHER POINTS WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE TO JUST BUILD UP THESE KIDS, IS JUST FOSTERING THAT RESILIENCE AND THAT GROWTH THROUGH DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES.
ONE IN PARTICULAR WHO IS TO COLD PLUNGE CHALLENGE, WHICH WAS A FUN DAY.
CULTIVATING LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY, BREAKING THIS CYCLE, NOT JUST THE CYCLE OF REPEATED OFFENSES AND GOING TO LDMC REPEATEDLY, BUT FAMILIAR.
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESS.
AGAIN, OPPORTUNITIES, MENTORSHIP, COMMUNITY BELONGING, AND EMPOWERMENT.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE JOE ELLIOTT WHO OWNS THE SPACE AND ALSO HAS CREATED THAT PROGRAM WITH US TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THAT IF THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
I THINK HE'S GOT A COUPLE OF HANDOUTS FOR YOU IN ADDITION TO JUST THIS POWERPOINT.
>> YEAH. I HAVE A COUPLE OF HANDOUTS, ONE FOR EACH OF YOU.
THEN I HAVE A BOX THAT WE'LL PASS AROUND. I'LL SHOW YOU.
THE BOX IS ONCE A STUDENT COMPLETES THE MENTOR SESSION OF OUR PROGRAM, THEY GET LIKE A GRADUATION BOX OF SORTS.
I'LL BRING THIS UP, YOU GUYS CAN PASS AROUND AND TAKE A PICK.
A COUPLE OF THINGS IN THE FOLDER.
FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T WANT TO STEAL ANY OF ETHAN SENDER HERE BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF GREAT STUFF.
BUT WE'VE HAD OVER 62 VOLUNTEERS AS A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND THEN SOME.
WE'VE HAD PEOPLE DRIVE IN FROM HOUSTON AND COLLEGE STATION JUST TO VOLUNTEER AT THIS PROGRAM AND THERE'S A REASON BEHIND THAT.
SOME OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THAT FOLDER ON THE LEFT ARE SOME OF THOSE VOLUNTEERS, THEIR LETTERS OF ENDORSEMENT SUPPORT AND WHAT THAT PROGRAM MEANS TO THEM.
FIRST OF ALL, A LOT OF THESE VOLUNTEERS ARE HERE WITH US TODAY.
IF YOU GUYS WOULD JUST RAISE YOUR HAND OR YOU STAND UP A COUPLE OF YOU GUYS, LIKE SEVERAL OF YOU AMAZING.
THANK YOU. IF YOU STAND UP. YES. THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] I THINK WHAT I'M MOST IMPRESSED BY IS THE QUALITY LEVEL AND SKILL LEVEL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS.
THESE ARE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY FOLKS.
THESE AREN'T PEOPLE SITTING AROUND BOARD LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO.
THEY'RE HIGHLY SKILLED IN WHAT THEY DO AND THEY'RE TAKING TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY TO BE A PART OF THIS PROGRAM.
WHEN YOU HAVE THAT COMING FROM THE VOLUNTEER WORLD, YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS INSPIRING PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED, AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.
THERE'S ABOUT A DOZEN LETTERS THERE, SO NOT EVERYBODY COULD WRITE, BUT EVERYBODY WOULD TESTIFY TO THE POWER BEHIND THIS PROGRAM.
ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, MANY PEOPLE ASK, WELL, WHAT ACTUALLY TAKES PLACE IN THE PROGRAM? THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS HERE REALLY.
THE MENTORING COMPONENT OF WHAT WE DO IS BASED ON OUR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION CALLED THE PURPOSE PROJECT.
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THERE'S A GUIDE BOOK ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THAT FOLDER.THAT'S THE MATERIAL WE'RE MENTORING STUDENTS THROUGH.
I GOT TO TELL YOU THERE'S NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN.
WHEN YOU FLIP THROUGH THERE, I'LL JUST TELL YOU THE SHORT OF IT.
IF YOU WERE TO PUT THINGS LIKE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, DEVELOPMENTAL ASSET MODELS, AND SO MUCH MORE INTO A BLENDER, THAT IS SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING AS WELL.
YOU'LL GET THE PURPOSE PROJECT.
IT'S PULLING FROM DECADES OF WHAT WERE THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WORKED THE MOST WHEN GUIDING A YOUTH TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL TO TURN SOMETHING AROUND? THAT'S WHAT WE PUT IT TOGETHER.
I'M IN YEAR 25 OF WORKING WITH AT RISK YOUTH.
I'M IN YEAR 14 OF USING THIS PURPOSE PROJECT MATERIAL WITH ALL ASPECTS OF SOCIETY, NOT JUST YOUTH, BUT ADULTS.
WE EVEN HAVE CELEBRITIES THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH IT BECAUSE WHETHER YOU'RE 13, 30, OR 90, WE'RE ALL ASKING THE SAME THREE QUESTIONS. WHO AM I? WHERE DO I FIT IN? WHY AM I HERE? IT'S ABOUT IDENTITY, PURPOSE, AND BELONGING.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE RESEARCH, WE LOOK AT THE ASSET-BASED, WHAT IS IT THAT YOUTH TODAY NEED? WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT IF THEY DON'T HAVE A STRONG GROUNDING AND WHO THEY'RE UNIQUELY MADE TO BE AND WHY THAT MATTERS, NOTHING ELSE REALLY MATTERS.
THEY WILL CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
THE PURPOSE PROJECT WAS AIMED TO SOLVE TWO THINGS.
ONE, RE-INSPIRE PEOPLE TO MENTOR AND BE ABLE TO MENTOR AT SCALE.
TWO, IN THE SHORTEST TIME POSSIBLE, HELP STUDENTS GET AN AHA MOMENT.
I SEE THINGS IN ME THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE, TO RE-SPARK A PASSION FOR LEARNING AND EDUCATION.
THAT WAS THE PREMISE BEHIND THE PURPOSE PROJECT.
OVER THE YEARS, OUR DATA SHOWS THAT WE HAVE PROVED THAT.
STUDENTS WITH A MENTOR GO ON TO GRADUATE, BE SUCCESSFUL, GET IN LEADERSHIP ROLE, SO FORTH, AND SO ON.
YOU DON'T NEED TO LECTURE FROM ME ABOUT MENTORING.
YOU GUYS KNOW THE POWER OF MENTORING.
BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME, THROUGH OUR ORGANIZATION, MENTORING IS ACTUALLY SCALABLE.
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TO SOURCE MENTORS SOLELY FROM LOCKHART.
AS YOU CAN SEE, MENTORS ARE DRIVING HOURS JUST TO VOLUNTEER FOR AN HOUR WITH A STUDENT.
THEY'RE LOSING MONEY AT WORK TO BE A PART OF THIS PROGRAM.
I HAVE A BACKLOG OF 700 OTHER MENTOR APPLICATIONS FROM AROUND THE UNITED STATES OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOTE IN AND MENTOR YOUTH, AND SO WE CAN PULL FROM THE BEST OF THE BEST ALL ACROSS OUR COUNTRY FOR OUR COMMUNITY RIGHT HERE.
THAT'S THE POWER OF THIS MODEL, AND I WAS AN EARLY DISBELIEVER IN VIRTUAL MENTORING, BUT THEN THE DATA PROVED ME WRONG.
STUDENTS PREFER IT, AND OUR GRADUATION RATES ARE HIGHER.
WHEN WE CONNECT A STUDENT WITH A MENTOR VIRTUALLY, IT IS MORE IMPACTFUL THAN IN PERSON.
IT'S A NEW FIELD. YOU'RE GOING TO ASK ME ABOUT THE DATA ABOUT REMOTE MENTORING.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE CAN ALSO TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT OF AI ON OUR SOCIETY.
WE DON'T KNOW YET, BUT WE KNOW THAT THE STUDENTS ARE RESPONDING TO IT, AND SO ARE THE VOLUNTEERS.
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF THE MENTORING SIDE OF WHAT WE DO.
NOW, THIS EXPERIMENT, I'LL CALL IT A SCIENCE EXPERIMENT BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.
IT TAKES SOME INNOVATIVE, WILLING, AND HAVE CRAZY INDIVIDUALS TO PULL THIS OFF BECAUSE I GET IT ON THE SURFACE, YOU DON'T TAKE STUDENTS WHO ARE BEING DISCIPLINED AND REWARD THEM WITH SOMETHING, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS.
THIS IS A DIFFERENT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN ORDER TO HELP RE-SPARK THEIR PASSION FOR LEARNING AND EDUCATION AND PASSION MOVING FORWARD.
THIS IS NOT A REWARD BASED SYSTEM.
THIS IS SHOWING THEM WHO THEY'RE MADE TO BE AND WHY THAT MATTERS.
WE DO THAT THROUGH GIVING THEM OPPORTUNITIES, AS MR. PETER SAID, OF EXPLORING DIFFERENT SKILL SETS, DIFFERENT CLASSES, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU NORMALLY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO AT SCHOOL.
WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING FROM MARTIAL ARTS, TO ARCHERY TO MONEY, FINANCES.
WE HAD A GUY OUT HERE THAT SPENT 30 YEARS AS A TRAINING TEAM ROPERS IN THE PROFESSIONAL RODEOS NATIONWIDE TEACHING KIDS HOW TO LASSO A BULL.
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THE LIST GOES ON AND ON AND ON.THAT'S THE POWER BEHIND THIS PROGRAM.
THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP REINVIGORATE THAT PASSION OF WHO AM I? I HAVE SOMETHING TO OFFER, I HAVE SKILLS.
WHAT IS MY PATH FORWARD? OUR HOPE IS THAT WE WILL INSPIRE AND GET THESE STUDENTS INTO A ONE-ON-ONE MENTOR RELATIONSHIP WHERE WHAT'S WITHIN THEM WILL REALLY COME TO LIFE.
BUT WE CAN'T DO EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT TO START SOMEWHERE.
WE'RE STARTING WITH THIS PROGRAM IN THE WAY THAT IT'S DESIGNED TO NOT ONLY GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED, BUT ALSO TO BROADEN THE HORIZONS OF WHAT'S AVAILABLE AND POSSIBLE FOR YOUTH.
AGAIN, IF YOU ALLOW ME TO STAY UP HERE, I'M JUST GOING TO TALK INTO YOUR SLIDES.
I PROBABLY NEED TO STEP ASIDE AND LET YOU DO THE TALKING.
I WILL SAY ONE THING AS FAR AS A COST BASED PERSPECTIVE.
THIS IS NOT A LOCKHART PROBLEM.
IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, THIS YEAR, THERE WILL BE 108,000 AT MINIMUM, ANYWHERE FROM 108,000-140,000 STUDENTS REFERRED TO A DAEP PROGRAM.
THERE ARE AT LEAST 1,000 DAEP PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
NOW IF WE LOOK AT OUR JUVENILE COURTS, THERE ARE 704 JUVENILE COURTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THEY WILL SEE ABOUT 45-60,000 CASES.
YOU ADD THAT UP, WE'RE APPROACHING 200,000 YOUTH IN OUR STATE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH SOME OF DISCIPLINARY MEASURES, AND IT'S NOT SLOWING DOWN ANY TIME SOON.
WHEN I TALK TO EDUCATORS AND WHEN I TALK TO JUDGES ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY, NOBODY KNOWS WHAT TO DO.
TEXAS JUST PASSED A LAW, [NOISE] I THINK IT'S HOUSE BILL 3186, BUT IT'S REQUIRING JUVENILE COURTS TO PUT A PREVENTION PLAN IN PLACE, WHICH WAS EFFECTIVE THIS YEAR, JANUARY, BECAUSE THE COURTS ARE GETTING SO OVERRUN JUVENILE CASES, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
OUR STATE SAID, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO MANDATE YOU PUT A PLAN IN PLACE.
BUT WHEN YOU GO TO THESE COURTS, IT'S SEMI A JOKE BECAUSE THERE'S NO MONEY TO SUPPORT ANY OF THE THINGS.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, THEY CAN'T FIND MENTORS, THEY CAN'T FIND SUPPORT.
THEY END UP NOT HEARING THESE CASES OR DISMISSING THESE CASES.
SOME COURTS ARE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER ASSETS TO TRY AND HELP, BUT THEY CAN ONLY REACH A FRACTION OF THE CASES.
I BELIEVE THAT WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE EPIDEMIC OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE FACING WHEN IT COMES TO DISADVANTAGED YOUTH AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.
AS A VISIONARY, AND AS A CREATIVE, AS AN INNOVATOR, I COULD SIT HERE AND SAY THAT THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE THAN JUST US HERE LOCALLY THAT ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS PROGRAM.
I HAVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ASKING HOW IT'S GOING.
BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTS TO TRY SOMETHING, BUT NOBODY WANTS TO BE THE FIRST TO TRY IT.
EVERYBODY WOULD MUCH RATHER COPY SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROVEN MODEL INSTEAD OF BEING THE FIRST ONE THROUGH THE WALL.
I GOT TO TELL YOU, WE WANT TO BE THE FIRST ONE THROUGH THE WALL HERE.
>> MR. ELLIOTT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I SEE WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS HERE.
ARE ANY OF THE KIDS GOING TO SPEAK TONIGHT?
>> I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM A COUPLE OF THEM IF THEY'RE WILLING.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ANGELINA, I'M A STUDENT AT LDMC.
I WANTED TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE AT WILD ROOTS.
ON MY FIRST TRIP TO WILD ROOTS I MET ISABELA.
SHE GAVE US A CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT STARTING HERE.
THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN INTEREST OF MINE, SOMETHING I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT DOING FOR A CAREER.
SHE TAUGHT US HOW WE COULD GET STARTED IN A COSMETOLOGY CAREER.
THE BEST THING ABOUT IT IS SHE TALKED TO US KIDS.
SHE TREATED US WITH RESPECT AND GAVE US GREAT ADVICE.
THIS MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I CAN PLAN FOR MY FUTURE.
THIS IS ONLY A SMALL EXAMPLE OF HOW WILD ROOTS HAS BEEN.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. WE'D LIKE TO SPEAK MORE.
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[APPLAUSE]>> CAN ASK A QUESTION. IS EVERY LDMC STUDENT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS, OR DO YOU PICK CERTAIN ONES OUT THAT WOULD BE BEST MATCH IT OR HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> A 100% OF THEM ARE ELIGIBLE.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY ALL MAKE IT EVERY WEEK.
WE DO HAVE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE KIDS TO BE ABLE TO GO EVERY WEEK, AND THAT'S JUST BASED ON BEHAVIOR AND DISCIPLINE AND GRADES.
THEY DON'T ALL MAKE IT EVERY WEEK, I'LL TELL YOU THAT.
I KNOW SOME OF THESE GUYS HERE HAVE NOT MADE IT EVERY WEEK.
WE DO NOT HAVE A GROUP HERE OF THE BEST LDMC STUDENTS.
THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN YOU.
THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT. THE WHOLE POINT IS EVERY TIME THEY MESS UP, THAT TO ME IS AN OPPORTUNITY.
THE FACT THAT THEY'RE EVEN HERE, I THINK SPEAKS VOLUMES.
>> HOW LONG HAS THIS PROGRAM BEEN IN PLACE?
>> WE STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO LAST FEBRUARY.
>> WHERE IS WILD ROOTS? WHERE'S THAT LOCATED EXACTLY?
>> IT'S IN MCMAHON'S RIGHT OFF OF 86.
TECHNICALLY LOCKHART, BUT IT'S PRETTY MUCH MCMAHON.
[NOISE] SOMEHOW IT'S LOCKHART.
I CAN SHARE SOME MORE DATA THAT WE'VE BEEN, BUT YEAH.
>> I THINK EVERYONE IS LOOKING, BUT I THINK IT'S ONE, I WANT TO THANK MR. ELLIOTT AND HIS TEAM FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO.
A QUESTION THAT I'VE HAD FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS, IS JUST THE COST STRUCTURE.
I THINK THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN VERY BENEFICIAL TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE COST OF WHAT YOU MAY EXPECT, I DON'T THINK IT'S COST PROHIBITIVE.
I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT STRUCTURE?
>> YEAH. WHEN WE FIRST STARTED IN CONVERSATIONS EVEN LAST YEAR, WE WERE QUOTED AT I THINK WHAT HE WOULD NORMALLY CHARGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IS ABOUT 40,000 FOR THE YEAR.
I THINK JUST THROUGH A MASSIVE HEART THAT JOE HAS, AND HE'S NOT LOOKING AT THIS THROUGH A BUSINESS LENS AND THE POSITIVE ASPECTS THAT WE CAN HAVE WITH THE YOUTH, THE WORK RELATIONSHIP THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED.
PRETTY MUCH, WE'VE AGREED ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN ESSENTIALLY APPROVED FOR FOR THIS YEAR IS 13.
I'M ALSO THE BUS DRIVER FOR THESE TRIPS.
I WENT THROUGH A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND GOT THE CDL THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THAT SAVES US ABOUT $1,000 A MONTH BECAUSE IT'S PAYING A DRIVER THROUGH GOLD STAR IS ABOUT, 350 A TRIP, BUT AS WE GO WEEKLY, THAT ADDS UP REALLY QUICK.
WE'RE WORKING ON OTHER AVENUES, BACKUP DRIVERS.
>> THOSE ARE THE BIG PIECES JUST TO KEEP THE FACILITIES GOING AND THE MENTOR ASPECT OF IT AS WELL.
>> I WOULD THINK $13,000 DOESN'T KEEP YOUR LIGHTS ON.
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE DID GET A GRANT FROM THE COLDWELL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HERE, AND THAT HELPED A LOT, AND THEN PRIVATE DONORS.
I GUESS IT'S NOT OBVIOUS IN EDUCATION SPACE, BUT WE ARE NON-PROFIT.
TO PILOT A PROGRAM, I'M WILLING TO GO OUT THERE AND EAT COSTS AND GO TO OUR DONORS TO MAKE IT SUSTAINABLE.
WE HAVE TO FIND COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN, AND I BELIEVE WE CAN.
>> I THINK THERE'S AN UPCOMING EVENT MAYBE.
