Board of Education - Mar 03, 2026

001THAT 8 MILLION IS GOING TO BE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY YOU SHOULD HAVE IN FOLLOWING YEARS UNTIL YOU SORT OF REACH THAT AND SORT OF THE ENTIRETY OF THAT. SO JUST DEDICATING THAT TO STUDENT SUCCESS, AS I KNOW YOU WILL, AS THE STATE REACHES OUR HIGHEST GRADUATION RATES IN QUITE A WHILE AND I KNOW THE DISTRICT GRADUATION RATES ARE MOVING UPWARD AS WELL. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. AGAIN, THIS MONEY IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY. SOME OTHER BIG ISSUES, WE INCREASED THE UNIT VALUE IN LARGE PART TO RESPOND TO ONLINE SCHOOLS AND ONLINE SCHOOLS THAT HAD SORT OF PROLIFERATED HAD MOVED DISTRICTS DURING SORT OF A COUPLE OF DISTRICTS IN THE SAME YEAR CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR REALLY IMPACTFUL FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES BOTH THAT WOULD BE FINANCIALLY DAMAGING TO THE STATE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGING

002TO DISTRICTS WHERE THE SCHOOL STARTED AND THEN LEFT. I THINK THAT WORK, THE INCREASE IN THAT UNIVALUE IS GOING TO ALLOW US A LOT MORE TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT WITH HOW ONLINE SCHOOLING IS DONE. IT'S AN IMPORTANT FEATURE, BUT ONE THAT I THINK WE'RE HOPEFULLY GOING TO BE IN A BETTER PLACE TO HAVE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ON. BIG LEGISLATION THAT MOVED BOTH AROUND LITERACY AND ALSO AROUND MATH AND FOLKS WHO AREN'T DOING AS WELL IN THOSE WORKING TO IDENTIFY THEM EARLY, WORK WITH THEM AND PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE TOOLS TO IMPROVE. FOR INSTANCE, THERE'S $14.6 MILLION FOR LITERACY COACHES. ENCOURAGE THE DISTRICT TO AGGRESSIVELY CONTINUE WITHIN THAT LITERACY AND THE MATH S.T.E.M. SPACE. THERE ARE MORE STATE FINANCIAL SUPPORTS I THINK IN ADMINISTRATION THAT'S VERY MOTIVATED TO WORK COLLABORATIVE WITH DISTRICTS THAT ARE SORT OF ON THE

003LEADING EDGE IN THAT SPACE AND AS WE ALL KNOW, UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE MOVED FORWARD. THERE ARE MORE GUARDRAILS AROUND THAT. IT'S REALLY A REMARKABLE STEP FORWARD FOR OUR STATE AND COMMUNITY. IT COMES AT VERY SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL INVESTMENT AND THAT INVESTMENT, I THINK, WILL LOOK TO CONTINUE. THERE ARE -- FORTUNATELY, WE DON'T FACE THESE CHALLENGES HERE AT LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BUT THERE ARE OTHER DISTRICTS THAT ARE LOOKING POTENTIALLY TO I WOULD ALMOST SAY SORT OF GAME THE SYSTEM IN WAYS THAT ARE PROBABLY NOT THE BEST OUTCOMES FOR KIDDOS. THE LAS CRUCES COMMITMENT TO LEARNING, YOU'VE BEEN HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR ABOUT THE COMMITMENT TO TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN AND OUT OF SORT OF THE REGULAR SCHOOL DAY AND IN MULTIPLE SETTINGS. ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR INTERNSHIPS AND CONTINUING THE INVESTMENTS THERE FOR STUDENT INTERNSHIPS

004AND ALSO LOOKING TO TRY AND EXPAND THE --GOING TO FORGET THE NAME RIGHT NOW -- BUT THE ZONES WHERE FOLKS WERE WORKING, WHERE LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS BEEN -- THE INNOVATION ZONES. CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION RECEIVED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, AGAIN COMMEND THE BOARD FOR WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH GUEST AND HATCH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON THE CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER. IT'S VERY MUCH A BEST PRACTICE I THINK WITH SORT OF THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT MONEY AND STATE MONEY, EXCITED TO GET THAT GOING THIS YEAR. THANK YOU ALL FOR WORKING TOGETHER BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO SEE SORT OF REPLICATING ONE AFTER ANOTHER, REALLY SORT OF FINANCIALLY INTENSE INVESTMENTS THAT DON'T SERVE KIDDOS AS WELL AS SORT OF A MORE REGIONAL APPROACH, WHICH I'M VERY PROUD THAT WE HAVE. THAT'S SORT OF A SHORT SUMMARY WHERE WE CONTINUE TO BE IN

005A STRONG POSITION. WE ARE DEDICATING A LOT TO HEALTHCARE, TO FOOD, TO OTHER AREAS THAT ARE AGAIN BEING IMPACTED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND WE'RE WORKING HARD TO SORT OF KEEP GROWING THE REVENUES THAT ARE COMING INTO THE STATE BECAUSE THAT IS REALLY THE ONLY WAY THAT THE STATE IS ABLE TO SUPPORT AT LEVELS THAT WE ALL ARE COMMITTED TO, . EXCELLENT. ARE WE GOING TO DO SOME QUESTIONS? YEAH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I CAN JUMP IN. THANK YOU, REPRESENTATIVE, SMALL, FOR BEING HERE. I THINK THIS IS DEFINITELY THE SECOND TIME, MAYBE THE THIRD TIME YOU'VE TALKED TO US AS A BOARD AND I THINK YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THE FINANCIALS AND THE BUDGETS REALLY INFORMS OUR DECISIONS HERE AS A BOARD AND HELPS US MOVE FORWARD

006WITH THE THE CLARITY. NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT AN INCREASED FOCUS ON MATH INSTRUCTION, SO THAT'S GREAT TO SEE AND I THINK ALL OF US ARE ALWAYS A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT THE FEDERAL TAX CUT PIECE OR THE FEDERAL FUNDING. IT'S SORT OF ALWAYS LOOMING OVER US, RIGHT? SO YOU GUYS BEING AWARE OF THAT ISSUE AND BEING PROACTIVE IS ALSO REALLY HELPFUL. THE 100 MILLION, I GUESS, IN H.B.2 AROUND MENTAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS. YEAH. SO THAT'S MUCH APPRECIATED. FEBRUARY GAVE US A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THROUGH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL ART EXHIBIT FEBRUARY 19th. FAMILIES WERE INVITED AND FILLED THE CENTRAL OFFICE LOBBY OUT HERE WITH PRIDE AS STUDENT WORK WAS DISPLAYED IN A PROFESSIONAL GALLERY SETTING. IT WAS A GREAT --OUR STUDENTS WERE SHOWING OFF THEIR WORK. OUR FAMILIES WERE HERE PROUD TO ALSO SHARE THAT WITH OUR

007KIDDOS AND IT'S A PART OF A SERIES OF FINE ART SHOWCASES WE HOST THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT REFLECTS THE LONG AND PROUD HISTORY OF FINE ARTS IN LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHEN WE INVEST IN CREATIVITY, OUR STUDENTS THRIVE. ON FEBRUARY 20th WE ALSO CELEBRATED ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE THROUGH NATIONAL HISTORY DAY WHICH TOOK PLACE AT RIO GRANDE PREP. STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT PARTICIPATED IN THIS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAM THAT CHALLENGES THEM TO EXPLORE HISTORY THROUGH RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND STORY TELLING WHETHER THROUGH EXHIBITS, DOCUMENTARIES, PERFORMANCES, WEBSITES OR PAPERS, STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED DEEP THINKING, STRONG COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND EVENTS LIKE THIS SHOW HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE THRIVING WHEN LEARNING IS ENGAGING, RIGOROUS, AND MEANINGFUL. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT PICTURE, FELT PRETTY SHORT WITH SOME OF THOSE KIDDOS THERE, BASKETBALL PLAYERS I THINK THEY WERE. ON THE 21st WE HOSTED

008OUR ANNUAL IMPACT 26th CONFERENCE AT ARROW PARK EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, PARTNERS FOR A DAY OF LEARNING, CONNECTION AND IMPACT. THE DAY BEGAN WITH OUR STATE TEACHER OF THE YEAR, NANCY ORTA WHO HELPED SET A POSITIVE AND FORWARD LOOKING TONE. I WAS ESPECIALLY PROUD OF OUR STUDENT GROUPS WHO PARTICIPATED AND HELPED SHAPE THE EXPERIENCE. THEIR LEADERSHIP AND ENERGY WERE FELT THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE OUR EDUCATORS INVOLVED IN JUST HELPING EACH OTHER IN BUILDING CAPACITY AROUND A LOT OF THESE TOPICS. SO ATTENDED THOSE SESSIONS AND JUST SOME GREAT WORK HAPPENING THERE AS WELL AND PROUD OF THE TEAM AS WELL THAT PUT THIS TOGETHER. I THINK WE HAD OVER 180 OR SO, RIGHT, SIR, PARTICIPANTS THAT DAY? SO GREAT JOB. WHOOPS. OUR SPANISH SPELLING BEE ON

009FEBRUARY 25th , WE GATHERED LAS CRUCES HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SPANISH SPELLING BEE, WAS A FULL HOUSE. THIS EVENT WAS A CELEBRATION OF LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. I ALSO TRULY APPRECIATED OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN PERSON. THE STRONG FAMILY TURNOUT REFLECTED THE PRIDE OUR COMMUNITY HAS IN OUR STUDENTS AND THE IMPORTANCE WE PLACE ON MULTILINGUALISM AND INCLUSION. THE KIDDO IN THE BEE SUIT WAS LIKE I WAS VOLUNTOLD TO DO THIS. SHE DID AN AWESOME JOB. I WAS WONDERING WHO IT WAS. WHO WAS IN THE BEE SUIT? IT WAS A KIDDO FROM I THINK FROM CRUCES, AS A MATTER OF FACT. AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE SPRING, WE ARE FIRMLY IN A SEASON OF COMPETITIONS. OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE TO THRIVE. ACROSS THE DISTRICT STUDENTS ARE COMPETING IN SWIMMING, WHISTLING,

010CHEER, WHALE OTHERS ARE EXCELLING IN BUSINESS FOCUS OF AMERICA, EDUCATORS RISING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATION. THESE EXPERIENCES HELP STUDENTS BUILD CONFIDENCE AND LEARN REAL WORLD SKILLS. THEY WILL BE RECOGNIZED. EVERY STUDENT PUTTING THEMSELVES OUT THERE I WANT TO THANK FOR REPRESENTING LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH PRIDE. ALSO WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE SPECIAL OLYMPIC SPRING SCHEDULE WITH SEVERAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT MARCH. I KNOW THERE'S STRONG INTEREST IN OUR BOARD AND I HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO JOIN US. EVENT DETAILS WILL BE SHARED THROUGH ONGOING BOARD CORRESPONDENCE FROM MR. SILVER. SPECIAL OLYMPICS IS A POWERFUL REMINDER THAT THRIVING MEANS INCLUSION, BELONGING, AND CELEBRATING EVERY STUDENT. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ. WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO OLD BUSINESS. MR. SILVER, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME

011UP AND LEAD US IN OUR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF OUR NOMINEES FOR THE NMSBA EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. YES, MAP. GOOD AFTERNOON PRESIDENT CORT AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. RUIZ. SO THIS IS THE SECOND HALF OF THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD ABOUT THE 2026 NMSBA STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS. WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THIS AS A DISCUSSION ITEM LAST BOARD MEETING AND THE DIRECTION FROM YOU, PRESIDENT CORT, WAS TO ASK THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO COME BACK TODAY PREPARED TO DISCUSS AND THEN POSSIBLY VOTE ON THE NOMINEE OR NOMINEES THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS SELECTED. JUST A COUPLE OF PIECES OF INFORMATION. I'LL TURN THIS BACK TO YOU, PRESIDENT CORT. TODAY IS YOUR DAY TO DO THIS. THIS IS THE LAST MEETING BEFORE THE MARCH 6th DEADLINE. IN ORDER FOR US

012TO MEET THE DEADLINE FOR THIS AWARD, WE WOULD NEED TO SELECT TODAY AT THIS MEETING. THE OTHER THING I WOULD JUST REMIND THE BOARD IS YOU ALL COULD HAVE AS MANY AWARDEES AS YOU WOULD LIKE. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THOSE IN THE PAST, BUT THE LAST COUPLE YEARS YOU ALL HAVE HAD MULTIPLE AWARDEES AND SO, PRESIDENT CORT, THE LAST THING, YOU SET A DEADLINE FOR YOUR BOARD TO EITHER SORT OF PROVIDE ME WITH THEIR NOMINEES OR TO -- IF ANY BOARD MEMBERS WERE LOOKING FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CABINET AND SO EVERYONE MET THAT DEADLINE. EVERYONE HAS THOSE AND I BELIEVE, PRESIDENT CORT, THAT THE GROUP IS PREPARED TO DISCUSS THOSE RIGHT NOW. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANYONE HAS AND I'LL BE TAKING SOME NOTES SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE GET THOSE SUBMITTED

013PROPERLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. SILVER. YES, MA'AM. >> FIRST OF ALL, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE BEGIN? ARE WE SURE WE CAN ELONGATE THIS PROCESS? YES. WE ARE SURE. GOOD QUESTION AND YES. WOULD SOMEBODY LIKE TO START US OFF WITH OUR DISCUSSION? MS. TENORIO. THANK YOU. SO I DON'T HAVE THREE PEOPLE. I HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE UNDER DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE FIRST ONE IS A TEACHER OUT OF CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL. SHE RUNS THE OUTDOOR CLUB AS A SPONSOR AND SHE'S THE ONLY ONE IN THE DISTRICT DOING THIS AND SO WE'RE HOPING AS THE ROLE MODELS THAT OUR SCHOOLS WILL CREATE THEIR OWN OUTDOOR CLUBS. SO HER NAME IS ELOISA TORRES AND SHE'S BEEN WITH CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL. SHE'S DEEPLY INVOLVED OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM WITH THE STUDENTS BEING ACTIVE ON A SCHOOL BIKE

014CLUB AND TAKING THEM BEYOND THE CLASSROOM INTO THE OUTDOORS INTO HIKING. I BELIEVE THEY'VE DONE SOME CAMPING AND, LET'S SEE. HER PASSION FOR ORGANIZING THROUGH VARIOUS ROLES SUCH AS BOARD MEMBER FOR THE SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO TRAIL ALLIANCE AND LEADER OF THE CENTENNIAL OUTDOOR CLUB. SHE'S A TRUE ADVOCATE FOR EDUCATION, WELLNESS AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION AND MORE RECENTLY I RAN INTO HER IN SANTA FE WITH A GROUP OF STUDENTS THERE FOR THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION ON YOUTH POWER DAY AND IT WAS AMAZING. THOSE KIDS WENT THERE AND WERE REALLY ADVOCATING FOR OUTDOOR EQUITY AND OTHER POLICIES IMPORTANT TO THEM. SO THAT'S MY FIRST NOMINATION. OKAY. MY SECOND NOMINATION WOULD BE OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATOR HAD. SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE, WELL, SEVEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND ONE JUST ABOUT TO BE STARTED. SO THAT ONE HAS A VACANCY. SO WE

015HAVE SEVEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATORS. OUT OF ALAMEDA WE HAVE MISS MARIA ZUNIKA, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, JESSICA BARNHILL, CONLEY COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MISS ERIN BOYD, DON ANNA ELEMENTARY MISS JACQUELINE RIVERS, LYNNE COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL, MISS DIANE NAVARES, AND MESSIER PARK COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MR. JEFF NAVARES. SO WHAT I HAD SUGGESTED IS HOW WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST WHEN YOU HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF GROUPS THAT WE COULD PRINT OUT A REALLY NICE CERTIFICATE THEY COULD TAKE HOME AND THE PLAQUE WE CAN PRESENT TO WHOEVER THEIR DIRECTOR IS AND THEIR COMMUNITY SCHOOL MANAGER IS JOHNNY RIVERA AND MY LAST NOMINATION WOULD BE THE ACADEMIC SCHOOL COACHES. AND SO THESE FALL UNDER THE FEEDER PATTERNS AND I WILL NAME THEM. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 27 COACHES AND WE'LL START WITH MINDI TAPIA. DO YOU WANT ME TO PUT WHAT

016THEIR TITLE IS? IF IT HELPS, PRESIDENT CORT, I DO HAVE THOSE TITLES ALREADY. CONTENT SPECIALIST MINDI TAPIA, JOEL HUTCHINSON. THEY'RE ALL CONTENT SPECIALISTS, DARCY DECHAMP, BRIANNA DIRKSEN, ELIZABETH GONZALEZ, ELA DATA AND INTERVENTION COACH, GABRIELLA EDMONDSON, KATELYN SCHRODER, ISABEL SELF, MARANDA BALIZAN, JESSICA RAMOS, MARCY DUITMAN, NICOLE COCOAVALOS, ERICA MENDEZ, SONYA AVILES, CHRIS NUNEZ, TINA PARA, CYNTHIA ROMARO, PATRICK JIMENEZ, KENA MARLOT, JOSEFINA MILLER, ABIGAIL HUSSE NMANNE R AND LOREN MORRIS AND THEY ARE OVERSEEN BY MORE FAMILIAR NAMES TO US ALL, ANDREA AUGMONDSON AND TARA FAVOR. IF WE WANT TO NOMINATE THEM ALL, THAT'S A TOTAL OF 31. SHALL WE GO IN ORDER? I WANT TO THANK MR. SILVER AND DR. MILLER TOMLINSON FOR NOMINATION TO HELP THIS YEAR AS WELL BECAUSE DR. WENDY HAD PUT PART THE ACTIVITIES, ARTS, ATHLETICS TEAM FOR THIS AWARD AND THAT WOULD

017BE MICHELLE WRONGA, JOSEPH FLORES AND MARISSA PRENTICE WHOM SHE DUBS THE A TEAM AND THEN OUTLINES A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT THINGS THEY'VE DONE FOR US. THEY BRING LEARNING TO LIFE. I'M QUOTING DR. WENDY. BRING LEARNING TO LIFE BY TURNING SCHOOLS INTO PLACES WHERE STUDENTS DON'T JUST ATTEND CLASSES, BUT BELONG, PARTICIPATE, AND THRIVE. SHE GOES ON TO SAY THAT, "WHILE ATHLETICS AND FINE ARTS MAY BE THE MOST VISIBLE PART OF THE WORK, THE A TEAM'S IMPACT REACHES MUCH FARTHER AND THEN LISTS MANY THINGS THEY'VE DONE, CHESS, ROBOTICS, THE ROADRUNNER RALLY, THE SPIRIT BUSES. I WANTED TO GET ON THAT AND MARISSA SENT THE INVITATION AND I WILL DO IT NEXT YEAR, YES. AND ARTS PROGRAMS, ATHLETIC EVENTS, ALL THREE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE VERY VISIBLE TO US BECAUSE THEY PRESENT VERY IMPORTANT MEANINGS. SO IT IS

018MY DISTRICT PLEASURE, HONOR, TO EXTEND THEIR NOMINATION FOR THIS AWARD. THANK YOU. I'LL GO. IS THAT ALL RIGHT? I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO DO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL. THAT'S ASHLEY CURRY, KENNETH KENNY, KENNY COPICH AND ARTURO SANCHEZ. GEORGE HERE PIERSON, JEAN BROWN AND GRACE HOLSTEIN PART TIME. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE SCHOOL DAY, WE OFTEN FOCUS ON INSIDE THE BUILDING ONCE THE KIDS GET IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT FOR MANY STUDENTS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE DAY BEGINS ONCE THEY STEP OUT THEIR FRONT DOOR. STAY OF ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM ISN'T JUST ABOUT SIDEWALKS AND CROSSWALKS. IT'S ABOUT SETTING UP OUR KIDS FOR SUCCESS EVEN BEFORE THE FIRST BELL RINGS. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BECOMES A PART OF THE MORNING ROUTINE FOR OUR STUDENTS. STUDENTS WHO WALK OR BIKE TO SCHOOL ARRIVE

019MORE ALERT AND ENERGIZED. ACTIVE BODIES, ACTIVE MINDS, IT'S BEEN PROVEN TO WORK AND IT DOES. SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL FOCUSES ON THESIX ES WHICH INCLUDE ENGINEERING, BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE AND BETTER EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS ON TRAFFIC SAFETY. SO OUR TEAM DEDICATES EXTRA TIME ON SATURDAYS FOR BIKE CLINICS, NOT ONLY FOR KIDS, BUT ADULTS. THEY ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND WALKING AND RIDING ON NEW AND EXISTING PATHS AND THEY WORK WITH OUR CITY AND OUR COUNTY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SIDEWALKS ARE MAINTAINED, THAT IMPORTANT SIGNAGE IS VISIBLE. ESSENTIALLY THEY MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SAFE WHILE WALKING AND RIDING THE STREETS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I WAS ACTUALLY AT MACIA PARK AND SOMEBODY SAID THEY COULDN'T SEE THE SCHOOL SIGN ON THE ROAD. KENNY AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE COULD GET THE BRANCHES DOWN. ANYWAY, STEVE

020HELPED OUT. IT WAS AMAZING. THANK YOU, MR. RODRIGUEZ, BUT THERE'S A UNIQUE KIND OF SOCIAL MADGIC, MAGIC, TOO, ON A WALKING SCHOOL BUS, STUDENTS WALK TOGETHER AND NAVIGATE THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND LEARN A SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE A CAR RIDE CAN'T PROVIDE. IT TURNS A COMMUTE INTO A COMMUNITY-BUILDING EXERCISE. MY FAVORITE THING TO DO WHEN I WALK WITH THE KIDS TO SCHOOL IS I WALK IN THE BACK AND TAKE PICTURES OF THE KIDS HOLDING HANDS AND HAVING THESE GREAT CONVERSATIONS OR THEY'RE PICKING FLOWERS. IT'S TRULY A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE. SO FINALLY JUST FROM A SUSTAINABILITY STANDPOINT BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CARS IDLING IN THE DROPOFF LINE WE'RE LITERALLY CLEARING THE AIR HELPING TO DECREASE LOCAL EMISSIONS AND CARBON EMISSIONS TEACHING OUR STUDENTS THEIR CHOICES HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE PLANET. IN CLOSING, SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL,

021IT'S ABOUT THE WHOLE CHILD, A COMMITMENT TO THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY AND ALSO A CONNECTION TO THE WORLD AROUND THEM AND OUR TEAM DOES THAT FABULOUSLY AND I'M VERY PROUD TO NOMINATE THEM FOR THIS AWARD. THANK YOU, DR. LOZANO, FOR TYPING THIS UP. I'M NOMINATING THE LCPS PROGRAM FOR THE ENGAGING LATINO COMMUNITIES FOR EDUCATION, TEACHERS SERVING LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR RECOGNITION BY THE NEW MEXICO SCHOOL BOARD. THIS REPRESENTS 15 TEACHERS ACROSS NINE SCHOOLS OFFERING THE CLASSES AND TWO ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS OFFERING THIS AS A CLUB. THIS GROUP OF EDUCATORS CONSISTENTLY GOES ABOVE OR BEYOND THEIR CONTRACT RESPONSIBILITIES MEETING AFTER SCHOOL HOURS WEEKENDS AND EVENINGS TO SUSTAIN A HIGH QUALITY CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON STUDENT SUCCESS. THROUGH THIS TEACHERS PROVIDE MEANINGFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT SUPPORT ACADEMIC GROWTH, LEADER CHIPOTLE DEVELOPMENT, AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT. THE COLLECTIVE

