001It is now 7:17 p.m. We do have a quorum present and we will start the uh regular board meeting of the Herley Independent School District. If you would please remove your cover and pray with me as we begin. Holy Father God, we thank you for today and we thank you for all that you richly blessed us with. We ask that you help us as we consider the matters of this school to always put our kids first. Dear God, help us to put uh each and every one of our own feelings aside and do what's best for our kids. Father God, we know that we fall short of your glory on the regular and we ask that you uh forgive us of our sins. Dear God, be with us, keep us safe, be with all that
002we care about and keep them safe and healthy as well. It's in Christ's name we pray. Amen. Amen. There are none who have signed up for the public forum. So, we will move on to the Cardinal Spotlight. This month, we want to recognize both boys and girls basketball. See, the boys get the memo. The girls did not. Some of some of them did. Uh we want to recognize the basketball teams and the powerlifting team for their success this year. We'll we'll start with with the boys. The boys were 23 and 12 by district finalists. Recognitions include first team all district for Gage Gibson and Parker Ashley. I believe they're both here. Second team all district Rans Mcroom and honorable mention Alex Wonderlick, Zayen Del, Aaron Albera, and Dex. [Applause] our girls team who were 33
003and six for the year. They were district champions by district champions, regional semi-final champions and regional finalist. First team all district was Seria, Haley, Brooklyn, and Clarissa. Second team was Hi, KBY and Deja. TABC team were Seria and Haley. And Texas sixman coaches association all region were also Seria and Haley. And our girls basketball team represented well just as the boys and and our power lift team. We just got back Friday from a a 12,200 mile round trip to down to McAllen and and Hie and me are both here. They they both represented us at the state power meet. Hi was eighth and Mia was 10th. Um, but the way their division works, it's all classifications all in one. So, it's 1 A through 6A. Um, so they were actually the only two 1A um
004in their class. So, you could arguably say they're first and second in the state um in 1A in power. That's what I'd say. And Kinsey Kinsey Harris also made regionals for the girls. [Applause] Anybody have a speech prepared? Thank y'all for attending. Short, sweet. You have to stick around. Just want to recognize y'all your work for her honesty. Congratulations. Mr. Taylor, do you have a superintendent report for us? Yes, sir. Enrollment and attendance are attached. Our our attendance percentage is going up. We're finally getting some health back depending on the class. Flu flu still have been an issue. um some stress going around, but we're up close to our target for this past month with 94.27%. Compared to last year, we're two two students down and one percentage higher. Current enrollment is 253. budget update.
005Next sheet shows March 25 compared to March 24. We are we are under spending at this point compared to last year. We will have some budget amendments to make with some of our foundation uh donation purchases. And if you can see Jar Jar will probably give an update, but there's lots of work going on around with some of that donation. Uh, next board meeting date looks like April 21st is the third Monday. Everybody good with that? Uh, yes. Yes, the high school high school district tennis, but it'll be done by 4 Evidently the principal would like to speak. the star showing the fake show. I don't know where it was coming from. Mr. Mary show was good. So, uh we just finished up doing benchmark testing um last couple weeks. Um all or all science
006and social studies took it. Most English did, some math did. I left it up to the math teachers if they wanted to do benchmarking, but that was just kind of to give a guesstimate of what the STAR test would look like, kind of be able to give them a direction what they need to teach, retach. Um, kind of gives us an idea of where we need to go. Um, thought about putting it together and showing y'all, but it's still kind of a guesstimate of what could happen. Main thing is if there's a kid that we think, well, that one should pass, they come back on there and they didn't, we need to have a conversation and figure out what we need to do to get that kid to pass or to, you know, if we
007think that kid should master and there it meets, what do we need to do to get them over to home? So, but it's good good usable data that our teachers can use and it's also kind of a shortened version of the STAR test. It's 30 questions instead of 50 or 60. So, teachers been using I've just finished that up. I had them finish that up before spring break. So we'll to use that. Um so before star testing, I believe the first one is April April 8th is our first star test and we've got them kind of spaced out a little bit and um going to try to do everything we can to get every kid to pass. And sometimes that's making small groups and um a lot of times I don't make juniors and seniors
