CPS Regular Board Meeting October 8, 2025 Part 1/2

001I of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. I salute the flag of the state of New Mexico, the ze symbol of perfect friendship above culture. When was the last time you heard the New Mexico flag ever? >> That's a new one for us. Well, all of us New Mexicans, when I got on the board, I had to remember. I had to remember what how it went. So, all right, Amanda, would you lead us in prayer, please? >> Gracious God, we thank you for the blessings that you've bestowed upon us. We thank you for the changing of the seasons and the weather that you brought in with it. We thank you for the moisture. Lord, we just ask

002that you be upon our hearts and upon our minds as we make the decisions for this school as we work through the business and as we work together. We pray that you guide each and every one of our steps. And this we ask in the name of your son Jesus. Amen. >> Amen. >> All right. First presentation security system corrective actions upgrades quote provided for winter waters and humans. So you'll have to screen share it all out. It's pretty long. >> Awesome. Well, good afternoon. I appreciate you all having me here. My name is Hunter Waters with Oculus. Um on the screen like this. >> Um yeah, my name's Hunter Waters with Oculs. I'm the head of engineering at Ocul. We're a premier partner with Bcata. Um, so our main focus and the reason I

003got brought into this was Curtis reached out to Ricotta about some issues that we were having with the exits from doors and a few of the cameras. Um, I've been working strictly with Ricotta. I was employee of Ricotta for a little over two years. I left over to Ocul, a reseller, uh, to come and and solve those problems. So, we came out with Garcom, who's with me today as well, Tom, uh to look at the doors and the cameras and evaluate the system that's been installed currently. Uh as we walk through the site, uh I gain access to the cameras to look at blind spots, things of that nature. Um and really did a full evaluation of what was installed, how it was installed, and and what things need to be addressed and fixed. the

004the main focus was the access control doors that we have to intercoms right now and they're consistently having problem with search a variety of reasons. Uh the first one is because of the the cabling that they used and the way they wired it back into the IP closets using an AX11. We're going to my suggestion is that we pull that off and move to the new Bicotta TD52s. are intercom units that have a camera and two-way communication and allow for your front staff to utilize an iPad, their cell phone, or computer to unlock these doors when people need to enter the building. Uh, and if they don't have key cards, we're also removing that additional wiring that's running back to the X11s causing the issues um with the doors sometimes working, sometimes not working. Like

005today when we were looking at the doors, your back rear one is half unlocking and half locking. And I've noticed the staff has unlocked the doors because there's issues with them in total. Right. So there's really no use in having access control if it's not being utilized by the staff and so those issues really, you know, open up the the school to vulnerabilities that we have. Uh so that was the first agenda item to replace those units and bring it all in house under one manufacturer itself properly. Um as I mentioned here, Ocul is um the number one rank globally on the NPS store, which means that essentially every time we have a customer um that purchase through us goes to Ricotta and says they they love the service, they're okay with the service or

006they hated the service. The average score is about 45 and we have a 97 because we're verata specific. So the only security platform that I work on, design and implement is for cotta only. I don't touch any of the other systems. It's because we want to truly know it and make sure it's operational for the schools and not just being willing to install whatever the customer wants essentially. Um we don't do any hidden cost. There's no change orders on my side. Everything that I see and present to you is what you guys will pay for the solution that I prescribed um and what we'll accomplish on this build. And then again, more of the product specialist uh and I was brought in by Ricotta specifically because of some of the issues you had with the

007other bars like Apic and Camet in the past was to really bring me in and fix that across the board. Uh the next big issue that I saw was some of the camera placements and being able to really have a full uh exterior view around the school. Um and so there's a couple new placements that we're going to do and then also the new alarm system. So these two cameras are at the front of the school. These are going to be placed on poles. Uh and there are two very different models for specific reasons. This is a CH52 which is the multi sensor that you have currently in multiple places so that we can watch down the streets and all activity that would lead into the school. And then the second camera is what's called

008a pan tilt zoom camera. So this is a a 4K that has 32x zoom and full 360 180 movement. And I'll show you how that actually works. So, this camera going to my office in Tempe, Arizona, um uses the other cameras around the campus to trigger it and then tells it to identify the individual at specific times and follow them. I have a variety of them placed in my current deployment of my office and I'll show you how that works. So for example here, this camera will be essentially monitoring different zones, move over when another camera detects motion, zoom in, identify so we have good details of anyone coming on campus after hours, things of that nature, follow them, and then pull back out to monitoring various zones. The reason that we placed it on

009this corner is so that uh we have another CH52 already right here. So, we have a decent view of the area, but this one will give us details all the way down all four streets. Um if there's any issues, this one will give us a a full detail of what's happening and we can address those issues. Next, we're going to look more towards uh the middle of the campus and address some of the blind spots. Currently right now down this hallway there's no camera vision with Curtis and there's been some some issues there. So this one camera they can address both those hallways um and give us full coverage there. Another area that we're missing is this parking lot as well as this B back section. So another stage 52 would get placed there and

010be able to encompass that entire area so that we don't have blind spots or more people coming out. Then there's also back here in this corner, there's a couple cameras around here, but we're missing a lot of issues down these streets and where people could enter in the premises. So, another pole would be installed and we'd use another 252 to monitor this whole area. Um, we're also missing main section here. We have cameras on both sides, but there's things blocking vision in between there. So there's a big blind spot uh in the center behind this building. So we're going to install a dome camera over here so we can capture that area so you don't have blind spots in the main section of the school. And then lastly, a bowl camera placed over here to

011watch this um walkway that's missing as well as both sides of this building. Curtis had mentioned to me that this might get renovated and we might have a new building here. So, this would still provide that same coverage regardless of what happened on this. Now, the big purpose on why I'm really concerned with making sure we're watching all the perimeter line items is the new Vicotta advanced alarms. So, what we're able to do now is draw a geoence around the entire school and arm it after hours. So if anyone comes on campus, whether you have a gate or a fence or not, we can still trig an alarm system with the the new software. So we can draw line crossing in different areas and set alerts where if someone's loitering on the school campus when

012the alarm system's active or they cross a fence, they get on the roof, anything of that nature. This will dispatch and we can text school staff and if no one responds, we can actually dispatch police directly to that. So, this really eliminates the needs for physical barriers around the school because we're going to have much faster response time. And with physical barriers, you can still cross those lines by jumping them. where this is giving us a proactive approach to dispatch and make sure that if someone's on campus, we have vision of them and we watch all the perimeter uh boundaries of that building. Um and so that's really the main purpose was filling in all the blind spots, addressing the how we have an open campus, being able to prevent that and not necessarily needing

013to use fencing. Um, and then fixing the issues with the current cameras. And I'll show you, uh, like this one, for example, was installed a couple years ago. It's right out front. One of your main cameras lasted a year and a half. >> Yeah. A year and a half. We've been waiting a year and a half on this stuff. >> Yeah, >> exactly. And they didn't seal this camera. So, there's water in this brand new camera. Um, and I'll show you. This is what that those lenses look like on the main part of your campus right in front of us, right? And so all those issues would be addressed uh between me and Tom coming in here. Um my s my expertise is going to be on designing system, make sure it's working properly. All

014the features that you pay for are being utilized, which they're currently not. We don't have floor work plans uploaded, anything of that nature. I would handle all that and then K Tom Tom's team would come and do the install, fix any issues, uh especially with the access controls as well as here's an interior camera of yours as well that for some reason is smudged or has tape over it or something. Things of that nature we'll be able to address. Make sure there's tamper alerts on all the cameras. So if this was a student for example for mill then we are not sure >> were you a year and a half ago >> picked the wrong >> um >> we did something wrong now >> sorry >> the time frame now >> time frame um so

015on my side uh once the order is placed the equipment shipped in two days I'll jump into the back end of the system immediately and start building the geo fencing as well as all the alerts the tamp ers all the the back end stuff and then um can you talk about timeline for install? >> Yeah, absolutely. Once we get the the go ahead right there's a couple of tweaks that we still need to basically milk. Um we're probably looking like three four weeks and we can get out basically going to get some snow. I'd rather do maybe the end of October beginning for November to get it done right to school. We want you all to be safe. Same thing here too. just know I wasn't going to jump in before state and do the

016fencing physical fencing for barricades around. You're going to have a disruption when you have to put all that in. So, you're going to end up, you know, parking lot's going to shift and when you're going to be putting the fencing in and then speaking with Hunter and basically Curtis on it, too. If you're going to be taking down buildings, put the perimeter fencing on the cameras. We're just taking the cameras down, new came up in a new location, not removing old sections of fencing. confirmed. So that that's what we we're seeing some of this stuff too. I mean I came up I just did a freebie in this a week or so ago um one of the door moans was knocked over. So I just came up and repair door strike. That was me noticing

017the other things that we had to do some internal cabling and fix it for you all to make sure it's good to see. >> If we go with a virtual fence instead of a actual physical fence, do you have clients we can contact? >> Absolutely. Yeah, I have a variety of clients that use the virtual fencing that I get you guys in contact with. >> I just think that be a good idea. >> It's a very common thing right now, especially because for some reason it's really hard to get fencing contractors to come out. Um, and then on top of it, it still doesn't prevent the entire problem because with this, we're actually able to trigger those words. I'm so sorry because I was late. So, can you explain to me the difference between a

018virtual fence versus an actual fence? >> Yeah. >> And sorry, >> no problem. So, with the Ricotta updates that have come out, they allow us to draw specific areas kind of like this that we're going to arm the school once it's after hours, things of that nature. And so, if someone comes into this area during that time, we have a variety of settings. If they enter it at all, if they lo in it for more than 10 seconds, more than 30 seconds, whatever parameter we want to set, it'll reach out to school six security and then if there's no contact maybe and we still want to move forward, then we can dispatch police directly and send them live feeds of what's happened so they have a real-time view of what's going on within the school.

019>> You do realize that we're an hour out from a >> police officer >> officer. Yeah, you're looking at you're looking at school security. >> Yeah, you're looking at school. >> You do have an SRD two days a week. That what you have an lady here two days a week if there's >> I'm tired. >> It's just a motion. They're motion sick. >> Right. Right. Right. >> Yeah. So power outage. It depends on how we have the network set up. So if there's backup power supplies at the switches, then everything will still operate as normal. So you've been in networks, do they have UPS right now? I'd probably go back I I might go back during what Curtis do with the side of it to see what you actually have for backup with your IT

020group because you might want to maybe increase UPS to make sure you have solid UPS captured some other time because same thing Curt said there has actually been some glitches. So we're looking at, you know, some of the UPS backups. So you've got a basically a filter, right? So it's not like dirty electric coming and shocking your system. So you've got like a filter that comes up. Um, so we'll look into that as well. Back a lot of my experience is a lot of the military side with different networks on the military side. The perimeter fencing, the military does a lot with perimeter fencing too. Basically that setup. So you can do I mean you can go through and you're let the expert do it but the facial recognition you can look for something you've

021got somebody that's been on this school that's not supposed to be here you can have that picture that facial recognition stuck in so that'll catch that person when they're coming in so you know right where they're at instead of somebody coming over the bench it's not supposed to be >> How many and you could have already shared this. How many schools are using this technology? >> Quite a few. Um, so I'm based in Arizona, but I work Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada. Um, I have personally over 50 schools that use this alarm system that I can u connect you guys with. I have them in rural areas and in cities as well. Um, so I can connect you with them. But >> who we'd like to talk to is the rural school. >> Yeah, definitely.