022IMPACT OF THE TEACHERS IS EVIDENCE IN THE COMPETENCE, ENGAGEMENT AND GROWTH OF THE STUDENTS THEY SERVE. THEIR DEDICATION, COLLABORATION AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS MAKE THEM HIGHLY DESERVING OF THIS RECOGNITION. I'M GOING TO ADD A LITTLE SPRINKLE TO THIS. THANK YOU, DR. LOZANO. I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO PRESENT TO THE TEACHERS. THEY WERE HAVING AN AFTER SCHOOL MEETING. I WAS SORT OF IN AWE OF THIS GROUP OF TEACHERS AND THE FOLKS IN THAT ROOM. IT WAS JUST A REALLY POWERFUL STRONG, DEDICATED ROOM. I WAS REALLY, REALLY IMPRESSED. I'VE TOLD THE SUPERINTENDENT THIS. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THEM TO SPEND SO I'M IN THAT MEETING. I THINK TIME IN THAT MEETING. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION EDUCATORS. THEY TRULY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND IN THE WORK THEY DO. THIS NOMINATION INCLUDES DEANNA WILKINSON,

023ELISE HAROLD, DANA CRITCHLOW, PATRICK JIMENEZ, JAMIE BENEVENTE, LAUREN MORRIS AND SONIA HARRIS. THIS TEAM OF EIGHT PROFESSIONALS CONSISTENTLY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTION, COMPLIANCE, AND MEANINGFUL SUPPORT FOR EVERY CAMPUS THEY SERVE. THESE ADMINISTRATORS PROVIDE CRITICAL DISTRICT-WIDE LEADERSHIP BY DESIGNING AND DELIVERING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR DISTRICT LEVEL TRAININGS ENSURING THAT SPECIAL EDUCATION BEST PRACTICES, LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, AND INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES ARE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD AND EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTED. IN ADDITION TO DISTRICT-WIDE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, THEY REGULARLY PROVIDE ON-SITE TRAINING AND CAMPUS SUPPORT STRENGTHENING INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AND IMPROVING COMPLIANCE AT THE CLASSROOM LEVEL. THEIR WORK EXCEEDS WELL BEYOND TRAINING. THEY SERVE AS TRUSTED PARTNERS TO CAMPUS LEADERSHIP, TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS OFFERING GUIDANCE, PROBLEM SOLVING SUPPORT AND REASSURANCE IN COMPLEX AND HIGH STAKES SITUATIONS. WHETHER RESPONDING TO URGENT COMPLIANCE CONCERNS, COACHING INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF, OR SUPPORTING CAMPUSES THROUGH

024CHALLENGING STUDENT NEEDS, THEY APPROACH EVERY SITUATION WITH PROFESSIONALISM, EXPERTISE, AND COMPASSION. COLLECTIVELY THIS TEAM EXEMPLIFIES COLLABORATION, RESPONSIVENESS, AND DEDICATION INDIVIDUALLY AND TOGETHER THEY DEMONSTRATE AN EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT TO ENSURING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVE EQUITABLE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL STUDENTS WHILE EMPOWERING CAMPUS STAFF TO SUCCEED. THEIR IMPACT IS FELT ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES AND THEIR EFFORTS DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTION, STRONGER EXPLAIN AND A MORE SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT DISTRICT-WIDE. THAT'S QUITE A GROUP AND WELL DESERVED TO BE NOMINATED. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, I'M OPENING UP THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION OF OUR NOMINATIONS. CLARIFYING QUESTION, WE CAN NOMINATE AS MANY AS WE WANT. YES. >> . OH. AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE THING. YES, YES. >> THEY PAY FOR ONE PLAQUE. OKAY WE PAY FOR ANY OTHER PLAQUES. WHEN IT COMES TO A PERSON,

025SAY I NOMINATED ONE PERSON, THEY COULD GET A PLAQUE, BUT IF I'M NOMINATING A WHOLE TEAM, MAYBE THE TEAM COULD GET A PLAQUE, BUT EACH PERSON WOULD GET A CERTIFICATE. RIGHT. SO WE'RE NOT BUYING 100 PLAQUES. WELL DESERVED PLAQUES. YES. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. I PERSONALLY THINK ALL OF OUR NOMINEES ARE VERY MUCH DESERVING OF THE AWARDS THIS YEAR AND I DO LIKE WHAT MS. TENORIO SAID, IF WE'RE DOING A TEAM, THE INDIVIDUALS GET A CERTIFICATE AND THERE'S ONE PLAQUE THEY CAN PASS AROUND. YES, MA'AM. THAT CERTIFICATE CAN EASILY BE FRAMED AND DISPLAYED. IT'S LIKE THE STANLEY CUP. EACH PLAYER ON THE TEAM GETS A DAY WITH THE STANLEY CUP. GREAT TRADITION. IT'S A SUPER TRADITION, YES. I MOVE TO APPROVE ALL NOMINATIONS DISCUSSED TODAY. I SECOND. >> THANK YOU. SO WITHOUT ME ASKING

026TO ENTERTAIN IT, YOU ALL GOT IT TAKEN CARE OF. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MS. TENORIO AND SECONDED BY MR. WOFFORD TO APPROVE ALL THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE NMSBA EXCELLENT AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FOR 2026. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. >> ALL OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS AND WHAT A TRIBUTE TO ALL OF THE GREAT WORK THAT THE PEOPLE DO IN OUR DISTRICT. TRULY WE'RE IN A GREAT SPOT. THIS IS AMAZING. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH AND THANK YOU, MR. SILVER. PRESIDENT CORT, NOT THAT I HAVEN'T HAD A GREAT DAY DOING LOTS OF THINGS TODAY, BUT THIS IS JUST THE BEST PART OF MY DAY HEARING THAT. IT'S REALLY REWARD, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOVING TO NUMBER 2 ON OLD BUSINESS, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS A

027POSSIBLE FINAL ACTION ON THE SELECTION OF A CONTRACTOR FROM QUOTES SOLICITED FOR SCHOOL BOARD POLICY ALIGNMENT AND GOVERNANCE REVIEW CONSULTING SERVICES, NUMBER 25-26-04Q. HELLO. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR DISCUSSION? PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ, I THINK WE'RE REALLY HERE FOR ADDITIONAL PROCUREMENT GUIDANCE AND ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MAY HAVE CONCERNING THIS PARTICULAR PROCUREMENT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND WALKING US THROUGH THIS. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO OPEN UP THE FLOOR WITH DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? MR. FRANK? I HAVE PRETTY STRONG OPINION ON THIS, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GOING TO VOTE ON THIS. SO I AM REALLY TOTALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT EVERYBODY HAS TO SAY AND I THINK MY MIND WILL BE MADE UP BASED ON THE DISCUSSION THAT WE

028HAVE. OKAY. >> SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. EXCELLENT. ANYBODY WANT TO START US OFF? I'LL START, THEN. I FELT LIKE WE HAD A REALLY GREAT DISCUSSION DURING OUR EXTENDED WORK SESSION ON OUR POLICIES ON HOW WE ALIGN WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE MOVING AND SO --AND THIS IS MY OPINION, BUT IN MY OPINION I FEEL LIKE WE DON'T NEED GUIDANCE FROM ANYONE OUTSIDE AT THIS POINT IN TIME. CAN WE ALWAYS IMPROVE? YES. IF I HAD A CLEAR IDEA WHY WE WERE BRINGING IN AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT AND PAYING MONEY, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL, BUT IN ALL OF OUR TALKS AND DISCUSSIONS I HAVEN'T HAD SOMEBODY TELL ME THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT AND IF WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT, HOW CAN WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR

029COME IN? I DON'T WANT SOMEBODY TO TELL US WHAT WE WANT IF WE DON'T TRULY KNOW WHAT WE WANT. SO THAT'S WHERE I STAND BECAUSE OF THE SHORT TIME PERIOD AND A LOT OF OTHER THINGS. I FEEL LIKE I'M NOT READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT. AND SILENCE FILLS THE ROOM. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CORT, FOR GET BE US STARTED. I THINK THIS IS AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION. I THINK IT'S HIGHLIGHTED DIFFERENT THINGS. I WANT TO THANK MEMBER TENORIO FOR REALLY PUSHING THIS GETTING THIS TO WHERE WE ARE, FINANCE TEAM FOR GETTING US TO WHERE WE ARE. I THINK I'VE SAID THIS SEVERAL TIMES, I BELIEVE, LIKE AN OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVE IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE. WE'RE USING IT IN DIFFERENT PLACES, EQUITY COUNCIL, I IMAGINE, WELL, OTHER PLACES, JUST THE ONE THAT POPS TO MIND.

030THIS IS A PRACTICE, A THING WE DO, THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE DO. SO I DO THINK THERE IS VALUE IN THIS PROPOSAL. I DO THINK IT COULD BE HELPFUL AND IT'S SORT OF LIKE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW KIND OF. LIKE DO WE HAVE BLIND SPOTS? PROBABLY. I WOULD ASSUME WE DO. WE ALL HAVE BLIND SPOTS. AND I THINK IT'S AN INTERESTING SORT OF OPPORTUNITY I THINK TO BUILD A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THE DAIS. IT MAY WORK, MAY NOT WORK. THERE'S NO GUARANTEES IN THIS WORLD, BUT I DO THINK THERE'S VALUE IN THIS AND IT WOULD BE HELPFUL, BUT WE HAVE NOT DONE A GOOD ENOUGH JOB OF SORT OF EXPLAINING THE WHY. I DON'T NECESSARILY UNDERSTAND THAT. I HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS I THINK WE COULD DO BETTER, BUT

031I'M NOT ENTIRELY CONVINCED A CONSULTANT IS THE SOLUTION FOR THOSE, BUT AGAIN FOR ME IT'S THE WHAT WE DON'T KNOW KIND OF THING. SO YEAH, THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS. I WAS OPEN TO THE DISCUSSIONS, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS WE ARE CONTRACTING FOR. I THINK I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE GOING BACK AND CHARGING OUR ADMINISTRATION WITH LOOKING AT A PROFILE REVIEW APPROACH, LOOKING AT GOVERNANCE SO THAT MOVING IT TO DIFFERENT ASPECTS. IS THIS LOUD AND REVERBERATING? YOU ARE. WHO AM I REVERBERATING? IS THIS MICROPHONE WORKING WELL? THE SOUND IS AMPLIFIED ON ALL OF US. OKAY. I SHARED I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS WE ARE TRYING TO DO HERE, SO I THINK WE NEED MORE CLARITY TALKING AMONG OURSELVES FIRST ABOUT WHAT IT IS WE SEEK THROUGH SOLICITATIONS AND THEN THE DISCUSSION ENCLOSED ABOUT

032PRICING AND DIFFERENT ASPECTS AND CHANGES WE ASKED THEM TO DO DID NOT SATISFY MY SENSE THAT THE VENDOR WHO HAS RESPONDED IS WHO WE WANT TO GO WITH. SO I WOULD ASK OUR ADMINISTRATION TO REVIEW POSSIBILITIES. WHAT IS IT WE NEED TO DO IN TERMS OF POLICY CHANGES? AND I WOULD SUGGEST ASKING MORE THAN CHATGPT WHAT ARE THE TRENDING NEW POLICIES THAT SCHOOL BOARDS ARE PASSING AROUND THE COUNTRY? WE SHOULD LOOK INTERNALLY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS IT THAT WE WANT TO FOCUS ON AND DO? MS. TENORIO CAME UP WITH A COUPLE VERY GOOD EXAMPLES OF THINGS WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT. WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT THOSE THINGS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT DONE INTERNALLY. WHEN I REVIEWED THE MANIFESTATION THEY PROVIDED WITH THEIR WORK IN DENVER AND BALTIMORE AND ATLANTA, THERE WAS A

033LOT OF OVERLAP BETWEEN WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THEY WERE HELPING WITH SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION IN TWO OR THREE OF THE SCHOOLS, BUDGET POLICIES. I BELIEVE WE'RE ON A GOOD TRACK IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR BUDGET. CERTAINLY AN OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVE COULD TELL US YES, THIS PART'S WORKING. HERE'S ANOTHER PART YOU HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF, BUT I THINK WE'RE ON THE RIGHT DIRECTION RIGHT NOW. SCHOOL CLOSURE POLICIES WOULDN'T APPLY TO US. THE PUBLIC COMMENT POLICY I THINK WE HAVE IS WORKING. THE THINGS THEY OUTLINED THAT THEY DID, ONE OF WHICH WAS SIMPLY OTHER POLICIES TO BE DETERMINED BY THE POLICY COMMITTEE. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US GET A GREATER NUMBER OF VENDORS TO HAVE MORE CLARITY ABOUT WHAT IT IS WE SEEK TO DO AND USE THAT MONEY TO HIRE A COUPLE OF SPECIAL

034ED EAs IN THE MEANTIME INSTEAD. IF I MAY, VICE PRESIDENT WOFFORD, I DON'T KNOW HOW SPECIFIC THEY CAN BE IN A PROPOSAL. THEY DON'T KNOW THE DISTRICT. I WOULD PUSH BACK ON THAT. ARE WE GOING TO NOW IF WE SAY NO GO AND HIRE TWO MORE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS? I DON'T KNOW. ARE THE TWO RELATED? IT'S ALL BUDGET. >> IT'S ALL BUDGET, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE A BIT OF A STRETCH. SO THAT'S ALL I WILL SAY ON THAT. IT IS A VERY SMALL PIECE OF OUR BUDGETS. IF WE NEEDED TO HIRE TWO MORE EAs, WE'RE NOT IN A PLACE WHERE WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION BETWEEN HIRING TWO EAs AND DOING A CONTRACT LIKE THIS. I THINK THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO FRAME THAT, THE CONVERSATION AROUND THE MONEY. SURE. I OFTEN SEE A TEACHER

035SALARY OR OTHER CLASSROOM-RELATED SALARIES WHEN I LOOK AT ANY BUDGET ITEM AND WE SPEND OUR MONEY IN MANY WORTHY WAYS. THAT ISN'T ALWAYS TEACHERS. >> IT ISN'T ALWAYS TEACHERS. I THINK IT'S A LIFETIME OF HAVING BEEN IN THE CLASSROOM THAT GIVES ME THAT AS A BASE PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE I AM ALL WITH YOU, MR. NOLAN, THAT SPENDING MONEY TO IMPROVE OUR GOVERNANCE, OUR POLICY TO MOVE US FORWARD IS A USEFUL THING. I'M JUST NOT CONVINCED THIS IS THE COMPANY WE NEED. I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I GET THE DOLLARS AND CENTS OF IT ALL, BUT I DO THINK WE CAN TALK ABOUT WE'RE NOT IN LIKE A DEFICIT MINDSET, RIGHT? WE CAN THINK ABOUT THE WAYS WE CAN SPEND MONEY STRATEGICALLY AND NOT HAVE IT BE AT THE SACRIFICE OF SOMETHING ELSE. I DO THINK

036WE ARE BUILDING -- THAT IS THE DISTRICT WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD. YES. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. MR. FRANK. >> I'M TOTALLY CONVINCED WE CAN DO THIS INTERNALLY, I MEAN THESE SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. WE COULD --OUR ADMINISTRATION COULD LOOK AT THEM AND MAKE PROPOSALS AND COME UP WITH SUGGESTIONS, BUT THEN I ALSO REALIZE THAT THEIR PLATES ARE PRETTY FULL, ALSO. I'M ALSO CONCERNED IF WE DECIDE TO GO AHEAD WITH THIS THAT THEY MIGHT FIND SOME THINGS THAT WILL GENERATE EVEN MORE WORK FOR OUR ALREADY OVERWORKED PEOPLE. SO I THINK ANY WAY I LOOK AT IT SEEMS TO ME OUR ADMINISTRATION IS GOING TO BEAR THE BRUNT OF A LOT OF WHAT THE OUTCOMES ARE. AND I UNDERSTAND THE ARGUMENTS THAT ARE BEING MADE. THAT'S WHY I'M FINDING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO

037FORM AN OPINION ON HOW TO VOTE ON THIS THING. SO I'M STILL UNDECIDED. ALL RIGHT. MS. TENORIO. YEAH. THIS IS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO DISCUSS BECAUSE IT WOULD ALWAYS BE EASIER IF WE WERE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE AND UNDERSTAND ONE ANOTHER AND HERE I'M TRYING TO SHARE THE WHYS AND I STILL GET REVERBERATED THE ECHO BUT WHY? MY EXPLANATIONS MAY NEVER HIT YOU JUST RIGHT UNTIL TIME PASSES AND WE'RE LIKE OH, MAYBE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING. IT'S FRUSTRATING FOR ME TO BE IN THE POSITION WHERE I THINK BACK WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT KIDS COULD OPT OUT AND I KEPT EXPLAINING THAT THE REASON WHY THEY WERE WANTING TO CHANGE THE POLICY WAS NOT BECAUSE OF THE OPT-OUT RATE AMONG THE "OPT-OUT" KIDS, THAT IT WAS COMING FROM ALL

038THE KIDS WHO WERE NOT COMING TO SCHOOL THAT WERE CHRONICALLY ABSENT AND I DIDN'T GET ANYWHERE. I WAS VOTED OUT 4-1. IT AFFECTED ME AS A PARENT EVEN AND HOW I WANTED MY KIDS TO APPROACH ASSESSMENTS IN A WAY THAT WASN'T --IT WAS JUST NOT A BIG CORE OF WHO THEIR IDENTITY AND THEIR EDUCATION WAS AND THAT'S BEEN REALLY HARD. AND I THINK NOW I'M INTO MY SIXTH YEAR AND I SEE VERY CLEARLY LIKE MY TIME IS PRECIOUS OF WHAT IS LEFT AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE DONE. I FEEL IN SOME WAYS THAT WHEN WE STICK WITH JUST WHAT WE KNOW, IT MIGHT JUST KEEP US RUNNING A CIRCLE AND WE'RE NEVER POKING OUT AND I DON'T THINK NMSBA IS DOING ENOUGH AND I DON'T THINK CES WAS THE RIGHT FIT AND WHAT I'VE

039SEEN FROM THIS PARTICULAR GROUP, THAT THEY WERE BRINGING IN THE TYPE OF IDEAS AND APPROACH THAT WAS GOING TO MAKE THINGS MORE EFFECTIVE, LIKE WHEN IT COMES TO I HAD MENTIONED THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. WE HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THAT DISCUSSION EVER. THE ONLY REASON I BROUGHT IT UP WAS BECAUSE I HEARD IT FROM THEM AND I THOUGHT WE CAN DO THAT? AND NOW WE'RE FINALLY LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS AND WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING, THE FACT THAT WE CAN, IT'S ALWAYS LIKE IT COULD BE SOMETHING WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT. NOT ALWAYS, BUT IN A TIMELY FASHION LIKE HOW ARE WE DOING HERE, RIGHT? WHEN IT COMES TO THE BULLYING, WE KNOW IT'S STILL HAPPENING AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF THE POLICY AND REGULATION ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED AND IT'S

040LIKE HOW DO WE GET PAST THAT GAP OF LIKE WHERE IT'S BECOMING EFFECTIVE AND WHERE WE KNOW THAT IT'S MAKING A DIFFERENCE? WHEN WE LOOK AT SRO INCIDENCES, YOU KNOW, FOR A WHILE WE WERE HAVING THE SRO HERE AND GETTING THOSE DEMOGRAPHICS. THEN IT KIND OF COMES AND GOES AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THAT CONSISTENCY AND IF IT WOULD BE WRITTEN IN A POLICY SOMEWHERE. THAT'S TYPE OF THE DATA WE'RE LOOKING FOR. WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT STUDENT PROFICIENCY AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, WE WERE SEEING 100% OF STUDENTS WILL MEET THEIR TARGET GOALS. IS THAT ENOUGH? IS THAT SUFFICIENT OR SHOULD WE BE LOOKING AT OTHER THINGS? ME PERSONALLY, I'M NOT HAPPY WITH LOOKING JUST AT A TEST SCORE, YOU KNOW. WHAT ELSE SHOULD WE BE LOOKING AT? I REMEMBER FOR SAFETY

041ONE OF THEM WAS LIKE OH, 100% OF THE SCHOOLS WILL REVIEW THEIR SAFETY PLAN AND THAT WAS BASICALLY IT. THAT DOESN'T TOUCH REALLY WHAT CREATES SAFETY ON A SCHOOL CAMPUS, RIGHT? AND HOW DO WE START WORKING ON GETTING MORE COUNSELORS IN THESE SCHOOLS? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE EMBEDDED IN POLICY OR SOMETHING THAT WE WORK WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT? BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE OVERALL EVEN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, I WAS LOOKING AT IT THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE SOME PARENTS WERE ASKING ME ABOUT, LIKE, FOOD QUALITY IN THE CAFETERIA AND IT'S NOT LISTED ANYWHERE IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN OR OUR GOALS. SO THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. KNOWING WHAT I KNOW, I REACH OUT. I GO TO THINGS BEYOND WHAT'S JUST AROUND HERE, LIKE THE NILAO CONFERENCE. I WAS AN SBP FELLOW. I WENT TO THE

042FOCUS FUTURE ED CONFERENCE AND THE TRANSFORM NEW MEXICO WHEN THEY WERE DISCUSSING MARTINEZ YAZZI RIGHT AFTER WE VOTED ON IT. I DROVE UP TO HEAR WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAD TO SAY AND WE MISSED OUT ON SOME RICH CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF ORGANIZATION HAPPENING HERE IN LAS CRUCES, BUT WHAT HAPPENED UP THERE IN THOSE GROUPS WOULD BE SOMEBODY THAT WE WANT TO REACH OUT TO AND SAY, LIKE, WHAT WORKS? WHAT DO WE STILL NEED TO DO BECAUSE WE SHOULDN'T HAVE JUST BEEN CHECK MARKING, LIKE, OH, WE DID IT. HERE IT IS JUST BY THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH TO YOUR DEADLINE INSTEAD OF SAYING WHERE'S THE MONEY, PED? WHERE'S THE TIME ON THIS, PED? ALL THESE THINGS I FEEL A LOT OF TIMES WE'RE JUST OPERATING ON GIVE US THIS, WE'LL SIGN

043IT, IT MOVES ON. WE'RE NOT REALLY LOOKING AT HOW ARE WE MAKING AN IMPACT? I FEEL HONESTLY WITH THE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AS HARD AS THOSE INTERNS AND THAT PROGRAM ARE WORKING, WE'RE NOT MOVING THAT DIAL ENOUGH. 10% IS NOT ENOUGH. SO WHAT OTHER OPTIONS ARE THERE? DO WE HAVE A BETTER POLICY FOR AS FAR AS GETTING THOSE BOOKS WHO ARE MAYBE FOUND IN THE WRONG SCHOOL BACK IN THEIR RIGHT SCHOOL OR AGE APPROPRIATELY, IS THERE A POLICY FOR THAT? IT'S JUST THINGS LIKE CAN WE DO THIS INTERNALLY? I'VE BEEN TRYING FOR SIX YEARS TO DO THIS INTERNALLY. I KNOW IT'S NOT JUST ME, RIGHT? JUST ASKING QUESTIONS AND I THINK WE HAVE A MUCH MORE STABLE LEADERSHIP THAN WE DID WHEN I FIRST STARTED, BUT I JUST DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH GETTING OUTSIDE INSIGHT

