Crystal City ISD Board Meeting

001What's the time? Wait for the principal to be here. Come in. >> I have a touch with one of them. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Well, well, I don't know. >> Yeah, I know. I don't know why you got there. >> Okay. Uh we're back in uh in uh >> Open session. Uh and the time was 7:10 when we opened it, right? >> Yes, sir. >> Uh federation to approve the employment of new professionals staff. Mr. >> The recommendation is that the board of trustees approve the employment of new professional staff as discussed and closed. >> Okay. Do we have a motion for that? >> Motion by Mr. Ma. >> Second. Second by Mr. Spinosa. Questions, concerns? >> Sir, I want to enter an alternate motion. >> Uh, okay. Uh, you make an alternate motion. We

002have uh Can somebody second your motion? >> Second, so uh we're going to vote first on your motion. I motion that item 6A be tabled until the next scheduled special meeting or regular meeting of the CCISD board of trustees until the board can review um contract issues for one of the committee positions. >> Okay. And you second the >> Yes, I second the motion. >> Okay. uh we wait we >> uh I'm along the same lines that we do need to have discussions on that particular uh individual. Um the other ones are not an issue because they've already been hired. Good. So, and that's they're going to be addressed in six seat. >> Okay. Uh so, all in favor of uh that motion against voting. Mhm. So you're voting against the >> You made the

003motion. >> The tableling. >> No. >> Yes. >> The tableling. >> Yes. >> I would like to approve it today. >> A motion. A motion to second. >> But they're motion in two >> Table it. And I think we need >> that. What do you person we need to finish the vote count? There might be some confusion with the >> Okay, we had another motion. >> Yeah. To table that person. >> No, I think >> right now somebody tonight. >> Okay. So, you >> voting on Mr. Martinez and >> But are you voting for it, Mr. >> M? >> No, he was he wasn't. >> So, let's finish it off. It's them two. >> Okay. Okay. Uh, all in favor of the uh motion that was made by Vince, right? >> Oh, no. Uh, you

004need to How many you have to vote against? >> Yes. >> Our motion. >> Well, we already voted on your motion. >> Oh, no. Only the ones asking for in favor. >> Okay. >> Nobody has voted against it. >> Okay. Anybody against? Okay. Then we go next to the motion that was the motion passes two zero, sir. Peggy, we're doing that. >> No, I'm against it. But there was no pass to get the vote to see who motions to pass it. >> Well, first, >> no, first of all, we have to vote against your motion. >> Okay. I'm against a motion. >> I'm against it. >> But the the what's already been taken. There was no there was not uh you fired off that there was >> No, because we have another motion. >> A

005motion. >> We have another motion. Your motion died because uh >> uh we voted for >> uh >> No, >> I have to take I have to take exception sir because >> uh there was no nay uh uh votes on that motion. So there were two A's. No nays were given. So >> well we were on the nay. So we voted on the nays. Uh on the second motion uh >> in favor one of sir I mean >> uh we're out. We we we're not order sir. >> We're out of five 1 2 3 4. Uh motion passes. >> Mr. Pettis, can you provide >> uh sir? We don't need Mr. Pis right now. We already have the motion. Okay, >> we already have the motion to pass through. >> Can we get >> We

006can easily we can easily recall the earlier motion and revote again and we have a board to recall the motion. >> So recall. >> Okay. So you have a motion second by Sonia. Uh questions, concerns, all in favor of the motion. >> Two against. Uh are you obstaining orain? >> Okay. One of Okay, we have another motion uh in favor of approving all the other persons that were presented. You make the motion. Uh >> seconded by Gabriel. >> You second it. >> Gabriel. Second Kusan made it a motion. He >> all in favor. >> Motion carries. >> Oh, what about against? >> Against. >> Okay. So, motion passes on. >> Item B. Uh the recommendation is that the board of trustees approve the employment of new AdWill staff as discussed and closed. >> Okay. Uh

007>> motion. Mr. Spinoza second. >> Second. >> Uh second by >> questions, concerns. Uh all in favor? Motion carries. Next. >> Uh item C. Uh the recommendation is that the board of trustees approve the employment of the individuals listed in exhibit A uh as presented in close session as teachers of record for the 2526 school year under a school district teaching permit in accordance with the Texas Education Code section 21.055 055 and to authorize the superintendent to submit the required written notice to the commissioner of education and any other action necessary to implement this approval also is discussed and closed. >> Okay. Do I have a a motion? >> Motion. Oh, Mr. Chamata, do you have a second? >> Second, Mr. Spinoza. Questions, concerns? All in favor? bonus. You have any >> Okay, we're going

008to move uh right quick to uh >> consent action. >> The consent action items. Uh we have the meetings of the 16, 21, 28. Uh I don't know if everybody was here. Uh on the 16, was everybody here? >> Okay. Uh, I need a motion to uh approve that one. >> So move. >> Sonia second. >> Second. >> Questions, concerns. All in favor on the 21st of >> Abstension. Mr. Mata. On the 21st. Uh, I need a motion to approve. >> Motion by Mr. Martinez. Do I have a second? >> Second by Mr. Espinosa. questions, concerns. >> All in favor? >> I'm gonna stayain >> on the 21st. >> Yes. I'm going to >> right abson. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Uh on the 28th special meeting, >> sir. I don't think you >> called

009to do the call in favor. Okay. in favor. All >> in favor. Okay. On the 28th, uh, do I have a motion? Motion Spinosa. Second. >> Second. >> Uh, Mr. Houston, questions, concern, all in favor? Carry 70. Okay. At this point in time, uh, we're going to move some items around. M >> Oh, we have, uh, the bills for July 25th. Uh, do I have a motion to approve the monthly bills? Motion by Mr. Espinosa. >> Second. Second, Mr. Bonia. Quick concerns. Not all in favor? 7 Z. Okay. At this point in time, uh we have action items, but we're going to move uh I think M >> M uh is a West College >> uh with the presentation >> and then we'll go with the West Texas I mean if you will sir we

010have a a brief presentation. >> Yes. We're doing L or M first. >> M. >> Okay. [Applause] >> Good evening, board president, board members. Thank you. >> I have a short superintendent. We have a short presentation, but we also have handouts here. >> I'll wait. >> Excuse me. So, I'm here to talk about the Southwest Texas College and our partnership with uh Christ City ISD, Christ Community, Saba County. Uh we've been doing dual projects since 1995. Uh we've been a strong partner with the district. We have a a long-standing relationship. Our faculty is very well experienced in teaching build credit. Uh we have a local faculty here that teach school credit. We have a lot of resources that are available to your students uh right here in this community. We have a building just two

011blocks down that has labs, biology labs, uh advisors, financial aid, a campus director there. Uh and all that's available to the students right here. We do have some online classes as well but uh we all know that the more face-toface uh instruction that you can have uh with the students the better. You know online gives you options but as far as the quality of instruction you can't be face to face. U this is our mission to enrich lives and advance growth with the education of our diverse communities. We understand that we serve a very diverse community. Yeah. So, we've been empowering our students and and in the slide you can see some of those pictures that were presented to you. Some of your former students that have former uh ISD students, Bill credit students came

012to us and then transferred. Uh we have doctors, pharmacists, uh you name it. Uh that's been a pathway for these students. uh and and our faculty has been uh right there uh to help them hand in hand to go through the process to get the education that they need. We have this uh TRIO program. It's called Upward Bound. Several years ago, we wrote a grant and we selected Crystal City ISD to be a partner in that grant. So, we we fund a full-time uh advisor uh Gilbert Bettton Court that works full-time at your campus to help support the students and get them college ready. We wrote that grant because we're a partner with with the district uh thinking about how we can best serve. That's uh some of the things that are provided through our

013our program. They just uh wound up the the summer portion of it on campus. they come to campus during the summer. Everybody that this is another thing that we've done for the community here in Crystal City. It's called Kate's Cowboy Promise. So, this is a foundation that came to us and said, "We want to help the students." And I said, "Well, can we expand it to include graduates from Crystal City ISD?" And they they said, "Yes." So, what what they're doing is every graduate from 2025 through 2030, they're going to pick up the cost of their tuition, $300 in books on top of that until they graduate with Southwest Texas College. That that's a huge win for the district, community. All they have to do is graduate from your high school and then that that

014scholarship is open, available to them. The only requirement to qualify is file your your financial aid. You don't have to be awarded. You just have to file it. Here's some cost savings for the district. Looking back, comparing fall 22 to fall 24, our academic courses went from a a fall to fall comparison, $56,000 to $8,600. This last year, the academic portion of your bill was $16,000, roughly 8,000 each semester. I'll also remind you that we are paying you rent. We have a a patient care tech program uh for the community. We're fixing to start a welding program. If you take those two combined, uh you're you're paying me 16,000 and I'm paying you about 40,000. But, you know, as a district, you're coming out ahead. On the technical courses, that one went from 50,000 to

