001e e e [Music] good evening everyone and welcome it's time to call this meeting of the San Felipe Delio CISD Board of Trustees to order this is a regular meeting today being Monday February 24th 2025 um Mr vice president Mr orfeld would you call R for us yes sir Mr Luna Chavez present Mr aladas present myself Mr Messa here Mr Galindo not here miss Haynes here miss web pres sir you have a quorum yes thank you let the record show that we do have a quorum of board members and that this meeting will duly called in accordance with the Texas open meetings act Texas government code chapter 551 at this time we will have Opening Ceremonies first with the moment of silence for personal reflection followed by the Pledge of Allegiance please stand [Music] I
002pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stand one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all thank you very much thank you again for being here tonight first order of business we have in our agenda is recognitions item four recognition of sampip de C Board of Trustees in honor of school board recognition month Sandra Garcia Sandra miss good evening president Messa Dr Rios and members of the board each year we join the 1,200 school districts across Texas to honor our school board members Texas uh School Board appreciation month was uh scheduled for January uh but due to that inclement weather we are honoring our board members today we know that your work you work tirelessly to oversee the operation of our public
003school system and ensure that our students are getting a high quality education the 2025 theme for school board recognition month is leadership for tomorrow's Texas to acknowledge the work of school trustees governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation designating January as school board recognition month school board members play an integral role in promoting a lifelong love of learning in the Next Generation the proclamation States this evening our school board our school Representatives will have a small opportunity to show our trustees how much we appreciate your your work your time your dedication your leadership and your commitment to improving our schools for tomorrow at this time I'd like to welcome the order of our campuses beginning with Irene Cardwell Elementary good evening on behalf of Irene C Cardwell headart families children and faculty we want to take
004the time to thank you for your Devotion to our district our children who have the smallest hands in our district lovingly made some flowers for you with their handprints we want you to recognize and remember that your meaningful decisions help us grow thank you thank you [Applause] we now have Buenavista [Music] Elementary good evening board members my name is danila Rodriguez and I'm the student council president at buav Vista Elementary I just want to take a moment to thank all of you our amazing Schoolboard members and superintendent for all you do I know it's not always easy to have so many eyes on you and so many opinions to consider but your hard work long evenings and important decisions make such a big difference in our lives because of you we have great teachers unique
005opportunities and fun classrooms where we can learn to where we can learn and grow we might not always see the work that goes on behind the scenes but we definitely feel the results thanks to you all we have the chance to reach our goals and make our community proud it's clear that you truly care about our schools and all students and that means the world you are helping to shape our futures and we are all we are all so grateful for everything you do to make our district a better place from all of us Abu Visa thank you for your dedication and love for sfdrcisd we promise to keep making the most of all the amazing opportunities you've helped create for us thank you again for everything you truly make a difference and we're lucky
006to have you thank you next we have Sena Hills [Music] hello my name is Camila hurado and I am the student council president at Sena Hills Elementary these are my fellow officers on behalf of Sena Hills Elementary students staff and families we would like to take a moment to say thank you to each of you because of you we have better classrooms fun activities and so many cool things to learn you make sure our school is safe and happy place we are really app we really appreciate apprciate everything you do for us thanks to your hard work and dedication we we get to have teachers and staff who care about us and the chance to explore new things every day it feels good knowing that you're there all there to support us so thank you
007for making our school a place where we can grow and learn and for leading tomorrow's Texas thank [Applause] you next we'll have the representatives from Dr Lonnie Green Elementary good evening Dr Rios and the members of the board my name is is ston Javier Martinez and I'm the Dr lonning Green sto vice president with me this evening is my fellow officer Santiago GAO student council historian it is an honor to stand here before you on behalf of Dr lonni Green Elementary on behalf of our principal Miss Flores and our sensor principal Miss Zuniga we want to express our sincere appreciation for the incredible work and dedication of our board members as we know our school schools are the heart of our community and you are the backbone that supports and strengthens our schools thank you
008for all all you do thank [Applause] you on behalf of Dr Lon Green Elementary we want to extend our most sincere thanks to each board member thank you for all the countless hours you put in to make our district shine together we make a difference in many lives we're truly grateful thank [Applause] you we now recognize the representatives from Roberto Bobby Barrera Elementary good evening Dr Rio president as a VI vice president Overfelt and all of our school board members my name is Zoe hter I Roberto babby berera Elementary's student council vice president this is our secretary Amelia music recently our campus got new desks and onings the new desk provide us with the space to keep all of our needed supplies in to help us us succeed in school the awnings provide us protection
009from the weather and allows our police officer to have a cooler spot to watch over our campus we thank you for actively listening to our campus needs and bringing a solution to some of the problems we've had you are positive role models for our stugo officers to follow in your lead thank you for taking on time tireless hours to tackle the big obstacles needing attention in our district we are truly thankful for your service and care to put into decisions for our community as a token of our appreciation we are presenting you Dr Rios and the board with a photo of our school as a reminder of the enhancements you are you had a part in making thank you for the improved security to our campus and the awnings to protect us from the weather
010thank [Applause] you we now welcome the representatives from Ruben chavita Elementary good evening president Mesa board members and Dr Rios my name is Tay Ortiz and I'm the president of the r chir Elementary student council and I am Patricia wo secretary we would like to take this opportunity to express express our deepest gratitude to our amazing School Board your tireless efforts unwavering commitment and Leadership make the inable difference in the lives of our students Educators and com Community throughout this month we celebrate your leadership and the sacrifices you make to serve the on the school board your contribu go far beyond attending meetings and making policy decisions you are advocated for our school's champions for public education and mentors to the next generation of leaders today we offer this token of appreciation to thank you
011for the time effort and passion you dedicate into ensuring we receive a high quality education we are grateful for your ongoing support collaboration and commitment to fostering a brighter future for tomorrow's Texas thank you for all that you do thank you we now welcome Garfield Elementary [Music] like me I hold okay okay superintendent Dr res president missa and honorable members of the board good evening we are the mighty Mings from Garfield Elementary and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to express our gratitude for your unwavering dedication and Leadership we present this poem to honor your commitment to spicing up leadership seasoned for season for tomorrow's Texas success here's to the leaders who guide our way with wisdom and vision day by day you spice up our schools with care and zest uring our future
012is set for Success spicing up leadership season for tomorrow's Tex success captures the heart of all you express like chef with recipe tried and true you mix dedication with dreams a new with patient you stir the pot of change making sure every stone can find their range then encourage hope and steadfast care your nurture Futures Beyond Compare your leadership seasoned with hope and Grace helps build tomorrow's Texas a brighter place for college careers and Futures Untold you can you craft opportunities bold and gold so here's our thanks and spices and cheer for the board that leads with hearts sincere Grandfield students are grateful today for your guidance that lights our way you're the flavor and Texas success do blend in Courage and Care in all that you do thank you Trustees for the path you
013pave preparing leaders who Inspire and safe thank you thank you we now welcome the representatives from Dr ferine Calderon Elementary good evening members of the school board teachers staff students and guests my name is Ethan Torres Dr gon Elementary student council president today I stand before you to express our gratitude and appreciation for all that you do for our school and our community you are the ones who help shape the policies that guide our education ensure we have the resources we need and make decisions that support our growth and wellbeing good evening I am hun ASA Dr famon student council vice president thank you for all your du your commitments to making our school better safer and more enriching does not go unnoticed hello I am lyia nvis DLC Student Council secretary thank you for
014your leadership your passion for education and your unwavering support you inspire us to reach our full potential and we are grateful for everything you do thank you from Dr ferine gon Elementary student council thank [Applause] you thank you next we introduce uh Lamar Elementary good evening Dr Ros and distinguished members of the school board my name is Miranda ponet and I am the President of Lamar student council uh my name is Luis ridz and I'm the vice president my name is Santiago pis and I'm the historian and treasure my name is Anastasia Sandifer and I am the secretary while thinking of a role you have as a school board member we came across this quote by Gabriel M what that means is where there's a tree to plant plant it yourself where there's a mistake
015to amend amend it yourself where there's an effort that everyone avoids do it yourself be the one who moves the Stone from the road for us that means that if no one is brave enough to do it do it yourself thank you for making important decisions that impact us on a daily basis thank you for advocating for our teachers and for us where do we put thank you so much thank [Applause] you we move on to our secondary schools we invite San Filipe Memorial Middle School good evening school board members and Dr Rios I'm Ella Farah student council president this is Royce hun student Vice student pres president this is Elijah parliamentarian this is Gabriel Treasurer this is oh my God I for his Braden historian on behalf of sfmms we thank you for your
016dedication and service to our students and School District in honor of your service a book has been purchased for our Campus library in your name thank you for your service as an example of leadership thank you thank you s thank you we next welcome the representatives from delal middle [Music] school good evening Mr Messa Dr Ros and school boy trustees my name is Kayla Garcia and I am proud to serve as the student council president at Del middle school and I am a student athlete and uio competitor I'm majen Garcia and it is truly an honor to be here with you this evening representing representing our seventh grade class I'm also honored to be a student athlete and UIL competitor and I am Miranda ceniga representing our e8th grade class and I'm also a student