044AND EXPERTISE TO GET US THAT MUCH MORE AHEAD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE. I JUST WANT TO IMPROVE OUR PROCESSES. AND I JUST THINK THERE REALLY IS WORK WE DO NOW THAT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY FOR US OR FOR ANY TYPE OF LAURELS WE RECEIVE. IT'S TO ESTABLISH GOOD PRACTICE AND LEGACY. THAT'S HERE BEYOND US THAT KEEPS IT WORKABLE, YOU KNOW, FOR WHOEVER TAKES OUR PLACES. I DON'T KNOW. I JUST THOUGHT AS FAR AS THIS PARTICULAR GROUP, I THINK IT'S VERY PROMISING WHAT THEY CAN DO AND I DON'T THINK IT'S OUT OF SCOPE FOR THE PRICE AND WHAT THEY CAN DO. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, MR. FRANK. IF WE DO DECIDE TO GO AHEAD WITH THIS, I HOPE THEY DO AS GOOD OF JOB AS YOU JUST DID, MS. TENORIO, ANALYZING OUR SYSTEM AND WHAT OUR

045NEEDS ARE. I LEFT SOME OUT. I DIDN'T WANT TO -- YEAH. ALL RIGHT. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, ANY QUESTIONS, ANYTHING ELSE WE WANT TO SAY? I'D LIKE TO THANK BOARD MEMBER TENORIO FOR HER IMPASSIONED AND THOUGHTFUL TALK JUST NOW, WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY. THERE ARE MANY THINGS THERE THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT AND I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. OKAY. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE FINAL ACTION ON SELECTION OF A CONTRACTOR FROM QUOTES SOLICITED FOR SCHOOL BOARD POLICY ALIGNMENT AND GOVERNANCE REVIEW CONSULTING SERVICES FORMAL QUOTATION REQUEST NUMBER 25-26-04Q. SO MOVED. SECOND. >> MOVED BY MS. TENORIO AND SECONDED BY MR. FRANK. YES, MA'AM. [ INAUDIBLE ] YES. OR IS IT A PARTIAL --IT WASN'T A SECOND QUOTE. IT WAS SIMPLY THE

046CAFETERIA. THAT'S VERY TRUE. WE NEED TO BE CLEAR IN THE VOTE WHAT YOU'RE VOTING FOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND IT ISN'T CLEAR WHAT I ASKED FOR. ALL RIGHT. IT SAYS SELECTION OF CONTRACTOR FROM QUOTES. SO IT'S JUST ON THE SELECTION OF THE CONTRACTOR AND IT'S NOT ON THE SELECTION OF WHAT THE CONTRACTOR IS DOING FOR US. THAT'S WHAT THIS MOTION SAYS TO ME. OKAY. SO, PRESIDENT CORT, THE AGENDA ITEM IS BROAD ENOUGH TO ENTERTAIN A VARIETY OF MOTIONS. SO WASN'T ANY WAY TO KNOW WHICH DIRECTION THE BOARD WOULD WANT TO GO. SO I THINK THERE'S BASICALLY THREE OPTIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE ENTERTAINED. ONE IS TO REJECT THE PROPOSALS WHICH, OF COURSE, THERE WAS ONLY A SINGLE VENDOR, SO REJECT THE PROPOSAL OR TO ACCEPT THE FULL PROPOSAL OR TO ACCEPT WHAT YOU ALL

047HAVE BEEN REFERRING TO AS THE CAFETERIA PLAN WITH AN EMPHASIS ON AND I THINK THERE WERE THREE AREAS. YES. ONE AREA WAS POLICY REVIEW AND ANALYSIS. THE SECOND AREA WAS GOVERNANCE ALIGNMENT AND THE THIRD WAS STRATEGIC PLAN REVIEW AND ANALYSIS. SO I THINK IF YOU WANT TO, BASICALLY DO A HYBRID, YOU WOULD ACCEPT THE QUOTE PROPOSED BY THE SINGLE VENDOR WITH THE EMPHASIS ON AND THEN YOU WOULD PICK ONE OF THE THREE THAT YOU WANT THE EMPHASIS ON WHICH WOULD ADJUST THE PRICING PER THEIR ADJUSTED PROPOSAL. AM I SAYING THAT CORRECTLY? I'M LOOKING AT MR. CHAVEZ AND MR. LIU. THAT IS CORRECT. DEPENDING IF YOU GUYS DO WANT TO PURSUE ANY PART OF THE SCOPE, WE WILL NEED TO KNOW THAT TO NOTIFY THE VENDOR TO GET THE PROPER FINAL PROPOSAL IF YOU GUYS VOTE

048TO PROCEED WITH ANY PART OF THE SCOPE. MADAME CORT? >> YES. I THOUGHT BASED ON CLOSED SESSION, WE WERE JUST APPROVING WHEN WE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION WHICH WAS THERE WAS NO, LIKE, MENU ITEMS. IT WAS THE PACKAGE WITH THE NUMBER CHANGED FROM THE LAST TIME. PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, BOARD MEMBER TENORIO, WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION WAS A SAMPLE OF AN UPDATED PRICING STRUCTURE BASED ON AN EMPHASIS ON ONE OF THOSE LINE ITEMS. DEPENDENT ON WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO PURSUE AS A BOARD, WE'LL NEED TO KNOW THAT SO WE COULD GET BACK TO THE VENDOR AND SAY OUR BOARD VOTED ON THIS SPECIFIC LINE ITEM EMPHASIS AND THEY CAN GIVE US THAT FINAL COST PIECE. THAT DOCUMENT THAT WAS PROVIDED WAS JUST TO PROVIDE YOU GUYS SOME PICTURE OF WHAT

049THAT REDUCED PRICING WOULD LOOK LIKE BASED ON THAT REDUCED SCOPE. SO, PRESIDENT CORT -- AM I DOING LIKE FIVE DIFFERENT MOTIONS? DO I DO ONE WHERE WE ACCEPT ALL OF IT AND THEN I DO ANOTHER ONE WHERE WE ACCEPT THE CERTAIN ONES OR CAN WE WITHIN OUR DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW SAY THIS IS WHAT WE PREFER? PRESIDENT CORT, YOU CAN HAVE SOME DISCUSSION. FIRST OF ALL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO VOTE ON EVERY SINGLE POSSIBILITY. OKAY. SO EITHER A MOTION WILL PASS OR FAIL AND SO IF IT FAILS, THEN YOU CAN GO ON TO ANY OTHER POSSIBILITY WITHIN THE OPTIONS YOU HAVE. SO YOU HAVE ONE VENDOR. YES. >> SO THAT -- IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT A PROPOSAL, IT WOULD BE WITH THE ONE VENDOR. YES. >> YOU HAVE THE FULL PROPOSAL.

050IN EXECUTIVE SESSION NO DECISIONS WERE MADE. NO. >> IN EXECUTIVE SESSION THOSE WERE PER THE AGENDA. YES. THOSE WERE NEGOTIATIONS AND BECAUSE THIS BOARD ALWAYS SAID THEY WERE INTERESTED IN A POSSIBLE CAFETERIA PLAN -- RIGHT. >> -- THAT WAS THE NATURE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS. YOU STILL COULD DEFAULT BACK TO THE TOTAL PACKAGE, THE ORIGINAL TOTAL PACKAGE THAT GAVE YOU ALL OF THE ELEMENTS THAT WERE REQUESTED FOR QUOTE. OKAY. THE OTHER OPTION IS TO GO WITH --AND THE WORDING IS UP TO YOU, BUT WHAT YOUR PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT IS SAYING ONLY THE MOTION BE SPECIFIC ENOUGH SO THEY KNOW WHAT VERSION OF THOSE NEGOTIATIONS WILL BE DRAWN UP. SO IT'S EITHER THE FULL PACKAGE OR THE EMPHASIS. SO THE CAFETERIA PLAN REALLY BECAME MORE OF AN EMPHASIS, WHICH ADJUSTED THE RATES. SO EITHER THE FULL PLAN OR

051THE EMPHASIS AND YOU SHOULD IDENTIFY WHAT EMPHASIS YOU WANT OR REJECTING IT AND MOVING FORWARD. MY APOLOGIES. I THOUGHT WE WERE JUST MOVING ON ACCEPTING THE VENDOR. PRESIDENT? YES. PERHAPS YOU SHOULD SOLICIT INPUT FROM BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT WHICH THEY WOULD PREFER. ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. SO UP FOR DISCUSSION ARE THE CAFETERIA PLAN OF OUR OPTIONS AND WE CAN GO FROM THERE. SO OUR OPTIONS ARE A STRATEGIC PLAN REVIEW ANALYSIS, POLICY REVIEW ANALYSIS, GOVERNANCE ALIGNMENT AND BOARD/ADMINISTRATION INPUT. I'M FINE WITH THE FINAL, LIKE, PROPOSAL THAT WAS SHOWN TO US IN CLOSED SESSION. THE ONE TODAY. YES. THE ONE WITH THE EMPHASIS ON GOVERNANCE ALIGNMENT. YEAH. BUT THEY'RE SAYING THEY STILL DO COVER THE OTHER PARTS. YES, YES. SO, PRESIDENT CORT, THAT'S WHY I'M USING THE WORD EMPHASIS IS THAT IT WOULD BE WHAT WAS DESCRIBED. OKAY. >> SO

052IF THE EMPHASIS IS GOVERNANCE ALIGNMENT AND BOARD ADMIN INPUT AS WHAT WAS DISCUSSED, IT WOULD INCLUDE THE OTHER SECTIONS. YES. BUT IT'S AN EMPHASIS THAT ADJUSTS THE PRICING. GOT IT. GOT IT. MR. FRANK. THE WAY I'M LOOKING AT THE PLAN THAT WAS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION IS MORE TIME IS BEING PUT INTO POLICY REVIEW ANALYSIS , SO SEEMS TO BE AN INCONSISTENCY TO ME. WE WANT THE EMPHASIS TO BE GOVERNANCE ALIGNMENT AND BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE INPUT. I'M JUST CONFUSED. YOU KNOW, WE'RE PAYING MORE THAN TWICE AS MUCH MONEY FOR POLICY REVIEW AS THE GOVERNANCE PIECE. IF I UNDERSTOOD THAT PIECE CORRECTLY, BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DO THE GOVERNANCE WITHOUT DOING THOSE OTHER TWO PIECES WAS THE ARGUMENT FROM -- WITH THAT SAID I'M CERTAINLY WILLING TO ACCEPT IT THE WAY IT STANDS RIGHT HERE, WHAT WE LOOKED

053AT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. IT CERTAINLY WOULD WORK FOR ME. OKAY. >> IF WE APPROVE IT. >> YES, SIR. CAN'T WE JUST DO A MOTION ON WHAT WE DISCUSSED TODAY IN CLOSED SESSION SPECIFICALLY? NO. I THINK I NEED TO BE SPECIFIC. I WILL BE SPECIFIC. MADAME PRESIDENT? >> YES. IN WE APPROVE THE GREATER AMOUNT, THE INITIAL PROPOSAL WITH THE CONSULTANT, THERE WOULD BE MORE WIGGLE ROOM OR WOULD WE NEED TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT US --WE TALKED ABOUT POTENTIALLY REDUCED BUDGET AMOUNTS IN THE CLOSED SESSION DEPENDING HOW QUICKLY THEY COULD WORK. DO WE PUT FETTERS ON OURSELVES IF WE ONLY APPROVE THE LOWER AMOUNT? WELL, THEN I WILL START WITH THE FIRST MOTION, WHICH IS TO TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK. CAN WE GET THE ANSWER FROM ALENNA? I WELCOME INPUT FROM OUR PROCUREMENT INDIVIDUALS, MR.

054LIU AND MR. CHAVEZ, BUT IF YOU SELECT THE FULL PROPOSAL, THAT'S A HIGHER DOLLAR AMOUNT AND IT WILL BE TWO CONSULTANTS ASSIGNED AND SO YOU REALLY ARE ACCEPTING THOSE TERMS. YES. NOW BECAUSE THERE ARE HOURLY RATES, THOSE COULD COME UNDER BUDGET, BUT YOU ARE ACCEPTING THAT PACKAGE AND THAT WILL WHAT ABOUT THEY WILL BE TASKED WITH. THEY SHIFT THEIR EMPHASIS AND YOU STILL GET A PIECE OF EVERYTHING, BUT THE EMPHASIS WILL SHIFT AND THE PACKAGE WILL BE LESS EXPENSIVE AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH WAS PART OF THE NEGOTIATIONS. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BOARD PREFERRED WHAT HAPPENED TODAY. BUT WE DON'T KNOW I MEAN. SO I CAN PRESENT --SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS PRESENT A MOTION FOR THE FULL PACKAGE AND WE'LL SEE IF THAT GETS ANY SORT OF MOVEMENT AND IF

055IT DOESN'T, THEN WE'LL MOVE TO ANOTHER ONE. IS THAT ALL RIGHT WITH YOU? CAN I JUST MAKE THE MOTION? GO FOR IT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE --WHAT ARE YOU CALLING IT? FULL PACKAGE. >> THE SCHOOL BOARD POLICY ALIGNMENT AND GOVERNANCE REVIEW CONSULTING SERVICES. AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSING SESSION TODAY. OKAY. >> DOES THAT GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED? I REALLY DO NOT SEE THIS BECAUSE IT'S PROCUREMENT AS WE CAN JUST DEFAULT TO DISCUSSION IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. LET ME JUST SAY IS THAT A REVISED TITLE? THE ALTERED PROPOSAL? PRESIDENT CORT, BOARD MEMBERS, I WOULD PREFER WE GET SPECIFIC IN THE EMPHASIS THAT WE'RE PURSUING SO I KNOW THAT I CAN GET BACK TO THE VENDOR AND SAY OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS VOTED ON THIS EMPHASIS LINE ITEM AND YOU GUYS CAN

056START -- I COULD START CONTRACTING THEM OUT BASED ON THAT EMPHASIS. THE MORE SPECIFIC YOU GUYS ARE, IT WILL ALLOW ME TO CONTRACT WITH THE VENDOR MUCH EASIER SO THEY UNDERSTAND THE CLEAR SCOPE OF WORK. ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. YES. SO CAN I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BIGGER BUDGET --I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY IT --THE MORE ROBUST PROPOSAL. THE FULL PACKAGE. I'M MAKING THAT MOTION. DOES IT NEED TO BE MORE SPECIFIC THAN THAT, MR. CHAVEZ? PRESIDENT CORT, NO, A FULL IMPLEMENTATION OR FULL PACKAGE IS CONSIDERED THE ORIGINAL SCOPE, SO THAT'S FINE. OKAY. FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FULL PACKAGE. I AM MOTIONING. ALL RIGHT. SECRETARY NOLAN HAS MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO SECOND, WE WILL MOVE ON. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE FINAL ACTION ON A

057SELECTION OF CONTRACTOR FROM THE QUOTES LISTED FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD POLICY ALIGNMENT AND GOVERNANCE REVIEW CONSULTING SERVICES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON GOVERNANCE ALIGNMENT AND BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION INPUT. SECOND. >> I JUST MOVED FOR A MOTION. SORRY. >> SO MOVED. MOVED BY MR. FRANK. >> I WILL SECOND NOW. SORRY. THANK YOU. AND SECONDED BY MR. NOLAN. AND ON THIS ONE DO WE DO A ROLL CALL VOTE, MS. GALLEGOS, OR DO WE JUST DO A AYE AND NAY? SINCE ALL OF YOU ARE HERE, EITHER ONE IS FINE. THAT'S UP TO YOU. IT'S JUST THAT THE VOTES NEED TO BE CLEAR WHO VOTED FOR WHAT SO THAT ROBIN'S MINUTES CAN REFLECT WHO VOTED FOR WHAT. ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. YOU DID MAKE A MOTION THAT WE NEVER REALLY DID ANYTHING WITH. DO WE HAVE

058TO REMOVE THAT? OH, BECAUSE IT DIDN'T GET A SECOND. MINE? YEAH. YOU SECONDED. THEN WE CLARIFIED WHAT THAT WAS. BUT IT WAS AN UNCLEAR MOTION. I'M TALKING EVEN BEFORE THAT, THE MOTION THAT YOU MADE THAT YOU READ FROM THE SCRIPT. I WAS JUST ENTERTAINING FOR A MOTION. I DIDN'T MOVE. I DIDN'T MAKE THAT MOTION. I JUST ASKED IF SOMEBODY WOULD MAKE THAT MOTION. OKAY. THAT'S NOT THE WAY I HEARD IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS MOVED AND THOUGHT I SECONDED, BUT -- I MADE A MOTION, SO I WILL TAKE BACK THAT MOTION. I REMEMBER THAT ONE. YOU WANT TO TAKE BACK YOUR SECOND ON THAT MOTION? I WOULD DEFINITELY TAKE BACK MY SECOND, BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE, BUT I GUESS I'M WRONG ABOUT THAT. WHAT I HAD WRITTEN DOWN WAS THAT SHE HAD MOVED

059AND YOU HAD SECONDED AND THEN WE GOT CLARIFICATION THAT WE NEEDED TO BE MORE SPECIFIC. I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE GOT THIS WHOLE THING STARTED AFTER THE DISCUSSION. I THOUGHT IT WAS OUT THERE. PRESIDENT CORT, I THINK I CAN CLARIFY THAT. OF COURSE. >> MY APOLOGIES, BUT I THINK WHAT'S CREATING SOME CONFUSION IS THE AGENDA ITEM ITSELF. THE AGENDA ITEM ITSELF IS BROADER THAN THE BOARD IS USED TO SEEING BECAUSE IT SIMPLY LEAVES OPEN DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE FINAL ACTION ON SELECTION OF A CONTRACTOR FROM QUOTE FOR SCHOOL BOARD POLICY ALIGNMENT AND GOVERNANCE REVIEW CONSULTING SERVICES AND THEN IT REFERENCES THE FORMAL QUOTATION REQUEST. TYPICALLY THE PROCESS IS THAT GENERATES A MOTION, BUT THAT DOESN'T GIVE DIRECTION. SO THAT'S WHY JUST READING IT AS A MOTION IS NOT REALLY A MOTION AT ALL. RIGHT. I

060DIDN'T READ IT. YEAH. THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE HERE, BUT MY THOUGHT WHEN I READ IT WAS THAT WE WERE JUST AGREEING ON A CONTRACTOR AND NOT THE SPECIFICS OF THE CONTRACT. THAT WAS MY FAULT AND I'M SORRY IF I CONFUSED YOU. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T LEAVE SOMETHING HANGING OUT THERE THAT NEVER GOT VOTED ON. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. IF THAT WAS THE CASE, WE'D PROBABLY HAVE TO GO THROUGH SOME PROCESS TO WITHDRAW IT, BUT APPARENTLY WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT. I DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS A SECOND. YEAH. THANKS FOR KEEPING US ON TRACK, MR. FRANK. I APPRECIATE IT. SO THAT WE HAVE EVERYBODY'S VOTES RECORDED, LET'S DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. MS. TENORIO. >> YES. MEMBER FRANK? YES. >> SECRETARY NOLAN VOTES NECESSARY. VICE PRESIDENT WOFFORD. NO. PRESIDENT CORT. NO.

061MOTION PASSES 3-2. THANK YOU. ONE MORE THING, JUST BECAUSE THERE WAS ONLY ONE VENDOR, I THINK THE RECORD NEEDS TO REFLECT WHICH VENDOR. DO YOU NEED A MOTION ON THAT OR ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL WITH THE EMPHASIS IS SUFFICIENT TO GIVE YOU YOUR VENDOR? I THINK IT'S SUFFICIENT. THANK YOU AND I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AS WE GO THROUGH THIS. I'M SORRY ABOUT MY MISUNDERSTANDING WHICH STARTED OFF THE WHOLE THING, SO MY APOLOGIES. THANK YOU BOTH FOR ALL OF THE WORK YOU'VE DONE. MR. CHAVEZ. PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ, YOU GUYS HAVE VOTED TO PURSUE THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT INCLUDES AN EMPHASIS ON THE GOVERNANCE ALIGNMENT PIECE, CORRECT? OKAY, PERFECT. I WILL NOW REACH OUT TO THE VENDOR AND NOTIFY THEM YOU GUYS VOTED TO PURSUE THAT SCOPE AND WE'LL START THE FORMAL

062CONTRACTING PROCESS OF PURSUING THAT SCOPE OF WORK. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK WITH US. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS. THANK YOU, BOARD, FOR THAT GREAT CONVERSATION. MS. JAMISON, COME ON DOWN. TELL US ABOUT STUDENT RECRUITMENT. DID I MISS SOMETHING? NO. I JUMPED AHEAD BECAUSE SHE'LL BE BACK UP FOR THE POLICY. YES. >> YES. I GO YEARS WITHOUT SEEING YOU AND THREE TIMES IN ONE MEETING. I'M NOT COMPLAINING. PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, KELLY JAMISON HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU AN UPDATE. BEFORE WE GET INTO SPECIFICS, I HAVE A SNAPSHOT OF ENROLLMENT DATA STARTING WITH OUR REENTRY YEAR. SINCE THEN LCPS HAS FOLLOWED THE NATIONAL TREND OF DECLINING BIRTH RATES AND WE KNOW THE U.S. BIRTH RATE HAS FALLEN STEADY ACTUALLY

063THE PAST DECADE AND INTENSIFIED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN THAT TIME FAMILIES EXPLORED ALTERNATIVES LIKE CHARTER AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND A PORTION OF THOSE STUDENTS DID NOT RETURN TO TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. TO ADDRESS THAT SHORTAGE THE COMPS TEAM LAUNCHED A PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN KICKED OFF THIS TIME LAST YEAR. THE EMPHASIZING SMALLER ENROLLMENT AND WE DID THIS ACROSS A VARIETY OF MEDIA, INCLUDING OUTDOOR ADVERTISING. WE ALSO DID SOME DIGITAL ADS AND SOME RADIO ADS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH CASA K-12 THAT DESIGNED INDIVIDUALIZED CONNECTIONS WITH STUDENTS THAT LEFT THE DISTRICT AND WORKING WITH OUR INFORMATION OPERATIONS TEAM DEVELOPED SOME LISTS OF DISENROLLED STUDENTS THAT CASA K-12 USED TO REACH OUT TO FAMILIES OVER TWO PHASES, DISCOVERY AND OUTREACH. IN THE DISCOVERY PHASE THEY EVALUATED OUR EXISTING REGISTRATION PROCESSES, IDENTIFIED BARRIERS, AND CONDUCTED COMMUNITY AND DISTRICT