022>> You know, because they probably have the same situation we do. you know, anybody those currents aren't going to shut it off. >> Be out of electricity for hours, if not days. And then what >> what do you guys currently have for like a backup for the school? I mean, do you have like a >> No, we need to get one. >> We need to get one though. >> That's future. I would suggest something like that that you could ask, you know, install and put in >> because usually >> and that would take care of all everything, wouldn't it? If we had a backup generator that >> and really with the police dispatch, >> too, this is still learning you that someone's there on campus and then giving you footage and evidence of that happening.

023Um because regardless if we have offense, we don't have offense, someone crosses that border, >> we need to identify it and then be able to to make changes based on that. Maybe prosecute against that person or let them know, hey, we can't be in a convention after 7 p.m. >> or something of that nature. >> Those things. >> Okay. >> Yeah, because we've been it's been a year and a half. Well, it'll be two years in October when Travis when Travis started to leave. We started No, we started talking about this and he's the one that put us on with them and then we started it after the first of the year after he was gone >> and it's been non-existent. >> Yeah, it's hard because the system's great and it works really well, but

024it has to be implemented properly. Um, >> and it sounds like it wasn't. Yeah. Yes. Questions. Yes. From the floor. Yes. >> So, what is So, you get somebody that's a persistent trespasser. What's the legal legal requirement in Mexico to trespass them? >> Um, I can't give legal advice. I'm not allowed to at an instant where you need this. >> Yeah. >> So with the geo venting is there because it's an unmarked line basically. >> Yeah. So um the way I've done it in the past so I work with Gatsum School District um Sun Park those schools as well and they use the geo fencing. Um, I don't have an exact instance of trespassing that I think I can share at this time, but what I've seen in the past with other schools is if

025you had someone on campus and it's visibly past that that line, then that they use the software. I think my I let me show you this one. We have the ability to create them as what's called a person of interest. So princip of interest um essentially anytime that person and you can see I have a couple here for demo purposes in my office space in 10p um anytime this person comes on campus it's going to notify me the total amount of times what days they've been on campus and what cameras they've been seen on campus and so you can start to create essentially what's called an archive of that individual person and have um specific tags associated with them. So you have a full case built. Person X has been on campus 23 times over

026these days. This amount of time was after hours. This was during hours. This is where they were on campus. >> So you have a log for for applying for so restraining order. >> Yep. >> Now second question. What is the time period week for a staff member to maintain the system or is it totally maintained by you? So there's two sides of that. There's a storage on the cameras. So every camera has individual storage on them. Um so even if let's say one camera went out or uh we had disconnected internet for a week all that image and all the video is going to stay on that individual camera once it gets reconnected that'll be there for 30 days. So if an incident happens you have 30 days to archive it and then once you

027archive it it's on the system indefinitely. Now in terms of maintaining the back end of the system like the geo fencing users things of that nature I will handle that on my site in conjunction with your IT team um and your admin staff. So I'll be the one designing it making sure as updates come out we adjust those throughout your your tenure with the licenses. >> Is there a monthly fee or an annual fee? Um, so the the way is priced and what you guys purchased last time was 10 year licenses. >> Yeah. >> So the cameras themselves and all the hardware has a 10-year license associated with the device and 10ear warranty with it. So all maintain the system for the 10 year of the license associated with it. And if let's say in

02810 years you want to upgrade the system because there's a bunch of new technology or you want to just increase the license capacity then I'll I'll continue to to monitor that or ocul as a whole. >> So will they replace the cameras that are messed up? Yep. So that's going to be promising. I know you're going to have to add a few but those but but the ones that are that he showed us that are well I'm sure you took the pictures are the ones that have the that are any good. For example, I came up with that one and that's why they go search the extension ladder before. So as soon as I look down here, I'm going to go off. So at least get that one out. >> Okay. >> So that's why

029it's important to have a local partner like Tom that can come out do the physical on the ground and maintain >> Oh yeah. >> things of that nature. someone takes it out to one of the cameras or shoots with a paintball gun, something of that nature. That's one of the problems we've had just getting the system put in, you know, can't get anybody here to do it. >> Exactly. >> Gar's been in business 30 years. They have an excellent >> Where were you a year and a half ago? >> I was happy on the east coast. Trust me, I love to drive up. I gotation to go on ranch. So, I might be your little So, so I have a question. In terms of an event, uh, we're compromised as far as security goes. Who's

030watching those? >> Yeah, great question. So, uh, couple different types of incidents that we could have on someone jumping the fence or crossing barriers. There's a live agent that verifies that that's a human on top of the software. So the software will identify motion and then clarify, okay, is this a cat? Is this a dog? It's a human deer. >> If it determines human >> Yep. Exactly. Then we have a live agent that monitors it and sees, okay, is this person leaving? Are they going further into campus? What's going on? And during that time is when they reach out. So they'll send text messages with a link to the video footage of that happening and place a phone call. And when you say they the the system >> the live agents >> Okay. So the

031live agents are watching this 247 >> only when vent is triggered. So they're not watching your system. >> Okay. Only when there is a when there's a notification to one of the live agents. >> Exactly. Yep. >> And so once that happens, they verify it. They reach out to you and they say, "Hey, I sent you this image. Do you want me to dispatch? Do you want me to save the archive? How do you want me to see it?" and you'll be able on your cell phone without the app downloaded view the footage in real time say yes dispatch and then I'm also going to call X person maybe have someone close to campus get them off something of that nature but it gives you the ability to see what's going on in real time

032those >> folks are 24 >> 7365 so just one more question a couple years ago we had an online That's something you guys find a school about if they notified the live agent. I mean because >> because it is it is a threat >> and it wouldn't be unheard of of a bear either. So >> yeah. So that's the really cool part about this. >> This is the the new AI search and this can trigger those type of alerts. So, I could type in something like man with beard, for example, and it'll search through all my cameras that I have at my various locations and pull up those images, right? So, I could search for wildlife and then add that as a trigger into the alarm system. So, you can have AI AI powered alerts

033to send notifications to staff members that, hey, there's wildlife on campus right now. Um, and then we'll send you that that video feed and you can see what type of wildlife it is. And that comes with the alarm package that we don't know if we have it for I bet that would be a shock for the person that's monitoring that. The alarm goes off and looks at it. >> It's just got a ghilly super. >> Yeah. So >> are in the cloud, right? >> Archives are in the cloud. >> Yeah. Yep. So um that's why you have unlimited storage and it never gets deleted. You can save clips up to 24 hours and there's no limit on the amount of clips. Awesome. Any other questions? Anything else? Yeah, this doing what we proposed today gives

034us full coverage of the entire school as in the additional features and then also fixes the access control issues that we've been having. >> So, um about when you know it's after hours and people entering the campus, what about during school just random people? >> Yeah. So we have different types of alarms based on schedules. So during school hours, obviously you probably have students coming in and out. So that would trigger quite a few alarms. What we can do go ahead is we can trigger those alarms internally first. So you get a text or a push notification, verify it first. And so that's like a mini arm and then after hours it goes full arm into the live agents that have the authority to dispatch police if we don't get in contact with. All that

035capability has been here. It just takes somebody to program that and we didn't have time to do that and API didn't help us. So, this to me is huge having somebody else do that to utilize this. I mean, we we purchased the Kellak. >> Yeah. >> Might as well have somebody that knows how to drive it properly. But that's just my thoughts on this. And like I mentioned, I was a Ricott employee for over two years working directly with them. I worked with a variety of ours and the reason I went to Oculines, they approached me was because of their NPS score and what they actually provide. A lot of these other resellers will sell Ricotta Vigil on Genitech and they don't really understand the system because this is Ricotta only. I understand the system

036fully and my company does and so we actually deploy all the features because it's it's only as good as what you set up. >> Yeah. The only alarm I have right now set up is the back door to the gym and Damian triggers it every Friday when he goes in to clean. So, >> well, you know, at least you know, >> right? >> Anything else? Anybody? >> Awesome. >> I appreciate all your time, Paul. We appreciate you. >> Looking forward to working with you. >> Absolutely. >> We have a second presentation. >> Yeah. Got to get them back up there. >> Get them back. And um to the presenters, I'm so sorry. I was like, well, >> absolutely. >> Okay. This is the Collegiate Edu Nation. >> Edu Nation. Okay. I'll get it all right

037in a minute. Affiliate update from Dr. Kim Alexander, founder and CEO, and Dr. Relle Mlan, president. >> Rachel. >> Oh, Rachel's not >> Okay. Kelly Springfield is filling in. >> Hello. And actually, we've got Kelly Springfield with us instead of >> Yep. And she's our PEK director and uh she's very knowledgeable of PEK. And typically we do a board presentation at the upfront and answer a lot of questions. Curtis told me a few weeks back that y'all have some questions and we're happy to answer anything that you want to know or need to know. Understand we've got about a 15minute window, but I'll be happy to either tell you who we are and where we came from and what we do and why or answer specific questions. So, just whatever format y'all prefer, we we've

038done them all. the Reader Digest version. >> Just the Reader's Digest version of who you are and >> Okay. Well, I'm a farmer and a rancher from Rosco, Texas. My family's been farming and ranching there since 1917. I was with the school system for 32 years, the last 17 as superintendent. And During that time, we developed a model for schoolwide early college in 2009. And then that and then STEM Academy in 2012. All that became PEK in 2017. Pathways and technology early college high school. A system to support students through a more meaningful outcome than just the high school diploma. The high school diploma uh is necessary, but it's no longer adequate. And so uh how to align with higher ed and workforce and increase post-secary credential attainment. In 2019, the commissioner of education in

039in Texas, Mike Morra, asked us to take what was known as the Rosco model. We had hosted literally hundreds of schools over a 10-year period and asked us to form a 501c3 nonprofit to help small and rural schools align with higher ed and workforce. There's three shades of rural in Texas. There's rural and very rural and dang rural. And the more rural a school is, the more challenging it is to align with higher ed and workforce. And so that's kind of what we've been doing here in Texas. We we uh have a very strong partnership with Texas A&M and Agro Life Extension and uh we use that land grant infrastructure to align rural K12 with higher ed and the extension component of higher ed that reaches out into rural sectors. One of our board members,

040uh Dr. Valerie Trudale from South Carolina is a former rural superintendent there and she's uh head of the AASA rural cohort, the American Association of School Administrators. And she was telling us that everywhere there's rural things may change uh as far as culture and dialect, but the rural dilemma is pretty much the same uh all across the country. And so with that being said, five years ago, uh, we had been approached by one of our board members, Eric Reeves, is good friends with Carl Toma with the Toma Foundation in Santa Fe, New Mexico. And uh, up until five years ago, their interest had been in the arts. And then about five years ago, they became interested in in rural uh, education. and and their focus is on uh New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. And he

