001district to order at 700 p.m. Let the record show that a quorum of board members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of the meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551. All board members are present. Uh Mr. Knight, would you give the invocation? Father, we just come before you tonight and just give you thanks for in all the glory, Father. Father, as we go through tonight and there's so many things that we need to look at and and approve, uh, Father, just give us the understanding, the knowledge, and the wisdom to do so. Father, I ask is this school year, Father, just uh give us blessings over our teachers, our students, our our staff, everyone involved with our community, Father, and
002watch over us. Thank you so much for hearing us, Lord Jesus. Amen. >> Amen. Mr. Sebring. Would you lead the pledges to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation indivisible and justice for alliance to the state one and indivisible. Okay, first we will have our superintendent report. Miss Stanford. >> Yes. We're going to start with a construction update uh from Brent Stanford. We are getting close to the end >> through this. Uh I wanted to put this map up here so you kind of understand where all the areas are. The D, E, F, and G are really the academic wing. And then then you have C, which is the athletic side. Uh B is the library. And then A is the cafeteria and the fine
003arts side. So when we're talking about certain areas, you kind of know where I'm at. You see a picture. I've kind of labeled them where they're at. But right now, uh D, E, and F, they're wrapping up a lot. They're doing some punch lists. So that that area is really looking good. Uh G, they have a little bit more work to do and they're hoping to wrap that up. And then you have C2 and C1. The gym floor is down and it's really looking good on on both gyms. Uh they're still getting acclimated before they stain it. They've even actually started putting some bleachers up in the gym. So, those are looking good. The fine arts wing almost looks like it's complete. Just a little bit of carpet left in the band hall and then
004just some finishing up there. The uh the cafeteria is really looking real good and and it's got the flooring down and almost almost finished there as far as looks appeal. There's still a lot of minor stuff they're doing and things like that. The library where I think they've staged a lot of stuff. So, it still has a little bit of ways to go before it's complete. So, as of August 22nd, uh overall completion is 83%. Uh the site work, street connections are finished. Sidewalks installed is in progress. Landscaping irrigation work is ongoing. So, they've already started the landscaping and irrigation around the building. Uh exterior, the brick and stone veneer is fully completed. Windows and most exterior doors are installed. Academic wings, hallways and restroom tiling is finished. Painting and mill work are complete. Non-academic
005wings, there's just a little bit of interior walls to finish and some painting and wall tile are wrapping up. Mill work and flooring will uh are still following, especially in the athletic side. They haven't started the flooring in the hallways yet. And then the athletic facilities, the athletic field track and tennis courts are complete. And then sight paving and uh fencing is already underway. So on the north side of the property, they've got quite a bit of fence up already that they're that they're installing fence in and all that. So this is before construction. >> This is the side profile of the whole school. This is the front. Now here's the front. Wow. >> So it's really looking good. They've come a long ways. Here's a high view of the football field. This is the
006uh concession stand right there and restrooms that we have at the football field. The section G the nurs's office is a classroom in section F. This is your typical classroom that's throughout the whole building. Here's the hallway in section E. Uh, this is one of the the main hallway through the whole building. When you come in the front doors, that's what you're looking down right there. This is a hallway in section D where you can have like a pull out class. This is the cafeteria. All flooring down and sitting up and just doing some work and some finishing up. This is the fine arts hallway. You can see all the flooring's down. They put paper down just a couple weeks ago. It was all concrete. All the ceiling tiles are up. All the lights are
007up. Here's the van hall. Everything is done except for the carpet. It's really, really a really nice facility. Here's the This is the uh practice gym or I guess what you call the tornado shelter. And you can see the scans going up there. This is one of the courtyards. And this is what all the courtyards are going to look like. All three of them. So it's a really nice courtyard in the middle of the building. >> That is all I have. Any questions? >> Any questions? >> Is that hardcaped? >> No, I'm talking about where the >> plants are. >> Where the plants are. There'll be a few weeds we might have to pull. >> We didn't m We didn't mulch it though, right? That's crushed granite. >> Yeah, >> it's crush crush granite. Okay.
008>> Yes. [Laughter] >> That's awesome. Thank you, Branch. Thank you. >> Looking good. >> It is. I'm excited. >> Yeah, me too. >> Okay. Okay. And next we're going to have Megan Kors is going to give us the accountability update and then Michelle if they have any questions for you as well. >> Good evening. So every year we bring forward the assessment presentation and we do a review of the assessment that we gave in the spring of the of the previous school year. And so this year I wanted to go ahead and include star alt and telp pass as well as star and star into course. And so we're going to talk through um those two assessments as well as our star results. And then we're also because this year we have accountability ratings we're
009going to include an accountability overview as well. So just to review, we have performance levels in STAR and these performance levels really talk to the pre to the next year's teacher about the level of intervention that student's going to need. So, if you notice when you're looking at this, every student from did not meet grade level all the way to approaches may need some type of level of intervention when they go into a new year's worth of content because the content's new and most likely going to be harder than what they did the year before. And so, they they may need varying amount of intervention. But what this tells a teacher is that if a student needs approaches, then they're going to need some specific targeted intervention throughout the year. If they meet meats, they're
010going to need some shortterm but targeted. And then if they have masters, then they should be able to succeed with little or no targeted, but they may still need some. If a student did not meet, then they're going to need significant intervention, but that's also going to come alongside our 1416 hours where students get varying amount of support in addition to what they're receiving in the classroom. And so every single our goal is for every single one of our students regardless of their level to proceed and to have expectations for that next school year. And so what we're going to focus on today is that approaches, meets and masters in our performances last year. And so we're going to start with third grade, third through 8th grade reading data. And so you'll see here we
011have all of our third through 8th grade list listed. And our goal that we have set as a district is 60% at meets and 30% at masters. And so when we're looking at our reading scores, you'll notice that fifth grade is the closest one. We're getting closer and closer to that goal of 60% at meets and 30% at masters. And that's followed up by our seventh grade with that 50% and fourth grade with 50% at meets. For our third through eighth math, you'll notice again that our fifth grade and our eighth grade are both sitting at that 44 43 piece when it's coming to meets. And then our fifth grade is hitting at 21% for masters. One of the things that I want to point out is seventh grade math because it is one of
012the outliers for this group. So, seventh grade. So, our students when they hit sixth grade, they can go into sixth grade regular classes or sixth grade honors. And at that point, they're placed on a track to get algebra 1 and eighth grade. And the way that we have our current setup for our curriculum is that they take a sixth grader in honors would take a sixth grade honors would take sixth grade honors and then they would take the sixth grade star test as a sixth grader. And then as a seventh grader, they would take seventh grade and then they would take eighth grade star. So they would take seventh grade honors and they would take the eighth grade star test. And then as an eighth grader, they would take algebra 1 into divorce. And so
013our seventh grade numbers are not do not include any of our honor students. So that's one of the things to point out there. And it's something that the curriculum department is working through and working to and you'll see later how we've built some of the um the curriculum pieces in order to support one of to support that area. Third through eighth grade science and third through eighth grade social studies. So science is tested at fifth grade and eighth grade and then social studies tested at 8th grade. Our science tests were on new teeth. So this was the first year that we were tested on these TESS and so that is an important piece to note. We had curriculum that the teachers were working through this last year. And then end of course our end of
