December Board Meeting

001discretion without advanced notice. First item on the agenda, call to order. Roll call. Evia Loos present. >> Eric Gyos present. >> Cesar Martinez present. >> Mine present. >> Lori Garza present. Not with us at the moment. Mario Messa and Larry Canu senior. [snorts] Next item on the agenda, moment of silence prayer. Dr. Pig, would you like to lead us in prayer? >> Sure. Yes, ma'am. If you will bow your heads with me. Heavenly Father, we come to you this evening thanking you and Lord, we thank you for the truth that you are singular, Lord, that you are sufficient and you are sovereign. We ask you, Lord, to move move through this room tonight. Remind everyone here that we are divinely appointed to do the work here in Robson ISTD. Give our trustees the wisdom, the

002discernment, and the humility to make decisions in the best interest of those you have entrusted in their leadership. And we ask this in your son's name, Jesus Christ. Amen. >> Amen. Thank you, Dr. B. Next item, pledge of allegiance. >> I aliance 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. >> Honor the Texas flag. I aliance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. Thank you everyone. Next item on the agenda, our vision and mission statements. Trustees, our vision statement is to ignite brilliance and impact lives by providing transformative learning opportunities that empower students for generations to come. >> The mission to empower, inspire, and invest in our students and staff, igniting the

003best version of themselves. Together, we positively impact our community and the world. >> Thank you, trustees. Next item, public participation. Miss Edma. >> All right, Madam President, you allow me to at this time. Public participation open forum as per our policy beed local in accordance to the board policy beed local. The Robson ISD board of trustees welcomes comments from citizens on any agenda item or non-aggenda item at any regular board meeting. In the event of a special board meeting or workshop, public comments will be limited to agenda items only. Those wishing to address the school board must provide their name for the record and observe a threeinut time limit. During this time, the board of trustees may not respond to the citizens concerns as per the Texas Open Meetings Act. And for the record, Mr.

004Ku and Mr. Mesa are present at 603. >> Is he here? Miss >> Mr. Hernandez. >> [snorts] >> Good evening. [clears throat] Good evening. Um, Robson Independence School District School Board. Uh, Dr. Porch, ladies and gentlemen, my name is Cern Hernandez. I just came in from Corpus Christie ISD board meeting. Uh uh so this is kind of an impromptu kind of speech here. Uh my parents were uh real cotton pickers. They picked cotton. They picked any kind of fruit, vegetable, but at that time if you didn't work, you didn't eat. Uh I'm a psychology teacher looking for a teaching uh position so I can teach students how to behave. I can't teach um robotics but even robotics uh you know it's kind of kind of the end thing right now AI uh the thing about

005it is that what people don't realize is just like picking cotton my parents uh pick cotton like I said and uh the my mother went ahead made the transition to go to Corpus from Lo and uh started working as a housekeeper my brother again uh did did the same thing. Uh he became a fourth grade teacher. I went ahead and became a health science technology teacher, but I noticed that uh students were having problems. So I became a psychology teacher and became a counselor and I just couldn't get a job. So I became an L LCDC, lic chemical defense counselor. And the point I'm trying to make here is that all school districts right now are having problems with students and they're doing the same thing. uh the state wants to go ahead and put

006the ten commandments which goes against the constitution. Uh they did dar uh again didn't work and so that now is you're going to start uh you can't go ahead and start uh expelling students again uh where I train in gloss in in uh in San Diego. It was uh I spent there four years. I didn't learn anything, but I did listen to the um inmates and I found out the secret to how to behave themselves. Okay. As far as drugs, behavior, u spousal abuse, I mean, the whole thing. The thing about it is that I need an opportunity. Uh Rob Sound would be an ideal place because it's a small community. And the thing about it, I saw it um what uh a year ago when they caught three students at uh Ortiz Middle School.

007Uh one of them had a weapon. Uh it could have been um u you know an unfortunate event if the police officers hadn't really handled the situation correctly. Last month you all had a again uh an unfortunate act u death and then another one getting shot and another getting arrested and so it's time to go ahead and make a change ladies and gentlemen okay and I'd like an opportunity to really u share my knowledge with uh the students to where they can go ahead now I I tried the sher uh I tried the um uh chief of police u um uh Michael Thomas and the thing about it is he says it on television all the time. It's the parents that need to go ahead and get you know these students in in order but

008again it starts at home. Yes. But then again the school goes into the school and then it moves on to the juveninal justice system and then justice system. >> Appreciate Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. >> [clears throat] >> Any others? Miss Sidma? No. Thank you, Miss SidMa. Next item, awards and recognitions. Dr. Pig. >> Thank you, Madam President and trustees. At this time, I'd like to invite Katrina Alejandro up for the recognitions this evening. >> Good evening, Madame President, members of the school board, and Dr. Quig. This evening, I'm honored to recognize um one of our own in central office, Mrs. Clarissa Lopez for the Proud You're a Picker Award. Mrs. Lopez, if you could come up. Mrs. Clarissa Lopez is the administrative assistant for teaching and learning. While she serves central

009office with exceptional dedication, her impact exceeds across the entire district, supporting campuses, staff, and teachers with the same level of care and commitment. Mrs. Lopez is a true champion for our educators and staff. She ensures that every professional development session, whether for teachers, administrators, or district personnel, is equipped with thoughtful hospitality, creating a welcoming and positive environment where all feel valued. She also jumps at every opportunity to help teachers with classroom projects, materials, and anything needed to elevate student learning. What truly sets Mrs. Lopez apart is her joyful presence. She always performs her work with a smile and is consistently seeking ways to help others. Her willingness to serve, often before asked, reflects her deep commitment to supporting our district's mission and values. Mrs. Lopez embodies service, joy, and excellence in everything she does. Her

010servant-hearted leadership, reliability, positivity, and genuine care for others make a meaningful and lasting impact on Robstown ISD. She truly represents what it means to be part of the cotton picker family. And for these reasons, Mrs. Lopez is this month's Proud Your Picker recipient. [applause] >> Sorry. Congratulations. [applause] >> Perfect answer. [laughter] >> That is a great answer. >> Yes. And that is all that I have. >> Thank you, Miss Katrina. >> Thank you, Katrina. Next item on the agenda, president remarks. So we have our TASBY governance camp powered by student voice March 7th. I'm sorry, 4th through the 7th. Is that did there did our kids get approved, sir? >> We uh are in the process of working on the submission with our superintendent student leadership advisory committee. In fact, we are meeting with them

011tomorrow to >> Oh, Wednesday. What's today? Monday. Okay. I'm sorry. Wednesday. Yes. And I think also as a team, we're probably going to submit as well. So, >> all right, what are we going to talk about? >> We're working on that right now. >> Okay, let's talk about fun. >> How to be fun? >> Okay, next item. Um, ESC school trustee recognition dinner. Um, how do we register for that? We just let you know we're going to go, sir. >> Yes, ma'am. And Miss Padia will arrange everything. >> Thank you, Miss Sidma. Next item, City of Robstown Parade. That's December 19th. Um, actually, I can go now because my Vegas trip has been cancelled. Oh, no. I can't go. My grandbabies will be here. >> Sorry. But I mean, I know I know Sessad's going

012to participate. >> I I haven't submitted, but I was um I wanted to see what the consensus of the board was. If um >> anybody wanted to attend, maybe go together or >> Dr. P, can you attend individual? >> Let's see. That is the Friday before the break. >> Saturday. >> That's a Saturday. >> I got to see if I'm in town. It's a Friday. Oh, it's a Friday. Okay. [clears throat] >> Okay. Or haven't seen. >> Okay. So, is it individual? >> Well, I was I was waiting to see who was going to attend so that we can come together, >> but um if we want to go together. >> Well, the whole thing what they were telling me was that they liked it if we did it individual so it can make it

013kind of stretch >> to last. [laughter] I mean, I get it, but I I mean, it's whatever though. I mean, >> yeah. We we'll talk. >> Okay. Uh, next item on the agenda, superintendent report. Dr. Quake. >> Thank you, [clears throat] Madam President, trustees. Let me pull up a presentation here and we'll go through this together. Thank you, Mr. Gonzalez. We want to touch on five areas here this evening. Uh, we'll talk about the usual enrollment in attendance. We'll talk a little bit about the budget. Want to make a mention of the library policy, Senate Bill 13. A little bit about the core business and some of the visitors that are going to be arriving this week and next to our campuses. Then of course, uh, Christmas break. The first bit of business is the

014attendance. And while we are up as a district again, you notice for the first time we see two down arrows. This is the first time in three years we we have not seen an increase in attendance. It's a slight decrease, but nonetheless, it is a decrease in the attendance. And so we have that at two campuses. The big story tonight I really want to share is the enrollment trends. Schools nationally, statewide, and locally are experiencing tremendous enrollment decline. Has anybody heard that? If you look here, uh these are headlines from The Hill, uh the Alabama Tribune, and some other publications. Also, we'll see our our friends up the road at Corpus, their enrollment has dropped from 40,000 to 32,000 pretty sharply. And then you see the last one on the right there, why the homeschool