>> THERE WAS. I THINK WE ARE PLANNING FOR AN UPCOMING EVENT LATER THIS SEMESTER.
BUT I HAVE AN OPEN INVITATION.
THE PROGRAM WILL MEET AGAIN ON THURSDAYS.
CURRENTLY, IT'S MEETING ON THURSDAYS, IT'LL SHIFT TO WEDNESDAYS.
BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME OUT AND TOUR AND SEE THE SPACE.
MY WIFE AND I LIVE ON THE PROPERTY.
WE OPENED UP A SMALL WEDDING BUSINESS CALLED WILD ROOTS.
IT'S A 45 ACRE TRACT OF LAND WHERE WE HOST RETREATS AND EVENTS AND THERE'S AMENITIES ON THE PROPERTY.
WHEN YOU HEAR STUDENTS REFER TO WILD ROOTS, THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE COMING OUT.
>> AS FAR AS MENTORS, YOU SAID YOU HAD SOME COMING TO YOU.
DO YOU ACTIVELY SEARCH YOUR MENTORS? BECAUSE I DO KNOW THAT AFTER TALKING TO A COUPLE OF MENTORS THAT WEREN'T EXPECTING THE STUDENTS TO ACT A CERTAIN WAY, AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S WITHIN THE MENTOR.
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THEY HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT.CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT?
>> THERE'S VOLUNTEERS AND THEN THERE'S MENTORS.
THOSE INDIVIDUALS, I BELIEVE YOU'RE REFERRING TO, WERE VOLUNTEERS, AND YOU'RE RIGHT.
TO WORK WITH YOUTH TODAY, ESPECIALLY CERTAIN YOUTH, EVERYBODY LOVES THE IDEA OF IT, BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT BEFORE, IT COULD BE A LITTLE SHOCKING.
THAT'S ON US. WE HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB OF SCREENING THE VOLUNTEERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE PREPARED FOR WHAT THEY'RE WALKING INTO.
IT'S JUST SOMETIMES WHEN WE SEE SOMEBODY'S RESUME AND THEY'VE BEEN IN EDUCATION A LONG TIME, WE MAKE THE ASSUMPTION THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING INTO, AND THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS TURN OUT TO BE THE CASE.
>> EARLIER WAS MENTIONED THAT SOME STUDENTS DON'T MAKE IT ALL WEEK.
CAN YOU GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF HOW THAT WORKS?
>> THAT STUDENTS DON'T NECESSARILY QUALIFY TO GO, BECAUSE THE QUICKEST ROAD TO THAT IS BEING SENT HOME OR HAVING SOME SUSPENSION THAT CAN BE EITHER FROM JUST INSUBORDINATE BEHAVIOR AT SCHOOL AND HOW THEY'RE BEHAVING WITH TEACHERS, VARIOUS OTHER OFFENSES THAT THEY COULD HAVE.
THEY HAVE TO BE PASSING ALL THEIR CLASSES.
THEY HAVE TO HAVE ABOVE 90% ATTENDANCE FOR THE WEEK.
THAT STARTS ON FRIDAYS AND TO GO ON THURSDAYS, WE START TRACKING THAT FRIDAY TO WEDNESDAY, AND BEING ON PROGRESS WITH THEIR GENUITY CLASSES.
>> PLUS THE WEEK TO WEEK QUESTION?
>> DO YOU SEE THIS AS HELPING KIDS TO BEHAVE THEMSELVES SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GO?
>> COULD YOU HELP THEM A LITTLE BIT?
>> A LOT OF THE VOLUNTEERS THAT COME OUT THEY ARE VARIOUS AGE GROUPS.
WE'VE HAD SOME VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE 70, 80-YEARS-OLD, SOME THAT ARE 18.
I THINK HAVING THOSE SKILLS OF LEARNING HOW TO TALK WITH THOSE FOLKS, DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE COMING IN CONTACT WITH, ESPECIALLY LEARNING SOME OF THE SKILLS THEY'RE NOT NECESSARY GOING TO BE COMING IN CONTACT WITH, I THINK IS A HUGE PRACTICE.
DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GOING TO BE PERFECT, BUT THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL WAY FOR THEM TO PRACTICE THAT.
>> I'M TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT ACTUALLY OCCURS, SO HELP ME WITH THIS.
>> IT'S WEEKLY, AND YOU GUYS HAVE A LIST OF TOPICS BASED ON WHAT YOU THINK THE NEEDS ARE OF THESE STUDENTS, AND THEN THEY CAN ALL COME OR JUST A FEW?
>> CORRECT. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 76 KIDS THAT ARE AT LDMC.
WE'VE BEEN PRETTY MUCH CLOSE TO THAT NUMBER FOR THE YEAR.
WE'RE AVERAGING AND TAKING ABOUT 40, 45 KIDS A WEEK.
SOMETIMES IT'S BEEN 35, OR 36, AND THAT DATA IS IN THE SLIDES.
WHO GOES AND WHAT HAPPENS AND WHAT CLASSES ARE BEING OFFERED IS BASED ON WHAT VOLUNTEERS ARE AVAILABLE THAT WEEK, AND THEN WE SEND THAT LIST OUT TO THE KIDS ON WEDNESDAY.
THEY GET TO CHOOSE WHICH CLASS THEY WANT TO TAKE.
SOME OF THOSE CLASSES HAVE A CAP ON HOW MANY NUMBERS THEY CAN HAVE.
IF IT'S GUITAR, FOR EXAMPLE, WE MIGHT HAVE FOUR OR FIVE GUITARS, THEY CAN TAKE THAT MANY KIDS.
ARCHERY, WOODWORKING, ELECTRICITY, COOKING, SOMETIMES THEY CAN TAKE SOME BIGGER NUMBERS.
WE ARRIVE USUALLY AROUND NOON, 12:15, AND JOE OR SOMEBODY ELSE, USUALLY OFFER SOME KIND OF A WORKSHOP.
USUALLY WHEN JOE DOES IT, IT'S VERY MUCH CENTERED AROUND INVESTMENT, ENTREPRENEURIALSHIP, HOW TO MAKE MONEY, HOW TO START A BUSINESS, THAT THING.
SOMETIMES OTHER WORKSHOPS HAS BEEN PASTORS WHO'VE COME AND SPOKEN TO THE KIDS.
WE HAD A COUPLE COME ON A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO TALKING ABOUT COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND PODCASTING.
HE'S ALSO COMING BACK TO TALK ABOUT FIREFIGHTING BECAUSE HE'S A FIREFIGHTER.
USUALLY JUST SOME ENGAGEMENT, SOME ACTIVITY FOR THE KIDS BEFOREHAND, THEN THEY BREAK OUT INTO THEIR CLASSES.
>> THANK YOU. DO YOU SEE THAT THE STUDENT THAT EMBRACE THIS, ARE YOU LESS LIKELY TO SEE THEM IN THE FUTURE AT LDMC ONCE THEY LEAVE?
>> 100%. I WOULD SAY OVERALL, I DON'T HAVE THAT DATA SPECIFICALLY.
YOU CAN'T POINT TO ANOTHER DAP PROGRAM ON THE PLANET THAT HAS DONE THIS.
KUDOS TO MR. PETERS, THE STAFF, MARK.
YOU GOT TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX THESE DAYS.
I DO BELIEVE THE DATA WILL FOLLOW.
I CAN TELL YOU ON THE COURT SIDE, WHEN A COURT MANDATES A STUDENT TO GO THROUGH OUR PROGRAM, THE MENTORING PIECE OF IT, AND THEY MEET WITH A MENTOR FOR SIX DIFFERENT ONE HOUR SESSIONS.
THAT'S IT. WE HAVE A 91% RATE OF SUCCESS AND THAT THAT KID NEVER GOES BACK TO THE COURT SYSTEM AGAIN.
THE DATA ON THE COURT SIDE IS HUGE.
WE'VE JUST NEVER DONE IT ON THE DAEP SIDE LIKE THIS.
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>> WHY DON'T YOU GO ON THE RECORD.
YOU MIND GETTING UP TO THE MICROPHONE SO IT CAN BE RECORDED AND TRANSMITTED? GIVE US YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
>> MY NAME IS SUZANNE GADDIS, AND I'M A LONG TIME LOCKHART RESIDENT.
I MAY GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL BECAUSE THIS IS SO NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART AND WHY? BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN FIRST HAND FROM SOME YOUNG PEOPLE HOW THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM CHANGED THEIR LIVES.
THREE OF THE YOUNG MEN HAVE BEEN FREQUENT FLIERS AT LDMC, AND THEY ARE NO LONGER THERE.
ONE OF THE REASONS IS BECAUSE THEY GOT TO GO OUT TO THIS PROGRAM AND THEY GOT TO HAVE VOLUNTEERS WHO SOMETIMES WE CALL MENTORS AND BECAUSE OF SOMEBODY CARING ABOUT THEM AND BELIEVING IN THEM AND MAKING THEM FEEL LIKE THEY CAN, INSTEAD OF THEY CAN'T, THEY NOW HAVE TURNED THEIR LIVES AROUND.
I JUST THINK THAT THIS PROGRAM IS SO POWERFUL BECAUSE OF THAT.
I WANT TO SAY ONE MORE THING PERSONALLY, I HAVE A GRANDSON WHO DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF SELF-ESTEEM, AND HE'S A HEAVY SET YOUNG MAN AND HIS MENTOR IS HERE RIGHT NOW, SHARON.
SHE IS AMAZING, AND SHE HAS GIVEN HIM A BELIEF IN HIMSELF, AND NOW HE DOESN'T WEAR HIS HOODIE ALL THE TIME.
HE TELLS HER, I HAVE A GOAL, I'M GOING TO DO THIS.
HE COMES FROM MY FAMILY, AND I TELL HIM ALL THE TIME, LITTLE DARLING, YOU CAN.
BUT SOMETIMES WHEN A FAMILY MEMBER TELLS THEM, THEY DON'T NECESSARILY BELIEVE IT, AND YET YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE THAT FAMILY SUPPORT.
THIS PROGRAM SOMETIMES MARRIES THE TWO TOGETHER.
I'M GOING TO SIT DOWN NOW BECAUSE I SPOKE OUT OF TURN AND I APPRECIATE YOU ALL LETTING ME SPEAK, BUT THIS PROGRAM IS INVALUABLE [APPLAUSE]
>> I THINK THERE'S A LOT TO THAT.
TRADITIONALLY, IN MY PERSONAL LIFE, I REALLY LOVE A LOT OF INDIGENOUS PRACTICES.
BACK IN THE DAY IN THOSE CULTURES, IT'S QUITE OFTEN THAT THE UNCLES RAISE THE KIDS, NOT THE PARENTS BECAUSE WE REBELLED FROM OUR PARENTS.
I THINK WITH THIS PROGRAM, THERE'S SOMETHING TO IT WHEN THERE'S A MENTOR WHO COMES IN THAT THEY'VE NEVER MET BEFORE AND ONLY SEE DURING THIS TIME, GIVES THEM THESE NUGGETS OF INFORMATION, THEY'RE ACTIVELY DOING THESE THINGS.
THEY'RE NOT JUST TEACHING THEM, THEY'RE ACTIVELY DOING THEM IN THEIR LIVES, AND I THINK THAT JUST SPEAK VOLUMES.
HOW MANY YOU GUYS HAVE MENTORS RIGHT NOW? FIVE OF YOU THAT ARE HERE CURRENTLY HAVE A ONE-ON-ONE MENTOR?
>> IT'S BEEN VERY INFORMATIVE.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTION? SORRY. GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHLOE.
>> CHLOE, WILL YOU SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE?
>> I GO TO LDMC, AND I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO WORK WITH A MENTOR FROM WILD ROOTS.
I MET WITH HER VIRTUALLY FOUR TIMES AT SCHOOL.
WHEN I MEET WITH HER, SHE GIVES ME THE CHANCE TO TALK TO SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T JUDGE ME, AND I CAN BE MYSELF WITH HER.
WE HAVE CONNECTED SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, LIKE SHE WAS A LOT LIKE ME IN HIGH SCHOOL.
IF I HAD NOT MET HER IN WILD ROOTS PROGRAM, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO KNOW A PERSON LIKE ME.
THANKS FOR TALKING TO ME AND LISTENING TO US. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
>> I WISH I COULD TALK MORE ABOUT CHLOE, BUT IT'S AWKWARD THAT SHE'S IN THE ROOM BECAUSE THE GROWTH I'VE SEEN IN JUST THE KIDS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT, THEY'RE NOT EVEN THE SAME KIDS AS THEY WERE TWO MONTHS AGO.
>> I HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION TOO ABOUT YOUR DATA.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU HAD LEFT 133 ON '23-'24 YEAR AND THEN YOU WENT TO 13. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> WHICH SLIDE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
>> RIGHT THERE, THAT ONE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM WHERE YOU HAVE LEFT, AND THEN YOU HAVE 133 AND THEN YOU HAVE 13.
>> THE DATE ON THE LEFT THAT'S TOTAL FROM LAST YEAR, '23-'24 SCHOOL YEAR, ON THE RIGHT IS WHAT WE HAVE UP TO THIS POINT.
THESE ARE JUST PLACEMENT NUMBERS.
THIS IS PROBABLY A WEEK AND A HALF OLD.
IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE HIGHER RIGHT NOW.
BUT WE ARE AT 233 PLACEMENTS AS OF RIGHT NOW,
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AND THESE ARE JUST THE NUMBERS FOR THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF OFFENSES, VAPING, FIGHTING, ASSAULT, VIOLATION OF STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.THAT'S SPECIAL ED STUDENTS AND THEN LEP IS JUST ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENT.
>> I KNOW. BUT I JUST WONDER THE DIFFERENCE IN THE NUMBERS.
>> MASSIVE DROP THIS YEAR FOR LEP STUDENTS FOR WHATEVER REASON.
>> TO THE DAEP, TO LDMC ENTIRELY.
THAT'S WORKED AT LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE DATA? THERE'S MORE DATA SLIDES, ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ATTENDANCE, RECIDIVISM, THAT THING?
>> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY IF IT CHANGES ONE STUDENT'S LIFE, IT'S COST EFFICIENT FOR ME.
>> THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING. APPRECIATE IT.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY WORTHWHILE PROJECT YOU ALL DOING. I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> BOARD, YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. ON THE RECIDIVISM, YOU'VE GOT MULTIPLE OFFENSES, 49 AND THEN REPEATED PLACEMENTS, 104, SO IT'S REPEATED.
>> YES. THAT'S FROM LAST YEAR, OF COURSE.
BASICALLY, THAT MEANS THERE WAS 49 STUDENTS THAT HAD MULTIPLE PLACEMENTS.
THERE WAS NOT THAT MANY STUDENTS WHO HAD THREE OR FOUR.
IT WAS USUALLY TWO IS THE MOST THAT WE SEE IN A YEAR.
THEY ACCOUNTED FOR 104 PLACEMENTS OF THE 366 THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.
THAT DATA, IT WAS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN THAT.
WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IS 34 STUDENTS WHO HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR 68 PLACEMENTS OF THE 233 THAT WE HAVE SO FAR.
THAT JUST TELLS YOU WHERE THE WORK IS.
>> THOSE ARE THE ONES YOU NEED TO WORK ON.
>> I WANT TO THANK TRUSTEE CHRIS CHARLES.
HE WAS THE ONE THAT ASKED FOR YOU ALL TO COME AND GIVE US A TALK, AND IT'S REALLY ENLIGHTENED ME A LOT.
I DIDN'T REALIZE EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND I'M GLAD WE HAD YOU ALL OUT HERE TODAY.
>> I'M APPRECIATIVE OF HIM, TOO. THANK YOU.
>> YES. I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO CUT COSTS WHERE YOU CAN ON THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE IF WE DO SEE RESULTS, THAT MIGHT CHANGE.
>> WE THANK ALL OF YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT HERE TONIGHT.
>> WE'LL RETURN BACK TO THE REGULAR AGENDA, ITEM 6.
[CLOSED SESSION]
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON FEBRUARY 24, 2025, BEGINNING AT 7:53 PM.WE 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, 551.129, 551.072, 551.074, 551.076.
NO FINAL ACTIONS, DECISIONS, OR VOTES WILL BE TAKEN WHILE THE BOARD IS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE BOARD ENDED ITS CLOSED SESSION AT 9:40 PM ON FEBRUARY 24, 2025.
[BUSINESS: CONSENT AGENDA]
BUSINESS CONSENT AGENDA, ITEMS A-H.DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THESE ITEMS?
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ITEMS AS LISTED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. SAY.
WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 8 COMMUNICATION.
[Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program Report]
A, CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CTE PROGRAM REPORT, MISS KATIE RATLIFF.>> IS THAT RIGHT? MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA.
MY NAME IS KATIE RATLIFF, AND I'M THE CT COORDINATOR.
I'M GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU A BRIEF CT UPDATE.
OUR MISSION AND ENVISION GUIDE ALL STUDENTS TO
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SUCCESS THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMS OF STUDY THAT LEAD TO HIGH WAGE IN-DEMAND, AND ACCESSIBLE POSTSECONDARY CAREERS LED BY DEDICATED EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS HERE IN LOCKHART ISD, AND THEY ARE REALLY DOING SOME WONDERFUL THINGS, REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS, GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S A REALLY GREAT PLACE TO BE.
WE ALSO HAVE HAD SOME FANTASTIC CELEBRATIONS WITH TAFFY GOING TO STATE AND NATIONALS.
OUR SKILLS USA STUDENTS ARE ALSO GOING TO THE STATE COMPETITION, TSA, GOING TO STATE COMPETITION, AND THEN FFA HAS BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY.
AS FAR AS ACCOUNTABILITY WITH CTE, WE ARE IN THE YEAR WHERE OUR STUDENTS NEED TO EARN AN IBC PLUS VIA CONCENTRATOR IN ALIGNED PROGRAM OF STUDY, AND A CONCENTRATOR IS A STUDENT WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY TAKEN TWO COURSES FOR TWO OR MORE CREDITS IN A PROGRAM OF STUDY.
