Board Meeting

001e e e 2025 I call this regular meeting of the king Independent School District to order we will have roll call Joe meles Brian kall here Martin Chapa here David Garcia here Jacob pis here Delma Selenas here and Joseph ree let us let the record show that there a quum of board members present and that this meeting has been posted in accordance with the government code chapter 551 of the Texas state of Texas open meetings act we move to a moment of silence followed by Allegiance and the Texas IED alance to the flag 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 toex St indivisible this meeting will be live streamed um we move uh on to item number

002four adoption of the agenda do I have a motion toop the agenda yes I would like to uh on the consent agenda if we can move g h and I for discussion and vote on each one um J Middle School Cog on consent consent agenda it's uh second reading board policy CDC local other revenues GI solicitations discussion and possible action a purchase of 50,000 and also the discussion and possible action regarding the 2025 2026 calendar and you want to move those up to to where we can uh vote on each one individually I don't know you put them on the agenda so Mr President Board of Trustees so if a board member requests to pull an item out of consent it ordinarily goes into action open session action items if there's no objection from any

003board members it does not require motion to modify the agenda if there is objection the board vote on I think the only thing under consent is a one 7 A1 is the only thing should be able to discuss it so there being no change is there a motion to accept the agenda motion made by Brian kall there a second second second May by Jacob ptis all those in favor say I any abstain any oppose motion carries 70 um moving on to item number five public participation do we have anyone that wishes to address the board okay uh good afternoon um uh so I just wanted to update everybody um on the status regarding the playground uh for Herald Elementary um so in the past uh week two weeks uh we have made many positive steps

004and like making this a reality um we already spoken with the manufacturers of the playground um and they've provided us uh options with a with a with a range of different um handicap accessibility features so on and so forth um and we are currently working with uh a few foundations to secure funding for the playground um your cooperation on this would be extremely helpful to assist and Expediting um this process uh and I will I will be following up with you guys um on any further needs in order to proceed with our goal here um I understand that there's an administrative Pro protocol that needs to happen in order to proceed and in order for this to become a reality um and I'm here to request your assistance in making this happen uh I know

005that this a long shot but uh ultimately our goal here is to have something done um over the summer be ready for next school year and uh all that thank you Mr [Music] Moya thank you very much anyone else okay so moving on to item uh six communication Administration U 6A District science fair results uh K through 8th grade recognitions Miss Flowers and miss selus okay good evening board president Mr Ruiz Dr Petz board members um we are going to be recognizing our um students that place at both the district science fair and the coastal then Regional science fair think they're okay so we have our kindergarten student from Head Elementary School Vince Lada and he placed first place at our district fair and he placed third place at the coastal Ben Regional science [Applause]

006fair we have our third grade student from peda elementary AAG she placed first place at our district science fair and third place at the coastal men Regional science [Applause] fair our fourth grade student Edward legata from teda's elementary he placed first place in our district fair and third place in the coastal Ben Regional science [Applause] fair in uh fifth grade from Harrow Elementary we have Casey love lady he plays first place in our district fair and first place in the coastal Ben [Applause] region uh from Pet's Elementary we have fifth grader Kate Garcia she plays second at our district fair and second at the coastal B region [Applause] also from Peta Elementary we have Ryder Lucas he plays third place at our district fair and third place at the coastal Ben [Applause] Regional in sixth

007grade we have audre elong first place at our district science [Applause] fair uh seventh grade we have William love lady and he plays first place place at our district science fair and second place at the coastal bed Regional science fair and is also advancing to the Texas state um engineer science and engineering Fair which is this weekend in College Station so good luck and in eighth grade we have Mal elong and he plays first place at our district there [Applause] congratulations kiddos everybody there science sponsors or the Science Care sponsors are they here no they do all these projects at home and uh we need to thank their parents for that too thank you parents three two one Perfect all [Applause] right that's great best part of these meetings is recognizing our students for sure

008uh item 6 B coal Ben signs prayer results K through 8th grade recognition [Music] flowers that combined okay uh moving on uh item 6 C District UIL academic meet recognitions Elementary and Middle School Miss Flowers and missus good evening board president Mr ree Dr btis and board members tonight we'll be recognizing our U A+ academic District meet winners I would like to thank all of our U sponsors our UIL coordinators for all of their hard work their dedication and their commitment for helping to make this a successful U season as we call the names of the winners we'd like the sponsors as well to please come up and join students so that way they can be recognized as well okay we're going to start off with artmart we have kir Loy eighth grade placed fourth

009[Applause] place mine mine S 8th grade placed fifth place our eth grade artmart team also played second place overall for artmart and we have [Applause] M three two one perfect congratulations is chess Palo in third grade Madison Dominque seventh place in fourth grade Adeline I apologize if I mispronounce it zi 10th place and in fth grade love lady with third [Applause] place 3 two one up next we have dictionary skills in fifth grade we have the second place Alexis Walker from Harvey Elementary in fifth grade third place Arnold ftis from ftis elementary fif grade fourth place Catherine Garcia from P fifth grade eighth C take place [Applause] Cecilia in seventh grade fifth place Maya Zuna from Gillette Middle [Applause] School we also had some team Awards so we had a second place team results from

010F Elementary and a third place team from Harvey Elementary three two one can I get ready one two thank you conratulations [Applause] next we have editorial writing in sixth grade we have four Z from Gillette middle schol [Applause] two next we have listening skills in fifth grade second place James love lady from Herold Elementary [Applause] fifth grade in fifth place FIA Tes from carold [Applause] elementary and in seventh grade fifth place Troy Basquez from [Applause] J our fifth grade team also took second place team with James love lady FIA and Emily l [Applause] three two one congratulations [Applause] up next we have math in seventh grade we have Isaac from middle [Applause] school we have number sense fourth grade in fifth place Maya from Herold Elementary next we have ready writing fourth grade in first

011place Adriana Gonzalez from ped Elementary fourth grade seventh place a Rees from Harvey [Applause] Elementary fourth grade eth place Emma Martinez from Carell [Applause] Elementary and six grade first place M Elan from Gillette MD [Applause] School 3 two one [Applause] up next we have science seventh grade fifth place Isaac gangan from Gillette Middle School spelling third grade fifth place Melanie andant from P Elementary fourth grade third place Adriana Gonzalez from P [Applause] elementary and fourth grade in sixth place Alisa Mendes from F's Elementary [Applause] 3 two one and last but certainly certainly not least we have storytelling second grade in third place Harin Bella from pet Elementary three two one perfect congratulations thank you now we move on to item sixd Fine Arts band and choir recognitions Mr Mendes good evening members of the board

012members of the Community good evening all right we have quite a few uh we are very blessed to have very talented students very hardworking students uh directors and teachers that uh work very diligently to make sure that these students receive the not only with their own talents but the accolades that they deserve to be extra boost uh first and foremost also I want to thank uh Miss Dana Moore and Miss uh drin as principles of the high school jillette that really help us facilitate a lot of these efforts with these kids scheduling and all the things that we do we really appreciate you so first and foremost I want to thank the administrators of the campus for sure now we do have quite a few kids that um aren't here today they have so many

013other things going on and uh that kind of stuff but we will recognize all as they go along there is one that I got very late and we'll invite them another one I thought it was very much worthy to came to an email that I just checked before I got here um we did have and I want to thank Mr Josh Perkins and Jennifer Boer are our teachers at uh at the high school who submitted some applications and artwork with a couple of students and very happy to report that again this is coming it's not on the agenda but I think it's worthy to mention very quickly uh we had two students in art one and two uh Lilia denoma with her title picture Lights of the wish and ariles with her title picture and

014portrait of happy birthday uh they both uh placed in the 2025 Visionaries youth art competition um and we want to give mulat I just got this earlier so I [Applause] wonder so as we go through these I want to introduce uh the middle school all region CH students um we have and those that may be here they can come on up you know we'll just go by names and we want to wait till the end to give kudos and claps it'll probably help the process go again we have many students but again that's a it's it's a wonderful blessing the middle school students in audition for All Region Jazz we have ha samel Malachi elong zyen Gomez Daniel sedra FAO C Vasquez Elena Garza Mason Curry Camille oon William love lady Maya Zuniga and Jah

015B these are the Middle School All Region Jazz [Applause] m which one of the directors we have here is Mr Mr gar okay Mr gar here we go he's our head director over the M School Mr uh Victor [Applause] Garza three two one we have the individuals on uh the School All Region at audition this year uh we had one of the biggest numbers we've had uh thankfully our numbers have been growing and so are our accolades as we go forward so Middle School All Region students we have Malachi elong Alysa Amal Chloe oon Alana Lopez arah Goodwin Jesse Martinez s Miguel Joshua Jaden canos zyen Gomez Daniel sedra F Castillo Jonathan sis Joe Mercado Elena Garza Kier Munos Michael Ario Adan de R Roa Juan Cruz Vega Alberto yra Camille overon and J B

016members of the All Region middle [Applause] school and one of our facilitating directors Mr Mark two 1 we had one of our students um a choir student thatan excelled uh her name is m carasco she was a choir student that received a first division at the UIL solo and Ensemble contest and was certified in advanced by the judges to advance the U State own Ensemble contest in May at a place to be announced in the Austin area so Michaela we want to give her [Applause] we had a multitude of Middle School solos that also went to UIL they don't have an advancement track but these are the beginnings of what will eventually be other names that we will hopefully be calling in the future with advancements we had total of one excellent rating and 20

01727 Superior which transfers to one silver medal and 27 gold medals and those individuals that received were Zoe Merado Alysa Amador Michael arisio Christina buris Jaden gal F Castillo Vasquez Juan gr Vega Mason Curry Adan De Rosa Damon Elizondo Malaki elong Naya Garcia Elena Garza Kendall Garza Zyra Gomez Zin Gonzalez Ora Goodwin Azariah howy eena ianz Giovani Leon Alana Lopez Jesse Martinez Kier Munoz Chloe oon Ariana Rodriguez Danel SRA San Miguel and Alexandra trino [Applause] [Music] [Applause] R and Mr Marcus gu who facilitated the book of these EV two one we had Middle School solar Ensemble percussion Ensemble that received a superior rating we had beral camilon Alberto Jeffrey Cooper Jordan Buck Sophia Gallardo Robbie pz Isaiah Luna Elias belan and William love lady Middle School on percussion Superior first division rating [Applause] Mr Robert

018how that is facilitating [Applause] percussion Jaz B that participated also receiving first division Superior ratings at uo they were outstanding middle school jazz band of the day at the Houston jazz festival we had an outstanding soloist individual trumpet player zyen Gus for outstanding soloist of the jazz festival and the members of the Jazz Band are Alysa Amador J basal Jaden Canal F Castile Mason Cur Christina do samanes Damon alizondo malach elong Elena Garza Kendall Garza zyen Gomez Arana Goodwin William love lady Jesse Martinez Kiera Munos Camille oron Daniel sedra hus Sam Miguel Megan Vasquez and Maya Z [Applause] 3 two one all right continuing on we have our high school All Region Mariachi members we have one Medina Aaron Amaro and AR Cruz that represented us at the region level Mariachi have here we had

019all region Jazz members that made and advanced Micah Juan Riley Munos Adam R Isabella Mendes Randall Medina Ryan G Adriana Gano Michael Rosales Melody Silva Joseph Bon Leon Diaz and AIS wazo All Region Jazz members [Applause] are we had Leon Diaz Adam Riz Juan Ryan Gomez isella Mendes safira Hallet and Michael Rosales advance to the all area [Applause] we did have uh one young man that actually made the All State jazz band is is he here no he didn't make it okay he had he he was going to go practice he had he had a performance coming up so tell the accolades that they want to receive and then again the work ethic that they have uh he did make all state jazz on guitar Mr Ryan Gomez one of the hardest efforts to make

020one guitar player out of the entire classification of 43 and division 1A make it to the L state gasb so there's nothing to sniff at that is a major major accomplish congratulations [Applause] we H our All Region members that made and we go again the same we've going through again blessings with all the the students that we have we had all region members Aram Cruz Juan Michael Rosales Abigail Mercado Gabriel Garcia Isabella Mendes Randall Medina viente Joseph VES Delila trino darari Maz Zoe gasos Adam rizvi Joseph babon Zar Maz and Mia Tores All Region Advanced members [Music] [Applause] two we had all area advancement we had Isabella Mendes Rand Medina tari MZ Gabriel Garcia Adam R and one G members of the all for the high school uil's solo emble medals for Superior ratings we

021had first divisions in solos Aram Cruz Elizabeth love lady Sophia Riva Gabriel Garcia jera B Mia Torres Adam rizvi Nick Ruiz Omar FES and deila first divisions on class one show [Applause] at 3 two 1 our Jazz Band 2 competing also at U receiving first division Superior ratings our members Aaron abundes Marcos Garcia Randall Medina Sergio San Miguel Delila trino Sophia k Omar Garcia Bailey paa Olivia seia Whitney Valdez Roman perer lesie LMA Jose Razo Melody Silva Chloe Zavala Audrey Fort Meer andari maone Sophia Rivera AA suazo members of jazz two first divisions and Superior [Applause] ratings 3 two one members of our Jaz band One receiving first division Superior ratings at U Sol Ensemble are Lisa marz Safir Hallet Zoe cavos Abigail meral Nick Ruiz Isabella Mendes Michael Rosales Juan K Joseph VES Adam

022R Mark Barnett Adriana gka Gabriel Garcia Randall Medina Serio San Miguel Ryan Gomez and Jed Bond jazzband W UIL first division Superior [Applause] rtings two one we have certified solos for St solo Ensemble these individuals have to memorize a class one solo in order to advance they cannot use Music they cannot uh do anything in any kind of electronic device or anything this has to be strict up from memory they can do it sitting down but with no stand in front of them they may do it standing up but no stand in front of them giving poignant proof that they had to memorize these solos some of these solos can range anywhere from between three to five to seven pages so it's a testament to them receiving this act they do have to get certified

023to advance so The Soloist that have advanced to the state solo Ensemble contest in the Austin area is jera Bernal Elizabeth L lady Sophia Rivera Gabriel Garcia Omar PES Adam rizvi and deila certified [Applause] St three two one Adam if you just St up very quickly I want to give um we've done we we've mentioned this in the past but I do want to mention Adam uh for an Accolade that is pretty much the equivalent of also making all state in one of the menus um Adam R has been the recipient recipient of the two-time so far outstanding soloist of The Ensemble competition and he is if all goes well working on his third and I want to read a letter very quickly that was sent from Dr Bradley Kent the state director of U

