May 18, 2026 – Regular Board Meeting 5:30pm

001Rodriguez >> here. Let the record show that there is a quorum of board members. We'll go ahead and add him in. Is he here? >> I'm present also. Albert Viel. >> Okay. Thank you, Mr. Viel. Okay. All right. Let's go ahead and stand for the pledges of allegiance. >> I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> I aliance to thee Texas one state one and indivisible. Wow. I heard our proud little bears say the I remember we had talked about this and hopefully we'll get it started soon where we we will have uh members of uh uh our students from JFK or to come up and say the pledge of allegiance. Really

002proud of y'all. Okay, we do have one public participation speaker, Miss Brenda A. Kavasos, uh, speaking on behalf of herself, Miss Kavasos. >> Hi, my name is Miss Kavaso. I'm the counselor to John of Kennedy Elementary. I wanted to bring to the board an incident that I observed on May 13, 2026 during the kinderguation ceremony. While Miss Carpenter was speaking, a board member who was sitting on the stage turned to Kim Moore, placed her finger on her mouth, the throwup gesture, mouthed Carpenters's name, and appeared to mock and express disgust during Miss Carpenters's remarks. I was honestly surprised to witness this type of behavior in such a public setting and at an important district event. I thought it was important to make you aware of the situation, especially since parents, students, and other staff members

003may have also witnessed this. It was disheartening and embarrassing to see behavior that appeared disrespectful toward Miss Carpenter during such a meaningful occasion. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Kasos. All right, we only have one speaker, so now we're going to move on to agenda item four, presentations, reports, action items. 4A is the presentation of the Westoso ISD education foundation scholarship. Miss Anahez and Miss Tracy Harper. Good evening. We're here on a very delightful occasion today to celebrate our Westoso Education ISD education foundation scholarship recipients. Um we're going to call them up uh one at a time so they can receive their certificates. and so they can be acknowledged for this award. Um, Crisel Bettis, we have Noah Ardondo. We have Kayn Castanetta, Jakari Smith, Caitlyn Ku Esjo Baron, Gabriella Rodriguez, and Raa Uribe. So, we

004had nine scholarship recipients. They're they'll be receiving a $1,000 award from the West Oso ISD Education Foundation. And I would like to encourage all of our rising seniors um to apply next year for the scholarship. Thank you. >> Yeah. Board members want you. I don't know which one you want. >> Thank you. >> Hang up for a second. Yeah, we are gonna have one designated board member to speak on behalf of all the board. Mr. Audondo, since you're at your seat if you want. >> Oh, yeah. Y'all can go sit down at your seats, but just wait for the board members comments. Mr. Aon, since you're >> Yes. I'd like to thank all the participants. Uh let's not leave any on the table. Uh try to apply for as many scholarships as you can. And

005I want to thank the parents for being supportive of your children. And I also want to thank the uh education foundation. Uh I think you're this is your second going on your second year now but the first time that you award the scholarships. Am I correct? Yes. The second time. Great. So congratulations to all and uh thanks for all the hard work. >> So last year they awarded four. So we more than double this year. So that's encouraging and um I think they're excited for next year for even more people to apply. So yes, my seniors like tell your junior friends like go for it like it's worth your time, right? Worth the time to make do those applications. >> Yeah. But the contrason uh scholarship before the age education came on board they had

006already been providing those scholarships to our seniors I think for four years. Is this going to be their sixth year? >> Sixth year. Yeah. >> So and just to be clear these were ones that they did have to apply for though. they had to write, you know, a little something and do some work to get them. So, it wasn't automatic. >> Great. I'm glad and I'm glad that the our foundation is continuing it. Thank you so much. >> Uh, round of applause. >> Now, we're going to move on to 4B, the recognition of the Westoso Junior High School and the Westoso High School Technology Student Association National Qualifiers. Miss Moore, Miss Beatatric Esql, and Miss Amanda Selenas. >> Why don't you come on up? All right. Good evening. Um, I don't know if Cat is

007here. She's There she is. Okay. Sorry, Cat. I didn't see you. So uh we have started a TSA middle school chapter thanks to the work of our fabulous chapter president Mona Arbina. Uh she insisted that the middle school needs a chapter so that way we can create a pipeline of STEM students and a pipeline of success and that began this year and we had immediate success. Miss Catalina Werta, eighth grader. She competed in middle school uh promotional marketing and she placed fifth in the state and will be competing at the national level in Washington DC this summer. >> So, she's going to be a freshman next year. So, hopefully we'll be back. Hey, And then from the high school level, um, Leila Selena, she was a second time semi- finalist, so she's top 10 in

008the state for photographic technology. Unfortunately, she could not be here today. That's my daughter, but she's excited to compete and redeem herself. Um, the national level, Mr. Justin Alvarez, Relle Roas, and Mona Erbina. They have successfully completed the TSA achievement program and they're going to receive their gold pin in Washington DC at the national conference. >> So just a little bit about that achievement program. They have to go through a lot of steps. They have to do some STEM immersion. They have to do some um leadership and then also like professional development. So they've completed a total of nine big projects. uh throughout this year. Who knows how many hours that took them to complete. Only they could testify to that. But um I'm really proud of them this year. And I'm excited to go

009to Washington DC. >> Wow. >> Take one for the team. >> Yes. And next year we're going to strive to get to Orlando, Florida. >> Oh wow. Last year was Nashville. >> Last year was Nashville, Tennessee. >> Are they seniors? >> I Yes. I have three of my four are seniors from the high school. So >> is a junior and is a junior. >> Oh, these are juniors. >> Yes. Yeah. Justin and Ila who could not be here. They're they're seniors. >> Great. >> I know. That is great. >> That's a All right. >> I just want to say I'm super proud again of these students. Um and it really uh Amanda's amazing. Where's Amanda? Miss Selenus. Um there because these students challenge you, right? because they're like, "We want to do this and we

010want to do that." But, um, thank you for being there for them. And then it was definitely student leadership that started that junior high team. So, that's super exciting as well. >> It is. We will have Miss Gutierrez, the designated speaker for Oh, I'm sorry, Miss Jordan. Oh, >> designated speaker for the technology. >> Yeah, we're gonna remember we're only going to have one now. >> I just want to congratulate you all. you all are representing West Soo in an awesome way and technology is the future and you have just uh caught on to it and doing a wonderful job and I congratulate all of you from the board. Congratulations. >> Absolutely. All right, we're moving on to agenda item 4C, the West Oso ISD OSO Awesome Bear Award recipients for May 20 26, Miss

011Moore and Miss Bel Melinda Gomez. Good evening. We're going to announce the May winners of the Oho Awesome Bear Award. Our certified goes out to Miss Stephanie Starry. Miss Stephanie Stari was selected as the OSO awesome employee of the month for May of 2026. She was nominated by a colleague for her outstanding work ethic and willingness to go above and beyond to support others. This is what Briana Bonds West SISD teacher had to say. Stephanie Sty is dedicated and hardworking educator who consistently goes above and beyond her responsibilities to foster an engaging, productive and nurturing environment for the students. Her commitment extends beyond her classroom positively impacting the entire campus. She has actively participated in multiple committees and has taken the initiative to organize an event for the entire school community. When you walk into

012Miss Star's classroom, it is clear that her students are excited about learning and happy to be at school. She has been able to secure grant funding to obtain engaging materials that cater to students of varying various levels, enhancing their learning experiences. The classroom displays work and experiments that reflect the what the students are learning. Additionally, you can hear students showing kindness towards one another, boosting each other's self-esteem, and celebrating one another's achievements, as demonstrated by Miss Stari. To support the entire campus, Miss Stari not only works with the ACE program, but has also organized a petting zoo event, providing the campus with an exciting hands-on experience. In addition to her daily responsibilities, she has worked on two separate grants aimed at enhancing our students educational and social emotional needs. These grants will create more welcoming

013spaces and offer enriching hands-on learning, different opportunities for all our students and future students to our campus. Congratulations, Miss Stephanie Staring. >> Miss Gomez, what campus was that? JFK JFK. Okay. >> Is she going to stay up so we can do both? >> Is not here. >> Okay. But let her stay up so that we can the board can stand up. >> Yes, absolutely. >> Our auxiliary employee for the month is Miss Sandra Vgas out of JFK. Miss Sandra Vald, I'm sorry, out of WOE. I apologize. Miss Sandra Vargas was selected as the OSO awesome employee of the month for the May of 2026. She was nominated by her colleagues for her outstanding work ethic and willingness to go above and beyond to support others. This is what Gabriella Franco, Westo ISD teacher, had to

014say. Miss V always goes above and beyond and love to assist me with everything reinforcement and holiday celebrations related. She excels especially when it comes to working with math and science activities. She is very reliable and never needs reminders of any duties. When I am out for training, whether it be arts or testing, she will continue my math activities as expected. On a personal level, she makes great connections with all staff and students and makes everyone feel comfortable and accepted for who they are. She is an asset to our team and deserves the recognition for all she does for the students and for our school community. >> Thank you so much, Miss Star. Miss Valia Bella, you're the designated speaker on this. >> Miss Star, thank you so much for all that you do. um

015just want to uh acknowledge all the work that you've done and what a special asset you are to JFK. We really appreciate it. Um we just love to hear um all that's going on at the campuses and all that like they mentioned that the kids are just excited to learn and that's something that we really enjoy hearing. Um so we congratulate you and thank you for all that you do. >> Thank you. >> Want to share one more thing about Miss Story. So she's actually been collaborating with the education foundation and say prayers. um we wrote uh she she was really instrumental and she got a committee together, but it's a $100,000 grant for what we're looking at is trying to do an outdoor learning environment, but also with a focus on it being inclusive

016to meet the needs of our special needs students, add some water collecting in there for our water crisis, right? Composting, but then the arts as well. So, we have a vision and we actually have um I mean we're applying for a big grant, but we're as shared with you, we're getting little pieces of grants that people see, okay, this is our vision. Let's contribute in a little in little smaller ways. Um so, we have some other people and Stephanie's been helping us um collaborate with outside people on these grants. So, thank you. >> Awesome. Thank you. >> Great collaboration. >> Thank you. >> All right, we're going to move on to five, the consent agenda. 5A is the approval of the board meeting minutes and 5 A1 special board meeting minutes for Monday, April the

01713, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. and 5 A2 the regular board meeting minutes for Monday, April 27, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. Uh, Miss Moore. Oh, if I don't hear any objections, do I hear a motion and a second for 5A1 and two? >> I have a question. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Okay, go ahead. >> I just want to look at the uh page um where you have the recap on our expenditures, the blue section, >> right? >> Okay. >> Uh what page is that on the I don't see the page number. Let me see if I can go >> on the side. Page 39. >> All right. We're on page 39. >> Oh, okay. You're talking about the spreadsheet. Yeah, the the new spreadsheet we have, >> right, >> Miss um Mendes, I know that you

018have total expenditures right now uh estimated it's going to be $417,000. Is that correct? >> Yes. >> But the actual is a little bit more than that >> because that's what we are budgeting but we're cutting back. that the actual is more >> that that's for the the 417 is what we're projecting that we're still needing to >> the the 17 million43,000 is the actual amount that we have for revenue. >> 17 million >> that's what we've actually realized right now. >> Yes. >> Am I reading that correctly? >> Correct. Yeah. Can you show us what where we're Can you show us the difference between that the actual expenditure versus the actual revenue because it's a little deceiving because technically we're more in the whole to the tune of 462,000 versus the estimated 417. >>