01516,000 for the fall. Combined for the year, it's about 40 grand. But for 40 grand, you get two full-time teachers. One, one that teaches a patient care, juniors and seniors, and one that teaches welding juniors and seniors. You can't hire two faculty members for 41,000 dedicated to your campuses. I I think they're north of $50,000 to if you can find one. So, we we also have full-time evening faculty assigned to CCISD and there's that that welding uh rent revenue. So, here's the the great news and I can talk to you about college connect and the bridge program. We have all those we have all the same programs that you heard about last month. We hired a a region 20 expert to help us to work with us and to work with your superintendent in the

016district and really find out ways that we can maximize their CCMR bonus. Last year, Crystal CISD got zero from CCMR >> and and and that's uh we want to change that and we want to help you change that. And the way to change it is we need to align the high school and the colleges career pathways to where we maximize those points that give you credit for CCMR. There there really shouldn't be a a a reason why you can't get 50 60 70 $100,000 in CCMR bonus. We want to get you there. And and we've hired region 20. They're experts in CCMR to work with us and to work with y'all. We're selecting three or four districts to work with initially. Uh we're willing to work with CCISD to be one of those districts to

017figure out how can we help you maximize your funding for u for the district. And uh one other thing I reading last month uh nursing program we have a nursing program here. Our our nursing program is located Valdi Del Rio and Eagle Pass. That's where the training occurs. Our program has a 90% pass rate first time in the INLEX. Student comes out of our program, they finish everything that they need to do, there's a 90% chance they're going to pass the first time. That's an excellent pass rate right here local. We have our our support center right here next door that is available uh to the students, available to the faculty as a resource. I have my administrative team here beginning with vice president academics miss April Rumman dean of applied science Mr. Manon dean

018of dual credit Mr. Chuck Garabidian uh director of dual credit Savannah Martinez uh my wife which is also a psychology faculty member Jacqueline Gonzalez Miss Cruz our campus director Mr. Dr. James Elgalo. He's our biology instructor and I know he does a lot of the biology dual credit as well. >> Can I message him? >> I'd be glad to answer any questions. I I really appreciate the partnership and support that we've had with the district. >> Leader, >> can you ask your college? How are grants going to be affected by the things that are happening in Washington? So we've been we've been been lucky that none of our grants have been impacted. Uh in fact if we look at what the changes they made to PEL the PEL instead of the talk was that they

019were going to you know raise the eligibility and and lower the amount what they ended up doing is opening up PEL to uh cover more of the workforce trainings. for right now. Uh it has to be almost like a year-long program. Uh with the changes that they approved, uh a course a program between 7 weeks and 16 weeks is now eligible for PEL. So like those uh C uh PCT classes, some of those are going to be eligible for for PEL where in the past they weren't. >> This is all grants, not loans. >> This is grants. >> Grants. Cowboy Promise is a scholarship. That's not a grant. That's not a loan. That's a private foundation giving us $500,000 each year to give to the students. >> Number two, how come you didn't bring Derek?

020>> Derek holding the fort down in in >> Thank you. >> Yes, sir. >> So, so how do you see this grant? I mean like what you were saying that we're going to y you all are going to be able to get uh >> the on a yearly basis or >> it's they get to you for five years or >> the cowboy promise >> they gave us $5 million >> five years >> and they said come to us in year three year four and we'll see if we'll extend it if we need to make it bigger we need to expand the counties uh they're very open to continue uh they gave us initial five years to get some data back for them. It's it's the Kate Marian Brisco Foundation. >> This is year two, right?

021This will be year two. >> Year one >> 2526 >> starting year one. So the first eligible students are those that graduated May 25. >> I have a couple of questions. Uh you mentioned the CCLR outcome. So, how can uh SWTX partnership help improve you? You you shared a little bit, but you know, the bonus funding, how does that work? How does that So, so the key, you know, so so our lane is higher ed and the college, y'all's lane is K through 12, you know, public ed. And and historically, we we've tried to respect your lane and my lane and and not to bleed over. uh we offer the the dual credit and at the request of the district here's the classes that I want to offer. The focus that we want to take

022this year is be more deliberate about which classes to make sure that those classes lead to a CCMR point on your side of the house and if I can get it to reach a point on your side and reach a point on my side then we both increase our funding. The other thing is if I can align those industry certifications because those are key in order for y'all to get that funding. If I can align my certifications to those that TEA accepts, then when the student reaches that point, we both get credit for it. And on top of that, you're able to submit it for reimbursement because it's one on the TA approved list. So that's the work that Region 20 is helping us put together. and and uh come up with these prescribed plans

023that maximize the industry certifications on the TEA side and on the higher ed side both. And and we're looking at at it's hard to we serve over 25 districts. We have over 3,200 dual credit studios, but we're gonna we're going to pick four, five, Crystal City is one of them to really get into the weeds and and and line up as much as we can all these programs so you can maximize your CCMR. Takes a lot of work, but we're going to do it with y'all. >> Questions on sir, let me ask you. I mean, do you have some type of documentation or whatever uh after our kids? to mean uh graduate from the college. I know I mean we have some seniors that will graduate from high school at the same time graduate from

024southwest Texas during college >> like how many? >> No. Where are they go? Do you have are you tracking where they're going? I mean San Antonio. >> Okay. So once they transfer >> Yeah. Once they're done with the >> We can get that. it it's a little delayed because it goes through a system called the national clearing house. Uh but we can select like uh going back to like 2023 2024 we can pick the dual credit students that graduated from Crystal City ISD and then find them on the national clearing house and we can tell you specifically where they're at right now if they're in higher ed. And I will tell you of the 23 class >> 90% of our students are either working >> or they're enrolled in higher ed somewhere else or they

025went to >> report bachelor's degree. But we can certainly get you that information from the from the national clearing house and and and tell you exactly where those students are at. I know that the students that I mean were not going the uh the uh academic part of uh education or something like that the welders uh whatever >> the trades >> the the the traits I mean do you have a lot of those that >> Yes. So, so there's >> I mean your welders, your >> right, we have a similar report that we can pull down from the workforce commission that looks at our our trades are like welders, automotive, cosmetology, you name it. You know that we have 30 technical programs. We we can we can pull uh the we can't tell you exactly

026where they're working, but we can tell you that they are working and if they're working in the field or not in in in the area that they uh got their certificate or degree from. >> We can certainly pull that. Yes, mine is >> how many dual credit courses are offered here at the district outside of the patient care tech or any of the certifications, welding and things like that. actual um dual credit courses that will count to a um >> associates degree. >> That would be Miss Quente. >> how many dual credit uh classes >> master do you have? >> It it fluctuates. Um I know that most of the time it's the uh core classes, Englishes, government, history, so biology. I'd say maybe there's about 12. Generally you have your 1301 1302 English history

027one history. >> No just about the magic number for us to get state because we the way community colleges were funded completely changed years ago and we get zero funding for credit until they reach 15 hours. Once they reach 15 hours then the state will fund us. But if they reach 12 nine, the state says you didn't do your job. You have to get them to 15. So by the time they're seniors, that's our goal to get them to at least 15 credits. I have two more questions. Um, so you mentioned the the the outcomes and funding returns. So can uh SWTX help us and be able to to improve those outcomes? You mentioned earlier, you know, that we were part of that group. So that's going to >> Yes. So absolutely. I think this

028work that we're doing this year, we've already had a couple of meetings with our consultant from region 20. Uh you know, the thing about CCMR is uh they they fund you two years behind. So you got to get the graduates and then they'll fund you two years. So right now you're working and you're investing in those graduates that are going to you're going to get paid for two years down the road. But we need to start somewhere. We need to start investing in getting those counters. Uh I I think by the end of the the academic year, we'll be able to implement a lot of these strategies that we're going to, you know, streamlining those pathways. Uh we can tweak it as we go. Uh the patient care, uh the welding, uh the superintendent and

029I had a conversation about perhaps there's ways that we can modify it to where it maximizes your CCMR and lowers your cost as well. >> So that was my that was that's leading to my next question. And so the PCT and welding, do they lead to industry based certifications that are recognized by TEA and are supported by HB3 funding metrics? >> They both are. >> Yes. And welding. >> What is that cost? >> What is our cost? >> The Okay, so the cost for each of those programs is 45,000. However, because you have so many students that are eligible for for fast and you hear the the fast if if a student is on free and reduced lunch, the state picks up the cost of that tuition. That's as it's a state grant. They don't

030have to pay it back. So from 45,000 your cost went down to 16,000 on each of the programs. And then combined instead of paying 90 you paid 41. And that's what I was saying that compares, you know, compare that to the two salaries. If you were to hire your own PCT instructor and your own welding instructor, you'd be paying 90 good,000 plus the pennies. >> And out of those 12 um classes that we offer, are the employees South Texas Junior College employees or are they? >> For the most part, they are. I I I think we do have some in-house within the district. Uh and when you have a credential faculty inhouse, uh we ask them to come to our adjunct training, they use our curriculum, they use our text, uh they use our syllabus,