024music and it says on behalf of the university in instr clastic lead please allow uh congratulations for being selected as an outstanding performer at the 2023 and then 2024 Texas State Sol Ensemble contest of the approximately 100,000 students participating in the regional uo music contestant and the thousands of musicians performed at the Texas state total non toal contest only two to three % of the solo performances earn the distinguished honor of being recognized as an outstanding performer this achievement Tri is a mark of musical excellence in recognition of the honor he has accepted and has has in his hands two gold medals the medallions are identical to those that are awarded to state champions in any and all U events he wears them with [Applause] it's a testament to Adam his parents school and teachers

025all should be commended for his success along with his work ethic to make and grow his own talent and dedication along with the compliment of his teachers to congratulations that's [Applause] a certified for the state Z and Ensemble ensembl we have bras quent that is also Advanced to the state contest in the Aus area we have juu Michael Rosales Zoe tasos Gabriel Garcia and Randall Medina in a grass qu [Applause] 3 two [Applause] one Joseph AB Leslie LMA Omar Bez Abigail and Jose R same advancing to [Applause] theate three two one choir that Advance also the state so of a contest they were members Isabella Mendes Joshua lassar darari ma zamar Maz and Olivia seia [Applause] two [Applause] one we have individuals we we compete in the circuit with our Winter Guard our winter drum

026line it is called tekka it is the Texas educational colart Association uh for the first time in school history we have Advance a junior varsity group the numbers were growing and increased and we were able to facilitate in actual junior varsity with wiard and they this weekend will be competing in San Antonio uh for the finals of the uh col Guard Association State contest the junior varsity members are Ana Caba Barbara Castillo Chloe oor Emory Kayla Ramirez Morgan Perkins Noah OA Rihanna m and Riley Mitchell competing this [Applause] weekend being junior varsity they are in the noest category in the Scholastic doua which is the bigger uh uh bigger groups more experienced have advanced this weekend also will be in San Antonio competing The Varsity Winter Guard are Rihanna Muniz Hannah oron Zoe gasos Carly

027eras Evelyn love lady Randall Medina anesa Isabella Mendes Iana Rodriguez Robert Utley Chloe Zavala Serenity Arondo roas [Applause] three two one then our next to last accolades are our Varsity winter percussion Ensemble they have advanced to the finals but their finals will not be to be decided either this coming weekend or the one after but members of the winter Ensemble that have advanced to the Texas educational coart Association State finals members are Aaron abundes jera Bernal jadea Bernal Gabriela KAS Malachi elong Audrey Fort Meer Elizabeth love lady Thomas Martinez Camille oon sopia Riva Nicholas ree estan Salinas Melody Silva and AA swo ADV to [Applause] the 3 two one and last but not least one is just a little bit of in informative they don't have to come up for this but I did get

028asked quite a few statistics they were asking me that out of these children a lot of these kids children young men and women they um many of them are our seniors that have been in our groups for the past four years and uh I want to say that once I went through and did everything that with these seniors that have been here for the four years that they in the UI this is for the varsity and the honors B I'm not talking about our second bands and third bands I'm talking at least the varsities the the top tier groups we are presently at 39 consecutive first divisions in uio concert site reading since 1984 and we'll be going on here next week hopefully for our 40th [Applause] our marching band and of course we won't

029down Co because nothing happened during Co so the marching band which many of these individuals are also members of Are We competed this last year and are at 52 in a row first division ratings going on this fall hopefully that'll be 53 since 197 [Applause] ladies gentlemen thank you recogn good thank [Applause] you thank you to Mr Mendes for his leadership over all the program thank you so much Mr Mendes [Applause] if any students did not get recognized today maybe because they didn't have a ride we can always schedule it again we still have may okay so just want to let you know Mr Mendes that way you can tell any of the students right so now moving on to it item 6E Elementary and secondary campus teachers of the year and District uh Elementary

030and secondary teachers of the Dr tonight we are recognizing kachers of the year of the Year candidates are nominated based on the following exceptional dedication Knowledge and Skills as teacher inspiration to to students of all backgrounds and abil to learn respect and admiration students parents and colleagues poys articulate energetic engaging Professionals in the classroom principes as I call your campus please come forward to ince the campus teachers of the year and teachers please remain for pict with the board Harold good evening board I'm Mrs love lady at harell elementary so this evening our student our teacher of the year is a teacher who has passionate about our students she has made great strides with our students this year through our reading Academy and we are proud to present umia as our here [Applause] three two

031one element even Dr president members of the board it is my great honor to introduce to you our Harvey Elementary teacher of the year our third grade teacher Miss Elizabeth Garza for outstanding teaching but also the dedication passion and impact she has made in the lives of our students families and the entire School Community Elizabeth Garza builds a strong relationship with her students helps them develop a love for learning that extends far beyond the classroom walls she creates a classroom for curiosity thrives and every student feels valued and empowered to succeed we are greatly fortunate to have Miss Garza as part of Harvey staff her dedication to Excellence in education is an inspiration to all of us and it is with great pride that we recognize her today as our rvy elementary teacher of the

032year [Music] [Applause] [Music] 3 two one here is Elementary good evening the board president Mr dris and superintendent and board members it is with great pleasure that I introduce this evening our teacher of the year for Hisar missa gonalez [Applause] for joining uh the f team as a classroom teacher she served at P elementary as a PE PA professional and a science lab PA professional uh she currently is our fifth grade reading teacher and she does it with passion she is committed to our students she worries about them am I doing what I need to do to get them what they need uh she's dedicated to them as well as to our campus and so she is an exceptional exceptional teacher um equally important is that she also motivates our students to be the best

033individuals that they can be so it's an investment of yes academically making sure that they are you are growing academically but also socially and Fally so miss um gonalez also serves in other capacities she is a Le teacher she is a CK process Champions team member a kdd i member and a u coach this thank you so much for all that you do you are appreciated [Applause] two one your last midle SCH good evening it is an honor and a privilege to introduce you to miss Tina Lea our Middle School school teacher of the [Applause] year miss Lea is our sixth grade and seventh grade math teacher however she didn't start out that way this year she was previously our sixth and seventh grade science teacher but that is a testament to who she is

034she is one of know if I can quote an athletic cliche she's a put me in coach she is committed to our students to their success to building relationships to ensuring that each and every one of them will succeed for themselves as an individual in the classroom and out inside the cluster when we announced that she was the GMS teacher of the year you could hear the Clapping the Applause the hos throughout the building from the students and from her colleagues well deserved well deserved [Applause] thank you we're so proud of you thank you oh there 3 two 1 thank you so much good evening I'm honored to introduce Adrian King's biology teacher of the year Marissa Hamilton teacher she dedicated students and amazing educator she goes above and beyond for her students she makes

035a positive impact inside and outside the classroom she is welld deserving of this award and she has some competition because her husband next year [Applause] three two one [Applause] here ladies and gentlemen gives me great pleasure although she's not here tonight Sydney the most awesome um teacher I I just think she walks in water [Applause] of course they say the F for good evening board members uh board president Mr Reese board trustees Dr Pettis at this way we great pride and joy that we announce our teacher of the year Alexis V here [Applause] [Laughter] three two one all right [Applause] tonight we are also introducing for the first time the K IP district elementary and secondary teachers of the year once they are selected as campus teachers of the year they then through go through

036a series of essays and interviews and they are selected by a teacher of the year committee and these teachers that are selected tonight to represent our teachers will also move on to to in that and hopefully the state l so great privilege tonight to introduce the district elementary teacher of the year Riv [Applause] okay three two [Applause] next the district secondary teacher of the year Marissa Hamilton [Applause] three two one [Applause] three [Applause] two we want to finally again recognize all of the outstanding teachers of the Year from all the C andent thank you very for all thank you very much to our HR department who oversees the teacher of the year program thank you so much for all you do thank you so now moving on to item six have superintendent update 88 update

037Mr Gonzalez [Music] president be going over the the Ada as you can see on the slide one it's our enrollment today March 10 presentation HMK is at 881 Gillette 466 Harvey 459 pero 312 fed 373 for a total of 2,491 uh we haven't veered very much from the from our first uh first day so we 40 student difference from our first day as you can see on the second slide uh we uh we've been asked before like where are they going where they coming from uh we we have uh s down with the teams of Maria and we were cating where they come from we receed priz student from Bishop um two from SGA one from Ricardo eight from Jubilee and three from home schools that returned to to to to the district and 49

038that just they went to another District they other one San Antonio Austin Dallas they just left the area that the withdrawals we've had uh we we've uh basically uh got more kids than we lost the the schools which I think that a plus uh never money but we have we've lost one student TOA two the bishop one to Ricardo and six to home schools and uh 32 from other districts this the second semester data right yeah this is the second semester the second semester uh in total we've had quite a few coming up you know we received and we've lost a couple so and we have 42 38 unknowns that we're still trying to verify uh they haven't reported where they're at they we haven't gotten a T-Rex from the schools for instance we lost

039three kids six kids today from Harvey and three of them supposed to going to to Corpus and we have to wait to see if that they get okay and that was like one family so what was the en rment what's again for the ending of the first semester well uh I didn't I didn't it was uh when we started was 2531 we started the Year we're down about yes from last year that you get that the of the state where he's talking about the demographics um of enrollment are lower across the state um but that's why I wanted him to track where do they go and where do they come from to give us you know more of an idea of what's occurring and U like Dr saying that have to come have spoken to

040Area Schools everybody's lost over 100 kids in sir real quick it says entry second semester you said you had 49 students came from other districts is that is that what you had said yes well basically from every other every every every R play here others that are not listed on there yes and I just going to ask questions the board Mr President do those have to come to us for approval or not it's like it's like families that moved into the district that that live here they only have to come to us for approval if they live outside the school district and choose to come to school here so like those 49 from other districts like maybe military their families moved into town do we still have to approve that no no if if if

041they live within the district they're automatically eligible for for the ones coming in from Bishop and those the ones coming back that reside K uh that's what we're thinking yes these aren't transfers you can you have transfer numbers for you that might be what you're asking yes okay yeah these would be the ones that moved into our area and it can be a family came from San Antonio brought two three kids they're fighing but I can say today we lost uh I was told by theend at Harvey that six six kids left three of them was just was one family and they're supposed to be the cor chrisy we we talk to them and and encourage them to roll as fast as they can so they can be and we'll verify that by the end

042of the the next couple weeks uh the next side will be attendance uh we have had a a r start to the not R start to the second semester of the U HMK is at 86.2 Gillette 9089 which is almost 91 Herold is at 93.04 Harvey is 92.2 and bet is 91.4 n uh again uh talking to the nurse at V we just got over the whole illness blue thing she did make that comment just right before we went to the spring break uh hopefully spr bre a lot everybody get over stuff and can have a good next couple of months uh again we do have incentives going on we do have aoup TVs uh for for good attendance and hopefully that'll help us out with the attendance but that first part of the semester

043uh according to the nurses one nurse it was it was a lot Co and then the high school just talking to was excus EXC so many in so that was lot so that's hopefully we get the numbers for the first semester we were I apologize okay I can get I have the I'll have first semester and second semester next time and I'll have everything but for the whole year right now for like for the whole year for the for the elementaries we're at 9367 for the whole year 93.6 okay um so we're elementaries are handing T again if we if we can get to through the illnesses which I think we already have um I think we do will finish up good we finish up 94% element but again phone calls being made visits are

044being made uh we have a uh we have an impact meeting we had three today as the at the uh ad HMK and and Har and uh we make we we contact your parents at the meeting and and let them know that they need to improve and and you know what they are improving but if they that they missed yesterday we went ahead and called as well so uh we are contacting parents U and we're hoping that we just they can get red we have seen a lot of improvement you know uh again we have to really really focus on on the high school which we have and we can go to the next one Mr gonalez yes how do you track those uh students that you're having those Ty meetings like how often do

045you okay you have your meeting then how do you go back and monitor I well actually whenever whenever I time find time during the week and see how they're all doing um and I communicate with SAS and U we communicate that way but we after that from there we go usually to try support they haven't improved as much I can't really I Tred to do two three meetings with one student and that takes a lot of time I cannot uh we have to kind of move on have to on a little bit sometimes to go I'm so so by you go toy you have a lot of evidence like I have never been rejected by the so we do have a lot of evidence we get the prut they like okay good good good you

046have everything okay do we have any that you have impact meetings on and then you don't have to review them any more because they're doing really well how many of these 91 students at HMK will be going to court or have gone to court or yes ma'am good question I can I can have that for you next time we just have so many things going on I us yes ma'am and I will have that next time keep your yeah your progress log bring it with you I think that would be a great idea um bring your file that you normally work with um also you can bring like last year how are we doing last year first semester second semester how are we doing this last semester this semester I think that'll be helpful next

047month okay yes ma' thank you so this s how did you do it in your previous place of appointment did you have a log Doc How would you do how would you present that to their board that's exactly what we need to know we would do that and uh I just just been so so busy I have have five schools to deal with and try try try F meeting with the with making home visits and so it's just been kind of tough to get a hold some things sometimes but the numbers are there and and I can I can get yeah an example bring your file of when you made yes how you've been monitoring and how you've been sharing that that would be very helpful yes ma'am have a quick question about uh communities

048and schools I know that their focus is on attendance correct corre have you been utilizing them so can you give some examples well um again they they'll they'll Proby out and we you know we need to go make some visits out with them uh they'll go on their own they'll contact Mar gindo and they'll go on their own I try and go with them as much as I can uh but they do make home visits they make calls in the morning and throughout the day uh they they they're they're there to help and they have them are they part of the impact teams as well yes yes sir they are they do keep record of all their home visits so that would be good maybe for next month you do present if we have our

049CIS staff because they're they're instrumental also Margie gingo she's fantastic as well and helping with these home visits so I think that'll be Mar great everybody everybody helps out and up but Margie does a fantastic job she is pulled in different directions than she we really want like is it really working what we're doing is it working we need to tweak it or you know are we making a difference what we did today which I like was we made phone calls from the impact meeting we called parents from the impact meeting and we said we're having it a a meeting right now and we had information from the attendance Clerk and information from uh from CIS from Margie and from myself you know and we said you know these people are here and you know