019Am I correct? >> No, the estimated is where we've made adjustments on those expenditures. So like for example in the original budget we right we had a larger amount for um property insurance. >> You're talking about the estimate or the actual >> actual >> the the actual we have right now uh I'm looking at expenditures of 17 million506 on that spreadsheet. >> That's how much we actually spent. Correct. >> Correct. >> Yes. >> Versus the actual revenue of 17 million. That's more of a $462,000 difference >> 417. >> No, that but that's how much to date. But then we've made cuts. So that o overall what we're telling you is at the end of the year which is what you had asked us about the projections for the end of the year. >> I think

020it's it's it's a little deceiving because you're not actually really the way I'm looking at it looks deceiving because you're not actually telling me what it is right now. But >> the difference between those two is actually 462,000 because we've already realized that income and we've already realized those expenses. >> But remember this one we went back to last week last time our June, July, August revenue is very high. Remember you get those three large chunks. No, I understand all that, but when I look at the negative 417, that's not where we're at right now. >> But that's what we our understanding is what you want. This is telling us what we project at the end of the year, which is what you >> realistically you should show us the number. >> Okay. So, we'll

021do both those numbers next time >> of where we're at because >> Okay, we can do both those numbers next time. >> I mean, correct me if I'm wrong. If I'm looking at this correctly, going to those two numbers that I just told y'all, we're off by 462,000. Am I correct or am I wrong? >> Well, I know this is just a >> spent it. We already got the revenue. >> No, you're correct because you're looking at the actual But this spreadsheet saying a different story, but you're correct. And you're looking at as of April 30th. >> That's exactly what it is. But this spreadsheet's telling a whole different >> it's telling you >> that story is not just a madeup story. That story is >> based on cuts that we're making and based on

022revenue that we're >> I would like to see where we're >> okay >> where we're at. >> Okay. So we can give you both >> because that's a picture in time >> that that is correct. >> Right. >> The other one is got some variables in it. >> But we are at the the 417. Are we at 47 >> with the projections of this? I mean, it's also looking at real time and like I I talked to Miss Rodriguez from the time we did this. Sorry, from the time we did this to even last Monday, right, which this is as of April 30th, like the projected revenue went up $200,000. So, it's always a moment in time. So, that's what we all >> just referring to the expenditures >> at this picture in time. You're

023telling me it's 417. what I'm saying it's more like 462. >> No. Right. So, at the bottom it's telling you the estimated total revenue for the year and the estimated total expenditures for the year. >> That could that could change though. >> Well, that's why it says estimated >> going to come every month. >> But that's why I would liken the true. >> Okay. >> But I think the true Where is the true listed? Because >> you're just saying the difference at this moment, but that's not telling you where we're going to end the year. I I thought the request was where we're going to end the year. So, we can do both. That's fine. If you look at the next slide, Byron, >> look, if you see >> Yeah, I know. >> Okay. So,

024that's where I did that right there. >> But that's what I did on the next slide. >> Next page. >> Yeah. So, that's where I did the percentages and that's where you could see um that we've already spent that's where we've spent 75%. And I I don't have a problem with percentages, but percentages are hard to convert to dollars or more what we we're going to look at because >> Okay. So, we can just add that number next time. It's no big deal. Yeah. >> I think to be honest, and one of the things I want to look is where were we at? And this on April 30th, a picture in time, this is where we are at. And then you're telling me, but this is where we're estimating to be, >> right? So, we

025can >> I want to see this number two. >> Okay. So that we can see >> that's fine. We can do that. I understand it. >> I know. But I want a clarification because I thought you had included that when you're talking about the total actual revenue to date as far and compared to the actual expenditures to date. That's what he So that's not the real >> No, that's not the 417,000. >> Oh, I know. I know. That's not going to add up. >> No, those are the real numbers. Yes, these are >> That is a real number. >> Correct. He's just saying to do the math and subtract it. Yeah. So, is that the one you're referring to? What I get when you do that and that? >> Exactly. So, we can add the

026difference between the 417, but this tells me what we've already spent and what we've already >> Well, then you just She did. But you want it listed, right? And I can do that. >> Okay. >> Well, well, I think it's fair for all the board members to say, >> right? I mean, but I just thought >> I had to figure it out. You subtracted one from the other. >> Yeah. See, were you going by that number? you. So that's a little deceiving and that's >> because that is going to take into consideration the estimated exact because >> but I want to know >> okay well she is listing it but you just want it listed here compared to the 47 >> was confused on the >> I know but I'm talking to you so it

027is listed here it's not like it's not listing but you're saying yes but I want the subtraction and I want it compared to the >> I can easily do that in June. Okay. Well, it's just I mean, >> and then we can see that it's trading down from from 462. >> Oh, yeah. >> That's why she did. >> You can really start seeing that a little bit more. >> Yeah. >> And then you can gauge it. Oh, we we're making up 50,000. >> Okay. Well, that's just Yeah, that's just a matter of her putting that actual under the four or over the 417 so they can see the difference where you are making cuts. And see, that's what I was looking at. >> We're at 462, but >> uh >> we're actually going to be

028at 4. And you want to beh >> where are we going to be so that we're not uh encountering >> when I see that? I can see that we're trending down. >> Yes. >> Yeah. It's just a matter of visuals. You're right. But that's also the reason why the percentages are there. You may not like I like the percentages because it tells you where I'm at as far as my expenditures or as far as my revenue. Where am I going to be at at the end of the year? If it's already May and you're saying I only have 40% of my budget left and I still need June, July, August. So for me, a financial person, I like those percentages, but I see what you're saying. You want another visual to say I want to

029know where exactly are we at? But yes, we are trending down with the 417. So when we looked at it 417,000 you said some money came in >> yeah actually >> well um again but it's it's ever changing so it could change tomorrow but right >> there was about $180,000 difference in a positive manner that happened on May 11th. >> Financials are just a picture and time on that specific date. Tomorrow it changes the next day change. Yes. It's very fluid. So I understand that. >> And again that number does not include the the money that were made from the sell sale of real estate. >> Correct. I I recommend >> Yeah. And those are the little >> So that should close again >> caveats that we're enclosing. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. Well,

030we can make you can make that change for next. >> Well, it's there, but just print it right under or right over it. All right. Any other uh questions on that agenda item? Okay. If there are no further questions on these agenda items, I need a motion and a second for uh >> 5 A2. >> I keep thinking arrows. >> I'll motion that the board approve the consent agenda items as presented. Agenda item number five A B C. >> I'll second. >> All right. A motion has been made by Mr. Ardondo and seconded by Miss Gonzalez to approve agenda items five A, one, and two, B, and C. We'll go ahead and vote Gutierz. >> Hi, >> Jordan. >> Hi, >> Priscilla. >> Hi, >> Albert Riard. >> Hi, >> Orlando Gonzalez. I >> Oscar

031Dondo, >> I Rodriguez, >> I. This motion passes 61. We're moving on to agenda items for discussion. Si six six for discussion, deliberation, and or action. 6A is to discuss and consider taking action on the memorandums of understanding between Westo ISD and Texas&M Corpus Christi TAMU CC for the prep grow your own program or and the prep residency program educator preparation program Miss Moore >> um so TA so this trying to make this as simple as I can although it's not very simple is that we already have a grant for what's called strategic staffing which is essentially residency. So we already have a memorandum of understanding with TAMU CC for residency. This past year we paid we through that grant each of four residents got $10,000 and those were they're but they're a little bit

032they're different than student teachers in that they're there the 187 days. So they start the end of July and then they're well actually I think they're only there through graduation but then they're there all the way through their graduation and so they're there uh with the um cooperating teacher, the mentor teacher and um they're part of our school. So we had four this year and we're going to the grant was the money that we initially got was $80,000. So 40,000 this year 40,000 next year. But there's additional money through another grant source which is prep which will give us additional money for two things. One is to give the requirement by tea now is that we give them each $20,000. So these are again what we used to call student teachers, but they're here full-time

033all year long starting when the teacher starts, not when the kids start, when the teacher starts, they're with us. And so we were lucky enough to get this fully funded. Other school districts are only getting the 10,000. So they're having to spend $10,000 out of their general accounts. So that's the residency program. Um it's a little bit more complicated than that in that the funding that from the state if you look on and B I can have you turn to page 67. Um we're going to get right away you'll get um you can see right there the residents getting 10K from the aotment and 10K school system match but again ours will be from that strategic uh staffing grant. Additionally the host teacher gets $2,000. Then there's what's called successbased funding and that is um

034there'll be additional funding for some uh little bit of weighted funding for high need school districts which are generally defined by um high uh high rates of um uh you know economically disadvantaged students. And then there's additional funding for special education and bilingual. After that, they actually are going to give um if you look where it says EP, success-based funding, after a teacher resident earns a certificate and completes one year of employment with the Texas school system, it will give additional money. So that's but that's a little ways down the line. So if we get um I don't know, Rhonda Garcia, she's she's a resident with us. she finishes a year later after she finishes her first year in teaching, there'll be additional money that comes. But the bottom line is right now those residents,

035they're not costing the district any money that they're and they're a huge bonus because they're a lot of y'all when you've done the walkthroughs um the learning walks, you've seen those add additional college students in the classrooms. Um so that's residency. what we used to call grow your own was during that senior year. That's changed now. Grow your own is doing some funding prior to that senior year. So if you go to page 61, my that's less money and that's helping pay for their tuition. It's about $4,000. So those would be students that um maybe have finished their 60 hours. We have a couple that are applying that have gotten their Delmare Associates and now they're metriculating into TAMC. it would give them a little bit of money during what would be their junior year

036in college um to kind of just offset some of those costs. And again, all of this is uh an aotment fund where um and for these for these grow your owns, they need to either be um current pair of professionals, current tutors, or current substitutes um current employees that have instructional responsibilities in the district. Okay, Miss Vala, do you have any questions? >> No questions. >> Okay, Miss Gonzalez. >> Uh, Mr. Adondo, >> you said the addition if they stay an additional they would have to stay with the district an additional year to get the money or could they go to another district? >> Um, again, they're kind of doing this guide book as they go, but my best read reading of it is they just have to teach for a year. I don't think

037that they have to stay in the district with the residency. >> Okay. And it looks like this program is for the seniors that are getting ready. >> The residency is for the seniors where they're getting that 20,000. And then this grow your own funding is for juniors when they're getting the $4,000. >> Did you say we are getting we are doing the grow your own also, right? >> Because we stopped doing that what two years ago. Was it because >> correct? Because the funding ran out for that particular program. >> That we stopped doing it because of funding issues. >> Correct. Yes. I remember that it worked out pretty well because they were >> hands-on with it with it. One of our teachers, >> correct? And really what was grow your own is turned into

038residency. So this year we did have four residents. Um it's just a different name. So what was grow your own is now residency and what's grow your own now for next year is going to be juniors in college. >> Is it fair to say that once we had the program they stuck with us for a year or two? >> Absolutely. >> Yes. Yes. Absolutely. Yes. Well, didn't they have to stay for three years? >> They had to stay for three years with this. This is a little different because the state of Texas really wants residency to be the model. They want really um Miss Davis, I know Miss Gumas has gone to some of that, the training and the professional development and they really want that research has shown that's the model that's most likely

039to keep um the college students at that in teaching because they have that whole year of experience. That's your goal eventually to have residents be majority of what >> I see like an internship. >> Correct. It's like a full year internship for it. Yeah. >> So, so what you're saying is the difference is uh they don't have to stay for three years with us as long as they teach somewhere for at least one year, >> right? But even if they teach someplace else, my understanding is that we'll get a little bit of money because it's like we train them well, right? >> So, we're going to kind of get rewarded for training them well. No >> question. Thank you. Hey, Miss Gutierrez. >> Yes. So, right now we don't have that grow your own, right?