014course are high school exams. And here you'll notice that our biology class um was close at that to our goal of 60% with a 58% in biology. And then we are looking at our masters. Um, algebra 1 had that 25% and this does include our um, middle school students and our high school students. And then US history had that 26%. Star ALT is the star alternative test. So this is given to a very small number of students and they have to meet very strict guidelines in order to be given a star alt test and so they have to have significant cognitive disabilities and they have to meet very strict requirements for participation. They also are then when the tested is administered to them, it's administered one-on-one by the teacher and it has simplified language, visual
015supports, and it's very the teacher has time to do some of the accommodations and to work with a student on making sure that all the student accommodations are given to the student um prior to the test as well. And the star alt tests are scored satisfactory or accomplished. And so that's the difference with this You'll notice I'm not going to include EOCC because our EOCC numbers are so small um that it's not something that we can actually show um in public because the numbers are so small um for our EOCC star EOC star test. Then we also have Telpass. Telpass is our it's an assessment for it's called the Texas English language proficiency assessment system and it is given to kindergarteners through 12th grade that are learning English as a second language. So beginning this
016if they are enrolled in the school then they begin taking this test as a kindergartener. It's broken into four pieces listening speaking reading and writing and it is focused on measuring their English language development. The goal is that they are exited out of this test, that they actually achieve to a point that we know that they are mastering the English language and that this test can actually um they can actually exit and then become into a monitored group. And so this is our numbers. And so this begins again, it's kindergarten through 12th graders, but it can be a variety of years that they've been in Texas or in the US schools in Texas schools. And now we're going to move on to accountability. So as we look at accountability, there are domains. We have three
017domains that we get our accountability rating. Student achievement, student progress, and closing the gaps. Under student progress, there are two domains under there that we pick the better of. So either academic growth or relative performance. And so we're going to go through this um and talk through each of the different domains. The point of the the rating system and the accountability system is to make sure that we are showing to all of our stakeholders that we believe all students can achieve at high levels and that they can learn at high levels and that we're being transparent with all the public and making sure that our um our growth is seen for the public. And so as we look at an A throughF rating, here's how it breaks down. We have student achievement, which is what
018students know and can do. So it is looking at those pieces. And we're going to break that down even more in a second. Then you have school progress. And you'll notice that's 70% of the rating, but it's one or the other. So it's the better of the two of those. And even under school progress, it's the higher of the two, either academic growth or relative performance. That makes up 70% of the rating. And then the closing the gaps is 30% of the rating. And that's on a campus bycampus basis. As a district, then what they look at is they're using the same methodology, but then they weight the schools for the district average based on how many what their enrollment numbers are. And so for us, Red Oak High School is our largest campus. So
019it makes up the majority of our enrollment and the majority of our rating. And so when you look here, these are our proportional ratings for the district for this last school year. And so 44% of our district rating was based on the performance at Red Oak High School, 29 at Red Oak Middle School, and then the rest was ma were made up by the elementary campuses. As we go into 2026, it again is primarily made up by the high school, but then we also now have Joyce Shaw Middle School and Red Oak Middle School. And then we have the different campuses. You'll notice at this point Shutman Elementary is sitting at 11% um which will actually be greater than Shaw Middle School for this upcoming school year. And so again, it's looking at making sure
020that we that we're looking at all of our students and then it's waiting based on those pieces. This again is um and I believe I may have some updated information on that one because I don't know, we are looking at our um enrollment numbers again and so this one may have a little bit of a difference um as we move forward, but we'll I'll circle back to you on that one. Okay. So, as we look at the overall rating across the state, when the A throughF rating started, they started back in 2017 as a whatif and then they began. And then you'll notice that there was um that that dotted line that is going down. That's when the star redesign happened. And so that is how kind of the the trend of all of the
021state went over the last few years. And so you can see our trend and this is the history of the district the last several years since 2019. Last school year was when 2023 was released and then this last few weeks 2024 and 2025 have been released. And so let's talk through the different domains. So the first domain is student achievement. So you can see our history on here. Student achievement again is broken down by what are the students able to do and how is the performance. And so in that you're looking at all of the star scores, EOCC, TPASS, it's looking at everything. It's looking at all of those scores. Um EOCC and star and star alt. Telp pass is included in a different um it's looking at graduation rates and it's looking at college
022career and military readiness. So on that CCMR that CCMR piece is looking at our 2024 graduates. It's a lagging indicator. So that is not our current our most recent graduates. It's the graduates from the year before. One of the things to note here is we have focused in on this domain as we started the year and my department has been working with the campuses and we actually worked with five of the campuses during pre-ervice and met with teachers and staff and the administration there to talk through how this score is calculated and really getting a an understanding of how it's calculated for all teachers and administration. So then we have the area of school progress and in school progress you have academic growth and then you have relative performance. Academic growth is only calculated in
023reading and math and then the relative performance is looking at a comparison. And so from this they're going to pick the higher of the two. And so as we look at academic growth again it's reading and math only. It's tracking from year to year and we work with the campuses to understand it's an idea that no one goes backwards. So if I'm a student and I'm at accomplished or approaches the first my third grade year as I go into fourth grade even if I get approaches I've made a year's worth of growth because fourth grade is harder than third grade. And so as long as I don't go backwards I'm making that year of growth. And so it's really working with teachers. So the last few weeks we've been working with teachers during PLC's to
024start some student portfolios in one of our programs that they can go in and put what the student did last year and so then they can start tracking them in edge of our program and they can track them through different um activities throughout the year to make sure that the students are moving forward and then they're also working with something hands-on for the student to do. It goes back to our level up idea of making sure that the student knows this is my goal and I'm going to be leveling up throughout the year and I'm not going to go backwards. So, it's really articulating that goal not just to the teacher but all the way down to the student and then turning that around. Several of the campuses are working on turning that around to
025even parents to talking them through this is where your student was last year and our goal is to not go backwards and these are the skills that they're working with. Relative performance looks at our economically disadvantaged percentage. And so what we included here was we went ahead and included um our percentage over the last three years. And then we also wanted to include the percentage of some of our neighboring districts. One of the reasons there is because TEA compares us to to like campuses. There's a campus comparison list that we all receive and so you know kind of your what campus you're compared to and that economically disadvantaged percentage is utilized in that comparison. And so it's an it's a really important measure to be able to sit there and look at how you're performing
026engaging compared to other light campuses. And so what they what that um that little scatter plot that's on the left is kind of that's TEA's um explanation of how they make they determine that letter grade for relative performance. And then we have domain three. So domain three is closing the gaps. And this one is looking at at specific targets for every single area within this this section. And then it's also looking at test scores. It's looking at graduation rates. It's looking at college career and military readiness. But it's looking at these four categories that it's on this um this chart here. So it's looking at all students and then it's looking at your two lowest ethnicity groups and then an area called high focus. High focus includes economically disadvantaged or emergent bilingual, our current special