008come in the morning because they've passed their STAR test. So then I can use more teachers to to make smaller testing groups. Um, it's instead of putting 30 kids in a room and having them test and being distracted, we'll put three or four. So, I found that that's helps our kids. That's all kids. It helps them be able to take a test a little bit better. Some need to take until one:00 and that's fine. Main thing is we're going to try to do what's best for kids and get them through it because I don't like to start a test like anybody else, but it's just a hoop we got to go through and we're going to try to do our best to get our kids through it to pass it. So, um, act department. They've
009been traveling. They're starting up their CDE contest and finishing up stock shows. So, she's been training teams. I know she has a milk team and plant ID and livestock. So, she is getting on the road starting with those kids. Miss How is a high school UIL district will be next Tuesday or the Tuesday we return and that will be at IRA. Um then the transfer, there's been lots of questions about the transfers for next year. new transfers. We're going to open that up April 1. So, if you have students that that are asking or parents are asking, say April 1st, come up here. You'll need to fill out the request and bring a current report card. Is that going to be an April Fool? No, we're going to try to keep it keep it real.
010No, not yet. U but that way we'll be able to that report card shows us attendance and grades and then we'll do our process past that. But I try to see who we're bringing in new before we meet to see the current students we have to see if we need to take any out kind of see what we have coming in to try to get our class size balance. So, if you have somebody that says, you know, we know like eighth grade is jam-packed full, but if they have an eighth grader, have them apply. We don't know. There may be 15 kids we take out of eighth grade and I need to add some. So, it doesn't hurt to apply. So, and then we'll be meeting with our committee and sort through past that. So,
011um, that's all I have for the principal report, athletic report. Coach Winners is at the Ranger Spring Training in Arizona currently. Just want to say this must be nice. Yeah, it must be nice. Spring break. Softball, baseball underway. Um, I think softball's lost one game so far. Baseball has probably doubled their win since last year. Morgan tennis and golf are are going on and there's lots of kids active here once the bell rings. So we they got lots of involvement in in all those programs and track. Um we host our track meet Monday when we come back. Well, when staff comes back, we host our training Monday the 24th here and I believe it starts at 100 p.m. So, I'm sure coach winners will be asking everybody for help that we can. Um, and then
012I think the next week we'll also host district here. So, we'll have two meets back to back and we host you on that Thursday that we come back. Is that is that here the 27th or something? Is that here too? So we got three track meets back to back to back 24th is high school and then district meet will also be March 31st we have a new area so I think they're hosting the area we usually we alternate with the area but now we have a new area so I don't know if it's at I think it's at So basically the 24th and 27th I need to be here to help timer. We can find you something. I can volunte that that should wrap up most of that operations report here. Yeah. Um obviously you
013got to see the ready started on the concrete. to start pouring at 4:30 a.m. Everything is tomorrow morning. So, front and rear. He's going to start in the back and then pour this piece in the front. Um, and then we just took delivery of the new ice machines for the district, which we'll install those right after spring break when we get back. We'll do those in house. We've been fighting weeds and trash just constantly, obviously, with the wind blowing. Um, We've been kind of going around making a list and measuring for summer trying to start getting things gathered up for the summer maintenance. Um, which will be painting uh the hallways, offices, and then the restrooms. And then we're going to redo a little bit of stuff over kind of in the sports complex area
014with the restrooms and stuff like that. Tried to clean up some of that stuff that Gallagher tried to blast us on. That was already planned. just like home way before they they couldn't find anything. So, we already had that. We had already talked about that. Y'all can look at that. Yeah. Um we went around checking safety lights um and exit signs, which we got some batteries and stuff ordered for the few of those that have been done. They'll be here on Wednesday to do the 5-year fire suppression system inspection. Um, and then today they showed up to do the six month inspection for the Vena Hood fire in the cafeteria and it passed. And then we've kind of just been um just been chucking away at a few things here and there and trying to