017athlete and a member of the National Junior Honors Society one of the greatest presidents in United States history a visional leader and advocate for Progress President John F K Kennedy once said leadership and learning are indispensable to each other these words reflect his belief that effective leadership requires a commitment to lifelong Learning Without a strong foundation and education Future Leaders cannot emerge on behalf of the staff and students at Delo Middle School I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for your dedication not only to your own growth As Leaders but also to fostering our growth as the leaders of tomorrow thanks to your unwavering commitment we are inspired to strive for excellence and pursue our full potential we deeply appreciate your efforts in ensuring we receive a high quality education have access to outstanding teachers
018to guide our learning benefit from exceptional principles to oversee our instruction and are supported by dedicated District leaders who Empower our schools thank you for being the leaders of today Paving the way for us to become the leaders of tomorrow's Texas thank you thank you [Applause] we welcome next the representatives for Blended Academy hi I'm Aluna principal at Blended Academy thank you school board members for your unwavering commitment to improve our schools your attention to the needs of our school district ensures that decisions are based on the best interest of students and Educators alike Blended Academy extends our deepest gratitude to you for your tire tireless work and dedication your leadership and commitment make a significant impact on the quality of education and the future of our community thank you for making our schools better
019for everyone thank you thank you [Applause] we welcome Del Rio Freshman School good evening president mea Dr Rios and members of the board my name is Eric Bara I am the class president and with me is Manuel roas we attend Delio Freshman School Del Rio freshman students and staff are extr extremely grateful for your dedication leadership and unwavering commitment to the success of our students and the growth of our schools in our district we want to express our sincere gratitude for the countless hours you put into making decisions that positively impact our educational Community we understand that these choices are never easy but your commitment to making the best decisions for the students staff and commun Community is truly [Music] commendable thank you for your hard work and support make a lasting difference and we
020are truly thankful for your service helping us reach ex excellence and education your involvement and thoughtful leadership play a crucial role in shaping the future of our schools thank you for being the pillar of Shining Light That guides our district thank you so much [Applause] next we welcome Early College High School good evening president Messa and Dr Rios and members of the board I am Juan Ortiz I the ECS Ambassador president and joining me alongside is Samantha Barto our vice president on behalf of the entire student body and staff of Delo Early College High School we would like to thank you for the tireless work the countless hours and the continuous support you provide for our district students families campus staff and Community without your support our success would not be possible please receive this
021small token of our appreciation and know you're making a difference thank you and on behalf of the entire student body of the Del Rio Early College High School we hope you had a happy School Board appreciation month thank you thank you again thank you and we will complete complete our representation with delal high school good evening members of the school board and Dr Rios I am here with my fellow classmates to thank you for your unfailing commitment to the success of the San Filipe Delio CISD students the national theme for Schoolboard appreciation is leadership for tomorrow's Texas as students of the San Filipe Dario CISD we have learned to become critical thinkers problem solvers and most importantly we have built character and gained skills which will be invaluable as we launch into our educational path
022this would not have been possible without your guidance and Leadership and the opportunities this district has provided us such as Innovative teachers sponsors and coaches who motivate to lead many CTE programs and certifications your support of Fine Arts and sports and the Dual credit and AP courses that are offered our gift this evening consists of a lantern it was selected as a symbol of the guidance you provide to the students of the San Felipe Del Rio CISD to prepare us to venture into our future to become the leaders of tomorrow's Texas with me our presidents and leaders of Del Rio High School organizations who would like to share how they will serve Texas as they fulfill their dreams our dreams are big just like everything in Texas my name is Amanda peda I am the
023student council president in the fall I will be attending the University of Texas at Austin and major in government I will be a leader for tomorrow's Texas by working for the US Department of State thank you for leading the [Music] way hello and good afternoon my name is Eric Garcia I am the President of FCCLA family career and Community leaders of America in the fall I'll be attending Angela State University and majoring in English I will be a leader for tomorrow Sexes by in inspiring the future generations of students by becoming an elementary teacher thank you for your commitment hello my name is Will fosi and I the driver for the robotics team I in the fall I will be attending Texas A&M University at College Station and I will be majoring in engineering I
024will be a leader for tomorrow's Texas by joining the United States Air Force and becoming a civil [Applause] engineer good evening my name is Cameron Allan and I am the current captain of the Queen City bells in the fall I plan to attend the University of Texas at Austin to major in computer science I will be a leader for tomorrow's Texas by one day working at Nasa as a software engineer to improve what is possible with space travel thank you for your [Applause] leadership good evening my name is Amanda Ang and I am the President of the National Technical Honor Society in the fall I will be attending the University of Texas at Austin to major in mechanical engineering I will be a leader for tomorrow's Texas by designing assistive technology and Prosthetics to improve
025the quality of life for the members of our community thank you for your time and [Applause] dedication good evening my name is justel darinho and I'm the varsity chair captain in the fall I will be attending Baylor University and leing and nursing I am a I will be a leader for tomorrow's Texas by providing healthc care services to our community as an anesthesiologist thank you for your support hello my name is Abram no orti and I'm the head Mariachi of the high schools Varsity Maria the Medan no in the fall I'll be attending the University of Texas at Austin and majoring in geophysics I'll be um a leader of tomorrow's Texas by help locating uh subsurface natural resources with oil and energy companies this passion was inspired to me by the University of Texas at
026Austin's GE Force program and I'd like to thank each and every one of youall on behalf of all of our students all our faculty and everybody that is a member of our district for all the help and support that you give us thank you thank [Applause] you we'd like to thank all of our student representatives and their their um teachers and their ad ministrators and um I think Abram just said it perfectly so thank you for all that you do and thank you so much for what you do for our school district thank you Sandra and I just want to say uh we have great leaders it's so rewarding and comforting to know that these young people are great speakers but there'll be Community leaders not long from now and so we feel great that
027we have people to replace every leader in this community to do a fantastic job awesome job all of you speaking and I wish I could give an opportunity to every board member to say something but we have a long agenda thank you again parents and thank you students thank you so much we appreciate everything you do thank [Applause] you we go going to our next item on our agenda and it's going to be item 4B athletic All State academic for volleyball and cross country Mr Frenchie McCrae good evening president Messa Dr real and members of the school board let me first begin by saying we too in athletics thank you for all that you do uh we are we we we thank you for the time the dedication we we love seeing you at our
028events and we thank you for just the backing and the donation that you give to us so we can continue to do what we do in athletics so thank you so much tonight um we I stand before you to present uh success uh that is extremely important to us we all know that it's it's extremely important for us to excel in the classroom we also understand that because uh they participate in extracurricular activities that sometimes is difficult um to manage both but we have some students that we would like to recognize tonight that have done an excellent job in handling on the court on the course on the field as well as in the classroom doing the best that they could can do so tonight we honor our academic Allstate candidates recipients I'm sorry to
029be a um nominated for this award you have to be a senior you have to be an athlete student trainer or manager and good standing with your team have good moral character and have an overall grade point average of a 92 from grades 9 through 12 the Texas High High School coaches association and Texas High School coaches Educational Foundation would like to recognize the following students from daro High School representing cross country whose head coaches is Miss Vicky Pettis we have go ahead she deserves she deserves it we have second team cross country academic All State Mr Leonardo roel also second team cross country academic All State we have James Main [Applause] and honorable mention cross country academic All State we have kayy [Applause] Morales representing let get up there representing Queens volleyball head coach
030Angelica Riva [Applause] we have second team academic All State meline ernandez we call her M and honorable mention Mariana agilar in closing again we would like to thank you for all the dedication and time that you put forth to help us excel in what we do we also want to thank all of our principles uh from elementary all the way into our secondary campuses for the time and the effort they put forth for all their support and working with us and everything we do so thank you so much we honor our academic All State [Applause] [Laughter] [Applause] congratulations congratulations congratulations to all the students and coaching staff for our job well done thank you parents again for your support and that's awesome making Sate go to our next recognition is item 4 C Career and
031Technical education CTE month recognition Mr Roger Gonzalez good evening doc Mr Messa and Dr R and board trustees again on behalf of our CTE family we like to uh thank you for all the support that you give this entire district and especially CTE every February we celebrate CT month Across the Nation highlighting the remarkable benefits of Career and Technical education also known as CTE this year's theme building the future Workforce Innovation and skills for tomorrow reinforces our steadfast commitment to Preparing students for successful careers the expansion of CT opportunities within our school district is truly exciting we continuously enhance our offerings with Innovative specialty courses value industry recognized certifications and engaging projects including dual credit classes this transformative program Empower students to develop essential skills unleash their creativity and become ready for both College and