027education and our highly mobile students. each. If a student is meets multiple of those, they're only going to be counted once, but those are the students that are counted in that highly focused that high focus section. And so, a student can appear in in each of those categories. Um, but in that high focus, they might they're only going to be um calculated once. So as you look at um our calculation, our student achievement which was that domain one, we received 73 out of 100. Our school progress was higher than our academic growth this last year. And so we received 75 points out of 100. And then our closing the gaps was 80 out of 100. And so when you do that math, that gave us an overall rating of a 77 out of 100. So
028to go through um when the public is looking at our ratings, they can go to text techschool txschools.gov and that is where you can actually do a comparison. You can look at specific schools, but then you can do a comparison of different districts and campuses. So today we wanted to go ahead and look at um Ellis County. And when we're looking at Ellis County, if you look at the left hand side, that is our scores. Those are our domains that we just went over. And so you'll see um student achievement, school progress are two the two pieces of school progress, which is academic growth and relative performance. And then that closing the gap score. In the second column under red oak, you'll see the star performances and you'll see the different and that's a that's
029all of the tests combined approaches, meets and masters and our percentages there. And then you can see the different campuses as well. So these are our secondary campuses, our elementary campuses, our bilingual elementary campuses, and then earlier I talked through the distinctions. So we have campus comparison groups and from those groups we earn distinctions and we are proud to say that we had Wooden Elementary, Shields Elementary and Red Oak High School earned distinction distinctions this last year and this is a huge accomplishment and we're so proud of them. They worked very very hard. We debated confetti today, but we didn't. A lot of work goes into those distinction because it's a combination of multiple factors. Um, attendance being one of them. There just several pieces that have to be all hit right in order to
030earn a distinction. It's a lot of hard work. And so to summarize, so celebrations are our campus distinction. That's a huge accomplishment. And then CCMR. Y'all know that CCMR has been something we've been bringing back to the board multiple times throughout the last two years and it is a piece that we worked really hard. Mr. Cordderero's led a charge with Mr. How at the camp at the um high school campus to really push for all of our students to be CCMR met. Um, as we were going through the this um, data again for like the 10th time this month, um, the thing that I was most proud of because, you know, when you're in it, you don't always step back and look at how far you've come. Um, the closing the gaps gain is huge
031and it is something to really um, highlight because it really is about targeting some of our groups that have a lot of things that need to be targeted. And so this when you're looking at that high focus group um that's a group that really has some significant work um ahead of them. And so the fact that we're able to have a 22 point gain there is huge. Um and then since 2023 we've had an eight point gain in our overall district rating. And so areas of opportunity, Red Oak Middle School and Joy Middle and Joy Shaw Middle School um have um have had a lot of students on one campus. And so that split is creating a lot of opportunity as we bring on new staff, as we continue to meet the needs of that
032population. Um then as we look at our new science tees that are tested and so that piece of bringing on that curriculum and making sure that we're hitting the exact message that the TE has for us to teach um is a huge piece and then focusing on reading and complex text. So when you have a lot of students that are reading at different levels, I'm thinking third grade. When you think of a third grader, you're going to have varying amount of different reading levels. But when they come to STAR, they have to read at a third grade level. And so making sure that our text is complex throughout the year and that we're not changing the level of text because the student is still struggling with reading, that we're still testing them at a high
033level of complex text, conceptual understanding of math. So I love math. Um, and so we need to make sure our students really understand more than just step one, step two, step three, but they understand the why behind it. But then there's a balance between understanding the why, but then also being able to just know your facts. And so making sure that we're balancing that and making sure that we're still putting a a focus on that fact fluency because it can't all come from a 10-step process. Sometimes they just need to know what the multiplication answer is. And so as we look at next steps, the curriculum department has been working really hard with Carnegie Math. um they are bringing them in to do training and support of our secondary campuses because we know that is
034an area um throughout the district that we're working on. And so specifically supporting our sixth grade through algebra 1 with Carnegie. We're working with region 10 with our elementary teachers on high yield strat teaching strategies and bringing them in because if we can get that high yield strategy early then there's less of a gap to fill as they move forward. We're doing walkthrough calibrations across all campuses. And one of the things that we're able to do through that is have different have administrators go to different campuses and see different things. We can see what's working at various campuses and talk through that. We've already had region 10 come out once and support our administrators in teacher feedback and making sure that we're providing teacher feedback that gives information to change the instruction in the classroom
035and then also bringing them back to do some data walks with us and look at data um from a different point of view um through through the support of region 10. We also are providing I spoke earlier my department is working hand inand with teach with the campuses um we've been on the campus um about seven or eight times already this year um and several appointments scheduled in the weeks to come and so really partnering and utilizing um our data to impact instruction all the way down to the kid level and then working with the curriculum department is working with campuses on a prioritized campus support and so providing the support to the campus based on their needs and working with the coordinators at that level and working with the instructional coaches at that level.
036So really prioritizing where that support is needed for and at that time we will take questions and Miss Owen and Mr. Cordderero will be available as well if I can't answer with the middle school. Have we taken a preliminary look at school for this past test? Maybe going back a couple other tests pretty gaps that we may see we had to plan for. >> So we have um so what was interesting was the star scores were almost identical. They were just um the difference was not statistically significant. Um, one of the areas that we think that I that we came across recently is um the number of of students in seventh grade math taking honors because the legislation passed last year that if they were in fifth grade and they stored MA they scored masters
037and they were automatically placed in sixth grade honors. Um, so that has increased our numbers in sixth grade honors and there is a difference in the percentage at one campus versus the other. So those are pieces that we're looking at in supportive. >> So who's doing the walkth through calibrations or whatever you were talking about? Who does that? >> And then we bring in our coordinators, our instructional coaches. So, are we talking to the teachers themselves to see if there's issues going on that they need help with or I mean because sometimes I know they're administrators, but sometimes teachers don't automatically go to those administrators and say, "Ah, I'm struggling." Teachers do like a little bit instructional approaches and We try to make it a very positive experience. We always start with the glow and
038then an area to grow or improve instruction or student. >> What is our percentage of students that have to take the whole >> I'm not going to have that percentage, but I can get it to you. >> Thank you. >> And it's going to vary by grade level. It's going to vary. Yes, it's a very very very >> I'm going to throw it to Mr. Gordero and let him get specific. >> Dancing shoes, but I'll ask question. >> Megan brought her dancing shoes. She did a good job. And uh you know, I did tell Brett he didn't have to come, but he said he's coming anyway. But since he's here, I I just would like to give the high school a public shout out for the bee and all of the work that they've been
039doing around CCMR and student management, all these other things. So glad you came, Brett. So with CCMR first of all we have a robust steering committee and the steering committee meets every other week and you know on average you could say that when we meet every other week it's about 90 minutes but when we when we get deep into the work some of those meetings last three hours and four hours and when we decide we're going to go through every single senior and every single junior to see that they have a CCMR plan. That's a small team out of that committee that locks themsself up in a room for an entire day. And what we I'll just take the seniors we take the the entire senior class and we look at what they're doing currently,