064RESEARCH TO STRATEGIZE RECRUITMENT EFFORTS. THEY THEN TRANSITIONED TO THE OUTREACH PHASE IMPLEMENTED TARGETED DIGITAL ADS. THEY DID IN-PERSON CANVASSING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND LIVE ONE-ON-ONE PHONE CALLS AND ONE-ON-ONE TEXT MESSAGES OUTSIDE OF TRADITIONAL SCHOOL AND BUSINESS HOURS. THE FINAL PHASE WAS TRACKING WHICH OUTREACH SPECIALISTS WERE UTILIZED TO PROVIDE PERSONAL GUIDANCE TO FAMILIES WHO MIGHT HAVE HAD DIFFICULTIES DURING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS OR FINAL ENROLLMENT STEPS. AFTER THOSE DISCOVERY AND OUTREACH FACES THE CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON TWO PHASES. THE FIRST PHASE WAS RECRUITMENT. CASA CREATED OR CONNECTED WITH POTENTIAL STUDENTS IN THE AREA WHO WERE NOT CURRENTLY ENROLLED WITH LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THAT INITIAL OUTREACH WAS PRETTY BROAD. THEY CONNECTED WITH OVER 6,200 FAMILIES UTILIZING OVER 35,000 E-MAILS, 12,000 TEXT MESSAGES, AND 16,000 INDIVIDUAL PHONE CALLS. IN THE STABILIZATION OR NO-SHOW PHASE, WHICH WAS PHASE TWO, CASA

065CONNECTED WITH FAMILIES WHO HAD REGISTERED OR INDICATED THEY HAD REGISTERED WITH THE DISTRICT BUT HAD NOT ARRIVED FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. THIS PHASE FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING AND OVERCOMING IMMEDIATE BARRIERS, SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION OR FAMILY HARDSHIPS, AND OUTREACH IN THIS PHASE INCLUDED OVER 2,200 EMAILS, 1,200 TEXT MESSAGES, AND 946 CALLS IN A VERY SHORTENED TIME FRAME THAN THE FIRST PHASE. THE REPORT THAT CASA PROVIDED TO US ANSWERED SOME VERY KEY QUESTIONS THAT OUR SUPERINTENDENT WAS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT LEARNING MORE ABOUT. THAT'S WHY STUDENTS LEFT LCPS IN THE FIRST PLACE. WHILE IT IS SOBERING, THIS IS WHAT FAMILIES HAD TOLD US. ONE OF THEIR PRIMARY CONCERNS WAS SAFETY AND BULLYING. PARENTS EXPRESSED SIGNIFICANT WORRY REGARDING BULLYING AND A GENERAL LACK OF SAFETY FOR THEIR CHILDREN. A MAJOR CONCERN WAS UNPROFESSIONAL SITE ADMINISTRATION STAFF. I THINK

066IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE WHEN CASA RECEIVED THAT FEEDBACK, THEY MADE IMMEDIATE CONTACT WITH LCPS WITH SITE SPECIFICS SO WE COULD REACH OUT TO BUILDING LEADERS AND ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS SPECIFICALLY AND IMMEDIATELY. THERE WAS ALSO REPORTS OF A LACK OF COMMUNICATION. FAMILIES REPORTED NOT FEELING VALUED OR HEARD WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO VOICE CONCERNS TO THE DISTRICT. THERE WERE ALSO SOME DEPARTURES, SPECIFICALLY ATTRIBUTED TO POOR EXPERIENCE WITH TEACHERS AND SOME FAMILIES REPORTED THAT BECAUSE OF THAT THEY OPTED TO LOOK ELSEWHERE FOR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION WITH PRIVATE AND CHARTER SCHOOLS. IF I MAY, PRESIDENT CORT, AS YOU LOOK AT THIS, FOR EXAMPLE, WHY STUDENTS LEFT, THE NEXT SLIDE, WHY THEY CAME BACK, AGAIN THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GATHERING THIS DATA BECAUSE THIS IS THE FAMILY'S PERSPECTIVE, RIGHT? I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO BE

067CLEAR IT'S NOT THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE NOT SAFE, THAT OUR BULLYING IS INCREASING -- AS A MATTER OF FACT, THIS YEAR I THINK ON OUR STOP IT PLATFORM WE HAD 11 REPORTS OF BULLYING SINCE JULY --AGAIN, BUT IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THIS PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE IF THEY HAVE THAT PERSPECTIVE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CORRECT THAT AS WELL. SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND BRING THAT UP. PRESIDENT CORT, SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ, THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. CASA HAD COLLECTED SOME TALKING POINTS FROM THE LCPS COMMUNICATIONS TEAM ABOUT OUR EVOLVED SYSTEM, ABOUT OUR STOP IT APP, ABOUT THE SPECIFIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT I MENTIONED LIKE MVLA, VLA, VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY, AND RGPI SO THEY COULD HAVE THOSE TALKING POINTS TO REFERENCE WHEN SPEAKING WITH FAMILIES WHO HAD ISSUES ABOUT BULLYING OR CONCERNS. THE BETTER NEWS,

068WHY STUDENTS CAME BACK TO LCPS, PART OF THE PHASE THAT CASA HAD CONDUCTED WITH CONNECTING WITH FAMILIES FOLLOWED UP AFTER STUDENTS HAD RETURNED TO LCPS AND CASA ASKED THOSE FAMILIES WHY DID YOU COME BACK? THEY REPORTED THAT THEY APPRECIATED A FRIENDLY FAMILY-ORIENTED ATMOSPHERE. THE PROXIMITY TO THEIR HOMES AND CONVENIENT SCHOOL LOCATIONS WERE SIGNIFICANT FACTORS, ALSO, IN THEIR CHOICE TO COME BACK. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH REDISTRICTING. I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE IT WAS MORE CONVENIENT. THEY REPORTED EDUCATIONAL QUALITY AND SAID THAT THEY VALUED THE VARIETY OF HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR K-12 STUDENTS HERE IN LCPS. THEY ALSO REPORTED A BETTER STAFF QUALITY. SPECIFIC PRAISE WAS GIVEN FOR HAVING "GREAT TEACHERS." AND NOW THE PROOF AND THE BEST SLIDE OF ALL, THE RESULTS. THE COMBINED EFFORT SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT VERIFIED

069STUDENTS INTO THE DISTRICT FOR THE FALL 2025 SCHOOL YEAR WITH LARGE CLUSTERS REPORTED IN KINDERGARTEN AND ALSO GRADES SEVEN, NINE, AND 12 AND WITH THAT I STAND FOR QUESTIONS. PRESIDENT CORT, IF I MAY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO ADD -- AND THANK YOU, MS. JAMISON, FOR THAT UPDATE --JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE AS WE EMBARK ON THIS EFFORT, THE ULTIMATE GOAL WAS TO BRING KIDS BACK, TO ENSURE THAT WE --AS YOU SAW, OUR ENROLLMENT UNFORTUNATELY THE DEMOGRAPHICS SHOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GRADUATE MORE KIDS THAN KIDS THAT WE ARE BRINGING IN, FOR EXAMPLE, SENIORS TO KINDERGARTNERS BASED ON THE DEMOGRAPHICS, BUT THEN ALSO THAT GROUP OF KIDS THAT ARE WITHIN OUR DISTRICT THAT ARE NOT ATTENDING OUR SCHOOL, NUMBER ONE, FIND OUT WHY DID THEY LEAVE, WHY AREN'T THEY COMING BACK AND HOW DO WE

070GET THEM BACK? I STILL SAY AND IT'S STILL A FACT THAT WE OFFER AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT MANY, MANY OPPORTUNITIES. WE HEARD MANY OF THOSE THAT YOU NOMINATED, RIGHT, EARLIER, SOME OF THE EFFORTS THAT ARE HAPPENING THAT CAN'T BE REPLICATED AT A PRIVATE SCHOOL, AT A CHARTER SCHOOL AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT OUR FAMILIES UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS OF LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE BENEFITS OF BEING A STUDENT AS WELL. THE REALITY IS WE HAVE FAMILIES THAT LEFT AND WHY DID THEY LEAVE AND GETTING THEM BACK? THE OTHER PIECE THAT'S IMPORTANT IS OUR RETURN ON INVESTMENT AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT 482 STUDENTS, BASED ON THE PRICING PIECE AND NEGOTIATED PIECE THAT WE DID WITH THIS PARTNER, WE DEFINITELY WILL BE GETTING OUR RETURN ON INVESTMENT. BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT OUR ENROLLMENT, 482

071STUDENTS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE BACK, WE WERE STILL APPROXIMATELY WE REDUCED --OUR ENROLLMENT WAS REDUCED CLOSE TO 700 STUDENTS ON TOP OF THAT. SO THAT'S OUR REALITY THAT WE FACE. MY POINT THERE, IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE, RIGHT? THESE ARE IMPORTANT TYPE OF PARTNERSHIPS, THINKING OUT OF THE BOX TYPE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL ASPECTS OF NOT ONLY GETTING OUR KIDDOS BACK, BUT HOW IS IT WE ALSO WITH THE LEAST IMPACT ON OUR BUDGET MOVING FORWARD AS WELL, JUST WANTED TO MENTION THOSE POINTS. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MS. JAMISON? YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. I NEED SOME HELP SEPARATING THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE USING TO KIND OF BRING KIDS BACK. WE HAVE CASA. HOW DO YOU SAY

072IT? CASA K-12. >> AND THEN WE HAVE THE ONE WHERE WE ARE BRINGING KIDS WHO MAYBE DROPPED OUT TO GET THEIR GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND THEY ARE CALLED -- GRADUATION ALLIANCE. >> GRAD ALLIANCE. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE DOING THIS TYPE OF WORK, ANY OTHER PROGRAMS WE ARE USING? AS FAR AS, PRESIDENT CORT, MS. TENORIO, AS FAR AS GETTING STUDENTS BACK INTO OUR DISTRICT? THOSE WOULD BE OUR MAJOR EFFORTS ALONG WITH SOME OF THE OTHER PIECES AS WE'RE LOOKING AT RGPI, MVLA. HOW DO WE ENHANCE THOSE PROGRAMS AND THINK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN HOW WE LOOK AT OUR POTENTIAL 612 SMALL SETTING EFFORTS. THAT WOULD ALSO BE ONE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY RECRUIT KIDS BACK AS WELL. SO I GUESS THE ANSWER TO THAT IS WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING WHAT WAYS WE CAN DO THAT. PART OF THE

073OTHER PIECE OF THAT, IF I MAY, JUST SOME OF OUR MARKETING PIECES. OUR PARENTS SQUARE, THE MARKETING ON JUST HIGHLIGHTING WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR DISTRICT, THE POSITIVES BECAUSE THAT'S ANOTHER PIECE THAT BRINGS STUDENTS BACK, BUT THESE WOULD BE OUR MAJOR PARTNERS IN DOING THAT. I CAME ACROSS ONE CALLED GRIP. IT DIDN'T SOUND TOO FAMILIAR, BUT APPARENTLY NMPED HAS THIS PROGRAM AT SOME SELECT DISTRICTS. I DON'T THINK IT'S HERE. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE. HAVE YOU HEARD OF THAT ONE? I HAVE NOT. GRADUATION REENGAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. TOMLINSON, YOU'VE HEARD OF THAT? WE DID HAVE SCHOOLS THAT WERE -- YOU WANT TO SPEAK UP. I THINK MAYBE YOU SHOULD COME UP TO A MIC, THANK YOU, DR. MILLER-TOMLINSON. IT WAS AWESOME, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO BE

074PICKED UP ON THE LIVE FEED. YOUR TEACHER VOICE WAS GREAT, BY THE WAY. SO, PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER TENORIO, SO THE GRIP GRANT HAS BEEN OFFERED FOR A FEW YEARS. IT IS A GRANT OPPORTUNITY. WE HAVE OFFERED IT TO OUR SCHOOLS. OUR SCHOOLS HAVE APPLIED. MS. ELINEZ HAS ASSISTED WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. WHAT WE HAVE RUN INTO IS STUDENTS --LACK OF STUDENT INTEREST. SO OREGON MOUNTAIN WAS VERY INTERESTED, HAD WORKED WITH SOME STUDENTS THIS YEAR TO TRY TO ENGAGE THEM IN THE REENGAGEMENT GRANT. THEY JUST DIDN'T GET THERE AND IT'S KIND OF A SHORT ENROLLMENT WINDOW, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR THOSE STUDENTS IN THE FUTURE. DO YOU THINK THAT PROGRAM NEEDS SOME WORK? CAN YOU GUYS, LIKE, MAKE IT DO WHAT WORKS FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT OR IS IT KIND OF STRUCTURED? SO, MEMBER

075TENORIO, SO THE GRANT FLOWS THROUGH FUTURE FOCUSED AND THEY HAVE BEEN VERY WILLING TO WORK WITH US, EXTENDING DEADLINES. SO I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT THEY DO TO TRY TO ASSIST US. I THINK ON THE STUDENT SIDE, I THINK WHAT HAPPENS WITH STUDENTS IS THEY'RE ALREADY OVERWHELMED BECAUSE THEY'RE BEHIND AND IT ADDS KIND OF ANOTHER LAYER OF THEN DOING THESE INTERNSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES AND IT COMES WITH FUNDING, BUT I DON'T THINK -- SOMETIMES STUDENTS HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING PAST THOSE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. IF WE CAN GET STUDENTS TO GET STARTED WITH IT AND GET SOME TO PERSIST IN IT, I THINK THAT EVENTUALLY WE'LL GET SOME TRACTION. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE. SURE, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, DR. MILLER-TOMLINSON. AND I KNOW ONE OF THE DIRECTORS OF FUTURE FOCUSED.

076I CAN PUT YOU IN CONTACT WITH THEM. I THINK WHATEVER SHE CAN PRESENT FOR US HERE AND BRING OVER. I FEEL LIKE IF IT'S HAPPENING HERE BUT NOT REALLY HAPPENING, HOW CAN WE HELP IT SUCCEED? FOR SURE. >> THANK YOU. WERE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MS. JAMISON? MS. JAMISON, THANK YOU SO MUCH, GREAT NEWS, APPRECIATE IT. WE'LL GO TO OUR FIRST READING OF POLICY GBEBB, WHICH IS JUST FUN TO SAY, SO I'M GOING TO SAY IT AGAIN, GBEBB, AND MR. PERRY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CHATTING WITH US ABOUT THIS POLICY. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ, AS YOU MENTIONED, I COME TO YOU WITH THE FIRST READING OF POLICY GBEBB, STAFF CONDUCT WITH STUDENTS. WHILE SEVERAL OF YOU NOTED THIS IN YOUR NOTES TO ME THIS WEEK,

077GBEBB WAS RECENTLY UPDATED JUNE OF 2024. HOWEVER, THE REASON WE ARE OPENING THIS POLICY BACK UP FOR REVISION IS BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE SERVING AS THE COMPANION POLICY TO GBJC, THE POLICY WE JUST RECENTLY APPROVED OF. AS THE COMPANION PIECE, WE'RE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT THE STATUTE OFTEN KNOWN AS H.B.128, BUT CODIFIED STATUTE. WHILE JBJC FOCUSED ON OUR VERIFICATION AND BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS FOR APPLICANTS, WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO UPDATE WITH STATUTORY LANGUAGE IN GBEBB IS THE INVESTIGATING AND REPORTING OF ETHICAL MISCONDUCT FOR OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES AND AS YOU'LL SEE IN THIS FIRST READING, LCPS PARTNERS, WHICH IS A DEFINITION WE'VE INCLUDED. SO IN THIS FIRST READING WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS FIRST AND FOREMOST THE CHANGE OF THE TITLE DROPPING STAFF BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE COVERING NOT ONLY EMPLOYEES, BUT LCPS PARTNERS.

078UPDATE THE DEFINITIONS OF ED DEFINITIONS OF MISCONDUCT WHICH IS STRAIGHT FROM STATUTE, PARTNERS WHICH IS CONTRACTORS, CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES, MORAL TURPTITUDE AND THEN AS YOU'LL SEE IN 4C, D, E, F, AND G, A LOT OF THAT IS DIRECT STATUTORY LANGUAGE. ONE THING I CAUGHT AFTER THE FACT AND I JUST WANT TO NOTE THIS AND VICE PRESIDENT WOFFORD ALSO NOTED IT IN SOME OF HIS NOTES, I JUST WANT TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO 4C10. I DID CATCH THERE NEEDS TO BE A REMOVAL OF THE WORD ACCEPT. THAT IS A LIST OF THE EXPECTATIONS FOR BOTH EMPLOYEES AND LCPS PARTNERS THAT BEGINS WITH THE VERB SHALL, THAT NUMBER 10, THE REMOVAL OF ACCEPT WOULD MAKE SENSE GRAMMATICALLY. RIGHT NOW AS IT STANDS IS AN ERROR. I DO WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER FRANK, AND VICE PRESIDENT WOFFORD

079FOR A LOT OF NOTES AND RECOMMENDATIONS, SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGES TO THIS. WITH THAT I'LL MAYBE START GOING THROUGH SOME OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT CORT, SO I KNOW YOU AND VICE PRESIDENT WOFFORD BOTH BROUGHT MY ATTENTION TO I WILL BE UPDATING ALL OF THE HIS AND HERS TO THEIRS, SO I KNOW THERE ARE SEVERAL OF THEM THROUGHOUT THE POLICY. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT WILL BE CHANGED BY SECOND READING. PRESIDENT CORT, MAYBE SOME DISCUSSION ON THIS, BUT I KNOW YOU HAD SOME SPECIFIC CONCERNS AND WANTED TO DISCUSS 4C9, IF WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THE LANGUAGE THAT LCPS EMPLOYEES AND PARTNERS SHALL NOT OFFER OR GIVE RIDES TO A STUDENT UNLESS ABSOLUTE UNAVOIDABLE, SUCH AS WHERE A STUDENT HAS MISSED THEIR USUAL TRANSPORTATION AND

080IS UNABLE TO MAKE REASONABLE SUBSTITUTE ARRANGEMENTS, JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, THAT IS DIRECT IN MAC LANGUAGE. I JUST WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE LIABILITY AND AS A TEACHER IN THIS SCHOOL SYSTEM, IT WAS DRUMMED INTO US THAT WE WERE NEVER EVER TO GIVE A KID A RIDE HOME NO MATTER WHAT, EVEN IN EMERGENCIES. YOU HAD TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT AND SO IF THAT COMES FROM NMAC, THEN REALLY THE DISCUSSION IS CLOSED. I WAS JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE DISTRICT LIABILITY. YOU GIVE A KID A RIDE HOME AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR THE KID JUMPS OUT OF THE CAR. JUST TO NOTE IT IS NMAC LANGUAGE, WE COULD MAKE IT MORE STRICT IF YOU AS A BOARD CHOSE TO DO SO WITH THE ABSOLUTE LANGUAGE. THIS IS I BELIEVE A DISCUSSION YOU ALL HAD IN WHEN WE

081RECENTLY UPDATED THIS POLICY. I'M STILL HAVING AN ISSUE WITH IT, MR. NOLAN. IF THE DISTRICT HAS THINGS IN PLACE LIABILITY-WISE, I DON'T SEE AN ISSUE WITH IT. IT'S JUST A CONCERN AND I KNOW I BROUGHT IT UP BEFORE AND FOR STOP REASON IT'S UNRESOLVED IN MY HEAD BECAUSE I'M BRINGING IT UP AGAIN. AND I DON'T KNOW IF MS. GALLEGOS HAS ANY --IF IT'S IN NMAC, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A REASON, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT REASON IS. SO, PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'M HAPPY TO ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS IT. FIRST OF ALL, I THINK EVERYTHING YOU SAID IS TRUE, IS CORRECT. THE LIABILITY ISSUE, FOR EXAMPLE, A CHILD IS IN THE CAR AND THERE'S A CAR ACCIDENT, BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO THE ETHICAL ISSUES. SO I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAY BE

082HELPFUL IS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS POLICY IS REALLY JUST TRACKING THE ETHICAL ISSUES AND SO IN OTHER WORDS, MIGHT AN EMPLOYEE LOSE THEIR LICENSE OVER HAVING DONE THAT VERSUS IS THERE A RISK OF INJURY AND WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES, FOR EXAMPLE? SO I THINK THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATE ISSUES AND THIS POLICY IS REALLY DESIGNED TO TRACK THE ETHICAL ISSUES AND, IN FACT, TO EXPAND THE ETHICS THAT APPLY TO LICENSED INDIVIDUALS TO ALL EMPLOYEES AND THEN NOW ALL EMPLOYEES AND LCPS PARTNERS. SO IT'S REALLY JUST TAKING WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED ETHICS-WISE FOR LICENSED EMPLOYEES AND EXPANDING IT. THIS IS JUST THE ETHICAL RESTRICTIONS AND WHAT I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, TOO, IS WHY IT'S UNWISE FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT, FROM A RISK STANDPOINT, BUT AS MR. PERRY INDICATED, THE BOARD COULD

083SET A HIGHER STANDARD. IT'S JUST FROM AN HR STANDPOINT ONCE THEY SET THAT STANDARD, THAT'S THE STANDARD EVERYONE HAS TO LIVE BY AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO CAUTION PEOPLE ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE SORT OF SEPARATE AND APART FROM THE ETHICS ISSUES. RIGHT. I'M HOPING THAT HELPED. >> IT DOES, BUT I MEAN YES, THERE ARE ETHICAL ISSUES ALL OVER THE PLACE. YOU'RE AN EMPLOYEE ALONE IN A CAR WITH A CHILD. I DON'T KNOW. IT'S MY TEACHER BRAIN THAT'S GOING NO, NO, NO, NO. YOU COULD PROHIBIT IT IN POLICY IF YOU CHOOSE TO. THANK YOU. MR. FRANK? YOU'RE A COACH AND YOU GET BACK AT 7:00 AT NIGHT AND THE BUSES ARE NOT RUNNING ANYMORE AND YOU'RE STUCK WITH A KID WHO CAN'T REACH THEIR PARENTS TO PICK THEM UP. I MEAN IT'S A DILEMMA. YOU CAN'T

084LEAVE THEM. NO. >> OKAY? BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE THEM. EXACTLY. >> WELL, YOU CAN. WE CAN UNDER THIS POLICY. MAYBE WE COULD ADOPT SOME KIND OF POLICY WHERE THE DISTRICT WOULD PAY FOR AN UBER TO GET THE KID BACK, SOMETHING OF THAT SORT BECAUSE WE GOT TO GET THEM HOME. ABSOLUTELY. I HAVE BEEN IN THAT SITUATION WHERE I HAD A FIELD TRIP TO ALBUQUERQUE WITH KIDS AND EVERYBODY'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN CAME TO PICK THEM UP EXCEPT THE ONE KID. ALWAYS THE ONE. >> SO YOU STAY THERE AND HOPE SOMEBODY SHOWS UP. THEY DO EVENTUALLY, BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES HOURS. RIGHT, RIGHT. JUST THAT'S THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION. YES. >> I MEAN THE STATE LAWS, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING FOR THAT SITUATION. RIGHT, RIGHT. WHERE YOU'RE JUST FACED WITH A BUNCH OF BAD CHOICES. EXACTLY. >>

085PRESIDENT CORT, IF I MAY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. YES. >> SOMETHING TO CONSIDER HERE, MAYBE ADDING SOME LANGUAGE AROUND EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. FOR EXAMPLE, I CAN THINK OF A STUDENT MAYBE IN CRISIS -- RIGHT. >> --THAT WOULD NEED SOMETHING, PARENTS NOT AVAILABLE, ET CETERA. SO JUST A CONSIDERATION, SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. RIGHT. I JUST FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, ABSOLUTELY UNAVOIDABLE THAT IS OPEN TO A LOT OF INTERPRETATION. DO THEY HAVE TO DOCUMENT ANYWHERE LIKE I GAVE THE STUDENT A RIDE ON THIS DAY? BRING SOME SORT OF REPORT. MY OTHER THING IS THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OUR STAFF ARE PARENTS AND THEIR KIDS ARE FRIENDS WITH OTHER KIDS. SO LET'S SAY IT'S NOT NECESSARILY WORK RELATED, BUT I'VE BEEN IN A SITUATION WHERE MY DAUGHTER SAYS HER CLASSMATE DOESN'T HAVE A WAY TO