041told them about what we were doing in Texas. And so we had about a fivem minute conversation and and uh uh just a little bit later, they gave us a million dollars to expand what we're doing in Texas. And since that time, currently, we're in about 35 uh school districts serving about 35,000 students. uh across the state really helping them to uh earn post-secondary credentials. In Texas, we can't he fill half the STEM jobs because of an uneducated workforce. And uh Commit Partnership did a study back in 2019. And we have record high school graduation rates, but only 22% of our students earn any kind of post-secary credential by age 24. In rural sectors, it's 13%. And the estimated loss in lifetime earnings is 28 billion dollars per cohort. So that being said, and the

042connection with Carl is how we ended up out in New Mexico. And uh uh we hosted our first national convening last September uh over here in Abalene, Texas. And we had six states represented and one of those was uh New Mexico and and uh Curtis and Corona and then some other school districts and that's what led to uh the conversations that we've had that has led to some workforce funding and now we're in the process of uh because New Mexico is so rural, we're in the process of setting up uh uh uh can't think of the name right now, but >> go ahead, Kelly. the hubs >> hubs uh regional hubs that would serve initially uh 25 schools and currently Corona is one of those hubs and we have received significant funding to really expand

043postsecary credential attainment for rural students in New Mexico and our belief is a more highly educated rural population will lead to the inov innovation that leads to rural job creation. We're trying to reverse that out migration that began back in the 1950s where our best and brightest leave for urban and suburban opportunity and they don't come back. And so that's kind of a 30,000 foot view of what we're doing in Texas and then now what we're trying to use Texas as a model, lessons learned. Uh uh you know, we've learned I'm I'm a lot more of an expert on what not to do again than what to do. I tell people all the time, there's easier ways to do STEM than build a veterary hospital. But we've got one in Rosco and it's a a

044a three division with a small animal, a large animal, and equin. And then we've got the embryology and repro. And so just really finding out what are the opportunities in these rural stu in these rural schools for these rural students. And so with that, that's kind of a 30,000 foot view and be happy to answer questions or dig a little deeper into that. And like I say, I apologize. Usually we at the at the upfront we do a presentation for the board and uh it always comes in there we always come in there and the uh the attitude is how can we afford to do this and then by the time we get it to explaining what it is we do it becomes how can we afford not to do this for our students. And

045Kelly is the she is the one that came in and did professional development with our staff over the summer. Um she's our right-hand person that's helping us do a lot of this. She's done all of our grant writing and things like that that's brought money in. Um and she has a great name. So she's invested in New Mexico which is great. Um but she comes from Marathon Texas. >> Yeah. marathon. >> We're 400 strong. >> And Kelly, we're we're blessed to have Kelly. She's, as I may have mentioned at the outset, I believe she's the most knowledgeable PEK person in Texas and probably in the country. So, uh, New Mexico is lucky to have someone with that skill set working with you. She's gone in, Kelly actually gone in with uh Indian Reo to work

046on aligning some of our pathways and some of the things that they offer um so that what these kids are taking dual credit wise is leading into those associates or certificates or whatever it is. and she's done a lot of that leg work to align what our standards and pathways that we're teaching within the school is going right into that piece of it. >> In Texas, we've got a funding model and and and we learned that policy and funding is different in every state, but we've got a a model in Texas to for the schools to draw funding years 13 uh on students to support rural students an additional two years. And that has proven very beneficial. We did an initial partnership with West Texas A&M. We had seven very disadvantaged students, but they had

047earned their associate group with graduated high school there in Rosco. And of those seven, two graduated early, the other five on time, average age 20, student debt zero, and they had a higher GPA than the average West Texas&M student. And that taught us a lot about providing uh high school level support for at risk college students that have been historically under reppresented in in higher ed. And I will add a statistic to that is um in um last school year the number of um students who had completed their PEK program graduated with the um their PEK designation 50% of those actually went on to to higher ed and that number was a lot lower before um just because it off it provides that opportunity and that support to um finish an a certificate if they

048didn't finish it, finish an associates degree, work on their bachelor's degree. Um, some even have started working on their master's degrees. And so, and I will say one of the things we're doing with Corona is um I did I've been meeting with ENMU um I'll actually be in Corona not next week but the week after >> um to work with um your teachers and to work with Amanda um and Randa to um kind of start building those pathways out. We'd like to roll them out in January. And so when we build those out, we're going to build out that high school diploma, um the pathway that they're taking. We're going to build out that CTE4 course uh completer piece. We'll have certificates built in, build it all the way to the associates degree and include

049IVC's. And so each student will have the opportunity to work to that associates degree. If they don't want to go to that associates degree or, you know, there there's something that's holding them back, we do have jumping off points. So, you know, they'll earn an IBC, they'll earn a certificate. We just want them to have something in hand when they graduate from high school to be able to go and get a job. And we're also going to be working on those internship, job shadowing, workbased learning opportunities. So, that they're getting some hands-on experience to you, especially starting at the lower level so they actually, you know, decide that that's, you know, if they choose a path, is that really what they want to do? And so we've had some windmill kids going into windmill tech

050who are afraid of heights. Well, you know, we need to learn that early on. >> And I'll just say this about high expectations for all students. In 2009 when we started this and the folks at Texas A&M, we' done a research project in Rosco and Dr. Shen said, you know, there's there's a one percentage point difference in 89% 90, but perception wise, it's a mile. So, let's set a high expectation for students. So, we set 90% for students to earn the associate degree from graduate high school. Nobody thought we could do that. First year we had one, we had 38%, then we had 52% and 58, then 73, and then 89%. In 2015, we hit 90. We hit 92, 94, and 96 before the pandemic. And that taught us a lot about the higher the

051expectation we can structure, the greater the student aspiration and the greater the outcome. And more valuable than having an associate degree is the grit and the perseverance that students develop. And that's why students that earn the associate degree before they graduate high school are 10 times more likely to complete four-year degrees. And I would maintain, you know, the definition of college has changed significantly in the last 10 years because of STEM and everything. But even if a student chooses to uh be an electrician or a plumber or HVAC or uh solar or whatever, just that that confidence that they can do it, that work ethic sets them up to be successful in whatever they do. So we try to structure it where it's the highest student outcomes in the nation. I think we have a

052question if you guys are ready. Sure. >> Yeah. >> Hi Elena. Brandon Burgerer. Um thank you all for your time this evening. My question is uh all of my girls graduated from West Texas A&M thus far. We're hoping our third one goes as well. Um question is when they get their associates, do most colleges accept those credits? >> In Texas, it's mandatory. I need to look at the associates level, but in in Texas, if you graduate, if you get a degree from a a Texas college, they have to accept all of those credits. Um and I don't see them being that different, you know, just by looking working with um Eastern New Mexico. Um my daughter is actually was an academic adviser for um the community college in Carlsbad and those those uh course descriptions

053pretty much line up with what's going on in Texas as well. So I don't see why those those uh credits wouldn't transfer. But one thing that we do um will do is when we kind of come in, we'll come in with um Amanda and Randa and and talk to your students and decide which path do they want to go on and we can if they're wanting to go to a four-year. We like to line that up to that fouryear and and make sure that they're taking the right classes because you can affect financial aid and and a lot of things if they're taking courses that they don't need. So, we really try to to make sure that that's a streamlined process. And I'll use this example. It's a it's a lot more collaborative and friendly

054than it was 10 or 15 years ago. But in 2012 there at Rosco Baldor and Kaden Smith earned his associate degree before he graduated high school. Well, he went to Texas A&M on a football scholarship. And everybody was wondering, well, what will they do? And even back then and even there they took 52 of his 60 hours and where whereas in division one football uh it usually takes five years to finish because it's like a full-time job and by the time he ran out of eligibility in December of his fifth year he had a master's degree in marketing from Texas A&M and the landscape is a whole lot more friendly and conducive to doing things like that 2020 25. >> And I will say, I know y'all probably heard because we've been, you know, working

055with your teachers on some project-based learning pieces. And one of the reasons we really like to push the the project based learning is because those are those um soft skills that kids are not getting. And you know, it's collaboration, teamwork, working together, having your assignment, and you know, doing your part to contribute to the whole uh learning how to speak in public. um things like that. And so that's one of the the big pieces that we're trying to push alongside all of the degrees and the certificates is also to build those those soft skills which you know we can also help through those internships and and job shadowing events. And we did recently we applied for a a STEM in in New Mexico grant and Corona did get it. And so we'll actually be doing

056three um projects, one at the elementary, one at the middle school, and one at the high school in conjunction with New Mexico Tech. And so it's um going to build their math skills, but they're also going to your your high school kids will end up with their drone licenses. Um they'll be drone usage in the middle school. The elementary kids will be doing some some robotics, some Lego robotics. Um the middle school kids will be doing some coding and everything is related to Agg and so we were just kind of creating making sure it's it's aligned to you know your your industry needs in your area and so that's kind of the direction we're jumping off first with y'all. >> That's cool. That's very good. Yeah, that's awesome. >> And Dr. Alexander Kelly, could you

057kind of explain to the board about what visits entail and like how we collaborate? >> You're breaking up a little bit because you >> I'm sorry. Could you repeat that? I'm sorry. >> Yeah. Can you do you guys mind covering um what we do during site visits and how we collaborate um like through PD? >> Yeah, we came in and did some PD with y'all. Um, we did went out to um the the research ranch with New Mexico uh state and um they showed us some drones and and how they use drones. The teachers kind of got an idea of of kind of the the way technology is going through through the A and and pieces like that. And then we took what we learned at that PD ple p uh at that PD at

058the branch and then we brought it into the school and the teachers started working on um their own projects that they were going to present with the kids for for this first semester. You know, we don't want to overwhelm anybody, so we're going to just take it piece by piece. But um we allowed the teachers to kind of use their passions and their desires for you know this first round just so you know it's something it's easier to get a little bit of buy in if the teachers are doing something that they're passionate about. And so um each of the teachers kind of came up with some ideas on um what they're wanting to do. We kind of worked through with them through that project-based learning process. Um, I've emailed back and forth with some

059teachers, um, with some ideas. Um, last time I was there, I I wasn't there for for PBL, but I actually had a couple of teachers come in and they saw me there. They came in and we talked PBL anyway. And I'll be doing that when we're uh there next week. And AVID reached out. So, we're going to be collaborating with AVID. We collaborate with AVID um, pretty intensely in Texas. And so we'll be doing that alongside uh the teachers in Corona as well. Um but like for um we're what really wanting the PBLS and and I know like for example your third grade teacher has kind of taken it and run with it and she's built you know they're doing some plant science pieces bringing in that egg and they're build they're growing some some

060plants or Christmas cactuses that they're going to be selling at the um local Christmas bazaar and so we're really trying to bring in community as much as we can. That's I think the ultimate goal. And once we kind of get this off the ground a little bit, I think next semester we'd like to do a big um community advisory meeting and bring in the community and and see what the needs and the interests and and what what does Corona need, which direction would they like the school to go to best support what's lacking in the community and where they would like to go next. And so, you know, Dr. always says, um, where goes the school goes the the the community in a rural town. You know, you're kind of the center. And so, we're