040what they started doing in the ninth grade and what is the best plan for them. So, if they're a Hawk Scholar and they've been earning a lot of dual credit hours, then we know that plan A is that they're going to earn their nine hours there. There's a lot of different ways you can earn the CCMR point. If you if you get nine hours in any content of dual credit, you you get the point. If you get three hours in math, you check off the box. If you get three hours in reading, you can check off the box. Co cosmetology, uh the students can now graduate with more than nine hours of dual credit in cosmetology. So the folks that are going through cosmetology, if we see that they're on track to earn 9, 12
041or more dual credit hours, then we know that that is their plan. But for others, we have a plan A and a plan B. So there's some students that are we're hoping that they're going to be completers in CTE pathways and they're on their way to earn industry based certifications, then that might be their plan A. And it just depends on the student. So, we look at the whole child and all of the classes that they've been taking since the ninth grade and we do the best that we can to make a good a good judgment call. And this past year, to give you an example of that judgment call, the high school ended up with an 86%. That's been a lot of years in the making. I think uh four years ago it was
042like 59 and then 67 72. So, it was a huge jump, huge concerted effort. And so you might ask yourself, what are we going to do this year? Well, we're going to do the same thing we did this past year. It's a lot of work. Every other week, again, 90 minutes, up to four hours of meeting, up to full days. We have agendas. We plan throughout the whole semester in the whole year in terms of what that scope and sequence might look like in terms of what our focus area needs to be. Um, one thing that's different this year than that we have not done in the past is Brett told uh the seniors that they were not going to get early release or late arrival if they didn't come this summer to do the
043Texas College Bridge. So, he had about 101 kids that came this summer that said they wanted early release or late arrival. So, out of the gate, we started the school year off with over 30% of the seniors um already CCMR met. Um, we're going to do the same thing with the juniors. And, um, you all approved a curriculum recently called Mastery Prep. That's a three-prong approach. It helps us focus on the 1416 students. It helps us focus on SAT and it's going to help us focus on the TSIA2 test, which was the test that you previously had to take to take any kind of dual credit courses in college. Of course, now you can take 15. So, a couple of things about CCMR. It's not just for the kids that are trying to go into
044a career. The career piece is a big part of it, but it's also for the kids that are trying to go into college. So, we're focusing on kids that want high SAT scores. We high ACT scores. And then the students that want to go to junior college and take the TSI2 test. So, there's a lot. And then the dual credit and the Hawk Scholars. This past year, we had two students that graduated uh from the Hawk Scholars program. Um hopefully, knock on wood, it'll be the last time that happens. Um starting this year and for years to come, that's going to be in the double digits. There's been a very concerted effort um to um overhaul the Hawk Scholars program, which will be a future presentation for you all. So, uh this year you should
045expect at least 10, following year 15, and the number should just continue to grow. So, that's on the college side. On the career side, it's CTE, it's the industry based certifications, and then of course military as well. Not to mention that CCMR, you just saw how much weight the high school pulls for the entire district average um in terms of accountability. Well, CCMR alone for the high school is a significant portion of their accountability. So, we do want the teachers to continue to teach and raise the needle on the tier one instruction and continue to catch the kids that are falling through the cracks with tier 2 and tier three. That's your targeted intervention supports, but we from an accountability standpoint uh we have we have to continue to improve CCMR. So, you'll be happy
046to know that this year our goal is to be what is it? At least 90% CCMR men. And so, uh, real concerted effort. >> Thank you. >> I do have one more. >> Okay. >> Sorry, it won't it won't take but a second. You you had when you first started, you were talking about the chart there that had the uh your goals, the what is it 60% and and 30%. H how did we determine those particular uh goals? >> So as you're looking at there's a couple of pieces. So part of it is that as you're looking just at the different at the different um breakdown there. Let me go actually let me switch over to the cap leaf that 60% when you look at our ratings the closer you get to 60% for a
047for meats the closer you are to um to an to getting a an So if you look at shields here they're at that they're at 52%. So if we can because of all the different calculations mathematically if that number can get to 60 and then we can move that masters up to that 30 mathematically we're going to hit what we need for um to to have an a >> Okay, thank you. >> Any other questions for Miss Korn? Now, I know you said that you're that they're testing periodically. Will we see the data from the first of school till the end of school to where we can kind of see how these kids are growing as well? I mean, will there be something that we can kind of watch to see? Huh? >> Let me
048let me answer real quickly. If the current Senate bill passes, which it's already passed the House or one committee going into another one, we're not going to be allowed to give those benchmarks. They're taking that ability away from us. So, that'll be determined. They're not going to allow us to do benchmarking anymore. So, we'll have to wait and see what the state does. >> Anything else? >> Thank you, Miss >> Thank you. Thank you so much. We're almost done. Okay. And then I just had a couple of things. Just a few reminders. Um first of all, I want to say first day, first couple weeks of school has gone amazing. It's been challenging. Everyone knows we've got the weapon detection system. We have the new state law on the um cell phones. So, there's been
049some challenges, some bumps. It's taken a lot of people to get things going. And uh but we're getting there. Uh, all in all, I'll say it's been a successful start to the year. So, kudos to everybody that has jumped in and and made these challenges um a little less of a challenge. Uh, Dr. Joyce Shaw Middle School, uh, meet the teacher is going to be Tuesday, August 26th, that's tomorrow, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. And then ROMs Red Oak Middle School is going to be Thursday, August 28th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. We are going to have our first game. We had the scrimmage, but our first game is going to be at Goodllo Stadium for the Redo Cox against Collville Heritage at 7 PM at Goodlow. Safety Week is going to take place September
0502nd through September 5th. It's a short week, but we all agreed we need to go ahead and get that done. Uh coffee talk is going to be on Wednesday, September 3rd at 7:45. I expect a lot of people on because again, um very controversial things when you're talking about the cell phone and the pouches and things like that. Uh we're following the law. So, uh, but some things that we may have to have some conversations on. And the next mobile food pantry will be on Thursday, September the 11th at 4 p.m. here at the ESC. And then our next regular board meeting is Monday, September 15th at 7 p.m. And that's all I have. >> Thank you. Okay, we will move into our open form section. And we I have to read the little script
051here. We now move to the public comment section of our agenda. The board welcomes comments from citizens who have completed public comment forms this evening. We they are accepted prior to the start of the meeting and are not transferable to other speakers. Please be advised that the information shared in public comment is the opinion of the individual speaker, not the district. Two minutes per person have been allotted for the public comments. Please keep all com public comments related to school district governance and operations. If you have a specific concern related to an employee of the district or a specific student issue, you're encouraged to utilize the district's grievance procedures provided in board policies on the district website. Finally, remember that the board may not discuss or act upon any issues that are not properly posted
052on the agenda. So, when I call your name, if you will come up to the podium and state your name for the record, the clock back here will start as soon as you say your name and it'll let you know when your two minutes are over. So, Debbie, I have two. Is that it? Okay, Miss Christy Kelso. >> Hello. My name is Christy Kelso and we have been in this district for 13 years, I think. Uh, and I am here because my son, one of my children, goes to Joyce Shaw Middle School and we're super excited about the new school and I think that's wonderful. There are some challenges with the way that this is set up. However, in combination with Red Oak Middle School, um the students are having to go across the campus