031and then we can credit the course even though it's your faculty. And when it's when it's your faculty, the tuition is always zero. So there there's never a cost when it's your own faculty member. And we when you don't have it, uh Dr. Dgado, he he teaches full-time. Um my wife teaches uh Crystal. No, you have Crystal and Ciso Kipa. She does a lot of do credit as well. >> Can I ask a question? >> Absolutely. >> Um that cowboy uh financial assistance. >> Does that differentiate between or is that only for uh kids that go to four-year track not for uh uh trade? It goes both academic and trade. So if if you have a student that graduates this year 26, and says, "I want to do welding," it'll cover it >> For the

032two years it takes them to finish the program. If they want to come in and do automotive, diesel mechanics, cosmetology, nursing, whatever it is, >> it'll cover. >> But that's outside of the dual credit, >> right? >> Once they graduate, >> that's once they graduate. >> Once they graduate, they come to our campus. any one of our campuses free tuition. I say free, they're picking up the cost for you. >> Again, I appreciate the partnership that we've had for so many years with the district. I'd look to continue working and enhancing this partnership. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you very much. or not. >> I'm not ready to recommend. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, uh, >> the recommendation is that the board of trustees of the dual credit partnership agreement between Crystal City ISD

033and Southwest Texas College. We have a motion. >> Motion by semi Houston. >> Second by Mr. Spinosa. Questions, concerns. >> I have a couple of I want to discuss something real quick. Uh even though I can't vote, but it doesn't state that I can't give my opinion. So, I did provide a little handout on uh the Crystal City uh CCMR outcome bonus projection for 2025. So, if you look at that, you could easily see that, you know, and this is just a projection. It's just assuming if we had 45 students earned TA approved IBC's, which we are aligned with, and 30 students earn academic credit uh and we're also 74.6 uh economically disadvantaged. possible projected outcome bonus could be 263,000 if we start utilizing that that itself will pay for anything else that you know

034the district incurs plus we get more so that's I just wanted to share that >> thank you >> okay so we have a a motion and a second uh all in favor uh motion carries sixens me >> six and one extension. >> Bring Derek next time. [Applause] >> I coach baseball with >> all. It's going to be item F. >> Let's hear them. >> Short present. >> Dr. Do you want to just you Sus already presented a couple of meetings ago. Do you want to just I mean >> recap >> give a recap. You guys didn't bring any gifts. >> Thank you, Mr. President, for allowing me to be here. Thank you, Superintendent. Thank you, members of the board. I did make a presentation last time that we were here. We are trying our best

035to make sure that we come in to your community and provide services and uh academic programs for your community and for your students. I am very impressed with the presentation. I know exactly what they're doing with the technical degrees. It is fantastic. I always see a a lot of students graduating from the program. It is a great thing that they do. They have have about 500 students that actually can come to us that are in the academic side. We are academics. We're not CTE. We're not technical degrees. But we do have also the capability of all the things that Dr. Gonzalez presented. financial aid. We have it. We have also something called local promise. So any student that graduates from Cariso Springs is already a graduate that it goes to the actual university and the

036financial aid doesn't cover. For example, if the fin the tuition is $7,000, but they only get $5,000. Global promise promises that they're going to cover the $2,000 that they are required. The difference between us and and uh and Southwest Texas College is no different. They're educating the students. They're doing their best to make sure they provide a service for the community. That's what we want to do, too. Uh we have the ability to actually get a bachelor's degree. That's the difference. We are a university. They are a junior college or college itself. Um but I feel confident that both of us can work together to make sure that we educate the community. There is no difference in educating either from them or for us. The only difference is that we are able to help your

037students receive like last last time I did talk a little bit about some of themies that are extremely important. I have talked to u superintendent bion about the CCMRs. We connected with them. I did tell her exactly what we can do for teachingmies. We could also have othermmies that we can bring into the district which is the business academy but I feel I need to go back to the actual education academy the teaching academy because I am sure that this district is in need of teachers. So, what I told you last time, she has a pathway there that I introduced about a month ago that helps your students go through the program by the time they're 19, 20 years old, which we've already done in uh Andrews ISD and we are going to do in

038Eagle Pass and in uh GZO Springs. The student can actually get fully certified by the time they're 19 20 years old. We've had a student in Andrews that graduated 20 years old fully committed to be a teacher and that teacher that student can come back and be part of this community. Um that's what we're offering. It's extremely important that you understand the difference in what we're doing. Of course, we can also create businessmies, but the one that's extremely important also is for uh is nursing academy. Yes. Uh Southwest Texas Junior College offers those nursingies or nursing programs, but we offer a nursing academy that's get you gets you a bachelor's degree. It's called bachelor's in science in nursing. We are starting that program now. The student goes through our program. They can graduate from your

039school and in a year after they graduate, they can be fully certified uh nurses with a BSN. A lot of the hospitals around the community here in Eagle Pastor Rio and Valde are requiring or requesting nurses, RNs, uh, CNAs and all kinds of medical people to actually get their BSN because that brings them up into the academic onto the administration side. We would like to partner with you guys. Um, we're here to provide thesemies. Uh I know that both of us can provide some services for district. I am confident that we can come in and create partnerships with you guys. We have the same uh um financial assistance for the district. We have the fast program. It's going to be the same thing that the junior college is doing, the South Texas College is doing.

040But I know uh Mr. Houston, you asked me last time what cost to those students that do not qualify for fast. There is no cost. We will charge you zero. No cost to the district. Uh the students can take classes with us and there will be no bills to the students that don't qualify for fast. Um that in short is what I talked about last time. Um I'm not sure if you guys have any questions for me. Uh >> I have a couple of questions. Um, you mentioned the the nursing program. So, it appears that the RM program is located in Alpine. >> Ford, I think you should mentioned that you are the vice president of the of the Southwest Texas College. >> What was that? >> Uh, full disclosure. >> Yeah, I am. I'm

041not voting. Full disclosure. >> Just so people can know, it's an open meeting. >> Thank you. >> Welcome. So the RN program is located in Alpine and the online BSN program requires a student to first have RN right correct register. Yes. >> So if I understand this correctly, our students will our students will have to attend a nursing and school in Alpine in order to receive their RN license. >> No sir. >> No, we have a new program that's starting in Eagle Pass. So the courses that they're taking here at your camp at this district are the courses that they qualify for actually taking the dual credit. The dual credit courses that they take qualifies them to the next phase which is going to be in Eagle Pass. Once they graduate from here, they go

042take another year in Eagle Pass, Texas. And and that will get them their bachelor's degree. The one that you're talking about Yes, sir. is an Alpine. And we do have students about 13 students from Eagle Pass in this surrounding area that are actually uh taking those courses and it's an online program but that's a little bit separate that we're not talking about. >> So where's your RN faculty? >> The faculty will be in Eagle Pass. Remember the one thing that I forgot to tell you is the legislature passed something this past legislative sess session which allows us to do the 4-year uh academic uh program for our university. We have the downward expansion. We actually start that program in fall of 2026. By then we will have five nurses in Eagle Bass. We're starting an

043academy here with freshman and sophomores. At least we're not starting it here yet, but we're starting in Eagle Pass and we're having it in in Springs, which we will get a cohort of students that are freshman and sophomores and by the time they graduate and whatever that year is, we will already have the program in Eagle Pass. >> So, uh, and and in lines with that, you know, I I did a little bit of research and I checked on the Texas Board of Nursing website. It says that your nursing program is not yet approved and is on warning because of low pass rates. So 2023 is 40% and 2024 36%. So why should we encourage our students our students in Crystal City uh to attend a program with poor track record that is not fully

044approved by the board of nursing >> because I feel confident that we will improve the things that we're doing right now specifically with this area. I am very confident that we will take care of the things that we need to take care of to make sure that the students get educated and get their actually actual degree. Yes, >> I have a a question. What I the way I understand it, I mean you program this gear uh to get students to get into the field of teaching and going to S Ross and and fishing and finishing their certification and teaching, right? >> If a student takes those classes >> class, yeah, the classes that Okay. >> Then they can transfer and in a matter of you you mentioned 20 years. I mean you have students that

045are graduating ready to start teaching. >> Yes sir. There will be educa there will be elementary teachers. They could be by the time they're 19 20 years old depending on the credit they have at the high school level. >> I have a question. Go ahead. Go first. >> Last time you came I don't sleep well after board meeting. >> Excuse me. I'm sorry. >> I don't sleep well after board meeting. I was thinking why can't S Ross and Valde get together. You guys talk is only a two-year program. And after Valde finishes with their graduates, you pick them up instead of trying to for you guys to come in four years. To me, it's much simpler. I go to Valde two years and then you guys are waiting. They become juniors and seniors. And we

046>> that's the way I see it. >> We do have a partnership with the with Southwest Texas. We do have them. As a matter of fact, we're trying to retain some of the students to enroll in the fall and there's about 13 students from Crystal City that have already enrolled that are already with the university because they were with them. So, it's a path that they're taking. Now, the other thing that I that I need to mention is for nursing or for teaching academy or for business when they take the courses here, they can go wherever they want. want. They can go to UTSA. They can go to Texas A&M. They can go wherever they they want to go, have their credits here. >> But but your degree program had freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior.