032Career Success CTE provides a platform where students can truly shine offering opportunities to compete at the district State national and even Global levels our dedicated CT Community includes 40 CT teachers across all secondary campuses a supportive staff and over 3,200 CTE students engaged in 20 diverse career Pathways uh spaning of the 13 National career clusters CTE is dedicated to building strong networks and promoting Dynamic programs that shape the next generation of leaders miss chrisy varera our CT coordinator will provide essential details about the exception CT student ambassador program good evening the CT student ambassadors organization was started 12 years ago and has made a tremendous impact as these students have become the voice of CTE they Advocate and promote CT within our schools and Community raising awareness of opportunities within the department they serve on
033CT advisory boards helping to strengthen Partnerships gain support for local businesses and highlighting the impact of CTE and preparing students for high demand careers they share their passion for their CTE programs with younger students at career Affairs to help them make better choices for their future education by engaging with peers policy makers and employers CTE ambassadors play a crucial role in Bridging the Gap between education and the workforce uring more students recognize the value of CTE training I'm honored to present the 20 24 2025 CTE student ambassadors beginning with automotive and collision repair arene Salasar aviation maintenance Angelo sto our business marketing and finance Ambassador Khloe wattis could not be here tonight she is competing at the regional powerlifting meet carpentry is represented by Miranda sabata electrical Adrien Diaz heating ventilation and air conditioning Maximus
034Schmidt certified medical assistant Melanie Gonzalez certified nursing assistant Diego Salinas emergency medical technician Yasmine wolf culinary arts Benjamin Harland cyber security Cameron nen digital Communications Angela Garcia Early Learning Angela Cortez engineering Amanda Ang graphic design and interactive media anaisa Reyes law and public service Kaye Morales teaching and training Elena Sanchez and Welding felicidad Maldonado we thank you for all you do and at this time we would like to present Dr Rios and the school board members with a spice rack created by the carpentry and computer science students on behalf of CTE thank you for all of the support you have shown our department throughout the years thank you thank you so much thank you thank you so much thank you so much great job good job thank you great job good [Music] job thank you
035very [Music] much good job oh okay okay good job thank you thank you appreciate thank you yes thank you thank you again on behalf of CT thank you very much for your support of our programs thank you thank you thank you sir I want to congratulate the students for being ambassadors because again that's how we encourage other students to sign up for the classes and uh make it interesting because it's it's very interesting what they do each and every one of them and it helps in the career path that they're taking so thank you again for taking that initiative of being a leader to being Ambassador for your [Music] program at this time we have a citizen to be heard we have Wanita Rodriguez Lopez I just want to couple of rules where is juita
036Rodriguez Lopez okay just a couple of rules in accordance with the law no deliberation discussion or decision will be made other than to consider a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a subsequent meeting unless the subject is listed on the agenda on the board agenda in which case it may be discussed by the board a written response acknowledgement may be provided oral comments are limited to up to maximum five minutes in length and may be reduced in the discretion of the board president will give you three minutes okay we have we have a long agenda uh in the interest of time and efficiency unless extended by a majority of the trustees and uh most most of all not mention any employee by name or position or contain any personally identifi identifable identifiable
037reference in multiple people if multiple people wish to speak to address the same topic the board May request that a spokesperson be uh granted selected for making a speech Yes have three minutes well thank you thank you for having me um good evening to everybody the board members I'm here as a parent of two children in special education and I'm demanding more support for them and every other student who need it my son has ADD dyslexia dysgraphia and dyscalculia but getting him tested was a nightmare the school refused so we had to pay 600 out of pocket for private testing only then did the school start the process which would be taken over a year if we if we had waited that is unacceptable what happens to families who can't afford that on top of
038that programs programs like Hooked on Phonics Nessie and ABC Mouse which actually help and pay are paid out of pocket by parents costing 20 to $25 a month meanwhile the school only offers limited access to resources like audiobooks during school hours kids need them at home too then there's sb2 which may sound like a solution but private schools pick and choose who they accept leaving kids like mine back in public school without funding that could have helped them I also found out about the PDS Grant which provides one-time funding for special education students on my own no teacher principal or board member informed me and when the school finally posted about it it was likely too late for most families to apply meanwhile athletic gets prioritized even when they don't bring in results special education
039students are constantly overlooked left out un extra left out of extracurricular activities field trips and opportunities that should be for everyone so I'm asking you what are you going to do to change this special education needs more funing funding more resources and more action thank you very much thank you thank you okay we go on to the next item is item uh eight reports AA Middle School redesigned update Sandra [Music] Hernandez good evening once again Mr Messa Dr Rios and members of the board this evening I'm going to be providing you with an update of the Middle School redesign project update the last time that we have presented uh the update the school district was working on the process for uh parent notifications for for the rezoning for middle schools and the rezoning of Garfield
040students to the other Elementary campuses since then our school district has uh been working with a company who's assisting us with the production and the delivery of over 2400 letters uh for parent notifications to notify them so that they know uh which campuses they will be assigned to in the fall and we looked at the information that was provided to us by the demographer we used that source of information and so we then identified uh the campus that will be attending in the fall we also produced the letters for the Garfield elementary students and where they will be assigned to uh also in the fall these letters are uh also in production the uh today as a matter of fact we've got confirmation that Middle School letters have been released and so our parents should
041be seeing these letters within the next 5 to S days um in your at your desk you have an a folder that provides you with a sample copy you see you have a c a sample copy of a middle school letter and a sample copy of an elementary uh Garfield letter and you'll see what the uh parents are going to be receiving of course it would be specific to each individual student depending on their area of residency and their [Music] Zone the other uh update that we have for you uh new tech Academy so our school principal uh Mrs Pond has been very busy uh visiting the elementary campuses and meeting with parents uh at each each one of those campuses and those informational meetings about new tech Academy they were held throughout the month
042of January and to date uh we have or she has 229 students that have registered to attend the new tech Academy which is fantastic um these parents even though they're going to see uh receive the letters uh from uh their zoning letters they letter all Al identifies that if they are accepted to the new tech Academy They will receive a follow-up letter next month that will tell them that they've been accepted to the new tech Academy and they will be uh reassigned to sel Memorial Middle School in addition to the information that is on the letters we've also provided parents with uh information that uh that's an FAQ so you'll see uh frequently asked questions that uh we received during those informational meetings and we to the best of our ability put together some information
043uh for them such as questions on Transportation which we will be providing to them uh information regarding uh the letters what if my address is changed well we they will uh be meeting with or they have a number who to contact contact at student services which we will be sharing that information with next so that they can then have the correct uh school that they will be attending in the fall the next uh group of activities that we've done for rezoning is we started to work with our school librarians and the reason why we did that was We Begin we started to begin to prepare for the books the not only the library books but the textbooks and started preparing a plan for redistributing Garfield's books to the other Elementary campuses as well as a
044similar plan for middle schools and their distribution of those uh library books as well so Mrs uh Miss Gurley has been very instrumental in coordinating these meetings with the Librarians and they have since developed a plan so that they could coordinate which books um are going where and they're in the process of of just barcoding them so that they're now prepared to be transitioned to the next campus both uh majority of the books are going to be transferred uh after State Testing in May and in June although there is some work that's already being done at this time is just the behind the scenes uh work in collecting uh barcoding and separating those books and our next steps that we have coming up in March is uh transferring as I mentioned earlier the list that
045we uh gathered from the demographer the separation of students and where they're living and what schools they're going to be attending we're now going to share that information to student services so that if there is a uh an address change then our student services can then assist with being able to identify the school uh those new tech Academy letters as I mentioned earlier are going to be shared with parents mid-march and then we are working with our transportation director and he is already uh taking a look at what our bus routes are going to look like uh for this fall so we're pleased uh to share that he is very close to finalizing that and that we will share during the next month uh the the the bus stops for for the next school year
046also we are finalizing Staffing plans for middle schools and Elementary uh schools uh by the end of next month we will have our next citizens committee meeting this coming Thursday and to review the the other District needs as well so this concludes the uh brief update for Middle School uh redesign project U this time are there any questions I'll turn it over to board members for questions Sandra um a couple of things first of all science manipulatives um we were very short of science equipment and beakers and things of that sort will there be enough for the three campuses in regard to are the any additional purchases are being made Mr President because the number of science teachers is going to remain the same we expect that there will be enough however um we will