050so everybody had a question so that was maybe a tweak we did M so we keep on tweaking and we'll keep on talking to the the staff see what we need do that on this uh this productive p on on what what did we turn into the state as far as our prediction for a I mean are we are we on track to b or looking at these numbers scary we are not on track um uh we turned in 2,225 first semester we were looking good but second semester it has had a decline and and um we're if we keep going at this level we're going to have Les less Revenue than we do do we know more or less what 1% of a drop with cost our history [Music] % it's a lot of

051money I I'll have to get that for I appreciate I didn't you know ask it now you probably didn't have it on hand but I appreciate your yes sir the first semester we were on track second semester we're not so far yes ma'am oh uh again we're we're we're going keep on doing what we're doing keep on visiting houses making calls uh going to try court and uh and uh hopefully we can get uh can back on track uh we had a good dat to do some school set 9495 and I'm thinking that we're past some some illnesses and hopefully we can Mo last question do we have a um an average for the area reg I don't I don't have the average with me sir I can make some calls and see for high

052school SCH yes yeah the elementaries are doing so well make but we really need to Target high school yeah and I know I know you w yeah harder we'll talk about some other things yes ma'am question thank you Mr also as an update yes I was gonna give just an update uh on the work that um Miss love lady and her PTO have been doing some behind the scenes planning for the Herold Elementary playground that I don't think you know has been really made aware of just yet because of all the homework they've been doing to to gather information from the different vendors uh there's a whole process we have to do in order to make sure we're doing that correctly I really appreciate know any of the community coming and that would like to

053support it please go through Miss love lady uh so that way we don't do double work or we don't we make sure that we follow all the the processes that we need to so that way the funding and all that can go through with no problem we want this to happen as swiftly as possible and uh we I want to thank Miss love lady and her to president for they' been do it thank you Dr P moving on to item 6G Gillette Middle School CTE programs of study for 2526 Dr s ree president ree Dr I'm going to present today the CT program studies that are being proposed for um just that midd SCH for 2025 2026 um we've had conversations over the last couple of years about how we expand the program at J

054Middle School for the C program and to to give his opportunity to see what's available um to them in in their career future careers so we had visited um several campuses in in the last year and a half to get some ideas of what other districts are doing to try to bring these to the to the middle school campuses and and we felt that some of the ideas that we got at some of these campuses we visited will really be beneficial for our kids so we are looking at implementating um the seventh grade FR of blueprint for the 25 26 school year edent um it will be requireing all seventh grade students to participate in this program um it would provide early exposure to HMT high school programs of study that are being offered currently

055at HMT um students will have the opportunity to earn High School Credit while in Middle School um it's also going to prepare students for their eighth grade CT program of study and I I'll go a little more in depth of that in further slides um we are going to offer correct fation of different Pathways that are offered hming and in addition to that some other programs that are not offered hming but our potential um career path students may choose um these programs are set up they're flexible 10 to 12 Day schedule to cover each program of study we're looking to cover about 14 program of study um there Gillette that they'll be able to do over the course of the year um these programs of study are Hands-On B and as soon as get you

056to touch the the equipment they they get to work with arms that I'll show you pictures that they're doing sticks like they were do in FL class they're working with small engine repairs they're doing house repairs it's pretty interesting these kids are really love the program um the curriculum can be available to students on any device at any time and the learning occurs in a two person team um students are put in two teams are teams of two and in a class of say 14 or or or 13 they move around the modules um every two to three weeks and and they're rotating through these modules and they're they're self-paced and within the two period they K PR of modules and then when it's time that they move on to the next module they do

057that as a group um the programs that we currently have right not h& keing are design and marketing digital Auto production energy and power environment and ecology intro to engineering and design intro Health Science careers Structural Engineering vetenary medicine video production and Welding basing so these are program studies that we're looking to actually bring because they tie directly with what we do at H already we definitely want make sure those progam are being offered in these modules um the other ones that are being considered for um offerings for kid we're going to be choosing about four to five out of these potential 10 cosmetology and barber barbering electrical hbac Home Maintenance and Home Maintenance systems int comp science int culinary arts materials and design and that's kind of like um fashion design I believe I

058me and for medicine so these are the other we're considering again we won't be able to do all 10 but we're going be looking to do about um again we're looking at about 14 total programs there at galette no school so here on the slides you can see the the pictures of what these modules look like and they kids work with you know realos Scopes um they can do sticks off on an arm that look like a real arm and it draws a fluid when they when they do the sticks um kids are working with you know heart pressure um they they're blood pressure they're checking hard they're working and with small engines and and calibrating and and using torque wrenches it's pretty interesting in terms of what the kids can do with these programs

059you go next L again they work in two person teams um some of the things that we definitely want to make sure we consider in this program is the Home Maintenance because a lot of us you know save a lot of money if you can do some of your own home repairs and fix a CET and fix a drain and and things like that sort it's really it's really great program these kids to get skills at not only you know career building but their lifelong skills that they can use at all as well and the next slide you can see you know kid you know working a torque Branch um I'm 15 years old and I didn't use a t 48 years old I think 49 so it's a great skill for a kid to

060get in seventh grade and know how to use it and especially when you're doing any kind of in repair that that requires specific um torque working when you're you know um installing a boat um this for for students to have if they're going to go that that route um the the other program study that we're looking to do next thing is the Career Technical 8th grade academy this will be new to high school or or to Gillette as well but it is going to be working collaboration with the high school U we are going to require all eighth grade students to participate in this program um it's going to be early exposure U to the program study being oper te High School um students will get the opportunity as well to earn um another credit

061for um High School while they're in middle school again can prepare students for their program study at h& K instead of waiting to freshman year be exposed to this program study they get started freshman year and start working towards that program which going to allow them to take more courses what their H their h& in high school because they'll be able knock some of those CT courses while they're in Middle School um the all students will have the opp to participate in these programs um the students will be transported to information King High School to take the CT principal courses of their choice um Dr best and I and I and Dr B have discussed this in previous years but the obstacle that we faced when we consider doing this was how do we move

062you know 10 to 12 teachers from the high school over to the middle school to be able to teach the courses um or vice versa you know um we figur that this plan will work um we we looked at offering at first period which because of the stacker scheduled that middle school high school now we can actually make it work we transport the kids to Agent K and transport them back without losing any any period at that they will have their what I did want to add uh was currently our middle school students have the opportunity to earn four credits at the middle school this will provide them an opportunity to actually leave middle school with two additional credits so they would be leaving before they get to high school with six additional credit currently

063they are able to get art algebra one uh Spanish and the principles of Aviation so they currently are have an opportunity to receive a board credits so be able to receive the six with these two Implement programs uh we do want to give a really uh great gratitude shout out to two surrounding districts that welcomed us to their district and their programming to see and I think for me one of the biggest moving highlights is I asked them do you have any discipline problems in these classrooms and they said absolutely not the kids are so engaged in the work they're really loving what they're doing here at Kingsville we also have our students take Z which is a career inventory evaluation at the middle of school this uh couped with the El is going to

064give our students an opportunity to actually see what these CTE courses provide for them individually uh to Peak their interest uh and I I believe it's just going to be a wonderful program I know went with us at the CTE uh director sitting in the back that was able to go with us to visit the courses Dr Z and her team led the parent meetings uh she said it was a resounding community support for implementing these two programs this next school year not that you said you want to transport the students from to the high school for these courses that's correct okay we be the middle school starts at 7 810 810 750 750 and the schedules that are being created by both M school and high school you allow us to be able to

065have the kids all show pette get on the buses drive them over to hent King participate in the class and drive them back it's not it's not going to interfere with any also the supervisory part as far as it's going to take two or three buses maybe I don't know how many we have going up but what are we going to do as far supervision on those buses to hm and back to to we are looking at providing support there at J we discussed so in several of our meetings the logistics pieces have been discussed uh with admin District as well as with the Gillette uh Administration and so we would be providing one of our assistant principles who would uh be present not just on the bus but at hm King uh presumably in

066the hallways where the uh princip uh CT principles classes would be taking place so that if they needed you know if any of our students needed anything they would know they would have a familiar face to be able to um go to for any concerns um we have three assistant principles and they would go on rotation possibly even myself as well would be in that rotation and that and that will cover I mean I know you're covering one bus what about if you need two or three to get them over there or four what kind of supervision do we have on each USS to and back uh we would have uh our counselor probably be a part of that as well we have uh right now I believe we have our seventh grade class which

067will be our eighth graders are is our largest class um so we you're right we probably would need approximately two buses uh so basically it would be an administrator and probably a counselor yes sir thank you Dr will the district receive CTE funding for these classes who will sir will re receive waed fund for that at a 29 I believe 1.28 and are any of these going to be online or they're going to be taught by actual C they'll be Tau by by teacher but the the modules and the curriculum is um content is online based But the teacher facilitate the work of thees the modules there was it there would be the high school teachers that teach that course the principal course yeah let me correct that the seventh grade will be moduled with

068the teacher qu the teachers at the high school be the teachers for the eighth grade students doing the um the C princial courses it's only the eighth graders that are going to be transported during first period seven grade um because it looks like like both programs kind of f the first one the seventh graders going to be doing rotations at Jette where they would normally be it's the eighth graders that are going to be transported to um to the high school during first period and then they'd return during their bring the time so they're not missing another class the way the times are currently so just to give you a little bit of background we have three uh electives right now and those three elected teachers the FTE those three electives uh those those electives

069are going to be absorbed by the seventh grade CTE classes and so those three teachers will be the ones that'll uh move into those positions so we won't be adding new positions um and uh from what the school districts that we visited explain the um yes what Dr uh stall said about the um funding to by the initial programs right but then the the consumables if you will like for example when we were there um The Culinary Arts U there was these two uh young men and they were making U protein peut butter protein energy balls um yeah it was really cool um and I asked one of them I said uh so tell me you know do you like this class it was like it was scripted it goes absolutely absolutely he goes I'm

070learning life skills he goes and I'm getting to cook and um he goes unlike those other classes that make me memorize things and I was like okay that you know um and but all of those those ingredients all those things that are kind of consumable you know that they would need replace on a regular basis um according to the program director it's not a lot of money that is spent on those um items and uh miss winow explained that um all of the funding for that would come from the the two districts that uh were visited also welcomed any of you all if you all would like to come and visit um their districts as well right rown and rock the funding uh for the CTE is all generated by the classes so the kids

071in the class generate the money all the money generated in this class will keep this program funded as we also pay for the teachers so there's no additional cost to the school district except for us um budgeting this year for the uh startup but we're already looking into it and we're figuring out how we do make this happen because our students that ISD deserve this all these pathways are being offered right now to high school what all these pathways are being offered to high school students right now the first page yes but the second page know are looking at what is of the students and if we want to continue with this or not so this will help us you know now let's open up this program it seems like a big for the kids

072and it also helps us G way of looking at what the kids need and what they deserve know I I got big great ideas and I'm always to say well we got to research it first and so this is a good way of researching because our kids that they deserve on on those students that will be transporting U you know some are going to be late you might have four or five or eight or 10 I mean what what what steps are be for them to get to that class so the parent meetings that we had Mr M we explained to the parents that just like uh if their student was late to Gillette that they would do the very same thing they would take the student to hmp they would drop them off in

073the front office um the uh registar of hm King has uh access to the students uh information and would then Lo log them in for attendance since that yes sir thank you and if that parent let's say needed to pick them up in an emergency or needed to um pick them up for a doctor appointment Etc the same thing would happen they go to the hmp front office and they present their ID and they're able to check their student out to take them where they need to take thank you yes sir okay so this is It's required of all eighth grade students so am I understanding that for a full year all eighth grade students will transported to the high school yes okay so we're basically increasing a class for CTE at the high school

074each teacher will now have an additional class of of eth graders and what are they what is this replacing at Jette what are they missing out in Jette by going to this new course they wouldn't be missing anything well we uh what we have done for Gillette is we are going from Seven uh class periods to eight right and so uh earlier uh Dr ptis uh referenced BMA time so we have figured Grandma time a little differently we've added more time to Grandma time we have uh gone to the eight periods and I think we're going to probably shave off a couple of minutes currently each class period is about 57 we're going to go down to 55 and so uh it really isn't going to impact instructionally any of our classes the CTE teachers

075won't be adding another class like in other words if they teach seven periods they're not going to add an eth period class they're going to still teach seven periods but one of the periods is going to be principles of whatever it is that they have their CTE teaching certific so hm hm then is going to have to have classes for them to go to during that time that they would probably be in first period up and down second and that's that's probably already works right and just as a kind of a fun fact um what we're being um what we are the research that's out there amongst uh in Texas uh Public Schools is if we are waiting to start our students on the pathways which is a requirement to graduate if we're waiting to

076start them as freshman in high school we're waiting too late the um suggestion is that we start them in eighth grade and even possible in seventh grade which is why doing the seventh grade CTE program where we're already exposing them to those career Pathways that they will then be uh taking as principles of Pathways in e8th grade and allowing them to already understand what those pathways are so they they can make a informed Choice when they get to you know when they start doing that registration for e8th grade um and then these eighth graders by the time when they get ready to be freshman in a couple of years they will already be able to make that informed choice to um when they are freshman the interesting thing is is uh is that it's not

077interesting it's tea is that tea now has added another accountability piece to the high schools in Texas there is now a completion piece where they have to complete a student must complete their pathway so if a student starts in eighth grade with their pathway then they will be able to complete it by the time they graduate high school therefore meeing that accountability piece and tea is added to the high school thank you so I I do want to ask that because um Dr really um broken up points about um what ta is now expecting of our our seniors not only do they have to be completers you know but they they need ear history based certification for for um ccmr and that's one of the ways to help them earn that hopefully sooner so it

078doesn't get in the way that junior senior year because we're right now currently having to wait the senior year for some of these kids under certification and it's really you know Skin of Their Teeth waai and see on SK going to be that CMR requirement so it helps in that regard it gives kids earlier exposure to CT courses that are out there and and a potential you know pathway that they may may choose for the career and and the lastly you know it definitely is going to help the district you know in terms of finances by getting that additional funding of of these kids participating in these course at at an earlier age that exposure would be great for these kids to be able to see that and be able to put their hands on