047>> Yes, sir. >> My thing is like, and I don't know. I mean, I I never got a master degree or anything. I came to freshman and sophomores, they're very prepared, and then you guys pick them up as juniors and seniors. And I think everybody will be happy because because junior college can't send them over as junior seniors. Your college can. So to me, I'm coming into SOA as a freshman and he wanted me to take all these classes to become a teacher. At the end of my freshman year, I might not want to be a teacher. So Bald provides all these other opportunities. Boom. they finish their two year whatever they you while they offer it and then you pick them up as a four-year college. >> Okay, last question will be but from

048from Martinez. >> You're not we're going to >> you're not only offering the pathway to a teacher, right? That's what you presented to us last time. >> What I see you're offering is a pathway to a four-year degree. >> Yes, sir. >> Whether it be business, whether it be nursing, whether it be teaching, whether it be anything >> you're offering criminal justice, whatever other degrees you're offering, right? Yes, sir. >> And you're offering the core courses. So when they get out when they graduate with that plan, when they graduate, they'll take one one semester or one year, year and a half to be able to finish the last teaching, last classes they need for teaching, whether it's their student teaching, whatever the case may be. Yes, sir. >> Since we can't offer that here at

049the district, right? >> Um and it's the same case for everything else, right? all the rest of the degrees that you have. >> Um >> I think it's just a great opportunity for Crystal City, right, for our for our students. Um, and it's shouldn't be pinned one versus the other. No. >> You know, it's it's going to be um my opinion for the district to really dig in to see what our students want to do >> in the future and guide them to either CNA program, whether it's a certificate or whether they have, you know, aspirations beyond a CNA or anything to decide on a 4-year program. Not saying South Texas College cannot offer that or South of Texas College they can offer that. >> I think you guys are just granted the ability to

050to teach the lower levels, right? To to do the >> Yes, sir. >> So, I think just want to say thank you to both, you know, for for the opportunities that you're presenting to Crystal. >> Um the opportunities weren't there when I was here except for South Junior College, but um it's just a great opportunity and and um you know, hopefully things go good right now. But just want to say thank you to everybody. Can I make a comment on that, sir? >> One more comment and then I'm going to have Mr. Ronis make a recommendation. >> Um, Super Don asked me to see if there was a possibility for this district to become an entity for student teachers and I have sent her anou. No matter what happens, hopefully we can sign thatou and

051they will be uh eligible, this district will be eligible to uh offer our our university to get uh student teachers here in your district. And I think you did receive that. >> Yes, I did, sir. Thank you. >> One more. One more. Uh and looking at theou I noticed that uh there was no success coaches, right? So how does Sor Ross ensure that dual credit students receive personalized academic support and success coaching while enrolled in dual credit courses? Especially considering that there is no physical campus present in Crystal City. So our is very transparent. It provides everything. It shows everything. But when I looked at yours, I I couldn't find anything. We it might not be in theou but this staff that's right here is part of the actual support staff that will come and

052help your district your students be successful. The communication from your counselors to us is going to be extremely important. Your teachers and your your uh uh monitors that will be in the class will have access to the our our grades. So we will be able to communicate instantly to make sure that those students are succeeding and there will be a leazison one person two people that actually uh communicate with them. One of them is Aurora. She's right there. Aurora raise your hand. She is one of the people that will actually communicate with your counselors. There is another person by the name of Michelle Lancaster that will communicate with your district to coordinate the classes. But the support will be there. Sir, we are we are here to make sure that your students succeed. Um, okay.

053I'll stop there because I have other things that I could say, but >> one more. I promise. >> Oh, no more questions. I I That's it. Uh, we have a recommendation. >> Yes, sir. The recommendation is that the board of trustees approve theou or the teacher academy for dual credit uh academic agreement between Crystal City ISD and Saul Russ State University. >> Do I have a motion? >> Motion. Motion by uh Tommy Houston. >> Second uh by Ben Martinez. Questions, concerns. >> So this will be another option. >> Questions, concern. Yeah, another option. Questions, concerns. >> I have a question. Will our student be able to choose between S Ross and junior college? >> It's not >> theou that we have. Uh theou that we are considering right now is only for the educator pathway

054right now. That's our beginning with Solus. We're going to see how it works. Uh and then we and then of course yes the students will will have options because they do on a yearly basis of moving in and out of pathways. Hopefully the the group the cohort that we recruit year one is a group that goes all the way through. But for the purpose of thisou we are only considering the educator academy the or the teacher academy. >> Okay. >> Uh if Mr. President does have a a comment uh in reference to the way that the the motion is uh written it doesn't mention anything about teacher academy only. It's just generic dual credit academic achievement. In in our discussion, it's the the memo of understanding is for the teacher the teacher academy >> and

055what's for just doing the teacher academy and not full-blown bill credit >> because it was the it's an introduction uh it's all Russ's introduction into our public system. So, it's our starting points. We need to see how we work out the memo, the needs of our kids and see what the success rate is going to be. I guess of the classes that are going to be offered there's probably going to be overlapping 1301's for English and things right how is the district going to ensure that there isn't any confusion between the students to see >> it would be dependent on the pathway that the student is is in >> district going to ensure like they're guiding the person >> the counselors uh as soon as the students judgement the counselors know the pathway >> I'm

056sorry that's going to be their their counselors not ours >> our counselors know the pathways yes sir our our counselors Uh it's it's already uh set up it's it's already set up. It's designed that way. >> Oh, we have one. >> I have a comment before we we >> uh Yes, as Sammy mentioned, I am the vice president. But first and foremost, I am a board member and I'm for the students here and I'm looking out for our students in uh Crystal City, especially our high school students. So, uh, with that said, uh, u, what I want to say is that we've been established here, uh, you know, with dual credit since 1995. We have a strong support system. We do pay taxes, uh, to our community college here and that we're very established. So,

057I just wanted to share that. >> How much is that? How can you if you're for the kids, then you're good. You're good to uh, give kids more opportunities. That's all this is. >> Okay. Making a vote. Uh, >> all in favor? >> I I somebody make a motion. >> We already second. >> Can he second it? Uh, there's a motion in a second. All in favor? >> I favor it based on the our students will have more opportunities for I'm looking out after my students. >> Our I mean I'm sorry our >> students >> on here. So motion passes with five votes in favor and to absent. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you Dr. G. >> Thank you board. >> So we go back to >> go back to what? No, >>

058we go back to a and action items. >> Uh we come back to action items. uh discussion and action to consider board approvals of the delegate alternates uh to the uh 2025 taskb delegate assembly. >> The recommendations the recommendation is that the board of trustees approve a delegate and alternate to the 2025 taskb delegate assembly. Uh so the the the board has to designate the last uh we spoke of this Mr. Martinez wanted to be considered as the primary delegate. We do need an alternate. >> Can I approve? Cruz >> mata. >> Uh well, the motion is to say yes to the to the delegate. >> Yes. >> Saying yes to the delegate. >> He he already said yes. Now we need an alternate >> an alternate motion >> and and and that is a

059>> I approve. So then I mean uh you have to be second the motion. Uh got all all in favor of both >> the the delegate and the alter >> and the alter. >> Thank you Vince. >> Okay. Uh we consider an and action item to approve the agreement for purchase of credit. >> Uh Mr. Previous there will be no action here. >> No action. That's right. jump uh discussion action to uh approve the Crystal City ISD student code of conduct. >> So you have the uh the student code of conduct. It's coming to you. Uh again, it's uh recently been uh we've had to recently modify it to match uh chapter not chapter legislative year 89. Noticia will come to the podium for any questions. Uh outside of that, the recommendation is that the

060board of trustees approve the Crystal City ISD student code of conduct for the 25 through 27 school years because it's in a bayan questions for noticia. Uh my only concern is uh what's going to happen on on the on the phone that either allowance >> when the board considers the resolution then we have to come and update the code of conduct. >> Yes. once the board comes to the resolution of what >> uh >> also there's something on on on on students with uh homeschool and maybe you can help me with that that they can participate in UIL or not or we can address that >> that resolution. Yes, that resolution is going to come next Wednesday. >> Okay. Next Wednesday. So >> next Wednesday. >> Be here on time. here on time. >> 6:30.