053from CTB to the sixth grade center several times a day. Not once, not twice, three, four, five times they're having to cross over. And there are concerns with tardiness. They're having to run. I see students running across the campus to get to class. I just think that that is ridiculous and we need to look at a policy that allows Joy Shaw Middle School students a little more time to get to class so that they're not rushed and don't feel like that they um are not going to make it on time. My student is a rule follower and so he absolutely wants to be there on time and wants to be in his seat on time, but this is I you know it's just we just need to address that. Um the other thing I would
054like to address is the um Yonder pouches are wonderful. I think it's great that we don't have phones in the classroom and all of that, but we need more access to the stations for students to unlock them uh when they're leaving. Students are missing the bus because they cannot get to the stations in time to be able to unlock them, wait in line, unlock them, and then get on their buses. So, we need to look at more accessibility to those stations. And that's it. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. Thank you. Now we have uh Lauren Cheek. Um my name is Laura Cheek. Um good evening members of the board. I'm here because of the way that our students are being treated at school, particularly the high school. And to me it is
055unacceptable. They're being spoken to like they are criminals. They're intimidated, humiliated, and treated as if they've done something illegal before they step foot in that building. It's this is not discipline to those students. It is disrespect and an abuse of authority. It's damaging the trust of the students and the parents that they have in Red Oak High School. Our students are being called liars if they don't have their phone on them that day. My child leaves his phone at home, almost 18 years old. He doesn't care about his phone. He's been called the liar two days in a row for not having his pouch. There was also an incident with my student where an AP physically grabbed his arm and forced his hand to cover his belt. Another female student was harassed by this same
056AP about her bra setting off the metal detectors. This is completely inappropriate, invasive, and unprofessional. I've also heard from a student, quote, "In the middle school, the kids were mean. In the high school, the adults are mean." End quote. These are serious violations of personal boundaries and student safety. I'd also like to address a new rule at the high school that bans students from carrying or using cameras of any kind, digital or otherwise. The problem is not just the role itself, but the way it was handled. Parents were never informed of this rule. The policy is not in the student handbook nor in the code of conduct. If the camera does not fall in the category of a communication device, it should be allowed. Why were parents not told of this unwritten rule? Why do
057you not want students to have cameras in the high school? Our students deserve safety, respect, and dignity. They are not criminals. They are children. >> Thank you. Okay, next we will move to our action items starting with consent agenda. Are there any of the consent agenda consent agenda items that anyone would like pulled? >> I'd like to pull the Chromebooks device and have some discussion on it. Okay, that's >> 6 A5 >> and 6 A uh 6 A8 >> A8. Anybody else? Okay, let's start with 6 A5, which is Chromebook device replacement. Okay, >> Mr. Knight, what's your question? Okay, I understand this is a lease that we're going to end up leasing these. Now, there's 1500 of them, but 200 of them are different. I need some explanation why. >> So, with the new
058legislation this year, um we the students cannot use their cell phone. So, we had the band students instead of purchasing another device for them, we've had them use their Chromebooks for that device. And so it's a Chromebook that flips into tablet mode to where the keyboard folds behind it and it's a touch screen. Those devices along with the other 1300 that we're purchasing, the reason that we're purchasing them is because the up the software does not upgrade to the level that we need for testing this year. And so none of those that we've issued out, we were going to pull those the ones that we issued out to band. Um, we were actually pulling those from our stock this year um because they're what some of our oldest ones, but they meet with band needed
059in order to utilize the app that they use on for their to practice during class. And so that's why we went ahead and as part of our purchase this year, we're buying those that can be used for that group along with the other group for the testing supply. >> Does that make sense? Yes. Okay. Um, okay. I can understand that that there's there's one thing in here also uh in that proposal it says repairs and it's I'm sure it's a typo. It says repairs in 710 business days. >> That's probably 7 to 10 business days, >> but it needs be >> Yes, we'll correct that. >> Corrected. Um, and then there's another line item that says increase resale value of end of life. If we're leasing these, what does it have to do with anything?
060>> So, at the end of the lease, then it's not a and Josh or Bill might be able to explain this one better, but it's not if we if we lose one of the devices or if it becomes to where we can't salvage that device and we we don't have it at the end of the lease, then we can replace it for another device that's of greater equal value. Okay. >> And um Add one more. Okay. If we're going to lease these, I know when we buy them and we get rid of them, we're the ones that have to do the clean, the wipe. Now, this is all going to be done from them. >> They actually worked with other districts. um they come very highly recommended and they will take care of that whole
061process. At the point that we're done, they'll come and they'll they will pull them and then wipe them for us. Now, with Chromebooks, it's not the same as a PC. Um because a Chromebook is all web- based, there really isn't a wiping that has to be done in the same manner that a PC does. >> Okay. Okay. Well, like I said, my deal is is if we have any kind of data, >> right, >> that's personalized data on those PCs or on those tablets. I don't want that information getting out. >> This this information what would because they're all Chrome the Chrome OS, it's not they don't it doesn't have the data like >> okay >> like a PC does. >> Okay. Well, that was that was my main main things on that. Um, I
062think that pretty well answered the questions I had. >> I'm good with that. Staying in consent, >> unless anybody else had any comment. >> Okay, then we will move to >> Yeah, I have some more questions. >> Oh, on that one. Sorry. >> So, what's the plan for next year? And I mean, we we're buying 1,500 this year. We had money for Shaw at 800 and we're buying 155 1500 more this year. >> So the plan the five-year plan that we've been working through is approximately a thousand every year and we've adjusted that sum with based on what we've had available budget-wise. And so when you think about when when we bought the majority of our current inventory, it was um through er money. And so now we're having to replace that inventory and we're
063trying to do it gradually over several years instead of having it hit all at once. >> This amount was a bit of a surprise because Pearson and Cambium decided to change the rules on us um a couple weeks before school start. >> So how many do we have that are going out next year? >> Um 1500 >> like that are going out this year is 1500. >> Okay. Um, so with the lease agreement, which I agree with the lease agreement, um, next year are we going to have to re sign another lease agreement? Is that going to be for that set of 1500? So every year we're going to have to sign another lease. >> So what I'm working on right now is redoing our budget based on where we've been the last few years
064budget-wise. um we were able to get some grants and then Shaw and then the new elementary has kind of changed what we had originally planned as our five-year cycle and so I'm in the process because we had not planned um we thought that the stack that we had right now we were going to be okay through testing and then the requirements for testing changed and so because of that we're going to re um look at our five-year plan and see when can we push can we how can we balance it out knowing that the year that that new elementary opened s we're going to have that that campus will be taken care of through bond as well. >> Okay. >> So the cycle that we were on was about a thousand a year just so
065that it was something we could build into the budget and not have one big expense one year. >> Okay. Uh you answered that one with what Johnny asked. Um So, we're spending an extra 130 for touchscreen devices just for the band. >> I don't have the the I don't have the actual side by side. >> Okay. Um I mean because that's the difference the difference of 1300 in the M when in the what you sent us what was in the feel like under the Dell deal we have 1300 13 home Chromebooks at 305 and then >> 200 at 430. Yeah. So the difference of the 125 being just for the band is that >> so what we were looking at was buying a separate device and and that would have been probably they were looking
066at iPads or an Android tablet and we weren't finding anything that was going to be I know the iPads would have been outside that 130 >> right but did they have Chromebooks now right because they didn't >> they have Chromebooks now that >> last month I thought we said that they were doing iPads. >> They're doing Chromebooks. >> Okay. I I guess I missed that. Okay. Um Okay. Are So, are we charging the band kids if they break those uh more money? >> It's the same. It's this the same across like it's the it's the same fees across the you didn't pay the extra money for this. You're going to have to provide another instrument for them to use for them to be able to do >> because they used to use their phones, right?