NEXT YEAR, WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS AND WE ARE VERY MINDFUL OF HAVING AN IBC AND THEN BEING A COMPLETER IN AN ALIGNED PROGRAM OF STUDY, AND THAT COMPLETER IS SOMEONE OR A STUDENT WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY TAKEN THREE OR MORE COURSES FROM FOUR OR MORE CREDITS, INCLUDING A LEVEL 3 OR LEVEL 4 COURSE IN THAT SAME PROGRAM OF STUDY.
THEN SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE WORKED ON IS UPDATING OUR COURSE GUIDE, ADDING SOME DIFFERENT CT COURSES SO THAT WE CAN MAXIMIZE OUR OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO BECOME COMPLETERS.
WE'VE ADDED THOSE COURSES THAT YOU SEE THERE, AND THEN WE ALSO ARE ADDING A WHOLE NEW PROGRAM OF STUDY NEXT YEAR THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE COSMETOLOGY, BARBERING, AND PERSONAL CARE SERVICES.
>> I'VE GOT A QUICK QUESTION ON THAT ONE.
I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF PEOPLE ASK ME, BUT ON THE COSMETOLOGY AND BARBERING, THAT'S JUST AVAILABLE FOR INCOMING FRESHMAN BECAUSE IT'S A FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THEN, AS FAR AS OUR STUDENTS AT THE JUNIOR HIGH, WE HAVE 27.5% TAKING A CT COURSE.
OUR GOAL IS EVERY EIGHTH GRADER WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE A LEVEL 1 CT COURSE STARTING WITH THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR.
YOU CAN SEE OUR ENROLLMENT AND THOSE COURSES THAT DON'T HAVE ANY TOTALS, THOSE WERE NEW COURSES THIS YEAR.
WE ALSO ARE LOOKING TO ADD PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND ALSO PRINCIPLES OF APPLIED ENGINEERING TO THE JUNIOR HIGH.
WE ALSO HAD OUR JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS CAME AND VISITED ALL OF OUR CT PROGRAMS OF STUDY BEFORE COURSE SELECTION.
THEN A NUMBER THAT I FIND TO BE PRETTY REMARKABLE IS 91% OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN ONE OR MORE CT COURSES AT LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU CAN SEE THE ENROLLMENT FOR OUR COURSES.
AS YOU SEE, HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM IS A PRETTY LARGE COURSE IT'S OUR HIGHEST ENROLLMENT.
WE HAVE ALMOST 500 KIDS THAT ARE IN CULINARY ARTS 1 AND INTRO TO CULINARY.
THEN HEALTH SCIENCE ALSO IS A VERY LARGE COURSE AS FAR AS STUDENT ENROLLMENT, AND THAT INCLUDES ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY AND MED TERM.
ONE AREA THOUGH THAT I SAW WAS LOW THAT I REALLY WANTED TO INCREASE WAS STEM.
SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, I HAVE WRITTEN TWO GRANTS, AND WE'VE GOTTEN THEM $10,000 EACH FOR APPLIED ENGINEERING AT THE JUNIOR HIGH AND THEN $10,000 FOR CYBERSECURITY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS WITH PROJECT LEAD THE WAY, WHICH WE ALREADY USED THAT CURRICULUM IN OUR IED CLASS, SO OUR FRESHMAN ENGINEERING CLASS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THAT DOES COVER TEACHER TRAINING CURRICULUM, AND RESOURCES TO START THOSE COURSES.
THEN AS FAR AS IBC, IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS, YOU CAN SEE OUR HIGHEST IBC WAS THE FLORAL, AND THEN ALSO SERVSAFE MANAGER, THAT'S A CERTIFICATION THAT MANY ADULTS TAKE AND IT'S VERY HARD AND OUR KIDS ARE PASSING IT.
WE HAVE SOME OF THOSE AREAS THERE THAT HAVE THE ZEROS, THOSE WERE JUST NEW IBCS AND SO WE LOOK TO HAVE MORE OF IBCS THIS YEAR.
RIGHT NOW, AS I'VE BEEN HERE AND AS THE SCHOOL YEAR HAS STARTED, OR HALFWAY THROUGH, WE HAVE BEEN DOING SERVSAFE MANAGER.
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WE HAVE 56 STUDENTS SO FAR.THEN ONE AREA TWO THAT YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOME MORE AWARDS IS WITH OUR WELDING AND OUR AG MEC STUDENTS.
OUR FIRST-YEAR TEACHER HAS SIX STUDENTS THAT HAVE PASSED THEIR WELDING.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE CCMA THIS YEAR.
AS YOU KNOW, TOO, WE HAVE A LOT OF IBCS THAT WILL BE HAPPENING HERE IN THIS.
THEN WE ARE OFFERING A FEW MORE IBCS, ONE OF THE NEW ONES IS THE VITA.
THIS IS AN IBC FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL MATH AND ACCOUNTING, AND STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO ACTUALLY COMPLETE TAXES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MAKE LESS THAN $60,000 A YEAR, CAN ALSO BE FOR STUDENTS.
THAT'S COOL. THEN WE ALSO ARE ADDING ON NCCER CORE, WHICH IS ANOTHER IBC FOR STUDENTS IN AG MEC.
THIS IS ANOTHER GRANT THAT WE HAD RECEIVED FROM BACK DOOR TO HELP WITH TEACHER TRAINING AND THEN STUDENT ACCESS AND CERTIFICATION.
THEN WE'LL BE DOING STUKENT ALSO, WHICH IS THE SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING.
DEFINITELY, OUR KIDS ARE COMPETING AND DOING A GREAT JOB, JUST LIKE WE MENTIONED IN THE BEGINNING.
WE DO HAVE SOME FANTASTIC COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND I HAVE REALLY ENJOYED GETTING TO WORK WITH SOME AMAZING PEOPLE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
THEN WE CAN'T DO ANY OF THIS WITHOUT HELP FROM OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
OUR PRACTICUMS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US.
WE HAVE OVER 200 STUDENTS THAT ARE IN A PRACTICUM OR AN INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT, AND STUDENTS THEY'RE EITHER PAID OR UNPAID AND THEY ARE ALL OVER THE COMMUNITY DOING GREAT STUFF.
THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY GREAT THINGS HAPPENING.
WE ALSO HAVE STARTED OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.
WE'D LOVE IT IF YOU WOULD FOLLOW US, TELL YOUR FRIENDS, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> BACK A FEW SLIDES YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PARTNERS IN ACC WAS ONE OF THEM.
BECOMING A MEMBER OF THEIR TAXING DISTRICT, WILL THAT INCREASE? DOES THAT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE FOR US?
I THINK THAT'S AN AREA THAT WE CAN LOOK TO INCREASE AS FAR AS THE CT SIDE, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WORK IN THE FUTURE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTION BOARD? THANK YOU, MA'AM.
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 8D,
[Lockhart High School Project Graduation]
LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT GRADUATION, MR. ESTRADA.>> THANK YOU. THIS IS THE COMMUNICATION ITEM.
I WANTED TO BRING TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE'VE SUPPORTED LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT GRADUATION FOR MANY YEARS NOW, AND AS FAR AS WE CAN GO BACK IN THE EARLY 2000 EVEN, I THINK IS HOW FAR WE WENT BACK.
IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME AMOUNT, $15.
THAT DISTRICT CONTRIBUTION HAS NOT CHANGED.
I THINK WITH INFLATION, JUST THE COST OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT THEY USED TO DO IN 2005 VERSUS NOW IN 2025, WE'RE LOOKING AT, CAN WE PROVIDE A HIGHER CONTRIBUTION? JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND THAT $15, TYPICALLY ABOUT 150 KIDS PARTICIPATE AND WE HAVE A $3,000 BUDGET.
WE HAVEN'T USED EVEN THE BUDGET THAT WE ALLOW FOR IT.
IF WE WERE TO RAISE IT TO $25 EVEN, IT WOULD STILL BE PRETTY CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL BUDGET THAT WE ALREADY ACCOUNT FOR.
WE JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE BOARD.
I KNOW IT'S COME UP AND VERY HARD WORKING PARENTS WHO WORK TO BUILD AND GET COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO RAISE THOSE FUNDS.
IT CHANGES EVERY YEAR BECAUSE YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT SENIOR CLASS EVERY YEAR.
YOU HAVE DIFFERENT PARENTS STEPPING IN TO HELP OUT AND I CAN TELL YOU I'VE SEEN THEM EVEN LIKE TWO, THREE YEARS BEFORE GRADUATION WORKING AND TRYING TO DO THAT.
I THINK THE ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO BRING IT BACK NEXT MONTH TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE IT, BUT WE WANTED TO SHARE THE RESEARCH THAT WE FOUND AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR NEXT MONTH'S MEETING IF THE BOARD NEEDS ANY CLARIFICATION OR FURTHER RESEARCH.
BUT GOING BACK 20 YEARS AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN $15.
>> WELL, I THINK THE PROJECT GRADUATION GROUP TOOK TO HEART
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OUR CONCERNS WE HAD ABOUT THEM HAVING A GUN RAFFLE, AND THAT WAS PROBABLY A MAJOR FUNDRAISER FOR.I THINK IT'S ONLY FAIR THAT NOW WE STEP FORWARD AND HELP THEM OUT A LITTLE BIT BY INCREASING THIS ALLOTMENT FOR KIDS. I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
>> I AGREE. EVERYTHING HAS GONE UP SINCE 2005.
>> I THINK THEY WERE VERY COOPERATIVE WHEN WE HAD THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE GUN RAFFLE, I THINK THEY WERE VERY OPEN THIS YEAR ABOUT WORKING WITH US AND UNDERSTANDING THE RATIONALE FOR WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM ABOUT GUN RAFFLES.
I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT AND IT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME TO RAISE THE AMOUNT FOR STUDENTS.
>> ANYTHING TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE AFTER GRADUATION?
>> WHAT WE'LL PROBABLY DO IS MAYBE GIVE THE BOARD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND THEN YOU CAN TAKE THAT UP AT THE NEXT MEETING AND DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AT THE NEXT.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. OTHER QUESTION.THANK YOU, MR. ESTRADA.
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO 8E PROGRESS MONITORING DATA
[Progress Monitoring Data on District Achievement Targets]
ON DISTRICT ACHIEVEMENT TARGETS, KAI DAVIDSON.>> GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT WRIGHT.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA, I'M GOING TO GIVE US OUR FEBRUARY PROGRESS MONITORING UPDATE.
OUR GOALS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, 80% OF OUR STUDENTS IN GRADES PRE K-5 AND 70% OF 6-10 WILL MAKE 1.5 YEARS PROGRESS IN READING, WHICH WE DO HAVE AN UPDATE AT THIS BOARD MEETING, AS WELL AS 70% OF STUDENTS IN K - ALGEBRA 1 MAKE 1.5 PROGRESS YEARS IN MATH.
START OFF WITH STRATEGIC SUPPORTS.
I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE OF STUDENTS OWNING THEIR DATA.
THAT'S A FOCUS THAT OUR CAMPUSES HAVE REALLY HONED IN ON SINCE CBA2 FROM THE PREVIOUS SEMESTER [OVERLAPPING]
>> WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
>> STUDENTS ACTUALLY TRACK THEIR OWN DATA AFTER AN ASSESSMENT, WHETHER THAT'S A CBA OR A WEEKLY ASSESSMENT.
IT DEPENDS ON THE CAMPUS, BUT THE STUDENTS HAVE A DATA FOLDER.
IT'S PART OF THE LEADER IN ME PROCESS, CORE 3, WHICH WE STARTED THIS YEAR, BUT IT'S JUST REALLY THE STUDENTS TAKING SOME VERSION OF A SPREADSHEET OR A FOLDER AND MONITORING THEIR OWN DATA.
>> DO THEY TALK ABOUT IT WITH ANYBODY?
>> I CAN'T GIVE YOU A PERCENTAGE, DR. SANCHEZ, WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT STUDENTS DO MEET WITH TEACHERS, THEY HAVE CONFERENCES AROUND THE DATA IN MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS.
>> THEY CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
>> TRACK THEIR PROGRESS OR SOMETHING.
YES, MA'AM. WE ARE CONTINUING OUR CAMPUS RESPONSE TO DATA.
THE CNI TEAM GOES OUT AND WE MEET WITH CAMPUS LEADERSHIP AROUND THAT PROGRESS MONITORING TOOL TO SEE HOW THEY ARE RESPONDING TO THE DATA THAT THEY SEE.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO CAMPUS WALKS AS A CNI TEAM, BUT THIS ALSO INCLUDES CAMPUSES CONTINUING THEIR WALKS, WHETHER THAT'S CALIBRATION WALKS, LEADERS WALKING WITH ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, PRINCIPALS WALKING WITH THE TEAM, OR LEADERS WALKING WITH TEACHERS TO SEE WHAT OTHER TEACHERS ARE DOING THE HALLWAY ACROSS THE CAMPUS.
>> WE CONTINUE TO ALIGN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NOT ONLY AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS BASED ON WHAT WE SAW OR WHAT WE'VE BEEN ASKED OF.
WE JUST HAD ONE LAST WEEK ABOUT BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT.
WE'VE ALSO HAD ONE ON CRITICAL WRITING.
WE'RE ALIGNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AROUND WHAT WE SEE, BUT ALSO WHAT CAMPUSES ARE SAYING THEY SAY THEY NEED.
BUT CAMPUSES ARE ALSO ALIGNING THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THEIR CAMPUSES THAT THEY LEAD BASED ON THEIR WALK THROUGH AND FEEDBACK DATA SO THAT EVERYBODY GETS THE INFORMATION FROM THIS BOARD ROOM, THIS MEETING IN THE BOARDROOM TO THE LIVING ROOM.
WE WILL START WITH READING DATA, ISTATION FOR ELEMENTARY AND THEN WE'LL DO RENAISSANCE RENLEARN FOR SECONDARY.
WE'LL START WITH TIER MOVEMENT.
FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR, HERE'S WHERE YOU SEE THIS IS JUST TIER ONE.
SINCE SEPTEMBER, OUR STUDENTS TESTING IN ENGLISH HAVE SHOWN GROWTH, 1% SINCE THEY TOOK IT IN NOVEMBER.
THE STUDENTS TAKING IT IN SPANISH DIPPED, BASICALLY WE CALL THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR THE NOVEMBER, BUT SAW AN INCREASE THIS PAST MONTH IN TESTING, BRINGING OUR DISTRICT UP BY 1%.
THIS IS LAST YEAR'S FEBRUARY TO WHERE WE CURRENTLY ARE FEBRUARY THIS YEAR.
ACROSS THE BOARD, EXCEPT FOR CLEARFORK, WE SAW DIPS.
WHEN YOU COMPARE YEAR TO YEAR DATA, WE DID SEE DECREASES EXCEPT FOR CLEARFORK.
A REVIEW OF THIS INFORMATION OF THE TWO CAMPUSES THAT SHOWED THE LARGEST DIPS, WHICH WAS ABS AND PCE.
IT IS OUR LOWER GRADE LEVELS, ALTHOUGH ABS DID SEE A DIP IN TWO OF THEIR UPPER GRADE LEVELS.
BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE DIPS THAT YOU SEE, THE LARGEST DECREASES FOR BOTH CAMPUSES AT
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ABS AND PCE WERE THE LOWER GRADES AND TAKING THIS TEST.IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM, WE DID TALK ABOUT THE LACK OF PRACTICE FOR THE YOUNGER KIDS AS WE'RE NOT TESTING EVERY MONTH IN MOST CASES, BUT I'M ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE CAMPUSES ARE RESPONDING AFTER GOING THROUGH ALL THE DATA.
I ALSO NOTED THAT WHEN WE WENT BACK TWO YEARS, IF WE GO BACK TO 2023, THIS DATA IS ONLY 2024 TO 2025, BUT WHEN WE WENT BACK TO 2023, WE ARE AHEAD AT EVERY CAMPUS BY AT LEAST 3% THIS YEAR THAN WE WERE IN 2023, BUT WE SAW A HUGE GAIN LAST YEAR.
WE WERE HOPING TO MAINTAIN THAT.
WE DID NOT, BUT WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE NOT ONLY MEET THE SAME MEASURES WHEN WE TEST AGAIN IN MAY, BUT TO SURPASS THEM SO WE CAN HIT THAT 80% GOAL.
I'D LIKE SAY CFE BECAUSE THEY WERE THE CAMPUS THAT SHOWED GROWTH.
THEY ACTUALLY HAD GROWTH IN THEIR LOWER GRADES, WHICH WAS OPPOSITE OF THEIR COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
THEY SHOWED GROWTH K-2, AND THAT'S WHAT HELPED THEM SHOW AN INCREASE FROM THIS YEAR TO LAST YEAR.
WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS GROWTH FOR THE SAME STUDENTS.
IT'S NOVEMBER OF THE FALL 2024 TO FEBRUARY NOW.
WHEN YOU LOOK ACROSS THE BOARD, WE DO SEE INCREASES AT ALL CAMPUSES EXCEPT FOR NAVARRO.
WHEN WE LOOK AT NAVARRO, IT WAS THE THIRD GRADE TEAM THAT SHOWED THERE WAS SOME SIGNIFICANT DIPS AMONGST MEMBERS OF THAT THIRD GRADE TEAM THAT BROUGHT THEM DOWN 1%.
ALTHOUGH WE'RE NOT WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR, WE'RE NOT WHERE WE WANTED TO BE AT THIS POINT THIS YEAR, THE CAMPUSES ARE SHOWING GROWTH SINCE THE LAST TIME WE MEASURED ISTATION IN NOVEMBER.
THIS IS ALSO FEBRUARY TO FEBRUARY, SO IN THE BLUE IS '23-'24 AND THE RED IS '24-'25, SO INCREASES ACROSS THE BOARD.
IT BRINGS THE DISTRICT AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL UP 10%, BUT JUNIOR HIGH UP FIVE AND THE HIGH SCHOOL UP 18.