061>> Uh, anything else? >> You all don't have questions for Noticia. The student code of conduct still has to go through two more resolutions. Uh, but we do have to bring it to you before we give it out to the student body. >> Uh, I don't know uh if it's here and I think it is. I think I discussed it with you on reviewing the policy for the National Honor Society. uh on right now. I mean, there's a lot of seniors that uh join the National Honor Society when they're going to graduate. >> Not on not on the student code of conduct. That's a a club guideline. >> I think that's what >> and on national honor society >> for student code of Oh, you're looking at the student handbook. So, we're considering the student

062uh >> well, just shut it down because I mean that's something that I think we need to look >> closely at. Uh when do we start identifying the kids that will want to be in the uh >> National Honor Society? >> That's a later item, right? >> It's in the student handbook. Yes, sir. >> So, besides that, I mean, >> unless you all have questions for uh Miss Mendoza, we're ready to make a recommendation. there any highlight highlighted changes from the last years or anything that you guys >> No, the main difference is going to be um the board resolution for the So that's what we're just waiting on tonight. That way if whatever the board decides then we go back and update this [Applause] >> see >> everything else same. >> Yes sir. Right

063now we're >> okay. The recommendation is that the board of trustees approve the CCISD student code of conduct for the 2527 school years. >> I have a motion >> with the modification of >> Yes, sir. >> Also the cell phone. >> Correct. >> So move. >> A second. Second. Uh questions, concerns? Not all in favor? Motion passes. Wisconsin to approve the uh property casualty insurance premium for September the 1st. >> What was the vote proceed >> everybody? >> To approve the uh the student uh the casualty insurance premium for September 1st 25 through September 1st 26. >> So Mr. Velasquez will introduce uh our next uh speaker. >> Good evening. >> And present the annual Yes. >> Good evening, sir. >> Renewals. >> Good evening. This is Mr. Craig Pruski. He is with Leveria Insurance.

064Uh his father's been our agent or the school district's agent. I have to say maybe 30 years all these policies to favor of the district in respect to funding. Uh Mr. I tonight will give you a presentation of what is proposed for the next couple years and he'll share more as to the agreement the district has signed the last couple of years. >> Thank you. Most Hello, my name is Craig Perski. Do you all have one of these? >> Yes, sir. We do. >> So, this is the renewal comparison for last year to this year. And as you can see at the bottom, we have gone down in price, which is very good in today's markets. We had a couple of claims in Coastal City with the fire by the fieldhouse and with it going

065down this this year was a pretty surprise to us. We're really happy with it. There's a couple of positives and negatives to it. The deductible, it went from 10,000 to 15,000 and that's all other perils other than wind and hail. So that was kind of a negative but 15,000 is very low in market. We see a lot of 25 and 50,000 AOP deductibles. Another negative was if you go down to educators legal, it's pretty close to the bottom. The deduct went from 10,000 to 20,000. Again, the legal side of the insurance claims have been a lot worse in the past 5 years and insurance is requiring more higher deductibles. So, that's kind of why that's going up. And then a couple of the positives from last year this year is the cyber limit got above

066from 1 million to 2 million which is really good and and the premium came down on that as well. And I think it's because we thought cyber was going to be a lot more prevalent on the claim side of it but really haven't been hit with many. So we were able to increase the limit for that and reduce the premium. The uh other thing was the overall premium. I mean, it going down close to 20,000. That was a for this past year. That's all I really have on the property side with renewal from last year and this year. If y'all have any questions on property and liability, >> you have any questions? >> The recommendation. Oh, I'm sorry. >> Sorry. I also have a a buy down to talk about. That's up to you if

067you want to buy it. It's the buy down is for that wind and hail deductible. If you see the the gr the green and yellow highlighted fourth line 2% with a $500,000 minimum on wind and hail that is almost industry standard. We've had numerous uh markets quote the same thing but we offer from Lever Insurance we go through CRC which insurance group to offer a buy down. What that's going to do is buy your pre uh deductible down from 500,000 to 100,000. And the reason we do that is because we do a lot of small school districts and we've had a couple of them get hit and a $500,000 deductible is insane. But the uh the premium for that is $40,000 a year. So it's it's we always leave it up to the school board

068and see what y'all want to do with that, but we definitely are going to bring it to y'all and see. >> Is the buy down annual? >> Yes, ma'am. It is annual and it's it's all year. So if you have four hail storms, that would be four from $500,000 to $100,000 deductible. So it technically save you 1.2 million if you had three large, but I I personally recommend it for a school with low fund balance. If the schools have higher fund balance, I say it's you're rolling the dice. But if you can weather the storm of a $500,000 deductible, then that is what it is. But it's I've seen it more pre prevalent as we're getting higher and higher deductibles with these insurance rates. But again, it's 40,000 a year. Actually, it's 39 thou 38,284.85

069a year. And that if you don't think you're going to have a hail stom, a major hail stom in 10 years, don't buy it. It ain't worth it. It pays for itself if you have one within 10 years. If you're trying to save money and you're not worried about it, don't do it. The recommendation is that the board of trustees approve the property uh to approve the property casualty insurance premiums for the September 1st, 2025 to September 1st, 2026 school years >> without the uh anybody >> with the with the with the buy down >> because we've always purchased it. >> Okay. Uh we have a motion motion motion by Mr. Espinosa. Second. >> I'll second it. >> Second by Peggy Young. What's his concerns? In favor, >> that's where I more than ass. >>

070Yeah. Uh, Victor and Seen. >> But Victor statement, sir. >> I abain. >> Okay. One station 61. Uh we're going now to uh the student intern action to approve the proposal of student enter for the 25 26 school year. >> Thank you sir. >> Good insurance we have Mr. Jeffrey Johnson and uh Patrick Flores. They've been insured in this student athletics. We bought a policy about maybe eight nine years ago. It covers all students whether an athletics or band all students and Mr. Johnson can explain that policy and the district have been able to afford it and we have filed claims. This has filed claims. >> Good evening. My name is Jeff Johnson. This is my associate Patrick Flores. Thank you for inviting us. We have been the agents for the district for many years.

071I believe over 15. Thank you very much for your trusted business. Um y'all uh because of your socioeconomic situation in this area. We have a lot of children and uh families that just frankly can't afford health insurance. Accents are very prevalent especially in the sport side. But a few years ago we had sports only coverage for the district but the district chose to enhance that to include all school. That's from K12. So if there's any accidents of anybody you see walk in the cafeteria, walking down the hall, in the classroom, that would that is now covered uh on the playground, that sort of thing. In addition to the sports and UIL coverage, so that your one act play, your drama, that sort of thing is also covered. Uh we also cover um obviously football because

072we're pretty pretty interested in football down here. Uh we also cover uh fall ball and spring ball and seven on seven. If y'all play seven on seven, it's also because tech technically seven on seven is not considered UPL, but it is considered offseason conditioning. We do throw that in as a covered event. So we've been pretty fortunate. Uh the district has has had reasonable losses in the last couple years. We actually had a pretty good year this last year. uh we we've come down nearly 20% in your base plan premiums in the last four and a half five years. >> So yes sir, >> does this cover like about eight years ago an official tripped over a player the official wanted to sue the school? I don't remember the outcome of it. >> Excellent question

073sir. Um this is for the students. Doesn't cover faculty, guests, officials. It does cover um if that if that uh student uh was a football player and the student got hurt because the official fell on them, then the student would be covered. >> That's within the plane compact of the just the football field, right? >> Well, yeah. >> Not fans or anybody outside the football field. >> Well, actually, yeah, that's correct. Okay. So, yes, >> thank you. >> So, uh as I said, uh we we've been fortunate. We did have a good year this last year. Uh and you know, knock on wood, we'll have another good year this year. You're in this, you're going into the second year of a two-year rate guarantee. We went down about 7% last year. And so we managed

074to hold the rate. I know we don't hear insurance folks talk about decreases too often. Uh but we have been holding the line and in fact doing decreases as often as we're able to based on the risk of the district. >> One quick question. You all come from where? or San Antonio, sorry. >> San Antonio. >> Yes, sir. >> Do you have a recommendation? >> The recommendation is that the board of trustees approve the proposal for student insurance for the 2526 school year >> as presented. >> Motion, Mr. Spino. >> Second by Mr. Hon. >> I have a question sir. >> Concerns. >> Yes sir. >> Uh the this insurance is it secondary? In other words, uh it only kicks in when after a student's primary insurance uh does their job. >> Excellent question. If

075I could take 30 seconds for that. Um >> the reality is is that uh based on your frequent lunches, that's a good judgment of what the amount of students have health insurance or even Medicaid chips. uh you probably have 90% of children with in the event of somebody having health insurance then the health insurance would pay first we'd be second in line even with health insurance uh the reality of today's world is it used to be a $1,000 deductible was normal now it's $2 to $5,000 deductible in addition to 20% co insurance that mom and dad are responsible for you know maybe a co-ayment to go to the emergency room that sort of thing doctor visit co-ay so we do pay in conjunction function with not to replace health insurance. In the event of Medicaid,

076we pay first because that's the way the government is. So, um, does that does that help, sir? >> Yes, sir. >> If they have nothing, we pay. >> Yeah. Then we're the only game in town. But, uh, again, we have an excellent network of orthopedic surgeons, all your orthos and all your surgical senators that you use are in our no balance billing network. So, they take what we pay them. They don't go after mom and dad. >> Okay. So say for for instance mom and dad have the health insurance and it covers everything was will your insurance or is there any type of insurance that can cover the co-ay or the the premiums? This covers the co-ay for the parents. >> It covers the co-ay for if they have to go to a doctor visit

077or something like that. Yes. Yes. You have we pay up to usual and customary which is basically a blank check for doctor visits for up to five per per accident. So, if they have to go to the orthopedic surgeon and it's a $75 co-pay out of their health insurance, then they send us a receipt and we get an explanation of benefit from their health insurance saying it was built to $200. They they paid $75. We will reimburse the parents when they pay out of pocket up to the amount of the policy. Is that okay? >> Um, we work in conjunction with your athletic trainers also. Um, I think you still have the same two. If there's an injury, they file a claim form. They're they they're very good about that about helping things head off.