067>> Okay. I I just don't I'm all for buying the $1,500 in Chromebooks, but um spending the extra money just for the band students, I think, is uh I don't think it's fair to the rest of the students. If you're not in band, then you don't get a touchcreen. Um so, I'm all for uh buying your buying the Chromebooks, but the extra the extra money just for the band kids, I think needs to come out of something else other than the regular deal. I don't think that ought to come out of the fine arts. Uh the difference, >> but is it is it the music that um >> it's their application? So they use two apps that have to be downloaded onto their device. Um and so in the past they do it on their
068their phone and when they're out on the field they use their phone for those. And so then when they're in class, they need to be able to use their their they have to use a device to see to work on the same music that they're working on for. >> So were they able to use their phone on the field? >> On the field they can, just not during >> outside of school. >> It's at six o'clock. It's real early. >> Okay, so do you want that item pulled from consent agenda and voted on separately? >> Yes, I would. Does anybody else have questions on that one on 65? Okay. If not, let's look at 6 A8, purchase of weapons detection systems. That was Sean. >> Yes. Um, so the weapons detection system that uh we
069currently have at the high school, is that the same purchase that we want to put for um GoodLa? It's the same Is that the same? >> It's the same It's going to be the same thing across the district. >> Same thing that we have same thing that everybody walked through tonight. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. Um Um and um we have officers for that. um that are going to be there a good low for the for that that whole thing because the most for the whole process, you know, the most vulnerable time that we have uh is when we invite people to our uh to our school. Um so I just want to make sure that not only do we have our training personnel there that we also have an officer there uh for that.
070Um >> so so yeah I could share a few points. Uh there's three categories. Elementary schools, secondary schools, um and and then good low. So at the three at the five elementary schools, there's less staff that's available to man the open gate system. So, we're going to require we're we're gonna we're going to ask that the SRO's help significantly in terms of the monitoring of that throughout the day at those campuses. At the secondary level, we do have more staff and more discretion. So, we have more administrators. Uh we have hall monitors, we have others. In the case of the elementary and the secondary, uh the ask that we've already had of chief is that the SRO's be front and present. So the students and staff, parents are going through the open gate system that
071we have SRO's in security that are helping us uh man those and when we need to do the secondary search and one the SRO's are there to step in and help us. I think if you go to the elementary campuses that's where you should see more of a significant presence uh because there's just two or three office staff uh members that can help us with that. There's not a hall monitor at the elementary level. there's not another dedicated staff member. So at the elementary level you have the secretary ISS staff and then the PES person. So they are going to require u they're going to lay lay heavily on the SRO to help them get through that process. So if the SRO needs to step away uh from manning the weapons detection system, he or
072she would get in touch with the front office at the elementary campuses and say, "I'm going to go make some rounds. There's a few things that I need to go do. can you cover for me? Uh, but in no circumstance can the SRO at the elementary schools just leave without communicating to the front office staff. It's a it feels and looks a little different at secondary. Although if you were go to if you were to go to the high school or sh ROMs, you're still going to see that the SRO is present and available at Good Low Stadium for Friday night lights. Um, you should definitely see a significant presence of the SRO's right there front and center. Um, as folks are going through the open gate system, >> do we have a policy u
073do we have a a school policy on our um weapons detection system? >> So, uh, so for the last few days, I've been kind of searching. I reached out to Christy a few days ago and asked her if we had a policy. She said we didn't have a policy, but after further review, there's a small snippet in FNF local um that has to do with searches. And so um I'm probably going to take that to cabinet tomorrow um so that the the cabinet can see the snippet that actually calls out uh metal detectors. Again, it's it's like a paragraph, but I've had an opportunity to look at Mansfield and Corsacana. they have a policy that's a full page versus a paragraph. And so, so in terms of the conversation tonight, we do have a policy
074that would cover um but with cabinet, what we could do is review what we have now, review what Mansfield has and Corsacana and just kind of look at it and just say, you know, are enough of our bases covered or do we feel like we need to bring something to the board for for the board to vote on? >> And we have a process. We don't really have a policy, but I'm going to give you Okay. >> We do have a process. I don't know if that might clarify anything that >> Yeah. Okay. I just I don't want to I don't want to get a search or seizure thing that might come up uh going through that uh going through our detection system if we need to make sure that we post something that says
075that uh everybody will go through our weapons detection system. Um, everybody knows already, you know, I mean, if you go go anywhere now from any sporting event, you're going to walk through one. U probably most people don't realize they're going to do it out of high school. >> And our process is on the website. I can't remember, Miss Frimmore, where it's at, but I know it's on >> Okay. Yeah. >> police department. It is on the police department. >> Yes. Yes. >> But nothing on our athletic page. >> Okay. >> Sweet. Cool. >> Not policy, but process. >> Process. Okay. There you go. I guess But we do have a policy an FF. >> Yes. Yes. Okay. >> All right. Very good. Thank you. >> It's on the police department. That's great. Can you put
076it on maybe athletic page or >> She's going to link it. Yes. Yeah. We'll get that linked over. >> Okay. Sean, are you good on that one? >> Yes, ma'am. I'm good. I got my >> Okay. So, I need a motion to approve consent agenda excluding number five. I move that we approve the the consent agenda except for 6 A5 as presented. >> Second. >> That's a that's a motion by Mr. Sebring and a second by Miss Nut. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppose. Same sign. Motion passes. 70. Okay. Then we will go back to the Chromebook discussion. And do I ask Miss Sanford just let just ask for a motion? Okay. Do I have a motion to approve the Chromebook device replacement plan? Okay, there's no motion. So, that item
077fails. Is that correct, Miss Amber? >> That is correct. >> Okay. Then we will move to consideration of the 2025 tax rate and resolution. Dr. Johnston, >> good evening. Well, this is a kind of a two-part process. One's very simple, and we're asking that the board approve a tax rate of 1.0633 per $100 of property value, which is broken into the M and INS. of 7152 for the maintenance and operation and 3481 for the interest in syncing. That's a simple thing. The complex thing came about in 2019 with the Texas property tax reform and transparency act which has been we brought this forward the last seven years and that is a the no new revenue. Basically, what that component does, it takes last year's property values and then what the values are this year for
078those same properties and wants you to see what the tax rate is for that. But with property values going up, the tax rate is going to always go down. In this case, the certified property values went up about 9.8% 8% from last year to this year for it when we got the certified values in July and that could be mis construed by the residents because the actual residential property went down with the $140 or excuse me $140,000 homestead exemption going up from 100 to 140,000. What's gone up and what's caused this to go up by 9.8 8 is the commercial property. You know, all the data centers we have coming in the area that that the commercial property doubled from 2024 to this year. And the top 10 of those that were in the top
07910 taxpayers in 2024, which were pretty much all commercial property, went up by 30% this year. Just those top 10. So that that commercial property has really increased our property values. Uh our tax for this year actually has gone down by 3.63%. And since 2019 the M tax rate has gone down almost 39%. So it's not like we're increasing the tax rate. The problem with what's which I talked about the no new revenue they want if the actual rate to maintain is higher than the no new revenue then they have certain language that they need to be talked about when the board is approving it and basically it's basically saying that the tax rate is going up. it'll the tax rate will raise more taxes, which makes sense. If property values are going up and
080the same tax rate year-over-year, you're going to have more taxes collected. Uh so that's sort of misconstrued. Uh and so essentially what we're going to do is ask the board to approve the regular tax rate but then also make reference to the fact that if you do that calculation for the no new revenue it actually implies that the tax rate is going up 15.65% over what the no new the no the rate to maintain tax rate which is the approved tax rate is 15.65% higher than the no new revenue tax rate. So that's kind of a misconrue for the community. So we just ask that the board approve the tax rate is presented for the rate to maintain. And if there's any questions, >> okay, just just for clarification for public that might be listening
081or out there. So last year it was 1.1033. Yes. >> But it's going down to 1.0633. So it's actually decreasing. And actually in the 89th legislative session, they reduced it by an additional 3.31 cents as well. >> Again, it's just if if you look at it, it's going down, but the language shows it's going up. >> Yes. >> Which is why they have us do it that way. I don't understand. >> Okay. Are there any questions or comments for Mr. Dr. Johnston? If not, do I hear a motion? >> I move that we adopt the uh resolution setting the the tax rate in property tax uh rate be increased by the adoption of the tax rate of 1.0633 which is effectively a 15.65% increase in the maintenance and operation tax rate. Second. >> A second.