015boom isn't slowing down. So, I want us to be keenly aware, we have to continue to reinvent. When we say Ignite brilliance, that's not a slogan. It means created a new transformative experience for our kids, which is happening already here. We just have to take it one step, two steps, three steps further if we want to maintain enrollment. But if you talk about and you look at some of the demographic data, why the enrollment decline, part of it, if you look nationally and even statewide, the birth rate is been decreasing since 2010. From 2010 2020, the birth rate has decreased nationally and statewide, which is now showing in public schools. We also know that the options for parents, no shortage, right? Homeschool, private school, micro schools. We had a micro school pop up here in

016our backyard. I think at one of the a church nearby here. So, this is going to continue. We cannot pretend like the sky is falling or even think the sky is falling. We just have to innovate and double down on our strategic plan. But we have to keep it real. The most important thing we do here is define reality. We have to define reality, right? So, let's look at the reality for us. I'm going to highlight three boxes tonight. The first box is going to be during the COVID time. Now, you might see there at the very top in 2018 2019 nearly 2,800 kids. Let's go through that COVID period there. We lost, do the math there in those three years, 340 kids in Robstown during that COVID time, right? and we were coming out

017of COVID in 22 23 and the loss was less none nonetheless it was felt. Um and then we really started to kind of come together and and and really sell the experience here and talk about all the innovative things from the picker paths to the CTE programming to the different choice schools and over two years we had 168 kids come back. Pretty good, right? Pretty good. I think we'd be remiss if we didn't say we weren't shocked by the 135 enrollment decrease we're experiencing right now. That's real. [snorts] That's real. 80 of those kids are from our elementary. 55 of those kids are from secondary. 80 from elementary and 55 from secondary. 60 of those from Robert Driscoll. uh San Pedro had actually had an increase of 20 kids at San Pedro. So this is

018real. So we have to disconront the reality. What is the bottom line number? This is what I really want to stress tonight for the folks in the room and those listening at home and watching. That enrollment results in a $2 million hit to the district. We didn't anticipate losing 135 kids. We didn't. So let's put that in perspective. We know we're going to talk about the state of the budget on the 14th, but we want to talk about it tonight a little bit. And so I want to pass out an updated fiscal statement just so we understand >> the fiscal position of the district. Oh, I'm sorry. You're good. You're good. >> [snorts] >> If you look at your document, the financial statement which we typically give every month. I wanted to update this one

019and highlight one number. You see one number highlighted there on the page in yellow. That is our fund balance. It is what indicates your fiscal position. Your fiscal position as you see there. And this is the audited fund balance. So the auditor will be here next month and we'll go over it with you. And Miss Cos and I have been in conversations with the auditor. You see, $10.9 million. Now, I want to be real clear about that. That is adequate. That's sound. It's adequate. It's adequate to help stave off what may come. And that is a $2 million hit. Does that make sense? So, we have to be prepared with our reserves to take on a a potential $2 million loss. That's for our district of our size in that's incredible. But this is adequate

020to help. Just want to make sure put it in perspective. Adequate typically uh you know the TEA and the Texas Association of School Board Officials will recommend two to three months. This is 4.4 to help stave off what may come down. Does that make sense? >> Okay. So I want to put that in perspective. So when we when we talk about the first rating, we know we're an A rating. How do you lose your A rating? Mrs. Cennos will tell you. She didn't go over it last time. She didn't need to. But as soon as your cash reserves start to decline, so does your rating. Am I correct, Mrs. Nettos? Yes. So as soon as your cash reserves start to decline, your rating start to decline. Then you you can't get loans, you can't get

021help because your bond rating goes down. So we want to make sure we put that in perspective, not only for us here, but the folks in the community, folks listening at home. Again, the fund balance is adequate, but knowing what is is coming with this loss of enrollment is it's crucial that we recognize that we with the fund balance, we have to be very very limited. We have to be strategic and and clearly justified in spending any of it moving forward. That being said, how do we do that? What are we doing? What's the solution? Well, the first bullet there, you'll see the Texas Association of School Business Officials Navigating Deficit Budget Series. Yes, I am taking classes in that alongside who? Missy Snos. These classes run all year and we have one. Is it

022Wednesday? I keep saying everything's Wednesday. Is it Wednesday? When's our next class? >> Tomorrow. Oh, it's tomorrow. Thank. Okay. Okay. So, we we want to make sure that um we we really understand how to navigate this deficit budget situation. So, I am taking courses alongside Missy Stenos and alongside other CFOs and superintendents across the state that are experiencing the very same thing. We just completed uh Mrs. Silvas and working with TASME myself a staffing study. We're in the process of reviewing the preliminary draft of that. Again, that helps us be real strategic with the way that we allocate the resources. The other thing that we're doing is looking carefully at a secondary schedule analysis. We have to make sure that the master schedules are very very productive and efficient. So, we're going to take a

023deep dive into that. And also, this is something we've been talking about for several months and that is the strategic use of the INS fund balance. So, I'm going to have you look at one more on your sheet here. If you look at that last column, you'll see 599 at the top, interest and syncing. Do you see that? 599 interest and syncing. At the very, very bottom there, you'll see a fund across fund balance there. Y'all see that? Says about $2.4 million. And that last column, I didn't highlight it. Maybe I should have. All the way over. Okay. So we have an excess amount of money that can only be spent on debt. Have we talked about this before as a team? Thank you. We have So when we talk about strategic use, we also

024have right now tied up in our 199 or M. We have some we have some M debt that we've tied up in there that we could with vote approval without raising taxes move over to INS and use that fund balance to pay some stuff off. Does that make sense? >> Yes. And that clears up some fiscal space for our teachers, our staff, our community, uh, and also prepares us strategically in case this enrollment thing continues, right? The recent audit results I just talked about, again, fund balance is adequate. It's sound. We have some to save off any more of this decline. It's here in our reserves. So, just letting you know that. Uh, and our auditor will be here in January meeting. Correct, Mrs. Okay, for that. Okay. So, and then if we wrap things

025up here because now I'm Oh, nine minutes. Goodness. Um, Mr. Garcia is going to talk about the instructional site visits. That's our strategic plan. We keep going over like a broken record. Tier one PLC's learning walks and coaching. Everything revolves around that. We have some visitors that are coming to check it out tomorrow, right, Mrs. Be here bright and early to watch the visits uh and see what kind of instructions happening around our strategic plan. And finally, just three things to know about Senate Bill 13. Remember, the board approved the board policy on libraries. We did not do the the committee. Um our our wonderful librarian, Mrs. Jessica Wattis, has already done the lift of putting together all those resources and publicly putting it out there on the website on October 1st. So, it's out

026there for everyone to review. Remember, this bill requires now parents to really have a a say in those materials. Yes, sir. So, it's out there now. The next step is for y'all to take a look at it. I've sent it to you. will come back in January and with the recommendation advice from uh our librarian and administration we will recommend those documents uh for potential approval by you >> sir so I'm reading I'm sorry for interrupting sir but I'm reading what you have posted there so we did not approve to create a slack but correct >> but what I'm noticing there is that if parents do >> yes sir >> um >> yes >> and what does that mean as far as enough parents is there >> so there's a threshold yes we recall there's

027a threshold number of of parents that have to come I think it's 50. I don't know. No question on that. >> Okay. I just want, you know, now that you say that because we didn't approve it and then if it comes back, I just want to make sure to see what that number would have been if it goes by our district size or you can just find that out for me. >> Yes, sir. You got it. Okay. And then um want to say lastly, Christmas break begins on, uh officially at 5:00 on December 19th. I've asked all students and staff to rest. You have 16 days. Do not think about work. unplug and spend time with your families and your kiddos and and all those things that are near and dear to you. Okay. Thank

028you all. Thank you, Madam M president. >> Sorry. I had a question, sir. None of the construction costes is is on here, right? >> Correct. >> Okay. >> Right. >> So, because we How much did we get on the tax? >> 3.5. Right. Yes, sir. >> So, we got to pull anything uh to cover anything, it would come from the fund balance, >> right? Yes, sir. >> Thank you. Trustees, does anyone have any questions on enrollment or attendance? Do we want to talk a little further on that? >> Uh, I do. The concern is, you know, are we are we still following policy? What what's uh is it a fif uh when a student doesn't show up in 15 days or >> 15 days? 15 days. We're still following that policy. >> Yes, sir. >>

029Okay. >> So, any exceptions or anything like that? Not typically. >> Okay. >> I say not typically because we have to also prove that we've exhausted all efforts. Right. >> Okay. Yes sir. >> So we're still taking documentation everything. >> We have to >> I know Truency we haven't talked much about it. Uh I know what about a year and a half ago, two years ago maybe we we talked a lot about >> truency. >> So we haven't heard much. We >> had a report on it. I think >> I think we did. >> We did. I think now I think I think now they're having a I think I heard M Judge Gonzalez mention that they have some court cases coming up I guess now soon here soon. So >> December 17. Okay. >>

030Have um those that left the secondary are they accounted for? Like have they all been found? >> All of them have been accounted for. I think we might have one or two that aren't. Yeah. It's minimum. Yeah. Mhm. >> And are they going to school uh uh home school, sir? Or other districts? >> We have nearly 30% going to home school and we have some going to neighboring districts. Uh we have just a small amount that went out of state. Pretty small. Yes, sir. >> And sir, just to be clear, if it's before 10, they're still accounted for on the campus. Correct. >> I'm sorry. >> It's after 10. After 10:00 is when they'll be considered absent. Correct. >> Yep. Yeah. Whatever our attendance time is. Yes. >> Okay. And then it's do they have