WHEN WE COMPARE TO 2023, SO I WENT BACK TWO YEARS, WE HAVE DOUBLE DIGIT GAINS THIS YEAR COMPARED TO 2023, ALSO, SO THAT'S A TRAJECTORY THAT KEEPS GOING UP OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SAME STUDENTS FROM NOVEMBER TO FEBRUARY, WE SEE A 2% INCREASE ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
THE JUNIOR HIGH DID STAY THE SAME, BUT WHEN YOU COMPARE THIS GROUP TO WHERE LAST YEAR'S GROUP WAS IN NOVEMBER, WE ARE UP 5%, AND THEN THE HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE SAME GROUP IS UP 6% FROM NOVEMBER TO FEBRUARY.
WHAT ARE CAMPUSES GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? I MENTIONED IN THE STRATEGIC SUPPORTS THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE PROGRESS MONITORING AND THESE MEETINGS WITH THE CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TEAM.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE CAMPUS RESPONSE.
THE GREEN COLORED CELLS ARE WHAT THE CAMPUSES INFORMED US IN THE LAST PROGRESS MONITORING THAT THEY'LL BE DOING IN RESPONSE TO THE 1.5 DATA.
IN SOME CASES, YOU'LL SEE THIS IS ALSO A RESPONSE TO CBA DATA.
I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, IF YOU KNOW THAT THE MONITORING PIECE THAT YOU ARE WORKING WITH YOUR CAMPUS AROUND IS WORKING, THEN WHY NOT CONTINUE TO DO SO IF YOU'RE SEEING GROWTH.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE RESPONSES THAT EACH CAMPUS EXPLAIN TO THE CNI TEAM THAT THEY'LL BE DOING BASED ON THE 1.5 ISAP DATA.
>> THE GREEN MEANS THAT THEY'RE ON BOARD WITH TRYING THIS AND IF IT'S WHITE, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TRY THAT?
>> IF IT'S GREEN, IT'S WHAT THEY AGREED TO DO AT OUR LAST PROGRESS MONITORING.
IF IT'S IN WHITE, THEY DID NOT MENTION IT, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO IT.
I ONLY COLOR CODED THE ONES THAT I PUT IT DOWN IN MY DOCUMENTATION THAT THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO.
>> THIS WAS FROM YOUR LAST MEETING WITH THEM?
>> YOU'LL FOLLOW UP AND SEE IF THEY ACTUALLY DID IT OR IF THEY JUST THOUGHT ABOUT IT? > >CORRECT. I MEET WITH EACH CAMPUS BIWEEKLY OR IF THERE IS A MAJOR ASSESSMENT.
I WILL CHECK ON THESE WITH EACH CAMPUS WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
>> WELL, BASED ON THE PAST, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE DONE OR IS IT SOMETHING NEW?
>> WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT CAMPUSES HAVE ALWAYS HAD STRATEGIES THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TURN TO.
THE DOCUMENTATION, THE ASKING, THE MEETING AND THE PROGRESS MONITORING IS NOT NECESSARILY NEW, I WOULD JUST SAY IT'S MORE FOCUSED. WE GO IN.
WE HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT AN ACTUAL SPREADSHEET THAT THEY HAVE THE PLAN WRITTEN IN.
THE BIG THING IS MONITORING IT, MEASURING IT, AND THEN PIVOTING AS NEEDED AROUND THE STRATEGIES AT THE CAMPUSES' PICKS.
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WE'RE JUST MORE FOCUSED IS WHAT I WOULD SAY THIS YEAR.>> ONLY REASON I SAY IS BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT PLUM CREEK AND THEIR SCORES ARE UP HIGH, AND THERE ARE CERTAIN STRATEGIES THAT THEY'RE USING [INAUDIBLE].
>> WHAT I'LL ALSO SAY ABOUT THIS, IF YOU READ THROUGH THE RESPONSES IS THAT THE CAMPUSES ARE LOOKING AT NOT ONLY GRADE LEVEL DATA, BUT INDIVIDUAL TEACHER DATA.
THEN HOW MANY MORE WALKS ARE WE GOING TO DO IN THAT CLASSROOM? HOW MUCH MORE COACHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN? WHAT STANDARDS DID WE AGREE ON THAT NEEDED DIFFERENT ATTENTION TO AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO MONITOR THAT THOSE ARE HAPPENING?
>> DID YOU ALL ASK THEM TO PICK FOUR BECAUSE EVERYBODY PICKED FOUR? I'M JUST CURIOUS.
>> I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE YOU ALL SAID FOUR.
>> I SEE HOW YOUR BRAIN'S WORKING, THOUGH I DIDN'T, NO.
>> IF YOU SAID PICK FOUR THAT YOU WANT TO WORK ON OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
NOW, ONCE AGAIN, LIKE, MR. LOCKHART MENTIONED, OTHER CAMPUSES WHERE IT'S NOT COLOR CODED ARE STILL GOING TO DO THESE THINGS.
THEY JUST DIDN'T MENTION IT WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT RESPONDING TO THE 1.5 DATA.
IN REALITY, I WOULD SAY THAT THE MAJORITY OF THESE ARE ALL COLOR CODED, ESPECIALLY COMING OFF A CBA 2.
>> MR. DAVIDSON, DO WE STILL RECOGNIZE CLASSROOM 1.5 STICKERS? I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM.
>> YES, SIR. IF YOU LOOK ON TWITTER, YOU'LL SEE ABOUT, I DON'T KNOW, IT FELT LIKE 40 THAT I JUST TWEETED OUT BECAUSE I FINISHED UP THE MAJORITY OF CAMPUSES TODAY.
[OVERLAPPING] YEAH. WE STARTED LAST.
WE USED TO DO IT EVERY MONTH, AND NOW WE'RE NOT TESTING 1.5 EVERY MONTH.
THAT'S PROBABLY THE BIG DIFFERENCE YOU SEE.
>> YEAH, THERE'S BEEN A LAPSE OF THREE MONTHS.
>> YEAH. BUT WE CELEBRATED FEBRUARY.
BUT YOU'LL ALSO SEE IS WE ADDED A DIFFERENT REWARD, SO WE'RE NOW PASSING OUT 1.5 PENCILS.
THEY'RE HIT IN THEY'RE READING OR WRITING, SO YOU'LL SEE KIDS COMING ON WITH THEIR STICKERS AND PENCILS.
I'M GOING TO GO INTO THE MATH DATA.
DREAMBOX HAS THE ASTERISK BECAUSE IT WON'T BE TILL NEXT MONTH I'LL HAVE AN UPDATE ON DREAMBOX, BUT WE DID HAVE RENAISSANCE LEARNING.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE FEBRUARY TO FEBRUARY COMPARISON AGAIN.
IF YOU LOOK AT LAST YEAR'S FEBRUARY TO THIS YEAR IS FEBRUARY, WE HAVE A MIXED BAG.
WE HAVE SOME CAMPUSES THAT ARE DOWN BETWEEN 1% AND 4%, BUT WE HAVE SOME CAMPUSES THAT ARE UP EIGHT.
YOU HAVE THE JUNIOR HIGH AT 20, YOU HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOL AT NINE, BRINGING THE DISTRICT UP BY 9%.
WHEN WE LOOKED SPECIFICALLY AT THE DATA, FOR THOSE THAT DECREASED AT ABS, IT WAS THIRD GRADE, AND AT BLUEBONNET, IT WAS FOURTH GRADE.
FOR THE INCREASES, PCES FIFTH GRADE SHOWED A 20% INCREASE, BLUEBONNET SHOWED A 17%, AND AT CLEARFORK SECOND GRADE SHOWED A 15%.
FOUR OUT OF THE FIVE CAMPUSES WHEN COMPARING WHERE WE WERE IN 2023 ARE ALSO UP BY AT LEAST 4%.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT AT THIS POINT IN THE YEAR, AND I ONLY WENT BACK THREE YEARS, THE 64% AT ALL GRADES IS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE WE'VE BEEN AT, AT LEAST FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.
NOW WE'LL LOOK AT NOVEMBER TO FEBRUARY, SO SAME KIDS.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS DATA FROM WHEN THEY TESTED IN THE FALL IN NOVEMBER TO NOW, WE SEE INCREASES AT THE MAJORITY OF PLACES EXCEPT FOR ABS AND NAVARRO.
THE BIGGEST IMPROVEMENTS WERE CFE FIFTH GRADE AT 16%, PLUM CREEK THIRD AND FIFTH GRADE AT 14%.
THE DECLINE AT NAVARRO WAS IN SECOND GRADE AND ABS, IT WAS AT SECOND GRADE.
THOSE CAMPUSES HAVE RECOGNIZED WHICH GRADE LEVELS WHERE THEY MAY NEED TO PROVIDE EXTRA SUPPORT, WHICH I WILL TALK ABOUT NEXT.
YOU ONLY SEE THE TWO CAMPUSES HERE BECAUSE THE OTHER CAMPUSES SHOWED INCREASES.
MS. PULLIAM, I DID NOT ASK THEM TO PICK THREE.
JUST HOW IT'S WORKING OUT, I GUESS.
BUT THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT THEY AGREED TO IN OUR PROGRESS MONITORING PLAN WHEN I MET WITH CAMPUSES. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> WHEN THEY DECIDE THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT, HOW DO YOU KNOW THEY'VE DONE IT?
>> WE GO IN AND HAVE A PROGRESS MONITORING MEETING, AND IN THE SPREADSHEET, THEY HAVE TO CHOOSE MODES OF EVIDENCE.
IN THE EVIDENCE, THEY EITHER PROVIDE LINKS OR THEY'LL JUST PUT THE STRAIGHT DATA.
IT CAN BE AS SPECIFIC AS TWO THIRD GRADE TEACHERS PICK THESE TWO TICKS, OR IN THE 1.5, WE WERE GOING TO DO TWO SESSIONS OF COACHING, OR WE WERE GOING TO WATCH HOW THEY ASSESSED OR HOW THEY DO SMALL GROUPS, AND THEY HAVE TO PUT IT IN THAT PLAN AND THEN WE GO IN AND WE ASK.
ALSO, PART OF THE STRATEGIC SUPPORTS IS WE'RE WALKING AS WELL.
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EACH DIRECTOR AND I AND THE CNI DEPARTMENT HAVE SPECIFIC CAMPUSES WE TRY TO HIT EVERY 2-3 WEEKS.WE ALSO GO AND LOOK FOR THAT INFORMATION WHEN WE DO WALKS.
A LOT IS CONTINGENT ON WHAT THEY PUT IN THE PLAN, AS WELL AS WHAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN THEIR FEEDBACK.
THE CAMPUSES HAVE AGREED THAT IF THEY ARE PUTTING SOMETHING IN THE PROGRESS MONITORING PLAN OR WHAT YOU SAW HERE IN THIS COLOR CODED CHART, THEY NEED TO BE PUT IN THEIR FEEDBACK WHEN THEY WALK THROUGH THE CLASSROOM, SO WE'RE MONITORING THAT AS WELL.
WE'RE WORKING THROUGH IT. NOW I'M GOING TO GO OVER CBA 2 MATH DATA.
A COUPLE OF THINGS BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY TWO MATH CBAS THIS YEAR COMPARED TO THREE MATH CBAS LAST YEAR, THE EXAMS ARE NOT IDENTICAL.
WE GOT THEM AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE.
THE MAJORITY OF THE STANDARDS ARE THE SAME.
WE TRY TO KEEP THE SAME TYPES OF QUESTIONS, BUT THEY'RE NOT COMPLETELY ALIKE.
THERE ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN THE TEST.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE GOT THE MANUAL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
THE CUT POINT, WHEN WE EVENTUALLY DO STAR AND EOC, WILL NOT CHANGE FROM THIS YEAR AS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
WHEN WE LOOK AT BENCHMARK DATA, WHICH IS A RELEASE TEST, THE CUT SCORES WE'LL BE ABLE TO COMPARE A LOT BETTER THAN WE DID AT THIS POINT LAST, WHERE WE'RE STILL TRYING TO LEARN *2.0.
FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH A YEAR TO YEAR COMPARISON, LOOKING AT LAST YEAR CBA 2 MATH COMPARED TO THIS YEAR'S CBA 2 MATH. HERE'S THIRD GRADE.
AS YOU LOOK THROUGH THIS DATA, IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS AND EVIDENT THAT OUR NEXT PROGRESS MONITORING MEANING WITH CAMPUSES, I SHOULD BE HEARING EVERY CAMPUS TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO TO SUPPORT THIRD GRADE.
A COUPLE OF CAMPUSES HAVE ALREADY TURNED IN THEIR PLANS.
WE DID SEE MASTERS GO UP IN A FEW CAMPUSES AND I BELIEVE IT WAS PCE THAT SHOWED OVERALL PASSING.
BUT THE SCORES ARE A LITTLE SPORADIC AND THEY'RE DOWN, SO WE NEED TO FOCUS IN ON THIRD GRADE AND WHAT HAPPENED.
WHAT WE'RE DOING ABOUT PROPER PEDAGOGY AND WHEN WE'RE PRACTICING MATH WITH OUR STUDENTS IN THIRD GRADE.
IN FOURTH GRADE, WE SEE MORE IMPROVEMENT.
YOU HAVE ABS IS UP IN MASTERS, YOU HAVE BBE THAT WAS UP AND ALL.
CLEARFORK WENT UP EXCEPT FOR OVERALL PASSERS.
NAVARRO IS UP IN ALL, BUT THEY'RE STILL BEHIND OTHER CAMPUSES.
ALTHOUGH I'M PROUD OF THE GROWTH, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO GET THEM EQUIVALENT TO OR SURPASS THE OTHER CAMPUSES.
THEN PCE IS UP IN PASSERS, BUT DO IN MEETS AND MASTERS.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WHEN WE GO IN FOR THESE PROGRESS MONITORING PLANS AND TALK ABOUT MATH THAT THEY ARE INDIVIDUALIZED.
EVEN THOUGH THOSE GREEN CELLS, THERE WAS A BUNCH OF COMMONALITIES THERE, YOU CAN JUST SEE IN THE DATA THAT THERE ARE UNIQUE ISSUES OR UNIQUE NEEDS AT EACH CAMPUS.
THOSE PROGRESS MONITORING PLANS, ALTHOUGH WE'LL SEE SOME STRATEGIES ACROSS THE BOARD THAT WORK LIKE COACHING AND WALKING AND PROVIDING THE PROPER FEEDBACK AROUND.
TICKS THAT WE SAW NEEDED HELP.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE SUPPORT NOT ONLY FROM CNI, BUT WHAT THE CAMPUSES ARE DOING INDIVIDUALIZED FOR EACH OF THESE GRADE LEVELS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SEEING COMMON DATA AMONGST ALL THE CAMPUSES, EXCEPT FOR WHEN WE GO TO FIFTH GRADE.
ACROSS THE BOARD WITH FIFTH GRADE, WE KNOW THAT HISTORICALLY KIDS AS THEY GET OLDER, THE OLDER GRADE LEVELS, ESPECIALLY ELEMENTARY IMPROVE, BUT EACH CAMPUS, EXCEPT FOR CFE SHOWED AT LEAST IMPROVEMENT IN TWO OF THE THREE REPORTING CATEGORIES.
>> BEFORE I MOVE ON TO SECOND.
ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ELEMENTARY MATH? NOW WE'LL GO TO JUNIOR HIGH.
SEVENTH GRADE SHOWED A 1% INCREASE IN MEETS.
EIGHTH GRADE IS UP IN APPROACHES AND MEETS IN TALKING WITH THE JUNIOR HIGH.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE HYPER-FOCUSED ON THE SIXTH GRADE WHEN BREAKING DOWN THE DATA AND DESEGREGATING IT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY FOUND WAS THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SIXTH-GRADE STUDENTS WHO CAME IN WITH THERE WAS A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO DID NOT HIT MEETS OR MASTERS IN SIXTH-GRADE ADVANCED MATH THIS YEAR AS COMPARED TO OTHERS.
IT'S ROUGHLY 20% MORE KIDS THAT THEY'RE ATTEMPTING AND WE NEED TO DIFFERENTIATE AND SCAFFOLD AND WORK WITH THE STUDENTS,
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SO WE'RE PROUD THAT THEY'RE TAKING IT.BUT THEY MAY HAVE COME IN WITH A LITTLE MORE GAPS THAN WE'RE USED TO, BUT THE CAMPUS IS WORKING ON AND GOING TO FOCUS IN ON ALL GRADE LEVELS, BUT THEY'RE HYPERFOCUSED ON SIXTH GRADE.
THEN WE HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOL UP IN ALL CATEGORIES.
THEY HAVE SOME MAJOR SHIFTS IN GROWTH FOR ALL THREE, APPROACHES, MEETS AND MASTERS.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT SECONDARY TEAM? NOW I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU COHORT. WE'RE LOOKING FOR GROWTH.
THESE ARE THIRD GRADERS LAST YEAR, NOW IN FOURTH GRADE.
ABS IS UP IN PASSERS OVERALL, DOWN IN MEETS AND MASTERS.
CFE IS DOWN IN PASSERS UP IN THE OTHERS, NAVARRO IS UP IN MASTERS, AND PLUM CREEK IS UP OVERALL.
WE'RE SEEING IN SOME CASES AT SOME OF THE CAMPUS IS STRONG COHORT GROWTH FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GRADE.
AT THE SCHOOLS WHERE WE DON'T SEE IT, WE'RE WORKING WITH THOSE GRADES IN PARTICULAR AND MAKING SOME STRATEGIC SHIFTS.
YOU HAVE A BLUEBONNET AGAIN UP AND ALL, CLEARFORK UP AND ALL.
A NAVARRO IS UP EXCEPT FOR MASTERS AND PCE WAS DOWN AND ALL, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE AN AREA OF FOCUS FOR PCE.
BUT ONCE AGAIN, ONE OF THOSE HISTORICAL PIECES OF DATA AS THEY BECOME FIFTH GRADERS AND GET A LITTLE OLDER, YOU'LL SEE IMPROVEMENT ACROSS THE BOARD, BUT WE DO NEED TO SEE THAT SAME.
WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN FIFTH GRADE, WE NEED IN THIRD AND FOURTH, SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO SEE IMPROVEMENT EVERY YEAR, WHETHER IT'S COHORT OR JUST A COMPARISON.