015not stay busy, but trying to find every few minutes we can to stop and take a water break or whatever. So, it's been pretty pretty active month for us. You want to fill us in on softball and baseball fields turn? Um, they're it's underway. Coach Gibson probably has a little better understanding on those than I do. I talked to that guy this morning. I just drove out there this morning. Curious. And the guy was there that's the boss that's out there. He said that they could not get their machine today rented to do their to put the beads in, but I guess I don't know what they need for that, but they're going to do that starting in the morning. And he said saw will be done hopefully by 5:00 tomorrow. Uh I was just
016out there while ago to look at it. So all of it looks great. Uh baseball field. I think they've done the third base cutout and they actually have the turf cut out for that. The brown turf. They they had not done the others yet. He said we're going to have to battle to win. He was not looking forward to Yeah. But I told him I said we don't have a baseball game until the Tuesday when we come back. And so I said you got time. But he said it's all should be done by questions for any of our information items here. Cardinal spotlight superintendent report principal report operations report. All right. First action item is uh consider and take possible action on the approval of the board minutes. This would be for the first would
017be for the February 24 special board meeting minutes. approval. Second. We have a motion and second on the floor for the approval of the board meetings of the FE board minutes of the February 24 special board meeting. Is there any further discussion? If not, all in favor? 70. Item B will be the approval of the board minutes of the February 24 regular board meeting. Make a motion motions. John seconds. So, we have a motion and a second on the floor for the approval of the board minutes of the February 24 regular board meeting. Is there any further discussion? All in favor? 70. Consider and take possible action on the approval payment of bills and investment report. Lane motions. Bridget seconds for approval of payment bills and investment report. Is there any further discussion? If not,
018all in favor [Applause] 70 consider and take possible action on the purchase of a new Suburban. Uh we we weren't going to intend on moving so fast the purchase of a new Suburban. We did include that in the um letter to the foundation as it is a need for a new Suburban. One of our suburb, the newer Suburban that we have, 2019 I believe, started having motor issues a couple weeks ago. U we are going to end up installing a new motor with the lifime warranty. No, it's got three,000 power. How many miles? It's got right at 120,000. Wow. It's got lifter troubles. I think that's the one they had when Martin had a wreck out here that deer only one act that so I had submitted a $70,000 line item to the foundation for
019their donation to the school for the maintenance note. Um, so with the purchase of a new Suburban, there's two there's two quotes in here. As well as the the new motor install, we'll we'll essentially have two new Suburbans for less than the 70,000 line item given to them. So, we'll still be still be saving a lot little money. Uh, we are trading in the van um just not serving a purpose or a need right now. Just riding the insurance bill. So, here's the two quotes to look at. U Jerry may be able to answer any more questions on these quotes. I think one is is one a four-wheel drive. No, they're So, those those quotes right there are the exact same unit. Um they're both white, right? They're both Yeah. I mean, I think they're
020actually even the same VIN number. Just they're the same stock number. Yeah. So, different Snider. Yeah. One's here, one's in Anson on the exact same unit. So, cheaper than over 2019. Well, yeah, there was 70,000 earmarked from the foundation to purchase a Suburban. We'll be able to get the motor done and purchase the suburban gift. This This will be maintenance, no purchase. Yeah. Being able to trade that van in house, which he wasn't doing us any good. We don't use it. We move it from one place to the next. Both the same vehicles basically. Yes. [Music] 10. So, we do have a motion and a second on the on the floor for taking possible action on the purchase of a new Suburban. The motion and second is to purchase the new Suburban from Mitch Hall
021from Mitch Hall and Snider. Is there any further discussion? All in favor? motion. He made a motion. Second. Yes. Correct. I would I personally would like to trail in on on that deal and get one for 55,000. That is my problem. car. That's my problem. How much is it to put a new Chevy? We got Chevy. Great gas. That's doing a Jasper motor. The one that's going to put on they got this. Jerry, where's that Suburban motor in line at? Is it Is it already there or Yes, there we No, it's at Nix. Nix. They're going to put it in. Jasper motor. Well, they're kind of transmissions. They're known nationwide for motor transmission. And if something happens, they're going to pay for labor. I was going to say that's the warranty of it. If if