086GET TO THE SCHOOL. CAN I GO PICK THEM UP? SO I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS. I THOUGHT DOES THIS APPLY TO ME OR WOULD IT APPLY TO OTHER STAFF MEMBERS, RIGHT? YEAH, WE'LL PICK YOU UP ON OUR WAY TO SCHOOL OR BIRTHDAY PARTIES WHEN IT COMES TO GIFTS. IT'S NOT FROM NECESSARILY A PARENT, BUT THERE'S THAT BLURRY PART OF REAL LIFE. IS IT ALWAYS, I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS FOR ME THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS POLICY FOR ME WOULD BE, LIKE, THE ETHICAL PIECE. WE DON'T WANT STAFF GROOMING CHILDREN AND, YOU KNOW, BLACKMAILING FAMILIES AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I SEE THE LANGUAGE HERE, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW IT APPLIES TO LIKE REGULAR LIVING WHEN A KID NEEDS A RIDE TO SCHOOL OR RIDE HOME AFTER SCHOOL AND IT'S NOT

087LIKE AN EVERYDAY THING. NO. I AGREE. AS A TEACHER, IT WAS THE SAME THING WHERE MY KID'S FRIENDS WOULD NEED A RIDE HOME. YEAH. SO YOU'RE IN MOM MODE. PUT ON MY MOM HAT, BUT STILL I WAS A TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT. DID YOU TELL THEM WALK? GET OUT. PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER TENORIO, TO YOUR POINT ON THE GROOMING LANGUAGE, JUST TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION, 4B, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE UPDATED IN THIS NEW READING IS TO INCLUDE THIS PRECURSOR GROOMING AND OTHER SIMILAR BOUNDARY BLURRING BEHAVIORS. SO NOW WITH THAT IN THIS POLICY, THAT WOULD HELP ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MAYBE EVEN DOCUMENTED PERMISSION WHERE THERE'S PERMISSION FOR THE PARENT IF NOT AVAILABLE TO TRANSPORT, ALWAYS, NEVER ALONE, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS WE WOULD CONSIDER, JUST SOME CONSIDERATIONS AROUND AS

088FAR AS LANGUAGE. RIGHT. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT MAYBE PUTTING WITHIN ALL OF THE FORMS THE PARENTS FILL OUT, THAT'S ANOTHER FORM THEY FILL OUT, IF MY CHILD -- I DON'T KNOW. THAT GOES TOO FAR. PROBABLY, YEAH. I SEE. BOARD, HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT NUMBER 9? ARE YOU FEELING LIKE IT'S GOOD AND WE CAN MOVE ON? DO YOU WANT TO PUT ANY PARAMETERS ON THERE. I THINK I'M OKAY LEAVING NUMBER 9 AS IS. MAYBE NOT HAPPEN MORE THAN X AMOUNT OF TIMES? IF YOU'RE THE SPONSOR OF SOMETHING, YEAH, THERE WOULD BE MORE OPPORTUNITIES. LIKE THERE MIGHT BE TWO VERY UNAVOIDABLE TIMES. TWO IS A DECENT NUMBER. THEN IT STARTS TO GET THREE OR FOUR, THAT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A PATTERN NOW. I GUESS WE CAN PARAMETER OURSELVES INTO OBLIVION ON THAT ONE. TRUE. THINKING ABOUT

089LIKE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, IF A STUDENT IS IT NOT PICKED UP TWICE, THAT IS A CONVERSATION THE TEACHER WOULD THEN HAVE TO HAVE WITH THAT PARENT, BE LIKE LOOK, WE NEED TO LET'S FIGURE LIKE TWO TIMES, WHATEVER IT IS. HONESTLY, PROBABLY ONE TIME. I DON'T KNOW. I FEEL LIKE WE CAN MAYBE TRUST THE PROFESSIONALS TO SORT OF MANAGE THAT PIECE OF IT. LET'S FIGURE THIS OUT AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. I THINK WE CAN EMPOWER TEACHERS, OR WHOEVER IT IS. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO GIVE YOUR DAUGHTER MORE THAN TWO RIDES . TO FOR THAT TO US. DEFER TO THAT TO US. THAT'S MY ONLY PIECE. I'M THE ONE WHO BROUGHT THIS UP AND I'M LETTING IT STAND HOW IT IS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS CONVERSATION. I REALLY DO, MR. NOLAN. THE

090TIME THAT WE SPENT. I THINK IT'S GOOD JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF SCENARIOS . PRESIDENT, I'VE WAITED AN HOUR AND A HALF FOR SOMEONE TO PICK UP A KID FROM THE FIELD TRIP. AND CALL YOUR PARENTS RIGHT NOW. SO I THINK PUTTING TOO MANY RESTRICTIONS , MAYBE A REGULATION. IF YOU HAVE TOO MANY TIMES , YOU HAVE A DUTY TO REPORT TO YOUR ADMIN -- SOMETIMES IN THOSE TYPE OF CASES IT'S SOMETHING EXTREME . THAT IS TRUE. I ALSO WONDERED WHETHER SOME OTHER THINGS WERE MORE SUITED FOR REGULATION. THAT WAS THOSE IMMEDIATELY CALLED WITHIN 24 HOURS . THAT LANGUAGE WAS E AND F AND WHETHER THAT LEVEL OF MUST BE DONE IF YOU DON'T IMMEDIATELY CALL , YOU HAVE 48 HOURS TO GET THE REPORT TO THEM VIA EMAIL BUT MAYBE YOU JUST

091EMAIL THEM AND YOU DON'T IMMEDIATELY CALL THEM. I DON'T KNOW --DOES THAT BELONG IN POLICY, ALL OF THAT LANGUAGE OR IN REGULATION. I BELIEVE WE HAVE A SIMILAR DISCUSSION WITH THE FACT THAT IT IS STATE STATUTE THAT IS ASKING THE BOARD TO DEVELOP POLICY ON IT IS THE REASONING WHY WE ARE USING SO MUCH OF THAT EXACT STATE STATUTE LANGUAGE. BECAUSE OF THAT. SO IF THERE WAS THE DUTY TO REPORT TO SUPERINTENDENT IMMEDIATELY. AND I LOOK AT THIS AS ANY EMPLOYEE CAN REPORT IF THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY CAN TELL THE SUPERINTENDENT AND I NOTE THE ABSENCE OF AN ADMINISTRATOR AND THERE IT IS. IF A TEACHER REPORTS TO AN ADMIN OR REPORTS TO A TEACHER OR WHATEVER, THAT OBLIGATION IS FULFILLED , ISN'T IT , FOR THE PERSON'S DUTY TO REPORT. -- OR THEIR

092DESIGNATION. THAT WOULD BE THEN UP TO OUR OFFICE TO INVESTIGATE AND LOOK INTO THAT ETHICAL -- ARE THEY WORRIED ABOUT THE DISTRICT SWEEPING THINGS --ABOUT NOT REPORTING? I CAN'T REALLY ANSWER THAT QUESTION. WHAT DO THEY REALLY WANT. THIS IS ACTUALLY STATUTE, AND THE LEGISLATURE IS WORRIED ABOUT THESE THINGS. SO THIS IS ALL VERY EXPLICIT BY THE LEGISLATURE DIRECTING PED IN THE DISTRICT AND HOW ALL OF THAT WILL BE INTERACTED IF THE REPORT GOES FIRST TO PED AND THE DISTRICT HAS CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND IT GOES FIRST TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DOES IT TRIGGER A SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE STATUTES EXPRESS WITH THE BOARD CREATING POLICY THAT MEMORIALIZES THAT. THAT'S WHY IT'S THIS WAY AND IT'S BEEN OVER A SERIES OF MANY YEARS NOW WHERE THE LEGISLATURE KEEPS ENHANCING THESE REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE, OF COURSE, UNFORTUNATE THINGS

093THAT HAVE HAPPENED. SO THIS REALLY IS AN INCREASED EFFORT TO TRY TO KEEP UNFORTUNATE THINGS FROM HAPPENING. AND THE WORD IMMEDIATELY , WE JUST HAD A CLIENT THAT WE WRESTLED WITH OF WHAT DOES IMMEDIATELY MEAN WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE DAY. BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN DEFINED . I ASKED JESSE FOR A DEFINITION OF IMMEDIATELY. IT HAS TO BE IN POLICY AND I THINK UNTIL THE LEGISLATURE OR PED THROUGH RULEMAKING DEFINES IT , THEN WE DO -- I WOULD BE HESITANT FOR US TO DEFINE IT IN ANY PERMISSIVE SORT OF WAY SINCE THE WORD IS IMMEDIATELY. IF A TEACHER TELLS IT TO AN AP, IS IT THEIR DUTY TO REPORT THAN FULFILLED? NO. A PERSON HAS TO CALL THE SUPERINTENDENT? BUCK RIGHT. OKAY. THAT IS AN INTERESTING TRAINING SESSION. THERE SO MUCH

094TO FOLLOW THE CHAIN OF COMMAND . IF YOU NOTICE, THOUGH, MR. WOFFORD, IT DOES SAY THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY APPOINT A DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE TO ACTE ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BEHALF. THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL INVESTIGATE AND THAT BASICALLY KICKS OFF. THAT IS INVESTIGATING. RIGHT . OKAY. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT CORT, VICE PRESIDENT WOFFORD , I WILL GO THROUGH AS I RECEIVED THEM, HIS RECOMMENDATIONS AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN ME. MEMBER FRANK I WOULD DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO ONE PURPOSE CHANGING THE SECOND SENTENCE TO READ AS FOLLOWS. THIS POLICY MANDATES AN ATMOSPHERE OF MUTUAL RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING TOWARD STUDENTS AS WELL AS ENUMERATING THE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL OCCURRENCES OF ETHICAL MISCONDUCT AND ELIMINATING THE THIRD SENTENCE UNDER PURPOSE. THAT WAS ONE OF MR. FRANK'S FIRST RECOMMENDATIONS. WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THAT AGAIN.

095THE SECOND SENTENCE. THE RECOMMENDATION THIS POLICY MANDATES AN ATMOSPHERE OF MUTUAL RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING TOWARD STUDENTS AS WELL AS ENUMERATING THE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL OCCURRENCES OF ETHICAL MISCONDUCT. AND THEN ELIMINATE THE LAST SENTENCE . AS WELL AS ENUMERATING -- THE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL OCCURRENCES OF ETHICAL MISCONDUCT. BUT MY REASONING WAS THE USE OF THIS POLICY . THAT IS ALL. BY COMBINING THE TWO SENTENCES ELIMINATE THIS POLICY STATEMENTS . [ INAUDIBLE ] LET'S GO WITH IT. [ INAUDIBLE ] UNDER PURPOSE STATEMENT, THE RECOMMENDATION THE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY IS TO CHANGE THE WORD MANDATE AND OUTLINE ENUMERATE , ENCOURAGE, REQUIRE, AN ATMOSPHERE OF MUTUAL RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING TOWARD STUDENTS AND TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF ETHICAL MISCONDUCT WITHIN THE NEW MEXICO CODE OF ETHICS AND STANDARDS AND TO EXTEND THOSE STANDARDS TO

096ALL LCPS EMPLOYEES AND LCPS PARTNERS AS DEFINED IN THIS POLICY. SO SIMILAR RECOMMENDATIONS. YOU ARE DOING ONE SENTENCE TO REPLACE 3. AND IT SAYS THE SAME THING. THAT IS BASICALLY WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO ERR ON THE FAVOR OF VICE PRESIDENT WOFFORD . PRESIDENT CORT, VICE PRESIDENT WOFFORD , SINCE BOTH MEMBER FRANK AND VICE PRESIDENT WOFFORD I KNOW YOU WOULD PROPOSE A QUESTION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO USE THAT WORD -- MANDATE WAS THE WORD AND I SUGGESTED DO WE NEED REQUIRED OR ENUMERATE. WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY IS TO SET FORTH THE CRITERIA FOR AN ATMOSPHERE OF MUTUAL -- I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT WORD FITS BEST. I DON'T LIKE MANDATE. LET'S TRY ENUMERATE. I THOUGHT ENUMERATING WAS THE LAST PART. DID YOU GIVE HER

097A MANDATE ? I WAS JUST FOCUSING ON SENTENCE NUMBER TWO AND 3. WHERE DOES MANDATE COME IN? TWO. I SEE THAT. DO YOU LIKE ENCOURAGE? I DID USE A MANDATE IN THERE. ENCOURAGE OR REQUIRE. WE WANT TO REQUIRE AN ATMOSPHERE [ INAUDIBLE ] WE WANT TO GO STRONGER THAN ENCOURAGE. ESTABLISHES? [ INAUDIBLE ] ONE OF THOSE. WHAT I CAN DO IS USE ESTABLISH AND WE CAN REVISIT IT IN THE SECOND READING. THANK YOU. ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION FROM MEMBER FRANK UNDER DEFINITIONS. YOU ASK A GOOD QUESTION. DO WE NEED THE WORD UNSUPERVISED AND THAT IS THE STATUTE DEFINITION AND I FEEL THAT WOULD BE BEST TO LEAVE UNSUPERVISED IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU ALL. I THINK MY POINT WAS IT'S DEFINED SOMEWHERE ELSE AND TAKING CARE OF. IF IT IS STATUTE , THEN IT STANDS. I TEND

098TO LOOK AT THE CLEAN COPY ALL THE TIME AND IF I WERE LOOKING AT THE WHEN THAT IS HARD TO READ, I WOULD SEE THAT . BUT I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO DO IN THE FUTURE IS FOCUSED MORE ON THE CORRECTIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE. MEMBER FRANK -- I NEED -- IT SEEMED -- IN 3B -- CAN YOU SCROLL TO THAT , PLEASE? WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT ? IN DEFINITIONS. OKAY. LCPS PARTNERS --IT SO HARD TO READ THIS. YOU'RE SAYING THAT IS EXACTLY THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN IN THE STATUTE. SO WHAT I FIRST READ IT , I WAS THINKING THE VOLUNTEER WAS CONNECTED TO THE CONTRACTOR. AND IF YOU PUT IT, AFTER AN WORD EMPLOYEE, THAT TAKES CARE OF THAT. AND IT SEPARATES THEM. I THOUGHT WE SHOULD HAVE A COMMA

099AFTER THE WORD EMPLOYEE. I NOTICED THE SAME THING. -- THIS IS DEFINITELY WORTHY OF REVISITING. THIS IS A REALLY GOOD POINT. I THINK THE CHALLENGE, AND AGAIN, I WELCOME THE PROFESSIONAL WORD SMITHERS HERE. IT'S TWO UNSUPERVISED AND MODIFY ALL OF IT. SO I THINK THAT IS A CHALLENGE. AND I AGREE THAT WE NEED A COMMA. THE CONTRACTOR AND THE VOLUNTEER ARE TWO SEPARATE. BUT MAYBE WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS MOVE UNSUPERVISED TO THE BEGINNING TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IT MODIFIES ALL OF THEM. IN OTHER WORDS, IT DOESN'T APPLY TO EVERY CONTRACTOR. JUST A CONTRACTOR WHO HAS UNSUPERVISED CONTACT WITH STUDENTS. I THINK IT'S CLEAR AFTER YOU LIST THOSE PEOPLE AND YOU SAY WHO MAY HAVE UNSUPERVISED CONTACT WITH CHILDREN. TO ME , THAT SEEMS CLEAR. IF IT IS CLEAR TO ALL OF YOU,

100THEN I AGREE WITH MR. FRANK THAT WE NEED A COMMA THERE. IS THAT WHAT MR. FRANK IS SUGGESTING?>> YES. I WILL MAKE THAT CHANGE. IN 4C3 THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO REWORD IT AS CONDUCT CONFERENCES WITH STUDENTS AND CONFERENCES CONCERNING STUDENTS IN AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER. A LITTLE BIT MORE. I WILL REREAD THE RECOMMENDATION. CONDUCT CONFERENCES WITH STUDENTS AND CONFERENCES CONCERNING STUDENTS IN AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION AND IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER. WHEN YOU SAY CONFERENCES CONCERNING STUDENTS, WHO IS IT WITH IF IT IS NOT WITH THE STUDENT? HE COULD BE WITH TEACHER TO PARENT IS THE WAY I SEE THAT. THOSE ARE TWO EXAMPLES . IN THE ORIGINAL VERSION I HAD TO READ IT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND I THOUGHT WE COULD WRITE IT IN A WAY WHERE THAT'S NOT NECESSARY. I WILL

101MAKE THAT CHANGE AS WELL. AND ONE MORE RECOMMENDATION FROM MEMBER FRANK. 4C4 CHANGE TO NOT HAVE INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT WITH STUDENTS. RATHER THAN SAYING WITH ANY STUDENT? IT COULD BE ANY STUDENT OR STUDENTS. BUT I THOUGHT WHETHER OR NOT ON SCHOOL PROPERTY , THAT PRETTY MUCH COVERS EVERYTHING. SO WHY DO WE EVEN HAVE TO SAY IT . IF YOU JUST LEAVE IT NOT HAVE CONTACT --INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT WITH ANY STUDENT. EVER, ANYWHERE , AT ALL TIMES. NEVER HAVE INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT WITH ANY STUDENT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS UNNECESSARY. PUTTING IN THE PART ABOUT ON SCHOOL PROPERTY OR NOT ON SCHOOL PROPERTY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT COVER EVERY SINGLE POSSIBILITY? YOU ARE EITHER ON SCHOOL PROPERTY OR YOU AREN'T . THE POINT IS NEVER HAVE ANY INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT. I MEAN , IT'S A WAY TO ELIMINATE WORDS , BUT

102IF THE BOARD DOESN'T LIKE IT, I'M OKAY WITH THAT. IT IS BETTER TO BE CLEAR AND REDUNDANT RATHER THAN IN. I WILL SAY FROM THE OFFICES PERSPECTIVE IT'S NICE TO HAVE THAT LANGUAGE THERE SO THAT IT IS CLEAR IN SITUATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS WE ARE CONDUCTING WHERE THERE IS SOME KIND OF CONTACT EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING TO HAVE THE LANGUAGE TO LEAN ON. [ INAUDIBLE ] SPELLING IT OUT SIX CENTS. I AGREE. I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT THERE. I AM OKAY WITH THAT. FOUR . BUT IT SHOULD NOT JUST BE ON CAMPUS OR OFF CAMPUS. IT SHOULD BE AT SCHOOL EVENTS. ANYWHERE. >> I HAVE A COUPLE. ARE YOU DONE WITH THE COMMENTS -- THAT WAS ALL FROM MEMBER FRANK. I DO HAVE SEVERAL FROM VICE PRESIDENT WOFFORD. IT'S KIND OF CONNECTED . UNDER

1033 DEFINITIONS NUMBER A4. YOU SAID ANY OTHER BEHAVIOR INCLUDING ENTICING OR SOLICITOUS BEHAVIOR THAT IS REASONABLY APPARENT TO RESULT IN INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL CONTACT WITH A CHILD OR STUDENT OR TO INDUCE A CHILD INTO ENGAGING IN ILLEGAL, IMMORAL, OR OTHER PROHIBITED BEHAVIOR. BASED ON THE FOUR DEFINITIONS THAT INCLUDED THEIR, WHICH ONE IS MORE WHEN AN ADULT SHOWS INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT ON A PHONE OR COMPUTER OR PICTURE --WOULD GO UNDER THAT ONE? I BELIEVE THAT COULD COVER DEFINITION C. AND JUST AS A REMINDER IT IS DIRECT STATUTE. IS IT CLEAR ENOUGH FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD NOT BE DOING THAT. IT INCLUDES THAT -- THOSE THINGS? YES , AND WE ALSO HAVE , AND I DON'T REMEMBER IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD BUT ANOTHER POLICY THAT COVERS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION WITH STUDENTS , SOCIAL MEDIA

104, THAT THAT MAY COVER IN THE POLICY. IS IT IN THIS ONE? A SEPARATE ONE THAT THAT SPECIFIC CONCERN WOULD BE ADDRESSED. SHOULD BE IN THIS ONE? SHOULD IT BE IN BOTH? PRESIDENT CORT , I WOULD SAY , AND MAYBE THIS PARTIALLY ANSWERS THE QUESTION. WE STRUGGLE WITH IN THE ACTUAL STATUTE THEY ARE LISTING STATUTORY SECTIONS. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'S BODY HAVE DONE IS TRY TO ELIMINATE CITATIONS WITHIN, SO INSTEAD WE JUST ASSIGNED IT. SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OR ANY SEXUAL OFFENSE PROHIBITED BY THE NEW MEXICO CRIMINAL CODE, OR SEXUAL OFFENSES. THOSE REFER TO VERY LONG STATUTES. SO IT MAY BE HELPFUL WITH IN REGULATION BECAUSE IT WILL COVER BROADER --MORE CONDUCT THAN WE SPECIFICALLY DELINEATED. SO SOME OF THAT COULD BE FURTHER SPELLED OUT BUT THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARILY LONG POLICY IF WE

105HAD TRIED TO NOT ONLY INCORPORATE THE CORE A LOT BUT INCORPORATE THE UNDERLYING LAWS THAT ARE CROSS-REFERENCED WITHIN THE CORE LAW. THAT MAKES SURE WE ARE NOT LEAVING OUT ANYTHING AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THIS WAS BAD. EVEN LYRICS FROM SONGS. PLAYING A SONG THAT HAS EXPLICIT LYRICS OR SEXUALIZED LYRICS AND A LOT OF TIMES I DON'T KNOW HOW THESE PEOPLE THINK BUT THEY COULD ARGUE THAT THE INTENT WAS NOT FOR PURSUING A CHILD BUT THEY WERE STILL DOING THINGS IN A WAY THAT WAS BRINGING -- LIKE VIDEOS OR WHATEVER THIS EXPOSURE IS ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR WHATEVER THEY ARE DOING , THEY COULD ARGUE, WELL IT IS WHAT IT IS BUT THERE WAS NO INTENT TO DIRECTED OR PURSUE A CHILD IN THAT WAY. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? PERHAPS , I DON'T KNOW IF

106THE LANGUAGE EARLIER IN THIS POLICY REGARDING UNDUE INFLUENCE. PROHIBITING UNDUE INFLUENCE OVER STUDENTS WOULD COVER SOME OF THAT. THAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO? I THINK IT STARTS. IF I COULD MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT. THAT DEFINITION THAT MS. TENORIO IS REFERRING TO, THAT IS WHAT TRIGGERS REPORTING TO PD THE WRITTEN REPORT ALL THOSE DETAILS. BUT IN ADDITION TO THOSE DETAILS, WHICH WE REFER TO AS HOUSE BILL 128 , YOU HAVE THE ETHICAL MISCONDUCT , WHICH IS LESS PRESCRIPTIVE , A LITTLE BIT BROADER AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE LICENSE AND REPORTING ETHICAL VIOLATION OF STANDARDS , WHICH IS EXPANDED MORE BROADLY TO OTHER GROUPS. BUT THAT IS THE ONE THAT SAYS MORE BROAD THINGS LIKE EMPLOYEES SHALL NOT HAVE INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT WITH ANY STUDENT. SO NOT EXPLOIT OR UNDULY INFLUENCE THE STUDENT INTO ENGAGING IN