040>> No, this this model of grow your own is brand new this year. >> But you have offered it to some employees of the district. >> No, we've so the board. It's not a board. We have We're getting ready for it for next year. Correct. So that's not a board decision. >> Right. So I haven't done any contracts. What I needed to do was theus just came out and I needed to see who was interested before the end of the month. So I've accepted applications, but no, I have not communicated with anyone. Um probably about four people that are interested. for one year and then move for or whatever they decide. >> These are these are these would be the the grow your own again is for juniors. So the goal would be that they

041would stay they would they're grow do their grow your own year potentially again if they're paris sometimes they're not able to do it full-time. So it might be a couple years till they get to that senior status. So they might be at the grow your own for a couple of years because they're not full-time students. Then when they're seniors, they would do the residency and then of course we'd want them to stay with us. That's the whole idea of it, >> Miss Jordan. >> So right now we still have four that's uh that's uh through the program with us. >> Correct. And several of them um will be staying on next year. We've have been able to find positions. >> So are we anticipating more for the upcoming school year? Well, right now I'm going

042to be honest because the funding from that strategic staffing is only for four. If we wanted more, we could have more, but then that matching funding would have to come from our general fund. And we we just don't have that right now. At some future point, if we did, maybe we would consider more than four. >> So, do you anticipate these four to still uh >> Well, these four are graduating. So, they're seniors, so they're graduating. Um, a couple of them, um, one of them is just moving someplace else, but a couple of them, um, have already gotten letters of intent and they will be staying with us as first year teachers. Yes. >> Okay. Um, on those four applications, because we didn't talk about that when we were talking about this. So, um, did

043we send out some advertisement on that or what? Yes, I sent an email to the entire staff twice and um I mean basically to be honest with you if we don't get because I I through the after today we I have to do something called a verification of enrollment through tea and part of that is uploading thisou and then I can tell tea we're going to have six. Well, let's just say I only have four now. You can have four that you can have I could get additional ones that start in January. It's a little bit more flexible. >> I know. You haven't even looked at the application. >> I have not. >> So, how is that going to work that you're you're saying you're going to include it in that TA enrollment form or

044what? >> Right. They're just the verification of enrollment is basically you originally apply and say there's three programs. There's grow your own, there's residency, and then there's a mentorship program that we're not doing for a number of reasons. And then um so you're you're kind of confirming your enrollment in these programs. You're not having to give names at this point. You're just doing your enrollment in >> How are you confirming that enrollment just based on the applications that you got, which you don't know yet if they're even going to >> Right. There's no there's nothing there's no penalty. They're not going to give me money until I give them names. So, you just need to tell them by the end of the month, yes, I still want to participate in this program. >> And you

045have four applications. Are you >> that it's it's just an estimate because they were so late getting information out. But are those applications included as an estimate and TA is aware of that? >> Correct. Yes. >> Okay. That that's >> Yes. Yes. Okay. >> But TA was super late. They were supposed to give us like a guide book. The this guide book was supposed to come out the 20th. It just came out the 27th of April. So they've done everything super late for this. >> So that verification form is going to include those applicants even though we don't know. >> It's just going to ask me for a number. Yes. >> Okay. Yes. And as far as those applicants like are we saying those applicants are like for our paras or did it go out

046to anybody else like so I mean I was just >> right paras it's primarily for >> it just for people that are already employed with us >> 100% yes they have yes they have to already be employed with us. >> Yes. >> Okay. Okay. And then I wanted to have a clarification because you said on this one that wasn't what we went over. You said this one does not require them to stay the three years like the old grow your own. >> My understanding from this one it's a little bit different where they um they trying to get them to stay in education but not necessarily and I guess it's because they're they're giving all this money and their goal is for them just to stay in education. >> Right. But Westoso is paying part

047of that 20,000 right. We're >> no we're getting it's all grant funded right now. >> Okay. That's that's cuz if it came from our general fund then I would think that they need to stay but because we're getting grant funding >> and then they're matching that other 10,000 >> right and those grants set the parameters. I think if we were paying out of our general then we could set our own parameters. >> Get that when we were discussing. I was then when he you told him no they don't have to stay the three years >> even though they don't stay we get a little percentage >> we get right if they successfully stay anywhere because it's like we well we've trained them well is the concept >> and but in the past most of them

048have stayed >> most of them have stayed the three years for sure >> they do okay that's good to know yeah I'm glad you asked for that clarification okay um any other questions on agenda item 4 5 6A. Okay. If I don't hear anything else, I need a motion and a second for agenda item 6A. understanding between West >> Texas&M University. >> Corpus Christie. >> Okay. And this is for the prep grow your own program and for the prep residency. Okay. We'll go ahead and vote. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> Second. Who second it? >> Second. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Vela. Okay. A motion has been made by Miss Gutierrez and seconded by Miss Vela for agenda item 6A. We'll go ahead and vote. >> Miss Gutierrez. >> Jordan. >> Illa. >> Hi. >> Albert

049Riv. >> I Gonzalez. I >> Oscar Adondo. >> I Rodriguez. I this motion passes 70. We're moving on to agenda item 6B. Discuss and consider taking action on the communities in schools of the coastal ban interlocal agreement for the 2627 school year. The presenters are Miss Moore, Miss Gloria Taylor, CIS executive director. >> Good evening, President Rodriguez, school board of trustees, Miss Moore, leadership. I'm Gloria Taylor. I'm the chief executive officer for communities and schools and I'm honored to be here to provide um a little uh report on what we did last year and some sprinkles of information of this year. Oh, to the right. Oh, I got this sir. Thank you. Reflecting on the past year, I feel a deep sense of pride in the spirit, resilience, and achievements of our students, families, and

050community. I'm excited to share the impact of our collective efforts. In this report, you will find details of the growth and accomplishments of CIS and Westo ISD during the 2024 2025 school year and some program services for the 2026. We all recognize that behind every statistic is a story. Each number represents a student, family, and a community striving to overcome challenges that could have jeopardized their education and future aspirations. Together, we are addressing needs and removing barriers to create safe and supportive environments where students can thrive. We wanted to put our mission um because it really um molds our program. Communities and schools surround students with a community of support empowering them to stay in school and achieve a life. Communities and schools has been a committed partner with West Oso ISD in its goal

051of lowering the dropout rates and increasing graduation rates. Last year, CIS served three schools and one food pantry. All of our sites have one full-time staff member. CIS served 1,357 noncasemanaged students and 223 casemanaged students in 2024 2025. Each day, students arrived at school carrying a multitude of challenges, concerns, and obstacles, often grappling with trauma that impacts their educational journey. Our commitment is to stand alongside students addressing the barriers they face, which may include poverty, hunger, stress, anxiety, resource limitations, and more. We strive to provide the support and resources necessary to empower them not only to succeed in school but also to thrive in life. And this slide depicts the demographics of the students we serve in the intensive case manage program. So what do we do? We are a national organization that ensures every

052student, regardless of who they are, their ability, their zip code, or socioeconomic background, has what they need to realize their potential in school and beyond. And how do we do it? Our model is focused on helping students remain engaged in their education and ultimately graduating from high school. We identify the specific needs of students who are at risk of dropping out of school. Once these needs are identified, CIS customizes support for students and their families, offering individualized case managed services that encourage students to fully engage in learning. We also involve the community as part of this process. We monitor student level data and track educational outcomes for the students we serve. And all of that is uploaded into the Texas Education Agency's database. So this slide displays the total number of services offered over the

053year in our core services. As you can see, supportive guidance services we did 2,136 hours. Health and human services 359. Parent and family engagement 545. six hours of college and career services, academic support services, 870 hours, and attend attendance and engagement 5,453 hours. So, our campus goal services hours were 2007. That means when our site coordinators met with the principles together, they came up with a campus goal that they needed to reach together. And so these hours were working towards that goal. Okay. So here is our results for last year. I'm happy to report the validated numbers from the Texas Education Agency for the 2024 2025 school year. Um as you could see here, these are all for the tier three, which was those case managed students. 95% of our students improved in academics. 88%

054of our students stayed in school and improved in behavior. 71% of our students improved in attendance. A 100% of our students stayed in school. 97% of our K through 11 students are were promoted and 78% of our seniors graduated. And I know when I saw that number, it kind of got me too. I was like 78. And then they said, well, we only had eight on our on our case load. And out of the eight, one of them moved out or something like that. And so that's why it was 78%. >> Because that got me too, Miss Jordan. I know you and President Rodriguez. I know. I know. >> Okay. >> Moving on. >> Okay. So, what were our supports? Even during challenging times, CIS remained committed to supporting the students and families of Westa

055beyond the classroom. Through direct economic assistance, CIS helped families keep utilities connected, maintain stable housing, access, and provided uh essential clothing during moments of hardship. Our food pantry served 44 families and 182 individuals, ensuring students had access to nourishment and support when they needed it the most. CIS also invested in student motivation and school engagement through attendance incentives, reinforcing the importance of showing up and staying connected in school. These supports represent more than financial assistance. They reflect CIS unwavering commitment to remove the barriers, restoring stability, and helping West students come to school ready to learn, succeed, and thrive. So this was really um impressive but I want to show you what we did this year as well. So for this year we have almost um increased it our we had six economic support uh with

056one and that was for April end of April um six economic support services for 1,244. We did two utility assistance, two rental assistance, one clothing assistance, one water assistance and we also um did the hygiene was 339.89. 89. Oh, wait. I'm reading the old one, am I not? >> Oh, I'm sorry. I am >> I am reading the old one. I was like, wait a minute. That doesn't seem as exciting as what I read earlier. Here it is. Word trustees. Excuse me. 17 economic support services, two rentals, 16 utility assistance, three water assistance, five groceries, and our pantry went from 44 families to 107 families with over 448 individuals. We gave out 36 holiday HB cards totaling to 4,500. We took 15 children shopping for clothes at 1,500. We bought hygiinks for all of the

057schools that total to over $1,200. We bought uh jackets and sweaters, not just for West Oso, but also for the junior high through a grant from one of the refineries that picked the schools. And we were so happy that we were invited to sponsor the Drop Everything and Read for Dr. Seuss Day. And we were happy to do that. Oh, and we did 40 caps and gowns. Not just the 40 caps and gowns, but the stoalls at as well. Those were costing $78 for the students. And we sponsored 40, way more than the 25 we did last year. >> That's high school students. >> High school students. Yes. Does someone who asked that? Yes, ma'am. Yes, Jordan. I'm sorry. I thought it came from over here. >> It was high school. >> High school seniors.