079real um equipment at an earlier age it's going to be a great time Dr I think in adding a little bit to Dr is seventh and eighth grade might be too late because JB's studies and Tes the classes we go to got to hit them early earlier not seventh and eighth grade might be a little bit I mean I think it's sooner than than than better but better but maybe there's something we can incorporate that at a fourth grade level or fifth grade level thank you for bringing that question up and as part of the counseling program they the counselors do provide uh guidance and career explor exploration at the elementary campus it's part of our year at the glance it's part of our curriculum to discuss uh different universities different careers uh the pathway

080program that we have actually has embedded videos uh that the counselors do share within the classroom for our students but you're correct it we it is Our obligation to kind of begin keeping their interest and then always remind our students that by the time they get to high school there's going to be jobs that haven't even been developed yet okay and so I think that is part of the exploration providing that now that yes sir you're absolutely correct we introduce it at the much lower levels uh in our elementaries thank you also in sixth grade we offer Avid to every single student and that's the college prep type classes and um so this year we required every sixth grader to take that class Dr how many students do we have uh participating in CT programs

081right now just approximately it's the mostly every student at the high school and then I have um the kids that are taking eighth grade uh career classes and digital and then also uh robotics is being offered at the high at the middle school and they're doing amazing job so then this is this increase is going to be significant funding yes it would what it's going to do it's going to put more numbers in the classroom which is going to generate more funding because the way that CTE funds it is by the number of students in the classroom that's what generates the money one thing I do want to expend on that M mentioned because kids get early opportunity to get um exposed to CT courses it opens up the opportunity to back in Junior senior

082year for them to take more advanced courses CT funding works in the way we're scaled you know your your level one courses your principal courses to get I take a 1.28 funding your higher you know your level fours are 1.47 if I'm misten what the number it's I think 1.7 so at the higher level the level of course that they take and this opportunity being afforded to that senior junior year um it definitely can help increase some of that that funding that these kids might be able to um bring drat so we see the importance yes how would it affect our accountability rate how how do we have studies shown that it we're showing that that's on on Rise are we moving if that happens are we moving the needle well from what the the

083table I had given yall I guess last month or maybe in January the months are going so fast we've increased our ccmr from like you know remember the 39 to like 76 um this should continue to add that but also it helps kids um like kind of like what Dr sandal said we're kind of reaching them too late and um we need to give them time to explore to Lally explore it's like we're making them choose the degree plan you know as an eighth grader and we you know we want to give them more opportunities to explore that so we're hoping from what we've learned from the other districts is this is a plus it you can only help so um they have offered like I said if youall want to go we can take

084any of you as long we on for and I also want to say that this is really really good because of the fact that our kids you know I'm imp putting license certifications today so I'm getting a good feel of what's happening in this district and stuff but by putting the license of certification and I'm noticing that you know some kids have taken the test twice are the for the license and the certification well we don't want our kids to be worried about it like they've been saying their senior year we want them to already have it in their hand and we know that they are completed that go that the state has put on our students also um the uh the districts that I've been around have started these programs in the seventh and

085eth grade and so we're a little bit uh we're moving a little bit quicker now and we're going to get on the bandwagon and with the support of y'all and of course our amazing superintendent and our assistant superintendent and our principles they're doing an amazing job but we're going to accomplish more for our students here at Kingsville ISD and once again I want to tell you again they deserve it they're amazing kids from most of these modules are online or some of the modules for the seventh grade classes the curriculum is available to them online but they'll be in the classroom with the teacher and doing the work and the the modules help guide them through the lessons and they're working through the about 10 lessons that they do 10 to 12 days and in

086itself past but it again it's about 10 lessons within those modules per per um I guess per program study so for specifically for the eighth grade that's for the seventh grade um okay so then but then and they're staying put they're Notre seventh graders are not moving going through the rotations the module rotations and they're kind of like science in a box you know that will have a little kit with each module that's online um so they can do some hands on type of activities correct that's correct the teacher facilitates the work in and and amazing to watch the kids because they're all engaged because it is we've done creation for many years here Cass at the agade level but it's most of it you know Theory it's it's textbook it's you know read stuff

087online but it's not the Hands-On more fin you know bringing the hands on to the kids at an earlier age and at you know at the middle school it's exciting you know to give them this opportunity to to get this at an earlier age you took that away you know many of us went to school we had wood shop back in in class we had leather we had you know medals we took that away from the middle schools and here's to give them a little taste of that but not a full shot but yet they give the I wanted to say that the kids the reason why we really like this program also is because the kids were so excited they do have that lesson like he was talking about on the computer that's part

088of their curriculum and they want to finish their work real quick so they can go do the handson the kids really want to get to the hands on and they want to learn more so this programs are amazing any other questions thank you Dr thank you moving on to item 6h memorandum of agreement between Education Service Center Region 2 and Kings School District already the Innovative approaches to literacy Grant Dr thank you Mr ree Dr P members of the board well it's being brought up let me answer um Mr mela's Question on what is 1% um what does that translate to it's approximately $165,000 for every 1% just so just give you an idea of right now we're close to 90% if we were at 100% that'd be 1.6 $65 million we were able to

089close half of that Gap that' be $825,000 because you're never going to get1 10000% attendance but if we were at 95% uh there would be $825,000 more for district so uh we have been awarded a grant through the service center um they're they're the intermediary for this to Herold uh to the Herold Library so the total amount of that Grant is $138,500 there are restrictions on what it can be used for the majority of it must be used for the physical environment of the library things such as flooring lighting shelving the murals on the walls and Furniture those are the biggest expens expenditures you can spend Pro maybe 5 to $10,000 on instructional materials such as library books and so on as well too um and there is a small amount that you can also

090spend on somebody that is um putting in extra work outside of hours to um to also get that Library ready uh for the upgrade as well I know Miss Perkins and um also miss love lady have been working on the plans for that Grant so um this is a memorandum of understand um not a memorandum of understanding memorandum of agreement doesn't necessarily need board approval but we just wanted to bring it to the board and see if the board had any questions on we uh does this require a certified librarian also to take part in this or do we have one in District it does not require a certified librarian and no we do not have a certified librarian so do we have a wa on has not having a certified librarian do we need

091a waiver or does it not matter no it doesn't miss Perkins is leading it though with her she's literary literary literacy specialist for it's a coordinator so she is the one helping to coordinate with our library AIDS make sure we stay on track with that now things may change with the 89th legislative session we'll find out any other questions thank you Dr B moving on to item six I budget recap reports check register for December 20124 and January 2025 once again Dr P thank you thank you Mr re I'll look at the December check register first just a couple of items on there cler County Appraisal uh again we have to pay them every quarter they are the ones that all taxing entities have to pay the appraisal district that's how they get their their

092money and it's a percentage of our values in the district that we pay and that's what get into every quarter if you look at National blazing Solutions security film almost all of this was done last year but there were still a few outstanding items that uh we always the the last Reserve is not paid until they are completely finished with the project and now they are are completely finished with the project that we've contracted there I'll take any other question check register I have a question yes months yes that November December December January two months we always run two months behind so so it is um well this is for December so it probably would it would either have been um September and October is pro is most probably yes it's all they it always

093runs about two months we' seen yes but it's it when it appears before it's always two months behind as well so are we going to are we going to go over the January one yes yes so this is just attorney fees just attorney unless there was any type of board training at that time too but I don't think not for September October okay January okay on the January check register uh let's look at quantum mechanical services so three rooftop units these these were the the ones that um were installed in Gillette and then there were a harvey agback repairs every time we do big projects like this we go out for bids for the different companies different quotes and use the lowest bid will get the the project so um if you ever have a

094question Sometimes some of the smaller projects local will give us quotes but for some of the big chillers or some of the commercial things there uh the commercial companies are the ones that have the expertise to do the big projects if you look at down at clayberg County Treasurer so we also pay the clayer count to collect taxes every year they they go and they pay their taxes at clayer County and clayer County every year this is an annual fee and how much they charge us based on how much they've collected every year uh we pay them at the end of the year this is for collection for taxes for last year they send us a bill and we pay them for collecting taxes for us I'll take any other questions you have on the

095January check register yes I have one yes ma' okay and that says School attorney that's School Board let me go down no um uh attorney fees uh they they are just classified in the organization for school board it's not for necessarily School Board I I guess I could have put on District wi but but it's just they're they're classified under organization 702 which is School Board that's the account that they come out of but but you're right it really is uh for the whole district and and again since we're running about two months behind this would have been for uh November so can you give us an itemized statement of all this like for the Octo September October and November because it just seems like so long AG absolutely we can I can email out

096um I thought it was like like okay this is January so this is January reg no when we get the invoice um then it is reviewed um and then after the invoice is reviewed to make sure all the charges are correct then we pay the phone so uh this this includes also some of the things that we we addressed at the last board meeting then or would those be added and what I'm talking about just say it's the agences we we dealt with is that does that end these Fe here no because if if those were just done in March then you will probably see those on the May uh check register usually runs two mon so do we ever have overlapping bills or you know start the contract like say we start contract in

097September but we're still trying to pay bills from so weever over that's a good point uh Miss Selena so this happens with every District where a lot of times there are Services let's say that Services were provided in August we do not close our books till about October until all the outstanding bills have been received and paid and then we close our books and when we when we pay it in October it is actually paid in the previous budget year because the services were provided in the previous budget year so you don't give the district if if it's getting close to the end of September or October then we will call the vendors um directly and say we need the invoices so we can pay them because we need to close out the previous year

098but we get itemized invoices so we should be able to provide those to you yeah like open record request that costs us because we send them to the attorney um you know Personnel issue anything like that that we utilize we send so they have to keep track of all that so we we can definitely provide you all the invoices so y'all can see the itemized think on so then on automized have what what services we receive then Services HR received and anybody else that's that's dealing with this yes it's broken up by category and within each category it's very detail and it says what the service was for it says how many tents of an hour were build for that service and what the cost was for that service it's it's very detailed so maybe

099for next time you can just put attorney Fe but District not yes I can do that I can do that I mean it me feel like we're spending so much money any other questions on the January check reg thank you Dr moving on to uh new business uh by Common consent the board agrees to consider one as one action item following the approval of a waiver of tuition for a transfer student to be found on pages 51 to 64 did we approve the item by consent so there's been a motion made by Brian kall second all those in favor favor say I I any abstain motion carries 70 mov on to item 7B discussion of possible action regarding National Library week Proclamation Dr B thank you Mr re Dr b as and members of the

100board uh the administration recommends as Board of Trustees approved the national librarian repr Proclamation for the week of April the 6 through the 12th 2020 uh 2025 as National Library week the proclamation reads as follows whereas libraries SP creative creativity fuel imagination and Inspire lifelong learning offering a space for individuals of all ages can explore new ideas and be drawn to new possibilities for as libraries serve as a Vibrant Community hubs reconnecting people and knowledge technology and resources while fostering Civic engagement critical thinking and lifelong learning foras libraries provide a free and Equitable access to books digital tools and Innovative programming ensuring that all individuals regardless of background have the support they need to learn connect and drive for as libraries partnering with schools businesses and organizations connecting the dots to maximize resources increased efficiency

101and expand access to essential Services strengthening the entire Community whereas libraries Empower job Seekers entrepreneurs lifelong Learners by providing access to resources training and opportunities that support career growth and economic success for libraries nurture young minds through story times scheme programs literacy initiatives fostering curiosity and a love of learning that lasts a lifetime for as libraries protect the right to read think and explore without censorship standing as champions of intellectual freedom and free expression whereas dedicated Library workers provide welcoming spaces that Inspire discovery collaboration and creativity for all foras Library workers across the country are joining together to celebrate National Library week under the them drawn to the library now therefore it be resolve that I Proclaim uh April 6 through 12th 2025 as National Library during this week I encourage all residents to visit

102their Library explore its resources and celebrate all the ways that the library draws us together as it need the proclamation being read do I hear a motion to accept this Proclamation motion made by delas Salas second second by Jacob in favor say I I any oppose motion carries 70 moving on to item 7 C discussion possible action regarding the appointment of social health advisory council members and officers can be found on pages 67 and 68 Dr each year the T Education Code 28 requires that school Bo appoint and establish a local school health advis account and that they also um consist of community m MERS and parents of students within the school district the majority of the members so tonight I bring to you recommendation to the school board to appoint the following members to

103be presented for appointment by you board to the sh committee as officers and members and if the members are here tonight they will come we do that I have a question so it says here uh majority of the members must be people who are parents of students world in the district so they don't all have majority I I don't know assume that and are parents they are both parents are the other three parents the other three we have one that is a Community member and the other two are School Associated employees it's not a majority though I'm just I'm just following the rules here understand this is actually the first year since I've been here for four years that we've actually had offic all so that we that's fine should change the language of of

104that because it doesn't reflect what we're gonna vote on right I'm not being understand this right and that's the majority of officers not two of are only M that's where there are three officers you know administ representation the district but officers and so the the chair and the co-chair officers representing two out the three officers two out of we do have a majority Sor Dr H I just want to make sure that for the record We are following tea guidelines when it comes to our we are currently following and getting close to those guidelines every year okay when you say close have we been before so they have so this year is the first year that you are getting it together for us that we've been able to get volunteers because we have those meetings

105we solicited this year we finally got some volunteers that want to be a part of it and so maybe on this we can just clear up the language where we could say the Board of Trustees I'm sorry a majority of the officers you think that might help we majority of the officers must be you're not V for MERS but I want to who representing the district but if I understand correctly we have three members two of which are that are officers are parents so that is a majority two out of three so that is a majority the other two are district Representatives they are not part okay what what what we're told in the background information is the Board of Trustees shall appoint at least five members to the local school health advisory Council a

106majority of the members must be people who are parents of students enrolled in the district and who are not employed by the district so we've got some miscommunication one place or another but it appears to all be listed in Tec 28.4 so that would be helpful so we can bring this back to you if you want rewarded that we change well I I think if we're going to get things the way ta wants it I think we need to get back I think we need to bring it back I I don't know just so that way we can be we're fixing you're fixing it Dr H thank you for that well officers but Mr madx can you because you gave us guidance to create this so would it be better for us to put a

107majority of the officers because it is the majority of the officers but it's not the majority of the veterans that's correct so the agenda item as drafted is correctly written for board action but if the board not comfortable with the language provided always T and provide more clarification on each other language yeah I I would prefer that I'm not prepared to make a decision until I've had a chance for you TC 28 that be and I would like to bring to you tonight six or seven officers secretaries and and all those things so just know that we are working as as we can to inrease the accuracy of that are there sub or Elizabeth yeah sure go ahead and then Elizabeth Ros I'm sure you guys know me I am technically not a parent anymore