061wanting to use the school to build up the town and and do a whole big economic development piece and and grow from there. >> And what about like when our teachers come to Rosco? What do they see when they come to Rosco? >> You want to talk about that, Dr. Ray? Yeah, we you know, every school's different, every community is different. And back in 2012, >> we want to do we want to bring real world relevance into the classroom. We want to have true public private partnerships. We don't want to do STEM projects, project based learning for a grade. We want it to be real. And so Rosco is a very poor district. Uh we we were poor be before that became stylish. And so we didn't have the facilities at the school. And so

062in Rosco, we we just kind of turned the town into the school. And we had out at our a farm, we built a a research center to house the mixed animal veterary clinic, Collegiate Edge Vet, and it's a three division vet clinic that's open to the public. We have an embryology program. It's the one-stop embryo shop for West Texas. in an old welding shop downtown that used to be Nichi Welding. We have Collegiate Edgue Weld where students can earn multiple certifications uh and it's open to the public uh for business. Uh we have Edgue Maker where students can earn certifications in CNC and woodworking and and uh make all the wood plaques for school events and things like that. Uh it's an engineering program. Uh we have uh at an old uh gift shop. Uh

063we have uh our adult ed center uh where our PEK students can go and even adult learners that are having to retool uh can come in there and uh and so just and then we had we had we don't have any longer but our first business was collegiate chiropractic. It was a one of our alumni live Nabene come over and run a a chiropractor clinic in a dressing room of the school that's open to the public. And so just being creative and and figuring out what what are the opportunities and looking at every community like the glass is half full and not empty and not half empty. So >> I have a question. I have a question. We couldn't hear that >> in those buildings and such. >> I can't understand. >> Yeah, I'm sorry.

064Sorry. >> With the buildings, can you hear me now? Is that all about I'll talk directly >> with the building and kind of do funding and those kind of things to start >> those like the vet clinic and welding shop and those kind of things. Where did that money come from? >> Okay. For the for the vet clinic with out at our a farm, uh the voters actually passed a bond to to build a a facility. We were short on facilities because when we started adding all these programs, our enrollment went from under 300 to 650. So, we were out of space. So, passed a bond there. Uh, Eduell, that was our old transportation center and we had outgrown that. So, we had to build another transportation center. So, we just moved Edgel there. Uh,

065Edgone, I forgot to mention that one while ago. It was an old apartment store uh in downtown Rosco. That that was the only clothes store I was ever in till I was in high school. But that's where we had Edgy Drone where students could earn the the FAA 107 drone pilots license. And we had one of our alumni that's a very successful realtor out in uh uh California uh made us a very good deal on that building. Uh the the lady where we bought the antique shop, uh she had the gift shop right next door and she her her sister was my longtime business manager and is our business manager at uh Education now. So they made us a good deal. We have a early childhood center that's an old grocery store uh that we

066just converted into an early childhood center. And so it's just looking at the situation and trying to find the partnerships that will work. And we found and we're finding it in the all these 30 communities that if folks will just look at school differently as it's can be an economic hub and an e economic driver for rural economic and community development. That's that extension component of the model uh that is so significant. It's it's not about the education, but as the school goes, so goes the community. I have uh after going to Rosco, I have had a conversation with like Cheryl Bradford who has two buildings along Main Street about like if the kids wanted a school store, could we take the old post office and pay them like a a renters's fee or something

067like that and and make that a main street storefront for the school? um she was going to have to talk to the family and things like that because she's not the sole owner. But when we came out of Rosco, my big picture was like, man, if we could purchase the old store and that could be the old child early childhood and we could community revitalization, economic grants, those kind of things. Um my whole my wheels like went off the rails, I think, um after coming back from Rosco. I think there's lots of opportunities like that here, especially down Main Street where those buildings are just kind of crumbling and falling apart. >> Yeah. A prime example, one of our schools in southeast Texas, Belleville, they took an old abandoned building on the courthouse square and

068turned it into Belleville on the square. And they've got four or five student businesses that are open to the public right downtown. and the students get that real world business experience. And it it's just looking at school different and moving school out of that K12 silo and making it part of the community, which is what has got to happen because in Texas, what we're doing is not working. 22% is not a passing score on anything. And so we're trying to move the 22% that have uh post-secondary credentials to 90% and that's how you do it. >> And I will say if that is a direction that you're wanting to go with the the revitalization in town and things like that, um our grant writer is amazing. She's she's she's great at doing it. And those

069are things that we can start researching and looking at economic development grants and and rural revitalization grants, you know, main street programs, things like that, and and try to build on that. >> It sounds like it's a it's a team effort. It's a little bit of everybody. >> Yeah. And >> yes. Yeah. and and I I wanted to just like wave the wand and everything happened now. But that's >> that's 2009 when that's so that's kind of why we chose to focus on 345 with the project based learning and that kind of space with the AVID and things like that first and then we'll slowly work our way. And so I just have a few few questions. How far is I have to pull it up like Rosco from like um from supplies like supply

070chains and and things that are >> how far is Rosco from supply chain? >> Well, it's getting closer to us right now because of all these data centers. There's what they call the big empty over here in Texas that runs from Abene to Witchaw Falls to Leach to St. Angelo that >> they named it right. It's the big empty. But now >> uh those 10 10 data centers that President Trump authorized uh they're going to be in that big empty and there's a huge one right there in Aband Stargate. I think it's the largest one in the world. Uh and so things are getting closer and we've got some schools that were right in the middle of that. And then we've got some schools like Marathon's coming where Kelly's from is coming on board and

071and uh they're they're about as isolated as a lot of New Mexico. >> We're about an hour from a Walmart. So we have a little tiny little, you know, >> yeah, >> dunk grocery store. That's about it. Well, we do have a we have a resort, but it doesn't have anything with it. It's just resort. So, do most of your graduates then go to WT? >> A lot of them do. Uh, you know, but we've also got that same agreement. We've got a PEK agreement with Angelo State. Uh, you know, we've got a lot of students go to Tech. Some of them go to Texas A&M. And what we're trying to do in Texas is use the&M system. I've got a presentation. I'm on my way to College Station right now. Uh, and we've got

072a presentation tomorrow about using the the 12 system schools that, you know, everything but the flagship is pretty rural and using those regional universities to to uh help do target the rural students in their region and focus on that and creating a more highly educated rural population. Uh we I've got a good friend Dr. Steve Frys that recently retired. He was the department head of a ed there at New Mexico State. He was at Tech and then went there and retired. And so uh you know we're having that same conversation with New Mexico State on how to use that land grant infrastructure to help support these rural schools. And I will say with our 1314 program, um, a lot of those kids stay home. We we have agreements and try to pull online classes and

073things like that. So, you know, those kids who can't afford to go off to another, you know, to the big the big schools, um, they still have that opportunity at home to earn those associates, I mean, those bachelor's and M's degrees. >> Okay. Well, our 15 minutes turned into a lot longer and we could talk to you guys forever. I mean, you guys are loads of information and we do appreciate you coming on being with us and and showing our showing our teachers a good uh time while they're down there at Rosco. I know they came back with lots of ideas and and then Kelly, I I said it on the first part of Kelly's first presentation when she came up here and um we we do appreciate you. I know we've we've really started

074looking hard at different ways to to help these kids the best we can cuz we know we know the situation that they're in going forward. So, we appreciate you guys and uh >> yeah, and I I appreciate you guys. I mean, you're you got >> Well, I appreciate what you do and what you're wanting to do for your students and we're interested in helping you make sure that the Corona students have the highest outcomes in the nation. They deserve it. Thank you. >> Thank you. You >> all right with that? Okay. Minutes from August. >> September. What did it say? August. And that's >> okay. September. Is this the special or is this the >> That's the regular. >> Okay. For the regular meeting of September motion second. All those opposed. Motion passes. I had

075some questions. >> Okay. Shoot. >> C. Yeah, these are from July. C July. Just sorry to say that again. There is going that or the teacher housing PS right all those things of education CS or CS just been a bit. >> Oh, can you guys contact Lebette and tell him to not send me emails first? >> Oh, yeah. I get bad orders for food. >> Who does the ordering contact them or you guys contact them? >> I mean, I don't care, but it's like I you know, I look at whatever whatever. Yeah. I mean, I just don't I don't >> I think it's >> And what is Dragonfly analytics in every time? Uh, dragonfly is how we pay the officials. Schedule and pay them. >> Oh, wow. >> So, we don't pay them directly. >>

076Oh, thank God. >> That would be so nice. All right. >> Yeah. >> Oh, yeah. I bet it's better. >> Do you over the whole year, >> right? a little bit at a time to take us through a season and it literally once it's approved that they showed up and that's done by the administrator then it just pays them. They just showed up in our account. >> That's so awesome. It's nice and reconcile. >> That's awesome. >> Those are my questions. >> Also allows us to adjust mileage like super quick. >> Oh yeah. Okay. Yeah. >> Like sometimes they they put their home instead of their zone and yeah that causes havoc. But on dragon play you can go in there and it and fix it for you. >> System thing. Yeah, I wrote up

077like where we put everything. Like that's kind of like our home base for all of our forms, requests, purchase orders, all of all of that. Even like discipline referrals or teachers have a request for anything. Parents can also get in and request specific things. >> Anything else, Scott? Elena? >> So, I just had a few questions like um the right here. Yeah, because I love that report. Yeah. So, thank you for doing um the question is under function 2300 general administration under uh uh fund 11,000 and then function 2300. Yes, general administration. >> So, I just want to make sure I understand the flow of this report. So in this particular um section there's a budget of 366,000 >> year to date that's what's been spent >> of almost 77,000. Okay. Um encumbered is 246,000.