047ensure that we do an inventory before the end of the month to make sure just want to make sure that uh any anything like simple machines you know whatever is available for the different units and so forth the other item is um in regard to Staffing will there be volunteers that will take a certain school before horsing teachers to move uh Mr Messa the three principles spent a lot of time ensuring that uh the campuses were adequately balanced in terms of years of experience uh they also um because we have the teacher incentive allotment we have some idea which students have or which teachers I'm sorry have U made the highest gains for the students so they they took pains to make sure the staff was balanced uh so we are not our first step
048is not to ask for volunteers our first step is to adequately balance the staff so that all all three schools have the same type of uh same level of of experience and and the Student Success yeah my concern is you know every teacher whether it's sixth grade they develop their own materials for sixth grade A Certain grade level and so if they moved to a different grade level they started Ground Zero I'm sorry Mr M I didn't understand the question teachers will remain in the same grade okay they'll remain in the same grade yes sir that is very comforting I misunderstood the question yes sir any anyone else okay thank you very much thank you sir next item we have is report um Item B Target Improvement plan uh presentation for Delo middle school and
049Garfield janean hi good evening board president Messa Dr Rios and members of the board uh tonight I will be presenting the targeted Improvement plan for both doal middle school and Garfield Elementary um as you can see in the presentation we do have two campuses um that were identified as comprehensive support um Improvement needed and one that has um been ident identified as targeted support we have Garfield Elementary in year one Delo middle school year two and San Filipe Memorial Middle School is listed as a target support um which does not require a plan um but does ask that we uh continue in um Improvement planning uh processes and and completing any required activities um the comprehensive support uh requires our campuses to um go through a effective schools uh framework diagnostic process in which um
050region 15 uh assisted in this uh process highlights our strengths and any areas for growth and it also ensures that uh the tip or the the plan addresses any uh identified priorities and leverages any um existing assets um to support sustainable growth uh or progress um the diagnostic was performed by those individuals um the facilitators from region 15 so for Del Middle School was done um November 8th 2023 um and then um Michael Bensky helped us with um Garfield's um October 4th 2024 some of the questions that um are reviewed during the diagnostic are those that you see there are we placing the strongest teachers with the highest need students are we creating the conditions for student learning our instructional materials materials high quality our research-based instructional strategies being implemented is data being used effectively
051to analyze and monitor teacher progress and is data being used to effectively analyze and monitor student progress oh that was twice excuse me um again our targeted Improvement plans are submitted in Isam intervention stage activity manager and that is new this is a little different than what you've seen before um they have made it a little more focused on our um on our strategy that we have listed so you'll see it's it's a little more user friendly um and it consists of a series of questions this will be submitted um February 28th and so the first question that you'll see in our targeted Improvement plan for both campuses is what is your school Improvement strategy this year we've been focused on till the tech Texas instructional leadership and that is um the development of instructional
052leadership and coaching and also our other um instructional pathway providers such as nit have um been assisting us at Delo Middle School they will continue uh throughout this school year in year two um through May 2025 and so our Focus have been with coaching datadriven instruction planning and intervention using the data um for intervention the next question asks what really reallocation of resources time funding Staffing are needed to implement your school Improvement strategy based on your ESF diagnostic so again uh the use through the use of our focused uh School Grant which of course is a two-year Grant um we've we've um allocated funds for uh the support of the findings in our diagnostic also of course looking at master schedule trainings professional development um building our instructional leadership in in coaching datadriven instruction observation
053and feedback and then of course um embeding collaborative uh planning through our uh protocols we have also applied for the lasso um instructional leadership Grant um so that we can continue funding um to for the instructional uh coaching um for our any of our campuses that um our campuses that are in the comprehensive um listing and so we'll continue that will help us continue building capacity for instructional coaching and um use of data the next series of questions talk about or ask about our curriculum programs and uh you'll you'll see that for Garfield um questions three and four apply um it's asking what we use for K through five math and we do use um stem stem Scopes Texas math for K through five that is a uh highly qual or high uh quality instructional
054material um as approved through um tea and for question number four it's asking specifically for our our English or rla and so K through 2 uses an hqm um Texas my view literacy 3rd through 5th we use McGraw Hill wonders so our um targeted Improvement plan is asking us to identify those curriculum programs questions five and six um apply specifically to Del middle school and again it's asking us to identify uh curriculum programs that will be U utilized um and for 6th through e8th we use uh McGraw Hill Texas meth so we'll identify that in our plan and then um for rla six we use McGraw Hills study sync and then hmh Ed for um seventh and eighth grade rla n uh questions seven seven and eight really don't apply it is part of the
055target uh Improvement plan that we need to um submit and identify by the curriculums used at uh for Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 as as well as geometry um so those are identified and then question 8 asks us to identify curriculum for our uh rla 9th through 12th grade so there we have Algebra 1 we use implementing the te's resource Algebra 2 and geometry they're teacher created but based off of uh te's resource and then question number eight we use um Savas realize for rla um 9 through 12 the next question in our targeted Improvement plan asks how stakeholders have um been engaged to solicit feedback on school Improvement strategies and curriculum chosen so again um campus teams are are given the opportunity to provide feedback and information through um planning sessions and um we've
056had Community forums the the dates are attached there as well as principal meetings um this meeting uh this information of course is shared um as we uh solicit feedback on coaching strategies and um again continuation of Texas instructional leadership artill um focus that we have for this school year and of course we're presenting this tonight um again new is um we've applied for the lasso Grant again that will be funding to uh continue um building capacity for our our campus uh teachers and leaders um through coaching data driven instruction and um also planning structures throughout the day and uh region 15 will continue to partner with us um to provide p uh PD professional development for principles and cluster leaders also conduct walkthroughs with principles for calibration mediate um meetings with tea assist in the
057goal setting and data Collections and submit quarterly reports that are required to tea um moving forward um since you know of course we won't have Garfield Elementary um how will we be able to um track students um we're still waiting for further guidance from region 15 and ta but more than likely we we may have to track our Garfield Stu students wherever they um end up what their new campus and um track their progress at their newly enrolled campus and that is all I have any questions board members m sure fol you answered what I was what I was going to ask there about you know Garfield won't exist next year for 2526 um so I was curious about what tea was going to say about um how how do you deal with that when
058a school doesn't exist and then um the the possibility of having to follow those kids across six other campuses just sounds like a nightmare headache I don't envy yall um the other thing there that along that same line is by by next year each of these I mean we'll have three excuse me three middle school campuses that will be 6 S8 each so sixth grade right now San Memorial has its own tea code right like 43 was Del middle school has always been Del Middle School Etc so uh what happens now that we're kind of dissolving that campus and and spreading those sixth graders out over the the three and it was um sorry um it was it was set for for just targeted support right now and then also Delo middle which is in
059year two um you know it will gain some kids but then some of those kids are going to be sent out to the other three is TA also going to go and say you've got to follow all those Sixth and seven or those seventh and eighth graders and potentially ninth graders to those different campuses to figure out if we're being successful yes sir Mr we um we're in the process of determining how we're going to proceed proceed with all that it is um it is more likely than not that we will apply for new numbers for all three middle schools U we're pretty much sure that's what we're going to do uh once we do that we will ask for direct guidance from ta U as to what the next steps are I don't want
060to speculate but I think that if the number goes away so do the requirements uh but we have to we have to verify that okay thank you anyone else yes Mr I've got two just uh quick quick questions with uh with regard to the instructional leadership development um who's going to attend that as far as like what um you know is it going to be campus leadership is it going to be teachers or who will be attending those uh those instructional Pathways So currently our campus administrators our principes are the ones that um attend those with region 15 okay and the um the the grants how many grants are we requesting or how many are we it's one Grant through lasso instructional leadership thank you yes sir okay I know Mr Orel asked a very
061good question because it's hard to monitor once these students are spread over three campuses is difficult to monitor bilingual students for example you know when they um are separated from the different campuses academies and so forth but um my question has to do with the again the same grant that Mr alaras asked when will we know if that Grant has been approved the last leadership we have been awarded the grant um we found out uh February 20th we have until March 24th to um uh decide if we want to participate in that right and accept it um but those are some of the questions that we also have to figure out what so that will be an an additional two years an additional two years yes sir okay and I have another question the original
062one is about to end May 202 on the end of 25 yes sir correct yes sir okay so we have a new principle there Dr ruse how last year how did it start what did we lose the a whole year as far as the the grant the leadership training is a two-year program this is the ending the end of the two-year cycle th this is uh yes sir this is the end of the the two-year cycle and um I think it was one I think it was one year that the previous principle was there under the grant that we received U so yes sir uh but we have to find out um what's going to happen since the campus is being dissolved uh and what's going to happen with that Grant so even though we