108okay and I've been involved in this on and off since 2018 I went hands off when I was a board member this is something I'm passionate about because I have degrees in health and human sciences and I think it's important to teach that to our kids especially starting at a young age so that's why I was involved um Miss Wilson l Wilson got me involved in that and that's where it started prior to the new um house building changed and that's where we have have an issue is the participation in this new house bill which requires five voted members in a legal meeting to uh be in membership in this Council then it goes to you guys for approval and then we can actually be a real councel so technically we're still not legally there

109um but I would like to stand here for you and I know I've reached out on social media myself uh parents um myself I drove to we need your help getting people there um a lot of the people I hate to say unfortunately that they have a bad taste of their mouth you know from U participating in these things raising money for such things and then it doesn't hand out so it would be really great if you guys could get on the phone and say hey this is something important for our community and if you guys can be involved in it it's great on your resume is invol with your kids get the kids to come too get National on our society and their parents involved that would be wonderful I think the issue here

110with sha is the lack of participation um and I know that our last held um I was able to get a vendor at a restaurant and I want to give a shout out to uh Miss PE House Barbecue for um allowing us to come in and use their facility on a day off um to uh be able to provide healthy meals for kids during that meeting so we really were trying to reach out of the box here and see what we can do to K more members and more parents because I know food is one of them because they're held around dinner time so if you guys could also get on the barn that would be wonderful um I do need participation from the district as far as making sure principes put the notice of

111the meeting 72 hours prior to um it's got to be in the central office of every campus and that's another one of the things that house bill requires as well and I'm I'm getting you know back and forth with Dr H about getting information that should be shared during the meeting um getting paperwork up to get to code getting bylaws all those things that haven't been happening for so long anybody have any questions yeah there there is an a legal amount of members to make five for you to vote on tonight but we're letting you know we're here asking for your help because it's it's required I mean this one's been forgotten about for many years thank you m r like make a motion to table this do we have to vote on that yes

112Mr President motion to table requires a second votes the other option just so there has been a motion to table this made this decision made by uh M Chapa there a second second by David Garcia all in favor say I I any oppose so motion carries to be table 70 uh now moving on to item 7D discussion of possible action regarding the agreement for Clinical Services between the University of Texas Rio Grand Valley and uh Kings School District they can be found on pages 69 to 78 Dr thank you Mr Riz you have the agreement in front of you and this does require Bo appr uh the term of the agreement is till June of 2026 from from current to June of 2026 this is for remote telea health behavioral services from utrgv to our

113students I will take any questions you have there again there's no cost for these Services hearing no questions is there a motion to accept this recommendation made by Jacob Pettis there there a second second made by m chap in favor say I oppos motion carries 70 uh now moving on to item 7 e discussion of possible action regarding the interlocal student transfer and tuition agreement between Kingsville ISD and Ricardo Independent School District for the 2025 2026 school year GNA be found on pages 79 to 81 Dr pitz thank you m Reese this agreement is identical to the previous year agreements with respect with uh exception to the school year uh so this money is usually meant to be to um to counteract the taxes that they would have been paying if they were in the

114school district it for this year it is 22 $100 per student we have about 43 students that's a little less than $100,000 just to give you an idea how much money we're talking with this agreement so they will pay the tuition every year I send them an invoice they send me a check um Ricardo does and then the responsibility again that we have is we transport them uh to the Ricardo school not to their homes to the Ricardo school and we pick them up every day I'll take any question okay so hearing no questions is there a motion to accept um this interlocal student transfer and tuition agreement uh motion made by Brian kall there a second second made by D M Salas all those in favor say I I and the opposed motion carries

11570 now moving on to uh item 7f discussion and possible action regarding the first reading of localized policy update 124 can be found on pages 82 to 154 Dr s thank you board president and Bo I'm doing the update on board up board update 124 with our first reading and this is based off the legal Poli based on legislative and regul regul Regulatory changes locales offer for consideration addressing the following topics we be covering Financial ethics so um let me go over the eight different things that we're covering today Financial ethics Investments intellectual property employee standard of conduct special programs gifted intellig students child abuse neglect and conduct on school premises um update 124 includes eight differents that be considered for your approval um we'll go in more detail um on SL um the upcoming

116slides um C CAA local these are recommended revisions to the local policy at Federal Wars disclosure are to align text updated rules regarding federal grants found in code of federal regulations this gu becomes effective October 1st 2024 and is reflected CBB legal the phrase or designate is recommended for delion throughout the policy except places where the designation of another individual could be in place as a superintendent or board president and not just their superintendent as in the case of most policies um CDA local um the section on sellers of investment is recommended for revision to spec to specify the representatives with Distributors of investment tools must be registered with the Texas state Security Board they must have membership in the Securities investment Protection Corporation and they must also be a good standing with the financial

117industry regulatory Authority Distributors that investment tools must also be registered with the municipal security R making for UMC y local these revision are recommended through out the local policy to clarify the circumstances under which the district's intellectual property may be used and where ownership of the intellectual property lies on materials created by a district employee other recommended revision clarify how District employees must use other copyrighted material including copyrighted material use for performances and dis ways in instruction next policy is DH local the provisions address tobacco and cigares are recommended for revision to include ntin products regardless of whether the product Tak toac this language aligns with the language included a model employee handbook ehp local um recommended revisions to his local policy on special program reflect updated inventory of code rules addressing dyslexia in related

118orders specifically inclusion of references to to the dyslexia handbook and admission review and dismissal ardd committee um ehdb local um changes to the T Texas state plan for the education of gifted and talent students was approved by the State Board of Education September 2024 prompted updates and terminology throughout the local policy recommended revisions at funding are to align the text requirements and the Education Code and in administrative c-s FFG local um Under reporting child abuse and neglect a new subsection on oral reports is recommended to comply with revisions to the family code and administrative code recommended revision that making a report are to clarify new requirements and the Education Code stating that reporting individuals must provide their name and contact information when making a report the policy still states that the ident identity of a

119person making report of a suspected child abuse or neglect shall be kept confidential at DIS closed only in accordance with the law and gka local recommend language for electronic fafy devices that have been added to the e cigarette section of this local poliy those are the eight polies that are being considered for the first reading um you have any questions at this time hearing no questions is there a motion to accept uh the first reading of localized policy update 124 made by Ryan K second Jes all those in favor say I any oppos motion carries 70 now moving on to item 7g discussion and possible action regarding second reading of board policy CDC local other revenues gifts and solicitations uh it can be found on pages 181 to 183 Dr pitz thank you m Reese

120we've had this a couple times before and we I have gotten um recommendations from the board and I've tried to put it into this policy uh you see the changes in red and so what this means is that if anything's under $2500 it doesn't require a board approval unless it's a gift of real property Gifts of real property need to come to the board no matter what that's pretty standard so the threshold is 2500 if it's 25 or 100 or greater and is maintain inventory or controlled by the district as its funds equipments or supplies so what that would exempt is the bicycles if there was a gift of $2500 of bicycles that was given to the kids of the school that is not something that is inventory controlled kisd is just the intermediary so

121we would not need to hold that one up for board approval if there is um something such as a donation for a charter bus for $2500 um that is time sensitive for a game that is not something that is not a gift that is inventoried controlled by the district as its funds so that would be able to move through because things like that are time sensitive but if it is anything like supplies and materials that is over 2500 that is given to the district that is going to become part of the district's um uh I guess controlled properly then that would require board approval so so I I hope I've taken your concerns and uh into this and I've worked with legal on this I will take any questions any was it U have we

122talked about a limit of $1,000 that's something that we could put in there as well too we could put the same thing with $1,000 if the board want so well yeah I was just remembering ,000 I never maybe I don't remember I don't remember $2,500 ever being mentioned anywhere as far as that's something that legal recommended that some other districts use 2500 I've seen looked I'm nosy Bo packages and I've seen approval to the board as low as $150 so I mean this category that can be whatever the board desires and also U if we know where we're playing next year as far as busing I mean would we need Char if we're planning probably right now or pretty soon most of our out of town games to say go going to be played here

123we're still on that same schedule so I think that we need to know if that's going to happen before it happens and not after the fact like we have this this past fall it's good to know that and and I know they're Anonymous and I appreciate that I hope they're with us here next year but at the same time after the fact I don't think it's the right thing to do you know just the way I feel personally I I don't know how anybody else feels but it's U it creates a lot of problems from other people going to that same game we donated 2500 this this gr but these three groups are going in our in our towns our Els so that's something that you know I don't mind receive those calls but when

124you get too many of them then it creates it can create problems they not we just need to address it before it happens so like for regular schedule games but maybe uh the athletic coordinator and the rest of the like mine Arts director and cheerleading and Dr team if they can get together and say okay let's look at the schedule and let's see what would we anticipate we'd want to get a charter Fest for the regular season game those can be definitely predicted because I'm thinking I'm thinking we're gonna be in playoffs if where win 10 games or lose we're in the playoffs so what I'm we need to think about that too playoffs but what that's that's where I think that that the charter buses do come in but as far as regular games

125uh I mean and I appreciate the donations but uh at the same time why am I why is my daughter not in a Char why is my son not in a so you know that's that's something we have to answer and then it's going to PO y all down here that's my thoughts we have looked into what other districts do with Charter buses and a lot of times it depends on miles away or hours a lot of times like if it's four or five or more hours for uh comfort and for a restroom um then a lot of districts go that route but if it's uh less than that if it's two and a half hours or less a lot of districts unless they're the wealthier districts uh are using their regular school bus yeah

126I can I can see wanting to go somewhere and beet somebody that's rank rank State at state level not in our district I like that but if we're going to play somebody that's own and 10 s08 you know that gets pricey when we have to take a whole bunch of kids now some conversations that might come up is because because I remember asking about this is okay how's band going to feel because they're not going on the Char because football team's going on and um I was told well the band boosters decided they're not going to use the money for that they're going to use their money for their end of year trip to wherever it is Miss Mor met with them about that so we'll need to kind of navigate through that as well

127so yes um the different um directors I met with and so some of the incidences that happened um when theal took um Charter and Van didn't take this the charter bus B decided that they did not want to take the charter bus they wanted to save their money for their end of the year trip um and so we do have those conversations uh with the directors and so they choose where what where they want their money to spend and so that's some of the behind the scenes that happened is that um something was last minute like oh I heard they wanted they're doing it so now I want to do it that was more of a cheer and drill um and so we made that happen but between B and football and that was a

128big part of it um we did have those ation and the directors made those decisions and I can appreciate that but again I just want to say again that if we're going to go pay a number one or two team in San Antonio or somewhere on a pre-season game especially um that's expensive either way you look at it you know so we have to budget for that and be ready for that you know and looking at what we might get or not get from the state as far as funding uh we need to look at that real real real close I mean we want as many people as many kids participating but at the same time you know where are we going to think from to make that happen that's my thoughts and your answer

129just because I do have the schedule for next year um right now we're away at s Highland San Antonio and those are those are right here those are the ones that are away so what I can do is I can take it back to legal and put some of those concerns and bring it back to you another time any any other feedback from the board um on the amount is $1,000 consens I thought yes sir we need to finalize this policy we' been going over and over and over so hopefully next time we can on it get get it done I'm with with Mr benis too it's just the change that we have discussed the first time with a th500 that's well we could we could we could make that revision right now and vote

130on it now if the board is ready well that's that's you know the last time we had the workshop I remember it was asked what are other districts doing and that's when you went to Mr madx to find out what our other districts doing so we could see so if you're saying that the reason it's 2500 is because that's what other districts are doing well we don't necessarily have to go with the 2500 it's whatever youall feel comfortable with it depends really on the size of the district it's all over the place I appr thank you okay so then I guess the question would be is there a motion to accept the um second reading of board policy CDC local and other Revenue gifts and solicitation with a change to the uh amount being $11,000

131as opposed to 2500 is there a motion yes yes okay motion made by Jacob pz second second by David Garcia all those in favor say I I any oppose motion carries 7 thank you Dr you're welcome uh discussion of possible moving on to 7 H discussing and possible action of purchases of over $50,000 can be found on page 184 and 185 report back to Dr P thank you Mr Reese all address them one by one quantum mechanical Services we went out for bids for um replacing the uh H back in the old gym at the high school this isn't the domes this is that that gym on the side by the weight room over there um again Quantum was the lowest bid and you see in there what what their current is and I tried

132to uh break it down a little bit on what what is new for this purchase and what has been spent so far this year just for transparency purposes for um we have a pickup truck uh we purchased one already for $37,000 but now it's going over the threshold and just again for transparency since it's over 50,000 for the same vendor um I'm bringing it to the board uh this was put in the large expenditures last year when we were preparing for the budget um of the $75,000 for the um um for vehicles so but but again I'm seeking approval for the board to buy that second vehicle these are new pickup trucks brand new pickup trucks and those are those are really good uh deals um before they were over 50,000 for one now we're

133getting them um under 37,000 so um very good deals um um next one we went out for bids for a box truck this is for food service and these funds can only be spent for food serviceing currently we have an excess fund balance there uh this was the lowest bidder the the current box truck that we have right now is a 2007 that is used by them so again sometimes it's in the repair shop we still plan to keep that old one in case something happens with the new one as a spare but again this is something that is not out of General funds and we can only use that for Food Service purposes anyway we also have a project where we we need to replace one more of the rooftop units at CTE we're

134currently procuring quotes um I I we don't want to have to wait till the the board meeting next month to bring the quotes to you I'm bringing even though it's new Under 22,000 there's uh a chance that it could be with the current vendor that's over 50,000 so again for transparency purposes I just wanted to bring that to the board to notify you I'm seeking approval I will answer any questions for these over 50,000 Dr pit yes real quick what what did I know we've already set some money aside for AC's last year is that correct we yes we we budget money every year in our maintenance budget for HVAC okay repairs weren't any of these included in that at the high school why are we coming back from Monday just ask when at the

135beginning of the year we I think so we're talking about the roofing project I believe at the high school that we also replace the HVAC repair store um but some of those uh units that we took off are not are not uh usable to go back so there we already bought one new unit that needs to go back and now we we do need another unit to put back on top of the CTE wasn't that told to us then they saw that they weren they were inoperable had trouble with them Dr s can you answer that question why are they coming back and now saying oh because it's it looks like you're doing this you're staying under the procurement waiting another year to go by and then hit us again with another under procurement amount