078Okay. With an available balance of 43,000. Okay. So, can you just make sure I'm clear on those sales? I get the budget. I get the year to date, but explain to me the incumbrance, the 246 and the available balance of 43,000. So, the incumbrance is going to be any payroll expenses and any purchase orders that are outstanding against that uh fund and function. Um so 2300 the function 2300 is your is your superintendent which is also board any principal comes out of there too principal comes out of 2400 school correct and 2500 is your business office and 2600 is your facilities any of your facilities stuff 2300 is your superintendent salary and benefits and any expens is related to and executive operations the board if we go to correct we go to the training all

079your CES for strategic planning all of that will come out of that then you encumber it you you grab that money and hold it for the year that is known and measurable yeah that you know is going to happen for the rest Right. >> Okay. And then that's how we determine the items. When we come back in the in the screen and start talking about budget, we look at how what did we spend, what did we encumber, what was the difference, did we go over, did we stay under, go determine the budget. Okay. So, so my next question is under fund 23015 a thousand just because we have a a trip coming up. So I'm just trying to make sure I understand how this thing is. Nice. So this is FFA. Okay. So the budget

080shows nothing. It's all cash. >> And I know that that that's usually raised monies. >> Yeah, it's just cash, >> right? Okay. Budget. >> So let me tell you about that. So the the way the act those are 23,000 fund is the actual activity fund. Everything in 23 on rolls up to a master account called 23,000 activity fund. When I came on um July 1, what I realized that the former business management services did is they rolled all the budget into that master account. So I have been going back and I have gone back to 201920 and I've started breaking them out. I've started working on volleyball specifically because they're in session right now um and FFA because I know they're doing things. But FFA actually has a balance of $148,000. I'm almost there with

081all the activity accounts, but I need to verify I need them the sponsors to be verifying last year's income and expenditures because there was a lot to volleyball that didn't belong there that I learned about. I mean like it just was charged to it. It was basketball um hotels. I mean it was just kind of random. So the clean net volleyball um and that's so so what you're seeing here is only those activity funds that have a specified number that have had an expenditure this fiscal year >> So far this year that's what that's how I broke it out because I'm still working to figure out of that 355,000 what belongs to it 45 activity accounts. Okay. So, the negative the brackets I see around I'm just using this as an example. I'm not trying

082to pick on on that particular trying to understand um and since we have a trip coming up just making sure we have it almost 500. That's not where Okay. No. Okay. No. This is just showing their expenditures strictly. Okay. And a lot of what is encumbered is POS for that. That's okay. That was my budget. That's cash strictly cash. Okay. >> Because that's raised internally because the >> the budget school funding won't cover these that type of activity. We have to raise all of that ourselves. >> Correct. >> Okay. Thank you. I really do like to report and and I hope I don't know if I'll have it in November, but I hope by December I'll be able to show you exactly where every fund stands and I'll have the budgets moved where they belong

083for people to be able to track it. Right now again peed doesn't when I upload our reports to other education department they don't see any of these t these 2000 23,000 to it all rolls to 23,000 to them they don't care about anything below all >> as long as it's not negative >> correct yeah that's correct okay >> and and I know that your plate runeth over um and you're you know trying to get all this stuff cleaned up but have you had a I noticed the checks still have a prior board member on them. We have the significance. >> Okay. All right. And I I do want to point out I I think I put some notes in the financial report. >> Yes, you did. >> Other dispersements are from two fiscal years ago.

084I was able to clean up three of them that were from last fiscal year, but basically those are payroll um vouchers or accounts payable vouchers. Some some of those were accounts payable vouchers. One was to cooperative was the electric uh bill electric. Um then the $30 $30,000 one is a nia bill that got paid in the new fiscal year but never cleared in the old they never cleared it out and suspended it in the old fiscal year but it's two fiscal years back so I can't actually do anything but not clear. So Ty and Tyler is going to help. So on the payroll in figuring that out what was the offset? Did we still have some issues with with what books were paid? No. Okay. No, not at all. That was all No. Okay. But

085I am concerned our books might be our audited books. I I'm surprised that went through the audit to be very honest with you. I don't know how that cleared the audit. It's $33,000. The other ones are a little smaller, but when you look at the other dispersements that are outstanding that have never cleared the bank, um, those are concerning. >> I mean, $33,000. >> When's Pam's material? >> When is Pam coming? >> She has not scheduled with us yet. We asked her. She got the contract two weeks ago and she said she'd be back in touch. Curtis sent another email Friday or Monday and I still heard back from her. >> All right. But yeah, I I I think those will end up ultimately >> and the adjustment will have to come this year. >>

086Thank you for all your work and yes, >> thank you. >> Anything else? >> I need a motion. Second >> motion, seconded to bring payroll the bills. All those in favor? >> All those opposed? You guys, if you don't want to hang, you can you're you're good to go. You guys got a long trip back. I I looked up. You're still here. So, >> I know. >> So, uh we appreciate your time and >> Oh, okay. Well, thank you. >> Thank you guys. >> Figure out the door to jiggle. >> Yeah, it was actually a little bit open on too. >> Perfect. budget adjustments. >> One, you'll notice from the summary reports that we did have some negative functions and this bar is to transfer within operations from functions less than 31,000 where we were

087over budgeted and um to other function line items 2100 and 2500 cover those initiative. I move to approve. >> Second. >> Motion been made and seconded to approve the budget adjustment request. All those in favor? >> I. >> All those opposed? All right. Principal's report. Well, that'd be you. >> Do you guys have any questions? Um, I did have a couple of updates. Um, like for our ENMUR, um, the new 8 weeks is going to start on Monday the 13th. And so Sydney Mauy is going to come in um on Monday and sit down with the kids, check out classes that if they want to enroll again in the eight the second eight weeks. Um when did you say that was Monday? >> 13th. >> Oh, next Monday. >> Next month. Yeah. Okay. Got it.

088>> Okay. >> And that way she can sit down with the kids, ensure they're enrolled in the courses, make sure the authenticator is turned off and that they have access to it on their dashboard. That two-step authenticator seemed to be a big hangup for our students this year. >> Right. >> How's the phone deal going? >> Really good. I haven't had really any issues. Some of the juniors try to push limits, but whenever they get redirected, then it's fine. >> Have we seen a >> I know we asked this one. >> Have we seen a difference? >> Yes. >> Yeah. They're a little more social. Sometimes a little too social. Hey, >> you got to find somebody to talk to. >> Okay. Just was wondering. I figured it would be a good thing. So, >>

089all right. Director, >> you again have it kind of in front of you if there's any questions. I don't really have any updates. Um, >> who's going? >> Yeah. Who's >> Who's going to Rosco? >> Uh, we're looking at the high school team. Um potentially Braxan, Michaela, Monica, and Nancy. Yeah, >> we did good. Middle school, you guys. I asked you this just you guys, but just for everybody, middle school is going okay since we lost a teacher and they said that they got one of the wind farm ladies again to fill in. So to take >> Okay. >> So, all right. Superintendent report. We got that. I think he copied and pasted, but okay. There was some added stuff on there. So, >> so I I have a question. >> Oh, sorry. Um, so

090back on the principal report. >> Um, the just reminded me of another area on the fire safety. Have we done uh recently another active shooter training? >> It'll be in Okay. We had we had one they came in and did like the videos and like the preliminary piece and then we'll have another one. >> And you said we have somebody come twice a week. >> Yes, we have a >> Yeah, we have a lady deputy here twice a week. >> We have our office set up over there. So, she's >> Does she come the same two days? >> No, she does not. Is it random? Not >> good. >> Awesome. >> I was hoping I I figured that I was going to say though we have her come on Tuesdays and Thursday every day. So

091>> she's very she's really >> um she's come into the shop with the egg mac boys and brought some horseshoe art that her and her husband created. She's walking around. >> I asked Janice saw Janice yesterday and she eats with different she's eating with some of the elementary kids. She's eating with fifth and sixth graders mostly with the high school but she's >> very personable get to know the kids. Officer Gordon Kelly Gordon Kelly she she is really nice. >> And where does she live? Dang. So are we splitting the does she hit the various uh schools? Okay. Very good. >> And then Keriso has one that goes I think Captain Keros Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is definitely making sure the schools are taking good. >> All right. >> Public comments. I guess that's why

092the rest of them are here. Who wants to start? >> Yeah. Who wants to go home first? >> Yeah, got kiddos alcohol. >> Thank you for this time. Um, just through the last couple weeks just conversations and with a middle school teacher leaving, you know, I got a a kid in seventh grade. So, there just some concerns and I know you're just some conversations here and the last couple days was like they've been finishing some projects and then maybe some possible admin, but you know, that's a computer program. they get bored. They're tired of it. So, I know just like word of mouth. It's rule. We're small. We know everything. Um like if there's an option to hire some people, please do so. like um I know just like I said and I'm sorry it's

093it's hard but I see my little team I want to start in middle school >> like like you're wanting somebody come in for three or four weeks or a month or something and work on a project with him >> I know there's options out >> it's called three positions >> so please take it because it would fix his it would fix the kindergarten and first grade I've got a little in Thank goodness Casey has given up the prep time to take take an extra reading group. She's taking first grade and teaching that. So, and I taught those double classes. So, the amount of stress that is there on Lacy and she's doing her best. But then two, like that's their foundations. >> They need somebody. So, like I said, I know the options are there,

094but like if you guys can just please think about that. And it is it affects my kids personally. Um, and like I said with my older one struggling, you know, and I'm trying to encourage as much as I can a computer program. >> Yeah. Okay. >> So, it's important that you think about and we're here for who? >> We will address it with the >> Okay. Yep. >> Sorry. Yeah. Thank you. Just it's not just me teacher anymore. It's mom. >> Thank you. Thanks. >> So, I'll piggy back on her just because that was part of the reason I was here. Um, there is a lot of stress involved there and that the double up of the classes in the elementary. No, they are working their tails off is um so if if you can

095expedite that, that'd be a great uh I appreciate the security deal we got today. I understand fencing is high and all that. I appreciate that you're still following through on those concerns. I will say that here we are. We're looking at December coming up. Half the school year's been gone by. There's been three or four issues that I think maybe all summer long. >> Yep. >> Yeah. We are in frustrated just as much as you are to be honest. >> And I it just seems like >> we could be further. >> Yeah, >> we agree. >> I'm not you know pointing fingers but just wish if we can kill two birds with one stove on some hiring >> that might be a fantastic deal. But I say thank you for the security stuff. Thank you

096for the being cleared up things like that. I'll leave that on the >> welcome. Thank you for coming. >> And you're going to have to introduce yourself, ma'am. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Are you got do you do would you like to speak? I think this and >> that's um nice to meet you. >> Nice to meet you. The kids are great and the staff teachers are amazing. And I was telling Adam today that they've got I'm a reading specialist >> and they've got that reading down. I'm sad to say that the house situation is >> Yeah. And uh I talked to Curtis about it and he alleged on any of it and I don't see myself chopping wood and starting the fire every night. Um the lease said that I'd be in charge of or

097like responsible the pipes first the only hair like four days a week and I just didn't really feel from Curtis that I was valued but when I talked to Randa she told that she said that they all appreciate what I'm doing. Um, I'm just really sad because it's not anything that I can change or do or um I I want to work with these kids and stuff. I mean, another alternative would be to uh work with them online. um because my program does have an online component and they can still me so I think that they would do well but I took all of our dyslexia kids all our kids are dyslexic so there's seven so we have two complete intervention groups so one is phonics the whole school does it full who's our she

098is trained in something called think flight and so she got our dyslexic kids because they need intense intervention >> and then we have a guided reading also but she is has a dyslexic kids it's where the online part comes in >> that's my specialty >> okay and and so you and you don't have to ask her these questions I'm not trying to get personal are you in that in one of the teacher g >> yeah the end one down there that >> yeah I'm the one on the end >> okay That's what you meant by the fireplace. >> There's a fireplace in it. You know, >> I just heaters. >> Yeah, he gave some big space heaters. >> Okay. >> Is that thing are those on a permanent foundation? >> Yeah, they're they were built

099as kid houses in the 40s, but yes. >> Yeah. >> And we are working on teacheres. We >> we should have had them already >> build, >> but >> Oh, you mean as far as the rent on the new Well, that's that's up to us now. >> We decide whether >> See, and that's the deal. We we kicked him out of that house, but we didn't have any say in putting her in that house. See, and I mean like >> so >> it's a very big house. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> And even with it even with all the doors closed of the things that you don't use, it's still a big house. >> Yes. And there's no stove or oven in there. And I asked him if he didn't pull out the he said