THEN WHAT ARE CAMPUSES DOING IN PARTICULAR AROUND CBA 2, THE PROGRESS MONITORING PLAN WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT CBA 2? THESE ARE THE FOUR MAIN DATA-DRIVEN RESPONSES.
MAKING SURE THAT THE PLC IS TALKING ABOUT THE DATA, REVIEWING IT, KNOWING IT BY INDIVIDUAL TEACHER, AS WELL AS KNOWING IT BY INDIVIDUAL STUDENT.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A FOCUS ON SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION STARTED SIX WEEKS AGO, BUT JUST LIKE IN READING, THEY'RE DOING SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION IN MATH, IN SOME CASES IT'S A PULLOUT AND SOMETIMES IT'S STRATEGIC STAFFING.
SOME CAMPUSES ARE USING TAS AND OTHER ADULTS TO COME IN AND DO SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION LIKE MULTIPLE CENTERS AT THE SAME TIME.
FOR WHILE DURING THOSE MATH CENTERS WITH MULTIPLE ADULTS WITH GROUPS THAT ARE STRATEGICALLY PLACED DEPENDING ON TEAKS.
WE CONTINUE THE PROGRESS MONITORING THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO SPIRAL SKILLS.
THEY CONTINUE TO LOOK AT TEAKS THAT WE'RE NOT PERFORMING AS WELL IN AND SPIRALING THOSE BACK IN EITHER ON A DAILY BASIS, LIKE A WARM-UP OR A WEEKLY BASIS WHERE THEY EMBED THE CONTENT AND THEN ASSESS AT THE END OF THE WEEK.
>> CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT LESSON? PROGRESS MONITORING, IS THAT MAINLY DONE WITH THEIR TEACHER SELVES AND I GUESS OTHER RESPONSES, OTHER STAFF.
>> THE PROGRESS MONITORING MEETING THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CAMPUS IS I'M AT ALL OF THEM, AND THEN MULTIPLE DIRECTORS WILL BE THERE IF NOT ALL OF THEM, AND IT'S WITH THE CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TEAM.
AT LEAST THE PRINCIPAL AND THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL MOST CAMPUSES BRING THE LEVER LEADERS.
WE HAVE THIS PROGRESS MONITORING MEETING WHERE EXPECTATIONS ARE SET AND WHERE THEY DECIDE WHAT EVIDENCE THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT, THEN THE LEVER LEADERS TAKE THOSE BACK TO THE TEACHERS, AND THEN DURING THE PLC DATA REVIEW, THEY ARE GOING OVER THEIR OWN PROGRESS MONITORING.
WHEN I SAY PROGRESS MONITORING PLAN, I'M TALKING ABOUT CNI AND THE TEAM.
BUT THE CAMPUS, THEIR DATA-DRIVEN RESPONSE IS THAT THEY GO BACK AND THEY LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE PROGRESSING ON THE MEASURE THAT THEY AGREED TO. ANY QUESTIONS, TEAM?
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 8F,
[2024-2025 Budget Update]
2024, 2025 BUDGET UPDATE, MISS NICOLE WEISER.>> GOOD EVENING, SCHOOL BOARD, AND MR. STRATA.
THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WERE UNKNOWN AND PROJECTIONS DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT HAVE NOW COME TO FRUITION AND WE'RE ABLE TO SEE WHERE THE BUDGETS AT.
THIS IS THAT TIME OF YEAR TO DO THAT.
THE THINGS I'M GOING TO GO OVER THIS EN IS I'M GOING TO DO A QUICK SCHOOL FINANCE OVERVIEW.
I WILL LOOK AT THE STATUS OF OUR BUDGET NOW.
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NOW THAT WE KNOW WHAT OUR ADA HAS SHAPED UP TO BE, WHAT OUR REVENUES ARE GOING TO BE, WHAT OUR STATE PROPERTY VALUES STUDY, HOW THAT ENDED UP.I'LL SPEAK ON THAT FOR JUST A SECOND.
THEN OUR CURRENT EXPENDITURES AND WHERE THEY'RE AT.
UPDATE. HOW DO SCHOOL DISTRICTS RECEIVE FUNDS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS? I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THE BUCKETS AGAIN OR THE BUCKET IN THIS CASE.
THE BUCKET HERE REPRESENTS THE TOTAL COST TO EDUCATE ALL THE STUDENTS THAT ATTEND LOCKHART ISD.
EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A BUCKET IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
ALL THE BUCKETS ARE DIFFERENT SIZES.
YOUR BUCKET SIZE DEPENDS ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT YOU HAVE, THE NEEDS OF THOSE STUDENTS, AND THE ATTENDANCE OF THOSE STUDENTS.
WHAT FUNDS FILL UP OUR BUCKET? MOST OF THE FUNDS ARE FILLED UP THROUGH OUR LOCAL REVENUE TAX COLLECTION, AND THEN THE DIFFERENCE THE STATE COMES IN AND MAKES UP THAT DIFFERENCE.
NOT EVERY DISTRICT COULD BE LIKE THIS.
YOU COULD HAVE SOME BUCKETS THAT ARE OVERFLOWING IN LOCAL TAX ROLL AND ALL THAT OVERFLOW GETS SENT BACK TO THE STATE.
BUT WE ARE IN THE SITUATION WHERE OUR TAX ROLL DOESN'T COVER, AND SO THE STATE COMES IN AND PICKS UP THE REST.
HOW CAN WE MAKE LOCKHART ISD'S BUCKET BIGGER? ENROLLMENT GROWTH.
THAT'S THE FIRST WAY THAT IT'S GOING TO GET BIGGER IS IF WE'RE GROWING AND WE ARE A GROWING DISTRICT.
IF WE DO A VATRE, WHICH WE DID HAVE A VATRE TWO YEARS AGO NOW.
THEN OF COURSE, IF WE HAVE BETTER ATTENDANCE, AND THAT IS JUST THE WAY THAT THE LAW IS WRITTEN, THAT THEY DO PAY PER STUDENT BASED ON ATTENDANCE.
THAT'S CALLED WEIGHTED FUNDING.
THIS IS JUST A VERY QUICK REMINDER ABOUT HOW WE ADOPTED OUR BUDGET BACK IN JUNE.
WHAT I REALLY WANT YOU TO REMEMBER AT THIS POINT FROM THIS SLIDE, WHAT WE ENDED UP WITH AND A PROJECTION OF WHERE FUND BALANCE WOULD BE IS THAT AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE PROJECTED THAT WE WOULD HAVE $3.2 MILLION IN EXCESS OF THAT OPTIMUM FUND BALANCE AMOUNT.
WITH THAT BALANCED BUDGET, WE WERE HAVING A VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE AND WE WERE IN A GOOD SPOT.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KEEP THE 3.2 MILLION IN MIND AS WE CONTINUE ON WITH THE CONVERSATION.
WHAT I LIKE TO SAY IS THAT WHEN WE'RE CREATING OUR BUDGET, WE'RE IN A DARK ROOM, AND AS THE YEAR PROGRESSES, THE LIGHTS START TO SLOWLY TURN ON AND WE SEE HOW CLOSE WE GOT TO THE DARK BOARD ON ALL THE THINGS THAT WE ARE PROJECTING.
WHEN WE'RE WORKING ON OUR BUDGET AND THEN WHEN WE ADOPT OUR BUDGET, WE DO NOT HAVE CERTIFIED VALUES YET.
WE DON'T HAVE A VALUE ASSIGNMENT FROM THE STATE.
WE DON'T HAVE OUR TAX COLLECTION RATE.
WE DON'T KNOW EVEN OUR TAX RATE IS FROM TEA, THEN WE'LL GIVE US THAT UNTIL AUGUST.
THEN, OF COURSE, OUR ENROLLMENT IN ATTENDANCE.
THEN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS, WE WERE HAVING SPECIAL SESSIONS LAST YEAR, NOW WE'RE HAVING A REAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION THIS YEAR.
THE LOTS ARE UNKNOWN AS THE YEAR, AND NOW THE LIGHTS ARE STARTING TO TURN ON AND THAT'S WHAT IS HERE.
ENROLLMENT VERSUS ADA IS SOMETHING THAT I LIKE TO LOOK AT BECAUSE WE ARE ENROLLED, BUT THEN WE'RE FUNDED THROUGH ADA.
THE CURRENT ENROLLMENT IS 6,738 STUDENTS, AND OUR ADA IS 6,114.
THIS RED DOTTED LINE ABOVE IT IS WHERE WE WOULD BE ABOUT WITH PRE-COVID ADA.
YOU CAN TELL THAT THAT'S GETTING A LOT CLOSER, SO WE'RE MAKING SOME PROGRESS.
PARTICULARLY THIS YEAR, WE'RE SEEING A STEADY ENROLLMENT.
THERE'S LOTS OF FLUCTUATION AND WHEN YOU HAVE A LOT OF FLUCTUATION WITH GROWTH AND MOVEMENT, YOUR ADA IS GOING TO FLUCTUATE MORE BECAUSE AN AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE FOR ANY STUDENT THAT ENROLLS TODAY, EVEN IF THEY COME TO SCHOOL FOR 100% OF THEIR DAYS AFTER ENROLLING TODAY, THEY'LL NEVER BE A FULL ADA BECAUSE WE'RE MISSING ALL THE DAYS PRIOR TO FEBRUARY.
THE OTHER DISTRICT GOT THOSE DAYS.
BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A STEADY AMOUNT,
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OUR ADA HAS BEEN MUCH STEADIER AS FAR AS ENROLLMENT GOES.BUT WE STILL ARE ABOUT AT A LOSS OF ALMOST 400,000 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ADA PERCENTAGE THAT WE HAD PRIOR TO COVID, AS WE STILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON ATTENDANCE.
THESE ARE OUR NEW REVENUE PROJECTIONS.
I HAVE IT SPLIT UP INTO THREE TYPES OF REVENUE, WHICH IS OUR STATE REVENUE IS OUR BIGGEST FORM OF REVENUE, AND THEN OUR TAX REVENUE AND THEN OUR OTHER SMALL REVENUE.
THE FIRST NUMBER UNDER THE STATE REVENUE IS WHAT I'M CURRENTLY ESTIMATING OUR STATE REVENUE TO BE NOW THAT WE KNOW TWO BIG THINGS.
ONE, WHAT OUR ADA IS SHAPING UP TO BE, AND TWO WHAT OUR STATE T-VALUES ARE THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN US IN THE PROPERTY VALUE STUDY.
THOSE VALUES THEY'RE OFF FROM OUR LOCAL VALUES BECAUSE THERE'S ALL TYPES OF FORMULAS THAT GO INTO GIVING US OUR STATE T-VALUES, WHICH IS WHAT ALLOWS US TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR BUCKET AFTER WHAT THEY SAY WE SHOULD BE COLLECTING BASED ON OUR PROPERTY VALUE.
THIS YEAR, WE DID GET LOCAL VALUE ASSIGNMENT, WHICH IS GREAT.
THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW TO GET LOCAL VALUE ASSIGNMENT, SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE REALLY ON A NICE TREND.
I'LL TALK MORE IN DETAIL ABOUT THAT AT OUR FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP, BUT REST ASSURED WE DID GET LOCAL VALUES, AND THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY GREAT NEWS.
I'M PROJECTING RIGHT NOW THAT OUR STATE VALUES WILL BE ALMOST 2.9 MILLION MORE THAN WE ORIGINALLY PROJECTED.
THERE'S TWO REASONS BEHIND THAT.
ONE IS THAT WE HAVE OUR TAX ROLE THAT WE DID NOT HAVE IN JUNE WHEN WE ADOPT OUR BUDGET.
WE ARE PROJECTING, SO THERE WERE MORE HOW DO I SAY THE SUCCESSFUL PROPERTY VALUE APPEALS? IF OUR PROPERTY VALUES GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT, GOD BLESS YOU, THEN OUR STATE REVENUE, IT'S JUST A FLOP.
THAT'S ONE REASON. THE OTHER REASON IS THAT OUR ADA WEIGHTS HAVE BEEN HIGHER THAN WE PROJECTED.
OUR ACTUAL ADA, JUST FROM REGULAR ENROLLMENT IS WITHIN 10 STUDENTS.
IT'S REALLY OUR WEIGHTS THAT WE HAVE INCREASED IN.
THEN WHEN WE GO TO THAT LAST SECTION, WHICH IS OUR SMALLEST PIECE OF THE REVENUE PI, I'M PROJECTING A DECREASE OF 370,000 IN THERE AND THAT IS DUE TO THE SHARS REVENUE REDUCTION.
AND I CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THAT AS WELL IN DETAIL, IF YOU'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE SHARS PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP.
I'M HAPPY TO GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT THAT.
BUT WHAT THAT DOES IS IT BRINGS A NET INCREASE TO OUR ORIGINAL REVENUE PROJECTION OF 1.8 MILLION.
ANOTHER NUMBER JUST LIKE THE 3.2 THAT WE ORIGINALLY WERE ABOVE OPTIMUM TO KEEP IN MIND, IS THIS 1.8 NOW OF OUR NET ESTIMATED INCREASE.
THIS IS JUST A QUICK BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF WHERE WE ARE IN OUR GENERAL FUND PROGRESS.
IT'S JUST A VERY QUICK EASY WAY TO LOOK AND WE KNOW WE'RE 66% THROUGH THE BUDGET YEAR, AND WE JUST WANT TO LOOK AT EACH OF THESE MAJOR SPENDING CATEGORIES THAT TA DEFINES THOSE, WHICH IS PAYROLL, CONTRACTED SERVICES, SUPPLIES, MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING, DEBT SERVICE AND CAPITAL OUTLAY.
WE WANT TO LOOK AT THEM AND I JUST LOOK AT THESE PERCENTAGES VERY QUICKLY AND MAKE SURE THAT IN THESE MAJORS, WE'RE DOING WELL AND WE ARE DOING REALLY WELL.
I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT IN THE PAYROLL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE WAY UNDER BECAUSE WE'RE 66% THROUGH.
BUT OUR PAYROLL BUDGET ACTUALLY GOES THROUGH JULY AND AUGUST, I'M SORRY, WHEN WE ACCRUE BACK A LOT, SO WE ARE RIGHT ON TARGET IN OUR PAYROLL BUDGET.
GOING ON THE LINES OF TALKING ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AT IN EXPENDITURES.
THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AT IN EXPENDITURES THROUGH WHAT WE HAVE BUDGETED THIS YEAR.
THEN I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME UNEXPECTED EXPENDITURES THAT ARE COMING UP.
JUST TO REFRESH, LAST YEAR, AT THIS TIME, DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN AND WHERE IT WAS AT AND HOW LION CARE WAS GOING.
IT'S GOING VERY WELL IN THE SENSE THAT THE EMPLOYEES LOVE IT, WE GET LOTS OF GREAT FEEDBACK.
THEY ARE USING IT AND THEY'RE GETTING GREAT CARE.
AT THAT TIME, WE TALKED ABOUT WHERE OUR EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION
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WAS AND WHERE IT FELL AND WHAT IT COULD DO TO THE PLAN IF WE WENT TO THE AVERAGE.WE GOT THAT AVERAGE FROM THIS LIST OF ALL THE DISTRICTS THAT ARE AROUND US.
THESE ARE LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS.
WE DECIDED TO INCREASE THE CONTRIBUTION OF 396 PER EMPLOYEE PER MONTH, MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION UP TO 427, WHICH WAS THE AVERAGE.
THIS IS WHERE ALL THOSE DISTRICTS FELL IN THAT TIME FRAME LAST YEAR.
THEN WE WENT AND GOT UPDATED NUMBERS WITH OUR 427, YOU SEE WHERE WE'RE AT, AND YOU SEE THAT EVERY SINGLE DISTRICT APART FROM SEGUIN AND I'LL POINT OUT WHY THEY DIDN'T INCREASE THEIR EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION JUST LIKE WE DID.
A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO POINT OUT HERE.
MAYBE I'M NOT, BRING THE POINTER.
>> THE THREE AT THE BOTTOM, I HATE TO CALL THEM OUT, BUT I WILL, BASTROP, HAYS, SAN MARCUS ISD.
YOU CAN SEE THAT ALL OF THEIR EMPLOYER MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS ARE THE SAME.
THE REASON WHY THEY DID THAT IS BECAUSE THE TRS PREMIUM WENT UP AND THEY WANTED TO KEEP THAT HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLAN AT $0 TO OFFER THEIR EMPLOYEES $0.
SAGUIN DID SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
THEY PUSHED ALL OF THE INCREASE TO THE EMPLOYEE.
YOU SEE THAT THEIR EMPLOYEE PREMIUM WENT TO $58, BUT THE DISTRICTS STAYED THE SAME.
THIS IS JUST THE FACTS OF JUST WANTING TO SHOW THAT EVERY DISTRICT IS FACING THE HIGH HEALTHCARE COSTS.
>> WILL YOU HAVE THAT SLIDE? CAN YOU JUST BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES AND DIFFERENCES?
>> YES. IN THE EMPLOYEE-ONLY MONTHLY PREMIUM COLUMN, THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A MONTHLY PREMIUM THAT COMES OUT OF THEIR PAYCHECK EVERY MONTH.
THE REASON WHY THERE'S A RANGE ON ALL THE OTHER DISTRICTS IS BECAUSE THEY OFFER FIVE DIFFERENT PLANS.
ONE OF THEM, THE ZERO $1, IS A HIGH DEDUCT, HIGH OUT-OF-POCKET COST PLAN THAT WOULD BE FREE, AND THEN IT GOES UP FROM THERE.
WE OFFER ONE PLAN AND THAT IS LION CARE, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE AT THE $0 WITHOUT A RANGE.
THEN WE GO OVER TO THE DEDUCTIBLES AND OUT OF POCKET MAX.
THIS IS WHERE YOU SEE AN INDIVIDUAL DEDUCTIBLE, AN OUT-OF-POCKET MAX OF ONLY $100 FOR A DEDUCTIBLE, AND 4,000 FOR INDIVIDUALS.