078>> Yeah, the our communication level has with your staff has been outstanding. Athletic department and your trainers in for many many many years and uh so kudos. Good job on that. Thank you. >> These guys, they hired they hired >> and in fact we've had no claims issues. This is going to be our third year without one phone call from mom or dad saying, "Hey, we got a problem with this bill or something like that." We've had zero claim issues, zero phone calls. And so that when our phone doesn't ring, that's a pretty good thing. >> Yeah. >> And this insurance covers as well youth sports and everything as well or sorry, >> does this insurance cover youth sports whether that club decides to have? >> Well, it has to be school sponsored and supervised.

079So if they're playing club soccer away from the school district, that's on them. But if it's anything a school sponsor and supervised K through 12, then it is covered. So even if the athletic booster club is hosting youth sports, it's a sponsored group, >> school sponsored, has to be sponsored by the district. So, so, so it would have to be a school sanctioned event, a track meet, uh, a football game, a practice, a try out, travel to and from, etc. >> Okay. >> Yes. The cost is the 52,000 that says >> that is the total cost including the base plan of $48,000 which is from the first dollar to $25,000 maximum per claim and then there's a catastrophic plan that kicks in at $25,000 goes up to $10 million. That's a 10 year long benefit

080if the need arise. Uh the reality is is that um sometimes we have unsuccessful surgeries. There's a a failure rate on even a simple knee surgery of 2 to 4%. Um shoulders can be as high as 18% failure rate. Therefore, that catastrophic kicks in if there's a need for a second surgery within the the time period. >> Okay. Uh all in favor, I think we had a motion in a second. >> Yes. >> All in favor? Motion carried. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you, kindly sir. >> Thank you. >> Have a nice evening. Can the P say >> uh have discussion action to approve the uh work the workers compensation renewal proposal for 25 26 school year. >> Uh again we have Mr. They look for that as well. [Applause] >> Hello. >> The

081workers comp is a little more cut and dry than the property and casualty. The workers comp has a flat rate. We're in a multi-year deal. I think we're in the year three of five. And um everything's going well as far as I'm concerned on every uh claim benefits, medical bill reviews, everything like that. Is there anything y'all would like to discuss on this year's workers comp? >> Anything different from last year? >> Absolutely nothing, sir. So, we have a five-year deal with Edwards Risk or actually it's work workers comp collusions workers comp solutions and uh they do really well. They do on-site three on-site visits. They do they they provide cafeteria equipment, some mats. They do wherever they need. So, they do a pretty cool diagram of where y'all's claims are every year. every school

082district to have and then they send out safety officers to kind of work in those areas. So if it's in bus, if it's in custodial, if it's wherever y'all's claims are primarily, they'll do on-site visits three years. >> They're trying to improve it. >> Is there when we first started this program, I think it was I looked it up, it was like $350,000 a year and now it's way less and that's really due to claims bringing all that down. So it's a great program and they're happy. I was hope I'm hoping y'all are happy and >> happy. >> Yes. Any questions? If not, I need a miss. >> The recommendation is that the board of trustees approve the workman's uh workers compensation renewal proposal for the uh 2526 school year as presented. >> Motion just

083second. >> Second by Mr. Manda. All in favor? >> I have a question. >> I just forgot to ask what's the total premium is that the 87,000? So, I'll I'll do a It's kind of a little complicated because it's partially self-funded, but let's say the best year you have zero claims out the whole year. It'll be $74,153. >> All right. >> If you have the worst year possible, the max you will pay is $211,665. You >> mentioned it's self-funded. Where's the self-funded? >> So, if it So, if it stays below 211,000, y'all are funding that technically. So it's it's it's kind of like your stop loss. So your stop loss is 211,000. If it gets higher than that, that's when the company pays for all benefits. So and that's how it's kind of brought down.

084So when you really focus on loss control because they want it to keep low and y'all wanted to keep low. So if you have a great year, you get rewarded for it. You have a really really bad year, the company takes a hit, but I mean, you're out of $211,000. So it's it's good for it's good for loss control for the school district and the company too. >> Does the district have the selfunding? >> Yeah. Doing it for a number of years. >> Any more questions? All in favor? Motion carries. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. Have a good day. Yes. >> We uh discuss an action to approve the letter of engagement for audit services for the uh year ending August 31 2025. >> Again, this is an annual uh engagement uh commitment

085uh for our auditing services which will begin um probably September 1st. The recommendation is that the board approve the letter of engagement for audit services for the year ending August 31st, 2025 >> with uh Eid and Company. >> Any other questions? >> This is the same company that has been doing our audits. >> Yes. >> Motion motion. There's been no second uh question concern. Not all in favor. >> I abstain, sir. >> Are you abstain? >> Yes. >> Okay. One abstension. Uh eight. Uh discuss an action to approve the memorandum of understanding for what we started for the five 200 six. The recommendation is that the board of trustees consider to approve the memorandum of understanding for the balorico de crystal and Dr. Gusman is here in case you all should have any questions. >>

086Mi in case we should have any question >> right now. >> Yes. >> I have um this is the year with eight um there's a big demand. I've been actually actually waiting to start. Ideally, would like to start in July, but um yes, I'm here again to offer my services at no cost, right? I do not charge. I do this because I want to for the for our community. Um there there is >> donations. I'm sorry. >> Accept donations, not for me, but somebody, anybody. >> That is how we have survived >> besides the use of the dresses that the district has. Um and and I sew. So I had made some costumes and uh so this summer we went to a conference a national conference in El Paso. I don't know if you all

087heard about it. >> Yes. Uh but the parents raised money. Not all eight students went uh the more experiences because it was it was for advance groups right um but it was a wonderful experience in Paso and uh they learned about 15 unique dances along with myself you know so we're eager to get started um there's like I said there's a big demand I am I included that I would like to begin a second group of younger students in cooperation with this morning. Okay. Hopefully, we'll see. Um because I mean I'm always being asked and it's just the time, but um this year I'm like ready to go. Um >> I mean the students you take to Elaso. I know I mean >> Elas on Facebook and it was very exciting >> before one couldn't

088go at the last minute. Yeah. And they again they were the ones that had at least three years experience um because again it was very intensive um and all the parents went too. So they raised the funds and yes we had everything was paid for through donations. >> What what music do do you all pick of music that you dance too? >> Um yes. Uh it's things that I've cuz I also take classes in. So it's things that I've learned uh things that we've learned years ago because this is we've been doing this since I became a counselor about 20 when I was at Tavali >> just to since our students are very talented. Maybe in the future you can get the band to do like a stage band. Okay. And they can and those

089girls can dance to the >> I've been waiting forever to dance at least once to laara at a game and it hasn't happened yet cuz there's one of those songs. I mean that would >> to me that would look >> I'm sorry I get excited because >> look great. >> I know. Um anyway so yes >> so we think alike >> but it is it's traditional mariachi music from different states of the dance >> and I want to thank you for all that you do. I mean, I know it's volunteer. I mean, you do it incomplet >> you do it at church here, you do it there, and >> we're going to we're gonna Thank you so much for the invite. Yes, we're opening the students in the there was a presentation there that walk

090out in San Antonio. So >> kind of what keeps her culture alive and and >> this is all that outside of the normal school day. >> Yes, it's in the in the early afternoons. Miss is there any opportunity to kind of how we work with the agri life you know have them as adjunct faculty maybe have individuals adjun faculty to come and teach maybe during PE courses or instead of going to actual PE for the first third graders maybe they can >> is there a possibility yes we would have to >> I don't know your schedule >> I I work >> yeah she works >> schedule in 2026 and um I plan to continue. I actually would like to start 501. Okay. Anyway, but 501 um C plan, but um for sure. I mean, oh