031to stay the entire day to be able to be considered to >> Well, well, technically if they're in the ADA period, they're here. We're going to collect ADA. So, they're here during the attendance period and they leave, we collected the ADA, right? But I think the most important especially at secondaries to make they they need to be here in every class. So, if they miss those classes, we're still going to file on them if they miss those classes, not just the ADA period. >> Considered an absence for every class. [clears throat] >> Right. Yeah. Because I know that it used to be that you were as long as you were there until so much time that you would still be considered the the whole day. Now it's kind of like >> well well it's at

032>> well really the elementarymentaries is what is what it is I believe. But I know that um that's what [snorts] he was saying. You you still get your ADA so technically you you were here. >> Um but yeah as soon as I guess you get to the secondary level you each class is counted as >> and as far as the safety issue sir we are still following it. you know, everything should be good now. You know, because I know that I've heard still some concerns as far as what has happened, you know, previously. >> I think we're in a good place safety wise and we're going to do a little safety deep dive and in close session for sure. But uh to your point with Tennis, I do want to emphasize something that the the

033principles done a great job, our principles, and just you know emphasizing the importance of being here, importance of being on time. Uh trying to minimize the early uh pickups, which is a challenge because you you pick up early, you miss learning time, right? We exist here. So you can bring your child at on time 8:00 and and leave at 3:30 and just be saturated with learning all day, right? So those there are some challenges there with that that we deal with, but I'm I'm really excited that uh the principles keep just really focusing on making those phone calls, making sure that that our kiddos are here and and learning. >> And have we reached out to any of them that have been now homeschooling or anything like that to see if there's any interest in

034coming back to the public? >> I don't know that we've done any outreach on if you've withdrawn your kid and calling you back, hey, is it not going well? Do you want to come back? I don't know that we've done any of that. Um, but I know that Mrs. uh, Alejandra and I are working up a really robust campaign about attendance and about literacy. In fact, uh, we have a meeting with a big, uh, company this week that wants to support philanthropically our efforts around literacy and attendance. That's this this Thursday. Yeah, we're we're doing some community outreach. We are definitely >> If you need me, I'll be there. >> Okay, I will. Thank you, >> Mr. Alaska. You going to say something? >> No, we're just talking about the uh the early checkouts. So

035at the elementary we're working hard, >> we're pursuing truency if uh for parts of games and that's something that yes attendance time for the state but when you pick them up at 1:00 at 12 at 3 you know there's not a really good reason you know that. >> So are we doing that? I remember at one of our previous meetings Dr. Quake told me we weren't doing that. >> We're doing what >> the part of day. >> I remember I had asked you that. >> So I mean I was just asking because I had I had been approached by a parent. I don't know if you remember that question Mr. Messa and I asked I remember I asked and you said I don't think we're filing on the part of day. >> Well we're looking

036well it depends on how you know 15 minutes but if it's like an everyday thing two hours that adds up. >> Okay. >> We have a conversation with parents. >> Okay. I mean I understand if it's excessive but you know when I was approached on that you know I asked here and it wasn't but okay that that clarifies it yeah if it's an excessive amount okay >> thank you everyone >> thank you madam president >> next item on the agenda presentationformational items Dr. Please. >> Thank you, Madam President, trustees. At this time, I'd like to invite up the uh TNL team to talk a little bit about academic update. Invite HR to talk a little bit about TIA and all the good stuff that's happening today with that actually. >> So, I think you have

037the clicker, right? Oh, I have the phone. Okay, it's on. Got it. Good evening, Madam President. Uh members of the board, Dr. Blake, uh we'll be giving a um riveting update on all academic teaching and learning. And then of course, we'll have a TIA update today as well. Um of course, everything in teaching and learning always rooted between our vision, mission, and core values for the district. um and talking about how we're doing with the strategic plan our four pillars of teaching and learning of course tier one instruction PLC learning walks and coaching and really seeing how we're investing and building capacity within our leaders and teachers um in response to the four pillars right um how we're continuing with building capacity for our leaders and also our our leaders in the on the campuses

038with our IOTS is still with with NIT with our uh consultant Robert Stale um and how we're doing that. Of course, we did meet again with um Robert Stale and the and the um the principles how we're doing on ILT's PLC's. We've created um a um a a framework of how we're going to um build our agendas for PLC's, how we're building our agendas for ILTs, um and how we're supporting teachers, um to become better leaders on the campuses too and to be stewards of that learning um on the campuses. Um just today we got some feedback from some of the principles when we did some implementation walks um at the elementary level and seeing about how instruction is improving in response to PLC's and our principles are stating that the PLC process is really

039taking off. It's really it's really um it's improving the practice in the classrooms and the teachers are taking to it. So um just to show you that um the work that we're doing with IoT and our PLC's with learning walks and how we respond to that we are we're doing really well. um with um learning walks as well. We do have um some walks tomorrow with um the ESC. We have our folks from uh the service center with school improvement going to be visiting um our lot speech leadership academy on tomorrow and then on Wednesday they'll be at Robert Driscoll. Miss Padilla has been um getting ready. If you want to share any any any thoughts on tomorrow's visits, Miss Padilla? Yeah. >> Good evening, Madame President, Dr. members of the board. Uh we're very

040excited about tomorrow's visit. We have everything ready um for the visit. We have our schedules and our teachers have been preparing and we have our room ready and and we're really excited to showcase all the great work that the teachers and the students have been doing. So, um what are we working on? We're working on the four pillars, you know, which is tier one instruction before anything else. We're working on our PC's. We're working on our coaching pieces and our learning walks and that's daily, every day. Uh I know Dr. Pig meets with us on a weekly basis and he's always asking about coaching and it's like we coach every day every day every moment that we find we are coaching and Robert still work immediately after the training we start we moved forward with

041the new uh expectations and u I know that that has been shared with Mr. Garcia [snorts] and Dr. Quig and they have given us uh feedback and I have to say that it's going so well. It's like oh my god to see the teachers like the first one was rolling out the internalization process. So then um we asked them for for to bring artifacts of internalization. It was amazing because the teachers brought evidence of internalization and within that meeting the teachers them themselves said you know what they looked at their artifacts and oh they were fighting for it because it's like oh I like that one oh I like this one and them themselves they said you know what we need a form we really need a form so that we can stay organized you

042should see preks uh Miss Cthina's she did a math one she did a reading one then she did a center her and Mrs. Gueredo where they're planning out their centers because they want to be intentional uh aligned with the CLI data. So they want to be very intentional with their centers to make sure that instruction is being improved. And then for the other grades, uh, the team nominated or volunttoed Miss Kayla Arona. And let me tell you, Kayla went to town. She did, Miss Padia. I want to like I was talking to the teachers and well, some like one form and others like, you know, other process. So I went ahead and I did she did like about four or five forms and she's like, that way the teachers can choose and if they want

043to, they can go ahead and adjust it. But I mean, what a what I mean, I was just so excited. And I had to like right away screenshot to Dr. Pu is like look look and to Josh amazing work and on tomorrow's visit the teachers will be sharing that. I told them I was so excited and so proud of them because that's a big step and um so they'll be sharing with the ESC to uh tomorrow. So we're really really excited because you know it's like Dr. PIG and and research states if you we improve tier one instruction, how do we improve tier one instruction? By internalizing each and every day and our teachers internalize every day. We we have just um redone our schedule and they know where to go and they come. It's

044like already automatic and they work together, they collaborate with one another. It's amazing the work that is being that that is happening. Just on Friday, Josh came by uh to meet with me about the visit and here comes Miss Sciss and she was talking well uh about 2.1 this week. We talked we talked about 2.1 achieving expectations and we looked at it and we were rating and we were using the rubric and Josh was like, "Oh my god, I can't believe it. The the language, the terminology, what they're talking about, they're internalizing even the rubric." So amazing great things. I can go on and on. You know, I'm so excited, you know, for our teachers and I'm so excited about our kids. And right now, our campus is starting to look like Christmas. So, stop

045on by and visit us. We're the leopards. So, come on by and and visit our the great things that are happening at our campus. All right. Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Valia. So yes, uh, for tomorrow's box, of course, whenever the service center comes for for your school, school improvement, anything like that, they're going to be looking for, do we have, you know, an HQIM, an adopted curriculum, of course, that's what they're looking for. And then, are we using the the HQIM, the Blue Bonnet or the Amplify? And that's what they're really looking for. And then also how we're doing on our strategic plan on on our turnaround plan. And those are the the the the pieces that Miss Padia is talking about that we're going to showcase tomorrow. And just to really emphasize

046the work within IET that we're doing is building capacity not only with with us district leaders, campus leaders, but also the leaders in on on her campus on on all the different campuses. And that is going to be highlighted tomorrow in our visit with with ESC is to show that we are also building capacity with our our teachers to become leaders to become the next assistant principal to become the next principal and that's going to be highlighted tomorrow because that's what truly is happening in those IoTs and PLC's is we are building the next leaders in those IoT. So that's going to be showcased tomorrow. um moving forward to our our core business with ESC2 is how we're going to um improve literacy, right? Um we did form uh the literacy team last year, the