022uh they jump in it and run down to Edinburg for something and it blows up down there, it's on Jasper to fix it. It's under warranty. So, they'll come pick up where a riddle and everything. So that like that one is a GM motor and this is going to be a Jasper. This will be a Jasper motor. I'm sure it's a GM refurbished motor. That's why I just fixed then after three years if you had that kind of problem you might have that problem. At that point the whole suburb is going to be wore out after years. I mean yeah in reality 120,000 miles ain't nothing. Yeah. The white one. Yeah. Yes. We use it because you don't have to have a CDL to drive it. You just have to school bus doors. Suburban. Yeah.
023The the current Suburban the issues that they have with those is the valve. Obviously the the lifters and um the cans can jacks and all that. So the new Jasper motor I requested that it does not have that. So they're deleting all of that with the new Jackson motor which it was an additional $1,200 but I think it's worth it for the long run to where we're not doing this again. So all that just be all the time. Our gas mileage may go down. You don't buy for gas. All right. Considering take possible action on a remote conferencing and remote homebound waiver. Okay. This this waiver is what we were looking at. We we had a student injured a few weeks ago who's been in the hospital and love it. We are once able we're
024going to try to still meet his educational needs by, you know, serving him through our uh special education department, but also this would allow us to remote remotely provide services through Zoom um through through through the device that he's able to do um in in essence let lets us meet his needs through both in person and remotely. um once he's back in in service. I'll make a motion approve it. I'll second it. Motion's been made and seconded to consider action on remote conferencing and remote homebound waiver. Any further discussion? All in favor? 70. Okay. Consider and take possible action on the 202526 school year calendar. And that that's not the that's not the current this is the current calendar. I don't know if I sent Marcy the the one to include last week um while
025I was while I was out, but um I I sent the I sent the calendar out to our um you know, sitebased committee um just getting input, soliciting ideas and anything. Um basically everybody was really happy with the way it's worked um with with the way um even even like the the half days at the end of the six weeks and the workshop day um for professional development. Everybody was had no negative comments to say other than being able to take off on a full moon. Um, so so the she's really pushed for that every time. I I could I could print some off real quick. The only thing that we did do is move our um professional development days from the end of uh July to so that we're not starting before August 1st
026to the end of school. So everything else stays the same. This one you emailed us. Yes. That's what everybody at the moment. Yes, it is. How many bad weather days we got left for the year? Uh we haven't used any of ours this year. U we haven't used any of them. Uh, we still have two days built in extra that we could be out without having to use bad weather days. I was going to ask this question. I don't know. It's just my my opinion, but last Friday I believe that would have been a bad day last Friday with that. And it could have we we you know, because I mean you was endangering a lot of your kids and buses and everything on that last Friday with that. Yeah, it it could have been
027used as a bad weather day. So, I mean, I'm just asking that because it was bad. Please stay home, you know, because you roll the bus or that's my and you know I'm just saying that's just but that was my and what was it prek that got his fingers kind of cut in the door in it? Well, he just got it, you know, but it could have been part. I understand. What's that one? No, we had a couple. Yeah. Well, we had a couple doors on AC blow off, but nothing we found anywhere else. But like the scoreboard and all that, it's all still there. I don't know if it works. We'll try on Monday. polls were. I was in my classroom. I was like, "Oh, I imagine I couldn't even You see the one
028in Bordon County that fell?" I was like, "Oh, man. I hope that." But they did move the mats and put them underneath in the in the bus barn. Yeah. Before the wind the pole vault mat so they don't end up in Roi. Do you imagine? We've not done that before. We have, you know, you don't think it's coming and it comes and then you don't move and they put them on a trailer. Jerry made a spot for him. I'll put underneath. Well, thank you, Jerry. I I knew I will be one of the ones fishing it out. Yeah. I was like, sent you on a mission to find it. Yeah. We picked up those that high jump mat up. It was over the fence in that in that field about five or six years ago.