WE HAVE A $4,000 INDIVIDUAL MAX WHILE ALL OTHER DISTRICTS ARE 8,000.
I JUST WANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND THAT WE ALSO JUST HAVE ZERO-COST LOW DEDUCTIBLE OF $500 AND A $4,000 OUT-OF-POCKET MAX FOR AN INDIVIDUAL, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE FAMILY MAX OF EIGHT.
WE LOOK AT ALL OF THIS WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR AND LOOK AT OUR PLANS.
THIS IS PART OF THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE THAT WE WANT TO OFFER OUR EMPLOYEES, AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THE PLAN.
BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT THE PLAN IS DOING NOW THAT WE'RE IN 2.5 YEARS IN, AND WITH OUR GROUP OF EMPLOYEES THAT NOW KNOW HOW TO USE THE PLAN, THEY'RE UTILIZING THE PLAN AND WHERE THE COST OF OUR TEAM OF INDIVIDUALS IS.
THIS LOOKS PRETTY TINY UP HERE, BUT I'M GOING TO TRY TO POINT IT OUT FOR YOU.
I APOLOGIZE ABOUT THAT. I THINK YOU HAVE IT PRINTED.
JUST A VERY QUICK WAY TO LOOK AT THIS IS THIS IS EACH MONTH IN THE CURRENT PLAN YEAR THAT WE'RE IN, AND THE BLUE BARS ARE THE REVENUE THAT WE PUT IN.
OUR EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS IS WHAT WE PUT IN.
THEN, IF THERE ARE EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A DEPENDENT, THEN THEY'RE ALSO PUTTING IN A PREMIUM FOR THEIR DEPENDENCE, WHETHER THEY'RE ON A SPOUSE PLAN, A EMPLOYEE CHILD, OR A FAMILY PLAN.
THEN THE RED LINE IS THE COST.
AS YOU CAN SEE, EVERY MONTH, THE COST IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE REVENUE THAT WE'RE BRINGING IN FOR THE PLAN.
THEN BELOW REALLY SHOWS THE DETAIL OF THAT PLAN.
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WE HAVE 700 AS OF JANUARY, 739 EMPLOYEES ON THE PLAN.WE HAVE ABOUT 1,100 LIVES ON THE PLAN, SO THAT'S HOW MANY DEPENDENTS WE HAVE ALSO.
THIS CHART BELOW JUST BREAKS DOWN THE DIFFERENT COSTS THAT WE HAVE EACH MONTH.
YOU'RE ABLE TO SEE PHARMACEUTICAL VERSUS MEDICAL AND TOTAL CLAIMS AND ALL THE THINGS.
THEN AT THE END, WE HAVE A NET OVER TO THE SIDE.
I PUT IT IN A RED BOX SO WE CAN SEE WHERE EACH MONTH PLAYS OUT.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, RIGHT NOW, THE PLAN IS AT A LOSS OF 1.1 MILLION FOR THE YEAR.
A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT IN SAYING THAT IS WE ARE REACHING A POINT WITH SOME OF WITH SOME OF THE CLAIMS WHERE THEY WILL REACH STOP LOSS.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS IF A MEMBER HAS A COST UP TO $175,000 WORTH OF CLAIM SO FAR, INSURANCE WILL KICK IN AND THEY WILL START PAYING THE CLAIM.
WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF MEMBERS THAT WILL BE REACHING THAT, WHICH MIGHT HELP WITH SOME OF THAT.
BUT I AM PROJECTING, IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT EMERGENCIES MIGHT COME UP MAY OR MAY NOT COME UP, BUT PROBABLY A $2 MILLION LOSS.
WE DO HAVE SOME REBATES COMING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THIS IS WITHOUT REBATES, THIS IS WITHOUT STOP LOSS STARTING TO KICK IN, WHICH IT WILL WHERE WE ARE AT IN THE PLAN WITH SOME OF THE MEMBERS.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT? I KNOW THIS WAS A LOT OF READ INFORMATION.
>> POTENTIALLY, WE'RE LOOKING AT A $2 MILLION COST OVERRUN THAT'S NOT BUDGETED CURRENTLY?
>> OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE OVER A LONG TERM.
>> YOU TO WIPE OUT OUR FUND BALANCE PRETTY QUICK.
>> DEFINITELY. I AGREE WITH YOU.
I DO THINK IT'S WORTH REALLY LOOKING INTO.
I'LL GO THROUGH THE BUDGET AFTER THIS IN JUST A SECOND.
BUT WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? WE WANT TO COMMUNICATE TO THE STAFF JUST LIKE WE'RE COMMUNICATING TO YOU.
THE COMMUNICATIONS THAT I HAVE HAD WITH SOME EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN THAT THEY OVERALL, THEY JUST LOVE THE PLAN.
THEY'VE BEEN ON FULLY INSURED BEFORE.
THEY DO BECAUSE THEY'RE USING IT.
BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT I THINK NOW THAT WE KNOW OUR STAFF AND WE KNOW WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE, WHERE WE CAN HELP ADJUST THE PLAN TO MEET THOSE NEEDS, AND ALSO WE NEED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.
WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY INCREASES IN ANY COST FOR THREE YEARS, AND WE'RE NOT IMMUNE TO INFLATION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE TO THE STAFF WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT'S GOING ON.
WE'LL BE GOING OUT TO THE CAMPUSES, I HAVE THE FIRST ONE IS IN TWO DAYS.
THEN, WE NEED TO ADJUST NEXT YEAR'S PLAN TO REFLECT THE COST OF THIS GROUP.
I THINK IT'S WORTH TRYING TO DO THAT FOR AT LEAST A YEAR, AND WE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THIS IN DETAIL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.
BUT THE TWO MILLION, BASICALLY WHAT THAT COMES DOWN TO, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DESCRIBE IT IN A WAY THAT I FEEL IS MORE BITE-SIZED IS THAT IT'S ABOUT $173 A MONTH THAT WE WOULD NEED TO FIND PER PERSON.
IF WE'RE NEEDING TO FIND ABOUT $173 PER PERSON, AND WE TALK ABOUT WE NEED TO HAVE SOME PREMIUM FOR THE EMPLOYEE, AND WHAT CAN THE DISTRICT INCREASE ON PREMIUM? IF IT'S 20 AND 20, WE'RE DOWN TO 133.
IF WE HAVE AN AVERAGE OF THIS MANY DOCTOR VISITS A MONTH AND WE INCREASE THE CO-PAY FROM $15, IT'S $15.
THIS $15 TO GO TO A FAMILY PRACTITIONER AND IT'S $15 TO GO TO A SPECIALIST.
IF WE'RE HAVING AN AVERAGE NUMBER OF ONE TO TWO DOCTOR VISITS A MONTH AND WE NEED TO INCREASE THAT CO-PAY BY $15, NOW WE'RE DOWN TO 118.
WE'VE GONE FROM 173-118 WITH THESE ADJUSTMENTS.
REALLY SPENDING THE NEXT I'M MEETING WEEKLY, MYSELF AND MY TEAM, NOT BY MYSELF.
WE HAVE A WHOLE TEAM OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO MEET WITH OUR THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR, OUR INSURANCE TEAM, TO REALLY LOOK AT EVERYTHING TO TRY
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TO TAKE THAT TWO MILLION AND BITE-SIZE IT DOWN TO 173.THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO.
MONTHLY PREMIUMS, DEDUCTIBLES, CO-PAYS, AND THEN EDUCATING OUR STAFF ABOUT HOW TO USE THE PLAN TO MAXIMIZE THEIR BENEFIT AND THE BENEFIT OF THE PLAN.
FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE WE HAVE CERTAIN PHARMACIES THAT WE WORK WITH THAT GIVE US THE BEST PRICE.
WE NEED YOU TO GO THERE AND IF YOU DON'T THERE WILL BE A PREMIUM TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
THAT WOULD BE THE SAME WITH LABS AND IMAGING.
EVEN THOUGH WE MIGHT HAVE SOME NOT MIGHT, WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE SOME INCREASES ON PREMIUMS AND DEDUCTIBLES AND CO-PAYS; THERE WILL STILL BE FREE OPTION AVENUES IF YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOU UTILIZE THEM.
I THINK AT 173 A MONTH AS WE START LOOKING AT TRYING TO BRING THAT DOWN.
I THINK IT'S WORTH LOOKING INTO.
I REALLY DO BECAUSE THE PLAN IS JUST SO THEY LOVE IT, AND THEY'RE USING IT, AND THEY'RE GETTING GREAT CARE.
TO GO BACK TO FULLY INSURED WILL PUT US IN A SITUATION WHERE WE DON'T KNOW THE TYPE OF HEALTH CARE THEY'RE GETTING; THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES WITH IT.
I THINK IT'S WORTH STILL HAVING THE CONVERSATION ABOUT IT.
>> WISER, I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO IDENTIFY CERTAIN DRUGS THAT PEOPLE ARE TAKING, I THINK, ONE IN PARTICULAR IS COSTING 15% OF THE DEFICIT, SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
YES. IN ADDITION TO MONTHLY PREMIUMS DEDUCTIBLES CO-PAYS, IS PHARMACEUTICAL COSTS.
THAT'S THE FIRST AREA THAT WE HAVE REALLY LOOKED INTO.
WE EVEN CHANGED OUR PHARMACEUTICAL REP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PLAN YEAR BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO COME UP WITH WAYS EVEN NOW TO GET THESE COSTS UNDER CONTROL.
ONE OF THE AREAS THAT OUR NEW PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY HAS FOUND TO BE A HIGH COST IS THE COST OF GLPS WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION THAT WOULD BE QUALIFIABLE UNDER AN INSURANCE COMPANY AS FAR AS FOR HEALTH REASONS.
WE HAVE AT LEAST PROBABLY AROUND $30,000 A MONTH THAT WE'RE SEEN THESE GLPS, AND THESE ARE GOING TO BE THE NAMES THAT YOU WOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH WOULD BE MANJARO, AND NOSYMPIC, AND THINGS LIKE THIS.
>> THEY CAN BUY THIS STUFF WITHOUT HAVING A PRESCRIPTION FOR IT WITHOUT A DOCTOR PRESCRIBING IT.
>> NO, THEY'RE THEY ARE GETTING A PRESCRIPTION WITHOUT HAVING A DIAGNOSIS.
WE'RE NOT THE ONLY PLAN THAT IS SEEING THIS.
IN FACT, WHEN I WAS IN AUSTIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, TRS WAS EVEN SAYING THAT THEY WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR PLAN.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK ALL PLANS ARE LOOKING AT, AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS THEY'RE GOING TO REQUIRE, AND WE ARE TO, NOT ME SPECIFICALLY, BUT OUR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY WILL REQUIRE A DOCTOR'S LAB WORK WITH THE PROOF OF A DIAGNOSIS IN ORDER TO GET A DIABETIC MED FOR IT.
>> DO YOU GUYS ALSO HAVE GET ADVICE FROM YOUR PROVIDERS ABOUT LOOKING AT HOW YOU IMPROVE THE DEFICIT?
>> YES. THAT'S WHO I'M MEETING WITH WEEKLY TO FIND AREAS.
THE PHARMACY AREA WAS THE FIRST AREA THAT WE'RE GOING TO TACKLE.
NOW, WE'LL LOOK AT WHERE OUR DEPENDENT CARE COSTS ARE SO WE CAN GET THOSE PREMIUMS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT TO TRY TO TACKLE THE 173 PER MONTH AND SEE WHERE WE CAN GET THAT DOWN AND THAT'LL BE AN ONGOING UNTIL WE DECIDE WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS.
I'LL HAVE A LOT MORE INFORMATION.
I'LL HAVE ABOUT EIGHT WEEKS OF DOING THIS RESEARCH WITH THEM, AND THIS PLANNING AND THIS COLLABORATION WITH THEM FOR OUR FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP, AND I'LL BRING EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE, ALL OF THE IDEAS THAT WE HAVE TO HELP BRING NOT JUST BRING DOWN THE COST,
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BUT ALSO THE REVENUE FOR THE PLAN.>> MOST INSURANCE PLANS LIKE THE PHARMACY, THEY HAVE A APPROVED LIST OF DRUGS.
BUT IF YOU GO OUTSIDE THAT LIST, EITHER YOU HAD TO GET APPROVED FOR IT OR YOU PAY MORE FOR IT, DOES OUR PLAN DO THAT?
YEAH. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE IF YOU DON'T LIKE WE HAVE A PHARMACY THAT IS PREFERRED, WHICH IS HEB.
WE ALSO WILL HAVE IF YOU DO A GENERIC, IT WOULD BE FREE, BUT IF YOU REALLY DON'T WANT THE GENERIC AT ALL, THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY A PREMIUM FOR YOUR NON-GENERIC.
PHARMACEUTICAL IT IS OUR BIGGEST EXPENSE.
WELL, IT'S SPLIT UP IN THE TWO, OF COURSE, PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL.
WE HAVE PHARMACY THAT'S LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN LOOK FOR WAYS TO OFFER EITHER DIFFERENT DRUGS OR IN THIS SITUATION LIKE WITH THE GLPS WHERE WE'RE WRITING PRESCRIPTIONS WITHOUT A DIAGNOSIS, AREAS THAT WE CAN BECAUSE OUR PLAN DOES NOT COVER WEIGHT LOSS, BUT THAT'S WHAT HAS HAPPENED THROUGH THE GLPS.
CLEANING THINGS UP LIKE THAT, AND THAT'S NOT A NEXT-YEAR THING.
HOPEFULLY, WITH THAT NUMBER, WE'LL START SEEING THAT IF IT STARTS SAVING 30,000 A MONTH, THAT CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
I MEAN, IT'S ABOUT 30,000, WE THINK THAT WE'RE SPENDING ON THOSE.
>> DOES STAFF HAVE HSA OPTION?
I WAS THINKING ABOUT DIFFERENT.
WE ONLY HAVE ONE PLAN, BUT YES, YOU CAN GIVE US HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
>> IF THERE WAS ANY CO-PAY OR INCREASE IN ANYTHING, THEY COULD USE THE HSA?
>> ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT.
WE WANT TO ALSO EDUCATE, JUST LIKE I WAS TALKING ABOUT EDUCATING ON USING THE PLAN CORRECTLY, BUT POTENTIALLY EDUCATE THROUGH USING LIKE AN HSA TO HELP PAY FOR CO-PAYS IF THEY GO UP.
BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT, THE FIXED COST OF THE PLAN, EVERYTHING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP BALANCE THE PLAN SO THAT THE EMPLOYEES CAN CONTINUE TO GET THE CARE AND REALLY WANT TO ASK THE EMPLOYEES ABOUT WANTING TO KEEP THE PLAN, WHICH SO FAR, WITH THE FEEDBACK I'M GETTING.
>> GO BACK A YEAR AND I REMEMBER WE WENT OVER BUDGET SOME LAST YEAR.
WHAT WAS THAT? YOU REMEMBER? I'M SORRY. LAST YEAR.
>> WE WENT OVER A BUDGET ON HEALTH WHAT WE HAD ON HEALTH INSURANCE, BUT IT WASN'T ANYTHING NEAR THIS.
>> I MEAN, WHY SO DRAMATIC AN INCREASE IN ONE YEAR.
I MEAN, THIS IS REALLY CONCERNING TO ME.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE GET HOLD OF THIS.
>> NO, I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOU.
IT'S VERY CONCERNING FOR ME AS WELL.
>> IN REVIEWING EVERYTHING AND THEN JUST SEEING EVERY MONTH THAT PASSES AND EVERYTHING THAT'S NEW IS A COUPLE OF THINGS.
ONE, THE UTILIZATION, WHETHER THEY UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE IT OR NOT, THEY UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE IT NOW, UTILIZATION IS THERE.
THE OTHER THING IS I AM JUST SEEING A TREND FROM THE FIRST YEAR OF MORE WHAT'S THE WORD? YEAH, MORE SERIOUS ILLNESS GOING ON.
IN THE FIRST YEAR, WE HAD MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE, AND WE'RE UP TO ABOUT 17 THIS YEAR. IT'S BEEN A LOT.
>> ARE YOU SEEING AN INCREASE IN LIKE URGENT CARE EMERGENCY ROOM LIKE THOSE FREE STANDING ONES BECAUSE THEY'RE SO ACCESSIBLE.
BUT THEY CHARGE YOU A THE ER PREMIUM, BUT THE EMPLOYEE ISN'T ACTUALLY HAVING TO COME OUT OF THAT BECAUSE IT'S A LOW DEDUCTIBLE, BUT.
WE'RE GETTING THE CHARGE OF IT.
INSTEAD OF MAKING AN APPOINTMENT FOR TWO DAYS FROM NOW TO GO TO MY PRIMARY, I'M JUST GOING TO GO TO URGENT CARE ER, GET IT TAKEN CARE OF THIS MOMENT.
BUT IT COST FOUR OR FIVE TIMES MORE.
>> SO THAT IS PROBABLY THE VERY NEXT AREA WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT.
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BECAUSE OF OUR LOCATION, THAT IS DEFINITELY HAPPENING.WHAT'S ALSO HAPPENING BECAUSE OF OUR LOW DEDUCTIBLE, THEY MIGHT BE GETTING CREDIT FOR THE ER FEE AND THEN THE ER IS NOT CHARGING THEM.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALSO FINDING.
SO THEY'RE GETTING CREDIT ON THEIR DEDUCTIBLE OR THEIR $4,000, AND THEN WE THINK THEY'VE PAID IT, BUT THEY REALLY HAVEN'T.
AND SO WE'RE SEEING THAT GOING ON AS WELL.
>> THEY'RE MORE LIKELY JUST TO KEEP OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
>> YES. BECAUSE IT ENDS UP BEING $0 TO GO THERE.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE ALWAYS MADE IT TOO EASY AND PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO GIVE A SECOND THOUGHT MAYBE THAT MEANS PEOPLE DO NEED TO THINK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
>> SO THAT'S PART OF THE CONVERSATION IS PUTTING IN GUARD RAILS AND I DON'T WANT TO SAY SAFETY NETS, BUT PUTTING IN GUARD RAILS SO THAT WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT WITH THE ERS SO THAT THAT ISN'T OCCURRING.