047leadership leadership uh the literacy leadership team, I should say, but now we're going to look at a focal point in early literacy, right? To build upon the literacy team. So, we did have ESC come out, Miss Amy Chase, who is very rooted in early literacy, who is going to help us um reform this new um initiative with early literacy to couple the literacy leadership team that we've already formulated. And I'm going to have um Mr. Velasco come up here to showcase because it was the it was the elementary teacher uh the elementary principles that went through this training with Amy Chase and this is going to be initiative that we're also um going to roll out too. >> Thank you. Thank you, Josh. Good. Uh good evening board president uh Madame President, school board and

048Dr. Quig. Uh so we we met together and we we talked about what needed to happen at the elementary level especially uh in their primary grades. Uh one of the things that we're seeing is um our kiddos need to have that language oral development in order to become you know better readers and writers because that's how it all starts in any language. First you you you listen to it, then you speak it, then you read it, then you write it. And sometimes we're trying to get them to read and write without having the other areas. Uh you know, uh we need to strengthen those up. So um you know, our main concern is to make sure that our kiddos are not only what they're understanding, but what they're speaking. So we're really trying to push

049oral language development with our young ones. Uh we talked about, you know, uh what are the the visible learning that we see for both the teachers and the students. uh in our campuses and uh one of the things that we wanted to use are uh Hattie has some uh certain things that we can use in the classroom that will give us the biggest bang for our buck. And one is vocabulary development. Another one is having lots of uh talking happening within the classroom. Not just a teacher speaking as a sage on stage, but actually letting the students converse. So that's something that we're we're pushing for across of course uh you know collective teacher efficacy. you know, our teachers have to believe that they can do the job with our kids and there are they

050are doing that. Uh today we had, you know, Josh and um great minds on our campus today and you could see the teachers were really internalizing the lessons in every classroom that we visited and the kids were having the the conversations and really you know having that struggle that productive struggle that productive struggle that we seek. Uh so we're we're happy about that what's happening. Uh so as a group we came together like well what's what's our belief that we want for our kiddos? Uh so we're gonna come back is it next week when we come back uh to to go to the next step. Uh it's uh enlightening but we're um we're able to speak to each other and really tell her you know these are the needs that we see for our kids

051in Robson ISD. And I think it's going to be uh something good for us in the long run. We just need to to stick with it. uh really stick with it and and have that vision of what we expect a child coming out of our prek, kindergarten, first, second grade classes, moving into the tested areas. You know, what are the expectations that we have for those kids? >> Yeah. So, we're really excited about our work with Amy Chase and her team and the early literacy because, you know, in that in that training, it was very eye openening to us as leaders, too, as as what are the components that we need to work on to to help support early literacy. And so, there was a there was a a moment in time where Miss Chase

052asked us like, "What do you know about this? What do you know about that?" and we were able to reflect and say if we need if we're going to support early literacy, we also need to build capacity within ourselves with what lit early literacy is. So, we're really excited with the work that we're going to start with ESC2 with early literacy and the leadership uh the literacy team amongst the elementary count uh principles and then also the the district literacy team. Um and I think it it's all rooted in the early levels, right? The early the early literacy level. So, that's what we're building on for for that. Dr. Bug, you want to add? Yeah, let me just double click on something or zoom in, whatever you want to call it. Uh, one thing that

053you said and that is, you know, we are being very very vulnerable here with Miss Chase. >> She literally gave us a survey. She gave us a survey questions. What do you know about this as it pertains to literacy? >> What do you know about that as it pertains? Am I correct? >> That's correct. >> And we had to grade ourselves. Mhm. >> People that have been doing this collar are probably 200 collective years of experience in the room, right? We know it all. We don't know anything. All we know is we know nothing as Socrates said. >> So, we're very very vulnerable because if we're going to really be impactful, we have to keep honing our craft. It's just like Mr. Senos and I talking about finance. We're taking courses in this, aren't we?

054So, to Mr. Velasco's point, he said something. We [snorts] have to stick with it. You win the war on literacy in the early grades, prek2. You set that foundation there. They are set to grow up to become Lori Garza someday, Eric Ago someday, Mr. Kthus someday, Miss Vovoo someday, Maro Martinez someday, Mr. Marin someday, Mr. Messa someday. That's what we are striving to do. So that is it was a very similar moment. >> We were all very vulnerable there. I was I was like, "Oh god, no. zero one, you know. So, yes, I I appreciate um you really zooming in on that point. Thank you. >> Yes. >> And that is uh the update for us if we have a ta missed. >> Josh, I have a few few questions. Sorry. >> Um before Miss

055Cedus comes up. Um, on our staff as far as our core subjects, are we fully staffed with full-time teachers at all campuses or >> uh to my knowledge, Miss Silvas, are we >> No. Do you know where we're lacking? What campuses? Or is it >> secondary elementary? vacancy. >> Okay. So, so I had um I guess I think I said for but Josh, but I had I had mentioned this to Dr. Pig, but um I guess this is a time to ask, right? because it's academics but um sir on our conversation that we had previously on robotics um uh do we know or maybe missho can answer this but I had seen on Facebook was our were our students invited or did they attend that engineering program in Kingsville that happened recently >> I'm not

056aware they attended that uh Mr. No. >> Were they invited at at all or do we know? >> Not an invitation did not come across my desk. >> Okay. Uh previously we had spoken to Dr. Pig about um the robotics team. I know that you know [clears throat] right now Dr. Pig said that was kind of like a transition kind of thing going on. >> Um it takes somebody to be able to >> come up to the please Mr. Vin. >> I'm sorry ma'am. robotics, you know, and due to um our teacher resigning, you know, um and us not able to fill that vacancy, we weren't able to offer robotics. >> See, and that was my reason also for the the question on the initi on the if they got invited to that because I

057know that the our teacher then now works in that department. Mhm. >> So I was just curious if maybe they have reached out to invite our kids or I don't know how that works if they have to just submit or they get invited or >> they usually go through the dean you know of engineering and he'll reach out to me or anytime that they need our students like they just uh reached out to us because they want to give one of our students a scholarship. >> So we're working out the logistics through that. But yes >> and I I know Dr. Pra had mentioned it's kind of like you said we're going through a transition period but what exact are I mean or the requirements or so I know it needs somebody special right for

058that position. >> Yeah you have to have your engineering background you know it's not really simple for you to be able to say oh I'm going to go do a robotics club. I mean Rachel can testify to that. You know it really is somebody with that math and science background that has done either mechanical engineering or some type of civil engineering. anything having to do with engineering >> because I know there's I mean I would assume that there's still kids who are interested in this. >> There are some kids. >> Are we on the campus at least or somehow exposing the kids to things that are still related to this at some point? >> Well, we kind of filtered them into instrumentation in other areas of you know industry in that way. >> Okay. I

059just want to >> kind of make sure that we're not like completely >> phasing it out like there's no teacher. We're no longer going to do this because I know there was a specific classroom for that. >> There was >> um is it still there? I mean like if somebody if we hire somebody tomorrow, they'll go in there and it's ready. >> Yeah, we've already um Mr. Portillo I took um Dr. Quig through a walk through there. Uh we cleaned it out. Ro Mr. Lber did a great job going in there and helping us u clean it out, open it up. Right now we're using it for amech um you know at at this time. Mhm. >> So all that equipment we just have it somewhere because >> Yeah, we stored it. Mr. Portillio stored

060it. >> Okay. >> So >> are we physically looking for an A teacher? I mean I'm sorry, a robotics teacher, sir. >> Well, we don't need a full FTE for robotics teacher. I think the course demand might have been 20 to 25. Yeah, we actually had uh two periods that it actually, you know, um because our former teacher taught math most of the day and then we were equivalent to having maybe two classes of robotics with maybe 12 to 15 kids in each one, which was our seventh and eighth period. >> Um but the demand to have a full blown was never there. It would section >> outsource >> like like hire somebody from Delmore >> like for an like an after school thing. Can we do something like after school? >> We can definitely

061do after school. But are you talking about um >> hiring somebody just for the >> like a DOI period or whatever? >> Uh we can definitely hire people part-time but again the certification challenge that we're now faced. Yeah. But yeah part time. Yeah we can. >> Retired engineer. >> You know somebody [laughter] >> maybe >> I'm looking at you. I mean yeah I just want to you know there was >> I just felt like you know um you know our kids went and presented at our I told Dr. Quick you know they went and presented to the state >> and people were actually like look at what Robson is doing in robotics >> and then it's like next year and I understand we're left in a you know unfortunate situation that the teacher left but

062now it's like >> and we did market it. I mean, we did put it out just like any kind of other sponsor, you know, when we're looking for whether it's a class sponsor, dance sponsor, cheer sponsor, we always put it out um, you know, among the campus, you know, employees. And if it doesn't, you know, Dr. Poy and I will discuss opening it up districtwide. Is there anybody interested in, you know, doing a robotics club or doing, you know, and there was no interest. Yeah. >> Yeah. And I don't want us to be discouraged by that, you know. No, we've got, you know, um >> Yeah. No, I'd be discouraged, but I just >> And I'm not saying you're discouraged either. I don't want anybody I know you're not, but it is a transition period