091my gosh, it's a possib >> and I started. Yes, I'm a full-time employee. Yes, I'm a proer. >> And you weren't going to apply for bend directory if you couldn't find one. >> I sure was. >> I really considered it. I really did. I can teach actually music at up to eighth grade. I have a generalist. We >> anyway >> we talked about it. >> Thank you very much ma'am. >> Thank you ma'am. Your recommendation. >> The recommendation is that the board approve the memorandum of understanding for the bale for clical deist for the 2526 school year as presented. >> Motion. >> Second. All in favor of >> I got I just want to comment real quick. It does state to, you know, to be available to unlock gates and doors to school facility used

092for practice when campus is staff is uh unavailable and then they may need busing when invited destinations further than 5 to 10 miles. I do want to make sure that facilities are open when needed and when they need a bus that a bus will be there for sure. All I'm asking >> minute on top of that, I mean, I guess all of this is going to be sanctioned um school events, right? I mean, if they're going to be traveling on a bus and yes, >> traveling, all that. So, they'd be covered under all of our insurance if they >> if it's a school sponsored activity. Yes. >> Make sure you put a school function so we can be covered by >> the school. Mhm. >> Also, you dance too. I'm baby. >> I've actually approached

093county as well to start an adult. >> You're getting all the elements. >> Yes. >> You're getting all the elementary principles. >> And I'm hoping more boys join in. That's why I want to start with a younger girl group. >> Yeah. >> Because I know that's where it's going to be. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. All in favor carries. Uh next one uh discussion action to consider the approval via a contract within CISD. Cecilia. >> Uh so the next uh the next couple of uh of uh items are all contractual in nature. Uh these are annuals. They're recurring. Mrs. uh Mendoza will present the different items to you. Laisia. >> Yes. So I guess here I brought you up. Um we've been working so frequently to kind of reduce the contractor cost. I've been working

094with the business office. Um we also work with the region 20 lean on. So last year I think we presented to the board five contracts. Uh this year we're presenting um so the first one for Miss Cecilina she is um a SLP so she's just like what I am and then she's also a diagnostician. So before you have two different contracts, um the wording on the contracts just does say as assigned by special education director or as needed. So for Visbana, it's more as that supplemental support. So I will be doing most of the speech evaluations for the district. If I need that extra support and backup, she is there. Miss Vana also provides the supervision uh for our SLPAS. Um and that's something that on in January starting in January 2014 that's a cost

095that I will be able to as by our uh national board um ASHA um which is the American hearing association I'll be able to take over um supervision for that. So this is more um as for both roles as far as the diagnost diagnostician and the speech pathologist. Was there a concern her about bringing her salary down last year or >> she was um she was one along with another um that we didn't bring this year due to the cost. So that's why I said you know this is she wrote her contract more as as needed or at the assignment of the special education director because it is more supplemental this year. So I kind of dictate what evaluation she will get and whatnot. So um this is more of a supplement and but she

096is primarily for the reason of the supervision since I am unable or I am uneligible to supervise or have assistance under my license until January. >> Can you discuss the other one miss comes then we can vote on all >> Oh the other ones. Okay. Yes sir. So then the second one is school therapies. So school therapies um we've been in partnership for quite a while. They deliver um physical therapy, occupational therapy, um diagnosticians, which this year they're allotting us to, and then also the LSSP, which is a school psychologist. In their contract, the only modification they made, they're still there an hourly rate, which is a competitive hourly rate. I mean, it's a they're still a little bit the least as far as cost, but they also included instead of an hourly rate for

097travel, um they did I negotiated and they did do the mileage. So they'll be paid mileage at the federal standard versus hourly. So you know they built me two hours to come 2 hours back. we kind of did the cost and it was more efficient and like less complicated to do at the federal rate and they gladly um modified their contract to show that the three contracts that you see I know it says um in the cover page for for like therapy services but the three contracts are for PTO physical therapist occupational therapist um educational diagnostic and also the school psychologist >> and then the last one um so the last one is for um she did um um turn in a contract last year. This is for um speech actual the speech therapy services

098that are provided to our students. Um Miss will assist with the evaluation part, but this is the actual treatment of the students, you know, speech therapy and it's in their IEP. Um so this is just as a part of support for the actual treatment of the students. >> Mr. We discussed all three. I mean, uh, is there any questions on any of the three that you discussed, Mr. Ma? >> Yeah. How many I'm just curious. How many students do we have that actually uh use the speech therapy services or school therapy services >> that have school therapy services? >> Um, so we have about 15 that have physical therapy services. We have about 27 that have occupational therapy services. And for speech therapy services we have about 115. >> How many? >> 115. >> But

099that's for speech. That's not for for PT and OT. Those are the ones that get serviced by school therapies. But school therapies provides the educational diagnosticians and the school psychologists which are part of needed if there's reevaluations or psychological evaluations that are needed. >> All right. Thank you. Do you want to make a recommendation on the three? I don't think anybody had any questions except Mr. M. We you can go uh for the three persons that discuss or we can take it. >> Yeah, I would we need to take them individually. So the recommendation is that the board of trustees approve the speech language therapy and educational diagnostician services contract between Crystal City ISD and Cecil Cecilia and Rea for speech therapy and educational diagnostician evaluations for the 2526 school year. So move >> second

100questions concern. All in favor? >> Okay. Go to J. >> The recommendation is that the board of trustees approve the contract between Crystal City ISD and Lisa Corbin Scarpa school services for the 2526 school year. >> Move up. Questions concerns. All in favor. Uh, next one. >> The recommendation is that the board of trustees consider to approve the contract between Crystal City ISD and Christma Flores for the 2526 school year. >> So move. >> Second. A second. All in favor. >> Okay. 70. And now we're going to >> Vince Vince is going to the information. Uh >> thank you for >> We have what? >> And >> we have this >> bill 1481 that's on the other agenda on the one that you gave us. >> It's under paper one. No, [Applause] Miss Pendosa will

101come up. Uh, so this is uh a discussion action item uh for the board's consideration of a of a ban on school uh on school uh cell phone use. Lisa, do you want to just walk the board through conversations that we've had with the district leadership team, including conversations we had today? >> Yes, ma'am. So, um, conversations that we've had is, you know, some campuses have, um, inquired about like a full ban where, you know, the devices aren't allowed on campus um because of the disruptions that it could cause for the community, you know, in academics. Um, I know principal mention, you know, um, especially if you know reporting when there's, you know, altercations, fights or just, you know, kind of texting like, hey, let's meet in the restroom type of situation. So, um, one

102of the proposals is for the full-on ban. Um, another thing could be like maybe they do it as a yes, the cell phones are not allowed, but maybe there could be steps to the infraction like first offense. This is the kind of what the second offense is the first and third offense on. So the law area there is a ban but it's there the state is actually leaving it to the board to decide exactly what route they want to take. Either full-on ban or maybe do like a part of like you cannot have it and then if you do we do find you with one confiscated and or like you know offense one offense two offense three. >> Have you heard about the new the new thing that uh the state uh let north side

103independent school district cuz we have those two. We have no and this now I think north side and a school district I said they got a waiver uh from TA saying that all students can bring their cell phones put them in the pockets they can use them during lunch and I don't know check on that law uh >> Mario is still on Mario have you heard Uh >> can you what you last year resolution >> uh last year I think last night uh north side in school district uh approved their their cell phone uh >> policy and I think they they mentioned at the board meeting that uh they had gotten a waiver from uh a TA saying that the students could bring their cell phones in the pocket it >> but uh use it

104uh during lunchtime, >> right? Well, I don't know about a waiver, but the law that they pass says that students cannot use it or that schools can prohibit it during school time basically. It doesn't define what school time is. So, there is some wiggle room there for the district. I don't know if it's if it's a waiver or if it's just that the district adopted a policy that basically is pretty broad or because what you mentioned right now would be allowed by the law. It's just whether the district wants to tweak it to make it stronger. >> Well, that's not it. Uh so what are we looking to have? So after our discussion with our campus leadership teams and of course obviously after our discussion as well, the recommendation to the board is going to

105be that the CCISD impose a full ban. Um uh therefore not allowing students uh to possessor carry their on their person their personal communication device. Um >> Miss Fionus. >> Yes ma'am. >> What about like for out of town games? Will they be able to carry their cell phones on the bus like to let their parents know, hey, we're we're in Ualdi, we're in Laredo, we're coming in talked about prior is um most athletes will come to the fieldhouse, they'll drop them with me in a designated area and they'll stay to the fieldhouse, we get on the bus. >> And then just to clarify, this uh the policy is only referring to the instructional day. So everything outside of the instructional day >> is good. >> Yes, they get to carry their phones. I think

106that's where the policy needs to get a little bit more clarified and actually define instructional day. >> Right now, we're using school, we're not using the school day. >> So, technically for a football player, it' be from 7:00 in the morning until 12:00 midnight. >> Mhm. >> Right. That they would whenever they get back from their out of town game. So, I think if we can clarify that to be an instructional day um for extracurricular activities. Um >> if you if you look Vince at bullet number two >> yes >> at school day uh school day means the time of day beginning with the first bell of the day and ending with the last bell of the day. So technically that is the instructional that is the instructional day. As you was reading where challenged

107it, rich parents >> the main thing that they had was define instructional >> instructional dean athletic period and period lunch. >> Mr. I'm talking to Miss Vion please. Does it define like some people are study hall >> and that was their main concern. So according to the resolution that we're presenting to the board, it's first period up to the last period of the day. >> So >> that is defined as day, the school day. >> But can we uh the point I think that uh Gabriel is putting across that we need to we need to be specific. I think the best way to do it would be to put the the extra time from 7:45 in the morning to the the last period ends of what time >> we can do that. >> You know

108what I That that what that that's why that way there's no >> ambiguity, >> right? >> Yes, sir. >> Do that. >> I think that clarifies if the students leave at 12:00 p.m. that ends I mean 12:00 a.m. or 12 p.m. >> that their their instructional day, right? Of course, we put in the exception of those uh permitted reasons that you guys put there in the last >> something about the >> exceptions. I mean, it's >> those are protected exceptions. So, we have to we have to leave them there. >> Also, I know the law stated you can either ban it or the district to provide pouches or whatever the case. Did the district look into grants or anything to provide to to purchase um those yonder cases? >> We looked at product uh Mr.