>> AND I'LL JUST SAY, JUST BECAUSE THAT'S MY PROFESSION IN THE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY WORLD, FOR HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE, I DON'T CAN BARELY GET A 1% DEDUCTIBLE ANYMORE.
SO TO PREVENT ALL THE PREMIUMS FROM GOING SKYROCKET, THEY PUT MORE ON THE DEDUCTIBLE TO EVEN THAT OUT AND MAYBE RAISING THE DEDUCTIBLE.
NOBODY WANTS A HIGHER DEDUCTIBLE.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING PEOPLE ARE LIKE, OH, YEAH, LET'S DO THAT, BUT IT IS A WAY TO KEEP MORE MANAGEABLE BY HAVING A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.
>> AND WE COULD RAISE IT AND STILL BE FAR LESS THAN EVERYONE ELSE.
>> EVEN IF WE DOUBLE THAT DEDUCTIBLE TO 10,000 OUT OF POCKET, 2000 FAMILY, WE'RE STILL WAY BELOW EVERYBODY ELSE.
>> YES. THAT'S WHAT THAT 4,000 OUT OF POCKET MAX AND EVERYBODY IS AT 8,000.
I'M JUST LIKE EVEN IF WE WENT TO SIX.
THAT'S WAY BETTER THAN THE HEALTH PAN THAT I HAVE.
>> YES. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT WITH REALLY WANTING TO BALANCE THE PLAN IS THAT WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A LOT OF ROOM TO BE ABLE TO SET GUARD RAILS UP, GET MORE IN LINE WITH THE MARKET.
IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS, AND WE WOULD STILL BE A COMPETITIVE PLAN AS FAR AS IT BEING AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT.
>> IS THERE ANY BENEFIT TO EDUCATING STAFF AT THIS MOMENT, SAYING, WELL, LOOK AT THIS.
WE'RE REALLY JUMPING OVER THIS BUDGET BY A WHOLE LOT, AND MAYBE CONSIDER THE WAY YOU USE IT RIGHT NOW, THE WAY IT IS AND SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
>> YOU WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE CAMPUS TOURS YOU'RE DOING?
>> THE CAMPUS TOURS WILL BE ABOUT WE REALLY JUST WANT TO BE HONEST ABOUT WHERE THE PLAN IS BECAUSE WHILE WE SAW A LITTLE BIT OF IT LAST YEAR, YOU JUST REALLY DON'T KNOW AND NOW WE KNOW.
THIS IS WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR GROUP, AND THIS IS WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
I THINK AS FAR AS IT BEING A PART OF THEIR COMPENSATION PACKAGE, I THINK IT IS REALLY FAIR TO GO OUT AND EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT IS GOING ON AND THAT THERE WILL BE CHANGES, BUT THEY WON'T BE THIS.
THEY WON'T BE $568 A MONTH PREMIUMS. STILL LETTING THEM KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES, BUT JUST KNOW WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING TO COMPARE OTHER COMPENSATION PLANS, WE HAVE ALMOST LIKE THIS VERY BIG GAP THAT WE CAN STILL AND IT'S STILL BE AGREED.
>> WHEN DID THIS TOUR TAKE PLACE.
>> TWO DAYS. SHE'S GOT FIRST ONE.
>> MY FIRST ONE IS IN TWO DAYS, OUR FIRST ONE.
>> I WAS HOPING IT WOULD BE AFTER MARKET I DO ALL THE CARE.
>> THERE IS ONE THAT WE ARE SET UP TO FOLLOW, AND THERE MIGHT BE MORE TO COME.
IT IS TO HAVE A HONEST CONVERSATION WITH THEM, LET THEM KNOW, THIS IS WHAT'S COMING.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE RESEARCHING.
THIS IS WHAT OUR TEAM IS RESEARCHING.
DO YOU USE LION ARE? DO YOU LOVE LION CARE? DO YOU WANT TO BALANCE LION CARE?
>> MAKE SENSE TO DO A REVIEW BECAUSE IT'S NEW AND PEOPLE NORMALLY IN THE EDUCATION BUSINESS, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT, WHAT'S WORKING, WHAT IS IT? THIS IS WHERE WE ARE.
>> ARE WE ABLE TO GIVE THEM OPTIONS LIKE, IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THE 500 DEDUCTIBLE 4,000 MAX, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE X DOLLARS AMOUNT
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OR IF YOU WANT TO RAISE YOUR DEDUCTIBLE AND CAN WE HAVE THEM LIKE PAY PREMIUMS TO KEEP THE 500 AND THEN OR IF THEY STILL WANT IT FREE, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A $2,000 DEDUCTIBLE.LIKE I DON'T KNOW IF THE PLAN WILL ALLOW YOU TO HAVE TWO OPTION.
>> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S OUR PLAN I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT INSURANCE.
I'VE ACTUALLY REALLY ENJOYED IT, AND THAT'S WHY I FEEL LIKE WE CAN AND I STILL HAVEN'T GOT TO THE FUND BALANCE PART THAT MIGHT MAKE YOU FEEL A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S WORTH FIGHTING FOR A LITTLE BIT AND REALLY TRYING TO LOOK AT IT.
BUT I THINK OFFERING A HIGH DEDUCTIBLE TYPE PLAN, LIKE YOU JUST DESCRIBED, DEFINITELY IT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR THE FIRST MEETING THAT I HAVE WITH OUR GROUP.
HERE'S A $0 DEDUCTIBLE, AND I'M THINKING ABOUT A YOUNG NEWLY GRADUATED COACH THAT WILL GET A HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLAN BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING, BUT JUST SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT.
THAT'S THE POINT OF GOING OUT TO THE CAMPUSES IS TO LET THEM KNOW WHERE WE STAND, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING FORWARD, AND TO GET A SURVEY AND INFORMATION THAT WE CAN BRING TO YOU.
SOME SOLID INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE STAFF HAS SAID, AND THEN THE FEW THAT I HAVE TALKED TO THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE CHANGE IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL.
THEY'VE ALL RESPONDED TO ME WITH PLEASE DON'T GO TO FULLY INSURED.
I'VE TOLD A COUPLE JUST IN ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS.
I THINK THAT THAT WILL PROBABLY BE WHAT WE END UP HEARING, BUT I WILL BRING THE SURVEY BACK TO ALL IN APRIL AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP AND LET YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES.
>> IS THERE A FEAR THAT THEY'RE GOING TO READ INTO THIS THAT YOU'RE SAYING ALL ARE USING YOUR INSURANCE TOO MUCH, YOU SHOULD BE USING IT, AND SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GO BACK AND SAY, WELL, THEY TOLD US WE CAN'T USE IT, SO IT'S NOT THAT GREAT A PLAN IF WE CAN'T USE IT.
>> I SURELY HOPE THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO I DON'T FEEL THAT WAY.
>> I WILL MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR BECAUSE WE DON'T FEEL THAT WAY AT ALL.
WE'RE ACTUALLY I'M THANKFUL THAT THEY CAN GET THE CARE THAT THEY NEED, AND I'M THANKFUL THAT THEY'RE USING IT BECAUSE THAT MEANS THEY'RE HAPPY WITH IT.
HEALTH INSURANCE, ESPECIALLY NOW IS A HUGE PART OF THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE.
WE WANT THEM TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
NO. I HOPE THAT THEY DON'T FEEL THAT WAY, AND THAT'S NOT HOW I WILL BE COMMUNICATING IT AT ALL.
BUT I WILL TALK ABOUT WAYS THAT YOU CAN MAKE SURE YOU'RE GOING TO HERE TO GET YOUR LABS AND HERE TO GET YOUR PHARMACY.
THOSE ARE WAYS THAT YOU CAN HELP BALANCE THE PLAN.
>> SHOW THEM YOUR BUCKET. I HAVE A STATEMENT ABOUT THE BUCKETS, TOO.
I SAW YOUR PRESENTATION, LOVED IT.
BUT I GOT THE SENSE THAT A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT YOU WERE TALKING TO UNDERSTAND BUCKET, BUT THEY STILL DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PENNIES AND COMPRESSION AND ALL THAT, WHICH I SEE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE WHY ARE WE LOOKING AT STUFF THAT SO MANY PEOPLE CAN'T UNDERSTAND? WHY IS IT STILL HERE? YOU NEED TO FIND OUT?
>> THAT LEAVES THE LEAST WHAT I WANT TO ASK TOO.
I HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE ASKED ME LIKE, WELL, THE LAND IN THE BUILDING GOES TO THE BOTTOM I'M SORRY.
THE LAND AND THE BUILDING MAY NOT RAISE TAXES, BUT YOUR FIXTURES, YOUR FURNITURE AND UTILITIES, I'M NOT RAGE.
>> IT'S HARD TO COMPREHEND THE COMMUNITY.
>> THE TAX RATE WILL NOT CHANGE DUE TO THE BOND, IS THAT RIGHT?
IN FACT, THE TAX RATE, WE'RE IN A LEGISLATIVE SESSION WHERE THERE VERY IMPORTANT PRIORITY IS TAX RATE COMPRESSION.
SO IT IS SURE THAT THERE WILL BE ANOTHER YEAR LIKE TWO YEARS AGO, WHERE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IS GOING TO GO UP TO 140,000 AND THE PENNIES ARE GOING TO GET COMPRESSED BY 15.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO SEE IT EVEN WITH THIS POTENTIAL NEW BOND, THEY'RE GOING TO SEE A DECREASE IN THEIR PROPERTY.
>> THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN HELP.
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I'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF PEOPLE AND THEY PUT MY TAX AND I'VE GONE TO RESEARCH.YOU CAN GO AND LOOK AND NOT TRUE IN A LOT OF CASES, BUT IT'S JUST A HARD CONCEPT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST SEE THEIR PROPERTY VALUES GOING UP AND.
>> BUT YOU KNOW ME, I'M HAPPY TO EXPLAIN IT TO ANYBODY THAT YOU SEND MY AWAY.
>> ANY MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT LION?
>> YES. THOSE WERE THE NEXT STEPS FOR LION CARE.
THIS IS NOW THAT WE KNOW ABOUT LION CARE, AND WHERE WE'RE PROJECTING THAT TO BE, WHERE WE KNOW WHERE OUR REVENUES ARE GOING TO BE.
THIS IS WHERE WE'RE NOW PROJECTING WHAT OUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE WILL BE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE IS 23.2 MILLION.
WE HAVE AN ESTIMATED TOTAL REVENUES OF 69.5 MILLION THIS YEAR WITH AN ESTIMATED TOTAL EXPENDITURES OF 70.7 MILLION.
THIS INCLUDES THE TWO MILLION A PROJECTION ON THE HEALTH CARE PLAN.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THAT IS ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE 70.7 MILLION FOR A DECREASE TO FUND BALANCE OF 1.2 MILLION, LEAVING THAT ESTIMATED FUND BALANCE AT 22 MILLION, WHICH IS 4.3 MILLION ABOVE OPTIMUM FUND BALANCE.
THAT 3.2 MILLION AMOUNT THAT I WANTED YOU TO REMEMBER, THAT'S HOW WE ADOPTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, EVEN WITH THIS LION CARE WE HAVE GOING ON.
AT 4.3 MILLION IS OUR ESTIMATED.
THAT'S WHY I AM NERVOUS ABOUT.
PLEASE DON'T THINK THAT I DON'T HAVE.
I WANT TO MEET EVERY WEEK WITH OUR PEOPLE TO TRY TO SEE WAYS THAT WE CAN BALANCE THE FUND.
BUT THIS BRINGS ME A LITTLE BIT OF PIECE ABOUT WANTING TO FIGHT FOR IT BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE CAN.
OUR COMMITTED FUND BALANCE WAS FOUR MILLION.
WE HAVE 1.9 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS THAT WE ARE DOING FROM OUR COMMITTED FUND BALANCE THIS YEAR FOR AN ENDING COMMITTED FUND BALANCE OF 2.1 MILLION.
PREPARING FOR 25-26, THIS NEXT MONTH, WE WILL HAVE TASB TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR STUDY, OUR MARKET REVIEW OF OUR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION.
ON APRIL 7TH, WILL BE OUR FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A FEW AFTER THAT.
WE'LL ADOPT OUR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PLAN IN MAY, HAVE OUR LAST BUDGET WORKSHOP IN JUNE AND ADOPT OUR BUDGET ON JUNE 23RD.
>> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 8G REVIEW LOCAL POLICY DATE 124.
[Review Local Policy Update 124: CAA(LOCAL): FISCAL MANAGEMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES - FINANCIAL ETHICS;CDA(LOCAL): OTHER REVENUES - INVESTMENTS; CY(LOCAL): INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; DH(LOCAL): EMPLOYEE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT; EHB(LOCAL): CURRICULUM DESIGN - SPECIAL PROGRAMS; EHBB(LOCAL): SPECIAL PROGRAMS - GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS; FFG(LOCAL): STUDENT WELFARE - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; GKA(LOCAL): COMMUNITY RELATIONS - CONDUCT ON SCHOOL PREMISES]
I'M NOT GOING TO READ ALL THAT STUFF.>> WELL, GOOD EVENING. I HAVE BEEN WAITING HOURS TO GET UP HERE.
SECONDLY, [LAUGHTER] THEY LINED IT UP WITH PROGRESS MONITORING DATA AND NOW BUDGET AND NOW POLICIES TO GET YOUR ENERGY LEVEL BACK UP.
I'M GOING TO WHIZZ YOU THROUGH HERE REALLY QUICKLY.
THIS IS JUST OUR POLICIES THAT WE UPDATE OUR ATTORNEYS AND TO BE IN LINE WITH ANY RULES OR LEGISLATION THAT HAS PASSED.
>> THIS IS ALL SUGGESTED POLICY UPDATES FROM TAB?
>> YES, SIR. THEN WE MAKE THAT CHANGES AND WE AGREE WITH THEM OR CHANGE WE'RE GIVEN SOME OPTIONS AND ON SOME OPTIONS, WE'RE NOT.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING CONCERNING THAT WE NEED TO KNOW?
>> NO, SIR. I'VE GONE THROUGH ALL THESE POLICIES, SO HAS EACH RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENT, AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S BEEN CHANGED THAT WE NEED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. YOU HAVE ANY SLIDES.
>> I CAN GO THROUGH IT IN TWO MINUTES IF YOU JUST. [OVERLAPPING]
>> HERE WE GO. FISCAL MANAGEMENT.
THEY JUST INCLUDED THE FEDERAL GRANTS REGULATIONS IN THERE.
IT'S CHANGING TO THEY WANTED TO SPECIFY THAT IF YOU HAVE AN INVESTMENT POOL, IT MUST BE REGISTERED.
WITH THAT, YOU LOOK AND THE DARK BLACK THERE, THE BOLDED IS WHERE THE WORDING CHANGED ON THAT.
IT JUST SAID THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REGISTERED.
UNDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, THIS IS JUST CLARIFYING THAT THE DISTRICT HAS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND WHO CAN SHARE IT.
IN OUR POLICY, WE'RE STATING THAT NO ONE CAN UNLESS IT'S PROVIDED BY LAW POLICY OR BY SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA, THAT HE ALLOWS THAT TO BE USED ANYWHERE ELSE.
EMPLOYEE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT, WE'VE JUST ADDED TO INCLUDE NICOTINE PRODUCTS IN THE HANDBOOK SO THAT OUR EMPLOYEES KNOW THAT.
WE JUST ADDED THAT THEY NEEDED TO HAVE THE DYSLEXIA AND RELATED DISORDERS.
THERE WAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE THAT WAS ADDED THERE.
FOR GT, THEY'VE CHANGED SOME OF THE WORDING TO SAY THAT WE WILL ENSURE THAT 100% OF OUR STATE FUNDS IS ALLOCATED TO THE GT PROGRAM,
[02:45:04]
WHICH WE DO. THAT'S ANYTHING NEW.THIS IS JUST ALIGNED WITH THAT.
STUDENT WELFARE, CHILD ABUSE, WHENEVER WE MAKE REPORTS TO CPS.
THEY'RE SAYING NOW THAT ANY ORAL REPORT WILL NOW BE RECORDED BY LAW.
THEN THEY'VE PUT THIS IN LAW WHICH WE DO NOW.
YOU MUST PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, BUT IF YOU WORK WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, YOU MUST GIVE YOUR BUSINESS ADDRESS AND GIVE YOUR PROFESSION.
COMMUNITY RELATION CONDUCT ON SCHOOL PROPERTIES.
THIS IS JUST STATING THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROHIBIT ELECTRONIC VAPORIZING DEVICES.
THAT'S JUST ADDED THAT ON THERE. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR. WE'LL MOVE ON TO
[Districtwide Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings]
ITEM H DISTRICT WIDE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT REPORT FINDING, MR. MILLER.>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, BOARD PRESIDENT, TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA.
THE TOP PRIORITY OF LOCKHART ISD IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IS KEEPING STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFE EACH AND EVERY DAY.
TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY RECENTLY CONDUCTED AN INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT AT ONE OR MORE OF OUR CAMPUSES.
AUDIT TESTS WHETHER A CAMPUS IS ACCESSIBLE TO AN UNAUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL.
THIS AUDIT SEEKS TO HELP DISTRICTS IDENTIFY HOW CAMPUSES CAN IMPROVE SAFETY FOR STUDENTS, SUCH AS ENSURING EXTERIOR DOORS ARE LOCKED AND PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A SAFER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.
WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE TRAINING ALL OF OUR STAFF, SECURING ALL OF OUR DOORS FOR PROTECTION OF EVERYONE ON OUR CAMPUSES.
THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE IN CONDUCTING THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY ACTIONS WE ARE TAKING TO ENSURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE SAFE.
WE KNOW THAT THIS WORK DOES NOT END AND WE APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S SUPPORT.
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE INTERESTED IN THE DETAILS OF THE AUDIT RESULTS.