029It tumbled down the football field. Really? That's crazy. And they're bolted down. They're they're eyeballs in the track. It's connected to it. Wow. I'll make the motion to approve it. You make the motion to approve the 2526 school year calendar. Second. So, we have a motion and a second on the floor for approving the 2025 and 2026 school year calendar. Is there any further discussion? Just have a question. Is there a certain number of days I'm supposed to have like beginning of school? No, it's it's all like it's all minutes. So teachers are will be working the same amount of days this year compared to last year. They just they just got moved. Okay. Any further questions or concerns? All in favor of approval. consider and take possible action on the early resignation incentive program.
030Uh this is just up for consideration. A lot of districts are doing this to get a head start on hiring. If you have any staff that are in limbo or or haven't yet decided on if they're staying or leaving, this is just a way to incentivize letting us know early so that the district can post jobs and start the process for for filling those positions for the next year. U so this is comparable to what as far as like the amounts and the details. This is comparable to what what what a lot of districts are doing. I reached out to region 14 districts to kind of model model this after after their um the plans that they have in place. [Music] I'll make it. We have a motion and a second on the floor to
031approve the early resignation incentive program. Is there any further discussion? So we're basically going to give them money if they tell us early. Yes. That's basically what it is. Is that in lie of their summer pay or is that an addition? No, it's it's an addition. But then I mean I don't know. I just I think it's crazy to give them money just for we're going to quit. Well, if we can no longer get everything filled rather than wait till last build because they can wait. They can sign a contract and wait until July 4th or 5th and then resign. And we can that's within their legal right to resign that late and this is time bound. So it ends April 14th before the next board meeting. So they would have essentially until April 14th
032to qualify for bill April 14th. But yes, you're you're 100% right. It's paying them to let us know where they're moving. Is there more discussion on it or what? I just kind of feel like if if they know they're going to resign, Sure. I don't know anybody that's going to retire. Sure. Rumors I've heard already. Some are going to resign, but someone is resigning. I don't feel like, you know, here go have some money. Go ahead and resign. Let them finish their contract out. If they decide July, we've done it before. I know have power hiring on or whatever. So, It's just a way to kind of incentivize or to nudge them along to go ahead and resign so we can go ahead and get it started because you never want to be hiring in
033June and July. We've been okay doing that, but it's a hustle, but it's y'all it's y'all's decision. If you want to do it, you don't have to. It was just something we thought might help us. May not make a difference. May not have anybody resign. Other comments, questions? So, we have a motion and a second on the floor. All in favor? All oppose? Joe, all right. According to Texas Government Code 551074, personnel matters, we will adjourn from the uh open meeting and begin the executive session. It is now 7:52 p.m. All right. So, it is 8:42 p.m. and the board is coming out of executive session according to Texas Government Code 551.074 to discuss personnel matters, more specifically teacher contract uh renewals and extensions for the 2526 school year. So, we will back up one
034item on our agenda to the consider and take possible action to approve teacher contracts for the 2526 school year. I'll make a motion to accept the contracts as as the administration suggests. I'll second. So, we have a motion and a second to approve teacher contracts as presented. Is there any further discussion? All in favor? Seven. John's made a motion to adjourn. I'll second. Gerald second. All in favor? Seven.