063have we received the the lasso Grant we were notified last Friday we don't know that we're going to get that money since now the campus number goes away U but we'll get all those answers here within the next 30 days we have partnered um with region 15 for the continuation of till so that we're still committed to to that program to that it makes it so difficult to again once they or disperse to different campuses to follow up on these students that again need that additional help and the leaders that need that um coaching and instructional leadership this is why we're under the circumstances that we're in right now well um I understand that Mr Mesa but the the state uh unfortunately we applied but did not receive that Grant but the state encourages uh
064having low performing schools uh dissolved and sent to higher performing schools and they even have a grant for that very purpose now unfortunately we applied for that Grant but we didn't receive that Grant um however U the programs where the Garfield students are attending next year have established bilingual programs and will continue to track the data of those students and their interventions whether they're Garfield or Calderon Elementary or CH or buav Vista yeah because what I want to focus more is on the students uh not to you know drop them off the radar are um the leaders can go on and get their training but I don't I want to make sure that the uh the students are addressed the ones that are needing the assistance so that we can get off of this designation
065yes sir sir anyone else okay okay thank you so much thank you go on to item uh HC discussion and process and options of the S Bor CISD school calendar Amy chis good evening president Mesa Dr Rios and members of the board this evening I will be bringing you a review of our uh calendar development process for our 2025 2026 instructional year Administration has been working with our district planning and decision-making Committee in order to present you with uh we have come up with three options calendar a b and c for the 2025 2026 year when planning and discussing the options for the calendars uh we have several parameters that are considered amongst these are that the calendar must include 187 teacher Duty days and 75,6 instructional minutes which can include up to 5 days
066of professional development accounting for 2,100 of the total minutes we also have the creation of two bad weather days into the calendar also with Texas Education Code 25.0 811 it does not allow districts to begin school before the fourth Monday in of August however the district is a district of innovation and so it does allow us to begin classes earlier than the public school requirement and so we usually Implement an earlier school start date specifically on the second Monday in August also we look that teaching staff usually recommends that we complete the first semester prior to the winter break we at we allow for four staff development days during the year three work days we also determined staff development waiver days and the board has also asked us to include uh to honor memorial day
067Martin Luther King holiday and Veterans Day as part of the calendars holidays that are included in the three options that we will uh show this evening are Labor Day indigenous people's day Veterans Day we have a week off for Thanksgiving break we have a winter break that consists of two weeks Martin Luther King Jr day President's Day uh spring break which is currently set for March 9th through the 13th Good Friday Easter Monday Memorial Day and Independence Day and again all of these holidays are included in each of the options that will be presented this evening also included in the calendars are the RTI planning and training dates the RTI dates allow principales time to meet with clusters or their departments in order to disaggregate data they usually meet one hour per cluster RTI days
068also for students can change in the tiers for intervention if applicable planning teachers will use the remaining time to plan for the next six weeks of instruction as a team C and I will also be a part of this collaborative and also for training purposes staff will receive required trainings on these dates instead of being pulled off campus all right first calendar I have is calendar a and again I will mention all three of these calendars the teacher start date will be August 4th the ending date would be May 29th of 2026 and for students they would all all three calendars have a starting date of August 11th 2025 with an ending date of May 28th 2026 calendar a would include 175 instructional days and 187 teaching days it also includes five RTI days and
069three teacher work days calendar B would include 175 instructional days 187 teach teaching days it also would include five RTI days with three teacher work days an option C would include 176 instructional days 187 teaching days it would include four RTI days and three teacher work days all three calendars have been built around the current calendar that we have with the um most of the changes would just be the dates of the RTI the teacher work days going forward our plan is to be able to launch the survey to the employees by this Thursday that would give them uh two full weeks to uh answer the survey back before spring break and hopes that we would be able to bring an option for approval at the March board meeting questions from board members yes sir
070Mr your fold so I know the importance of RTI days um however the there has been an issue that has come up and I can speak to that as an employee of of Southwest Texas College um when we schedule all of the RTI days on Mondays any any RTI day that's going to be on Monday Tuesday Wednesday or Thursday uh what happens uh when those occur uh the college is still in session however the uh the school district and the students are not in session because they're off while the teachers are are there and and what that does is it goes in and depending on the a or b day schedule that an instructor has that teaches dual credit uh for for ECS such as myself uh I go in and using myself as an
071example I go in and lose x amount of meetings with that class and uh what that goes in and does is it puts that particular class so many days behind because we only get to see them two times a two times a week uh and other instructors have come and expressed this this to me um so you know last semester with the number of RTI days um we lost out on instruction time with them uh and the in going in and looking at this picking any any of them uh there's you know at least three to four days depending on which option is is chosen uh there can be three to um anywhere from 3 to 5 that will greatly hinder our ECS students because is important to know that they're not just students of
072the high school or of the district they all they are also students of Southwest Texas uh college at the time um I would highly recommend and a there the the college could make them come to to class say even though it's y'all are off you need to be here but we understand a large majority of our students may not have Transportation therefore we the colleg has decided it will not place an undue burden on those those students by requiring them to come in on days where uh the college is operating as normal but the district is is off for staff development whatever it might going to be or um ITA ITA RTI so you know staff development today uh I lo I'll I'll lose out an a session with the kids I lost out a
073session today and then if we go and look at last week I lost out there so that's two backto back that greatly shortened the the time that I have to to go in and do class with them and that's everyone else who has our ECS students who walk over uh to to take classes with us I would highly recommend uh that the uh committee goes in and or Administration goes in and looks at these uh particular d that are September November February uh on option one uh the the two and February on option two and the ones in option three and instead of having those on a Monday let's have those on a Friday because the colle because it's a the we don't have classes on Friday at the college so it would not interfere
074with the a day bday schedule uh so those kids who have an A day or a b day there's at least one Friday where they're over at the ECS and they're not with us every Friday is going to be like that um so if they're going to lose possibly lose two in two you know an instruction day with the college I think it is better that it goes in and it be that they're on Fridays as opposed to Mondays so as we are we are not going in and doing an injustice to our EC CHS kids who are who have a College schedule and and are having to miss out on that that would be that would be a suggestion I would make to um to Administration and then also for the your um um
075DP DMC committee uh it might be um because of the great relationship that we have with Southwest Texas it might be a good idea to go in and possibly ask a member from uh the college uh to to serve on that um committee as as well because we directly affect each other and what's going in and happening so other than that calendar looks great and stuff that that's something that I wanted to pass along not only from me but from my colleagues at the the college who teach dual credit kiddos there because we do lose out and there are some classes that that's just a lot of work that we're having to get through in 16 weeks because there are days also where you know their holidays are different than than ours and so we
076we don't see we it greatly reduces the us being able to to see them in there so that'd be my recommendation um to Administration is look at moving those those RTI days I I know they're right after the 6 weeks but move them 4 days and you're still able to drill down the data there so that that' just be a suggestion we'll look at it thank you thank you anyone else Amy um do you remember what the survey percentage was people that return the survey I'm sorry from last year Mr yes from last year not from last year um we'll check Mr M I I want to say that it was roughly 50% of the people we sent it to but we'll we'll check what the survey was last year I know that we updated
077the board um so we can find out I just want to make sure that we get uh plenty of people plenty of time so they can make a choice okay sir and improve the percentage yes sir thank you all right thank you next item we have is item 8 D facilities and construction update Mr choa good evening president Mesa Dr members of the board uh tonight's presentation will provide an update on the Cody Ward law gymnasium renovation as where as as well as the equipment replacement projects currently the roof at Cody warw the roofers have completed their task and plumbing is about 2third of the way done the the rough in Plumbing in the top out has been completed and inspected by the city of Del Rio and the the plumbers have taken a break
078until the the walls are completed tiled and flooring also so they can come back and and install the fixtures HVAC is preceding of they installed the duct work in the in the in the restroom area the front portion of the building electrical as well the electrical already passed our roughing inspection in that portion of the building building a partial inspection windows and doors uh Windows have started to be installed on the west side of the building the gym floor the first phase of it has been completed which was replacing the damaged planks and the whole floor was sanded down to to the uh to Bear wood and two coats of sealer was installed the next phase which you scheduled for early in May would be to uh paint the stripes and then do the final
079varnish on it a picture of the completed roof windows on the west side on the lower levels the contractor plans to go around the perimeter of the building on the lower level level and then proceed to the upper set of Windows and then end with the end caps of the building uh the interior uh staff has already installed the in the installation and passed the inspection so they proceeding to install uh drywall proceeding with the report of Maintenance projects uh the lights at uh the student guid and letter Center uh have not started up again uh due to unforeseen projects uh we did uh released the perimeter fencing or S Philippi Memorial Middle School for advertisement it's scheduled to bid for a bid openings April 1st of course all these projects on the list are