HOWEVER, IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS THAT WE DO NOT SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH THE BROADER PUBLIC AS IT COULD LEAD TO COMPROMISING IMPORTANT CAMPUS SECURITY INFORMATION.
SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WITH THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE.
LOCKHART ISD IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A SAFE AND SECURE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND ALL OF OUR STAFF.
THANK YOU, BOARD. ANY QUESTIONS?
[Bid Release to Update Access Controls at all Campuses]
BID RELEASE TO UPDATE ACCESS CONTROLS AT ALL CAMPUSES, MRS. HORMAN.>> GOOD EVENING BOARD, AND SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA.
FOLLOWING ON THE TELLS OF MR. MILLER HERE, THIS GOES ALONG WITH SOME OF THE SAFETY AND SECURITY STUFF THAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE DISTRICT.
WE ARE RELEASING A BID TO UPDATE ALL OF OUR ACCESS CONTROLS.
THIS WILL INCLUDE BASICALLY REPLACING ALL THE HARDWARE AND THE COMPONENTS FOR ACCESS CONTROLS, INCLUDING CARD READERS, CONTROLLERS, AND ANY RELATED CABLING THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
DURING THIS PROCESS, WE WILL WIPE AND REBUILD THE EXISTING CONFIGURATION AND OUR SCHEDULING TO OUR CURRENT SYSTEM AND HOPEFULLY MAKE THAT BETTER.
THIS WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH THE SAFETY GRANT, AND WE DO PLAN TO BRING THIS BACK TO Y'ALL IN APRIL.
ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THAT?
>> LIKE NEW CONSTRUCTION, SAY, THE HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION IN BORCHERT LOOP, WOULD THAT BE INCLUDED OR WOULD THEY HAVE CURRENT HARDWARE ALREADY?
>> THERE MAY BE SOME AREAS THAT WE STILL HAVE TO UPDATE IN THAT JUST BECAUSE WE DID DO AN UPGRADE AS WELL TO OUR 3XLOGIC SYSTEM.
THERE MAY BE SOME THINGS THAT STILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE WE DID THAT UPGRADE AND TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL.
BECAUSE THE OTHER THING TOO IS, WHEN WE HAVE ADDED ON THINGS, NOT ALWAYS, WE STILL HAVE STUFF FROM 2016 THAT WE ADDED, AND THEN TWO YEARS LATER WE ADDED SOME MORE, AND AT THAT TIME, WE MAY BE USING SOME DIFFERENT HARDWARE BECAUSE OF THINGS BEING UPGRADED DURING THAT TWO-YEAR TIME PERIOD, SO THEREFORE, WE PROBABLY DO HAVE SOME AREAS THAT STILL NEED TO BE UPGRADED, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NEW BUILDINGS WITHIN, SAY, THE LAST 6-8 YEARS.
YEAH, JUST ON THE HIGH SCHOOL.
>> SOMETHING YOU HOPE TO HAVE IN PLACE BY BEGINNING OF NEXT SCHOOL YEAR?
>> YES, SIR. THAT IS THE GOAL.
WITH THIS PARTICULAR PIECE, WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING TO DO A LOT OF STUFF WITH ALL OF THE DOORS.
AGAIN, REPLACING ALL THE CARD READERS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
THIS WILL BE SUMMERTIME WORK, AND IT'LL BE IN COORDINATION TOO.
THERE'LL BE SOME ADDITIONAL STUFF THAT WILL HAVE GONE ALONG WITH THE REKING OF THE DISTRICT AS WELL.
WE'RE REPLACING A LOT OF THE CABLINGS THROUGH OUR MORIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND JUST UPDATING EVERYTHING SO EVERYTHING IS ALL THE SAME.
>> ANY QUESTIONS BOARD? THANK YOU, MA'AM.
[02:50:06]
WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 9, COMMUNICATION ACTION A,[Consider and/or Approve 2025-2026 Academic Calendar]
CONSIDER AND/OR APPROVE 2025, 2026 ACADEMIC CALENDAR. OSCAR MARIO?>> YOU HAVE ALL THIS IN FRONT OF YOU.
NOTHING'S CHANGED, BUT ONE THING, RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMITTEE STILL REMAINS THE SAME.
WE WANTED OPTION 1 GIVEN THE TWO OPTIONS.
YOU HAVE THESE CALENDARS IN FRONT OF YOU BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S REALLY HARD TO SEE UP HERE.
WE ARE PUTTING ON FEBRUARY 13TH, THE STUDENTS ARE OFF THAT DAY, BUT WE HAD NOT INDICATED THAT WAS GOING TO BE A STRATEGIC PLANNING DAY FOR TEACHERS, IF IT WAS GOING TO BE A CAMPUS STAFF DEVELOPMENT.
BECAUSE OF THE BENCHMARKS THAT COME OUT RIGHT BEFORE THAT, WE MADE AN EXECUTIVE DECISION TO JUST HALF THAT DAY FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING AND HALF THE DAY FOR CAMPUS STAFF DEVELOPMENT SO THAT THEY CAN REVIEW THEIR DATA.
BUT WE STILL RECOMMEND OPTION 1 AS IT IS PRESENTED WITH THE TWO OPTIONS.
THE SIDE BY SIDE AS YOU CAN SEE IS ON THAT THIRD SLIDE AND THEN WE JUST IF YOU'RE IN AGREEMENT WITH IT, WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO APPROVE OPTION ONE.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE LAW CART ISD 2025 2026 ACADEMIC CALENDAR AS PRESENTED.
>> CAN YOU I'M SORRY FOR THE LANGUAGE, WE FORGOT TO SAY OPTION 1. IF YOU CAN SAY.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE OPTION 1, THE LAW CARD ISD 2025 2026 ACADEMIC CALENDAR AS PRESENTED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND.
>> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.
ITEM 9B, CONSIDER AND OR APPROVE CONTRACT FOR
[Consider and/or Approve Contract for Election Services between Caldwell County and Lockhart ISD for May 3, 2025 Uniform Election]
ELECTION SERVICES BETWEEN COLWELL COUNTY AND LOCKHART ISD FOR MAY, 2025 UNIFORM ELECTION, MS. WEISER.>> THIS IS THE CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY TO PERFORM THE ELECTION ON MAY THIRD.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? [LAUGHTER].
>> A MOVE TO THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT OR ELECTION SERVICE BETWEEN COLWELL COUNTY AND LOCKHART ISD AS PRESENTED.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>>> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.
>> ITEM 9C, CONSIDER AND OR APPROVED
[Consider and/or approve VLK Architect for Architectural Services for Lockhart MS #2]
VLK ARCHITECT FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR LOCKHART MIDDLE SCHOOL NUMBER TWO, MS. HORMAN.>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE CURRENTLY USE VLK OR HAVE USED VLK FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE BUILDING OF BORCHERT LOOP ELEMENTARY.
WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE USING VLK ARCHITECTS FOR THE LOCKHART MIDDLE SCHOOL NUMBER 2.
WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT A CONTRACT WITH THEM AT SIX PERCENT OF THE BUILDING COST.
THAT WOULD COME TO ABOUT FOUR MILLION DOLLARS ALONG WITH THEIR CONTRACT SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES WHICH THEY TALKED ABOUT THIS EVENING, INCLUDING CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, ACOUSTICAL DESIGN, ETC, WHICH WOULD RUN ABOUT $206,000 FOR THAT CONTRACT.
WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE USE VLK FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL NUMBER 2.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. THE SIX PERCENT, IF STEEL AND ALUMINUM GO UP LIKE YOU SAID IN THE PRESENTATION EARLIER, DOES THAT MEAN THAT THEY WOULD GET PAID MORE THAN THAT?
>> TECHNICALLY, IF THE CONTRACT AMOUNT FOR THE BUILDING ITSELF IS INCREASED, THEN TECHNICALLY YES.
WHAT WE'RE ESTIMATING THE COST IS GOING TO BE A $68 MILLION.
WHEN WE GO OUT FOR A BID FOR THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, THAT WILL BE THE EXPECTATION AS WELL.
OUR GOAL IS TO STAY UNDER THAT AMOUNT IN THAT REGARD.
COSTS GO UP DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, WE'LL HAVE CONTINGENCY FUNDS, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WILL HELP IN THAT REGARD, BUT HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE A BALANCE OF WHAT WE ACTUALLY END UP DOING.
>> I THINK IMPORTANT TO NOTE JUST FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL TO THAT QUESTION, WHAT WE'RE ASKING THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF THAT'S THE BUDGET.
THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO APPROVE THAT, THAT SETS OUR BUDGET.
THAT ASSUMES INFLATION THAT ASSUMES COSTS THAT MAY HAPPEN.
ALL THAT IS IN THERE TO PROVIDE US SOME SAFETY NETS.
I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW BECAUSE THEY'RE RISING COSTS AND OUR BUDGET IS OUR BUDGET, SO WE'RE HAVING TO FIGURE OUT, WHAT DO WE CUT? HOW DO WE MAKE THIS WITHIN OUR BUDGET? I DO WANT TO KNOW THAT SIX PERCENT YOU LOOK AT IT WAS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.
[02:55:02]
WHAT WE DID IS LOOK AT AND I KNOW SOME OTHER FAST GROWTH.WE LOOKED AT THE FASTEST GROWTH DISTRICT IN TEXAS AT LAMAR WE SAID, BECAUSE WE'RE A TENTH OF THEIR SIZE DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE SHOULD BE PAYING MORE, WE WANT A COMPETITIVE RATE THAT OTHERS AND THEY MATCH THAT.
I WANT THE BOARD TO KNOW THAT AS WELL.
>> THEY DID A GREAT JOB, SO I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE USING VLK AS ARCHITECT FOR THE LOCKHART MIDDLE SCHOOL NUMBER 2.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND.
>> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.
ITEM 9D, CONSIDER AND OR APPROVED BIDS FOR
[Consider and/or Approve bids for Computer Equipment for Borchert Loop Elementary]
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT FOR BARTERD LUKE ELEMENTARY.>> I DID LAY A NEW AGENDA ITEM UP AT HALL'S DESK ALONG WITH A NEW BID TABULATION.
WE HAD A FEW MINOR CHANGES TO A FEW THINGS AND SO OUR NUMBERS CAME OUT A LITTLE DIFFERENT AT THE END.
BUT BASICALLY, WE HAVE PROVIDED JAEL WITH THE INFORMATION FOR THE COMPUTER EQUIPMENT BID THAT WE DID FOR BORCHERT LOOP ELEMENTARY WHICH INCLUDED AGAIN, PRETTY MUCH ALL THE COMPUTER EQUIPMENT THAT WE WERE GOING TO NEED FOR THE CAMPUS.
WE DID HAVE 14 VENDOR SUBMIT PROPOSALS AND AFTER EVALUATING, WE ARE LOOKING AT AWARDING TO MULTIPLE VENDORS AND THE REASON AGAIN FROM GIVING UP TO MULTIPLE VENDORS IS SO WE CAN REALLY CUT OUR COSTS AND HAVE OUR PRICES LOWERED.
WE'RE COMING IN RIGHT NOW AT ABOUT 441,000 AND THAT WAS ABOUT 60,000 UNDER WHAT WE HAD PROJECTED, SO WE WERE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT.
WE'D LIKE FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AWARDING TO ALL THESE DIFFERENT VENDORS.
>> I MOVED THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE EQUIPMENT IN RFP 25-001 FOR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT BORCHERT LOOP ELEMENTARY AS PRESENTED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND.
>> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.
ITEM 9E, CONSIDER AND OR APPROVED BIDS
[Consider and/or Approve bids for Infrastructure Equipment for Borchert Loop Elementary]
FOR INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT FOR BORCHERT LOOP ELEMENTARY.>> AGAIN, THIS IS ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT OR NETWORK EQUIPMENT FOR BORCHERT LOOP.
THIS WOULD INCLUDE ALL OF OUR WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS, SWITCHES, ETC, ALONG WITH ANY OF THE CONFIGURATION AND INSTALLATION THAT WOULD THAT ENTAIL.
WE HAD FOUR VENDORS ACTUALLY SUBMIT PROPOSALS.
INTECH SOUTHWEST CAME BACK WITH THE BEST BID AS WE HAD SPECIFIED.
WE HAD A COUPLE OUT THERE THAT COMPUTER SOLUTIONS ACTUALLY PROVIDED US A CISCO SOLUTION.
WE ALSO HAD JOINED DIGITAL THAT ACTUALLY PROVIDED US TO FULLY MANAGED PROPOSAL WHICH WOULD CONTINUE TO COST US OVER THE COURSE OF TIME.
WE WOULD LIKE FOR THE BOARD TO ALLOW US TO AWARD TO INTECH SOUTHWEST.
>> THIS ACTUALLY CAME IN ABOUT 250,000 LESS THAN WHAT WE HAD PROJECTED.
>> PUT IT TOWARDS OUR HEALTH INSURANCE.
>> [LAUGHTER] THIS IS BOND FUNDS.
>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE EQUIPMENT IN THE RFP 25-002 FOR NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT FOR BORCHERT LOOP ELEMENTARY AS PRESENTED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND.
>> ANY OPPOSED? PASS SEVEN TO ZERO.
[Consider and/or Approve Additional FF&E for Borchert Loop Elementary]
CONSIDER AND OR APPROVE ADDITIONAL FF&E FOR BORCHERT LOOP ELEMENTARY.>> I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN TONIGHT FOR THIS ONE.
I THINK I SLATED ALL A LITTLE BIT LAST TIME.
BUT THIS IS FOR BORCHERT LOOP ELEMENTARY FF&E FOR LIBRARY AND OFFICE FURNITURE AND AS WE KNOW, FURNITURE AND EDUCATION PROMOTES EXPERIENCES, COMMUNICATION, AND CURIOSITY.
CERTAINLY DON'T LOOK AT ALL THE COLORS NECESSARILY WE DO LOOK AT CHANGING A FEW IN DESIGN, BUT HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES OF WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING OUR LIBRARY TO LOOK LIKE WITH THE FURNITURE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE CHOSEN.
AGAIN, THERE WILL BE CHANGES, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY COLORFUL AND BRIGHT LIBRARY.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE SOME OF OUR OFFICE FURNITURE.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR OUR PRINCIPAL AND OUR OTHER STAFF THAT WILL BE IN THE OFFICE ALONG WITH CONFERENCING TABLES.
I DID PROVIDE ALL THE BID TABULATIONS FOR BOTH THE LIBRARY FURNITURE AND THE OFFICE FURNITURE IN YOU ALL'S PACKET.
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WE WOULD LIKE TO AWARD THE LIBRARY FURNITURE TO ALAMO CLASSROOM SOLUTIONS NOT TO EXCEED 134,000 OR $135,000 AND THE OFFICE FURNITURE TO AWARD TO CORE OFFICE INTERIORS, NOT TO EXCEED 83,000.THE REASON WHY I SAY NOT TO EXCEED THOSE DOLLAR AMOUNTS, WE ORIGINALLY HAD THE BIDS FOR OUR ORIGINAL SET OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, BUT WE STILL HAVE A FEW DESIGN CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO DO THAT MAY CHANGE THE COST OF IT A LITTLE BIT, SO WE DID GIVE US A LITTLE ROOM.
JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, MR. WRIGHT, ON THE LIBRARY FURNITURE, WE ANTICIPATED $200,000 FOR THIS AND ON THE OFFICE FURNITURE, WE HAD ALLOTED $100,000 IN THE ORIGINAL BUDGET FOR FF&E.
>> I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE FF&E FOR BORCHERT LOOP ELEMENTARY AS PRESENTED.
>>> WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND.
>> ANY OPPOSE? PASS SEVEN TO ZERO.
[Consideration and/or Possible Action Regarding Superintendent's Performance Goals]
POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING SUPERINTENDENT'S PERFORMANCE GOALS. ANY COMMENT?>> WOULD WE DISCUSS THEM? NO. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PERFORMANCE GOALS AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND.
>> ANY OPPOSE? PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.
ITEM 10, BOARD AND STAFF COMMENTS,
[BOARD AND STAFF COMMENTS - ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST*]
ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, MR. RAYOS.>> CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENT ATHLETES THAT WE RECOGNIZE. GREAT JOB.
>> I WANT TO CONGRATULATE EVERYBODY, ALL THE STUDENTS THAT CAME BEFORE US.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE ALL THE RECOGNITION AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S OUT THERE, TEACHERS, EVERYONE THAT'S DOING A GREAT JOB.
>> YEAH, I LIKE TO JUST SAY THAT I WAS REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE WILD ROOTS PRESENTATION.
I THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS GREAT.
LOOKS LIKE THE PROGRAM IS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
THEN ALSO I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE CTE PRESENTATION TONIGHT AND I REALLY HOPE THAT WE GET MORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE STUDENTS FROM THAT.
>> I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT REPRESENTED US ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.
IT SEEMS THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE STUDENTS THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND.
WHEN I HEAR PEOPLE SAY THAT LOCKHART IS LACKING, IT ANNOYS ME BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY STUDENTS THAT ARE DOING EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO WHEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IT, AND THEY'RE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND. THAT'S MY COMMENT.
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO MS. WEISER.
YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB ON YOUR TESTIMONY.
I THINK IT WAS LAST WEEK. WATCH THAT.
>> I HAVE ONLY HAVE ONE THING TO SAY, DR. CALARIO, GLAD TO SEE YOU HERE WITH US. THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF AT LOCKHART JUNIOR HIGH IN PARTICULAR FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO.
ALSO I HOPE TO SEE A LOT OF PARENTS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT OUR FAMILY FORUM AT LOCKHART JUNIOR HIGH, OF COURSE TALKING ABOUT SCHOOL SAFETY.
I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT TOPIC AND HOPE TO SEE A LOT OF PARENTS THERE.
>> ONE THING THAT YOUNG MAN THAT SUNG TODAY, HE WAS AWESOME. KUDOS TO YOU.
>> GOD, WILL YOU CLOSE US OUT TONIGHT?
>> SURE. GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND THIS MEETING.
IT'S IN YOUR SON, JESUS, AND WE PRAY, AMEN.
>> AMEN. IT IS 11:20, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.