063right now. And um >> I know we'll be prepared to pivot when we need to. And it is the future and it's not just STEM. It's artificial intelligence is the next wave. We need to be prepared to do some offerings around that. Right, Mr. >> Gagas? Don't be afraid. >> Yeah. And let me tell you, you know, we pivot. I pivot all the time, you know. So, if it's something that it's it's manageable and we can do it, we will do it. >> Okay. >> Uh, Mr. Martinez brought this up to me and I he's speaking for the kids, the ones that don't have the voice here today. So, I I was thankful that he brought it up. I for one was very upset when I heard that the room was um repurposed. >> I

064mean, there's kids that have that interest. So, I hope that we don't pivot. I hope that we're still seeking somebody right now. So, for example, not to get really in the weeds because that's your that's your area, sir. But when we needed help, Mr. Portillo stepped in. Am I right? Is he doing several things right now to just keep the kids interested and keep them going? So, I don't I mean, it's heartening. It's disheartening that nobody stepped up to the plate. I know everybody's plates are full, but I hope that it's not something that we pivot to. I hope we're still actively looking for somebody because there are kids that have that interest. and they're going to be our future engineers and our future doctors and >> they may be my [clears throat] boss one

065day. That's it. We just wanted to throw the concern out there because um >> we do have I mean a couple of parents have reached out to me but I >> I mean I all I asked was to forward you know send them to >> and I would love to have a conversation. I have yet to have a parent come to me but you know I know that y'all hear it first but please let them come and sit down with me and Mr. Forio. We would love to hear what they have to say. um you know if there's anything that we can help facilitate on our campus or you know if there's other you know resources that we can put in in their hands when it comes to you know our our partnership with Texas

066A&M you know so there's a lot of things that we can explore for sure >> yeah because maybe I was thinking because when I was told that about the that right now there wasn't a class I was not aware that we didn't have a class at all >> um and then I I asked Dr. Pig and he told me about what was going on. >> Yeah. Um, and that immediately I saw on Facebook. So that immediately kind of triggered like our ex employee is now at the&m campus in that department. Um, maybe just like we do with Delmar with welding. I don't know if that's an option. You know, kind of get a partnership with Texas A&M and I don't know how that works, but it just kept me, you know, there are some kids

067who are interested >> um in that. So, I just want to ensure that we're doing our due diligence and trying that going that we're still >> us are invested still in that as much as those kids want to be. >> And for sure, we're registering for next year so the interest surveys are going to go out so we can really have a good picture on whether or not kids are still interested or how many are still interested. Um because we're gearing up, we're already planning for next year. So, we start registration in January. um and kids will start filling out their interest survey so we can have a better picture if indeed there is a large number or how many are still actually interested in in pursuing that. >> Do we have an area where

068we would put them if we get a an interest? >> Yeah, for sure. That area, Miss Garza, is huge, right, Mr. Lover? I it's it really could encompass both agotics. >> It's a flexible space. Yeah, it's a big classroom and then it's a big workshop area. So, it really could manage both. It really can. >> Okay. >> All right. Thank you, ma'am. I appreciate it. [clears throat] >> All right. >> Okay. Good evening, Madame President, Dr. Quig, members of the board. Here we are. with our journey which continues and it's still a straight road. Now come January, February, it might that might get a little bumpy but uh during the month of November and December of course um our teachers and campus administrators uh gained access to their TIA data dashboards. Their dashboards consist of

069the students that are on their rosters along with the data that they have um this the students have um from last year, how they scored on their assessments. That way they can get a better understanding where they're at. And then as soon as we have um some data for middle of the year, we'll um key that uh data in and they can see the growth that their students are having. Of course, we will go back to the campuses again and meet with our teachers once once once that's there. But at least our teachers have uh access to their data already. Um then of course um today we had a morning session and an afternoon session with um our rural cohort and we participated. Miss um Miss um Cisto was able to join us this morning.

070There was a session specifically on the spending plan. So we will be um working on our spending plan and uh we participated in in that session. It was very exciting to see that during the session that was being presented, they highlighted Robson ISD and we took a snippet there um because they highlighted our our handbook. Uh they shared it as a hand as a sample. So that was really nice to see that um that others could see the work that that our team has has put forth in into it. So, we wanted to just snip it and and share with you all that those good news. But we did receive some guidance uh of things and and steps that we need to to partake in as we move forward with the spending plan. Of course,

071we have 56 teachers that are eligible this school year. And then that took us to our afternoon session and our principles came in um in the afternoon and we were looking at focusing on skew data analysis really taking a look at our data as to when we observe teachers and making sure that that data is aligned. We will be uh meeting again with the service center on January the 14th. the campuses will u meet a deadline of January 9th and key in all the data that they have up to this point. Then we'll run an analysis and we'll take a look to see where we're at at that point in the middle of the year to see if we are aligned or not. And if we're not then the steps that we need to take

072uh as we move forward for the second semester. We will be meeting with our TIA committee. We'll bring forth that information to you in January. will be meeting. We have um a deadline of March the 17th to submit our application again for phase two for year two and um share with the committee and with the board the the uh new um teachers the courses that will be brought into phase two of of of this journey. We are looking we shared with principles today received input from them as to what we need to do who should continue based on assessments that we have. So that's exciting. That's where the road will get bumpy again as we start uh working on our application. Application is due to the state April the 15th. It's due to uh the

073cohort on March 17th. So of course we will have that done ahead of time making sure that we're ready to go. But it is exciting. Um, the journey continues and be ready for the bumpy road ahead. >> I'm sure it'll be a lot easier right now, now that we've already gotten the major leg work done. >> Or I mean, I would assume >> my my my question was going to be you say application again. >> Never mind. >> Make sure that every number is correct. You got to make sure it's correlated. You got to make sure it's all kinds of stuff. part is easy. >> Yes, that that's that's not an issue. Um, >> so the bumpy roads going to be now these are going to be the data. Um, we did participate in a

074zoom >> is going to be easier now, right? I >> I would I was assume I was under the impression, you know, now that we've done the leg work here, now let's >> a little bit. >> Eric, go ahead. >> I I did forget because we did participate in a Zoom >> last week. about >> we did about expansion and we did we failed to include that and that's um they reviewed the new application process >> that's not that's not going to be difficult at all you know adding what we need to add and making those um you know those changes it is the data it's keeping up and and keying in the data and then reviewing it for accuracy that that is that's the big E >> now I see Okay. It's >> I

075was just I mean I'm very intrigued with this. I mean I really [laughter] >> pardon >> this. Data capture. >> Okay. >> Nobody. >> So now the real fund is what you're basically saying. Okay. And I think that's what's so important about the January 9th deadline for uh campuses and well most of them have already keyed in their evaluations or observations. Uh, of course, not everyone's conducted all their evaluations, but those that we have up to now, it's important to take a look at those and those walkthroughs that have been conducted for us to take a look at that. And then we're going to run um a skew data analysis to see where we're at. And if we're not aligned, then that's not okay. But it's okay because then we have an opportunity to work

076for the second semester in making sure that that we are on target and that we are aligned because what we don't want to happen is that we go through all this and at the very end our data does not get validated. >> Okay? >> And that's what we're trying to avoid. So kudos to our administrators, our principles, campus administrators, you know, for really working hard in in calibrating and in going into each other's classrooms and and making sure that we're that we're aligned. So, but yeah, it will get bumpy, but it's okay. It's exciting and it's fun. Any other questions? >> I don't know if this pertains to you, Miss Silva, but uh where are we with 21, sir? 21st century 21st century. I'm sorry. I thought you about the property we had for sale.

077>> I saw it on here and that's why I said it. Uh the grant is open and we have a meeting on Monday to discuss our programming. We've got a committee set up to to submit the grant. Uh Dr. Madano submitted the letter of intent today, so we're ready to move forward. >> Okay. >> Does it look promising >> or you just don't know? >> We don't have any clue right now. >> It's a it's a heftier grant that we're we're going to tackle. Okay. We want data to support our decision. Yes, it goes more in depth, but we have experience writing grants. >> Perfect. >> We'll tackle it >> because I know we >> we started talking this about this last year. >> Yes, sir. It just it just opened up, so we're we're

078ready to go. We have a committee that's hungry and uh we're going to put our best foot forward on this one for sure. >> And is that said a fiveyear term or fiveyear grant that they do? >> Three years now. >> Five. >> It's three now. >> Okay. We we last time we had it, we reapplied. So we got two cycles back to back. I think that's why we had it for five years if I remember correctly. >> Well, I know that we've had several because I know that when I I came on board for the two years, it was both fiveyear terms. >> It was a fivey year grant. >> So fiveyear grant. I'm sorry. I see fiveyear grant. But that that's my reasoning behind that. If it was still that fiveyear or you

079know >> because I think every year the every year that >> it I'm sorry ma'am. I think every year it the money would like you would get less every year, but it was through a fiveyear period. >> We're gonna get you pave a pave maker. You can drive it down that bumpy road. Ma'am, >> we're gonna have to call Ramro to help us. [laughter] >> Thank you, ma'am. >> Thank you. >> Dr. Quig, next item. Is are we finished with that one? >> M update. >> Thank you, [clears throat] Madam President. Let's invite Mr. Ler up. Just a quick overview. Mr. Lover and what what exciting things we have coming and going with M. >> Good evening, Madam President, Dr. Pig, and you jolly jolly board members. Y'all look sharp. Um quick M update. Uh