107ILLEGAL OR IMMORAL ACTE. THAT WILL GENERATE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF RESPONSE AND, IN FACT, IF IT'S A LICENSED EMPLOYEE IT WILL GENERATE A REPORT BY THE SUPERINTENDENT TO THE PD ETHICS BUREAU THAT IT WON'T NECESSARILY INSTIGATE , DEPENDING ON WHAT IT IS , THE WRITTEN REPORT AND ALL OF THAT BETWEEN PD AND LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE. SO THIS COVERS THOSE DETAILS AND MORE BROADLY ETHICAL MISCONDUCT. AND I THINK ONE WAY OR THE OTHER IT WILL BE CAPTURED AND IT WILL CERTAINLY GIVE HUMAN RESOURCES THE ABILITY TO INVESTIGATE AND TAKE WHATEVER APPROPRIATE ACTION THEY NEED TO TAKE AS WELL. AND IT SPECIFICALLY GBEBB INTERNET AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA IS THE POLICY THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE. GBEE AND IT IS INTERNET AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIFICALLY. [ INAUDIBLE ] THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

108I STILL THINK IF THERE'S A WAY TO WHATEVER IS CAPTURED IN GBEE , TO JUST INSERT THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE PART. THE OTHER ONE I HAD WAS ON POSITION NUMBER FOUR POSITION LETTER C NUMBER SEVEN. NEVER USE FOUL LANGUAGE WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH STUDENTS. I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT NOT JUST FOUL LANGUAGE BUT INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE. IF THEY ARE USING EVERY DAY WORDS BUT THEY USE THEM IN A WAY THAT'S AN APPROPRIATE , IT'S NOT JUST FOUL LANGUAGE IS LIKE CURSING. AND IS ALSO THE POINT OF INNUENDO. INSTEAD OF NEVER USE FOUL LANGUAGE I SUGGESTED USE APPROPRIATE CULTURAL CONVENTIONS AVOIDING OBSCENITY , DISPARAGEMENT OR INAPPROPRIATE INNUENDO. SURE. THAT'S GREAT. DOES IT FIT IN WITH THE STATEMENT THAT STARTS OUT IT HAS TO FLOW LIKE A SENTENCE. SO WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING TO MAKE SURE THAT

109IT FITS. EMPLOYEES SHALL USE APPROPRIATE SOCIAL CONVENTIONS. OKAY. COOL. >> I WILL USE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR NUMBER SEVEN ON THAT FROM VICE PRESIDENT WOFFORD. [ INAUDIBLE ] I'M GLAD THAT YOU CHANGED THAT. IF I WERE A STAFF MEMBER I COULD CURSE ANOTHER STAFF MEMBERS BUT NOT AT STUDENTS. OR YOUR ADMINISTRATORS. OCCASIONALLY. >> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GO THROUGH THE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS? SO WE COVERED VICE PRESIDENT WOFFORD'S RECOMMENDATIONS GOING BACK TO 30 -- T3. D3 A3 UNDER DEFINITIONS. I WOULD SUGGEST THEY ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE OF EACH OTHER. IT SHOULD BE AND OR. ADDING THAT. IT IS NOT JUST THIS OR THAT. A SMALL POINT. I HAVE MADE THAT NOTE. YOU JUST MENTIONED THE COLE PORTER LANGUAGE THAT WAS REMOVED IN THE 2024 REVISION. YOU ALSO MENTIONED FOR NUMBER 10 I KNOW I CAUGHT THE ERROR

110WITH THE WORD EXCEPT. YOU RECOMMENDED LANGUAGE WOULD BE EMPLOYEES SHALL ONLY USE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS WITH STUDENTS --I'M SORRY SHALL AVOID ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION WITH STUDENTS EXCEPT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. OR CLASSROOM PURPOSES. THAT IS NUMBER 10 . 4C10 EDUCATIONAL BROADENS IT. THIS WAS --YOU ALREADY CAUGHT THIS. WE PARTY TALKED ABOUT DEFINING IMMEDIATELY A TIME LINE FOR REPORTING . I DID HAVE SOME TROUBLE FOLLOWING THE BLUE AND THE RED. SOMETIMES IT WAS RED AND SOMETIMES IT WAS -- I BELIEVE IT'S JUST DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT WERE WORKING ON IT . A DIFFERENT COLOR WAS ASSIGNED. SO THE RHYME THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR HAD NO REASON. OKAY. THE DESIGNATED STUFF WE TALKED ABOUT PRONOUNS . I BELIEVE YOU HAD A QUESTION ABOUT G AT THE END. YES. A MATTER OF SUBSTANCE AS WELL. NUMBER ONE AND TWO . IDENTIFIES

111--WE DO NOT REPORT THIS UNLESS THE ALLEGATIONS WERE FALSE OR UNSUBSTANTIATED. AND THAT PHRASE AT THE END OF NUMBER ONE OR NUMBER TWO UNDER G BUT IN NUMBER 3 WE SAY WE WILL TELL ABOUT AN ALLEGATION OF CHILD ABUSE WHILE THEY ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION. SO IT SEEMS WE ARE SAYING THAT WE WOULD REPORT UNSUBSTANTIATED ALLEGATIONS THERE. AGAIN , I APOLOGIZE FOR CONTINUING TO SAY THIS OVER AND OVER. IT IS INTERESTING AND I FIND IT CONFUSING . IT IS STATUTE LANGUAGE DIRECTLY. DO WE WANT TO CHANGE ANY OF THAT STATUTE LANGUAGE TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IF SOMETHING IS NOT --THEY HAD IT UP ABOVE. UNLESS THE ALLEGATIONS WERE FALSE BUT WE ARE REPORTING AND WE ARE NULLIFYING NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO IF WE REPORT AND UNSUBSTANTIATED ACCUSATION OF ABUSE. DOES THIS MAKE SENSE? DUDE

112READ NUMBER 3 AND SEE WHAT IT IS SAYING. 'S BUT CAN I OFFER SOME WORDS OF WISDOM? I THINK THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO IS IT IS JUST UNDER INVESTIGATION AND THAT WOULD LIKELY BE LIKE A LOCAL SCHOOL SCHOOL DISTRICT INVESTIGATING AND NUMBER 3 IT'S A PROFESSIONAL LICENSE. THAT WOULD BE THE ETHICS BUREAU. IF A PERSON HAS A CERTIFICATE OR IF IT HAS BEEN DENIED OR REVOKED DUE TO A FINDING OR WHY ARGAY SHIN'S WERE PENDING OR UNDER INVESTIGATION, THAT HAS TO DO WITH HAVING TO DO WITH A LICENSE. SO YOU WOULD REPORT THAT AND DISCLOSE THAT EVEN IF IT WAS STILL PENDING AND UNSUBSTANTIATED. OR EVEN THE ALLEGATION --THE LICENSING BUREAU WAS INVESTIGATING IT FOR THE ALLEGATIONS WERE STILL PENDING. YOU WOULD REPORT THAT. WHERE THE OTHER TWO IF THE ALLEGATIONS

113IF AN INVESTIGATION, LET'S SAY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DID AN INVESTIGATION AND REACH THE CONCLUSION IT WAS UNSUBSTANTIATED, I WOULD NOT BE REPORTED. MANY OF THOSE AT THE INVESTIGATORY STAGE GO TO THE BUREAU. THE ETHICS BUREAU. SO IT MIGHT BE THAT WE DID NOT SUBSTANTIATED BUT NOW THE ETHICS BUREAU HAS PICKED IT UP IN THE INVESTIGATION IS PENDING, SO YOU WOULD BE REPORTING IT UNDER G3 AND NOT G1. IF THE PEG WAS INVESTIGATING OR TAKING ACTION OF THE LICENSE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CAN I ASK A FOLLOW-UP ON THAT? WHEN IT SAYS UNLESS THE ALLEGATIONS WITH FALSE OR UNSUBSTANTIATED, YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT IN THERE? CAN YOU BRING IT TO THE TOP OF THE SENTENCE? IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT TO TAKE IN JUST TO KIND OF DISMISS WHAT THAT LAST PHRASE -- IS QUOTED

114DIRECTLY. BY COMMITTEE. THAT IS THE ANSWER, ISN'T IT? SO , PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER TENORIO, WHAT MODIFIES WHAT. IT'S HARD TO SAY UNLESS THE ALLEGATIONS WERE FALSE OR UNSUBSTANTIATED, THAT MODIFIES HAS EVER BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR. YOU HAVE TO START THERE TO GET TO THE CONCLUSION. AND WE ACTUALLY PLAYED AROUND WITH A WAY TO BREAK IT UP AND WE JUST COULD NOT GET PAST POTENTIALLY CHANGING THE MEANING OF THE STATUTE. AND I WILL TELL YOU HAVING EXPERIENCED THIS WITH MANY DISTRICTS, THIS NEW LAW, WHICH IS NOT BRAND-NEW BUT IT IS NEWER IS A VERY BIG DEAL RIGHT NOW. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOUR INSURANCE CARRIER . IT IS IMPORTANT IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ARENA AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE PD AND LEGISLATURE. LICENSING BUREAUS. EVERY DIVISION POSSIBLE. SO I AM A LITTLE BIT HESITANT TO SECOND-GUESS

115, ALTHOUGH I WILL SAY, AND I HOPE IT BRINGS YOU COMFORT. WE DID TRY. AND KIND OF TALK OURSELVES OUT OF IT. THE ONE THING I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT BECAUSE , FOR EXAMPLE, AND I'M LOOKING AT THE STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, WHERE YOU SEE US BEING VERY STRICT ABOUT THE WORDING IT IS THE STATUTES THAT CODIFIED HOUSE BILL 128. ON THE ETHICS PROVISIONS THE STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT FOR LICENSURE, THOSE YOU'VE ALREADY REVIEWED AND MAJOR CHANGES SO WE REALLY TRIED TO STAY AWAY FROM OTHER THAN MAKING SOME GRAMMATICAL FLOW CORRECTIONS. WE STAYED AWAY FROM SECOND-GUESSING THOSE. BUT NOW THAT MEMBER TENORIO GOT UP THE TECHNOLOGY PIECE , I SEE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF ONCE THAT WERE NOT --THAT WERE LEFT OUT OF THE PRIOR REVIEW. THE ONE THAT MR. NOLAN WAS

116REMEMBERING . WE DIDN'T EVEN REVISIT. SO , FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THOSE STANDARDS IS SHOULD NOT USE SCHOOL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT, HARDWARE OR INTERNET ACCESS TO VIEW DOWNLOADER DISPLAY, STORE, PRINT PORNOGRAPHIC IMAGES OR ADVERTISEMENTS OR SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTIONS OF LANGUAGE. THAT GETS IN A DETAILED WAY WHAT MEMBER TENORIO WAS BRINGING UP. IT MAKES ME WONDER IF IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR US TO TAKE THE STANDARDS AND IT MAY BE THAT WE CROSS-REFERENCE THOSE OTHER POLICIES BUT THAT YOU CAN VISUALLY SEE WHAT GOT PUT IN , WHAT GOT PUT IN LITERALLY AND WHAT GOT PUT IN IN A VARIED WAY EMMA GOT LEFT OUT IN CASE YOU WANT TO PUT SOMETHING THAT GOT LEFT OUT. WE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DO THAT. WE WERE TO INCORPORATE HOUSE BILL 128 AND WHEN IT CAME TO THE ETHICAL

117STANDARDS , WE PRETTY MUCH JUST HONOR THE DECISIONS THAT YOU MADE. BUT GIVEN THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT UP SOME OF THESE NEW CONCERNS ARE A RESULT OF THINGS THAT THE BOARD HAS SEEN AND EXPERIENCED. IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO JUST SHOW YOU THE LAW. WE WON'T ATTEMPT TO DO IT OURSELVES BUT SHOW YOU THE OTHER PROVISIONS AND YOU CAN COMPARE AND IF THERE SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD EXPLICITLY, WE COULD ADD IT. DOES THAT SOUND OKAY? YEAH. I THINK THAT SOUNDS FINE. I DON'T WANT TO CREATE TOO MUCH REDUNDANCY . IT IS ALREADY HERE BUT NOW ARE PUTTING IT OVER HERE. THAT WILL COME LATER AND WE WILL HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH OUR CHOICES. THANK YOU. ONE LITTLE POINT. IS THE REASON WHY AT THE END OF NUMBER TWO WE HAVE

118THE WORD OR BUT NOT AT THE END OF NUMBER ONE? I SEE IT AT THE VERY END. IS IT SERVING AT THAT LIST? THE FIRST ENTRY ENDING WITH A SEMICOLON OR -- YES. ARE YOU WONDERING WHY THERE'S NOT THAT FOR NUMBER ONE AS WELL? I THINK GRAMMATICALLY, WE HAVE A LIST LIKE THAT WITH SEMICOLONS DIVIDING THE LIST YOU WOULD PUT THAT BEFORE THE LAST ONE. OKAY. >> [ INAUDIBLE ] ALL RIGHT. HOW ARE WE DOING? WE PUT YOU THROUGH THE RINGER ON THIS ONE. ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO ADD SOMETHING ELSE WE WERE HOPING TO ADD FOR THE SECOND READING THAT I WILL TRY TO INCORPORATE AND GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON OUR SOME SELF REPORTING LANGUAGE FOR THE CURRENT STAFF WHEN THERE IS AN ARREST STORY CHARGE A REQUIREMENT THAT THEY SELF-REPORT. THAT IS

119SOMETHING ELSE WE PLAN TO INCLUDE IN THE SECOND READING WITH ALL OF THESE REVISIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR TIME. THIS IS A REALLY BIG POLICY. A LOT OF CHANGES. NOW WE GET TO BE GRACED WITH YOUR PRESENCE ONE MORE TIME FOR POLICY KHB. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD , I HAVE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THE FIRST READING OF POLICY KHB, WHICH IF I MAY BRIEFLY IS DESIGNED TO WORK ALONGSIDE SEVERAL EXISTING LCPS POLICIES AS INDICATED IN THE RELATED ENTRIES. THEY ALREADY ADDRESSED VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SOLICITATION, DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS, SPONSORSHIPS, STUDENT PRIVACY AND WELLNESS. KHB DOES NOT DUPLICATE THE RULES. IT CENTRALIZES AND HOPEFULLY UPDATES HOW ADVERTISING AND MARKETING SHOP FUNCTION WITHIN THE DISTRICT. UPON BOARD APPROVAL, IT WILL SERVE AS AN UMBRELLA POLICY

120OF SORTS THAT ALIGNS ALL ADVERTISING AND MARKETING ACTIVITIES WITH EXISTING LCPS POLICIES AND REGULATIONS. AND WHILE POLICIES LIKE THOSE ENLISTED AND RELATED POLICIES FOCUS ON SPECIFIC AREAS LIKE MATERIAL, DISTRIBUTION, SOLICITATION, HEALTH, NUTRITION AND WELLNESS, KHB CREATES CLEAR DISTRICTWIDE STANDARDS TO ENSURE THAT ALL OUR PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES SUPPORT LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS MISSION AND PROTECTS STUDENTS AND MAINTAINS OUR BRAND . I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MEMBER TENORIO FOR HER REVIEW OF THIS POLICY AND RECOMMENDED FORMATTING CHANGES. I AM EXTREMELY RUSTY IN POLICY. AND MISS GALLEGOS FOR HER INITIAL LEGAL REVIEW. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION THAT MISS GALLEGOS RECOMMENDED THE SECOND READING BUT THE BOARD CONSIDER INCLUDING SOME LANGUAGE FROM LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISERS THAT INCLUDES TIME SCHEDULES, PLACEMENTS IN TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT SHOULD THE DISTRICT GO INTO AN AREA WHERE

121WE ARE LEASING SPACE , AND I WILL PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE. FIELD OF DREAMS . CITIZENS BANK HAS SOME SPACE BUT COMMUNITY OUTREACH HAD THE FORESIGHT TO PUT IN LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH THAT. SO PRE-POLICY WE HAD THOUGHT OF THAT RECOMMENDATION. MOVING FORWARD IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE FEEDBACK FROM MEMBER TENORIO, IT DOES NOT ADDRESS CLOTHING, LETTERHEAD, OFFICE SUPPLIES, OR RELATED ITEMS THAT COULD BE CONSTRUED AS ADVERTISING AND MARKETING. IT WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THIS MIGHT BE THE TIME THAT THE DISTRICT REGISTER A TRADEMARK TO CREATE A PUBLIC RECORD OF OWNERSHIP . IT ALSO GIVES THE DISTRICT STRONGER LEGAL TOOLS TO STOP UNAUTHORIZED OR IMPROPER USE. WITH THAT I STAND READY FOR YOUR FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATIONS. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH . I WILL START. I CANNOT PULL UP THE EMAIL THAT I SENT YOU. THAT WAS MY

122ONLY COPY. DO YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE ANYTHING? THIS IS YOURS. I CAN BRING IT TO YOU. YES. ON THE FIRST ONE ON PURPOSE AND ANY TIME YOU SEE THE INDENTATION I ASKED THAT WE REMOVE THAT IN THE FIRST MENTION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ACTUALLY NAME LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS UNDER PURPOSE. THAT IS WHAT I RECOMMENDED ON THAT ONE. NUMBER 3 , I RECOMMENDED THAT THEY REMOVE THE NUMBERED ITEMS AFTER GENERAL GUIDELINES BECAUSE THIS SHOULD EITHER BE 3 , ABCD AND I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S NEEDED. AND THAT WOULD APPLY ALSO TO NUMBER FOUR UNDER ADVERTISING VENUES AND FIVE UNDER RELATED ADVERTISING. AND UNDER ADVERTISING VENUES IT LISTED SCHOOL FACILITIES EVENTS, PRINT PUBLICATIONS AND SPONSORSHIP RECOGNITION. JUST CALLING INTO QUESTION WITH THAT ALSO INCLUDE CLOTHING, FASHION, AND SPORTS ACCESSORIES LIKE EARRINGS AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES

123WITH THAT. OFFICE SUPPLIES AND NOTEBOOKS AND DISTRICT MADE GIFTS. ALL THE BEAUTIFUL CRAFTWORK THAT STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO MAKE DOES THAT NEED TO GO THROUGH APPROVAL? BECAUSE THAT IS PRETTY MUCH BRANDED BECAUSE IT IS FROM HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF I HAD A PART IN THIS COMING UP , BUT I DO REMEMBER IN MY LAST CAMPAIGN THERE WAS A CANDIDATE AND I WOULD COME ACROSS THE FLYERS AS I WAS KNOCKING ON DOORS AND THE FIRE HAD THE LCPS LOGO ON IT AND I WAS LIKE , IS THAT ALLOWED? IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE ENDORSING THIS CANDIDATE , WHICH DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT TO ME. AND AT THE TIME I THINK THE POLICY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SO THIS PROBABLY COVER THAT. AND I THINK BECAUSE OF THAT I WENT AHEAD AND MADE A BANNER. WITH

124A HUGE LCPS LOGO BUT IT SAYS BOARD MEMBER AT YOUR SERVICE. BUT IF THIS WERE TO PASS , MAYBE I WOULD NEED PERMISSION TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT MADE. SO I THINK THAT IS ABOUT ALL I HAD. AND THE LAST ONE IT SAID ADD PERIODS AT THE END OF THE SENTENCES. JUST FOR CONSISTENCY. THAT IS IT. THANK YOU. THOSE CHANGES SOUND GREAT TO ME. THIS IS PRIMARILY FOR PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT THAT WANT TO ADVERTISE. CITIZENS BANK. WHATEVER. OKAY. CEASE AND DESIST.>> CORRECT. IT LAYS THE FOUNDATION AND THE GUIDANCE FOR THAT AND ALSO ALLOWS FOR THE DISTRICT TO HAVE SOME CONTROL OVER HOW THE LOGO IS USED IN OUTSIDE ADVERTISEMENTS AND I WOULD REFER TO MISS GALLEGOS FOR THE GUIDANCE ON WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO TRADEMARK THE LOGO AND HOW THAT WOULD

125IMPACT PERMISSIONS MOVING FORWARD. WHAT THIS DOES IS IT STREAMLINES THE APPROVAL PROCESS AND THE SUPERINTENDENT DESIGNATES TO MAKE THOSE APPROVALS. IF I MAY, IT ALSO TAKES AWAY THE DECISION-MAKING ON BEHALF OF PRINCIPALS THAT HAVE TO CONSTANTLY REVIEW SUBMISSIONS FOR BANNERS , FOR ANY TYPE OF ADVERTISING ON THEIR SCHOOLS, AND THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB BUT THIS PROVIDES SOME CONSISTENCY AND CLARITY THAT COULD HELP GUIDE THOSE DECISIONS AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL BECAUSE IT HAS OVERSIGHT FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT. DO WE WANT TO DEFER TO HER? I WILL BRIEFLY SAY , I RECALLED THE SAME SITUATION , AND THAT IS WHAT PROMPTED ME TO MENTION TO MS. JAMISON THE TRADEMARKING. IT WOULD GIVE THE DISTRICT MORE LEVERAGE AND MORE CONTROL. SO THEY'RE SORT OF A COMMON-LAW DEFAULT TRADEMARK THAT GIVES US SOME CONTROL, BUT WHAT WOULD GIVE US

126THE MOST LEVERAGE AND CONTROL WOULD BE A FORMAL TRADEMARK. I DO RECOMMEND THAT. AND I AGREE WITH THE NEED FOR THIS POLICY. I THINK THAT THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. BUT YOU THINK ABOUT INCONSISTENCIES. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SPACE OR SPONSORSHIP, WHAT IS REALLY MEAN AND STANDARDIZING THAT A BIT TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ACROSS THE DISTRICT IS DEFINITELY VERY WISE. ABSOLUTELY. BOARD MEMBERS? I WONDERED UNDER NUMBER FIVE, PROHIBITED ADVERTISING. THEY PROHIBIT ADVERTISING AND THEN 3 ARE ILLUMINATED. I WONDERED --I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT BELONG TO. OR WHAT I WAS NOT THINKING ABOUT WAS WHAT WENT THROUGH MY MIND. THIS IS OUR FIRST READ ON THIS POLICY. WHAT HAVE I NOT THOUGHT ABOUT IN THE WORD EXPLOIT IN NUMBER 3 CITIZENS BANK IS FABULOUS. THEY DON'T SO MUCH FOR US BUT THEIR NAME IS ON THE MARQUEE.