136of 50,000 that's what it sounds like and and and that's wrong and I'm G I'm just saying that because that's a lot of money guys that's a lot of money okay when we had that that Workshop here that showed where all this money is going to be spent there was quite a bit of cash that we did for that I don't understand where all this is trying to come in and put so to answer your question Mr gar Garcia the project um that we're doing on the roof repairs when we pull those units off there were some units that that were at their their lifespan and and it was a either we put those old units back on and then maybe the year you know maybe last we going be pulling those units back off

137the cost of pulling them off and put them back on that's that's an added cost right there have get a li to put it on there that's an added cost all included well but but that was that was Mr Garcia that wasn't included as part of the roof repair that we're initially doing and we p unit off realize how bad they were I mean we weren't able to see inside I know they're bad that should have been included with the assessment that was done on the roof at the time well and just for the record Mr President I want to have a roll call on on on this item okay and keep in mind that the the what was approved was to do the root I mean and then we P the off Sol the

138extent of the damage if I could add something there's there's two different things there's uh con things that come out of the in construction fund a large expenditures like we bring to you before the year starts like uh building fences or building roofs or building uh or Vehicles we bring those large expenses for the year we did bring the roof um before the beginning of the year things that break during the year like air conditioners those aren't normally ones that we we bring at the beginning of the year ahead of time because we don't know what's going to break we don't know what we're going to have to replace um those are things that come that don't come out of the construction fund those are things that come out of the the general budget as

139as an air conditioner goes bad we we bring it to the board because a lot of times air conditioners are very expensive and and we need to replace that the the the project is is sort of related because it is it is the roof and they repaired the roof and to repair the roof they had to take all the air conditioners off of the roof um but um putting new air conditioners on the roof that's not the roofing as a vendor uh air conditioning is a completely different vendor they don't they don't uh they kind of specialize like that so um this wasn't included as the original roofing project because it wasn't a roofing expenditure it was normal maintenance when an air conditioner goes bad then we try to we we either fix it if

140we can fix it or we replace it and in this case when they were taken off the roof the extent of the damage is is so bad and they are so old and since they were already off if we're going to have to replace it in another year or two anyway then we're going to have to pay someone to get the crane to take it off again and put it on again and it'll be an added expense to the district these the when they were taken off um the the um the condition of them was so bad that it looks like we would just have to replace them in another year or something anyway and when we do that it'll be in added EXP I I hope I added a little detail there yeah and

141and who who's who are we using as far as the the vendor as far for a who who we buying from U you know so gone bad okay that one we are we're still getting quotes and bids for so so we haven't uh we don't have a winning bid yet for it but um uh the the unit is bad so it need to be replaced but um there's a chance that for instance one of the vendors that has already gone over 50,000 for this year might be the winning bit and we don't know yet and just in all transparency we just wanted to bring it to the board just to to let you know what we're doing I'd like to get a I don't know if we could Mr madx get a copy of all

142the vendors contractors that have worked on this project and the amounts yes sir a board member is entitled to all current contracts the district is part of those are approved by the board also thank you I can get that Dr Goods please absolutely as soon as possible we give it to the whole board yes pleas and Dr P I think you need to really look at that be on top of that well because that falls on on you right but when I I can see this where they're changing the roof because we needed a new roof they take off those and we've got old AC's everywhere I mean our principles are calling us that you know this AC is breaking or you know anyway it's we have agent facilities so when they take off that

143big AC if it's really bad and and they see that it's really bad and it's like well do you want to go ahead and try to replace it now because you're gonna have to spend money again to put it back and then take it off and then get a new one eventually it's like either pay now or pay later so in trying to be as conservative as possible as prudent as possible I think that's what I understood when they came to me with this and so if we're budgeting and we're trying not to have a deficit like last year we thought we're G have a $6.4 million deficit budget we ended up three million less right so in every decision we make we're having to see what is the best way to use our monies

144and make sure our c are cool as well so um those are hard decisions to make and it is hard to predict it is hard to predict if we're changing the roof of maybe this building and then all of a sudden they see wait a minute these AC's are some of them are good some of them are not it's a little hard to foret I can see that if this year was the first year that we knew we're having Ro problem Ro problem this is not the first year that we we've noticed that we've had problems out there with the AC yeah and the leaking of the roots you all you guys came out here and show told us look it's all leaky you all should have known that that's that's why we have you

145there you can't just be dishing money out every single time I I agree with you fix it one time and let's get it out and I I think also as this this is happening if we knew about this 20 days ago 30 days ago or 10 days ago whatever I I think letting informing the board to let us know hey we've got this big problem this is our recommendation to fix it we are having a board meeting today you know whatever March 25th so it it's getting it to so there's not a surprise I guess is what I'm trying to say you know what might be great is and we've talked about this about having like subcommittees of the board have a little subcommittee on construction because there's there's going to be more and more

146aging facilities that are going to have needs it's going to be hard to predict so if maybe we have a small subcommittee on construction and maintenance another subcommittee you know on different things that we've been talking about uh if that would be more helpful to you all I think that would be more real time and then you all see something um because I'm not an expert on and it's not helpful for us it's it's saving money for the district that's what I want I I I know what I know the process and it's not a good process with we practice so the when they're saying they're trying to make do it right now to try to save the money later the district money later well it it's going to come to vote Dr P so

147either way we're going to come to the vote and we'll see if it passes if it does well okay so what what happens Mr Dr pits Dr s if they don't approve the amount that's over because we're bringing it because it's over the 50,000 right it's gonna be over that's why they put that why you anticipate it's GNA be over 50,000 I anticipate that it's possible that the winning bid this one the the estimated price is 22,000 or less because we already we already have one quote for 22,000 um but if if the winning bid if somebody gives something let's say 15,000 but they're already a vendor that's over 50,000 I wanted to be transparent with the board that that we have this large expenditure so um so why don't you just bring it back

148I'll State you that um we were currently and this MO is here she could probably explain a little more about what's going on we had to displace three classrooms one of them be the CT classroom another one being you know um special needs classroom another be the RTC and and it's getting hotter we want get them back in there as soon as possible and we can go back put the old units back on but you know it may just be a matter of time before that unit you know crashes if you look at the call they're pretty rotted rusted out and that that AC un I kick back on we try to get it back on you know we'll be very lucky we do more lik this can be out with the year but but

149I think the question is if we don't have all the bids in how how do we make a decision on we're not saying we don't want to replace them but I think the idea is if we don't have all the bids why don't we just wait to see who's going to win and then and then bring it back to the board the next I mean I don't I don't think the the issue is is replacing we want to do what most cost effective and yes we don't want to pay for a crane to put an old unit on and then two years have to replace it anyway the price is probably going up but I think the idea is if we don't have a um a bid already decided on how make a decision on

150that I guess the question I think Mr Dr pit mentioned that we do have one bid in that's at $22,000 we know that bids not exceed over 22 we if that's to winning bid you know I just hate to push it off another month and thenone of getting the kids back into that building you know um before the end of the year and we've been waiting on that I think since October we started the project you know we push the kids out and you know we' been it was a proc to get the roof completed roof's done now we're un back on this is something that's us down right now so the recommendation is to go with the $222,000 is that what you're saying the max must be 22,000 M but we just don't know

151which vendor it's going to be to push it over is there a deadline is there a deadline on on these bids or somebody 30 days 30 to 60 days um they may work with us but right now we're we're looking at the quo and we're trying to make sure that we get the best you know back for above so what's this here the quantum mechanical services for what is it 154 so that's a side right a side what okay so yes so Quant Mechanical Services is one of our HV vendors uh currently so far through the year they we have already spent $101,000 with them um they were the ones that had the winning bid for uh the HMK old gym to replace two rooftop units and that winning bid was $53,000 uh the others

152were more than that so um again the new spending is $53,000 but again with transparency I wanted to put on there how much we have already spent this year with that vendor so that you could see how much we're spending on HVAC expenditures uh we could we are waiting for a quote from them too um so if they come in under 22,000 then we go with the lowest bid so um again we try to always do what gives us the best value for the district that's why we submit um for multiple quotes is there is there that says we have to wait exactly 30 days or exactly 60 how is it how it's written up you know because when when it comes down to these things I think it's a timeline of somebody may be

153doing a bigger job somewhere else and this little job this little big is going to be put on a back burner they are very they are very quick for us I can I can uh speak for several vendors Quant to being one of them that when we give it to them usually within a week they're done with the project i' like to make a motion to table the item H so we get bits motion to table item 7h has been made by my team choa second I'll second is this just for the discussion so the trucks the box truck um the oh that's Pi it apart yes certain do that okay but that's not what the motion say oh I'm sorry I'm gonna retract my motion do that motion okay so is there a motion

154to accept the purchases over 50,000 only to include the uh niss Chevrolet Inc uh truck and the um um Food Services box truck so wait the issue is only on the 22 isn't it we right next to it right look at the reading right next to that it could be more we already have the three quotes for the um the HK G no 22 is the maximum amount they're going to pay on this AC unit it could be reportable if the winning PID is someone who has like Quantum that is already we've already spent over 50,000 then he has to bring it back and and and report it but a 22 that we have now that's a maximum amount of this bid and so if it's Rudy's or or Joe's AC down the street that

155doesn't even have to come for approval it only have to come to approval if it was someone who we've already had over $50,000 with why is it here transparency no that's yeah no it it is here for transparency according to our policy if there's if if this is if this is a single purchase under 50 we don't even have to bring it to the board so um but in the interest of transparency I wanted to to show you what we are spending our money on but no really this 22000 they approve this now it can't go over 22,000 correct for for that original yes that one cannot for reason well we we could but but again there's a month down the road before we approve a bid and that's the end of April and so

156we get it in in what miday and the kids get back in the classroom for two weeks something something I want you guys to keep in mind one of those groups is our tte um audio visual class it's our our radio station as well we have hundreds of thousand worth of equipment there you know we run the risk with the heat coming in that we may burn that equipment out it is still functioning it's you know we're we're using portable AC's right now but it is getting warmer out there as you guys can see today it's gotten warm right here as well one of our un went out T night um upstairs from on the roof so U we got to take that in consideration and I get your your concern with with the you

157know lack of not having a vendor on that list but as Dr pit mentioned in Dr F NE State as well we're not going to exceed that $22,000 if they were to withdraw that $22,000 bid definitely bring it back to the board if if it's going to exceed that $22,000 that we're asking for approval tonight but I'm asking you that take that into consideration that we've got a lot of equipment in that that classroom that I've got to get that that unit back up and I'm concerned that that unit you know those may burn and and have issues with them why would you remove it from the beginning if it wasn't bad it was required to be removed for the roof replacement because we had to remove the roof all the panels and the curves

158that that the units are on that was a requirement of the roof reof on on that those two buildings to be honest I me that's the issue the first time we okay so then um do hire a motion to accept uh uh this uh right well no just as is discussion of possible action regarding the purchases of over $50,000 is there a motion I'll move that we approve as as listed okay motion made by Brian who fall second so is there a second okay so there's no second so the motion from to moving on to item 7 I discussion and possible action regarding the 2020 is is it U does anybody else in the board want to make an individualized um motion for something different other than all the items I think I think I

159would Dr I I'd like to still the board look at and we can still purchase the Nissan truck okay and the is it that food truck also the box truck yes yes okay on on those on those items Mr President we could so David Garcia has made a motion to purchase the 2025 pickup truck and the 2025 box truck is there a second I'll second second made by Delma Salinas all in favor say I I any oppose motion carries 7 Z just a question I'm I'm confused to sell um quantum mechanical Services 53,000 has that work been done no that work has not been done we received three bids that was the lowest bid so this is for there's two units at the High School old gym by the wait room there that that has

160not work has not been done we are seeking approval for that this was the winning bid 53,000 for that okay so if this doesn't get approved documents and Dr are we putting the old AC's back uh if we can get a vendor that's under 50,000 for the year then we don't necessarily need approval for that so we can we can look for bins and see if there's one under 50,000 that that has 50,000 I'd still like to see what we've already have spent on that before you all do that that's my the way you make it sound is like you we don't have to come to you anyway and and and I don't like the way that sounds Dr it wasn't that's what what you said okay so before we even do that I hope

161you give us that information first of course Mr President there's a motion and a second yeah motion was made by uh David Garcia to purchase the 2025 pickup truck and 2025 box truck that was seconded by demo Garcia is a marathon here my gosh going on and on um so is there a all those in favor say I I any oppos motion carry 70 now moving on to item 7i discussion and possible action regarding the 20252 kisd instructional calendar be found on pages 186 to 187 on your packet Dr s and Mrs Williams thank you Mr Mr Ree and board trustees we're here to to present the instructional calendar for the 2025 2026 school year um the calendar we we follow the same procedure we've done you know for the last um five years in

162terms of um taking the the recommendations of to the Bic DIC bringing their feedback from the campuses and telling us what the campus wants to consider in regards to um any any calendar changes U we draft each two three calendars this year we did two calendars same as last year um the feedback that was given to us by DIC that was brought to the committee um was consistent with um they they wanted to continue with the 4 and a half day calendar um there were some that had suggested maybe a 5day calendar um there were some that even suggested that we just need to you know beef up our our bright on Fridays a lot of them said they love the wellness days so we took that into consideration as we built um the the

163new um instructional calendar uh we did create two different grafts um draft one being similar to what we have this year because there seem to be a lot of um need or or or request or to say don't mess with this calendar so we did a draft one that was um similar to what we did in 2425 um one of the things that we did get a lot of requests for from the DIC was they wanted to have a teacher work day on that Monday coming back after you know Christmas holiday um they felt they needed time to be able to get their um their their work lined up their gr anything that was required to start complete the next semester um so the second graph of the calendar did take that in consideration um

164in order to offer that day we had to make sure that we had to add another structure day somewhere so I think we took up a day on Easter Monday and then we moved a a work day on early August to be able to accommodate that so that was one minor tweet to calendar 2 um we did send this to all staff members um students and parents had the opportunity to vote on it um they were given over a week to to give their opinion both came in um it was it was a majority vote for counter one um in addition to that they were given an option of whether they wanted to keep the start times the way they are currently or did we want to flop the start times for both Elementary and