080pest control. We have done our second round. Uh we completed it uh the last two weeks. We've completed our second round of um pest control, which is good. I will tell you, do not be alarmed here, but there has been an little bit of an increase on mice on this building, but we are attacking it now. It's not so bad. The weather's changing. I think they're looking for some warmer spots, but we're setting up some stuff and we've caught a few already. Um, so, but we are addressing it, but pest control is complete. Uh, our energy management plan is coming to fruition, right? We're we're getting that put together pretty well. Identifying some of the members that are going to be on that team. Um you know, some of the jobs that they're going to

081be doing, some of the systems that we have, some of the protocols and procedures that we will be doing for that plan. Um so we we will be finalizing that pretty quick. >> Sir, when you do pest control like throughout the year, how many times do you do they come out? >> Four times a year, sir. >> And and throughout the four times a year, do they continue to do the um concession stands at the at the field? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. just >> and and they also come out if we see like an increase or something that >> okay >> that we feel they can come back out and you know they come back out they're really good uh local company so >> okay you mentioned Mike because my little boy he's a

082prek4 and he goes I saw Charlie in the class [laughter] he named Mike that runs around in the classroom >> oh lot speech >> that's a nice name >> yeah [laughter] we yeah they they had a little bit of an increase So we we've taken him some stickies and um but we are trying to address them. >> That's cruel, right? >> Yeah. >> Well, it's good that it's good he's not scared. >> Yeah. >> Don't bring him home. >> Don't bring Charlie home. >> Yeah. >> He's gone, sir. >> He told me Mr. probably but I didn't I don't know how true that I just >> was it a sticky >> one of the stickies. Yeah. When I get home you see [laughter] >> don't tell him that. Sir >> what did you say about

083the light? >> The what sir? >> About the light. >> Oh the it's just the energy the plan we're coming we're finalizing >> lighting. >> Oh yeah >> we're still paying that. Uh and then honestly we we are doing a lot of preventive maintenance uh a lot of filter changes. >> Uh the buses, you know, with this break going on, we have to have a plan in place. Uh because unfortunately we still have to, you know, if it gets pretty cold, we we still have to come in and turn buses on for a little bit. Uh because the last thing we want is first day of school, we come back and a lot of the batteries, you know, u aren't aren't charged. So we we're doing a bunch of those types of stuff. We're changing

084filters out, marking dates, making sure we're doing them quarterly. Um, the guys have done a fantastic job of more recordkeeping, so I could easily ask them, "Hey, when's the last time?" And they mark it on the on the filter. It's pretty marked, very identifiable, but they keep a good track of it. So, our our our crew has done a pretty good job of that. Um, other than that, we're really just preparing for this next, you know, the change of the weather, making sure, you know, heaters work, making sure, you know, our guys are, you know, taught, you know, heat injuries, I mean, cold weather injuries. kind of did some training on that for them because they're going to be exposed to some cold weather stuff. Um, it's a lot of preventive maintenance going on right

085now, but that saves us money and uh it just prepares us for anything that may come up. >> I just want to emphasize how much I appreciate Mr. Lover the PM >> the preventive maintenance, preventative maintenance, preventive maintenance, and then also the energy management plan. you know, uh we can simply save five to 10% on our bottom line and we just start turning off lights and are mindful about zones and putting all of those management uh protocols in place. >> Yeah. Temperature when we're going to be gone for a while, set the temperature up a little higher so they don't just run lights out. So, good deal. >> Hopefully, we see a difference. I >> hope so, sir. >> So, that going back to that, you know, you mentioned energy. Um um so I think

086in uh January I think is when um I'll submit that report just so on a quality report for the Ortiz campus to see how much we've saved in our as far as our energy on that campus there >> in our light bill. That's something Mr. Min always addresses. >> I'll be curious to see that as well. >> Yeah, because I think it was uh Dr. Pa mentioned every quarter or like a quarterly report. So I think in January is when >> um the report was going to be soon. So, if I need to submit anything, sir, um, officially on a report, then um, I'll be I'll be more than glad to do that. >> $2 million. [laughter] >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you, guys. Appreciate it. >> Thank you, Mr. Lover. Next item. List

087of bills are in your packet for [clears throat] your review. You um, you guys have any questions, please email Dr. Pig. >> Sir, you want to add anything on list of bills? >> No, just emphasize what you said. Please, please send me a note. Uh, next item, financial statement report. Do you want to talk a little bit more about that? >> Uh, I think I covered it pretty well, but any questions y'all may have about it. This is the >> Can you turn on your mic, sir? >> Yes, please. Uh, any additional questions you may have about the report? >> So, I just had a quick question and I'm and I assume I'd like to be I think to speak right in the right portion of the agenda, but I'm going back to finances. Sir,

088I noticed um I'm looking at the vacancies here. um that we have for our district. Um I noticed none of our campuses have a um parent for involvement liaison, >> right? >> Um is there a reason for that? Um and are we not going to hire any? Are we not going to I mean >> so Mr. Sanchez has taken that on primarily. Yeah. And we haven't really seen a whole lot of return with our you know having a [clears throat] full staff of PIs even talking to the principles. Uh Mr. Javine, you want to speak briefly about your PI situation? So, try to be real strategic about our status. It makes sense, right? Not just to have it, just to have it. >> So, [clears throat] I mean, I'm I'm going to attest to that

089cuz I agree. Um, high school being in that position, I'm I'm It's very hard. >> Yeah. >> Um, also the junior high very hard, but at the same time, sir, um, it's kind of, um, I know that the liaison are very instrumental to especially our elementary campuses. um having been in that field um and even now more so I feel like we should try to encourage our parents to be involved. Um I don't know how this that program is now if anything's changed in regards to the requirements. Um I know that when I was there as a leazison we were were required on the campus to have a monthly report to have our um classes per title one. Um who's the leazison was in charge of that? I mean you know who's who's in charge

090of doing that now at the campus level? >> The principal >> on top of everything else that they have to do. They're having to do that as well. Well, what happened to the ones that were there like >> Well, some of them one some one of them moved. I know. And maybe they moved to another position, but my thing is, and you said the principles, we're already expecting so much out of them. >> Yes, sir. >> And we're adding this on top of that. Now, who do they report to as far as the parents? I mean, they're keeping track of their hours. Who do they give that to? How are we keeping track? and who's going to be the one doing all the documentation that we're doing this on campus. The parents have this many

091hours. >> Um because I'm assuming we still have to submit something to the state or to the feds as far as this is what it is. So district level, I understand that maybe Mr. Sanchez can do that >> at a district level, but at a campus level, we're having our principles do that as well on top of everything else. >> Well, as a principal myself, the principal is always led. >> Well, I understand that certainly. And so it's not it's not uncommon. No, it's a duty that a principal always does. Now, it's great to have that extra layer when you can have it, right? But the main thing is, is that being impactful? Is it being impactful on what apparently is on supposed to be doing? So, we've taken a step back from that this

092year and said, "Okay, um, we haven't quite seen the level of involvement that we would need or want out of a traditional PI. So let's step back and let's see what can we do if we're leading it on the campus, the CEO of the campus being the principal with support directly from Mr. Sanchez to kind of grow that. >> I remember this conversation coming up a while back and I remember >> I mean we have to really evaluate every position like are we getting the ROI the return of investment on every position because in theory it sounds great right? It sounds great. We got a parent le. Wow, that sounds great. >> And I think that person would be the the bridge, you know. >> Oh, yeah. That's what's called leazison. You're right. Yeah. >>

093So, >> and at that point, like now we're wanting to get parents involved because I'm so I'm going to be honest, sir. I've attended shack meetings and now that there's no liaison. Even these shack meetings that used to be 40, 50, 60 people is almost none. And the reason being because the liaison would invite their parents come with me. I know that it was a requirement that they would be there and there was more involvement. Um I feel that especially at the elementary level >> that maybe you know we need to put different expectations or whatever the case may be but I feel that those people are very instrumental to the campuses in bringing them at the at the junior high that's that's where I was very hard sir >> I still had many parents

094there but it's it's a struggle the high school I can imagine there would be almost no participation because at that age you know but having the parents more involved at the elementary I will help our us as a district as they get older, you know. Um, >> sure. >> I I just, you know, we're and the reason I brought up financial finance in the finance statement because, you know, when we approve the budget, [clears throat] that's within the budget already, those positions. I just want to So, moving forward, is it something you could look into or are we just not going to do it next? >> No, we've looked into all staffing. So, every single position is being looked at. That's why we did the staffing study. We can do anything. we can't do everything

095right and that's not a value judgment but again it is a function of two do we have the resources and what resources do we have can we allocate them directly to what's going to impact instruction does that make sense and that means I got to take on extra duties like I've done we've reduced staff central office I'm doing more things fine with me >> I have to because the budget has put us in that situation it's not a value judgment that's saying they're not important very important it's a wonderful thing to have right but at the same time we have to be mindful of what do we have what can we afford And if we don't have the money to do it, okay, how do we still get it done, right? How do we still

096find a way to get that involvement? And that's where the principles come in, their teams. >> Okay. >> And that neighboring district up the street also did away with theirs. We have a district >> away. >> Yeah. We only have one for the entire district. >> I don't know if it's just again like you said, it's just over staffing and not that they're not important, but you can >> I was just I was just curious teacher in place of >> yeah I was just curious as far you know question at the district at the campus level who was doing >> those reports and the you know the requirements that need to be done to the state and keeping track of parent hours or you know whatever the case may be >> um >> and it