127AND THAT IS FOR COMMERCIAL GAIN. WE WERE ON THE SAME PAGE. IT WAS NUMBER 3 UNDER PROHIBITIVE ADVERTISING. THERE IS COMMERCIAL GAIN THAT IS IMPLICIT IN THE ADVERTISING. WHAT IS EXPLOITING STUDENTS AND DO WE NEED TO DEFINE WHAT IT IS BECAUSE IT'S ALL FOR COMMERCIAL GAIN. IN A GOOD WAY. I WILL DEFER TO MISS GALLEGOS AND THE SUPERINTENDENT AND I BELIEVE THAT ARRANGEMENTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH CORPORATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS LIKE CITIZENS BANK ARE COVERED UNDER THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS POLICY AND THROUGH A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND AGREEMENTS THAT COULD BE NICOTIANA OR SOMEHOW CLARIFIED RIGHT. IN -- SHE CITED TO WHAT WAS DONE IN THAT SITUATION WITH THE MARQUEE. THE KEY IS THAT YOU CANNOT GIVE A GIFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS. SPONSORSHIPS. SEVERAL VENDORS AND OTHER SPONSORED THE BIG BACK TO SCHOOL STATE OF THE DISTRICT. THERE

128WAS A FEE FOR THAT. SO IT'S NOT A GIFT. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE PURPOSE BEHIND THIS IS TO NOT BE OVERLY PRESCRIPTIVE. I THINK THE PRESCRIPTIVE MISS IN THIS CASE SHOULD COME FROM THE REGULATION THROUGH EXPERIENCE AND BE ORGANIC BUT IT'S TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR THAT WE ARE NOT GETTING A GIFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS AND WE ARE NOT DOING SOMETHING ADVERSE TO THE DISTRICT INTEREST , WHICH PRESUMABLY IS ALWAYS WHAT IS IN THE STUDENT'S INTERESTS. THE ONE THING WE WILL DEFINITELY BE DOING FOR THE SECOND READING THAT MS. JAMISON AND I DISCUSSED IS TAKING THE RULES THAT GOVERN ADVERTISEMENTS ON BUSES BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A LONGER LIST. ON WHAT TYPE OF ADVERTISING SHOULD BE PROHIBITED AND YOU WILL SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE LANGUAGE ON THAT. AND I DON'T

129RECALL OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. [ INAUDIBLE ] I WENT TO THE WRONG HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS SORT OF NOT RELATED BUT ARE THE SCHOOLS GENERATING REVENUE FROM JOE'S PLUMBING IF THEY WANT TO PUT A SIGN UP IN THE TEACHERS LOUNGE OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE? WE ARE. YES . IT DEPENDS ON THE SCHOOL. THEY WILL SELL ADVERTISING SPACE FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS USUALLY FOR STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND ADVISORY COUNCILS AND FOR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT NEED TO FUND RAISE . THANK YOU. A LITTLE THING. AT THE END. WHERE IT SAYS THE DISTRICT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AMEND OR REVOKE ANY ADVERTISING AGREEMENTS THAT THEY FIND BEING CONSISTENT WITH EDUCATIONAL PRIORITIES. DO WE WANT TO BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT EDUCATIONAL PRIORITIES? LIKE BASICALLY OUR PRIORITIES ? INSTEAD OF JUST EDUCATIONAL PRIORITIES. I KNOW WE'VE

130ALREADY USED THAT WORD IN THIS SENTENCE. BUT CONSISTENT WITH OUR EDUCATIONAL PRIORITIES. ARE YOU SUGGESTING WE INCLUDE THAT WORD OR SPECIFIC TO LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS YOU MENTIONED THE DISTRICT IS ALREADY IN THERE IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION -- I THINK THAT DOESN'T. AT THE VERY END. USA LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS --BLAH, BLAH, BLAH IF IT STARTS BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE DISTRICTS PRIORITIES TO BE EVEN MORE SPECIFIC. SO NOTED. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU . I APPRECIATE IT. I DID HAVE A QUESTION. IF I COME ACROSS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE FLYERS OR SOMEONE ELSE DID, WHO DID THEY GO TO? ARE YOU REFERRING -- LIKE A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN? BUT IF YOU FIND IT BEING USED IN WEIGHT SHOULD NOT BE USED? I'M SAYING A PUBLIC PERSON FINDS IT AND THEY WANT TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION.

131I THINK THE MECHANISM WE HAVE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW IS PUBLIC COMMENT OR PUBLIC IN PUTTING ON HER WEBSITE OR THEY WILL CALL NORMALLY THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY RECOURSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. SPOT UNTIL WE TRADEMARK IT. SO , LIKE I SAY, WE COULD DO A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH ON WHAT WE CAN LEVERAGE IN THE SITUATION THAT YOU ARE REFERENCING . APPARENTLY AT WALMART THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF T-SHIRTS USING OUR LOGO. WE HAVE NO POLICY SO THERE ARE COUPLE OF FACTORS. TO JUMP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CAMPAIGN DID NOT SEEM WISE. NOW WE HAVE A POLICY AND THERE ARE SOME CASE LAW THAT SUPPORT THAT PATTERN AND PRACTICE COULD CREATE SOME RIGHTS BUT WE HAVE SOME CHALLENGES THAT WAS

132NOT ENFORCED PREVIOUSLY. THE SAFEST AND CLEANEST THING WOULD BE TO TRADE MARKET AND I CAN DO AN OUTLINE OF WHAT LEVERAGE WE MIGHT HAVE ABSENT A TRADEMARK. BUT THE PAST PRACTICE OF LOOKING THE OTHER WAY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES IS GOING TO BE INHERENT LIMITATION. THAT REMINDS ME. DESIST TRANSFER LIKE A TARGET YOU CAN GET A CENTENNIAL OR MAYFIELD SWEATER . SPORTS ACCESSORIES. >> DO THEY PAY FOR THE RIGHT TO USE THOSE? BUT THEY DO NOT , AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT TRADEMARKING THE LOGO THAT WE HAVE FOR THE SCHOOL LOGOS THAT THEY WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE TRADEMARKED IF I'M CORRECT FOR LICENSING AND USAGE. NOW I FEEL BAD FOR HAVING BOUGHT A HAT IN THE SWEATER. BUT IF YOU ARE USING IT IN A DEROGATORY WAY, IF IT'S

133TO SUPPORT AND BE A FAN, WE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT. AND WE ARE NOT STICKING IT TO ANY POLITICS OR IDEOLOGY. LET'S BE FAIR. AND I'M NOT SURE IF THE POLICY COULD PROVIDE OR IF THERE IS SOME LEGAL LANGUAGE THAT WE COULD IN GOOD FAITH ALLOW ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY LIKE WALMART DOESN'T NEED HER MONEY BUT SPORTS ACCESSORIES IS A LOCAL, HOMEGROWN BUSINESS THAT I WOULD NOT WANT TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT. I WOULD NEVER WANT ANY POLICY TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT THAT. I'M NOT SURE IF WE COULD WEAVE THAT INTO POLICY. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. I THINK WE ARE GOOD. AND NOW , WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE FAMILY STABILIZATION GRANT. IF I MAY , I JUST WANTED TO MENTION AS YOU LISTEN TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS UPDATE , AN INITIATIVE THAT DIRECTLY ALIGNS WITH THE STRATEGIC

134PLAN EFFORTS IN THE CONVERSATION WE HAD FRIDAY AROUND THE QUESTIONS. THAT YOU BROUGHT UP. AND THE GOAL HERE IS TO ELIMINATE TRUE HURDLES FOR FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DR. LOZANO. SPOT GOOD EVENING , PRESIDENT CORT, VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ... I'M SORRY THAT I MISSED YOU ON FRIDAY. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE UPDATES FROM THE BOARD RETREAT. ARE YOU FEELING BETTER? I TRIED TO WATCH FOR A SECOND AND I WAS OUT. I HAD THE FLU. THANK YOU FOR ASKING. WITH THAT I'M HERE TODAY TO FINISH OFF ON A GOOD NOTE ON TWO OF THE PROGRAMS WE'VE IMPLEMENTED THE SCHOOL YEAR AND I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT OUR TEAM IS DONE. I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE THE ONES DOING THE WORK. I

135WILL START WITH THE FEDERAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR AND OVERSEAS THE PROGRAM AND WORKS NOT ONLY HERE IN THE DISTRICT HAS A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR PARTNERS WITH THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND ALSO CARLA , THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO HELP ME OUT IN MAKING SURE WE HIT ALL THE MAJOR POINTS WITH THIS UPDATE THIS EVENING. FIRST , I KNOW WE MENTIONED THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES. TWO PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE EMBARKED ON THE SCHOOL YEAR IS THE FAMILY STABILIZATION PILOT PROGRAM. WE RECEIVED A CALL AND AN EMAIL EARLY IN THE FALL REQUESTING TO MEET WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND OTHERS OFFERING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THIS PILOT. I'M GLAD WE TOOK IT VANTAGE OF IT AND PROVIDED YOU WITH MORE INFORMATION. THE SECOND PROGRAM IS THE GUARANTEED PAYMENT FOR ATTENDANCE, WHICH I

136WILL PROVIDE YOU INFORMATION ON AND THESE ARE TWO SEPARATE PROGRAMS AND THEY ARE LEGISLATIVELY FUNDED. THEY ARE NOT FEDERAL PROGRAMS. THEY ARE FUNDED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT. THERE'S A CLOSE ALIGNMENT WITH THESE EFFORTS NOT ONLY TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN BUT THE OVERALL WELLNESS FRAMEWORK AND HOW WE SUPPORT STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO LEARN AT SCHOOL. REAL QUICKLY I WILL START WITH THE FAMILY STABILIZATION PILOT PROJECT. THERE ARE ONLY A FEW DISTRICTS IN NEW MEXICO IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM. ALBUQUERQUE WAS THE FIRST ONE LAST YEAR WE WERE ALLOTTED 1.4 MILLION SPECIFICALLY FOR LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FULL IMPLEMENTATION BEGIN JANUARY 226. I BELIEVE YOU APPROVED THE FUNDING FOR THE DISTRICT AT A SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING IN OCTOBER , SO BY THE TIME WE GOT EVERYTHING GOING AND RECEIVED THE FUNDS, FULL IMPLEMENTATION

137OCCURRED IN JANUARY. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS PILOT IS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITY. ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT THE WAY THIS IS WRITTEN IS IT WAS BROAD. I KNOW THAT RAY WORKS WITH THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BUT THEY ARE FLEXIBLE WITH HOW WE SPEND THE MONEY AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILIES AND STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED. WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO CARLA WHO WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION AND STRUCTURES WE PUT IN PLACE TO PUT THIS PROJECT INTO MOTION. SPOT ANYTHING -- GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU ABOUT HOW WE GOT STARTED. THE FIRST PART IS OVERSIGHT OF STAFFING AND OUTREACH AND REFERRALS HANDLED BY LCPS FEDERAL PROGRAM STAFF. WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE 3 ADDITIONAL NAVIGATORS AND

138WE ARE PROVIDING EXTRA AGREEMENTS TO THE CURRENT STAFF THAT ARE IN THE FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THERE WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE RECEIVING DIRECT SUPPORT THROUGH EITHER A NAVIGATOR. 3 THROUGH A NAVIGATOR AND ONE THROUGH THE EXTRA HOURS AGREEMENTS WITH ADDITIONAL STAFF. THE GOAL WITH THE FUNDING WE RECEIVED WAS TO REACH 100 REFERRALS . TO DATE , YOU WILL SEE LATER WE HAD 125 REFERRALS WHEN WE SUBMITTED THIS. WE WERE AT 135 THIS MORNING. SO THAT WAS THE GOAL OF 100. WE EXCEEDED IT SO FAR AS THE TEAM HAS GONE THROUGH THE REFERRAL PROCESS. FAMILIES HAVE NOT QUALIFIED. WE HAVE QUALIFIED 100 SO FAR SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THOSE FAMILIES FIRST , AND THEN IF THERE IS ADDITIONAL FUNDING LEFT OVER, WE WILL GO TO THE REST OF THE FAMILIES

139THAT HAVE BEEN REFERRED. THE MAIN PARTNER WITH THIS THROUGH AN RP PROCESS IS THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. THEY ARE THE FISCAL AGENT FOR THE FLEX FUNDING COMPONENT. THEY ARE MANAGING $932,000 OF THE 1.4 MILLION. AND THAT IS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH US. THEY PROVIDED FOUR DEBIT CARDS THAT NAVIGATORS USE. THEY USE THEM FOR SMALLER PURCHASES SUCH AS CLOTHING , EMERGENCY HOTEL STAYS, A VARIETY OF PURCHASES THAT THEY CAN DO. FOR THE LARGER PURCHASES THEY WRITE CHECKS DIRECTLY TO THOSE VENDORS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE VETTING PROCESS TO PROVIDE LARGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. THERE IS NO CASH EVER EXCHANGED. NOTHING IS EVER GIVEN DIRECTLY TO THE FAMILIES. THE NAVIGATORS ARE HANDLING ALL OF THE FINANCIAL PORTIONS OF THAT, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH DEBIT CARDS OR THROUGH CHECKS DIRECTLY TO THE ENTITIES THAT WE ARE PAYING. THEY

140THEN GET RECEIPTS. THEY WORK TOGETHER WITH IMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS AND OUR ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN TO ENSURE THAT ALL THAT ACCOUNTING HAS TAKEN PLACE AND RFR'S ARE SUBMITTED TO THE STATE. SO FAR WE HAVE GOTTEN TWO INVOICES FROM THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR OVER 70 THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE LAST SECTION ON THE SLIDE IS THE CROSS DEPARTMENT COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND DIRECTLY WITH SCHOOLS. ONE I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS [ INAUDIBLE ] THEY ARE COMING TOGETHER WITH NAVIGATORS. ONCE THEY GET TO THE FIRST REFERRAL AND DETERMINING WHAT THE NEEDS ARE OF THE FAMILY, THEY HAVE A GRANT THROUGH THE STATE AS WELL WHERE THEY CAN TAKE OVER MANAGEMENT AFTER THAT. SO THE GOAL IS TO GET FAMILIES STABILIZED BY JUNE WHEN THE FUNDS AND BUT THEY COME IN TO HELP WITH

141CASE MANAGEMENT HELPING TO SEEK JOBS, ENSURING THAT STUDENTS ARE ON TRACK IN MEETING THEIR GOALS AS WELL. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNERSHIP AND WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THEY'RE DOING WITH US. SO I WANT TO TALK TO LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR ROLLOUT IN THE PROCESS THAT WE DID. AS SOON AS WE KNEW THAT WE WERE GETTING CLOSE TO HAVING THE MONEY AND IT WAS GOING TO GO THROUGH WE STARTED WORKING WITH A STAFF AND HIRING THE NAVIGATORS AND WE WORKED TOGETHER WITH THEM TO DEVELOP A REFERRAL PROCESS. THAT REFERRAL PROCESS , WE WORKED ON IT AND GAVE IT OUT TO THEM AND THEY VETTED IT AND MADE SURE IT WAS GOING TO WORK AND MADE REVISIONS AND I CREATED AN ONLINE REFERRAL SYSTEM THROUGH SHAREPOINT . THE SCHOOLS ALREADY USE SHAREPOINT TO GET PURCHASE ORDER

142SO WE CREATED ANOTHER SECTION TO MAKE IT VERY EASY FOR THE SCHOOL TO GO IN AND MAKE THE REFERRALS. WE ALSO HAVE A FORM THAT ANY OUTSIDE AGENCY THAT WE WORK WITH WOULD BE TO MAKE A REFERRAL THEY CAN DO IT DIRECTLY TO RAY AND HE ENTERS IT INTO THE SHAREPOINT. THAT WAS LAUNCHED ON JANUARY 5th AND LAUNCHED WITH VIDEO TUTORIAL THAT I DID FOR ALL OF THE COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS AND PRINCIPALS AND IT WAS SENT OUT TO THEM AND WE'VE BEEN AVAILABLE FOR OFFICE HOURS IF THEY NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STANDARDIZE THE REVIEW PROCESS . THE NAVIGATORS DO THE INITIAL INTAKE , AND THEN, RAY IS DIRECTLY WORKING WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM REVIEWING THEM AND ENSURING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GRANT. LIKE I SAID, IT SAYS 125

143REFERRALS. THAT IS AS OF THE 24th. TODAY IT IS 135. RAY AND I WERE DISCUSSING THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY NEED TO CLOSE IT PRETTY SOON BECAUSE WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF WE CAN GET ALL OF THIS 135 FAMILIES NEEDS MET. WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE FALSE HOPE EITHER. SO WE WILL BE LOOKING AND HOW WE COMMUNICATE THAT OUT TO THE SCHOOLS. THE NEXT UPDATE I HAVE IS STABILIZING STUDENTS TO SUPPORT ATTENDANCE AND ENGAGEMENT. WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE ENGAGEMENT AND ATTENDANCE AND WE KNOW THAT IT WILL NOT BE IMMEDIATE. WE WON'T SEE IT RIGHT AWAY, BUT WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THAT THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING IS AFFECTING FAMILIES AND RAY AND I WERE TALKING. $1000 , IT COULD BE A HARDSHIP BUT WE COULD PAY IT OFF. BUT

144THERE ARE FAMILIES THAT THIS IS COMPLETELY LIFE-CHANGING FOR THEM. THEY ARE ABLE TO NOW HAVE HOT WATER IN THEIR HOMES, ELECTRICITY IN THEIR HOMES. A STOVE. THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT STORIES THAT WE COULD GO ON AND TELL YOU THAT THOSE THINGS ARE DIRECTLY GOING TO AFFECT STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO COME TO SCHOOL AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THOSE THINGS AND ATTENDANCE HAS IMPROVED. SO WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THIS WILL LOOK LIKE AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE END OF IT. THE NAVIGATORS ARE WORKING WITH FAMILIES TO CREATE PLANS TO BECOME STABLE BY JUNE. SOMETIMES WE COME UPON A FAMILY THAT DOES NOT HAVE A WAY TO STABILIZE. IF WE ARE ABLE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THEY HAVE NO WAY TO SUSTAIN IT SO WE HAVE TO WORK WITHIN THE MEANS OF THE FAMILY. EVERYTHING

145IS VERY INDIVIDUALIZED TO EACH FAMILY AND WHAT THEY ARE ABLE TO SUSTAIN. WE DON'T WANT TO SET THEM UP AND THEY MOVE INTO A NEW APARTMENT AND GET EVERYTHING SET UP AND THEN THEY CANNOT SUSTAIN. HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT CAN THE INDIVIDUAL FAMILY BE ABLE TO STABILIZE. SO THEY HAVE TO BE HOMELESS ALREADY. WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT THIS IS THEY CAN BE HOMELESS BUT CAN ALSO BE FAMILIES NEARING HOMELESSNESS. THE CRITERIA IS EITHER THEY ARE HOMELESS AND ANY OF THE DEFINITIONS OF HOMELESS OR THEY'VE RECEIVED AN EVICTION NOTICE AND THEY ARE FACING HOMELESSNESS , SO WE LOOK AT THOSE PIECES AND WE ALSO LOOK AT DO THEY HAVE A HOME BUT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT HOME AND KEEP IT STABILIZE. WILL THEY END UP LOSING THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE UTILITY ARREARS

146OR THEY DON'T HAVE ANY ITEMS NEEDED IN THE HOME TO MAKE IT A HOME. THAT IS THE CRITERIA THEY HAVE TO HAVE. IT CANNOT JUST BE A FAMILY CALLING UP AND SAYING I NEED A NEW COUCH. IT HAS TO BE THAT THEY NEED --MEET A CERTAIN CRITERIA. WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE HERE. I WILL SHOW YOU TWO EXAMPLES TONIGHT. WE HAVE A PLAN TO SHOW YOU MORE EXAMPLES IN JUNE AS WE CLOSE THIS UP. IT WAS TOO EXCITING NOT TO SHOW YOU THINGS THEY ARE DOING. YOU CAN SEE IN THE FIRST PICTURE THIS WAS JUST A STOVETOP THAT THEY GATHERED FROM SOMEWHERE AND HAD ON TOP OF A PIECE OF WOOD THAT THEY WERE USING TO TRY AND COOK FOOD. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THEM A NEW STOVE. THE STOVETOP AND THE OVEN AND THE

147CONTRACTOR WAS ABLE TO REWIRE IT SO IT WAS SAFELY WIRED TO BE ABLE TO USE THE STOVE PROPERLY AND IF YOU LOOK IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER IT LOOKS LIKE A BLACK BUCKET . BUT IF YOU LOOK ON THE SECOND ONE WILL BE ABLE TO INSTALL A WATER HEATER FOR THE FAMILY. THEY DID NOT HAVE HOT WATER. SO THIS IS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THIS LITTLE BIT OF CHANGE THAT WE COULD DO FOR THIS FAMILY. SO THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP FIX SUBSTANDARD HOMES AND MAKE THEM LIVABLE FOR OUR FAMILIES. ALONG WITH THESE PURCHASES WE PAID OFF EJECTIONS THAT FAMILIES HAD AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET INTO A HOME. THAT HAS BEEN A HUGE BARRIER FOR FAMILIES IS THEY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED AND THEY HAD PASSED RENT ARREARS

148AND EVERY MONTH THERE IS MORE INTEREST AND THEY CANNOT DIG THEMSELVES OUT. SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT SO THEY CAN GET INTO A NEW HOME. WE'VE ALSO HELPED FAMILIES WITH SUPPORTING THEM GETTING INTO NEW APARTMENTS MOBILE HOMES, PAYING SECURITY DEPOSITS IN THE FIRST MONTH'S RENT. IT IS EXCITING TO SEE THE CHANGE WE ARE ABLE TO HELP THEM MAKE. AND SO , SO FAR THE FAMILIES THAT OF BEEN REFERRED I WANTED TO SHARE THIS DATA WITH YOU. THERE ARE 70 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, 14 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND 16 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THIS NEXT EXAMPLE HERE. THIS FAMILY MOVED INTO A NEW APARTMENT AND THEY WERE VERY EXCITED THAT THEY COULD SUPPORT THEMSELVES IN GETTING AN APARTMENT BUT THEY HAD NO FURNITURE. SO WHEN THE NAVIGATORS WALKED IN ALL THE ROOMS WERE EMPTY. SO WE WERE

149ABLE TO PROVIDE BEDS FOR THE STUDENTS. THEY HAD NO PLACE TO PUT THEIR CLOTHES SO WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE DRESSERS AND ALSO A COUCH FOR THEM SO THEY HAD A PLACE TO SIT TOGETHER AND SPEND TIME TOGETHER IN THEIR HOME. NEXT , I WILL GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF UPDATES. THIS IS A SEPARATE GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED. WE DID NOT RECEIVE THIS GRANT DIRECTLY SO ALL FUNDING IS WE WORK WITH THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY IT'S A 3-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM SO REALLY GOOD WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING. CURRENTLY WE CANNOT ADD ANY MORE STUDENTS AS WE'VE MET THE GOAL OF 330 STUDENTS AND THAT A STATEWIDE. CAN YOU SAY THAT NUMBER AGAIN?>> 330. SO WHAT IS OUR ROLE WITH THIS? WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THE

150CENTRAL REGIONAL EDUCATION COOPERATIVE MANAGES THE FUNDING. LCPS PROVIDES CHECK-INS AND ONGOING SUPPORT . ONE OF OUR PARTNERS HAS BEEN MOUNTAIN STAR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ASSISTING WITH CREATING BANK ACCOUNTS. AT THE PREMISE OF THIS STUDENTS RECEIVE $500 STIPEND EVERY MONTH FOR ATTENDING SCHOOL AND DOING CHECK-INS. AND WITH THAT CARLO WILL GET INTO THE DETAILS OF HOW WE SELECTED MAYFIELD AND SOME OF THE BENEFITS . I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO THE MOUNTAIN STAR CREDIT UNION. THE REASON THAT LAS CRUCES WAS ABLE TO BE THE FIRST DISTRICT TO IMPLEMENT THIS IS BECAUSE OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH MOUNTAIN STAR CREDIT UNION. THEY WERE IMMEDIATELY EXCITED TO HELP US. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF STUDENTS WERE UNDOCUMENTED OR DID NOT HAVE ALL THE PROPER PAPERWORK THAT THEY NEEDED BECAUSE THEY WERE HOMELESS OR WHATEVER THE REASON WAS THEY WENT WITH