080pending citizens uh committee review and recommendations tomorrow we have a scheduled meeting with with uh Schneider to do a kickoff meeting for the HVAC uh needs project Thursday afternoon there was an incident at the high school uh at approximately 3:30 the switch gear overheated and it was reported to staff uh the campus was deenergized by AP and staff proceeded to isolate the damage equipment and restore power for the rest of the campus at the end of the day late at night basically on Friday staff continued to uh provide a temporary power for the damaged areas or affected areas which included the original administrative waiting of the campus as well as the the nurses office the culinary arts and choir rooms the restrooms immediately across from the nurses office as well as the dining area lighting
081also a plan of action was developed with two options and a materials list was ordered Saturday staff was dispatched to San Antonio to pick up the materials option one was to extract the damaged cables from the from the existing conduit but that option failed it seemed like the heated materials bonded with the conduits metal conduits so there was no way we can extract them so we proceeded with uh option two which meant running a new conduit run completely overhead and into and penetrated the building in the mechanical closet uh that was uh started Saturday and it was completed on Sunday and power was restored Sunday afternoon campus back to normal here's some pictures of uh the conduit run on the roof as well as junction boxes and the penetration going into the mechanical closet and
082staff and U one of our local contractors that assisted us uh were able to provide the the work needed work by yesterday I'm sorry hold hold up M yes before they before he goes on to the work orders I just wanted to mention that it was quite an undertaking and I want to express appreciation to the maintenance department because they work um Friday late into the evening all day Saturday and all day Sunday but uh it's all back to normal now it was only one day of of limited Lighting in in the cafeteria and and the that old administrative Wing so thank you to everybody that that worked over the weekend and thank you to the partnership with the electric company who was the company uh the the company's Dynamic Pro Electric so thank you
083and good job to everybody I know that you work throughout the weekend sir and and we owe you going on to the maintenance work orders um for the maintenance department previous 90 days there was a total of 797 workorders that were created 89% were completed on the 0 to 15 days 85% were completed 16 to 30 days 84% were completed 31 to 60 days 91% were completed and 61 to 90 days 92% were completed the technology department past 90 days 2003 361 work ords were created 99% were completed on the 0 to 15 days 97% were completed 16 to 30 days 99% were completed 31 to 60 days 99% were completed and 61 to 90 days 99.6% were completed Transportation Department for the past 90 days 23 work orders or tickets were created 96% were
084completed on the 0 to 15 days 91% were completed 16 30 days 96% were completed 31 to 60 days 95% were completed and 61 to 90 days 100% were completed questions from board members anyone Dr re Mr CH can you go back to the technology so I I wanted to mention Mr Messa that each one of the Departments works hard and and um we definitely uh have a lot of work but here in the last uh probably year we haven't had any technology issues Mr Salen president I want to publicly just thank you because in the past there was a whole lot of things we called it dropping I'm sure there's a more technical term for that but uh kudos to the entire department the connectivity has been great and some of the problems that
085have occurred well it it happens for systems that we plug into outside of the district but kudos to the department sir thank you thank you no questions thank you sir thank you next item we have is item 8 e policy EIC local uh overview Cynthia sales oh okay I'm sorry Mr Mesa we should have put Mr barera has a name under there so apologize Sarah no worries good evening president Messa Dr Ros members of the board um this is an overview um of recommendations from committee uh regarding uh policy board EIC local can you get the microphone closer to you sir I'm sorry yes sir this is an overview of of uh board uh the recommendations of the committee uh regarding um board policy EIC local a district committee was comprised of High School principles
086and counselors um to discuss and recommend updates to board policy on class ranking the committee's recommendation on calculation are beginning with the graduating class of 2000 of 2029 the uh calculation of class rank shall be semester grades earned in high school credit courses in the following subjects only English mathematics science and social studies the calculation shall include the semester grades from the four highest course averages in the highest weighted courses earned in the categories of English mathematics and science and the highest course averages in the highest weighted courses to fulfill the three credits required for graduation in the category of social studies the class rank calculation calculations shall not include semester grades from a course that is retaken after a passing grade has been documented the new grade shall not be recorded on the transcript
087the recommendation for exclusions are beginning with the graduating class of 20129 the calculation of class rank shall exclude grades earned in summer school both high school and or postsecondary a non-accredited school including home school a school outside the United States unless recognized by the Texas Education Agency a distance learning course unless the course is taken through the Texas uh virtual school network or offered by the district any local credit course A P fail course or through credit by examination with or without instruction the committee recommendation for valid dictorian and Salud atoran the valedictorian and salutatorian shall be the eligible students with the highest and second highest rank respectively to be eligible for this local graduation honor a student must have been continuously enrolled in the same District High School for the four semester immediately preceding
088graduation regrading after exactly eight semesters of enrollment in high school and have completed the Foundation program with at least one endorsement again these are the recommendations of the committee are there any questions Lots sorry yes um just want to ask Sandra where's Sandra she's right oh Sandra this is going to go through the committee right Mr pres I I'll I'll answer that we wanted to get the first reading uh because we're going to start enrolling so uh we will bring it to the committee before we bring it for a second reading okay just want to make sure because I I also have lots of questions but we'll turn it over to Mr Orel stay stay up there Sandra because you were on the committee you can help answer some um and these will be good
089notes for when we have to go over and look at it before the the second reading uh so starting in in with the class of 29 and based on just what's laid out here uh earned and shall be calculated based on uh semester grades earned in high school credit courses in the following subjects only so English math science and social studies and then on the subsequent page after it goes in list the four classes you have to take for English Eng right there's four credits you have to earn for English four credits you have to earn for mathematics four for Science and three for social studies 4 8 12 15 so we're um and then it goes on to say um me really no nothing else goes in and classifies for that so we're saying
090that starting with the class of of 20 29 that ranking will be comprised in entirely and only on credits and because there's 22 for basic graduation and 26 for 22 for foundation and 26 for an endorsement so 26 minimal credits yes 26 minimum credits for endorsement so the the other 11 credits that they take we're not going to use towards ranking under this policy as it stands right now correct under the recommendation yes sir okay um then um on the overview of changes when we get to exclusions it talks about um shall exclude grades earned in summer school high school Andor post secondary so are we going in and saying that if someone goes and takes conc currently government 2305 uh at Southwest Texas Junior or Southwest Texas College uh to satisfy the government requirement
091at the high school which I think falls under one of the one of the social studies that will not count so uh yes sir so right now echs runs 60-some students uh first summer session through you're telling me that starting with the class of 2029 all that ceases the committee's recommendation was to use core area classes for class rank purposes um there's different reasons but basically the students who are in other Pathways um and other programs for instance PTEC or um depending on their endorsement would take more dual credit classes or more higher um uh category classes um as a part of their pathway versus other students and therefore would have an unfair Advantage so the goal of the committee was to level the playing field for all students um we looked at other districts
092and um core area classes were used and um that seems to solve the problem for ptech students at the high school versus regular high school students and other students who are taking um let's say an engineering pathway versus a business pathway and so on okay so in keeping with that it drops down to any local credit course will not be counted so business co-op CTE all those other things will not count towards ranking anymore those would not count towards ranking local credit courses it's referring to um Credit Recovery um office Aid things of that nature but business CTE those are not core correct and then on validor and solution latorian have been continuously enrolled in the same District High School for four semesters immediately preceding graduation what if we have an individual who moves in
093and when we plug their stuff in they're the new valedictorian and they're only going to be here a year because they're through llin correct they would not be included in the class ranking oh we're open ourselves for a lawsuit no I'm sorry can I answer that they won't lose your class rank but the valoran is a local honor sir they'll they'll on their transcript they'll have the class ranking but as far as the honor of being the valorian solor they will not okay but I I I I still can't wrap my head around this this whole thing of we require 26 credits to graduate 22 technically but this District asks for 26 but now we're just going to do it off of of of um is this a specific tea mandate or I life outside
094of high school is not fair uh so I'm I'm just curious as to why all of a sudden we want to try and water yeah water it down uh while while here uh and then get out the you know you have these students that go in and they take um and they take all of these different courses and in advanced courses and stuff like above the 15 that are being told here uh and because the idea is to go in and not only better educate yourself but also go in and uh increase the ability to rank higher to get into universities that are are selective and and look at class ranking and and some other stuff I think by going and just saying based on these four and and not considering um the other things
095that could increase GPA it's a disadvantage to those students uh who will now be trying to apply out sorry can I um Dr yeah well a couple things to consider Mr orfeld the what first this isn't U our own invention there are high schools throughout the state that do this very same type of calculation we have to consider uh everybody uh who's looking to have a well-rounded high school education take Fine Arts for example uh if you do four years of band there's absolutely some credits that are not going to count because you're going to use your fine arts and you're going to use your PE and then it almost discourages students for being in banded or being in athletics um and judging the rigor of doing an internship uh where you have a job