100no. >> Okay. Well, >> like I said, I'm learn >> Yes. >> Well, we don't want to lose you. >> Yes. >> And so, me will work very diligently in the next two to three weeks to remedy these problems. >> I promise. >> I got to go buy another $200 stove and put in there and figure out a pellet stove or something for her. Well, it did say that they were going to demo them and >> well, that one wasn't isn't going to be getting demoed first. It's not the first one. >> It's going to say, but >> we need to put >> need to do some research. >> Can you do us a favor? The board dictates what happens with the teachers. So, would you please do us a favor and get it to

101um Mrs. and seniors? uh make a list of the issues um that you have based on the conversations and get it to Mrs. Enzyas and then she can bring it she can actually probably email that to the board so we can have it in advance and >> we'll have a special meeting if we got >> Yeah. And if we need to do a special meeting, >> we will >> to get somebody in there to start >> Yeah. >> getting you getting it at least livable. >> Well, yeah. Oh, yeah. >> Well, I mean Well, I mean it. >> Yeah. Write all these things down. Everything that you've just told us, will you please write it all down? >> Sure. I didn't even go through the lease and say what I'm >> Well, give us a

102copy of the lease, too. >> Yeah. >> Cuz who you know what? Okay. >> Is that the same Is that the same one that everybody's on? >> Yeah. >> Is that the same lease everybody's >> All right. Be kind. >> Very well. >> Yeah. You got to be able to live. >> Yeah. I feel like this. She's unhoused. That's wrong. >> Yeah, cuz I don't know if anybody had been through there since, you know, when Adam and then moved out. Who know anybody? We never did a I don't know if anybody did walk through. >> Yeah. And you did a walk through and Damian went and cleaned it up. But then even from there, nobody had been in there for such a long time since since it was >> in there before she moved in

103after we did a walk through and clean it up. Okay. All right. Thank you. But yes, if you could please please stay. >> Yeah, I know. I know. >> Okay. >> You're welcome. Thank you. And it's nice to finally >> All right. Speak highly of you. We just It's nice to put a face with the name. Thank you. Thank action items. Discussion possible action on district capital priority on remaining funds for SB9 bond monies. That's I guess that's where you come in, huh, Miranda? >> I check my mouth. >> So, um, with this, um, we would like for you guys to identify your top priorities. Um, Curtis has stated that we're already over budget on the bond. Um the cafeteria must be a priority. Um the there is replacing equipment. Um and there's a quote

104for $65,000 to replace the equipment. This includes installation. Um and as you know, we have to have gas and electric installed separately. Um with that, they also have to look at the fire suppression to ensure it's by code. um because we are replacing it. >> So this is this was supposed to be done a long time ago but uh >> plumbing >> took away from it >> away from it. Yeah. >> On the kitchen also uh there was questions about the electric. So it's not fully the plumbing. Uh it's also time from other >> well I meant the plumbing down here took away with from there and plus the plumbing. >> No no no. So yes, this plumbing took away from that. But getting a response for somebody to come in and upgrade >> electric

105>> in a historic building. >> It's been a nightmare and nobody wants to respond. Nobody wants to put their quotes in. Nobody wants to come touch it. >> Just so that you're aware of that. But now we have things breaking down. The quote is to replace those with similar so that the electric be replaced. Because the original idea was to upgrade equipment to make it more functional things when they looked at the electrical panel touching that building off the historical registry. Can you do that? >> Yes, I think we can. I think I think we need to look into it because then we can do whatever we want in there. We can replace those windows. We can do all the things that when I was here and we did the renovations, we couldn't because Mark

106was on the board, Chad was on the board, Brad Gage was on the board, and our hands were tied. Bill Hnai was on the board. Our hands were tied. But I >> because they had already put it on the night on the >> Yeah, they had already registered it. And I don't know how that came about, and I don't even know who to ask, but maybe we can figure it out. Maybe call the county. Call um the who would it be? Paul Baka. He he was the he wasn't the treasur. He was the assessor. Call the assessor. I think if we check with the assessor and figure that out and just I I mean we need to explain to him that we can't do up. We can't do things that we need to do and

107nobody wants to come work on it because it's historical building and those windows are the pits. We all know that. So, I mean, I think we need to figure out if we can get around that because I don't see us building a cafeteria. I mean, I don't know. Maybe we should have one. >> Yeah. Yeah. In the long term, but that's >> Yeah. But that's Yeah. They're like a multi-purpose, you know. Yeah. Or whatever. >> But that's what that's that's three to five years down the road. Well, that's a ways down the road >> and there's no way we got to do something. But with you said the SB9 I mean the the the SB9 bond monies were over. >> Yes, we're already over over budget on the bond. Um and that's due to the

108cafeteria needing to be the priority >> because it costs that much to replace the equipment. >> I noticed he put in his notes. Yeah. And make them pray. Yeah. See lines. >> Yeah. Top five priorities. He listed his new school up area, underground and above ground utility repairs, cafeteria equipment, maintaining the function of all existing building systems, HVAC, maintaining and repair of playground equipment. Ster housings 375 >> 370 height. >> Scoreboard, doors, fencing months here. Yeah. Won't >> be till November. >> Yeah. elementary plumbing and searing all that stuff that took away from last fancy and >> so was there not special funding for the teachers use was that not through >> yeah that's a no that's that's completely separate from SP9 bond >> and maintenance yeah >> yeah it should be Vicki it should

109be completely separate it was part of that PSA data set that we've got in >> I know he's got bond next to it but I think it that's that's wrong. I think it's it's just Yeah, it's special funding through PSFA. >> So, we need to check in conversation was bond money and then when we purchased the Johnson >> that was bond money and so then yes, that was bond money. Yes. But I think the original conversation was that bond we were going to use bond money to do teaches and then we flopped and bled that one and moved it to special Sunday or whatever. Yeah, exactly. >> Yeah, it can't be. Yeah. >> Yeah. The new modular stuff, the new because we use that. So, can you guys check on that and see where we

110are with that because we just keep getting the same song and dance every time we come and we have for over a year. Yeah. Check with PSFA. >> Yeah. He so what he um told us was that um there's like limited personnel. They're hiring new people. Um there's new requirements for contracts. Um, and it kind of seemed like you'll, and correct me if I'm wrong on this verbage, but it almost sounded like a kind of like a bid for a contract for somebody to um, take it to take it on. Um, and it's getting some >> Can you check on that, Vicki? >> I know somebody at PSFA or >> other district PS as well. I mean, it's just moving very, very slow. So I know other districts are having the same issues with their

111teaches. It's not that they can't get the teaches, it's the funding from PSC that >> has been slowed for some reason, but I will I'll see what I can find out as well. And then I wanted to ask have you ever applied for as you're talking about these >> as you're talking about all these SB9 needs now is the time to identify if we're going to go after any um of that money that our legislators get their slush money. >> Their slush money. >> Yeah. >> Um but do you ever because we have to apply this month. Um, I believe it's by the end of this month if we want to request that our legislators consider any special appropriations to us. >> So, in April of this year, Mr. Patterson actually brought this up and

112uh, Curtis was supposed to be looking into it. >> Okay. >> And I thought we were told we run out of time. >> Yeah. >> So, it's October of every year when you have to apply for it. And you have to do it through the ISIP process. So which is DFA's which is the state's finance department. >> Yeah. The department of finance authority >> go through their system which is called ISIP to request this this >> and we have done it in the past. Travis and I used to do it. >> Yeah. Just be a letter to your legislator. Now it's an actual >> you got to go into this portal and you have to apply. I'm attending a training next week. because yeah, >> I think we should ask for it. I think we

113should should do it as we Greg Nybert we we asked Greg Nybert for things and we got them >> our act program still have so much money is because of that stuff that they funnel through the >> I was thinking >> to expense for a rural district >> and that's usually what they approve are things like that like these really large um expenses that your local monies wouldn't normally Yeah, I was thinking like maybe your kitchen. >> Well, I wonder if we buy that new kitchen equipment and then we build a new school. I wonder if it if we couldn't take that equipment. >> Unfortunately. >> Yeah, you can. >> I don't know if it'd be co I don't know. It'd be too old to >> So, it wouldn't be it wouldn't be like we're,

114you know, throwing money at it and then it's just a done deal. I mean, we lose that because we have to buy new for the new school. So, but >> the furniture project we did that furniture will go, >> right? It'll go Yeah. Okay. Yeah, I thought about that. >> Get into that. That would be great. Yes. Check on the teacher thing. Tick on that for us. >> And I also pull up the NMAC on how you take a a historically registered property off what the process is for that. And >> okay, >> criteria it no longer meets what you have to identify as the criteria. So I pulled up the hback on that because there is >> so a few rand on that too work with you guys and and Amanda to >> we

115have to go to the cultural um center. >> Yeah. >> In New Mexico too with a petition. >> So maybe you guys can work on that. I can't I was frustrated beyond belief. We were paying for all that stuff because I was like >> twice as high. It was twice as high and then we couldn't do things and we knew our heating bill was going to be astronomical in windows. You couldn't insulate it. We've had all those leaks in the roof because the roof has to be a certain way. I mean, it's just been a >> Oh my god. It's been since like 2003. >> So, when did I come to work here? >> I think so. I don't know to be honest. We might have to check with Travis. He grew to remember. That's

116something that Travis might remember. >> I will I'll ask Travis long before I started it. Yeah, it was I've been here 15 years and I was here way when I started. So, >> yeah, it was >> remember we were gone back in Canada. >> I remember I remember the renovations on that building and just trying to do the >> what has that been 20 years? >> It's been a long time. I mean since I mean >> I was I started in 03 2003. >> So when you it was kind of like around the time that Tony got hired. It was like the year after >> 2004. Yeah. >> Cuz he started in 2003. >> That year was his first year. And then but I was working here started in July but I was still working

117my old job. And then I came here full-time in January of 2004. >> So, not to interrupt you, but but do we need to >> Yeah. >> You want to do stuff? >> Well, if we don't have any if the funds are overdrawn >> your priorities. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Sounds like that gives us a little communication and guidance, >> right? >> Exactly. Well, if you'll check on the >> and if you want to direct us also to apply for those special appropriations, we can do that. >> Yes, let's do that. >> The priority for the special appropriations is this, this, and this or just this. And then you can rank the others using the rest. How much does that pull out of >> if it's a well, you know what I think would

118be the next? >> Just looking at the list, you guys, we the ovens. I mean, I think the kitchen needs to work >> our our um fencing the exterior cameras. I think that's >> Yeah, cuz what how much is how much extra? >> Yeah. Is there special Okay. >> Well, I don't I don't know how they're dispersing it, but um there was supposed to be special >> safety money from PSFA this year, so check on that. >> Yeah. Um, is that that's action, isn't it? >> Yes, this is an action item. >> Um, I'll let y'all finish that conversation and then I have a recommendation. >> Okay, >> go ahead. >> Go. >> Um, I make a motion that we prioritize these things once we're sure that we have applied for any other funding that