082>> Okay, that was a motion by Mr. Knight and a second by Mr. Kelly. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppose. Same sign. >> Motion passes. 70. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Next, uh consideration of the 2025 2026 fiscal year amended budget. Dr. Johnson, >> if you remember back in June when we asked the board to adopt the budget, it was a pretty basic budget because the legislative session had just ended and we didn't have guidance on all the different new components. So, we ad asked the board to adopt a budget. We didn't have any tax, excuse me, we didn't have any salary increases in it other than minor salary increases. After we've done all that, we came back in July with a salary increase for all the staff and now we're
083come back based on the property values and all the other information uh came back we're adding about $34 million to the general fund and that mainly is for salaries and it also there is some money set aside because with opening of the Shaw Middle School there's certain things that were just taking place at the Reynold Middle such as for events and now they're going to have events at two different facilities. So they need additional support and UIL costs and expenses and things like that. So those are the main components in the general fund. We also have issued the 2025 series bonds and so that information is in the debt service fund and so we asked the board to approve the amended budget as presented. They also back in 2019 they asked us to also add
084as an amend if you weren't really changing your budget they still wanted you to amend the budget to add that no new revenue information. So there's an appendix on the document of the different funds that has that no new revenue. So it's a so that's part of the amended budget approval process as well. Any questions or comments? Do I hear a motion? >> I move that we approve the amended 20 fiscal year budget and appendix for the general operating fund, student nutrition fund, and debt service fund as presented. >> Second. >> That's a motion by Mr. Sebring and a second by Mr. Knight. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Same sign. >> Bless you. Thank you. >> Motion passes 70. >> Okay. Consideration of assignment of fund balance and resolution. And this
085is another document that we brought back every year as well in August that one of our special education grants we get idea B says that if you have res if you have residential students and you don't have enough funding in IDA B that you need to set aside some of your general fund fund balance. So over the last several years we've set aside 80 $180,000 for that. We've not needed it in the past, but it's just a process of setting aside just in case we have students that go outside the district to a reg residential setting for special education services. >> This one where we have a an agreement with Mosqu. >> Yes. >> Any other questions? Okay. Do I hear a motion? >> Make a motion to approve the transfer of the funds from
086the unassigned uh 3600 to the assigned 3590 fund balance for potential residential placement. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Mr. Nut and a second by Mr. Se. >> All those in favor? I >> I >> post motion passes 70. >> Make sure >> Thank you. Okay, next uh district of innovation plan. Oh, I'm on the wrong one. Consideration of manager at risk for 2025 bond projects. Yes. Hey. On May the 12th of 2025, uh in a regular schoolboard meeting, uh the school board approved the construction manager at risk CR construction delivery method and allowed administration to move forward with a process of selecting a CM CR for the 2025 bond projects. that includes all projects. Uh the new career and technical education building with a cafeteria at the Red Oak High School, new
087elementary school at Harmony Way, practice gym additions at Red Oak High School, subvarsity athletic venue at Red Oak High School, and Good Low Stadium renovations. So, we had 13 highly qualified CMR construction companies that responded uh to our solicitation that was duly posted and advertised according to the Texas Government Code. A committee reviewed all responses and selected five different companies to interview on August the 12th in an effort to ensure we contracted contracted with the most qualified company that will provide the best value for Redo ISD student staff and community. After the interviews, uh, vetting and careful consideration, the highest ranking construction manager at risk, CM company was Joris General Contractors, and the district's next steps will be to attempt to negotiate a contract with the CR for performing pre-construction services to establish a guaranteed
088maximum price. And should the guaranteed maximum price fit within the budget allowed and established by Red Oakd, the uh construction manager at risk contract will be continued through the general construction of the projects. So we are recommending to the board Joris general contractors as our construction manager at risk. Any questions? >> No questions. Do I hear a motion? I'll make a motion that uh we authorize the superintendent negotiate and enter into a contract with Joris general contractors. We perform a pre-construction service to establish a guaranteed maximum price GMP and further continue through the general construction of the projects should the GMP fit within the budget allowed. >> Second. >> That was a motion by Mr. Nut and a second by Mr. Sebring. All those in favor >> I >> opposed. Same sign. Motion passes 70.
089Look >> forward to our continued partnership with you, George. You're present also in order. >> Okay. Next, we are going to discuss the purchase of school bus from the 202526 budget. >> This is a school bus to uh add to our fleet. We're needed to add a special needs route as of right now. So, this will allow us to do that. This isn't the replacement buses that we get every year. This is to add a route. So, we'll be adding also a driver and and a monitor for this uh for this route. So, uh, it is, uh, recommended that, uh, the board approve the purchase of one special needs bus with the lift gate and the appropriate threepoint seat belt from the 20 526 budget year from Longhorn Bus Sales using the byboard contract 7223.