058>> Yes, ma'am. All right. >> And when we have some beautiful success story, this was Zayn, uh, a prek student at John F. Kery last year. Um, and he was struggling with intense fear and anxiety about attending school. Simple tasks like walking through the front door felt overwhelming, often leading to tears and distress. With patience, compassion, and consistent encouragement from Mrs. Rodriguez, Zayn slowly began building trust and confidence. And what started as needing significant support each morning gradually turned into a major milestone. First entering the school independently, then walking to the cafeteria on his own and eventually making his way all the way to his classroom without fear. His journey is a powerful example of how individualized support, empathy, and caring relationship can help students overcome challenges and feel safe, confident, and successful. Then we

059have this little cutie patootie mouse. A fourth grade student at Westoso Elementary struggled with confidence because of the clothing he had for school. After being selected for the CH CIS child, Max received new clothes and supplies through our community partnership. The experience transformed his self-esteem. And on the first day, Max walked in proudly and confidently, excited to show off his new outfits. His parents were deeply grateful during a time of financial hardship. And Max Max's joy was captured when he shared, "Mrs. Rose, I love my clothes and I match. I know. >> Oh, Leo. Now, oh my gosh. A senior at West Oso High School, he faced tremendous hardship through the throughout his high school years, including homelessness, family struggles, and the heartbreaking loss of his mother. With support of CIS case manager, Mrs. Konis,

060Leonell and his mother received assistance with hotel stay, clothing, and hygiene items during some of their most difficult moments. Despite every obstacle, Leonettto remained determined to succeed. He continued attending school, participated in mariachi, never lost his respectful spirit of positive attitude. His perseverance and strength ultimately led him to graduation, making his journey a powerful example of resilience, hope, and the impact of caring support. So, in closing, President Rodriguez, Mrs. Moore and members of the board, I want to take a moment to thank you for your continued partnership. The work we do together to support student is meaningful and we truly value the trust you place in us. We understand that the upcoming year may look a little different as the district navigates financial challenges. But please know that even with these changes, our commitment has

061not wavered. It has only grown stronger. We are more dedicated than ever to giving our very best to the two campuses we will continue to serve if it is approved. Our focus remains on showing up, supporting students, and ensuring that they have every opportunity s to succeed. Thank you again for your partnership and for allowing us to be part of this. >> Any questions? >> Yeah. Okay. I'm gonna go first this time. Okay. Um, Miss Taylor, I do want to commend you bringing out these stories is really important because we are cutting. You know that. And uh, I don't know if you were one of the first ones to be cut that Miss Moore went over with me, but these stories tell a lot. So, >> we I know the board is ready to talk

062on on thanking you because >> it's so much easier just to see that you know we pay you 30 what 33,000 how much do we pay somewhere around there for three positions we can't afford them any not all of them but you do so much more along with that so this helps tremendously to let the board see that's not all we do but of course you also have to know that we are in a predicament and but we are so glad that you are working with us cuz I know we we've gone down from four to two now. >> Is that the case, Miss Moore? And >> I mean it it was a a little bit of a joke. Yes, of course. But but we know I know >> we understand. >> But you see

063where we were at? We were at four because we did believe and that was because without know I don't think we knew all these little details. And so that was without knowing all of this, but we knew it was worth it because the information that Miss Moore would get back uh that utility that really stood out like you know you went from helping assisting two to assisting what uh 16. >> And that that that says a lot. Yeah. I mean because our community does need it >> and also the rents and the water assistance and all that. So I have to commend you. I think that you need to come back every year and remind us that >> the 33,000 is not what we're all about only. We do a lot more. >> It was

064an eye opener to I kind of felt bad like we went from four to two. >> But you all you all have to be commended cuz you you've done an outstanding job. I I I I am impressed. Thank you. Without some of my staff are here and they deserve the credit. >> I'm impressed, >> you know, and helping our students like Mr. Leonel, >> it's it it says a lot because we and we know there's a lot more out there, but I noticed that you said that he came out to ask for help and not everybody does, but I'm glad your case workers see that in the students that actually need it. like that little boy who was, you know, he's so much more confident now that he got the brand new clothes. And it

065it does I mean, everybody, the the principles here can tell you, all our students, I mean, uh, me as a little girl, we were all happy at the beginning of school cuz we all got brand new clothes, you know, whether it was two pairs of pants or whatever, but it was brand new clothes that we got to wear to school and a brand new pair of of shoes that we were just so excited about. So, >> and please come shop with your students. We already have the date. We already have the funds the our foundation. >> I think Miss Jordan and Miss Gutierrez have done it before. Have you done it before JC Penney with fish for life? >> And Mr. Adono, I haven't had an opportunity to come. I don't know if the rest

066of the board, but thank Yeah, thank you for inviting me. I I think it's going to be >> a good experience. I know they've invited us. They've invited us several times, but thank you so much. It is just so enlightening to see all the help that you've done, Miss Vela. >> Just thank you for all that you guys have done uh for our students. We can really see the care and concern, the time um that you all put in with our students and we really appreciate it. So, thank you, >> Miss Gonzalez. >> Thank you so much. I wish we could bring all of y'all back. I really, really do. I have done so much. Thank you so much. One day in the future. >> Oh yeah. And no, we've talked about it with Miss

067Moore that once we pick up and we get that money back, >> we will definitely I mean we know what an asset you are with our students. >> Mr. Adono, >> I would like to thank you and the program and all your staff. Um the presentation was outstanding. The stats were >> were great. it really pointed out a lot of things that we don't see. Uh my struggle right now um is not the program or any of that. I know that we're getting the bang for our buck. I think my question and I'm going to put you on the spot, Miss um >> Yes. Can we afford this? It all depends on what happens with staffing. Staffing is a key to all of this. So I guess Miss Moore would be better to answer this

068because it depends on staffing. >> Can we afford this? I mean that's my struggle. >> But my answer right now is probably no >> because I don't know where staffing is going to go. So no. >> And I kind of thought you might say that >> because that's what I'm struggling with right now. >> A needed program. Yes, it is. I know they help you help out tremendously and and all that and and we're cutting back from four to two but when I struggle with it 70,000 to 70,000 >> and um can we afford it this year? You know what is your take on it? more. I know they help out beyond their role because we hear it and I have nothing against the program. Can we afford it? I mean, it's a tough question

069and it's a >> I mean, it's just about priorities, right? I mean, that's >> exactly >> Well, I think we also have to ask, can we not afford it? And that's where I kind of balancing because I see everything and beyond what you do. >> And I get what you're saying. You don't want to put us back in the line where it's >> Exactly. Exactly. I mean, you you we get more than when what we invest in the moneywise. >> Yes, sir. >> I I have no >> no quarrels with any of that. It's we're fidiciary of the district. >> Absolutely. No. I always have that on my mind before I go to bed and when I wake up every morning. Uh if this was my money, which we have to treat it like it

070is our money, can I afford to go to HB and buy uh grapes and bread and whatever, or do I have to settle for peanut butter and jelly or what? So, my vote would be great. I mean, I've I've always voted for y'all, but my struggle is can we afford it because if we're going to pay now or pay later and and uh I think to me it's a hard choice. >> Sure. I sir I >> and it's only because of the money situation. >> I I understand sir I understand and several districts you know uh thank God we have survived those cuts. Because when your students are hungry, they're not going to learn, sir. When your students don't have those caps and gowns, they're not going to walk the stage, sir. We bring in

071so much more that we that you know that 70,000 goes down. I mean, and and I've gone down to the minimum >> uh you know, because we pay additional. And I will tell you this, we have a foundation who has blessed CIS with over 150,000. So we can provide for your families, sir. >> So I mean, and that's for all of my school. It's not just for West >> because then we you say, well then pay it, Gloria. >> Yes. No, but you know, that's how much this foundation believes in our students and our districts and CIS. So, I understand, sir. I listen. I've been praying a rosary. I mean, sir, I've been praying a rosary and lighting a candle because I know it's a hard decision. >> I just don't want to be here

072next year and say we're $250,000 >> in the hole. >> I know. I understand. >> Uh, >> and I don't want it to be because of CIS either, >> but uh I think the services you provide outweigh a lot of that. Uh, I just have I just have to clear my uh >> Sir, I I'm on that. So >> yeah, the discussion has to take place and believe me, it's taken place between ma and I and it's I I recently asked the same question. >> Do we need to drop some some more on that? Uh but I think we also have to ask the question, can we not afford it? Because the other uh things I think really offset that 70,000. >> It's hard because you don't want our kids to suffer, but something that

073we have to fix in the process. So yeah, it is a hard, >> but what he's saying is true. We do not want to come. But that that's exactly why that spreadsheet is there to make you aware of where we're at. We are at 400, if you want to count the actual $462,000 shortage, but we are chopping at it. So really, we're at 417. Next month you'll get another updated to where you're right, we have to look at it on a monthly basis because we don't want to come on August 31st and say you're still at a two $200,000 deficit which we don't want. But I I Okay. Well, we'll go on with Miss That's all I have. Okay. Thank you, Miss Guthis. How many campuses are we going to service? If you remember like

074I shared because we had the Driscoll going to the junior high then it will be high school for sure because I think they're really critical and like those that's where the attendance becomes the on the kids not more much more than the parents you know and then um an elementary campus. So that's what we're kind of looking >> elementary and junior high or I didn't get >> No, I said junior high. No, ma'am because remember we're having that Driscoll personal full time >> elementary and high school. Well, I want to say, Miss Taylor, that you have done a tremendous job and you do help our families here at West Alers and that's one of the things that I feel we'll have two of you here. We'll have two and maybe that will help maybe next

075year. We are very blessed to have you. So, we would like more, but if we do too, we're still in, >> right? >> And we're helping your families. >> Yes, that's good. Thank you. Thank you. >> And that is kind of a point if you think about some of these families, even though, for example, we wouldn't have it so many junior high, they'll have siblings that are, you know, so as you know. So, so even though we're saying we're impacting two campuses, we're probably impacting C more. >> Of course. Yes. Miss Jordan, >> I don't know what to say. I ditto everything everybody has said and what you have displayed has made my heart so glad that we have done this for our students and I pray mightily that we get the finances so we

076can keep you all because I think you are great assets to these students and my daughter plays big uh lotto all the time and the first thing she says is I'm gonna donate some money to Westo. Thank you. That's the first thing she says. But I do uh but I I we appreciate you mightily. You all have done so so much for our students and the need is there. >> Yes, ma'am. >> And I I hear where we're coming from and I'm just hoping that God shed some money on us so we can we be able to keep you. Thank you, Mr. >> Thank you. >> All right. If there are no further question Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Mr. V. >> I I couldn't help but think of the word passion. And I think

077that you are very very successful, not only because you're you're so dedicated to what you're doing, but the passion, I think, is what carries you way above and beyond. You're clearly outstanding program. Thank you. >> Thank you, sir. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Riddell. All right. If there are no further questions, I need a motion and a second for agenda item 6B. >> The motion that we going to local agreement for the 2627 school year with the CIS postal bed. >> Second. All right. A motion has been made by Miss Gutierrez and seconded by Miss Jordan for agenda item 6B. We'll go ahead and vote. >> Okay. >> Miss Gutierrez. >> Jerry Jordan. >> Hi. >> Priscilla Bella. >> Hi. >> Albert Riad. >> Hi. >> Gonzalez. I Oscar Adundo. >> I think I

078found some money. Miss Moore. >> I'm going to pledge not to do any more travel. And I think that's going to help the program. Uh your presentation was just outstanding. >> It really was. >> So I vote yay Rodriguez. >> No, I do it virtually. >> This motion passes 70. Thank you so much, Miss Taylor, and your >> your staff. >> Thank you. Oh, thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> You are coming to the end. You're coming to the end of the year uh breakfast. >> Well, of course you're be there. >> Thank you so much. Thank you to Miss >> Thank you, >> Taylor CIS staff. Y'all do a phenomenal job. Y'all really do. Thank you. >> Thank you. All right, we're going to move on to agenda item 6C, discuss and