119might be available for any of these projects. Yeah, >> I I second that. Does that make sense to you ladies? >> Vicki, did you hear the motion? >> Hear the motion. >> Yeah. Um, so I think we need to I Let's rank them though. I think we >> Yeah, I think if you if you rank them and then we can figure out where we need to put them based off of what kind of money we can get. At least that way if you guys rank them and we look to find where we can get money from, then we can go ahead and do it rather than finding the money and then coming back and then you guys ranking them and then us having to go back. At least if they're ranked, we can >> even

120be 60,000 which requires support action, >> right? New school. Well, if all of that goes through, um, 80% of that is covered and 20% is us, right? That was the calculation. >> I think so. Yeah. >> Um, >> we have like we have a the cafeteria needs me first. >> I think so. >> I mean, as far as I'm concerned, >> have a choice, >> right? Exactly. >> Work some of it's done. >> Yeah. See, I thought a majority of that's done. >> The elementary's done. Or do we have more >> plumbing issues? >> No, everything's okay for now. Like um the sinks in the elementary those back up and so Damian has to go in there and clean them out uh weekly. Otherwise, the water just sits in there, >> right? >> Um so

121far, I haven't seen anything on this side in the high school. The problem with the elementary is a lot of those water lines and sewer lines are in these walls. >> How do we how do we mitigate that? You don't you tear you you got to tear the building down and things like that has been >> just caking like >> and everything else that the kids might slitter >> paper towels. Okay. So, I have another question and I know there's a motion on the floor, but um Okay, so how much I know the new school wasn't put in the budget. I get that. But some of this other stuff, was it budgeted already or is this stuff that's popped up since the budget was approved? >> This is stuff that po that to me popped

122up since our budget was approved. I could be wrong. What do you think, Vicki? I think I think scoreboards was in there. I I did not know um well >> I didn't realize the scoreboard till last week or two week committed on the door. >> Yeah, I thought we were committed on the door. >> So can I just take something like this to a board? Okay. If you're going to ask a board, this is just me to rank, they got to know dollar amount, they got to know urgency, they got to know, was it budgeted? Was it not budgeted? We just have kind of a little piece of the pie here. And I know we've talked about some of this a little bit, but but now we're asked to rank them and and we're sitting

123around trying to figure out all the different moving parts and pieces. That should all be presented as my opinion. So I also have another question kind of along that line and I I apologize, but I'm I'm a little unclear. Is this 946 in projected or committed projects on bond money? Is this bond money that this 546 committed 400 projects like I'm trying to understand is that the new money that we're going out for or is that current bond? >> Yeah, that's current bond. Yes. >> So that's not are we going out for bond? I >> guess that's my understanding. >> Yes. If it passes if it passes. Yes. Yeah. >> Right. And I think if if if marketed and people understand what it is, I don't think that should be a problem. Um so the

124news that's in November and we're having this conversation in October. I know. >> Um Okay. So, okay. This is just this isn't the news. No, this is just and he does have things marked as projects already in process, committed or completed. >> So that's a little bit less misleading cuz which ones are completed, which ones are in process and which ones are completed. >> Building it should be on an Excel sheet and there should be I'm sorry. Yes. Is so poorly presented and I don't mean to be rude or >> he's this is what we spent. this is what we committed to and this is what >> so and I'm not telling you I'm just trying to decipher >> as well yeah >> financials but based on what I'm seeing here and what I see

125in our financials so go bond the only thing we've paid for out of there has been the um feature the Johnson house that was purchased >> okay yes that's what I see so that means we have about 700 $30,000 or so left in that fund. Um in the SB9 we had um which is usually your maintenance and upkeep. >> Yeah. Upkeep. Yeah. >> That was originally 213,000. We've only spent 35,000. So we So we have the 700 up in Goon building plus we have another about 180,000. Um, we have 30,000 in SP9. >> SB9 match. Yeah. >> And then that's that's it. Um so so yeah we have about $900,000 and then there's a special capital outlay of 50,000 and I don't know if that one is earmarked special and requires anything um specifically >>

126but I do think >> I think that is going to be paid for by >> 3130 I missed. So I don't think you have to put that in your consideration. I just think that's process right now. >> Okay. >> I think it's the other items that are more pressing >> in terms of not knowing where the funding might come. So can you do and I know you're you're busy but could you do us a favor to us? Um I guess and then I go back to my >> Yeah. Could we have kind of a here's where we are, here's what we need to be um figuring out how we're going to fit all this stuff in >> and based on these items um and their estimated cost, where does that put us so that we

127can make those decisions? that will also help in I know it sounds like we're we have a ticking clock on if we want to use any legislative funds. Um so if we can maybe apply for anything I guess I'm going to amend my motion if if the chair is okay with that. I'd like to amend my motion to get a better report that shows whether it's an Excel sheet or what have you that shows us the different categories and the monies that we have available to make those decisions. And in the meantime, if there are any opportunities for us to apply for any um support on any of these items that we do so I second that motion. Motion been made and seconded on getting a list of priorities together plus monies gathered. All those

128in favor? >> I. >> All those opposed. Motion passes. Okay. Approval for out of state travel for the site visit to the high school team with administrative rep team three or team of three or four to Rosco for the tour that we just got a presentation on in October, November or December. They haven't >> October's got it planned. So maybe later November, earlier December, early Rachel Mlan, who is president of education, um took a different position and she's on her way out and they're working on getting it in director president. So um that put things on hold a little bit or else we were planning to go like couple weeks. Um but that that kind of put things on hold and so um we're looking later November, earlier December and they'd be gone they'd leave

129like Wednesday afternoon we'd figure out some way to kind of keep the kids so they could leave at like twoish travel >> be gone what Thursday so they can go through the classrooms and then Friday is like a city on PD within their building where we uh what we did was talk about like what's going well, what's not going well, what do we want for our kids, what do we envision for our kids. Um, I think this one would be because we've already implemented some of this, it would be a little more on like how does this look in your classroom? Let us help you design this for your classroom, which is some of what we did at the beginning of this year. Um, but I I think our teachers um, you know, need some

130more clarification on some of that and they want to see what what that looks like in action before we can put it into the classrooms. So that's okay. >> We've seen kind of how it started and now they've got some >> So is are this travel coming out of operational? Do we have enough in operational? There's a PD there's a lead line item, but is there enough or do we have enough in direct instruction 1000 function to move money around if we don't have enough in that PV professional development line? >> Moved some money. Last month we did a bar. I remember that. Yeah. So, you have to put it in 22 function 2300 now. >> Oh, okay. >> Um they don't anymore. >> Oh, okay. >> Um but I don't know how what's the

131estimation. >> Do you know what the 3900 was what we paid for? >> Yeah, I saw that last year. And then so he said less than 5,000. >> Less than 5,000. >> It's really just the mo rooms and Right. Yeah. house and >> well yeah operation >> this I'm assuming since y'all are coming to us to get this approved um I think it's a great program I'm all for it but was was this budgeted or that's what we're trying to figure out this wasn't budgeted or this is >> it was an initial discussion where it was up in the budget I don't I the budget is not my I was not included it's not my thing >> I don't me in places that that are kind of weird Yeah, just probably >> another bar >>

132and that's okay. I mean that's just bottom line for operational doesn't go in the whole >> so if you go and you function 11,000 and function 4,000 is about facilities, >> right? >> They just stuck the remaining $230,000 >> dollars in there. Yeah, I noticed that too. >> Yeah, >> I was like that's nuts. So, >> yes, there's money, but doesn't necessarily where is going to be >> and the one grant that Kelly talked about that's $23,000 for professional development, >> right? >> Coming in past school. Yeah. And so, we could pull from that if it need be. And then the the if we have the money and operational, we should use it in there. But the problem is if we don't We don't want Vicki to end up with her quarterly report with things

133all hosed up. It, you know, so forewarned is forearmmed. So maybe you can look at that, Vicki, and and move some budget around >> because I know the budget's there, but >> Okay, I need a motion. >> I move to >> Okay, so before we No, that's all right. So, here's my deal. because some of the high school teachers wanted to go and we were told that it it was we're starting in the elementary um and there was still some hey and some of them still wanted wanted more information and and so I guess I I'm for it and and I'll I'll second the motion and we're I guess I just want to comment that the planning and I know it's a new roll out. Um, and this isn't towards YouTube. I'm just for the

134record. I want it on the record. I don't think that I think we all felt that we needed to have some high school just for the sake of of the school at large in in rolling this deal out. And I felt like this was going to be a little bit of a problem. And then here we are. And I think we need to send them. And I think it's great. But there again, a repeat of what we're seeing in tonight's session and other sessions is, and this isn't geared towards YouTube, is planning and communication and execution, followup, and and it's it's a vic it's it's that cycle. And and I think that's where we're missing a lot of stuff on some of this. I think it's great and I'm all for rolling it out, but

135if we're going to be doing this, we've got to get better at doing those those parts and pieces. Not only execution, training, execution, communication, feedback, followup, and I I I think you'll do a great job with that. >> Yeah. I And I'm like I'm talking to you. That's where I'm going to stop. Okay. But for the record, we did have high school teachers on the first one. She did not go >> because of a dental appointment that could not be changed. So when we planned initially, it was a piece from the elementary and a piece from the high school. Okay. >> So keep that on the record in your brain. Also, >> not what we were told. Yeah. We weren't told. >> That's what was presented at the board meeting. Yes. The list of names.