090>> Any questions? >> How quick would be to get the bus? This is a stock bus. So, it's not it's a kind of a midsize bus. So, they have them in stock. So, I can get it within probably a couple weeks once they fit it out with our radio and everything. >> Is this a regular I think you might have said this. Is this a regular turnover for the special needs? >> This is a whole new route. >> This will be a new route because our buses are getting a little over crowded with all the traffic conditions. say th this bus or if if it goes down, do we have like a backup? What do we >> have? Some of our older buses we keep for backups. Two I think we have two >> backup
091buses right now. We can use one of those for the route, but it's a backup bus. So, it's an older bus that, you know, we can put out there for a week or two till we get something repaired, but it's not something we'd want to put on an everyday route. >> Okay. Perfect. Do we have something else scheduled this year as far as replacing buses? >> Well, we've already did our three to this side. >> I was going to say I remember we did we did one one or two three I do three a year and have done three year for the last 12 years. Okay. I usually bring that to you around March so we can have them July 1st for the next fiscal year. And we did get our three in and and
092they are on routes and then we was able to park three of the old buses. Uh they also come up with the the seat belt is in the legislature right now. I think they're passing that. So we'll have to look into outfitting buses that we already have that are old and wore out with seat belts. And so we're trying to come up with some stuff for that, too. But as long as we continue the three, it'll kind of weed some of those out, too. >> Sure. >> State's helping us out so much. >> Any other questions? >> That one district had two in the same week. We have Do we have a motion? >> I I make a motion to approve the purchase of one special needs bus with the liftgate uh the appropriate threepoint
093seat belt from the 2526 budget from Longhorn Bus Sales. Is there a >> Second. >> That's a motion by Mr. Kelly and the second by Miss Nut. All those in favor say I. I >> oppose same sign. Motion passes 70. And next we have the discussion on turf installation for Red Oak High School baseball and softball fields. >> This is long overdue and very exciting that we get to uh bring this to y'all. >> Uh this is turfing the baseball and softball fields. Uh we're uh we're doing that through Helis and uh you can look at the proposal in front of you and it's our recommendation that the board approved the purchase of the turf replacement as detailed in the proposal submitted by Helis Construction in the amount of 3.630 630 and 240 using a
094one GPA government procurement allowance contract number 23-01DP-3 athletic services opportunities and minor construction of contract and general construction >> and this is with the bond funds 2025 bond funds. >> Any questions? So, >> so we're not going to be able to get any of the alternate stuff. Correct. >> That is correct. To the athletic director and he is happy with what we're bringing. We are pushing the fence back on the softball field >> and we're doing a lot of stuff pushing home plate up so it gives it more room on the sides and that's where a lot of the money was spent. Uh they had budgeted originally around three. uh we're coming in a little over, but it's getting us what we need. And he said if he can have that, he's going to be
095very satisfied with what we got. And we can look in the future if there's bond money left over, we can always come back and address those at the end. If there's anything left in out of that bond package, uh talking with uh the people that there's anything left, we'll we can come back always and do that other stuff. But this gets us way ahead of where we are now. All right. So, what's the date? >> I mean, are are the kids are kids going to be able to use it this year? >> Yes. >> Okay. All on here. >> When I leave, I'm calling them. I'm meeting with them tomorrow and they're going to start immediately. They said it's about 150 days to get it turned around. They can get it turned around before our
096January I think first game is 8th >> somewhere in there. I know the person sometime in January. >> I told them that's the important date. I can make sure this happens right now. >> Yes. I'm all for it. Whatever. Let's make it happen. >> Are there are there cameras or anything out that can see people that come in at night time that decide, oh, let's use that pretty field out there and start messing up? >> Not that I'm aware. I mean, I think there's cameras around the buildings, but I >> Yes and no. But not on not on fields. No, >> I think they I think we just have the the walkways >> behind the stands and >> Yeah. >> field. >> Any other questions? >> Okay. If not, do we have a motion? I
097make a motion we approve uh the purchase of the uh turf replacement as detailed in a proposed submitted by Helis Construction. I have a second. >> Second. >> That is a motion by Mr. Nut and a second by Mr. Kelly. All those in favor say I. >> I. Post. Same sign. Motion passes. 70. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Y'all had your information item. >> That go back. action but 685 total vote replacement they failed our vote we need to know what what do they need to do to get these Chromebooks what do you want what what is it you want to see they get the Chromebooks that they need to get these kids >> I'm all for buying 1500 Chromebooks but I don't want to spend the extra money for a certain organization because once
098we do that, we're setting a precedent that if I do this, I'm only going to be able to do it for this group of folks or this group of folks. I'm all for buying 1500 Chromebooks. Um, and because I know that it's needed. I'm not against buying Chromebooks. I just don't think that we need to that 1,500 Chromebooks is what we need. The additional for a certain organization is the different is is a difference for me. Uh it's not that I don't want the Chromebooks. We need the Chromebooks. I'm just not for spending the extra money on the 200 the 200 extra Chromebooks. The difference in money. >> Can I ask a quick question? Are those 200 Chromebooks able to be used for testing as well or is they It is their device. >> If
099we choose to not do that then a band student will have to have a device for band >> and a Chromebook. >> They'll have two. >> So the cost could possibly be the same if not more. So, so if it >> they'll have to have some device to use. >> That do does that we have to come back and represent this or have a special meeting to have this brought back to us to vote on it again. >> Uh the next meeting September the what? 18th. >> But wouldn't they need it? I mean >> I mean they >> wait do they not have do we not have enough Chromebooks for everybody now? >> They just don't have a device to do bank. >> They're currently using devices >> and we'll have some testing in November
100and we're not positive if our current devices will work on the November. So that's what we're that's what we're up against and this just Pearson and Cambium just told us So what is band using right now for [Music] >> Oh, so they would have an old device and a new device >> this year probably next year with the current old devices that we're currently those devices will not work. Okay. >> So, you would need to change your your quote to be all the same devices, but it would so you'd have to have a whole new quote. >> Okay. >> So, is it the OS that's the issue? >> And right now, the ones that we have are not Okay. >> So, is this their for band? Is that for their class >> for their class
101in their class time? >> They they use their phone, but now they can't. >> So, now they have to use a device that will allow them to connect to the app that they use for. >> So, this is about a class special need. Are there other classes that have specialized equipment that we have to purchase? >> So, our CTE classes. Um we so we got away from from laptops for them and so they have desktops in their class to meet the needs for those. >> So So all I'm saying is there's already precedent set that we do different things for different classes. >> Yeah. But that's an extracurricular activity. That's not a >> Well, is it a class or is it extracurricular activity? >> Okay. >> Same thing with softball, baseball, and we just prove
102>> and they don't purchase those. >> Yeah. Yeah. That was on a bond, Tommy. Well, I know it's not a bond, but it's still all it's still all public money. >> Okay. >> So, >> it has to be >> but the if they it waits >> we'll make it we can wait till the next >> till the next meeting and it's not going to cause a >> we'll make it. >> Okay. So, we're gonna >> Can it be voted on again now? Is that what that's my correct understanding? >> Yes, you can call for the agenda item again. >> Okay. But she doesn't have the amount of money. >> You're talking about the >> We have to get the amount of money. >> What's on the agenda? He's asking, can he vote on what's on
103the agenda? Could you open it back up for another motion? And yes, you could do that. >> Okay. It didn't fail. You took no action earlier, right? >> Yeah, we didn't we didn't vote on it. >> We just took no action. >> Okay. >> So, it could be brought back. >> Didn't have a vote. >> Okay. So, I'm going to open it back up for a motion to purchase Chromebook devices >> replacement. But we make a motion. We make a motion to accept what we have. Correct. >> That's correct. That's correct. >> That's what we're voting on now. What we what was out there. >> It's presented. >> That's correct. >> Okay. So, do I hear a motion? >> So, again, hold on. Hold on. Make a motion we approve the lease of Chromebooks with
104Deltime through Insight Financial Service to $66,654 using Choice Partners contract number KN. >> Do I hear a second? >> Second. Okay, that's a motion by Mr. Anderson and a second by Mr. Sebring. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppose. Same sign. >> I. >> Okay, that motion passes. Seven I mean six one. And now we'll go back to you. You have information items in your packet. Did anybody have any questions on those? If not, we will go into the time is 8:35 and we will go into close session. Thank you all.