097and you know being in that position that's that's what drew my attention because I noticed at every campus there wasn't one and then I looked at our vacancies and I saw that we were not advertising for that either. So, I mean, if it's something that needs to be done, okay. But I was just inquiring in that because it was something that caught my attention. Any other questions regarding financial statements? Next item on the agenda. I'm sorry, one more, sir. How so? How many uh months of fund balance do we have? >> 4.4. Okay. Thank you. Next item on the agenda, consent agenda items. >> Trustees, First by Mr. Marukin, >> second by Mr. Messa. >> Okay. I have a question. Mr. Dr. P, sir, >> on the item C, the approval for low attendance waiver,

098can you explain for the people that for the viewers as to what that is and what day you're going to ask for that? >> So, the day uh the Friday before uh we went on vacation, we had very low attendance, 44%. And so t4 and typically when we have a low attendance day we submit that to tea so they can basically say okay that day won't count towards your ADA. >> Okay so >> because of safety reasons. >> Okay so that's going to be your your reasoning behind that. So what what is let's assume sir that how do they do that? Do they just approve they not approve? What if they were to not to approve it? What what do you know and I think I had again I need to submit a report for

099that but do you know how much we'd be hit as far as ADA in regards to that day or do we do we already know like >> this many kids didn't come >> I know we earned less that day we would have earned less okay than normally >> so you don't know how much or do you know >> okay I'll I'll submit for that report on that as well but >> but definitely would have earned less obviously because ADA is lower >> correct >> um but I think the main point is this >> can we afford afford to miss any instructional minutes even for the 44% that came. No, we can't. And so, while I understand that day, we knew it was going to be low, right? But we have parents, half of them, that

100said, I don't want my kids to miss instructional time. So, they came. And so, we want to make sure that we understand when we do something like that, it's always strategic. It's not just let's just throw up and and cancel the day. But if it's low attendance, then we have to submit it to TEA and provide that documentation. So that's what we're going to do. >> I believe Cess also wants to know is there a possibility that TA would decline? >> Of course. >> Yeah, there is. >> Oh, yeah. Always. >> So in regards to that, being that you know Yes. >> Um and and from my own knowledge too, sir, like you say you can't miss, how is it? Because I know it's all within your authority, correct? Like yes or no? >> But

101if we were to miss, is there any are there minutes? I know it goes by days, but are there minutes where we could have said, you know what, we're going to instead of doing this day, we're going to come this day because we missed. Is there is that is that something? >> There's definitely minutes there we could do, but you know, >> so those minutes were like if we were to say we're not going to come to school because of safety reasons. >> Um, and I had shared this with you because in the 5 years that I've been in this position, I've never received so many phone calls in a day or in the five years completely. >> So, I called to express my concern. Um, but had it been that you would have canceled

102school, we still could have had those extra minutes to come. >> We had we had minutes in the balance, but I hope you understand if we canceled school that day, then you don't get to make up those minutes. >> That's my question. Yeah. So, we couldn't have we could not have made them up. No. >> Okay. So, that that's my question. That was my initial question. Um, but I just want to I just want to check like if they were to deny this. Um, or I'll submit a report as well because I would like to see how much lower we were on this day rather. >> Yeah, we definitely earned less. >> Okay. Half. Okay. >> I have a question. So, we have minutes in the bank. >> Yes. >> But we could not have

103made up the minutes. >> Well, not without having to come up with a day to send kids to school where they didn't have to. >> Okay. >> Yeah. To be clear. >> So, yeah. basically, you know, putting them on a day that was >> So, you could have said rather than getting out on the I don't know, let's just say 20th of December, you're going to get on the 21st because we have to make up that day. Something like that. >> Yeah. Yeah. You just don't want to send kids unnecessarily to school unless you you you know you have to. >> Okay. >> Also, teachers, you get >> Yeah, teachers get early as a teacher myself. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yep. >> Any other questions? >> All right. We have a first and a second

104on consent agenda items. Uh vote to approve. Miss um Miss Gallobos. >> Yay. >> Mr. Gantu >> Mr. Goss. >> Hi. >> Miss Garza. >> Yes. >> Myself. I Mr. Mukin. >> Hi. >> Mr. Messa. >> Motion passes. >> Thank you. Next item on the agenda action item. Discuss and consider approval of selecting selection of a contractor for the Robson Early College High School Fieldhouse and authorize the superintendent to negotiate contract. Dr. Pig. Thank you, Madam President. Let me pass out the uh matrix that the committee arrived on uh Friday night. We had a late night. >> Friday night, everybody. >> Friday night. And we didn't get dinner. >> No one knew it would be a five-hour affair. >> I walked in and I said, "Sir, where's our dinner?" >> I said, "We'll be done

105by four. >> Wait, it's 8 o'clock." [laughter] >> Okay. Um if you look at the top, you have the four submitters. Uh uh I'm sorry if you look first uh the first column is are the criteria we adjusted the criteria um reducing from six to four there's a description of each criterion and the next criterion and then uh you'll see the the four submitters that you brought in the required documentation MVP piping uh Texas South Texas building um uh Helis Huxin you'll see is highlighted in yellow they didn't have their bid bond. So, they were eliminated from the um from the scoring. Uh cutting to the chase, uh the four submitters that did qualify, you'll see there's a number at the very bottom that totals their points, and you'll see the highest submitter is uh

106Helis uh 83.42. At this time, I'd like to invite up um Mr. Pal and Mr. Parks from Helis this time to the podium. Gentlemen, good evening. >> Hello. >> Hi, Mr. Powell. Pleasure [laughter] to >> be here again. >> Sure. Were you also there for five hours? >> Uh, we were not. I was not. >> Okay. >> Dismissed. >> Four hours. >> You got a long drive. Um, so we arrived at the process. Here we are. And um this has been a journey of uh over a year and the board approved the plans back in July and then we had to go through the process of of finding the right person to do this work. It took a few times. Um Mr. Parks. >> Yes sir. >> Um we're here to recommend Aelis to do

107this project and the board would authorize the superintendent to negotiate a contract. So I want to invite you to the podium and and say one congratulations. >> Thank you sir. >> Uh and and two allow Mrs. cigars and the team to to ask any questions they may have of Helis. >> Yes, sir. >> Any questions? Do you want to say anything? >> Go ahead. >> No, go ahead. >> Wants to go. >> Well, one of y'all y'all in the committee. >> Um I mean I don't have very many questions. It's just uh I appreciate the fact that that you're going to be using local contractors. >> Absolutely. >> Uh >> we reached out to a couple of them. they were asked to and working that out as we speak. So, um, by the end of

108the week, we'll have all that worked out. >> Okay. >> Who satisfied with that? >> Who are these contractors? >> It was a plumbing contractor and a and a uh, excuse me, electrical contractor and a cementic contractor that provide reside in um, Robtown. >> So, uh, Mr. Powell, thank you for all your patience. Um, I know that your services are very expensive and I just want to thank you for being patient with us. This is the round three, guys. Third time's a charm. Uh, Mr. Brian, thank you for continuing to resubmit. That showed your interest in our school district. So, I appreciate that. Uh, you could go anywhere else. Your time is very valuable, I'm sure, as all of ours is as well. The trustes >> have three board meetings tonight and this is where

109I'm at. [snorts] >> Thank you. I appreciate that. That says a lot. So, I appreciate that. Uh, Mr. Messa and Mr. Marin, thank you guys for just honestly tolerating me. Mr. Pal knows what I'm talking about. Question after question. I don't understand. Hear me out. Why? Why? So, um, it really was a team effort. I'm finally that we're act I'm finally glad that we're here. Uh, to the rest of the committee, it was it was hard. It was stressful. This is our kids. This is our money, right? The two things that we don't want to fail on, our kids and our money. So, I just want to thank everybody, Dr. Quig for all always hearing me out when I asked you to hear me out. Um even after the 30th time, hear me out, sir.

110Thank you. Um to the rest of the trustees, thank you for trusting us to represent you and our committee. It really was tough. Do you agree? It was tough, but it but it never stopped. We never um st stayed away from local contractors. You know, uh we believe in what we have here. We have quality work and we just want to give them a chance. That's all. But at the same time and no better contractor, general contractor to work under than Helis. >> Thank you for that vote of confidence. >> Thank you for everybody. I just wanted to say a couple of words. Mr. Mesa, you want to say anything? >> Just congratulations, sir. And thank you, sir. I mean, >> we'll do a good job. >> Can't get can't wait to get it started.