136There was a high school teacher on there. No, ma'am. >> Yes, >> Monica. >> No, it was that we were leaving the high school because we wanted to start in elementary. Um, and so that and that was repeated. That was repeated. And so I just based on what was shared many times. I'm just saying this is fine and and I support it, but I just, you know, um we need to make sure when we're sharing stuff that that we we plan and we we are sharing based on what is actually happening. Then then we were misinformed based on what you just shared. >> That was shared after we went and it was asked why there was not. I don't want to get in a in a in an argument, but I'm just stating this is

137these are the some of the issues because we're told one thing and it's >> not from you guys from you guys understand where she's >> what she's talking about that's and I'm with it but we were led to believe all along that we we didn't want to go that route. We wanted to do everything in the elementary and then eventually bring in the high school. And that's where some of this confusion comes in is based on some of the things that are shared and then the picture changes. Well, AVID was 100% just the elementary. >> Right. Right. >> And then I do remember that high school >> next year and that was in the budget as well. >> Okay. I have a motion. >> Yes. >> Do I get a second? >> A second. >>

138Second. >> Okay. Motion made and seconded. >> Who made the motion? >> Barbara. Barbara made the motion to get >> all second. >> Kyle seconded it to approve the out ofstate travel to Rosco. >> All those in favor? >> I. All those opposed? Same sign. All right. Discussion item strategy planning process for October 22nd. We got the right we got the right Wednesday on the right. I was when he when he c when he texted me I was going huh I wonder if he called about noon today and they're going what we're supposed to cut the corona I didn't know that it was a Thursday the and it was supposed to be on but okay so done strategic planning with the co-op and when you're fixing to have a function like that you don't wait

139till the day of to talk to those people you're talking to them on a weekly basis you and everybody knows exactly where the other person's supposed to be. I understand that it was on their side, but we should have been communicating with them weeks prior to them ever being here to make sure everybody was set and ready to go. >> You're going to have to facilitate this, aren't you? Cuz he's not going to be back, right? >> My wife on a business trip and nobody even asked to see if if this date was available. >> Yeah, that's my anniversary. And we have something back. 37 long years. >> You guys are getting old. >> Thanks. >> So, do we have anything >> from >> just the res? >> Do we need to reschedule it? >>

140I mean, >> I think we should because I I would really like >> I know. Okay. >> Is there something we have to have done with this before it goes? >> No. Okay. No, >> no. This remember this is just >> this is just the direction we want to go >> and getting input >> from peed. They're >> Oh, it this is a >> made it seem like it was a directive from peed when it which is and that's fine, but I you know they drive me crazy. I think a great idea. I love the idea. I want to be here. When Kyle and I was in that was in that training that day, Albuquerque public schools had only implemented theirs for the first time the year before. >> So all these years >> way

141it ties into peed is that we are now required to have a portrait of a graduate. What does that look like? >> What does that look like? Okay. >> and that comes with this strategic plan. We can't make a group portrait of a graduate until we have have this. Okay. So there is a component that is required by PED. >> Okay. >> But what's our time frame? I they are very unclear of the that's what I make. >> Yeah, that makes perfect sense to me then. >> What is October 20? >> Yeah. Yeah. But is there a time frame? That's what I'm asking. When do we have to have this done? this year is my was my >> So we really need to >> I think that's right. So we have we have started our

142portrait of a grand >> um in coordination with our C what we're doing with C because they've done this for >> what is next >> template I don't know what all >> yeah I know that's what I'm saying they're going to have to talk to them >> and then see if it works for them >> that would be the 29th >> okay so wait what day are we are you thinking >> well I was just saying the next week the 27th 28 2 Well, we also have to check with the people. >> That's what I'm saying. >> Okay. >> I'm just saying we need to give >> like three dates. >> Okay. >> Are we having a Halloween card? >> Yes. The 31st. >> 30th. Amanda. >> When are you leaving? >> Oh, so you're

143gone that whole week. >> Yeah. Okay. Okay. >> So, we really need >> Yeah, because we missed it the year I went. >> No, the fourth is election day. >> Um, yeah, I I'll have to go to school Monday, but then I get a day to sleep. So, that's what I told. So, does the 5th work for you guys or the 12th? >> Well, it doesn't have to be a Wednesday, does it? Or do they wanted a Wednesday? Yeah, I was just it was easier like for families to come in like on a Wednesday rather than like >> then you're missing having. Yeah. >> Oh, that other things going on on Thursdays and >> Okay. >> I don't have anything on 5th, the 12th, or the 19th. >> Yeah. >> Of November. >> November. >>

144They're all open for me. I'm also right now I'm open and I can leave them. >> Yeah, me too. >> The same dudes. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> Oh, the 12th is the >> That's right. Sorry. >> The 19th. >> But, you know, that might work out for the 12th if we don't have much going on and we all showing up. So, we have to post it. >> You know, we'd have a meeting. >> We just have a bill. We just had the board meeting at >> Yeah. I mean, we could I That's an idea, you guys. I'm just throwing that out there. If the 12th works for them and they can't do the others, let's think about it. >> A short meeting or something or or a special. >> Yeah. Okay. >> I'm open.

145Yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. I'll keep those dates open. >> Me, too. Okay. Possible dinner or dinner or dinner for students, parents update. >> Uh so whenever we met this morning to to talk about this, Amanda had a good idea um for you guys whenever you do want to provide a dinner, you know. Oh yeah. Our community and stuff like that. So, um, the elementary has decided to do a Christmas bazaar this year and so K through 2 is going to do song and dance. 345 is going to do the presentations of their project based learning. >> Nice. >> And we like to have a dinner to where parents can mo eat and mosey around to purchase these students products like the Christmas cactuses, the chilies, luminaries. I forget that word. That's a great idea. >>

146It's a little sack with sand in it. No. Well, it depends on where you eat. It could be for coming in to talk the different >> Oh, do it that night. >> So, the bazaar is December 11th. Um, and the only thing we don't really want like a dinner that's going to take Yeah. We kind of something like maybe like burritos or something that they can walk around and eat and purchase because then they're also going to do the high school parade. So you guys can walk outside to the street and watch the parade. >> The light, right? >> Yes. Okay. >> Oh, >> that's lovely. That sounds wonderful. >> So we need information after again. >> No. So, I think we're just going to do the So, >> are they going to go around

147this block? >> That way, it gives everybody time to get up where >> and that was December 11th, right? >> Okay. Yeah, put that in my calendar. >> We got to figure it out, guys. Yeah, >> that because that's on us. >> Yeah. Oh, no. >> Pal, can you cook? So ask you this. If we start texting each other and doing stuff, is that a roll? >> It is. >> Do it at the beginning. >> You better talk one day. >> I throw that out there. >> But as long as we all get burger clothes, we won't have to worry about it. We just crush the phone. No text messages. No emails. >> Something that's >> we're going to be the mob. >> WhatsApp. There you go. We could do WhatsApp just like >> So

148that's only I know this is discussion. So, yes. >> Um, since that's going to be here before we know it, um, what do you guys think about, um, at least having who do you want to be in charge to kind of get it like >> because you guys know it's just going to be the four of us because Robbie's done. He wanted to know when he wanted to turn his resignation this time and I just ignored him. So, just because. So, it'll be probably the next board meeting he'll resign. So, >> okay. Okay. Well, I tell you what, we still the next board meeting up till that point, we still have some time. So, be thinking and and then with for the next board meeting, come to it with um recommendations on um kind of

149what y'all are thinking and then we'll make some decisions there. How's that? That work >> because I mean that burrito is not a bad idea. We could get them to make a couple different find somebody to or make a couple different kinds. >> Yeah. >> Maybe some salsa and chips. Either that when fingers broke or >> Yeah. I could take them. You may not like, but I may. Okay. Yeah. We could do like the concession stands. You got 14 different kinds of burritos. I don't know what this one is, but it ought to be good. >> Exactly. >> You know what? When we were in school, you know what it was? >> Sandwiches. >> Every dance we had up there, it was sandwiches. And when the night was over, you ran over there and you

150got Marie Owens pimento cheese and green chili sandwiches that were left and you ran. Them were the best. >> That sounds like Tommy Moy when I make those green chili enchiladas. He'd bring Tupperware. He was like, "There's any of that left?" I I brought my Tupperware. Like, okay, Tommy, it's cool. >> All right. PSFA new school application update any >> yeah anything on that? >> Uh no I know that that's kind of the same thing like he's uh reached out and >> they just hadn't got back to >> our application has been submitted >> 72 other schools. >> Yeah. We're 70. >> But can you check on that for us you guys? I mean >> so >> yeah and he so he put updates in the superintendent >> application said it's not he has yet

151for anybody to based on >> all right anything else >> under discussion >> well I do think that we need to at least um bring up some things that um were brought brought to our attention and I'm not sure if it was brought to staffs. Um, >> and maybe that's where it should have started. >> I'm asking um I don't know what you're thinking of this. Okay. This one's not. It's just a question. >> Um, >> and and I kind of when I when I saw the email that that came out, I thought, yeah, I had that same that same issue. I had to read it like three times, but there was a document that was on our letter head when school maybe three or four weeks ago. time for gauge a time and it

152we the parents had to check an option to opt out on military >> contact >> and um the person that that sent the board um communications did did you guys hear about it get any of that >> I know what letter you're referring to but I did not write the letter >> so I guess um what they were just wanting us to to convey um is that and it was it was confusing. I had to read it a few times to make sure >> and that was that was the whole deal is the confusion on the >> slip slip. Yes. Letter was worded in very strange >> I'm sure it's a it's a standard letter that you >> sent that email. Uh so >> month ago requirement that we share student information with recruiters. >>

153Yes, that was it. >> But it should read that >> it was it was really awkward and it was better. Every year, parents have the right to opt out of the release of their students personal information for the use by the military for recruiting and contact purposes. If you would like to opt out, please check no and sign. The deadline to opt out is 9:22. >> So, out please either return this form in person or email it to student. >> So, my question is if I didn't do any of this, then my kids going to get recruited. >> They will get contacted. We do have to share that information. >> Yeah, that's what I mean. They're going to So, I think that was the issue was >> The way it was worded. So, if I

154didn't do anything out Yeah. information, >> well, that seems to be pretty consistent across because we also had a form from the school-based health and that was worded the same way. You have to opt out. So if you did not sign the vaccines, you got your child. You got to opt out of being Yeah. >> So what can is there something we can be >> at the bottom? Does that change the legality of it to explain? >> I don't I don't know about on forms like that when they kind of give you like response. Look, the auction was confusing with me because I remember three times, >> I think, >> and I can't remember what my issue was. I didn't go back and look at it again because I sent it back. But >> I

155I know I read it like >> she tell you please take her maybe would be the best way for it to reading. So, and it was important enough to to the family. they were, you know, passionate about the the information and so, you know, you try to respect that. Um, so that's why I brought it up. Um, so maybe just be sensitive for that if there's >> Yeah, I don't know if there's something to change, >> but it maybe it may be a foreign >> maybe a standard, you know, >> something can like modify. That's the legal side of that. Yeah, we can do it by what we can. >> Yeah, because it kind of seemed like it was like you had to do it. I don't know. Maybe I'm wrong. >> Anything else? >>

156Um, so I just have a question. What are the requirements for um individuals to drive um school fleet? >> Yeah. So, like you and Ranger are going to take a shot with you on this trip. Is it still you have to take that course, do your driving? Uh, yeah. Background check, defensive driving, first aid, CPR, and drug test. >> Okay. >> Has Richard done all of that? Okay. >> He has to have that just to drive the state university. >> He actually they would not share his form through that. has to do with me. >> Um, he's done an online first aid CPR course and he is on our drug test list. He has a drug test. Okay, perfect. >> I just I know he's helping, but I just don't want and you know, he's

157just helping out of his own heart. I just don't want him or you to get in trouble. So, that's I figured that out because that's a huge liability to the school, >> right? No, we made sure that we did everything, but I was like >> I just I driving at the at Eastern and I I better ask >> the stipulation there because we were waiting on the first aid CPR certificate is he did not drive when our children were in the vehicle because they are FFA members and students. he he could drive by himself um until we get that certificate once he you know now that we have that certificate he can transport children. >> Okay, good to know. I just want to make sure you don't need to be just trying to help. So

158Okay. Yeah. >> Um that's all that's all I have. >> Okay. >> Right. >> I need a motion. I make a motion that we go into executive session with >> personal limited personnel matters at >> second. Second >> 75. >> I second. I have a motion made and seconded to go into executive session about limited personnel matters. All those in favor? Kyle, >> Alina? >> I. Barbara me. Hi. It's >> Thank you guys. Thank you guys very much.