151STAFF TO MAYFIELD AND GOT THE STUDENTS SIGNED UP THERE AT THE SCHOOL. THEY DID NOT HAVE TO LEAVE SCHOOL . THEY PROVIDED WHAT THEY COULD AND THEY HAVE WORKED WITH US TO MAKE THIS WORK FOR THE STUDENTS AND HELP THEM START ESTABLISHING FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACCOUNTS AND EVEN CREDIT. IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL PARTNER AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO SHOUT THAT OUT. OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A PARTNER WILLING TO DO THAT. SO YOU CAN SEE HERE WE HAVE 28 STUDENTS AT MAYFIELD HIGH SCHOOL . MAYFIELD WAS SELECTED BECAUSE WE LOOKED AT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE FOUR DIFFERENT COPPERHEADS OF HIGH SCHOOLS. WE HAD 30 SLOTS AND WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS STUDENTS WAS HIGHER THAN 30 AND THERE

152WOULD'VE BEEN STUDENTS THAT WERE LEFT OUT , SO THAT IS WHY MAYFIELD WAS A PERFECT FIT BECAUSE NOBODY HAD TO BE LEFT OUT OF THAT PROGRAM THAT FIT INTO THE CRITERIA OF [ INAUDIBLE ] . THAT IS WHY THEY WERE CHOSEN AND THAT WAS REALLY THE ONLY REASON WHY. ALL OF THE STUDENTS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE FALL AND THEY ACCEPTED TO BE PART OF THE PROGRAM. THEY HAD TO ACCEPT AND THEY KNEW EVERYTHING THAT WAS REQUIRED OF THEM. I WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS AND WHAT THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE , AND THEY ALL AGREED TO DO THAT. THIS SLIDE GOES OVER WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE AND WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS AND GOALS ARE. THE GOAL IS THAT ALL STUDENTS WILL MEET THE 92% ATTENDANCE BENCHMARK AND WE ARE ALMOST THERE. WE

153HAVE FOUR OF THE 20 STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT MET THE 92% MARK. 24 STUDENTS HAVE MET IT. OF THEM THEY'VE HAD SIGNIFICANT ATTENDANCE CONCERNS. BUT THOSE STUDENTS ARE MAKING GAINS AND MEETING WITH ONE OF THE STAFF MEMBERS. SHE MEETS WITH THEM INDIVIDUALLY AND DOES WEEKLY CHECK INS WITH THEM. EVERY STUDENT HAS RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENTS SHE WORKS WITH THEM INDIVIDUALLY AND BECAUSE THEIR ABSENCES --EITHER BECAUSE OF A FAMILY EMERGENCY OR BECAUSE THEY ARE SICK OR SOMETHING RELATED TO THEIR STATUS , SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT FOR THEM. AS WE GO ON , WE WILL GET A LITTLE STRICTER AND THAT. THEY MAY MISS PAYMENTS IF THEY ARE NOT MEETING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS. THE STATE HAS ALLOWED HER TO WORK WITH THEM TO DO THAT COMPASSIONATE EXEMPTION TO BE GRANTED AT LEAST HERE AT THE

154BEGINNING AS WE GET THEM INTO THE PROCESS OF WHAT THEY NEED TO BE DOING AND THE HABIT OF COMING TO SCHOOL AND BEING THERE ON TIME. AND PARTICIPATING. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE WEEKLY CHECK INS WITH HER. THAT IS STRENGTHENING THEIR CONNECTION WITH HER , AND IT'S AMAZING THE CONNECTIONS SHE'S MAKING. I WILL TALK ABOUT ONE STUDENT IN PARTICULAR WHO IS PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE FAMILY STABILIZATION. SHE'S AN UNACCOMPANIED MINOR AND SHE'S WORKED WITH HER TO USE THESE FUNDS TO GET INTO HER OWN APARTMENT. SHE HAS A JOB AND IS PAYING WHATEVER SHE CAN'T PAY. THROUGH GRADUATION ALLIANCE AND GETTING ON TRACK TO GRADUATE ON TIME. HER ATTENDANCE HAS IMPROVED AND HELPING WITH FAMILY STABILIZATION . IT IS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE HOW HARD SHE'S WORKING ALONG WITH THIS GRANT WE

155ARE LOOKING TO IMPROVE ENGAGEMENT AND CLASSROOM CONSISTENCY. PED IS WORKING WITH HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY FOR AND AND A PROGRAM REPORT TO SEE THAT ALL THESE GOALS ARE BEING MET AND SEE THAT IMPROVEMENT IN ATTENDANCE AND GRADUATION FOR STUDENTS. ONE OF THE THINGS I DID NOT MENTION AND YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THIS WE HAD TO AND ALBUQUERQUE NONPROFIT. WE DID A PRESENTATION ON THIS. THERE WERE SOME STRONG CORRELATION WITH STUDENTS RECEIVING THAT FUNDING AND THEIR OUTCOMES NOT ONLY BEING MORE ENGAGED IN SCHOOL BUT THAT PILOT THAT WE DID WAS USED AS A SPRINGBOARD TO ADVOCATE FOR THIS FUNDING AS WELL. WE WERE ONE OF THE FEW DISTRICTS IN NEW MEXICO THAT PARTNERED WITH APPLESEED FROM ALBUQUERQUE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW WORKS FOR STUDENTS. WITH THAT, WHAT IS THE PATHWAY TO SUCCESS. HOW DO WE GET FAMILIES

156OUT OF THE OBSTACLES THEY ARE FACING AND HOW DO WE EQUIP THEM TO BETTER THEIR FAMILIES SO STUDENTS CAN BE AT SCHOOL LEARNING. ONE IS FOR US TO MONITOR STUDENT OUTCOMES AND ATTENDANCE TRENDS. THAT'S PART OF THE AGREEMENT. MAKING SURE THERE IS STRONG COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE SCHOOL AS WELL THAT TEACHERS UNDERSTAND WHAT STUDENTS ARE ENCOUNTERING AT HOME BUT ALSO MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE SUPPORTS IN PLACE WHETHER IT'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OR CONNECTING THEM WITH RESOURCES ARE WORKING WITH THE FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER, ET CETERA. LAST IS LEVERAGING THE DATA WE RECEIVE TO ADVOCATE FOR SUSTAINABLE FUNDING THROUGH LEGISLATIVE OR EXTERNAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO MENTION IS THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS PARTNERING WITH HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY TO DO A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY AND RESEARCH ON THE OUTCOMES THAT WE SEE FOR THE STUDENTS. THAT'S

157SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO. WITH THAT , WE WILL SET FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. YOU ALL ARE AMAZING AND THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO END THIS MEETING WITH ALL OF THIS LOVELY NEWS. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE A COUPLE. YOU DID A GREAT JOB IN THE WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE AS WELL. THE NAVIGATORS. IS THIS A TEMPORARY --WHERE DID WE FIND THOSE FOLKS? WE WERE SHOCKED AND WE INTERVIEWED MOST OF THE APPLICANTS BUT WE WENT THROUGH AND LOOKED AT THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND THEIR PAST EXPERIENCES AND WE FOUND SOME PHENOMENAL PEOPLE. IT IS SAD THAT IT IS TEMPORARY BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. WE WERE SHOCKED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE APPLIED KNOWING THAT IT WAS TEMPORARY. I REMEMBER THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT THE TEMPORARY NATURE OF IT.

158IT'S LIKE SOCIAL WORKERS -- GREAT. YES , BASIC INCOME AND ALL THESE THINGS ARE STATISTICALLY SO OVERWHELMINGLY --THEY WORK. ACROSS THE BOARD. THE DATA IS SO CLEAR ON THAT SONG GLAD WE ARE PARTICIPATING. JUST PHENOMENAL TO SEE HOW QUICKLY YOU GUYS SECURED THIS, AND MAKING IT WORK SO WELL. ON THE GPA PROGRAM, STUDENTS GET CASH ON THAT. THIS IS COMING OFF OF WHAT MR. NOLAN SAID JUST A SECOND AGO. BUT THE FAMILY CIVILIZATION IS ONLY SERVICES, IS THAT WHAT I HEARD? YES, BECAUSE THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT CASH SPENT BY SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY NEED HAS BEEN, AND THE WAY THEY NEED IT , AS YOU REVIEW THIS PROGRAM OVER THE THREE YEARS, DID WE GET A THREE-YEAR GRANT ON THIS OR DID HE REAPPLY? FOR THE GPA IT RE-YEARS. FOR THE FAMILY [ INAUDIBLE

159] IT'S JUNE. WITH NO HOPE FOR REAPPLY ON THAT ONE? WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SOUNDS LIKE AN AGENDA ITEM FOR OUR LOBBYING. AND ON THE APPLESEED, WAS THAT JUST A VERY SHORT-LIVED PROGRAM, THEN? SO NOT MULTIPLE YEARS. DO WE STILL HAVE CHECK INS WITH THE KIDS WHO WERE PART OF THAT PROGRAM OR DO YOU HAVE ANY FOLLOW-UP, THE LONGITUDINAL DATA THAT SHOWS, LOOK, THIS WORKED? MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBER WOFFORD, VICE PRESIDENT WOFFORD, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, I BELIEVE IT WAS 15 STUDENTS AND IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, IT WAS SENIORS. IT WAS TARGETING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SO THEY WOULDN'T BE WITH US ANYMORE. OKAY, AND NO MECHANISM TO CHECK IN. I WONDER HOW --IF WE COULD GET THAT WITH THIS GPA PROGRAM. SO THAT WE HAVE THE DEMONSTRABLE DATA THAT SAYS

160THIS WORKS AND IT GOES FORWARD. ANYWAY, THANK YOU. WONDERFUL REPORT. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. MS. TENORIO. >> YES, THANK YOU. WHERE DO I START? I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'LL HAVE THE LIST OF EVERY PARTNER THAT'S INVOLVED AND KIND OF WHAT --THEIR NAME AND THEN THEIR ROLE. I SAW THIS RECENTLY WAS CALLED ASSET AND POWER MAPPING AND IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME TO KIND OF SEE WHO'S INVOLVED AND KIND OF WHAT THEY DO. I WAS CURIOUS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S LEGAL OR NOT, TO KIND OF GET A GENERAL IDEA OF WHAT PARTS OF LAS CRUCES, WAS THIS EVERYWHERE OR ARE THERE CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE MORE AFFECTED BY, YOU KNOW, HOMELESSNESS AND I GUESS WHEN WE HELP THESE FAMILIES, ARE THEY ABLE TO STAY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD OR IS IT --ARE THEY LOOKING FOR

161PLACES THAT ARE MAYBE SAFER OR HAVE MORE STABLE HOUSING THERE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE? I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER TENORIO, IT IS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE HAVE FAMILIES IN EVERY FEEDER PATTERN THAT HAVE BEEN REFERRED. WE DO HAVE HIGHER NUMBERS OF HOMELESS STUDENTS AT CERTAIN SCHOOLS AND WE CAN DEFINITELY GIVE YOU THAT DATA OF WHAT THE ACTUAL HOMELESS NUMBERS ARE AT EACH SCHOOL SITE. BUT ALSO IT REALLY DEPENDS, EACH FAMILY. SOME OF THEM WANT TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES AND WHERE THEY'RE AT. THAT IS THE HOME AND THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO LEAVE. THERE'S OTHERS THAT ARE WILLING TO LEAVE. IT JUST REALLY DEPENDS ON EACH FAMILY AND WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE. WE ARE HAVING THE FAMILIES LEAD THIS. IT IS WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE, WHAT THEIR BARRIERS ARE,

162AND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THEM MOST, SO IT'S GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENT FOR EVERY FAMILY. WITH THAT IN MIND, DOES CITY PLANNING --ARE THEY LISTENING? ARE THEY TAKING NOTES AS FAR AS HOW WE KEEP THESE FAMILIES INTACT WITHIN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THEN IMPROVE THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, RIGHT? HAVE MORE HOUSING IN THAT AREA. MADAM CORT, BOARD MEMBER TENORIO, I THINK THAT'S AN EXCELLENT SUGGESTION AS WE ARE IN THE VERY INFANT STAGE OF WE'VE GOT IT BUT I THINK THAT'S GREAT FEEDBACK, SOMETHING THAT WE COULD WORK WITH THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AS WELL, TO HELP US TRACK THAT DATA. SO WHAT I HEARD IS ASSET MAPPING FOR PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO JUST IDENTIFY MAYBE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE ARE SEEING GREATER NEED AND WE COULD DEFINITELY WORK WITH SUPERINTENDENT REESE TO SHARE WITH

163THE CITY AS WELL. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD HIGHLIGHT. COORDINATE THAT COMING OCCASION BECAUSE SOMETIMES IF THEIR MIND IS LIKE, LET'S BUILD HOUSING IN THE EAST MESA AND THESE FAMILIES MAYBE DON'T WANT TO LIVE OVER THERE. MAYBE THEY WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR DISTRICT WHERE THEY LIVE. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT, MS. TENORIO. I THINK WITH THE HOUSING THAT YOU MENTIONED, DEFINITELY THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT. I KNOW THEY'VE DONE SOME STUDIES AROUND THAT. THE CHALLENGE WITH THE EXAMPLE YOU USED WITH HOUSING IN THE EAST MESA, THAT'S MORE BUILDERS, NOT NECESSARILY THE CITY MAKING, CONSTRUCTING THOSE HOMES. BUT TO YOUR POINT, I THINK THAT WILL BE GOOD DATA. I DIDN'T EVEN GET TO LOOK AT THEIR DATA, DATA THEY ARE USING AND DETERMINING WHERE THEY BUILD HOUSING, RIGHT, AND THE NEEDS? I

164KNOW THERE IS SOME EXAMPLE DOWNTOWN. THE CITY HAS TO APPROVE THE ZONING FOR WHATEVER TO BUILD THEIR. THAT'S THE EASY WAY. I'M NOT TRYING TO INTRODUCE ANY TYPE OF GENTRIFICATION BECAUSE THESE FAMILIES ARE ALL BEING PUSHED OUT OF WHERE THEY LIVE INSTEAD OF JUST SAYING HOW TO APPROVE THE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THAT NOW. I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT, I COULD EASILY JUST SIT HERE AND MAKE, PROBABLY BE VERY CLOSE TO ACCURACY WITH THE LIST OF CHALLENGES THESE FAMILIES HAVE. UTILITIES, WATER, HEAT, LIGHT, TRANSPORTATION, RENTAL, MORTGAGE, I PUT ALL THAT, STABLE EMPLOYMENT, IF THAT'S EVEN POSSIBLE. THERE HEALTH ISSUES. DO THEY HAVE ACCESS TO WHAT CLINICS THEY HAVE. CLOTHING, AND THEN THINGS SUCH AS DOMESTIC ABUSE. SO THEN I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT AS FAR AS THESE KIDS, MOST PEOPLE SUFFER FROM SOME TYPE OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, BUT

165THEY SEEM TO BE THE ONES THAT ARE -- THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE HOMES. THAT'S REALLY ROUGH AND PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW THAT ALL CAME ABOUT. SO I WAS CURIOUS, IS IT US OR DO WE HAVE PARTNERS THAT ARE KIND OF TRYING TO FILL IN THOSE GAPS WITH COUNSELING, SOCIAL GROUPS, DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION TYPE STUFF. YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT JOBS OR INTERNSHIPS BUT DO THEY HAVE PEOPLE TALKING TO THEM ABOUT COLLEGE AND POST HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND CAREER, GIVING THEM, I DON'T KNOW, HOPE OF SEEING THEMSELVES IN THAT. DID I SAY TOO MUCH? MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBER TENORIO, THOSE ARE ALL EXCELLENT POINTS AND I THINK YOU'D BE RIGHT ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT GO INTO WHAT SOME OF OUR FAMILIES ARE EXPERIENCING. SO TO ANSWER A COUPLE OF THE COMMENTS YOU MADE OR

166QUESTIONS YOU HAD AROUND EIGHT, ACES IS SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW REALLY IMPACTS WHAT CHILDREN GO THROUGH AT A YOUNG AGE, IMPACTS THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. I KNOW WE WORK CLOSELY WITH RESILIENCE LEADERS WITH 100% COMMUNITY CENTER. THEY RECEIVED SOME FUNDING TO NOT ONLY SUPPORT STUDENTS BUT TO SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH PARENTING CLASSES, WITH, TO YOUR POINT, IS GIVING THEM THE TOOLS, RIGHT, TO BE ABLE TO BETTER THEMSELVES. THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE. I'M SURE THERE'S PLENTY OF OTHERS WHERE WE REFER AND REALLY WITH A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMS, RIGHT, IS WHAT MAKES THEM STRONG, IS THE PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE WITH OUR COMMUNITY AGENCIES. THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD SUSTAIN, NOR SHOULD WE, RIGHT, HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT NEEDS THAT OUR FAMILIES HAVE BUT IT'S BUILDING THOSE STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

167SCHOOL IS ONE EXAMPLE. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH FY PLUS FOR REFERRALS. THERE IS JUST AN ARRAY OF DIFFERENT RESOURCES, WORKING WITH THE BANK. IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT THE NEEDS ARE. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC QUESTION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO ADDRESS. TO YOUR POINT, I THINK THERE'S JUST A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTORS AND WE COULD GO ON AND ON RIGHT NOW WITH WAYS IN WHICH FAMILIES ARE SUPPORTED. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, AS WE ARE WORKING WITH THESE FAMILIES, IF THERE'S NEEDS BEYOND THIS, FOR EXAMPLE, OF THESE RESOURCES, THAT'S WHERE WE THEN CONNECT THEM TO THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES OR SUPPORTS THAT THEY MAY NEED. REALLY THAT'S A LOT OF TIMES, THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE DO, IS WE ARE THE CONNECTORS. WE CAN --A LOT OF TIMES IF IT'S HOW THEY

168DO MAYBE THE PARENT NEEDS HELP IN GOING TO SPEAK TO THE TEACHER, IF THEIR GRADES ARE FALLING BEHIND, THAT'S THE THING WE COULD DO INTERNALLY. BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING BEYOND THAT THEN ONE OF THE FORTUNATE THINGS WITH THESE TWO PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE GOING IS YOU KNOW OFTEN TIMES THE BARRIER IS RENT, LIKE YOU KNOW WE DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO SAY --WE TYPICALLY REFER THEM TO ANOTHER GOOD PARTNER IS WITH THE DIOCESE OF LAS CRUCES. I KNOW THAT'S A STRONG BUT THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH THEY CAN DO. THEY HAVE LIMITED FUNDING AS WELL SO IT JUST GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO FILL IN THOSE GAPS TEMPORARILY AT LEAST BUT AGAIN, OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS HOW CAN WE SUSTAIN IT, HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE MEANS BEYOND WHATEVER, HOWEVER WE ARE

169SUPPORTING THEM NOW. I THINK I ASK BECAUSE WANTING TO KNOW HOW MANY PARTNERS ARE CURRENTLY INVOLVED AND THEN THE LEVEL OF COMMUNICATION THAT THEY HAVE, LIKE WHO'S THERE ADVOCATING FOR THE STUDENT OR FAMILY TO SAY THERE'S A DOMESTIC ISSUE AND THAT YOU GUYS HAVE THAT ABILITY TO SAY, OKAY, WHAT'S THE SAFETY NET FOR THIS FAMILY AND WHO ARE THE PEOPLE WORKING FOR THIS FAMILY, AND MAYBE THAT CHANGES OVER TIME. I JUST FEEL LIKE BEST INTENTIONS CAN BE ALL THESE PEOPLE WANT TO HELP AND IF THEY'RE NOT COMMUNICATING THEY'RE NOT GETTING THE HELP. MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBER TENORIO, SO TO ANSWER THAT PIECE OF IT, LEVEL ONE IS AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL, THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND STAFF THERE, AND THEN THEY REFER ON. THAT IS REALLY THE CRUX OF THE FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER. THAT IS

170THE WORK THAT WE DO THERE. WITH OR WITHOUT THESE FUNDS. THESE FUNDS HAVE BEEN VERY HELP FULL AND VERY USEFUL BUT EVEN IF WE DON'T HAVE THAT, THAT IS WHAT THE NAVIGATORS ARE DOING. THAT'S WHAT OUR COMMUNITY OUT REACH STAFF, OUR MIGRANT STAFF AND OUR McKINNEY STAFF, THAT IS WHAT THEY DO ALL DAY, EVERY DAY WITH OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS, IS ADVOCATING FOR THEM AND CONNECTING THEM, AND ENSURING THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING THOSE CONNECTIONS AND RESOURCES TO THEM THAT THEY NEED, WHATEVER THEIR INDIVIDUAL SITUATION IS. IF IT'S TO LA COSTA OR ANY OF THE VARIETY OF OTHER ONES THAT DR. LOZANO MENTIONED, THAT IS THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND THEY DO THAT ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO VISIT WITH THEM, AND THEY CAN TELL YOU STORY AFTER STORY

171OF WHAT THEY'VE DONE. MADAM CORT, IF I MAY, BOARD MEMBER TENORIO, I ATTENDED A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS WITH DIFFERENT AGENCIES, SO RESILIENCE LEADERS ENGAGE AND ONE OF THE THINGS I KNOW IS THAT THE TOP OF THE CONVERSATION OFTEN TIMES IS A UNIFIED REFERRAL PROCESS. I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE MENTIONING IS HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THE FAMILY GETS WHAT THEY NEED AND THAT THEY ARE CONNECTED, THAT THE LOOP IS CLOSED, WRITES, IF SOMEBODY REQUESTS IT. I CAN'T OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD REMEMBER THE TWO SYSTEMS THAT ARE IN PLACE BUT I KNOW WE ARE LOOKING AT WORKING WITH EITHER ONE OF THEM SO WE COULD HAVE A UNIFIED SYSTEM HERE IN LAS CRUCES TO ADDRESS WHAT, TO YOUR POINT, IS MAKING SURE THAT IF A FAMILY COMES TO ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES, AND

172THEY NEED SUPPORT, AND WE ARE LIKE, WE DON'T KNOW WHERE, THEY PUT IT IN THE SYSTEM AND DIFFERENT AGENCIES HAVE ACCESS TO THAT. SO I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS AND FYI PLUS I KNOW HAS A SYSTEM, AND MY UNDERSTANDING, ENGAGED THIS, TOO. I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE CONVERSATION IS HAPPENING IS HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THERE'S ONE UNIFIED REFERRAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. SORRY AGAIN, DR. LOZANO, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THE ONLY THING I WAS DISMAYED ABOUT IS THAT THERE WERE MORE --THERE WERE OVER 30 UNHOUSED KIDS AT EACH OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS. THAT WAS NEWS I WAS NOT EXPECTING. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING A THERE AND DOING THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU AND YOUR TEAM, YOU ALL ARE AMAZING. I KNOW.

173THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WONDER IF THERE'S A WAY WE COULD PUT THAT INTO SOME TYPE OF ASK AT THE LEGISLATURE. I BET YOU WE COULD FIND A WAY. I THINK WE SHOULD. >> FOR SURE. WELL WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. MOVED BY MR. NOLAN AND ADAMANTLY SECONDED BY MR. FRANK. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING . ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. WE ARE DONE . WE ARE OUT OF HERE AT 7:42. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.