096versus being in a fourth year of band for example um that in itself is is also unfair um we believe that because of the benefits of those programs students will choose the pathway that they uh choose whether it be participating in Fine Arts participating in athletics or participating in a specialized CTE course U it'll give students a more well-rounded education we are simply saying that you know to take all the politics out of it as to by politics I just mean the the the the GPA game uh to to put it bluntly okay let's let's count the ranking based on the core classes like other schools throughout the state do and let's let everything else be where students actually participate in what they want to to grow in and what's going to help them grow
097in better rather than just chasing the GPA so that was a purpose behind it um we believe that that students um develop certain passions and and we want them to pursue it we want them if if they're going to be uh true band members you know being banned all four years continue with that if you're going to be in athletics be that if you want to go get a job from uh work program that we have in CT by all means uh but we as as the Educators where it be the high school principles or myself it's kind of hard to say you're going to go get a job and that the credit from that job is going to be worth more than your fourth year of Fine Arts for example um all we're doing
098is trying to to encourage students to pursue what they want to pursue in high school um and let the GPA be equally weighted for everybody not for the pathway you choose okay so those 15 credits high school and ECS correct ECS all their stuff is dual credit on a 6.0 scale are we talking about backing down to a 4.0 scale to make everything or take High School up to a 6.0 to make everything Fair no sir it the intent is for um the students to be able to choose to take higher rigor classes and and higher um uh point value classes it's not the first four classes that they earn towards graduation most seniors and most students have room in their schedule to add more rigorous courses so um if they choose to take calculus
099which isn't a requirement they do have the opportunity to do that and if they if that is one of their higher um scores and also obviously one of the higher um uh weighted courses that would be used versus a fourpoint algebra course that they have taken in Prior years and so it does open the door to other higher rigor courses for them to pursue the GPA however all the students would have the opportunity to take the same courses not based on their pathway I'm sorry Mr just it doesn't change the courses for students in Early College High School versus versus Del high school because those GPA are compared separately Early College High School has what they have and high school has what they have now if a student chooses to transfer from Early College High
100School to Delio High School okay then the rules come into effect that we can only use use a class that is being offered to all high school students so you can't bring with yourself an elevated course from Early College High School that's not offered at Del high school but those rules have already exist one other again centered around the 15 the 15 hours required for graduation based on this uh the other 11 in and hopefully I'm I'm wrong and you can tell me I'm wrong uh if everything's going to be based on starting with the class of 2029 based on these 15 hours for English math science and social studies and everything else that I take that makes up the other 11 hours to get my endorsement and my distinguished thing I could effectively make
101a 70 in all of those but make a 100 over these 15 and those other things will not affect my GPA and ranking cuz we're only taking those 15 yes sir so for the purpose of of uh for the purpose of of class ranking and and trying to achieve valid dictorian salutatorian top honors um if they do receive a 70 in those courses um effectively they they would lower their GPA themselves with those grades anyway um the students who earn higher grades in the higher uh weighted courses would earn a higher weighted GPA um for the elective courses let's say for the pathway courses um that are not necessarily required um those would still count to their cumulative GPA under transcript for colleges and what not this is specifically for class ranking purposes right that's
102what I'm saying is I can go in and focus solely on these 15 and dominate there and make a 4.0 like let's let's say I pulled that off made a 4.0 in those 15 so for class ranking purposes I have a 4.0 right because that's what it's going to be based on the other 11 I can twidle my thumbs and pass a 70 and the other 11 credit hours and it's not May it'll change my cumulative but not for ranking it wouldn't be based off of a 4.0 scale we would still use the weighted GPA for those courses but do you get where I'm trying to you're correct you're correct in the way that you're looking at it um yeah that's definitely one way to look at it Mr over there there's okay you're on
103point however the other side of it is that the students who are um concerned about their grade point average are also concerned about College admission and are concerned about scholarships um they're not going to tank everything else uh and and just focus on those 16 classes we uh just want to ensure that we don't have the current problems that we're having where some students can take courses in summer school and then take more weight at courses during the year or or um and create a u create or or maintain a system that favors one student over the other we do not believe that the rigor um or I'm sorry we don't we don't believe that the popularity of our CT courses is going to be diminished uh we think that students that want to work
104you know half a day when they're in high school um is going to continue U kids are going to pick their Pathways but for GPA calculation uh this would level the playing field for everybody the more advanced courses the higher grade in the more advanced courses a student that makes a 97 in [Music] in calculus versus a student that makes a 93 in calculus is going to be differentiated they're not all going to graduate with a 4.0 it's still going to create U the competition that has existed before it's just said now we're not going to penalize students for choosing to be in an athletic class for four years or choosing to be in baned for four years it's just going to make it even for everybody I don't think it's I don't they're choosing
105to do athletics they're choosing to do ban for four years uh there that's that's a choice thing I don't see it as a penalizing but okay I look forward to the the next meeting and then seeing what it looks like for the second and final thank you Mr oral if you could write some questions also for the committee I think that would be good my question center around the like the deadline without exception when they can drop a course I want to make sure that there's a designated deadline without exception on drop in the course along those lines anyone else okay so we'll go through the committee in the meantime if anybody else has a question that comes up welcome to come to the committee meeting or just give us the question and writing and
106follow up with it thank you okay next item we have is a consent agenda there lots of items here including minutes from previous meetings there's some purchase orders that are quite large in amount if anyone has a question we can pull any of these items out if not we will approve all items with one action item any questions from board members one second I have one on F7 consideration to appr purchase order over 25,000 to SQL d systems in the amount not to exceed $2 26,631 funding source General funds technology to purchase wireless equipment to replace Wi-Fi access points at Doral High School haven't we done this before um yes sir there was one done about two years ago but the high school is not included in that round of of uh purchases so this
107is uh we had about 130,000 left over in eate funding from the from usack so we're using the rest of it so that we can complete that project for that campus so are there still some areas that need the high school is the uh is on the older uh they're not the older ones but they were replaced with the older ones that we pulled from the other campuses so they're not the new ones like everybody else so it reaches a larger area uh there's newer technology so the ones right now they're they're still compatible but like I said the newer ones are have better range and bigger capacities on their stuff Josh yeah good yes sir anybody else anyone else Mo okay no further questions I'll entertain a motion to accept motion made by Mr
108orfeld seconded by Mr alaras all those in favor motion carries unanimously go on to Administration item 10 a consideration to accept the uh resolution to adopt and ratify the purchase and sell agreement for the purchase of certain real property located at 703 Waters Avenue Dela Texas for a sum of $50,000 Amy children good evening president Meesa Dr Rios and members of the board so yes uh we're bringing for you tonight a resolution to adopt uh to adopt and ratify the purchase and sell agreement on the 7 73 Waters property um originally the contract was for 40,000 and we are now submitting it for 50,000 so nothing inry yet no sir the city is making um inquiries into that U for the meets and Bounds and they will present it at their upcoming well I shouldn't
109say upcoming city council meeting because I don't know if they'll be ready by the next city council meeting but they're starting the research on it I was asking Dr Rios if we have any updates as far as closing the street on Water Street but no updates yet I think um everyone is aware of this item we discuss in in U in the ex executive session any question from board members hearing none I'll entertain a motion oh can we hear the yes sir it is the recommendation of the administration that the Board of Trustees approves the resolution to adopt and ratify the purchase and sell agreement for the purchase of certain real property located at 703 Waters Avenue Del Rio Texas for a sum of $50,000 and for the board president to execute any and all
110documents and instruments necessary to effectuate and complete the purchase of the property for the recommendation now I'll entertain motion for approval motion made by um Amy Hayes seconded by Mr Webb all in favor motion carries unanimously thank you item 10 B consideration to adopt a resolution regarding communication from and opportunity for input to the Val County Appraisal District on matters that affect property taxation within the school district's boundaries Amy children's good evening once again president Mas um before you uh in an board update you received a a discussion between um communication between the district and the valy count uh Appraisal District board and we would just like for you to consider to adopt that resolution at this time okay I think everybody knows what this is all about okay any questions for Amy hearing none
111could you read the recommendation yes sir it is the recommendation of the administration that the Board of Trustees approves the adoption of the resolution regarding communication from an opportunity for input to the valy county Appraisal District on matters that affect property taxation within the school district's boundaries for the recommendation from Administration I'll entertain a motion for approval motion made by mad maras seconded by Becky Chavez all those in favor motion carries thank you thank you item 10 C consideration to approve the first reading of proposed revision to local policy EIC academic achievement class ranking Sandra good evening once again president Messa Dr Rios and members of the board earlier you heard the presentation uh by Mr Baretta on class ranking um their proposed revisions to EIC local would clarify calculation and revisions beginning with the