079consider taking action on the nomination for the TASBY board of directors position region 2. Miss Moore, >> so the uh I think a few months ago there was an opening. Now there's another opening. Um you can look in your board packet if you want to apply to be part of the TASBY board of directors. Um there is a questions and answers packet bunch of questions that you need to fill out. Um so this is just a discussion on whether there's anyone interested in applying or being nominated. >> When's the deadline? >> I went over it. >> June 23rd. >> Okay. Okay. Well, if any of the board would like to, they pay for all your travel and um but it's a lot of work, >> right? Uh they do pay for your travel because you

080will be traveling to different cities when they hold their meetings. >> Yeah. >> I heard it's a very good experience from other TAsby board of directors. Uh they recommend it to everybody. So, I really I would u >> do it. >> I really would recommend it. >> Yeah, you should do it. >> Just think about it. Oh, well, he's >> I may not be here in November. I don't know. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> I know. I think you can miss some meetings, but for the majority of them. >> Yeah. Just think about it. All board members, please think about it >> and give it give uh head back to Miss Moore on it. Uh when did you say June 23rd? >> Yes, sir. >> June 23rd. >> Well, we have another board meeting on the

08122nd. So, if anyone decides they want to, that would be the last chance because I think we'd have to >> um we'd have to vote to, you know, um >> the nomination. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> So, there's no one tonight. I'm getting >> No. Okay. No, >> I don't see any nominate or anybody that wants to >> be nominated. So, what you want to table it or we just move on? >> If we can if anyone between now and we have get the board packet together by the 15th >> says they want to then we can bring it back. If not, then we won't. >> So, we're just table it. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, this agenda item will be tabled for Janu June 22. >> But I guess we'd only put it back

082on there if somebody actually >> only if somebody Okay. So she said we'll only put it on if somebody does actually apply. Okay. So let's move on to agenda item 6D, the discussion and presentation of the West Coast ISD budget workshop 2 overview. D1 is the review of budget assumptions and nonpayroll expenditures. D2 is the tax rate election TR update and the related financial planning information. Miss Moore and Miss Mendes. Uh good afternoon. I'm going to go over the budget workshop number two. Uh right here you have some funding updates. Uh some critical items that will be directly impacting our budget. It's the Texas education freedom accounts that those are the vouchers. So that will have an impact on and and I guess currently we don't know what the exact impact but you know as

083the years go by it's it's going to have an impact on the district's uh enrollment. Uh House Bill 2 did increase the basic aotment to 6,215 from the uh one that used to be uh 6,160. uh Texas school districts continue to face a deficit and Westoso is not uh respon you know experiencing a deficit. So, we continue to struggle and make sure that we're doing the budget cuts and that includes mainly staffing. We and also, you know, looking at all our expenditures really closely and going through them, you know, and several times making sure that we're needing the software that we're needing the items that we are uh budgeting for. Uh we continue to experience a decline in enrollment. Texas as a whole has, you know, you know, lost the 7 76,000 students that Texas

084has experienced and a decline of enrollment. Um, we have a lot of there's a lot of future risk with, you know, gas prices going up. You know, we do uh our buses do utilize a lot fuel. we uh you know water crisis with the city saying we're going to experience a 20% raise on the water cost. So all of that is really going to be a big impact on our budget assumptions that we have to you know do on the overview of the budget for the 26 27. Uh we need to strengthen our fund balance that really has to be a priority. Currently, we have 1.5 million, which is not adequate. The state says that we need to have 3 to six months, and we're nowhere close to it. We need to make sure we

085prepare for emergencies. You know, we do have a lot of facility needs that need to be taken care of. Uh we are not uh addressing a lot of those issues. Um we need to I mean which the second item is you know we need to invest in our facilities makes it very difficult because if our priority is to put into fund balance we need to how do we put into our facilities. So we do have to make a lot of very difficult decisions. Staffing levels we have to be more responsible how we staff. Uh Mo Casey did give a study says we need to reduce anywhere from 17 to 23 positions. We have been actively working at that. A lot of it's been through attrition. So but we got to maintain that and um as

086we add programs we got to make sure that you know that there we're making the right decisions like right now do we get CIS? Do we not? you know, we it's just difficult decisions that we're going to have to be making as we go through. Um we on our real estate transactions, we did sell the property on FN65. Um we're still working and closing that transaction. We're working with the title company. We're waiting for them to finalize the paperwork and once that will secure funding once that's taken care of. Um all along with all of that we will strive to maintain a competitive salary. So we're you know that's all the stuff that we're looking at. Um enrollment uh and ADA um we're looking at different ways to try to increase enrollment. Um there's um

087different possibilities that we're looking at and of course ADA we always have to monitor that uh because current our current enrollment is 1796 and if you look at your ADA right now is 92.5 so that drops what we get for basic aotment our funding goes down property revenue uh collections approximately 96% %. So, we'll probably be projecting at that 96%. Properties values uh projected they came in at uh 1 bill377 million. So, um they went up a little bit, but final certified values won't come in until July 25th. um transfer students. Um Westoso has been blessed with having 25% of our enrollment is from transfers. That's a total of 469. So we hope that we continue with that and hoping that that number would increase. Okay. The calendar that we need to follow is basically

088which like we got to make sure that by August the 813 that we have an adopted um budget along with the TR votes that that we set the tax rate so that everything can flow correctly. Right here is a proposed appropriation by function and it starts with function 11 instructional. it goes down to your uh 99 function 99 their appraisal district and the total appropriation for non salary would be 7.2 million. However, I mean we're right now looking at areas that we could possibly cut back so we can then minimize this cost. Uh that's the same um appropriation. However, it is cut by department. So you can kind of see um it's not proportionate because a lot of times it has the pics depending on the pics uh program intent codes uh that the government

089says that we have to spend it a certain uh way. So that way that sometimes affects the way we proportion the the departments. I just kind of wanted to kind of stress some of the items like our water, you know, what we're at with last year we closed that our water was 193,000. Currently, we're spending 147 and like I mentioned that the city is discussing the possibility of raising our water rates at 20%. So, our electricity, last year it closed at 5757 and currently we're at 356. Um, building insurance last year was 1.1, this current year was 895. Uh the preliminary estimate for the net total taxable values is right here. And if you can see you have um the cities and you also have the surrounding areas. >> Let the record show that Miss

090Gutierrez is leaving at 653. >> The maintenance schedule. Um I just kind of wanted to show you guys that this is the system we use um oh what's the name of the software school dude we use school dude so that we can be maintain a regular maintenance schedule. This is just a snippet of the items that are going go through there so that we maintain everything. And this is work orders, how they're they're put in there, when they they're closed, and how we keep a track of them because that helps us budget and also so we can see how we're maintaining our our buildings. Uh that concludes uh my presentation. Do y'all have any questions? >> All right, Miss Jordan. >> All right. How do you How do we cut electricity? I see that. >>

091Yeah. No, there's no do that. >> Yeah, there's no cutting. I mean, currently I'm actively looking at different uh >> different um >> different companies to be able to um see if there's a way to cut. But I mean other than that I mean I know we did the controls that would help us out you know so um other than that it's really maintaining at a certain uh level I think what's what do you usually maintain the rooms at 70 >> yeah at 72 >> 72 you know so we try to maintain them where you know that they stay steady you know so and the utilization of our facilities that we make sure that we do um make sure that they're secured and that people are not just going in there and if we are

092that we do a fee for them using our facilities. >> We're going to do a few days in July um where we work from home just a couple of days when the uh to try to help that. I know yeah when we come on the week if I come on the weekends to work we're just doing fans. I don't do you know we don't do extra AC or anything like that. Okay. >> Yeah. Mr. Alzandoto, >> AC usage is the biggest. >> Yeah. >> Usage. So, we cut back to 6 72. >> Where are we at at nighttime? >> 80. >> And where were we before? >> Felt the same. >> But we tweaked 72, right? Because I was sitting seeing a lot of students with hoodies on. And I'm not just talking one or

093two. A lot of people were wearing hoodies. >> And I brought this up what about a month and a half ago. What's going on there? And I think we weren't utilizing the controls that we paid a lot of money for. >> So we need to >> Kids wear hoodies sometimes though, even out in the hot summer. It's more like fashionable. >> Yeah. >> I'm serious. Sometimes they wear because they're cold, but sometimes they just I've seen kids >> outside. Once again, I'll look at the way I spend money at home because that's how I judge. Uh, I don't keep it at 72. And uh, we need to we need to treat this like it's our money. >> I get it. I know that Denise will a lot. Yeah, >> that's why I brought about the

094hoodies because somebody in my house is wearing a hoodie. >> I think I have it too too cold. It's just observation. >> But we we did some adjustments because of it. >> But I do have a lot of questions. You're right. Enrollment. I saw a figure this morning. Texas lost 70,000 students that just popped out of the uh regular education probably going to uh private school. >> Uh >> can you tell me just ballpark figure what do we get on a daily basis money per student and I know there's different circumstances but on average >> for one student what is the amount of money we get? So about $37. I just basic math. Yeah. >> $37. Mhm. And that's just again that >> there's one thing that we we're not really really emphasizing and I

095think we are not >> we're missing an opportunity is when I see your um if I look at your uh superintendent update for April >> 18th through May 11th >> we have an enrollment on here of 1793 and I know it's over here 17 >> 96 And I know it fluctuates, >> but then we only have 1,600 kids, 1,634 kids for that period. >> That did not come to school. >> That's 159. >> Yeah. >> Kids for that what? One week. Two weeks. One week. >> 157 times 37. What is that? 159 times 37. In one week, >> we left on the table $5,883. If we have that, that'll solve most of our problems because when you times 5.883 times the weeks, >> it adds up to probably millions, a million or so. >> There's

096our deficit right there, >> right? I mean getting students getting 100% of the students to come to school >> even as board members to try to get these kids to show up to work because I know that we we try to put out PA announcements, go to the dentist, go to your doctor's appointments in the afternoon and I don't think we're doing enough of that. I really I think we need to put on the agenda for maybe I'm going to ask for it. What can we do to bring up our attendance? Because 159 kids every week, let's just say that's a lot of money. And do we need to have a personal talk with the parents? Is it >> you know the campuses I mean I know that I was in there today. I mean

097the campuses do a lot of that. They really do. Is it is it a transportation problem maybe or >> um >> I think we need to get to the source of some of this >> because it's eating our lunch, >> right? >> Well, we're headed every year. We're losing approximately 100 students >> and then they'll show up to work to school. >> And then and then it also affects not only enrollment but also attendance and attendance is going to eat our lunch every year. Every year. >> Yeah. Because I was concerned when I saw the your update 88 >> on Fridays. Yes. You know, >> but a lot of it again I mean it depends. I mean some of it's the students and some of it's the parents, right? So, I mean, >> so can

098we I guess I'm going to ask for agenda items on that because I want to know is there part of it that we can solve because every little bit. >> Yeah, >> it's eating at our bottom line right there. >> That's what's hurting us, too. And we know that other districts are are are experiencing the same thing, but we also need to go out and take a look at the districts that are are being uh successful in this. I mean, not not to the you know the extent of oh they're having 100%. But we do need to start looking at it Miss Moore because we are losing a hundred students every year. So it's going to affect us. It's going to continue to affect us. >> So, I have >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> Would