165um High School um it was a majority everyone wanted to keep the um start time that we currently have now so draft one that or the draft that we're bringing you today is similar to the draft that we have this year um with the only and that nothing's changed in terms of time start time for the elementary or high school um students so I'll take any questions do you have at this time regarding the calendar I I I have a few um because I'm looking at student achievement and and shape that we're in right now that that is you know we're view points for being an F District we got three F ches uh looking at the attendance as far as student attendance you know I would think it would have been higher and teacher

166retention um you know we had resignations last year people knowing that we were going into this this top of calendar and those are my concerns is that I don't see a difference I don't I don't students that really need to be in school every day uh because those Fridays I I'm Bing uh four subjects and somebody's passes every one of them you know they're not in school so why do I have to go and that's that's a lot of the things that I'm hearing in the community is the kids that really need to be in those classrooms because the the Friday that they're supposed to be there uh you can fill them up to make up attendance everybody that 14% right now um 12% last semester at to high school 14% as of right now

167at the high school for for now so all those kids are going to show up on a Friday and get that two for one you understand so that that's my concern I have a huge concern with the student achievement especially that we have would move forward on that from last year's 4 Day this year 4 day up to this point with benchmarks that's that's that's a you know if we were comfortable could lose five points still be okay I'd be beine with we're not at that point right now and God help us that we do increase and don't go back but we need to get those free schools out especially to let out of that and I know that they're doing everything they can to do that U it's just those three things I stated

168there a huge concern and I'm saying it publicly and I know we're being watched It's because that's what's been brought to me so at deic because with central office whether we're 5 day or 4 day really doesn't matter CU we're H is working anyway it seems like it Fridays Saturdays Etc but when deic got together and they bring their recommendations to us I have to Value whatever it is that they are recommending um the we have triped the Dual credit numbers we have triped the triple almost quadruple the ccmr numbers our elementaries have increased in their uh attendance even Gillette has in increased High School is the problem with attendance that's very evident but I don't think we'll know that until the end of this year because stars coming around and we're hoping that there

169will be some improvement but for us to finish the calendar and we don't want to adopt the calendar too late so at the diic I asked afterwards because I don't attend them I asked who actually voted for a five day and Dr s said it was me and another central office person well I said well it shouldn't matter really what we he just put on there because he wanted to be a part of the discussion but the rest of them did not put that um so and I can I can appreciate that sorry I cut you off and then I can respect that but you know if that was brought up by him and by somebody else in central I wish that it would have been I been wanted got two votes or five votes

170or no votes to show that we had what we're doing right now plus that 5id day so what I'm trying to say is it was not even an option because not very many people wanted it so being an option and having a majority vote on that it it says it all that's why I voted yes last time but we had a couple people that voted no and that's their right uh but right now u i mean student achievement we've got industry coming in here to team R here real soon so so that's the first thing those guys look at you got these managers you got these big bosses and it trickles down right so we need to be on par to say we can bring those kids in here right and and we don't want

171them going 10 miles north or south right or moving the forus right we want that we want that those people here and I talked to that group they're going to hire a lot of people right they're going to hire a lot of people they're coming in and that's why we're doing this whole CTE revamp for seventh grade and eighth grade is so we'll be more prepared for that type of industry and see what the demands are from the kids um when we held that time period it was about two or three weeks where anybody not just theic could send us an email anonymously uh questions at ks.com to give us any other recommendations that maybe they EIC didn't present that was the I think I sent that to you I think I emailed you all

172saying you know I got 11 responses um question questions or suggestions and stated what they were and the majority of them was the tyts that they don't want to change the times of Elementary in high school um so um if there was a big overwhelming demand for five day I'm surprised that didn't come through during there an option been okay I mean they had had a chice of two more days that very similar each other so zero votes is on five days hey you had your opportunity You Had Your Shot it didn't work you can't come back later after we approved something and say well we we wanted the five day but it was not an option to vote I guess yeah okay I guess it was an option at deic because that was very

173clearly put on their poster am I correct because correct the representatives from each campus in the district that came to to DIC um they were able to bring their their concerns and the things that they wanted to consider part of the calendar um that was still out there um again it was and then we gave everyone opportunity to vote have four votes that the first time we heard about it though I didn't know that five day was yeah that that was discussed um Mr Cho and it was on that chart that had the chart that had the little black dots that I sent y a picture of no we didn't put together a 5ay counter M we talked about the option of going back and building a 5-day calendar and and there was no vote

174for the 5day calendar there the vote that I put out there and and I I like the 5 C like the 4-day counter and I wanted to make sure I gave that 5day counter an option to be considered and there were no votes and so we built the counters based off what the people you know that represented the the campuses and the district we built those counters around that my question would be then if they did not vote on that you still could not include that just because they didn't vote that could that have been an option anyway say you know what I'm going to put that in there rather than going by a vote because I was like a four day you know as as a teacher and they they they need that but

175at the same time we have to worry about student achievement you know and looking at our benchmarks right now we're testing what about month five five or six P something like that when are we tested test April April 9th so that around the corner and even if let's say and I'm God willing we're going to do better I we can't I wouldn't even be able to say it's because of a 4 day calendar it's a multitude of things or we to worse is it because of the 4day calendar or five day calendar I don't know that there is even any data out there from districts who who have had I guess a four day calendar or a five day calendar long enough to be able to attribute it to that um I again I was

176just listening to whatever geic brings me because they were informed to go back to their campuses and the principes are here and talk to the campuses or faculty meetings and just say is there anything yall want me to take forward that's why we do deic so um you know like I said I'm going by what the recommendations were pretty much deic saying no to the 5 day and not any Community input to yes or no to I guess the community input was through them and then we sent an email and We R call and on Facebook if you have any suggestions any questions any recommendations please send them to you know questions ke.com so without me telling them if you want a five day calendar or if you want to go back I was trying

177not to give them suggestions I wanted them to say here's my suggestion here's my recommendation and we just didn't get loads of those um so again just going back through that um if and I didn't really hear from any board about recommending that we do that as well so we an email to our president I did send that in so and that's v through the board president because he works on the agenda with me so you know I did bring that up and and I think I think what happened was I I said that the deic am I going to go against what theend respon at the same time you know I'm just throwing that out there because been brought up and that's what there is concerned um with a 5ay work we don't know

1784 day work we've gone two years and this is where we're at right now do you know anybody who came to you and asked for that did you ask them to email us at questions come see I said there's members and that's my thing is is I can't do that right my position I can hear it out and I can I can also make a request but if they did come up here that's one thing but another thing is achievement and do we want you know a thousand people that are going to be working out here before how many of those families are going to come back to us and how many of are going to go north and south and you walk down the road that's my concern we we we have to do

179best what I want to do though is for the because we're gonna we continue to use deic so when I go back to deic I just want to be able to let them know okay based on their recommendations this is what we did I'm not can respect that but you know without without in my position suggestions out know were there charts of each campus were their charts of data were their charts of how many kids have we lost how many kids stayed how many teachers left last year how many stay how many did we retain I mean there there's a gigantic formula that goes to this and it it takes a deic to put that together it takes the doctors here to to do the map Johnny's good at it you're good at map so

180if we don't have that data showing then how you know make we're basing it on what are we basing it on student well in talking with Dr Holt and asking okay so when teachers left did any of them State the reason was for the calendar okay and there wasn't anybody that left because of the calendar on my table talks in the fall and everyone I went to and I have my notes of where I wrote I you know I'd ask okay so tell me how are you liking the calendar this year not one of them said go back they all said every single that was 100% said don't mess with the calendar don't take it away don't mess with that I heard that repeatedly and they met with me in groups I respect that but

181we did have a lot Le knowing this was a calendar we're going to have that you know that's one of the points I'm trying to make is I don't know how many left total but they knew what we're get coming into they knew what what were you know two Fridays off of month uh so knowing that they still left some left for more money some just left I I don't know the reasons why but we don't get that but the bottom line is is the students that that leave us the teachers that leave us knowing that this is what we're going to have um you know is it is it working on retaining anybody I know recruitment Dr H correct me if I'm wrong some of them who have who have come had said they

182came because of the calendar some of them who have applied or at the career fair that we went to actually like the calendar I don't know it's hard to because we haven't had the calendar in up years this is only our second year it's hard to predict what or conclude is it is it because of the calendar that this is happening I I think we need to do more research on that um at this point like I said I really relied on deic recommendations because they're the ones who really have to live with the calendar um like I said central office we pretty much here in the summer and every so um I just want to have something to go back to deic or for Dr s and Miss Williams to go back and tell

183deic if we do decide to change whatever recommendation um that they brought to us well you know again I I you know I said you know what my concerns were they um have to respect them because they left their jobs to come sit here another two or three hours in the evening and I that I can respect but said but is the three things I said student achievement attendance and teacher retention speak achievement even number one uh because we're in a college now so I wouldn't worri about it if we didn't have north and south and five blocks down from us could care less but I have to care because where we're at and what they're how they're growing they're growing with us they're growing with us and I don't want a charter schol coming

184in here and say you know what we'll take we'll take 300 kids out of the elementary and we'll hire your festival and pay 10,000 more year to run that of that's a scary thing right because they're spreading right they're spreading like crazy AR now Jubilee what's good is we've gotten a lot of good staff from there we've gotten some great students from there that's probably been our largest influence uh they've seen what we're doing they've seen what we're doing and um so that's a good note that's a good thing they were going to go to a high school they didn't they ended up not um so I'm hoping that we can continue to stay competitive that way and continue to continue to keep increasing our College and Career military Readiness numbers because then we are

185preparing our kids to get out into the workforce and go to college but it's it's taking a lot of pain so um we could again we could adopt this calendar this year got to be two years and we could see how are we doing and if it's determined you know what it is the calendar that's not helping us then let's go back that could be something I could take back to deic and say look you know I know you all wanted this or recommended this but based on this data maybe we should go backs you know go back but when even when we were five days when we were five day calendar we were doing worse because now we've tripled the amount of dual credits we've tripled the amount of ccmr our in attendance in

186elementaries like I said for sure have gone up so it's hard to pinpoint well is that because of 4day calendar I really don't know I really think we need to do a really good study especially after this year because it will be pretty much three full years after covid and we can see what are some factors that play into all these things because I agree with you Mr melis we do need to look at all that data and start early start earlier uh to be looking at that I I have a question uh Dr P for you as far as instruction time with either five day or four day um is there a difference do I mean are we required by state law have a certain amount of instructional hours yes or no minutes that's

187correct have 75,6 minut okay so then my next question is uh on a 4 day calendar uh is there any less instruction time no okay we have more instruction minut per day same amount right days another thing you have to look at is your fail TOA instruction if are we using the 53 minutes or 57 whatever ever it may be is that being used from is it b b instruction daily and you bring up a very good point because when we were 5 day there wasn't a lot of BTO Bell instruction especially on Fridays because of all the athletic events that were happening B was leaving all the sports teams are leaving so that was the least amount of instructional time that was happening on those Fridays we were getting Subs um so we didn't

188have the coaches and the you know everybody else that's having to lead to games so that was occurring for sure on on on Fridays add let me add to that Dr ptis um we've also been able to start the school year earlier because of this calendar that we've impl two years ago and you know we're starting you know 16 days earlier than we would have done in previous years so the kids get a jump start on their instruction and we're not we don't have all the extra days at the end of the year when we're over J third of the fourth which was time that not as effective because testing that occurred so we did we do start instruction ear that we had in previous years you can give I don't want to speak for

189Miss Moore but um one of the challenges that Gillette faces is that some of our teachers um at Gillette are also coaches at the high school and um on Tuesdays and Fridays they have games uh and so I I wish I would have brought my calendar with me and I could have shown you um how many Subs we have to procure during the week for those teachers that are High School coaches and then our Middle School uh our teachers that are Middle School coaches um and it's it's a lot so one of the advantages of Fridays Dr Pettis hit it right on the nail is that several of our coaches are out on Fridays for games and we don't have to get subs and we don't and the students do not lose instructional time on

190those Fridays and uh and it it's a big uh I guess um weight off our shoulders for both the students and um you know the the coaches when we don't have to do that on Friday so when you talk about B the bell and you talk about instruction we're packing it in on those four days um in the summer when we write the Ys or like our instructional you know our cni team writes the yag they write it so that it fits for those four days and they get it in you know all of the teaks that have to be taught in the the school year are are going to get taught within those four days from the day we start day one to when we end all of that is taken into consideration and

191I you know when you conduct research you have to have you know enough time to look at you know the data and we haven't had the time to look at the data but there are definitely some benefits from having this 4 day week and it just isn't about there's a lot of variables Dr Bettis made a good point there's a lot of variables going into this it's not just about the five days or the four versus the four days um you know when we were when kingso was in five days and I wasn't here but didn't have curriculum that was being written we didn't have uh you know teacher we didn't have reading Specialists we didn't have uh a lot of support resources that we have now um that we are 4 day um 4

192day week so there's a lot of a lot of things to consider uh yes the teachers like to have those breaks um and and it's important to validate you know their requests it's you know that's why we have a deic that's why tea requires us to have that because they you know they want the teachers to have input and so it's important to look at it you to look at the big picture and Mr M we appreciate your input we appreciate your support absolutely um but there there you know those of us that are in the trenches um and I'm gonna let Miss Moore address you know her her thoughts but those of us in the trenes when we look at when we look at Fridays and we see everybody that's out and the students

193aren't losing instruction and we don't have to get subs that's a for us I and I appreciate that I I I don't know how many teachers are teaching core areas subjects at the junor at at your school and I don't know how many coaches are teaching math English biology things like that that would be a huge concern to M but if they're not you know because how many how many CDL drivers do we have with a couple so we're pulling those guys already to drive somebody else so not only the bus drivers but the coaches today alone um was Tuesday and we had 15 people out so so we're pulling those guys all year long because they have CDLs but my my my thing is if these guys are in core area of they teaching

194algebra one English one and twoology US History those things like that I would really it' be a huge concern but how many of our coaches are actually in the classroom teaching those tested areas I can tell you I have quite a few um on my campus and I know that um coach rcia we just had this conversation that um he is UN studing a requirement for his um coaches to get the cdl for next year so that way we don't have to keep pulling the same ones I know that was a discussion we just have this week um because we do sit down and discuss um the Athletics and and coaches that are out um and I did look at the core subjects I look at data um I'll keep a head coach back if