109Fernandez. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Oh, we did look at the younger cases, sir. Um and the the state is providing a supplemental uh aotment for them. Um just it will still incur some some the district will still incur some charges though because I believe that if I remember correctly they offer about $1250 $12.50 per pouch uh and they cost approximately $25 each. So the district will incur cost. >> I read that the state had created a grant. I guess it was like $20 million total throughout the whole grant. And it was a it was a first come first serve and it's it's geared to helping low economic advantage, you know, low economic areas. So that I don't know if the district took a look into that grant. I think the grant barely came out maybe

110about a week ago, a week and a half ago. >> Um so that may be one one option to purchase those yonder um pouches and those yonder pouches allow the kids to keep their phone and district has um different things in their classrooms, right? to be able to release them >> with magnets. >> Yeah. Magnets and things like that. Yes, sir. >> Um, so I don't know if the district wants to take a look at that. >> Oh, yeah. That's why the state has given us a whole 18 days to transition from September 1st to September 18th. Yes. That's a conversation that we've had with administrators is uh the students struggling to turn if we do uh collect their phones the struggle of collecting the phones. >> The phone in the backpack or keeping it

111at home. That's that's going to be something that we have to mitigate. >> Yeah. It's going to be >> it's going to be an issue. Yes, sir. >> You had 500 students at the high school. Yes. >> Everyone has one of those devices. How many of our employees are going to be used to uh hold them? >> Yes. >> If we were asking them to be to take them to a particular place, uh one person might not be now. It's going to be a a backlog. Kids going to be late to class. >> The other thing I mean, well, this wasn't my phone. I gave you this. So, I couldn't uh >> or my phone was not broken >> in in the dressing room sometimes. Hey, somebody took my tennis shoes. But comes eight for

112>> Yeah. >> Gotcha. I think also I mean you know this is for this pertain to the students but also to employees right I mean >> for this >> I don't know what the policy is on cell phone for employees and things for cell phone use on for employees but >> make sure they have them all >> limiting teachers cell phon that as well. >> You don't need to make sure some kids already >> kids already said that you're rubbing it in. You know how we have to put a a policy in place >> in case we have kids that >> bring them to the school. >> The board has to decide whether or not they want to implement a full ban or if they want us to collect the phones and put them in

113a safe place. So, uh the the the state's recommendation is a ban. There's a ban on cell phone use. the board then has to uh ensure that it that it it is uh enforceable as policy. >> Real quick, do uh we also need to have some consequences, right? Yes. >> Well, a lot of students already told me they're going to challenge it. >> Well, let this is what I was telling Mr. Okay. The state is also giving us 90 days from September to come. Uh you we go the route of the telling the students not to bring them. It's going to be a couple of fits are going to bring them and we're going to find them. So the state wants to see what are going to be the consequences. >> Correct. >> So we

114have >> these are the potential disciplinary measures. >> Those are just those are just some sample measures but you know we'll have to you know there's a lot of things contingent on the board's decision tonight. However you decide, we go back and change uh obviously policy and discipline management plan including the sample uh disciplinary offenses that you have there signs >> just a sample >> but at all entrances we're going to post signs. >> That's a good idea. >> Depending on the outcome of the of your vote >> I think uh come on if we take care of students phones it's just going to open up a bad can of worms like if they get lost they get broken. >> Yeah. To me, it's better just complete B. >> Be a headache for especially junior

115high and high school. >> And now BJ probably they they take phones, right? >> Uh so your recommendation or are we voting on that today? I'm ready to make a recommendation if you all are ready to. Uh the recommendation is that the board of trustees move to adopt a policy providing for the complete prohibition of and of use and possession of cell phone and other electronic communication devices during the school day in compliance with Texas House Bill 1481. Uh and of course knowing that we'll have to define school day in in terms of time. >> We have a motion. >> I make it. Make motion by uh Peggy Young. >> Second by Mr. Ma. What's his concerns? >> I think we need to include in the motion to include the instructional day. >> Yes. >>

116Yeah. I did clarify and then >> you said school day. >> The instructional day. Yes. >> All in favor? >> Motion passes. >> Thank you, Mr. that staff also rights. >> Uh staff, we will have to uh >> monitor staff as well. >> A bang suspension first game first time. I want to show you how I keep catching strings. >> All righty. >> Hey, >> got to show character. >> Got to show proper character. >> It's going to take >> haveformational items. Yeah, >> they won't break >> a long time. >> Just don't under >> remember instructional day ends at 3:45. So after that, >> go ahead. >> It's on you guys. >> That's so nice. >> Uh underformational items, we have three uh uh two handbooks for your review. They're only for review only.

117Uh and oneou with connections for the 2526 school year. Um and unless you have very specific questions about the employee handbook and the student handbook. Again these are tasks bey uh designated handbooks have made all the necessary changes as per the 89th legislative session. Um and the only thing list offormational items is the uh ongoing that we have with connections >> item. >> Oh go ahead. Go ahead. I guess my only question for the employee handbook and the student handbook. Can you get um a PDF copy of what changed or any or >> Yes. >> kind of how we do for the >> We'll have Mrs. uh Garcia submit that to Miss Carlos and she can submit that to you >> on page 23. uh on paychecks. I still need to read one on [Applause]

118>> Are you talking about the employee handbook? >> Yes. >> All professionals and salary employees are paid monthly. by monthly. We'll make a note of that. >> That says or pay monthly hourly employees or pay semionly. >> We will make a note of that. >> That's the only thing that's the only thing that I >> Okay, >> that's all that was. I need to I need to look at this. [Applause] Have we approved the uh the co the staff? I don't recall if we that would have been something that for staff dress code we would have brought it in doesn't require board approval >> information >> or if we wanted to make a recommendation on >> submit it to me >> and uh also can give us a list of the hours if they're going

119to stay the same on this one >> the schedule. Yes sir. >> Other than that connections uh >> that's anou that's an that's an annual renewal. Uh >> is that with with the mayor >> with Mr. Sa? Yes sir. >> Can you tell him that if he doesn't help us with the uh traffic over by the field house we want? breaking twice. >> He will visit. >> It's very congested, right? I mean, we have all those things coming through here. >> Chief >> On North 11, >> it's out of agenda. >> Is pretty bad. Um, >> they could make it a oneway. I mean, we thought about that. Uh, we we were going to talk to actually to the city, talked to to to the mayor twice. We talked to Mr. Benz, but was last

120year and then we were going to go talk to um Mala to see if we could use that other um >> so >> well I think we all we have to do is go like it was before go that way and not have traffic coming >> not have the traffic coming the other way >> I mean that way make it like it was before because it's very >> it's a one way >> but I think all that leads to how the school was built and where the the main traffic the way it works traffic wise. >> So, so yes, we will have a conversation with Mr. Serda. >> However, this line item is regarding ourou with connections for behavioral health support for our students. So, that's justformational. But yes, we will schedule a meeting. I

121mean, when we have those things for the kids, the parents are coming and they're parking and >> I move to our turn. >> Yes. Thank you. >> I'm not ready. >> Second. a second. Uh, >> we need to wait for Mr. Spino to >> Yes, >> I didn't even see him get up. >> Yes, I have I have paper. >> Still have water. >> Well, I mean, pass it on to >> You want to pass it on to G? That's >> yours. >> They have names. >> Did you take yours? Thank you. >> Wait for the close of vote for journal. >> No favor. >> First he motion. I second. >> All right. >> And what time? >> Sorry, Mario. >> Hey, what time is it? >> Get one. >> Didn't get one. >> 15.

122>> Everyone appreciate like Okay. >> Thank you, Mario. Recording stopped.