099you want to come up to the microphone? >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Come up here. While you do that, I have another question. >> Come out. Come on up. >> Uh on function 11. >> Uh will you show us uh can you go to that up there? Yes. So, you have $539,000 in function 11. That's for the whole year. >> That's correct. >> Yes, sir. And is that only uh tax money or what is it? >> It's non-payroll. >> It's both tax money and a lotment. >> So when I come to our monthly investment >> why why is it that on function 11 I see uh yearto date $8 million in there? >> Because this is non payroll. This is just operations. >> So it does not include to pay those 11 million. Where does that

100money come from? >> That comes out of your MO maintenance and operations funding >> which is still local tax money. >> Yes. >> But it's from a different bucket. >> Yeah. >> Of money. >> No, >> it's the same bucket. I just kind of It's I just separated what we use for payroll. It's the exact same bucket. I just separated all my 601s which is all my payroll compared to all the rest of them. >> Yes. So we usually when we've done the budget we do the first meeting is just payroll focused. The second meeting is um if you let's see where where do we have that uh the calendar >> I know where the 539,000 is. Where's all the uh what gets us to 11 million? what I'm trying to >> personnel >> which

101is what function >> well it's different functions but mainly because we focus on teachers if function 11's are teachers so that >> break it down to other >> yeah so this budget was just going over the budget not including payroll >> okay >> go ahead >> hi I'm Erica Gamas I'm the assistant principal at JFK um I head up the attendance committee for JFK and I think that it would be like a really great idea if you guys came onto campus and helped us like talk to parents. Um like it starts with like our tardies because typically R.J. um and Deborah Castella, they send us lists every week of reports like of our excessive tardies and our excessive absences, but it's kind of mirrored. So if they're excessively tardy, most times they're also absent. But

102if you catch the parents, it might be like kind of that jolt that they need because they hear from us daily, weekly. I mean, they hear from the teacher, they hear from us. Um, but I think if they see that the board is actually taking an initiative to like really address it, >> um, it might like scare them into like really knowing that it's serious. So, if you start on campus, um, you can catch parents as they're coming in. We're out there every morning. I think a second thing that you guys could do is you can make phone calls with us and if they hear from you that's going to be like a second like defense for them to be like whoa this is important. Um and then we used to do something at my

103old district called a keys walk and it stands for like >> keep every youth in school. >> Um and we would walk the community. I think we did that. >> Yeah, we did that. >> We did for enrollment >> right for enrollment. But then if we did like a little thing maybe in the fall to say it's important to us not that you just enroll but that you're actually coming to school every day. >> But I don't think the parents actually actually know exactly how much that's affecting our finances. >> My idea is that every campus I would say as of today we have 600 missed days of school times 3050 whatever it was. >> Yeah. this is where we're at today of missed days and this is how much it cost the district. >>

104And I think it goes both ways because I've seen when people I've seen people though also say well they just want my kids in this school from the money. I've seen that when people >> we do money that goes back to your student money that pays your teacher. >> I think it would be a great idea if you guys joined us. Um, and then you could also do um home visits with us because um Deborah like all the like admin we have to go do home visits sometimes especially when we can't get a hold of people but if you guys came with us too that's just like a show of force that this matters and we really do care because they really do hear from us over and over and over again but maybe they

105just need some like >> truency comes in when it's just been too long or how do they do they interact back with you. >> After a certain amount of days absent, we like we start calling. Like if somebody's absent, one day we start calling. >> But our excessive absences, we just we have them on repeat. We we call and we call. We have to make notes. We have to put it in our ascender. We have to show um R.J. Alvarado and Deborah Gustinella that we're attempting to like >> figure out what's going on. And >> so what are you seeing is >> the currency. Do they file Miss Morton? >> Yes, ma'am. parents accountable for that. >> Elementary course, right? >> You said the junior high and high school were usually filing parent and student.

106>> Do they make up hours? Is there like they used to they still do that? >> Make up our situations before school, after school. There's power. There's a number of things that they do that, right? essays. Um, >> but the missing hours doesn't get us the missing funding, right? >> Exactly. Same. Exactly. >> So, I go through every kid that's on court and I'm coding X amount of days or tardies. Then when so of course you start calling at 1, but at three, at five, at seven, at 10, you're making all of those phone calls and all those contacts. When they get to seven, I make an appointment with them in the office >> and I get them in there because it's been from a teacher to assist principal to a principal. Now it's my

107turn, you know, and so we have to get them to understand how much time they're actually missing. And I start with the instructional minutes, >> right? >> So I give them an example. If your child, because they'll they'll tell me, well, they're only five minutes late. Okay, five minutes times five is 25 times four weeks. In a month, they miss 100 minutes. >> In nine months, they just 900 minutes of instruction. >> They're going to fail exams. They're going to fail grade. They're going to do a number of things if they're not in school. >> So, we start there. Then we go into them sir because sometimes they'll say well it's my kid and they're little and they're >> I have to make them understand if we take them to court there is a possibility

108it will be somewhere between $500 how many because sometimes we've taken families with three four five children that judge is going to be on that parent for all >> are they on that parent because that is what we've been hearing that they're not and if you don't have an accountability factor like you're saying and I'm not saying because it's if you're saying that you are you're count you're letting them know you're letting them know you're letting them know but if you're saying and kids get this the number and so do parents if you're saying that but at the end of the year you can make up your hours. You don't think that they know that at the beginning of the year? Those junior high students know that. Those high school student, I don't know how

109it works with the enlighten me in a little while for the the elementary, but they know that. They're like, I can miss however many I get to make it up at the end of the year. So, where is the accountability factor to where >> they know that? >> They do know that. Not only did that, we put out attendance letters. It's been very helpful for us this year and we are so grateful for the parent square because the parent square puts out attendance twice a day on each campus I have. So I can pull that report really quickly and I can see which parent has responded to that because now they can send back their excuses through parents for it. that has helped us greatly if we on top of it. >> But have we

110measured like has that improved because like Miss Jordan's saying I saw 88% where the the high school I saw it too and >> I think we need to start hold we start needing need to start holding ourselves accountable and say where have we improved to where because you know I don't think it's being heard we are losing 100 students every year. So last year we ended at 91.9% again the projection is 92.5. So it's up. It's just very you know and and like he said you can have those other paths to where oh you can make it up. It's not bringing in any money >> zero money this year. >> Okay. We bring in our assistant principles. So, they address their kids on their campus. >> Well, then invite us. We We're glad to come

111in and speak on that on that. >> That would be good. That would be good. >> I mean, I think I say it in a lot of the meetings that you need to bring your because that is money that we do not get. That is money that we miss like he said every week. That's a good idea. >> Meetings too. >> Yeah. We're already setting up. >> I already have my first date set for September already. >> So, we work months in advance to get that. >> That's that's great. >> A lot of times they'll think, "Oh, we're at the end of the year, >> right?" Oh, no. No. You'll see me in September. >> Yeah. Good. >> We need to hold them accountable. And I get what she's saying. You know, you're invited to

112come. We also have jobs. We do. they they work full-time. So, I get that. But, yeah, most definitely invite us to those meetings to where we'll make it a point to go there. Uh, the keys I've already talked to Miss Moore about it. Uh, >> the ones that CCISD is to get people like dropouts, but this would be sort of more like to get students. Yes, you're enrolled. We need you to come to school every >> We talked about that one, too. I mean, I just say that, yeah, whatever needs to be held accountable. You told me that teachers didn't want to come because some got bitten by a dog and blah blah blah blah blah this and that. And I get it. I I I did not like keys when I was at that

113other school district because yes, we had to walk. We had to walk in a yard where you didn't know there was going to be a dog attacking you. Uh but we did it. We did it. >> Yeah. it was just for the beginning like to make that enrollment go up. But >> maybe a fall one would be good because the big complaint too was the heat. I'm gonna be honest. So if we did a fall one and then maybe one you know early second semester to say okay never >> yeah this is about coming to school >> visits being made. Yes they are. I have made a number of them this year all of my campuses. And what we tell them is of course you don't go out there by yourself. Right. So there's two

114people that go >> that's good. And it was it's really interesting when you go out to a lot of these because whoever it is won't answer the door, right? But the next door neighbor will turn around and say, "Hey, ma'am, they're in there. >> They don't mind." >> Yeah. They the neighbors know where where those kids are. >> Yeah. So >> Miss Moore, I really think we need to put it on our website or somewhere the missed days and how much money >> can do that. >> If you look at the the last presentation where communities and school shoulders, not only do we do this, but do we do this? it opened up our eyes and all I just want if if they can see the the number of days and the the money that

115it cost the district maybe it'll open somebody's eyes and say you know what it's not only my child's education but it's also the funding that goes behind >> and it's affecting districtwide it's affecting all of us >> and if it's there all I mean we update it regularly it's just letting you know >> I I think Marcy was one of the first ones where we saw those posters like attendance if you miss so and so you missed 136 hours of school you know stuff like I'm I'm I don't know if I'm exaggerating but it was like hey put that out on all the campuses >> who's going to read them okay but as long you put them out put them out let them be read by parents as they come in and leave their kids

116and you know I think that we need should just keep doing it. And then >> four times this year we put out attendance newsletters >> on parent square and you see that they're reading them because I get the appreciate good so you know people are reading and those newsletters if you look at parent square you will see I kind of put out there look I'm do this or this is what it's affecting. So, we have found that those newsletters really get some attention. >> That's good. So, y'all are thinking of other things to do. >> Yeah, >> we should do that on a monthly basis. Uh, as far as >> this month, this is how many days. >> Yeah, we can do that. >> That's a good idea >> because it's it's killing us. It's

117killing us. >> For years and years that our communication between the parents wasn't there, >> right? >> And look where we're at now. It's it's awesome. Yes. >> And I think we need to start harping about >> the attendance and see if we can make progress on that. So >> make those poster boards or whatever and blast it out on the campuses that we are losing money. I mean, put that money figure out there. You know, we're losing millions of dollars every time your kid is out and and and focus on that. Okay. uh schedule everything what after three o'clock or what's the morning times >> if if they're they're coming in if they have the medical excuse the first thing in the morning or last thing in the afternoon is what >> by what

11810:00 what >> before 10 before 10 depending upon like my my attendance totals at the elementary a little bit different from my ones at the secondary so it has to be before that that count >> so how does that work for the Stu students in the elementary that the parents are accountable. They can they make up hours? How does that work for them? >> Did kids make up hours? >> Yeah. I mean we >> they use ACE a lot. I mean ACE. >> Okay. >> Teachers that were on the committee who volunteered to stay an hour and they won't get upset. >> Well, that's what I'm saying. It has to be some kind of account where they are uncomfortable because if you just go by and I know we do that because I guess you

119know TA is requiring you got to give them some makeup hours. those those kids already know that number and those high school and the junior high >> I can make up at the end of the year. >> It's not going to affect me moving on to the next grade or whatever. >> Make up the hours in the morning, the evenings are like >> most of the time in the afternoon do it in the morning at this time uncomfortable. We've tried that too. What really makes them uncomfortable is when they have to come see me because now we've gone up three or four levels. I'm the last level before we take you to court. And so then I have to explain to the parents it's going to cost you money, you know, in that situation. >>

120And is court really doing it? Because I'm hearing that they're not >> that how many fines these people have got? Yes. >> I mean, I know we're not going to be make up that money lost, but uh that money doesn't even go to us anyway. It goes to the court. >> But yes, Judge Rodriguez is finding the matter. Uh yeah, something needs to be done to make them accountable. That's all I have to say. And it has to be like Miss Carpenter said, make it uncomfortable because parents know that the kids have to come to school every day. And I think we've said it enough times, but like Mr. Adono said, say it again, blasted on parent square, blasted all over with poster boards at the schools. >> They are hurting us. of course put