195if the data doesn't look well and they need to be in the classroom instead of help but like I said today alone on a Tuesday I'm going have 15 people 15 uh teachers out um and I have to because we have track and we have the different um things that are going on um so Fridays if we did add the Fridays that's going to be more students out and also more teachers out I also want to just point out a few things that are beneficial for us having those Fridays off um when it comes to the high school with the kids having to earn the credits we do have a lot of kids our attendance is not great we're working we're working we're going to court um they are turning in excuses they are legitimately

196out for reasons um and if we added another day that would that would not help the attendance and I feel like they'll Miss more instruction um our students that owe hours they use those Fridays to come in so they get individualized um time with the teachers but they also get to earn hours back and that's helped our students be able to graduate I had 27 meetings today um of students that are seniors that um need to pass igc's and um need three or more tests and I'm Happ to tell them you know you owe so many hours I have um four more blue Fridays I need you to come to every single one so that way you I can certify you to graduate because you have to be in school 90% of the time and

197so using those Fridays has been has been a benefit for the high school especially for graduation and so I just wanted to point that out because if there's Friday for there then those students are not going to stay after school especially they have Athletics at that time um or different reasons or different some of them were working after school and so where would we pull that time to be able to help I know I've been in previous campuses where we didn't have the time it was really a struggle to get kids and so that's just something I was trying to think about too because our goal is to graduate kids and we need to be able to it is helping them and I can tell you if you I can pull my spreadsheet I have

198a spreadsheet of every single kid how many hours they go some have hours banked because they come to every Friday and so if they do miss or they go over we're able to pull those hours for this because they've already earned them so just something to think about when we're looking at those Fridays and the 4day week um because I've kind of been in both situations and I feel like the 4 day has been beneficial for the high school and for our seniors that gradua and all of the students that need to earn credit so just something to think about point out you know real real quick I know two years ago when we started we went all in because we had to so to speak because we were we weren't in a good a

199good place so we went to DOI and we went through four days and Dr was talking about data there's no data yes there is are starters how are Gres we talk about data okay what what what inward we are with our ra with our grades let's get down to the bottom line so can you say there's no data am I right Am I Wrong tell me no you're you're absolutely right Mr but there are a lot of things to consider we it's just been in the last few years right the last two to three years that we have finally gotten a well-written curriculum high quality instructional materials have been purchased okay um we've gotten um instructional uh coaches instructional uh instructional coaches and instructional uh folks that uh that have gone out and are coaching

200our teachers that are helping our teachers I've got Miss uh flowers and Miss Selenas are on my campus on on The Daily on The Daily and they are in the classrooms monitoring the teachers providing feedback I get CC on the feedback that they provide to the teachers when they do the walkthroughs so this has just happened over the last two to three years so what they're doing is very valuable when I was in Harold last year saying we had those individuals on on the campus I can speak for what was happening on on my campus where I was principal so so if we think you're asking about the calendar we've had it two years 23 24 2425 this year this is our second year yes the first year 2324 there was um change in test

201change in accountability rules right wait a minute I understand that was my next point is that we've had curriculum changes and I'm not coming hell don't it made it sound like I was coming down on day no by no means they they're a big asset to our to our teachers so don't take that that you know I'm not coming against you all my only thing is is that we talk about curriculum we we've had changed it even even in the two even in the four day year so it's not like we've had this set curriculum for three years no we Haven no we haven't because there was a Tes change and the accountability changes right so this is our second year in the 4- day calendar we haven't taken are you saying that we weren't

202on the calendar we would have the support that we have no no no no that's not what I said I'm saying that we there are other variables that impact uh what is happening in our district okay other variables that affect or impact whether it's a 5ay or a 4 day week it can't just be oh it's because it's a five day week that our scores are low or scores are high or it's because it's a 4 day week our scores are low or our scores are high that's the point that I'm trying to make no matter how the star scores come back we're going to have to look at all the variables yes what we have to analyze everything and say what play a part in this because even when it was a five day

203and when the test was original the way it was it was very poor very poor and so we have to try Innovative things so if again we've only had it two years we haven't even completed the second year so that's what I'm saying is should now youall want to do this we could after the data comes which is in the end of May uh hopefully before graduation um look at the data there if we're only going to look at star but we also need to look at the attendance that's improved in the other campuses is that because of 4 day we don't know that um and look at the ccmr have we tripled those numbers and in dual credit as well because of the 4day we don't know that that that's what I'm saying it

204takes a deeper dive to look at all of the data instead of just looking at one test but we will have that data from the test at the end of May to see was there growth from the previous year and if we drop significantly then that's telling us okay then let's make a radical change and and and let's go backwards because we'll just go back to what we were doing before uh in certain things uh like I said it doesn't matter to central office because we're going to work it anyways but for the deic what do I go back and tell them especially when we're going to want their input for other things every time we meet I really have valued their input every time they I've never really gone against what they recommend well

205I I just want to I want to let the teachers principles no we're not going to go backwards like Dr F said okay it's not that's not our intention of the board to move backwards okay regardless with whatever changes have to be made you still going to have our my support okay to move forward in this okay so it's it's I'm not setting this up to fail of course not okay and they're not either no okay uh our our our superintendent is not doing that okay her staff is not doing that what I'm saying is we're going to hold off another year scores don't come but we approve a cal now we got wait year I'm just saying I think it's time to vote on I just want to TCH on the support that that

206we've allowed and that we we voted on to have these professional and the positions they had in the past it was too bad you do what you have to do in order to get out of the r where in from 2020 to present and when I came on the board I I said I'm going to support these changes putting these professionals where they need to be in their Specialties so I could have voted no on that but I knew I needed them and I see what they do they present what they do uh but when you go back to the past we didn't have that kind of support and being on a campus and being a campus principal I knew we needed that support so that's what I beg for and never got and I'm

207in a position to say yes now we have them and that's why we have these people and that's why they're they're good at it so you know I just want to say this is my first year and so um I've had an open door policy I was on the deic uh committee also and when um This was um coming up for the U vote and I knew we were going to have a discussion I had sent everything out to my staff and I asked for input and I bring that input back and um a lot of my staff do um appreciate the 4day week so I just want to let you know from my my pres my position that um I do communicate with my staff and anything that we talk about I bring it

208back um because I am the represent one of the representatives for the deic and I asked be on that because I know there's big things that we talk about and so I just wanted to give that information that I did get you know feedback from my staff and Mr Mel thank you for bringing up the point because when you were a principal back in 2018 I think it was there wasn't that support there wasn't that support and because we have it now from the board and from the superintendent then we can make these types of recommendations and we can value the deic I think back then there may have not been a value of the deic U for people who are sitting in it I want to just make sure that we are valuing their

209input and that when we do go back to their meetings we're able to say for good reason we needed to go a different way I'll support whatever you all will support um but I just need you to know where I'm coming from I guess as the superintendent I I don't want I don't want the DD to think that u in any way shape or form that we're coming after anybody might and I've said it don't know how many times tonight it's student achievement and and the expectation of turnaround based on everything that we've approved to turn it around uh I I think uh speaking in public I think a lot of these Consultants that we had the last three or four years we should have never had them on board because it didn't move us

210forward said anyway I didn't feel that I didn't see that I didn't see it in the data I didn't see it in the Benchmark I read data I know data just like everybody else here does so that was my first thing was why are we bringing these people in when we're not moving forward at that time it was to build the capacity of the people that we had here and help them grow in order to fill these positions with people from our district now previously we couldn't fill those positions um and so with enough people so we wanted to make sure that we were building their capacity um it that was very diff we had them we had them in a district time right so we build their capacity and we're growing them and they're

211they're the Next Generation that's what we want to do we want to have them as the next generation of kic Leaders with yall support so I thank you all for their support uh board president Mr L and board members I just wanted to I am the principal at F Elementary as everyone knows but I just wanted to share a little insight of what the four day weekend has done at the at my campus right the element other we have two other Elementary principles and their opinions might be different but I will say I have been asked before what do you think of the about the 4-day calendar my response was and is a calendar does not decide or tell us what's going to happen in our classroom uh Mr M you know accountability absolutely and

212thank you so much I truly appreciate that you are always looking out for our students in that that accountability how are they performing are we preparing them are they ready so thank you so much for always bringing that your concern this accountability which is also our concern and so I think that calendar you know is not going to affect our students performance what's going to affect our student performance is the quality of instruction that our students are receiving and I can share with you because I have been at Dennis Elementary for the last four years and the success that we have had at um our campus our teachers the success that they have had un has been based on what has was implemented four years ago you know and it's all building on it four

213years ago we started uh I know we had uh under leadership on campus we had uh Mrs Lamas right uh we also had Dr verah and so they talked to us about about highly high quality instruction material they talked about talk to us and train this data looking at that data desegregating it looking at our teachs because our teachs are the standards of what our teachers should be teaching and what our students should be learning and if we teach them to a level of a rigor level right then our students are going to perform and so there was a lot I can take more time and be a little more detailed but there has been a lot of work that has been happening and so um thank you for supporting us but the 4day calendar

214is not what's making our students at the elementary I can say at my campus to uh indicate that the scores are not they we want them to be you know uh I know scores have not been U published not something that they've uh released right officially but we did our campas did move out for more we were because of that work diligently looking at a curriculum and we have been two years on a 4 day week you know so we continue to do that and I know that we are going to perform better uh all element because that's what we're doing uh so I just wanted to share that with you and again thank you for all that you do your support um but we're here for the kids com we talk about accountability we

215hold ourselves accountable our team holds themselves accountable we have our teach te to that same level of accountability so in the last two three years we've had a robust professional development calendar in in helping our teachers become Master Teachers we've seen the growth individually of our students in the programming so I just want to reiterate again that if doz five or 4 Day Count providers more or less time that it's still to be determined based on the data uh but we look at data all the time we look at teacher performance and student performance and our team here and I can just speak for this week they we go on Monday they launch on Monday they walk into the classroom we have a calendar our can send riew Gall they know exactly what you expect

216in the classroom there it is if it if it's not happening then they go directly to the principal and let the principal know this teacher is not fing the plan what can I do to help you get you miss the instruction what can I do to support but it is holding not only our students accountable but our adults and I think together uh be able to provide that it's going to be crucial for Kingsville for the direction that we're moving the gos that are needed from the board to the campuses are important so that we continue to uh monitor the growth of our students and that's just my uh my my voice in the and I just want to say I I thank you for supporting us we do feel supported I feel supported I

217just wanted to hear from my staff and I I preach accountability every single day so I understand where you're coming from thank you everyone absolutely thank you m schol thanks you very much than you so um hearing all the discussion is there a motion to approve the 2025 2026 case the instructional calendar U I believe it's draft one is that the recommendation that's correct was there a motion right Mr President I move that we approve the recommended calendar as presented by the deic committee um but that a message be sent that we would like to have this decision before us sooner next year and we'd like the accountability data taken into account with we we just think that I just think there needs to be a further study done on this and I'd like to

218start looking at it perhaps next November or December yeah we started in January so we can start it like in November that would not be a problem but I do I do recommend I I I move that we approve for this coming year the instructional calendar that has been recommended To Us by that committee was there a second Jacob we're going to go ahead and use it do a recall recall on sorry will begin no Frank yes cha no David Garcia no Jacob pz yes jenas no and I vote Yes um the the no U haveit so this calendar for 2526 is not approved like to make a motion if the DIC committee provide us with two 5 day calendars whatever however they see fit I'll second that that's okay the more appropriate motion to

219authorize your superintendent to go back for consideration you say that again sir it's to authorize your superintendent to to reconvene discussions over five day calendar options that way goes through the top Administration so um i' like to make a motion auor to uh me again to present the board with to present two five calendar two five day calendar options I'll second there a motion has been made uh by Martin chap for the to authorize the superintendent to go back to the C theci theic uh and to present uh to the board a two5 calendar 5 day calendar I'm sorry 5 day calendar option second was made by David Garcia all those in favor say I any oppose no no so we have um three yeses and I have yes and four NOS right I'm sorry

220I'm sorry that's backwards four yeses and three NOS oh uh now moving on to item 7 J discussion of possible action regarding the designated non bus days Texas Public Information Act Pia P can be found Pages 188 189 Dr thank you Mr Rees um we are now required to designate um non business days on our calendar um for for the 2025 um year so before you've got the 10 days that we've designated as as non- bus days are not considered National or state holidays and we designate June the 30th July 1st 2nd 3rd November 4th 24th 25th and 26 and December 22nd 23rd and 29th um by Des these days it it uh allows us during those um long breaks such as a Fourth of July break or we're off for spre break for Christmas

221and Thanksgiving um those 10 days that are required for us to be able to respond back for a um request for public information those 10 days do not count towards those um 10 days that are accumulated while we're gone so those are 10 days that we're proposing it starts with June 30th all the way to the end of December we have to change that since uh we haven't adopted a calendar yet yes ma'am it's still the recommendation that the board adopts this change or this helps us out on the side whenever our offices receive the request for public information sometimes on a Friday before holiday or right before holiday starts we can't contact administration because they're on vacation so that timeline ticks away and then we're all scly at the end of that vacation so

222this doesn't have anything to do with the district calendar this is a new change in state law regarding how we calculate Public Information Act days for that statue on days were mainly on right based on holidays right so on holidays yes okay so um is there a motion to approve uh the designated non business days Texas Public Information Act motion made by Jacob pis second second made by m Chapan all those in favor say I I any oppose motion carries 70 the board will now enter into close session in accordance with the Texas open meetings act Texas government code 551.071 and 55107 to deliberate and consider the following a discussion regarding proposed litigation settlement agreement item 8 a uh 8 consultation of legal councel regarding legal and personal matters item8 see uh retirement notification of

223contract employee assistant principal no action will be taken until we return to open session and we are entering into close session at 9:37 p.m. e e e session and take necessary action on matters that which support and may discuss an open session and upon which action may be taken uh we are returning to open session at 9:48 p.m. uh item number 9A discussion and possible action to approve litigation settlement matters is there a motion Mr President I move that the board approve the settlement discussion in the construction case as discussed in closed session is there a second second second motion has been made by Brian kall second by Jacob edes all those in favor say I I all those oppos motion Carri passes 70 okay there being no further action do I hear second Jacob

224all those in favor say I any oppos motion carries 70 and we are return at 9:50 p.m.