112class of 2029 again this is the first reading um it does not approve the policy it is only a first reading and um so we would uh ask the board if they uh will again come into our next policy review committee meeting we would further discuss this particular policy okay everyone understand we're kind of in a CR time crunch so if you have any questions please write them down and forward them or you can attend the committee meeting which will be coming up pretty soon yes sir okay any questions for sandrew this no questions recommendation please yes sir it is a recommendation of the administration that the Board of Trustees approve the first reading of policy EIC local academic achievement class ranking as presented with the recommendation there motion for approval motion made by bigy
113chis there second to the motion mras all those in favor motion carries with one exception okay thank you sir yes Human Resources 14a next item we have is consideration to approve the conversion of an excess teacher position to Project Lead the Way teacher position at San Felipe Memorial Middle School Amy good evening president Mesa Dr Rios and members of the board um at this time we are requesting to convert an excess teacher position every year we build five excess teacher positions into our budget and we are asking to convert one of those into a Project Lead the Way teacher position at San Felipe Memorial Middle School okay any questions for Miss Amy children's hearing none I'm sorry yes um Mr since that's one of the schools that were that's going to be the new one
114of the new middle schools um we don't need that we don't need that teaching position with bringing in the sixth graders I know we'll draw down our current sorry bringing in our eth and seventh grade students I know we're going to draw down the sixth grade but we don't it's not something that we need as Mission critical that that excess teacher position at San Philipe Memorial well I'm let me see if if I can answer the question where it satisfies what you're asking so right now we have five extra positions that we always budget at the beginning of the year for things that come up because s Filipe Memorial Middle School uh the model for new Tech Middle School at San Philipe Memorial is a Project leway based model they will need an extra teaching
115position we are bringing this recommendation now so that uh the CT Department can begin to get that new teacher trained in Project Le way um when it's all said and done delal Middle School I'm sorry San Felipe Memorial Middle School may not need other teaching positions and then we won't f a vacancy in in something else uh but we won't know that until the registration happens okay so the for a b and c those three excess are out of that pool of five yes sir okay good deal yes sir anyone else okay recommendation please yes sir it is the recommendation of the administration that the Board of Trustees approve the conversion of an excess teacher position to project lead the way teacher position at San Philip B Memorial Middle School as presented for the recommendation
116I'll rtain a motion for approval Mr Overfelt motion is there a second to the motion Amy Haynes all those in favor motion carries thank you thank you item 14b consideration to approve the conversion of an exus teacher position to a special education teacher position at doal high school Amy chis good evening at this time we are needing to add a special education teacher position to the Del Roo high school and so we would like to take again one of those excess positions and convert it to that position now when we do that there's classrooms that are vacant that are available is this for for current year yes Mr Messa they are for current year um there's plent classrooms uh throughout the district that are available uh particularly at the high school but that's not to
117say that that the life skills teacher is going to be in a separate room by themselves um they could be part of the other cluster of of life skills so it is a life skills though I'm talking about 14b oh I'm sorry um well Monica Luna's here we you can ask Miss Luna for 14b the special education teacher Delo High School the other one is in life skills coming one good evening president Messa Dr Rios members of the board the position would be to support the uh campus case loads for the teachers the monitoring teachers for U the high school case loads their numbers have um they've done a lot of referrals we have a lot of new students meeing eligibility and it would help support the monitoring teachers plus supporting um the the new
118classroom so that the teachers aren't um monitoring an excess number of students so is this a standalone classroom no sir no life skills no it will be uh a general Ed uh classroom resource it will be um they'll do uh it's co- te co- teing correct all right I believe the next position that's going to be considered is is the life skills okay thank you anyone else if anyone else has a question then could you read the recommendation please yes sir it is the recommendation of the administration that the Board of Trustees approved the conversion of an excess teacher position to a special education teacher position at Delo high school as presented for the recommendation from Administration there's a motion from Becky Chavez is there a second Amy hes all those in favor motion carries
119un thank you thank you item 14 um C consideration to approve the conversion of an excess teacher position to a special education life skills teacher positioned at lonni Dr lonni Green Elementary Amy ches yes sir this is again uh we'd like to convert an excess teacher position we are needing a special education life skills teacher at Dr Lonnie Green okay any questions for Amy hearing none recommendation it is the recommendation of the administration that the Board of Trustees approve the conversion of an excess teacher position to a special education life skills teacher position at Dr Lonnie Green Elementary as presented thank you l a motion for approval motion eight by Mr maras second by Mr Webb all those in favor motion carries anonymously thank you item 14d consideration to approve the conversion of secretary Chief
120Human Resources officer to secretary senior Human Resources coordinator Amy chis good evening once again president Mesa um with our realignment of our HR department we had not updated the title for the secretary and so at this time we are asking to convert it is still listed as the secretary Chief Human Resources officer and we would like to uh approve the conversion to secretary senior Human Resources coordinator questions for Amy no questions I recation please yes sir it is the recommendation of the administration that the Board of Trustees approve the conversion of secretary Chief Human Resources officer to secretary senior Human Resources coordinator as presented at the recommendation I Lear a motion for approval motion for approval motion made by Mrs Webb s second to the motion Mr Orel all those in favor motion is approved
121unanimously thank you item 14e discussion possible action to approve employee job description and evaluation form Amy chers good evening once again as part of that realignment now that we have converted the job title uh this would be to approve the employee job description and evaluation form for the secret secretary Human Resources coordinator questions for Amy no questions recommendation please sir it is the recommendation of the administration that the Board of Trustees approve the employee job descriptions and evaluation forms as discussed you've heard the recommendation from Administration I'll entertain a motion for approval motion made by selt seconded by Michelle maras all those in favor motion Carri n thank thank you item 14f consideration to approve the update of 2024 2025 District Compensation Plan Amy chers good evening president Mesa Dr Rios the members of the
122board this evening we have one update to our uh Compensation Plan it is on the par professional pay plan it is the pay grade four and it again it is the uh to add the Secretary of uh sorry secretary for the senior Human Resources coordinator questions for Amy no questions recommendation please it is the recommendation of the administration that the Board of Trustees approve the updated 2024 2025 District Compensation Plan as presented you've heard the work recommendation I'll entertain a motion for approval motion made by Miss orfeld second to the motion Amy Haynes made the second all those in favor motion carries anous thank you very much item 16 security 168 consideration to approve re uh revision and updates to the SLE S CISD Police Department policy and procedure manual manual chief Jose BOS good
123evening president Messa Dr Rios members of the board tonight there's a requesting approval to make revisions and updates to our current Police Department policy manual those updates uh the update will include the incorporation of three new policies the first policy is uh hiring procedures and requirements by Tio uh this policy is to establish gu guidelines for hiring and background investigation for all applicants of peace officers telecommunicators and County jailer appointments the second policy that I need to add is policy on personnel file Personnel files this policy is to provide guidance for the culation and retention of personnel files at the police department and the final policy is a policy on misconduct allegations and this policy is to establish guidelines for investigating allegations of misconduct so are all these updates from ta no sir these updates
124are required by t uh Texas Comm law enforcement okay so this is something new that we're adding it yes or there new policies that there requirements but it's things that we have been doing for uh for quite some time okay any questions for chief F no questions recommendation thank you it is a recommendation of administration that the Board of Trustees approve the revisions and updates to the San Felipe Delio CISD Police Department policy and proced procedural manuals as presented for the recommendation there's a motion from Mrs Webb second from Amy Haynes all those in favor motion carries unanimously thank you sir okay the time is 8:20 p.m. we're going to go into close session pursuant to policy 551.074 and 551.071 of the Texas open meetings act if an action is supposed to be again voted
125on it will be voted upon reconvening to open session we're now in executive session thank you e e e okay the time is 10:23 wow no action was taken in executive session where reconvening into Open Session we're down to item 18a consideration to approve the person report to include the following new haris District vacancies retirements resignations Amy chokers good evening president Mesa Dr riosa members of the board it is the recommendation of the administration that the Board of Trustees approve the resignations retirements and vacancies as discussed in Clos session and the following new Personnel Carlos Orlando Rios for CTE business engineering teacher at San Felipe Memorial Middle School further recommendation I'll entertain a motion for approval motion made by Mrs Webb seconded by Becky Chavez all those in favor motion carries unanimously thank you item
12618 B consideration to approve the position of management assistant Amy chest it is the recommendation of the administration that the Board of Trustees approve Michael Ramirez for management assistant at Del Roo High School you read the recommendation is there a motion for approval Mr web is there a second to the motion Mr orfeld all those in favor motion carries unanimously thank you item 18 c consideration to approve the position of senior Human Resources coordinator Amy chis it is the recommendation of the administration that the Board of Trustees please approve Monica Garcia for senior Human Resources coordinator at SPC Administration for the recommendation is there motion for approval motion made by Mr orfeld seconded by Mr alaras all those in favor motion is approved unanimously thank you there being no other items on the agenda is
127there motion for adjournment motion made by Mr orfeld by mras those in favor thank you we are Jed