121out the attendance newsletter right before school starts this year >> and maybe like make a summary like you know we lost a million point whatever last year because of students not coming to school and you know what emphasize the campuses JFK you made us lose 300,000 I we got to hit it somewhere because we're losing a 100 students every year. And then it's not just that they do enroll with what whoever comes that do does enroll, but we're losing it in attendance >> every every week. So, it's hurting us. It really is. And like he said, >> but I'm just saying, Miss uh Alvarado, so how is it not getting through if you're taking them to court and making them pay? >> They'll find the money. >> They find the money. Seriously. >> Wow. >>

122So then my next rotation or whatever it is, they're back in there again. And the special will say, "I have addressed your issue. Why are you having this issue now in that situation? >> So there's no you're going to be incarcerated. >> No, ma'am. We the law does not allow us in hopes to do so. >> But the fines are there because I heard one time that the fines were not there anymore because we couldn't find them. The fines are back. >> You can find that. You can't put them in jail. >> You cannot place them. You can >> about a million dollars. Yeah, I would definitely make that a point of putting it in that attendance letter at the beginning of the year and and dividing it by campuses saying we lost so much

123from this campus. We lost so much from this. I mean, we got to think outside the box and we got to make it known that you you're killing us. You're killing us, >> Miss Gonzalez. Miss Vela, >> if if I I wanted like Miss Gas what you shared. Um, I was kind of just thinking, okay, so if you guys have like um an awards assembly or a >> town meeting, a PTA, a school play, a little performance of some sort that if there's some sort of announcements that are made before, announcements made quickly after or something like I I don't the board I don't mind going to Hi guys, I'm Priscilla from the school board. just wanted to touch on this and this and attendance is important and this and this that way like you

124said they do want to hear from us too like there's you know if if we you know if I know you do kind of give us dates on certain things you know hey JFK's having this west is having this reminder as a reminder and if there are some key things that you would like the board to >> negative >> 8:30 >> yeah I'm like okay let I know. >> Clear your calendar. >> Okay. >> Somebody come at 8:30. >> We can come at 9:30, right? 8:30 starts 9:30. You just want us to go over attendance real quick. Hope to see you. I I'll be there tomorrow. >> Yeah, you'll speak at 8:30. >> I went today. I ain't coming. >> 8:30 this morning. And she's not a morning person. >> I will see. And the

125awards are at the junior high or at the >> JFK at JFK. >> You want to come at 9:30? >> Let me see if I can move some things around. Where our money where our mouth is. Y >> thank you ladies and gentlemen. >> Thank you. All right. So that was your question on enroll. Okay. So if we don't have any more this is is this an agenda? Is this an action? Okay. >> So uh oh did you go over the t tax rate TR update also? >> No that's a separate PowerPoint that we're going to do. >> Okay. So that's the second one. So let's move on to that. >> Okay. So, as um I think we the board knows that we're looking seriously at doing um a voter approved tax rate election um

126for next November. And this is where we um increase the tax rate. The um state allows us to do that, but we do need voter approval. So, what happens is we we we develop this budget as if we're not getting this money. Okay? And then if we get this money, then that's great. And that's additional and we already we will talk about what we're going to do with that but we have a basic budget that does not include this. So the goal of this um the TR so it's either called VA or TR um the VA is just voter approved um is to maintain those competitive salaries right to preserve the student programs activities and still no matter what even if we even with all of the sal the staffing cuts we still have relatively

127small class sizes most importantly to st stabilize that fund balance and work on rebuilding it back up and And um and we'll in June at the board meeting, we'll give you specifics like one thing I know off the top that we've talked about is the junior high elevator. So obviously the you'll see the revenue from the TR. It's not going to do everything right. It's as you know um there's millions of dollars in needed repairs. So we're going to prioritize ones that we think um have to be done now, right? Have to be done now. So that's what we would do. Um so our current tax rate for the M side is 6669. Our interest in syncing rate is at 45.45. So currently our total rack tax rate is 1.1169. If we do the M

128that's I mean uh the TR only works on that M side. So um this is sort of a summary of our the four options we can do up to 12 cents. um anything between, you know, 5 cents and 12 cents. And you can see if we did uh nothing, we'd still be that 1.169 and then that would get us anywhere for 5 cents would be the 1.16 all the way up to 12 cents would be 1.23. Okay. Um just to kind of give you there was discussion when we brought this up last time. What are comparative districts doing? And so you can see this is where comparative districts are AC um across the region. Um if we you know we're at number nine. I mean there's some a few other districts but if we raised

129it between that um five and 12 cents that would bring us between depending how we raised it someplace between four and five is where we would go to. Okay. Um, and then this is just sort of an overview of what we that would yield for us. So, if we do the five pennies, it would yield 1.13 million. 8 pennies would yield 1.54 million. 10 pennies, 1.82 up to 12 pennies, 2.09. Okay. um since and I'm going to get you guys more even more specific detail, but basically the average median a mean home is about $150,000. If we did that 5 cents tax rate, it would increase by $5 a year or 42 cents a month. for a $200,000 house, which there aren't a whole lot of $200,000 houses, that would be an annual impact of

130$30, a monthly impact of $250, which would be more of like a Stripes coffee than a Starbucks, right? Um, so then we went up to 300,000 just cuz. And that would be at I don't know that there's even a house. That would be $80 a year and $6.67 $6.67 67 cents a month impact. >> Okay, let the record show that Miss Gonzalez has to leave. It's 728. >> Um if we did the 8 cents, that would jump the monthly impact for uh homeowners with $150,000 um house to $8. Okay. Um, again, you can kind of look at the charts, the impact here. Um, if we do the 10 cents, then it's going to go up to $10 a a year, 83 cents a month. It wouldn't be until 12 cents that we would do a

131dollar a month impact for that $150,000 house. Um, additionally, this is for senior citizens. There's a taxpayer impact freeze. So, um, first of all, there's a $200,000 exemption, but also, unless you do a big, um, improvement to your house or add on to a house, your tax rate, your school tax, not rate, not all of your taxes, but your school tax rate is frozen at what it was when you turned 65. So, the majority of, you know, anyone that's over 65 would not be seeing any increase to their school taxes. Now, we can't control some of your other taxes, but school taxes. And this just shows you, we had showed you the slide last month that this is the voters in Westo. So, during the last election, 45.4% of the voters were 65 years and

132older. >> So, um, our recommendation is to either do the eight 8 cents or 10 cents options. We're kind of we don't want to go too too high. Um so that would be our recommendations to kind of narrow it down to the 8 cents or 10 cents. >> So when would this be put on the ballot? >> November. >> In November. >> Yes. >> And you were going to get the average homeowners uh you know where are we at? We are below the 200,000. >> Yeah. Which just above 150,000. Okay. just just so we know. >> Yes, >> we need to market to that 65 plus and yes and and the majority of our our households are >> a good percentage of those voters are. So the 8 cents option again, you still get that

1331.5 million um a low taxpayer impact, but then we like as you all brought up last time, we also have to look at businesses, you know, and those their impact. the 10 cents would generate another $280,000. Um, it's increasing homeowners a little bit, but then of course we haven't put in their businesses. So, um, again, I think eight or 10 cents is kind of where we would be looking. Um, here's the timeline again. So, the last date to select an auditor is July 3rd, but we're actually next on the agenda item is we have an auditor proposal for you. Um, so of course we're way ahead of that deadline. August 3rd we have to um post um uh if it's 10 days out from our meeting. We can is the last day. So you need

134to publish um between 10 and 30 days before the meeting where we would um adopt the tax rate. So August 13th would be the meeting to adopt the tax rate and that's part of the budget. You'd also need to adopt your budget at that time. So, um because the 17th is the deadline to order the TR and then October 2nd and you'll hear a little bit more from our um speaker. They're they want to do it way before that, but October 2nd will be the last day to post the efficiency audit. Um and then we hold an open meeting to discuss the results of that efficiency audit. And then November 3rd is election day. And this is that checklist. Um so, we're kind of going through that. We're being very cognizant of the checklist. Um,

135and that's the end. So then our next on agenda is actually uh somebody that's going to the tax efficiency audit or the the efficiency audit. >> Okay. Mr. Adono, do you have any questions? >> So um, it doesn't come to the board. We don't actually have the board to I mean vote to go out for the tax the TR or >> well when you adopt that when you're adopting >> we adopt the board >> because when you're adopting the tax rate right if you adopt a tax rate above what we currently have then it would automatically you can't do that >> have to vote on it going to the voters then only to approve the budget. >> No it will. >> Yeah. So basically when you are like automatically if you adopt a tax rate

136above our current one it has to go to the the voters. So so you're you guys would it's kind of you adopt a tax rate. We can't actually levy that tax rate unless the v voters approve. >> Right. >> So who's going to help us guide us through the process? Have we >> we've been working with the we've been working with attorney. We've also this is where we've gotten from TASBY. But the actual financial um efficiency audit is the next agenda item and they're actually online and you'll meet them. >> Yes. >> But after that, who's going to guide us and make sure that you're on the right track? >> The attorney. >> Which attorney is that, ma'am? >> Um well, Leandra is going to be kind of overseeing it. And then actually, what's Joe's

137name? Joe Santos. >> Yes. He's gonna help also making sure that everything's kind of >> Well, they're gonna make sure that we dot our eyes and cross our tees and all that. >> Yes. And we're going to be checking in with them, telling them every step of the way. >> Okay. >> Well, I didn't know. Okay. Okay. Miss Jordan, >> don't forget >> Oh, yeah. >> I don't have any question. >> Okay. Uh, Miss Vala, >> no question. >> And Mr. Varial. >> Yes. >> Do you have any questions on this agenda item, sir? >> No, ma'am. Thank you. >> Okay. Well, um, and Miss Moore went over that uh, a checklist because, you know, we want to make sure that we are covering all our tracks as far as and not where somebody's going

138to tell us, oh, you didn't do this or you didn't do that. Um, >> what was the neck? I did have a question. Uh oh. On the TR as board members, we can go out and uh >> in the capacity of a private citizen, >> right? We can do that. uh I don't and do what we can go out and promote it because we are you know >> uh the privacist citizen >> right belong to the community not as you know you can't say on behalf of the west board of trustees and with the administrators no they cannot post anything about this or say hey vote for this TR >> but I just wanted to make sure that we are cognizant of that so that >> when we're ready to we need to go promote

139it for those 65 plus voters because they are the voters that are going to come out and vote and >> we've talked kind of about a sweet spot because obviously if we go now >> oh no >> people aren't going to remember now what's happening in November so we were saying you know we want to hit it heavy we definitely want to do a town hall in August give out pamphlets information but then do some canvasing probably maybe a few weeks out from the first round of early, you know, voting, something like that. And I mean, again, we can educate um and you know, we can educate our community and help and use people to educate that, you know, their neighbors, their uh friends and all of that >> and mainly promote that fact. I

140mean, I'm sure it's going to be out when we do the town hall meeting that, >> you know, your taxes are not gonna skyrocket. That's why I told Miss Moore, you we've got to make sure we show those tables to let them know if you even if you have a $200,000 home, >> it's not going to be much. Yeah, it's not going to be much. Maybe $10 for the whole year. >> I think the emphasis is what we're going to do with it. >> Yes. >> And then at the bottom say if it's not approved, we do not get to do these. >> Right. Exactly. >> Items here. >> Yeah. I mean, list all of that so that they'll know this is going right back to the school district. I mean, we're not spending this