111You know, kids already lost out too many. To me, every day they lose out on is just >> they're behind. >> Yes. So, again, congratulations and get looking forward to seeing the final product. >> Yes, sir. Absolutely. >> I just want to thank the trustees. Um, you know, I was on the on the, um, parking lot project and I did to Dr. P. I would not want to be on one of those committees again. [laughter] So, so, um, thank you to the three trustees that, um, you know, I know are the voice of the board. Um, and you know, they keep going back and forth. So, that shows that they want the absolute best. Thank you to Helis for showing interest and helping us. um our helping our dream come true. Um our kids are

112going to get something good and great to be a part of that. So thank you Mr. Pow. Thank you for your work as well. Um and I have the most utmost confidence in our trustees and M and Helis that we're going to get this done and we're moving in the right direction. >> Sorry I forgot. Sir, thank you also Mr. Pow for your dedication, your hard work >> putting it up with Miss Gar. >> I was I was going to say us. >> There's a there's a special place in heaven for you Mr. Powell. You know >> there is Thank you. Thank you. >> come coming in three time how many times did we go around this three coming in three times you know reviewing numbers for us trying to lead us in the right

113direction that was going to give us a >> lead us to the right way and you you know appreciate you for that. Yes sir. Thank you. >> Mr. Messa is making me sound very obnoxious. Believe him. Okay everybody. I think [laughter] I think I think the the process was longer than what we anticipated all in all, but again, you know, it takes time to build something, right? So, uh we didn't want to build something that we had to demo. So, >> and I just like to emphasize more on the appreciation from the board that um you're willing to work with our local contractors. That really means a lot that you know you you willing to take that step and keep our people and helping them you know give give back to our kids as well.

114>> So good job money we might as well keep it in the community. >> Thank you sir. >> I appreciate that. >> That's what I say. And you know what showcasing our contractors you know. Yes sir. >> They might you might reach out to them for for another job or whatever. >> Dr. Blake >> just [clears throat] appreciate the hard work. This has been a collective lift. Mr. you and your team um athletic department, Mr. Lauer and those that just hung around and did the design for several months. It was a lot of work and here we are. So, um just just appreciative to the trustees don't get paid a dime for this. Y' don't get a dime. >> Not even dinner, guys. >> Not even dinner. >> I'm going to say that again. >>

115But I did buy her lunch the other day. So, don't let her tell you why I didn't. You know I did. Uh, [laughter] >> but again, the trustees are so committed to this community and this work and you feel it. Listen to the conversations tonight. >> Listen to the conversations tonight. They're committed to doing this right with the right people. >> Yes, sir. >> And that feels good right now. So, thank you, gentlemen. >> Good brand. >> Yeah. >> Dr. Wig recommend. With that, I'd like to recommend that the board approve the selection of Helis for the Rob Center Early College High School Fieldhouse and authorize the superintendent negotiate contract. >> Trustees, do I have a motion? >> Make a motion. >> I have a first by Mr. Messa. >> I'll second. >> Second by

116Mr. Marukin. Any questions or additional discussion? We have a first and a second to uh approve action item A. Miss Vobos >> I. >> Mr. Ku. >> Mr. Goss. >> I. [laughter] >> Miss Garza. >> I. >> Myself. Cesa Martinez. I Mr. Marin. >> Hi. >> Mr. Ku. I mean Mr. Messa. I'm sorry. >> Mr. Messa. >> Hi. >> Motion passes. Congratulations, sir. >> Congratulations. >> Does he want to say anything? >> No. >> And congratulations to our students. Thank you everybody again. Uh, next item on the agenda, discuss and consider approval of FML student activities. Dr. Pig, >> trustees, this is a 20-year-old policy that I'm sure you read already that basically allows only certain absences to be considered. We our practice is not aligned with this policy. And so FM is here for

117your consideration to make sure we align with the student absences. Does that make sense? So you were limited previously UIL five absences a year, two for state, but if some of our athletes have made multiple uh they've exceeded that absence that's allowed in policy. So this just gives us uh an alignment between practice and policy. Does that make sense? >> Yes. >> I'd like to recommend for your approval. >> Trustees, do I have a motion? I'll make a motion to approve action item B as presented in our board packet as the updated version to FM local. >> I have a first. Do I have a second? >> Second by Miss Fobos. >> We have a first and a second to approve action item B. Miss Fobos. >> Mobos. >> No. >> I. >> Mr. Gantu.

118>> Mr. Gos. >> Hi. >> Miss Garza. >> I >> Mr. Mukin. Mr. Mesa. >> Hi. Motion carries. >> Next item [clears throat] on the agenda, discuss and consider approval of update 126 affecting the following local board policies. B E B E D C J C J A C L E CQB CQD CSA C V DB DE C D F BB D GBA B A D H E E P E F A E H B A F E I A F A F E F E F A C FB FFG F N G F O GF and J G K A. Dr. Quick, >> can you repeat that? Lmento P. Lmento [laughter] P. >> Uh this aligns everything with um the previous uh legislative session. So uh I know we've had already the first reading.

119Here it is for your uh consideration and approved. Like to recommend as presented from TASBY. >> Trustees. Do I have a motion? >> I'll make a motion. >> First by Mr. Martinez, second by Miss Via Lobos. >> First and a second. Approve action. I'm sorry. >> Any questions or discussion? >> I mean do we know these locals? Well, these are this is this is actually um >> This is a second reading for but it's um policy from TASBY. So, it's not really local. It's more at the state level. >> Any other questions or discussion? >> Go ahead, M. >> We have a verse in a second to approve action item C. I won't read all of that, but as read by Miss Garza. >> Miss Yalobos. >> I. >> Mr. Ku. >> Mr. Goss. >>

120Hi, >> Miss Garza. >> I Mr. Marukin. >> Hi, >> Mr. Messa. Motion carries. >> Thank you, Mr. Martinez. Next item, discuss and consider approval of membership in Walsh KGO's retainer program. Dr. P. >> Thank you, Madam President, trustees. I'd like to recommend the approval of the membership in the Walsh Kagos retainer program. Uh we used them for many, many years and they are quite an asset and an augmentation to our general counsel, Mr. Juan Cruz, and they have a really deep bench when it comes to some of the specialization, Mrs. Blandon, particularly with special education. How much is the retainer that we give them? >> $1,000. >> Okay. It's just right here. Yeah. Okay. I'd like to make a motion to approve action item D. >> I have a first by Mr. Martinez. >>

121Second by Mr. Gos. Any questions or discussion? >> Go ahead. >> Okay. Uh first and a second to approve action item D. Missobos. >> I. >> Mr. GU. >> Hi. >> Mr. Gos. >> Hi. >> Miss Garza. >> Hi. >> I Mr. Moto. Hi, >> Mr. Mesa. >> Hi. >> Motion carries. >> Thank you. Uh, next item, close session. I'd >> like to make a motion we go into close session at 7:33. >> Second. >> First by Mr. Martinez, second by Mr. Marukin. >> All right. Um, person is second to go into close session. 7:33. Miss Yellowos. >> I. >> Mr. Ku. >> Hi. >> Mr. Gos. >> Hi. >> Miss Garza. >> I. Mr. Marin. >> Hi, >> Mr. Messa. Motion carries. 7. The board would now convene in close session in accordance to

122government Texas government code 551.072 and 551.074 551.076 to the board will adjourn into close session for the purpose of considering the appointments, employments, evaluations, resignations, reassignments, duties, discipline or dismissal of employees. Also to discuss an offer made for district property and safety audit report. Thank you. The board will now reconvene from close session. Do I have a motion? >> I'll make a motion to reconvene at 8:33. >> First by Mr. Martinez. Second by Mr. Maruki. >> We have a first and a second to reconvene. Miss Felos. >> Hi. >> Mr. Gantu. >> Hi. >> Mr. Gos. >> Hi. >> Miss Garza. >> Hi. >> I Mr. Mukin. >> Mr. Mesa. We're back in session 833. >> Next item on the agenda. Discuss and consider approval of appointments, employments, evaluations, resignations, reassignments, duties, discipline, or dismissal

123of employees. Dr. Quick. >> Thank you, Madam President. No recommendations on item A. Uh, next item on the agenda, approval of offer made for district property. >> Thank you, Madam President. Trustees like to recommend as discussed in close session. >> A second. >> I [clears throat] have a first by Mr. Messa, a second by Mr. Martinez, >> questions or or comments? >> No. >> Any any hints on the other property, sir? >> No, sir. But um we we definitely going to look at the prices and see what if any adjustments we need to make to get some more interest. >> So that leaves us with how many vacant open spots? >> See, we've got I think 16. So we had 18. >> Shocks me is the one right here >> across the flower shop. >>

124Mhm. >> Crazy location. Good location. I think >> Yeah. >> I would have thought that uh Mr. Les would have jumped on that. >> Well, built more apartments. The ones that are across the street. >> He built those. >> Yeah, I'm saying crazy. He might maybe reach out to him. >> Reach out to him. Yeah. >> And I know I know Mr. uh what's his last name? Uh from the from the main street. >> Oh, sorry. [clears throat] He was interested in one of the in the property over here by up in smoke. >> Mr. Patel. >> Yes. >> Is that his name? [clears throat] Uh, it's a it's a >> TJ. Yeah, they call him TJ. >> They call him TJ. >> Patel. Pat. >> They're all Pat. >> No. [clears throat] Micros. >>

125Well, no. I mean, everybody that I know, they're >> Pat. Awkward. >> Any other questions? >> We have a first and a second on this one. So [clears throat] um Miss Galobos >> I >> Mr. Ku >> Mos >> I >> Miss Garza >> myself I Mr. >> Motion passes next item on the agenda adjournment. >> I would like >> I have a first by Mr. Gos. >> I have a second by Mr. >> Canu. >> We have a first and a second to adjourn this meeting. Um on that note, Miss >> of our year, >> Miss Galvos, >> I >> Mr. Gantu, >> hi. >> Mr. Gigos, >> hi. >> Miss Garza, >> I >> miss myself. I mine. >> Hi, >> Mr. Messa. >> Hi. Thank you everyone. We