141on, oh, we're getting a a new playground or something. >> They have to be priority items. I mean, we all know that. I mean, it it really does. And uh >> I think if they knew that. >> I'm sorry. I don't mean to. >> Yeah. But we never emphasize that a lot of times we are asked by the state to uh they give us unfunded ma mandates >> and a lot it a lot of times they don't they don't fund that or they don't fund it 100%. >> Correct. >> So I don't think the public >> no >> is aware of that also. >> Yes. And I think it's needs to the the talk needs to start now as far as >> we were required to put in all these >> panic alerts, right? >>

142Yes. >> To keep your children safe. >> It was mandated, but we only got >> this much money and it cost >> almost a million. >> Yes. So we can do >> comply with what the state wanted us >> Yep. >> to do. So >> Yes. So we can do things like that. Yep. Yeah, it's all a matter of communication. Uh we would hope that they would read that, but at least it's out there. So, uh we'll hope for the best. >> Sounds good. >> All right. So, this is not an agenda item because a voting action item presentation until we approve the rate election the tax rate. Okay. So, we're moving on to 6E. Yes. Consider and take possible action to approve a resolution authorizing an efficiency audit and approve and approve an agreement

143with POPE audit group for district financial and operational review services. Miss Moore, Miss Mendes, Dr. Missy Pope, and Mr. Payton Jackson. >> I guess uh Dr. Missy Pope, Dr. Miss do you want I want to introduce yourselves and just tell us them a little bit about kind of the pro who you are the process and what it will look like if you don't mind. >> Sure. So I'll speak in Can everybody hear me? Okay. >> Yes. >> Okay. So we met with um administration and this is I I will say that I've listened to the entire board meeting since 5:30. So um I was afraid with the text would come in late but you're a incredibly passionate district. I appreciate that uh a lot. So, my background is I've been an auditor specific to Texas

144K through2 public education uh for more than 30 years. I've worked with 478 school districts across the state of Texas now. So, this is very unique in that again this kind of speaks to one of to the board members. It's one of those things that you have to pay for that you have to do that you don't have the funds for, right? It's um mandated but not funded. So, because you guys are going out for Vader, you've got to go, the legislative budget board has said you've got to put together an audit and share it with the public that basically says you're financially responsible. You have strong um financial management, things of that nature, in order to kind of put together a package to let the taxpayers know that what you're asking for um that

145you can back it up, right? that you can validate any of the increases and the taxes that you're asking from the taxpayer by showing how efficient you are as a school district. In order to do that, the legislative budget board says we're going to give you a set of protocols. You have to hire a firm completely outside um independent of anything on the inside. Um so, as much as your feedback I so many times I wanted to say you guys are on the right track, you're doing things. Peyton and I have to step back and say, "Okay, we're going to come in and we're going to put a report together that follows the guidelines of the legislative budget board who I've worked with as a consultant for school performance review." So, this is not um

146anything that is going to say it's not negative in a sense that what we're doing is we're com putting together peer districts in various areas. So, we're going to say um let's put together your accountability ratings for your campuses. These are all required. This isn't something the state came back and this was way back in in House Bill three in the 2019 session where they said, "Let's get anybody who asks for a Vader to put together this efficiency audit." It's another way to say to present to your taxpayers, mind you, it's, you know, state regulated to put together to your to your taxpayers. It says we're asking for this money, but we're also showing that we're financially responsible um and that we're stewards of your money and that we're going to be able to spend

147it correctly. So, our report would be completely independent. It's going to say things like your neighbor, we're going to give 10 peer districts that we would select. The data is really heavily come from sources outside of you guys. is we're we're talking about Texas Education Agency, some of your DI reports, anything that ultimately your public should should be aware of um your accountability ratings, your enrollment, things like that. And so what we're going to we put completely together and then at the end we kind of wrap it up and say here's our independent judgment for West OSO that says we feel like they're responsible enough to ask for this increase in tax. Now, what's important to know is that as much as I would like to say this is going to be the thing that

148gets you guys the votes, it's it's typically not. You're you guys will know as well as anybody that taxpayers are going to vote based on how they feel about it, how it's going to directly impact their finances. What this does is just kind of gets us going in a way that Miss Moore can come out and say, "Okay, here's we're financially we had a a separate firm come in, an audit firm came in, they looked at and we're going to look at everything and it's it's very detailed. What's good about it? It's not going to take a lot of staff time. It's also good. It's in the summertime. We ultimately have from the moment that you hire us, we've got to get this thing done and get it out there. uh you saw the timelines

149that come in and and she mentioned we want to get it done in in August for you guys. If I can get it done sooner than that, it's really going to depend on your budget close out what we can get in there. We want to grab everything in its current state things when you mentioned today about deficits. That's important because it kind of validates the need for the Vader and what we're doing, right? And so that's what our firm comes in and we do. That's kind of our short thing to not, you know, give you a thousand pages of a presentation about my background because it's extremely boring. Um, >> but uh we've been doing this for a long time. We we have I cannot tell you that you guys are stress enough that you're

150not the only ones in this situation. I've just this just in from last Wednesday, I've had seven meetings or emails or contacts about the same thing. So, we're going to have to be very um efficient in our own work, too. When I I when I spoke with Kimberly Olga about it, you know, and I think it even says in our report to you guys, we want to make sure that we're only bringing on people that we can ensure the best work, right? It's very structured. It's a very lengthy, boring report when it's finished. Um it's, you know, between 25 to 40 pages of just intense data that we've pulled um that Pton's probably analyzed from your campuses comparable to neighboring. And it's not just neighboring. we could we could stretch it stretch your peer districts

151across the state. So, uh we'll put a bunch of numbers together that says ultimately at the end we're going to make an independent judgment that says this is how we rate the efficiency of West OSOSD and hopefully that that also has to be shared. It's not hopefully it's required to be shared, you know, before 30 days before the Vader. So, it would have to be shared in October. Um, and it would have to be somewhere probably on your website that says um, and and oftentimes this is kind of a good benchmark to come out and say to folks who maybe have does don't know this and who want to know what they're voting on and the impact of it. It kind of goes right along with what Miss Moore presented earlier and saying here's our

152enrollment. This is the reasons why we're going to need it and this is how efficient we are with what we've already got. That's kind of my short version of it. I could have, you know, we didn't want to make it too long, but if you have questions, you can certainly ask questions. We do have to maintain like an independence. Um, and and we do have other districts that we're working on right now on the same thing. So, it's not it is it's significant in the fact that I don't think I've talked to a single district in the last 30 days out of all of our clients that is not at a deficit this year. And so, it's a really tough time for school districts. So, so to hear you guys still have the passion and

153the things you were talking about earlier with CIS and things like that, I I think you I think you guys are on the right track. This this report's just going to say, let's put it on paper. Let's put it in 40, you know, 40 pages worth of information. And we come back we come back and we present this to you. We allow you to ask questions. Now, again, it's going to be our independent judgment, right? And and so it's going to say ultimately I'll meet with Kimberly and Olen. we we'll come up with a plan and we'll say here's kind of a draft and and there'll be there'll be times for you to have feedback and say maybe you know we've got to make sure that what the data we have in there stuff that

154you agree on and then our peer district stuff is going to come from a larger database set. It's going to say, you know, we're going to look at districts that are comparable in size, that are comparable, maybe some in the location, but we're really looking at um that are maybe in the same around the same water, maybe even in your same T2 values. And so those are things that are that we're going to take into account when we're putting this together for you guys. >> Are we going to hear from Mr. Jackson or >> he's just he's just here to listen. >> I'm just here to get some facetime on camera sometimes. >> Uh you know we had to wait or >> No, that's it. >> Okay. All right. Uh Miss Jordan, do you have

155any questions? >> No, ma'am. >> Modo? >> No, ma'am. >> Miss Vala? >> Uh no questions. >> Okay. Well, thank you very much, Miss Pope and Mr. Jackson. Uh, I'm sorry. Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Ovadial. I'm sorry. >> I'm okay. No questions. >> Okay. Thank you for letting me know. Okay. Well, and if we do, I'm sure we will get back with Miss Bour and she'll get back with you you all. Okay. Thank you very much for your presentation. >> Thank you guys. >> Thank you. >> So, this is an action item. >> This is an action item. And I do want to say what they didn't say is that they're also um when we talked to them they they were very cognizant of the fact that this is you have to spend money to

156get money and um they are focused on doing this in an affordable fashion. So that was um you know we we like the price but then we wanted you know we definitely wanted to meet with them and say is this you know sometimes when things are too good to be true but so far they seem like hopefully sometimes things can be too good to be true. >> Yeah. I think we talked about that. Yeah. Okay. Uh uh if there are no further questions, I need to hear a motion and a second for agenda item 6E. Madam President, I make a motion that we approve a resolution authorizing an efficiency audit and approve an agreement with Pope Audit Group LCC for district financial and operational review service. >> A second. All right. A motion has been

157made by Miss uh Miss Jordan and seconded by Miss Vela for agenda item 6E. We'll go ahead and vote. Les Gutierrez, >> Shirley Jordan, >> Iris Bella, >> I >> Albert Viel, >> I >> Belinda Gonzalez, Oscar Arondo I, women Rodriguez >> I. This motion passes five, two absences. Okay, thank you very much. >> Thank you, guys. All right, we're moving on to agenda item seven, the superintendent update. Uh, Miss Moore will just brief us on that, but we've read pretty much A, B, and C. >> Yes. So, you guys have um been getting our events. We have tomorrow pinning ceremony. I think that's a big one. We have a special ed banquet. Friday, senior mass is Sunday. Um and then all the other awards and things of course um next a week from Friday

158is our end of the year breakfast in the morning and then graduation in the evening. >> Okay. >> Socialized Texas a summer school and all the >> we're working on the all the summer programming. So we students last day is Thursday, staff's last day contract day is Friday. The following Monday, Miss Marshall and her team are um have one day to prep and then the kids come back on Tuesday. So, um >> yeah. >> All right. I know Mr. Adono had talked about agenda item 7D as far as him giving up his uh uh his trip to the SLI. Uh but I'm going to do that for each individual uh board member to let you know because it is up to them. I mean some of them have already signed up and all that. So

159they'll let you know. We do have a regular board meeting Monday, June 22nd, 2026 at 5:30. And then what's the last thing? Westo district summer hours of operation from June what are they? June to July 2026. What are the summer hours? >> Um, so >> we work from Monday through Thursday, 7 to 5:30. >> Monday through Thursday, 7 to 5, because they're they're y'all are going to be off on Fridays. >> Correct. >> Then that would start in June. So the first June the 5th would be our first Friday off. Yes. >> So it's starting June 5th. >> Okay. >> All right. If there are no further additions or questions, the time is 7:51 and this meeting is adjourned. >> Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Viol. >> Thank you. Okay. >> Or you want your

160pen? >> I know, right? >> The red one. >> Just the reds. >> Print it first. Good night. >> Then you want me to do this one? This one first. >> Done. Yes. calendar for your daughter I mean, that's out there, right? Already. situation. Did she take? >> Yeah. Was that okay? What I did? see what's trash and what's like trash or >> I didn't see anything interesting. I know they forgot about me. >> I do I am going to check today just to make sure.